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GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — The resurgence of German soccer began, like the country's economic comeback, after a long slide toward stagnation amid dire prophecies of impending irrelevance.
The sick man of Europe, as Germany was known a decade ago, could as easily have been called the sick man of soccer. After a disastrous European Championships in 2000 when the traditional powerhouse won no games and scored one goal, the problem-solving, build-a-better-widget German drive kicked in.
While the government was loosening German labor laws to grease the creaking gears of the country's economy, a society known for its apprenticeships and vocational training set about methodically developing young talent in the world's most popular sport.
In a little more than a decade, Germany has invested nearly $1 billion in its youth programs, with academies run by professional teams and training centers overseen by the national soccer association, the Deutscher Fussball Bund, or D.F.B. The programs testify to the long-term strategic thinking and to the considerable resources that have driven Germany's rise to renewed prominence in — and at the expense of — a struggling continent.
"Once the Germans have decided to transform, to reform, they do it," Emmanuel Hembert, an expert in the business of soccer at the consultancy A. T. Kearney, said. "It has been the case for the labor rules; it's the case for football where they changed their model; and it's had a very positive impact."Continue reading the main story
The products of the new factory system were exhibited in striking fashion this season. Germany sent seven professional teams into European competitions, and for the first time all seven advanced to the knockout rounds beginning in the new year.
The three German teams in the hypercompetitive Champions League — Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke — all won their groups. Less noticeable but equally important is the depth and parity in the German game. Teams from the midsize cities Leverkusen (pop. 160,000) and Mönchengladbach (pop. 260,000) were among the four that advanced in the slightly less prestigious Europa League.
The German league has seized the advantage while many clubs in crisis-stricken, austerity-squeezed countries like Spain and Italy have been unable to deal with deep debts and older stadiums in poor condition. The Spanish team Valencia started the season with an unfinished stadium and no sponsor for the team's jersey, a standard moneymaker in European sports.
The German teams "are preparing for an era of European dominance," Hembert said. "The time of the German league is coming."
Where England's soccer analysts bemoan a British league brimming with foreign mercenaries but crowding out local players, German teams have improved with a rising share of domestic players. At the same time, they have overcome stereotypes of ugly but effective play and today are more likely to be compared by opponents to finely tuned Porsches than grinding Panzer tanks.
"It's no longer this wooden, boring soccer," said Horst Heldt, the general manager at Schalke, a blue-collar squad with a national following similar to that of the N.F.L.'s Pittsburgh Steelers.
German teams have benefited from and contributed to the country's improved reputation abroad, not to mention an economy that has held up far better in rough economic times than many of its neighbors. Eager German talents are nurtured with the best coaching and conditioning, and presented in cutting-edge stadiums.
In preparation for the 2006 World Cup, Germany invested $1.84 billion in new and renovated stadiums, helping German clubs to set a record with 13.8 million spectators last season. The sport has entered an empowering cycle in which better play helped earn a richer television deal, which in turn is being used to plow more money into player development.
Today the German league, the Bundesliga, pulses with an abundance of young homegrown stars, like Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus, 23; Bayer Leverkusen's André Schürrle, 22; and Munich's Thomas Müller, 23. Reus's Dortmund, the reigning German champion, even topped the so-called Group of Death, with the Dutch power Ajax, Real Madrid of Spain and England's big-spending Manchester City, in the Champions League.
"What we are experiencing at the moment is incredible," the Dortmund executive director Hans-Joachim Watzke told 1,300 members at the club's annual meeting last month. He was talking not about the performance on the field but about the 40 percent increase in revenue to 215.2 million euros (about $284 million) and the club's record profit of 34.3 million (about $45 million).
"We want to have maximum athletic success on a solid economic foundation," Watzke said, "without creating a single euro of debt."
That sort of debt aversion would be music to the ears of Germany's first fan, Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has placed a similar emphasis on parsimony and long-term planning in Berlin.
"Clubs have done their homework," said Schalke's Heldt, echoing a favorite phrase of Merkel's during the European debt crisis. "We are in a position to pay good salaries where a lot of countries no longer can."
Germans, even in depressed areas like the Ruhr Valley, simply have more money now for tickets and merchandise. Companies, like the brewery Veltins, which sponsors Schalke's stadium, have more money for naming rights.
The crowning achievement for German soccer would be a World Cup or at least a European Championships title. The Germans lost in the semifinals to Italy last summer in Poland. Soccer history is littered with cautionary tales of unrealized potential: Portugal's so-called Golden Generation never won a major championship.
West Germany won the World Cup in 1990, less than a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall and only a few months before the formal unification of East Germany and West Germany. In keeping with the unbridled optimism of the time, the country's coach, the former star Franz Beckenbauer, crowed after the victory that a unified Germany would be "unbeatable" for years to come.
Instead, the '90s were a sobering period for the country as optimism gave way to the difficult reality of fusing a bankrupt state to a prosperous one. While clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United became global brands, German teams languished.
Germany was known for robotic play, bad weather and worse food. The ignominious early exit from the European Championships held in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2000 marked the nadir. A similar performance while playing host to the World Cup in 2006 would have been a catastrophe and galvanized the national association and the league to action.
The Bundesliga made youth academies with full-time coaches compulsory. They peered westward, cribbing a few ideas from the French academies and others from Ajax's famous talent mill in Amsterdam.
"We looked over the fence for inspiration, but with our own particular approach and emphasis," said Bodo Menze, administrative director of youth department at Schalke.
The Germans applied systematic quality-control checks. The country's emphasis on social justice is reflected in the solidarity fund, which provides financing to help less affluent clubs with top-rated academies to meet the costs of coaching and facilities.
The D.F.B. has its own program that aims broader and younger, with 366 centers nationwide where 1,000 coaches work with roughly 25,000 boys and girls at an annual cost of at least $13 million.
