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Employment issues (tax) >
Payroll Real Time Information
The Real Time Information requirements are wide ranging and potentially onerous on employers. We provide a summary below. If your business is in the Huntingdon area we, at Kinnaird Hill, can help you to set up and run your payroll or we can run your payroll for you.
We set out below details of how payroll information has to be submitted to HMRC under Real Time Information (RTI).
RTI - an introduction
Under RTI, employers or their agents are required to make regular payroll submissions for each pay period during the year, detailing payments and deductions made from employees each time they are paid. There are two main returns which an employer needs to make which are detailed below.
Full Payment Submission
The Full Payment Submission (FPS) must be sent to HMRC on or before the date employees are paid. This submission details pay and deductions made from an employee. The FPS must reach HMRC on or before the date of payment of the wages to employees.
Employer Payment Summary
Employers may also have to make a further return to HMRC each month, the Employer Payment Summary (EPS) to cover the following situations:
where no employees were paid in the tax month
where the employer has received advance funding to cover statutory payments
where statutory payments are recoverable (such as Statutory Maternity Paternity or Shared Parental Pay) together with the National Insurance Compensation payment; or
where CIS deductions are suffered which could be offset (companies only).
HMRC will offset the amounts recoverable against the amount due from the FPS to calculate what should be payable. The EPS needs to be with HMRC by the 19th of the month to be offset against the payment due for the previous tax month.
Payments to HMRC
Please bear in mind that under RTI HMRC are aware of the amount due on a monthly/quarterly basis. This will be part of the information reported to HMRC through the FPS and EPS.
HMRC will expect to receive the PAYE and NIC deductions less the payments each month or quarter (small employers only).
Year end procedures
At the end of the tax year a final FPS or EPS return must be made to advise HMRC that all payments and deductions have been reported to HMRC.
Some further complications
Under RTI it is not possible to put through wages at the year end of the business and assume this has been paid throughout the year, for example to utilise a family member's national insurance lower earnings limit which gives them a credit for state pension and statutory payment purposes.
Wages should be paid regularly and details provided to HMRC through the RTI system on a timely basis.
Payments which are impractical to report 'on or before'
HMRC have issued guidance covering issues such as payments made on the day of work (which vary depending on the work done) where it is impractical to report in real time. The regulations allow up to an additional seven days for reporting the payment in specified circumstances.
HMRC have also made available some guidance on exceptions to reporting PAYE information 'on or before' paying an employee which can be found here.
Please do contact us if you would like any further help or advice on payroll procedures.
Penalties apply where employers fail to meet their RTI filing and payment obligations.
In essence, late filing penalties apply to each PAYE scheme, with the size of the penalty based on the number of employees in the scheme. Monthly penalties of between £100 and £400 may be applied to micro, small, medium and large employers as shown below:
1-9 employees - £100
10-49 employees - £200
50-249 employees - £300; and
250 or more employees - £400.
Each scheme is subject to only one late filing penalty each month regardless of the number of returns submitted late in the month. There will be one unpenalised default each year with all subsequent defaults attracting a penalty. Rather than issue late filing penalties automatically when a deadline is missed, HMRC has confirmed that they will 'take a more proportionate approach and concentrate on the more serious defaults on a risk-assessed basis'.
HMRC charges daily interest on all unpaid amounts from the due and payable date to the date of payment, and will raise the charge when payment in full has been made. They may also charge penalties to employers who fail to pay their PAYE liabilities on time. These penalties are ‘risk assessed’ and range between 1% and 4% of the amounts paid late. The first late payment will not attract a penalty.
The operation of PAYE under RTI can be a difficult and time consuming procedure for those in business. If your business is in the Huntingdon area and you would like to discuss any aspect of RTI in more detail, please do contact us at Kinnaird Hill.
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特雷西塔·費爾南德斯：As Above So Below
美國麻薩諸塞州現代藝術博物館
二零一四年五月二十四日至二零一五年四月八日
展覽現場 新聞稿 藝術家 媒體報導 后退
Teresita Fernández’s latest solo show of new work at MASS MoCA As Above So Below will combine graphite and gold to create a series of immersive, interconnected installations whose scale shifts from intimate to vast, from miniature to panoramic.
Describing a universe in balance, the phrase “as above, so below” originates from the ancient Hermetic tradition central to alchemy, in which every action occurring on one level of reality (physical, emotional, or mental) correlates to every other. The exhibition demonstrates the artist’s remarkable ability to transform materials and their surrounding architecture into an enveloping perceptual experience.
Responding to MASS MoCA’s massive and light-filled first-floor galleries, Fernández has created a trio of large-scale, landscape-informed installations, which embody this expression, and is united through the show’s elaborately detailed exploration of graphite and gold. Alongside these dramatic architectural interventions, the exhibition includes drawings made with India ink on reflective gold-chromed panels from Fernández’s most recent series, Golden. These works continue the artist’s inquiries into landscape painting, mining, the connections between the cosmos and the subterranean, and the cultural significance of gold.
As Above So Below, Fernández 's largest solo exhibition to date, will be on view in MASS MoCA’s galleries from May 24, 2014 through April 6, 2015.
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The Strange, Twisted Story Behind Seattle's Blackberries
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In Seattle, blackberries are as much a part of the view as the Puget Sound — the twisting brambles so ubiquitous, they're as likely to vex gardeners as delight them.
The tale behind the city's blackberries turns out to be equally tangled. It starts at the end of the 19th century, at a time when American life was changing dramatically.
People were moving from rural areas to towns and cities, including Seattle. Industrialization was creating a new middle class.
Down the coast in Santa Rosa, Calif., an eccentric guy named Luther Burbank was hard at work on his experimental farm. Burbank didn't have any formal training, but he was working feverishly to breed strange and wonderful new kinds of plants.
This story comes to us from KUOW's Local Wonder, a story project that gives listeners the opportunity to decide what stories should be covered.
"He realizes the growing middle class is going to want to have fresh fruits and vegetables," says Phillip Thurtle, who teaches in the University of Washington's Comparative History of Ideas program. "They're not going to want to eat canned beans. They're going to want to eat fresh beans all the time. But in order to do that, they're going to have to be able to be shipped."
Thurtle says Burbank set out to create new varieties of fruits and vegetables that would be delicious and prolific — and that could withstand the voyage on the nation's new transcontinental railroad.
Burbank sold his hundreds of plant creations through catalogs with pictures of shiny fruit and shinier superlatives.
Read more at npr.org
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Women in Research: The Scarcity...
Women in Research: The Scarcity of Permanent Positions Is the Biggest Problem, Says Anna Eibel
Posted on 09/06/2017 13/06/2017 by Ulrike Böhm
Interview with #LiNo17 young scientist Anna Eibel
This interview is part of a series of interviews of the “Women in Research” blog that features young female scientists participating in the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, to increase the visibility of women in research (more information for and about women in science by “Women in Research” on Facebook and Twitter). Enjoy the interview with Anna and get inspired.
Photo: Courtesy of Anna Eibel
Anna Eibel, 24, from Austria is a PhD Student at the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Austria. She is working in the field of photopolymer science. Her research involves mechanistic studies of reaction pathways and characterisation of new photoinitiators for radical polymerisations.
What inspired you to pursue a career in science/chemistry?
As a child, I was interested in pretty much everything. There was no special moment from which on I knew that I was going to be a chemist or even a scientist. As a teenager, I was keen on mathematics, astronomy and physics. But I also liked arts and literature and learning languages. Then – just at the time of my final exams at school – I realised that chemistry might be a fascinating subject for me and I decided to give it a try. It turned out to be the right choice and I have very much enjoyed studying chemistry from the first semester on.
Who are your role models?
I cannot think of any specific (scientific) role models, but certainly I’m impressed by many people from different fields. For example, I am very much inspired by the passion, dedication and willpower successful athletes have. Generally, I am inspired by all the people who have passion and joy in what they do and who live entirely the life they want to.
How did you get to where you are in your career path?
I think I have been quite lucky during the entire time of my education. People around me (both my parents and my teachers at school) have always supported and motivated me. During the early semesters of my studies at university, I was inspired and motivated by really good teaching of some professors and I finally found a fascinating field to work on in my Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis. I have always enjoyed learning new things and conducting my own research and therefore, I decided to go for a PhD, having the full support of my supervisor.
What is the coolest project you have worked on and why?
I’m currently working on a series of exciting projects, all of which are related to the field of photochemistry and photopolymerization. What I enjoy most is the creative part of my work. I like to think about new experiments to do and to come up with new ideas or hypotheses about some reaction mechanisms which can be tested in the lab.
What’s a time you felt immense pride in yourself/your work?
Finishing my Bachelor and Master studies within the shortest possible time and with excellent grades certainly made me feel a bit proud. I also feel proud when people congratulate me for a good talk at a conference or when I get positive feedback from my students in the lab course. Moreover, I’m particularly proud of having found a good work-life balance, allowing me to spend enough time with all the things I love besides research.
What is a “day in the life” of Anna like?
Well, there is conducting experiments in the lab, evaluating results, writing papers, discussing or chatting with colleagues, checking emails, reading literature, thinking about further projects, planning travels to conferences, and so on. In general, I really enjoy not having a fixed schedule and I like the freedom of deciding myself what I want to focus on every day.
What are you seeking to accomplish in your career?
For me, having passion and joy in what I do is most important. I would like to have a good position which allows me to be creative and to collaborate with many interesting and skilled people in order to conduct valuable research and contribute to new developments.
What do you like to do when you’re not doing research?
I enjoy going for a walk in the forest, doing some workout, eating good (vegetarian) food and sharing time with my partner, family and friends. I also love traveling, especially to Scandinavia.
What advice do you have for other women interested in science/chemistry?
I believe it is most important not to be afraid of anything just because of being a woman. Talent and personality certainly matter much more than one’s biological gender. Also, it is important not to give up too early.
In your opinion, what will be the next great breakthrough in science/chemistry?
That’s a tough question, but I think in chemistry a breakthrough can potentially be expected soon in the field of batteries and energy storage.
What should be done to increase the number of female scientists and female professors?
The answer to this question is certainly not trivial. At our university, there is no female full professor in chemistry. However, there is obviously enough interest in the field of chemistry among young women, since around 50 percent (or even slightly more) of the Bachelor students are female. Among PhD students and especially postdoctoral researchers, there is a significant drop in that number. I think the biggest problem women face in science is the difficulty of getting a permanent position at university; and presumably many women just do not want to live with this insecurity and risk. In my opinion, it is essential to somehow address this problem in order to encourage more women to pursue an academic career. Moreover, I believe that quota policies can be (at least partly) useful to address the gender imbalance at university, but also in industry and politics.
About Ulrike Böhm
Ulrike Boehm is a physicist and science enthusiast. She works as a research specialist at the Advanced Imaging Center at the HHMI Janelia Research Campus in the United States. She did her PhD studies at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen in the Department of NanoBiophotonics of Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell. She loves to develop and build tools to image, probe and manipulate biological structures. Furthermore, she is passionate about science communication and open science and is a huge advocate for women in science.
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Women in Research at #LINO19: Sinenhlanhla Sikhosana from South Africa - 13/05/2019
Women in Research: “Seek for Enlightened Environments” - 20/02/2019
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Do not Lose Confidence in Yourself - 31/10/2018
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Literary Agent Steven Salpeter
About Work as a Literary Agent
Literary Agent Steven Salpeter is looking for new authors of literary fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, historical fiction, horror, thrillers, young adult, middle grade, narrative nonfiction, gift books, history, humor, and popular science.
An intuitive working process
Literary agent Steven Salpeter reviews every submission authors choose to send to him. There is no “transom” to leap over, and he doesn’t consider any query “slush.” At this stage, Steven considers all material solicited, since he is actively seeking clients.
“My mission is to make all authors’ lives better, and to help make the professional lives of my clients particularly great.”
Literary agent Steven Salpeter plans to keep his list select, so that his clients will always feel appreciated.
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Why settle for less? You can have individual attention from your literary agent and also have the resources a top literary agency can provide, including full service, in house departments dedicated to accounting, business practices, and to selling the rights of your books to film, television, and in translation.
Individual attention on your writing and business
Literary agent Steven Salpeter works collaboratively with his clients. He shares information, and strives to empower his clients during the publishing process.
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Join our literary agency’s other clients in celebrating over 102 years of success
Ready to Submit?
You can reach out or follow up here:
How to get a literary agent
Steven’s query process is simple and straight forward. He accepts submissions via the online form only. He will review your query within three weeks, and if he is interested he will send you a response
Have you received an offer of representation from another literary agent? Do you have other burning news related to your writing career? Feel free to follow up with Steven using the Get in Touch form.
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What will make my query stand out?
A good story well told will always stand out.
Other than that, a good query establishes the most compelling qualities of the work. For a novel, a good query should set up the main characters and what is at stake for them as soon as possible.
For non-fiction, the market is extremely competitive, and authors should strive to establish the following in the query: the voice, why a reader will be compelled to read the work, and a bit about either how they will appeal to a broad audience or how their writing will be brilliant in niche.
If an author is experimenting with voice, form, or style, it would be helpful to know any inspirations.
Additionally, please be sure to include your genre, word count, and whether or not the work will be your debut.
What kind of clients do you work with?
Currently, Steven Salpeter is looking for authors writing literary fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, historical fiction, mysteries, thrillers, young adult, narrative nonfiction, gift books, history, humor, and popular science. He will also consider writers blending two or more of these styles favorably, and does not shy away from writing that is ambitious in voice, form, or style.
Steven Salpeter also works with many literary estates, and is looking to selectively expand his list in this area as well.
What is your turn around time?
Steven Salpeter typically responds to queries in three weeks, and will respond to all queries that interest him within eight weeks.
How long should my sample be?
Please attach a short sample in Word format. “Short” is relative to the length of your work, of course.
If you are working on nonfiction or illustrated work and have written a book proposal, please attach the full proposal.
What People Are Saying About Literary Agent Steven Salpeter:
“I knew from our very first phone call that Steven was the best literary agent and champion for my work. His pitch perfect understanding of both the themes and characters amazed me, and continues to do so — it’s as if he’s in my head, sorting through the chaos, helping me push at the edges to make the story more rich and lush. He consistently goes above and beyond, and he found me the absolute perfect editor for my debut. Submission is such a daunting experience, and he made the entire thing feel like an exciting team effort, always happy to answer my questions and ready to celebrate or commiserate as the case required. I’ve felt in such capable hands from signing to submission to contract negotiation. I’m free to focus entirely on my writing, knowing Steven has my back. I can’t imagine any other writer being so lucky! He might very well be the best literary agent in the world.”
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Dominion Self-Storage Opens Facility in Chandler, AZ
Dominion Chandler Self-Storage LLC has opened a facility at 295 E. Ocotillo Road in Chandler, Ariz. The property comprises 57,700 net rentable square feet in 505 climate-controlled units. It’s branded as Dominion Self-Storage and is one of several locations the company has planned for the Phoenix metropolitan area, according to a press release.
The project was built on 1.75 acres in a population-growth region. “There is a great demand for self-storage in this area,” said Raymond “Skip” Graham, managing partner. “The City of Chandler’s private- and public-sector efforts to attract high-value jobs to the city has really paid off. They are on the frontline when businesses expand or move to Arizona.”
Facility features include a ClickandStor move-in system, a covered loading and unloading zone, electronic building access, and video cameras. The business also sells moving and packing supplies, and accepts business deliveries for commercial tenants, according to the company website.
Dominion Chandler Self-Storage is an affiliate of the Dominion Group of Cos., which offers investment opportunities in real estate related syndications in Arizona and Texas. Brad Graham is also part of the Dominion Chandler company-management team. The self-storage facility is managed by 180 Self-Storage LLC, a Phoenix-based property-management and consulting firm specializing in self-storage. The firm is run by principals Jeff Helgeson and Tim Jones.
Affiliated companies of the Dominion Group include Dominion Real Estate Partners LLC, Dominion Real Estate Partners Investments LLC and Dominion Self-Storage Projects.
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
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Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
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Players last visited Northrend in "Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne," when Arthas Menethil fused with the spirit of Ner’zhul to become the Lich King, one of the most powerful beings in the Warcraft universe. He now broods atop the Frozen Throne deep in Icecrown Citadel, clutching the rune blade Frostmourne and marshaling the undead armies of the Scourge. In Wrath of the Lich King, the forces of the Alliance and the Horde venture into battle against the Scourge amid Northrend’s howling winds and fields of jagged ice. Wrath of the Lich King adds a rich variety of content to an already massive game. New features in the game’s second expansion include: Death Knight Hero Class: Create a high-level Death Knight character -- the game’s first hero class -- once certain challenges have been met. Increased Level Cap: Advance to level 80 and gain potent new talents and abilities along the way. Northrend: Explore the harsh new continent of Northrend, packed with new zones, quests, dungeons, monsters, and items -- and do battle with the undead armies of the Lich King. "Inscription" Profession: Learn this exciting new profession and gain unique ways to permanently enhance spells and abilities in the game. Siege Weapons and Destructible Buildings: Take the battle to another level with new player-vs.-player game mechanics and new battlefields to wage war on. New Character Customization: Change how characters look and express themselves, with different hairstyles and dance animations.
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$1.1 Miillion Prize Money Goes To Team Run Off In Big Rock Tournament
June 18, 2017 By InTheBite Editor
Run-Off ran off with a record $1,161,450 prize Saturday as it scored a wire-to-wire victory at the 59th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.
Run-Off weighed in a 533.8-pound blue marlin caught early Monday by angler Matt Hanley of Glen Allen, VA. Hanley’s catch stayed atop the standings the rest of the way.
Run-Off captain Brian Harrington, Morehead City, and first mate, Marty Hiatt, teamed with Hanley to help the angler land his first-ever blue marlin. The trio were aboard Run-Off Saturday afternoon at the Morehead City waterfront docks as the final seconds of the competition ticked away.
A boisterous celebration with friends and fans began one second after 2 p.m. when a Big Rock official confirmed over the radio that no boats were hooked up. That meant the tournament had officially ended. A clog jam of people and cars parked in no parking zones near the Run-Off were eventually dispersed by law enforcement officials who totally understood the cause of all the excitement.
Hanley’s catch initially won $467,500 Monday because it was the first 500-pounder caught by a team entered in the Level V Fabulous Fisherman’s “Winner Take All” division. Run-Off received an additional $693,950 for finishing first with the largest blue marlin.
The Run-Off prize tops the previous Big Rock record held by Sea Striker captain Adrian Holler. In 2001, Holler won $942,100 during the 43rd Big Rock. That proved to be the biggest payday in sports that week — topping the $900,000 that Retief Goosen received for winning the 101st U.S. Open Golf Tournament played in Tulsa, Okla.
Ironically, Hanley is a U.S. Open golf fan.
“We went to the U.S. Open down in Southern Pines a couple years ago for Father’s Day,” Hanley said, referring to his 10-year-old son, Will, who was aboard the Run-Off to witness the winning catch. “I think this has to be the best (Father’s Day weekend.) My dad came down … and my brother. It’s pretty amazing.”
Hanley was nervous as a cat during the final minutes of the Big Rock. He knew a boat named Bull Frog had been fighting a hook-up for more than an hour. With 10 minutes left in the competition, Bull Frog captain Bob Eakes, announced via radio that his crew had released its blue marlin. The cheer that sprang forth from the Run-Off crowd could be heard two blocks away inside Big Rock headquarters.
“Bull Frog had us on edge a little bit,” Hanley said. “They had it for about an hour before they released it. There weren’t many words spoken in that hour. We all just sat there and looked at the wall.”
Harrington agreed.
“Every time (someone) hooked up, we all did our own personal evaluation about who had it hooked,” Harrington said. “The hardest one was the Bull Frog.”
“I just couldn’t be happier. I’m so proud my crew. We’ve had tremendous support. I have never ever in my life had anything even close to grasping what that ($1,161,450) would be like. That’s going to take some time to get used to.”
Harrington should consider this: Only one sporting event in the nation will have a bigger winner’s payday this weekend. After the Big Rock paid out more than the U.S. Open in 2001, USGA officials increased their tournament’s first-place prize, which is now $2.16 million – the most lucrative prize in golf.
Rehab won $250,720 for finishing second with a 506-pound blue marlin caught Friday by Ryan Howard of Savannah, S.C. Rehab captain Nathan Shepard, Statesboro, teamed Howard and the mates to boat their catch in 75 minutes.
Weldor’s Ark, captained by Mike Taylor, Swansboro, finished third in the blue marlin standings to win $166,480 for the 484.9-pounder landed Monday by angler John Roberts, Greenville. Weldor’s Arc was bumped out of second by Rehab but avoided any additional slide down the leaderboard when no bigger blue marlins were caught.
The 59th Big Rock had a field of 177 boats but most were fished out by the final day. Competitors are only allowed to fish 4-of-6 days in the competition. Just 53 boats were eligible to fish Saturday and choppy seas limited anglers to 11 releases: one blue marlin, seven white marlins and three sailfish.
Bull Frog’s blue marlin release — the one that the Run-Off celebrated with 10 minutes remaining in the competition — was worth $48,520 in the daily release division.
Anglers tallied 160 billfish releases during the tournament, including 78 blue marlins. Only five blue marlins were brought to the scales for a tournament release rate of 96 percent.
Sea Toy, captained by Bull Tolson, Manteo, won the release division with 2,525 points. Sea Toy anglers caught and released six blue marlins and one white marlin to win $139,187 in addition to the $48,520 Tuesday WTA release prize.
Uno Mas, captained by Tommy Lynsky, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, scored 1,575 points by releasing three blue marlins, one white marlin and two sailfish. Uno Mas won $80,962 for finishing second in the release division in addition to two daily prizes of $48,520 each.
Marlin Fever, captained by Cameron Guthrie, Morehead City, tallied 1,450 points from three blue marlin releases and two white marlin releases. Marlin Fever finished third to win $53,975.
Islander, captained by Bobby Schlegel, Greenville, captured the WTA dolphin division with a 69.1-pounder that was reeled in Tuesday by angler Jess Powell, Nashville. Powell’s catch was worth $137,700 plus a $2,000 daily prize.
Doc Fees, captained by Jed Galloway, Wilmington, won the wahoo gamefish division lead with a 97.7-pounder caught by Chad McIntyre, Raleigh. McIntyre’s catch was worth $5,000 plus a $2,000 daily prize.
No boat has managed to land a yellowfin tuna during the tournament.
Megabite, captained by Teak Bell, Wilmington, tallied the 59th billfish release of the 59th Big Rock and will receive $5,900 for that timely release. Six boats won $5,000 apiece for recording the first release of the day. The daily release winning boats are Buddy Boy, Island Girl, Strike One, Ann Warrick, Little Less Talk and Pig Rig.
“This has been an amazing tournament,” said tournament director Crystal Hesmer, who has presided over the last 20 Big Rocks. “We had a record purse, a record payout to the winning boat and record payouts to our release winners. It’s really amazing.
“Big Rock participants are simply the best. Everyone competed hard and had great time. I want to thank everyone for being a part of the 59th Big Rock and hope they will be able to come back again next year.”
The 59th Big Rock wrapped up Saturday night with an awards banquet set at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Big Rock officials use the occasion to distribute checks to the winners and thank participants, sponsors and volunteers for making the tournament a huge success.
For complete news coverage and images from the 2017 Big Rock Tournament Click Here
Filed Under: Featured Stories, Tournament Results Tagged With: 2017 Big Rock Tournament Results, Big Rock Tournament
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Picturing Scotland: Edinburgh
Colin Nutt
A photographic journey around Scotland's capital city that captures its moods and illustrates the principal landmarks and places of interest. Accompanying text by Colin Nutt and Edinburgh resident Callum Cochrane dips into the city's fascinating past and introduces many parts of the city of which many people may not be aware. 16 extra pages allow the book's coverage to be expanded to include many new views. In addition, further new pictures of classic Edinburgh scenes enhance the quality of its coverage. The book has a total of over 120 pictures, 38 of which are new to this edition.
Jacobite Steam Train On Viaduct Sepia Greetings Card (LY)
Hawkfall & Other Stories
Very Peculiar History: Edinburgh
Glencoe Pass Three Sisters Colour Photo Greetings Card (LY)
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Moyne juniors through to
Moyne Community School junior rugby side stormed to a comprehensive 16-point victory over St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Drogheda on Tuesday of last week to book their place in the Leinster Schools Development Cup Semi-Final.
Opting to play with the aid of the strong wind in the first half, the north Longford school quickly started to stamp their authority on the game played in Drogheda. Forwards James McGahern and Cathal McCabe caused havoc all though the contest and Moyne’s opening try arrived inside the 10th minute.
A scrum was awarded to Moyne 10 metres from the St. Joseph’s line. Scrum half Mark Hughes played the ball out to Cathal McCabe and he made a dash to get over the line - evading three heavy tackles on his way to scoring. By the midway stage in the first half Moyne had cruised into a 15-point lead thanks to another try by James McGahern and two well-taken conversions by Mark Hughes and they had built up a commanding 28-0 advantage at the break. On the resumption, St. Joseph’s endeavoured to find a way back into the game and managed to reduce the deficit with a couple of tries but Moyne held out for a comfortable victory.
Scorers: James McGahern (2 tries), Paul Donnelly (try), Cathal McCabe (try), Mark Hughes (4 conversions).
MOYNE CS: Danny Ellis, Morgan DeVere Browne, Joseph Reynolds, Paul Donnelly, James Kiernan, James Heslin, John Martin, James McGahern, Mark Hughes, Cathal McCabe, Shane Hamilton, Cormac McCabe, Oisin Sheridan, Aaron McGee, Ryan McGahern. Replacement: Francis Flynn for R. Mc Gahern (injured, 27 mins).
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Meghan Markle Makes A Difficult Confession About Royal Life
Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Are On Their Third Nanny For Baby Archie
Meghan Markle Steps Out Wearing LBD Just 7 Weeks After Giving Birth
Meghan Markle Just Dispelled a Huge Myth About Postpartum Bodies
Everything You Need To Know About Prince Harry
Kate Middleton Receives A Surprise Gift For Prince Louis From Tennis Legend
Beyonce's 'Lion King' After-Party Look Was By Australian Designer Dion Lee
What Beyonce Whispered To Meghan Markle When They Met
Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Just Met Beyoncé And Jay Z
What Kate Middleton And Meghan Markle's Body Language At Wimbledon Says
Did Prince Harry Just Address His 'Feud' With Prince William?
Meghan Markle And Kate Middleton Just Had A Play Date With Their Children
Why The Queen Made This Exception For William And Kate - But Not For Harry And Meghan
Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Gave A Very Strange Statement About Baby Archie
Samantha Markle strikes again - by Arielle Tsoukatos
After what feels like an eternity of waiting with bated breath, royal fans around the world were treated to the first photographs of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's first child, baby Archie.
In addition to the traditional portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with the royal baby, Kensington Palace also released a new photo of Archie with his Great-Grandparents and Grandmother.
And while the Queen, Prince Philip and Doria Ragland are absolutely ecstatic, Meghan Markle's outspoken half-sister Samantha had a very surprising reaction on the birth of her nephew.
"Well, I love it," she began in a lengthy statement to the Daily Mail. "Family is family. What I think is incredible is that it’s a great moment historically and although the adults have a lot of water under the bridge, I would really like to see everyone reach out. We’ve extended the olive branch and now it is Meghan’s turn.
“We’re all welcoming the baby — Markles, Raglands, Sussexes, Windsors," her statement continued. "In terms of the gene pool, we’ve all made a contribution to this wonderful little boy who will probably grow up to be an exceptional man and we’d like to treat this as if we’re all a big family. It would be nice not to react to what we’ve heard in the news but to personally meet him and let him judge us for himself.”
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Samantha continued: "I want him to know he’s got a big family and he’s part of an amazing historical time and we’re excited for him," she continued. "We’re excited for Meg and Harry — I am really excited for her. I love her, she’s my baby sister and it doesn’t matter what we’ve all said back and forth but she’s got to do the right thing. I just want to say Meg, you’ve got a world here and family here [in the U.S.] that’s excited for you."
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Arielle is our Senior Digital Beauty & Lifestyle Editor. A few career highlights include; lunch with Kim Cattrall, interviewing Naomi Watts and swapping make-up tips with Margot Robbie on the red carpet. You can find her words on InStyle, marie claire and Women's Health.
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Mates campaign causes offence
By Marketing Week 8 May 2003 12:00 am
Ansell Healthcare has come under fire from several city planning departments and poster contractors for an illegal flyposting campaign called “ishaggedhere.com”, for its Mates condom brand.
The campaign was booked by Rocket PHD and distributed by ambient media company Diabolical Liberties, and has appeared across London as part of a campaign by the condom manufacturer to promote spontaneous outdoor sex.
Billboard company Maiden Outdoor has already written to Ansell managing director Mike Bennett demanding the company pays the full media cost of a 96-sheet space after one of Maiden’s sites was half-covered by the flyposters.
Clear Channel Billboards says it has had a similar problem with the flyposters, and intends to take up the matter with Ansell. A spokeswoman for the company added that flyposting on its sites is treated as “vandalism”.
Ansell marketing and business development manager Remco Teulings says: “What we want to achieve is an increase in the number of men and women using condoms, and with the recent steep increase in STI’s and unwanted pregnancies, this can only be a good thing. We do not wish to cause offence and as a responsible healthcare company, any complaints we receive are being dealt with promptly and effectively.”
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To get people to theaters, movie trailers have been giving away key plot points
Marielle Segarra Jul 3, 2019
Spoiler alert: This post contains descriptions of various movie trailers. So if you have sworn off movie trailers, stop reading!
A couple of months ago, Jason Alt, a big Marvel fan, clicked on the trailer for “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” He was super excited — until it started playing.
In between the web-slinging and explosions, there was reveal after reveal: a downtrodden Spider-Man blows off his superhero duties. He goes to Europe. He’s recruited to a new mission. He joins forces with another superhero. His crush, MJ, figures out his secret identity.
All of this is preceded by a well-intentioned warning about spoilers for a different movie, “Avengers: Endgame,” that are in the trailer.
“After I watched the trailer, I was like, I would give anything not to have seen that,” said Alt, who’s 35 and lives in Michigan. I found him on Twitter, warning his followers about this trailer.
Alt is one of many people online who say movie trailers these days reveal way too much.
My boyfriend loves to watch a string of movie trailers instead of an actual movie. He calls it “film tapas.” Film! Tapas!
— Hannah Orenstein (@hannahorens) July 2, 2019
Am I the only one who hates trailers? I will literally watch a movie trailer up to the point I've decided I want to see it, then stop watching to make sure I don't ruin the entire movie with spoilers
— Lowkey | Smithy (@Smithy9797) March 5, 2019
Trailer for the movie Ma: See it before it gets spoiled!
*proceeds to spoil the movie*
— Renee' Hunter (@bloodandsmoke) May 31, 2019
The trailer for @disneyaladdin was shown before #Endgame yesterday, and the teenagers (18-19 maybe? How ancient do I sound right now?! 🙈) sitting next to me commented that the trailer spoiled the whole movie. Um… do they realise it's a remake of 27 YEAR OLD film??? #Aladdin🧞♂️
— Rebekah Price (@qld_bek) April 25, 2019
That will be the last trailer I view.
As I've heard, everything in that trailer is from the first 20 or so minutes of the film.
The biggest culprit now is Lego. I think I had a big plot point spoiled for me yesterday. 🙁
— GrandpaBane™ (@PrimeBane) March 26, 2019
The new Spider-Man movie trailer was awesome, but it spoiled way too much of the movie. Cool to see Endgame addressed in it though.
— Justin Mikos (@JustinMikos) May 6, 2019
Drew Cummins makes movie trailers at a marketing agency called BLT AV. And he gets why moviegoers get annoyed sometimes.
“It ruins a movie-watching experience if it’s given away,” Cummins said.
He said people do sometimes overreact before they’ve actually seen a movie.
But he also said when a studio gives away plot points in a trailer, that’s not an accident.
Movie trailers are ads. Rigorously tested ads.
Studios spend hundreds of thousands of dollars producing them. Cummins said agencies cut different ones to appeal to different audiences, like baby boomers or action fans. Each trailer is revised endlessly.
“It can go on for months, like one trailer can have 50 versions, and that’s just one of the many that were cut,” Cummins said.
Then the studios test the trailers in front of movie audiences and smaller focus groups. They ask people: Would you see this movie?
A lot of the time, people “want to know what they’re buying,” said David Singh, a movie marketing executive at Solstice Studios. “You know, they want to know a little bit more about the plot.”
Singh used to be on the marketing team at 20th Century Fox, where he worked on one of the more notorious trailer overshares in recent movie history. It was the trailer for the 2015 film “The Martian,” which featured Matt Damon playing an astronaut stuck on Mars.
The trailer plods through the plot: His mission fails, he gets stranded on Mars, everyone thinks he is dead but … plot twist, he’s alive! The trailer eventually shows him sitting in a spacecraft, presumably headed back toward Earth.
“We initially wanted to tell you very little about the film because we didn’t want to spoil much of the plot,” Singh said.
But they felt like they had to. Damon had just played a stranded astronaut in another movie called “Interstellar,” and the studio needed to make this movie stand out.
“It’s such a competitive world out there. You’re competing for people’s time with, you know, every platform imaginable. You’ve got to tell them enough to get them excited about it,” he said.
The directors of some of these movies are not so excited. Over the past few years, the directors of “Jurassic World,” “Terminator Genisys” and the boxing movie “Southpaw” have all said publicly that the trailers for their movies gave away too much.
Then again, those movies did collectively make billions of dollars at the box office.
Dan Merino contributed to this report.
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All issues Volume 138 (2017) MATEC Web Conf., 138 (2017) 09001 Abstract
Deaggregation of probabilistic ground motions in the Kota Kinabalu and Lahad Datu towns of Sabah, Malaysia
Harith Noor Sheena Herayani1*, Adnan Azlan2 and Shoushtari Abdollah Vaez3
1 Civil Engineering Program, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
2 Department of Structure and Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
3 Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch, University Blvd, Arqavanieh Jey Street, Isfahan, Iran 81595-158
* Corresponding author: sheena@ums.edu.my
Sabah has witnessed an increase in low to moderate seismic activities due to a few active fault lines. According to the historical records ranging between 1900 and 2017, the region already experienced a devastating earthquake with a size MW 5.8 in Lahad Datu and just last two years with a size MW 6.0 in Ranau. Over the years, more than 400 with size ranging from MW 2.9 to 6.0 are known to have occurred. There are three tectonic features that affected Sabah namely; subduction zone, strike-slip earthquake and local background seismicity zone. The effects of the earthquakes should be anticipated in order to mitigate the catastrophic failure of structures. Therefore, seismic hazard analysis, such as probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) is required. This study deaggregated the PSHA results of 2% and 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years. The deaggreagation of selected cities in Sabah such as Kota Kinabalu and Lahad Datu to help understand the relative control of local fault sources in terms of distances and magnitudes. The contribution to hazard indicated that the distance from the earthquake which contributes most to the hazard at each city is mainly controlled by shaking by near seismic area sources.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Development of site class and site coefficient maps of Semarang, Indonesia using field shear wave velocity data
Applications GIS for earthquake threat mapping in Sabah
Fragility function for assessing seismic risk of typical concrete bridge by means of nonlinear static and dynamic analysis
Artificial earthquake record generation using cascade neural network
Peak ground acceleration at surface for Mataram city with a return period of 2500 years using probabilistic method
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Scientists in a spin over synthetic spider silk (VIDEO)
Published 4 years ago on 11 April 2015
It’s extremely difficult to harvest silk from insects, so researchers from the University of Bayreuth have come up with a synthetic version. — Reuters pic
BAYREUTH, Germany, April 11 — German scientists have created artificial silk by combining spider protein with bacteria usually found in the guts of humans and animals.
It’s as strong and flexible as the real thing, and because of its biocompatability, the silk could have a variety of surgical uses.
It’s strong enough to capture prey and is so durable it could be woven into a fabric. Yet creating a synthetic version of spider silk has challenged researchers, because it’s extremely difficult to harvest silk from the insects.
That’s where researchers from the University of Bayreuth come in. Professor Thomas Scheibel and his team say they have created an artificial spider silk using a bacteria found in the intestines of humans and animals.
“Spider silk fibres are made of proteins so we had to first have a production host for biotechnological production of spider silk proteins,” said Scheibel. “The reason is that spiders are cannibalistic, so we can’t kind of use them as a production host. We actually engineered bacteria, Escherichia Coli, to produce the proteins.”
The next hurdle was to find a spinning device and the technology to actually produce the fibres.
The process involves freeze-drying the protein produced using the E. Coli bacteria and then passing it through a mixture of alcohol and water. The powdered protein is transformed into a long thread in this step, known as wet-spinning.
Exactly how the artificial silk will be used, is still being determined but Scheibel says the parameters are far-ranging.
“We have still no clear idea of how to use the fibres,” said Scheibel. “We developed quite some other products, starting from cosmetic products where we use skin creams which we can be just having cosmetic aspects but also medical aspects, but we can also make coatings for implants where we improve the biocompatibility ... which is a benefit then for the patient especially if these are cancer patients with lowered immune system.”
Next up, the team is working on combining mice cells with the artificial spider silk to create living cells that would develop cardiac muscles, skin or nerve tissue. — Reuters
Swat’s silk industry killed by Pakistan Taliban militancy
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New-look Stags showing good signs of cohesion
Assistant manager Paul Raynor is pleased with how the Stags' new-look squad are gelling following tonight's 2-2 draw at home to Championship side Middlesbrough.
Stags raced into a 2-0 lead at One Call Stadium thanks to a Jonny Howson own goal and an excellent finish by striker Lee Angol, but they were pegged back before the break as defender Dael Fry and winger Mikael Soisalo responded for Garry Monk's side.
So far in pre-season, Stags have recorded a 5-0 victory over a Malta Players' XI, defeated Stocksbridge Park Steels 4-0 and ended on the wrong side of a 3-2 scoreline against a strong Sheffield Wednesday outfit.
And Raynor believes the Stags are progressing well, both in terms of their fitness and how the squad are bonding on the pitch.
"We've looked at the science about it and how we can utilise the game time and it's gone fantastically well," Raynor said.
"There's been some good performances, the fitness levels have looked particularly good and we're where we want to be in terms of fitness and how we're gelling as a team.
"On the back of last night's performance and the performance against a team that was in the Premier League last season, I don't think really, bar a couple of centre-halves, they could've been any stronger so I think the quality of our play, particularly in the first half [was very good].
"We nullified the threat in the second half and to be fair, we were worthy of at least a draw.
In the first half, to go 2-0 up against a team of that quality was exceptional.
Paul Raynor, assistant manager
"In the first half, to go 2-0 up against a team of that quality was exceptional. We switched off a little bit; you always hear people talking about you being susceptible just after you've scored and we'll have to learn those lessons."
After displaying highly competitive performances against both Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday and Garry Monk's Middlesbrough tonight, Raynor says it has been fantastic for Stags to come up against such high quality opposition.
"These games are fantastic. We've had a long close season, although a busy one in terms of getting people in and getting the squad together but over time it's growing.
"We've had a very enjoyable couple of games and now we've got a game at Stamford and then a fantastic one to look forward to against Forest on Saturday.
"The quality of opposition we've had here this week has been absolutely fantastic. A full strength, pretty much, Sheffield Wednesday team, a team that graced the Premier League [last season] tonight and then we've got one of our local rivals on Saturday at home – it doesn't get any better. I hope it's a big crowd and we can entertain them as well."
Stags can now look forward to a trip to Evo-Stik Northern Premier League side Stamford on Friday before welcoming Nottingham Forest on Saturday and former Cambridge United midfielder Raynor has expressed the importance of recovery ahead of those games.
"We tried to split it a little bit between last night and tonight and everybody's come through pretty much unscathed, apart from a few tired legs, I'm sure. They'll recover well and we'll be ready for the weekend.
"The boys will have a bit of a recovery day and then get back to it. It's absolutely important that we recover. They've put a lot of effort in – it's the first real 90 minutes they've had last night and today so it's absolutely vital that we get the recovery ready for the weekend."
Supporters can login to iFollow Stags to view Paul Raynor's full post-match interview.
Glover hails ‘fantastic’ facilities
Assistant manager Lee Glover says that Stags’ ‘top drawer’ facilities emphasise that the club is on an ‘upward trajectory.’
Alfreton win a ‘really good exercise’ - Dempster
Stags’ manager John Dempster says that alongside being pleased with Mansfield’s ‘combination play’ in today’s 1-0 win over Alfreton, he confirmed his men came through the game ‘unscathed.’
Manager pleased with ruthless second-half
Manager John Dempster has praised the ‘intensity’ shown by the Stags in the second period of tonight’s clash with Bradford Park Avenue, a half in which the amber and blue scored on four occasions.
New signing eager to get started
New signing Dion Donohue says he will add ‘versatility’ to the Stags’ squad, and cannot wait to 'get going' with his new Mansfield teammates.
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In Marbella you can find some of the coast's best and most well known golf courses and five-star hotels. To the west of Marbella town you will find the Golden Mile - so named for its density of high quality eateries and properties. Some of the cities most expensive and luxurious properties are to be found around here.
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Puerto Banús is widely considered to be the playground of the rich and famous, and is also where you will find the Marbella For Sale office!
From the myriad luxury yachts and sports boats lining the port, to the most exclusive shops, luxury cars, and properties - Puerto Banús certainly lives up to its reputation.
On any day you are likely to see Ferrari, Porsche, Bentley, Rolls-Royce and other high-end cars lining the streets. Sit down in one of the many coffee or tapas bars to fully enjoy the view. After your tapas head for the port to spend in boutique stores including Versace, Gucci, Hugo Boss and Jimmy Choo.
As you would expect, property in Puerto Banús is at a premium. There is not much available land left to build on so new property is rare. That doesn't mean you can't move here as there are always plenty of resale properties on the market. Browse property for sale in Puerto Banús.
Across the road from Puerto Banús is the town of Nueva Andalucía. Home to the old bull-ring and plenty of shops, bars and restaurants. This area is very popular with tourists as it is close enough to walk to Puerto Banus but far enough away that property prices are much lower.
It is one of the largest towns in Marbella spreading over an area of several square kilometres, and including areas such as Aloha. It is well presented and designed to make it easy to navigate.
There are always plenty of resale properties available in Nueva Andalucía partly due to its size. Due to its popularity for summer rentals properties in this are are regularly purchased as an investment. There is still, however, a large and tight-nit community of locals.
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To the west of Marbella is the popular town of Estepona. Here, you will really feel you are in Spain as the town has done a good job in retaining the feel of a traditional Spanish pueblo, while still managing to attract tourists and investors.
You will find a large marina in Estepona where you can enjoy an array of water sports and also some fine dining. Estepona nightlife is almost as high-energy as Marbella but it offers some peaceful areas too, perhaps more suited to the older generation who prefer a small nightcap to a full nights clubbing.
Many of Estepona's bars and cafes are in places you would not expect, at the top of steep cobbled streets or hidden away in the backstreets. They are all very friendly and inviting relying heavily on tourists during the summer months. Another good thing about Estepona's eateries and bars - they are all much cheaper than Marbella's!
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Between Marbella and Fuengirola you will find Mijas, a traditional Spanish fishing village with a restored Moorish tower, a friendly atmosphere and lots of things to do. Not far from the popular area of Calahonda, Mijas is popular with both locals and tourists. There are a good number of restaurants, shops, beach-front bars, and, of course, beaches! And all this is only half an hour from Málaga airport.
This being the Cost del Golf, you are never far from a golf course and Mijas is no exception with La Cala Golf, Santana Golf, El Chapparral and Mijas Golf all close by for whenever you feel like playing a few holes in the sun.
Mijas encompasses Mijas Pueblo and Mijas Costa. Mijas Pueblo is a small typical Andalusian village, with traditional white houses located on a hillside. It is a town that will please your senses, both in sight and taste, since you can enjoy some excellent cuisine in beautiful surroundings.
Mijas Costa is known for the good quality of its beaches, being one of the best in the province of Malaga. Along the beaches you can have fun practicing one of the many water sports on offer, including jet skis, water skiing and paragliding, or simply relax in the sun! Browse our selection of properties for sale in Mijas
Benahavís is a small traditional 'white village' sitting in the hills to the west of Marbella, only a few kilometres from the coast.
Despite its size, there are many spots of natural and historic interest within its boundaries, such as El Cerro del Duque, Daidin and the Montemayor Castle.
As is the case with many Spanish towns, Benahavís is well known for its food. Here you will find the highest concentration of high-class restaurants in the region. This goes part way to explaining why visitors come to the village by the thousand, year after year.
Being only 10 minutes from Puerto Banús, the village is often sought out by property buyers eager to sample traditional Spanish life while still being close enough to the beach and amenities. Browse our selection of property for sale in Benahavís
The Costa del Sol ('Coast of the Sun' or 'Sun Coast') is made up of towns and communities along the coastline of the Province of Málaga.
As well as our main areas, we cover the entire Costa del Sol. Moving West from Marbella, we cover all areas including Atalaya, Guadalmina, Cancelada/Costalita, Selwo, Estepona, Casares, San Luis de Sabinillas, La Duquesa and Manilva.
Heading east from Marbella we also have property for sale in Rio Real, Los Monteros, Hacienda Las Chapas, Cabopino, Riviera del Sol, Calahonda, La Cala de Mijas, Fuengirola, Benalmadena, and Torremolinos, and of course everything in between.
If you prefer not to be in the middle of the hustle and bustle then we also move inland where we have property for sale in Istán, Monda, Ojen, Coín, and Alhaurín el Grande.
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Tag: Domenico Cortese
Meet In Your Kitchen | Love, Rome & Gnocchi
Imagine your friends throw an opulent dinner party in the pulsing heart of Rome on a Saturday night und you take over their kitchen hours before the guests arrive with a film team of four to peek over your hosts’ shoulders into their pots and pans. Sofie Wochner and Domenico Cortese dealt with our little invasion with remarkable patience. They even welcomed us with big smiles on their faces and a plate full of fresh buttery Danish cinnamon buns in their hands.
The passionate couple is a confident team in the kitchen, they complement each other and combine two worlds that are geographically and culturally far apart, but somehow match smoothly. Sofie is a Danish baker and pastry chef with the impulsive temper of an Italian Signorina, self-taught Chef Domenico comes from Calabria, from the southern tip of Italy, but totally lacks the Mediterranean drama that one would expect. His voice is calm and his movements are concentrated, he’s quiet and focused when he works in the kitchen. He says he was born in the wrong country, he feels much closer to the northern European mentality, whereas his woman only feels as free and inspired as she wants to be when she’s in her adopted city, in Rome.
A city kitchen is often a space of improvisation and elaborate compromises, the smallest but also the most charming room of an apartment. It’s the place where everybody meets at a party, making use of every square inch, squeezed and snuggled in, the happy crowd talks, eats, and drinks until dawn. Our hosts’ kitchen is just such a magical place, but it’s also a room where the two chefs manage to create the most wonderful dishes for private gatherings, catering, and highly anticipated supper clubs. When it’s time to open the doors for their Eatery In Rome pop-up restaurant in their flat’s dining room, the kitchen turns into a busy laboratory functioning like clockwork. Loaves of bread and cakes baking in batches in the single oven, pillowy gnocchi rolled and shaped on the wooden board at the window, and bell peppers roasting in the flames of the old gas cooker. The room is bright, facing the pretty balcony, Domenico’s beautiful little herb garden where basil, thyme, and rosemary grow happily under Rome’s ever shining sun – all waiting to be used in the masters’ glorious recipes, like their Stuffed Gnocchi with Mozzarella di Bufala, Confit Tomatoes and Flame-roasted Bell Peppers (you can find the recipe below). The potato gnocchi melt in your mouth like fluffy clouds, the creamy filling makes it smooth and fits perfectly to the candy-like tomatoes and smoky peppers. It’s a delicious stunner, a colorful homage to the beauty of Italian cuisine.
