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The story of a shawl that embodies my yarney commitments.
I’ve already determined that I am a shawl convert; once a disbeliever, Iam now a committed member of the handknitting shawl society. The Raina Shawl by Andrea Mowry from Making no. 4/Lines is an incredible shawl. I had high hopes of making this squishy piece when the magazine was first published – and finally found the perfect yarn match this fall.
I love the two yarns in this shawl. One is a breed-specific farm yarn: Round Barn Fiber Mill Esme – a pure Jacob yarn from a single sheep (named Esme) whose fleece produces this lofty, soft, and delightful natural brown yarn. I paired Esme with a white Shetland yarn that I reclaimed from a thrifted sweater. This reclaimed yarn is a little more robust than Esme, which is why the Shetland took the first color place and Esme plays a supporting role in the background of the brioche. The chance to hold a recycled yarn along with a breed-specific yarn is my ideal knitting project! I care so much about using yarn from these two sources: small farms and rescued sources – and the fact that I could use them together in one project where they work so well together was truly satisfying.
This project also brought a new technique: two-color brioche. I’ve done brioche before – usually one-color, with a lot of mistakes and confusion. I have heard from other knitters that two-color brioche can be frustrating and time consuming as it involves sliding a finished row of stitches to the beginning of a needle and following with the second color – so it takes two rows to finish one row. I had no interest in sliding my stitches to the beginning of the needle. So, before I started this project, I sat down with the Sockmatician one-pass brioche tutorial and focused. I learned the one-pass method in one night and cast on my shawl the next day. I will admit, the last time I had to focus like this in a knitting project was when I was learning to knit back in 2011… There was a lot of focus going on.
With one-pass brioche, my Raina Shawl was a very smooth and satisfying knit. I love the finished shawl and the way the two yarns play together. I finished this shawl the night before my second PhD qualifying exam. I wore it during my exam as a protective wooly layer to remind me that: yes – I am amazing! I can knit this shawl and I can pass this exam. I did pass, and I think the focus and clarity I found from knitting Raina helped immensely.
Raina was a delight to knit. Worth every bit of intense focus.
Before that MMMay18 post, I was pretty quiet (actually silent) in this space for the last month. All that radio silence is my first real period of blog-absence since Reclaimed Craft started in August 2017. I had a great streak of posting at least once a week since that first post appeared, however, April came in and just smacked me in the face.
So what happened to April? Where have I been? What have I been making? AM I STILL AROUND?
Answer: yes, I’m around. I’ve been pretty active over on instagram… I’ve been making a bit, not a lot, and definitely not according to my schedule anymore. I have been writing – final papers. Those thirty page gems that demonstrate my skill as an almost Doctor of Theology and Health Care Ethics (coming 2020 if all goes well). This writing takes WORK – and uses very similar skills to blog writing. All my writing abilities have been zapped up by these papers. But I’m not sorry for my blog absence because these papers will be amazing and all three people who read them better be impressed.
So, more to theme, what have I been MAKING? Well, April left me with a lot of work to do, so honestly my projects have been minimal.
This embroidery sampler has really kicked my slow sewing bug into shape. I want to add hand embroidered elements to all of my me-mades. Is it possible? I think so.
I finished a pair of socks which are (subjectively) the ugliest socks in the world. Rainbow is just not my style. However, I will wear these socks with pride. Also you can just see the final paper fatigue written all over my face – I’m embracing it.
I finished another GORT! for my friend Carly from scrap yarn. I wanted to celebrate her birthday and her upcoming graduation from seminary with a sweet toy that mixes her favorite color (forest green) and my favorite color (dusty pink). Incidentally, she has hated the color pink for our entire friendship (something about recovering from consumerism… and suburbs), so I have now made it my mission to reintroduce the color to her in a helpful and palatable way. I think it’s working… This Gort is stuffed in a similar way to my last Gort, but with more cut up fabric scraps than yarn pieces – which makes it a bit lumpier and heavier. Yarn scraps are definitely my stuffing of choice when it comes to toys.
I have some Selbu mittens on the needles. They need thumbs.
I’m working on this wedding blanket for my good friend Veronica. I have not been able to find the right style for this blanket. It has to represent her well and be large enough to avoid the baby blanket look. I’ve knit three different versions, and have finally settled on a log cabin style Mexican blanket inspired look. I will 100% not finish this on time, so it’ll be a late wedding present.
Finally, I have a Kalle shirt in progress. It’s been languishing for the last month, untouched, for some unknown reason. All I have to do is add the hem binding and the buttonholes. I think the thing stopping me is the stain on the back. I have so many ideas for how to cover it creatively to make it a design feature – but my creativity has really been funneled into those final papers, so crafting has taken a serious back seat.
I’ve also finished one of the most beautiful dresses I’ve ever made – but that deserves a whole post dedicated to its creative glory. Fear not, there is more making to come!
Sometime in the middle of January, I sat down to plan out the next few months in terms of knitting projects. By the next few months, I really mean that my knitting schedule is booked until July. I think this spurt of scheduling was brought on by my ordered approach to my graduate school coursework. Every paper and assignment is documented in the calendar and every reading assignment is broken down into digestible bits. This makes a lot of sense for graduate school; blitz reading 500 pages of Ancient Christian primary sources is equivalent to death. However, this was the first time I’ve applied my heavy organizational method to my craft. Previously, I knit whatever popped into my head, usually motivated by the yarn that was available. I would sometimes schedule knitting projects by deadline – especially helpful for Christmas gifts, but it was never really part of my crafty life.
At the moment, my knitting mojo is high and I have a lot of projects I want to complete. Each of those projects fills an important void in my wardrobe. I tend to feel overwhelmed when I have a lot on my plate without direction. Sometimes this leads me to feel stressed about how many knitting projects I want to complete in the next year and doubtful that I could manage to finish them. This doubt, that I won’t complete the projects I want to in time, is not grounded in actual fact. If I look at my knitting history (thanks ravelry!), it’s clear that I am actually quite good at finishing projects (no UFO’s here folks) and I tend to be highly productive when it comes to knitting.
By scheduling my knitting life for the first half of the year, I am simultaneously relieving myself of the stress of unknowns while also combatting the doubt that I can actually accomplish my goals. I’m embracing my knitting schedule as a experiment in empowerment through realistically evaluating my skills in knitting.
So what’s this schedule? February has three projects in the line-up.
A quick scrap buster to gift to a friend. I’ll share more about this project after it’s completed. Ugh, secrets are the worst.
Birkin by Caitlin Hunter. I’m knitting this sweater using yarn gifted to me from various parties. While I probably wouldn’t have picked this yarn on my own, it’ll work just fine for this sweater. For the main color I’m using Manos del Uruguay Alegria in the Petal colorway. For the colorwork I’m using selections of Bergere de France in Cyclamen (pink), Elephant (dark grey), Meije (white), and finally some unknown stash yarn (light grey). I would prefer to use stickier yarn for colorwork; all of these yarns are superwash and have some nylon content (except maybe the light grey?). However, as these yarns are in my stash and available, I’d like to use them despite the fact that they’re not my favorite. Also, because I already have a Birkin sweater (designed by Amy Miller), I’m calling this sweater my St. Valentine sweater because of its general pinkness.
Carbeth by Kate Davies. I had already had this on my schedule for February, and it so conveniently was also in the minds of the hilarious ladies at Mason-Dixon Knitting. Their #bangoutasweater kal is all about Carbeth this month. I’m very excited to play along. I’m holding two strands (black and blue) together for this sweater. The yarn is unknown fiber content from cones which I found at Scrap It Up, the creative reuse craft store in Cincinnati. The black is quite thistly – and my guess is that it might be carpet grade wool? Holding it alongside the blue yarn (which is much softer) and a good soak in some water softens it up a bit. This sweater will be a true test in my skin’s readiness to accept scratchy fibers. I’ll probably have to toughen up a bit.
I’ll share more about my knitting plans as their (loosely held) deadlines approach. For now, I’m fully committed to finishing these three projects during the shortest month of the year. I see a lot of knitting in my future.
Domestic. Feminine. Girly. 1950’s Housewife. All “compliments” that require a huge amount of interpretation on my part to be received well. When I first picked up knitting I had no idea about its history or its current cultural connotations as a woman’s activity. As I began to knit around my family and friends, I heard comments using the adjectives above with greater frequency. Being called domestic or feminine felt more like an insult than a compliment. It has taken a lot of thought to reach the point where I say thank you when someone compares me to a 1950’s housewife rather than slam the door in their face.
If I’m being honest with myself, I am feminine. Identifying as feminine is difficult to do considering my strong identity as a tomboy and my rejection of anything girly as a child. This rejection was still present when I picked up knitting in 2011, completely unaware of its feminine connotations. I was also completely unaware how this new hobby would reveal years of internalized sexism. As I became more and more of a “knitter” I wrestled with what it meant for me to be feminine and my deeply held negativity about femininity.
Let’s return to my identity as a tom boy. This identity had a very clear origin: sometime in elementary school I chose to embrace all things “boyish” and reject anything “girly.” Previous to this point I was a huge fan of the characteristic girly stuff: dresses, pink, dancing, dolls, etc. I chose to push aside those interests and take on totally new interests like football, the color orange, and cargo pants. Now I find it absolutely hilarious that to my eight-year-old brain cargo pants and orange were the most boyish things I could imagine.
One of the reasons I rejected femininity as a child was because, in my community, feminine things were characterized as boring, frivolous, and limiting. If I was girly, I couldn’t enjoy playing outside or being loud and rambunctious – which I desperately wanted to do at all hours. Somehow I made the all-or-nothing calculation that if I were to be strong, athletic, and loud, I couldn’t be feminine. I identified with these traits that could be traditionally labeled masculine and gave up my feminine traits. While I am glad I embraced those parts of me that were loud and strong, I can identify that for most of my childhood I did not feel like I could be myself. My decision to reject the feminine had been detrimental to my sense of identity.
After years of schooling and some very helpful academic courses on feminism and theology, I realized that qualities labeled masculine and feminine could, in fact, be embodied in one individual. These traits that are labeled feminine or masculine aren’t actually inherently gendered. The color orange does not, at its core, belong more to men or women. The ability to follow a recipe for cupcakes does not inherently belong more to women than men. Gendered traits are formed by communities and cultures. I realized that in my community, those traditional feminine qualities get quite a bad reputation. Even though I was raised in the era of “girl power,” girly things weren’t considered powerful and girls could only feel powerful if they rejected femininity.
Because I believed words like domestic and feminine to be boring, I had a hard time imagining why someone would tell me, to my face, that I was so domestic or I reminded them of a 1950’s housewife. In my mind these phrases were akin to calling me boring, frivolous, or antiquated. However, now I understand that my association of femininity with frivolity was internalized sexism and revealed how my community valued (read: did not value) traditional feminine traits, qualities, and activities. After coming to terms with my community’s belittlement of the feminine, I began to explore the values of traditional femininity. I rediscovered my love of dresses, embraced my appreciation for the color pink, and owned my skills in baking, knitting, and sewing. Rather than hide my love for these things, I embrace these activities as equally valuable to my skills in more male dominated spheres like rock climbing, technology support, and building/fixing things.
My obsession with knitting, and perhaps my initial ignorance of its gendered history, was the spark that began my reunion with femininity. Now that I no longer view feminine qualities and activities as boring, I feel more connected to the strong, creative, and feminine women who have preceded me. Women like my great aunt Joan who was a master weaver, natural dyer, and spinner and my great grandmothers Eleanor and Mary Belle who could knit lace weight garments with their eyes closed. These women were previously just names on my family tree before I took up knitting. For them, traditional women’s crafts weren’t limiting, but provided necessities and freedom in the form of economic independence. When I think about them, being called a 1950’s housewife seems a bit more bad-ass than it did before.
Yay Christmas Break! This break is all about making: knitting and sewing the days away – endless hours of craft time. We’re spending Christmas, and three weeks of the break, with my in-laws, who have an entire empty basement space waiting to be transformed into my personal crafting dungeon.
This break, my knitting plans centered on one project: Zweig – my dream sweater.
After a lot of waffling about yarn choices, I cast on my version of Zweig on December 15th – right after I finished my Christmas sweater. I’m enjoying the knitting process so far. I especially love my simple color choices of indigo blue and natural white. This is the kind of basic color combination that makes my heart swell.
I intended to have my Zweig finished by the start of the spring semester on January 15. I was on a knitting roll and ready to meet my arbitrary deadline until I realized I forgot my other two skeins of natural white yarn at home. What a dummy! So Zweig is on hold and I feel a bit foolish.
Rather than wallow in my planning error, I moved on to the next project in my queue: the Flora Mittens by Skeindeer Knits. This pattern was perfect for the Christmas recovery days. I’m actually almost done with both mittens – just one thumb left! Look forward to a finished object blog post in the coming days.
I’m so grateful for this luxurious time to think only about making. Working on a Ph.D doesn’t leave much time for luxury. Most students I know, myself included, carry heavy loads of guilt when we don’t spend our waking hours on schoolwork. During the semester, I do my best to balance studying with my self-care and making. Typically I have to set a tight schedule for the day – something like “no knitting until 5 pm” – otherwise I tend to get lost in the craft process and procrastinate on my research. School breaks are such a delight because I no longer have to fight with that desire to spend endless hours on making. I can give those desires breathing room. These times of intense making have been essential for my scholarly career. By taking time and space away from intense academic work, I find I can start the new semester with energy and a clear mind. I know I won’t always have these times to craft for three weeks straight, but hopefully when that time comes, the intensity of Ph.D. work with also have passed. Cheers to taking breaks.


