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Numerous women say their drinks were spiked at a Birmingham bar, but their complaints were ignored
Lee DeVito
Multiple people say they were drugged at Birmingham bar the Rose Room.
Their experiences are eerily similar: They ordered one or two drinks at the Rose Room in Birmingham, blacked out, and woke up sick and numb.
Numerous women say their drinks were spiked at the cocktail bar, and their horrifying stories have drawn the attention of police and a state lawmaker.
Metro Times interviewed seven women who suspect their drinks were drugged after they became dizzy and lost consciousness after just one or two glasses of alcohol. One woman who spoke on condition of anonymity says she and two of her friends ordered cocktails on a recent weekend and felt "dizzy and numb" after a few sips before blacking out.
"I don't remember anything after that," she says. "I don't know how I got home. I woke up the next morning and couldn't stop throwing up. I don't remember anything from that night. It was awful."
Women began coming forward after Michaela Lillie shared her experience from March 13. She said she and her friends sat at the bar around 7 p.m. and ordered drinks.
"We started feeling a little weird," Lillie wrote in a Facebook post that went viral. "By 8:30 we were completely blacked out. I don't remember anything."
She said her friend vomited for 48 hours.
Another woman tells Metro Times that she and her friends "blacked out" after one cocktail last year and woke up numb and throwing up. She said they didn't report it at the time because they didn't think anyone would believe them.
"I have no doubt someone put something in our drinks," the Royal Oak woman says. "You don't black out after one drink."
A 26-year-old Ferndale woman said on Facebook that she ordered three drinks in under three hours and "blacked out entirely."
"I have never experienced a blackout like this before EVER," she wrote. "My best friend had 2 drinks and was JUST as bad as I was. Wow. What the hell I am disgusted."
The same woman tells Metro Times she had a similar experience at the Rose Room in 2018. She says she wrote a Google review, but it and others "all disappeared."
"My review and many others were removed today," she says.
About two years ago, another woman says she and two of her friends went to the hospital after they became dizzy and numb and had trouble walking after just one drink. She said they tested positive for narcotics.
All of the women said they called Birmingham police but were told there was nothing law enforcement could do. They also said Rose Room management brushed them off.
Birmingham police referred Metro Times to the following statement: "The Birmingham Police Department takes all criminal activity seriously. There are stories circulating on various forms of social media today that female patrons have been drugged while drinking at a restaurant in the City. If anyone feels they have been a victim of a crime, the Birmingham Police Department encourages you to please come forward and report the incident to us. We take pride in our safe and secure downtown dining and shopping experience and will do everything in our power to ensure you and your family are safe while visiting Birmingham."
In a statement on social media, the Rose Room insisted it was unaware of "anything like this ever happening at the Rose Room," despite the bar responding to reviews alleging people's drinks were spiked.
"We are taking these claims seriously. There is nothing more important than the health and safety of our guests," Rose Room's management said in a statement. "We encourage anyone who thinks they may have had a concerning experience at our establishment, or any, to let police know as soon as possible. We have reached out to those who claim to have had these experiences at our location and hope to have the opportunity to learn more from them directly."
According to the statement, the Rose Room talked with staff working on March 13, when Lillie said she and her friends were drugged.
"Rest assured, we have confirmed that the policies and procedures that we have in place for the safety and security of our guests were in place and were being followed," the statement reads. "We have already interviewed all of our employees that were working on that date, and we have no indication that the claims being repeated through social media are true."
Complaints against the bar date back at least two years, according to reviews on Yelp and Google. In one Google review from five months ago, a woman said she and her three friends were sent an opened bottle of champagne.
"We had 2 drinks max," she wrote. "Soon after I lost control of my legs, could barely speak, and was continuously vomiting – still recovering over 15 hours later. My friends also felt very unwell. WOMEN, avoid this place at all costs!!!"
In another review from two months ago, a woman said her friend was "drugged" after the owner sent her champagne.
"As soon as she drank she realized she wasn't ok," the reviewer said. "She knew this because she barely finished her first drink and after that a sip of champagne she can't recall anything and lost control of her limbs."
Other reviewers recounted similar experiences.
The Rose Room says its servers open bottles in front of customers.
"Bottles are opened at the table by our staff, in front of guests, to ensure the highest quality," the bar's statement reads.
The allegations caught the attention of state Rep. Mari Manoogian, D-Birmingham, who is encouraging people to call the police if they believe they were drugged.
"I am also working to ensure that those investigating this have every resource possible so they can understand the scale and can respond accordingly," Manoogian said in a statement. "Furthermore, I will continue to do all that I can to make certain that anyone who lives in or visits our district is safe."
She added, "Let me be very clear: just because a woman is enjoying an evening out or having a drink is not an invitation to drug her. I've read many of these posts on social media. They are incredibly disturbing, often downright terrifying, and I want to acknowledge the bravery of the women who have shared their story."
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Land Rover bets on new 2020 Range Rover 5
Ruben AUDIMAN Mellaerts
Hybrids in new-model blitz lead Land Rover fight-back. Land Rover bets on new Range Rover, three more new models and electrification.
Land Rover will this autumn kick off an extremely significant two-year period of consolidation and expansion, following a turbulent 18 months, that will define the brand for the next decade.
2020 Range Rover 5
A great deal of the activity will relate not just to the launch of four new vehicles but also increased electrification within its line-up. Although the marque's pure-electric vehicles are still some years away – with sibling brand Jaguar leading the group in this market segment – all new Land Rover models from late 2019 will be offered with the option of mild-hybrid or plug-in hybrid drivetrains, allowing it to leave its diesel difficulties behind.
"The mainstream version of the new Range Rover 5 will be a plug-in hybrid based on an all-new aluminium architecture"
Perhaps the most important addition during that time will be the all-new Mk5 Range Rover, imagined by Drive-My above, which is expected to be unveiled in 2021. The mainstream version of the new flagship will be a plug-in hybrid based on an all-new aluminium platform, dubbed MLA. It has been designed to be much lighter than the current Jaguar Land Rover aluminium architecture, as well as accommodating conventional engines and/or electric drive.
Drive-My understands that there will be an all-electric Range Rover 5, but it will be targeted at city users, particularly in east Asia. The vast majority of sales, however, are expected to be of the plug-in hybrid version, which will combine the new straight-six Ingenium engine with twin electric motors – one assisting the front wheels and one driving the rear axle.
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Land Rover engineers hope that the combination of the new architecture and downsizing the engine will offset the weight of the battery pack, which will offer around 40 miles of pure-electric driving.
A mild-hybrid 2020 Range Rover 5 will use a very similar set-up to the upcoming Range Rover Sport, so expect 300- 400bhp versions of the new straight-six Ingenium engine assisted by both a 48V electric supercharger and a twin-scroll turbocharger. Kinetic energy that would otherwise be wasted is harvested and stored in a small battery that, in turn, powers the engine's electric supercharger.
The upshot of this electrification push is that JLR should easily meet its 132g/ km EU CO2 target in 2021. This target is less stringent than the 103g/km applied to its Volvo rival because JLR is a smaller-scale manufacturer of large cars selling fewer than 300,000 vehicles in the EU. As such, the UK government successfully argued, it needs more leeway in meeting fuel economy targets.
However, the EU fleet CO2 targets for 2025 (15% lower than 2021) and 2030 (31% lower) are far more onerous, and it's possible an expanding JLR will lose its derogation, making large-scale sales of plug-in hybrids essential from 2024 onwards. And here, for once, JLR is confidently on the front foot, as its prepares to roll out the new MLA architecture.
Elsewhere in the line-up, Drive-My understands that the Range Rover Sport is getting a significant mid-life hybrid makeover now as a vote of confidence in its enduring appeal. Sales continue to be very strong and a replacement is thought to be at least three years away.
'It's thought that the first globally targeted Land Rover EV will be the Road Rover"
Further out, it's thought that the first globally targeted Land Rover EV will be the so-called 'Road Rover', which will be much lower and more aerodynamic than other Range Rovers.
Despite JLR's new 'Project Charge' cost-cutting efforts, Drive-My understands the Road Rover is still on the company's model cycle plan and will most closely compete with Porsche's next-generation electric Macan and be twinned with the next-generation 2021 Jaguar XJ.
The future, MLA-based Velar could also be offered in pure-electric form, but that next-generation model is thought to be more than four years away from launch, and remains at the planning stage. In the shorter term, the long-awaited Defender will be revealed to the public this year. It will be sold in mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid forms. Fears that a plug-in Defender, with an electrically powered rear axle, would be compromised off road are, Drive-My understands, misplaced.
An electric motor offers maximum torque from step-off and the torque delivery is far more controllable than with a conventionally driven rear axle, greatly improving off-road performance.