Schalke was at the forefront of the new soccer academies, working with the Berger Feld school, which sits in the shadow of the stadium, to turn physical education classes into world-class training. The professionals at Schalke are often referred to as the miners, a nod to the club's roots among workers, and the youth program is called the Knappenschmiede, or forge of the miners.
Their coaches hammer out goalies at an astonishing rate. One Saturday this autumn, five goalies who trained at Schalke took the field for Bundesliga squads. One of them, Manuel Neuer, a star at Bayern and the national team's No. 1 keeper, began training with Schalke when he was 4 years old. Losing him to its rival in Munich was devastating, a reminder of the cutthroat nature of competition for talent.
Schalke won its Champions League group but has had trouble with stiff competition at home. On game day Dec. 15, the otherwise gray industrial town was decked with royal blue and white, the club colors. The team's high-tech Veltins Arena, which opened in 2001 and was one of the World Cup sites in 2006, has not only a retractable roof but a grass field that slides in and out of the stadium like a giant drawer so it is not trampled at rock concerts and other events.
So successful in Europe, Schalke was picked apart by a precise and obviously hungry Freiburg team with its own young, homegrown players. Five of the starters were products of the Freiburg youth program, a necessity for a team representing a Black Forest town of only 230,000 residents. Freiburg won, 3-1.
Schalke's coach, triumphant victor on the European stage, was fired for his trouble keeping up with the competition at home.
Looking at the achievement of the soccer academies and the rise of the German game, Schalke's Menze displayed a German form of positive pessimism.
"We can't make the mistake of easing up," he said. "In success, one makes the biggest errors."Continue reading the main story


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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania uses a three-tiered definition for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), based on the drivers Blood Alcohol Content (BAC):
General impairment: 0.08% to 0.099%
High BAC: 0.10% to 0.159%
Highest BAC: 0.16% and up OR a controlled substance
The punishment you face will be determined based upon the tier in which your BAC was at the time of your arrest. At a minimum, you will be facing probation, fines, mandatory alcohol highway safety school, driver's license suspension, and alcohol and drug treatment.
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Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, best known as ARD, is an alternative to lengthy court proceedings. It is available to most first-time DUI offenders. The District Attorney's Office determines eligibility for the program.
What is blood alcohol content?
Blood Alcohol Content or more commonly known as " BAC" is the measurement of how much alcohol is in a person's body. It is determined by the weight of the alcohol in a certain volume of blood.
What can have an effect on your blood alcohol level?
The number of drinks, how fast you drink, your gender, your weight, and the amount of food in your stomach all factor in to have an effect on your BAC.
Will I lose my license?
It depends on whether or not this is your first DUI charge. Some first offenders can avoid a loss of license. An additional factor to be considered is your BAC at the time of arrest. For High Rate and Highest Rate Offenses, there will be a license suspension.
Will I go to jail?
Multiple factors need to be considered for this question to be answered. Some things that influence whether or not you are sentenced to jail are: dui history, criminal record history, rate of impairment, whether or not there was property damage, whether or not there were victims who were injured, and other crimes charged in conjunction with the DUI.
I refused to comply with the chemical testing at the hospital/ medical facility, will my license be suspended?
Most likely yes, not complying with the requirement of chemical testing is taken very seriously by PENNDOT. For refusing to take the chemical test, there is a mandatory 12 month license suspension. There are a limited number of defenses for refusing to comply with the chemical testing requirement.
What is ignition interlock?
A device that is placed on a vehicle, which is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT), that prevents a vehicle from being started or operated unless the operator first provides a breath sample indicating that the operator has an alcohol level of less than 0.025%.
What is Occupational Limited License?
An Occupational Limited License (OLL) is a limited driver's license issued to a driver whose Pennsylvania driving privilege has been suspended. If your driving privilege has been revoked, disqualified, cancelled or recalled, you are not eligible for an OLL. If you have never been licensed by Pennsylvania or any other state, and you are not a resident of PA, you are also ineligible to apply. An OLL authorizes driving a designated non-commercial motor vehicle, under certain conditions, only when it is necessary for the driver's occupation, work, trade, medical treatment or study.
How do I apply for an Occupational Limited License (OLL)?
You must complete an Occupational License Petition (form DL-15) then mail it with a check or money order, proof of insurance and the required Restoration Fee to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT).
I was charged with 1543 Driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked. Will I go to jail?
When charged with a violation of 1543(a) Driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, jail time can most likely be avoided. It largely depends on whether or not this is your first violation. In addition to possible jail time for a 1543(a) conviction, there will be a minimum fine of $200.
Those charged with 1543(b) have a tougher hill to climb. For the first violation of 1543(b), there is a 60 to 90 day mandatory jail sentence. You will need a skilled advocate to defend you against this charge.

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Until fairly recently, this has meant the use of leased lines to maintain a wide area network (WAN). Leased lines, ranging from ISDN (integrated services digital network, 128 Kbps) to OC3 (Optical Carrier-3, 155 Mbps) fiber, provided a company with a way to expand its private network beyond its immediate geographic area. A WAN had obvious advantages over a public network like the Internet when it came to reliability, performance and security. But maintaining a WAN, particularly when using leased lines, can become quite expensive and often rises in cost as the distance between the offices increases.
As the popularity of the Internet grew, businesses turned to it as a means of extending their own networks. First came intranets, which are password-protected sites designed for use only by company employees. Now, many companies are creating their own VPN (virtual private network) to accommodate the needs of remote employees and distant offices.
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A typical VPN might have a main LAN at the corporate headquarters of a company, other LANs at remote offices or facilities and individual users connecting from out in the field.
