#murray bay road

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"Gang Clearing Snow From Roads,” Montreal Star. November 3, 1932. Page 11. ---- 2000 Men at Work on Highways in Quebec Area ---- QUEBEC, Nov. 3— (Star Special) -Two thousand men were at work yesterday as wall as numerous tractors, and as a result of their efforts the Murray Bay road was reopened last night, as well as several other highways which were affected by Tuesday's snowstorm. 

The Murray Bay road, providing an opening to Chicoutimi, was reported open last night while the 40 mile stretch on the Perron Boulevard, between Ste. Agathe and Val Brillant in the Matapedia Valley, will probably be opened during the course of today.

Twelve inches of snow in the Laurentides National Park, falling on top of snow that occurred during the last three weeks, has closed this road to traffic of all kinds and fears were expressed by J. L. Boulanger, deputy Minister of Highways, last night that the road would remain closed. 

The north shore of the St Lawrence seems to have been hardest hit by the storm, for it was reported last night that all South Shore roads were open.

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Ben 10: Biomatrix

(Warning: this is a little long)

Ben Tennyson was 16 when he found a broken Omnitrix in the woods while on a camping trip with some teammates, celebrating their victory in the last game of the season. As he tried to get it off, Ben accidentally activates the device and transformed into an amalgam of himself and a Pyronite. After some mishaps, and a fight with a giant robot looking for the watch, Ben decided to use it to help if/when the opportunity came.

Gwen Tennyson was invited to go camping by Ben as a way to help get her mind off of college exams; though the two weren't close, Gwen took up the offer, reminded of their road trip with Grandpa Max. At the camp site, Gwen was the one to spot the impending forest fire from Ben's transformation, and was the first one to rush to help, discovering Ben, and giving him the idea to create a backfire to stop the original.

JT Mackleroy used to bully Ben after befriending Cash Murray, but changed his tune when Cash voiced his unconcern for anyone caught in the forest fire, let alone Ben or Gwen. Following Gwen to help, JT brought a pair of fire extinguishers to try and douse the fire before it got out of hand, but it was too big by the time he arrived, so just kept the flames at Bay while Ben and Gwen tried coming up with a plan. afterwards, JT apologized for bullying Ben and even wanted to try and be friends again.

After that camping trip, Ben, Gwen, and JT team up when something would happen in or around town: Ben is the muscle, using any one of ten transformations in the newly dubbed Biomatrix; Gwen is the informant, using her research abilities to find any bit of information no matter how minute; and JT is the equipment guy, his time as the Soccer teams equipment manager giving him an insight into any and all items that may come in handy.

Because the Biomatrix is damaged, it doesn't fully transform Ben, but the effect on each alien varies, along with how complete each transformation is.

Hot Shot: Ben's first alien, and arguably the most complete due to how little of "Ben" is left once the transformation is "done", being a few inches taller than Ben, but is still primarily, physically a Pyronite. Abilities include limited Pyrokinesis and heat resistance and detection.

Wildmutt: The transformation is more of a 60/40 split, making Ben look like a Vulpimancer werewolf, and because of this, can talk, though not well, utilizing short simple sentences only when he needs to. Abilities include echolocation, enhanced sense of smell, enhanced strength and flexibility.

Diamondhead: Petrosapien crystals form pieces of armor around Ben rather than actually becoming Ben but aren't as tough as normal Petrosapien crystal. Abilities include crystal generation, enhanced durability, and weapon formation originating from the crystal gauntlets.

XLR8: Due to some of the more important biological features of Kinecelerens are missing from the transformation, XLR8's top speed is a fraction of what a normal Kineceleren can move, but is still incredibly quick, topping out around 200 miles an hour. Abilities include enhanced speed and perception, and limited enhanced durability.

Cerebrum: Even with the partial transformation, Cerebrum is still the smartest alien in Ben's arsenal, but isn't as smart or as small as other Galvans, surpassing the average but is nowhere near the top, and stands at an even two feet tall. Abilities include enhanced intellect and mechanical knowhow.

Tetraman: For some reason, because of the incomplete transformation, the Biomatrix improperly scales the power of a Tetramand to Ben, giving Tetraman more power than natural Tetramands have, while being much smaller in size and stature, standing just under eight feet tall compared to the natural 10-12 feet. Abilities include enhanced strength, stamina, durability, dexterity, and sight.

Flyboy: An odd combination, Flyboy would remind you of some horror character fusion of man and insect, which makes Flyboy one of four transformations useful for interrogations. Abilities include flight, enhanced sight, goo generation from eyes, tail doubles as blade.

