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last updated December 14, 2018
How would your life change if you
eliminated financial stress that holds you back;
replaced work exhaustion with energizing creativity;
felt that your efforts had meaningful impact on the people and places around you;
slowed down for personal and professional rejuvenation;
had a community of purpose-driven friends to share ideas and challenges with?
This is meaningful work-life balance and it's possible now!
The good news is that you can navigate the road to fulfillment that you deserve without being a millionaire or having an ivy league degree. All you have to do is think a little bit differently than past generations about "success".
This guide reframes the conversation around money, meaning, and happiness for ambitious mid-career mavericks who are searching for ways to have greater impact and balance in work and life:
It's easy to get lulled into the typical American lifestyle: work more, spend more, and constantly strive for the next big thing. We've been trained to believe that having a bigger budget is always better but, once we get there, we realize that more money has diminishing influence on our happiness. By adjusting your money mindset and spending more on what matters most, you can have exponentially positive impacts on creating the financial freedom that you really want.
Facing the reality that what fills our days is not as fulfilling as it should be introduces a different gravity to lifestyle decisions. Once we realize that we've been preoccupied with unimportant details, it takes significant effort to cut through the distractions and connect with real personal and professional meaning. But, even in our increasingly frenzied world, it's possible to tune out the daily noise and use our freedom to consistently prioritize what really matters.
Anticipating that happiness will be achieved once we get to that "next thing" is a common misconception that leads us to feeling burnt out and bummed out. Happiness for most of us peaks when we are immersed in an endeavor that supports our values and connects us with a like-minded community. In other words, happiness is not gained through acquisition, the joy is in the doing. Giving ourselves the freedom to try new things as part of a purpose-driven pursuit leads to more creativity and relationships that nurture a sense of overall satisfaction.
How We're Balancing Money, Meaning and Happiness
Welcome! We're Max and Brittany. It's great to have you here. We started this community after more than a decade of hustling through our "normal lives" and eventually hitting a low-point where we struggled with stress and feeling too busy yet simultaneously bored and unsatisfied. After a series of perspective-changing family illnesses, we came to the startling realization that the comfort of our normal lives was actually what was holding us back.
Right in the middle of our careers, we uprooted our (mostly) successful routines to re-energize, find new inspiration, and think more critically about how to be happier while achieving greater meaning in life. We knew having skin in the game would force us to take calculated risks and make smart decisions in pursuit of purposeful work that earns enough income to keep us content while we live life to the fullest.
But, taking the road less traveled can be even more challenging if you feel like you're traveling totally alone. The relief of a listening ear, the encouragement of someone who has been there before, and the inspiration of exchanging ideas are all important to feeling happy and fulfilled. That's why we're building this community to help traverse the status quo and navigate this purpose-driven pursuit, today and for the future.
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02– Fulfilling freedom.
03– Aligning who You Are With What You Do.
04– Connecting With Greater Purpose.
05– Maintaining Balance.
As you can see, we plan to cover a lot in the upcoming chapters. But the most meaningful question to answer for us is, "what topics interest you?" As you think through your transition to a more meaningful work-life balance, reach out and let us know what would be most helpful for you!
Part 1: Why We Get Stuck
Once we understand why we get stuck, we can get unstuck!
Lacking fulfillment despite "having it all" is a pervasive discrepancy that rears its head as we approach mid-career. We live in a culture that celebrates leaps of forward progress, awards and status symbols. So we continually strive for the next milestone. And the pursuit leads us to moments of debilitating exhaustion where we are left thinking that we're in desperate need of more time… and more money… and more time.
What we really need is to get real about adding purpose to our personal finances and investing more in meaning so that we're mobilized to connect with happiness. The challenge is, we're so overwhelmed by day-to-day demands that it's hard to see how it's possible. There are strong, seemingly invisible, forces working against us that prevent us from making the changes we need.
Psychologists and behavioral economists have conducted endless scientific studies evaluating the gap between intention and action. But this isn't academics. It's time to tackle the real-life reasons we feel stuck—so we can stop dreaming and really start doing.
Reason 1: Money Mistakes Are Stealing Our Freedom
Volunteer. Read more. Travel to see more of the world. Start a lifestyle business. Spend more time with family. There's a 99% chance you've mentioned one of these activities (or something similar) as part of the phrase, "When I have more money, I'll…"
Money is an easy excuse for not pursuing our dreams. There are two major money mistakes that are often behind the scenes secretly crushing our dreams of greater freedom and a balanced life—so it pays to acquaint ourselves with these!
Big Fat Financial Goals
When it comes to saving money, most people only have a few financial goals in life: pay off school debt, buy a house, support a happy family, and retirement. Even if we put aside some extra cash to make other big purchases along the way, it's rarely tied to an actual financial plan with well-defined goals that enrich our lives. So, the typical personal finance strategy involves (over)investing time to make enough money for today and fund sweeping financial goals that lack clear value.
When 'more money' becomes the goal itself, then that's what we'll always be working toward. We get caught in an endless chase for the next dollar while satisfaction from what we can afford gets pushed to the wayside. Our time and energy is drained. And we still feel like we don't have enough money. It's no wonder studies show that personal finances and jobs are leading causes of anxiety!
The toll money-making takes on our emotional and mental health can further be seen in the strong inverse correlation between stress and feeling happy in life—both of which tend to hit their respective highs and lows around our middle-aged years. Life as a 30-something and beyond mid-career becomes overwhelmed by climbing the corporate ladder, pressures of keeping up with the Joneses, and saving 'more money' for the future. But, financial and work-related stress are interrelated problems that can be alleviated (or even eliminated), starting with setting more meaningful financial goals.
Milestones should be defined by what brings us greater meaning and happiness and quantified by how much is really needed to make them possible. Adjusting our mindset to treat money as a tool for how we spend our time (re)focuses our attention on what really motivates us. While everything we want in life requires some trade-offs, a goals-based approach to money management provides the freedom to be more intentional and content with how we accomplish them.
Buying into A Strict Daily Budget
Many of us are wired to assume penny-pinching as a means of great financial fortitude. Because, if we stick to a strict daily budget, then we can afford those things that will make us happy. But, there is a difference between being in control of your money and micromanaging it to the point of burnout.
Listening to tv talking heads squawking about the daily ups and downs of the stock market has been shown to lead to poor investment decisions driven by emotions. Similarly, scrimping to try to save a few dollars on every purchase exhausts our willpower for the bigger financial decisions. We end up constantly feeling anxious about spending and that what we want is out of reach. Even the best personal finance software doesn't help if we're concerned with the wrong details and overwhelmed by small choices.
The important part is understanding how our purchases impact our ability to achieve financial freedom. Identifying the few measurable categories that are essential to our goals, and setting-up the formulas that get us there, helps us to focus on saving and spending more effectively and easily.
Seeing that we can enjoy greater freedom through the financial security and flexibility to pursue a meaningful life makes our dreams attainable. So, ditch the daily budget and systematize getting the big stuff right. It's no big deal if some of the little things get lost along the way.
Reason 2: We Fail At Investing In Ourselves
In our always-on culture, lack of self-care has become a bad habit that's inseparable from stress and burnout.
Our versions of making more "me time" actually turn us into our own worst enemies. We spend vacations responding to emails, staying up late to work on side hustles, scrolling through social media to "socialize" and so on. But our future selves rely on the innovative skills, social capital and (especially) mental health we carefully nurture today.
We need to break the cycle of over-investing in others—other characters, other projects, other tomorrows besides our own. Even great employers are vulnerable to changes in the marketplace and rapid advancement of technology could cut our well-paying positions from the budget quicker than we think. So it's time to wrestle control from outside influences that hold us back from making the most important investments for a richer life.
Carving out a space to identify our own personal goals—unique to you—might be something we thought we had already done. Moreover, the process can feel selfish and unnatural. But selfless self-investment is not an oxymoron! This is about investing in ourselves in a way that will make us more productive and a more positive force for greater good.
Because We're Scared Of Success
Our harshest critics in life tend to be ourselves. This is especially true for ambitious people who are driven by accomplishment. We take care of our commitments to bosses, coworkers, family and friends. We respond to all the popups, pings and buzzes. Then we fill the space in between with self-judgement and a (often subconscious) fear of doing what it takes to create our own success.
Instigating this predicament is our impressions of failure, and all the baggage that comes with it. The thought of failing evokes emotions that can easily distort the prospects: we underestimate our ability to tackle the widely varying expectations associated with success, and we overestimate the damage we'll endure if the endeavor doesn't work out.
When we convince ourselves that the potential reward doesn't seem worth the (exaggerated) risk, we stay where we're comfortable. We become our own worst enemy. And what we actually fail at doing is pursuing meaningful experiences that would help us grow and enjoy greater fulfillment.
But, once we give ourselves permission to try something "risky" and adopt greater self-forgiveness, we unlock a whole new world where we can spend more time trying new things. We transition from fearing failure to learning how to embrace it, and become more creative and resilient in finding value in our defeats.
The first attempt at any new undertaking is unlikely to succeed. And our interests will regularly change over time. What we can predict with certainty, however, is that each venture is a way to discover more about what we're good at and enjoy. Otherwise, without those (mis-)steps, we just stay stuck.
Because We Let Someone Else Set Our Goals
Humans are social creatures, which means we find comfort being with the pack. Our instincts steer us along the path shared by those who precede and surround us. This herd mentality can help us, but it can also hold us back in modern day work and life.
Following the career herd can lead us to displace our own professional goals. So too often we work 60+ hours a week committed to achieving the business interests of an employer, in lieu of everything else. The way we spend our time and money can also be (too) heavily influenced by the expectations of keeping up with the Joneses. So we take out a jumbo loan to put on the facade of success. But, when we stop to think critically about whether what we have is meaningful to us, it's unsurprising to feel adrift.
The point here is not to suggest that we should only focus on ourselves—quite the contrary! But, we connect with greater purpose when we pursue our own goals to guide our resources toward creating real personal meaning and shared value.
Jumping off the conventional career ladder could involve taking a step sideways to work with companies addressing a global problem you care about or carving out time committed to passion projects. Straying from the mainstream lifestyle herd may mean foregoing a $10k 10-day resort vacation to spend 12 months enjoying a meaningful mini-retirement (two years from now) instead. These are intentional choices that can shepherd greater rejuvenation and fulfillment.
When we feel burnt-out and/or stuck, confusing others' ambitions as our own is often the insidious culprit. We're working hard to accomplish goals set by someone else at the expense of investing in ourselves. Meaningful work-life balance is possible, but you have to be your own sheepdog!
Reason 3: Inertia
The physics lesson conveyed in Newton's first law of motion also applies in work and life. For most of us, once we establish a life trajectory, we continue on that course unless acted on by a greater force.
When we feel stuck, in many cases, we're actually just stuck going through the motions. Life inertia is a challenging resistance to balancing money, meaning and happiness. Once we recognize how to overcome it, we unlock the potential to be our most valuable source of inspiration and connection to a lifestyle that actually provides greater fulfillment.
Staying in Place
So many of us linger in counterproductive environments—from the offices we work in, to the houses we live in and the cities where we're based. Choosing where we dwell is rarely actively pursued as a top priority even though it's shown to be directly correlated to our personal financial success and wellbeing.
The effects of remaining in a particular circumstance may seem like it's limited (or irrelevant). It can be hard to recognize. But, especially if we're feeling stuck it's worth taking a step back to determine if location inertia is cramping our ability to achieve personal growth and goals.
From the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, so much of our life is deeply-seated in routine. This pre-programming gives us the comfort of knowing whose familiar faces we'll see, what bills need to be paid, where to park the car; so on and so forth. The risk in this consistency, though, is that it can shroud the drawbacks of complacency.
Humans naturally adapt to their environments, which means habituation can cause us to overlook the joy and inspiration in everyday moments. And, going through the same motions everyday is usually accompanied by a hum of busyness that becomes an excuse to procrastinate on actually following through on things that we say are most important to us.
While daily comforts help smooth the way, the path to personal growth and greater life satisfaction requires embracing discomfort and reversing the inertia that propels a life lived on repeat. Moving (physically) outside of our comfort zone breaks ground on accomplishing ambitions that are influenced by the people and places that surround us.
Hanging With The Same Old Crowd
Understanding that we're a social by nature, it's not surprising that research shows that people who have supportive relationships are happier, healthier and live longer. What is surprising, though, is how commonly we neglect to seek out companions who will help us nurture greater money, meaning and happiness in our own lives.
The quality of our connections is both determined by and has an impact on our position in life. Yet we often let inertia confine the company we keep to where we were born, where we went to school, and other situations that are chosen for us rather than by us. In our digital era, social media can also reinforce complacency by drowning our attention in infinity pools of curated vignettes of our "friends'" experiences. And, when the majority of our time and energy is spent in one sphere, our lives invariably orbit around a relatively small circle.
While consistent close ties are important to our fulfillment, greater personal growth comes when we expand and diversify our relationships. As the pioneering social network theorist, Mark Granovetter, became famous for pointing out in the late 70s, our weak ties matter too! The increasingly popular way of espousing this principle is in saying that our character is shaped by those we engage with most often.
This mantra underscores the value of actively seeking out the people who are successfully doing what we'd like to do!
Our globally connected world makes it easier than ever to go beyond physical proximity to engage with people who have similar interests. Expanding our networks (and horizons) is especially valuable when we want to make a change or need help getting unstuck. So, instead of staying within the social groups that happen to be nearest to us and binging on anxiety-producing "noise media", we can overcome inertia by purposefully nurturing relationships that help us to be better versions of ourselves.
Part 2: Fulfilling Freedom
In Part 2 of the Complete Guide to Money, Meaning and Happiness we'll be exploring how to fulfill your dreams of freedom
How to reset your money mindset and make personal finance a rewarding tool/hobby
Giving real meaning to work-life balance
Beating burnout and making time for personal growth


