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11 Southern Pictures 1900 - 1941
February 1912. "Henry, 10-year-old oyster shucker who does five pots of oysters a day. Works before school, after school, and Saturdays. Been working three years. Maggioni Canning Co., Port Royal, South Carolina."
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Posted by Brock Townsend at Friday, July 25, 2014 No comments:
From Illegal Aliens to Undocumented Workers to Refugees–Leftist Word Games
Claymores.
The religious and political Left loves to play word games and if you understand where the Left is coming from you will realize that they use language as a weapon of war and that the words they spout at us don't mean what we think they mean. That is part of their offensive against us.
Have any of you noticed with the big fuss over illegal aliens coming into this country by the millions how the terminology has changed. Awhile back the illegal aliens were called just what they were.
Then that was shortened to just "illegals." A short time after that they became "undocumented workers" and they are now being relabeled as "refugees." There is a pattern to all this, an evolution of the Leftist agenda, if you will.
Most Americans, except for the fuzzy-headed liberal elite, are not really happy with the influx of illegal aliens into this country. They are just old-fashioned enough to have the idea that people ought to come here legally or stay at home. There are some exceptions, but, in the main, this is where Americans have been at. The idea of handing out freebies and all manner of goodies to someone just because he managed to get into your country illegally doesn't really appeal to most Americans. The feds soak us enough now without them adding anymore freeloaders to the dole for us to pay for.
At this point, I'd like to differentiate. The Mexican illegals that came here during the 1940s and 50s were a whole different breed than what we have to deal with today. Admittedly they came in illegally, but they were looking for a decent life, which they couldn't get in Mexico, and they were willing to work and work hard to get it. When they got here and found work, in the main, they taught their kids to be thankful for America and they raised their kids to be good citizens. That's not what we are dealing with today.
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Truth In Political Conversations :)
The Moneychanger
On 25 July 864 French king Charles the Bald ordered defensive measures against the Vikings. I love the names of these medieval kings: Charles the Simple, Ralph the Fat, Durwin the Squint-eyed.
I think we ought to use names like that today. Think about it: Obama the Obtuse, Joe the Hairtransplanted, Nancy Nails-on-a-Blackboard, Boehner the Bland. It would add a rare element of truth to the political conversation.
Alabama Governor Gets Twitchy Facing Pushback To Housing Illegal Aliens…
Via Susan
Our continuing message to any community is the same. Stand up, don't be fearful: if you oppose them – they will not come. The entire regime knows they are on the wrong side of the majority on this issue, regardless of what the media tell you.
The regime knows the polling, the regime knows they are operating from a position of weakness. The regime also knows the actual law is on YOUR side. Do not be afraid to state your position. They are illegal aliens. Housing them is illegal. Providing material assistance to them is illegal. The regime fears law because they are acting unlawfully.
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When Burying a Terrorist, You Might Want to Remove the Suicide Vest First........
Longer version with the aftermath. Couldn't happen to more deserving people..........
The link doesn't work for me on Waterfox, but does on Opera for some reason.
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Carolina Girls- UNC Loreleis (Fall Jam 2013)
General Johnson and the Chairman of the Board
Posted by Brock Townsend at Friday, July 25, 2014 1 comment:
"If the doctor did not have a firearm......... he'd be dead today"
A psychiatrist's patient ranted about a gun ban at a suburban medical complex before opening fire there, killing his caseworker and grazing his psychiatrist before the doctor pulled out his own weapon and fired back, authorities said Friday.
Dr. Lee Silverman emptied his gun's chamber, striking patient Richard Plotts several times, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said. Plotts by then had shot the caseworker in the face and fired several shots at Silverman, including one that grazed his temple and another that struck his thumb, he said.
Plotts had 39 unspent bullets on him when he was wrestled to the ground at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, just southwest of Philadelphia, and police believe he had planned to use them.
More @ Townhall
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Joe Scarborough: The Only Reason Someone Would Want More than 10 Rounds in a 'Clip' is to "Kill U.S. Soldiers"
"I have not entered one civilian home that did not have weapons, suicide belts, or booby traps in it,"
In an otherwise excellent article on the Hamas terror tunnel network in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post buries the lede. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier in the field told the Post that while Hamas fighters offered fierce resistance when the ground operation began, now Hamas operatives are fleeing, abandoning their positions, leaving behind weapons and other material that the IDF is using to expand its assault on the terror group.
The source added that in recent days, a recognizable wave of demoralization has washed over Hamas's combat battalions. "They simply escape, leaving behind weapons and suicide bomb vests that were laid out for battle. This morning we stormed a position, and they just weren't there. I don't see a determined enemy. We have encountered stronger pockets of fighting in the past. But now, I would not give them a high grade for fighting spirit."
More with video @ Breitbart
Pete Huttlinger: While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Eleanor Rigsby - Impossible Arrangement
Brock,
Reading and watching your latest guitar thread I couldn't help thinking of Craven County guitarist Pete Huttllinger. He's probably the most famous guitarist most folks never heard of. Reason being that he primarily works as a studio guitarist in Nashville and plays acoustic guitar. I knew of Pete when I attended Craven Community college many years ago. I can't call him a friend. I never hung around him but saw him on campus all the time, usually with a group of cute ladies hanging around him. There is some story about him and (I think it was) Les Paul that I want to tell you but I can't quite remember the details. I'll get back to you if I do. Seems he was the only person that Paul or whomever the artist was, would allow to play a particular arrangement that he had written.
I'm much more into electric guitar music but Pete is great! He was having some health problems a while back. Don't know what his status is now.
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Russia Has 15K Troops at Ukraine Border, Moving Heavy Artillery
Russia has now amassed around 15,000 troops along the border with Ukraine, the U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Friday, and the Pentagon warned that movement of Russian heavy caliber artillery systems across the border into Ukraine is "imminent."
The Pentagon went further, suggesting Russia is escalating the military action there. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute offered the troop estimate during a security forum in Colorado, saying there were "now up again over about 15,000 Russian troops amassed along the border with Ukraine."
Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said the U.S. has seen the powerful rocket systems moving closer to the Ukraine border and they could be put into the hands of Russian-backed separatists as soon as Friday. He says he doesn't have an exact timeline.
U.S. officials warned this week that they had new evidence that Russia intended to deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers to the separatist forces in Ukraine. Warren told reporters Friday that the delivery could happen at any time, adding "it's that close" to the border.
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Confederate group plans rally over Washington and Lee flags
Washington and Lee University has desecrated Robert E. Lee's grave, but can remedy its error by restoring the Confederate battle flags and separating the chapel from university politics, the commander of the local Sons of Confederate Veterans said.
The Lexington-based Stonewall Brigade plans Saturday to battle the removal of replica flags from Lee Chapel with a downtown flag vigil starting at noon. That will be followed by an open forum at 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express to discuss how to respond to what it terms "grave robbery."
"We feel that what they did is a desecration of Robert E. Lee's memorial and gravesite," said commander Brandon Dorsey. "It is borderline illegal, and the flags should be returned. No military servicemen should have the flags for which they fought removed from their gravesite."
