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Alunageorge- Body Music
By Andrew
There's been an inordinate amount of hype surrounding the debut release from UK songstress/Duo AlunaGeorge, and considering their powerhit addition to the vocalist roster from the latest Disclosure album 'Settle', this could have been a great start to a promising career. Sadly, Body Music promises the world and pretty much gives you herpes. Like a $5 whore in a dark alley, AlunaGeorge rapes your ears and robs you blind. 19 tracks on an album is usually herculean in effort, but when they all sound EXCATLY the same, its hard to swallow.
There's no doubt Aluna Francis has a beautiful voice, albeit cockney, but she comes off sounding like a poor man's Lily Allen without the acerbic wit and cracking turn of phrase. It's a real shame, because I was hoping to have a new album to listen to instead of more space taken up in my laptop recycling bin. Needless to say, one listen is enough.
The tracks are all laid back sweet little crooning tracks lamenting lost loves and Taylor Swift-esque boy-hating. I think the best stuff on the album is the inclusion of many garage and chillstep beats thanks to the other half of the duo, George Reid. But when you combine them with her voice, over and over again, it sounds kinda fucked up. I'm hoping to see some better remixes of this album coming out to rectify the stupidity of her vocal stylings and writing, because right now, this is not hitting the mark. Probably the best track off the album is "This Is How We Do It', which is a cover anyway, but it hits a nostalgic tip which will make people reminisce of Montell Jordan and at least show their appreciation of old school hip hop. But the track is so late in the album that most would have turned off way before this piece comes in and that's one of the biggest problems. Instead of coming out swinging in the first half, the best tracks sit waaay down the end of the 19 additions that they'll sadly be either missed or not have the sly smile feelings on hearing them.
You can tell Francis must be young, if not for her voice, but because she names one of her songs "B Ur Boo", as if all of us think using letters for words, texting language and ghetto terms makes her seem mature. Its not a completely horrible track in fact, but the title turned me off from the start and having listeners on the backfoot from the start is not how to get fans.
Overall, the album is not the greatest, but its definitely not the worst I've heard of late (Selena, that honour goes to you…) and if it wasn't for the great production and very purposefully built music surrounding her naff vocals this would be a write off (Selena). Luckily, AlunaGeorge justs scrapes in over the line; but has still gotten a three point shot straight to the digital recycling basket.
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The Free Library > Humanities > History > Baptist History and Heritage > January 1, 2006
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The story of Asenath Brewster: pioneer in urban missions and mentor of Southern Baptist Leaders: by the time Asenath Brewster was thirty-two years old in 1911, she had taken a leading role in sending her denomination's first missionaries abroad and in forming its women's missionary organization.
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To honor her efforts, the General Association of General Baptists, a small, Missouri-based denomination, named its annual Christmas mission offering in her honor. Yet, even the General Baptists know only the early part of her story. She is virtually forgotten in Southern Baptist circles, where she spent her later years working as a home missionary in the most desperate neighborhoods of Louisville, Kentucky. There she also influenced a nucleus of young Baptist preachers and seminarians in the early 1940s who later became some of the best-known progressive activists in the Southern Baptist Convention, including social reformer Clarence Jordan, fiery preacher Carlyle Manley, and seminary professors Henlee Barnette, Wayne Oates, and Frank Stagg. Brewster spotted their talents and recruited many of them for street missions, and these men paid tribute to her work for the rest of their lives.
Until shortly before her death at age seventy-three on Good Friday in 1952, Brewster was still busy with the quiet work of an urban missionary, visiting homes by the hundreds and conducting Vacation Bible Schools all summer long. An overflow crowd of rich and poor attended her funeral service on Easter Sunday at Highland Baptist Church, where she was a member. Although she had periodically clashed with male preachers who challenged her over petty things such as her use of guitar in Sunday Schools, one such minister paid tribute to her in an obituary. The minister recalled that during a discussion of some pressing need, she declared, "If I were a pastor, I'd do something about it." (1)
In fact, Brewster did not let the fact that she was not a pastor--or any other obstacle-prevent her from doing whatever needed doing. In some ways, she was like a combination of two other women for whom mission offerings have been named--Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon. Like Armstrong, Brewster mobilized her denomination's women on behalf of missions. Like Moon, Brewster went into the mission field herself and worked right up until her death. Brewster's story deserves a place in the wider story of the women's missionary movement.
Context: The General Baptists
Brewster moved easily among Baptist denominations. She spent her early years among General Baptists, was strongly influenced by a Free Will Baptist pastor, and was trained at a Northern Baptist missionary school before going to work for the Southern Baptists. This flexibility probably stemmed from the inclusiveness of the capital-L "Liberal Baptist" movement in which she grew up. This movement, which included General and Free Will Baptists, emphasized open communion and opposed Calvinist notions of predestination. Given the importance of Brewster's work among the General Baptists, following is a short primer on this denomination, whose history has been overshadowed by that of larger Baptist groups.
Most Baptist histories begin with the story of the English General Baptists of the early seventeenth century, who were influenced by Arminian free-will theology and began practicing adult baptism. The General Baptists who emerged in America in the late 1600s had no organic connection to the English movement, but they were likely influenced by that movement and even used the same name. Pastor Benoni Stinson founded a General Baptist movement with an anti-Calvinist proclamation that "Christ tasted death for every man." (2) These General Baptists had a small but notable presence in such states as Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky. They founded Oakland City College in southwestern Indiana, now a university that still represents a center of denominational activity.
As Brewster came of age at the turn of the twentieth century, General Baptists, like many denominations, were responding to a mix of progressive and reactionary movements. Some members reacted to modernism by retreating into traditional revivalism, biblical literalism, and a distrust of educated ministers and mission organizations. (3) Other General Baptists agitated for temperance and foreign missions. Thus, Brewster's small, mostly rural denomination was experiencing the same ferment as that of the wider Protestant world.
Context: The Women's Missionary Movement
One of the leading sources of that ferment was the women's missionary movement. Methodist, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian women had organized in order to support missionaries and had founded missionary training schools for women. Northern and Southern Baptists also founded training schools in Chicago, Philadelphia, suburban Boston, and Louisville. (4) This movement was an outgrowth of feminism within the church and related to women's leadership in the crusades for temperance and women's suffrage. Carrie Littlejohn, historian and former president of the W. O. Carver School of Missions and Social Work in Louisville, interpreted the trend this way:
To the devoted Christian woman this urge for a full share in a
common humanity found its satisfaction in sharing with women in
pagan and heathen lands the experience that had lifted her out of a
position of inferiority to one of equality in life and service.