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First Signature hotel by RLHC set to open in San Francisco
RLH Corporation announced the signing of the company's first Signature hotel on February 6 since the brand's dynamic refresh was recently introduced. The San Francisco property will feature eye-catching and exuberant style.
Signature San Francisco will be in the SOMA district, and is being revitalized and repositioned from a dated hotel into a vibrant and bold boutique hotel experience through focused renovations to guestrooms and common areas. The property features 34 guestrooms, including two suites, and will be outfitted with mid-century modern furniture, fun textures, and complementary design elements to craft a retro-modern feel with all the conveniences and comforts today's traveler has come to expect.
"Signature San Francisco is the ideal property for our first re-designed Signature hotel," said Amanda Marcello, vice president of brand development for Signature at RLH Corporation. "With distinctive mid-century modern design, Signature's design intent and brand elements help a variety of assets gain modern style, market appeal, and a differentiated brand identity, positioning properties to gain rate elasticity, increase revenues, garner customer attention, and significantly improve return on invested capital for our hotel owners."
Signature San Francisco will be located at 259 7th Avenue, just 3 blocks from Westfield Center and 5 blocks from Moscone Center, the city's popular convention center. The hotel will feature Apple TVs, mobile check-in, and mobile key solutions, giving travelers of this tech-focused city seamless access.
Source: RLHC (Red Lion Hotels Corporation)

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Tentex Royal is manufactured by Himalaya. Tentex Royal capsules do not contain any synthetic chemicals and do not lead to dangerous or unwanted side effects. Key ingredients include:
Small Caltrops (Gokshura) is beneficial in erectile dysfunction. Protodioscin is a testosterone precursor found in Small Caltrops, converted to dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in the body. It dilates the penile arteries, resulting in the relaxation of muscles in blood vessels and thus enhancing erection.
Hygrophilia (Kokilaksha) releases nitric oxide (NO) from endothelium and nitrergic nerve endings of the penis, relaxing the cavernosal (a sponge-like area around the penis that has most of the blood during erection) muscles and increasing penile blood flow. This is helpful in correcting erectile dysfunction.
Almond (Vatada) acts as an aphrodisiac and significantly increases sperm motility as well as sperm count without producing any spermatotoxic effects.
The goal of Tentex Royal is to help men achieve and maintain an erection when needed for sexual intercourse. Tentex Royal offers a host of additional benefits. It enhances the production of testosterone, increases male libido, prolongs erection time and boosts metabolism and the immune system.
Take Tentex Royal orally for a total duration of 6-12 weeks, 2 capsules a day. Take one capsule in the morning and one in the evening before bedtime. Take the capsules with a large glass of water and do not crush or chew them.
If you miss a dose you should take it as soon as you remember about your missing. If it is the time for the next dose you should continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not exceed the doctor's recommended dose. Do not take a double dose.
If an overdose occurs and you are not feeling well, you should seek emergency medical attention or contact your healthcare provider immediately.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F) and away from excess moisture and heat. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date. Keep out of the reach of children.
Tentex Royal is a 100% natural medication with no side effects. If while taking Tentex Royal you are feeling unwell, you should seek emergency medical attention or contact your healthcare provider immediately.
Do not take Tentex Royal if you are allergic to its components.
Do not take Tentex Royal if you are also taking a prescription Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (MAOI) or if you have stopped taking a MAOI within the last 2 weeks.
Consult your physician before taking Tentex Royal if you have high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, thyroid diseases, glaucoma, diabetes, liver or kidney diseases.
Do not take Tentex Royal if you have anatomical deformations of the penis or if you have a tendency for priapism.
Tentex Royal can't be taken by women and children.
Always give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use.
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Q: Is Tentex Royal safe?
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What works for presentations
Good tips from the Dan Health, co-author of the brilliant "Made to Stick," a must read for communications of all kinds. The tips are about powerpoint presentations, but are just as relevant to political ads, especially the ads I've seen this year.
The rules in brief:
1. Be Simple
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Obviously sponsored videos can be a bit of a controversial issue within the whole YouTube scope. With some YouTubers promoting products and what not here there and everywhere, it's hard to know what they legit like and what they've been paid to say, on top of the fact the very foundations of their careers is based on how open, honest and real they are attempting to portray themselves.
So it can all be a bit hush hush on their side of things, but Dodie has taken one for the team and boldly given us the 411 on her views on sponsored vids. Thanks, Dodie — you're a pal!
She talked initially about how she personally only takes on projects she is interested in and that, simultaneously, she thinks her audience would enjoy seeing. For the most part, this seems to be the general consensus for most YouTubers. They only promote things they themselves would use and love. The same can also be said for the merchandise and ranges they bring out to see to us, the avid watchers.
"I like to base this channel on authenticity," Dodie said in her video, noting that she plays a huge role in what she wants to say and do in her sponsored videos.
She also gives a heads up that the ASA rules (that is, Advertising Standards Authority) in the US are far less strict than in the UK, where YouTubers have to mark clearly in their titles that it is in fact an #AD.
When discussing a tweet about brand deals that basically summarised that YouTubers were only ever going to be dishonest when money was on the line, Dodie came to her own conclusion that that is, in fact, not the case. Tbh, we agree.
"If you see an ad in the title or in the thumbnail of a video and you don't fancy watching some sponsored content today, you don't fancy being advertised to, don't click on it. That's what they're for," she states. "But know that, hopefully, if they're a credible YouTuber, it's not just going to be a massive advert. I will only promote companies, channels, brands, products that I like and know that you will like."
We reckon all our fave YouTubers are pretty trustworthy when it comes to brand deals and enjoy all the products and whatnot we've invested in over the years. Just be weary of those pesky 'I heard about such and such from a friend' types. They give us serious side-eye emoji.
What do you think of Dodie's video? Did you find it as informative as we did. Give us a tweet over @maximumpop.


