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Everybody's Talking About Jamie is a 2021 biographical coming-of-age musical comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Butterell (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Tom MacRae based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn was adapted from the BBC Three documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 by Jenny Popplewell. The film stars newcomer Max Harwood with Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley, Sharon Horgan, and Richard E. Grant. The story follows and is based upon the true-life story of 16-year-old British schoolboy Jamie Campbell, as he overcomes prejudice and bullying, to step out of the darkness and become a drag queen.

Following delays of a planned theatrical release by 20th Century Studios, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Everybody's Talking About Jamie was released in select theatres in the United States on 10 September 2021, followed by a worldwide streaming release on 17 September 2021 via Amazon Studios on Amazon Prime Video. The film has received positive reviews and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.

Plot

In Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, Jamie New, a gay boy, lives with his single mother Margaret, and attends Mayfield school on his sixteenth birthday. At school, his teacher rebukes the pupils for their unrealistic career plans. Jamie pretends to agree with her, but secretly he dreams of being a drag queen onstage ("And You Don't Even Know It").

Margaret goes to see her friend Ray to help her prepare for Jamie's birthday party. Jamie's estranged father, Wayne, who has lived with his girlfriend Cheryl for some time, is expected to arrive at the party, but at the last minute he messages Margaret to cancel his appearance. Jamie arrives and Margaret lies about his absence, pretending he gave him a card. Margaret presents Jamie a pair of expensive red high heels that he has been saving up money for. Jamie is disappointed about his father's absence and reminisces about their strained relationship and an unspecified hurtful small comment made in his childhood that he is still struggling to overcome ("Wall in My Head").

At school, Jamie shows the heels to his best friend Pritti Pasha - a girl constantly harassed for her religion - and confesses his desire to be a drag queen. After class bully Dean Paxton insults Jamie and Pritti for their differences and Jamie sticks up for Pritti, Pritti returns the favour by encouraging Jamie to wear the shoes to the school prom and be the drag queen he wants to be ("Spotlight").

Margaret goes to see Wayne at his girlfriend Cheryl's house, and admonishes him for not showing up for Jamie at all on his sixteenth birthday and for his lack of parental efforts. Wayne replies that Cheryl is pregnant with their son and urges Margaret to tell Jamie the truth - that he is bitterly disappointed that Jamie is not a stereotype male, and that he wants nothing at all to do with him, especially as Jamie is now no longer a minor.

Jamie goes to a drag shop, House of Loco, where he intends to find his first dress. Hugo Battersby, the drag shop owner, briefly discusses Jamie's dreams of being a drag queen with him, and reveals that he was himself once a drag superstar, Miss Loco Chanelle, and that his past was filled with a loving drag family that was destroyed when the AIDS epidemic ravaged the community and claimed the life of his male lover ("This Was Me"). He describes drag as a form of revolution, and that a drag queen is never deterred. He offers to mentor  Jamie, and to help him with his plan of coming out at the prom by allowing Jamie to debut at a drag show at the local club. He tells Jamie and Pritti that he will give Loco Chanelle's dress to him if he can earn it. Jamie informs his mother and Ray of the visit to the shop and his upcoming drag show, and over the next few weeks earns enough money to buy the dress. Meanwhile, Margaret struggles to tell Jamie about her encounter with his father, and is unable to break his heart by telling him his father's true feelings. Jamie mistakenly believes that his father will attend the drag show.

At school on the day of the show, Jamie beckons Pritti into the school toilets and begs for her help in getting rid of a badly painted eyebrow he accidentally gave himself. Pritti reluctantly agrees to help him, but before she can manage Hedge catches them. After embarrassedly attempting to explain the eyebrow incident, Hedge humiliates Jamie by demanding he return to class with his makeup intact ("Work of Art"). When Jamie arrives in art class, his classmates ridicule him, and he responds by telling them about his drag show, determined not to be shamed ("Work of Art (Reprise)")

After school, Dean calls out Jamie, intending to go to the show and humiliate him. Jamie goes to the club but gets cold feet and attempts to back out, but is stopped by Hugo dressed up as Loco Chanelle, who encouraged him to perform and dresses him up along with the other drag queens ("Over the Top"). Margaret and Ray arrive at the show, along with Dean and his friends who intend to ridicule Jamie's drag performance, and Margaret sends Jamie flowers and a card which she pretends is from Wayne, which Jamie is thrilled to receive. In an attempt to come up with his drag name, Jamie cries frustratedly, "it's about me. Me. Me!", leading Hugo to introduce Jamie as "Mimi Me". He performs a lip synced song as Mimi Me – Dean and the boys heckle him briefly but are quickly removed, and Mimi Me finishes the number in style, with Pritti and his mother in the audience.

The next day at school, the whole school gossips about the drag show ("Everybody's Talking About Jamie"). Jamie arrives to class late in dramatic fashion and with make-up, which Hedge orders him to remove, and Jamie refuses, quoting school dress rules and mocking her. Dean gets into a fight with Jamie, and declares he will not attend prom if Jamie comes as Mimi Me. At a meeting with the head teacher, Hedge demands that Jamie not wear a dress to prom and claims he will selfishly ruin the special night for everyone else. Jamie leaves, upset.

Jamie goes to Pritti's house for consolation, but Pritti urges Jamie to be himself at prom, and that Mimi Me doesn't have to always be in his life. Jamie reveals his bodily self-loathing without Mimi Me, and Pritti comforts him by revealing that in Arabic, his name - Jamil - means beautiful ("It Means Beautiful"). Newly confident, Jamie goes to visit his father to thank him for the flowers, and Wayne harshly reveals the truth about Margaret's lies, and his own disinterest and disappointment, telling him he had always longed for a better son.

Jamie returns home and confronts Margaret. He rips his Loco Chanelle dress and speaks cruelly, before storming off. Margaret, alone, reminisces about the joys and difficulties of having Jamie as a son ("He's My Boy"). Jamie, in an angry and confused downward spiral, shoplifts alcohol, gets drunk, and sneaks into a sports game that Wayne is attending, going onto the field to briefly reveal himself to his father in partial drag. He is physically harassed and shoved off the field. Beaten and bloody, Jamie goes to Hugo's shop after it is shut, where Hugo bathes his injured nose and comforts him.

Jamie comes home. He and Margaret apologize to each other and reconcile over their differences, as well as briefly discussing Jamie's queer personality ("My Man, My Boy"). On prom night, Year 11 prepare for the event. Pritti arrives in makeup and fends off Dean's bullying with an inspiring speech, reminding Dean that after school ends tomorrow, he will no longer be a big man in a small social world. Jamie arrives, not in drag or as Mimi Me, but as himself, Jamie, dressed in a traditional girls' prom dress with no makeup.

Hedge admonishes Jamie, and won't allow him into prom, but his classmates, led by Pritti, rally their support and eventually Hedge relents and allows everyone in. After sharing a moment together, Pritti goes into prom while Jamie implores Dean to let bygones be bygones and dance with him before prom ends. The class celebrate together and support each other ("Out of the Darkness (A Place Where We Belong)").

