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Sunday 5th September saw us hold two finals - the Gents Championship & the Cant Medal.
After a season without a Gents Champion, because of Covid-19, it was good to have almost a full season of play this year. Whilst the Club have seen a reduction in the number of members, the Gents Championship was still hotly contested from July onwards. The bottom half of the draw was stacked with “so called” favourites and previous Club Champions (Lee, Chris, Jonathan, Billy, Alan). When Chris came through that tough draw it was no surprise that he would start as a red-hot favourite to win the Gents Championship for the second time. In the final he would face Robert Clarke who emerged from the top half of the draw and if he was looking for any confidence booster he just had to look at when the Gents Championship was last played (August 2019) – on that occasion Chris was an overwhelming favourite but lost out to Jonathan Davidson.
With the sun beating down on the players and the watching crowd it wasn’t surprising that Robert showed some nerves at the beginning of the match – he lost the first five ends but fortunately on only one of those ends did he lose more than a single as he trailed 6-0. A single for Robert on end 6 relaxed him a little and that was followed by a two on the next to reduce the deficit to 3 shots. 5 ends later and Chris had extended his lead to 5 shots, 11-6. Robert dug in and a three on end 13 brought him to within 2. It seemed every time Chris was under pressure, though, he was able to respond, three shots over the next two ends and his 5 shot lead was restored. Credit to Robert, End 16 saw him pick up another 2 to trail by 3 again at 14-11. In the 16 ends played, Chris had only managed to score singles and twos, Robert knowing that losing big scores had to be avoided. The turning point of the match was End 17 – a mental mistake by Robert perhaps – he was only one done when he played his third bowl with considerable weight and took out his own nearest bowl, leaving Chris lying two. Chris then put another in the count and with the pressure really on, Robert couldn’t respond with his last bowl – he was perhaps fortunate that Chris failed to make a 4 but in losing a 3 the momentum seemed to sing again and put Chris within a maximum of victory. A single in end 18 was followed by another 3 in end 19 as Chris secured victory by 21 shots to 11. Huge congratulations to Chris on his second Gents Championship and commiserations to Robert – a good effort by him.
Our second final of the day was for The Cant Medal. This saw a match-up between Alan Gilchrist (-2) and Anne Clarke (+1). The 3 shot advantage which Anne held as a result of the handicap system was wiped out after only two ends and when Alan went 6-3 up after 7 ends, he looked in complete control. Anne, however, dug deep as she won the next 5 ends with three 2’s and two singles as she turned a 3 shot deficit into a 5 shot lead (11-6).
Alan was under pressure as the crowd sensed a bit of an upset was on the cards. Some terrific bowls were being played by both, but Alan’s drawing accuracy then came to the fore as he picked up 5 shots to Anne’s 2 over the next five ends to trail 11-13 after 17 ends played.
Just like husband, Robert, in the Gents final, Anne had managed to restrict Alan to singles and twos throughout. But in End 18 a three for Alan gave him the lead for the first time since end 8 and when he followed that up with a 2 at the next, he was suddenly 3 clear, and the finishing line was in sight. Anne responded brilliantly with a two in end 20 and the match was back in the balance, Alan leading 16-15.
The crowd were enjoying a super battle which looked like it would go the distance. The 21st end of the match was pivotal, another 3 for Alan and he was left needing just a pair for victory. A single at the next for Anne kept her in it, but the match was finished on the 23rd end as Alan picked up the pair required for a 21-16 victory. From trailing by 5 after 12 ends, Alan showed terrific consistency as he won 8 of the last 11 ends to pick up the title.
Well done to Alan for a terrific comeback win. Anne can be pleased with her performance, and but for those two 3’s who knows what might have happened.
Our week-long Floodlit Pairs Competition is one of our favourite events of the year and this season we were blessed with good weather for the whole week.
There were two first round matches and the first of these saw Carol Davidson & Robert Moorehead take on Jonathan Davidson & Leonard Moorehead – what an amazing draw that was – a husband v wife and brother v brother. The underdogs came through by 18 shots to 13 as Carol & Robert progressed to the quarter final stage.
The other first round match saw Christine Elrick & Greig McDonell take on Dod Watson & Avril Wilson. An 18-10 win saw Christine & Greig progress.
The first Quarter final saw the winners from the two first round matches meet. Carol and Robert were never really in it as Christine & Greig romped home to an impressive 23-4 victory.
In Quarter Final number 2, Lee Wilson & Sandra Fullerton took on Jane Stevenson & Margaret Scott. This match was also fairly one sided as Lee & Sandra booked their semi-final slot with a 16-9 victory.
The 3rd quarter final saw Lesley Alexander & Isabel MacRae take on Neil Craig & Conor Malcolm. Neil & Conor continued the theme of big wins with a 20-6 victory.
Would the final quarter final provide a closer contest? Not really! Alan Gilchrist & Keith Atkinson (2018 winners) dispatched Jimmy Gillie and Diane Mitchell by 13 shots to 6.
And so to the semi-finals – Christine & Greig v Lee & Sandra was first up - from 3-0 down, Christine & Greig recovered to lead 4-3 after 4 ends and from there they never relinquished the lead running out 15-9 victors. The second semi saw Alan & Keith take on Neil & Conor. At 4-1 down, Neil & Conor picked up a five on the fourth end to take a 6-4 lead but despite that Alan & Keith regained their composure and never trailed again as they were victorious by 16 shots to 11.
The final was played on a lovely night at the Club and after the shenanigans of the Best of Three Final, both President & Vice President were on their best behaviour! Alan & Keith started as favourites, Alan having a terrific record in this competition having won it with different partners for the last three years. Christine & Greig hoped they could keep it close and two 3’s for them in ends 6 and 9 meant that after 9 ends they held a 9-7 advantage. A single on the next and they held their largest lead of the match, 10-7. Back came Keith & Alan who picked up a single and a pair on the next two ends to tie the scores at 10-10 with 3 ends left to play. This had been a terrific match and it was fitting that a single for each pair was picked up in ends 13 and 14 resulting in the score being 11-11 as the final end was played. With Keith holding shot, Alan called for a couple of bowls to be put behind – Christine’s bowls sat nicely in front of the jack and any movement on them would give the underdogs the advantage – Greig managed to nudge up a Christine bowl to lie shot and with 3 bowls left Alan went for some controlled weight – he hit the target but as the bowls split, Keith’s closest was taken out leaving Christine and Greig lying a pair. It came down to Alan’s last two bowls, Greig trying to block his way to the jack – he missed with his penultimate and was a little tight with his last. As the bowl missed the head it was hugs all round as Christine & Greig triumphed – a great, tight and tense final enjoyed by all who came along to watch.
After the abandonment of the Competition earlier in the season due to dreadful weather conditions, our Club Pairs eventually took place on Sunday 12th September. Ten Pairs were split into two sections with the winners of each section to meet in the final.
In Section 1 Jonathan Davidson & Billy Nisbet looked like a very strong pairing and so it proved over the course of their first three matches. They started with an 8-3 win over Robert Moorehead & Ian Hogarth and then followed that up with an 8-0 win against Robert Blackie & Leonard Moorehead. Their third match saw them extend their undefeated run with an equally one sided 9-2 victory over Robert Clarke & Lesley Alexander. Three wins out of three and they looked in a strong position.
