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If your dad is a steak fan, there's the perfect gift for him this Father's Day.

Aldi is selling an extra thick cut 16oz British Rump steak, which it is calling "Big Daddy", for just £4.99.

The budget supermarket chain claims the steak is 100g bigger and 39% cheaper than the equivalent from its closest rival Tesco.

The new steaks will be available in Aldi stores across the UK from Thursday, June 15.

But customers will have to quick as the retailer only has a limited supply available.

Tony Baines, joint managing director of corporate buying at Aldi UK, said: "The ‘Big Daddy’ is timed perfectly for Father's Day and will bring smiles to many dads around the country.

"This is another great example of Aldi’s continued commitment to offering premium quality products at amazing low prices, allowing customers to make substantial savings on luxury products without compromise."

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Last Father's Day, customers went crazy for the £7.29 Wagyu ribeye steaks Aldi stocked.

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Aldi is also selling boozy ice lollies just in time for the summer.

The Gin and Tonic and Prosecco and Peach Bellini popsicles are available in packs of four for £2.99.

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As part of the State of Qatar’s 45 year strong bilateral relationship with the United States, His Highness the Amir met with President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2016. As a lead-up to the US Presidential election, His Highness had scheduled separate meetings with both major party candidates. His Highness met with then-candidate Donald Trump. The meeting with Hillary Clinton was postponed due to a scheduling conflict.

In December 2016 during the Presidential transition, His Excellency, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs met with officials from President Donald Trump’s incoming Administration.

The bilateral relationship between the United States and Qatar encompasses many critical areas, including: regional security, military cooperation, counterterrorism, and economic partnership. All of these topics were reviewed by HE the Deputy Prime Minister and members of President Trump’s incoming Administration.

The United States and Qatar are strong allies because of the deep institutional relationships. At no point did Qatar speak with officials on the transition team, nor those affiliated with it, about private commercial services or contracts. All economic discussions were related to the bilateral relationship.

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Your Challenge is to find and log at least 25 GEODETIC SURVEY Discs. One of those discs must have never been logged before on the site. Once completed you can head to the coordinates listed above. Its Center Court of a basketball court in a park. Find one last Survey Disk, MY2083 E 37, in that park. After finding it look about 10ft away west for a place to hold a magnetic cache.

While on a recent caching adventure in VT, I ran into a fellow cacher and avid Benchmark Hunter. He had many stories about BW miles into the woods with his metal detector and finding remote benchmarks that hadn't been found in 100 years. I noticed when I got back that many cachers seem to ignore benchmarks. Looking at some local power cachers with finds in the 5000 range, I was shocked to see that many had fewer than 5 benchmarks...and most of those were landmarks. That along with finding some really neat benchmarks recently myself, I figured a benchmarks challenge was called for!

What are these Mysterious Benchmarks you ask? A benchmark is a point whose position is known to a high degree of accuracy and is normally marked in some way. The marker is often a metal disk made for this purpose, but it can also be a church spire, a radio tower, a mark chiseled into stone, or a metal rod driven into the ground. Over two centuries or so, many other objects of greater or lesser permanence have been used. Benchmarks can be found at various locations all over the United States. They are used by land surveyors, builders and engineers, map makers, and other professionals who need an accurate answer to the question, "Where?" Many of these markers are part of the geodetic control network (technically known as the National Spatial Reference System, or NSRS) created and maintained by NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS). For more detailed information check out the related webpage link. For this challenge we are dealing with the metal disc markers exclusively.

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Other types of Benchmarks do not count towards this total, just discs. I'd say the majority of discs you will find are TRIANGULATION STATION discs. Make sure you check the PID to see how many discs are in each. Usually you will find the PID listing includes both the TRIANGULATION STATION and two REFERENCE MARK discs, and maybe an AZIMUTH Disc all under one PID. Sometimes you will find each has its own PID. The Main TRIANGULATION Station will have it's own PID, and RM#1 will have its own PID, and RM#2 will have its own PID. In this case you can count each the TRIANGULATION STATION and each REFERENCE MARK as a separate find, because there are 3 PID's.

To Verify your completion of the requirements I will check your public profile & make sure you have the 25 required.

Although I won't require the following, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE IT !!!!!! It would be awesome if each find was documented with a photo of each disc and your GPSr to verify coords...extremely helpful as you'll notice a lot of benchmark discs are not even close to the given coords & it would help fellow BM hunters following in your tracks.

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Demands for tech-enhanced service, a younger cohort of clients and worldwide regulation are driving innovation.

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David Bruno is not your average gnome of Zurich. The 43-year-old American, sporting an iridescent polo shirt and ponytail, offers a tip on an edgy indie rock band before getting down to business: explaining his mission as director of UBS’s wealth management innovation lab. In a stream of 21st-century consciousness that bounces from voice-recognition software to Russian oligarchs’ fine-art shopping, one phrase stands out: “We are focused on remaining relevant.”

That’s a jarring statement from the house futurist at UBS, one of the three colossi of global wealth management, with some $2 trillion in client assets. (Its top two rivals are Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, both US-based.) It reflects an unease that is belatedly spreading across private banking about powerful waves of technological and generational change eroding a profit fortress that has stood stolidly for the past century or more.

“Financial services lags other industries in terms of digital innovation, and wealth management is a laggard within financial services,” says Kendra Thompson, managing director in consulting firm Accenture’s wealth management practice.

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Retail bankers have been steadily automating their customer interface since rolling out ATMs in the late 1970s, and using that automation to slash human costs. Wealth managers have stuck with an age-old model dominated by face-to-face contact and hefty fixed fees to pay for it. That paradigm is under assault from at least three fronts at once, apostles of innovation say. First, clients of all ages have become accustomed to a 24/7, go-anywhere, I’m-in-control norm in their everyday business and are demanding it from their private bankers. A semiannual portfolio review in an oak-paneled room doesn’t cut it anymore, and even octogenarians are tech-savvy. “Our average client is clearly not a millennial,” Bruno says. “But I’ve never met a billionaire who wasn’t constantly engaged with his iPad and iPhone.”

Second, wealth is gradually passing to or being created by a younger generation that questions brand loyalty, price-shops incessantly, and loves to look under the hood of any commercial proposition. “In the future, clients won’t want to sign up for life and pay basis points until the end of time,” Thompson says.

