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Advanced Review: Suicide Squad
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Warner Bros. has a lot to prove with the release of David Ayer's Suicide Squad. After Batman V Superman was met with devastating criticism, many fans were left feeling pessimistic about the franchise's future. This has been reflected in the film's marketing campaign, which has labored to put some distance between the two films. Suicide Squad was carefully crafted to be a fun action-comedy, starring some of Hollywood's best and brightest. Their efforts here were a success; Suicide Squad is now tracking for a huge $140 million opening weekend. The film, however, suffers from some of the same writing and editing issues of its predecessor. Suicide Squad, much like the members of the titular team, is something of a loveable mess.
First, let's address the green-haired elephant in the room: Jared Leto's interpretation of the Joker. This new Joker is a huge departure from previous incarnations of the character. The Joker has become more organized and oddly more compassionate, giving us a deeper characterization of the "Clown Prince of Crime" than we have gotten on screen before. His relationship with Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn shows a softer side to a character who is often portrayed as irredeemable. The major problem with the inclusion of the Joker is that he is only a marketing ploy. While advertisements will have you believe that Joker plays a pivotal role in the story, he is treated more like an afterthought. Joker is only really relevant to Harley in the plot and interacts almost exclusively with her. All of his scenes have been spoiled in the trailers. He is clearly only featured to remind people that this is a DC comics adaptation.
The predictability of the film is what keeps Suicide Squad from being a satisfying experience. Because the trailers were so focused, many believed that DC was saving the best parts for the movie, but the truth is, the movie is just as advertised; there are no real twists or intricacies in the plot. The first act is too cluttered. It clumsily introduces each member of the team through a series of flashbacks which takes up a disproportionate amount of the movie's run-time. That character that everyone assumed is going to die, dies. The villain is more-or-less who you guessed it was. The film spends so much time establishing the team that the actual mission becomes an afterthought.
Once the team finally hits the ground, the script begins rushing through familiar plot beats. Soon after they are gathered together, the team has already bonded – to the point that Jay Hernandez's El Diablo referring to them as "family". None of this feels earned. While the audience gets a glimpse into the pasts of these characters, the characters themselves usually don't. Aside from some quips, the team barely gets a chance to talk and learn more about each other. It doesn't make sense that hardened murderers and sociopaths would so quickly bond with and sacrifice for each other. This all would be more bothersome, however, if these characters weren't so much fun.
The whole cast really brought their A-Game. It's no easy feat to make a group of murderers, sociopaths, and cannibals likable characters. Ayer's script does them no favors in this regard, but they're too charismatic not to like. Will Smith's Deadshot is the emotional core of the movie. He sells the complexities of a hitman who just wants to do right by his daughter. The rest of the emotional weight rests upon Harley Quinn, who is, in her own words, "quite vexing." Robbie's performance stays true to the character, but it often borders on the insufferable.
A surprising standout comes in the form of Jai Courtney's Captain Boomerang. What looked like a campy throwaway character turned out to be a remarkably fun, if shallow, addition to the team. Courtney has some serious comedic chops that you can't really parse from any of his previous roles. But much like Joker, he doesn't get enough screen time. The movie's real focus is Harley, Deadshot, and Viola Davis's Amanda Waller. The rest are left to fight for scraps of screen-time. Katana doesn't speak English, and though Killer Croc does, he hardly ever speaks.
There is fun to be had with Suicide Squad, but its poorly-paced script creates an uneven and underwhelming experience. The characters you came to see are either ignored or given clumsy exposition. There are a few cameos from the larger DC Universe, but they add very little to the overall plot. Their inclusion is welcome, but does little more than solidify the fact that this film takes place in the same universe as Batman V. Superman. Often held back by its need to introduce, this film is crippled by the expectations of a franchise. This is absolutely not the savior that DC Films needed. In fact, it's a sloppy misstep. It shows WB's refusal to learn from their past mistakes and increases the likelihood that Justice League will be equally flawed. But if you're looking for style above substance, this cast of characters will give you exactly that.
Great cast
Compelling action sequences
Leto's Joker
Bloated script
Uneven attention
Wasted characters
Rushed plot
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The Best Novels of the Year
H.L. Mencken
The Smart Set/July, 1909
IF you have room for a dozen novels in your summer luggage, and want to choose them all from the current crop, let them be the following:
"Tono-Bungay," by H. G. Wells (Duffield, $1.50).
"The Power of a Lie," by Johan Bojer (Kennerley, $1.50).
"Lewis Rand," by Mary Johnston (Houghton-Mifflin, $1.50).
"Septimus," by W. J. Locke (Lane, $1.50).
"9009," by James Hopper and Fred. R. Bechdolt (McClure, $1.50).
"Fraternity," by John Galsworthy (Putnam, $1.50).
"The Point of Honor," by Joseph Conrad (McClure, $1.50).
"The Eternal Boy," by Owen Johnson (Dodd-Mead, $1.50).
"The Journal of a Neglected Wife," by Mabel Urner (Dodge, $1.50).
"Dragon's Blood," by Henry M. Rideout (Houghton-Mifflin, $1.50).
"Cherub Devine," by Sewell Ford (Kennerley, $1.50).
"The Man in Lower Ten," by Mary Rinehart (Bobbs-Merrill, $1.50).
This list, I am well aware, will outrage both the editors of the literary monthlies and the floorwalkers of the book departments. No less than half a dozen rank failures are in it, and no less than a dozen best sellers are not in it. Emerson Hough's champion of champions, "54-40 or Fight," is not there. Neither is Dr. Mitchell's "The Red City." Neither are the new novels by Robert Hichens, Anthony Hope Hawkins, Thomas Dixon, F. Hopkinson Smith, David Graham Phillips, S. J. Weyman, and Beatrice Harradan. Neither are certain other puffed fictions that ogle you most seductively from the book counters. But if you read the twelve books I have named, you will not miss these absentees. My best bets, I opine, are better books than the best sellers. If they are not, I apologize to all concerned and announce my retirement from the critical turf.
No, the twelve are not set down in the order of their merit, and I am not going to make comparisons. They are too unlike for that. The thing that Wells tries to do in "Tono-Bungay" is infinitely apart from the thing that Locke tries to do in "Septimus," and yet each book is an excellent performance. Let me point out only this: that my list offers soothing for all degrees and qualities of taste. If your thirst is for comedy, I give you "Cherub Devine" and "The Eternal Boy"—lighthearted farces with a laugh on every page. If you like serious tales—"deep down diving," as the Germans say, and "mud upbringing"—I give you "9009" and "The Power of a Lie." If, again, you want romance, there is "Lewis Rand" for you; and if you want riot and carnage, there is "Dragon'sBlood."
Once more, if your joy is in states of mind rather than in functioning of muscle, there are "Fraternity" and "The Journal of a Neglected Wife." Finally, if you are of the true cognoscenti and see merit, not in a startling fable, but in the delicate touches of a perfect craftsman, then I give you "The Point of Honor." But I think you will enjoy all these books, whatever your particular passion. In each the characters are human beings—not fashion plates by Howard Chandler Christy, but human beings.
Four other books came very near getting into my list. One was E. F. Benson's "The Climber," a novel of uncommon merit; and the other three were James Branch Cabell's "Cords of Vanity," Leonid Andreyev's "The Seven Who Were Hanged" and Brian Hooker's " The Right Man." But I am not hedging. Every one of the four surpasses the average best seller, but in each there is some serious defect. "Cords of Vanity," properly speaking, is not a novel at all; and "The Right Man" is so short that it scarcely passes the boundary. In "The Climber" facility often takes the place of insight, and in " The Seven Who Were Hanged" the closing scenes are almost too horrible for holiday reading. But if you have time and room and appetite for sixteen novels instead of twelve, let the quartet I have named go into your satchel.
Of the above sixteen, all have been reviewed in these pages in past months save "Dragon's Blood," "Cherub Devine" and "The Seven Who Were Hanged." The first named is the most important of these. It is, indeed, a novel of great merit and greater promise. A hundred journeyman fictioneers might have imagined the story it tells, but a distressingly small number, even among the aristocrats of the craft, could have told it so well.
This, as you will observe, is a reversal of the usual order of affairs. Your typical American novelist, particularly if he be as young as Mr. Rideout, starts out with an ingenious and astonishing plot, and ends with a commonplace story. Having worked out no philosophy of life he is unable to interpret his own fable, and so it becomes a mere anecdote. Having no understanding of causes, motives and mental processes, he is unable to see behind the actual acts of his characters, and so they become mere actors. Mr. Rideout is not of that school. He has the larger vision. He sees that an act is of vastly less significance than its cause; that a man cannot be described save in terms of his environment. In a word, he gets beneath the surface of things. His picture is not that of a clawhammer coat making love to a decollete gown, but that of a human being striving against fate.
