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Tradition suggests that the first monastery at Deer was established by St Columba and his follower Drostan. Nothing is known of this early monastery, and indeed, we do not know if the story has any truth. However, there was certainly some sort of monastic settlement here, as evidenced by the Book of Deer, a sort of pocket gospel, written at Deer in the 10th century.
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Kinloss was founded around 1150 by Cistercian monks from Melrose Abbey, under the patronage of King David I. There were initially 12 monks under an abbot, but Kinloss grew in status and wealth, as David I gave grants of lands to the abbey, and subsequent monarchs followed suit until Kinloss became one of the wealthiest landowners in the region. This wealth enabled the abbots to replace the original timber buildings in stone.
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By BC-MarketingJuly 8, 2020Borough Care News
One of the hardest things about lockdown is missing out on celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions with our families and friends.
Whilst staff across our care homes have made sure we celebrate all the key milestones with our residents, it was only on June 15th that we were finally able to re-introduce face to face visits with family and friends. Coincidently this was the very same day Silverdale resident James Bell and his wife, Shirley, got married 64 years ago.
We knew how vitally important it was for James and Shirley to be re-united, following three months of lockdown, to celebrate this special occasion.
Our team of carers decorated the visitor gazebo with balloons and pictures of the happy couple; we also helped James purchase a romantic gift of flowers and wine for his wife.
To say the reunion was emotional would be a huge understatement! Our staff, James’ and Shirley’s family, and the happy couple themselves, were all moved beyond words to be together after all this time.
James, 90, first met his wife Shirley at Sunday School in Onward Hall, Ardwick, Manchester. They married 64 years ago when Shirley was 19 and James was 27. They have two daughters, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren and another due in October this year.
When James was aged 10, he was evacuated during WWII and left his family in Manchester to live in Marple. He moved back home to Manchester when the war ended but always spoke fondly of his time in the Marple countryside.
James has always had an incredible work ethic and was a conscientious employee. He worked for Burton’s the Tailors for 25 years and eventually became an Assistant Manager. He then managed a smaller shop in Longsight, Manchester, called Leon’s. From there he went to work for the Post Office in the Parcel Delivery Office near Piccadilly station – this was his last job before he retired.
James is very much a ‘family man’ and he always enjoyed spending time with his children and, subsequently, his grandchildren who all adore him. His hobbies included cycling, walking, gardening and listening to music.
Whilst cycling is no longer possible…he still loves to potter in the garden and listens to brass band music most days, tapping his feet to the music. To celebrate his 90th birthday in September 2019, we arranged for Denton Brass Band to come to Silverdale to play for him, which he thoroughly enjoyed.
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Week 10 NCAAF Betting: Bedlam in Stillwater
Since 1904, the Oklahoma Sooners and the rival Oklahoma State Cowboys have met each other on the football field in what’s become known as the Bedlam Game. The No. 5 Sooners (7-1 SU, 4-4 ATS) have the overall advantage at 86-18-7, but this Saturday, they’re 3-point road dogs against the No. 11 Cowboys (7-1 SU, 5-3 ATS) in Stillwater. Kick-off is at 4 PM ET on FS1. It’s a battle of two Heisman Trophy candidates: Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, available at +800 on the NCAAF props market, and Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph at +3300.
That’s not the only Top-25 matchup lines on the Week 10 college football odds board online. Here are some of the other key games on Saturday’s NCAAF betting slate, all times Eastern:
No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions at No. 24 Michigan State Spartans (noon, FOX)
Penn State (7-1 SU, 6-1-1 ATS) coughed up that big Week 9 game against Ohio State, but they still beat the spread, and they can stay in the College Football Playoff picture with a win over the Spartans (6-2 SU, 5-3 ATS). The Nittany Lions are 9.5-point favorites at press time after opening at –7.5.
No. 4 Clemson Tigers at No. 20 NC State Wolfpack (3:30 PM, ABC)
The defending National Champions from Clemson (7-1 SU, 4-3-1 ATS) are back in a CFP spot, although a loss to North Carolina State (6-2 SU, 3-5 ATS) as 7.5-point road favorites would pretty much seal the ACC Atlantic Division for the Wolfpack.
No. 19 LSU Tigers at No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide (8 PM, CBS)
Alabama (8-0 SU, 4-4 ATS) should be fired up after the CFP rankings came out with Georgia in the No. 1 spot. They’re laying 21 points to LSU (6-2 SU, 3-4-1 ATS), who have suddenly come to life with back-to-back wins straight up and against the spread.
No. 13 Virginia Tech Hokies at No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (8 PM, ABC)
This could be the best matchup on the Week 10 NCAAF odds board. The Hurricanes (7-0 SU, 3-4 ATS) have played slightly better football this year, but with quarterback Malik Rosier nursing a sore shoulder, Virginia Tech (7-1 SU, 5-3 ATS) is a 3-point road favorite at press time.
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Toronto’s Beliefs releasing an LP, playing US shows around SXSW (dates, videos, MP3); Heliotropes playing shows too
by Andrew Sacher
DOWNLOAD: Beliefs - "Catch My Breath" (MP3)
Toronto shoegazers Beliefs are made up primarily of Josh Korody (who runs the studio Candle Recording, and has recorded Owen Pallett, Austra, Doldrums, and many more) and Jesse Crowe, but also feature other musicians both live and in the studio. Their self titled debut full length comes out on March 5 in the US via Manimal. No Pain in Pop will release it in Europe and Hand Drawn Dracula in Canada. They recently revealed the album's single, "Gallows Bird," but over the course of the last year or so they dropped other tracks from the album like "Catch My Breath" (which there's a video for), "Iron Streams," and digital bonus track, "Violets." And they also have recorded live video sessions for Exclaim! TV of two other album cuts, "Lily" and "Dead Water."
They definitely have a big love for the dreamy shoegaze of Slowdive, Ride, and of course My Bloody Valentine (who they've covered). If you like to describe your favorite guitar sounds as "swirling" and prefer your reverb with a side of vocals, this band is for you. You can download "Catch My Breath" at the top of this post, and stream it, along with those other tracks and videos, below.
Beliefs are working on putting together a short North American tour this year, and while all of the dates aren't finalized yet, we know that they'll be coming to NYC for shows on March 6 at Death by Audio with Heliotropes and Quiet Loudly and March 23 at Shea Stadium. Those shows fall on either side of SXSW where the band will be too, so if you're going, look out for them there.
Meanwhile, you can catch Heliotropes in NYC even sooner when they play The Paper Box on February 8 with JCK Davey, Dead Stars, The Veda Rays, and Strangers. Advance tickets for that show are on sale now.
Song streams, videos, and album info below...
Beliefs - "Catch My Breath"
Beliefs - "Lily" on Exclaim! TV
Beliefs - "Dead Water" on Exclaim! TV
Beliefs - "Gallows Bird"
Beliefs - "Iron Streams"
Beliefs - "Violets"
Beliefs - Beliefs
Beliefs Tracklist:
01. Iron Streams
02. Catch My Breath
03. Strangers
04. Waiting For The World To End
05. Dead Water
06. Mitte
07. Lilly
08. She Comes Alive
09. Carousel
10. Gallows Bird
11. Violets (Digital Bonus Track)
Beliefs -- 2013 Tour Dates (more TBA)
3/6 Death by Audio Brooklyn, NY w/ Heliotropes, Quiet Loudly
3/16 SXSW Austin, TX
3/23 Shea Stadium Brooklyn, NY
Filed Under: Andrew Sacher, Beliefs, Candle Recording, Heliotropes, Jesse Crowe, Josh Korody, Quiet Loudly
Categories: Music News, tour dates
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Former LSU student sues university over redacted police reports involving accusations against Derrius Guice
by: Abbi Rocha
Posted: Nov 23, 2020 / 09:35 PM CST / Updated: Nov 24, 2020 / 06:18 AM CST
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD)– In 2016, Samantha Brennan accused ex-LSU star Derrius Guice of taking a nude photo of her, a photo she says was taken and distributed without her consent.
In August of 2020 she wanted to obtain the original police report she filed when this saga began.
Brennan says she called the university multiple times and went through many obstacles including filing suit to finally get the report, only to see that the accused perpetrator’s name was redacted from it.
On Monday, Brennan’s case was heard in front of Judge Janice Clark in the 19th Judicial Court in Baton Rouge.
“That’s why we went forward today, we think we are entitled to attorneys fees and costs, we think we are entitled to arbitrary and capricious damages and quite frankly we think the redactions that are in those records are incorrect,” Sternberg said.
WATCH: Woman featured in explosive USA Today article speaks out about accusations against former LSU athlete Derrius Guice
LSU’s legal team is firmly standing by their statement that the University must protect the privacy of its students.
“We struggle to maintain some level of privacy for the students who are involved and the people who make complaints especially when students decide they don’t want to go forward with those complaints,” LSU’s Vice President of Legal Counsel Winston Decuir Jr. said.
LSU’s legal team says the privacy policy protects those who are accused but never convicted.
“The police have a fear that if folks have a fear their names will become public simply because they went to the police it would make investigating future crimes really difficult,” Decuir said.
During the hearing, Brennan said she wants the world to know her truth and for Guice’s involvement to be confirmed.
“She just feels like she didn’t get justice even though she got the records which is what she sued for and we got them.. she wants the full array of justice and I think that’s what this is about,” Sternberg said.
Judge Clark decided both parties have seven days to write a five page memorandum before she makes an official ruling.
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Helping universities' to adapt and evolve while delivering high quality education
For universities, the past few years have brought funding caps and freezes, a shift in the political landscape and an increased pressure to adapt to the changing needs of new students. In March 2019, a new government report was released proposing a number of changes that mean universities are under further pressure to adapt and evolve in delivering that quality education.
Bringing in new students and improving the retention and graduation rates are all areas which are intrinsically linked to a university’s costs and funding. With this in mind, the University of Bath went to tender for a costing solution that would allow them to go beyond TRAC and take a more advanced approach to costing analysis.
Up to this point, the finance team at Bath University had been running costing activity on Excel spreadsheets, meaning the process was very manual, time consuming, and the output was kept simple. While the simplicity meant it was easy to change, the volume of time spent on processing the data meant there was little, or none left to spend on gathering insightful analysis.
Their objective was to implement a solution that would give a more granular view, better insight and enable future improvements. The ability to calculate exact costs of modules, teaching and research, Bath believed would ultimately allow for more effective and strategic decisions at the board level.
CACI had been appointed by Bath University as a result of the tender and proposed Synergy 4 as the best solution to realise the changes and insight Bath was looking for. Synergy 4 would enable strategic decision making and produce clear actionable insights across the institution.
For many universities, this detailed level of costing analytics was still relatively new, however this wasn’t a new concept for CACI. The business intelligence team had been delivering Synergy across the UK in the NHS for years, to allow them to cost at a patient level for their regular mandated submissions.
Alongside Synergy were Microsoft Power BI visualisations, to enable Bath to not just calculate costs at the module level, but to produce accessible and digestible reports that could be easily used to support accurate decision making at many levels of the university. This would create a positive change for Bath, to see their TRAC submission summaries transformed into detailed reports that allowed for full clarity at a deep dive level.
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Since implementing this solution, the university have seen a number of benefits. At a localised level the manual processes have been eliminated, meaning the finance team are able to focus on deep dive financial analysis, allowing for key insights to be derived from the data.
Bath University can now make confident data driven decisions, knowing they have all the information. They are able to consider all of the data driving cost and income, not just the top levels of activity. This has allowed them to identify opportunities to improve their model and make recommendations for changes that will support delivering better education options for students.
Synergy continues to provide insights for Bath which generate conversations and action plans across the University into what the next improvement for students will be.
With this information Bath now have insight that allow them to make data driven decisions such as:
Course mix changes
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Find out more details about CACI’s costing solution Synergy, or read more about our work with universities in implementing business intelligence and data insight solutions.
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New Book Highlights the Hidden Connection Between Food Waste, Hunger and Climate Change
FARMINGTON, Conn. - Jul. 30, 2015
If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the United States. Yet, the connection between food waste and climate change is often missing. UTC Building & Industrial Systems has released a new book to connect the issues of hunger, resource conservation and climate change mitigation. UTC Building & Industrial Systems is the world's largest provider of building technologies, and is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
Food Foolish: The Hidden Connection Between Food Waste, Hunger and Climate Change, co-authored by John Mandyck, chief sustainability officer, UTC Building & Industrial Systems, and Eric Schultz, former chairman and CEO of Sensitech, a United Technologies company specializing in cold chain monitoring and visibility, calls attention to the extraordinary social and environmental opportunities created by wasting less food.
As a world leader in cold chain technologies that advance the global food supply chain, Carrier, a unit of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, has a unique perspective on the global food system, witnessing the stunning amount of food wasted globally. In an effort to elevate global awareness of this issue, John Mandyck, chief sustainability officer, UTC Building & Industrial Systems, and Eric Schultz, former chairman and CEO of Sensitech, a United Technologies company specializing in cold chain monitoring and visibility, co-authored a 182-page paperback book, called Food Foolish: The Hidden Connection Between Food Waste, Hunger and Climate Change, which calls attention to the extraordinary social and environmental opportunities created by wasting less food.
"Hunger, food security, climate emissions and water shortages are anything but foolish topics," said Mandyck. "The way we systematically waste food in the face of these challenges, however, is one of humankind's unintended but most foolish practices. We hope this book will be a catalyst for a much needed connected global dialogue on an issue that we believe is essential to the sustainability of the planet."
One-third or more of the food we produce each year is never eaten. Meanwhile, more than 800 million people - a population equivalent to the United States and European Union combined - are chronically hungry. Food waste also has a devastating environmental impact. The embodied carbon dioxide emissions in food waste alone represent 3.3 billion metric tons. That's the energy used to produce food that's never eaten, including fuel for tractors used for planting and harvest, electricity for water pumps in the field and the power for processing and packaging facilities. In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the water used to grow the food we throw away is greater than the water used by any single nation on the planet.
"The very foods we need to address global nutrition and meet consumer demand are the most water-intensive and require the greatest protection along the supply chain," said Schultz. "Their loss and waste not only intensifies hunger, but destroys our freshwater resources."
The impacts of food waste are magnified by our growing planet. The world's population is expected to grow by another 2 billion people by 2050, with the added challenge of feeding more.
"We already produce enough food to feed 10 billion people - everyone today and those expected by 2050," said Mandyck. "We must implement readily available strategies to avoid food loss and extend food supplies - including energy efficient, sustainable and affordable technologies that better preserve food during transport and distribution, improved food safety standards and a change in consumer behavior. When we waste less, we feed more. Without action, the low-hanging fruit for reducing climate change will continue to literally rot before our eyes."
Food Foolish was co-written by Mandyck and Schultz and features forewords from Philippe Cousteau, founder of EarthEcho International and Emmy-nominated television host, and Barton Seaver, explorer with National Geographic and director of the Healthy and Sustainable Food Program at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
To order a copy of Food Foolish, visit www.amazon.com or www.FoodFoolishBook.com. Proceeds from the book will be donated to food charities.
For more information about sustainability initiatives at UTC Building & Industrial Systems, visit www.NaturalLeader.com, follow @UTCBIS on Twitter or visit UTC Building & Industrial Systems' sustainability blog at www.SustainabilityView.com.
About UTC Building & Industrial Systems
UTC Building & Industrial Systems is the world's largest provider of building technologies. Its elevator, escalator, fire-safety, security, building automation, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems and services promote integrated, high-performance buildings that are safer, smarter and sustainable. UTC Building & Industrial Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For more information, visit www.BIS.UTC.com or follow @UTCBIS on Twitter.
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2020 collection. As a salute to the music legend, and celebrating Peggy's landmark 100th birthday, comes the career-spanning collection, Ultimate Peggy Lee. The 22-track album features hits and... more
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Mike Sula catches up with Phillip Foss, the Le Cirque-trained chef who after being fired from Lockwood for tweeting a bong joke started one of the city’s first food trucks, the Meatyballs Mobile. Foss recently shelved the meatballs to devote all his time to three-month-old El Ideas, the tiny 14th Street fine-dining venture where he’s teamed up with Andrew Brochu, formerly of the late Kith & Kin. They’re serving multiple-course prix fixe dinners featuring painterly dishes like Brochu’s take on frozen broccoli and cauliflower with cheddar sauce (pictured) and Foss’s “eggs,” a disk of uni flan on rock shrimp with custardy slow-scrambled eggs and arctic char roe. The restaurant now is up to 16 seats, but the $135 tickets for the meal, which are distributed based on a lottery, are hard to come by—El Ideas is booked through the spring of 2012.
In Key Ingredient Michael McGill of Old Oak Tap is tasked with grass jelly, which is made from an east Asian plant in the mint family and used mostly in desserts and sweet drinks. “I have nothing positive to say about grass jelly,” he said of his first and last foray into the stuff. Inspired by a traditional crushed-ice dessert, he made ravioli with grass jelly, candied walnuts, and roasted beets served in coconut milk and garnished with watermelon and more grass jelly. “Think of it like shaved Parmesan on top of your pumpkin ravioli,” he said. Next up is Rodney Staton of the soon-to-open “chef-driven sports bar” the Ogden, working with calves’ liver.
In the listings are 12 gastropubs, among them Wicker Park's subterranean the Bedford; Noble Square’s Frontier, where chef Brian Jupiter focuses on game; and the northwest-side Portage, which shuts down early (10 PM on Friday and Saturday, 9 PM on other nights) and is now closed on Mondays for the winter.
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Kris Bryant scores twice in his 1st rehab game for Triple-A Iowa
By Mark Gonzales
Kris Bryant went 0-for-3 with a walk Monday night in his first game action since July 23 as he embarked on his second minor-league rehabilitation assignment for Triple-A Iowa.
Bryant, playing for the first time in five weeks since experiencing a recurrence of left shoulder inflammation, flied to right fielder and former Cubs prospect Donnie Dewees in his first at-bat as designated hitter against the Omaha Storm Chasers in Papillion, Neb.
In his second at-bat, Bryant reached on Omaha left fielder Paolo Orlando’s two-base error and scored on Mike Freeman’s single during a four-run fourth.
Bryant drew a walk in his third at-bat off starter Arnaldo Hernandez and scored on a Freeman double in the fifth. In the seventh, he struck out.
The Cubs believe Bryant could join rejoin them as soon as the start of a four-city, 11-game trip starting Thursday night at Atlanta.
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Before the game, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Bryant, who missed 16 games from June 23 to July 10 with shoulder discomfort, would be re-evaluated after Monday’s game to determine whether he would play Tuesday at third base.
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“I’m just concerned about stiffness, soreness,” Maddon said before Monday night’s game with the Mets at Wrigley Field. “I’ll take an 0-for-4, just to get him out there.”
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Maddon was extremely pleased with Bryant’s work at the plate before his rehab assignment but took note that Bryant would have to get acclimated to game speed.
Meanwhile, Tyler Chatwood’s control problems continued in his first rehab start for Iowa. Chatwood, currently on the DL due to left hip tightness, walked four in the second inning that led to two runs before he struck out former Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler.
Chatwood was pulled after walking Soler on four pitches in the fifth. Chatwood threw 39 of 77 pitches for strikes while allowing three hits and striking out three in 4 1/3 innings.
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12 Big BYOD Predictions for 2014
If you were just getting comfortable with BYOD, brace yourself for new twists and turns. CIOs can expect more devices to enter the enterprise in consumer clothing, real security threats to emerge, new MDM options and much more in 2014.
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The BYOD mega trend is racing for chaos in 2014. Can you COPE? Should you call security? What now, wearables? This year is going to be sheer madness as tablets and PCs come under the BYOD umbrella, upping the stakes – and complications and confusion. It's going to force changes to BYOD policy. It's going to push CIOs to retool legacy apps and systems. And it's going to test the already-strained relationship between IT and business.
Employees don't really want to pay for their smartphones, tablets and PCs. They just want an easy-to-use device that can be used for both work and personal stuff. It's actually better, of course, if the company foots the bill. Last year, we saw the emergence of the "company-owned, personally enabled" model, called COPE. This year, we expect to see real-world implementations. COPE is a hybrid approach that sits between free-for-all BYOD and traditional company-owned computers that forbade personal use. For more, check out IT Learns to COPE with Mobile Devices.
BYOD had been mostly a smartphone play, but in the second half of 2013, Forrester Research analyst David Johnson saw more PCs and tablets falling under the BYOD policy. Johnson says he expects the trend to continue this year. A move toward more powerful, more critical BYOD tools brings a plethora of technical challenges. With BYOD PCs, Johnson says, "There's a lot more you have to secure in order for it to be considered acceptable, particularly in a regulated environment."
Hoping to derail BYOD, many CIOs played the security card -- that is, telling everyone who would listen that BYOD threatened corporate assets. But CIOs may have overplayed their hand. There hasn't been a headline-grabbing security breach, prompting one analyst to claim that BYOD security was a "non-event." But this year BYOD will expand to tablets and PCs rich with valuable corporate data, and hackers will take dead aim. That's why we're predicting a BYOD security bombshell in 2014.
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Remember when your company reimbursed you for home Internet? Those were the good old days. Signs already point to BYOD going the same route, especially in areas where jobs are sparse and companies aren't under pressure to provide perks. In 2014, we might be saying goodbye to device reimbursement and monthly stipends for mobile service. Caveat: If more PCs and tablets fall under a BYOD program, however, we might see stipends increase to cover them, says Forrester's David Johnson.
Last year, IT had to tackle BYOD head-on or risk being cut out completely. CIOs worked feverishly to change the culture from one that throws up roadblocks to one that embraces change. Tech leaders made big strides, and IT saved itself from becoming irrelevant. However, there is still a lot of work to be done with BYOD security and policy. Many companies have gaping BYOD security risks. This year, we'll see IT shoring up networks and systems to make them BYOD-proof.
As IT asserts control over BYOD this year, there's a chance end users will revolt. After all, BYOD was started by rogue business employees who felt IT was too rigid and slow in adopting consumer tech. The power pendulum shifted dramatically to end users and away from IT. Now IT hopes the pendulum is sliding back in its favor. This brings risk of an old danger: "If you start trying to increase control on employee-owned devices, then that's a slippery slope," says Forrester's David Johnson.
Microsoft lost the BYOD smartphone to Apple and Android and was on the verge of a complete collapse in the tablet space. In a Forrester survey conducted in late 2013, Apple iPads led the vast majority of BYOD tablet deployments, with Android tablets making a serious run. Windows 8-based tablets were practically non-existent.
Then the survey asked about BYOD tablet deployment plans in the next 12 months -- and Windows 8-based tablets led the pack. What's behind the turnaround? A lot of factors are trending Microsoft's way, from refresh cycles to IT regaining some control over devices. Suffice to say, "the tablet in the enterprise is theirs to lose," says Aberdeen's Andrew Borg.
Two years ago, VMware made an aggressive move with BYOD by requiring all 6,000 employees in the United States to use personal smartphones for work. Last summer, a Gartner survey of CIOs showed mandatory BYOD gaining steam, prompting Gartner to predict that half of employers will require employees to supply their own device for work purposes by 2017. Then the call for mandatory BYOD quieted down in the latter part of last year.
So will we hear the mandatory BYOD chatter starting up again in 2014? As BYOD becomes the new normal, we're predicting a few more companies will put the onus on employees to buy and use their own smartphones for work as a condition of employment.
Last year was a good one for mobile device management (MDM) vendors, as companies began to realize the need to get a handle on BYOD. The MDM market has been flooded with newcomers and is evolving at a wickedly fast clip. Everything from expanding the portfolio to cover app management to dealing with innovations such as app wrapping and virtual work spaces to working with device makers such as Apple and Samsung, MDM vendors have their work cut out for them. Then there are giant tech companies getting into MDM, such as Dell and possibly BlackBerry. MDM mayhem is sure to be a part of 2014.
One of the great inhibitors to BYOD tablets is legacy applications that have browser dependencies on older versions of Internet Explorer or are locked up behind the firewall and not easily accessible. Employees are fed up with apps that chain them to the desktop. Instead, they want to use their shiny new iPads and Android tablets that they unwrapped over the holidays for work.
"In 2014, companies will begin to put practical programs in place, continue to accelerate their move to Software-as-a-Service wherever they can," says Forrester's David Johnson. "Companies will start to figure out how to modernize their core applications to be more friendly to BYOD."
Not every app can be modernized quickly, especially systems of record. So how will IT serve up these apps to BYOD tablets and PCs? BYOD is already starting to breathe new life into the virtual desktop. It's an infrastructure that is more resilient and tolerant of devices that are not well configured yet need to access systems of record. Virtual desktop infrastructure, in fact, is at the heart of Seattle Children's Hospital's BYOD strategy.
"We're going to see more investment in those technologies in 2014," Forrester's David Johnson says.
Sparked by Google Glass and smartwatches, wearable gadgets have become a tour de force in the tech sector. They're not just for consumers, either. Forrester analyst J.P. Gownder predicts wearables will soon be taking the enterprise by storm, with the company-provided wearables market surpassing the consumer market within the next five years. It's quite possibly a BYOD wearables future.
Is IT ready? Hardly. "IT is just trying to catch a breath with BYOD smartphones," says Aberdeen's Andrew Borg. "I don't think they're even remotely prepared for wearables and other smart devices that are going to attempt to get on the corporate networks and access corporate files. This can loom as a big issue in 2014 and beyond."
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Governor declares emergency, orders county bridges closed
Geoff Pender
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UPDATE: A spokesman for Gov. Phil Bryant said the list of dangerous bridges the governor is ordering closed to traffic had grown by Wednesday to 106. The governor's declaration covers bridges deemed unsafe by state and federal officials in the future.
Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of declaring a state of emergency and ordering 83 dangerously deteriorated county bridges closed to traffic, saying counties' failure to do so is threatening safety and federal funding.
Bryant said his emergency declaration allows him to have Mississippi Department of Transportation workers close the bridges, with help from the Department of Public Safety and Highway Patrol if necessary.
Bryant said he also might call the Legislature into a special session soon to deal with the state's flagging and underfunded infrastructure — perhaps for them to consider creating a state lottery. But Bryant said he would wait until legislative leaders have an agreement or "are near an agreement" on infrastructure funding before doing so.
Bryant's action through an emergency declaration came after he received notice from federal Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. She said that despite federal transportation officials ordering bridges be closed months ago, 83 remained open in a recent check.
"These bridges have been deemed unsafe for the traveling public," Bryant said. "Keeping them open constitutes an unnecessary risk to public safety, violates the corrective action plan agreed upon by the state and federal government and jeopardizes federal infrastructure funds Mississippi receives."
The bridges are in Amite, Carroll, Clarke, Greene, Hinds, Humphreys, Itawamba, Jasper, Jones, Lauderdale, Leake, Lincoln, Newton, Pike, Smith and Wayne counties. The proclamation, Bryant said, also applies to bridges found to be deficient in the future, and the closure list can be fluid.
Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall said that MDOT oversees bridge inspections and the State Aid Road Program oversees state money for local projects, but that only county supervisors had authority to close bridges without the governor's proclamation.
Derrick Surrette, director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors, was unaware of the governor's proclamation. He said counties have been closing bridges at the direction of engineers hired for the federal inspection program. He said such closure takes time, and that hundreds had been tagged for closure.
Pike County Supervisor Chuck Lambert said he hadn’t heard from the Governor’s Office, but the Board of Supervisors did receive a letter from State Aid that eight to 10 bridges were on the list to be closed. Lambert said the county is in a perpetual state of closing and fixing bridges and lacks a consistent funding source.
“There’s got to be a solution at some point in time,” Lambert said.
A list from State Aid, which was sent out about a month ago, included about 15 bridges in Amite County as in need of closure, said County Engineer David Cothren.
Cothren said he was under the impression the county had until May to close them. Since federal inspectors have gotten involved, the number of bridge closures has gone up, he said.
“What was once a routine maintenance now it needs to be closed down,” he said.
Surrette and county officials have questioned millions of dollars being spent on bridge inspections instead of bridge repairs.
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"The feds initiated a review, and we spent over 70 percent of our federal funds, about $36 million, to inspect them," Surrette said. "Some of these bridges would only cost $20,000 to $50,000 to reopen, but we're spending $13,000 each to inspect them. And that doesn't count re-inspection. We would have to reinspect them before we reopen them."
As for hundreds of millions of dollars county governments need to repair, rebuild and inspect bridges statewide, Surrette said: "Where is all this magical money going to come from?"
Counties and cities, like the state, lack the money for proper infrastructure maintenance and repair. Many counties have raised property taxes in recent years, but leaders say they're maxed out. Meanwhile, state road funding has remained flat or dropped over 30 years as the cost of roadwork has increased.
Lawmakers have debated substantially increasing state road and bridge funding for three years, but been unable to do so. State revenue has been anemic in part because of large corporate tax cuts lawmakers have passed in recent years.
Despite calls for more road and bridge spending from business, transportation and local government leaders, and warnings about motorist safety and economic development, lawmakers for the last three years have been unable to agree on any major funding increase. The GOP leadership has refused to consider raising the 18.4-cents-a-gallon fuel tax that funds most state road work. It has not been raised in 30 years. House and Senate leaders have proposed various plans to borrow, earmark future revenue and divert funding from elsewhere, but haven't been able to agree on details.
Lawmakers did agree for the budget year that starts July 1 to borrow $50 million for the state's local bridge repair program. This is from $20 million a year the state is supposed to put into the program. But in many recent years, the state hasn't funded the program at all. Transportation officials and local government leaders say the $50 million would be a drop in the bucket for what's needed.
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Bryant said he has been talking with Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn and urging them to work with legislative leaders to agree on an infrastructure funding plan. He mentioned that a state lottery — which Bryant supports — would bring in an estimated $85 million a year that could help with infrastructure.
"I hope that's one of the things they're discussing," Bryant said.
Bryant said increasing the fuel tax, "is not something I'd like to see," but said there have been discussions of cutting income taxes to offset a fuel tax increase — a swap to shift more money to roads and bridges.
"I'd be interested in at least listening to that," Bryant said.
Hall, who has advocated raising fuel taxes, said a lottery "like some other proposals, would not provide enough money to make a real difference."
"MDOT alone needs $350 million to $400 million more a year for maintenance," Hall said. "... We need $2 billion to fix bridges on our (state) system."
Staff writer Justin Vicory contributed to this report.
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Kelly Clarkson Sends Sweet Message to Estranged Husband Brandon Blackstock After Daytime Emmy Win
Kelly Clarkson is thankful for her estranged husband, despite their recent fallout. The singer won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for her first season of The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday.
Following her win, she took to Twitter to thank her whole team, including Blackstock who is an executive producer on the show.
"OH MY GOSH!!!!!! What is happening?!!!! This is amazing!!! Thank y’all so much!!! And a MAJOR thank you to my entire crew that really is the reason I won!!!" Clarkson first tweeted. "I can’t wait to celebrate with our whole crew when humans can congregate again!! This calls for a PARTY!!!!"
She followed up the tweet by adding, "Thank you so much to @BBlackstock for believing in me & convincing me to do @KellyClarksonTV show and @lifeofT for being the greatest friend/assistant #BestEmilyICouldHaveAskedFor #DaytimeEmmys2020"
Thank you so much to @BBlackstock for believing in me & convincing me to do @KellyClarksonTV show and @lifeofT for being the greatest friend/assistant #BestEmilyICouldHaveAskedFor 🤣 #DaytimeEmmys2020
— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) June 27, 2020
Earlier this month, Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock after more than six years of marriage. The pair share daughter River, 5, and son Remi, 4. The Voice coach was previously spotted without her wedding ring, and didn't wear it during her Daytime Emmys' acceptance speech.
A source told ET that the couple "decided to call it quits after realizing the relationship hasn’t been working for a while."
"Kelly and Brandon work together nonstop, and that became a contention in their relationship. Brandon is the EP of her show as well as her manager. Also, Kelly has always brought up wanting more children, which Brandon doesn’t," the source said.
Another source close to Clarkson's show production told ET that many on staff were "in the dark" about her divorce. "Everyone loves Brandon," the source shared. "He's an integral part of the show. Everything is run by him and he's a hands-on decision maker, not just Kelly's husband-manager."
Clarkson recently opened up about her depression struggles on her talk show, telling guest Demi Lovat, "I think a lot of people, especially in the creative world or just from childhood you've been trained to just keep going and you can handle it. Especially as a woman it's like, 'Don't let them see you sweat.'"
Hear more of what she said in the video below.
2020 Daytime Emmy Awards: The Complete Winners List
Kelly Clarkson Opens Up About Depression Struggles With Demi Lovato
Kelly Clarkson Talks ‘Emotional Roller Roaster' Prior to Split
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Puybegon B&B & Gite
B&B in an ancient farm. Halfway between Toulouse and Albi
Au Mas des Calmettes
Parisot B&B & Gite
Between the historical « pastel land » and the Gaillac wineyards, this end of 18th master 's house will offer you charm and authenticity.
Graulhet B&B & Gite
Charm and authenticity are expecting you in this old farm, built in 1892. Its area is 500m². It's located between the "Pays de Cocagne" and Gaillac vineyard. It remains, from a rural past, a pigeon house, stood among the sunflowers and wheat fields. You'll enjoy the swimming-pool, in a garden fool of flowers of one hectare, which peaceful atmosphere will embellish your stay.
-Gîte rural la Grange, Gite de France avec Piscine & Spa
Puylaurens B&B & Gite
La Grange is a large and pleasant apartment located on the ground floor of a renovated 18th-century farmhouse.
From €350 / week
Le Ribet (gîte)
Lempaut B&B & Gite
4 rooms in B&B and 1 Gîte/holiday house: for 4 up to 10 guests.113m² on 2 levels. Old cowhouse and hayloft renovated with respect for the old French buildingstyle. Contemporary furnishing. Ground floor: livingspace, diningspace and kitchen in one, 1 bedroom and bathroom (adapted to handicaped guests), outside: a terrace with gardenfurniture and BBQ, swimmingpool. (groupe up to 22 guests) Upstairs: 3 bedroomcorners and a bathroom, balcony.
La Fousiquade
Venes B&B & Gite
French gîte and Bed and Breakfast in Castres and Albi
Mas de Sudre
Gaillac B&B & Gite
Charming restored rural farmhouse set in southern French vineyards
Domaine de Gilède - Aux portes de Toulouse
Mons B&B & Gite
Very close to Toulouse. Typical House from Toulouse Area dating from the 18th century entirely renovated. 3 bedrooms , each with a bathroom and WC. Bedding renewed in July 2013. Bed's size : 140*190 or 160*200. Twinw beds available on request. Heated swimming pool. Shuttles to and from subway station.
Au Clos Tersois
Fayssac B&B
guest rooms and tables
Mas Castel
Castelnau de Montmiral B&B
Mas Castel is located in the Tarn, 2 km from the village of Castelnau de Montmiral 500m Base Recreation Vere Grésigne and 17km from Gaillac, 25 km from Albi. Guests can enjoy the swimming pool in season, park of 5000 m2 and orchard. There are 2 spacious rooms (45 m2) and yhey can accommodate up to 9 people.
Les Heures Claires
Cahuzac-sur-vere B&B
Nestled in the centre of the beautiful village of Cahuzac-sur-Vère is Les Heures Claires, an old stone house with a lovely terrace and views overlooking trees and the river Vère. “Very tranquil and quiet, this is the ideal spot for recharging your batteries,” says owner Helene Barratt. “Les Heures Claires is an ideal base from which to explore the Gaillac vineyards and the ancient fortified villages which are such a feature of the Tarn landscape. I can promise you a warm welcome, excellent home-cooked food and spacious, comfortable bedrooms.” Gites de France three 'ears',
Domaine Le Castelet
Castres B&B & Gite
Set amongst beautiful woodlands, this charming 19th century guesthouse is just a 10-minute drive from Castres. It is set in a beautiful park and features an outdoor swimming pool.
Domaine de Laspeyrisses
Soupex B&B
The Domaine of Laspeyrisses is a bed and breakfast nestled in the heart of the region of the Pays Cathare surrounded by fields of sunflowers. The Bullock family give you a warm welcome and promise you a restful break. This farmhouse can offer you three bed and breakfast rooms and also a suite which is ranked 3 star with Gites de France and is ideal for a family and has a double room and a room with 2 single beds. All the rooms are with private facilities and WC. The proprieters offer you breakfast served in the dining room or on the shaded terrace depending on the season. WiFi free
Huguette BARON Le Village
Villenouvelle B&B & Gite
located in the heart of the village, 20 km from Toulouse and Castelnaudary, 2 km from the Canal du Midi, huguette welcomes you in a house of XVIII, with its garden and swimming pool. Spatieuses rooms with their private bathrooms are on the 1st floor. in summer, the pergola houses the dining room and a sitting area facing the garden and pool
Aujardindesalouettes
Toulouse B&B & Gite
Coquet T1 located in the heart of the Minimes in a charming Toulouse in a quiet street pavilllons. Close to the city center, the Minimes district is very commercial. Metro, "Minimes Claude Nougaro" 350m from the apartment. The metro will take you to Jean-Jaures, the heart of Toulouse in 8 minutes. The apartment is completely renovated. The open kitchen to the living area is equipped with a fridge, Microwave, coffee maker, kettle, toaster and all the dishes needed.
Chateau de Roqueperlic
Noailhac B&B
Holidays, weekend, or short one night stay, Chateau de Roqueperlic, in the heart of the Tarn, between Castres and Mazamet, offers a great quality lodging. In a small castle, four comfortable rooms await you.
Château du Vergnet
Viterbe B&B
Located 2 km from Viterbe, Château du Vergnet features B&B accommodation in an 18th-century castle with outdoor swimming pool, hot tub and a park. It features a terrace and free WiFi. The guest rooms offer parquet floor, a seating area and a flat-screen TV. Some have views of the river and others of the park. They all have an en suite bathroom with free toiletries and hairdryer. Every morning, a continental breakfast offers a range of homemade cakes, hot drinks and fruit juices. Various restaurants can be found 2 km away. Guests can drive 7 km to Lavaur, while Etangs de Fiac Golf Course is just 2 km away. Castres is a 38-km drive away and Albi is 50 km from the property. Toulouse Train Station is a 42-km drive away and Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is 63 km away.
From €100 / night
Saint-Gauzens B&B
Featuring a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, Bellegarde features accommodation in Saint-Gauzens. Complimentary WiFi is offered. There is a fully equipped private bathroom with shower and free toiletries. A continental breakfast is served every morning at the property. Evening meals are available at the property upon prior reservation. The bed and breakfast offers a terrace. Guests can go cycling or relax in the garden. Toulouse is 39 km from Bellegarde. Castres-Mazamet Airport is 37 km from the property.
Presbytère de jonquiere
Lavaur B&B
Set in Lavaur, 41 km from Saint Jean, Presbytère de jonquiere offers a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi. A terrace can be found at the bed and breakfast, along with a garden. Castres is 32 km from Presbytère de jonquiere, while Saix is 35 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 35 km from the accommodation.
Maison D'hotes Saint Alary
Guest rooms and diner 3 rooms air conditionned Swimming pool in country side Near the Fiac gofl park
Chambres d'hotes et Gites Les Pradailles
Fiac B&B & Gite
All the bedrooms are decorated in different styles & colours. All have an en suite bathroom.The price includes the breakfast - continental style.
Welcome to the Tarn, in the heart of the Pays de Cocagne, our farmhouse dating from 1808, carefully renovated combining old and contemporary, welcomes you to its 3 cottages The Namandier lodging 6 people 'classified 4 ears, 3 bedrooms 3 bathrooms bathroom The Javanese house 2 persons loft style 'épis1 a 4 bedroom house The Flower fields 4 people' rated 3 stars2 bedrooms The beds are made upon arrival Parking in the property
Le Mas De Marie
Situated in Lavaur, 38 km from Saix, Le Mas De Marie features a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi. There is a fully equipped private bathroom with shower and a hairdryer. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. Le Mas De Marie offers a barbecue. Guests at the accommodation can enjoy billiards on site, or go hiking or cycling in the surroundings. Toulouse is 50 km from Le Mas De Marie, while Castres is 36 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 43 km from the bed and breakfast.
Le Nid de Langelet
Saint-Gauzens B&B & Gite
Set in Saint-Gauzens in the Midi-Pyrénées region, Le Nid de Langelet features a terrace and garden views. The accommodation is 33 km from Castres, and guests benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. This apartment comes with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with dishwasher, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. Guests at the apartment can enjoy a continental breakfast. There is a garden with a barbecue at this property and guests can go hiking nearby. Toulouse is 38 km from Le Nid de Langelet, while Albi is 30 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 39 km from the accommodation.
Domaine d'En Naudet
Teyssode B&B
Domaine d'En Naudet is located in Teyssode and offers a shared lounge and a terrace. The accommodation is 28 km from Castres, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. The holiday home consists of 9 separate bedrooms, 8 bathrooms and a living room. Guests can swim in the outdoor swimming pool, relax in the garden, or go hiking. Toulouse is 38 km from the holiday home, while Albi is 37 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 33 km from Domaine d'En Naudet.
Gîtes et Chambres D'hôtes à Sainte Catherine
Teyssode B&B & Gite
Three guest houses: "Palomino": for 2 - 4 persons with bathroom, WC and small lounge Private, "Alezan" : for 2 persons with bathroom and WC "Louvet": accommodation facilities for a group from 3 to 5 persons. All the rooms have access in SPA, Sauna and sporting room.
Les Fours à Chaux
Damiatte B&B & Gite
Les Fours à Chaux is situated in Damiatte and offers free bikes and a terrace. The accommodation is 23 km from Castres. This apartment features 1 bedroom, an outdoor kitchenette with microwave, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom. Guests can swim in the outdoor swimming pool, go hiking or fishing or relax in the garden. Toulouse is 43 km from the apartment, while Albi is 33 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 28 km from Les Fours à Chaux.
Impasse du Boeuf
Situated in Lavaur, 42 km from Saix, Impasse du Boeuf features a shared lounge and free WiFi. A continental breakfast is available each morning at the bed and breakfast. Impasse du Boeuf offers a terrace. A bowling alley is available on site and cycling can be enjoyed within close proximity of the accommodation. Toulouse is 46 km from Impasse du Boeuf, while Castres is 39 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 46 km from the bed and breakfast.
Studio de la Tour des rondes - tout confort plein-centre
Lavaur B&B & Gite
Studio de la Tour des rondes - tout confort plein-centre is situated in Lavaur. The accommodation is 36 km from Castres. With free WiFi, this apartment features a flat-screen TV, a washing machine and a kitchen with a dishwasher and microwave. For added convenience, the property can provide towels and bed linen for an extra charge. Toulouse is 32 km from the apartment, while Albi is 37 km from the property. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 36 km from Studio de la Tour des rondes - tout.
? Le Cocon d'Augustin ? T3 centre-ville au calme
? Le Cocon d'Augustin ? T3 centre-ville au calme is set in Lavaur. Guests staying at this apartment have access to a fully equipped kitchen. The apartment is fitted with a flat-screen TV. Toulouse is 32 km from the apartment, while Albi is 37 km away. Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is 36 km from the property.
La maison d'Emilia
Damiatte B&B
In the heart of south-western France, in a village of the Tarn, at 40 minutes from Albi, this family house was built in the early 20th century and inhabited in 1919 by a little girl, Emilia. It is a house decorated with a cottage garden, old lime-trees and fragrant wisteria.
Le Jourdy
Ambres B&B
In a former silk, near Gaillac vineyards in the heart of the land of plenty. 2 acres of park pond.
La Meyssonnié 4355 Route de Graulhet 81220 Damiatte
Featuring a garden, an outdoor pool and pool views, La Meyssonnié 81220 Damiatte is set in Damiatte. The accommodation is 27 km from Saix, and guests benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. For added convenience, the property can provide towels and bed linen for an extra charge. A continental breakfast is available every morning at the bed and breakfast. A sun terrace is available on site and both cycling and fishing can be enjoyed within close proximity of La Meyssonnié 81220 Damiatte. Albi is 47 km from the accommodation, while Castres is 24 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 27 km from La Meyssonnié 81220 Damiatte.
Nathalie et Michel Tranouez
Graulhet B&B
Our B & B "squirrels" welcomes you in a green, quiet, in the heart of the Tarn starting point to visit our region rich heritage and medieval Cathar.
Sur les Hauteurs de Graulhet
Situated in Graulhet, Sur les Hauteurs de Graulhet features accommodation with a private pool, a terrace and garden views. The accommodation is 26 km from Castres, and guests benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. This apartment has 1 bedroom, a kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom fitted with a shower. Toulouse is 47 km from the apartment, while Albi is 23 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 32 km from Sur les Hauteurs de Graulhet.
MAJORDHOMES ? STUDIO COSY ? HYPERCENTRE ? CALME ? COUR ? Wi-FI
MAJORDHOMES ? STUDIO COSY ? HYPERCENTRE ? CALME ? COUR ? Wi-FI is set in Graulhet. The property has garden views and is 27 km from Castres. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. For added convenience, the property can provide towels and bed linen for an extra charge. Speaking English, French and Spanish, staff are ready to help around the clock at the reception. Hiking and fishing can be enjoyed nearby. Toulouse is 47 km from the apartment, while Albi is 23 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 33 km from MAJORDHOMES ? STUDIO COSY ? HYPERCENTRE ? CALME ? COUR ? Wi-FI.
Appartement de charme climatisé
Appartement de charme climatisé is located in Graulhet. The air-conditioned accommodation is 35 km from Saix. This apartment is equipped with 3 bedrooms, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom equipped with a bath. If you would like to discover the area, hiking, cycling and fishing are possible in the surroundings. Albi is 27 km from the apartment, while Castres is 31 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 33 km from Appartement de charme climatisé.
Superbe Appartement de 50m2
Superbe Appartement de 50m2 is located in Graulhet. The accommodation is 27 km from Castres. The apartment consists of 1 separate bedroom, 1 bathroom and a living room. Toulouse is 47 km from the apartment, while Albi is 22 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 33 km from Superbe Appartement de 50m2.