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Real Wedding: Meena + Nimesh's Pelican Hill Wedding on South Asian Bride Magazine
Meena + Nimesh's traditional Indian wedding was filled with love, laughter, family and friends. It was a gorgeous sight to see as Meena walked down the aisle on a bed of white rose petals leading up to the rotunda at Pelican Hill Resort. The rotunda was decorated with greenery, white florals, and accents of gold.
A traditional Indian Wedding ceremony took place under the rotunda. With open skies and a view over looking the ocean, it was an incredible way for the couple to say " I Do".
Now on to the reception...
It was an honor to be part of Meena + Nimesh's special day and for South Asian Bride Magazine to feature the beautiful event.
Creative Team-
Venue: Pelican Hill Resort
Coordinator: Details Details
Lighting: Amber Events
DJ + Lighting: 3d Sounds
Makeup + Hair: Dolled up by Lulu
Henna: Beauty by Rachana
Cigars: Cuban Cigar Factory
Donuts: Fry Girl


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An Additional Video From Dr. Conti's Visit To The Microsoft Garage With M.A.S.S.
A few weeks ago, we shared a video from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' (M.A.S.S.) trip to The Garage in the Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD) Center in Cambridge. Another video from that trip is shared below.


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An office reorganization resulted in a "rubber tree" relocating to our house several years ago. (This common houseplant isn't actually a rubber tree, but Ficus elastica, a species of the banyan figs.) We enjoyed it, and it seemed to tolerate our care, because it grew … and grew … till it hit the ceiling. Well, that wasn't the end, because it could spend the summer out on the deck, and overwinter in the lofty garage.
The unusually cold winter this year chilled the garage below freezing, however, and we lost most of the tender plants sheltering in it. The rubber tree didn't wake from dormancy. I tried the radical measure of whacking it off just above the lowest leaf-bud, with can sometimes re-start a failing ficus.
It didn't work. It's time to release it to the next stage of its life. To the hugelkultur mound it goes to rot in peace.
shedding style: compost
destination: compost pile
Comments welcome … do you find a freeing simplicity in embracing the cycles that open to life beyond life?


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Massimo Nolletti
Ever-changing seascapes hold many contradictions: powerful yet calm, dark yet enlightening, dangerous yet enticing. SEA is an abstract photography project that explores Nolletti's emotional connection with the sea. This unique publication features images from "Geometries of Water", a parallel design project.
The abstract nature of the images creates unique forms and portrays his darkest feelings. All the photographs were taken in Brighton over a period of two years (2015 – 2017).
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People & Change Director, Boutique Consultancy
Up to £140k Base + excellent Bonus + Benefits
The Opportunity:
JBM have been retained by an award winning consultancy to find a Director to join the leadership team of their fast growing People & Change practice.
Our client is renowned for its dynamic, people focused culture and for having a genuinely creative approach to delivering meaningful change for an awesome mix of clients. These include a number of the biggest and most innovative firms within Financial Services, Telecoms, Retail, FMCG and the Public Sector.
This exciting senior role will have lots of autonomy, leading large teams on complex change programmes for CxO level stakeholders, managing key client accounts, helping to shape the strategy for the practice and contributing to business development (although there are no personal targets at this level).
With ambitious growth plans over the coming years and an exciting pipeline of projects, the incumbent will have the platform to progress very quickly and make a real impact in both the UK and wider global business.
Alongside having the opportunity to work in a truly innovative and entrepreneurial environment alongside some of the best consultants in the industry, our client also offers an impressive remuneration package, with excellent base salary, unique benefits (including unlimited holiday) and a very competitive bonus.
Role Requirements:
The desired candidate will have the below skills, experience and characteristics:
- People & Change Management Consulting experience (e.g Big 4 or a leading boutique), operating at Senior Manager or Director level
- Extensive experience delivering cultural/behavioural change, HR transformation, HR system implementation or organisational design programmes
- Excellent Programme Management skills with a proven track record of delivering complex, end to end change managing big budgets and large teams (20+)
- Experience across multiple industries including one or more of the following: Financial Services, Public Sector, Telecoms, Retail, FMCG etc
- Business development experience and an established network at senior levels, preferably at CxO level (useful but not a pre-requisite)
- Practice and proposition development experience
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- An inspiring leader who is passionate about developing talent
- A high energy, collaborative and client focused approach to consulting with a strong desire to work in a fast growing company
- Willingness to travel (our client values work / life balance but some project work will be outside of London)
- Please note that our client is unable to sponsor visas, so applicants will require the right to work in the UK
If you'd be interested in learning more about this unique opportunity, please apply below.


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This is the Beijing Capital International Airport. It is the world's largest airport building and the centerpiece of China's multi-billion-dollar infrastructure boom and provides a glimpse into China's vision of 21st-century air travel.
The futuristic airport has been built in preparation for the millions who are likely to visit China for the Olympic Games and to meet the country's booming air traffic.
An airport employee cleans the floor at the new terminal building Terminal Three -- T3 -- at the Beijing Capital International Airport. This is the world's largest terminal.
Monday, March 10, 2008
The stunning new Beijing airport
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How to model parallelism with Intel® Parallel Advisor Lite
by admin on Aug.18, 2009, under Storage
How to model parallelism with Intel® Parallel Advisor Lite
Did you know that Intel® Parallel Advisor Lite offers you the ability to prototype (model) parallelism in your serial application? It lets you scope the effort of parallelizing your application while continuing to use your existing test system and debugging tools as you make source modifications to avoid data sharing issues.
To model potential parallelism, you insert Parallel Advisor Lite annotations into your source code to mark your tentative decisions about your program&aposs parallel task structure. Annotations are textual hints that will not cause compilation or link-time errors when you are not building for Parallel Advisor Lite or when the Parallel Advisor Lite libraries are not found on your system. By using annotations, you avoid having dependencies on particular compilers or parallel constructs.
How to proceed…
- Start by identifying likely locations to add parallelism with the use of a profiling tool.
Using a Release configuration built with debug information, launch the Parallel Advisor Lite profile tool:
- Create a new header file that is initialized with the Parallel Advisor Lite Annotation definitions and include it
- Insert task annotations around a block of code that will execute as a task (red arrows below), then insert the site annotations around the task(s) that you want to execute in parallel with one another (blue arrows below). For example:
- Build your project configurations as before (release configuration with debug information)
- Confirm that the annotated sites and tasks have potential performance gains. This requires some manual effort since Parallel Advisor Lite does not provide a tool for this step.
The process of how to evaluate the performance impact can be found in our help documentation.
- Using a Debug configuration (with debug information) and a small representative data set, run the Parallel Advisor Lite Correctness Modeling tool to evaluate data accesses that occur within the annotated regions. Depending on the data observations reported, you may be required to insert annotations to model locking of a data access or model a "critical region" or consider larger changes to your source pool…
Once you achieve a clean Correctness Modeling run, you have the choice of replacing annotations with the parallel constructs (creating a parallel program) or looking for another region to prototype. You will be able to exploit the full potential of the Intel® Parallel Studio tools now that you have parallelized your application, such as using Intel(R) Parallel Amplifier to improve concurrency or Intel(R) Parallel Inspector to check for threading errors.
For more information about where and when to insert annotations can be found in our Parallel Advisor Lite help Task Organization and Annotations and in our Annotation Reference sections.
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Torta de Albondigas en chipotle
It's a running joke told when someone suggests going out for take-out tacos: "Roberto's, Rigoberto's, Adalbertos? Which 'bertos?"
And it's not all in the name: they all seem to have the same menu. Corazon de Torta (2490 Commercial Street, Sherman Heights), on the other hand, does not. It's not a 'berto's and doesn't have a 'berto's menu. It is far, far better than that.
Instead of gut-busting burritos, rolled tacos, quesadillas and chimichangas—which, frankly, have only a passing similarity to cuisine found south of the border—Corazon de Torta offers the guisados and grilled fare Mexican moms and grandmas traditionally make from what's on hand on a given day. Go to a tacos de guisados stand in Mexico and there'll be six heater trays filled with various stews and braises to choose from. That is the entire menu.
It's largely the same at Corazon de Torta, which is co-owned by Antonio Ley (Anthony Bourdain's "fixer" for his Baja episode) and Jose Rodrigo Figueroa Sanchez (chef of the La Carmelita food truck at Tijuana's remarkable Telefónica Gastro Park). There's a handwritten white board menu, but all items aren't available everyday. The real menu is the guisados and grilled items Ley says are available (usually in choice of taco, burrito or torta form).
Carne asada tortas (Mexican sandwiches) are usually available, but why have that when there are tortas of beef short rib braised with guajillo chiles for the asking? They're savory, deeply flavored and as comforting as if mom—or abuelita—slaved over them for hours. And that's exactly Corazon de Torta's concept.
The best items tend to be those you tend not to see elsewhere like, for example, the doraditos de chicken birria. They're tacos deep fried to golden brown (hence the name) and stuffed with chicken stewed in sweet spices, vinegar and chiles (likely guajillos and anchos). They're crunchy and play with flavors more commonly associated with red meats such as beef and goat but done in the key of chicken.
Not every dish at Corazon de Torta is spot on. While the overall flavor profile of the albondiga torta en chipotle—basically a Mexican meatball sub—was good, the execution of the meatballs themselves was less so. The chipotle sauce was both smoky and spicy with a hint of sweetness, but the meatballs fell asleep on the job. Instead of juicy and tender meatballs, these were dry.
A much better choice is the vegan option: grilled cauliflower tacos with mole. Vegetables and mole are not an intuitively obvious combination, and that is precisely what makes this dish such a wonderful surprise. The fresh cabbage-like flavors of the cauliflower contrasts with the depth of the mole and the caramelization of the vegetables both parallels the mole's inherent sweetness and brings the taco together.
It may be that vegan option that highlights what Corazon de Torta is not: another 'bertos. It's a glimpse into a side of Mexican food—even antojitos—that we don't see on nearly every San Diego street corner. It's the food your mother would have made if she was Mexican and the stuff you probably grew up with if she was.


