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Hey DA kiddos~
Just wanted to pop my head in the door and mention that I am still around, enjoying the lovely art that turns up in my watch inbox! I do still draw and have not forgotten about this place.
Making costumes has consumed my creative time and energy the last year or so, which has left little time for other artistic endeavors like I am used to.
I just went through my gallery and deleted a great bulk of it. Going to try and start out a little fresh.
Hope to post something soon!
Thanks for reading~

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By By Staff Sgt. Brandon Merle, Combined Arms Support CommandMay 15, 2013
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Right off the bat, I would say that I don’t really like poetry. If I were to rank text types, I would take prose and drama over poetry any day. You might ask why. I think for me, while poetry does showcase language and it really gets you to fully appreciate the deliberacy of each chosen word and its effect, I feel like poetry can sometimes seem overly indulgent. You know, putting words together so they sound beautiful, but in its construction, it feels unauthentic and unnatural.
So it was really with much reluctance that I read Andrew Motion’s poetry anthology, Here to Eternity. Sure, it is a selection that is personally handpicked by the Poet Laureate but I’ve never been one to be wooed by accolades. But in all fairness, I gave it a good unbiased read and came across a few beautiful poems that I really did relate to and enjoyed. One of the things that I liked about the anthology was how it classified poems into themes: Love, War, Home, Belief, Travel, Space etc. From a teacher’s perspective, this is awesome for me to handpick selected poems in order to drive home a message. From a reader’s perspective, it puts me in the right frame of mind to fully appreciate the poetry cos I could be reading the ‘Home’ section on a flight back to singapore, or read the ‘Travel’ section on a long bus ride.
There’s also a wide range of poets featured eg.metaphysical poets like Marvell and Donne, modernists like T.S. Eliot and classics like Shakespeare, Keats et al. Here are some of my picks, mainly from the “Love” section.
One Flesh by Elizabeth JenningsLying apart now, each in a separate bed,
He with a book, keeping the light on late,
She like a girl dreaming of childhood,
All men elsewhere – it is as if they wait
Some new event: the book he holds unread,
Her eyes fixed on the shadows overhead.Tossed up like flotsam from a former passion,
How cool they lie. They hardly ever touch,
Or if they do, it is like a confession
Of having little feeling – or too much.
Chastity faces them, a destination
For which their whole lives were a preparation.
Strangely apart, yet strangely close together,
Silence between them like a thread to hold
And not wind in. And time itself’s a feather
Touching them gently. Do they know they’re old,
These two who are my father and my mother
Whose fire from which I came, has now grown cold?Making Love by Sharon Olds
You wake up, and you do not know
where you are, or who you are
or what you are, the last light of the evening
coming up to the panes, not coming in,
the solid, slanted body of the desk
between the windows, its bird’s-eye slightly
shining, here and there, in the wood. And you
try to think back, you cannot remember it,
it stands behind your mind, like a mountain,
at night, behind you, your pants are torn
or across the room or still dangling from one leg
like a heavy scarlet loop of the body, your
bra is half on or not on or you were naked to begin with,
you cannot remember, everything is changed.
Tomorrow, maybe, taking a child yo school,
your foot in the air half off the curb you’ll
see his mouth where it was and feel it and the
large double star of your two bodies,
but for now you are like the one in the crib,
you are everyone, right now,
the milky, greenish windows still as
sentinels, saying, Don’t worry,
you will not remember, you will never know.Adultery by Carol Ann DuffyWear dark glasses in the rain.
Regard what was unhurt
as though through a bruise.
Guilt. A sick, green tint.New gloves, money tucked in the palms,
the handshake crackles. Hands
can do many things. Phone.
Open the wine. Wash themselves. Now
you are naked under your clothes all day,
slim with deceit. Only the once
brings you alone to your knees,
miming, more, more, older and sadder,
creative. Suck a lie with a hole in it
on the way home from a lethal, thrilling night
up against a wall, faster. Language
unpeels a lost cry. You’re a bastard.
Do it do it do it. Sweet darkness
in the afternoon; a voice in your ear
telling you how you are wanted,
which way, now. A telltale clock
wiping the hours from its face, your face
on a white sheet, gasping, radiant, yes.
Pay for it in cash, fiction, cab-fares back
to the life which crumbles like a wedding-cake.
Paranoia for lunch; too much
to drink, as a hand on your thigh
tilts the restaurant. You know all about love,
don’t you. Turn on your beautiful eyes
for a stranger who’s dynamite in bed, again
and again; a slow replay in the kitchen
where the slicing of innocent onions
scalds you to tears. Then, selfish autobiographical sleep
in a marital bed, the tarnished spoon of your body
stirring betrayal, your heart over-ripe at the core.
You’re an expert, darling; your flowers
dumb and explicit on nobody’s birthday.
So write the script – illness and debt,
a ring thrown away in a garden
no moon can heal, your own words
commuting to bile in your mouth, terror –
and all for the same thing twice. And all
for the same thing twice. You did it.
What. Didn’t you. Fuck. Fuck. No. That was
the wrong verb. This is only an abstract noun.
Are you a fan of a particular poet? What is your favourite poetry anthology?
It’s been awhile since I’ve been in touch with my literary soul and I haven’t been the least bit guilty about it. I think it is perfectly understandable given the fact that school is out and I feel like I need a well deserved break from devouring pages and pages of critical material on narrativity (this is all the more stressful because I have to teach this to inquisitive 17 year olds). The new school term brings lots of excitement and apprehension what with getting a new form class, teaching a new syllabus for lit and implementing my very own research module in (wait for it)……… literary geographies (okay, it’s not as geeky as it sounds). There’s many challenges ahead but I’m kind of putting that all aside and numbing myself with episodes after episodes of my new favourite series, Switched at Birth and New Girl.
Clearly that is becoming an unhealthy obsession so I decided that it’s time to get back in the swing of things and sort of ‘test the waters’ of literary-dom again. And that’s where this came in handy- 21 Scathingly Witty Insults by Famous People. Okay, admittedly the amount of literary merit in these quotable quotes is kind of dubious but hey, some are really funny. And I mean REALLY funny.
Check out the witty comeback… Burn!! Nothing like using someone else’s words against them.
And this is sadly true for some people. Sometimes you’ve got to tell them straight. The truth hurts.
I’m going to try to weave in this on into my everyday speech. Especially when I’m having conversations with Mark and he has Air Supply and Journey played on loop. Not that these artistes are bad by any means, though you’ve got to admit, they are really cheesy. Oh the number of tiffs we’ve had when we wrestle for power over the car’s radio.
If witty insults isn’t quite your thing, then perhaps this link would interest you more albeit it’s rather morbid… the last words of 25 famous dead writers… Sometimes you wonder how people can be so poetic even when death is at their door. Either that or we read too much into it. I mean, “I’m dying… please bring me a toothpick” is hardly poetic in any shape or form (though in retrospect, it’s kind of funny).
Either way, hope these words inspire you to reach your literary potential! I’m off to do some work-related reading. Bummer.
Forgive me if you are bored by my countless book reviews but that’s all I’ve been doing lately. Work’s been abit of a drag and reading is my form of escape. My colleague passed me The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano and if I’m not wrong, this is his first ever novel. She told me that the ending was so heartbreaking but it was a good read nonetheless and so I shelved Wicked (yet again) to start on my Italian adventure…
It’s alittle reminiscent of Murakami for me what with the rather dysfunctional characters. On one hand we have Alice. Anorexic, crippled, had a highly traumatised past which includes bullying and a secret violet tattoo. And we have Mattia, the brilliant half of a pair of twins who became all dark and twisted after his sister’s disappearance. We are talking about a social recluse who slits his wrists and inflicts pain on himself in uncomfortable situations. So you can imagine that once the two of them collide, it’s like the imperfectness cancels out yet there is always that little distance that separates them. Alone together, together alone.
“All Mattia saw was a shadow moving toward him. He instinctively closed his eyes and then felt Alice’s hot mouth on his, her tears on his cheek, or maybe they weren’t hers, and finally her hands, so light, holding his head still and catching all his thoughts and imprisoning them there, in the space that no longer existed between them.”