Angler: Due to the transformation being incomplete, Angler can stay out of water longer than regular Piscciss Volann's, but not by much, so Ben tries not to use him too much on land but keeps extra water on hand just in case. Abilities include enhanced swimming, strength, and durability, underwater breathing, jaw can unhinge for powerful bites.

Upgrade: The Galvanic Mechamorph primarily takes the shape of Ben, and leaves most of Bens clothes untouched compared to the other transformations, but because of the incomplete transformation, Upgrade can't fully merge with technology, leaving the primary body exposed while the "arms" are engaged. Abilities include technokinesis, "eye" laser, limited plasticity, enhanced durability.

Specter: Something about the transformation keeps Ben from using it too much, describing it as being like someone is always behind him, trying to tell him something; Ben really doesn't like using it, even if the situation calls for it. Abilities include phasing, possession, and flight.

If anyone has any questions or transformations they want to see, feel free to send me some asks, my inbox is open.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Scott McKenzie, the singer-songwriter best known for his association with John Phillips and the 1967 Summer of Love anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),” the sonic tract that called 1000s of young people to California.

Phillips (who played on the track with The Wrecking Crew) wrote the song to appease authorities concerned that hippies would overrun the Bay Area for the Monterey Pop Festival. Peace and love prevailed. The song has been used in several films and was a theme for the Prague Spring Czech uprising in 1968. That same year, McKenzie’s next Top 40 hit “Like an Old Time Movie” (also written and played by Phillips) segued with McKenzie writing “What About Me” for Anne Murray (her first hit single).

Like many artists circa 1960, McKenzie morphed out of doo-wop and became a folkie, joining the New York folk scene that beget The Mamas & The Papas. Phillips initially invited McKenzie to join that group but he declined, saying he didn’t want “the pressure.” Years later McKenzie joined a road version of The Mamas & The Papas in 1986. Concurrently, the Phillips-McKenzie team joined Mike Love and Terry Melcher to create the huge Beach Boys hit “Kokomo.”

The evergreen “San Francisco” remains McKenzie’s best-known work (he passed from Guillain-Barre syndrome in 2010). Periodically I dabbled with the song, dirty demo-ing a grunge-y Iggy Pop-like update: https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/san-francisco-be-sure-to-wear-flowers-in-your-hair-demo-remastered-2020

HB and RIP Scott.

#ScottMcKenzie #SanFrancisco #Flowers #Hair #MontereyPopFestival #SummerofLove #JohnPhillips #MamasandthePapas #wreckingcrew #PragueSpring #folkmusic #BeachBoys #Kokomo #MikeLove #TerryMelcher #GuillainBarre #grungemusic #IggyPop #NobHill #demo #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge

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St. Thomas Footballer Killed in Fiery Crash

A 24-year-old footballer died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident along a section of the Lysson district, St. Thomas, on Thursday. He has been identified as Shamar Murray, a businessman from Danvers Pen in the parish of St. Thomas. Reports are that around 9:00 PM, Murray and another man were traveling in a Toyota Hiace minibus along the Lysson main road towards Morant Bay when the…

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From Memphis To Merseyside Ep 89

Thursdays 8pm EST bombshellradio.com From Memphis To Merseyside Ep. 89 Summer Vacation Follwoing last week’s From Memphis To Mreseyside’s look at summer, comes a look at Summer Vacation. Aaron Badgley and Tony Stuart are playing the music about and for summer vacation. School’s out everyone!!! Artist Title Ric Denis This Rumbling Sky Alice Cooper School’s Out Gary ‘U.S.’ Bonds School Is Out The Beach Boys Be True To Your School Brian Hyland Sealed With A Kiss Brian Hyland Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini Cliff Richard & The Shadows Summer Holiday The Rivieras California Sun LIndsay Buckingham Holiday Road Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Night Moves Blondie In the Sun David Bowie Memory of a Free Festival Pt 1 ABBA Summer Night City The Undertones Here Comes the Summer The Ventures Hawaii 5-0 Chad & Jeremy A Summer Song Bill Withers Lovely Day Five Man Elecitrial Band I’m A Stranger Here Murray McLauchlan Farmer’s Song Paul Simon Kodachrome Paul McCartney & Wings My Love Clint Holmes Playground In My Mind ELO Mr. Blue Sky Beach Boys Good Vibrations Otis Redding (Sittin’ On) The Dock of The Bay Booker T & The MGs Green Onions Ringo Starr Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond) The Sex Pistols Holidays In The Sun Max Webster A Million Vacations The Kinks Drivin’ The Kinks Holiday The Jamies Summertime Summertime Jimmy Buffett Margararitaville Krokus School’s Out Bryan James Duffy The Red Brick Road     Read the full article

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Episode 188 - Transportation and Transit Non-Fiction

All aboard! This episode we’re discussing the non-fiction genre of Transportation and Transit! We talk trains, buses, bicycles, spaceships, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

The Art of the Locomotive by Ken Boyd

Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America by Michael Hiltzik

Ghost Train (four part podcast by Denver Public Radio)

Transit Maps of the World: The World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth by Mark Ovenden

Transit Maps of the World: Expanded and Updated Edition of the World's First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth by Mark Ovenden

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town by Charles L. Marohn Jr.

Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds by Elizabeth Howell

Links between two cities: historic bridges between Ottawa and Hull by Lucien Brault. 

Other Media We Mentioned

The Platform Edge: Uncanny Tales of the Railways by Mike Ashley

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Orient Express by Graham Greene

Maiden Railways by Asumiko Nakamura

Heaven's Design Team, Vol. 1 by Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki, and Tarako

For 2 Weeks, Switzerland Has A Rail Replacement Helicopter

Vancouver's Expo Line 1990 vs 2020

Mini Metro

Soviet Bus Stops by Christopher Herwig

There’s a documentary movie!

Soviet Metro Stations by Christopher Herwig

How To F#€k Up An Airport (five part podcast by Radio Spaetkauf)

Some YouTube channels and videos about trains and transport things:

CityNerd

Not Just Bikes

Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere)

Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (but it is) (See the building Anna and Matthew used to live in!)

RMTransit

The Tim Traveller

This New LA Metro Station Should be PACKED - Here’s Why It’s Not

Denver’s Transit System is Problematic

Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments by David Foster Wallace

Links, Articles, and Things

Note to self: Make “derail” joke about conversation going off topic.

Train_Station-Katowice_Poland.wav by jgrzinich

Rail replacement bus service (Wikipedia)

Slow television (Wikipedia)

“It was popularised in the 2000s by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), beginning with the broadcast of a 7-hour train journey in 2009.”

Fort Collins Trolley

‘I am done’: Amid rider woes, is Ottawa’s transit system a victim of its own success?

Heritage Minutes: Avro Arrow

12 Transit/Automotive/Planes/Trains/Boats books by BIPOC Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance by Mia Bay

Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall

Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad by Manu Karuka

Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance by Adonia E. Lugo

Making a Chaputs: The Teachings and Responsibilities of a Canoe Maker by Joe Martin with Alan Hoover

Taxi!: Cabs and Capitalism in New York City by Biju Mathew

Crash Course: If You Want To Get Away With Murder Buy a Car by Woodrow Phoenix

Colored Travelers: Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship Before the Civil War by Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

Why Flying Is Miserable: And How to Fix It by Ganesh Sitaraman

Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy A. Taylor��

The Diary of Dukesang Wong: A Voice from Gold Mountain by Dukesang Wong, translated by Wanda Joy Hoe

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Then on Tuesday, February 20th we’ll be talking about our reading resolutions for 2024! (2024? That can’t be right. That’s definitely the future.)

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Legendary Singer-Songwriter Jimmy Rankin Shares Joel Plaskett Produced Single “Harvest Highway”

On Harvest Highway (Out Oct. 13), Jimmy Rankin hits the road again, time traveling and traversing far-flung destinations—along with his native Nova Scotia—through his singular brand of East Coast folk-rock. He nods to Nova Scotia’s Highway 101—running through the fertile Annapolis Valley and down the southern shore of the Bay of Fundy—with the album’s wistful title track, an Americana-tinged road tune with one eye on the asphalt and one on the figurative rearview mirror. 

Rankin teamed up with fellow East Coast hero Joel Plaskett, who produced and played multiple instruments on Harvest Highway. Recorded to tape with vintage mics, the expertise of engineer Thomas Stajcer, and contributions from studio session all-stars JP Cormier, Ron Hynes, Dale Murray, Jordan Murphy, and Madison Violet, its organic feel comes from its almost entirely live-off-the-floor takes, along with Rankin and Plaskett’s combined love for classic production.

The Cape Breton icon’s eighth solo album is rich in the narrative songwriting traditions that Rankin has been honing for nearly his whole life, filled with crackling yarns and poignant chronicles about feverish marriages in Thunder Bay, unmoored Newfoundlanders, lovers on the run, and fallen soldiers in France. Bookended by songs about home, the collection roams a trajectory not so different from Rankin’s life, with narrators who relish in adventure while also feeling a yearning for the homeland from which they first pulled their roots up. 