In the past few months, the busy duo made their dream come true and started working on their new baby: Marigold. If you would like to support Sofie and Domenico and help them funding their new restaurant and micro bakery in the Roman neighborhood Ostiense, click here.
Many new Meet In Your Kitchen features took me to California, Japan, France, and Italy in the last few months. Thanks to Zwilling for sponsoring these features for our culinary trip around the world! Thank you, my man James Hickey, for joining me on these adventures and helping me take pictures!
Mozzarella di Buffala stuffed Gnocchi with Confit Tomatoes and Flame-roasted Bell Pepper
By Domenico Cortese & Sofie Wochner – Marigold, Rome
You can find the German recipe here.
Prepare the confit tomatoes and roasted bell pepper a day in advance.
Flame-roasted Bell Pepper
1 large red bell pepper
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1/2 medium bunch of parsley, leaves only, chopped
About 150ml / 2/3 cup olive oil
You can either grill peppers in the flames of a gas cooker (that’s what Domenico does) or grill or roast them in the oven (on the highest temperature, turning them every few minutes until partly black), which is the safer method.
Place the pepper on the gas flame of your cooker set on medium heat. Turn the pepper every now and then, mind that the skin turns dark and forms blisters evenly on all sides. Transfer the hot pepper to a bowl and cover with cling film, let it sit for 15 minutes. Use a small, sharp knife to peel the pepper, cut it in half, and scrape out and discard any seeds and fibers. Cut into strips and transfer to a bowl. Add the garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper and cover with the olive oil. Cover the bowl and let it sit for at least a few hours, or over night.
Confit Tomatoes
8 tomatoes, preferably Piccadilly tomatoes
3 medium sprigs fresh savory
4 medium sprigs fresh thyme
10 medium sprigs fresh basil
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water.
Clean and score the skin of the tomatoes. Blanch them for 20 seconds in the boiling water, then transfer to the ice water. Use a small, sharp knife to gently pull off the skin without cutting them. Transfer to a small baking dish, season with salt and pepper, and cover with cling film. Let them rest in the fridge overnight.
Take the tomatoes out of the fridge about 1 hour before roasting them. Preheat the oven to 130°C / 275°F.
Spread the herbs and garlic on top of the tomatoes and cover them completely with olive oil. Roast for about 4 hours or until they are soft.
150g / 5 ounces mozzarella di buffala
50g / 2 ounces Parmesan
3 sprigs fresh basil, leaves only, plus a handful leaves for serving
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
500g / 18 ounces floury potatoes
1 small egg
Freshly grated nutmeg
100g / 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour, type 00
For the filling, purée the mozzarella, Parmesan, basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
For the gnocchi, boil the potatoes in unsalted water for about 30-40 minutes or until soft. Drain and let them rest for 10 minutes. Peel the potatoes and press them through a potato ricer onto a large chopping board or kitchen counter, form a little dome. Add the egg, Parmesan, salt, pepper, and nutmeg and, using your hands and a dough scraper, mix everything together. Add the flour in batches and mix quickly until the gnocchi mixture is combined. Add more flour, if it’s too sticky; mind not to over mix it.
Form the gnocchi while the mixture is still warm: Cut off a handful of dough, keep the remaining dough covered with a tea towel, and roll it into a 2.5cm / 1 inch-thick roll. Cut into 1cm / 0.5 inch-thick slices. Using 2 fingers, make a dent in the middle of each slice. Add a tablespoon of the filling and close the gnocchi by rolling it in your hands. Transfer the gnocchi to a baking sheet dusted with flour. When all the gnocchi are filled, cook them immediately in salted water (it should taste like the sea) for about 3-4 minutes or until they raise to the surface; or freeze them, but don’t keep them in the fridge.
Using a slotted ladle, transfer the gnocchi to the plates. Arrange the confit tomatoes and roasted peppers on top, drizzle with the oil used to roast the tomatoes, and sprinkle with fresh basil.
Sofie Yes, I’m Danish and I moved to Rome four years ago to live with Domenico. Straight away, we started our little pop up restaurant in our home here in Rome. I make the bread and the pastry. So we divide the work between the two of us.
And you’re the chef, Domenico?
Domenico Si! Our work is completely separate. I’m not so good with pastry because I don’t like to follow the recipe, but I like the freestyle more.
Sofie You’re a creative soul.
Domenico I’m a chef and I don’t know how to work with recipes. I need to be creative and use my inspiration – from my work at the American Academy as well as from my Italian background. Now I have arrived at a place in my life where I have really found my own style.
When did you arrive here in Rome?
Domenico It was in January 2000. Before that, I spent 5 years of my life in Holland and I then decided to come back to Rome – especially because part of my family is here.
Where are you from originally?
Domenico I’m originally from Tropea, a small town in Calabria, where I grew up until I was 18.
Sofie, what made you leave Denmark?
Sofie I’ve always been extremely adventurous and I always felt that maybe Denmark, or maybe Copenhagen, was a little bit too small. That the mentality is – without sounding arrogant – but it’s a bit closed and I’m kind of a loud person (laughing)! So I felt coming to Italy, I kind of came home in a way. Here, there is space to be who you are. You don’t need to fit into a little box. But I still love Denmark and Copenhagen and where I grew up. I go back quite often but I really feel at home in Rome.
Domenico Lucky me!
How do you bring your two worlds together, the Danish and the Italian mentality?
Sofie In many ways I’m more Italian than Domenico is. And he’s more Danish than I am in the sense that Domenico is very precise and he’s always on time. Yes, you’re quite organized and structured.
Domenico Honestly, maybe too much sometimes!
Sofie You’re too Danish sometimes (laughing)! In many ways, I’m very attracted to the southern part of Europe because you’re allowed to express your passion and your feelings in a way that comes very natural to me. I feel welcome and I feel very much at ease here. For us, I think we meet in the middle. Of course, it’s not always easy…
Domenico No, not really!
Sofie …being from two different cultures. A relationship is always hard work but in many ways we also find a way to balance it out by being attracted by each other’s cultures. Domenico could easily live in Denmark if that happened one day but I prefer to live here!
Can you tell us a little bit about your supper clubs?
Sofie Yes, it started 3 1/2 years ago now. It came a little bit by coincidence. We both had this dream about opening a restaurant. And you don’t do that overnight. So we thought maybe we could just start at home. How many tables can we fit into the living room?
Domenico Yes, let’s try and see how it will work. Which kind of guests can we get?
Sofie So it started a bit like that and from the beginning it’s been quite successful. It really gave us the possibility to try out our own style…
Domenico … to show to our guests what we can do.
Sofie Domenico, you could really try to work on your own style and I think you discovered more and more about who you are through your cooking here than you’ve done anywhere else. And it’s fun! It’s fun to play around with so many things and we are still using the best, seasonal, and local produce. We don’t necessarily cook amitriciana – we try to use the products in a new way, but still keeping the roots in the simplicity of the Italian kitchen…
Domenico …the basis is the Italian cuisine but of course we kind of try to change a little bit or invent something new.
Sofie It’s a feast! In our pop-up restaurant at home we have 12 people sitting at a long table, so you’re eating with people you don’t know but who you get to know very quickly. It’s one big dinner party with people you don’t know which is very unusual here. And every dinner and every evening is completely different to the others, but there’s always a good energy.
Domenico Yes, I can hear it from the kitchen!
Sofie People are chatting away…
Domenico …and laughing! It’s nice!
Did you ever have a funny experience?
Sofie We had a very, very romantic experience! We had two guests, they both came here before, and then one evening, they were here at the same time – they didn’t know each other – and they started to chat over the table. So they met and they got together and then they came back with their parents and they’re in a serious relationship. And they keep coming back! I think they’ve been here like four times! So they kind of grew with us. It was a really cute thing and they are such lovely people.
And then one day they will bring their children!
Sofie Exactly (laughing)!
Do you think that the people who come to Rome, the tourists, have a very clear idea of what they expect to eat when they come to this city?
Sofie Yes. I think it’s fair enough because you come to the most ancient city in the world, so of course it’s not vibrant, modern, things are not changing every half year with a new trend. Of course you know what you’re getting. Unfortunately, because there are so many tourists passing through Rome the quality of even these key dishes in the city is just not good enough. They don’t respect people enough here, and they’re not being proud enough about what they do. I think that’s disturbs us sometimes. Who doesn’t love a creamy cacio e pepe? Or a carbonara? But you don’t need to put cream in there! There shouldn’t be cream in there. They don’t expect that the people coming here to visit can actually taste what they eat. That’s a bit of a shame because Rome also doesn’t have the best reputation. In Paris, there has been this small revolution and I think slowly I can see it happening here too. The younger generations are observing that there is something to be done here, that we’re losing something if we don’t respect our traditions more. Even though the traditions are very strong, it’s not expressed in the actual plate in front of you.
Domenico, what is your greatest kitchen hack?
Domenico For the gnocchi, you need to have really good, starchy potatoes. You can choose between two kinds of potatoes, but the trick to make really good gnocchi is to have starchy potatoes!
What about you, Sofie?
Sofie Being a Dane, I have to mention Danish butter because I actually use Danish butter here. Italian butter doesn’t have the right structure. It’s really important when you do pastry that you use the right kind of butter. It doesn’t necessarily need to be organic either. Often, organic butter tends to hold too much water which means your pastry or your cake can become wet in a way – it doesn’t get the right structure. I can only use French butter or Danish butter in my pastry. So, I believe the basic key is to use really, really good butter. And lots of it (laughing)!
If you could choose one person to cook a meal for you, who and what would it be?
Domenico My mom. I have a lot of memories as a child, but I remember I really liked the minestrone. She used to strain everything but it was so good.
Sofie I’m very, very fond of the way Chad Robertson from Tartine Bakery in San Francisco bakes his bread. I even went there to see them bake. But for him to bake a loaf of bread for me, take it out of the oven and serve it to me with Danish butter (laughing), I think I would be in heaven!
Mille grazie, Sofie and Domenico!
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Mobility working group Europäische Metropolregion München e.V.
Mobility is not an end in itself. It should serve the needs of the population and economy of the Munich Metropolitan Region. As commuters travel ever further to and from work and we face up to the ever greater challenges of climate change, resource consumption and demographic change, it is becoming increasingly important to see traffic planning and the development of human settlements as factors that are inextricably intertwined with each other.
The Mobility working group has therefore set itself the goal of improving accessibility both within the Munich Metropolitan Region (to make the region more attractive) and from the outside (to safeguard residents' quality of life and help keep companies in the region competitive).
The specialized working groups EMM Fares and Passenger Information and Commercial and Commuter Traffic currently operate under the aegis of the Mobility working group (see below).
© Augsburger Verkehrsverbund
© Julia Thuy Linh Doan
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Mobility working group: sponsors and contacts
The Mobility working group is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Swabia, represented by its President Dr. Andreas Kopton, and the City of Munich, represented by City Councilor Professor Elisabeth Merk.
Who to contact:
Dr. Peter Lintner
Head of Location Policy
Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Swabia
Phone: +49 (0) 821 / 31 62 206
E-mail: peter.lintner@no-spam-pleaseschwaben.ihk.de
Georg Dunkel
Head of Transport Department
Department of Urban Planning and Building Regulations
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 233 22 782
E-mail: georg.dunkel@muenchen.de
Specialized working group: EMM Fares and Passenger Information
The specialized working group on EMM Fares and Passenger Information concerns itself with two interrelated topics in the context of local passenger transport: ticket fares and the information provided to passengers. The group's aim is to harmonize fare conditions and develop multimode fare offerings that cover the entire Munich Metropolitan Region. It is also looking for ways to provide passengers with local passenger transport information for the whole of the metropolitan region.
Board the train in Eichstätt and use the same ticket to travel on the Munich subway system: This has been a central aim of many participants ever since the EMM e.V. was first established. The first step was to introduce the AboPlusCard, which allows commuters to combine the services of up to three fare associations with a single monthly pass. Yet despite this progress, there is still a keen interest in seeing a single fare system for the whole of the Munich Metropolitan Region.
Accordingly, the specialized working group on EMM Fares and Passenger Information has commissioned a fundamental study of different forms of cooperation between local public transport utilities. This project has the backing of the EMM e.V.'s grass-roots membership, as evidenced by the General Meeting a unanimous resolution to go ahead with the study.
Based on the findings of the study, the next steps and possibilities for intensified cooperation - to the point of setting up a single transport utility for the Munich Metropolitan Region - will be discussed. The study was commissioned in June 2014. The results are expected in summer 2015.
© Peter Keller
Sponsor and contacts
This specialized working group is sponsored by Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund GmbH (MVV), represented by Dr. Markus Haller, Head of Conceptual Design, and Norbert Specht, Deputy Head of Marketing and Tariffs.
Dr. Markus Haller
Head of Conceptual Design
Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund GmbH (MVV)
Phone: +49 (0) 89-21033201
E-mail: markus.haller@no-spam-pleasemvv-muenchen.de
Norbert Specht
Deputy Head of Marketing and Tariffs
E-mail: norbert.specht@no-spam-pleasemvv-muenchen.de
Specialized working group: Commercial and Commuter Traffic
This specialized working group has set itself the task of advancing mobility management in the Munich Metropolitan Region. To this end, it has initialized projects to support the formation of car pools and encourage cycle traffic in the region.
The park and car-share project is designed to encourage more commuters to form car pools. The first step was to compile a list of all commuter parking facilities in the Munich Metropolitan Region and circulate a survey to the users of these facilities.
During this process, a flyer was produced that provides a geographic overview of where all these commuter parking facilities are. It also contains information about the number of parking spaces, the nature of the road surfacing and lighting at the various facilities.
In December 2012, the first 100-space model commuter parking facility was opened in the GADA industrial zone in Bergkirchen, where the A8 freeway intersects the B471 national highway.
Green cycle tours
Cycling is healthy and kind to the environment. On the "green routes" developed in cooperation with the local ADFC (cycling) associations in Fürstenfeldbruck and Dachau, cyclists can avoid most of the traffic and quickly reach the center of Munich. All routes are shown on the flyer.
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Sponsors and contacts
This specialized working group is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria, represented by Joseph Seybold, Department of Transport and Logistics, and ADAC Südbayern e. V., represented by transport and environment policy spokesman Alexander Kreipl.
Joseph Seybold
Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria
Department of Transport and Logistics
Phone: +49 (0) 89 - 5116 1203
E-mail: joseph.seybold@no-spam-pleasemuenchen.ihk.de
Alexander Kreipl
Transport and environment policy spokesman
ADAC Südbayern e. V.
Phone: +49 (0) 89-5195 150
E-mail: alexander.kreipl@no-spam-pleasesby.adac.de
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Home / Features / Pushing the Limits
To learn the secrets of avoiding speeding tickets, we ride with the law--and watch the amateurs do it wrong.
Chrysler 300 Sedan Features
by writers: Arthur St. Antoine photographers: The Author October 30, 2002
Easing out from behind the camouflage of a lumbering 18-wheeler, Officer Darren Gennuso of the California Highway Patrol spots his quarry a quarter mile distant and roars off in pursuit. Gennuso has been stealthily pacing the Mitsubishi Montero at nearly 90 mph. "He still hasn't seen me," Gennuso says as he guns his Crown Victoria past 110 mph. "Look how he's flyin' up on the cars ahead of him."
Seconds later, the hunt is over. With the flashing lights of the CHP cruiser filling its mirrors, the Montero meekly pulls to the side of the 101 freeway. Gennuso is polite but stern. "Is there an emergency?" he asks the driver, who coughs up a few lame excuses ("We're late getting to Santa Barbara... "), and Gennuso begins scribbling. Fifteen minutes later, he sends the driver on his way with an Enron-grade hit to his wallet: a ticket for speeding (87 mph in a 65 zone) and failure to buckle up.
Okay, what driver doesn't enjoy at least an occasional run above the posted limit? The risks: speeding tickets, points, higher insurance premiums. The reward: Making Time. It's a rather high concept for smartly covering the maximum amount of road in the minimum amount of time, without putting people or property at risk. It goes way beyond the notion of mere "speeding." The Montero driver provided a textbook example of how to do it wrong (more on that in a moment). But you--savvy Motor Trend reader--don't swim in the shallow end of the gene pool. You're into Making Time the enlightened way: smoothly, safely, and without the costly attention of law enforcement.
Here's a primer on how to stack the speeding-ticket odds in your favor.
Law of the Jungle On the plains of Africa, lions patiently ignore teeming herds until one hapless animal stands out and says "lunch." On the highway, cops pick off speeders the same way. "I investigate anything that catches my eye," says Gennuso, 29, a four-year veteran with the CHP's West Valley division in Los Angeles. "If you're driving a lot faster than the surrounding cars, I'll notice you immediately. Or maybe you're 'shopping lanes'--swerving aggressively through traffic. I can see that a mile off. And, yes, a brightly colored sports car practically screams, 'Hey! Look at me!'"
No wonder the Montero stood out. Cruising the 101, Gennuso first spotted it from a good half mile behind. "He was outrunning the pack," Gennuso says. "And he was shopping lanes, so he was easy to follow." Occasionally hiding behind big vehicles, Gennuso closed to within a quarter mile of the Montero and began pacing it (the CHP rarely uses radar within metropolitan areas). Once he had a good fix on its speed (with the cruiser at 85 mph, the Montero was pulling away), he moved in for the kill. Just before activating his takedown lights, he noted the driver and his passengers were unbelted (the shoulder-strap buckles were clearly visible on the side pillars)--a huge no-no in his book. As the Montero stopped, the driver sealed his own fate by tossing a cigarette out the window (Gennuso made him pick it up).
For aficionados of Making Time, the message is obvious: Don't stand out. Drive smoothly. Stay in the right lane if possible. When you pass, do it in a long, gradual arc. Avoid abrupt maneuvers. Maintain an even, fluid pace that blends in with the flow. Don't tailgate. Wear your seatbelts. And give a lot of thought to driving a bureaucratic-beige sport sedan instead of that rosso Ferrari Maranello.
Phone Tagged It's a beautiful afternoon, the highway is empty, and you're stretching the legs of your Twin-Turbo Babe Magnet GTS. Another car appears in the right lane ahead, so you pull left and scream past with a 40-mph speed differential--in the process blowing off the other driver's prized Jack in the Box antenna ball. You sail on for another few miles, when suddenly your detector erupts with a fatal dose of instant-on radar.
Chalk up another settled score for a cell-phone vigilante.
"We do act on cell-phone tips," says Gennuso. "If someone phones in a complaint about a drunk driver or a really blatant speeder, it's easy for dispatch to alert us so we can take the appropriate action."
Bear that in mind if you're Making Time. Even if the road is clear enough to allow a little extra friskiness, slow down when approaching other vehicles. Make a smooth, benign pass. Allow some distance to build before you work back up to cruising speed. There's no reason to incur the wrath of a driver with a cell-phone or a trucker with a CB. Worse, other drivers are unpredictable. Spook a twitchy driver by closing in at warp speed, and you could easily find yourself starring in an episode of "World's Most Horrendous Yet Entertaining Auto Catastrophes."
Microwave Cop Scorn "Cops hate the radar detector," writes former New York State Police trooper James M. Eagan in his book, "A Speeder's Guide To Avoiding Tickets." Two reasons: (1) "You are instantly labeled as a blatant speeder," and (2) "If someone knows how to properly use one, it can be a big help in avoiding getting caught."
Proper use. That's key. If you're risking the ire of the police by equipping yourself with electronic countermeasures, buy a top-notch radar/laser detector and learn how to use it. Which means obvious things like knowing how to interpret your detector's signals (that sporadic beep might be a cop firing bursts of instant-on up ahead) and driving with extra care near common radar hideouts (such as bridge abutments and behind sharp curves). It also means less obvious tactics like never running at extra-legal speeds on an empty road (without other cars to draw radar fire, the only bleep from your detector will probably be the beam aimed at you) and keeping your detector concealed. "Cops can see radar detectors in your car," Eagan writes. "Especially at night." But if a cop can't see your detector, Eagan continues, "he might not bother to even stop you."
Look Your Best Even the fanciest radar detector can't beat the ultimate tool for Making Time: an observant pair of eyes. "You'd be amazed how often I can follow a driver, and he won't even know I'm there," says Gennuso. He proves his point by pulling up behind a clueless, cell-phone-jabbering Sentra driver, easing into his blind spot, and pacing him at 75 mph for a good two miles (Gennuso lets him off with a warning for speeding but tickets him for not wearing a seatbelt).
Pay attention to the road around you. Turn the law of the jungle to your advantage by looking for sudden movements in your rearview mirror (it just might be a cruiser closing up through traffic). Be suspicious of clumps of cars up ahead--a pack of slow-moving vehicles is often headed by a patrol car. Be vigilant around freeway onramps, where cops like to lie in ambush (Gennuso doesn't use this technique, though he frequently exits the freeway and immediately reenters it--nabbing inattentive drivers who think the coast is clear). Most important, don't pass any vehicle until you've verified its cop potential. Black-and-whites are obvious, but law-enforcement agencies also routinely use motorcycles and unmarked cars--Crown Victorias, Mustangs, Camaros, and others. Look for identifying badges or other telltales (multiple radio antennas, pillar-mounted stoplights, uniformed driver and it's not Halloween). If there's a head-bobbin' Elvis on the dash, you're probably good to go.
Warning Shot Sooner or later, even the best at Making Time will get pulled over. Unless you've just been verifying the top speed of your Corvette, though, proper behavior can greatly increase your chances of getting away with just a warning. "My ideal stop? For starters, the driver would put on his turn signal to acknowledge he sees me," Gennuso says. "Then he'd carefully slow down, head for the right shoulder, pull well off the road, and turn on his flashers."
More practicum: Be a model citizen. Roll down your windows. Remove your sunglasses. If it's nighttime, turn on your dome light. Don't reach for the glovebox or try to hide that radar detector (it's too late--and from the cruiser it looks like you're reaching for a gun). Keep both hands on the wheel, face forward, and sit calmly. Put the cop at ease.
Officer Gennuso approaches each stop with the same professionalism and courtesy--it's defiant drivers who often escalate the conflict (after Gennuso stops a speeding Honda Passport, the driver turns to her passenger and barks, "See! I told you we should've run!"). Gennuso takes copious notes after every stop, so anything a driver says in anger is likely to get read back in court. Forget your lame excuses--the cops know them all ("I just lost my job" is a favorite). "What I appreciate is honesty," Gennuso says. "After all, we both know why I stopped you."
Later, Gennuso stops a Suzuki sport bike. Removing his helmet, the Suzuki rider is polite and calm. "I was just going with the flow of traffic, Officer, but traffic was speeding so I guess I deserve a ticket."
He returns to his cruiser to let the rider cool his heels for a while. "I'm not giving him a ticket," Gennuso smiles. "He's right: He was just going with the flow. And he wasn't weaving through lanes or doing anything dangerous. We don't need to be giving tickets to people like that."
Or to people like you if you work to be a smart and responsible practitioner of Making Time.
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Vicki Lane
Website http://vickilanemysteries.com
Blog http://vickilanemysteries.blogspot.com
Vicki Lane is the author of the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries as well as the standalone The Day of Small Things, all from Bantam Dell. A descendant of pioneer Floridians and Alabama farmers, Vicki was raised in Tampa. She married her high school sweetheart in 1963 and began a career as an English teacher. But in 1975, seduced by The Whole Earth Catalogueand Mother Earth News, Vicki, her husband, two dogs, and their three year old son moved to a mountain farm in Madison County, North Carolina where they learned how to milk cows, butcher pigs, plow with mules, and raise tobacco. Twenty five years later and still on the same farm with the same husband, one more son, and many more dogs, Vicki remembered that she was an English major and decided to try her hand at a mystery novel. Working from the premise ‘Write what you know’ she chose a middle-aged woman on a mountain farm as her protagonist and started writing. Five years later, Vicki’s novel was published by a major New York house
Lane's work has been praised for authentic dialogue, evocative detail, and rich, clear, intelligent writing that captures the essence of the Carolina mountains and their people. But the praise Vicki finds sweetest is that of her neighbors who tell her she ‘got it right’ in her dialect and description and even go so far as to say, “We’re glad you moved here.”
Praise for the books
The Day of Small Things -- "… shines as a chronicle of Depression-era Appalachia . . .Lane demonstrates how deeply she feels part of her Appalachian home, how tied she is to the land and the pulsating beats that can't quite be found elsewhere.” Sarah Weinman in the LA TIMES.
In a Dark Season -- Anthony Nominee Best PBO, Romantic Times Nominee Best Contemporary Suspense. Margaret Maron calls it “a suspenseful tale of love and lust.”
Old Wounds -- A Book Sense Notable, shortlisted for SIBA Book Award for Fiction
Signs in the Blood -- “An exotic and colorful picture of Appalachia from an outsider’s perspective. . .” says Sharyn McCrumb.
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A centre full of shops
The best museum in Norway
The Preikestolen (the Pulpit)
Stavanger/Lysefijord
Must see places in Stavanger
Comfortably facing over the sea
Attractive and friendly, Stavanger offers visitors arriving on an MSC cruise a variety of activities. Starting from a visit to the town itself, that has a centre full of shops, narrow streets climbing up the hill and an attractive cathedral.
You should walk around the old part of town facing the sea where your cruise ship will be anchored. In Stavanger you can enjoy visiting museums. Amongst the most interesting area the oil museum, the canning museum, the Rogaland art museum or the children’s museum.
Take a stroll in the environs of Stavanger instead to explore the 23 iron figures that form the “Broken Column” a sculpture by Antony Gormley. In Hafrsfjord look for the three swords in the rock, a monument celebrating the Vikings’ battle of 872 A.D. led by King Harald I. Nearby is the Jærmuseet science centre, elected the “best museum in Norway” in 2009. But the region of Stavanger is known especially for its fjords and in particular the Lysefjord.
The mountain walls drop almost a thousand metres vertically along the 42 kilometres of coast, for that is the depth of the sea in this narrow passage. An excursion on the waters is an experience you won’t forget. Also because from here one can admire one of the most famous attractions in Norway, the Preikestolen (the Pulpit), a rocky outcrop soaring 600 metres above the fjord. With an hour and half’s walk from the driveway you can reach this exceptional work of nature .
Another tourist attraction is Kjerag, a peak rising 1100 metres above sea level that dominates the Lysefjord, with its northern face plummeting into the sea. But it’s a little lower down, at about 980 metres that you find a natural masterpiece generated by the elements: the Kjeragbolten, a massive rock jammed between two rock faces.
The excursion takes up most of the day, but the awesome spectacle is worth the effort.
Lysefjord Cruise
The Pulpit rock
Byrkjedalstunet, candle shop
The magic of the northern lights
A holiday in Norway is a dream. A dream along a fjord, the most evocative and characteristic natural formation of this land.
The Geirangerfjord and the Nærøyfjord are listed as part of UNESCOs World Heritage Sites, but it's also worth mentioning the longest of all the Fjords, the 204 km long Sognefjordas well as the Hardangerfjord where cherry and apple blossoms can be seen on the cliff-side during spring.
But a Northern Europe MSC cruise also means experiencing the spectacular beauty of the Northern lights; while those of you who travel in the summer can admire the spectacular midnight sun, once north of the Arctic Circle. A cruise to Norway also means discovering the culture of two ancient populations: the Vikings, not just pirates and warriors, but merchants, explorers and colonisers who, for over three hundred years until the 11th century governed Scandinavia and the northern Atlantic: and then, the Samis, the natives of these lands, dressed in multicoloured clothes with immense herds of reindeer, who have lived in the deep North for more than 10,000 years.
Finally, watch out for the Trolls! Many of the places you will visit are named after these legendary creatures: Trollheimen, Trollstigen (with the spectacular Troll’s path), Trollhatten and Trollveggen.
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Delta Airlines Marketing Mix (4Ps) Strategy
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Marketing Mix of Delta Airlines analyses the brand/company which covers 4Ps (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) and explains the Delta Airlines marketing strategy. The article elaborates the pricing, advertising & distribution strategies used by the company.
Let us start the Delta Airlines Marketing Mix:
The product strategy and mix in Delta Airlines marketing strategy can be explained as follows:
Delta Airlines offers two main services transport for passengers and cargo, which is the marketing mix product strategy of the company. It has an extensive network around the world. Delta Airlines operates more than 5,400 flights per day. Delta Airlines provides well defined and differentiated products to cater to different segments of its customers. It is transforming its service to be more merchandised approached. Five distinct travel experiences are offered which include Delta One TM, First Class, Delta Comfort+ TM, Main Cabin and Basic Economy. The first three include premium amenities and services such as complimentary refreshments, beverages, extra leg room etc whereas main and basic customers get the basic services which can be upgraded as per their preferences. Delta cargo uses cargo space on regularly scheduled passenger aircraft to transport cargo both domestically and internationally.
Below is the pricing strategy in Delta Airlines marketing strategy:
Delta Airlines is one of the most widely operated airline in US. Prices in the airline industry are characterised by heavy competition. Flight prices also majorly depend on jet fuel prices. Delta uses a fuel hedging programme to reduce risk of changes in fuel prices. Delta Airlines offers differentiated services at different price ranges so as to cater to different customer preferences. The Delta One TM, First Class, Delta Comfort+ TM are premium services and are therefore high priced. The Main and Basic are affordable classes however passengers can buy extra amenities as per their requirements. Customers can also avail discounts through Delta’s frequent flyer programme.
Following is the distribution strategy of Delta Airlines:
Delta Airlines has a network of 312 destinations in 54 countries. The place strategy in the marketing mix of Delta Airlines can be understood by its extensive reach. The major hubs include Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles - de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. The network is centred around a system of hub, international gateway and key airports. Each hub gathers traffic from surrounding regions and distributes to other hubs. Delta Airlines has alliances with international as well as regional operators to extend its network. It has a joint transatlantic venture with Air France and KLM and Alitalia which is used to cover routes between North America and Europe. Transatlantic Joint venture with Virgin Atlantic Airways which operates flights between UK and North America. Transpacific joint venture with Virgin Australia Airlines for flights between North America and Continent of Australia. Regional carrier programme is called Delta connection with contacts with ExpressJet Airlines, Shuttle America Corporation, Compass Airlines among others.
Delta Cargo through its extensive network is able to reach the world’s major freight gateways. Delta Airlines is a member of SkyTeam Cargo which is a global cargo airline alliance. SkyTeam Cargo global network spans the six continents. Delta tickets are distributed through various channels. The channels include digital such as delta.com and mobile, telephonic, traditional brick and mortar and online travel agencies. Delta is selling an increasing amount of tickets through online channel which reduces costs and enables Delta Airlinesto have direct interaction with customers.
Read more about Delta Airlines marketing strategy: Delta Airlines SWOT Analysis & Competitors
The promotional and advertising strategy in the Delta Airlines marketing strategy is as follows:
Delta Airlines has a strong brand image. In 2007 Delta introduced a new livery as part of its rebranding exercise. Delta Airlines has an extensive and popular loyalty frequent flyer programme called sky miles. Customers earn mileage credit by flying on Delta or its associates or by using partner companies such as credit card, hotels, car rental. The mileage credit can be redeemed for air travel or membership at Delta Sky Clubs ® . Delta also has a website an app where it promotes its various offers and discounts.
Since this is a service marketing brand, here are the other three Ps to make it the 7Ps marketing mix of Delta Airlines.
Physical Evidence:
Delta Airlines’ huge fleet of more than 800 fleets is physical evidence. Also its Hubs and lounges serve as physical evidence. Delta is trying to merchandise its services hence the services increasingly have a tangible component. Delta also has a website and app.
Delta Airlines emphasises on the wellbeing of its employees. Delta employees are highly trained and this increases the quality of service and customer satisfaction. Delta understands the value of human capital and invests in it. In 2016 it increased the base pay by 6 percent while continuing to offer a generous profit sharing plan. Delta also takes into account the suggestions by its employees. The new Delta uniforms were designed taking into account employee suggestions.
Delta Airlines continuously tries to improve its various processes. It has tried to optimize its flights to maximize profit. Processes are being optimized to reduce delay and cost. Delta is increasingly selling its tickets online this has simplified the process of buying tickets. Hence, this covers the Delta Airlines marketing mix.
About Delta Airlines:
Delta is a large American airline which fly’s passengers and cargo all around the world. The headquarters and also its largest hub are present at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline has a network of 312 destinations in 54 countries all over the globe. It employs more than 80,000 employees and operates a fleet of more than 800 aircraft. It had an operating revenue of $40,704 million in 2015. Delta airlines is one of the oldest airlines in the US. It serves about 180 million customers every year. It has been consistently named the most admired airline for the fifth time in six years. It was also named Fortune’s top 50 Most Admired Companies in 2016. Delta airlines has ranked No.1 in a survey called the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for 5 consecutive years.
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U.S. Army planning for the care of thousands of Iraqi POWs | McClatchy Washington Bureau
U.S. Army planning for the care of thousands of Iraqi POWs
Scott Canon - Knight Ridder Newspapers
CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait—Army planners have stuffed their supply pipeline to care for thousands of surrendering Iraqis and military police have drilled ground troops how to take custody of them.
"Kef, kef, kef. That means halt," Sgt. 1st Class Robert Webster of Chugiaka, Alaska, told soldiers at this Army camp 35 miles south of the Iraqi border. "If they run, tell them to halt three times. Then what do you do?"
"Shoot `em" a private yelled.
Not necessarily, Webster replied. Instead, he taught the troops that they must try to balance their own safety with the rights of a poorly disciplined and beaten enemy. For instance, if an Iraqi soldier runs off into the desert where he's unlikely to endanger U.S. troops, Webster said it might be best to let him go.
"We found in the Gulf War they ate them anyway," Searl said. "They were glad to have the ham slices."
(c) 2003, Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
PHOTO (from KRT Photo Service, 202-383-6099): USIRAQ-POW
Police radio conversation about pigs leads to misunderstanding that will crack you up
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Aaron Brezel
He was a teacher at a fancy private school in New York City when Jeffrey Epstein came to the attention of an executive at Bear Stearns investment bank.
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7204 IDYLWOOD COURT FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043
7204 IDYLWOOD COURT, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043
Open House Sunday June 23rd from 1 to 4. Great home with 2561 square feet of finished space on 4 levels. Oversized 2 car garage with heat and air purification system. In ground, zoned irrigation system. Screened porch and deck with hot tub located off the dining room. Shed with electrical service in rear fenced yard. Many updates throughout this lovely home. Harwood floors on the main and upper levels. Upper level has 4 bedrooms with wood floors and ceiling fans. Master bedroom with 2 closets, and master bath with 2 sinks. Kitchen with breakfast area was renovated with custom cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile back splash and tile floor. In the lower level just down from the kitchen you will find a spacious yet cozy family room with plush carpet and gas fireplace. You also have a 5th bedroom or you can use this room as a home office. There is a powder room, and laundry room with wet sink and access yard. On the bottom level you will find a great recreation room that can be used for all kinds of activities, a full bath, and a workshop. Furnace is a hybrid system, gas furnace with a heat pump back up. This wonderful home is close to shopping, I66, Tysons Corner, Falls Church City and within a mile to West Falls Church Metro.
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Breakfast Area, Carpet, CeilngFan(s), Central Vacuum, Combination Dining/Living, Dining Area, Floor Plan - Traditional, Kitchen - Eat-In, Kitchen - Table Space, Master Bath(s), Pantry, Recessed Lighting, Upgraded Countertops, Wood Floors
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Tysons Corner lies at the crossroads of Rt. 123 and the Capital Beltway between the community of McLean and the town of Vienna. Compared with the rest of the surrounding Northern Virginia area, Tysons Corner has a very humble history. Known originally as Peach Grove, the area was named Tysons Crossroads after the Civil War. William Tyson purchased a tract of land from A. Lawrence Foster. There, Tyson and his wife Susan, raised nine children. Tyson farmed and served as the local postmaster. It wasn’t until 1968 when Tysons Corner finally hit the big time. That year Tysons Corner shopping mall opened its doors. Tysons Corner Center was one of the first super-regional malls in the country, drawing customers from surrounding states as far away as Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Tysons Corner Center has reinvented itself several times since the first grand opening. Shoppers can take delight in over 2 million square feet of retail space on three levels. Tysons Corner remains the largest mall in the metropolitan area and the 11th largest in the United States.
Over the past forty years, Tysons Corner has transformed itself from a sleepy little crossroads to the 12th largest employment center in the United States. The residential population currently hovers around 20,000, however that number swells to nearly nine times that amount as over 160,000 workers come to work. Tysons Corner is the 12th largest employment center in the United States, with over 54 million square feet of developed office space.
There are very few residences in the central Tysons Corner business district. There is plenty of entertainment and dining available at Tysons Corner and Tysons Galleria Mall. The planned extension of the Washington Metro via the new Silver Line into Tysons Corner will ease access for residents as well. Planners envision up to 200,000 jobs and 100,000 residents in coming decades. Most homes are found on the outskirts of the central business district. Prices for homes typically range from the low $200,000’s for modest apartments to the high $600,000’s for more luxurious townhomes, upper floor condos and detached homes.
Corporate headquarters in Tysons Corner include, Mitre Corporation, Capital One (What’s in Your Wallet?), Northrop Grumman, Hilton Worldwide, Gannett Corporation (USA Today), and SAIC.
Tysons Corner is centered around the intersection of the Beltway, Rt. 495 and Dolly Madison Highway, Rt. 123. Other major highways nearby are Rt. 66 and the G.W. Parkway. The main local thoroughfares are Rt. 123, and Rt. 7, also known as Leesburg Pike. The closet Metro station (on the Orange line) is currently located just outside the Tysons Corner boundary line in West Falls Church. However, construction is underway for the Silver Line which will provide Tysons Corner with four new Metro Stations.
Washington Dulles International Airport: < 18 miles, about 20 minutes via the Dulles Airport Access Road
Ronald Reagan National Airport: < 15 miles, about 30 minutes via G.W. Parkway
Baltimore Washington International Airport: < 50 miles, about 1 hour via route 495 & 95
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All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Listing data provided by Bright, Inc. as of Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Listing information courtesy of RE/MAX West End.
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MoviePass Lowers Price To Compete With Netflix
by Wayne Friedman , Staff Writer, August 17, 2017
An in-theater, virtually all-you-can-watch movie service recognizes the need to compete with Netflix. Its new price tag says it all.
MoviePass, a monthly service, just lowered its price tag from $50.00 a month to $9.95 a month. The service is available in 91% of U.S. movie theaters.
This would seem to be the new threshold for what entertainment consumers will pay monthly for any new entertainment offering -- digital, place-based or otherwise: around $10 a month. The current price for Netflix or Hulu or Amazon ranges from around $8 a month to $12 a month.
On the first day of the price change, MoviePass’ website crashed. In a six-hour span, MoviePass drew 500,0000 users. That's a rocketing increase from its average traffic, around 10,000 users per week, according to reports.
And yes, its executives had Netflix on their mind.
Mitch Lowe, CEO of MoviePass and a former Netflix and Redbox executive, stated that the price change “completely disrupts the movie industry in the same way that Netflix and Redbox have done in years past.”
How will MoviePass pay for all this? That is a big question mark.
The biggest U.S. movie chain, AMC Theaters, doesn’t like the change, believing customers will ultimately be disappointed when prices are forced to rise again.
Analysts already worry that the continuing issue of high-average movie ticket prices -- especially in major markets -- is holding back growth among new moviegoers. MoviePass had been looking to change this.
Overall, movie theaters continue to see at-home TV entertainment competitors as a growing threat -- ad-supported, ad-free and other TV-based services.
What MoviePass did was a recognition of the new entertainment world. And it may not work. But it will prompt consumers to sit up and take notice, as early results to its website have seen.
In an increasingly digital world, full of big movie-like TV screens in living rooms, MovePass may lure a significant number of consumers to get off the couch.
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Wayne Friedman is West Coast Editor of MediaPost. You can reach Wayne at wayne@mediapost.com.
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Trump considers bullying and thuggery as forceful and full blooded political behaviour
Donald Trump’s rampage across Europe reminds us that he is a buffoon with a bouffant.
His brittle personality is aptly symbolised by his insubstantial, highly lacquered, yellow-dyed comb-over fascinator hair-do that “milliner to the stars” Philip Treacy would envy for its ambition.
Trump’s grotesque pre-summit interview with The Sun in which he deliberately sought to de-stabilise Theresa May by trashing her judgment, her policies and her achievement in avoiding a hard Brexit reveals him to be increasingly uncouth in the world of diplomacy and thuggish at heart.
It was little wonder that he chose to talk up Boris Johnson as a future British leader in the same interview. Boris, by the way, manages to disguise his own over-combing by a less obvious half-trashed haystack hairstyle.
Having brazenly demanded that Nato member-states increase their defence spending to 4% of GNP (which they won’t do) and having roundly attacked Angela Merkel for her policy of engagement with Russia, he surprised nobody by being equally dismissive of the UK and its prime minister.
It is easy to see that Trump has a deep-seated contempt for women politicians – especially those who are, in his opinion, too old to grope in the manner of which he once boasted.
He clearly intended to belittle and insult both Merkel and May by launching withering personal attacks on both of them before meeting them. It shows a nastiness of mind and a flawed character which he and those in his badly bullied entourage mistake for toughness.
He is attracted to thugs and thuggery which he considers as forceful, full-blooded political behaviour. Hence his poorly disguised admiration for Vladimir Putin whom he will meet in Finland tomorrow.
Thinking back to his false claim about the size of the crowd at his inauguration, there is an irony in the record crowd who attended at the anti-Trump rally in London on Saturday.
It was a record. No American President has ever had a bigger protest rally than this one. Especially when he has been kept so far away from the madding crowds. Poor old Blenheim Palace was pressed into service as a ceremonial backdrop for his foray into England.
Trump has, apparently, convinced himself that the people of Ireland and Scotland like him. This seems to be connected with the fact that he owns three golf courses, two in Scotland and one at Doonbeg in County Clare. An internet search will reveal just how likeable or not Donald Trump is in the eyes of the Scottish people. A documentary is available on Youtube showing how thuggish Trump was with his neighbours in Scotland – particularly a local Scottish farmer whose ramshackled farmyard was considered by Trump to be visually offensive. Trump attempted to have the farmer expropriated by the local authority when he would not sell out to Trump.
Trump is deeply hostile to the European Union and did his level best to support political forces across the EU member states who were campaigning for the disintegration of the Union. At one point he proposed appointing a savage critic of the European Union as US ambassador to the EU. This mirrored his appointment of a wholly unsuitable head of environmental protection back home in the US. His only environmental credentials were extreme hostility to virtually every environmental cause.
Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin tomorrow must be viewed in the light of Putin’s recent meeting at the Kremlin with Binyanin Netanyahu on Wednesday last. Netanyahu travelled to Moscow to sell a “grand bargain” by means of which the United States would bury the hatchet with Moscow, accept Russia’s annexation of the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, drop all sanctions against Moscow and in return come to an agreement concerning a containment policy for Iran.
Some Israeli ministers have been using their new re-found closest of close relationships with the White House to advance the idea of persuading Russia to “trade Ukraine for Syria”.
This idea, it has been reported, is also supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The plan to contain Iran is clearly one which would attract US interest if Russia was willing to nibble at the bait.
However, Russia’s clear interest is to end the Syrian civil war, re-establish Damascus control over all of Syria, and safeguard Russian influence in post-civil war Syria.
The Iranian presence in Syria is only of interest to Russia as part of the process of finishing off the anti-Assad rebellion which was financed by the Saudis, the Qataris and others and was encouraged by the western powers as a hoped for gain from the so-called Arab Spring.
It really doesn’t matter to Russia whether Iran remains influential in Syria. Assad, for his part, has no particular interest in having Iranians active within his jurisdiction in the long term. While the Iranian backed Hezbollah in Lebanon have been a thorn in the side of Israel and a useful regional ally for Assad, the Damascus government really wants to re-establish its authority over all of Syria and needs peace to break out along its borders and among its close neighbours.
A Middle East in which Syria remains intact and within the Russian sphere of influence (including being host to a Russian naval base in the Mediterranean) is probably all that Russia requires at this point. Likewise, Moscow would prefer to have detante with Erdogan’s Turkey and this depends in part on the re-establishment of Syrian sovereignty over the Kurdish north eastern provinces in Syria itself.
For all these reasons, and especially in view of the failure of the Saudi efforts to topple the Hariri government in Beirut and the failure of the Islamist rebellion in Syria, it may well be that a new understanding between the White House and the Kremlin might lead to the reduction, if not elimination, of any Iranian presence in post-civil war Syria.
It is hard to avoid the conclusion that Trump’s diplomatic buffoonery has been motivated in part to impress Vladimir Putin. If so, there may be some method to what otherwise appears to be madness.
It is by no means clear whether Trump has made any real, as opposed to rhetorical, progress on the issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. For all his posturing and tweeting, Trump has little to show for his international activities thus far.
In this context, the decision by a majority of the Irish Seanad to advance a legislative ban on the importation for sale in Ireland of goods originating in illegally established enterprises in the occupied lands of the Palestinians was brave and correct.
The outrage expressed by the Israeli government at the Seanad decision was entirely predictable but should be seen for what it is. That one chamber of one legislature in the European Union should take this step is significant. It reminds Israel and its American ally that creeping annexation of the territory in which the international community aspires to make real a two state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict remains unlawful and will not be permitted to become “a fact on the ground”.
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The culmination of “Trumpet Fest” was Jazz legend Mike Vax with one of the most anticipated clinics of the day. Vax launched into his informal discussion of what he has learned over his extensive, fifty-year career. He mentioned that during his career he has never been without work, attributing this amazing fact to his philosophy: “Know what to do to make people happy.”
Vax impressed the audience with his vividly colorful sound and beautifully lyrical phrasing, but jaws dropped in the audience when he mentioned that he had throat surgery just two weeks prior to the clinic; we should all remember this amazing feat when our chops are a bit stiff from too much (or too little) playing.
Vax mentioned that in his experience, the hardest part of practicing is opening the case. He instructs students to intersperse trumpet practice and homework. Since one cannot play the trumpet without rest, or focus on work without a break, the two activities could act as a break for each other, yielding many more productive hours of work and practice.
Vax called a member of the audience to demonstrate Don Jacoby’s “high notes are not higher, just farther away” philosophy. He had three members of the audience stand to represent different parts of the trumpet register. Then, the audience volunteer played an arpeggio up to G’’’, thinking of each note as out instead of up. The product was a huge, powerful sound with little strain or effort.
Mike Vax reminded us all that being a great musician is far more important than being a great trumpeter; he exemplifies this concept with every fiber of his being.
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MIKE VAX Biography
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Mike Vax is an International Artist for the Warburton Company. He is also a Summit Records recording artist. Mr. Vax performs exclusively on Warburton trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns and mouthpieces. He has played lead and solo trumpet with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, the Clark Terry Big Bad Band, and the U.S. Navy Show Band.
Mike has also performed and/or recorded with such greats as Art Pepper, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway, Al Grey, Freddy Hubbard, John Handy, Don Ellis, Don Jacoby, Louie Bellson, Joe Williams, Anita O’Day, June Christy, Barbara McNair, the Four Freshmen, The Glenn Miller, Harry James, and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras, the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band, and the Dukes of Dixieland in New Orleans.
He has appeared as guest lead trumpet and soloist with symphony pops orchestras around the United States, and in Europe, as well as the All-American Collegiate Orchestra at Disneyworld.
As a recording musician, he has performed on more than 75 albums, including 20 under his own name. He is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Friends of Big Band Jazz, a 501c3 nonprofit corporation that has given over $65,000 in scholarships to jazz camps, funds to jazz programs in schools, donations to help musicians in need, and a donation to Habitat for Humanity for the Musicians Village in New Orleans.
Mike is also founder and director of the Prescott Jazz Summit, an annual jazz festival in Prescott, Arizona. Currently he is leading his own groups: The Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra, The Mike Vax Big Band, TRPTS (Trumpets), The Mike Vax-Ron Romm Collaboration, The Great American Jazz Band, and the Mike Vax Quartet, Quintet and Sextet.