I think that’s where the title becomes so apt to describe their relationship. The solitude of prime numbers is a poetic way of showing how they will always be separated by an even number so even if their first impulse is to reach out and connect, they can’t. There’s always some invisible, unspeakable barrier that stands between them.
I’m definitely not one to love math or numbers for that matter but I thought that Giordano weaved such a compelling story around math that it really made me see the beauty in the subject and how this might lend insight in the way we perceive relationships.
“They lived the slow and invisible interpenetration of their universes, like two stars gravitating around a common axis, in ever tighter orbits, whose clear destiny is to coalesce at some point in space and time.”
Giordano was also brilliant at making the grotesque and the mundane beautiful. I mean, anorexia and wrist slashing aren’t exactly palatable topics of conversation but somehow he broaches the subject well and he handles it very tastefully. There’s an almost a Jonathan Safran Foer quality to his writing that I like. You know, the beautiful prose, the enigmatic epiphanies…
It’s a very thoughtful novel that is quite a good choice to read on a rainy day methinks especially if you are in a contemplative mood.
I have gushed about how wonderful this novel is to friends and of course I had to watch the movie on its opening day. I was so excited because Ann Hathaway plays Em almost to a T and Jim Sturgess was the charmingly detestable Dex. I thought that Ann succeeded in capturing Em’s endearing wit and I’m glad that some of my favourite lines were featured in the film.
“You’re gorgeous, you old hag, and if i could give you just one gift ever for the rest of your life it would be this. Confidence. It would be the gift of confidence. Either that or a scented candle”“Salmon. Salmon, salmon, salmon, salmon. I eat so much salmon at these weddings, twice a year I get this urge to swim upstream.”“You’ve got to stop letting women slip drugs into your mouth, Dex, it’s unhygienic. And dangerous. One day it’ll be a cyanide capsule.”
For people who have not read the novel, the transitions between the years may be alittle abrupt and that’s really cos chunks of the story are missing like how Em has an affair with the Principal of the school she was teaching in or even Dex’s time in India was glossed over. But in all fairness it is difficult to represent a full year’s passing within a matter of minutes so yes, the significant scenes are all there, some of which are poignant to say the least.
“I’m not the consolation prize, Dex. I’m not something you resort to. I happen to think I’m worth more than that.”
“I love you. I just don’t like you very much anymore.”
In addition to the great chemistry that Ann and Jim share onscreen, I thought the magic was also present in the setting. Edinburgh, Paris… the landscape and the soundtrack was just made the novel come alive and of course, the cinematic ending where the two of them were gamboling down the hill was just breathtaking. It reminded me alittle of the ending to Time Traveller’s Wife (with the flashbacks and all) and when they parted after saying goodbye with Em giving this confident, mischief in her eye glint… wow that was such a good ending. In short, I really really did enjoy it. I felt that it stayed true to the essence of the novel.
I will end with my favourite quotes of all time from the novel:
“Live each day as if it’s your last’, that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn’t practical. Better by far to simply try and be good and courageous and bold and to make a difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you. Go out there with your passion and your electric typewriter and work hard at…something. Change lives through art maybe. Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live passionately and fully and well. Experience new things. Love and be loved, if you ever get the chance.”
Why is the measure of love loss?
Winterson often has a provocative title for her novels: Oranges are not the Only Fruit, The Power Book, Written on the Body, The Passion… But what really stood out for me was Sexing the Cherry. It was a short novel, maybe 140+ pages or so but every bit of it was enthralling. Winterson pulls you into this magical world of storytelling and I find it so difficult to differentiate reality from fantasy. I love how she weaves in bits of myths and fairytales but she appropriates and rewrites them. My favorite was the stories of the 12 dancing princesses and how they all found fulfilment and happiness without having to depend on men. There is definitely a strong feminist slant but it doesn’t feel as didactic and off-putting as I thought it would be.
And of course, Winterson has a knack for capturing elusive feelings like love, attachment and loss and conveying it so poignantly through language.
It’s really amazing how she makes language and images come alive. It’s almost hard to describe how I felt at the end of the novel really. A sense of wonder I suppose. It’s interesting also how she keeps to this whole motif of fruits- pineapples, bananas and even towards the end the Dog Woman feeds Jordan oranges. Perhaps a signature literary technique? And through it all, despite the barbarity, the religious fanaticism and the grotesque outer appearance of the Dog Woman, I empathise with her and I really did enjoy her story. I think the beauty of this novel is how you can read it over and over again and you can never truly be bored because there’s just so much meaning to be unpacked and so much interpretation that is left open to the reader.
It’s been awhile since I read something that is remotely “academic” and it’s been a breath of fresh air! I need to do this more often.
The rain is falling and the sky is gloomy and it just felt like the right time to do a review of Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. I took almost a month to read this novel. Not because it was by any means difficult to read but because alot of things got in the way so every night I would read little by little hoping to finish it but I guess it’s because I didn’t read it in one shot, but really savored each chapter that I grew to love the language and how poetic his expressions were.
I had learned one thing from Kizuki’s death, and I believed that I had made it a part of myself in the form of a philosophy: “Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of life.”
By living our lives, we nurture death. True as this might be, it was only one of the truths we had to learn. What I learned from Naoko’s death was this: no truth can cure the sorrow we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness can cure that sorrow. All we can do is see it through to the end and learn something from it, but what we learn will be no help in facing the next sorrow that comes to us without warning.
He leaves such nice thoughtful almost philosophical anecdotes about love and life that really ring true today though probably (and hopefully) not on such a melancholic, fatalistic level as what Naoko and Toru experienced. But I think what really did draw me into the novel was how even nonchalant characters like Nagasawa have such powerful lines.
“It’s not that I don’t believe in contemporary literature, but I don’t want to waste valuable time reading any book that has not had the baptism of time. Life is too short.”
“Don’t feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”
Yes he is a bastard but what an eloquent bastard.
Though admittedly, I can’t stand Naoko. I know she is supposed to be a sick troubled child but she frustrates me. It is amazing how Toru and Reiko are so patient with her! She is almost as mysterious as Melanie in Coetzee’s Disgrace. I mean, you can’t tell if she wants sex with Toru or not and I don’t like the fact that she is stringing him along. Not to mention that she cries an awful lot. Midori is so much more likable even though her random requests to get Toru to think of her while masturbating and her delight in watching S&M movies are really quite weird. But hey, at least she is a sweet and funny oddball.
I also can’t wrap my head about Toru especially towards the end when he hasn’t slept with a girl in months cos he’s “saving himself” for Naoko and eventually he realises that he loves Midori upon Naoko’s death, shouldn’t he pursue Midori wholeheartedly instead of having sex with Reiko four times? That to me was a David Lurie moment and I don’t know what Murakami’s intentions are but at that point, I felt that Toru was way more messed up than I thought he was and it seems that his life isn’t going to get any simpler even with Naoko gone.
Or perhaps I’m just reading too much into things and that guys fundamentally just need to fulfill their sexual desires and can conveniently separate love from sex (I swear, I’ve been marking too many scripts on Disgrace that it is really filtering into my interpretation of Norwegian Wood!)
But in short, a messed up story about broken people. Lots of sex. Lots of suicides. Mildly depressing but very poetic and ultimately it showcases Murakami’s brilliance as a storyteller.
I finally got down to Expo to check out the Borders Sale and it was AWESOME! I actually went on the last day so I think all the really good books would have been snapped up so I didn’t have too high hopes. Initially as I browsed through the Fiction section, I was SO dismayed. It was just boxes and boxes of random fantasy/sci-fi novels which is totally not my kind of thing at all but thankfully, I found some rare gems in the Non-Fiction section!