Domaine D'En Rigou
Giroussens B&B & Gite
At the heart of a beautiful sunny region, the land of plenty. You will domain Rigou to your family home up to 20 people maximum your stay with your partner or family will be unforgettable to rigorous field. Calm, nature, discovery and entertainment within 30 minutes, an area surrounded by orchards and vineyards "Gaillac" famous wines. A set of 460 m2 with modern comfort, swimming pool, tennis, outdoor games. The spacious and comfortable rooms with free WiFi. Weekly rental or overnight stays next season Shops and amenities are within one kilometer of space on site water sports, these gardens to visit and tourist train. Soon Monique
Domaine L' Orguennay
Giroussens B&B
Beautiful mansion of the 18th century with its dependencies, Domaine l'Orguennay offers 3 bedrooms with en-suite bathroom. A lounge is available for your relaxation. A swimming pool in a 2-hectare park will bring serenity and well-being with a beautiful view of the valleys and the Pyrenees ... Table d'hôte and half board.
chambre independante
Puycalvel Lautrec B&B
Chambre independante is set in Puycalvel Lautrec. The property has garden views. Toulouse is 50 km from the bed and breakfast. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 24 km from the property.
Les Jardins du Petit Prince
Les Jardins du Petit Prince, 3 Bed and Breakfast and a suite in a former convent full of history and redesigned with a contemporary twist to provide space and comfort in the heart of Giroussens, a beautiful village overlooking the 'Agout in the Tarn (81) - Albi - Toulouse.
B&B du Couvent, vue château
Set in Giroussens in the Midi-Pyrénées region, B&B du Couvent, vue château has a patio and garden views. The accommodation is 41 km from Castres, and guests benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. A flat-screen TV with cable channels is offered. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. B&B du Couvent, vue château offers a terrace. After a day of hiking or fishing, guests can relax in the garden or in the shared lounge area. Toulouse is 32 km from the accommodation, while Albi is 35 km from the property. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 36 km from B&B du Couvent, vue château.
B&B du Couvent, chambre aux paons
B&B du Couvent, chambre aux paons is located in Giroussens and offers a shared lounge and a garden. The accommodation is 41 km from Castres, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. The bed and breakfast consists of 1 separate bedroom, 1 bathroom with a hairdryer and free toiletries, and a seating area. A flat-screen TV is featured. A continental breakfast is available daily at the bed and breakfast. Toulouse is 32 km from B&B du Couvent, chambre aux paons, while Albi is 35 km away. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 36 km from the accommodation.
Gîte rural de Cabriol
Nages B&B & Gite
Near the lake Laouzas, lodging in a restored farmhouse in a peaceful location. (Car essential) should be maximum for a family of 4
on this beautiful area, it will be a little bit about your family home, you will receive family and friends up to 20 people. week only. You will have a separate entrance to each room of 320m2. A dining area and kitchen 140m2 more space outside in the shade with barbecue. A large swimming pool with jacuzzi maintained by the owners of a landscaped park, an environment of orchards and vineyards. shops and amenities within 800metres.
Absolut Oiseaux
Parisot B&B
Situated in Parisot, 42 km from Saint Jean, Absolut Oiseaux features a shared lounge and free WiFi. There is also a microwave, fridge and a kettle. A garden, barbecue and a sun terrace are offered at the bed and breakfast. Albi is 35 km from Absolut Oiseaux, while Castres is 46 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 53 km from the accommodation.
Domaine de la Vigne
Cadalen B&B
Located 15 minutes from Albi (UNESCO World Heritage) Domaine de la Vigne you into an atmosphere of charm. Its rooms open all year, will bring you peace and relaxation in a pleasant environment winery. Enjoy local specialties, excursions, hiking, biking in the heart of the country Gaillac, Golfs in proximity and wine tasting.
Gîte de la Tour Donjon
Belcastel B&B
Featuring accommodation with a private pool, garden view and a terrace, Gîte de la Tour Donjon is located in Belcastel. The holiday home features pool views and is 41 km from Blagnac. The holiday home has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. A continental breakfast is available daily at the holiday home. Guests can swim in the outdoor swimming pool, go hiking or fishing, or relax in the garden and use the barbecue facilities. Toulouse is 37 km from Gîte de la Tour Donjon, while Castres is 50 km away. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac, 43 km from the accommodation, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
La Lauze
Vielmur-sur-Agout B&B
La Lauze is situated in Vielmur-sur-Agout, France 69 km from Toulouse. Free private parking is available on site. The rooms are equipped with a private bathroom. For your comfort, you will find bathrobes, a hairdryer and a kettle. La Lauze features free WiFi throughout the property. You will find a shared lounge at the property, which includes a TV. Albi is 34 km from La Lauze, while Castres is 15 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 20 km from La Lauze.
Labastide St Georges B&B
Individual leases in the country two independent cottages, bathroom and toilet. (May be sleeping for 6 people). Breakfast included in the price. Towels and sheets provided. Room rate for 2 persons: 45 Euros per night. Price of the room 4 people: 78 Euros per night.
La Barthe Haute
Puycalvel Lautrec B&B & Gite
La Barthe Haute is located a 30-minute drive from the centre of Lavaur. It offers views over the countryside, a garden and free WiFi access in some rooms. At La Barthe, guests can find a seating area with a TV, as well as a bathroom with a shower. A washing machine is also available. There is a fully equipped kitchen with a microwave, an oven and a fridge. Barbecue facilities are at guests’ disposal. Stores can be found within a 10-minute drive. Martel’s Gardens can be visited a 20-minute drive away, while Lautrec medieval village is a 5-minute drive away. A68 motorway is a 30-minute drive from the property where free parking is possible.
Cuq en Terrasses
Cuq-Toulza B&B
Located in Cuq-Toulza, 28 km from Saix, Cuq en Terrasses provides a restaurant and free WiFi. All units are equipped with air conditioning, and some have a flat-screen TV, washing machine, a kettle, completed with a kitchen. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental or a buffet breakfast. Cuq en Terrasses offers a terrace. Guests can swim in the outdoor swimming pool, relax in the garden, or go hiking or cycling. Toulouse is 43 km from the accommodation, while Castres is 33 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet, 40 km from Cuq en Terrasses, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
La Maynade
Loubens Lauragais B&B & Gite
Comfortable cottage 60 m2 for 2/4 persons with garden and swimming pool with the owner. to stay safely on land while a hectare It includes: Air playground swing bike Ping fist football ... - 1 loft bedroom with double bed 160/200, - living room with sofa bed TV LED screen map, - a kitchen fully equipped - a garden, barbecue, hammock etc ... - Pets accepted under certain conditions. - posibility of cable internet in sup - Rental per night (minimum two nights) and week
Chambre d'hotes, gite et table d'hotes La Fréjade
Montans B&B & Gite
Welcome to the Tarn, Albi 20mn with his episcopal city a World Heritage Site by Unesco, the Toulouse-Lautrec museum and Toulouse. With room and three bedrooms and breakfast, we will welcome you in a warm and refined, and will offer to share with us the serenity, charm and relaxed lifestyle of our home. Ideally located , 3 minutes from the A68 motorway, near Gaillac, Albi, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Lisle-sur-Tarn, and many others, at the heart of the Gaillac vineyards, the Fréjade allows you to combine local and discoveries rest. The park of 2.3 hectares, with many species, the swimming pool 11 x 5 m secure the pool house, so many places that will make your stay a rare, intense and unforgettable. Chantal invites you to share their table and invites you to discover local cuisine, tasty and colorful, Bertrand will be happy to introduce you to wines from Gaillac AOC vineyard millennium. Tarn bed and breakfast, guest houses Tarn, Gaillac B & B, guest rooms Gaillac, Albi B & B, guest houses Albi, Tarn cottage,cottage Gaillac, Albi cottage
Les Balcons du Pastel
Puylaurens B&B
Featuring free WiFi, Les Balcons du Pastel offers accommodation in Puylaurens. The rooms include a flat-screen TV and an extra large bed. You will find a tray with a kettle in the room. You will find a shared lounge at the property. The area is popular for horse riding. Toulouse is 46 km from Les Balcons du Pastel, while Carcassonne is 48 km from the property. Toulouse Blagnac Airport is 64 km from Les Balcons du Pastel, while Carcassonne Airport is also 64 km away.
Offering a sun terrace and views of the garden, Olinda is set in Puylaurens in the Midi-Pyrénées Region, 46 km from Toulouse. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV. You will find a kettle in the room. The rooms have a private bathroom. Extras include free toiletries and a hairdryer. Olinda features free WiFi . Continental breakfast made of homemade jams, pancakes, smoothies and seasonal fruit compotes, is served every morning. Local markets can be found nearby. Carcassonne is 48 km from Olinda, while Albi is 41 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 22 km from the property.
Maison d'Hôte Rey
In the triangle Albi-Toulouse-Carcassonne in the heart of the medieval village of Puylaurens, its roof garden overlooking the valley. Owner occupied our house, we built four rooms to welcome you nicely throughout the year
La Bonde
Loupiac B&B
Halfway between Toulouse and Albi, in the countryside and at the heart of the department of the Tarn, are the old-stone fortified " Bastide " towns full of history.
La Ferme de Loubens
Loubens Lauragais B&B
Close to Toulouse, this typical farm of the 18th century lauragaise, in front of village of Loubens-Lauragais, in the heart of the Land of plenty overhang the campaign(countryside). Accommodation(hosting) of 4 rooms(chambers) - Capacity of 11 persons. Haute-Garonne (Midi-Pyrénées)
La Chevreuloise
Loubens-lauragais B&B
Two large family suites, each composed of two rooms and a shared bathroom. Breakfast included.
Plume Et Pinceau
Montdragon B&B
Featuring free WiFi and a sun terrace, PLUME ET PINCEAU offers accommodation in Montdragon, 17 km from Albi. Certain rooms have a seating area for your convenience. A shared bathroom with a bath and a shower is available. Painting classes are available with the owner at an extra cost. Castres is 22 km from PLUME ET PINCEAU, while Saix is 22 km from the property. Castres-Mazamet Airport is 28 km away.
Ô gré des sens
Coufouleux B&B
Located in Coufouleux, 47 km from Castres, Ô gré des sens provides a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi. Featuring a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, each unit also comes with a satellite flat-screen TV, ironing facilities, wardrobe and a seating area. There is a private bathroom with shower in all units, along with a hairdryer and free toiletries. The bed and breakfast offers a continental or buffet breakfast. At Ô gré des sens guests are welcome to take advantage of a hot tub. The accommodation features a barbecue, garden and sun terrace. Toulouse is 33 km from Ô gré des sens, while Albi is 35 km away. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 36 km from the bed and breakfast.
Lisle Sur Tarn B&B
Between Toulouse and Albi, in the heart of Lisle sur Tarn, 13th century bastide, relax in the garden this old winery that offers a magnificent view of the Notre Dame de la Jonquiere and enjoy our two rooms of character.
LES RIVES MONTANS
Situated in Montans in the Midi-Pyrénées region, LES RIVES MONTANS has a garden. The accommodation is 46 km from Saix, and guests benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. Situated on the ground floor, this apartment features 1 bedroom, a well-equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a living room, and a flat-screen TV. The apartment features a terrace. Albi is 28 km from LES RIVES MONTANS, while Castres is 48 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 55 km from the accommodation.
La belle étape - Logement du XVè siècle - Lautrec
Lautrec B&B & Gite
La belle étape - Logement du XVè siècle - Lautrec is situated in Lautrec. The accommodation is 14 km from Saix. The apartment has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The apartment offers a continental or buffet breakfast. Albi is 25 km from La belle étape - Logement du XVè siècle - Lautrec, while Castres is 14 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 20 km from the accommodation.
Appartement d'Hôtes Temps de Pause
Set over 2 floors, this spacious apartment is located in the medieval city of Lautrec and 20 metres from Collégiale Saint Rémy. With a modern decor, it offers free Wi-Fi and a rooftop terrace with garden furniture. Decorated in grey, this air-conditioned apartment offers a seating area with a fireplace, a TV and a DVD player. It also has 2 bathrooms with a shower. Temps de Pause offers a dining area and a kitchen equipped with kitchenware, an oven and a refrigerator. Breakfast basic produce are available for the first morning. Two bakeries and groceries can be found in the village. This apartment is 23 km from Castres Mazanet Airport and 30 km from Albi. Lautrec Tourism office is a 3-minute walk away.
Appartement des Arcades Coeur de Cité
Lisle-sur-Tarn B&B & Gite
Situated in Lisle-sur-Tarn, Appartement des Arcades Coeur de Cité features accommodation with a patio and free WiFi. The accommodation is 41 km from Saint Jean. The apartment has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a bath. Fishing can be enjoyed nearby. Albi is 35 km from the apartment, while Montauban is 47 km from the property. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 43 km from Appartement des Arcades Coeur de Cité.
Les chambres de la Caussade
Lautrec B&B
Les chambres de la Caussade is located in Lautrec. There is a fully equipped private bathroom with shower and a hairdryer. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a à la carte breakfast. Albi is 25 km from Les chambres de la Caussade, while Castres is 14 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 21 km from the accommodation.
Lisle sur Tarn overnight
Offering free WiFi and city views, Lisle sur Tarn overnight is an accommodation situated in Lisle-sur-Tarn. The air-conditioned accommodation is 41 km from Saint Jean. The apartment has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Albi is 34 km from the apartment, while Montauban is 45 km from the property. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 43 km from Lisle sur Tarn overnight.
Domaine Christanna
Lisle-sur-Tarn B&B
Situated in Lisle-sur-Tarn, 41 km from Saint Jean, Domaine Christanna features a shared lounge and free WiFi. The bed and breakfast offers a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer, free toiletries and hot tub. A continental breakfast is available each morning at Domaine Christanna. Spa and wellness facilities including a hot tub and a sauna are at guests' disposal during their stay at the accommodation. A garden and a terrace are available at Domaine Christanna. Albi is 35 km from the bed and breakfast, while Montauban is 47 km from the property. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 42 km from Domaine Christanna.
Domaine de Labadie
Lautrec located in the heart of the Pays de Cocagne, Domaine de Labadie offers two 3 ears gites for up to four people each. Pool from June to September.
Villa Toscane - Atelier d'Artistes et B&B à 15mn de la rocade de Toulouse
Azas B&B
Set in Azas, 37 km from Blagnac, Villa Toscane - Atelier d'Artistes et B&B à 15mn de la rocade de Toulouse offers a restaurant and free WiFi. Fitted with a terrace, the units feature a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. The bed and breakfast offers a continental or à la carte breakfast. Villa Toscane - Atelier d'Artistes offers a children's playground. Guests can enjoy the outdoor swimming pool and garden at the accommodation. Toulouse is 33 km from Villa Toscane - Atelier d'Artistes et B&B à 15mn de la rocade de Toulouse, while Montauban is 49 km away. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac, 39 km from the bed and breakfast, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
Pigeonnier d'artistes avec piscine à 15mn de la rocade de Toulouse
Located in Azas in the Midi-Pyrénées region, Pigeonnier d'artistes avec piscine à 15mn de la rocade de Toulouse features a balcony and pool views. The accommodation is 37 km from Blagnac, and guests benefit from private parking available on site and free WiFi. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. Pigeonnier d'artistes avec piscine à 15mn de la rocade de Toulouse offers a children's playground. Guests can swim in the outdoor swimming pool, go hiking or cycling, or relax in the garden and use the barbecue facilities. Toulouse is 33 km from the accommodation, while Montauban is 49 km away. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac, 39 km from Pigeonnier d'artistes avec piscine à 15mn de la rocade de Toulouse, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
Roulotte Zelena Hora
Boasting a hot tub, Roulotte Zelena Hora is set in Cadalen. The accommodation is 31 km from Cordes-sur-Ciel, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. This bed and breakfast comes with a kitchenette, a seating area, a dining area and a satellite flat-screen TV. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. Roulotte Zelena Hora offers a hot tub. There is a garden with a barbecue at this property and guests can go hiking and cycling nearby. Albi is 23 km from the accommodation, while Castres is 42 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 49 km from Roulotte Zelena Hora.
Maison d'hôtes Villa Piana avec piscine et jacuzzi chauffés
Set in Coufouleux, 34 km from Toulouse, Maison d'hôtes Villa Piana avec piscine et jacuzzi chauffés provides free bikes and free WiFi. A terrace with pool views is offered in all units. The bed and breakfast offers a seasonal outdoor pool. There is a garden at this property and guests can go cycling and fishing nearby. A contiental breakfast is available each morning. Upon prior request, guests can enjoy lunch and dinner, made with fresh local produce, at the property. Albi is 35 km from Maison d'hôtes Villa Piana avec piscine et jacuzzi chauffés. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 36 km from the accommodation.
La Maison des Délices
Rabastens-Coufouleux B&B
For your stay in the Tarn time for a weekend or holiday, Beatrice welcomes you Couffouleux-Rabastens. A character house of the late 19th century, located 500m from the historic center of Rabastens and Notre Dame du Bourg, UNESCO listed on the ways of Saint-Jacques. On the banks of the Tarn, it is the gateway to the Gaillac, its vineyards, the Albigensian country housesThe land of plenty and his way of pastel.
Domaine de Gailhaguet B&B
Verfeil B&B
Situated in Verfeil, Domaine de Gailhaguet provides air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi. Boasting luggage storage space, this property also provides guests with an outdoor pool. Staff on site can arrange airport transfers. All guest rooms in the bed and breakfast are equipped with a flat-screen TV. All rooms include a private bathroom with free toiletries. All units include a wardrobe. A continental breakfast is served every morning at the property. Homemade meals can be prepared if requested 48 hours before arrival. Domaine de Gailhaguet offers a terrace. You can play tennis at the accommodation, and the area is popular for fishing and hiking. Toulouse is 20 km from Domaine de Gailhaguet, while Albi is 49 km from the property. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 24 km from the bed and breakfast.
Chambre d’hôte L’Ortalet 81
Saint-Sulpice B&B
Located in Saint-Sulpice, 45 km from Montauban, Chambre d’hôte L’Ortalet 81 provides an outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi. There is a private bathroom with hot tub and a hairdryer in each unit, along with free toiletries. A continental breakfast is available daily at the bed and breakfast. Chambre d’hôte L’Ortalet 81 offers a barbecue. After a day of hiking, cycling or fishing, guests can relax in the garden or in the shared lounge area. Toulouse is 34 km from the accommodation, while Albi is 49 km away. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 28 km from Chambre d’hôte L’Ortalet 81.
SÛN
Rabastens B&B
In a typical village house Tarn which was tastefully renovated a floor of 45m2 2 bedrooms with bathroom and wc and a bedroom with private bathroom toilet on the 1st floor overlooking the garden. Sleeps 6 people. High-quality beds, 100% latex and organic cotton linens.
Château de Foncoussières
Set in Rabastens, 44 km from Montauban, Château de Foncoussières offers a seasonal outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi. There is a private bathroom with shower in all units, along with a hairdryer and free toiletries. The bed and breakfast offers a continental or à la carte breakfast. A sun terrace can be found at Château de Foncoussières, along with a garden. Toulouse is 41 km from the accommodation, while Albi is 41 km away. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 47 km from Château de Foncoussières.
Les Clots De Puycheval
"The Clots" is a former winemaker typical of the country Rabastinois. Character, authenticity, calm, beautiful environment characterize it. Located on the pretty village of Rabastens sur Tarn and its historic village, you will be 10 minutes from the Pastel Highway which will take you to the main sites classified Albi, Cordes sur Ciel, Gaillac, Toulouse ... This beautiful last century in its environment "campaign spirit" will surprise you, in a dominant position the unobstructed view of the plain is impregnable! You will have the choice between the Dagobert "middle age" room with its four-poster bed and its private bathroom in the house, or the "Uncle Jules" suite with private entrance and long bed, traditional or salty breakfast .... Ambassadors of our beautiful region we will advise you for your outings and activities....
Le Gîte du Château
Auriac-sur-Vendinelle B&B & Gite
Located in Auriac-sur-Vendinelle in the Midi-Pyrénées region, Le Gîte du Château has a garden. The property is 37 km from Blagnac and free private parking is provided. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The apartment offers a terrace. Toulouse is 32 km from Le Gîte du Château, while Castres is 35 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 37 km from the accommodation.
From €1127 / week
Le Studio du Château
Located in Auriac-sur-Vendinelle in the Midi-Pyrénées region, Le Studio du Château features a garden. The property is 37 km from Blagnac, and complimentary private parking is provided. This apartment is equipped with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom equipped with a shower. Toulouse is 32 km from the apartment, while Castres is 35 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 37 km from Le Studio du Château.
La Vue sur le Clocher
La Vue sur le Clocher is set in Auriac-sur-Vendinelle. The property is 37 km from Blagnac and free private parking is featured. This apartment is fitted with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom equipped with a bath. Toulouse is 32 km from the apartment, while Castres is 35 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 38 km from La Vue sur le Clocher.
Chambres D'hotes de Cadalen
Four large rooms in a house of character in the countryside near the medieval village of Lautrec. Antique furniture and modern comfort.
La Casa de Brens
Brens B&B & Gite
La Casa de Brens is situated in Brens. The accommodation is 45 km from Saint Jean. This apartment has 2 bedrooms, a kitchen with dishwasher, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. For added convenience, the property can provide towels and bed linen for an extra charge. Hiking can be enjoyed nearby. Albi is 22 km from the apartment, while Castres is 47 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 48 km from La Casa de Brens.
La Métairie Rouge
Montgey B&B
Beautiful 5 bedroom farmhouse on a park of 3.5 hectares with swimming pool near Revel and Lake St Ferréol
Le Nid de L'Ecureuil
BRENS B&B
On the cicuit of the Gaillac vineyard and close to the bastides, Marie and Michel receive you in 3 guest rooms. The house, with a parking in the garden of 2500 m2, is located 500 m from the Tarn that you will cross to enter GAILLAC which is the 3rd city of the Tarn listed among the "100 most beautiful detours of France" and which has just received the label "city of art and history". You will be seduced by the sight of the city and the abbey St Michel. GAILLAC will be a step towards the discovery of the rich heritage of the region. The house is 15 minutes from Albi and 35 from Toulouse.
Le violet
Gaillac B&B
Boasting an outdoor pool, Le violet in Gaillac features accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking for guests who drive. The bed and breakfast offers a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer, free toiletries and shower. Le violet offers a continental or vegetarian breakfast. A garden, barbecue and a terrace are available at the accommodation. Albi is 29 km from Le violet, while Saint Jean is 48 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 51 km from the bed and breakfast.
Brin de Cocagne
Fénols B&B
Situated in Fénols, 10 km from Albi, Brin de Cocagne features air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi throughout the property. A chlorine-free outdoor pool is featured. Free private parking is available on site. Certain units feature views of the pool or garden. The rooms come with a private bathroom. For your comfort, you will find free toiletries and a hairdryer. There is luggage storage space at the property. The property is 15 km from Gaillac and the vineyards. Castres is 32 km from Brin de Cocagne, while Saix is 32 km away. The nearest airports are Castres-Mazamet Airport, 38 km from the property, and Toulouse-Blagnac airport, 77 km away.
Au Sigala
Au Sigala is set in Lisle-sur-Tarn and offers free bikes and a terrace. The accommodation is 47 km from Montauban, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. This bed and breakfast is fitted with 2 bedrooms, a kitchen with fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a bath or shower. For added convenience, the property can provide towels and bed linen for an extra charge. The bed and breakfast offers a continental or à la carte breakfast. Guests at Au Sigala can enjoy hiking and cycling nearby, or make the most of the garden. Toulouse is 49 km from the accommodation, while Albi is 30 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 59 km from Au Sigala.
Domaine de Ménerque
Featuring a swimming pool, free bikes, a garden and views of the garden, Domaine de Ménerque is set in Lisle-sur-Tarn and offers accommodation with free WiFi. There is a private bathroom with shower and a hairdryer in each unit, along with free toiletries. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. A terrace is available on site and both cycling and fishing can be enjoyed within close proximity of Domaine de Ménerque. Albi is 30 km from the accommodation, while Montauban is 47 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 60 km from Domaine de Ménerque.
South Tarn Gites -Spacious and Tranquil near Lautrec Village
Montpinier B&B & Gite
Located in Montpinier in the Midi-Pyrénées region, South Tarn Gites - Deluxe and Tranquil near Lautrec Village has a patio and garden views. The accommodation is 10 km from Saix, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. For added convenience, the property can provide towels and bed linen for an extra charge. The apartment offers a terrace. There is a garden with a barbecue at this property and guests can go hiking and fishing nearby. Albi is 28 km from South Tarn Gites - Deluxe and, while Castres is 10 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 16 km from the accommodation.
Gîte bord du Tarn
Gîte bord du Tarn is set in Gaillac and offers a terrace. Guests have access to free WiFi. Toulouse is 49 km from the apartment, while Albi is 21 km from the property. Castres-Mazamet Airport is 49 km away.
Guest rooms in an old "Mansion" is found the first traces the history of the hotel Combettes during the wars of religion. At the time of the culture of Pastel who made the richness of the region in the 16th century, the hotel has belonged to the family of "Combettes of Bourélie" that governed it the town of Gaillac.
La lauze et l'anguille
Situated in Gaillac, La lauze et l'anguille offers terrace, free WiFi, a 24-hour front desk, and a shared kitchen. The bed and breakfast has river views and is 47 km from Saint Jean. The bed and breakfast features a flat-screen TV. There is a seating area, a dining area and a kitchen complete with a dishwasher, a fridge and an oven. The bed and breakfast offers a continental or buffet breakfast. After a day of hiking, cycling or fishing, guests can relax in the garden or in the shared lounge area. Albi is 27 km from La lauze et l'anguille, while Castres is 49 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 56 km from the accommodation.
Domaine "en Castanet"
Caraman B&B
Our house is located in the heart of Lauragais vallonée.idéal regions to stay in the country without being far from Toulouse which is 25 minutes.Région tourism: Pastellier castles, Revel, Saint Felix Lauragais Caraman pretty village of Lauragais .. .......... we welcome you in our house for a pleasant, relaxing, leisure, sporting choice
Domaine en castanet
Situated in Caraman, 42 km from Blagnac, Domaine en castanet features an outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi. The bed and breakfast offers a seating area with a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer, free toiletries and shower. A microwave, a fridge and toaster are also available, as well as a kettle and a coffee machine. Guests at Domaine en castanet can enjoy a continental breakfast. The accommodation offers a children's playground. After a day of hiking, cycling or fishing, guests can relax in the garden or in the shared lounge area. Toulouse is 32 km from Domaine en castanet, while Castres is 48 km from the property. The nearest airport is Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 34 km from the bed and breakfast.
Lacourtade
Lacourtade is located in Gaillac and offers a restaurant, a garden and a terrace. The accommodation is 46 km from Saint Jean, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. Featuring a Blu-ray player, the apartment has a kitchen with a dishwasher, a microwave and a fridge, a living room with a seating area and a dining area, 3 bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms with a bidet and a shower. Speaking English, French and Spanish at the 24-hour front desk, staff are willing to help at any time of the day. If you would like to discover the area, hiking is possible in the surroundings. Albi is 27 km from the apartment, while Castres is 49 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 49 km from Lacourtade.
La tour du Griffoul
Located in Gaillac, 47 km from Saint Jean, La tour du Griffoul provides a shared lounge and free WiFi. There is a seating and a dining area in all units. The holiday home features a terrace. Albi is 27 km from La tour du Griffoul, while Castres is 49 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 49 km from the accommodation.
Citybreak Le Griffoul
Citybreak Le Griffoul is situated in Gaillac. The property is 47 km from Saint Jean, and complimentary private parking is offered. The apartment has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Albi is 27 km from the apartment, while Castres is 49 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 50 km from Citybreak Le Griffoul.
Le Relais de Joseph
Le Relais de Joseph is a B&B located in Brens. Free WiFi access is available, as well as a children’s playground. Each room here will provide you with a terrace and river views. The bedrooms also come with a private bathroom with bath or shower. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including golfing, cycling and fishing. Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is 53 km away. The property offers free parking.
Agréable appartement en plein centre ville de Gaillac
Situated in Gaillac, Agréable appartement en plein centre ville de Gaillac features accommodation with a flat-screen TV. Albi is 27 km from the apartment, while Castres is 49 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 56 km from Agréable appartement en plein centre ville de Gaillac.
Maison de ville au coeur de Gaillac
Maison de ville au coeur de Gaillac is located in Gaillac. The property is 43 km from Castres and free private parking is provided. The air-conditioned apartment consists of 2 bedrooms, a kitchen with dining area, and 1 bathroom with shower. A flat-screen TV is featured. Hiking can be enjoyed nearby. Toulouse is 49 km from the apartment, while Albi is 20 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 49 km from Maison de ville au coeur de Gaillac.
Maison d'Hotes Delga
Maison D'hotes Delga is a B&B located in Gaillac, 25 km from Albi and Cordes-sur-Ciel. Set in a former private mansion, it offers an outdoor swimming pool, a sun terrace and free WiFi access. All rooms offer a view over the pool. They have a private bathroom with a hairdryer. They also include a flat-screen TV. Guests can enjoy a shared lounge with a TV and will find restaurants in the surrounding streets. This property location makes it an excellent base to explore Gaillac vineyards. The town train station is just a 10-minute walk from this B&B. Free public parking is possible on site.
Au Nid de la Madeleine
Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, Au Nid de la Madeleine offers pet-friendly accommodation in Gaillac, 49 km from Toulouse. Rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV. Certain units feature a seating area for your convenience. You will find a coffee machine in the room. You will find a shared kitchen at the property. Albi is 21 km from Au Nid de la Madeleine, while Castres is 44 km from the property. The nearest airport is Blagnac Airport, 52 km from the property.
Maison d'Hôtes Bleu Pastel
Maison d'Hôtes Bleu Pastel dates back to the late 19th century and it offers a garden planted with 100-year old trees, a terrace, and free WiFi access in the rooms. Located on the 1st floor and not accessible to disabled persons, the rooms at Maison d'Hôtes Bleu Pastel have private bathrooms with a shower and a hairdryer. The continental breakfast consisting of homemade jams, yogurts, and bread is available daily. There is a restaurant just 300 metres from the property. Maison d'Hôtes Bleu Pastel is 500 metres from Gaillac Train Station, Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is a 45-minute drive away. Free public parking is possible in the property street or just 300 metres away.
Chambres dhotes chez Claudine et Serge
In the heart of Lauragais, in the charming village of Caraman, a few kilometers from Toulouse, Claudine and Serge will be happy to receive you. In a pleasant atmosphere, you can enjoy the charm of the region and its many activities. We have built our home to welcome you as friends and you discover the wealth of our region. In a tranquil location, it is with confidence that you will spend a night or more. Claudine will take care of you prepare gourmet breakfasts. Open all year. Feel free to call us immediately to find out availability. For each visitor is a guest.
chambre hôte avec piscine - La Vialatte
Chambre hôte avec piscine - La Vialatte is set in Gaillac and offers a garden and a terrace. The air-conditioned accommodation is 45 km from Castres. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. Toulouse is 48 km from chambre hôte avec piscine - La Vialatte, while Albi is 22 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 51 km from the accommodation.
La maison de Pétronille
Soual B&B
Located in Soual in the Midi-Pyrénées region, La maison de Pétronille features a garden. The accommodation is 35 km from Castelnaudary, and guests benefit from complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site. A continental breakfast is available daily at the bed and breakfast. Castres is 13 km from La maison de Pétronille, while Saix is 8 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 17 km from the accommodation.
les gîtes et chambres d'hôtes du rouyre
Réalmont B&B & Gite
At the heart of the Tarn, unless 1/2h Albi and Castres, a place to discover a region where nature, heritage and cuisine combine to the happiness of his visitors: 2 gites authentic for a successful stay to Réalmont.
Mulberry Chambre d hôtes de charme
Florentin B&B
Set in Florentin in the Midi-Pyrénées region, Mulberry Chambre d hôtes de charme has a garden. The property is 36 km from Saix, and complimentary private parking is offered. A flat-screen TV is featured. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. Albi is 10 km from Mulberry Chambre d hôtes de charme, while Castres is 36 km from the property. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 42 km from the accommodation.
34 Rue de la Coucouroune Gîte de la Coucouroune
Soual B&B & Gite
Featuring a bar, a garden, and barbecue facilities, 34 Rue de la Coucouroune Gîte de la Coucouroune offers accommodation in Soual with free WiFi and garden views. The air-conditioned accommodation is 35 km from Castelnaudary. The apartment features 3 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The apartment offers a children's playground. Hiking, cycling and fishing are possible within the area, and a water park is available on site. Castres is 12 km from 34 Rue de la Coucouroune Gîte de la Coucouroune, while Saix is 7 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet, 14 km from the accommodation, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
Les Vergers de Notre Dame
Buzet-sur-Tarn B&B
Set in a 12th-century house, Les Vergers de Notre Dame offers B&B accommodation, a well-kept garden with a terrace, and Wi-Fi is free of charge throughout the property. The rooms at Les Vergers de Notre Dame feature a terrace, a wardrobe, individual heating, and the private bathrooms are complete with a bathrobe and free toiletries. A continental breakfast is served daily, and several restaurants can be found within 8 km of the property. Les Vergers de Notre Dame 9 km from the Golf de Toulouse Palmola golf club, Toulouse Blagnac Airport is 35 km away, and free private parking is provided on site.
Domaine de Miraval
belleserre B&B
A comfortable bed and breakfast in an old building over 200 years. The room has an en suite shower room and independent, with a private entrance. It opens onto the garden and the park by a French door.
Le Mas de Briquepierre
Maureville B&B & Gite
Less than 25 km from Toulouse, we welcome you in a renovated farmhouse near Toulouse. Nestled between two hills, the property has three bedrooms, an outdoor pool and a wood adjoining three acres. The rooms decorated with care and elegance are in the main building and have a separate entrance and a reception area. Enjoy the authentic charm of Lauragais while having the comfort and hospitality needed for a serene and pleasant stay.
L'Oustal d'en Paris
Nogaret B&B
Set in Nogaret, 24 km from Castelnaudary, L'Oustal d'en Paris offers a garden and free WiFi. Fitted with a terrace, the units feature a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with shower and a hairdryer. A microwave and fridge are also featured, as well as a kettle and a coffee machine. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. A barbecue is available on site and both hiking and cycling can be enjoyed within close proximity of L'Oustal d'en Paris. Castres is 31 km from the accommodation, while Saix is 26 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 30 km from L'Oustal d'en Paris.
Les Jardins d'Oc - Appartement T2 neuf - Wifi et Terrasse
Located in Soual, 35 km from Castelnaudary, Les Jardins d'Oc - Appartement T2 neuf - Wifi et Terrasse provides a garden and free WiFi. All units here are air-conditioned and feature a flat-screen TV, a living room with a sofa, a well-equipped kitchen with a dining area, and a private bathroom with shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. A microwave, a fridge and oven are also provided, as well as a kettle and a coffee machine. A terrace is available on site and both hiking and fishing can be enjoyed within close proximity of the apartment. Castres is 12 km from Les Jardins d'Oc - Appartement T2 neuf - Wifi et Terrasse, while Saix is 7 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 16 km from the accommodation.
O For You
Located in Soual in the Midi-Pyrénées region, O For You features a balcony. The accommodation is 12 km from Castres. The bed and breakfast consists of 1 separate bedroom, 1 bathroom with a hairdryer, a seating area, and a living room. A flat-screen TV is provided. The bed and breakfast offers a terrace. Guests at O For You can enjoy billiards on site, or go hiking or cycling in the surroundings. Carcassonne is 42 km from the accommodation, while Albi is 42 km away. The nearest airport is Castres-Mazamet Airport, 14 km from O For You.
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Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People
Camosy begins with a hopeful starting point in the midst of a crumbling US political culture: two of every three Americans constitute an “exhausted majority” who reject right/left polarization and are open to alternative viewpoints. Especially at this time of realignment, we have been given a unique moment to put aside the frothy, angsty political debates and think harder about our deepest values. A Consistent Life Ethic, especially one which embraces Pope Francis’ challenge to resist “throwaway culture”, has the capacity to unite people who for the last several decades imagined themselves in a polarized culture war. On issues ranging from hook-up culture, reproductive technology, abortion, euthanasia, poverty, immigration, treatment of animals, and mass incarceration, this book articulates a new moral vision in which a culture of encounter and hospitality replaces a consumer culture in which the most vulnerable get used and discarded as so much trash. At bottom, Camosy offers readers a golden opportunity to dialogue about what kinds of values should serve as the foundation for a new political culture.
Responding to a climate of political tribalism and cultural fracturing, Dr. Camosy's new book provides a unifying framework for creating a culture of encounter in which mercy, responsibility and dignity lift up vulnerable populations for special protection and welcome. If we allow ourselves to be challenged and moved by Camosy’s arguments, we can create a culture of encounter capable of resisting what Pope Francis calls a "globalization of indifference.
— Kristin M. Collier, MD FACP
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Director of the Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion
University of Michigan Medical School
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Rx: Take Vitamin D with Largest Meal
Posted: May 7, 2010 / 10:05 PM EDT / Updated: Feb 11, 2015 / 06:11 AM EST
Take Vitamin D With Largest Meal
Absorption Increases by 50% When Vitamin D Is Taken with Biggest Meal, Study Finds
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May 7, 2010 — Taking your vitamin D supplement with the largest meal of the day may boost its absorption substantially, according to a new study.
Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic instructed 17 men and women, average age 64, whose blood levels of vitamin D were borderline insufficient despite taking supplements, to take their supplements with the largest meal of the day.
After two or three months, the study participants had about a 50% increase in blood levels of the vitamin, regardless of the dose they took.
Researchers Guy B. Mulligan, MD, and Angelo Licata, MD, had noticed that patients typically report taking the supplement either on an empty stomach or with a light meal.
Because the vitamin is fat-soluble, the researchers speculated that taking it with a big meal would improve absorption.
Vitamin D is crucial not only to maintain bone strength, but research now suggests it plays a role in immune system problems, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
The researchers measured blood levels of the vitamin at the start of the study and two or three months later. Participants took a range of doses, and the researchers divided them into three groups: less than 50,000 IU a week, 50,000 IU, and more than 50,000 IU. The daily doses ranged from 1,000 IU to 50,000 IU.
A dose of 400 IU is termed adequate for people 51-70, and 600 IU for people 71 and older, as set by the Institute of Medicine, but some experts believe much more is needed, especially in older adults. The current upper tolerable level is set at 2,000 IU daily. The recommendations are under review and an update is expected this month.
At the study start, the average blood level of the form of vitamin D measured, 25(OH)D, was 30.5 nanograms per milliliter. By the end, it was 47.2 ng/mL. A level of 15 and higher is termed adequate by the Institute of Medicine for healthy people, but the study participants had a range of health problems, such as osteoporosis and thyroid problems.
Few foods contain vitamin D naturally, and some foods are fortified with it. Vitamin D synthesis is also triggered when the body is exposed to sunlight.
The research is published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
SOURCES:Mulligan, G. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, April 2010; vol 25: pp 928-930.National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements: “Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin D.”
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Northern Oneida County in effect on Saturday through 7:00PM Sunday. The National Weather Service is calling for heavy snow with an additional snow accumulation of 5 to 10 inches in the Warning area through Sunday. The Weather Service also advises that travel could be difficult to impossible during the Warning period.
As a winter storm leaves the region, LakeNorthern Oneida County is expected to be under the Lake Effect bands for the longest period of time.
by Shalon Stevens / Jan 15, 2021
Oneida County Executive, Anthony Picente expressed his frustrations today with Governor Andrew Cuomo for not taking responsibility on the states online vaccine scheduling.
"Today the governor claimed that the system failure was a hack, that the state is not the fault of scheduling. that if there are any issues, you should contact the county. Well, that is not entirely true. So either the governor is not telling the truth or the governor doesn't know the system that his people have put forth."---Picente
Otsego County Department of Health is announcing a potential COVID 19 exposure at:Richfield Veterans Club 13 Lake St Richfield Springs&Genesee Tap Room 38 Lake St Richfield Springs.If you spent time at the Vet’s Club any time from January 8th through January 10th or theGenesee Tap Room on January 8th or 13thYou should monitor yourself for symptoms. If you have developed symptoms it isrecommended that you get tested and isolate yourself.If you have any questions or concerns please contact 607-547-4231
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Carthago Gets Its Backup and Recovery Motoring with Cohesity
Easy-to-Use Solution Significantly Reduces Administration Effort and Increases Data Management Capabilities
Munich – Aug. 7, 2019 – Cohesity today announced that Carthago, the premium motorhome manufacturer, has achieved massive improvements to the backup and recovery and data management of its virtual infrastructure with a solution from Bechtle AG and Cohesity.
Carthago Reisemobilbau GmbH was founded in 1979, employs around 1,400 people, and has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Its previous legacy solutions and processes could no longer keep up with the requirements of the organization — as its data volumes increased significantly, the infrastructure became too complex and cumbersome to manage. Carthago needed a comprehensive modern data management solution that could do the following: consolidate its infrastructure, automate processes to reduce the amount of time and resources required of IT, and lower its recovery point objective to hours rather than days.
After a competitive pitch process, the IT team selected Cohesity DataPlatform as a repository for the massive volumes of backup data, and Cohesity DataProtect to deliver the next-generation data management, automation, and native backup and recovery.
Shortly after deploying Cohesity, Carthago started realizing a wide range of benefits. Thanks to Cohesity’s efficient data reduction through compression and deduplication, the organization was able to cut in half — nearly 30 TB — the amount of data to be backed up, delivering a fast return on investment. This made the backup process much quicker and enabled more backups to be completed during a 24-hour period, reducing Carthago’s exposure to data loss. Carthago was also able to manage their infrastructure through Cohesity’s easy-to-use dashboard. This reduced the amount of administrative time required to manage their data by 30 percent and freed up the internal IT team to work on new projects.
“Cohesity’s main advantages are ease of use and the speed of the solution,” explains Markus Thiel, head of IT & organization at Carthago. “We were also particularly impressed by the fact that Cohesity can automatically implement and comply with SLAs that had been entered. That has really given us more confidence in our backup infrastructure. Cohesity is now our central data management platform.”
The new Cohesity solution delivered by Bechtle AG gives Carthago the following advantages:
Stable, high-performance backup with more regular backups and less exposure to data loss
Easy data management from a single console
Faster and simpler deployment of new virtual machines
Increased automation with ‘intelligent’ processes
A reliable central data platform for hyperconverged secondary infrastructure
Putting backup data to use for testing and development and eliminating data downtime of production environments
Cloud offloads for long-term archiving of data
“With Cohesity, we are ready for the future again,” says Patrick Hämmerle, project manager at Carthago. “The solution can be implemented quickly, is modular and scalable, and has significantly increased our efficiency. Furthermore, we can use the same Cohesity platform to easily generate test and development environments, making our backup data more productive while optimizing our Cohesity investment.”
About Cohesity
Cohesity ushers in a new era in data management that solves a critical challenge facing businesses today:mass data fragmentation. The vast majority of enterprise data — backups, archives, file shares, object stores, and data used for test/dev and analytics — sits in fragmented infrastructure silos that makes it hard to protect, expensive to manage, and difficult to analyze. Cohesity consolidates silos onto one web-scale platform, spanning on-premises, cloud, and the edge, and uniquely empowers organizations to run apps on that platform — making it easier than ever to back up and extract insights from data. Cohesity is a 2019 CNBC Disruptor and was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Visit our website and blog, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn and like us on Facebook.
James Warnette
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Fink & Fuchs AG
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SSTL holds off on LTE
Russian-backed cellco Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), which operates under the MTS India brand, does not plan to invest in Long Term Evolution (LTE) in 2013, the company’s chief executive Mikhail Shamolin was quoted by Dow Jones Newswires as saying. The cellco plans to reach OIBDA breakeven before making investments in the technology. LTE was at the fore of the cellco’s strategy whilst repurchasing its concessions earlier this year. SSTL chose to bid for licences in circles with an early breakeven profile and where the coverage benefits of the 850MHz band can be leveraged for a competitive advantage. The provider estimates the cost of LTE deployment to be around USD200 million.
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Okoku’s Foundation GTCF Partners ACF To Fight Covid-19-Induced Hunger In Osun
Nnamdi Ezekute 0 May 21, 2020 5:59 pm
The Greater Tomorrow Children’s Fund (GTCF), run by former Super Eagles midfielder, Paul Okoku, has scored another feather in its cap as it partnered with the Africa’s Children’s Fund, to dole out food and drink items to less-privileged children in Osun State.
The partnership between the two foundations was conceived to cushion the harsh and negative effects that vulnerable and less privileged children are facing under the climate of the coronavirus global pandemic, that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, infected millions more and forced children to be out of schools since March.
At the event which took place in Osun State on Wednesday, the GTCF and ACF, a non-governmental charity organisation established by Victor Mbaba, brought smiles to the faces of the kids, who were given items comprising noodles, sphagetis, vegetable cooking oil, chinchin, bottled water and soft drinks to fight the rage of the economic hardship caused by coronavirus.
On hand to give the food packages to the kids was the Operations Executive of the GTCF, Mrs Grace Jalekun, a retired headmistress of St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Ebute Metta.. Close to a hundred vulnerable kids got the items and expressed their appreciation to the donors.
In a statement issued by the two foundations, they said, “we stand together to raise awareness in these difficult times due to the COVID-19 pandemic and use the opportunity to encourage our leaders to pay close attention to the needs of the children in the country because they are the most vulnerable in our country.
“We are doing this because it is the proper thing to do and we hope that this charitable work or ours will bring some succour to these little ones, who look to the elderly ones for help and direction.”
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Mbaba, who is the Chief Executive Officer of ACF, added that no condition in life is permanent, noting that “people in need can become people who give hope to the needy.”
The two foundations said that they have more projects in the future for partnerships for the sole benefits of the less privileged children in Nigeria and in the USA as both organizations are based in the USA.
The GTCF and ACF have been active in supporting and helping less privileged kids in Nigeria and USA, with Mbaba establishing the Africa’s Children’s Fund in 1993 upon migrating to the United States of America in 1984, while GTCF, established by AFCON silver-medal winner, Okoku, has done charity works through GTCF in Lagos, Delta, Plateau States, the Federal Capital Territory and now has spread its charity tentacles to Osun State with last Wednesday’s covid-19 palliative offerings to vulnerable persons.
