The Level Playing Field Institute, LPFI, is a non-profit organization that works to increase fairness in education and the workplace. LPFI runs a summer enrichment program for high school students of color in math and science, and a college scholarship and leadership program at University of California at Berkeley, which both work to close the alarming opportunity gap that exists in education.
The organization was founded in 2001 by Freada Kapor Klein, and was initially known as the Institute for Inclusive Work Environments. The focus area of the institute was expanded to incorporate education in 2002.
Traditionally, students of color have been shut out from the highest paying and fastest growing jobs in America - those requiring STEM STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degrees- because their high schools do not prepare them for the rigors of a college STEM major. LPFI’s programs prepare under-represented students of color for admission to and success in top-tier universities and STEM fields.
• Summer Math and Science Honors Academy - www.lpfi.org/education/SMASH - for high school students of color to excel at STEM.
• Initiative for Diversity in Education and Leadership - www.lpfi.org/education/IDEAL- a leadership and scholarship program for undergraduate students of color at UC Berkeley.
LPFI also studies hidden biases and barriers in education and workplaces, and released the groundbreaking 2007 Corporate Leavers Survey, showing that unfairness costs U.S. employers $64 billion on an annual basis. The extensive study of U.S. employees took an in-depth look at 1) the effect of unfairness on an employee’s decision to leave their employer, 2) the financial costs to employers due to voluntary turnover based on unfairness; and 3) what, if anything, employers could have done to keep employees who left due to unfairness. The most fundamental conclusion of the study: unfairness, in the form of every-day inappropriate behaviors such as stereotyping, public humiliation and promoting based upon personal characteristics is a very real, prevalent and damaging part of the work environment.
The organization was founded in 2001 by Freada Kapor Klein, and was initially known as the Institute for Inclusive Work Environments. The focus area of the institute was expanded to incorporate education in 2002.
Traditionally, students of color have been shut out from the highest paying and fastest growing jobs in America - those requiring STEM STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degrees- because their high schools do not prepare them for the rigors of a college STEM major. LPFI’s programs prepare under-represented students of color for admission to and success in top-tier universities and STEM fields.
• Summer Math and Science Honors Academy - www.lpfi.org/education/SMASH - for high school students of color to excel at STEM.
• Initiative for Diversity in Education and Leadership - www.lpfi.org/education/IDEAL- a leadership and scholarship program for undergraduate students of color at UC Berkeley.
LPFI also studies hidden biases and barriers in education and workplaces, and released the groundbreaking 2007 Corporate Leavers Survey, showing that unfairness costs U.S. employers $64 billion on an annual basis. The extensive study of U.S. employees took an in-depth look at 1) the effect of unfairness on an employee’s decision to leave their employer, 2) the financial costs to employers due to voluntary turnover based on unfairness; and 3) what, if anything, employers could have done to keep employees who left due to unfairness. The most fundamental conclusion of the study: unfairness, in the form of every-day inappropriate behaviors such as stereotyping, public humiliation and promoting based upon personal characteristics is a very real, prevalent and damaging part of the work environment.
This is a list of auto-antonyms in English -- that is, words which in and of themselves have two or more generally accepted meanings in the English language that directly or generally contradict each other. Such words are also known as antagonyms, contronyms, and words having self-contradictions. Many such contradefinitions arise from slang usage. Others develop as a result of their frequent use in sarcasm.
There are two forms of contranyms: homographic, where two words with the same spelling can have opposing definitions; and homophonic, where two words with the same pronunciation can have opposing definitions. In general, the terms below are both homographic and homophonic contranyms.
Richard Lederer included a list of self-contradicting words in a chapter on Janus-faced words in his book Crazy English.
T-Rex in the November 2nd, 2007 edition of Dinosaur Comics describes this class of words as homographic homophonic autantonyms.
A
; adumbrate : (1) to disclose (2) to obscure
; ambivalent : (1) holding two strong contradictory feelings (2) having no strong feeling
; anabasis : (1) a military advance (2) a difficult and dangerous military retreat
; apology : (1) an admission of error accompanied by a plea for forgiveness (2) a formal defense or justification (as in Plato's Apology), also referred to as an apologia
; awful : (1) originally used as a term to mean full of awe, even better than awesome (2) now means something exceptionally bad
B
; bad : (1) not good in any manner or degree. ; (2) Slang . outstandingly excellent; first-rate
; boned : (1) an adjective describing bones (as in "big-boned"); (2) an adjective, based on the past tense of the verb "bone", meaning that bones have been removed (as in a "boned chicken," now commonly "deboned").