There's no firm news on a pure-electric version of the Defender, but it remains a possibility. However, a plug-in hybrid with 35 miles of silent and emission-free electric range could be as useful off road as in a city centre.
In the immediate future, the new Range Rover Evoque, which rolls on a completely re-engineered platform and has received praise for its refinement and poise, is already available with a mild-hybrid set-up, assisted by a belt-driven starter/generator. Early next year, though, the Evoque plug-in hybrid will arrive using a three-cylinder engine, a 48V hybrid system and an electrically driven rear axle. The three-cylinder engine alone develops a healthy 197bhp and 148lb ft of torque from 1.5 litres. In addition, the electric motor on the rear axle generates 106bhp and 192lb ft. The vehicle's electric range is expected to be about 35 miles.
The Discovery Sport – until recently Land Rover's best-selling model – has been suffering against some strong competition, from Volvo especially. Judging by the reception for the new Evoque, however, its imminent reinvention as a more luxurious car with both mild-hybrid engines and plug-in capability should significantly revitalise sales in 2020.
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Gay drama is pulled as online TV censorship is tightened
Mar 11, 2016 (WiC 316)
Huang Jingyu stars in Addiction
If the latest television ratings are anything to go by, a critical element to a show's success is to have at least one gay character. There's Jamal Lyons on Empire, an R&B singer who has struggled his whole life with his homophobic father. And then there's Cyrus Beene, the chief of staff to the US president, on the political-drama Scandal. Needless to say, one of the most famous gay couples on TV is Mitchell and Cameron in Modern Family.
But in China, the portrayal of gay characters is virtually nonexistent. In fact, being gay was considered a "mental disorder" until 2001. Some medical textbooks described homosexuality as an affliction and recommended "conversion therapy" involving electric shocks.
So imagine the surprise when an internet TV series about the lives of four gay high school students appeared. The 15-episode drama, called Addiction, was aired on online video sites like iQiyi and Tencent Video. when it launched last month it was viewed more than 10 million times on its first day, says Beijing Business News.
But its run was short-lived. The series was yanked offline by the state censors with three episodes still to go. Fans of Addiction complain that they will never find out what happened in the end. Some die-hard netizens say they are considering travelling outside of the country so they can access YouTube, where the series is still available.
So why was it such a hit? One reason for its success – apart from tackling a traditionally taboo subject – is that the show is surprisingly well produced. Unlike most gay-themed programmes, which receive little support from mainstream media, Addiction is backed by Huace Group, a leading TV drama and film producer. Audiences say the production values and intricate storyline are what attracted them to the series.
"In terms of production, many internet dramas are usually a bit malnourished: that is, they suffer from bad acting, poor screenplay and lousy production because of the low budget. But Addiction doesn't have these problems. It is one of the most well made internet series ever," one netizen gushes.
While the show is about young gay men, it also appeals to a wider demographic because it is ultimately a story about the romantic lives and friendships of high school students. "Even though the series is focused around the love between two men, it brings back all the memories of what it is like to be in high school: the anticipation of what the future may bring and the dreams of becoming grown-ups. Its accurate portrayal of those themes is what makes it so unique," another netizen writes.
When the two lead actors Huang Jingyu and Xu Weizhou appeared in Shanghai for a promotional function, they were mobbed by fans, many of whom were female, says Southern Metropolis Daily. The actors were so popular that some were willing to pay as much as Rmb10,000 ($1,539) for tickets to events where they could meet them, reports the South China Morning Post.
Chinese media regulators, however, showed less appreciation. Late last month, the show was taken off the Chinese internet without explanation. On Douban, the TV series and film review website, previous discussions and reviews for the show disappeared.
"Why did the censors take away this drama?" one netizen asked on weibo. "The truth is that they are afraid of gay [issues]."
"I anticipated that it would be banned from the internet, but I still feel sad. When will our society become a multicultural and more tolerant one?" another sighs.
It is certainly not the first time a gay-themed programme has been axed. For instance, one episode of the online talk show U Can U Bibi – during which a gay host cried and called for social understanding – was spiked last July. Similarly, filmmaker Fan Popo's documentary Mama Rainbow – about mothers learning to accept and love their gay children – was also removed from Chinese websites.
Still, the fact that Addiction was even put into production was surprising. Some say it suggests a growing open-mindedness when it comes to homosexuality. Indeed, interest in the topic among the younger generation has been increasing.
Last year a show entitled From Dark Night to Daytime received enthusiastic reviews online. It recounted the stories of 48 gay men and women and their families across China.
The country's media watchdog says it will now impose tougher censorship on internet-streamed dramas. While China's satellite TV stations are already heavily censored, online video sites were previously left to monitor the content on their sites themselves. But late last month, Li Jingsheng, head of the television drama management division of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), told reporters that the watchdog is looking to step up regulation of shows produced and broadcast on the internet.
"What cannot be aired on television must not be shown on the internet," Li declared at the National Television Industry Annual Conference. New rules announced late last year say depictions of homosexuality, extramarital affairs and the supernatural are not allowed on Chinese television dramas.
TV shows, according to the new regulations, should "promote the excellent traditional culture of China," "spread positive energy" and "contribute to the achievement of the Chinese Dream". To that end, anything that exposes viewers to content which "could have a harmful effect on them," like "underage love," and getting into fights should not be shown. Clothing that is overtly sexual or extravagant is also not permitted.
Some have derided the new rules. A netizen, for example, lambasted their limitations by referring to the four great classical works of Chinese literature: "So we can't watch Journey to the West because there's gods and demons fighting each other, we can't watch The Water Margin because it's too bloody, we can't watch Dream of the Red Chamber because there's underage love, and we can't watch Romance of the Three Kingdoms because there's scenes of people committing crimes."
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Hepburn shipping in Prince Edward County
A.W. Hepburn, his ships and his shipping companies
A.W. Hepburn
(Belden Atlas, 1878.)
Picton shipping and harbour development was led by the Hepburn family. In "The County" 1 Lunn records that the County's thriving wheat and shipping industries drew the Hepburn family to the County. Here they would develop business and family connections with the McCuaig (variously McQuaig) family, beginning with the marriage of Arthur William Hepburn (1857-1922) of Quebec City, Quebec to Katherine Maria McCuaig (1855-1936) on December 15, 1875. She was the daughter of James Simeon McCuaig (1819-1888) who was a Prince Edward County steamboat operator, and who owned and controlled the wharfs and freight sheds in Picton Harbour in the third quarter of the century. He served as the Prince Edward M.P. from 1878 to 1882, and had briefly held the post of Inspector of Provincial Canals.
A.W. Hepburn's first major success was the Empress of India which entered service in 1876, just months after his marriage, under the corporate name of the Toronto Navigation Co. The Empress was built at Mill Point (now better known as Deseronto) in the Rathbun shipyard, and at 180 feet in length and 580 tons was a substantial investment underwritten, at least in part, by his father-in-law. Over the winter of 1877-78 she was given the first of many rebuilds, being "extensively repaired" at Picton. In 1878 she was back at Toronto and this time Hepburn operated her under the Imperial Navigation Co., a corporate name apparently invented to match the name of the steamer.
An early photo of the Hepburn "Ways" or shipyard (Metcalfe fonds.)
In the early 1880s, A.W. Hepburn purchased the Bay of Quinte and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company from his father-in-law James McCuaig. [Note 3.] Mika in "The settlement of Prince Edward County" states that " . . . A.W. Hepburn bought out the local shipping lines of McQuaig, and the St. Lawrence Steamboat Co., and the Hepburns became one of the richest shipping families on the Lake, with a fleet of 12 ships. These were laid up in Picton Harbour during the winter to be repaired and refitted." They owned and lived in the Rickarton House (also known as Castle) on the Ssouth-east shore just outside Picton harbour which they purchased in 1877. In 1878, Hepburn served as Councillor for the town of Picton. In 1883, A.W. Hepburn purchased property from McCuaig at the head of the harbour (Bridge Street), and continued his land acquisitions resulting in his family owning the quasi-totality of the western part of the harbour.
In 1883, very specifically for the trade between Toronto and Port Dalhousie (St. Catherines) and for the Empress of India, Hepburn founded the Niagara Falls Line. However, in 1888 the Toronto-based Lakeside Navigation Company entered into direct competition with A. W. Hepburn's Niagara Falls Line when they placed the Lakeside on the Toronto-Port Dalhousie run, but the rival companies continued with a pooled service. Hepburn withdrew his Empress of India, after fifteen years of continuous service, at the close of the 1898 season, at which point the Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Navigation Company Ltd. inherited a very prominent position for local sailings at the head of Lake Ontario. The chronology of the Toronto and Port Dalhousie service can be summarised as:
1883: A. W. Hepburn's Niagara Falls Line Empresss of India started the service.
1888: Lakeside Navigation Company Lakeside in service late 1888.
1892: St. Catharines, Grimsby and Toronto Navigation Company (founded 1892) put Garden City in service, also charterd/managed Lakeside
