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Early Talk Accreditation: Feedback from Childminders
In March 2015; Action for Children released a final report based on the findings of the latest DfE Early Excellence in Childcare Programme.
I CAN, the children's communication charity was among the providers who took part in the programme and I CAN's specific involvement was through training and accreditation. The training helped improve childminders' ability to support children with SEND and their families by giving them new tools, strategies and knowledge.
The feedback from childminders was really positive, with participants talking about the effect that following Early Talk accreditation has had on their practice and relationships with parents.
"I have noticed I am listening to the children more and allowing them to become more expressive through play – without as much adult intervention as before! Parents are more open and willing to discuss their child's progress; parents have told me they're noticing a difference in how their child tries to communicate with them and other family members."
They also noted their own improving confidence and knowledge in supporting children with speech, language and communication needs.
"I am a lot more confident in the work I do with children regarding SLCN. Knowing that I am doing things correctly gives me the confidence to pass on information to parents in a more professional manner."
One childminder spoke in more detail about their experience of completing the I CAN Early Talk accreditation:
"For the accreditation I got a folder that I had to work through in stages. I was also linked up with a mentor. When I'd completed each section my mentor checked it and gave me feedback and then after a bit more work it would be signed off and I'd move on to the next section.
The course led to me making lots of changes and improvements to my setting and I sent some photos to show them what I'd done. Towards the end of the process an assessor visited my home and made some observations of me working with children and looked through my portfolio and paperwork. They seemed really pleased with what I'd done and referred my work to a panel that awarded me with the accreditation. I felt really chuffed. The process worked well and the mentor helped me through it all.
Since the accreditation we also play a lot more games which are linked to speech and language such as I-Spy and I have improved how we do singing and story time. The course also showed me how to correct children when they use the wrong words, and to make sure that I give children long enough to answer questions. I definitely feel more confident and I've got new ideas, activities and resources.
Since doing the accreditation I have kept really busy. I recently completed the ICAN Chatterbox Challenge and raised £42. I've got lots of appetite to do more training. For example, I want to do some training so I can support children with disabilities – I've looked into doing an introduction to sign language."
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On Tuesday, January 23 and 24, Legal Marketing Association – Southern California hosted their first program of the year featuring speakers Cheryl Bame of BAME Public Relations, Shannon Keany of Keany Marketing & Events and David Oates of Stalwart Communications.
In this interactive session, each speaker brought their unique perspective to discuss common events and sponsorships that legal marketers face each day in their roles, best practices for maximizing the event/sponsorship, and any public relations angles each event might be able to take.
In case you missed it, we wanted to recap our top 10 takeaways from the program:
- If you are evaluating a one-off request (events that come through the door after the budget has already been set), ask yourself: (1) Does it align with the firm values? (2) Does it improve or benefit relationships? (3) Is there an opportunity for lead generation? and (4) What is the cost, commitment and visibility?
- In the case of a trade association meeting or a national convention, when your attorneys have a speaking engagement, arrange a meeting with the attorney to discuss "how are you going to separate yourself from other panelists" and "what are you going to talk about?". If the answer is "I don't know," then ask "What are the three things you are working on right now?" Use the attorney's answers to uncover a trend and establish a topic that will appeal to the audience.
- Write a short 500-word article before or after the event. If you write the article before the event, with the audience in mind, you can make it available at the event (at a booth or as speaker handouts). Place the article in your firm's newsletter, blog, and social media to give it further value. Most trade associations have a LinkedIn group that they can link to this article. For extra spice, ask any of your contacts or client who attended the conference to share a nugget of information to be included in your article.
- Share, Post, Tweet! Whether it's an industry meeting, non-profit event, gala dinner, golf tournament, or a national convention, make sure you assign someone to take photos or video. Define what you need from the person in charge by describing the type of photos you need e.g. group photos, exhibit booth, networking. Make sure your photos are genuine and not cheesy handshake photos. And don't forget to tag the organization and/or people, and use relevant hashtags!
- There is great value in promoting your event internally as well. We all know attorneys are inherently competitive, so showing them that Attorney A participated in an industry conference and it resulted in 20 new leads and 2 new clients, will further encourage and motivate other attorneys to engage in business development as well.
- How many tables of tens have you filled this year? There were quite a number of nods in the room when discussing sponsoring gala and award dinners. If your client is receiving an award, go the extra mile and offer up seats at your table to your client's family and friends. Ask for an attendee list in advance to identify targets/clients in attendance. Consider leaving a gift on the table for your client to congratulate them for receiving the award.
- Whether it is a golf tournament or a national convention where you have an exhibit booth, branded items and logo placement could use a little extra thought. When deciding where to place your logo at a golf tournament for example, place it on a scorecard so the attendees are seeing it all day. Make shirts with your logo and "playing for [insert charity name]." For exhibit booth, offer promotional items with staying power such as gifts for kids or technology gadgets to help with everyday tasks.
- Hosting a women's event? The panelists gave some wonderful tips to stand out from the crowd. Do your best to add some feminine touches, such as bathroom amenities at the venue, but don't assume that women want to go to the spa. Definitely invite your male partners to cheer on their female colleagues, but they should not be speaking or leading the event. If your women's event has a keynote speaker that is well-known, invite a reporter and arrange an interview.
- Spend time before and after with the attendee list. Before an event, the attendee list can guide attorneys on who to target and find topics of conversation. After the event, use the attendee list to follow-up with a soft copy of the article you shared or mentioned during your speaking engagement.
- Last but not least, make sure to track any metrics! Count foot traffic at your booth, click-throughs from the follow-up emails, clicks on website bios on the day of the event, how many business cards collected, and more. Follow-up with the attorneys a few weeks after the event to see if they received any business as a result.
Thank you again to Cheryl, Shannon and David for imparting your expertise to our Southern California Chapter!


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Flower Shower Challenge
Hey everyone! I recently discovered this awesome crochet pattern for a flower here. (Silly Old Suitcase Blog) Seeing how many flowers made inspired me to make my own flower collection. Here's the catch: I need to work on it everyday, even if it's just one flower. (If I don't make any, the reason has to be really important.) Feel free to try this challenge as well, especially on your free time. :)
So far I've crocheted three flowers (slightly differing in size), so here are the pictures! ^_^ Sorry for the darkness, by the way.
I'm really excited to continue and start a lot of other projects and DIYs, especially things like these. :)
Thanks for reading, and please check back soon!
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I recently found out about this technique called "color splashing". It means to have certain parts of a photo in color and the rest in black and white. I drew a dancer yesterday and experimented with it...
Here is the colorful version! ^_^ Which of the above pictures is your favorite? Comment what you think below!
If you want to know how to colorsplash your photos on your computer, you can find a Photoshop tutorial for that here. If you don't have Photoshop, there is a free photo-editing software called Gimp. I never tried it before, but I saw a few videos and screenshots of it, and it has similar tools to Photoshop. If you have a mobile device, there are also apps that automatically colorsplash your photos if you tap on the parts of the photo you would like to be in color. :)
Have fun colorsplashing your photos!
-Tiny ^_^
Yay! It's summer! :) So in the last post, I said I would be taking a break from the blog, and and since it's summer (Yay! ^_^) Here are some tiny fragments of recent news!
