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Most over the top pre-match
We had some silly/inspired ideas during 2009 but none more so than trying to drink in every pub in Walton-Upon-Thames before the Walton Casuals v Walton and Hersham local derby.
Best atmosphere
There's been a few goodies this year but the best atmosphere for a game I attended was for the St Etienne v Bordeaux "love in". There was a deafening noise throughout and the ultras at both ends of the stadium give it everything - how it should be. We also bonded with a group of Bordeaux fans on the trip who are still friends to this day.
Worst atmosphere
It's an unbelievable sight and a cathedral of football and all that but there is simply no atmosphere at the Camp Nou - nada. I went for the Barca v Real Mallorca match. The football is great, as it the city but the fans just simply can't be arsed.
Best ultras photo
You'd do well to top Beavis and Butt-head at St Albans wouldn't you!? If you haven't already signed up for the Merstham Ultras Appreciation Society then what are you waiting for?
Best cuddle
I don't make a habit of cuddling blokes but this one had to be done. When a chap you sponsor knocks in - what at the time I thought was - the winning goal for Lewes, then runs towards you as you're doing star jumps down the terrace, what else are you mean to do?
Best press pass blag
I don't make any money out of EFW, in fact I turn down about two offers of sponsorship every week, but I do get the odd press pass for my troubles. Blagging one for Wembley Stadium and Lords in the same day though was rather special.
Good Lord(s).
Best merchandise
The runner up in this keenly fought category are these wonderful Rot-Weiss Essen Christmas decorations, which are currently looking resplendent on the EFW Xmas Tree as I type.
The winning bit of kit though is the old Hansa Rostock bunting - which Nick Waterhouse is seen here holding aloft. Why doesn't every team sell bunting? Exactly the sort of thing we'd like to see in the newly refurbished Lewes FC clubhouse project, which we are undertaking early in the New Year. (keep your stuff coming in for that by the way - Ed).
Best celebrity with the EFW logo
Nowadays, fans and celebrities alike queue up to have their photo taken with the EFW logo. Pub landlord Al Murray looked stunned to have met us here and gets the runners up prize. The week after this was taken Al went on to host the Q awards. A coincidence? I don't think so.
The winner though is England cricketing legend and Ashes winner Jimmy Anderson. Follow Jimmy on Twitter for some good banter.
Best hat
When we pitched up at Wolfsburg earlier in the year, this bit of headgear understandably blew us away. Five FIFA stars to this German lady. I take my hat off to her.
Best pre-match pub
Lots of contenders here; Nailsworth, Essen, Southampton, Siena etc but the winner was the Llanelli FC clubhouse. 2,000 Motherwell fans in full voice for four hours and all of them wanted to buy me a beer. Thanks a million - what a day!
Best post match pub
Cynical Dave and I tried out most of the pubs in Aberdeen after the match against Celtic. This one though was something else. Look behind the hype (it was featured on Britain's Roughest Pubs) and the masking tape holding the tables together - Peep Peeps is a great boozer. We received the warmest of welcomes in there. Class in a glass.
Best video of 2009
Cynical Dave doing his Roy Hodgson impression just shades him and Stoffers swinging a fast shoe in Havant. I can't seem to post videos on this site these days so you'll just have to click on the links. 1) Roy Hodgson 2) Disco Dave and Stomping Stoffers Part 1 and if you will Part 2.
Most self indulgent photo/bigging yourself up moment
This category was suggested by Big Deaks and Cynical Dave. Plenty to choose from of course but Essen (above) and Llanelli (below) appear to be fine examples!
Worst day/game
We normally have the day of our lives on awaydays, pretty much without exception. However, at Braintree v Lewes; I broke my camera, we lost 3-0, to get there we had to do battle with London commuters on the worlds hottest train and to cap it all off - I had to go easy on the pre-match beers because I had to pen an actual report for the Lewes website and match programme.
Best ground
It doesn't have to be an 80,000 all seater to impress me. These were the three new grounds that I fell in love with this year. In third place St Albans, Clarence Park (above). Surrounded by trees, terracing and a splendid old main stand.
Bromley's Hayes Lane is the runner up. Fantastic modern facilities behind the scenes combined with an old skool ground. The perfect combination in my book.
The winner, by a nose is Princes Park, Dartford. It's easy to see why this stadium has won hatfuls of awards. It's ecologically sound, it's got a grass (grass!) roof all the way around, it's got solar panels, it's totally sustainable and it creates it's own electricity. Some argue it's the best ground in the country. I agree.
Favourite photos
Runner up is this one of the Maidenhead keeper. I love it because it was taken during the match. Cheeky as you like but a classic EFW moment. Hats at a jaunty angle to Chris Tardif - legend!
This was my favourite photo of 2009. We developed a bit of a thing for staying in clubhouses after matches this season, then having a "bit of fun" on the pitch afterwards. This photo at Bromley sums that up perfectly. Big Deaks saving a penalty with the EFW logo whilst Stuart Fuller (arms in classic ten to two pose) celebrates behind the goal. This is what EFW days out are all about.
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Roman Britain
The conquest
Julius Caesar conquered Gaul between 58 and 50 bc and invaded Britain in 55 or 54 bc, thereby bringing the island into close contact with the Roman world. Caesar's description of Britain at the time of his invasions is the first coherent account extant. From about 20 bc it is possible to distinguish two principal powers: the Catuvellauni north of the Thames led by Tasciovanus, successor of Caesar's adversary Cassivellaunus, and, south of the river, the kingdom of the Atrebates ruled by Commius and his sons Tincommius, Eppillus, and Verica. Tasciovanus was succeeded in about ad 5 by his son Cunobelinus, who, during a long reign, established power all over the southeast, which he ruled from Camulodunum (Colchester). Beyond these kingdoms lay the Iceni in what is now Norfolk, the Corieltavi in the Midlands, the Dobuni (Dobunni) in the area of Gloucestershire, and the Durotriges in that of Dorset, all of whom issued coins and probably had Belgic rulers. Behind these again lay further independent tribes—the Dumnonii of Devon, the Brigantes in the north, and the Silures and Ordovices in Wales. The Belgic and semi-Belgic tribes later formed the civilized nucleus of the Roman province and thus contributed greatly to Roman Britain.
The client relationships that Caesar had established with certain British tribes were extended by Augustus. In particular, the Atrebatic kings welcomed Roman aid in their resistance to Catuvellaunian expansion. The decision of the emperor Claudius to conquer the island was the result partly of his personal ambition, partly of British aggression. Verica had been driven from his kingdom and appealed for help, and it may have been calculated that a hostile Catuvellaunian supremacy would endanger stability across the Channel. Under Aulus Plautius an army of four legions was assembled, together with a number of auxiliary regiments consisting of cavalry and infantry raised among warlike tribes subject to the empire. After delay caused by the troops' unwillingness to cross the ocean, which they then regarded as the boundary of the human world, a landing was made at Richborough, Kent, in ad 43. The British under Togodumnus and Caratacus, sons and successors of Cunobelinus, were taken by surprise and defeated. They retired to defend the Medway crossing near Rochester but were again defeated in a hard battle. The way to Camulodunum lay open, but Plautius halted at the Thames to await the arrival of the emperor, who took personal command of the closing stages of the campaign. In one short season the main military opposition had been crushed: Togodumnus was dead and Caratacus had fled to Wales. The rest of Britain was by no means united, for Belgic expansion had created tensions. Some tribes submitted, and subduing the rest remained the task for the year 44. For this purpose smaller expeditionary forces were formed consisting of single legions or parts of legions with their auxilia (subsidiary allied troops). The best-documented campaign is that of Legion II under its legate Vespasian starting from Chichester, where the Atrebatic kingdom was restored; the Isle of Wight was taken and the hill forts of Dorset reduced. Legion IX advanced into Lincolnshire, and Legion XIV probably across the Midlands toward Leicester. Colchester was the chief base, but the fortresses of individual legions at this stage have not yet been identified.
By the year 47, when Plautius was succeeded as commanding officer by Ostorius Scapula, a frontier had been established from Exeter to the Humber, based on the road known as the Fosse Way; from this fact it appears that Claudius did not plan the annexation of the whole island but only of the arable southeast. The intransigence of the tribes of Wales, spurred on by Caratacus, however, caused Scapula to occupy the lowlands beyond the Fosse Way up to the River Severn and to move forward his forces into this area for the struggle with the Silures and Ordovices. The Roman forces were strengthened by the addition of Legion XX, released for this purpose by the foundation of a veteran settlement (colonia) at Camulodunum in the year 49. The colonia would form a strategic reserve as well as setting the Britons an example of Roman urban organization and life. A provincial centre for the worship of the emperor was also established. Scapula's right flank was secured by the treaty relationship that had been established with Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes. Hers was the largest kingdom in Britain, occupying the whole area between Derbyshire and the Tyne; unfortunately it lacked stability, nor was it united behind its queen, who lost popularity when she surrendered the British resistance leader, Caratacus, to the Romans. Nevertheless, with occasional Roman military support, Cartimandua was maintained in power until 69 against the opposition led by her husband, Venutius, and this enabled Roman governors to concentrate on Wales.