Mike has done workshops and concerts for over 3000 high schools, colleges and universities all around the world over the past 50 years. He has presented clinics at many state music conventions including California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, Idaho, Utah, Arkansas, and Texas. Mike as also done clinics at such national conventions as: MENC, International Trumpet Guild, IAJE, JEN and others. He is very active as a clinician and soloist in both the classical and jazz idioms. He has written articles for such magazines as: The Instrumentalist, The Brass Herald, The ITG Journal, The IAJE Journal, and the Texas Jazz Educators Journal.
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Jazz Wins Big at Pakistan Digi Awards ‘19
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital communications company, has won two awards at the Pakistan Digi Awards over the weekend. The company won awards in the categories of Best Social Media Campaign and Best Digital Campaign for their Mega Super Duper and Super Duper Cards, respectively.
The Pakistan Digi Awards came back for the third time this year – to recognize campaigns that left a mark on the Pakistani Digital marketing landscape. A Jury Panel that consisted of a mix of leaders from the Digital Marketing and Technology industry were presented with case studies sent in by advertisers.
The growing popularity of digital media platforms has resulted in a focus shift for brands in Pakistan and Jazz, a leader in digital communications, works hard to utilize the digital universe to maximize its brand awareness.
Talking about this spectacular win, Asif Aziz, Chief Commercial Officer at Jazz said:-
"Jazz is proud to have received not one, but two awards that help recognize our efforts in making this country more digitalized. Jazz has proven once again, that it is leading the way in innovating how brands interact and communicate with digital audiences in Pakistan."
The ceremony was held to honor the efforts of various digital companies in Pakistan. Jazz along with its creative and digital agencies; Iris Digital, Spark Pakistan and IAL Saatchi & Saatchi, all won awards for their respective work.
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The award-winning Ronto Group announced it is showcasing three completed move-in ready Phase II residences at Naples Square during open house events on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each of the residences features open-concept living areas, open-air terraces, controlled access under-building parking, private storage, and bicycle storage within the garage. Naples Square is being developed by Ronto at the corner of 5th Avenue South and Goodlette-Frank Road in downtown Naples. Naples Square’s walkable lifestyle has brought a sense of cohesion to downtown by connecting 5th Avenue to Bayfront with access on 10th Street via 3rd Avenue South. Residents enjoy walkable access to downtown’s dining, shopping, and entertainment attractions. Ronto recently announced plans for the Shoppes at Naples Square are actively being developed. The project will be a combination of retail and restaurant space that will be developed on the eastern edge of the Naples Square site and will compliment and complete Naples Square’s walkable lifestyle. Ronto anticipates retail openings in 2019.
The Phase II residences being presented during Naples Square’s open house events feature Ronto’s Denison floor plan. Three completed Phase II Denison residences priced at $1,088,921, $1,090,471, and $1,199,453 are available for purchase and immediate move-in. The Phase II Denison plan offers a total of 2,554 square feet of living space, including 2,264 square feet under air and a 290 square feet balcony. The plan features three bedrooms, a den, three baths, a family room and dining room, an island kitchen with counter height bar seating, and a wraparound balcony accessed from the family room, dining room, and one of the guest bedrooms. The owner’s suite includes a bedroom with a private balcony, walk-in closets, and a bath with separate vanities, a soaking tub, glass-enclosed shower, and a separate water closet.
Visitors to the open house events will also have an opportunity to tour three previously sold furnished Phase II models featuring the Chelsea, Denison, and Ballard floor plans. Baer’s Furniture’s Janet Graham, ASID has created a soft contemporary design for the Chelsea model. The model’s color palette of off-white, cream, beige and pure white suggests a coastal feel while conveying an urban look reflecting the vibrancy of the home’s downtown location. Off-white walls complement 12” x 24’ porcelain wood-look tile flooring presented in pale cream with a subtle taupe variation. The tile runs throughout the main area, into the guest room, and onto the balcony.
Renee Gaddis, NCIDQ, ASID, GREEN AP, President and Principal Designer at Renee Gaddis Interiors brought a modern coastal look with an urban feeling to the Denison model. To create a true urban oasis with a casual, coastal modern feel, Gaddis used a curated color palette of crisp white and soft gray accented with dashes of icy blue and dusty pale salmon. Streamlined furniture designs, simple and airy window treatments and liberal doses of polished gold create a comfortable but sophisticated home in the city.
The Ballard model features an interior by Robb & Stucky’s Susan J. Bleda, ASID and interior designer Rachelle Porco. The Ballard plan offers 1,732 square feet of living space, including a 203-square foot open-air balcony. The plan features two bedrooms, two baths, a den, a great room, and a counter-height island kitchen. The great room, master bedroom, and guest bedroom all open to the balcony. With a leafy treetop view of the urban landscape, the balcony offers two areas for relaxing. Twilight is the inspiration for Ballard model’s interior where the designers have created a magical ambiance by using clear materials like glass and Lucite, reflective surfaces of polished chrome and silver metal, and soft white background colors with accents of soft periwinkle blue, grayed lavender and silver.
Sales associates are available for model tours either at the Sales Gallery at 100 South Goodlette-Frank Road or at the Model Center at 1030 3rd Avenue South, #101. The Sales Gallery and Model Center are open daily.
Ronto also announced it has processed Phase III purchase agreements worth $25 million. A Phase III construction permit application has been submitted to the City of Naples and construction is expected to commence in the 4th quarter of 2017. Eight Phase III floor plans range from 1,460 to 3,238 square feet under air and are priced from $695,000. The Phase III kitchens will feature open-air terraces as well as an enhanced appliance package with a gas cooktop and hood and a wall mounted oven and microwave.
Phase III residents will enjoy a re-designed courtyard amenity deck with a significantly enlarged pool deck and a 780 square foot pool that is 29% larger than the pools included in the Phase I and Phase II buildings. The new design also includes two tables under the pavilion that is adjacent to the pool. Two gas grills with sinks and two different seating areas with firepits will enhance the outdoor cooking and socializing experience. A club room and a terrace will open to the pool area and include a bar, large screen television, a billiards room, and a furnished fire pit area on the courtyard level. The amenity deck design by Christian Andrea of Architectural Land Design, Inc. incorporates green spaces, Asian Jasmine ground cover, raised-planters with date palms, and arbors with vine plantings. Additional planters provide separation between the terraces of the garden level residences and the edges of the plaza. Other amenities include a fitness center with state-of-the-art strength and cardio equipment, secure under-building parking, private storage, and bicycle storage within the garage.
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Thousands Protest in Manhattan, on NYC Bridges After Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
Decision against indicting officer comes months after fatal shooting
Published Nov 24, 2014 at 9:48 PM | Updated at 1:57 PM EST on Jan 26, 2015
Ferguson Protesters March Through Times Square
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Ferguson Protesters March Through Times Sq
Chopper 4 over Times Square Monday night captured hundreds of people protesting the decision in Ferguson, Missouri to not indict a police officer in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. (Published Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014)
More than 1,000 protesters marched from Union Square to upper Manhattan as others took to at least two city bridges in protest of a Missouri grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old.
Protesters mobilized north from the plaza after the announcement from St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch. They held up signs reading "Black lives matter" and "Jail killer cops," and chanted, "Hands up, don't shoot" and "No justice, no peace."
Chopper 4 cameras showed protesters swarming the traffic-clogged avenues around Times Square, then continuing north past Columbus Circle. Police in vehicles and on foot trailed the marchers.
A man was arrested at Times Square when he threw what appeared to be red paint toward police officers and officials, including Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, an NYPD spokesman said.
Dramatic Photos: Ferguson on Edge
The crowd was initially estimated to be about 1,600 in Union Square.
Early on Tuesday, hundreds of other protesters walked to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, making it as far as the toll plazas in Manhattan. They blocked traffic on the span that connects Manhattan to Queens and the Bronx, chanting, "Hands up, don't shoot." NYPD officers set up barricades to prevent them from advancing further, and witnesses said that they eventually crossed back into Harlem early Tuesday.
Other protesters also temporarily shut down the Brooklyn Bridge Monday night.
There were other scattered reports on social media of minor clashes between police and protesters, but none were violent. Protesters were again seen gathering in Times Square early Tuesday.
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In Union Square, protester Tiffany Brown said she wasn't surprised by the Ferguson decision not to indict Wilson.
"But when is enough going to be enough? It's systematic and it's institutionalized, and we have to do something," she said.
Some during the march also protested deaths of unarmed black men in New York City who have died at the hands of police officers, including Eric Garner and Akai Gurley.
Protests Erupt After Ferguson Decision
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has been acting as a spokesman for Garner's family, said in Harlem the Ferguson grand jury's decision is "an absolute blow." Sharpton flew to Missouri overnight and plans to join the Brown family at a news conference in St. Louis Tuesday.
Sharpton's advocacy group, the National Action Network, has planned several protests at federal court houses in cities around the country at noon Tuesday. Protest sites include Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn and outside court houses in the New Jersey cities of Newark, Paterson and Atlantic City.
Sharpton is also a talk-show host on MSNBC, which is owned by NBC 4 New York's parent company, NBCUniversal.
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Similar protests erupted in other cities across the U.S, despite Brown's family's plea that responses to the grand jury announcement remain peaceful.
The Aug. 9 shooting death of Brown sparked riots and protests and led to a national debate about race relations and police brutality. Brown's family released a statement saying they are "profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions."
VideoPolice Fired No Shots During Unrest In Ferguson: Chief
The grand jury had found no probable cause for any of the charges it considered against Wilson, which included first-degree murder and the lesser charge of manslaughter, according to McCulloch.
The 28-year-old officer testified to the grand jury that he was sitting in his patrol car when Brown approached and punched him, McCulloch said. In the encounter that followed, Wilson fired 12 shots — two inside the car and 10 on the street, the prosecutor said.
Some witnesses had said publicly that Brown, 18, was shot and killed with his hands up. But the prosecutor said that the grand jury investigation found that some witness statements were “completely refuted by the physical evidence.”
Backlash After Ferguson Police Chief Joins Protesters
He said he knew some people would be disappointed, but he said decisions in the justice system could not be based on “public outcry or for political expediency.”
-- NBC News, Jonathan Dienst and Checkey Beckford contributed to this report.
Read more on the grand jury's decision in Michael Brown's shooting death at NBCNews.com.
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BMC Evol Biol. 2008 Mar 21;8:89. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-89.
Selection against tandem splice sites affecting structured protein regions.
Hiller M1, Szafranski K, Huse K, Backofen R, Platzer M.
Bioinformatics Group, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Georges-Koehler-Allee 106, 79110 Freiburg, Germany. hiller@informatik.uni-freiburg.de
Alternative selection of splice sites in tandem donors and acceptors is a major mode of alternative splicing. Here, we analyzed whether in-frame tandem sites leading to subtle mRNA insertions/deletions of 3, 6, or 9 nucleotides are under natural selection.
We found multiple lines of evidence that the human protein coding sequences are under selection against such in-frame tandem splice events, indicating that these events are often deleterious. The strength of selection is not homogeneous within the coding sequence as protein regions that fold into a fixed 3D structure (intrinsically ordered) are under stronger selection, especially against sites with a strong minor splice site. Investigating structures of functional protein domains, we found that tandem acceptors are preferentially located at the domain surface and outside structural elements such as helices and sheets. Using three-species comparisons, we estimate that more than half of all mutations that create NAGNAG acceptors in the coding region have been eliminated by selection.
We estimate that ~2,400 introns are under selection against possessing a tandem site.
10.1186/1471-2148-8-89
Frequency of tandem splice sites in the CDS and UTR. Each bar is the percentage of human introns having a tandem donor (A) or acceptor (B). Introns are divided into a location in the CDS (blue) and the UTR (green). CDS introns are further divided into a location in ordered and disordered protein regions (light blue). Absolute numbers are given above the bars.
Selection against tandem splice sites affecting structured protein regions
BMC Evol Biol. 2008;8:89-89.
Avoidance of tandem acceptors in structured regions of Pfam domains. The distribution of exon/exon junctions derived from control introns, introns with tandem donors and acceptors (A) in alpha-helices, beta-sheets, and non-regular elements, (B) 'inside' or 'outside' structural elements (see text), (C) with respect to the average surface accessibility, and (D) with respect to the average inverse hydropathy scores. Kyte-Doolittle values were used to compute hydropathy scores for the ± 5 amino acid contexts. The values were inverted so that positive values indicate polar residues. To avoid potential biases, we excluded the insertion sequence of tandem donors and acceptors from the context. Different context lengths of ± 3, ± 10, or ± 15 residues give consistent results in D (Additional File ). P-values using a χ2 test in A and B and a Wilcoxon rank sum test in C and D are indicated as *: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.001, ***: P < 0.0001.
Distribution of plausible and implausible NAGNAG acceptors. (A) Human and (B) C. elegans UTR vs. CDS introns; (C) Human CDS introns divided into a location in ordered or disordered regions. Each bar is the percentage of introns having a plausible (blue) or implausible (green) NAGNAG acceptor. Absolute intron numbers are given above the bars.
Distribution of evolutionary 'young' and 'old' plausible vs. implausible NAGNAG acceptors in ordered and disordered regions. The expected distribution is the overall number of introns in ordered/disordered regions.
The percentage of plausible NAGNAG creating mutations eliminated by selection. (A) exonic and synonymous mutations, (B) intronic mutations. The relative risk (RR) indicating how much more likely the creation of an implausible NAGNAG is compared to the creation of a plausible NAGNAG is given above the columns. P-values of the CMH test are indicated as ***: P < 0.0001, **: P < 0.001, *: P < 0.01.
Publication type, MeSH terms, Substance
Alternative Splicing/genetics*
Introns*
Open Reading Frames/genetics*
Protein Structure, Secondary
Protein Structure, Tertiary
RNA Splice Sites/genetics*
Selection, Genetic*
Spliceosomes
Tandem Repeat Sequences/genetics*
RNA Splice Sites
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All Time Favourite Films
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 • Other
I'd love to say all of my all time classic films grace IMDB's Top 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list, but I'm the hugest RomCom fan, so basically none of them make the list but honestly, I don't care. They're just the best kind of film and they are my favourite feel good films. Whenever I'm feeling down, or if it's cold and rainy and gross (or equally, muggy and rainy as it has been today)I just pop one of these films on and chill out!
1. Notting Hill
Absolute classic and I love anything with Julia Roberts in. Who doesn't also love Hugh Grant?! Hugh Grant's character is so loveable and so relatable it has me in stitches. My favourite quote being 'These carrots?' 'Murdered' hahaha.
2. My Best Friend's Wedding
Another Julia Roberts classic, with Rupert Everett and the absolute DILF who is Dermot Mulrooney. A classic tale of woman being in love with her best friend but not realising until the very last minute.
3. Clueless
Love, love, love Clueless. That is all.
4. Mean Girls
THE ULTIMATE GIRL FILM. Need I say anymore? Bitchiness, the fight for queen bee status and everything being fetch.
STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN, MOLLY!
5. 10 Things I Hate About You
Heathy, we miss you. This is one of my all time favourite films, with Julia Stiles playing a perfect role as a moody and angry teenager. My favourite quote has got to be: 'Am I that transparent? I want you, I need you, oh baby, oh baby'.
6. Pitch Perfect
I love Pitch Perfect, and if you don't agree... I'll pitch slap you.
7. How to Be Single
I first watched this when I had literally just come out a year long relationship. I loved every minute of it and it definitely helped me learn and grow as a person, as well as having a proper laugh at my fave Rebel Wilson.
8. Rush
Slightly different to the rest of the films on this list, but who doesn't love a cheeky bit of Chris Hemsworth.
9. How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey- match made in heaven on the silver screen. The twist is in this is so obvious but heartwarming. This film is a fantastic watch.
10. Love Actually
Technically a Christmas film, but I have zero shame in admitting I watch this all year round.
What are your favourite films to chill out to? Do you watch films more than once? I'd love to know!
P.S. The burn book GIF was been found on Google.
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Case Studies & Testimonials
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JOHN LEWIS CALLED ON NEP CONNECT’S (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SIS LIVE) EVENT STREAMING EXPERTISE TO HELP UNITE ITS 40,000 STAFF ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR A NATIONWIDE PARTY TO CELEBRATE ITS 150TH BIRTHDAY.
The department store has come a long way since John Lewis opened a drapery shop on Oxford Street in London in 1864. It now has 40 stores, from Aberdeen to Exeter, and the group wanted staff at all of them to share the birthday celebrations.
Store bosses insisted the John Lewis partnership ethos which gives all permanent staff a stake in the company, was reflected by including all of them in the 150th birthday party. Shipping 40,000 people to one venue was impractical and would lose a sense of intimacy, so SIS was brought in to help give everyone a sense of close involvement in the events.
It was decided that colleagues from every store including John Lewis headquarters would be represented at three venues across the country for the celebration, which included performances from Paloma Faith, Gaz Coombes and Fyfe Dangerfield, and contributions from many of the a staff who have helped make the store successful.
“We were in safe hands with NEP Connect.”
Those who couldn’t attend the main venues would watch events streamed live by NEP Connect onto screens erected in each of the 40 staff canteens, or at home via a secure link to a NEP Connect hosted website.
NEP Connect worked with event managers, the mcm creative group, to ensure the main party at Birmingham’s LG Arena, which had live injects from the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and Wembley Stadium, was linked to those venues and to the John Lewis department stores by secure live communications.
John Lewis and mcm brought in NEP Connect because of its experience and skill in live event streaming, webcasts and corporate communications, delivered over secure online links. SIS’ solution was to host and stream live coverage of the birthday celebrations into stores and mobile devices.
Martin Evans, NEP Connect IP Sales Manager, said: “We realised the best way to ensure all the staff watching remotely had a secure, reliable and good quality connection was to build and host a secure website ourselves, and manage who had access to it.
“We achieved this using our own streaming and encoding farm, developed in-house, which can allow people all over the world to watch live streaming events as they happen. But unlike other platforms, we have complete control over who can see the content."
“In the case of John Lewis, delivering optimum standard live pictures to screens erected in every store’s canteen was potentially the biggest problem, because every location had different bandwidth requirements. It could also be problematic to deliver live pictures transversing the company intranet firewall.”
Several weeks’ planning was followed by continuous testing to every John Lewis branch, carried out in conjunction with the store’s IT manager, and with individual website and mobile device users.
Staff who intended watching via their PCs, laptops and other mobile devices were given details of how to access the restricted website, named and registered for the one-off event, and delivered with John Lewis branding.
John Lewis pulled out all the stops to ensure the party, held in September 2014, was an evening to remember. TV presenter Davina McCall anchored the celebrations in Birmingham, fellow TV presenter Carol Smillie hosted the party in Edinburgh and actor Christopher Biggins took charge at Wembley.
Staff members from branches across the country and the John Lewis HQ represented every part of the business in the party’s opening parade at Birmingham’s LG Arena (part of the National Exhibition Centre since renamed the Genting Arena) in front of 7,000 staff in the audience.
Colleagues watching from Edinburgh, Wembley, and stores and homes all over the country cheered as, encouraged by McCall, staff members reminisced, and dedicated service and charity fundraising efforts were recognised.
Contributions came thick and fast from colleagues gathered at Edinburgh and Wembley, who were linked live via NEP Connect’s satellite trucks at those venues, and SIS’ dual antennae truck at the LG Arena.
Output from all three venues was uplinked and downlinked at NEP Connect’s Milton Keynes Network Operations Centre, which acted as an operations hub, before being beamed live onto screens at the main venues at each of the 40 John Lewis stores, as well as via the internet into homes.
Paloma Faith, Gaz Coombes and Fyfe Dangerfield performed their songs from John Lewis TV ads at the LG Arena, and a musical-style history of John Lewis also formed part of the entertainment.
Neil Crispin, CEO of mcm creative said: “It really was a party to remember, with a fantastic atmosphere and a real sense of inclusivity, which is what we set out to achieve.
“When a live event is on such an ambitious scale linking numerous venues, it’s vital that the connections are robust – and we were in safe hands with SIS.
“Everything went according to plan, thanks in no small part to the professionalism and expertise of the NEP Connect team.”
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Graph Distance from the Topological View of Non-backtracking Cycles
Leo Torres, Pablo Suarez-Serrato, Tina Eliassi-Rad
1807.09592 (2018)
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Whether comparing networks to each other or to random expectation, measuring dissimilarity is essential to understanding the complex phenomena under study. However, determining the structural dissimilarity between networks is an ill-defined problem, as there is no canonical way to compare two networks. Indeed, many of the existing approaches for network comparison differ in their heuristics, efficiency, interpretability, and theoretical soundness. Thus, having a notion of distance that is built on theoretically robust first principles and that is interpretable with respect to features ubiquitous in complex networks would allow for a meaningful comparison between different networks. Here we introduce a theoretically sound and efficient new measure of graph distance, based on the "length spectrum" function from algebraic topology, which compares the structure of two undirected, unweighted graphs by considering their non-backtracking cycles. We show how this distance relates to structural features such as presence of hubs and triangles through the behavior of the eigenvalues of the so-called non-backtracking matrix, and we showcase its ability to discriminate between networks in both real and synthetic data sets. By taking a topological interpretation of non-backtracking cycles, this work presents a novel application of Topological Data Analysis to the study of complex networks.
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Storytellers Project returns with ‘Hurricane Stories’ in Cape Coral
Audiences loved the first season of The SWFL Storytellers Project. Now the series is back with more people telling true stories from their lives.
Storytellers Project returns with ‘Hurricane Stories’ in Cape Coral Audiences loved the first season of The SWFL Storytellers Project. Now the series is back with more people telling true stories from their lives. Check out this story on news-press.com: https://www.news-press.com/story/entertainment/2018/10/05/hurricane-stories-storytellers-project-returns-cape-coral/1488850002/
Charles Runnells, Fort Myers News-Press Published 10:00 a.m. ET Oct. 5, 2018
Journalist Janine Zeitlin shares a memorable story from her career during the inaugural Southwest Florida Storytellers Project at the Cape Coral Yacht Club. Andrea Melendez/news-press.com
Tom Hayden, Senior Engagement Editor of The News-Press, shares his story at the very first Southwest Florida Storytellers Project last year at the Cape Coral Yacht Club. The storytelling series returns to the Yacht Club next week.(Photo: Ricardo Rolon / The News-Press)Buy Photo
Audiences loved the first season of The Southwest Florida Storytellers Project, organizers say. Now the series is back with more people telling powerful true stories from their lives.
“The Southwest Florida Storytellers Project was a great success in 2017-18, selling out three of our four events and bringing dozens of local stories to the stage,” says Cory O’Donnell, an organizer and storytelling coach for The News-Press's events. “We can all learn valuable lessons in life through the actions of our friends and neighbors, and that’s what these stories bring to our audiences.”
The series' 2018-19 season starts next week at Cape Coral Yacht Club, where six Southwest Florida residents will talk about their experiences with Hurricane Irma and other storms for "Hurricane Stories."
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Those stories include a woman who watched in horror as a storm’s floodwaters spilled into her home, a principal who converted his school into a shelter for Hurricane Irma, and a TV reporter who rode out Hurricane Charley at ground zero in Punta Gorda — and narrowly escaped with her life.
Angela Page shares the story behind her tattoo earlier this year for the Southwest Florida Storytellers Project at the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. "Tattoo Tales" was presented by The News-Press and The Naples Daily News. (Photo: Kinfay Moroti/news-press.com)
“Hurricane Stories” takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10. Tickets are $15 (or $10 for students) and available tickets.news-press.com.
Other Storytellers Project nights are planned for the 2018-19 season, including "The Great Outdoors" and a reprise of last season’s popular "Tattoo Tales" and "Food & Family" nights. Dates and locations for those events will be announced later.
The Southwest Florida series is part of the national The Storytellers Project, which started in 2011 at Phoenix newspaper The Arizona Republic. Since then, the program has spread across the country to other USA Today Network news organizations in Nashville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and elsewhere.
The local events are co-organized by The News-Press and The Naples Daily News.
Matthew tells the story about how two different tattoos in his life — an expiration date and a blue dot — have inspired him to live every day to the fullest and take nothing for granted. Andrea Melendez/news-press.com
As with other Storytellers Project programs, the local series gets reporters and editors to find people with great stories to tell, and then coach them on how to make them the best stories they can be. The idea: To take their funniest, saddest, happiest, most life-changing experiences and transform them into riveting tales told to paying audiences.
Storytellers Project founder Megan Finnerty — who trained the coaches for the local series — calls it a positive thing for both the storyteller and the audience, and something she hopes will bring communities closer together.
“People connect and build a sense of community by listening to strangers telling stories,” Finnerty told The News-Press last year. “And it works! It really works.
“You can listen to somebody else tell stories, and you can hear that you have something in common with them. And it’s not just you.”
For updates about future Southwest Florida Storytellers Project events, visit storytellersproject.com/fort-myers or storytellersproject.com/naples.
Connect with this reporter: Charles Runnells (News-Press) (Facebook), @charlesrunnells (Twitter), @crunnells1 (Instagram)
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Google Go Crosses 100 Million Download Mark on Play Store
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The jump in numbers is an indication that Android Go devices are doing fairly well, but it is notable that the Google Go app is not restricted to just Android Go devices.
Updated:June 28, 2019, 3:53 PM IST
Google Go has reportedly crossed the 100 million download mark on the Play Store, indicating the brisk sale of Android Go devices over the past half year. Last September, it was reported that Google Go's download numbers on Play Store had reached 10 million.
Android Go (or Go Edition) is a slimmed down version of the mobile operating system that's aimed to run on low-end smartphones with as low as 512MB RAM and 4GB storage. The size of the OS is reduced by keeping only the relevant features and special 'Go' versions of the built-in Google apps, including Google Go. It is notable that these Go apps are not restricted to Android Go. Users of regular Android can also download these apps which basically take up less space on your device and also saves users a large amount of mobile data.
Considering that Google's attempts to make Android compatible with low-end devices haven't been entirely great in the past years, this increase in download numbers is an indication that Android Go devices are somewhat successful. Of course, 100 million downloads of Google Go does not equate to the same number of Android Go devices but is still a good start. Hopefully, Google is tracking the number of devices and will share those numbers soon.
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Readings & Talks
Critic’s Notebook
Tedious Liaisons
By David Denby
Illustration by Angie Wang
Shacking up is an experience that may be more fun to perform than to watch. In Nagisa Oshima’s “In the Realm of the Senses,” from 1976 (screening March 16th at Japan Society), a handsome young man, Kichi (Tatsuya Fuji), and a slender part-time prostitute, Sada (Eiko Matsuda), drop out of life and make love, day after day, in brightly lit rooms. Servants wander in and out, bringing food or sake. Geishas show up, plucking at a samisen and singing; they sometimes get pulled into the erotic obsessions, which grow more and more dangerous. The movie, which caused a sensation when it came out, has often been banned or cut, though the effect of watching it uncut is not so much arousal as exhaustion. Sada is unable to do without her lover for an instant; Kichi, passively amused at being lusted after, becomes her prisoner and victim. Yet neither lover is of much interest. Oshima gives them so few dimensions that even their sexual drives, isolated from everything else, become monotonous. ♦
David Denby has been a staff writer and a film critic at The New Yorker since 1998.
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AS IS: Michael Reinsch at PLACE: Art by the minute/art by the dollar
February 20, 2012 // FEATURED, VISUAL ART // Lisa Radon
AS IS. Michael Reinsch. Installation view. 2012.
What’s it worth to you? For three hours last night at PLACE, Michael Reinsch invited audience members to commission him to make art or performance on the spot. A menu of sorts let the viewer know she could pay $5 for one minute; $50 for 10 minutes; $100 for 20 minutes; or up to $6,000 for a one-month project. Viewers paid their money and took their chances. The menu clearly stated “no requests.”
One-minute art. From the performance, AS IS, by Michael Reinsch at PLACE. from Lisa Radon on Vimeo.
Throughout the three-hour performance, Reinsch set the timer and made fast art: objects and works on paper with a devil-may-care profligacy with materials…readymade objects were secured with quantities of packing tape and doused in white glue, housepaint, and fluorescent pink acrylic. He also carved a styrofoam ball with his teeth, inscribed a poem on a white board at lightning speed, and delivered a 10-minute poetry reading of poems that seemed to be sourced from letters of complaint to fast food restaurants.
Threaded throughout, like bits of black pepper on an already flavorful dish, were these references to eating. And if we take eating as one of many forms of consumption and the purchase of art as another, how appropriate that this performance took place in a gallery in the top floor of a shopping mall where any number of accidental viewers who stumbled up the ’80s glass ‘n brass escalators after visits to the food court and the Apple store to discover Reinsch hurriedly artmaking and sometimes, just standing there. “I feel awkward here,” one teen told another and exited.
Reinsch has found a devastatingly smart way to think about the nature of performance, object, and value but more importantly, the nature of consumption and exchange. At the same time, there was an interesting tension between a certain slapdashedness necessitated by a one-minute artwork and absolute, if time-limited commitment on the part of the artist. Apparently Reinsch cut his gums when chewing at the styrofoam ball…as if to say I Am Giving It My All For You…I’m giving you blood.
For one commissioned two-minute performance, Reinsch moved through the audience handing out small sculptures, like colorful, q-tip porcupines. As he handed one to each of us, he whispered in our ears, “You owe me one.”
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ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Sift State Driver's License Records, Researchers Say Some of ICE's efforts target undocumented immigrants who have legally obtained driver's licenses, says Alvaro Bedoya of Georgetown Law's privacy and technology center.
ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Sift State Driver's License Records, Researchers Say
ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Sift State Driver's License Records, Researchers Say 4:19
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In many cases, federal agents can request access to state DMV records by filling out a form. This is an example of a Homeland Security request that was made to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in 2017. Georgetown Law hide caption
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In many cases, federal agents can request access to state DMV records by filling out a form. This is an example of a Homeland Security request that was made to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in 2017.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mine millions of driver's license photos for possible facial recognition matches — and some of those efforts target undocumented immigrants who have legally obtained driver's licenses, according to researchers at Georgetown University Law Center, which obtained documents related to the searches.
Federal agencies have not gotten congressional approval to use state DMV records as a massive database, says Alvaro Bedoya, the founding director of Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy & Technology. He adds that the searches often take place without state residents' awareness or approval.
In some cases, Bedoya says, ICE has used facial recognition to sift through data in states that have urged undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.
"In our view, this is a scandal, and huge betrayal of undocumented people," Bedoya tells NPR's Morning Edition. His group received the official records through Freedom of Information Act requests made to police departments and DMV offices around the country.
More than a dozen U.S. states allow undocumented immigrants to get a formal license or driver privilege card. In at least three of those states — Washington, Utah and Vermont — ICE agents are "actually taking advantage of that to secretly find and deport those people using face recognition technology," Bedoya says.
In response to an NPR request for comment, ICE officials sent a statement saying the agency "will not comment on investigative techniques, tactics or tools." It adds that ICE has the ability to collaborate with other local, federal and international agencies "to obtain information that may assist in case completion and prosecution efforts."
The ICE statement concludes, "This is an established procedure that is consistent with other law-enforcement agencies."
News of ICE's use of facial recognition software to sift through state databases was first reported by The Washington Post, drawing on documents collected by Bedoya and his team. His colleagues include Clare Garvie, who says via Twitter that in Utah, federal access was granted despite the Legislature's explicit stance against such practices.
"The Utah legislature rejected the federal info-sharing required under the REAL ID Act as 'inimical to the security and well-being' of the state and 'adopted in violation of the principles of federalism,' " Garvie wrote on Monday.
Similarly, on the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles page about its driver privilege card, the agency highlights the fact that it "is NOT Real ID compliant."
Facial recognition can be particularly dangerous, critics such as Garvie and Bedoya say, because recent studies have found the technology both unreliable and biased, putting people at risk of being falsely connected to a crime or investigation.
"I think it's really important for folks to realize that even if you're not undocumented it does affect you," Bedoya says, "because the software is biased and doesn't really protect or find people of color, women or young people really well."
"The question isn't whether you're undocumented — but rather whether a flawed algorithm thinks you look like someone who's undocumented," Bedoya says.
Lawmakers from both parties have raised concerns about the accuracy of recognition systems and the lack of privacy restrictions that would prevent federal agents from mining state databases. Responding to the Georgetown Law report, Rep. Brian S. King, D-Utah, said via Twitter, "It is not OK that the Utah state DMV officials turned over data to ICE to help set up a surveillance system."
King added, "I'll be joining with legislative colleagues to get answers about how this happened. I'm sure our concerns will be bipartisan."
Doubts about the accuracy and ethics of using facial recognition also recently prompted Axon, the largest maker of police body cameras, to reject the idea of selling facial recognition technology.
As for the authorization or permission federal agencies need to get before they can use facial recognition to search driver's license photos, the process often involves filling out a request form, according to a review of about a dozen state documents Georgetown Law shared with NPR. While some records referred to an administrative subpoena, none mentioned a search warrant.
"What happens is that ICE takes advantage of a two-decade-old law that says that in general, DMV should cooperate with law enforcement," Bedoya says. "And this law was written before face recognition existed. ICE uses it to ask that the DMVs comply. And the DMVs do so — usually in secret and without telling the people in the state."
In a follow-up email, Bedoya said of the administrative subpoena ICE uses to request the search, "This is not a court order or a warrant, this is just ICE saying that they have the authority to ask for this search, and then asking for the search."
ICE is not the only federal agency to be scrutinized for applying face recognition software to state driver records.
One month ago, the House Oversight Committee quizzed an FBI official about the agency's use of face recognition to mine state databases. That hearing followed a report from the Government Accountability Office that said the FBI's face recognition office can search the databases of 21 states, with more than 641 million photos.
After hearing Goodwin's testimony about the GAO's report, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said that it was time "for Congress to act to protect Americans' liberties."
In that hearing, the GAO's Gretta Goodwin, director of its homeland security and justice unit, mentioned that the GAO had faulted the FBI's handling of face recognition and privacy concerns in May 2016 — and that out of six recommendations the GAO made, the FBI had fully addressed only one.
A key complaint, the GAO said, was that the FBI had still not taken steps "to determine whether state database searches are accurate enough to support law enforcement investigations."
Long before facial recognition became an option for investigators, law enforcement agencies routinely shared booking photos and fingerprints from criminal records. But after decades of that practice, the FBI started to institute a "next generation" system in 2010 that could include biometric data such as face recognition, the GAO said.
The GAO also described an FBI unit called FACE Services, which can draw on databases run by federal and state agencies. While earlier face-recognition collaborations used photos from within the criminal justice system, the GAO said, "these external systems primarily contain photos from state and federal government databases, such as driver's license photos and visa applicant photos."
Outlining how FACE Services works in that same House oversight hearing, the FBI's Kimberly Del Greco said the unit uses software to generate "potential candidates" that are then manually compared with the original search photo. Del Greco, the deputy assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services, said that the face recognition analysis that results from the process "does not provide positive identification, but rather, an investigative lead" that is assessed by FBI agents.
FACE Services "has performed 390,186 searches on a variety of databases only in support of active FBI investigations with no findings of civil liberties violations or evidence of system misuse," Del Greco said, citing an internal audit that was completed last December.
Only in limited instances, Del Greco said, does the unit assist other federal agencies with face recognition.
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You are here:Patient Safety
Surprises amongst second wave of hospital inspections
The second wave of acute trusts to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission has been announced this morning.
Nine of the 19 trusts to be inspected in January have been identified as posing the highest risk under the CQC’s new “intelligent monitoring system”.
Under the system, which was described by a commission spokesman as being “a work in progress”, about 150 performance indicators relating to patient experience, staff experience and performance are monitored by the regulator. Trusts’ overall performance is assessed every three months, placing them into a banding which takes into account the latest data. There are six bandings, with 1 indicating the highest risk and 6 the lowest.
The list of high risk trusts has thrown up some surprises, with trusts such as Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust and Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust placed in band 1, having previously been considered to be performing well.
The second wave of trusts was partly selected through the intelligent monitoring results. The band 1 trusts included in the January inspections are those that were not included in the first wave or investigated in Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of those which were outliers in mortality rate data.
Academics, acute trusts and organisations such as the Foundation Trust Network were consulted to help draw up the indicators.
The monitoring model gives more weighting to the concerns of whistleblowers and patients, expanding the assessment beyond mortality rates as a key indicator of hospital performance.
CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals professor Sir Mike Richards said: “As a doctor, I liken intelligent monitoring to a screening test; our inspection combined with intelligent monitoring provides the diagnosis, following which we make a judgement, which will in turn lead to action.
He added: “Our intelligent monitoring helps to give us a good picture of risk within trusts, showing us where we need to focus our inspections. We aim to publish the results at regular intervals. They will provide the basis for constant contact with NHS hospitals and other NHS organisations, and may lead to inspections in response to particular issues.”
A spokesperson for Foundation Trust Network said the surveillance data was “an important step to restoring trust in the regulator by both the patients and the NHS”.
However, he added: “There will be nervousness that the data and its purpose will be misunderstood outside the NHS and it will be important for all parts of the NHS and the CQC to work hard to explain what it means and how it will be used. This data alone is not a judgement or a formal ‘rating’ for the trust and CQC is right to say they will inspect services at first hand before coming to those conclusions.”
Band 1 Trusts
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust
Aintree University Hospital Foundation Trust
Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Foundation Trust
Northampton General Hospital Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust
Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust
Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust
Foundation Trust aspirants
St George’s Healthcare Trust (Band 6)
Oxford University Hospitals Trust (Band 3)
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (Band 3)
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust (Band 2)
Keogh inspection follow-ups
Dudley Group Foundation Trust (Band 4)
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (Band 2)
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust (Band 1)
Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust (Band 1)
“Intermediate” trusts
Lewisham and Greenwich Trust (Band 2)
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust (Band 5)
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust (Band 3)
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust (Band 6)
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Regulators have told Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust that its maternity services still “require improvement”, after its latest inspection found problems remained since its last visit.
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The first successful takeover of one foundation trust by another has received final approval, it was announced today.
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has become the second trust to leave the “special measures” regime for organisations that are deemed to be failing on quality.
Anonymous24 October, 2013 4:38 pm
“There will be nervousness that the data and its purpose will be misunderstood outside the NHS and it will be important for all parts of the NHS and the CQC to work hard to explain what it means and how it will be used. This data alone is not a judgement or a formal ‘rating’ for the trust and CQC is right to say they will inspect services at first hand before coming to those conclusions.”
Good job with Morecambe Bay apparently quite a safe bet at band 5........
Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse - Acute Admissions
Registered Mental Health Nurse - acute ward
Competitive + Fantastic benefits
Registered Nurse Mental Health - Forest Care Centre Hospital
£15.00 - £16.00 per hour
Head of Patient Safety
Acute respiratory nurse
Assessment skills
End of Life and Palliative Care
Medicine Management
Perioperative nursing
Substance misuse
Tissue viability
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At least four children killed at Brazil day care after security guard doused them with flammable liquid and set fire
By Minyvonne Burke
Oct 06, 2017 | 9:46 AM
A security guard at a day care center in Brazil started a fire killing four children and injuring almost 30 others. (LINCON ZARBIETTI/AFP/Getty Images)
At least four children and a teacher were killed at a day care center in Brazil after a security guard doused them with flammable liquid and then set a fire.
The horrific attack happened Thursday at the Innocent People day care center in the town of Janauba, CNN reports.
Local officials have not released the victims' identities but said the children were between the ages of 1 and 4. Several outlets reported Friday that the death toll had risen to six children killed.
Authorities have identified the security guard as 50-year-old Damiao Soares dos Santos.
The Innocent People day care center in Brazil was set on fire by an employee. (ALEX DE JESUS/AFP/Getty Images)
According to BBC, Santos poured a flammable liquid over several people inside the day care before starting a fire.
He also set himself on fire, police said. Santos died from his injuries at the hospital.
About 25 people, mostly children, were injured in the attack and are being treated at local hospitals for burns. BBC reports that some of those who were injured may need to be airlifted to specialized trauma centers in the state capital of Belo Horizonte.
The security guard is accused of dousing people inside the day care center with flammable liquid before starting a fire. (ALEX DE JESUS/AFP/Getty Images)
"I deeply regret this tragedy with the children in Janauba," Brazilian president Michel Temer tweeted. "I want to express my sympathy to the families. I, who am a father, imagine that this must be a most painful loss. We hope these things will not happen again in Brazil."
Investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the brutal attack. Local media outlets reported that Santos had been working at the day care center since 2008 and was recently fired.
He allegedly came to the center Thursday to turn in paperwork before starting the blaze.
The mayor of Janauba, Carlos Isaildon Mendes, declared seven days of mourning for the victims.
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Three Eagles players visit Pennsylvania state capitol Tuesday to lobby for criminal justice reform
By Amara Grautski
Malcolm Jenkins puts his fist in the air during the national anthem Monday. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Three Eagles players, just hours after defeating Washington during Monday Night Football, headed to the state capitol to lobby for criminal justice reform.
Safety Malcolm Jenkins, who's been raising his fist during the national anthem, along with wide receiver Torrey Smith and defensive end Chris Long reportedly took a two-hour train ride around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to meet with legislators and advocates in Harrisburg, Pa.
For those who ask what are protesters doing besides kneeling, this is some of it.
"It takes a lot of sacrifice but the ball has been rolled and that's a good thing," Jenkins told NBC Philadelphia. "We've seen other guys getting involved in their communities, other teams, other players. And, a lot of that comes from leading by example."
Just hours after they finished MNF, Malcolm Jenkins, Torrey Smith and Chris Long are on... https://t.co/5HjgcdqBjG pic.twitter.com/vm3Ps8gv5D
— Jim Witalka (@jwitalka) October 24, 2017
The trio is part of The Players Coalition, which looks to improve the relationship between police officers and the community. Jenkins began raising his fist during "The Star-Spangeled Banner" in Week 2 of last season to raise awareness for racial injustice, while Long started to put his arm around him during this preseason.
Jenkins and Long were among those who met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and a select group of team owners last week about the protests. Afterward, Jenkins reportedly said he wanted to focus on advocating for criminal justice reform rather than fight over the national anthem. President Donald Trump has already taken many swipes at the NFL and its players for kneeling or raising their fists.
"I believe wholeheartedly in what I'm doing," Jenkins said.
Jenkins told PennLive.com that he plans to discuss ending the money-bail system and push for the "Clean Slate Act" on Tuesday. The bill would mandate that criminal records for non-violent offenders would automatically be sealed within two months of being eligible.
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"Here in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, we're the incarceration capital right now," Jenkins said last month. "[The Clean Slate Act] is not the entire solution, but it's a step in the right direction that would wipe people's criminal records clean after a period of 10 years, and we've been able to kind of support that and draw attention to that.
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"The significance of it is the amount of discrimination that you face as somebody who has an arrest record or any kind of criminal record: You lose housing, you lose financial aid, loans for education — all of these different things."
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This season, Long announced he's going to put his money where his mouth is — the Eagle says he's going to donate his final 10 game checks to support education equity initiatives. His first six game checks were used to fund scholarships in his hometown of Charlotttesville, Va.
"I'm playing the entire 2017 NFL season without collecting income because I believe that education is the best gateway to a better tomorrow for EVERYONE in America," Long had written in a statement on PledgeIt.org.
The Eagles (6-1) face the Niners (0-7) at home on Sunday.
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UNION CARBIDE PESTICIDE DRAWING NEW SCRUTINY
By STUART DIAMOND JULY 10, 1985
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The illness of hundreds of California residents in the past week from pesticide-tainted watermelons has again turned the spotlight on Temik, the highly effective but controversial insect killer made by the Union Carbide Corporation.
The 15-year-old pesticide, which can greatly increase crop yields, has been banned or restricted in various parts of the country, most notably on Long Island, since 1980, because of serious contamination in groundwater supplies.
In addition, Temik is based on methyl isocyanate, or MIC, a highly toxic chemical that killed more than 2,000 people from a leak in a Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, last Dec. 3. Temik is not nearly as toxic as MIC. California officials did not blame Union Carbide yesterday for the recent outbreak of illnesses, but instead said that the poisonings resulted after farmers deliberately misapplied the substance to save money.
Temik, which is barred from use on watermelon crops nationally by Federal authorities, kills bugs with only one application, instead of the several applications necessary with other pesticides that are approved for use on watermelons. Temik's use is permitted on 50 crops, including potatoes, soybeans and cotton.
Reaction From Consumer Groups
Consumer groups said yesterday that the poisonings underscore weaknesses in pesticide education and regulation, by both government officials and corporations.
''It's a little naive to simply point the finger at growers,'' said Jay Feldman of the National Coalition Against Misuse of Pesticides. ''The pesticide control system is woefully inadequate. Farmers must be educated about the repercussions of misuse. Chemical companies must better control marketing.''
Robert Oldford, president of the Union Carbide Agricultural Products Company, defended Temik as much safer than many other pesticides because it has not been found to cause cancer or other long-term illnesses. But he said the company would review its educational and safety guidelines for Temik.
Mr. Oldford noted that Temik containers come with long instructions and restrictions on application. ''When the product is misused, it tends to focus attention on the product,'' he said. ''The real problem is the need to deal with enforcement.''
Other Cases Cited
Publicity about the recent incidents has centered on illnesses in California, but officials of the Food and Drug Administration said that, since June 30, tainted watermelons grown in California have caused at least 15 reported illnesses in Oregon, seven in Washington State and two in British Columbia. People also have been sickened recently in British Columbia from locally-grown cucumbers tainted with Temik, Carbide and California officials said.
The sickness is caused by aldicarb, the active ingredient in Temik, and it includes flu-like symptoms such as nausea, dizziness and shaking. The symptoms can begin within a few minutes after eating the melon and they persist for 24 hours. They are not considered life-threatening, although shortness of breath and irregular heartbeat have occurred.
A total of 149 cases of aldicarb sickness have been confirmed throughout California, with 200 more cases suspected, beginning on July 4. The state has pulled a million watermelons off the market - about 3 percent of the state's $18 million annual crop - and is doing extensive field tests of melons not yet harvested.
Clare Berry Hill, director of the State Department of Food and Agriculture, said this week that ''this was an application by informed farmers who knew they weren't supposed to use it. These are bad apples. There are cheats in every business, not just agriculture.'' The state is continuing to investigate.
Where Shipments Went
California and Federal officials said shipments of the tainted watermelons appeared restricted to the West, although some California watermelons reached Michigan, Maryland and Missouri. The officials said store owners in those areas pulled the melons off the shelves and there have been no reports of illnesses.
Most of the watermelons sold in the New York metropolitan area come from Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Maryland and Delaware, according to the National Watermelon Association, a trade group in Morven, Ga. Florida is the largest producer, with triple the volume of second-place California, the association said.
Temik is not recommended for watermelon because the fruit, unlike many other crops, retains the pesticide. The pesticide, used in 69 countries, is not among the biggest-selling insect killers. But it is a top choice for potatoes, citrus fruit, cotton, soybeans, sugar beets and peanuts. Temik is a key component of Carbide's agricultural unit, which accounts for 5 percent of the corporation's $9.5 billion in annual sales.
Usually applied as small pellets under the soil at or near the start of the growing season, Temik kills microscopic worms called nematodes, as well as sucking insects such as aphids. Carbide, the only producer of the pesticide, said it also increases a plant's ability to absorb nutrients and brings in tens of millions of dollars for farmers in higher yields. It is designed to break down to harmless levels in the plant before harvesting.
In sandy soil, however, Temik filters down into groundwater, and has contaminated 1,850 wells in eastern Suffolk County on Long Island, where the pesticide was used on potatoes. Carbide withdrew the product from that market. There are also restrictions in Rhode Island, Florida and Wisconsin.
A version of this article appears in print on July 10, 1985, on Page D00001 of the National edition with the headline: UNION CARBIDE PESTICIDE DRAWING NEW SCRUTINY. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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Oakland → Projects → Transition Plans
Transition Plans
ADA Capital Improvement Programs
The ADA Programs Division coordinates the development and implementation of the City’s ADA Title II transition plans for physical access in its buildings, facilities, and right of way. While all City projects are required to address disability access compliance, the Division separately manages major and minor capital improvement projects to improve accessibility. Major ADA Transition Plan improvement projects have been completed at locations such as: Oakland Museum of California; Oakland Public Library Main Branch; Temescal and Dimond (Lions) Pools; Dimond Park and Sheffield Village Recreation Centers; and Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center where a new inclusive recreation annex was constructed. Below are descriptions of the plans, policies and programs that represent the City's current ADA Transition Plan implementation efforts.