In his early years with Cape Breton’s favourite musical brood—Mabou’s The Rankin Family—Jimmy established himself as a torchbearer of East Coast folk and one of the most well-respected songwriters in Atlantic Canada, with songs like “Mull River Shuffle” enduring for decades through traditional renditions at Nova Scotia weddings and dance nights, and through the countless cover versions that pay homage to the Rankins. In 2013, CBC listeners voted the 1994 JUNO Award-winning single “Fare Thee Well” the #1 East Coast song of all time, and it was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame in 2020.

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[ad_1] At least eight Cape Town beaches were closed during the December and January festive season after sewage spills were reported. But water test results show that several other beaches were also too polluted for safe swimming. Many of the beaches were closed when sewage pump stations could not pump out incoming sewage during load shedding. Read: Power cuts are playing havoc with the country’s water system After continued water quality testing for the presence of E. coli, most of the affected beaches were opened within a day or two. Chair of the mayco committee for water quality, Alex Lansdowne, said then that the maximum E. coli level was 500 colony forming units (cfu) per 100ml, and as soon as tests showed E.coli was lower than this, the beaches were reopened. The city takes coastal water quality samples every two weeks, and tests are done not only for E.coli but also for the presence of enterococci, a more virulent strain of faecal bacteria. The limit for safe swimming is 200cfu of enterococci per 100ml. However, an examination of the fortnightly coastal water quality test results over the periods 6 to 8 December and 13 to 15 December – the latest available on the city’s data portal – showed 21 of 88 coastal monitoring points had enterococci levels above 200cfu/100ml. Of these, 11 were over 1,000cfu/100ml, which is the maximum number of faecal coliforms (bacteria found in sewage) allowed in treated sewage released from sewage treatment plants, according to the national Department of Water and Sanitation. This would imply that it was safer to swim in the discharge from a properly functioning sewage plant than at these beaches at the time the samples were taken. Swimming or surfing in water with high levels of faecal coliforms can lead to gastrointestinal illness (tummy bugs) and ear, nose, and throat infections. Children and immuno-compromised people are particularly at risk. Of the 11 monitoring sites where pollution was higher than levels allowed for treated sewage, eight were popular beaches: Strand at Murray Road (1,300cfu/100ml); Maiden’s Cove tidal pool 1 (1,986cfu/100ml); Maiden’s Cove tidal pool 2 (>2,419cfu/100ml); Lagoon Beach, Milnerton (>2,419cfu/100ml); Gordon’s Bay (1,553cfu/100ml); Glencairn beach (1,553cfu/100ml); The Kom, Kommetjie (>2,419cfu/100ml); Long Beach, Kommetjie (1,120cfu/100ml); Frank’s Bay, Simon’s Town (1,986cfu/100ml) As far as can be determined, none of them, with the exception of Lagoon Beach at Milnerton, which has been polluted for at least three years, had signage warning beach goers that the water was unsafe for swimming or playing in. In response to GroundUp’s questions, the city said it would look into the records “to determine whether pollution incidents occurred at these beaches mentioned in this media enquiry”. Trend analysis The city also said coastal water quality was “not an absolute science” and real time water quality measures did not exist, as laboratory results “take days”. In line with the National Coastal Water Quality Guidelines, coastal water quality was “an estimation of risk determined by looking at the last or previous 24 results taken over a rolling period of 365 days”. The water quality was then rated as poor, sufficient, good, or excellent. “The trend analysis approach analyses long-term trends over 365 days and is a much more reliable tool to determine the overall water quality for a recreational area,” the city said. This trend analysis was formerly available on the City of Cape Town website. But it has been taken off because the City’s Scientific Services Laboratory stopped testing for enterococci in May last year “due to the quality concerns of the agar media used in the enterococci analysis”. These concerns arose after independent tests at Rietvlei found the City lab results to be skewed too high. The city has appointed an external provider, A.L. Abbots & Associates, and the 365-day trend analysis is being updated. A tick-box exercise Community activist