; bolt : (1) to secure; (2) to run away
; bound : (1) "going", as in college-bound or hellbound, from Germanic buan; (2) past tense of "bind"; held in place, not going at all, from Germanic bintan.
; buckle : (1) to secure, tighten, hold (by fastening with a buckle); (2) to collapse after being acted upon by an external force, as in "to buckle under the strain"
C
; chuffed : In British slang this has come to mean "pleased", synonymous to "puffed up"; an older definition, also colloquial is "displeased, upset". Specifically, "chuff" is the sound of exhaust being emanated, as from a train engine.
; cleave : This is a homophone, where two words, spelled and pronounced alike, have different origins. (1) "To adhere firmly", from Old English clifian. (2) to split (as with a cleaver), from Old English cleofan
; clip : This is a homophone. (1) "to clasp or fasten with a clip", is from Anglo-Saxon clyppan. (2) "to cut or cut off" (with clippers or scissors) is from Old Norse klippa.
; confessor: Normally refers to someone (such as a priest) who hears a confession, but could also mean one who makes it.
; continue : The verb continue means "to keep doing"; however the noun form continuation, in legal usage, means "to pick up later", particularly in the form continuance.
; cool : In commonly accepted slang, cool means happy, pleasant, agreeable; but when referring to a personal interaction, especially in politics, it usually means "less than agreeable" or "polite but strained" (he received a cool reception to his speech).
; custom : As a noun, this means "conventional behavior"; but as an adjective, it means "specially designed".
D
; discursive : In essay structure, it can mean either to be rambling or freeform (American usage), but also can mean to be strictly structured (British usage).
; disposed : As a past tense verb, disposed means "removed" or "gotten rid of"; as an adjective; disposed means "available".
; dollop : "Dollop" can mean "a large amount" or "a small amount" depending on its usage.
; downhill : When referring to difficulty, it means "progressively easier"; but when referring to status or condition, it means "progressively worse".
; hardly: Either just barely, or with extreme power
; heat sink: Something that either retains heat (an urban heat island), or something that dissipates heat (an electronic component)
; hew : "To separate" as well as "to stick (to)" (when used with "to"); cf. "cleave" above.
I
; if not: Though not a single word this phrase can mean (1) though not ("attractive if not pretty"), or (2) or even ("attractive if not beautiful"). The usage is often ambiguous.
; impassionate : (1) Strongly affected. (2) Without passion or feeling.
; invaluable: adjective that can either mean priceless or worthless
J
K
; knowledge : The phrase "to my knowledge" is used in two opposite ways. In earlier usage, it means "I know this for certain". In the later usage, it is a shorthand for "to the best of my knowledge", which means "I do not know this for certain".
L
; lease : To lend or to borrow.
; left : As a past tense verb, it means "to have gone"; as an adjective; it means "remaining".
; let : As a verb usually means "allow"; in an older (but not obsolete) sense it means "prevent".
; literally : Typically taken to mean "actually", as contrasted with "figuratively". Can informally be taken to mean "virtually" or to emphasize something which is not literal.
; livid : Discolored as from a bruise or ashen with shock or dull blue or grayish-blue; reddish or flushed or enraged or furiously angry
; lurid : Can mean either pale and bland or vividly descriptive.
M
; mind : Can mean to dislike or to disagree with, as in "Would you mind (dislike) helping me for a minute?"; or it can mean to give heed to or obey, as in "mind what I say".
; momentarily : In British usage, means "only for a brief moment" but may be in the past or present- the lightning lit the room momentarily. In American usage, means "soon" but may be persistent.
; moot : Formerly and more acceptably meaning "open for discussion, debatable," it is now more commonly used to mean "irrelevant to discussion or debate."
N
O
; off : Generally, something being off means it is not operating; however when an alarm goes off, it means it has started operating (or when a person goes off, it means they have become very agitated).
; original : Original recipe, Original idea, Original furniture : New and freshly conceived, or ancient, staid and preserved?