While her American and British sisters were supporting the suffrage
movement and various humanitarian projects in an effort to secure
equal citizenship, the missionary-minded Christian woman found her
"freedom of action ..., achieved through demonstration of
efficiency in service ... in missions." (5)
Within the General Association of General Baptists, women also began agitating for foreign missions, which coincided with their growing roles in other areas. They served as delegates to associational meetings and as members of General Association committees and boards. Women (like Brewster) were licensed to preach, while others were appointed deaconesses or even ordained to ministry, according to Charles Carr, historian of the General Baptist missionary movement. What makes this especially significant is that, while the polity of most Baptist denominations calls for local churches to ordain and license, General Baptists did so through a presbytery of ministers in each association. Thus, it was not maverick churches here and there putting women in the pulpit; this trend represented the consensus of entire associations. (6)
Brewster, nicknamed Sena, was born on March 9, 1879, in Pike County in southwest Indiana. She was one of eight children in a family that claimed to trace its ancestry to Mayflower Pilgrim William Brewster. (7) She went to local public schools and attended Bethel Baptist Church, a congregation with about 110 members in the town of Winslow. By her early twenties, Brewster was serving as church clerk and as delegate to annual associational meetings. (8) In 1905, the presbytery of the United Association in Southwest Indiana licensed her to preach. (9)
Brewster graduated from Oakland City College in Oakland City, Indiana, in 1908, where she had taken courses in theology, Bible, missions, and "expression," or oratory. Her early oratorical endeavors included a speech titled "Freedom of American Women." (10) The school catalogue noted that religious courses were designed to prepare ministers, missionaries, and other lay workers. (11) Missionary fervor was sweeping Oakland City, promoted in part by T. H. Drake, a local Free Will Baptist pastor:
The Oakland City College campus must have been a tremendously
stimulating environment for the fervent, idealistic minds of young
Christians nurtured on the missionary hymns of Fanny Crosby, W. H.
Doane and others.... This was a generation bent on making the world
a different and better place in which to live--all for the glory of
God. (12)
In 1907, four years after its formation, the Foreign Mission Board of the General Association of General Baptists formally recognized Brewster and three other Oakland City students preparing for missions. "This Board ... [feels] sure that God will impress our people to supply the necessary means for their support." (13) The means for their financial support, however, was problematic. A few General Baptists had entered the mission field through other denominations, but the General Baptists themselves had failed to sponsor a single missionary, and thus, Brewster postponed her own missionary ambitions to rectify that situation.
Brewster began with her local United Association. A resolution sponsored by the missions committee, of which she was a member, offered an example of her creative strong-arming. The resolution requested that "each pastor hold at least one Foreign Mission service in each of his churches each year ... conducted by one or more of our volunteers and they take a collection for the cause." The motion added that "should a pastor fail to hold these services that the volunteers be given the right to go and conduct such a service without an invitation." (14)
Field Worker for the General Baptists
After graduating from Oakland City College, Brewster studied at the Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago, founded by the Women's Baptist Home Mission Society, a group within the Northern (or American) Baptists. She graduated in 1909. (15) That same year, the General Baptists' General Sunday School Board hired Brewster as a field worker to organize Sunday Schools in churches. Soon the General Christian Endeavor Board, which organized youth ministries, hired her to do the same. (16) In 1911, Brewster reported her workload as follows: (17)
Miles traveled: 5,567
Public addresses: 128
Letters written: 675
Homes visited: 235
Churches visited: 104
Special Sunday School meetings: 55
Sunday School conventions attended: 10
The Christian Endeavor board reported:
We cannot praise too highly the incessant and untiring efforts and
the spotless character of our beloved field worker, Miss Brewster,
in her attempt to establish [Christian Endeavor] societies in our
churches, and save our young people and train them into useful
service for our Master. It is with a feeling of deepest regret and
tenderest love and sympathy that we grant her a leave of absence
for much-needed rest, and our prayers are continual that Providence
may open a way for us to have her again soon. (18)
Working for the Foreign Mission Board of the General Baptists, Brewester had traveled from church to church raising funds, and her efforts met with success. On September 6, 1911, she personally witnessed the departure of Arthur and Edith Logan from the train station in Oakland City as they embarked on a journey to Guam, where they became the first General Baptist missionaries. "The well-wishers' tears of farewell were offset by the joyful realization that after so long a time of hope and preparation, General Baptists were finally seeing one of their dreams come true." (19) Brewster continued to raise funds, establishing a "mite-box" system by which General Baptists raised funds to construct a new church in Guam. (20)
Even before the Logans departed, Brewster made her most lasting contribution to the General Baptists. She took a leading role in organizing a conference in Oakland City in 1911 to form the women's auxiliary to the Foreign Mission Board. Brewster became the first secretary-treasurer of the auxiliary, which later became an independent Women's Mission Board and continues operating to this day as the General Baptist Women's Ministries. (21)
Home Missionary
Brewster later taught at schools in Indiana and began to prepare for her own missionary career. She then worked at a mission in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, serving as "nurse, teacher, missionary, diplomat and sometimes a lay preacher," according to an unpublished biography by her relatives. (22) While in Appalachia, Brewster boarded with a family of eleven whose home consisted of one room and a loft. Apparently, she enjoyed her work there for
She bubbled when she talked of her school and her work among the
Hill People. She spoke often of their great pride, dignity and
talents to make something from nothing, how everyone struggled for
an existence and the long trips for needed supplies. She talked of
their Shakespear[e] English, the beauty of their souls, their hunger
for learning and their acceptance of God. She described their
"walking games." This was a walk of special designs to a chant. They
formed lines and chanted ... or sometimes it was done with the aid
of a dulcimer or mouth harp. (23)
When a circuit preacher railed against these folk practices, Brewster demanded scriptural support for his charges. For this challenge, her mission board recalled her for a meeting. The board evidently vindicated her, because it returned her to service for an additional eight years.
When Brewster later worked in urban missions in Louisville, another male preacher confronted her because he did not like her playing a guitar in Sunday School. She said the preacher "kept her humble because she had to spend so much time on her knees," praying about how to deal with him, and yet
She was a joyful person, always ready to laugh at her self. She
loved people, and she often complained, after a "God please
forgive," of the sour-faced, pompous people she had to work with,
and why couldn't they enjoy their walk with the Lord. She would
sprinkle her conversations with the love she had with her God. (24)
In Louisville
The date of Brewster's arrival in Louisville is not certain, but records indicate that she was the founding superintendent of a mission formed on Baxter Avenue in 1937. The new mission was sponsored by Highland Baptist Church, then one of the city's most historic and prominent Southern Baptist churches. Barely a mile away from that church's fashionable Highlands neighborhood, this mission was housed in a former storefront saloon in an apartment house, located in a gritty neighborhood bordered by distilleries, a workhouse, and a set of railroad tracks. (25) The mission was scheduled to open on Sunday, January 24, 1937, but instead became a refugee center as Louisville was inundated by the great Ohio River flood of that year. When it did open, Brewster taught Sunday School and read Bible stories to neighborhood children. She provided continuous leadership there as a succession of seminary students preached each Sunday, including Frank Stagg, who became the mission's first pastor. (26)
By 1938, the mission was renting the entire building, sponsoring a choir, a Baptist Training Union chapter, a Boy Scout troop, and Vacation Bible Schools. A women's missionary circle also was formed and focused on the spiritual, intellectual, and physical well-being of its members who heard lectures on everything from cancer to the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. When Stagg left for a new job in 1941, he wrote that the mission "owes an immeasurable debt to Miss Brewster and has a genuine love for her." (27) Stagg later served as professor at two Southern Baptist seminaries, New Orleans and Southern, and became known as a theologian, author, and advocate for civil rights, gender equity, peace, and ecumenism. (28) But he never forgot his early mentor. More than fifty years later, he continued to pay tribute to Brewster as "that remarkable woman." (29) The mission they started eventually became the independent Baxter Avenue Baptist Church, which remains open today.
