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Cougar in Capri
by ha39727
Race/ethnicity: Anglo
Occupation: Legal Secretary
Religious affiliation: Protestant
What best describes your sexual orientation? Mostly heterosexual
How many hookup stories have you here posted before? None
How long ago did this hookup happen? 10 months ago
How would you best classify this hookup? One-night stand/vacation hook-up
Tell us about your PARTNER(S). What did they look like? How well did you know them, had you hooked up before? How/Where did you meet them? How did you feel about them before the hookup? He was a sexy young American guy in his early 20's. He had a beard and was wearing nice, but casual summer clothes and a fedora. I met him while I was on vacation in Italy last July. I was spending the night on the island of Capri with a couple of girlfriends. One of my girlfriends was taking pictures of me standing in front of the bougainvillea plants. Two young guys walked between us. One said they were sorry to interrupt, explaining "we aren't from around here". I asked where they were from. When they said Texas my friend and I laughed. We were from Texas too! We all couldn't believe the coincidence. My girlfriend and I offered to smoke them out to celebrate the happy coincidence of meeting fellow Texans so far from home. While we were smoking I learned that they were cousins. One was nineteen, the other was twenty-three. They were from an old-money neighborhood in Dallas. Trust fund babies I deduced. We parted ways after smoking, agreeing to meet-up later at a dance club. We ran into them a couple hours later at the club and then strolled around for a bit. I was chatting up the nineteen year old the whole time, but I had my eye on his older cousin. I was trying to play it cool and not be too obvious. I found out later from my friends he was asking them about me at the club while I danced with his cousin. He asked them how old I was. They just vaguely answered that I was "in my early 30's". (I was 37.) So great when your girls got your back!
How/where did the hookup BEGIN? What led to it? Was planning involved? Who instigated it? Eventually he'd had enough of his younger cousin's drunken ranting and decided to ditch him. We were standing there with my girlfriends outside a pub discussing where to go next. He looked me right in the eye and said "so what are you gonna do?" I smiled and said, "I'm going wherever you're going cowboy!" He just smiled and told me to c'mon. It happened so fast my girlfriends didn't realize what was happening until we started walking away. I was laughing hysterically at the "WTF?" looks on their faces as we walked away! We decided to go back to the tiny hotel room I was sharing with my friends. At first, the inn-keeper in the lobby didn't want to let him into my room. After much begging and pleading in broken Italian, he gave me the key and we proceeded down the hall to my tiny cheap hotel room.
What happened DURING the hookup? What sexual behaviors took place (e.g., oral, vaginal, anal, kinky stuff)? How did you feel during it? Did you have an orgasm? Did your partner(s)? How did they behave toward you? Were they a good lover? What did you talk about? How did it end? The moment we closed the door, he kissed me urgently and shoved his hand up the crotch of my board shorts. I wasn't wearing any panties. I mentally congratulated myself on making the wise decision to spring for a fresh Brazilian wax before leaving Houston for vacation a few days earlier. Best decision ever! We quickly moved to the bed. I insisted we keep completely on one side of the bed, out of respect for my girlfriend who would be sharing the bed with me later. He was obliging in a very gentlemanly way. Gotta love a true Southern gentleman! I went down on him and I could tell he was appreciative of my years of experience and expertise. He had a beautiful dick. He almost came, but asked me to stop. I got on top of him and rode him like a cowgirl! I kept saying "It feels good! I want you to fuck me all night!" I could tell he was making a real effort at pleasing me. Southern men are wonderful that way, it's a kind of chivalrous thing they do, even when it's just a hook-up. But alas, I was overwhelmed and a bit nervous. I hadn't been with a man his age since college. So I faked an orgasm. It's not like me to fake it, but we were under a time crunch. So I decided to give him an A for effort and fake it. And I'm glad I did, because the next part was the best.
He got me up on all fours and gave me oral sex like that. Ass up! He was shameless about it, licking me in places that only my ex-husband had before. (Yes, THAT place!) Then we did it doggie style. It was very good. He had a lot of energy. He told me to play with his balls. I was only too happy to lick the palm of my hand and then oblige him. He came and then we laid down for a few moments, exhausted. I knew he was in a hurry to get out of there, but I asked that he give me a moment to recover before we got up. He was polite about it. We got dressed as he mumbled something about having to go find his cousin before their rented yacht left the island in the morning. I walked him to the lobby, crossing paths with the inn keeper and one of my girlfriends. They both looked at me with big knowing smiles!
What precautions did you take to prevent STIs and pregnancy? Did you discuss STI history? Thankfully, he was prepared. He had a condom and did not make a big fuss about using it. For a second he thought it had broken in the middle of doggie style. Afterwards he mentioned that he almost thought it broke, but said he checked and it didn't break. Then he asked if I was on the pill. I laughed and said, "The Pill? Oh no honey, I've already had all my babies. My tubes were tied last year." He gave me a blank look, like he wasn't expecting that response.
What were your REASONS for having this hookup? At the time, it seemed romantic. Meeting a handsome stranger from back home in a glamorous and exotic place. On another level, it was a conquest of sorts. It felt affirming to show myself and my friends that I still had "it".
Were alcohol or drugs involved? If so, how much? I had quite a bit of champagne over the course of the evening leading up to it. And we smoked a spliff together with his cousin and my girlfriend a few hours before. He had been drinking all night and my girlfriend gave him a painkiller pill before we met at the club.
What happened AFTER the hookup? How did you feel about it? What are your expectations/hopes for the future with this person? How do you feel about them now? Afterwards, we did the "walk of shame" through the lobby and he left. I was glowing with satisfaction. Like a cat that had just caught a mouse! We didn't exchange contact info. I unsuccessfully tried looking him up on Facebook afterwards using his university and his first name, which was unusual. I just wanted to say hello and ask if he ever found his cousin that night. Even though we never spoke again I was really glad we met and hooked-up. I hope he remembers it as fondly as I do. I think it was probably a learning experience for him to be with someone a little older.
To whom did you talk about the hookup? How did they react? My girlfriend that I was visiting sat out on the balcony of the hotel into the wee hours of the morning with me smoking and talking about it. She had been happily married for over 20 years. This was the first time she had seen me since my divorce. She kept saying how she was in awe of me. We were still talking about it the next morning with my other girlfriend who went to Capri with us. I was saying how I enjoyed it, but I didn't remember sex being over so quickly when I was in my 20's. She said "Well of course it's that way when it's with someone who doesn't care about you!" That really hurt my feelings a lot. My married friend spent the ferry ride back to Naples consoling me.
Was this a consensual and/or wanted experience for you? For your partner? Yes. I let him know I wanted to be with him. But he took it from there.
Do you regret this hookup? If so, why? I don't believe in regrets. Ever.
What was the BEST thing about this hookup? How about the WORST? Has this hookup changed the way you think about casual sex, sexuality, or yourself in general? The best thing about it was the actual sex. And that moment outside the pub when he looked at me and asked what I was going to do next. That's when I knew it was on and I seized the moment! It was an important event in terms of how I see myself sexually. It was less than a year after my divorce was final. I had been through ten years of marriage, two pregnancies, births, diapers, and military deployments. Two months after we broke-up my "soulmate" took up with a younger, skinny, blonde girlfriend, like it was nothing. I couldn't just move on like that. Hooking-up randomly in a beautiful exotic place with someone younger showed me that I was still a sexy, confident, and bold woman. I hadn't changed. I hadn't lost anything. Now I'm free to enjoy sex whenever and with whomever without worrying about what it says about who I am or who I will be. I can just enjoy it and go back to my "regular" life when it's over.
Anything else you want to add about this hookup or anything else? If someone had told me in college that I'd still be hooking up in my late 30's I never would have believed it. Thank you for allowing me to share and for taking the time to read it.
Tagged: 30s, female, mostly hetero, North America, white
And The Breakfast Wasn't Even Good
by Isaac Gender: MaleAge: 20Race/ethnicity: CaucasianLocation: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHighest education received: Some college (currently in college)Occupation: StudentRelationship status: SingleReligious affiliation:…
48 Year Old Gas Station Cashier
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Do It With A Rockstar
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Surprise Blowjob from a Friend
"She was gagging, moaning, sucking on my balls, and slapping her face with my cock."


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Населення — 143 особи (2010, 148 у 2002).

Національний склад станом на 2002 рік: росіяни — 76 %.