Pursuant to Council authorization in 2015, the Division is leading the update to the City's Transition Plan policies and programs. Please check back here for more information or contact adaprograms@oaklandca.gov.
Buildings & Facilities Transition Plan
The City of Oakland published its Buildings & Facilities Transition Plan in 1996.
Please contact our office to request a copy of the Buildings and Facilities Transition Plan.
ADA Programs Division
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 11th Floor
Phone: (510) 238-5219 (711 for relay services)
Email: adaprograms@oaklandca.gov
Curb Ramp Transition Plan (2017 Update Coming Soon)
The City of Oakland City Council passed a resolution adopting the City of Oakland Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp Transition Plan on May 5, 2009: City Council Resolution Number 81954. The ADA Programs Division is completing a comprehensive update of curb ramp location inventory and conditions for an updated plan to be released in 2017.
Oakland ADA Curb Ramp Transition Plan
Curb Ramps are built upon request for persons with disabilities and according to the priorities set forth in the Curb Ramp Transition Plan. Oakland Public Works Department's Right of Way Management Division currently administers the Curb Ramp Program and regularly reports on its progress to the Mayor's Commission on Persons with Disabilities.
These reports are available below:
Please contact our office with any questions that you may have or to request an alternative format version of the plan.
Sidewalk and Curb Management Programs
The City of Oakland completed a comprehensive survey of over 1,500 linear miles of sidewalk in 2006. The Oakland City Council adopted a Five Year Prioritization Plan for the City’s Sidewalk Repair Program in October 2008. The City established an On-Call ADA Sidewalk Repair Program in December 2008. The City Administrator approved the City’s original On-Street Disabled Parking Zone Program in June 2009 which was replaced in 2017 with the City's new Accessible On-Street Parking Policy.
Please contact our office with any questions that you may have regarding the City's coordination among these various right of way policies and programs to improve mobility for persons with disabilities.
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The global connection
EARTHQUAKE – Five years later, quake-stricken Haiti continues to be a magnet for United Methodist volunteers who speak of the enormous needs there and also of the spiritual return they themselves receive.
Dale Stickel, a retired engineer and member of Faith UMC, Goshen, Indiana, has made 14 trips.
“I go back just to get re-grounded in what really is important in our materialistic world, and to enjoy fellowshipping and worshipping,” Stickel said.
At least one Oklahoma Volunteers In Mission team is scheduled to serve in Haiti this year.
HEALTHY CLERGY – A handful of Holston Conference pastors got a head start on the frequent New Year’s resolution to exercise. They started CrossFit workouts several months ago.
All said that participating in a community outside of their clergy responsibilities filled a deep need.
For Andrew Amodei, the development of personal discipline is as much a spiritual exercise as physical. “The fad may be the means, but the transformation taking place is making a significant impact on people’s lives.”
He believes that being trained to push beyond his personal limits has fortified him to navigate the future of a local church formerly in debt and of a flood-damaged camp.
RACE RELATIONS – This month, human (race) relations focuses the General Commission on Race and Relations’ Vital Conversations Project.
On Facebook, Twitter, and its website, GCORR is connecting people to examine what’s behind civil unrest (in communities such as Ferguson, Mo.); how to move past stereotypes; global racism; and positive contributions being made across the Church. Join the conversation. http://gcorr.org/
YOUTUBE – “Chuck Knows Church,” an online video series by the denomination’s Discipleship Ministries, expanded this month. Chuck joined “The Committee,” a group working to save a fictitious congregation that has lost its way, lost its pastor, and is closing its doors ... unless it finds a new way, with the help of Chuck, of course. The original Chuck Knows Church series also continues.
COLLEGE LOANS — The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry is accepting loan applications until May 5 for its next round of higher education assistance. Dreamers, young adults who were unauthorized immigrants brought into the United States as children, are newly eligible for such loans.
(Sources: United Methodist News Service and Interpreter magazine)
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The Almost $10K Canine: Worth Every Penny?
If you’d want to drink it, eat it, wear it, ride it, drive it; if it’d be cool to see, listen to or do, we’re writing about it.
Because what becomes a canine legend most?
The Daily Dose AUG 28 2016
Sweat beads on his upper lip. An upper lip that trembles with righteous indignation. “With as many dogs as there are that need to be rescued, I can’t believe people are buying dogs anymore.” The scenario? A party in San Francisco’s tony Russian Hill. The occasion? An announcement that one of the attendees has spent $2,000 on a rottweiler.
“There are plenty of kids that need adopting too, and I can’t believe people are adopting dogs instead of kids.” Pro-buyer and anti-buyer glare at each other, until, driven by a mutual hatred and distrust, they move to different ends of the table. But to those in the know? The squabble seems sweet, quaint even, because in some circles, $2,000 for a dog is a bargain.
“Yeah, Logan cost a little more than that.” Six-year-old Logan pulls on his leash, all 147 pounds of him, and nuzzles crotches of those who have gathered to admire his heavily muscled frame. “How much more? Mmm …” Mark Sanchez, married, but with no kids, has some disposable income, though it’s always slightly dicey telling people exactly how much. Hence the pause. Which goes on for longer than is comfortable.
“Well, $6,500.” And, as if to mitigate this kind of spending, “But we had to go to Italy to get him.”
So the $6,500 included airfare for two? “Not really.”
And the dog that inspired this kind of irrational lust? A Cane Corso, or an Italian mastiff, a southern Italian working dog that, while almost totally extinct by the late 1970s, has a history that stretches back to ancient Rome. A history on full display when Logan begins licking his testicles.
It’s really not about the money. It’s about what constitutes your ideas of what beautiful is.
Salvatore Russo
“It makes a lot of economic sense,” Sanchez says. “I’ve more than made that money back in stud fees.” More than close to $10,000 in stud fees? If people are willing to pay $6,500 for the dog, I guess the math ends up making sense, and a dog that had been on the brink bounced back mightily, so people are buying in. Of course there are provisos. Lots of provisos. The Cane Corso is a big, willful dog that needs lots of attention, but it shouldn’t be exercised too much when young, which sort of makes it a rich person’s dog, since if you think it’s going to be cool with you working an eight-hour workday, then you need to think again.
How much is that doggie in the window?
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“Sure, they’re good dogs, pretty big, active dogs,” says Mike Jones, CEO and founder of Primal Canine Dog Training. “And it kinda depends on what these people want the dog for — pet, show dog, breeding purposes, working dog/protection dog — but I don’t think they’re worth that kind of money.”
Logan is a textbook definition of regal. Though this could be a clear-cut case of nurture, as well as about $10,000 of nature. That is to say, you’d probably take pretty good care of something you’d spend that kind of money on.
“Yes, I spent $2,000 on my cat,” says Salvatore Russo, a San Francisco social worker who plies his trade in the public housing sector. He’s trying to explain his irrational exuberance for his feline. “But it’s really not about the money. It’s about what constitutes your ideas of what beautiful is. I just happen to think my beautiful cat is worth more than the $2,000 I spent on him.”
And the Cane Corso is a beautiful dog. Logan stands on his two hind legs and place his front paws on Sanchez’s chest, at which point a guy runs over and admonishes Logan for doing so. He turns out to be the dog trainer, and he whisks Logan off for a day of supervised, and paid for, fun. As Logan sashays across the parking lot, it is readily apparent that the dog is all of that. But the price tag stings. But the dog is so beautiful. But the money. But. But.
All things being equal, that is one hell of a phenomenal dog. But, bittersweetly, all things are not equal.
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UK pig meat exports stumble in April
By Simon King on June 23, 2018 Business, News
HMRC has reported that fresh/frozen pork exports fell in April, totalling 17,000 tonnes, a decline of 9% year-on-year. The fall in volume terms was tempered slightly by a 4% rise in the average value of shipments, reaching £1.35/kg. This meant that the total value of exports fell by just 6% on the year, to £23 million.
The value of exports was supported by an increasing proportion of shipments going to higher value destinations. Most notable was the 16% (+400 tonnes) growth in volumes going to Ireland, where prices averaged £2.40/kg. Around 90% of this trade is fresh/chilled product, which commands a higher price tag. Overall, trade with other EU member states rose by 2% (+200 tonnes) year-on-year in April, with exports further boosted by Germany (+600 tonnes), thanks to higher sow cullings this year. This was enough to offset declines to Denmark (-800 tonnes) and the Netherlands (-100 tonnes).
The modest export performance to the EU overall was set against a background of UK pig prices carrying a growing premium to EU prices. In week ending 25 March, UK pig prices were just over €19/100kg higher than the EU average, and this grew to over €22/100kg by the end of April. In May the premium grew again, to over €26/100kg, which may further hamper that month’s trade figures.
Exports to the main global markets recorded decreases overall, with fresh/frozen exports to China falling by 31% compared to April 2017, to 3,000 tonnes. Exports to Hong Kong fell too, also by 31%, to 800 tonnes. However, as lower value markets, the decline in market share did support the value of exports on a per kg basis.
Exports to the US grew by 20 tonnes, notable as pork exports to this destination have the highest average prices at £3.27/kg. Trade to Japan also grew (+65 tonnes), as did volumes to the Philippines (+200 tonnes).
The unit value of exported offal fell in April by 9% year-on-year, to below £0.90/kg. This supported 1% (+60 tonnes) growth in export volumes, primarily driven by China and Vietnam. Nonetheless, total value still fell by 8% year-on-year, to £5.5m.
According to HMRC, the UK imported 2% more fresh/frozen pork during April than a year ago, following year-on-year declines earlier in 2018. Shipments picked up again from Denmark (+30%, 3,000 tonnes), but fell from Germany (-9%, 700 tonnes) and the Netherlands (-40%, 2,000 tonnes). Doubts remain over the accuracy of the data, with the Danish figure remaining somewhat erratic.
Imports from Denmark during Q1 declined 30% according to HMRC, however the drop is nearer to 20% according to Danish export figures. Reflecting lower pork prices this year, and an increasing proportion of cheaper bone-in imports, the total value of UK reported imports of fresh/frozen pork declined by 8% on year earlier levels, to £69m.
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New Guide “Digital Publishing with QuarkXPress 2016”
June 10, 2016 How-to, Learn, QuarkXPress 2016No Comments
Quark release a new manual called “Digital Publishing with QuarkXPress 2016”.
It can be found here and describes how to create app content for native apps, ebooks in the EPUB2 and EPUB3 format (reflow and fixed-layout) and HTML5 Publications:
http://files.quark.com/download/documentation/QuarkXPress/2016/English/Digital_Publishing_with_QXP_2016_EN.pdf
Matthias Guenther
Both an engineer and a layout artist, Matthias bridges the gap between technology and people.
Before joining Quark, Matthias pioneered print, Web, and multimedia products for multiple German publishing companies. Since 1997 he has played a central role in shaping Quark’s desktop and enterprise software.
Starting 2003 Matthias has focused on Quark’s interactive and digital publishing solutions. He is an active participant in design and publishing communities and represents Quark in the Ghent PDF Workgroup.
Since February 2014 Matthias heads Quark’s Desktop Publishing business unit and is therefore responsible for QuarkXPress.
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Digital Magazine Award Winners for 2013
December 12, 2013 Digital Publishing, NewsNo Comments
Which digital magazines are the best right now? Have a look at the press release below for this year’s award winners — and be sure to click through to the website for links to all the winning magazines!
Digital Magazine Awards Winners Announced
LONDON – December 12, 2013 – The international Digital Magazine Awards, in association with App StudioTMand the Dwell Agency, announced the winners of the 2013 competition at a showcase event held at the Proud Gallery in London.
From a field of entries spanning 41 countries and hundreds of nominations, the 2013 winners are:
Digital Magazine of the Year: Katachi
Magazine Cover of the Year, as voted for by the public through Guardian Masterclasses: Teradata
Magazine Launch of the Year (New Format): Jamie Magazine
Magazine Launch of the Year (New Title): BOYD and Bande à part Magazine de cinéma
Children’s Magazine of the Year: Cbeebies and Timbuktu
Customer Magazine of the Year: Morrisons
Film, TV & Entertainment Magazine of the Year: Empire
Fashion Magazine of the Year: Katachi
Food & Drink Magazine of the Year: BBC Good Food
Men’s Lifestyle Magazine of the Year: British GQ
Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of the Year: Katachi
Magazine Advertisement of the Year: Crash Test, Peugeot (the goodfellas)
Magazine Website of the Year: Esquire.co.uk
Motoring Magazine of the Year: BBC Top Gear
Music Magazine of the Year: Clash Music
News & Business Magazine of the Year: TLQ
Science & Nature Magazine of the Year: Australian Geographic
Specialist Magazine of the Year: Edge
Sports, Health & Fitness Magazine of the Year: Men’s Health (US)
Technology & Gadget Magazine of the Year: Swipe
Travel Magazine of the Year: Travel + Escape
Visual Arts Magazine of the Year: Computer Arts
Editor of the Year: Gillian Carter – BBC Good Food
Designer of the Year: Phil Haycraft – Edge
Publisher/Manager of the Year: Simon Carrington – BBC Top Gear
For a full list of winners and judges’ quotes visit: http://digitalmagazineawards.com/
Bruce Hudson, Digital Magazine Awards’ Chairman, said, “Congratulations to the 2013 Digital Magazine Awards winners. We have experienced record entry levels as well as record attendance and interest in this year’s awards. The digital magazine industry has seen tangible signs of market growth, profitability and creative ingenuity setting it in fantastic stead for the future. I’m already looking forward in anticipation to next year’s awards to see how this burgeoning sector has progressed!”
Shaun Barriball, Vice President of Mobile Products for App Studio, said, “The caliber of entries winning Digital Magazine Awards this year is spectacular. It’s proof that consumers are demanding interactive digital experiences and brands are responding. While publishers of business-to-consumer content have found demand for iPad-optimized editions, so too now are business-to-business publishers. The bar for compelling digital editions is being raised all the time as devices get better and better.”
About App Studio
App Studio (www.appstudio.net) is the next generation digital publishing solution that uses HTML5 to push the bounds of user experience without the high cost and effort associated with custom app development. App Studio is the only digital publishing solution that allows users to create branded content apps using QuarkXPress, InDesign, HTML5 and XML. Through a managed cloud environment, designers, authors and extended teams are able to collaborate to create rich, interactive content that can be delivered across multiple platforms and devices.
About Dwell Agency
Dwell Agency (www.dwellagency.co.uk) engages the advertising industry on the interactive potential of digital magazines by creating next generation adverts which connect a brand with its target audience through impressive on-page dwell times. Dwell combines over 20 years publishing experience and in-depth knowledge of the world’s best digital magazines with the cream of the UK’s interactive coding designers. Digital Magazine Awards’ founder Bruce Hudson launched Dwell to work with publishers, advertisers, media planners and brands to optimize print ad creative into brand-led interactive ads.
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How to discover the UDID of an iPad without having iTunes
December 9, 2013 March 24, 2017 Digital Publishing, How-to, Learn4 Comments
Today I was asked by an agency of a large customer how to discover the UDID (serial number) of an iPad without using iTunes.
The reason for wanting the UDID is simple: the agency is creating a test app using App Studio and wants to send the customer a branded iOS test app. To do that without hacking (jail-breaking) the iPad, you need the UDID (basically the extended serial number) of the device so you can put that into Apple’s developer portal to create the correct provisioning profiles.
Typically you’d plug the iPad into a Mac or Windows computer, launch iTunes and copy the UDID from there (click on the Serial Number field, which displays the UDID, and press Command+C). Here’s what that looks like:
The problem is that in many large enterprises, the IT department doesn’t allow personal applications such as iTunes on your computer and also doesn’t allow you to install an application (such as iTunes) yourself.
What won’t work (and don’t believe them) — aka fake UDID
There are many apps in the App Store that promise to give you the UDID. Don’t believe that. Yes, in the past this was possible, however Apple has removed that ability, probably as some app creators misused that and tracked what you were doing (a UDID is a unique number that you can identify).
It’s easy to find out if a UDID is fake — if such an app gives you back a UDID starting with “ffff” then it is a fake ID. (Apple’s iOS will generate a fake ID for apps that are still using the old API to get the UDID).
How to discover a UDID without having iTunes
If you are on OS X:
You can use any of these methods:
A: Plug the iPad into a Mac and use “System Report”:
Using a USB cable connect your iPad to any OS X computer.
Go to “About this Mac” (under the Apple menu)
Click “More Info…”
Click “System Report” which will open “System Information”
In the left sidebar navigate to the section “USB” and select it
You should see your iPad (or iPod or iPhone) there.
In the section of your device it says “Serial Number” which lists a 40-character text string. That’s your UDID.
Here’s a screenshot of the USB section:
B: Use “Apple Configurator” or “iPhone Configuration Utility”
If you have “iPhone Configuration Utility” (ICU) or “Apple Configurator” (AC) installed, that also lists the UDIDs of all iOS devices that have been connected once (while ICU/AC was running of course). So launch it and plug in your device.
Alternatively you can ask your IT, they probably have the ICU/AC tool and have the UDID present.
Here’s a screenshot of the ICU (click to enlarge):
You can find Apple Configurator for OS X here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-configurator/id434433123?mt=12#
You can find iPhone Configuration Utility on Apple’s website here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/#iphone%20configuration%20utility
C: If you’ve ever used iTunes to back up your iPad
If you had iTunes previously installed and had ever backed up the iPad to your Mac, then there’s a way to find out the UDID by looking into the file system of OS X. In the Finder, go to /User/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
In that folder you’ll find one or more folders — one for each device you backed up. The folder name is the UDID.
D: Use a Test App Service or website using certificates
You can also use apps or websites that install certificates, which tell you the UDID. Using websites you don’t know is always a bad idea — I found one that looks trustworthy, but as I do not know the company, I cannot recommend them, even though they might be totally trustworthy. If you want to try them yourself (and I take NO responsibility for what happens!), this is the URL: http://get.udid.io
You can try an “app” (it’s a Web app) that installs certificates. The one I have used often to distribute apps without having to install certificates is TestFlight: http://testflightapp.com
However, both of these methods require you to have the password to install certificates on your iOS device — which in this scenario you probably don’t have. :-)
E: More?
If you know of more methods, please let me know and I’ll add them.
If you are on Windows:
A: Plug the iPad into a computer and use the registry
Using a USB cable connect your iPad to any Windows computer. I am using Windows 7, but it should be similar when using other versions of Windows.
IMPORTANT: in the following steps DO NOT modify anything, as changing the registry might break your Windows installation.
Start Regedit (e.g. by clicking on the Start button, and typing “RegEdit” in the search field)
Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB (it’s basically a folder structure)
You will see all USB devices in there — find the one that’s your iPad. It might say “Apple iPad”, in my case it had a cryptic name, so I had to open all sub folders under “USB”. However on the level below there’s already a folder with a 40-character string and by selecting that it says “Friendly Name” = “Apple iPad”.
Copy (DO NOT MODIFY) that name (e.g. right clicking and selecting “Copy Key Name”). When you paste it in a text editor, the UDID is the last 40 characters.
Here’s a screenshot of RegEdit:
B: Use iPhone Configuration Utility
As far as I know, Apple Configurator isn’t available for Windows (yet?). Instead, use iPhone Configuration Utility for Windows: start it and plug in your device. For details see above (under OS X): it is the same procedure.
You can find ICU for Windows here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/#iphone%20configuration%20utility
C: Finding out when having done a backup once
If you had iTunes previously installed and had ever done a backup locally, then there’s a way to discover the UDID by looking into the file system of Windows here: Users/User/AppData/Roaming/AppleComputer/MobileSync/Backup
There you’ll find a folder for every iOS device you’ve backed up. The folder name is the UDID.
Footnote: For security reasons I blurred my UDID in all screenshots.
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European Association Chooses App Studio for Digital Journal Publishing
December 6, 2013 December 5, 2013 Digital Publishing, NewsNo Comments
Below is a success story about using App Studio to generate an iPad app for a professional journal. It’s interesting that they use XML content, which is transformed into HTML5 in App Studio.
Note that you can download it for free — a great way to see what other publishers are accomplishing with their iPad apps:
European Association for the Study of the Liver Chooses App Studio for Digital Journal Publishing
Quark Software Inc. announced today that EASL (European Association for the Study of the Liver) has selected App Studio to create the Journal of Hepatology iPad app. The app is available through iTunes and is free to subscribers.
EASL has an impressive track record in promoting research into liver disease, supporting wider education and promoting changes in European liver policy. The association’s primary publication, the Journal of Hepatology, was already available in print and online. To reach an audience that increasingly relies on mobile devices for research and data collection, EASL needed a digital publishing solution that could fit seamlessly into its workflow and render XML-based content and InDesign files as compelling iPad experiences.
With an interactive app for the iPad, EASL has increased the value of content for subscribers by making it more relevant, discoverable and usable. As App Studio creates real, selectable and searchable text, readers can easily search for specific articles, link to related content, bookmark articles, add notes and more. This interactivity improves the relevance of the content and encourages increased user engagement.
After evaluating a number of digital publishing solutions used by medical journal publishers, EASL selected App Studio. The New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Health Affairs, Wiley Cochrane Library and others choose App Studio because it provides easy ingestion of NLMXML content and an app experience optimized for journal reading. The XML content is transformed into paginated HTML5 that is responsive to support the iPad in both portrait and landscape orientations. It also supports a wide range of interactive enrichments, digital ad serving infrastructure, analytics, CRM integration and social media.
“We are proud to offer our subscribers the iPad edition of the Journal of Hepatology,” said Gregoire Pavillon, Executive Director of EASL. “The ability to automate digital journal publishing using the XML content and InDesign files we already create set App Studio apart from other solutions that either can’t support XML or only allow for digital PDF output. It was clear to us that the App Studio team understands journal publishing.”
The Journal of Hepatology iPad app allows readers to:
— Quickly navigate through articles
— View figures and tables in full screen
— Bookmark and share articles
— Download and store supplementary materials and PowerPoint slides
— Watch videos related to specific articles
— Store monthly issues in a personal library
Shaun Barriball, Vice President of Mobile Products at Quark said, “It is a pleasure to partner with EASL to create the Journal of Hepatology app. At Quark we have a strong pedigree in producing tablet apps for medical journals and have developed an approach to designing and building apps in the most efficient way possible.”
About EASL
EASL is the leading European scientific society involved in promoting research and education in hepatology. EASL attracts the foremost hepatology experts and has an impressive track record in promoting research in liver disease, supporting wider education and promoting changes in European liver policy. EASL’s main focus on education and research is delivered through numerous events and initiatives, including:
— The International Liver CongressTM which is the main scientific and professional event in hepatology worldwide
— Meetings including Monothematic and Special conferences, Post Graduate courses and other endorsed meetings that take place throughout the year
— Clinical and Basic Schools of Hepatology, a series of events covering different aspects in the field of hepatology
— Journal of Hepatology published monthly
— Participation in a number of policy initiatives at European level
About App Studio for Digital Journals
App Studio (http://www.AppStudio.net) is the leading digital publishing platform for journal apps and is used by journal publishers around the world including the New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, and Health Affairs. Content can be automatically repurposed from content management systems using industry XML standards such as NLMXML and Atom+MRSS. By leveraging HTML5 for content presentation, journal publishers can create apps for iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Android tablets and smartphones. It is also possible to create Web apps, giving subscribers an engaging digital, interactive experience that includes audio and video on desktop and laptop computers. Real text search, interactive charts and support for citations, cross-referencing, bookmarking, tracking and sharing are just some of the features that make App Studio a compelling solution for digital journals.
Removal of skeuomorphism, parallax effects and the oxymoron in iOS7
October 16, 2013 October 16, 2013 Commentary, Digital Publishing4 Comments
Later this month App Studio will release its next major version, v4.
As announced (and expected) App Studio v4 will change its design to match iOS7 streamlined design, removing most skeuomorphs and providing a stunning app design.
While probably most designers will like the new flat design of App Studio apps, I am sure there will be others.
Flat design, as iOS7 promotes it and what seems to be fashionable nowadays, has divided the design community.
I saw a funny tweet about iOS7 icons:
“Some free wireframe…er… I mean iOS 7, icons. http://t.co/J591HYmSU1“
— Francisco Inchauste (@iamFinch) September 24, 2013
It’s true, many flat icons do look like wireframes. So the question is, for a good User Experience, does it need more? I found an interesting article about skeumorphism in UX magazine:
“We shouldn’t abandon cultural affordances like skeuomorphs because some find them tacky or overused.”
– http://uxmag.com/articles/does-skeuomorphic-design-matter
Personally I am torn. I can see the advantage of simplicity which can solve the obtrusiveness of many UIs. On the other hand good UXD (User Experience Design) adds guidance and narration especially for new users/uses. So I am looking forward to feedback to the new design.
And humans seem to be attracted to cool effects, otherwise I couldn’t explain the fascination for Photoshop’s page curl effect, Flash-based flip-book catalogs and other “serve no other purpose than look cool” effects in the past.
Apple seemed to have been torn too, or why else did iOS 7 get rid of almost all skeuomorphism and added heavy use of parallax and motion-zoom effects instead? Isn’t a parallax effect a skeuomorphism?
For me that is the oxymoron in iOS7 ;-)
Skeuomorphism: User Interface elements that emulate objects of the physical world, e.g. a trashcan to delete something.
Parallax effect: Technique in computer programs and UIs, where background images move slower slower than foreground images, creating an illusion of depth (3D).
Oxymoron: A figure of speech or thing that combines contradictory terms or paradox items, like a “plastic glass” (for drinking).
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Portsmouth gas smell 'not coming from our network’
Published: 13:21 Thursday 11 October 2018
A STRONG smell of gas around the Portsmouth region has not come from the city itself, the gas provider has confirmed.
Reports have been made about a strong smell of gas in the city and surrounding towns, which has been looked into by gas company SGN.
Although SGN has received a number of calls, it has confirmed that the smell is not due to an issue with its network.
Spokesman Dan Brown said: ‘We’ve received several calls this morning regarding a smell in the air in the Solent and Isle of Wight area.
There’s nothing to suggest the smell is coming from our network, however, we would always recommend that anyone who can smell gas should contact the national gas emergency number on 0800 111 999.’
The exact source of the smell is currently unknown.
A similar issue occurred back in 2013, when gas wafted over the English Channel from Rouen, Normandy.
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'Despicable' Southsea charity tin thief with 'appalling' criminal record dodges jail
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DOJ urges definitive ruling from SCOTUS on census citizenship question
By JOSH GERSTEIN
The Trump administration made an unusual last-minute plea to the Supreme Court Tuesday, telling the justices that actions by lower courts make it urgent to act quickly to resolve the legality of adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
The Justice Department move followed an appeals court order earlier Tuesday, which returned one lawsuit over the census to a district court judge to address recently-discovered evidence that the addition of a citizenship question may have been intended to diminish the political impact of the Latino vote.
The latest tumult in the litigation was prompted by citizenship question opponents gaining access to evidence that the views of a deceased GOP redistricting expert, Thomas Hofeller, may have played a role in a Justice Department request that led to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross adding the citizenship query to the census questionnaire.
In a two-page letter to the high court, Solicitor General Noel Francisco essentially invited the justices to shut down the pending lawsuits by declaring that Ross’ decision was lawful and that further inquiry into the motives for the decision is unnecessary.
“The Fourth Circuit’s order underscores the need for this court to address the equal-protection claim and the immateriality of the Hofeller files in its disposition of the above-captioned case so that the lawfulness of the secretary’s decision can be fully and finally resolved,” Francisco wrote. He said the government needs a quick and clear decision by the end of this month in order to finalize the print version of the census forms for use next year.
However, late Tuesday night, civil rights groups fired back in a letter to the Supreme Court, arguing that the Trump administration is trying to short-circuit the normal judicial process by having the justices rule on something that hasn’t been formally presented to them.
“The Solicitor General’s request would require this Court to render an improper advisory opinion on issues that have not been briefed or argued before this Court, relating to cases that are not before this Court, based on a trial record that is not before this Court,” wrote Denise Hulett of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, or MALDEF, and Niyati Shah of Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
They also disputed the government’s claims of urgency, noting that the Census Bureau’s chief scientist testified that with additional resources the questionnaire could be finalized as late as October.
Before the Justice Department’s Supreme Court latest salvo, civil rights advocates celebrated the order from the Richmond, Va.-based 4th Circuit as an indication that arguments against the citizenship question were gaining traction.
“The always-flimsy house of cards shielding the Trump administration’s biased and nefarious intent in adding a citizenship query to Census 2020 is rapidly collapsing,” said Thomas Saenz of MALDEF. “We look forward to presenting our enhanced case demonstrating the unlawful nature of the late addition of the citizenship question, and to vindicating one of our most enduring and important constitutional principles.”
The Trump administration has maintained that it added the question to enhance Voting Rights Act enforcement, but opponents say it was done for partisan reasons to discourage citizen and noncitizen immigrants from responding to the census.
Three federal judges have ruled that the addition of the question was illegal because it was justified inadequately by the officials involved.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling on the issue this week. Decisions in some cases are expected Wednesday and additional releases are possible later in the week before the justices depart for their summer break.
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Presenting the first person, long term perspective of both First Responders and victims of a historic mass trauma, the Rebirth Film Library is a unique educational resource for First Responders and professionals interested in strengthening the behavioral health of police, firefighters and other emergency service providers. PROJECT REBIRTH content has been integral in the planning and implementation of programming developed by 9/11 First Responders at the NYPD Executive Training Unit and Arlington County, VA, Fire Department. Police, fire and EMS units have increasingly included Project Rebirth content in their training programs as resilience and behavioral health training became a priority in the years following 9/11.
The uses of Project Rebirth’s films range from inspiring discussion and encouraging dialogue among First Responder peer groups, to more specific applications such as illustrating real world examples of psychological trauma and recovery in first responders and the people in the communities they serve. Please contact Project Rebirth if you are interested in incorporating our content outside the material in our feature length documentary and nine short films. We offer - to qualified professionals - access to the interview footage not included in these films and will review appropriate proposals for their use in educational and training program content.
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The crisis is coming from inside the house!
November 02, 2018 by Tom Biro
There may be a new way to deal with corporate crises, says Tom Biro, MD at Rusty George Creative.
Americans are fairly divided over a myriad of topics, and while that may have always been the case, social media and our unparalleled access to news and information seem to magnify the divisions. The same might be said for organizational crises, which can gain steam faster than a viral video.
Something I’ve noticed over almost two decades of working with various communications professionals is how the approach to crisis management has largely stayed the same. The tools change, but for the most part the overall process sticks to a well-known script: know what you’re up against, assess what can be altered or mitigated, build a smart game plan, and then act on that plan. But will that always be the case?
I’ve been intrigued by the unique challenge Papa John’s faces after the removal of its founder, John Schnatter and the resulting digital war of words. Each side is trying to reach current and former employees, customers, and the media; Schnatter via savepapajohns.com, and the company made its own attempt to show it is genuinely working to rebuild its image.
It’s a curious situation. People on both sides can argue they are right and the other side is wrong, which is not unique. But the battle is playing out in front of every single one of us — a consideration the company and its former leader need to keep top of mind.
So what’s the end game? Can Papa John’s avoid offending people who are loyal to Schnatter in some way? Will Schnatter upset the people he needs to make the company successful should he regain control? Or will customers simply take their business elsewhere because they feel like pawns or because they decide to not get involved?
Unlike customers using social media to complain about a company, presumably both Schnatter and Papa John’s have crisis management pros helping them. As the concept of social media as the great equalizer gains traction, is this a paradigm shift we need to recognize and incorporate into crisis management?
In the age of social media, perhaps personal motivators outweigh what is right and wrong, and now it’s more about creating "I was right" and "you were wrong" factions.
Division isn’t just about slicing up a pizza, as it turns out. It might be an outcome that’s desirable for some parties facing a crisis situation, and those situations expand far beyond today’s political topics we’re exposed to daily.
Tom Biro resides in Seattle and is Managing Director at Rusty George Creative in Tacoma, WA. His column focuses on how digital media affects and shifts PR. He can be reached on Twitter @tombiro or via email at tom@rustygeorge.com.
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Scientists STUNNED as first-of-its-kind study reveals strong link between fluoridated water and ADHD
There are many reasons to oppose fluoridated water. Not only is it a form of government-dictated mass medication, research has consistently shown that fluoride consumption has a host of ill effects on human health. Recent research has once again confirmed that fluoride is a neurotoxin — with developing fetuses and young children being the most susceptible to its deleterious effects.
Scientists from the University of Toronto recently confirmed that exposure to high levels of fluoride in the womb increases ADHD-like symptoms in school-aged children. Dr. Morteza Bashash, the study’s lead author and researcher at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, commented on the findings and stated, “Our findings are consistent with a growing body of evidence suggesting that the growing fetal nervous system may be negatively affected by higher levels of fluoride exposure.”
Fluoride and ADHD
Dr. Bahash and his team studied 213 pregnant women and their children to see how fluoride affected the children as they reached school-age. All were part of the Early Life Exposures in Mexico to Environmental Toxicants (ELEMENT) project, which saw recruitment between the years of 1994 and 2005 and featured continued follow-up.
The team of experts analyzed urine samples that were taken from the mothers during pregnancy, as well as samples taken from the children while they were between six and 12 years old. The goal was to “reconstruct personal measures of fluoride exposure for both mother and child.”
Then, the scientists looked at how fluoride levels related to the children’s performance on a battery of tests and surveys which measured inattention, hyperactivity and conducted overall ADHD scoring.
“Our findings show that children with elevated prenatal exposure to fluoride were more likely to show symptoms of ADHD as reported by parents. Prenatal fluoride exposure was more strongly associated with inattentive behaviours and cognitive problems, but not with hyperactivity,” Dr. Bahash stated.
The team was sure to adjust for other confounding factors, like lead exposure and smoking history. Previous research by Dr. Bahash’s team came to a similar conclusion, with the team finding that high levels of fluoride in the urine during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ and cognition test scores in children. Several other recent studies have also made a connection between fluoride and ADHD.
Water fluoridation may be commonplace, but that doesn’t mean it is actually safe.
The toxicity of fluoride
The truth about fluoride has long been covered up; a former EPA scientist, Dr. William Hirzy, has worked extensively to study (and expose) the real danger of fluoride. Research by Dr. Hirzy has also indicated that fluoride consumption is linked to a reduction in IQ.
Dr. Hirzy reportedly stated of his research,”The significance of this peer reviewed risk analysis is that it indicates there may be no actual safe level of exposure to fluoride.” [Emphasis added]
“Fluoride may be similar to lead and mercury in having no threshold below which exposures may be considered safe,” he added.
And as Natural News writer Tracey Watson reports further, even health experts at Harvard have been forced to admit that fluoride is indeed toxic to the brain. In 2012, researchers from the Ivy League school analyzed IQ scored from 8,000 Chinese school children who’d been exposed to fluoride in the water supply. And what they found was that fluoride, once again, was harming kids.
“High fluoride content in water may negatively affect cognitive development. The average loss in IQ was reported as a standardized weighted mean difference of 0.45, which would be approximately equivalent to seven IQ points for commonly used IQ scores with a standard deviation of 15,” reads the study’s conclusion.
Fluoride’s effect on the brain is only the tip of the iceberg. You can learn more about the dangers of this neurotoxic chemical that’s routinely added to tap water at Fluoride.news.
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All content copyright © 2018 by Psych Drug Watch Features, LLC.
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Inhabitation
Teru Miyamoto, trans. from the Japanese by Roger K. Thomas. Counterpoint, $16.95 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-1-64009-217-4
The latest from Miyamoto (Kinshu: Autumn Brocade) has a surreal, promising conceit but never manages to wriggle free from banality. In the 1970s, college student Tetsuyuki moves to a dingy apartment on the outskirts of Daito in Osaka Prefecture, partly to avoid the underworld creditors hounding him and his mother. In a home improvement project gone wrong, Tetsuyuki inadvertently nails a lizard to the wall. Remorseful, he keeps the lizard alive, feeding it weevil larvae and other delicacies after his long shifts as a hotel bellboy. The lizard demonstrates a “tenacious vitality” that the formerly shiftless Tetsuyuki begins to exhibit more in his own life. He asserts himself at work, confronts a rival for his girlfriend Yoko’s affection, and faces down his dangerous creditors. Moreover, he begins having fleeting visions of enlightenment, dreams in which “dying and being reborn, he continually passed through the cycle of life and death as a lizard.” Throughout, the diction is overly stiff, whether it’s depicting Tetsuyuki challenging his girlfriend’s suitor (“Can your intellectuality trump my baseness?”), violent gangsters administering a beating (“Hey, hurry up and kick the bucket!”), or young men discussing the afterlife (“I wonder why people die”). This tale of a young man seeking enlightenment fails to illuminate. (July)
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A List of How To Articles.
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The Dumbing Down of Trivial Pursuit: Which editions of Trivial Pursuit have easy questions as compared to hard questions? Has Trivial Pursuit really been dumbed down over the years?
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Dr Thomas MacManus
Lecturer in State Crime
Email: t.macmanus@qmul.ac.uk
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Thomas MacManus is a Lecturer in State Crime and (Acting) Director of the International State Crime Initiative in the Department of Law. He has a BA (Hons) in Law and Accounting (University of Limerick), an LLM (with distinction) in International Law (University of Westminster) and a PhD in Law and Criminology (King’s College London). Thomas is admitted as an Attorney-at-Law (New York) and Solicitor (Ireland). He is an Editor-in-Chief of State Crime journal, an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Human Rights, and Joint Editor of Amicus Journal: Assisting Lawyers for Justice on Death Row.
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In 2005, Thomas spent three months working in Trinidad & Tobago as an Intern-Attorney consulting with death row clients of the London Panel of Solicitors. The placement comprised of novel research opportunities, which included the interviewing death row inmates, defense lawyers, prison officials and an executioner.
Dr MacManus' doctoral thesis (completed December 2012) analysed the specific criminogenic relationship between the state and corporation, and the state and civil society, in the case of Trafigura’s dumping of toxic waste in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in August 2006. Empirical and ethnographic research undertaken in London and on a field trip to Abidjan revealed that the impunity that was enjoyed by the Ivory Coast state and Trafigura for this state-corporate crime was underpinned by the power of the corporation and by failures of both domestic and international civil society organisations that might have been expected to label and challenge the crimes. Moreover, the research revealed that in the case of this particular example of state-corporate crime, civil society as an agency of censure and sanction played a distinctly retrogressive role. These crimes facilitated a 'commodification of victimhood’, and the failure of domestic civil society organisations ensured that impunity was virtually guaranteed for the corporation and the government. The research also examined the failure of international and domestic legal measures to sanction the perpetrators. The findings presented suggested that scholars should adopt a more cautionary approach to civil society’s capacity to label, censure and sanction crime.
From 2012 to 2014, Thomas worked on an ESRC project (led by Prof Penny Green) which looked at the role of civil society organisations in defining, censuring and resisting criminal acts committed, instigated or condoned by state agencies. It was a cross-cultural study which focuses on civil society’s resistance to state crime in six countries (Burma/Myanmar, Colombia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Turkey and Tunisia), all of which are undergoing processes of reconstruction following severe violent conflict. Dr MacManus spent three months in Burma and three months in Colombia researching for this project.
In August 2014, Thomas started working on an ESRC Urgent Grants Mechanism project to determine whether or not conditions of persecution against Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority have developed into genocidal practice. Research was conducted within a state crime framework wherein genocide is understood as a process, building over a period of years, and involving an escalation in the dehumanisation and persecution of the target group (Green and Ward 2001; 2004).
Since May 2015, Dr MacManus has been looking at the role of public relations companies and the services they offer to states.
Selected publications:
Trump and Nuclear Weapons (Chapter 9) in Kowalski, J (ed.) (2018) Reading Donald Trump: A Parallax View of the Campaign and Early Presidency. London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan
Peace Sign, La Comunidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó in Hohmann, J and Joyce, D (eds.) (2018) International Law's Objects. Oxford: OUP
Genocide Achieved, Genocide Continues: Myanmar’s Annihilation of the Rohingya (with Penny Green and Alicia de la Cour Venning) (2018) London: International State Crime Initiative
State-Corporate Crime and the Commodification of Victimhood: The Toxic Legacy of Trafigura’s Ship of Death (2018). London and New York: Routledge
Los rohingya del estado de Rakhine (Myanmar): la evolución de un proceso genocida (with Penny Green and Alicia de la Cour Venning) (2017), Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal (GSP), 12(1), pp
Crimes of the Powerful in the Global South: 'State Failure' as Elite Success (with Kristian Lasslett) (2017) in Kerry Carrington et al. (Eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South, London: Palgrave Macmillan
The denial industry: public relations, ‘crisis management’ and corporate crime (2016) The International Journal of Human Rights 20(6), pp785-797 (DOI: 10.1080/13642987.2016.1156882).
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The American Taxi has been providing a vital public service for 100 years! Enjoy the Taxi experience through photographs and the history of famous taxi marques, such as Yellow, General, Checker, DeSoto, Packard, Plymouth, Ford, & Studebaker - many minor makes are also represented with forgotten names like Rockwell, Murphy, Oakland, Huppmobile and Stearns Knight. Oddball experiments, unusual taxis, lights, meters, and taxi memorabilia are highlighted. A walk through time illustrates the effect of regulations on taxis and how that led to technical advances and body changes.
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A visitor looks around behind Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet displayed for customers at a registration desk at South Korean mobile carrier KT's headquarters in Seoul December 9, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that a lower court should reconsider a sales ban against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 won by Apple in a patent dispute with the South Korean electronics maker.
The injunction was put in place ahead of a month-long trial that pitted iPhone maker Apple Inc against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a closely watched legal battle that ended with a resounding victory for Apple last month on many of its patent violation claims.
However, the jury found that Samsung had not violated the patent that was the basis for the tablet injunction and Samsung argued the sales ban should be lifted. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said she could not act because Samsung had already appealed.
In its ruling on Friday, the Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington said Koh could now consider the issue.
The decision comes just a month before the South Korean corporation is expected to unveil the second generation of one of its most successful devices, the stylus-equipped Note.
The Galaxy 10.1 is an older model, but the ban still hurts Samsung in the run-up to the pivotal holiday shopping season.
The world’s top two smartphone makers are locked in patent disputes in 10 countries as they vie to dominate the lucrative market, which is growing rapidly.
A U.S. jury found during the just-concluded trial that Samsung had copied critical features of the iPhone and iPad and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages.
Reporting By Dan Levine; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn. Editing by Andre Grenon
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There is no immediate need for an “Official Secrets Act” to punish leakers of classified information, but the executive branch needs to take many new measures to protect against unauthorized disclosures, Attorney General John Ashcroft told Congress Oct. 22 in a report it called for in legislation passed last year.
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft concluded in a report to Congress Oct. 22 that new legislation is not necessary to punish officials who leak classified information, although he outlined vigorous steps to be taken by the administration to protect such information.
The report may lay to rest efforts in the past two Congresses to enact legislation dubbed an “Official Secrets Act” because, like the British legislation by the same name, it would have provided for the punishment of leakers of government information whether or not the leaks could cause harm.
Ashcroft acknowledged that “there is no comprehensive statute that provides criminal penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information irrespective of the type of information or recipient involved.”
But he said that current statutes “provide a legal basis to prosecute those who disclose classified information without authorization, if they can be identified.”
His rejection of future legislation was not absolute. Ashcroft said that “it may be” that carefully drafted legislation addressing unauthorized disclosures of classified information generally, rather than espionage “could enhance investigative efforts,” but he said that the practical benefit such laws would provide is unclear.
Congress passed an Intelligence Authorization Act in 2000 that would have automatically punished persons who leaked information, but at the strong urging of press organizations and other public interest groups, President Clinton vetoed the measure. There were efforts to revive that Congressional measure in the early days of President Bush’s administration but he did not support them.
Although the measure, introduced by Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), carried no penalty against journalists who received leaked information, it threatened to cut off information at its source even when that information could cause no harm. Journalists pointed out that years of over-classification have resulted in too many secrets existing when there is no rationale for secrecy, and that officials fearing the inadvertent release of information that might or might not be classified would be loathe to talk to either reporters or the public.
Instead of reviving the measure, Congress in its intelligence authorization legislation for 2001 called for a “comprehensive review” of the protections of classified information by the attorney general along with the secretaries of defense, state and energy, the director of the CIA and others selected by the attorney general.
The review was culminated in Ashcroft’s report to Congress.
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He proposed a list of more than 30 measures to be taken within the executive branch including review of the current executive order on classification and increased use and penalty for violations of non-disclosure agreements signed by all persons given access to classified information.
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Brenda Rosenberg: Unafraid of ‘Tension,’ she focuses on peace that’s still possible
“We are at a critical moment in history. We can choose to self destruct—or create new discourse and be in the presence of the best of our humanity.”
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Peace activist and author Brenda Rosenberg with American Jewish Committee’s Howard Brown as Brenda accepts an award from the American Jewish Committee’s Detroit Chapter.
VALENTINE’S DAY 2014—Tears welled in Brenda’s eyes as she walked into the funeral for Michigan civil rights and interfaith leader Dan Krichbaum. Dan had worked tirelessly to build cross-cultural bridges since the ‘67 Detroit riots. Brenda had devoted herself to improving interfaith relations since 9/11. Dan recruited Brenda to serve on a board and honored her with a community service award.
As mourners gathered at the Birmingham (MI) United Methodist Church, Brenda sat next to Steve Spreitzer. Steve headed the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion (MRDI, the board for which Dan recruited her as the first female member). Steve and Brenda shared their concern at the growing hostility between police and communities across America.
Then, Steve invited Brenda to the next meeting of ALTPACT (Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust). Re-connecting with Steve at Dan’s funeral, Brenda had a feeling Dan was still guiding her, as her “peace angel.” Brenda, who’s Jewish, attended that next ALTPACT meeting in Dearborn, MI, which has a large Muslim population and some of the nation’s leading mosques. Listening to the conversation, she took notes on accusations going back and forth between law enforcement and community leaders.
Community complaints: “Disrespected.” “Harassed.” “Bias against blacks.”
Police complaints: “People spit on us.” “Our lives are in danger.” “Blacks don’t trust us.”
At that point, Brenda already was experienced in facing cross-cultural challenges. She had teamed up with Lebanese-born Samia Bahsoun to work on interfaith relations. They created a program, Tectonic Leadership, to bring people together to bridge cultural, ethnic, religious and economic chasms. Steve thought their approach could foster better police/community relations. Brenda was put on the agenda for the next meeting of ALTPACT.
At that meeting, Brenda read aloud the complaints she had heard. “Hearing the other” is the first of 4 steps in the Tectonic approach.
“Both community and law enforcement saw the possibility in addressing the tension to build alliances,” Brenda says. “I left the meeting feeling elated, receiving only hugs. Not one formal handshake.”
Brenda got busy. She met with police chiefs, community and religious leaders, and educators. She and Samia finalized “Future Tectonic Leaders,” a program they hope will prove a model for communities across America. Their 10-week program starts next January, in partnership with Roseville, MI, police and Roseville High School. They aim to “inform, engage and empower” students to become problem solvers working with police to find solutions together.
Before devoting herself to pursuing peace, Brenda spent over 25 years as a fashion exec pursuing (and creating) fashion trends. Naturally, her Future Tectonic Leaders program includes a sweatshirt.
Just to name a few of her prejudice-shattering efforts: Brenda was the first Jewish person to deliver a Ramadan sermon at a mosque in Michigan. She placed Jewish libraries in four area mosques. She produced Reuniting The Children of Abraham, a multi-media educational program that brought children of different religions together in dialogue, and eventually in a theatrical production that later was featured in a CBS-network documentary. She has presented her ideas in Amman, Jordan, hosted by Prince Hasan.