Basically, a VPN is a private network that uses a public network (usually the Internet) to connect remote sites or users together. Instead of using a dedicated, real-world connection such as leased line, a VPN uses "virtual" connections routed through the Internet from the company's private network to the remote site or employee.
A well-designed VPN can greatly benefit a company. For example, it can:
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- Improve security
- Reduce operational costs versus traditional WAN
- Reduce transit time and transportation costs for remote users
- Improve productivity
- Simplify network topology
- Provide global networking opportunities
- Provide telecommuter support
- Provide broadband networking compatibility
- Provide faster ROI (return on investment) than traditional WAN
What features are needed in a well-designed VPN? It should incorporate:
- Security
- Reliability
- Scalability
- Network management
- Policy management
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Characterisation of key above- and below-ground parameters of different pea cultivars
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The replacement of industrially-produced fertiliser nitrogen (N) by improved use of symbiotically fixed N is frequently proposed as a route to creating more sustainable and less environmentally harmful agricultural systems. This study investigated the variation in a range of above and below ground parameters of four cultivars combinable peas (Pisum sativum) in a pot experiment. The effect of N fertiliser was also investigated. Cultivars differed significantly in root and shoot biomass, but their shoot:root ratios did not differ significantly. The number of nodules differed between cultivars and this showed a significant positive correlation with the total length and biomass of the root system. However, the nodulation intensity (NI, nodules m-1 of root length), also differed between cultivars. N fertiliser had no significant effect on root or shoot biomass but was associated with significantly fewer nodules in all cultivars. Correlation analysis showed that there was no direct above-ground trait-predictor for the number of nodules or NI.
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Agricultural Ecology Research: Its role in delivering sustainable farm systems, Dundee, UK
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Laser tattoo removal is an exciting procedure that uses advanced laser technology to break up tattoo ink pigments trapped in the skin. When a tattoo is applied, a needle inserts ink into the dermis, the deepest layer of skin.
Once the ink is embedded, your body's natural immune system detects it as foreign material and sends phagocytes to remove the ink pigments. Due to the large size of the pigment particles, your body's immune system is unable to remove them so they remain trapped in the dermis – explaining why tattoos are permanent. Although your immune system is unable to remove the ink pigment on its own, it continuously attempts to do so which is why tattoos fade and lose color over time.


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Getting notified in Slack for new HelloSign signature requests
If you want to receive slack notifications for your HelloSign signature requests, you can do that using Zapier.
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Sunday, 12 January 2014
Why I'm no longer the PPC for North East Somerset
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Sam, I'm not a regular reader, but I found this interesting. I've struggled with similar things myself (for around two years now) and I find you gradually get better and learn what makes you happy. It's good for people to talk about these things anyway - I know it can be really hard!ReplyDelete
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Brilliant blog Sam. Thank you for being so honest. I'm a Lib Dem councillor as well as manager of my local branch of Mind and we need more people to speak out about this kind of thing. A few years ago I had to take some time off from my work in the NHS due to stress and anxiety and I too had to reappraise where I was putting my energy.ReplyDelete
It is since then I've become involved in local politics and I've found there is a very unhealthy culture where there is huge expectation to lose all boundaries on your time and any suggestion of having time off or time with the family is often seen as shirking responsibility or a sign of poor commitment.
I know how hard it is to win an election having won in a traditionally safe Labour seat, but I did so while still having a day off campaigning every week to be with my family. These things need to be more out in the open and more up for debate as a frazzled and burnt out politician is no good to anyone.
Thank you again, and all the best.


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A suspect was arrested Friday and charged with allegedly exposing himself to multiple young girls around Brooklyn.
Francisco Marxuach, 27, of the Sea Gate section of Brooklyn, was charged with public lewdness, exposure of a person, and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17.
He was accused in a string of incidents within a period of 15 minutes this past Monday in the Gravesend and Bensonhurst sections of Brooklyn. He was allegedly seen driving around in a white pickup truck as he committed the acts.
Around 7:25 a.m. Monday, the suspect got out of his vehicle and came up to an 11-year-old girl at the corner of West 9th Street and Avenue O in Brooklyn, police said. He began chatting with the girl and then exposed his genitals before running off, police said.
Just five minutes later, the suspect got out of his vehicle and followed a 14-year-old girl into her friend's apartment building near West 7th Street and Bay Parkway in Brooklyn, police said. Inside, he tried to chat with the girl and exposed his genitals, police said. He ran off up the stairs of a building.
And 10 minutes after that, the suspect once again got out of his vehicle at West 6th Street and 65th Street in Brooklyn, police said. He came up to a 13-year-old girl walking down the street, tried to chat with her, and once again exposed his genitals, police said.
Police also connected Marxuach to an incident six days earlier on Tuesday, March 11. At 5:30 p.m. that day, two 13-year-old girls were walking near East 24th Street and Gravesend Neck Road, when they saw the suspect in his vehicle with the driver's side door open, and his pants unzipped exposing himself, police said.
The incidents had many people in the community on edge before a suspect was arrested.
"You never know, he might grab you and pull you inside his truck. That's really gross," 14-year-old Mariah Ferguson told CBS 2's Weijia Jiang.
"I think that's a disgrace. Why would you show yourself and feel comfortable about it? And then these little girls, you're traumatizing their lives. It's just disgusting," said 13-year-old Cassidy Mendoza.
Court information for Marxuach was not provided.