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Transcript of Minister Lawrence Wong's Opening Remarks at The Multi-Ministry Taskforce Press Conference on 16 July 2021
Good afternoon everyone. I think we are all very disappointed by the latest setback in the flare-up of cases that we have seen amongst KTV outlets. We have, and we will continue to take firm action against the few errant operators who have abused the system, and undertaken illegal activities.
Perhaps it's useful to take a step back and recall how we had this group of pivoted F&B operators. Remember, we had closed all such nightlife establishments since the circuit breaker last year. Subsequently the Nightlife Association had appealed to the Government to be given a lifeline. We offered them a grant for operators to exit the industry entirely. A few took up the grant, but many operators chose to pivot to other commercial operations. Some became cinemas, gyms, but quite a number took up F&B dining. So, we have, following from that episode, about 400 nightlife establishments that are operating as F&B outlets today.
Unfortunately, there are a few that have flouted the rules, as I said we will take firm action against them. But, as an additional precaution, we will also suspend all of the pivoted establishments for two weeks. During this two-week period, we will test the staff and workers; we will inspect all of their safe management measures and protocols, and we will allow them to resume only after we are satisfied that safe management measures are well in place. I think the onus is very much now on the Nightlife Association and its members to show us that they can get their act together and behave properly.
Some have also asked why the hostesses were allowed to travel into Singapore. In fact, these ladies were in Singapore earlier, either on valid work permits – work passes or visit passes – sponsored by Singaporeans. For example, the index case was sponsored by her boyfriend, a Singaporean, and at that time, Vietnam was a low risk country. We had unilateral opening for Vietnam travellers. So she came in, sponsored by her boyfriend on a visit pass. In fact, these visit passes are typically for family reasons and the arrivals were tested - it's clear they didn't bring in the virus as DMS mentioned just now - so they caught the virus while in Singapore. How and exactly what happened, it's probably through one of the cryptic cases that still has been circulating within the community, but they caught it in Singapore, and that's how it spread through the rest of the KTV operations. The problem that arises is that these passholders, seemingly on valid passes, work passes or social visit passes, have breached the rules by moonlighting as hostesses. So we will take enforcement action against them, and also against any local sponsors of these passes who may not have given accurate information to ICA in their applications. We will also step up testing and tracing operations as best as we can to try and contain the transmission in the community and you heard just now from Minister Ong Ye Kung, how we are setting up multiple rings of testing, and we will be sending out SMS alerts for different groups of people. Some will have to be tested on a mandatory basis; some will be issued an advisory and asked to monitor their health, and then buy a self-test kit and test yourself regularly.
Besides, our extensive testing and tracing operations, we will have to make some adjustments to our wider community measures, and these moves will apply from 19 July to 8 August, for three weeks. Why are we doing this? Because there is a real risk that the cases from these clusters would have spread to the community, especially if there are individuals who have not come forward for testing – and we suspect there are such individuals – and they would have spread the virus to the people around them. Potentially, this means that we can see very large clusters emerging over the coming weeks.
In the past, under such a circumstance, we probably would have tried to contain as much as possible, the clusters from breaking out with a very stringent tightening of measures, almost like a circuit breaker. But the difference today is that we have a much higher vaccination rate, and therefore, we do not, at this moment, think there is a need for such significant tightening.
Instead, we will take a more targeted approach, and adjust our measures based on vaccination status, and also with an eye to the hospitalisation and ICU capacity in our system. So, the measures are as follows: for higher risk indoor mask-off settings like F&B dining and gyms, the group sizes will be back down to two persons. Effectively, we will be going back to the position we were in before 12 July. But if the group consists of fully vaccinated persons, then we will allow the group size of five persons to continue, because fully vaccinated persons are better protected against the infection, and are less likely to infect others. For those who are not fully vaccinated and you want to join the group of five, we will allow, if you have met a pre-entry test – you have been tested, you are negative – or you are someone who had been infected before and fully recovered and therefore you have immunity. So, these will be considered as part of the fully vaccinated persons, and they will be part of the group of five. This allowance for five people together who are fully vaccinated will only be for establishments with mandatory SafeEntry systems in place, so that they can monitor, and check the vaccination status of the customers. Of course, we appreciate that some families will want to dine together, and they have children, who are below 12 years old, who are not eligible for vaccination. So we will allow unvaccinated children below the age of 12 to be part of the group of five, if they are all from the same household. If the children are not from the same household, then they will be allowed to be part of the group of five, but they will be subject to a cap. The cap is that they cannot be exceeding half of the group size. So that's the targeted approach we will take with regard to group sizes.
For workplaces, very minimal change, work from home remains the default, but we will not allow social gatherings. We had earlier from 12 July allowed for social gatherings in the workplace, subject to prevailing rules in the community, but now we will remove that allowance and therefore, no more social gatherings in the workplace. For other settings, the measures remain unchanged. In particular, we will not change the rules and regulations around wedding receptions because wedding receptions, many of the attendees will be subject to a pre-event test, so we will allow that to continue and we also are mindful that this is a once-in-a-lifetime event for the wedding couple. We would like to minimise any disruptions to their plans.
The measures that I have described will have an impact on some affected sectors. Earlier, I had announced an extension of the Jobs Support Scheme of 10%, from 12 to 25 July. We will now extend this support to 8 August for F&B businesses, gyms, fitness studios, performing arts organisations and arts education centres. To provide more targeted support for eligible hawkers who are self-employed, we will extend the rental waivers and subsidies for fees for table cleaning and centralised dish washing services by one month.
Finally, I think the latest outbreak shows us how individual choices can so easily affect the wider community. I think it underscores the importance of individual and social responsibility in fighting this pandemic. I'm very heartened that, aside from the few who have flouted the rules, the vast majority of people in Singapore have cooperated with the measures that we have put in place. And I have every confidence that, working together, we will be able to recover from this setback, and get back on track with our reopening plans. We will continue to monitor the situation very closely, as you heard just now from my fellow co-chairs; it is fluid, we have to watch very carefully, not just the infection numbers, but more importantly, our hospitalisation and ICU capacity, and at the same time continue to ramp up vaccination. So let us continue to work together and overcome this setback together. Thank you.

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This screening is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourages early detection and treatment of disease. The screening is intended for adults with limited access to preventive health care. Men and women are encouraged to participate.
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This spring I had the privilege of helping SIF as a presentation advisor and as a mentor for the new bootcamp program that prepared organizations to develop their presentations for an SIF investor conference.
SIF is an amazing organization. A two-year old spinout from Root Cause, the people, processes and purpose of SIF are road tested and top-notch. The companies they serve are doing great work. I was privileged to work with both Budget Buddies, which helps low-income women become more economically self-sufficient and transform their lives by teaching them core money-management skills and Change Is Simple, which educates children on the connections between, environmental, community and human health.
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/*
 * @test
 * @bug 4052976 7030649
 * @summary Test URL.equals with anchors, and jar URLs
 */

import java.net.*;

public class Equals {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        anchors();
        jarURLs();
    }

    static void anchors() throws Exception {
        URL url1, url2;

        url1 = new URL(null, "http://JavaSoft/Test#bar");
        url2 = new URL(null, "http://JavaSoft/Test");

        if (url1.equals(url2))
            throw new RuntimeException("URL.equals fails with anchors");
        if (url2.equals(url1))
            throw new RuntimeException("URL.equals fails with anchors");
        if (url1.equals(null))
            throw new RuntimeException("URL.equals fails given null");
    }

    static final String HTTP_URL1A = "http://localhost/xyz";
    static final String HTTP_URL1B = "http://LOCALHOST/xyz";
    static final String FILE_URL1A = "file:///c:/foo/xyz";
    static final String FILE_URL1B = "file:/c:/foo/xyz";

    static void jarURLs() throws Exception {
        int failed = 0;
        failed = compareJarURLS(HTTP_URL1A, HTTP_URL1A, "!/abc", "!/abc", true);
        failed = compareJarURLS(HTTP_URL1A, HTTP_URL1B, "!/abc", "!/abc", true);
        failed = compareJarURLS(HTTP_URL1B, HTTP_URL1A, "!/", "!/", true);
        failed = compareJarURLS(HTTP_URL1A, HTTP_URL1B, "!/abc", "!/", false);
        failed = compareJarURLS(HTTP_URL1A, HTTP_URL1B, "!/abc", "!/xy", false);
        failed = compareJarURLS(FILE_URL1A, FILE_URL1A, "!/abc", "!/abc", true);
        failed = compareJarURLS(FILE_URL1A, FILE_URL1B, "!/abc", "!/abc", true);
        failed = compareJarURLS(FILE_URL1A, FILE_URL1B, "!/", "!/", true);
        failed = compareJarURLS(FILE_URL1A, FILE_URL1B, "!/abc", "!/", false);
        failed = compareJarURLS(FILE_URL1A, FILE_URL1B, "!/abc", "!/xy", false);

        failed = (new URL("jar:file://xzy!/abc")).equals(
                      new URL("file://xzy!/abc")) ? 1 : 0;

        if (failed > 0)
            throw new RuntimeException("Some jar URL tests failed. Check output");
    }

    static int compareJarURLS(String urlStr1, String urlStr2,
                                  String entry1,  String entry2,
                                  boolean expectEqual) throws Exception {
        int failed = 0;

        URL url1 = new URL(urlStr1);
        URL url2 = new URL(urlStr2);

        if (!url1.equals(url2)) {
            System.out.println("Urls are not equal, so the test cannot run.");
            System.out.println("url1: " + url1 + ", url2:" + url2);
            return 1;
        }