Clicking on this cover image takes you to the book’s Amazon page.
Samia, a telecom exec and a Muslim, was born in Senegal, Africa. Raised in southern Lebanon, she lost her grandmother and grand aunt to an Israeli raid. At prep school in France, she was so antisemitic that whenever she saw Israeli oranges in a market, she squashed them. Nevertheless, she and Brenda have become dear friends and partners in pursuing peace.
They’ve just published a book about their unlikely friendship and the efforts of other peacemakers, Harnessing The Power Of Tension. Learn more at TectonicLeadership.org.
Brenda is one of my closest friends. (When I was treated for stage 4 cancer, she supported me all the way from visits to the oncologist to designing my wig to countless calls and visits.) I’ve witnessed the skepticism and hostility Brenda has endured, accused of naivete or worse. I marvel at her resilience.
This week Brenda was honored with the Community Leadership Award from the Detroit Chapter of the American Jewish Committee. I was there, cheering her on. In accepting, Brenda quoted the late Israeli president Shimon Peres: “If you have two solutions, don’t waste your time in trying to convince the other party… Try to create a third solution which is unknown.”
Brenda recently received a call from no less than the FBI, inviting her to serve as a multi-cultural advisor. You can be sure she accepted.
I’m proud of you, dear friend. Because of you, the world may someday be a safer place.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2015 by Suzy Farbman.
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2 thoughts on “Brenda Rosenberg: Unafraid of ‘Tension,’ she focuses on peace that’s still possible”
Marilyn Connor November 15, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Thank you Suzy for writing about Brenda and her peace movement. You have put into words what all of us who are blessed to call her friend feel about her. She is our valiant warrior for peace and you our spirited warrior for telling her story so perfectly. Wish I could have been with you to honor Brenda.
Suzy Farbman Post author December 1, 2015 at 8:44 am
Thanks for the insightful comment, dear friend.
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Sansa Stark Is Morphing Into Cersei Lannister
There Is Proof That Sansa Stark Is Morphing Into Cersei Lannister
Rebecca Farley
Photo: Helen Sloan/Courtesy of HBO.
Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) is changing. One of the lone surviving Starks, the redhead is a little more scheming this season — almost like one Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey). Marie Claire pointed out that it's not just her attitude that it's a little more queenly; Sansa's also sporting hair that looks like her former mother-in-law's. (Or current mother-in-law. Who knows?) In fact, her hairstyle looks nearly identical to Cersei's traditional look.
Twitter users were first to point this out, as they tend to be.
"Anybody else noticed that Sansa is sporting Cersei's hair style?" one writes. In the premiere episode, Sansa seems almost wistful for Cersei, admitting to Jon Snow (Kit Harington) that she maybe "admired" the Queen. The internet pointed out that she maybe "admired" Cersei's hairstyle, too.
"You almost sound as if you admire her"
"I learned a great deal from her"
Anybody else noticed that Sansa is sporting Cersei's hair style? pic.twitter.com/QqjfZgvnxV
— RedTeamReview (@RedTeamReview) July 18, 2017
Sansa is turning into Cersei, hair and all
— Stevie Janowski (@CoachPipe) July 18, 2017
Sansa certainly "admires" Cersei. Sansa's hair this season matches Cersei from season 3. pic.twitter.com/fJmkhjgX4i
— Mkbean (@mkbeanbuilds) July 17, 2017
The hairstyle itself is a fairly standard Game of Thrones braided style — you could argue that this style might just be in vogue in Westeros. (One wonders: Are there beauty trends in Westeros? How does one keep current with them? Is there a beauty publication delivered by crow?) But this is Game of Thrones, a stunningly intricate display of clues, Easter Eggs, and deliberate style choices.
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When Kevin Alexander, the former hair designer for the show, gave a breakdown of Sansa's hair circa season 3, he explained that Sansa's hair matched her current state — at that point, she was married to Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) and virtually trapped in King's Landing.
"Everyone is breaking Sansa, all the way through the third season. They’re chipping away at her bit by bit," Alexander said at the time. "As time goes on, she starts to not care. We didn’t want her to go too glamorous." In season three, Sansa wore mostly loose waves.
Turner herself has also admitted that her hair choices are deliberate.
“There’s always a pattern,” Sophie Turner told Refinery29 in June. “It’s never random."
She continued, "Sansa’s hair is constantly reflecting the people she’s learning from, or mimicking, or inspired by at the time. When she’s Cersei’s prisoner, and she’s kind of absorbing all her manipulative techniques, it’s reflected in her hairstyle, and when she’s finding the spirit of Margaery in herself, she wears her hair like Margaery."
So, if her hair is a dead ringer for Cersei these days, is Sansa about to morph into Cersei Lannister?
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Description: PRICE REDUCED $20,000 QUICK POSSESSION Get settled before Canyon Falls School opens in September! Proudly Marketed by Tanya Grant RE/MAX Kelowna. For private viewing call 250.864.8484 Imagine living in this bright and modern open concept family home in The Ponds, a sought after, thriving community with access to hiking/biking trails, Chute Lake Elementary School, OKM Secondary School, Canyon Falls Middle School slated to open Sept 2019, and a Village Centre coming soon. Easy family living with spacious kitchen, dining, living room, 9 foot ceilings, and access to the patio and fenced yard. Upstairs, 3 bright bedrooms including Master Suite w. 3pc Ensuite, lake view, and conveniently located stacking laundry, and another full bath. Fully finished basement has a large 4th Bedroom and full bath and an open family room with plenty of space. Beautiful landscaping w. irrigation and an oversized attached single garage w. back lane access, extra parking, and room for the kids to play in the fenced yard. Come check out this lovely Upper Mission Family Home! For virtual tour and more photos and neighbourhood information, visit UpperMissionTanya.ca (id:2470)
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Total Bathrooms:
Upper Mission
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Electric - Conventional
Master Bed Dim:
13 ft ,5 in x 15 ft
Bedroom 1 Dim:
9 ft ,11 in x 8 ft ,11 in
9 ft ,11 in x 9 ft
11 ft ,3 in x 11 ft ,11 in
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Game Rm Dim:
16 ft ,4 in x 14 ft ,9 in
Dining Rm Dim:
11 ft ,9 in x 8 ft ,11 in
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Asphalt shingle - Conventional
FEATURES: Fireplace
LOT FEATURES: Mountain View, Water View
COMMUNITY FEATURES: Recreation Facilities
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List Agent: Tanya Grant
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Two people hospitalised after Collier Row car crash
Matthew Clemenson
Firefighters reportedly had to remove the roof from one car to help treat an injured person.
Emergency services closed a main road in Collier Row briefly last night (Tuesday, November 20) after two people were injured in a car crash.
A Met Police spokesman confirmed officers were called at around 8.35pm to reports of a crash between two vehicles on Hog Hill Road at the junction with Collier Row Road.
Police officers, paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and firefighters from the London Fire Brigade attended the scene.
Two people were taken to an east London hospital, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
It is believed firefighters had to remove the roof of one car to access an injured person inside.
The London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service have been contacted for further comment.
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R&R Inn & Suites
6508 48 Avenue, Highway 13
T4V 3A3 Camrose
rrinnsuites@gmail.com
Welcome to R&R Inn and Suites in Camrose
We will be your home away from home.
Relax and Rest with us at the R&R Inn and Suites. Whether you travel for business or pleasure, you will appreciate the comfort and convenience. All our rooms are designed with comfort in mind, from our single rooms and junior suites to the executive suites ( which feature a Jacuzzi). Located near shopping centers and restaurants, only minutes from downtown, makes our hotel the perfect destination.
45 Spacious Rooms & Suites. Main floor Drive-Up Access. Handicap Room. Business Service. Wifi Internet access. Guest Laundry. Microwave & Fridge in all rooms. 6 Movie Channels. Deluxe continental Breakfast with seasonal Fruits. Huge parking at rear for Big Rigs & RVs
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Prof Graeme Buchanan
Dr Graeme Buchanan
Principal Conservation Scientist, Conservation Science
My current work consists of the use of spatial data especially satellite images. This includes monitoring land cover change in sites (protected areas and Important Bird Areas), and species ranges (IUCN Red Listing).
I also work on developing scenarios of land use, land cover, habitat change and the impact on biodiversity. I am involved in the promotion of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing in conservation.
My previous work was on upland and moorland birds, reed bunting evolutionary ecology and conservation on the Seychelles and Mauritius.
External Activities
2015 to present: Council, British Ornithologists' Union
2014 to present: Associate Editor, Remote Sensing for Conservation and Ecology
2010-2014: British Ornithologists' Union Meetings Committee
2010 to present: Associate Editor, Bird Conservation International
Partners and Collaboration
Dr Paul Donald, BirdLife International
Dr Stu Butchart, BirdLife International
Dr Gregoire Dubois, EC-JRC
Dr Allison Leidner, NASA
Scotland Headquarters, 2 Lochside View, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9DH
graeme.buchanan@rspb.org.uk
Identifying problems International species New methods and technologies Protected areas Tropical forests UK species Upland
Toward quantification of the impact of 21st century deforestation on the extinction risk of terrestrial vertebrates
Conservation actions need to be prioritised, often taking into account species’ extinction risk. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List provides an accepted objective framework for the assessment of extinction risk, but field data to apply the IUCN Red List criteria ...
RSPB Authors
Alison Beresford, Dr Graeme Buchanan
Tracewski, L., Butchart, S.H.M., Di Marco, M., Ficetola, G.F., Rondinini, C., Symes, A., Wheatley, H., Beresford, A.E. & Buchanan, G.M.
View publication Details
Tropical forests Woodland
The contributions of the EU Nature Directives to the CBD and other multilateral environmental agreements
Through a review of published studies and new analyses of publicly available data, we assess how the European Union (EU) Nature Directives complements the CBD strategic goals for 2020 as set out in the 20 Aichi Targets, thereby addressing a question posed by the European Commission about the coherence of the Directives with other international biodiversity...
Alison Beresford, Dr Graeme Buchanan, Dr Fiona Sanderson, Dr Rebecca Jefferson
Beresford, A.E., Buchanan, G.M., Sanderson, F.J., Jefferson, R. & Donald, P.F.
Conservation Letters
International Protected areas
Advancing terrestrial conservation through remote sensing
Conservationists recognise that remote sensing can make a substantial contribution to their effort to monitor the environment to better understand and reduce the impact of anthropogenic activities. However, often it is perceived that the needs of...
Buchanan, G.M., Brink, A.B., Leidner, A.K., Rose, R. & Wegmann, M.
Ecological Informatics
Ecosystem services New methods and technologies
Protection reduces loss of natural land-cover at sites of conservation importance across Africa
There is an emerging consensus that protected areas are key in reducing adverse land-cover change, but their efficacy remains difficult to quantify. Many previous assessments of protected area effectiveness ...
Dr Graeme Buchanan, Dr Paul Donald
Beresford, A.E., Eshiamwata, G.W., Donald, P.F., Balmford, A., Bertzky, B., Brink, A.B., Fishpool, L.D.C., Mayaux, P., Phalan, B., Simonetti, D. & Buchanan, G.M.
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Managing habitats for wildlife
As well as providing valuable wetland habitat benefiting a range of wildlife, drainage channels can be important corridors which allow species to move through the countryside.
The wildlife value of drainage channels is sensitive to many factors which can be influenced by the management of the channels and surrounding land.
Drainage channels (dykes, drains, ditches, lanes, rheens, rhines or rhynes) come in a variety of types and are common features on farmland. This page deals with the standard farmland drainage channels. Where more specialised drainage channel habitats are involved, you should seek more detailed advice.
High water quality is essential to the wildlife value of drainage channels.
Clean drainage channels on a little and often basis.
Maintain a variety of habitats on drainage channel banks.
Benefits to wildlife
Water is a huge attraction to wildlife and drainage channels benefit different species depending on their type and where they are in the country.
Drainage channels which have water in them all year around tend to have the highest wildlife value.
In the uplands, small ditches which are only occasionally wet provide a niche for certain plants and invertebrates. These can, in turn, be important foods for many birds, including wading birds (such as lapwings, redshanks, curlews and snipe) and their chicks in fields where they breed.
The slow-flowing waters of many lowland drainage channels can support a great variety of wetland plants, providing food and cover for a wealth of invertebrates and other wildlife, some of which can be very rare. Larger drainage channels provide habitats for many species of bird, fish, amphibian and mammal such as the otter and water vole.
Bird guide: curlew
Bird guide: lapwing
Bird guide: redshank
Bird guide: snipe
Benefits to the land
A grass strip of four to six metres established either side of drainage channels can increase the farm’s wildlife value, as well as offering additional benefits.
It may:
Take out land which cannot be sprayed by certain chemicals due to aquatic buffer zone requirements and potentially increase overall gross margin per hectare.
Stabilise banks.
Offer more flexible timing for maintenance.
Filter water run-off to reduce sediment leaving the field.
Reduce the spread of annual weeds into cropped areas by encouraging a thick sward of perennial plants. Regular topping in the first couple of years after establishment can achieve this.
Such strips can be established through agri-environment schemes or by locating set-aside strips next to ditches. Natural regeneration of such margins allows species which are suited to the soils to colonise.
How to manage edges and banks
The edges and banks of drainage channels are of great importance to their suitability for wildlife.
You should avoid shading out drainage channels by planting new hedges too close to them, particularly on the southern side. Allowing isolated trees or patches of scrub to develop can, however, add to the variety of habitat.
In arable situations, maintain a variety of bank habitats around the farm by cutting banks on a rotation of 2–5 years. Regular cutting prevents a few species becoming dominant, while less frequently cut bank sides are favoured by small mammals.
Cutting should be avoided between March and the end of August.
Managing drainage channels
A 'little and often' approach is important. Over time, drainage channels have a natural succession of changes, each phase having its characteristic species.
Aquatic plants such as pondweeds are shaded out by plants which grow up from the bottom, such as rushes and reeds. These spread to choke the ditch and accelerate silting, preventing the channel from maintaining good drainage of the surrounding land and reducing its overall wildlife value.
The most diverse drainage channel systems for wildlife have all phases of the succession represented, from recently cleared sections to silted and well-vegetated ones. This requires a careful programme of rotational management around the farm. Modern machinery enables vegetation to be cleared more efficiently and far larger sections to be cleared at once than ever before.
If large sections are completely cleared in one go, re-colonisation will be slow and will result in drainage channels of low wildlife value. It is therefore vital to leave some areas uncleared and take a ‘little and often’ approach to cleaning on slow-flowing lowland channels.
Weed cutting buckets are less severe than hard-edged buckets and can be used more regularly.
On larger drainage channels, leave a third of the width unexcavated, to maintain a fringe of aquatic plants. Next time around, reverse this and leave a third on the other side. If this will seriously affect land drainage, consider widening small sections, perhaps at channel intersections, so that some silted and vegetated areas can remain.
If this is not possible, clear sections bit-by-bit throughout the rotation period rather than all at once. The length of time that drainage channels can be left can vary greatly between different sites.
Extend this length of time to the longest period which drainage efficiency will allow - if drainage channels need clearing every six years, consider doing a sixth of the total ditch length every year, or a third every two years if this is more practical.
Ideally, maintenance should be done in the six months after the end of August.
Drainage channels can support a rich variety of wildlife. PDF, 122Kb.
Ditch management advisory sheet (England)
Well-managed drainage channels are host to a wide variety of wildlife. PDF, 280Kb.
Ditch management advisory sheet (Scotland)
Extensively grazed grassland
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"Inheriting Fear" book
"Combatting Fear" book
Voice & Film Recordings
About Sandy
Fresh Manuscript
Ah, the joy of holding a freshly printed and bound manuscript while the paper is still warm. With a spine and plastic front, it's almost like a real book. All that hard work, blood, sweat, tears and down right crazy ideas, have finally been wrestled into 80,000 words that (hopefully) will make someone laugh and cry and think about them long after they've finished reading.
And that my friends is the reason I keep tapping the keyboard 'til all hours of the night, instead of feeding the family, or doing housework (just about anything really). The satisfaction of persistence and success. Keeping in mind that success isn't necessarily having your name in the top 10 list, or receiving a cheque from a real publishing house. No, success can be just knowing you've spun a wonderful tale that no-one else could tell the same way.
A pat on the back to all those writers out there who keep on keeping on. (smile)
“Don't be 'a writer'. Be writing.”
© Sandy Vaile 2012-2018
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Fab South African Stuff
The South African Gospel Singers in London
SAPeople Contributor
The South African Gospel Singers will be performing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London on Monday 18th July…making it the perfect evening out to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday (if you happen to be in the UK).
The South African Gospel Singers Credit: Joyful Noise website
The choir, directed by Pinise Saul, is one of the greatest gospel choirs in the world. It was formed in 1979 to fight against apartheid, and remains true to its original spirit of creating uplifting music that lifts your soul.
On the South Bank website, the choir is described as continuing to “draw on Xhosa, Zulu and Suthu vocal traditions while embracing township and traditional harmonies, gospel, jazz and soul to create something that is beautiful and moving in the grand style of the very best South African music.
“The singers’ close harmonies combined with their skin-tight band, led by guitarist Lucky Ranku, create a performance that is both soulful and joyous. The choir’s awesome vocal power and bursting exuberance creates music that lifts your spirit and soothes your soul.”
Reviewer Jane Cornwell of the London Evening Standard newspaper described the South African Gospel Singers as ‘note perfect’.
Their performance ties in with Mandela Day (18th July) – a day on which people around the world are called on to celebrate the spirit of personal sacrifice and achievements of South Africa’s former president by making their own commitment of 67 minutes of their time to do a good deed for their local community. The 67 minutes is symbolic of Mandela’s 67 years that he devoted to the greater good of South Africa.
In celebration of this spirit and warmth of South Africa, the South African Gospel Singers are appearing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
View a video capturing the essence of the Soweto Gospel Choir:
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TimZ6mOUdo
To book tickets for Monday:
Monday 18 July | Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Tickets: 0844 847 9910 | South Bank Centre – Book Now
Other Dates/Venues in The Soweto Gospel Choir’s UK ‘African Grace’ tour :
Wednesday 20 July | Hall for Cornwall, Truro
Tickets: 01872 262466 | www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
Thursday 21 July | Band On The Wall, Manchester
Tickets: 0161 834 1786 | www.bandonthewall.org
Friday 22 July / Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
Tickets: 01206 500 900 | www.colchesterartscentre.com
Sunday 24 July |Truck Theatre, Hull
Tickets: 01482 323 638 | www.hulltruck.co.uk
Tuesday 26 July | the Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent
Tickets: 01227 769 075 | www.thegulbenkian.co.uk
For more information, click below:
The South African Gospel Singers
Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Fund (UK)
South African Gospel Singers
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Gloucester and Cheltenham MPs Call for Longer Max Stalking Sentence
Thursday, 7 April, 2016
Until May 2015 all I knew about stalking was what I’d read in the papers, and heard from some colleagues in Parliament (a surprising number of whom have been stalked). But then I learnt about Dr Eleanor Aston, a GP in Gloucester and Cheltenham resident.
The Heritage Lottery Fund and Gloucester’s Two Big Awards
Yesterday the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced two big awards to Gloucester Cathedral and the Llanthony Secunda Priory, totalling over £7 million – a huge step forward for our Heritage attractions to city residents and tourists alike.
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The University of Gloucestershire, the NHS Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust and the MP for Gloucester Richard Graham today announce that a bid will be submitted in October to the Baker Dearing Trust for a new Gloucestershire Health University Technical College (UTC) based within the cam
Celebrating Gloucester’s growth of apprenticeships
In National Apprentice Week City MP Richard Graham thanked Gloucester employers in Parliament for creating 6,640 apprenticeships since 2010 – placing Gloucester 61st out of all 533 English constituencies.
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Watch: Draymond Green ruthlessly trashes old man Paul Pierce
Draymond went there.
By Extra Mustard
"Respect your elders" is clearly not an adage Draymond Green adheres to.
In the first quarter of the Warriors' game against the Clippers on Thursday night, Green was caught on the broadcast audio laying into Pierce.
"You can't get no farewell tour, they don't love you like that," Green said. "You thought you was Kobe?"
Burnnnn.
Draymond just straight-up trashed Paul Pierce. "You can't get no farewell tour, they don't love you like that...You thought you was Kobe?" pic.twitter.com/SC0A0vxLTo
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 24, 2017
It's worth pointing out that Pierce, who at 39 is playing in his final NBA season, has had a decent (read: excellent) career. He was a 10-time All-Star in a career spanning three decades. He won a championship in 2008 and was named Finals MVP.
General, universal rule.." Always show respect to the ones that came before you"
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) February 24, 2017
73 wins and u thought u was gonna win a title that yr 😂😂😂3-1 lead oops
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) February 24, 2017
But no, he definitely hasn't earned a farewell tour.
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What Is City Hunter Lee Min Ho Up to?
by J. Bark
Y-Star followed Lee Min Ho for his overseas filming showing fans how Lee Min Ho was doing after the breakup with Park Min Young. (The two City Hunter stars confirmed their relationship in August 2011, and then their breakup was confirmed in January, 2012.)
Lee Min Ho was at the Incheon International Airport and he did not look taken aback by the sudden interview at all. He was all smiles and charm and told that he was leaving for overseas filming.
But, when he was asked about breaking up with Park Min Young, he was careful about answering and sidestepped the issue.
How Lee Min Ho is doing now, and also his greeting to fans before leaving overseas will be broadcast on February 7.
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Edinburgh, Scotland: Old Town, Royal Mile & Princes Street
It had always been my dream to visit Scotland, fancying it to be a land of warriors and knights in shining armour, who rode their horses through mountain wildernesses interspersed with valleys and lakes. Even though I did not meet any knights there, I was completely bewitched by Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. Edinburgh was also the hub of the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century that transformed Scotland into one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouses of Europe. Later, a friend remarked to me how she felt that Scotland was haunted and wanted to know my own feelings on the subject. Besides the sweet haunting sound of pan pipes that seemed to echo from nowhere and everywhere, I could very tangibly feel the intensely rich Scottish past pervading the Scottish air, making Scotland evocatively haunting.
I was staying at the Hotel Ibis, Royal Mile located in the Old Town, which is also the center of Edinburgh. The window of my room opened onto the Hunter Square with it's historic church and city-center - reminiscent of an era, now lost. Arriving late in the afternoon, I quickly showered and got dressed to take a walk around town. Starting from the Royal Mile, I walked to the New Town of Edinburgh to Princes Street with a view of the Edinburgh Castle. As I passed several shops and hotels and took a quick look at Zara, it somehow felt a little strange to have such a modern shopping center in such an ancient city that took you back in time! I ended my evening with a nice salad and a tall hot-chocolate at Starbucks, located right next to the Ibis hotel. It slowly began to rain, and it almost felt like the rain was further shrouding with mysterious rain drops, the many untold stories of a still to be discovered Scottish past.
The next day I arose early as I was scheduled to travel to Inverness, a city located in the north-eastern part of the Scottish highlands and about 4 hours by train from Edinburgh. Walking around the Old Town and Royal Mile as the rising sun softly penetrated it's rays through the sparse clouds, I said my goodbyes to Edinburgh, concluding my stay with another tall hot-chocolate at Starbucks!
Edinburgh Old Town, Radisson Blu hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
Shopping at Edinburgh Old Town, Scottish checks, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
Starbucks, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
Wearing Ralph Lauren check shirt, Zara jacket, Starbucks, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
The Woollen Mill, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
Hunter Square, Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. Image©sourcingstyle.com
Here is a video of an evening in Edinburgh taken from my Iphone 6S Plus. Exploring the New Town in Edinburgh with the shopping center in Princes Street that has a view of the Edinburgh Castle and Scottish National Library, and ending with a cab drive through Canongate, Edinburgh to Hotel Ibis, Royal Mile located in the Old Town of Edinburgh.
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Victoria Market, Inverness, Scotland
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Morning Coffee at Starbucks, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Old Town, Scotland
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Scotland, U.K.Gunjan Virk September 16, 2016 edinburgh scotland, royal mile edinburgh, princes street edinburgh, edinburgh castle, edinburgh old town, edinburgh new town, ibis edinburgh royal mile, hunter square edinburghComment
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Charlie Clapham
Trust in Yellow respond to Charlie Clapham's resignation
Clapham has stepped down as club chairman
Jamie Lopez
Southport FC fans with the Trust in Yellow flag
The official Southport FC supporters trust has paid tribute to Charlie Clapham and the three directors who today announced their resignations from the club.
The club announced today that long-serving chairman Clapham and vice chairman Sam Shrouder had resigned with immediate effect, believing their positions had become untenable in the wake of continuing supporter protests.
Haydn Preece, the club commercial and community director, and David Barron, who joined the board in September, will also leave the board at the end of the season.
Southport FC chairman Charlie Clapham resigns
Southport FC chairman Charlie Clapham
In a statement responding to the news, Trust in Yellow thanked the the men for their sustained commitment to the club over such a long period.
It said: “The Board of Trust In Yellow acknowledge the statement released by Charlie Clapham MBE on Southportfc.net and would like to put on record our appreciation and thanks for the many years of hard work and financial commitment that he has given to Southport FC since the early 1980s.
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“The same applies to the other departing Directors particularly Sam Shrouder who has been a loyal and supportive Vice-Chairman to Mr Clapham and has himself shown great commitment to the Club over many years.
“Haydn Preece has shown great enthusiasm and has worked extremely hard to create some very positive community and business links over a number of years for the Club, and Dave Barron, in his short time as a Director has introduced some excellent initiatives that have been very valuable to the Club.
“The Board wish all departing Directors and their families well in the future and it is our hope that the service of Charlie Clapham MBE should be honoured in a major way by the club and his experience in football should continue to be used in his role with the Vanarama National League and on the FA Council.”
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Nigel Allen, who was appointed to the board alongside Barron and former manager Liam Watson earlier in the season, has taken over as interim chairman.
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Safe Sun-Watching Party Sets Stage for Solar Eclipse, Rare Venus Transit
By Imelda B. Joson, Edwin L. Aguirre 2012-05-14T19:56:29Z Skywatching
This is a typical view of the Sun as seen through an H-alpha telescope. Details in the sun’s chromosphere that are visible include fine, carpet-like spicules and long, dark filaments across the disk as well as delicate prominences along the edges of the sun. Paul Hyndman captured this view on April 16, 2004, using an Astro-Physics 105-mm refractor fitted with a Coronado Solarmax90/T-Max and 30-mm blocking filter, a Tele Vue 2X Powermate lens and an SBIG STL-11000M CCD camera.
(Image: © Paul Hyndman)
UPDATE: For the latest tips and advice on seeing the May 20 solar eclipse, see: Annular Solar Eclipse of May 20: Complete Coverage
With a solar eclipse and a historic Venus transit of the sun both coming soon, hundreds of people had a chance to practice observing our star through dozens of specially filtered telescopes during a recent solar-observing bonanza in New York.
The event, dubbed the Northeast Astronomy Forum Solar Star Party, offered eager skywatchers and other curious members of the public an opportunity to safely view the sun through telescopes at various wavelengths. The result: Spectacular views of the sun ranging from plain visible light (also known as "white light") to the red light given off by hydrogen atoms and the purple glow emitted by calcium ions.
Some of the world’s finest solar astrophotographers and observers were on hand to field questions from attendees of the sun-watching session, which was held at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., on April 28 and 29. The experts explained the inner workings of the sun and the various solar features visible in the eyepiece.
They also shared tips about how to safely observe and photograph two spectacular upcoming skywatching events — the annular solar eclipse on May 20 and the transit of Venus across the sun's face on June 5 and 6, depending on location.
During the transit, Venus will appear in silhouette against the sun as a small, slow-moving black dot. Venus transits occur in pairs eight years apart, but these dual events happen less than once per century. The last such transit occurred in 2004, and the next won't come until 2117. [Venus Transit of 2004: 51 Amazing Photos]
The sun is the "star" attraction during the annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) Solar Star Party in New York.
(Image credit: Imelda Joson and Edwin Aguirre)
"We have volunteers from across the United States, Canada, Mexico, England, Italy, Germany, and Norway come to the star party to share their passion for the sun and to educate the public," said Robert "Barlow Bob" Godfrey, the star party’s founder and a member of the Rockland Astronomy Club, which organizes the NEAF.
"People from all walks of life and skill levels attend our star party year after year — from rank beginners to seasoned observers," he added.
WARNING: Never look directly at the sun through a telescope, binoculars or with the unaided eye as severe eye damage can result. Amateur and professional observers use special filters.
In addition to gaining fantastic views of the sun, people were able to glimpse the bright slim crescent of Venus in broad daylight through an unfiltered telescope.
Stephen Ramsden of the non-profit educational outreach program Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project brought an impressive array of solar telescopes for the public to use and enjoy. He also conducted a solar imaging workshop.
During the May 20 eclipse, the moon will cover most of the sun, leaving a ring of bright sunlight shining in the sky. A total solar eclipse — in which the moon blots out the entire sun — will happen in November
November's total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow track that crosses northern Australia and the South Pacific. Observers in the city of Cairns in Queensland will be immersed in the moon’s shadow for 2 minutes early in the morning of Nov. 14.
As all of these solar skywatching events loom, the sun continues to get more and more active. Solar activity waxes and wanes on an 11-year cycle, and researchers think the current one — known as Solar Cycle 24 — will peak in 2013.
For more information about the NEAF Solar Star Party, visit www.neafsolar.com.
Aurora fanatics Imelda Joson and Edwin Aguirre are eagerly awaiting the next solar storm. Follow SPACE.com for the latest in space science and exploration news on Twitter @Spacedotcom and on Facebook.
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What Is Community Sponsorship >
100 People Turn Out for Louth Launch
One-Hundred People Turn Out for Louth Launch
Posted by Hannah Feldman 13pc on June 20, 2018
On the evening of Tuesday 19th June, Louth Churches for Refugees welcomed one-hundred members of the community to Louth Methodist Church. Those attending were asked to support, practically and financially, a vision to welcome a vulnerable Syrian family to resettle and integrate within the Louth area. The evening was supported by national guest speakers and local exhibitors, LincsRefugeesDoctors and Greater Lincolnshire Area of Sanctuary.
The evening was a multi-media event with presentations on the history of the Syrian refugee crisis and films sharing the stories of resettled families in the UK. The evening ended with members of the public asking questions to a panel formed of speakers and LCfR volunteers. Questions ranged from “what financial commitment LCfR have to Community Sponsorship” to “how are we dealing with prejudices facing refugees resettling in the UK and the idea that “healthy young men could stay in Syria to rebuild”.
Following the event, Kate Michell from Greater Lincolnshire Area of Sanctuary commented “We really enjoyed the meeting last night, with interesting speakers and information and wish LCfR well in their work to sponsor a Syrian family. The Area of Sanctuary has provided sanctuary breaks to over 40 refugees in our own homes, around Louth, during the past two years, and can say that our guests have only met with warmth and welcome from the local community”.
LCfR Secretary, Jane Fletcher, encouraged people to help though a number of ways. By the end of the evening people had come forward with offers of website management, marketing, childcare, furniture, English language support, housing, safeguarding and more.
In addition, many people pledged to donate £5 per month for 24 months. LCfR's hope is that 125 people will commit financially in this way to reach their £15,000 target.
To offer your help and find out how to pledge £5 per month to support Community Sponsorship visit louthchurchesforrefugees.org.uk or their Facebook page.
Follow @SponsorRefugee on Twitter
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Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt)
A Dad's Advice for Daughters
By Philip Van Munching
Introduction by Katie Couric
Life can be pretty tricky when you're a teenage girl.
New things matter: Clothes. Parties. Boys. Suddenly being liked and being popular don't mean the same thing. Your parents get completely bizarre when the subject of dating comes up. A friend you've had forever stabs you in the back for no good reason. Everybody you know seems to feel free to comment on your constantly changing body. Drugs and alcohol go from being what you see "bad" kids doing on television shows to what you see your friends doing when no adults are around. How are you supposed to deal?
Since life doesn't come with a set of instructions, it helps to turn to people who have been through the stuff that you're facing. Even parents can help. (Really!) In Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (so they can look up your skirt), former teenage boy -- and current dad of two daughters -- Philip Van Munching helps guide you through some of life's most confusing topics. From Beauty to Grief, from Sex to Fate, Van Munching covers the things you most want to know about and, in his wise, warm, and funny way, offers advice on how you can become the young woman you most want to be.
Philip Van Munching
Philip Van Munching is the author of two previous books. His political and social commentary has appeared on the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. He also writes the "Devil's Adman" column for Brandweek. He and his wife, Christina, live with their daughters in New York City.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (May 2005)
Family & Relationships > Parenting
Family & Relationships > Fatherhood
Family & Relationships > General
"Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal is a fresh, informative, and entertaining guidebook that's a must read for every young woman in America. I believe parents should read it, and then give it to their daughters. This book tells your daughter what you so desperately want her to know, but yet can't get her to hear when it comes from you."
-- Dr. Phil McGraw
Book Cover Image (jpg): Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt)
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Loving the Highlander
By Janet Chapman
A tempestuous passion begins with a battle of wills...
When Sadie Quill comes upon an unbelievably gorgeous man lying naked beside a lake, she can't resist taking his photo -- and is quickly trapped in a passionate confrontation with the fierce stranger. Discovering the identity of this irresistible warrior will complicate Sadie's search for a legendary gold mine. For he is Morgan MacKeage, a medieval highlander in modern-day Maine, a man with the fury of the untamed wilderness pounding in his veins -- and the power to unlock Sadie's fragile heart.
Present day, deep in the Maine woods
The old wizard sat in reflective silence on the tall granite cliff, oblivious to the awakening forest around him, the roaring waterfall that shot from the precipice, and the churning pool of frothing water a good hundred feet beneath where he sat. Daar scratched his beard with the butt of his cane and sighed, his troubling thoughts completely focused on the lone fisherman below. He had done a terrible disservice to that young man six years ago. Aye, he was solely responsible for turning Morgan MacKeage's life into the mess it was now.
Daar had cast a spell that had brought Morgan's laird and brother, Greylen MacKeage, forward to the twenty-first century. It had been the wizard's greatest blunder to date. Oh, Greylen had made the journey safely enough, but so had six of his enemies, two of his men, and his younger brother, Morgan. Even their disgruntled war horses had managed to get sucked into the spell, catapulting them all on an unimaginable journey forward through time.
Daar blamed the mishap on his advanced age. He was old and tired, a bit forgetful on occasion, and that was the reason his magic sometimes went awry.
Morgan MacKeage should have been eight hundred years dead, having had the joy of a couple of wives and a dozen or so kids. Instead, the Highland warrior fishing below was now thirty-two, still unwed, and lonely. It seemed nearly a sin to Daar that his wizard's ineptness had caused such a fine, strong, intelligent warrior to be cast adrift without direction or purpose.
Daar hunched his shoulders under the weight of his guilt. Aye, that young man's malaise was all his fault, and it was past time he fixed things.
A woman might help.
Then again, a woman might only add to the young warrior's troubles.
Daar had discovered that twenty-first-century females were a decidedly peculiar breed. They were brash, outspoken, opinionated, and stubborn. But mostly they were simply too damned independent. They dared to live alone, they worked to support themselves, and they quite often owned property and held positions of power in business and government.
How was a man born in a time when women were chattel supposed to deal with such independent women? How was a virile twelfth-century warrior supposed to embrace his new life in such an outrageous time?
The MacKeages had lived in this modern world for six years. Six years of adapting, evolving, and finally accepting, and still Morgan MacKeage stood alone. Morgan's brother, Greylen, was happily settled with a wife, a daughter, and twins on the way. Callum was courting a woman in town, and Ian was secretly seeing a widow two nights a week. Even their sole surviving enemy, Michael MacBain, had fathered a son and was getting on with his life.
Only Morgan remained detached, not only from the company of females but also from the passions of life itself. He hunted, fished, and walked the woods incessantly, as if searching for something to settle the ache in his gut.
"Give a care, old man, lest you fall and become feed for the fish."
Daar nearly did fall at the sound of Morgan's familiar voice behind him. He stood and faced the young warrior and gave him a fierce scowl.
"You're a pagan, Morgan MacKeage, for scaring ten years off an old priest's life."
Morgan lifted a brow. "When I next see a priest, I'll be sure to confess my sin."
Daar attempted to straighten his shoulders and puff his chest at the insult but gave up as soon as he realized it made little difference. "You're seeing a priest now."
Morgan lifted his other brow. "What church ordains a drùidh into its ranks?"
"I was a priest long before I became a wizard," Daar shot back, pointing at the warrior. "And one is not contradictory to the other. Both roads lead in the same direction."
Morgan merely chuckled as he turned and started up the path that led to Daar's cabin. "Come on, old man, if you want breakfast," he said without looking back.
Eyeing the string of trout swinging from Morgan's belt, Daar decided he'd school the warrior on his manners later. After all, this argument had been repeated often over the last two years, since Daar had been forced to reveal his wizard's identity in order to save Greylen MacKeage's wife from kidnappers.
And what thanks had he got? None. Not even an "I'm sorry" that his precious old staff had been cut in half and thrown into a high mountain pond. It was that same pond, by the way, that was the source of the waterfall shooting out the side of the cliff from an underground stream, creating the crystal-clear pool that had produced the tasty trout he was about to have for breakfast.
"Does that puny new cane have any real power yet, drùidh?" Morgan asked as he settled into a comfortable, unhurried pace toward Daar's cabin.
Daar snorted. "As if I'd tell you," he muttered, eyeing the leather-sheathed sword tied to Morgan's backpack. The sword was more than three feet long, extending from Morgan's waist to a foot above his head, the hilt cocked to the side for easy access. That sword was as large as Greylen's sword and just as capable of destroying Daar's new cane.
Morgan stopped and turned to help Daar over a fallen log in the path. "Can it even toast bread yet?" he asked.
"It's powerful enough to gather stars in your head if I smack you with it."
Apparently not worried by the threat, Morgan turned his attention to something he pulled from his pocket. "What do you know of these?" he asked, holding up a three-foot-long orange ribbon of plastic.
Daar squinted at the ribbon. "What is it?"
"I don't know." Morgan leaned his fishing pole against his chest and used both hands to stretch the ribbon to its full length to show off the writing on it. "I found this one and several like it tied to trees all over the valley. And each one has numbers written on it."
Daar dismissed the ribbon with a negligent wave, eyeing the trout instead. His stomach rumbled, loudly announcing his hunger. "It's probably surveyors marking ownership lines," he said. He started toward home again. He was hungry, dammit, and had no patience for puzzles right now. "That's what they do in these modern times to mark their lands," Daar continued. "A man's word that he owns up to a river or to the crest of a mountain is no longer enough."
Daar stopped when he realized Morgan was not following. "Hell, boy. Your own land has lines drawn on a map and marked in the woods. They're even written in the deed you got when your brother purchased TarStone Mountain. It's what makes things legal today."
"They're not borders," Morgan said, stuffing the ribbon back in his pocket as he moved to follow Daar. "They don't run in any line I can discern."
ard"Then maybe they're logging markers," Daar offered next, mentally planning what he would fix with the trout. He started scanning the forest floor as they walked, looking for edible mushrooms. "Maybe they're doing a cutting in the valley," he absently continued. "Those numbers could be directions for the cutters."
"No. I found some of the ribbons on MacKeage land," Morgan countered, moving ahead to block his path, forcing them to a halt yet again. "And we are not cutting trees in this valley. The loggers we've hired are working east of here."
Daar looked up into Morgan's intense green eyes. "What is it you're wanting that's so important you're letting a fine brace of trout grow old?"
"I want you to use your magic and tell me what's happening in my woods."
Daar lifted his cane and used it to scratch his beard. "Ah. So it's okay to cast spells when it's convenient for you but not me? Is that how it works now?"
Morgan's eyes darkened. "There are rumors of a park being built in this valley, and I want to know if they're getting ahead of themselves and presuming to start work."
"And if they are, what does it matter?"
"I don't want the park to be here. A quarter of this valley is MacKeage land, and I'm against selling any of it."
"It's ours."
Daar lost hope that he was going to get breakfast anytime soon, unless they simply built a fire here and roasted the trout on spits. He sat down on a stump, cupped his hands over the top burl of his cane, and stared up at the young warrior.
"What's a few thousand acres to you, when your clan already owns four hundred thousand?"
"They can build their park someplace else, as long as it's not near this gorge."
Daar finally got his mind off his belly and focused on the man standing in front of him. Was that a faint spark he saw in those usually indifferent spruce-green eyes? Had something in this forest finally captured the attention of Morgan MacKeage?
"What's so special about this particular gorge?"
Morgan unhooked the trout from his belt. "These," he said, holding them up. He waved his fishing pole to encompass the forest. "This entire ridge. The stream that mysteriously appears from nowhere out the side of the mountain, cutting this gorge down to the valley. These trees. Have you even noticed their size, old man? Or their health? And these fish," he said again, shaking them slightly. "They're brook trout the size of salmon."
Daar frowned as he slowly looked around the forest. Aye, the trees did seem rather overlarge when compared with the others of the area. "They are big," he admitted. "I never noticed that before."
"That's because they were just like the rest only two years ago."
That number pricked at the wizard's memory.
"It's when your staff was thrown into the pond," Morgan continued at Daar's look of confusion. "It's the mist," he added, waving his fishing pole again. "See? It boils up from the falls and covers this gorge."
Daar nearly fell off the stump he was sitting on. The mist from the stream that ran from the mountain pond where his old staff lay?
Well, hell. Daar knew the water was special in that pond, since it held his magical staff, but he had never stopped to consider consequences such as this. Huge fish? Towering trees? A veritable rain forest where none should exist.
"It's magic," Morgan said in a whispered, almost reverent voice. "This entire gorge is the result of what happened two years ago. And I don't want it to become part of a park. Hundreds of people will come hiking through here and discover the magic."
Daar stood up. "And neither do I," he quickly agreed. "We must do something about this."
"You've got to talk to Grey," Morgan said. "And make him understand that our land must not become part of this park."
"Me?"
"He'll listen to you."
"He will not. He's mad at me right now. His wife just had some test for her pregnancy, and the blasted doctor told Grey that Grace was carrying twin daughters, not sons."
Morgan looked startled. "They can tell if an unborn child is a boy or a girl?"
Daar shrugged. "It seems they can now." He started walking back the way they had come, totally resigned now to missing his breakfast. He chose a path that would lead them above the falls to a ridge that overlooked the valley below. "Come on. Let's go see just how strong my staff has grown."
Morgan quickly fell into step beside him. "Will it tell me what the plastic ribbons are for?" he asked.
"Nay. It's not a crystal ball. It's only a conductor of energy."
As they walked along the path, Daar fingered the smooth, delicate cane he had been training since his had been lost. It sported only a couple of burls so far, which indicated that its power was not yet strong. His old staff, the one Grey had severed with his sword and thrown into the pond, had been riddled with burls, carrying the strength of fourteen hundred years of concentrated energy.
"Then what's the point?" Morgan asked. "If it can't do anything yet, why are we climbing the ridge?"
"Hush. I'm trying to remember the words," Daar instructed as they walked along. It was not that easy, reciting spells by rote. The last time he had tested the new cane for something more intricate than lighting a fire, it had rained dung beetles for more than an hour. He could only thank God that it had been dark outside at the time.
Surprisingly, Morgan obeyed his request, and they quickly reached the top of Fireline Ridge. Two miles behind them was the pond where his old staff lay on the bottom, and in front of them was the deep gorge that fingered its way to the vast valley below.
Daar was stunned. From this vantage point the stream's path was blatantly obvious. Large, lush hemlock and spruce and pine trees, draped in a mantle of mist, towered up from the forest floor in a carpet of vivid evergreen splendor.
The cane in his hand suddenly began to hum with delicate power. A warm, familiar energy coursed up his arm, and Daar closed his eyes to savor the distinct feel of his long-lost staff.
"What is it, old man? What's happening?" Morgan asked, taking a step back, eyeing the humming cane as it twisted and grew in length and thickness.
"Here. Touch this," Daar said, holding out his staff. "Feel it, Morgan. 'Tis the energy of life."
"I'm not touching that accursed thing."
"It won't bite," Daar snapped, poking the warrior in the belly.
Morgan instinctively grabbed the cane to protect himself, his eyes widening as the warm cherrywood sent its vibrations up his arm and into his body.
"There. That's what it's about, warrior. That's the life force. Have you forgotten what passion feels like?"
Morgan let go and stepped back, rubbing his hand on his shirt as he did. "I've forgotten nothing, old man. Now, point that thing at the valley and say your words. Tell me what's happening down there."
Daar pointed his staff toward the valley below and began to chant his ancient language. The burls on his cane warmed. The breeze kicked into a wind, sending the mist into swirling puffs of chaos around them. Birds and squirrels scurried for cover, and the distant roar of the falls turned to a whisper.
Daar opened one eye to peek at Morgan. The man had his hands balled into fists, his eyes scrunched closed, and his head pulled into his shoulders, his jaw clenched with enough force to break his teeth. And the poor warrior appeared to be holding his breath.
"It would go much better if you helped," Daar said. "Grab hold of the staff with me, Morgan, and concentrate. Feel the energy first, then see it in your mind's eye."
Morgan MacKeage slowly laid his hand over the second burl on the cane, his grip tight enough almost to splinter the wood. Together they waved the staff, which had nearly doubled in length, over the valley.
"Now. Tell me what you see, warrior. Tell me, and I will interpret it for you."
"Light. I see blinding light, yet it does not hurt my eyes."
"What color is the light?"
"Can you not see it yourself, drùidh? It's white. I can feel the heat, but I don't feel burned. And yellow. I see yellow sparks."
"And what is the yellow light doing?"
"It's dancing through the white light in dizzying
circles, as if searching for something."
"What else do you see?"
"There is green also, chasing the yellow light."
Daar swept the staff into an arc farther afield, then stopped, bracing himself for the jolt of energy he knew was coming. The light intensified, swirling the colors into a blinding rainbow. The staff jerked, tugging at their hands as the new energy hit with the force of a tornado.
The warrior was not prepared. He staggered back against the assault but did not let go of his powerful grip.
"Holy hell. What's happening, drùidh? There's a great blackness swirling through the light now, driving against the yellow sparks. The yellow light is disappearing."
"And the green, warrior? What is the green doing?"
"Chasing the blackness. But when it reaches it, nothing is there."
Daar released his grip on the staff and stepped back. The wind stilled, and the mist immediately returned, as did the roar of the falls.
Morgan turned to face him, still clutching the once again normal-sized cane in his hand. Pale and shaken, Morgan threw the now silent piece of wood to the ground.
"Few mortal men have experienced what you just did, warrior. What think you of my gift?"
"It told me nothing, old man. I saw only colors."
"It told you everything, Morgan. You just had a glimpse of the energies roaming this valley. The emotions."
"Emotions?"
"Aye. Did the green light not feel familiar to you? Was it not the same shade of green in the MacKeage plaid you wear?"
"If the green light represents me, then who is the yellow?"
Daar grinned. "Someone you have yet to meet."
"The ribbon planter? Is that the yellow light?"
Daar widened his grin. "Possibly."
Morgan frowned at his answer. "And the black?"
"Ah, the black. That is another life force. Something visiting your valley."
"Something? Or someone?"
Daar shrugged and bent to pick up his cane. "Evil usually takes a human form when it wishes to plague humans."
"So the black represents evil, then? And it's coming?"
"Nay, warrior. It's already here. And so is something good. Don't forget the yellow light, Morgan. That covered your valley as well."
"But I couldn't catch it, either."
"Because you became more busy chasing the black."
Morgan's sigh blew over Daar with enough force to make him take a step back. Morgan MacKeage looked ready to explode in a fit of frustration. Good. There was certainly no lack of passion now.
Daar held up his hand to stop Morgan's outburst. "Talk to your brother," he quickly suggested. "Ask Greylen's permission to claim this valley as your own. Then build your home here. He'll not deny your request."
That suggestion took the bluster from the warrior's expression. "A home? You think I should build a house here?"
