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Dr. Lukitsch received his Doctor of Medicine from Humboldt-University Berlin, in Charite', Germany, followed by an Internship in Internal Medicine. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and Clinical Fellowship in Nephrology from Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Lukitsch is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
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I took a break from my Joseph story to finish the novel I've been writing for the past nine years. Yes. Nine. Technically, I finished writing it last year. I realized I needed to add about ten thousand words, though, and went back to work on it about a month ago. I've finished now and… Continue reading Currently Writing: 5
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By: Kristin Hannah I haven't traveled much. The Carolinas in the Southern U.S. have always been my home and I can't imagine living anywhere else. Not that I wouldn't try it. I'm not opposed to it. I'm open to change; although, my openness is probably limited. Does this new place know how to make real… Continue reading The Great Alone

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Meet the board
Our board is made up of passionate, highly-skilled volunteers, who help ONE IN FIVE raise awareness and money to fund medical research, to find better treatments and cures for mental illnesses.
Gabrielle Sheehan
Gabrielle has been actively involved with ONE IN FIVE over the past seven years and became the Chairperson in 2015.
With over 20 years' experience, she has held a number of senior marketing and management roles within leading multi-national companies including Bupa, ANZ, GSK Australia, Havas and Leo Burnett UK.
Gabrielle has actively contributed to not-for-profit and community organisations over the past 15 years and was a founding member of The Alfred Hospital's Life Support Committee.
She joined the ONE IN FIVE board in 2010 and has continued to champion the importance of clinical research into understanding mental illness to improve treatments and cures for those impacted.
Hayden Vowell
Hayden Vowell has worked across financial and strategic roles empowering businesses to grow. Hayden is a qualified chartered accountant and has been involved with ONE IN FIVE since 2017, and is passionate about ONE IN FIVE's cause and making a significant contribution to the financial acumen of the board.
Hayden is the ONE IN FIVE treasurer and sits across all financial decisions.
Kristen Altamura
Kristen Altamura is an experienced business development manager, and has worked with a plethora of charities before ONE IN FIVE, including the Hush Music Foundation, and Snobs Creek Estate Wine.
Kristen is responsible for grants and funding.
Samantha Reidy
Samantha Reidy has extensive experience across people and performance teams. Working to deliver human resources strategies that drive business improvements, she is a trusted advisor to senior leaders. Samantha has demonstrated ability in motivating and coaching employees and executives, with a strong focus on driving employee engagement and performance.
Joining the ONE IN FIVE board in 2019, Samantha is passionate about shaping the future of mental illness. She strongly believes we've only scratched the surface when it comes to understanding mental illness and wants to change that.
Samantha strives to better the lives of those living with mental illnesses, and believes increased funding into medical research is the key to understanding systemic causes and available treatments.


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To say that the institution of marriage is undergoing an unusual crisis in our times would be a commonplace observation. Sociologists, psychologists, educators and all institutions that are involved with marriage and family are speaking to us sufficiently. However, in expressing their pessimistic views about marriage, they all begin from a starting point completely different from that of the theologian. ... Read More »
Not convinced by the hype, Australians want a more informed debate on changing the Marriage Act
Despite years of relentless media and celebrity championing of same-sex marriage, Australians still think it is a low order issue and want more informed debate. This morning's release of a Sexton Marketing poll that found same-sex marriage ranked 13th of the political issues people were most concerned with. Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton said ACL-commissioned polling by JWS ... Read More »
Australian Marriage Alliance Media Release: "It's Not Marriage"
SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' DISCRIMINATES AGAINST KIDS As Federal Parliament reconvenes, in a week that will see yet another same-sex 'marriage' Bill tabled, the Australian Marriage Forum has placed a full page Ad in The Australian, challenging the injustice of so-called "marriage equality". "It is time to take the gay lobby down from their moral high horse", said Dr David van Gend, ... Read More »
The U.S. state of Kentucky has begun imposing a religious test on volunteer pastor counselors in its youth division, insisting that they refrain from calling homosexuality "sinful" and dismissing those who cannot bend their religious faith to accommodate the state requirements. The policy was uncovered by Liberty Counsel, which has sent a letter to Bob Hayter, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Juvenile ... Read More »
Nothing equal about this debate
THE homosexual marriage lobby likes to claim it plants its rainbow-coloured flags firmly on the summit of the high moral ground. Diversity has been its catch cry. But it is quick to stiffly opposing viewpoints. Like those of the new Marriage Alliance. The group, launched last weekend, supports the Marriage Act and wants to start a proper debate on same ... Read More »
UK MP calls for anti-terror laws be used to silence dissent on same-sex marriage
Calls this week by a UK Government MP for anti-terrorism legislation to be used to silence believers in traditional marriage should serve as a warning to Australian parliamentarians about where this political agenda is heading overseas. Mark Spencer, the Conservative MP for Sherwood recently said in a letter to a constituent that controversial new Extremism Disruption Orders should be used ... Read More »
Labor decision to expel supporters of man-woman only marriage signals new era of intolerance
Labor Party decides for Zero Tolerance The Same-sex marriage debate entered a new phase of intolerance with Labor voting to expel parliamentarians who advocate man-woman only marriage. In two parliaments time, Labor MPs and Senators who vote against redefining marriage will be expelled from the Party. Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton said this was devastating for the millions ... Read More »
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia: Encyclical for Petition Against Proposed Same-Sex Marriage Legislation
Dearly Beloved, Further to our Encyclical of 28th May 2013, in relation to a law which the State proposes to vote upon with regard to Marriage between persons of the same gender, we write to you once again because the Federal Parliament is expected very soon to deal with the redefinition of the concept of Marriage. You might ... Read More »
Is this the 'Wait-a-minute!' moment in Australia's marriage debate?