Caroline Marx, who sits on the mayoral advisory committee for water quality, said it appeared the coastal water quality tests were little more than “a tick-box exercise”. Marx has been at the forefront of the fight for the cleanup of the highly polluted Milnerton Lagoon, and helped establish non profit company Rethink the Stink and the Facebook group for responsible wastewater management. She said there didn’t seem to be any follow-up when water quality test results showed consistently high pollution at the beaches. “What action is being taken as a result?” she asked. “Where is the website where visitors can look to see whether the beach is fit for swimming?” Marx welcomed the fact that water quality test results were available to the public. But, she said, the data was highly technical in nature, and determining where the samples were taken required cross-checking coordinates on a programme such as Google Earth. Additionally, the length of time it took to publish the results meant they were of little use to the public. On 30 January, the latest test results were from 15 December, making them a month-and-a-half old. Hidden data Jackie Whales, chair of Friends of the River in Hout Bay, said when the Hout Bay beach was closed on 10 January after sewage pollution due to blocked stormwater pipes, city officials were at the beach testing the water every day. “They were very good,” said Whales. She said engagement with the city had improved since Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis had shaken up the water and sanitation department, but the data portal where water quality results were posted was very difficult to navigate. She said the organisation was thinking of appointing someone to sift through the relevant data and present it. Senior lecturer emeritus at Stellenbosch University’s Department of Global Health Dr Jo Barnes said pollution at city beaches had “been happening for a long time” but city officials seemed to focus only on pollution caused by load shedding. Though the authorities had been quick to close beaches when load shedding led to sewage spills, they had remained quiet about pollution at other beaches, said Barnes. Barnes said the water quality testing limit of 2,419cfu/100ml for enteroccocci also disguised the extent of the pollution. At Maiden’s Cove tidal pool, for instance, which was popular with families and children, the city found enterococci levels to be above the limit of 2,419cfu/100ml, but how much higher is not known. The level could have been much, much more than that, putting people’s health at serious risk, said Barnes. Read:Durban coastline: Sewage-polluted beaches pose threat to holidaymakers and the environmentSewage in rivers and seas erodes appeal of SA tourist hotspot © 2023 GroundUp This article was first published on GroundUp, here. [ad_2] Source link

[reel-n-deal-tackle]

LOCAL REPORTS Plenty of Garfish about and decent sizes coming in around the 35-38cm mark this week from Grange, West Beach, Glenelg. Plenty of people chasing snook, but Tommy Rough around snapping up all the tails of your soft plastics from Glenelg to Brighton paddle tailz are winning this battle. Nice size Snook around 70-80cm from Glenelg and Brighton. Squid still coming in good numbers from Glenelg and Brighton Jetties along with some nice bags from the boat. Flathead in the shallows between Glenelg and Brighton have been plenty around and definitely worth chasing. Yellowfin Whiting is really starting to come on with some nice captures this week coming after the run out of the tide. Some nice specimens last night at Glenelg Jetty around 12.20pm in the shadows. Also, Tennyson, Seacliffe, Brighton, Grange, Semaphore, and Largs all produce good numbers. Tuna are on the bite most fish around the 8-10kg coming from the Cape, Rapid Bay areas, Victor is a fair bit slower than usual with the River Murray flow but their are some bigger fish to be had. Spreader bars and Daisy chains will be your best friend in teasing the bigger fish to the top. Kingfish are in great numbers a lot around 80-100cm. Bigger kings have also been caught. It's definitely worth taking the 150-200g jigs and having a crack. There are plenty of Shark's coming from the screw pole jetty off Granite Island. Bronze's up to 7ft have been getting caught and released, with also the occasional white coming through. Plenty going on locally in Adelaide and down the Fleurieu Peninsula. Make the most the great weather, get the kids out, and get them hooked. Reel N Deal Tackle Shop 2 / 4-6 Brighton Road GLENELG EAST SA 5045 www.reelndealtackle.com.au Ph 0417 032 085 #adelaidefishing #fishingsouthaustralia #fishing #squid #tuna #tunafishing #tunafishingaustralia #kingfish #yellowfinwhiting #sharks #flatheadfishing #garfishing #tommyrough (at Glenelg, South Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSzqsHyvHG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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47 Churchill Road, Murrays Bay, Auckland 0630

7QC4+P84 Auckland

-36.7282410, 174.7558140

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"WOMEN TRAM OPERATORS AND TAXI DRIVERS NOW "ON THE JOB"," Toronto Star. October 22, 1943. Page 2. ---- WOMEN OPERATORS appeared for the first time today in Toronto street cam. One of them was Mrs. M. Corbin, formerly in the C.W.A.C.

"IT'S SWELL and I like it very much." declared Mrs. M. Muir, one of the three who will undergo a 21-day probation period. All have husbands in the armed forces and are determined to make a go of it.

MRS. I. V. LAMPERT says she prefers the work to an office job. T.T.C. already employs women bus drivers.

FIVE taxi drivers' licenses have also been issued to women in Toronto. Two of the recipients were Mrs. Phyllis Murray (at wheel) and Mrs. Phyllis Webb. All five have had many years of driving experience.

"MOTOR-MATRONS RUN TRAMS OTHERS BEHIND TAXI WHEELS," Toronto Star. October 22, 1943. Page 2. ---- "This Is the Life," Says One as Toronto Transport Turns to the Ladies ---- HUSBANDS SERVING ---- Transportation in Toronto took on a "feminine twist" today with the Introduction of "motor-matrons" to drive street cars and the issuing of the first taxi drivers' licenses to women.