Lee Wilson & Jimmy Gillie looked like another strong pairing. However, when they lost their first match 5-4 to Robert Blackie & Leonard Moorehead and followed that with a 6-6 draw with Robert Clarke & Lesley Alexander, their day was virtually over. What about Ian Hogarth & Robert Moorehead? After their loss to Jonathan & Billy in Round 1, they finished Lee & Jimmy’s chances off with a stomping 10-2 win in their final match. Before that, however, they lost to Robert Blackie and Leonard Moorehead by an 8-2 score line, effectively ending their chances of reaching the final.
With the final round of matches to play it was a two-horse race for the final between Jonathan & Billy and the surprise package of Section 1, Robert & Leonard. Jonathan & Billy opened the door for Robert & Leonard as they lost their last match 8-3 to Lee & Jimmy. A win for Robert & Leonard and they would be in the final courtesy of a better shot difference – the door was open but firmly closed again by Robert & Lesley as they romped to a 10-1 win.
In the other section, the sensible money was on Alex Weir & Sandra Shackleton. They opened their quest for a place in the final against the Ladies Pairs Champions from the previous day, Isabel MacRae & Carol Davidson. They couldn’t quite rediscover their form as they fell to an 8-5 defeat. Next up for Alex & Sandra was Conor Malcolm & Margaret Scott – a 7-4 win for the favourites. Their third match saw them take on Dod Watson and the ever-confident Alan Gilchrist (maybe a little tipsy the previous day our VP laid a bet with our President that he & Dod would win the event). Greig was laughing all the way to the bank after a 12-1 win for Alex & Sandra. The favourites seemed to be getting better as the competition went on – their final group match saw them take on Diane Mitchell & Anne Clarke. The biggest win of the day across the two sections followed as Alex & Sandra romped into the final undefeated with a 17-3 win.
In the battle for the minor places, it was Dod & Alan who finished second in the group with 3 wins out of four while Conor and Margaret took third place with two wins.
The final pitted Alex & Sandra against Jonathan & Billy. Both pairs knew that in a sprint of 6 ends you must avoid losing big scores – what a disastrous start for Jonathan & Billy on End 1 – the loss of a six was followed by the loss of two singles and at the halfway point in the final they were 8-0 down. Match over surely? It’s never over until the fat lady sings - they picked up a four on end 4 followed by a three on the penultimate end and remarkably going down the last they trailed by only one shot 7-8. What a terrific recovery but it wasn’t to be as a single on the last came as a huge relief to Alex & Sandra who triumphed by 9 shots to 7 – what a great final.
It was a drizzly Saturday but that didn’t dampen the spirits as five triples competed for the Trophy in a Round Robin format. After the Draw had been made the bookies made Sandra Shackleton, Alex Weir and Kevin Guthrie favourites. They opened their campaign against Lesley Alexander, Leonard Moorehead & Greig McDonell. Only 12 shots were scored in 8 ends in what was a very tight affair and it was probably fitting that the match ended in a 6-6 draw. In the other Round 1 match, Isabel MacRae, Conor Malcolm & Robert Clarke faced Jane Stevenson, Margaret Scott & Robert Moorehead. It’s fair to say that the Moorehead skipped trio were the underdogs but as has happened many times already this season, the favourites were not able to live up to their billing as the Clarke triple fell to a 9-5 defeat.
Round 2 saw the entry of Diane Mitchell, Dod Watson & Billy Nisbet as the faced the Clarke triple. Robert, Isabel and Conor looked very frustrated as they lost out by 7 shots to 6 – 2 played and 2 lost – surely their day was over already?? In the other match Jane, Margaret and Robert were out to prove their first win was no fluke as they took on Lesley, Leonard and Greig – when they won the first end the McDonell skipped trio looked worried, but they went on to win the next seven ends for a big 13-1 victory.
The Moorehead trio then took on Sandra, Kevin & Alex in Round 3 – Robert, Margaret and Jane were back on form – one end to go and they led 7-4 – it was in the bag – hang on a minute - pressure suddenly on and a disastrous 4 was lost on the last end to give the Weir triple a terrific 8-7 win. Round 3’s other match saw the undefeated McDonell triple take on the undefeated Nisbet triple. With some terrific play from Leonard in particular this contest became very one sided and a 12-4 win put Lesley, Leonard and Greig in a commanding position with one match to play.
The fourth round of matches saw yet another amazing last end comeback for Sandra, Kevin and Alex – this time they were 6-3 down to Diane, Dod and Billy but a 3 on the last salvaged them a 6-6 draw (their second of the day) and maintained their undefeated record. With that draw, Lesley, Leonard and Greig knew that a win in their final match would be enough for them to lift the title. Isabel, Conor and Robert had other ideas – a 6-4 win for them and the outcome of the day was still anyone’s guess.
With Lesley, Leonard and Greig sitting out the final round of matches, they sat on 5 points but had a massive +18 shot difference. The Weir triple knew that a win for them against the Clarke triple would give them the overall win. A win for the Nisbet triple against the Moorehead triple could also give them the win (but they would need a massive victory to be in with a chance). The latter possibility was put to bed as Jane, Margaret and Robert picked up their 2nd win of the day, 7-4. That left the door open for Sandra, Kevin and Alex but much to the delight of the spectating McDonell triple, they were never in it as Isabel, Conor and Robert produced their biggest win of the day, an 11-3 victory, not only ending the Weir triple’s chances of the win but overtaking them for second place on shot difference.
And so, with 2 wins, a draw and a defeat, Lesley, Leonard and Greig were victorious – well done to them. The final positions were as follows:
1st place – Lesley, Leonard & Greig
2nd place – Isabel, Conor & Robert
3rd place – Sandra, Kevin & Alex
4th place – Jane, Margaret & Robert
5th place – Diane, Dod & Billy
Our second singles competition of 2021 took place on Saturday 21st August 2021. Although the sun came out in time for the final, the weather had been fairly horrendous with heavy rain for most of the day.
When the draw was made, there was no doubt the top half looked the stronger section and just like in the Beat the Clock Singles, in came Ian Hogarth to take up a late reserve place in the bottom half of the draw! He raced through his opening match against an out of sorts Jonathan Davidson, winning 7-1, 7-1. He would face in the next round the winner of the battle of the brothers Moorehead – there was certainly no love lost between the pair of them as Leonard (seemingly the younger of the two - you would never think it) came out on top. Despite winning through against Sandra Fullerton, Alan Richards had to pull out after his win and Sandra progressed by default. There she would meet the winner of Sandra Shackleton v Greig McDonell – and what a mammoth contest that was. 4-0 up in the first set, Greig lost the next 4 ends to lose 7-4 – he then won all 5 ends in the second set to win that 7-0. Sandra looked down and out but battled back and at 4-4 in the decider she looked the favourite. 3 singles, however, from Greig saw him progress.
In the top half of the draw, Robert Clarke took on Isabel MacRae in the first round and it took him 14 ends to win 7-6, 7-3, a loss of a 4 in the first set ruining Isabel’s good start. With Robert through, Anne tried to progress to set up a husband v wife affair as she took on Alan Gilchrist. The first set in this match was to be crucial – it was nip and tuck all the way and it took Alan 8 ends to eventually triumph by 7 shots to 5. That seemed to deflate Anne and she only scored once in the second set losing out 7-1. Meanwhile, Neil Craig’s consistency was too much for Dod Watson as Neil progressed with a 7-4, 7-5 victory. In the next round he would face the winner of Jimmy Gillie v Carol Davidson. Just like husband, Jonathan, Carol wasn’t at her best as she fell to a 7-3, 7-0 defeat.