By ad 60 much had been achieved; Suetonius Paulinus, governor from 59 to 61, was invading the island of Anglesey, the last stronghold of independence, when a serious setback occurred: this was the rebellion of Boudicca, queen of the Iceni. Under its king Prasutagus the tribe of the Iceni had enjoyed a position of alliance and independence; but on his death (60) the territory was forcibly annexed and outrages occurred. Boudicca was able to rally other tribes to her assistance; chief of these were the Trinovantes of Essex, who had many grievances against the settlers of Camulodunum for their arrogant seizure of lands. Roman forces were distant and scattered; and, before peace could be restored, the rebels had sacked Camulodunum, Verulamium (St. Albans), and London, the three chief centres of Romanized life in Britain. Paulinus acted harshly after his victory, but the procurator of the province, Julius Classicianus, with the revenues in mind and perhaps also because, as a Gaul by birth, he possessed a truer vision of provincial partnership with Rome, brought about his recall.
In the first 20 years of occupation some progress had been made in spreading Roman civilization. Towns had been founded, the imperial cult had been established, and merchants were busily introducing the Britons to material benefits. It was not, however, until the Flavian period, ad 69–96, that real advances were made in this field. With the occupation of Wales by Julius Frontinus (governor from 74 to 78) and the advance into northern Scotland by Gnaeus Julius Agricola (78–84), troops were removed from southern Britain, and self-governing civitates, administrative areas based for the most part on the indigenous tribes, took over local administration. This involved a large program of urbanization and also of education, which continued into the 2nd century; Tacitus, in his biography of Agricola, emphasizes the encouragement given to it. Roman conquest of Wales was complete by 78, but Agricola's invasion of Scotland failed because shortage of manpower prevented him from completing the occupation of the whole island. Moreover, when the British garrison was reduced (c. ad 90) by a legion because of continental needs, it became evident that a frontier would have to be maintained in the north. After several experiments, the Solway–Tyne isthmus was chosen, and there the emperor Hadrian built his stone wall (c. 122–130).
Condition of the province
There was a marked contrast in attitude toward the Roman occupation between the lowland Britons and the inhabitants of Wales and the hill country of the north. The economy of the former was that of settled agriculture, and they were largely of Belgic stock; they soon accepted and appreciated the Roman way of life. The economy of the hill dwellers was pastoral, and the urban civilization of Rome threatened their freedom of life. Although resistance in Wales was stamped out by the end of the 1st century ad, Roman influences were nonetheless weak except in the Vale of Glamorgan. In the Pennines until the beginning of the 3rd century there were repeated rebellions, the more dangerous because of the threat of assistance from free Scotland.
Army and frontier
After the emperor Domitian had reduced the garrison in about the year 90, three legions remained; their permanent bases were established at York, Chester, and Caerleon. The legions formed the foundation of Roman military power, but they were supplemented in garrison duty by numerous smaller auxiliary regiments both of cavalry and infantry, either 1,000 or 500 strong. These latter garrisoned the wall and were stationed in a network of other forts established for police work in Wales and northern England. With 15,000 legionaries and about 40,000 auxiliaries, the army of Britain was very powerful; its presence had economic as well as political results. Hadrian's Wall was the most impressive frontier work in the Roman Empire. Despite a period in the following two reigns when another frontier was laid out on the Glasgow–Edinburgh line—the Antonine Wall, built of turf—the wall of Hadrian came to be the permanent frontier of Roman Britain. The northern tribes only twice succeeded in passing it, and then at moments when the garrison was fighting elsewhere. In the late Roman period, when sea raiding became prevalent, the wall lost its preeminence as a defense for the province, but it was continuously held until the end of the 4th century. But although they withdrew to Hadrian's line not later than the year 180, the Romans never abandoned interest in southern Scotland. In the 2nd century their solution was military occupation. In the 3rd, after active campaigning (208–211) by the emperor Septimius Severus and his sons during which permanent bases were built on the east coast of Scotland, the solution adopted by the emperor Caracalla was regulation of relationship by treaties. These, perhaps supported by subsidies, were enforced by supervision of the whole Lowlands by patrols based on forts beyond the wall. During the 4th century more and more reliance was placed on friendly native states, and patrols were withdrawn.
Britain was an imperial province. The governor represented the emperor, exercising supreme military as well as civil jurisdiction. As commander of three legions he was a senior general of consular rank. From the late 1st century he was assisted on the legal side by a legatus juridicus. The finances were in the hands of the provincial procurator, an independent official of equestrian status whose staff supervised imperial domains and the revenues of mines in addition to normal taxation. In the early 3rd century Britain was divided into two provinces in order to reduce the power of its governor to rebel, as Albinus had done in 196: Britannia Superior had its capital at London and a consular governor in control of two legions and a few auxiliaries; Britannia Inferior, with its capital at York, was under a praetorian governor with one legion but many more auxiliaries.
Local administration was of varied character. First came the chartered towns. By the year 98 Lincoln and Gloucester had joined Camulodunum as coloniae, and by 237 York had become a fourth. Coloniae of Roman citizens enjoyed autonomy with a constitution based on that of republican Rome, and Roman citizens had various privileges before the law. It is likely that Verulamium was chartered as a Latin municipium (free town); in such a town the annual magistrates were rewarded with Roman citizenship. The remainder of the provincials ranked as peregrini (subjects). In military districts control was in the hands of fort prefects responsible to legionary commanders; but by the late 1st century local self-government, as already stated, was granted to civitates peregrinae, whose number tended to increase with time. These also had republican constitutions, being controlled by elected councils and annual magistrates and having responsibility for raising taxes and administering local justice. In the 1st century there were also client kingdoms whose rulers were allied to Rome; Cogidubnus, Verica's successor, who had his capital at Chichester, is the best known. But Rome regarded these as temporary expedients, and none outlasted the Flavian Period (69–96).
Roman society
Pre-Roman Celtic tribes had been ruled by kings and aristocracies; the Roman civitates remained in the hands of the rich because of the heavy expense of office. But since trade and industry now yielded increasing profits and the old aristocracies no longer derived wealth from war but only from large estates, it is likely that new men rose to power. Roman citizenship was now an avenue of social advancement, and it could be obtained by 25 years' service in the auxiliary forces as well as (more rarely) by direct grants. Soldiers and traders from other parts of the empire significantly enhanced the cosmopolitan character of the population, as did the large number of legionaries, who were already citizens and many of whom must have settled locally. The population of Roman Britain at its peak amounted perhaps to about two million.
Even before the conquest, according to the Greek geographer Strabo, Britain exported gold, silver, iron, hides, slaves, and hounds in addition to grain. A Roman gold mine is known in Wales, but its yield was not outstanding. Iron was worked in many places but only for local needs; silver, obtained from lead, was of more significance. But the basis of the economy was agriculture, and the conquest greatly stimulated production because of the requirements of the army. According to Tacitus, grain to feed the troops was levied as a tax; correspondingly more had to be grown before a profit could be made. The pastoralists in Wales and the north probably had to supply leather, which the Roman army needed in quantity for tents, boots, uniforms, and shields. A military tannery is known at Catterick. A profit could, nonetheless, be won from the land because of the increasing demand from the towns. At the same time the development of a system of large estates (villas) relieved the ancient Celtic farming system of the necessity of shouldering the whole burden. Small peasant farmers tended to till the lighter, less-productive, more easily worked soils. Villa estates were established on heavier, richer soils, sometimes on land recently won by forest clearance, itself a result of the enormous new demand for building timber from the army and the new towns and for fuel for domestic heating and for public baths. The villa owners had access to the precepts of classical farming manuals and also to the improved equipment made available by Roman technology. Their growing prosperity is vouched for by excavation: there are few villas that did not increase in size and luxury as corridors and wings were added or mosaics and bath blocks provided. At least by the 3rd century some landowners were finding great profit in wool; Diocletian's price edict (ad 301) shows that at least two British cloth products had won an empire-wide reputation. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Cotswold district was one of the centres of this industry.