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Announcing the inaugural Soundscape Music and Arts Festival. Set to take place September 11th, 12th, and 13th 2009 in
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The recently revitalized alternative trio R.E.M., trip-hop kings Massive Attack and "the biggest alt-rock band on the planet," aka Radiohead, will head a strong line-up almost 100 strong over the three-day festival. The bands will play across 6 stages and tents with several special late-night sets each evening. Indie rock darlings Arcade Fire and the reunited shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine will be on hand as two of the festival's subheadliners. And with an under card that's reported to include My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, Dinosaur Jr., Hercules & Love Affair, Band of Horses, the Notwist, Ratatat, Animal Collective, Blonde Redhead, and Spiritualized among dozens of others, promoters look to have booked a line-up that is stacked top to bottom (sample downloads from these artists located at the bottom of this article. Organizers have also hinted at a "surprise" act that they want to keep under wraps for the moment. Although the suspense may seem cruel to interested parties, they promise that the surprise will be "worth the wait," and any rumor floating around "pale in comparison to what [they] have in store."
Set on the Cape Cod National Seashore, The Soundscape Music Festival is set on the Cape Cod National Seashore, located less than two hours from
Soundscape Music and Arts Festival is also offering several ticket packages, each with different amenities and prices:
Tickets Price Quantity
1-Day Ticket $90.00 75,000
3-Day Early Bird $90.00 5,000
3-Day Pass $210.00 45,000
Also, any 3-Day pass holder is given the option to purchase on-site camping for an additional $40.00. Free parking is available for anyone who carpools with four or more riders. Soundscape will also be offering free transportation by bus to and from
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2. It also provides general guidance on how to select the most suitable charge.
3. The Principles that govern disclosure of information to the public may also be relevant at this stage. Therefore it may be prudent at the time you are preparing the case to consider:
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In order to hear more student voices, UNM President Robert Frank, along with Provost Chaouki Abdallah, has created a student cabinet as an additional way to engage students, who are vital to UNM's success.
"The cabinet will facilitate communication to a broader cross-section of undergraduate and graduate students," Frank said. "It will act as a forum for discussion on campus issues important to students, such as academic affairs, student affairs, financial and other critical issues, with the goal of bettering our institution.
Frank explained that the cabinet will not interfere with the student government structure or operations, and assures that the program will not take away from the formal representation of elected student leaders. "It will allow for an additional sounding board for students and the administration to communicate on all aspects of the student experience," he said.
All students interested in a cabinet position are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 16. Forms can either be completed online or a hard copy can be printed and sent to the president's office. (President's Office, Scholes Hall 144, MSC05 3300.)
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The Real Estate Flea Market
Flea markets are fun. If you read a few profiles on any of the dating sites and you'll surely see flea markets as a "favorite thing to do" at least once. This conjures up languid Sunday mornings strolling through the makeshift booths holding hands, people watching and looking for bargains. It's sort of like shopping for a home…don't 'ca think?
The MLS, no less than CraigsList is our flea market. Here are the similarities.
Mostly Used Product
Most real estate agents earn their living on re-sales. So we're often dealing with properties that are cast off for one reason or another.
Mixed Quality and Condition
Homes have been built by thousands and thousands of contractors, building codes have evolved and maintenance and modification are often done at the whim of the owner. Like purchasing something at a flea market your due diligence often must be perfunctory and quick.
Product of All Ages is Available
Homes available range from new to antiques. Only a few flea market shoppers can really tell an antique from simply junk with some age on it.
Anybody Can Enter the Market
The cost of setting up a booth at most flea markets is minimal. There are entrepreneurs who make their livings at the flea market and there are those that get a slot for one weekend to unload household junk.
Voodoo Pricing
The price on the tag at a flee market is for the really naive. Most regulars just see it as a place to start negotiations. What will actually buy something often depends on how late in the day it is.
Does that sound like real estate or not?
No Returns, No Guarantees
Buy something at a flee market and you're not likely to be able to return it or get it repaired by the vendor. Most flea market vendors are not trying to develop loyal customers or create a "brand." They're just trying to unload some stuff.
The Differences
Two things make the real estate market different from a flea market and understanding these differences is the key to the 4 P's approach to marketing homes.
Buying a Home is Not an Impulse Purchase
In a flea market the risks are low. Buying an old collectible plate from the New York World's Fair might set you back a few bucks but worst case it will just befuddle your heirs when you die.
Purchasing a home, on the other hand, is a big deal.
Real Estate Agents Should Improve the Experience of both Selling and Buying Real Estate.
In theory anyway, good agents remove much of the risk and uncertainty of the sale or purchase of a home. We think of real estate agency as one profession but it is one profession with two jobs.
The job of the listing agent is much different than the job of the buyer agent. Some great buyer agents are lousy listing agents and vice versa. Think of the listing agent as the marketing director reporting to the CEO/Owner of the listing. Think of the buyer agent as a manufacturer's rep who has relationships through the MLS with most of the sellers in a market. She doesn't carry a sample case.
Instead she carries a laptop with access to information about every home on the market.
4P's Real Estate Focuses on the Listing Side and the Marketing of a Home.
Over the next few posts, I'm going to focus on the listing agent's role in one aspect of developing and positioning the product. I call it creating the Certified Home. The Certified Home process is meant to reduce several of the concerns buyers have about purchasing a home in the real estate flea market.
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Gospel Music – Automobile
October 26th, 2010 by Larry
Gospel Music is a new side project put together by Black Kids bassist, Owen Holmes. The debut EP, Duettes, comes out on November 29th via Fierce Panda Records. The "duette" for the song Automobile features Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell.
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One way to invest today is by trading global
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FDIC Law, Regulations, Related Acts
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6500 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Appendix N to Part 1022Notice of User Responsibilities
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[Codified to 12 C.F.R. Part 1022, Appendix N]
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Harris Management Sends Out 2016 With Clients And Friends
The Company Held Its Year End Party At Beverly Hills' Above Sixty
Thursday, January 5, 2017 — Harris Management held its year end party last week to celebrate the end of a solid year and to cheer the beginning of an even better one.
