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So once upon a time I got this whim to glue together a bass body block out of mahogany, purple heart and birch. Dont ask me why, as I said it was just a whim and it seemed like a good idea at the time. Basically because I had some scrap pieces lying around in the shed that I had no idea to do with otherwise. The body blank was glued together with a piece of mahogany as the center piece, the "wings" with mahogany core and birch on the backside and purple heart on the top. The blank was then put aside to dry properly, and two years later I thought it was high time to use it.
As always, I started building two builds at the same time, this "Red Red Wine" and "The Classic". I had never before made a neck out of wenge, so I glued together a neck blank with wenge and two ash stringers.
These two builds was planned to be the same body shape as "The Fenix" and "Blue Lagoon", the body shape which I call "Jayzee", however the rounding of the edges is slightly larger, if I remember correctly I used a edge rounding router bit with a 20mm radius.
The bass builds I've done over the years had always been 34 or 32inch scale lengths, so I had been wondering (for a while) what a 33" bass would feel, sound and play like?
Scale Length: 840mm (33")
Strings: DR Lo-rider 45-125
Number of frets: 24
Tuners: Boston (Gold)
Bridge: Gotoh style (Gold)
Frets: Dunlop 6310
| Neck wood: Wenge, ash
Body wood: Mahogany, purple heart, birch.
Fretboard wood: Merbau
Neck pickup: EMG HZ40
Bridge pickup: EMG HZ40
Preamp: Home made 2-band
However, this causes a problem when you put the bass in a hard case. The bass will rest on the strap button, not the whole back of the instrument. A simple solution to this is to "resess" the strap button. Looks a bit "unusual" from the back, but is barely visible from the front.
For years I've been looking for a good sounding DIY kind of onboard preamp for bass, found a few ones but never really give it that much thought. I mean, why pay 100-170€ for a factory made preamp when you could make one yourself for like 5-10€? Its not THAT difficult if you have a basic degree in electronics. It's basically just discrete components and some soldering.
In fact, now that I think about it, I've allready have made a preamp for one of my basses, the "Black Pearl". But that was a copy of a StingRay preamp, which may or may not be suitable for the majority of my basses.So I made some research on the net and found a few interesting preamps, read a lot of stuff about op amps, jfet's, tone stacks and basic preamp designs. One very simple preamp solution was one that I had used and built before, the Tillman jfet preamp.
The whole circuit consists of just 7 parts. It's designed around the J201 jfet. Why a jfet? Well, jfet's tend to be the next best thing for audio amplification with very similar sound and characteristics as valves (tubes).
Jfet's are popular in audio electronics because they have a very high input impedance, low noise, high gain (if needed) and low power consumption.
So since the pickups I installed on this bass are passive, this little preamp could be used to make the HZ40's practically active. By connecting both pickups to its own dedicated preamp circuit, you isolate the neck and bridge pickup from each other, which will eliminate the problem of the two pickups interacting with each other when the balance (blend) pot is set to middle (both pickups full on). Another advantage is you can get a little gain boost, you dont have to, but in this case each preamp circuit is boosting the signal about +9dB.One very neat thing I found was a free software, the Tone Stack Calculator by Duncan's Amp Pages. This is a simple software for experimenting with different types of tone stacks. One stack design in particular caught my eye. It's called the James tone stack, basically a passive baxandall filter type tone stack that has a fairly flat frequency responce when the bass and treble pots are set to 12 o'clock. In addition the bass and treble controls have a wide adjustment range and minimal interaction between treble and bass. Exactly what I wanted. Happy times :)
Below a demonstration of the bass and treble controls max/min range. Approx. +/-18dB on both bass and treble.
As with all passive tone stacks they decrease the overall level of the signal. This particular tone stack has a attenuation of -22dB, as you can see in the picture above. So the signal has to be amplified up to the correct level again, by placing a singel amplification circuit both before and after the tone stack. This is where the Tillman jfet circuit comes in. Below a schematic that I drew together and tested on a breadboard.
And lo and behold, it works! Made a few tweaks on my own, added a 220pF capasitor from the input to ground to filter out high frequency interference (radio, etc.), used the tone stack calculator to test if the bass pot could be the same value as the treble pot (500k), seemed to work just fine. Lowered the value of the 180kohm resistor to 100kohms, it seemed to raise the level of the mids a few dB, for a bit more flat frequency response. When I compared the level of this circuit and bypassed I realized I had to take down the gain somewhat. The circuit sounded much louder than the bypassed signal. So I increased the values of the drain and source resistors until I got approx. the same signal level both with the circuit engaged and bypassed. Also the 4,7uF and 47uF capasitors seemed a bit big in value so I tested out 1uF resp. 10uF capasitors instead. No audible difference, at least that I could hear in my headphones.
The interesting thing is, that when I compared the engaged and bypassed sound, the engaged sound sounded more full, deeper, meatier, more "round" and warmer, even with the tone pots at 12 o'clock. It just might be something to it, that jfet's do sound like valve's... So, this is the version I soldered together on a piece of perfboard and installed in the bass. Below a block diagram of the electronics installed.
This bass was sold in 2018.
Here's a link to a music video where this bass can be seen.

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Gone are the days of proclaiming a single ailing economy the "sick man of Europe." Across the Eurozone, countries are plagued by the same inexhaustible disease, #GrowthSlowing.
Don't expect that to change anytime soon. The latest news out of Spain simply confirms our thinking about lackluster European growth. Here's the update from our Macro team in a note sent to subscribers earlier today:
"Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos lowered the country's 2016 GDP forecast to 2.7% versus 3.0% and the 2017 forecast to 2.4% versus 2.7%. This follows last week's reduced growth forecast by the IMF for Spain for the first time since 2013, to 2.6% from 2.7% for 2016. Yet the forecasts pale to our own, which according to our GIP (growth, inflation, policy) model, show the Spanish economy tracking into Quad 3 (equating to growth slowing as inflation accelerates) in the back half of the year with a mere 1.0% GDP forecast for 2016."
We expect things in Europe to get a lot nastier as this evolving reality continues to play out.

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EURUSD broken key support at 1.31 and dropped almost 200 pips within a few hours after ECB surprised investors by cutting cash rate from 0.15% down to 0.05%. This was the biggest intraday loss from beginning of the year.
After the Non-farm payroll report, Euro slightly pull back but still moving around the low most of the time. This is really a heavy bearish situation for the EURUSD.
We expect Euro will move down further in the next coming day and support not seen until 1.2750.
Forex Trading Signal:
We will watch for signals to short Euro around 1.300 today.


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I recently had the pleasure of being the event photographer at the Corporate Holiday Party for Prescient at Bigsby’s Folly in Denver, CO. Bigsby’s Folly is gorgeous venue for events and parties! Located right near the train tracks in an industrial part of RiNo, Bigsby’s Folly has tons of character with exposed brick, wooden trestle ceiling, and awesome over head string lights to add to the ambience. It’s the perfect place for event photography in Denver because it photographs so well! It’s a little dark, so event photography here requires a flash! I loved shooting here and the party itself was super fun!
I got to shoot Prescient’s corporate headshots a while back. We did 40 headshots out of the 75 employee company. So when they contacted me again for event photography at their holiday party, I knew it was going to be fun. As with any party, people start out pretty tame and once the alcohol starts flowing, people loosen up and the fun begins.
I’ve found that when shooting event photography, it’s really hard to get good candid photos of people smiling and laughing for the first 30 minutes of the party. Especially at a corporate event. People shuffle in and are not sure what to think yet. Boring small talk is happening. They are looking for people they know and saying hi to people they might not know that well. So as an event photographer, that’s when you get the detail shots of the space and food that help tell the story. Let people get comfortable, feel welcome, and keep a smile on your face so they know that the event photographer is friendly and warm. Once they loosen up a little, then you can start hitting them up for group photos and candids and that’s when the fun happens!
If you’re looking for a fun, engaging, and personable event photographer in Denver, contact me and let’s see if we’d be a good fit!
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Welcome to Flavorpill’s streaming movie guide, a new feature in which we help you sift through the scores of movies streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and other services to find the best of the recently available, freshly relevant, or soon to expire. This week, we’ve got a new mash-up music documentary, films from Darren Aronofsky, Jim Jarmusch, and Werner Herzog, and a couple of titles we told (or showed) you about over the past couple of weeks. Check them all out after the jump, and follow the title links to watch them right now.
Gifted documentarian Amir Bar-Lve (My Kid Could Paint That) directs this fascinating musical mosaic, which made a quick transition from SXSW screenings last week to streaming on Hulu Plus. The idea is to team five DJ/producers (DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex, Pretty Lights, and The Crystal Method) with big names in five totally divergent genres, and see what they come up with.


