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Mines client acquitted in Marijuana Cafe Case
May 24, 2006 /in Legal News /by admin
Former cafe owner faces 10 yrs
POT ADVOCATE CONVICTED ON TRAFFICKING CHARGES –
CO-ACCUSED FOUND NOT GUILTY
VANCOUVER – The former owner of a well-known east Vancouver cafe that openly sold marijuana until a police raid in September, 2004, was convicted of two marijuana-trafficking charges yesterday.
A British Columbia Supreme Court jury found Carol Gwilt guilty of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking as well as possession of the proceeds of crime.
News Article online access: Marijuana Cafe Case
Her co-defendant, Michael Boudreau, was acquitted on the single charge that he faced, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.
The two defendants were arrested on Sept. 16, 2004, after police found just over 400 grams of marijuana and $11,000 in cash in the car that Ms. Gwilt was driving.
Police said the street value of the marijuana was just over $4,000. The arrests came one week after more than 40 Vancouver police officers raided Ms. Gwilt's business, the Da Kine cafe.
She is facing separate trafficking charges in connection with that widely publicized raid, which included officers clad in balaclavas, in a trial that is expected to take place later this year.
The jury heard evidence during this trial that Vancouver police continued surveillance of the cafe and Ms. Gwilt after the raid. Her car was stopped when she was observed entering the vehicle with Mr. Boudreau, who was carrying a sports bag.
Ms. Gwilt has been an outspoken advocate of legalization of marijuana. She testified last week that some of the marijuana found in the car was for sale at the Da Kine cafe. She insisted that the money was from donations people made at the cafe to her legal defence fund.
"It was definitely donation money," Ms. Gwilt said outside court after the verdict.
She also questioned the amount of public money spent to prosecute her on these charges and in her upcoming trial.
"It's a huge amount of money. It's money that should be spent on health care," she said.
Mr. Boudreau was charged because the officers conducting surveillance saw him carrying a sports bag to Ms. Gwilt's car. The jury accepted Mr. Boudreau's defence that he did not know the bag contained marijuana.
"He was just being a gentleman," Ms. Gwilt said outside the court, as she explained why Mr. Boudreau was carrying the sports bag.
Mr. Boudreau was unavailable for comment. His lawyer Michael Mines said his client was relieved. "This was a nearly two-year-long ordeal for someone with no criminal history," Mr. Mines said.
Jason Gratl, the lawyer for Ms. Gwilt, said his client effectively confessed to the trafficking charges in her testimony so she could explain that Mr. Boudreau was not part of the sale of marijuana at the Da Kine cafe.
"Her priority has been to make sure innocent people do not get caught in the web," Mr. Gratl said.
The proceeds of crime offence is the more serious of the two charges for which Ms. Gwilt was convicted and carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Mr. Gratl said his client "understands the consequence of civil disobedience," but he is hopeful the Crown will not seek a jail sentence against Ms. Gwilt.
She remains free on bail until her sentencing hearing on July 6.
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Arab federation can mean:

 Arab Federation, a confederation between the Kingdom of Iraq and Jordan (1958)
 Arab League, a regional organization of Arab States in the Middle East and North Africa.
 Federation of Arab Republics, a federation between Libya, Egypt and Syria (1972-1977)
 United Arab Republic, a federation between Egypt and Syria (1958-61)
 United Arab States, a confederation between the Egypt, Syria and North Yemen (1958-61)
 Arab Islamic Republic, a proposed union of Libya and Tunisia (1974)
 United Arab Emirates, a union of seven Arab states (1971-present day)

See also
Federation of South Arabia, British protectorate (excluding Aden) which became independent as South Yemen (1962–1967)
Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, preceding the Federation of South Arabia (1959–1962)

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The top of the animal print trend, in my opinion, is the snake skin print, which has also become a firm favourite of mine. From dresses to bum-bags I have become a lover of the snake skin print.
The second is the leopard print and to be honest I have never been a leopard print kind of girl, but I am slowly starting to embrace the print especially as the leopard print has been coming in different colour and textures.
If you are not a huge fan of the animal print trend, or unsure about wearing such a bold print, I would recommend perhaps going for accessorise. It's the easiest ways of bringing any trend into your existing wardrobe without having to fully commit to it. If you are wondering whether it is worth investing into the animal print trend because it's only going to be here for autumn/winter 18/19 then think again. Because, judging by the catwalks at London Fashion Week Spring /Summer 19 and not to mention press days, the animal print trend doesn't look to be going anywhere and we will be wearing it well into the middle of next year.


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package universe.constellation.orion.viewer;

import android.util.Log;
import universe.constellation.orion.viewer.device.AndroidDevice;
import universe.constellation.orion.viewer.device.EdgeDevice;
import universe.constellation.orion.viewer.device.Nook2Device;
import universe.constellation.orion.viewer.device.OnyxDevice;
import universe.constellation.orion.viewer.device.texet.TexetTB176FLDevice;
import universe.constellation.orion.viewer.device.texet.TexetTB576HDDevice;
import universe.constellation.orion.viewer.device.texet.TexetTb138Device;

import java.io.*;

/**
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 * Date: 13.11.11
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        Common.d("Using default android device");
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    public static final String LOGTAG = "OrionViewer";

    public static PrintWriter writer;

    public static void startLogger(String file) {
        if (writer != null) {
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    public static void stopLogger() {
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    public static void d(String message, Exception e) {
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    public static void d(Exception e) {
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Does LOA 6 really mean I could drop to zero hours in a month?
Yes, absent FAR legalities and reserve thresholds when applicable, the 65 and 50 hour constraints on minimum hours have been removed. However, it is important you stay at 6 days worked in a bid month to maintain pass travel in the next month and if you carry any insurance coverage through EDV you will need to either have a enough hours to cover your deductions or carefully follow the payment scheduled outlined in the recent communication.
How are CDOs counted in the days worked formula?
A CDO standing alone will count as 2 days- so if you drop this type of CDO you have deducted 2 days from your days worked total. A CDO that is part of a string or span of CDOs will count as having dropped 1 day from your total of days worked.
Why are pure CDO lines subject to separate pay and drop formulas?
Working with the Company, AFA believes they reached a fair agreement for those Flight Attendants who work pure CDOs lines so that they can get full benefit of the new drop rules and be paid appropriately when dropping this type of flying. There are examples in the recent E-LINE with more specific information to come in a future E-LINE.
What are the chances that there will be a way to automate partial trip transactions?
Technology advances every day so it could be possible.
I bid pure CDO lines how are my trip drops measured?
If your line has a stand-alone CDO pairing and you drop that CDO, that is 2 FEWER days worked. If you drop a CDO that is part of a string or sequence of CDOs, and you drop one CDO from that sequence, that is 1 FEWER day worked.