In its externals, Mr. Rideout's story is a somewhat noisy melodrama. A half-dozen white men and three women, marooned in a God-forsaken Chinese town, are attacked by fanatics and have to fight their way out. They are of widely varying types. One is a silly American missionary—the cause of all the row. Another is his wife—fat, useless and almost yearning for martyrdom. Another is a stolid trader; another is his dubious wife, and yet another is a British outcast with the morals of a horse thief and the courage of a Hugh de Vermandois. Finally, there is Rudolph Hackh—not the hero of the tale, but its Hamlet.
There are all sorts of turbulent doings. The Chinese advance with stinkpot and cannon and try to explode a mine. There are sorties by night and battles by day; men fall and graves are dug; mysterious messengers come and go; the Hugh de Vermandois sallies forth alone and seeks to penetrate the hostile councils; there is even a preposterous duel. But these things are but incidents in the real story, which has its concern with the soul of Hackh. He goes in a somewhat callow youth, oppressed by romance and ready to follow the skirt of a pretty woman to the devil. He comes out a man, every inch of him, with the poise of maturity and experience. Something of Old China's immemorial calm has been fastened upon him. His blood is still German, but his philosophy has a flavor of the Chinese.
Mr. Rideout's methods remind one, more than once, of Joseph Conrad. He has not a little of Conrad's romanticism, and now and then there is a suggestion of Conrad's uncanny skill at achieving atmosphere. The China that he draws seems as real as the brooding jungle that swallowed Kaspar Almayer. And his view of the eternal mystery of life is essentially that of the great Anglo-Pole. He has still a long and weary road to travel before he may come to Conrad's high place, but he is headed in the right direction.
"Cherub Devine," by Sewell Ford, differs from "Dragon's Blood" as a waltz by Johann Strauss differs from a waltz by Chopin. It is a farce full of the comic spirit—an extravaganza of the cleanest and lightest sort. It leads nowhere, but one laughs immoderately and is the better for it. In more than one place, indeed, it suggests the Court Theater comedies of Pinero—and when I say that, my masters, I am handing out a foaming beaker of the highest praise I keep on tap.
The hero of the tale is one "Cherub" Devine, a youngster from the West who fights his way up from slavery and achieves millions and a character for eccentricity in Wall Street. One day, in an idle moment, he buys a Long Island estate that he has never seen — and then forgets it. When its existence is recalled to him he runs down for a week end, only to discover that the house is still occupied by the late owners, who refuse to move. The rest of the story is given over to the Cherub's encounters with these folk, and particularly with the daughter of the house. The humor arises, not so much out of ridiculous situations, as out of the ludicrous conflict of characters. It is humor that is brisk, fresh and never failing. Not for an instant does the story lose its interest and plausibility. Not for an instant does it wobble.
The penning of such tales is not the highest of the arts, perhaps, but when a man has mastered it he is certainly ahead of the second-rate writers of epics.
"The Seven Who Were Hanged," by Leonid Andreyev, the Russian, is a somewhat gruesome attempt to analyze the fear of death. The seven who await the hangman's summons are all Russians, but they range in character from a man of education and intelligence to a degraded and apelike peasant, and from a serene woman of middle age to a silly girl. It is impossible, of course, to determine the accuracy of Andreyev's study, but no one can gainsay its artistry and dramatic effectiveness. It grips your imagination from the first page, and toward the end it makes you shiver in sheer horror. Withal, it has simplicity, clarity and restraint: the sure marks of a master craftsman.
"Someone Pays," by Noel Barwell (Lane, $1.50), is a tale of seduction, told entirely in the form of letters. There is a gay young English rah-rah boy who writes to his mother, father, sister, aunt, chum and coach; there is a worldly English ecclesiastic who writes to all sorts of persons, from stockbrokers to pious old maids; and there is a little English slavey who writes ungrammatical epistles to her folks at home. There are other correspondents in the tournament, too, and most of them are persons of no little humor and interest. But the story itself is trivial. Its moral (expressed in the title) seems to be that youthful follies are invariably followed by unspeakable suffering. This is a platitude, and like all platitudes it is open to two objections: the first being that it is universally allowed, and so needs no proof, and the second being that it is not true.
Judge Robert Grant's new novel, "The Chippendales" (Scribners, $1.50), is an elaborate and somewhat fussy study of Boston in transition. On the one hand we have a group of Bostonians of the ancien regime, modestly proud of their unearned increment, impatient of the more vulgar ambitions and holding to the Harvardocentric theory of the universe.
On the other hand we have a pushing young iconoclast from Maine, who sees nothing sacred in the Cambridge elms and has no reverence whatever for family trees. The entry of this coarse fellow into the circle of the Chippendales gives them a shock almost equal to that which would follow the appearance of a column of race-track dope in the Transcript. But Destiny is behind him, and in the end he triumphs. The fair Georgiana Chippendale extends her finger for his nuptial band, and the other Chippendales agree to be agreeable. Even in Boston, it appears, the sun do move.
Judge Grant's familiarity with Boston ways is indisputable, and so his story is full of verisimilitude and color. But it cannot be said that it shows any feeling for form. It lumbers along, indeed, in a truly Trollopian manner, with the tempo ever largo. At the end of its 602 finely printed pages one feels that one knows Boston, but—well, it has been no royal road to knowledge.
"A Year Out of Life," by Mary E. Waller (Appleton, $1.50), is a study in feminine folly. The heroine, a young American girl, goes to Germany to live, and after mastering the awful German language asks an eminent German author to let her translate one of his books into English. A correspondence follows and the little American falls in love with her author at long range. One day she casts maiden modesty to the winds and tells him so—and he favors her with a long letter of excellent advice. In the end, nevertheless, he comes near marrying her. How both manage to escape the union makes an unusual, but not very enthralling story. The author has a keen zest for things German, and her descriptions of German life, indoors and out, are full of understanding and charm.
O. Henry (Sidney Porter), author of "Roads of Destiny" (Doubleday-Page, $1.50), is an insoluble riddle. I give him up. Either he is the best story teller in the world today, or the worst. Sometimes I think he is the one and sometimes I am convinced that he is the other.
Maybe he is both.
And why the best? Because no other man now living equals him in the invention of preposterous intrigues and the imagining of fantastic characters. He can borrow an idea from Stevenson—as in the title story of the present book—and give it so many novel and outlandish twists that it becomes absolutely new. He can construct a farce plot that would have sent Offenbach flying to his music paper, as in "Next to Reading Matter"; and he can bring back again, with all its sentimental melodrama, the Golden West of Bret Harte, as in "Friends in San Rosario." Always his stories have action in them —action and "an air."
They are full of queer ambuscades and surprises. The end is never visible at the beginning.
And why, being so marvelously ingenious and resourceful, is Mr. Porter also so bad an artist? Chiefly, because his fancy is a bucking bronco without a rider. He has no conception of the value of restraint. He lays on his effects with a shovel. As he writes, innumerable comic ideas occur to him—bizarre phrases, impossible slang, ridiculous collocations—and he slaps them in at once. If they fit, well and good; if not, he uses them all the same. The result is that his characters all speak the same tongue. At the beginning of a story, now and then, he manages to keep them differentiated, but before long they are all spouting Porterese.
Again, this same exuberance leads to a painful piling up of snickers. In "The Discounters of Money," for example, a capital story is spoiled by too much smartness. There are twenty wheezes to a page. Instead of helping on the tale, they make it bewildering and unreal. You grow interested in a character study—and the author asks you to halt at every third line and marvel at some banal wit from Broadway.
But it is an ungrateful task to point out defects in a writer so amusing as Mr. Porter. At his worst, true enough, he is very, very bad, but at his best he is irresistible. Someday, let us hope, he will acquire resolution enough to stick to the letter of his text, no matter how great the temptation to fly off into literary roulades. Meanwhile, it might benefit him to give a month or two of hard study to a book called "In Babel," by George Ade—a book containing some of the best comedies in the English language.
Jacques Futrelle's latest book, entitled "Elusive Isabel" (Bobbs-Merrill, $1.50), is a brisk tale of diplomatic intrigue and adventure in Washington. Mr. Futrelle endeavors, not to explore the human soul, but to tell a story and he does it very well. There is always something doing. Once you are made aware, in the second chapter, of the great Latin alliance against England and the United States, you will read on to the end. And as you proceed you will achieve such a liking for the fair Miss Isabel Thorne that, in the last chapter, the sleuth-hero who carries her off in his automobile will excite your unalloyed envy.
"One Fair Daughter," by Frederic P. Ladd (Kennerley, $1.50), is a mildly interesting attempt to explore the psychology of love. A beautiful and intellectual woman, married to a rich but yodling German, meets a fascinating young rector, and the two love. To escape her dachshund of a husband, the wife goes upon a holiday trip down Aiken way. The rector follows posthaste and soon the two are tripping the primrose path. It doesn't take the rector long to decide that preaching is no longer for him; so he returns to New York to resign his pulpit and seek a trade more suitable to a man of his newly acquired sinfulness. While he is away the yodling husband visits his wife, and is accorded a polite if not cordial welcome. When the rector hears of it, he gives the poor girl a sound berating and bids her goodbye. His conception of a love affair, he explains, is indissolubly associated with a notion of monogamy on the part of the woman.