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September 16, 2020— Before he got Japan’s top government job, Yoshihide Suga was known as a “shadow” prime minister and the right-hand man for his long-serving predecessor. When Shinzo Abe announced last month … Click to Continue »
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Saturday night is gonna be off the hook. My gal-pal Madonna is back and proofing why she still is the queen of pop. Her new album MDNA, the 12th of her career, went straight to #1 on the Billboard album chart. And get this…that's the 8th time she's done it. Take note kids! I've got a killer new remix of her single "Girl Gone Wild" and that's just the beginning of a hot night in the groove.
Throughout pop culture there have been pond jumping Brits that have influenced the US music scene. The British Invasion was a term coined in the 60's to describe the impact of The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The second British Invasion came in the 80's. Are we in the middle of a third British Invasion?
The Boys are back in town and back with a vengeance. In the 90's boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync dominated the music scene. Today One Direction, The Wanted and Big Time Rush are filling the void in a recently dominated female landscape.
The people have spoken – Katy Perry tops the People's Choice Awards even if she didn't show up. It certainly has been a great year for Miss P other than that pesky little divorce thing. I'll be featuring lady Katy this weekend with my new mix on "The One That Got Away".
If you feel like I do...It's time to tune out all the noise from the week and get lost In The Mix... and I've got just the ticket: The hits pumped up and fused together as one seamless non-stop party mix. Stuff like Rihanna - "We Found Love", Kelly Clarkson - "Mr Know It All" and the not new one from Enrique Iglesias - "I Like How It Feels".
Tonight is gonna be a thriller cause I've got just what you need for your Halloween party! I've put together a mix of hits, exclusive remixes and a dash of something new to concoct the perfect party musical cocktail
The beats are bangin' Saturday night when In The Mix With HK is bumpin' out your speakers. Check out what's been done to Dev's "In The Dark", Breathe Carolina's "Blackout" and you'll be amazed at the new twist on Skylar Grey's."Invisible".
Coming up on In The Mix With HK I've got a killer reworking of Katy's "Last Friday Night", Jason Derulo's dance floor anthem "Don't Wanna Go Home" and I"m gonna blow your mind with what's been done to Coldplay's "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall". And I know it doesn't seem possible... but YES... I've got an all new smokin' hot remix of Adele's "Rolling In The Deep".
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina-based textile company plans to bring 40 administrative jobs from Georgia to Spartanburg.
The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported Thursday that Milliken & Co. will relocate part of its floor covering division from LaGrange, Ga., to its Spartanburg headquarters by August.
Milliken spokesman Richard Dillard said employees are being transferred from Georgia. But some support jobs may be added locally.
The company said the move brings all the leaders of its major divisions under one roof.
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I freely admit that I have NO SHAME whatsoever when it comes to self promotion, especially where music therapy is involved. In fact, just this week I wrote a guest post about how to attract publicity. Sometimes those efforts pay off, and you get to spread the word about your passion to a big audience like I did yesterday!
I was thrilled when Joe Barlow from WCIA’s afternoon show ciLiving.tv contacted me about doing a story on Music Therapy Connections. A few days later, he was at my studio interviewing me and then filming my early childhood music class. Joe did an amazing job putting the piece together, which you can watch here.
Thanks, Joe and WCIA! The more people who learn about music therapy, the more people can benefit from it. Someday EVERYONE will know how effective it is, but until then, I guess I will just have to keep up with the shameless promotion ;)
As of Saturday, it’s officially fall! My kitchen is stocked with pumpkin waffles and pumpkin spice Coffee Mate, there’s an “autumn leaves” scented candle burning in my office, and I’ve broken out the cold weather cycling gear…yep, summer is over. So it only made sense that this week’s new song is dedicated to the new season.
“Fall, Fall, Fall” is a peppy little number — perfect for a brisk Monday morning, right? I’m pounding the keys and working the drums in my recording, but when I use this song with my students, a simple uke or guitar strum will do just fine. After all, the focus is on the words, which are all about…you guessed it…fall ;)
It will be nice to give my older autumn anthems a little rest as I add this to my repertoire. And while it’s crazy to think that Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner, I’m already getting excited about pulling out the songs that go with them (and of course, writing new ones). Happy fall, y’all!
No lie: I used to store and transport my boomwhackers in a metal trash can. Yes, a TRASH CAN! That trash can now go back to serving its intended purpose, thanks to the Boom Tote.
I have known Michelle Erfurt to be a forward thinker and entrepreneur since the day I “met” her — after all, her inaugural email to me was an offer to publish a songbook based on the Listen & Learn song series. And in the four years since, I have also come to know her as a crafty DIY expert.
So what happens when a music therapist combines business savvy with sewing expertise? The Boom Tote, that’s what! What started out as a small project has now become an indispensable addition to the music therapy equipment I use on a daily basis, thanks to Michelle.
The boom tote recently got some major upgrades. The new features make it better than ever, and in my opinion, any music therapist who uses boomwhackers (and I know there are lots of us!) should have one.
First of all, there are three fabrics to choose from. My paisley tote is so pretty, don’t you think?! But even better is that the totes are sewn in a way that makes them very strong, which is vital since they are no doubt going to be handled by little (and not always so gentle) hands.
Next, the drawstring closure keeps boomwhackers from falling out, which was always a problem with my former boom “tote” (a.k.a. trash can). I can just slip the shoulder strap over my arm and go while still carrying an armload of other instruments and materials.
My most favorite feature of the boom tote is the outside zippered pocket, which Michelle suggests you can use for Octavator caps, business cards, or keys. I almost always use it to store my keys and small wallet, since I don’t like bringing a purse with me to my groups and classes.
You can get the full run-down on the official website and Facebook page. Michelle will have plenty of boom totes on hand at AMTA national conference next month, but I suggest getting yours ASAP!
The title of this song is a bit misleading, because mostly it’s about things that are NOT meant to go together. In fact, Ialmost used a line from the song — “…onions on chocolate ice cream” — as the title. And while that would have no doubt piqued your curiosity, I decided it was a little too random (not to mention that I would never have found an appropriate photo for the album cover!).
I had a few goals for this song as I was writing it: 1) it needed to be silly, 2) it needed to have strong visual references, and 3) it had to have at least some educational value. The first two were a no-brainer, which you’ll see once you listen to the song, but the third didn’t come to me until I was almost finished writing the song. I’ll explain after you listen:
The first two verses are obviously made up of things that don’t go together, which provides the opportunity for kiddos to provide new words so that each line makes sense. I corrected both verses at the end of the song, but for use in an actual music therapy or classroom setting, I think it would be much more fun for students to come up with their own versions.
And of course, the entire song could be rewritten with new funny verses (either by you or kiddos). How fun would that be to see what wacky lines a group of students comes up with? I’m thinking there’s an art project just screaming to go along with this song!
A few years back, I had the privilege of creating and recording music for Model Me Kids, a company that creates modeling videos to help children with autism learn social skills. My original songs narrate the Model Me Faces and Emotions and Model Me Going Places DVDs.
Now there’s an app based on the “Faces and Emotions” DVD for both iPhone and iPad: Autism Emotion, which you can download for free in the iTunes store. It’s a great visual teaching tool for helping children learn about different emotions through photos, text, narration, and music.
The app includes four of the emotions featured in the DVD. Each emotion contains a photo slide show of a child experiencing a specific emotion, and you can play the song I wrote for each emotion as well.
I downloaded this app yesterday, and though I may be a little biased, I think it’s a great resource for enhancing my work on the topic of emotions. It’s free, so check it out for yourself…and if you use other apps to help your kiddos learn about emotions, please share!

