text: Cultural Capital 23 January 2011 Why the cult of Churchill lingers on The historical inaccuracies in The King's Speech are a sign of cynical populism Sign UpGet the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Sign-up London 1936. Edward VIII is about to abdicate and Winston Churchill is airing his views on the departing monarch in a private audience with his successor, his brother the Duke of York: "He was careless with state papers. He lacked commitment and resolve. There were those that worried where he would stand when war with Germany comes.War with Germany will come, and we will need a King behind whom we can all stand united." This is British interwar history, as told by the makers of The King's Speech. And it's bunk. No one would know from this scene, or any of the others in which the two appear, that Churchill had supported, lobbied for Edward VIII's right to wed Mrs Simpson and stay on the throne, that for most of the Thirties he was regarded by the establishment as a crazy, washed-up has-been, and that George VI would go on to become a staunch supporter of Chamberlain's policy of appeasement. Since Colin Firth picked up a Golden Globe and umpteen Bafta nominations were showered on the film, the press have had great fun highlighting other inaccuracies in the film: "Royal dukes, monarchs and their spouses/squeezes did not wander around London in taxis unsupervised or use creaky Harley St lifts alone" (The Guardian); "No dinner-jacketed BBC executive, surrounded by heavy stand-microphones, would have talked about a royal broadcast 'going out live tonight'" (Daily Mail). Most of these and other distortions/anachronisms are, in fact, minor and can be reasonably defended by scriptwriter Tom Hooper on the grounds of dramatic licence. It is in the depiction of Churchill, however, that he cannot plead this, though Hugo Vickers, biographer of the Queen Mother and "royal adviser" to The King's Speech has tried: "People can say, for example, that [Winston] Churchill didn't play nearly as big a role as he does in the film - he wasn't actually there at such and such a point, he never uttered those words, and so on. But the average viewer knows who Churchill is; he doesn't know who Lord Halifax and Lord Hoare are. I don't mind these things at all." Presumably Vickers had to beat off the challenge of fellow Windsor groupies Norman St John Stevas and Andrew Roberts for the role, and no doubt a decent retainer for his services helped to sweep aside any reservations. But while he may not mind "these things", some of us do. As Vickers blithely acknowledges, Churchill is in there because he is an easy historical touchstone for those who might not know much about the period. He has the added advantage of being a larger than life character on whom writers and actors can feast. Yet his on-screen appearances represent a cynical populism of the kind to which a good film does not need to descend. It descends to it because it still wants to play off the cult of Churchill. That cult is nothing new but has intensified in the last decade. The key moment may have been in 2002 when he - deservedly - came out on top in the BBC's Great Britons series. Also that year was the award-winning TV drama about his political exile, The Gathering Storm. In 2009, Into the Storm was released. Like The King's Speech, both those productions were co-funded by the Americans and it is tempting to conclude that Churchill has been thrown into the film as much for an American audience as a British one. In the United States, his wartime leadership was regularly cited as an inspiration and example by those leading "The War on Terror". George Bush, we were informed after 9/11, kept a bust of him in the Oval Office. It's almost as if the film-makers have ticked off all the usual stuff the Yanks like to see in a film of this genre - the pageantry, the stiff upper lip, the picturesque shots of Thirties London and royal estates - and then thought: How can we push the envelope that bit more? Hey, let's give them a bit of Churchillian bombast!There are two final points to make about The King's Speech. The first, made by Geoffrey Wheatcroft in The Spectator, is that Timothy Spall's Churchill bears a spooky resemblance to this magazine's late political correspondent Alan Watkins. The second point is that, for all these objections, the film is to be recommended. › Aaron Sorkin: why I'm not on Facebook Subscribe For the latest TV, art, films and book reviews subscribe for just £1 per month!


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VANCOUVER — Health care surely is the only personal service for which Canadians never see a bill. But make no mistake, it is costing us big time, and now, there's an answer to the question "How much?"
Depending on a household's financial circumstances, the cost is either remarkably little or unbelievably huge.
That is, the 10 per cent of families with the lowest incomes pay $523 a year for public health insurance, while the wealthiest 10 per cent fork over $37,239 annually.
The incredibly progressive nature of the payment system, whereby haves greatly subsidize have-nots, is revealed in a study released Thursday by two Fraser Institute economists, Milagros Palacios and Bacchus Barua.
"Health care in Canada is not free," write the authors, noting it only seems that way because patients hand over health care cards instead of credit cards at doctors' offices.
Nor do Canadians pay a dedicated or identifiable health tax — with the exception of health premiums paid in some provinces like B.C., which in any case cover but a fraction of total costs.
The cash to finance Medicare comes out of government general revenues.
"With a more precise estimate of what they really pay," write the authors, "Canadians will be in a better position to decide whether they are getting a good return on the money they spend on health care."
The 20-year-old Canadian Institute for Health Information has been publishing data on health spending but calculates only per-capita averages. So, last year, with total health spending across Canada of $211 billion, or 11.2 per cent of GDP, average per-person costs worked out to $5,998.
Milagros and Barua opted to go further, analyzing who pays what.
They calculated payments by income groups and family type, and discovered that the average payment for health care insurance for each of six common family types ranges from $3,592 to $11,786.
More specifically, two parents with two children and a household income of $117,984, pay nearly $11,800 for the family's health insurance, while an unattached person with $42,263 of income hands over $4,381.
An alarming finding in the Fraser Institute study reveals average public health insurance costs are increasing much faster than either people's incomes or costs for other life necessities.
That is, since 2004, the cost of health insurance, up 53.3 per cent, has increased 1.5 times faster than average incomes, up 34.7 per cent, and three times as fast as food expenses, up 15.6 per cent.
Escalating health care costs have been worrying politicians for some time, since 70 per cent of the total Canadian health care bill is financed by governments.
In recent years, provinces have taken tough measures to impose restraint on the health sector.
But, compared to other advanced democracies, Canada continues to spend a relatively large proportion of its GDP on health care.
The 11.2 per cent of GDP that Canada spends on health care is considerably more, for example, than lowest-spending Australia, which allocates 8.9 per cent of its GDP to health care. But, of course, Canada spends nowhere near as much as the U.S., with 17.7 per cent of its GDP going to health care.
In B.C., 42 per cent of the province's budget is diverted to health care, ranking behind only Manitoba and Nova Scotia which both spend proportionally a higher percentage.
A 2013 study by the Fraser Institute determined that Quebec offered the best value for health dollars spent. B.C. trailed Quebec as well as Ontario, N.B. and N.S.


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Only 48 hours removed from losing the WWE World Heavyweight title to Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns has been suspended for 30 days for his first Wellness Policy violation.
The suspension was announced on WWE.com with a simple explanation:
"WWE has suspended Joe Anoa'i (Roman Reigns) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company's talent wellness policy."
Attached was Reigns' apology, issued via Twitter:
I apologize to my family, friends and fans for my mistake in violating WWE's wellness policy. No excuses. I own it.
— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) June 21, 2016
The use of real names, as well as even mentioning Wellness suspensions, is almost never done on WWE.com and always on the corporate website, where the announcement is a carbon copy of the one on WWE.com, or vice versa.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that the company knew of the failed test before last Sunday's Money In The Bank show, but that they chose to delay the announcement until Tuesday to allow Reigns, Seth Rollins, and new WWE World Heavyweight champion Dean Ambrose to set up a match at next month's Battleground show, at which point Reigns' suspension will be up.
Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez have also surmised that Reigns will not appear on television, live or taped, until Battleground, meaning he will miss the live Draft on July 19.
There is no word on if the test had any influence on Reign's losing the title on Sunday or what he tested positive for.


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Zissou is a truly talented photographer with a serious eye for design, and his custom-built website shows it. The back end gives him fine control over image display, sorting and sizing, as well as showing and hiding sections for clients and casual visitors.
Monk Oil is a protective 'skin potion' made in Brooklyn, New York. Their site is a single-page, hand-coded with no CMS or templates. Clean, simple, and equally at home on a smartphone, laptop or monitor… as it should be!
CL Sterling are a boutique lighting manufacturer with offices in New York, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. The website is fully custom-designed and serves as a product catalog to designers and their clients, with a shallow login for viewing technical data and downloading tear-sheets.
Located in Seminyak, Bali, Jemme is a fusion of fine dining and jewelry store, and their website serves the dual purpose of online catalog and at-your-fingertips booking engine. Smartly designed by Amber Johnsey and Lisa Tan, the Jemme website has an extensively customized back end to facilitate the easy posting and rearranging of content.