Third, a global post-2008 onslaught of regulation has substantially raised compliance costs for wealth managers, putting long-term profitability into question. A key countermeasure could be using technology to service more clients with fewer advisers, the way retail banks have learned to serve more customers with fewer tellers. “Despite strong cyclical growth, top-line revenue increases have not translated into proportional bottom-line returns,” consultant EY observes in a 2015 report. One of its suggested remedies: “Lower the cost-to-serve by means of digitally enabled client relationships.”

The race to implement these complex reforms is just starting—Thompson estimates the industry is roughly two years into a six-year process—and the outcome could affect competitive advantage for decades to come. What will not happen, the experts say, is a fully fledged disruptive start-up eating the wealth establishment’s lunch, as Uber has done to the taxi industry, or AirBnB to hotels. Trusting an online stranger with a cab ride or vacation is one thing. Managing the fortune accumulated through one lifetime or many requires a much higher level of trust and attention, which bedrock banking names are well placed to deliver.

Wealth management has already seen disrupters aplenty in the form of cut-price, online-only “robo-advisers” like UK-based Wealthfront or peer-to-peer networks such as Tiger 21 out of New York (see p. 19). But they have only managed to nibble at the industry’s edges and are more likely to prove acquisition targets for the mainstream than head-on competitors. That’s what the mainstream thinks, anyway. “All the robo-advisers’ assets add up to about $150 billion, still a drop in the ocean,” says Gauthier Vincent, Deloitte Consulting’s lead partner for wealth management. “It’s too hard to overcome the trust barriers. Most will go into the networks of existing banks.”

The term of the moment is “hybrid,” some blend of cutting-edge digitalia and old-school, oak-paneled advisory that satisfies customers’ need to commune with their investments during a 4 AM layover in Singapore and banks’ needs to squeeze overhead. Or rather, a family of blends priced for different wealth levels. If virtual tools can turn the iPad-toting billionaire into a financial Captain Kirk, they might also extend a hint of private-bank-style pampering to the merely affluent, who these days get by with a wire house adviser and the family lawyer. “In the less wealthy range you might have light robo with a call-center-based adviser, then a direct human experience at major life milestones,” Accenture’s Thompson says.

The hybrid future could include some ornate gizmos to customize the wealth management offering, David Bruno says. For instance, his UBS lab is toying with a digital “emotional adviser” that maps a client’s financial psychology and matches him/her with appropriate investment strategies and human advisers. But an essential shift will be toward what Bruno calls “open finance,” deconstructing the suite of services private banks now bundle into that annual management fee—asset allocation, research, estate planning, and so on—so customers can choose them à la carte from competing providers. “A bank will no longer lock in all of a customer’s business,” the chief UBS wealth management innovator suspects. “All your data is your own data, and you can choose different pieces of the value chain.”

That’s a daunting challenge for wealth advisers, as institutions and individuals. “The new technology is going to require a new kind of adviser—one who understands that the advice a private bank gives is private, but the way a private bank works is public,” says April Rudin, a former global marketing chief for office temp agency Kelly Services who now consults to the financial industry.

The banks that thrive will be those that can leverage their core offering: intimate and trusted personal counseling that melds market expertise with insight into complex family decisions. “We don’t want our advisers to become technology managers,” says Dennis Hall, chief of client digital services at Chicago-based Northern Trust. “Very few people choose their private bank based on technology. Trust is still most important.”

But banks need to maintain this labor-intensive intimacy while substantially cutting expenses. “The real innovation is going to have to be in costs,” Accenture’s Thompson says. “If you can deliver at 30 to 40 basis points , you will win.”

That’s a great leap from traditional wealth management fees of roughly 1% of assets. One way technology can deliver savings and enrich client experience simultaneously is by moving “basic education” about markets and portfolio choices online. Customers can “learn investment language at their own pace,” while human contact is reserved for “value-added” advice, Deloitte’s Gauthier says.

Rocked by the 2008 marketquake and its burdensome regulatory aftershocks and roiled by the approaching tsunami of hyper-informed, post-baby-boom clients, private banking is starting to grapple with inevitable change. Much of the focus at this early stage is on scouting potential partners among upstarts that offer technological inspiration but lack a centuries-old client base. Northern Trust is trying to stay ahead of the curve through an alliance with, a pioneer in online customer relations management. The object, Dennis Hall says, is to create a “single-pane-of-glass experience, so advisers and their clients can have all the information they need at their fingertips.”

The good news for private banks and wealth managers is that their essential service cannot be replicated as easily as a hotel’s or taxi company’s. The establishment starts the new age of digital competition with a weighty advantage. “When I take control of my wealth, it doesn’t mean I don’t want advice,” Kendra Thompson says. “The real transformation in this industry will be led by the strongest of the incumbents.”

David Bruno and his competitors have every chance to stay relevant. But they will have to learn to deliver their service more adroitly for less money. For those not thinking seriously about this challenge, it will soon be too late.

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Will a girl in a bad relationship, who recognizes the ex is bad, come to realization and go for a better guy?

I'm 29, she 30. She was engaged but the wedding was called off recently. She knew there was issues, as well as her closest girlfriends who thought she could do way better, but being in a bad relationship and having committed 9 years to the cheating douche bag, she is naturally having a tough time coming to terms with everything.

She had dated me for half a year prior to officially calling off the wedding, but now she needs time to figure herself out. She tells me she feels like she owes it to the ex to try again, and he'll undoubtedly fail to be nearly as amazing a person as I am. I'm honestly a catch, a genuine gentleman with everything going for me. At the same time, I also recognize that she is a catch and has all the qualities, interests, and goals that I look for in a person. We both realize it although maybe she resists still, and she does genuinely like me (bc I'm a pretty darn good guy). Note that we have also done everything together, physically and emotionally and we are both happy with each other. The only imperfection with the whole situation is the ex.

So here's the question, given she does give the ex a shot which she needs to do in order to have closure and be in the right state of mind for any future relationship, what do you think the chances are she will recognize the ex is abusive and lacking many of the qualities she would want in guy with a marriage that is built to last? She is a sweet girl and completely open with me and tells me she feels that she needs to do that, and that she doesn't want to hurt me nor have that on her conscience. But It's just tough to accept.

If I give her time, and I will (not completely disappearing but not overly pushing), she should realize I'm a much better guy right? I know nothing is certain until it happens, but I want everyones' thoughts. I know it's natural for her to feel the way that she does, and to want to do that one more time.

I'm confident in myself and know there are plenty of girls that would die to be with me, but I also know myself so well to know that girls like her don't come around all that often... like literally a year or more. Plus, by my personality I hate leaving things to fate, I am the type that if I know what I want, I will do anything and whatever it takes to get it. I guess it's just hard to accept, and I'm stubborn, that maybe the only way to get it is to take steps back and let her figure things out...