Each of the three new motor-matrons has a husband in the armed forces, and one has a four-month-old baby at home. The feminine version of street car operators are training on the Bay St. run for their new job. They must serve a probationary period of 21 days.

Three women applicants for taxi-driving authority were given licenses at police headquarters. Two others, Inspector Edward Dunn said, had also passed "a very strict test in handling cars and the rules of the road." All five will start work Monday with a Yonge St. taxi firm.

"This Is the Life" Mrs. M. Muir, one of the new T.T.C. drivers, started as a conductor, and before that worked at the Inglis plant. This is the life" she said as she took the controls.

The second driver is Mrs. I. M. Corbin, formerly a motor transport driver in the C.W.A.C.

Mrs. U. V. Lampert, formerly an office worker, was concerned over her car being late on the run.

"We are late," she demurred as she stopped the car at the Wychwood barns. "I have never driven a motor car... my husband is in the R.C.A.F. at Lakeview, training to be a pilot... I have two brothers In the R.C.A.F. Sorry, but we must start this street car moving we mustn't be late and she was off down the tracks.

Taught Others Before "I was a private driving instructress, and put some 400 persons through for their driving permits, "said Mrs. Ella Murray, Castlewood Rd.. the first to pass her taxi-driving test. "I drove trucks and private cars with the R.CA.F. for two years during the last war. This war I was a civilian driver at Malton airport." Mrs. Phyllis Webb, Laird drive, a major with the women's volunteer corps, was a private driving instructress for five years, and has two daughters going to school and a on stationed at Camp Borden in the R.C.C.S. Her husband is a veteran of the last war.

Driving Since 1916 "I've been doing war work since the outbreak of war, and I want to continue to do my it," said Mrs. Esther Burns, Delaware Ave., who sald she has been driving since 1916.

The other licensed drivers are, Mrs. Emma Gorrie, Glenrose Ave., and Mrs. Dorotny Buchanan, King St., Weston, Each will wear the regulation badge and a uniform consistaing of navy blue tunic and skirt, blue shirt, black tie and chauffeur hat.

"The women will clean and polish their cars just like our men drivers," said P. E. Amie, president of the Deer Park Livery, "and if they get a flat tire while they're out on a trip, they'll change the tire. They'Il work ten and a half hours a day, and receive the same pay as the men."

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Karaka or New Zealand laurel (Corynocarpus laevigatus) is an evergreen tree of the family Corynocarpaceae endemic to New Zealand. It is common throughout the North and South Islands to Banks Peninsula (43°45′S) and Okarito (43°20′S), on the Three Kings Islands, on Raoul Island in the Kermadecs, and on the Chatham Islands. It is widespread in coastal habitats, often forming a major component of coastal forest, though it rarely dominates. Most botanists consider it to be native

1 Churchill Road, Murrays Bay, Auckland 0630

-36.7315780, 174.7540310

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[buglaur]

inside the sealed envelope with the application form were a collection of sticky notes and printed photographs. they had scribbled handwriting all over them..

daithí murray for @rainymoodlet​​’s daniel | bio under cut

name: daithí murray

age: 46

traits: lazy | party animal | bro

height: 5′8

applying for role as a contestant

daithí is a single dad living in henford with his teenage daughter felicity. they’ve got a quaint house on a quiet road with an open garden.

things had always been rocky with his long term girlfriend. hoping that things would get better between them when felicity came along, they soon realised that things just weren't going to work. they split up not long after felicity turned four, and daithí decided it was best for her to stay with him because her mother travels for work. nowadays they co-parent with felicity staying with him on the weekdays.

daithí is a veteran daniel stan. he’s been following daniel’s career since before his big popularity boom. he has very proudly collected every single episode of ‘your dad’s garage’ and has them neatly arranged in order of their release date. he bought a very pricey signed poster on e-bay that probably isn’t even legit and he has a little backyard space dedicated to crafting items made on the show. he’s not great but he tries! he doesn’t really watch them for the carpentry tips anyways, there are more interesting things to look at in the show.. 👀 he also made some bootleg merch from a t-shirt printing store that says “#1 daniel fan” 

up until last year daithí worked as a caretaker for the library across the road. he had no problem with the job but decided to give it up to pursue his hobby as a career. he’s always had a passion for drink making, and now runs his own craft beer business from his backyard. he sells it on to local pubs and its been pretty successful!