After a righteous refresh of brand and product design by Zissou, I was called in to set up Melbourne-based Instant Rockstar's new site. The custom theme, by Get Bowtied, got some serious tweaks for enabling both wholesale and retail customers to place and track their orders.
Interior designer Peter Carlson's portfolio site and blog are designed to showcase his completed and ongoing projects, respectively. The front page is a gallery of key images, each linking to a full project gallery. The touch-capable image sliders are equally at home on mobile phones and big desktop monitors.
Showcasing a brilliant logo and packaging design by Zissou, the Ned site is a fully capable online store the for discerning beard wearer (there's also a rockin' beards blog… if you're into that sort of thing).
This custom WordPress theme offers photographer and filmmaker Soma Helmi the ability to showcase her still images and videos side-by-side. Galleries stack thumbnail images in rows the way Google Image Search does, with a distraction-free light box effect on larger screens.


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Media Brands Gamble on Untested YouTube Paid Channels
When National Geographic started looking into alternatives to cable, it found an as-yet-unreleased product that might be a good fit: YouTube paid channels.
The National Geographic Society was in a quandary. It knew it wanted to launch a video channel for kids based on the success of its children's magazine and games, but wasn't entirely sure which platform to use. The company initially considered creating another cable channel, but it wasn't convinced that advertising — the main source of revenue for TV channels — was the best business model when going after that type of audience.
Instead, National Geographic started looking into alternatives to cable, including reaching out to YouTube last August. National Geographic had found great success in the past publishing clips on YouTube, but the video site said there was no way to monetize a video channel other than through ads. But in October, YouTube got back in touch with National Geographic to propose its new YouTube paid channels.
Even at that time, YouTube's plan to introduce a paid subscription model was one of the worst-kept secrets in tech. Google, the parent company of YouTube, first signaled interest in the concept in late 2011 with a patent application for a "self-service channel marketplace." During the next few months, execs at the company repeatedly teased the idea in public, with YouTube's CEO Salar Kamangar noting last June that there was demand from smaller networks for this feature.
However, it wasn't until the fall of 2012 that YouTube started contacting content providers to be part of the launch, according to several sources familiar with the situation. In those conversations, YouTube emphasized that it wanted to move beyond "one-off videos" and viral hits, and build a new generation of successful channels that content creators could build businesses around.
"The general pitch was, 'Hey, here's a new business model to experiment with and hopefully it will be successful. With the audience we've got and the right partners, it could be something big,'" said Adam Sutherland, National Geographic's SVP of corporate strategy and development.
For National Geographic, the new service offered the promise of a way to monetize kids' videos from the start with subscription revenue rather than ads. National Geographic ended up being one of about 30 content companies to partner with YouTube for the launch of paid channels on May 9. Collectively, those companies created just more than 50 channels, ranging from concert footage to instructional videos to kids content.
The Long Road to Paid Channels
The introduction of paid channels may have seemed inevitable as YouTube evolved and looked for new revenue streams, but it wasn't as simple as flipping a switch or adding in a couple lines of code.
Around the same time that Google's patent application was published in late 2011, YouTube introduced a major redesign that made channels more prominent and provided more templates for channel creators. Google also pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into creating and marketing dozens of ad-supported premium video channels in 2011 and 2012.
These initiatives helped lay the groundwork for paid channels, but it took time to integrate a paid subscription product with these other efforts, according to a source familiar with YouTube's thinking.
Behind the scenes, the team at YouTube spent months talking with content creators and deliberating internally about how best to implement transactions on the website. While YouTube had previously introduced rental products on the site, paid subscriptions took the company into new territory and involved more players.
"This product in particular does involve transactions, so there was a lot more discussion that had to happen to get the product right and make sure it integrates across YouTube right," the source said.
For the launch, YouTube settled on just using Google Wallet for payments, though we hear it will likely add additional options in the future. Paid subscriptions ranged from $0.99 to $7.99 per month, and according to the source, it is taking the same cut from subscription revenue as it previously did with ads through its partner program. The cut that YouTube takes may vary somewhat from company to company, but the media brand always ends up with the majority of the subscription revenue.
The paid channels introduced earlier last month were part of a pilot program rather than a full-fledged launch with the goal being to "introduce the concept" of paying for content, according to the source, before eventually launching the real centerpiece: a self-service option that would let more YouTube partners create paid channels.
It's a pilot program, but one that carries a fair amount of risk — at least for some of the content creators.
A Trial Run With Risks For Some
YouTube arguably doesn't have too much to lose from testing the idea of paid channels, but the same can't be said for some of its early content creators who have invested time and resources to build up their channels. Most of the content companies YouTube selected for the pilot program aren't broadcast behemoths like Viacom or Turner, but smaller businesses.
Big Think, a publishing startup that focuses on big ideas, committed some 30%-40% of its production resources to managing and creating content for its paid channel, Big Think Mentors, according to Jason Gots, an editor at the website. (Disclosure: I have contributed several articles to Big Think in the past.) Likewise, at National Geographic, a non-profit, five to eight full-time-equivalent employees spent the vast majority of the past three months working on the paid channel.
Most of the half-dozen companies we spoke with described their initial subscriber numbers as modest, but noted that they hadn't actively started promoting their own content externally and that YouTube only began promoting paid content to users as suggested videos on the website last week. Some companies have also seen mixed reactions from viewers to the idea of paid channels in general.
"YouTube is a place where people want free content," Gots says. "We are seeing people react [in the comments], not to us specifically, but to the fact that it costs money." He added: "We don't think that would happen on Amazon, for example, or iTunes. We are seeing fear that everything will be behind a paywall."
Still, the content creators we spoke with are prepared to sit tight throughout YouTube's gradual rollout of paid channels. Sutherland says that National Geographic plans to stick with the program for "at least" two years, though he admits that by the end of this year, his team will start assessing whether it's on a "trajectory toward profitability."
Gots, from Big Think, echoed this thinking, though he didn't put a hard timeline on it. "There's a large element of the unknown here for everybody," Gots says. "Obviously, we would have to carefully evaluate to what extent this would be a sustainable model."
Even if the YouTube paid channel doesn't end up taking off, Gots says, "We own the content regardless."
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The Osprey (1970-2018) is a provincial nature journal and the main publication on the Natural History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (NHSNL), a province-wide organization with a primary interest in promoting the enjoyment and protection of wildlife and natural history resources in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and its surrounding waters. Existing in various incarnations over the past century, the NHSNL is the province's oldest conservation society, tracing its founding back to 1910.
The Osprey has been published in St. John's since 1970, growing from a small society newsletter into a full-fledged periodical. The journal publishes a wide variety of material that fits within the NHSNL's mandate. It provides a forum for discussion of environmental issues, and is a source of information and original research material focusing on various aspects of the province's natural history such as birds, plants, insects, mammals, general ecology and philosophical nature musings in the form of poetry or prose. Additionally, the journal serves to update members on society affairs such as meetings, outings, lectures, presentations, and projects. It publishes work from biologists, ecologists, trained naturalists, and untrained nature enthusiasts alike.
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Quick Update
I am back from Palawan! I went to Puerto Princesa for Underground River tour and met my friends from Manila at night and then went to El Nido alone.
Gosh, I am so happy, I can't help but smile for no reason, the place is so amazing and I feel so light at heart! This solo adventure is so refreshing. I want to do it again. :)
Story soon!
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I've been around for quite some time in the theatre industry as actor/director/ creator/mentor and Jill of many trades, like many who learn to survive in our area of work. Creativity doesn't stop or disappear it drives you and has to be pursued whatever age you are.
All This Living! is an original contemporary work which puts an older woman centre stage. The performance goes for 55 minutes and is followed by a Q&A chat with the audience.
All This Living! is tour ready, suitable for many spaces – community halls, theatres, galleries, rooms. Please have a browse around the site, have a look at Photos and Videos, Marketing and Technical information.
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The Los Angeles Lakers are still paying the price for the Steve Nash trade.
In 2012, the Lakers traded the Phoenix Suns four draft picks in exchange for Nash. The last of those picks was a first-round pick, top-five protected in 2015, top three-protected in 2016 and 2017, and unprotected in 2018. The Suns later traded that pick to the Philadelphia 76ers as part of a three-team trade in 2014.
That last pick is yet to transfer because the Lakers have fallen in the top five and three in the lottery the last two years.