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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymer films as vehicles for the sustained delivery of proteins to vascular endothelial cells
Article first published online: 29 NOV 2004
Copyright © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
Volume 72A, Issue 1, pages 25–35, 1 January 2005
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Kavanagh, C. A., Gorelova, T. A., Selezneva, I. I., Rochev, Y. A., Dawson, K. A., Gallagher, W. M., Gorelov, A. V. and Keenan, A. K. (2005), Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymer films as vehicles for the sustained delivery of proteins to vascular endothelial cells. J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 72A: 25–35. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.30192
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- Article first published online: 29 NOV 2004
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Well what a weekend that was!!
If you were lucky enough to get a ticket or float in the Blue Lagoon, you might have spotted the Celtic Quest Coasteering team nipping about on boats & a jetski. Pilots ferrying media and judges around the lagoon, marshalling watercraft and seals…..yes that’s right seals!
Friday’s weather was a little damp, but Big Yella showed his face for the competition on Saturday…..sunshine and blue skies…..perfic photo grabbing conditions, not to mention the diving!!
Three UK divers Gary Hunt, Blake Aldridge and Mat Cowen made it through to the final, with stiff competition from last years winner Steven LoBue, an on-form Artem Silchenko and the cliff diving legend himself Orlando Duque.
Gary nailed his signature dive to top out in first place, closely followed by Artem in second, with Orlando taking third.
All in all an awesome event putting Pembrokeshire on the map once again 😀
Check out Celtic Quest Coasteering Facebook page to catch up on the action


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Overall Thoughts About Trust at Work
You can’t always control the level of trust in your organization as a whole, but you can act in ways that promote trust in your immediate work environment. This environment may include your department, your work team or unit, or your coworkers in cubicle land.
Building trust in a smaller unit where you have some control helps to propagate trust in the larger organization. Managers who trust each other’s coworkers tend to extend their trust to the larger organization as well. This, in turn, evokes trust in others.
Destroying then rebuilding trust allows you to look at what doesn’t work to create a trusting work environment, but don’t go there. Instead, start building trust from the beginning of your relationship with each new employee. Make sure that your culture as they learn to integrate into your organization during onboarding gives them an early sense that yours is a workplace they can trust.
10 Ways to Build Trust at Work
Use these tips to help you build an environment that fosters trust at work and among your employees.
Hire proper managers.
Hire and promote people to management positions if they’re capable of forming positive, trusting interpersonal relationships with those who report to them. The manager’s relationship with reporting employees is the fundamental building block of trust.
Build employee skills.
Develop the skills of all employees—especially those of current supervisors, managers, and people desiring promotion—in effective interpersonal relationship building.
Keep staff members informed.
Provide as much information as you can comfortably divulge as soon as possible in any situation. Even telling employees that you don’t know or that you will find out if more information is available will add to an environment of trust.
Act with integrity and keep commitments.
If you can’t act with integrity to keep a commitment, explain what’s happening in the situation without delay. Observed behavior or actions are perceived by employees as the basis for predicting future behavior. Supervisors or managers who act as if they’re worthy of trust to tend to inspire more cooperation with fewer complaints.
Confront hard issues in a timely fashion.
If an employee is frequently absent or spends work time wandering around, it’s important to confront him or her about these issues. Other employees will be watching and learning to trust you more. If you let the matter fester without addressing it, employees will lose respect for you—respect is foundational in trust.
Protect the interests of all employees.
Don’t talk about absent employees or allow others to place blame, call names, or point fingers. Employees learn to trust when they know that their manager does not allow an environment in which other employees can gossip about them.
Adopt an open-door policy.
Every manager’s door is open to every employee when such a policy is in place. It helps to courage open communication, feedback, and discussion about any matter of importance to an employee.
Display competence in supervisory and other work tasks.
Know what you’re talking about, and if you don’t know, admit it. Nothing builds trust more effectively than managers owning up to not knowing something and pledging to find out so that everyone is informed. The worst reaction occurs when a manager pretends to know and offers faulty information. Employees can forgive a lack of knowledge but may never forgive a lie.
Listen with respect and full attention.
Exhibit empathy and sensitivity to the needs of staff members. Trust grows out of the belief that you can understand and relate. This trust is encouraged by powerfully positive listening behaviors.
Take thoughtful risks to improve services and products for the customer.
When you take risks, you show employees that they may do the same—especially if there are no consequences when a thoughtfully considered risk goes awry. When risk-taking isn’t penalized, trust is cemented.
To Build Trust, You Need to Keep Your Expectations High
If you’re a manager, supervisor, or team member, act as if you believe staff members are capable of living up to your high standards. This support encourages your employees’ best efforts and builds their trust.
If you’re a human resources professional or line manager, you have the special role of coaching managers and supervisors in how to build trust at work. You affect the balance of power within the organization by developing and publishing supportive, protective policies. You’re also influential in establishing appropriate social norms among people who are doing different jobs in your organization.
Fully commit to team-building activities when the larger organization is invested in creating a trusting, empowering work environment. Engaging in these activities outside the context of a team-focused culture may be counterproductive, eroding trust, and negatively impacting everything you want to accomplish with your employees.
The Basis of Trust
As a corporate psychologist and author Marsha Sinetar wrote, “Trust is not a matter of technique, but of character; we are trusted because of our way of being, not because of our polished exteriors or our expertly crafted communications.”
You build and maintain trusting relationships and a culture of trust in your workplace one step at a time through every action you take and every interaction you have with your coworkers and employees. Trust may be fragile, but it has the capacity to grow strong over time.
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Russian-Cypriot talks were attended by head of the Russian delegation – Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and State Secretary – Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov. The Cyprus delegation was led by Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides.
As part of the talks, the Republic of Cyprus agreed to the terms of the Russian Federation on amending the Russian-Cypriot Double Taxation Treaty in terms of increasing the withholding tax to 15 percent on dividends and interest.
“The talks were constructive in nature, which corresponds to the level of relations between our countries. The Cypriot delegation fully agreed with the terms of the Russian side. We have initialed the draft protocol to be signed in September 2020,” Alexei Overchuk said.
The protocol is to be ratified before the end of 2020, and will enter into force on 1 January 2021.