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Brewster left the Baxter Avenue mission in 1941 to live and work as religious education director at the Union Gospel Mission in Louisville's notorious Haymarket District. The mission had operated for decades under an interdenominational board. By 1941, its traditional sources of funding had dried up, and the board turned it over to the Long Run Baptist Association of Louisville, which eventually renamed it Central Baptist Mission.
Union Gospel Mission was located in "one of the worst slums in America," according to Henlee Barnette, then a seminary student and pastor of the mission. "There were ninety whiskey stores, honky tonks, nightclubs, houses of ill repute, gambling dens within a radius of three blocks of where I lived." (30) Even in this environment, Brewster was more than capable of taking care of herself. Along with Barnette, Brewster set up the rudiments of a church, sponsoring worship services, mother's clubs, religious movies, classes, and a day nursery for the children of workers in Louisville's wartime industries. According to Barnette, "A lot of the credit for the success of that mission goes to her." (31)
Brewster quickly set up a "widely varied but efficient and constructive religious program." She took girls to summer camp and conducted Vacation Bible School programs all summer both at the mission and at churches elsewhere in the city. A report of the Long Run Association noted, "This is indeed a remarkable record, and much credit is due Miss Brewster, of whom it has been said, 'She can conduct a Bible School on a penny and a shoe string.'" (32)
Brewster had been hired by Clarence Jordan, who went on to fame as the founder of the interracial Koinonia Farm in rural Georgia, as author of The Cotton Patch Gospel, and as co-founder of Habitat for Humanity. In the 1940s, Jordan served as superintendent of missions for the Long Run Association. He had already made a bold stroke in helping found the Baptist Fellowship Center for African Americans in West Louisville, which was a rare joint venture between the white Long Run Association and the black Central District Association.
The less flattering aspect of this arrangement was that the Baptist Fellowship Center was viewed as the place for blacks and the Union Gospel Mission, where Brewster worked, as the place for whites. During this era in which segregation was still legally enforced, Brewster led segregated Vacation Bible Schools, some for blacks, some for whites. While she never sought to integrate those programs, which would have been truly heroic and remarkable in that day, she displayed a sensitivity to racial disparities and did what she could to alleviate them within the system. Given that she had a good working relationship with Jordan, the two most likely influenced and reinforced each other's commitments to social justice.
In addition to hiring Brewster, Jordan also recruited Barnette to volunteer in the Haymarket. At a Southern Baptist Theological Seminary chapel service, Jordan challenged the audience: "If there's a young preacher boy ... out there who isn't looking for the First Baptist Church in Podunk Holler, there's a place for you in the Haymarket, where there are 10,000 unchurched people." (33) But it was Brewster, Barnette recalled, who observed his volunteer efforts and recommended that Jordan hire him as pastor of the mission.
Brewster brought in other volunteers as well, including students from area churches, the seminary, and the Women's Missionary Union Training School. (34) According to Barnette, "She was a genius at picking good people." He recalled one group of eleven student volunteers that he and Brewster recruited. "Every one of them became famous" as preachers, professors, or missionaries. They included Wayne Oates, a future Southern Seminary professor and a pioneer in pastoral counseling; Carlyle Marney, an outspoken preacher, civil rights activist, author, and ethicist; and Jack Kilgore, later the chairman of the department of philosophy at Baylor. Of course, Barnette himself went on to fame as a controversial seminary professor who opposed the Vietnam War, brought Martin Luther King, Jr., to speak at Southern Seminary, and spoke out against the rise of fundamentalism.
Other Urban Missions
In 1944, Brewster moved on to another of Long Run's urban ministries and became superintendent of the Boyce Settlement House. She later was a field worker for East Baptist Church, a historic congregation that was struggling to reach out to its deteriorating downtown neighborhood. One of her last recorded projects was a 1952 survey of the East Church area. Brewster, then in her seventies, reported that she "took it street by street, going into every home, getting a family card, talking with the unsaved, and trying to get unaffiliated Baptists into the church. I turned over hundreds of cards, duplicated, to the church." That same year, she held Vacation Bible Schools across the city for eight weeks straight, recording forty-six conversions and rededications. (35)
Throughout this time, Brewster lived among the people she worked with, first in the Union Gospel Mission building and later in an apartment next to East Church. She died on April 11, 1952, about two weeks after she was hospitalized with a heart blockage. Her funeral was held at Highland Baptist Church, where she had maintained her membership. The choir and overflow crowd in the congregation sang hymns in her memory. Her body was returned to her native Pike County, Indiana, for burial.
Brewster left a variety of legacies, including the Asenath Brewster Christmas Offering, which the General Baptist Women's Ministries has taken up in her name each year since 1976. A recent report noted that the offering funded projects ranging from a Hispanic church in Kansas to a water system in Honduras to a sewing center in India. (36) But Brewster left subtler legacies as well. She touched countless individual lives through her work with urban missions, Vacation Bible Schools, and other ministries. She set a remarkable example with her tireless work, her joyful devotion, and her contrarian refusal to brook the periodic foolishness of male church leaders.
Brewster has to be taken into account when the story is told of the remarkable generation of Baptist prophets, such as Clarence Jordan and Carlyle Manley, who emerged from Southern Seminary in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She did more than spot their latent talents; she also set an example for them of what a committed, competent woman could accomplish with a passionate commitment to ministering among the neediest. The last of this group, Henlee Barnette, died in 2005. I interviewed him about Brewster just a few months before his death. The ever-alert Barnette had been learning about the Internet, so we booted up his computer and I showed him a Web page about the Asenath Brewster Christmas Offering. This was the first he had known of this tribute to his colleague from so long ago, and he responded with reverent delight, "Asenath, we bless your name, and your ministry to the poor."
(1.) Fred G. Tucker, "Miss Asenath Brewster--a Faithful Worker," The Long Run Baptist, May 1952. In a unpublished biography of Brewster written by her relatives, Sharon Harvey and Thelda Smith, the authors indicate that Tucker challenged Brewster over her use of the guitar.
(2.) Charles L. Carr, Seed, Soil, and Seasons: A One Hundred Sixty-five Year History of General Baptist Foreign Missions (Poplar Bluff, MO: General Baptist Foreign Mission Society, 1988), 14.
(3.) Ibid., 32-32.
(4.) Carrie U. Littlejohn, History of Carver School of Missions and Social Work (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1958), 7.