        URL jarUrl1 = new URL("jar:" + urlStr1 + entry1);
        URL jarUrl2 = new URL("jar:" + urlStr2 + entry2);
        jarUrl2.openConnection();

        boolean equal = jarUrl1.equals(jarUrl2);
        if (expectEqual && !equal) {
            System.out.println("URLs should be equal, but are not. " +
                                jarUrl1 + ", " + jarUrl2);
            failed++;
        } else if (!expectEqual && equal) {
            System.out.println("URLs should NOT be equal, but are. " +
                                jarUrl1 + ", " + jarUrl2);
            failed++;
        }

        if (expectEqual) {
            // hashCode MUST produce the same integer result for equal urls
            int hash1 = jarUrl1.hashCode();
            int hash2 = jarUrl2.hashCode();
            if (hash1 != hash2) {
                System.out.println("jarUrl1.hashCode = " + hash1);
                System.out.println("jarUrl2.hashCode = " + hash2);
                System.out.println("Equal urls should have same hashCode. " +
                                    jarUrl1 + ", " + jarUrl2);
                failed++;
            }
        }

        return failed;
    }
}

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The Hatchet Planimeter
by: L. M. Dickerson
copy from Walter C. Scott files (1940s)
One of the problems of any technician using maps is to determine quickly and accurately the numerical value of given areas. The Polar Planimeter is usually used, but for the field man, has the disadvantage of being rather cumbersome, expensive, and subject to breakage. Neither of these objections occur in the "Hatchet Planimeter", a simple instrument, which can be constructed in less than an hour from materials costing less than one dollar.
The use of the Hatchet Planimeter was demonstrated at the recent meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science in Colombus, by Professor Andrew R. Weber and a group of his students from the University of Dayton. The students used the instrument freely in their class work. Promptly upon my return home, after watching the demonstration, a bar of drill rod steel was obtained and a Hatchet Planimeter made. On my first attempt to use it on a conventional figure (triangle) the results were within less than one percent of error. Subsequent trials have shown less than two percent error. Other members of the regional office staff (see footnote) have tried this instrument and have obtained results equal to or better than the Polar type planimeters' usual performance.
The Hatchet Planimeter was invented by a German Mathematician named Prytz. The mathematical proof according to theory is complex and involves the use of infinite series. A shorter proof of the theory has been worked out by John W. Satterly, associate professor of Physics, University of Toronto.
This instrument should be useful to many of our technicians. Its simplicity is deceptive. Probably that is the reason it is so little known. The following instructions should enable any technician to make and operate the Hatchet Planimeter.
Figure 1. (This drawing was on the back of the type written page in pencil. Figure 1?) shows the planimeter more clearly than it can be described in equal space. It is extremely simple to make. The only critical points to be considered are that the instrument should be rigid, the two legs should be approximately in the same plane and the "hatchet" edge should be kept sharp, razor sharp for best results. Drill rod, three sixteenths inch in diameter, is a convenient and satisfactory material. It can be tempered and is not too difficult to work.
The distance AB can be any convenient length. Ten inches is satisfactory for ordinary use and simplifies computations of the moving of the decimal point. It is best to heat the drill rod to a dull red in order to bend it. Too much heat will cause it to crack. To operate the Hatchet Planimeter proceed as follows:
Place the figure to be planimetered on a flat surface covered with paper having an unglazed surface. The flared point of the instrument rides freely over the unglazed paper, while the operator traces the outline with the opposite point of the planimeter.
In sequence the detailed manipulations are as follows: (Refer to figure 2) (figure 2 is missing)
1. Locate, by inspection, the approximate centroid of the figure to be planimetered, and draw through it a pair of lines at right angles of each other, and intersecting the perimeter to be measured.
2. Place the instrument in the initial position extending approximately perpendicular to one of the coordinates previously drawn (preferably the longer one), and the tracing point on the intersection (O).
3. Hold the planimeter lightly so that both ends will move freely over the paper, the flared end resting on the unglazed paper surface. The instrument should never be allowed to tilt.
4. Mark point L by pressing on the planimeter, forcing the sharp edge lightly through the paper.
5. Trace along line OA and around the perimeter in a clockwise direction returning to O along AO.
6 Mark point M by pressing on the flared end of the planimeter.
7. With the hatchet at M and the point held firmly on O, rotate the figure through 180 degrees. The instrument should not be allowed to shift its position, nor should point O change its relations to M and L.
8. Trace the figure a second time along OA, but this time in a counter clockwise direction, returning to point O as before.
9. Mark point N by pressing on the planimeter as before (4 and 6). Points L and N will be close together, the distance between them depending upon how accurately the tracing has been done. If points L and N coincide exactly it indicates that the tracing has been exact. This rarely occurs but the area is corrected by measuring the distance from M to point half way between L and N. A steel scale calibrated to one hundredths gives acceptable results.
10. Multiply the distance obtained in operation 9 by the distance between the points of the planimeter (in this case 10 inches) to get the area of the figure measured. For greater accuracy the distance should be measured on an arc with a radius equal to the distance between the planimeter points. When ML is small the error due to use of a straight scale will be negligible, however.
It is advisable to practice on conventional figures such as squares, triangles and parallelograms with known dimensions until one has developed some skill in holding the instrument lightly and tracing accurately the outlines and figures. In practice it is advisable to use as a corrected distance the average of three or more readings. This reduces the affect of mechanical errors in holding the instrument, tilt, and etc.
footnote: (J Scott 1998) The "regional office staff probably refers to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service Civilian Conservation Corps where Walter worked from April 37 to Jan 42. Walter owned a nice issue of the hatchet planimeter which I remember him showing to visitors to the farm. He showed me how he used it on aerial photographs to measure acreage of farmland.


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The adventures of three broke Barbie dolls who now have to serve as showgirls in the 'Folies Barbie' revue theater. This cartoon-strip-commentary explains why 'Without Barbies photographs would be mere images'. They represent an impressive collective thought. A product of music, painting and poetry, literature, movies, fashion, fantastical imagination, and photography - but please do not refer to that as art. It is the creation of a group who are thieves stealing inspiration from everywhere. Working together and so sharpening each other through the interaction. It is the best form of inspiration and abrasion. It hurts. Often. Which is why there is laughter, often. A motley crew who invite you to join the madness. A delicious satire and 'Cirque Calder' of 'photographic art installation'.
The three broke Barbies are 'Mistresses of insanity' sustained on the constant sipping of Courvoisier, adding to their craziness and making them as nutty as a fruitcake. A true Barbie doll's perspective brings storytelling photography alive. A Barbie is a Barbie is a Barbie - they are a reflection of what it is to be female. The good, the bad and the ugly. A doll's life journey, mostly with hidden metaphors, seen through the lens of puppeteer and photographer Reinfried Marass.
'Barbies are the makeup for photography' because, by nature, female characters are the most celebrated storytellers around. By letting them tell their story, Folies Barbie reflects the woman's honest and raw perspective. It is this grace that transcends and creates animation even in inanimate objects. In Folies Barbie's photographic work, analogies are used to add some fun and friction in a way that only dolls know how to do.
Introductions are always such tedious requirements, but here you are, with your questions and expectations and being Barbies, we like to please. We play with something to say, which is most often in conflict with our puppeteer - the one convinced that he is, in fact, the master and commander of our little show. The result is a madhouse of pure female delight. We love your opinion, so go ahead, but know that madness is contagious - And.Don't.Ever.Call.Us.Babes.
The blonde Master Barbie is also the revue's Master Bitch and princess. Batch no. 8176. A gold digger who was married rich once but got divorced and left broke by her latest, third husband. She is addicted to fashion with an overdose of self-esteem, but argues "is there such a thing?". Me, myself and I. She sees herself as the world's most beautiful and desirable Barbie doll that deserves the spotlight all day long. Her cheeky Mae West temper comes close to the German-based 'Lilli', a cartoon character later turned toy, innovated by the German 'Bild' newspaper reflecting the new female post-war self-esteem. 'Bild Lilli' is the blueprint for the Mattel Barbie doll and later in 1964 the company obtained the rights. Veruschka's name is derived from the Countess Vera von Lehndorff, the leggy, tall, famous model icon from the 60's made well known to the public for her act in Michelangelo Antonioni's movie Blow Up starring actor David Hemmings as photographer David Bailey. Veruschka is the Barbie staff's big teaser and the Revue's self-proclaimed 'Stage Coach'. Technically, with her bright skin and blonde hair, she is responsible for the highlights in a Barbie photograph.
'The first' when she was found discarded and drugged in the seats of an abandoned Cadillac DeVille. The gang's red hair with French roots and the revue's eponym. Folies Barbie is named after the famous Parisian Folies Bergère Revue theater where the French term 'Folies' means 'crazy'. She's a bit of a clumsy Barbie doll but usually a kind soul. Best friend - and also the only one - to Veruschka and of course her favorite punching ball. A withdrawn and reflective character. A sensitive thinker that makes her a rarity. A funny person who never smiles. Usually the venue's peacemaker. Technically, with her darker, tanned skin and red hair, she is responsible for a photograph's mid-tones.
The gang's 'Choco Barbie'. An original Afro-African Barbie doll who only speaks Swahili so comes across as shy. A poor, orphaned Barbie with a ground-out batch number that was traded in for a sack of beans by the puppeteer at a slavery doll market down in Joseph Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness'. Master-Slave to Stage Coach Veruschka. Named after a movie starring uber-beauty Beverly Johnson who was the first face of color to feature on an international fashion magazine cover. Technically, with her raven-black hair and chocolate skin, she is responsible for a photograph's dark tones.
TIZIRI
An original Berber Barbie, in a way a Berberella. She comes from down a valley of the Hoggar mountains. She can tame wild camels and been raised in a matriarchy system where her grandmother still was the village's witch and shaman. Her hair never was cut since the day of her birth. In her language TIZIRI stands for 'moonlight'. She swallows men like candies and is chatting away all day long in some weird Berber slang mixed up with some French terms. She was gifted to our Master & Commander for his birthday and from now on will be a regular guest star to the Folies Barbie.
CAMELLITO (Avant-Garde Camel)
TIZIRI has a background as fascinating as her Berber Barbie roots, soaked in tradition and vibrant culture. A talented storyteller, she shares her memory of her homeland, her move to France, and the circumstances that brought her to Folies Barbie. She speaks of a camel, who was left behind - no camels for France! As she remembers, her face turns troubled. All-day long, she laments and at night, cries a river into her pillow, forcing Master & Commander to find a replacement for her. This camel was to be of a high standard, a beast of exceptional breeding, only the best for TIZIRI, and this was no easy task. Its story was found bound in documents hanging around its neck and tells of its discovery, as a calf, almost dying of thirst in the Nubian desert, left for dead by celebrity-wannabe parents cast as extras in Howard Hawk's Hatari movie. Raised in Mordillo's crazy zoo, it learned such exquisite skill as standing on three legs, two when drunk. Yes, unfortunately, Camellito fell victim to the familiar story of country youngsters fending for themselves in harsh urban environments, and it developed a taste for alcohol. Found worthy of TIZIRI, it was shipped from the zoo via Khartoum, Kairouan, Sidi bel Abbès, and Marseille, down the Danube to Austria, tied down on a wooden palette. At three years, Camellito is but a teenager and so fits in at Folies Barbie. Introductions were smoothed over by the free-flowing Courvoisier, a favorite drink of its Barbie carers, and a fact that adds to Camellito's insanity. Inebriated, it totters around sticking its curious nose in every photo set resulting in a re-take, often, which means work for Barbies and a less-than-amused photographer. The problem was fixed by attaching a heavy metal ball to its left back leg, much to the dismay of this beautiful beast.
REINFRIED MARASS
Photographer, the revue's engineering founder, and puppeteer. The Barbies' master & commander. Bwana to Ashanti. Responsible for all & everything. The caretaker who shares a love-hate relationship with the showgirls and 'queens of unboxing' and 'general disarray' who are spending all his money on fancy stuff and gadgets. Ever get the feeling that you could just kill someone? It was that very sentiment shared by the photographer that resulted in the first introduction to a Barbie discarded in an abandoned Cadillac DeVille. Besides, with a choice of picturing a babe or Barbie, the selection seemed obvious. Barbies follow instruction. They are compliant for as long as necessary, and they don't tend to voice an opinion. So they got the jobs. The problem soon to be discovered was that Barbies take exception to trash and life got complicated. After much negotiation, they reached a comfortable symbiosis. Barbies could stay, working at the Revue theater at night to pay their way.