The Lakers obviously never though they'd be in this position. They believed with Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Dwight Howard on the team, they'd compete for championships for years — draft picks wouldn't matter as much. That never happened. Nash's tenure with the Lakers was a dud as he struggled with injuries, and that core fell apart, leaving the Lakers to become a talent-bereft lottery team for longer than imagined.
Now, at 20-48, the Lakers are trying desperately to hold onto their 2017 pick.
In doing so, they're pulling the most obvious tank job in the entire league. The Lakers have lost 11 of their last 12 games in an effort to end up with one of the worst records in the league and thus, secure better odds at landing in the top three of the draft and keeping their pick.
In order to lose those games, they have been gradually shutting down their veteran players. ESPN reported on Wednesday that the Lakers were shutting down Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng — two players they signed to $US64 and $US72 million contracts, respectively, this past offseason. The Lakers have even begun to bench Nick Young, who was having a nice season, in order to be less competitive.
At the trade deadline, new team president Magic Johnson traded sixth-man Lou Williams to the Rockets for a 2017 first-round pick, ridding the team of one of its best scorers while getting another pick in the meantime.
In turn, they have been playing their younger players extended minutes to get them experience — and to be less competitive.
It's working, too. The Lakers lost a crucial game to the 76ers on Monday, a game neither team wanted to win. The loss hurt the Lakers' record, giving them better odds in the lottery, while pushing the 76ers' record higher, giving them worse odds.
As ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz noted on Zach Lowe's "The Lowe Post" podcast, the NBA currently has a structure that rewards teams for incompetence. If the playoffs are out of sight, teams are incentivized to lose and get better odds at a higher pick in the draft. This year's draft is considered especially deep and talented, thus giving teams like the Lakers more motivation to lose games.
Until the NBA does something drastic to change the rules, it's going to end up with similar situations for teams that are in clear need of young talent in the draft.
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Fox Sports' Charissa Thompson was once married but her ex-husband remains a mystery. Does she have a boyfriend at the moment?
Charissa Thompson regrets getting married to ex-husband
For those who don't follow her closely, the news of Thompson's previous marriage and divorce might come as a shocker. Yes, Thompson is a divorcee.
She was married at the age of 25. The name and whereabouts of her ex-husband remain unrevealed.
Charissa claims her marriage as a quick decision to her infatuation. Her hasty decision to settle a break-up with marriage proved to be a mistake. Since the honeymoon phase in her marriage didn't last long, they ended up divorcing and have no children together.
Find out Fox Sports hottie Charissa Thompson's measurements! How tall is she?
Charissa Thompson dated Jay Williams
Thompson was romantically engaged with the basketball player Jay Williams. They started dating in 2013 while she was working for ESPN. They broke-up in 2015, the reason being Charissa's work.
Charissa admitted in an interview that it was her work that left her with broken relationships. She had to be at work sometimes for days, which created disputes with her boyfriend. Charissa considers Jay as one of her best friends.
Charissa Thompson linked with Larry David!
The electric level of friendship that Charissa Thompson and Larry David shared amused her audience.
Their friendship was an unexpected one, the bond came to light when Charissa shared about the hair-cutting incident to Jay and Dan on Fox Sports Live.
Charissa recalled how she dragged Larry to cut his hair, she bought the scissors all by herself and gave him a nice haircut.
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'Iran is waiting for a Democratic president to be elected in the US'INSS director Amos Yadlin on explosion at Natanz: Whoever targeted that site knew what they were doing.
'Iran mistook a sleeping lion for a dead one'INSS Executive Director: Israel is not the most likely target of an Iranian response but it is appropriate to raise its intel awareness.
'It's not pleasant to be the Iranian commander today'National Security Research Institute Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin says Israeli strikes in Syria show exceptional intelligence.
INTO THE FRAY: "Palestine" - Time to say "No!"The two-state paradigm's deadly detriments are now so glaringly apparent that it is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile calls for Palestinian statehood with genuine concern for the well-being of the Jewish nation-state.
'US will push for coalition with Gantz'As US peace plan looms, Institute for National Security Studies head assesses US will try to influence makeup of next coalition.
President Rivlin receives 2019 INSS Strategic AssessmentPresident Rivlin: 'Our military and diplomatic power is at unprecedented level. We must use it to secure our interests in future.'
Ex IDF intel chief says PM revealed sensitive info to HezbollahAmos Yadlin says Netanyahu should not have revealed that Hezbollah only has dozens of precision missiles.
New peace plan created 'behind the scenes'Institute for National Security Studies presents plan which creates 'Palestinian' state - with or without Palestinian Authority's consent.
'Israel does not want a large operation against Gaza'Amos Yadlin, head of the Institute for National Security Studies, says economic pressure on Hamas is working.
'Deal with Russia is good, but Iran won't comply'INSS head says deal with Russia to prevent Iran and Hezbollah from moving into southern Syria has no enforcement mechanism.
'The Iranians failed miserably'Institute for National Security Studies head says Israel proved its military superiority, but warns long-term Iranian threat far from over.
Do not worry, there will be no warAmos Yadlin, director of the Institute for National Security Studies, thinks that Israelis can be relaxed.
'Israel is capable of bringing down Assad'Israel can bring down Assad, but if Russia joins the fight, the US will need to join, too. Opinion.
'Palestinians and Turks threatening with an empty gun'National Security Studies Institute head welcomes recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel by United States and dispels fears.
'Fix the Iran deal? That's a fantasy'National security expert calls on PM Netanyahu to create strategy to deal with Iran, rather than attempting to fix Iran nuclear agreement.
'A moral action by Israel against the slaughter in Syria'Head of Institute for National Security Studies discusses strike on Syrian army research center. 'The attack sent 3 important messages.'
'Restore trust between Israel and the PA'German Foreign Minister visits Institute for National Security Studies, receives comprehensive review of regional challenges.
'State Comptroller adopted a childish approach'The former head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate, Amos Yadlin, criticized Comptroller's report on Protective Edge campaign.
10 issues Israel must address before another warTel Aviv think-tank lists ten issues that Israel must consider as military confrontations in north and south appear inevitable.
One year since Iran deal, 'threat still exists'A year after Iran nuclear deal, former head of IDF intelligence says situation is better short-term, but long-term threat looms.
Former intelligence chief: Let IDF officials speakINSS head Amos Yadlin backs Ya'alon's call on IDF officers to publicly express their views.
Security Institute: Israel Should Topple Assad NowINSS head Amos Yadlin argues that Russia's involvement offers Israel an opportunity to weaken Iran-Hezbollah threat.
Yadlin Calls for US-Israel Pact on Iran StrikeMaj.-Gen. (ret.) Yadlin says if the powers sign a deal with Iran, US should agree with Israel on launching an attack, should the deal fail.
Yadlin Sees Marzel, Walks Out of PanelLabor-Hatnua's candidate for defense minister refused to sit at the table with Baruch Marzel of Hevron, Yachad's #4 man.
Yadlin: the PA has Chosen a 'Diplomatic Intifada'Exclusive interview: former MI chief slams Netanyahu for Congress speech, hopes to renew peace talks after elections.
Yadlin: Myth that Bibi is Mr. Security is a BluffLabor-Hatnua's point person on security, Amos Yadlin, attacks Netanyahu for Op. Protective Edge, Iran, and relationship with the US.
Yadlin Blasts 'Weak' Gov't for Op. Protective Edge'Wide range of options' against Hamas were never utilized during the war, Yadlin states during campaign visit.
Yadlin's Secret for "Intimate Relations" with ObamaFormer security chief Amos Yadlin's plan is so preposterous that it must be excoriated publicly.
Yadlin: Netanyahu Deteriorated Relations with U.S.Labor-Hatnua candidate for Defense Minister says Netanyahu "will not defeat Iran with speeches in Congress".
Poll: Israelis Prefer Ya'alon as Defense Minister35.7% of Israelis prefer Ya'alon over other, possibly more qualified candidates, including Bennett, Yadlin, and Galant.
Manuel Trajtenberg #11 on Labor ListLabor candidate expected to become Finance Minister under left-wing government appointed to list amid confusion over Amos Yadlin's spot.
Yadlin: Pay 'Settlers' to Leave Judea-SamariaLabor Defense Minister candidate Amos Yadlin pushes incentive plan for 'settlers,' says Israel must repeatedly try for peace deal with PA.
Report: Yadlin May Not Remain MKFormer head of Military Intelligence may not remain in the Knesset if Labor doesn't head the government.
Yadlin Labor's Pick for 'Next Defense Minister'Amos Yadlin joins Labor, bumped to #11 spot - and is expected to be appointed as Defense Minister in a Labor government.