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  • 9 years is a really long time. That's like a third of her life. If she knows she's better off with you she won't stay with him. But she needs to be certain before she makes such a big life choice. This guy will probably put on a show for a while but eventually he'll slip back into his old habits. There might even be early warning signs. She'll be able to pick up on all of that very quickly because she's knows him well, don't worry. Once bitten, twice as wise.

    My suggestion is to continue to give her the love and support she needs to grow into a new chapter of her life. Don't stop being Mr Nice Guy or give up on her. She will come back as soon as she starts to miss you.

    • I agree that certainty is the word for her, to be certain that she is prepared to move past that painful chapter of her life and to start with someone else. I don't know if the ex is claiming to change, but I tend to agree with you that people are who they are at their core, and fall back into old habits.

      I will continue to be me for sure, I'm not changing for anyone. Well, I do change for myself, but that's because I'm committed to learning, improving, and being the best man I can be.

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  • i think you are a true gentlemen any woman would be blessed to have you. Like you said give her time to get the closure she needs but don't sit and wait forever you deserve true happiness even if its not with her. Maybe this is what she needs because she has to see for herself that her ex is no good I had to see it for myself as well. Just don't give up be there for her when she needs you to be let her see she can count on you even if you and her are not together. I wish you the best of luck

    • I was going to comment myself, but I think you've got it right. I'm going to have to agree with you entirely.

    • Thank you shay. I know I'm at the core a great person with much to offer, but it's tough to remember that when she's making the decision to try again with someone so shady, it just makes me feel like I'm inadequate or not good enough... as stupid as that may sound.

      I do agree that she needs to see for herself and truly deal with it now. It sounds like she is more prepared/learned to make decisions now. I just hope he slips and that to me is where she realizes she should be.

    • I can tell just from your question that you care very much about this girl. I can see that you are one of the few good men left. I know how you feel even if I am a girl but I can also understand her as well I've been in both places even though I'm young. What I mean by that is I dated a guy for 4 years and all he did was cheat on me and I've cared about someone who couldn't see I was good for them

  • I don't think it is fair to you to be second choice. However I believe that 9 years is a lot of time she has invested in this guy so she doesn't want to feel as she has wasted her time. Also I feel bad for you as you shouldn't have dated her being that she was in a relationship. She is the only one that can make a choice but you can also wait a bit but give her an ultimatum that way you don't lose out on whoever is out there for you. All the best

  • To be honest... only she can make that choice.

    Love isn't logical. If it was, people wouldn't say with people who abuse them.

    I am quite similar to her - I keep going back to someone who everyone says isn't worth me or my time. I still love him. I probably always will.

    It's only recently that I've started realising things about him.. and it's been 5 years, and a lot of heartbreak.

    All of my friends said he wasn't worth it, he was a jerk, he treated me horribly, etc etc, but I didn't listen. I kept going back to him.

    So I guess what I'm saying... is it doesn't matter how much sense you talk, how much you know it's wrong, she needs to make that mistake. Whether she makes it once, or 100 times, there will be a time that she decides enough is enough.

    I wish love was easy. But it's not sadly.

    Good luck.

  • 1. WTF were you doing dating someone who was involved with someone else? EVERY relationship with a cheater is a bad relationship.

    2. 9 years is a long time. Don't expect her to be ready to date for like a ear. If she tries to date sooner than 6 months, she's using it as a crutch to make herself feel better even though she's still hung up on her ex

    3. If you get involved with her KNOWING she's a cheater - especially before she's actually gotten over him - you lose any right you may have had to act shocked, confused, or hurt when it all goes to hell after awhile.

    Have fun, buddy. Good choice!

    • Regarding point 1. She said she was separated and that they just hadn't yet made it official to family/friends. I was okay with it because I didn't have expectations at the start, but as I got to know her she's really sweet. The issues with her are soley caused by the actions of the ex, and his inability to be faithful and respect her.

      2. Agree, 9 years is a long time and healing is required.

      3. She isn't the cheater. She thought she was ready to move on but the ex likely begged bad

  • Its up to her.

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My boyfriend wants us to move in with his parents after the wedding?

Allright so his parents own a whole building and gave a whole floor to each of their of which is my boyfriend's, and he is planning for us to move there, something that completely freaked me out. He is the oldest son so he feels responsible towards his parents, and siblings..but I don't know if I can deal with that, I talked to him , he showed support and he said he will see if he can do something about it, but for that he needs money to buy another appartment and I don't want to put that kind of pressure on him , nor do I want to look like the bad guy who came between him and his parents. I mean, I love his family, but I need my privacy! Drama will be more prone to take place if I live in the same building with his family.. what do you guys think about this ? Am I missing something ? by the way I have a ton of family issues, I'm the oldest too .. I have 3 other siblings, my dad is a violent jerk and my mum suffered a lot..maybe that's why I freaked out , I just want a peaceful life with my husband!

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  • It's good to be within range of your parents when they get old. They took care of you when you were young, and they'll likely need a hand or two when they get old. For the most part people try to care for themselves, but age makes a lot of things more difficult. Moving some furniture, fixing a sink, computer, toilet, etc. might be necessary. It's ad***move to turn them down and not lend a hand when they worked half their life to prepare for you and then bring you up and support you to give you the chance you had.

    • I knoow I get that , but I am sure we can do that even if we like half an hour away. Besides, his mom seems to be complicated, I am afraid she will start stalking me , and I won't be able to go out freely..I don't know ..

    • lol, well I guess you guys could always rent out that floor and get your own place somewhere around there. He likely has to hold on to it, it was a gesture by his family to insure he always has shelter and stability. He can't just sell it off, it would defeat the purpose of the gesture and be an insult to his family.

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  • Well..

    Its a difficult question..

    I think you'uld move to his parents home if you ask me.

    Because after a point you will feel guilty about this situation because of debt and pressure..

    Maybe a few years later you guys can manage to buy or rent a apartment just for you,

    Because you will not gonna pay a rent or mortgage.

    Tell exactly this to your boyfriend and you wil earn a really passionate kiss :D

    • Yeah that's what I thought about, I guess we ll have to move there now , and later go somewhere else. I do have an appartment that my dad bought me a while ago , but culture here says that the guy has to get the apt, and this would against his dignity as a "man" ,ugh

    • If you have an apartment you guys can move there too ofcourse.