Trade in imported luxury goods ranging from wine to tableware and bronze trinkets vastly increased as traders swarmed in behind the army to exploit new markets. The profits of developing industries went similarly at first to foreign capitalists. This is clearly seen in the exploitation of silver-lead ore and even in the pottery industry. The Mendip lead field was being worked under military control as early as the year 49, but under Nero (54–68) both there and in Flintshire, and not much later also in the Derbyshire lead field, freedmen—the representatives of Roman capital—were at work. By Vespasian's reign (69–79) organized companies (societates) of prospectors are attested. Roman citizens, who must in the context be freedmen, are also found organizing the pottery industry in the late 1st century. Large profits were made by continental businessmen in the first two centuries not only from such sources but also by the import on a vast scale of high-class pottery from Gaul and the Rhineland and on a lesser scale of glass vessels, luxury metalware, and Spanish oil and wine. A large market existed among the military, and the Britons themselves provided a second. Eventually this adverse trade balance was rectified by the gradual capture of the market by British products. Much of the exceptional prosperity of 4th-century Britain must have been due to its success in retaining available profits at home.
A final important point is the role of the Roman army in the economic development of the frontier regions. The presence as consumers of large forces in northern Britain created a revolution in previous patterns of trade and civilized settlement. Cereal production was encouraged in regions where it had been rare, and large settlements grew up in which many of the inhabitants must have been retired soldiers with an interest in the land as well as in trade and industry.
Belgic Britain had large centres of population but not towns in the Roman sense of having not merely streets and public buildings but also the amenities and local autonomy of a city. In Britain these had therefore to be provided if Roman civilization and normal methods of provincial administration were to be introduced. Thus a policy of urbanization existed in which the legions, as the nearest convenient source of architects and craftsmen, played an organizing role. The earlier towns consisted of half-timbered buildings; before ad 100 only public buildings seem to have been of stone. The administrative capitals had regular street grids, a forum with basilica (public hall), public baths, and temples; a few had theatres and amphitheatres, too. With few exceptions they were undefended. In the 3rd century, town walls were provided, not so much as a precaution in unsettled times but as a means of keeping operational the earthwork defenses already provided during a crisis at the end of the 2nd century. These towns grew in size to about 100–130 acres with populations of about 5,000; a few were twice this size. The majority of towns in Roman Britain seem to have developed out of traders' settlements in the vicinity of early garrison-forts: those that were not selected as administrative centres remained dependent for their existence on economic factors, serving either as centres of trade or manufacture or else as markets for the agricultural peasantry. They varied considerably in size. In the north, where garrisons were permanently established, quite large trading settlements grew up in their vicinity, and at least some of these would rank as towns.
Apart from the exceptional establishment at Fishbourne, in West Sussex, whose Italian style and luxurious fittings show that it was the palace of King Cogidubnus, the houses of Romano-British villas had simple beginnings and were of a provincial type. A few owners were prosperous enough in the 2nd century to afford mosaics; but the great period of villa prosperity lay in the 4th century, when many villas grew to impressive size. Their importance was economic and has already been described. Much remains to be learned from full excavation of their subsidiary work buildings. Larger questions of tenure and organization are probably insoluble in the absence of documentary evidence, for it is dangerous to draw analogies from classical sources since conditions in Celtic Britain were very different from those of the Mediterranean world.
Religion and culture
A great variety of religious cults were to be found. In addition to numerous Celtic deities of local or wider significance, the gods of the classical pantheon were introduced and were often identified with their Celtic counterparts. In official circles the worship of the state gods of Rome and of the imperial cult was duly observed. In addition merchants and soldiers introduced oriental cults, among them Christianity. The latter, however, made little headway until the late 4th century, though the frescoes at Lullingstone in Kent and the mosaics at Hinton St. Mary in Dorset attest its presence among villa owners. Although classical temples are sometimes found in towns, the normal temple was of the Romano-Celtic type consisting of a small square shrine and surrounding portico; temples of this type are found in town and country alike.
Romanization was strongest in the towns and among the upper classes, as would be expected; there is evidence that in the countryside Celtic continued to be spoken, though it was not written. Many people were bilingual: graffiti prove that even artisans wrote Latin. Evidence of the classical education of the villa owners is provided by their mosaics, which prove an acquaintance with classical mythology and even with the Aeneid of Virgil. Sculpture and wall painting were both novelties in Roman Britain. Statues or busts in bronze or marble were imported from Gaulish or Mediterranean workshops, but British sculptors soon learned their trade and at their best produced attractive works in a provincial idiom, often for votive purposes. Many cruder works were also executed whose interest lies in the proof they afford that the conventions of the classical world had penetrated even to the lower classes. Mosaic floors, found in towns and villas, were at first, as at Fishbourne, laid by imported craftsmen. But there is evidence that by the middle of the 2nd century a local firm was at work at Colchester and Verulamium, and in the 4th century a number of local mosaic workshops can be recognized by their styles. One of the most skilled of these was based in Cirencester.
Roman civilization thus took root in Britain; its growth was more obvious in urban circles than among the peasants and weakest in the resistant highland zone. It was a provincial version of Roman culture, but one with recognizably British traits.
The decline of Roman rule
The reforms of Diocletian ended the chaos of the 3rd century and ushered in the late imperial period. Britain, however, for a short time became a separate empire through the rebellion (286/287) of Carausius. This man had been in command against the Saxon pirates in the Channel and by his naval power was able to maintain his independence. His main achievement was to complete the new system of Saxon Shore forts around the southeastern coasts. At first he sought recognition as coemperor, but this was refused. In 293 the fall of Boulogne to Roman forces led to his murder and the accession of Allectus, who, however, fell in his turn when Constantius I invaded Britain in 296. Allectus had withdrawn troops from the north to oppose the landing, and Hadrian's Wall seems to have been attacked, for Constantius had to restore the frontier as well as reform the administration. He divided Britain into four provinces, and in the same period the civil power was separated from the military. Late Roman sources show three separate commands respectively under the dux Britanniarum (commander of the Britains), the comes litoris Saxonici (count of the Saxon Shore), and the comes Britanniarum, though the dates of their establishment are unknown and may not have been identical.
The 4th century was a period of great prosperity in towns and countryside alike. Britain had escaped the barbarian invasions of the 3rd century and may have seemed a safe refuge for wealthy continentals. Its weakness lay in the fact that its defense was ultimately controlled by distant rather than local rulers. The garrison was perhaps weakened by withdrawals for the civil war of Magnentius (350–351); at any rate in 367 a military disaster occurred due to concerted seaborne attacks from the Picts of Scotland and the Scots of Ireland. But, though the frontier and forts behind it suffered severely, there is little trace of damage to towns or villas. Count Theodosius in 369 restored order and strengthened the defenses of the towns with external towers designed to mount artillery. Prosperity continued, but the withdrawals of troops by Magnus Maximus in 383 and again at the end of the century by Stilicho weakened security. Thus, when Constantine III, who was declared emperor by the army in Britain in 407, took further troops to Gaul, the forces remaining in the island were insufficient to provide protection against increasing Pictish and Saxon raids. The Britons appealed to the legitimate emperor, Honorius, who was unable to send assistance but authorized the cities to provide for their own defense (410). This marks the end of Roman Britain, for the central government never reestablished control, but for a generation there was little other outward change.
Power fell gradually into the hands of tyrants. Chief of these was Vortigern (c. 425), who, unlike earlier usurpers, made no attempt to become Roman emperor but was content with power in Britain. Independence was producing separate interests. By this date Christianity had made considerable headway in the island, but the leaders followed the heretical teaching of Pelagius, himself a Briton, who had emphasized the importance of the human will over divine grace in the achievement of salvation. It has been held that the self-reliance shown in the maintenance of national independence was inspired by this philosophy. Yet there was also a powerful Roman Catholic party anxious to reforge the links with Rome, in support of whom St. Germanus of Auxerre visited Britain in 429. It may have been partly to thwart the plans of this party that Vortigern made the mistake (c. 430; the date given by the Anglo-Saxon Benedictine scholar Bede [d. 735] is between 446 and 454) of inviting Saxons to settle and garrison strategic areas of the east coast, though he certainly also had in mind the need to ward off seaborne raids by Picts, which at this time were troublesome.
Planned settlement of this sort is the best explanation for the earliest Saxon settlements found around the mouths of the east-coast estuaries and also in the central southeast region around Oxford. For a time the system worked successfully, but, when in 442 these Saxon foederati (allies) rebelled and called in others of their race to help them, it was found that they had been given a stranglehold on Britain. A long period of warfare and chaos was inaugurated, which was economically disastrous. It was probably this period that saw the disintegration of the majority of the villa estates; with the breakdown of markets and the escape of slaves, villas ceased to be viable and must have gradually fallen into ruin, though the land itself did not cease to be cultivated. A few villas met a violent end. The towns, under the protection of their strong defenses, at first provided refuge at any rate for the rich who could leave their lands; but by degrees decay set in as trade declined and finally even the supply of food was threatened. About 446 the British made a vain appeal for help to the Roman general Aetius (the "Groans of the Britons" mentioned in the De excidio et conquestu Britanniae of the British writer Gildas). For several decades they suffered reverses; many emigrated to Brittany. In the second half of the 5th century Ambrosius Aurelianus and the shadowy figure of Arthur began to turn the tide by the use of cavalry against the ill-armed Saxon infantry. A great victory was won at Mons Badonicus (a site not identifiable) toward 500: now it was Saxons who emigrated, and the British lived in peace all through the first half of the 6th century, as Gildas records. But in the second half the situation slowly worsened.Sheppard Sunderland Frere The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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1. The Defendant will publish a notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 in: (a) two consecutive issues of the national edition of the Wall Street Journal; (b) two consecutive issues of Broadcasting & Cable; and (c) two consecutive issues of Billboard. The Defendant will file proof of such publication with the Court.