The event was held at the beautiful Above Sixty with its panoramic views of Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles area. Clients and friends on hand sampled some of the fine cuisine of the restaurant and enjoyed a beautiful night.
There is no better place to celebrate with our clients than this place. We love it there. So much of the business of entertainment is hard work and unglamorous. Every once in a while we all deserve to revel in the beauty of what we do and where we are. That's what the night was all about for us. And of course to thank our clients who have trusted us with their careers. We foster a supportive company environment and that night felt like family coming together.
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- Online Giving Form Build Order
- Questions to ask before each build
- Forms Vocabulary
Online Giving Form Build Order
Map out Form before build: i.e. diagram, whiteboard, etc
- Build Designations
- Build Collections
- Build the Form and enable a collection
- Steps
- Categories
- Fields
- Existing Fields
- New Fields
- Roles (if needed)
- Customize URL's (if needed)
- Add Appeal Codes
- Custom Design
- Admin Test
- User Test
- Launch
Documentation: Giving Form Build | Giving Form Build Checklist
Questions to ask before each build
- Who am I building this for? (Audience)
- How do they enter the form?
- Is there a total limit to the number of registrations? A per person limit?
- Will tickets be sold?
- Are there limits to the number of tickets sold?
- Will ticket purchases be driving registration?
- Will a guest list be displayed?
- Are there additional commerce fields needed that do not drive registration?
- Do you need a quantity field to drive registration?
- Will tickets have individual or group limits on sale?
- Are Admin only fields needed?
- Donation Opportunity offered?
- How do constituents exit the form?
- Will a confirmation email be used and what will it say?
- Will Identity Checkpoint be used?
Use the answers to these questions to create a road map for your form prior to building.
Forms Vocabulary
General Forms
Steps: Page display in the form. You can create additional steps to break up information collection flow.
Categories: The containers the hold and sort your data fields. Categories can be used as filters in reporting and can collapse fields from view in a form.
Fields: The tool used to collect the data for storage in your database
Existing Fields: Fields that have been created in your database or mapped over from your back end database (example: profile member fields)
New Fields: A new field that is created because it does not exist in your database. DO NOT create new fields when an existing field is present. (example: phone number field is existing because it is a member field used often, whereas a field requesting someone's favorite color would be unique and specific to the form it lives in. This would be a new field.)
Giving Forms
Donations: The giving form is also called Campaigns, or Donations, they are all the same type of form with commerce collection fields.
Designations: These are the holding containers or labels where monies are applied through the giving form.
Collections: The presentation of the designations inside the form. There are two primary collection displays: the simple (all on the page in a listing) and advanced (presented in a collection pop up window)
Form Build: The form is separate from the collection display in giving. The form is like the picture frame which holds the collection as a picture. This means that a collection can be moved from giving form to giving form.
Suggested Naming conventions
Building Fields - nameoftheform_nameofthefield
(example: class2004reunion_dinnerselection)
Building Roles - nameoftheform_nameofthefield_nameofthevalue
For your reference: Vocabulary and Suggested Naming Convention documents.


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It is a one-time print made with acrylic paints,
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My recent interest in politics made me recognize two much more serious problems with speeches. One is "winning". When a social argue, or when argument takes place front of an audience of socials, "winning" becomes more important than reaching conclusion. There is a reason why people say "X destroyed his opponent". Conversation isn't warfare, the purpose is enlightening the other party, not destroying it. I talk to convince them with arguments. But it's easier to just attack with ad hominems, or perform a stand-up comedy to make the audience laugh, to make them like me and be biased for me. This is especially tempting to competing people who wants to be seen better than the other. The problem is that the matter at hand doesn't play a role. "because you would be in jail" - thrown in the face of Hillary Clinton by Donald Trump was pure awesome. So was the "my drug is preparation" by Clinton. Neither one had anything to do with their policies. We had good laugh, but didn't get closer to understand migration or global trade.
In a written exchange such tricks can be called out and then only the arguments answered. The one whose post is nothing but ad hominems and meme-spamming can easily become a clown. Even if the jokes work, the audience can take the time to laugh and then return to reading the arguments.
The other main disadvantage of spoken conversation is real or virtue-signaled emotions. People are invested in their positions and conflicting arguments induce cognitive dissonance (butthurt). They start yelling or crying. Or... they can fake all these things to signal to the audience how true believers they are. In writing it doesn't matter. You can yell at the screen, it won't disappear. You can't get applause or hugs for a teary performance. You can also take the time to cool off, get your psyche together before answering.
I believe that youtube vlogs (what the hell is the positive of watching some guy talking instead of reading the speech) and short social media formats with the goddamn "like" button damaged the political and philosophical conversations. If we want to reach consensus, find "the truth", we must return to longer, less immediate writings.
Finally and most importantly, unless you are debating with a moron or a social who just regurgitates whatever he read/heard (you do that 99% of the time), you will be presented a good argument that you won't know the answer instantly. In an immediate debate, you must either deflect or ad hominem to make the audience not notice that you can't answer instantly, derailing the conversation. In writing, you have time to research and think about it.


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That time when Terms and Conditions had my back.
Many of us start out working for friends of friends, and then widen our client base through word-of-mouth. At the start, it may feel awkward, or overkill, to produce Terms and Conditions and ask for a signed contract before proof-reading a friend's job application – and it is of course. It's easy to keep working in this casual manner, but it pays to be professional right from the start.
Contracts are a good idea. Full Stop.
Being professional doesn't mean mean hiding your personality behind Dear Sir and Yours Faithfully, but it does mean it's a very good idea to have a contract for even simple jobs.
A contract, setting out what you will do, by when, and for how much, plus your Ts & Cs explaining what's involved, protects you, protects the client's investment, and reassures them that they are dealing with a professional outfit. I am very grateful for mine. Most of my clients are simply brilliant, but there was one . . . there's always one!