Welcome back Lurkerites to another volume of Wasting time. There are lots of news stories and strange sites for you to check out. The Lurker will be reserving the videos for the day to day stuff. So enjoy.
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1933 Mail and Empire Women's Pages 7: See the New Cookery Methods and Latest Fashions
Mail and Empire, April 6, 1933.
And so (after a long hiatus for this series), we roll into day 3 of the Mail and Empire's cooking school and fashion revue.
A sampling of the prizes used to entice readers to attend the cooking demonstrations.
Mail and Empire, April 6, 1933. Click on image for larger version.
A sampling of the styles displayed during the fashion revue.
Beyond the reminders to attend the cooking school, regular content carried on. In this case, recipes for crepes suzettes and mayo.
A full page of recipes, alongside ads for the cooking school's suppliers. The Acme Farmers Dairy plant was located on Walmer Road south of Casa Loma. After a succession of ownership changes, the plant closed in 1986 and was replaced with housing. Pickering Farms was acquired by Loblaws in 1954.
Mrs. Shockley was rolling in endorsements during her stay in Toronto. On April 6 alone, besides these two ads, she also pitched Mazola Corn Oil and Parker's Cleaners.
Anchora of Delta Gamma, January 1932.
Sidebar: a contemporary biography of Katherine Caldwell Bayley (1889-1976), aka Ann Adam. Beyond what's mentioned here, she also wrote several cookbooks as Ann Adam or whatever house names her clients used. Based in Toronto, she ran Ann Adam Homecrafters, a consulting agency which operated through the 1960s. Among her assistants was Helen Gagen, who later became food editor of the Telegram.
The Globe, February 21, 1935.
An ad for one of Bayley's regular radio gigs. CKGW, which was owned by Gooderham and Worts distillery, was leased by the forerunner of the CBC around 1933 and changed its call letters to CRCT. On Christmas Eve 1937 it became CBL.
Bayley's first "Today's Food" column for the Globe and Mail, September 24, 1942.
When the Mail and Empire merged with the Globe in November 1936, Bayley's columns were not carried over. Six years passed before she joined the Globe and Mail as a daily food columnist on "The Homemaker Page."
Her reintroduction stressed the realities of wartime home economics. "This daily column is designed to help you with the sometimes rather complicated problem of adjusting your cooking and meal-planning to the regulations necessary in a country at war," the page editor wrote in the September 25, 1942 edition. "Some foods are rationed; some are no longer obtainable, and of others we are asked voluntarily to reduce our consumption. All this, and the effort, in spite of it, to increase, rather than decrease our physical efficiency to enable us to fill wartime jobs, involves more careful catering for our families and a skillful use of substitutes."
Bayley's final G&M column received no fanfare elsewhere in the paper, but went out in a partying mood.
Back to the cooking school…
By April 7, the cooking school was front page advertorial copy…um…news.
Next: the cooking school wrap-up.
Author Jamie BradburnPosted on August 18, 2019 November 23, 2019 Categories newspaper history, women's pagesTags 1930s, 1933 mail and empire women's pages, ann adam, ckgw, cooking, crct, department stores, exhibitions, fashion, food, globe and mail, home economics, j watson shockley, katherine caldwell bayley, mail and empire, newspapers, pickering farms, radio, recipes, royal alexandra theatre, simpsonsLeave a comment on 1933 Mail and Empire Women's Pages 7: See the New Cookery Methods and Latest Fashions
The Dawning of the Age of the Ugly Girl (in North Toronto)
When a community paper like the North Toronto Herald (and its identical twin the North Toronto Free Press) featured fashion suggestions back in the early 1970s, they were aimed at homemakers or ladies-who-lunch and not those who viewed themselves as hip and groovy. Anything radical or, worse, "unflattering" to the feminine physique was deemed worthy of an editorial by an anonymous writer whose visual sensibilities were offended by the dawning of the "age of Aquarius"—or by an eye-opening trip to the local supermarket.
No hint of any fashion crimes is evident to readers grazing the front page of the November 5, 1971 edition of the Herald. What you will find are two columns devoted to community social notices (the top item was a simple acknowledgment that Mrs. Chester Jordan of Fairlawn Avenue "entertained a number of her neighbours"), a thinly-veiled advertorial for the local business association "from the retailer's viewpoint" (merchant unnamed), coverage for the second week in a row of a new pizza pub, a preview of an amateur production of You Can't Take It With You in East York, and one of many urgings dotted throughout the paper to "shop at your local retail stores." We assume the latter included the paper's publisher, North Toronto Herald Printers, whose own ad takes up a good chunk of page two.
The editorial page also looks innocuous upon first glance. Longtime conservation columnist "Hec" reports on his recent trip to the National Sea Products plant in Lunenberg and focuses less on preserving ocean perch than discovering the secret of their excellent flavour—all that's missing is an interview with Captain High Liner. Another story informs readers that singer Paul Anka and impressionist Rich Little will make special appearances at an upcoming fundraiser for Parkinson's disease at the Inn on the Park. While you might glance at these stories, we suspect your eyes will quickly divert to an unsigned opinion piece in the top right corner with its subject screaming out in full caps: "THE AGE OF THE UGLY GIRL."
Curious, you read on and quickly discover the neighbourhood's ingrained conservatism. This is not going to be the paper's typical plea for better understanding among all creeds and colours (other editorials that month pushed for increased funding for the United Nations and less money for missiles). From the opening sentences, it's clear that this editorial is launching an attack on the younger, foolhardy generation who probably aren't upstanding members of the North Toronto Business Association.
They tell us this has been the Age of Aquarius. But it's really been the Age of the Ugly Girl. Of course there are a lot of lovely ones—they stand out almost incandescently, so fresh, so natural, their hair shining, their faces clean and unmade-up. Yet they too are a trifle over-exposed and in their extreme minis and long hair, resembling nothing so much as a bevy of lovely mermaids.
Nonetheless, these attractive ones only serve to emphasize the generally unkempt, unpressed, almost unwashed look of the majority of girls who stroll our streets. For them, mini-skirts and "hot pants" only serve to emphasize their legs, lean, knock-kneed and scrawny or ugly flat. As girls, they seem deliberately to choose the styles that emphasize the bad points.
Where this passion for ugliness will end, no one knows. Are these supposedly "hip" youngsters governed by the same herd instinct which causes women to conform to fashions which flatter no one. Fashions for women for the past three years have resembled something out of a horror movie. Are the current styles just a snide joke of the fashion creators, a put-on, like the one in the Tale of the Emperor's Clothes, which proved that most people will agree on almost anything in order not to differ from the majority opinion? Only a child had the good sense to say—"but the emperor has nothing on."
North Toronto Herald, November 5, 1971.
The full story about ocean perch. "Hec" appeared for years in the North Toronto Herald and the North Toronto Free Press.
The paper also highlighted the left-handed nature of the designer of the pizza chain it was promoting at the time. Sadly, there was no article the following week heralding Pizza Patio as a cure for the "Age of the Ugly Girl."
Toronto Star, October 23, 1971.
While we're talking about Pizza Patio, here are a few words from the Star's "Dining with Liz" advertorial column, which was its latest attempt to compete with the Globe and Mail's Mary Walpole. The chain, which was later purchased by Pizza Delight, existed in Toronto through the mid-1980s.
A few words about the newest competitor among Toronto's dailies. I'm not sure even the Sun itself would describe itself these days as "a morning newspaper of information and wisdom which is hard to fault."
Want to read more North Toronto Herald? Bound volumes from the early 1950s onward are available in the local history section of the Toronto Public Library's Northern District branch.
Author Jamie BradburnPosted on July 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 Categories newspaper history, torontoistTags 1970s, captain highliner, community newspapers, conservation comment, fashion, fish, left-handed people, north toronto, pizza patio, toronto sunLeave a comment on The Dawning of the Age of the Ugly Girl (in North Toronto)
1933 Mail and Empire Women's Pages 3: Tempt With Rarebits and Have a Fishy Lent
Mail and Empire, March 6, 1933.
Merriam-Webster defines "waltonian" as "of, or relating to, or having the characteristics of Izaak Walton or his writings on angling." So referring to the 17th century author of The Compleat Angler in the headline makes sense for Ann Adam's fish-centric menu.
Question about the "mock rabbit" recipe: What would have been considered "grated Canadian cheese" back in the 1930s? Would this have been processed cheese the home chef would have grated themselves, a packaged product similar to grated cheddar or Parmesan we generally associate with pasta, or something else entirely?
The friendship between cheese and tomatoes was so close that they developed their own language, devising names like "Rinktum Diddy."
Seriously, a quick Google search digs up plenty of recipes for Rinktum Diddy aka Rinktum Ditty, which Merriam-Webster defines as "a mixture of tomato sauce, onion, cheese, egg, and seasonings served on toast." The origins of the name appear to be unknown.
As of 2019, Parkers Cleaners continues to provide Torontonians with cleaning services.
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This marks the first appearance in this series of "Woman's Point of View" columnist Bride Broder, the pen name of M&E women's page editor Mary White. More on her in a future post.
Author Jamie BradburnPosted on March 12, 2019 November 23, 2019 Categories newspaper history, women's pagesTags 1933 mail and empire women's pages, ann adam, bride broder, cheese, fashion, fish, food, katherine kyle, lent, mail and empire, newspapers, parkers cleaners, rarebits, recipes, women's pages1 Comment on 1933 Mail and Empire Women's Pages 3: Tempt With Rarebits and Have a Fishy Lent
Vintage Toronto Ads: A 1980s Fashion Show
All Puffed Up
Originally published on Torontoist on October 21, 2008.
Bravo, May-June 1983.
As Halloween nears, costume hunters are descending on the city's vintage, resale, and thrift clothing stores looking for the right ensemble to dazzle their friends—we suspect that traffic reports will be required for Kensington Market, Goodwill, and Value Village locations this weekend. Someone may be lucky enough to find this gem from a quarter-century ago and channel its wit and vitality in any number of directions, including high-class fashion model, drag diva extraordinaire, or, with liberal application of muck and stage blood, a horrifying apparition.
The puffy sleeves were designed with aesthetics and practicality in mind. They provide an ideal storage/hiding spot for any beverages required for your Halloween activity. Built-in storage compartments reduce the need to carry a bag for your valuables, as long as you don't shimmy your arms too wildly on the dance floor.
Luxurious Lobes
In this time of economic turmoil, isn't it reassuring that all you need to do to tell the world that your investments are secure and your confidence is strong is to show off a pair of pearl earrings? Never mind the corporate restructuring plan that you've worked on for the past two weeks to the detriment of your sleeping habits and stress levels—the world must know that you are alive and kicking!
Secrett Jewel Salon offered its first rocks in 1955 in a store at the Park Plaza Hotel. The business continues to operate, though it has occupied other spaces in Yorkville since this ad was published.
Pop 84 for Xmas 85
Originally published on Torontoist on November 24, 2009.
Christmas marketing tip from the mid-1980s: if you're an Italian denim label who wants to push the newsboy/urchin look to tony Toronto shoppers, recruit the most sullen batch of models you can find that look good in loose shirts and suspenders.
This group of ragamuffins showed up in a special "Noel" pullout section that Toronto Life readers were urged to "pull out and save for influential shopping advice and gift-giving tips." Suggestions included eighty-five dollar bead mazes for children, gift bags of Kernels popcorn and gold-glazed pots for women, and a nineteenth century suit of armour (only eight hundred and fifty bucks!) for men. In a survey of what Torontonians wanted from Santa, author Morley Callaghan wished for a booze-filled seven-course meal ("I think I'd like to start off with an aperitif, then a couple of bottles of good wine, maybe a burgundy, and finish off with some fine cognac"), skater Toller Cranston pined for an elephant's foot stool with toenails, and artist/musician Mendelson Joe wanted peace on earth—if that failed, he indicated he'd settle for a trillion dollars to promote imagination and creativity instead of humanity's destructive habits.
UPDATE: When my wife saw this ad, she said "they look like the extras for Newsies."
Givenchy-Yenchy-Ya-Ya