Cast
 Max Harwood as Jamie New / Mimi Me, a 16-year-old Sheffield teenager who dreams of becoming a drag queen.
 Noah Leggott as young Jamie
 Sarah Lancashire as Margaret New, Jamie's supportive single mother and Wayne's former wife.
 Lauren Patel as Pritti Pasha, Jamie's classmate and best friend.
 Shobna Gulati as Ray, Margaret's close friend. Gulati previously played this role in the West End stage production and is in this role on the UK tour of the production.
 Ralph Ineson as Wayne New, Jamie's estranged homophobic father and Margaret's former husband.
 Adeel Akhtar as Iman Masood, principal of the high school Jamie attends.
 Samuel Bottomley as Dean Paxton, the school bully.
 Sharon Horgan as Miss Hedge, the practical instructor of Year 11.
 Richard E. Grant as Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle, a former drag queen and Jamie's mentor.
 John McCrea as young Loco Chanelle. McCrea originated the role of Jamie in the original Sheffield Theatres production of the stage musical, later reprising the role for the West End production.
 Charlotte Salt as Cheryl, Wayne's second wife.
 Ola Jide/Son of a Tutu as Sandra Bollock, a drag queen at Legs Eleven and friend of Hugo's.
 Gareth Joyner as Myra Dubois, a drag queen at Legs Eleven and a friend of Hugo.
 Dan Wallace/Anna Phylactic as Tray Sophisticay, a drag queen at Legs Eleven and friend of Hugo's.
 Bianca Del Rio as herself/Ms. Haylock, the school art teacher. The onscreen character shares the same surname as Del Rio's real name. Del Rio previously played Loco Chanelle in the West End stage production and reprises this role on select dates across the UK tour of the production.
 Layton Williams as a dancer. Williams previously played Jamie in the West End stage production and is currently in this role on the UK tour.
 Jamie Campbell/Fifi La True as club "Door Whore" (cameo role).

Production
The film was announced in May 2018. In June 2019, it was revealed that Richard E. Grant, John McCrea, Sharon Horgan, Sarah Lancashire and Shobna Gulati and newcomer Max Harwood had joined the cast, with original stage director Jonathan Butterell making his feature film debut from a screenplay by Tom MacRae. Regency Enterprises, Film4 Productions, and Warp Films would produce, with distribution by 20th Century Studios.

In a 2021 interview, Jamie Campbell commented that "it was important to him that the movie captured British humour perfectly, and had an accurate representation of the working class", and that retaining the "grit and rawness" as well as the humour, achieved by having the team involved in the musical also be involved in the film, had been key to the film.

Filming
Principal photography began in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England on 24 June 2019.

Music

The film removes several songs from the original score, including "The Legend of Loco Chanelle (and the Blood Red Dress)" (replaced by "This Was Me"), "If I Met Myself Again", "Limited Edition Prom Night Special", "Ugly in This Ugly World", "Prom Song" and all reprises save for "It Means Beautiful".

The film's soundtrack album was released by Island Records and New Regency Music on 10 September 2021, the same day as its U.S. release. The film contains one new song, "This Was Me", performed by Richard E. Grant and Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson. Alongside the film's musical numbers, the soundtrack includes contributions from Becky Hill, Todrick Hall, Sophie Ellis-Bextor (who had previously recorded a version of "Work of Art" in 2017), Chaka Khan and The Feeling. During his debut show as Mimi, Jamie lip-syncs to "Don't Even Know It" as performed by Beverley Knight, which is found within the "Over the Top" track on the album.

Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released on 23 October 2020, but was postponed to 22 January 2021, by Disney, the parent company of 20th Century, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was postponed again to 26 February 2021. However, it was then removed from the release calendar. In May 2021, Disney cancelled the film's domestic theatrical release and sold the distribution rights to Amazon Studios. Amazon later set it for a 17 September 2021 release on Amazon Prime Video.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie premiered at the Frameline Film Festival on 12 June 2021, as part of their San Francisco Pride celebration. It was released in selected theatres on 10 September 2021, in the United States.

Reception
The film received generally positive reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 82% approval score, based on 104 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "It may not be as effervescent as its title character, but Everybody's Talking About Jamie remains an infectiously enjoyable musical with an uplifting message." On Metacritic it has a rating of 62 out of 100 from 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter gave a positive review, saying "There's abundant joy, spirited resilience and sweet humor on tap that should be especially infectious for young LGBTQ audiences, or anyone with experience of outsider stigmatization."

Less favorable reviews criticized the film for incoherent "all frosting, no cake" slant, for "barrage of grimacing uplift", for having "plenty of empowerment but not much depth", for being full of "drag-lite drag scenes" and "'Glee'-colored dance numbers", which "won't be showing up in lip synchs anytime soon". In short, "drag is what it is, and drag is what it does".

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Best Sports Movies From Europe
Sports events have for the longest of time attracted many spectators, so it is only logical to assume that a sport-themed film would do the same. One could say that sports and cinematography are connected as closely as sports and betting. Ever since the first sports movie, the directors across the world have tried to capture the essence of the game and transfer it to the big screen as vividly as possible. They were always fervent to show that an individual or a team were more than enough to create history. With the sheer number of different sports we have today, the ideas for sports movies are endless.
Some of those movies hail from Europe, and if you happen to be a sports lover and a movie lover concurrently, in such case we've made sure to compel a list with a few of the influential films that you should check out.
Pilkarski Poker (1989)
Pilkarski Poker is a Polish comedy film. Directed by Janusz Zaorski, the story revolves around the Polish football scene in the 1980s, a few years before the collapse of the communist regime. The story follows a famous football player now turned referee, Mr Laguna, who is the last honest man left in the league. One day an opportunity presents itself for him to earn a lot of money. Is he going to succumb or retain his honesty?
Green Street Hooligans (2005)
Even though the movie doesn't follow an athlete or a group of them, it has everything to do with what makes sports what it is – the fans. Green Street Hooligans, also known as Green Street, is an independent drama about football hooliganism in the United Kingdom. It was directed by Lexi Alexander and features two movie stars, Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. After Matt (Elijah Wood) is expelled from Harvard University, he decides to visit his sister. Her husband introduces Matt to his brother Pete, played by Charlie Hunnam, who leads the local football firm. The story begins to unfold after his older brother suggests Pete to take Matt to a football match.
Senna (2010)
There is many biographies or auto-biographies among the sports movies, and Senna falls into that category. It focuses on the life of a Brazillian Formula One driver, Ayrton Senna. Senna won the F1 world champions three times driving under the McLaren's banner before losing his life in a racing accident at the age of 34. He was, and still is, regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time and was often voted as the best and most influential driver of all time in various motorsport polls.
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire is a historical drama film. It is based on facts that follow two athletes during the 1924 Olympics. Eric Lidell is a devout Scottish Christian and Harold Abrahams is an English Jew who wishes to overcome prejudice by running. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four of them. It's ranked 19th on Top 100 British films list composed by the British Film Institute.
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Top Three Movies About Soccer
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Find out your inner self.
Day 02:Morning Breakfast, Introduction with some important Buddhist sites in Kathmandu.
Day 03:Participate full day in Yoga and meditation activities.
Day 04:Meditation in the morning. Afternoon, drive to Pokhara.
Day 05:Sarankot Sunrise. Breakfast and Explore Pokhara. Overnight at same hotel.
Day 06:Breakfast and fly back to Kathmandu. Enjoy the visit at Namo Buddha Monastery.
Day 07:Sunrise views and views of Everest and Langtang ranges. Afternoon, stay free an easy at Thamel.
Day 08:Breakfast, Transfer to Airport for departure.
Day 1Greet and Meet at the airport and transfer to Hotel. We meet you at the Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu, with your name on paper. After a short brief, private car transfer to Hotel, about 20min drive.
Day 2Morning Breakfast, Introduction with some important Buddhist sites in Kathmandu.Morning Breakfast at Hotel, and guided sightseeing of Monkey Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Guided walk through Ason local market, the oldest market in Nepal and end the morning tour with a MOMO lunch at Thamel.
Afternoon, visit Kopan Monastery and Bouddhanath Stupa. Overnight at same hotel.
Day 3Participate full day in Yoga and meditation activities. Light Breakfast at Hotel, At 630am, drive to Osho Tapoban, 45min drive. Participate all day in Meditation and Yoga sessions. Overnight at Osho Tapoban. Today all meals are included the Meditation camp.
Day 4Meditation in the morning. Afternoon, drive to Pokhara. Participate in the morning Meditation session. At 10am, Breakfast and Private car drive to Pokhara, 5-6 hours. Overnight at lake side Pokhara.
Day 5Sarankot Sunrise. Breakfast and Explore Pokhara. Overnight at same hotel. Early morning private car transfer to Sarangkot, 30min drive. Beautiful Sunrise Views and views of the Annnapurna Himalayan ranges. Sarangkot offers magnificent views of Mt Annapurnas, Fisttail, Dhaulagiri, and Manaslu ranges. The mountain standing tall on your nose is Mt Fishtail, 6993 meters high from sea level. Breakfast at Hotel, and guided sightseeing of Tibetan camp, Peace stupa. Meditate at Peace Stupa. Overnight at same hotel.
Day 6Breakfast and fly back to Kathmandu. Enjoy the visit at Namo Buddha Monastery. Breakfast and fly back to Kathmandu at 1110 am. Upon arrival, transfer to Namo Buddha Monastery, 90 min drive. Afternoon, we will whole late afternoon try to sit on meditation at the monastery. Overnight at monastery. Basic kind of dinner and next morning breakfast are included. We will introduce with monkshood life as we stay with them. The monastery guest house is clean, has private bathroom and hot water.
Day 7Sunrise views and views of Everest and Langtang ranges. Afternoon, stay free an easy at Thamel. Morning Breakfast. Excellent views of Everest and langtang Himalayan ranges from monastery. Transfer to Kathmandu. Free and easy late afternoon. Overnight at Hotel Arts or similar in Kathmandu.
Day 8Breakfast, Transfer to Airport for departure. Morning Breakfast at hotel, and we will transer you to airport 3 hours before your flight time.