13 July 2015 – ACL Media Release Today's editorial in The Australian and a commentary piece in the Weekend Australian by Editor-at-Large Paul Kelly represent welcome if not belated discussion about the consequences of legislating a new definition of marriage. Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton welcomed the raising of freedom of conscience and freedom of religion issues by the mainstream media. "We have ... Read More »
ROCOR Encyclical Statement on "Same-Sex Marriage"
When our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ instructed His Apostles to render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's (Matthew 22:21), He foretold of the future what was already true in the days in the Roman Empire: that a Christian would never be one who sat dismissively apart from the world and ... Read More »


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VeriClock is cloud-based, time-tracking software that allows users to monitor their employees' work hours. It provides managers and business owners with accurate time reports that they can use to generate payroll and support their client billings. In this article, we cover VeriClock reviews and pricing. Ready to get started? Get a free trial.
Summary of Positive VeriClock Reviews
As of January 2019, there are not many up-to-date VeriClock user reviews online. However, some users shared that the system makes their payroll processing fast and easy. Some also commended the accuracy of time reports generated by the software as well as the company's responsive and reliable customer support.
One user who gave VeriClock a positive review on GetApp likes that the app totally replaced their paper time sheets. He also loves the features that are available for supervisors and payroll administrators, such as QuickBooks integration, for their payroll functions.
Summary of Negative VeriClock Reviews
There are very few up-to-date negative VeriClock user reviews online as of this writing. Some wished though for it to be more affordable. It is notable, however, that most users are happy with the software in general.
One user who gave VeriClock a negative review on GetApp feels that the price is too steep for him, especially now that his business is growing and needs additional workers.
VeriClock Pricing
VeriClock pricing offers a single subscription plan priced at $10 per month with an additional $5 per month for each active user. An active user is any user who has logged in to the service during the previous billing period. The subscription plan is post-billed.
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After signing up for a VeriClock account, employers need to add their employees into the platform. Employees will then be able to clock in and out of the system via phone or the internet. Supervisors can see the clock events in real time as well as generate reports, job metrics, and payroll from the system.
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VeriClock is completely web-based. Users only need to log in through the website.
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History of Fashion 1920s 1930s Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky in the street fashion has to do with ideas the way we live what is happeningIn his lecture in February 1920 on Britains surplus of young women caused by the loss of young men in war Dr. R. Murray-Leslie criticized the social ornamenterfly type the frivolous scantily-clad jazzing flapper irresponsible and undisciplined to whom a dance a new hat or a man with a car were of more importance than the fate of nations. Cinderella Aarne-Thompson-Uther folktale type 510A and related stories of persecuted heroines translated andor edited by D. L. Ashliman.
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Okay, no one on the corner have swagger like me
Because I'm so incredible, they not compatible to me
Used to hustle on the B, now I'm onto better things
Sitting closer to the ring, watch Mayweather swing
Nigga hold up, yeah I got my dough up
Thinking I'm the shit in the whip doing donuts
Yeah nigga sho nuff, put me in a jungle
Ball like a dog got them looking for a fumble
Cocky with the flow, more dough, still humble
Biting nigga's head in the middle of a scuffle
I ain't with the talking, tussle, homie get muscle
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Spot y'all fake in the dark of the shelter
Nigga I'm a tiger, rolling with the bears
My own, my where's Gunter with the heels?