      Theres no such a thing like a man or woman has to anymore but if you saying

      he thinks that he feel responsible for his parents than after a while you can move your apartment Because if you guys wanna create a familiy your apartment is his apartment too : )

  • Please first explain to me how private the floor that you two might have would be.

    • It's private of course, just like a normal building. His family will be like neighbors.

    • I see no problem with it unless he has intrusive and obnoxious parents.

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  • Put your foot down! Tell him how unacceptable you think that is and let him know that you can't do it.

  • Is he able to support you and possibly kids if that gig doesn't workout? I font like the found of that.

    If a conflict arises whose side will he be on? Will he back his family up or stick will them.

    It appears he wants his wife to be an extension of them.

    Any of this strike a cord?

    • Yea I am worried about that .. if he takes his mom's side, I ll kill myself !

    • This is not going well at all. Why do you love this guy? Examine that before you decide to down the wedding road. Be VERY SELECTIVE .

      If you doubt about whose his side he'll take then you already know the answer .

  • Maybe you guys can live there for now and save up to move into your own apartment! And what do you mean by floor? Is it a house or is there privacy on each floor? :O

    • It's private of course, just like a normal building. His family will be like neighbors.

    • I think that is OK its not like you are living in the same floor. I can see problems if it is same floor. Maybe you can live there for now until you guys are settled and saved up then move out! :P

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I've only know for 10 years now that I am infertile. This case I can't enjoy sex so I am paying someone to actually do what I like , I just be with her cuddle and just fool around without sex. I've been seeing her for the past 2 years very often several time a months I would pay. Last year I moved out to work abroad things got intimate between us I started having a feeling for her , she requested some gifts I bought them , but this last week from 18 up to 26 I gave her 1,000$ just as Christmas gift and to help her go back and see her family , just yesterday evening something went wrong and she just blocked me everywhere she disappeared just before the new year.
Last night made me think after being nice and helping her because I really liked her and her blocking me after giving away so much , I just feel like an idiot. She used me and my money to get what she wants and got away. I mean girls can be hard and not nice but what m I missing here?
It must be stupid from my side to trust her. Anw 2017 ended well. A lesson learned. I miss her though I can go and ask her why but m too far away now working , by the time I go back she would have left...

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  • nothing. move on. you can’t make someone who wants to leave - stay. there are many fish in the sea. do not stay hung up on someone who didn’t have the respect or decency to explain to you why she left. especially if she took your things with no intention of giving you anything or returning the gifts/money.

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  • but she was a hooker bro... you can't really complain a hooker ditched you.

    • I thought that too & I was happy it ended in 2017 I didn't drag it to 2018 . 2018 a fresh start with no hookers

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Roycroft Campus

Arts and Crafts – Craft Beer and a Vintage Movie Theatre

As the birthplace of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the U.S., the Roycroft Campus just outside Buffalo is an intriguing girls’ getaway destination. It’s a place where handcrafted workmanship is privileged over mass production, and where you will find beauty without the excessive ornamentation of the Victorian era.

As someone who still prefers a homemade card over the Hallmark kind, and wants to know the artist and story behind the objects I purchase, I was attracted to this movement—and to its campus— in the historic village of East Aurora, a 2.5-hour drive from Toronto.

The Roycroft Campus

At the Roycroft Campus, you can stay directly on the campus, at its charming Roycroft Inn, and tour the campus’s well preserved complex of buildings. Although in mid-January, when we visited, there were no regularly scheduled docent-led tours, we took their self-guided tablet tour. As we did so, we moved in and out of its Furniture Shop and Bindery to check out the antiques; and its Copper Shop, which had a gift shop and art gallery featuring work from more than 100 artists. We also visited the Power House, where we saw the old printing presses and the Print Shop, where artisans were at work in their studios.

As we roamed the campus, I began to imagine what it must have been like in its heyday in the early 1900s. Because then it was not only about arts and crafts; it was also the burgeoning site of social reform. Elbert Hubbard, who founded the Campus in 1895, believed in equal pay for men and women, and his second wife Alice Hubbard was a committed suffragette. The some 500 people who worked there spent time in and around the Campus. There was a women’s boarding house around the corner. They joined baseball and bowling teams and clubs formed on campus, and would watch movies that played in front of the Power House.

On our visit, we stayed in the Roycroft Inn’s lovely multi-roomed suite across the street that had a sitting and dressing area, and modern bathroom with a whirlpool tub. The Inn’s lobby walls still boast the restored murals of one of the original Roycroft artists, Alexis John Fournier, depicting the Eight Wonders of the World. And its Craftsman Lounge was a great place to listen to local folk musicians over dinner.

The following morning, we had their popular Sunday brunch. For $29, which included a mimosa, I had their delicious made-to-order omelette, salads, house-cured smoked salmon, and, well, several desserts. I’ll definitely be back.

Regularly scheduled docent-led tours are available May through October, except on Mondays and Tuesdays. You can choose between a basic or more in-depth tour or take their daily self-guided tablet tour. If visiting November through April, call to inquire about a tour guide.

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Beyond the campus – East Aurora

Everything is close by in East Aurora. Park your car on Main Street and start exploring. You will pass by the vintage Aurora Theatre, built in 1925, with its original concession stand and box office, and a gourmet Popcorn Shop in its lobby. Who needs dinner after the cinema when you can gorge on apple pie, cheddar pretzel or Buffalo chicken wing popcorn?

A massive landmark in the town, with its red and white striped awning, you won’t be able to miss Vidler’s 5 and 10. It boasts 75,000 items for sale, which are crammed over two storeys—with everything from chewy taffy candy to kazoos, yo-yos, spatulas and gift cards.

Craft beer aficionados will enjoy the new Griffon Gastropub, which has 72 beers on tap that change daily and a line-up of people on a Saturday night waiting to sample them. (Book ahead to avoid disappointment.) You can also have a pint at Aurora Brew Works and bring your own food. (They have food trucks outside on Friday and Saturday nights). There’s a speak easy downstairs, open after 6:00 p.m.

For lunch, we loved the Elm Street Bakery with its delicious homemade soups and sandwiches.

Visit the adjacent Knox Farm State Park, a 633-acre park which is ideal for hiking and biking in the warmer months, or cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter.

Book the Epicurean East Aurora Food Tasting & Historical Walking Tour operated by Buffalo Bites Food Tour, which runs from April to December.