Yadlin: No Need to Fear ISISFormer head of Military Intelligence Amos Yadlin on Wednesday says IDF would have no problem handling 'Islamic State'.
Yadlin: We Tried to Eliminate Deif in 2006Amos Yadlin, formerly the head of Military Intelligence, says Israel tried to eliminate Mohammed Deif on the eve of the Second Lebanon War.
'Gaza Goals Weren't Achieved'Amos Yadlin says Israel did not achieve the goals it set for itself in Operation Protective Edge.
Former Intelligence Chief Predicts Gaza OperationAmos Yadlin insists a small-scale assault on Hamas in Israel's future, rejects claims that Israel lacks deterrence.
Elkin: There is No Escaping AnnexationMK Ze'ev Elkin responds to INSS head who calls for another disengagement, says annexation is the answer.
Turkish Court Orders Arrests Over Mavi MarmaraCourt to ask Interpol to issue arrest warrants for several top-ranking IDF officials. The crime? Defending Israel.
Israel Denies Al Gore 'Air Duct Spy' AllegationNewsweek cites senior US source who claims Israel tried to spy on then-VP Gore. Ex-Military Intelligence head: claim is 'delusional'.
'Raid on Ship an Achievement for Intelligence'Amos Yadlin, former military intelligence chief, praises IDF for its success in intercepting the shipment of Iranian weapons to Gaza.
Nietszche: Great Learning and Great Idiocy Go TogetherWas Nietszche correct on this point? Israeli experts sometimes seem to prove him right.
Former CIA Head: Obama Will Strike Iran if NeededFormer CIA Director claims Obama won't hesitate to strike Iran if needed, INSS director says US-Israel ties need to be healed.
Ex-Intelligence Head: Look at the Bright SideMaj.-Gen. (res.) Yadlin says the deal with Iran is much better than what was offered 2 weeks ago - and PM should take some credit for that.
Former Intelligence Head: Marmara Raid 'A Mistake'Head of Military Intelligence during 2010 Mavi Marmara raid declares move "mistake"; claims "both Turkey and Israel have made mistakes".
Ex-Spy Chief: Iran-US Talks are GoodFormer Head of Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin: if the talks fail, there will be legitimacy to attack Iran.
Ex-MI Chief: Obama's Credibility at StakeAmos Yadlin says that Obama's red line on Iran will be less credible if he doesn't hit Syria.
Ex-MI Head: Assad Will be 'Finished'If Syrian President starts a war with Israel, he will be "finished", says former Military Intelligence head Amos Yadlin.
Ex-MI Chief Amos Yadlin: Free PollardFormer Head of IDF Intelligence: Pollard release should not be a right-wing issue.
Amos Yadlin at AIPAC: Time is Running Out in 2013Former Head of IDF Military Intelligence, Amos Yadlin, spoke about the differences between US and Israeli approach to Iran.
Israel, Unofficially: We Struck SA-17s at BaseSyrian TV video shows charred remains of convoy carrying SA-17s that the IAF pounded when it was about to leave for Lebanon.
'Little Chance of War in 2013'Israel's enemies probably will not wage war in 2013, and the PA will not make concessions, says former IDF intelligence chief Yadlin.
General: Save Diplomacy - Call Abbas' BluffTo save its diplomatic ties with the world, Israel should call the PA's bluff by offering Abbas what Barak offered Arafat, Yadlin says.
Video: In Online World, Cyber War Can be LethalArutz Sheva visits the Institute for National Security Studies' annual international conference on cyberspace.
Ex-IAF Chief: We Should Have Struck Iran in 2005Israel should have attacked Iran's nuclear facilities 7 years ago, according to former Israel Air Force Chief Herzl Bodinger.
Expert: Attack on Iran Better than Nuclear IranFormer Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin: military action in Iran would be less dangerous than if Iran acquires a nuclear bomb.


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Finish Your Last Minute Holiday Shopping with Live Mariachi Music and Food Specials
Posted December 18, 2015
Visit El Rio Golf Course tomorrow for live Mariachi music, as well as food and drink specials in the El Rio Grill. The free party runs from 4-7 p.m. The golf shop will be open late to accommodate last minute shopping for that special golfer in your life.
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Being one of the most popular online poker games, Texas Hold'em is now back thanks to the developers at Felt Gaming who turned your favorite poker game into something quite out the ordinary. Not to mention it also features stunning progressive jackpot.
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Prefilters are used in filtering maple syrup to create a layered effect. This layering effect ensures the most effective removal of sugarsand/niter from your maple syrup. Prefilters are laid on top of flat filter or inside of cone filters. If you are having problems getting all the particles out of your syrup, you should try using prefilters. Prefilters are available in a variety of sizes and can be cut to accommodate your filtering container or vessel. Prefilters are made of a cellulose polyester blend.
We also use these filters for making acorn starch and acorn flour.
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It's a point of contention whether pisco's origins are Chilean or Peruvian, but there's no doubt that this cocktail can be enjoyed by those on both sides of the argument.
What to buy: Pisco is a brandy distilled from South American white Muscat grapes.
A Boston shaker will help to evenly blend this muddled drink.
Game plan: If you don't have a Boston shaker, you can use a two tall sturdy glasses, such as pint glasses, to mix the drink.
This recipe was featured as part of our Drinks Around the World for New Year's Eve.


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Our new music video for 'A Wish' is out now!
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Bella Lune released their sixth studio album titled 'Stardust' on September 01, 2019 . The album features 14 new original songs and is 59 minutes long. Fans can listen and download now at: BANDCAMP and everywhere else!
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Monday, 3 December, 2001, 20:48 GMT
Gloom deepens in UK economy
The slowdown in both the UK manufacturing and service sectors is getting worse, two surveys have showed.
More interest rate cuts may be needed to prevent the UK from falling into recession, industrialists argued, though economists do not expect a rate cut until early next year.
Stocks of purchased goods, which have fallen for almost two years, are now falling faster than they have done since the early 1990s, the CIPS report said.
Meanwhile, the latest quarterly survey of the service sector by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Deloitte & Touche found business volumes, confidence, profitability and prices all falling.
Rate cut
"You would dismiss this survey at your peril," said Roger Bootle, economic adviser to Deloitte & Touche, who argued that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) should think about cutting interest rates further.
"While some members of the MPC still think that their battle is with inflation, this survey makes it clear that for most business people their battle is now with deflation."
Some comfort came from further data - released today by the British retail Consortium - indicating high street sales are still growing, although at a slightly slower pace than before.
Cheap credit, thanks to seven interest rate cuts to a 40-year low of 4% that the Bank of England has made since the beginning of this year, has helped keep people spending.
But hardly any economists predict another cwhen the MPC meets on Wednesday.
"I think it's too much to expect [a cut] this week, but certainly this sort of data strengthens the argument for going again early next year," Halifax economist Adam Chester.
Bleak outlook
Firms in the service sector account for around two-thirds of the British economy and until a few months ago it appeared to have avoided the worst of the economic downturn.
Growth in services had helped offset the recession currently being experienced in the UK's manufacturing sector, which accounts for about a fifth of the UK economy.
But the CBI's findings show problems are now spreading across the economy.
The survey found the volume of business dropping sharply across all service areas, by looking at the difference between the number of firms that are saying volumes are up and those that are seeing a fall.
In consumer services the percentage balance was minus 59%, compared to minus 20% in the previous survey.
In business and professional services the balance was minus14%, compared to plus 3% last time.
Prices, profits and confidence also fell over the three month period.
"The events of September 11 compounded an already deteriorating situation, especially for those firms reliant on the consumer," said Sudhir Junankar of the CBI.
"Confidence has taken a hard knock with hotels, bars and restaurants feeling the worse of this."
"Looking forward consumer firms are slightly less negative about business activity. For business and professional services, however, the pressure is set to intensify into the New Year.
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App note from Analog Devices on robust precision signal conditioning. Link here (PDF)
Industrial measurement and control systems often need to interface to sensors while operating in noisy environments. Because sensors typically generate very small electrical signals, extracting their output from the noise can be challenging. Applying signal conditioning techniques, such as amplification and filtering, can aid in the extraction of the signal because these techniques increase the sensitivity of the system. The signal can then be scaled and shifted to take full advantage of high performance ADCs.