; out : Similar to off, to take something out means to remove it; but to bring something out is to exhibit it prominently. For instance saying that "the lights are out" means they are not shining, but saying 'the stars are out" means they are easily visible.
; outstanding : Exceptional, prominent, excellent; but also unsettled, unresolved, overdue.
; oversight : When used as a general concept, this word is the noun form of oversee, which means "to manage and be in charge of". But when used to refer to a specific incident, it becomes the noun form of overlook, meaning "error" or lapse in proper management.
; pitch : To discard. Also, to promote. A headline from the washingtonpost.com edition of January 6, 2009, reading "Obama Pitches Stimulus Plan" is ambiguous, though the "promote" meaning is intended.
; pitted : As with fruit (e.g. cherries) "pitted" can mean "with" or "without" the pit.
; presently : Its older meaning is "immediately"; its contemporary meaning is "in a while".
; protest : means speaking for something e.g. "protest peace"; its contemporary meaning is to speak against something e.g. "protest the war" means "protest against the war".
Q
; qualified : Can mean "limited" (as in "qualified success") or "skilled, skilful" (as in "a qualified expert").
; quiddity : Can mean either the essence of a thing or a quibble.
; quite : Can mean either "completely" (as in "Are you quite sure?") or "slightly".
R
; ransomer: A person who pays a ransom or a person who is withholding and ransoming the item.
; ravel: as a verb, may mean to tangle or to untangle
; reflexive: can mean "marked by reflection" or "characterized by habitual, unthinking behavior"
; rent : can be used to mean paying to use something, as in "I'm renting an apartment", or used to mean taking money to let someone else use something of yours, as in "We rent cars to anyone"
; scan : Originally, this word meant "to examine closely," but has come to mean "to look over hastily".
; screen : Conceal with or as if with a screen; or "to display prominently" as in screening a film.
; secreted : Usually obvious due to context; but this can mean either "hidden" (secreted away), or "exposed" (secreted from a wound). The former is the verb form of "secret", and is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable. The latter is the past tense of "secrete" and is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. (This would not be a contronym, but a homograph, where two words from different roots are spelled the same, but pronounced differently.)
; seed : To add seeds, as in seeding a field, or to remove seeds, as in seeding a fruit.
; sick : Used with a standard definition, this word can mean "disgusted; revolted," but used colloquially, it can mean "very pleasant; agreeable".
; sinople : A color term that can mean either green or red, depending on usage.
; skin : To add skin, or to remove it. "Skin that deer" "Skin that kayak".
; snuff : Originally this meant to cut the burnt part of a wick from a candle without extinguishing it, but it has come to mean to extinguish a candle.
; stakeholder : Historically and legally means to hold (but not have an interest in) a stake; however, the term is now sometimes used, especially re corporate governance, to reference one who does have an interest in an issue.
; stay : Can mean stopping an action ("stay the execution"), or to continue an action ("stay the course" - note: the original meaning of the phrase "stay the course" was in the first sense; that is, to stop the course of action).
; strike : Normally meaning "to hit", in baseball it means "to miss", and an extension of this usage has led to the meaning "to make a mistake". Further adding to the contradiction, in bowling it refers to the best possible play. Another contradiction results with the phrase strike out: the baseball lineage leads to the meaning "to run out of hope"; but the original lineage also leads to the meaning "to start pursuing a desire"
; suspicious : Can mean that a person is acting in a way that suggests wrong-doing, i.e. "He seems very suspicious." or can mean that the person in question suspects wrong doing in others, i.e. "He was suspicious of her motives."
T
; table : As a verb, can mean either (a) to raise an issue for discussion, or (b) to lay an issue aside and discontinue discussion.
; temper : As a verb, it can either mean to soften or mollify, or to strengthen (e.g. a metal).
; terrific : Originally and still used to mean "inducing terror", but has now come to have a positive connotation as well, meaning "fantastic" or "amazing"
; theory : In science, a theory is a well-substantiated explanation for natural phenomena — used colloquially, a theory is a concept that is not yet verified and is not necessarily natural.
; trim : Similar to clip: it can mean "to add decoration to" (trim the (Christmas) tree), or "to remove from" (trim the bushes).
; trip : To move fluidly and effortlessly, or to fall as a result of colliding with an obstacle.