Let my experience show you why you need Terms and Conditions for your work.
How Terms and Conditions saved my backside.
Whenever I get a new client, I ask them to read the Terms and Conditions on my website, and then confirm to me, in writing, that they have read and accepted them. For small jobs, this is usually enough – though I have not tested the legality of this. For anything more, I write a contract setting out in detail what they want done, to what standard, by when, for what price, and so on, and I paste the Terms and Conditions into the document, which they then sign.
The start of a beautiful relationship.
A few years ago, I was excited to get my first large contract – to rewrite the entire website of a fair sized international legal firm. The site was written by lawyers, so you can imagine how much it made one's brain bleed to read it. It was a plum job, I enjoyed lopping and cropping thousands of words and replacing those remaining with Plain English.
The client and I got on well, they loved what I was doing, I loved what I was doing. Heaven!
Then, the first payment came due.
See how our love flew out the door.
They were paying for each discrete section of work as I completed it. I sent my first invoice, with payment due immediately, and when the 28 day terms passed, I sent a friendly email reminder. No reply and a few days passed, so another reminder. This time they replied: "Sorry! We'll action that right now." OK. Annoying, but OK.
More time passed without payment. Then I received a letter forwarded from my accountant, containing a cheque from the client. With gritted teeth, I sent the cheque on to my bank. The delays and then waiting for the cheque to cash meant I finally got my money 8 weeks after it became due. That's just not funny for such a small business. I needed to stop being dewey-eyed about being friends with clients.
I pulled up my professional socks.
While this was going on, I carried on with the work, sent the second invoice, and at the same time, told them that there would be interest charges and a penalty on late payments. At 21 days, I sent a reminder that the final date was approaching. Once again, no money by the 28 day deadline. Another email and then straight to the phone to ask for immediate payment, plus the daily interest and penalty, and that payment to be by BACS only.
Nothing arrived, so another phone call, and more promises. Three more days, and then there was another cheque posted to my accountant. This was made out to the wrong name, and didn't include the extra charges.
We hens can get very pecky when we are annoyed. Clink clank, pick up that phone. Funnily, I couldn't get hold of anyone, but my voicemail messages were pretty clear. Later that afternoon, I had an email asking me to return the cheque and then they would send me a new one. Another week at least!
Erm. I don't bloody think so!
My words are my property, sunshines.
So I wrote a very formal email this time, drawing their attention to the contract they had signed, especially these clauses:
- Copyright to the assembled copy is owned by Word Hen Ltd until full payment is received.
- If the client defaults on payment, any copy written by Word Hen Ltd cannot be used until full payment is made.
I owned those words, and I did not give permission for the company to use them. They must take down the entire website immediately, or I would be after them for breach of copyright.
An hour later – there was a beep on my phone. It was my bank's automated text service. Full payment, invoice owed plus interest and penalty, had arrived in the company account.
That was the end of that. I formally granted them ownership of the copy and the client never spoke to me again. Pfft. Am I bovvered?
Terms and Conditions are vital.
So, if you haven't got yourself some Terms and Conditions, I suggest you get some right now. I am talking about Ts & Cs for your writing services. You need different ones for your website.
You are welcome to use mine as a basis – several other copywriters have. But, it would be nice to get an acknowledgement in some way: liking and sharing this article on Social Media would be cool – there are links at the bottom, just down there . . . look, scroll down a little . . . fantastic!
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Doubletree Rosemead
Check In: 3:00PM Check Out: 12:00 PM
Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles/Rosemead located just 9 miles from downtown Los Angeles, 12 miles from ''Rosey'' Pasadena and across from Montebello Town Center for those who like to shop until they drop.This is an ideal setting for both business and pleasure.
The luxurious hotel offers 135 newly renovated deluxe guestrooms and 12 suites. Each room offers distinctively designed decor, including marble bath amenities, to please the most discerning guest. All rooms have a hospitality center which holds a microwave and refrigerator. High speed internet access is included in all rooms at no charge to guests.
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We interrupt Paul Zitzer's musings for a brief WTF moment. We all know the girls love them some Ryan Sheckler. We've seen the Sheckler girls rocking their Sheckler shirts. But, we just got a photo that shows it at a whole new level.
Ryan Sheckler has his new clothing line at JC Penney's, and he's doing signings there at every stop of the Dew Tour. The Boston one is right now. Now, it's not a nice day here in Boston: it's rainy and cold and dreary. And yet look at this line WRAPPING AROUND THE BLOCK for the Sheckler signing. That is some dedication.