The California Horse Racing Board is accepting applications for the position of executive director. The deadline is Dec. 21, 2007.
Southern California trainer Vladimir Cerin was handed a $7,500 fine and a 15-day suspension by stewards at Hollywood Park after two horses in his care tested positive in post-race urine samples for substances that are considered Class 3 medication violations.
The California Horse Racing Board took another step Thursday toward the elimination of anabolic steroids in California races, and at the urging of CHRB Chairman Richard B. Shapiro and others, the prohibition could eventually extend to California horse sales as well.
The California Horse Racing Board gave the go-ahead Nov. 29 to begin forming a trust to oversee a new jockeys' health insurance program in the state beginning Jan. 1, 2008.
The California Horse Racing Board is planning for the first anabolic steroid-free Breeders' Cup World Championships in 2008 at Santa Anita Park.
The California Horse Racing Board Medication Committee will meet Nov. 28 to discuss issues including equine injury reporting, regulation of anabolic steroids, and out-of-competition testing.
Trainer Greg Gilchrist faces a California Horse Racing Board complaint after a horse in his care, Yodelay You're Who, exceeded the allowable threshold for procaine in a post-race sample taken at Bay Meadows.
Ingrid Fermin, executive director of the California Horse Racing Board, has submitted her resignation effective Jan. 7, 2008, the date of her third-year anniversary as chief executive for the agency that regulates horse racing in the state.
California will embark on an eight-month experiment Nov. 7 that will allow all advance deposit wagering providers in the state access to all Thoroughbred signals.
Jockey Patrick Valenzuela's reinstatement was on hold Oct. 24 following a brief meeting between Valenzuela and his agent, Tom Knust, with Oak Tree stewards at Santa Anita during the morning.
In a move to expose horse racing to more people, California satellite wagering can get up to 45 new outlets, including sports bars and card clubs, under a new law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Northern California trainers Jerry Hollendorfer and Jeff Bonde were named in separate California Horse Racing Board complaints announced Oct. 20.
As California continues to wrestle with improving advance deposit wagering, the state welcomed a new provider. TwinSpires.com was awarded an ADW license Oct. 18, making it the fourth company to offer home computer betting on horse racing in the state.
A law designed to provide more efficient enforcement of California Horse Racing Board regulations involving prohibited substances has been signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Ingrid Fermin, executive director of the California Horse Racing Board, is undergoing a review of her job performance, according to the chairman of the board.
Two complaints against trainer Cody Autrey and one against trainer Michael Pender were filed by the California Horse Racing Board after horses in their care were found to have guanabenz in their systems in post-race urine tests.
Given reasonable assurance that Bay Meadows would remain open throughout 2008 for training and stabling, the California Horse Racing Board approved a statewide dates plan for the coming year during its Sept. 27 meeting in Arcadia.
The chairman of the California Horse Racing Board called for the commission to require that account wagering providers share track betting content as a condition of future licensing.
Live racing at Bay Meadows Race Course would end with the conclusion of the San Mateo County Fair race meet Aug. 18, 2008, under a dates plan given preliminary approval by the California Horse Racing Board's strategic planning committee Sept. 20.
A legislative attempt to limit the number of horse owners who can serve on the California Horse Racing Board won't become law this year. The measure was left on the state Assembly floor without a vote as the 2007 legislative session came to an end.
Trainer Patrick Biancone has been fined $10,000 by California stewards for a medication infraction dating to Jan. 7.
Legislation limiting the number of commissioners on the California Horse Racing Board who can be licensed to participate in the sport has cleared the state assembly's appropriations committee and is headed for a full vote on the assembly floor.
Hearing complaints from fans and state legislators, the California Horse Racing Board tried to tackle two fronts on how to maintain integrity for the sport: late wagers and board conflicts.
Trying to cure a scheduling headache, the California Horse Racing Board has started planning for the future -- with or without Bay Meadows and Hollywood Park. At an Aug. 10 meeting at Del Mar, the CHRB's dates committee took the first step in piecing together a cohesive three-year calendar.
What veterinary records a new horse owner is entitled to was one of the issues raised at the California Racing Medication & Security Summit held July 27 at Del Mar.
The California Horse Racing Board tabled action banning horses that have undergone "heel nerving" surgery from being raced or sold in the state after the agency's equine medical director objected to the proposed rule amendment.
Trainer T.R. (Ray) Bell II and jockey Jon Court had never received so much attention for capturing a maiden event as they did when Special Smoke became the first horse to win a race over Del Mar's new Polytrack racing surface July 18.
The California Horse Racing Board has approved a one-year conditional waiver from the state mandate for synthetic surfaces for Bay Meadows.
- By Ray Paulick
By Ray Paulick - The revolving door at Magna didn't start with Neuman. Since Stronach formed Magna Entertainment in February 2000, there have been six CEOs.
Legislation that would change the current membership of the commission that oversees horse racing in California and require other "ethics reform" was introduced by State Senator Leland Yee June 26.
The California Horse Racing Board agreed in principle June 19 to a one-year waiver in 2008 from the state's synthetic track mandate for Bay Meadows. But the board can't make it official until its next meeting.
Trying to undo the negative fallout over comments by his company's new CEO, Magna Entertainment founder Frank Stronach pledged $24 million for installation of synthetic racing surfaces at Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields as well as much needed refurbishing of the Santa Anita barn area.
Trainers Art Sherman and Brian Koriner face California Horse Racing Board complaints for allegedly exceeding regulatory thresholds in post-race medication tests reported by the University of California-Davis' Maddy Laboratory.
Trainer Darrell Vienna, whose controversial position as a state consultant became part of a political squabble with a California state senator, has resigned.
After much deliberation, Santa Anita has chosen Cushion Track, the same surface as at Hollywood Park, for its synthetic track, it was announced May 23. The all-weather surface is to be installed this summer in time for the fall Oak Tree Racing Association meeting.
Trainer Jamey Thomas was fined $7,500 and suspended for 15 days by Golden Gate Fields stewards after two horses in his care were found to have exceeded allowable limits for total carbon dioxide. His fine has been stayed in an agreement with the California Horse Racing Board.
With State Sen. Leland Yee in attendance at its May 22 meeting in Sacramento, the California Horse Racing Board threw open the possibility that Bay Meadows could resume racing in 2008.
Magna Entertainment Corp. is willing to spend tens of millions for its upscale commercial development, The Shops at Santa Anita, in the track parking lot, but nothing to fix up the dilapidated barn area, the California Horse Racing Board learned during its meeting in Sacramento May 22.
The California Senate budget review committee said it would remove funding for the California Horse Racing Board unless the regulatory agency addresses problems and improves communication.
The California Horse Racing Board has filed a complaint against trainer Patrick Biancone for a Class 3 violation of medication regulations after post-race testing identified the presence of salmeterol in the urine sample collected from Iron Butterfly, a horse in his care.
Alan Landsburg, a member of the Thoroughbred Owners of California board of directors for 10 years, is stepping down.
Owners -- along with their trainers -- whose horses have repeated medication violations are subject to tough new penalties under changes given final approval by the California Horse Racing Board April 19.
One racecourse is apparently closing at the end of the year, a victim of its decision not to install a synthetic racing surface. Then voters rejected the track that would have eventually replaced it. After a tumultuous month for the future of Northern California racing, what happens next?
- By Ray Paulick
By Ray Paulick - The CHRB's mandate is not only the right thing to do for the safety of horses, it is a benefit to owners, too, and ultimately for the tracks. Fewer injuries ensures there will be more horses in training, which will lead to larger field sizes, which usually translates to increased pari-mutuel handle. Owners are always happier to have horses racing and training rather than convalescing or recovering.
Jesse Choper has been appointed to the California Horse Racing Board by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
California state senator Leland Yee introduced a resolution March 29 calling for the resignation of Richard Shapiro, the chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, following a vote a week earlier causing the likely closure of the historic Bay Meadows horse track in San Mateo.
Southern California trainers Rene Amescua and Kevin Lewis were each fined $1,500 after horses in their care tested positive for scopolamine in 2005, although Santa Anita Park stewards stayed the penalties in each instance as part of a stipulated agreement with the California Horse Racing Board, the agency announced March 25.
Faced with eventual closure of Bay Meadows, the California Horse Racing Board doomed the 73-year-old race course rather than grant a two-year waiver of its edict mandating that all major Thoroughbred tracks in the state install synthetic surfaces by the end of the year.
The California Horse Racing Board will webcast its March 22 meeting at Bay Meadows and will consider continuing the experiment at subsequent monthly meetings.
Trainers Mike Mitchell and Paul Aguirre were fined for Class 3 violations by Santa Anita stewards after horses in their care were found to have exceeded the regulatory limit for total carbon dioxide, the California Horse Racing Board reported March 15.
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The U.S. Space and Rocket Center was shooting for an altitude of at least 100 feet (30 metres) in order to set a new Guinness Book of World Records. Once Aldrin and Armstrong are out, they take photos, including this iconic image of their boot print on the surface.
A speech was written for then-President Richard Nixon as a contingency plan in case the Apollo 11 mission failed to return its U.S. astronauts safely back to Earth, Fox News reported Tuesday. Join in the worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 2019 by launching your own rocket!
Lastly, Neil Armstrong's famous quotation upon taking his step on the moon did not end with "one giant step for mankind", but "one giant leap for mankind".
The Apollo 11 moon landing 50 years ago this July 20 stands as one of mankind's most stunning achievements.
Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the moon.
Collins says he wishes Aldrin and Armstrong could have shared the moment Tuesday at the pad.
An estimated 650 million people worldwide watched the Moon landing.
The launch of the mission, and this week's live AR broadcast, will also be celebrated with a day-long event at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington D.C.
A fundraising campaign took just five days to raise the $500,000 needed for the restoration.
At the same time, however, the president was prepared to make another call - to Armstrong and Aldrin's soon-to-be-widowed wives.
The walk on the moon by two US astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, 50 years ago on July 20, 1969, marked the greatest adventure ever undertaken by mankind and fulfilled the dream of all past generations to reach the moon. Armstrong died in 2012.
Some 53 percent of Americans support the mission while 46 percent of them oppose it, a sign of increasing public support for the US space program ahead of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Some of the lack of media attention was intentional, like when he and other astronaut families stayed in Houston for the Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
United States vice president Mike Pence has paid tribute to astronaut Neil Armstrong as the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Last week, the New York Times reported on a complaint filed by Dr. Richard Bright — who led the government’s efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine up until his removal from the project — detailing a profound level of mismanagement in the Trump administration’s early response to the outbreak. Following his report, which included the decision to ignore his advice to stockpile N95 masks, the House Energy and Commerce Committee brought him in to testify on the White House’s failure to act and the dangers still facing the country. Below are the key moments from his appearance before the committee on Thursday.
Bright warned we may be facing the “darkest winter in modern history”
At the beginning of the year, Bright was a program leader at the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, advising the Department of Health and Human Services on vaccines and pandemic prevention. But as he warned that the administration’s response was inadequate, and cast doubt on the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug touted by Trump — he was removed from his position and reassigned to the National Institutes of Health.
On Thursday, he warned lawmakers that “without better planning, 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history.”
“We need to have the right testing for everyone who needs it,” he told the House subcommittee. “We need to be able to trace contacts, isolate, quarantine, and appropriately — while striving to develop a cure. “
Bright claimed that “lives were lost” because of the administration’s inaction
Bright told lawmakers that stalling within the Department of Health and Human Services “put a lot of lives at risk in our front-line health-care workers,” some of whom were still protesting for adequate PPE in May.
“Lives were endangered, and I believe lives were lost,” Bright said, claiming that senior HHS officials told him that they did not believe there was a “critical shortage” of supplies in the pandemic’s early days. “And not only that: We were forced to procure these supplies from other countries without the right quality standards. So even our doctors and nurses in the hospitals today are wearing N95-marked masks from other countries that are not providing the sufficient protection that a U.S.-standard N95 mask would provide them. Some of those masks are only 30 percent effective. Therefore, nurses are rushing in the hospitals thinking they’re protected, and they’re not.”
Bright stated that there is still no “master plan”
Warning that Trump’s decision to treat the pandemic as a political crisis rather than as a generational public-health event has undermined the administration’s response. “We don’t have a single point of leadership right now for this response, and we don’t have a master plan for this response,” Bright said. “So those two things are absolutely critical.”
Bright was skeptical of Trump’s hope of a vaccine in 2020
On Thursday, prior to the testimony, the president said, “I think we’re going to have a vaccine by the end of the year.” While more-informed officials like Dr. Fauci project a 12- to 18-month timeline for a potential vaccine, Bright cast doubt on that development, as well, which he described as an “aggressive schedule.”
Bright claimed Trump tried to skip the vetting process for his preferred drug
According to Bright, “there were some attempts to bypass” the standard process to prove hydroxychloroquine was effective and safe for use to treat COVID-19; Trump consistently mentioned the anti-malarial drug in press briefings before studies proved it to be ineffective. Studies have since shown that the drug causes coronavirus patients to experience an increased risk of heart attack.
Despite Trump’s abandonment of the drug and the emerging consensus of its harm for coronavirus patients, Republicans on the committee continued to promote it:
Trump attacked Bright before his testimony
Maintaining his tradition of insulting officials who described his administration in a critical light, Trump called Bright a “disgruntled employee” that he’s never “even heard of.”
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar added his critique, saying that Bright — who has been on leave managing his “very high blood pressure” — is “not showing up for work” to help the administration launch Operation Warp Speed, the curiously named push for a vaccine.