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No. 8 Men's Tennis Tops No. 39 California 5-2 On Senior Day
April 18, 2009
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 8 Stanford cruised past No. 39 California 6-1 on Saturday afternoon, experiencing little trouble in its final dual match of the regular season while sweeping the season series against its rivals.
The Cardinal improved to 18-5 overall and 3-3 in the Pac-10 play with the win, while the Golden Bears are now 10-10 and 2-4 in conference competition.
Saturday's match proved to be another step in building momentum toward the postseason, as Stanford has now won five in a row since dropping four of its previous five contests.
The club's recent winning streak could likely result in Stanford serving as a host site for the NCAA first and second rounds for the first time since 2006, given the Cardinal has been ranked among the top-10 for much of the year and even occupied the No. 1 spot in the country during the first week of March.
Stanford locked up the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead, with the top duo of Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher providing the clincher with an 8-6 victory over California's 15th-ranked team of Geoff Chizever and Pedro Zerbini.
California picked up a quick win at the No. 5 position to even the match at 1-1, with Bozhidar Katsarov defeating Matt Bruch 6-1, 6-2.
But the Cardinal responded with straight-set victories on three of the remaining four courts to clinch the match. After Richard Wire and Alex Clayton posted wins on courts five and two, respectively, Thacher held on for a 6-4, 7-5 triumph over Nick Andrews at the No. 3 spot.
Bruch, Blake Muller and Jeff Zeller were recognized in a brief Senior Day ceremony following the completion of doubles play.
Next up for Stanford is the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai, Calif., from Apr. 23-26.
No. 8 Stanford 6, No. 39 California 1
1) Klahn/Thacher (STAN) d. No. 15 Chizever/Zerbini (CAL) 8-6
2) No. 30 Muller/Wire (STAN) d. Dahan/Katsarov (CAL) 8-5
3) Andrews/Tu (CAL) d. Bruch/Clayton (STAN) 8-7
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
clinching match: No. 1
1) No. 52 Bradley Klahn (STAN) d. No. 58 Pedro Zerbini (CAL) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
2) No. 20 Alex Clayton (STAN) d. Eoin Heavey (CAL) 6-4, 6-4
3) Ryan Thacher (STAN) d. Nick Andrews (CAL) 6-4, 7-5
4) Bozhidar Katsarov (CAL) d. Matt Bruch (STAN) 6-1, 6-2
5) No. 122 Richard Wire (STAN) d. Thai Tu (CAL) 6-2, 7-5
6) Blake Muller (STAN) d. Jonathan Dahan (CAL) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 1, 6
clinching match: No. 3
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What to Do With Waste Water From a Washing Machine
Washing machines are incredibly useful devices, but they also are one of the biggest producers of "gray" water. Grey water is water other than water from a toilet that drains from a property. Having a list of ways to use washing machine gray water helps make water conservation possibilities clearer to washing machine users.
Use your washing machine gray water to water the garden or lawn. Marsha Duttle of New Mexico State University's College of Agriculture reported in 2007 that all gray water (not just that from washing machines) can be used to water plants safely. There are several caveats, however. You must use only the gray water from the prewash or rinse cycles, since the water from the wash cycle may have chemicals in it from your detergent or other cleaning agent (e.g., borax). Don't put it on root crops (e.g., carrots) that you plan to eat raw, and apply the water directly to the soil rather than sprinkling it on top of the plants. Don't use it on plants that are just getting started, and be careful not to use it on plants that like a little more acidity in the soil, since the water will have a higher pH level.
Have the gray water from your washing machine pumped into your toilet tank. Both toilet water and washing machine gray water go to the septic tank anyway, so rerouting the washing machine gray water is only asking it to do one more job on its way out of your home. This is one of the biggest ways to conserve water in your home; Duttle claimed that up to 50 percent of water usage in the home can be attributed to toilet flushing.
Use the gray water for tasks that will result in dirty water anyway. Examples include washing the car, rinsing paint brushes, or scrubbing out an oil stain from your driveway, steps, or sidewalk.
If you plan to use washing machine gray water that isn't treated, use it right away. Storing it for more than a day makes the growth of bacteria much more likely. To reduce the amount of chemicals in the water, avoid adding liquid fabric softeners to the wash, and use dryer fabric softener sheets instead.


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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers focused so much on homeless shelter reform and the construction of three new homeless resource centers in Salt Lake County when enacting legislation in recent years, a little-known homeless shelter in eastern Utah was forgotten.
Yes — there's a 27-bed homeless shelter in Vernal, Turning Point Shelter, run by Uintah County.
So Rep. Scott Chew, R-Jensen, is sponsoring a bill to include in legislation that shelter — which, because of its size, currently isn't eligible to apply for state homeless grants.
Vernal's shelter was inadvertently left out of laws written recently to allow homeless shelters to apply for public safety mitigation funds and other grants. Currently, the law requires shelters to have 50 beds or more.
"We don't qualify for any funding, but we would like to take care of our own," Chew said in front of the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee on Wednesday.
House Majority Leader Francis Gibson, R-Mapleton, jokingly grilled Chew about his bill before expressing his support.
"The statute says you have a bunch of money here but you can only go after any of that money if you have a 50-bed shelter," Gibson said. "But in the meantime, you're keeping the people that are there … trying to get them back on their feet, keep them in Vernal, and you're not shipping them to Salt Lake?
"And in return, you're asking to have access to a grant (fund) that you're already paying into?" Gibson continued, before shaking his head and addressing the rest of the committee. "Representatives, this bill should be a consent bill."
In recent years, state leaders have urged communities other than Salt Lake City, Midvale, Ogden and now South Salt Lake to do their part to help with homelessness, including rural communities. Gibson, who played a role in last year's legislation, thanked Vernal for its efforts before motioning the committee to endorse the bill.
"To think you would step up and do that, that's a big commitment from your community," Gibson said.
The bill now goes to the full House for consideration.