The two foundations plan to do another palliative charity offering in Lagos very soon.
Cross section of the kids at the GTCF and ACF palliative outreach in Osun State on Wesnesday
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David Scullion and George Jackson: Voting down the Withdrawal Agreement won’t lead to a Corbyn Government
By David Scullion and George Jackson
David Scullion is the Deputy Editor of BrexitCentral. George Jackson is a researcher at the European Foundation.
Government Whips have been telling MPs that voting down the draft Withdrawal Agreement will lead to the collapse of the Government, a general election – and the possibility of Jeremy Corbyn walking into Number 10. But the Fixed Term Parliaments Act (FTPA) means that the next election is scheduled for 5 May 2022. Voting down the Withdrawal Agreement won’t change that date.
The FTPA stipulates two ways a general election can be held early.
First, two thirds of all MPs – including the ones that don’t take their seats, meaning Sinn Féin in this instance – must vote for the motion: ‘there shall be an early parliamentary general election.’ Two thirds of all MPs means that 434 MPs would be needed to vote down the government. The combined opposition, including the DUP, is 334. So unless 100 Conservative MPs are feeling exceptionally brave, Irish republicans flock into London to swear allegiance to the Queen and pigs begin sprouting wings, there won’t be an early general election.
Second, a general election could be triggered by a simple majority if the Commons votes for an explicitly worded confidence motion. But were this to happen, there would be a 14-day window during which the Government could regain the confidence of Conservative MPs by, say, offering concessions, or by by ousting Theresa May. Two weeks is a long time in politics.
And that’s it. Since the FTPA abolishes the power of the Prime Minister to request a dissolution under the royal prerogative, any conventions apply only to the Government, not to Parliament. This means that votes conventionally seen as matters of confidence, such as the Budget or the Queen’s Speech, would not lead to the dissolution of Parliament were the Government not to win them.
But could Downing Street not claim that the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement is a matter of confidence (as John Major did in the Maastricht debate)? Again, since an explicit motion of no confidence would not have been passed, there would be no early general election. The Government’s best bluff available would be to table a confidence motion straight after losing a Brexit vote in the hope of linking the two. But were this to happen, and it lost the first vote and win the second, the manoeuvre would have no constitutional effect.
At present, it looks as though the Commons will reject the Prime Minister’s proposed deal with the EU. If May then resigns, there will then be a Conservative leadership election. After a new Prime Minister is in place, the deal could be renegotiated or the country would leave the EU on the 29th of March without a deal. There is no majority for a second referendum in the Commons, despite the support of some Conservative MPs. Labour are far from united on the subject, and pressure from campaign group Momentum has made Labour ‘moderates’ nervous of supporting a Conservative government.
Similarly, the European Union has made it clear that Labour’s proposals for a softer Brexit – full Customs Union and Single Market membership without freedom of movement (for which there may be a hypothetical Commons majority) – is not on the table, since this would amount to unacceptable ‘cherry picking’ of aspects of EU membership.
Conservative MPs should therefore be confident that voting down the Withdrawal Agreement will neither trigger a general election nor see Jeremy Corbyn take power. It is a baseless claim spread in the hope of frightening MPs into backing May’s flawed deal. Vote with your conscience, Tory MPs, because the FTPA has got your back.
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Commencement Notices & 7 Day Notices
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In accordance with the Building Control Regulations, a Commencement Notice or a 7 Day Notice with a 7 Day Statutory Declaration needs to be submitted prior to commencement of the development.
Please note: In accordance with the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. 9 of 2014) from the 1st March 2014 new Commencement Notice procedures apply.
Notices should be completed online on the National Building Control Management System (BCMS)
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Walking into Magic Kingdom at Disney World is always, as the name suggests, magical. That first glimpse of Cinderella’s castle towering at the end of Main Street is sure to bring a smile to every guest’s face. The Disney magic doesn’t stop at the end of Main Street and seeing the famed castle. Each themed area of the Magic Kingdom has its own special spark.
“Freedom Pasta – Liberty Tree Tavern” by JeffChristiansen licensed under CC BY 2.0
As you turn every corner, you seem to enter a new world. No one overlooks the big, catchy areas. You will want to hit Tomorrowland for Space Mountain, and Frontierland for Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. One place that does not immediately come to mind for even the most frequent Disney visitor is Liberty Square. If you are headed to Liberty Tree Tavern, you will find yourself in the interesting, and sometimes overlooked, area of Magic Kingdom.
Liberty Square is one of Magic Kingdom’s themed “lands.” This area of the park is themed in a way unlike the other areas which indulge in fantasy and invented storylines. The theme of Liberty Square is based in history. The colonial America theming is present in every detail. Walking through Liberty Square transports guests to period in history often read about in textbooks, but never fully imagined.
Liberty Square is home to a replica Liberty Bell. The actual Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, does not allow guests to get too close. So, the replica at Disney World gives guests a great photo opportunity. Liberty Square also houses the Liberty Tree, featuring thirteen lanterns to represent each of the original colonies.
The attractions in Liberty Square are also based in history. There is the Hall of Presidents, which features animatronic versions of every president of the United States, and a brief history lesson. The room leading up to the attraction is steeped in history as well. It exhibits a unique collection of presidential memorabilia as well as a presidential seal rug, and busts of former presidents.
If sitting in on a history lesson hasn’t made you hungry enough, Liberty Square is also home to the Liberty Square Riverboat, the “Liberty Belle.” You can board the boat for a brief ride around the Rivers of America. This peaceful ride allows guests to get a different view of Magic Kingdom, that is perfect before or after your meal at Liberty Tree Tavern.
There is, of course, the impossible to overlook reason most people find themselves in Liberty Square: The Haunted Mansion! Taking a ride in a “Doombuggy” before or after eating at Liberty Tree Tavern is sure to make your journey to Liberty Square even more memorable.
Colonial Décor
Entering Liberty Tree Tavern feels like you have just walked into a beautiful and spacious colonial era home. The fast-paced and occasionally hectic main lobby gives guests the perfect view of a staircase that gives the restaurant more of a colonial home feeling. The decor and overall structure of the tavern helps guests feel closer to the colonial time the restaurant is portraying.
Dark wood paneling, hanging light fixtures, and a giant cooking style fireplace create a warm and cozy setting for a colonial themed dining experience. The theming of the restaurant stays very close to that of its home in Liberty Square. History is a focal point of the tavern, although there are not animatronic versions of historical figures, history is present in every detail.
There are several rooms in the Liberty Tree Tavern, and each one is dedicated to a prominent figure in American history. The rooms are dedicated to Betsy Ross, George and Martha Washington, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, John Paul Jones, and Thomas Jefferson.
You can find out which room you are in by asking your server, also referred to as your “town crier” when you are seated. If you are a history buff, you might be able to figure it out on your own, even if you are not seated with portraits in view. Betsy Ross has a very well-known symbol of her own making, and if you are seated in the Betsy Ross room, you will surely find one of her iconic flags hanging. Some of the other rooms are harder to pick out.
The Washington’s, as the first “first couple” of the United States have a traditional room dedicated to them. There is a tri-corner hat and patriotic colors, representing the revolution. Benjamin Franklin is known for tying a key to a kite, so you will find a kite hanging in the Benjamin Franklin room.
The detail in every room is enough to keep a history lover engaged and searching for more hidden gems throughout the meal. If you are curious, but don’t want to take the time to find all of the clues and decide for yourself which room you are seated in, don’t be afraid to ask. It is vacation, after all!
The cast members at Liberty Tree Tavern take on the characteristics of colonial Americans very well. The costumes are fantastic, and compliment the restaurant’s decor very well. Men will be seen in simple costumes that include white tops complimented by blue vests.
The outfit Is very time specific and fits the theming well. The women are also dressed to match the time period. Long, simple dresses are covered with petticoats and their heads are adorned with bonnets. Everything the staff is wearing contributes very well to the overall theme of the restaurant.
Without the appropriate dress, waiters and waitresses would detract from the completely immersive experience of Liberty Tree Tavern. Like most places at Disney World, Liberty Tree Tavern pays close attention to detail, making sure even the cast member attire contributes positively to the guest experience.
Directly in line with the themed decor and costuming, Liberty Tree Tavern sets out to serve guests meals that will make them feel transported back in time. The simple, but delicious dining options will make everyone happy, without requiring an overly modern twist.
Liberty Tree Tavern Lunch
After you’ve walked through at least part of Liberty Square, you will find yourself ready for an “All-American” meal. The Liberty Tree Tavern lunch menu offers a lot of typical American dining selections. The lunch menu menu at Liberty Tree Tavern gives diners the choice between a-la-carte entrees, and an all-you-are-to-eat menu. The a-la-carte entrees are unique to lunch, and set lunch apart from dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern.
Although you can describe the menu as simple, classic, American fare, it is not boring. There are options for everyone on the Liberty Tree Tavern lunch menu. If you’ve had a busy morning taking in as much excitement as possible, you’re probably ready for a meal to refuel you for more fun in the afternoon and evening. Eating at Liberty Tree Tavern will not leave you hungry, and should satisfy all of the diners in your party.
It is easy to feel like every children’s Disney Menus features the same basic choices, as there are several staples that tend to be on every menu, regardless of the restaurant. Aside from the inclusion of macaroni and cheese, the kid’s menu at Liberty Tree Tavern is different.
There are offerings that will help your child feel a little more “grown-up” when they order them. These unique offerings include things that will sound good to most adults as well! There is the staple of Liberty Tree Tavern, over-roasted turkey, giving the feel of Thanksgiving, no matter what time of year you are visiting. Kids can also choose between a lobster roll, turkey pot pie, seasonal fish, roast pork, pot roast, and a meatless loaf.
Many of those items appear on the adult menu as well. The addition of a meatless loaf is great for vegetarian families. The children are no longer left with only macaroni and cheese for every meal. Disney has been embracing the use of meat alternatives, and Liberty Tree tavern uses it to make a traditional meal in a new way.
The adult lunch menu features several of the same options that are on the kids’ menu, and are served as larger portions. That does not make them any less desirable. As mentioned before, the kids’ menu has a more “grown-up” feel to it than many of the other Disney restaurants. That being said, the classic menu at Liberty Tree Tavern is full of great options for diners young and old.
The appetizers at Liberty Tree Tavern are unique twists on very traditional options. The menu includes lobster fritters, which are a high-end twist on the classic corn fritter, and served with a lemon aioli. Like many of the options on the menu, the appetizers have a New England feel to them.
The Tavern Cheese dip appetizer is served with a classic Boston Brown bread for dipping. The roots of the America Revolution are strong, even when they are given a modern twist.
The New England clam chowder is ranked among the best in Disney World, so if that is a go-to soup for you, you won’t be disappointed. Traveler’s loaded Tavern Fries are smothered in cheese sauce and topped with house-made pastrami. This unique take on cheese fries is an interesting twist on average chili-cheese fries, and are worth trying if cheese and potatoes top your list of favorite food combinations.
Lunch entrees are numerous and eclectic. The variety helps guarantee Liberty Tree Tavern will be a restaurant you want to visit again. The menu includes a little bit of everything, from classic and simple, to modern and slightly extravagant twists.
Entrees include:
Our Tavern Keeper’s Favorite which is a classic pot roast, served with mashed potatoes and grade vegetables.
Lobster Roll, just like the kids’ menu, this addition brings New England and simplistic decadence to the meal.
BELL Burger is a unique and extravagant burger experience. The burger far exceeds a run of the mill burger. It is topped with applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, a poached egg, and lobster!
Colony Salad is a light and refreshing salad that includes grilled chicken, Washington apples, pecans, cheddar, dried cranberries and a honey-shallot vinaigrette.
Revolutionary Meatloaf is a meatless loaf, similar to what is offered on the kids’ menu.
Turkey Pot Pie is the classic comfort food.
Portobello Pot Roast combines mushrooms and garden vegetables in a brown gravy for a classic flavor presented in a new, meatless way.
Pilgrim’s Feast is Thanksgiving dinner any Time of the year. If you crave turkey and cranberry sauce year-round, this is definitely a great option for you.
Tavern Battered Fish and Chips is an average fried fish dish.
Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger is perfect if you wanted a burger, but had no interest in the more extravagant BELL Burger. This simple burger is exactly what it says in its name. Nothing fancy, but still a great option.
The lunch menu seems to have a perfect combination of choices for the most diverse groups of guests. Whether you prefer something very traditional, like a pot pie or Thanksgiving dinner, or something completely out of the box like the BELL burger, Liberty Tree Tavern has something for you to enjoy.
Since it is vacation, no meal would be truly complete without a little dessert. Naturally, you are in the Magic Kingdom, and there are plenty of options for you outside of the restaurant, so it doesn’t seem like an absolute necessity. But there are a few dessert choices that shouldn’t be missed while dining at the Liberty Tree Tavern.
If you are really craving a Mickey ice cream bar, you won’t want to waste your appetite on sugar free sorbet, or even Johnny Appleseed’s apple cake. But there are a couple dessert offerings that are worth taking a chance on. Staying true to the theme of Liberty Tree Tavern, the Boston Cream Pie Is a classic offering with a New England flair.
Boston Cream Pie isn’t something you tend to find on every menu, so this is a good opportunity to indulge in the chocolate covered custard pie. That traditional dessert is sure to satisfy a sweet tooth, but the dessert that is unique to Liberty Tree Tavern is the Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake.
This sweet cake is not to be missed. You can only get this at Liberty Tree Tavern, and you don’t regret it. It is not overly sweet and impossible to eat, although heavy and definitely shouts “guilty pleasure” with every bite. It is the perfect way to cap off a meal at Liberty Tree Tavern.
Liberty Tree Tavern has a wide array of choices for diners at lunch, but that is not the case for dinner. Dinner has a prix fixe menu. Every night at Liberty Tree Tavern is like Thanksgiving.
The dinner menu is an all-you-care-to-eat meal consisting of traditional staples for an All-American holiday dinner. This is also available at lunch, but at dinner, diners are not given a choice.
What does dinner consist of at Liberty Tree Tavern?
1) Declaration Salad, made of tossed mixed greens tossed with a house-made dressing, serves as the appetizer.
2) Patriot’s Platter, consisting of roasted turkey breast, pot roast, and oven-roasted pork with mashed potatoes, vegetables, stuffing and macaroni and cheese, is the main course.
3) Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake, a vanilla toffee cake served with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream is Liberty Tree Tavern’s signature dessert is offered as a lovely end to the meal.
The salad is crisp, basic, and an enjoyable start to the meal. The light beginning to the meal, is in great contrast to the main course. The main course is a fairly basic offering, and it may not appeal to everyone. Although there is a mix of meat options during the meal, guests cannot decide to have something different.
The Thanksgiving themed meal is delicious. Even guests who go into the meal expecting to only eat one of the proteins are likely to be pleasantly surprised when they try the other meat on the platter. If meat is not the main draw for you, the sides are enough to fill you up.
The house-made macaroni and cheese has all of the creamy goodness you expect from macaroni and cheese. The stuffing has the perfect amount of herb seasoning, giving it a true holiday feeling. And the mashed potatoes are perfectly whipped and mesh well with the rest of the meal.
When you have finished your main course, there is still more to come. When dining at home on a holiday, your main course is likely followed by cake and pie, and nothing really beats the nostalgia of your holiday traditions. However, a special meal at home definitely does not end with something as decadent as the Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake, so you’ll definitely want to save room for this dessert.
Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern is a family experience. A Disney World vacation is the perfect opportunity to connect with the family and friends you are traveling with. And eating at restaurants that serve all-you-care-to-eat meals, family style gives you an extra chance to have a memorable, family meal.
Recently, Magic Kingdom has made alcoholic beverages, that used to be strictly prohibited in the Magic Kingdom, available to guests as certain sit-down restaurants. There is no way to walk around with a drink like there is in the other parks, but it can be a nice addition to a meal. Liberty Tree Tavern is one such restaurant.
Guests can treat themselves to some well-themed beverages to accompany their meals. One of the best themed beverages is a warm Washington Cider. This warm cider is topped with Baker’s Crème. If warm alcoholic beverages do not interest you, there are many different options for both beer and wine.
Alcohol is not your only option for specialty beverages. You, and your kids, can order a Patriot slush. That can be served in a souvenir tavern mug if you are looking for something to take home form Liberty Tree Tavern. You can always opt for basic beverages that include soft drinks, lemonade, and coffee.
Holidays at Liberty Tree Tavern
Disney World is a popular holiday destination, and given the menu at Liberty Tree Tavern, it tends to be the ideal dining spot for families. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of the busiest days at Liberty Tree Tavern.
The normal menu at Liberty Tree Tavern does not need to change at all to meet everyone’s needs for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. If being at DIsney World is not enough of a holiday treat for you, and you want to have something close to your traditional meals, Liberty Tree Tavern is the perfect option for you, as long as you are not afraid of crowds.
Magic Kingdom will be very crowded on both holidays, and reservations are even harder to get. If Liberty Tree Tavern is on your list of destinations for Thanksgiving or Christmas, you will need to get reservations well in advance. The key to successfully getting Disney dining reservations is to try early, and if you are initially unsuccessful, try again.
Holidays at Disney World are crowded and hard to navigate. For many families, meals hold a special place in their holiday traditions, and trying to hold on to them while on vacation can be a stressful endeavor. If you plan well, it will be worth the trouble. Fighting the crowds and working harder than usual to get a reservation will be distant memories for you.
Is It Worth It?
With everything we know about Liberty Tree Tavern, the question remains: is it worth visiting? Yes! The historical theming brings guests to a time period only seen in movies and read about in books. Décor and atmosphere can only get a restaurant so far. Liberty Tree Tavern, like the rest of Disney World, exceeds expectations when it comes to theming. It also has an incredible menu, full of comfort foods and eclectic twists on beloved classics.
Located in the heart of Magic Kingdom, Liberty Tree Tavern is one of only a small number of sit-down restaurants, that does not require you to leave the action of Magic Kingdom. A well-timed reservation at Liberty Tree Tavern will give you a prime spot for the parades.
It is also one of the best places to eat at Disney World for diners who are planning to go to after hours parties, such as Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. The easy access to the restaurant makes it simple to go straight from a hearty meal to your next FastPass reservation. If you have time in your schedule, Liberty Tree Tavern should not be missed.
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Black ice and freezing rain created havoc Sunday morning with hundreds of accidents reported and police telling people to stay home.
Numerous police departments in Morris County, including Denville, Madison, Chatham, Montville and Morris Plains, issued alerts to residents warning that roads were icy and travel treacherous and to be avoided. They all suggested people stay at home until conditions improved.
State Police reported that they had responded to 366 crashes in areas they patrol.
A fatal accident was reported on Route 78, near mile marker 21 in Lebanon. The authorities at the site of the accident said two occupants were pinned in the car while the third was ejected from the vehicle and found in the road.
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A.H. Beard Mattress Review & Guide
Everyone wants a comfortable sleep, but if you’re up tossing and turning all night, then it could be time to invest in a well-designed mattress that will match your individual sleeping needs. The A.H. Beard brand is stated to span four generations of family and sleep innovation. Since 1911, it has been offering Aussie consumers a range of mattresses to cater for every type of sleeper. Our guide aims to explain what A.H. Beard mattresses offer across the full range.
A.H. Beard Mattresses
A.H. Beard Mattresses are Australian and New Zealand made, and come with a 10 year guarantee. The full range is stated to be approved by the National Asthma Council Australia’s Sensitive Choice program, with the company claiming its mattresses provide protection from dust mites, mildew and bacteria. Its Oeko Tex certification further ensures it only uses latex that’s free from harmful substances.
A variety of standard size options are available across the full range, including queen, single, long single, king single, double and king. Let’s now dive into the specs and features of each line.
A.H. Beard Domino
With its diverse selection of mattresses, the A.H. Beard Domino line is boasted to have ‘something for everyone’. The range uses Profile Edge Support Technology, which is designed to provide edge-to-edge support for a large sleeping surface and help prevent boarder breakdown. It uses a 3-zone Conforma coil support system, claimed to conform to your body shape and help promote a correct sleeping posture, while also minimising partner disturbance.
It’s designed with stretch knit fabric and ultra-soft quilting as the primary comfort layers. It’s said to promote breathability and regulate body temperature. It’s also boasted to be eco-friendly, protecting the mattress against dust mites, mould and bacteria. The layered structure with open celled air pockets is designed to help increase airflow, reduce sweat residue and eliminate bacterial growth.
For additional softness, certain Domino mattresses also use a pillow top layer of Performa Foam. The ‘Performa’ is stated to be the other ingredient latex, claimed to help relieve pressure and tension from joints and muscles. A pillow top is not for everyone so you may like to consider what type of firmness you need. In the firm feel Domino mattresses, a graduated spring tension system with endurance foam is used.
A.H. Beard Health Rest
The A.H. Beard Health Rest range is designed with ‘Advanced Ergomotion’ technology that can adjust to specific sleep positions or to simply watch the TV or read a book with a push of a button. The accessible controls also adjust the position to help with circulation or prevent snoring.
The base adjusts the bed to a specific angle most suited for you. You can tilt it forward and recline it, giving you a ‘fully adjustable lounging experience’ as A.H. Beard puts it. The king size base comes in a split base so you can adjust to individual settings for each side.
The mattress itself uses ‘Bio-Pure’ fabric that features embedded probiotics to help neutralise odours. For an extra luxurious experience, it also features a built-in massage system that can be customised for muscle relief as well as for relaxation.
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A.H. Beard Nature’s Rest
This range is all about getting back to nature. It’s claimed to use naturally sourced gel-infused Talalay, which is organic latex that doesn’t contain any synthetics, chemicals or other man-made products. It’s also hypoallergenic and antimicrobial. In the mattress Talalay is used like other latex foam – designed to help contour to your body shape to relive pressure and provide spinal support.
These mattresses are claimed to be wrapped in pure New Zealand wool that is stated to help withdraw moisture, humidity and allergens. The design has an open cell structure to help regulate the airflow and reduce heat and moisture build up for a cooler sleeping surface.
The Nature’s Rest Vitality Mattress Plush uses an additional two layers of Performa-foam support for a soft plush feel, while the fabric stretch knit quilt is said to provide breathability. If you’re after a firm feel mattress, this is also available in the range, using only one layer of the Performa-foam support.
A.H. Beard Signature Range
The signature range is a ‘handcrafted luxury’ line of mattresses made-to-order. It’s stated to be designed with a ‘world-class’ support system and innovative technology. For example, it’s said to use ‘Multi-tiered mircrocoil technology’ to help each spring move individually for body contouring and minimal partner disturbance. It’s also claimed to provide naturally fine comfort with Premium Australian natural fibres.
In this range, you can find Hamilton Downs Merino fleece, Sovereign cashmere, Namoi Cotton, Elliotdale wool, King Valley mohair and Southern Highlands alpaca. It’s also said to feature ‘timeless detail’, with button-tufting and hand stitching, sewn into each of the A.H. Beard Signature mattresses.
Should I go home with an A.H. Beard mattress?
Well-designed mattresses are not cheap, but you may like to consider one as a long term investment to help improve sleep and comfort. The A.H. Beard range offers a number of premium features such as the gel-infused foam and the Talalay latex found in the Nature’s Rest line. The Signature line also uses a number of natural fibres including alpaca, cashmere and mohair. There’s even a built-in massage system in the Health Rest mattress line. These additional features, however, will come with a price, so it will ultimately come down to your budget and whether or not you require such features.
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Why Capitol Hill’s Millionaire’s Row isn’t a Stay Healthy Block anymore
Posted on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - 9:51 am by jseattle
Volunteer Park and 14th Ave are incredibly popular for people walking, biking, rolling, and running – even in the Big Dark of December. I hope @SeattleParks will consider reopening the park street to people, and @seattledot will extend the 14th Ave #stayhealthyblock permit! pic.twitter.com/DyLGDpCPmG
— Gordon Padelford (@GordonOfSeattle) December 10, 2020
A Capitol Hill avenue that became a popular addition to the city’s experimentation with community-created walking and riding streets as part of its efforts to address social distancing needs during the COVID-19 crisis has been removed from the program and looks unlikely to return.
The situation on 14th Ave E is an example of the limits of Seattle City Hall’s urbanist-leaning efforts and, the resident who originally applied for the permit says, a prime example of kowtowing to complaints from homeowners and drivers.
“If SDOT continues to insist on these restrictions (and others) then it seems clear to me that they have no intention of allowing the program to continue in a dense urban neighborhood, no
matter how successful the program was,” applicant and area resident Christopher Hoffman tells CHS.
According to Hoffman, his original approval of the program’s implementation on 11 blocks of 14th Ave E, the city’s legendary Millionaire’s Row extending south out of Volunteer Park, came with the basic requirements allowing the use of signs and small barriers to “temporarily close a street to create more outdoor recreation space for people to enjoy while following social distancing guidelines” while allowing “local access, deliveries, waste pickup and emergency vehicles.”
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14th Ave’s place in the program had its own challenges. The a-frame signs were frequently run over and sometimes ripped down intentionally. Not every problem came from someone trying to sabotage the temporary pedestrianization of the street. Some attempted to augment the sgn barriers by adding rogue “no parking” signs, or adding rental bikes, cinder blocks and even rebar to the a-frame signs to create an even more formidable barrier to cars.
While that back and forth played out, the street stayed busy with walkers and riders spreading out along the blocks in a kind of natural extension of Volunteer Park into the neighborhood.
It didn’t last. Under the program, the Stay Healthy Block permit needed to be renewed in November. That’s when it started to become clear that there were going to be much larger barriers to keeping the street in the program, Hoffman says.
On a recent Saturday, there were more than a thousand people who walked down the
middle of 14th Ave E,” he says. “But in order to grant an extension the city wants me to buy several type three barricades. These are much larger than the barricades that the city installed on Columbia St. Then they want me to find garages to store these large barricades and to remove them every night.”
A Seattle Department of Transportation spokesperson painted a much rosier picture of the 14th Ave E situation. According to SDOT, the street is still being considered for renewal in the program.
“We received a lot of feedback and concerns about the street — positive and negative,” a spokesperson told CHS last week.
The requirements for larger barriers and more active management of the program by the community members who apply for it are a citywide issue, the rep said.
The issues have also been part of the city-run version of the open street program. During COVID-19 restrictions, the city has created miles of Stay Health Streets and in December, beefed up its signage after complaints of destruction and unsafe driving behavior.
CHS reported here on the Central District’s Stay Healthy route which is set to become a permanent addition to the streetscape. Under that program, the city has also opened up a mile of Lake Washington Boulevard through the holidays to “people walking, rolling” through Sunday, January 3rd.
Back on 14th Ave E, what’s next along the mansions of Millionaire’s Row isn’t necessarily a done deal, but it looks unlikely that the original Stay Healthy Block effort will be continued. That’s a problem for Capitol Hill — and the city as it tries to balance a push for changing the way its streets and public rights of way are used.
“It’s not just about this block,” the SDOT spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, some of that creative energy has returned to the street even without a permit. After the sun came back out this week following Monday’s brief burst of snow, somebody had placed two orange cones in the middle of 14th Ave E at E Prospect where a Stay Healthy Block sign used to stand. Lacking the cinder blocks and rebar of some earlier guerilla efforts and reinforcement, two kids decked out in bright snow pants were busy building up the 14th Ave E barrier, decorating the cones with branches and holly leaves from the nearby park. Down the blocks, a dozen or so people were walking in the street.
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The stay healthy block on 14th was no doubt more popular than the one on 22nd in terms of runners, walkers, and cyclists. I can understand why some people would be against it, but people are going to continue to run in the road at this point anyway so the city might as well introduce more stay healthy streets ESPECIALLY as gyms remain closed.
One benefit of stay healthy streets is that they make the neighborhood feel like more of a community and I think that is a mental health benefit that is overlooked aside from the other health benefits of exercise.
Whatever the fate of 14th street is, it undoubtedly has changed perception as a result of the original stay healthy block. People will continue to use it for recreation so it is currently an informal stay healthy street as a result. Cars continue to share the road with pedestrians unless they choose to drive a parallel street.
Or the governor could open gyms with restrictions again.
Reply to dre
I still don’t understand why – even well before the pandemic – people for some reason considered it acceptable to run in the middle of the street when there were perfectly good sidewalks on the side of the street.
I guess they could have been confused by the word “walk” in “sidewalk”.
CD Neighbor
Reply to Steve McQueen
Beats me… it is actually illegal to walk or run in the street if there’s a sidewalk available and I really wish people wouldn’t do it. I get it that right now, it is good etiquette to step off of the sidewalk if someone is coming towards you (especially as many runners choose to forgo a mask…. :( ), but don’t stay out there and for f*’s sake look before you do it, don’t just pop out from in-between parked cars…
One night on my way home from work I encountered no less than 5 runners in about 3 blocks (not on a stay healthy street, but one that is open normally and with no other foot traffic that would cause them to step off of the sidewalk) – every one of them was wearing all black, after dark, on a rainy night, with no lights or reflectors. Even as a cyclist, not going as quickly as some cars, they often become visible at the last minute and are hazardous to both of us… and to make it worse they generally act like they are being wronged when you have to swerve around them.
Fairly Obvious
Reply to CD Neighbor
<em>Beats me… it is actually illegal to walk or run in the street if there’s a sidewalk available and I really wish people wouldn’t do it.</em>
Ah yes, pedestrian shaming. Car drivers #2 favorite past time behind bike shaming.
In my neighborhood, pedestrians using the streets have vastly reduced the amount of 30+ mph cut-throughs from selfish car drivers.
So I would say that pedestrian use of the streets is a welcome change. Just because some archaic law claims otherwise, doesn’t mean pedestrians should stop. There’s a lot of pavement in this city that’s dedicated to cars. It’s time we grow up as a city.
Reply to Fairly Obvious
@Farily Obvious – The thing that’s fairly obvious is that you don’t bother to even read and comprehend before you judge and shoot your mouth off….
I’m a bike commuter and yes – people running in the street are a menace.
I read your entire comment. It was full of griping about pedestrians using their neighborhood streets because they’re in your way.
@CD Neighbor – you fail to realize that @Fairly Obvious has the right to choose which laws to obey and which, by the power of virtuous fiat, to ignore. Consider an extant law “archaic?” No need to follow it! It’s like magic.
Seattle is notoriously unfriendly to bicycles (don ‘t get outraged, it is statistically true) and has some of the worst drivers anywhere as well as streets that are barely maintained. Speaking of which I’ve never understood how 14th St. from Prospect Ave to Volunteer Park is one of the worst maintained in the city. The potholes are so deep and wide you can see the bricks and cobblestones that were laid 100 years ago! As a bike commuter I’ve always known I’m taking my life in my hands when I ride and I’m extremely careful but opening the streets to anyone and everyone is the nail in the coffin. These people wandering around in the middle of the streets apparently feel very entitled to pay no attention to anyone but themselves regardless of laws or consideration for others. I give up; stay out of my way if I’m riding legally in the street or I’ll run into you.
Disgruntled Seattle resident
Thank you. Privilege has a weird way of showing up in gentrified communities.
Concerned Neighbor
Where is the evidence that the homeowners had anything against this program? And what did they have against it? This feels like a completely one-sided account from the permit applicant.
Reply to Concerned Neighbor
I agree with your comments. Good call out.
Permit Applicant
I think that the vast majority of neighbors were supportive. The comments that I got (by phone email and in person) ran about three to one in favor. The city, on the other hand, has been less supportive. They haven’t granted an extension to the permit because they want big barricades that would be stored in garages every night. They also threatened to fine me. My interactions with SDOT made me feel that they didn’t want the program to continue no matter how many positive comments they received.
reddog
Reply to Permit Applicant
Thank you for your work on this. I know that coordinating with Seattle government is a challenge, but I’m a resident, and I really appreciated the effort – and fewer / slower cars on the street + more pedestrians.
I live on this street and saw at one point 3-4 signs piled up in my neighbors yard. Not sure if he was removing them because he didn’t like them or because they were destroyed by people running them down.
Plenty of people are against the program. You just have to be open yourself up to listen. The fact that we are debating this is proof that people are opposed.
Acid Jackson
I live near a stay healthy street. The street is highly trafficked and signs vandalized. If these streets are to be permanent neighborhood access streets, let’s put together a plan to construct medians and forced turns to allow cyclists and runners access while discouraging automobile use.
TransitRocks
Reply to Acid Jackson
The problem is you also need access for emergency vehicles, delivery trucks, contractors, etc not to mention the actual homeowners. Some blocks have decent alleyways but many do not…the neighborhoods unfortunately were not designed with this use in mind.
Reply to TransitRocks
Making streets dead-ends and forced turns will not affect accessibility by emergency vehicles, delivery trucks, contractors… It will make the direct cut-thru less convenient and encourage traffic to stay on main thoroughfares.
Yes! I live on a stay healthy street – the signs, at this point have become completely ignored and we’re back to pretty typical levels of through traffic and speeders. The new ‘permanent’ sign is a joke… it’s been installed so far over to the side of the street that it doesn’t even make people slow down a little… the A-frames were probably slightly more effective, when they weren’t knocked over or thrown on the sidewalk.
Really – the only thing I think that would actually make people use a different street would be to completely block one end here and make it a dead end.
Residents actually seemed to like the idea of having 14th be a “Stay Healthy Block”. The problem seemed to be more with implementation – the signs blew away one evening, and people kept shifting the temporary signs and barriers. I would encourage Christopher Hoffman and the City to persist on this one!
It is surprising that a single individual (Christopher Hoffman), acting on his own, can get the City to establish (albeit temporarily) a “healthy street.”
I walk along 14th Ave E often. It has perfectly good sidewalks where people can walk/run, and it is not at all crowded (I seriously doubt Mr. Hoffman’s claim that 1000 people/day use it). So, I truly do not understand why this street should be permanently blocked off from it’s usual use, and hopefully this will not happen.
Reply to RWK
So, I truly do not understand why this street should be permanently blocked off from it’s usual use
We are living in unusual times, which calls for unusual solutions.
It’s not permanent because restrictions on indoor gatherings will eventually lift.
The 14th street is directly connected to one of the largest and most important recreational park areas in Capitol Hill and can give thousands of residents safe access on foot. Vehicles can use the arterials on 12th or 15th.
Blocked it is not. All usual vehicular activities such as local resident commute and deliveries are very much allowed. Main thing that changes is that they have to share the road. If they don’t want to share the road with pedestrians and cyclists, they can drive on 15th.
All of the gyms are closed and Seattle is depressing in the winter so many people need intense exercise to get through it. It’s challenging to get socially distanced exercise in a dense urban village.
RWK’s comments seemingly are meant to obstruct the health and well-being of the community for unknown motivations. I really don’t know why RWK comes on here and offers no solutions and seemingly acts like there are no problems to solve here. Clearly, many people support the stay healthy block.
Hardly. Pedestrians are free to exercise as much as they want, on the sidewalks and within Volunteer Park itself.
<em>It is surprising that a single individual (Christopher Hoffman), acting on his own, can get the City to establish (albeit temporarily) a “healthy street.”</em>
Seattle has a process to apply for Stay Healthy Blocks. He followed the process and nobody objected.
I don’t see why this would trigger someone.
Cheeseslinger John
Rwk doesn’t seem to be triggered. He has only observed that the healthy block is unnecessary. I share his analysis. I am also not “triggered”, though I’m annoyed at how hamstrung this city has become by excessive bicycle lanes that aren’t being used, resulting in single lanes that are blocked by buses, and also entire busy streets blocked off that aren’t being heavily used such as on the south side of green lake.
For essential services people it’s a real nuisance to drive around and see nobody talking advantage of these pedestrian and bicycle spaces provided, yet have to inch along behind buses. Buses that are also nearly empty, incidentally.
JerSeattle
I was extremely disappointed they removed the stay healthy street. I felt like it was nice to have social distancing and staying away from others while being outside. Selfish people that want to drive their stupid cars on these streets. There are plenty of streets around 14th you can use.
Reply to JerSeattle
There are plenty of sidewalks. Lol. Selfish people who want to drive cars on streets. That is hilarious. But people wanting to use streets made for cars to walk is not selfish. Beautiful.
Who approves comments? Just curious.
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Researchers believe they must have stumbled upon boy king’s wife’s burial chamber in Egypt.
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The life of Tutankhamun has always been shrouded in mystery making for legendary tales and stories. Now it turns out that the wife of Ancient Egypt’s most famous ruler may have been uncovered in the Valley of The Kings.
Egyptologists believe that they have discovered the burial chamber of Ankhesenamum, Tutankhamun’s wife and if confirmed it could also help unravel the final fate of the boy kings’ wife who suddenly disappeared from historical records after her second marriage.
The burial plot was discovered by world renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass near the tomb of the pharaoh Ay.
Ankhesenamum was married to King Tut and wed Ay after the boy kings’ death.
King Tut became pharaoh at the age of ten in around 1332 BC and ruled for just nine years until his death.
In the same year he became pharaoh he married Ankhesenpaaten, his half-sister.
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Just a normal day In Chellaston, and we spot Indian Elvis entertaining his street. Great to see the community out and enjoying a (socially distanced) Sunday afternoon.
They’ll be no “Jailhouse Rock” today though. pic.twitter.com/zmWwOZF5v8
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Digital Doughnut Contributor 20 February 2014
Categories Data & Analytics, Ecommerce
5 things businesses need to know: The new EU Directive on consumer rights
The European Union has passed a new directive on consumer rights that will have a major impact on most, if not all,
The European Union has passed a new directive on consumer rights that will have a major impact on most, if not all, ecommerce businesses.
The main elements of this new legislation are designed to protect consumers and also provide added competition between enterprises. The directive is basically designed to align rights across the 27 EU member states, while providing more clarity on the way consumer rights are defined.
Although there hasn’t been much in the way of coverage of this directive to date don’t be fooled – it will affect businesses. Here are five key points you should know about the change in legislation:
1. An extension to the cooling off window
The first change of note in the UK that the directive dictates is the ‘cooling off window’ (the time in which the consumer can cancel their order), is to be increased from the current seven working days to 14 calendar days, thus bringing it in line with many other members of the EU including Germany who already provide this for consumers. The directive also states that a consumer can cancel the order and return the goods for any reason.
2. Changes to refund process
Consumers will have 14 calendar days following the purchase date in which they are eligible for a refund for returned goods.
Potentially the most controversial part of the directive is that a refund for the standard delivery option must also be included when paid. That being said one saving grace is that businesses do not have to refund the delivery cost until they have received the goods back from the consumer.
The changes to refunds incorporate more detail including how to handle returns that are damaged due to unreasonable care.
3. An end to pre-ticked opt-in boxes
Although having pre-ticked opt-in boxes has been a frowned-upon practice for quite a while now, it still happens. The new directive will put an end to this. The legislation defines that it will no longer be acceptable for websites to contain pre-ticked boxes that cross sell of offer ‘extras’ during the sales process.
4. No more ‘Buy Now’ buttons
Confirm order buttons at the end of a checkout process will need a radical change according to the directive’s documentation. Currently the usual best practice is to have a button stating ‘Confirm Order’ or ‘Buy Now’. Under the new legislation this will no longer be sufficient.
These buttons will need to provide context and make it clear that a contractual agreement is being entered into. The regulation itself highlights a suggestion for the content of the buttons as “Order with obligation to pay”.
As an experienced conversion optimisation strategist this is the change that I’m looking forward to the least. Getting users to commit to purchasing online has enough challenges as it is and adding in this extra dimension is only going to make the process appear more committal, which could confuse consumers.
The EU is attempting to safeguard consumers from buying or entering into a contract that they didn’t want in the first place with this change – which I can sympathise with. However this change will mean companies will have to need think hard about what copy and context they want the content to portray while managing anxieties and additional questions that this could bring about.
5. When it will come into effect
June 13 this year is the date you need to circle on your calendar. The directive was actually passed in December 2012 but the changes mooted in the document will not become law until this summer. There are a lot of changes in this directive and it is not realistic to highlight everything here but if you want to find out more about the new legislation see here.
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Alcatel One Touch Star: Dual SIM, Dual Core CPU, Jelly Bean Smartphone Unveiled Ahead of MWC 2013
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In India, Alcatel is a brand that many may not be aware of owing to company's negligible visibility in the market. Previously, the device maker had a celebrity endorser as Kangna Ranaut for its Ice 3 handset. Since then, Alcatel has moved on and now makes smartphones running on Google Android.
The company newest smartphone - One Touch Star has apparently appeared online. It's a mid range device with no frills attached to it. The device is slated to go official later this month at Mobile World Congress (MWC).
Alcatel One Touch Star - Specifications and highlighted features
The Alcatel One Touch Star is a mid -end Android running smartphone. It has a 4-inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels , 1GHz dual core processor , 512MB of RAM , a 5-mega pixels rear shooter and VGA front facing camera for long video chat, 4GB of Internal storage( expandable via micro SD cards), 1500mAh battery , Wi-Fi, 3G and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The above mentioned specifications could be changed at last minute. The company is yet announced the Alcatel One Touch Star at MWC. It s said that the device will first hit Sweden with a price tag of 2,000SEK (Rs.17, 000). The device could be available in variety of colors and dual SIM option.
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra
Of lately, the company is slowly and steadily making a baby step towards Android devices. Earlier this year, Alcatel came up with a stellar device that measured at 6.45mm. That's even slimmer than the latest iPhone 5. The device got a laud reception from main stream media. Let's have a look at the specifications of the Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra.
The device has a 4.7-inch HD AMOLED display, an 8-mega pixels rear camera with LED flash, 1.2 GHz dual core processor, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, A-GPS, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory and 1820mAh battery. The handset is now available in China at a price of 2,799 RMB (Rs.24, 167)
Other handsets that were shown by the company at CES include: One Touch Idol - the device with a 4.7-inch qHD IPS display, an 8-mega pixels rear camera and Android Jelly Bean inside. The Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD consists of a 5-inch display, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 1GB of RAM, an 8-mega pixel rear camera, 1.2-Ghz Quad core processor and 2,500mAh battery.
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Inside Angela Kang’s Valley Village…
‘Pretty Little Liars’ Creator Lists Home Above the Sunset Strip (EXCLUSIVE)
I. Marlene King, writer, producer and creator of the megahit teen mystery thriller “Pretty Little Liars,” has her former home just above L.A.’s teeming Sunset Strip up for sale at a smidgen under $4.5 million. King, also the creator of the Bella Thorne-starring drama “Famous in Love,” stands to earn a small fortune on the sale of the elegantly low-key property she and wife Shari Rosenthal have owned since early 2003, when it last changed hands, for $1.65 million. The extensively updated white-clapboard-sided and black-shuttered colonial dates to the 1920s and sits behind gates on close to one-third of an acre with three bedrooms and three bathrooms in just over 3,500 square feet.
A center-hall entry leads to a living room with a homey reclaimed-brick fireplace, and an adjoining sunroom/office is lined with floor-to-ceiling 15-pane windows. The dining room, which features diamond-paned leaded-glass windows, links through to a renovated kitchen fitted with black countertops on white cabinets, a glass-fronted built-in buffet and a five-sided center island with a snack bar. In addition to a den/media lounge, the second floor contains two family bedrooms that share a hall bathroom plus a roomy master suite with a city-view sitting area, a walk-in closet and a bead-board-accented, cottage-style bathroom appointed with a claw-footed tub and steam shower.
King and Rosenthal, married last year in a small ceremony on a beach in Hawaii, decamped the Sunset Strip for the quieter, more family-oriented San Fernando Valley, where real estate yenta Yolanda Yakketyyak swears they upsized their residential circumstances with the $5.3 million purchase of a brand-new Encino mansion of nearly 8,000 square feet.
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Sophie Rae - Happenstance
Sophie Rae
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By Kevin Sterne
Sophie Rae is a Colorado native living in Chicago. She came to the second city with a guitar, a banjo and plenty of talent for all the strings and other things. So let’s end the Taylor Swift comparisons before they even begin—Sophie Rae is more in tune with folk, blues, country and the guitar in general than Swift ever was or ever will be.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Taylor Swift, but Sophie Rae is worthy of an audience with a significantly more refined musical pallet. But that doesn’t mean she can’t appeal to a wide audience. Which is where her debut release Happenstance comes into play.
Where Gabrielle Aplin and Lucy Rose dominate records with mellow, melancholy and moody, Sophie Rae stays relatively upbeat on the Happenstance EP (and how could she not with a banjo on her knee?). The songs are honest, straight from life experience and deceptively simple.
The first song “Atlas” is little more than an electric guitar and a tambourine. Her voice really steals the show though, changing registers on a dime, and packing serious gusto, perfect for usurping a whole tavern’s attention on a Friday or Saturday evening.
My favorite song here might be the last one, “Foster” purely for personal nostalgia. The old-timey feel reminds of a soundtrack for a Chuck Jones cartoon—an integral component of my childhood. Rae does a superb job crafting her voice to fit her music here and on the other five songs. This kind of intimacy between a woman and her instrument warrants much deserved praise. Grab her EP on Bandcamp, or see her at a show if you’re in Chicago. I’ll probably be there.
Sally Gordon
What a great review for a up and coming musician. Congratulations.
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Stalking can often appear as something small online but builds up over time and can lead to harassment and even violence from the perpetrator. It is an uncomfortable and distressing subject that some may not wish to view.
Yes, someone is stalked.
No one is stalked.
theanonymouswhisperer
A man is pursued by a teenage girl, who attempts to cast a love spell on him, mixes menstrual blood in his drink, and puts some of her pubic hair in his food.
The entire family is stalked by an ex-con both before and after their prison sentence, though this is not discussed until the last few episodes of the series. Hazel and Cha-Cha also pursue Five and his family members relentlessly, often leaving threats.
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Arthur stalks a mother who he saw in an elevator in one scene.