The first Quarter Final saw Alan look to do the double on the Clarke family as he took on Robert. When Robert won the first set 7-4 an upset looked on the cards. Alan fought back and took the 2nd 7-5. The decider was level at 2-2 after 4 ends but end 5 was a disaster for Robert as he lost a maximum and there was no coming back from that as he fell to a 7-2 defeat.
Quarter Final 2 pitted Neil Craig and Jimmy Gillie together. This was a topsy turvy affair – Jimmy picked up the first set 7-5 before Neil levelled matters with a 3 end 7-1 win in the 2nd set. The decider saw Neil pick up a 4 to move into a 5-2 lead after 4 ends but he then immediately lost a 3 to bring the scores level at 5-5. Neil managed to hold his nerve and picked up a 2 on the next end to progress to the semi-final.
In the bottom half of the draw, the 3rd Quarter final saw Greig race to a 7-0, 7-1 win over Sandra Fullerton. He would face the winner of Ian v Leonard in the semi-final. A 7-4 first set win for Ian put him in charge but when Leonard came back from 6-3 down to 6-6 in the second set the outcome was uncertain. Ian did just enough in the final end of set 2 to win 7-6.
The first Semi-final saw Neil try to spring an upset against Alan. Alan won a tight first set 7-5 but when Neil picked up a 4 in the first end of set 2 it looked like this match might go to a decider. Alan battled his way back picking up 3 singles and two 2’s to progress to the final.
Glory hunter Ian was favourite to meet Alan in the final as he faced Greig in the other semi. Greig, however, continued his form from the quarter final and strolled to a 7-1, 7-2 victory.
And so, to the final – President v Vice President; friends away from the Bowling Green; they both like a bit of banter; oh my, this Final had everything – some good bowls (and some bad), some light-hearted banter (and some not so light-hearted), some good sportsmanship (and some bad) – you get the drift…. The only thing missing was some fisticuffs on the green (and at one stage that didn’t look too far away either!) Although the sun came out for the final this match should have been played in the rain given the stormy nature it.
The crowd watching from inside the Clubhouse couldn’t quite hear the aggro on the green and had to make up for themselves what was being said between the warring pair (good job probably). The match included a couple of challenges to short jacks, one from each player – both pointless and both lost. There was a short jack thrown by Alan and Greig seized on his chance to throw full length as he deliberately threw the jack into the ditch – if only he’d known the rule which meant that Alan still had control of the mat – he promptly picked it up and marched as far forward on the green as he possibly could, mumbling something all the way, much to Greig’s annoyance and frustration as he wanted a copy of the Rule Book! No one watching seemed to know that rule – they all will now! A couple of ends later and Greig’s last bowl was agonisingly close to shot as he marched up the green behind it. It was lying on its edge and a topple over would probably have given him a clear single – suddenly, the fastest Alan’s ever been seen to move, he was out with his mobile phone propping up the bowl in case it fell – that pretty much pushed his opponent over the edge!
Who cares about the scores! This match will be remembered for the tension and supposedly good-natured banter! In the end, President Greig had to present the trophy to his VP – and he managed to do it without so much as a hint of sarcasm (well maybe a hint) – in the end though, even he in his closing speech congratulated the better player on the day as Alan was victorious 7-4, 7-5 – and by the end all was forgiven - well nearly all…………
Another cracking day at LBC.

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text: It's fitting that on an island renowned for its fortified wine, I'm lying in a bath filled with it, the purple liquid making islands of my knees and lapping at my chin like I'm some kind of goddess. True, these grapes - or more precisely grape skin and vine-leaf extracts - aren't the varieties found here on Madeira. They're pinotage grapes from South Africa's Stellenbosch wine region, where 'vinotherapy' was born, but it all ties in rather nicely. Whether you imbibe it or bathe in it, wine is part of the Madeira experience. Although many travellers have heard of Madeira, few can point to it on a map. This could be because of its relative isolation from its mother country, Portugal. Covering 741 square kilometres, the island, part of an archipelago of the same name and the birthplace of footballing great Cristiano Ronaldo, sits in the Atlantic 600 kilometres west of Morocco and 850 kilometres southwest of Portugal. It was discovered in 1419 by Portuguese explorers, whose ship had been blown off course. Instead of navigating the west coast of Africa they came upon this 'pearl of the Atlantic', with forests, exotic flowers and wildlife, perched on steep black volcanic slopes. The word 'madeira' means wood or timber in Portuguese. The island's year-round mild climate suited Portuguese settlers and soon the island's fertile volcanic soil was turned into farmland. The settlers' hand-tilled vineyards, on small plots of land called poios (terraces), still cling to the mountains. Like most fortified wines, madeira is topped up with grape brandy to keep it from spoiling. What makes the wine unique is its maturation process. It is warmed gently, traditionally by the heat of the sun. This method was discovered by another quirk of maritime fate. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Madeira's wine was sold along trade routes in the Americas and Asia. When an unsold shipment was returned to the island, wine producers agreed the taste had improved markedly during the voyages in temperate climes. At The Vine Hotel, in Madeira's capital, Funchal, I'm immersed in the wine theme. The sensual, burgundy-lit 'vino spa' has a treatment menu featuring a grape-seed facial, which uses crushed grape seeds to lift impurities from the skin, grape-seed extract for rehydration and grape-seed oil to add sheen. Upstairs, the guest floors are decorated in colours that reflect the four stages of wine production: green for spring, burgundy for vintage, brown for autumn and grey for winter. On the rooftop, one of Funchal's best restaurants, Uva (Portuguese for 'grape'), looks out onto a purple-tiled infinity pool. The colour theme may be overdone but the effect is memorable: an apparent waterfall of wine disappearing over the edge of the building. It's a good vantage point to survey Funchal, a pretty city with a permanent population of 100,000. The view spans terracotta rooftops, cliffs and cruise ships docked in the port. When torrential rain hit in February, the ensuing floods and mudslides killed more than 30 people and caused devastation across the island. In the higher parts of Funchal and in the mountain village of Serra d'Agua, recovery work is still being carried out, but evidence of the tragedy is hard to find elsewhere. A walk around the old town reveals teetering ter- races with wooden shutters and crumbling roof tiles, old churches with birds' nests in their spires and wonderful mosaic footpaths, reminiscent of those in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. Another way to see the city is by cable car, which transports tourists from the harbour across town to Monte, the highest point in the city. The best way down is by an altogether different route. Basket sledges, once used to ferry people and goods down the city's cobbled streets, are now a thrill for tourists, who can take the two-kilometre, 10-minute ride from Monte to the suburb of Livramento. Back on static ground, the history of Madeira's wine is documented in Blandy's wine museum. A quick lesson reveals the four main grape styles in ascending order of sweetness: sercial, verdelho, bual and malvasia, or malmsey. You don't have to walk far for a taste test. Funchal's restaurants routinely serve verdelho accompanied by steaming rounds of bolo de caco, delicious wood-fired garlic bread. Seafood is another mainstay but, rather than the Portuguese favourite of bacalhau (salted cod), Madeirans prefer espada (black scabbard), a meaty - and spectacularly ugly - deep-sea fish. Madeira has gained a reputation as a walker's paradise, with 2,500 kilometres of criss-crossing trails. About 200 of the trails, spanning 1,500 kilometres, run alongside one of the island's other great treasures - the old levadas, irrigation channels that take water from the mountains to lower-lying agricultural plots. Portuguese settlers dug the first levadas about 500 years ago. They are still used for irrigation although their main purpose now is to provide access to stunning mountainous scenery and protected natural areas, such as the laurisilva (laurel) forest, a Unesco World Heritage site and one of the world's rarest forests. Despite the floods, only one or two levada walks are off limits to tourists. The hard part is deciding which trail to take. One day I'm walking along the cliff-hugging ledges on the southeastern tip of the island; the next I'm under the canopy of the laurel forest. Tomorrow, I'll have my head in the clouds on a summit walk from one marvellous mountain peak to the next. At the end of a day's walking, there's nothing as restorative as afternoon tea served on the balcony of the wonderfully colonial Reid's Palace Hotel, overlooking Funchal harbour. Braver souls can take a dip in the sea baths of Porto Moniz, where a breakwall softens the blow of waves that have been carving the black rock for centuries. Then, of course, there's red-wine bathing. Just don't drink the bathwater. Getting there: Lufthansa Airlines ( www.lufthansa.com ) and British Airways ( www.ba.com ) fly from Hong Kong to Madeira, via Frankfurt and Lisbon, and London and Lisbon, respectively.