Although Tuscany is not famous for their white, unsalty bread they are known to make mean panini in Florence. All'Antico Vinaio never fails to have a long line outside filled with locals, tourists and students alike, so I'm thinking it must be good.
This is one of the few panini spots that I have yet to try. I have a few gems up my sleeves that I want to share with you, but wanted to see if you've been to this number one rated panini/winery spot in Florence. For sure Dogali is on my list amongst a few other local favorites.
UPDATE: I tried All'Antico Vinaio—read why I love it!
Have you been to All'Antico Vinaio? What's your favorite panini in Florence?
I totally agree about "All'Antico Vinaio" and the Great Tommaso!
I would also propose "I Maledetti Toscani" | via Dei Cerchi & "I Due Fratellini" | via Dei Cimatori.
Thanks for the two additions! I've been to an awesome one by the Duomo (closer than due fratellini) but can't remember the name, so have to make a trip back.
Got to try this on our next visit!
For sure, there are so many good ones it's almost hard to choose!
Oh yes, you must try them here when you do visit. Not as cheesy, but get ready for the best salami you've ever had with great toppings like porcini mushrooms and spicy eggplant.
I just got back from Florence and ate there. It was really one of the best sandwiches I've ever eaten. Make sure to get there at least once.
So glad to hear that you like it. I really must go, especially since tourists and locals both love it!
This place is FANTASTIC! The 5E sandwich tastes even better with a glass of 2E wine – which you pick/pour yourself. Another added bonus: SALT in their bread!!!


Vincent Grimaldi, Josue Figueroa, Jasmine Sullivan, Bryan Dosono. iConference 2019. Washington, DC, USA.
Abstract: Our qualitative study explores the life of college student athletes and their use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as they plan their transition from student life to life after graduation. While ICTs such as social media, smartphones, and the internet are becoming more ubiquitous on college campuses, student athletes contend with finding the appropriate information at the right time to navigate through critical life choices. Through a thematic analysis of 15 interviews with student athletes, we uncover factors that affect ICT use in both their athletic and academic environments. We discuss ICTs as transition mediaries and present implications for college athletics programs to improve the holistic student athlete experience and the transition beyond college.
Josue Figueroa, Vincent Grimaldi, Jasmine Sullivan, Bryan Dosono. iConference 2018. Sheffield, UK.
Abstract: Our preliminary research design explores the life of college student athletes and their use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as they plan their transition beyond graduation. While ICTs such as social media, smartphones, and the internet are becoming more ubiquitous in college campuses, student athletes contend with finding ways to seek information in determining the optimal time to transition into professional play. To expand the literature on ICT use among student athletes, our exploratory study seeks to uncover factors that affect ICT use in both their athletic and academic environments. In collecting qualitative data through semi-structured interviews, our work aims to inform future design implications for ICTs used by student athletes.


