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For the past couple of days, my teammates, roommate (Hi, Kieran) and I have been blessed with the presence of the former Irish legend Colin Falls. Colin is a very mysterious being. You never quite know where he is in the world until he shows up on your doorstep with a case of water ("We need to hydrate"). At any rate, he has been living with us for the past couple days, working to get back into shape in order to go play overseas again (he has been nursing an injured foot for the past few months).
While enjoying the company and banter of C-Falls, we have done a fair amount of reminiscing in the past couple of days (past games, Coach Brey moments, etc.) Like in most cases, the best stories are often the ones that are not directly linked to the main subject (in this case, basketball). Thinking about all of our stories over the past three-plus years, I have put together a list of the Top 4 Non-Basketball Moments at Notre Dame.
I am fully aware that this could potentially be a "you had to be there" type entry, but I promise to do my best to describe the events in an enjoyable way.
4. Ryan's Self-Defense
During our fall break last year we spent the week in Chicago having a sort of preseason training camp. For one of the nights we had dinner at the ESPN Zone. After dinner we spent about an hour or so playing in the arcade,
and with our hotel within walking distance, left soon thereafter. In our haste we forgot something: Ryan Ayers. He must have been using the restroom or was somewhere else in the arcade, and soon after we left I
received a semi-frantic phone call from Ryan, wondering where we had gone and asking how to get back to the hotel.
Seeing this as a golden opportunity, Luke Harangody and I decided to hide and try to scare him (We are grownups). Finding a spot in between two buildings, we waited patiently as we directed Ryan to our location. With Kyle serving as our lookout man, we timed the jump-out perfectly. As soon as Ryan crossed our hiding spot, Gody and I both jumped out and screamed, "Give me your money!"
Now before I describe his reaction, I want you to picture Ryan: walking quickly, hands in pockets, trying to escape the Chicago cold as soon as possible. When we screamed, Ryan immediately fell to the ground, hands still in his pockets, and assumed the fetal position (if you've seen the show "Arrested Development," picture Buster). He remained motionless for the next 30 seconds, unresponsive to the familiarity of our voices. We almost felt bad; he really thought he was getting jumped. Needless to say, this was not one of Ryan's Raeshon moments, but perhaps a good lesson in self-defense.
3. Sweeney Todd Kyle: The Demon Barber of St. Thomas
Last year we played in an early season tournament in St. Thomas. In terms of basketball, the trip wasn't very memorable (1 win, 2 losses), but there was one incident that was worthy of a top-four nod. The night before we left, Tim Andree had asked Ryan if he could get a hair cut, and Ryan agreed. Using a 5-guard on the clippers, Ryan was executing a rather standard haircut. After a minute or so, however, Kyle McAlarney discreetly ended up with the clippers, removed the guard, and made his move. With one swift stroke, Kyle effectively "zeeked" Tim, leaving him with 4 inches by 2 inches patch of nearly bald head.
Unable to salvage a normal cut, Tim was forced to go pretty much bald, which was nice to have for the winter months in South Bend (he bought a lot of warm hats). For the next couple of weeks, Tim tried tirelessly to get Kyle back, but to no avail. Because of that day, no one trusts Kyle around anything sharp.
2. Magellan Zeller
A couple of Octobers ago, the entire team decided to go to the Halloween Scream Park in Niles, Mich., a solid 20 minutes away from campus. In a caravan of about five cars, we were soon lost — the Mapquest directions had quickly led us astray. We stopped at one gas station. Then another. Then another. Then a McDonald's. We were very, very lost.
After about 45 minutes of aimless wandering and wondering, Luke Zeller informed the squad that he had a GPS system and could plug in the address. What? A GPS system? This whole time? Really, Smoof? If you've ever seen the movie "Dumb & Dumber," this moment was equivalent to when Lloyd was wearing two pairs of gloves while Harry was bare-handed. That was the level of shock and amazement at Smoof's omission.
Once we moved past our disbelief, Smoof quickly entered the address into his GPS, and we were at the Scream Park within five minutes. We did have fun that night, but Smoof's (lack of) navigational help will always be remembered.
1. The Mecca Moment
I wish I had the security tape of this incident, as no words can ever express the hilarity of this moment. My sophomore year, we played St. John's at Madison Square Garden. It was the day after Kyle was suspended, and everyone was down in the dumps. We really didn't feel like playing and everyone was really quiet throughout warm-ups. One drill that we do before games is a basic shooting series, where a coach will feed us passes on each side of the court. On the left was Coach Balanis; on the right was Coach Kearney.
With Gody next in line, Ryan threw a pass that Coach Balanis couldn't handle. Without realizing the situation, Gody stepped, and delivered what could only be described as an overhead, Nolan Ryan fastball straight to the forehead of Coach Balanis. He stumbled left, he stumbled right, he stumbled in a circle, and then he fell to the ground. He tried to get up, but fell again. He tried to resume the drill, but couldn't maintain his balance or regain his vision. It looked like he had just gone 10 rounds with Ali in his prime.
The entire team erupted, and although we lost the game, that moment was the type that we needed to lift our spirits. To further immortalize the moment, during our next pregame warm-up, Coach Kearney came out wearing a facemask (yes, our coaches are all characters).
These four moments all really get at the same thing: no matter how weird or different my teammates and coaches are, I love them all.
Happy New Year to everyone.
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Lexus pits Saatchi against BLD in £10m scrap for Europe launch
Luxury car brand Lexus has invited its UK agency Saatchi & Saatchi to pitch against its European agency Dentsu-owned BLD Europe for the £10m European launch of its RX300 4×4 in May.
Luxury car brand Lexus has invited its UK agency Saatchi & Saatchi to pitch against its European agency Dentsu-owned BLD Europe for the &£10m European launch of its RX300 4×4 in May.
The move follows Stuart McCullough's promotion from director of Lexus in the UK to head of the Toyota-owned car brand's operations in Europe. McCullough, who is based at Lexus' European headquarters in Brussels, is seeing pitches from the two agencies next week.
The UK market often operates separately from the rest of the Continent because its sales account for about 70 per cent of the total European market. If BLD is successful, it will be the first time Lexus has run non-Saatchi advertising in the UK.
A decision has yet to be made on whether the pan-European launch will include television. If BLD wins the business, Saatchi may still be given a brief to create UK TV advertising because many European markets do not sell enough Lexus cars to justify the expense of a TV campaign.
Brussels-based BLD Europe was appointed three years ago to create consistent advertising for the brand across Europe (MW May 18, 2000).
The Lexus RX300 sports utility vehicle will make its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March and go on sale in the UK in May.


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HERMOSILLO, Mexico � Eight people have been arrested for allegedly killing two 10-year-old boys and a 55-year-old woman in ritual sacrifices by the cult of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, prosecutors in northern Mexico said Friday.
Jose Larrinaga, spokesman for Sonora state prosecutors, said the victims� blood was poured around an altar to the saint, which is depicted as a skeleton holding a scythe and clothed in flowing robes.
The grisly slayings recalled the notorious �narco-satanicos� killings of the 1980s, when 15 bodies, many of them with signs of ritual sacrifice, were unearthed at a ranch outside the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
While Saint Death has become the focus of a cult among drug traffickers and criminals in Mexico in recent years, there have been no confirmed cases of human sacrifices in Mexico to the scary-looking saint, which is not recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. Worshippers usually offer candy, cigarettes and incense to the skeleton-statue.