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Season 36: Episode 20
May 7th, 2011
Osama bin Laden Video WillSummary: In pre-taped footage, Osama bin Laden (Fred Armisen) reads his ironic last will and testament.
Recurring Characters: Osama bin Laden.
Tina Fey’s MonologueSummary: Expectant mothers Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph perform a duet for their unborn children (Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson).
GOP 2012 Undeclared Candidates DebateSummary: The offputting nature of Sarah Palin (Tina Fey), Donald Trump (Darrell Hammond) and other Republican long-shots during an undeclared candidates debate almost assures victory for the Democrats in 2012.
Recurring Characters: Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Shepard Smith, Newt Gingrich, Jimmy McMillan, Michele Bachmann.
Below The WavesSummary: In a knock-off of “The Little Mermaid”, a happy musical performance by an underwater princess (Tina Fey) and her sea creature friends is disrupted by the floating dead body of Osama bin Laden.
An SNL Digital ShortSummary: The Lonely Island looks forward to laying down a track with Michael Bolton, but the singer is more obsessed with singing about “Jack Sparrow” and “The Pirates of the Carribbean” than a hip-hop club beat.
Ellie Goulding performs “Lights”
Weekend Update with Seth MeyersSummary: The Devil (Jason Sudeikis) comments on the death of Osama bin Laden, who’s already making an ass of himself in Hell. Muammer Gaddafi’s two best friends from growing up (Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer) try to defend him while quietly distancing themselves from his behavioral quirks. City Correspondent Stefon (Bill Hader) on Mother’s Day tips.
Recurring Characters: The Devil, Stefon.
Birthing SeminarSummary: Parents-to-be endure viewing a supposedly outdated birthing video that proves to be more nauseating than educational.
Bedelia’s SleepoverSummary: Bedelia (Nasim Pedrad invites her mom (Tina Fey) to attend a teenage sleepover with her.
Recurring Characters: Bedelia, Bedelia’s Mother.
Ellie Goulding performs “Your Song”
Pregnant in HeelsSummary: Pregnancy coach Rosie Pope (Abby Elliott) prepares Shoshanna Bunt (Tina Fey) for a glamorous delivery.
Googie Rene’s Slightly Damaged Prom Wear BarnSummary: Googie Rene (Kenan Thompson) sells prom dresses and formal wear at a discount because his inventory comes complete with stains.
Recurring Characters: Googie Rene.
Hallmark “Mother” CollectionSummary: The perfect greeting card for weirdos with a strong Mother fixation (Paul Brittain).
Dress Rehearsal Cuts
Two A-Holes at a Book SigningSummary: The A-Holes (Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig) bother Tina Fey during a “Bossypants” book signing.
Recurring Characters: Male A-Hole, Female A-Hole.
Ralph the AssistantSummary: Tina Fey struggles to get along with her dumb assistant (Andy Samberg).
Greek Game ShowSummary: Greek contestants can’t lose on their ethinc-based game show.
Late Night with Tyler PerrySummary: Tyler Perry (Kenan Thompson) interviews Tina Fey on his new late night talk show.
Great Women WritersSummary: A documentation of the great women writers who inspired Tina Fey to follow in their craft, although the announcer concentrates only on making riffs about their bad looks.
MeditationSummary: Ravi (Paul Brittain) tries to lead a meditation class despite constant interruptions from his mother (Nasim Pedrad).


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Learn da game, redirect da blame,
IN MY DREAM: I had a about this girl…
In my dream this girl was so full of life
She had a smile that could light up a room.
This girl could laugh, this girl could cry, this girl could love.
She just wanted to be loved.
She was so determined to live her life like nothing was wrong.
Her life was a sad sad song
Her life gave people hope
She gave people new meaning.
She struggled so much to be the person we all know and love today.
Through all her quarrels she gained her respect
She tried to fight every battle, except her own.

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I'm a 28 year old digital strategist, who has spent the last 15 years taking photos and going on adventures. I usually try to escape the city on the weekends and explore somewhere new. Camping out in the wilderness on Saturday nights is how I’d prefer to spend my time. All I’m missing is a canine accomplice - simple life.
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A nifty little device that allows you to boil water in under a minute and shields the flame from wind. These are great for saving fuel on day trips and multi day hikes - the design of the system prevents wastage. All the components fit inside the container when not using If you get a small canister of fuel and comes with a cosy to allow you to pick it up while hot !!

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Having a backyard smoker can take your outdoor cooking game to the next level. You can crank out brisket, poultry, corn and pretty much anything else you want to be infused with that signature smoky flavor without a ton of effort on your end. All you need to do is place your food inside, set your temperature and walk away; it’s really that simple. There are a few major things to consider when shopping for a smoker, including the capacity you’ll need, storage space, whether smart features are important to you and how much you’re willing to spend.
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A Basic Gadget You Can Take On The Go
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The June 20 Gray Falcon commentary “Failure to Communicate” has this excerpt, that led me to an extremely anti-Russian and anti-Serb article, from a venue which has previously slanted in that direction:
“The latest example of this ‘flipping the script’ is a New Republic feature comparing Putin to Milosevic. In reality, it is the West acting towards Russia the same way they acted towards the Serbs two decades ago. I’ve argued before that Putin is aware of this, though the Russian public and media in general may not be.”
Whether the issue is the Caucasus or Ukraine, bombing Russia hasn’t been considered, unlike what Serbia hypocritically faced. Russia’s nuclear power stature provides it with more cover.
Contrary to what the aforementioned New Republic article “History Repeats Itself” of this past June 19 suggests, the disputes involving Russia and Serbia, haven’t been simple instances of sinister action by the two against less culpable others. On the subject of Serbia and in contrast to that New Republic piece, I’m reminded of the August 1999 First Things commentary “The Condescension of the Christian West“, which is written by someone who has supported the so-called “Orange Revolution” and more recent Euromaidan protests in Ukraine. (The First Things article is mentioned without necessarily agreeing with everything said in it.)
The New Republic article in question underscores the prevailing biases evident within neoliberal and neoconservative leaning circles. Its negatively inaccurate analogy between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the late Yugoslav/Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic is nothing new. Former Clinton administration official Christopher Hill had previously spun that image. He’s by no means alone, among Western foreign policy establishment sources, who’re essentially providing cover for the extreme nationalism that patriotically reasoned Serbs, Russians and some others oppose.