"This is a good place to raise a family," Daar said, then added speculatively, "I'm guessing you've got two months at least, judging by the strength of the lights we saw, before you must truly become involved in this mystery. You should be able to have a house up in that time. And then your claim will be unmistakable. It will put an end to the threat of a park in this gorge."
Morgan's face reddened. "I'm not having a family," he muttered. "So I don't need a house."
Well now, Daar thought. He wasn't having children, huh? That was news. Very disturbing news, considering the strength of the passion Daar had seen in the lights just now.
Not that he intended to tell Morgan that. No, some things were better left discovered on their own.
Such as the gender of unborn children, to name one.
"But why?" Daar asked. "Every warrior wants sons."
Morgan rubbed the back of his neck with one large hand. "I'm not a warrior anymore, drùidh, thanks to you. I'm just a man who shouldn't even exist now. I'm nothing."
"That's not true. You are alive, Morgan MacKeage, whether you wish to be or not. You are a landowner and a member of this community now. You run a ski resort with your clan."
Morgan actually laughed at that. "I sit people's asses onto a ski lift by day and spend every winter driving a machine up and down the mountain, grooming perfectly good snow. You call that noble work?"
"And fishing and hunting is?"
Morgan actually growled. "I feed you, old man."
His growl was suddenly answered by another, coming from the mist just below them. Morgan pivoted and drew his sword in one smooth motion.
"You'll not harm Faol," Daar said, moving to place his hand over the hilt of the sword. "He's my pet."
"A wolf?" Morgan asked, recognizing the Gaelic name for the beast. He tried to peer through the rising mist, then looked briefly at Daar. "You have a wolf for a pet?"
"Aye, it seems I do now. He arrived on my doorstep just last week."
"There are no wolves in this land."
Daar shrugged. "Maybe they're just wise enough not to be seen."
Faol finally showed himself, stepping silently out of the mist, his head low and his hackles raised. Morgan grabbed Daar by the shoulder and quickly pushed the wizard behind him. Morgan raised his sword again.
The wolf growled.
Daar snorted. "Two warriors, each protecting me from the other. Now, cease," he said, stepping back between them. He faced Morgan. "Faol can help you."
"Help me what?"
"Your valley, remember? The lights? The blackness? Faol can help you discover what's happening."
Morgan looked incredulous. "He's a wolf."
"Aye, warrior, he is that. But, like you, he's without direction. He's wanting a good fight to stir his blood."
Morgan looked over Daar's head at Faol, then back at the wizard, his eyes narrowed in speculation. "Is he one of your spells, drùidh? Have you conjured the wolf to plague me?"
Daar raised his hand to his heart but cocked his head to keep one guarded eye on the heavens. "May God strike me dead if I'm lying. Faol is as real as the hair on my face. He just showed up at my cabin eight days ago."
Morgan still looked skeptical. He slowly lowered his sword until the tip touched the ground. With his free hand he ripped one of the trout from his belt and tossed it to the wolf.
Faol stepped forward until he was standing over the fish and growled again.
Morgan snorted. "Some pet."
Alarmed that Morgan was giving away their breakfast, Daar moved to gather wood for a fire. By God, they would eat now before he fainted. He quickly set several branches into a pile, touched his cane to it, and muttered under his breath.
The wood immediately caught fire.
"I'll be more civilized if you toss one of those trout to me," he said then. "Ignore the beast, and whittle some spits to roast our breakfast on. A man could starve to death in your company."
It took Morgan another good minute to move. Finally, satisfied that Faol was more intent on guarding his trout than on eating the two of them, Morgan sheathed his sword and drew out his dagger. He stripped a maple sapling of its leaves and fashioned two intricate circular spits, skewered the three remaining fish, and walked over to the now crackling fire. Not once throughout his chore did Morgan take his attention off the wolf.
"Will you lend me your dagger, please?" Daar asked, once the trout were roasting.
Morgan studied the hand held out to him. "What for?" he asked, darting another brief look at Faol.
"I've a chore that needs doing while breakfast cooks."
Obviously reluctant to give up his weapon, con-sidering he was within lunging distance of a wolf, the Highlander hesitated.
"He's more intent on eating the trout than us," Daar assured him, still holding out his hand. He grinned at the warrior. "Or is it me you're afraid of arming?"
He was answered by a green-eyed glare strong enough to turn a man into stone. Daar had a moment's concern that true passion in this warrior might very well turn out to be a dangerous thing for anyone on the receiving end of it.
Morgan finally handed his dagger to Daar, then quickly drew his sword and laid it across his knees. Faol lifted his head at the motion.
"Have you noticed his eyes?" Daar asked, using the dagger to point at Faol. "And the way he cants his head slightly to the right? Does he not seem familiar to you?"
Morgan's and Faol's gazes locked, each seemingly determined to outstare the other.
"No," Morgan said, not breaking eye contact. "He's just a wolf."
Daar sighed and set the sharp blade of the dagger to the small burl in the middle of his cane. Morgan had been only a lad of nine when Duncan MacKeage had died. And nine-year-olds had no time for noticing things like the color of their fathers' eyes.
"What are you doing?" Morgan asked, his attention suddenly drawn from the wolf when he realized that Daar was using the dagger on his cane.
"I'm thinking you should have some help as you set out on this path you seem determined to travel," Daar said, prying at the stubborn knot. The cane hissed in protest and started to vibrate.
"I want nothing to do with your magic," Morgan said, quickly moving back to tend the trout. "Keep your precious cane intact. You need its powers more than I do."
Daar ignored Morgan. His snarling cane was trying to scorch his hand as it twisted and sputtered to avoid the blade of the dagger.
Faol whined and stood up, leaving his trout and backing away toward the woods. Morgan also stood, his sword at the ready in his hand. He, too, began moving toward the safety of the forest.
With the deep roar of a wounded animal, the burl suddenly popped free of the cane and rolled across the forest floor, igniting a path of snapping red flames. Faol yelped and disappeared into the woods. Morgan grabbed Daar around the waist, lifted him off his tree stump, and pulled him into the forest. They stood together behind a giant spruce and watched as the angry knot of wood rolled around in frantic circles, spitting and hissing a rainbow of sparks.
"Are you insane, old man?" Morgan whispered. "You shouldn't piss off the magic."
Daar wiggled himself free of Morgan's grip and walked back to the stump. He picked up his now maimed staff and stroked it gently. "Give me that cord from around your neck," he told Morgan as he soothed his trembling cane.
Daar looked up. "Because it's time you let go of that pagan charm. It's been a worthless crutch and does nothing for you."
Morgan grasped the stone at his neck. "It's been with me for years."
"Old Dorna was not a true witch, Morgan. See her here today, alive and practicing her black magic? The old hag is eight hundred years dead. She preyed on simple-minded men and desperate women for her living. The stone is useless."
"I am not simple-minded."
"Nay. But neither are you quite ready to let go of your old beliefs. Have you learned nothing in six years? This thing called science has disproved what Dorna practiced and what you call magic."
"Then how does science explain you?"
"It can't. Nor will it ever. Some things must simply be accepted on faith."
The Highlander did not care for that explanation, if Daar read his expression correctly. Morgan gripped his amulet protectively, then finally tore the cord from around his neck. "Here," he said, handing it to Daar.
The wizard let the smooth stone slide free and fall to the ground. "Hand me that burl, would you?" he asked, using his cane to point at the now silent knot of cherrywood.
Morgan paled. "You pick it up," he whispered.
The burl was sitting against a rock, softly humming. With a sigh of impatience, Daar pushed himself off the stump and picked up the burl. He closed one eye and squinted the other to thread the rawhide cord through the burl.
"There's no hole," Morgan said, coming up behind him. "You can't push a soft rope through solid wood."
The rawhide smoothly slipped through the swirling cherrywood. Daar quickly knotted the cord and turned to Morgan.
The warrior stepped back, holding up his hand. "Keep that thing away from me."
"It won't bite," Daar snapped. "Now, lean over so I can put this around your neck."
"I said I don't want your magic."
"And I'm thinking the time will come when you will need it," Daar countered. "If not for yourself, think of the valley. And the yellow light. Remember? The blackness was consuming it."
Daar pointed at Morgan. "And although you may have survived your journey six years ago, there's no saying you'll survive this one. You are a fierce warrior, Morgan MacKeage. But hear me well. You are not invincible. The blackness is a powerful life force void of goodness, compassion, or conscience. It will devour anything that gets in its way -- you, the yellow light, and eventually this whole valley if it manages to get past you. This small piece of my cane will be your greatest weapon against it."
It took the warrior some time to digest Daar's words. Finally, Morgan leaned forward and bowed his head, allowing the wizard to place the cord around his neck. Daar then centered the burl over Morgan's chest as he straightened.
"If you want this to work, you're going to have to give it your faith," Daar told him, stepping back to admire his gift. "And your intelligence. This burl is not strong by itself. You must discover the best way to add to its strength."
Standing as still as the mountains themselves and holding his breath again, Morgan scowled at him. "How -- " He swallowed hard. "How do I do that?"
Daar waved his question away. "You'll figure it out when the time is right."
He handed Morgan back his dagger. As if afraid any quick movements would fry him on the spot, the warrior carefully held out his hand and took his weapon, then slowly placed it back in his belt.
"Oh, one more thing, Morgan. You're not to whisper even a hint of what's happened here today. Especially not to your brother. Not one word about the unusual state of this gorge, your vision, or my special gift to you," Daar said, pointing at the burl. "I don't want Greylen knowing that any part of my old staff still exists, and I surely don't want him knowing that my new one is gaining strength."
The first hint that Morgan was beginning to relax appeared when one corner of his mouth turned up in a smile. "You have no worry I'll tell anyone about this, old man."
f0 Daar's nose suddenly twitched. What was burning? He looked around. The small fires the sparking burl had started were gone. The campfire, however, was burning brightly.
"Dammit! The fish!"
The burl around his neck suddenly forgotten, Morgan rushed to the fire and pulled the trout free of the flame. He held them up and turned to Daar, grinning.
"No worry. They're only charred on the outside a bit."
Morgan kicked at the fire with his foot, dousing the flame to leave only the smoldering coals, then placed the trout above the coals to finish cooking more slowly. Daar joined him, and together they sat once again facing the fire.
Morgan looked off into the forest, in the direction Faol had run. "Do you think he'll return?" he asked.
"Aye. I doubt he went far. He's probably watching us now."
Morgan hesitantly lifted his hand to the rawhide cord at his neck and slowly closed his fist over the burl. His eyes widened.
"It's warm."
Daar nodded. "Aye. It was angry for being ripped from the collective energy of the staff," he explained. "But now it is content. If feels your strength, warrior. It will work hard to protect you."
Faol silently returned to the edge of the clearing, lying down beside his trout. Morgan did not unsheathe his sword this time or pull his dagger from his belt. Instead, both warrior and wolf turned their attention to the burl hanging around Morgan's neck. Faol watched as Morgan fingered it briefly before he tucked it out of sight beneath his shirt.
Daar smiled. It was good, all that had happened today. Morgan had found his passion for life again in a mystery that promised a battle worth fighting.
Faol had found a new purpose as well.
And Daar's guilt was somewhat assuaged.
After ten long minutes of waiting, the trout was finally ready to eat. Daar watched as the Scot expertly pulled their breakfast from the spits, and the wizard was reminded of a similar moment nearly eight hundred years ago. There had been another campfire then, with old Laird MacKeage teaching his two young sons how to cook their catch.
What would Duncan MacKeage think of his sons today, of their predicament and their incredible journey? Would he be proud of how they had comported themselves through it all and how they were coping with their new lives now?
Or did Duncan already know?
Daar looked over at Faol. The animal rested much as Morgan did, relaxed but ready to spring into action if need be. For the tenth time in the last eight days, Daar wondered what power had lured a wolf in from the wild to walk among humans. And for the tenth time, he decided he didn't really care enough to inquire.
Daar finally took his first bite of the delicious trout the warrior handed him, and not a moment too soon. His stomach rumbled with thanks. He leaned back against one of the magically tall pine trees and watched Morgan MacKeage eat his breakfast.
Should he mention the fact that there was a woman involved in this valley mystery? And that she had shiny yellow hair that sparkled with the sensuous promise of passion?
Nay, probably not.
Better to leave some things a surprise.
Copyright © 2003 by Janet Chapman
A native of rural central Maine, Janet Chapman (1956–2017) lived in a cozy log cabin on a lake with her husband, three cats, and a stay young bull moose. The author of the hugely popular Highlander time-travel series, she also wrote numerous contemporary romances.
Publisher: Gallery Books (October 2014)
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Author Helene Cooper Discusses Her Heartbreaking Memoir House At... Meet Author Helene Cooper
The House at Sugar Beach
In Search of a Lost African Childhood
By Helene Cooper
Journalist Helene Cooper examines the violent past of her home country Liberia and the effects of its 1980 military coup in this deeply personal memoir and finalist for the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award.
Helene Cooper is “Congo,” a descendant of two Liberian dynasties—traced back to the first ship of freemen that set sail from New York in 1820 to found Monrovia. Helene grew up at Sugar Beach, a twenty-two-room mansion by the sea. Her childhood was filled with servants, flashy cars, a villa in Spain, and a farmhouse up-country. It was also an African childhood, filled with knock foot games and hot pepper soup, heartmen and neegee. When Helene was eight, the Coopers took in a foster child—a common custom among the Liberian elite. Eunice, a Bassa girl, suddenly became known as “Mrs. Cooper’s daughter.”
For years the Cooper daughters—Helene, her sister Marlene, and Eunice—blissfully enjoyed the trappings of wealth and advantage. But Liberia was like an unwatched pot of water left boiling on the stove. And on April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers staged a coup d'état, assassinating President William Tolbert and executing his cabinet. The Coopers and the entire Congo class were now the hunted, being imprisoned, shot, tortured, and raped. After a brutal daylight attack by a ragtag crew of soldiers, Helene, Marlene, and their mother fled Sugar Beach, and then Liberia, for America. They left Eunice behind.
A world away, Helene tried to assimilate as an American teenager. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill she found her passion in journalism, eventually becoming a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. She reported from every part of the globe—except Africa—as Liberia descended into war-torn, third-world hell.
In 2003, a near-death experience in Iraq convinced Helene that Liberia—and Eunice—could wait no longer. At once a deeply personal memoir and an examination of a violent and stratified country, The House at Sugar Beach tells of tragedy, forgiveness, and transcendence with unflinching honesty and a survivor's gentle humor. And at its heart, it is a story of Helene Cooper’s long voyage home.
Discussion Questions:
1. The first sentence of Helene Cooper's memoir is, "This is a story about rogues." Did you find this statement to be true? What sort of rogues did Helene fear she would encounter in Liberia?
2. Why do you think Helene chose to title her memoir The House at Sugar Beach even though she spent only seven years of her life there? What about the house is metaphorical for her entire childhood? Her entire life?
3. Discuss the role of religion in Helene's childhood. When did she pray? For what did she pray?
4. Throughout her childhood in Liberia Helene wishes to become a "been-to." When she moved to Knoxville in 1980 it "seemed like a place where [she] was trapped, prison far from home." How does she eventually make the States seem more like home?
5. Discuss Helene's relationship with Eunice in the house at Sugar Beach. What were some of the experiences they shared that made it clear that Eunice was more than a "live-in playmate"? How does the relationship evolve over the course of their lives?
6. Why do you think Helene and her sisters played, "when war time come"? Did Helene paint anything about the national unrest going on in Liberia? Did circumstances or events she experienced in her early life portend war?
7. Helene spends her childhood fearing seemingly harmless entities like negee and heartmen. Then we learn that her classmate Richard was indeed chased by a heartman, and only narrowly escaped. How did it change your understanding of the young Helene to learn that her fears were not unfounded? What forms have the imaginary boogiemen of your youth taken in adulthood?
8. Discuss the distinction between the native Liberians and the "Congo people." How did you react to Helene's cousin CeRue saying, "don't call me Congo, my grandma da Vai woman"? What does the national observance of Matilda Newport Day say about the relationship between native Liberians and Congo people? When war hit Liberia how did the distinctions become even more evident? Contrarily, how were the lines further blurred?
9. How did the mixing in of Liberian history help you to contextualize Helene's story? What about her story and the way she told it was universal?
10. Discuss Lah's rape. Do you admire her for what she did to protect the girls? She reports that the last thing the soldiers said to her before they raped her was, "You think the Americans are going to come and help you? Well, they back us." As an American, how did you react to this accusation?
11. Why do you think Helene decided to intersperse her articles with those being written about Liberia in Chapter 23? What effect did this have? Do you think she felt burdened by her homeland? Or guilty about her life as a journalist in the States?
12. Discuss the role of men in Helene's life. How did the Liberian cultural view of marriage affect the Cooper family? In what ways was Helene's father an ideal father figure? How did he let her down?
13. How does Helene's reunion with Eunice in the final chapter put her life in the States into perspective? How do you think Helene might have fared had she not left Liberia when the war began?
14. How does Helene's memoir differ from others you have read? Which stories will stay with you? What do you wish she had expanded on?
Enhancing your Book Club:
1. Prepare peanut soup, a traditional Liberian dish, and serve it for your book club:
Peanut soup (ground pea soup)
1 ham hock
1 pound stew beef
1 pound chicken pieces (thighs, wings, drumsticks)
1 celery stalk, diced
1 habanero pepper, minced
1 piece dried fish (optional)
2 large potatoes, cut into 1inch pieces
½ pound okra
½ jar peanut butter
Fill a soup pot halfway with water and add ham hock. Bring to a boil for 15 minutes. Discard the water, put the ham hock back in the pot, and refill with water, again halfway up. (This gets some of the oil out of the ham hock). Bring to a boil, and add beef, chicken, boullion cubes, onion, pepper, celery, habañero pepper, dried fish (if using), and salt and pepper. Cover and cook for about 30 minutes. Add potatoes, cook another 15 minutes. Add okra, cook 5 minutes, add peanut butter, cook 5 minutes more until peanut butter is melted into the soup. Taste and adjust seasonings. If soup is watery, add more peanut butter. If its too thick, add water.
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Helene Cooper is the Pulitzer Prize–winning Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times, having previously served as White House Correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, and the assistant editorial page editor. Prior to moving to the Times, Helene spent twelve years as a reporter and foreign correspondent at The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of the bestselling memoir, The House at Sugar Beach, and Madame President, a biography of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She was born in Monrovia, Liberia, and lives in the Washington, DC area.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (July 2009)
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"You must read Cooper's wildly tender memoir. It's that rarest of things, a personal story that transcends the people, the place, the world it is talking about and becomes a universal tale about the thousands of segregations, small and large, subtle and obvious, that shred all of us. It is beautifully written, utterly unself-conscious, and without a hint of self-pity. Cooper has an un-failing ear for language and a poet's tender heart. A powerful, important book that will teach you not only something about war and love, race and power, loss and hope, but also a great deal about yourself." -- Alexandra Fuller, author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood and The Legend of Colton H. Bryant
"Helene Cooper's memoir is a remarkable page-turner: gripping, perceptive, sometimes hilarious, and always moving. Her keen eye, fierce honesty, and incisive intelligence open a window on war-torn Liberia, America, and the stunning challenge of a life that straddles these deeply intertwined societies." -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, special adviser to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and author of The End of Poverty
"The tragedy of Liberia -- the most American of all the African tragedies -- is brought painfully to life in Helene Cooper's memoir. Her work is an antidote to statistics and headlines and the blur of Africa's sorrows, a reminder that history and war proceed one family at a time, one person at a time. They are never abstract, always personal." -- Arthur Phillips, author of Prague, The Egyptologist, and Angelica
"Rendered with aching nostalgia and wonderful language -- is a voyage of return, through which the author seeks to recover the past and to find that missing sister, even as the war deepens over the years to come. Elegant and eloquent, and full of news from places about which we know too little." -- Kirkus (Starred review)
"Among Cooper's aims in becoming a journalist were to reveal the atrocities committed in her native country. With amazing forthrightness, she has done so, delivering an eloquent, if painful, history of the African migratory experience." -- Ms. Magazine
"Masterly.... Nothing short of brilliant." -- The New York Times Book Review
"There is tenderness in this memoir, and Cooper is clear-eyed even as she tells of her loss." -- The New Yorker
"To understand what happened in Liberia is to understand what has happened in much of Africa, and Cooper tells it not like a seasoned journalist -- which is what she is -- but like a poet." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Nearly three decades after fleeing Liberia, Cooper offers an indelible view of her homeland and makes palpable the pain that she felt when she lost it." -- People
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PHILADELPHIA (April 26, 2017) — This week, during the annual Risk Management Society (RIMS) Conference and Exhibition held in Philadelphia, a team of four students from Saint Joseph’s University delivered the winning presentation in the Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge in front of industry leaders from across the nation.
The Saint Joseph’s team, comprised of Alyssa Cominsky '17, Andrew Grieco '18, Morgan Bui '17 and Nick D’Orazio '17, competed against 23 other universities who spent three weeks developing solutions to a risk management case study. Nine of the teams were selected to attend the RIMS conference.
This year’s Risk Management Challenge case-study was provided by PayPal. RIMS Board Director and PayPal Director of Global Risk Management and Insurance Laura Langone presented the team and Mike Angelina, executive director of the Academy of Risk Management and Insurance at SJU, with the $4,000 first-place prize at the Spencer Educational Foundation reception on April 24.
“Winning the Spencer-RIMS 2017 Case Competition was an incredible and rewarding experience,” the team wrote in a statement. “It was an honor to present our risk management proposal to the panel of industry judges and the risk manager of PayPal.”
“We attribute our success to the ability of all four of us to collaboratively bring our different perspectives to the table, and it reflects the countless hours and meetings spent working on the proposal,” the team also wrote. “None of this could have been achieved without the support from our mentor, Mike Angelina, and the board members of the Academy of Risk Management and Insurance at SJU. We feel so excited to bring the title back to SJU, and believe it further solidifies our recognition as the number one risk management and insurance program in the nation.”
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Ceramic tile from China and the fight against China imports
By Adams Lee
In just the last few months there has been an onset of trade actions brought by U.S. companies against incoming products of all kinds from China. With all the trade issues involving China and bipartisan anti-China sentiment prevalent in the United States, now is a great time to bring such actions. The international trade lawyers at my firm almost exclusively defend against antidumping and countervailing duty claims instead of bringing them. So I say this not to encourage more such actions, but as a simple statement of fact. This ceramic tile case was no surprise to U.S. trade lawyers as we had been hearing rumors it would be coming for months and I fully expect many more antidumping/countervailing duty cases will be coming down in the next few months.
If you are importing products from China, now is the time to know the trade risks of your imports.
The most recent case to drop came down last week against Chinese ceramic tile producers and exporters and the below explains more about that petition.
— The Ceramic Tile Petition and Background.
On April 10, 2019, The Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile (Petitioner), comprised of eight U.S. producers of ceramic tile products, filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) Ceramic Tiles Petition against ceramic tile products from China.
Under U.S. trade laws, a domestic industry can petition the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) and U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) to investigate whether the named subject imports are being sold to the United States at less than fair value (“dumping”) or benefit from unfair government subsidies. For AD/CVD duties to be imposed, the U.S. government must determine not only that dumping or subsidization is occurring, but also that the subject imports are causing “material injury” or “threat of material injury” to the domestic industry.
Chinese ceramic tiles have already been the subject of antidumping duties by the European Union, South Korea, Mexico, India, and Pakistan. The additional AD duties in these countries likely pushed Chinese ceramic tile exports away from these markets and resulted in increased export volumes to the U.S. market. Having seen how ceramic tile producers in other countries have used antidumping duties to limit Chinese imports into their markets, U.S. ceramic tile producers are now seeking their own antidumping and countervailing duties to protect the U.S. market.
— The Scope of the Ceramic Tile Petition.
The proposed scope in the petition identifies the merchandise to be covered by this AD/CVD investigation as the following:
The merchandise covered by these investigations is ceramic tile. Ceramic tiles are articles containing a mixture of minerals including clay {generally hydrous silicates of alumina or magnesium) that are treated to develop a fired bond. The subject merchandise includes ceramic flooring tile, wall tile, paving tile, hearth tile, porcelain tile; mosaic tile, finishing tile, .and the like (hereinafter “ceramic tile”}. All ceramic tile is subject to the scope regardless of whether the tile is glazed or unglazed, regardless of size, regardless of the. water absorption coefficient by weight, regardless of the extent of vitrification, and regardless of whether or not the tile is on a backing. Ceramic tile is covered by the scope regardless or end use, size, thickness, and weight. For the avoidance of doubt, subject merchandise includes tiles pressed as very large single pieces, up to and exceeding 5′ x 15′.
Subject merchandise includes ceramic tile produced in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that undergoes minor processing in a third country prior to importation into the United States. Similarly, subject merchandise includes ceramic tile produced in the PRC that undergoes minor processing after importation into the United States. Such minor processing includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the· following: beveling, cutting, trimming, staining, painting, polishing; finishing, or any other processing that would otherwise not remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
The scope excludes ceramic bricks properly classified under HTSUS 6904.10.00.10 through 6904.90.00.00.
Subject merchandise is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) under the following subheadings under heading 6907: 6907.21.10.05, 6907.21.10.11, 6907.21.10.51, 6907.21.20.00, 6907.21.30.00, 6907.21.40.00, 6907.21.90.11, 6907.21.90.51, 6907.22.10.05, 6907.22.10.11, 6907.22.10.51, 6907.22.20.00, 6907.22.30.00, 6907.22.40.00, 6907.22.90.11, 6907.22.90.51, 6907.23.10.05, 6907.23.10.11, 6907.23.10.51, 6907.23.20.00, 6907.23.30.00, 6907.23.40.00, 6907.23.90.11, 6907.23.90.51, 6907.30.10.05, 6907.30.10.11, 6907.30.10.51, 6907.30.20.00, 6907.30.30.00, 6907.30.40.00, 6907.30.90.11, 6907.30.90.51, 6907.40.10.05, 6907.40.10.11, 6907.40.10.51, 6907.40.20.00, 6907.40.30.00, 6907.40.40.00, 6907.40.90.11, and 6907.40.90.51. Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings of headings 6914 and 6905; 6914.10.80.00, 6914.90.80.00, 6905.10.00.00, and 6905.90.00.50. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.
— The Alleged Antidumping Margins on the Ceramic Tile
Petitioner calculated estimated dumping margins for China that range from 178.22% to 428.58%.
Although Petitioner alleged numerous government subsidy programs that benefitted the Chinese wood cabinet industries, Petitioner did not allege a specific subsidy rates.
— The Ceramic Tile Exporters and Producers
Petitioner included a list of Chinese Ceramic Tile Producers and Exporters.
— The Ceramic Tile Importers.
Petitioner also included a list of Ceramic Tile Importers.
— Estimated Schedule of Investigations into the Ceramic Tile Antidumping/Countervailing Duty Claims
April 10, 2019 – Petitions filed
April 30, 2019 – DOC initiates investigation
May 1, 2019 – ITC Staff Conference
May 24, 2019 – ITC preliminary determination
September 7, 2019 – DOC CVD preliminary determination (assuming extended deadline)
November 6, 2019 – DOC AD preliminary determination (assuming extended deadline)
March 20, 2020 – DOC final determination (extended and AD/CVD aligned)
May 4, 2020 – ITC final determination (extended)
May 11, 2020 – DOC AD/CVD orders issued (extended)
Adams Lee has more than twenty years’ experience providing strategic advice and legal guidance on complex international trade and administrative regulatory matters to US and foreign companies, trade associations, and foreign governments. He advises companies in a broad range of industries on international trade remedy and trade policy issues.
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Snow Leopard Distribution Maps Don’t Always Show True Picture
Study finds that snow leopards only use three quarters of the presumed snow leopard habitat in Himachal Pradesh, India, raising questions about the way we map the cat’s distribution.
by Snow Leopard Trust November 14, 2017 November 14, 2017
When we speak of the ‘snow leopard range’, we’re talking about a huge area – almost 2 million square kilometers, or roughly the same size as Mexico.
But how do we actually know where these cats live, and where they don’t?
In certain areas, we know snow leopards are present because we’ve seen the cats (or their signs). In other parts, there are reliable accounts from local people. But vast stretches of what we call snow leopard habitat haven’t ever been studied systematically, so nobody really knows if there are any snow leopards.
Instead, we put our faith in geophysical models. We look at things such as location, altitude, climate or terrain. If these factors match, we assume an area to be suitable for snow leopards – and so it becomes part of the 2 million square kilometer range of this cat.
Looks like perfect snow leopard habitat – but how do we know if there actually are any cats?
Of course, this approach has its limits. We may well be missing some good habitat, perhaps because it’s at a lower altitude than what we think is typical. On the other hand, we may also be considering areas as snow leopard habitat that don’t actually have any cats – or where they may have gone locally extinct.
If our assumptions of where snow leopards occur are inaccurate, any population estimate built on these assumptions – whether it’s for a region or globally – will be inaccurate as well.
Camera traps are one way of studying snow leopard presence and abundance. Photo: NCF India / Himachal Pradesh Forest Department / Snow Leopard Trust
To reduce the uncertainty, researchers in India wanted to get a more accurate picture of where these cats really live, and how that may have changed over time. They published their surprising results in the scientific journal Oryx this month.
“We systematically interviewed local people across the state of Himachal Pradesh to find out where snow leopards occur today, and where they used to occur 30 years ago”, says Abhishek Ghoshal, a researcher with NCF and Wildlife Institute of India.
“We found that snow leopards only use 75% of what we presumed to be snow leopard habitat in the state”, Abhishek says. “In the remaining 25%, there don’t seem to have been any cats in the last 30 years.”
The stealthy snow leopard makes a home in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh – but there are pockets where the cat doesn’t seem to occur. Photo: NCF India
While the interviews Abhishek and his team conducted give reliable information on whether snow leopards occur in a certain area, they don’t provide information about how many cats there are – so it’s impossible to say whether the population has grown or declined. But the researchers at least found out that the snow leopard distribution in Himachal Pradesh hasn’t changed significantly since the mid 1980s. “It’s unlikely that the snow leopard has disappeared from any sites in Himachal Pradesh in the last three decades, which is a positive sign”, added Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, a co-author on the paper and director of the Snow Leopard Trust’s India Program. “But we also need to be mindful of the fact that the snow leopard range hasn’t expanded to any new areas in that time.”
Prey is key factor
While Abhishek’s work revealed that existing global habitat models for snow leopards do not fit Himachal Pradesh very well, his research also showed one possible better way to predict where snow leopards occur at vast spatial and long temporal scales: “the actual snow leopard habitat in Himachal Pradesh seems to overlap exactly with the distribution of prey species like ibex and blue sheep. Wherever we found one of the prey species, we found snow leopards as well.”
The availability of wild prey such as blue sheep seems to be a rather reliable indicator for the snow leopard’s presence in a landscape. Photo: NCF India.
This result confirms earlier research that suggested prey was the most important condition for snow leopards to thrive. “Where there is no prey, there can be no predator. And at the scale of this work, whether the prey is ibex or blue sheep doesn’t seem to matter for snow leopards. As long as ibex or blue sheep are there, the snow leopard has a chance to persist in the long term”, Abhishek says.
However, the list of threats to the cat remains long, according to Yash Veer Bhatnagar, a senior scientist with NCF: “Traditional threats, such as intense migratory livestock grazing and hunting by local communities, continue to persist in some areas, while new threats related to an unprecedented thrust on infrastructure development in the region poses some largely unknown impacts on wildlife. Such development is likely to bring in related issues such as degradation, fragmentation of habitat and immigration of laborers in large numbers, some of whom may get involved in poaching and excessive natural resource extraction.”
Main insight: habitat maps should be improved with real-life data
First and foremost, the fact that a quarter of the potential snow leopard habitat of Himachal Pradesh doesn’t appear to contain any snow leopards is remarkable. It raises important questions about the reliability of maps and models predicting the cat’s distribution. “The study shows that we need to use caution when we rely on habitat and population models to assess how snow leopards are doing. Such maps are valuable tools to help fill in gaps – but we clearly need a lot more detailed data to make them reliable”, Abhishek says. “For instance, information on the densities of key prey species in various areas, or insights into the types of terrain snow leopards actually use within their habitat, could help make distribution maps more precise.”
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Anbrat
Hero Warrior
Re: Winchester scores three goals on Celtic trial.
Quote from: banton on October 07, 2010, 07:26:41 AM
dont let dem know what latapy doing these days
LOL hahahahahaha.
good stuff....
i really hope he gets through
"Giving away something in charity does not cause any decrease in a person's wealth, but increases it instead. The person who adopt humility for the sake of Allah is exalted in ranks by Him".
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HEARNAR
Jr. Warrior
Just keep your eyes on the prize.
Dutty
in a nutshell, this youth is the nex best ting commin out ah T&T or wha?
Little known fact: The online transportation medium called Uber was pioneered in Trinidad & Tobago in the 1960's. It was originally called pullin bull.
Go On ......Get In There!!!!!!!!
WaRRioR fOr LiFe!!!!!
Quote from: Dutty on October 07, 2010, 08:53:47 AM
Thought that was Hyland Peltier DaSilva Daniel ...................
https://www.youtube.com/v/blUSVALW_Z4
Quote from: elan on October 07, 2010, 10:40:25 AM
a harsh dose of reality
chelsealife
You must be the change you wish to see in this world
Its BLUE, what else matters?
Over hyped. But i still hope he succeeds
PantherX
Quote from: anbrat on October 07, 2010, 07:29:29 AM
Alllyuh dread...Latapy shoulda blank the T&T post and look for a coaching job with small club in Scotland instead.
AYR united lol....someone need to tell de author that Ayr is a place not an abbreviation.
ZANDOLIE
Glad this youthman making the most out of his opportunities, but in the meantime...keep building up your rep with Connection.
Hoping for similar things from Jerrel Britto soon. Cordell Cato is another one to look out for, he small but speedy and skilfull.
Sacred cows make the best hamburger
Hopefully him get contract
Quote from: Ryan on October 07, 2010, 04:56:50 PM
Damn nuttin' does pass allyuh jed...honest mistake- pretty reasonable to think that Ayr is an acronym if you don't live in the UK or if you've never heard of them...
Back in 1989, some Americans thought that they were playing 2 games in one day when their schedule said November 19- USA v Trinidad and Tobago.
Live life 90 minutes at a time....Football is life.......
Quote from: ZANDOLIE on October 07, 2010, 05:36:17 PM
Two impressive players. Britto has a lot of potential. Jeron Quashie is another good young player we can expect big things from
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Trinidadian starlet will have to wait for Celtic decision
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Shahdon Winchester has completed his trial at Celtic but hopes for a recall.
Wait and see: Shahdon Winchester says Celtic may come in for him in January. Pic: © SNS Group
Shahdon Winchester has returned to Trinidad after completing a 17-day trial with Celtic. The W Connection striker says he has been told the Glasgow club may make contact again in January with a view to a permanent move.
The 18-year old, who has already been capped at full international level by Trinidad and Tobago coach Russell Latapy, trained with both the Under-19s and the first team at Lennoxtown. Playing with the youth team in bounce games he scored twice against a Motherwell XI and once in a 7-0 win over Ayr United.
"It was a memorable experience to see how the Celtic players carry about themselves, how they train, what they do before training and after training, and just their general approach,” he told the Trinidad Express. “I also had the chance to talk and train with players like Samaras.
"I trained the first three days with the Under-19 team and then spent the rest of the time with the first team, which is when I played in two matches and got the goals in the wins over Motherwell and Ayr.”
Winchester said he had been encouraged by the response of the club’s fans and that he had been told by Celtic that although a decision had not been reached on a transfer, they would keep an eye on his progress and may make a move in the next transfer window.
"All the fans wanted to know what was going on, whether I will be signing with the club, and, yes, they did bring up Trinidad and Tobago because they know about some of the players we have had in Scotland," he said.
"So far the feedback has been positive. The club president spoke to me before I left and he said they will continue to monitor me and will make a decision on whether they call me back in January."
Before travelling to Glasgow, the young forward had already scored twice in three matches for his club this season. He picked up valuable experience playing in the CONCACAF Champions League last year and has been capped at various international levels.
http://www.TTFootballHistory.com
theworm2345
As I recall, two or three years later we all still waiting to hear from Portsmouth about Britto (and Hyland). My point being that one of the problems with these non-transfer window trials is that you almost never hear anything definitive once they over unless they do eventually sign. Same thing with Baptiste and Ipswich. Until something is heard from Celtic themselves I'm not going to hold my breath.
« Last Edit: October 08, 2010, 10:07:06 PM by theworm2345 »
Quote from: theworm2345 on October 08, 2010, 10:03:59 PM
Exactly. A youth could loose focus expecting that they finally make it...and get crushed when dissapointment hits. You really have to wonder what happened to youths like Aaron Downing, Jamal Gay and Kevon Neaves...
Ngozi
Taking my life back! what da f**k you done lately?
Hope he get through wish people would stop over hyping him though he talented but not in the mould of some of our former players.
Re: Winchester off to Celtic FC on 2 week trial.
Trini _2022
Hmmmm any news ?
http://www.youtube.com/v/sh8SeGmzai4
weary1969
Quote from: Trini _2014 on January 24, 2011, 04:35:49 PM
Well when IC D thread I say iz news but I wrong like an o
Today you're the dog, tomorrow you're the hydrant - so be good to others - it comes back!"
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..looks like a ...dont call us ...we'll call you ...sit tight
Full Warrior
Winchester off to trial in Europe.
Saw him Saturday and he said he is going to Finland. He did not want to tell me the club, but its a club in the Finish Premier League.
These fellas are real Warriors.
Re: Winchester off to trial in Europe.
Nice. Love news like this. Export players at a controlled rate, get transfer fees for the clubs and let the stars in waiting on de bench get a first team spot, meanwhile Europe and anywhere else gets primed that T&T is the place to look for talent.
Supportin' de Warriors right tru.
Hart for president
Shahdon off for Finland trials
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DIRECTV W Connection attacker Shahdon Winchester should join the Pro League’s European exodus on Monday when he leaves for Finland and a trial with top flight club, FF Jaro.
Winchester has already agreed personal terms with Jaro but will spend two weeks there to see how he acclimatises with the Finnish conditions. It is minus-20 degrees Celsius at the moment in Finland, which is a remarkable 50 degree drop in temperature from Trinidad and Tobago.
If the talented 20-year-old attacker can cope, he will kick start an overseas career that has comprised of several unsuccessful trials at more recognisable clubs like Scotland’s Celtic and Portugal’s Sporting Braga.
Jaro escaped relegation from the Finland Premier League by just one point last season and finished 11th from 12 participating teams.
Winchester has certainly been on a hot streak in Trinidad this season. He scored seven of Connection’s 15 Pro League goals and is second among the League’s top marksmen.
Jaro and Connection will hope he sizzles in sub-zero Finland too.
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Quags
use to b compre . Founder of the militant wing of the Soca Warriors
Poor Shahdon ,minus 20 below zero in shorts burrrrr.Its minus 7 here and i dont want to go out .only christian school girls wear short skirts in minus 20,
Fyzoman
On the bright side, he already had trials in Europe so hopefully he got to experience the cold weather before?
"Practice is the best of all instructors"
A Trini 4 Real.
Akil DeFreitas is/was with the same Club (FF Jaro).
The real measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
asylumseeker
I hope he received feedback as to why his prior trials were unsuccessful. The biological clock is ticking. Ah doh want to say it's now or never, but ... as far as Europe goes, there is a sell-by date.
https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/10-artists-to-watch-from-trinidad-and-tobago/
Quote from: asylumseeker on January 16, 2013, 07:51:47 AM
Here are some comments made during his trial last year with Norwegian club, FK Haugesund:
It will be exciting to see him when we get properly started. We have received good reports on him, but we are unsure of the level...
http://www.h-avis.no/sport/fevang-kommer-ikke-1.7117386
He is not very mobile, but when he moves, it makes sense. He is good in nærspillet, strong, explosive and resilient, but are probably used to a different playing culture. We must use good week to see if he's anything for us…
http://www.h-avis.no/sport/forventer-mer-av-winchester-1.7118319
They saw the Trinidad & Tobago striker Shahdon Winchester in action for FKH the last ten minutes of the match. He impressed not significant.
http://www.h-avis.no/sport/fkh-vant-mot-strommen-1.7120361
Sample Player Shahdon Winchester left La Manga yesterday without contract. He was never close to convince FKHs coaching team.
http://www.h-avis.no/sport/fkh-slo-ranheim-1.7131569
The Conquering Lion of Judah shall break every chain.
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Abraham Lincoln gave us Thanksgiving as a…
Abraham Lincoln gave us Thanksgiving as a national holiday: Proclamation
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In honor of the holiday, we bring you the text of Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation from 1863, which established it as a national holiday.
The year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God.
In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union.
Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle, or the ship; the axe had enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege and the battle-field; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years, with large increase of freedom.
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.
It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and voice by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.
And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union.
San Bernardino gives developers 6 weeks to submit plans for Carousel Mall redevelopment
San Bernardino’s defunct Carousel Mall now boarded up
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Dodgers release Alex Guerrero
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The Dodgers Alex Guerrero scores on a wild pitch by the Angels Andrew Heaney (right) during the third inning Tuesday night in Anaheim giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.. The Angels host the Dodgers Tuesday night September 8, 2015 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. (Will Lester/Staff Photographer)
By Bill Plunkett | bplunkett@scng.com | Orange County Register
LOS ANGELES >> The Dodgers gave infielder Alex Guerrero his release, 10 days after designating him for assignment.
Guerrero, 29, is still owed almost $8 million over this season and next. The Dodgers will be on the hook for that amount minus whatever minimum salary Guerrero might receive if another team signs him.
One of the top hitters in Cuba, Guerrero was signed to a four-year, $28 million contract by the Dodgers in October 2013 after he defected. Guerrero was expected to replace Mark Ellis as the Dodgers’ primary second baseman in 2014 but his defensive limitations quickly became obvious and he lost a spring competition to Dee Gordon.
Guerrero spent most of the 2014 season in Triple-A where he brawled in the dugout with a teammate, catcher Miguel Olivo, during one game. Olivo bit off a large chunk from Guerrero’s left ear during the fight and Guerrero was sidelined for two months following plastic surgery to treat the wound.
The Cuban did play briefly with the Dodgers in 2014 but reached the height of his utility early last season. He hit .310 with nine home runs and 21 RBIs in his first 87 at-bats while playing third base and left field. But he hit just .182 with only two more home runs the rest of the way and entered this spring with no place in the Dodgers’ plans.
Guerrero’s contract did not allow the Dodgers to send him to the minors without his consent and he instead opened this season on the DL with a knee injury. He eventually went on a minor-league injury-rehabilitation assignment where he went 9 for 66 (.136) in 16 games before being released.
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6 Fabulous Apps for Science
By Kim Greene
Must-have teacher apps for smartphones and tablets.
PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Happy Little Farmer
Designed for preschool-age learners, the app covers the entire life cycle of plants. Kids can grow their own fruits and vegetables, play games, and collect stickers along the way. iOS. $1.99.
BrainPOP: Featured Movie
Access BrainPOP’s huge library of videos, spanning all content areas. Science videos address topics in earth, life, and physical sciences, including weather, space, and physics. iOS and Android. Free app; $6.99 for full-access subscription.
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Take a virtual field trip to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Watch live-streaming videos of its residents and read about each species, from aardvark to zebra. iOS and Android. $1.99.
Nearpod allows teachers to deliver presentations to students’ tablets and collect responses. Karen Darroch, a fourth-grade teacher at Green Valley Elementary School in Hoover, Alabama, who uses Nearpod across the curriculum, says it’s particularly handy for creating interactive presentations in the sciences. iOS. Free.
NASA App
Students in grades 4 and up can use this app for research and projects. Access news, photos, videos, mission information, and more from the country’s leading authority on space. iOS and Android. Free.
Frog Dissection
Aimed at a middle school audience, this app offers an alternative to physical dissection. Students learn about dissection tools, as well as a frog’s anatomy and organs. A quiz follows at the end. iOS. $3.99.
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Parenting, Guidelines
Don’t spank your kids. Do time-outs and positive talk instead, pediatricians say
2:00pm, November 20, 2018
For many reasons, spanking isn’t a good way to discipline kids, pediatricians say.
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Sometime around 9 p.m., before the second leg of a cross-country flight, my just-turned-4-year-old decided she had had enough. She let out a scream and went full noodle right at the end of a moving walkway in Chicago Midway. I had the baby in a carrier and a death grip on my older daughter’s hand, so it was up to my husband to scoop up our enraged, sweaty middle child and keep hold of her and all our bags as we made our way to the gate.
The poor kid had been traveling all day. Offers of treats were no longer effective. Neither were our warnings. She was exhausted, pushed well beyond her capabilities to self-regulate at that point in our journey. Though I knew this, I was still mad.
Sometimes you just have to white-knuckle through these extreme parenting moments of high stress and little to do about it. But when things calm down, these wild outbursts almost always make me think hard about discipline, and what might work better next time.
Discipline is in the news this month, with the November 5 release of updated guidelines on spanking from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Corporal punishment such as hitting and spanking shouldn’t ever be used to discipline kids, the pediatricians’ group writes. Nor should any method that causes shame or humiliation, including verbal abuse. Parents ought to use other tactics, such as positive reinforcement and time-outs, instead. Some of the tips mentioned in the new guidelines include reinforcing good behavior, such as telling a child, “I love it when you brush your teeth the first time I ask.”
The updated guidelines are bolstered by studies that show links between spanking and poorer outcomes in kids. I’ve written before that overall, these studies are hard to interpret. Most look at correlations between kids who are spanked (some quite severely) and how they do later in life. The trouble is that you never know if the spanking or other factors caused the problems.
But one tidbit from a small study mentioned in these new recommendations surprised me. To see how parents behave in their homes, scientists equipped 33 mothers with audio recorders that captured family life for up to six evenings. In 15 of the 33 families, a caregiver (mother, father, or even grandmother, in one case) spanked at some point (or points) during the recordings. Here’s the part that floored me: Most of the time, kids who were spanked were misbehaving again within 10 minutes.
If these findings hold for the general population (a big if), that’s remarkable. Spanking proponents often say their harsh discipline is effective in cases where nothing else works. But here’s a bit of evidence that spanking doesn’t always, or even often, get the desired behavior.
As with any study, this small study wasn’t perfect. It included only mothers who said that they yelled at their children in anger at least twice a week — a group that might not represent a broader swath of the parenting population. Still, it’s worth considering that like other forms of discipline, spanking isn’t always effective.
The thing I’m realizing more and more is that there’s no one answer for every child in every situation. What works, or doesn’t, depends on the time of day, the previous night’s sleep, and, along with countless other variables, the individual kid. And, as I experienced in the airport, sometimes there’s nothing to do but take deep breaths and wait. Moments with little children, no matter how absurd, eventually pass.
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This Week in Digital - February 27, 2015
Forget llamas and blue/black vs. white/gold - it's Pebble Time, the world's most popular brands, the future of mobile search, major hires at Amazon and BuzzFeed, the intersection of porn and marketing, Facebook is concerned about suicides, Twitter hates trolls, YouTube loses money, Roadie and Roadster hit the collaborative street, a boost in podcast listening, using Google Analytics to know if your marketing is working, the number one city for tech and more, it's This Week in Digital.