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A 4 lessons deposit for each subject is payable at the time of signup, in addition to the first month’s fees for 4 lessons. The 4 lessons serve as a ‘withdrawal deposit’. This means that if the student wants to withdraw from our centre, he/she will need to give us at least one month’s notice upon the submission of the withdrawal form. We will use the deposit to offset the following month’s tuition fees.
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A refundable deposit of $100 will be collected at the time of registration. The deposit will be refunded within 2 working weeks after the last lesson of the term, upon one month’s notice. Kindly note that if the notice period given is less than one month, the deposit will be forfeited.
2. How are fees collected?
All fees have to be paid in full before the first day of class. Fees for the following month (i.e December) are due by the last week of the previous month (i.e November). All fees paid are strictly non-refundable and non-transferable.
Please do note that an additional administrative charge of $10 will be incurred if payment is not settled by the first week of the month.
For enrichment classes, fees for the following term will be collected 2 weeks before the term starts.
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We accept NETS, cheque payment, paypal and internet bank transfer. However, if you are paying through cheque, please ensure that the cheque is made payable to Learning Journey Education Centre. We regret that we do not accept cash at our centre.
4. What if there are 5 weeks in a month?
In cases where by there are 5 weeks in a month, we will prorate the fees accordingly and inform you at the start of each month. For e.g. 4 lessons cost $160, 5 lessons will then cost $200
5. If my child were to start mid-month, how will the payment be?
If your child were to start after mid-month, we will still collect the fees of 4 lessons. For the following month, we will prorate your fees accordingly and you will only need to pay the remaining weeks left in that month. Please do take note that the first 4 lessons are non-refundable.
6. If my child wants to withdraw, what do I do?
If you child wants to withdraw from his/her class, he/she needs to collect and fill up the withdrawal form from our centre. Withdrawal will only be accepted when 1 month notice period is given and that the form has been submitted to the centre. For term classes, the notice needs to be given 4 weeks before the last lesson. Failure to give notice will result in the deposit being forfeited.
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Each student is entitled to 4 days of leave of absence for each academic year where they are allowed to miss classes for personal reasons. They will need to apply for the leave of absence 2 weeks in advance. Makeup classes will have to be completed within the same month, otherwise it will be forfeited.
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8. Will there be any lessons conducted during the school holidays?
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Pimms Mousse & Berry Compote with Pimms Spun Sugar….
July 10, 2014
To celebrate the Wimbledon Finals and Henley Royal Regatta, Heart Kitchen decided to join in the with the theme.........Pimms, so we created an amazing infusion of Pimms into our light mousse, topped it with fresh berries and crowned it with a pimms infused spun sugar heart. Totally delicious, it was like eating a glass of the summer time, its Pimms o'clock!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 6 Party size
This recipe needs infusing overnight and about 4 hours chilling time.
1. In a saucepan add cream, pimms, cucumber, ginger, mint and zest, bring to a gentle boil, remove from the heat allowing to cool, place in a jug, cover and refrigerate overnight.
2. In a bowl put 50ml of cold water and powdered gelatine and leave to soak for 5 minutes.
3. Strain the cream taste and adjust, placing a quarter of the cream in a sauce pan with the icing sugar and simmer until warm. Add the gelatine and stir over a low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Place the remaining cream in a bowl and whisk until soft peaks, gradually fold in the cream/gelatine mixture.
5. Transfer the mixture to individual glasses. Place in the fridge for 4 hours or until set.
6. Puree the berries with a squeeze of lemon and icing sugar, spoon a layer over the set mousse.
To make the spun pimms infused sugar.
In a small saucepan add the sugar, heat and do not stir, add the pimms infused liquid to the sugar a little at a time, using a thermometer bring the mixture up to 180c, stirring occasionally, pour or drizzle out onto non-stick parchment paper making swirls, hearts, spinning, really what ever takes your fancy. Allow to cool the gently remove the spun sugar from the paper and adorn the tops of the lovely pimms desserts. To serve finish with a sprig of fresh mint and a dusting of icing sugar. Game Set And Match to Heart Kitchen.......