The New Republic article’s comparison between the Russian and Serb Orthodox churches (viewed with negativity), with the Croat Catholic and Ukrainian Greek Catholic variants (spun more favorably), is one of several examples. The WW II period and thereafter have seen noticeable pro-Ustasha sentiment in the Croat Catholic Church, which has included Jasenovac concentration camp head Dinko Sakic and key Ustasha leader Ante Pavelic being openly lauded by some Croat Catholics. Similarly, pro-OUN/UPA sentiment in the form of lauding Galician Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera, is noticeably evident within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
I’m aware that a rebuttal will note how it’s wrongfully inaccurate to lump a collective negativity on the Croat Catholic and Ukrainian Greek Catholic churches. Not everyone in these churches march to the same tune. How ironically repulsive it is to negatively caricature the Russian and Serb Orthodox churches. The neoliberal leaning New Republic finds common cause with pro-Ustasha and pro-Bandera advocates.
Within reason, it’d be considered gratuitous to accentuate Poland’s pre-WW II discriminatory actions against non-Poles, as a basis to suggestively rationalize the ramifications of the Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement. Likewise, pre-Communist Yugoslavia never came close to the kind of brutal suppression exhibited by the Nazi allied Croat Ustasha. Prior to WW II, Pavelic was involved in political terrorism against the Yugoslav government, as was Bandera against the Polish government. The New Republic piece glosses over these and other particulars, coming in conflict with an anti-Serb and anti-Russian slant.
From that New Republic article, this excerpt underscores the last observation:
“The story begins in the early twentieth century, when the USSR and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia were established. In both cases, the metropolises of Russia and Serbia-both countries of eastern Orthodox religion that considered themselves alternative, non-Western civilizations-imposed their rule upon the Catholic and much more pro-Western Croatia and Ukraine.”
This fault ridden perspective overlooks several realities.
As a nation unto itself, Serbia was on the side of the Western powers during WW I, much unlike Croatia’s predicament. WW I saw Croat territory affiliated with Austria-Hungary. During this period, the future non-Serb (half-Croat, half-Slovene) Yugoslav Communist dictator Tito, was a corporal in the Austro-Hungarian army. It’s also true that before WW I and thereafter, the movement for a multiethnic south Slav state had support among Serbs and non-Serbs alike in the Balkans.
In WW II, the Ustasha state of Croatia had a privileged standing in Nazi occupied Europe, much unlike Serbia. WW II Serb transgressions never came close to matching the anti-Serb Orthodox brutality of the Croat Ustasha, which included savagery against Jews, Roma and dissenting Croats.
The official Communist Yugoslav propaganda against the Serb Yugoslav royalist army General Draza Mihailovic and his forces, hasn’t factually countered the Nazi wanted posters for him, Nazi documents regarding him as an enemy, as well as the pro-Mihailovich testimony of Allied Western airmen shot down over Yugoslavia. (The anti-Mihailovic take is shared among anti-Communist/anti-Serb sources.) Milan Nedic, another Serb commander (but of a lessor stature to Mihailovic), headed a Belgrade located Nazi collaborationist entity, which didn’t come anywhere near matching the degree of authoritative power and culpability in atrocities as the Croat Ustasha state. Some view Nedic as an individual who tried to make the best out of a bad situation. WW II atrocities in Serbia were overwhelmingly committed by Nazi allied non-Serbs. The Serbs in Serbia were very much brutalized.
Fast forward to the present, the breakup of Yugoslavia included extreme nationalist views among key Croat and Bosnian Muslim nationalist leaders, as well as atrocities committed by people who supported either of them. In terms of rhetoric, Milosevic didn’t come across as being more extreme than his peers, Croat President Franjo Tudjman and the Muslim Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.
These comments aren’t intended to excuse 1990s wrongdoing on the Serb side. At the same time, Serb wrongs were often exaggerated in a way that included significantly inflated fatality figures (among other claims), that were used to lobby for foreign military intervention, in support of the sides that were militarily losing to the Serbs.
Among Ukrainian Christian believers, the mostly western Ukrainian concentrated Greek Catholic denomination is a very distant second to the Orthodox variant. The post-Soviet period has seen the latter comprise three different churches.
In the late 16th century, Polish rule in western Ukraine encouraged the development of the Greek Catholic denomination, as a basis to woo Ukrainians away from Orthodox Christianity, for the purpose of limiting ties to Russia. In this developmental phase, Polish rule made it more difficult to be an observant Orthodox Christian. On a related note, the early 17th century Polish incursion into Russia, included repressive measures against the Orthodox Church. (The October 28, 2009 Russia Blog article “The Russo-Polish History Coverage and Some Related Matters“, provides additional insight on the history of Russian-Polish relations.)
Over the course of time, the existence of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic denomination didn’t lead to its followers becoming so agreeable to Polish rule. During the Russian Civil War, the Galician Ukrainian army en masse preferred to come under the command of the anti-Communist Russian Whites, rather than enter into an alliance with Ukrainian nationalist leader Symon Petliura, who (out of his weak position) made a pact with Poland, which involved his recognition of all of Galicia going to Poland. As a part of Poland, western Ukrainians like Bandera became violently opposed to Polish rule. Upon western Ukraine becoming a part of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was greatly suppressed, at a time when other religious denominations including the Russian Orthodox Church, were very much compromised.
Concerning the ongoing political dispute in Ukraine, it’s within reason to believe that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church associated with the Moscow Patriarchate (whose spiritual leader passed way on July 5), has been more neutral, when compared to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (that broke off from the Moscow Patriarchate) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – the latter two having taken pro-Euromaidan positions. Of the three Ukrainian Orthodox churches, the Moscow Patriarchate affiliated church, is the only one which has its status formally recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. (Within Eastern Orthodox Christianity, this body comes closest to matching the role of the Holy See, AKA the Vatican. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople doesn’t have the level of centralized authority over Orthodox churches as the Vatican’s relationship with Roman Catholic ones.) With roots going back to the Russian Civil War period, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, is the considerably smaller of Ukraine’s Orthodox churches. It has exhibited a less strident pro-Euromaidan sentiment than the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate. By and large, pro-Russian feelings in Crimea and eastern Ukraine don’t appear to be noticeably motivated by some kind of ultra-religious fanaticism.
Within logic, there’s the impression that for the purpose of promoting an offset to Russian influence in Ukraine, some in Poland (as well as elsewhere) have downplayed the brutal WW II era anti-Polish activity of Galician Ukrainian nationalist forces loyal to Bandera. On a related note, an acquaintance informed me of a DC area think tank event a few years ago, which included a pro-Bandera organization. Bandera was uncritically lauded at that event. My acquaintance was told to shut up, after she told the think tank executive of Bandera’s negative attributes. (Pardon the confidentiality of this recollection. This personal account was communicated to me off the record.) There’ve been several Western mass media TV segments, showing the black and red pro-Bandera flag, without mention of what it represents.
In 1959, the pro-Bandera and anti-Russian Captive Nations Committee organization, was able to influence the US Congress to pass a resolution to officially acknowledge a “Captive Nations Week“, which recognized such Nazi creations as “Cossackia” and “Idel-Ural” as being captive unlike Russia. From that period, Captive Nations Committee propaganda portrayed Russia/Russians as inherently evil, regardless of their ideology. Bernadine Bailey’s book “The Captive Nations“, is a bigoted anti-Russian diatribe, which includes uncritical praise of Bandera and Pavelic.