2. The United States will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
3. A proposed Order vacating the Final Judgment and dismissing this action in the form attached hereto may be filed and entered by the Court, upon the request of any party or by the Court sua sponte, at any time more than ninety (90) days after the last publication of the notices required by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Stipulation and Order and without further notice to any party or other proceedings; provided, however, that the Plaintiff has not withdrawn its consent -- which it may do at any time before entry of the Order -- by filing notice of the withdrawal of its consent with the Court and serving notice upon the Defendant.
4. In the event the Plaintiff withdraws its consent, or if the proposed Order is not entered pursuant to this Stipulation and Order, this Stipulation and Order shall have no effect, the making of it shall be without prejudice to any party in this or any other proceeding, and it shall not thereafter be used in this or any other action, or for any other purposes.
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Halfway down the stairs
Is a stair where I sit:
There isn't any other stair quite like it.
I'm not at the bottom,
I'm not at the top:
So this is the stair where I always stop.
Halfway up the stairs
Isn't up, and isn't down.
It isn't in the nursery, it isn't in the town:
And all sorts of funny thoughts
Run round my head:
"It isn't really anywhere! It's somewhere else instead!"


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Trout Game
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NEW YORK — Jeanne Epstein was having a rough morning with the fledgling New York City bike-share program.
Her first Citi Bike did not properly lock when she reached her destination, requiring a call to customer service. Her second bike had a flat tire. And now, in Greenwich Village, she attempted to remove another of the royal blue bikes from a kiosk, but it would not budge.
Yanking at the handlebars, she looked up and groaned.
"Is this," she asked pointedly, "what it's like in Boston?"
Nearly two years after Boston debuted the New Balance Hubway bike-share program, the advent of New York City's long-awaited counterpart has brought new intensity to the New York-Boston rivalry.
But on the streets of the Big Apple, as commuters attempted to use the bikes for the first time and encountered technical glitches and malfunctioning kiosks, they looked to Boston not with scoffing condescension but instead with pleading desperation.
They wanted to know: Does it ever get better?
"It seemed like things were so great last week, and I just bought a year-long membership," said Joe LaPorta, a 56-year-old accountant in a suit and tie. "But now I'm seeing all these people with all these problems with the bikes, and I'm having second thoughts."
Citi Bike premiered two weeks ago to riders who had signed up for annual memberships. Last week, the bikes became available to those seeking 24-hour or seven-day passes.
A slew of technical difficulties had commuters around Brooklyn and Manhattan, even those eager to embrace the service, gritting their teeth. On Tuesday, several of the stations, even those with spots for 60 bikes, were full, preventing incoming riders from depositing their bikes. In a scene that played out again and again in different parts of the city, riders responded with confusion, frustration, or panic when they realized that seeking out another station would cause them to be late.
Others found themselves unable to rent a bike, or tried to dock the bikes into racks that failed to lock.
And while passersby could not help themselves from snapping photos of the bike racks or ogling them from car windows — a practice long-since passé in Boston — that shiny-new-toy feeling was wearing off.
In SoHo, Tanja Diklic, 39, tapped angrily on the buttons of a Citi Bike kiosk, swiping her credit card again and again.
"I don't think it's working," she said. "This is the third station I've been to."
"I would love it to work," said John Hanson, of the East Village, sitting astride one of the bright blue bikes. "But right now, it's got problems."
Understandable, he thought. It is challenging to introduce a city-wide transportation system overnight without a few hiccups. He remained hopeful that the program would work more reliably in coming days and weeks. After all, he said, it has worked in other cities.
"Everything takes time to work properly," Hanson said. "But by the Fourth of July, it better be rolling like it's been here for five years."
If the rows of shiny new bikes look familiar to Bostonians, it is because they are operated by the same company that runs Hubway: Alta Bicycle Share. Other than the color, the bikes are practically identical — fat tires, wide seats, heavy frame, high handlebars that keep passengers sitting upright. The New York City bikes, however, have one important addition, a decal with the rules of the road stuck on the panel between the handlebars. Yield to pedestrians, stay off the sidewalk, obey traffic lights, ride with traffic, the bikes advise.
Citi Bike also uses a similar fare structure as Hubway: The option of a yearlong, weeklong, or daylong membership, and additional charges if the bikes are kept for longer than 30 to 45 minutes.
Darwin Torres, 29, leaned his arm on a Brooklyn Citi Bike kiosk and investigated the deal. In a manner befitting his brethren in Boston, he did not mince words.
"I think it's kind of stupid," Torres said. "New York is a big city. How are you supposed to complete a ride in 30 minutes?"
Joe Downes and Shawn Hennessey, construction workers laboring nearby, approached the kiosk and grinned.
Were they planning on becoming Citi Bike members?
"No way," said Hennessey, of Queens. "We were just looking to take a laugh . . . We wanted to see if anyone is actually using this thing."
And he couldn't understand why the extra-long collection bicycle rack was stationed in the street, taking up precious space on the roads.
"Why don't they put it up on the sidewalk?" Hennessey said.
Even some avid cyclists, like 32-year-old Brooklynite Kym Chamber, treated the new bikes with skepticism. She worried about the safety of inexperienced cyclists unaccustomed to New York's eat-or-be-eaten roads. And she wondered whether the influx of newbies would clog up the bike lanes, already too few and too narrow.
"I just don't see this becoming the new Amsterdam," Chambers said.
Perhaps no one was more enthusiastic about the bikes than Pamela Potischman, 44, of Brooklyn. Her husband had paid a visit to Cambridge, encountered Hubway firsthand, and came home raving.
"It just seemed like this was so normal there," Potischman said.
She acknowledged that there were quite a few themes of complaint swirling around New York City, but maintained confidence that concerns would be put to rest soon.
She took comfort in the similarities between Boston and New York.
"A lot of people are outraged," Potischman said, "and I don't know if it's like that in Boston, but here in New York, you've got a lot of very loud people on both sides."
But, she continued, "things always get worked out in the end."Martine Powers can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @martinepowers.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the role Alta Bicycle Share had in Hubway in Boston and Citi Bike in New York. Alta operates the bikes and their accompanying software.


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Despite outhitting No. 20 Oklahoma State 8-to-4, Southeastern ended up on the wrong end of a 5-3 decision on Wednesday night in Stillwater, Okla.
The loss drops the Savage Storm to 16-11 on the season, while the Cowboys improve to 18-3.
SE posted eight hits and stranded six runners, while OSU turned in just four hits but got runners on via walk and stranded 10.
Nick Grimmett and Chevis Springer turned in 2-for-4 outings with Springer driving in a run.
Ryan Salter, Evan Ramsey, Troy McCartney and Tucker Alexander each picked up a hit on the day.
Alexander, McCartney and Springer each posted RBI.
Vance Woodruff got the start and threw three innings, but allowed four runs on four hits with one strikeout and was saddled with the loss.
Brandon Marris came on in relief and tossed 4.1 innings, allowing an unearned run on no hits with five strikeouts.
Cameron Mann tossed the final two-thirds of an inning in the eighth, facing four batters and striking out one.
SE pitchers scattered the Cowboy hits among four different players.
The Cowboys jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Tanner Krietemeier singled home Gage Green.
OSU added three more runs in the bottom of the third inning on a Zach Fish sac fly and RBI singles from Randy McCurry and Saulyer Saxon.
Woodruff would get out of the inning by coaxing Donnie Walton into grounding out to second with the bases loaded.
The Storm found an answer in the top of the fourth inning when McCartney and Grimmett posted back-to-back singles, and Springer followed up with an RBI double that plated McCartney and cut the gap to 4-1.
Salter, Ramsey and Alexander put up back-to-back-to-back singles with one out in the top of the fifth, with Alexander's scoring Salter to trim the deficit to 4-2 and leave runners on the corners.
One batter later, McCartney would groundout back to the pitcher with Ramsey coming home on the play to cut the score to 4-3.