to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
to show marked, usually increased, activity or energy for a short period: The runners spurted forward in the last lap of the race.
to expel or force out suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
a marked increase of effort for a short period or distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
a sudden burst or outburst, as of activity, energy, or feeling.
1. well, spring. See flow. 4. spout.
In place of it comes a spirt of steam from the railway viaduct, and the whistle of an engine.
The word means to 'cause to spring or leap;' when applied to fluids, to spirt or sprinkle them.
First use one half to rince the mouth; and after retaining it a little, spirt it out.
The spirt of flame then fell back and spread slowly until it formed a spire as large as a pine-cone.
"to gush out, squirt," 1560s, variant of spirt, perhaps cognate with Middle High German spürzen "to spit," and sprützen "to squirt" (see sprout). The noun in this sense is attested from 1775.


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Americorchestia barbarae är en kräftdjursart som beskrevs av Edward Lloyd Bousfield 1991. Americorchestia barbarae ingår i släktet Americorchestia och familjen tångloppor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The Arabs and Me
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UAE climbs ranks as student exchange route for Brazilians
According to a study from the Brazilian Exchange Agencies Association, the Arab country was the 18th most sought destination in 2017.
André Barros
andre.barros@anba.com.br
São Paulo – The United Arab Emirates were the 18th most-sought destination by Brazilians looking for student exchange programs last year, as per a survey from Associação Brasileira de Agências de Intercâmbio (Belta), the Brazilian student exchange agencies association. The country outranked a few regular destinations for Brazilian students, like Mexico, the Netherlands and Japan.
Interest in the UAE is picking up in Brazil; in 2016, it didn't even make the top 40. "Brazilians are looking for new destinations, and the UAE provide both education and unique features for tourists," Belta told ANBA via email.
Options available from Brazilian agencies in the UAE – mostly in Dubai – include language courses, prep courses for exams, internships, overseas work programs, volunteer work, and programs for people over 50 years old.
Over-50 programs are trending, according to Belta: in 2017, the age bracket saw the strongest growth, going from 2.6% of total exchange students in 2016 (considering all destinations) to 7.9% last year. Most Brazilian students go for language courses, especially in English and Spanish.
Overall, 302,000 Brazilian students went on exchange programs last year, up 23% from 2016. They spent USD 9,989 each on average, up 12% year-on-year. Belta estimates that the student exchange market in Brazil was worth between USD 2.7 billion and USD 3 billion in 2017.
Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland, in that order, were the most-sought destinations by Brazilian students last year.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
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In May this year Flickr launched an ambitious redesign of its photo-sharing service. The Yahoo-owned company have always had a loyal following amongst photographers, but initial feedback was very negative. With Marissa Meyer and her Yahoo team looking for significant growth in platforms like Flickr and $1billion-acquisition Tumblr, a number of significant changes have been rolled out in 2013.
6 months later, we're asking whether Flickr's 2013 redesign has been a success.
Flickr's Profile
One of the overriding objectives at Yahoo is to raise the company's profile and attempt to catch up with Google. Whilst some statistics have shown that US users are split evenly between Yahoo and Google, Yahoo's strategy has also included the purchase and rejuvenation of other websites. Increasing the profile (and profits) of Flickr is good for Yahoo.
Despite crashing earlier this week, Flickr has performed strongly in 2013. Just last week the British Library chose to upload over 1 million images to Flickr. This demonstrates that Flickr is still the platform of choice for many photo-sharers:
"We're looking for new, inventive ways to navigate, find and display these unseen illustrations" Ben O'Steen, British Library Blog
However, figures suggest that in the US Flickr's monthly users have dropped from 27.3 million a month to 26.2 million in September. Whilst these figures alone needn't indicate failure (individual user engagement is probably a better gauge) it's worth noting that Instagram have around 65 monthly US visitors. Whilst you could argue that Instagram is more social than Flickr (thus higher usage) if we're purely looking at profile then Flickr are very much in second place.
Flickr Apps
However, when we look at Flickr's app we see a very different story.
Here is an infographic produced by Mashable earlier this year. Whilst Vine is clearly the runaway success-story of the year, Flickr has outperformed both Instagram and Facebook. This represents a significant coup for a company that was becoming synonymous with older users and outdated visual infrastructure.
Flickr have also introduced an iOS app which includes a number of user-friendly features, including filters for your iPhone camera. This is further evidence that Flickr is beginning to engage more effectively with younger users.
The success of Flickr's apps is probably the biggest surprise, and shows that Yahoo have clearly done their homework.
Flickr's Web Service
The revamped Flickr was accompanied by a promise of "biggr. spectaculr. wherevr. forevr" and gave every user 1TB of storage.
The user experience has been improved further by larger images – which are up to 25% bigger and feature more pixels – and a faster interface. It's helped to increase site traffic and image uploads, and it's clear that the new site is a huge improvement.
What Can We Learn from Flickr Redesign?
If anything can be learnt from the Flickr revamp, it is this; it's not easy to redesign an established website with a loyal following, but the long-term results mean that it's essential if you're going to keep up with the competition.
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By WTAP News Staff
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - According to a news release, our parent company Gray Television has partnered with The Salvation Army to raise more than $560,000 for relief efforts following the historic tornado outbreak.
The tornadoes began on December 10 and left at least 90 people dead and dozens injured and caused billions of dollars in damage across the Central-Southern United States.
To help 'Heal the Heartland,' Gray Television also made a $100,000 donation to the relief campaign. The Salvation Army allocates 100 percent of all disaster donations to the recovery efforts in affected communities.
Overall, The Salvation Army has already served more than 19,000 meals, more than 30,000 drinks and snacks, and emotional and spiritual care consultations for 1,812 people.
To make a financial gift to support ongoing disaster relief efforts, you can text HLTORNADO to 51555. You can donate online at https://salarmy.us/HLTORNADO or donate by phone by calling 1-800-725-2769.
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I use them at home with my 14 month old. I didn't start until she was 4 months. I hate using them going out because you have to carry around poop:/ I really like the pocket style.
We use a lot of Alva pockets and love them. Fluffy Penguin Company sells Alva and other brands as well as their own. That's where we got most of ours from. We had to play around with the insert for a bit and ended up choosing flour sack towels during the day and a microfiber/FST combo for night time. Definitely take the time to research different types. Pockets, AIO, covers, etc. and different types of inserts. Take your time and don't let the information overwhelm you. There are a ton of great Facebook groups to help with that information.
I used lil joeys as a newborn (well once he fit) he was a 4lb 14oz 35 weeker hes skinny!! The lil joeys say from approx 4-12lbs we started about 8 weeks cant remember how many months they lasted but we used them till he out wet them. They are AIO and double gusset so less chance of explosions. We now use rumparooz which are the same brand so double gusset again and they are multi size pocket diapers. My son is now 9 months and about 15lbs Between the two we used gdiapers in small. I had lots of Alva baby and other pockets but my little one was just too skinny so I sold them. So it was time to invest in gdiapers medium and large or rumparooz. I love pocket diapers its easier for me. I brought pretty much all of my stash second hand only some of my gs are new. Lil joeys and rumparooz are more expensive but check out the Mercari app. I dont mind having a wet bag with dirty diapers while out i tend to have two one for diapers one for wet or dirty clothes (we used to get lots of spit up). I cant wait to start using lil joeys on no 2 in june!
We use fuzzibunz pocket diapers and prefolds/flats with thirsties covers. Best advice on choosing brands is to not invest a whole lot in any one brand until you know you like them. Easier said than done when you're trying to prepare, I know. I bought a lot second hand, which saved a ton of money and made it to where I didn't feel bad about getting rid of them if we needed something different.
Thanks for all the info! It's a bit overwhelming! I wouldn't have thought to look into second hand! So great tip! I think I'm most nervous about making the investment and then in my exhausted-new mom state, regret it and end up "quitting" lol any words of encouragement? Or anybody relate?
I totally relate. When visiting my parents or inlaws we use disposable then i get home take a good week or so to get back into cloth cause disposable are so easy. I found it pretty easy cloth diapering early on but also had a good sleeper. Also if you invest and you find it too much you could probably sell for the same or close to what you paid! With paying for formula atleast im not paying for disposables too so it does save money and baby no 2 will be in them also.