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Drop thirty more just to make a bitch stare
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And all way high, but I'm going insane
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As I begin my second year as chair of the Alumni Board of Governors, I am proud of the progress we've made toward achieving our goals of engaging students and recent graduates, diversifying our board and telling the Drexel story.
It was gratifying to see that more than 40 percent of the alumni in the past year who were event participants, volunteers or donors graduated during the past decade. To our recent graduates: Thank you for all the ways in which you express pride and confidence in your Drexel degree. I hope we can count on your participation in the coming year and beyond.
We are pleased to welcome seven new board members including a graduate from the School of Public Health — a discipline which has not been represented on the board in quite some time — and our first-ever board member from China, an area of emerging incoming student and alumni populations.
We've been utilizing social media to better share information about alumni programming, volunteer opportunities and stories of student and alumni successes. Even if you've moved far from campus, I hope that you will keep up to date by following us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. And, if we post something that personally resonates with you, please share it across your own networks!
As we embark on our programming for this year, we'll continue to focus on these priorities, with additional emphasis on expanding our shared interest groups. These groups engage alumni with a common background or interest, like cultural identity, a sport or student organization.
Our signature programs, including Homecoming and Alumni Weekend, are great opportunities to return to campus to take in all the change firsthand. Or, keep an eye out for a program in your region, as we prepare to launch the third year of our Drexel InSites series. And, if you are interested in leveraging your time, talent and interests as a volunteer contact the Office of Alumni Relations at firstname.lastname@example.com to find out more.
If you've never participated in any of these things before, I hope you will make this the year that you do!
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Debates continue as to what can and cannot be recycled and why supermarkets have packaging that cannot be recycled thus adding to the problem in addition to difficulties in being able to see what markings are on plastic packaging in order to decide whether it can go in the green bin or not. I have asked the Council's Head of Waste Strategy for a general update on the current position. A precis of his advice is as follows:
"We appreciate that the messages about what can and cannot be recycled are not as straightforward as we would like. Ideally there would be more uniformity in the materials used on products and they would all be recyclable, and clearly marked up with the plastic type e.g. 1,2,4 etc., unfortunately this is not the case.
In our messages we try to strike the balance between being technically accurate and trying to keep it simple and focus on the materials that are most recognisable and represent the larges proportion of post-consumer plastic packaging that arises by weight e.g. plastic bottles.
As a general rule if different plastic types and materials on individual products can be separated from each other before going into the green bin, then this is naturally preferable, but the recycling process can cope with items such as window envelopes now.
In respect of plastic film, LDPE (type 2) can be recycled, this is the stretchy type of plastic film such as carrier bags, or the celophane around magazines. The slightly stiffer film which tears, such as that over ready-meals or plastic punnets of fruit if more difficult to recycle and therefore not something we want included in the green bins.
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The psychology of investing is often the most challenging part of portfolio management, particularly during reporting season when there is significant volatility, and/or one stock may disappoint.
However, it needn't be if an investor approaches the task of portfolio management with the right mindset and understands irrespective of whether the investment objective is growth or income, the main game needs to be an unwavering focus on the total portfolio achieving its end goal.
A portfolio is an eco-system of stocks that should be selected to help the investor minimise portfolio risk (i.e. the likelihood that the portfolio will not achieve the investor's objective). While it is crucial that stocks are selected to give you the best chance of meeting your long-term goals, being fixated on the individual short-term performance of a specific stock yields little return and often delivers an inequitable amount of stress and anxiety relative to the role it plays.
Keeping things in perspective
Let's face it, in a well-diversified portfolio, the performance of one of your holdings should not have a disproportionate impact on the total return you receive. To explain this concept, let's take a notional portfolio of $100,000 and an equally spread $5,000 over each of 20 great businesses aligned to your objective.
The following day, 19 stocks retain their value, however, one stock falls 40%. Typically, such a significant fall would cause acute stress, particularly in light of the stable performance of the other companies. However, calmer heads will tell you that such a fall relative to the overall portfolio is small. In fact, a 40% fall in one stock in a portfolio of 20 stocks, where the others have held their value, is only a 2% fall in the total value of the portfolio. Putting this in a more palatable light, experienced investors will tell you that a 2% swing either positively or negatively in the value of your total portfolio can be an almost weekly occurrence.
Focus on what is important
The reality highlighted above has a much broader application than merely ignoring short-term movements in price. Often, a savage decline in a stock is accompanied by a change in the fundamental position or outlook of the business. Many investors fall into the trap of holding onto the stock in the hope that recover all its lost territory. Again, experienced investors will tell you this rarely occurs, and if it does, it is usually a very drawn out process that can take months or years (in many cases never).