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Division Street in Sheffield City Centre
By Sheffield History,
May 15, 2020 in Sheffield History Chat
Sheffield History Team
Here's a thread for all things Division Street over the years.
Let's start it off with this amazing photograph of Division Street, showing the Prince Of Wales Pub on the right (on the corner) that is now the Frog and Parrot pub.
tozzin
This photo shows just how reliant we were on horse power, it shows brothers Samuel & Jabez Pottinger, their shop was 95-97 Division Street, on the corner of Canning Street and Division Street, 97 has horse collars hung up so maybe it was their storeroom or one of them lived there, number 95-97 are still there and I wonder if the new occupants have any idea as to what this shop was selling in the 1890s.
This little shop has stood here for getting on for two hundred years and as you can see by the picture that times certainly have changed, the two gentlemen stood in front of the Saddlers shop are Samuel (on the left) and Jabez (on the right) Pottinger, as you can plainly see they sold a whole array of leather goods for horses, I should imagine that this once thriving business was on the wane when this photo was taken as in the next 10 years the motor car started to replace horses and strangely enough in the Kelly's 1974 Directory a certain Kenyon Motor Engineers was the proprietors of their premises, progress, progress my friends. I cant really tell by studying the photo of these two Saddlers what their ages were at the time of the photo in 1900, but I do know that Jabez Pottinger lived at 131 Ecclesall Road died in 1933 aged 74 and Samuel Pottinger who resided at 162 Springvale Road died in 1921 aged 69, Samuel lived not a stones throw away from where he and his brother were buried in the same grave in Crookes cemetery, which makes you think that with being buried together they were confirmed bachelors'. The name Pottinger is very rare in Sheffield, looking through records I can only find a further three people of the same surname in the lifetime of Samuel & Jabez and they are Samuel perhaps their Father who died in 1894 and two women Mabel in 1892 and Dorothy 1897 maybe Mother and Sister who knows but they did all come from the same part of Sheffield so its not a big leap to say they were all family, I realise that people have mobile phones and such but I can only find one Pottinger in the Sheffield telephone Directory, the name goes back to the middle ages, a "Pottinger" was a maker or seller of Pottage an Oat based stew with vegetables which the poor ate among other things.
The Pottingers shop stands on the corner of Canning Street, this street is a very special street as it has six blind back houses that were built around 1830 and some of the houses retain the old sash windows, all the houses have three storeys which most of the houses in the Town had at the time, Im glad these buildings have avoided the demolition men. The street is named after a Mr George Canning who was Foreign Secretary from 1822 - 27, he did become Prime Minister in 1827 but he turned out to be the shortest serving Prime Minister in history, just 119 days, this was he was struck down by stress and strain of the job and he died on the 8th of August 1827 aged just 57.
Division Street is just named because as it divides the two main roads out of the Town, West Street and the Moor, from being a busy manufacturing area and a myriad of small businesses supplying everything for the household and the business men of the Town, the area has greatly changed from the days of Samuel and Jabez, its now the haunt of students and other academics, the pubs have gone its now plastered with bars and eating places, I feel as though I'm in a totally alien area to what I knew in my teen-age years. Just further on at 150-154 Devonshire Street on the corner of Broomhall Street was the Rickshaw Restaurant one of the first Chinese restaurants in Sheffield, I regularly nibbled Prawn balls in this place, but no matter what businesses are in this area, its keeping the area alive which cant be a bad thing.
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This photo shows just how reliant we were on horde power, it shows brothers Samuel & Jabez Pottinger, their shop was 95-97 Division Street, on the corner of Canning Street and Division Street, 97 has horse collars hung up so maybe it was their storeroom or one of them lived there, number 95-97 are still there and I wonder if the new occupants have any idea as to what this shop was selling in the 1890s.
Looks like some kind of clothes shop now?
Last year, Tozzin posted about Samuel & Jabez Pottinger "This photo shows just how reliant we were on horse power, it shows brothers Samuel & Jabez Pottinger, their shop was 95-97 Division Street, on the corner of Canning Street and Division Street, 97 has horse collars hung up so maybe it was their storeroom or one of them lived there, number 95-97 are still there and I wonder if the new occupants have any idea as to what this shop was selling in the 1890s."
He'd researched the brothers & thought they died as "confirmed bachelors". I came across his post, when I searched the Internet for any info on Jabez. The brothers were cousins of my great-great grandfather, William Pottinger. Samuel & Jabez were born in the Nottinghamshire village of Wellow, 2 of 11 children born to Joseph & Ann. Joseph had been lucky. When he became old enough to work (or maybe later), there was an opportunity for an apprenticeship with the village blacksmith. Possibly, the smith either had no children or no sons. This gave him the chance to have a trade & not spend his life as an agricultural labourer (the lot of most boys in his village). As a result, his own sons were either apprenticed as blacksmiths or saddlers, as the craftsmen often worked closely together.
Joseph's 2nd son, Joseph, was apprenticed to a saddler in Sheffield & stayed there, as a Master saddler. Both Samuel & Jabez later went as apprentices to Joseph, who was 13 years older than Samuel & 20 years older than Jabez. However, neither remained bachelors. Samuel married Mahalah Blythe on 16 October 1891, in Sheffield Cathedral, when he was 39, but they had no children. Jabez married her sister, Amathea Blythe on 14 January 1892, also in the cathedral & they had 3 children, Samuel Frederick, Dorothy Blanche & Florence May. Despite the cathedral weddings, their wives' names suggest they were Methodists, not C of E & I believe the Pottingers were too. the cathedral reflected their status in Sheffield. In the 1991 census, pre-marriages, their sister, Fanny lived with them as their housekeeper, but returned to Wellow, after their father's death in 1893.Later, she returned to Sheffield & married a silversmith's manager, Bernard Bagshaw Batt in 1903.
Of Samuel & Jabez' siblings, John, William, Richard & Sarah never married & stayed in the Wellow/Ollerton area. George remained a blacksmith, in Carburton, Notts & his only son, became a blacksmith too, but eventually moved to Nottingham. Joseph Jnr remained in Sheffield with his wife & 5 children & James also became a saddler & harness maker, in Wilford, Nottingham, with his wife & 4 children. My own ancestor also moved to Nottingham, which is where their descendants (mainly) stayed for the next generations.
Hopefully, that fills the gaps in Samuel & Jabez' history for Tozzin. It certainly was a lovely surprise for me to learn so much about my distant cousins, who moved to Eccleshall Bierlow.
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Wedding of Fanny Pottinger and Bernard Bagshaw Batt at 41 Oak Hill Road, Nether Edge Date:1900
Photograph taken at 41, Oakhill Road. The bride and groom are Fanny Pottinger and Bernard Bagshaw Batt.
Is this bride and groom any relation to you?
Hi, yes. Fanny Pottinger is the sister of Samuel & Jabez. She was born in 1857, in Wellow, Notts. In 1881 census, she lived with her brothers, as a domestic housekeeper. After hey married, she went back to Notts & in 1891 census, she was a general servant in Nottingham. However, she reurned to Sheffield & married Bernard Bagshaw Batt, in 1903. he was a silversmith's manager & lived in the same road as her older brother, Joseph. Joseph also ran a successful saddlery business in Sheffield. They are my 3rd cousins once removed.
The photo is great. It makes me wonder how many more of my Pottinger relatives are in it! Thank you.
On 16/05/2020 at 07:23, tozzin said:
Division Street is just named because as it divides the two main roads out of the Town, West Street and the Moor, ...
I think the name Division probably arose due to the position of the boundary of the civil parishes of Sheffield and Ecclesall Bierlow. This roughly follows the southern line of frontage at the eastern end of the street.


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I am glad to see someone challenging the negativity of psychobabble labels.
This illustrates the confusing definitions of Empathy. Psychopaths are said to lack empathy, but that would mean that they are blind to the feelings of others. But it is just the opposite. Their skill in manipulating others is based on their being very good at reading the feelings of others.
This is a typical psychological test. You have to answer honestly for it to be useful. Even so, it doesn't really define a disorder. It describes a personality type.
The psychopaths are also those who legislate against men and sit on the bench in judgement of them in "Family Court."
Those court officials certainly seem to have a disregard for the harm they cause.
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Q: Topology counterexamples without ordinals I am looking for three counterexamples in general topology, namely:

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*A set which is sequentially closed, but not closed;

*A set which is sequentially compact, but not compact;

*A set which is compact but not sequentially compact.

I do know some examples of such spaces but they all involve ordinals, which I am trying to avoid. Is it possible to construct some counterexamples without them?

A: It's too bad these classics are not better-known:
Let $Y=[0,1]^{\Bbb R}$ in the product topology.
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Let $X=\{f \in Y: \{t \in \Bbb R: f(t) \neq 0\} \text{ is at most countable} \}$.
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$X$ is sequentially compact (and pseudocompact and countably compact too) in the subspace topology inherited from $Y$ but not compact.
Instead of $\Bbb R$ we could use almost  any uncountable set (except for the first where taking an index set of size continuum is the safe choice: it's consistent with ZFC that $[0,1]^{\aleph_1}$ is sequentially compact too). I chose the reals for definiteness and familiarity.