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The latest shiny object is almost here. Pebble, which got its humble beginnings via Kickstarter, is set to launch its next product - the Pebble Time, a $199 color smart watch with battery life of up to a week, will hit the street in May. (Fast Company)
This year's list of The World’s 50 Most Popular Brandshas been released; it's based on analysis of billions of online conversations. Top brands include Google, Twitter, Facebook and Apple. (Infegy)
The brands most likely to convert digitally jaded consumers into purchasers offer the strongest array of digital experiences. It's Digital Darwinism at its finest. (McKinsey)
You won't believe what the future of mobile search holds - and . (Alex Iskold)
Do CIOs have what it takes to demonstrate influence corporate strategy? A new survey casts doubts over the ability of CIOs to shift from running IT as a services organization to driving business growth. (The CIO Report - WSJ)
Looking for ways to integrate the online and offline realms of retail? Here are 8 ways to create a successful multichannel customer experience. (CIO)
Amazon hired former White House spokesman Jay Carney as their head of public relations and public policy. It has profound implications on their strategy. (re/code)
Career advice if you want to work for the marketing department of the future: "anyone who wants to get started in real digital marketing should work for a company that sells a specific product to a specific audience." The author of this piece should know; he got started in porn. (Moz)
Speaking of which, the card-snapping dudes on the Vegas strip may be a thing of the past, as strippers and porn stars are using Snapchat to send images of themselves for a small fee. (New York Times)
People share a lot on Facebook - it may be scary how much the social network giant knows about you. But their primary concern is safety and they know enough to be able to flag when individuals are at a risk of suicide. (Facebook Safety and TIME)
Dick Costolo has vowed to crack down on trolls and abuse that seem so rampant on Twitter. (The Guardian)
Google may be on the cusp of separating Hangouts and Photos from Google+, according to product chief Sundar Pichai. (The Verge)
Mobile optimization counts. Google says that SEO will be affected by whether your not your site is mobile-friendly. Also, information from indexed apps will appear in search results for users. (Google Webmaster)
Despite a 33% growth in revenue, YouTube still doesn't make money for Google. (Business Insider)
The YouTube Kids App is here, designed to make it easier and safer for kids to navigate the video platform.
Video star Casey Neistat talks about YouTube versus Snapchat. (GigaOm)
In an effort to boost use and improve the user experience, Ev Williams announced that some changes are afoot and that a Less Long, More Connected Medium is here. Long form and short form content are both welcome, and the goal is to make content easier to find, Improvements include things like inline editing, tagging and a better preview function in the stream. (Medium)
More specifics on the product announcement here. (Medium)
Collaborative Economy
The collaborative economy has friends and foes on both sides of the political aisle. From regulatory disruption to hiring political operatives, there will be plenty for Democrats and Republicans to agree with and debate over. (WSJ)
Someone worked out a financial model comparing the cost of ownership of a car vs. using Uber. (Medium)
Roadie is a delivery service that aims to pair road trip-bound college students with individuals who need packages delivered. And in a move seemingly inspired by Crowd Companies, Waffle House announced a partnership in which its network of locations will act as pickup stations. (WSJ)
The latest collaborative effort is Roadster, a service that is designed to help shoppers avoid the pain points of car buying. Dealerships still remain an essential part of the equation with inventory and service, but Roadster eliminates the salesperson. (The Verge)
We're always interested in the writing process. Who better then, to learn from than the founder of Contently? (Copyblogger)
The highly anticipated Infinite Dial 2015 report from Edison Research is expected next week. A preview of the report included this nugget: approximately 46 million people 12 and older have listened to a podcast in the last month. That's a rise from 15% to 17% of the U.S. population. (Edison Research)
Metrics / Measurement / Data
Social Media Examiner recently had Christopher Penn on their podcast to discuss how to know when your marketing is working with Google Analytics. (Social Media Examiner)
In our experience, marketers are too self-obsessed. With content as well as with their own data. Marketers should be looking at external market research and data to give "an outside frame of reference and bring that outside-in perspective to their thinking." (Mashable)
If you're trying to determine who is the most influential as part of your marketing and communications, size doesn't matter; it's the nodes that count. (SHIFT Communications)
Privacy / Security / Legal
Superfish, the software that can surpass HTTPS technology last week was found in Lenovo laptops. This week, the threat is wider with Trojan.Nurax from Israeli software company Komodia infecting some 14 apps. (Ars Technica)
Spotify knows a great deal about you and your habits - whether you're a free subscriber or if you pay. According to an executive, they collect an "enormous amount of data on what people are listening to, where, and in what context." (Venture Beat)
When You Have the Time: Essential Reading / Listening / Watching
The publishing business is heavily reliant on social media. But what does the future hold as social networks cross over into publishing in addition to content distribution? (re/code)
How's the media industry these days? Walt Mossberg concludes that it's confused, based on recent conversations with titans of music, video and the written word at the Code Media conference. (re/code)
Austin has outranked San Francisco as the No. 1 Tech City, according to a report that ranks cities on five qualities: property prices, talent pool, business environment, tech environment and quality of life. (WSJ Digits)
That hasn't stopped BuzzFeed, which hired Wired's Mat Honan to head its San Francisco bureau and poached John Paczkowski from re/code and others. (Venture Beat)
Related: Your Tech Startup Doesn't Need to Be in Silicon Valley. (Medium)
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Labels: analytics, Google, news, Podcasting, The Full Monty
5 Steps to Develop a Stronger Brand Narrative in Social Media
[Editor's note: the following is a guest post by Peter Friedman, CEO of LiveWorld]
Social media is a dynamic, never-ending flow of conversation and relationships among and between customers and the brands they. Expressing a brand in that context is very different from deploying a traditional marketing campaign. That’s why taking your brand social doesn’t start with a Facebook page or a clever tweet. It starts with considering how you’ll develop a brand narrative through your customers’ experiences and share them in this interactive space.
At LiveWorld we’ve developed a model called the Social Brand Identity, which provides the foundation for a truly integrated social presence. The Social Brand Identity starts with business goals, with the intent of connecting them to social implementation. It develops a cultural context to guide how customers will experience each other and the brand in social media; lays out how the brand will participate in social; and describes how the social program will be integrated with the rest of the marketing mix. A company might create a single overall social brand identity, one for each brand, or a combination of both, depending on its strategy and structure.
The shortest version of the process has five steps.
1. Define goals and target audience
Social is a terrific business opportunity—if you treat it as a way to connect with your customers and deliver personal touch at scale. And so we start by defining the business objectives that will be served by the social media program. There have been several high-profile stories about big brands spending millions on social media but failing to see results and therefore shifting back to traditional media.
What you find when you peel back the onion is that these situations aren’t a failure of the medium, but a failure in the planning and, in turn, the execution. It’s not surprising that if you don’t know what success looks like upfront, you don’t see results. The key lies in how well a brand works to extend the in-store experience to customers in social spaces.
2. Develop A Socialized Brand Statement
Social media gives your brand the opportunity to relate more directly to customers. But companies don't have relationships; people do. [Tweet this]
To project your brand into a relationship-building space, you’ll need to re-conceive of the brand as a persona and a relationship dynamic—one that focuses on the relationships among your customers, not just relationships with the brand. Why would your customer want to “make friends” with you in social? How is the brand relating to its target audience? Are you a cool friend? An older sister? A parent? A teacher? The best boss they ever had?
For example, consider Oreo: the clever cookie who you want at your Super Bowl party, or any party, because he’ll always crack the best jokes. Starting with the brand’s core positioning, work through how it will be experienced in the context of social media dialogue and relationships. Think about what you’d like your customer to tell others about what they get from your brand in social media.
3. Define Your Party Model
If your brand’s social media presence were a party, what kind of party would it be: A sit-down dinner? A chic soiree? A country BBQ? Defining your online party model is incredibly important, because it doesn’t just define the content that the brand pushes out. It also helps define how fans relate to each other on the page—which in the end will shape your brand as much or more than your own content.
What kind of party you’ll throw and the kind of conversations that happen there depend on your goals, socialized brand statement, target audience, and of course the broader brand values and attributes you’d like to bring forward.
4. Personalize and Socialize the Brand
Now that you’ve developed the relationship dynamic of your brand. How else is the brand going to develop a unique voice in social media? Finding and engaging representatives among both your employees and your fans dramatically increases your ability to build and strengthen relationships in the social space.
Your most important social asset (after your customers) is your people. Can you find ways to let customers peek beyond the frontlines via social so that your company is no longer an entity, but a living breathing collaboration of people delivering your product? In this step, identify likely representatives that could be tapped immediately, and make a list of future ideas for brand involvement.
5. Integrate Across Marketing
Integration means featuring your social campaigns and platforms in your TV and print ads, packaging, web presence, events, and sales process. Not just listing your Facebook URL, but giving people a glimpse of the activity there, maybe featuring user content. Over time, social media will ideally not be bolted on to your traditional marketing. It will be foundational to the entire customer experience, touching people through your marketing, sales and customer support—that’s the truly socialized brand. While true integration will require the buy-in of your organization, start the process by creating this roadmap of what it would look like.
Remember, social media is all about conversation and relationships with customers. So don’t look at the Social Brand Identity as a final conclusion to how your brand will express itself in social media. It’s just the start. As you develop followers, their activity will help you revise and improve your approach, leading to new answers and ideas for each of these steps. With customers’ help your brand will evolve and grow stronger and with it their loyalty.
Image source: "Millais Boyhood of Raleigh" by John Everett Millais. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
About Peter Friedman
Peter Friedman (friedman@liveworld.com) is the Chairman and CEO of LiveWorld a services and technology company built to enhance the customer experience for global brands through social media. LiveWorld fosters social media environments that are natural continuations of the experiences customers have with brands—and with each other—in the real world. Solutions include: strategic planning, content development, engagement & moderation, program management, social advertising, social listening, measurement and reporting. LiveWorld is a trusted partner of the world’s largest brands including the category leaders in consumer-packaged goods, financial services, retail and travel services. LiveWorld is headquartered in California with offices in New York City and San Jose. Learn more at http://www.liveworld.com and @LiveWorld.
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The wondrous Apple Car, Microsoft's mobile comeback, the evolution of the NY Times' digital strategy, Facebook values videos, A/B test your tweets, Snapchat heads to Fashion Week, self-driving cars will disrupt many industries, when the sales guy controls the magazine cover, the nuances of B2B content marketing, the value of a chief marketing technologist, the future of journalism with David Carr and more, it's This Week in Digital.
Each week, we compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, business, digital communications and marketing in order to keep leaders up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in your job. Please subscribe - either to our full feed or just to this newsletter to keep up to date on developments.
The Engaged Leader: A Strategy for Your Digital Transformation is Charlene Li's latest book. And if it's anywhere near as insightful and instructive as her Open Leadership book, it will be well worth it. Pre-order your copy today.
Apple fanboys specifically and the tech world in general were all abuzz about the proposed Apple car, which could hit the market as soon as 2020. (Bloomberg)
If the rumor is true, it's one of the worst kept secrets in Apple history. And some think that with the complexity, thin margins and lack of Moore's Law, the auto market is simply not right for Apple. (Monday Note)
Former GM CEO Dan Akerson thinks Apple is better off partnering with automakers rather than taking on an entirely new industry. (Bloomberg)
[Aside: The supposed minivan's code name is "Titan," which may be an inside joke. Anyone familiar with the nautical history should be aware of the novella Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan - a book written in 1898 about an ocean liner that struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic.]
Microsoft - often the butt of "blue screen of death" jokes - is making a comeback. In mobile. And if you've used their Outlook app for iOS, you'll understand why. (New York Times)
Yahoo! is getting more deeply involved in mobile as it hosts an app developers conference. (CNET)
When the CPG business downsized half gallons of ice cream and orange juice to just 48 ounces, there was a mild backlash, but now we're living with it. But what about when television networks speed up shows by 7.5% to be able to sell more commercials (many of which are of the 15-second variety, which you can guarantee are more than half the price of 30-second spots)? (CBS News)
The New York Times continues to make digital more central to its strategy. In a memo Thursday, Executive Editor Dean Baquet indicated that with mobile providing more than half of the traffic to the site, digital is king: "Desks will compete for the best digital, rather than print, real estate," he wrote. (Politico)
The Internet's Original Sin: after the very first ad appeared on the Internet, it was all downhill from there. (The Atlantic)
If you want to make informed decisions about your social media strategy and understand the changes in the social media landscape, including what new innovations arose in 2014 check out SHIFT's The State of Social 2014 eBook. (SHIFT Communications)
If you want to get more engagement on Facebook, stay away from posting photos. Once thought to be the top way to get readers to engage, it has fallen away to the more superior video post. (Business Insider)
Little wonder then, that video is a central play in Facebook's multi-channel network (MCN) approach as it begins dealing with media companies and brands together. (Medium - BRaVe Ventures)
In a blow to some CRM and social account management service companies, Twitter announced the introduction of TweetDeck Teams, a way to share access to accounts without sharing passwords. (Twitter blog)
What good is Twitter if it doesn't drive traffic to your website? (The Atlantic)
If you want to be retweeted more, check out this nifty online tool that's an instant A/B test for your tweets. (Retweeted More)
In the media world, it's all about content distribution. That's why Snapchat's Discover platform could be the biggest thing for news and content discovery since Twitter. (Fusion)
Snapchat knows its users. Now Snapchat users can record video while streaming music. (The Verge)
Fashion Week used to be all about Instagram. Now much of what's happening at Fashion Week can be found on Snapchat. (Bloomberg)
The New York Times is expanding its presence on Instagram, with a number of handles to support different beats such as fashion, video, sports, marketing, travel and more. See how they use visual storytelling to help build awareness and loyalty. (Digiday)
Will lawsuits be the downfall of the collaborative economy? (Fast Company)
What's another $1 billion to Uber? In this case, it's Series E financing as the juggernaut continues. (NY Times Dealbook)
Talk of Apple and Google getting into the automotive business means that more autonomous vehicles will disrupt more than just the auto industry. (Web Strategy)
Over at Forbes, "Revenue Dude" and "Product Guy" evidently have more say than the editor, as native advertising stealthily invades the cover and they see nothing wrong with it. (Consumerist)
Twitter has the potential to be a great storytelling medium, if you know how to use it. Comedian Norm MacDonald spent an hour telling a multi-tweet story of what it was like behind the scenes at the SNL 40th anniversary show. And it was a masterpiece. (Gothamist)
Another great report to help you get your head around where things have evolved: the State of Content Marketing 2015. (Contently)
A study by Regalix indicated that audience relevance, compelling storytelling, and video are among the most important elements of B2B content marketing - and, interestingly, that sales is not a primary goal. Nuturing prospects and influencing purchases ranked first, followed by generating leads and creating awareness. (Marketing Charts)
Related: B2B customers do not follow a traditional marketing funnel. If you're in the B2B world, do you really understand your customers? (McKinsey)
David Carr's last piece of work was as a moderator at a discussion about podcasting at The New School. The panelists talk about what makes a good story, how many listeners a podcast needs to be financially sustainable (50,000), why Ira Glass is the dark lord of everything and 8 other insights from veteran podcasters. (Techly)
Twitter is going large with mobile analytics with its Answers platform, geared toward developers. (Twitter)
"Just because the CMO can decide on his or her own choice of technology, run it in the cloud, pay for it on a credit card, or from their cost center, it doesn’t mean they should." The case for the Chief Marketing Technologist. (CMO.com)
If you recently bought a Lenovo, you'll want to read all about Lenovo installing Superfish adware on its new computers. (The Next Web)
Think you know Detroit? Think again. The city that built the original mobile technology is far more than cars and burned out buildings. In fact, it's experiencing a digital, technological and innovation rebirth as the multi-part series Detroit vs. Everybody uncovers. (re/code)
David Carr continued to be remembered as a champion of digital media and a sage advisor. (Mashable and Medium)
Boston University honored the memory of David Carr, who was the Andrew L. Lack professor at the College of Communication, as an innovator with his eye on what journalism should be. In the video below, he discusses the future of journalism with Bloomberg Chairman Andy Lack and BU College of Communication Dean Tom Fiedler.
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Labels: Apple, strategy, The Full Monty
You Can't Own a Conversation
Hashtags are everywhere. The convention began on Twitter years ago as a way to create centralized conversation topics between people that cared about the same thing but who weren’t necessarily following each other.
It eventually spread to Instagram, Facebook and most major social networks. In fact, it’s so pervasive that the phrase has crept into live conversations, with people actually saying the word “hashtag” before whatever topic or phrase they’re focusing on.
It was inevitable that brands would jump on the hashtag convention as a way to reach more people and draw more attention to topics that are important to them. But it can spiral out of control.
With the #MyNYPD effort that was launched last year, the New York City Police Department was too focused on “getting its message out” rather than assessing the prevailing sentiment of its community. The group was hell-bent on achieving the aims of its own campaign rather than, in the spirit of community policing, being aware of issues and building relationships with the citizens they’re tasked with protecting. The visceral and harsh reactions with which the campaign was met were predictable.
Last week we wrote about establishing trust with your audience. It was an important reminder that trust is something that is built up over time because of doing things repeatedly and consistently.
While consumers will always take the conversation wherever they want, based on passions, desires and issues, brands don’t need to be victimized in their efforts. For those that have taken the time to build relationships with and listen to customers, detractors and advocates will be in a better position to be supported by their audiences rather than vilified by them.
No, you can’t own a conversation. But you can own relationships. And the relationships you create are your defense against missteps and critics.
[This post originally appeared on the SHIFT Communications blog.]
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Labels: communities, conversation, Marketing
How to Improve the Security of Your WordPress Site Quickly and Easily
[Note: the following is a guest post.]
There are plenty of ways a hacker can gain access to your WordPress website. Your best line of defense is to make a hacker’s life as difficult as possible. If you make hacking your website as inconvenient as possible, then there is a good chance your WordPress blog will remain unmolested for the rest of its running life. As a side note, using plugins is the easiest way to improve security without too much effort, but there are a few things you should know before you start installing plugins.
These are the most common attacks because they are the easiest to perform. A hacker need not even do any hacking or any programming. You can buy a Brute Force program, load it onto a cloud system and have it run the program night and day until a password is found. You can even reuse the same program by paying a programmer a small fee to adjust it to suit the next program or account you wish to hack.
Luckily for you, Brute Force attacks can be fought against if you are proactive with your security. Create a longer and more complex password and the Brute Force program will need a lot longer to crack your password. If you then resolve to manually change your password every 72 days then the odds of the program cracking your password are millions to one.
Default settings and information
The default settings on your WordPress account are a big security threat. A hacker will use default information on all the accounts that he or she tries to hack. If you have kept your default username or password, then you have just made hacking your website a lot easier and more convenient for the hacker. Luckily for you, all you have to do is change your defaults to something you created that is original.
On that note, you should never re-use passwords both on your accounts and across your accounts. If you reused passwords on your WordPress blog, then you make Brute Force login attempts relevant again (making the process easier for the cracker). If you use the same password across different accounts, then when one is hacked all the others will be hacked. A hacker will try numerous other accounts by default because he or she knows that people reuse passwords across accounts.
Use plugins for security and hide your version number
If a hacker knows what version of WordPress you are using, it becomes a lot easier to hack your website. This is especially true if your website is run with an older version of WordPress; which is also a good reason why you should update whenever you can.
There are plugins on the market that will remove the version number from your WordPress account so that hackers cannot see which version you are using without gaining direct access (or guessing). There are also plugins that tighten up your security too, and many of them require very little effort from you at all.
Plugins you may like to try
Be very careful of article such as these that promote the use of plugins because they are usually funded by the WordPress plugin developers themselves. With that said, here are a few plugins you may like to research and try. They are security plugins that remove a lot of the manual work from securing your WordPress website. As a side note, be very careful when downloading from third-party sites. There is a WordPress run plugin marketplace that features numerous trusted plugins you can download.
All-in-one WP security and firewall
This is a plugin that is free and it has a lot of features that help to tighten your WordPress security. It is better that you use a plugin such as this rather than the paid security your hosting package offers. This is a plugin that does tweaks smaller coding issues so they are not as inviting for hackers. It also features a firewall that may help protect your website from more active attacks.
BBQ - Block Bad Queries
This is not a very popular plugin, but it offers a trouble free solution to blocking malicious requests. It is a very simple plugin and is good because it works behind the scenes to protect your website from spammers that are hoping to bring it down. It has had over 180,000 downloads and was updated in September 2014, but this is not an issue as it is a simple app and doesn’t need frequent updates.
iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security)
This is the number one security plugin on the WordPress marketplace. It has the most users and highest rating of them all. It is an umbrella security plugin, which means it has its finger in all the pies. It makes hacking your website difficult, makes installing malware on your website difficult, and makes your website appear harder to hack than it actually is.
Whichever approach you take, you'd do well do consider the security threats to your WordPress site. And frankly, running a combination of the above defensive moves could put you in the best position to avoid any hacking attempts.
About the contributor: Michael McPherson is a graduate student from Boston University, freelance blogger and a regular contributor at www.topreviewstars.com.
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Labels: blogs, guest post, security, tools
This Week in Digital - February 6, 2015
The FCC does the right thing and Gawker does not, Shack attack, Millennials want human interactions with brands, Facebook turns 11 and turns down promotional posts from brands, a huge week of Twitter news and product improvements, how to produce your own podcast, the increasing importance of data for marketers and communicators, online reference checks get tougher, questioning the magic of Super Bowl ads, the surprise breakout star from the Big Game, and more, it's This Week in Digital.
Each week, I compose a newsletter that includes a series of links about current events and trends in the worlds of technology, business, digital communications and marketing in order to keep leaders up to date on changes, newsworthy items and content that might be useful in your job. And now you have the option of subscribing just to this newsletter if you wish.
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The FCC has come down squarely in favor of consumers with its net neutrality ruling, with "the strongest open internet protections ever proposed by the FCC. These enforceable, bright-line rules will ban paid prioritization, and the blocking and throttling of lawful content and services." (Wired)
As part of its Super Bowl efforts, Coca-Cola has launched #MakeItHappy, a campaign designed to turn away from the negativity, trolling and bullying so often seen on the web. The automated social media program took negative words and turned them into cute art. Until they were forced to shut it down thanks to a professional troll at Gawker. Of course, an unchecked automated bot could get you into just that kind of trouble. (Adweek)
A week of mixed news for Shacks:
Shake Shack raised $105 million in its highly anticipated IPO. (Fortune)
But Radio Shack is ending a 94-year run as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, (NY Times Dealbook) just after announcing a deal with Sprint and allowing Amazon to buy some of its stores as retail outlets. (Bloomberg) [See below for a longer piece]
In a survey of 3,000 19-33 year-olds, smartphone-owning Millennials expect brands to meet their needs, including having mobile-friendly websites or apps. Their second biggest priority? Some 44% want brands to still maintain some form of human interaction with them. (Marketing Charts)
Happy 11th birthday, Facebook! Boy, have you grown up. (Business Insider)
According to a Havas Media / Crowd Emotion study, users are now blind to branded content on Facebook. Given the repetitive and typical billboard-style/interruptive/insipient nature of the content (which already appears on other platforms), it's not surprising. (MediaPost)
Facebook has a solution to that: cutting down on promotional posts by brands - again, affecting organic reach. (re/code)
Here's Twitter's Q4 by the numbers. Highlights: slowed user growth (which Twitter claims was because of an iOS 8 glitch), better monetization and more press than its larger competitor, Facebook. (SHIFT Communications)
Twitter launched a Vine app for kids. I know what you're thinking: "Vine is for adults?" (Venture Beat)
With its new Instant Timeline for new users, Twitter is trying to create value without requiring much setup or involvement from new sign-ups. (NY Times Bits blog)
Also in an effort to reach more users, Twitter has a deal with Google in which tweets will show up in Google search results as soon as they're posted. This is particularly important with regard to breaking news, as Twitter tends to have that information first. (Bloomberg)
The Promoted Tweet ad unit is now available outside of Twitter. In this way, Twitter hopes to expand its content (or at least brands' content) to other areas of the web. (re/code)
Videos shared to Instagram will now loop, without the option to pause them, until users scroll past them. (re/code)
Similar to other initiatives at Facebook and Snapchat, Instagram is hiring former journalists for its editorial team, including a senior features editor. (Digiday)
Uber is giving Google a run for its money and is opening up a robotics research arm to build self-driving cars. So much for the jobs promised by the sharing economy... (TechCrunch)
Is Google striking back with a car-sharing development of its own? (The Next Web)
In a change of attitude, Uber is attempting to soften its approach by negotiating agreements with regulators and legislators. (WSJ)
The sharing economy isn't about sharing at all - it's about access and convenience. (Harvard Business Review)
With the success of Serial and the like, you can guarantee that there will be an uptick in DIY audio. Here's a guide on how to produce a podcast from veteran podcaster Jay Baer. (Convince and Convert)
Metrics / Measurement / Data / Security
Marketing is entering the dawn of a golden age. Don't believe it? They're boosting their precision, broadening their scope, moving more quickly, and telling better stories. That counts for something. (McKinsey)
Math can be hard, particularly for communicators. That doesn't mean you can escape the future, though. (SHIFT Communications)
Data is a top priority for marketers. But 87% consider data the most underutilized asset in marketing. It could stem from a belief that their data quality is questionable. (Marketing Charts)
Legal / Security / HR
Anthem, the second largest healthcare insurer in the U.S., was plagued by a data breach that compromised the data of 80 million members. (Forbes)
With significant attacks on Anthem and Sony in the news, it should be no surprise to find a new provider claiming to be Snapchat for business. When the CTO of on such company calls the cloud "a drunken copier machine," it's clear that there's a need for a service that manages corporate documents on mobile devices. (The Verge)
Have you found a job that's perfect for you? Perhaps you think you have all of the right skills and personality traits for the job but there's one catch: you don't have the proper work experience or references. No problem. Companies like Career Excuse and Paladin Deception will create websites, references and even entire businesses to fake it for you. (Motherboard)
Radio Shack is an American institution: it's been with us for nearly a century, plugging along, and now its slow-motion collapse is a spectacle for all to see. But exactly how did Radio Shack get here? (Bloomberg)
And more importantly, where will I go for my next soldering iron?
With so many ads being posted before the game, is the magic of Super Bowl ads gone forever? (Quartz)
She's an icon of Silicon Valley - a Stanford superstar, an early Google employee and now the CEO of Yahoo! Lessons from Marissa Mayer's success. (Business Insider)
Left Shark was the breakout star of the Super Bowl Halftime show. And now he's the star of the Internet. (The Chive)
Related: You know you've made it when Katy Perry's lawyers come after you. (BBC)
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10 Potential Next Generation UFC Super Stars
By Dazzler
The MMA World is Desperate for a Successor to Conor McGregor… Could One of These Fighters be Next in Line for Superstardom?
It’s fair to say that the UFC has only ever had two globally recognizable superstars. Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor transcended combat sports to achieve mainstream fame. McGregor in particular reached heights never before seen by an MMA fighter. You could ask your mother if she’s heard of him and she’ll very likely have heard the name but won’t know what a Jon Jones is.
The UFC has had a difficult time trying to strike the balance between promoting the brand and promoting their fighters. It’s a vicious cycle: overpromoting the brand makes the product bland. But promoting their fighters to excess can give them too much power.
However, they would definitely like to have another reliable face to be a recognizable star and drive up those pay-per-views in the ESPN era. Could one of these ten names below be the next big thing?
Currently recovering from a dislocated shoulder after a celebration went wrong, Walker’s name is one of the catchiest on this list and it’s criminal that the whisky hasn’t done a deal with him yet.
He’s got phenomenal power and athleticism, resulting in quick KOs in his last couple of fights. Many are whispering that light-heavyweight might finally have a challenger to take on the invincible Jon Jones. Who knows?
Maycee Barber
Nobody is more confident about her chances of championship success than the 20-year-old Colorado native. Already being positively compared to Ronda Rousey, ‘The Future’ could be what the UFC hoped they were getting when they signed Mackenzie Dern.
With a 7-0 unbeaten record as well as youth and good looks, she’s got the whole world at her feet.
Zabit Magomedsharipov
It’s bizarre that Zabit defeated one of the most dangerous fighters in the history of the featherweight division in Jeremy Stephens, yet people seem to have stopped talking about him. Hailing from Dagestan, the lanky Russian fighter has unbelievable technique. He combines slick, imaginative striking with his phenomenal sambo skills.
Many see him as the future of the featherweight division and believe he epitomizes the modern MMA fighter who is good at everything.
Tatiana Suarez
She’s already been labelled as the ‘female Khabib.’ You’ve got to feel for Rose Namajunas in a stacked strawweight division. Suarez is massive for the division and arguably has the best top game in the women’s divisions.
Once she gets on top of you, it’s going to be a miserable and brutal night. She’s set to take on Nina Ansaroff in a title shot eliminator. Then the winner will take on Thug Rose or Jessica Andrade. Putting a bet on Suarez to be champion by the end of the year could be money well-spent
Gregor Gillespie
It’s amazing how many people are sleeping on Gillespie. Another fight with a strong foundation in wrestling, he just physically dominates everybody he comes up against. Before you accuse him of just lying on people, he racked up a five-fight finishing streak.
Do not underestimate this guy. He might be 31, but The Gift is young in MMA years and could be a dark horse for title contention by the end of the year.
Sean O’Malley. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports.
Sean O’Malley
If he hadn’t failed a drug test, it’s reasonable to say that Suga Sean O’Malley could be in a very similar position to Israel Adesanya right now. One of the most exciting young fighters at bantamweight, he’s also one of the most distinctive with his eccentric look.
He missed out on a massive opportunity to blow up his fame when he was pulled from the main card of UFC 229 where Conor McGregor fought Khabib Nurmagamedov. However, if he can get back on track, the foundations are there for future superstardom.
Joanne Calderwood
She’s definitely not the youngest name on this list, but Jojo has star potential. Flyweight has a deficit of challenges and its possible that Valentina Shevchenko will go the rest of her career unbeaten.
But in a short line of legitimate challengers, the Scottish fighter with her wonderfully soft-spoken accent could be one of the few who can test her. Global superstardom might be a stretch, but the UFC would love another UK champion.
Israel Adesanya. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports.
Israel Adesanya
Probably the most obvious name on this list, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has the most immediate opportunity to become a global superstar. He shares a lot in common with Conor McGregor – a flashy striking style, a quirky accent, charisma and marketable looks.
If – and it’s a big if – he can get past the incredibly dangerous champion Robert Whittaker, then he’s going to be reaching massive new heights.
Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports.
Alexander Volkanovski
2018 was a great year for the former Rugby player. Now he’s got the chance of a lifetime to break out against featherweight legend Jose Aldo. If he beats the Brazilian, a shot at Max Holloway’s crown will be next.
Could Australian MMA get another champion? Time will tell.
Khalil Rountree Jr.
One of the sport’s nice guys, Khalil is another at light-heavyweight who could break out and become a star. He’s had an up-and-down career, beating the mighty Gokhan Saki, losing brutally to Johnny Walker and then rebounding in style against Erik Andyrs.
His recent revival has come after a move to Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand. If he continues to progress at the rate he’s shown in the last few months he could have a big future. A recent appearance on Joe Rogan exposed him to a wider audience.
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Waiting for Age of Empires 4? 0 A.D. is the next best thing
By Anna Blackwell 15 Jun 2018 1
If you’re reading this, it’s safe to say you’ve probably played at least one Age of Empires game in your life. It’s probably even safe to say that you’re excited for Age of Empires 4. But with the release date so far away there’s only so much you can do to pass the time. Empires Apart is fun, but limited, and there’s only so much Age of Empires II one can play. What else can you do?
Another thing you can do is check out our list of the best RTS games around.
Well you can play an Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings mod that has been in development for so long that it has surpassed the limitations of its original engine and become a standalone game. We’re talking 17 years in development by a team of volunteers working under the studio name Wildfire Games. That game is 0 A.D, an open-source historical RTS and here’s what you need to know about it.
0 A.D started as a mod for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings way back in the forgotten time of 2001 (someone may or may not have been 7 years old at this point). In 2003 the team decided to switch to their own engine, releasing the first public alpha in 2009. And while that might seem like some Duke Nukem Forever-level of development time, that’s actually not all that bad for a team comprised entirely of volunteers. Especially considering the quality of the current build (Alpha 23: Ken Wood) which features 13 factions, 40+ maps, and an already decent multiplayer community. More than what can be said for some fully released games.
On top of this, the open-source nature of 0 A.D has allowed mods to develop alongside the core game with two notable mods adding factions like Han China,the Anglo-Saxons, Byzantines, Carolingians and Norse, complete with their own custom buildings and units.
That’s right. A nearly fully fledged AoE style game has been hiding out on the internet and you’re only hearing about it now, life can be so unfair. So, here’s what you need to know before diving in.
Age of APM
0 A.D plays much like AoE with each player choosing a faction and starting with a handful of villagers, a scout, a couple of soldiers, and a city centre. As is the staple of the genre you get scouting, get your villagers collecting the four resources: Food, Wood, Stone, and Iron; and get building. Fast.
Unlike other RTS games that drew their roots from AoE, 0 A.D restricts where you can build to areas within your own territory. As you build buildings, your border will expand and allow you to build further afield. This forces you to build strategically and to set up multiple city centres if you want to control key points of the map. All while making sure to grow your army as quickly and effectively as possible in an almost breakneck pace to those of us who have gotten soft from mollycoddling modern games. Most of my early games I was wiped out within 20 minutes!
Like AoE you don’t have to stick to straight kill-em-all victory conditions. Wonder Victory, Regicide, or Capture the Relic all make an appearance and can be combined as you see fit. Or you could even jump into Nomad mode on the new random generation maps which is a very nice addition as it requires less memorisation of strategy and more adapting to and solving problems. And I usually last at least 40 minutes in Nomad so I assume I’m better at that and am sure it has nothing to do with the longer start up period...
Visually 0 A.D is standard fare for an AoE style game; that is, unless you have experience working in a team. Especially a team of volunteers. To have achieved such a consistently high level of graphical fidelity while working with strangers is nothing short of a miracle. Each unit, while not AAA level detail, has enough detail in their clothing to impart a strong sense of individuality and to really show off their culture. And it’s not just units that have a plethora of models, most buildings have a couple of variations in their model choices which makes each base look realistic as long as you ignore the slapdash placements.
Most importantly though, 0 A.D is still in development and continues to grow under an open source licence which means that every line of code, every model, every sound bite and texture is in there because someone wanted it enough to do it for free. And they aren’t done yet. With the most recent update several important features were finally implemented, including;
Attack Range Visualisation
AI Behaviours
Lobby Authentication
Unit Information Dialog
Diplomacy Colours
But most importantly in the new update is the mod downloader which allows players to install mods just by opening them in 0 A.D which makes the aforementioned extra content much easier to access.
Even though the developers claim 0 A.D isn’t complete yet and that there are still a number of things to add; the community is there, the game has enough polished content to rival commercially released titles, and matchmaking hasn’t dropped me out once. Whether you need something to tide you over till Age of Empires 4, you’re just looking for a fresh AoE style game or even just a good RTS, then you can’t go wrong with 0 A.D.
Also, just listen to that soundtrack.
Tags: Age of Empires 4, Age of Empires II, Mod, 0 AD, RTS
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1.] Beloved (so 1 John 4:7, and ch. 1 John 3:2; 1 John 3:21, marking a transition to a subject on which the Apostle affectionately bespeaks their earnest attention), believe not every spirit (the expressions πᾶν πνεῦμα, τὰ πνεύματα, indicating plurality of spirits, are to he explained by the fact that both the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of error speak by the spirits of men who are their organs. So we have, in reference to prophecy, 1 Corinthians 14:32, πνεύματα προφητῶν προφήταις ὑποτάσσεται. By the nature of the testimony of the human spirits, we shall know whether they are of God or not; whether they are organs of the πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας or of the πνεῦμα τῆς πλάνης. It will be observed that this interpretation of πᾶν πνεῦμα, and the Apostle’s way of speaking, rest on the assumption of there being One Spirit of Truth, from God, and one spirit of error, from the world; as opposed to all rationalizing interpretations, such as “sensus hominis aliquo modo inspiratus,” Socinus; “doctrina,” Episcopius: as opposed also to all figurative understanding of the word, as Calv., “metonymice accipio pro eo qui spiritus dono se præditum esse jactat ad obeundum prophetiæ munus,” Beza, Grot., Whitby, Wolf, and even Lücke, who explains it by λαλοῦντες ἐν πνεύματι. It is not the men themselves, but their spirits as the vehicles of God’s Spirit or the spirit of antichrist, that are in question.
In πιστεύετε some have seen a figure drawn from the physical meaning of πνεῦμα; so Corn.-a-lap.,—“Respicit ad nautas, qui non credunt omni spiritui, id est, vento.” But this is far fetched and unlikely, in the universal acceptance of the spiritual meaning of both words), but try the spirits (this δοκιμάζειν is enjoined not on the “ecclesia in suis prælatis,” as Estius and the R.-Cath. expositors, but on all believers, as even he reluctantly admits: and the test is one of plain matter of fact, of which any one can be judge. The Church by her rulers is the authoritative assertor of this δοκιμασία in the shape of official adoption or rejection, but only as moved by her component faithful members, according to whose sense those her formularies are drawn, of which her authorities are the exponents) whether they are of God (bear the character of an origin from Him): because (ground for the necessity of this trial) many false-prophets (= ἀντίχριστοι πολλοί, ch. 1 John 2:18; προφῆται, not as foretelling future things, but as the month-pieces of the πνεῦμα which inspires them. Cf. 2 Peter 2:1, where the N. T. false teachers are called ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι, and compared to the O. T. ψευδοπροφῆται) are gone forth (scil. from him who sent them: even as Jesus Himself is said, John 8:42; John 13:3; John 16:27-28, ἐξεληλυθέναι from God. Or we may take it as in ch. 1 John 2:19, ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐξῆλθον,—from the Church: but the other is more likely. Socinus and Grotius take it of “prodire ad munus suscipiendum:” but it certainly means more than this) into the world (cf. John 16:28, which tends to fix the ἐξεληλύθασιν above).
1–6.] Warning against, and criteria whereby to distinguish, false teaching. This passage takes up again, with reference to this portion of the Epistle, the similar warning given in the former portion, ch. 1 John 2:18 ff. It is intimately connected with what has immediately preceded. By brotherly love we are to know that we are of the truth, ch. 1 John 3:19,—and the token that He abideth in us is to be the Spirit which He gave us. This Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, it becomes then all-important for us to be able to distinguish, and not to be led astray by any false spirits pretending to his character and office. Such false spirits there are, which are not of God, but of the world, and which make up that spirit of antichrist, of which prophecy had already spoken.
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2, 3 a.] Test, whereby the spirits are to be tried. In this (see above, ch. 1 John 3:10, &c.) ye know (apprehend, recognize. γινώσκετε is taken as imperative, on account of the preceding πιστεύετε and δοκιμάζετε, by Huther, De Wette, Lücke (most Commentators do not touch it). But on account of the very frequent ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν, I should let analogy prevail, and take it as indicative) the Spirit of God (the Holy Spirit, present, inspiring, and working in men’s spirits). Every spirit which confesseth (“spiritui tribuitur actio quæ hominis est per spiritum.” Schlichting. The confession is necessarily, from the context here, not the genuine and ascertained agreement of lips and life, but the outward and open profession of faith: see 2 John 1:7-10, where ταύτην τὴν διδαχὴν.… φέρειν is its equivalent) Jesus Christ come in the flesh ( ἰ. χρ. primary predicate: ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθότα, secondary predicate: = ἰ. χρ. ἐρχόμενον ἐν σαρκί, 2 John 1:7. Cf. the same arrangement of predicates 1 Corinthians 1:23, κηρύσσομεν χριστὸν ἐσταυρωμένον: 2 Corinthians 4:5, κηρύσσομεν χριστὸν ἰησοῦν κύριον. In all these cases it is important to observe, that the construction is not equivalent to an accusative with an infinitive, ἰ. χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλυθέναι. If it were, the confession, or the preaching, would be simply of the fact announced: whereas in each case it is the PERSON who is the object or primary predicate: the participle carrying the attributive or secondary predicate. This is abundantly shewn here, by the adversative clause, where it is simply μὴ ὁμολογοῦν τὸν ἰησοῦν. The confession required is, “Jesus Christ come in the flesh:” ἐληλυθώς here standing midway between the ἐρχόμενος of 2 John 1:7, which is altogether timeless, and the ἐλθών of ch. 1 John 5:6, which is purely historical. This perfect gives the present endurance of a past historical fact.
If we enquire what that fact is, we are met by two widely divergent interpretations. On the one side we have the Socinian view, which, while it keeps to the strict philological sense of the words, ἐν σαρκί and ἔρχεσθαι (see below), distorts the meaning to bring the Apostle into accord with the tenets of that school: e. g. Socinus: “Jesum Christum, i. e. Jesum qui dicitur Christus, non modo mortalem hominem fuisse, sed etiam innumeris malis et denique ipsi cruentæ morti obnoxium:” and Grotius,—“non cum regia pompa et exercitibus, sed in statu humili, abjecto, multisque malis ac postremum cruci obnoxio.” But no such sense of ἐν σαρκί can be or has been attempted to be adduced. On the other hand we have many of the orthodox expositors, who strive to make the words not implicative only, but directly assertive of the Incarnation. So Piscator, who plainly asserts that ἐν σαρκί = εἰς σάρκα: so others who waver between ἐν and εἰς, e. g. Hunnius,—“tunc venire in carne dicitur Jesus Christus, quando λόγος ex sua velut arcana sede prodiens assumta visibili carne se in terris manifestat:” so Bengel (apparently), al. And among this number must proximately be reckoned Augustine, who introduces in the train of the Incarnation the death and redeeming love of Christ, and makes the confession or denial depend on “caritatem habere:” “Deus erat et in carne venit: Deus enim mori non poterat, caro mori poterat: ideo ergo venit in carne ut moreretur pro nobis. Quemadmodum autem mortuus est pro nobis? Majorem hac caritatem nemo habet, quam ut animam suam ponat pro amicis suis. Caritas ergo illum adduxit ad crucem. Quisquis ergo non habet caritatem, negat Christum in carne venisse.” As between these two, the recent Commentators, Lücke, De Wette, Düsterd., Huther, appear to have taken the right path, in keeping ἐν strictly to its proper meaning, ‘in,’ ‘clothed with,’ = διὰ, ch. 1 John 5:6; and ἔρχεσθαι also to its proper meaning, to “come forward,” “appear,” “prodire:” and in interpreting the words as directed against the Docetæ, who maintained that the Son of God had only an apparent, not a real human body.
I cannot however agree in Huther’s view, that ἰησοῦν is here to be taken alone as the object, and χριστὸν ἐν σαρκὶ ἐληλ. together as predicate: Jesus as Christ come in the flesh. For first, it would be against the usage of our Apostle, see ch. 1 John 5:1, in this case, to leave out the article before χριστόν: secondly, ἰησοῦν χριστόν thus in conjunction, could hardly but express the joint Name so well known: and thirdly, the sense required, that Jesus is the Christ, is assumed, by the very juxtaposition of the names. The words imply the præ-existence and incarnation by their very terms: but they do not assert these doctrines, only the verity of our Lord’s human nature), is of God (has its origin and inspiration from Him by His Spirit):
3 b.] This has been already virtually explained on ch. 1 John 2:18. And this is the (spirit) (so nearly all the Commentators supply the ellipsis, and rightly. Episcopius, Valla, Zeger, the R.-Cath. Mayer, and Huther, render it, this is “proprium antichristi.” But this would not surely be τὸ τοῦ ἀντιχρίστου, but τοῦ ἀντιχρίστου only. None of the passages cited by Huther touch the point, Matthew 21:21, τὸ τῆς συκῆς, “this of the fig-tree;” 1 Corinthians 10:24, τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου, “that which belongs to his brother;” 2 Peter 2:22, τὸ τῆς παροιμίας, “that of the proverb;” James 4:14, τὸ τῆς σὔριον, “the event of to-morrow.” In every one of these the genitive belongs to the subject: but Huther would attach it to the predicate, “hoc est proprium antichristi,” in which case I cannot see how the article could be there. Besides, the ὃ ἀκηκόατε ὅτι ἔρχεται would be awkwardly said as applied merely to an abstract fact, the τὸ μὴ ὁμολογεῖν τὸν ἰησοῦν, to which it must be referred if τοῦτο is subject, and the genitive imports proprium antichristi) of antichrist (of) which ye have heard (the reference is not to ch. 1 John 2:18 ( ἠκούσατε), but to the course of their Christian instruction in which this had been taught them) that it cometh (the present used as so often of that which is a thing fixed and determined, without any reference to time: “that it should come” of the E. V. is in sense very good, but does not quite suit the perf. ἀκηκόατε, which seems grammatically in English to require “that it shall come;” “that it must come” would perhaps be better), and now it is (not, now is: this ἐστίν is not dependent on the preceding ὅτι, but introduces a fresh assertion) in the world already (viz., in the person of these ψευδοπροφῆται, who are its organs).
4.] Ye (so we had ὑμεῖς ch. 1 John 2:24; 1 John 2:27; his readers clearly and sharply set against the antichristian teachers) are of God, little children (thus he ever speaks to his readers, as being children of God, see ch. 1 John 3:1 ff.), and have overcome (there need not be any evading or softening of this perfect: see ch. 1 John 2:14. It is faith outrunning sight: the victory is certain in Him who said ἐγὼ νενίκηκα τὸν κόσμον, John 16 ult. The ground of this assurance follows) them ( αὐτούς, the false prophets, thus identified with antichrist. The vulg. has the unjustified reading eum, which is naturally referred to antichrist (Aug(68), Bed(69), and the R.-C. expositors generally); to the world, “devincendo concupiscentiam,” by Lyra; to “antichrist and the world,” by Erasmus), because greater is He (that is) in you than he (that is) in the world.
ὁ ἐν ὑμῖν is most naturally understood of GOD, seeing that ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστέ preceded; for he who is ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ has God dwelling in him. Though, as Düsterd. remarks, it matters not much whether we take it thus, or of the indwelling of God by His Spirit, or of the life of Christ in believers. The former of these is taken by Lücke, al., the latter by Aug(70), Bed(71), Grot., Corn.-a-lap., al.
ὁ ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ is the devil, the prince of this world. Having said this, he proceeds in the next verse to identify these false prophets with the κόσμος of which he has spoken.
5.] They are of the world (this description is not ethical, as Socinus and Grot.,—“affectus habent, quales habet mundus, i. e. pars longe maxima humani generis: amant splendorem hujus vitæ, opulentiam et voluptates:”—but betokens the origin and source of that which they are and teach, as ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστέ did on the other side. That origin and source is the world, unregenerate human nature, ruled over and possessed by the devil, the prince of this world): for this cause they speak of (not concerning, but of, as out of and from; the material of what they say being cosmic: “ex mundi vita et sensu sermones suos promunt,” Bengel) the world, and the world heareth them (loving as it does its own, who aro of it, John 15:19, from which our verse is mainly taken: see also John 8:47; John 18:37).
6.] contrast. We (emphatic, as opposed to them: but who are meant? The Apostles and their companions in the ministry, or all believers? Or again, all teachers of God’s truth, the Apostles included? It is hardly likely that the wider meaning has place here, seeing that 1) he has before said ὑμεῖς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐ?James , , 2) he is here opposing one set of teachers to another. On the other hand, it is not likely that he should confine what is said to the Apostles only: such as are mentioned with praise in 3 John 1:5-8 would surely be included) are of God (see above): he that knoweth (pres.: apprehendeth: hath any faculty for the knowledge of. The Apostle sets ὁ γινώσκων τὸν θεόν in the place of ὁ ὢν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ, as belonging more immediately to the matter in hand, the hearing, and receiving more knowledge. This γινώσκειν τὸν θεόν, the apprehension and recognition of God, is the peculiar property of God’s children, not any natural faculty in which one unrenewed man differs from another. All rationalistic interpretations of these words, e. g., that of Socinus, Schlichting, al. “animi probitas et studium ea faciendi quæ Deo probantur,” are quite beside the purpose) God heareth us: he who is not of God doth not hear us (here we must remember carefully, what the context is, and what its purpose. The Apostle is giving a test to distinguish, not the children of God from those who are not children of God, but the spirit of truth from the spirit of error, as is clear from the words following. And this he does by saying that in the case of the teachers of the truth, they are heard and received by those who apprehend God, but refused by those who are not of God. It is evident then that these two terms here, ὁ γινώσκων τὸν θεόν, and ὃς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ, represent two patent matters of fact,—two classes open and patent to all: one of them identical with the κόσμος above: the other consisting of those of whom it is said above, ἐγνώκατε τὸν πατέρα, … ἐγνώκατε τὸν ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, ch. 1 John 2:13-14. How these two classes are what they are, it is not the purpose of this passage to set forth, nor need we here enquire: we have elsewhere tests to distinguish them, ch. 1 John 3:9-10, and have there gone into that other question. We have a striking parallel, in fact the key to these words, in the saying of our Lord to Pilate, John 18:37). From this (viz., not, as Düsterd., al., the whole foregoing train of circumstances; nor, those tests proposed in 1 John 4:2-3; but the facts set forth in 1 John 4:5-6; the reception of the false teachers by the world the reception of the true teachers by those that apprehend God, and their rejection by those who are not of God: as Schlichting, who however means the words in his rationalistic sense, “ex assensu et dissensu proborum et improborum.” The same point is touched by our Lord in John 10:8, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα) we know (in this unemphatic first person the Apostle includes his readers: we, all God’s children. γινώσκομεν, distinguish, recognize, as so often) the Spirit of truth (the Spirit that cometh of God and teacheth truth: see reff.) and the spirit of error (the spirit that cometh of the devil, teaching lies and seducing men into error: see ch. 1 John 1:8, 1 John 2:26).