Larrinaga said the first of the three victims was apparently killed in 2009, the second in 2010 and the latest earlier this month. Investigations indicate their veins were sliced open and their blood was poured around an altar to the saint, he said.
�The ritual was held at nighttime, the lit candles,� Larrinaga said. �They sliced open the victims� veins and, while they were still alive, they waited for them to bleed to death and collected the blood in a container.�
Authorities began investigating after the last victim, 10-year-old Jesus Octavio Martinez Yanez, was reported missing March 6.
Those arrested included Martin Barron Lopez, 48, the alleged �priest� of the cult, who allegedly was responsible for killing the victims, and his wife, Silvia Meraz Moreno, who allegedly spread the blood around the altar.
The other suspects, many of them relatives, included people ranging from a 15-year-old girl to a 44-year-old woman.
HAVANA � A leading Cuban dissident has identified the mystery man who yelled anti-government slogans just before a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI this week before being hustled away by security agents.
Jose Daniel Ferrer told The Associated Press that the protester�s name is Andres Carrion Alvarez, and identified him as a 38-year-old resident of the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. Ferrer said the man was still in custody Friday.
The protester shouted �Down with the Revolution! Down with the dictatorship!� near journalists at the Mass at Santiago�s crowded Revolution Plaza on Monday. Video of the incident showed him being hit by an apparent first-aid worker wearing a white T-shirt with a large red cross, before they were separated. Security agents quickly took him away.
Ferrer is the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba opposition group in Santiago. He says Carrion approached another member of the group in recent weeks and expressed interest in their activism.
�We were able to identify him this morning,� Ferrer said, adding that two of his colleagues were trying to contact Carrion�s family. Ferrer said Carrion was being held at the Versalles police station in the city. It was not clear if he had been charged with any crime.
The government has had no comment, but a spokesperson for Benedict said the pontiff was aware of the incident and concerned about the man�s welfare.
PARIS � Police led pre-dawn raids across France on Friday in a crackdown against suspected Islamist extremists, arresting 19 people and carting off automatic rifles and other guns in authorities� latest response to a wave of terrorism that has shaken the country.
President Nicolas Sarkozy, intent on showing an all-out fight against terrorism as his re-election contest nears, promised more such raids as his conservative government responds to a spate of shootings in southern France by a radical Islamist that left seven people dead and two wounded.
Interior Minister Claude Gueant said there was �no known link� between those detained Friday and Mohamed Merah, the 23-year-old Frenchman who claimed responsibility for the killings in Toulouse and Montauban. Merah was killed in a shootout with police after a 32-hour standoff last week.
The raids in or near the cities of Toulouse, Lyon, Marseille, Paris and Nantes involved the arrest of members of a radical Islamist group known as Forsane Alizza � the Knights of Pride � that was banned last month.
Sarkozy gave no details about the reasons for the arrests.
�It�s in connection with a form of Islamist radicalism,� he said on Europe-1 radio. warning of more operations ahead aimed at expelling from France �a certain number of people who have no reason to be here.�
JERUSALEM � Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian protester in Gaza on Friday as thousands in the Palestinian territories, Israel and neighboring countries participated in an annual protest against the Jewish state�s land policies.
Security forces in riot gear deployed in high numbers along the frontiers of Israel and the Palestinian territories in anticipation of a repeat of last year�s violence, in which at least 38 people died near the borders with Lebanon and Syria.
But for the most part, protests were small and organizers kept demonstrators from actually marching on the borders.
The �Land Day� rallies are an annual event marked by Israeli Arabs and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who protest what they say are discriminatory Israeli land policies.
Gaza health official Adham Abu Salmia said Israeli forces shot and killed Mahmoud Zaqout, 21, and critically wounded another man as they were approaching the Israel-Gaza border during a demonstration of a few thousand people organized by the territory�s Hamas rulers.
The Israeli military said troops fired warning shots before shooting directly at Zaqout, in accordance with the army�s rules of engagement.
WARSAW, Poland � Thousands of people from across Poland demonstrated noisily Friday outside Parliament to protest government plans to raise the retirement age to 67.
The law currently allows women to retire at age 60 and men at 65, but Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to raise the retirement age to 67 for all Poles, saying it will increase pensions while reducing state debt.
The plan, supported by many economists, has angered the public. The unions are deeply unsatisfied by a new agreement the ruling coalition parties reached Thursday that would allow people to go into partial retirement earlier but with lowered monthly payments for the rest of their lives.
BOSTON � The commander of the Massachusetts National Guard has been suspended by Gov. Deval Patrick as the U.S. Army investigates allegations that he raped a subordinate nearly 30 years ago.
Secretary of Public Safety Mary Beth Heffernan told reporters Friday that Maj. Gen. Joseph Carter informed Patrick on Thursday he was the subject of an investigation by the Army�s Criminal Investigations Division.
A spokesman for the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Va., declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.
Heffernan says Patrick has placed Carter on paid leave. She says the administration was not aware of any investigation before Thursday.
The alleged rape occurred in Florida in 1984, when Carter was a lieutenant and the alleged victim was a private. Carter has denied the charge.
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How social media turns personalities into profit12·03·2016 Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)
The key to advertising is not being noticed, and new media has provided a whole new dark forest for the advertising industry in China, one that is increasingly difficult to regulate. Not getting fooled by ads used to be easy—but now they're hiding in search results and lying in wait in your favorite WeChat accounts.
Wang Xiaolei runs the WeChat account "dujinyong6" (六神磊磊读金庸), a successful example of social media advertising. Wang writes about the novels of Chinese wuxia writer Jin Yong and reviews ancient poetry from his WeChat account. In the early days of new media, this sort of account wouldn't have been worth much, but for advertisers today Wang's WeChat account isn't that different from a primetime TV show; his articles, after all, routinely hit more than 100,000 views, and those views are worth money.
According to iResearch, a market research and consulting company, in 2015, China spent 66 percent of its advertising RMB on online and mobile technology services, with only 24 percent going to traditional media. In the new media era, anyone with enough influence can be a billboard that can reach millions. Those with millions of followers on Weibo or WeChat can make serious money just by posting ads, and the more popular they are, the higher rates they can charge.
Unlike most social media accounts trying to rake in ad revenue, which try to hide their ads in their content, Wang's advertising is straightforward. He just puts the ads at the end of his articles. Sometimes they're relevant to his topic, sometimes not.
"I hate those advertorials, because they hide their intention to advertise. When you advertise something, you need to let others know that it's an ad. You can torture your readers with your articles, but you can't fool them," Wang told TWOC. Like many, Wang began his WeChat account for fun back in 2013. A year later, advertisers came knocking. Today, his account is making him considerable sums of money. When asked, he was cagey but said, "If your content is good enough, you are interesting enough, and work hard enough, it's very possible for you to earn one million [RMB] a year."
"You can't let the ads affect your content. You need to guarantee that if you cut out the ads, your articles are [still] acceptable. That's my bottom line," says Wang. "My readers always say they love reading my ads. But I understand that nobody really does. People say so because they are making allowances. But you can't write ads every day. If someday no advertisers come to me, it won't affect my writing…However, some people just can't stop themselves when they see an opportunity to make money."
"You can tell who is writing seriously and who is just writing for money," a fan of Wang, surnamed Li, says. "Actually I have unfollowed a lot of accounts because of their annoying ads. But it's not because they publish too many ads; it's because those ads have made their content boring."