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It's not truly a bachelorette party until you and the bride and the bridesmaids spend a night out, embarrassing each other. It seems like a "Bachelorette Scavenger Hunt" is good way to start some trouble. Divide into groups of 4 or 5 and make sure you have photographic evidence of your "achievements."
- Get you picture taken with a cop (preferable while not in a jail cell) -10 pts.
- Find a coin from the year the bride was born, triple the points if it's a foreign coin. – 5 pts
- Where your bra over your clothes for the time it takes to finish a drink – 10 pts. for each team member
- Collect a coaster signed by the bartender – 5 pts.
- Make a veil out of toilet paper wear it for the length of 2 songs – 10 pts.
- Get a piggyback ride from a stranger – 5 pts.
- Find a guy who will let you put your lipstick on him – 5 pts./10 pts. if it's someplace other than face or arms
- Get a guy to give you his socks – 10 pts.
- Black out one of your team members teeth (this should be done with makeup or some other peaceful means, no weapons please) – 5 pts.
- Find someone whose birthday is on the wedding day – 5 pts.
- Get a guy to hand feed you a cherry – 5 pts. for each team member photographed
- Team member doing a handstand in the bar (we cannot be held responsible for what might be found on the floor!) – 5 pts. per team member
- Find a guy to give you a breath mint – (but don't eat it) 5 pts.
- Wear your hair in pigtails for the night – 10 pts. (this makes #15 more of a challenge)
- Get phone numbers from 3 random guys – 10 pts (going out with one of them next weekend, priceless)
- Find a guy to practice the wedding march with you…for 5 steps – 5 pts.
- Ask a guy if you can feel his 6 pack abs – 5 pts. (using your tongue, 15 pts.)
Now it's important that the team with the most success is given a prize, even a crappy one. It's good to have incentive to be foolish…YOLO.
Have an idea for a Scavegner Hunt Challenge? Add it to the comments box below.


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Barnstable, Mass.- Dean College Head Women's and Men's Volleyball Coach Natalie Cohen was inducted into the Barnstable High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday.
The third year head coach had an illustrious career at Barnstable High School in Barnstable, Mass., earning eight varsity letters and captaining the volleyball and ice hockey teams.
Cohen was a five time state champion in volleyball (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) amassing an incredible 99-0 record during her four year career. She was named league all star in 2005 and 2006, Boston Globe and Boston Herald All- Scholastic in 2006, and Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Divison 1 All State Team in 2006.
In ice hockey, she was the starting goalie for all four seasons, earning a 67-17-6 career record that included a 21-1-2 mark in her senior season that was capped by a Division 2 State Championship. Cohen was named E-MASS Hockey All-Star four times, South Cape Conference All-Star four times, and Cape Cod Times First Team all league in 2006-07.
Cohen took over the reins at Dean in 2015 with a year to recruit before the launching of the men's and women's volleyball programs in 2016. Cohen has immediately turned the Bulldog teams into competitors, with her women's team winning 12 games in both of the last two seasons and qualifying for the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) tournament in 2018, and the men's team finishing 2018 with a 15-10 record and in third place in the NECC.


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Use leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving for these, or just steam up some potatoes and mash (that is what the nutritional values here are based on, not on your buttery leftover Thanksgiving mashed potatoes). Whichever way you go, the mixture is very quickly thrown together.
2 1/2 cups mashed potatoes (about 1 pound 2 ounces potatoes, peeled, cut in chunks and steamed until tender, then mashed with a potato masher or a fork)
1 1/2 cups finely chopped steamed or blanched broccoli raab
1/4 cup chopped chives
1 teaspoon baking powder
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/3 to 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan, to taste
3 heaped tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 eggs
3 to 4 tablespoons sunflower oil, grapeseed oil or canola oil for frying
1. In a large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, finely chopped broccoli raab, chives, baking powder, salt, pepper, Parmesan and flour. Beat the eggs and stir in.
2. Begin heating a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and when it is hot carefully scoop up heaped tablespoons of the potato mixture and use a spoon or spatula to ease them out of the spoon into the pan. Gently flatten the mounds slightly with the back of a spoon or a spatula but don't worry if this is hard to do – if they stick — because when you flip them over you can flatten them into pancakes. Brown on the first side – about 2 or 3 minutes – and using a spatula, flip the potato and broccoli raab mounds over and gently push them down so that they will be shaped like pancakes. Brown on the other side and remove to a baking sheet. Continue with the remaining potato mixture, adding oil to the pan as necessary.
Yield: Makes 2 to 2 1/2 dozen small pancakes, serving 6
Advance preparation: You can mix up the batter several hours ahead. The potatoes and broccoli raab can be cooked a day or two ahead.
Nutritional information per serving: 190 calories; 10 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 66 milligrams cholesterol; 19 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 168 milligrams sodium (does not include salt to taste); 6 grams protein
Martha Rose Shulman is the author of "The Very Best of Recipes for Health."


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Lovely Lace
Here's a super casual outfit accessorized with a hat and oxfords. I love pieces that have some detail because they make an outfit look more thought out. I'm wearing a sweater with crochet back detail from Sandro. I'm wearing these leather oxfords from American Apparel that are super soft, comfy, and versatile (and they come in so many colors!). That bucket bag still follows me everywhere....can't wait for the Mansur Gavriel store relaunch on March 29th - I have my eye on the Circle Bag...hehe.
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Page 2: Economic development
In LDCs where industry is relatively underdeveloped, agriculture is very important to the economy as a whole. It is described as an engine of economic development. When crops fail, the entire country is affected, but when the agricultural sector does well it:
- provides food for local communities and crops for export
- improves incomes for farmers and their workers
- stimulates local economic activity by increasing demand for goods and services
- enables people, both at a local and national level, to buy more goods and services
- creates jobs
- increases living standards.
A strong agricultural sector will therefore help poor countries to take a step away from poverty, and towards prosperity.
According to the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), 'There is a mass of evidence that increasing agricultural productivity has benefited millions through higher incomes, more plentiful and cheaper food, and by generating patternsof development that are employment-intensive and benefit both rural and urban areas. More importantly, it has provided the spur to economic development outside agriculture where growth and job creation are faster and wages higher.'
Investment in agriculture leads to economic development for the whole country. This multiplier effect generates income with each round of spending. As farmers sell their crops, they receive income.
This income may be spent locally, helping to fund resources such as education, water, health services and infrastructure. More people will be employed as a result and so the multiplier effect continues adding to the economic development of the region, and ultimately that of the country. All of this development will have started in the agricultural sector.


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The Celeste,
The Heights, Pimpama
The Celeste design on display at The Heights, Pimpama is a spacious four bedroom family home complimented by open plan living and kitchen with a media room/second living space.
The design is part of the Platinum Collection and incorporates The Heights unique architectural elements of modern and traditional features in an achromatic colour scheme (grey tones and white highlights).
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LG Electronics recently introduced the much-anticipated successor for the highly acclaimed "King of Android" G2 – the LG G3, with the aim to redefine the definition of a global smartphone for global consumers under its "Simple is the New Smart" belief.
At 5.5 inches display, LG G3 boasts a screen ratio of 76.4 percent with thin bezels all around to maximize eye-candy display. Its Quad HD display, with pixel density of 538ppi, sets new viewing standards, producing images that are sharper and clearer than traditional smartphone displays.
The G3 also boats of having an advance 13MP OIS+ camera, designed to quickly and easily capture life's simple moments. With LG's innovative world's first Laser Auto Focus technology for smartphones, the G3 can capture the best and most vivid moments—even in low light—by measuring the distance between the subject and the camera using a laser beam. Its 2.1 MP front camera incorporates several new enhancements such as a larger image sensor and aperture for more light throughput and better looking selfies.
For video, the G3 offers superior sound quality with instinctive microphones that measure the environment to identify the optimal audio level for the clearest recording. Its built-in 1W speaker with Boost AMP also enables users to enjoy videos and music accompanied by richer sounds and clearer tones.
Sporting a floating arc design with its ergonomic arch and slime side profile, the G3 provides an extremely comfortable grip for everyday one hand usage. Its stylish metallic skin with matte finish keeps the phone looking clean and fingerprint free. Complementing its new external design is a minimalistic user interface design with flat graphics. It also incorporates new smarter UX features like Smart Keyboards, Smart Notice & Smart Security, offering G3 users a unique experience unlike any previous LG smartphone.
The G3 will be offered in five vibrant colors: Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet and Burgundy Red. The device comes with smartphone companions like the QuickCircle Case in five colors, LG Tone Infinim powered by the premium Harman/Kardon, and a compact and foldable wireless charger. It now also has a 16/32 GB internal storage expandable via microSD of up to 128 GB which would entail more memory and storage, and a more seamless smartphone performance.
We received word that the LG G3 will be launched here in the Philippines on July 1. That's a couple of weeks away and we're invited to their launch event! We'll be posting photos and our first impressions of the G3 so be sure to visit the blog by then.