7, 8.] Beloved (as before, marks the fervency and affection of the Apostle turning to his readers with another solemn exhortation. Here the word is especially appropriate, seeing that his own heart is full of that love which he is enjoining), let us love one another: because (he at once rests the exhortation on the deepest ground) love ( ἡ ἀγάπη, abstract, in the widest sense, as the following words shew) is from God (has its origin and source in God: He is the wellspring and centre of all love. No such weakening as “Deo maxime placet” (Grot.) must be thought of. It is remarkable that Didymus understood ἀγάπη here of Christ,— ἥντινα οὐκ ἄλλην εἶναι νομιστέον ἢ τὸν μονογενῆ, ὥσπερ θεὸν ἐκ θεοῦ, οὕτω καὶ ἀγάπην ἐξ ἀγάπης ὄντα:—and Augustine, fitting together “Dilectio est ex Deo,” and “Dilectio est Deus,” infers that “Dilectio est Deus ex Deo,” which comparing with Romans 5:5, he infers that love is the Holy Spirit: Tract, vii. 6, vol. iii. p. 2032): and every one that loveth (there is no need to supply an object after ἀγαπῶν, as τὸν θεόν in A, “his brother” as some latt., and Lücke: indeed to do so would be to narrow the general sense of the Apostle’s saying: all love is from God: every one that loveth, taking the word of course in its pure ideal sense in which the assertion follows from the former), hath been begotten of God (has truly received within him that new spiritual life which is of God: see note on ch. 1 John 2:29), and knoweth (pres.: in his daily walk and habit, recognizes and is acquainted with God: by virtue of that his divine birth and life) God:
Verses 7-21
7–21.] The Apostle again takes up his exhortations to brotherly love, but this time in nearer and deeper connexion with our birth from God, and knowledge of Him who is Himself Love, 1 John 4:7-8. This last fact he proves by what God has done for us in and by His Son, 1 John 4:9-16; and establishes the necessary connexion between love to God and love to man, 1 John 4:17-21.
The passage is in connexion with what went before, but by links at first sight not very apparent. The great theme of the whole was enounced ch. 1 John 2:29. The consideration of that has passed into the consideration of that δικαιοσύνη in its highest and purest form of love, which has been recommended, and grounded on His love to us, in ch. 1 John 3:11-18, where the testimony of our hearts came in, and was explained—the great test of His presence in us being the gift of His Spirit, ch. 3 ult. Then from the necessity of distinguishing and being sure of that His Spirit, have been inserted the foregoing tests and cautions respecting truth and error. And now he returns to the main subject. The γινώσκει τὸν θεόν, ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐστιν and γεγέννηται, the taking up again of God’s love to us in Christ at 1 John 4:9 from ch. 1 John 3:16, the reiteration of the testimony of the Spirit in 1 John 4:13, all serve to shew that we are reading no collection of spiritual apophthegms, but a close and connected argument, though not in an ordinary style.
8.] (Contrast, but with some remarkable variations) he that loveth not (general, as before: no object: he that hath not love in him) hath never known God (aor.: hath not once known: has never had in him even the beginnings of knowledge of God: as Lücke, “noch gar nicht kennen gelernt hat.” So that the aorist makes a far stronger contrast than the present οὐ γινώσκει would. That is excluded, and much more); because (reason why he who loveth not can never have known God. ὅτι cannot well be “that,” dependent on ἔγνω, as e. g. Tirinus (cited by Düsterd.) seems to make it: “non novit, saltem practice non ostendit se nosse et agnoscere, Deum esse … caritatem:” in that case it would be either οὐκ ἔγνω, ὅτι ὁ θεός … or οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ἀγ. ἐστίν) God is love ( ἀγάπη, not ἡ ἀγάπη: love is the very essence, not merely an attribute, of God. It is co-essential with Him: He is all love, love is all of Him: he who has not love, has not God.
It is not the place here to enter on the theological import of this weighty and wonderful sentence. It will be found set forth in Augustine, de Trinitate, ix. 2 ff., vol. viii. p. 961 ff.: in Sartorius, die Lehre von der heiligen Liebe, i. 1, and in the first of my Sermons on Divine Love, which are founded on Sartorius’s work. Düsterd. refers also to Nitzsch, über die wesentliche Dreieinigkeit Gottes, in the Studien u. Kritiken for 1841, 2, p. 337: and Liebner, Christologie, p. 135.
But it may be necessary to put in a caution against all inadequate and shallow explanations of the saying: such as that of Grotius (after Socinus), “Deus est plenus caritate,”—Benson, “God is the most benevolent of all beings: full of love to all His creatures,”—Whitby, “The Apostle intends not to express what God is in his essence … but what He is demonstrativè, ἐνεργητικῶς, shewing great philanthropy to men:”—Hammond, “God is made up of love and kindness to mankind:”—Calvin, “hoc est quod ejus natura sit, homines diligere … de essentia Dei non loquitur, sed tantum docet qualis a nobis sentiatur:” &c. &c. In all these,—in the two last by supplying an object, “homines,” which is not in the sacred text,—the whole force of the axiom as it stands in the Apostle’s argument is lost. Unless he is speaking of the essential being of God, quorsum pertineat, to say that he that loveth not never knew God, because “God is love?” Put for these last words, “God is loving,” and we get at once a fallacy of an undistributed middle: He that loveth not never knew what love is: God is loving: but what would follow? that in as far as God is loving, he never knew Him: but he may have known Him in as far as He is just, or powerful. But take ὁ θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν of God’s essential being,—as a strict definition of God, and the argumentation will be strict: He that loveth not never knew love: God is love (the terms are co-essential and co-extensive): therefore he who loveth not never knew God).
Verse 9-10
9, 10.] Proof of this as far as we are concerned, in God’s sending His Son to save us. In this (viz. which follows: the ὅτι is the apodosis, as in ch. 1 John 3:16) the love of God was manifested in regard to us ( ἐν ἡμῖν must be taken with the verb, not with ἡ ἀγάπη, which in this case (pace Huther: being the case of a particular manifestation of that which has been before generally stated. The combination of anarthrous predicatory clauses only takes place when the whole will bear running together into one idea, as τοῖς κυρίοις- κατὰ- σάρκα) would require the article ἡ ἐν ἡμῖν. Many Commentators have thus wrongly connected it, and in consequence have been compelled to distort ἐν into εἰς: so Luther, Seb.-Schmidt, Spener, Beza, Socinus, Schlichting, Episcop., Grot., Benson, Neander, al. Bengel has fallen into the former fault, though not into the latter: “amor Dei qui nunc in nobis est, per omnem experientiam spiritualem.” This is upheld also by Sander, who defends it by Galatians 1:16, where a totally different matter is treated of.
Connected then with the verb, it must not be taken as = εἰς, but as in reff., especially John 9:3, where the same phrase occurs: “in,” i. e. “in the matter of,” in regard of: cf. 1 John 4:16 below: the manifestation not being made to us as its spectators, but in our persons and cases, as its “materies.” ἡμῖν, communicative, believers in general), that God hath sent (perf. The manifestation is regarded as one act, done implicitly when God sent His Son: but the sending is regarded in its present abiding effects, which have changed all things since it took place) His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him (no words can be plainer than these and need less explanation to any one acquainted with St. John. The endeavours of the old rationalists, Socinus, Schlichting, Grotius, to escape from the assertion of Christ’s præexistence, by rendering εἰς τὸν κόσμ. “ad mundum,” μονογ., “dilectissimum,” &c., may be seen in Düsterd. He well remarks, “Such expositors may naturally be expected to give an answer to the question, how a Christ so understood could be our life (1 John 4:9), our atonement (1 John 4:10), or our salvation (1 John 4:14).”
The two emphatic words in the sentence are μονογενῆ and ζήσωμεν. This was the proof, that SUCH a Son of God was sent, that we might LIVE).
10.] The same proof particularized in its highest and noblest point, the atonement: and at the same time this brought out, that the love manifested by it was all on God’s side, none on ours: was love to us when we were enemies, Romans 5:8, and therefore all the greater. Ch. 1 John 3:16 is very similar: except that there it is Christ’s personal love to us: here the Father’s, in sending His Son. In this is love (“in this case,” “in this matter,” “herein,” is, ‘is found,’ ‘exists,’ ἡ ἀγάπη, Love; in the abstract: “herein is Love,” as E. V. This interpretation is necessary, on account of the disjunction which follows. If ἡ ἀγάπη meant, the love of God just spoken of, then it would be irrelevant to subjoin that this love was not our love to Him but His to us. Œc.’s comment is in the main right, though inaccurately expressed: ἐν τούτῳ δείκνυται ὅτι ἀγάπη ἐστὶν ὁ θεός), not that (the ὅτι is the usual one, introducing the apodosis for which the ἐν τούτῳ prepares us: and οὐκ denies this. “In this is love, not in the fact that …, but in the fact that”.… Thus taken, there is no difficulty whatever in the sentence: cf. John 12:6, 2 Corinthians 7:9. Some Commentators have missed this, and thus found a difficulty. “ οὐχ ὅτι (non quasi) pro ὅτι οὐκ (quasi non),” says Grotius: but does not make his meaning very plain. Rosenm., who takes the transposition, explains it, “Quod, quamvis nos non amavissemus Deum, ille tamen amaret nos.” Justiniani takes ὅτι as “because” both times, and regards the apodosis as beginning at καὶ ἀπέστειλεν) we loved God (the aor., corresponding to the aor. below, marks the verb as referring to an indefinite time past—no act of love of ours to God at any time done furnishes this example of love, but an act of His towards us. It is not the nature of our love to God, as contrasted with His to us, of which the clause treats, but the non-existence of the one love as set against the historical manifestation of the other. Again that “He loved us, though we did not love Him,” is so far in the words as it is given by the context (see above), but is not the meaning of the words themselves), but that He loved us (aor., referring again to an act of Love, which is now specified), and (proved this love in that He) sent His Son a propitiation (see on ch, 1 John 2:2) for (see ibid.) our sins (His death being therein implied, by which that propitiation was wrought, Ephesians 1:7; and that, God’s giving His own Son to death for us, being the greatest and crowning act of divine Love).
11.] Application to ourselves of this example, as a motive to brotherly love. Strictly parallel with the latter part of ch. 1 John 3:16, where the same ethical inference is drawn with regard to the example of Christ Himself. Beloved (the Apostle’s usual introduction of a fervent and solemn address, 1 John 4:1; 1 John 4:7, al.), if (this εἰ with an indicative is very difficult to give exactly in English. It is not on the one hand any expression of uncertainty: but neither on the other is it = “since,” or “seeing that.” We may call it a certainty put in the shape of a doubt, that the hearer’s mind may grasp the certainty for itself, not take it from the speaker. “If (it be true that) …” is perhaps the nearest English filling up of the sense) God so loved us (so namely as detailed in 1 John 4:10, which and which alone, by the catch-word ἠγάπησεν in the aorist, is pointed at), we also ought to love one another (the καί does not belong to the ὀφείλομεν, but purely to the ἡμεῖς,—“we, on our side.” But on what does the obligation, asserted in ὀφείλομεν, rest? Clearly, on that relation to God and one another implied by being children of God, ἐκ θεοῦ γεγεννῆσθαι, which runs through all this section of the Epistle. If we are of God, that love which is in Him, and which He is, will be in us, will make us like Him, causing us to love those who are begotten of Him, ch. 1 John 5:1-2. And of this love, our apprehension of His Love to us will be the motive and the measure).
12.] God hath no one ever beheld (what is the connexion of these words, so suddenly and startlingly introduced? It is evident that 1 John 4:12 is connected with 1 John 4:11, by the words ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, taking up again ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾷν. But it is also evident that it is connected with 1 John 4:13 by the ἐν ἡμῖν μένει, κ. τ. λ. And it is further plain, that these words, θεὸν οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται, must have some close reference to ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾷν, seeing that they stand between those words in 1 John 4:11, and the resumption of them in 1 John 4:12. It would appear by this, that the idea of connecting them with ἡμεῖς τεθεάμεθα, 1 John 4:14, in the sense, “but we have truly beheld,” &c., as Carpzov., is a mistake. Œc. (and similarly Thl. and Aretius) takes it as if some objector were introduced,— ἀκόλουθον δʼ ἦν εἰπεῖν τινα, καὶ πόθεν τοῦτο λέγεις περὶ πραγμάτων ἀθεάτων καὶ ἀνεφίκτων, καὶ διαβεβαιοῖς ἡμᾶς οἷς μήπω τις ἔγνωκε; and that the Apostle, συντρέχων τοῖς οὕτω λέγουσι φησὶ καὶ αὐτὸς ὅτι θεὸν μὲν οὐδεὶς ἑώρακε πώποτε, σύμφημι καὶ αὐτός. ἀλλʼ ἐκ τῆς εἰς ἀλλήλους ἀγάπης φησὶ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν ἐστι. But of this objection there is not the slightest trace in the text: and had the Apostle intended to adduce such an one, he would, as Düsterd. well observes, have replied to it not from the effect of our love to one another, but from the facts of the mission and ministry of the Son of God. Of the remaining Commentators, there are two great divisions. The first consists of those who take the axiom as referring forward to ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν μένει: i. e. our inner communion of life with God whom we have not seen must be realized and will be realized, by love towards one another: so the Scholl., I.,— ὁ ἀόρατος θεὸς κ. ἀνέφικτος διὰ τῆς εἰς ἀλλήλους ἀλάπης ἐν ἡμῖν μένει, and II.,— τοῦτο οὖν κατορθώσει, φησίν, ἡ ἀγάπη, τὸ ἔνοικον ἡμῖν γενέσθαι θεόν, ὃν οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται. And so Hunnius, Seb.-Schmidt, Spener, Joach. Lange, Socinus, Grot., Rosenm., Baumg.-Crus., Rickli, Neander, De Wette, Sander, Düsterd., Huther, al. Düsterd. quotes Rickli’s representation of this view as the best: “To behold God,—to perceive Him immediately and according to His infinite divine essence, is given to no man here: we cannot apprehend God: but then in the highest and the best manner do we perceive Him inwardly, as His true children, if we love one another, for then God abideth in us.” And all this is most true. But I would submit that although it might explain 1 John 4:12 and what follows, it does not explain the place of 1 John 4:12 in the context at all. How comes the Apostle thus suddenly to introduce this axiom and what follows it? Clearly, 1 John 4:11; 1 John 4:14 are connected: the same strain of argument is going on, and it is most improbable that a thought thus foreign to that argument would be introduced into the midst of it. Obviously, this is a great defect in this interpretation. Let us turn to the other, and see whether we have it supplied. It takes the words as saying this: “We cannot immediately return to the invisible God the love which He has shewn to us: for no man has ever seen Him: i. e. He is not to be seen by any. But if we love our brethren, whom we do see, God abides in us, we are His children, objects of His love, and so, by love to our brethren, love to God is perfected in us.” (Lücke.) And thus or nearly thus, Corn.-a-lap., Mayer, Schlichting, Episcopius, Bengel, Whitby, G. Lange, Jachmann.
Now this interpretation, as above given, has the merit of being linked to what went before, by our inability to return God’s love: but I must feel that Düsterd.’s objection to it is fatal: it gives a sense wholly alien from St. John’s habit of thought, in alleging that we cannot return God’s love, and further alien in giving as a reason for this inability, that He is invisible. It would be a most unjustifiable use of 1 John 4:20, to convert it thus and make it say that we cannot love God whom we have not seen.
Thus it appears that each view has something to recommend it, each something to discommend it. Is there no third way to be found? In examining 1 John 4:11, we find an unexpected substitution, εἰ οὕτως ὁ θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν (not τὸν θεόν, but) ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾷν. Why so? Here, 1 John 4:20 will guide us to an answer, if rightly used. Not, because we cannot love God whom we have not seen: but because the exponents of God whom we have not seen are our brethren whom we do see. And the Apostle, in substituting ἀλλήλους, does not for a moment drop or set aside the higher τὸν θεόν, but in fact leads up to it by putting its lower and visible objects before us. And then 1 John 4:12 comes in as an explanation, an apology as it were, for this substitution, in the following manner: ἀλλήλους ἀλαπᾷν, I say: for the love to God, which is our ὀφειλή, is love towards one whom we have never seen, and cannot exist in us (as 1 John 4:20) unless by and with its lower degrees as manifested towards our brethren whom we have seen. By our love to them are we to know, how far we have love to Him: if that be present, He dwelleth in us, and ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ τετελειωμένη ἐστὶν ἐν ἡμῖν. And thus (see below) the way is prepared for 1 John 4:15-16, which take up and bring to a conclusion the reasoning): if we love one another, God abideth in us (for the reason already stated in 1 John 4:8, and restated in immediate connexion with this very matter in 1 John 4:16, that God is Love, and every one that loveth is born of God, knows God, abides in God and God in him), and (simply the copula: not as Calvin, “copulam accipit causalis particulæ loco”) the love of Him (i. e. ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ, as in ch. 1 John 2:5, where we had the same expression, our love to Him, not, as Beza, Bengel, Sander, al., His love to us. This is evident not merely from ch. 1 John 2:5, but from the context here: see it explained above, and remember that it is our love to God which is here the subject, as evinced by our love to our brethren. This is further shewn by the recurrence of the same expression in 1 John 4:17, ἐν τούτῳ τετελείωται ἡ ἀγάπη μεθʼ ἡμῶν, and 1 John 4:18, ὁ φοβούμενος οὐ τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ. And so the majority of Commentators. Calvin proposes as a possible alternative, “caritas, quam nobis inspirat.” Socinus renders “dilectio quam ipse Deus nobis præscripsit.” But both these are forced, and agree neither with usage nor with the context) is perfected (see note ch. 1 John 2:5. Here, as there, it signifies, has reached its full maturity: the ἀγαπᾷν ἀλλήλους being the token and measure of it. The form τετελειωμένη ἐστίν, like all resolved forms of verbal tenses, brings out more strongly the peculiar temporal force of the verb substantive united with the import of the participle as a predicate. Hence in this case, the present sense always contained in the perfect, predominates, and there is more reason than ever for rendering “is,” not “hath been”) in us (on the view above maintained of ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἡμῖν keeps its primary and obvious sense, “in us,” “within us,” as in ch. 1 John 2:5).
13.] In this we know that we are abiding in Him and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit (nearly repeated from ch. 1 John 3:24. But why introduced here? In the former verse, the fact of His abiding in us was assured to us, if we love one another. Of this fact, when thus loving, we need a token. Him we cannot see: has He given us any testimony of His presence in us? He has given us such a testimony, in making us partakers of His Holy Spirit. This fact it is to which the Apostle here calls our attention, as proving not the external fact of the sending of the Son (1 John 4:14), but one within ourselves—the indwelling of God in us, and our abiding in Him. It is obvious that all inferences from the expression ἐκ τοῦ πν. against the personality of the Holy Ghost are quite beside the purpose: compare Acts 2:17 with Joel 2:28 (Heb. and E. V.). We each have the indwelling of one and the same personal Spirit, but each according to our measure, 1 Corinthians 12:4; 1 Corinthians 12:11. One only had the Spirit without measure, in all His fulness: even Christ; John 3:34. And the presence of the Holy Spirit is most aptly adduced here where love is in question, His first fruit being love, and His presence being tested by His fruits).
14, 15, 16.] The connexion seems to be this: the inward evidence of God’s abiding in us and we in Him, is, the gift of His Spirit. But this is not the only evidence nor the only test which we have. This internal evidence is accompanied by, nay, is itself made possible (see 1 John 4:19) by, our recognition of the Father’s love in sending His Son as our Saviour: which last is a fact, testified by human evidence. This recognition of God’s love is a condition of abiding in Him and He in us: in a word, is the μένειν ἐν τῇ ἀλάπῃ, which is equivalent to abiding in Him. And we (this ἡμεῖς brings up in sharp relief the apostolic body whom Christ appointed His witnesses, John 15:27, Acts 1:8. The assertion is of the same kind as that in ch. 1 John 1:1) have beheld ( τεθεάμεθα is joined closely to μαρτυροῦμεν, and in common with it belongs to the ὅτι following. No object must be supplied after it, as “Deum ejusque virtutes imprimis caritatem.” Piscator. The construction of θεᾶσθαι with ὅτι is found John 6:5) and do testify that the Father hath sent (not merely to the historical fact as a thing past, but to its abiding influence as implied by σωτῆρα τ. κόσμου below: q. d., that the Father sent the Son, and that the Son is the Saviour of the world) the Son (better here than “His Son:” ὁ πατήρ, τὸν υἱόν, are termini theologici) as Saviour of the world ( σωτῆρα, anarthrous, is not appositive but predicatory = in meaning “to save the world,” but one degree removed back from it in telic force: σώζειν τὸν κόσμον would express more strongly the ultimate view of His mission; σωτῆρα τοῦ κόσμου gives the mediate aim, leaving it possible that another may be yet behind. τοῦ κόσμου here, as in ch. 1 John 2:2, John 3:16, in its widest sense: no evasion of this sense, such as the “electorum in omnibus populis” of Piscator and Aretius, is to be endured).
15.] And recognition of this fact is a condition and proof of the life of God. Whosoever confesseth (the aorist can only be given by the English present and an exegesis,—viz. that this present betokens not a repeated act and habit, but a great act once for all introducing the man into a state of ὁμολογῆσαι. All futures, “shall confess,” and futuri exacti, “shall have confessed,” are objectionable; the one as losing the retrospective tinge, the other as making it unduly prominent, and indeed imparting a slight hue of transitoriness, which least of all belongs to the word.
The same remark holds good of this confessing, as before with regard to denying, ch. 1 John 2:23; viz., that we must not bring into it more than the Apostle intends by it: it is not the “confession of the life” which is here spoken of, but that of the lips only. Of course it would be self-evident that this is taken by the Apostle as ruling the life: but simply as a matter of course. He speaks of the ideal realized) that Jesus is the Son of God (i. e. receives the testimony in the last verse as true), God abideth in him, and he in God.
16.] a) And we (not now the apostolic body only, but communicative, the Apostle and his readers. This is evident and necessary (against Episcopius, Huther, al.), because on the other view the ἐν ἡμῖν which follows, interpreted as it must necessarily be of the same persons, would fit awkwardly on to the repeated general proposition with which the verse concludes) have known and have believed (the two roots which lie at the ground of ὁμολογεῖν, ἐγνώκαμεν and πεπιστεύκαμεν, are in St. John’s language, most intimately connected. “True faith is, according to St. John, a faith of knowledge and experience: true knowledge is a knowledge of faith.” Lücke. Cf. John 6:69) the love, which God hath in regard to us ( ἐν ἡμῖν as above, 1 John 4:9; not “towards us,” as Beza (and E. V.), Estius, Luther, Socinus, Grot., &c. b) God is Love, and he that abideth in love abideth in God and God (abideth) in him (this is the solemn and formal restatement of that which has been the ground-tone of the whole since 1 John 4:7. And here, as there, ἀγάπη is in its widest abstract sense. Its two principal manifestations are, love to God, and love to one another: but this saying is of Love absolute).
Verse 17-18
17, 18.] These verses, which are parallel with ch. 1 John 3:19-21, set forth the confidence with which perfect love shall endow the believer in the great day of judgment. In this is love perfected with us (for ἐν τούτῳ, see below. ἡ ἀγάπη, not, as Luther, Calv., Spener, Grot., Calov., Bengel, Sander, al., God’s love to us: this is forbidden by the whole context: our verse is introduced by ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, and continued by φόβος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ: it is love dwelling and advancing to perfection in us. And again, not love to God merely, nor love to our brethren merely; these are concrete manifestations of It: but love itself in the abstract—the principle of love, as throughout this passage. This sense of ἀγάπη will point out that of μεθʼ ἡμῶν, which belongs not to ἡ ἀγάπη but to the verb, as in 1 John 4:12. Love is considered as planted in us; its degrees of increase take place μεθʼ ἡμῶν—not merely “bei uns,” “chez nous,” πρὸς ἡμᾶς, but as concerned with us; in a sense somewhat similar to that in which ἐμεγάλυνεν κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτῆς, Luke 1:58. See 2 John 1:2, where however the idea of dwelling with is more brought out than here), that we have confidence in the day of judgment ( ἵνα gives not the purpose of the τετελείωται, but the apodosis to the ἐν τούτῳ, as in reff.: “in this love is perfected in us, viz. that we, &c.” So most, and nearly all the best Commentators. Beza (and E. V.), Socinus, Grot., Mayer, give ἵνα its telic force, regarding ὅτι as the apodosis (not so E. V.), and assuming a trajection: the objection to which is, not the transposition, but the sense so gained, as belonging to the context. On this view, the aim given by the ἵνα comes in altogether disjointed from the context, and the perfection of love in us is stated to be found in a fact which is objective, not subjective. It is only necessary to cite Grotius’s exegesis to shew the incongruity, even in his understanding of ἡ ἀγάπη. “Hic est summus gradus dilectionis Dei erga nos, si qualis in hoc mundo Christus fuit, i. e. mundi odiis et propterea plurimis malis expositus tales et nos simus (John 15:18; 1 Peter 2:19; 1 Peter 4:16). Ideo hoc Dens ita disponit, ut cum bona fiducia appareamus in die judicii. Nam constans perpessio malorum ad exemplum Christi efficit, ut a Christo optima exspectemus, quippe ipsi similes.” Can any thing be more broken and farfetched than such a connexion? to say nothing of its “si simus” for ὅτι ἐσμέν.
On the right interpretation, the confidence which we shall have in that day, and which we have even, now by anticipation of that day, is the perfection of our love; grounded on the consideration ( ὅτι καθὼς κ. τ. λ.) which follows: casting out fear, which cannot consist with perfect love, 1 John 4:18): because even as He (Christ, see below) is, we also are in this world (this is the reason or ground of our confidence: that we, as we now are in the world, are like Christ: and in the background lies the thought, He will not, in that day, condemn those who are like Himself. In these words, the sense must be gained by keeping strictly to the tenses and grammatical construction: not, as e. g. Œc. ὡς ἐκεῖνος ἦν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, by changing the tenses (so also Thl., Tirin., Corn.-a-Iap., Mayer, Grot., Luther, Calov., Rickli, al.), nor by referring the words ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ to Christ, as several of the above, and Socinus. And when we have adhered to tense and grammar, wherein is the likeness spoken of to be found? Clearly, by what has been above said, not in our trials and persecutions. Nor by our being not of the world as He is not of the world (Sander, who however adds, ‘clothed with His righteousness’): nor in that we, as sons of adoption through Him, are beloved of God, even as He is beloved (Tirinus, Neander); nor as Huther, in that we live in Love, as He lives in Love: but in that we are righteous as He is righteous, ch. 1 John 2:29, John 3:3 ff., John 3:10; John 3:22; this being evinced by our abiding in Love. And so mainly (Œc., Thl., with the mistake pointed out above), Beza, Corn.-a-lap., Mayer, Socinus, Lücke, De Wette, Rickli, Düsterd., al. Many indeed of these approach to Huther’s view impugned above, and make it to be love in which we are like Christ: but Düsterd. brings rightly this logical objection,—that St. John does not say that Love is perfected in confidence in us, because we resemble Christ in Love; but he refers to the fundamental truth on which our Love itself rests, and says; because we are absolutely like Christ, because we are in Christ Himself, because He lives in us, for without this there cannot be likeness to Him; in a word, because we are, in that communion with Christ which we are assured of by our likeness to Him in righteousness, children of God, therefore our love brings with it also full confidence. Essentially, the reason here rendered for our confidence in the day of judgment is the same as that given ch. 1 John 3:21 f. for another kind of confidence, viz., that we keep His commandments. This also betokens the δικαιοσύνη, of which Christ is the essential exemplar and which is a necessary attribute of those who through Christ are children of God).
18.] Confidence in (or as understood, as to) that terrible day presupposes the absence of fear: and this casting out of fear is the very work of love, which in its perfect state cannot coexist with fear. Fear ( φόβος, abstract and general: anarthrous, on account of the negative predication) existeth not in love ( τῇ ἀγάπῃ, abstract and general also, as in 1 John 4:17; not “God’s love to us,” as Calv., Calov., Spener, al.: nor “brotherly love,” as Lücke, al.), nay perfect (see on τετελείωται in 1 John 4:17) love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment (see below): but he that feareth hath not been perfected in (his) love. The points here to be noticed are, 1) the emphatic οὐκ ἔστιν, which is better rendered as above, than “There is no fear in love,” in order to keep φόβος, which is the subject in the Greek, also the subject in the English:
2) ἀλλά, which is not here the mere adversative after a negative clause, in which case it would refer to something in which fear is, e. g. φόβος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, ἀλλʼ ( ἐστιν) ἐν τῷ μίσει: but it is the stronger adversative, implying “nay far otherwise:” “tantum abest ut … ut:”
3) the argument in ἀλλʼ … ἔχει, which is doubly enthymematic, having in it two assumptions or suppressed premisses, α) that nothing having κόλασις can consist with perfect love: β) that fear is in us by nature and needs casting out in order to its absence:
4) the meaning of κόλασιν ἔχει. There are two opinions: a) that κόλασις is merely pain or torment; so Aug(72) (“tormentum habet”), Erasmus (“punitionem seu potius cruciatum habet”), Tirinus (“parit animi perturbationem cruciatum et tormentum, ob impendens, quod metuit, malum seu pœnam”), Luther, Calvin, Schlichting, Beza (and E. V.), Piscator, Aretius, Episcopius, Rosenm., Bengel (“nam diffidit, omnia inimica et adversa sibi fingit ac proponit, fugit, odit”), Joach. Lange (who interprets it, compunction at the preaching of the law), Sander, al.:
b) that κόλασις is properly punishment. So Lyra (but mistaking κ. ἔχει; “debetur pœna timori servili”), Corn.-a-lap., Estius (well: “pœnam, quam commeruit, semper animo versat”), Mayer, Seb.-Schmidt, Calov., Spener, Benson, Whitby, Baumg.-Crus., Neander, Lücke (includes in itself punishment, i. e. consciousness of deserving it), De Wette, Düsterd., Huther. And this last is certainly the sense, both from the usage of the word (reff.), and from the context, in which the day of judgment is before us. Fear, by anticipating punishment, has it even now; bears about a foretaste of it and so partakes of it:
5) the last clause, ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος οὐ τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, is intimately connected with what follows (see on 1 John 4:14) as well as with what went before. The δέ is adversative to the whole preceding sentence, ἡ τελεία ἀγάπη κ. τ. λ., and mainly to the idea of τελεία ἀγάπη therein expressed.
As regards the absence of fear from the love of the Christian believer, it has been well observed by Œcum., that there are two kinds of godly fear, φόβος προκαταρκτικός, which afflicts men with a sense of their evil deeds and dread of God’s anger, and which is not abiding: and φόβος τελειωτικός, of which it is said, “The fear of the Lord is clean and endureth for ever,” Psalms 19, and which δέους τοιούτου ἀπήλλακται. And Bengel says in his brief pointed manner, “Varius hominum status: sine timore et amore: cum timore sine amore: cum timore et amore: sine timore cum amore.” The difference is finely wrought out by Augustine, in loc. Tract. ix. 5–8, vol. iii. p. 2048 ff.
19.] I am sorry to be obliged here to differ from the best modern Commentators, Lücke, De Wette, Düsterdieck, Huther, as well as from Episcop., Grot., Luther, Calov., Spener, al., and the Commentators on the vulgate, in holding firmly that ἀγαπῶμεν is indicative, not imperative (i. e. hortative). This I do not merely on account of the expressed ἡμεῖς, though that would be a strong point in the absence of stronger, but on account of the context, which appears to me to be broken by the imperative. He that feareth is not perfect in love. Our love (abstract, not specified whether to God or our brother) is brought about by, conditioned by, depends upon, His love to us first: it is only a sense of that which can bring about our love: and if so, then from the very nature of things it is void of terror, and full of confidence, as springing out of a sense of His love to us. Nor only so: our being new begotten in love is not only the effect of a sense of His past love, but is the effect of that love itself: We (emphatic—one side of the antithesis) love (see above. The indic. is taken by Calvin, Beza, Aretius, Socinus, Schlichting, Seb.-Schmidt, Whitby, Bengel, Rickli, Neander, al. Most Commentators supply αὐτόν or ἀλλήλους, but unnecessarily. It is of all love that he is speaking; of love in its root and ideal), because He (God: see the parallel, 1 John 4:10) first loved us (viz. in the sending of His Son).
20.] The connexion is most close: and the error great of those who, as e. g. Erdmann, have made a new section begin here. This ἀγάπη is universal, necessarily manifested in both of the two great departments of its exercise. Love, living and working in the heart as a principle, will fix first upon objects at hand and seen: those objects being natural objects for it to fix on. How then can a man love God, the highest object of love, who is removed from his sight, and at the same time refuse to love his brother, bearing the mark of a child of God, before his eyes from day to day? Put in a brief form, the argument, as connected with the last verse, is this: His love has begotten us anew in love: in this us are included our brethren; objects of our daily sight: if therefore we do not love them, we do not love Him. If any say (aor. “have said;” i. e. at any time: the saying once, rather than the habit, is the hypothesis) I love God, and hate (pres. of habit) his brother, he is a liar: for (here again the argument is enthymematic, and we must supply from our common sense ἐφελκυστικὸν γὰρ ὅρασις πρὸς ἀγάπην, Œc.: “oculi sunt in amore duces,” &c.) he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen (perf.: and continues to feel the influence of that sight. We do not say “I have seen him” of the dead, but of the living only), cannot love God whom he hath not seen (St. John does not say that there is no love without sight; nor that we love all we see better than any thing we do not see: his argument rests on a deeper and truer position: viz. on that assumed in the word ἀδελφόν, which carries with it the consideration that he of whom it is said is begotten of God. Both ὁ ἀδελφός and ὁ θεός are used within the limits of the Christian life, of which that is true, which is unfolded ch. 1 John 5:1, that this ἀδελφός as begotten of God is a necessary object of love to one that loves Him that begat him. Here, a lower step of the same argument is taken; but without this great truth, lying beneath the word ἀδελφός, it would carry no conviction with it).
21.] And besides this argument from common sense, there is another most powerful one, which the Apostle here adds. “Quomodo diligis eum, cujus odisti præceptum?” as Aug(73) And this commandment we have from Him (God: not, Christ: see below), that he who loveth God, love also his brother (where have we this commandment? In the great summary of the law, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, … and thy neighbour as thyself,” so often cited by our Lord; see Matthew 22:37-39).
Alford, Henry. "Commentary on 1 John 4:4". Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hac/1-john-4.html. 1863-1878.
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Genetic changes transformed wild rabbits into tame bunnies, DNA study reveals
31 August 2014, 1:04 am EDT By Jim Algar Tech Times
When humans domesticated wild rabbits and turned them into pet store favorites, they also changed their genome, a study has found.
The change has been dramatic; while a pet rabbit will contentedly sit in a human lap to be petted, wild rabbits remain incredibly timid animals, running away from any fox, hawk -- or human.
Looking to find the genetic foundation for such a stark difference in behavior, researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, working with international colleagues, compared genomes of domesticated rabbits with the genomes of their wild counterparts.
The domestication of rabbits happened much more recently than that of cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, which happened between about 15,000 and 9,000 years ago.
Monks in monasteries in the south of France first domesticated rabbits around 1,400 years ago.
The Uppsala researchers wanted to find out if domestication of rabbits involved drastic changes to a few key genes or more subtle changes in a large number of them.
The discovered that no genes had been completely turned off, one possibility that could have led to a reduction in the animals' fear of humans.
"Gene loss has not played a prominent role during rabbit domestication," says study leader Leif Andersson.
Rather, the researches report in the journal Science, small pre-existing genetic variations -- sometimes just one letter of DNA code -- started to become more common in the animals as they became domesticated.
These variations generally didn't affect the genes themselves, but rather acted on the genome's regulatory regions, which are in control of whether genes are turned on or off.
"Wild and domestic rabbits do not differ so much in actual protein sequences, but in how gene and protein expression is regulated," says Andersson.
Among the genes particularly targeted during domestication were those involved in rabbits' brains and nervous systems.
That's to be expected, Andersson says, because the differences between domestic and wild rabbits are almost all behavioral, while physical differences are slight.
"This pattern contrasts with the large-effect genetic changes that are typically associated with striking differences in the size or appearance of diverse domestic dog breeds, for example," says study co-author Jeffrey Good from the University of Montana. "These results are exciting because they shed light on what types of genetic modifications are likely to be important during the early stages of domestication."
Domestication of rabbits was made easier because the wild variety is a highly polymorphic species that already possesses many of gene variants selectively enhanced during domestication, the researchers say.
That is likely to have been the case with most domesticated species, they say.
"We predict that a similar process has occurred in other domestic animals and that we will not find a few specific genes that were critical for domestication," Andersson says.
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Samsung Begins Rolling Out Galaxy S7, S7 Edge Android 7.0 Nougat Update: S6 Variants, Note 5 Next
7 January 2017, 7:17 am EST By James Geddes Tech Times
Samsung has begun rolling out the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Android 7.0 Nougat software update to owners of the flagship smartphones. The update has been released to select device owners, preceding what is expected to be an imminent full rollout of the upgrade to all devices. The former flagship Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge Plus, and Note 5 are next in line for an Android Nougat update.
New Android 7.0 Nougat Soak Test
The move comes after the company officially confirmed the end of its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Beta testing program for the Android 7.0 Nougat update, and announced that it will be releasing the final approved version of Nougat to users of the smartphones this month. The release to some select users of the devices appears to be an initial soak test prior to the more general release. The number of the new build is G935FXXU1DPLR, and it also includes January's monthly Samsung security patch.
The reports of the soak test reflect confirmation made by recipients of the new Android 7.0 Nougat build posted in online forums. While it is common for smartphone manufacturers to release a new software upgrade to a small number of users in a soak test before expanding the release, this time there's a bit of a twist in the form of the actual version of Android Nougat apparently being released.
Android Nougat 7.0 Or 7.1.1?
While it was first reported that the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge would be receiving Android 7.0 Nougat, a representative of the company later confirmed to one of its beta testers that the upgrade build for the two smartphones once released would actually be Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and that the devices would be skipping Android 7.0 Nougat for a direct release of the newer version.
That was thought to be the case until a rep for Vodafone contradicted the earlier guidance, telling an inquiring customer that the build version of Android Nougat released for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge would vary according to model and region, and that in fact Australian users would be receiving the earlier build, Android 7.0. Speculation then ensued as to which models and regions would receive each build.
Meanwhile, we recently reported that the Galaxy S7 Active, the more rugged version of the smartphone and an AT&T exclusive in the U.S., was spotted on GFXBench running Android 7.0 Nougat as well. So, it appears that even though Samsung has confirmed that the S7 and S7 Edge would be skipping Android 7.0 Nougat for 7.1.1, the later build is still yet to be received or be seen running on any Samsung Galaxy S7 device.
Android 7.0 Nougat Update For Galaxy Note 5 And S6 Variants
Owners of Samsung's former flagships have been watching these developments closely, because the sooner the company releases Android 7.0/7.1.1 Nougat to its current flagships, the sooner the older devices can expect to receive theirs. While the company has offered no official guidance for the release of the update to the Galaxy S6 variants, earlier reports have indicated that the company began working on the Android 7.0 Nougat build for the S6 and S6 Edge months ago, so they may not follow far behind the S7 and S7 Edge release, with the Note 5 also expected to be a timely recipient of Nougat once the current flagships are updated.
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Japanese Firm Plans to Create Underwater City Ocean Spirals. Modern-day Atlantis?
27 November 2014, 8:25 am EST By Dianne Depra Tech Times
Shimizu Corp is no stranger to dreaming up concepts that highlight possibilities in the future. Its most recent work is called Ocean Spiral, an underwater city that will draw energy from the seabed and support 5,000 people.
Ocean Spiral was borne out of the idea to capitalize on the immense possibilities the deep sea holds, accommodating human life in response to rising sea levels that threaten communities on land. At the scale it is envisioned, it is projected to take around five years to build and will cost around $25 billion.
Functioning as an underwater city, it will feature business and residential zones, as well as commercial areas and hotels to accommodate tourists. These zones will be housed in a floating sphere a third of a mile in diameter, connected to a spiral path 9 miles in length that stretches to the ocean floor and starts about a mile from the ocean's surface.
As for the rest of the technologies that would be needed to sustain life below the ocean's surface, Shimizu officials are of the belief that everything will be ready within 15 years. This means that if everything goes according to plan, Ocean Spiral will be very much real by 2030.
So far, plans for Ocean Spiral details an eco-friendly underwater city that runs on energy derived from what is called an "earth factory" located on the ocean's floor. Using microorganisms, the factory will convert carbon dioxide into methane, a process complemented by power generators situated along Ocean Spiral. These generators, in turn, will harness differences in temperature in seawater to produce additional energy, a process referred to as ocean thermal energy conversion. For the residential zones, seawater will be desalinated using hydraulic pressure.
While Shimizu has been associated with dream concepts, company spokesperson Hideo Imamura said that Ocean Spiral is a real goal and not simply a pipe dream.
"The Astro Boy cartoon character had a mobile phone long before they were actually invented - in the same way, the technology and knowhow we need for this project will become available," he adds.
To ensure Ocean Spiral's success, Shimizu is collaborating with experts from Tokyo University, energy firms and government ministries. It also hopes to secure funding from both private and government entities.
Other undersea projects that came before the Ocean Spiral include the Poseidon Undersea Resort in Katafinga Island in Fiji and the Hydropolis in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Poseidon has yet to open its doors (it was supposed to launch in 2008) while the Hydropolis project has already been shelved.
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Harvard Study Reveals 5 Healthy Habits That Can Prolong Life By More Than A Decade
30 April 2018, 9:34 am EDT By Allan Adamson Tech Times
A study conducted by researchers from Harvard University has revealed that people who stick to five healthy habits in adulthood may be able to extend their lifespan by over a decade.
5 Healthy Habits
Study researcher Meir Stampfer, from Harvard Chan School of Public Health, and colleagues looked at the medical records and lifestyle of 123,000 individuals to find out how much longer people could live if they adhere to five healthy practices.
Stampfer and colleagues identified the five healthy habits as having a body mass index of between 18.5 and 25, engaging in at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise daily, not smoking, drinking up to only one 150ml glass of wine daily for women, and two for men; and a diet low in saturated fats, sugar and red meat but rich in vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
Effect On Longevity And Health
The researchers found out that adherence to the five lifestyle practices is linked to a dramatic effect on average life expectancy. At age 50, the men who adhered to these five healthy practices saw their life expectancy increase by 12.2. Among women, the five lifestyle factors were linked to 14 years of additional life expectancy.
"The projected life expectancy at age 50 years was on average 14.0 years (95% CI, 11.8-16.2) longer among female Americans with 5 lowrisk factors compared with those with zero low-risk factors; for men, the difference was 12.2 years (95% CI, 10.1-14.2)," the researchers reported in their study, which was published in the journal Circulation on Monday.
"Adopting a healthy lifestyle could substantially reduce premature mortality and prolong life expectancy in US adults."
The researchers also found that each of the five lifestyle factors was linked to reduced odds of dying from the top two causes of death in the United States: cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Those who had healthy lived had 82 percent reduced odds of dying from heart disease and 65 percent reduced chances of dying from cancer compared with people with the least healthy lifestyles.
"The main take-home message is that there's huge gains in health and longevity to be had just by simple changes in our behavior pattern," Stampfer said.
Low Adherence To Healthy Lifestyle Habits
Despite the benefits of living a healthy life on longevity and overall health, researchers said that many people do not adhere to this kind of lifestyle.
"This study underscores the importance of following healthy lifestyle habits for improving longevity in the U.S. population," said study author Frank Hu, from Harvard Chan School.
"Public policies should put more emphasis on creating healthy food, built, and social environments to support and promote healthy diet and lifestyles."
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Family identifies victim found dead in Pewaukee, releases statement
PEWAUKEE -- The victim who was found dead Thursday at a Pewaukee condo complex has been identified as Joanne Curley by a family spokesperson.
The family spokesperson released this statement to TODAY'S TMJ4 on her death:
"It is with deepest sorrow that as a family we say goodbye to Joanne. She was a beloved daughter, sister to five siblings, mother to three sons, Nana to three grandchildren, aunt to 19 nieces and nephews. She had a love and compassion for animals that was apparent through her dedicated volunteer work at HAWS and dog rescues, fostering and adopting several dogs. She had a charismatic personality and a passion for serving others with decades of hospitality service. Her love for food and cooking lead her to one of her greatest accomplishments in which she and a close friend opened a cafe and coffee shop in a previously underdeveloped, but now thriving commercial area in Pewaukee. Above all, her deepest love and greatest passion was for her family, especially her sons, grandchildren and dog Mimi. We request privacy and respect during this difficult time of mourning."
Authorities have not yet released the victim's or the suspect's identity.
A body was found Thursday evening on Meadowcreek Drive on the east side of the village near Liberty Park during a welfare check. On Saturday, police said they made an arrest in connection with the homicide.
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CHINESE TOURISTS VISIT AUSTRALIA MORE THAN BEFORE
Larry Brain - Apr 18, 2011
Chinese tourists have been traveling to Australia more than before and the records are being renewed constantly. This is great news for Australians who have been recovering for some time from a number of setbacks, including earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand.
Many Australian hotels have started replacing bacon and eggs on breakfast menus with dumplings and curries. The reason for this is that a sleeping giant has been waking up over the past few years and more Chinese tourists have been coming to Australia than before. By February this year, short-term arrivals from China were up by a record 28%, meaning that Chinese tourists are now the most important foreign tourists in Australia. Taking the fact that more and more Chinese have been spending their holidays abroad into account, it could be argued that they fully own the number one place on the Australian market.
The trend mostly started in 2010 when China overtook the United Kingdom in value to Australia. This means that setbacks such as Brits having less money, earthquakes in Japan and nearby New Zealand have been deemed less grave by the influx of the Chinese. No wonder the hotels have started to amend their menus.
Although there have been a number of campaigns, including an online campaign and radio marketing, Australia has pretty much sold itself to the Chinese market. More Chinese tourists are expected in Australia in the coming years, especially with the opening of a number of new airline services between the two countries. Hainan airlines have recently opened up direct flights between Hangzou and Sydney.
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THE SEVEN WONDERS OF AUSTRALIA
CHINA REACHES TOP THREE IN WORLD RANKINGS
AUSTRALIA LOOKS TO ADJUST TO THE CHINESE MARKET
NEW ZEALAND TOURISM LOOKING TO END BLEAK RUN
AUSTRALIAN PORTS MAY WELL STRUGGLE WITH INCREASED DEMAND
CHINESE TOURISTS ARE TREATED LIKE ROYALTY AT US HOTELS
SRI LANKA REPORTS 58% MORE CHINESE TRAVELERS IN 2012
CHINESE TOURISTS FAVOUR THAILAND AFTER RECENT EVENTS
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