Hop aboard the East Aurora Craft Cruiser, and be ready to pedal (this is a 15-rider pedal-powered vehicle) with pub stops at some local highlights, like 42 North Brewing Company and Riley Street Station.


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Let’s Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

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We go beyond casting Nathan Drake in a feature adaptation of Uncharted: Drakes Fortune.

We all do it. Gamers love to sit around and cast their favorite video game characters for live-action movies. Most of the time, we simply rehash fan favorites (Nathan Fillion in EVERYTHING!), but I like to think a little further; a little more realistically. In this feature, I plan to think through a film further than the big-named actor attached, but also the director, writer(s), etc.

This time, I’ll be “making” what is arguably the most desired video game movie currently in development hell: Uncharted. So, without further ado…

Director: Peter Berg

Let's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's FortunePeter Berg’s film career has admittedly been very hit-or-miss. Movies like Battleship are sure to turn fanboys off, but looking at the
hits of Berg’s career should put them at ease. Friday Night Lights and The Kingdom were both excellent and tense character pieces, which is integral to the success of an Uncharted movie. Additionally, Berg made one of the more underrated action films of the last ten years with The Rundown.The Rundown did a fantastic job of mixing humor with balls-to-the-walls action and was a huge kick-start for the career of Dwayne Johnson, otherwise known as The Rock (not to mention, the jungle scenery was gorgeous). The combination of Berg’s experience with character work and action-packed fun makes him a clear contender to direct an Uncharted film.

Runners up: Justin Lin; Jon M. Chu; Shane Black

Pass on: Paul W.S. Anderson;  Uwe Boll; Christopher Nolan (I know, I know… but Uncharted needs to be light-hearted)

Writer(s): James Vanderbilt

Let's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's FortuneWhen I chose Vanderbilt, I was only aware of two writing credits: The Amazing  Spider-Man and Zodiac. It turns out Vanderbilt is a great choice beyond these  two fantastic films though thanks to his collaboration with Peter Berg on The  Rundown. It’s hugely important that writers and directors have proven  themselves to be compatible together. Two of Vanderbilt’s other films, White  House Down and The Losers, offer up great examples of comedy and action  blending well, again something that will lend itself well to an Uncharted film.  Tonally, Uncharted should land somewhere between both The  Rundown and The Amazing Spider-Man, perhaps slightly less goofy than some  of The Rundown‘s wackier scenes (hallucinogenic fruits anyone?) and more in  line with The Amazing Spider-Man‘s more heartfelt scenes.

Runners up: Neal Purvis; David Lindsay-Abaire; David Hayter

Pass on: Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman; Thomas Dean Donnelly

Sticking to the plot of the video game might initially seem like the right move, but ultimately is unnecessary. Naughty Dog did an excellent job at creating an experience that felt like an interactive movie and sticking too closely to the plot of the game will ultimately draw too many direct comparisons and cause all sorts of problems.

Nathan Drake and Sully should be at the heart of the film along with Elena Fisher. Just like the game, the film should follow Drake and company as they search for Sir Francis Drake’s mysterious lost ciLet's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's Fortunety of gold, El Dorado. A heavy emphasis should certainly be placed on the fact that Nathan is related to Sir Francis and is constantly in the massive shadow of his success as an explorer. I like the idea of exploring the theme of exploration in a world that has been completely explored. Drake should feel like a character born in the wrong century; someone who was meant to find more in the world than what he is capable of. This ultimately creates a tension in the character that he is unable to reach his full potential and he is constantly seeking out the thrill of exploration, regardless of the fact that it puts his life in danger by pirates and rogues throughout the jungle. This tension will build in future installments as Nathan and Elena’s relationship grows more serious, yet more strained as Nathan refuses to settle down (this was probably my favorite aspect of the third game).

I say drop all supernatural elements from the game. Keep the old-Nazi experiments and skeletons, but there’s no need for monsters in the jungle. It’s already treacherous enough.

Composer: Michael Giacchino

Full disclosure: Giacchino is without a doubt my favorite contemporary composer. I know that he’s essentially J.J. Abrams go-to guy (his work on Lost, Mission: Impossible 3, and Super 8 is truly fantastic), but my favorite pieces are the ones he did for Pixar. His work in Up especially keeps with themes similar to Uncharted. There’s a good deal of fun in Giacchino’s work, but also an emotional impact that will become more familiar with fans of Uncharted as the series progresses and Nathan becomes more and more desperate for adventure.

Nathan Drake: (three-way tie) Seann William Scott, Bradley Cooper, and Chris Pine

Let's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's FortuneOh boy, what a tough character to cast! A character like Nathan Drake is so well personified by voice-actor Nolan North, it’s tough to imagine anyone else taking over the role. But North is far too old, especially considering the franchise potential of a movie like Uncharted and is nowhere near famous enough to slap his face on the poster. And before you leave comments about Nathan Fillion… I get it, we love Firefly, but like North, Fillion is just far too old (and out of shape at this point) to carry this franchise. That’s why I went with these other, younger guys.

I understand that Bradley Cooper and Chris Pine have been fan favorites for a while, and I totally and completely agree and
understand those choices. Both are handsome and cool; men want to be them, women want to be with them, and all that jazz. They’re also both really great actors who balance charisma and charm equally with bad-ass attitudes. Chris Pine especially seems well-fitted for the role as he’s likely looking to further cement himself into pop-culture with another iconic role (hell, Harrison Ford had at least two, and it’s clear to me that Pine is following Ford’s lead). Drake seems like a great fit for Pine.

The outlier in my suggestions is obviously Seann William Scott. Known mostly for his comedic roles, Scott would benefit the most from a big budget action film. He’s also had experience working with my suggested director in… you guessed it, The Rundown. If you’re noticing a pattern here, it’s for a reason. The Rundown is a really great adventure film, and Uncharted could do itself some serious favors by following it’s lead. Scott would make a great Drake (though the outcry from fans would surely rival Batfleck), and any doubters should watch two films: The Rundown (for his action capabilities) and Goon (for his acting capabilities). Either way, all three choices would be fantastic. My only concern with Seann William Scott is that I question if he’s capably of carrying a film of this scope.

Runners Up: Jake Gyllenhaal; Zachary Levi; Josh Hutcherson

Pass on: Nathan Fillion; Nolan North; Skylar Astin; Ryan Reynolds (mostly because he’s box office poison)

Victor “Sully” Sullivan: Jeff Bridges

I think I’m most proud of this suggestion, as I don’t think I’ve seen it anywhere, but Jeff Bridges is… well, Let's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's FortuneJeff f***ing Bridges! Bridges certainly has the acting chops to deal with some of Sully’s meatier, more emotional scenes while also maintaining the fun-Uncle vibe that fans of Uncharted love. Also, did I mention he’s Jeff Bridges?