It was the morning after the night before. She couldn't remember much, other than it had been one heck of a New Year's party. Stumbling onto the streets of Yorkville, she found herself clad in a stunning blue, grey, and black number, dimly recalling how she borrowed the snowflake-inspired couture from the hostess after an impulsive jump into the hot tub. Though her head felt like a football tossed around during the bowl games she would watch with her housemates later that afternoon, she was determined to make an impression in her stylish discovery, if only to hail a cab home. Some would say she was trying to present the image of a pouty model to the world; she would say she was holding her aching head before Advil could come to the rescue.
Author Jamie BradburnPosted on January 25, 2019 Categories torontoist, vintage toronto adsTags 1980s, department stores, fashion, hazelton lanes, jewellery, pop84, shopping centres, simpsons, yorkville1 Comment on Vintage Toronto Ads: A 1980s Fashion Show
The Water Nymph Club (Part Four)
During the summer of 1923, the Telegram published a syndicated series of swimming tips for women. Click here for the full series.
The Telegram, August 7, 1923.
From Jeff Wiltse's book Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007), a few words on the changes occurring by the 1920s in who was using pools for swimming and other leisurely pursuits (the use of "resort pool" here included large spaces operated by municipalities).
The resort pools of the interwar years democratized swimming in America and transformed the social composition of swimmers. Millions of new swimmers–including large numbers of females, adults, and middle-class Americans–flocked to them. Gone were the days when working class boys dominated these spaces. Most critically, the social divisions that characterized pool use during the Industrial Age largely evaporated during the 1920s and 1930s. Working class and middle class, men and women, and children and adults all swam together. The social integration resulted from several factors. For one, the redesign and relocation of pools made them appealing to adults and the middle class. Adults enjoyed lying out on the sand beaches and socializing on the pool decks. Middle-class Americans felt comfortable accessing pools located in large parks rather than buried in residential slums. At the same time, the prejudices that had deterred the middle class from swimming with the working classes during the Progressive Era weakened during the 1920s. Working-class whites did not seem quite as poor, dirty, and foreign as before. Gender integration resulted mainly from changes to public policy. Across the nation, public officials permitted males and females to swim together beginning in the 1920s because they intended the new resort pools to promote family and community sociability. They looked to swimming pools to bring diverse members of the community together, not keep them apart, as was the case earlier. The result was a complete social reconstruction of these public spaces.
As public officials intended, the municipal pools of the interwar years functioned as centers of community life. They attracted thousands of people at a time and, unlike at most public spaces, the social contact was sustained and interactive. Swimmers spent hours, often the entire day, at pools–playing games, sunbathing, and chatting.
The Telegram, August 8. 1923.
Not everyone was welcome at all of Toronto's swimming areas. By the early 1930s, members of the Jewish community found that summer resorts near the city forbid their presence, while groups like the Balmy Beach Swastika Club chased them away from lakeside beaches.
One other change Wiltse observes happened as gender integration hit swimming spots: the creation of erotic public spaces.
Males and females shared the same water, rubbed shoulders on sandy beaches, and viewed one another mostly unclothed. Public officials mandated conservative swimsuits early in the 1920s in an attempt to ensure modesty and dampen the sexual charge. After the mid-1920s, however, the acceptable size of swimsuits gradually shrank until, by 1940, men wore nothing but tight trunks and many women wore two-piece brassiere suits. Swimmers and spectators at municipal pools could gaze upon the legs, hips, back, bust line, and shoulders of women and almost the entirety of men's bodies. As a result, municipal pools became public stages for oneself on display and public venues for visually consuming others. This exhibitionism and voyeurism eroticized municipal pools and contributed to a fundamental shift in American culture. Public objectification of female and male bodies became acceptable, and public decency came to mean exhibiting an attractive appearance rather than protecting one's modesty.
The Telegram, August 10, 1923.
This increasing eroticism may partly explain the Telegram's decision to hold a "Water Nymph Carnival" at Sunnyside to tie into the daily lessons. The first announcement appeared on August 10.
The way "water nymph" is used throughout this announcement makes it sound like a fetish term.
The Telegram's weekend photo roundup began including subtle nods to the upcoming Water Nymph Carnival. Little would readers realize how much promotional material they'd see over the next week.
Next time: All water nymphs, all the time…and why there was no such thing as a masculine water nymph.
Author Jamie BradburnPosted on January 7, 2019 January 7, 2019 Categories UncategorizedTags 1920s, 1930s, anti-semitism, fashion, journalism, merze marvin seeberger, newspapers, sports, sunnyside, swimming, swimming pools, the telegram, water nymph club, women's pagesLeave a comment on The Water Nymph Club (Part Four)
Halloween in Toronto, 1978
Malabar's, the costume people, have never been busier than they have during the past couple of weeks, and the reason may provide a dandy little summary of the times we're in. These times, inarguably, are rotten. The dollar, the family, the nation, the Argos…everything's falling apart. Hallowe'en, if we'll let it, gives us a chance to get away from all that. To hide. Fantasize. Escape from reality. Turn into someone—or something—else. – Peter Gzowski, Toronto Star, October 31, 1978.
Talking to staff at Malabar, Gzowski discovered one of 1978's most popular costumes was one that would be frowned upon for numerous reasons 40 years on: an Arab. "They want to rich," noted Malabar's Michael Schilders. "They could just put on a tea-towel, a rope and a tablecloth, but if they come to us they can have gold and silver cords and really looks as if they owned oil wells."
Globe and Mail, October 31, 1978.
Also popular that year: masks of Pierre Trudeau and Rene Levesque, anything Vatican related (the year had gone through three popes) and nun's habits, especially among pregnant customers. Store staff noted that interest in costumes went up when the economy tumbled (the Great Depression had been especially good for rentals).
Best costume suggestion in the column: "the Blob Who Ate Etobicoke."
Over in the Globe and Mail, columnist Bruce West felt Halloween was going downhill, partly because nobody had the chance to tip over outhouses:
It is my personal theory that Hallowe'en started its downhill trend not long after the advent of inside plumbing brought about the demise of the outdoor privy. There was a time, I'll have you know, when—particularly in the more rural areas—the humble outhouse was almost as import a symbol of Hallowe'en as the ghastly smile of a flickering pumpkin or even a witch flying by on a broom.
No one was really considered to have really won his spurs as a graduate Hallowe'en prankster until he had at least assisted in the overturning of one outhouse. The owners of these conveniences usually took this annual ordeal in fairly good humour—with the notable exception of one deceitful rascal in my home town who gained the undying hostility of a group of privy-tippers by craftily shifting back his outhouse a few feet, in the early hours of Hallowe'en, in such away that the raiding party, while later approaching their target in the deep darkness, suddenly encountered some mighty poor footing.
The scariest element of modern-day Halloween, according to West, came "when you are confronted by the horrible giant prices of a dwarf bag of hand-out chocolate bars or trick-or-treat apples."
Globe and Mail, November 1, 1978.
One candy kids wouldn't get their hands on was Clikkers tobacco-flavoured gum. The Consumers Association of Canada (CAC) successfully lobbied Zellers to remove the product, which was offered as a seasonal special at some locations. Though it didn't actually contain tobacco or nicotine, the CAC wondered what the chances were that "children who acquire a taste for tobacco-flavoured gum will be encouraged to try tobacco itself?" An official from Zellers' head office in Montreal admitted that "based on the calls we've had, it just isn't worth it." Aspiring smokers had to settle for Popeye candy cigs.
Two Toronto-based animators, John Leach (later known as Jonathan Rogers) and Jean Rankin, created one of the season's hottest new animated specials. Here's how The Canadian magazine introduced Witch's Night Out:
Winnifred, bless her black lace bloomers, is not your average witch. A grande dame with the Seventies style of a stand-up comic, a funky fairy godmother temporarily fallen on hard times, she worries because work isn't coming in the way it used to; nobody seems to believe in magic anymore. But she still has class, wears expensive underwear, and puts on her makeup every morning. And she can make wishes come true.
Winnifred was named after Leach's mother, who remarked "Fame at last!" The character was partly inspired by Gilda Radner, who provided her voice (other voices included Catherine O'Hara and Fiona Reid). The cartoon was originally intended for CBC, who sat on it for nearly a year before finally rejecting it. It ended up on NBC, where Radner was starring on Saturday Night Live.
If you were running dry on costume ideas, you could always check the Star's "Starship" page for inspiration via its ongoing "Costumes of the World" series. Who knows how many little fishermen from Flanders ran around the streets of Toronto! October 28, 1978.
Halloween night the Toronto tradition of egging drag performers attending balls on Yonge Street continued, which resulted in 90 arrests. "Most of the arrests," the Star reported, "were for causing a disturbance, drunkenness and breach of the peace." It was also noted that "one marijuana charge was laid." Two years later, a crackdown by police and the community began winding down the hate-tinged mayhem.
Art Eggleton would top the polls in Ward 4, which covered Trinity-Bellwoods and Little Italy. Two years later, he was mayor. Toronto Star, November 1, 1978.
Halloween 1978 also coincided with the municipal election campaign, resulting in some election sign pranks. A Globe and Mail editorial observed that householders were placed "in the position of being promised goodies as they hand goodies over. The trick is to tell the real hobgoblins from those in disguise and to beware of brochures with pins in them."
Fashion then, costumes now: the image above offers a sampling of the outfits one could put together from goods available at the 1978 edition of a long-running Toronto tradition, the Hadassah-WIZO Bazaar, which was promoted throughout the week of Halloween. Held on November 1 at the CNE's Automotive Building, it was expected to draw 60,000 people looking to buy everything from high fashion to cantaloupe preserves.
Additional material from the October 28, 1978 edition of the Canadian; the October 27, 1978, October 30, 1978, October 31, 1978, and November 1, 1978 editions of the Globe and Mail; and the October 31, 1978 and November 1, 1978 editions of the Toronto Star.
Author Jamie BradburnPosted on October 31, 2018 October 30, 2018 Categories UncategorizedTags 1970s, 1978 municipal election, animation, art eggleton, bruce west, cartoons, costumes, discount department stores, elections, fashion, gilda radner, hadassah-wizo bazaar, halloween, human pickles, malabar, outhouses, peter gzowski, pickles, pierre trudeau, shopping, witch's night out, woolco, zellers1 Comment on Halloween in Toronto, 1978
The Water Nymph Club (Part Three)
The Telegram, July 30, 1923.
Four years before this series was published, the Telegram printed an article where swimming expert George Hebden Corsan explained why women were so well-adapted to the water.
Corsan believed men required more intensive instruction in learning how to swim due to their heavier muscle mass.
The Globe, October 7, 1926.
There's a lot more to say about Corsan, a pioneering swim instructor who dabbled in farming and vegetarianism, in upcoming posts.
A sampling of post-First World War bathing suits, which the copywriter regards as "utilitarian."
Apparently Chicago's beachwear was considered far more chic that Toronto's.
A few words on the early evolution of swimwear during the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Lisa Bier's book Fighting the Current: The Rise of American Women's Swimming, 1870-1926 (Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 2011):
Women's bathing costumes ranged from the rented plain suits to very fancy silk ones, but what they had in common was coverage. These suits provided more skin coverage than today's dresses, with skirts that reached at least the knee, corsets, sleeves, bloomers, stockings, and bathing shoes. They were dark in colour for modesty's sake, and often quite heavy when wet. Pressures from society concerning modesty conflicted with issues of safety and function. For women interested in venturing away from the ropes and actually swimming, not just wading, the suits were a hinderance and a danger.
Next time: The Telegram makes a big announcement for aspiring water nymphs.
Author Jamie BradburnPosted on September 16, 2018 September 16, 2018 Categories UncategorizedTags 1920s, fashion, gender, george hebden corsan, journalism, mary tuttle, merze marvin seeberger, newspapers, recreation, sports, sunnyside, swimming, the telegram, water nymph clubLeave a comment on The Water Nymph Club (Part Three)