A great many worse ideas than this one have been put into novels by American fictioneers, but Mr. Ladd, unluckily, does not execute nearly so well as he plans. The rector has no little verity, and the wife, particularly toward the end, is depicted with insight, but the mannerchor husband is drawn so grotesquely that he spoils the picture.
Half a dozen books exemplifying or dealing with the art of the theater are on the spring list. The most conspicuous of them is an extraordinarily bulky and weighty volume by W. T. Price called "The Analysis of Play Construction and Dramatic Principle" (Price, $5.00). Here we have more than four hundred large pages of fine print devoted to a demonstration of the thesis that the true dramatist is made and not born. In order to write a good play, says Mr. Price, one must first understand the anatomy and physiology of plays. Not content with merely saying this, Mr. Price proceeds to prove it, and his proof, it must be admitted, is triumphant and well rubbed in. Let the fledgling dramatic genius but read the book, and if it accomplishes nothing else, it will at least cure him of his delusion that the managers who decline his plays do so because they hate all Christians.
Mr. Price's analysis of the elements which enter into the make-up of a modern drama is elaborately minute, and in the main, entirely accurate. He is disposed perhaps to dwell too much upon manner and too little upon matter, but this fault is inherent in his task. One may reduce all harmony to a book of rules, but it is impossible to teach a tone-deaf man to write a string quartet. In the same way, it is impossible to turn an ass into a Pinero, but, all the same, the ambitious beginner who studies Mr. Price's book will put it down with a sound knowledge of important matters which, unaided, he might have groped for blindly for years.
"The Faith Healer," a mystical drama in four acts by William Vaughn Moody, author of "The Great Divide" (Houghton-Mifflin, $1.00), comes next. This piece has been put upon the stage in the West, but at this writing it seems unlikely that it will reach Broadway, and if it does, it will certainly make no dent in the receipts of the current obscenodrames. It is altogether too elusive and shadowy for that. The touch of Maeterlinck is upon it, and at other times it recalls Bjornson. Again, one hears echoes of Ibsen, of the Niebelung legends and of Hauptmann in his more fantastic moods. Altogether, it strikes a new note in the American drama. Cheap melodramas of hypnotism and parlor magic we have in plenty, but the play of true mysticism is almost unknown among us.
The principal characters in "The Faith Healer" are Ulrich Michaelis, the healer, and Rhoda Williams, a girl of somewhat subnormal purity. Michaelis, hearing the call to go forth and cure, makes himself ready for solitary vigils in the vast open spaces. His divine appointment, he believes, demands other-worldliness, detachment, renunciation. And it seems to be sound, this idea, for when he comes back to his fellow men, a word from him makes a bed-ridden woman rise and walk—greatly to the astonishment of her Darwin-worshiping husband. But then Michaelis encounters Rhoda and his power seems to leave him. Is it that love is not for the divinely anointed? Or is it that Rhoda's sin has crippled him? Rhoda herself begs him to seek new strength by leaving her, but he refuses to go. In love, he seems to conclude, there may be even more power than in renunciation. . . . And as he clasps Rhoda to him the sick woman walks again.
This is a play full of suggestions and overtones; a play of the fourth dimension, illusory, dimly lighted, artistic; a play to read on a mountain top—but not one to entertain the world-weary white-goods buyer, the brandied bucketshop man and their respective sultanas.
Another drama of an unusual sort is "Swanwhite" ("Schwanenweise") by the sinister Swede, August Strindberg, admirably translated by Francis J. Ziegler (Brown, $1.00). Here we have Strindberg in a happy, idyllic mood, telling a pretty fairy tale. It is as if Richard Strauss were to write a Wiener waltz, or Uncle Joe Cannon were to essay the vilanelle. The terrible Strindberg of "Glaubiger," "Mit dem Feuer Spielen" and "The Father"—the maniacal woman hater, heretic and iconoclast—becomes a latter-day Hans Andersen and spins a charming little story of enchanted castles and a love that conquers death. After all, the man is human—and the discovery that he is gives one an agreeable surprise.
"Swanwhite," it is announced, is the first of a series of translations of contemporary foreign plays. The publishers deserve the thanks of the public for their enterprise and congratulations upon the many excellencies of their first venture.
"An Englishman's Home," by Major Guy DuMaurier (Harpers, $1.25), had a brief and inglorious career on Broadway, and the critics were disposed to dismiss it with a sneer, but, as a matter of fact, a reading proves it to be a play of considerable merit. The author is a novice, true enough, but he is by no means a bungler. His dialogue is often good, his characters are plausible and clearly outlined, and his situations are managed with no little skill. It is easy to imagine the climax of the second act sending a thrill of horror through the first-night London audience. To us it seems bald melodrama—but we are not Englishmen, and there is no German fleet hovering off our coast.
"A Motley Jest," by Oscar Fay Adams (Sherman-French, $1.00), is a good-humored attempt to write variations upon themes by William Shakespeare. It contains two clever sketches —one a Shakespearean fantasy in which many of the Bard's personages appear, and the other a sixth act to "The Merchant of Venice"—and no less a pundit than Dr. Rolfe appends a note of applause. A pleasant oddity, with no little merit.
The author of "Mind Power" (Progress Co., $1.50) starts out with the following thesis: "There exists in nature a dynamic mental principle—a mind power, pervading all space—immanent in all things." Inasmuch as this is not true, it may seem to be useless to follow him further, but as a matter of fact, the conclusions that he reaches later on are so astounding that his book fascinates by its very grotesquerie. He gives elaborately minute directions, for example, for "fascinating," whereby it appears that if one looks intently through—not into—the eyes of another, that other will straightway become one's slave. There are many other similar recipes and incantations, and the book, in general, is a veritable encyclopedia of the so-called "New Thought." At bottom, of course, this "New Thought," like the Emmanuel Movement, Spiritualism and all the other quack "sciences," is based upon the idea that human intelligence is a sort of independent and all-pervasive ether or juice, with power not only to modify matter, but also to create and destroy it. This idea is a brother to the popular notion that Friday is an unlucky day. It is difficult, perhaps, to disprove it, but it is not at all difficult to show that the less a man believes it the more civilized is that man.
The Triumph of Truth—
by Henry Frank.
(Fenno, $1.50)
A popular statement of the case against Christianity. The author is reverent and earnest, and his book is a good one, but the pantheism that he offers as a substitute for the Christian miracle cult is not beyond criticism.
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia—
by M. E. and A. Hume-Griffith.
(Lippincott, $3.00)
An exceedingly interesting and intimate picture of life in the Near East, with plenty of good illustrations. The authors had unusual facilities for observation, and they write with simplicity and sympathy.
by Archibald Williams.
(Nelson, $2.00)
A clear, understandable explanation of the marvels of modern engineering—tunnels, bridges, aqueducts, canals, etc. Mr. Williams knows exactly how to make such things comprehensible to the lay mind. There are many diagrams and illustrations.
The Story of a Street—by Frederick Trevor Hill.
(Harpers, $2.00)
The true romance of Wall Street— particularly the romance of Wall Street in the olden time. A most interesting contribution to the history of New York. With many illustrations.
Trolley Folly—
by Henry Wallace Phillips.
(Bobbs-Merrill, $1.50)
Another collection of Mr. Phillips's breezy short stories—chiefly of the West. The worst of them is amusing, and the best of them, "The Reverse of a Medal," is a little masterpiece.
Lanier of the Cavalry—
by General Charles King.
Another of General King's romances of the Army. The scene is a frontier post in the 70's, and the dashing young officers, pretty girls and treacherous Indians of the author's earlier stories are all there.
A King in Khaki—
by H. K. Webster.
(Appleton, $1.50)
A brisk tale of adventure at the edge of the Spanish Main. The hero has an exciting bout with a soulless millionaire, and celebrates his victory by marrying his enemy's daughter. An excellent story for a summer afternoon.
On the Road to Arden—
by Margaret Morse.
(Houghton-Mifflin, $1.50)
A lively little pastoral comedy with a double love story. Miss Morse has something of old Chaucer's love for a spring day and a merry laugh. There are touches of poetry, too.
With Those That Were—
by Francis W. Grattan.
(Broadway Pub. Co., $1.50)
A thick book of dull yarns.
Memoirs of a Senate Page—
by Christian F. Eckloff.
Mildly interesting pictures of Washington in 1855-59, with some account of the principal antebellum pundits and sages. Too much borrowing from the Congressional Record.
The Memoirs of a Failure—
by D. W. Kittredge.
(James, $1.50)
A study in egomania and inefficiency, clumsily managed, but not without its moments.
The Bronze Bell—
by Louis Joseph Vance.