1893: all three vessels "pooled" and managed by A.W. Hepburn and Captain Wigle of the Lakeside Navigation Company
1898?: (certainly after 1893) ownership of Lakeside and Garden City transferred to Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Navigation Company Ltd., a subsidiary of McKenzie and Mann's Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company.
1898: A. W. Hepburn's Niagara Falls Line Empresss of India withdrawn from the service.
The Empress of India. Click for enlargement.
For details concerning the Empress of india, see the more detailed history containing a fuller, conteporary description of the competition on the Toronto to Port Dalhousie service. See also [Note 4.]
Bay of Quinte and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company served the Bay of Quinte with schedules to Trenton, Kingston, Montreal and Rochester, transporting freight and providing passenger service on their steamboats. According to Picton 100 Years, "In its heyday the fleet comprised twelve boats..." These were:
ALEXANDRIA : Ships list and the expanded history.
EMPRESS OF INDIA : Ships list and Ships list after rebuild 1899. See also Expanded history.
ARGYLE : the ex-EMPRESS OF INDIA, see Ships list and the expanded history after rebuilding as the Argyle.
GERONIA : Ships list and the expanded history.
NIAGARA : Ships list and the expanded history.
LLOYD S. PORTER : Ships list and the expanded history.
ABERDEEN : Ships list See also expanded history.
WATER LILY : Ships list (1870) and Ships list (1897 rebuild). See also expanded history.
W.M. EGAN : Ships list and the expanded history.
FAIRFAX : Ships list and the expanded history.
ROB ROY : Ships list and the expanded history.
RICKARTON : Ships list and the expanded history.
Some of the Hepburn fleet in Picton harbour. From l. to r, the steamers
Water Lily, Varuna and Alexandria. Click image to enlarge. (Metcalfe fonds.).
Referring to the Blue Book of American Shipping - 1904, in that year Hepburn interests also included the L.W. Drake (sail, 397 tons, 155', 1881, 1887, Arthur W Hepburn Picton); the Argyle (paddle stmr, 700 tons, 185 ft, 1899, AW Hepburn Picton); Niagara (steamer, 396 tons, 159 ft, 1856, 1901, AW Hepburn Picton), the Lloyd S. Porter (489 tons, 159 ft, 1893, Arthur W Hepburn Picton); Isabel Reed (sail, 480 tons, 186 ft, 1881, Arthur W Hepburn Picton); Rob Roy (sail, 341 tons, 144 ft, 1897, AW Hepburn Picton); Varuna (steamer, 134 tons, 94 ft, 1880, W.B. Cooper Picton); Water Lily (steamer, 95 tons, 100 ft, 1891, AW Hepburn Picton).
Hepburn's shipyard, often working with John Tait, not only worked on ships owned by various Hepburn interests but also for other businessmen. A well-know example is the Robert McDonald (Schooner-barge of 52 tons, Picton Registry), re-built for the local McDonald and Hyatt interests from the wreck of the Parthenon, in Picton and re-registerd in 1890.
The companies and shipping lines
Often referred to as the "Hepburn Company" and their ships as the "Hepburn Fleet", later as the "Hepburn Brothers", it should be noted that some "shipping line" names were well used for advertising, but were not formally incorporated. Research is ongoing, but known corporate names include (alphabetically):
Bay of Quinte and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company (purchased from his father-in-law, early 1880s)
Bay of Quinte Steamship Co.
Bay of Quinte Steamboat Co. :
Owned and operated the Alexandra in 1866, towing barges, Montreal to Ottawa. Originally a McQuaig interest.
Bay of Quinte Transportation Company :
Owned and operated the Glen Allen from 1935 until 1945, having taken over from J. de C. Hepburn and C. D. Wilson.
Imperial Navigation Co. (1878- ) :
This name was used purely for corporate support of the Empress of India.
Lake Ontario Navigation Co.
Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte Steamship Co. (1908) :
Incorporated in 1893. Known as the Bay of Quinte Line. Merged on 4 December 1913, with the Canada Steamship Lines.
Montreal Rochester and Quebec Transit Company :
["AW Hepburn Mngr Picton Ont., Weekly sailings Olcott Beach and Charlotte NY Port of Rochester to north shore Lake Ontario and Bay of Quinte and River St Lawrence ports down to Quebec."Blue Book of American Shipping, 1904.]
Niagara Falls Line (1883- )
Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company (1891?-1914) :
In April of 1891, an application was submitted by A.W. Hepburn, William Biggar, Elisha Smith, P.F. McCuaig and Bernard Rickart Hepburn to establish The Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company. [Note: This needs some research, as we hold the original incorporation papers of the Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company, dated 30 April 1874, mostly Picton shareholders, headquartered in Picton, to trade beetween Picton and Montreal. Neither Hepburn nor McCuaig are mentioned as shareholders. Note 2.]
Incorporated on 8 March 1905, as successor to the Montreal, Rochester & Quebec Transit Company. Acquired by the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company in 1913. Dissolved on 21 October 1963.
In 1911, The Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company, was reorganized, incorporating the assets of the Quinte Navigation Company, recognizing the retirement of A.W. Hepburn from daily activities and promoting his sons. B.R. Hepburn and J. de C. Hepburn who served as general manager. Note 3.
Early in 1913, the Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company Ltd. was acquired by Aemilius Jarvis and Company of Toronto, and it was operated in conjunction with, and as part of a reorganization of, the Canada Interlake Line Ltd., Toronto, which traced its beginnings back to 1907. Among the gentlemen who headed this concern were such prominent shipping entrepreneurs as M.J. Haney, Roy M. Wolvin, J.F.M. Stewart, and Capt. J.W. Norcross. However, it is not certain that all the ships previously listed as being of the Quinte Navigation Company were part of the sale (the Brockville certainly was), as the Hepburn family continued its shipping interests under the name of Bay of Quinte Transportation, later adding the Glen Allan.
Quinte Navigation Company (1908) :
The Quinte Navigation Co., Ltd., has been incorporated under the Ontario Companies Act, with a capital of $40,000 and office at Picton, Ont., to own, construct and operate steam vessels for the purpose of trade in Ontario, and to own, build or acquire docks, wharves, warehouses, etc., and to carry on a general forwarding and passenger business. The provisional directors are: D. B. Christie, A. Leslie, Picton ; M. J. McFaul, F. Brennan, Deseronto; and H. Dempsey, Ameliasburgh, Ont. [Railway and MarineNew Series, No. 130 (December 1908)]
The Quinte Navigation Company at this time owned the steamers Varuna, Aletha and Brockville.
Toronto Navigation Co. (1876)
Metcalfe, in "Canvas and Steam", reports that on the maiden voyage of the Geronia, 18 July 1911 (beset by extremely bad weather) passengers included Mr and Mrs B.R. Hepburn, Mr and Mrs J. de C. Hepburn and family, Mr and Mrs R.G.K Hepburn, Miss Gena Hepburn and Miss Tottie Hepburn.
Another early view of the Hepburn ways (Metcalfe fonds.).
Before the year 1913 was out, the entire operation, including what was left of the Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company, was absorbed into the newly-formed Canada Transportation Company Ltd. This was part of a long series of amalgamations amongst Canadian vessel operators. Hepburn's Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company Ltd. was one of the eight companies which on June 11, 1913 were merged with the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company Ltd., the Inland Navigation Company, Northern Navigation Company, Niagara Navigation Comapny, the St Lawrence River Steamboat Company, the Canadian Interlake Line, the Quebec and Gulf Ports Steamship Company, the Thousand Islands Steamboat Company and the Lake Ontario and Bay of Quinte Steamship Comapny; from this merger appeared the giant Canada Steamship Lines Ltd., Montreal.
In addition to the transportation business, the Hepburns also operated a planing and saw mill, a lumber yard, a ship yard, and a coal yard in the harbour. [Note 5] The ship yard was run by master ship builder John Tait. Metcalfe (op. cit) praises Tait as an accomplished ship builder:
Most of the vessels built in Prince Edward County were built by John Tait... From the number of repeat orders for ships, he must have been one of Upper Canada's best shipwrights. It is his record for building ships that has never been equalled. Much of John Tait's building was done in Prince Edward County, but he was greatly in demand and moved about.
A.W. Hepburn and William Wright purchased the A.C. Miller & Co. canning plants in Picton and Brighton in 1887. These goods were shipped by the Hepburn steamships. (History of Canadian Canners.)
The Hepburn shipping interests declined after the death of A.W. Hepburn, but remained locally active at least through the 1930s. Other business interests, particularly their coal wharf at the "Tip of the Bay", continued into the 1960s.
Viewing the Argyle, a young Miss Hilda Hepburn, later Mrs Charles
Ackerman, mother of Ben Ackerman. (Metcalfe fonds.).
James Simeon McCuaig (September 29, 1819 – August 4, 1888.) He was elected to the provincial assembly in a by-election in 1872; later he was elected to the House of Commons in 1878 supporting temperance in Prince Edward County. J.S. McCuaig was married twice: first to Julia Isabella Glass and then to Maria Augusta Pope. He died at the age of 68.
Arthur and Katherine Hepburn were the parents of four sons and five daughters. The two eldest sons, Bernard and James, were much involved in the family business. The third son, Robert, known as "Buffer" was later involved. Note that in, say 1905, their respective ages were twenty-nine, twenty-seven and twenty-three years old.
Bernard Rickart Hepburn (May 27, 1876 – February 23, 1939) was born in Picton, Ontario. The son of A.W. Hepburn and the former Miss McCuaig, he was educated in Picton and Port Hope. In 1901, he married Bertha E. Wright. Hepburn served overseas with the Canadian Forestry Corps during World War I, reaching the rank of brigadier general. A businessman, he became a Member of the House of Commons of Canada in 1911 as a Conservative representative for Prince Edward, before representing the Unionist for the same district upon the Conservative Party's merger with segments of the Liberal Party of Canada. He remained a member of the Commons until 1921. He was president and general manager of the Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company. In 1910 he was elected Vice-President of the Canadian Freight Association. [Marine and Railway, May, 1910.] He was named a Companion in the Order of St Michael and St George in 1918 and died in London, England at the age of 62.