(5.) Ibid., 5. At the end of the passage, Littlejohn was quoting from an article by W. O. Carver, an early organizer of the school that bore his name.
(6.) Carr, Seed, Soil, and Seasons, 40-41.
(7.) Sharon Harvey and Thelda Smith, "Asenath Brewster," unpublished, undated manuscript (from the archives of General Baptist Women's Ministries).
(8.) Minutes, United Association (IN), 1902-1905.
(9.) General Baptist Women's Ministries, Asenath Brewster: Who Was She and Why Do We Take an Offering in Her Honor? (Poplar Bluff, MO: General Baptist Women's Ministries, 2002). This source says without explanation that she voluntarily gave that license up in 1910. Associational records do not say this, but she does disappear from its rolls of licensed preachers at this time. Minutes, United Association, 19061911.
(10.) Harvey and Smith, "Asenath Brewster."
(11.) "Annual Catalogue: Oakland City College: 1908-1909."
(12.) Carr, Seed, Soil, and Seasons, 40.
(13.) Minutes, General Association of General Baptists, 1907, 16.
(14.) Minutes, United Association (IN), 1908, 288-89.
(15.) Faith Coxe Bailey, Two Directions (Rochester, NY: Baptist Missionary Training School, 1964), 102.
(16.) Minutes, General Association of General Baptists, 1910., 58.
(17.) Ibid., 1911, 72.
(18.) Ibid., 69-70.
(20.) Minutes, General Association of General Baptists, 1914, 141.
(21.) Carr, Seed, Soil, and Seasons, 284-85.
(22.) Harvey and Smith, "Asenath Brewster." This biography does not indicate which denomination Brewster worked for at the mission, and research queries to missions organizations have failed to identify it. But the biography appears to be credible. Its descriptions are vivid and specific, and its accounts of other points in her career are independently verified.
(23.) Ibid.
(25.) Minutes, Highland Baptist Church, Louisville, KY, January 10, 1937.
(26.) Asenath Brewster, "Brief History of the Beginning of Baxter Avenue Chapel," unpublished manuscript from the archives of Highland Baptist Church, Louisville, KY, 1945, 1.
(27.) Bulletin, Highland Baptist Church, January 26, 1941.
(28.) "Frank Stagg Library Adds Greatly to Samford Baptist Collection," Seasons: The Magazine of Samford University 18, no. 2 (Summer 2001), www.samford.edu/pubs/seasons/ summer2001/stagg.html.
(29.) Frank Stagg, "Henlee Hulix Barnette An Activist," christian Ethics Today, 12 no. 15 (September 1997), http://www.christianethicstoday.com/Issue/012/Henlee%20Hulix%20 Barnette%20An%20Activist%20By%20Frank%20Stagg_012_15_.htm.
(30.) Henlee Barnette, interview with Peter Smith, January 10, 2004.
(32.) Minutes, Long Run Association (KY), 1941, 30-31; 1942, 34-36.
(33.) Barnette, interview, January 10, 2004.
(34.) Later known as the W. O. Carver School of Missions and Social Work.
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20 years of Jeremy Clarkson: Homepage
Two decades of Clarkson's punchiest writing
SINCE 1993 readers of The Sunday Times have been entertained by Jeremy Clarkson's obscure car knowledge, outrageous views and extraordinary similes. To mark 20 years of columns on Clarkson's clock, Driving has rooted through the archives to find the very best of Britain's very best motoring journalist.
What cars does Clarkson actually drive?
If you want to know what cars a motoring writer really rates, look in their garage. Here are the cars Jeremy has owned since he started writing for The Sunday Times in 1993.
Clarkson's rear-view mirror
'The 1993 model was a terrible thing. And that's just my hair.' A lot has happened in the last twenty years, but for Clarkson it has been the blink of an eye.
Clarkson gets a job
In 1993 Jeremy Clarkson wasn't so much the world's biggest motoring journalist as the world's biggest hairstyle. Fresh-faced and in trademark jeans, Clarkson set out on his first Sunday Times assignment — behind the wheel of an Aston Martin.
Clarkson's first review, and our favourite
To mark this milestone, Clarkson has chosen a review from each of his 20 years with Driving. First, here's his inaugural car review for Driving as well as our favourite, a dispatch from the far side of 200mph that's as fresh as the day it was written in 2005
Clarkson's first review for the Sunday Times: Aston Martin Vantage
Our favourite Clarkson review: Bugatti Veyron
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Clarkson's favourite articles from his early days at the paper. Read his report from the first Goodwood Festival of Speed and wonder how he avoids sniggering at the name of the Ford Probe
"Winning Formula"
Clarkson at the first ever Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 27, 1993
"A trick of memory"
Ford Probe review, February 6, 1994
"Best car in the world (at this moment in time)"
Jaguar XJR review, February 19, 1995
"Motorway ballet – but never on a Sunday"
Clarkson on the danger lurking in the outside lane, April 21, 1996
"Herr Fishtrousers builds a better Rover"
Land Rover Freelander review, November 2, 1997
"Wow, this has to be one fantastic bus"
Clarkson examines John Prescott's fantastical dream for Britain, July 26, 1998
"Gruesome revenge of the beast"
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"Slow down, boys, and drive women wild"
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"Look out bunnies, this one's got you in its sights"
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"The Reed Warbler: more interesting than a Vectra"
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"It's big, thirsty, slow and American – but love is strange"
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"Her name is Rio and she… well, you really don't want to know"
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The Clarkson factfile
April 11, 1960, Doncaster.
Repton School, where he met Andy Wilman, Top Gear's producer, before being expelled. At Repton new boys were known as Stig.
2003 Doctor of Brunel University after backing Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the BBC Great Britons competition.
2005 Doctor of engineering, Oxford Brookes University.
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, with his wife, Francie, and three children.
Range Rover, preferably.
1978 Joined the Rotherham Advertiser as a junior reporter but left after becoming fed up with reporting on pony club meetings. Moved to London and worked as a salesman for the Paddington Bear toys made by his parents' company.
1983 Set up the Motoring Press Agency with fellow journalist Jonathan Gill, selling test drives and features to local papers.
1985-93 Columnist for Performance Car magazine.
1993 to now Columnist for The Sunday Times.
1996 to now Columnist for The Sun.
1988-99 Chosen as a new presenter of BBC Top Gear after a casting session, Clarkson rapidly became the star of the show but left after 11 years.
1995-2004 Presented BBC documentaries including Extreme Machines and Speed.
1998-2000 The star of his own chat show, Clarkson.
2002 to now Returned to Top Gear as the lead presenter in its new format.
Career high
Bringing Top Gear back from the dead in 2002, developing it into a show that is watched by 350m people in 170 countries.
Career low
Road-testing the Toyota Corolla.
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Windup War Card Game Overview
I don't think there's anyone in the world that doesn't like the Toy Story series of movies. Like most, I feel the first one was the best because at the time it heralded some pretty spectacular animation and special effects. It also didn't hurt that the characters were voiced by some of my favorite actors like Tom Hanks and John Ratzenberger.