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Festivals in Wishek, ND. State Fairs.
A State Fair organized by Tri-County Fair.
This North Dakota State Fair will have crafts exhibitors and no food booths. There will be 1 stage with Regional and Local talent and the hours will be Thu 7:30pm, Fri 9am-1am, Sat 9am-1am, Sun 8am-9pm. Admission tickets are $5 - $25. This event will also include: carnival, demolition derby.


Bathurst in the Park goes off with a roar!
New Zealand's own Bathurst in the Park roared its way to success with V8 fans and petrol heads making their way to Pukekohe Raceway on Sunday, in support of the Kids in Cars charity.
From 9:00am until 4:00pm there were varied kinds of racing action, including muscle cars, race cars and V8 Supercars on offer for hot laps. I was even lucky enough to sneak a front seat ride in one of the Holden V8 Super Utes, which drifted around corners leaving clouds of smoke in its wake.
Over lunch spectators were given a spectacular show with the Hulme CanAm Supercar taking two lucky punters for the rides of their lives around the track. This was accompanied by the stunt Utes drifting around each other, speeding Suzuki swifts and V8 Holden's competing in speed heats diving in and out of cones.
One of the drivers of the Holden's was 'Racing' Ray Williams, a popular driver with the public as he tended to break the speed limit when taking them for rides. I kept this in mind when jumping into the front seat of his power-horse of a car, but was both relieved and nervous when he showed his 35years of experience and began to take me through the step by step instructions of controlling the beast, whilst hitting 250kmph!
While some were experiencing adrenaline pumping rides around the track, others were entertained by the live feed from the actual Bathurst 1000 in Australia, V8 simulators, food stalls and carnival rides for the kids. Then there were those that just sat in the sun and enjoyed the gorgeous weather that the week had been lacking.
It is also fantastic that all the proceeds raised from this Kids in Cars event are being donated to the Kidz First Children's Hospital to help fund new paediatric equipment.
If you missed out on this extremely fun-filled day this weekend, don't fret! The boys and their toys will be back again on January 16th 2010 to raise more funds for Camp Quality and I will definitely see you there.