SE would go in order in the sixth and seventh innings, while the Cowboys would go 1-2-3 in the fifth and seventh and leave a runner stranded thanks to an inning ending double play in the sixth.
OSU would add another run in the bottom of the eighth on a Storm error and Southeastern was unable to bounce back in the ninth, falling 5-3.


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Famous people who attended Seattle-area schools
There are many notable people who went to high school in the Seattle area, though there may be a few stories you haven't heard before.
At one point in the 1980s, rapper Sir-Mix-a-Lot, the future lead guitar player for Pearl Jam and the future bass player for Guns N' Roses all attended Roosevelt High School at the same time.
One of the best-known authors of the 1940s also graduated from Roosevelt a year after Seattle icon Ivar Haglund graduated from West Seattle High.
Kenny G was part of Franklin High's class of '74, as was comedian John Kiester, who gave him a bad time on "Almost Live!"
One of the men behind Baskin & Robbins 31 flavors attended Garfield, as did Jimi Hendrix, several famous athletes, and one of the most accomplished American musicians, Quincy Jones.
Here are some celebrities – some local, some known internationally – who wandered the halls of Seattle schools. There are many, many more and this is by no means an exhaustive list. Please leave a note in the comments if you have reminiscences or suggestions of others.


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The Vatican has condemned the latest round of nuclear testing by North Korea, warning that such acts of aggression threaten "the very survival" of the country's own people by exacerbating its isolation. • Catholic Relief Services has announced that the agency will focus on helping families who are housing hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis displaced by an army crackdown in the northwestern part of that country. • Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo, 54, of the Central African Republic following an investigation into priests of his diocese who live more or less openly with women and the children they have fathered. • For the first time in its nearly 80-year history, Vatican Radio is opening up to advertising in the hopes of easing the strain on its budget, the Vatican announced on May 26.
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Two decades ago, when Horton Plaza Shopping Center opened, the brand new retail mecca turned Suburbia's attention back to the Centre City. Shoppers came to experience its 49 eye-popping colors, its vertical scale, its pedestrian bridges and angled walkways. Wildly eclectic architecture sprawled over more than six blocks. Here was an open-air mall unlike any other. Created by architect Jon Jerde and his talented design team, it took its inspiration from influences as diverse as Old Italy and Pueblo Indians along with San Diego's historic buildings and domes. The result? A shopping center that cobbled together elements of surprising beauty and whimsy. Today, between 25,000 and 35,000 shoppers a day visit Westfield Horton Plaza, where they can find 140 specialty stores, three department stores (Macy's, Mervyn's and Nordstrom), live theater, 14 movie screens, an abundance of eateries and a fitness center. This festival marketplace remains a unique urban shopping environment as far from the suburban mall layout as those Italian hillside villages that influenced architect Jerde. Here's a guide to help you navigate the imaginative world of Horton Plaza. Our tour starts near the mall's entrance at Broadway Circle (E Street and Third Avenue). Stand in front of the statue honoring Horton Plaza developer, the late Ernest W. Hahn. This is a great spot to take in the confluence of the shopping center and the surrounding city. Tiled obelisk rises from circular entrance to Lyceum Theater. Immediately behind the Hahn statue is a 36-foot high tiled obelisk, part of Horton Plaza's public art program. Look closely at the jaguar design on the obelisk, and you may wonder whether you're coming or going. Artist Joan Brown's big cat has its body on the back side of the obelisk, with only its tail facing pedestrians approaching the mall. It's a hint of the playful spirit awaiting visitors ahead. The obelisk is set in a circular opening that descends to the Lyceum Theatre below street level. The Horton Plaza theater has two performance areas with a total of 750 seats. Reproduction of Knights of Pythias Building connects street with mall interior. Before going inside, observe Horton Plaza's outer buildings. Note how their sidewalk store entrances help connect the city with the center. Two of the Horton Plaza structures near the shopping mall entrance also help tie the mall to San Diego's past. From the obelisk, look back and to the left at the ornate gray structure occupied by Citibank. Its facade is a replica of the historic Bradley building, which was demolished to make way for the shopping center. On the E Street side of Broadway Circle behind the obelisk is another nod to history, a blue structure that reproduces the facade of the Knights of Pythias building, which also bit the dust on the Horton Plaza construction site. Check out the interesting western artwork that the building's major tenant, the Original Levi Store, affixed on the facade.
Known as "Americas Finest City", elegant and sunny San Diego is truly a city with something for everyone. In town, a whole day or more could be spent in Balboa Park, playing golf, touring the world-famous San Diego Zoo or visiting a museum. Just outside of town, Torrey Pines State Reserve offers a somewhat wilder terrain where visitors can view rare birds and the stately trees the park is named for. Children, and in turn parents, will be delighted with the city's wide range of family-oriented activities. From SeaWorld to the historic Gaslamp Quarter, there are events and exhibits to keep even the most hard-to-please happy. San Diego boasts an array of fine and trendy restaurants covering a melting pot of cuisines, world-class shopping and hotels from lavish to budget. San Diego is the eighth largest city in the United Sates and the second largest city in California. Relatively free from smog and byzantine freeways, San Diego, set around a gracefully curving bay, represents the acceptable face of southern California. Although it was the site of the first mission in California, the city only really took off with the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad in the 1880s, and in terms of trade and significance it has long been in the shadow of Los Angeles. However, during World War II the US Navy made San Diego its Pacific Command Center, and the military continues to dominate the local economy, along with tourism and the Biotech Industry. San Diego is also home to one of the 2009 top ten beaches in the US. Coronado beach has just moved up from the number 8 position to number 4. You can enjoy the 100 year old Hotel Del Coronado visited by Kings, Presidents and movie stars behind you while taking in the ships and sail boats in front of scenic Point Loma.


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@TheFlyingMan you grack me up
Well with one fist down his throat and the other up his asp* he must have learned to type with his toes, which must cramp up and it explains all the unintentional out bursts.
I remember Putlocker (FireWire) a neutral site that no one got payed for, so T.V. sites did not complain about posting links in the chat, but sswarlock has a thirst for crystal balls and cant get enough, so is changing the ep titles and either putting up an old show or not even a related show, many hours or a day before the show airs, just to be first and have people click his links, every one else is just copying his links go get in on the score, 3/25 was yesterdays show.
Dont know why that came up as Hellfist, was supposed to say firstly ..... meh
My confidence is high that the files tagged with "Killers" are an unintentional repeat. My experience with Killers' uploads even from the old Primewire site have always been of consistent quality. I suspect that the repeat is due to the uploaders not being an actual watcher of the show and so does not recognize when an episode is a much olde repeat. I'm sure he copied an uploaded what was aired this date (3/25).
ok, we get it; she's bad.
sot down in a BLAZE of glory.... sorry doc.
Marking Your Border 101, or Who Needs a Wall?
I also see that a Repack come out, so hopefully the new links are the good fixed version.
I missed a few show's now you have my interest to watch this one.
A lot of shows are copy's, Man about the house = Three's company, Bless this house = All in the family, and so forth, nothing new under the Sun, for sure.
By the sound of the complaints I have read, most of the time, someone is recording the show on there computer video card, that's alright, even with commercials, you can forward through that, but they say Horrendous sound quality? I would not pay someone for a poor/ass job, and that is what happens when you click there links.
lol can´t believe this made it to Canada.... first episode of Kommissar Rex ran in Germany in 1994 ;)
Dang, can´t believe they are all gone
I see at 9pm/10pm KILLERS, AFG, mSD, MeGusta, SDI, (Teams) all had a edited copy out online, with no Repack this morning, so where are they getting these wonkie untrusted uploads from.
Ok, cheers - can't wait.
Was a mistake on the internet, it's happening. Will be good links later.
@sswarlock, @Tonia1, @nikosk67, @matrilinear, @Marmaduk, @disidi & @wessel2010 - While I appreciate that you guys upload videos for the rest of us to watch, it is a *little* annoying when you check out various links uploaded by different people, only to realise that it's an old episode from a previous season. Could someone correct this? Thank you.
Hellfist, i wasnt talking to you, hence your reply to my comment is invalid and henceforth ingnored.
Stay away from openload.co it's Fear the Walking Dead and should be removed
Same here sswarlock was the first to put up a (fake) episode and everyone just copied it to there account and posted it.
It looks like sswarlock was the first to put up a (fake) link and everyone else just copied it.
Wow @DarkFace i guess this was a r/wooosh moment for you since you clearly didn't get that I understood you were insulting me for no reason and that I was not going to be a child, let you bait me and insult you back for no reason. But way to prove to everyone and reassure me that yes you have nothing meaningful to add and you are a bit of an immature child. As I said previously your claim to want to discuss something here is clearly untrue you just want to insult people, I guess life at home is hard huh if you have to come online to insult strangers for no reason (or maybe your just compensating for something). Most people who facelessly insult people on the internet don't have the balls to back it up in real life, don't worry I won't hold it against you I to was 12 once. How was that for a robotic wall of text.