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Home to some of the finest food and drink produce in Scotland.
Everywhere you go on our islands, there are wonderful things to see & do.
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From inspired arts, crafts and gifts to delicious local produce, discover the best places to shop on the Isle of Mull and Isle of Iona.
The fascinating diversity of the environments of Mull and Iona is one of the most compelling reasons to spend time exploring the islands.
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Geology of Mull & Iona
The Islands of Mull and Iona have some of the most fascinating and complex geology in the world.
Much of the islands are volcanic in origin but the most recent major geological agent to shape the topography has been the last Ice Age when glaciers carved up the landscape. Mull & Iona are truly a "land of fire and ice"
Gneisses
The various geological layers relate to distinct time periods. The very oldest rocks, dated at over 2000 million years, are found on the Isle of Iona. These are ancient rocks, highly altered gneisses of what is known as the Lewisian. Rocks of similar age are found in Tiree, Coll, the North West Highlands and the Western Isles.
Moine Supergroup
Moving on, the next main group of rocks that we find are part of what is known as the Moine Supergroup. These are ancient folded, metamorphosed sediments, around 1000 million years old, which form the main mass of the Northern Highlands and probably underlie most of Mull. We see these ancient rocks peeping out on the shore near Ardalanish, where the minerals garnet, kyanite, andalusite and tourmaline can be found.
The Moine rocks are also found near Gribun. The main rock type is psammite, a metamorphosed sandstone which makes up most of the Wilderness, a dramatic landscape of cliffs, sea stacks and natural arches, shot through with yawning chasms and fissures.
Pink Granite
In the very south west of Mull we find the pink Ross of Mull Granite. This has been dated at about 420 million years old. It is very different from the metamorphic rocks of the Moine series and has been extensively quarried in the past. It gives rise to a very gentle rounded topography. Large boulders of this rock, known as erratics, are found in Iona where they have been deposited by glaciers during the last Ice Age.
The next important group of rocks are of Mesozoic age. The Mesozoic Era is made up of three periods: the Triassic, the Jurassic and the Cretaceous. All three are found in various parts of Mull. The Mesozoic rocks are rich in marine fossils such as ammonites and belemnites. The rocks consist of sandstones, shales and limestones. Carsaig is probably the best place to see these Mesozoic rocks, rich in fossils.
The final sequence of rocks to be found is the Paleogene lavas. About 60 million years ago, the whole west coast was tectonically very active and volcanoes poured out huge amounts of basaltic lava. Much of the lava is columnar and nowhere is this structure better seen than in the Island of Staffa which lies off the west coast of Mull. Staffa is one of the natural wonders of the world. Columnar basalt is also well seen on the south coast of Ulva, which is more accessible than Staffa in poor weather conditions.
Much of the basaltic lava has flowed considerable distances and built up great tiered, terraced hills which have a very distinctive "stepped" appearance. The Ardmeanach peninsula, well seen from Bunessan shows this effect beautifully as do the low hills of North Mull
Dykes
The whole of Mull is criss-crossed by dykes. These are basically fissures which have filled with molten rock and when the processes of erosion take place, a wall like structure can be left. They occur in profusion at Loch Na Keal, but the best example of an easily seen dyke is the one near Calgary Pier where it has been used as part of the wall of a boathouse!
The Ice Age
Relatively recent in geological terms, about 15000 years ago, Mull was covered in glaciers which carved the rocks and gave us roughly the terrain we see today. Evidence is abundant for this. Glacial erratic boulders of granite are found in Iona, scouring of the rocks by ice is clear in many places. On the shore of Loch na Keal, a feature called "P-Forms" can be seen – channels cut in the rock by glaciers. Further evidence of glaciation is afforded by the presence of hundreds of little mounds called drumlins – these are clearly seen in Glen More and represent moraine, or detritus left behind the glaciers.
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Risks of Fracking
5 Risks of Fracking for Human Health
"Fracking is the worst thing I've ever seen,"
says Fracking and Health Researcher
The phrase in the subheading is attributed to Dr. Sandra Steingraber, a public health specialist involved in large-scale research into the effects of fracking on human health. When fracking began, it wasn't usually done close to towns, schools, or drinking water sources. But now, in many U.S. states, it is happening within short distances of highly populated areas, and people are getting sick.
The Risks of Fracking for Human Health
Air pollution: People living close to active fracking wells breathe air with a high content of carcinogenic substances, such as benzene. This can have consequences like a higher risk of asthma, preterm births, and a variety of health problems, especially for children, but also for adults.
In the case of pregnant residents of fracking areas, toxic chemicals can affect the development of the fetus, begetting conditions that may not show any symptoms for years. Yet certain symptoms in children are immediately visible. Researcher Katherine Nolan describes the ordeal of a Pennsylvania family, "They would see a yellow fog, kind of like a chemical mist coming from the compressor station... Their two youngest children, nine and 11, started having tics where their muscles would go into spasms, those spasms would persist even when they were asleep."
Human-induced earthquakes: Fracking areas have experience a dramatic surge in the number of earthquakes per year. In Texas, for example, there was an average of two per year before the shale revolution. Since 2008, 12 to 15 earthquakes have been recorded yearly.
Water pollution: Fracking produces massive amounts of wastewater with a high content of radioactive elements. Carcinogenic and often flammable, this polluted water is usually injected back into the earth (sometimes causing earthquakes) and unsafely transported in trucks that have been known to overturn and spill the hazardous material into drinking water sources. A resident who visited the site of a fracking wastewater truck accident in Ohio, a week after the vehicle overturned, explains, "About an hour and twenty minutes later all the fingers on my left hand were burning underneath my fingernails."
In the documentary, "Gasland," a fracking site resident is seen lighting up the water coming out of his kitchen tap. In "Drill, baby, drill," Pennsylvania and Poland homeowners observe black water coming out of the taps in their homes. A recent investigation by ProPublica revealed, "a string of documented cases of gas escaping into drinking water – in Pennsylvania and other states."
According to a Public Health analysis from Yale University, people living within one mile of fracking sites are at a higher risk of developing cancer. This affects millions of Americans all over the country. Epidemiological studies have shown the number of cases of childhood leukemia grows steadily when fracking begins. But other cancers may be brewing, taking years to develop.
High risk of fires and explosions: There have been many explosions and leaks at fracked gas pipelines. Compressor stations used to re-pressurize the gas emit carcinogenic substances, including benzene, methane, and formaldehyde.
Risks for Fracking Site Workers: According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, fracking endeavors have created 1.7 million new jobs.Dr. Steingraber refers to these as, "killing jobs." For example, fracking workers have been found to have high levels of benzene in their urine; a known indicator for leukemia risk.
Randy Moyer, a man who used to haul fracking wastewater for transportation in trucks, says, "If you asked too many questions, you were labeled a tree-hugger and you were gone." Like Moyer, many fracking workers do not receive any safety gear, let alone information about the contents of the material they are handling. Moyer summarizes the effects of exposure to radioactive materials on his health as follows, "My tongue, lips, and limbs all swelled up. I've had three teeth snap off... I have burning rashes all over my body that jump from place to place." Like countless others, Moyer has seen dozens of specialists in two states, but never received a clear diagnosis. Scientists have, in fact, pointed to a pact of silence among medical professionals and consistent under-reporting by companies about work-related injuries.
As America's oil and gas industry continues to claim that fracking is perfectly safe, people are dying of cancer, children are being born with malformations and developing leukemia, asthma is rampant, and workers are continually exposed to hazardous levels of radioactive material.
According to an industry spokeswoman, "hydraulic fracturing is not leading to widespread, systemic effects to drinking water resources." But the 1,200 peer-reviewed articles on the public health risks of fracking say otherwise. As some states criminalize anti-fracking protests, Americans who have been affected, injured, or killed as a result of fracking operations must come forward and hold the culprits accountable.
If you or a loved one has been a victim, you may be entitled to substantial compensation. In the current scenario, multi-million-dollar settlements and verdicts may be the only leverage we have to demand safety and controls that can protect our environment, and, ultimately, our lives.
Williams Attorneys is known for taking on major oil and gas companies on behalf of seriously injured victims and their families; both on a single injury basis and as class actions. If you or a loved one are facing serious health issues due to living near fracking sites, we want to talk to you about your options. 844-558-4529 OR CONNECT ONLINE