James de Congalton Hepburn (April 23, 1878 – December 24, 1955), younger son of A.W. Hepburn, had been working for his family's interests for many years, having been general passenger agent since at least 1906 (British Whig, 7 Aug 1906: "James De C. Hepburn, general passenger agent, arrived on the steamer Alexandria...") There is little documentation of his activities between the First World War and his entry into provincial politics in 1937. During this period, the Hepburn family continued to operate the Bay of Quinte Transportation Company, and James was an integral part of this venture. Hepburn had also served as Reeve of Picton for three years before the outbreak of war in 1914. Nonetheless, it seems that much of his time and energy during this period was devoted to his family and his business rather than to political or administrative matters. For reasons that are not clear, Hepburn decided to run as the Conservative candidate for the riding of Prince Edward-Lennox in the provincial general election of 1937. He won the contest with a majority of just over 50 per cent. He was returned to the House in the two subsequent general elections in 1943 and 1945, each time with progressively larger margins of support. During his third term, he served, for nearly two sessions, as Speaker. With his defeat in the general election of 1948, he chose to return to private life and retired to his home in Picton, Ontario. It was there that Hepburn died on 24 December 1955. [from "'Whose servant I am' : speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1992" by Ontario. Legislative Library; Dale, Clare A.]
Robert Grant Keith Hepburn (July 15, 1882 – February 22, 1922). His obituary noted that Picton had lost one of its most outstanding young business men, the community a useful and respected citizen and his family a kind and loving husband and father. Keith Hepburn, known in his family as 'Buffer', was a young man, only 39 years of age, and full of life and vigor, many years of happiness and usefulness seemed ahead. After an illness of only three days, he passed away at the Picton Hospital on Wednesday, February 22nd, following an operation for appendicitis on the previous Monday. Everything that medical skill could suggest was unavailing and his death is mourned by the entire community, who extend to his family their deepest sympathy. R.G.K. Hepburn was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hepburn, and was born and had always lived in Picton. He was for some years associated with his father and brothers in the steamship business. He was also one of the members of the firm of Hepburn Bros. who carried on an extensive milling, lumber and coal and wood business. On the retirement of the other members of the firm some five or six years ago, he took over the business and has since carried on the coal and wood trade of Hepburn Bros. About four years ago he organized the Quinte Canning Co. utilizing the mill premises at the dock and since that time has put up tomatoes at their plant. Mr. Hepburn was a keen sportsman. He was a good shot and thoroughly enjoyed a days shooting. He was a member of the Picton Curling Club and a good curler. His wife who survives him was Miss Johnson, daughter of the late J. W. Johnson of Belleville. Four children, two boys and two girls, the eldest 11 years and the youngest 3 years of age also survive. Mr. Hepburn had three brothers, Brig.-General B. R. Hepburn, C.M.G. of Woburn Chase, London, England; Major Colin Hepburn, also of London, England, and Mr. Jas. De C. Hepburn who just landed in England with his family on Sunday last. His father Mr. A. W. Hepburn is also in England. His mother, Mrs. A. W. Hepburn of Toronto reached Picton just before his death. Three sisters, Mrs. Plummer and Mrs. Padmore of Toronto, and Mrs. Ackerman of Peterboro, were at the funeral. His two other sisters are in the west. Mrs. Noakes in Winnipeg and Miss Gena in Calgary. The funeral at his late residence on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock was largely attended. Rev. F. Louis Barber officiated. The pallbearers were Judge McLean, Dr. Howard Cryan, Capt. Geo. O'Brien and Messrs. A. E. Wilson, Desmond Shannon and Howard Vandusen, the latter of Toronto. Messrs. Jack Johnson of Buffalo, N.Y., and Will Johnson of Lockport, N.Y. and Miss Dorothy Johnson of Belleville, brothers and sisters of Mrs. Hepburn were at the funeral. Interment in Glenwood cemetery. [adapted from the Watson scrapbooks].
Press cuttings and notes
Railway and Marine World, April, 1910 ; Masters and Engineers; Railway and Marine World, April, 1910 : Captains and Engineers : ONTARIO AND QUEBEC NAVIGATION CO., LTD., PICTON, ONT.
Aberdeen W. Dulmage; C. McWilliams
Alexandria J. Rinfeet; T. Milne
Lloyd S. Porter M. Heffernan; L. Smith
Water Lily N. Palmatier; F. Robins
British Whig (Kingston, ON), 23 Aug 1910 : NEW COMPANY FORMED : Steamers Go Into Ontario & Quebec Navigation Co. For some time negotiations have been going on between the company owning the steamers Brockville, Aletha and Varuna, with a view of amalgamating with the Hepburn fleet of Picton, says the Belleville Intelligencer. That the new company has been formed there is now no longer any doubt, and the charter will likely be out in a few days.The new company will comprise all the Hepburn fleet, store houses, wharfs, dry docks, etc., in addition to the three steamers above mentioned and properties held by that company. It is the intention of the new company to build, as soon as possible, a new steamer at a cost of $130,000 or more, and run in conjunction with the Alexandria on the Montreal route, the new boat leaving the eastern end of the route the same hour the Alexandria leaves the western end. The new company will endeavor to own all its own wharfs and landings along the route.
British Whig (Kingston, ON), 3 Sep 1910 : PICTON BOAT DEAL. The Hepburns Will Have A Big Fleet. A special from Picton to the Whig says: The Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company, Picton, whose chief steamer is the Alexandria, on the Charlotte-Quebec route, has absorbed the Bay of Quinte Navigation company with a fleet of three bay steamers and will increase its present fleet of ten steamers and freighters, by a new $140,000 Clyde-built steel boat. A.W. Hepburn, father of Hepburn Bros., who are heads of the new company, sailed for England, yesterday, to superintend the building of the new steamer during the coming winter. The new boat will be brought to Canada in the early spring and in June will be put on the Toronto-Charlotte, Montreal and Quebec route, running in conjunction with the steamer Alexandria. It will have a 450-ton capacity for freight, and accommodation for 250 passengers. It will be modernly equipped in every detail.
Railway and Marine World, October, 1910 : The Ontario and Quebec Navigation Co., Ltd., has been incorporated under the Dominion Companies Act with a capital of $1,000,000, and office at Picton, Ont., to carry on a forwarding, passenger and transportation business, and to own and operate steam and other vessels and other transportation facilities. The provisional directors are, B. R., J. de C., and R. G. K. Hepburn, A. Leslie, Picton; J. F. Chapman, Deseronto, and H. Dempsey, Trenton. The company, which has been re-incorporated, owns the steamboats Aberdeen, Alexandria, Lloyd S. Porter, and Water Lily, and is reported to have absorbed the Quinte Navigation Co., Picton, which owns the steamboats Aletha, Brockville and Varuna. Press reports from Picton, state that A. W. Hepburn has sailed for Great Britain to superintend the construction of a steel vessel, to be built on the Clyde, at a cost of about $140,000, which, it is said, will reach Canada in time for the re-opening of navigation, and be placed on the Toronto, Charlotte, Montreal and Quebec route. The new vessel, will it is said have capacity for 250 passengers and about 450 tons of freight.
The Railway and Marine World, July, 1911 : The Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company has been licensed to carry on its business in Ontario, with B.H. Hepburn as its attorney.
Note 1: [^] Richard and Janet Lunn, The County, Picton Gazette Publishing, 1967.
Note 2: [^] From the Daily News (Kingston, ON), 19 June 1879: NOTICE: All persons having claims against the Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company are requested to send them at once to the undersigned at Bellevile. And all persons indebted to the said company are hereby notified to pay at once. The Company's affairs are now in liquidation, and claims not presented within ten days will not be recognized.
Thos. Kelso, President.
Dated Belleville, 17th June, 1879.
Note 3: [^] From British Whig (Kingston, ON), 3 Feb 1911: The New Company - The directors of the Ontario and Quebec Navigation company, limited, has taken over the steamers, wharves and other properties owned and controlled by the Ontario and Quebec Navigation Company limited, as also the property and steamers of the Quinte Navigation company, limited. The head offices are at Picton. The officers are: President, B.R. Hepburn; vice-president, J.F. Chapman; secretary, R.G.K. Hepburn; chairman of the board, A. Leslie; general passenger and freight agent, J.D.C. Hepburn. The crafts the company control are: steamers Alexandria, Brockville, Aletha, Varuna, Where Now, Madge, Lloyd S. Porter, Aberdeen, Waterlily, barges Isabel Reid and Rob Roy.
Note 4: [^] W. Metcalfe ("Notes after 1st ed.") somewaht confusingly writes: "The first organized passenger service between Toronto and Port Dalhousie was established about 1884, by the St. Catherines, Grimsby and Toronto Navigation Co., one of the numerous shipping enterprises of A.W. Hepburn. Two steamers were used, the first S.S. Empress of India and later S.S. Garden City, built 1892." See also The Scanner, v4, no. 5.
Note 5: [^] The Hepburn drydock, or marine railway, in Picton, however, is recorded in 1915 as being owned by Canadian Transport Lines, (formerly owned by A.W. Hepburn). -- from A Directory of Names, Pennant Numbers ... Ship Masters' Association of the Great Lakes ... April, 1915 at page 135.
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The Letter, the Witch and the Ring (lit. "La carta, la bruja y el anillo") es una novela gótica juvenil escrita por el escritor estadounidense John Bellairs y publicada por la editorial Dial en 1976. Es la segunda secuela de The House with a Clock in Its Walls (1973, "La casa con un reloj en sus paredes") en la serie de aventuras de Lewis Barnavelt y Rose Rita Pottinger, siguiendo a The Figure in the Shadows (1975, "La figura en las sombras"). Fue la última entrega en la serie en ser completada por Bellairs antes de su muerte en 1991 y el primer trabajo del ilustrador Richard Egielski para la editorial Dial. En 1993, Brad Strickland, admirador por mucho tiempo de Bellairs, termina el manuscrito que este había dejado incompleto de The Ghost in the Mirror ("El fantasma en el espejo"), la cuarta novela en la serie.