To be successful in the long run; we must ignore past performance, either good or bad, of a single stock, and think about the future of the portfolio as a collective and make decisions in its best interest. We often forget that in the share market we have a choice of where to allocate our money daily to maximise future returns. A decision to do nothing with a stock is still a decision and continuing to allocate your money to an underperformer will not change the likely outcome. It, in fact, entrenches your portfolio into perennial underperformance.
As investors of our life savings we are obligated to ensure that we are holding a spread of 15 to 20 great business in our portfolios which as a collective give us the best chance of meeting our desired objective and managing our stocks proactively. Focusing on negative performers can distract us from making the decisions we need to make for the collective benefit.
To use the analogy of a football team; when your portfolio eventually wins the Grand Final, no one remembers the player that was dropped in Round 14 and never played that season again. However, rather than being defiled, they are remembered fondly as part of the journey that eventually saw the entire team achieve ultimate success. Considering the removal of stock in such a good light may go some way to making it easier for investors to make decisions when they need to be made and to focus on the total portfolio's end goal. Had the decision been made to persevere with the player for the remainder of the season, would the outcome have been the same? The reality is no one will care when they are all singing the team's anthem at the end of the match!
Published 30 August 2018
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Part 1: Customer Experience Redesign at Asian Paints
A typical Digital Transformation journey involves intervention on 3 lines, namely –
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- Operational Excellence, and
- New Business Models
Let's take the example of Asian Paints. There have been several references and case studies on Asian Paints and how the Indian paint manufacturer transformed itself into a leader in Home Decor/Improvement industry.
I will try and relate Asian Paints' transformation along the 3 pillars above and leverage the well-known framework from the book "Leading Digital". In this first in a series of 3 blogs, I will cover Asian Paints' Customer Experience journey and the learning that one should derive out of it.
The core of every Digital Transformation journey is "Customer" and how could we deliver exceptional Customer Experience. The process starts with –
- Understanding the customer and creating meaningful personas by putting yourself in the customers' shoes
- Tracing the journey across various customer personas and identifying touchpoints for intervention
- Identifying avenues to impact Top Line growth across customer life-cycle maps
Asian Paints is the 4th most valued brand in India (Sep 2016 BrandZ study by Millward Brown) and has always been hailed for being pioneers in their industry. The paint industry in India has historically grown at twice the rate of GDP growth but has been slowing down recently. The customers demand more and the competition has steadily increased over the years.
In 2013, Asian Paints decided to embark on its journey to disrupt the industry by "Going Digital". The first step in the process was to spell out their vision –
"To deliver delightful and engaging experiences across all interaction points thereby creating a positive bias towards our products & services, thus building lifetime loyalty."
Dissecting the vision, we can clearly see that the company is aiming to engage and delight all its stakeholders across various interaction points through a combination of differentiated products and services to achieve and guarantee future returns.
Having put forth a driving statement, the next step was defining customer journeys, touch-points and identifying typical customer personas by putting on the same lens as the customer and accepting that the modern customer has access to similar or more information than the organization. Asian Paints also extended the customer journey to include touch-points prior to paint purchase and post purchase. The intent was to identify the full ecosystem and build products and services that help place them as the company of choice when it comes to Home Improvement and not just a paint provider.
A typical home improvement customer journey involves some (or all) the following steps –
Trigger > Idea & Inspire > Knowledge & Discussion > Product > Color > Influencer & Approval > Brand > Application & Supervision > Endorsement/Brand Interaction
The next step was identifying typical customer personas and their behavior/intent by mapping their journeys in the path above. Examples of 2 very different customer base included the nouveau riche, upper middle class businessmen who wanted an improved living standard but lacked knowledge or access to resources required. His motivation was to display his newly acquired wealth to the society that he lives in. The company calls this segment "Rangeela". Another example of a customer type could be the highly educated, foreign returned, techie who has seen the world and now wants to replicate the standards in his own home in India. He has access to all the modern channels like the websites, mobile apps, social media, etc. His purchase decision is very different from a "Rangeela" and the company refers to this segment as "Bermuda". There were several other segments identified on similar lines.
Having identified the segments, Asian Paints realized that given the vast differences in customer personas and associated habits, Omni-channel presence was the only way for them to fully realize their aspirations. This led to an Omni-channel strategy that involved reaching out and serving stake-holders in all 3 modes – Physical, Human, and Digital. Refer figure below for more details.