(Dodd-Mead, $1.50)
A fast-moving tale of adventure in two hemispheres, with a hero who routs men and devils. Its ingenuity and plausibility are unflagging.
The Glory of the Conquered—
by Susan Glaspell.
(Stokes, $1.50)
A novel of uneven quality, overstrained in places, but with abundant merit in other places. Its theme is woman's love and sacrifice.
The Man Without a Shadow—
by Oliver Cabot.
A story of lost personality. It is not a new theme, but it is handled with resourcefulness and skill, and the result is a story that kills time very pleasantly.
Servitude— by Irene Osgood.
(Dana Estes, $1.50)
A rip-snorting yarn of adventure in the Barbary States a hundred years ago. The hero starts out as William Brown and ends as the Earl of Rathdowney.
by Frederick Niven.
(Lane, $1.50)
A tale of the grim and inhospitable Southwest, conventional in plan, but with originality in the writing of it. A sort of Scotch Monte Cristo and the Apache Kid II, prospector and philosopher, are the principal figures.
Plain Economic Facts—
by Ambrose M. Thomas.
(Cochrane, $3.00)
A rhapsody on high and low finance, full of startling theories, apt alliteration and atrocious grammar. A true literary curiosity.
An Unfinished Divorce—
by Francis D. Gallatin.
A didactic romance, in which the divorce question is discussed with ponderous banality.
by A. F. Calvert.
Not a guide book, but an interesting volume describing the daily doings of the Madrilenos and the places and institutions of their city. No less than 453 full-page pictures.
The New Regime—
by John Ira Brant.
A romance describing life in the year 2202. The work of an amateur entirely devoid of talent.
The Butler's Story—
by Arthur Train.
(Scribners, $1.50)
A little melodrama of high society and high finance in New York City, seen through a stolid English servant's eyes. Ridges, the butler, is always "in character," and altogether it's a novel and entertaining book.
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Better Lives is an integrated adult substance misuse service delivered by WDP in partnership with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust and Blenheim.
We offer a free and confidential support service for individuals and their families affected by drug and alcohol problems in Islington.
The specialist team include substance misuse practitioners, doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and pharmacists, as well as complementary therapists, volunteers and peer mentors. Together we offer a high quality and professional service that supports individuals and their families who wish to receive advice, assessment and treatment for their drug and/or alcohol problems. We also offer advice and training to local community organisations.
The service is free and open to all Islington residents aged 18 or over, as well as their families and carers.
You can refer yourself by attending our open access drop-in sessions or contacting us by phone or email. You will be able to talk to one of our team who will help you decide which service best meets your needs. Our team will then work with you to create a care plan which will be reviewed regularly.
Alternatively, any professional, such as a housing support worker, social worker or nurse, can make the referral on your behalf.


Liz Keim is a global management consultant specializing in managerial and technical problems in business applications, primarily non-manufacturing, using an integrated basket of methods from the quality-related sciences including applied statistics, lean production, quality standards and business excellence models (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Criteria and ISO9000). She has worked in a number of industries including: insurance, banking, sales and marketing, government, mining, utilities, healthcare, chemical, automotive, distribution, hospitality, testing, and tele-communications.
Previously, Liz spent 17 years at IBM Global Services where she started as a programmer and then became a manager and a leader of quality improvement. She was recruited to GE Plastics during their Six Sigma deployment efforts and helped drive the use of Six Sigma in non-manufacturing processes for two years.
Liz is a frequent speaker on quality in non-manufacturing processes at national and international conferences. She is an active volunteer with the Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence Award, the American Society for Quality and the International Academy for Quality. She is a Past Chair of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), an Academician, and the Vice President of Conferences with the International Academy for Quality.


Waterproof series light touch switch is a kind of light touch switch which can be washed in water or rain and will not fail. Generally, the waterproof light touch switch is IP67, which means it can completely protect the dust in the air. It can be located at about 1M under normal temperature and will not be damaged in 30 minutes. We should master the application and packaging specification of waterproof touch switch.
Let's have a clear understanding of the operation principle of Xingkun's waterproof light-touch switch. The waterproof light-touch switch can be divided into two types according to the different principles. One is to use metal elastic strips to complete the switch-on cut-off state switch. This kind of waterproof light-touch switch feels good and is accompanied by pressing the button to a certain extent. The ticking voice appeared and the voice was crisp.


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Spooktacular Stories
Catasauqua Library Presents a Variety of Family Themed Programming
One of the goals of every library is to be a link in the chain of community information resources. With that in mind, your Library is especially pleased to host Hartzell's Pharmacy 's "Health Talks: Family Caregiving and When It's Time to Get Help," Thursday, September 28th at 6pm. Many of us are already facing the challenges of caring for a member of the family. Most of us will face these issues at some time. Here you have the opportunity to get expert advice from Sheila Nemeth, Certified Senior Advisor from CarePatrol, a free, non-profit service for advice on caregiving solutions. Please join us.
On an entirely different subject, but one very important to children of all ages, the Library will be the setting for another special program.
On Thursday, October 26th, at 6pm, the Library will host members of the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild. Karen Maurer, Ingrid Bohn and Denise McCormack will present a Two-Part "Spooktacular of Stories." Some scary and some just fun! No tricks but definitely treats! Part One stories are the fun ones for younger children, and, following a 15 minute intermission, Part Two stories are the ones about things that go bump in the night. Do come in costume! A donation of a canned good for the Second Harvest food bank will be gratefully accepted.
Fiction: "Origin," Dan Brown
"Manhattan Beach," Jennifer Egan
" Hardcore Twenty-Four," Janet Evanovich
"I Know A Secret," Tess Gerritsen
"The Rooster Bar," John Grisham
"The Rules of Magic," Alice Hoffman
"Proof of Life," J.A.Jance
"Killing Season," Faye Kellerman
"It," Stephen King
"Sleeping Beauties," Stephen King
"Legacy of Spies," John Le Carre
"Deep Freeze," John Sandford
"Fairytale," Danielle Steel
"Quick and Dirty," Stuart Woods
Non-Fiction: "Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery," Scott Kelly
"Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of WW II," Liza Mundy
"Pale Rider," Laura Spinney
"The Vietnam War: An Intimate History," Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
Young Adult: "Turtles All the Way Down, John Green
"One of Us Is Lying," Karen M. McManus
"Big Words for Little Geniuses," Susan and James Patterson
"Sam, The Most Scaredy-Cat in the World," Mo Willems


music and arrangements S. Stapleton / C. Scrodd.
words and vocals C. Scrodd.
thanks to: G. Cox, B McCarus, J. Niblock.
There are claims of a version with real lace around the heart-shaped hole.
Chrystal Belle Scrodd : Music, arrangements, words and vocals.
Steven Stapleton : Music and arrangements.
Violet Firth: Words on "Riding the Red Rag"**.
Tathata Wallis: Words and vocals on "The Demon Flower"*.
Remastered by Steven Stapleton and Colin Potter at IC Studio. Originally released on United Dairies in 1986 as UD021.
With thanks to Sandra Hurley and Hirnlaerm for photoshop, Edith Franz for cover design, Walter Robotka of Klanggalerie and G. Cox, M. McCarus, J. Niblock.


VTB Leasing's Irish affiliate company, Capablue, has filed a lawsuit in the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region demanding $43 million from Transaero. Five other Irish companies affiliated with VTB Leasing have also filed suits against Transaero totaling more than $58.5 million from Transaero for non payment of dues.
Aeroflot, Russian Regional Development Bank, RN-Aero, Sberbank and Alfa Bank have also filed lawsuits against Transaero demanding payment of debts.


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New reporting tool making transportation safer for residents guatemala city
New Reporting Tool is Making Transportation Safer for Residents of Guatemala City
With a grant from Cities Alliance, Transparency International, Acción Ciudadana and its partner, the Guatemalan Ombudsman for Human Rights, have piloted a systemic approach to providing safe, efficient public transportation in Guatemala City.
[23 April 2017] -- Every day in Guatemala City, about two million people (two thirds of the city's population) ride the bus. For many, it is not a safe journey. The bus system in Guatemala City is widely considered to be one of the most dangerous public spaces in the country; it is notoriously rife with violence, including sexual abuse, extortion, bribery, and bus drivers overcharging for fares. It is so bad that the system has come to serve as a symbol of the ineffectiveness of public institutions to deliver a critical basic service.
The problem is not new. In 2009, the state invested millions of dollars into fixing Guatemala City's bus system by contracting private companies to provide new buses and bus lines and to improve security infrastructure, including security cameras along major bus routes.
That state investment of tens of millions of dollars did not lead to significant change. A 2013 report by the independent Guatemalan watchdog Acción Ciudadana, a national chapter of Transparency International, found that the subsidies going to the private sector were being siphoned off by corrupt actors. As a result, many of the new buses and bus lines paid for by the state never materialised, and the security system provided along the routes was faulty and incomplete.