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Baby-faced 'Mr Big' of Perth drug trade, aged just 15, is arrested 'with a bag of meth and a bag of ecstasy hidden in his underpants'
- 'Mr Big,' a teenager sold drugs to dealers rather than user due to his status
- The baby-faced 15-year-old left police in disbelief when found in Perth
- His arrest last week was made following the arrest of a 31-year-old woman
- She was allegedly caught with 100g of meth with street value of $100,000
- She is accused of having conversations with the teen leading to his arrest
A 15-year-old boy has been exposed as an alleged 'Mr Big' of methamphetemine dealing in Perth.
Police arrested the baby-faced teenager at a home in the suburb of Wanneroo, where they say he had a 30gram bag of meth and 30grams of ecstasy hidden in his underpants.
They reportedly said he had managed to develope such a high status in the drug trade that he sold only to other dealers.
The teenager's arrest was made during an operation targeting another drug dealer, The West Australian reported.
A 15-year-old who can't be named due to his age is accused of developing a high status within the meth trade that he sells only to dealers
'I would have to say that we were shocked that a 15-year-old has got access to these quantities of drugs and has the capability of then dealing them to others,' Det-Sen Sgt Mitch Howard said.
'My staff had to convince me that they really had the right target. From all my 30 years of policing experience ... I have never come across that before.'
Police were originally tracking a 31-year-old woman accused of having a conversation with the boy over the phone when she allegedly made a deal to purchase 100g of meth with a street value of $100,000.
She was arrested on Friday with allegedly $45,000 worth of the drug in her car.
Police arrested the teenager after tracking and arresting a 31-year-old following an alleged deal to purchase 100g meth, with a street value of $100,000
Detectives are pictured with items seized during raids in Northam, northeast of Perth during which the teenager is accused of being the key drug supplier in a group of 10 alleged dealers
The 15-year-old was caught following her arrest.
The teenager is accused of being the key drug supplier in a group of 10 alleged dealers arrested in WA's Wheatbelt region.
Police said it's disturbing that such a young teenager was the primary source of supplying methamphetamine and other illlegal drugs for the group.
He faced the Perth’s Children’s Court on Tuesday charged with two counts of conspiring to sell a prohibited drug, one count of selling a prohibited drug and two counts of possessing a prohibited drug with intent to sell or supply.
His parents were reportedly distraught following the discovery their son was arrested and faces drug charges.
The teenager is reportedly estranged form his family and was living with his girlfriend.
He was granted bail but miscommunication as to where the 15-year-old should stay resulted in him spending a night in custody.
The arrest in Perth follows an investigation by police into meth dealers which has previously led to police chases (pictured)
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November 15, 2012
The Findings, Conclusions & Order (the final recommendation) were approved at the Planning Commission's November 14, 2012 meeting. A link to this document can be found under "Key Documents" on this page.
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On October 8, 2012, the Planning Commission made a preliminary recommend that the City Council give preliminary approval of the proposed amendments with all the caveats discussed during the hearing. The Planning Commission will make a final recommendation on November 14, 2012.
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Friday, September 8, 2017
I made this doodle while thinking about Sinead O’Connor. Like many of the “rich and famous”, depression, substance abuse, suicide and mental + emotional breakdowns have been part of her story under the spotlight. And when the spot light is not shining bright above them, it surprises us to discover that despite being so popular, they find themselves alone, isolated and without the proper support network to help them through times of trouble. No one to ask for help. No one to realize you need help.
Like so many others who suffer from mental disorders or who are trauma survivors, they are also forced to struggle with the stigma, the shame, the guilt, the inadequacy, the feeling wrong/bad/damaged/ugly about something you shouldn’t have to feel this way about, since nobody ever chooses to suffer from a mental disorder or to become a survivor of trauma.
When we discover Sinead’s story of trauma, as she relates having suffered physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her mother, we can better understand and empathize with her suffering. Trauma changes us. Especially when suffered from such a young age, for such extended periods of time and when the perpetrator is someone so close to you as your primary caretaker. Those who are supposed to take care + protect you.
I hope Sinead gets a chance to work through her story of trauma and heal those wounds from the past. I hope for a life with less stigma for all those who suffer from mental disorders and the long lasting effects of trauma in their lives. So you know, if you are suffering, please, please, please ask + scream + cry for help. Stay safe, stay happy, stay you! - Izzy