With an Omni-channel strategy to capture a wide spectrum of potential customers and having identified full lifecycle of customer journeys, the final frontier left was to extend the product and service lines to include partners, contractors, architects, and interior designers. This required building systems, processes and business models to cater to these new emerging business models. All of this leading to a potential higher Top line growth in the years to come.
While all Digital Transformation journeys start with Customer Experience, a truly differentiated Experience is not possible without bringing in Operational Efficiency that help deliver instant gratification at the lowest possible cost that our modern customers demand. More on this in part 2 of this series…
Disclaimer: The views are personal opinions of the writer from data, strategies and frameworks available in public sources.
Sources: "Leading Digital" (http://www.leadingdigitalbook.com/), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAoUKZ5iHDE


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INFORMS News: Whitt wins Expository Writing Award
Ward Whitt, a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University, was named the 2011 recipient of the INFORMS Expository Writing Award. The award honors an operations researcher whose publications, over a period of at least 10 years, demonstrate a consistently high standard of expository writing.
In announcing the winner during the INFORMS Awards Ceremony held in conjunction with the Institute's annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., prize committee chair Warren Powell cited Whitt's writing as "both clever and clear, and much of his material is indeed beautiful. For more than 40 years he has been hugely influential in propelling stochastic operations research forward in both theory and application."
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Whitt is renowned for the many theoretical and applied results he has developed over 40+ years. As the author or co-author of more than 325 journal articles in addition to his book "Stochastic-Process Limits" (Springer, 2002), Whitt is a master expositor. His writing is exceptionally clear, and consequently he has succeeded in communicating his many findings to a large audience.
Examples of Professor Whitt's expository skill are found in two of his early papers, "Approximating a Point Process by a Renewal Process" (Operations Research, 1982) and "The Queueing Network Analyzer" (Bell System Technical Journal, 1983). The first of this pair develops the theory underlying approximations for point processes that can be used to describe non-Markovian traffic in queueing networks or multiechelon inventory systems. The second reports a software tool employing these approximations to analyze queueing networks with complicated topologies that allow customer traffic to merge, split or feed back as it flows through the system. These papers have each been cited hundreds of times, illustrating their importance to the development of the literature in this area.
Whitt's search for practical tools with rigorous foundation is further demonstrated in his paper with Shlomo Halfin titled "Heavy-Traffic Limits for Queues with Many Exponential Servers" (Operations Research, 1981). Also heavily cited, this article established a new heavy traffic limit with a delay probability less than 1; the resulting Halfin-Whitt regime (often referred to as the QED or quality-and-efficiency-driven regime) now features regularly in analyses of many-server call centers and other service networks. Professor Whitt's career-long interest in developing practical results for difficult queueing problems continues to the present day; indeed one of his most recent papers, "A Network of Time-Varying Many-Server Fluid Queues with Customer Abandonment (Operations Research, 2011, co-authored with Yunan Liu) testifies further to his clear and careful writing on these topics.
Professor Whitt's expository output is even more impressive when one considers the journals in which he writes. Research reported by Whitt and his co-authors appears regularly in the very best journals in operations research and stochastic processes including Operations Research, Management Science, Mathematics of Operations Research, Journal of Applied Probability, Advances in Applied Probability, Queueing Systems and other leading outlets. In addition to his many scientific papers, Whitt's book, "Stochastic-Process Limits," is a 600+ page treatise that brings together Donsker's functional central limit theorem with queueing processes to create heavy-traffic stochastic-process limits for queues. These limits have the advantage of revealing key relationships and performance details that are often obscured when attempting to model such queues directly. The book is written so that readers with differing backgrounds in probability theory can learn at appropriate levels of technical expertise.


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I live in Bristol UK literary fiction and crime are my books of choice and when not reading I like to run
This is the 14th book in the Charlie Parker series and possibly not the strongest best remembered. A strange community "The Cut" are an enclosed society within Plassey County in West Virginia. They resist all help and do not welcome interference from an outside world, preferring to administer their own archaic form of justice by extortion, bullying and annihilation of perceived enemies, and those who would seek to undermine their way of life. Into this complex and dangerous situation enters our hero Charlie Parker tasked with locating a vanished girl and unmasking the legend of The Dead King. As ever he is accompanied by his able assistants Angel and Louis always with potential to call for assistance from the "Fulci" brothers if life becomes tough!