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MC Veggie Fresh Rocks the Mic Workshop with author Shanon Morris and GrowNYC. Join us for a reading and interactive nutrition education workshop that will transform your little ones into official Veggie Fresh Crew members! The event is for children ages 5-11 years old.
In this workshop your child will participate in:
Interactive book reading and signing of MC Veggie Fresh Rocks the Mic. (Book is included in your admission price)
Hip Hop Nutrition activity
Recipe demonstration
MC Veggie Fresh Rocks the Mic is a blend of nutrition and Hip Hop that makes talking about healthy eating fun for children and the adults reading with them. The story follows a young girl named Clementine in Harlem as she struggles to figure out what to write for her Healthy Hero Election speech. As she overcomes her fears and battles her rotten competition, Edgar and his Junk Food Friends, she transforms into MC Veggie Fresh to rock the mic at the Healthy Hero Election.
Price: $14.00 for the first child, $7 each additional child. Parents FREE.
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21 Jan 2012 14:08
Bafana Bafana-capped defender Jeffrey Ntuka is dead after reportedly being stabbed in the early hours of Saturday morning in a local nightclub in his township of Kroonstad in the Free State.
Soccer website, Kickoff.com, says that the troubled former Kaizer Chiefs and SuperSport United player—who is a product of English giants, Chelsea—may have been stabbed after a brawl.
There was confirmation from his soccer representatives, Stella Africa.
"I just spoke to his wife for a couple [of] minutes and she confirmed that Ntuka has passed away after being stabbed in a township in Kroonstad," Stella Africa's Michael Hughes told the website.
Ntuka and wife are said to have been estranged.
Ntuka (26) has five Bafana caps and is a former regular SA Under-23 player.
He joined Chelsea in 2003 as an 18-year-old without featuring for the side, and was loaned out to Belgian side, Westerlo, until his contract expired in 2009.
Trouble and struggles
He returned to South Africa to join Chiefs for two seasons, despite a career hampered by alleged alcohol abuse.
"Unfortunately, trouble seemed to follow Jeffrey around, and [he] tried hard to surround himself with the right people and club mates," Hughes said later on Saturday when contacted.
"He struggled to really shake the image and stories that seem to dog his career. When his contract expired with United, he had an unsuccessful trial with a second division Belgian side, but we have been motivating him, and he has been keeping fit."
Ntuka is part of a troubled generation of South African footballers that are one of the causes of the national team's downslide in the last decade.
This includes the likes of Mbulelo Mabizela, Jabu Pule, Junior Khanye and Emmanuel "Scara" Ngobese, who seemingly never fulfilled their talent while struggling with discipline, alcohol and materialistic life.
Ngobese died last year after battling a second bout of TB.—Sapa
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As part of commitment, company moves headquarters to Stamford, CT and appoints President and CEO for the Americas
Stamford, CT, (January 27, 2014) Sonitor Technologies, Inc., the technology leaders in Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) in healthcare, today announced it will expand its sales and service operations in the U.S. As part of this commitment the company has moved its headquarters to Stamford. Research and development will remain in Oslo, Norway. Anne M. Bugge, a medical technology company veteran, will oversee the expansion as Sonitor's Technologies President and Chief Executive Officer for the Americas.
"This move is important for the company since the largest and fastest growing RTLS market is in the United States. Sonitor needs to be ever more close to the U.S. hospital market, and responsive to our growing customer base and partners here," asserted Bugge. "By expanding our talented team and continuing to deliver the most advanced RTLS technology solutions to help hospitals reduce operating costs and improve patient security and safety, the company is positioned for rapid and sustainable growth."
Bugge brings to Sonitor more than 20 years of experience in administrative, marketing and executive leadership positions for respected healthcare technology companies including ATL Ultrasound and SonoSite. She played a pivotal role as a member of the executive teams at each in developing the companies into esteemed market leaders and increasing shareholder value.
"The RTLS market is at a broad adoption inflection point in the United States, so we believe that the sales and service center of gravity for Sonitor Technologies needs to be here," said Per Heidenreich, Sonitor Technologies Chairman of the Board. "We also need the best people and seasoned leadership, so we could not be more pleased to have Anne Bugge to guide our organization."
Sonitor AS CEO Jørn Husemoen added, "This is an ideal time for Anne to join and help to lead a talented team to the next level as a technology and market leader with our highly advanced Sonitor Sense TM RTLS platform. "
Sonitor Sense is the healthcare industry's most advanced open integration RTLS platform which supports a wide range of applications to make hospitals more efficient. This unique wireless system combines Sonitor's renowned High Definition UltrasoundTM technology with Wi-Fi, Low Frequency RF, and other sensory technologies, which can register motion, temperature, and humidity among other advanced features. The system also introduces intelligent Sonitor SenseTM tags that adapt to their environment. The result is a revolutionary RTLS system with exceptional accuracy, increased usability, and decreased Total-Cost-Of-Ownership.
Sonitor will be at HIMSS in booth 4683 and part of the Intelligent Hospital Pavilion 8265- 42.
About Sonitor Technologies, Inc.
Sonitor Technologies is a privately held company with commercial operations headquartered in Stamford, CT and R&D headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Its tiered resolution Real Time Locating Systems (RTLS) with patented High Definition capabilities are specifically developed and designed for indoor positioning in complex environments. Sonitor has developed the healthcare industry's most advanced open integration RTLS platform, Sonitor SenseTM, a wireless system which supports a wide range of applications to make hospital operations more efficient. Sonitor is select