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It's no secret that speakeasies have been a staple of American cocktail culture for generations, tracing their roots all the way back to the 1920s. During the Prohibition era, these forbidden institutions offered a welcome reprieve for parched patrons, shrouded in secrecy and mystique. While the ban on the production, transportation and sale of alcohol was officially repealed in 1933, the legacy of these hidden watering holes is still alive and well to this day—especially in the hotel industry. Countless hotels from coast to coast have developed modernized concepts that pay homage to these time-honored establishments, complete with password-protected entrances, old world décor and plenty of creative concoctions. Here, the country's best hotel speakeasies to grab a tipple next time you're in town.
Staying true to Prohibition's storied past, the name of this dimly lit lounge draws inspiration from a law that first attempted to curtail New York's liquor consumption in 1896. Hidden within The William, a modern boutique hotel in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, this windowless speakeasy features an array of thoughtful touches that transport visitors back to the 1920s. Expect turn-of-the-century wall art, leather Chesterfield sofas and patterned wallpaper to complete the antique aesthetic. The entrance is unmarked, but keep your eyes peeled for a stoic doorman guarding the door buzzer. Bespoke cocktails, created by head bartender Meaghan Dorman, are the real highlight of the space. The bar is open Monday through Saturday. Parties of six or less can sometimes manage to weasel their way in, but reservations can also be made in advance to cut down on wait time.
Give a warm welcome to Denver's most exciting and private speakeasy, B&GC. The name stands for the Boys & Girls Club, but don't be misled—this is absolutely an adults-only bar (and a damn good one at that). Hidden in the basement of the Halcyon Hotel, it's known for being notoriously hard to get into, but not impossible if you're savvy to its alleyway entrance between Cherry Creek's 2nd and 3rd Avenues. Ring the inconspicuous golden doorbell and a host behind a door labeled "Stair 3" will add your name to the list. Alternately, thirsty travelers can text (don't call) the number on the B&GC landing page to request a reservation. Formerly a post office, the warm and welcoming establishment features an expansive center bar with geometric marble flooring, deep red leather banquettes and low lighting to create a seductive ambiance. Order one of the menu's signature drinks, or share your preferences with the bartenders who will be happy to whip up a custom cocktail.
Those in search of a highbrow night on the town will definitely want to pay a visit to £10. Discreetly tucked away on the second floor of the Montage Beverly Hills, this enigmatic bar is revered as one of L.A.'s classiest establishments, and its best kept secret. It also serves as The Macallan's official North American outpost, offering an unprecedented selection of rare single malts, some aged as long as 64 years. But there's more to savor beyond the world of whiskey, with a diverse selection of the finest spirits and crafted concoctions served in a stunning collection of Lalique crystal vessels. Designed by Nina Petronzio, the lavish interior is reminiscent of a gentleman's study, featuring dark mahogany wall paneling, marble tables and a spacious outdoor patio. Even the ice is impressive, crafted into spheres using water exclusively imported from the Scottish Highlands.
While it may be known as America's Second City, Chicago ranks second to none when it comes to its bustling cocktail scene. Room 13 is no exception, pulling out all the bells and whistles. The entrance is concealed in an alleyway adjacent to the hotel (on Sheffield and Belmont), marked by a gate emblazoned with the "RM-13" logo. Knock on the wooden door to summon a concierge who will ask you for the ever-changing password. Although a members-only establishment, guests staying at the hotel can request a "Cocktail Flight" which will gain them entry for the experience. The resident bartender mixes classic cocktails highlighting the most common Prohibition era spirits, such as whiskey, gin and Champagne (sorry, no flavored vodka or beers by the pint here) while also dishing out cultural anecdotes that bring each drink to life. You'll need a reservation to make the most of the evening, and don't forget that a strict cocktail attire/business casual dress code is enforced.
What once served as an underground beauty salon at the historic Statler Hotel is now home to one of the top speakeasy-inspired bars in all of Dallas. To find it, guests must enter the recently redesigned lobby and descend a flight of stairs that leads to a tight, wood-paneled room with nothing inside save a shoeshine bench and phone booth (the latter doubles as a handless portal into the swanky subterranean lounge). In addition to one of the more remarkable bourbon collections in Texas, Bourbon & Banter also serves small plates and snacks for whenever hunger may strike. A nod to the space's former life, all of the whimsical tipples are named after iconic hairdos from yesteryear. Be sure to try the Beehive (Monkey Shoulder, Grand Poppy Liqueur and honey) or the Pixie (saffron-raspberry St-Germain, Angostura bitters and a splash of bubbly).


Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon is a 13.1 hour event on February 16th at the VWRC Field House.
The last day to register for Dance Marathon is open through the day of the big event.
Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon (VUDM) is the largest student-run philanthropic organization on Vanderbilt's campus. We work hard all year to fundraise for our local Children's Miracle Network Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. There, amazing Miracle Families and Children receive best-in-class care from the most talented doctors and nurses who treat every kiddo like they are a superhero!
If you have any questions about the event or about getting involved with VUDM, please feel free to reach out to our fearless leader, Ryan McBride, at ryan.e.mcbride@vanderbilt.edu.
If you have any questions about what Dance Marathon is, how to set up your fundraising page, or about a donation to our cause, the FAQ page is a wonderful resource.
We need you to be a miracle maker for the kids, so join the movement or make a donation to Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt today!