It is however the tormented and restless soul of Parker that we the reader love. This flawed hero not only laments and worships the loss of his family but also communicates with his dead daughter Jennifer always hoping to find some peace and perhaps soon to be with her on the other side. It is this dark aspect to Connolly's novels that make his books so readable, the sadness that is a permanent companion to a still great detective...."But it was his gaze that was most altered. If it were true what they said about the eyes being the windows to the soul, then Parker's soul burned with a new fire. His eyes held a calm conviction that Dave had not seen in them before. This was a fundamentally changed man, one who had come back strengthened, not weakened, by what he had endured, but who was also both less and more than he once had been.
In a long running series there will naturally be preferential novels more liked and suited to different readers. Whilst no John Connolly story is anything less than excellent my own personal favourites are A Song of Shadow, The Wrath of Angels and Every Dead Thing (where it all began) JC is a truly unique talent, and having made his acquaintance at a book gathering in Bath UK last year, a most genuine and gracious man always showing great respect and reverence to his adoring public!


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Asian markets mixed on news of Merkel's weakened victory margin
ASIAN markets took Angela Merkel's bitter-sweet victory for a fourth term as Chancellor of Germany in their stride, with most key indices closing flattish or slightly lower.
In the elections, Mrs Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and sister-party Christian Social Union clinched about a third (33 per cent) of the seats in the Bundestag - the party's worst showing since 1949.
The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party surprised by landing 13 per cent of the vote, putting it in third place behind the incumbent and the Social Democrats (SPD).
This leaves Mrs Merkel scrambling to put together a coalition - potentially a three-way with the pro-business Free Democratic Party and the Green Party; the SPD has ruled out a continuation of its coalition with her conservative CDU party.
On Monday, the Straits Times Index dipped 0.13 per cent, or 4.34 points, to end at 3,215.91.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng gave up 1.36 per cent or 380.19 points, to close at 27,500.34; meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite dipped 0.33 per cent to 3,341.55 after a fresh round of curbs to contain the housing market.
Over in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.5 per cent, or 101.13 points to 20,397.58, amid news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was calling a snap election on Oct 22, and that a 2 trillion yen (S$24.07 billion) stimulus package was in the works.
Germany's stock market opened lower on Monday but gained ground through the trading day, which ended only after this paper went to press.
Pan Jingyi, a market strategist for IG, said: "We have certainly seen a tough weekend for elections, with both the German and New Zealand election providing some reasons to unnerve investors."
She noted, however, that the spillover effects to Asia appear to be limited, even as the CDU's diminished vote share slightly dented market sentiment in Germany.
Over the weekend, New Zealand's elections concluded without a single party in power. Prime Minister Bill English's National Party garnered the most votes but failed to secure a majority, which means that it could be weeks before a coalition and ultimately, a government, is formed.
Ms Pan added: "For the long-term, investors in Asia and other parts of the world may find the focus remaining on the rise of populism in Europe.
"With Germany, a key member of the European Union, exhibiting signs of rising support for the far-right movement, the concern would be how such a trend may bring about further political risks and volatility to global markets."
CIMB economist Song Seng Wun said that, following optimism amid robust growth in the eurozone, investors have received yet another reminder that the nationalist undercurrent remains deep. "We got a strong reminder after Brexit and the (US) election."
But while investors may have decided to hit the pause button, the outcome of the election in Europe's biggest economy is likely to have a temporary, rather than permanent, effect for Asia, he added.
"Bigger issues for Asian markets would be geopolitic risks (as well as) the pace of monetary tightening in Europe and the United States. The priority still remains on whether the global economy is on the path to recovery (and) whether orders are strong enough to support exports."
Meanwhile, market watchers expect slowing momentum behind Franco-German efforts to push for deeper integration in the eurozone, a concept which includes a centralised eurozone finance ministry; this splintering of parliament may force Mrs Merkel to pull back on such pan-European initiatives.
A Blackrock Investment Institute report on the German election said: "We prefer European equities over government bonds and credit amid a sustained, above-trend economic expansion and a steady earnings outlook. We see scope for the US dollar to regain some ground against the euro as the Fed presses ahead with policy normalisation and US inflation looks ripe for a rebound."
Weakened Merkel stokes business uncertainty
Bittersweet victory for Merkel after a bruising election
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RAIN STOPS PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS JERSEY RUSH VIII AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY TUESDAY NIGHT, MAKE-UP DATE SOON TO BE ANNOUNCEDJersey Rush PR
A weather front stuck in New Jersey for three days with more to come has forced the postponement of the Jersey RUSH VIII set to take place at the New Egypt Speedway on Tuesday night, July 24.