When Acción Ciudadana published that report, it received numerous death threats, according to the organisation's leadership. Despite the careful research and courage it took to publish those findings, little changed in terms of the political will to tackle the problem of corruption and weak accountability of the public transportation sector. Until now.
What has changed?
Two years ago, the president of Acción Ciudadana met with staff from the Transparency International Secretariat to consider ways to tackle the issue. If the question is a matter of political will, how do you get elected officials to act? The idea that emerged was that Acción Ciudadana needed to do something to visualise the problem and engage affected people, communities and other stakeholders to find solutions.
With a grant from Cities Alliance, Transparency International, Acción Ciudadana and its partner, the Guatemalan Ombudsman for Human Rights, have been able to pilot a systemic approach to provide safe and efficient public transportation in Guatemala City, fully in line with Sustainable Development Goal 11.
The approach is a multi-faceted one. It works with bus drivers, bus riders and other key stakeholders to capture data that enables visualisation of the impact of poor, insecure delivery of public transportation on people's lives. Then, it uses that data and picture of the problem to mobilise key government actors to fix the system in both the short and longer term.
Data is collected through an online platform called Transporte Seguro that collects reports by victims and witnesses of corruption, service or security problems and maps those problems along bus routes throughout Guatemala City and outlying communities. Reporting is done anonymously by cell phone, text message, online, snail mail, and in person. Both the platform and results are public, communicated through social networks and a monthly press conference held by Acción Ciudadana.
Before the platform went live in July 2016, Acción Ciudadana worked closely with the municipality of Guatemala City to ensure that the city would be responsive to reports of serious corruption, service or security issues. The organisation and the municipality signed a memorandum of cooperation stipulating that the city would provide regular, timely responses to the reports received from the chapter.
Since July, the project has brought about many quick wins and generated political will for more systemic reform. It has led to more than 60 fines of bus drivers who were overcharging passengers. In addition, the project identified that the Transurbano, one of the newest bus lines and thought to be the most corruption free due to its electronic fare system, was allegedly rigging electronic fare cards themselves to overcharge passengers. This led to a court case that remains ongoing.
As a result of advocacy by Acción Ciudadana, the Guatemalan national government has agreed to include a commitment to making the financial streams of public-private partnerships – such as that which subsidises the private delivery of buses and security infrastructure along bus routes – more transparent and accountable in its new Open Government Partnership National Action Plan.
Also, numerous bus owners and mayors from municipalities outside of Guatemala City are reaching out to Acción Ciudadana to learn how to extend the platform to bus systems served by their communities.
Perhaps most importantly, through the project Transparency International is showing people directly affected by weak governance and corruption how to be part of the solution, and how they can help change political will by sharing their own accounts of the problems they face.
Looking ahead, Transparency International and Accion Ciudadana are planning to reach out to women's rights associations and other groups. Hopefully, by next year the organisations will be able to report many more systematic changes as a result of collective action between affected populations, government reformers, civil society and the private sector actors.
Why this matters beyond Guatemala
The poor, who lack resources for alternative transportation modes and typically live outside the city centre, are the most affected by weak public oversight of the public transportation sector. Women and girls are especially impacted. In Latin America, a region suffering from a high degree of corruption and the most rapid urbanisation rate in the world, providing the safe, adequate public transportation is a citizen safety imperative. It is also a key to reducing poverty; efficient, secure transportation allows greater access to jobs and services, especially for the poor, and promotes economic development.
The Transporte Seguro platform collects reports on corruption, service or security problems and maps them along the Guatemala City bus routes. Photo: Acción Ciudadana
Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Target 11.2: by 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.
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Nathan Parsons on Bunheads Romance, Stripping For His Bosses, General Hospital Offer
There's something about a man in uniform. That slow, simmering attraction between Bunheadswidow Michelle (Sutton Foster) and surfer dude Godot (Nathan Parsons) officially gets hot in Monday's episode (9/8c, ABC Family) - hot enough to brings in the hooks and ladders.
"So far we've only seen Michelle and Godot making out and trading barbs but things take a turn when there's a wild fire and he shows up in full firefighter gear," says Parsons. "She has no idea he's a volunteer with the Paradise fire department and really likes what she sees. In fact, that uniform works so well I'm thinking of getting one in real life!"
The Australia-born Parsons is accustomed to being treated like a prime hunk o' man-meat - after all, he spent three years as Ethan on General Hospital - and things were no different at Bunheads. "By my third audition I'm in a room with all these hilarious, outspoken women - [creator] Amy Sherman-Palladino, her writers and the casting director - and suddenly it's, 'Take off your shirt!' I hated that stuff on GH because they take it so seriously. But those ladies were out for fun!"
Any chance Parsons and Jonathan Jackson (now a regular on Nashville) will show up for a reunion of the Luke Spencer spawns for GH's 50th anniversary? "They're actually talking about that and it would be so good to see everybody," Parsons says. "They call every now and then and ask if I'd be interested in coming back for something longer. If the situation is right, I'd absolutely do it, but things have been pretty busy lately and pilot season is happening. So we'll see."
He hasn't forgotten how cushy suds work can be. "I was so worried when I left GH [in early 2012], so scared I'd never work again," Parsons says. "Pilot season came and went and I didn't get anything. I was, like, 'Aurghh! My life is over!' But then Bunheads came along. [Laughs] And I was so happy to take off my shirt!"
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Do you know where your flooring comes from? What it's made of or how durable it is? If you've bought a previously owned home, you may not know the details of what the previous owner chose. If you have granite countertops or flooring, you may be especially in the dark as there are over 75 color names and varieties. Most care practices between flooring are pretty standard, but here is some interesting information if you've noticed granite in your house.
Granite is a natural stone flooring that is installed in many luxury homes for its look and quality. Most people prefer quartz with large crystal grains that are easily visible to the eye. Granite is found all over the world as it is a common igneous rock. Rock exposures here in the US are found in places like Georgia, Yosemite, New Hampshire, and even Mount Rushmore. However, though it is popular and pretty in a home it can be costly, and that cost derives from the difficulty in harvesting it.
Other places you can find granite include Brazil, China, Italy, India, and most recently Saudi Arabia. Most of our granite is imported and comes from Brazil, but the trends are always changing. Granite countertop and flooring is unlikely to change from its popularity simply for the ease of cleaning and extreme durability. That being said, replacing damaged granite is as costly as the initial bought piece and may have to replaced entirely.
If you're a fan of granite and have flooring that needs to be cleaned, please give Floor Seasons a call. We are experienced in all types of flooring and upholstery and provide the quality and care that you'll come to rely on year after year. If you're part of a business, please call us so we can let you know our exclusive opportunities.


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The Real Housewives of New York City's Simon van Kempen to Release Debut Single
Posted In: Real Housewives, Reality TV
As if The Real Housewives of New York City doesn't provide enough entertainment already, now one of the reality show's main men, Simon van Kempen, is busting onto the music scene with a pop and dance track called "I Am Real." The single, to be released today at 11 p.m. EST on Bravo TV's Watch What Happens: Live, takes an ironic look at the reality star and others from The Real Housewives of New York.
Produced by JSM Music in New York City, the track was specifically written about van Kempen's experience on the hit show and is the first of its kind, according to a press release. "Not many people know this, but I spent my childhood and early 20's studying and performing as a musician. Music has been a huge part of my life, and although I never thought of myself as a singer, I was thrilled and a little nervous when Joel Simon and JSM approached me with idea of creating a song," said the star. "More than anything, I wanted the track to be fun, irreverent and to talk about my real experience on the 'Real Housewives of New York City.'"
Van Kempen, who was born in Brisbane, Australia and also grew up in New South Wales, moved to London at the age of 22. He lived in London for 13 years before eventually moving back to Australia. On a business trip to New York, however, he met his future wife, Alex McCord. The duo fell in love almost immediately.
"I Am Real" will be available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and other leading online music sites.
Music credits include:
Record Label: JSM Music, Inc.
Producers: Joel Simon/Ross Hopman/Koki Saito
Composer: Allison Beth Simon/Jon Jason Appleton/Koki Saito
Executive Producers: Alex McCord and Rob Goldstone
Related Tags: Alex McCord, Celebrity Couples, Dating Advice, Reality TV, Singles, The Real Housewives of New York City
The Real Housewives of New York City's Simon van Kempen to Release Debut Single


Verizon completed the deal, which was first announced in mid-May, to purchase AOL for $50 a share, or $4.4 billion.
The purchase is widely seen as a way for Verizon to get its hands on AOL's video and advertising platform, which the company has built up in the years since its disastrous merger with Time Warner ended. The acquisition will help Verizon to bolster its wireless video and and OTT (over-the-top video) strategies. Those platforms will also be connected to Verizon's IoT (Internet of Things) platforms.
AOL is a long-time publically traded company, having had its IPO all the way back in 1992.