I think it’s really all about give and take at one of these mega sales. You either go on the first day where there’s lots of good stuff but you squeeze with the crowd, or you go on the last day where the good stuff is pretty much all gone but you have the luxury to browse and scan through your purchases before paying. I prefer the latter. I find that I’m more rational when I shop without the crowd so I tend to only pick up things that I will really use so that’s definitely good news for my wallet (Note to self: avoid H&M)
Anyway, here’s what I bought!
Ok, it looks rather blah and nondescript but it’s for work. Really. Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary is a book by Vivian Cook that provides cool trivia about the English Language and how it came about. It’s pretty fascinating (forgive me if I totally sound like a nerd) but it teaches you about the little quirks of the English language like silent ‘th’, the spelling errors that Keats and Wordsworth makes and even a full list of the Cockney alphabet! It’s pretty cool in a geeky kind of way.
The cream colored book is actually a handbook with facts and fables about… wait for it… CRICKET! Yes, how completely relevant this is to work! I can now read this book and learn all the rules and cool trivia about the sport and boast about it to my kids afterwards! The best part? This was like $5! I love a good deal!
My last find is a Shakespeare teaching guide and given the fact that the Lit syllabus is changing next year, I thought this would be a good weapon to have in my arsenal. What was completely creepy and ironic however, was that I was commenting to my friend that I was looking for a teaching guide for Othello and Twelfth Night while flipping the pages of this book and immediately I saw it…
Alas, it was fate.
But what really sweetened the deal for me was that all three books cost $14 ALTOGETHER because for the last day, everything was going at 70% off. It was just incredible considering the original price of my Shakespeare guide was like $36.90!
And once I got back home from my book shopping high, I continued browsing Book Depository for fiction books that I couldn’t find at the Borders Sale and proceeded to check out US$50 worth of books which is seriously insanely cheap. It’s like each book is US$10? And the most awesome thing about Book Depository? Free international shipping!
Book shopping beats clothes/bags/accessories shopping hands down! I cannot wait for my new reads to get here! I’m especially excited to read Starter for Ten because I enjoyed One Day so so much and since I’m going to watch Wicked at the end of the year, it would make sense to actually read the novel first and of course, dear Jeanette Winterson. It’s been a long time coming but I am finally going to read Sexing the Cherry and of course, I’ll save that sappy Nicholas Sparks novel for a rainy day. I think I have bought enough books to satiate my book cravings for awhile now. I will save Neil Gaiman’s Stardust for the next round! Have you been reading anything lately? What books have you got to recommend?
Sometimes I miss uni life. It was a time in my life where I really felt like my entire world opened up and I was exposed to the genius of so many literary greats. Sure there were some painful reads (James Joyce ouch!) but those aside, I forged friendships with Bram Stoker, Don Delillo, Bharati Mukherjee, Chinua Achebe and one of my fond favourites, Jeanette Winterson.
I just love the way she writes. It is so poetic. Especially when she talks about love.
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian author who has been making waves recently with his writing. Perhaps The Tipping Point might not sound familiar to you, but walk past any of the stores and you might remember seeing his other novels: Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw.
I’m presently halfway through the book and finding it quite a pleasant read so far, though not as “brilliant” as the back describes (then again, when have publisher summaries ever seemed close to the truth?). The Tipping Point explores the social phenomenon of… well, social phenomenons. What aids this otherwise potentially dead-boring book is his writing genius. I love how he adds interesting anecdotes to every point he makes, which serve to emphasize the intricacies and nuances of the thoughts he tries to convey, ending in that momentary “wow” moment the reader gets upon reaching the same realization that he does.
The Tipping Point is the biography of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the emergence of fashion trends, the ebb and flow of crime waves, or, for that matter, the transformation of unknown books into bestsellers, or the rise of teenage smoking, or the phenomena of word of mouth, or any number of the other mysterious changes that mark everyday life is to think of them as epidemics. Ideas and products and messages and behavious spread just like viruses do.
– extract from The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
It’s definitely an interesting read, if you can keep up with the tons of anecdotes he throws at you. I wouldn’t say that it’s particularly enlightening, but it’s an interesting collection of examples of social phenomenons and provides an insight to anthropology studies. Recommended for those seeking an eureka moment, marketeers, trend setters and anyone who’s interested in how human beings groupthink :)
I’ve said before that it’s very hard for me to read for pleasure when I am actually reading a text for work purposes. I’ve come to realise that the reading experience is so different. When I’m reading a text for the purposes of teaching, I find myself really paying attention to the literary style and taking pains to absorb each detail before I flip a page. In a way, this slow careful reading process has allowed me to truly enjoy the book and I’ve been able to unveil many layers of meaning that I probably wouldn’t have noticed if I were just to skim through it during my leisure time.
Coetzee is South Africa’s literary gem having won 2 Man Booker Prizes and honestly, I really enjoyed this novel immensely. Disgrace is basically about a literature professor David Lurie who falls into disgrace because of inappropriate sexual relations with his student. He then seeks refuge at his daughter, Lucy’s farm where a horrible incident occurs that forces them to reexamine their life and their priorities. Through that terrible ordeal, he learns to put down his lofty idealistic ambitions and finally discovers what humanity really is.
I cannot even begin to describe how wonderful this novel is. The use of biblical allusions, the animal imagery, the Wordsworthian and Byronic intertextual references, the levels of meaning associated with the rape and how this has historical bearings… it’s just such a rich text and so much meaning can be mined from it. Sure, Lurie comes across as a detestable figure. I can’t say that I like him very much and I initially found Lucy just as distasteful. But you know, the beauty of the novel is that through the course of some 200 pages, your opinions change. You begin to understand why the characters behave the way they do and you begin to empathize with them.
Being the hopeful optimist that I am, I try to view the ending as a positive one but yet there remains a feeling of melancholy and helplessness that leaves me hollow. It’s definitely a wonderful read for anyone who loves reading about a foreign land. Disgrace has certainly intrigued me enough to read up on South African history, the reasons why the apartheid came about and why Nelson Mendela was even persecuted.
It was really quite an enriching experience for me. I honestly can’t wait to watch the 2008 film starring John Malkovich. Keep you all posted once I do!

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Often, I wander to a local coffee shop to do my writing. I have come to associate the scents and tastes of overly priced coffee with ease and creativity. It helps that my particular brand of coffee is laden with chocolate and peppermint. There is a particular store of a particular chain that I frequent the most due to its proximity to my home. And the fact that they have this lovely little table in the corner, right next to the door, with an outlet. I enjoy wedging myself in the corner, my back safely protected by the wall behind me, and my eyes on the door, ready for trouble should it arise.
Sidenote: My spouse says I’m paranoid.
Secondary sidenote: I am not paranoid.
I’m just very cautious.
After a very long day yesterday, a day spent hanging out with my spouse’s family– who are lovely– and walking around a mall, and just generally being surrounded by people and noise, I retreated, spouse in tow, to this very store. I had coffee, I had my laptop. And I had no concentration.
My focus was scattered, I was emotionally and physically exhausted, and I simply couldn’t muster the brain power to write anything. It was a frustrating experience. Atop all of that, this store was playing only country music.
I do not associate good things with country music. In my misspent youth, the time I spent listening to it was also a time filled with drama, pain, and great emotional turmoil. After the long, incredibly anxious day, after being surrounded by people constantly, after having my plans change time and time again, now there was the insult of country music and, specifically, a song strongly associated with an ex.
I wanted to run away. I wanted to hide. I wanted this with a deep, primal longing. And, I didn’t give in. My spouse helped by setting a time minimum for us to remain. That gave me time to tolerate my distress and, eventually, pass through it into a calmer state.
The human mind is an amazing thing, and the spirit is quite resilient.
Safe journey today, dear travellers. Difficult strides are proof of your growth.

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Flights will depart SEA at 9:20 a.m., arriving at IAD at 5:20 p.m. Return flights will leave at 6:20, arriving at SEA at 9:15 p.m., local time.
To celebrate the new service, Alaska is offering fares starting at $169 one-way, though seats are limited and may not be available on all flights. Tickets must be purchased by Nov. 19 and travel completed by June 6, 2015. At the time of this post, however, the sale fares did not appear on the airline's web site, apparently due to a programming glitch. When I called 1-800-ALASKAAIR, a very helpful reservations agent confirmed that there were several dates when the sale fare was available and offered to book the flights for me.