A while back I was riding in the car and I asked my mom, "can I get my belly button pierced?' ha she was like hell no!!! She started telling me some stories like " my belly button would get infected and fall off!" or "it's so painful." I just ignored it cause I no she was only trying to scare me.
So I gave it a week or so and begged again, finally she gave in after a solid week or two of non-stop begging and left it with one condition. I had to pay by myself and I would promise to take care of it. I agreed, of course. Ha-ha so anyhow I finally found a place that was decent and clean, which was hard to find because not many places will do belly buttons anymore because they get infected to easily. I made my appointment and couldn't wait for the day to come.
Finally, the day came and I hopped into the car and headed down to the piercing shop. It wasn't till I walked in the store that I realized what the heck I was thinking. Lol my mom was like "you wanted this so you're going to get it!!". So I walked back to this little room and sat down and then the man gets this huge tong looking things and grabs my belly button. Then he takes this almost needle thing and shoves it through my belly button. Finally, slipping the barbell through!! It was not at all bad was actually surprised in how little it hurt.
I got home and it was red for a while then it went away and has healed nicely. I'm very happy I got it done.
Yes, I'm 50 years old, and got my belly pierced. Like a teenager, I was really anxious to change it out. After 4 weeks I changed it out and it burned like hell! I did the sea salt soak 2 X daily and obeyed my piercer, but I kept changing the rings out-from 14K to dangly ones to titanium, I must have changed it out 10X within the first 2 months. Well, my belly button started bleeding (there was skin hanging, I must have impaled myself) and then I put in a heavy dangly and it felt like someone was sticking a hot knife in my belly!!! I couldn't lean over. I called the piercing place and they said to stop doing the alcohol and neosporin (like I told him I had done) and just continue the sea salt soaks. I bought a whole bunch of new belly rings online and kept changing them out after a few days of feeling better and wham! The same burning feeling. I just went over this afternoon and told him my story. He said I was lucky not have caused a bad infection. He said clear lymp secretions are normal, but not burning. He said to put in and keep in the original piercing for at least another month. Oh well! So much for the pretty belly rings! So learn from an older impulsive person-sea salt soaks and antibacterial soap to clean piercings. The only way to sterilize is through an autoclave. Before 3 months, changing piercings is too soon. I learned the hard way…believe me.
that's my story but I still feel like an Egyptian goddess even with the plain old piercing-at least I know how to change them out!


Chester Bennington, of Linkin Park, performing "Hallelujah" at a funeral for Chris Cornell at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Chester Bennington has died after hanging himself, it has been reported. He was 41. The Linkin Park lead singer's death has shocked the music community, in which he was known as one of the leading pioneers of the nu-metal genre.
Bennington wrote an emotional letter to his friend Chris Cornell, the Soundgarden singer, after Cornell died of suicide in May. In it, he touches on his grief, how he inspired him, and how he felt Cornell was "saying goodbye in your own way."
I dreamt about the Beatles last night. I woke up with Rocky Raccoon playing in my head and a concerned look my wife's face. She told me my friend had just passed away. Thoughts of you flooded my mind and I wept.
I'm still weeping, with sadness, as well as gratitude for having shared some very special moments with you and your beautiful family. You have inspired me in many ways you could never have known. Your talent was pure and unrivalled. your voice was joy and pain, anger and forgiveness, love and heartache all wrapped up into one. I suppose that's what we all are. You helped me understand that.
I just watched a video of you singing "A Day In The Life" by the Beatles and thought of my dream. I'd like to think you were saying goodbye in your own way. I can't imagine a world without you in it. I pray you find peace in the next life. I send my love to your wife and children, friends and family.
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Long lost letter allows Vietnam veteran to receive Medal of Valor in Cleburne County
Posted: Dec 14, 2019 / 01:46 PM CST / Updated: Dec 14, 2019 / 01:46 PM CST
CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. (KARK) — A letter from 1971 recently surfaced and helped a local veteran receive a medal of valor that he earned nearly 50 years ago during the Vietnam War.
Kent Hallen, 70, is retired now.
But, back when he was 19 years old, he played a crucial role in the recovery of ammunition that likely saved the lives of more than 150 of his fellow soldiers.
Hallen says he and his group ran out of bullets at one point during the battle with the enemy.
An emergency ammunition drop was made about 155 feet away from his group — closer to where the enemy was attacking.
"I stood there in my foxhole contemplating that I wasn't going to be a casualty or a POW," Hallen recalls.
"And, I low crawled with no gun and no weaponry whatsoever; they in the foxhole could not defend me because we were out of bullets."
He eventually got to the box of ammunition and was able to get it back to his group so they could reload.
In 1971, a letter was written up to recognize Hallen with a medal of valor, but it never got to Hallen.
Cleburne County Judge Jerry Holmes got word of it and organized an official presentation at the county courthouse Friday.
"I don't know that he was looking for any recognition, but he deserves it," Holmes says.
Hallen was greeted with a round of applause and a standing ovation from dozens of grateful supporters.
Hallen, whose action spoke louder than words, was basically left speechless as a reaction.
"I don't even know how to describe it."
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People attending the meeting Tuesday, January 21, had various looks on their faces — concern, disbelief, and others just watched wide-eyed.
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Q: Which one is more correct and natural: "drive in a car" or "drive with a car"? Would you tell me which one is more correct and natural: drive in a car or drive with a car? For example:

Because my car broke down, I had to drive home in a rental car.
Because my car broke down, I had to drive home with a rental car.

I haven't been able to find an answer on the internet, but I seem to have hear both used. If both are perfectly natural, is there a nuance or difference between the two?

A: They're both correct, and "in" is more common.
Also consider:

Because my car broke down, I had to drive a rental car home.

You can also just say "a rental" rather than "a rental car". The car is understood from the context.

A: Your first sentence, using "in a rental car" is correct. Your alternative, using "with a rental car" is grammatical but odd, as using with normally means that the rental car accompanied you, not that it was your means of transport. I might say, for example, that I drove to Port Augusta with my car if my car was on a trailer behind the vehicle that I was driving.
In Australian English the word "rental" is not used as a noun, so "rental car" could not be shortened.

A: From some viewpoint, U.S. English, there's no need to say "car" at all in these sentences, in the sense that it would sound odd to a U.S. native speaker. "I drove to NYC in a car" is just slightly less weird than "I drove to NYC with a car". In real life, people would say "I drove to NYC."
"My car broke down, so I had to drive home in a rental." sounds normal. Of course it's a rental car. Saying "rental car" would be a bit verbose, but still sound normal.
"with a rental (car)" would definitely sound abnormal here...

A: As others have said, in is correct here and with is not.
Even though, in many other contexts, you can use with to identify what you used to do something, that doesn't work for vehicles.  Similarly, you ride in some types of vehicle (as if they were compartments that move) but on others (as if they were platforms that move).  It's very arbitrary.
If I want to emphasize the mode of transport, I would use by, for example:

Because my car broke down, I got home by bus.

Because of my fear of flying, I crossed the ocean by boat.

"I had to drive by rental car" sounds odd, unlike those examples, but a little less odd than "with a rental car."  I'm not sure why, but maybe it's because drive-by has another meaning in American English.  (It will probably not surprise you that "drive-by shootings" are common here.)  A better alternative is to make the car the direct object of drive:

Because my car broke down, I had to drive a rental car home.