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I think we all expected to see the gear snap off, but amazing it held. The tires burst into flames and burned away to nothing, but the gear just scraped on down the runway, and held just fine.
I wanna know how you perform when the shit hits the fan. Well... the shit hit the fan, and Jet Blue smoked it. Toss one back for 'em.


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When I first started reading George Pelecanos – the Nick Stefanos Mysteries – and later when we met and I had the opportunity to interview him, it was clear that his chosen form, the crime novel, was going to be, for him, much more than an entertainment – though his books are certainly that. As became even more evident with some of the later, more substantial titles – Right as Rain, say, Hard Revolution or The Night Gardener – Pelecanos sees himself very much in the role of social chronicler, as well as – sounds a little pretentious, but I can’t help it – a chronicler of the lives of men. Men and women inseparable from the society into which they are born and in which they live. Cause and effect.
Going back over Pelecanos’ work I’m reminded of a statement by the Australian writer, Peter Temple. ” … those are the issues [questions of morality, of behaviour and of simple human decency] you should write about (and) if you are a crime writer you have more licence to write about them than anybody else.”
From the time Pelecanos became involved, as writer and producer, in the television series, The Wire, and later, Treme and The Deuce, novels have been relatively few and far between. So news of The Man Who Came Uptown was greeted with pleasurable anticipation.
It is, in some respects, a simple morality tale. Will Michael, on release from prison, go back to the life that put him there, responding to the pressures of those around him, or have the courage and strength of will to step aside and make an honest life of his own? That he is even considering the latter is in no small part due to the prison librarian, who has successfully introduced him to books and reading and, through them, an alternative set of choices.
One book that affects Michael strongly is Northline by Willy Vlautin, which tells the story of a young woman who gradually finds the strength to have hope and trust in the possibility of a new life, despite years of serious abuse. A role model, for Michael, of sorts. If she can do it, if she can even try …
Pelecanos’ opinion of the novel is clear from the rear jacket of the Faber edition of the book …
Northline shines with naked honesty and unsentimental humanity. The character of Allison Johnson, and the wounded-but-still-walking people she encounters on her journey, will stay with me for a long while. Vlautin has written the American novel that I’ve been hoping to find.
Vlautin, author of five novels so far, is also a song writer and musician, initially with the band Richmond Fontaine and, more recently, The Delines, for whom he plays guitar and sings as well as writing most of their material. I was aware of Richmond Fontaine, liking some of their songs without going overboard [the exception being the marvellous Inventory from the 2011 album, The High Country] but The Delines are, as they say – or used to – something else. A friend – actually, my agent – the two are far from inseparable – gave me a copy of their 2014 album, Colfax, for a recent birthday and it’s scarcely been off the stereo since.
Not surprisingly, the songs are stories; moments, often, taken from the centre of broken down lives; their protagonists drawn from an itinerant American underclass . No surprise that amongst his favourite writers Vlautin cites John Steinbeck and Raymond Carver.
But what makes the songs on Colfax and the more recent The Imperial really work is the voice of singer Amy Boone, sometimes barely rising above the level of everyday speech, which conveys the experience and pain of the characters she inhabits with weary fidelity. Aware of this, when Boone had a serious accident after making Colfax, Vlautin waited several years until she had recovered and could sing again before making another record.