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Giancarlo Stanton is going to Kansas City in two weeks for more than just the Home Run Derby.
The 22-year old slugger, who made his debut just two years ago, earned his first All-Star Game invitation Sunday and will be the Marlins' lone representative when the National League and American League meet for the 83rd time at Kauffman Stadium on July 10th.
"If one thing is very bright for us, it's him," manager Ozzie Guillen said before Sunday's series finale against Philadelphia at Marlins Park. "For me, it's a shame. I looked at this ballclub in December and I said 'Wow we got a few All-Star guys.' Unfortunately they didn't play good enough to get in the All-Star Game."
But Stanton being selected, Guillen said, is great for baseball because he's a young power hittereveryone can fall in love with. Stanton went into Sunday's game with 18 homers, third-most in the National League.
"That's something baseball needs. Because when everybody was hitting home runs [before] they were under something," Guilen said. "Now having kids like that coming up, enjoy this home run thing, that's good for everyone. Kids can see new kids doing that. That's a motivation for people to watch the game."
Stanton's 49 RBI, 44 runs scored and .910 OPS leads the Marlins. His .283 average ranks second to second baseman Omar Infante among everyday players.
Pitcher Josh Johnson, a three-time All-Star selection, said his advice to Stanton is to enjoy the trip.
"It's going to be a really fast three days, two and half days really. It's going to be non-stop," Johnson said.
Earlier this week, Stanton confirmed he also will participate for the National League in the Home Run Derby, which can be seen on ESPN at 8 p.m. on July 9. The All-Star Game, scheduled for an 8 p.m. start, can be seen FOX.
Since he was promoted from Double-A Jacksonville on June 8, 2010, Stanton's 74 home runs are the fifth-most in the Major Leagues.
In May, he batted .343 with 12 home runs and 30 RBIs, earning NL Player of the Month honors. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, since 1920, the only other player under the age of 23 who had that many home runs, RBIs and a batting average that high in a calendar month was Joe DiMaggio.
Teammates believe Stanton will be a perennial star.
"I think he's real capable of being an All-Star, not just the Home Run Derby, but to be an outfielder out there," closer Heath Bell said. "He'd be one of those guys who should be starting in a couple of years. Maybe next year, people will start seeing who he really is, and people will start voting him in. And Miami fans will start voting him in for next year."

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World Health Organisation (WHO) investigators have been denied access to Wuhan – the city largely thought to be where the coronavirus originated in late 2019 – by Chinese authorities, as another area in Hubei province goes into "wartime" mode over a new outbreak.
According to reports, Beijing is avoiding the independent WHO probe – expected to take between four and five weeks – in a bid to evade being held accountable for the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 1.8 million people worldwide.
Despite a member of the 10-person team telling the BBC the inquiry isn't about finding a "guilty country" but to understand how similar pandemics could be avoided, Chinese officials are yet to finalise permission for their arrivals.
"Today, we learned that Chinese officials have not yet finalised the necessary permissions for the team's arrival in China," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters yesterday at a press conference in Geneva.
"I'm very disappointed with this news, given that two members had already begun their journeys and others were not able to travel at the last minute.
"I have been in contact with senior Chinese officials and I have once again made it clear the mission is a priority for WHO and the international team."
The investigation comes as the Chinese province of Hubei plunged into "wartime" mode to combat an outbreak of 59 cases in the last three days, thought to be linked to gatherings.
Officials have launched mass testing for the city's 11 million residents and schools have been shuttered, with the infections thought to be traced to social events like funerals and weddings in the village of Xiaguozhuang.
The village has now been sealed off, with any gatherings or visits between relatives now banned. Police have also reportedly set up roadblocks on routes out of the county.
Respiratory expert at Peking University First Hospital Wang Guangfu told the Global Times that the possibility of an asymptomatic spreader "could not be ruled out".
Feng Zijian, an expert from the China CDC, told the publication the source of the infection is likely from Europe.
WHO INVESTIGATION DENIED
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he'd been "assured that China is speeding up the internal procedures for the earliest possible deployment", the WHO's Dr Michael Ryan said the officials had still not been given visa clearances.
One official was sent back home and the other is staying in a third country until they are granted entry.
"We trust and we hope that this is just a logistic and bureaucratic issue (and) will be resolved quickly," Ryan said.
"This is frustrating and as the Director-General has said this is disappointing. We trust in good faith we can solve these issues in coming hours and recommence the deployment of the team as urgently as possible."
China has repeatedly pushed aside rhetoric from leaders like US President Donald Trump that they're to blame for the pandemic.
Just days ago, the Global Times published a story about Wuhan hosting "more gatherings, celebrations" in the new year and telling the "West" to "get used to it".
"More big gatherings like the New Year celebrations, sports events and live concerts will be staged in Wuhan, which was the hardest-hit city in China by Covid-19, during 2021, and the world had better get used to it, Wuhan residents said, calling on some Westerners to save their fellow countrymen following Chinese experiences rather than attacking Wuhan's gatherings with prejudice and hostility," the article read.
"When large crowds of Wuhan residents took to streets and launched balloons to celebrate the arrival of 2021 on New Year's Eve, in sharp contrast with what Western media called a ghost town like Times Square with roads closed but no live audience, some Westerners with jealous eyes were sarcastic about Wuhan."


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In George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” the characters of Tertius Lydgate and Rosamond Vincy are often seen as constrained by their circumstances, but to say they are characters without real choices may be an oversimplification. Both characters face significant social and personal constraints, yet they also make crucial decisions that shape their narratives. Here’s an exploration of their situations:
Tertius Lydgate: Lydgate, an ambitious and idealistic young doctor, comes to Middlemarch with the hope of revolutionizing medical practice. However, he faces the conservative and resistant attitudes of the town. While these external factors limit his choices, Lydgate also makes personal decisions that contribute to his downfall. His choice to marry Rosamond, a woman whose expectations and lifestyle are at odds with his professional and financial realities, is a significant turning point. Additionally, his involvement in financial matters that compromise his professional integrity shows a lapse in judgment. These choices, influenced by his pride and naivety, suggest that while Lydgate’s environment is restrictive, he is not entirely without agency.
Rosamond Vincy: Rosamond is often seen as a product of her upbringing and societal expectations. She is raised to be ornamental and to aspire to a higher social status through marriage. Her choices seem limited by her narrow education and the societal expectations of women in her class. However, Rosamond also makes active choices, particularly in her marriage to Lydgate and her subsequent handling of their financial difficulties. She often prioritizes social appearances and her own desires over the practical realities of their situation, contributing to their mutual unhappiness and financial woes.
Both characters, therefore, are shaped by a combination of their personal choices and the societal constraints of their time. Eliot uses their stories to explore themes of ambition, marriage, and the conflict between individual aspirations and societal expectations. While their environments and upbringing significantly influence their options and decisions, Lydgate and Rosamond are not entirely devoid of choice. Their decisions, albeit limited by external factors, play crucial roles in their character arcs and the novel’s exploration of human nature and societal structures.
In conclusion, while Lydgate and Rosamond face substantial external constraints in “Middlemarch,” it would be reductive to view them as characters without real choices. Their stories reflect a complex interplay between personal agency and societal limitations, a central theme in George Eliot’s nuanced portrayal of life in a small English town.