A diferencia de los dos primeros libros, en esta tercera novela, los personajes de Lewis y su tío Jonathan pasan a ser personajes menores en la trama, la cual se centra en Rose Rita y la hechicera Mrs. Florence Zimmermann.  Lewis y Jonathan vuelven a ser los personajes centrales en la quinta novela en la serie, The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder ("La venganza del localiza-brujas"). Esta es también la primera novela en la que la acción se desarrolla fuera del pueblo ficticio de New Zebedee; New Zebedee vuelve a ser la ubicación principal en The Doom of the Haunted Opera ("La perdición de la ópera embrujada") de 1995.

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En el verano de 1950 en New Zebedee, Míchigan, Rose Rita Pottinger de trece años se niega rotundamente a asistir a un campamento femenino; también siente resentimiento hacia su amigo Lewis Barnavelt por marcharse durante el verano y dejarla sola. Al mismo tiempo, Mrs. Florence Zimmermann, una maga y vecina de ambos, recibe una carta de su primo Oley Gunderson en la que anticipa su muerte y la deja a cargo de su granja cerca de Petoskey, y también de un anillo que él cree es mágico; Mrs. Zimmermann tiene que ir al lugar para encargarse de los asuntos legales y se ofrece a llevar a Rose Rita con ella, con lo cual la chica está encantada.