; trying : As an adjective, 'hard to endure'. As a verb, 'to make an effort'. A teacher's report may say, "Your child is trying".
U
; unbending : Rigid, inflexible, refusing to yield or compromise, as in "his stance against reform was unbending": or becoming less tense, relaxing, as in "unbending a little, she confided ..."
; undress : As a noun, it usually means the lack of clothing (as in in a state of undress) or, more technically, everyday clothing (as opposed to full dress worn for ceremonies).
; unitize : To form or combine into one unit, or to divide or separate into multiple units.
; unloosen : Colloquially, to loosen; literally, to tighten.
; unshelled : Not removed from their shells (adjective) or having been removed from their shells (the past tense and past participle of "to unshell"). The ambiguity therefore arises when in the adjective is used predicatively, as in "The eggs were unshelled", which can mean "The eggs had not been removed from their shells" or "The eggs were removed from their shells" (someone unshelled them).
V
; virago : the first definition of this word refers to "a loud, domineering, ill-tempered woman," whereas the second meaning is a "strong, courageous woman."
W
; weather : To weather a storm means "to endure" the storm; but generally to weather means "to erode", "to decay".
; wicked : The strict definition of the adjective is "evil"; the now generally accepted slang usage (barring regional quirks) is roughly equivalent to "very good".
; with : "The US fought with the English during WWII" is true, but equally true is "The US fought with the Germans during WWII".
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Y
Z
There are two forms of contranyms: homographic, where two words with the same spelling can have opposing definitions; and homophonic, where two words with the same pronunciation can have opposing definitions. In general, the terms below are both homographic and homophonic contranyms.
Richard Lederer included a list of self-contradicting words in a chapter on Janus-faced words in his book Crazy English.
T-Rex in the November 2nd, 2007 edition of Dinosaur Comics describes this class of words as homographic homophonic autantonyms.
A
; adumbrate : (1) to disclose (2) to obscure
; ambivalent : (1) holding two strong contradictory feelings (2) having no strong feeling
; anabasis : (1) a military advance (2) a difficult and dangerous military retreat
; apology : (1) an admission of error accompanied by a plea for forgiveness (2) a formal defense or justification (as in Plato's Apology), also referred to as an apologia
; awful : (1) originally used as a term to mean full of awe, even better than awesome (2) now means something exceptionally bad
B
; bad : (1) not good in any manner or degree. ; (2) Slang . outstandingly excellent; first-rate
; boned : (1) an adjective describing bones (as in "big-boned"); (2) an adjective, based on the past tense of the verb "bone", meaning that bones have been removed (as in a "boned chicken," now commonly "deboned").
; bolt : (1) to secure; (2) to run away
; bound : (1) "going", as in college-bound or hellbound, from Germanic buan; (2) past tense of "bind"; held in place, not going at all, from Germanic bintan.
; buckle : (1) to secure, tighten, hold (by fastening with a buckle); (2) to collapse after being acted upon by an external force, as in "to buckle under the strain"
C
; chuffed : In British slang this has come to mean "pleased", synonymous to "puffed up"; an older definition, also colloquial is "displeased, upset". Specifically, "chuff" is the sound of exhaust being emanated, as from a train engine.
; cleave : This is a homophone, where two words, spelled and pronounced alike, have different origins. (1) "To adhere firmly", from Old English clifian. (2) to split (as with a cleaver), from Old English cleofan
; clip : This is a homophone. (1) "to clasp or fasten with a clip", is from Anglo-Saxon clyppan. (2) "to cut or cut off" (with clippers or scissors) is from Old Norse klippa.
; confessor: Normally refers to someone (such as a priest) who hears a confession, but could also mean one who makes it.
; continue : The verb continue means "to keep doing"; however the noun form continuation, in legal usage, means "to pick up later", particularly in the form continuance.
; cool : In commonly accepted slang, cool means happy, pleasant, agreeable; but when referring to a personal interaction, especially in politics, it usually means "less than agreeable" or "polite but strained" (he received a cool reception to his speech).
; custom : As a noun, this means "conventional behavior"; but as an adjective, it means "specially designed".
D
; discursive : In essay structure, it can mean either to be rambling or freeform (American usage), but also can mean to be strictly structured (British usage).