This is how I would probably say it.  In this context, you could informally say, "I had to drive a rental home," and let the other person infer that you were driving a rental [car to your] home, not driving a rented home on the street.

A: Why not simply, "I drove a rental car home?" No need for prepositions.

A: You drive over (run over) things with your car.

I drove over a manhole cover with my car.  It made a clink-clank sound.

I ran over the neighbors' pangolin with William's car.

You drive to places in your car.

I drove to Cincinnati in my car.

You can switch these around.  People will still understand you but you may sound a bit odd.

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"Because my car broke down, I had to drive home in a rental car." is the more correct.

The second option could (although it's not likely) be taken to mean that you had to drive home with a rental car accompanying you.
In the example given, with "in", it's unlikely to cause confusion, but a native speaker would probably find it odd. You don't typically say "I drove to work with my car".

A: While I appreciate the above answers, there is a sense in the sentence, when using 'with' that I should report. Take a brief look at the definition of the instrumental case for nouns, ignoring for a moment that 'with' is a preposition. From Wikipedia:
In grammar, the instrumental case is a grammatical case used to indicate that a noun is the instrument or means by or with which the subject achieves or accomplishes an action.
Here the use of 'with' in 'with a rental car' is describing how I resolved the problem of my car breaking down. The instrument used was with a 'rental car'.
In this conversation, how I resolved the problem is an important idea. I am saying, the rental car was instrumental to me in resolving this problem.
In reading the first sentence, the use of 'in', is simply a place preposition.

A: Before cars, driving was a verb used for horses attached to a cart. The driver would sit in the cart and drive the horses (to make it move). The car is the modern equivalent. People say driving my car analogous to driving the horses and driving in my car analogous to driving (horses) while in the cart. Using with does not sound natural. However I might say "I had to come home with a rental car" to highlight being without my own car.

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Q: How to get Paypal Transaction ID in WooCommerce? I'm trying to get the transactions id on thankyou.php page but WC_Order Object  does not have paypal transcation id.
WC_Order Object : -
WC_Order Object
(
    [order_type] => simple
    [id] => 49
    [post] => WP_Post Object
        (
            [ID] => 49
            [post_author] => 1
            [post_date] => 2016-01-08 13:55:24
            [post_date_gmt] => 2016-01-08 13:55:24
            [post_content] =>
            [post_title] => Order – January 8, 2016 @ 01:55 PM
            [post_excerpt] =>
            [post_status] => wc-pending
            [comment_status] => open
            [ping_status] => closed
            [post_password] => order_568fbfcc2b0f2
            [post_name] => order-jan-08-2016-0155-pm
            [to_ping] =>
            [pinged] =>
            [post_modified] => 2016-01-08 13:55:24
            [post_modified_gmt] => 2016-01-08 13:55:24
            [post_content_filtered] =>
            [post_parent] => 0
            [guid] => http://localhost/lfdemo/?post_type=shop_order&p=49
            [menu_order] => 0
            [post_type] => shop_order
            [post_mime_type] =>
            [comment_count] => 0
            [filter] => raw
        )

    [order_date] => 2016-01-08 13:55:24
    [modified_date] => 2016-01-08 13:55:24
    [customer_message] =>
    [customer_note] =>
    [post_status] => wc-pending
    [prices_include_tax] =>
    [tax_display_cart] => excl
    [display_totals_ex_tax] => 1
    [display_cart_ex_tax] => 1
    [formatted_billing_address:protected] =>
    [formatted_shipping_address:protected] =>
)

I need some help! so please drop a comment with a solution!

A: The transaction ID is part of the post metadata...
$transaction_id = get_post_meta($order_id, '_transaction_id', true);

A: Better to go through the API:
global $woocommerce;

//Retrieve the order
$order = new WC_Order($order_id);

//Retrieve the transaction ID
$transID = $order->get_transaction_id();


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Neoliberal policies, institutions have prompted preference for greater inequality, new study finds
Neoliberalism, which calls for free-market capitalism, regressive taxation, and the elimination of social services, has resulted in both preference and support for greater income inequality over the past 25 years, shows a new study by a team of psychology researchers.
The findings, which appear in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, stem from an analysis of attitudes in more than 160 countries.
"Our institutions, policies, and laws not only structure our social life, but also have a great influence on the kind of people and society we become," says Shahrzad Goudarzi, a doctoral candidate in New York University's Department of Psychology and one of the paper's authors. "Institutions can promote well-being and solidarity, or they can encourage competition, individualism, and hierarchy. In our work, we find that neoliberalism has fostered preference for greater income inequality not just in industrialized nations, but throughout the world."
Neoliberalism, which also calls for greater privatization and deregulation, has become the predominant global socioeconomic framework since the late 1970s.
In her push to transform the British economy into a model of neoliberalism, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher famously remarked, in a 1981 interview with the Times of London, that "(e)conomics are the method, the goal is to change the heart and soul."
"Thatcher believed that free markets were a tool, not only for molding economies, but also for fundamentally shaping human values," observes Goudarzi.
The study's researchers, who also included Eric Knowles, a professor in NYU's Department of Psychology, and Vivienne Badaan, a professor at the American University of Beirut, sought to test whether Thatcher was right that neoliberal institutions have the power to create market-friendly psychological tendencies—or, more specifically, whether free-market reforms instill in people a high level of tolerance for income inequality.
To do so, they analyzed the relationship between economic institutions and human values across more than 160 countries over 25 years (1995-2019) through an examination of multiple data sets.
A country's neoliberalism was measured using selected items from the "Economic Freedom Index," which is issued yearly by the Fraser Institute, a conservative Canadian think tank. The index served as a tool for capturing to what extent different economies around the world are aligned with neoliberalism.
To determine if neoliberalism had an impact on attitudes towards inequality, the researchers analyzed data from the World Values Survey (WVS)—commonly used in tracking global attitudes. Here, respondents are asked to choose a number on a scale to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with a series of statements—e.g., "We need larger income differences as incentives for individual effort" and "Incomes should be made more equal."
The WVS is a time-series survey, capturing attitudes of individuals over time and in increments of three to five years.
By using both the Fraser Institute's "Economic Freedom Index" and the WVS, the researchers could ascertain whether or not a nation's economic system preceded a change in its peoples' attitudes over three-to-five-year periods.
Overall, the analysis showed that in countries in which there was a higher-than-average level of neoliberalism, as measured by the "Economic Freedom Index," there were also subsequent higher-than-average levels of preference for income inequality.
"Our results suggest that a few years is sufficient for—as Thatcher put it—systems to change 'souls,' " concludes Goudarzi.
"While it is perhaps intuitive that human beings shape the nature of the economies in which they live, our work shows the reverse—that economic systems mold human psychology to fit them," she adds. "Neoliberal, free-market reforms appear to increase people's preference for high levels of income inequality."
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Heriot-Watt University is setting up a new Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy with funding of £1.25m over three years from BP.
The Centre will be involved primarily in providing the detailed statistical and analytical support for BP's Statistical Review of World Energy and its annual Energy Outlook.
Heriot-Watt academics will support BP's economics team to provide an objective snapshot of the global energy market, together with historical data to provide context and longer-term research on energy economics and markets.
BP has published its annual Statistical Review of World Energy since 1952. The Review is one of the most widely respected and authoritative publications in the field of energy economics, used for reference by the media, academia, world governments, and energy companies. Heriot-Watt University has worked on its production since 2007.
BP's Energy Outlook is a highly anticipated industry event that reflects the company's best effort to describe a "most likely" trajectory of the global energy system over the next 20 years, based on its views of likely economic and population growth, as well as developments in policy and technology. This year's Energy Outlook 2035 was launched in London on February 17.
Professor Dorrik Stow, Head of Heriot-Watt University's Institute of Petroleum Engineering will head up the new centre along with Professor of Economics, Mark Schaffer.