If someone asks me what my favorite scene from any of the movies was, I have to admit I enjoyed seeing Buzz Lightyear take on Woody fist-to-fist in the first film. There was something cool about seeing two favorite toys battling it out over who their owner liked best. Of course now we know all toys are loved, but in their own ways.
Bellwether Games recently expanded on the idea of toys fighting in their latest game, Windup War, where up to six players represent a beloved toy category in a fight until the last toy is standing. And if there is ever an industry award for most adorable game, Windup War is an easy nomination.
What makes Windup War so cute in our eyes? Primarily the gumstick-sized playing cards each packed inside their own matchbox-style boxes. Each player chooses one toy "faction" to play – The Good Knights, Dinosoldiers, Alien Army, Gladi-8rs, Tin-Fantry or the Plastic Platoon and takes the corresponding box and its 30 cards.
One of the cards is your Life card, which is placed in front of you vertically. From the six included Unit cards, choose three to be your army for this game. Any other units are put back into your box and won't be utilized. Decide which order you want to play the units and keep them face-up in front of you. Whichever unit will be going first is "activated" by placing it over the Life card with the matching number of hearts depicted on the Unit card still showing. This is how you will track that card's health points.
Each round of play in Windup War is split up into two parts, referred to as the Windup and the War. The Windup (like winding up your toys) has you choosing any five of the 22 action cards in your hand face-down vertically in a row next to your active unit. Order is important as they will be resolved from left-to-right. Once all players have chosen five cards, play moves on to the second phase of the round – the War.
At the same time, all players flip over their first card and resolve the actions as if they occurred simultaneously. Actions vary from attacking the player on your left/right, setting a bomb, blocking an attack or even charging right in! But here's the catch – all action cards have a colored background and you can only resolve actions that match the color of the ribbons on the card of your active unit. Each unit sports one or two ribbons, and black actions can be performed by anyone.
If you play a card whose color does not match, you cannot take that action and lose that turn. In addition, if someone attacks you during that same turn, you block everything. However, if you are not attacked, then you turn the card 180° so the bouncing gear is pointed upwards and place it under your Life card. It is now lost for the rest of the game. If you collect three or more gears by the end of a complete round, then you forfeit and are eliminated!
Earning gears can easily happen when a unit runs out of health. When your active unit is knocked out, the next in line moves up and takes its place. However, their ribbon colors may be different than the five cards you have already played! Careful timing of when you will lose a man is necessary to be successful in Windup War so you don't miss out on taking actions. There are a limited number of each action color, and the only way to retrieve them from the discard pile (where they go after played) is to play the special Full Reload action. This takes an entire action turn to collect all of your action cards back into your hand. Fortunately this is a black card and can be played with any unit active.
If you play a Charge card when no one else does, you put one of your discarded cards into the center of the play area, scoring a point. If one or more other players play a Charge at the same time, they cancel each other out and no one scores. A game of Windup War ends when there is only one player left in the game or by collecting three points from successfully playing Charge cards. Expect a full game to run anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes and lots of arguments over which toy faction is more powerful (the correct answer is none of them).
Windup War is extremely affordable considering it supports a larger-than-normal number of players at around $13 on Amazon. You might remember our first feature about Bellwether Games early last year or our followup in July which highlighted The Princess and the Goblin. It is obvious they are around to stay and have a number of things in the works. Keep an eye on their social media channels (Facebook, Twitter) to find out what's in store for them next!
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11 comments on «Windup War Card Game Overview»
Merry K. says:
This looks like such a fun game. I love new twists on classic games.
I loved Carebears growing up. I do love that they're still around for future generations. This game, likewise, sounds like one that will be a keeper. With a bigger family, having the opportunity for us each to play is a huge selling point.
Mama to 6 Blessings says:
This looks like such a fun game! I love the size of the cards. The concept of the game is very unique!
This sounds like so much fun! I love that it supports so many players. Card games are fun, but so many of them aren't playable with a room full of people.
lisalisa says:
This sounds like a lot of fun! I'm amazed as to how card games have changed from the time my kids were born. I like the concept behind this game also and how it support a large number of players. It would a great game to add to our weekend game night since its like ten of us that play every weekend!
All in a nice little box!
Cindy M says:
This looks fun! My son would love it for his board game nights.
Card games aren't usually my first choice, but there is something compelling about this one. Perhaps it's the nostalgia of the toys. And I love that it supports so many players!
Tom King says:
This looks exciting! I like the card shape. You don't see that very often. Quite unique.
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Zebra Printers Support Accurate Mobile Application Labelling for German Automobile Logistics Supplier
Cars, bumper to bumper, as far as the eye can see… E.H. Harms GmbH specialises in logistics for new and second-hand cars, having built a European network to support this activity. The hubs of this network are the car terminals where the service offering is supplemented by technical services. This includes installing extras and reconditioning vehicles, fitting hands-free kits, fire extinguishers or shelves in delivery vehicles. The company also carries out a full inspection and assessment of second-hand cars, preparing them for subsequent dispatch.
Maximising its storage space at the LogPort site in Duisburg to its full capacity, Harms can handle 4,200 new and secondhand cars. The car terminal - located on the former site of the Rheinhausen steelworks - stores vehicles temporarily while they are technically processed and then dispatched. To ensure that no vehicle accidentally goes through the process twice or ends up at the wrong dealer, Harms has each car labelled directly on site using Zebra® QL 420™ mobile printers. Each vehicle ID label has a 17-digit chassis number, colour, model details, as well as information about the work to be carried out to order. The completed tasks are centrally recorded on the ERP system by simply scanning a barcode on each vehicle ID label.
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At its old Cologne based site, Harms employees previously had been using stationary printers located at a fixed central point. Offline scanners were used to record vehicle data directly, but staff still had to return to the office where the scanner data was imported into the host system. The data was then printed onto a label and brought back to the relevant vehicle. This was a time consuming process with potential risks of mistakes being made. Therefore it was necessary that a state-of-the-art mobile printing solution would be needed for its new site at Duisburg.
Other sites previously had applications with online radio data transmission terminals used along with mobile barcode printers to save staff the need to move around the sprawling sites, which is very time-consuming, and to raise productivity. However, with the deficiencies of these printer models (once the cutting edge of technology) became evident over time.
Printers had to be connected to the radio transmission terminals via a cable, which proved to be impractical for users.
Users complaints about the printers' heavy 1.5kg weight.
Printer batteries had to be replaced one or twice, depending on the printers' activity during an 8 hour shift. With no suitable battery life indicator, staff would get caught unawares when the battery went dead.
Complex printing technology required transparencies to be frequently replaced by users to ensure labels were clear and legible. Such fiddly manoeuvres where particularly un-user friendly when being carried out in the field.
It was this user feedback which helped E.H. Harms' managers to outline a clear requirements specification for the ideal barcode printer. Wireless connectivity, light weight, easy-to-use and long battery operating life were all key criteria.