Alaska is also offering members of its Mileage Plan frequent flier program double miles on flights between SEA and IAD, though travelers must register for the promotion before taking their first qualifying flight.
The addition of the new route is part of Alaska’s plan to increase its daily departures from SEA by 11 percent by next spring, when it will offer 282 peak-day departures to 79 destinations from SEA, which the airline claims is more than three times as many flights than any other airline.
According to the booking feature of the airline’s website, Alaska will operate a 737-800 on the route. The carrier’s 737-800s all have First Class and Economy cabins and are arranged in three configurations according to SeatGuru.com. First Class seats are 21 inches wide with a pitch (the distance from the back of one seat to the back of the seat in front of it) of 36 inches. Economy seats at 17 inches wide, among the narrowest in the industry, with pitch of 32 inches.
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Emily had always possessed a unique fascination with koi fish, finding inspiration in their vibrant colors and graceful movements. One day, while strolling by the tranquil river that ran through the heart of her town, an idea struck her like lightning – she would create a line of Koibie toys that could capture the essence of these majestic creatures.
With unwavering determination, Emily spent months meticulously crafting her Koibie prototype. Each piece was lovingly designed, meticulously painted, and imbued with a sense of wonder that only a true artist could achieve. As she unveiled her collection at the local toy fair, she was met with curiosity and intrigue, but little did she know that her creation was about to take the world by storm.
Word about the Koibie toys spread like wildfire through social media and word-of-mouth. Within weeks, orders poured in from toy stores across the country. The demand was unprecedented, and Emily found herself working around the clock to keep up with production. But she was not alone on this journey; she enlisted the help of her close-knit community, and they worked tirelessly together to ensure that each toy was crafted with the same love and dedication that Emily had poured into the first one.
As years went by, the Koibie brand began to take on a life of its own. Children adored them, mesmerized by the vibrant colors and the idea of having their very own piece of the river in their hands. Parents marveled at the quality and craftsmanship, finding comfort in knowing that their children's toys were created with care and passion.
The craze soon reached Hollywood's ears, and intrigued by the phenomenon, a renowned filmmaker named Steven Daniels decided to explore the story behind these enchanting toys. He flew to Riverville, camera crew in tow, to meet Emily and the community that had rallied around her. What he discovered was a heartwarming tale of creativity, perseverance, and the magic that lies within the simplest of things.
Inspired by the story, Steven Daniels turned the narrative into a heartwarming family film titled "Koibie." The movie followed the journey of a young toymaker named Emma, who, much like Emily, crafted a line of Koibie that captivated the world. The film celebrated the importance of following one's passion, the power of community, and the joy that a little imagination can bring.
As the movie's release date approached, the hype surrounding "Koibie" grew exponentially. The film's trailers touched the hearts of millions, and fans eagerly awaited the opportunity to be a part of this extraordinary adventure. When the movie finally hit theaters, it became an instant hit, shattering box office records and receiving critical acclaim for its heartwarming storytelling and breathtaking visuals.
Throughout the summer of 2023, "Koibie" dominated the big screen, enchanting audiences of all ages. The world had fallen in love with the Koibie, and Emily's creation had not only become the biggest movie blockbuster but also a symbol of hope and inspiration for dreamers everywhere.
As the credits rolled on "Koibie," Emily stood in awe of how her simple Koibie line had transformed into a global phenomenon and an unforgettable movie experience. She knew that, despite the fame and success, the true magic lay in the joy that her creations brought to children and families around the world. And so, with a heart full of gratitude, she continued to create with love, knowing that her Koibie creation would forever swim in the hearts of those who cherished them.


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Battle of the Bands winners Generator are having their victory show at The Guild on September 4th at 8pm. Generator is an experimental, indie rock band from Charlottetown PEI.
The band formed just over a year ago and has since been making waves all over the island. They plan to make this show their best yet as a way to celebrate their victory. This is a show not to be missed, and will be a great way to end your summer.


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Love your site! How do you go about not needing work visas to do photography for tourism boards, hotels etc? I see a lot of travel photography in foreign places, but in most countries its illegal to work there and next to impossible to get a work visa as a photographer. Any advice on reaching out to brands/hotels/tourism boards etc overseas without finding myself being deported for working in their country?
The third image is of Jinru Lee; a student and part-time model in Georgetown (Penang Island, Malaysia). It was made in late August 2018 under the sweltering sun of Penang, and inside the Cheah Kongsi Clan House Temple on Lebuh Armenian. I was in Penang to photograph the various Hokkien operas during the Hungry Ghost festival, and took the opportunity to set a photo shoot in its streets for a forthcoming audio slideshow (aka photo film) titled "The Phantom of the Opera".
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To be honest, I do not think I will ever make it as a travel photographer. I love travelling and I love capturing my adventures in pictures. And I know that I have some decent ones, but selling them seems like a daunting task. I think I might be better off as a travel journalist, to be honest, if only because that’s an area where I am more confident (and in a way, this article applies to becoming a travel journalist as well). I have, however, tried selling pictures through microstock sites. Getty Images, Shutterstock and Adobe Stock are the ones I have uploaded the highest number of images to. From my experience, these websites require you to spend a long time creating hashtags and correctly labeling your photos for very little reward. It is great because once the work is done, you can earn money forever. But chances are high that you will only get a few cents, if any at all. I think if you are serious about being a photographer, this one is not an option to consider.
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Hawaiian Airlines was incorporated on January 30, 1929 under the name Inter-Island Airways Ltd. Today, Hawaiian Airlines carries an average 8 million customers a year and serves 20 domestic and international destinations in the Pacific region. In North America, it provides daily service to Hawaii from more cities than any other airline. While plenty has changed throughout the years, one thing hasn’t: our commitment to service, safety, and the spirit of aloha.
On the two recent occasions I was in Shanghai, I was thrilled by the abundance of candid street photography opportunities that presented themselves in its old neighborhoods. The narrow lanes crisscrossing these neighborhoods are called lòngtáng (弄堂) or alternatively, lilong (里弄), where whole communities live and sometimes work. The Shanghai lòngtáng can either refer to the lanes that its houses face onto, or to a group of houses connected by them.
The winners of the competition get a photo commission to an exotic destination – great experience and priceless exposure, as the images are printed in Wanderlust. Many of the past winners of this competition have gone on to become professional or semi-professional photographers. "We are often been approached for the contact details of certain photographers," says Lyn. "Organisations, such as travel companies or tourist boards, sometimes want to buy an image for their own use, or to see what else the photographer has in a similar vein. It can be a fantastic showcase."
Content development complements your photography and helps you grow and earn beyond your photos. If you're a gearhead like photographer Colby Brown, you could write in-depth gear reviews, or publish post-processing tutorials like Elia Locardi, or write a how-to book like Nicole S. Young. If you enjoy travel writing, you could build a popular blog like photographer Chris Stevens, who writes travel guides and reviews popular hostels and adventure tours, complete with photos.
Travel photography as a genre is one of the most open in terms of the subjects it covers. Many travel photographers specialise in a particular aspect of photography such as travel portraits, landscape or documentary photography as well as shooting all aspects of travel. Much of today's Travel Photography style is derived from early work in Magazines such as National Geographic magazine from photographers such as Steve McCurry. This genre of photography entails shooting a wide variety of subjects under varied available conditions, e.g. low light photography indoors, available ambient light photography for exteriors of buildings and monuments, shooting on the streets where sometimes conditions may be hostile, capturing moments which rarely recur, capturing the magic of light while shooting landscapes, etc.


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Yale New Haven Health System Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response. (n.d.). Small Victims, Big Challenges: Pediatric Triage, Treatment, and Recovery for Emergencies. (Accessed 3/19/2019. Requires login.)
This hour-long course (listed under “Special Populations”) introduces clinicians acting as first receivers to the unique challenges presented by pediatric disaster survivors.