Al día siguiente Rose Rita y Mrs. Zimmermann se ponen en marcha hacia Petoskey en su nuevo Plymouth Cranbrook.  En el camino hacen varias paradas hasta que llegan a los bosques frondosos del norte de Míchigan, donde se quedan sin gasolina.  Mrs. Zimmermann y Rose Rita caminan hacia la solitaria tienda de Gert Bigger, una mujer deformada y desagradable, que también es una gasolinera.  Rose Rita se da cuenta de que Bigger parece guardarle rencor a Mrs. Zimmermann, y esta le explica que hace muchos años habían peleado por el mismo hombre, Mordecai Hunks.  Cuando por fin llegan a la granja, descubren que alguien ha forzado la entrada en busca de algo y Mrs. Zimmermann y Rose Rita temen que lo han encontrado: el anillo que Oley había descrito como mágico había desaparecido.

Mrs. Zimmermann no le da importancia al asunto, insistiendo que su primo estaba demente y que el anillo no es más que una joya de metal precioso, por lo cual alguien se había interesado en ella; sin embargo, Rose Rita nota que Mrs. Zimmermann está verdaderamente preocupada. Ambas salen a disfrutar de sus vacaciones en las regiones norteñas de Míchigan cuando visitan una tienda de objetos de segunda mano en la que Mrs. Zimmermann descubre algo espeluznante: un retrato suyo junto a Mordecai en el verano de 1905. Alguien había raspado la cara de Mrs. Zimmermann dejándola irreconocible. Le explica a Rose Rita que esta es la forma que emplean algunos brujos para causarle desgracia a alguien.