; disposed : As a past tense verb, disposed means "removed" or "gotten rid of"; as an adjective; disposed means "available".
; dollop : "Dollop" can mean "a large amount" or "a small amount" depending on its usage.
; downhill : When referring to difficulty, it means "progressively easier"; but when referring to status or condition, it means "progressively worse".
; hardly: Either just barely, or with extreme power
; heat sink: Something that either retains heat (an urban heat island), or something that dissipates heat (an electronic component)
; hew : "To separate" as well as "to stick (to)" (when used with "to"); cf. "cleave" above.
I
; if not: Though not a single word this phrase can mean (1) though not ("attractive if not pretty"), or (2) or even ("attractive if not beautiful"). The usage is often ambiguous.
; impassionate : (1) Strongly affected. (2) Without passion or feeling.
; invaluable: adjective that can either mean priceless or worthless
J
K
; knowledge : The phrase "to my knowledge" is used in two opposite ways. In earlier usage, it means "I know this for certain". In the later usage, it is a shorthand for "to the best of my knowledge", which means "I do not know this for certain".
L
; lease : To lend or to borrow.
; left : As a past tense verb, it means "to have gone"; as an adjective; it means "remaining".
; let : As a verb usually means "allow"; in an older (but not obsolete) sense it means "prevent".
; literally : Typically taken to mean "actually", as contrasted with "figuratively". Can informally be taken to mean "virtually" or to emphasize something which is not literal.
; livid : Discolored as from a bruise or ashen with shock or dull blue or grayish-blue; reddish or flushed or enraged or furiously angry
; lurid : Can mean either pale and bland or vividly descriptive.
M
; mind : Can mean to dislike or to disagree with, as in "Would you mind (dislike) helping me for a minute?"; or it can mean to give heed to or obey, as in "mind what I say".
; momentarily : In British usage, means "only for a brief moment" but may be in the past or present- the lightning lit the room momentarily. In American usage, means "soon" but may be persistent.
; moot : Formerly and more acceptably meaning "open for discussion, debatable," it is now more commonly used to mean "irrelevant to discussion or debate."
N
O
; off : Generally, something being off means it is not operating; however when an alarm goes off, it means it has started operating (or when a person goes off, it means they have become very agitated).
; original : Original recipe, Original idea, Original furniture : New and freshly conceived, or ancient, staid and preserved?
; out : Similar to off, to take something out means to remove it; but to bring something out is to exhibit it prominently. For instance saying that "the lights are out" means they are not shining, but saying 'the stars are out" means they are easily visible.
; outstanding : Exceptional, prominent, excellent; but also unsettled, unresolved, overdue.
; oversight : When used as a general concept, this word is the noun form of oversee, which means "to manage and be in charge of". But when used to refer to a specific incident, it becomes the noun form of overlook, meaning "error" or lapse in proper management.
; pitch : To discard. Also, to promote. A headline from the washingtonpost.com edition of January 6, 2009, reading "Obama Pitches Stimulus Plan" is ambiguous, though the "promote" meaning is intended.
; pitted : As with fruit (e.g. cherries) "pitted" can mean "with" or "without" the pit.
; presently : Its older meaning is "immediately"; its contemporary meaning is "in a while".
; protest : means speaking for something e.g. "protest peace"; its contemporary meaning is to speak against something e.g. "protest the war" means "protest against the war".
Q
; qualified : Can mean "limited" (as in "qualified success") or "skilled, skilful" (as in "a qualified expert").
; quiddity : Can mean either the essence of a thing or a quibble.
; quite : Can mean either "completely" (as in "Are you quite sure?") or "slightly".
R
; ransomer: A person who pays a ransom or a person who is withholding and ransoming the item.
; ravel: as a verb, may mean to tangle or to untangle
; reflexive: can mean "marked by reflection" or "characterized by habitual, unthinking behavior"
; rent : can be used to mean paying to use something, as in "I'm renting an apartment", or used to mean taking money to let someone else use something of yours, as in "We rent cars to anyone"
; scan : Originally, this word meant "to examine closely," but has come to mean "to look over hastily".
; screen : Conceal with or as if with a screen; or "to display prominently" as in screening a film.