But Wang isn't representative of the social media account advertising industry. Most social media accounts pay more attention to the traffic than the quality. It was recently found that many WeChat accounts with page views of more than 100,000 saw their views fall to only a few hundred after Tencent's background interface updated to cancel bots making fake traffic. On September 29, Tech.qq.com, a site owned by Tencent, published articles disclosing this "fake traffic" phenomenon with a screenshot showing an account with page views that dropped from over 20,000 to around 600 that day. The website further named eight WeChat accounts with the biggest drops.
This kind of page view fraud is very common and won't disappear anytime soon. Advertisers believe in statistics, so social media accounts need outstanding figures, including page views or "like" numbers, to attract the big bucks. When they can't earn it, they buy it. For them, it's a necessary investment. "It's a little ironic," says a senior staff member in an online marketing agency preferring to be referred to as Song. "In this case it is the advertisers who are fooled."
Both advertisers and social media marketers are finding that they need to pay more attention to how their ads hit the eyes and ears of the public, because last year the long arm of the law started to reach into the realm of new media advertising. In July, 2015, China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) amended the PRC Advertising Law to cover internet advertising. Previously, advertising laws did not apply to new media. The new regulations went into effect last September but were largely unenforced. This year, the SAIC updated new provisional measures for online advertising, which include the stipulation that all internet advertisements need to be labeled with the Chinese word "广告" (advertisement), and not other words where advertisement is only implied.
The event that triggered deepening restrictions for online advertising was a tragic one: the death of a college student named Wei Zexi. Wei had a rare form of cancer, and after searching on Baidu, he was led to try dubious and expensive cancer treatments. The hospital he went to claimed a high success rate in their ad, and they were featured prominently in the search results. But Wei didn't get any better and found that the alleged "most advanced technology in cooperation with Stanford University" was a lie. In April this year, Wei died. Afterward, an investigation exposed that the hospital had subcontracted Wei's controversial treatment to the Putian Medical Group, an organized group of entrepreneurs originally from the city of Putian, Fujian Province who set up private hospitals all over China. It also appeared that Baidu had close ties with this medical group, with a party official from Putian stating that these hospitals may have made up 12 billion RMB of the 26 billion RMB Baidu reported in ad revenue in 2013.
Wei's tragedy sparked a considerable outcry among the Chinese public that threw the concept of "paid listings" into the limelight, with many demanding the search engine's paid listings for medical facilities be banned. According to an ad hoc online poll conducted by Sina.com, which attracted more than 17,000 responses, over 50 percent of the participants thought "the inaction of medical regulators" was the main reason for Wei's death, while more than 35 percent blamed Baidu's system of search engine optimization.
China's new regulations in this area have deeply impacted some of the country's most prominent internet giants. Among all the segments of China's online advertising industry, "search-engine advertising" makes up the largest, with a 32.6 percent market share. Baidu is probably the best example, allowing paying clients give big bucks so that they can show up at the top of the search results, with just a little label reading "promoted by Baidu" next to the ad. Before the regulation came around, approximately 96 percent of Baidu's revenue in 2016 was to come from internet advertisements. E-commerce giant Alibaba was expected to rely on ads for 59 percent of its estimated income in 2016, and Sina Weibo, the Twitter-like social media platform, was going to obtain 87 percent of its revenue from ads, according to data from Credit Suisse.
Wang was quick to add the "广告" sticker to his wuxia articles to get in line with the new regulations. "We should let readers know that they are ads. It's not good for the accounts to abuse their reputation," says Wang.
Other social media accounts, however, have not been so scrupulous and are nearly impossible to regulate. A social media account is very far indeed from a search giant like Baidu, so Song doesn't believe the new regulations will change things on the social media front. "Sometimes a woman can just post a video of her makeup application, in the name of sharing some makeup skills, and those products she uses and displays on her desk are product placements for which she is paid," Song explains. "In this case, the online celebrity won't label her article as an advertisement, even after the new regulation. That person can always insist that they were just sharing personal experiences."
This type of stealth marketing is the bread and butter of the social media advertising sphere. For example, you may find a post published by an online celebrity on his or her Weibo, sharing her experiences on losing weight. In the article the writer will suggest a low-calorie diet, exercise routines, and just happens to casually mention a "slimming tea" brand you should try. In these cases, the authorities are forced to wonder, how do you regulate a recommendation?
The regulations aim to draw a clear line between online ads and non-ad information to fight against misleading and malicious ads, but Song still has reservations about how effective these new guidelines will be. "Of course it will make a difference to regulate the paid searches; both the advertisers and the search engine will be more careful. But, you know, search engine optimization is a comprehensive campaign and paid listings are not the only method," says Song.
The most common search engine optimization route takes a little longer than simply doling out money to a search engine. "If you want a certain cosmetic brand to have a good spot on the search result page when you search 'cosmetic products', you can publish articles on news websites, online forums, and social media, with the brand name and the key words like 'cosmetic' inserted in the title," says Song, describing the old but effective method of bumping a product up the search engine algorithm chain. Regulating this sort of advertising blitzkrieg, which has been around since the internet itself, is difficult.
In an age where every social media personality is a potential ad platform, there are platforms like Weiboyi.com and Chuanboyi.com, where advertisers and social media accounts can find their perfect match. Potential advertisers can check out the number of followers, average views, and business scope of an account. Account holders, meanwhile, can search for advertisers that might be seeking to hock items in which they are interested. On these platforms, social media profiles become more than just a record of one's life and interests; they are goods on display.
"Online advertising is a mature industry," Song says. "These social media accounts are a precious resource."
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We all know rugby's a physically demanding sport and if you hope to last a full 80 minutes you better be in good shape. Rugby training programs are a must for both men and women who play at the top level. There is a lot of talk about training differences for the genders. The truth is that training programs should be very similar. At the end of the day though, men and women play rugby on the same pitch and follow the same rules.
With women's Rugby Union training it is important to consider differences in hormones and metabolism. Because women have lower testosterone levels they will respond differently to weight training. The training principles are the same, but it is important to individualise progression based on their development! Women also have a slower metabolism, making weight loss more difficult. Again this just means it is important to see how they respond to the training and adjust the program based on their capacity.
Female rugby players are also more susceptible to injuries in their lower limbs, especially their knees and that's why many women's teams concentrate more on the skills of the game more than the physical aspect of it. It also means that injury-prevention based warm-ups are more important. These warm-ups should prepare women for the training regimen that follows. If the training session is going to include jumping, sprinting, and physical contact, then it's a good idea to cover these in the warm-up.
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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A copy of this vintage 1960s tourist map of Taiwan went viral on social media yesterday (Feb. 9).
The map, which was published in 1969 and is titled "Tourist's Map of Taiwan," includes a legend with symbols signifying cities, counties, railways, highways, scenic spots, temples, lighthouses, and hot springs. The map also includes a small map of Penghu County and another map of CPC Corporation gas stations.
American Reddit user ElpacoDeltaco obtained a digital copy of the map from the David Rumsey website and posted it on the social media website yesterday. When asked about his inspiration for posting the map, the Reddit user said, "I lived in Taipei, Taiwan for two years so the country will always have a special place in my heart."
As this map was printed at the height of the Vietnam War, and Taipei was on the list of options American soldiers could choose for R&R, likely foreign end users could be GI's.
Note that railway service had not yet been completed around the island, with a large gap in eastern Taiwan, while Highway 1 had yet to be built. Instead, there are many narrow gauge railway lines can be seen which are no longer in service.