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Remains 72nd Guards Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine) at Amvrosievka. 25 July 2014
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72nd Guards Mechanized Brigade
Denver PD Launches Internal Investigation Over What Police Capt. Was Caught on Video Doing After Man Ignores 'Lawful Orders to Sit Down'
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The Denver Police Department has launched an internal investigation in response to a video posted on YouTube Wednesday that shows Denver Police Capt. Joe Black shoving a man at Coors Field several times when he wouldn't sit down.
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Russia and the U.S. - Who is the real problem here?
In 1933, the Holodomor was playing out in Ukraine.
After the "kulaks," the independent farmers, had been liquidated in the forced collectivization of Soviet agriculture, a genocidal famine was imposed on Ukraine through seizure of her food production.
Estimates of the dead range from two to nine million souls.
Walter Duranty of the New York Times, who called reports of the famine "malignant propaganda," won a Pulitzer for his mendacity.
In November 1933, during the Holodomor, the greatest liberal of them all, FDR, invited Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov to receive official U.S. recognition of his master Stalin's murderous regime.
On August 1, 1991, just four months before Ukraine declared its independence of Russia, George H. W. Bush warned Kiev's legislature:
"Americans will not support those who seek independence in order to replace a far-off tyranny with a local despotism. They will not aid those who promote a suicidal nationalism based upon ethnic hatred."
In short, Ukraine's independence was never part of America's agenda. From 1933 to 1991, it was never a U.S. vital interest. Bush I was against it.
When then did this issue of whose flag flies over Donetsk or Crimea become so crucial that we would arm Ukrainians to fight Russian-backed rebels and consider giving a NATO war guarantee to Kiev, potentially bringing us to war with a nuclear-armed Russia?
'We do have heroes … Adm. Jeremiah Denton'
Denton wrote that when he began his Senate service he was not optimistic, recognizing he was "joining a Congress that had voted to sell out the freedom-loving people of South Vietnam, a Congress that voted, in spite of our military victory, to abandon Southeast Asia to the Communists."
Former U.S. senator Adm. Jeremiah Denton, who died at age 89 in March, was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in a service highlighted by the reading of a letter from George H.W. Bush, the appearance and testimonies of fellow Vietnam POWS and attendance by two U.S. senators and a member of the House who shared time with him at the "Hanoi Hilton," the infamous torture chamber that Denton defied.
"This was one of the most moving and fitting tributes for one of the greatest men of our generation," said Joseph Farah, editor and chief executive officer of WND and WND Books, which republished an updated edition of Denton's classic "When Hell Was in Session" that included accounts of his later service in the U.S. Senate with President Ronald Reagan.
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Green Group Sued for Trespassing, Harassment at Woman's Farm
This is in Fauquier County, Mosby Country, where I grew up.
Robert Marmet knew he was supposed to inspect Martha Boneta's farm, but he didn't know exactly what for. He knew there were limits on what he could inspect, but he had no idea where they were.
So when Marmet, a senior energy policy analyst with the Piedmont Environmental Council, and his partner Mike Kane, a conservation officer with the group, turned up June 12 to inspect Boneta's Liberty Farm in Paris, Va., they more or less inspected what they wanted to inspect.
They walked through the upstairs and downstairs portion of the barn that sits on the property. They inspected every room within—bathrooms, closets, storage rooms and offices. They looked over the farmer's personal effects and even toured the basement area of the barn that housed some of the animals. They inspected "The Smithy," an historical structure on the property that was once a blacksmith shop. They stood on chairs to peer into the loft area.
More with video @ The Daily Signal
For Sioux from T: Gary Moore and Jeff Healey
Here are 2 guitarists that Stevie Ray considered to be among the best in the world ever, Gary Moore, from Ireland and the band Thin Lizzie This is one of his last performances, before he died of toxic alcohol poisoning......
and Jeff Healey from Canada this performance is actually with Stevie................
Jeff died of complications of diabetes heart failure and alcohol.
Both Gary Moore and Jeff Healey, have some of the very best covers of SRV stuff ever. There is suppose to be bootlegged footage of SRV Jeff and Gary all together on stage. I haven't ever found it but I continue to look. 3 of the best all gone too soon.
Isis militants blow up Jonah's tomb
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Islamic State (Isis) militants have blown up a revered Muslim shrine traditionally said to be the burial place of the prophet Jonah in Mosul, residents of the city said.
Residents said on Thursday that the militants first ordered everyone out of the Mosque of the Prophet Younis, or Jonah, then blew it up.
The mosque was built on an archaeological site dating back to the eighth century BC and is said to be the burial place of the prophet, who in stories from both the Bible and Qur'an is swallowed by a whale.
It was renovated in the 1990s under Iraq's late dictator Saddam Hussein and until the recent blitz by Isis that engulfed Mosul, remained a popular destination for religious pilgrims from around the world.
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34 IDF soldiers killed in action in Operation Protective Edge.
Via III Percent Patriots
Sgt. Max Steinberg, 24, a lone soldier from Woodland Hills, California who lived in Beersheba, was killed in action overnight Sunday. Steinberg was a Golani brigade sharpshooter.
More @ The Jerusalem Post
Quick, Where's this Combat Operation?
Via WRSA
Now taking place somewhere in the world: a couple squads of infantry in ninja suits, an armored truck with a gun turret.
But where?
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"Marse Robert is Asleep"
Via Bernhard
"The thirtieth anniversary of Lee's surrender (April 9, 1865) finds the character of the vanquished General a model to which all may refer with approval. "His modesty was his highest virtue," said a learned critic. Gen. Winfield Scott, commander of the United States armies, under whom Lee served in Mexico, said, "He was the best soldier I ever saw in the field."
When he surrendered the remnant of his army, which had been invincible so many years, Gen. Meade, in conversation with him, asked how many men he had at Petersburg, when his lines were broken, and Lee replied "Forty thousand." Meade said, "I am amazed, and could not believe it were it not you who said it." [Grant's strength was at least 110,000 men]
When terms of capitulation were agreed upon, and the officer who had gone to take an inventory of Lee's army, reported to Gen. Grant, stating that there were 8,000 men for duty, 120 cannon, etc., Grant refused to permit the firing of any salute of victory. In every way he showed his appreciation of the heroism and long persistence of Gen. Lee.
In a tribute to his character, Rev. Dr. Henry M. Field, who was reared in the Berkshire Hills of New England, a born abolitionist, but who venerates the memory of his "Black Mammy" as do Southerners, visited Lexington, Va., and concludes a tribute as follows:
"As I took a last look at the recumbent statue, I observed that its base bore no epitaph; no words of praise were carved upon the stone. Only above it on the wall was the name "Robert Edward Lee," with the two dates, "Born January 19, 1807, Died October 12, 1870."
That is all, but it is enough, for any eulogy would but detract from the spell of that single name: "One of the few, the immortal names, That were not born to die."
("Marse Robert is Asleep," Confederate Veteran, April 1895, pg. 113)


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Amazon's Alexa Line Comparison: Echo Dot vs. Tap vs. Echo
Courtney Jespersen
Amazon just pulled back the curtain on its second-generation Amazon Echo Dot, an Alexa-enabled device that's a fraction of the size and price of the Amazon Echo. Between those two and the Tap, there are now three viable choices in Amazon's Alexa lineup.