I tested a tiny dragon for a friend! Isn't it adorable? Her pattern is called Baby Dragon, and you can find it here. It has for sure given me inspiration on my tiny dragon pattern! I really liked how it turned out too. It now sits in the corner of my desk in my room, along with some other things I made. ^_^ I still need to name it, but that's coming soon...
I added a website logo and made tiny changes to the design of the website! I wanted to do this for a while! I just worked on it now because, of course, I have time, and I recently got Photoshop Elements 12. You probably know what that is, but if you don't, it's a photo-editing program on the computer.
Well, don't worry, though this was a rather short post of the news, I'll write more soon...very soon. :)
I hope you all have an amazing summer, and there will be more things to come!
-Tiny ^_^
About Me:
Hey guys it's Phia! Welcome to my little online world. I'm a 15 year-old knitter and crocheter that especially loves making tiny things. I also enjoy dance, drawing, writing, photography, kawaii stuff...well there's more cuz it's a long list. You might occasionally see some of those things on here too. Oh yeah, and if you couldn't guess, my favorite color is orange. ^-^
I try to design my own patterns every now and then...I'm currently in the tiny amigurumi field.
As you are following this blog, beware of my extreme procrastination. I used to laugh at this but it's a serious issue.
Aaaand...if you're curious of my photography and stuff you could check out my Flickr if ya want. :)
We also have a Ravelry Group!
Not really active, but you can make that a reality!
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Oh man. The Archives. For the sole purpose of nostalgia I like to keep this portion here but...if you peek back to my very early posts, the cringe is real. You have been warned.


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Burnage occupied the post of deputy in three Dorset ports to the King's chief butler (Thomas Chaucer* of Ewelme) for little more than eight months during 1408. He may have been originally commended for the office because of personal experience of the wine trade with Gascony; but his main commercial concern seems to have been cloth, which he shipped out of Melcombe. His dealings with William Mountfort II, a leading Dorset merchant who sat for Bridport in the Parliaments of 1413 (May) and 1419 (when he himself was a Member of the Commons) suggest that he also had an interest in the rope trade. In September 1411 Burnage joined with a Dorchester man in a bond by which payment of £49 6s.8d. was promised to Mountfort at the following Candlemas (2 Feb.), and in 1414 he alone undertook to pay him a further £1 10s.8d. Burnage served as a bailiff of Melcombe at least twice. Then, in October 1417, as a delegate from the borough, he attended the meeting of the shire court at Dorchester, to report the results of the local parliamentary elections.2 He is last recorded two years later, the occasion being his third return to Parliament.


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Our parish church is dedicated to st. Michael Archangel and thus this angel is extremely loved. His image spreads across the church's ceiling. During prayers in the church, my eyes often escape to the said beautiful image of our Patron Saint. Prayer to st. Michael Archangel is prayed after every mass.
Who is St. Michael Archangel?
St. Michael Archangel is, besides St. Rafael and St. Gabriel, an angel with the highest mission in the Church. His name derives from Hebrew and means Who is like God. He is the patron and saint of dying people, grocers, soldiers, fencing, banking, and artists. He has many Catholic churches around the world dedicated to him.
The Church has always been expressing respect towards him, as it accepts him as a powerful ally in the eternal battle with Satan and the forces of evil. In the Old Testament, he was considered to be the guardian of the chosen people. In the New Testament, he is considered to be the guardian and protector of the Church.
You can read more about purpose, role, and mission of the angels in the Bible here.
The mission of St. Michael Archangel
The Christian tradition recognizes four tasks for him:
- the battle against Satan,
- saving souls of the faithful from the power of the enemy, especially at the hour of death,
- he is the champion of the God's people,
- he calls and leads human souls to the judgment.
St. Michael Archangel in the Holy Bible
In the Old Testament St. Michael is mentioned in the book of Daniel (Daniel 10:13,21, Daniel 12:1). The prophet Daniel marks him as »the great prince«
In the New Testament, we can see him during a battle with the devil over Moses's corpse (Jud1:9).
In the Book of Revelation, we can meet Michael as the leader of the angels, who, in the battle with Satan and his angels, achieve a glorious victory (Revelation 12:7-10).
Portrayal of St. Michael Archangel
The artistic portrayal of St. Michael Archangel is a warrior with a sword in his hand. He is usually represented as a leader of the God's army, a leader of the heavenly host.
You too can invite St. Michael to your family and home. Prayer to St. Michael Archangel and a statue, picture, medal or other artistic work showing the image of St. Michael Archangel will awaken a sense of safety and security and the help from the »heavenly host.«
Prayer to St. Michael Archangel
Prayer to St. Michael Archangel was published by the Pope Leon XIII in 1886. It was prayed after every work's day mass. It was a response to a vision that the pope had during a prayer, where he saw a devil, that furiously attacked a Church of Christ. He wanted the Church to battle the devil with the help of a spiritual weapon.
After the 2nd Vatican Council, the prayer isn't regularly used anymore, as it became so widespread, that the believers prayed it alone and didn't need spiritual guidance anymore. Even so, the prayer stayed in use at some places and thus the prayer to St. Michael Archangel can still be heard at the end of mass.
If you have any experience with prayers and requests answered through the Prayer to St. Michael Archangel you are welcome to share it with us.


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Located in Coventry, CT
The historic farmstead of the Hale family of Coventry, owned and maintained by Connecticut Landmarks, is open to the public during the warmer months seven afternoons a week for guided tours, special hands-on programs, and summer classes. Capt. Nathan Hale (1755-1776), the Martyr Spy of the American Revolution, and his nine brothers and sisters grew up and worked on this farm. The house (1776), outbuildings and stone walls as well as what remains of the original 400 acres of farm fields are important reminders of the way most Americans lived at the time of the nation's founding. (This excerpt provided by Nathan Hale Homestead representatives)
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Located in Coventry, CT
Although relatively short by today's standards, Skungamaug is a true test of golf in every sense of the word. Picturesque at every turn, every hole is unique. Selected as the fifth best public golf course in Connecticut by CT Golfer Magazine's Ed Crnic. In addition to the golf course, we are fortunate to have a complete practice facility with grass tees, a large putting green, and a private lesson tee for instruction with one of our PGA Professionals. (This excerpt provided by Skungamaug River Golf Club representatives)
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Located in Storrs, CT (4 miles from Coventry)
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry (BIMP) is the State Museum of Puppetry for Connecticut. [T]he Museum preserves and exhibits puppets from around the world as well as those created at the University of Connecticut. (This excerpt provided by Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry representatives)
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (4 of 386)
Located in Storrs, CT (4 miles from Coventry)
Located in the heart of the UConn campus, the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is an important part of a broad educational vision-- a vision focused not only on passing knowledge to future generations, but also on applying this knowledge to solve problems and improve the quality of people's lives. The Museum has a unique role in sharing world-class scholarship about our region directly with the public, giving people of all ages new types of learning experiences and helping them make this information relevant to their own lives. (This excerpt provided by Connecticut State Museum of Natural History representatives)
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Located in Storrs, CT (4 miles from Coventry)
By hosting a wide range of performing arts, including full-scale international orchestras, chamber quartets, dance companies, soloists, and theatrical productions, Jorgensen fulfills its missions as an integral part of the University of Connecticut's commitment to teaching, research, and public service. (This excerpt provided by Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts representatives)
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Located in Hebron, CT (6 miles from Coventry)
Gay City State Park offers a glimpse into Connecticut's industrial roots with over 1500 acres of endless opportunities for outdoor fun including the exploration of extinct mill-town ruins and stone foundations. (This excerpt provided by Gay City State Park representatives)
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Located in Hebron, CT (7 miles from Coventry)
The public course with a private course feel. (This excerpt provided by Tallwood Country Club representatives)
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Priority 5: Establish a student enrolment plan that aligns with student recruitment targets
The objective of this priority is to establish an enrolment plan that will be designed to achieve the desired size and shape of our student body through adopting a more strategic approach to recruitment. This priority links very closely with Priority Two of this plan, which is focused on bringing greater coherence to our curriculum offering. In the implementation phase of this strategy, enrolment planning and curriculum alignment exercises will be carried out simultaneously. A new approach to enrolment planning will see the newly established Recruitment and Admissions function working in close collaboration with the four Colleges, Adult Continuing Education and the Professional Services, to establish achievable and desirable recruitment targets for a coherent and marketable academic portfolio.