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Part I: A Tale of Gratis Woe
It was with trepidation and a sprinkle of anxiety that I announced the giving away of three sets of books to mark the publication of The Bath Party: a bizarre reaction to something people should jump at, perhaps; but not quite so out of whack considering my experiences working London's markets.
My tale of gratis woe took place in the early 90s during a still-farting-very-loudly backside of an economic downturn.
In that vein it's a story best told arse backwards, starting where it ended: at an indoor-market in Croydon just over the road from the long-established Surrey Street.
A Shortcut to How I Got There
I'd started working markets towards the end of a summer. It wasn't first choice or even second; I needed an income and someone I knew already working them needed a partner.
It wasn't great, but getting up at the crack of when things (by UK standards) were still relatively warm was fantastic when compared to struggling for sales during the following gruesome snow-filled winter.
We'd started selling our wares (trying to, anyway) at numerous markets all over London, but a lack of customers and the onset of biting cold soon kept us firmly down East Street on account of then living just over the road from it (something meaning I always knew it as East Lane or simply 'the Lane').
It was there that I heard about a soon-to-be opening new indoor market right next to the one I'd grown up near.
Amongst all the doom and gloom, something new gave credence to the few embers floating about suggesting things were on the verge of up.
Knowing Croydon and its reputation for top shopping thanks to the likes of Allders, the Whitgift Centre and the already established market in Surrey Street, it was seemingly a fantastic location.
Plus, a guaranteed pitch and indoors to boot would be a Godsend.
A Brief Tangent
Many of the landmarks on the map are new to me.
'Cockneys of Croydon'?
Genuine Cockneys who've nipped down to make good before returning laden with booty and the hearts of others' loved ones . . . or yet more 'mockneys' taking the piss; mere regular Croydon types without any of the special Cockney skills like wheeler-dealing or eel jellying trying to catch a free ride on the coattails of years of glorious Cockney history and achievement?
Misappropriated use of the word Cockney is an ever growing problem – one stabbingly dealt with in The Bath Party.
Where's it all gonna end: the whole bleedin' country thinking itself entitled to have a good ol' Knees Up Mother Brown anytime it bleedin' pleases?
Is that what Brexit was really about: the rest of the country getting its grubby hands all over Cockney treasures and jewels like Rolling out Barrels while Following the Van down the Lambeth Walk (though without all the style and panache possessed by real Cockneys, of course)?
The E.U. had rules about that kinda thing, like how it looked out for Cheddar cheese, Parma ham and sparkling wine from Champagne.
Back to the Market
Things started off brightly enough with nearly all pitches let, but the cracks were already there to see for anyone willing to look.
It was spread between two huge rooms with an opening the size of a double doorway between them, meaning half the market couldn't be obviously seen.
But that, inconvenient enough, wasn't the biggest problem with the dual space.
It was the couple of large stairs between the two rooms: the majority of customers were mothers with buggies, more often than not laden down with bags full of already purchased goods; they had little to no interest in hauling their entourage up the stairs and even less in trekking back outside to walk up the slope at the side of the building just to enter by the rear.
Even it being the location of the market's 'food court' did little to encourage them.
A Special Mention for the Burger Van
(for it may very well serve as a wonderful metaphor for the whole sorry endeavour)
The people running it were probably the only people I ever met during my time working markets who were honest. Waaay too honest.
Their breakfast burgers, topped with a runny-yolked fried egg, were something to behold. Literally – as far away from the body as possible until all risk of squirt had past and any potential errant juice had come to nestle safe and warm in the soft white bun there to capture it, lest one wanted a very real, not to mention sticky, lesson in that whole 'once bitten' thing.
The owners were a lovely married couple from 'upt North' (Sheffield, I think), who in desperation had decided to sink all their recession-related redundancy money into the van. Stuck out of the way as they were, they had little to do beyond make small talk with the stall holders as we were pretty much their only trade.
In being mobile, part of the plan was to take it such places paved with gold as London.
Who could fault their preconception? Pete Beale and the market on Eastenders carried on like the word recession had never been invented; while traders suffered and went under in the real world, TV showed a smiley-faced bastard not only with enough money for a couple of pints at lunch but also to spend most evenings boozing too!
The market was open Tues to Sat. There was no way they were doing the journey everyday. Never mind time; they weren't taking anywhere near enough money to afford the petrol (gas) to get halfway home, let alone back again the next day.
But in that being the case, then likewise how could they afford to pay for somewhere to stay nearby?
One day, while happily chomping on a post-squirt breakfast burger, I asked.
Assumptions are terrible things, but when the answer is surely as simple as relatives in London, which would then inevitably lead to a bit of over-burger 'banter' about the football teams they supported, what harm could it do?
The more I learned, the more my chewing slowed; once easy swallows fast becoming slow knotted gulps.
They slept in the van, only going home on the two days off (and I only had their word for that last bit). This was way before the internet and the plethora of wireless access to entertainment that comes with it. There really wasn't much for them to do in there for entertainment beyond the obvious – right in that thin little gap between the serving counter and grill too.
At the news they both had a quick stand-up wash-down at the van's sink before cracking on every morning, runny eggs fast became the last thing I was in the mood for.
Next, Part II: Songs Mr. T. Taught Me
Thanks for reading. 🙂
N. P. Ryan.


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Credit scores pee on the rug, hump your leg
The folks at The Martin Agency, who created the inanimate wad-of-bills Kash character for Geico, are now portraying credit scores as shaggy, growling canines in a new campaign for FreeCreditReport.com. Kash never blinks a googly-eye, but these credit scores are darn feisty. Only FreeCreditReport can housebreak these puppies! Though silly in the extreme, the approach fairly accurately captures how it feels to be dogged (ha!) by numbers that can be tricky to manage or even understand. Does this mean the client has retired its signature struggling-band spots? "No way," says vp of advertising Mark Hriciga. "You'll definitely see more of them. Think of it like they're in the studio working on their next album and the tour dates will be announced soon." It's good to see the wanna-be rockers finally getting some credit.
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Test Driving
Whenever I finish a new piece of jewelry, I have to test drive it even if I just wear it around the house. I try to make sure that it is comfortable, that nothing falls apart, or pokes in your skin. This one passed the test.
This piece is for sale at Heart and Hands in Franklin on Main Street.
My morning walk inspired the color theme of the day.
Can you handle it?
I found a use for the last two antiques dresser pull that I had. These were so fun! I'm looking for some more. If anyone knows any good antique shops near me, please let me know.


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Pistachio probiotic frozen yogurt is here this week! It's delicate, fragrant, creamy and smooth. Something you will always remember and want more later.... : h
Other favors are Semi-Chocolate, French Vanilla, and Pomegranate Raspberry Sorbet.
Oktoberfest is also here too starting today at 5pm. Make sure you purchase your ticket in advance because it was sold out last year!
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Bicycling sometimes has natural distractions
This is my 10th year to ride in the Hotter'N Hell bicycle race. This amazing event is an experience like no other.
Because I suffer from what I call "Nature Distraction Disorder," there is no way that I could complete the legendary 100-mile route. Nature distracts me; I could never stay focused long enough to make Hell's Gate by the cut-off time. (Note: For the 100-mile route, you must meet certain speed requirements.) Instead, I slow down to look at the wildlife, plants and unique geology along the route. The shorter, slower-paced scenic routes suits me just fine.