To help you cut through the noise, here's everything you need to know to compare the three devices.
Price: $49.99 from Amazon.
Features: The second generation Amazon Echo Dot delivers many of Amazon Echo's coveted features in an affordable package that's just over an inch tall.
Uses: The Dot has a small built-in speaker, and you'll get better audio quality by pairing the device with another speaker, but when it's not, the Dot functions as a "voice-controlled computer." Use it to stream music; perform web searches; manage calendars and other apps, such as Uber and e-readers; order food; control smart home elements, such as lights and thermostats; and more.
Activation: The Dot responds to spoken commands.
Audio enhancements: It's equipped with seven far-field microphones, so it can pick up your voice from across a room. It can also hear your requests when playing music and without being connected to a speaker.
Good fit for: Consumers who want voice-enabled, hands-free speaker functionality in any (or every) room. Amazon is also selling the Dot in a package with the Bose Soundlink Mini II for a little more than $200.
Price: $129.99 from Amazon.
Features: The Tap is an Alexa-enabled, portable Bluetooth speaker. The Echo Dot may work in any room, but the Tap is best known for its ability to work practically anywhere.
Uses: Like the Dot, the Tap can deliver the daily news, order you a pizza, provide weather reports and more when connected to Wi-Fi. It can also stream and play from services such as Prime Music, Spotify and iHeart Radio via Wi-Fi, and from your phone or tablet with its Bluetooth technology.
Activation: The Tap isn't hands-free. To speak to Alexa, press the microphone button on the front of the speaker.
Audio enhancements: It has dual stereo speakers for omnidirectional audio.
Good fit for: Music listeners who crave voice-activated speaker functionality outside the home. The Tap is the most mobile of the Alexa-enabled speakers and has up to nine hours of battery life. Amazon also sells silicone slings for the device — for $19.99 — that make it easy to transport. But you'll need Wi-Fi access to use many of the Tap's best features. When you're away from a connection, you can connect directly to your phone if you have cell service.
» MORE: Amazon Echo vs. Amazon Tap
Features: The Echo is a speaker and home automation controller, and is perhaps the pinnacle of the Alexa lineup.
Uses: It streams music, plays room-filling audio, controls home smart devices and fulfills search queries. Just ask it to tell you a political joke or place an order on Amazon.
Activation: The Echo is voice activated. Once you signal a command with "Alexa…," the blue ring at the top of the speaker will illuminate and the speaker will fulfill your request.
Audio enhancements: Similar to the Dot, the Echo can pick up your voice from across the room. But unlike the Dot, you don't need to connect it to an outside speaker. The Echo has a 2.5-inch woofer and 2.0-inch tweeter to deliver its own sound. Just plug it into a power outlet, connect to Wi-Fi and you're ready to go.
Good fit for: Consumers who want a centralized smart home controller and speaker all in one. The Echo is the most expensive of the three Alexa-equipped products, but it doesn't require any supplementary purchases. Place it in your living room, and it'll quickly become part of your daily routine.
Price $49.99 $129.99 $179.99
Size 1.3 inches x 3.3 inches x 3.3 inches 6.3 inches x 2.6 inches x 2.6 inches 9.3 inches x 3.3 inches x 3.3 inches
Weight 5.7 ounces 16.6 ounces 37.5 ounces
Bluetooth-enabled Yes Yes Yes
Hands-free Yes No Yes
Battery-powered No Yes No
Buy	Echo Dot
Buy	Tap
Buy	Echo
Each model in the Alexa series offers something different. The Echo Dot is a mini voice assistant. The Tap is a desirable travel buddy. The Echo is a centralized smart home speaker.
Still didn't find what you're looking for? If you aren't interested in the Alexa line's fancy voice features, check out NerdWallet's roundup of the best Bluetooth speakers.
Courtney Jespersen is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @courtneynerd.

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Notice the assumptions. First, that CO2 emissions are "the main cause of global warming." Nowhere in the story will you read a hint that legions of scientists dispute that claim. Nowhere do you read that many global warmists concede CO2 is but a trace atmospheric gas and its influence on temperature pales in comparison with that of water vapor. And of course not a clue is offered in the story that the sun probably is responsible for any fluctuations in global temperature far more than anything else. These facts are not even on the reporter's radar, obviously.
Oh yeah, don't forget the assumption that the globe is warming to a dangerous degree, which is implicit in all these scare stories. Why else write them? If it were not viewed as something dangerous do you think the reporter would bother? "Something is going on that has no important effect" is not a story line in any news report.
Also, notice that the story cites as the authority on this matter, the European Commission. Do you read anywhere in the story anything that might suggest a motive for the commission advancing such a questionable claim? Nope. Nowhere is it mentioned that the prime motivation of the cap-CO2 crowd is a hoped-for tax on emissions. Gee,why would government bodies that are starved for more money want to advance such a theory? An inquiring reporter might ask, or at least want to know. Not in this story.
Instead, the claim is advanced as if it is indisputable, neutral and without sinister motive.
What thinking person believed this to be an appropriate photo for a story about clear, colorless, INVISIBLE CO2? And where on earth do people wear masks to protect themselves from CO, which by the way they exhale with every breath?
Conflating this scary picture of some apparent noxious atmospheric pollutant with the issue of global warming and CO2 emissions is just flat out fraudulent. But let's give USA Today the benefit of the doubt. They have so swallowed the Kool-Aid on this manifactured faux crisis that normal news judgment and standards have ceased to apply.


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A while back, I was at Stepping Stone, getting ready for my lesson. The grooming stall is full of SSF brushes and material, so I leave my brush box just outside, in the aisle. (Yes, I bring my own brushes. Your point?) As I was about to reach down to get a brush, I saw a horse being led up the aisle.
From an excess of caution, I stood up & stepped back, waiting for the horse pass by. As he got level with me, the horse suddenly kicked out with both hind feet. I was looking at the bottom of a set of hooves from about a foot away. At least, it felt like 12 inches. Probably was more. I was perfectly safe where I was.
What if I had been a step closer, bent over? Shudder.
it's never fun to see the bottom of hooves! This weekend, I was at my sister's house for Easter and went out to take care of her horses. One of them is an elderly Arabian with arthritis in his back legs. Every so often he will raise one back leg and kick it back. He's just stretching but I still wouldn't want to be in the way!
Yes, I always say horses no-matter how well behaved are still animals and can be unpredictable.
That is a really good reason for barn paranoia. Sometimes it is best to learn things the easy way.
Since the post was timeless, it hung around for a while as backup. Even now it gives me a serious case of the what-ifs. I suspect that on some level I recognized the temperament of the horse in question, which is why I have him a wide berth. Still, any horse is capable of anything at any time.


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Beware of the Witch
BioWare | Dragon Age: Origins | Witch Hunt
In what hints to be the last DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, it will attempt to tie up one loose end. Morrigan.
Yes the witch that may have broken your heart and just left without a trace will return. One year after your victory against the darkspawn word reaches you that Morrigan has returned to Ferelden. Or has she?