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The clown stalks everyone
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Yes, by several people, though the signs are subtle and extremely easy to miss if you don't know they're there. Random stangers smile at the children as if they know them, very quiet footsteps are heard in the house before the family actually enters, the breath of an unknown person is visible outside the house at night, and in a brief night shot of the house towards the end, multiple people are standing outside the house.
technically the rich family is stalked by there workers but other than that no
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At some point in season 2, the main character stalks his co-workers as his paranoia gets the better of his common sense. In season 3, there is an episode where the main character is being followed. It's also worth noting that being watched and, to an extension, being able to do nothing about it are in statements, as well as the plot.
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In the first season, one of the people on Hannah's tapes is on the tapes because he was stalking her. In season three, Ani and Clay are suspicious of everyone for killing Bryce so they stalk them almost every episode.
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A character happens upon a pool party and takes some voyeuristic photos of other characters at the party.
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This also happens several times to several characters, but is especially a major plot point in season one, with the main character being stalked by two separate major antagonists.
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There's a type of enemy who stalks the player.
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Alex Stern is a managing director in the Valuation Advisory Services practice and is the office leader for Duff & Phelps in Mexico City. He has over 20 years of experience in resolving complex issues for clients, advising on acquisitions, sale mandates, divestitures, capital placement and deployment and other transactional related assignments. In addition, Alex has provided several clients with valuation and modeling consulting services for the purposes of accounting, tax planning, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation.
Having spent considerable time working in New York and Mexico City, and by covering many aspects of the M&A lifecycle for corporations and financial sponsors, Alex has gained experience across a wide range of industries and geographies. Alex has worked on over 40 transactions representing over $2B in transaction value, and most deals have involved companies in the mid-market segment.
Alex has extensive M&A advisory experience which includes the following: provided buy-side advisory as part of the multi-country team for a UK based company that provides engineering services in relation to an acquisition search in Latin America; provided buy-side advisory to one of the largest food and condiment manufacturers of Japan, in their expansion efforts in Latin America; acted as buy-side advisor and perform a commercial due diligence for a company that provides wireless vehicle tracking services, the company is a U.S. based multinational expanding its footprint in Latin America; advised a Belgian manufacturing company on their cross-border acquisition and due diligence of the largest local player in the Mexican market; led an M&A buy-side initiative to assist clients identify and successfully execute on cross-border transactions in emerging markets.
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Cork GP: Referrals for Covid testing at levels higher than first wave
The GP revealed he is currently dealing with patients of all ages and across the spectrum as the virus continues to gain traction in many Cork communities.
John Bohane
CORK GP Dr Micheál Hynes has warned of a significant rise in referrals throughout the county in recent days.
Dr Hynes who is a GP in Market Place Surgery, Kinsale has pleaded with the public to be extra vigilant in the coming days and to keep doing the basics to bring down the number of positive Covid-19 cases.
“The number of referrals we are doing has increased substantially. The next few days are critical as hospitals are already very busy. GPs are the first people to see it on the ground. We are after a very busy few days. We have seen a big increase in the number of symptomatic people who were aware of positive cases in the locality. The difference now is we are aware of more positive cases in the locality,” he said.
“We are seeing people of all ages. We are now seeing levels similar or higher levels of referrals than the first wave which is very worrying.”
An increase in people meeting up in recent weeks has led to the recent increase in positive cases nationwide. Dr Hynes has pleaded with the general public to apply common sense to defuse the worrying situation.
“People need to change their behaviour before the numbers get out of control. We are now seeing the impact of increased social contact over Christmas. We are appealing to people to keep doing the basics and cut down on meeting people. The message I want to get out is to localise the public health message. It is important we all work together to make a difference,” the doctor added.
Not something I tweet lightly but after a busy day working with Southdoc, it is clear that we are seeing community spread of Covid in our area, across all age groups. Limiting indoor social contacts, hand washing and mask wearing all work and are more important than ever now. MH
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The commencement of the vaccine in various hospitals throughout Ireland on Tuesday was welcomed by Dr Hynes, who hopes the vaccine will usher in a brighter year in 2021. He has warned against complacency creeping in amongst the general public however.
“The vaccine is very positive. That is a big step in the right direction. It would be a shame to lose control over the coming weeks with the vaccination being so close. People need to be on their guard and get the basics right. The vaccine is an important part of the overall response. However the basic measures will need to be kept going for the coming months, but in particular over the next weeks.”
Cork GP: 'Massive increase in Covid-19 referrals' in Cork in the last week
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What Jeff Sessions Will Never Understand About Affirmative Action
Look around. Who really receives the unfair advantage?
By Steven Thrasher
The Trump administration is gearing up to go to war against "intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions," according to The New York Times, and for once, it seems like Trump and I agree about something.
I, too, am tired of race-based discrimination. I am also against any additional affirmative action for white people.
Affirmative action is a phrase once used to describe affirmatively redressing harm to minorities by the majority. But affirmative action has become a dog-whistle pejorative dispatched by acolytes of Reagan and Trump to mean, basically, "special things the state and schools and businesses do to give certain types of people an unfair advantage." Consider that description and then look around you. Do you notice affirmative action for White people?
White people, especially white men, are the beneficiaries of more affirmative action than any other group on college campuses, in businesses, and in the United States at large.
I am tired of the academic affirmative action which has made it not just so that white people are overrepresented at elite colleges (and in professorships), but that their "white racial privilege" at these colleges, where black students are nearly invisible, means that they are more overrepresented now than they were in 1994.
I am tired of the affirmative action for white students at Ivy League universities, where the percentage of students admitted via "legacy admissions" (simply because their parents or ancestors went there) at schools like Harvard is higher than the total percentage of black students.
I am tired of the white affirmative action which means that if a black student can get into college, their job prospects are about as good as those of a white high school dropout. Now that's affirmative action! Similarly, a white high school graduate benefits from affirmative action when he has the same job prospects as a black male college graduate, simply by virtue of having been born into a society which raced them as white.
I am tired of the fact that only 13 percent of journalism jobs go to non-white people because of the enduring white affirmative action of the American media.
I am tired of the racist and gendered affirmative action in American society which means that black women nationally earn only 67 cents for every dollar a white man earns. And I am sick of these affirmative action-beneficiary white men deriding black women as "welfare queens," when black women work more for less than anyone else in the nation and when they showed up in the past two election cycles more than any other race/gender subgroup.
I am tired of the economic affirmative action in American history which has made it so that white families have 10 times the wealth of Hispanic families and 12 times the wealth of black families. The word "merit" has no place in these matters. Merit has very little to do with the racialized structural poverty in American society. Indeed, anthropological economic research has shown in recent years that, "To a striking extent, your overall life chances can be predicted not just from your parents' status but also from your great-great-great-grandparents." Your economic fate can be predicted in a "process [which] can take 10 to 15 generations (300 to 450 years), much longer than most social scientists have estimated in the past."
Guess where black people were in this country 300 to 400 years ago? And guess how whiteness began to get an economic advantage in America about that time?
It is white affirmative action which obfuscates the reasons why it's relatively economically lucrative to be white, and why slavery, post-Reconstruction retrenchment, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration have kept black people from amassing wealth.
There is a strong case for reparations that the nation has never been able to formally consider. Thanks to Ta-Nehisi Coates, the nation discussed reparations a bit more in the Obama years; but Trump takes up so much political oxygen. America isn't hearing about reparations right now.
And so, with the help of Jeff Sessions, we're back to the old defensive debate about affirmative action, which will harm white people, too. As he is wont to do, Trump will obfuscate his shitshow of a White House by whipping up hysteria about immigrants and black people. Getting white people upset about affirmative action on college campuses (where they're already overrepresented) will obfuscate how Trump is screwing them out of higher ed, too. By relying on the old trope of the black boogeyman people, Trump can distract from how he's handed education over to a Christian theocrat who is ending federal loan forgiveness programs and rolling back regulations on predatory for-profit colleges. And, of course, Trump can deflect about how he personally paid $25 million in a fraud settlement for his own for-profit school, Trump University.
But as we defend affirmative action for black and non-white students in this moment (and we should), we should do it as the first step of an offense for racial justice, not as if it is a final, desperate last move before defeat. As Kimberle Crenshaw, Neil Gotanda, Gary Peller and Kendall Thomas wrote in their book Critical Race Theory: "The poverty of the liberal imagination is belied by the very fact that liberal theories of affirmative action are framed in such defensive terms, and so clearly shaped by the felt need to justify this perceived departure from purportedly objective findings of 'merit' (or lack thereof)."
But it is not any more for merit that legacy students get into Harvard than it is a matter of merit when a white high school grad and a black male college grad are professional peers.
"Liberals and conservatives who embrace dominant civil rights discourse treat the category of merit itself as neutral and impersonal," the Critical Race Theory authors go on, as if merit is "outside of social power and connected to systems of racial privilege." In this way, our familiar affirmative action debate avoids "engaging in a broad-scale inquiry into why jobs, wealth, education, and power are distributed as they are."
So, as Trump tries to make us defensive in hanging onto whatever gains have been carved in academia, let him not keep us from asking: just why is it that jobs, wealth, education, and power are distributed as they are?
A huge part of that is because of white affirmative action beyond the academy, from centuries of inherited wealth to the redlining of mortgages ... and the kind of affirmative action which makes the zeitgeist assume white people are naturally deserving of everything and everyone else must prove they are deserving of anything.
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UNIV 101L3 and 179L3 students will participate in our first ever common read program. Together, we'll be investigating "What the Eyes Don't See," the powerful story of how author and pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha helped expose the Flint water crisis to to her community, state, and country.
Dr. Hanna-Attisha has testified before the U.S. Congress on two different occasions and was awarded the Freedom of Expression Courage Award for her dedicated activism.
On October 3, 2019, Dr. Hanna-Attisha will visit EMU's campus for a reception, speech and book-signing in the Student Center Ballroom. Academic Support Programs is partnering with EMU academic and student affairs departments to bring this amazing opportunity to even more EMU students.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Atisha's Campus visit
Dr. Mona will be visiting campus on October 3. Activities will start at 5 p.m. with a reception (free food) and her talk will begin at 6 p.m. We will finish the session with a book signing at 7 p.m.
To establish a common educational experience for first-year students in order to build community at Eastern Michigan
To provide students opportunities to see the world through a different lens
To foster critical thinking and intellectual inquiry
To promote a culture of reading across campus
To help students understand how multiple disciplines can intersect
About "What the Eyes Don't See"
Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michigan—in the name of austerity—shifted the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water that flowed from their taps—but officials rebuffed them, insisting that the water was fine. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician at the city’s public hospital, took state officials at their word and encouraged the parents and children in her care to continue drinking the water—after all, it was American tap water, blessed with the state’s seal of approval. But a conversation at a cookout with an old friend, leaked documents from a rogue environmental inspector, and the activism of a concerned mother raised red flags about lead—a neurotoxin whose irreversible effects fall most heavily on children. Even as circumstantial evidence mounted and protests grew, Dr. Mona knew that the only thing that could stop the lead poisoning was undeniable proof—and that to get it, she’d have to enter the fight of her life. What the Eyes Don’t See is a riveting, beautifully rendered account of a shameful disaster that became a tale of hope, the story of a city on the ropes that came together to fight for justice, self-determination, and the right to build a better world for their—and all of our—children. (This description is taken from Penguin Random House Publishing [PDF])
About Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a physician, scientist, and activist who has been called to testify twice before the United States Congress, awarded the Freedom of Expression Courage Award by PEN America, and named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. (This description is taken from Penguin Random House Publishing [PDF])
Prologue - How I Got My Name Expand dropdown
Dr. Mona writes, “We each have the power to fix things. We can open one another’s eyes to problems. We can work together to create a better, safer world” (p. 13). How did Dr. Mona’s actions make a difference in the community of Flint? Can you think of a time in your own life when you have made other people aware of a problem that they were not aware of? What do you believe you can you do as an individual to make the world a better and safer place?
Dr. Mona writes, “this is the story about the deeper crises we’re facing right now in our country: a breakdown in democracy; the disintegration of critical infrastructure due to inequality and austerity; environmental injustice that disproportionately affects the poor and black; the abandonment of civic responsibility and our deep obligations as human beings to care and provide for one another” (p. 13). Do you agree? Support your answer with examples you see from your own life.
Dr. Mona tells us that the everyday heroes in her story are the people of Flint, Michigan. Who is an everyday hero of your life? What qualities do they possess that makes them a hero?
Chapter 1 - What the Eyes Don't See Expand dropdown
Why did Dr. Mona initially tell Grace not to use bottled water to make formula for her infant daughter, Nakala? Why did Dr. Mona ignore the news about the contamination of Flint water? How does the media impact our opinions on what is safe and unsafe? How do you choose what media to pay attention to? Have you ever tuned something out, only to later realize its importance?
What are adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stresses? How can adversities like poverty, racism, and violence impact a child’s development? Are you exposed to any toxic stresses in your current, everyday environment? If you are, what can you do to counteract them? How can recognition of the life-long impact of toxic stresses change not only how we treat adults with the consequences of toxic stresses, but also the prevention of exposure to toxic stresses?
Dr. Mona explains that resilience is not a trait you are born with; rather, resilience is learned. She writes, “Just as a child can learn to be resilient, so can a family, a neighborhood, a community, a city. And so can a country” (p. 14). How can a child learn resilience? How can a country learn resilience? What challenges might a community like Flint face in trying to learn resilience?
Why did Dr. Mona decide to teach her pediatric residents about the history of racial injustice in the United States? What examples did she share when teaching residents about the history of racism in medical care? Why did she believe it was important for her residents to be made aware of the city’s weaknesses and needs, while also fostering solidarity with and empathy for Flint’s residents? How can pediatric residents support and strengthen their communities?
Chapter 2 - The Barbecue Expand dropdown
During her pediatric residency, Dr. Mona first heard the expression, “The eyes don’t see what the mind doesn’t know,” based on a quote by D. H. Lawrence. Why are pediatricians trained to look beyond what is immediately apparent? Describe a time in your own life when you learned more about a situation once you looked beyond what was visible. What action(s) did you take once you more fully understood the situation? This quote is reflected in the title of the book. What are the other meanings of the title?
Chapter 3 - The Valedictorian Expand dropdown
Chapter 4 - Haji Expand dropdown
Chapter 5 - Red Flags Expand dropdown
Why did Flint choose to switch its water source to the Flint River? What role did the Emergency Manager Law play in the Flint water crisis? What responsibilities do community leaders have to the citizens of the community they are representing? Do the leaders in your community answer to local citizens or to other leaders, such as the governor? Why do you think state officials chose to ignore the memo written by Miguel Del Toral of the EPA?
Had you heard about the water crisis in Washington, D.C., prior to reading this book? Why did the government and local agencies demand proof of impact before changes were made to the water delivery system there? How did the lack of adequate political representation in both Washington, D.C., and Flint influence how the water crises were managed?
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Chapter 7 - Miasma Expand dropdown
Chapter 8 - No Response Expand dropdown
Dr. Mona describes Flint as being in a “man-made state of emergency for forty years” (p. 128), with very high poverty rates, numerous abandoned homes, and little incoming tax 3 revenue. How did practices like racist employment policies, housing segregation, and blockbusting disproportionately affect black families? How did government policies and deindustrialization play roles in the water crisis in Flint? Why did Dr. Mona choose to work in Flint? How was she inspired by the history of Flint and the roles of labor rights, workers, and strikes—especially the women’s brigade strikers—in that history?
Chapter 9 - Sit Down Expand dropdown
Chapter 10 - Jenny + the Data Expand dropdown
What complications did Dr. Mona and her team face as they studied the blood lead level (BLL) data of children in Flint? Why is institutional review board (IRB) approval important for a research study like this?
Chapter 11 - Public Health Enemy #1 Expand dropdown
Chapter 12 - What Field Are You On? Expand dropdown
Chapter 13 - The Man in the Panda Tie Expand dropdown
Chapter 14 - Environmental Injustice Expand dropdown
Chapter 15 - Poisoned by Policy Expand dropdown
Chapter 16 - Shortwave Radio Crackling Expand dropdown
Chapter 17 - Meeting the Mayor Expand dropdown
Chapter 18 - Aeb Expand dropdown
Chapter 19 - The Press Conference Expand dropdown
Explain how Dr. Mona’s boss Melany supported her. Why was this support important?
Who is Dr. Mona seeing as the conference room fills? How is the crowd making her feel?
Why does Mona use the props of the baby bottle and formula? What do these symbolize?
On page 199, Dr. Mona writes, “I was under the gun again.” Describe a time when you felt “under the gun”, when time and pressure combined to make completing a task extra challenging. How successful were you in completing your task? What helped, and if you weren’t as successful, what do you think could have been helpful?
Dr. Mona writes, “The world shouldn’t be comprised of people in boxes, minding their own business. It should be full of people raising their voices, using their power and presence, standing up for what’s right. Minding one another’s business.” Do you agree? Why or why not? Give a specific example to support your answer.
After the press conference, Dr. Mona describes a feeling of euphoria, even if this feeling was all too fleeting. Have you ever felt a sense of euphoria after being successful with something you’d been working at for a long time?
What complications did Dr. Mona and her team face as they studied the blood lead level
(BLL) data of children in Flint? How was their study affected by factors like seasonality,
age, and repeated exposure to lead? Why is institutional review board (IRB) approval
important for a research study like this? How did Dr. Mona prepare for the public release of
her research?
Chapter 20 - Splice and Dice Expand dropdown
Would you have the courage to move on after a public attach like the one Dr. Mona encountered after the press conference?
Have you ever been in a position where you worked so hard on a project, just to get severely criticized once you turned it in? How did you react?
Chapter 21 - Numbers War Expand dropdown
Chapter 22 - Demonstration of Proof Expand dropdown
Chapter 23 - All the Things We Found Out Later Expand dropdown
How did the lack of corrosion control create additional problems in Flint? How did you feel when you learned General Motors switched back to Great Lakes’ water after noticing that engine parts were corroding? Why do you think the county health department did not alert medical providers or the public about the increase in cases of Legionnaires’ disease? Why do children face such a high risk of poisoning from environmental lead exposure?
Chapter 24 - Fire Ant Expand dropdown
Why was the data from Hurley an underestimation of exposure? Why was it important to
frame population-wide lead exposure as an additional toxic stress in Flint? How can early
interventions and continued advocacy mitigate toxic stress and give children with lead
poisoning the best possible chance for recovery? What short- and long-term interventions
did Dr. Mona recommend for affected children? What recommendations would you add to
such a list of interventions?
Chapter 25 - Truth and Reconciliation Expand dropdown
Chapter 26 - Prescription for Hope
What was your reaction to the fact that, at the beginning of the water crisis, Flint residents were paying some of the highest rates for water in the country? How would this impact personal actions like the recommended practice of flushing faucets? Why does Dr. Mona write that, in the wake of the crisis, many Flint residents were suffering from “community-wide PTSD” (p. 323)? What do you think she meant by this?
Epilogue - Haji and the Birds
Flint Water Crisis Timeline
Apr. 16, 2013 - Decision Made Expand dropdown
On the recommendation of Flint City Council, the state treasurer, authorizes Flint to switch its water supply to Flint River water until the new Karegnondi pipeline is completed. The change is projected to save Flint $5 million a year over two years.
Apr. 25, 2014 - Flint Water Supply Switch
Flint switches its source water to the Flint River.
October 2014 - GM switches water
The last General Motors plant in Flint stops using the highly chlorinated city water because of concerns it is corroding engine parts. GM switches its water supply to a neighboring township costing Flint $400,000.
Jan. 2, 2015 - Residence warned about lead, but water is still reported as "safe"
Flint warns residents the water contains disinfectant byproducts that could increase their risk of getting cancer. The water is deemed safe to drink for the general population but the elderly and parents of young children are urged to consult their doctors.
Jan. 12, 2015 - Flint denied option to switch back to Lake Huron
The Detroit water system offers to reconnect Flint with its Lake Huron water supply and waive a $4 million reconnection fee but city officials decline because of concerns rates will be hiked significantly in the future.
Jan. 21, 2015 - Flint residences start raising questions
Flint residents meet over concerns that the water is discolored and is causing rashes and otherwise sickening their children.
Feb. 2015 - MDEQ notes mistakes, but not a health emergency
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality notes "hiccups" in Flint’s switch to the local river water supply, including buildup of carcinogenic disinfectant, but says it’s not a health emergency.
Feb. 26, 2015 - EPA MEMO leaked noting dangerous lead water levels
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notifies the MDEQ that dangerous lead water levels have been found in the home of Flint resident LeeAnne Walters. Tests showed her water had 104 parts per billion of lead -- about seven times the federal action level of 15 ppb.
A second test in Walters’ home finds her lead water level at 397 ppb.
Mar. 23, 2015 - EM overrules Flint City Council
Flint City Council votes to stop using river water and to reconnect with Detroit, but the state-appointed emergency manager overrules council.
June 5, 2015 - lawsuit against city of Flint
The first lawsuit is filed against the city, claiming the river water is a health risk.
June 24, 2015 - EPA warns that Flint isn't using corrosion control
The EPA issues memo saying high lead levels as have been found in Ms. Walters’ water and the water in three other homes. The agency warns Flint that corrosion control treatments are not being used to keep lead from leaching out of the system’s pipes.
July 9, 2015 - Flint mayor drinks tap water
After the ACLU posts a video about the lead in Walters’ water, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling drinks a cup of tap water on a local television news broadcast to vouch for its safety.
A MDEQ spokesman tells Michigan Public Radio that initial testing on 170 homes indicates that the lead problem is not widespread.
Aug. 17, 2015 - MDEQ orders Flint to use corrosion control
After its six months of testing find elevated lead in Flint water supply, the MDEQ orders the city to maximize its use of corrosion controls.
Sept. 9, 2015 - EPA agrees to help Flint
The EPA announces it will help Flint develop a corrosion control treatment plan.
Oct. 2, 2015 - State begins testing water in schools and distributing filters
The state begins testing water in Flint schools and distributing free water filters.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announces Flint will stop using Flint River water
Oct. 16, 2015 - Flint switches back to Detroit system
Flint switches its water supply back to Detroit’s system.
Nov. 13, 2015 - lawsuit filed
Flint residents file a federal class action lawsuit against 14 state and city officials, including Gov. Snyder, claiming they knowingly exposed residents to toxic water.
Dec. 14, 2015 - Flint declares state of emergency
Flint declares state of emergency.
Jan. 5, 2016 -Gov. Snyder declares state of emergency in Genesee County.
Gov. Snyder declares state of emergency in Genesee County.
Jan. 12, 2016 - National Guard deployed to Flint
Michigan National Guard is sent to Flint to help distribute free bottled water.
EPA criticizes the state’s slow response to the water crisis.
Jan. 27, 2016 - lawsuit filed
A coalition of organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Natural Resources Defense Council, filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan for alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Mar. 31, 2016 - lawsuit filed
The NAACP and attorneys representing individuals file a class action lawsuit against Michigan and Gov. Snyder on behalf of Flint residents affected by the water crisis.
Criminal charges are filed against three state and city officials.
A class action suit filed on behalf of 514 Flint residents against the EPA alleges negligence and demands more than $220 million in damages.
Six state workers are charged with covering up warning signs of lead poisoning in Flint, according to state prosecutors.
Oct. 18, 2016 - ACLU v Flint Schools
the ACLU files a class action lawsuit against Flint schools for exposing students to lead tainted water and inadequately testing them for learning disabilities caused by lead in the water.
Dec. 20, 2016 - 4 officials charged with felonies
Two of Flint’s former emergency managers and two water plant officials are charged with felonies for their roles in getting Flint to help finance a new water line from Lake Huron and temporarily switch its supply to the Flint River.
The MDEQ states that six month tests show lead levels in Flint’s water meet federal drinking water standards.
Jan. 30, 2017 - lawsuit against EPA
More than 1,700 Flint residents file a $722 million class action lawsuit against the EPA.
A report by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission finds "deeply embedded institutional, systemic and historical racism" contributed to the Flint water crisis.
Mar. 17, 2017 - Flint gets $100M
The EPA gives Flint a $100 million grant to upgrade its water system infrastructure.
A federal judge approves a $97 million settlement that requires Michigan to pay for the replacement of approximately 18,000 residential water service lines in Flint by January 2020.
Six state officials are charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a Legionnaires disease outbreak in Flint that killed at least a dozen people during the lead water crisis.
Apr. 6, 2018 - Free Bottle program ends
After the MDEQ declares that lead levels in the Flint water supply are no longer a problem, Governor Snyder announces that the free bottled water program, part of a $450 million state and federal aid program, will end.
The EPA inspector general publishes a report that strongly criticizes the local, state and federal government's delayed response to the water crisis. (via CNN)
A judge rules that there is sufficient evidence to proceed with a criminal trial for one of the officials charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Legionnaires Disease outbreak. Nick Lyon, the state's Health and Human Services director, allegedly failed "to alert the public about a Legionnaires' outbreak in Genesee County when he had noticed that another outbreak was foreseeable and...conducting an investigation of the Legionnaires' outbreak in a grossly negligent manner." (via CNN)
April 29, 2019 - Special Prosecutor fired
"Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has fired special prosecutor Todd Flood from the Flint water criminal prosecution team because of documents discovered in a government building." (via The Detroit News)
"Prosecutors say they're dismissing all criminal charges against eight people in the Flint water scandal and starting the investigation over again. The eight people include former Michigan health director Nick Lyon. He was accused of failing to timely inform the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease when Flint was using improperly treated water from the Flint River in 2014 and 2015." (via WNEM)
June 28, 2019 - Flint residence find out statute of limitations runs out in 9 months
Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy along with their team hold a "Community Conversation" with residents in Flint. They reveal to community that the statute of limitations runs out in 9 months. (via NBC news)
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Australian party girl who faked cancer to get donations from friends and family jailed for ‘despicable’ scam
A 24-year-old in Australia pretended to have cancer and swindled £23,000 from her parents and friends in a “despicable” scam to fund her partying, drug use and overseas travel.
Hanna Dickenson, then 19, convinced her parents she only had weeks to live and desperately needed money for a lifesaving treatment and for travel to New Zealand and Thailand for special procedures.
Her parents, who are farmers, could not afford the alleged treatments and asked neighbours and friends to assist.
Nathan and Rachel Cue, who were neighbours, took money out of their mortgage and donated £11,000 but went to police after spotting images that Dickenson posted on Facebook which showed her drinking and partying.
“I started looking into it, doing my homework,” Mr Cue told Channel Nine. “I spent a fair bit of time and sussing things out and [I was] 100 per cent scammed. So that’s when I took it to the police.”
Police eventually charged Dickenson with obtaining property by deception. She pleaded guilty to seven charges.
Describing her offence as “despicable”, a court in the state of Victoria sentenced Dickenson, now a real estate agent, to three months in jail, 150 hours of community work and treatment for mental health issues and substance abuse.
“It smacks of a Walter Mitty kind of lifestyle,” said magistrate David Starvaggi.
"Ms Dickenson has engaged in conduct that tears at the very heartstrings of human nature."
The court ordered her to repay her numerous victims and heard she would lose her job.
Beverley Lindsay, Dickenson’s lawyer, likened the case to that of Belle Gibson, a fake wellness blogger in Australia who claimed to have survived brain cancer after using alternative therapies and nutrition. She was fined £220,000 for profiting from her false claims but not jailed.
"Yes, [Dickenson] has harmed some people … she didn’t ask them directly though," Ms Lindsay told the court.
"She hasn’t engaged in this behaviour for three years, she’s been a model worker … she’s turned her life around, she’s proven that. To send her to prison now sends her backwards.”
But the magistrate said her conduct “beggars belief” and a prison sentence was vital to deterring future scams.
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The Legambiente and Italian State Railways initiative to publicise the zero-emissions mobility manifesto the length of Italy in 12 stages is on its 31st outing. The north to south travelling show will also feature innovative e-mobility solutions from Enel X, which is partnering the event
Zero emissions mobility is travelling from Palermo to Milan aboard a Green Train. Atmospheric pollution, climate change and e-mobility are the topics central to the 31st edition of Treno Verde (Green Train), a Legambiente and Ferrovie dello Stato (Italian State Railways) initiative supported by the Ministry of the Environment and partnered by Enel X.
The Green Train will be stopping in 12 Italian cities in all. After departing Palermo on February 18, it will head to Bari, Naples, Rome, Pescara, Arezzo, Civitanova Marche, Rimini, Padua, Genoa and Turin, before concluding its green journey in Milan on April 3. Its mission as it speeds along the rails? To spread the word about sustainable mobility as the new paradigm, a new reality that is now taking root because it is not only good for the environment but for consumers too.
There are four specially fitted out carriages on the Green Train, a travelling showcase that takes visitors on a journey of discovery to learn all about zero-emissions mobility. Thanks to infographics, posters, videos displayed on LED screens and charging points for electric vehicles, visitors will find themselves instantly immersed in the near-future of transportation or rather, in a very possible present of this new eco-friendly mobility. The Green Train is bringing a genuine green manifesto to Italy’s railway platforms and beyond, on a fast route towards creating a better, more sustainable and smog-free tomorrow. According to Legambiente data, in 2018 alone, the 35-day limit for PM10 (concentration levels of particulate matter) was exceeded in 26 provincial capitals.
So how can we turn this around? One route to doing so is outlined by an interactive educational exhibition aboard the four Green Train carriages which is open to all, seven days a week with special visiting times reserved for school children. The battle against smog and climate change, solutions to help cut the number of polluting cars on the road, proposals for boosting public transport, the alternatives offered by electric mobility and the urgent need to redesign our cities are just some of the macro themes tackled by the exhibition. Its aim is, of course, to inform and raise awareness of environmental issues as well as to encourage people to reflect on how our individual choices can make a difference to us all.
The first carriage provides visitors with invaluable information on the risks atmospheric pollution poses to both human health and that of our planet. The second carriage illustrates innovative solutions and good practices both here in Italy and abroad. But the real star of the show at the centre of the carriage is the Enel X 22 kW JuicePole, which is capable of charging two cars simultaneously. The JuicePole is just one part of a whole range of new generation charging infrastructure that can charge e-vehicles in record time, even as quickly as 20 minutes.
Enel X Head of e-Mobility Marketing and Customer Experience Simone Atturi responded to Minister for the Environment Sergio Costa’s questions during the press tour about the use of the charging infrastructure and the network that Enel X is creating right across Italy.
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In line with the principles of the circular economy that the Green Train is promoting on Italy’s railway platforms, the third carriage features recycling and reuse of materials to give them a second life. Our journey concludes in the fourth carriage which is dedicated to conferences, workshops and debates: these can be followed from the comfortable seating of the kind commuters will be familiar with from their daily journeys but actually made from recycled cardboard.
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Bottle Bill legislation reforms address plastic pollution and make returns easier
Today, Kalamazoo lawmakers Rep. Jon Hoadley and Sen. Sean McCann introduced legislation that will modernize Michigan’s Bottle Bill to uphold the spirit of the law that was overwhelming adopted by Michigan voters 40 years ago to address pollution in our rivers and streams. Changes include expanding the deposit to all beverages except dairy, and requiring universal redemption so Michigan consumers can take back all their bottles to wherever they chose.
Conflicts of interest plague review panel decisions on PFAS water protections
Public health, community, and environmental groups call for transparency, ask member with financial stake in outcome to recuse himself
The Environmental Rules Review Committee (ERRC) -- created in 2018 by the Republican-led legislature and signed into law by Governor Snyder -- is heavily dominated by representatives from industry and the regulated community. Members of the ERRC are likely to have direct, financial conflicts of interest during their service on the Committee depending on which rule set is being taken up. Despite disclosure of conflicts of interest and recusal from decision-making being common good governance procedures, the legislature did not include these requirements in the statute that created the ERRC.
Manistee County Commissioners applauded for upholding water protection ordinance
The Manistee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted 5-1 to reject a proposal to repeal the Kalkaska point of sale septic inspection ordinance. Michigan Environmental Council applauds this vote as a major victory for residents concerned about failing septic systems contaminating water in the region. Over 100,000 failing septic systems in Michigan discharge an estimated 30 million gallons of sewage into our water everyday because Michigan does not have a comprehensive inspection system for septics.
Michigan mourns passing of Gov. William Milliken
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MEC applauds bipartisan ‘Filter First’ legislation to protect children from lead in drinking water
Legislation introduced today by a bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers would protect children from exposure to toxic lead in drinking water by implementing a ‘Filter First” strategy in Michigan schools and daycare centers. The legislation would place filters at the point of use: both installing filtered faucets and water bottle filling stations and installing on-tap filters in sinks where water is used for human consumption, like school kitchens.
Community activists earn state’s top environmental awards
MEC to honor Rhonda Anderson & Lynn McIntosh for protecting public health in their communities and beyond
Rhonda Anderson, Detroit resident and Sierra Club organizer, has been named the recipient of Michigan’s highest environmental award in recognition of her role in advocating for the health of Southwest Detroit residents.
Anderson is joined by Lynn McIntosh, a Rockford resident who blew the whistle on the health threats of PFAS in the water caused by Wolverine Worldwide’s tannery near her home.
The pair will be recognized at the Michigan Environmental Council’s 21th Annual Environmental Awards Celebration on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at the Rattlesnake Club in Detroit.
DTE plan reveals flaws showing bias against clean renewable energy
DTE Energy today submitted their integrated resource plan -- a proposed long-term energy plan -- to the Michigan Public Service Commission, and community and environmental organizations urged them to reject it.
Michigan Environmental Council is a formal intervener in MPSC proceedings, committed to ensuring Michigan’s transition to clean energy is equitable and delivers the best possible deal for residential ratepayers. We released the following statement regarding DTE's IRP:
Great Lakes leaders urge presidential candidates to address environmental issues facing the region
Today Great Lakes governors released a Great Lakes 2020 platform in advance of the Democratic presidential debates scheduled for July 30 and 31 in Detroit. The platform shows that Great Lakes restoration investments are demonstrating results, but serious threats to public health and water quality remain, including underfunded water infrastructure, invasive species, runoff pollution and PFAS contamination.
Leaders of Midwestern environmental councils -- representing hundreds of nonprofit environmental, health, and conservation groups -- urged candidates to outline how they would address these environmental issues facing the region, and issued the following statements.
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Fountain Riding and Roping Club has year-end award ceremony
Although the season was shortened and restricted, qualified riders and members from Fountain Riding and Roping Club were able to participate in a year-end awards ceremony at... — Updated 12/16/2020
Season B Sports Delayed
The Colorado High School Athletics Association (CHSAA) announced on Dec. 7 that state health officials had not approved a variance that would allow Season B sports to start on Jan. 1. As a result, CHSAA has shifted its proposed... — Updated 12/15/2020
Trojan chooses Dartmouth
Q Jones, a senior at Fountain-Fort Carson High School, announced on Dec. 11 that he had selected Dartmouth College and will play on the school's football team starting 2021. In a... — Updated 12/15/2020
Trojan football coach looks back at a successful season
From the moment he replaced Fountain-Fort Carson High School's long-running football coach Mitch Johnson in 2016, Jake Novotny has had a lot to live up to. This season, Novotny had... — Updated 12/15/2020
Fountain-Fort Carson loses to Palmer Ridge
The Trojans lost 28-12 when they hosted Palmer Ridge on Nov. 28 in the second round of the state varsity play-offs. This marks the end of the fall 2020 season for the Trojans, the... — Updated 12/1/2020
Sports Wrap-Up
Fountain-Fort Carson wins first round of playoffs The Trojans won 41-38 in a match against Ponderosa on Nov. 21 at Echo Park Stadium, the first round of the CHSAA Class 4A state playoffs. Jake Novotny, head coach for the Trojan... — Updated 11/25/2020
Fast footwork and jab combos for the win
— Updated 11/17/2020
CSU Pueblo picks local athlete
Torie Bass, a senior at Fountain-Fort Carson High School (FFCHS), has been accepted into CSU Pueblo's basketball program. Her family was excited by the news. Bass began taking part... — Updated 11/17/2020
FOOTBALL MESA RIDGE Grizzlies cancel game Due to several isolated COVID-19 cases, Mesa Ridge High School had to cancel its Nov. 13 league game with Fountain-Fort Carson. According to Samantha Briggs, director of communication for... — Updated 11/17/2020
WSD3 Parks & Rec updates
With new restrictions in place as of Friday, Widefield Parks and Recreation has had to modify some of its classes and events. Many will continue but with changes; a few have been cancelled. “Programming is taking place, and we... — Updated 11/17/2020
FOOTBALL MESA RIDGE Grizzlies win against Air Academy The Grizzlies won 65-0 when they hosted Air Academy on Nov. 6 in a league game. They return to action when they play at Fountain-Fort Carson on Nov. 13 in a league game.... — Updated 11/11/2020
Ybarra's Boxing Club wins big in Saturday night fight
Ybarra's Boxing Club traveled to Casper, Wyoming, on Nov. 7 to compete in the Saturday Night Fights at Central Wyoming Fairgrounds. Five boxers from the club competed in the event:... — Updated 11/11/2020
Club 360 offers after-school activities for Fountain 5- to 12-year-olds
"We believe success is within reach of every young person who walks in our doors," Samantha Davis said. This attitude perfectly sums up Club 360, a program that Davis works for as... — Updated 11/4/2020
Local students make all-state softball list
The Colorado High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) announced its all-state softball team on Oct. 27. The all-state team is a list featuring the season's highest achieving... — Updated 11/4/2020
Broncos honor Fountain-Fort Carson coach
On Nov. 3, the Colorado High School Athletics Association (CHSAA) announced that Jake Novotny, head football coach for Fountain-Fort Carson High School (FFCHS), had been named the... — Updated 11/4/2020
Cross Creek BMX 'COVID Classic' a success
As reported on Oct. 21, Cross Creek BMX Track planned a racing event for Oct. 24 titled "The COVID Classic." The event included multiple races, a raffle and other activities.... — Updated 11/4/2020
FOOTBALL MESA RIDGE Grizzlies lose to Vista Ridge The Grizzlies lost 47-7 when they played at Vista Ridge on Oct. 30 in a league game. They return to action when they play Air Academy on Nov. 6 in a league game. WIDEFIELD Glads... — Updated 11/4/2020
Mesa Ridge cross country coach proud of his runners
With the 4A Colorado State Cross Country Championships finished last week, the cross country season has officially ended for all three local high schools. Due to a shift in... — Updated 10/28/2020
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Mesa Ridge wrestling team scores big in Nebraska
Mesa Ridge High School's wrestling department traveled to Kearney, Neb. on Oct. 24 to take part in the 20th annual Midwest Classic National Tournament. The tournament took place at... — Updated 10/28/2020
Widefield boxer moving to professional level
Luis Joe Ybarra Jr., a 2019 graduate from Widefied High school, is preparing to start his career as a professional boxer. His father, Luis Joe Ybarra Sr., runs Ybarra's Boxing Club... — Updated 10/28/2020
FOOTBALL MESA RIDGE Grizzlies lose to Pueblo West The Grizzlies lost 42-20 when they hosted Pueblo West on Oct. 23 in a league game. They return to action when they play at Vista Ridge on Oct. 30 in a league game. WIDEFIELD Glads... — Updated 10/28/2020
CROSS COUNTRY Mesa Ridge took part in the Colorado State Cross Country Paralympic/Unified Race on Oct. 17. Six Paralympic athletes from six local high schools (Grand Central High School, Custer County High School, Fairview High... — Updated 10/21/2020
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2012 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced
By Stacie Hanes In Awards On February 21, 2013
Reprinted from the SFWA site. We’re so excited to see so many friends here!! Congratulations everyone!!
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announces the nominees for the 2012 Nebula Awards (presented 2013), nominees for the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and nominees for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13)
Ironskin, Tina Connolly (Tor)
The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
Glamour in Glass, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard (Immersion Press)
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)
“The Stars Do Not Lie,” Jay Lake (Asimov’s 10-11/12)
“All the Flavors,” Ken Liu (GigaNotoSaurus 2/1/12)
“Katabasis,” Robert Reed (F&SF 11-12/12)
“Barry’s Tale,” Lawrence M. Schoen (Buffalito Buffet)
“The Pyre of New Day,” Catherine Asaro (The Mammoth Books of SF Wars)
“Close Encounters,” Andy Duncan (The Pottawatomie Giant & Other Stories)
“The Waves,” Ken Liu (Asimov’s 12/12)
“The Finite Canvas,” Brit Mandelo (Tor.com 12/5/12)
“Swift, Brutal Retaliation,” Meghan McCarron (Tor.com 1/4/12)
“Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia,” Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com 8/22/12)
“Fade to White,” Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld 8/12)
“Robot,” Helena Bell (Clarkesworld 9/12)
“Immersion,” Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 6/12)
“Fragmentation, or Ten Thousand Goodbyes,” Tom Crosshill (Clarkesworld 4/12)
“Nanny’s Day,” Leah Cypess (Asimov’s 3/12)
“Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream,” Maria Dahvana Headley (Lightspeed 7/12)
“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species,” Ken Liu (Lightspeed 8/12)
“Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain,” Cat Rambo (Near + Far)
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
The Avengers, Joss Whedon (director) and Joss Whedon and Zak Penn (writers), (Marvel/Disney)
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin (director), Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Abilar (writers), (Journeyman/Cinereach/Court 13/Fox Searchlight )
The Cabin in the Woods, Drew Goddard (director), Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard (writers) (Mutant Enemy/Lionsgate)
The Hunger Games, Gary Ross (director), Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, and Billy Ray writers), (Lionsgate)
John Carter, Andrew Stanton (director), Michael Chabon, Mark Andrews, and Andrew Stanton (writers), (Disney)
Looper, Rian Johnson (director), Rian Johnson (writer), (FilmDistrict/TriStar)
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Iron Hearted Violet, Kelly Barnhill (Little, Brown)
Black Heart, Holly Black (S&S/McElderry; Gollancz)
Above, Leah Bobet (Levine)
The Diviners, Libba Bray (Little, Brown; Atom)
Vessel, Sarah Beth Durst (S&S/McElderry)
Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Random House; Doubleday UK)
Enchanted, Alethea Kontis (Harcourt)
Every Day, David Levithan (Alice A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
Summer of the Mariposas, Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Tu Books)
Railsea, China Miéville (Del Rey; Macmillan)
Fair Coin, E.C. Myers (Pyr)
Above World, Jenn Reese (Candlewick)
The Forty-Eighth Nebula Awards Weekend will be held May 16-19th, 2013, in San Jose at the San Jose Hilton. Borderland Books will host the mass autograph session from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17th at the San Jose Hilton. This autograph session is open to the public and books by the authors in attendance will be available for purchase. More information about the Nebula Awards Weekend is available at http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/nebula-weekend/.
The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA. Voting will open to SFWA Active members on March 1 and close on March 30. More information is available from http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/how-to-vote/.
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Since its inception, SFWA® has grown in numbers and influence until it is now widely recognized as one of the most effective non-profit writers’ organizations in existence, boasting a membership of approximately 2,000 science fiction and fantasy writers as well as artists, editors and allied professionals. Each year the organization presents the prestigious Nebula Awards® for the year’s best literary and dramatic works of speculative fiction.
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In Webster County
Max Dirks, Farm Services Agency director for Webster County, has settled into his new position since taking over last November. The Cedar Rapids-area native is also a former ag instructor. He said the position is similar to teaching, requiring much reading, checking papers and educating staff and clients.
By LARRY KERSHNER
Farm News news editor
With two months experience under his belt, Max Dirks said he is settling into his new position as the Webster County executive director for Farm Services Agency.
“I’m fortunate,” Dirks said, “because I have a great staff and and a good director board.
“They take care of me and it has made for an easy transition. It’s a great organization.”
Dirks has shifted his ag education career to the FSA after teaching agriculture education for 11 years in the Van Buren Community School District in Van Buren County.
Dirks’ family is still in southeast Iowa. After his three children finish the current school year, he said, they will join him in Webster County.
His wife, Renee, is a mixed animal veterinarian, and his three children are Max Jarrett, 12, Geoffery, 10, and Adrianna, 8.
Dirks said he has found the new post is similar to his former teaching job. Namely that it requires “a lot of reading, checking papers and educating staff and clients.”
Dirks said he made the switch in order to eventually be able to spend more time with his family, especially as the children get older and more involved in school activities.
As FSA director, he said, “I can leave my work at work.”
He said he views his role in the overall ag industry as providing farmers with the tools to be successful through incentive payments and basic farm programs. “Farmers are the background of who we are as a country.
“If we had to import all of our food, we’d be in trouble.”
roughly 25 percent of Webster County producers enrolled in the new ACRE program, Dirks said. It’ll be another eight months yet before it’s certain if that move was the best for them at the time, in view of the problematic growing season.
Contact Larry Kershner at (515) 573-2141, ext 453, or by e-mail at kersh@farm-news.com.
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Disney researchers take depth cameras into the depths for high-accuracy 3-D capture
Underwater operation supports coral reef restoration efforts in the Bahamas
Disney Research scientists are adapting low-cost depth-sensing cameras for use underwater, with the goal of capturing 3-D models of marine flora and fauna with a high degree of accuracy.
The scientists developed a method that corrects for refraction effects that occur when infrared light used by the depth camera's sensor passes through the waterproof housing of the underwater system. This experiment marks the first successful demonstration of applying a commercial low-cost depth sensor for underwater capture of depth images.
The next stage of work will use the captured depth images to create 3-D reconstructions of objects. This technique has the potential to build models with millimeter accuracy.
The researchers will present their method at the IEEE Winter Conference on Computer Vision, WACV 2016, March 7-9 in Lake Placid, NY.
The depth camera research supports the Coral Reef Restoration Project at Castaway Cay, a Disney-owned island near Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. The goal was to develop a handheld camera system that divers could use to monitor the growth of coral pieces suspended in an underway coral nursery, helping to determine when corals are ready for transplanting into a reef.
The research team created a prototype system consisting of a depth sensor and mini-computer in an underwater housing, suitable for handheld use by a diver. Initial evaluation on the Castaway Cay reef was successful and has spurred a new round of improvements to the design.
"It's possible to use ordinary cameras to perform 3-D scene capture underwater, but depth cameras produce much denser and more reliable depth measurements," said Markus Gross, vice president of research at Disney Research. "This will be a boon to our Disney colleagues at Castaway Cay and also to the broader marine science and oceanography communities, which increasingly are embracing 3-D scene capture."