The New Republic article parrots the inaccurately standard claim that downplays the nationalist anti-Russian actions, which have become more prominent in Ukraine, following the ouster of Ukraine’s democratically elected, albeit imperfect President Viktor Yanukovych. (On the last thought, what follows in this set of parenthesis, is a reiteration of my previously stated observations, which are restated for the purpose of having a direct reference to my contention. Yanukovych’s ouster saw the following developments become either implemented, or enhanced from what they’d been:
- disproportionate Rada ministerial appointments by the then acting Turchynov-Yatsenyuk regime in Kiev, to people associated with the pro-Bandera/anti-Russian leaning nationalist Svoboda organization
- scrapping of a law safeguarding Russian and other minority language rights, only to be later put in a pending kind of limbo status
- violent manner of the nationalist anti-Russian slanted Svoboda and Right Sector movements – some examples are clearly available on tape
- a situation in Kiev and some other parts of Ukraine that became unfairly challenging to individuals with views running counter to the Turchynov-Yatsenyuk regime, in the lead up to the May 25 Ukrainian presidential election
- replacing the pro-Russian utilized St. George’s ribbon, honoring the May 9th Victory Day, with an emblem having the black and red colors of the pro-Bandera movement
- Svoboda advocated removal of a monument honoring Napoleonic era Russian General Mikhail Kutuzov.
As a follow-up to the last point, the ancestors of modern day Ukrainians, whether in the Romanov or Habsburg empires, had mostly supported Russia against Napoleon.)
A segment in a BBC telecast highlighted how Kiev and Lviv are presently more peaceful than eastern Ukraine. The reverse was true months ago. Since the Kiev demonstrations against Yanukovych, Crimea, the most pro-Russian part of the former Ukrainian SSR, has been virtually bloodless, much unlike what transpired in Ukraine’s capital – something which includes some culpability among the anti-Yanukovych opposition. Meantime, the sending to eastern Ukraine of forces supporting the Yatsenyuk-Turchynov regime and its successor, hasn’t resulted in a decrease of fatalities in that area. Rather, the introduction of these combatants has greatly added to an increase in casualties.
Originally published on 2014-07-10
About the author: Michael Averko is a New York based independent foreign policy analyst and media critic. Republished from Global Research on the author’s request.
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Golan Heights, Kosovo and Crimea: A Case Study in Hypocrisy and Double Standards
America’s Forgotten War with Mexico
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London, (ANI): Sir good evening europe,good evening new york city,paul mccartney,the beatles has decided to finish off his European tour with a performance at the O2 Arena on December 22. The concert will be his only UK gig of the year and also his first public appearance at the venue. He had last done an arena show in London almost six-and-a-half years ago.
The "Good Evening Europe" tour will also see the legend revisit the location at Hamburg in Germany, where 'The Beatles" had first played before achieving mainstream success. "This is my chance to bring our current show home to where it all began. Starting in Hamburg, ending in London and rocking everywhere in between. I''m very much looking forward to ending the year on a high," the Daily Express quoted him a saying.
He has seven arena shows in the tour list apart from a performance in Dublin, Ireland. Meanwhile, McCartney is ready to release live album 'Good Evening New York City", which was recorded at New York''s Citi Field venue.

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Chapter one introduction: anti-semitism in europe before the holocaust inthemonthsfollowingnazigermany’sannexationofaustriainmarch 1938, nazi persecution of jews in. Jewish leaders say the plight of their people in europe will always be seen in the shadow of the holocaust. Antisemitism, however, is not created by one viewpoint or another it is a form of derangement which observes no political or cultural boundaries whether in london or warsaw, if it is not recognized as such it will not merely remain a permanent stain on those societies. The history of the jews in europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries professor monika richarz monika richarz is an expert on the history of the jewish people in germany from the.
Antisemitism is the hatred of or prejudice against jewsantisemitism has a long history, but the most well known act of anti-semitism is the holocaust, also known as the final solution, a genocide which happened between 1933 and 1945 the plan was to totally get rid of the jewish people in europe, and up to 60-75% of them were killed. But while parts of europe remain caught up in racial unrest, the middle east is home to the harshest anti-semitism in the world today nazi-like language is regularly expressed by the media and governments in the countries that oppose israel and the west. On june 28, lippman and members of isgap met with pope francis at the vatican to discuss the rising tide of antisemitism in europe as well as persecution of religious minorities in the middle east.
A state-funded sports complex was built on a disused jewish cemetery in southeastern # poland, several jewish groups complainedthe complex, comprising a basketball and soccer court, was inaugurated on sept 6 at a ribbon- cutting ceremony in # klimontow, a town located 20 miles northeast of krakow, according to the municipality’s websiteit said the project has received more than $90,000 in. The title of this weekend’s conference is ‘antisemitism in europe today: the phenomena, the conflicts’ europe today is not incubating another shoah, but no one with a sense of history can doubt that the well of antisemitism runs deep and it has not run dry it is still with us, in the here and. Historically, eastern europe has been the main staging ground of modern anti-semitism and genocide, not just during the holocaust but in events such as the revolt of bogdan khmelnitsky, a cossack. Mother of miriam monsonego, seven, at funeral of her daughter and three other victims of toulouse school shooting photograph: menahem kahana/afp/getty images in the space of just one week last. Europe has seen protests and outbursts of anti-semitism whenever the israeli-palestinian conflict has erupted, and some analysts say this summer’s anger is a cyclical episode that like others.
Antisemitism has mutated in europe different strains of it have now developed different strains of it have now developed the far-right antisemitism that led to the holocaust is part of our history. The anti-semitism news from europe in over the past year has been terrible: jews murdered in paris and copenhagen, synagogues attacked by mobs and firebo. Anti-semitism - anti-semitism in medieval europe: religious attitudes were reflected in the economic, social, and political life of medieval europe in much of europe during the middle ages, jews were denied citizenship and its rights, barred from holding posts in government and the military, and excluded from membership in guilds and the professions.
What is abundantly clear is that the self-imposed moratorium on anti-semitism that was kept in europe immediately following the holocaust is long gone the influx of muslim immigrants into europe, many of them radicalized by intolerant imams, preaching anti-semitic sermons and violence. A recent study into rising antisemitism in europe ignores the role of muslim migrants the pears institute-evz foundation report is a case of burying one's head in the sand, the ajc's andrew baker. Campaign against antisemitism is a volunteer-led charity dedicated to exposing and countering antisemitism through education and zero-tolerance enforcement of the law everything that we do is done by people who volunteer their time, using donations contributed by members of the public. On friday, jewish families around the world will gather to celebrate passover and recount the exodus from egypt.
The simple way to answer this is to look at the jewish population by country in europe over time since the end of wwii and yes it is declining, jews are emigrating from europe to israel and to other places but primarily to israel where they can be adequately protected and defended. Antisemitism (prejudice), antisemitism/racisms, antisemitism, antisemitism in modern europe the shared story of europe’s ideas of the muslim and the jew—a diachronic framework renton, james and gidley, benjamin (2017) the shared story of europe’s ideas of the muslim and the jew—a diachronic framework. The virus of antisemitism persists in haunting europe in recent months, antisemitism has been exhibited all too often in european countries, not just in theory but in practice.
Anti-semitism in europe “we are so used to jews being killed because they are jewish,” wrote charlie hebdo editor-in-chief gerard biard. The rise in anti-semitism across europe should be alarming to all of us, and not just for moral reasons history shows that the mindset which embraces anti-semitism rarely restricts its hatred to. Anti-semitism is thriving in europe, so it is no surprise to hear that jewish migration to israel last year set records, writes michael oren. Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism)—prejudice, hatred of, or discrimination against jews has experienced a long history of expression since the days of ancient civilizations, with most of it having originated in the christian and pre-christian civilizations of europe.