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Over 20 detained in St. Petersburg for staging unauthorized rally
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb 15 (Interfax) - Police in St. Petersburg detained demonstrators who gathered on Saturday to demand a revision of the outcome of privatization.
The rally was broken up and more than 20 protestors were detained, the city police told Interfax.
"An attempt was made to stage an unauthorized rally, which was broken up by police. More than 20 protesters were detained and taken to a police station, where their offence was documented," the police said.
The Other Russia Party's press service said its activists gathered near the Mezhdnunarodnaya metro station and announced that the rally had not been authorized, but would continue anyway. It demanded a revision of the outcome of privatization, the press service said.
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Moscow condemns Friday bomb attack in Saudi Arabia
Turkish energy minister not planning to visit Moscow in near future - ambassador
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This is an eerie coincidence. Just before bedtime last night, I watched a video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfp8Kwm5zTA&t=545s ) on Clint Basinger's LGR Blerbs YouTube side-channel about a miniature reproduction of the NEC PC-8001 ( Pasocom mini: https://www.pcmini.jp). This is a quite detailed miniature of the original 1979 computer powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero under the hood. Clint noted in passing that the keyboard isn't functional, and I thought to myself, why not? It isn't a cheap trinket, this thing costs about $300, he said. Also, I thought, a real keyboard can be pricey, but it should be pretty cheap to make a novelty keyboard out of low-cost SMT microswitches, or "tacts" as my South Korean engineer friends call them. Lo and behold, I woke up this morning to see this project. Great work, Excursion Gear. I wonder what applications could come from this project? I'm reminded of a mentor who had a Casio(?) wristwatch with a tiny keyboard and a calculator mode. Could one use this keyboard to make a text-messaging wrist watch? You'd need to carry a toothpick around to enter your text, but still that would be cool.
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Some of those button-rich calc watches had a pointy key pick stashed in the clasp. Concave button tops captured the pick point. So - people have spent money on this before.
I really want a blackberry keyboard, only that tiny bb keyboard, not the phone ...
That looks an awful lot like the Raspberry Pi Pico board. NIce job fitting the footprint and using the castellated edges. Do you have any updates on the progress of this one?
One trick I learned from @Voja Antonic is that angling the buttons might help back them in and looks really great. Not sure you need that here but it popped to mind: https://hackaday.io/project/80627-badge-for-hackaday-conference-2018-in-belgrade
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I've been working on paying down my credit card debt and in the process realized that I still have some store charge cards open that I haven't used in years. There's no balance on them and I don't shop at the stores anymore. I want to close them but have heard that this will negatively impact my credit. Is that true? Do store charge cards impact my credit score?
Hi - First, you should obtain a current copy of your credit report. You can get a free copy at www.annualcreditreport.com. There are three credit reporting agencies and it doesn't make a great deal of difference since they report that same information, but I find the TransUnion reports easier to read. Verify that the accounts are still reported as open - some of them may have been closed by the issuer. There is no hard and fast rule about closing old accounts, but here's what I tell clients. Calculate your total open credit lines - i.e., what is the total dollar value of all of your credit card credit limits? Next, calculate your credit utilization ratio: divide the total you owe by the total credit you have available. Is that number below 30%? Don't close any old open accounts if your utilization ratio is above 30% - your credit score will most likely decline. How old are these credit accounts? They may be your oldest accounts and closing all of them at once will shorten your credit history which can also cause your score to decline. To sum up you want to make sure your utilization ratio is below 30% before closing old accounts and you want to make sure you aren't significatnly shortening your reported credit history. There are several on-line tools you can use to help you with this: www.creditkarma.com is a site run by TransUnion that has proven useful and it's free. Good luck!

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General Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet (1 June 1755 – 17 October 1813) was a British soldier who fought in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and in the Peninsular War.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country located off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. The UK's 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi) were home to an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted France against Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia and several other monarchies. They are divided in two periods: the War of the First Coalition (1792–97) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). Initially confined to Europe, the fighting gradually assumed a global dimension. After a decade of constant warfare and aggressive diplomacy, France had conquered a wide array of territories, from the Italian Peninsula and the Low Countries in Europe to the Louisiana Territory in North America. French success in these conflicts ensured the spread of revolutionary principles over much of Europe.
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and Bourbon Spain, for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when the French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807, and escalated in 1808 when France turned on Spain, previously its ally. The war on the peninsula lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon in 1814, and is regarded as one of the first wars of national liberation, significant for the emergence of large-scale guerrilla warfare.
Burrard was born at Walhampton on 1 June 1755, the elder son of George Burrard of Walhampton, Hampshire, who was the third son of Paul Burrard, M.P. for Lymington from 1706 to 1736, and younger brother of Sir Harry Burrard, M.P. for Lymington from 1741 to 1784 and created a baronet in 1769.
Walhampton is a hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Boldre. It lies approximately half a mile east from Lymington, on the east bank of the Lymington River. The Solent Way, a long-distance footpath passes close to the hamlet.
Lymington was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
Sir Harry Burrard, 1st Baronet was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for 37 years from 1741 to 1778.
Burrard became an ensign in the Coldstream Guards in 1772. He was promoted lieutenant and captain in 1773, and in 1777 exchanged into the 60th Foot, in order to see service in the American War of Independence. With his regiment he served under Sir William Howe in 1778 and 1779 [ citation needed ] In 1780 returned to England on being elected M.P. for Lymington through the influence of his uncle Sir Harry. He served under Lord Cornwallis in America in 1781 and 1782.—He was captured during a raid on the Bruges canal in 1798. He led the 2nd Brigade during the 1799 Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, fighting at the battles of Bergen, Egmont and Castricum.
The Coldstream Guards is a part of the Guards Division, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.
General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brothers who had distinguished military careers. In historiography of the American war he is usually referred to as Sir William Howe in distinction to his brother Richard, who held the title of Lord Howe at that time.
The Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland was a military campaign from 27 August to 19 November 1799 during the War of the Second Coalition, in which an expeditionary force of British and Russian troops invaded the North Holland peninsula in the Batavian Republic. The campaign had two strategic objectives: to neutralize the Batavian fleet and to promote an uprising by followers of the former stadtholder William V against the Batavian government. The invasion was opposed by a combined Franco-Batavian army slightly smaller. Tactically, the Anglo-Russian forces were successful initially, defeating the defenders in the battles of Callantsoog and the Krabbendam, but subsequent battles went against the Anglo-Russian forces. Following a defeat at Castricum, the Duke of York, the British supreme commander, decided upon a strategic retreat to the original bridgehead in the extreme north of the peninsula. Subsequently, an agreement was negotiated with the supreme commander of the Franco-Batavian forces, General Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, that allowed the Anglo-Russian forces to evacuate this bridgehead unmolested. However, the expedition partly succeeded in its first objective, capturing a significant proportion of the Batavian fleet.
After peace had been declared he returned to the guards in 1786 as lieutenant and captain in the grenadier guards, and was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in 1789. With the guards he served in Flanders from 1793 to 1795, and was promoted colonel in 1795, and major-general in 1798. In 1804 he became lieutenant-colonel commanding the 1st Foot Guards, and in 1805 he was promoted lieutenant-general.
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War. The treaty set the boundaries between the British Empire in North America and the United States, on lines "exceedingly generous" to the latter. Details included fishing rights and restoration of property and prisoners of war.
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II. In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of Guards to form the current regiment, known as the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. Since then, the regiment has filled both a ceremonial and protective role as well as an operational one. In 1900, the regiment provided a cadre of personnel to form the Irish Guards; while later, in 1915 it also provided the basis of the Welsh Guards upon their formation.
In 1807 he received his first command in the expedition to Copenhagen under Lord Cathcart, when he commanded the 1st Division, and as senior general under Cathcart acted as second in command. He had very little to do in the expedition; yet on his return he was created a baronet, and also made governor of Calshot Castle.