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This Christmas I'll be sitting watching the box on tube chair. Just in case a good film comes on, I've made a deluxe model for added comfort. Upcycling an old yoga mat by weaving inbetween the cardboard tubes. This keeps to the theme of being able to build tube chair without any tools, just by using your hands and only making it from existing products; cardboard tubes, cable ties and yoga mat (deluxe version only).
You can even store your new golf balls inside the cardboard tubes.


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Help Local Children Have a Better Christmas with our 16th Annual Associated Physicians Group Secret Santa Program- November 6th through December 15th, 2017
Our 2017 Secret Santa Program is underway! Started fifteen years ago, the program has helped more than 2,000 struggling families provide Christmas gifts and food for their children. According to Jay… read more →


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Dated 20 ACH - not sent.
Hey, all.
I know… writing now is just dumb. I know that you won't ever get this. Know that you are probably gone. Still… Maybe putting it all down will help.
Dad? I know now why you didn't want me to be a Marine. No, it isn't that I can't handle it. I can. (Just got promoted, in fact.) It's that some of the guys are fraktards. It isn't like it was in the last posting. Back there, if a guy was a frakkup, treating others disrespectfully and all, the others would take him out back and beat him until he either learned how to behave or died. That crap wouldn't fly. We've got a doozy of an asshat here, let me tell you. Thinks he's the gift of the Gods. Doesn't realize that all he accomplishes is to tear the teams down. You know, Dad? I've never hated anyone. Until now. But, that's negative thinking. So… Yeah. Trying to take the high road, like you always said. Trying to see the good in him even though he's less than crap. And, there is something good there. Honest. He's a frakin' good shot. And, some of what he says about how a squad should behave is right on the money. Just the way he thinks he's above everyone and the way he says things makes me want to cram something large and sharp down his… Uh. Right. Negative thoughts… Some of the command staff here rocks. Majors Gaelan and Desusa. Colonel Fotilas. Smart people. They know what they are doing.
Sis? Each of you? I'm sorry that I won't get to meet the younger set of nieces and nephews. Wish I could've watched 'em grow up. I've been on Tiger to start a family. I think he was going to until… Well… You know. Now? He's moved to a different ship in the fleet and I never get to see him. Oh, I know that I'm luckier'n most, since he is here at all. I'll try to keep him out of trouble, but don't promise. You know how he can be. Never thought I'd say this, but I miss you guys. There are a couple of folks here you guys would like. Rhea Zimmerman, Eli Browne, Doc Zaharis, and Reed Carter to name a few. Good people. You'd have fun with them, I think. Joran Craven's here. That's a good thing. Means I still have ties to the past. To home. To you all.
Mom? Mom…
I think about you all a lot. I'll be going on a mission to Leonis soon. It'll be hard, seeing the devastation. Knowing that it means so many good people have died.
I have the feeling that I'll be joining you sooner than later. Can't say that out loud, though. Negative thinking? Bad idea.
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Planting seedMon, 06/04/2020 - 1:19pm
First time sowing seed? Penny Woodward gives us some back to basics for new growers
First time sowing seed? Penny Woodward gives us some back to basics for new growers
It's life affirming, says Penny Woodward, to plant seed and watch it grow.
Confused about which seed to sow where? Not sure which potting mix to use? JUSTIN RUSSELL has you covered.
Mid winter is a great time to propagate plants from hardwood cuttings, says HELEN McKERRAL.
Be inspired by the October issue of Organic Gardener magazine, writes STEVE PAYNE.
It's early spring and the sap is rising, the perfect time to propagate deciduous fruit trees says JUSTIN RUSSELL.
Grafting your favourite tomato onto pest-resistant root stock will help eradicate tomato disease, writes PHIL DUDMAN.
When raising seedlings at home, it's important to make sure the little plants well fed and toughened up before planting into the garden. JUSTIN RUSSELL shares his tips for producing robust plants...
Plastic pots are ubiquitous in the nursery industry and pose a serious waste problem. JUSTIN RUSSELL suggests ways that you can reduce the flow of plastic coming from your backyard.
Broad beans are among the easiest vegies to grow during winter. JUSTIN RUSSELL explains how to propagate the plants from seed.


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Common Contract Issues
Date: April 15, 2020
Time: 12:00 am
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From your home or work computer
From your home or work computer
Contact: Desert Sage Seminars
Phone: 602-377-6207
CE Credits: 3 hours Contract Law
A review of the common contract issues in residential sales, such as multiple offers, counter offers, contingent contracts, back-up contracts and offer rescission.
TO REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS FREE (Phoenix REALTORS® Members Only):
- Go to www.DesertSageSeminars.com and Sign Up as a New Student to create your account.
- Click the BUY NOW button for the class you want.
- On the next page, enter your MLS ID as the promo code in the box provided and click submit to receive your Free class.
- Go to your My Courses folder on Your Dashboard to begin your class.
- *Per ADRE rules, you may NOT take more than 3 classes (9 hrs.) in a calendar day
- There are 5 sections to this course
- You can review the material at any time throughout the course
- You need 100% to pass each quiz in order to proceed
- You need 80% to pass the final. The final is a compilation of the quiz questions you already answered
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Installed in 2006 our ultra-modern automated production line includes fully robotic vitreous enamel application, and with our new digitally printed vitreous enamel graphics system, Vitrispan is the most technically advanced architectural vitreous enamel production facility in Europe..
Vitreous enamelled steel panels are extremely durable and need very little maintenance and cleaning. Vitrispan systems are ideally suited for multiple cladding applications such as tunnels, public transport stations, facades and hospital operating rooms.
Vitreous enamel is non combustable and more durable than any other architectural cladding material.
Compliant with sub-surface railway stations regulations and approved by LUL (London Underground Ltd).
Paint canot form a molecular bond to the impermeable enamel surface so graffiti can easily be cleaned off.
Vitrispan panels will not rust, are resistant to chemical attack and abrasion.
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Beautiful Rustic Bridesmaid Posies individually hand made with artificial rustic flowers so you can keep your bridal flowers as a lasting memory of your wedding day.
These flowers can also be purchased well in advance of your wedding day and stored in dry conditions so you can organise your day in advance making sure you don't have to worry about the flowers on your wedding day which gives you peace of mind and allows you to focus on enjoying the preparations for your wedding.
- Personalised items & flowers can take up to 6 weeks so we advise ordering around 8 weeks before they're needed.
- They're sent out via Royal Mail's Parcel Service.
- You will get an email with a confirmation of booking, an email to confirm the above time scale and an email when its been dispatched.
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Mytheon Launches iPhone Game: Assault of Gaia
True Games Interactive, an international multi-player online game developer and publisher,announced today that it has launched Mytheon: Assault of Gaia for the iPhone. The game is now available in the Apple App Store worldwide at a price of $2.99.
Mytheon: Assault of Gaia is a Line Tower Defense game in which the player is challenged with protecting the Temple of Gaia from the powerful forces of Poseidon, Hades, and eventually, Zeus himself! At the end of each successful level, players will receive a new tower to help defeat the ever increasing waves of mythical foes. There are three different settings including: the Kraken: set within temple ruins, Hades: a lava filled underworld, and the Greek Parthenon.
Strategy is ever-important in Assault of Gaia, as the various environments, numerous tower combinations, and unique enemy types will keep the player constantly maneuvering and managing as they strive to defend Gaia's temple from desecration and ensure humanity's freedom from the petty gods!
"There aren't many opportunities on the iPhone to battle Poseidon, Zeus, Hades and more, so the Mytheon brand is a great fit for the iPhone player," said Peter Cesario, Director of New Business and Product Development at True Games Interactive. "Even though the online game and Mytheon: Assault of Gaia aren't connected other than storyline it gives players a chance to experience the world of Mytheon in two totally different ways."
About Mytheon: Assault of Gaia
Gathering in huddled masses, the legions speak only in whispers about the wrath of the mighty gods. An utterance too loud may summon imminent suffering and devastation.or worse. The king of gods does not take kindly to mere mortals who dare to defy him, or dream of overthrowing his power-for Zeus fears no human, his fellow gods, nor any beast. Some say he fears nothing.but they are wrong. There is a fear. Buried deep beneath his unjustified rule over all beings; it is the fear of losing his omnipotence.
Gaia, mother of all earthly beings, has long been searching for a human who might triumph over the tyrant's rule. In Mytheon: Assault of Gaia she puts her faith in the player to do just that. Gaia wants Zeus to finally recognize his own humanity and justly rule with righteousness rather than suspicion.
The quest will not be easy. Before facing Zeus, the player must first overcome the challenges set forth by his brothers Poseidon and Hades.