Poco después, Rose Rita cree haber visto la silueta de algún desconocido en la habitación de Mrs. Zimmermann, pero cuando enciende la luz, descubren que no hay nadie. Al anochecer del día siguiente durante un paseo en el auto, Mrs. Zimmermann comienza a sentir unos dolores muy fuertes en el vientre y es incapaz de seguir conduciendo. Aterrorizada, Rose Rita toma el volante e intenta llegar a un hospital, pero la aparición de un par de ojos en el asiento de atrás, hace que pierda el control del auto y se desmaye tras sufrir un fuerte golpe. Unos agentes de policía las encuentran y llaman a una ambulancia. Mrs. Zimmermann pasa tres días en el hospital donde descubre que sus dolores fueron causados por una maldición puesta sobre ella por aquel extraño que Rose Rita había visto en su habitación. Comprende que alguien quiere hacerle daño y decide regresar a New Zebedee. Sin embargo, Mrs. Zimmermann comienza a actuar de forma extraña y en vez de eso regresa a la granja de Oley, donde esa misma noche desaparece dejando a Rose Rita sola y sin saber qué hacer.

Después de buscarla en la tormenta, Rose Rita está segura de que la desaparición de Mrs. Zimmermann se debe a algún hechizo mágico. Sabe que no debe llamar a sus padres, pero se le ocurre que Jonathan Barnavelt, el tío de su amigo Lewis, puede ayudarle puesto que él también es un mago. Visita la tienda de Gert Bigger para hacer la llamada cuando empieza a sospechar que esa mujer pueda ser la responsable de todo lo que está pasando. Mientras ella sale a atender a unos clientes, Rose Rita entra en su pequeña oficina y descubre escrito en lápiz un emblema mágico. Rose Rita es descubierta y sale despavorida. Corre hasta un campo de maíz donde cae rendida. Se despierta al oír la voz de una chica amigable llamada Aggie. Rose Rita le cuenta a Aggie todo lo ocurrido y la chica se ofrece a ayudarle a encontrar a Mrs. Zimmermann, segura de que Gert Bigger es una bruja.

Aggie invita a Rose Rita a almorzar con su familia. Rose Rita le cuenta a la señora Sipes que su amiga Mrs. Zimmermann se ha perdido en el bosque, que ella es huérfana y que vive con su tío Jonathan en New Zebedee. La señora Sipes no tarda en detectar que Rose Rita no le está contando la verdad. Al final Rose Rita confiesa y la señora Sipes se pone en contacto con sus padres. Rose Rita espera que la señora Sipes y su familia se vayan para poder llamar a Jonathan y contarle los detalles sobre la desaparición de Mrs. Zimmermann y para que le aconseje sobre cómo enfrentarse a Gert Bigger. Sin embargo, después de varios intentos, no consigue hablar con el señor Barnavelt. Rose Rita le propone a Aggie forzar la entrada en la tienda de Bigger.

Rose Rita y Aggie llegan a la tienda de Bigger que parece estar desertada. Tras varios intentos fallidos de entrar por la ventana, Rose Rita descubre que la entrada al sótano está abierta. Entra y empieza a buscar señales que la puedan ayudar a encontrar a Mrs. Zimmermann. Se encuentra con el perro negro de Gert Bigger en un dormitorio que momentos después se esfuma y en su lugar aparece su supuesta ama. Rose Rita se demaya del terror y despierta petrificada bajo una manta fúnebre con monedas sobre sus ojos. Gert Bigger le confiesa haber sido la responsable de todas las desgracias que le habían ocurrido a Florence Zimmermann; su intención había sido vengarse y evitar que le arrebatase el anillo de Salomón. Gert Bigger invoca al demonio Asmodeo y le revela su deseo de volverse bella, joven y de vivir muchos años. El demonio concede su deseo, pero el impacto hace que las monedas se despriendan de los ojos de Rose Rita y el hechizo de petrificación se desvanece. La chica se da cuenta de que Gert Bigger ha desaparecido y encuentra el anillo. Tan pronto lo sujeta empieza a sentir un desprecio interno hacia todos los que la han hecho sentirse inferior por su apariencia. Rose Rita escucha que Mrs. Sipes y un agente de policía han venido a detener a Gert Bigger; temiendo que la buscaran a ella, Rose Rita escapa a esconderse en el bosque.

Escondida entre los árboles, Rose Rita se dispone a activar el poder del anillo de Salomón, segura de que será capaz de resolver todos sus problemas y garantizarle un futuro mejor. Una voz insistente le grita que no lo haga y poco después aparece Mrs. Zimmermann cubierta de un halo púrpura. Le exige a Rose Rita que le entregue el anillo, lo cual ella finalmente hace. Rose Rita pide disculpas por la barbaridad que por poco hizo y, camino de vuelta a la tienda, las dos notan un joven sauce solitario entre los pinos, cuyas ramas tiemblan a pesar de no haber viento. Ambas sospechan que Gert Bigger haya conseguido su anhelo de ser joven, bella y de vivir muchos años transformada en un árbol. En la tienda, Mrs. Zimmermann les explica a todos lo sucedido (o una versión creíble de los hechos). Los Pottinger han vuelto a recoger a Rose Rita, pero Mrs. Zimmermann se queda atrás para destruir el anillo. Una vez en New Zebedee, Rose Rita, Mrs. Zimmermann y Jonathan celebran el regreso de Lewis con una pequeña reunión.