Training for the big ride, I have encountered some fascinating critters. Once, I had a Monarch butterfly fly right in front of my bicycle for a stretch of my ride. It seemed to be enjoying the friendly competition. Near Bacon Switch Road, I have encountered a territorial roadrunner patrolling the roadsides for any signs of a quick rodent snack. He would run for a while, then make a short flight into a nearby mesquite tree. Just when I would build up some downhill momentum, I undoubtedly would come across a tortoise in the road. This absolutely demands a stop to check out what species it is or to make sure it crosses the road safely.
Usually around the beginning of August, riders contemplate wearing a face mask so that they don't get popped in the face by some humongous grasshoppers. This year, for some reason, I haven't been "grasshopper face smacked" even once.
Of all the critters that I have encountered on my training, the most beautiful was a bobcat crossing into a small ditch by Interstate 44. It was a cloudy day, darker than usual, which may have caused a change in its normal behavior. And of course, I occasionally would spot a lone coyote at a distance that never seemed too interested in sticking around very long.
Recently, the little blue stem bunch grasses on the roadsides have been a marvelous addition to the scenery. The sunflowers this year have towered above the rooftops. If I catch just the right breeze, I sometimes get a whiff of a sweet-smelling mystery plant fragrance.
The terrain explored on the HHH is distinctly TEXAS. If you ride the 100K, you can experience the ups and downs of the rolling hills before reaching the Electra rest stop. If you take the 50-mile route, you can ride by newly plowed fields, by ranch land dotted with prickly pear or yucca, and experience that slow challenging incline into the south wind toward the end of the route. One area traversed is a flood plain where you see the unmistakable red shades of sandy soil sprinkled with "salty" white layers. When I ride by these rusty red lands, I know that Burkburnett is not too far away, as well as the mighty Red River.
No matter how you enjoy the HHH weekend, as a participant, or possibly just passing through, please make sure that you leave our beautiful Texas landscape free of trash, not only for the safety of riders, but also for the critters that make the roadsides their home. Nature causes wanted distractions, but litter along the roads is a distraction we can all live without.


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Important Questions When Assessing Elderly Assisted Living Communities
Choosing the right elderly assisted living community for your loved one is important.
With each elderly assisted living community being so unique, it's best to tour several facilities and ask critical questions to determine which is best for your loved one to ensure proper care, safety, and quality of life.
To help you be prepared to ask those important questions, use the checklist included below as a guide in order to get the most out of your visit to each center.
If the questions here inspire more questions or concerns, include those as well.
Feel free to adapt this list to your own needs and those of your loved one.
- What's the ratio of staff-to-resident?
- What type of training does the staff receive?
- What experiences and credentials are required of staff members?
- How many are staffed during overnight shifts?
- Is there a nurse available 24/7?
- Are all staff members authorized and properly qualified to administer medications?
- Is the staff experienced with the diagnosis and condition of your loved one?
- Is there an initial assessment prior to admission?
- What variety of apartments are available?
- What is the monthly rate of the apartments?
- Is there a wait list and, if so, what's the policy? How many are already waiting?
- What can be said about some of the current residents?
- Are there outdoor spaces?
- What is the policy for discharging patients?
- Are there additional services available in the event a patient's needs change?
- What is the policy for payments and billing?
- Does the monthly fee include all charges?
- Are there additional services available or charges to expect beyond the monthly fee?
- What types of patient activities or other interactions are to be expected?
- What is the safety policy and how is it enforced?


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Developing infection control competencies for newly graduating nurses in Australia and Taiwan
Publication Details
Liu, L., Crookes, P. A. & Curtis, J. (2008). Developing infection control competencies for newly graduating nurses in Australia and Taiwan. In Australian Infection Control Association - AICA 2008 National Conference, 8-10 October, Melbourne, Australia. Healthcare Infection, 13 (4), 160-160.
Objective Nurses hold a major responsibility for infection control as part of their daily health care activities with their patients. In order to ensure that safe practice is provided in the care of patients, it is imperative to develop competencies of infection control during the training of graduate nurses. However, little research has been undertaken to identify the essential infection control competencies that novice registered nurses require. The study aims to establish the essential competencies required for the new graduate nurses in both countries by using a Delphi survey based on a consensus of expert opinion in Australia and Taiwan. Methods The study draws on the experiences of infection control experts and nurse educators in Australia and Taiwan. It is expected that by the time of this presentation, at least 100 potential participants will be recommended by the Heads of Schools of Nursing and the presidents of infection control professional bodies in both countries. Three rounds of questionnaires together with controlled feedback will be used in this study. Participants will be asked to provide their opinions regarding the development of competencies, in accordance to its applicability and importance as essential infection control competencies for newly graduating nurse. Results Conclusions The results of this study are expected to make a contribution to the further development in international health care. The benefits for nursing and nursing education as well as other healthcare practitioners are hopefully observed.


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Everyone experiences some test anxiety. In some cases, a little bit can even be good. The adrenaline response pumps blood to you brain and can help you think more clearly. However, too much anxiety can have the opposite effect. It can be paralyzing and hinder your performance. Here are five tips to help reduce test anxiety.
Practice tests are always a great idea. In addition to taking practice tests, you can also try to emulate the exam conditions. If this is a test that you have to go to such as the SAT or ACT, try to go to the testing site to see what the room will be like. Practice taking the test in timed conditions. Try waking up at the time you will need to on exam day and practice getting ready in time. The more unknowns you can eliminate, the better you will feel about the test.
Studies show that the simple act of writing down what is troubling you can help reduce test anxiety. The night before the exam write down all of your worries and get them out of your head so that you can focus on the exam.
Lack of sleep can hinder your focus and concentration. When you loose focus you can start to panic. Getting a healthy amount of sleep can help reduce the chances of panic and stress.
A few deep breaths can help you calm down quickly. When you begin to feel anxious, simply stop and take a moment to breathe. You can reduce stress and refocus your concentration on the exam.
Looking around the room and comparing how you feel with how you imagine other people feel can make you feel even more anxious. Even if people look confident or seem to be working quickly, you have no idea how they are actually feeling or performing on the exam. Do your best to stay focused on your own test rather than assessing how you seem to compare with others.
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The Flex shelf is a matching addition to the shelf rail from the series of the same name from the Danish manufacturer Gejst. It is simply hung in the strip at the desired position and can therefore be used flexibly. Used as a bedside table, for example, the alarm clock can be placed on it, while a cookbook can be placed on it in the kitchen. Thanks to the front edge it can stand open on it and does not fall over.
Individually on the strip or in combination with other accessories from the Flex series, such as hooks, magnets or utensil containers, you can design a stylish, modular shelf that can be redesigned again and again at will.
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The first time I stepped foot on Irish soil I received an immediate glimpse into the Irish character. We had just completed an enjoyable ferry trip from Wales into Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. Stepping off the boat, we were instructed to "find the bus to take you to the car rental. But hurry, they are about to leave." Rolling our little black suitcases as quickly as we could, and not having a clue where to go, we walked with serious purpose as Americans on foreign soil are wont to do at times. By the time we spied the rather old-looking bus sitting WAY across the parking lot, we were feeling rather desperate and very late. As we entered the packed bus, the driver seemed very put-out with us. I made my apologies, but he only said, "Find your seat; we've been waiting."
We sat there rather sulkily, as all the other passengers seemed mad also. Dead silence on the bus. Where was the famous Irish humor and hospitality I had heard so much about? It certainly wasn't on this bus. But then, the bus erupted into uproarious laughter. The driver said, "Welcome to Ireland. We were only giving you a bit o' craic!" It seems that this whole incident was a rather elaborately-schemed joke on us. Soon, we were laughing right along with them.