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Waffle On about Jaws
We're gonna need a bigger podcast the way we are going... Yes welcome to this months podcast in which Meds and Kell chomp away at the film print of this classic thriller Jaws. We throw in a couple of clips and of course the iconic theme tune. Listen...before you go swimming.
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WAFFLE ON COMPETITION 2016
Yes its that time of year when Meds and Kell bugger off for a month, so instead of just leaving a gap we thought we would throw in a special competition.
You will hear 17 theme tunes, a couple of film ones and the rest are tv shows. You don't have to get them all but whoever gets the most will win. So rules are..... sybmit your answers before September 30th, so we are giving you three months to have a go, we think thats fair just in case people are coming into the show for the first time or doing a catch up. Send your answers to firstname.lastname@example.org or via personal message on our facebook page, please don not put your answers in the comments block otherwise that will make life very easy for those having a go.
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Waffle On about A Clockwork Orange
Hello and welcome to our Halloween 2015 edition of Waffle On. On this episode we chat away about the classic 70's Horror/Thriller film starring Malcolm McDowell and directed by the legend Stanley Kubrick. The film broke boundaries and caused a slight stir in the day and was only re-issued in the UK after Kubricks death.
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Waffle On about The Devil Rides Out.
Hello and welocme to this months edition of Waffle On Podcast in which Meds and Kell chat away about this classic Hammer Horror film The Devil Rides Out. A brilliant menacing film starring the wonderful Christopher Lee and the ever charming Charles Grey.
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Waffle On about Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Hello and welcome to this months episode in which Meds and Kell talk over Skype (sorry but it was either that or no show this month) about the classic detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Made in 1969 and coming in at 26 episodes this series tells the tale of Marty Hopkirk coming back from the dead as a ghost and helping his old partner Jeff Randall solve crimes.
As usual we play the classic theme tune, and a surprise theme at the end of the show. Again apologies for the sound quality but Skype can be a bit hit and miss. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next month for our May episode.
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Waffle On about Nigel Kneal the creator of Quatermass.
Ahoy and welcome to the good ship Waffle On. This month we chat away about the wonderful and much missed writer Nigel Kneale who is most well known for creating Quatermass. He was a pioneer of British science fiction and often over shadowed by the likes of Doctor Who and Twilight Zone. Kneale was a visionary and brought us some of the most dark and forward thinking science fiction ever created.
We also talk about Ripper Street, Derek, The Hobbit and why Die Hard 5 Die Boring is a real let down.
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A Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to our festive podcast of fun. Meds and Kell discuss their favorite adaptation of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. Contributions from Steve Merry and Stefan Sawynok give a nice different scope and of course we play a couple of songs and a little clip half way through.
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Waffle On about The Evil Dead Trilogy
Happy Halloween 2012 to you all and what better way to celebrate than to listen to us two deadites talking about three classic horror films. The Evil Dead Trilogy gave us the directing talents of Sam Raimi and the huge chin of a actor Mr Bruce Campbell. Sit back and let us entertain you with trailers, facts, the odd sound clip and some serious waffle covered in fake blood and chopped off hands.
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Waffle On about The Invaders
On this episode of Waffle On we chat about one of Kells favorite shows The Invaders. Starring Roy Thinnes and produced by Quinn Martin this show tells the tale of architect David Vincent a man desperate to convince the world that aliens have invaded the planet Earth.
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Waffle On About Bad Taste
On this episode Meds & Kell talk in a excited manner about Peter Jacksons first commercial film Bad Taste. Made over four years mainly during the weekends this is a fantastic example of Peter Jacksons love for film and getting the job done. Yes its quirky, cheap and seriosuly over the top but the Waffle On Lads love it.
At the end of the show there is a Batman Rises review which does contain some spoilers so stop the podcast after the Bad Taste credits theme after the promos.
Mini Waffle On about Sherlock
The latest series of Sherlock has recently finished and we thought we would give our thoughts on this brilliant programme. We don't reveal the ending of series two but there are spoilers in this if you have not seen any of the programmes.
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Waffle On about Shaun of the Dead A Bonus Show with The Anomaly Podcast
Hello and welcome to this very special bonus Halloween episode of Waffle On Podcast in which Meds joins forces with our 'Sister Show' The brilliant Anomaly Podcast.
Jen and Angela fight of the zombies and help Meds waffle on about this brilliant British film which stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Also as a special treat there is a comedy sketch at the beginning to get the ball rolling. One word of warning for those who listen with kids this is a podcast about zombies and eating brains, and in this version there are clips that do contain a lot of swearing so please BE WARNED. (The Waffle On version is slightly different to The Anomaly one so please download both podcasts and if you dont want one with cuss words in please listen to The Anomaly episode)
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Riding Cigale Du Taillus she measured each of the seven fences to perfection and finished in 37.01 seconds to take the top prize.
Tim Stockdale rode brilliantly on Fresh Direct Corlato to finish second with a zero score but in 39.43 seconds.
Italy's Jonella Ligresti Bonomelli was third riding Nanta after a clear in 41.08.
John Whitaker finished fifth on Casino and only eight managed to reach the jump-off from 32 starters.
Foreign riders had a field day yesterday when show jumpers, Austria's Julia Kayser on Alarm and Germany's Marco Kutscher riding Nabab's Son dead-heated in the Six Bar competition.
After both had cleared the last fence, a 6ft 3.5ins set of parallel poles, they decided to share the £2,500 prize money.
"The organisers asked us to carry on jumping when the fence went up to 6ft 6ins," said Kutscher, 31, "but we told them we would not. They were okay about it.
"There was no point in asking our horses to go any higher."
Kayser, 32, who although riding for Austria lives in Holland, said: "I agreed to share the prize.
"My horse did so well I really didn't want to ask him to do anymore. It was the right thing to do.
"I am very pleased because I have never ridden at Olympia before. It is a wonderful show and we all enjoy it here. It is what show jumping is all about.
"I had some injuries earlier this year. In March I broke my shoulder when one of my horses fell with me.
"Then, in June, I broke my left leg when the bridle snapped on another horse I was riding and I jumped off and landed on my feet awkwardly and broke a leg. But everything is fine now."
Holland's Eric Van Der Vleuten on his fourth competition at the Olympia show went blasting the opposition in the BIC Select Farewell speed stakes.
He thundered round the course on Audi's Owendal and swept over the finishing line clear in 35.51secs. it was an incredible performance.
"She is so naturally fast," said the flying Dutchman. "I don't even have to push her.
"She keeps up her momentum on the bends, measures the fences to perfection and just keeps galloping as fast as I want her to go. She is brilliant.
"She has also done well abroad in this sort of event winning two speed classes in Toronto. Total speed is what she is all about."
Second to the Dutchman was Germany's Franke Sloothaak on No Time who was clear in 37.16secs, while Holland's Angelique Hoorn took third with Raetsheren Libelle, who had zero faults in 38.04.
The highest placed Briton was John Whitaker riding Lactic, who was fourth after going clear in 38.28secs.
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I now have five bags of fleece from three alpacas. As you know we only have two alpacas Bootsy, who is light brown and Albie, who is dark brown. Bert, who belongs to a neighbour, is white. Actually I should say that his fleece only appears to be white as my hands are anything but when I work with his fibre. Bert guards a flock of sheep and as a consequence his fleece gets matted with the various dirt that the sheep leave behind them in the field.
Having said all of that the quality of the fleece depends on which part of the alpaca the fleece comes from. For spinning the best fleece is known as the blanket. This describes the area from the ridge of the alpaca’s back down both sides of its body until you reach the top of the belly and the upper leg…imagine a large saddle that would stretch back as far as the tail. The fleece here is the most dense and in many alpacas, highly prized.
Another way of distinguishing the best part of an alpaca’s fleece is by identifying the fibre which has what is known as crimp. These are the fuzzy soft strands which are a delight to both card and spin as the fibres pull together so well. Above is Bootsy’s fleece. Even though he is eight year’s old it has plenty of crimp, lots of volume and is a pleasure to work with.
Bert’s fleece is a dream to spin. It is extremely dense and comes off the wool carder really easily without much assistance.
By comparison Albie’s looks like it’s just had a soft perm! It is quite fine when it is compared to the others but has a beautiful deep chestnut colour that your eyes can get lost in.
It’s quite interesting that three different alpacas can yield such different fleeces. I can’t wait to start spinning them.


Spider-Man: No Way Home is already the biggest movie of the pandemic era, grossing over $1.7 billion at the global box office. Along with the love and appreciation from fans, the movie may soon be up for awards as well. According to reports, Marvel Studios is set to push the film forward to the Oscars. But the film’s lead actor, Tom Holland, doesn’t care too much.
During a recent interaction while promoting his upcoming film Uncharted, Tom opened up about talk of No Way Home’s Oscar nomination and argued that while it was a great honor, greater validation for him was the love that fans have already shown the film.
Speaking to Fox 5, Tom said: “Obviously it would be a huge honor if he was nominated for an Oscar, but I think that’s not how we like to validate each other. We like to validate each other with people. love we’ve received from the general public and so far it’s gone through the roof, so for me, with this movie and this character, I’ve done it all already.
The actor also opened up about how emotional he was to see fan reactions to certain moments in the film, especially the return of the other two Spider-Men, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. Tom said he was in tears every time he watched these scenes.
He said: “I’ve never seen this kind of reaction from the public and to be a part of it was so emotional, like I couldn’t watch these videos without getting really, really emotional. When it premiered, I was in tears at the end of this film and it was a combination of my pride in the film, the quality of the film, my emotion about how this chapter ended and what we had all achieved.”
Fan videos from the December premiere of No Way Home appear to confirm this as Tom is seen on the red carpet tearfully thanking fans for loving the film.
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Tom will next be seen in Uncharted alongside Mark Wahlberg. The film is an origin story for famous video game character Nathan Drake and is loosely based on the Uncharted video game series. It also stars Antonio Banderas.