This has to be the DLC that everyone has been waiting for. This is making me chant "please don't suck, please don't suck". Mainly because this DLC ties directly into Dragon Age and not just a chapter in Dragon Age. It ranks up there with the upcoming DLC for Mass Effect 2 "In the Lair of the Shadow Broker" which ties directly into the storyline of Mass Effect 2 which chronicles on how Cerberus was able to get Shepard's body.
This is very different. This may even actually tie in events that will happen in Dragon 2! Could it happen? Of course it could!! This is a videogame!
Claudia Black (Farscape) reprises her role as Morrigan. Though it's not clear of any of your original party will return. One new character will be a Dalish elf named Ariane.
The sad part about this particular DLC that it could be the last until Dragon Age 2 comes out in March. That's a long time to wait for a game especially when they have been releasing DLCs quite frequent of late. But then it gives us more to look forward to.
"Witch Hunt" will cost $6.99 on PSN, 560 MS Points or 560 Bioware points and will be available on September 7.


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Julius Smith, the final suspect in the 2011 murder of a Lewisville resident, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Smith entered his guilty plea July 25 in a Denton County court. The other suspects in the murder had already been sentenced. Tyrone Negale Jenkins was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in June. In April 2013, Markell Hardy was tried for murder, but it resulted in a mistrial. Before Hardy's case came before another judge and jury, he accepted a plea bargain for a 40-year prison sentence and pleaded guilty to murder.
The three men were convicted for the murder of Trevor Kronbach. On Dec. 20, 2011, Kronbach was found shot to death inside his apartment in the 1900 block of Lakeview Circle. Lewisville police originally responded to a call of "shots fired" the night Kronbach was murdered. Sgt. Bill Wawro and Rob Feagins, who were both detectives at the time, responded to the scene. The detectives, along with other investigative personnel, were able to identify the suspects, and one was arrested that same day. Warrants were issued for threeother suspects and, on Christmas Day 2011, the remaining three suspects were located and arrested in Mississippi. There were four original suspects, but police did not bring a case on the fourth.
Moore said during the Smith trail, the state was confronted with witnesses who were hesitant to provide information to the police or participate in the trial.


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Sue Bryant
Travel writer and editor
Hiking the Hebrides in style
Sailing the Sea of Cortez
Cruising in Turkey
A family cruise on the Rhine
Call of the wild: Kenya with a difference
Kingdom in the sky: falling in love with Lesotho
God's own country: a slice of heaven in Kerala
Author Archives: suebryantw4@gmail.com
This feature appeared in issue 8 of Journeys magazine.
We arrived in Kerala on one of those bleary-eyed night flights, the kind when you're so tired you no longer know or care what day it is, bumping off the airport highway onto endless dirt roads, the silhouettes of coconut palms shadows in the moonlight. We stole into Purity, our lakeside villa, in the darkness, like thieves, greeted by a sleepy night watchman.
I woke to bright sunlight streaming through the window and stood on my balcony blinking the brilliant colours of rural India: scarlet flame trees, red and yellow hibiscus, pinky-white frangipani. At the end of the villa's garden, the vast expanse of Lake Vembanad, India's longest lake, shimmered metallic grey in the morning heat. Fishermen in loincloths, nets heaped high on their dugouts, were returning with the morning's catch. Great rafts of purple water hyacinth formed islands on the lake. Kerala dubs itself 'God's own country' – and I could see why.
Shaking off the journey and the stress of London life was no trouble in this exquisite spot. We flopped around in the infinity pool and dozed in the shade. I had an ayurvedic massage which I can only describe as extreme; no whale music and Western spa modesty here. I slithered out, dazed and still drenched in oil, a bindi on my forehead and curry powder in my hair.
Tropical flowers at Purity
Later that evening, we toasted the sunset with an excellent Indian rosé while some of our fellow guests went out with a fisherman in his dugout to admire the Chinese fishing nets, complex wooden structures characteristic of this area, cantilevered over the water's edge.
Read the rest of the story here.
This entry was posted in Journeys magazine, River cruising and tagged india, Journeys magazine, kerala, luxury cruise, river cruise on July 23, 2015 by suebryantw4@gmail.com.
This feature appeared in issue seven of Journeys magazine.
I'm enjoying an early evening beer in the warmth of the Duck & Donkey Tavern at Semonkong Lodge. Thunder is crashing across the heavens outside, lightning ripping apart the night sky, rain hammering down relentlessly.
A guy staggers in, wearing a glazed expression. He's American, touring southern Africa for three months on a motorbike. He came off once today in the sea of mud that used to be a road and he's had several near misses with skidding 4x4s. "It took me a whole hour to defrost my feet when I arrived," he rasps. I ask if, like me, he's visiting Semonkong for walking and pony trekking. "No, I gotta move on tomorrow," he says, a faraway look in his eye. "I'm here for the Sani Pass."
Maliba Lodge
The tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, surrounded entirely by South Africa, attracts this kind of thrill-seeker. The Sani Pass is one of Africa's most legendary roads, a series of treacherous switchbacks snaking over the Drakensberg mountains that straddle the South Africa-Lesotho border. In the world of motorcycling, it's the Big Daddy of extreme off-road racing, impassable in winter, when Lesotho is blanketed with snow, and claiming vehicles and lives when it rains.
Driving from Maseru, the capital, had been tough enough for me, battling for hours through one bone-shaking thunderstorm after another, enveloped by dense cloud at altitude, wallowing along a quagmire of a road that's still only partly built. The arduous journey, though, is a small price to pay for the extraordinary beauty of this tiny country, located entirely between 1,000 and 3,000 metres above sea level.
A few days before, we'd crossed the northern border at Caledonspoort, just beyond the chichi South African town of Clarens, all teashops and art galleries in the centre, a sprawling, depressing township tarnishing the outskirts. But once on the other side of Lesotho's bustling frontier town of Butha Buthe, I felt as though I'd stepped into a parallel world; a time warp in which there were no mechanised vehicles, no satellite dishes, no teashops. More to the point, no townships.
The road to Tsehlanyane National Park climbed through steeply terraced valleys, high above rivers carving channels through the red earth. Weeping willows draped over the rushing water, knee-deep in meadows of pink, white and magenta cosmos flowers. Mud brick rondavels with thatched roofs clung to the hillsides. Ladies in their Sunday best were walking to church, gossiping.
Locals in traditional garb – courtesy of Shutterstock
Most strikingly, there were horses everywhere, grazing on the hillsides or mounted by young boys ushering herds of sheep and haughty-looking Angora goats along the dirt road. Lesotho is famed for its sure-footed mountain pony and the Basotho (as its people are known) are fast and fearless riders, clad in their standard garb of a colourful wool blanket, a conical hat and in winter, a balaclava. Everybody rides; the horse is the main and usually, the only form of transport.
Lesotho only has a smattering of tourist lodges (not forgetting one ski resort), mostly dedicated to pony trekking, fishing and walking. Our first night was spent at Maliba Lodge in the Tsehlanyane National Park. We feasted on velvety pumpkin soup, mountain trout and molten chocolate fondant for supper and slept in a rondavel with a giant-sized bath and a fireplace; more honeymoon than the hardship I'd expected in a place where tourism is still at the cutting edge. I rose at dawn and stood on the wooden deck, clutching a mug of steaming tea and
watching the rising sun striking the tops of the hazy mountains. It was a scene of incredible beauty and peace.