seeing as he works from his garden and he’s in the house alone on the weekends, he decided to partner up with the nearby vet shelter to take some dogs off their hands. he fosters puppies and tries his best to house train them alongside his own four dogs. the place is usually pretty hectic with dogs doing zoomies throughout the whole house but it’s something he’ll never regret getting himself into.

daithí has absolutely no idea any of this is happening. he doesn’t know what ‘kiss me in komorebi’ is, nor does he understand the concept of a bachelor challenge. felicity’s decided not to tell him about the application unless he secures a place, fearing that he might get his hopes up too much. 

some fun facts:

everyone always asks him what the meaning behind his face tattoo is. he tells them that it’s a very personal and meaningful reason that he’d rather not share, when in reality he just got it on a drunken night out as a teenager.

he’s the calloway twin’s uncle on their mom’s side. cillian thinks he’s cool but cathal is scared of him. he thinks he’s too loud 😭

he has the strongest accent in the family, and it’s really bad. like it’s difficult to understand what he’s even saying if you don’t know him.

felicity really wanted a septum piercing for her birthday one year, but she was too scared to get it done. daithí made a promise to her that he’d get it done with her so she wouldn’t be as nervous. so now they’ve got matching piercings!

if he does get a part in the show, it’s going to be very difficult to get him to do any of the ‘outdoor enthusiast’ challenges that the producers might have in store. he absolutely hates the cold and is very much a comfort zone kinda guy when it comes to danger.

he’s a big grump in the mornings, but a cup of tea will usually fix that.

also dear lovely shan i hope you don’t mind i used your pic for the poster and tshirt! ❤️ but this was so much fun to make. i’m looking forward to kmik even if daithí doesn’t make it!!! it’s gonna be so good i can already feel it. everything abt it is just mmmwah, not to mention daniel.. what a hottie

[renee-writer]

Accidentally Roomies Chapter 43

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She drums her fingers nervously on the dashboard. He sees and gives her a smile. A week after Faith received her marrow and she had finally confessed how she felt, they are heading to Lallybroch. He convinced her that she needed time away from the hospital. Faithy is doing better everyday. With Lamb agreeing to stay and give her daily reports, she agrees. Now with them driving down the road that leads to the old manor house, she is getting nervous.

“They will like me?”

“Claire, they will. They will adore you.” He takes her hand after making the turn. “Because I do and because you are sweet, loving, strong, courageous. Don’t fret, mo ghrá. All will be well.”

They drive towards the arches that mark the entrance of the huge manor house. “Wow!” is her response at first seeing it.

“Impressive isn’t she?”

“Oh yeah.” She continues to stare, wide eyed as they drive under the arches and up to the house. He stops in front and before the engine is turned off, the front door is opened and a lady with flowing red curls comes running out. He steps out and comes over to Claire ‘s side, managing just to help her out before she reaches them.

“Jamie, mo mhac!” her arms go around him in a tight hug.

Maman!” he hugs her back. Claire stands by his side, her fingers twisting together as she waits, “Mam, my introduce Claire Beauchamp, my love. “Claire, my mam, Ellen Fraser.”

The woman pulls her into the same type of bone crushing hug she gave her son. “Claire, mo mighean , welcome to Lallybroch.”

Jamie bites at his lips to keep his tears at bay at his mam’s greeting.

“Thank you Mrs. Fraser.”

“None of that lass. Please call me Ellen. Let’s get you inside.” Jamie follows them, as his mam hasn’t let go of Claire. “Everyone is gathered in the living room. They can’t wait to meet you.”

“Everyone?”

“Dinna fash my dear.” They enter what would have been the Great Room in the house ‘s past. Two men, one tall with his black hair turning to grey, the other younger with sandy hair, stand at their entrance. A young lady, short with hair as dark as coal, joins them. “Claire, my husband and Jamie ‘s da, Brian, our daughter, Jenny Murray and her husband, Ian. This is Jamie ‘s lass, Claire Beauchamp.”

His father walks up and takes her hand. “Very nice to meet you Claire. Jamie hasn’t brought a lass home since upper school.”

“Thanks da.” Jamie rolls his eyes behind her but he can’t help smiling. She is special. It is true.

“Nice to meet you too. That is interesting information.”

“Lass, Jamie has been my best mate as long as I can remember. If you need to know something about him, I can probably tell you.” Ian offers as he takes her hand next.

“Why thank you.” She can feel the glare that Jamie is giving his brother -in-law. Ian doesn’t seem fazed.

“Welcome Claire.” Jenny gives her a brief but tight hug, “I am glad to meet you.”

“Thank you Jenny. I am glad to meet you too.”

“Come, have a seat Claire.” Brian sits and his family joins him, propping down on various chairs and couches in the huge room. Claire sits beside Jamie and he takes her hand. “Jamie has told us about Faith. She is in all our prayers.”