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Moisture: Your Skin's BFF
Probably the best single thing a person can do to improve their skin is to moisturize. While "moisture" just means "water," there is obviously more to formulating a moisturizer than mixing water with... more water... and applying it to your face.
Here's how to make a water-based facial toner that is loaded with moisturizing ingredients for your skin.
Water-Based Toners for Moisturizing Your Skin
There are a couple of ways to make a moisturizer.
You could make a moisturizing facial lotion, which would include both oil and water ingredients, as well as an emulsifier to keep the oil and water mixed together in a stable emulsion.
OR... You could make an entirely water-based moisturizer—a toner—which would normally be followed by the application of some combination of oils, such as a serum. Applying oils on top of a moisturizing toner seals in the skin's moisture by protecting it from evaporation.
Here I am going to use the water-based "toner" (followed by a serum) approach, and offer a recipe for an entirely water-based moisturizer—so that using it involves two steps: first apply the toner and then apply a serum that is a combination of oils. (You could also use your favorite face cream or lotion instead.)
This type of moisturizer needs to be followed by applying an oil, serum, cream, or lotion since no oils are contained in it to act as occlusives. (Occlusives are agents physically prevent or retard water loss, usually oils.) Therefore, using this product is a two-step process. I like to think it has the same advantages as two-process hair color, versus single-process hair color, but I digress.
I will be posting a serum recipe soon, but the serum for applying over this water-based moisturizing toner need not be complicated, expensive, or loaded with exotic oils. You could just use your favorite facial oil, maybe with a few drops of an essential oil added to it.
I think there are some advantages to going about it this way. For one thing, it is somewhat simpler to make a purely water-based moisturizer. Okay—maybe not that much simpler! But you do get to skip slaving over a hot stick blender. And as for measuring and mixing oils for the serum, you can follow Scarlett O'Hara's policy of "I won't think about it today. I'll think about that tomorrow."
Another advantage, especially if you are making the toner and serum for personal use, or if you would like to experiment with different oils before settling on a lotion formula, or experiment with different botanical extracts before settling on a toner formula, you can try out customized additions to your heart's content.
For example, after you have mixed up the toner, you can decide that today you'd like to see if you like it better with a pinch of cucumber extract. You can pour a little of today's application into a dish and add a pinch of cucumber extract. Tomorrow, you can try adding a pinch of honeysuckle extract, or white willow bark, or papaya, or strawberry.
You can do the same with the oils you choose for your serum. If you use small amounts of oils (and essential oils) to make your serum, you can try different variations. Today's serum application could be a combination of emu oil and pomegranate seed oil, with a drop of frankincense essential oil. Tomorrow you can try grapeseed oil with geranium and carrot seed essential oils.
Serum oils don't have to be fancy. You might like sunflower oil with a drop of lavender essential oil. And, as far as that goes, your facial toner could be as simple as glycerin and rosewater. But be warned! These are just gateway drugs. They are likely to lead to experimenting with panthenol and sea buckthorn oil.
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There are several different classes of ingredients that can be included in a moisturizer: Hydrosols (like rosewater), humectants (like glycerin), exfoliants (like glycolic acid), extracts of various kinds (like botanical extracts and fruit extracts), amino acids (like silk amino acids), vitamins (like panthenol), and lab-created versions of substances that are naturally found in the skin that are known to be part of the skin's "natural moisturizing factors" (such as sodium lactate, sodium PCA, and urea).
At this point, you are probably thinking, "She's not REALLY going to put all this stuff in one product, right?"
To which I reply, "Hold my beer."
We are about to formulate the bacon-cheeseburger of moisturizers!
Here's a breakdown of the ingredients I've chosen.
Humectants: glycerin, propylene glycol, sodium PCA, sodium lactate, and Honeyquat. This recipe is loaded with humectants! For a more in-depth discussion of humectants, see Susan Barclay-Nichols' discussion on her blog.
Natural Moisturizing Factors: sodium lactate, sodium PCA, and urea. These are all components of healthy skin (components of the skin's "natural moisturizing factor"), and there are a lot of benefits to replenishing them. I have been very impressed with urea as an addition to products, especially lotions.
Amino Acids: silk amino acids. Amino acids are claimed to enhance collagen production. Actual scientific evidence of this, when applied topically, seems to be a little thin on the ground, but amino acids do make up about 40% of the skin's natural moisturizing factor. Amino acids also act as humectants. I've found that silk amino acids (the only kind I've used) do wonders for the "feel" of creams and lotions, and they do wonders for hair!
Vitamins: D-L Panthenol (pro-Vitamin B-5). Panthenol is moisturizing and healing. According to Susan Barclay-Nichols, "It penetrates deep into the epidermis to bring water into the stratum corneum, and can retain water in the skin." Panthenol is also an indispensable ingredient in hair-care products like shampoo and conditioner.
Exfoliants: glycolic acid and urea. Glycolic acid works by accelerating the removal of dead skin, increasing collagen, and reducing the appearance of fine lines, sun damage, and hyper-pigmentation. Along with reducing the appearance of large pores and acne scarring, it will also help to clear up blackheads and oily/acne-prone skin.
Urea has been used to treat dry, rough, or itchy skin since the 1940s. It makes up 7% of the skin's natural moisturizing factor and works both as an exfoliant and a humectant. But the urea content of skin decreases with age. Among people with dry skin, urea content is about 50% lower than normal, and for people with eczema, it can be as much as 80% less than normal. Some consider urea to be one of the most effective moisturizing ingredients in cosmetic chemistry.
NOTE: For this recipe, it is fine if you leave out the glycolic acid. Leaving it out does not significantly effect the final percentages of the other ingredients, and the final formula will still be 0.5% Liquid Germall Plus. With the glycolic acid, the percentage of Liquid Germall Plus is 0.485%. Without it, the formula is exactly 0.5%. So it's okay either way.
A chemical exfoliant such as glycolic acid is a nice ingredient in a moisturizing toner. Daily or twice-daily use at 7% will help keep the skin gently exfoliated, promote the renewal of skin cells, and encourage better delivery of the active ingredients. Don't expect chemical-peel-like effects at this rate. Very sensitive skin types might be well advised to test this toner on a small area of skin before plunging in an using it on their faces, but for most people, 7% glycolic acid is barely enough to give you a tingle.
MEASURE THE GLYCOLIC ACID WITH CARE!
Also, since this recipe uses 70% glycolic acid solution, it is a strong acid. DON'T get the full-strength solution on your skin. (Wear polypropylene gloves.) It could (and probably would) burn your skin.
Botanical extracts: I haven't included any in this formula. I have experimented with adding small amounts of botanical extracts (in powdered form), by pouring a little of this toner in a dish and adding a pinch of various extracts, before using, just to get a feel for what various extracts do for the toner. I've been impressed by the results. Extracts like cucumber and chamomile really seem to give a more moisturizing feel. There are many botanical extracts, as well as fruit extracts, that I'd like to try. Adding extracts could be a good way to customize your toner for different skin types.
ANOTHER NOTE: The more exotic and unusual ingredients are available from Lotioncrafter. (Lotioncrafter also sells a pH meter suited for cosmetic formulations. I like mine a lot.) Many of the more common ingredients are available from Brambleberry and New Directions Aromatics. New Directions Aromatics also carries powdered botanical extracts and silk amino acids in powdered form, which is more economical. Glycolic acid in various concentrations is available online. I think I got mine from eBay.
AND ONE MORE NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you use sunscreen following applications of products containing glycolic acid, as it can increase the skin's sensitivity to sunlight.
6 ounces Distilled Water, 28%
2 ounces Rosewater, 9%
8 ounces Glycerin, 37%
0.4 ounces Propylene Glycol, 2%
0.4 ounces Sodium PCA, 2%
0.4 ounces Sodium Lactate, 2%
2 ounces Urea, 9%
0.4 ounces Honeyquat, 2%
0.4 ounces D-L Panthenol, 2%
0.4 ounces Silk Amino Acids, 2%
1.5 ounces 70% Glycolic Acid Solution, 6.8% (optional)
3 grams Liquid Germall Plus, 0.5%
TOTAL = 21.8 ounces, or 618 grams
NOTE: This recipe uses 70% glycolic acid solution! Glycolic acid is available in lower concentrations. Using a lower concentration of glycolic acid solution, such as 40% or 50%, will pretty much throw a monkey wrench into the whole recipe.
Cosmetic formulations containing water MUST be prepared in an antiseptic environment. Spray all surfaces and utensils with 90% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and wipe with clean paper towels. Wear polypropylene gloves and spray them with IPA, and repeat after you touch any surface or object that has not been sprayed.
The first seven ingredients will go in the heat-and-hold phase, in order to destroy microbes. The heating-and-holding step is critical to making a product that is free of harmful bacteria.
Weigh the first seven ingredients (heat-and-hold phase) and put them in a saucepan. Now weigh the saucepan after these ingredients are in it. MAKE A NOTE OF THIS WEIGHT. There is a reason for doing this.
I think it's easiest to weigh the first seven ingredients directly into a saucepan. After all seven ingredients have been added, weigh the saucepan with the ingredients in it and make a note of the weight.
Heat this pan of ingredients to 165° F. and hold for 20 minutes.
Pour a few ounces of distilled water into a separate saucepan and heat to 165° F. and hold for 20 minutes.
After the first seven ingredients are added to the saucepan, pour 4-6 ounces of distilled water in a second saucepan. Heat both pans to 165° F. and hold for 20 minutes.
During the "heat and hold" process, mix together the last five ingredients in a small bowl. These are heat-sensitive ingredients. They should not be heated above about 100° F.
After the pan containing the heat-and-hold phase ingredients (and the separate pan of distilled water) has been heated to 165° F. and held for 20 minutes, remove both pans from heat.
Weigh the saucepan containing the heat-and-hold phase ingredients. You will notice that this pan does not weigh as much as it did before you heated it, because water has been lost through evaporation.
This water lost through evaporation must be replaced.
Refer to the weight of the pan, which you noted in Step 2. Using the distilled water that you heated and held in the second saucepan, add enough distilled water to bring the pan and its contents back up to its original weight.