The systems integrator that was chosen was a specialist in implementing automotive ID applications for operational and planning warehouse and transport logistics and had already installed, managed and maintained the existing printers at E.H. Harms, as well as the S-UHF radio systems.
After carrying out marketing research, the Zebra QL 420™ mobile printer was chosen. Being specifically designed for warehouse use, it is designed to be suitably compact and robust. A rubber over-mould protects the printer's sharp edges. This ensures vehicles are not damaged if an employee accidentally knocks against the vehicle paintwork with the printer while working on the vehicle. However, it was particularly the printer's light weight - 907 grams including the battery - and the various connectivity options which were key factors in choosing the QL 420 printer. In terms of connectivity, the QL 420 can be networked via WLAN, Bluetooth or IrDA. Given that all the car terminals will be equipped with WLAN in the future, this was an important factor. Online scanners were planned to be used in Duisburg with the new mobile printers, which have Bluetooth Radio.
After an initial 2 month testing phase at the Harms head office in Bremen, the company's systems integrator recommended a 1:1 Bluetooth connection between the scanner and Zebra QL 420 mobile printer as the most stable and suitable solution.
In order to tailor the printed labels exactly to E.H. Harms' requirements, the systems integrator supported its customer in adapting the print files on the IBM iSeries server. "When we were setting up the iSeries server our contacts at Zebra were on hand with practical advice," says Frank Verhufen, Managing Director of Harms' systems integrator. "By carefully analysing the process requirements beforehand and thanks to our effective management during the implementation phase, we were able to completely eliminate potential sources of errors. As a result of this, the project was able to run in real-time without any problem, which has given a great boost to the staff's acceptance."
The Zebra printers are also impressive by how easy they are to use in a day-to-day context.
Tanja Matthews, IT Manager,
Tanja Matthews, whose job includes managing IT projects at Harms in Duisburg, confirms the positive impression which using Zebra printers is making on her colleagues. "The trial has gone without a hitch. Cooperation between our systems integrator and Harms has been excellent, which has now allowed us to develop our work processes quickly but also extremely thoroughly. The Zebra printers are also impressive by how easy they are to use in a day-to-day context. The batteries last for three shifts, with a clear display giving information on the current charge status. In addition, the thermal direct process does not involve any laborious procedure for changing colour ribbons and it produces clear legible labels. The problem with the labels fading behind the vehicle's side window whenever exposed to strong sunlight can be resolved by using specially layered consumables."
In the meantime, the Zebra QL 420 printers are being used in Duisburg on a daily basis to quickly and efficiently register incoming cars and to save time, with no more need to walk round the site. E.H. Harms' site in Kelheim has also been benefiting from the experiences from the Duisburg site, and has since implemented the same infrastructure. Other Harms sites will now also gradually follow suit in the future.
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As I've mentioned before, most pointedly in my first ever Fish & Bicycles post, I very deliberately avoid writing too often about politics here.
To write well on the subject requires spending many, many hours immersed in it, reading a wide variety of reporting, from the mainstream media to political blogs, and given the dysfunctional state of U.S. and international politics, given widespread corruption and all of the devastating, destructive impacts of that corruption, a convincing argument could be made that voluntarily immersing oneself in this subject is a foolish act of self-destruction.
And yet, there are times when keeping silent is just not acceptable, and this is one of those times.
While I've been disappointed in a number of things President Barack Obama has done in his first term, I'm MUCH more disappointed in our country, for being so entrenched in a polarized two-party system, so entrenched that the opposition party willfully and publicly made it their top priority to ensure that Obama was a one-term president, obstructing much of what he had hoped to accomplish, so that they could argue during the campaign for the 2012 election that Obama should not be re-elected.
One of the areas that I pay particular attention to is environmental issues, since I like to blog about sustainability (see also my Celebrating Eco-Progress series), and it's been painful to watch the erosion of Obama's 2008 vision for moving the country further along towards renewable, eco-friendly energy, as he's faced the realities of a insanely powerful fossil fuel industry. To hear him talk on the stump about increased domestic oil and natural gas production and a focus on so-called "clean" coal is painful.
And yet, President Obama deserves MAJOR props for pulling off one of the most brilliant political moves I've seen in my lifetime: Thanks to persistent Democrats in congress, in late 2008 President Bush II was forced to attach strings to the bailout of the auto industry, strings that included a commitment to higher fuel efficiency standards, standards that would have to be negotiated with an incoming Obama.
Now, it's one thing to attach strings, and it's another thing entirely to pull those strings, but by May of 2009, just four months after being sworn in, Obama unveiled the details of a deal he negotiated with automakers and state governments, a deal that represented unprecedented collective buy-in from all of the parties, a deal that could have only been accomplished by Obama holding the automakers accountable, by reminding them that they were bailed out and that they owe the American people.
Well, you can label the choice we make in November as a "lesser of two evils" proposition, but while Obama, in the midst of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, managed to reach this historic agreement, his opponent, Mitt Romney, acted with disgraceful opportunism and made $15 million dollars by investing in a hedge fund that held the auto industry hostage during the negotiations, exploiting the charged moment for their own enrichment.
For this and other reasons, the choice in November is crystal clear to me, despite any shortcomings of the first Obama term, and so I dedicate this Video Fridays installment to the president, for doing the best he could do for the planet under extraordinary circumstances.
Obama is my hero. He is trying to do the right thing for America, unlike the Republicans, who only want to line their pockets and secure power so that they can continue to take back all the rights and security nets of the average American citizen.
It's a miracle that our president has gotten anything done in the face of such blind and malicious opposition–people who would rather see the country go down than see Obama perceived as successful. People say they are mad at both parties for refusing to compromise, but Obama reached across the aisle time and time again, only to get his hand slapped. You can't compromise with someone who refuses to negotiate, and who scorns you as weak for wanting to negotiate.
Political Systems and the control that corporations excercise over presidents makes it almost impossible to make real change.. and the war machine sadly rolls on..


On my personal blog I used to have a feature called "Sunday Snippets", where I posted a collage and recap of the week's events. I thought that might be fun for Archie's blog, especially whilst he's a puppy and is growing like a weed!
Archie turned 10 weeks old this week!
He spent lots of time with his Auntie Ruby dog, and yep, she still jumps on his head.
He's still pooing and peeing wherever the heck he wants to, haha.
There was lots of snuggling and lots of selfie-taking!
We went to see Nanny and Grandad almost every day.
He's getting much better in the car.
Archie got his first clothing items this week; I know, I'm terrible.
I hope you liked seeing a little snippet of Archie's week! I really hope to keep this up. Have you had a good week?
... and look at that fluffy face!
I'm so excited to welcome you to my newest blog, as I document the highs and lows of raising your first puppy. My name is Chloé, I'm 21, and I live in Hampshire with my boyfriend Will, my six bunnies, and of course the subject of this blog; our little Yorkie pup Archie. At the time of writing this Archie is just turning 10 weeks old, and goodness me the last fortnight has been a rollercoaster.