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For the start i would say something about importance of single string playing.
Most of the guitarists are learning about position playing – scale diagrams, chord diagrams etc…
That is great but often can lead to a playing by scheme and not using your ears.
A few tips :
- Play as many scales as you know on one string up and down
- Use a metronom and record a drone for a background usling looper, computer, telphone… (key of the exersize because using of a root note is giving you a real sense of degrees of a scale)
- Ex. Use a simple major scale on open E string
We will name it as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Then use a mixolidian mode:
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8
Listen carefuly and feel the diference between these to scales
Think of the emotion behind this notes!
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Helmet use pushed in Train Your Brain
Third graders at Buff Elementary learned about the importance of wearing a helmet, with the help of a few melons, and received free helmets and helmet fittings on Friday.
The program, Train Your Brain, a program from the Center Foundation in Bend, teaches third graders how to make sure their helmet sits properly on their head and why they need to make sure they wear one.
"It's a perfect time to reach them," said Sonja Donohue, executive director for the Center Foundation. She said it is impossible to reach every grade and third graders are able to retain information well and when they get into high school where the foundation has their sports medicine program and trainers for each school, the kids will recall the center visiting them in third grade.
Donohue also said that third grade is when students begin to get more active and participate in action sports, like riding a bike.
During the program, third graders are gathered and given information about helmet safety, but the program is meant to be engaging and fun for the students. Perhaps the most memorable and exciting part of the program for the kids involves — of all things — melons.
The demonstrator takes two melons, using them as an example of a head that the helmet protects. One melon is placed in a helmet and strapped in, while the other is left as-is. Both melons are dropped onto the hard floor. The melon in the helmet has protection and it stays intact, however the one left alone cracks and splatters apart, with pieces scattered everywhere.
While the program really began over 20 years ago, when a brain surgeon at the center knew about a child that had a fatal accident while not wearing a helmet, according to Donohue, the program in its current form was formed about four years ago.
That's when the program was able to get sponsors and began working with all of the elementary schools in Bend and La Pine; two years later it got another sponsor and was able to expand and work with all of the elementary schools — 30 in total — across Central Oregon.
The sponsors make it possible for the program to provide helmets to each third grader who needs one within those schools.
Following the presentation, students are taught how to make sure their helmet fits properly and the program leaders help students adjust their helmets.
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Volleyball trio earn all-league honors
While the season did not ultimately pan out the way the Canby volleyball team may have wanted, the hard work of the players did not go unrecognized. After being voted on by the other coaches in the league, three of the Cougars players were awarded all-league honors.
Junior setter Ruby Kayser and sophomore outside hitter Daley McClellan received first team all-league honors, and junior libero Caitlin Gay was awarded a second team honor.
This is Kayser's second straight first league recognition as a setter after she received her first last year as a sophomore. Likewise, McClellan received first team honors for her work last year as a freshman. Gay receives a second team nod after transferring from Lakeridge last year. There she received first team honors for her play as a libero.
Full Three Rivers League (TRL) honors are below:
Ellie Snook, senior, libero, West Linn
Jackie Phillips, junior, setter, Tualatin
Daley McClellan, sophomore, outside hitter, Canby
Ruby Kayser, junior, setter, Canby
Audra Wilmes, sophomore, outside hitter, West Linn
Makayla Long, sophomore, middle blocker, West Linn
Jensen Kaelin, junior, outside hitter, Lake Oswego
Anna-Kate Treske, senior, middle blocker, Lake Oswego
Madison Hornback, junior, middle blocker, Oregon City
Alison Brown, junior, outside hitter, Oregon City
Maicy Wear, junior, defensive specialist, Lakeridge
Hadlee Hallman, senior, outside hitter, St. Mary's
Alison Dreves, sophomore, outside hitter, Tigard
Erika Isaacson, senior, middle blocker, West Linn
Hannah Hashbarger, senior setter, West Linn
Addison Crawford, senior, outside hitter, Tualatin
Jordan Noble, junior, outside hitter, Lake Oswego
Olivia Ashley, junior, RS, Tualatin
Kendall Baldwin, sophomore, outside hitter, Lakeridge
Caitlin Gay, sophomore, libero, Canby
Alicia Vandervoort-Walters, senior, outside hitter, Tigard
Hannah Barry, senior, setter, Lakeridge
Kendra Zuckerman, senior, outside hitter, Tualatin
Kylee Wimmer, senior, RS, Lake Oswego
Maddie Hoover, senior, defensive specialist, Tigard
Sarah Talley, senior, defensive specialist, Oregon City
Sloan Culver, senior, outside hitter, Lakeridge
Tallie Davison, senior, outside hitter, St. Mary's
Tavia Roache, senior, OP, St. Mary's
Madison McKenna, senior, setter, Oregon City
Avery Ensing, junior, setter, Lakeridge
Bella Valdez, junior, libero, Tualatin
Devyn Baer, junior middle blocker, St. Mary's
Bridget Barnett, sophomore, setter, Lake Oswego
Katie Dukart, sophomore, libero, Lake Oswego
Kylie Zralka, sophomore, middle blocker, Tualatin
Zoe Nguyen, sophomore, setter, St. Mary's
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STATELESSNESS in MYANMAR
Myanmar has a population of 50.3 million people. The country is also home to an estimated 495,939 stateless Rohingya, the country's main stateless population. Other stateless minority groups are also present in the country, as well as individuals who have been left stateless due to flaws and gaps in Myanmar's Citizenship Law. One of the most significant problems with Myanmar's Citizenship Law is its discriminatory nature because of its focus on race and ethnicity. There are no protection measures against the deprivation of nationality and statelessness, with corruption practices perpetuating the issue.
Explore the main issues below or download the detailed Country Position Paper (with bibliography).