With the debut of Apple Music looming, Spotify decided to take some wind out of its sails, acquiring Seed Scientific, a company that crafts data-driven solutions for personalization and recommendations, plus advanced analytics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Seed Scientific's team and technology will now become the foundation of a new Advanced Analytics unit at Spotify, one that combines math, science, design, and engineering to craft insights, models, and tools with data. Seed Scientific's founder and CEO, Adam Bly, will head up this new unit, based in New York City.
Among the company's former clients was Apple's Beats Music. So it's hard not see this as Spotify taking a direct shot at a new competitor. Seed Scientific was founded in 2012.
eBooks service Scribd purchased social e-reading platform Librify for an undisclosed amount.
authors. Once they got the book they could keep it.
The company makes it sound as though it will be shutting down, saying that it will be giving its users a "special offer to join Scribd" and that they can still accress their account "for the time being." But users can no longer purchase any content on the site and it is no longer accepting new memberships.
World Poker Tour, a company that sponsors live and virtual poker tournaments, was sold to Ourgame, a Chinese social gaming and technology company, from PartyGaming. The price was $35 million.
World Poker Tour, which is based in Irvine, California, will stay in its current offices, and continue to operate in its current form.
iWin, which develops and distributes mass-market online social and casual games, agreed to acquire Jenkat Games, a free PC downloadable casual game website. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
This is iWin's third acquisition of casual game properties in the last 2 years, and it will now have a catalog of over 250 games. In addition to being a distributor of HTML5 games, iWin has also created 15 original games in the last 6 months including Jewel Quest, Deal or No Deal and Bubble Town.
The Jenkat Games Arcade has been installed over 10 million times and the site has reached over 8 million unique users in the last 12 months.
Percolate team members will join Meteor, working on product development and customer success. Zoltan Olah, co-founder of Percolate Studio, will lead Meteor's customer success division.
Meteor will use Percolate to offer its customers a commercial developer subscription to provide technical support and design review assistance.
Ride-sharing app Lyft has purchased disappearing messaging app Leo. Terms of the deal, which closed this past weekend, were undisclosed, but the deal was an acqui-hire. Co-founders Carlos Whitt, Austen Broyles and Jisi Guo started their new jobs at Lyft earlier this week.
It is not clear what Lyft will have the team working on, but it is likely to be location tracking, or possibly payments.
Founded in 2013, Leo had raised a $1.5 million seed funding round from investors that included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, SV Angel, Freestyle Capital and Greylock Partners.
If you are interested in being included in our M&A roundup, you can e-mail at Steven@vator.tv.


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Suite 6, Vulcan House, Oxford Street, WV147LF
enquiry@sister2sister.org.uk
A Word From The Directors
Are you aged 13-21?
Are you a parent/carer?
The basis of this policy is that we ask all our young women to respect the building, respect the staff and respect each other. This policy applies to all staff, volunteers, and young people. It is also a tool to be utilised by all staff, including senior managers, the board of trustees, paid employees, freelance and agency workers, volunteers, placement students, parents/carers and support workers or anyone working on behalf of Sister2Sister. Sister2Sister works with young people from the age of 14 to 21 years.
Sister2Sister believes that all young people and staff have the right to have access to an environment that is safe, secure, and free from negative or anti-social behaviour of any kind. To enable an environment that inspires, promotes individuality, and encourages young people to feel comfortable engaging in activities, without the fear of negative or anti-social behaviour. Sister2Sister sets out clear boundaries in relation to behaviour. Throughout this policy it is acknowledged that some inappropriate behaviours may be linked to medical conditions, disabilities or additional needs.
At Sister2Sister we are committed to preparing young people for the wider world, and as a result, we operate within the notion that the fact a young person has a disability, or additional support need does not mean that they should never be disciplined. Instead, we believe that this behaviour policy should reflect the need to pay extra attention to the underlying causes of their difficulties, reflect the additional barriers disabled people or individuals with additional support needs face in society and where appropriate, ensure that reasonable adjustments and support is put into place.
Sister2Sister is dedicated to providing a safe and secure environment, free from negative and anti-social behaviour for all /young people. Sister2Sister is committed to:
a) Ensuring that young people are given clear behaviour boundaries and those who have difficulties meeting these boundaries are supported and helped in ways which are sensitive to their needs.
b) Providing safeguards for all staff and volunteers with a clear outline of how to manage behaviour at Sister2Sister.
c) Ensuring that the safety of both young people and staff is treated as equally important.
At Sister2Sister, all our activities include:
Participation and active involvement:
Young people choose to be involved, not least because they want to relax, meet friends, make new relationships, to have fun, and to find support
The work starts from where young people are in relation to their own values, views, and principles, as well as their own personal and social space.
It seeks to go beyond where young people start, to widen their prospects, promote contribution and invite social commitment, in particular by encouraging them to be critical and creative in their responses to their experience and the world around them
Equity, diversity and inclusion:
Our sessions encourage young people to:
treat one another with respect, valuing each individual and their differences, and promote the acceptance and understanding of others, whilst challenging oppressive behaviour and ideas.
value individual differences by supporting and strengthening young people's belief in themselves, and their capacity to grow and to change through a supportive group environment.
Our commitment to staff, volunteers, trustees, and other's working on behalf of the organisation: Sister2Sister strives to create an atmosphere where the principles of managing the behaviour of young people are clearly outlined and easy to follow. All staff will be enabled to manage behaviour as well as help guide young people to contribute positively, confidently, and fairly to our immediate community, the wider community and society as a whole. We will ensure that all staff receive encouragement, support, and training in areas of managing behaviour and have access to opportunities to openly discuss and share the ways in which supporting young people can be developed.
Our commitment to young people:
Sister2Sister is committed to protecting, fulfilling, and promoting the rights and safety of young people. Positive behaviour needs to be planned for, modelled, taught and acknowledged and as a result we are committed to ensuring that all staff, including senior managers, the board of trustees, paid employees, freelance and agency workers, volunteers, placement students, support workers or anyone else working on behalf of Sister2Sister presents themselves as a positive role model to all young people. We seek to ensure that they are fully aware of and understand the behaviours that are acceptable and unacceptable when in or around Sister2Sister with the aim of enabling them to make positive contributions to our community, the wider community and society as a whole.
This policy has been drawn up based on law and guidance that seeks to protect young people, namely:
The Children and Young People Act 2008
Humans Right Act 1998
United Convention of the Rights of the Child 1991
Data Protection Act 2018 /General Data Protection Regulations
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
The Children and Families Act 2014
Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice: 0 to 25 years –Statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities; HM Government 2014
Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to , young people, parents, and carers; July 2018
Child and Social Work Act 2017
Working together to safeguard : Statutory guidance on 'inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children'. HM Government 2018
Other policies and procedures which should be read and be used in conjunction with this policy are:
Anti-harassment and Bullying Policy
Drugs, alcohol and substance abuse policy
Medication Policy
Training and Development Policy
BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE
Every young person will be required to read, understand, and sign our behaviour agreement. We understand the need to be consistent in the way that we respond to unacceptable or inappropriate behaviour and we do this by implementing a consistent three levelled approach that provides examples of inappropriate behaviours at each level, appropriate sanctions, and steps for dealing with the behaviour.
To ensure that this is clear and easy to follow, significant terms are clarified below:
Verbal challenge: The young person will be informally reminded that the way they are behaving is not appropriate. A clear explanation as to why this behaviour is inappropriate will be given, where necessary, with staff/volunteers taking a non-threatening and encouraging approach at this point, referring to previous positive behaviour whilst providing examples of how-to better act or behave. Verbal challenges do not need to be reported
Warning: The young person will be formally reprimanded for the inappropriate behaviour and will be given 3 warnings for low level and 1 warning for medium level behaviour prior to a sanction being imposed. Warnings will be carried over and considered for escalation over 3 consecutive sessions attended.
Time out: The young person is accompanied to an appropriate space with the aim of temporarily separating them from the environment where inappropriate behaviour has occurred for a short and temporary period of time.
Staff will always deliver sanctions calmly and with care. It is in nobody's interest to confront inappropriate behaviour with anger. When a young person is sent away from a session, a cool off is imposed or a permanent ban is put in place, parents/carers of all young people under the age of 18 will be notified and fully informed of the reasoning behind these sanctions. If a child/young person is deemed as being under the influence of any psychoactive substance (including alcohol) then regardless of consent to leave Sister2Sister independently they must be collected by a parent/guardian immediately or the relevant agencies/ government bodies will be contacted.