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Among the many revelations expected in Ronan Farrow’s forthcoming book recounting his investigation of Harvey Weinstein is new information surrounding the sexual assault allegations that led to Matt Lauer’s 2017 firing from NBC News.
Variety reported that Farrow’s book, Catch and Kill, features an interview with Brooke Nevils, the former NBC News employee who accused Lauer of sexual assault. The details of the assault, including Nevils’ identity, are made public in Farrow’s book for the first time.
In the book, Nevils claims Lauer anally raped her in a hotel room during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Variety reported.
In the account Farrow recorded, Nevils alleges she and former Today show co-anchor Meredith Vieira ran into Lauer at a hotel bar where the NBC News team was staying. Nevils later went to Lauer’s hotel room, where he allegedly pushed her against a door and kissed her before pushing her on a bed and forcibly penetrating her. According to Farrow’s account, Lauer asked Nevils “if she liked anal sex,” and Nevils “declined several times.” Farrow also writes that Nevils recalled the event as “excruciatingly painful.”
“It was nonconsensual in the sense that I was too drunk to consent,” Nevils reportedly told Farrow in the book. “It was nonconsensual in that I said, multiple times, that I didn’t want to have anal sex.”
After returning to New York City, Nevils continued to have sexual encounters with Lauer. “What is not in dispute is that Nevils, like several of the women I’d spoken to, had further sexual encounters with the man she said assaulted her,” writes Farrow. “This is what I blame myself most for,” Nevils tells Farrow in the book.
Lauer has since responded to the accusations in an open letter, sent to Variety Wednesday by the former NBC host’s lawyers. Lauer has denied Nevils’ claims, and says the account she gave Farrow is “filled with false details intended only to create the impression this was an abusive encounter.” Lauer maintains his sexual encounters with Nevils, both those that occurred in Sochi and throughout their subsequent affair were “mutual and completely consensual.”
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I get it, this journey isn't easy or perfect. There are times when we simply cannot resist the urge to have something a little bit risky. Something that isn't in your tracker, something you have no intention of writing once your done biting. For a lack of a better word, it is the it that shall never be named; the Binge.
It makes us feel good for a moment then ten seconds after we feel guilty as hell and tons of disappointment. It makes us question the direction of the rest of our day and our weekly plan! It takes full control over us and we kind of fall victim easily.
But to avoid this whole process, we just need to keep our minds busy and come up with ways to combat that inner desire from our guts. Here are few distractions you can work on when you get that, "OMG I want to eat any and everything in this house" feeling.
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- Guzzling down a cup of water as fast as I can
- Going through my before and after pictures
- Making a list of why not to binge
- Jumping rope or hitting some squats
- Eating sugar free jello (5 calories) with fat free whipped cream (5 calories) = 0 points treat!
- Calling Glo!
How do you fight off a possible binging


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Arsenal have already announced the signing of Alexis Sanchez, making it the one of the best ever starts to a summer for the Gunners in my opinion. It must be nice for fans of the North London club to see them competing with big teams and making a mega-money move for someone who starred at the World Cup and for Barcelona last season. It is very unusual for the Gunners to make a signing like this. However, it could be argued that Sanchez isn’t a player that Arsenal particularly need.
Another position that needs addressing is goalkeeper, and they are sorting out the situation on that front by chasing Victor Ospina to be a back-up to Wojciech Szczesny. Mathieu Debuchy is set to replace Bacary Sagna and a new defensive midfielder is also being sought to add depth in that position. There is, though, a new name to add to the list of players that the Gunners could sign in the coming weeks.
The Express have linked Javier Manquillo of Atletico Madrid with a season-long loan move to Arsenal as Arsene Wenger looks to make sure that the right-hand side of defence is covered properly. However, the Spaniard is just 20 years of age and is younger than Carl Jenkinson, raising questions about the future of the defender who has one cap for England.
Jenkinson should count his blessings that it is not a permanent deal, as that could spell the end of his time at Arsenal. As it is only rumoured to be a loan, the former Charlton man could be sent out on loan himself.
For me, this is the best he could hope for. The full-back needs a good run in a Premier League team as he has proven that he is a good player. However, if he does go on loan then Arsenal need cover to support Debuchy. Hector Bellerin isn’t quite ready for that role just yet, but pre-season should give us a good indication.


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In December 1840, Innocent Veniaminov (the future Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna) was appointed Bishop of Kamchatka, the Kuril and Aleutian Islands of a newly created diocese. The settlement of New Archangel in Sitka, Alaska, was chosen as the residence of the bishop. In January 1841, His Grace Innocent left St. Petersburg for the place of his service.
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An extract from a letter to Metropolitan Philaret:
“Finally, thanks God, due to His mercy and the Intercession of the Mother of God and the prayers of Saints and yours, I am in America! Now I will tell you about the travel and our arrival in America and so on. On one of the best days, August 20, 1841, we left the estuary of the Okhota River on the Okhotsk brig under the most favorable circumstances and directed our way to one of the islands of the Kuril chain – Simushir. On September 2, we approached the island of Simushir, and I sent the priest ashore for the edification of the Russians and Aleuts living there (there are no natives on this island, they are all on Shumshu — the second island). That day in the evening we left the island and went straight to Sitka. There were the most favorable winds for almost twenty days in a row and the weather was clear and warm. Our ship went so fast that on September 21 we were only in seven hundred and fifty versts from Sitka, having covered up to six thousand two hundred fifty versts from Okhotsk. The weather was so good that on each feast day we held services not in the cabin as usual, but always on deck. You can imagine what a spectacular scene it was: the ship amid the vast ocean is sailing calmly in full swing. There are people on deck, and the service is being held! Oh, this picture is one of a kind! On September 25, the day of St. Sergius, at about four o’clock in the evening (at about four o’clock in the morning Moscow time), thanks to His and your prayers, we saw Mount Edgecumbe located near New Archangel. And the next day, on September 26, the day of the beloved disciple of Christ, to whom the Church prays for the elimination of the darkness of tongues, we entered the harbor of Sitka and cast anchor at ten o’clock. On Saturday, September 27, I went ashore where I was met by the main ruler, by all the officials and by all the Orthodox. I went to church, where I greeted my new flock with a short speech and sent a thankful prayer to the Lord.
Let’s look at that historical epoch and places that St. Innocent described in his letter.
The route of the brig “Okhotsk” on the map of the Pacific Ocean
Okhotsk used to be the first city and one of the oldest Russian settlements in the Far East. Today it is almost forgotten that for the two centuries Okhotsk had been the main Russian gateway to the vast Pacific region before Vladivostok was founded.
The engraving by Dorgez depicts the port of Okhotsk. The middle of the XIX century.
Simushir is one of the islands of the Kuril Islands chain. It is nearly 60 kilometers long and 15 kilometers wide. There are three active volcanoes on the island. Today the island is uninhabited. In the XIX century in the north of the island there were settlements of the Ainu and the Aleuts. Cows and sheep were brought to the island and razed on local meadows.
The capital of Russian America, New Archangel (now Sitka) was founded in 1799. According to the testimony of Lavrentiy Zagoskin, the captain of the
brig “Okhotsk”, in New Archangel of the 1840s there were no yards, no streets, no squares.
The watercolor depicts the view of New Archangel in 1837
By the arrival of the new bishop, the head of the Russian-American company had built a house for him. Nowadays it is known as the House of the Russian Bishop and is the oldest house in Sitka. This historic building is a monument of national significance. On the ground floor there is a museum. Here you can see the model layout of New Archangel of 1845.
The Russian-American company constantly had a small number of sailing ships. Their replenishment was mainly due to purchases from foreigners. In the period 1819-1827, the Russian-American company expanded its fleet with American brigs, which were listed under the names: “Golovnin”, “Baikal”, “Okhotsk” and “Chichagov”. They were of excellent quality and had high durability. The brig “Okhotsk” was lost only during the Crimean War. On July 16, 1855, the ship was intercepted by an English military steamer in the Amur estuary. The captain of the Okhotsk was forced to blow up the ship so that the enemy couldn’t get it.
In the picture there is a brig similar to the brig “Okhotsk”.
In the very first year of his stay in Alaska, Vladyka Innocent began to design a cathedral for the new diocese. St. Michael Cathedral was founded three years later and built in 1848 with funds provided by the Russian-American company. The bells were cast in local foundries, and Bishop Innocent manually assembled the clock that was placed in the bell tower. In 1966, the center of Sitka and its cathedral was burnt down in a fire.
The present building of the cathedral was rebuilt in 1976 according to the available drawings.
His Grace The Right Reverend David,
Bishop of Sitka and Alaska (OCA)
in St. Michael’s Cathedral in Sitka

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