; secreted : Usually obvious due to context; but this can mean either "hidden" (secreted away), or "exposed" (secreted from a wound). The former is the verb form of "secret", and is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable. The latter is the past tense of "secrete" and is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. (This would not be a contronym, but a homograph, where two words from different roots are spelled the same, but pronounced differently.)
; seed : To add seeds, as in seeding a field, or to remove seeds, as in seeding a fruit.
; sick : Used with a standard definition, this word can mean "disgusted; revolted," but used colloquially, it can mean "very pleasant; agreeable".
; sinople : A color term that can mean either green or red, depending on usage.
; skin : To add skin, or to remove it. "Skin that deer" "Skin that kayak".
; snuff : Originally this meant to cut the burnt part of a wick from a candle without extinguishing it, but it has come to mean to extinguish a candle.
; stakeholder : Historically and legally means to hold (but not have an interest in) a stake; however, the term is now sometimes used, especially re corporate governance, to reference one who does have an interest in an issue.
; stay : Can mean stopping an action ("stay the execution"), or to continue an action ("stay the course" - note: the original meaning of the phrase "stay the course" was in the first sense; that is, to stop the course of action).
; strike : Normally meaning "to hit", in baseball it means "to miss", and an extension of this usage has led to the meaning "to make a mistake". Further adding to the contradiction, in bowling it refers to the best possible play. Another contradiction results with the phrase strike out: the baseball lineage leads to the meaning "to run out of hope"; but the original lineage also leads to the meaning "to start pursuing a desire"
; suspicious : Can mean that a person is acting in a way that suggests wrong-doing, i.e. "He seems very suspicious." or can mean that the person in question suspects wrong doing in others, i.e. "He was suspicious of her motives."
T
; table : As a verb, can mean either (a) to raise an issue for discussion, or (b) to lay an issue aside and discontinue discussion.
; temper : As a verb, it can either mean to soften or mollify, or to strengthen (e.g. a metal).
; terrific : Originally and still used to mean "inducing terror", but has now come to have a positive connotation as well, meaning "fantastic" or "amazing"
; theory : In science, a theory is a well-substantiated explanation for natural phenomena — used colloquially, a theory is a concept that is not yet verified and is not necessarily natural.
; trim : Similar to clip: it can mean "to add decoration to" (trim the (Christmas) tree), or "to remove from" (trim the bushes).
; trip : To move fluidly and effortlessly, or to fall as a result of colliding with an obstacle.
; trying : As an adjective, 'hard to endure'. As a verb, 'to make an effort'. A teacher's report may say, "Your child is trying".
U
; unbending : Rigid, inflexible, refusing to yield or compromise, as in "his stance against reform was unbending": or becoming less tense, relaxing, as in "unbending a little, she confided ..."
; undress : As a noun, it usually means the lack of clothing (as in in a state of undress) or, more technically, everyday clothing (as opposed to full dress worn for ceremonies).
; unitize : To form or combine into one unit, or to divide or separate into multiple units.
; unloosen : Colloquially, to loosen; literally, to tighten.
; unshelled : Not removed from their shells (adjective) or having been removed from their shells (the past tense and past participle of "to unshell"). The ambiguity therefore arises when in the adjective is used predicatively, as in "The eggs were unshelled", which can mean "The eggs had not been removed from their shells" or "The eggs were removed from their shells" (someone unshelled them).
V
; virago : the first definition of this word refers to "a loud, domineering, ill-tempered woman," whereas the second meaning is a "strong, courageous woman."
W
; weather : To weather a storm means "to endure" the storm; but generally to weather means "to erode", "to decay".
; wicked : The strict definition of the adjective is "evil"; the now generally accepted slang usage (barring regional quirks) is roughly equivalent to "very good".
; with : "The US fought with the English during WWII" is true, but equally true is "The US fought with the Germans during WWII".
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Y
Z
Micheal "Mike" Gleeson is a fictional character in the Irish soap opera Fair City.
About Mike
Mike arrived in Carrigstown in 1996. He started a relationship with Helen Doyle. They fell in love and planned on getting married. However, she left him at the altar for Paul Brennan. A few relationships later, Mike fell in love with Helen's sister, Yvonne and they soon got married.
Yvonne was ruthless and passed this streak onto her husband. He bought the Bistro restaurant. Mike and Yvonne had a turbulent marriage. They separated for a while which resulted in Yvonne attempting suicide. Mike and Yvonne got back together after that hoping to make another go of their marriage.