The raison d'être of Semonkong, our second stop, high in the mountains in the very heart of Lesotho, is the Maletsunyane Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in southern Africa. A Guinness World Record certificate for the world's longest single drop abseil, on which you drop down the height of the falls, tied to a rope and drenched in spray, is proudly displayed in the bar where I'm drinking. There's a royal
connection, too; Princes William and Harry came to Semonkong in 2010, visiting projects connected with Sentebale, the charity for vulnerable children that Harry co founded with Lesotho's Prince Seeiso. They, too, partied in the Duck & Donkey.
Maletsunyane Falls – courtesy of Shutterstock
The following morning, the rain has stopped and the American biker has packed up and left. We ride with a guide to the waterfall and yet again, I am blown away by the ravishing beauty of this strange and exotic place. The clouds have cleared to reveal high peaks encircling the lodge. We follow the contours of the hillside, past rippling patches of maize and barley. The horses' hooves squelch in the mud. One huge, sweeping vista after another unfolds, the constant stream of blanket-clad Basotho and their animals creating splashes of brilliant colour against the lush, green fields. Some are accompanied by donkeys, weighed down by sacks of grain, headed for Semonkong village to shop and trade. Cowbells clank and people call out greetings to one another. In such a remote place, where an individual may ride the mountain trails alone for days to reach a village, extending greetings to all and sundry is an essential ritual.
In the distance, a deep, red chasm opens out in the rocks, great spikes and towers of basalt and sandstone rearing up from hundreds of feet below. We tie the horses up in a copse of pine trees and pick our way along a narrow trail to a view that takes my breath away. The Maletsunyane Falls cascade in a long, graceful silver ribbon over a vast cliff, the water thundering as it hits the rock and spray creating a cloud
of white mist. There isn't a soul in sight.
This magnificent isolation could change as World Bank money is paying for the road across the centre of Lesotho to be tarred, which will bring a new kind of tourist once the need for a 4×4 and a pioneering spirit has gone. The opportunity will create much-needed jobs for locals, which is, of course, a good thing, but I, for one, feel privileged to have stepped briefly into a world still so utterly beautiful and unspoiled.
This entry was posted in Africa, Journeys magazine and tagged adventure, Africa, hiking, Journeys magazine, lesotho, safari on July 23, 2015 by suebryantw4@gmail.com.
This feature appeared in issue six of Journeys magazine as a result of a visit in January 2014 with Aardvark Safaris.
A herd of zebra is occupying the airstrip. Not ideal when you want to land a plane. The aircraft is approaching, a tiny, white speck glinting in the brilliant blue sky over the terracotta-and-green landscape of Tsavo West, so we bump up and down the runway in our safari 4WD like lunatics, shooing away the herd.
They won't budge. The pilot spots the action below and goes around for another attempt. He does finally manage to land, the zebra eyeing him moodily from the sidelines, but as we take off, lifting high above the vast expanse of bush, the last thing I see is the van, madly zooming up and down again, our guide still fending off the beasts.
Ushering a herd of zebra off the airstrip
On any safari, you learn to expect the unexpected. A large, blue lizard occupying the bikini I'd left lying around my tent? No problem. One member of our group found a small scorpion in his bathroom and another had rock hyrax snuffling around the bed. We soon learn that this is nothing; Alex Walker, founder of the Serian Camp in the Masai Mara, was due to return to Africa from leave and the worker cleaning his house in preparation found a leopard using Alex's wardrobe as a nest for her cubs.
Sundowners in the wilderness
(Image courtesy of Sabuk)
I've opted for what you might call 'rustic chic' on my journey around Kenya. No sanitized hotels or overcrowded game parks for me; instead, four lodges that are as remote as it's possible to be, outside the parks in conservancies – private land leased from the local tribes for tourism. I'm also approaching this journey with an open mind. I don't want my trip to Kenya to be about checking animal sightings off a list. I want it to be about scenery, people, experiences.
This entry was posted in Africa, Journeys magazine and tagged Aardvark Safaris, Africa, Journeys magazine, Kenya, safari, Serian Camp, Tsavo on October 19, 2014 by suebryantw4@gmail.com.
Cruising the Rhine on Uniworld's River Ambassador
River cruising and children aren't the first holiday combination you might think of. But I took my kids on a family-friendly Uniworld cruise on the Rhine and we had a blast. We cycled to a castle for wine tasting (or apple juice for the children), learned how to make apfelstrudel, had a water fight on the river bank and rode the cable car in Koblenz up to Schloss Ehrenbreitstein. As a bonus, I won a Passenger Shipping Association (now CLIA) award for the piece, which appeared in Cruise International magazine, for 'Best river cruise feature of 2012'.
We cycled to a castle for a wine-tasting – or apple juice tasting for the kids
This entry was posted in River cruising and tagged CLIA, family cruising, Koblenz, Rhine, river cruise, Uniworld on October 19, 2014 by suebryantw4@gmail.com.
All you need to know about cruising in Turkey, published by The Daily Telegraph in 2014. I've always loved the Turkish coast, from the remote Dalyan River and the scenery around Olu Deniz (below) to some of the bigger ports like Bodrum, which may be tourist-ridden but has a spectacular museum and some decent restaurants.
This entry was posted in Cruise ports and destinations and tagged Bodrum, Cruising, Dalyan River, Oludeniz, Turkey on October 1, 2014 by suebryantw4@gmail.com.
Published in Sunday Times Travel magazine, September 2013
At the base of the cliff, the sea is a brilliant, incandescent turquoise, smooth, white rocks gleaming just beneath the surface. We are strolling along the cliff path towards a distant beach, the sand an amazing shade of pinky-yellow. As we get closer, we can see that there's nobody there apart from a few wading birds. When the breeze drops, the sun feels blisteringly hot. We could be in the Caribbean if it weren't for the bleating of sheep. We are, in fact, at Scotland's Loch Torridan, looking across to the islands of the Inner Hebrides.
Caribbean they may not be but the islands of the Hebrides are scattered over a large area off the coast of western Scotland and as such are less than easy to string together for a mere week's walking holiday. Fortunately, just as in the Caribbean, there is a cruise ship that will do all the work for you, in this case, the Hebridean Princess.
Hebridean Island Cruises' 'Footloose' walking cruises on this petite, 49-passenger ship are a stroke of genius. What could be more blissful than a very small, very luxurious floating home which takes you to wild, beautiful locations every day fo a week's worth of hiking through dramatic landscapes, over volcanic outcrops and along clifftop trails?
The cruise begins in Oban, where I have joined with some trepidation. While the brochure describes the my voyage as 'walking or strolling at your own pace', I'm worried that my assorted sporting injuries wouldn't stand up to seven days of hard hiking. I am not alone; as we cast off our lines and sail out of the harbour and into the sunset, dinner conversation seems to be a general swapping of war wound stories, as everybody sizes each other up. Fellow passengers are clearly fairly wealthy (these cruises don't come cheap); there's a fair smattering of titles on the guest list. But the wine flows and later, the single malts. Ted, one of the three resident guides on the ship, plays the guitar and rattles off jokes and I can already see some of the ladies getting misty-eyed and mentally signing up for his walking group.