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Obviously, D’Shawn Schwartz would have preferred to see a few more 3-point shots go down during the 2018-19 basketball season.
The 3-point prowess Schwartz displayed a year earlier as a freshman with the Colorado Buffaloes was largely absent throughout his sophomore season, with a few notable and important exceptions. Yet if necessity is the mother of invention — or, in Schwartz’s case, perhaps re-invention — the Colorado Springs native made the most of those long-range struggles.
With the most reliable weapon in his offensive arsenal no longer so reliable, Schwartz was forced to find other ways to contribute to the Buffs’ offense. In turn, the 6-foot-7 wing player gradually showcased more of the versatile and dynamic skills head coach Tad Boyle and his staff had been trying to coax out of him since he arrived in Boulder.
“I still had to find ways to get some buckets, so I was attacking a little bit more,” Schwartz said. “This year I’ve been working off ball screens a little bit more and making some good plays. I think I’ve gained some confidence in that area. I think there’s a lot of ways I can score and I think I’m ready to bring it out this year.”
Schwartz shot .383 (18-for-47) from 3-point range as a freshman, but that mark dipped to .313 last season, albeit in nearly three times as many attempts (41-for-131). Certainly Schwartz had his moments from long range — he went 6-for-9 during the regular season against the Pac-12’s top team, defensive-minded Washington, and he knocked down a career-best five 3-pointers to help spark CU’s win against Dayton in the first round of the NIT.
More often than not, though, Schwartz experienced frustration from the arc. Yet as the season wore on he was able to adjust, as perhaps evidenced by his performance in the Buffs’ final regular season homestand that featured wins against Utah, UCLA, and USC. Schwartz was just 3-for-13 on 3-pointers in those games, yet he still averaged 13 points and five rebounds while posting a .483 overall mark from the floor (14-for-29). Schwartz also went 8-for-10 at the free throw line in those three games.
“I really didn’t shoot the ball anywhere near as well as I wanted to,” Schwartz said. “Obviously, statistically it wasn’t as good as my freshman year. I definitely want to make sure I’m a knock-down shooter this year. It’s something I’ve really been working on, changing the mechanics a little bit of my shot. That’s really been my focus.”
Like many of his teammates, Schwartz is attempting to build on his late-season momentum this summer. Boyle reports that Schwartz continues to make meaningful strides in the weight room, and chances are Schwartz’s 3-point percentage won’t hover at 31 percent again, even with college basketball’s 3-point line getting pushed back to the international distance of 22 feet, 1 ¾ inches.
“D’Shawn has had a great summer so far,” Boyle said. “Physically, you can see and tell his body is coming into its own. He looks good, he feels good, his strength is good. I think the biggest thing I’ve challenged D’Shawn with is just play aggressively and force his will on the game. We’ve had some one-on-one matches for the team in a couple of workouts, and he’s won his fair share of them. He’s a guy that I think can take the next step next year as he goes from an underclassman to an upperclassman.”

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About Last Night (NZ) Joins Stablemate at Top of TAB Karaka Millions 2YO Standings
3 October 2023
At the end of the first month of two-year-old racing in New Zealand this season, the stable that has produced all of the last seven $1m Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winners is once again in pole position.
There are two fillies tied at the top of the order of entry, and both are trained by Te Akau Racing’s Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson.
Bellatrix Star (Star Witness) was the first to lodge her claim, winning the season-opening juvenile race at Wanganui on September 2 for Fortuna Syndications. Three weeks later at Tauranga, it was over to About Last Night (NZ) (Capitalist).
A four-length winner of her only trial at Avondale on August 15, About Last Night was a hot favourite for her raceday debut in the $25,000 Gartshore Construction Maiden 2YO (950m) on September 23.
She lived right up to expectations, sitting in second spot before cruising to the front in the straight and romping home by two and three-quarter lengths.
“She did it easily and it was nothing more than a track gallop,” jockey Warren Kennedy said.
Walker was not surprised to see About Last Night win so impressively.
“She’d trialled up well and she’s very professional,” he said. “With that debut win under her belt, she can have a little holiday now and our main focus will be the Karaka Million in January. She’s got a great turn of foot.”
About Last Night was a $75,000 purchase from Book 1 of Karaka 2023 by David Ellis, who also purchased all of the last seven Karaka Millions 2YO winners – Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands), Avantage (Fastnet Rock), Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel), Cool Aza Beel (NZ) (Savabeel), On The Bubbles (Brazen Beau), Dynastic (NZ) (Almanzor) and Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin).
“Karyn (Fenton-Ellis) put a syndicate of together of ladies and I’m thrilled this filly has won first-up for them,” David Ellis said. “Having Fastnet Rock and Encosta de Lago as her first two dam sires is an enormous advantage in any pedigree. She’s a filly with plenty of natural substance and we regarded her as a really good value purchase.
“Bellatrix Star won the first two-year-old race this season for us at Wanganui and is now having a break, and this filly has won early in the season too, which just allows us to buy some time.
“Some of our other Karaka Millions winners – Cool Aza Beel, Avantage and Melody Belle – won early in their two-year-old seasons, with the latter two having their best seasons as five and six-year-olds.
“It’s important in our training methods that we don’t put any undue pressure on our two-year-olds to perform, and it’s those that put their hands up with natural precocity who get a chance to race early on.”
With their debut victories, Bellatrix Star and About Last Night each earned $14,375 in prize-money to take a clear early lead on the order of entry. The top five is rounded out by Hard Attack (NZ) (All Too Hard) with $4,625, and Ka Pai Kiwi (NZ) (Better Than Ready) and Elegant Jazz (NZ) (Russian Revolution) with $3,500 each.
The next two-year-old race on the calendar is a $25,000 race over 950 metres at Hawera this Saturday.
View the two year-old order of entry here.
View the three-year-old order of entry here.
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How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?
Syndicated Local – WCCO | CBS Minnesota
We all love our caffeine, especially sleep specialists like Dr. Mike Howell.
“I usually have a shot of espresso, and then about two or three cups of coffee later throughout the day,” said Howell, a neurologist at the University of Minnesota.
He says you are OK with caffeine up to about 400 milligrams. Here is another way to look at that: It’s 10 cans of soda, or two 16-ounce cups of coffee, or two-and-a-half cans of energy drink.
“It’s a lot,” Howell said. “Caffeine is the most commonly consumed drug in the world.”
Ninety-percent of Americans consume some of it each day.
“It’s a substance that’s acting on our nervous system,” Howell said. “As you go about your day, your brain is building up a compound called adenosine. As adenosine builds up over the course of the day, you get sleepy. Caffeine blocks the effects of adenosine on your brain.”
It has benefits. “It improves your alertness and your reaction time,” he said.
And drawbacks. “Caffeine in excessive amounts can be bad for you, especially if you have heart problems, especially if you’re prone to anxiety or if you have difficulty sleeping,” Howell said. “I think it’s OK to drink caffeine in moderation. I would not drink more than three to four cups a day, even myself.”
Our expert says we should also be conscious of what else is in our drinks — especially the sugar in soda, energy drinks and sometimes coffee. And consider the vitamins and minerals you’re not getting if you’re replacing them with so much caffeine.
OK, Doc. I get it. All things in moderation. So excuse me while I have my first cup of alertness and jitters. Lord what we do for our calling !