This is something I adore about the Irish. They refuse to take themselves or you too seriously; they love the art of storytelling, conversation, music, and definitely laughter.
Slainte, Lisa
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By attending this course the participant will learn the engineering principles of operating an elevated work platform, and identify potentially hazardous situations. The aim is to provide skills and knowledge to gain a National Licence To Perform High Risk Work Class WP (boom-type elevating work platform over 11 metres) (TLILIC0005).
At ACT, we aim to deliver a qualitative approach to elevated work platform training, through sessions that produce superior skills to lead to a more productive and safer workplace.
Some aspects of this training course include:
- Conduct routine checks
- Plan work
- Check controls
- Shutting down
- Plan elevation
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- Setting up
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- Ability to understand and write English
- Good mathematics ability
- 18 Years of Age
- Participants must supply their own personal protective equipment including safety boots, Hi-Vis garment and a hard hat.
- A pen, calculator and workbook are also required for note taking and problem solving.
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Release Notes : SQL Server (05/12/20)
Welcome to the release notes for Live Optics for SQL Server and Optical Prime.
- May 12, 2020
- SQL Server config data collected during Optical Prime collection
- SQL Server associations to Optical Prime parent project (Release due June 2020)
- SQL Server performance metrics (Release due August 2020)
Known Issues / Expected Behavior
The following known limitations should be considered when using Live Optics to assess an SQL Server Instance;
- SQL Server can be discovered on the environment regardless if the SQL Service is RUNNING, NOT RUNNING, DISABLED or PAUSED status.
- User will not be notified upon creation of SQL Server projects spawned from Optical Prime parent projects. The user will only be notified if the SQL project is in an ERROR status or has failed to upload to the Live Optics Web Portal.
- SQL Server projects spawned from an Optical Prime parent project will not appear in the Live Optics Dashboard. SQL Server child projects are searchable through the Project Search option in the Live Optics Web Portal.
- If the SQL server instance has not been given a name, the instance will appear as MSSQLSERVER. This is the default instance name.
- The field FILESTREAM CONFIGIURED LEVEL appears blank for SQL SERVER versions 2008 and 2008 R2. This indicates that the feature is unsupported by these versions.
- Browser must be refreshed to see the project updates
- Once the project is uploaded to the Web Portal, and the user must refresh the page in order to see the updated project status.
- Internet connection is required
- To run a collection where the user chooses to upload the project to the online web portal, the collector must have access to the internet.
- If the user attempts to run a collection and upload it to the Live Optics Web Portal without an internet connection, the user will be presented with an error prompting them to run the collection once more and save their project as an SIOKIT. to upload later when the collector has internet access.
- The Live Optics Collector services must be allowed through the user firewall to run a successful collection.


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A stingy old man of St. Giles
Saved his shillings with miserly wiles.
Just to save a few bob
He would wipe with a cob,
And that way he got piles and piles!
There was a young fellow named Biddle
Whose girl had to teach him to fiddle.
She grabbed hold of his bow
And said, "If you want to know,
You can try parting my hair in the middle."
There was an old Abbot of Khief
Who thought the Inpenitent Thief
Had bollocks of brass
And an amethyst ass.
He died in this awful belief.
It was under the old apple tree
That she first showed it to me.
It was ever so hot,
It was shaped like a slot,
But it looked like a subway to me.
With a twinlke so full in her eye,
She craftily mangled my fly.
Out popped a tool
That was long as a rule
And she sank to her knees with a sigh.
She proceeded to lube up my tool
With lots of her natural drool.
My knees gave a shake,
My breath hard to make,
And my tool throbbed away like a fool.
With a magnificent shake of her head,
She threw me down onto the bed.
The apples so round,
The leaves on the ground
Made my tool like a sail on the Med.
The subway engulfed all my tool.
She rocked like she's riding a mule.
My tool gave a jerk,
Let out a hot squrt,
And flooded her subway with jooul.
As the sun sank slow in the west,
She rose up and off of my chest.
The tool flopped out bent
It was terribly spent--
She absorbed all the best of the rest!
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Live Review | Shepley Village | Review by Allan Wilkinson
There's a couple of young musicians who live down the lane in the self-contained village of Shepley, almost hidden amongst the rolling meadows of the Pennine fringe just to the south of Huddersfield. You imagine Jack Rutter and Lydia Noble would be delighted to have the opportunity to develop their craft each spring without travelling much further than their own doorsteps. These two young multi-instrumentalists are but two of a handful of musicians fortunate enough to share a stage with some of the best known names on the national and international folk scene, and still be home in time for tea. For three consecutive years now Shepley has played host to one of the most talked about festivals on the folk music calendar and its reputation grows each year as one of the friendliest, most exciting and vibrant musical events in the country. Word of mouth brought me to Shepley this year and I was pleased that those words – from very reliable mouths I might add – turned out to be true. An impressive cast had been assembled for the weekend, with one or two special events thrown in for good measure, and I was keen to see why so many people would brave the elements at this time of year to camp out in what could potentially be a hostile environment in terms of the mid-May climate. For those who are fond of the smell of rain, me included here, Shepley is a veritable boudoir of seasonal delights, and it soon became clear to me that no one seemed to care one single jot whether it rained or shined. Young Jack and Lydia are probably used to it. The temporary festival village works in tandem with the permanent village just down the lane, whose streets are filled with colour and music throughout the weekend. Outside the Farmer's Boy pub, you are more than likely to find a bunch of Beefeaters, resplendent in their red and black tunics, stopping off for a beer or two on their way to the next pub down the lane. The Frumptarn Guggenband's brass instruments would no doubt be taking temporary shelter from a shower, whilst a strange bowler-hatted troupe – La Goulee D'Ev – march down the lane, proudly carrying their flag on high like Liberty herself in one of those Neo-Classical paintings hanging in the Louvre. A long way from Shepley methinks. Even the distant drums of the Mighty Zulu Nation, presumably coming from the Black Bull, don't seem out of place here at all. The short walk from the festival site at the top of the hill down through the attractive village, would be accompanied by the sound of several pairs of clogs hitting the ground, a host of wooden sticks colliding in mid-air and the clattering of swords and the sight of several dance teams only distinguishable by their contrasting colourful costumes, and all accompanied by the ever present fiddle or melodeon, or both. The festival got off to a good start on Friday evening with a performance by a young emerging singer songwriter with a familiar name. Ella Edmondson made her second appearance at the festival with her own small trio performing songs from her new album Hold Your Horses including the haunting "Fold" and the potential radio hit "Hunger". For sheer musical dexterity, Belshazzar's Feast provided their first set of the weekend, incorporating classical baroque influences with traditional folk tunes as Bellowhead's Paul Sartin alternated between fiddle and oboe, whilst at one point emptying the contents of his briefcase out on stage, whilst playmate Paul Hutchinson provided ample pyrotechnics on his accordion, all peppered with lashings of sardonic wit and banter-a-plenty. Martin Simpson's name has become synonymous with quality and class, specifically within the realms of handful of truly great guitar players to have emerged over the last couple of decades or so. Joined by Andy Cutting and Andy Seward on melodeon and double bass respectively, the trio performed a set of well-chosen and eclectic songs such as Chris Wood's "Come Down Jehovah" and Roly Salley's touching "Killing The Blues" recently revived by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for their Mercury nominated collaboration album Raising Sand. Whilst Welsh band Mabon performed a lively set to bring the Friday night concert to a close on the main stage, the newly reformed