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text: Hollow galaxies? A new study shows that the Milky Way Galaxy lacks a young stellar Galaxy? Astronomers have found that, except for a small number of stars, there is a clear lack of young stars in the space near the center of the Milky way galaxy. The picture shows the art exhibition, distribution of Cepheids in the Milky Way system, you can clearly see the space near the center of the Milky Way in stars hollow phenomenon galaxy's core strange very dense, spreading but large clouds of dust and gas there will seriously block the light, so that they are difficult to be observed. We are in the position of the sun position is outside the Milky Way department in the Milky Way department one of the spiral arms of Sina Technology News Beijing on September 2nd news, according to the British "Daily Mail" reported, according to a new study, we from the centre of the Milky Way looks more like a star home, rather than stellar nursery. Astronomers' observations of the center of the Milky way show that there is a serious shortage of young stars in the vast space. Prior to this, astronomers once in the core area of the Milky Way Department observed young stars, but most of the new research also confirmed a vast region of space, the apparent lack of presence of young stars. The researchers believe that the findings are contrary to the previous view that the near core region of the galaxy should have a new star region, and that further research could change our understanding of the Milky way. The core of the galaxy of stars is very dense, spreading but large clouds of dust and gas there will seriously block the light, so that they are difficult to be observed. Our sun is located in the outer part of the Milky Way galaxy, on one of the spiral arms of the Milky way. Although far away from the center of the Milky Way, but astronomers can still observe the center of the Milky Way system using a variety of methods, such as the use of a class called "unique star Cepheid, astronomers can determine the Milky Way line between each part very smoothly in the distance. There is a relationship between the cycle and the actual luminosity change Cepheid light, astronomers can be used to directly determine the distance in space, so they are astronomers affectionately known as "standard candles". Although this method is generally used for the determination of the distance between galaxies at a very large scale, astronomers can also use it to measure the distance of stars near us. Schematic diagram of the Milky Way Department: survey of the newly discovered Cepheids are marked with yellow, and had already know the point in white point, the sun said with a red sign. The middle of the range in green is the research scientists found, located in the center of the Milky Way line "Cepheid desert" recently, an international team from Japan, South Africa and Italy astronomers carried out on the composition of the Cepheids in search of work, the star's age are generally not more than 300 million in about 4 billion 500 million years compared to the sun much younger. In the search process, they noticed an unexpected situation, when they swept through the central region of the Milky way, it was almost a desert star. In the Milky Way line near the center, except for a small number of Cepheids, there)相关的主题文章:


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After months of very public problems, including a family spat, rumours of a sex tape and cheating allegations Amir Khan and his wife Faryal sensationally split yesterday. The boxer, from Bolton, who is worth £23million, announced their split over Twitter in a tweet reading 'So me and the wife Faryal …Read More »
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Chris Brown's Daughter Starts Business At 3
Chris Brown's daughter, Royalty, isn't old enough to go to preschool, but she's more than ready to start a company. Royalty, with an assist from mama Nia Guzman, is unveiling a unisex kids clothing line personalized by the kiddo herself. The collection features monster graphics, two-pieces and even cosmetics. A …Read More »
This Morning: 3 Die, 50 Injured In Chisco Luxury Bus Accident
Three persons, a male and two females, died in an auto accident on the Auchi-Okene axis of the Benin-Lokoja road on Saturday morning. The spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the incident in an interview in Abuja. Kazeem said that 50 others, including a child, were …Read More »
KCEE Notifies Fans Of Upcoming Album 'Attention To Detail
Earlier in the week, Nigerian singer Kingsley Okonkwo AKA Kcee came into the news for something else other than his feud with Harrysong. The Five Star General like he is fondly called sent the internet into a frenzy after his campaign posters surfaced online. Kcee hopes to run in the Anambra gubernatorial …Read More »
Alistair Brownlee to undergo hip surgery
Alistair Brownlee to undergo hip surgery Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee is hopeful hip surgery will keep him competing for many years, despite being ruled out of competition for the rest of 2017. Brownlee made the move to Ironman events earlier in the year, winning on his debut at the …Read More »
Fernando leaves Manchester City to sign with Galatasaray
Fernando has left Manchester City to sign a three-year deal with Galatasaray. The Turkish club confirmed a transfer fee of €5.25 million, with the possibility for up to € 900,000 more in bonuses. The Brazil midfielder joined City from Porto in 2014 for £12m and made 101 appearances across three …Read More »
Yemi Alade And Manager, Taiye Aliyu Allegedly Part Ways
The allegations of their dating was never refuted and now the allegation has moved to break up tales.I hope they address it if it is not true..Read More »
Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix Reach Divorce Settlement
Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix have reached a divorce settlement. ET has learned that the 41-year-old actor will pay spousal support to Phoenix as part of their settlement. Affleck filed his response to Phoenix's divorce filing on Monday, requesting that the court's ability to award spousal support be terminated, according …Read More »


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Last week — The Broad opened it's doors — becoming Downtown Los Angeles's new contemporary art authority. Courtesy of billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, The Broad will house part of the couple's 45 year collection. The bonus — entry is free to thegeneral admission. There around two hundred and fifty pieces are currently on display — with continuously rotating exhibits in store. As you travel through the building you are also able to peak into 'the vault,' an entire floor storing more than 2,000 works.
A new architectural landmark of DTLA, The Broad is just next door to the Museum of Modern Art and Walk Disney Concert Hall. The exterior skin was designed by the architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro. With its honeycomb-like exoskeleton, tiny channels allow light through it's slits in the space. The building itself is a work to be explored, curated with vibrant and larger than life installations.
Much of the museum is organized in rooms — many of which are done in single artist retrospectives. The couple is know to be supportive of the artist community, and frequent collectors of current, social-involved and political voices. From Cindy Sherman, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons to Andy Warhol — The Broad will leave you both impressed and excited to come back for much more.


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Early last year, Sarah Kate Wilson approached Musarc with a concept for a performance involving coloured mirrors. Around the same time, Toby O'Connor and I were mulling over ways of working with Beata Viscera, a conductus by medieval composer Pérotin. These experiments merged to become Rainbows. In April 2017, Musarc opened and closed the third Do Disturb festival at Palais De Tokyo with Rainbows. Watch a video documenting Musarc's various PDT performances on musarc.org. Rainbows was performed again as part of MK Gallery's 2017 CityFest and at Rochester Square's Open Day on 24 June 2017.
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Oh stuff it. The launch happens now.
And yes. To those very observant people, I did forget how to 'print-screen' on my Mac haha
It is looking a bit bare at the moment… will slowly add to it and put up a customised header in time. I imported the latest post over so it's not too lonely over there haha. But yay to SWOTVAC productivity!
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Can sea trout Salmo trutta compromise successful eradication of Gyrodactylus salaris by hiding from CFT Legumin (rotenone) treatments?