Rain and thunderstorms, which entered the area on Saturday forcing postponement of many racing events including a program slated for New Egypt, failed to leave the area on Monday producing wet grounds. With the front expected to stay through Wednesday, promoters Bob Miller, Len, Dan and Davey Sammons decided it was in everyone's best interest to cancel the event ahead of time to save unneeded travel expense and loss of work.
"We are especially disappointed losing this race date as we may have assembled the strongest car count and name drivers since the start of the Jersey Rush back in 2011," said Len Sammons. "We were hoping to see some possibility of a break in the weather, but heavy storms continued on Monday night giving the track crew no chance in producing the excellent racing surface the drivers and fans deserve."
Jersey Rush VIII combines the only New Jersey appearance of 410 Sprint Cars, plus Modifieds and Sportsman for a full night of action on the racy D-shaped clay oval. The promotional group is actively looking for a make-up date to ensure that we do not have a conflict with other special events.
New Egypt Speedway
720 Route 539
New Egypt, NJ 08533
Event Information: Len Sammons: 609-888-3618
Bob Miller 443-513-4456
Past Winners
410 Sprints Modifieds
2011 JJ Grasso Billy Pauch
2012 Daryn Pitman Jimmy Horton
2013 JJ Grasso Billy Pauch
2014 Ryan Smith Billy Pauch
2015 Greg Hodnett Duane Howard
2016 Greg Hodnett Ryan Godown
2017 JJ Grasso Billy Pauch Jr
About New Egypt Speedway
With state-of-the-art facilities, New Egypt Speedway feature daylight-quality lighting system, excellent sightlines – from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from sausage sandwiches to ice cream treats at family-style prices. On the track, the multi-grooved 7/16-mile D-shaped clay oval serves the Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country.


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Gold and silver were discovered at Los Reyes by the Spanish in the late 1700s and mining occurred in the area for over 150 years up until the 1950s. The Guadalupe de los Reyes underground mine opened in the late 1800s and to-date is the most significant source of gold production in the district. It is estimated to have produced 500-600,000 oz of gold and 40M oz of silver at reported grades of +10 g/t Au and +500 g/t Ag.
"Los Reyes is an exceptional opportunity for exploration and potential development poised to fast-track through a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) with a construction decision based on low capital expenditure and reduced technical risks. The Company will work to complete the feasability study while continuing to drill in order to expand existing data as well as identify promising new targets."
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Dr. Comer Yates, Schoology both Featured During MCS Professional Development Days
Professional development sessions were in full swing across the Marietta City School's district on November 5th and 6th. District and school leaders, as well as instructional coaches, teachers and support staff, were actively engaged in learning in an effort to grow their content knowledge and to be on the forefront of educational trends.
Dr. Comer Yates, the Executive Director of the Atlanta Speech School, was the keynote speaker for phonics training provided to kindergarten teachers and paraprofessionals. After hearing Dr. Yates' powerful words on language acquisition, participants had the opportunity to attend multiple break-out sessions covering topics like: integrating technology in phonics, interventions to support students and resources to share with families.
Schoology, the district's new Learning Management System (LMS), delivered training to district Coordinators and teacher leaders. The group trained will assist with the roll-out of the new program and will help support teachers across the district.
Coy Dunn, the district's new Fine Arts Coordinator planned multiple opportunities for his teachers including specialized sessions for band and orchestra. Experts in the field led sessions for drama, visual arts, and general music. Teachers had the opportunity to learn through hands-on methods and are excited to bring new practices back into their classrooms.
Select secondary English Language Arts (ELA) teachers met as grades 6-9 vertical cohort to examine and redefine instructional practices for reading in the content areas using research from Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher's Rigorous Reading. Teachers delved into data and developed next step action plans to support student learning. Other 6-8 ELA teachers participated in a debrief and semester two planning session for the Engage New York curriculum.


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Thank you for joining me in this cause and visiting my page!!
Hi everyone!!
On June 4th - June 10th, over 3,000 Cyclists, Roadies and Virtual Cyclists will be participating in AIDS/LifeCycle, a 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise funds for the life-saving services offered by San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. This year, will be my second ride!
I want to make this year really special and be part of the 10K CLUB!! What that means is that I am aiming to raise $10,000 to help provide services for those who are in need at the SF AIDS Foundation and LA LGBT Center!
The services provided as a result of this event mean the world to those who receive them, and your support means the world to me.
We're working together to make HIV/AIDS a thing of the past. Will you support me by making a donation today?!