The Second Battle of Copenhagen was a British bombardment of the Danish capital, Copenhagen in order to capture or destroy the Dano-Norwegian fleet, during the Napoleonic Wars. The incident led to the outbreak of the Anglo-Russian War of 1807, which ended with the Treaty of Örebro in 1812.
General William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart was a Scottish soldier and diplomatist.
In 1808 he was selected to supersede Sir Arthur Wellesley. He arrived on the coast of Portugal on 19 August, and wisely decided not to interfere with Sir Arthur Wellesley's arrangements. On 21 August Junot attacked Sir Arthur's position at Vimeiro, and was successfully beaten off, and the English general had just ordered Ferguson to pursue the beaten enemy, when Burrard assumed the chief command, and, believing the French had a reserve as yet untouched, forbade Ferguson to advance. The very next day Sir Hew Dalrymple assumed the chief command, and made the Convention of Cintra, with the full concurrence of Burrard, while Wellesley was ordered to do so due to his opposition to the convention. All three generals were recalled, and a court of inquiry was appointed to examine their conduct. Burrard succinctly declared the reasons for his course of action on 21 August. The result of the inquiry was to entirely absolve the generals.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was a British soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister. His victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 puts him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes.
Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st Duke of Abrantès was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
In the Battle of Vimeiro on 21 August 1808, the British under General Arthur Wellesley defeated the French under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, near Lisbon, Portugal during the Peninsular War. This battle put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal.
Burrard never applied for another command, but in 1810 as senior lieutenant-colonel he assumed the command of the Brigade of Guards in London.He died at Calshot Castle near Fawley, Hampshire, on 17 October 1813. He was buried in Lymington churchyard. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Charles (1793–1870), an officer who rose to the rank of admiral in the Royal Navy and on whose death in 1870 the baronetcy became extinct.
On 20 February 1789 he married Hannah, the daughter of Harry Darby, a London merchant; they had five sons and two daughters.All the sons served in the army or the navy. Two sons were killed in 1809 one of whom was acting as aide-de-camp to Sir John Moore at the battle of Corunna. He lost a third at the siege of San Sebastian which is said to have caused him to die of a broken heart. His wife survived him.
The Convention of Cintra was an agreement signed on 30 August 1808, during the Peninsular War. By the agreement, the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict. The Convention was signed at the Palace of Queluz, in Queluz, Cintra, Estremadura.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, was a British Army general, also known as Moore of Corunna. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he repulsed a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War. After the war General Sarrazin wrote a French history of the battle, which nonetheless may have been written in light of subsequent events, stating that "Whatever Buonaparte may assert, Soult was most certainly repulsed at Corunna; and the British gained a defensive victory, though dearly purchased with the loss of their brave general Moore, who was alike distinguished for his private virtues, and his military talents."
In the Battle of Roliça an Anglo-Portuguese army under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeated an outnumbered Imperial French division under General of Division Henri François Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. The French retired in good order. Formerly spelled Roleia in English, it was the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War.
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Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, was a British Army officer. After seeing active service during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, he fought as a troop commander in many of the battles of the Peninsular War and the Hundred Days. He went on to become the Artillery Commander, Northern District with delegated command over all the forces of the four northern counties before being promoted to Deputy Adjutant-General, Royal Artillery. Ross was the last person to hold the title of Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance, assuming responsibility for the artillery component sent to take part in the Crimean War under Lord Raglan. After the war he served as Master Gunner, St James's Park, a senior ceremonial post in the Royal Artillery.
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell was a British Army officer and colonial governor.
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Burrard family, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct.
Harry Burrard may refer to:
Admiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, 2nd Baronet, born Harry Burrard, was a British officer of the Royal Navy, and Member of Parliament for Lymington.
General Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet was a Scottish general in the British Army and Governor of Gibraltar.
General Sir Loftus William Otway, CB was an experienced and professional cavalry commander of British forces during the Peninsula War who saw extensive service under Sir John Moore in the Corunna Campaign and Wellington in the remainder of the campaign. He also worked training Portuguese troops and spent time serving in Ireland during the 1798 rebellion and Canada. Otway retired after the Peninsula War and was honoured several times for his war service by both the British and Spanish royal families.
General Thomas Edward Capel was an English soldier and sportsman.
Sir John Hamilton-Dalrymple, 5th Baronet was a Scottish politician and the MP for Haddington Burghs between 1805 and 1806. He was the second son of Sir Hew Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, and the younger brother of Sir Hew Dalrymple-Hamilton, 4th Baronet.
Sir Adolphus John Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of High Mark was a British army officer and politician.
Sir Charles Munro, 9th Baronet of Foulis-Obsdale was a Scottish Baronet and soldier. He was also chief of the Highland Clan Munro.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington,, was one of the leading British military and political figures of the 19th century. Often referred to only as "The Duke of Wellington", he led a successful military career in India during the Fourth Anglo–Mysore War (1798–99) and the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805), and in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).
The Governor of Calshot Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Calshot Castle, a Device Fort of Henry VIII guarding Southampton Water. It was in military use until 1956.
Paul Burrard of Walhampton, Hampshire was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1705 and 1735.
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Check out the latest issue (June 13,2010) of Business Today where TAPMI figures in a list of Top 13 B-schools in India that shared their key recruiters in 2010. Campus placements in 2010 have been better than the previous year in these premier institutes. According to the article, recruiters were back in full force to hire top notch talent from India’s premier b-schools like the IIMs, IIT-B, IIT-D, MDI, IIFT and TAPMI. The latest issue of BT also talks about MBA grads preferring long term career path over fatter pay packets.
True to its reputation for transparency and integrity, TAPMI had been one among the first few premier institutes to declare the placement report after completing the placements for the class of 2010. The year 2009-10 also witnessed TAPMI launch a slew of initiatives – Leadership Lecture Series, Student Admission Guidance, Alumni of the Month, Pre-Admission Talks, Alumni-Faculty Meets to name a few. Definitely, the mood is upbeat both in B-school campuses and corporate houses as the Indian economy is on the rebound.
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What happens next to the Cleveland Strangler house?
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -
19 Action News asking the big question outside of court. What will happen to Cleveland Strangler crime scene after the case is closed?
"I want them to tear it down... but someone will get a hold of it first" says one of the Cleveland Strangler's victims' family members. Neighbors also want the serial killer's house demolished.
This, after eleven Northeast Ohio women's bodies were discovered at Anthony Sowell's home on Imperial Avenue.
City Hall tells 19 Action News they can't do anything while the site is still a crime scene, which should end when convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell gets sentenced in a few days.
Sowell family members say the home is now in the hands of a mortgage company. Next, the city will do an inspection. Should this place be condemned? What do you think? There are holes in the walls and the floor, but the City of Cleveland has to go through the motions for legal reasons.
If inspectors find the place "not habitable" the city can arrange for a demolition, which can take up to several months if there is anything like asbestos inside. It could be done quickly if it's considered an emergency.
Folks in the neighborhood can't see it go soon enough following the murders and attacks.
Red tape for now, but as soon as the case is closed that will all change.
A Terrebonne Parish man's homemade trap led to the arrest of his neighbor, police say. The incident happened on Bull Run Road in Schriever. The resident said that his shed had been burglarized while heMore >
A Terrebonne Parish man's homemade trap led to the arrest of his neighbor, police say.More >
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Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is asking for a temporary restraining order on the office of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to keep MCAO from investigating allegations of campaign mismanagement.More >
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is asking for a temporary restraining order on the office of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.More >
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Change is in the wind for the quiet border town of San Luis, AZ. The farming community may soon be home to a massive solar wind tower.More >
Change is in the wind for the quiet border town of San Luis, AZ. The farming community may soon be home to a massive solar wind tower - the sheer enormity of which would make it a new Arizona landmark.More >


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Now that we are aware of anthropogenic climate change, our view of the natural landscape has changed. In her vast landscapes, Sarah Watson reflects on the paradox between nature as limitless and wild and a rhythmic, structured, man-made exterior space.
Recent ceramic works bring small physical samples of the landscape into the domestic interior: they are relics of our relationship with a warming world.