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Crime Victims
Victim's Rights
- How can I report a crime against me?
If you are in immediate danger or there is crime in progress, you should call 911. If you are not in immediate danger, or the alleged crime is not in progress, you should contact your local law enforcement agency's non-emergency number in order to request an investigation.
In some cases, law enforcement might advise you to begin the charging process, yourself. The way to do that depends on whether the offense involved a possible juvenile delinquent - an offender under the age of 16 at the time of the offense - or a person who was 16 or older.
If you believe that the person who committed the offense might have been under the age of 16 at the time of the offense, that matter must be handled as a juvenile delinquency case. See the Juvenile Delinquency Help Topic for information about how to file a complaint and what those cases will involve. The questions and answers in the rest of this FAQ discuss only the rights and involvement of victims in criminal cases against persons charged and prosecuted as adults, meaning persons aged 16 or older at the time of the offense.
- How do I take out criminal charges at the magistrate's office?
If you know the identity of the person who committed the offense, you can appear before a judicial official in the county where the offense occurred and ask the official to issue charges against the person who committed it (the "perpetrator"). This official usually will be a magistrate, but it could be a judge or a clerk of court. For simplicity, this FAQ will refer only to a "magistrate" as the judicial official involved in the early stages of a criminal case.
The magistrate will place you under oath and ask you to describe the events that you believe amounted to a crime. You might have to write out your description of the events and swear to that writing, called an "affidavit." You instead can make an "affirmation" of your testimony, if you have a religious or other significant objection to swearing an oath, but testimony given by affirmation is the same as testimony given under oath: it must be truthful. A deliberate falsehood told or written under oath could subject you to prosecution for the crime of perjury.
The magistrate might find from your testimony that the perpetrator's conduct amounted to a crime, which is called finding "probable cause" of the offense: that it probably occurred, and the person named probably committed it. If the magistrate finds probable cause, he or she might issue charges against the person for that offense. For some offenses, particularly more serious felonies, the county's local policies instead might require that the magistrate refer you to a law enforcement agency to investigate the crime, so they can determine the appropriate criminal offenses to be charged. If the events described in your testimony do not amount to a crime or infraction, the magistrate cannot issue charges, but you might have other remedies against the perpetrator like a civil lawsuit.
- Will the defendant be arrested?
Possibly. If the magistrate finds probable cause based on your testimony (or testimony by an investigating law enforcement officer), the magistrate can issue either a warrant for arrest or a criminal summons against the perpetrator (who then becomes the "defendant"). Both a warrant and a criminal summons officially charge the defendant with any crimes or infractions for which the magistrate found probable cause. The magistrate will decide between a criminal summons and a warrant based on the statutes (laws) that describe when each should issue.
If a warrant is issued, law enforcement will attempt to find and arrest the defendant. Once arrested, the defendant will need to satisfy certain conditions that the magistrate will impose before he or she can be released from jail to await trial on the charges. If the magistrate issues a criminal summons, law enforcement will serve the person by giving him or her a copy of the summons but will not arrest the person. The criminal summons instead sets a court date on which the defendant must appear in court to answer the charges.
- What are my rights as a victim of crime?
The exact rights to which a victim is entitled will depend on the criminal charges against the defendant. All victims of criminal offenses have the rights listed here. Many of those rights fall into broad categories, like:
- the right to be notified of important events in the case, like trial dates or the date a defendant is released from prison;
- the right to some participation in the criminal case, like the ability to consult with the District Attorney (also called a "prosecutor") or provide a statement to the court at the defendant's sentencing;
- the right to be present during most court proceedings involving the case; and
- the right to information from law enforcement agencies or the prosecutor about other resources for victims, like civil remedies you might have against the defendant or how to apply to the State for compensation for any harm you suffered as a result of the crime.
Victims of certain, more serious crimes also have additional rights described in North Carolina's Crime Victims Rights Act. If an offense committed against you is covered by that Act, the investigating law enforcement agency and prosecutor's office will provide you with information about your rights under those statutes.
- Where else can I get help?
For more general information about victims' rights, see the websites of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys and the North Carolina Attorney General's Office. Both sites provide additional information for crime victims and can help connect victims with community services and information about financial assistance. Specific information is available on the Attorney General's website for victims of elder abuse, identity theft, consumer scams, domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.
The North Carolina Victim Assistance Network also provides information and assistance for crime victims, including a directory of local resources and statewide hotlines. You can find a directory of local domestic violence service providers here and a directory of local rape crisis centers here. You can also view the courts' Victim Information Sheet online.
Working with the District Attorney
- Can I talk to the prosecutor outside court?
You may be able to talk to the prosecutor about the case outside of court, especially if the charges against the defendant are serious. District Attorneys' offices have victim/witness coordinators on their staffs who are responsible for working with victims and witnesses. You should contact this person if, for instance, you have a scheduling conflict with a court date. You can reach the prosecutor or victim/witness coordinator by calling the District Attorney's office in the county where the case was charged.
- What can I do to help with the case?
- Make sure the District Attorney's office has current contact information for you, including a current address and phone number.
- You should attend all court dates, unless the District Attorney's office tells you that you do not need to be present.
- You also can assist with the case by cooperating with requests from the District Attorney's office and law enforcement, including providing them with documentation you have related to the crime, like pictures, social media screenshots, or receipts for medical bills or property losses/repairs that resulted from the crime.
- What is a Victim Impact Statement?
The District Attorney's office might request a Victim Impact Statement from you to learn more about the effect that the crime had on you. This statement gives the prosecutor background about the case and helps him or her know what to ask you about. If you are unable to fill out this form, you can still discuss your case with the prosecutor.
- Can I dismiss the charges?
No. In criminal cases, the District Attorney prosecutes violations of the State's laws on behalf of the State, not for any individual victim. If you do not wish to pursue the case, you should inform the prosecutor of that fact, but the prosecutor is not required to dismiss the charges upon your request.
- Is the prosecutor my attorney?
No. Many people are confused by this, because the prosecutor represents the victim's "side" of the case. However, as noted in the previous question, the prosecutor represents the interests of the State, not just an individual victim. The prosecutor will talk to you about the case and take your wishes into consideration, but a prosecutor is not required to abide by all of your wishes regarding the outcome of the case. In some cases, the ethical rules that lawyers must follow might require that the prosecutor dismiss the case, even if you wish to move forward, or move forward with the case, even if you wish to dismiss.
- Can I hire my own attorney?
The parties to a criminal case are the government (usually referred to as "the State") and the defendant. If a victim chooses to hire an attorney, there will not be an official role for that attorney in the criminal case. Some victims choose to hire attorneys to protect their interests, such as by ensuring that they do not make incriminating statements, but most do not.
Although a private attorney cannot prosecute the criminal case for you, you might wish to consult an attorney early in the criminal case to determine whether or not you might be able to file a separate, civil case against the defendant.
- Can the defendant's attorney talk to me about the case?
The defendant's attorney can contact you, either in court or outside of court, and ask to speak to you about the case. You are not required to speak to the defendant's attorney, but the attorney might issue you a subpoena to appear and testify or to provide him or her with records or other evidence related to the case. For more information about subpoenas, see the question below, "I received a subpoena. What does this mean?"
Safety Concerns
- What can I do if I am afraid of seeing the defendant at court?
Discuss your concerns with the victim/witness coordinator or prosecutor in advance. There may be an alternative place in the courthouse where you can wait until the case is called. If you are a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, your local domestic violence or sexual assault agency may have a court advocate available to come to court with you for support. You can find a directory of local domestic violence service providers here and a directory of local rape crisis centers here.
- The defendant or his family and friends are harassing me. What can I do?
Contact the District Attorney's office. If the defendant was ordered by the court not to have contact with you (whether directly or by asking others to do so), violating that order can affect the defendant's pretrial release or probation. If the defendant was not ordered not to have contact with you, the prosecutor can ask the court to order it. You also might want to report the harassment to the police or the magistrate, because the harassment might be a new crime with which the harasser should be charged.
- Can I file for a restraining order?
Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking can file for Domestic Violence Protective Orders or Civil No-Contact Orders against the perpetrator. This is separate from any criminal case and does not require you to take out criminal charges. See the Domestic Violence Help Topic for more information.
- How can I get notice if the defendant is released?
You can call 1-877-627-2826 (1-877-NCSAVAN) to sign up for the Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification system, known as NC SAVAN. This program provides information about certain defendants in custody, like the facility holding them or when they are released. Make sure you keep your contact information updated with NC SAVAN and with the District Attorney's office to ensure that you receive all notifications related to the case.
- Can I keep the defendant and his family from finding out where I live?
Some information about witnesses and victims might be part of the court's public record, in which case you should talk to the prosecutor about any safety concerns you have. For victims of certain crimes - domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking - the North Carolina Attorney General's Office runs the Address Confidentiality Program to keep the addresses of victims out of public records. You can learn more about this program and sign up by calling (919) 716-6785 or visiting the program's website. If you are a victim of domestic violence, your local domestic violence agency also may be able to assist you in signing up for this program.
Going To Court
Note: This section covers questions about court dates and scheduling that are of particular concern to victims in criminal cases. For general advice about how to prepare for court and what to expect on your court date, see the Going to Court.
- When is my court date?
You can look up court dates for criminal cases here. Court dates are listed under the name of the defendant, not the name of the victim.
- What should I expect in court for misdemeanors?
The management of misdemeanor court varies by county. There typically will be a large number of cases scheduled for the same date. The prosecutor or judge generally will begin court by calling the names of the defendants who have cases scheduled. The prosecutor might ask victims and witnesses to respond, if they are present, or may call victims' and witnesses' names separately. The prosecutor typically will speak to you at some point during court about what happened and about what you want to happen with the case against the defendant. You should bring with you any evidence you want the prosecutor to see, such as pictures or documents. Misdemeanor court can last all day, and you should plan to be in court for the entire session. If there are too many cases to be resolved on that single day, many will be "continued," or postponed, to another day. If that happens in the case in which you are involved, you should make sure you know the next court date before leaving the courtroom.
- The DA says I might have to "go to mediation." What is that?
Some cases are referred to "mediation," in which the defendant and any victim meet with a neutral, trained mediator (a kind of negotiator) to see if they can resolve the case outside of court and without an actual conviction. The procedures for mediation can be a bit different from one county to the next, so if your case is referred to mediation, the prosecutor or judge will explain the process to you at that time.
- What should I expect in court for felonies?
It depends on whether the case is being resolved in District Court or in Superior Court, and whether the case is being resolved by a defendant's guilty plea or by a trial. Felony cases typically take longer to resolve than misdemeanors. As the case progresses through the courts, the defendant might have several court dates for which you do not need to appear, unless you want to speak to the prosecutor about the case at court. The district attorney can tell you when it is necessary for you to be present for a court date. Felony trials often take multiple days. So, make sure the district attorney is aware of any scheduling conflicts you might have in the week or weeks that the trial is scheduled.
- I received a subpoena. What does this mean?
This means that you are required to attend court on the date listed on the subpoena. It also might require that you produce documents or other evidence for the party that issued the subpoena. If you are unable to attend court on the date listed in the subpoena or otherwise have questions about what it requires, you should contact the District Attorney's office as soon as possible. If you do not appear in court as directed in a subpoena, you could be held in contempt of court, which can result in a fine or jail time.
- Will there be a trial?
Few criminal cases go to trial. Many cases are resolved through guilty pleas or deferral agreements, while some cases are dismissed by the prosecutor. The prosecutor typically will talk to you about any plea deal that he or she intends to make with the defendant.
- Will there be a jury?
It depends. Misdemeanor trials in District Court are held before a judge, not a jury. If the defendant is convicted by the judge in District Court, the defendant may appeal the case to Superior Court for a new trial. Those misdemeanor appeals and felony trials in Superior Court typically are before a jury, but they might be only before a judge, if the defendant waives his right to a jury trial.
- What should I expect in a trial?
If there is a trial, the prosecutor will talk to you about the facts of the case and often will call you as a witness. The State also might present other witnesses and evidence to the court. If you are called as witness, you will have to swear an oath (or an "affirmation") to tell the truth. The prosecutor will ask you questions about the incident or incidents for which the defendant was charged. The defendant's attorney (or the defendant if he or she does not have an attorney) will also have the opportunity to ask you questions. The defendant will also have the opportunity to testify and call witnesses.
- What if I miss court?
In some cases, particularly misdemeanors, the case against the defendant may be dismissed if you fail to appear in court. In other situations, the case may be continued to another court date. There can be serious consequences for missing court if you received a subpoena but did not appear. You should contact the District Attorney's office in advance if you will be unable to attend court.
- Will I get restitution from the defendant?
If the defendant is convicted, the court can order that he pay restitution for things like medical bills, lost income, property damage, or funeral expenses that resulted from the crime. When deciding whether to award restitution to a victim, the judge also must consider the defendant's ability to pay, which might affect the total amount the court orders the defendant to pay.
- How can I make sure the judge orders the right amount of restitution?
Before the defendant is sentenced, you should provide documentation of any injuries or other damages to the District Attorney's office, like receipts for medical bills or for property that was damaged, stolen, or destroyed. The court cannot order restitution without some evidence to support the amount ordered.
- When will I receive restitution?
This depends on the circumstances of your case. Judges can order restitution to be paid on a specific date or over time. In many cases, restitution must be taken from a defendant's earnings in prison, or the defendant might be ordered to pay restitution gradually over a period of probation.
- What can I do if the court doesn't order the defendant to pay the full amount?
For certain offenses, generally those involving serious injury, sexual assaults, domestic violence, or homicide, you can request compensation from the North Carolina Victim Compensation Program. The Victim Compensation Program is a program run by the State of North Carolina to help compensate victims of crime, even in some cases for which the defendant is not convicted. You can learn more about this program and submit an application for assistance by visiting the program's website. If you are a victim of domestic violence, your local domestic violence agency also may be able to assist you in signing up for this program.
- What if I do not receive the restitution that the court ordered?
If the defendant completes his or her sentence without paying restitution, you might be able to file a civil lawsuit to collect the money from the defendant, but you may wish to consult a private attorney early in the criminal case to determine whether or not you should pursue this step earlier. See the Lawsuits FAQ for more information about judgments and collections.