Needless to say, Day One turns out to be a baptism of fire. We awake, having sailed through the Sound of Mull, anchored off the tiny islet of Eigg, inviting in the unexpectedly brilliant sunshine. But Eigg is dominated by a sheer-sided, black volcanic plug called An Sgurr. It towers menacingly over the rolling fields and moorland. We are to go up it – not round it, but right to the top. Did I mention that I don't like heights?
The walk starts out innocuously enough, through beautiful shady woodland, the ground in late May still a sea of bluebells and the scent of wild garlic hanging in the air. We tramp across boggy moorland, looking for wild orchids as the call of a cuckoo echoes across the heather. The push to the summit is up a steep, rocky slope, on top of which there's a sheer drop on one side and breathtaking, 360-degree views as far as the Outer Isles. Hebridean Princess sits far below us, a black and white speck in a glassy, flat sea. On the way down, a heat haze shimmers off the heather. I fantasise about moving to the Hebrides until someone tells me it's like this for about one week of the year.
Sunday finds us on Skye, stepping ashore at the tiny town of Portree. Everybody knows each other by now. The tough 'walkers', have opted for the hardest climbs and have been assigned Pat as their guide. Pat is a man of few words and an archly raised eyebrow but displays an encyclopaedic knowledge of birds, flowers and geology. I soon learn not to ask him daft questions such as 'How scary is the steep bit at the top?' for fear of being kicked out into the slow-moving 'strollers' group, escorted by kindly Kate to see local attractions like Inverewe Gardens, Flora MacDonald's grave and Skye's Talisker distillery.
Today's challenge is the Quiraing trail, a tilted wall of ancient lava that forms part of a long fault line. Like An Sgurr, it's a huge slab of rock, this time reached through a hidden valley littered with giant boulders, each one brilliant with patches of yellow lichen. We squelch through bright green moss (proper walking boots are essential for this trip) until the path becomes steep and narrow, with a big drop-off on one side. Once again, we're rewarded with dazzling views, this time as far as Cape Wrath in Scotland's far north, a hazy headland shimmering in the hot afternoon sun.
Life on board settles quickly into a comfortable routine, mainly consisting of eating everything in sight, as all the fresh air and activity makes us hungry. We get back to the ship in the afternoons, glowing and muddy, kick our boots off and flop in the cosy lounge with tea and chocolate cake before wallowing in long, hot baths.
Dinner is a communal affair in the ship's dining room, all fresh, local ingredients; lamb, beef, fish and Scottish cheeses and whisky-laced puddings. One night, a haggis is produced, addressed with great panache by Ted, sporting full kilted regalia. After supper, everybody retires to the lounge for further appreciation of single malts and the occasional talk by the guides on Scotland. I miss most of it, though, as I fall into the deepest sleep imaginable as Hebridean Princess hauls anchor and potters slowly to the next island.
The furthest north we reach is Harris in Outer Hebrides, quite a contrast to the lushness of Eigg and Loch Torridan, bleak and bare. This is our only grey day and the gloomy town of Tarbert is hunkered down, with nobody on the streets. We warm ourselves with swigs of the 'wee drams' – miniature bottles of whisky – that sit in a 'help yourself' basket at the ship's reception desk. Today's trail, the Postman's Route, turns out to be a long march up a scrubby hill and down an incredibly steep, zig-zagging path to a narrow inlet where the royal yacht Britannia apparently used to drop in for a 'wee barbecue' on the beach, observed only by seals. (In fact, the Queen has chartered Hebridean Princess twice since her beloved yacht was decommissioned, revisiting old haunts in the islands.) The path is called the Postman's Route because it used to lead to two hillside villages, now just sad, empty shells. The silence of the ruins and the overgrown, crumbling walls are a chilling reminder of the brutal land clearance of the islands in the 19th century.
Tonight, the sky clears and there's a special treat. We're invited to assemble on deck after dinner, just as the sun is setting. Nobody knows why. But as the champagne corks pop and the sun begins to sink towards the horizon in a blaze of burnt orange, Mendelssohn's Hebridean Overture begins to echo out across the deck. We are sailing right past Fingal's Cave, a sea cave on the end of Staffa, formed from perfectly symmetrical hexagonal rock columns. Mendelssohn visited from Oban in 1829 and despite his seasickness, was inspired by the geometric shapes and the shafts of sunlight penetrating the turquoise water at the mouth of the cave and immediately scribbled down the beginning of the score. It's an unforgettable moment; just our little boat, the fading light and the haunting music echoing across the deck. Everybody falls silent.
Our final walk on the penultimate day is on the lushly wooded island of Ulva. We're lacing up our boots when a fellow walker says to me: "Look at you. You're a different person from a week ago." I reaslise she's right. I arrived stressed and tired and in just six days, I feel tanned and fit. We set off, stepping around piles of lobster pots cluttered on the jetty, along country lanes framed with purple and scarlet wildlflowers, passing a solitary phone box that's doubling up as a greenhouse for growing tomatoes in a Gro-Bag. We see buzzards, fat, basking seals and views of the much browner, bleaker hulk of Mull across the water. I don't want to leave. So many things have surprised me about the Hebrides. The dazzling sunshine. The contrasts between the islands – some bleak and rocky, others carpeted with flowers. And the sheer ease of this trip; essentially, I haven't had to make a decision all week other than whether breakfast is too early have whisky with my porridge. You can keep the Caribbean. I'll take Scotland any day.
This entry was posted in Adventure cruising and tagged Cruise, Eigg, Footloose, Harris, Hebridean Island Cruises, Hebridean Princess, Hebrides, hiking, luxury cruise, Mull, Scotland, Skye on October 1, 2014 by suebryantw4@gmail.com.
Bottlenosed dolphins were riding our bow wave at dawn. The sun was still below the horizon and the mountains of the distant Baja peninsula were etched in salmon pink. The light and the water glowed a soft grey as we gathered on deck to watch the shadowy figures, chasing us, surfing in front of us, arching gracefully out of the water, calling to one another.
Nature is at its purest in the Sea of Cortez, accurately and thrillingly described by underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau as 'the world's aquarium'. My dawn dolphin-watch quickly became a regular activity, clutching a steaming cup of tea on the foredeck, waiting for the first sighting of a dorsal fin breaking the water.
We'd slipped away from La Paz, at the southern end of the long finger of the 800-mile Baja peninsula, in darkness, kissing goodbye to civilisation and a mobile phone signal for a week-long adventure exploring a sea of metallic blue, the horizon studded with spiky green cacti against a backdrop of purple mountains. Un-Cruise Adventures' Safari Endeavour was our home, a comfortable little expedition ship carrying 86 (although there were only 50 on my cruise).
Read the whole feature, which was published in 2013, in Journeys magazine.