The hard-edged vocabulary is drawn from early modernism and her technical skills and training as an architect, while the sculptures also refer to the industrial design of objects found in our homes.


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The 3-star Henwick House Guest House Worcester boasts close proximity to Eastnor Castle, Droitwich Spa Lido and Oliver's Mount just 14.7 km away.
The city center is 10 minute walking distance from the hotel. 34 km to Cheltenham.
There are 10 en-suite rooms appointed with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TV.
An award-winning full English breakfast is served in the dining room.
Gloucestershire airport can be reached in 5 minutes by car from Henwick House Guest House Worcester.


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The premiere of ABC’s “The River” (review here) is just days away, and to get you guys even sweatier with anticipation, a new clip has found its way online. Dig it!
“The River” stars Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, and Joe Anderson. Jeff Galfer and Thomas Kretschmann co-star in the ABC Studios television project produced by Oren Peli and his Paranormal Activity franchise collaborators Jason Blum and Steven Schneider. The pilot episode was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (The Orphan, House of Wax).
“The River”‘s 8-episode Season 1 debuts February 7th, 2012. Click here to visit “The River” website!
Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Greenwood) went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln (Anderson), he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole’s emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess (Hope), Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole’s cagey ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne), film the mission documentary-style. The mixed crew of old friends and new acquaintances includes the sexy and resourceful Lena (Eloise Mumford), loyal mechanic Emilio (Daniel Zacapa), and lethal bodyguard Captain Kurt Brynildson (Kretschmann).
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On Thursday night, the Denver Broncos drafted Iowa tight end Noah Fant with their first-round pick. He and his teammate T.J. Hockenson made history by being the first tight ends to be drafted from the same team in the first-round.
The 21-year-old is bringing his smoking hot girlfriend Avree Anderson with him to the Mile High City. Entering the league with an NFL caliber girlfriend makes the transition to professional football a little easier.
Fant should have an easy road ahead of him off of the field. Get a closer look at Anderson below:
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First “Expressions of Interest” have come from operators just a few days after the sharing of electric scooters announcement. The service, to operate smoothly with free flow, will have to respect minimum standards (provided by the guidelines approved by the Council last week) such as: the limit of vehicles, the specific areas to do the activity, and abide by rules on traffic and parking similar to those already provided for bicycles. The experimentation will last two years and will have to include geolocation with the GPS.
For each operator, the fleet will have to be composed of a minimum of 750 to a maximum of 1,000 vehicles. A maximum number of 16,000 scooters will be allowed throughout the entire territory of the capital. Each vehicle must be located in real time and operators must also guarantee insurance coverage for the use of the devices. "We have opened up the market to operators interested in investing in the sector and at the same time we are encouraging integrated and sustainable forms of mobility. All operators will have to comply with minimum requirements, such as the vehicle limit, traffic rules and real-time service data communication for constant monitoring of vehicles," said Mayor Virginia Raggi. "With this expression of interest we have promoted a new model of sharing. In fact, Rome is a candidate to be the leader in the offer of this service. We have also launched the first extraordinary plan to create new transitory bike lanes, where scooters can also circulate.
The first construction sites have already started on Thursday in the Eur area," explains the Councillor for the City in Motion, Pietro Calabrese. "Rome is confirmed as a city on the front line and open to sharing operators, even for scooters. An extra service to support traditional public transport and reduce private traffic," adds the chairman of the Mobility Committee, Enrico Stefàno.


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Contemporary British Architects Practice / Designers, UK
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Heatherwick Studio News
31 January 2022
UCB Windlesham, Windlesham, Surrey, southeast England, UK
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Glade House England
The designs for a new global research hub in Surrey have won unanimous approval from the local planning authority. UCB Windlesham will be home to the UK R&D hub of the Belgian based life sciences company that specialises in discovery and development of treatments for severe diseases in immunology and neurology.
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Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Construction of this innovative building has now started on site.
The Centre’s innovative design consists of a series of contained gardens that will capture the therapeutic effect of plants and contrast with the more formal surrounding hospital buildings. The design will create a warm, informal interior space as well as an inspiring exterior to encourage positivity among Centre visitors and passers-by.
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New Google Headquarters at Kings Cross, London, England, UK
Design: BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios, architects
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Google’s New Headquarters at Kings Cross
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios are confirmed as the architects for Google’s new Headquarters at Kings Cross in London.
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Pier 55 Manhattan – Hudson River Park
Design: Heatherwick Studio, with landscape architect Mathews Nielsen
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Pier 55 Manhattan – 4 May 2016
Thomas Heatherwick’s elevated park over the Hudson River next to Chelsea has been approved by planners.
Garden Bridge, central London, England, UK
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London Garden Bridge across the River Thames – latest update 4 May 2016
Royal Docks – Design Proposal, east London, England, UK
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Royal Docks London
This is London’s biggest remaining development opportunity and the London Development Agency and London Borough of Newham have world class ambitions for its growth.
Bombay Sapphire Distillery Laverstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Design: Heatherwick Studio, Architects with GWP, Architects
photograph : Iwan Baan
Bombay Sapphire Distillery Building – 15 Oct 2014
Learning Hub – The Hive – Singapore:
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Heatherwick studio won an architecture competition to design a Learning Hub for a university in Singapore. The hub, completed in March of 2015, is part of a £360 m scheme by Nanyang Technological University, and is the first redevelopment of its campus in twenty years.
Heatherwick Studio – Key Projects
Developments + Designs by Thomas Heatherwick Studio listed alphabetically:
Aberystwyth Creative Units, Wales, UK
Date built: 2009
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Aberystwyth Creative Units
B of the Bang, Manchester, northwest England, UK
Date built: 2005
56m high design
East Beach café, Littlehampton, West Sussex, England
Date built: 2007
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East Beach Cafe Building
Kagoshima Temple, Japan
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La Maison Unique, Longchamps store – Soho Boutique, New York, USA
Date built: 2007
Paperhouse, Kensington & Chelsea, west London, UK
Date built: 2009
photograph : Cristobal Palma
Paperhouse : Newspaper Kiosk design
Rolling Bridge, west London, England
Date built: 2004
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Shanghai Expo – UK Pavilion, China incl. Seed Cathedral
Dates built: 2007-10
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Shanghai Expo UK Pavilion
The studio developed the idea of the UK Pavilion exploring the relationship between nature and cities. Thomas Heatherwick has the idea of involving Kew Gardens’ Millennium Seedbank. The UK Pavilion is formed from 60,000 slender transparent fibre optic rods.
Thomas Heatherwick Studio : Shanghai Expo building – design competition winner
Teesside Power Station, England, UK
Date of design: 2009-
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Teesside Power Station Design
More architecture projects by Heatherwick Studio online very soon
Location: 356-364 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8BH, England, United Kingdom
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Heatherwick Studio based in London, UK – architects / designers led by Thomas Heatherwick.
London Architects office
356-364 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8BH
Telephone +44 (0)20 7833 8800
Thomas Heatherwick is one of the UK’s leading creative talents. Since establishing his design studio in 1994 Heatherwick and his colleagues have refused to be categorised within traditional boundaries and their work extends across art, architecture, product design and beyond. Today, a highly talented team of architects, designers and makers operate from a studio and workshop in King’s Cross, London – a unique environment where project management and implementation take place in parallel with experimentation with ideas, materials and manufacturing processes.
Completed projects by this architectural studio include the RIBA National award-winning East Beach Café; Longchamp’s La Maison Unique flagship store in New York and the internationally renowned Rolling Bridge in London. In addition to the UK Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo, this architectural office is currently working on a major redevelopment of Pacific Place (one of Hong Kong’s most established and well respected shopping malls) and is working with a dynamic community of monks on the design for a new monastery.
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News gist daily Sport brings you all the latest news from the Formula One paddock.
Lewis Hamilton led a hugely positive day for Mercedes by finishing first in second practice in Bahrain. Ahead of the season-opening Grand Prix, the Silver Arrows star finished 0.206 ahead of team-mate George Russell to complete a one-two for a team who hope to finally challenge Red Bull and Max Verstappen this year.