Benevolent Gaia will protect the earth with all her powers, but she cannot lend strength or skill-her only gift is the sword. The rest is up to the player.
Mytheon Assault of Gaia is a complement to the online, multiplayer Action RPG with strategic game play that is currently in open beta. Developed by Petroglyph, players of Mytheon experience classic mythology come to life and challenge legendary gods to define their own fate. Players, or "Stonecasters," are powerful humans imbued with the ability to cast spells, summon minions, and erect structures that aid them in battle. An assortment of classes are available that approach combat differently and offer a range of unique, cinematic abilities.


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Modus Vivendi Shows It's True Colors With The Pride Line
With color pairings that pop in sporty ways, the Modus Vivendi Pride Line is bright and simplistic, yet still more than willing to flaunt its fashion sense. The Pride Line includes three styles, briefs ($32.75), boxers ($36.09), and tanks ($42.78), each of which comes in pink, red, green, or yellow. The real winning touches of this line are the colors though. They elevate the underwear styles enough for them to stand out, and maybe even enough for them to make your list of favorite pairs.
The photos used to promoted the new Pride Line are part of a 10-part series that is going to literally span the globe. Gavin Harrison is the first of 10 photographers around the globe set to capture the Pride Line. Each of the lines in the new Modus Vivendi collection was sent to a photographer, their task: to illustrate the new designs through their own visual style. After that, it's just sex appeal and creativity.
Photo Credit: Gavin Harrison
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Cars parking on pavement
Reported via Android in the Car parking category anonymously at 11:16, Wednesday 24 June 2020
Sent to Bristol City Council less than a minute later
Cars are being parked on pavement even outside of hours that builders are working on the general (evenings and sundays).
Still open, via questionnaire, 11:51, Wednesday 22 July 2020
Still open, via questionnaire, 13:09, Wednesday 19 August 2020
Cars are repeatedly parking on the pavement even outside of hours in which the building work is taking place.
Posted anonymously at 13:32, Wednesday 16 September 2020
Still open, via questionnaire
Still happening. Seems to be the same cars each time. Going past around 5:30 in the week.
Posted anonymously at 10:29, Saturday 3 October 2020
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I write this post with a touch of trepidation. I'm not sure if I'm tempting fate or not. You see, my awful August actually started the last week in July and it's carried over into the beginning of September. I just hope it's finally over.
It started at the end of July when the water main broke. My water main, not the city's. That means I'm responsible for fixing it. We were three days without regular running water.
Then we had a strange occurance. This isn't particularly awful, just weird. A comorant roosted in my jacaranda tree for a full day. Now, I'm at least five miles from the ocean and there isn't anything that remotely resembles a pond. What is a water bird doing in my yard at all? Towards the end, it became obvious something was wrong with the bird. Turns out, wildlife rescue in my area (at least the ones that deal with water birds) need you to bring the bird to them. This thing had a wicked looking five-inch hooked beak! Finally, my nephew and I managed to get it into a dog carrier and get it to wildlife rescue. Diagnosis: It was just an old bird.
Then one of my dogs started having trouble with his mouth. Always very food driven, suddenly Micah was tentative about taking treats and slow to eat his food. It took three trips to the vet and three courses of (expensive) antibiotics to finally find the foxtail that had gotten stuck in the back of his mouth and burried itself about an inch deep.
Meanwhile, during all this time, the house has shifted. It's probably because of all the rain we had last winter. That's just one of the joys of living in an old house. In this case, it means that the back door doesn't close properly. I have to slam it hard enough to rattle the windows if I want to have a chance of locking it. There's not much to do but wait until the house settles back. If I shave a little bit off the door so it will close now, there'll be a gap when it moves again. Usually, the movements aren't this dramatic, but as I said, we had a lot of rain last winter.
Then, on Mom's birthday, no less, the sewer main broke. Again, mine, not the city's. The plumber wanted $8,000 to fix it. Might as well say $8,000,000, because I don't have it. Fortunately, my nephew and my cousin were able to take care of it for $35 in parts and lunch.
That same day, I got my jury duty summons.
And, on the second of September, just to prove August wasn't completely over, my other dog started walking on three legs. Another vet trip and another vet bill. It's a soft-tissue injury (like a sprain or a strain). She's got pain meds and she's supposed to stay off it for five to seven days. The problem is, the pain meds are working too well and Aliza doesn't see any reason to rest.
So, here's hoping August is well and truly over this time.
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I took more than just those two shots, of course. The ones below are images I took throughout the seven-inning game. Just like in February, when I shot the Iowa State women's basketball team, this was a new experience. However, I did appreciate the slower pace of softball, and I would be eager to try it again. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and the only thing that bothered me in the slightest were the mounds of sunflower seeds I stood on just outside the fence.
Update: I fixed the centering of images on this post. It involved inconsistencies in the code. Again, if anyone is having any sort of similar issue with Blogger, I'd like to hear it.


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Join Ayla Networks for Hands-on IoT Lab in London, Berlin, Amsterdam
October 15, 2015
Register for IoT lab to create a connected product in AWS Loft Space
Ayla Networks announced a series of Hands-on IoT Lab tour dates in Europe to provide participants an opportunity to experience for themselves how to build a prototype connected product, connect it to the cloud and modify and control it while it's connected.
"Our Hands-on IoT Lab provides participants with an opportunity to go behind the scenes of the Internet of Things (IoT) with Ayla Networks and our pioneering IoT platform," said Michael Setton, regional director, Greater European Markets for Ayla Networks.
What: The Ayla Hands-On IoT Lab is a two-hour session designed to provide participants with first-hand experience building an IoT-connected product. Using the Ayla developers' kit, which includes a board with an Ayla-enabled Broadcom radio chip built on a USI module, participants in the Hands-on IoT Lab can experience the complete life cycle in creating a connected product: from platform evaluation to proof of concept to prototyping to final productization.
Time and Location Details for Each Ayla Hands-on IoT Lab
London Hands-on IoT Lab
When: Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (18:30 pm to 20:30 pm)
Where: AWS Loft Space, 6th Floor, WeWork, Moorgate Place, 1 Fore St, London, EC2Y 5EJ
Berlin Hands-on IoT Lab
When: Tuesday, November 3, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Wednesday, November 4, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Where: AWS Loft Space, Krausenstrasse 38, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, Berlin
Amsterdam Hands-on IoT Lab at the Parks CONNECTIONS Show
When: Wednesday, November 11, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (18:00 pm to 20:00 pm)
Where: NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam, Netherlands
Register: Mobile: +44 7480 852 717 or http://www.aylanetworks.com/HOL-Registration. Limited spots available. Sign up now.
Cost: Free upon registration
Who: Solutions Engineers, Ayla Evangelists and Regional Account Directors from Ayla Networks will leading the event.
Key Audience: The Hands-on IoT Lab is aimed at development engineers through technical architects at manufacturing companies with products that are or could be connected to the IoT.
Extra Details: At each Hands-on IoT Lab session, appetizers and beverages are included. Participants will leave the lab with a binder of documentation.
Bonus: At each Hands-on IoT Lab session, there will be a drawing for one Apple Watch.
About Ayla Networks
Ayla Networks provides the industry's first Agile IoT platform, accelerating development, support and ongoing enhancements of connected products for the Internet of Things. Ayla's end-to-end platform runs across devices, cloud and apps to create secure connectivity, data analytics and feature-rich customer experiences. Delivered as a cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS), Ayla's Agile IoT platform provides the flexibility and modularity to enable rapid changes to practically any type of device, cloud or app environment. Ayla Networks was named a 2015 Cool Vendor in the Internet of Things by Gartner, Inc. Ayla's investors include Cisco, the International Finance Corporation, SAIF Partners, Crosslink Capital, Voyager Capital, Linear Venture and SJF Ventures. For more information, visit www.aylanetworks.com.