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Ready for some role playing, just for a moment? Come back in time. Become
someone else. Become John Metcalf.
It's the late 1760s. Northern England. You've been hired to design and build a highway between Huddersfield and Manchester. The distance is about 25 miles. Between the two towns lies a bog considered to be uncrossable. There are also a number of small lakes, with their feeder and outlet streams. You are to survey the route, hire and supervise the crews, and build the road (including any necessary bridges, culverts, etc.) Sounds like quite an undertaking.
One other obstacle. What if you were also blind?
John Metcalf was born into a poor family in the village of Knaresborough, about 15 miles north of Leeds, on August 15th, 1717. Six years later an attack of smallpox left him permanently sightless. For many men there would be little to look forward to the rest of their lives. At best perhaps the life of an itinerant fiddler, at worst life as a charity case in a world where there was little enough charity to spare. Metcalf, being prepared for the former, was given fiddle lessons. Overcoming his handicap, he grew up leading a otherwise normal life, swimming and diving, fighting cocks, playing cards, riding, and even hunting. He had a special affinity for horses and by the time he was twenty-one, the robust, wild, six-foot-one Yorkshireman had gained a reputation, both for winning races and for being a sharp trader. In 1739 Dorothy Benson, daughter of the local publican, caught his attention. The fact that she was engaged to a Mr. Dickinson didn't strike him as unsurmountable (very little did). The night before she was to become Mrs. Dickinson, they stole away to a nearby town, and the next morning she became Mrs. Metcalf.
It was around this time that Metcalf gained a patron, Colonel Liddell. The colonel decided to take his young protégé to London, some 190 miles to the south. John rode in the coach for awhile, but most of the gentry were used to taking their time when they traveled for pleasure. There most likely were frequent stops along the way for leisurely meals. Whatever the reason, John decided he could make better time on foot. He did, reaching London ahead of Liddell's coach, checking out the capital and returning to Yorkshire before the carriage and the colonel made it back to the Liddell barn.
Shortly afterwards Bonnie Prince Charlie landed in Scotland and rallied the Highlanders against Britain. Lack of sight wasn't going to keep John Metcalf out of a good scrap. He recruited 140 of Knaresborough's finest and was given command of a 64-man contingent, setting off with his townsmen to join the King's forces at Newcastle, where they were attached to Colonel Pultney's right. On January 17, 1746, the opposing sides clashed at Falkirk, where 448 years before William Wallace had barely escaped with his life, fleeing Edward I's army. History almost repeated itself, but this time it was the English who fled annihilation, Metcalf among them.
Three months later the tide was reversed at Culloden. Metcalf was there for the English victory, although it's not mentioned what part he took in the action/slaughter. Mustered out, he settled down to a quiet life. For a day or two, perhaps. Moving on to Harrogate and back to the trading fairs, he turned his knowledge of good horseflesh to commercial use. He knew a good horse when he felt one. He soon added trade in brandy and in tea to his repertoire. It may be that some of his trading was not quite legal, but smuggling was an honored pursuit in most small towns of the day. Who likes to pay taxes?
Whatever the ingredients of enterprise are, John Metcalf had an ample supply. By 1754 he had set up a stage line between Knaresborough and York. Not only set it up, but drove a coach himself, making two trips a week during the summer and one a week in the winter months. He personally bought his own fuel. It's claimed he could measure a load of hay with his arms and mentally convert the results into cubic feet and inches. And yet it wasn't enough to control the vehicles, the horsepower and the fuel; Metcalf wanted to reinvent the route. He became an expert bridge and road builder. In 1765 he won a contract to build a three-mile section of a new road between Harrogate and Boroughbridge. Exploring the intervening three miles of countryside between Minskip and Fearnsby, alone, he formulated the most practical path, hired a crew and began his career as a builder of highways. Over the next thirty years he would earn a total of £65,000, a considerable sum then. Through these years he acquired a unequaled mastery of his trade. He had his own method of calculating costs and necessary materials, but which he could never successfully explain to others. But results were what counted. He became an expert in constructing roadway structures that would hold up under all weather and over all terrain.
The uncrossable bog proved to be quite crossable, once a series of rafts made from ling (a variety of rush or marsh grass) and furze (heather) tied in bundles was laid across the unstable terrain. Pontoon bridges were centuries old, but Metcalf was able to use the abundant natural materials at hand to pioneer the bridges' use in road building.
It was toward the end of the 18th century that growing labor costs and a rapidly expanding use of canals eclipsed road building. When a contract for £3,000 yielded only a £40 profit in 1792, Metcalf retired. Dorothy had died in 1778. John lived another 18 years after retirement, dying on April 26th, 1810, in his home in Spofforth. Although his name may be best known today for a Knaresborough pub, Blind Jack's, he also left behind four children, 20 grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren and over 180 miles of roadway.
If history hadn't given us John Metcalf, novelist Henry Fielding might have had to invent him - Blind Jack, a Tom Jones with fewer senses but more sense. Fielding would have been writing from personal knowledge, through the sightless eyes of his own half-brother.
Henry himself was born in 1707, in Glastonbury, England, to Edmund Fielding, one of John Churchill's generals. When Edmund's first wife died, he remarried and it was this union that produced John Fielding, born in London in 1721. Henry's career path was varied. Best known today as a novelist, he also followed careers as a playwright, theater owner, and a political commentator. If that were not enough to occupy him, in 1740 he was called to the bar. It was about this time that John, now 19, was blinded in an accident. In December of 1748, Henry was appointed justice of the peace at London's Bow Street Police-Office. Casting about for a career a sightless young man could pursue, John decided to follow in some of Henry's footsteps and go into the law, becoming a magistrate himself in 1750.
He joined Henry at the Bow Street Office in 1753. Henry would die in Lisbon the following year while traveling and John would replace him as chief magistrate. But in the short time they worked together they made a formidable team. Both were concerned not only with bringing London's criminals to justice but also sought ways to analyze and change the causes of crime, especially among the capital's juveniles. Reforms were also instituted under the Fieldings at Bow Street. Descriptions of known criminals were distributed to police and civilians alike. But perhaps the most far-reaching reform was the formation of the Bow Street Runners, an informal, unofficial network of law officers empowered to roam the street of London attempting to solve crimes, partially through the use of paid informers. Soon they were even allowed to range into the countryside. They were not salaried, but were paid for their work through a series of fees and rewards. Sometimes not much better then the criminals they pursued, they often laid themselves open to charges of bribery and corruption. They were eventually disbanded but not before the idea of a police detective squad had been planted in the minds of the populace. It would take Robert Peel a few more decades to create an actual police force (bobbies, in his honor) but the groundwork had been laid.
Now chief magistrate in his own right, John Fielding built himself a solid reputation. Some of his people may have been less than honest, but he himself gained a reputation for toughness and competency, combined with fairness and compassion, little encumbered by his handicap. Myth claimed he could recognize nearly 3,000 thieves by their voices alone. In a well-publicized 1760 case he convicted the murderous landlady Sarah Metyard and her daughter/accomplice, and sentenced them to the gallows. In his efforts to uphold the letter as well as the spirit of the law, he often stepped on a few toes that didn't belong to the criminal classes. In 1771, now Sir John Fielding, he convicted the society hostess Mrs. Cornelys for presenting an illegal performance at one of her masquerades. And in September of 1773 he complained to theater manager David Garrick about the presentation of John Gay's popular Beggar's Opera, feeling it encouraged crime. In his latter years he turned to the pen, as Henry had done before him. But he kept to his field, publishing Extracts From Such of the Penal Laws as Relate to the Peace and Good Order of This Metropolis (1768) and A Plan for Preventing Robberies Within 20 Miles of London (1775). It was in a mostly safer London that Sir John Fielding died on September 4th, 1790.
City gangs invade the suburb of Fairport, rioting in a dispute over a woman.
Lyda Southard (Lady Bluebeard) is jailed for killing her fourth husband
with a poisoned apple pie.
Italian composer Giacomo Puccini sues the publishers of the popular song
Avalon, claiming it borrows the melody from his aria E lucevan
le stelle, from Tosca, wins $25,000.
You were asked to identify the non-U. S.country in which William Randolph
Hearst was the leading real estate owner. The answer is Mexico.
At the end of the first World War Frederick Wensley, Chief Detective
Inspector of London's Criminal Investigation Department (C. I. D.), split
London into four detective areas. Each area was the headquarters of a highly
mobile detective unit, able to respond to a crime quickly, whether it remained
within their area or not. What was the popular name of this detective unit?