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When the decision is made that seniors need additional assistance to remain comfortably living at home, seniors and their loved ones alike often wonder: how will I pay for home care? With so many different types of in-home care available, understanding payment options can be confusing. Here, we offer you a short overview of the most common payment options for non-medical home care.
First and foremost, it's important to understand the difference between non-medical home care (often referred to as private duty services) and home health, which provides additional medical services. To better understand the difference, check out our blog post here.
-Self Pay: Also known as "private pay," using personal finances to pay for in-home care services is the most common method of paying for home care. Agencies will bill clients on a regular basis at an agreed upon rate which may be per hour, per visit or per 24-hour shift depending on need. Ask how agencies track hours and bill clients. With a homecare software or homecare system, such as ClearCare Online being used, you can be ensured of heightened accuracy in billing.
Long Term Care Insurance: Seniors with long term care insurance may find that their benefits help pay for in home care. Talk to your insurance provider about home care coverage, as well as potential home care agencies to ask if they accept payment from long term care insurance. Agencies using a homecare software or homecare system are typically equipped to best track billing sources, ensuring insurance is properly billed. Medicaid Waivers: In some instances, low-income seniors receiving Medicaid benefits may be eligible for a "waiver" that allows payment for a certain number of hours of home care services per month. While Medicaid does not cover home care services in all areas, qualifying seniors should check with their Medicaid representatives to see if benefits are available. Note that not all home care agencies use a homecare software or homecare system able to process Medicaid payments, so it's important to check before hiring an agency.
Entitlement Programs: Known as "entitlement programs," many jurisdictions offer programs funded by government monies that offer to pay for set amounts of respite care, or in home assistance for target groups of seniors. Check with your local Area Agency on Aging for information on any programs available to you in your area.
Veteran's Affairs: Veterans and their spouses who are at least 50% disabled and over the age of 65 may qualify for home care assistance through the Department of Veteran's Affairs. Senior veterans are encouraged to look into this benefit with a VA representative.
Determining who – and how – to pay for home care can be a daunting task. However, home care agencies can often help discuss payment and program options with seniors and their families, as well as discuss the benefits of working with an agency using ClearCare Online's homecare software and homecare system to manage and bill for care.
Getting older isn't cheap, but when it comes to paying for care, there are options to explore.


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HomeMedical newsStudy finds first molecular genetic evidence of PTSD heritability
Study finds first molecular genetic evidence of PTSD heritability
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A large new study from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium provides the first molecular genetic evidence that genetic influences play a role in the risk of getting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after trauma.
The report extends previous findings that showed that there is some shared genetic overlap between PTSD and other mental disorders such as schizophrenia. It also finds that genetic risk for PTSD is strongest among women.
The study is published in Molecular Psychiatry.
"We know from lots of data – from prisoners of war, people who have been in combat, and from rape victims – that many people exposed to even extreme traumatic events do not develop PTSD. Why is that? We believe that genetic variation is an important factor contributing to this risk or resilience," said senior author Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a researcher at the Broad Institute.
PTSD is a common and debilitating mental disorder that occurs after a traumatic event. Symptoms include re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoiding event-related stimuli, and chronic hyperarousal. In the U.S., one in nine women and one in twenty men will meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis at some point in their lives. The societal impact is large, including increased rates of suicide, hospitalization, and substance use.
The new study – by bringing together data from more than 20,000 people participating in 11 multi-ethnic studies around the world – builds a strong case for the role of genetics in PTSD, which had been previously documented on a smaller scale in studies of twins.
Using genome-wide genomic data, the researchers found that, among European American females, 29% of the risk for developing PTSD is influenced by genetic factors, which is comparable to that of other psychiatric disorders. In contrast, men's genetic risk for PTSD was substantially lower.
The researchers found strong evidence that people with higher genetic risk for several mental disorders – including schizophrenia, and to a lesser extent bipolar and major depressive disorder – are also at higher genetic risk for developing PTSD after a traumatic event.
"PTSD may be one of the most preventable of psychiatric disorders," said first author Laramie Duncan, who did part of the research while at the Broad Institute and is now at Stanford University. "There are interventions effective in preventing PTSD shortly after a person experiences a traumatic event. But they are too resource-intensive to give to everyone. Knowing more about people's genetic risk for PTSD may help clinicians target interventions more effectively and it helps us understand the underlying biological mechanisms."
Harvard Chan School's Andrea Roberts, research associate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, was also a co-author.
This study was conducted by the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium PTSD Working Group and was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (U01MH094432; U01MH094432), Cohen Veterans Bioscience, One Mind, and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research.
Article: Largest GWAS of PTSD (N=20,070) Yields Genetic Overlap with Schizophrenia and Sex Differences in Heritability, Laramie Duncan et al., Molecular Psychiatry, doi: 10.1038/MP.2017.77, published online 25 April 2017.
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These holistic treatments are for Ladies only . They are a blissful experience to benefit your mood as well as your skin. With the aromas and soothing music used in the Studio, it is hoped that the perfect ambience has been created for you.
Aromatherapy 1hour £28 The use of essential oils in massage.
Tranquility 1hour £40 A relaxing facial and back massage for body, mind and soul.
The products used are handmade, without chemicals or harsh ingredients and no animal testing. Products will be recommended for you to use at home to continue the benefit of your treatments.
The PhD technique is used in our waxing treatments.This system does not use messy wax pots and is totally hygenic.


Abstract: Studies investigating Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption proliferated in recent years. Existing studies are characterised by both deficiencies in the adoption drivers and factors identified and an insufficient demarcation of key terms and concepts used. The suitability of using the results of these studies to investigate a conceptual model for BIM adoption is therefore impaired. This study presents (a) a holistic set of drivers and factors that influence BIM adoption by organisations, and (b) the theoretical fundamentals for the development of a conceptual model for BIM adoption by organisations. The set of drivers and factors for BIM adoption can be used by researchers and practitioners for different purposes (e.g., assessment, ranking, adoption strategies). The theoretical fundamentals of the proposed conceptual model combine the essential lenses from the pertinent theories (i.e., innovation diffusion theory, and institutional theory) and models (i.e., diffusion dynamic model: top-down diffusion dynamics including formal and informal mandates). The model can be used to empirically investigate the decisions to adopt BIM by organisations and understand the varying influence of different adoption drivers and factors.


Hotel Residence I Briganti is located in Capalbio, 20 km south of Orbetello. It offers well-appointed rooms with free Wi-Fi and a large garden with swimming pool, hot tub and BBQ facilities.
The restaurant is open for dinner and serves meat specialties, homemade pasta and Tuscan dishes; Breakfast can be served in the garden and includes homemade cakes and savory options.
Hotel Residence I Briganti is in Capalbio, a 10-minute drive from Capalbio and 1 km from a partner bathhouse. Free parking is available on site.
The property is equipped with 31 rooms, 10 apartments and a Bracieria typical Maremma and is the ideal destination for those seeking peace, tranquility and impeccable hospitality.
Offering all the comforts offers its customers, large green areas, swimming pool, Jacuzzi 7 seats, children's playground, private parking with automatic gate and night surveillance, bar and restaurant.