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Justia Landlord - Tenant Opinion SummariesArticles Posted in Vermont Supreme Court
Kwon v. Edson
The trial court found that the parties to this landlord-tenant dispute had an oral rental agreement. Plaintiff-landlord was awarded plaintiff landlord back rent and reimbursement for electric bills. The court granted one tenant damages to compensate him for work he performed on landlord's properties and another tenant compensatory and punitive damages for breach of the implied warranty of habitability and illegal eviction. Landlord appealed, arguing the trial court erred by: (1) finding there was an oral rental agreement between the parties and that defendants were tenants; (2) awarding rent for only a portion of the period tenants occupied the property; (3) awarding tenant Edson damages because the claim was not properly pled; and (4) awarding tenant Well punitive damages. Tenants cross appealed, arguing that the court abused its discretion in finding there was an agreement to pay rent once the building was compliant with the housing code and erred in awarding landlord back rent based on a theory of unjust enrichment. The Vermont Supreme Court concluded the evidence supported the trial court's finding that the parties entered an oral agreement allowing tenants to stay in landlord's apartment rent-free for some portion of time. The record did not support the court's findings as to the terms of that agreement: that tenants agreed to pay rent after the building became compliant with the housing code and that the building did not become code-compliant until the third week of November 2016. Consequently, the award of back rent and reimbursement for electrical costs to landlord was stricken, and that issue remanded back to the trial court to make new findings regarding the nature of the parties' agreement and to enter any revised judgment if supported by the facts. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's award of damages to tenant Edson for the work he performed for landlord, concluding that the issue was tried by implied consent. Finally, the Supreme Court concluded an award of punitive damages was allowable as damages for breach of the warranty of habitability and affirmed the award of punitive damages to tenant Well. View "Kwon v. Edson" on Justia Law
Gross v. Turner
At issue before the Vermont Supreme Court in this case was whether a landlord and a social guest of a tenant may be held liable for injuries caused by the tenant's dogs to a third person outside of the landlord's property. The Supreme Court concluded plaintiffs failed to establish that either defendant owed a duty of care to the injured plaintiff in this case, and therefore affirmed. View "Gross v. Turner" on Justia Law
Posted in: Landlord - Tenant, Personal Injury, Vermont Supreme Court
Gill Terrace Retirement Apartments, Inc.
Tenant Marie Johnson appealed a trial court's conclusion that she violated two material terms of her residential rental agreement: a "no-smoking" policy and a "no pets" policy. After review of the trial court record, the Vermont Supreme Court affirmed based on the no-pets violation: the court did not err in concluding that tenant was not entitled to a reasonable accommodation for a specific emotional support animal. The record reflected that the landlord approved tenant's request for an assistance animal as a reasonable accommodation, but did not approve of "Dutchess" as the specific animal because of the dog's hostility, complaints from other residents, and tenant's inability to restrain the dog. Given this holding, the Court did not address whether the trial court erred in finding that tenant violated the no-smoking policy. View "Gill Terrace Retirement Apartments, Inc." on Justia Law
Shires Housing, Inc. v. Brown
An interlocutory appeal arose from an eviction action in which landlord, Shires Housing, Inc., failed to provide tenant Carolyn Brown, with written notice of tenancy termination before filing for eviction under the Mobile Home Parks Act. The trial court denied defendant's Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, ruling that 10 V.S.A. 6237(a)(3) contained an exception to the notice requirement. Because the Vermont Supreme Court concluded the relevant provision of the Mobile Home Parks Act was ambiguous and because the available tools of statutory interpretation all indicated the Act required pre-eviction notice, the Court reversed. View "Shires Housing, Inc. v. Brown" on Justia Law
Posted in: Civil Procedure, Landlord - Tenant, Vermont Supreme Court
Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC v. Mallets Bay Homeowner's Assn., Inc.
Mallets Bay Homeowner's Association appealed the trial court's partial denial of its motion to stay the issuance of a writ of possession in favor of Mongeon Bay Properties (MBP) following the termination of the Association's ground lease. Members of the Mongeon family set up a partnership to own the land under approximately 25 camps, and the partnership entered into a ground lease with the Association, rather than the individual owners of each residence. The ground lease was due to expire in 2036. The lease contained a forfeiture clause, providing that the lease would terminate "if the [Association] shall fail to perform or comply with any terms of this Lease." MBP sued the Association in January 2012, seeking damages and termination of the ground lease because the Association had failed to perform reasonable repairs and upkeep as required by the lease. The trial court concluded that the Association's failure to properly maintain the property and the resulting damage amounted to "waste," and therefore the Association had violated the lease. However, the trial court determined that terminating the lease under the default provision was inequitable and instead awarded MBP damages to cover the cost of repairing the property. On appeal, the Vermont Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's determination that the Association had breached the lease, but remanded for reconsideration of MBP's remedy. In 2016, the Association requested that the trial court stay the issuance of a writ of possession, arguing there was good cause for the court to stay the writ until 2036, when the lease was set to expire. The trial court entered judgment in favor of MBP, terminated the ground lease, and held MBP was to be granted a writ of possession for the property. After review, the Supreme Court reversed the trial court's order in part, and remanded for the trial court to exercise its discretion. On remand, the question about which the trial court should exercise its discretion was whether to grant a longer stay than reflected in an October 31 order. The trial court could exercise that discretion on the basis of the parties' pleadings, or decide to not hold any further hearings unless it chooses to. View "Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC v. Mallets Bay Homeowner's Assn., Inc." on Justia Law
Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC v. Mallets Bay Homeowner's Assn.
At issue in this appeal was whether, and under what circumstances, a court may decline on equitable grounds to enforce a provision in a long-term ground lease giving the lessor the right to terminate the lease and reenter the premises in the event of a default. Plaintiff Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC (MBP) sued defendant Mallets Bay Homeowner's Association seeking to void a multi-year ground lease for property abutting Lake Champlain on account of alleged breaches of the covenants in that agreement. After a bench trial, the trial court concluded that the Association had violated its obligations under the lease by failing to reasonably maintain the embankments abutting Lake Champlain to protect them from erosion. However, the court declined to enforce the forfeiture clause in the lease against the Association, and awarded MBP damages to enable it to undertake the necessary restoration and bank protection. The Association appealed the ruling that it breached the lease, and MBP appealed the trial court's award of damages in lieu of forfeiture. After review of the particular facts of this matter, the Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's determination that the Association breached the lease, but reversed its refusals to declare termination of the lease and to issue a writ of possession to MBP. The case was remanded for reconsideration of MBP's remedy. View "Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC v. Mallets Bay Homeowner's Assn." on Justia Law
Panagiotidis v. Galanis
Plaintiffs owned a building, with a mortgage, in Hartford, Vermont, where they operated a pizza business. In 2013, they sold the pizza business to defendant and leased him the premises. In November 2013, plaintiffs brought an eviction action, asserting that defendant had failed to pay rent. The court granted plaintiffs a default judgment and a writ of possession in December 2013. The court subsequently granted defendant's request to vacate the default judgment and stay the writ of possession. Defendant then filed an answer and a counterclaim. In his counterclaim, defendant argued that he was fraudulently induced into entering into the lease agreement and that the lease should be declared void. Alternatively, defendant argued that he had cured any breach of the lease by paying money into an escrow fund. Defendant appealed the trial court's order granting judgment to plaintiffs on their complaint for ejectment and damages. Finding no reversible error, the Vermont Supreme Court affirmed. View "Panagiotidis v. Galanis" on Justia Law
Posted in: Business Law, Landlord - Tenant, Vermont Supreme Court
Terry v. O'Brien
Defendant-landlords appealed a jury verdict and post-judgment order involving warranty-of-habitability and consumer-protection claims. Landlords William and Susan O'Brien purchased the subject property in the 1980s, which included a two-story house and brick building (referred to as the creamery) with a common wall to the rear of the house. In December 2002, following foreclosure proceedings on their home, plaintiff-tenants, Timothy and Penny Terry, along with their two children, accepted landlords' offer to occupy the house rent-free for a short period. After their first year in the house, tenants began paying rent. There was no written rental agreement, but from at least December 2005, six years before tenants filed this lawsuit, there was an oral agreement to pay monthly rent in an amount that varied over the years. Eventually, the parties' relationship deteriorated. In March 2005, Burlington Code Enforcement (BCE) inspected the house and cited landlords for multiple problems that required repair. A follow-up inspection in January 2006 confirmed that most of the repairs had been completed. BCE inspected the property again later in 2006 and found additional items that required repair, most of which were completed soon thereafter. In 2008, BCE performed several more inspections and issued notices of violations, many of which concerned the creamery. In May 2008, Vermont Gas inspected the house's furnace and determined that it needed to be repaired or replaced because it was in extremely poor condition. In November 2008, landlords had space heater installed on the first floor of the house, but it was insufficient to heat the second floor. As a result, tenants began using space heaters on the second floor at night. In late 2008, a fire broke out in the attic of the house above one of the bedrooms. The state fire investigator determined that the fire had begun at an electrical splice located in the attic. The investigator also noted tenants' use of multiple extension cords and supplemental wiring due to the insufficient number of functioning outlets. The investigator concluded that the fire was caused by a combination of the load on the older electrical system, moisture from the cellulose insulation, and the inability of the knob-and-tube wiring to shed heat due to it being buried in the insulation. In 2011, the Terrys filed suit against landlords, alleging: (1) breach of the oral rental agreement; (2) breach of the warranty of habitability; (3) breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment (with respect to public health hazards); (4) violation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA); (5) negligence; and (6) negligent infliction of emotional distress. Tenants sought, among other things, compensatory, consequential, punitive, and exemplary damages, as well as attorney's fees. Landlords counterclaimed for unpaid rent. Landlords' arguments on appeal of the jury verdict were: (1) the trial court's jury instructions misled the jury on tenants' habitability and CPA claims, resulting in prejudice to landlords; (2) the court erred by vacating the jury's unpaid-rent award in its post-judgment order; and (3) the court abused its discretion by awarding tenants attorney's fees on their habitability and CPA claims and by denying landlords' attorney's fees based on tenants' contributory negligence. The Supreme Court found that the trial court's CPA instruction was overly broad and prejudicial to the landlords, and therefore the verdict was vacated with respect to the CPA claim. Absent their habitability claim, there was no basis for tenants to withhold rent. Therefore, the jury's verdict regarding unpaid rent must stand. The Court also vacated the award of attorney fees, and remanded the matter back to the trial court for further proceedings. View "Terry v. O'Brien" on Justia Law


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Poll results: What can Motorola do to win over the US?