Sully will likely receive second billing, so choosing an actor like Bridges (who rarely carries a movie single-handedly – though surely he could) allows the younger actor chosen for Drake to really soak up the limelight and shine. Despite how awful R.I.P.D. was, there’s little denying that Bridges carried most of the weight in that film.

Runners Up: Craig T. Nelson; John Goodman; Robert Duvall

Pass On: Michael Caine; Robert De Niro; Al Pacino

Elena Fisher: Kate Bosworth

I choose Kate Bosworth, but really there are several actresses that could fill this role beautifully. Let's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's FortuneElena needs to be someone that women can look to as a role model. She’s smart; she’s sassy; she’s beautiful; she can hang with the guys. Kate Bosworth is in need of another big hit, and Uncharted could certainly be it. Other actresses that I leaned heavily towards though were Blake Lively, Amanda Seyfried, and Rachel McAdams. Kate Bosworth is 30, which seems the perfect age for the role (McAdams is actually slightly older than Bosworth, which I like a lot). My fear is that Hollywood will attempt to cast someone too young for this role (and would be cheaper to cast) like Emma Roberts (a fine actress, no doubt, but simply too young for the role).

Runners Up: Blake Lively; Amanda Seyfried; Rachel McAdams

Pass on: Emma Roberts; Ashley Tisdale; Julianne Hough

Atoq Navarro: Luke Evans

Let's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's FortuneMy initial instinct was to choose an actor like Willem Dafoe, mostly because he makes such great villains,  but ultimately I chose Evans for one reason. He won’t steal the show. The first movie in the series really  needs to establish Drake as the character to watch. The central conflict should be less villain motivated, and  more set piece motivated. Allow the tone of Uncharted to breathe before injecting it with nefarious villains. I  thought James Vanderbilt’s script for The Amazing Spider-Man did a great job of this. Peter Parker was the  star, while Lizard was clearly just a plot mover. Also, look to Nolan’s Batman trilogy. The first film’s villain was  fine, but it was Batman’s show. The sequel though was all about the villain, and that’s the key to a  successful Uncharted series. The sequel can have a Willem Dafoe type of character, but for now, lets keep  Luke Evans, who proved a good villain in this summer’s Fast and Furious 6.

Runners Up: Dominic West; William Fichtner; Timothy Olyphant

Pass on: Willem Dafoe; Hugo Weaving; Tim Roth

Eddie Raja: Ken Jeong

Let's Make a Movie!: Uncharted: Drake's FortuneSigh… okay. I think I’ll need to explain this one a bit. Eddie was a villain that never felt that dangerous, and that’s a good thing because it helped lighten the mood of Uncharted as a whole. In my movie, I say lets take that character a step further. Lets have him be downright funny, and let Atoq do all the heavy villain lifting. That said, Jeong proved to be a pretty good bad guy in the Hangover trilogy, and his presence in Uncharted would surely help to make the film feel like lighter fare.

Runners Up: Steven Yeun; Reggie Lee; Ken Leung

Pass on: Daniel Dae Kim; Aaron Yoo; Rick Yune

Other things to consider:

Film or Digital?: Film. I want this film to have a very Indiana Jones feel to it, and sticking with film will help it retain it’s pulpy feel.

3D?: Not this time. I’m not against it’s use, but lets try to keep the budget down slightly and not put extra-effort into 3D (though Sony will likely disagree with this sentiment).

IMAX?: Again, not necessary for this one. I think with the likely darker tone of the sequels, a bigger scope might feel more at home, but this time out, lets keep things grounded and personal.

CGI vs. Practical?: I almost always encourage practical effects. That’s still the case here. I think the budget of this Uncharted movie can remain pretty modest ($50-60 million seems very reasonable) and the smaller scope of the stunts should allow the movie to be mostly practical. However, using CGI to create beautiful backdrops would be welcome.

Release Date: March 2016 – the Summer of 2015 is fast approaching and VERY crowded. Lets kick it in Hollywood’s new favorite time of the year and aim for a Spring Break hit. Following the success of the first film, the sequel can make it’s mark over Memorial Day weekend two or three years later.

Anything else?: Not really! I think if we aim to keep the first story as a standalone experience and make decisions from there in regards to sequels, we’d be better off. Look at A New Hope versus Empire Strikes BackEmpire clearly is part of a much larger plan, while A New Hope can be watched alone. I like that about that film and would like to see that happen with Uncharted.

Thanks for sticking with me on this one! I know it’s long, but I have a lot of fun doing this. Feel free to leave suggestions for future features in the comments and let me know how awful (or great) my choices were!

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Everything You Need to Know About Where House of Cards Season 2 Left Off

Season three of House of Cards hits Netflix Friday, and I will bet you a plate of ribs you can hardly remember where things wrapped up at the end of season two. The show tunneled into some seriously wonky stuff to get Frank into the Oval, and there's no shame in brushing up on it before you hunker down with a luscious crop of new episodes.

Exactly how the action ended:

Frank is President. Two knocks on the desk.And how did that happen, again?

It's the final piece of fallout from the China/PAC scandal that stretched throughout season two. With impeachment brewing, poor sad-eyed President Walker (Garrett to you, Tusk) resigned, resulting in Frank's swearing-in.

Yeah, I've completely forgotten what the Chinese thing was.

Basically, egged on by Frank—who's great at stabbing everyone in the back without getting a drop of blood on his hands—Walker's administration got caught taking money from the Chinese (foreign campaign donations are illegal). Feng—the guy who was into nice gardens and kinky stuff—oversaw a laundering operation that sent rich Chinese guys over to an American casino, where they'd spend lots of money. Then the casino would funnel that money into a Democratic Super PAC. Incentivizing Feng to participate was his business relationship with Tusk, who enjoyed major off-the-books influence in the White House. Under pressure to avoid harsh punishment, Tusk threw Walker under the bus during a congressional hearing, saying that the president knew about the scheme when he actually didn't.

In more straightforward and pressing matters…

Doug is dead. And I loved Doug, so I'm very sad about it. But what did he expect when he drove Rachel out into the middle of nowhere and refused to say why? Anyway, when the finale wrapped, Frank was vaguely aware that Doug was missing, but we'll have to deal immediately with the business of his body being found and Rachel going on the run yet again.