It finished airing at 10pm people should just be putting up the new ep, so 168 old links posted, something is not right with what there doing, same as Bull tonight, makes no sense to me at all.
OLD episode :(
Well that explains it the show does not air for another 10 min's on from 10pm/11pm So don't get those asbestos panties in a bunch and check one of the new links around 11:30 or so. . .
In retrospect it seems this season has been a romantic comedy, and romance is Not funny, unless your dating James Belushi and now you'd need a shovel to do that, but that would be funny.
Yeah its the same as these but I appreciate you trying though
Not sure if this would be the same: openload.co/f/D7TJ-5xYyZA/Bull.2016.S03E18.480p.x264-mSD.mkv
In competition (with) as in the Startrek franchise has been going since 1966, so they may be thinking long term for the show as maybe movies as well, but if anything Isaac Asimov did it all first with the Foundation series starting in 1951 (won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966.) and I guess then they copied more or less Flash Gordon or any of the other 50's space syfy movies, Space: the final frontier, or is it our brain!
This is an old episode from season 1 or 2. Not from season 3
@Flyingman…I get your concept that they may want a more serious show, but…..it showed itself as a complete rip off of Star Trek in all its forms. WASN'T THAT THE IDEA… It was so obvious as a comedy rip off, they can't just turn around and try and make it "like" Trek, it already is Trek, but a comedy farce on the concept. They can't turn around and try and make it "like" Trek, but seriously??? Too much of a rip off to do that, but that was ok as a farce comedy….Make it "like" Trek??? Too late for that now….oh well… Thanks for the reply!!! Radi
@Radiation: I wont talk long don't have any iodine, but yes first season reminded my of the movie Galaxy Quest, and it was funny, altho I found the smoking funny in the last ep, maybe the Nelsons have commented they would like to see a more serious show, more in competition with Startrek.
Bruiser admins don't care.. just don't use Tonia1's links.. But Tonia1 by spamming the ''Don't watch matrilinear and hashisei links, they are virus spam bot'' comment on the uploader note you look no better then the one that you say that they are spam bot.. You spam as much as they to... And haishi5ei's links are way better ;) XD
My Mac was busted for a while so i'm a bit behind. But does anyone else who's watching agree that the Orville 2nd season isn't half as "tongue in the cheek" funny as the first season. I 'seem' to remember laughing in the first season, but not at this second one! Anyone else have an opinion on that. You can just mail me your opinion if you like. Thanks. Radi
https://openload.co/f/yso0h9HnIwA/Married.At.First.Sight.%28AU%29.S06E33.720p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-BTN.mp4 https://vidlox.me/lepmd3gva0ww
find a job, so you will not get rich…. :D
@Tonia1 you probably have no money for bread
Of course and i will not stop doing this
Bruiser don't spam this comment, it won't work Tonia1 will NEVER stop doing this..
I just called you a fucktard in my post, basically, and that's what you have to say to defend yourself? With that robotic wall of text? FOH. You fucking autist. I wish I could block your messages.
@Tonia1 STOP SPAMMING! YOU ARE WORSE OFF THAN BOTS!!!!!!
@Tonia1 STOP SPAMMING! YOU ARE WORSE OFF THAN BOTS!!!!!!
First @DarkFace i guess you haven't read my other reviews where I do indeed offer insight including the one on Titans with Matoyoshi that you were a part of btw....what is it that your trying to discuss exactly why don't you elaborate given you didn't even comment on the show we are commenting on...not really sure why telling someone that commenting the same crap over and over makes me a loser and not sure why Hellfist commenting what he comments makes him a loser but I guess you don't really have anything to add but meaningless insults to the conversation so really who cares what you say at least we were having a discussion of two opposing ideologies what makes our debate/discussion any different than the debate you, me, and Kruciphix had with Matoyoshi a while back, and in that same vain @roguexx ya I don't make a tendency of insulting people just because I don't agree with them really is no reason to attack Hellfist because he was wrong that's just unnecessary and to me makes you seem childish. When someone needs to insult someone instead of using "big boy words" to prove a point it just seems immature to me, calling someone a dumbass to me is the same as some child calling someone a poopy head why do that when instead you could hash out your points and reasoning in an adult manner.
https://openload.co/f/6F8aAL4Eja8 https://vidlox.me/75oy4vuq09dl https://vshare.eu/7v67jxrl2qd4.htm https://streamango.com/f/aqbtskfbeobmmqfb
lmao, im sorry the 'P.S' really made me laugh. I must admit i was half expecting 'Dumbass' to be written onto the end lol
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This is the fifth article in our series about best selling Lollar pickups. In this article we'll talk about some of our best selling items that can't be classified among the main categories of pickups like strat, tele, and humbucker style pickups.
Lollar Jazzmaster Pickups:
Lollar Jazzmaster style pickups are a consistent favorite. Overall the Lollar Jazzmaster style pickups have a nicely detailed treble and a bit more midrange and bass when compared to a strat style single coil. They also have a very responsive dynamic range.
As you may already know, the size and shape of a pickup coil affect the quality of the tone it will produce. For example, the Jazzmaster coil is very short (1/8″) but very wide. This gives it more surface area and allows the pickup to sense the vibrations of a longer length of the strings. This is part of why they have their own unique tone qualities. To read even more about the unique properties of our Jazzmaster pickups, follow this link to an earlier Lollar pickups blog about Jazzmaster pickups and the Jazzmaster guitar.
Also worth mentioning are our "hybrid" style P-90 / Jazzmaster pickups. They are an interesting option to consider if you are looking for a little more midrange and a little fatter tone than our standard Lollar Jazzmaster. The thickness of the coil and internal construction of the bobbin is actually like a P-90. But the forbon flatwork top and bottom are sized to fit a Jazzmaster sized cover, rather than a P-90 cover. So essentially, they are a P-90 coil wound onto a Jazzmaster sized bobbin. And rather than the fixed AlNiCo pole piece rod magnets of a Jazzmaster, they have the adjustable pole pieces of a P-90. They are also made using two flat bar magnets – just like a P-90. We make the hybrid P-90 / Jazzmaster in all of the same versions that we build our standard P-90s, including an underwound neck and an overwound bridge.
This photo shows a side view of the hybrid Lollar P-90 /Jazzmaster (top pickup) and the Lollar standard Jazzmaster (bottom pickup). When you look at them from this angle you can really see the differences between the two pickups. You can see the thin Jazzmaster bobbin (1/8″) and the thicker P-90 style bobbin (1/4″). You can also see the P-90 style bar magnet spanning the full distance alongside the adjustable pole piece screws of the hybrid P-90 / Jazzmaster. Compare this against the 6 individual pole piece magnets of the standard Jazzmaster. You can also see how these 6 AlNiCo pole piece magnets are set to a radius.
To read more about either of these styles or to listen to sound clips, follow this link to Lollar Jazzmaster pickups.
Lollar Single Coil for Humbucker Rout:
Another popular "miscellaneous" pickup is our Single Coil for Humbucker Rout. For a "non-standard" pickup, they are a popular choice. The main advantage to this pickup is that they offer a chance to install a single coil pickup into an instrument that is routed for full sized humbuckers. AND – best of all – no routing required.
We like to be precise with our terminology when talking about this pickup. Customers often call and ask if we make a "P-90 for humbucker route." We think it's important to point out that this pickup sounds very much like a P-90, but it's not a "true" P-90. Like we mentioned above, the size and shape of the coil affect the tone. The most popular cosmetic choice is the chrome surround with the matte black top. To learn more about this pickup please follow this link to Lollar Single Coil for Humbucker Rout pickups.
We hope you have enjoyed this series of blogs on best selling Lollar pickups. Like we've mentioned before, there is no "wrong" answer. All of our models of pickups have their own unique advantages, and much of what's involved in the selection process is simply a matter of personal preference. Our best advice is to know what you'd like to accomplish for the particular instrument you're working with, and then choose the pickups that will help get you there. Contact us if we can help point you in the right direction.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 105 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
The site based on the articles and blogs of mostly young poker players from Hungary, Europe, who are one of the most succesful and well-known players at their country.
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The logo needs to be used also as a brand logo maybe on clothes also.
pokerarcok (hungarian word, means poker faces)
We'd like to see a nice graphic design, which fits into the site's new design and represents the poker players correctly. The new design is not online yet, but its gonna be a black- grey website, with a lot of pictures on it. We have no preferred color.
- A young, fresh, (might be funny) but rather cool logo, which represents the players and the site as a serious but young and laid back project.