Myanmar's Citizenship Law and Statelessness
In Myanmar, the acquisition of nationality is detailed in the 1982 Citizenship Law. The Citizenship Law states that the acquisition of 'full citizenship' is based on the principle of 'race' or 'ethnicity'. Myanmar however only officially recognises 135 national ethnic groups and thus, individuals who do not belong to one of these groups, are at risk of statelessness. Children of unrecognised ethnicities are at risk of statelessness as the Citizenship Law stipulates that children can only acquire Myanmar nationality if both parents are citizens and are one of the recognised national ethnic groups. There are currently no protection measures in place to protect children from being born stateless. The Citizenship Law further does not allow for the possibility of naturalisation through marriage or through long-term residence. in practice therefore, many spouses or 'multiple-generation' citizens, are unable to acquire full citizenship in Myanmar.
Deprivation of Nationality
The 1982 Citizenship Law allows for the revoking of citizenship in Myanmar under wide-ranging and loosely-defined criteria. This poses a real risk of statelessness to individuals who have their nationality revoked as there are no counter protection measures against statelessness under this law. This, combined with dual nationality not being permitted in Myanmar, results in the likelihood that the deprivation of nationality will result in statelessness is significantly increased.
Civil Registration and Documentation Practices
There are many barriers to accessing civil registration and documentation in Myanmar. For people living in remote rural areas of the country, it is particularly difficult to access various services, for example, birth registration. The bureaucracy surrounding the citizenship application system creates barriers to a successful submission. Corruption, discrimination and arbitrary decision-making throughout the administrative system further amplifies difficulties. Generally, there is a lack of consistency and transparency in the processes relating to citizenship.
The Rohingya
The Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group which has its roots in Rakhine State to the West, are not listed among the 135 national ethnic groups recognised by Myanmar and are therefore not entitled to citizenship, rendering them stateless. With around half a million Rohingya remaining in Myanmar, they make up the nation's biggest stateless population. Many Rohingya are based outside Myanmar, having fled to countries including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan.
Other Stateless Groups in Myanmar
The Rohingya are not the only ethnic minority in Myanmar who are at risk of or are stateless. Other groups also include Gurkhas, Tamils, Hindu speakers of Bengali-dialects, groups at the Myanmar border and Muslim and Hindu populations. There are further other minority groups in Rakhine State and other Muslim minorities in Myanmar who are considered part of this vulnerable demographic.
Persons of mixed ethnicity or mixed religious parentage are also at risk of being stateless as they do not meet the strict criteria set by the Myanmar Citizenship Law. If either parent belongs to an unrecognized ethnic minority, in theory, children should still be able to obtain nationality in certain situations. This however rarely happens in practice. Other groups at risk of statelessness in Myanmar are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returning refugees (mostly from Bangladesh).
Challenges to Myanmar's Stateless Residing Outside the Country
Many of Myanmar's stateless population are found outside the country. Their status as stateless exposes them to certain challenges including social exclusion and the denial of human rights. They are additionally more vulnerable to trafficking, exploitation, detention and refoulement to Myanmar, who does not recognise them as citizens.
Project partners
The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) is a civil society alliance of over 140 non-governmental organisations, academics and individual experts in 40 countries, committed to addressing statelessness in Europe. ENS believes that everyone has the right to a nationality and that those who lack nationality altogether – stateless persons – are entitled to full protection of their human rights.
The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) is the first and the only human rights NGO dedicated to working on statelessness at the global level. ISI's mission is to promote inclusive societies by realising and protecting the right to a nationality. ISI is working to address discrimination and promote inclusive citizenship, realise every child's right to a nationality, tackle statelessness as a cause and consequence of displacement, make the stateless visible to development programming and counter arbitrary deprivation of nationality, particularly in security contexts.


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The primary mission of the Play To Beat Brain Cancer organization is to provide financial assistance to those families that cannot afford the cost of medicines, treatments and surgeries for all forms of brain Cancer. We also support cancer centers such as KU Med for their continuing research into the causes and potential cures for Brain Cancer.
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The Play To Beat Brain Cancer name embodies the goal of our team. We raise funds in honor of those that fight Brain Cancer by playing games that the individual enjoyed. This includes but is not limited to Board games, Electronic games, On-line games, RPG, Puzzles, and all types of Sports.
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How come? Why does the world have to be so mean?
You feel so lonely inside that your screaming so loud but no one even turns to look at you.
You walk the halls in school wondering if someone hates you, or even if someone wants to talk to you.
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Under a new legislation, Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges will be required to provide personal information on clients suspected of tax fraud.
In an effort to prevent tax evasion on income from digital assets, Japan is looking to enact measures that would force cryptocurrency traders to 'tell on' their clients. According to The Mainichi, the government of Japan is seeking to empower the National Tax Agency (NTA) to demand crypto exchanges to provide information on traders and investors who have been suspected of evasion.
Tax Evasion on the Rise
Japan remains one of the leaders in the global cryptosphere, with the Japanese yen accounting for around 60% of Bitcoin (BTC). Last year, more than 300 individuals declared minimum earnings of 100 million yen from crypto investments and tradings.
However, the NTA believes that number to be too low, and an indication of widespread tax evasion in the sector. According to government sources, a significant number of individuals failed to disclose their profits from cryptocurrency transfers and activities after the historic bull run at the end of last year.
Under the current law cryptocurrency exchanges can voluntarily provide information regarding their clients to the NTA. Such information includes names, activity log, individual identification numbers, and wallet addresses. However, under the new legislation NTA will be able to demand this information in cases related to suspected tax evasion. The NTA would also be allowed to demand details on bank accounts opened under false names.
The tax authority will be able to request such information only if there is sufficient evidence the particular individual failed to disclose at least 50% of their income and has earned at least ten million yen from crypto-related activities. In addition, businesses and platforms will be able to appeal such requests.
The measures are part of a new crypto tax reform set to be published in the upcoming fiscal year, between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, and implemented sometime later in 2020. According to Japanese law, individuals that make at least 200,000 yen per year must declare their income regardless of its origin. Cryptocurrency trading and investing are categorized under the miscellaneous income category.
Back in April, the Japanese market watchdog called for stricter regulations on cryptocurrencies and digital assets trading and investment.
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powers. The States being in this accommodating temper,
Marlborough presented them with a memorandum, in
which the English government requested them to consider
the expediency of guaranteeing by treaty the Protestant
succession to the Crown of England. The deputies received
the suggestion with favour, and according to Halifax,
warmly expressed " their inclinations to comply with every-
thing that the Queen desires of them."^
They showed themselves equally reasonable when he
touched upon strategic questions. To one proposition,
however, they were obdurately hostile. They would have
nothing to do with any combinations whatsoever which
depended in any way on the concurrence of the Margrave
of Baden. Marlborough represented, as he had repre-
sented before, that an army of invasion on the Moselle
and the Saar would threaten the French frontier in its
most sensitive part.^ This opinion he had always held;
but the experiences of the campaign of 1705 had killed his
desire to act upon it. He urged it now out of deference
1 Murray, vol. ii., p. 485: Marlborough to Harley, May 4, 1706.
2 Halifax to Harley, May i/ii, 1706. Record Of&ce, State Papers,
Holland, 225.
3 Murray, vol. ii., p. 473: Marlborough to Wratislaw, April 26, 1706:
p. 495: Marlborough to the Emperor, May 9, 1706.
to the Emperor's wishes, though he knew beforehand that,
as long as the Margrave commanded on the Rhine, it would
never be admitted by the Dutch except as a counsel of
perfection and an abstract truth.