Yvonne soon got bored of Mike and stated an affair with Richard Ashton. She soon became pregnant by him and was caught out by Mike. Yvonne ended up fleeing to Australia.
Mike then started an affair with his waitress Geraldine Fahey who was married to his rival Ken. The affair was soon sprung and Mike decided to make his relationship with Geraldine real. He allowed her to move in with her son Owen and made her manager of The Bistro.
In 2008, when Ken was leaving Carrigstown, he sold his restaurant, Fusion 2 to Mike. A few months later, Geraldine discovered that the restaurant wasn't doing well. She asked Mike to sell it so they could buy a house together. When she discovered that Mike was actually planning on buying another restaurant, she had a huge row with him and trashed the Bistro. Mike, who was furious, threw her out and ended their relationship. house together.
Mike then had to get the Bistro renovated. He hired Damien Halpin and Dominic Kavanagh to do the job. During this time, Mike attempted to get back together with Geraldine. Near the completion of the renovation, Damien and Dominic discovered that the electric was faulty. Damien offered to give Mike a number of a friend who would do the job cheap while Dominic offered to do it himself. Mike, wanting to save his money, said he would do it himself.
The next night, He relaunched the Bistro. There, Geraldine told him that she wouldn't take him back until he sold Fusion 2. The next day, August 28 he told her that he got an offer. However, later on, she realised that he had lied. She slapped him and they had a row. As she left The Bistro, the lights flickered.
The next day, Gerladine discovered Mike's dead body in The Bistro. She called an ambulance and it was presumed he died of electrocution when he tried to fix the electrics.
About Mike
Mike arrived in Carrigstown in 1996. He started a relationship with Helen Doyle. They fell in love and planned on getting married. However, she left him at the altar for Paul Brennan. A few relationships later, Mike fell in love with Helen's sister, Yvonne and they soon got married.
Yvonne was ruthless and passed this streak onto her husband. He bought the Bistro restaurant. Mike and Yvonne had a turbulent marriage. They separated for a while which resulted in Yvonne attempting suicide. Mike and Yvonne got back together after that hoping to make another go of their marriage.
Yvonne soon got bored of Mike and stated an affair with Richard Ashton. She soon became pregnant by him and was caught out by Mike. Yvonne ended up fleeing to Australia.
Mike then started an affair with his waitress Geraldine Fahey who was married to his rival Ken. The affair was soon sprung and Mike decided to make his relationship with Geraldine real. He allowed her to move in with her son Owen and made her manager of The Bistro.
In 2008, when Ken was leaving Carrigstown, he sold his restaurant, Fusion 2 to Mike. A few months later, Geraldine discovered that the restaurant wasn't doing well. She asked Mike to sell it so they could buy a house together. When she discovered that Mike was actually planning on buying another restaurant, she had a huge row with him and trashed the Bistro. Mike, who was furious, threw her out and ended their relationship. house together.
Mike then had to get the Bistro renovated. He hired Damien Halpin and Dominic Kavanagh to do the job. During this time, Mike attempted to get back together with Geraldine. Near the completion of the renovation, Damien and Dominic discovered that the electric was faulty. Damien offered to give Mike a number of a friend who would do the job cheap while Dominic offered to do it himself. Mike, wanting to save his money, said he would do it himself.
The next night, He relaunched the Bistro. There, Geraldine told him that she wouldn't take him back until he sold Fusion 2. The next day, August 28 he told her that he got an offer. However, later on, she realised that he had lied. She slapped him and they had a row. As she left The Bistro, the lights flickered.
The next day, Gerladine discovered Mike's dead body in The Bistro. She called an ambulance and it was presumed he died of electrocution when he tried to fix the electrics.
Neal Ford (born in Montreal, Quebec, 1965) is a Canadian politician who was a frequent candidate in elections in that country and a former candidate for the leadership of the Libertarian Party of Canada.
The first election he ever actively took part in was the 1981 Quebec election. Because of a teachers' strike that happened concurrently with the election, the 15-year-old Ford was able to participate in the campaign fully. He worked for Buff Norman, the New Democratic Party candidate in the riding then known as Lachine. Ford later moved away from social democratic politics.