- A logo which looks like a very good representer on clothes or anywhere else with no letters also. We tried to work previously with a head with headphones and sunglasses, as you can see a lot of poker players around like this. We still curious about ideas like this, here ( http://kepfeltoltes.hu/view/081223/…es.hu_.jpg )u can find an earlier version, it might be a starting point.
- we dont prefer cards and chips, coz its too common, but in case of any creative idea, we're not resist anything
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On behalf of Chief Edmund B. Armstrong and the Office of Fire Prevention, I would like to thank all those who made our annual Fire Safety Day such a success.
With exceptional weather, nearly 750 people turned out at fire headquarters in Apponaug for a free, family-friendly event. From the jaws of life/heavy duty rescue, to appearances by the Warwick Fire Department Dive and Rope Rescue Teams, to tours of the fire safety trailer, the day provided a great opportunity to help teach our children how to stay safe.
There were raffles for parents and children to win a number of terrific prizes. Local businesses generously donated many of the items, and our sincere thanks to these establishments for their support of our event: Wal-Mart (Post Road and Bald Hill Road locations); Papa Gino's; Toys "R" Us; Subway; NY Life Insurance Company.
A big thank you to Wal-Mart (Post Road and Bald Hill Road locations) and Papa Gino's for providing free pizza and refreshments.
Many thanks to the Administration's Office Staff, the Warwick Fire Department Recruit Class 12-1, Tiller – The Firehouse Dalmation (Private Cembor) and members of Local 2748, especially "A" Platoon, who provided support throughout the day's activities.
Thank you to Colonel Stephen McCartney for providing the support of the Police Explorers, Traffic Unit and Officer's Friendly and McGruff.
We couldn't have held this event without the generosity of our many wonderful donors and volunteers. Once again, thank you for all of your dedication and support that helped make Fire Safety Day a great success.
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Design a corporate, yet fun, hip and modern style banner to attract young, innovative internet entrepeneurs to our stand at an E-business Congress in Holland. Our character is: Young, Professional, Corporate, Dynamic.
We are ClickValue, an Internet Consultancy office. In january we are participating in a congress for medium to small organizations in the e-business. During this congress we have a large stand (4X 5 meters) located at the entrance.
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The government has historically had broad power to search travelers and their property at the border. But that prerogative is being challenged as more people travel with extensive personal and business information on devices that would typically require a warrant to examine.
Several court cases seek to limit the ability of border agents to search, copy and even seize travelers' laptops, cameras and phones without suspicion of illegal activity.
"What we are asking is for a court to rule that the government must have a good reason to believe that someone has engaged in wrongdoing before it is allowed to go through their electronic devices," said Catherine Crump, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union who is representing plaintiffs in two lawsuits challenging digital border searches.
A decision in one of those suits, Abidor v. Napolitano, is expected soon, according to the case manager for Judge Edward R. Korman, who is writing the opinion for the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
In that case, Pascal Abidor, who is studying for his doctorate in Islamic studies, sued the government after he was handcuffed and detained at the border during an Amtrak trip from Montreal to New York. He was questioned and placed in a cell for several hours. His laptop was searched and kept for 11 days.Continue reading the main story
According to government data, these types of searches are rare: about 36,000 people are referred to secondary screening by United States Customs and Border Protection daily, and roughly a dozen of those travelers are subject to a search of their electronic devices.
Courts have long held that Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches do not apply at the border, based on the government's interest in combating crime and terrorism. But Mr. Pascal's lawsuit and similar cases question whether confiscating a laptop for days or weeks and analyzing its data at another site goes beyond the typical border searches. They also depart from the justification used in other digital searches, possession of child pornography.
"We're getting more into whether this is targeting political speech," Ms. Crump said.
In another case the A.C.L.U. is arguing, House v. Napolitano, border officials at Chicago O'Hare Airport confiscated a laptop, camera and USB drive belonging to David House, a computer programmer, and kept his devices for seven weeks.
The lawsuit charges that Mr. House was singled out because of his association with the Bradley Manning Support Network. Pfc. Bradley Manning is a former military intelligence analyst accused of leaking thousands of military and diplomatic documents to the antisecrecy group WikiLeaks.
In March, Judge Denise J. Casper of Federal District Court in Massachusetts denied the government's motion to dismiss the suit, saying that although the government did not need reasonable suspicion to search someone's laptop at the border, that power did not strip Mr. House of his First Amendment rights. Legal scholars say this ruling could set the stage for the courts to place some limits on how the government conducts digital searches.
"The District Court basically said you don't need individualized suspicion to search an electronic device at the border," said Patrick E. Corbett, a professor of criminal law and procedure at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. "What they were troubled with was the fact that the government held these devices for 49 days."
Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, declined to discuss the policy in an interview, but a spokeswoman for the agency said in an e-mail: "Keeping Americans safe and enforcing our nation's laws in an increasingly digital world depends on our ability to lawfully screen all materials — electronic or otherwise — entering the United States. We are committed to ensuring the rights and privacies of all people while making certain that D.H.S. can take the lawful actions necessary to secure our borders."
The statement also referred to the agency's policy on border searches of electronic devices, which says that officers can keep these devices for a "reasonable period of time," including at an off-site location, and seek help from other government agencies to decrypt, translate or interpret the information they contain. If travelers choose not to share a password for a device, the government may hold it to find a way to gain access to the data.
The agency did provide recent statistics on how many travelers this policy affects. From Oct. 1, 2011, through Aug. 31, 2012, 11.9 million travelers were referred to secondary screening after entering the United States. Of those searches, 4,898 included an electronic device. In the previous year, 12.1 million people underwent additional screening, with 4,782 searches of electronic devices.
While there is little public information about who is pulled aside for extra scrutiny, some people whose laptops have been searched say they feel they were selected based on their academic, journalistic or political pursuits.
Laura Poitras, a documentary filmmaker and the recipient of a 2012 MacArthur Fellowship, estimates that she has been detained more than 40 times upon returning to the United States. She has been questioned for hours about her meetings abroad, her credit cards and notes have been copied, and after one trip her laptop, camera and cellphone were seized for 41 days.
Ms. Poitras said these interrogations largely subsided after a Salon article describing her experiences was published in April, but she is editing her latest film in Europe to avoid crossing the border with her research and interviews. (The film, the third in a series about the war on terror, focuses on domestic surveillance.)
"I'm taking more and more extreme measures, to the point where I'm actually editing outside the country," she said. "They use the border as a way to get around the law."
Mr. Abidor said he had also changed his travel patterns: because he is regularly detained at the border, he keeps little data on his laptop and rents a car when driving back to the United States from Canada, so he is not stranded waiting for the next train. Still, he said he experienced "a near panic attack" every time he returned to the United States.
"I have not done anything illegal, nor have I tried to hide anything I've done," he said. "I've told them where I've traveled. I'm studying something that's legal. I learned a language millions of people speak. I don't understand how a variety of legal acts can lead to suspicion."
Even when suspicion of illegal activity exists, it can be based on old records that do not display the nuances of a case when an individual's passport is scanned. One traveler suspects his laptop was searched at the border because of a juvenile conviction — dating a 15-year-old when he was 17 landed him on the sex offender registry.
"I'm guessing they probably saw my record on their computer system," he said, speaking on the condition that his name not be used. "It's very unpleasant to know that people can pull it up, take it out of context and turn it into something horrible."
In other cases, travelers say they have no idea why they were singled out. A laptop belonging to Lisa M. Wayne, a criminal defense lawyer, was searched after she returned from a trip to Mexico.
Ms. Wayne said her main concern was the information about clients' cases stored on her laptop: she is a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, which is a co-plaintiff in the Abidor suit, along with the National Press Photographers Association. But at the time of the search, she was unaware of her rights and felt pressured to hand over her computer.
"It was very clear to me that the longer I objected or interrogated them, the longer I was going to be detained, and I had a connecting flight," she said. "It's an intimidating experience. It was not consensual other than, you comply with the rules."Continue reading the main story


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1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson, Knopf
2. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
3. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell, Random House
4. The Rembrandt Affair, by Daniel Silva, Putnam
5. Faithful Place, by Tana French, Viking
6. The Passage, by Justin Cronin, Ballantine
7. Fly Away Home, by Jennifer Weiner, Atria
8. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender, Doubleday
9. The Cookbook Collector, by Allegra Goodman, Dial
10. The Glass Rainbow, by James Lee Burke, S&S
11. Corduroy Mansions, by Alexander McCall Smith, Iain McIntosh (Illus.), Pantheon
12. Sizzling Sixteen, by Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's
13. Spies of the Balkans, by Alan Furst, Random House
14. Work Song, by Ivan Doig, Riverhead
15. Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly
21. A Dog's Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron, Forge
Cameron's wonderful novel is a dog's-eye look at human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend.
1. Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, It Books
2. Women Food and God, by Geneen Roth, Scribner
3. Medium Raw, by Anthony Bourdain, Ecco
4. Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, Scribner
5. The Big Short, by Michael Lewis, Norton
6. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Knopf
7. War, by Sebastian Junger, Twelve
8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Crown
9. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
10. The Obama Diaries, by Laura Ingraham, Threshold Editions
11. The Last Stand, by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking
12. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by Chelsea Handler, Grand Central
13. Operation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre, Harmony
14. Committed, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking
15. Hitch-22, by Christopher Hitchens, Twelve
17. The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean, Little Brown
A highly entertaining and informative history of the Periodic Table.
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
3. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, S&S
4. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese, Vintage
5. Tinkers, by Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press
6. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein, Harper
8. One Day, by David Nicholls, Vintage
9. Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, Random House
10. Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, Scribner
11. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick, Algonquin
12. That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo, Vintage
13. South of Broad, by Pat Conroy, Dial
14. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions
15. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, Ballantine
1. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin
2. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin
3. Lit, by Mary Karr, Harper Perennial
4. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, by Rhoda Janzen, Holt
5. Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, Vintage
6. Food Rules, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
7. Half the Sky, by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage
8. Strength in What Remains, by Tracy Kidder, Random House
9. Shop Class as Soulcraft, by Matthew B. Crawford, Penguin
10. The Lost City of Z, by David Grann, Vintage
11. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
12. Awkward Family Photos, by Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers
13. The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Penguin
14. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight
15. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, by Stieg Larsson, Vintage
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Warner
4. Nine Dragons, by Michael Connelly, Vision
5. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Warner
6. The Defector, by Daniel Silva, Signet
7. Finger Lickin' Fifteen, by Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's
8. Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris, Ace
9. 1984, by George Orwell, Signet
10. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, Tor
1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, by Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
2. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Knopf
3. Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic
4. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham, Dutton
5. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, by Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, by Simon Beecroft, DK Publishing
7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide, by Rick Riordan, Hyperion
9. Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, by Lincoln Peirce, Harper
10. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin
11. Graceling, by Kristin Cashore, Graphia
12. Savvy, by Ingrid Law, Puffin
13. When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb
14. Scat, by Carl Hiaasen, Knopf
15. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger, Amulet
1. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper
2. Star Wars: A Scanimation Book, by Rufus Butler Seder, Workman
3. City Dog, Country Frog, by Mo Willems, Jon J Muth (Illus.), Hyperion
4. Ladybug Girl at the Beach, by David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Putnam
6. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, Harper
7. Pinkalicious and the Pink Drink, by Victoria Kann, Harper
8. Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden
9. Pinkalicious: School Rules!, by Victoria Kann, Harper
10. Fancy Nancy: Ooh La La! It's Beauty Day, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
11. Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann, Putnam
12. The Very Fairy Princess, by Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton, Christine Davenier (Illus.), Little Brown
13. Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey, Puffin
14. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt
15. Oh, the Places You'll Go!, by Dr. Seuss, Random House
1. Pretty Little Liars (hardcover and paperback), by Sara Shepard, Harper
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback), by Rick Riordan, Miramax
3. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback), by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
4. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback), by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover), by Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback), by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
7. Twilight (hardcover and paperback), by Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
8. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover), by Rick Riordan, Hyperion
9. The 39 Clues (hardcover), by Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic
10. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback), by John Flanagan, Puffin
*Published Thursday, July 29, 2010 (for the sales week ended Sunday, July 25, 2010). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit IndieBound.org


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The Australian Cricket Team has sensationally sacked South African coach Mickey Arthur just two weeks out from the beginning of the Ashes series, reports the BBC.
In what has come as a shock to the Australian cricket public, Arthur has been made the scapegoat for the recent problems in Australian cricket and has been shown the door.
Arthur was sacked after a meeting between Cricket Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland and high performance manager Pat Howard that took place in Bristol, where Australia A has been in action against Gloucester.
He is set to be replaced by former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann who is the current coach of Australia A and has also been successful with the Queensland Shield side and the Brisbane Heat, who were crowned champions of the Big Bash League (Australia's Domestic T20 competition).
Arthur has been in charge of the Australian side in a period of decline in not only performance, but also discipline.
Following on from the 'Homeworkgate' scandal from the tour of India has been the disciplinary action taken against David Warner for his Twitter barrage against senior Australian cricket journalists Malcolm Conn and Robert Craddock.
Warner also reacted to an incident from England player Joe Root in a Birmingham bar, punching the England International and being stood down from all cricket for his country until the first Test at Trent Bridge on July 10.
These instances of a lack of discipline, plus a fractious relationship with some senior players, like former vice captain Shane Watson has led to Cricket Australia coming to this decision.
Cricket Australia CEO Sutherland will be holding a press conference late Monday night Australian time in which he is expected to announce Darren Lehmann as the new man in charge of the national side.
It is the last thing the Australian side needs as it failed to win a match at the Champions Trophy tournament as it heads into a vital period of Cricket, in which it plays an Ashes series against England in the winter, before returning to Australia to face the same opponent in the Australian summer.
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Joe Jonas Gets Hands On With Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts [Pics, Video]
Since Joe Jonas didn't actually waste time on that sex tape he was rumored to have, he had a lot of time to give back to those in need. The Jonas Brothers frontman went to Oklahoma himself to get down and dirty with tornado relief efforts.
Jonas joined the Convoy of Hope organization, one he and his brothers have worked with since 2009, to help survivors of the the devastating F5 twisters last week. The Convoy of Hope is a Christian organization, which will come as little to no surprise of fans of the JoBros, who have been open about their faith since their inception.
Jonas will help clear debris and raise the spirits of those who lost their homes in the tornadoes, as well as help distribute supplies to those in need.
"Joe has a sincere desire to help people in need," Convoy of Hope's rep told The Christian Post. "He uses his celebrity to encourage people to do good works. Any time you can find that, it's a positive thing."


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Carolyn Lerner, President Obama's nominee to run the small federal agency charged with investigating allegations of prohibited personnel practices in the civil service, faced scant resistance at her confirmation hearing on Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and appears to be on her way to confirmation.
In less than an hour of testimony, Lerner laid out an ambitious agenda to reform the reputation of OSC among federal employees and watchdog groups. The office's credibility took a major hit when Scott Bloch ran it from 2004 through 2008 amid allegations that the special counsel himself had retaliated against whistleblowers inside his office.
"Restoring and improving the reputation of the agency is an important goal for me," Lerner said.
Lerner is a founding partner of Heller, Huron, Chertkof, Lerner, Simon & Salzman, a Washington law firm that specializes in civil rights and employment matters for both federal and private sector workers. She serves on the boards of the Center for WorkLife Law, which addresses employees' family responsibilities, and the WAGE Project, which fights discrimination against women in the workplace. She also has worked as a mediator for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
OSC has been without a permanent leader since Bloch left the agency under a cloud in 2008. Last summer, he pleaded guilty to withholding information from federal investigators regarding allegations he used an IT firm to "scrub" files from his work computer. Bloch was scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday afternoon after Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson rejected his request to withdraw his guilty plea. But Robinson delayed the sentencing until Monday, March 14. Bloch's attorneys are expected to file a request for Robinson to reconsider her motion, further delaying the sentencing. He is expected to receive up to a month behind bars.
Lerner plans to meet with OSC employees to discuss morale concerns and would consider restoring the agency's employee advisory committee to air workforce concerns.
One of the top priorities, Lerner said, is to create an environment in which federal whistleblowers are encouraged to come forward with allegations of waste, fraud and misconduct within their agency without fear of retaliation.
"Improving the perception of the Office of Special Counsel is really important so that people feel comfortable coming forward," she said.
The nominee also suggested she would consider recommending a review of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activity while on the job. For example, Lerner noted the Hatch Act statute does not address employees who telecommute from home.
If confirmed, Lerner also plans to beef up the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act office, which currently has only three lawyers. The office protects veterans who want to work in the civil service from potential discrimination based on ongoing obligations to their military service. The agency currently is planning a pilot program to ensure that USERRA complaints are investigated earlier on in the process. Lerner plans to request funding for more lawyers to handle the increased workload.
By virtually any standard, OSC is a small agency, with roughly 100 employees and an $18.5 million budget. But Lerner said OSC deserves more resources "because this agency can save people money," through disclosing waste and misconduct. She plans to ask the Government Accountability Office to conduct an analysis of the money saved through OSC whistleblower disclosures.
Lerner also suggested that a voluntary OSC certification program, in which agencies provide their staff with information on their rights and direction on how to file complaints, should become a mandatory requirement. In addition, she would like to see new federal employees receive information about OSC when they begin their employment.
"I think a lot of employees don't even know that OSC exists," Lerner said.