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Around 56 houses in East Delhi were razed in a demolition drive carried out by the East civic body since Monday, following a Delhi High Court order to remove encroachments. The move, which comes in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, has left several residents out on the streets. The EDMC, however, said it was following the court order and has to file a compliance report by August 17.
The houses occupied the 200-metre stretch near Angad Nagar, from the Khureji traffic signal to Chitra Vihar. Most houses were jhuggis that were later converted into concrete structures, which encroached on government land, said officials.
One of the residents, Padma (45) said: “The government says people should not go out of home during corona, but we have been evicted in such a time. At least they should have allowed us to stay till the virus persists.”
Another resident, Rahul Kumar said, “Most people here are unemployed at present, many work as ragpickers or as safai karamcharis.”
East MCD Mayor Nirmal Jain said stopping the demolition is not in his hands as the road belongs to the PWD and demolition is being done on court orders.
According to the EDMC spokesperson: “Police provided security, while the corporation is carrying out the exercise along with assistance from the Public Works Department (PWD) as the right of way is theirs.”
A PWD official said, “We are following the court order. The mandate is that MCD carries out the demolition and PWD provides logistical support. We are providing manpower and machinery.”
The spokesperson said the encroachment removal order was first given in 2015 by the High Court. Residents moved court and were asked to establish their title suit in a lower court: “The case was dismissed in 2019. It is not fair to say they have not been given time, they knew for four years that they were not the owners.” A contempt petition was filed in January and EDMC was told to submit a compliance report on August 17. “The only option for us was to comply,” said the spokesperson.
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Thursday 28 May 2015
Tuesday 26 May 2015
19 and 20 July 1963
Rhyl began to take off as holiday resort following the opening of its train station in 1848 and the fairground at Marine Lake was seeing thousands of visitors annually. Under the name Ocean Beach it relocated in 1954 to the West end of the promenade.
Standing on the Ocean Beach Fun Fair site facing the sea, the dance hall was created in a part of the old Alhambra Restaurant and given the name Ritz Ballroom in 1955. The resident orchestra was initially led by drummer Laurie Williams, then by drummer Ken Bailey and eventually by trumpeter Duke Gordon.
Jess Ballard, Holywell: I was working in the cash box [at Rhyl] at the time and so was my husband, the band leader who went under the name ‘Duke Gordon and the Ritz Showband’. The main Beatles' hits at the time I believe were ‘Please Please me’ and ‘Love Me Do’.
The Beatles performed at the Ritz Ballroom for two consecutive nights in July 1963, one year to the very week that they made their first, rather more low key, Welsh debut in Rhyl at the Dansette. They played two concerts on each day, both of which sold out well in advance.
After this first concert The Beatles stayed at the bridal suite in the Westminster Hotel located 55 yards from the promenade at 11-12 East Parade. It's still there today.
A film of early 1960s Rhyl in Colour. Look out for the Ritz at the end!
The Beatles on stage at the Ritz (above) and some of the autographs obtained by fans during the Rhyl performances. At the end of the second night The Beatles drove straight back to Liverpool. The following evening they performed at the Queens Theatre, Blackpool before commencing a 6 night stint at the Odeon theatre in Weston-super-Mare from 22-27 July 1963.
The Ritz was destroyed by fire in 1968 (see photo below).
The town and the park declined in popularity after the 1960s and there was very little investment in new rides or attractions during its final years. The amusement park closed for the final time on 2 September 2007. Plans to build a retail and leisure complex on the site of the old Ocean Beach site, known as Ocean Plaza due to commence building in May 2009 have been delayed.
She's coming down fast!
Monday 25 May 2015
Rhyl in the early 1960s
Rhyl is a seaside resort town in Denbighshire on the north east coast of Wales which has been a popular tourist destination for people from all over Britain and particularly the north west of England.
Once an elegant Victorian resort, Rhyl saw an influx of people from Liverpool and Manchester after the second Word War which changed the face of the town. Like a number of seaside towns the area had declined dramatically by 1990 but has recently began to see some regeneration, the Welsh government managing to secure European funding to redevelop Rhyl’s seafront.
It was here that the Beatles made their very first performance on Welsh soil.
Saturday 14 July 1962
The Regent Dansette was a ballroom situated at 38 High Street, like so many snooker and billiards clubs of the day, above a branch of Burton's tailors. Indeed, the stage upon which the Beatles performed was made from wood laid over billiard tables.
A mix of tourists and locals were in the audience, and were more likely to have been at the venue to dance than to listen to a live band. Paying the admission charge of just five shillings (25p), the crowd were entertained from 8pm to 11.30pm. The Beatles were paid £4 for their performance.
Richard Evans: I saw The Beatles – with Pete Best on drums – at the Embassy Dansette Ballroom in Rhyl on 14 July 1962. I think it cost 2/3 to get in – that’s about 14p today. They were supported by local band The Strangers.
John, Paul, George and Pete, shared a bill with a local group, The Strangers. They were Jeff Sutton (guitar, vocals), Dennis Rothwell (guitar), Pat Shuttle (bass guitar) and Pete Williams (drums).
The Strangers on 7 July 1962, one week before sharing a bill with the Beatles (photo is the property of Mrs. Jane Shuttle, from the book Rhyl Music In The Ritz Years 1955-1968)
The building that still houses Burtons and Dorothy Perkins, 38 High Street, Rhyl, has a lot of history. When the business was just "Burton The Tailor" its distinctive flat roof provided a handy place for fire-watchers during World War 2 (Paul McCartney’s dad Jim was a fire-watcher in the Norris Green area of Liverpool). After the war the upstairs part of the building became the Regent Ballroom then Regent Dansette where The Beatles played in 1962.
The manager of the venue was Joe Young, whose wife worked on the cash desk. Their grand-daughter, JoAnne Francis recalls: My grandfather had the Regent Ballroom in Rhyl and the Beatles played there before Ringo joined the band. The stage was wood built over the billiard tables and my nan said during the day John Lennon was playing classical music on the piano, and lots of girls arrived to see them before the gig and my nan sent them away.
Pete Best would later recall that prior to the concert the Beatles spent a few memorable hours exploring Rhyl, including the delights of the local funfair and remarkably we have almost 18 minutes of film taken at the Ocean Beach funfair, Rhyl in August 1962, just a couple of weeks after the Beatles appeared.
The Beatles never returned to the Regent Dansette, but they did perform again in Rhyl, on 19 and 20 July 1963.
And according to Brent Davies: The Beatles came to Rhyl in the early 60s just before they became famous, and to get a bit more cash they crossed the Foryd Bridge and came to The Clwyd Hotel (now The Harbour) and asked my Dad, Haydn Davies, who was the first licensee on the North Wales coast to put on cabaret in a pub, for some extra work. But Dad being Dad turned them away saying 'I'm not having long haired yobos like that in my pub!' Oh if he only knew.
I visited Rhyl one early summer's evening just as the market stall traders on High Street were packing up for the day. One of the men watched me taking photographs for a while before asking me why I was so interested in this branch of Dorothy Perkins. I explained that the Beatles had played there in 1962 and the plaque on the wall commemorated the event. He started laughing and said he'd had his stall outside there for years and until I pointed it out had never noticed the plaque!
The Beatles and Wales (David Jones, 2002)
Tuesday 12 May 2015
Monday 11 May 2015
A lecture by Beatles' biographer Mark Lewisohn, followed by a walk around Shaw Street and Salisbury Street
It was a pleasure to attend Mark's talk at Liverpool Hope University Campus with my friend Jean Catharell and meet with him afterwards where he was kind enough to sign not only my copy of "Tune In" but also his first book "The Beatles Live!". I told him that he'd got off lightly because if my bag had been bigger I would have brought his "Recording Sessions" and "Chronicle" books to sign as well!
Mark's presentation, as the advertisement above accurately describes was NOT just for Beatles fans but anyone who loves or is interested in the city, and was intended to put this most phenomenal global history back on to the streets and inside the houses of everyone's Liverpool.
I told him afterwards that in my opinion he got the balance absolutely right, as he had with “Tune In”. As I realised when I first started this blog, this is not just the story of four families in Liverpool whose children became the Beatles. This is the tale of how life was for my parents growing up in the 1940s in Wavertree, Woolton and Childwall and my grandparents before them – how their lives were affected by migration, poverty, two World Wars, unemployment, and the advent of Rock ‘n’ Roll in a city which was slow to rebuild and recover after 1945. During the question and answer session at the end with the predominantly local audience it was clear how intertwined our own histories are - there was the lady in the audience who grew up in the Sir Thomas White Gardens tenements, another who had lived in Fishguard Street and a man who had been delivered by midwife Mary McCartney whilst living in Speke. Familar faces in the audience included musician Pete Wylie and Radio Merseyside presenter and author Spencer Leigh, together with some old friends of mine, Dave Glover and Dave Ravenscroft.
As always I was impressed, but not surprised given my familiarity with his previous work, at the lengths to which Mark went to ensure his book is accurate, and amused at some of the documents he uncovered during his research. John Lennon's ancestors were living on Walton Breck Road, a couple of doors down from the Flat Iron Pub. Once Mark had discovered that the landlord's surname was Jagger he began researching Mick's family history to try and make the connection (alas he couldn't!).
In the same vicinity, a generation later, Mark found that Jim and Mary McCartney's neighbours in Sunbury Road were, yes, Lennons! Again no direct link could be found here but there are instances of the Beatles family histories crossing at several points in the story. Some co-incidences were even more bizarre. Whilst researching the Harrisons former home in Abyssinia Street, Wavertree, he was amused to discover that the next road to them was called, inexplicably, ONO street.
Potential tenants queue for a vacant property on Ono Street
Over the years Mark has spent hours walking the city and photographing Beatles related sites and other important and interesting buildings (sounds like a fine pastime) and he said he may exhibit them all one day. He has a particular passion for old cinemas and feels strongly that we must protect them from developers, singling out the three under threat on Lime Street, in particular the Forum/ABC which he said was worthy of renovation following the Capital of Culture in 2008 but overlooked by our City planners.
There are a lot of former cinema buildings in Liverpool that have been left to rot and some are being needlessly demolished – two of the aforementioned cinemas in Lime Street look set to go, as does the lovely art-deco Curzon in Old Swan. I will post as many as I can so at least we can see what we still have...and what we look likely to lose.
Hope University Campus is in a part of Liverpool I am not overly familiar with and so following Mark's talk I took the opportunity to have a look at the surrounding streets, some I'd only seen previously in photographs, and look for the Beatle connections.
Facing the University on Shaw Street is the former Liverpool Collegiate, founded in 1839, the first of the great Victorian Schools. A striking Grade II listed building in red sandstone quarried in Woolton and designed by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, the architect of St. George's Hall. The School’s founders had set an architectural competition for the design of the school which they had decided in advance should be built in “the Tudor style”. Submissions for the design were made anonymously so clearly Elmes, only 26 years old at the time, was on something of a roll. Having already won competitions for St. George’s Hall and the Assize Courts his vision for the Collegiate completed the hat-trick.
The attractive grassed area facing the Collegiate has been developed since I took the above photograph in 2008.
The Shaw Street site was chosen because of its proximity to the fashionable housing area of Everton which in the mid-1800s contained some of the town’s finest mansions. The Collegiate was opened on 6 January 1843, originally as a fee-paying school for boys of middle class parents.
This was the school where Harry Epstein, the father of Brian would receive his education before running the family business. Other notable former pupils include Radio Merseyside DJ Billy Butler, Frankie Goes to Hollywood frontman Holly Johnson, actors Sam Kelly ("Porridge", "Allo Allo!"), and Leonard Rossiter ("Rising Damp"), comedian Ted Ray and the Beatles’ drummer, Pete Best.
Randolph Peter Best was born in Madras, India on 24 November 1941 to Alice Mona Shaw and Donald Peter Scanland. It is not known whether they married or what ultimately became of Scanland but in 1944 Mona married the man Pete would call Father, Johnny Best, a well known boxing promoter in Liverpool who had been posted to India at the outbreak of the war as an Army physical training instructor. Mona, Indian born and working for the Red Cross at the time of her marriage, gave birth to Johnny's son, and Pete's half brother, Rory in January 1945.
The Bests returned to Liverpool around Christmas 1945, and Johnny resumed his boxing promotions. The family lived in various properties before settling at 8 Hayman's Green, West Derby in the late 1950s. With the change of addresses Pete had attended several schools, passing the eleven plus exam at Blackmoor Park primary before winning a scholarship for the Liverpool Collegiate.
Pete Best, back row, second from left, with the Collegiate football team
Quiet, but sporty, 17 years of age and with five 'O' Levels, Pete was half way through his A-level course with dreams of becoming a teacher when his mother, Mona decided to open a coffee club in the cellar of their house in West Derby. Initially intended simply as a place where Pete could hang out with his friends after school and listen to records, 'Mo' then had the brainwave: Why not turn the cellar into a coffee bar type of club, perhaps featuring live music, like the ones she had read about in Soho, London?
The Casbah Club was born and at its peak membership would reach 2,000. A regular visitor to the new club was Chas Newby, another Collegiate pupil and friend of Best. Newby would join Best in the Beatles and play several engagements with them following their return from Hamburg at the end of 1960.
Shaw Street, 1952. The turrets of the Collegiate are visible on the left.
The Collegiate is clearly visible in the top centre of the photograph taken during the 1930s. Below it and slightly to the left is SFX church on Salisbury Street, running left to right. The vast majority of these buildings have now gone, some, including the church to the left of the Collegiate, destroyed during the Blitz, the remainder through the massive slum clearances in the 1960s.
Collegiate turret detail
The school closed in 1987, and sadly was left to rot, falling victim to looters, vandals and several fires, the last in 1994 causing so much damage that the building was considered beyond saving. However, a number of regeneration proposals were put forward and in 1998 the facade which had thankfully remained intact, sides, and interior entrance hallway of the building were restored and today front designer apartments which opened in 2000.
Whitley Gardens 1958
Alongside the school on Shaw Street is the entrance to Whitley Gardens, which must be one of, if not the, smallest parks in the city. No doubt popular with pupils from the School next door I have to confess I’d never heard of it until recently when I was doing some research on War Memorials.
Despite the diminutive nature of the park there is a huge Celtic Cross here, a monument to soldiers of the 8th battalion of the Kings Regiment who lost their lives during the Indian Mutiny in 1857-58. This is the third site for this memorial which was originally erected in Portsmouth in 1863, moved to Chelsea in 1877 and then sent north to Everton in 1911.
Whitley Gardens / Shaw Street (1959)
Shaw Street, like most of the surrounding area was terribly run down by the 1960s, the mansions were long gone and the rows of early 19th century houses with their fine doorways and iron balconies fell into decades of neglect and dereliction. Today, the Collegiate end of Shaw Street has seen some renovation, and those buildings closest to the former school and dating from the 1830s have now been successfully regenerated as modern apartments, including the former Baptist Chapel dating from 1847 and now grade II listed.
Continuing my walk I then turned left down William Henry Street, long cleared of the original housing, the north side still undeveloped, and headed towards the junction with Salisbury Street.
George Ernest Stanley, John Lennon’s maternal grandfather, and known to his grandson as "Pop", was born at 120 Salisbury Street on 22 August 1874. His father, William Henry Stanley was book-keeping in a local office at the time.
Cleared as early as 1963, Salisbury Street is today an unremarkable estate of modern housing, dominated by the spire of Saint Francis Xavier's Church. The massive influx of Roman Catholic Irish arriving in Liverpool at the time of the Great Famine and the lack of suitable places of worship led to the appointment of architect Joseph John Scoles by the members of the Society of St Francis Xavier who had decided a new Church was needed. The foundation stone was laid in 1842 and opened six years later on 4 December 1848. The spire was not added until 1883.
Scoles had designed the church to hold 1,000 people but even this was insufficient for the swollen congregation. In 1888 an additional chapel, the Edmund Kirby designed Sodality Chapel was opened and the wall dividing it from the main part of the church was demolished in 1898. At the outbreak of the Second World War the church had the largest Roman Catholic parish in England, with over 13,000 Catholics but within 20 years this had rapidly decreased as the slum housing around Salisbury Street was cleared and the residents re-housed elsewhere.
Looking down Salisbury Street, the birthplace of John Lennon's grandfather
I walked towards the end of Salisbury Street in the direction of Islington. At Carver Street I turned left to head back towards where I'd parked my car in the Campus building on Shaw Steet, pausing on the corner of what is officially named Islington Square.
Anyone who has read Oliver Twist will be aware that Victorian Britain in the late 19th century was a time of social deprivation and great hardship for those children who were born into poverty, and there were many.
Children were often forced to work long hours in hazardous occupations in factories, down mines and up chimneys and this coupled with poor diet, a lack of healthcare, and overcrowded dwellings with little sanitation meant disease was rife and mortality high. Large numbers of children were also orphaned and ended up living on the streets.
That the priorities of those in charge were confused to say the least was raised in a letter of concern from The Reverend George Staite to the Liverpool Mercury newspaper in 1881 in which he pleaded “…whilst we have a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, can we not do something to prevent cruelty to children?”
That same year during a trip to New York, a Liverpool Banker named Thomas Agnew paid a visit to the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. He was so impressed by the charity, that on his return he set up a similar venture in Liverpool in 1883, the 'Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children'.
The first premises of the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was based here in Islington Square and still stands today.
I was pleased to see that a new use had been found for an old building with such a worthwhile past, especially as most of the neighbourhood had fallen to the wrecking ball, - a vaccination centre for Yellow Fever.
Tune In (Mark Lewisohn)
Beatle! (Pete Best and Patrick Doncaster)
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A detailed look at the locations used during the production of the 'Free As A Bird' video in October 1995.