He then unfolded to a few his Italian project. He was
agreeably surprised to find that it was not immediately
condemned. " They are very positive," he wrote to
Godolphin, " that they dare not consent to the letting
their own countrymen go."^ But they were willing to
entertain the suggestion, so long as it involved the use of
no troops save the English and the auxiliaries. The merits
of the design were rendered more apparent by the receipt
of alarming news from Italy. On April 19, when Eugene
had not yet arrived from Vienna, Vendome had suddenly
attacked the Imperialists with superior forces and beaten
them at Calcinato in a battle which cost the allies 3,000 men.
But nothing could be done either in Lombardy, Germany,
or the Netherlands without soldiers. And soldiers in
sufficient numbers were not forthcoming. The King of
Denmark presented a claim for arrears of pay, and refused
to allow his troops to leave their winter-quarters until it
was settled. The Elector of Hanover and the Landgrave
of Hesse would not consent to the employment of their
forces in Italy. The Elector indeed had adopted so pecuHar
a tone that Anne was provoked into sending him a remon-
strance couched in no gentle terms. But Marlborough, who
had already dispatched Cadogan to the Court of Hanover,
wisely took upon himself to intercept the Queen's letter.
More serious still was the attitude of the King of Prussia,
who had recently renewed his complaints against Vienna
and the Hague. He embodied his demands in eleven
articles, which Marlborough described as " very unseason-
able at this time of day."^ Pending a settlement, the King's
" extreme ill-humour "^ led him to retain his troops at
Wesel when they ought to have been at Mainz. Marl-
borough wrote to him on April 26, and plainly warned him
that his selfish policy was exposing the allies to the risk of
a reverse, which might ruin the entire campaign. Unfor-
1 Coxe, vol. i., p. 402: Marlborough to Godolphin, April 19/30, 1706.
2 Murray, vol. ii., p. 476: Marlborough to Harley, April 27, 1706.
3 Ihid., p. 478: Marlborough to Lord Eaby, April 30, 1706.
tunately, the enemies of Wartenberg, the Prussian prime
minister, had persuaded the King that Prussian interests
were being sacrificed. They had even undermined the
position of Lord Raby by insinuating that Wartenberg
was governed by his wife, and that his wife was the mistress
of the EngHsh ambassador. " Everybody must own you
have a very difficult task," wrote Marlborough to Rab3^
" to struggle with so ticklish a court as yours is."^ It was
also one of Frederick's grievances that he was not admitted
to the counsels of the Grand Alliance. Marlborough
assured him that he was mistaken, and that it was im-
possible to communicate plans before they had been formed.
But the Duke suspected that Prussia was in reality pre-
paring to abandon the coalition, and he reported his sus-
picions to London and Vienna. He informed Harley that
he had received a letter from Frederick, written "in a
very odd style. "^ To Godolphin he said: "The little zeal
that the King of Prussia, the King of Denmark, and almost
all the other princes show, gives me so dismal thoughts that
I almost despair of good success."^
What the Duke had anticipated came quickly to pass.
On May i the Margrave, who was holding the Hne of the
Motter with no more than 7,000 ill-found troops, was
attacked in front by Villars, who commanded in Alsace.
At the same moment, Marsin, who had been demonstrating
against Trarbach and Coblenz with the army of the Moselle,
swooped suddenly down upon his flank. The Germans
were compelled to relinquish the blockade of Fort Louis,
to abandon their valuable magazines, and to retire beyond
the Rhine. This disaster, thoagh not unexpected, made
a deep impression on the Dutch. Marlborough reported to
Salm that, while it was perfectly true that nothing could
be " more advantageous for the allies, or could touch the
enemy more closely "■* than an offensive movement on the
Moselle, the States, having refused to participate in any such
design hitherto, would certainly never consent to it now.
1 Ibid., p. 514: Marlborough to Lord Raby, May i8, 1706.
2 Ibid., p. 481: Marlborough to Harley, April 30, 1706.
^ Coxe, vol. i., p. 402: Marlborough to Godolphin, May 4, 1706.
* Murray, vol. ii., p. 505: Marlborough to the Prince of Salm, May 10,
Very regretfully also the Duke was compelled to announce
to the Emperor and to Eugene that he had formed a plan
of marching from the Meuse to the Po with 20,000 men,
and that the States had virtually accepted it and were on
the point of passing the necessary resolutions, when the
deplorable news from the Rhine destroyed it absolutely.
But he still cherished the hope of one day exhibiting on
Hannibal's battle-ground talents which bore a particular
resemblance to Hannibal's own. The dream was never
realised. Exactly one hundred years were to elapse before
the British army went into action on Italian soil. The
eight regiments of the line, which in July, 1806, achieved
the right to inscribe the name of " Maida " on their banners,
so bore themselves that, if Marlborough was an unseen
witness of that day, he had no cause to be ashamed.
The Duke's disappointment was not shared by Godolphin,
who rejoiced that his friend was not to undertake so diffi-
cult and dangerous an expedition. It was not shared by
the Dutch, who assured him that if he " would continue
at the head of the army on their frontier," there was nothing
he " could think reasonable to propose, but they would
readily comply withal."^ In proof of their good faith they
appointed as field-deputies men who could be trusted not
to make themselves ridiculous.
The situation now was simple, if unsatisfactory. As
Marlborough saw it, Italy and Spain were the only theatres
of decisive war. The army of the Netherlands he regarded
as almost certainly doomed to inactivity. He therefore
exerted himself, at the expense of his own prospects of
accomplishing anything that " shall make a noise, "^ to
procure another contingent of 10,000 Hessians for Eugene,
and to augment with Dutch and English regiments the forces
destined for the diversion in Guienne.
Accompanied by Overkirk, he quitted the Hague on
May 9, and reached Maestricht on the 12th. He found the
Dutch troops encamped in the neighbourhood of Tongres.
The British, under Churchill, were still marching from their
cantonments. As soon as they arrived, he proposed to
1 Coxe, vol. i., p. 403: Marlborough to Godolphin, April 28/May 9,
2 Ibid., p. 405: The Duke to the Duchess, May 4/15, 1706.
advance towards Louvain, where Villeroi and the Elector
had concentrated their forces. " God knows," he wrote to
Godolphin on the 15th, " I go with a heavy heart. "-^ Despite
their numerical superiority, he did not believe that the
enemy would face him in the open. But Marsin, who had
quitted Villars, was hastening to join the army of the
Netherlands. He was now at Metz, and his advance-guard
of twenty squadrons was approaching Namur. It was
possible that, when a junction had been effected, Villeroi
and the Elector might be tempted to march out. " If they
do," wrote Marlborough, " I will most certainly attack
thefti, not doubting, with the blessing of God, to beat them."^
As late as the i8th, however, he expressed the opinion that,
not even when Marsin came, would they venture to give
His pessimism was natural enough. All his labours of the
last six months had so far resulted in nothing but failure.
Both in Italy and on the Rhine France had proved herself
swifter and stronger than the Grand Alliance. In Spain,
for aught that he knew to the contrary, it was the same
story. On April i Toulouse had anchored in Barcelona
Roads; on the 2nd Legal had arrived from Roussillon; and
on the 3rd Phihp and Tesse had completed the blockade.