What's the latest with Claire?

Claire was a snow queen before Frozen made it cool, but even she is starting to crack. We saw her bawl—for the first and only time, I think—in the season finale after talking to tearful ex-First Lady Tricia Walker. (Claire facilitated the Walkers' marriage counseling, setting up the leak that helped mar Walker's presidency.) I'm sure having an office in the West Wing will cheer her up, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see Claire begin to turn on Frank this season—he's been testing her trust for two seasons, and it would take so little to snap their bond at this point.

Speaking of Claire and Frank: Remember that crazy night with Meechum?

I do. But in case you forgot (and I don't know how you could), they all made out! Not exactly the kind of thing you want floating around when you've just taken over the Oval Office. Meechum's faithfulness to the family seems genuine—but in season three, it'll also be a requirement for staying alive.

Let's check in with the media.

One of the more frustrating parts of House of Cards is how close various journalists get to the truth, only to be brutally foiled. Zoe got hit by a train. Lucas did his damnedest to carry her torch, but he's currently languishing in jail after the FBI's hacker pet (Gavin Orsay, the one with the guinea pig) tricked him into committing a cyberterrorism offense. Janine, who just wants to wash dishes for her mom in Ithaca for the rest of her life, put the nail in his coffin by (under pressure from the FBI) signing her name to testimony more or less called Lucas crazy. Then we've got Ayla Sayyad, who made a name for herself by implicating Tusk in a story—information she got from Frank. I cannot watch another reporter become beholden to the Underwood camp, so here's hoping she hits on something big herself in short order.

So who should the Underwoods be afraid of in season three?

First and foremost: Jackie. She whipped dem votes to get Walker out of the White House and Frank in. Now, she's going to want some payback. And the closer she gets to Frank, the more ammo she'll need against him—rest assured this woman has her eye on Commander in Chief. From a personality standpoint, Frank should fear her because she's the only person in this world more ruthless than him. Frank, at least, wants to get what's his and still have people like him. Jackie doesn't waste energy on saving face. She's a machine—and if we could hear what's going on inside her head, it'd make Frank's voice-over sound like Carrie Bradshaw.

What other loose ends should we keep our eye on?

Don't count out Linda Vasquez, who finally got fed up with Frank's crap and left the White House. But I'm thinking that after a perfectly pleasant family trip to Atlantis and a half-hearted attempt to enjoy gardening, she'll be recharged and ready to reclaim the power she deserves. Remy too is on the verge of reinvention—his strategy of shuttling loyalties between Tusk and Frank didn't get him anywhere, and he'll have to think creatively about how to remain a player. (Hopefully only in the job sense—I want to see him and Jackie get back together.) It's hard to say what Christina's next move is, and don't forget Megan—Claire's military rape problem poster girl—who's all but catatonic but still very aware that she hates Claire. Finally, there are the Walkers. Once they're done nursing their wounds, it's probable that anger and clarity will take over, and should they decide they want to blow the whistle on Frank and Claire, they'll have one major advantage: They're far more likable than the Underwoods.

What does the season-three trailer tell us?

That we can count on some crazy action surrounding Claire—we see her getting kissed at a party and (this is what it looks like, anyway) being comforted in a morgue. That Frank's potentially in over his head with international affairs (note the delay when he offers some head of state a handshake and what I assume are the coffins of American soldiers). That Gavin Orsay worked his way into an office job, and creepy Doug underling Seth Grayson is still around. And that, potentially, the ghost of Peter Russo is blowing through town ("We're murderers, Francis.") Here, watch for yourself:

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June 29, 2009 5:22:25 PM IST
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While majority of films coming from the house of Bhatts traditionally boast of liberal dose of skin show, it is not really the case in their upcoming film JASHNN. For this dramatic musical, the makers were sure that they didn't need to resort to skin show and instead wanted to completely focus on the relationships which drove the story forward. This is the reason why a solitary love making scene in the film also lasts for just a few seconds while being a part of the song.

''We decided at the very onset of JASHNN there it won't have any skin show'', informs the director duo Raksha-Hasnain that had allowed fair amount of skin on display in THE KILLER and THE TRAIN, ''What you see in the promos is all that you get to see in the film. There is a love making scene that is made up of hardly three shots with a sedate kiss thrown in.''

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''Yes, this sequence is required since Adhyayan's character is shown to be going through a phase when a lot of anger, fear and frustration is building in him'', adds Raksha, ''It's that point which could come into any teenager's life where making love becomes a kind of outlet for such pent up emotions. The story requires that point in his life to be shown. However, as we stated earlier, instead of going overboard and using the sequence for titillation, we have just kept it extremely subtle and indicative.''

Adhyayan too agrees on the presence of the sequence but also adds cautiously, ''There is nothing suggestive about it and cliched as it may sound but it has been shot quite aesthetically. When you watch the film you will see it for yourself.''

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Glasgow grandfather Jim Gillies can remember exactly what he was doing on April 26, 1986, the day Chernobyl Reactor No 4 exploded. “I was watching the news reports on the television,” he says. “Watching families and children being forced to evacuate their homes.

"I felt very sorry for them. I knew I wanted to help.”

One year later, on the anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster, Jim stood in George Square for 24 hours with a homemade sign, paying his respects to the 164 victims that died within 12 months of the nuclear accident.

32 years later, the death count continues to rise as the after effects reverberate through the Ukrainian city, and Jim holds a vigil for the victims every year.

Standing against the rain with his waterproof coat and a woolly hat embroidered with the word, Ukraine, Jim proudly tells me he hasn't missed a single vigil in over 30 years.

"But I only stand for 12 hours now, standing for 24 hours was a little bit scary, even for me," he says.

"I'm 77 now and my wife is always asking, 'Are you going to manage to keep doing it?'. I tell her I'll do it for as long as I can.

"She's quite happy though, as long as I look after myself."

Arguably Jim spends much, much more of his time looking after others. The father of two has raised thousands for the victims and makes it his goal each year to visit the city to share his support.

His pilgrimages to a local hospital in Malin, part of the nuclear exclusion zone considered by many to be a wasteland, has earned him a reputation as a local hero.

Jim uses all his own money to fund his journeys. He travels only by bus - from Glasgow to London, then to Warsaw before driving from Kiev to Malin. The trip is over 1,500-miles and takes three days to complete.

"Last time I was there was in 2016 and I bought a water for the children's hospital. They had no hot water and the wee woman in the kitchen told me she could marry me, she was so happy they finally had hot water for the children."