He joined the Liberal Party of Canada while at Vanier College in St. Laurent, QC in 1987, where he became vice president of the Vanier Young Liberals. He left the party in May 1988 because of its opposition to free trade with the United States. He joined the Libertarian Party of Canada, which at the time, was seen by some as Canada's up and coming fourth party, following the demise of the Social Credit Party of Canada in the 1980 federal election.
He was a candidate for the first time in the 1988 federal election for the Libertarian Party. The Libertarians argued for the complete elimination of protectionism, lower taxes and less government.
In the 1989 Quebec election, he ran as an Independent Libertarian in the riding of Jacques-Cartier (there was no provincial Libertarian Party in Quebec). The main issue of that campaign in western Montreal ridings was the Quebec Liberal Party's enactment of Bill 178, which extended the provisions in Law 101, the law that called for French language predominance on all commercial signs. Joan Dougherty, the Member of the National Assembly for Jacques-Cartier was one of four Quebec Liberals defeated by Equality Party candidates opposed to Quebec's language laws.
Ford's view, as a Libertarian, was that governments should not legislate the language used by private businesses, and that commercial signs should be at the sole discretion of the owner of the business.
In 1990, Libertarian Party of Canada leader Dennis Corrigan resigned to accept a position in the USA, and Neal Ford was one of four candidates who ran to replace him. The field consisted of Stanislaw Tyminski, Neal Ford, George Dance, and David Yaki. Stanislaw Tyminski won the leadership, and left a few months later to pursue the presidency of Poland.
He had a major disagreement with the Libertarian party in 1992 when the party endorsed the "No" side in the referendum on the Charlottetown Accord. A resident of Quebec and a lifelong federalist, he believed that the passage of the Charlottetown Accord would have been the death knell for the Parti Québécois and their agenda to take Quebec out of Canada.
He nevertheless ran for them one last time in 1993, in the riding then known as Vaudreuil, after which the Libertarians joked that it was their best election ever, finishing with only two fewer seats than the PC party.
The first election he ever actively took part in was the 1981 Quebec election. Because of a teachers' strike that happened concurrently with the election, the 15-year-old Ford was able to participate in the campaign fully. He worked for Buff Norman, the New Democratic Party candidate in the riding then known as Lachine. Ford later moved away from social democratic politics.
He joined the Liberal Party of Canada while at Vanier College in St. Laurent, QC in 1987, where he became vice president of the Vanier Young Liberals. He left the party in May 1988 because of its opposition to free trade with the United States. He joined the Libertarian Party of Canada, which at the time, was seen by some as Canada's up and coming fourth party, following the demise of the Social Credit Party of Canada in the 1980 federal election.
He was a candidate for the first time in the 1988 federal election for the Libertarian Party. The Libertarians argued for the complete elimination of protectionism, lower taxes and less government.
In the 1989 Quebec election, he ran as an Independent Libertarian in the riding of Jacques-Cartier (there was no provincial Libertarian Party in Quebec). The main issue of that campaign in western Montreal ridings was the Quebec Liberal Party's enactment of Bill 178, which extended the provisions in Law 101, the law that called for French language predominance on all commercial signs. Joan Dougherty, the Member of the National Assembly for Jacques-Cartier was one of four Quebec Liberals defeated by Equality Party candidates opposed to Quebec's language laws.
Ford's view, as a Libertarian, was that governments should not legislate the language used by private businesses, and that commercial signs should be at the sole discretion of the owner of the business.
In 1990, Libertarian Party of Canada leader Dennis Corrigan resigned to accept a position in the USA, and Neal Ford was one of four candidates who ran to replace him. The field consisted of Stanislaw Tyminski, Neal Ford, George Dance, and David Yaki. Stanislaw Tyminski won the leadership, and left a few months later to pursue the presidency of Poland.
He had a major disagreement with the Libertarian party in 1992 when the party endorsed the "No" side in the referendum on the Charlottetown Accord. A resident of Quebec and a lifelong federalist, he believed that the passage of the Charlottetown Accord would have been the death knell for the Parti Québécois and their agenda to take Quebec out of Canada.
He nevertheless ran for them one last time in 1993, in the riding then known as Vaudreuil, after which the Libertarians joked that it was their best election ever, finishing with only two fewer seats than the PC party.