- Authors:
- 10.1111/jfb.12065
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- In this study, 34 anadromous brown trout (sea trout) Salmo trutta were equipped with acoustic transmitters in order to examine whether they performed avoidance behaviour in response to a CFT Legumin (rotenone) treatment in the Norwegian River Vefsna. Migratory behaviour of the S. trutta was monitored by use of 15 automatic listening stations and manual tracking in the lower part of the river, in the estuary and in the fjord. None of the studied S. trutta survived the rotenone treatment and no indications of successful avoidance behaviour were observed
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- Journal of Fish Biology, 2013, Vol 82, Issue 4, p. 1411-1418
- Main Research Area:
- Science/technology
- Submission year:
- 2013
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The Nuclear Deal: No Pause in Iran's Vow to Destroy Israel
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In early May, inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reported that they had located traces of sarin-type chemical weapons and ricin-type biological weapons in at least three sites in Syria which the Assad regime had not reported. This discovery could have implications for a potential Iran deal. Read More »
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Nina George, trans. Simon Pare
The delightful, bittersweet international bestseller – a charming story about the distance one man will travel for the sake of love and friendship.
On a beautifully restored barge on the Seine, Jean Perdu runs a bookshop; or rather a 'literary apothecary', for this bookseller possesses a rare gift for sensing which books will soothe the troubled souls of his customers.
The only person he is unable to cure, it seems, is himself. He has nursed a broken heart ever since the night, twenty-one years ago, when the love of his life fled Paris, leaving behind a handwritten letter that he has never dared read. His memories and his love have been gathering dust - until now. The arrival of an enigmatic new neighbour in his eccentric apartment building on Rue Montagnard inspires Jean to unlock his heart, unmoor the floating bookshop and set off for Provence, in search of the past and his beloved.
Below, author Nina George tells us what inspired her to write the book.
HOW I CAME TO WRITE THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOPby NINA GEORGE
Three things happened at once just as I was about to begin researching my story in Provence. My father died. He was my best friend and a mirror of myself. I lost a disc in my neck; the pain in my nape, my back and my arm was so piercing that it nearly drove me nuts. And Jean Perdu the piano tuner vanished for a year – and reappeared as a bookseller.
When, after a year of pain and mourning, I finally dared look inside myself to see what was left of the writer I'd been and of myself, I found someone who wanted to write about something important to her, something important to me. And I feel that books are the most important thing in the world.
It is from books that humans learn to be human. They learn courage, love and compassion, and about other cultures. They learn to get angry, to behave themselves and to fight. They learn to think for themselves. Readers are the saviours of the world; they make it warm, loving, understanding, tolerant and complex. On the contrary, TV people, video gamers and non-readers make the world grey, poor, dull, simple, dumb and indifferent.
Books heal.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog healed me – I was finally able to weep.
Harold Fry and Smithy Ide healed me.
Anna Gavalda and Jon Stefansson healed me.
I've lived in books ever since I was a baby. It was only in their presence that I could find peace. I could read before I went to school, and books are my friends, my family, my exile and my love.
I think that books are about more than fame, popularity and power.
And as I began to write about those things, I suddenly saw a path leading straight to myself and to the story of Jean Perdu.
I immortalized my father as Jean Perdu's father.
During my research I naturally went to Provence. Many of the places and a handful of the characters are real, for example in Bonnieux or Sanary-sur-Mer. I raced back and forth through the mountains of Provence at great speed, 1,000 miles, looking for places where I would feel "it". Writing's not just about craft; there's also a semi-magical grey zone when the story tells me what it wants to write where, and not the other way around. I had the feeling that I'd hit exactly the right spot in Bonnieux and Sanary-sur-Mer.
Coincidentally, my husband and I came up with the initial idea for our joint crime series on that trip, in Mazan, and we invented a new detective duo of a cat and a Marseille-based narcotics agent called Jean Bagnol. So I "found" two books on that one trip – it was unplanned, and all the more thrilling for it.
Rue Montagnard doesn't exist: I named it after a French cheese.
I came up with the idea of a ship full of books as I was sailing to New York on the Queen Mary II. It has the world's largest floating library, containing 8,000 books. That's how many Jean Perdu has on board his floating Literary Apothecary, the pharmacie littéraire.
Like Perdu, it was in Bonnieux that I first realized that life never ends, that we remain in everything we love. One day, after my death, I will live on in books, maybe as a full stop or a page.
The book took me two and a half years to think up, but only thirty-one days to write. And then twenty more to go through the edited version.
I'm a person who reacts strongly, but less so to words than to landscapes, the feel of a room, a town, a cemetery or a shop. I get to know a person better if I may sense them out in silence than if I just read or listen to them. It's taken me twenty-two years of writing to understand that I need to write stories so I don't overflow with all the sensations I absorb in passing. I am filled with the feelings of other people, unknown houses and distant lands. It's as if I were a catalyst that converts the world into stories, and transforms into stories the emotions people can't understand or see in themselves.
And I write to hear what I feel, to see what I think and to explore the meaning of my life – and the meaning of why we humans are as we are.
My art isn't artful; it's political. It may be consolation, but it may rather be the expression of the inexpressible. I am a translator of the soul.


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Thursday, 14 March 2013
Dogging as Bad Character
Posted by Chris Ashford on 12:38 in Bad Character dogging Law PSEs public sex | Comments : 0
The Philpott case continues to rumble on and without getting into the details at this stage, it does strike me as interesting that dogging has featured throughout the case as a way of establishing 'bad character'. The latest aspect is - as the Sun reports today - that the man (who is accused of killing 6 of his 17 children in a fire) took his wife dogging as a way to cope with the deaths. I'll explore these themes further when the trial is concluded, but I thought it worth noting the bad character aspect now. I'm not aware of another case using dogging activity in this way.
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