The retired engineer, who now lives in Cumbernauld, also makes sure to provide them medical supplies, toys, syringes and furniture.

"A mother sitting on her bed with her two babies thanked me for bringing over clothing. It all means so much to them, every little helps.

"They really have nothing there. It's like a science fiction movie, but it is not fiction. It is the real thing."

Jim believes the most distressing thing is seeing the fallout the disaster continues to have on the children.

"I've been helping a wee boy for the past few years, who needed an eye operation but there are also children there who have trouble with their immune systems. They have bronchitis thyroid gland problems including cancer and growth deformities. The effects continue to travel through the genes and impact new generations.

He has written a book about his incredible experiences and admits his love for Ukraine and its people will never die.

In 2007, Jim went inside the nuclear plant itself. He said: "To stand in front of the control panel was devasting.

"People forget we have nuclear stations here in Scotland, in Ayrshire and in Torness. I think people really need to be aware of these things.

"If my vigils do one thing, I want it to remind people, that there are still young children suffering from the after effects 30 years on from the disaster.

"There are so many other things happening in the world, but we shouldn't ever forget Chernobyl."


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Bosses at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre have hit out at the council after claiming to have been denied access following last month's devastating fire on Sauchiehall Street.

In a blistering statement released earlier today, theatre chiefs slam the authority for "little or no updates" about the state of the historic building, which was affected by the devastating blaze at Victoria’s nightclub.

As reported by Glasgow Live , the theatre was told it would have to close for two months while the damage was investigated by Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Glasgow City Council.

Workers close off the Pavilion Theatre and surrounding area amid safety concerns

However staff have now let rip with a catalogue of complaints and revealed growing frustrations with the progress of the investigation.

A Pavilion spokesperson said: "It has now been four weeks since the fire.

"In terms of timescale, it does not feel long to some people but to us, it has been one of the longest months we have ever had.

"We are not asking for much to be honest.

"Just a short window to be allowed to gain access to the theatre to make sure everything is still okay and there are no water leaks or damage that could get potentially worse if we just leave it as four weeks is a long time to leave a building of this age unattended.

"Glasgow City Council may have a policy not to let its own unoccupied buildings deteriorate, which is well documented, but we are not going to allow the Pavilion to get into a state of disrepair."

Theatre bosses go on to detail the fact that the Pavilion is one of the "best kept" in the city, a feat which has been achieved without financial help from the council or Scottish Government.

The statement adds: "Both we and the council officers have a duty of care to protect one of Glasgow's most important historic and cultural buildings and feel that it is currently irresponsible to just allow it to be left to potentially rot away."

Earlier this month, workers began to demolish buildings ravaged by the fire, which ripped through the block on March 22, with 120 firefighters on the scene at its peak.

The area has been guarded 24 hours a day since and has been cordoned off since the blaze - one of the biggest Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has ever faced.

As well as calling on help from Historic Scotland, theatre chiefs claimed they have had "very little" contact from Lord Provost Eva Bolander, Council Leader Susan Aitken and councillors for the area, Ballie Mearns, Philip Braat and Kenny McLean, and the authority's assistant head of building and planning.

They also suggested they could be considering legal action to demand access, and appealed to any "good qualified legal experts" in the city who could assist them to get in touch.

The Pavilion spokesperson said: "We feel that it is now the time to question the legality of continually denying us access.

"He (the council's assistant head of building and planning) deems the theatre and the exclusion zone around the theatre to be unsafe under the Dangerous Building Act but has portable toilets and porta cabins outside our front doors in Renfield Street.

"They also have demolition workers' private cars parked right up against our building in Renfrew Street, they have workers in the area with no protective clothing, no hard hats, no high viz vests, no protective footwear.

"This maybe sounds a bit trivial but either the theatre is unsafe or not and, given simple health and safety legislation and common sense, why allow workers to park cats or use the toilet in an unsafe area?"

Customers were reminded that, despite the issues, there are no plans to pull down the much-loved theatre, which, although has been forced to cancel and reschedule a raft of shows, is still open for business via a remote box office which can be reached on 0141 332 1846.

A spokesman from Glasgow City Council told Glasgow Live that the authority is acting in the interests of residents of the city and has a "duty to protect public safety".

He added: “The bottom line is that the theatre stands a few feet away from a building that has been gutted by fire and is on the verge of collapse.

“This is an extremely difficult demolition that will take a significant amount of time.

"Expert contractors are currently taking down parts of the structure brick-by-brick – and it will not be lost on people that one of the reasons for this painstaking approach is to protect surrounding buildings, including the theatre.

“Given that challenge, it is simply not possible to say with any certainty when it will be safe to enter.

"As soon as it is, we will share that information to those involved.”


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These tools are designed to help both wealth managers and their clients monitor facets of financial performance. HNW individuals expect world-class customer service, and the composition of their wealth is often complex. As such, wealth managers require sophisticated platforms to effectively communicate and provide custom reporting for their clients through secure channels.

PFM providers can learn from the experience of robo-advisors. They enhance automation-based investment management services and digital interactions with a more human touch (think chatbots). With the ability to price competitively and offer more than just execution-only platforms, it is possible for robo-advisors to bring PFM capabilities to the next level. Competitors such as Personal Capital are already combining the capabilities of both robo-advice and PFM, at the same time allowing access to human financial planners. Not only does this create a holistic offering, but it also fills in the gaps of robo-advice with PFM.

It is clear that the wealth management industry has learned from the mistakes made by many retail banks. The tools work best when they are linked with decision-making services, and by treating PFM as an afterthought, it cannot expand beyond the basic features of budgeting and reporting. At the end of the day, clients and wealth managers should be inspired to engage with these tools.

Clients will appreciate financial management capabilities because of the ability to view their wealth in its entirety and to have a greater amount of touch points with their wealth manager. For clients who prefer to communicate with a wealth manager prior to making a decision, PFM platforms provide the space for collaboration.

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Ball-First Trainer promotes proper contact

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If the premise holds that with training aids simple is better, SKLZ has introduced one that ought to promote a variety of good swing habits.

The Ball-First Trainer could not be easier to use; just set it down and place a ball in the middle of it. It frames the impact area and was designed to help the golfer hit down and through, striking the ball first, followed by a divot.

It also has markings that help with club alignment and can also promote a proper takeaway. It is made of an impact-resistant, flexible material. For the left-hander, just flip it over.

Here's a brief video demonstrating how it works. It can be purchased here for $19.99.

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