The siege was vigorously pushed. Peterborough was too
weak to raise it; and despite the gallant defence of the
garrison, who were animated by the presence of King
Charles, the place would assuredly have fallen, had not
Leake arrived on May 9 with the combined fleets of England
and Holland. Thereupon Toulouse fled to Toulon without
firing a shot, and Tesse and Legal retreated, leaving behind
them 129 cannon and immense stores. They had lost
6,000 men, and the garrison not more than 1,000. But this
consolatory intelligence had not yet arrived at Tongres.
Nevertheless, the Duke's judgment for once had played
him false. Ever since January he had presupposed that the
enemy would not assume the offensive in every theatre of
the war at the same time. But he was not aware that
Chamillart had conceived " a mediocre opinion " of his
1 Ibid., p. 405: Marlborough to Godolphin, May 4/15, 1706.
2 Ibid.
3 Murray, vol. ii., p. 515: Marlborough to Gueldermalsen, May 18, 1706.
capacity, that Villeroi regarded him as " a mortified ad-
venturer," and that both of them beUeved him to be still
helplessly fettered by the control of the field-deputies. He
was not aware that, even without Marsin, the enemy's army
was estimated both at Louvain and Versailles to be over-
whelmingly superior in numbers to any that he could bring
against it. He was not aware that both the rulers and
the soldiers of France were unduly elated by the initial
successes which had rewarded their resolute strategy in
Italy, Germany, and Spain, and that Villeroi and the
Elector were burning to signalise their own command by
some similar exploit. Above all, he was not aware that
on May 6 Louis had dispatched instructions to the Marshal
to besiege Lean, and to fight, if he were attacked, and that
the Marshal in. his reply had laid special emphasis on the
numbers, the quality, and the confident spirit of his troops,
and on the expediency of giving battle, not merely for the
sake of Leau, but upon general grounds. All these things
were hidden from Marlborough. In the hope of compelling
the enemy to action he had formed a project, with the
connivance of an agent in Namur, for the surprise of that
valuable fortress. But as late as the i8th he despaired
of the chances of a decisive encounter. To his amazement
he learned on the 19th that Villeroi had crossed the Dyle
and advanced almost to Tirlemont.
There are some miscalculations that do not matter.
Marlborough's was one of them. Upon what hypothesis,
or with what design the enemy was acting, he neither knew
nor cared. He only knew that they were out at last, and
that the rest, " with the blessing of God,"^ would be easy.
He instantly dispatched an express to the Duke of Wiirttem-
berg, who commanded the Danes, with urgent orders to bring
up the horse of that nation by forced marches, and the
infantry as rapidly as should be possible without exhausting
them. He solemnly pledged himself, in conjunction with
the field-deputies, that all arrears of pay should be dis-
charged. Wiirttemberg, keens oldier that he was, obeyed
upon his own responsibiUty and without reference to Copen-
hagen. On the 20th Marlborough advanced to Borchloen.
1 Coxe, vol. i., p. 407: Marlborough to Godolphin, May 9/20, 1706.
He was joined that day by the British. On the 21st he
rested his men, and waited for the Danes. Villeroi, to
show the perfection of his confidence in himself, passed the
Great Geete and moved out to Gossoncourt. He reported
to Versailles that he was certainly superior in numbers,
that he had never commanded a finer army, and that he
believed his march to have made a great impression on the
foe. This style is reminiscent of the Duke of Burgundy's
" audacious marches " in 1702.
On Saturday, the 22nd, Marlborough pushed forward as
far as Montenaeken and Corswaren, where he learned that
the Danish cavalry was only a league behind. Villeroi,
who knew nothing of the Danish cavalry, was surprised.
He decided, however, that it was necessary to terminate
summarily a movement which threatened Namur and
Louvain, besides his own communications and his eventual
junction with Marsin. One march to the south would
place him athwart the line of his antagonist's advance.
He determined to take it on the morrow. The Elector,
who fully concurred with the Marshal, posted from Brussels
to Tirlemont forthwith.
Villeroi's concern for the strategic possibilities of the
situation was altogether misplaced. Marlborough cared
nothing for its strategic possibilities. His object was a
simple one. He wished to make a circuit round the sources
of the Little Geete that he might come at the enemy in
the open field. He was informed that they were about to
move to Judoigne. Determined to attack them there, he
ordered the army to be ready to march before dawn. He
proposed to encamp on the plateau of Mont St. Andre.
But the plateau of Mont St. Andre was the very position
which Villeroi had selected for himself. Each general was
ignorant of the other's intention; and a collision was
Before he retired to rest that evening, Marlborough found
time to compose a letter,-^ which, seeing that it might well
have been his last, possesses a peculiar charm. It was
written on behalf of an officer's widow, who was soliciting
a pension from the King of Prussia.
^ Murray, vol. ii., p. 521 : Marlborough to Lord Raby, May 22, 1706.
At 3 o'clock on the morning of Whitsunday, May 23,
the allies marched in eight columns. A heavy fall of rain
had made the ways laborious, and thick fog obscured the
view. Cadogan, pushing forward with 600 horse, passed
the recently levelled lines at Merdorp at 8 o'clock. Here
a surprise awaited him. Though the mist had not yet
lifted, it was possible to descry upon the distant plateau
of Mont St. Andre dark, moving specks, which to his ex-
perienced eye could be none other than the hussars of
Villeroi. He instantly sent back the news to Marlborough.
At 10 o'clock the Duke arrived. He was accompanied by
Overkirk and other officers, and by Goslinga, one of
the new field-deputies. The whole party rode on with
Cadogan to reconnoitre. Uncertain as to the precise
significance of the enemy's motions, the Duke ordered his
cavalry to go forward and estabUsh contact. But now the
fog dispersed, and revealed the startling yet welcome truth.
The entire French army, resplendent in nev*? and untarnished
uniforms, was already in possession of the plateau, and
was evidently preparing to dispute the further progress of
the allied forces.
Feuquieres,-^ who does not condemn Villeroi for quitting
his lines, censures him severely for fighting a battle. The
argument is a little difficult to follow. When Villeroi
marched over the Dyle, a battle became certain, because,
if he did not go to Marlborough, Marlborough would
assuredly go to him. This was a fact which Villeroi did
not know at the time, and which Feuquieres appears to
have overlooked. Villeroi, moreover, cannot very well be
proved to have contravened the spirit of his instructions.
The King had ordered him to invest Lean, and to fight
if he were attacked. But he could not invest Lean if
Marlborough were free to wander at will between the French
army and its base. It is true that the letter in which the
King instructed him to fight, if the siege of Lean were
interrupted, assumed that a junction with Marsin would
be first effected. But a junction with Marsin might never
be effected at all, if Marlborough were permitted to thrust
himself between. And as Louis contemplated that Marsin
1 Menioires de Feuquidres, t. iv., p. 16.
would be detached to make the siege, while Villeroi covered
it, the numbers available for combat would not, in that
case, have been materially greater than they already were.
On the other hand, every day's delay increased the possi-
bility that the allied army might be reinforced. Feuquieres
contended that the French in Flanders ought not to have
taken the offensive. It may be that he was right. Marl-
borough certainly assumed that they would remain
quiescent. But the blame, if blame was merited, belonged
to the government which ordered the recovery of Lcau,
a distinctly offensive opening, and not to the Marshal,
who, in circumstances which the government did not
foresee, appears to have acted in accordance with the spirit
of the instructions which they had given him.