Edward II delighted a packed dance tent with some familiar favourites from their back catalogue. A perfect end to the opening night of the festival. On Saturday lunchtime, Mick Ryan presented a special event in the church hall, re-named 'The Acoustic Cafe' just for the weekend, where you could pick up some good old homemade cake and sandwiches and a cup of coffee or a beer, whilst enjoying some of the fringe events in the comfort of possibly the warmest place in Shepley. The Navvy's Wife chronicles the hardships and triumphs of the ordinary people who helped carve out our roads, canals and railways from the time of the industrial revolution, performed in a seamless organic flow of words and music by an impressive cast assembled by Mick Ryan himself, including singers Heather Bradford, Judy Dunlop and Jackie Oates, and musicians Paul Downes and Roger Watson. The two hour production held the audience spellbound, as the stories unfolded with both humour and heart-wrenching sadness in equal measure. When I asked Mick how long it took him to write the piece, he casually replied 'oh about four days'. I imagine the research took a good deal longer. The big surprise for me was the hidden talents of one Paul Downes. If ever he tires of his music career, he wouldn't half make a great character actor. One waits in anticipation for the next BBC Dickens adaptation. Local singer songwriter Belinda O'Hooley together with partner Heidi Tidow had the unenviable task of finishing off the Saturday afternoon concert on the main stage only to return a couple of hours later to kick off the evening concert, which would feature one of the headlining acts of the festival, Show of Hands. Belinda is a rare figure on the current folk scene, being the only self-confessed Bonnie Tyler fan I can think of at the moment, whose songs can be heard amongst other pop tunes during her day job, that of entertaining the elderly in care homes. Whilst the achingly painful "Whitethorn" sent shivers, the contrasting medley of Abba's "Money Money Money" coupled with Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero" was a complete hoot, a perfect start to the evening concert. With the disbandment of one of the most exciting live acts to have emerged over the last decade or so, two former Last Night's Fun members made a welcome return to form, with a set filled with great songs and tunes, sung in crystal clear fashion by the gentle Denny Bartley, whilst being teased relentlessly by his buddy, the charismatic English concertina wizard Chris Sherburn. Bridging the gap between two outstanding acts from this side of the pond, were the popular traditional Québécois trio Genticorum, whose energetic rhythms resounded around the main concert marquee as the seated fiddler Pascal Gemme kept an almost constant beat with his feet, whilst guitarist Yann Falquet showed us how a Jew's harp should really be played and Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand fluently lipped his flute and provided the bottom end on electric bass, all topped off with delicious French Canadian harmonies. Consummate professionals Show of Hands, now joined by double bassist Miranda Sykes, provided precisely what was expected of them; an outstanding Saturday night set of well-crafted songs from one of England's most enduring musical partnerships, Steve Knightley and Phil Beer. On Sunday morning I felt rather privileged to have spent an hour or so in the company of Jackie Oates, one of the busiest musicians on the folk scene today. Jackie's fiddle workshop was attended by just the one fiddle player who was treated to what turned out to be essentially a free hour-long master class lesson, where the young Devon fiddler went through a few Cornish tunes in the much more tranquil surroundings of Cliffe House, a short walk from the festival site. A joy to watch. One of the most important things on the Shepley Festival agenda is the provision of a platform to showcase young emerging performers. The Shepley Springboard provides such a platform and as the name suggests, helps launch younger artists such as the aforementioned Jack Rutter and Lydia Noble as well as the likes of Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell, which potentially gives each of the young performers a well-deserved helping hand in their respective endeavours. Young folk quartet Jiggawatt could be seen on most of the festival stages during the weekend showcasing the outstanding talents of fiddler Sarah who appears equally at home with the traditional "Lark in the Morning" as well as the challenging cool jazz groove of Brubeck's "Take Five". Sunday evening got underway in the main concert marquee with the young unaccompanied traditional singer Maz O'Connor, whose command over traditional song was both assured and confident as well as touching and compelling. At just 18, the Cumbria-based singer has already received accolades such as winning the Fred Jordan Memorial Singing Competition at the Bromyard Folk Festival in 2007 and being a finalist in this year's BBC Young Folk Awards. Two fine musicians from the ranks of the Demon Barbers, fiddler Bryony Griffith and melodeon player Will Hampson stormed through one of the most exciting sets of the weekend. At no other point during the three days was there a more tangible family connection, as family and friends gathered to witness the infectious personalities of Bryony and Will as they took to the Shepley main stage for the first time as a duo. Normally backed up and supported by the mighty Demon Barbers, the duo played with the same intensity and appeared to lose none of the power associated with the rightful winners of this year's BBC Folk Award for best live act. Bryony's vocal prowess is reminiscent of a young Norma Waterson, you know the one we remember in black and white, together with a touch of Margaret Barry's assertive projection. Bryony is a singer whose singing means business. Bringing a touch of class to Shepley this year was Bob Fox whose voice has become one of the best loved on the folk scene. His song choices are now as familiar to us through his interpretation as they originally were by their authors, Jez Lowe's "Taking On Men" for instance. Bob took command of the Shepley main stage and soon had the audience in the palm of his hand. Rounding off Sunday night's main stage programme was the Michael McGoldrick Band, whose adventurous Celtic fusion served as just the thing to round off a brilliantly successful third festival. Whilst the band were busily sound checking in the main marquee, and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers were preparing to provide the rhythms for the final highland fling in the dance tent, I took a moment to reflect in the surprisingly calm spring evening air as the pink sky reflected off the imposing Emley Moor mast in the distance. I thought once more of young Jack Rutter and Lydia Noble, who would soon be bidding farewell to all their newfound buddies, before heading off down the lane to their respective homes. I have a feeling they'll all be back to reunite next spring, and so will I.


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"If I cease searching, then, woe is me, I am lost. That is how I look at it – keep going, keep going come what may."
― Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
"No one is ever satisfied where he is….Only the children know what they're looking for…."
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
I was privileged to be invited to the IPR seminar on patent searching. The event was really for in-house IP managers, and although I effectively serve as the IP manager for a handful of main clients, I have an IP Boutique, so was not really eligible to attend.
I had a hectic day and worked through lunch, arriving at the seminar exactly on time, just as it was beginning. The first thing that struck me was that the seminar took place around a large rectangular table. All the women present were on the right side of the table (from speaker's perspective, and the men were on the left. I'd never thought of Kim as religiously right wing to the extent that she would advocate separate seating, but no one seemed to object. Happily there was no mechitza – physical barrier, beyond the conference table which was certainly wide enough to prevent ilicit footsy.
Kim kindly pointing me in the direction of an empty chair directly in front of the buffet which included filled rolls, wraps, burekas, vegetable dips and rugelach style pastries. Purely for review purposes, and because I was hungry, having not had any lunch, I was grateful for this, and ended up not needing supper either.
There were two speakers. Firstly, Israel Twito talked about different types of searches and search strategy, using Questel Orbit as the search engine, thereby demonstrating its capabilities to the audience.
Not surprisingly, he chose a couple of quirky Inspector Gadget type examples as inventions to be searched for. One was concealed bridge spectacles that consisted of lenses that coupled to a through nose piercing. The other was motorized in line skates. He demonstrated keyword Boolean searching and classification searching, and showed the search functions and various fields that could be searched.