Verstappen surprisingly came down in sixth. However, the Dutchman appeared to be the fastest when the teams switched to race-simulation runs later in the session. The teams did not complete the practice session in the usual manner, making it difficult to predict who might come out on top in the Bahrain Grand Prix..
Teams will complete qualifying sessions on Friday ahead of Saturday’s main race. You can follow all the latest news in news gist daily Sport’s LIVE


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Bringing a dog into your life can be an incredibly rewarding experience. However, before making the decision to bring an Akita into your home, it’s crucial to ensure that you are ready for the responsibility that comes with it.
Many people make impulsive choices, only to realize later that they aren’t adequately prepared for the dog.
While an Akita may seem a teddy bear, you should know that this clever, independent and dynamic dog is not for everyone.
Owning an Akita is a long-term committment that requires dedication, time and effort. By understanding the unique characteristics and considerations of this breed, you can ensure a harmonious and fulfilling relationship with your Akita companion.
In this article, we will discuss the importance of considering various factors before bringing a furry friend into your life.
First and foremost, it’s essential to evaluate your lifestyle and living situation.
Akita, as any other dog, requires time, attention and care. Especially with a puppy and young Akitas, you will have to dedicate the necessary time to properly train and socialize your new companion. So before getting a dog, ensure that you have the time and willingness to provide it with exercise, love and care it will need.
Consider the long-term commitment that comes with owning a dog. Akitas thrive on routine, stability and consistency. Before getting a dog, think about life changes you may experience in the coming years. Will you be able to provide a stable environment for your furry friend even if circumstances change, such as moving to a new home or starting a family? Dogs are not a disposable companions and should not be treated as such. They become a part of your family and rely on you for their well-being.
It is also crucial to asses your own readiness for the emotional responsibility that comes with owning a dog. Dogs feel a wide range of emotions, including joy, fear and sadness. They require love, attention and understanding. Consider wether you have the patience, compassion and empathy necessary to provide a safe and loving environment for your new companion.
Finally, every breed of dogs have different temperaments as well as excercise and grooming requirements.
Researching the Akita breed and its characteristics is crucial to ensure it matches your lifestyle and preferences.
Akitas are known for their loyalty and they can be excellent family dogs, but they are also independent and require a firm yet loving hand in training.
Consider factors such as their size, energy level and compatibility with other pets in our household before making a decision.
Characteristics of Akita
Loyalty and devotion
Akitas are known for their unwavering loyalty to their owners.
They form strong bonds with their families and will go to great lengths to protect and care for them.
While it is a great advantage in a well-trained dog, it can become a burden or even a significant problem in a poorly trained Akita,
when the dog starts to believe it must protect the owner and misinterprets threats.
This is why wise leadership is crucial when rising an Akita.
Akitas are also recognized for their independence.
While they are affectionate and sociable, they are not overly needy and can be content spending some time alone.
They do require time with the family and the owner during the day, but will also spend a significant amount of time resting in a favourite spot.
But don’t be mistaken though, they aren’t simply resint only, because of their:
Akitas have strong protective and territorial instincts, making them excellent guard dogs. They may seem to rest a lot during day, but most of the time, they are very alert, observing the territory if they have such a possibility.
They are often wary of strangers and will be alert to potential threats. They’re pretty silent at the same time, known to bark very little, only when it’s really necessary.
Akitas are intelligent dogs known for their strong-willed and stubborn temperament.
This can make training challenging, requiring patience and consistency.
They may seem serious and reserved among strangers.
At the same time, at home with the family, they can be very sociable, fun and playful dogs.
They are often described to have two faces: for the owner/family and another one for the strangers.
Other dogs and animals
Akitas have a pretty strong prey drive and may not get along well wih other animals and dogs.
Early socialization and training are crucial to manage this behavior.
Akita will use any occassion to hunt, you have to remember that and avoid dangerous situations for wild animals.
Contrary to what many articles about Akitas may suggest, they are not very active dogs.
Yet, everyday activities are necessary to for their well-being.
Akita is a „one action” dog, apparently lazy with moderate temperament, but when there’s a need in a moment
(remember their hunting instincts) it can become unbelievably agile and fast.
Akitas are considered a pretty healthy breed, but like all breeds and animals in general – Akitas also have specific health problems, including allergies, skin problems, cancers and autoimmune disorders. Even though they seem very strong, they are very sensitive and emotional.
They can react physically to mental issues. That’s why stability and routine are so important for them.
Also proper diet is an essential factor in maintaining good health.
Akitas have a relatively long lifespan compared to other breeds of similar size, often living between 10 to 15 years with proper care.
Understanding these characteristics is essential for potential owners to determinate if the Akita is the right breed for their lifestyle and preferences. Proper training, socialization and care are key to having a fulfilling and harmonious relationship with this wonderful breed.
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Dolphins of Greece 17 (21-28 September)
Thanks to the staff (including Posi) for sharing your dolphins with us. I am glad we had a couple of wonderful weather days to witness these special animals and I hope the data collected continues to benefit their health.
Participating in field research has been extremely interesting, with the help of Joan, Joe and especially the dolphins. The week has certainly caused me to re-examine my place in the whole ecosystem, from scuba diving to home aquariums to fishing and multiple other aspects of my daily life that I didn’t think about much in the past. Thanks to all who made this week possible.
The weather didn’t cooperate very well but due to the extraordinary efforts of Joan and Joe we were able to maximize the experience. I appreciated the detailed explanations of the nuts and bolts of marine research. I look forward to reading the forthcoming papers.
This was my opportunity to return to Vonitsa and the dolphins for the second year. I have dreamed of this week for the last 12 months, and memories did not fail. The quiet pace of Vonitsa with the freshest of air, combined with sparkling water and socializing dolphins… a truly special experience. Thank you, Earthwatch and Tethys. May all our best wishes come true for the creatures of our oceans!


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Khloe Kardashian's officially got bigger back than Kim ... taxes, that is -- at least according to the State of California.
According to a new tax lien filed Friday -- obtained by TMZ -- Khlomar's female half owes $18,490.74 to the Golden State.
It's allegedly all from 2007 -- the same year she launched her career on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."
Khloe's reps couldn't be reached for comment.
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Morton Hospital closing inpatient pediatric unit, reducing staff
Morton Hospital is preparing to close its inpatient pediatric unit due to low patient volume, according to hospital officials.
Kim Bassett, Morton Hospital president, made the announcement in a letter to colleagues on Wednesday.
Bassett said Morton cares for an average of one pediatric patient per day in its inpatient unit. It saw 284 young patients in 2012.
The letter from Bassett said there would be a “modest reduction” in staff and that staffers would be able to move to other open positions in the hospital.
Chris Murphy, director of media relations for Steward Health Care, the company that owns Morton as well as St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, said the exact number of staffers affected could not be released.
Murphy said St. Anne’s Hospital’s pediatrics inpatient program would continue as usual. He was unable to provide the number of pediatric patients hospitalized in the unit in 2012.
In Bassett’s letter, she explained that the low patient volume in the pediatric unit at Morton had become “clinically inappropriate.”
She said clinicians and staff in the department are “exceptional,” but do not care for enough patients to maintain their skills and training.
Morton Hospital on Wednesday submitted a proposed closure plan for the unit to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The process will take a minimum of 90 days. No changes will be made until the regulatory process has concluded.
“This was not an easy decision, but it is the right decision for our patients and our community,” Bassett said. “We will work with the DPH to create a seamless transition for the community. We will close the unit to new patients and maintain all clinical operations until the last patient has been discharged.”
The hospital’s emergency department and nursery will not be impacted by the change. Morton treats 95 percent of its pediatric patients through the emergency department and nursery.
Currently, the majority of pediatric patients in the emergency department that require hospitalization are transferred to tertiary centers in Boston and Providence. Morton has transfer agreements with Boston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Tufts Medical Center. Young patients can also be transferred to St. Anne’s Hospital.
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