If Marlborough was surprised, so also was Villeroi. In
his own eagerness to fight, the Frenchman had never con-
sidered that his antagonist might exhibit an equal alacrity.
He had planned to spend Whitsunday at Mont St. Andre,
and to advance on Monday against an enemy, who, as he
imagined, must either retire before him or suffer annihilation
at his hands. The boldness with which that enemy was
now himself advancing, caused the Marshal a momentary
uneasiness. But he quickly made up his mind. Setting
aside the unthinkable humiliation of a retreat to Tirlemont,
he had two alternatives before him. He could either press
on to the attack or stand still to be attacked. If he pressed
on, he would reap the full advantage of that national genius
for the offensive, which is the strength of all French armies.
He would also, according to Goslinga, have caught the
allied forces in a situation of some embarrassment. But
he chose the second alternative. Seduced by the exag-
gerated importance which the military science of his epoch
attached to ground, he proceeded at once to occupy that
famous position of Ramillies, the mere existence of which
had been used by the Dutch generals in the campaign of
1703 as an argument against Marlborough's proposal to
assail the lines of Brabant .■'•
His right flank was protected by the Mehaigne and the
marshes bordering it. From the village of Tavieres beside
1- See Chapter VI., "1703," p. 138.
that river the open country rolled upwards to the north
in gentle undulations as far as the village of Ramillies,
which stood boldly out before his right centre. North-
ward of RamilUes, and somewhat in advance of his left
centre, was the village of Offus, while his extreme left
rested on the village of Autreglise, which had a steep and
broken declivity before it. The front of both Offus and
Autreglise was covered by bog-land, through which the
Little Geete, descending from its spring by Ramillies,
pursued a sluggish course towards the north. The whole
position was about four miles in length.
The strength of such a situation was obvious. It could
not easily be turned on either flank. The left and left
centre were difficult of access. The right afforded excellent
opportunities to cavalry, an arm in which the French
imagined themselves to excel. The four villages stood out
before the lines like four strong bastions. But certain
weaknesses were equally apparent. Beyond the Little
Geete and opposite to Autreglise rose the high ground of
Foulz, where the assailants' right would be at least as safe
as the defenders' left. The approach to Ramillies was an
easy slope, presenting no natural obstacles to a frontal
attack. Ramillies and Tavieres were so far apart that the
intervening ground could not be entirely swept by cross-
fire. That ground itself, ideal as it appeared to the French
horsemen, would appear equally ideal to any others that
were not afraid to try conclusions with them. And worst of
all, the line of battle was decidedly concave in shape. The
assailants, manoeuvring upon the chord of the arc, could con-
centrate superior forces upon a decisive point before the de-
fenders would have time to effect a corresponding movement.
That the position had grave defects^ was well known to
the French engineers, who, in constructing the lines of
Brabant, had refused to utilise it. And Villeroi himself
had seen so good a judge as Luxembourg reject it as a
fighting-ground. But believing his army, which had now
been joined by Marsin's twenty squadrons, to be very
superior in numbers, and reposing, as all Frenchmen did,
1 For a favourable opinion see Wars in the Low Countries, by Colonel Sir
James Carmichael-Smyth, p. 158.
an almost childish faith in the invincibility of the " Maison
du Roi," he prepared for action with the utmost confidence.
Having occupied Tavieres with five battalions, he drew up
seventy-eight squadrons (60 per cent, of his mounted men)
in three lines upon the open fields between Ramillies and
the marshes of the Mehaigne. Into RamilHes itself, as also
into Off us and Autreglise, he threw detachments of foot.
In rear of these three villages, and in support of them, he
placed the main body of his infantry in two lines. The
residue of his horse, fifty squadrons in all, he stationed
behind the left wing. His total force amounted to 62,000
Meanwhile, the eight columns of the allied army, as fast
as they arrived, deployed across the plain from Foulz to
Boneffe. The movement was attended by some confusion,^
for the ground was so narrow that the usual extension in
two lines proved to be impracticable, and at certain points
it became necessary to adopt a deeper formation. This
circumstance alone must have suggested to Villeroi that
the disparity of numbers was less than he had thought it,
though even now he may not have realised that he had
60,000 m.en before him.
The Marshal watched the deployment of Marlborough's
army with the keenest interest. The letter, in which Louis
had instructed him to undertake the siege of Leau, con-
tained directions for a day of battle. " It would he very
important,''' wrote the King, " to have particular attention
to that part of the line which will endure the first shock of
the English troops.""^ The British soldier could desire no
higher testimonial. He, at any rate, was not included in
the " mediocre opinion " entertained at Versailles of the
capacity of his commander. It was therefore with con-
siderable satisfaction that Villeroi perceived the English
regiments, both horse and foot, defiling to the right, and
forming over against his left and left centre, where the
nature of the ground gave great advantages to the defence.
The King had also directed that the Elector's troops should
not go into action as a single unit. It was recognised at
^ English Historical Review, April, 1904: The Earl of Orkney's account of
the Battle of Ramillies, letter iii., May 24, 1706.
2 Pelet, t. vi., p. 19: Lettre du Roi a Villeroi, 6 mai, 1706.
Versailles that the moral of the Bavarians had been
thoroughly shaken. They were therefore distributed at
different points in the hne of battle.
Marlborough, in the meantime, had carefully scrutinised
the French position, and had matured his plan. Officers,
who had served in the Spanish army and who knew the
country well, told him that there were so many hedges,
ditches, and marshes on his right that cavalry was useless
there .-^ They suggested that the whole strength of the
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|Candia, Victor; Schäfer, Thomas; Taub, Edward; Rau, Harald; Altenmüller, Eckart; Rockstroh, Brigitte; Elbert, Thomas
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|Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ; 83 (2002). - pp. 1342-1348
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Objective: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of sensory motor retuning (SMR), a new treatment for focal hand dystonia in musicians.
Design: Prospective case series with an (adventitious) comparison group with 3- to 25-month follow-up in piano and guitar and 0- to 4-month follow-up in flute and oboe players.
Setting: General community in Germany.
Participants: Eleven professional musicians.
Intervention: Immobilization by splints of 1 or more digits other than the focal dystonic finger. This finger carried out repetitive exercises in coordination with 1 or more of the other digits for 1.5 to 2.5 hours a day for 8 consecutive days under therapist supervision. The subjects then were instructed to continue practice for 1 hour daily for 1 year.
Main Outcome Measures: Spectral analysis of the output of a dexterity-displacement device that continuously recorded digital displacement during finger movements and a dystonia evaluation scale on which patients rated how well they had just performed dystonic movement sequences and repertoire passages.
Results: The 3 wind players (adventitious placebo controls) did not improve substantially. However, each pianist and guitarist showed marked and significant improvement in spontaneous repertoire performance without the splint. The first subject is now 25 months posttreatment.
Conclusions: Results suggest that SMR is of value for the treatment of focal hand dystonia in pianists and guitarists.