Now let your saucepan of ingredients cool to about 100° F.
After the heat and hold ingredients have cooled to about 100° F., add the last five ingredients (cool-down-phase ingredients), mix well, and bottle.
Ideally, a product of this kind should have a pH between 3.5 and 3.6. I did not own a pH meter at the time I made this formula for the first time.
When I did get a pH meter, I tested the product after it had been bottled for a little over six weeks. The pH was 3.58.
I made a second batch of this toner, to which I added 0.2 ounces of lactic acid (which is used to stabilize urea). I also substituted a botanical glycerite for half the glycerin in the formula. The pH of this second batch tested at 3.55.
This recipe should yield a product with the correct pH—but it's always reassuring and kind of fun to test the pH of products yourself. A pH meter is just a nice thing to have, especially if you make other products (such as liquid soaps or shampoos) where you would like to be sure of the correct pH.
You're Done! But You Can Have More Fun With This Toner
Be sure to experiment with adding various types of botanical and fruit extracts to this moisturizing toner. One way to do this is to simply add a small amount of a powdered botanical extract to a small amount of the toner before using it. Another way to do this is to make a glycerite using the botanicals of your choice and substitute all or part of the glycerin called for in the recipe with your glycerite. In my second batch of this formula, I substituted a glycerite of shitake mushrooms and calendula for half the glycerin. I would have substituted it for all the glycerin, but I didn't have quite enough of the glycerite.
I think this formula is also excellent for applying to hands to help soften roughness and improve ragged cuticles. But if you included glycolic acid in this recipe, do a patch test first, if your hands are inflamed or otherwise in bad shape, as from overexposure to harsh cleansers. Glycolic acid, even in this low amount, could further irritate damaged skin.
When using this toner on your hands, follow the application with your favorite oil, or with a cream or lotion, just as you would with a facial application.
This toner can also be applied to feet to help roughness and dryness. A little goes a long way! As with using on the hands, follow the application with your favorite oil, or with a cream or lotion.
Bottled and labeled glycolic acid toner
Question: Can essential oils be added to this recipe for facial moisturizer?
Answer: This is a water-based product, so essential oil will not dissolve in it. Essential oils will only dissolve in water-based products if a solubizer is added. After a little searching, I found that Solubol can be used to disperse essential oils in water. I have also seen polysorbate-20 suggested, but I am finding it suggested for room sprays rather than for application to the skin, and there may be a reason for that.
I would not recommend including essential oils in my recipe without first doing quite a bit of research into skin-safe solubizers. Also, any additions will change the percentage of other ingredients--that is, it would reduce the total percentage of glycolic acid. Any adjustments to the formula would require careful calculation. Remember, too, that some ingredients have maximum usage rates. Making adjustments would require a knowledge of maximum recommended usage rates for specific ingredients.
© 2018 Sharon Vile
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I've followed with great interest recently the cases in the British press of householders protecting their properties and their families against thugs or thieves - only to find themselves warned or arrested because the police considered that they may have stepped over the line by using more than "reasonable force"
Not that many years ago, I was attacked at my front door by, quite frankly, a couple of nutters who had been convinced by a drunken mate of theirs that I was the cause of his spectacular downfall. Truth was, his wife had left him, and the country, and his not inconsiderable income had gone because he'd, to be blunt, p***ed it up against a pub wall. I'd refused to support the lifestyle to which he would have liked to become accustomed. I may be soft, but I ain't stupid.
So he hired a couple of thugs. So, "Nothing personal mate, you don't us, but we have a job to do" they said. The resulting altercation left one of them with a broken wrist, the other with a rather sore head, and both of them staggering after a rapidly disappearing get-away car, before the police arrived.
Guess their mate failed to inform them that I might be slight and skinny, but I was brought up in a very rough area.
The reaction of The Great British Constabulary? That I was a wimp. I should have 'finished the job'. I should have held 'what's left of them' until they arrived. That as a married father of young children, I should have 'broken their bloody necks', and I should be 'ashamed of myself'.
Which, all in all, is a satisfactory result. But it saddens me that in a few short years, Political Correctness and Performance Targets have taken over to such an extent that would nowadays be impossible. And arresting a householder for defending their own? Perish the thought.
Here's a couple of Coppers Blogs. Their funny, ironic, but make some quite serious points.
Both have published books based on their blogs - highly recommended.
In case, by the way, you've wondered why I post in large text, it's because some Stroke Survivors have vision problems. My apologies to those who use small screens, laptops and net-books.
It was the 24th anniversary of Bear and I meeting yesterday. It wasn't a typical boy meets girl situation either. I lived alone, and liked it that way. She, 19 years old, and almost 10 years my junior, spotted this bloke she wanted, and within a week moved in. The next month saw her frequently sat outside my front door on a suitcase.
When one day I opened my front door and found a determined and scowling young lady, arms crossed, 8 hours after I'd dumped her and luggage on my door step, I thought "Hmmm, interesting....."
Friends and relatives regularly buy her Paddington Bear Teddies (It's an in joke - the clue is on the label). Indeed, while they call her Pads, I prefer to call her The Bear. Because she's a grizzly.
Guess it had to happen one day.
It would seem I'm going to be a granddad.
I am so chuffed. I'm going to be a Grand Dad !!
Bear, meanwhile, walked slowly into the kitchen, shut the door, and wouldn't come out for half an hour. Bless.
Something moved from where it should have been. I don't mean furniture and stuff. I mean something about the way things were, from where they should have been. So I shuffled downstairs, and half way down, the Elder Cat started yowling, and scratching at the front door to get out. Then the local dogs started barking, and the cat was getting desperate, so I opened the door, let her out, and followed her as she shot up the path.
Looking down the road, I noticed a few people were stood at the end of their paths in their dressing gowns looking confused and gosh, it was cold. There were a few bedroom lights on too. The local magpies and rooks were wide awake and scattering overhead.
After a few freezing minutes, I went indoors, waited for the old girl to come back in, and went back to bed. At 06:24 (checked on this computer) Sniff the cat did the same again, but I didn't get the same sense.
So it's not that then.
*not quite right, off their head, sandwich short of a picnic.
It just had to happen, dinnit.
Had a 9 o'clock in the morning conference call to Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Time. Tokyo is GMT +9 hours.
Picture the scene. I have a perfectly good two monitor and web cam set up set up on my desk. I can, and do use that for face-to-face conversations often. However, it's a little uncomfy for lengthy conversations, because I have my desk and computer set up on my left, the dining table on my right, and my rather comfortable Wheels, which doubles as my computer chair, sandwiched in-between.
With me in it. Ahead of me is my rather nice 42 inch tv.
It means I usually have to twist to the left to face the camera.
Back to the time zones. 0900 in Tokyo is midnight gmt. The mob had retired for the night. I'm alone (hurrah!) I carefully set up the web-cam, angling it up so covered about tummy up.
There I am, best dress shirt, posh tie, suit jacket, chatting away. After about 15 minutes, I discovered that, contrary to English perceptions, Japanese businessmen do indeed have a sense of humour.
Unknown to me, the heat from my (Japanese made) television was slowly melting the blu-tak, and it slowly, slowly, dipped downwards. Below waist level. Guess who, thinking it wasn't necessary, was wearing nothing but his rather brief underwear?
Me, that's who. For the best part of 5 mins, they'd been talking to my nether regions, perfectly straight faced. But once one guy started laughing, that was it. Worse, it took me 2 mins. to notice why.
One of the things about being a stroke survivor - particularly if, like me, you are prone to further mini-strokes despite being on half a ton of pharmaceutical medication - is that you're looking for alternative recipes.
However, as much as I love cooking, I've had to have a look at what I cook and make sure I'm not overdoing it with the salt (mainly). I'm told I'm pretty good at gravy's soups and sauces. I'm not a salt avoider, on the basis that a little bit can make a difference, and my dietician agrees.
However, I've found it's the simple stuff I have to avoid, like tomato ketchup, and baked beans because their high salt, high sugar. Don't be fooled by the labels.
Below is a simple homemade Tomato sauce. If your looking at it and thinking, hmm, that's a pasta sauce with a preservative, you'd be quite right. Killed two birds with one stone there :) I'm not going to give a exact amounts here - that spoils the fun. Play !
400g (14 oz) Fresh and/or Tinned Tomatoes.
A good slice of fennel chopped. Well, looking at a fennel bulb, maybe 1/4 inch top to bottom?
Fresh Chilli - depends how much 'tang' you want. I use a teeny bit, chopped.
Coriander - I prefer a handful of fresh, but a teaspoon of powder is fine.
A pinch of black pepper, and likewise, sea-salt. One finger and thumb, no more.
1 desert spoon lemon juice, or 1/4 of lemon . If your using a fresh lemon, just throw 1/4 in.
1 large red onion, finely chopped, preferably minced.
3 cloves of garlic. Pull them out of the bulb, put them on the counter and beat the heck outa them.
THEN peel them - much easier. Then if you you want to squash them - hit em with a rolling pin.
1/2 finely chopped pear. Yup. Apple will do. Otherwise, if you realy must, 1/2 tsp brown sugar.
Put the ingredients, except for tinned tomatoes in a thick bottomed pan, with a good glug of olive oil, on a low heat. Put the lid on. Simmer for 20 mins. That, in my opinion is the important bit. It belends the flavour.
Keep an eye on the onions and garlic, and make sure it doesn't burn. Add the tomatoes, and a cup of water. Not an American (8 oz) cup - just a cup of water, and bring to a simmer - don't boil, simmer until it's thick.
Liquidise it. So far you have a nice pasta sauce.
At this point, if you add a good dash of white/red wine vinegar, and reduce again, you have a tomato ketchup. If it doesn't thicken for you as much as you like, add (French) potato flakes, UK, cornflour, or USA anything as long as it gets thick :) But, I've found mashed potato works fine in an emergency.
I've found it keeps with the vinegar for 6 months in a cool dark place or the fridge.