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Sometimes a piece title doesn’t come to me until after the entire composition is finished. In fact, with Organism, it came several days later. There is no program or story being told with this piece, but I always felt there was a kind of living, organic feel to the music. It took me an embarrassingly long couple of days to get from “organic” to “organism,” but once I was there I knew it was right. I always felt this score had its own personality, and a life of its own.
Organism was not mapped out in advance, which is something I occasionally do when I have an idea I like and want to let the music grow wherever it takes me. It’s a fun, and slightly irresponsible way to compose. One of the great features of both the clarinet and flute (the original duo instrumentation for this work) are their ability for great subtlety, control and intricate dynamic shading. In this case the undulating opening section was designed to highlight the instruments’ dynamic control in their higher ranges. This became a kind of central theme that is always slightly different each time it comes back. The faster sections with more rhythmical complexity should be fun, and take full advantage of the inherently agile nature of these instruments.
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The holiday season has officially ended. All the houseguests have gone home & we’ve taken down all the Christmas decorations. We’ve eaten most of the leftovers, with the obvious exception of homemade pasta sauce and meat to go along with it. We’ll be eating pasta in various forms for the next 2 months. Well worth it for all the fun we had with the family.
The season started with Ashley & my annual bakefest of cookies and candies and ended with shoving all the decorations back into the attic until next year. In the meantime, we had an excellent holiday season. Lots of food (I’ve put on more poundage than I care to think about right now), lots of family, lots of memories.
Here’s to a great 2009!