Expect lots of photoshoots with Archie, product reviews, "real talk" posts about the struggles of raising a puppy, recommendations, days out at dog shows and guest appearances from my parents' gorgeous pooches. You can also follow both me and Archie on Instagram. I'm so excited to embark on this next adventure!
PS: if you're into crafty stuff, you may or may not be interested in my other blog, and youtube channel.


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From Vicente Doménech (Xàbia Meravellosa) and José L. Palazón.
Exhibition of Lucebert (Amsterdam, 1924 - Alkmaar, Netherlands, 1994) one of the most fascinating creative artists in Europe of the last seventy years, and a crucial figure in the rebirth of Dutch poetry after the Second World War. Exhibition organized by the IVAM. The exhibition will also have as headquarters l'Espai d'art A. Lambert and the exhibition hall of the Museum of Xàbia
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Oscar Bento makes a new proposal on the theme of the Mediterranean Sea, which surrounds Jávea/Xàbia, where he lives and from where he spots Formentera, the island that he likes to visit whenever he can. The endlessness lights and sensations that are permanently perceived turns the sea in an unlimited source of inspiration and a challenge in every attempt to paint it.


"The heart and soul of Lake Tahoe"
The North Shore of Lake Tahoe is comprised of Tahoe City, Kings Beach, and the several small communities including Dollar Point, Carnelian Bay, Cedar Flat, and Tahoe Vista. Both Tahoe City and Kings Beach have popular downtown areas with shops, restaurants, and community beaches. Tahoe City, which calls itself "the heart and soul of Lake Tahoe," sits above Commons Beach, home to a popular playground and the Foothills Farmers Market in the summer.
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Google to buy wearables maker Fitbit for $2.1 bln
By Pauline A . E
Google has agreed to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant entry into the wearable technology space, the two companies announced Friday.
The move comes with Google seeking to expand beyond its core business of online search into hardware, and with Fitbit struggling against rivals including Apple.
"We have built a trusted brand that supports more than 28 million active users around the globe who rely on our products to live a healthier, more active life," Fitbit co-founder and chief executive James Park said in a statement by the two firms announcing the deal.
"Google is an ideal partner to advance our mission. Fitbit will be able to accelerate innovation in the wearables category, scale faster, and make health even more accessible to everyone. I could not be more excited for what lies ahead."
Rick Osterloh, Google senior vice president for devices and services, said the deal for the wearable tech pioneer is one "bringing together the best hardware, software and AI, to build wearables to help even more people around the world."
While Fitbit was among the first to popularize fitness bands, it has lost ground in recent years to rivals.
A survey by research firm IDC for the second quarter of 2019 found Fitbit in fourth place in a market led by China's Xiaomi leading the global market, followed by Apple — which makes the leading smartwatch — and Chinese-based Huawei.
Fitbit has introduced its own smartwatch in 2017 but it has failed to keep pace with the Apple Watch.
Google, which faces pressure from regulators around the world over its dominance of internet search, has been boosting its hardware offerings, including a line of Pixel smartphones and tablets, along with connected speakers.
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Color is back in the executive offices, along with more ergonomics and technology.
Four walls and a door, possibly a view, and this is your home away from home, the place you and your fellow employees spend a large part of your waking lives: your place of work. How do you make it yours yet make it functional and maintain a company image?
The good news is that corporate Cincinnati is beginning to welcome all the possibilities.
"The past couple of years it's opened up again. This is one of the most exciting times ever," says Dawn Dutcher Schwartzman, "Chief Imagination Officer" for Enriching Spaces.
From small home offices to huge corporate enterprises, the prospect of changing workspace through moving, construction or renovation can be intimidating. Too often, the people in charge rush through the process, or think they're clever by doing it on the cheap. Schwartzman and other professionals point out there's nothing cheap about buying stuff that isn't used or used well.


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As you stop and view our photographs, we hope that you take a deep breath and put yourself into the images that you are looking at. Nature has a way to calm the soul and bring out a smile.
All the images you see here are from the Great State of Michigan from some of our "adventures". As you can tell from the different styles of our images, we each see nature in a different light. What do you see or feel?
If you visit once or several times, look again. Does it look the same? Do you see something different in the image now? Can you hear the quiet drops of the rain, see the beam of the lighthouse guiding your way or do you hear the soft song of the bluebird?
We are very fortunate to be able to do something we both love to do and best of all, to share it with you today.
Thank you for taking the time to stop and look, and we hope you enjoyed the view.


Lock in a great price for Villa Antoline – rated 9.4 by recent guests!
Frederic and Isabelle were both fantastic!!! My boyfriend and I live in Paris and we traveled for a long weekend for our anniversary. I requested some extra special somethings to be set up for our anniversary as a surprise and they did this BEAUTIFULLY. Breakfast was fantastic, the pool was very comfortable to swim in, and Frederic went above and beyond to give us information about the region down to restaurants and parking and activities. The place was comfortable, welcoming, and perfect for enjoying the Cote d'Azur! Highly recommend to anyone, we'll be staying again.
Frederic and Isabelle were welcoming and loving hosts. The view was a welcome vista for weary travelers. We loved Isabelle's breakfast spread, too!
very relaxing location and yet near the city of Nice. Wonderful breakfast with apectacular view over the bay, and good company, the host is very fiendly and helpful!
Breakfast with the view, nice to sit together with other guests and talk. Pool area and the nice quiet location, outside of the hectic climate of Nice. Easy to take an Uber into Cagnes-Sur-Mer or Nice if you've liked. Frederic and Isabel gave nice assistance with plans for the trip, what to do, see and eat.
Excellent pool with stunning views. Every morning breakfast with caring funny owner who makes you feel at home and gives tips about the surroundings. We stayed with our 6month baby who felt right at home.
Everything was perfect - clean and comfortable room, beautiful view, peaceful area, really nice and helpful owner and a wonderful French breakfast. It deserves even more than 10 points.
Owner was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent and taken on the terrace overlooking the pool. Room and bathroom were clean and comfortable. A shared fridge and microwave plus plates etc were available to prepare a simple meal to be be eaten outside.
Surrounded by a garden with views of the country-side and the Mediterranean Sea, this hotel is located in Cagnes-sur-Mer. It offers an outdoor pool with a water slide and a furnished terrace.
Each air-conditioned and soundproofed room and suite at the Antoline has free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV with a DVD player, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. Some rooms have a view over the sea or the pool.
A continental breakfast is served daily in the dining area or on the shaded terrace. A common fully equipped kitchen and outdoor living room are available. Guests can also enjoy the barbecue facilities and the pétanque area.
Free private parking is provided. It is 10 minutes from the beach and a 20-minute drive from Nice and a 10-minute drive from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport.
When would you like to stay at Villa Antoline?
This air-conditioned room has views of the sea and the pool, a flat-screen TV with a DVD player, and a private bathroom with shower.