Bibliografía
Bellairs, John. The Letter, the Witch and the Ring. Nueva York: Dial (1976). Impreso.

Novelas de 1976

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This fish looks AMAZING. I think we should get together and have a picnic. I know very little about Emirati food but would LOVE to learn.
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Meet the Author - Jeff Norton
eBook & eAudio Launch Events 2019
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by Hampshire School Library Service - (SLS HQ) - Thursday, 20 December 2018, 10:41 AM
Hampshire School Library Service and Hayling Island Bookshop are pleased to announce that author Jeff Norton will be visiting Hampshire in January. This is to promote his new series and as such is FREE to subscribing schools who wish to attend. It is suitable for Years 5 & 6. Places will be limited.
Tuesday 22nd January 2019 – Merdon Junior School, Chandlers Ford at 10am
St Francis C of E Primary School, Valley Park at 1.30pm
A highly entertaining series with themes of diversity, friendship, teamwork and perseverance, ALIENATED features a wild mix of characters thrown together in Groom Lake High, a school like no other.
A self-confessed reluctant young reader, Norton is now passionate about the power of storytelling to inspire people and influence change, saying "we live in an increasingly fractured society and I believe that reading is the very best brain-training for developing the empathy our world so desperately needs. But it's imperative to make reading fun, so I wrote ALIENATED to be as fun and funny as films like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and MEN IN BLACK in order to deliver the themes of inclusion and diversity via an unforgettable roller coaster ride."
If you wish to attend, please email sls.events@hants.gov.uk stating which venue and how many children you wish to bring.
There will be a book signing session after each event and Hayling Island Bookshop will be selling copies of Jeff's book at each event. The cost will be £6.00 per book.


The Shipyard Museum is about the time where the city's shipyard built ships, and the working class was growing.
Helsingør Shipyard Museum is a story about hard work, noise, pride, and solidarity in times past where the shipyard whistle controlled the life of the city. Economic as well as work wise, socially, culturally and politically the shipyard was the natural central point.
The shipyard was by far the biggest workplace. When the shipyard whistle announced lunch and closing time it was like experiencing a cycling race. Hundreds of cyclists fought to be the first to come home, whereas the way to work was calmer.
The Shipyard was the driving force in the new Helsingør after the time of Sound Toll that secured thousands of families their bread and butter and tax for the city. The shipyard museum informs of the workplace and the shipyard city over 100 years and secures memories and reminiscences from a time where Helsingør was an industrial town, self-sufficient with jobs.


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Simulators of separators, compression unit, tank, pumping unit, meter runs, etc. were produced for training purposes lease operators. They are faithfully simulate the working of existing pieces of equipment used in petrochemical industries. Playable as a linear video as well as fully interactively and featuring animated liquid flows, gases and heating flames, the real-time rendering enables students to examine, explore and familiarize themselves with the working equipment and its processes from any angle during all its phases of operation. Virtual lessons with narrations and highly detailed descriptions of the processes are built-in.
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The SimsalaGrimm™ destination is the online part of the promotional efforts supporting the recent release on European broadcast TV -in cell-animation cartoon format- of 24 of the well-known Grimm Brothers' fairy tales.
Is is a unique virtual environment that provides its users with a chat opportunity, on-line games and entertainments as well as information background. The main goal of E-spaces was keeping the spirit of fairy tale world already existing in cartoon series. Accurately stylized graphic elements, simple but expressive character animation, thorough care about interface features helped to reach that goal.


I've always been a big proponent of "letting my work do the talking." It's not the easiest thing for me to brag about the who/what/how/where of the last big chunk of my professional life. That's when I feel it's best to send people to my portfolio site and let them see what I've done rather than tell them. With this thought in mind, I've spent the past week or so revamping my site (whether that motivation came from boredom or a real need is TBD….but I'm pleased with how it looks) and rethinking my résumé.
Well, who doesn't think they're any of those things? I know I feel that way about myself at times. On one level, I agree with Seth's POV. My portfolio SAYS more about who I am and what I've done with the talents I've been blessed with and/or cultivated than a 1-page Word document. Isn't it better to see examples of the long-form copy I've worked on for global clients than to say I'm an expert with brochure copy?
Unfortunately, the admission ticket to any new opportunity these days seems to rely on a résumé. Now more than ever, it's not really about the story, no matter how meticulously displayed on the page, but whether or not you have the appropriate keywords living amongst all the others. And that doesn't even include the challenge of getting your résumé in front of the right person who can then (hopefully) locate those special keywords.
It reminds me of the National Geographic special, Sizing Up Sperm. Seeing a "life-size representation of the struggles that sperm endure just for the hopes of fertilizing an egg" was so relevant to today's job search that it was downright scary.
It's even more of a challenge these days since moving to a new market with fewer "eggs" to target. But rather than blanketing the whole town, I'm in the embryonic stage of cultivating a few key relationships with people I've been lucky to come across (and who have been nice enough to make the time to meet with me).
I know that my quest for a successful career with an agency here in ABQ is going to rely more on these key contacts than a few choice keywords on a résumé. This town seems to be more about personal connections than a well-crafted Objective statement.
But, back to Seth's thinking on the résumé, he makes a valid point that a "résumé gives the employer everything she needs to reject you." So part of my challenge for the past few days is rethinking how I want to express my creative abilities on something that is less than creative. How do I remain in the game without playing the game by the standard rules of compliance?
I know that the great gigs out there aren't posted on the job boards. And rarely are they found by blindly emailing an electronic document to some unknown recipient. That's why I'll continue focusing more of my attention on making personal connections rather than making the ideal word choice or format on a résumé.
You never know when someone who knows someone who heard that so-and-so was looking for someone just like me might be the next someone that I'm introduced to.


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A Different Kind of Power: Superman and Paul Tillich
By Corey Patterson If the average person is asked to describe Superman, chances are they will undoubtedly talk about his vast strength. They would speak of his ability to leap tall buildings and pick up cars. However, few would describe his caring personality and kind demeanor, and to be fair, these have been deemed secondary…
Man of Steel and a Theology of Hope
In Man of Steel, Zack Snyder's 2013 Superman reboot, there is a scene where Superman and Lois Lane are in an interrogation room and discuss the emblem on his chest: Lois Lane: What's the 'S' stand for? Superman: It's not an 'S.' On my world it means 'hope.' I've always had a soft spot for heroes like…


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Piotr Hatowski (28 de junio de 1990) es un deportista polaco que compite en taekwondo. Ganó una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Europeo de Taekwondo de 2016, en la categoría de +87 kg.

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