Motorola has been a huge success in Latin America, and now it has big plans for the US. Last week we wanted to get your votes and opinions on what could make the brand become successful stateside.
The most important thing that could win you over when Motorola hits the market is affordable mid-range and low-end phones, which the brand have a pretty good reputation with. The G6 Plus, G6 Play and the standard version were all released recently, and are an appealing addition to the mid-range. It was also mentioned that it would be great if these budget phones utilize Android One.
In second and third place, you wanted to see a high-end device from the brand and a modern design. The more expensive Moto phones in the past have not been able to beat the competition, but it could be interesting to see what developments the company could make in this area.
Features are definitely a deciding factor, too, with users wanting manufacturers to stop following the trends from the likes of Apple, such as removing the headphone jack for example. As well as this, Moto should introduce timely updates, and improve its camera technology.
What do you think of the results? Are you disappointed that Motorola is coming to the US and not Huawei?


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15,000 college girls from state to receive self-defence training
As part of this National Service Scheme programme, varisty too will teach these skills to about 2,500 female students
As an upshot of the slew of cases of violence against women, in a first-of- its-kind initiative, National Service Scheme (NSS) has stepped forward to equip 15,000 female students from across the state with various techniques of self-defence.
The NSS cell of University of Pune (UoP) has decided to impart these skills to 2,500 girls across its jurisdiction in three districts, and appealed to colleges to proceed accordingly.
"Crimes against women are on the rise. So, organising self-defence workshops at the college level is an initiative to encourage girls to retaliate any attempts of violence," said Pandit Shelke, programme coordinator of NSS.
Through a detailed notification, UoP has asked all its affiliated colleges situated in Pune, Ahmednagar and Nashik districts to register their names, so the varsity can arrange workshops accordingly.
All participants will get a day of basic training in self-defence, which would include how to react in a panic situation, how to combat harassers, and what tactics one can use to hit back at various attempts of violence, among other things.
Fighting fit
"UoP has identified some NGOs and martial arts training institutes, which would help the varsity put in order daylong workshops at various colleges. In the first phase, we can include up to 40 colleges in this initiative.
Each institute that will participate in this programme will get Rs 10,000 as aid from UoP to motivate it to hold many more such self-defence workshops in the near future," Shelke told MiD DAY.
Abhijit Ghalsasi, senior instructor of city-based Bhonsale Taekwondo and Fitness Academy, which has conducted similar workshops in several schools, said, "We teach 10 fundamental techniques about how to defend, react in critical situations, and come out from the danger zone.
We also give detailed demonstrations and organise practice sessions. Our observation is that after the workshops girls do get motivated and filled with confidence. We congratulate NSS and UoP for taking this much needed initiative."
Rs 10,000
Amount each participating college will get from the UoP
Did you know?
The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a central government-sponsored public service programme conducted by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports. The scheme was launched in Mahatma Gandhi's Centenary year, 1969. Aimed at developing students' personality through community service, NSS is a voluntary association of young people in colleges, universities, and at +2 level working for a campus-community linkage. The programme aims to inculcate social welfare in students, and to provide service to society without bias. It also provides help in natural and man-made disasters by providing food, clothing and first aid to victims.
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Today, more than a third of the Africa population live in an arid or semi-arid lands. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, that is predominantly rain-fed, making it highly vulnerable to climate change. Droughts are the most common disasters affecting the people.
Farmers will be provided during the dry season irrigation assistance and seeds to grow productive food items during the dry season. Following successful harvests, the farmers and communities will teach their neighbors about the new technologies, creating a ripple effect to stimulate food self-reliance across arid Africa.


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1. Chris wasn't feeling well this past weekend, so we still haven't had a chance to go geocaching. Maybe next weekend? I really really want to try it! We might just have to wait until the weather is warmer anyway.
2. We did stay in and watch a great movie though called The Ultimate Gift. I love movies that put life into perspective, and Abigail Breslin is just so darn cute.
3. I went to my first Pictage User Group (PUG) meeting last night in Bethesda. I met a wonderful group of photographers including a few people that I had already spoken to via email and on the Pictage forum. Justin and Mary Marantz were guest speakers, and they gave an amazing, inspiring presentation. It felt almost like a mini workshop, except that it was free! Can't beat that.
4. Kate Nash tickets were supposed to go on sale yesterday morning for the 9:30 Club, but they're not on sale yet and I'm so bummed.
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The schedule for the week of July 20-27 follows.
The Magic of Disney on Broadway
July 20: Disney's Broadway musicals are hugely popular with kids, but all three of them offer fascinating portraits of...fathers! It's Father's Day all year round at The Lion King, where Nathaniel Stampley plays King Mufasa; at Mary Poppins, where Daniel Jenkins plays the newly laid-off banker George Banks; and at The Little Mermaid, where Norm Lewis contends with a whole school of teenaged daughters as King Triton. Playbill Radio gets these Disney Dads to open up about their roles, and about their own lives in the next The Magic of Disney on Broadway.
"The Magic of Disney on Broadway" debuts at 7 PM ET Monday, July 20 with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 3 PM Tuesday, July 21; 10 PM Friday, July 24; 2 PM Saturday, July 25.
Center Stage
July 21: Our guest on Playbill Radio's Center stage this week is Steven Suskin, a walking encyclopedia of the American song. A former Broadway general manager and producer, he now writes a column for Playbill.com, and reviews for Variety. And if you've got books about musical theatre on your shelf, chances are good you've already got one or more of many volumes, including "Show Tunes," "Second Act Trouble" and "Opening Nights on Broadway." In addition to all these, he's spent the better part of the last seven years researching a magnum opus, "The Sound of Broadway Music: A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations," which painstakingly chronicles the men and women who make musicals sound the way they do by deciding which instruments will play what in the Broadway pit. He joins host Robert Viagas in the Playbill Radio studio to tell how these artists do their work, and to play some classic examples.
Each week's new "Center Stage" show debuts at 7 PM ET Tuesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Wednesday, July 22; 11 PM Wednesday, July 22; 2 PM Thursday, July 23; 11 AM Saturday, July 25; 4 PM Sunday, July 26. Edited versions of the "Center Stage" programs are available as podcasts, including:
The Magic of Disney on Broadway: Drew Seeley
Next to Normal orchestrator Michael Starobin and music director Charlie Alterman
Arthur Laurents (Part 2)
Composer Spotlight
July 23: A tour through the careers of Broadway's one-hit wonders, songwriters who gave us just one hit each, including The Wiz; 1776; Big River; Grease; Promises, Promises and other beloved shows.
Each week's "Composer Spotlight" debuts at 7 PM (ET) Thursday, with repeats scheduled for: (all times are ET) 2 AM Friday, July 24; 11 PM Friday, July 24; 10 PM Sunday, July 26; 2 PM Monday, July 27.
This weekend's programming features The Tin Pan Alley Rag at 11 AM Saturday, July 18 and 4 PM Sunday, July 19; and a salute to Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz at 8 PM Sunday, July 19 and 2 PM Monday, July 20.