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Joe Rogan Theorizes Kanye West Is Starting A Cult
Rogan is suspicious of Ye's Sunday Services.
Last December, Joe Rogan made a public announcement that he wished to have Kanye West as a guest on his wildly popular podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience". Kanye tweeted a few weeks later that he had spoken to Rogan and that their episode would be arriving soon. Months passed without any conversation between the two airing and, in March, Rogan reportedly claimed that he did not think it would be the best idea for Kanye to appear on his show. According to a Reddit user, Rogan changed his mind about giving Ye this platform after the rapper told him of his idea to release a dictionary using "only positive words."
It turns out other views that Kanye has been espousing recently have not sat well with the podcast host. On the latest episode of "Joe Rogan Experience", he shared his theory that the Jesus Is King artist is "starting a new cult." Rogan's conversation with comedian, Andrew Santino, transitioned to the topic of Kanye when discussing the social media service, OnlyFans. Rogan joked that Kanye would take issue with all the monetized nudity on the app, potentially considering it to be "smut" that "[erodes] the fabric of our society."
"It's clear he's on his way," Rogan said about Kanye's supposed cult-development. "It's probably gonna be huge." When Santino suggested a comparison between Kanye's recent Christian preaching and Scientology, Rogan noted that it "seems like he's doing it for free, though." Rogan and Santino then considered the possibility that Ye's Sunday Service events serve as an opportunity for him to pursue his commercial endeavors. "I think it probably opens up the doors for his other businesses, like his Yeezy's and his clothes and all that shit," Rogan hypothesized. "So he does the show. 'What do I have to do to be part of the cult?' Just get yourself a pair of 11 Yeezy's!".
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China's love for Chariot's Of Fire hero Eric Liddell
AS A statue of Eric Liddell is unveiled in his birth country we look at the intriguing story of the Olympic champion who became a missionary and inspired an Oscar-winning film.
By Dominic Midgley
PUBLISHED: 11:56, Wed, Aug 19, 2015 | UPDATED: 12:57, Wed, Aug 19, 2015
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A Liddell piece of Scotland in China
A clutch of elderly Chinese pensioners, three Canadian women in their 70s and 80s and a British film star gathered in the courtyard of a school in the obscure industrial town of Weifang on Monday to witness the unveiling of a statue of a running man.
The athlete immortalised in bronze in China is Eric Liddell, the legendary Olympian whose achievements were marked in the 1981 fi lm Chariots Of Fire.
The Canadians were there because Liddell was their father and the presence of the actor, Joseph Fiennes, was because he plays the Scottish sprinter in The Last Race, a new movie about his life to be released in March.
But why would the Chinese authorities be interested in venerating such a man? The truth is that Liddell is as much Chinese as he is Scottish.
Born in Tianjin in 1902 he went on to spend more than half his life in the country as an evangelical Christian missionary. And so while he is known as the Flying Scotsman in the UK in China he is remembered as the country's first Olympic champion.
It is rare indeed that a person has the good fortune to meet a saint but he came as close to it as anyone I have ever known
Langdon Gilkey
Eight years before Beijing sent its first team to the Olympics, Liddell won a memorable gold medal in the 400m as part of the British team in the Paris Games of 1924. His victory was all the more poignant because he had been forced to pull out of his best event the 100m as soon as the timetable for the Games was announced.
Liddell, the son of Scottish missionaries, was such a devout Christian that he would not countenance breaking the Sabbath to take part in heats held on a Sunday. Aware this meant he wouldn't be able to participate in the qualifying rounds for the sprint Liddell devoted all his energy to training for the 400m.
As he took to the starting blocks for the final a masseur with the American Olympic team is said to have slipped a piece of paper into his hand with the Book Of Samuel quotation: "Those who honour me I will honour."
The fates were certainly on Liddell's side that day.
He not only won but broke the existing Olympic and world records with a time of 47.6 seconds.
His sporting success did not divert him from his chosen course however and within a year he travelled to China to take up a posting as a missionary teacher in Tianjin's Anglo-Chinese College, a school popular with the local elite.
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Eric Liddell in China during WW2
The missionaries believed that by teaching Christian values to the children of the wealthy they might promote them later when they reached positions of influence.
Liddell also got involved in the sporting curriculum and even advised on the construction of Tianjin's Minyuan Stadium.
He proposed an exact copy of the then football ground of Chelsea FC, said to have been his favourite running venue in the UK. He met and married a Canadian woman called Florence, also a child of missionaries, and they had daughters Patricia and Heather.
When Florence was pregnant with their third, war broke out and, with the Imperial Japanese Army sweeping through China, Liddell insisted she and the girls leave for Canada .
Typically Liddell refused to leave his beloved China in its hour of need and was interned and placed in a camp in Weifang, where he dedicated himself to the welfare of fellow inmates.
One of these, Langdon Gilkey, a 19-year-old American who went on to became a prominent theologian, said of Liddell: "Often I would see him bent over a chessboard or a model boat or directing some sort of square dance – absorbed, weary and interested, pouring all of himself into this effort to capture the imagination of penned-up youths.
"He was overflowing with good humour and love for life with enthusiasm and charm.
"It is rare indeed that a person has the good fortune to meet a saint but he came as close to it as anyone I have ever known."
Eric Liddell winning the 400m meter finals in the Olympic Games at the Colombes Stadium
Liddell even turned down the opportunity to return to Britain after the prime minister Winston Churchill brokered a deal for his release.
True to form Liddell arranged for a pregnant woman from the camp to take his place. His tireless efforts on behalf of both the children of the camp and the older generation took its toll to such an extent that in early 1945 he had to be admitted to the camp hospital.
A few days later he sat up in bed and wrote to his wife in Canada: "… was carrying too much responsibility… had slight nervous breakdown… much better after a month in hospital. Special love to you and the children, Eric".
But in fact he was not much better. He had a brain tumour and within an hour of writing the note he was gone.
His friend and colleague Anne Buchan reported that he uttered the words, "It's full surrender", before lapsing into a coma from which he would never recover. He was just 43.
Liddell's funeral was held a few days later and his popularity in death as in life meant that the congregation spilled out of the camp's small church into the surrounding grounds.
He was buried in the area of the camp that housed the Japanese quarters, his grave marked by a simple wooden cross. Six months later the war was over and in the chaos that followed no record was kept of Liddell's last resting place.
It was not until the late 1980s that Charles Walker, a Hong Kongbased civil engineer from Scotland, made it his business to track down its whereabouts with the help of the local man who had dug the grave and Liddell was granted a fitting memorial.
Edinburgh University arranged for a headstone made from Isle of Mull granite to be sent to China and it was erected in the courtyard of the school that now occupies the area of the camp – the site where it was joined by the life size bronze statue.
What happened to the Chariots Of Fire heroes?
Five thousand miles away at Edinburgh University's Old College, where Liddell studied pure science in the early 1920s, there is another statue of the great man.
He had gone to study in his parents' homeland after completing his primary and secondary education at Eltham College, a school for the children of missionaries in south London, where he was sent aged five.