Low Level Behaviour This level of response is for low level behaviour including, but not exclusively:
General use of rude/inappropriate language
Rude/disrespectful behaviour/language used towards staff or peers
Littering or inappropriate disposal of rubbish
Disobeying given instructions by a member of staff
General use of oppressive or discriminatory behaviour or language (First occasion)
Careless/unthoughtful use of equipment that leads to damage of company property
Running around the building in unsuitable areas unless permitted by staff
Vandalism of equipment or building (First occasion)
Graffiti (this includes all equipment, and building space both inside and outside of Sister2Sister)
Play fighting or rough play
Forcing entry to rooms/closed spaces
Deliberately blocking sinks/toilets, defacing the toilet facilities, defecating or urinating outside of the facilities (First occasion)
Any other action that is deemed low level, that may inhibit others ability/right to have a fun and safe experience
Sanctions appropriate to this level include but are not limited to:
Verbal warning
Apologising for actions verbally or written (escalated dependent on behaviour)
Time out (young person to be provided with a safe and quiet space in order to calm down and reflect)
Young person to be responsible for repair or replacement of any property damaged or defaced.
1 week cool off if deemed necessary by the relevant staff.
Consider escalation to medium level sanctions for repeated offenses should initial sanctions not have the desired impact on behaviour
Medium level Behaviour This level of response is for medium level behaviour including, but not exclusively:
Repeated low level inappropriate behaviours
Repeated use of bad/Inappropriate language
Taunting / bullying behaviour
Theft of small or petty items (First occasion)
Repetitive disobeying of given instructions by a member of staff
Anti-social behaviour such as spitting and other non-contact behaviours
Deliberate and repeated vandalism of equipment or building
Sexually and age inappropriate behaviour/ conduct
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1-2 week cool off with re-engagement meeting arranged
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Where required additional support from partner agencies sort
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Smoking inside of the building
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Violent and directed oppressive or discriminatory behaviour
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The association with any persons who are found to be supplying, selling, carrying or concealing any item deemed to be used as a weapon or any psychoactive substances (including alcohol) / paraphernalia
Involvement in CSE or other high-level safeguarding concern
1-2 week cool off with potential permanent ban (young person to be sent to cool off period agreed between relevant staff)
Re-engagement meeting arranged for cool off sanctions
Inability to go on trips for a defined period
Escalation to authorities where appropriate
Parents/ carers called and made aware of the inappropriate behaviour and enforced sanctions for all young people under the age of 18 years
Where required additional support or referrals made to partner agencies
Permanent ban from the programme *extreme cases only
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Meatloaf Muffins Stuffed with Mozzarella are wonderfully juicy, cheesy, flavorful and on your table in less than 35 minutes!
This Meatloaf Muffins Recipe will be your family's new favorite way to devour meatloaf! These Mozzarella Stuffed Meatloaf Muffins are packed with spices, the perfect amount of veggies, oozing with melty mozzarella cheese and smothered in sweet, spicy, tangy BBQ Ketchup Glaze! I've also included instructions how to make ahead and how to freeze so you can enjoy this muffin tin meatloaf at a moments notice!
Early January my mom came over so we could pick out our family "New Year's" card. Each year at Christmas we take our family "New Year's" picture because it is the only guaranteed time of the year the Fam is all together (one brother living in Utah, another in New York).
While she was here, the aroma of these delectable Meatloaf Muffins was wafting from the oven. Very distracting to our goal. As soon as their perfection came out of the oven, we couldn't stop eating them.
Thankfully, I had doubled the batch, so I was able to send her home with a dozen Muffin Tin Meatloaf Muffins and she was able to drop them off at a friend's house who was not feeling well.
This Meatloaf Muffins recipe is not only incredibly delicious, but incredibly easy, making them the perfect family meal that everyone craves. They also can be made 100% ahead of time so now you can have them on your table in less than 25 minutes. Great news, especially once you taste their deliciousness and realize how impatient that can make you for them to be IN-YOUR-MOUTH.
VEGGIES and CRUMBS: Not enough texture? This Meatloaf Muffins recipe is a perfect balance of crushed saltine crackers, Italian breadcrumbs and chopped, onions, green peppers, celery, and carrots all cradling melty, cheesy mozzarella. Problem solved.
SPICES: Not enough spice? These Meatloaf Muffins are oozing with garlic, beef bouillon, paprika, parsley, cumin, Worcestershire Sauce and a splash of lemon. And that's just in the meatloaf muffins. Problem solved.
BEEF: Meatloaf too dry? These Meatloaf muffins use lean ground beef which is juicy but not too greasy, so when combine with the veggies, you get tender, juicy meatloaf every time! Problem Solved.
You may substitute the lean ground beef with ground turkey in this Meatloaf Muffin recipe, but I cannot guarantee juicy results as turkey is leaner than ground beef and can dry out more easily.
Do I have to use Cheese?
The cheese in these Meatloaf Muffins not only rewards you with an ooey gooey surprise, it helps the muffins cook more evenly because the beef is not as thick due to the cheese center.
That being said, you can skip the cheese if you would like but I HIGHLY encourage you to try it next time for the BEST Muffin Tin Meatloaf Muffins!
Every meatloaf needs a fabulous sauce to marry all of the flavors together. These Meatloaf Muffins are slathered with a delectable sweet, tangy and as spicy as you like easy mixture of barbecue sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, mustard and hot sauce. I love this glaze! It elevates these Meatloaf Muffins to a whole new level of YUM!
The food processor does all the tedious chopping for you! Simply add roughly chopped onion, green bell pepper, celery, carrot and garlic cloves to your food processor and finely chop.
You MUST use lean meat for this Meatloaf Muffin recipe or grease will overflow the muffin tins.
Add the veggies to large bowl along with lean ground beef, crushed saltine crackers, breadcrumbs and seasonings. Mix just combined for tender, juicy results. If you over mix, you will will end up with dense meatloaf muffins.
You want meat mixture consistency to be moist but hold it's shape. It should not be crumbly-dry or runny-wet. If too wet, add breadcrumbs. If too dry, add milk.
Line a 12-muffin tin with muffin liners and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray. This is a regular size cupcake/muffin baking pan.
Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup, fill measuring cup, add a mozzarella piece to the center and roll into a ball and place in muffin liner. This ensures each Meatloaf Muffin is uniform size and will cook evenly. Repeat until muffin tin is filled.
Just like any chicken or beef recipe, it is important to rest the meatloaf after it is pulled out of the oven. This allows all of the juices that have pushed to the outside of the muffins to be redistributed. This ensures a juicy meatloaf in ever bite.
How Long to Bake Meatloaf Muffins?
Bake Meatloaf Muffins at 450 degrees F for 20 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center (but not the cheese) reads 165 degrees F.
If you don't own an instant-read thermometer, you may cut open 1 muffin to ensure it is cooked all the way through. Continue to cook if muffin tin meatloaf is not fully cooked through.
WOULD THESE TASTE GOOD ON A SANDWICH?
Absolutely! You can place your Meatloaf Muffins inside your favorite hoagie roll with additional melted cheese or place in a dinner roll and serve as a slider.
What Sides Go with Muffin Tin Meatloaf?
CAN I MAKE MEATLOAF MUFFINS AHEAD OF TIME?
Yes! You can certainly prep your Meatloaf Muffins ahead of time, store them in the refrigerator then simply pop in the oven to bake!
After completing Step 2, cover your glaze with plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container and place it in the refrigerator.
Then, follow all of the instructions through step 4.
Cover your muffin tin with plastic wrap (no glaze on top yet) then place it in your refrigerator. I suggest storing for no longer than 24 hours to maintain freshness.
When you're ready to bake, remove the muffin tin from the refrigerator and place it on the counter for 20-30 minutes to come to room temperature (so they cook evenly). Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 450 degrees F.
Now you can proceed with Steps 5-7: cover your meatball muffins with glaze (already made and stored in your refrigerator), bake them in the oven for 20 minutes and let them rest for 5 minutes before happily devouring with family and friends.
How do I STORE MEATLOAF MUFFINS?
Baked Meatloaf Muffins should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. When properly stored, muffins are good for up to 5 days.
If you have leftover glaze, place it in an airtight container or zip bag and store in the refrigerator.
HOW DO I REHEAT MY MEATLOAF MUFFINS?
To reheat meatloaf muffins in the oven: Place your meatloaf muffins on the counter while your oven preheats. Pop them back into your muffin tin or line on a baking sheet. Bake until heated through, about 15 minutes.
To reheat meatloaf muffins in the microwave: Place a couple of muffins in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 60 seconds then at 30 second intervals as needed until heated through.
CAN I FREEZE MEATLOAF MUFFINS?
The wonderful thing about this easy Meatloaf Muffin recipe is that you can freeze your muffins before OR after baking them and save some for later! Who doesn't like the sound of heat and eat snacks, lunch or dinner featuring fully flavored morsels of meat? Send some seconds my way please!
Follow the recipe instructions through forming the muffins – do NOT glaze muffins.
Store glaze separately in a freezer-safe airtight container or plastic bag in the freezer.
Place the muffin tray in the freezer to flash freeze muffins until solid, about 2 hours.
Remove Meatloaf Muffins and place them in a freezer-safe bag or divide into smaller bags.
Squeeze out any excess air (to prevent freezer burn), label and store up to 3 months.
Follow the recipe instructions all the way through.
Cool Meatloaf muffins to room temperature.
How to I reheat Frozen Meatloaf Muffins?