Previously, the coral restoration researchers had to measure coral size by manually estimating the volume of an elliptical cylinder that would enclose the coral segment. The new system will make it possible to get an automatic estimate of the true volume of the coral.
Depth cameras, including those popularized as videogame controllers, work by projecting infrared light onto a scene; by measuring how long it takes a point of light to reflect back to the camera (time of flight, or TOF, cameras) or the degree to which a pattern projected on the scene is distorted (structured light cameras), precise 3-D contours can be calculated.
The team used relatively low-cost, commercially available depth cameras for the study, designing a waterproof housing with magnetic switches that enabled divers to activate or deactivate a limited number of functions.
One challenge to using depth cameras underwater is that water heavily attenuates infrared light, said Paul Beardsley, a principal research scientist at Disney Research. But the research team determined that commercially available depth cameras can accurately scan at ranges of up to tens of centimeters in water, which is sufficient for the coral growth monitoring application.
Likewise, the problem of refraction underwater is known and techniques exist for correcting this distortion for ordinary cameras. The Disney researchers developed a mathematical model to account for the refraction in depth cameras. Their system requires a single calibration step of scanning a planar surface.
In addition to the field tests at Castaway Cay, they demonstrated the method using both TOF and structured light depth cameras, scanning objects in an aquarium tank both with and without water.
"Low-cost depth cameras have proved a game changer in recent years in making 3-D models of terrestrial scenes," Beardsley said. "We are building on the exciting results within this area of research by taking it underwater."
In addition to Beardsley, the research team included Sundara Tejaswi Digumarti, Aparna Taneja and Gaurav Chaurasia of Disney Research, Roland Siegwart of ETH Zurich, Amber Thomas, a marine biologist at Walt Disney World, and Larry Boles, researcher.
For more information, including a video, please visit the project web site at https://www.disneyresearch.com/publication/underwater-3d-capture/.
About Disney Research
Disney Research is a network of research laboratories supporting The Walt Disney Company. Its purpose is to pursue scientific and technological innovation to advance the company's broad media and entertainment efforts. Vice Presidents Jessica Hodgins and Markus Gross manage Disney Research facilities in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Zürich, and work closely with the Pixar and ILM research groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Research topics include computer graphics, animation, video processing, computer vision, robotics, wireless & mobile computing, human-computer interaction, displays, behavioral economics, and machine learning.
Website: http://www.disneyresearch.com
Twitter: @DisneyResearch
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Hungary, Poland Pledge Mutual Support For EU Budget Veto
The Hungarian and Polish prime ministers have signed a joint declaration pledging to support each other in blocking the European Union's next budget and its massive pandemic relief fund because of a proposed mechanism that ties it to compliance with the rule of law.
Viktor Orban and Mateusz Morawiecki said after their meeting in Budapest on November 26 that the mechanism risks derailing the bloc.
In the declaration, the two prime ministers claimed that the mechanism 'applies vague definitions and ambiguous terms without clear criteria on which sanctions can be based.'
Both Hungary and Poland are under EU investigation for undermining the independence of the judiciary, media, and nongovernmental organizations, and they risk losing access to tens of billions of euros.
'Neither Poland nor Hungary will accept any proposal that is deemed unacceptable to the other,' the joint declaration reads.
Last week, the two countries withheld support for a key decision on how to fund the shared 2021-2027 EU spending plan.
Their veto is likely to significantly delay the adoption of the EU's 1.8 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) plan.
The standoff with the two countries has angered other EU member states who are keenly awaiting payouts from the 27-member bloc's stimulus package to help economies seriously hit by the pandemic.
Settling the dispute is also in the interest of Poland and Hungary, which would receive some of the highest amounts per capita from Brussels.
Both are in great need of financial aid to help their economies overcome the effects of the pandemic.
With reporting by Reuters, AFP, AP, dpa, and mti.hu
Copyright (c) 2018. RFE/RL, Inc. Republished with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036
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“K 265” by Ernest Hilbert
By Ernest Hilbert • December 6, 2020 • E-Verse Universe, Feature
My poem “K 265” appears in the latest issue of The Hopkins Review (Volume 13, Number 2, Spring 2020, Johns Hopkins University Press).
Our house is filled with stars. Our son, just turned
Three, peels tiny blue decals from a sheet
Of constellations and decorates the piano,
Literary magazines, the kitchen floor.
He sings his song, a song that’s many songs,
Just as he’s composed of many moods and minds,
Many words for one melody: a song
We all know, the “Alphabet Song,” and so
We’re taught to read and speak, though it’s also
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” so we learn
To be at home with forces vastly far away,
“Ah vous dirai-je, Maman”—how briefly
We’re young—and Mozart’s variations
Came true, and “Baa Baa Black Sheep,” all one song.
My son can form from it his own song too
As when he sings himself to sleep each night.
The city’s fogged into a frozen nebula,
Each streetlight a remote sun muffled by mist.
Alpha Centauri, our nearest star,
Is so far that to think about it hurts,
And we’re here, singing in the very heart
Of a heavy star, alone together with music
To warm us, the stars we’re born with
Burning until they’ve used themselves up.
About the Hopkins Review: “This literary gem, the rebirth of a short-lived review from the mid-twentieth century, publishes the finest in contemporary letters. Featuring fiction, poetry, memoirs, essays on literature, drama, film, the visual arts, music and dance, The Hopkins Review has been called a ‘postmodern blend of intellectual heft and Vaudeville’ by Susan McCallum-Smith of WYPR and Urbanite magazine. Contributors include literary and scholarly heavyweights such as Max Apple, John Barth, Donald Barthelme, Millard Kaufman, Frank Kermode, and many others.”
” . . . the voice most characteristic of Mr. Hilbert’s work sounds something like a punk-rock Wordsworth, or a heavy-metal Milton, melding grandeur and the Grand Guignol, squalor and prophecy, in a kind of snarling sublime. In Caligulan, this voice fulfilled its potential: trash, noise, madness, death, and chaos create a kind of ambient howl, like a vortex within which characters flung hither and thither frantically try to make sense of their lives. The effect is at once uncanny and undeniably familiar. Reading Caligulan is something like walking the neighborhood while listening to the second movement of Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 on repeat.” – The Hopkins Review
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VMware Beefs Up vSphere Disaster Recovery Function
By: Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK | October 07, 2009
VMware said that its new and improved VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4, which enables automated disaster recovery for applications running in virtual environments, is now shipping. It provides new support for NFS-based storage replication and features failover from as many sites as necessary.
At last month's VMworld 2009 conference in San Francisco, VMware CEO Paul Maritz told a large audience of developers, customers, partners, analysts and journalists that VMware planned to put muscle on the bones of its basic vSphere 4.0 Cloud OS virtualization manager, and that is indeed starting to take place.
The data recovery function turned out to be first up. VMware said Oct. 5 that its new and improved VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4, which enables automated disaster recovery for applications running in virtual environments, is now shipping.
Site Recovery Manager also provides new support for NFS-based (network file system) storage replication and features failover from as many sites as necessary to one storage array using shared recovery sites, Jon Bock, a VMware senior product manager, told eWEEK.
"This is a data recovery product that builds upon our vSphere [4] environment," Bock said. "It really focuses on taking what users typically have had as a manual logbook, with all the documents about processing that DR, and turning that into something that's automated and repeatable."
Traditionally, Bock said, an application server admin would sit down with the storage admin, and they'd talk through what they wanted to do [regarding what data to recover], and then hopefully they'd all come to the same page about what they planned to protect and how they planned to protect it.
"But as applications are deployed and changes come into the applications, the storage team still has to keep track of everything that happens, to make sure that replication and backup of the data is running correctly," Bock said. "What Site Recovery Manager does is provide a much tighter connection with what's going on on the storage side, with what's going on on the VMware side."
The coordination of all this -- especially in large data centers -- can save a great deal of time and effort for the IT staff, which translates into operating expense savings for the company, Bock said.
Recovery and redeployment of key business data and processes in any-size IT systems is not a trivial pursuit. It has to be done right. IT researchers have revealed in several reports that about one-quarter of businesses whose IT systems are hit with serious downtime (meaning seven or more days) and cannot reconnect with their data due to a hurricane, earthquake, power outage or other unexpected event, lose their businesses altogether.
Companies with a heavy amount of financial transaction data, such as brokerages, banks, investment firms and others, especially need to be constantly mindful of the state of their DR facilities.
Key new features in VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4 are as follows:
Fault tolerance, for better performance and protection of applications in vSphere 4.
Support for iSCSI, Fiber Channel, and NFS storage and replication connectivity.
Many-to-one failover, which protects multiple production sites with automated failover into a single, shared recovery site.
For pricing and more information, go here.
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Primark owner hails ‘encouraging’ early sales after lockdown
UK NewsPublished: Jul 2, 2020 Last Updated: Jul 2, 2020
However, Associated British Foods warned that the clothing chain’s profits could be £600m lower than last year due to the virus pandemic.
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a Primark store
Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF) has said sales at the high street retailer have been “encouraging” after reopening sites, despite predicting a major hit to profits.
ABF said the chain has been boosted by strong sales of children’s clothes and leisurewear but that sales for the past quarter plummeted 75% to £582 million as a result of the virus pandemic.
The consumer group said total sales across its divisions had fallen by 39% to £2.6 billion for the quarter to June 20, compared with the same period last year.
It said significantly lower sales at Primark, which has no online operations, were partly offset by growth in its grocery and ingredients arms.
ABF said only eight of its 375 Primark stores have not yet reopened, while it has reported “reassuring and encouraging” trade from stores which have welcomed customers again.
Customer demand has also been strong for summer clothing such as shorts and T-shirts, while sales of formal menswear and travel-related accessories have been “unsurprisingly weak”, it said.
In a statement, the company added: “Most of our regional stores are performing well, especially in retail parks.
“Our stores in the centre of big cities are suffering from the current absence of tourism and much lower commuter footfall.”
It said sales in the first week of reopening in England and Wales were “ahead of the same week last year” after raking in £133 million from customers.
Finance chief John Bason told the PA news agency that Primark stores in regional cities across the UK have performed particularly strongly.
“We’ve seen a fabulous response right across the country since reopening day. It’s clear people have missed us,” he said.
Staff at Primark in Edinburgh’s Princes Street welcome customers after the store reopened (Jane Barlow/PA)
“The response has been particularly strong regionally, outside of the traditional big city centres, where footfall is still down.
“It’s great to see customers in the stores again but it’s also great that tens of thousands of staff whose jobs stopped in March are back there too.”
ABF also warned that the Covid-10 crisis could knock more than £600 million off Primark’s operating profit for the year.
However, it said it is expects “strong progress” in adjusted operating profits for its grocery, ingredients, agriculture and sugar arms.
ABF said its third-quarter grocery revenues were 9% ahead of last year, due to higher volumes as customers bought more store-cupboard products.
Strong tea sales boosted its Twinings Ovaltine division, while Jordans and Dorset cereals, Ryvita, Silver Spoon, Pataks and Blue Dragon were boosted by people eating more meals at home.
Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “There’s a lot to like in these numbers – and it’s the first time we’ve been able to say that in a while.
“Yes, Primark sales are down dramatically in the third quarter, but trading in the first few weeks of June looks very promising and, with almost all stores now open, that provides a strong base for recovery.
“Meanwhile, the group’s food-focused operations have not only benefited from consumers being stuck at home but have also delivered margin improvements – doubly good news for profits.”
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Applications for our 2019 peer mentoring programme are open!
by Libbie Read
Are you looking to set up or grow an advocacy group for a rare disease? Or are you looking to share your professional experience and skills to benefit others? We are recruiting mentees and mentors for our fourth peer mentoring programme, due to kick-off in January 2019.
What is Findacure’s peer mentoring programme?
Strong patient groups are crucial when it comes to rare diseases. Not only do they connect with and support isolated patients, but they can also be a driving force when it comes to research and campaigning for patients’ interests. Ensuring individuals who run patient groups – mostly patients or parents themselves – have the appropriate skills, knowledge and confidence to achieve their own goals is therefore of utmost importance.
With this in mind, Findacure’s peer mentoring programme provides rare disease patient groups with a mentor for a year. The project aims to help patient groups build their capacity and streamline their work in order to improve patient support services or increase their involvement in research. It is a fantastic opportunity for rare disease advocates to access expertise specific to their individual group’s needs and for mentors to develop their management and leadership qualities.
How does the programme work?
The first step to joining the programme is filling out an application form (links at the bottom of this page). This will help us match mentoring pairs based on their respective needs and skills. While we endeavour to include every patient group who applies, we cannot guarantee that we can find a suitable mentor, and vice versa.
Once pairs have been matched, Findacure will hold a launch event in late January. This is a great opportunity for mentoring pairs to meet face-to-face, and for everyone to meet the rest of the cohort. The launch event also will help pairs to set SMART objectives for the year-long programme. By encouraging communication across mentoring pairs, the programme aims to build a more unified rare disease community that works together for mutual benefit.
Following the launch event, all pairs will finalise their objectives with support from Findacure staff. They will then be left to work together to achieve these goals under their own steam. Findacure will hold quarterly calls to check-up on progress and offer support, and we will always be on hand for mentees or mentors who need assistance. A few more programme-wide meet-ups will be scheduled across the year, including a closing celebratory event.
Participation for all mentors and mentees is free. To find out more, check out our Peer Mentoring Introductory Handbook or email our Projects and Communications Manager on [email protected].
Don’t just take our word for it. Meet Carlos.
Carlos was diagnosed with hATTR amyloidosis, a rare hereditary disease that affects the nervous and cardiac systems, at the age of 40. A successful hand surgeon, Carlos faced losing his career due to the loss of limb function and heart failure that hATTR amyloidosis causes. Carlos’s sister was also diagnosed with the condition and sadly their mother passed away as a result of it.
In 2017, two effective treatments had been discovered and were in the early stages of assessment under NICE’s Highly Specialised Technology appraisal process. This process assesses whether treatments are cost-effective enough to be paid for by the NHS. Carlos and a group of other patients decided to set up a patient association to represent their voices and ensure that the treatments became available in the UK.
Carlos came to Findacure for support and joined our peer mentoring programme in January 2018. He was thrilled to be paired with Jill, a previous Findacure peer mentee and founder of the LPLD Alliance. With support from Jill, Carlos has made incredible progress and has already:
successfully set up the UK ATTR Amyloidosis Patients’ Association
identified 150 patients in the UK
written a press release of his story which was published by 160 regional and 10 national news outlets, including BBC news, and shared widely online, reaching patients across the world
set up a website for The UK ATTR Amyloidosis Patients’ Association
been a representative at key meetings with NICE concerning treatment progress, to ensure the patient voice is heard
secured approval from the European Medicines Agency to recommend treatments become available to patients in the UK
formed an International Alliance for the disease to reach patients across the globe
Carlos is currently in the process of registering the UK ATTR Amyloidosis Patients’ Association as a charity which will open even more doors for the patient group. The group is also planning to bring patients together for their first group meet-up in January 2018; an information event at the Royal Free Hospital.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to Carlos for achieving so much, and of course a huge thank you to Jill for helping him get this far.
Mentees: We welcome any and all rare disease patient groups to participate in the programme as mentees. Rare diseases are defined as conditions affecting less than 1 in 2,000 people. The ideal mentee will be motivated and have a clear idea of what they want to achieve on the programme, though the latter isn’t necessary and we can help mentees set objectives for the year.
If you are unsure whether you are eligible or what you can get out of the mentoring programme, please contact our Projects and Communications Manager on [email protected] and she will be happy to chat.
Mentors: We welcome individuals with expertise in business management, running charities or patient groups, rare diseases, consultancy and much more to apply to be mentors. If you believe you have something to offer to a rare disease patient group, whether that be advice on time management, ideas for patient involvement in research, or more simply a listening ear, we want to hear from you!
Mentors from previous schemes have often told us they felt unsure of what they could offer at the beginning of the scheme, but that they realised something as simple as a sounding-board and strategy-checker was invaluable to their mentees. Mentors get a lot of satisfaction from helping patient groups in these ways, and it is a great way to develop and demonstrate their leadership skills.
Please note: While multiple people from the same patient group can be involved in a single partnership, one person must be the nominated ‘mentee’ – the point of contact and person responsible for involvement in the programme. A single patient group cannot apply for multiple people to be in multiple partnerships. We also require a senior person at the mentee’s organisation to fill in a short form stating that they’re happy for the mentee to take part and that they understand the programme’s Terms and Conditions.
Click here for a full set of Terms and Conditions.
If you are interested in being involved in the programme, please note that the deadline for filling out an online application form has been extended to 9am on Thursday 10th January. The programme’s launch event will take place on Wednesday 30th January in London and it would be great if you could register once you have applied (you will be sent a link). We endeavour to match all applicants to a mentee/mentor, meaning if you have applied, it is highly likely that you will be invited to participate for the year.
Mentee application form
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In the mentee application form, we ask for a senior person at your organisation to fill in our permission form. This is to confirm that they are happy for you to take part in the programme, that they understand you will be the primary mentee and point of contact throughout the year, and that they have read the full Terms and Conditions of the programme. You can download the permission form here. If you have any questions about this, please contact [email protected].
We are grateful to Sobi for supporting this project with a grant. Please note, this project is operated independently by Findacure and the contributors have no editorial control of its content.
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Piracy and the four currencies
Cross-posted on gamasutra.
Part 1 of a multi-part series. (Part 2)
The problem with most piracy debates is that the only "cost" they discuss is money-dollars. So, the problem is framed somewhat like this:
"Buying the game from us costs money-dollars. Pirating it costs zero money-dollars. Therefore, most people will pirate the game if they have the choice and we must do everything we can to physically stop them."
The familiar Money-dollar ($M)
This is wrong because there are at least four currencies involved here, not just one (money-dollars).
I propose the following:
($M) Money-dollars
($T) Time-dollars
($P) Pain-in-the-butt-dollars
($I) Integrity-dollars
Whether a player buys or pirates a game depends on how much each service - not product! - "costs" in terms of these four currencies, as well as how much the player values each one.
I hate spending these
For the purpose of this article Money-dollars will be denominated in USD, Time-dollars will be denominated in hours, and Pain-in-the-butt-dollars will be denominated in SI standard units of "amount-of-aspirin-I-have-to-take-after-beating-my-head-against-the-wall-for-an-hour." Feel free to measure Integrity-dollars in Hail-Marys, or hours spent lying awake at night.
Okay, I kid, I kid. Obviously, $P and $I are the most subjective "currencies" and it's hard to quantify them, even on an individual basis. That doesn't make them any less real, however - as I'm about to demonstrate, the $P and $I cost of a service are sometimes the most important ones.
You have a finite number to spend, and you never get any more.
So, let's start with my favorite example, Dragon Age II. On release, the game cost:
$M 60
$T 5
$P 100
$I 0
This game was expensive, it took forever to install and deal with the invasive DRM, which was only slightly more fun than getting groped by the TSA in the comfort of your own home. The only thing that was cheap about the game was that buying it was "the right thing to do," wasn't illegal, and it didn't make the player feel guilty. The only way this service competed with piracy was in the $I cost.
By comparison, pirate sites were offering the game for the low, low price of :
$M 0
$T 0.5
$P 5
$I 10
It cost no money, and the only time spent was downloading the game file. There was some pain-in-the-butt, ie, the player could accidentally download malware, needed to know how to use bittorent (easy for us geeks, not so for average joe/jane), and was constantly being hassled by lurid ads and pop-ups. Finally, there was the integrity cost that piracy is illegal, and in some sense, "morally wrong."
Spending one costs a tiny part of your soul.
What if Dragon Age II had this price instead?
$P 0.5
Ie, what if buying Dragon Age II was as easy as entering payment information, downloading the game, and running it? Now the game looks pretty competitive - it's actually less of a pain-in-the-butt than pirating it, and it doesn't "cost" any moral integrity or ask you to break any laws, either!
The $60 price tag will still turn those who value $M above all else to piracy, but now the game can capture all those who value $I and $P and $T more than $M, which is not a small number.
Again, I want to underscore that the relative values of each currency vary from player to player. People who live in low-income nations will be willing to spend more $T and $P if they can get the game for 0 $M. The $I cost is the most subjective of the four and depends on how much stock a player puts in "doing the right thing," (so to speak) or whether they even see any moral integrity in the choice at all.
Those who reject the notion of copyright altogether would likely value $I = 0, though even in this case, thinking of it instead as "the risk one takes of getting in trouble with the law" still raises $I to some non-zero value.
The $I cost also varies with the developer's behavior. The friendlier and more "deserving" you are in the eyes of the player, the higher the $I cost becomes for pirating the game. Conversely, a hostile attitude can easily lower the $I cost of piracy as nobody loses any sleep over pirating from an imagined "rich, greedy CEO."
Additionally, there's some strong interplay between the various currencies - a high $M cost makes the player feel entitled to a low $P cost - if I'm paying out the nose, I expect white-glove, full service VIP treatment. If I'm treated like a criminal instead, the $I cost of piracy just plummeted. I'll give my time and pain-in-the-butt dollars to the competition, thank you very much.
We used this theory to inform our strategy for Defender's Quest. Here's the current price of the game:
$M 5-7
$T 0.08
And here's what it's going for on your local torrent site:
$I 10-20*
*Depending on whether pirating an "indie" game makes you feel more guilty than pirating from so-called "fat cats" like EA.
You will never be able to compete with pirate sites on price ($M) alone. Furthermore, at best you will only be able to match their price on time cost ($T), which is merely the time it takes to find and download your game.
The two areas you can compete on, and which do seem to make a big difference, are in pain-in-the-butt-ness and moral integrity. If you add any DRM, even if it only has a 1% false-positive rate, you've thrown up a $P cost for those customers that far exceeds that of the pirate sites.
Strip the DRM away and provide a friendly and easy-to-use purchasing experience, however, and you can drive the $P cost down to fractional amounts, far below what a sketchy torrent site can offer.
Also, by virtue of being the author, you provide the lowest $I cost in town. In the best case, you actually have a negative $I cost, which means buying the game gives the player a moral integrity credit. The player now feels like she's doing "the right thing," she doesn't worry about breaking the law, and gets a warm fuzzy feeling knowing she's supporting the makers of games she loves.
I'll throw in one more quick note - do not underestimate the value of $T, and look for ways in which you are potentially wasting the player's time. I got many e-mails from players telling us that one of the chief reasons for buying the game was our long demo, which also allowed them to export their save file. Many said they would not have bought the game if they had to start from scratch. For these players, spending the 7 money-dollars was not an issue, but having to lose the 2 time-dollars they'd already sunk into the demo would have been a deal-breaker.
This little button lowers the $T cost of playing the demo
Well, that's my theory. It's not perfect, but I think it's a lot better than what a lot of congressmen, CEO's, and so-called economists have to offer.
-Lars out
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Share Class A1
Calendar Year Returns
Cumulative Total Returns
Risk Measures
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Since InceptionInception 10/20/1987
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Fund with Sales Charge (%) (POP)
-1.08 0.53 0.33 0.47 3.39
Bloomberg Barclays US Government (1-2 Year) Index (%)
2.54 2.48 1.73 1.11 —
Quarter EndAs of 12/31/2020
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2.54 3.24 1.67 0.41 0.83 0.31 0.41 0.39 0.37 1.01
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Since Inception since 10/20/1987
-0.05 1.14 1.14 3.95 4.05 7.13 209.13
-2.25 -1.08 -1.08 1.60 1.66 4.76 202.18
0.05 2.54 2.54 7.64 8.97 11.71 —
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Standard Deviation (Fund)
Standard Deviation (Bloomberg Barclays US Government (1-2 Year) Index)
-0.11 -0.26 0.11
-0.56 -0.56 -0.33
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What Does The Next Season Have in Store for FC Barcelona?
Rafael West May 23, 2019 No Comments Benjamin PavardCoutinhoJiri PavlenkaJuan MataMatthijs de Ligt
FC Barcelona’s season have been filled with ups and downs, from winning the LaLiga, reaching the finals of Copa del Rey and winning Supercopa to losing the Champions League in a disastrous fashion. With a season filled with surprises and drama, we must ask ourselves, what does the upcoming season have in store for FC Barcelona.
Leo Messi goal celebration during the match between FC Barcelona angd Getafe, corresponding to the round 37 of the Liga Santander, played at the Camp Nou Stadium, on 12th May 2019, in Barcelona, Spain.
— (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
From all the events that have happened to Barcelona this season, we simply cannot ignore the defeat in semi-finals of UCL against Liverpool, which left the world in shock. The football world is filled with upsets, surprise wins, incredible goals and numerous other events that leave the football world speechless, however every once and a while there is a match that will get remembered for years to come. One of those stories happened on Tuesday at Anfield, a part of which is also Barcelona. And while they can be happy they will be a part of history, Barcelona ended up at the wrong receiving end. We are of course talking about the 4:0 defeat against Liverpool in the semi-finals of UCL, which means Barcelona one again got knocked out of the Champions League due to an upset win in the 2nd leg.
Last year it was AS Roma who humiliated the Blaugrana in the quarter-finals, this time it was Liverpool who played without two of their star players and achieved the same. After the humiliating defeat, there has understandably been a lot of pressure put on Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde, who could be at the exit doors of the club he joined in 2017.
While the news are not official, it’s only fair to expect Ernesto Valverde to be sacked and replaced. Who should that be we can only speculate, however, there are a few possible replacements for Valverde if he ends up leaving Barcelona next season. Ajax boss Erik ten Hag, Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Paulo Fonseca, Marcelino and even the club legend Xavi have all been reported as a possible replacement. Not only will Barcelona possibly change their head coach, there are also rumours of some big stars moving from and to Barcelona next season, which could mean the 2019/20 Barcelona will look quite different.
Rumours and “done deals” are miles apart, nonetheless, there are a few rumours floating around regarding transfers that are worth mentioning even though they are not 100% to happen. We must, of course, start off with the former Liverpool player Coutinho, who even after a year still hasn’t found his place in Barcelona. He came to the Blaugrana as Liverpool superstar but failed to live up to his name in Spain. With only 5 goals in 33 LaLiga matches, it’s clear he does not belong in Barcelona. Understandably, he has been rumoured to move in the upcoming transfer window.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 28: Juan Mata of Manchester United warms up before the Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea FC at Old Trafford on April 28, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images)
On the other side, it has been reported that Juan Mata wishes to join Barcelona this summer when his contract with the Red Devils runs out. While there are no official news, Mata’s agent hinted Juan Mata could return to LaLiga this summer, which could possibly mean Barcelona. Lastly, the Ajax prodigy, Matthijs de Ligt, who has been linked heavily with the LaLiga giants for several months now. While it is still expected that Matthijs de Ligt would join the Blaugrana, there have been reportedly some issues with the transfer itself. ESPN reported that the youngster’s agent Mino Raiola wants to negotiate fresh terms, which could threaten the deal.
In addition to those three big transfers, rumours suggest Barcelona has a few other names on their radar. Those include; a promising French defender Benjamin Pavard, goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka, 5 possible replacements for Suarez; Nicolas Pepe, Timo Werner, Krzysztof Piątek, Lautaro Martinez, Kasper Dolberg, another Ajax prodigy in Frenkie De Jong and Adrien Rabiot, who has been a transfer target for many clubs this summer.
On the other side, there have been reports of a few Barcelona players, who will most likely end up leaving Spain in summer. Thomas Vermaelen, Malcolm, Rafinha, previously mentioned Coutinho and one of the biggest possible departures; Ivan Rakitic, who despite his 30 years still plays a huge part in the starting XI. The departure of the Croatian superstar is still unsure, but the rumours of Barcelona signing Frankie De Jong cast serious doubt over Rakitic’s future at Blaugrana.
Barcelona had a very eventful season behind them, and as it seems the upcoming months won’t disappoint either. With some big transfers on the horizon and possible change in coaching personnel, Barcelona seems to be ready for a makeover, which they hope will bring better results next season.
Rafael West
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Michigan football OL Ja'Raymond Hall transferring to Central Michigan
Nick Baumgardner
TAMPA, Fla. — Michigan freshman offensive lineman Ja'Raymond Hall is leaving the program.
Hall, a former four-star offensive tackle from Oak Park High School, will transfer to Central Michigan after just one season in Ann Arbor.
A 6-foot-5, 282-pounder, Hall enrolled at U-M early this year, joining the team in January and working through spring practice. Hall missed a portion of spring drills with an apparent shoulder injury and did not see any game time for the Wolverines this season.
“We got to know Ja’Raymond well when we recruited him as a high school student,” CMU coach John Bonamego said in a statement released by the athletic department. “When he reached out, we were interested because he will fit in well in our locker room and as a student-athlete on the CMU campus.”
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Hall was one part of a large offensive line class in 2017 that included Andrew Stueber, Chuck Filiaga, Joel Honigford and Cesar Ruiz.
U-M will have job openings on the offensive line next season, as seniors Mason Cole and Patrick Kugler will play their final game with the Wolverines in the Outback Bowl on Monday in Tampa.
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The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative Announces
a New Company in Residence at the CAW:
The Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance
An exciting collaboration brings this company’s infectious energy, impactful classes, and compelling artistry downtown
This fall, as you stroll down Garden street, look up. You’ll see artists working at new heights.
This fall marks a new season for Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance (SBCAD) and the Community Arts Workshop (CAW), as the dance company moves their art and approach downtown, and the CAW begins a collaboration with a new company in residence.
The Arts Collaborative couldn’t be more excited to host the Centre for Aerial Dance. Their special combination of artistic excellence, love for community, and empowerment of young dancers is a perfect fit for the CAW, and a huge step forward in our continuing work to build the CAW into a multi-disciplinary home for our local artistic community. With the new round of renovations we’re completing this Fall, we look forward to having many more companies like SBCAD building a long-term home here at the CAW.
“Our new residency will transform the way we approach craft and community,” said Ninette Paloma, Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance. “We’re looking forward to drawing inspiration and collaboration from our new neighbors in the theatre and arts district.”
The Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance has spent thirteen years cultivating a unique esthetic and a movement language unlike any other. “Every season, we throw open our studio doors to shift and shape the way aerial dance is defined on a global scale,” said Ninette Paloma. “After thirteen years, we believe we’re on to something pretty fantastic.”
And yet the art of aerial dance was never their end game. Because what really defines the Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance, what keeps them in the studios late at night and into the early mornings, is the possibility that they might actually have a lasting impact on how artists walk through this world.
“We’re working to encourage strong, hardworking, confident, emotionally intelligent, and artistically aware human beings that move through their every day with chins higher and shoulders more defined,” Paloma added.
Beginning September 2, the Centre for Aerial Dance will be in residence at the Community Arts Workshop.
Each four-month series (September-December and January-April) will include skill and technique development in the aerial disciplines of fabrics, metals, and invented apparatus; contemporary dance concepts; choreography and performance development; and works in progress showings. Curious about SBCAD and signing up for classes? Visit www.sbaerial.com.
For the Arts Collaborative, what we’re most excited about is not just providing the SBCAD a downtown location and more exposure, but creating new collaborations between them and us and other users of the CAW that will further empower their work and the value the CAW provides the community.
The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative will also be completing a new round of renovations at the CAW this fall, adding roll-up doors and windows to rooms that had previously been exposed to the elements, that will be a dramatic step forward in the year-round usability of the space.
Follow the progress at sbcaw.org/stories, Facebook, Instagram, and our newsletters!
Photos courtesy of: Ninette Paloma
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To Annie Talbot who helped me get my magic back.
And to Diane Tarbuck without whom this book would not exist.
So when the last and dreadful hour
This crumbling pageant shall devour,
The trumpet shall be heard on high,
The dead shall live, the living die,
And music shall untune the sky.
—John Dryden, 1687
“In Ireland, ’tis said—
Never trust a Fury.”
—an adage of the Magi
Persephone’s Youghal, Ireland – October, 1811
Lark’s voice rose, as clear and pure as the bird for which she’d been named. “An army will be moving to and fro, Blood will rule the land, He will be met with rejoicing and will bring the time of golden peace to all.”
She dared address this …this Fireborn captive with words of the blood-writ prophecy, the exact words he had carried next to his heart since the goddess had given them to him a half a lifetime ago?
She dared?
“You told her,” Persephone accused.
But in that moment, every muscle screaming with the aches of battle, Vespasian could speak only one word. “Never.”
Lark spread her arms, and tears spilled down her cheeks as she dropped to her knees and cried out, “Behold the day of rejoicing. Behold the True King!”
And with those new words, the world turned upside down.
The dawn sky above was painted in gold and pink and red. A comet appearing as the head of a dragon, trailing a tail of fire, framed the prisoner’s head. Beyond the rocky edge of the hilltop plateau spread a vast plain of destruction from the night before. But all any of the Earthborn rebels saw was the comet blazing in the sky behind the stranger’s head, bestowing upon him a halo of flame, for all the world as though the dragon graced him with its benediction.
Gracing him with an illusion—for yes, Vespasian thought, it had to be an illusion, despite Lark’s proclaiming—the illusion of prophecy fulfilled.
For that comet spoke of ancient tales, of Uther taking the name both he and his son Arthur would hold—Pendragon—because of just such a comet in the sky, streaming flames like the head of a dragon.
Even the standing stones framed him where he stood.
Night, their revered crone, stood transfixed by the sight. Her body pulsed with ancient wisdom, and yet even she slowly dropped to her knees in awe.
And finally, Vespasian’s last hope for sanity in this moment of disaster…
Vespasian turned to see the tears leaking from the corners of Grebe’s ancient eyes. Where were the old man’s sense and sagacity now when they were most needed? Leaking from his brainpan with his tears?
Black rage boiled up in him. He had never doubted Lark’s rare visions. They had always proven to be clear and true.
But this soft son of comfort and privilege? He was the True King? He would unite them and carry them to victory on his shoulders?
One moment, this stranger was being led into their midst, their lone prisoner after the previous night’s massacre of enemies.
And then a single step forward converged with the sight of a comet so bright it ruled the lightening dawn sky. Lark had seen in that halo of dragon’s fire an omen, the answer to their prayers.
The next moment, she proclaimed him their True King.
Around Vespasian, the Earthborn rebels dropped to their knees in joy and relief, believing this—this twaddle. This obscenity. This incredible, inconceivable shite.
Through his rage-numbed haze, Vespasian felt Persephone’s fingers biting into his biceps like blacksmith’s tongs. He snapped his head around to see her expression and remembered. Like an ember flung into his face, a memory hit him, seized with mind magic from Persephone’s young London companion: a vision of this scrawny girl he’d wed in a moment’s desperation in this very man’s embrace.
They’d married to save her from a death sentence. But hadn’t their marriage also joined their Dark magic? Hadn’t it brought her into what had been his own private prophecy to fulfil?
He needed her as much as she needed him.
He’d resented her as much as she’d despised him.
They were joined by powers they did not understand and to which they were both enslaved.
She alone remained unbowed with him before this so-called king.
She stood in her dirty man’s clothing, stinking of all they had seen and done in the battle the night before. She stood riveted, her face ashen, a bite on her hand he didn’t remember her getting, a split lip he remembered too well. Her emotions warred oh-so-visibly on her narrow face. By the gods, even her hair had gone to war, crackling with electricity and lifting from her back and shoulders in feathery strands.
But, even though Persephone’s fingers bit into his arm, it was the prisoner who claimed her attention. Her eyes were locked with his in wordless emotion.
Vespasian’s raging blood turned cold in his veins.
He peeled her fingers from him with fastidious care and turned his attention to the usurper. He gloried that at last he was no longer held captive by rage and had a target to turn it on. “Forgive us for not having a crown prepared, your majesty.”
But his words did not pierce the prisoner’s thick skull any more than Lark’s proclamation seemed to have done. “My Persephone,” the man said softly, his face twisted with pain. “My dear, sweet girl!” He lifted a manacled arm, reaching for her in appeal.
“Sweet?” Vespasian scoffed. “This one, sweet?”
She bristled beside him.
“Are you harmed?” the fool asked urgently, oblivious to the declaration of his kingship that doomed them all, so fixated was he on his dear, sweet girl’s well-being.
“I would suggest your Persephone introduce you to your subjects, your majesty, except I am doubting you know her at all, if you think her such a delicate flower.” Vespasian paused before driving his next point home. “Or did her family keep her so drugged on tisanes during your meetings that you truly think her a sweet, docile weakling?”
Yet to Vespasian’s growing frustration, neither Persephone nor the prisoner reacted to his barbed words; neither spared Vespasian a glance.
Finally, the Fireborn prisoner took a step forward, leaving his halo of dragon’s fire behind him in the sky and turning back into a mere man. He took another step, and another, and then he was running to her, dropping his manacled arms around her shoulders, the chains falling heavy against her thin back. He bent his head low to hers, not in a kiss but in an urgent seeking as he gazed into her eyes. His tangled, dirty russet waves of hair hung limp whilst her hair writhed silver and black and sparked with scarcely controlled reaction.
Vespasian’s wand slid into his hand—dark comfort, dark protection, dark vengeance. He didn’t remember summoning it. But he’d desired it, of course he had, and he raised it elegantly to touch the usurper’s chin as he whispered his command: “Unhand my wife.”
Fierce satisfaction unfurled within him as the Fireborn raised his face and stared dumbly at him. Disbelieving, he slowly released her, dragging his chains back over her head. He took a slow step back.
But Persephone’s slight body, drained of strength so few hours before, after her magic had rained death upon the multitude of their enemies, now surged with new magic; her power almost knocked Vespasian backward as she whirled toward him, her eyes narrowed. She clasped her melted and misshapen silver flute in her hand as if it were still straight and strong, as if she were ready to use it to defend this man against him.
“Wife?” the Fireborn finally repeated, a dumb dog, slow to pick up the thread. “Persephone, what is he saying? Surely you haven’t—” He touched her hand—the hand with the cheap, narrow wedding band, and spun, suddenly arrogant and threatening as he attempted to face Vespasian down. “What have you done to her?”
Vespasian cupped an affectionate hand on her head. To his surprise, her hair twined around his fingers, caressing him with writhing tendrils as his Dark magic called to the Dark magic that lived within her. Vespasian raised his eyes to the other man’s and smirked.
“What has he forced upon you?” the prisoner begged of Persephone.
Wild-eyed, she did not answer, though her body shook.
Vespasian turned his voice to a razor-sharp blade of ice. “His name, my dear… sweet… wife?”
“Robin Fitzwilliam,” she said evenly. And then she raised her voice so that none would miss her next words. “The trusted cousin of our enemy, the Fireborn king.”
And did his Earthborn rebels gasp in horror?
Did they recoil in dismay?
Did they realise the foolishness of their hasty and misplaced acceptance of this unknown stranger?
They did not.
That heavy knowledge and its myriad consequences, none good, burned into Vespasian with sickening wrath. “Take him away,” he snapped.
Tern and Bram rose from their knees yet hesitated to touch their prisoner, curse them both. Vespasian sent them a look calculated to remind them that no True King had been crowned yet.
They recovered their senses. They jerked Fitzwilliam back, ignoring his loss of balance and leaving him to recover or be dragged through the dirt.
But before they could lead him away, a small child broke free of her mother—Vixen’s young Kit of the strawberry curls.
She ran to Fitzwilliam and grabbed his leg, her grimy cheeks smeared with tears. “Don’t leave us!” She looked over her shoulder to Vixen, who had rushed after her in a vain attempt to control her. “Mama, don’t let them take Sir Robin away from us!”
The battered man bent over her, his wide shoulders making the tot seem even tinier than she was. “Go along to your mama, little one,” he said, giving her a gentle smile and stroking her hair. “Such a brave, strong girl you have,” he said to Vixen, as she lifted the child into her arms and pulled her away, but not without a blush and a proud smile.
“If you were with the Fireborn army,” she said, “perhaps you could tell me of my husband?”
“He’s Fireborn?” Fitzwilliam asked, surprised.
“No. He was taken away after—after your men came and attacked us the first time. He has never returned.”
Fitzwilliam’s brow knit as if he were attempting to remember.
“His name is Coal Buckthorn,” Vixen pushed urgently. “Please, sir, if you know anything—”
Fitzwilliam looked aghast, as if remembering something horrible, indeed.
“We can’t keep our True King captive!” a man interrupted.
“We can’t keep him in chains,” another added, more loudly.
Vespasian felt his jaw clench harder. Keeping his face rigidly still, he tightened his free hand into a fist so tight it could have cracked a stone.
But now, at last, their crone stepped forward and relieved Vespasian of some of the burden of being the lone voice of reason. “Now is not the time for such talking.” Night’s gravelly voice brooked no nonsense. “Do as Vespasian said, and take him away. I call a meeting for tonight. Until then, we have much urgent work to do.”
“But—if he’s our king—” a woman said.
Night stilled her with a hard look.
Fitzwilliam left with his captors, his posture erect, as uncaptive-like as any man in chains could ever be, but he cast one more long, fearful look at Persephone, a look filled with confusion, pity, and grief.
But she was no longer looking at him. “No,” Persephone said. “No—he can’t be—he can’t be the True King!” She jerked from under Vespasian’s hand and lunged at Lark. “Why do you speak such lies?”
This drew gasps from many, but Night and Grebe merely watched the exchange with fathomless eyes.
“I speak only what my goddess gives me as truth,” Lark replied stiffly, and looked to Vespasian as if for defence.
“You believe this?” Persephone demanded of Night. And then she whirled again. “And you, my husband? Surely you don’t!” Her voice grew shriller with each question.
Ah yes, he thought brutally, she feels the bite of what might have been, had she held back and waited for this man whose life she had thought to share, had she not sacrificed her future for the greater good. But he refused to feel pity for the girl—the warrior—his wife. So she had her regrets. Didn’t they all?
Around them was much rustling as people slowly regained their feet, their fear palpable. They hadn’t trusted Persephone before her explosive powers had rained death and fire down upon their enemies in the horrifying battle the night before.
Now they feared her even more than they distrusted her.
With a broken cry, she took off running past the standing stones that had served as sentinel for an eon and more, away from the promontory where they all stood, down the narrow, rocky path toward the thick wood.
Night watched Persephone disappear into the trees, then shot Vespasian a warning look.
As if he needed direction.
He replaced his wand with an idle movement that—he hoped—belied the tension stretching him to the snapping point, and strode after her.
A babe’s cry broke whatever spell had held them all rapt. Normalcy returned, as Night resumed her place of authority, speaking to the women of food and to the men of fire, and bringing order back to chaos. Parents gathered children and fell in to follow Vespasian on the only trail back to their village to resume life in one form or another but never again as it had been before the enemy had pierced their wards and discovered their secrets.
He broke away from the path, even though the villagers trudged on. He followed the ragged trail of Persephone’s magic through oak and bracken and fern. She hadn’t bothered to hide her progress in any way, either because she was beyond thinking—which he highly doubted—or beyond caring, which seemed typical as well as likely.
She had cut through the heavy growth of forest and taken a direct route into the sacred grove.
This did not bode well.
Vespasian picked up his pace, seething with frustration that, yet again, he was scrambling after her and picking up the pieces of whatever destruction she heedlessly wrought.
A fearsome crack of rock against rock rebounded. He looked up, expecting to see a boulder crashing from the peak overhead, and took off at a full run.
But as he entered the grove to find a choking of dust and pebbles pelting down, he found no tumbling boulders and rocks, no danger from above.
The danger was much closer.
As close as the woman—his wife—before him, in the act of flinging a curse from her fingertips into the granite boulder she had already cracked in two like an egg, now gaping open as if for a hatchling to emerge.
Her second curse hit it with another loud crash, and the rock burst as if by explosives. Vespasian dropped to the ground, covering his face from flying debris that clearly dared not fall on the perpetrator, as she stood untouched in the calm, shielded centre of the maelstrom.
Her face twisted in pain, fingers curled and stiff like those of an ancient woman, she flung yet another curse.
Rutting hell! He dove through the shower of rubble and flung himself into the quiet centre beside her, cuts on his face stinging from sweat and blood. He felt a goose egg swelling above his left eye.
Her granite target was in small pieces now but had plenty of bulk to provide a release for her expulsion of—of what emotion? Loss? Angst? Puerile lovelorn agony?
“I am not out of control,” she said through gritted teeth, though her breath came in short gusts, and her hands trembled like aspen. She whirled to face him, daring him to claim otherwise.
He forced his voice to go silken, his posture bored. “I would never dream of saying you were.”
“This is a disaster!” she cried, clutching her middle and rocking forward and back on her feet, forward and back.
“Of course it’s wrong, my dear sweet girl,” he said, repeating Fitzwilliam’s words with mocking tones.
“Don’t call me that!”
“Or next you shall bring down the sky itself down upon my head? You, whose magical stores were all but exhausted, yet find it sensible to further exhaust them? As for this disaster—we have a True King. What possible disaster could there be in that?”
The shower of rock and pebbles had ceased, yet she made no move to put distance between them. Instead, she stared up at him, her eyes wide like a panicked animal. “You have to ask?”
She clutched her hands tightly in front of her, and he sensed the pain she tried to hide from him. Again, he noted her split lip and the wound on her hand. He would tell someone to heal her. For now, he leaned back against remaining slab of boulder with a negligent shrug. “You pine after the throne that would have been yours, had you only waited for your beloved?”
Her hand sliced across his cheek with a crack that snapped his head back.
He jerked forward. “You dare—”
“You dare! You think this is about a throne?” She whirled and sent another curse flying. This time, the boulder shattered into glistening splinters, embedding themselves in trees, soil, and everything in reach except—thank the merciful gods and goddesses—their own flesh.
“My thanks for including me in your ward, this time. So, if not a crown, it is the loss of the man himself that pierces you.”
“What are you?” she spat. “A lovelorn stripling whose pride is burning because you think the wife for whom you have no affection has affection for another?”
She swayed. Despite his stinging pride, he found himself readying a spell to cushion her fall.
But she caught herself on the only intact boulder within her reach. She hissed, “You are an ass, a fool, Vespasian Wyllt!” Her laughter stung him. “I never took you for such a dullard, to think such things mattered to me! And worse—that you consider my word is so inconstant, that the vows I swore meant nothing?” She shoved away from the rock and staggered away from him, her hair crackling around her head as if even now, when she could barely walk a straight line, she had not spent enough magical power for it to rest.