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September 19, 2019
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
- In partnership with Carolina Performing Arts, we present 1971.
The 19th Amendment—which opened the door for many women to vote—was not ratified in North Carolina until 1971. In 1971, the inaugural outdoor art installation by Carolina Performing Arts, large-scale projections will pay homage to women who have blazed a trail in the work for voting rights in our state.
The installation involves projecting the faces of individual women onto the trees and landscape at various locations around Chapel Hill. The library will be a location for the duration of the project.
Part of acclaimed Australian projection artist Craig Walsh’s Monuments series, subjects were chosen by a curatorial panel representing the Carolina Women’s Center, Chapel Hill Public Library, and the Southern Oral History Program. We hope to be joined by some of the women depicted in the installation.
We frequently take photos and videos at our events. Here's what we do with them.


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Mzaar Ski Resort Resort Reviews
8 am 30 Mar 2017(local time) Weather Forecast for Mzaar Kfardebian at m altitude issued:
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Visitor reviews for Mzaar Ski Resort Ski Resort
January 03, 2015
kfardebian from Lebanon
I love Kfardebian! The big name of the resort is Mzaar Kfardebian. There is nothing here in the resort called Faraya. Faraya village is near Kfardebian and there is no ski resort therein called Faraya. People are lying to make you lost. We love Mzaar Kfardebian.
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December 10, 2013
John from United States
No matter what you could think of the slopes, maintenance or condition on certain days (people need to accept it's not a strong asset in the region, at least for now), these slopes offer a different splendid experience, an unexpected adventure, amazing scenery, and a lot of sunshine most of the days.
it's definitely not an olympic venue in its current condition, but certainly as attractive in its own way.
February 17, 2013
SMN from Lebanon
Your weather predictions have been completely off this year unlike previous years
It is now snowing in Faraya and yet you are indicating sunshine?
February 12, 2013
Fares from Lebanon
This resort is OK.
So far this year, there was only one major storm so snow has been sort of icy.
They are not good with grooming the slopes so that makes the rides bumpy. Lots of snow mobiles which should be illegal.
Some lifts are out of date but, make no mistake, Cedars are a lot more primitive!
OK if there is good snow, very crowded on weekend.
January 02, 2013
jean-claude Noujaim from Lebanon
I have previously been very critical of Faraya. A few things have changed to the positive now. The road is clearer and buses are no longer allowed to drive to the slopes. The road to Wardeh is larger and this also will help alleviate the traffic. Two new chairlifts are in place, one in Wardeh with a 4 seater and the old one was moved next to the Mzaar. This will help when crowded.
Now, with this good news, one has to beware that avoiding Faraya during or right after a snow storm is safer. Security on the slopes is still far from ideal. Skiers coming full speed in your back just like on the highway is common. So if you have kids have them ski in front of you and always wearing a helmet.
On a clear day drive early and leave early; you will get the best out of you ski day.
Drive from Kfardebiane road and go through Fakra to avoid tricky icy turns.
Rent at Maison du ski they still have the best equipment and decent service.
As for the rest, the sun is often out there and you can ski in the morning, have lunch on the seaside, take a nap in the afternoon and hit the night life later on in smoke free resto and bars.
Good improvements overall.
Freerider as always.
December 31, 2012
george younes from Lebanon
Mzaar Kfardebian : I would like to congratulate you guys for such accuracy, such dedication and such great reliable staff and management. No wonder this is the best resort in Lebanon/Middl East.
May 16, 2012
COBR@ from Lebanon
Well, as usual we need to hear from others that our country is great.
As usual we are good at nothing but criticizing ourselves.
Where are all the complaints now?
I bet each and every one of you would wait a whole day in the traffic or unmanaged slopes as you say just to ride one last time, but alas the snow is gone.
I bet you are greatly happy with the rocky slopes now and I hope you would stop that nonsense the next season.
If not please spare us the nagging and let all the tourists who appreciate our country more than we do come and ski with us.
Until next season..
April 19, 2012
Chinashark from United States
Yes... Mzaar. I see the endless complaints by the locals about .... well, about everything! I see one reviewer complaining about plastic surgery, I see another telling us it should be operated as a public service like a bus line, another thinks it's expensive... on and on and on. Remarkable, is it not, that visitors, from all parts of the globe, are more appreciative of the opportunity to ski on fresh deep natural snow? With that in mind, this review is best suited to non-lebanese and/or travellers. I live in the middle east (Jordan this year) and have only been once to Mzaar, weekday with my fam (3 kids). The service, standards, and equipment are on a par with most ME situations: Damascus, Egypt, Amman, Morroco, Qatar, Yemen, etc... Dubai doesn't count. Weak infrastructure, mediocre to poor logistics/planning by management. But! Great snow, decent grooming, great prices (you want expensive - try Les Arcs, or Alta, or Whistler), and great people. Snack stuff available on the slopes 'chalet-style', and you can know the whole thing out in about 2 days. Great/unusual views. It's nice to have a skiing option in the region - it's a luxury. Like everything else y'all complain about - take it to the source. Complaining here won't help.
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March 27, 2012
freerider from Lebanon
I posted before but it seems our viewers are typical locals who are happy with mediocrity. It's close to the city, we have snow, it's ok let's not complain and live with it. Unfortunately, this is what is being done and said at all levels. We accept the conditions and that's why nothing improves.
I used to go to the so called 5 star hotel at Mzaar. It was acceptable 10 years ago but look at it now!
Wake up my friends.
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March 27, 2012
DesertSkier from United Arab Emirates
We just came back from 5 gorgeous days of skiing at Mzaar. This is my 5th time there and I'm sure I'll be going again.
To all the critics: Stop being negative and look at the bright side, we are in the middle east surrounded by deserts, there shouldn't even be snow here, but by some miracle we have this mountain in the middle of a hot, dry region with enough snow to make great skiing possible. I've skied in France, Switzerland and Italy and while the facilities in Mzaar are a little more basic, it's REALLY not that bad in comparison. During the week you have the slopes almost to yourself and it gets busy at the weekends with people crowding at the chairlifts, but it's no worse than the pushing and crowding anywhere in Europe. The resort is literally less than an hour away from the airport.. I left my house at 7am in Dubai, at 1pm I had checked in to the hotel, got my skiing gear and was already on the slopes.
Yes, there are people with attitudes in Lebanon and lots of fat men with cigars, and plastic women, but please try to see the humour and look at it as part of the entertainment, it is quite funny! On the other hand the Lebanese do know how to party, the food is great and there's nothing like the tasty mountain Manakish! Finally, we had our 9 month old girl with us, the staff at the hotel and everywhere for that matter were absolutely wonderful with her, we even felt we could leave her at the ski shop for the staff to baby sit her while I and my wife got a couple of hours of skiing together!
We'll be back!