This air-conditioned room has a flat-screen TV with a DVD player, and a private bathroom with a bathtub.
This air-conditioned suite has an oriental style, a flat-screen TV with a DVD player and a private bathroom with a shower.
This suite can accommodate 3 additional children, at the rate indicated in the sales conditions.
These attic suites feature a private, heated hot tub on their 10m2 terrace and views of the sea and swimming pool.
House Rules Villa Antoline takes special requests – add in the next step!
Please note that prepayment by bank transfer or check is due before arrival. The property will contact you directly to organize this. The prepayment is due within 48 hours of being contacted by the property.
Please inform Villa Antoline of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
I missed blinds for the windows.
Kitchen is basic. If you look to prepare own meals then it's a challenge.
The property was good and situated on a hill above the main town but not within walking distance. That said, the owner was able to advise on the best and cheapest/ free places to park.
Very friendly host. Every morning at breakfast he asks you were you want to go and gives very useful tips (best place to park your car, what to visit in that city, etc..). Would recommend this place to everyone who's planning on visiting this region.
Just a little thing, For me a kettle so I could have a cup of tea.
Frederic is a charming delightful host and full of information about the area and how to get about. We found our room to be clean and comfortable with a delightful veiw of pool and gardens. The continental breakfast was delicious and very well laid out. You can also have egg and bacon if you ask. Thank you Frederic for your hospitality.


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Name: Jasey-Jay Anderson. Occupations: Elite rider, a leading figure on the world snowboard scene, father and Tremblant ambassador. Professional accomplishments: Parallel giant slalom gold medallist at the 2010 Olympic Games, with 28 World Cup gold medals to his credit.
He who calls Tremblant his favourite playground since childhood is pleased to have witnessed its transformation over the years. He affirms that almost everything has changed since the 80s, both on-mountain and at the base. From glades and lifts to restaurants and activities. He quickly points out one gold standard: The joie de vivre of the ski culture that draws people together, creating a sense of community. "It was the same back in the 80s, 90s and in 2000, except now the community has grown bigger too," he adds.
March: The Month where Playing Outside Is a Family Ritual
"My favourite memories of Tremblant are in the month of March, when the season is in full swing and the snow is at its best!" he says. Because the days are longer and snowfalls have accumulated, it's the perfect time to ride the trails and glades. And since he has more spare time in March, he adores spending it with family and friends, like Brett Carpentier who introduced him to snowboarding and attended two Olympic Games with him. They always stayed in touch, even when Brett lived in Australia, the US and British Columbia. "With Brett, -30oC always feels sweeter!" he jokes.
Jasey-Jay has managed to blend business and pleasure, turning his passion into a career involving lots of travel. Whenever he returns from a trip, he always rushes outdoors to snowboard, do some alpine touring or cross-country skiing. In a way, his twin passions for winter sports and the natural kingdom have evolved into a kind of family ritual. "When I ride with my family, we head for the glades to find trails and fresh powder, or carve our first turns on groomed corduroy. Then it's time for our hot chocolate!" he adds. For Jasey-Jay, School Break is the perfect time to steer away from routine, and pass on to his kids his love of adventure. A deep sense of satisfaction for the mountain man who never quits rediscovering his playground.
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Jan 6th announcement – Ski season to remain open!
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A high level of expert knowledge in many areas is necessary for further development of eGovernment. Besides the development of prototypes and demonstrators, EGIZ is also responsible for the maintenance and further development of eGovernment key components. Here, we provide valuable and useful information on these key components to developers, system integrators, application operators and also to decision-makers.
MOCCA is an operating system independent open-source implementation of a Citizen Card Environment for smart cards.
A technical guide to MOA SP/SS/ID for government agencies and other users.
PDF-Over is a graphical program for the creation of signed PDF documents by means of a Citizen Card.
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We have a limited supply of Turkeys, Geese and Ducks left to order. Please call the shop first to check availability!
You can order your Christmas meats here .
The Christmas Experience is available throughout December. If you'd like your School, Playgroup, Nursery . . or just a bunch of your child's friends to come along to Thornhill Farm Christmas Experience – get in touch throughout December.
The children get to see close up the goats, donkeys, cows, sheep.. all in the same cosy barn, with Baby Jesus in the manger.
The sound of Christmas songs and twinkling lights with the Star of Bethlehem all add to the Nativity atmosphere – and the children get to learn about the animals too, as well as get a sense of what Christmas is really about.
Come and have a browse, to pick the perfect Christmas tree for you and your family.
Our animal paddock is closed during December as all our animals/pets are in the Nativity Barn which you can visit throughout December for a small charge.
From delicious pickles and chutneys, to locally made Christmas puddings, and a delicious meats from our inhouse butchers.


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The First Girl Child
Amy Harmon, Rob Shapiro (Read by)
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a breathtaking fantasy of a cursed kingdom, warring clans, and unexpected salvation.
Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely loved, she plagued the land with her words: From this day forward, there will be no daughters in Saylok.
Raised among the Keepers at Temple Hill, Bayr is gifted with inhuman strength. But he's also blessed with an all-too-human heart that beats with one purpose: to protect Alba, the first girl child born in nearly two decades and the salvation for a country at risk.
Now the fate of Saylok lies with Alba and Bayr, whose bond grows deeper with every whisper of coming chaos. Charged with battling the enemies of their people, both within and without, Bayr is fueled further by the love of a girl who has defied the scourge of Saylok.
What Bayr and Alba don't know is that they each threaten the king, a greedy man who built his throne on lies, murder, and betrayal. There is only one way to defend their land from the corruption that has overtaken it. By breaking the curse, they could defeat the king...but they could also destroy themselves.
Brilliance Audio, 9781721386963


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Basic SAML Mapping allows you to designate a default User Type when users login to Zoom via SSO. You can also map specific SAML attributes being passed by your Identity Provider to email address, first name, last name, phone number, and department in Zoom. This allows you to pass this information automatically from your identity provider. The first name, last name, and email address fields only map to Zoom upon first login. All other fields map each time a user logs in.
You can also use Advanced SAML Mapping to assign users plans, roles or to groups based on the attributes being passed. Read more about Advanced SAML Mapping.
The SAML attributes and the corresponding values will need to be configured in your Identity Provider. Once you have configured them in your IdP, you can set up Basic SAML Mapping in Zoom.
Login to your Single Sign-On Configuration page in the Zoom web portal.
The first section of this page covers Basic SAML Information Mapping.
Default user type: Click Edit next to change the default user type. If you choose None, no Zoom account will be created for users by default and they will be denied access to Zoom. You will need to use Advanced SAML Mapping to assign some users Zoom access. You can also use Advanced SAML Mapping to assign different user types based on the attributes being passed.
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In the solo A Moment, Sabine Molenaar examines what happens when you close your eyes and ears, even if it is just for a moment, to escape this permanent flow. But then you find that there are also images on the inside of your eyelids, and sounds and voices that echo in the cavities of your head. It is a place of disorientation, but also of safety and calm.