Transfer the muffins and your glaze to your refrigerator to thaw overnight.
Remove meatloaf muffins from packaging and place on a plate on the counter for 30 minutes to come to room temperature.
After 30 minutes (not before because we want to avoid condensation), place the muffins back into lightly greased muffin tin liners in a muffin tin.
Evenly top each meatloaf muffin with BBQ Ketchup Glaze.
Bake until heated through, or until the center reaches 165 degrees F on an instant read thermometer, about 20 minutes.
Transfer the muffins to your refrigerator to thaw overnight.
Bake until heated through, or until the center reaches 165 degrees F on an instant read thermometer, about 15 minutes.
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Meatloaf Muffins Stuffed with Mozzarella are wonderfully juicy, cheesy, flavorful and on your table in less than 35 minutes! This Meatloaf Muffins Recipe will be your family's new favorite way to devour meatloaf!
In a medium bowl, whisk together BBQ Ketchup Glaze ingredients. Taste and adjust with more brown sugar for sweeter or more hot sauce for spicer. Set aside.
Line a 12-muffin tin with muffin liners and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray. Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup, fill measuring cup, add a mozzarella piece to the center and roll into a ball and place in muffin liner. Repeat until muffin tin is filled.
Bake Meatloaf Muffins at 450 degrees F for 20 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center (but not the cheese) reads 165 degrees F. If you don't own a thermometer, cut open 1 muffin to ensure it is cooked all the way through. Continue to cook if meatloaf is not fully cooked through.
Let stand 5 minutes then serve warm.
*You MUST use lean meat or grease will overflow the muffin tins. **You want meat mixture consistency to be moist but hold it's shape. It should not be crumbly-dry or runny-wet. If too wet, add breadcrumbs. If too dry, add milk.
Jen, me too not a huge fan of making a huge meatloaf! love the idea of muffin-size loaf 🙂 just perfect!
Thank you so much Savita! The proportions seem to be just right this size and it stays super moist. Enjoy!
I made this recipe last night for dinner. I used lean, grass-fed ground bison. It was wonderful! So tender and moist as well. I turned the oven down to 400, and it still cooked within 25 minutes. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Hi Sandy, you are most welcome! Thank YOU for letting me know you tried this recipe and enjoyed it! The use of lean ground bison sounds wonderful as well!
Awesome recipes and photos. I'm so glad I found your site through a Pinterest photo (of your stuffed meatloaf muffins, can't wait to try them). I wish you and yours the very, very best. As a fellow survivor of multiple medical… um… adventures… I sense that we share a certain sparkle-still-on-it appreciation of the world. So much of the little stuff — those day to day irritants — just falls away when we can let it go. Which makes a lot of room in the heart for joy.
Like you, I'm blessed to have found my best friend and soulmate, who has been with me every step of the way now for 29 years (25 married as of Aug 18!). Anyway, I just wanted to reach out and send a hug your way. Thanks for being exactly who you are, and for sharing so generously of your self with others.
Welcome to my site – I am so happy you found me as well and thank you so much for reaching out! You sound like such a wonderful, optimistic, grateful soul that only medical "adventures" can bring 🙂 I am so happy you have found your soul mate as well and congratulations on your anniversary! (My parents anniversary is on the 18th as well 🙂 ) God bless you and yours!!
I just found your recipes — they all look wonderful — can't wait to try them. You mentioned that your mom used to make porcupine meatballs. My sister used to make these and we've lost the recipe. Would you have it and be willing to share it? I'd love to try them again. Thanks for your consideration!
Welcome to my site Lezlie! I would be happy to share my mom's recipe with you – if I can find it 🙂 I have never made them myself so let me ask my mom for the recipe and I will email it to you!
Jen! You have done it again!! Every single recipe we have ever tried from you is just delicious, and this one is the same. And my favorite part of using your recipes – NO substitutions needed – if I follow your recipes to the "T" they are always perfect. This is my new favorite way to make meatloaf. Thank you!!


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Media release: GTCS George D Gray winner announced
UNIVERSITY of the West of Scotland graduate Rachel Frew is the 2017 winner of the George D Gray CBE MA Award, presented annually by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
This year, GTCS also issued a Commendation Award to Abigail Stirling, a graduate from the University of Edinburgh.
Rachel and Abigail were issued their awards at a meeting of the full Council of GTCS in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 13 December 2017.
Now in its seventeenth year, the George D Gray CBE MA Award seeks to find the most distinguished BEd assignments in Scotland. The assignments are judged by an experienced panel of educationalists comprising: Professor Rowena Arshad, convener of the award panel; Professor Teresa Moran of Dundee University; Professor Judith George of the Open University; and Kenneth Muir, chief executive of GTCS.
Winner Rachel Frew graduated with a BEd (Hons) from the University of the West of Scotland and is now teaching at Braehead Primary School in South Ayrshire. Her dissertation is entitled, 'Primary School Language Education in Multilingual Scotland: Opportunities and Challenges for Community Languages'.
Rachel said: "Winning the George D Gray Award has come as a wonderful yet unexpected surprise, and I feel privileged and delighted to be the recipient.
"I am hopeful that the exposure winning the award brings will raise awareness of possible opportunities to better support all of our learners in their additional language acquisition, thus helping Scotland achieve its vision of authentic plurilingualism, as well as helping to challenge some of the negative and stereotypical views surrounding patterns of migration to Scotland.
"My research found that teacher training and professional development in additional language teaching and learning at primary school level should extend beyond basic knowledge of the target language(s), to EAL provision and associated languages pedagogy.
"In the absence of national and local language policies which necessitate a more streamlined approach to languages education, the establishment of digital networks of professionals from mainstream and complementary languages sectors, and EAL services, could serve to address this.
"Furthermore, the research has highlighted a clear imbalance in the worth and status attributed to different languages. If Scottish schools are truly to become welcoming places for all, more must be done to incorporate the community languages of pupils in schools into the curriculum, as a tool for teaching and learning.
"This would demonstrate to pupils and their communities that all languages are valued and all have an equal place. It is my hope that this would be reflected in the wider communities in terms of race, culture, ethnicity and heritage."
Abigail Stirling, who graduated earlier this year with a BEd (Hons) Primary Education from the University of Edinburgh, is now teaching at Linlithgow Primary School.
Abigail explored the topical matter of transgender children in the classroom in her dissertation entitled, 'Supporting teachers to support trans students: how prepared do teachers feel to support trans children in a Scottish primary school?'.
In her dissertation, Abigail discusses her findings from interviewing seven members of staff from a local primary school, concluding that teachers are willing to provide support for trans children but are unsure of what this should involve.
Abigail said: "I am delighted to receive this commendation and am very pleased that the relevance of my research has been recognised, as it highlights the real struggles that trans children can face each day in school and the importance of ensuring that teachers are fully equipped to support them.
"Although the discussion around the issue of trans children in schools may seem daunting and sometimes difficult to broach, it is becoming increasingly clear that trans pupils generally do not feel supported and nurtured by existing systems. In order to facilitate change it is vital that teachers themselves are given access to information, training and support that is informed by the wider transgender movement.
"Although there are indications that some real progress is now being made in this area, much more needs to be done to break down the stigma that surrounds it and ensure that all children are fully-engaged with their education regardless of their gender."
Presenting the award, GTCS chief executive, Kenneth Muir, said: "The calibre of submissions for the George D Gray Award this year has been very high and we were extremely impressed by how well both candidates presented their research at interview panel.
"Rachel's research is of real value and significance, for all teaching practitioners. Abigail's chosen topic of research is very current, and although Abigail was not selected as the winner of the award, she has been issued a commendation award by GTCS because of her excellent thesis."
Notes for editors:
The George D Gray CBE MA Award is presented by GTCS under the terms of a trust fund which was set up by Dr Ethel Gray, the widow of George D Gray, as a memorial to her husband. Widely regarded as being responsible for securing government support for setting up GTCS, George Gray was also its first Registrar.
Previous winners include:
o 2001 – Emma Holding and Alistair Macdonald – both from the University of Strathclyde
o 2002 – Lorraine Smith – University of Edinburgh
o 2003 – Andrew Foster – University of Dundee
o 2004 – Rhona McWalter – University of Dundee
o 2005 – Jane Harrison – University of Dundee
o 2006 – Jane Chiverton – University of Dundee
o 2007 – Karen Crichton – University of Dundee
o 2008 – Elizabeth Fuller – University of Dundee
o 2009 – Kirsten Braden – University of Strathclyde
o 2010 – Marianne McCron – University of Edinburgh
o 2011 – No award was made
o 2012 – Sharon Friel-Myles – University of Dundee
o 2013 – Ainslie McCabe – University of Strathclyde
o 2014 – Stacey McKillop – University of the West of Scotland and Steven McHarg – University of Edinburgh
o 2015 – Kirsty McLaren – University of Dundee
o 2016 – Amy Buchan – University of Strathclyde
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