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|Behavioral medicine, Focal dystonia, Hand injuries, Music, Rehabilitation, Repetitive strain injury, Sensory motor performance
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CANDIA, Victor, Thomas SCHÄFER, Edward TAUB, Harald RAU, Eckart ALTENMÜLLER, Brigitte ROCKSTROH, Thomas ELBERT, 2002. Sensory motor retuning : a behavioral treatment for focal hand dystonia of pianists and guitarists. In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 83, pp. 1342-1348. Available under: doi: 10.1053/apmr.2002.35094
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[Photo taken Boxing Day 2008]
Chief Minister Stanhope is rather chuffed that his Land Development Agency (LDA) has won the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) National Award for 'Urban Renewal' for the Kingston Foreshore Development.
- UDIA judges praised the innovative approach of the Kingston Foreshore Master Plan which integrated existing landmark buildings and aligned to the Griffin Plan.
The judges also commended the environmental sustainability of the site, its generous use of public space and amenities as well as the revitalisation of the old industrial precinct.
I'm sure it's lovely down there but I was struck by this line:
- "As well as being a spectacular place to live, the Kingston Foreshore, which includes the harbour development, is quickly evolving into a fantastic tourist precinct, with waterfront parklands, boardwalks, cafes, restaurants and speciality retail outlets planned for the near future," Mr Stanhope said.
Can anyone imagine a bored New Yorker (or even a Sydney sider), flipping through their travel leaflets, and saying "Oh my dahlink, there's a mahvellous urban renewal project on the foreshore of Lake Burley Griffin, tell Jeeves to cancel the trip to Aruba and we'll go there instead"?.
At what level of the tourism market is the Kingston Foreshore going to be preferable to any of a million other places in this world?
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A few minutes with the CEO of D.G. Yuengling & Son, Pottsville, Pa.
Generation of family ownership: Fifth.
About the company: We're in 17 states, and in 2013 we sold 2,700,000 barrels. We have 1.2% of the U.S. beer market.
Number of employees: Between 290 and 300.
Years with the company: Probably 50 years, but not consecutively. For 11 years I worked in the beer distributing business, at another company.
First job at this company: Stamping numbers on beer cases in an old warehouse as a summer job, at age 15. We were switching from 8-ounce to 7-ounce bottles. I had to blot out the "8" and stamp a "7."
Most memorable thing I learned from my mother and father: Humility. We were almost out of business in the 1950s and 1960s, like a number of breweries our size. I'm very fortunate. We've been lucky.
One of our greatest successes: Even with the growth of the microbreweries, our growth has been phenomenal.
Best advice I ever got: Stay small and stay out of the way of the big brewers. I can't say I followed it.
Quote from our company's mission statement: We don't have a formal statement. I don't set goals, other than we want to grow every year.
On my wall: Portraits of the previous generations in this company that helped make it what it is.
One of my greatest accomplishments: What I've been able to provide to our employees. We have the best-paying jobs in the area, with benefits that include hospitalization and a pension plan.
Best thing about working in a family business: You're your own boss. You can do what you think is best, and you're not under scrutiny as in a publicly held company.
Worst thing about working in a family business: It's all on your shoulders. You have to be committed.
My advice for other family business leaders: If you're a manufacturer, stay with your product. Whatever you do, do it well and do it right. Watch your expenses and hire good people.
On a day off I like to . . . play golf on a weekend when possible. I own a home in Florida, and every year I enjoy a couple of weeks there.
Philanthropic causes our family supports: Through our foundation, we donate a lot to local churches, fire companies and other charitable organizations. At some point we'll sponsor a scholarship at the local high school.
Books I think every family business leader should read: Band of Brothers, because it teaches you to stick with a difficult situation.
I realized I had emerged from the previous generation's shadow when . . . I bought the company. I walked into the office and just sat there with appreciation for what the previous owners did.
Future succession plans: All four of my children are with me today and have committed to staying in the company. We don't know yet which one will run it.
Words I live by: Get up early, go to work, do the right thing and repeat it the next day.
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Sorry Charlene Harris, but I think it was perfect to describe my trip to Dallas a few weeks ago.
So shortly after I started my new job, my work told me that I needed to go to Dallas for a few days for training. I figured why not, and went, because I wouldn't be allowed to work at my awesome new job unless I was trained and certified.
So while I was waiting for my flight, I had a beer, and was waiting and waiting to find out that my flight was canceled. I've mentioned before how driving to Dallas has ended in my car breaking down in the middle of nowhere, but my coworker, who is a pretty awesome guy, found out that we would be reimbursed for gas and he offered to drive. Which was great for me because if the car broke down, it wouldn't be mine.
Naturally, I had to prank Alex and my mom because I was driving to Dallas alone with a man. And I had a beer in my system.
I call Alex first and put him on speaker phone. The conversation went like this.
Alex: Hello?
Me: Hey honey, so I got drunk and some random guy kidnapped me and is dragging me to Dallas. I'm probably going to die from either murder or Ebola. Hope that's okay.
Alex:… What?
Me: Well the flight was canceled so I was drinking and my coworker is kidnapping me to Dallas and you're never going to see me again.
Alex: WHAT?!
Me: It's all good though, he won't rape me because he's gay.
Alex: Ugh, fine, let me know when you get to Dallas*
Then I called my mom next. That woman is a hard woman to rattle and I told her that I was drunk and being kidnapped and she just said, "Okay, be safe!" It was rather disappointing.
Halfway to Dallas, we decide to stop and get some Mexican food in Canton. I've mentioned how I've had some bad experiences in Canton before, but this time the Mexican restaurant had a church on top of it and I got to touch a giant cock.
Once we were back on the road, we got lost after getting to Dallas and after making the same turn about six times, we found our hotel.
After training the next day I enjoyed a margarita and a walk with Jesus, and this time I didn't make a total and complete fool of myself like the last time I walked with Jesus. I felt the drinks were necessary in order to enjoy Texas.
Our last afternoon in Dallas, we got out of training early and decided to explore the mall. I have to say, Grapevine Mills mall in Irving is fucking fantastic. It has everything.
However, there was one particular store that left me very confused. The store was called "Heroes" and it was a store that sold military paraphernalia, airsoft guns, camo, hunting knives, so on and so forth. They even have a website.
To say the least, this store screamed, "MURICA!" Not even "America." Just 'Merica.
The main thing that confused and scared and awed me was the mannequins. The mannequins displaying the women's clothing were taller than me (I'm 5'8), they had DDD boobs, and their pants were low rise and it was all camo.
SeriouslyTexas, what the fuck is with this? Why do the mannequins need to have huge boobs? Why can you see the fucking nipples of the mannequin?
My coworker and I just stared at the mannequin for a few minutes, just in stunned silence. We were so confused. I like to think I'm fairly comfortable in my own skin, but the fact that this mannequin made my boobs look like less than mosquito bites and the fact that this clothing was so… 'Murican, I had no idea what to make of it. So I took a picture and moved on.
The next morning was our last morning in Texas, and I couldn't be happier to go back to my little house. I missed Alex and Texas has this obsession with the shape of it's state that was weirding me out. And I lived in Alaska for heaven's sake.
So I made it home and I've been working so much that every muscle in my body aches and I just want to crawl under a rock and die. It's fucking awesome.
Have you ever gone on a business trip that went better than expected? Ever been somewhere where the culture just confused the hell out of you? Have you ever eaten hot sauce that made you fart fire? Let me know in the comments!