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@Van-Der-Graaf-Generator
Progressive rock art rock Progressive classic rock rock
Van der Graaf Generator is a progressive rock band formed in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. They were the first act signed to Charisma Records. The band achieved considerable success in Italy during the 1970s. In 2005 they embarked on a reunion, which continues to the present day.
The signature Van der Graaf Generator sound in the 1970s was a combination of Peter Hammill's distinctive and dynamic voice and David Jackson's electronically-treated saxophones, generally playing over thick chordal keyboard parts (such as Hammond organ and/or clavinet). Van der Graaf Generator albums tended to be darker in atmosphere than many of their prog-rock peers (a trait they shared with King Crimson, whose guitarist Robert Fripp guested on two of their albums), and guitar solos were the exception rather than the rule.
Hammill is the primary songwriter for the band, and the line between music written for his solo career and for the band is often blurred.
The band first formed in 1967 while its members were studying at Manchester University. The three-piece was comprised of Peter Hammill (guitar and vocals), Nick Pearne (organ) and Chris Judge Smith (drums and wind instruments). The group was named after a piece of electric equipment designed to produce static electricity, the Van de Graaff generator. The name was suggested by early member, Chris Judge Smith (the misspellings are accidental). On the basis of a demo, this blues- and jazz-influenced first incarnation were offered a recording contract with Mercury Records.
In 1968, Pearne was replaced by Hugh Banton. The band were able to secure Tony Stratton-Smith as a full-time manager. Through him, the band acquired a bass guitar player, Keith Ian Ellis. Drummer Guy Evans joined not too long afterward. This line-up recorded a series of demos for Mercury, before releasing a single ("People You Were Going To" b/w "Firebrand") on Polydor Records. The single was withdrawn under pressure from Mercury, since it violated the contract band members Hammill and Smith signed the previous year. Judge Smith left the band, amicably, shortly after the recording of the single.
Although the band performed on BBC Radio 1's Top Gear radio show in November, and was touring successfully, it broke up in June 1969. Pressures leading to this included financial difficulties, the theft of the band's gear and transport in London, combined with Mercury's refusal to let the band record and Stratton-Smith's refusal to let the other members of the band sign to Mercury too (only Hammill remained now of the original three who had signed with Mercury).
In July 1969, Hammill went to record his first solo album at Trident Studios. Banton, Evans, and Ellis joined him as session musicians. Through a deal worked out by their manager, Hammill's intended solo album, The Aerosol Grey Machine, was released by Mercury under the band's name in return for releasing the band from their contract. The album was initially only released in the United States with hardly any promotion at all, so sales were minimal.
Ellis left (eventually joining Juicy Lucy and a very brief incarnation of Iron Butterfly among others) and was replaced by Nic Potter, and David Jackson (saxophones and flutes) was added to the line-up. Tony Stratton-Smith formed Charisma Records and signed the band as his first act. Before recording their second album, The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other.
A new sound was established, leaving behind the psychedelic influence of The Aerosol Grey Machine in favour of darker textures influenced by jazz and classical music. The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other was well received, and was swiftly followed by H to He, Who Am the Only One. Potter left mid-way through that recording, and the band decided to carry on without a bass guitarist, with Banton on hand and feet bass pedals. Robert Fripp of King Crimson contributed guitar on the song, "The Emperor in His War-Room".
The Hammill/Banton/Jackson/Evans quartet that resulted from H to He, Who Am the Only One is now considered the 'classic' line-up, and went on to record Pawn Hearts. The album contains just three tracks, "Lemmings", "Man-Erg" and the twenty-three-minute concept piece "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers". Fripp again provided a cameo appearance on guitar. The album proved highly successful in Italy, topping the chart there for twelve weeks. The single "Theme One" was a success in Italy too, an instrumental piece, originally written by the Beatles producer George Martin as a fanfare for the BBC radio station Radio 1, later to appear on U.S. pressings of Pawn Hearts. They toured Italy for a while, but the shows were plagued by different extremist organizations from Red Brigade to neo-fascists. The band toured extensively from 1970 to 1972, but a lack of support from the record company and also financial difficulties caused the band to implode, and Hammill left to pursue a solo career.
The three remaining members recorded an instrumental album with Nic Potter, Ced Curtis, and Piero Messina, under the name The Long Hello. Their self-titled album (The Long Hello) was released in 1974.
Hammill's split with the group was amicable, and Banton, Jackson and Evans, among others, all contributed to his solo work at various times. By 1975, the members of the band were ready to work with each other again, and they recorded three new albums in just twelve months. The sessions were produced by the band themselves (all previous Van der Graaf Generator albums had been produced by John Anthony at Trident Studios), and displayed a somewhat tauter, more streamlined sound. Godbluff in particular saw Hammill making significant use of the Hohner clavinet keyboard. Still Life followed within the same year.
At the end of 1976, following World Record, first Banton and then Jackson departed in 1977. Nic Potter returned to replace Banton, and in a typically eccentric move Jackson was replaced by a violinist, Graham Smith (formerly of Charisma folk-rock band String Driven Thing). This line-up produced the album The Quiet Zone / The Pleasure Dome. The band also shortened its name to Van der Graaf. Charles Dickie then joined the band on cello, documented on the live double-album Vital. By the time Vital was released, in the summer of 1978, the band had already split, because of lack of record company support in the United States and financial difficulties.
In 1982 a collection of out-takes and rehearsal recordings from the period 1972-1975 was released (initially on cassette only), called Time Vaults. These are not studio-quality recordings.
Banton, Jackson and Evans all made occasional appearances on Hammill's solo albums following the 1978 split, and the classic line-up also played occasionally together. In 1996, the quartet appeared on stage during a concert by Hammill and Evans at the Union Chapel in London to perform "Lemmings" (the whole recording was released as The Union Chapel Concert in March 1997). In 2003, Banton, Jackson, and Evans joined with Hammill to perform the song "Still Life" at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Both of these appearances were unannounced to the audience in advance.
Following the Queen Elizabeth Hall performance, discussions between the band members led to writing and rehearsal of new material in mid-2004. A double CD, Present, containing this material was released in April 2005. A reunion concert took place at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on the 6th May 2005, followed by several European dates in the summer and autumn of 2005. The concert in Leverkusen, Germany on the 5th November 2005 was filmed for a TV show ("Rockpalast") and was broadcast on the 15th January 2006. A DVD from that concert had been announced on Hammill's website in 2006. However, so far only one track thereof, "Wondering", has been officially released (on a DVD that came with the Rockpalast anniversary edition of the German magazine Eclipsed in June 2007).
Hammill stated in a December 2005 newsletter that there were no plans for further recordings or performances by the classic Van der Graaf Generator line-up. In September 2006, Hammill announced that the band would be continuing as a trio, for live and studio work, without Jackson.
A live album, Real Time, was released on the 5th March 2007 on Hammill's label, Fie! Records. It contains the entirety of the band's 2005 concert at the Royal Festival Hall.
In April and July 2007 the band played as a trio in different places in Europe. A concert on the14th April 2007 in the Melkweg in Amsterdam was recorded and streamed on the FabChannel website.
The first trio recording, Trisector, was released on the 17th March 2008. Live concerts were played in Europe in March and April, and in Japan in June, among them, one at the Gouveia Art Rock Festival. There were further concerts in January 2009 in Europe, and it was announced that the band would play several concerts in Canada and the United States in 2009, among them one at NEARfest in 2009. It was the first time Van der Graaf Generator had visited the United States since 1976.
1) Killer
2) Man-Erg
3) House With No Door
4) Refugees
5) Scorched Earth
6) The Undercover Man
7) Lemmings (Including Cog)
8) Pilgrims
9) The Sleepwalkers
10) A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
11) Arrow
12) Lost
13) Still Life
14) La Rossa
15) Afterwards
16) White Hammer
17) Darkness (11/11)
18) My Room (Waiting for Wonderland)
19) Necromancer
20) Out of My Book
21) After the Flood
22) Pioneers Over C
23) Cat's Eye/Yellow Fever (Running)
24) Childlike Faith in Childhood's End
25) Refugees - Remastered
1967 – 1978 (11 years)
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Chas Dickie (1977 – 1978)
David Jackson (1969 – 2005)
Graham Smith (1977 – 1978)
Guy Evans (1968 – present)
Hugh Banton (1968 – present)
… Judge Smith (1967 – 1968)
Keith Ian Ellis (1968 – 1969)
Nic Potter (1969 – 1978)
Nick Pearne (1967 – 1968)
Peter Hammill (1967 – present)
http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/
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Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill - Tapeworm
Peter Hammill - A Louse Is Not a Home
Gentle Giant - Mister Class and Quality?
Gentle Giant - Schooldays
Yes - Awaken
Genesis - The Knife
Steve Hackett - Ace of Wands
Genesis - Looking For Someone
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Jerusalem
Steve Hackett - Star Of Sirius
Jethro Tull - Moths
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Jeremy Bender
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Per Un Amico
King Crimson - Happy Family
Yes - A Venture
Camel - Lady Fantasy
King Crimson - Red
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Il Banchetto
Camel - Another Night
Barclay James Harvest - Dark Now My Sky
Rush - A Passage to Bangkok
Marillion - Bitter Suite
Renaissance - Bound For Infinity