“Are you blind?” she continued wildly. “If Lark’s vision is true—if Robin—Robin, who is too good, too naive to rule, much less lead an army—if she is right, and he is the True King—” She broke off on a choked sob. “Not only is he too weak to ever challenge Sebastian—he would never dream of doing so. He doesn’t even recognise his evil. We will fail!”
Deep within, he wanted to drop to the ground and laugh until tears flowed, laugh the way he had seen others laugh but he never had. The feeling was so absurd and unexpected that he felt no compunction about shoving it aside and instead asked her a gentle, lethal question. “You mean, you have no faith in the prophecy that has marked us, lo these many years?”
“How can I, if this be prophecy?”
“My dear Mrs Wyllt,” he said, still gentle, still lethal. “What an exalted opinion of yourself you must have, if you think your approval of a prophecy matters to any but yourself.”
“I care not what your issues with the Fireborn Fitzwilliam are, though he has been identified as king—” He made no attempt to soften his sneer. “—without your approval.”
Her cheeks flamed.
“But need I point out to you the delicate situation he presents?” He waited. As he’d suspected it would, comprehension finally dawned.
She inhaled deeply. “The people believe it and welcome him.”
“To their unhappiness, indeed they do.”
“And we mustn’t do anything to pierce that belief.”
He didn’t know when it had happened, but her hair had settled and was now as sleek and smooth as that of a well-groomed hound. “And now,” he said, “you know how it feels to see the future of a people and the mission of one’s entire life bestowed on someone totally inadequate to the challenge.” This time, he let the laughter come. Instead of cleansing, it tasted bitter. “Now you even know how it feels to discover that the promised tool in your possession is an insolent, arrogant, ignorant chit who thinks she is above you and all you are sworn to protect.”
Her face drained of colour as she stared at him.
“Yes,” he said. “I believe you do.”
She turned, avoided his eyes, clutching herself even more tightly. Her words so weak, he found himself leaning in the better to hear, she whispered, “Did you hear her?”
“Hear whom?”
“The goddess… the things she said.”
The words brought ice to his veins, spoken by this girl who would as soon scorn the goddess as obey.
“You didn’t hear, then.”
“When? What precisely did she say?”
She breathed a sigh of sheer relief that worried him. “Words meant for me, only me. Nothing that affects our war, or you. Nothing you need worry about.”
The last thread of his patience was gone. “What did she say?”
Her cheeks burned in her pale face, but in a voice flat and dull, she recited, “I lay this destiny upon you, woman, that by choosing honour over love, you will find one and not the other, and you shall know misery, and it will be of your own choosing.”
“Is that all?” He found it hard to breathe, waiting for the death knell of everything they fought for.
“Is that not enough?”
“What more?”
She averted her eyes, but there was no denying she was angry that he demanded this of her. “I lay this destiny upon you, daughter, that the True King will come, and he who had most reason to welcome him will revile him, and you will choose again whom you must follow.”
Choose again… after all of this, she might turn against them, still? She would choose again. Vespasian clenched his jaw, but her eyes were so carefully averted, he continued his silence, waiting, knowing there would be more. Were he to demand it, the crack of his voice might reveal how deeply he dreaded the revelation.
Finally, she turned her eyes to him, and they were dark and hollow in her face. Yet her voice was strong as she hurled at him the last words. “I lay this destiny upon you, child, that by your own choice, you will never know love.”
He studied her, not bothering to hide his relief. “Well, then.”
“Well, then,” she repeated bitterly. “I told you it had nothing to do with you.”
There was nothing else to be addressed in this moment, and he’d left the people too long to their own devices. Hells, they might even decide to free Fitzwilliam and anoint him and crown him and follow him into some sort of gods-be-damned Fireborn folly.
“If you’re quite finished with this exhibition, I must return to the village.”
She did not respond. Instead, she stared at his chest—at the open shirt—and the pouch that hung there, nestled against his skin. In her eyes was a hunger, one he recognised and shared.
He drew his shirt closed, tied it, barely restrained himself from clutching that pouch and the blood-writ prophecy in an effort to stop its slow throb. A throb of recognition that she was near, that the prophecy still awaited their touch…
“What would you have me do to assist?”
“Don’t be daft. Now is not the time, and this is not the place.”
She tossed her hair and shot him a disbelieving glance. “You thought me speaking of the prophecy? Then you are the one who is daft.” Then, she added in an almost helpful tone, “I was speaking of the village. How can I assist you?”
Her sudden change of attitude, this new effort to appease, did nothing to improve his outlook. So nonchalant, those words, but seeing the way she clutched the boulder beneath her hand, he remembered her all-too-slender body pressed against him as he supported her, as he provided the bone and sinew and strength she lacked while a death magic he’d never seen the likes of, with a power he’d never imagined, surged through her and into the night sky to fall upon the army brought there to destroy them.
The memory would knock the ground from beneath his feet, if he let it.
He must keep her busy and out of sight of those who eyed her with hatred and terror. “Simply remember the fine edge of the blade we walk, how cleanly and yet deeply it will slice if we make a false move.”
“For now, we must let them believe.” She took several steps back toward the village, then stopped to look back at him. “I was not out of control.”
As prickly as ever, to his relief. “I never said you were.”
“But you thought so.”
He didn’t bother correcting her.
Robin’s head spun.
Persephone. Married. But it had been mere days since she’d been in his arms! Hours since his soul had rejoiced at the sight of her, strong, brilliant, shining, even in those unseemly trousers.
He had tried to turn back, run back—just to catch another glimpse of her before they led him away, but the small, wiry rebel they’d called Tern had shoved him between the shoulder blades to keep him moving.
She couldn’t be married to that villain, simply couldn’t be.
And yet the smug gleam in Vespasian Wyllt’s eye, the thrust of his chin as she’d stood beside him, her hand on his arm—his brave, brave girl—spoke a truth he found it impossible to deny or doubt.
Then all thoughts of her had fled, as once again he’d felt the hard shove between his shoulder blades, and they’d broken out of the deep, emerald wood and into a village.
The village.
Oh, my goddess, no. Please, no. I beg of you. No.
He had tried to stop, but a sharp sting of magic blistered his back, kept him moving one step after another, closer and closer until finally it loomed in front of him, the round daub hut with a dark stain still on it. That dark stain of child’s blood could only still exist to build a thirst for vengeance and drive the rebels deeper into this bloody war.
And then instead of the stain, he saw the child in its mother’s arms, bleeding, dead, that beautiful child that even before he’d known, he should have known. It was so clearly a Fury child. Was it only knowledge that painted the child in his memory with the glossy black hair and porcelain skin of the Fury family? Not that it mattered. The horror still coursed through him that a child—any innocent child—had died in front of its own home, in what should be the comfort and safety of its mother’s arms.
Someone—he still knew not who—had lied about the child’s death in order to bring Persephone back here into the arms of the enemy, telling her it had been intentional, that Sebastian, their noble king, had ordered the slaughter of an innocent…
His vision blurred, and his eyes stung, and then he was shoved past the dark stain and into the very same hut, now his gaol. He was left alone with nothing but his memories and his questions and his guilt.
Behind his closed eyes he saw a battlefield.
Everything reeked of death and killing, even though it was only by daylight that the true extent became clear to him. The old man had led them, and Robin had followed behind with a boy named Capercaillie on his back and the small Kit in his arms. As dawn went from gentle grey to the softest glow of yellow, the path had circled the mountain, and a view of the plain opened up below him.
Grebe had stopped cold in his tracks and then hastily turned to guide the children into the trees. Many—most, Robin prayed—had gone without question and without noticing the view beneath them. Some had seen and had hastily run after Grebe, who had led them unerringly through the trees to a narrower path higher on the mountain. Robin caught occasional glimpses of the battlefield through the branches after that and couldn’t stop himself from looking for them, despite the sick rising in his throat as the full impact hit him.
The plain smouldered and stank of death. There was no life there, none at all. His mind raced as he attempted to make sense of what he saw—sometimes larger mounds, usually smoke rising as if from many small fires. As if—as if each man, living, breathing, greedy for battle, had burned to a crisp.
What horror could have happened? What evil? What twisted kind of power had Vespasian Wyllt created, to fell an army?
And what of Persephone?
What Darkness had overtaken her to make her loyal to such a cause, such a vile man?
Physically she seemed sound enough. But there was more than a body to protect. Was she unharmed in her spirit and her soul? Had Wyltt—Robin had tried to deny the possibility but once Sebastian awakened him to it, he couldn’t—had the monster harnessed her power?
And now came the new and unexpected and horrifying knowledge that it could be worse, even worse than anything of which he’d dreamed.
The monster had taken her to be his wife.
With Vespasian following, Persephone entered the village. She braced herself, yet she still flinched under the reactions of all who froze upon her arrival. Some watched her through slitted eyes, their resentment clear. Others quickly jerked their heads back to what they were doing, their fear equally obvious.
She propped herself against the nearest oak, her arms folded, hoping none saw the tremble of her body and allowed Vespasian to go ahead of her.
“Clary, Clover!” he said sharply.
Clary, the girl Persephone had first met as messenger at the London modiste and then as Earthborn rebel, strolled forward. But the girl who joined her looked nothing like her. Where Clary’s hair was frizzy and mousy, Clover’s was mahogany curls. Clary was plump and short. Clover was sturdy, in height like a moderately tall man. Never had Persephone seen two siblings so different, if siblings truly they were.
Vespasian pointed at the overlook, high above the village. “Take the lookout until mid-afternoon, when I send someone to relieve you.” The two women exchanged tense glances as he scanned the area and found a young boy standing alone. “Caper, go with them as messenger.”
“Do you expect an attack so soon?” The question came from a shepherd, his crook in his tight fist.
Vespasian flicked a hand negligently. “The self-proclaimed King of the Magi is running back home to lick his wounds. Had he a standing army waiting, there is no way he could have them here in less than a week.”
Many shoulders slumped with relief, and Persephone admitted her own heart felt momentarily lighter.
“However.” The word cracked the silence almost as a rebuke. “For us to remove our stores and our households would take thrice that length of time. We would still be on the road without having arrived at any destination. We must leave, but we do not dare assume we have even a week. Nor will we be able to remove everything. We must act swiftly, immediately, and—” He cast a glare in all directions. “—without question.”
The women and boy took off at a trot for the path that led up the wooded path to the peak of the mountain.
From that point forward, his posturing over, Vespasian seemed to give orders as quickly as the people came to him. To Grebe, Night, and Lysander, he gave instructions to use the stars, omens, and figures to calculate how long they dared take to make their escape before the king could return with a new attack.
He told a woman Persephone had seen cooking earlier to leave others with the day’s food preparation. He wanted her to figure their food stores for at least a month, and the minimum wagon space they would need to transport it.
He sent Tiger to take a group hunting for game to eat immediately, not knowing how long they would be traveling and unable to take the time to provide fresh meat for sustenance. Tiger nodded curtly and took off at a lope to snatch up a bow and quiver of arrows, his white-blond hair streaming behind him. With a cursory gesture, he summoned several others to join him.
Though his commands might have been met with surly cooperation if not open resistance before, his actions leading up to and during the battle had erased such problems for now. Whatever his faults, none amongst the Earthborn could marshal men and women with such efficiency and command as Vespasian Wyllt had done.
What has he forced upon you? Robin had asked. She knew she had to face him with the truth. That she had chosen Vespasian over Robin, not once but twice. And would again, if forced to.
Even if it tore her heart asunder to do so.
The world took a half-spin, and she closed her eyes against it.
“Am I disturbing your rest, Wife?”
Her eyes popped open with a sting of energy at that single word. Vespasian watched her expectantly, as did those rebels still awaiting their orders. A few even sniggered. “Is this how you address me?” she snapped. “I have a name.”
“Which I used twice without effect.” One of his black eyebrows arched, and he managed to look as bored and lethal as usual, though how he managed both with a single expression, she had yet to determine.
“My apologies,” she said, equally bored. She yawned extravagantly. “I was resting.”
“I suggested you pack the books for transport.”
Her spirits lifted. “Of course. I would be pleased to do so. Do they go in boxes of straw?”
“No.” The corner of his mouth gave a smug twist. “It’s a puzzle. I’m certain someone of your intellect can easily solve it.” He turned his attention to a plump little girl standing before him, clearly hoping for a task. “Show Bertrand where to store the potatoes.”
At that, Persephone realised he was finished with her, leaving her with a task not likely to be easily solved at all. She walked through the village, averting her eyes from the bloodstained wall of the hut where she’d slept with Lysander and his family during her abduction so many months ago—the hut that had remained an empty reminder since.
She couldn’t put it out of her head. The blood was Otter’s, sweet Otter’s, the child who had so beguiled her and who had fallen, a wicked sacrifice to the king’s evil plans.
She was almost past when she saw Bram slouched outside the doorway, strangely alert. He met her curious gaze with belligerence. Only then did she look past him and into the dark interior and see Robin—a glimpse of a bowed head of tangled hair, slumped shoulders, a man radiating despair.
She glanced back at Bram, raising her chin and defying his belligerence. Finally, he glanced away.
Whatever pangs of guilt she suffered over Robin Fitzwilliam, she would suffer them in private. She would not tolerate Bram’s disapproval.
She continued to the hut where the books were kept, along with tables, chairs, and supplies for writing. Everything was the way she’d last seen it, with the books on their two well-crafted bookcases. No boxes were present for packing, nor straw, nor sawdust, nor any other cushioning material to protect them.
Handling the books soothed her. Did he know? Did he feel the same?
She rubbed a heavy volume against her cheek. It smelled of dusty herbs, possibly the scents of leaves that had been pressed in it in the past. These scents brought her mother to her in a pang of sorrow and regret.
She was drawn to the beauty of the shelves, their aged oak sides carved with a tracery of leaves surrounding a rampant medieval beast that appeared to be a dog, perhaps the Cŵn Annwn, the dogs of the Wild Hunt? It probably wasn’t a gwyllgi, for those hounds of darkness were built like mastiffs, and this was a lean dog. Perhaps Gelert, the valiant protector of Llywelyn the Great’s infant child, believed to have killed the infant in an inexplicable blood-rage. Oh, how she had wept in her Papa’s arms when he told that tale, when he revealed that, after the Prince’s men had slain the bloodied dog, they discovered the dead beast that had actually attacked the child—the beast that Gelert had killed in that blood-rage as he defended his charge.
Hinges, made of brass polished to a high gleam, linked the bookcases. Brass was well-known as a protective metal, and these protections had been enhanced by magic; she felt them with her fingertips.
She circled the two bookcases, noting the wide wood bases that supported both. They were adorned with more carving, more tracery, this time words rather than images, but so heavily scrolled she had to crouch and finally lie flat on her stomach to get a better view. Even then, she could not decipher the runes or words, so ornate was the carving around them. Were these also meant to protect? She must ask Vespasian about them.
The hard earth floor should fill her nostrils with dust to make her sneeze, should cause her already aching muscles to ache even more, but instead, it offered a moment’s rest. Just a moment… that was all… She allowed her eyes to rest, as well…
Scraping footsteps approaching startled her. She sat up straight, clutching the edge of a shelf, and looked expectantly toward the door. She expected the steps to keep going, but, to her relief, it was young Bertrand, bearing a large jug of water.
“Nobody said you’d fallen!” He loped to her side, water slopping over the lip of the jug.
“Don’t be absurd. I didn’t fall.” Persephone pulled herself up and held out her hand. “Slow, slow! I need it more than the earth does.” She tried to take it from him, but he scowled.
“It’s heavy, miss. As you said, you need to drink it, not spill it.”
He set the jug before her, and she dropped back into the chair.
“The old crone—Night?—told that pretty one—the Seer?”
That pretty one. She was certain that would sting later, when she was able to feel anything beyond numb exhaustion. She did manage to hide that his admiration of the Seer pinched, but only barely. Since she’d brought him here on her flight from London, he’d been viewed with as much suspicion as she had been, not only because he was an outsider but because, like her, he was Fireborn. She’d considered them united in some way, for hadn’t she saved him from probable death by taking him out of the king’s reach? But he’d already shown the need to separate himself from her, and she supposed she couldn’t hold him in disdain for that. He’d been flung into a new life among enemies and an unknown future. She could scarcely blame him that he’d rather not be identified as friend of one the others despised.
Still… That pretty one. She snorted. “Her name is Lark.”
“Yes. The crone told Lark you looked peaked and needed water and wondered why Vespasian hadn’t already doused you good.”
He pulled a small mug from inside his shirt, and she considered hiding her reaction of distaste. “She’s such a nice lady,” he said dreamily. “Even to such as me.”
“Even such as you? Perhaps you find being Fireborn a matter of shame?” Persephone asked snappishly, the pinch growing tighter.
“It doesn’t win me any friends here.” He scowled.
“I may count myself a rebel and fight on the side of honour, but that makes me no less Fireborn, no less the daughter of my family or my forebears. Don’t cast away your heritage so cheaply. And whilst I’m certain you are as clean as anyone can expect a young man to be,” she said pointedly, nodding toward the mug that was still damp with his sweat, “it is considered polite amongst Fireborn and Earthborn alike to do a cleansing spell on a mug that hasn’t been stored properly before offering it for someone else’s use.”
She watched her barb hit its target, watched him perform the spell with a circle of a grubby hand over the rim of the mug, and finally accepted it with as much grace as if it were crystal offered by one of her sister’s servants. Not that Bertrand was a servant. What a puzzling thought. He had been a servant when in her sister’s household working as a stable lad in London.
He’d always been free. The Magi kept no slaves, nor did they impose servitude in any way. There was no difference for him between now and then. Except now, he thought Lark such a nice lady, just because she pretended not to hold it against him that he came from the Fireborn and from London.
So why did he seem more free here than there?
The room threatened to spin again.
She gave up on anything as complicated as complex thought. She drank greedily, hoping that Night’s guess had been correct and that it was water her body so desperately needed. She raised a hand and gently pushed the jug away. “Thank you. I need to let this settle, I think.”
“You shoulda seen him drink.”
“Vespasian?”
“Lark took the big jug to him and refused to leave his side until he should drink it to restore himself.”
A cold knot of resentment formed in her chest. “I am sure he benefitted.”
“Once he drank, he poured it over his head. Said it works best inside and out, both.” He hefted the jug, weighing it. “Still, you shoulda got the big jug. Do you need more to drink, or do you think I should—” He raised it tentatively toward her head.
“At the price of your hand!”
“But you’re in worse shape than he is.”
The thought of water—even frigid water—pouring down her body suddenly seemed beguilingly wonderful. “Give it to me.”
He did, but the bratling’s folded arms and scowl clearly revealed he still thought he would have better done the dunking himself.
She filled her hand and splashed it over her face and throat, and yes, oh yes, the bliss was such that she simply had no choice but to raise the jug and let it spill down her, soaking her clothes and feeling like clean rain on parched earth.
“I’ll go get more,” he said, and without waiting for her to respond, left her wet, refreshed, and alone in the hut, still with a puzzle to solve.
The water had done its job, giving Vespasian strength he hadn’t noticed he was lacking. It had coursed through his veins like a revitalising tonic. It was just what he’d needed, despite his resentment at being interrupted when Lark had pressed it upon him, her pale blue eyes shining with caring and concern. She’d offered more and stayed close until he finally sent her on her way with a sharp word.
The herbals and medical stuffs needed to be sorted with an eagle’s eye and carefully stored, which was why it had always been Rue’s task. Rue, who had probably not touched any of it in weeks, not since the murder of her son. He closed his own eyes briefly, trying to erase the image of young Otter’s bloody, lifeless body. He gave his head a shake. Rue was still in no condition to be trusted with such a delicate task, nor was anyone else as qualified for it. He’d leave that task to Night to assign and most likely oversee.
He looked for anyone standing idle and saw none. He must keep everyone busy, push them beyond endurance after the battle they’d just witnessed.
Again, he remembered Persephone’s trembling body pressing against him with the power of a beast many times her size, until he wondered if even he had the strength to keep her standing. He remembered the torrent of magical death erupting from her body through the flute that served as wand, and the aftermath, oh goddess, the aftermath…
Again, and harder, the shake of his head. If he couldn’t keep his mind away from these things, how could he expect them to? And yet, he must. When he finally released them to rest on this night, he wanted them sucked of energy until they could do nothing but eat, hold their loved ones close, and collapse into dreamless sleep.
And then would come the meeting where he, Night, and Grebe finally combined their memories of the battle, their fears and projections of what the king might do next, and their wits to plot a way forward.
And Persephone. Of course, he’d include her, though the thought made him uneasy. She’d earned her place, but if she proved difficult, he’d—he didn’t know what he’d do. His muscles throbbed with weariness, and his mind found tight focus on the most immediate needs. What must be done now. This moment. It was no surprise that the girl was almost beyond the point of functioning.
He called out sharply to a group of men who had paused to drink before returning to the paddock to care for the cattle. He strode forward. “Have any seen Tiger and his hunters? Do we have meat for tonight?”
Their answers barely registered. Drive them to the edge of their endurance. Prepare for escape. Prevent foolish actions involving usurpers.
The second time she got down to eye level with the carved border on the bottom of the shelves, she set a lit candle on the earthen floor beside her and saw what she hadn’t noticed before. Barely discernible even in the brighter light of the candle, the narrow border seemed etched deeper than the carved area itself.
The delicate but deep-cut tracery border wound and curled in an ornate fashion that couldn’t possibly be anything but enhancement. It might simply be the purpose of an outline to enhance the carving it surrounded. Yet if that were so, why would it be so subtle as to be invisible unless one were on the floor with direct light?
She traced her fingertips around and felt a soft buzz, like the against her skin. Magic. Not quite a masking spell, and nothing ever associated with any Fury, or she would have felt kinship immediately and not had to work so hard to find it.
Earthborn magic, then? Most likely. She looked even closer, until her eyes burned with the tallow smoke. She waved the wisp of candle smoke away, then sent the rest of it following. It was toilsome enough to focus in this awkward position on the floor and with less than optimal light without adding smoke.
And then she spied a tiny wild rose carved in a Celtic style, the centre of which was a smooth round dot of dull metal.
She pressed it.
The drawer popped out so quickly, it almost struck her in the face. Its shape was lovely, not rectangular but ornate, following the scrolling edges of the design. Someone had built this specifically to protect these books.
Only after she sat up, rubbing the throb in her lower back, did she notice that the drawer wasn’t the only thing that had opened. Various rods of different widths and lengths jutted from the edges of one bookcase. The other had corresponding holes to receive the rods, making the two bookcases lock together as a closed box.
And in the drawer, three neat stacks of folded cloths, which must be for wrapping the books. These were the source of the magical buzz she’d felt. The protection they provided would go beyond sawdust or straw and probably did more than just protect the edges from physical damage. She tested one carefully with her fingertip and received no warning sting. The magic obviously wasn’t meant to keep her out, and that raised new questions. Was it not meant to keep any person away? Or was she safe because of her bond with Vespasian, and if so—was it her marital bond connecting her to him personally or a broader bond that recognised her as one of the Earthborn rebels and thus permitted to handle the books.
Or perhaps the books just knew they were safe with her.
She liked that idea.
Closer examination proved the shimmering cloths were separated by size, presumably for the size book they would protect. She wrapped each book in soft cloth, folding it as neatly as she could. She had to refold and rearrange constantly to get the books to fit back into the cases. They didn’t fit when sorted by size, nor by subject, nor by any other logical system she could imagine. They would only fit, she was sure, when she’d deciphered the puzzle-work, a challenge that pleased and soothed her more than she would have anticipated.
The task finished, the books fit perfectly, some horizontal, some vertical, all neatly stored with no extra space to allow them to shift. The two cases were joined by the hinges like an opened book. After she closed them, the rods on one side fitting perfectly into the holes on the other, it looked like a plain wooden box standing on end, no carving visible, nothing to indicate it held anything more important than cooking pots—not worthy of further investigation.
She’d done it, and she wondered if he’d expected her to. Would he be surprised or merely hand her another task? Worse, would he taunt her that it had taken her so long?
So long… Bertrand had promised her more water.
She sat on the floor again, resting her back against the box as she had rested against the rocks. Just as she felt a deep connection to the standing stones, she now felt connected to this box of knowledge and secrets. At her back, it felt strong and safe.
Her head floated somewhere higher than her body, and finally, she was able to let her mind drift. She thought back to the broken bits of rock and boulder she’d left behind in the sacred grove and wondered if the goddess would take offense.
Hadn’t she hoped the goddess would take it as insult; hadn’t she intended it as such?
She should fear tempting the goddess to more vengeance. But Elen already had taken her vengeance; what more could she do?
The goddess Elen’s words echoed in her head, taunts in that haunting, frightening liquid voice.
I lay this destiny upon you, woman, that by choosing honour over love, you will find one and not the other, and you shall know misery, and it will be of your own choosing…
But she had known that all along. How could her choice to leave those she loved, to marry someone other than Robin, to cast aside all dreams and thrust herself into this uncertain cause, do anything else but bring her misery?
She had known and had chosen anyway.
So why did the words of the goddess sting so deeply?
Vespasian dared speak to her of the razor’s edge, how clean and deep it cut, when her heart’s blood was pulsing out before him and he didn’t see.
I lay this destiny upon you, daughter, that the True King will come, and he who had most reason to welcome him, will revile him, and you will choose again whom you must follow.
Choose again? She braced her hands on the dirt floor to steady herself and blinked blearily, attempting to clear her vision.
There was no choosing again. She had chosen a husband, a choice that closed off all others. But the goddess had questioned her, and she had given her answer by taking her place at Vespasian Wyllt’s side.
He who has most reason to welcome him will revile him? Well, of course Vespasian reviled him. Even she, who could never revile her beloved Robin, reviled this choice. How could she not?
I lay this destiny upon you, child, that by your own choice, you will never know love.
Which could only be a cruel taunt, because in no way was it new knowledge. Taunt, and curse, and condemnation.
She sat up suddenly, grabbing a table’s edge to steady herself. Suddenly the floor didn’t feel restful. It felt like grovelling.
Curse Bertrand! Why hadn’t he returned? She needed the water most desperately. Now, even her skin ached with the wanting, feeling dry as parchment and ready to crack, even though it looked no different than normal.
Why should she wait? She had no reason to feel shame. She would go get her own water. Why hadn’t she thought of it sooner? Exasperated, she stood and took a step toward the door, from the dark shadow and into the sunlight that spilled across the dirt floor.
Cold mists clung to her. She shivered and then felt every tendon in her body soften, her bones melt. The ground flew toward her, but she couldn’t brace herself against the fall.
And then the collision with hard earth, the thatched ceiling swirling overhead in a sickening spin.
And then, nothing.
The straggly grey dog bristled at Vespasian’s side and then took off barking and snarling. Vespasian jerked his head up to see Tiger approaching, covered in blood, with Persephone unconscious in his arms.
The dog leapt with a snarl at the man with the white-blond hair. Vespasian blocked it with a well-aimed shot of magic from his fingertip, and the dog fell back, still bristling but no longer attacking. Its eyes stayed fixed on her still body.
Vespasian, too, lunged forward, a burning inside him. What had she done now?
Around the village, people stopped and stared. None moved to help, though most moved closer to hear.
Vespasian slowed to a more controlled stride, then stopped, his heart pounding, the urge to snatch her from the younger man’s arms so violent that only well-honed control—and exhaustion, to be brutally honest with himself—stopped him. Instead, he touched her throat. His pulse leapt at the feel of hers, the magical pulse steady and strong between them. “What happened?” he demanded.
Tiger’s arms were rigid with strain as he shook his head. “I was returning from the hunt and found her like this in the sanctum.”
Bertrand came running, his face a mask of horror and guilt. “I gave her water like I was told and she seemed well enough,” the boy said in a rush. “I meant to take her more but then—” He broke off, blushing. “—Lark requested my aid, and I forgot.”
Vespasian heaved a sigh, for show more than anything else. “I’ll take her.” Finally, he reached for her and felt the weight of her shift into his own arms. He held her close, swallowed hard. “What happened to you?” he asked, now that he could see and smell that the blood on Tiger’s body and shirt was not hers. He smelled only deer, mixed with Tiger’s own sweat and blood.
“I thought it dead and was careless.” Tiger touched his temple and winced. “It got me with its antler. The men are slaughtering it and will bring it in soon.” He looked back at Persephone. “She felt… spent.”
“Of course she is.” And he felt frustration that he hadn’t anticipated it. “How did you know about the water?” he asked the boy.
“Lark told me to take it to her.” The boy lifted a jug that wouldn’t hold even a half-portion of the water Lark had brought him.
“Get more water. Bring it to me near the boulders where she sleeps.” Where he’d spent his nights as well, since her arrival at the village, though he hadn’t thought of it that way before.
Vespasian realised he was clutching her to him like a mother held a babe. She was as limp as a rag doll and weighed little more. And yet, he felt her magic surge to meet his. Her long hair slithered, curling and twining around his arms in a sinuous dance of connection. It wasn’t her magic that was weak, but her body, which was why he hadn’t noticed earlier. The strength of her magic, the vitality of their connection, had deceived him about her physical strength.
Spent was a good word for it. He raised his head to call Rue, then snapped his mouth shut. This time the sigh was real.
This time, this moment, his mind failed him. He had no place to take her other than the boulders and no easy way to give someone else the burden of her care. But if he needed food, she did as well. If he needed rest, her need was even greater. And her body… he had to find a way to strengthen her muscles, even her bones, if such were possible. That was all. If she intended to wield a warrior’s power, she must have a warrior’s body.
For now, he just had to carry her to the blasted boulders.
Persephone shivered so hard that her teeth rattled with the chill, the cold drenching her so thickly it was a few moments before she realised it wasn’t just the chill from within her body that was causing the tremors. Vinegar was dribbling down her face, her throat, her bodice. “No…” she moaned.
“Wake yourself, and I won’t have to,” that surly voice grumbled near her ear.
She was in his arms, Vespasian’s arms, and he was dripping water—with vinegar, this time—on her to bring her back from her swoon. Oh, the horror of it all, that she’d swooned like some missish thing and for no reason that she could recall. One moment walking, the next falling, and now awakening in the most awkward of all places. She struggled to rise, but he held her firm. If he’d allowed her to, she probably would have swooned again. “Stop!” At least she could knock his hand with the dripping cloth away.
To her relief, he dropped the rag into the small copper bowl beside him and reached for a spoon.
“Not gruel.” Her stomach threatened to revolt, and she didn’t blame it. The mere thought curdled within her.
“Cease your complaining,” he snapped and forced the spoon between her teeth, his grip on her jaw so firm she couldn’t resist.
Salty broth filled her mouth, rich with herbs and mutton flavour. “More,” she said, for the first time looking up at his face in time to see him roll his eyes. She wanted to pull free of his grip again, but she wanted the broth more and tolerated his spooning it into her mouth until finally he ceased. Either the bowl was empty or his tolerance for the task exhausted.
“If I let you rise, can you manage, or are you going to collapse again?”
Still surly. Which would give her more satisfaction, springing from his arms and leaving him behind, or staying there, pinning him down with her obviously unwelcome presence? Springing seemed highly unlikely, and pinning was as unwelcome a prospect for her as it would be for him. She tentatively raised her head, then her shoulders. He supported her until she sat up straight. As the earth spun only slightly, she closed her eyes and took deep breaths, hoping to steady it.
His weary sigh shook through her. “Lie back again, and I’ll—”
She pulled loose from his grip and stood, though she braced herself with a hand on his shoulder. The earth was steady beneath her feet, and crisp air filled her lungs. Only the acrid smell of vinegar remained as an annoying reminder of her abominable weakness.
She looked around, startled. “We aren’t in the library hut.”
“You’ve been out for close to half an hour, near as we can tell.”
“We?” She felt a flush creeping up her body, replacing the chill.
“Tiger found you in the doorway to the sanctum—or in your parlance, the library hut—” he said with a vague sneer “—and brought you to me.”
One thought drove away all others. “Who else saw me?”
“Most everyone. If you don’t want people to see you swoon, in future don’t do so.”
“Don’t do so? As if I had any control over that, or would have done so if I had any possible way of avoiding it?” She pulled her hand away from his shoulder. “Whatever was I thinking? I’ll endeavour not to do anything so foolish again.”
She stared at him, startled. “How?” she repeated.
“Yes, how do you propose to avoid collapsing in future?”
“What kind of question is that?”
“You were being obstinate. I see. I thought for a moment you actually had a plan.”
“Oh, but of course.” She walked to the boulder and leaned against it for support. Thankfully, her steps had been steadier than she’d feared. She raised a finger for emphasis. “As of this moment, I plan not to collapse again. There. Are you satisfied?”
He gathered up the copper basin and broth bowl and such in one hand, aiming an insolent glance in her direction. “If that doesn’t prove sufficient for you, say the word, and I’ll assist your efforts and training.” He hoisted himself to his feet. “All you need do is ask.”
So. A plan was to be had, and he clearly knew what it should be. “I haven’t the patience for your childish games. If you know something I need to know, tell me.”
He widened his eyes in amazement. “Tell you? You, who disapprove of shortcuts to learning, who despised me for pouring knowledge into your brothers’ heads, want me to simply tell you something you should be able to work out for yourself?”
“You have to have been the worst tutor in England!”
“Ah, but I never was a tutor. I was hired to fill the position of tutor. I may have even represented myself as a tutor. I may have even provided references.” He flashed a smirk. “I lied.”
She stiffened. “Did you use mind magic on my parents?”
“I would not presume. Your father is a fearsome man.”
“Whatever were they thinking?”
“That their sons needed someone young enough to keep up with them, brilliant enough to stay ahead of them, and insolent enough not to be cowed by Fury attitudes. Finding someone with such a collection of skills along with a willingness to stagnate in the back of beyond with no visits to London proved more difficult to accomplish than usual.”
It made an odd kind of sense, yet she sensed held something back. “And you used mind magic on any legitimate competitors for the position.”
He placed an elegant hand over his heart. “My wife, how you wound me!”
Ah. A confession.
If she stood around much longer clinging to a boulder, she’d collapse again, a humiliation she refused to allow. “I require more sustenance. Actual food rather than that feeble broth.”
He gave a small bow. “Well done. You’re such an excellent student, my dear, you make up for my many deficiencies.”
She barely refrained from making a rude noise at him as he walked away.
He stopped and looked back. “Are you coming? Or do you prefer I carry you?”
She stepped forward, pleased that her exasperation gave her sufficient strength to follow.
Battles, fear, death, and destruction could rain down, but nothing stopped the food from getting prepared and served. At one sniff of the aroma of roasting rabbit and thyme, Persephone felt deep and abiding gratitude for such diligence of purpose and awareness of need.
“Despite your bravado, I advise you to stick to broth,” Vespasian said.
“Your concern is touching. I shall eat meat,” she replied and soon was seated on the ground tinker-style, with a huge bowl in her lap, full of rabbit meat swimming in fatty drippings fragrant with thyme and wild onions, and with enough salt to suffuse her mouth with delicious flavour. She didn’t even look up as someone put a mug of ale beside her on a flat-topped rock.
She’d gone through the rabbit and two boiled potatoes faster than any male within her view. There were benefits to being away from her mother’s sharp eye and quick willingness to point out breaches in etiquette.
However, she had greasy fingers to contend with. With no napkin, she allowed herself to surreptitiously lick her fingers, the savoury flavours suffusing her mouth with a satisfaction that went beyond any she could ever recall feeling at Court, and possibly even at Erinyes Manor.
She felt eyes upon her and saw Vespasian staring, his eyes hooded as he licked one of his own fingers clean. He tugged a handkerchief from his pocket and offered it to her.
Embarrassed, she gave a polite nod even as she declined and hid behind the mug as she drank deeply; her body growled its satisfaction and, cheeks burning, she replaced the empty mug and closed her eyes. What did her body need now? What did it want? It already felt stronger.
She recognised her problem when she felt the degree of her weariness pressing her down. Short of curling up in a ball in sight of all, she had no way to assuage her need for sleep. Well, then. She would simply go back to her boulders.
She had pushed to her feet when she realised that Vespasian still watched her attentively. He probably waited for her to fall over and embarrass herself again, which she refused to do.
A sudden disturbance on the path caught her attention.
Lily and Phlox, two women whose images would forever be branded in her memory as they’d been at battle—not as laundresses, as she’d first seen them, but warriors, amazing in their power and beauty—entered the clearing with a man twice their size between them. They had clearly overpowered and restrained him. Even though some magical means were probably used, the rope binding him and the bruises on his face indicated physical force, as well.
Persephone found herself smiling at his likely dismay at being trounced by women, controlled by women, and now, the captive of women. For he was obviously Ordinary. While all visible skin was clean, even from her place across the clearing she smelled the sour reek of a sweaty body that hadn’t bathed in days or longer. He’d attempted to cover the reek with perfume, and he had a patrician look about him despite his tanned skin, muscled torso, and callused hands like those of a common worker. His clothes mimicked the aristocracy, with tight-fitting trousers, a jacket that once might have been red but now was muddied with age and dirt, and an outrageously plumed hat.
“You find him intriguing?”
She jumped at the sound of Vespasian’s voice in her ear.
“I thought you too proud for the Ordinary.”
Before she could respond to his ridiculously mistaken conclusions, he’d crossed the clearing. She followed quickly, as did a good many of the rebels.
“Allow me to introduce myself,” the man said in cultured tones. He raised both hands, tethered together as they were, to doff his cap and bow. “I am Captain Sennen, formerly of Cornwall, known to all on the high seas as Lord Sinner.”
“Indeed.” Vespasian didn’t grace him with an introduction in return. Instead he aimed his remarks at the women. “Where was he?”
“His ship is in the bay, awaiting the mercenary soldiers he was promised gold to deliver here,” Phlox replied in a bland voice.
“Ah. That does present a bit of an awkward situation. I hope you were paid in advance, Captain Sennen.”
“Lord Sinner,” the captain corrected him. “Half in advance. Half upon returning them to Vlissingen.”
A Dutch port, then. Persephone couldn’t help but be impressed with the man’s ability to stand in bonds, stinking of his own sweat, and still manage to converse as if he felt their equal in status and freedom.
“I regret to be the bearer of unfortunate news, but the soldiers you await did not survive their battle.”
“Forgive my incredulity, but there were a great many of them.” Clearly, he had no connection to them. The grim news didn’t unnerve him. “Surely some survived.”
The captain’s brow knit in consternation. “None. That’s—that’s impossible. An entire army unable to retreat?”
“An entire army slain in battle, now feeding the crows.”
Perhaps an exaggeration, Persephone thought, since she was certain the bodies had been disposed of by magical means and weren’t mouldering on the plain beneath the standing stones. But she could no longer maintain the bland demeanour, the illusion of not caring, she who had created the deaths through her will and her gifts, and even now couldn’t think back without an overpowering sense of horror and guilt.
She was sure Vespasian and the others must sense the seething rage beneath the man’s skin, couched in polite words and nonchalance. Grebe joined Vespasian, his gentle countenance a reassuring counterpoint to Vespasian’s insolence.
As for her, she couldn’t bear to witness any more. She turned and walked away, leaving them both to work out this new complication. She couldn’t witness the captain’s shock and horror when he finally understood the truth, that none truly meant… none.
She made her way through the village. For once all eyes weren’t on her, but were watching the group in the centre of the village. A glance inside the women’s bathing hut found it empty, though several buckets of water awaited the next bathing session.
Glancing over her shoulder, she still found herself unwatched and ducked inside.
Within minutes, she’d shielded the entrance with the silence spell she’d learned from the old queen’s servant, and moments later, the cocoon of emptiness was complete. None could see her or hear her, and she couldn’t hear them. She eased into water that was too cold for comfort yet quenched something deeper in her, for all that.
The water lapped at her waist, sending gooseflesh over her body. A shiver rocked through her. And then, unable to do else, she succumbed to the water’s healing and the blessed, blessed sleep it brought.
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Four women reveal the one thing that transformed their sex lives
By Glamour
"I never really knew what GREAT SEX was until…I accepted my body/ditched the booze/ stopped trying to be someone else." That's exactly what these women told us when we asked what it took to transform their bedroom lives. Let their breakthrough stories inspire your own!
"… I stopped trying to be SEXY"
By Julianna Baggott
In my early twenties I starred in a little erotic film I liked to think of as My Sex Life. It had a very small distribution; in fact, it ran only in my head. It had a soundtrack - a little R.E.M, a bit of Marvin Gaye - plus a limited costume budget that allowed for lots of eyeliner and some bitterly uncomfortable underwear. I thought that good sex relied on fundamentals like these, along with steamy glances, artful hair whipping and a selection of passionate cries of ecstasy.
I was sure I had it all down until, at 23, I got serious with Dave. Other guys had either enjoyed the show or were too wrapped up in their own show to care about my pleasure. Not Dave. The first time I let out a loud, pitch-perfect cry in bed, he grabbed his heart. "You scared the hell out of me!" he said. "What was that?"
I thought that good sex relied on fundamentals like steamy glances and artful hair whipping.
20 amazing facts about our vaginas we bet you didn't know
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Once, while we were having sex on a bottom bunk (long story), a hair toss went awry and I nearly knocked myself unconscious. And he said, "OK, enough." Unlike me, Dave espoused the virtues of simple, unadorned pleasure. He made me see that my film was more slapstick burlesque than arty.
And so, the next night, in place of the movie star, I showed up - the real version of myself - and I had real sex for the first time: intimate, true and blissful. I wasn't thinking about whether my bum was well lit. The overwrought dialogue went natural. No whiplash.
As for the two of us, well, it's a happy (borderline sappy) ending. We got married and have been having real sex ever since. Though on the odd occasion I'll reprise my B-movie role, and for no good reason I'll squint, scream and give a good, old-fashioned hair flip. He's grown accustomed to it.
The Seventh Book of Wonders, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, by Julianna Baggott is out now.
"… I accepted my BODY"
By Akiba Solomon
The 19 best vibrators for solo sex or partnered pleasure to buy online and get delivered discretely
These sex toys won't disappoint.
I'm not what my family would call a "lady". But there's one area where I've been downright Victorian: how I smell in bed. For years I tried to hide my natural scent with sprays and oils - and I'd meet guys' attempts to go south with locked legs. But a night of impromptu sex helped me to get over it. Dom was a fitness freak, not the artist type I preferred. I was so bent on not sleeping with him that when he invited me over for dinner, I went with hairy armpits and a parfum-free nether region. When conversation led to kisses, I tried to escape for an emergency spritz, but he said: "You smell delicious - like a real woman." With those words I felt freed. And I let go.
"… I got some SELF-RESPECT"
By Serena Kim
I used to have joyless, short-term relationships, booty calls and low self-esteem. One night, I had wine and good conversation at a café with Jeff, a party animal with cute lips. Back at mine I jumped on him, but he said, "Let's wait." We talked and spooned until morning- then he initiated things. I had my first orgasm from intercourse, the climax of a night of connecting mind, body and spirit. Sex is best when it's emotionally satisfying.
Noonchi: The Appearance of Working in a South Korean Chaebol by Serena Kim is out now
"… I had SEX SOBER"
By Lisa Gabriele
Like a lot of teenage girls, my introduction to sex and boys involved a lot of booze and the proverbial balls it gave me. As I got older, drinking often led to sex. It made me feel sexy and blurred the edges of my perceived imperfections (cellulite, small breasts, a round bum). I was introduced to sober sex at a booze-free yoga retreat. Joshua and I had been flirting all week and on our last evening, he walked me back to my tent. When he came in and sat on the camp-bed, I gulped. This was new territory: completely unsloshed seduction.
When he pulled me on top of him, I was struck by the total body experience of being clear-headed and horny: his breath, his touch; I felt all of him at once. It was the best sex I've ever had, and made me realise how much sexier I am when I'm all there, neither hiding not enhancing any aspect of myself with a few drinks
Lisa Gabriele is the author of the bestselling erotica trilogy (S.E.C.R.E.T.) under the pseudonym, L. Marie Adeline.
Tune in for more late night reads every Thursday on Glamour.com. From exactly what he's thinking during sex to Fifty Shades of Grey fails (when the kink-factor backfires!), you can catch up on what you've missed here.
Late Night Reads
Bridgerton's glam squad reveal Phoebe Dynevor's favourite products, the nicest cast members and who asked for makeup on their bum (!) for sex scenes
So many insider secrets!
How Bridgerton's *very* steamy sex scenes remind men of the importance of female pleasure - and women of our right to orgasms
Solo sex, oral sex, group sex, al fresco sex, staircase sex, heterosexual sex, homosexual sex, loving sex, passionate sex - I could go on.
Everything that Sex and the City taught us about sex and love
"I love you, but I love me more"
As Little Mix become a trio, we look back on some of their best moments as a girl band of four
It's the 2011 X Factor throwback for us ❤️
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Gold Coast Airport runway upgrade completed
A critical $5 million upgrade of the Gold Coast Airport runway was able to be completed while there were fewer flights at the airport and delivered in time for the busier December and January period.
Spirits fly high as border comes down
Gold Coast Airport played host to dozens of family reunions and excited holiday makers from all corners of the country today when visitors returned and departed from the region for the first time in months.
Ambassadors return as flights increase
The friendly faces of Gold Coast Airport’s volunteer ambassadors will light up the terminal once again, as the airport team prepares for an increase in visitors to the region from next month.
Resort-style airport hotel opens for guests
A new style of airport hotel has been unveiled with the opening of Rydges Gold Coast Airport, where guests are promised both convenience and a “destination within a destination”.
Gold Coast passenger numbers fall significantly in September
Gold Coast Airport passenger numbers continued to besignificantly impacted by COVID-19 travel restrictions in September, down 96per cent compared to the same time last year.
New Gold Coast-Hobart service launched
Gold Coast-Canberra services boosted
Another holiday destination has been opened up for Gold Coast and Canberra residents just in time for the school holiday period, with extra flights scheduled following the lifting of border restrictions between Queensland and the ACT.
Gold Coast-Cairns service touches down
A link between Queensland’s top two destinations has been re-established – with the Gold Coast-Cairns service back from today.