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Remembering Steve Jobs
The passing of Steve Jobs gave me time to reflect on how much he impacted my life. From the Apple II through the iPad, I have used Apple products to for fun and for work. But the seminal moment had to be when I saw the Lisa computer. Up until then, figuring out how to use an application on a computer meant spending hours pouring through the manual then spending countless hours with trial and error on the computer itself. With the point-and-click metaphor and menu system that all went away. I was an instant fan. But the price tag was ridiculous. Of course, what then happened was I was introduced to the Macintosh. I bought one of the first 70,000 made. Even painted it, along with the keyboard and the mouse.
MacPaint Paintings Published
I loved MacPaint. What a fun way to express yourself! I remember spending hours tuning each pixel to get my paintings just right. I even had two of them published. The first was this parakeet painting in MacWorld’s November 1984 issue and the Frankenstein Monster in MacUser’s June 1986 issue. I remember lamenting sending MacWorld the file on one of those 440KB floppy disks because they were so expensive. MacUser didn’t ask for the file. They just printed the hard copy I sent them. They even colored the face green (a nice touch).
Apple Has Been a Lifeline
I’ve continued to draw and produce creative content on Macintosh computers. Today, I use Photoshop, After Effects, Adobe Premier and a host of other applications to help clients sell their products or services. I also use the iPad to show this work to clients when on sales calls. Simply put, I cannot thank Steve enough for what he has allowed me to do. The world has lost one of the great influencers it has ever seen. I expect his legacy will live on forever.


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About Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru
One of the busiest main streets in Johor Bahru, Jalan Wong Ah Fook is a must visit while in town. Lining this street are many shops, cafes, restaurants and food stalls. If you are a foodie, do stroll down to Hiap Joo Bakery and Biscuit factory situated on Jalan Tan Hiok Nee and snack on their banana cakes.
Trivia: The Street is named after Wong Ah Fook, one of the founders of the town of Johor Bahru.
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trying to call them for nearly a day but .... u know the drill ....
Not expensive n near to shopping centre
Tiny room, uncomfortable bed, ants everywhere, tiny safe box (size of a cashbox!) with PRESET CODE PROVIDED (WHAT SAFETY???), only 1 single-use shampoo & bath gel each (so ask for more), roaring aircon, mini fridge aka we cooler that isn't even cool AT ALL. Worst of all, ZERO SECURITY - only 1 room access card, which we wanted to leave in the access slot to keep room cool while we were out (no, business cards won't work), and reception says to leave it in the room, I can ask them to open up when I come back. THEY DID NOT EVEN ASK FOR ANY CONFIRMATION AND JUST OPENED THE ROOM FOR ME! oh, and the 'hotel' is NOT SMOKE-FREE - just open the window lah, says reception....
Clean room...comfort stay at jb..lovely place :)
Very clean room friendly staff and police station very near


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My jewelry business has evolved over the years. It’s almost like reinventing what it is that I do. I made lamp work beads for over 10 years and sold them world-wide. Tucson, where we moved a few years ago, brought hot Summers so I made fused beads, pendants, bowls, plates. Another move brought a great studio in my home, perfect for jewelry making, including wire wrap, chainmaille, kumihimo, and some metal forging just for the challenge. Well, and fun too!
My beads and jewelry have been sold on my own web site, e-Bay, Etsy and Artfire, not to mention, right off of me when wearing them.
This particular new beginning came about after taking some time off due to my husband’s illness. He’s recuperating, and I miss making jewelry. So, I’m back at it. And my venue this time is Etsy. Most people seem to know it, more so than Artfire, so I’ve set up shop there, and have a mini-me (lol) on my web site as well as a LuannsEclectics page on Facebook, where there is also a mini-Etsy. And I’m on Twitter, Flickr, Linkedin, and a couple of others.
So, a new blog. I plan to write about my jewelry and various techniques that I’ve learned through trial and error. Some of these posts may only be of interest to other jewelry makers, and some may be of interest to women to wear jewelry.
Please comment on anything you wish. I would love to hear from you.

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Nicole Rom: Executive Director
Bend, OR — Conservation leader Nicole Rom has been selected as Executive Director of The Conservation Alliance (TCA), the leading national business coalition working to conserve land and water. Rom brings to this role over 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience driving conservation and climate change solutions.
As Executive Director of TCA, her strategic focus will include priority conservation campaigns, from Boundary Waters and Bristol Bay to the Castner Range in Texas, and further advancing the Confluence Program, which intentionally connects with historically racially excluded people to protect natural places.
Most recently, Rom was Executive Director of Climate Generation, a national leader in climate change education. During her tenure, it transitioned from a founder startup, established by polar explorer Will Steger, to a nationally recognized organization with over $2 million in annual revenue that earned recognition from the Obama White House and at the Global Climate Action Summit and United Nations climate conference.
The Conservation Alliance (TCA) is an organization of 270 like-minded businesses whose collective contributions support grassroots environmental organizations and their efforts to protect wild places where outdoor enthusiasts recreate. Alliance funds have played a key role in protecting rivers, trails, wildlands, and climbing areas throughout North America. Membership in the Alliance is open to all companies who care about protecting the most threatened wild places for habitat and outdoor recreation. For more information, visit www.conservationalliance.com.


Okmulgee County Residents Asked To Report Flood Damage From Sunday Night Storms
Emergency management officials are urging Okmulgee County residents and business owners to report any damage to their property from heavy rains and flooding Sunday and Monday.
Damage can be reported at damage.ok.gov. It will help the county's request for federal disaster assistance.
Some areas of the county may have received 1 foot of rain Sunday night, and flooding shut down Highway 75 early Monday morning.
Okmulgee firefighters rescued several people from high waters at a mobile home park, and an emergency shelter had to be set up for people displaced by flooding.


SOHC men take centre stage in latest round of hockey action
PUBLISHED: 12:16 10 December 2015 | UPDATED: 12:16 10 December 2015
Sidmouth and Ottery Hockey Club (SOHC) and who plays who on the second Saturday of December.
There’s no league action for the ladies’ teams this Saturday (December 12) as their campaign has now moved into the mid-season break.
That puts the spotlight firmly on the men with the first team in action at Sidmouth (noon) with a game against a North Somerset side that thrashed them 8-1 when the pair met in September.
The men’s second team travel to face a Tavistock side that beaten them 2-0 earlier in the season.
The men’s third team, beaten 1-0 by East Devon last weekend, travel to Ashmoor A looking to seal a season’s double after their 3-2 win over them at Ottery in September.
The men’s fourth team, beaten last weekend (see report below) have no game tomorrow and are next in action after the festive break with a January 9 visit to Teignmouth.
The men’s fifth team were 6-1 winners at ECVH C.
Tomorrow they travel to East Devon D looking to add to their current splendid run of being unbeaten in three games.
The ladies’ first team won last weekend, beating White Eagles 7-4 at Sidmouth and they return to action on January 9 with a home game against Okehampton.
The 2nd team drew 1-1 in their home match against White Eagles and they will commence the second half of their campaign in the New Year at Taunton CS.
The ladies’ third team were beaten 1-0 at home by Teign III and they will be back in action on January 9 at home to Okehampton.
The ladies’ fourth team drew 3-3 sat Dart last weekend and they next play on January 9 at ISCA V.
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