The presentation was a little pedestrian, and Kim actually asked that the level be ramped up for the second half. I do offer searches, and on occasion have outsourced to Newtone. The type of inventions Israel Twitto was using to demonstrate the software are precisely the type that I would charge a minimal rate to cover initial meeting, search and report, and would probably find over a cup of coffee within minutes. The type of searches I've outsourced have been for things like lock-mechanisms, where there is no unique combination of classes or good keywords, since the mechanical components are all known and the inventive feature is rather more subtle. I've handled locks as a subcontractor from another IP professional, precisely because claiming such structures is far from trivial. Still, Israel lectures well and he fairly showcased himself and the search capabilities of the software. He briefly discussed Freedom to Operate and landscape searching.
Daniel Ovadya, the Questel Orbit sales representative that covers Israel then demonstrated how the software could be used for mapping industries, trends and the like. The software has impressive graph generating ability, and for business reports, is no doubt of value.
Daniel demonstrated various pitfalls that could result in searchers obtaining and displaying the wrong information based on the fact that the search engines review publications, and don't necessarily take into account that national phase entries of European patents can be in force, despite there not being a separate publication. He emphasized that Questel avoided these errors by being programmed to summarize the data more correctly.
Here I have a problem. Questel has impressive artificial intelligence capabilities, and generates its own summaries of patent documents. It enables sorting through only live patents, and intuitively knows to consider PCT applications within 30 months, and pending EP publications. For all I know, it may be aware of the 12 month grace-period for late filing into Canada, the two month grace period for China, and that Hungary has a 33 month deadline. It does not suggest that the user consider searching European cases as well, or active PCT cases, but does things automatically. This results in it not being clear to the user, or at least not to me, where and how the engine is searching. I want transparency, not software that knows better.
I have a further issue. Apparently citing an approach used by his clients, Daniel suggested that if one is doing Freedom to Operate, finding a lapsed patent that describes exactly what you are doing means you can stop searching, since it is in the public domain and anyone can do it. This approach is wrong. If a patent covers the combination of elements A+B+C+D and has lapsed due to failure to pay the renewal fee, there is no guarantee that there isn't a valid earlier patent in force for A+B+C. Here is a concrete example: Israel Military Industries (IMI) developed a large pistol called the Desert Eagle that was patented in the States. It is rather large and has a wrist breaking recoil, so is most useful for American movies, and not overly practical. IMI dully received a patent for their gun. However, Magnum had a patent for a recoil mechanism that blocked IMI from manufacturing their gun. Eventually the companies collaborated and IMI made the weapon for Magnum, which distributed it. If IMI's patent lapses, Magnum's could still be in force. The lapsing of IMI's patent would provide freedom to operate to Magnum but not to other entities.
I respect Israel Twito's searching experience and capabilities, and Daniel Ovadya's knowledge regarding his software package. Both can be used but with care. Patentability and Freedom to operate are legal questions that should be addressed by patent attorneys. I t should be appreciated that data analysts are not competent to provide legal opinions. In fact true patentability and Freedom to Operate opinions are jurisdiction specific and heavily influenced by binding local case-law and legal constructs. For example, one cannot opine regarding the dangers of operating in Israel without knowledge of the Law of Unjust Enrichment, contributory infringement, constructive infringement, and so on. In other words, knowledge of the prior art is just part of it. One should know the relevant case law, including Schori vs. Regba, Rav Bareakh and A.Sh.I.R. Where there is an issue preventing Freedom to Operate, a good patent attorney with legal and technical skills may be able to come up with a work around solution. However, this also requires knowledge of the doctrine of equivalent.
It is worthy of note that participants were encouraged to bring their laptops and Daniel Ovadya set them up with temporary Questel accounts to test the software. At the end of the event, he generously announced that the accounts would be active for 30 days, thereby providing participants with a proper opportunity to test out the software package.
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The Grand National is once again upon us, as the race is only a short distance away. Your free bets have been picked up and you've used your Grand National tips, but of course, not everyone can make the journey to Aintree to watch the action up close, and not everyone can make it to the television.
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Every punter has their own way of going about the process of finding the winner of the Grand National. Some like to stick a pin in the race card at random, others prefer more logical methods such as in-depth form study or statistical based analysis.
But a tactic that many use, and proves quite succesfull, is picking the horse or horses on the colour of their coat. Like humans, every horse is unique. They have their own personal characteristics, their own personalities and their own unique look – this includes the colour of their coat.
In regards to colour, the bias over the last 20 seasons is towards bays and browns. Of our 762 Grand National runners in the past 20 years, bays have comprised 73.5 per cent of runners (560 of them) and 80 per cent of victories (16). Most of the leading contenders this year are bays, including favourite Synchronised and last year's winner Ballabriggs.
There have been four chestnut winners in the past 20 years, from 161 runners of that colour. The one that could run well this year with a chestnut/brown coat is Treacle from the Tom Taffe yard.
But what most colour-based punters seem to bet on is grey horses, who are beautiful to look at and can look mesmeric when jumping round Aintree. Those punters would have come unstuck in the last 40 years as the last grey National winner was Nicolas Silver in 1961. However five grey horses have been placed in the last 20 running's of the race.
The two leading contenders this year from the 'team grey' are Neptune Collonges from the hard-hitting Paul Nicholls yard and Chicago Grey, who is trained by Gordon Elliot in Ireland. Of the two, preference is for the Nicholls charge to defy his lofty weight – he is a superb jumper and looks to have the stamina to be a big player this season.


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After working to thoughtfully plan and save for retirement, it's important to have a strategy designed to help generate a secure, sustainable income stream in retirement. There are a number of challenges that you might face in doing so; however, a little careful preparation can help you overcome the risks and put you on the path to a better retirement.
The primary risks to sustainable retirement income, which are discussed in more detail below, are:
- Number of years your retirement income will need to last
- Inflation's ability to erode your savings
- The rising cost of healthcare
- Uncertainty of the markets
- Withdrawing too much too quickly
Risk 1: Living longer
Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to rise. On average, life expectancy for a child born in 2020 is 79 years old. For those who live to age 65, they might expect to live an average of 19.4 more years. What does that mean to you? It may mean planning to save enough to sustain you through a 20-year (or longer) retirement.
Risk 2: Inflation
Inflation describes the rising costs of goods and services and the decline in the purchasing power of money. Over the last 50 years or so, U.S. consumer inflation has averaged about 3% to 4%. If inflation continues at that rate, a car you purchase in 2018 for $25,000 would cost more than $54,000 just 20 years from now. Inflation is silently eating away at your savings, even though you can't see it happening. Therefore, you may want to consider whether your investment strategy takes into account the effects of inflation.
Risk 3: Health care
The cost of health care in retirement can be a shock to many retirees. In fact, Fidelity Investments' 2019 Health Care Cost Estimate reports that a 65-year old may need $285,000 to cover health care and medical expenses throughout retirement.
Risk 4: Market volatility
A sudden downturn in the market may have a significant impact on your retirement savings if you aren't well diversified or don't have time to wait out a market recovery. When creating your retirement plan, consider the impact a volatile market could have on your savings. You may be in retirement 20 or 30 years and the market could fluctuate dramatically during that time.
Risk 5: Excess withdrawals
How much of your savings you can safely spend each year depends a lot on how much you have saved and other factors listed above. However, research has shown that retirees who start at a withdrawal rate of about 4% of their portfolios each year have a greater chance of their money lasting through retirement than those who withdraw a larger amount.
Knowing your risks and planning how you'll overcome them is an important facet to your retirement strategy. For help creating a plan, visit the Retirement Incoming Planning Center, or consider consulting a financial advisor who can discuss options that are realistic for you.


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