The resumption of the service will see the airport’s flight schedule almost double to 19 flights per week.
Seasonal flights to Townsville resume
SGold Coast Airport and Airnorth are pleased to announce the resumption of services to Australia’s favourite playground – the Gold Coast.
Warm welcome for returning services
Queensland Airports Limited CEO Chris Mills has welcomed the return of the Gold Coast-Adelaide service, which will help to restart part of our visitor economy – allowing South Australian holidaymakers back to the region.
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ENTRY ~ LOBBY - DIRECTORY ~ US G-SPEC FLAGS ~ MILITARY STREAMERS ~ CUSTOM STEAMERS ~ ~ CONTACT INFORMATION
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BEFORE YOU E-MAIL US: If you would like a quote please specify the SIZE of the streamer(s) you need, TOTAL NUMBER of streamers, and your physical or APO/FPO SHIPPING ADDRESS, including ZIP CODE. If you need GUIDON STREAMERS please specify whether you want SLEEVES OR GROMMETS as attachments. PLEASE E-MAIL RRGF FROM YOUR MILITARY E-MAIL ADDRESS. RRGF WILL NOT SUPPLY OFFICIAL QUOTES OR SEND INVOICES FOR MILITARY OR GOVERNMENT ORDERS TO PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESSES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DFAS RULES, RRGF WILL NOT PRE-CHARGE GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARDS OR SHIP GPC ORDERS TO PRIVATE ADDRESSES
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This page last updated on 02 December 2020 @ 10:56 EST
For information about a service's streamer set click on the appropriate flag below:
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MILITARY campaign, war service, battle, award and guidon streamers in regulation sizes and materials
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all RRGF military streamers are MIL-SPEC per MIL-DTL-14650B
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EXAMPLE STREAMERS
NAVY SOUTHWEST ASIA SERVICE WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, MIL-DTL-11589/356
(size 2, 2 3/4 x 36 inches)
USAF HUMANE ACTION, BERLIN AIRLIFT 1948 - 1949, MIL-DTL-11589/85
portion of ARMY WWII EAME, TUNISIA 1942 - 1943, MIL-DTL-11589/57
example ARMY streamers shown above are 2 3/4 x 48 inches
INHERENT RESOLVE (MIL-DTL-11589/674)
AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN (MIL-DTL-11589/593)
USMC - KOREAN SERVICE with two silver stars (MIL-DTL-11589/78)
2 3/4 x 36 inches Double Sided - Double Embroidered
(click on photo for a close-up of the embroidered stars)
ARMY GUIDON STREAMERS, 1 3/8 x 24 inches (with sleeves)
AIR FORCE - AFOUA AWARD STREAMERS (MIL-DTL-11589/4) - (note the different date formats)
1 3/8 x 36 inches
PORTION OF A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (MIL-DTL-11589/54), 1 3/8 x 24 inches, with grommet
color close-ups of selected 2 3/4 and 1 3/8 inch widths - click to expand
{some systems do not expand to full size on the first click - in that case click on the enlarged view, which should then fill your screen}
Military Specification Battle Streamers for all US military branches
1 3/8 inches wide by 24 inches in length - commonly used with Guidon flags
1 3/8 inches wide by 36 inches in length - commonly used by the Air Force for Unit Award Streamers, such as the AFOUA
2 3/4 inches wide by 36 inches in length - Campaign Streamers used with organizational flags
2 3/4 inches wide by 48 inches in length - Campaign Streamers used with ceremonial flags
1 3/8 inch wide streamers have a "sleeve" to slip over the staff, with an embroidered button hole in the far edge of the sleeve. This is the traditional style of attachment as specified by regulation (grommet attachment available at no extra cost)
2 3/4 inch wide streamers have a brass grommet in the header. These streamers are designed to slip onto a clip, which is part of a ring arch on the top of the staff. This style of attachment is specified by regulation. See graphic below for details on the attachment ring
BEAUTIFULLY EMBROIDERED IN USA, on regulation RAYON material MADE IN USA -- HIGHEST QUALITY. All streamers meet DoD materials and workmanship requirements, and individual service specifications (MIL-C-606F, CLOTH, BANNER, RAYON)
RAYON is a man-made material (but NOT synthetic) that offers the look and feel of silk, but without silk's high cost, and is the material specified in MIL-DTL-11589F, applicable to all military services:
11589F/3.3 Materials. Materials shall be as specified herein.
11589F/3.3.1 Yarn. The yarn shall be a continuous filament, bright regenerated cellulose rayon of the viscose or cupramnonium type with not less than 20 filaments for the single yarn. The denier (size) for warp and filling yarn shall be as specified in 3.4.2.
The following graphic, from MIL-DTL-14650B, DETAIL SPECIFICATION, STREAMERS, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR, illustrates how regulation military streamers are to be made
The entries below are, or may contain, LINKS TO SERVICE WEB SITES or the ASSIST WEB SITE, and include PHOTOS or GRAPHICS of streamers. Listing these sites is for information purposes only, and does not constitute an endorsement of RRGF or associated companies by the Department of Defense or any Military Service
The ASSIST Quick Search web site permits you to find non-restricted documents without the need to have a LOGIN or PASSWORD. Click on the link(s) noted below and enter the Document ID, Document Number, and/or Word(s) in Title; then select the appropriate PDF file. For example, to find information concerning GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL MILITARY STREAMERS click HERE and enter MIL-DTL-14650B in the Document ID field, then click the Submit button
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL MILITARY STREAMERS MAY BE FOUND IN MIL-DTL-14650B. SEE THE ASSIST WEB SITE QUICK SEARCH - CLICK HERE
Type I - Streamer Set (All authorized campaign streamers for a service)
Type II - Individual Streamers
Class 1 - ARMY. - ARMY CAMPAIGN STREAMERS ARE DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT MIL-DTL-14650/1BB - AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE ASSIST WEB SITE QUICK SEARCH - CLICK HERE Army streamers may be size 1, 2, or 3, depending upon the flag used. Army streamers usually have embroidery, although some streamers - such as War Service streamers awarded to units in theater but not entitled to campaign credit - are plain. Size 1 campaign streamers have the name and date of the campaign; other sizes have only the name of the campaign, with the exception of those campaigns in which a date was part of the name, in which case both will appear. (NOTE: Whether a particular campaign streamer gets a date or not is sometimes confusing - it may be best to call us.) Award streamers are embroidered as required by the award. The following is a portion of AR840-10, describing streamer sizes and the flags with which the streamer(s) is used:
9 - 7. Description
a. Streamers are authorized in three sizes as follows:
l. Two and three-fourths inch hoist by four-foot fly, for display with the U.S.Army Ceremonial flag and with the organizational color of the lst Battalion, 3d Infantry (RRGF NOTE: The Ceremonial flag is 4'4" x 5'6" and made of Rayon Banner Cloth)
2. Two and three-fourths inch hoist by a three-foot fly for display with distinguishing flags and organizational colors This size is also displayed on the Army Display flag. (RRGF NOTE: This Display flag is 3' x 4' and has the same design and material as the Ceremonial flag)
3. One and three-eighths inch hoist by a two-foot fly for display of unit decorations or awards on guidons (RRGF NOTE: A guidon is a swallow-tailed unit marker, 20-inch hoist by a 27-inch fly, the swallow-tail end forked l0 inches)
b. Letters and numerals required for inscriptions on streamers for display with flags are 1 l/4 inches high. For guidons, letters and numerals are 5/8 inch high.
Class 2 - MARINE CORPS. MARINE CORPS CAMPAIGN STREAMERS ARE DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT MIL-DTL-14650/2K - AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE ASSIST WEB SITE QUICK SEARCH - CLICK HERE. Marine Corps streamers are all size 2, double sided, double embroidered. Most Marine Corps streamers do not have script but may have stars or other devices; the streamer itself equals one award. Due to the complexities of Marine Corps streamers they are the most expensive
Class 3 - NAVY. NAVY CAMPAIGN STREAMERS ARE DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT MIL-DTL-14650/3H - AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE ASSIST WEB SITE QUICK SEARCH - CLICK HERE. All Navy streamers are size 2, but are single ply. Most Navy streamers do not have script but may have stars or other devices
RRGF supplies the USN FIRST NAVY JACK ..click HERE for more information
Class 4 - AIR FORCE. AIR FORCE CAMPAIGN STREAMERS ARE DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT MIL-DTL-14650/4N - AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE ASSIST WEB SITE QUICK SEARCH - CLICK HERE Air Force Streamers may be size 1, 2, 3 or the award size of 1 3/8 x 36. Campaign streamers usually include dates. Air Force and Army streamers are very much alike, differing only in number and in a few selected campaigns or operations. Streamers listed on the Army's TIOH web site (click the Army button above) will be useful for Air Force clients who wish to see what a particular streamer looks like.
Class 5 - UNIT AWARDS (all services) These are special, non-campaign streamers issued for outstanding performance. The size depends upon the service, the flag and the award received. The inscription conforms to the requirements of the award. For example, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award streamers have "From - To" dates embroidered on them, such as "1 JUL 02 - 30 JUN 03". When ordering award streamers we will embroider the script per your directions, so be sure it is correct! UNIT AWARDS are covered by MIL-DTL-14650/5F
(Air Force Outstanding Unit Award examples, size 2 and size 3)
SIZES IN INCHES {centimeters}
Size 1 - 2 3/4 x 48 {7 x 122 cm}
Size 2 - 2 3/4 x 36 {7 x 91 cm}
Size 3 - 1 3/8 x 24 {3.5 x 61 cm}
Award Size - 1 3/8 x 36 {3.5 x 91 cm}, typically used by the Air Force
Ribbon Pattern - per specification sheet. This is usually found in MIL-DTL-11589/[RIBBON NUMBER]. For example, a JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD (DoD) is described in MIL-DTL-11589/289
Style - This is the number used to describe the embroidery or devices used on a particular streamer, and is found in the Streamer Set document for a particular Service. For example, in MIL-DTL-14650/1BB, ARMY STREAMER SET, Style 167 refers to Ribbon Pattern MIL-DTL-11589/151 VIETNAM SERVICE embroidered with VIETNAM CEASE-FIRE 1972 - 1973. NOTE: Style numbers are service specific - in the example just given, the AIR FORCE lists the same streamer as Style 91. Summary: the RIBBON PATTERN is the same for all services, but the STYLE NUMBER is specific to a particular service
Class 6 - COAST GUARD. COAST GUARD CAMPAIGN STREAMERS ARE DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT MIL-DTL-14650/6E - AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE ASSIST WEB SITE QUICK SEARCH - CLICK HERE. The United States Coast Guard comes under the supervision of the Department of Homeland Security and is not an agency of the Department of Defense. However, Coast Guard streamers follow TIOH specifications for size and materials, and are indexed by DoD. Coast Guard streamers are all size 1 and only three have embroidery of any kind. There are now 43 streamers in the Coast Guard set
STREAMER SET ATTACHMENT
There are now THREE types from which to choose: Type I (18 positions), Type II (15 positions), and Type III (24 positions). The Type III ring attachment primarily serves the Army Ceremonial Flag, which how has 190 streamers in its set. Type I and Type II are now authorized for ALL OTHER FLAGS. These attachments are expensive, due to the specifications established by the DoD - which are highly detailed, down to the type of metal used. This is the first change in the OFFICIAL ring attachment set since 1971! The graphic below is provided for your information only.
*MIL-S-14630B states that the specifications below are "...approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense."
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FOR PRICES AND ORDERING INFORMATION BY PHONE PLEASE CALL 412-276-7689 DURING OUR BUSINESS HOURS
MILITARY CLIENTS MAY ALSO REQUEST PRICES VIA E-MAIL: CONTACT RRGF AT rrg@gideonflags.com - PLEASE USE YOUR MILITARY E-MAIL ACCOUNT WHEN YOU WRITE. RRGF IS KNOWN FOR OUTSTANDING PERSONAL SERVICE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL
When writing for prices please be sure to indicate the following:
The size of the streamers you need (example: size 1, 2, 3, or an award size)
If ordering a guidon streamer (size 3 or 3A), please specify whether you want a sleeve or grommet as the attachment
The inscription required on each streamer. This is especially important for award streamers
The total number of streamers
The Service (we've had situations were clients are in one service but ordering streamers for another: example, an Army clerk ordering Air Force streamers because he is on a joint use base. Things go more efficiently and smoothly if we know what you need from the beginning)
Your military contact telephone number and physical or APO/FPO shipping address (don't forget the ZIP CODE). We ship via FEDEX to CONUS locations, and USPS/DOD to overseas locations
NOTE! - When you call to order please have your STATE SALES TAX EXEMPTION NUMBER ready (if applicable)
Please be advised that RRGF cannot PRECHARGE Government Purchase Cards, nor ship GPC purchases to private addresses
If requesting information on CUSTOM streamers please go to the CUSTOM STREAMERS PAGE
RRGF does not require a minimum order. We are extremely competitive when compared to streamers of the same quality and specifications, and you do not have to wait weeks or months to get your streamers. And as a SAM registered company RRGF is authorized to sell directly to the military and government agencies -- MADE IN USA - VETERAN OWNED
QUOTES INCLUDE NORMAL GROUND SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES OR MILITARY POST OFFICES (APO, FPO, etc.).
RRGF SHIPS MILITARY ORDERS TO CONUS LOCATIONS VIA FEDEX, OR USPS TO APO'S/FPO'S, IN ABOUT 6 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOR MOST ITEMS. CUSTOM STREAMER ORDERS MAY TAKE A DAY OR TWO LONGER. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED SPECIAL SHIPPING OPTIONS (extra cost)
TIMES ARE ESTIMATES, AND MAY BE EXTENDED BY OUR ORDER LOAD. SIX TO TEN BUSINESS DAYS represents the average time to get the product to the shipper. Call or E-mail for additional information concerning shipping
FOR PRICING OR TO ORDER:
CALL 1-412-276-7689 MONDAY through FRIDAY 0900 to 1700 Eastern Time
IF WE DON'T HAVE WHAT YOU NEED - WE'LL HELP YOU FIND IT!
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Our firm has historical record and ledger books that are available to be used (on our premises) for genealogy research. The books date back to 1942 for SA Dunkel & Sons and all the way back to 1903 for Koch & Hay, then Hay & Powell, then Hay, Powell & Dexter and they contain many helpful pieces of information. In most cases, the earliest books are not much more than ledgers that tell how much the funeral cost and when the bill was paid. Cemetery locations and names of next of kin are usually available as well. From the early 1970’s forward, more detailed information about the survivors is generally available.
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How Some States Are Using Medicare to Control Employee Health Costs
The strategy: Use Medicare reimbursement rates to recalibrate how they pay hospitals. If the gamble pays off, more private-sector employers could start doing the same thing.
Candice Norwood | March 21, 2019
By Julie Appleby
States. They’re just as perplexed as the rest of us over the ever-rising cost of health care premiums.
Now some states are moving to control costs of state employee health plans. And it’s triggering alarm from the hospital industry. The strategy: Use Medicare reimbursement rates to recalibrate how they pay hospitals. If the gamble pays off, more private-sector employers could start doing the same thing.
The 'Simple' Solution to High Employee Health Costs
As Retiree Health-Care Costs Soar, Public Employers Turn to Private Insurers
“Government workers will get it first, then everyone else will see the savings and demand it,” said Glenn Melnick, a hospital finance expert and professor at the University of Southern California. “This is the camel’s nose. It will just grow and grow.”
In North Carolina, for instance, state Treasurer Dale Folwell next year plans to start paying hospitals Medicare rates plus 82 percent, a figure he said would provide for a modest profit margin while saving the state more than $258 million annually.
“State workers can’t afford the family premium [and other costs]. That’s what I’m trying to fix,” he said. The estimated $60 million in savings to health plan members, he said, would mainly come from savings in out-of-pocket costs.
That approach differs from the traditional method of behind-the-scenes negotiating, in which employers or insurers ask for discounts off hospital-set charges that rise every year and generally are many times the actual cost of a service. Private-insurer payments, even with those discounts, can be double or triple what Medicare would pay.
This state-level activity could be a game changer, fueling a broad movement toward lower hospital payments. Montana’s state employee program made the adjustment two years ago; Oregon will start this fall. Delaware’s state employee program is also considering such “Medicare-based contracting” as one of several options to lower spending.
The bold move comes as other factors — notably marketplace competition among hospitals and high-deductible insurance plans aimed at getting consumers to “shop” for lower prices — have largely failed to slow rising health care premiums.
For hospitals, though, it can be viewed as “an existential threat,” said USC’s Melnick.
Indeed, the treasurer’s plan in North Carolina has drawn heated opposition, with a hospital industry-associated group running television ads warning of dire consequences, especially for rural hospitals, some of which they say might be forced to close. When the plan first came out, the state’s hospital association complained it would reduce statewide hospital revenue by an estimated $460 million.
Hospitals in areas with large concentrations of state workers “would be getting reimbursed less than the cost of care,” said Cody Hand, the association’s senior vice president and deputy general counsel. “Our biggest concern is this is not something that we were at the table for in discussion.”
Rural hospitals are particularly at risk, Hand said, because many were already teetering on the brink financially and the payment change would be an additional problem.
After months of acrimony, the North Carolina treasurer in mid-March agreed to grant a 20 percent boost in payment to rural hospitals that would give those hospitals an additional $52 million a year. On average, rural hospitals would be paid 218 percent of the Medicare rate.
Nationwide, hospitals have long complained that Medicare underpays them, and some hospital and business groups have warned employers that tying payments from state workers’ plans more closely to Medicare could result in higher charges to private-sector businesses.
“The result will be a cost shift of tens of millions of dollars to other Oregonians,” wrote the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems as lawmakers there debated a plan (that eventually became law) paying hospitals 200 percent of Medicare rates.
But policy experts are skeptical.
“Even if Medicare pays a bit below cost, 177 percent of Medicare should be at least 50 percent above cost,” said Mark Hall, director of the health law and policy program at Wake Forest University. “Is that a reasonable margin? I guess that’s up for debate, but to most people 50 percent margin might sound reasonable.”
Another concern some people have raised is that hospitals might refuse to join networks that employ these states’ Medicare-based strategy.
Indeed, Montana officials worked hard to get all hospitals in the state to agree to accept for the state worker program an average of 234 percent of Medicare’s reimbursement rates. A few hospitals held out, right up to the deadline, backing down only after pressure from employee unions.
The risk if hospitals opt to remain out-of-network is that workers could be “balance billed” for the difference between those Medicare-plus rates and their generally much higher charges, amounts that could be hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
To prevent that, Oregon lawmakers set the law’s in-network reimbursement for hospitals at 200 percent of Medicare. But those that opt out would receive only 185 percent.
The measure also bars hospitals from billing state workers for the difference between those amounts and the higher rates they might like to charge.
“Oregon thought it through,” said Gerard Anderson, a professor at Johns Hopkins who researches health care costs. “Hospitals need to go on a diet. The private sector has not put them on a diet, but maybe the state employee plans will.”
And In The Private Sector …
For decades, health insurance costs for employers and workers have risen faster than inflation despite various efforts to rein them in.
Currently, a typical family plan offered by employers tops $19,000 a year in premiums, while the price tag for a single employee is close to $7,000.
To be sure, hospital costs make up just one part of what premiums cover, along with doctor costs, drug payments and other services. Spending on hospital care accounts for about one-third of the nation’s $3.5 trillion health care tab.
“Health care is just becoming unaffordable,” said Cheryl DeMars, president and CEO of The Alliance, a group of 240 private-sector, self-insured employers that directly contract with hospitals in Wisconsin, northern Illinois and eastern Iowa.
In January, The Alliance began what it calls “Medicare-plus” contracting. As new hospitals join and existing contracts come up for renewal, the group is negotiating rates, basing them on what Medicare pays, DeMars said.
And it will likely save money: Under its old method of paying, the group was forking out between 200 to 350 percent of Medicare for inpatient and outpatient hospital services in its network. Two new contracts have been signed so far, averaging 200 percent of Medicare across inpatient, outpatient and physician payments, according to The Alliance.
“We want to pay a fair price and we’re in the process of determining what that should be,” said Kyle Monroe, vice president of network development for The Alliance. “Is it 200 percent? Is it something less?”
Under traditional payment methods, the negotiated prices insurers for public- and private-sector employers pay for hospital care vary widely, by facility, treatment and insurer. But they’re generally above Medicare rates by a substantial margin.
A group of self-insured employers recently commissioned Rand Corp. to study what private insurers pay hospitals in 22 states, compared with Medicare rates.
Initial results found private employers were paying, on average, 229 percent of Medicare rates to hospitals across the states in 2017, according to Chapin White, an adjunct senior policy researcher at Rand who conducted the study.
Economists like Melnick say they would prefer that market competition — consumers voting with their feet, so to speak — would drive business to the highest-quality, lowest-cost providers.
But, so far, hospitals have held the line against this scenario and that’s not likely to change. “They’re going to fight like crazy,” Melnick said.
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There are many different Mints around the world, all of which strike their own collectible coins for enthusiasts around the globe. Certain world coin series are best known for the purity of the metal they utilize, while other world coins series are known for their designs and technical innovation. All around the world, foreign coins are as diverse as the people that make them! Keep reading below to learn more about some of the fantastic silver and gold world coins we stock from countries ranging from Australia to Canada.
2018 South Africa 1-oz Silver Krugerrand PCGS Gem Unc First Day of Production
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The foreign coins that are issued by Canada are struck by the renowned Royal Canadian Mint that is well known for its gorgeous designs and constant technical innovation. The annual Gold and Silver Maple Leaf series is the crown jewel of Canadian world coins. These instantly recognizable bullion coins have largely kept the same iconic design over the years, but have been updated with radial lines, micro-engravings, and a milk spot resistant solution as the series has progressed. The Royal Canadian Mint releases a large variety of coin series ranging from Star Trek to Superman to series highlighting Canadian fauna and values. Canadian coins have even set international coin records throughout the course of its history, at one point striking the then largest gold coin ever minted. Their 2020 annual coins releases will continue this tradition of excellence
South African Coins
The world coins that come from South Africa have some of the richest history in the numismatic coin industry. The iconic Gold Krugerrand originates from this nation and is the first and only modern gold bullion world coin until the Royal Canadian Mint released the first Gold Maple Leaf in 1979. The South African Mint recently began releasing annual Silver Krugerrands in 2017 to honor the 50th anniversary of the coin series. In addition, the South African Mint releases a few other striking coins series including their Natura and Big 5 series, which highlights native fauna of the country, both currently living and extinct.
Some of the oldest international coins in the world come from Britain’s Royal Mint. Once the overseer of Mints in commonwealth countries, such as the Royal Canadian Mint and Royal Australian Mint, nowadays the Royal Mint strikes circulating and collectible coins for the British Nation. The headliner of this world mint is their Silver and Gold Britannia series that features a female personification of Britain, in the same way that Liberty represents America and its values. The Royal Mint releases commemorative coins that honor British cultural icons, such as their Paddington Bear, Queen’s Beasts, and Tower of London series.
Australia’s Perth Mint is a giant of numismatics, renowned for their meticulous striking of impressively pure coins. The Mint releases several annual bullion series that honor their native fauna such as the Kangaroo, the Koala, Wedge-Tailed Eagle, and Kookaburra. In recent years, two new annual series have been released to the delight of collectors, the Emu and Bird of Paradise series. Many of these annual releases feature an annually changing design, so there are plenty of options for building your world coin collection. Don’t miss out on the Perth Mint’s collectible coins, which include the renowned Lunar Series that follows the Chinese Lunar cycle. The third series, Lunar Series III, is beginning in 2020 with the Year of the Rat.
Chinese Coins
Known for their beautiful finishes on all their international coins, Chinese coins are incredibly pristine, whether you are interested in raw or graded coins. The main annual release collectors around the world highly anticipate is their Silver Panda and Gold Panda series that features a different design on its reverse every year, meaning that the 2020 world coin will be a different panda design than 2019. In 2015, China also began issuing a truly striking Moon panda series that also features changing designs and features, such as space flown gold, or a piece of jade affixed to the coin!
Mexican Coins
Mexican coins are struck by the Casa de Moneda, which is one of the oldest Mints in the world in the Western hemisphere. Mexican world coins have intricate designs that capture the imaginations of collectors the world over. The highlight of Mexican world coins is their Silver and Gold Libertad series that features the famous Winged Victoria of Mexican Independence Victory Column on its reverse. Notably, the coins do not hold a legal tender value, but are redeemable for the value of the amount of silver struck on the reverse, for example 1 onza equals 1 ounce of silver.
A big name in the numismatic coin world, Niue is a small island with a lot of diversity. They are most known for issuing a large variety of commemorative world coins that feature interesting designs. It should be noted that the country does not strike, but rather issues these coins. Various Mints, such as the New Zealand Mint, actually produce the coins that the country issues and backs as legal tender. A large variety of officially licensed Disney coins, yes this includes Star Wars and the Avengers, are also released by this nation.
Austrian Coins
The Austrian Mint celebrated is 825 anniversary in 2019, a remarkable feat. The Mint is most known for their annual bullion series, the Silver and Gold Philharmonic, which features some of the instruments in Austria’s Philharmonic orchestra, one of the best in the world. To commemorate the 825th anniversary, a special series of coins was released which pays homage to Leopold V, the Wiener Neustadt, and Robbin Hood.
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Cheri Honkala files lawsuit in federal court for a new election
I wanted to send you an update on the status of the special election in the 197th district. On Thursday, we filed a lawsuit in federal court.
The lawsuit asks the court to void the March 21st election because of widespread voter intimidation and election fraud tactics, that those in violation of election code are held accountable, and that a new, fairly-run election be held within 90 days.
Our democracy matters--especially in impoverished, frontline communities who are trying to elect people to fight hard for their basic human rights.
Please help us take the establishment machine to court by donating $27 to our legal costs.
Take a minute to read a few of these horrific and flagrant election code violations:
Misleading literature was given to voters throughout the district. It implied that I was an outsider--despite having lived in the district for 30 years. It also implied that I was a Republican--despite being a Green Party member that was endorsed by the likes of Bernie Sanders' Our Revolution, Tim Canova's Progress for all, progressives Tom Morello and Rosario Dawson, environmental activist Josh Fox, and many more.
At the Beauty School polling place, Honkala poll workers were told they could not put up Honkala signs because this is a “Democratic district.”
At the Wyoming Branch Library polling place, establishment Democrats had set up a table outside with sign-in sheets and stickers, giving voters the impression that this party-run table is the place to check in to vote, rather than the actual check-in station inside the polling place.
At the Munoz Marin School polling place, a table was set up right next to the voting machine, covered with literature for Democratic candidate Emilio Vazquez, with voters being told that the table has “what they need to vote.”
At the Bethune School polling place, judges of elections held and distributed Vazquez stamps.
At the Barton School polling place, a voter who walked into the polling place with Cheri Honkala’s stamp was told by the election workers that she “had the wrong stamp.” The Honkala stamp was taken away and the voter was given a stamp for Emilio Vazquez.
At the Esperanza Health Center polling place, a Honkala voter was point blank asked by the election workers who she was voting for.
An elderly Latina woman reported on video that she was afraid for her safety and that she and other senior citizens were intimidated into voting for Vazquez.
At the West Kensington Ministry polling place, an election worker was captured on video coming out of the polling site and taking money from a Democratic poll worker.
At the Hartranft School polling place, Mr. Vazquez was inside sitting and talking with the Election Board even though Vazquez was a candidate.
At Vazquez's "victory party" -- held on Election Night, 3 days before ballots were even counted -- a photograph was taken of a person holding one of the ballot boxes, which were supposed to be securely in the hands of police or city commissioner staff by that point.
And these are just a handful of the dozens of stories!
In addition to our lawsuit, which is bringing together Greens, many Democrats, and Republicans to fight against the corrupt machine in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia District Attorney and the Pennsylvania Attorney General are both investigating this so-called election.
Please donate to help our legal costs--and ask your friends and family to do the same. We cannot let this opportunity to help restore election integrity in corrupt, machine-run Philadelphia go to waste. My team and I need your help so that we can continue to pursue this corruption and stamp it out.
The people's voice will never be heard if the establishment machine is allowed to get away with manipulating elections, intimidating voters, and generally disrespecting both voters and our democracy.
Together, we can stop this.
Solidarity,
Cheri Honkala
Candidate for State Representative
Pennsylvania's 197th District
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If It Ain’t Boeing, I Ain’t Going
October 24, 2019 June 15, 2020 grantnews 952 Views
The time has come, there are now only two premier and innovative commercial airline manufacturers providing aircraft for airlines; Boeing and Airbus.
Boeing with their B series aircraft ( B-737 through B-787) and their European counterpart Airbus with their A series aircraft, (A220,A319,A320,A321,A330,A340,A350 and the A380).
These two giants have revenues in the vicinity of 200 billion dollars annually. They are now a modern day “duopoly.” And one of them seems to be snoozing on innovation as a result.
How did all this come about.
On July 15, 1916, Boeing (NYSE:BA) was founded in Seattle, Washington by William Edward Boeing. Bill Boeing was born in Detroit and came to Seattle in 1903 at the age of 23, the same year the Wright Brothers flew their first flight. He was the original high tech young entrepreneur that made Seattle home and I find it interesting that since Boeing’s move, so many giants of industry have located in Seattle. These include Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, Costco, and Expedia. Soon after Boeing started building his wooden aircraft, dozens of competitors also began making and selling flying machines. Henry Ford also had to compete with dozens of companies. A hundred years later only Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) survive as American companies. Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) is actually FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), and therefore one can argue that it is no longer a US company.
Boeing’s US competitors are all history now. I remember flying on the Lockheed (NYSE: LMT) wide body L-1011 before they stopped commercial aircraft production and the McDonald Douglas DC-10, which was merged into The Boeing Company.
But, it seems however that the US giant, with the- do no wrong- attitude and premium aircraft innovator has lost its Mojo. My favorite plane the B-747 affectionately known as “the Queen of the Skies”, has flown for 50 years, but has been dethroned by the double decker A-380.
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney explained how this 100 year old trailblazer has lost its nerve and is losing out to Airbus. Back in 2014 he said, “Every 25 years a big moonshot…then produce a 707 or a 787- that’s the wrong way to pursue this business. The more-for-less world won’t let you pursue moonshots.”
And so instead of building a new 737 from scratch, he took the original 737 design from the 1960’s and updated it to the 737-MAX which after two fatal crashes continues to be grounded costing the company and the Airlines that bought it billions of dollars in lost revenue.
In 2015 a small Canadian manufacturer, Bombardier (OTC) better known for building snowmobiles, introduced its C-Series single aisle 100-150 passenger jet that was considered a generation ahead of the competition because of it’s high tech innovations, cleaner cabin air, increased luggage space and great passenger ergonomics.
The problem for Bombardier was the development program cost the company $5.5 billion and put them on the brink of bankruptcy. Airbus saw this new plane at the Paris air show and loved it and Delta Airlines (NYSE:DAL) put their money in it and ordered 75 jets which have since been delivered and are being utilized by the airline. Boeing also saw the positive qualities of the jet and used their Washington lobby power to cry foul and the US government imposed a 300% tariff on every C-Series. Bombardier was going to collapse when on October 16, 2017 Airbus outsmarted and shocked Boeing by surprising everyone in the industry and buying a 51% stake in this innovative new jet; building it in Alabama instead of Canada avoiding tariffs.
The plane was renamed the A220 and to date has more than 500 on order. It is such an advanced aircraft that David Neeleman, the original founder of Jet Blue Airlines (NASDAQ:JBLU) wants to build a new airline using only the A220 aircraft. New jets all have growing pains and Swiss Airlines recently grounded their fleet of A220’s, but after inspecting the engines they have resumed service.
Boeing has found success with the Dreamliner, the B-787. However it was 3 years behind the promised delivery date, over budget and was initially grounded because of smoke in its innovative lithium battery pack. It is now flying and its a passenger favorite having all the qualities of the A220 in a twin aisle intercontinental airliner.
American Airlines has announced they will be flying the B-787 nonstop from Dallas to Tel Aviv starting 9/9/2020. United and Delta already have nonstops from Washington DC, San Francisco, Newark, and JFK to TLV. It is interesting that Israel’s tourism minister will award American Airlines a subsidy of 750,000 Euros or $184,000.00 for operating the route for one year. El Al Airlines who is also using the new B-787 was awarded a 250,000 Euro subsidy for launching a Las Vegas-Tel Aviv nonstop flight earlier this year.
Boeing is an aviation pioneer that created the legendary B-707 and B-747 both considered a moonshot moment.
Airbus has designed and currently builds a variety of jets that can transport 100 to 600 passengers and everything in between using interchangeable fly by wire avionics. This is not so for Boeing. The mantra “If it’s not Boeing I ain’t going” has been upended, due to the company seemingly losing its drive for innovation. I am confident that this iconic American company will find its moon shot moment again, and with the upcoming B-777X will regain its leadership status and do Mr. William Boeing proud.
Nonprofit and business leadership can take a lesson from Boeing and not be reactive by thinking short term. The goal is to have a forward thinking fundraising plan that will sustain the organization. GrantWatch provides a “grants calendar”, so that organizations can continue to fund their current programming and also look to the future and innovation.
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Pima Air and Space Museum
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The Pima Air and Space Museum in Tuscan is known to be the largest privately funded air museum in the world. The ideal attraction for aviation buffs, the Pima Air and Space Museum is spread across 80 acres and houses over 300 airplanes in 5 huge hangars,...more
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The Pima Air and Space Museum in Tuscan is known to be the largest privately funded air museum in the world. The ideal attraction for aviation buffs, the Pima Air and Space Museum is spread across 80 acres and houses over 300 airplanes in 5 huge hangars, as well as a number of historical artifacts. Visitors to the museum will come across the SR-71 Blackbird; which is world’s fastest plane, as well as the Lockheed Tristar; which was used by John Kennedy as Air Force One, a replica of a 1903 Wright Brothers Flyer and much more. Visitors can also enjoy a docent-guided tram tour of the museum and of the ‘Aircraft Boneyard’.
Adult (ages 13 & up): $15.50 Junior (ages 7-12): $9.00 Child (ages 6 & under): FREE
Recommended Visit Duration
Around 3 hours or more
Adults, senior visitors, young adults, families, children
Aircraft Boneyard , the more advanced airplanes as well as the historical aircrafts
Prayer Facilities
Muslims visiting the Pima Air and Space Museum will not be able to find prayer facilities within its premises. They will however be able to find a couple of mosques and Islamic Centers in Tucson, such as the Islamic Center of Tucson or Mosque Yousuf. When in need of prayer facilities, Muslim visitors can ask staff at the museum to direct them to the nearest one.
The Pima Air & Space Museum has a restaurant called Flight Grill which overlooks the Navy and Air Force fighters at the museum and offers great views of planes taking off and landing at the Monthan Air Force Base. Visitors will be able to find a variety of delicious snacks to suit all tastes and budgets, as well as dishes suitable for Muslims.
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Islamic Center of Tucson
901 E 1st St Tucson, AZ 85719 United States
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SOL is sailing with seven
April 11 - Swedish Orient Line (SOL) has increased the capacity and sailing frequency of its Gothenburg, Sweden - Zeebrugge, Belgium service due to the high growth and demand of cargo on this route.
SOL announced said that the cargo volume on the Gothenburg - Zeebrugge route has almost doubled in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year. As a result of the increased demand, SOL has increased the frequency to seven sailings per week in each direction. During the peak periods the company has offered two additional sailings per week.
"The route between Gothenburg and Zeebrugge has shown a very positive development since the beginning of 2016. With the additional sailings, we can fulfil the growing demand of our customers. It is always our objective to offer clients the best possible service. To further improve the booking process and the usability for our clients we are currently developing our online booking system,"says Ragnar Johansson, managing director, SOL.
The connection between Gothenburg and Zeebrugge, which utilises three vessels with a capacity of 2,600 lane metres, was added to SOL Continent Line's network in November 2014 as the result of a cooperation aggreement with Stora Enso. According to SOL, its continent line offers flexible transportation options for trailers, containers and project cargo, while its TransProCon division specialises in project and contract transportation utilising its wholly owned and commercially controlled ro-ro and lo-lo vessels.
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Expansion under way at Omega Morgan
USA-based Omega Morgan has taken full control of its joint venture with Sarens – Omega Morgan Sarens.
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Settlement allows paralyzed man to stay at hospital
By BARBARA PETERS SMITH
Adam Martin, 28, can live at Sarasota Memorial until he finds a home
With seven jurors chosen and a trial set for today, attorneys reached an agreement Thursday in the eviction case of Adam Martin, a 28-year-old quadriplegic living at Sarasota Memorial Hospital since September.
The settlement lets Martin remain at the hospital until County Judge David Denkin approves a discharge plan for him to live in the Sarasota community where he grew up — or at least in the state of Florida.
The breakthrough came after the state gave approval Wednesday for Martin's community placement, with 24-hour home care funded by Medicaid. Denkin signed a judgment that the hospital is entitled to evict Martin, but will not do so until a "safe and appropriate" living situation is arranged.
Martin's attorney, Elizabeth Boyle of Gulf Coast Legal Services, said that an apartment is available for him, but it may take 30 to 60 days for the state to obtain the medical equipment he needs — including a lift to help him out of bed — and hire caretakers.
"It's just a matter of pushing things into place," Boyle said, adding that she has applied to local nonprofits for help with moving expenses.
The agreement allows him to remain in Florida even if the Sarasota care plan falls through, Boyle said. Sending Martin out of state, she said, would require him to re-apply for Medicaid.
Martin has been paralyzed since June 2009, when his older brother accidentally shot him in the neck, injuring his spine.
Last September, unhappy with nursing home life and seeking care for an infection, Martin had himself taken to Sarasota Memorial's emergency room. The hospital receives no money for Martin's care, even though he is covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, because he has no medical diagnosis to warrant hospitalization.
After checking with hundreds of nursing homes, the hospital found one in Georgia that would take him, but Martin refused to leave Sarasota. On April 30, this triggered an eviction process — an unusual step Sarasota Memorial has taken three times in the last 20 years.
"This resolution will allow Mr. Martin to live in a setting that promotes independence and is more appropriate for his needs than an acute-care hospital," the hospital said in a statement.
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Jodie Foster will fight to the death for her client in new trailer for ‘The Mauritanian’
STX Films has launched a new trailer for drama ‘The Mauritanian’ based on a true story and featuring Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Based on Mohamedou’s New York Times best-selling memoir, the film centres on Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim), Captured by the U.S. Government, languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defence attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley). Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by the formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far-reaching conspiracy.
Directed by Kevin Macdonald the film stars Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley.
Also in trailers – Justin Timberlake stars in new trailer for AppleTV’s ‘Palmer’
The film has a UK release of February 26th.
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Big Idea: It’s Time to Recognize the History of Race and Baseball in Kansas: The Good, The Bad, and the Magnificent
By Phil S. Dixon
100 years ago, owners of independent Black baseball teams in the Midwest created the Negro National League. The League showcased talented Black players who were prohibited from playing for all-white Major League Baseball. These new teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs, went on barnstorming tours of Kansas and surrounding states, competing with other Negro League teams as well as local town teams. Early players and future Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, and Jackie Robinson all played in Kansas before they paved the way for the integration of Major League Baseball in 1947.
Kansas City Monarchs and the Hilldale Athletic Club (Pennsylvania) baseball teams at the opening game in Kansas City of the 1924 Negro Leagues World Series on October 11, 1924. Photo by J.E. Miller, K.C. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002719389/>.
Baseball is timeless and few fans will forget the crowds gathered in Kansas City to celebrate the Royals’ World Series win in 2018. Major League Baseball is big business in Kansas City, largely because of the success of the two-time World Champion’s team. But, believe it or not, before the Royals, there was even greater excitement for town team baseball and the popular Kansas City Monarchs.
The Kansas City Monarchs were among the most famous and most successful of the Negro Leagues’ clubs. Beginning in the 1920s, the Monarchs barnstormed across Kansas playing local teams and bringing with them diversity and inclusion, but it was no easy task. Barnstorming teams had to plan where to stay, how long to stay, and how to function in the world of segregated Kansas and surrounding states. Segregation dictated where players could sleep and what they could eat. “We had to go in the colored neightborhood if we wanted anything hot at all,” recalled Satchel Paige and shared on the National Baseball Hall of Fame blog. “If there was no colored in the town or no colored restaurant, we went to the grocery store again for baloney sausage.”
Manhattan, Kansas, native and Monarchs’ first baseman, George Giles said, “Accommodations were bad. Very bad! We [would] come to Manhattan [Kansas] to play and two had to stay in somebody’s house––two had to stay over here and two over there. Sometimes they’d fix meals for us at the Baptist church, or we’d go to the grocery store, because we couldn’t go to town to eat."[i]
For generations of Kansans, town team baseball was popular entertainment; the excitement fueled by the opportunity to see local teams play against powerhouses like the Monarchs. In the 1920s, the Monarchs barnstorming tours were legendary – the team “storming” into small towns for one and two day visits, often playing against the hometown team. Fans would fill the stands. A Monarchs match up against the Osawatomie town team was typical of a barnstorming exhibition game, with the Monarchs walking away with back-to-back shutout victories in 1921 and 1922, 6-0 and 5-0 respectively.
Letter organizing a game between the Wichita Monrovians and the Newton American Legion team. The game was played on July 8, with the Newton team winning by a score of 2-0. It was one of at least five games contested between the two teams during the 1923 season. The teams were closely matched. Each won twice, and one game ended in a draw after eleven innings because of darkness. Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society/Kansasmemory.org. Copy and reuse restrictions apply.
At Wichita the Monarchs and House of David set records with a paid attendance of 8,900 at the old Island Park. A game between the House of David and Kansas City had drawn upwards to 6,300 in 1933 at the same field.[i] A record for the new Lawrence Stadium crowd was set in August of 1934––during a Monarchs verses House of David game that attracted a crowd of 9,000.[ii]
Barnstorming Negro League baseball players came to Kansas, but they also came from Kansas. Ballplayers like pitchers Wilber “Bullet” Rogan and Richard “Dick” Whitworth of Kansas City, Kansas; infielders Carroll Ray Mothell, Elwood “Bingo” DeMoss and manager “Topeka Jack” Johnson of Topeka; pitcher Andy Cooper and catcher T.J. Young of Wichita; pitcher Chet Brewer of Leavenworth; George “Bacon” Brown of Independence, along with pitcher Albert “Pomp” Reagor and infielder George Sweatt of Humboldt were some of Black baseball’s most talented regional stars. They played for teams like the Kansas City Kansas Giants, the Kansas City Monarchs, the Topeka Giants, the Chanute Black Diamonds, the Wichita Monrovians, and many others.
Members of the Kansas City Monarchs, 1920s. The individuals are believed to be (left to right): Newt Joseph (seated); Newt Allen (seated); Carroll Ray Mothell (standing); Wilber "Bullet" Rogan (seated); T. J. Young (standing); Frank Duncan (seated); Halley Harding (standing in back); Army Cooper (standing in front); unidentified (standing); and, Leroy Taylor (standing). Image courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society and the Shawnee County Baseball Hall of Fame. Copy and reuse restrictions apply.
Barnstorming thrived until Jackie Robinson joined the National League in 1947, a move that was quickly adopted by the American League. The Kansas City Monarchs continued to barnstorm through Kansas until the team dissoved in the 1960s, leaving a legacy that survives today. The Negro Leagues – celebrating 100 years this year – paved the way for integrated baseball at a time of national segregation and served as a showcase for the talents for some of the greatest players to ever play baseball. How this history was made and achieved is a story for all ages. Now’s the time to recognize the history of race and baseball in Kansas, the good, the bad, the magnificent.
About Phil S. Dixon
Phil S. Dixon is a road warrior, a veracious interviewer, a tireless researcher and one of the nation’s top scholars on Negro Baseball League topics. He has interviewed over 500 players, their wives and offspring for a unique perspective of the American and Negro League baseball experience, works for which he won a SABR MacMillan Award (Society of American Baseball Researchers) for his excellence in historical research. He is best known for his 7 non-fiction books which includes “The Negro Baseball Leagues A Photographic History, 1867-1955,” a Casey Award winner as the best baseball book of the year in 1992. Baseball’s quintessential barnstormer is a designation he embraces. His work has been praised by a range of luminaries from Fay Vincent “Baseball Commissioner” to Stephen Jay Gould the famous “American Paleontologist.” Dixon is a Humanities Kansas presenter. His latest release, “The Dizzy and Daffy Dean Barnstorming Tour; Race, Media and America’s National Pastime,” continues that tradition.
Watch Phil Dixon's Big Idea interview:
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Negro Leagues 100th Anniversary video series from the Major League Baseball Network and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
"A Century of Change: Negro Leagues Centennial Celebration," KCPT Public Television
Wilber "Bullet" Rogan and the Kansas City Monarchs, by Phil S. Dixon
The Dizzy and Daffy Dean Barnstorming Tour: Race, Media, and America’s National Pastime, by Phil S. Dixon
The Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History, 1954-1967, by John E. Peterson
The Kansas City Monarchs: Champions of Black Baseball, by Janet Bruce
Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train, by Henry W. Thomas and Shirley Povich
Kansas Baseball, 1858-1941, by Mark Eberle
"Dean Brothers Face Negro Leagues Best in Barnstorming Tour," Miami County Republic, May 10, 2020
"MLB Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues," NPR, July 31, 2020
"A Road to Equality," National Baseball Hall of Fame
Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Check the museum website for hours of operation and health and safety guidelines.
[i] “House of David Certain of Win over Monarchs,” Wichita Beacon, 26 August 1934, 8B.
[ii] “Monarchs Win Before Hugh Crowd,” Wichita Beacon, 27 August 1934, 9.
[i] Hiller, Holly. “A Baseball Memoir George Giles, The Manhattan, Kansas Mercury, 27 May, 1984, D1.