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How to incorporate evidence and evaluation in your work: 'The Cultural Learning Evidence Champion's Handbook'
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (The RSA) have published The Cultural Learning Evidence Champion's Handbook, a new guide to evaluating arts and cultural learning. The handbook is for arts organisations, funders and schools and aims to support all professionals involved in arts and cultural learning to better use and understand the importance of sharing evidence and becoming an evidence champion.
The handbook can be used by professionals regardless of the level of experience they have in conducting evaluations.
The handbook identifies four key skills of an evidence champion:
• Sourcing and gathering appropriate evidence to design projects
• Leading and taking collective ownership of project evaluation
• Learning and collecting evidence about what you have done, the difference a project has made and how it could be improved
• Sharing and supporting peers and colleagues working across the sector to improve their evaluations
NSEAD is delighted to be part of the RSA's Evidence Champion's Network and we're really pleased with this new publication. We believe it explains in accessible language why and how to use evidence and evaluation.
You can download the The Cultural Learning Evidence Champion's Handbook here.
The RSA's guide has been published as part of its three-year Learning About Culture programme, jointly funded by Arts Council England and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.


The Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (EPAC) Needs YOU!
The Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (EPAC) is looking for volunteers to help organize and prepare for any emergency in the Sun City Core. Particularly volunteers who have a background in the emergency preparedness field, medical field, law enforcement, Fire & EMT retirees, CERT/CPR training, radio communications or anyone who has interest in helping others.
Meetings are generally held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month in the Wii Room at 10am. Please come to the SCCA Office to fill out a committee interest form to become a member of the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (EPAC).
Please click on the file below to view and print your copy of the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (EPAC) Flyer.


Apple is offering to replace the batteries of a "small number" of iPhone 6S phones with a fault that makes them unexpectedly shut down.
In its announcement, Apple urged customers who believe they have a faulty phone to contact an Apple store, an authorised repair shop or the firm's support line to start the process of getting a new battery. A "limited serial number range" was affected, it said.
Phone owners should back up data and then wipe it all off the handset before surrendering it for the replacement, it added. Phones with cracked screens might have to be repaired before Apple would go ahead with swapping the battery, it said.
The AppleInsider website suggested that the fault with the iPhone 6S could be traced to people charging their handset with generic chargers rather than Apple's own-brand ones.
Using one of these third-party chargers damaged circuitry which meant the amount of charge in the battery was not being reported correctly to the phone's operating system. Apple has not confirmed if this is the cause.
Gadget sites traced the cause to chips used to drive the touchscreen that came loose after an impact.


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Google Places the Largest Time Square Interactive BillBoard
Google is all gear up to display a huge marketing message on the Time Square in New York.
The Mitsubishi Electric Large scale display would power the bill board. The bill board would come with a pixel density of 2,368 x 10,048. This high pixel density beats the 4K display resolution with its 15 million pixels.
The biggest tech giant plans to cover the entire block with its 25,000 square feet bill board. . It will carry a marketing message of Google Chrome, Android and Nexus devices. The company intends to introduce the bill board on Monday.
Additionally, the company has also declared that it will donate screen time to a few non-profit organizations such as WWF (World Wide Fund) and Charity Water.
A clear Channel spokesman informed that it is the largest digital billboard of North America. However, this particular bill board is pretty costly as compared to the ordinary ones. Generally the average billboards of Time Square are offered at a high cost of $4 million per year.
On the other hand, this kind of massive bill board is justified for a tech giant like Google. The firm has numerous brand new products in line which require strong marketing. Recently, Google introduced its new series of Nexus products such as Nexus 6 phablet, Nexus Player and Nexus 9 tablet. Nexus player is the first step of the company towards the living room of its customers. Therefore, the company never wish it to be a failure like Nexus Q.
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