Antisemitiism in europe, including physical attacks on jews, is increasing with more incidents of hate crime being reported to the authorities the sources and causes of this new wave of anti. A tour of sachsenhausen, a memorial to nazi death camp victims, was disrupted in july by far-right alternative for germany visitors the incident, made public by a berlin newspaper, has prompted a belated police probe. Europe 11:20 29092018 (updated 11:21 29092018) get short url 7 11 3 a small group of german jews are planning to establish a group to support the far-right alternative for germany party the group is set to be launched on october 7 in the city of offenbach sputnik discussed the plans to set up a jewish faction in the afd with gerold. The hungarian leader said budapest has ‘zero tolerance’ to antisemitism, and that jews in hungary live in security.

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Counter gender ideology, encourage confessions, Pope urges bishops
June 08, 2015
Pope Francis warned against the influence of gender ideology in a June 8 message to visiting bishops from Puerto Rico.
The Pope told the bishops, who were making their ad limina visits, that the distinct roles of men and women are designed for “communion and generation, always as the image and semblance of God.” He encouraged them to protect and defend the beauty of marriage.
The Pope cautioned against the influence of other ideologies as well, reminding the bishops: “The Church, by virtue of her mission, is not linked to any political system.” He urged them to work together to promote the Gospel, noting that divisions within the Church dampen the force of evangelization.
During the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Pope said, all bishops and priests should be “faithful servants of God's forgiveness, especially in the sacrament of Reconciliation, which allows God's love to be experienced in the flesh and offers every penitent the source of true inner peace.”
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Description : Green History traces the development of ecological writing through history and forms a broad critical review of green ideas and movements reinforcing the importance of environmental concern and action in our own time. Animal rights, ecology as science, feminism, green fascism/socialism/anarchism, land reform, peaceful protest, industrialization, ancient ecology, evolution, grassroots activism, philosophical holism, recycling, Taoism, demographics, utopias, sustainability, spiritualism ...all these issues and many more are discussed. Authors include Alice Walker on massacre in the City of Brotherly Love, Aldous Huxley on progress, Lewis Mumford on the organic outlook, Engels on natural dialectics, Thoreau on the fontier life, the Shelleys on vegetarianism and playing God, Bacon on the New Atlantis, Hildegard of Bingen on green vigour, the unknown writer of the Bodhisattva and the Hungry Tigress and Plato on soil erosion. Each article is set within its historical and thematic context. A full introduction and a guide to further reading are also provided.
Description : This collection by renowned photographer, Francis Browne SJ, portrays both the photographer's vision and Dublin's energy as it changes during the first half of the twentieth century. Father Browne focuses on the people of Dublin, at work, at play and watching the world go by. Grand houses and tenements, middle classes and poor, industry and hospitals, all catch the photographer's eye. This is a treasure of images, full of wisdom, humor, nostalgia, artistry, information, and record.
Description : Talking to the Dead is an essay on death and its tenacious hold on Irish culture. There are few traditions in which funerary motifs have been so ubiquitous in literature, popular rituals, folk representations, public rhetorics, even constructions of place. There are even fewer cultures in which funerary genres and preoccupations constitute the central thread of continuity. The IrishTheatrum Mortis is not simply an obsession of writers from the bards to Beckett and Heaney. Nor is it confined to contemporary Republican iconography. It is to be found in the pages of the local press, in acts of ritual resistance to unpopular decisions, in the way in which significant public events are narrated and framed. Though the funerary Ireland presented here may well yield to the new, positive self-image of the Celtic Tiger, it is the authors' contention that at the end of the twentieth century the funerary sign continues to define Irish identity. For good and ill, it is the centre that holds.
Description : Father Browne was born in Cork, and though he traveled Ireland and the globe as a priest, he often returned to his beloved birthplace, capturing with his camera the sites and characters that have made Cork city and county a very special region.
Description : Musical Theatre: A History is a new revised edition of a proven core text for college and secondary school students – and an insightful and accessible celebration of twenty-five centuries of great theatrical entertainment. As an educator with extensive experience in professional theatre production, author John Kenrick approaches the subject with a unique appreciation of musicals as both an art form and a business. Using anecdotes, biographical profiles, clear definitions, sample scenes and select illustrations, Kenrick focuses on landmark musicals, and on the extraordinary talents and business innovators who have helped musical theatre evolve from its roots in the dramas of ancient Athens all the way to the latest hits on Broadway and London's West End. Key improvements to the second edition: · A new foreword by Oscar Hammerstein III, a critically acclaimed historian and member of a family with deep ties to the musical theatre, is included · The 28 chapters are reformatted for the typical 14 week, 28 session academic course, as well as for a two semester, once-weekly format, making it easy for educators to plan a syllabus and reading assignments. · To make the book more interactive, each chapter includes suggested listening and reading lists, designed to help readers step beyond the printed page to experience great musicals and performers for themselves. A comprehensive guide to musical theatre as an international phenomenon, Musical Theatre: A History is an ideal textbook for university and secondary school students.
Description : Very successful when first performed in London in 1908, Diana of Dobson's introduces its audience to the overworked and underpaid female assistants at Dobson's Drapery Emporium, whose only alternative to their dead-end jobs is the unlikely prospect of marriage. Although Cicely Hamilton calls the play "a romantic comedy," like George Bernard Shaw she also criticizes a social structure in which so-called self-made men profit from the cheap labour of others, and men with good educations, but insufficient inherited money, look for wealthy wives rather than for work. This Broadview edition also includes excerpts from Hamilton's autobiography Life Errant (1935) and Marriage as a Trade (1909), her witty polemic on "the woman question"; historical documents illustrating employment options for women and women's work in the theatre; and reviews of the original production of the play.
Description : Bringing together leading authorities, this concise, state-of-the-science Handbook delves into all aspects of problem solving-based school psychology practice. Thirty-four focused chapters present data-based methods for assessment, analysis, intervention, and evaluation, with special attention given to working in a response-to-intervention framework. Tools and guidelines are provided for promoting success in key academic domains: reading, writing, and math. Social-emotional and behavioral skills are thoroughly....
Description : Poetry. Judith Arcana, a reproductive rights activist formerly involved in Chicago's pre-Rose v. Wade underground abortion service, imbues her poetry, fiction and essays with the same ferocity, humor and passion that informs her activism. "It's a passionate rush of language, hope in a hard time, truth in the middle of lies. This poetry sparks and burns with the hidden language and stories of women"-Minnie Bruce Pratt.
Description : Did you know that the gratifying smell that accompanies the purchase of a new automobile actually comes from a factory-installed aerosol can containing "new car" aroma? Or that Kellogg's trademarked "crunch" is generated in sound laboratories? Or that the distinctive click of a just-opened jar of Nescafé freeze-dried coffee, as well as the aroma of the crystals, has been developed in factories over the past decades? Or that many adolescents recognize a pair of Abercrombie & Fitch jeans not by their look or cut but by their fragrance? In perhaps the most creative and authoritative book on how our senses affect our everyday purchasing decisions, global branding guru Martin Lindstrom reveals how the world's most successful companies and products integrate touch, taste, smell, sight, and sound with startling and sometimes even shocking results. In conjunction with renowned research institution Millward Brown, Lindstrom's innovative worldwide study unveils how all of us are slaves to our senses -- and how, after reading this book, we'll never be able to see, hear, or touch anything from our running shoes to our own car doors the same way again. An expert on consumer shopping behavior, Lindstrom has helped transform the face of global marketing with more than twenty years of hands-on experience. Firmly grounded in science, and disclosing the secrets of all our favorite brands, Brand Sense shows how we consumers are unwittingly seduced by touch, smell, sound, and more.