I Briganti of Capalbio are the perfect departure point for some of the most beautiful hikes in Maremma among which stands out the Oasis WWF Orbetello and Burano, the archaeological areas of Vulci and Cosa, the beautiful towns with Capalbio, Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana, the National Park dell'Uccellina, Monte Argentario with its bays and Spanish fortifications, the Tarot Garden of Niki de Saint Phalle and Islands Giglio and Giannutri. Of course can be booked tours with or without transfer.
From Rome : Motorway A12 to Civitavecchia, then the Aureliaroad (SS1) to km 124, exit Chiarone Scalo, direction Chiarone scalo, after 3,5 km you will find the hotel on the left.
From Florence: Superstrada (highway) to Siena, then direction Grosseto, then the Aureliaroad (SS1) direction Rome to km 124, exit Chiarone Scalo, direction Chiarone Scalo, after 3,5 km you will find the hotel on the left.
We organise guided excursion to: Pitigliano the "Tufo" city, Pescia Fiorentina, the "Tarocchi" garden of Niki De Saint Phalle, Capalbio, Ansedonia the ancient city of "Cosa", Uccellina wild Park, Monte Argentario, Orbetello, etc, etc.


The Naked Face surveys the development of self-portraiture and its major concepts over the last four hundred years. The exhibition is drawn entirely from the NGV's collection, and it is perhaps one the very few exhibitions to bring together works by Australian and International artists within the same space. The passion of the exhibition's curator, Dr Vivien Gaston, for the subject of portraiture is evident, as she left no stone unturned in her search for self-portraits across the gallery's various departments.
As the result, it includes paintings, works on paper, prints, photographs, fashions, textiles, video and installation works by such artists as Rembrandt, Anthony van Dyck, Fred McCubbin, Rupert Bunny, Chuck Close, Cindy Sherman, Francesco Clemente, Arthur Boyd, John Perceval, John Brack, Albert Tucker, William Dargie, Peter Booth, Rick Amor, Juan Davila, Tim Storrier, Destiny Deacon, Antony Gormley, John Nixon, Lewis Miller, Patricia Piccinini, Vernon Ah Kee, and numerous others. The number of works on view easily exceeds a hundred; the exhibition spans across four major gallery spaces on the NGV's upper floors at the Federation Square.
The exhibition contains a number of the most popular and beloved works within the NGV's collection, such as self-portraits by Joseph Highmore, Joseph Wright of Derby, George Lambert, Hugh Ramsey, Andy Warhol; Johann Zoffany's homo-eroticised self-portrait of himself as David with the head of Goliath; Jacopo Amigoni's striking portrait group which includes the famous opera castrati Farinelli; and Peter Booth's Painting of 1977, portraying the artist against a post-apocalyptic background. The Naked Face provides an opportunity to see and consider these works within a new context.
It also includes a number of remarkable works, which are seldom on display, such as Napier Waller's excellent self-portrait in front of his State Library mural; Farrell and Parkin's La Piedad, a double-self-portrait in the guise of Virgin Mary mourning the Christ; a powerful set of Mike Parr's self-portrait etchings; or Julie Rrap's digital video work showing the artist melting in her own reflection. It is surprising that sculpture is all but absent from the exhibition space, but this is perhaps the limitation of the collection rather than a curatorial oversight.
Gaston approached the exhibition as an academic, intellectual, and educational exercise. It is accompanied by a catalogue with an excellently researched essay, showing the depth of her knowledge on the subject. The body of the catalogue is divided into several thematic chapters, each of which pursues and explains in depth various aspects and nuances of self-portraiture, and provides a very informative and erudite read.
The text flows clearly and coherently; juxtapositions of works within the pages of the catalogue appear innovative and challenging. However, when the attempt is made to translate the contents of the book into an exhibition display, chapter by chapter and page by page, the whole concept becomes somewhat unstuck. Unlike, for example, the famous gallery of self-portraits at the Uffizi in Florence, or various specialist portrait galleries around the world, the National Gallery of Victoria is not a collection of that is focused on this particular genre. The limitations of the NGV's holdings of self-portraits simply do not keep up with the academic premise of Gaston's curatorial thesis, and it appears that she has done the best she could with the available exhibition material on hand.


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Q: Delete rows from a table "A" where column "1" values in "A" match column "1" values in table "B" but column "2" values in "A" do not exist in "B" Sorry for the confusing title, I think my question is a bit difficult to word. I have two tables, let's call them "A" and "B" and they each have many columns. For simplicity, let's say they have just columns "1" and "2".
Now for the fun part, I want to write an SQL query that for each numeric value in column 1 of table A checks to see if the values of column 2 of table A exist in column 2 of table B when filtered by that value of column 1. And if those values in table B do not exist, delete that row in table A.
For instance, the values of row 1 in each table are ID's of objects used elsewhere. When I filter by a specific ID in each tables, I see more rows in table A than I would like, the difference is column 2, which is an associated date. I want to delete those extra rows associated with the dates that are in A and not in B when I filter for that ID.
I can't just use a NOT IN or NULL statement like the ones used here:
Delete sql rows where IDs do not have a match from another table
or here:
Delete from table if the id doesn't exists in another table
because some all the values in each column of each table do exist somewhere in the other table, just not with the corresponding filter.
This is my first time asking a question on SE and I tried my best to explain but let me know if I can provide any other info! Thanks!

A: Ad far as I can tell, you want to delete from one table if there are no corresponding values in the other.  This strongly suggests not exists (regardless of the database).
As best that I can parse your description:
delete from a
    where not exists (select 1
                      from b
                      where b.col1 = a.col1 and b.col2 = a.col2
                     );

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England / Players / Jane Powell
Full name Jane Powell
Born January 19, 1957, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Current age 64 years 0 days
Major teams England Women, Sussex Women, Yorkshire Women
Other Coach
Relation Twin sister - J Powell
Tests 6 11 3 281 115* 35.12 1 0 1 0
ODIs 24 21 7 463 98* 33.07 0 2 7 0
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Test debut England Women v New Zealand Women at Canterbury, Jul 27-29, 1984 scorecard
Last Test England Women v Australia Women at Hove, Aug 29-Sep 1, 1987 scorecard
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ODI debut England Women v New Zealand Women at Hastings, Jun 24, 1984 scorecard
Last ODI England Women v Ireland Women at Northampton, Jul 22, 1990 scorecard
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Jane coached the England women's 'A' Team to two European Cups before taking the role of England Head Coach for this summer's series against Australia.
Jane is one of England's leading female coaches, achieving Level 3 Cricket Coach Award last year and she is the first woman to progress onto the Level 4 course. Jane also holds the Level 4 Hockey Coach Award and was Head Coach of England's U14, U17, U18 and U21 Hockey Teams between 1988 and 1998.
Jane played cricket for England between 1979 and 1991, making her debut with England U18's. She captained England in the 1988 World Cup in Australia, where England reached the final, losing to the host nation. She has a Test Average of 35.12.
Jane has been a teacher for 23 years, and is currently Head of the PE Department at The Chase School, Malvern, Worcs recently achieving Sportsmark Gold 2000.
Jane Powell played six Tests and 24 ODIs for England between 1979 and 1991