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Charles Cox House
By J. Makali Bruton, October 23, 2016
1. Charles Cox House Marker
Charles Cox House. . . The "Trustees to the Portland of York Towne" deeded this corner lot to Charles Cox, "Inholder" and "Planter" in 1706. Cox probably built the house pictured here before selling the property in 1729 to Thomas Nelson, in whose family it remained for the next seventy-five years. The painting is based on photographs of the twenty-by-forty-foot "dwelling and store," with smokehouse behind, made before it was destroyed a half-century ago. . . . This historical marker is in Yorktown in York County Virginia
The "Trustees to the Portland of York Towne" deeded this corner lot to Charles Cox, "Inholder" and "Planter" in 1706. Cox probably built the house pictured here before selling the property in 1729 to Thomas Nelson, in whose family it remained for the next seventy-five years. The painting is based on photographs of the twenty-by-forty-foot "dwelling and store," with smokehouse behind, made before it was destroyed a half-century ago.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features.
Location. 37° 14.089′ N, 76° 30.448′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Read Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Early Colonial Custom House (within shouting distance of this marker); Custom House, circa 1720 (within shouting distance of this marker); Cole Digges House, circa 1730 (within shouting distance of this
The marker and the previous site of the Charles Cox House. The smaller marker to the left in this view is a sign indicating the direction to the nearby "William Rogers' (the "poor potter") Pottery Ruins."
marker); Cole Digges House, circa 1925 (within shouting distance of this marker); Nelson House, circa 1730 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Valley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Somerwell House (about 300 feet away); East Along Main Street (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.
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Shirtless, Horned Capitol Rioter Jake Angeli Demands Organic Food In Jail
01/12/2021 03:38 am ET Updated 4 days ago
He has refused to eat nonorganic food, claiming he requires a shamanic diet.
By Ed Mazza
Jacob Anthony Chansley ― a.k.a. “Jake Angeli” and the “QAnon Shaman” ― will be fed an organic diet while in custody as he faces charges in connection with last week’s deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol.
“He hasn’t eaten since Friday and he gets very sick if he doesn’t eat organic food – literally, will get physically sick,” his mother, Martha Chansley, told reporters, according to ABC 15 in Phoenix.
The U.S. Marshals told the station that Chansley will be given “a shaman’s strict organic diet” in accordance with the judge’s order to work with his attorney. A later statement from the court clarified that the order was pursuant to “any legitimate dietary needs Mr. Chansley may have.”
Chansley was photographed inside the Capitol as the riot unfolded, decked out in a furry costume and horned headwear. At one point, he even took the dais in the Senate chamber.
At least five people were killed in the attack at the Capitol.
Chansley was taken into federal custody on Saturday. The Justice Department said he was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He claimed he did nothing wrong and has not yet entered a plea.
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Upper Holloway charity works to empower women
Segi Adewusi
Published: 2:50 PM July 9, 2014 Updated: 8:00 PM October 15, 2020
CAST offers a range of activities with the aim of empowering vulnerable women. Picture by Rabbit and Pork Photography - Credit: Archant
In a modest building tucked behind bustling Islington streets a charity is empowering and supporting women.
Creative and Supportive Trust (CAST) in Lysander Mews, Upper Holloway provides a safe space for vulnerable women to enrich their lives by running free personal development and educational classes.
Within the centre women wander in and out of the office appearing relaxed and chatting freely to staff members. Two women stand comparing the clay sculptures they made earlier in a craft class. A small notice board propped up on the floor by a chair is filled with various reminders and details of upcoming events. One note reads “knitting is back by popular demand”.
The easy-going and open atmosphere seems to be the main draw of the centre, as one woman suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome explains: “You don’t have to perform at a certain level and you are allowed to have a bad day. The staff are actually positive that you have just made the effort to come in”.
A young woman diagnosed with bipolar who attends CAST regularly values the sensitivity of staff members. “I feel like I can talk about anything to the staff and no-one will judge me. If I said something in the big wide world they would judge me, but here they accept me for who I am”, she says.
CAST prides itself on specialising in helping women with a history of offending and those experiencing difficulties related to mental illness or substance misuse. The women’s only charity was established in 1982 by Lennie Speer, an ex-offender and members of Holloway prison’s education department, Jenny Cole and Richard Brown.
Women can be referred to the charity in a number of ways, including by a doctor, care-coordinator or support worker. It functions like a small scale college complete with an annual prospectus and offering up to 40 courses taught by professional tutors. Once service users arrive they can take classes within six core areas: health and wellbeing, personal development, creative arts, life skills, IT and moving on.
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Life coach Natalie Dee teaches groups as part of the centre’s six week managing relationships course which aims to “explore practical ways in which to build and maintain the trust in relationships”.
Ms Dee, a master practitioner in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), said: “It is all about you taking care of yourself,” she said. “The more you put yourself first the better you will manage relationships, the more confident you will be and almost everybody wants to be more confident. Then everything you do from that point forward will be a little bit easier. This is what it means to be assertive, it is about being clear. Who am I, what do I want and how do I put that across to another person? ”
Women come from all over London to attend CAST which is a five minute walk from Archway underground station. Classes are full and the centre is busy but the future of the charity is uncertain after this summer and additional funding is needed to sustain operations.
Jasmine Aktar, the director of CAST, believes that the charity is essential as it works to raise awareness and assist women who may not necessarily appear vulnerable. With CAST, such women are helped to transform their lives and are eventually helped to find voluntary work or paid employment.
“I feel very humbled by the impact of the work this fantastic charity delivers and by the dedication and commitment of the wonderful team, volunteers and trustees. Helping ex-offenders is not always a popular cause, which is why we need the help of very special people who look beyond the stereotypes to see the common humanity we all share.”
For more information visit www.castwomen.org.uk.
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Ottawa’s data dig
Stefan Dubowski
Published: November 28th, 2002
When Bob Carrick first got hold of the federal government’s discussion paper on “lawful access” – which describes the ISP’s role in divulging sensitive customer information to authorities – he wasn’t sure what to make of it. Laid out before him was a document describing either the steps required to eradicate electronic subversion or a dire warning for service providers and their customers.
The document hints at greater ISP observance of customer accounts and touches on network upgrades that could be costly to both carriers and clients. It mentions changes to Canadian law that would facilitate increased government scrutiny, but offers little guidance as to what those changes might be.
The paper unnerved Carrick, president of CanadianISP.com, an ISP directory.
“It’s too darned open-ended,” he said of the government’s 21-page missive, noting how the lack of detail puts service providers in a tough spot. “You can’t do cost justifications if you don’t know what you’re expected to do.”
Carrick is not alone in his trepidation. Others are just as worried, pointing out the government’s document, short as it is, might be long on bad news. It could oblige service providers to act like police officers, increase carriers’ costs and directly or indirectly affect corporate Canada’s bottom line.
Department of Justice Canada, which put out the contentious paper, could not be reached for comment before press time. Even so, industry insiders and observers are trying to figure out what “lawful access” really means.
“Any time any government is seeking additional power – additional intrusions – it behoves us as a society to discuss it,” said Lawrence Surtees, an analyst with IDC Canada Ltd. in Toronto.
He pointed out that the discussion should start not with the government’s document, but with another one from across the Atlantic: the European Union’s (EU) Cyber-crime Convention. It’s a treaty designed to keep cyber crime in check, and one that Ottawa plans to ratify.
The Convention claims to quell “the risk that computer networks and electronic information may…be used for committing criminal offences.” It requests that signatories “adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary” to cut down on illegal network and computer access, unsanctioned interception or interference, computer-related forgery, child pornography, et cetera.
In order to make life easier for enforcement agencies, the Convention suggests signatories should enact laws that direct ISPs to preserve stored data, disclose traffic information and allow authorities to intercept content.
So goes the Convention. But before ratification, Canada must enact certain changes at home to comply with the international law, and no one’s quite sure how this country plans to make nice with the EU without trampling on service providers and end users here.
Consider the notion of “data preservation,” an aspect of the Convention. Some people say it will blossom into a nasty case of expenditures for carriers and their customers.
At the offset, preservation is no arduous task. First the police would call upon an ISP to preserve customer data already stored. ISPs keep certain client info, such as credit card numbers, addresses, phone numbers and usage logs for billing. Served with a preservation order, an ISP would make sure not to delete that information.
The police would follow up with some sort of production order to attain the data.
Preservation alone is neither difficult nor costly. After all, it simply means ISPs would hold on to the limited customer data they already have.
Nonetheless, preservation could give rise to “retention,” which is a different prospect altogether. Retention means ISPs would track and log every chatroom message, every URL visited and every e-mail address accessed by each user. Some point out that retention undermines the hard-won trust that customers place in service providers. Others suggest it lays the foundation for privacy rights violations on the part of authorities and spells a free-speech chill online.
IDC Canada’s Surtees said retention could be incorporated into the Cyber-crime Convention. In a paper he co-wrote concerning lawful access, the analyst points to a “confidential agenda” put forth by the European Police Office (EUROPOL) that would see deep data retention become the name of the game.
“The [EUROPOL] directive would apply data-retention rules to any communications device and service, including landline phones, mobile phones, smart handheld devices, faxes, e-mails, chatrooms…” Surtees wrote. “One source has identified more than 700 types of Internet service elements alone that would be affected.”
If retention were made part of the Convention, how would ISPs handle it? Carrick said service providers would face a storage nightmare. Considering each user generates one to three Gigabytes of information per month, a small ISP would need to store hundreds of Terabytes. That means having to invest in new servers and software.
Carrick said ISPs would pass the costs associated with retention on to users. “I know a lot of ISPs have said flat out that they will add a line item on customers’ bills so they know it’s the government’s fault.”
As if the prospect of increased rates weren’t bad enough, the Convention could hit enterprises squarely in the pocket book, given a particularly jaded reading of the EU document.
Consider its definition of “service provider.” The Convention says a service provider is “any public or private entity that provides to users of its service the ability to communicate by means of a computer system.”
In the enterprise, employees communicate via the in-office data network. Does this mean Canadian businesses might count as service providers? Michael Power, an Ottawa-based partner with the law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, said it’s possible. Surtees agreed. But others insist Canada’s version of the Convention would not concern the enterprise.
“Our understanding is they don’t mean that to apply to corporate undertakings,” said Jay Thomson, president of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) in Ottawa.
The Canadian paper makes reference to an “intercept capability,” wherein an ISP should be able to capture a user’s electronic correspondence for further scrutiny. At issue here are the definitions of “cost” and “correspondence,” neither of which is spelled out in great detail.
Concerning cost, the Canadian document says, “Service providers would be responsible for the costs associated with providing lawful access capability for new technologies and services.” But it goes on to say, “They would not be required to pay for necessary changes to their existing systems or networks.”
It’s a confusing passage, said Thomson. “The big question here is, what constitutes new technology or, even more difficult, a substantial upgrade?”
Without details in the feds’ document, it’s difficult to know just what the government meant by this distinction. Thomson said it’s “a big hole in the proposal and it will be very difficult to deal with.”
The definition of correspondence also requires scrutiny. On the surface it appears the government simply wants information regarding with whom and at what time a user chatted online or via e-mail – rather like a telephone number trace, only for the Internet.
But the Internet is vastly more complicated than the telephone. It encapsulates a variety of communication technologies, including e-mail, chatrooms, instant messaging (IM) and even voice over Internet (VoIP) calls.
Let’s say the police request permission to view a user surfing, ostensibly to find out if he’s visiting a particular URL. During the spy game, the authorities get a sense of the user’s surfing habits – an overview of his online predilections unmatched by a phone number trace in the TDM world.
Does the online information go beyond the number-to-number data that police would garner from a number trace? “That is the fear and something we need to learn more about before we can adequately respond,” Thomson said.
Surtees said gear makers must be salivating at the prospect of peddling high-priced interception-ready systems.
“A practical question for the Canadian service provider is, are vendors going to want to sell them the Cadillac version? Who watches over the manufacturers?”
David Elder, a regulatory specialist with Bell Canada in Hull, Que., said he’s worried service providers will have to change stripes as well as various network elements. Given the manpower, time and technology that interception might require, does lawful access transform the service provider into a data traffic cop?
“We’re not in that business,” Elder said, adding that carriers walk a “delicate balance” between protection and privacy. Bell wants the federal government to keep in mind this tightrope act when it completes lawful access proposals.
Carrick and Thomson said the government is listening to the industry’s complaints. For one thing, ISP representatives said they are assured that legislative changes will apply to public service providers and not enterprises.
As well, the feds have opened the floor for discussion. The government is seeking public comments on lawful access and recently extended the deadline for submissions to Dec. 16. (See
www.canada.justice.gc.ca/en/cons/la_al
for more information.)
“The proposal has been worked out a little,” said Carrick.
But until the government comes out with its final word and ratifies the EU Cyber-crime Convention, it’s difficult to know how this story will shake out. All anyone can say for certain is Canada’s newfound focus on lawful access might make waves for service providers. And “you can be sure if ISPs have to pay for it, you and I have to pay for it,” said Power, the lawyer from Gowling.
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The MassCUE Influence and Advocacy Committee is planning an event at the MassCUE/MASS Conference at Gillette Stadium in the third week of October 2018…I have organized a panel to follow Steve Vinter’s presentation about how he organized the group and gained momentum for CS in MA schools.
The resident physicist has always maintained the view expressed in this article. Physics Should Be First in HSs. In fact, his response on reading it was: “I understood physics better than my High School teacher did. That encouraged me to become a physicist.” In addition this was presented at Alan November’s conference…which I unfortunately had to miss because I was in DC for a meeting of ASCD leaders!
Public school employees cannot lobby…I used to say when I went to the State House that I was “educating” legislators…I still feel that is a noble service.
I left this document with the aide of the Chair of the Joint Committee on Education: Testimony 3_7_16 about the Common Core and MA’s relationship.
Advocacy is no longer reserved for the professionals (although if you plan to influence rather than educate legislators, you might consider becoming a registered lobbyist). Everyone today has a way to express his/her opinion. Boston wants the public’s help to imagine high schools of the future – Metro – The Boston Globe
For many years ASCD refused to engage in any advocacy. The fear was that with such a large and diverse membership, they might adopt a position which would be anathema to some of the constituents.
That changed when I was serving on several boards and committees. MASCD (in fact most of the affiliates) followed suit. When I was President, we developed a couple of publications to help members understand and act on important issues. FOCUS provided in-depth reporting about specific issues, e.g. Social Studies Frameworks. SPEAKS was brief (one page, two sides) statement of MASCD’s position on important issues. February 2016 marks a new era in SPEAKS…to help members understand a piece of legislation which may become a ballot question we posted the first SPEAKS in many years. MASCD SPEAKS 2_8_16
And how ironic that a second SPEAKS was published on February 12, 2016, this one on the subject of charter schools. MASCD SPEAKS_2_12_16
This is a different kind of advocacy but one that is understood very well these days:
Shark Tank, the television show that provides a stage for entrepreneurs looking for support, featured STEM. Now we know the issue of STEM education has become important!
On the December 27, 2015 show, two young women pitched their “product” and succeeded in attractive two offers and accepted the offer of Lori Greiner: http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/episode-guide/season-07/6-week-6-rent-like-a-champion-hotshot-windcatcher-stem-center-usa
A college student reviewing this website, found two broken links for which I thank her, and asked if two organizations she has volunteered with could be listed. These are health related organization which are “lobbying” people to change bad health habits. Since girls often go into the health related fields when they consider STEM careers, it seems worthwhile to include them here: QuitDay.org, who has a great guide on quitting smoking for IT professionals (https://quitday.org/support/it-professionals-health/) and the American Lung Association, who also supports quitting for health benefits (http://lung.org/). The link to their home page is https://quitday.org/ Also check out https://quitsmokingcommunity.org.
Thinking about advocacy reminded me of The Conference for High Schools: Thinking About Tomorrow: Taking The Next Steps, organized by EDCO, MASCD, MSSAA and The Regional Lab with the help of Apple (which lent us 35 Powerbooks–some brought in from other states so we could capture each team’s metaphors, scenarios, concept papers, flow charts–however the learning could be captured) on September 30 to October 2, 1993. to help high schools think about how to organize themselves to use technology appropriately and effectively. This was around the time when I was working with the president of MITRE Corporation, Barry Horowitz. Stephanie Pace Marshall, president of ASCD and ED of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, IL, was a speaker.
I still have a 4 inch 3 ring binder with a copy of all the materials we prepared. At the top of the concept paper I am pretty sure I drafted, is a quotation whose origins I need to look up: “We cannot add wings to a caterpillar and get a butterfly.” That metaphor inspired the drawing on the cover of the program which also stated “the emergence of a New Partnership Paradigm.” That idea came from Acton-Boxborough’s (my then Superintendency although planning started when I was in Easton) Faculty Externship program…another story for another time.
I also remembered but could not locate the first MASS position paper on Charter Schools. I was the lead writer and had forgotten that a couple of colleagues from 1994, whom I still see today, were members of the committee which wrote the paper. It is far more complex than I recalled. I thank the staff at MASS for locating and mailing me a hard copy and the Vice President of IKZAdvisors for scanning it: Charter Schools and their impact on the other public schools.
The work in Iowa is extremely rewarding. This was published in the April 18, 2015 issue of the STEM Connector’s Daily: STEM Council Awards Scale Up Programs Across Iowa.
The MA Governor’s STEM Advisory Council sent a letter re STEM support to the Legislature signed by the members to solicit support for the pipeline fund.
I had the opportunity to attend the hearing at the State House in front of the Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, The Honorable Brian Joyce, Chairman. Although I could not remain to testify orally, I did leave the attached testimony with the Committee. The bill provides bonded revenue for schools to update their technology infrastructure.
At the meeting sponsored by the MBAE at Microsoft in Cambridge on March 24, 2014, Michael Barber presented a report he and a colleague conducted for the MBAE which called for a new reform agenda. The report made the national scene in Education Week, April 2 edition,Despite Lofty Scores, Massachusetts Advised to Set New Ed. Goals.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors of MassCUE on 9/27/13, the issue of the reauthorization of the e-rate was raised. With the help of ISTE, MassCUE spent time at the State House and received acknowledgment and support.
BEST (Business and Education for Schools and Technology) admired Maine’s one to one initiative. Many of us visited in the early days and then tried to convince MA to follow suit. Now there is a multi-state movement. What a good idea. Ed Week featured this story, ME Leading Initiative_Multistate Tech Buys, in the March 13, 2013 edition.
But about BEST, the website that was developed can now be viewed from this website’s splash page. It is the last link in the right hand column.
Incorporating Computer Science in MA Education
At the MA Technology Leadership Council meeting on March 12, 2013, Kelly Powers and her students and colleagues made an effective plea to the Governor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHPQ7pqgBpQ
The Working Group for Educator Excellence (WGEE) through its committee called IDEA (Information, Dissemination, Education, Advocacy) is working on enabling legislation that is being proposed in May 2013, led by Senator Hariette Chandler.
Summaries of Selected Reports. The last few years have seen the publication of many reports and proposals for dealing with the challenge posed by the current insufficient numbers of STEM trained employees to fill all the open positions in the Commonwealth and the nation. A subsequent and significant challenge is to act on the recommendations from the reports. While there are many complementary and reinforcing ideas, the sheer quantity is a bit overwhelming. And winning the support of the appropriate decision/policy makers is a challenge and an opportunity. Research and studies bolster proposals for funding and support. That is why the reports are included in the advocacy section. These summaries were written for MA STEM Summit attendees (all are in pdf format with the Summit logo):
National Mathematics Panel
The Brookings Institute Report on Eighth Grade Math
The Rennie Center’s Elementary Science Report
The STEM Readiness Agenda from the Governor
Tapping America’s Potential (TAP)
The SETDA STEM Report
21st Century Workforce Development (MBAE)
Science and Technology Legislative Caucus
Life Sciences Talent Initiative
21st Century Skills Task Force Report
Important But Not For Me
President-Elect Obama’s STEM Agenda
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Resources 1.0
Instructional Activities
MA STEM History
Writing & Publishing & Speaking
Global STEM Education
Other people’s commentary
Being An Educator Matters
Stories Worth Reading
Reflections and Observations
Civics and Civility
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Home Advertising AOL Plans to Double ATDN Capacity with Cisco Routers
AOL Plans to Double ATDN Capacity with Cisco Routers
By Thor Olavsrud | May 10, 2001
After reporting the first quarterly loss in its history and seeing its stock price dip six percent Wednesday, Cisco Systems returned Thursday with upbeat news that it has expanded its technology and marketing relationships with Internet and media giant AOL Time Warner.
AOL Time Warner, the world's largest ISP more than three times over (and that doesn't count its international subscribers, CompuServe subscribers or Gateway.net subscribers), is looking to double the capacity and coverage of its AOL Transit Data Network (ATDN), and it plans to use Internet routers from Cisco's flagship 12400 family to do it.
The routers will add capacity, performance and scalability which will allow AOL to increase its network size, and significantly increase its points of presence (POPs).
The entire 12000 series of Internet routers are based on a distributed architecture that delivers an IP+Optical networking foundation. According to Cisco, the new 12400 family deliver the high levels of scalability and performance and are capable of guaranteeing high priority packet delivery -- a combination that Cisco said makes it the premier platform for building 10Gbps OC-192/STM-64 IP+Optical infrastructures.
"Providing products and services to build-out AOL Time Warner's core and backbone networks, and expand their network up to OC-192 speeds are critical steps in helping extend their reach and offer the most innovative services to its customers," said Keith Fox, vice president for marketing at Cisco.
The expanded relationship between the two companies also sweetens the pot for Cisco. Utilizing its newly expanded reach into the media world, AOL will allow Cisco to market its products and services across a range of traditional and interactive media properties including the AOL service, Fortune.com and Time Warner print and cable divisions.
"This agreement highlights the value and variety of marketing resources that AOL Time Warner can offer our partners," said Bob Pittman, co-chief operating officer of AOL Time Warner. "Cisco has been a leading partner for core IP technology for years, and their continued leadership and innovation helps us provide the best online and cable access to consumers everywhere."
Fox added, "America Online is one of our most valued technology customers. With this agreement, we can better meet our range of advertising, sponsorship and marketing needs by expanding our online marketing programs across AOL Time Warner properties."
Still, Cisco is not AOL's only networking technology partner. The company expanded a similar agreement with Cisco competitor Foundry Networks in March.
Under that deal, Foundry agreed to provide AOL with networking products and services in exchange for advertising across AOL properties including the America Online service, Netscape.com, Time Inc. publications and on the Turner Broadcasting System.
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Now Republicans and Democrats alike want to rein in Big Tech
In banning Donald Trump, Twitter and Facebook hoped to quell complaints — from Democrats and others — that they have allowed the US president to use their platforms to sow misinformation and hate.
In doing so, however, they have amplified a complaint long made by conservatives, which is that too much political influence is now wielded by a handful of private technology companies which can decide who can and cannot reach their audiences.
The events of the past week have given ammunition to critics on both sides who want stricter regulation for social media platforms.
“The actions of the technology companies last week were legal, there is no question about that,” said Jameel Jaffer, the executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. “But they also underscore the immense power that some of these companies now have as gatekeepers to the public square.”
Facebook and Twitter both barred Mr Trump after deciding his actions during last week’s riot by his supporters in the US Capitol amounted to an incitement to violence.
But if the platforms hoped to stave off the threat of regulation from Democrats — who last week secured control of the Senate to add to the House of Representatives and the White House — they look to have been unsuccessful.
Richard Blumenthal, one of the Democratic senators who has led attempts to introduce stricter regulation on large technology companies, said the riot at the Capitol would “renew and focus the need for Congress to reform big tech’s privileges and obligations”.
The part of the law that Mr Blumenthal and his Senate colleagues want to revisit is the legal protection granted to online companies at the birth of online communication. Under Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, internet platforms can publish and moderate content from third parties without being held legally liable for what they say.
The companies call this part of the law the “twenty-six words that created the internet”.
Critics say companies have grown to possess such power over political speech that those legal protections should no longer apply.
Both Mr Trump and Joe Biden, the Democratic president-elect have in the past called for the repeal of Section 230, and several members of Congress are working on bills that would limit when it applies. The problem is that there is little agreement on what those limits should be.
Daphne Keller, director of the Program on Platform Regulation at Stanford University, said: “Democrats and Republicans both agree they want to change Section 230, but they both want to do it for different reasons. Democrats want platforms to take down more, but Republicans want them to take down less.
“The question is whether either side has the votes to be able to get something passed.”
Twitter barred Donald Trump after deciding his actions during last week’s riot by his supporters in the US Capitol amounted to an incitement to violence © EPA-EFE
Lindsey Graham, the Republican from South Carolina who is the outgoing chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, has proposed only allowing companies to enjoy immunity from libel law if they sign up to a set of best-practice guidelines which would be set by an independent commission.
He is promoting a measure which would phase out Section 230 if a replacement is not agreed by 2023.
Brian Schatz, the Democratic senator from Hawaii, and his Republican colleague John Thune, from South Dakota, have jointly proposed a law which would force companies to be more transparent about how they and why they moderate content.
Both Facebook and Twitter say they would support some restrictions on Section 230, though have not said exactly what. Industry lobbyists argue that anything but the most minor of changes will make companies less likely to moderate content in an effort not to be classified as publishers.
Meanwhile, a similar debate is playing out outside the US. In the UK, Matt Hancock, the health secretary, argued that the decision to ban Mr Trump “raises questions about [social media companies’] editorial judgments and the way that they’re regulated”. In Germany, chancellor Angela Merkel called Twitter’s move a “problematic” breach of the “fundamental right to free speech”.
American lawyers say Facebook and Twitter acted legally in barring Mr Trump, since the duty to guarantee free speech under the first amendment of the US constitution applies only to the government, not private companies.
This is the case even when the companies in question have significant power over online speech.
Last year a US appeals court knocked down a complaint by Prager University, a rightwing YouTube channel, that the video-sharing site had violated its right to free speech by limiting its reach.
The judge ruled: “Despite YouTube’s ubiquity and its role as a public-facing platform, it remains a private forum, not a public forum subject to judicial scrutiny under the first amendment.”
US supporters of stricter regulation are paying close attention to what happens in the EU, where the proposed Digital Services Act would give users the right to challenge social media sites which remove their content.
Gregory Magarian, a law professor at Washington University, said: “Europe has shown that it is possible to apply incremental regulations to technology companies without strangling them or killing their business models. If it can be done in Europe and elsewhere, it can be done here.”
This article was first published at https://www.ft.com/content/e7c1a64f-b2d9-423b-a86c-f36d1c4e71b7
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Huge crowd will witness 2018 Tennent's Irish Cup final
More than 11,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s Tennent’s Irish Cup Final between Cliftonville and Coleraine.
All hospitality tickets, as well as the neutral section, are now completely sold out.
A limited number of tickets are still available in the North Lower stand for Cliftonville supporters, while a small number of tickets remain in the West Stand for Coleraine fans.
All tickets can be purchased online up to 1pm on Saturday.
To buy a ticket for the game click here
Tickets can not be purchased on the gate and therefore all supporters are advised to purchase tickets in advance.
The showpiece Tennent's Irish Cup Final takes place at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park with kick-off at 2.30pm.
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Symposium on “The Future of Indonesian Politics: Analyzing the Outcomes and Implications of the 2019 Elections”
This interactive two-day Symposium brought together experts to discuss topics ranging from the state of democracy, ethnic and religious fault lines, the role of Islam, to the future of Indonesian politics.
INDONESIA STUDIES PROGRAMME
Thursday-Friday, 11-12 July 2019 – Co-organised by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, with sponsorship from Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), the Symposium on “The Future of Indonesian Politics: Analyzing the Outcomes and Implications of the 2019 Elections” took place at ISEAS. This interactive two-day Symposium brought together experts to discuss topics ranging from the state of democracy, ethnic and religious fault lines, the role of Islam, to the future of Indonesian politics. It drew over 126 attendees.
The opening panel delivered the welcome remarks. From left: Mr Patrick Rueppel, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; Mr Choi Shing Kwok, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute; and Dr Philips Vermonte, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia). (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
The event kicked off with Welcome Remarks by Mr Choi Shing Kwok, Director of ISEAS; Mr Patrick Rueppel, Senior Program Manager at the KAS; and Dr Philips Vermonte, Executive Director of CSIS Indonesia. Mr Choi and Mr Rueppel highlighted the impact of Indonesia’s political dynamics, particularly the 2019 elections, for the region as well as international society. Meanwhile, Dr Vermonte facilitated the discussion among scholars to assess the state of democracy in the country, and making sense of its politics for the next five years.
For the Distinguished Plenary Session on Day 1, we have Ms Alissa Wahid (left) and Dr Sandra Hamid (right) with Dr Hui Yew-Foong as moderator of the session. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
The first distinguished plenary session featured Dr Sandra Hamid (Executive Director of The Asia Foundation, Indonesia) and Ms Alissa Wahid (National Director of Gusdurian Network Indonesia). Dr Sandra brought up the issue of the Java and non-Java divide, as well as ethnic and religious fault lines, in shaping Indonesia’s political landscape in the recent election. In addition, Ms Alissa explained that the current religion-based majoritarianism influenced the growth of religious exclusivism. Dr Sandra asserted that the upcoming elections for regional heads will influence how the 2024 presidential election will unfold.
Panel 1 was helmed by Dr Max Lane (left) and Dr Firman Noor (right) with Mr Made Supriatma (middle) as the moderator. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Panel 2 was delivered by (from left) Dr Ian Wilson, Dr Amalinda Savirani, Dr Siwage Dharma Negara who moderated the session, Dr Yose Rizal Damuri and Dr Puspa Delima Amri. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Three topical panels followed the distinguished plenary session on the first day. The first panel featured Dr Max Lane (ISEAS) and Prof Firman Noor (Indonesian Institute of Sciences), who discussed issues related to changes, continuity, and stability of democracy in Indonesia. Panelists for the second panel, Dr Ian Wilson (Murdoch University), Dr Amalinda Savirani (Universitas Gadjah Mada), as well as Dr Yose Rizal Damuri and Dr Puspa Delima Amri (CSIS), discussed the political economy of the election by providing interesting observations on the act of militias and labour unions in political mobilisation, as well as the economic voting behaviour of the people.
Final panel of Day 1 – With moderator Dr Norshahril Saat (second from left), Dr Quinton Temby, Mr Thomas Power and Dr Ahmad Najib Burhani. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
The third panel, as the last panel of the first day, featured Dr Quinton Temby (ISEAS), Mr Thomas Power (Australian National University), and Dr Ahmad Najib Burhani (ISEAS) in discussions on the mobilisation of Islam in the elections. They discussed Islamisation, the impact of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) throughout its career in the country’s politics, as well as the unique trend of flipping votes from Jokowi to Prabowo in Madura, East Java, which was one of the biggest core areas of Nahdatul Ulama (NU).
Kicking off Day 2’s plenary session, moderated by Dr Hui Yew-Foong (middle), with Mr Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, Vice-Presidential Candidate for 2019 Indonesia Election (left) and Dr Philips Vermonte, Executive Director of CSIS Indonesia (right). (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
The second distinguished plenary session on the second day brought together vice presidential candidate Mr Sandiaga Uno and CSIS’s executive director Dr Philips Vermonte to share their thoughts on the current state of democracy and the future of Indonesian politics. Citing data collected during and after the campaign period, Mr Sandiaga believed that the 2019 Indonesian elections was centered on the economy rather than religion. He argued that his loss of the election was due to the lack of exposure on mainstream media such as television and radio. Reflecting on his political campaign, he was pleased to have successfully engaged the emak-emak (stay-home mums) and pledged to expand small entrepreneurship projects such as Oke Oce and Rumah Siap Kerja. Dr Vermonte agreed with Sandiaga that the 2019 presidential election was about the economy, but was also laced with religious and identity-related sentiments. The 2019 elections were affected by foreign and domestic events like Brexit and the US-China trade war, and the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election and the 2018 regional elections as well. He pointed out that President Jokowi’s role and actions taken in his second term would substantially shape the upcoming 2024 elections.
Second panel of Day 2. From left, Dr Leo Suryadinata, Dr Quinton Temby (moderator) and Mr Noory Okhtariza formed the panel. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Panel 3 of the day – With Dr Djayadi Hanan, Prof Okamoto Masaaki and Ms Dyah Ayu Kartika. Dr Ross Tapell (second from left) is moderator of the session. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Topics on identities and representation were discussed in the fourth panel by Dr Leo Suryadinata (ISEAS) and Mr Noory Okthariza (CSIS). Dr Suryadinata asserted that Chinese Indonesians are more integrated with Indonesian politics than before. The memories of the Sukarno era have been fading away. On the issue of voter turnout, Mr Okthariza discussed the voting patterns in the presidential election based on data from polling stations. Following that, the fifth panel featured Dr Djayadi Hanan (SMRC), Prof Okamoto Masaaki (Kyoto University), and Ms Dyah Ayu Kartika (PUSAD Paramadina) in a discussion about cyber politics and fake news.
The final discussion panel of the day – Dr Budi Irawanto, Dr Deasy Simandjuntak and Mr Made Supriatma. Dr Philips Vermonte (second from left) is moderator of the session. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
The last panel of the symposium highlighted regional electoral dynamics. Dr Budi Irawanto (ISEAS) covered the election in Central Java, Dr Deasy Simandjuntak (ISEAS) discussed the importance of identity politics in Sumatra, while Mr Made Supriatma (ISEAS) pointed out that money and patronage politics played a vital role in mobilising voters in South Sumatra and Lampung provinces.
A group photo of our speakers and moderators. (Credit: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
The forum attracted scholars, government representatives, diplomats, NGO activists, businessmen and media. Participants left with new insights about the future of Indonesian democracy from the panels and the Q&A sessions. Overall, the outlook for Indonesian politics was that identity issues will continue to be influential, particularly in elections. The upcoming regional elections would be significant battlefields leading up to the 2024 elections.
The Symposium interprets the results of the 2019 elections in Indonesia from various perspectives. What seems very clear is that divisions in the Indonesian electorate is deepening. Political divisions occurred at geo-spatial, religious and ethnic levels. Panelists generally predict that these divisions will continue to impact the course of Indonesian politics for the next five years.
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Art Unit Sydney 1982-85 ...
Art Unit logo ...
A Sleeper's Dream in the Tomb of the Unknown Human.
This single image of Jack Cheslyn asleep in the midst of a set for a theatrical production at Art Unit came to typify all that the place was. It became the single most powerful image of that time and place.
Art Unit was an extraordinary experimental art space and artist facility that emerged in Sydney in the early eighties. It was a site for collision and collusion of artistic practice and incorporated several exhibition venues, a performance venue, a darkroom, silkscreen printing studio and a sound studio.
Art Unit's first poster.
The origins of Art Unit began in 1978-79 in both Sydney and Adelaide. The Experimental Art Foundation (EFA) in Adelaide was the site of extended performance programs by a hard-core group of artists and students. In Sydney, Side Fx in Darlinghurst was operating intermittently as live in studios, cabaret venues and was presenting shows by a large loose collective of artists.
Art Unit goes out West ...
In 1980 as a final year thesis at the South Australian School of Art a model was hypothesized by Robert McDonald that would locate itself between both operative artists projects – anonymously to be called ‘Art Unit’. The model was determined for operations in Sydney in the early 1980’s. Most of 1981 was spent working in factories to raise a working capital and the research locations of Art Unit.
The Face of Art Unit ...
By 1982 two adjoining derelict factories were found in Alexandria and Robert McDonald, Juilee Pryor and friends commenced initial renovations. Art Unit opened its doors on Good Friday 9th April 1982. It closed its doors finally on the 3rd of February 1985. And in-between it raised the roof on a regular basis.
Social Sculpture ...
The artistic/political practice of Art Unit coupled with its extreme street appeal and popularity with artists, performers and musicians and the ease with which it produced its own propaganda immediately brought it into confrontation with the funding bodies who controlled the cultural industry of the times.
Art Unit bar ...
The energy of Art Unit was exceptional and to this day it remains an unrepeatable achievement. It could be said that music was its heartbeat and more that 60 bands played at the venue during the three years of its existence. Encapsulating experimental music, punk, music/performance, rock and roll, jazz, orchestral and ethnic song and dance.
Art Unit Bienalle exhibition 1984...
Along with the music came the art with more than 870 artists exhibiting their work during this same period and there were several large scale theatre productions as well. Art Unit’s printing facilities were well used during this time with some 55 original posters being designed by the best and most original artists of the time being produced.
The big triad poster Art Unit 82 ...
Art Unit’s printing facilities were well used during this time with some 55 original posters being designed by the best and most original artists of the time being produced. More than 10,000 hand pulled posters and tee shirts were printed for our own events including the distinctive triad poster and the skull tee shirt that both became synonymous with Art Unit.
Mandy and Juilee Pryor 1982 ...
This photograph of my sister and I was taken just a few weeks before Robert and I opened Art Unit for the first time. We were both working in factories in the western suburbs of Sydney to raise the start up capital needed while we established contacts and scouted out likely buildings.
Robert McDonald 1983 ...
Robert's energy was critical to getting Art Unit going while Juilee's perception shaped the project right from the start. This image shows Robert in 1983 manning a stall at an independent music festival in Sydney.
Peter 'Jack' Cheslyn ... RIP
Jack was a legendary performer and painter who was completely involved in all aspects of Art Unit right from the very start in early 1982. He sadly passed away in the late 90's in Sydney and is greatly missed.
Minda Idiot ... RIP
Mandy Pryor was a legendary singer/songwriter with many bands but most notably 'The Real Fucking Idiots' in Sydney in the early 80's. She lived at Art Unit for a short while and was involved in many performances and activities there. Sadly she passed away in late 1983 of a chemical overdose and is greatly missed by all.
Art Unit staff car ...
Gazing out the upstairs window over to the old railway goods sheds and the city beyond took up a bit of time and always there was the reassuring sight of our old station wagon.
Art Unit ...
Originally Art Unit was only the one factory at number 84 Henderson Road and this is what it looked like. While it was a fantastic space we were in quite a short time getting submissions for such ambitious works that by the end of the first year we were ready to expand into the vacant factory next door at number 86.
Art Unit skulls ...
Art Unit quickly established itself with a cult like base of fans and the iconic skull tee shirts and posters we created seemed to give that great power. This shot is of some skull posters drying on the floor of Art Unit before being posted up all over the city ...
The Passion Play Easter 1983 ...
During our first birthday celebrations Anthony Becker staged a brilliant mock tribute to Easter called the Passion Play. This is him up a ladder as the Jesus man.
Anthony Becker continues his brilliant re-interpretation of the myths told around Easter and the death of the Jesus man.
Artwork ... Art Unit ...
Cathy McKinnon held her final post-graduate exhibition at Art Unit in October 1982 with themes of textiles and dressmaking dominant.
Art work at Art Unit ...
A detail from Cathy McKinnon's final post-graduate exhibition at Art Unit in October 1982.
Art Unit poster ...
The poster for the final post-graduate exhibition for Cathy McKinnon along with the artwork it was taken from.
Theatre at Art Unit ...
The All Out Ensemble headed by Nick Tsoutus were early and committed users of the facilities of Art Unit. In this image Jack Cheslyn is shot during a performance of Situation Normal: Cut Up in June of 1983.
Robert McDonald performs during the season of Situation Normal: Cut up at Art Unit ... it was a sensation with sell out audiences every night.
Jonathon Mustard provides the music during the sell out season of Situation Normal: Cut up a story of drugs and corruption in a small city.
Theatre Art Unit ...
Nick Tsoutas stands among the drying posters during a season of performance by The All Out Ensemble at Art Unit in 1983.
Nick Tsoutas and Peggy Whallah and the crew during a poster run for the All Out Ensemble's season of performances at Art Unit in 1983.
Poster ... Art Unit ...
One of the many brilliant posters designed and printed by Art Unit. This one is for the All Out Ensemble at the Performance Space in Sydney in 1983.
Art Unit was very interested in current trends in pop culture as well as all things silk-screened and this small early exhibition of hand painted tee-shirts typified this.
Poster's at Art Unit ...
The posters generated by Art Unit were striking for their designs and also their distinctive triad shape. This one was on the wall in the printing workshop and got stenciled during a Crass Art exhibition.
Stencils ... Art Unit ...
During one of the Crass Art exhibition's people were free to experiment with their stencil designs on the walls of Art Unit.
Performance at Art Unit ...
Every summer the Anarchist Collective would host an exhibition of the art of the legendary British group Crass. This image is of a punk group providing the entertainment during one of the openings.
Another view of the performance during the opening of the Crass Art exhibitions held at Art Unit every summer. This group was a jam by members of several leading punk rock bands at the time.
Posters ... Art Unit ...
A selection of Art Unit posters by Tom Ellard and Crass Art and local band Kill the King.
Music at Art Unit ...
Music was at the very core of what Art Unit did and there were more than 60 bands who performed over the three years of it's existence. This is a jam by Louis Tillet and friends with Mandy Pryor on the mic.
Mandy on the drums during a free form jazz performance led by the brilliant musician Louis Tillet.
Upstairs at Art Unit ...
Robert and I lived upstairs in the factory of number 84 Henderson Road and below us was the main gallery and the darkroom and silk-screening workshop.
Silk-Screening at Art Unit ...
Robert at work in the silk-screening workshop at Art Unit. Art Unit’s printing facilities were well used during this time with some 55 original posters being designed by the best and most original artists of the time being produced. More than 10,000 hand pulled posters and tee shirts were printed for our own events including the distinctive triad poster and the skull tee shirt that both became synonymous with Art Unit.
Hospitality at Art Unit ...
Part of creating a great vibe was always found in the quality of the hospitality offered. One of the legends of Art Unit was the redoubtable Wart shown here manning the bar during an event.
Portrait of the late and legendary Ian Rilen and his wife Stephanie just before performing at Art Unit.
A pensive Ian Rilen waits upstairs at Art Unit before a performance by his band Sardine V.
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KāingaNgā Kaupapa | What's OnNewsPrevious years2015Design a new 'Welcome to Waikanae' sign!
Design a new 'Welcome to Waikanae' sign!
Published prior to 2016
The Waikanae Community Board is running a competition for the design of a new sign to replace the current ‘Welcome to Waikanae’ signs on SH1.
Waikanae Community Board chair Eric Gregory said the current signs are past their best and don’t reflect what Waikanae has to offer.
“We are a town of beautiful gardens and we’ve just won this year’s ‘Most Beautiful Large Town in New Zealand’ award.
“The current signs were made for the year 2000. Here we are 15 years later, a much changed community and about to start a multi-year programme to transform our town centre. We need to show off a bit.
“We are looking for a design that reflects Waikanae’s special characteristics - be it our historical connection to the Whakarongotai Mārae, our arts and culture or our beautiful beaches, rivers and gardens.”
The competition is open to all residents and the winner of the chosen design will receive a $500 prize.
Entries must be received no later than Friday 4 March, 2016 and the winner will be announced on Monday 21 March, 2016.
Go to www.kapiticoast.govt.nz/waikanaesign for the entry form and criteria. Entry forms are also available at Waikanae Library, Paraparaumu Library and Council offices on Rimu Road.
For queries, email [email protected] or phone Eric Gregory on 021 759 950.
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President Museveni museveni mourns Mandela
by Reporter
President Museveni has hailed the fallen South African president for his struggle for freedom of South Africa and its people.
In a condolence message to the South African president Jacob Zuma, Mr. Museveni praises the late and other colleagues for acquitting themselves admirably by doing what they ought to have done.
He says the challenge now remains with the current generation of leaders and those who are younger to consolidate the work of those elders and ensure that Africa is immunized against future marginalization and re-colonization.
Parliament will next week on Tuesday hold a special session in honour of the late former South African leader, Nelson Mandela.
Mandela passed away early on Friday morning at his home in Johannesburg after a prolonged lung illness.
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has told journalists that a condolence book will also be opened to the public to pay their last respects to the fallen leader and later sent to South Africa.
Kadaga described Mandela as a true example of good leadership, whose heroic acts in ending apartheid and promoting peace will never be forgotten.
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Mad Hatter Front & Back of House Do's and Don'ts
Our General Manager at the London Mad Hatter’s Gin and Tea party experience has been working in the events and bar industry for seventeen years. There’s not a lot of issues that Vincent hasn’t seen but he says that this particular project offered some surreal challenges, some very funny moments and, as he puts in his most professional voice, “some unforeseen insights.” - The Mad Hatter's Gin Tea Experience is running up until April 2020.
Here are six of the best!
1). DO PRE-PLAN FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES. When working with creatives eg. actors expect challenges. A lot of the early issues which cropped up could have been averted by better pre-planning. Make sure they have suitable regularly cleaned changing facilities, clothes storage areas, tea and coffee making station and a person who is responsible for their ongoing safety and happiness – preferably a senior manager.
2). DON’T UNDER-ESTIMATE BESPOKE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. On a project of this complexity, it was never going to be easy to find the right staff because every role was specialised and multi-faceted so most people had experience in one area, but perhaps not another. This meant that training was a ongoing process as each area had to have staff specifically trained on-the-job. Don’t underestimate the amount of training required for complex projects.
3). DO GET INTERNAL FEEDBACK REGULARLY. Feedback from staff and the creative team is vital. Although as a GM you are there daily for all shows, it’s easy to forget that their experience on “the floor” and in session differs from you own so put regular feedback arrangements in place eg. weekly meetings and nightly catch-ups.
4). DON’T IGNORE THE SMALL THINGS. In a set-up this intricate, small problems can soon grow if unchecked. A sound system which had a small crackle, and feedback on some of the mics, which we assumed were just general minor sound issues turned out to be a serious problem with the amplified and speaker system which needed replacing.
5). DO BRACE FOR THE UNEXPECTED. We offer six shows on a Saturday. Previously, we tried to re-set the individual stages for each show within a 30 minute window. That’s possible as long as nothing goes wrong. For instance if, say, a member of the public is unwell and is sick in all three main areas, they have to be shut down until they can be thoroughly cleaned. This had a knock-on effect on re-setting the whole venue causing the next show to be delayed We now have an hour to re-set between shows.
6). DON’T OVERWORK YOUR STAFF. This past winter has been tough in terms of sickness but our dedicated staff come in regardless, knowing that we don’t have a big team to fall back on. We schedule in downtime to give them as much rest as we can before the next busy shift. We also reward in small ways – but they work long hours and late nights – so keep an eye on their wellbeing at all times!
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