Liddell's sporting prowess was evident from an early age and at Eltham he captained the rugby and cricket teams as well as excelling on the track.
Indeed he went on to win seven international caps on the wing for the Scottish rugby team. But it is as a gold medal-winning runner – and a human being out of the very top drawer – that Liddell will be best remembered.
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Well, it's the Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, and what better topic than undertakers?
A while back, I posted about the development of embalming practices during the Civil War. The primary practitioners of embalming ultimately were undertakers, although the science itself was developed by chemists and doctors in the mid-19th century. The profession of undertaking, however, goes back much further and was often associated with a variety of other trades.
Individuals known as "Undertakers" began to appear in England in the late 17th century. These professional men competed with the aristocrats of the College of Arms who previously dominated "both the form and management of funeral ceremonial for the English elite during the sixteenth and most of the seventeenth centuries." The political upheavels in England during this time, as well as the Crown's desperate need for cash, helped to open up the trade. These early undertakers offered a variety of funereal services, like Thomas Salter in 1737, who kept his business "at the Four Coffins in the Old Bailey." He advertized that he "Makes and Sells all Sorts of Coffins and Shrouds at moderate Prices, he likewise furnishes Funerals, viz., Palls, Cloaks, Scarves and Hoods, Silk Hatbands, Crape Hatbands, Favours, Gloves, Feathers, Velvets, Hangings, Escutcheons, Sconces, Candlesticks, Stands, Wax Tapers, Branch Lights, Flambeaux, Tickets, With Hearses and Mourning-Coaches to any Part of England." Very often, undertakers were in a variety of businesses, like upholsterers and furniture makers. This tradition would continue well into the 19th century.
He is master of ceremonies at burials and mourning assemblies, grandmarshal at funeral processions, the only true yeoman of the body, over which he exercises dictatorial authority from the moment that breath has taken leave to that of its final commitment to the earth. His ministry begins where the physician's, lawyer's, and diviner's end...He is bed maker to the dead. The pillows which he lays never rumple. The day of interment is the theatre in which he displays the mysteries of this art.
Across the pond, the rise of professional funeral managers who supplied the growing variety of mourning necessities was also allied to furniture making trades. Michael Jenkins in Baltimore offered coffinmaking in addition to his cabinet-making business as early as 1799. Many businesses that began offering funeral services as a sideline soon assumed it as their primary offering. W.D. Diguid was established in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1817. J.J. Shepherd and Son was in business in 1827 in Pembroke, Massachusetts. J.S. Waterman, a cabinet-maker, also began undertaking in 1832.
Livery stables also began to get into the game. As people demanded more elaborate funeral displays along with hearses and the horses that pull them, livery keepers offered these items for rental and began taking on the management of the funeral in its entirety. An entry in the 1824 city directory of Baltimore shows a livery stable with undertaking services. In 1856, the city directory of Providence, Rhode Island, states: Gardner T. Swartz, Livery Stable Keeper, Undertaker, Tomb Proprietor and Dealer in ready-made coffins, of all kinds and at all prices, near the corner of Pine and Dorrance Street, Providence.
Soon, firms that specialized in supplying funeral accessories became known as "furnishing undertakers". By the time of the Civil War, the varied business that provided undertaking services also began providing embalming services as well. The case of William R. Cornelius is an interesting one.
Cornelius was born in 1824 in Union County, Pennsylvania. He apprenticed as a carpenter and made furniture as well as coffins. At some point, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and by 1849 was the foreman of the undertaking and cabinet-making business of McComb and Carson. By 1861, he was sole proprietor of the firm and focused exclusively on undertaking. He won the contract to bury the Confederate dead and when the Union army arrived in 1862, he got the contract to bury the Union dead at the same terms. He opened branch establishments in Murfreesboro and Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well as Stevenson, Huntsville, and Bridgeport, Alabama, and Rome, Georgia. He claimed to have buried or shipped to their homes over 33,000 war dead.
In 1862, a Dr. E.C. Lewis approached Mr. Cornelius with a new embalming system he had acquired the right to use from Dr. Thomas Holmes in Washington, D.C. Cornelius states, "It was new to me, but I at once put him to work with the Holmes fluid and Holmes injector. He was quite an expert, but like a great many men, he could not stand prosperity, and soon wanted to get into some other kind of business, which he did."
I suppose I embalmed and had embalmed some 3,000-3,500 soldiers and employees of the U.S. Army. Embalming was not introduced until after the Confederate Army left, so I did not embalm any Confederates. I embalmed and shipped General McPherson, General Scott and General Garesche. The latter had his head shot clear off. I shipped nearly all of the Anderson cavalry to Philadelphia at one time. After the fight at Stones River, I shipped colonels, majors, captains and privates by carloads some days.
When Lewis, the embalmer, quit, I then undertook the embalming myself with a colored assistant named Prince Greer who appeared to enjoy embalming so much that he became himself an expert, kept on at work embalming during the balance of the war, and was very successful. It was but a short time before he could raise an artery as quickly as anyone, and was always careful, of course coming to me in a critical case. He remained with me until I quit the business in 1871.
What happened to Greer? Did he continue in the business for himself? Cornelius tired of retirement and by 1879 was back in the undertaking business. The Nashville city directory of 1901 still showed the firm of W.R. Cornelius, undertaker, now run with his sons, B.F. and William, Jr.
My own family has its association with undertaking and embalming. According to family history, my great-grandfather was the youngest licensed embalmer in the state of Illinois. Henry P. Schwarz was born on September 19, 1887 in Kansas City, Missouri. His father had died before his birth and his mother died shortly after, perhaps in a typhoid epidemic. He was adopted by Matthias and Caroline Schwarz of O'Fallon, Illinois. The Schwarz family owned a furniture business that had a sideline in funeral undertaking and at the age of 13, Henry became licensed as an embalmer. He practiced his profession for 45 years at the Schwarz Furniture and Undertaking Company. From his obituary: "He once operated the old Taylor Opera House where early motion pictures such as "The Birth of a Nation" were shown during World War I. Mr. Schwarz retired from the O'Fallon Fire Department after 40 years service in May 1946."
Fritz, Paul S., "The Undertaking Trade in England: Its Origins and Early Development, 1660-1830", Eighteenth-Century Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, (1994-1995).
Habenstein, Robert W. and Lamers, William M., The History of American Funeral Directing, National Funeral Directors Association, 1981.
Walker, Juliet E.K., "Racism, Slavery, and Free Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship in the United States before the Civil War", The Business History Review, Vol. 60, No. 3, Autumn, 1986.
Congratulations on a well-written and enlightening article. Please note, however, that the second author of "History of American Funeral Directing" is William M. Lamers, not Lamb. It is a remarkable book of in-depth information about the mortuary profession with special emphasis on the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and you were wise to consult it in compiling this article.
Hi Shelley! Thank you so much for taking the time to read the piece. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. And thank you VERY much for that great catch--I will update William Lamers name right away!