Description : At the time when southern Italy was an isolated and underdeveloped region, Douglas wrote this 1915 travel guide to bring the beauty that he found in Calabria to the reading public. Inspired by the landscape, unique cultural traditions, and proximity to history, he found even traveling on long mule trails to be an enjoyable part of the journey rather than an inconvenience. Written in a chatty, conversational tone, Old Calabria will be of interest to armchair travelers and to anyone who enjoys stories of everyday adventure. British writer NORMAN DOUGLAS (1868-1952) wrote a number of books, including South Wind (1917).
Description : Pre-Columbian Jamaica represents the first substantial attempt to summarize the prehistoric evidence from the island in a single published account since J. E. Duerden's invaluable 1897 article on the subject, which is also reprinted within this volume.


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Sadie Frost, Lust, Iris Murdoch
Sadie Frost on her new film, Lauren Laverne and Caitlin Moran discuss lust, the continued appeal of the novels of Iris Murdoch, and Eska sings her new single. With Emma Barnett.
Sadie Frost discusses Buttercup Bill - a psychological thriller. It's the first feature film produced by her production company. Sixteen year old Niamh McKevitt talks about her experiences in football - how she has dealt with prejudice and fought to have the right to play with the boys.
Two medics discuss the contraceptive coil - some women swear by it, others say that having one fitted was the most painful experience of their life. As Radio 4 celebrates Iris Murdoch, Woman's Hour discusses her life and work.
Lauren Laverne and guests on Late Night Woman's Hour discuss lust.
The last in the series on men and relationships - men in retirement. The growing trend in Iran for fashion shows. And music from Eska.
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Quite how such a simple and beautiful ride as this has been overlooked until LS14 is a mystery.
This is a true Bristol classic, out to the old Severn Crossing and looping up into South Wales for a simple and rolling 100 miles.
South Wales is blessed with a plethora of well surfaced, rolling wide road, the 'A' roads of yester year, now replaced by dual carriageways. The climbs are well graded and consistent, passing through forgotten scenic villages and blessed with very little traffic.
The route links the major towns of the region and is easy to navigate as all destinations are well signposted. Coffee shops abound, particularly recommended is For the Love of Cake on the high street in Abergavenny - previously the workplace of Becky James.
The road between Abergavenny and Monmouth rewards hard work and gives a great descent down through Rockfield.
The only tricky section of the route is leaving Monmouth to head down the Wye Valley back to Chepstow. It's best to ride to the top of the High Street and turn left into Agincourt Street, and follow the road around to the next junction. Motorised traffic has to carry straight on here, but by crossing the road and turning right down the opposite pavement it is possible to use the underpass to access the A466 across the Wye Bridge and avoid riding on the dual carriageway.
The Old Railway Station at Tintern, on the left just before entering the village, is also a great stop to help you over the last few miles back to Bristol.
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Alongside the A838 (east side) overlooking the southern end of the Kyle of Durness.
It was a beautiful, hot, sunny day in this lovely and remote part of Scotland. A cool breeze off the coast was very welcome. The cairn is visible from the road and we pulled over in a parking area near the bridge. Due to the nice weather the ground was dry underfoot but in wet weather it would be very bogy.
The grey stones of the cairn are covered in ‘hairy’ moss – a sure sign of the clean air here. The thick capstone was part covered in stones and ferns were growing out of the cist. The cairn is surrounded by ferns and heather. Evidence of recent peat cutting could be seen.
It is a great spot for a cairn. Mountains to the west and overlooking an unspoilt sandy bay. This is a good place to visit and well worth the walk up from the road. On the way back to the car I spotted Dafydd making his way up the hill. He had woken up and wanted to see the cairn for himself – good lad! As I approached the car Sophie was walking along the road to meet me. Despite it being an A road there wasn’t a car in sight – one of the reasons I love this area so much.
At the bottom of the cleared area at the center of the cairn is a cist, 1.2m by 0.6m by 0.5m deep internally with a displaced capstone about 1.2m in diameter and 20cms thick. Two small intrusions have been made on the SE side of the cairn, one of these are base level.
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A bare stone cairn 16.0m in diameter and 2.0m high, with a central cist as described by Welsh. There are no indications of a retaining circle. The trench round the N half has a well-defined scarp defining the far side and the ends; the near side is partially obscured by tumble off the cairn.
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• WWE RAW Results – WWE Title Match Set For Next Week, 10 Title Changes Take Place, The Streak Continues
Below are the results from tonight’s RAW:
– WWE Champion Randy Orton appeared on Miz TV. Orton said he remembers when Miz got kicked out of the locker room and wished that they never let him back in. Orton also remembers when John Morrison took his ball and went to the minor leagues. The New Day and Drew McIntyre then came out and everyone brawled, with the heels standing tall
– Riddle def. Elias and Jeff Hardy in a Second Chance Triple Threat Match to qualify for RAW Men’s Survivor Series team (In a backstage segment after this match, Sheamus & Braun Strowman refused to call AJ Styles the team captain of RAW)
— WWE (@WWE) November 10, 2020
– R-Truth pinned Drew Gulak (c) to win the 24/7 Championship, after The Hurt Business denied Gulak’s joining request and beat him up
– WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Shayna Baszler def. Lana (Nia Jax was looking to put Lana through the announce table for the 8th time, but Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke didn’t let that happen)
– Riddle & Keith Lee def. Sheamus & Braun Strowman (AJ Styles was the special guest referee)
– In a backstage segment, Alexa Bliss chose The Fiend over Nikki Cross
– Bobby Lashley (c) def. Titus O’Neil to retain the United States Championship (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Business will face The New Day for the RAW Tag Team Championship on next week’s RAW)
– In a backstage segment, Sheamus once again asked Drew McIntyre to team up with him, like they used to in their pre-WWE days
– RAW Women’s Champion Asuka def. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax via DQ after Shayna Baszler interfered (Nia put Lana through the Announce Table for the 8th time after the match – THE STREAK CONTINUES!)
– The 24/7 Championship changed hands 9 times in a 7 Way Match. R-Truth entered the match as champion, and managed to leave as champion as well. Truth is now a 44 time WWE 24/7 Champion.
Below is the order of title changes during the match:
– Mustafa Ali def. Ricochet
– Adam Pearce told Randy Orton that he’ll defend the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre on next week’s RAW. Orton got angry and got in Pearce’s face
– Drew McIntyre and RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day def. John Morrison, The Miz, and WWE Champion Randy Orton (Orton left the match during the ending moments and watched the finish from the stage)
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) November 10, 2020
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWE HISTORY (November 9, 2007) – WWE Friday Night SmackDown!
On this day in 2007, World Wrestling Entertainment aired another episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWE Friday Night SmackDown!’.
This episode was broadcasted from the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California and featured pre-taped matches & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWE Survivor Series 2007’ PPV.
Here’s the official match-card from that night:
– No. 1 Contenders – Tag Team Battle Royal
– Michelle McCool vs. Victoria
– Rey Misterio vs. Finlay
– WWE Tag Team Titles: MVP & Matt Hardy vs. Major Brothers
– No Holds Barred: The Undertaker vs. The Great Khali