“Thank you sir. She is better or I wouldn’t have left her.”

“Of course you wouldn’t. It was an amazing thing you did, giving her your bone marrow.” Jenny says.

“Thank you. I wish I could have done it sooner.”

“Aye, your parents keeping that from you wasn’t right. I’m sorry lass.” Ellen gives her a look of compassion.

“It was pure nonsense. Were either of my bairn’s to need such, I wouldn’t hesitate to move heaven and earth. There you were, the perfect person, and they didn’t ..”

“Janet.” Her da warns.

“Am I lying da? It was wrong.”

“Aye, it was. But talking about it might upset our guest.”

“No Mr. Fraser, please. She isn’t upsetting me. I’ve struggled with my own feelings about it. To close, I guess. I’ve vented to Jamie and my uncle. But, there is still rage. Rage that I wasn’t enough for them to love me, rage that sweet Faith had to go through all of this because of them being so..”

“Clodheided fools.” Jenny offers.

“That works. To see someone else, outside of Jamie and Uncle Lamb be as equally enraged, it helps.”

“Well, I am here for that.”

“We all are.” Ian agrees with his wife.

“Aye, please Claire, feel free to call us by our first names.” Brian adds.

“Thank you Brian.” She turns back to Jenny, “How old are your children?”

“Wee Ian is five. Maggie is three. And, this one, “ her hand goes to her abdomen, “is minus six months.”

“Oh congratulations!”

“Thank you. We are done after this one. It will be up to Jamie to provide more grandchildren.” She gives her brother a wink.

“Janet.” Claire sees he is blushing and laughs. It is the best she has felt in awhile. Jamie was right. Lallybroch is a special place.

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the 1964 Vee-Jay LP INTRODUCING THE BEATLES, Pat Benatar, Ray Bolger, Frances X. Bushman, Eddy Clearwater, Jemaine Clement, Shawn Colvin, the 1972 UK LP issue of CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH, Jim Croce, drum heroes Aynsley Dunbar and Max Roach, Donald Fagen, the 1947 Broadway launch of FINIAN’S RAINBOW, George Foreman, the 1928 Gershwin-Romberg-Wodehouse musical ROSALIE, Byron “Whild Child” Gipson, Teresa Graves, Bob Lang (The Mindbenders), Don Letts (Big Audio Dynamite), Ronnie Hawkins, Paul Henreid, sculptress Barbara Hepworth, Frank James, Brian Joo, Mary Ingalls, Jerry Lee Lewis’s 1958 UK single “Great Balls of Fire,” Linda Lovelace, Mendelssohn’s 1833 cantata  "Die erste Walpurgisnacht," Sal Mineo, St. Philomena, Fayette Pinkney (Three Degrees), Johnnie Ray, Lyle Ritz (Wrecking Crew), Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), Hrithik Roshan, Samira Said, William Sanderson, Michael Schenker, “Silly Symphony” comics, Frank Sinatra Jr., Sonic the Hedgehog, Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg, Rod Stewart, Scott Thurston, composer-violinist Gasparo Visconti, mega-producer Jerry Wexler, and Scott McKenzie, the singer-songwriter best known for his association with John Phillips and the 1967 Summer of Love anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),” the sonic tract that called 1000s of young people to California.

Phillips (who played on the track with The Wrecking Crew) wrote the song to appease authorities concerned that hippies would overrun the Bay Area for the Monterey Pop Festival. Peace and love prevailed. The song has been used in several films and was a theme for the Prague Spring Czech uprising in 1968. That same year, McKenzie’s next Top 40 hit “Like an Old Time Movie” (also written and played by Phillips) segued with McKenzie writing “What About Me” for Anne Murray (her first hit single).

Like many artists circa 1960, McKenzie morphed out of doo-wop and became a folkie, joining the New York folk scene that beget The Mamas & The Papas. Phillips initially invited McKenzie to join that group but he declined, saying he didn’t want “the pressure.” His solo career phased in and out, then he joined a road version of The Mamas & The Papas in 1986. Concurrently, the Phillips-McKenzie team joined Mike Love and Terry Melcher to create the huge Beach Boys hit “Kokomo.”

The evergreen “San Francisco” remains McKenzie’s best-known work (he passed from Guillain-Barre syndrome in 2010). Periodically I dabbled with the song, dirty demo-ing a grunge-y Iggy Pop-like update in 1990 (oddly prescient to Iggy moving to my old Nob Hill neighborhood years later): https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/san-francisco-be-sure-to-wear-flowers-in-your-hair-demo-remastered-2020

HB and RIP Scott.

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