G-Eazy took to Instagram on Sunday (May 6) to issue a statement following his May 3 arrest. The Beautiful & Damned rapper emphasized his gratitude throughout the message, saying he's "grateful and blessed" to be a free man while also mentioning that he's "embarrassed" about the episode.
The Bay Area native was at a nightclub in Stockholm, Sweden when he got into an altercation with club security. Upon their arrival, police found the 28-year-old in possession of 1.5 grams of cocaine and ultimately charged him with assaulting an officer, violent resistance and illegal drug possession.
He wasn't taken to jail, however, as he alluded in his statement. Instead, he was allowed to leave the country to make his next tour stop in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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on October 16, 2020 in Features
'MacTavish' attended the 2018 Glenfiddich. It was his first time at the premier solo piping event and his account was published in the January 2019 Piping Times. With the 2020 Glenfiddich imminent, we reproduce his account here. MacTavish, who was the only amateur piper to be 'taken on' by Bob Brown, insists on maintaining his anonymity. A lover of ceòl mòr, MacTavish, wrote his article in the style of a piobaireachd:
By MacTavish
Your Editor and MacTavish have much in common and at one of their regular get togethers they realised they both had problems with dates in the late autumn this year. Editor's problem was that he had un-get-outable commitments that clashed with the Glenfiddich and MacTavish's problem was that for one reason and another he could not participate in the 'Battle's Over' event [the November 2018 global piping tribute to the pipers of the First World War that was organised by the Piping Times – Editor]. It was agreed to swap roles. The Editor would play the regimental march of The Scottish Horse after When the Battle's Over at Regimental HQ in the square at Dunkeld where he lives and MacTavish would report on the Glenfiddich.
As in MacTavish's report on the 1967 Silver Chanter [PT, August 2018], someone else will have reported the results. All MacTavish can do is try to convey the atmosphere in the venue and perhaps how those present, or indeed you, the reader, can 'tap in' to this incredible experience.
MacTavish's day started with the subconscious ground of Tulloch Ard, the gathering call of the MacKenzies, a huge clan. The first call is repeated four times, to the north, to the south, to the east and to the west. Turning to the north he sees a steep hill splashed with autumn colours, the emerald green of young birch trees against the orange of more mature birch against the background of evergreen, bottle green Scots pine. To the south he sees the River Tay (the mighty Tay, the mighty Tay … which Roman could ever say he mistook the Tiber for the Tay?). To the east he looks out on the Neolithic graves (c2000BC) and the cornerstone of a ruined chapel raised by Cassan, an early Christian missionary of approximately 700AD. (Recently, we had a visitor called MacCassan, seeking her roots, whose people had immigrated to America c1880.) To the west, a long view on a clear day to Ben More and Stobinein but today snow-capped and always 70 miles away.
Ah, the subconscious sound of Togail nam Bo, the gathering song of the MacFarlanes, a clan famed for expertise in raiding and lifting cattle based around the western shores of Loch Lomond. The clan operated by the light of the full moon at this time of year. To the Sassenach it is called the Harvest Moon but to us it is known as MacFarlane's Lantern and it was waning in the west.
MacTavish set off. So far in this story, what has been written could be described as the tuning phrases to get him into 'writing mode' and the right frame of mind.
ÙRLAR
He proceeds past the place of the two gorges (300AD), past the burial place of Dargo (another story and another Fingalian hero, c.300AD) and past the place of the Fion (the hill men) and on to the local village with its own atmosphere. The local place of the Atholl judiciary, with the Hangman's Tree (despite being an ash tree it crumbled away in the 1960s), the prison in the outbuilding where the Atholl men held Rob Roy MacGregor in c1700AD (A sympathetic local supplied him with the only horse in the district and surreptitiously released him) and he escaped to the west).
This village also housed a very large Poor House for the use of locals in the 19th and 20th centuries, well known and well loved and funded by Atholl and the community. It housed many a grateful person before the days of the Welfare State and one of the last inhabitants was John, a splendid retired farm hand who was allowed pocket money on a Friday to visit the local public house, the Inn, which was one of the oldest in the country. He always timed his visit to coincide with the salmon fishermen coming in for their lunch and therefore very seldom had to spend his pocket money. One day, he was wandering back home – actually, he was lying on the grass bank at the side of the road – when the local Presbyterian minister passed on his bicycle.
Minister: "Aye, aye John … drunk again."
John: "Aye, minister … so am I, so am I."
So we turned north up the notorious A9 road, and journeyed across the battlefield of Killiecrankie (1689) – where John Graham of Claverhouse (another song: the Viscount of Dundee!) met his end – and arrive, somewhat late, at Blair Castle. With ticket (no. 208) and programme in hand, ensconced at the back of this magnificent room, MacTavish took his seat.
SIUBHAL
Atmosphere is described in the dictionary as "a gaseous envelope surrounding the earth or other celestial body". In this case, the ballroom. This room is very large and can seat some 400 piping enthusiasts with about the same number of mounted stag antlers on the walls. Numerous arms, armour, swords and Lochaber axes abound and various clan and regimental colours hang for all to see and marvel at, and of course the place exudes music. Here also is the portrait of Atholl's famous fiddler, fiddler-in-chief to the Duke, who lived at Inver near Dunkeld near to Dunkeld House, another Atholl household. Niel Gow was renowned and his memory still revered and one of his best-known compositions was Neil Gow's Lament For The Death Of His Second Wife. Intensely moving, once heard, the experience will never be forgotten.
The Landseer painting that hangs in the Ballroom of Blair Castle.
Gases, what gases; Atholl gases, the equivalent of Dunvegan voices. What are they? Well, I can share some of them with you. The stag heads on the walls, for instance. Every one can tell its own story but one, and I don't know which one, must be the one depicted in Landseer's painting. Landseer was the Victorian artist whose speciality subject was red deer. His world renowned Monarch of the Glen is truly famous and has recently been on tour round the Scottish art galleries. The Atholl painting is hanging in this ballroom. In the 1960s-70s, prints of this splendid picture were reproduced with a restricted print run of 300 and were sold in the castle shop.
Another example: the Duke of the day and his keeper were stalking (hunting stags) one day at the head of Glen Tilt, a long glen going straight up to the vicinity of Deeside and the north. They spied other people stalking on Atholl ground so the Duke, somewhat miffed, sent his keeper to see them off. On his return, the conversation went a bit like this:
Duke: "Well, they're still there. Why? What on earth did you say to them?"
Keeper: "I didn't say very much, your Grace. I thought you might not want me to."
Duke: "Why ever not?"
Keeper: "It was the king."
There is still the original Atholl oatmeal mill, driven by a waterwheel powered by the water of the River Tilt in Blair Atholl. This today supplies oatmeal and flour in its various guises and is probably the source of the main ingredient in Atholl Brose. What is Atholl Brose? Well, it was a concoction of whisky and oatmeal, sorry, is a concoction of whisky, oatmeal and honey originally used by the locals to get the better of a rogue who terrorised the district long ago. He lived in a cave beside a well. The locals replaced the water with Atholl Brose and when the rogue returned and drank his fill he quickly ended up like the aforementioned John, and was duly dealt with.
Blair Castle nestling in the ancient hills of Atholl. (Photo Ian Sadler/Atholl Estates).
These gases swirl about the earth or whatever and solidify into a solid core and it is this core that the reader, the listeners, the players and the judges are all trying to tap into, to understand the meaning and appreciate the song of the music they're about to hear. Also from the dictionary, atmosphere is further described as "the prevailing tone or mood of a symphony, novel, painting or other piece of art" or "a general persuasive feeling or mood and elation."
DITHIS
Now to the recital – sorry, competition. You must remember that these ten pipers are among the top players of our generation and they are all experts in their own field. Their pipes were all beautifully tuned and were all very steady. They each sang their own song to the best of their ability and while the fear an tighe (the master of ceremonies) read out their individual battle honours before playing, I would rather suggest he tells us of the pìobaireachd each player has been assigned to play. After all, their battle honours were printed in the programme and every member of the audience has one.
For those who are perhaps unfamiliar with a competitor coming on to the platform to give us his rendition, he/she enters and is introduced by name and the tune allocated. There follows a tuning phase where the piper tunes his instrument and adjusts him/herself to the situation. To me, they use this tuning phase to stamp their authority on the listener. These periods are sometimes overly long, invariably, excerpts of other tunes are used as a 'warmer up'. The result is often a statement: 'This is who I am, this is what I can do, listen carefully.' Sometimes the warming up is very musical and pleasing to listen to and the message is conveyed more clearly than in their chosen piece. I had one piper marked as '10/10' for his tuning phase. It was beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
AN TAORLUATH
MacTavish was only able to listen to seven players as he had to leave early but the atmosphere was the same and I hope I have managed to give the reader an insight. All the performers played their various tunes/songs and, honestly, it is a matter of personal preference as to whom was better than the other. The winner of the Pìobaireachd was asked to play My Dearest on Earth, Give Me Your Kiss. I had heard this piece before at a piper's wedding in Scone near Perth. Without doubt, this rendition was outstanding. It was closely followed, in my opinion, by the Bells of Perth, another beautifully executed tune. In third place, I had In Praise of Morag. I had no experience of this song but still recognised the player's expertise and beautiful song. Quite pleased with my results, the judges agreed with my top three but I had second and third the wrong way around.
Make no mistake, everybody played extremely well. The pipes were all good and steady. The judges must have had a difficult job sorting them out. A real feast of pìobaireachd.
AN CRUNLUATH
Lastly, MacTavish mentioned he'd heard the winning song previously at a wedding. It wasn't 'the piper's warning to his master' although some might interpret it that way but, rather, it was 'the master's tribute to his pupil'. Congratulations and thank you, Finlay Johnston on playing this tune so beautifully and reminding MacTavish of that glorious occasion in Scone, 47 years ago almost to the day when he was the pupil and the bridegroom. Thank you.
Suas leis a' phìobaireachd.
Suas le Gleann Fiadhaich.
Suas leotha.
RETURN TO THE ÙRLAR
In 1842, the year before Donald MacKay made Ms Angier's unique silver-mounted bagpipe (see the August 2018 Piping Times), Queen Victoria completed her first journey to Scotland. This was followed by her second visit, to "Blair Athole" in 1844. Arriving in mid-September, she left Blair Castle on the first of October. At some stage, Queen Victoria visited Taymouth Castle, the seat of the Breadalbane Campbells, and it is retracing her route between Blair and Taymouth that MacTavish resumes his journey.
Garth Castle at the bottom of Glen Lyon, close to Aberfeldy. It was the impregnable keep of Alexander Stewart, the third surviving son of King Robert II, known as the Wolf of Badenoch.
So to the west we proceed, through Clan Donnachie country, past their church at Old Struan and on to meet up with General Wade's military road (c1729) at Tummel Bridge and south over the eastern shoulder of Schiehallion, past the Hill of the Dead Men and the graves of half a dozen of Frasers of Foyers retreating clansmen who had been on a raid to the south … but the Campbells caught up with them (circa early 1600s). Past the impregnable keep of the Wolf of Badenoch (1343-1394) with its tiny prison cell where the Menzies was imprisoned for far too long (c15th century), past the old house of Menzies and past the Ford of Lyon (the River Lyon, out of Glen Lyon). This ford was the rendezvous for the marauders from the west to meet up with their northern friends prior to raiding Strathmore, Glenalmond, Strathearn and indeed any lowland property with good prospects. MacTavish has seen the letters (housed in the museum at Fort William) where Chief 1 sends the written word to Chief 2, 'Let us meet up at the ford of Lyon on X date in October at dawn and go from there.'
On past the standing stones in the Appin of Dull and on to the Bridge of Tay and the park where during the spring of 1740 The Black Watch was mustered and embodied.
A memorable trip. A memorable song. One large, circuitous journey of some 60 miles accompanied by the memories of the ghosts of the past.
* Due to the cornoavirus pandemic this year's Glenfiddich is being held at Blair Castle behind closed doors. As in recent years, however, it will be broadcast online. Tickets to watch online are £15 and all ticket purchasers will be entered into a draw to win one of two sets of pipes – SL4 MacRae pipes from McCallum Bagpipes and PH1HT pipes from R.G Hardie. Go to www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/glenfiddich to register to watch.
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