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Hell No, We Won't Go
AS USUAL, we know who we're bombing, but we're not sure just what the effect will be. That sentiment rules not only Washington, where, after a week of high-pitched rhetoric questioning his decision, the Republicans scrambled to back up President Clinton's policy, but also the streets and grocery stores across the rest of the country. Clerks and busdrivers ask with proper seriousness: What exactly will this action accomplish?
While the U.S. has never suffered any major, organized bombing of its cities, we've grown to accept the fact that aerial damage solves little if anything politically. After the failure of the air war in Vietnam–a strategy so confused as to anger both pilots and peace protesters–America shied away from overtly using its military strength. The CIA handled things quietly, feeding arms to our allies whenever open conflict developed. To use force beyond that, it was tacitly accepted, would be an act of war, requiring congressional approval–as the disputed Tonkin Gulf incident had lead to the Tonkin Gulf Act, giving the U.S. military the power to defend itself against North Vietnamese aggression.
This policy changed under the Reagan administration with the battleship New Jersey's shelling of Beirut, the invasion of Grenada and the bombing of Libya. While all three incidents drew protests, they were widely hailed as victories–politically, at least, for the Reagan administration. In the long run, all three accomplished little, if anything, but they paved the way for later U.S. actions.
No longer are Americans shocked and saddened when the government authorizes airstrikes–whether under UN or NATO auspices (which organizations Americans arrogantly and wrongly see as transparent and powerless agencies relying solely on our strength and existing solely for our government's convenience). But after the war with Iraq, neither do Americans believe the bombing will accomplish anything. The idea of a "surgical strike" with stealth aircraft and smart bombs, so widely applauded here during the war, soon soured. It looked good on TV, those flashy video arcade graphics, but in the end Saddam Hussein retained power. The ones who suffered most, it appeared, were the people of Iraq, who now hated the Americans even more.
To secure any area, you need ground troops, and Americans and American presidents don't like that idea. They point to Mogadishu as a perfect example. But Kosovo is an entirely different case; once the term "ethnic cleansing" enters the picture, Americans immediately think of the Holocaust, and feel obligated to intercede. (Never mind that we ignored and continue to ignore the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, Uganda, etc.)
This makes the decision to commit military forces easy for President Clinton. Obviously something must be done; Milosevic must be punished and the ethnic Albanians saved. (Yes, saved, for the moral imperative has been portrayed here in the most desperate rhetoric.) Bombing, to the average American, seems an easy and finally unproductive gesture, protecting no one. Yet nobody wants to send ground troops until we (the U.S., since we wouldn't trust anyone else to come up with it) have a political solution to the country's problems (long- and short-term) which we can implement within a certain and brief period of occupation, and one which can be explained to and overwhelmingly accepted by the American public. Obviously that's not going to happen, even if it were possible, which it isn't.
The problem is that the public doesn't see the value in risking lives by fighting a war for an uncertain peace. That Kosovo means nothing to the average American doesn't help. "Ethnic cleansing" is a start, but even that loaded phrase with its attached visions of muddy graves and boxcars may not be enough to move us. It didn't in Rwanda.
The fact that the German military is actively fighting alongside NATO forces has provoked some comment here, but Americans who grew up during the Cold War have always considered at least West Germany an ally against the former Soviet Union, with East Germany the Soviets' unwilling, possibly brainwashed pawn. With its focus on the Berlin Airlift and the Wall, the American media portrayed Germany as an ideological battlefield, radically simplifying global politics into a choice between one of two mutually exclusive and diametrically opposed systems. We were thankful Germany was on our side and in the way of the Russian tanks. We watched Germany fight that war for 40 years for us.
The echoes for Germany itself may be stronger this time because their aircraft are bombing a city–an event that recalls London and Coventry burning and that last occurred well after British and American planes had leveled Koln and Dresden and Hamburg. Children and young adults from that generation understand what an air raid means, and how it feels, and what it does. The rest of us luckily do not and, with luck, will never share that knowledge with them. The people of Kosovo–and now Belgrade–do.
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Building out green grids to save Africa, and the world
Green grids and international renewable energy are the only way to save Africa – and the world – with the alternative being a "climate abyss".
'We're hybridising everything': Amp Energy and the future of energy storage
As Scotland and the UK look to source ever-greater amounts of energy from renewables like solar and wind, equal efforts must be made across the country's grid infrastructure to ensure that energy can be moved to where it's needed most – or, increasingly, stored for later if it can't.
Thousands 'condemned' to cold, draughty homes: Energy Strategy draws ire for lack of efficiency measures
Politicians and campaigners have criticised the government's Energy Security Strategy for apparently overlooking energy efficiency and demand reduction measures in favour of large-scale nuclear and fossil fuel projects.
The Essential Guide to Suriname Energy Investment
By Francis J Kiernan, Managing Director, ABIS Energy
The Suriname-Guyana basin continues to be a focal point for hydrocarbon exploration and development, as evidenced by CGX Energy's recent discovery at the Corentyne block, in line with Suriname's Block 58. Indeed as frontier E&P remains at a comparatively low ebb, this represents one of few global hotspots, with an estimated 16bn barrels of recoverable resources discovered to date.
ScotWind
Masdar considers ScotWind opportunities and beyond
Masdar did not win a piece of the ScotWind action this week, but the company is keenly interested in further offshore wind opportunities in the UK.
Winch Energy races against time to deliver solar power
To make real progress in bringing power to those without in sub-Saharan Africa, interested parties will have to provide much more cash.
Shell buys Australian energy retailer, eyes cleaner electricity
By Energy Voice
Shell (LSE:RDSA) said today that it will acquire Powershop Australia, an online energy retailer serving more than 185,000 customers, as it positions itself for the energy transition in Australia.
Indonesia approves path for record breaking Australia-Singapore subsea cable project
By Damon Evans
Indonesia has approved the subsea route for what could be the world's first intercontinental power grid, connecting Australia to Singapore, with 24/7 renewable power. The official nod means Sun Cable's ambitious project, that proposes the world's largest solar farm, the world's biggest battery, and the world's longest undersea cable, has moved a step closer to reality.
AfDB to finance north-south transmission line in Angola
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed up to provide $530 million to construct a transmission line in Angola.
Egypt, Israel eye expansion of EMGF
Egypt and Israel are working on plans to expand the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) into energy security, electricity infrastructure and emissions controls.
Ramaphosa under fire for power plans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken the topic of domestic energy reform to Davos, although domestic criticism persists.


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Goldman Sachs Asset Management closes Petershill Private Equity fund at $2.5 billion
Goldman Sachs Asset Management closed the $2.5 billion Petershill Private Equity fund and associated vehicles, which will acquire minority interests in private equity managers, spokesman Andrew Williams said in an email.
The fund was substantially oversubscribed, exceeding its $2 billion fundraising target. The private equity fund is part of GSAM's Petershill program, which takes stakes in hedge fund, long-only and private equity managers.
Investors in Petershill Private Equity fund include the $15.4 billion New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association, Santa Fe.
GSAM's Petershill program buys 12% stake in Riverstone Holdings
Consolidation and interest from Asia key to 2017 deals
Investing in private equity firms draws more interest
EQT closes eighth fund at €10.7 billion
GSAM's assets flat in quarter despite $8 billion in inflows; revenue rises 6%
Clearlake Capital sells 20% stake to 3 alternatives fund managers
Dyal, Petershill are said to team up to take stake in Clearlake