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The "Tennousama" is Kuki's annual lantern festival held on the 12th and 18th of July. It has been continued for approximately 230 years since 1783. It is said that the festival began in the aftermath of Mt. Asama's major eruption when the local residents decided to parade the festive Dashi floats in an attempt to recover from the disaster. The liveliness of the Kuki people—who tried to invigorate everybody by starting a festival amidst an insecure situation—is handed down to us today.
7 Dashi floats parade through the town during the daytime. The figures that decorate the Dashi—mainly representing characters from mythologies—are taken off at night, and approximately 500 lanterns are attached on all four sides instead, transforming the Dashi into Chochin lantern floats. The 7.5 meter tall Dashi weighing 4t has quite an impressive look.
Please enjoy the gorgeously decorated figure Dashi floats during the daytime as well as the thrilling lantern floats at night!
Right after noon, the parading of Dashi floats begin after the ceremony finishes at Yakumo Shrine. The sight of all the floats decorated with mythological and historical figures lined up in a row, is a powerful sight to see. Two groups of 5 ride inside each of the floats playing the festival chants with taiko drums, flutes and bells. Thanks to them, the chanting does not stop during the whole duration of the festival.
The gorgeous floats from the daytime show us a thrilling sight at night, each carrying approximately 500 Chochin lanterns. The floats during the night are fiercely slammed into each other and spun around.
After 8 pm, 6 lantern floats gather at Kuki Station's west exit rotary. It is the climax and the biggest highlight of the festival.
Kuki's local specialties such as Shio-anbin, a manju bun filled with salted anko (sweet bean paste), and Iga-manju with its signature use of red rice, are both traditional Japanese confectionery unique to the north-east regions of Saitama Pref. In addition, many confections related to the lantern festival such as the "Chochin Senbei," "Chochin Monaka" and "Chochin Sablé (cookie)" are sold during the festival. Get your hands on Chochin festival's original souvenirs!
At night, the Lantern Dashi floats are slammed into each other and spun around fiercely. Please do not touch or attempt to pull them.
The festival will not be allowed to continue if there are severe injuries during the procession. Please prohibit frivolous behavior and do not touch the floats.
Entry into the rotary area at the front of the station is prohibited during the floats' gathering.
Occupying areas near the station's west exit for viewing is prohibited.
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Kuki Station (JR Utsunomiya Line, Tobu Skytree Line)
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To prevent analysis paralysis, follow these simple steps in case a problem seems too big to tackle.
First, simply make it work. Don't pay (much) attention to craftsmanship principles such as dry.
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Trick or Treat! This skeleton dog bandana is perfect for this year's Halloween adventures. Roll down to desired hang length and tie a dapper bow and you and your dog are ready to go!
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Our bandanas can be machine washed in cold water and placed in the dryer. Iron if necessary.


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Members of La Santa Cecilia will be hosting a special workshop that will include lectures, performances and more! This family-friendly event will take place at the Wesbrook Community Center. Event Details TBA
Date & Time: Friday April 3, 2020 (6:00pm to 8:00pm)
Cost: FREE
Location: Wesbrook Community Centre (3335 Webber Ln, V6S 0H3)
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Marijuana jurisdiction dilemma occurs if crossing, say, B.C. into Washington State. Marijuana is illegal at federal US borders. Admitting to using it can mean a lifetime ban. This article discusses a parallel jurisdiction dilemma between the Provinces and Canada for income tax.
Marijuana is legal in Washington State. It will soon be legal in Canadian provinces. However, it is illegal at federal US borders.
Refusing to answer a US border officer could mean refused entry. But admitting to pot use could mean a lifetime entry ban. House of Commons Public Safety committee recently asked Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale if the government has made a deal with the US to not bar Canadians who admit to smoking pot. That would resolve this jurisdiction dilemma.
The Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC"), in the recent Comeau "Beer Case" confirms that if there is no overlapping federal jurisdiction, then you must treat provincial jurisdiction with equal prominence. Section 92(13) of the 1867 Constitution Act states the provinces retain exclusive jurisdiction over property and civil rights inside the provinces. And in 1983 the SCC stated, "income includes property and nothing but property, and therefore is itself property."
Since the provinces are not under Communism, your income inside provincial jurisdiction starts as your private property.
Your income inside provincial jurisdiction starts as your private property.
Canada's Income Tax Act ("ITA") does not specify what a return of income is. It never says it is CRA's T1, or that it is only a T1. It also does not provide a form for reporting income inside provincial jurisdiction (because that is outside their federal jurisdiction?) Therefore, it seems a T1 is only for reporting income inside federal jurisdiction. Our Apu's Theory concludes such income is Canada's "public money".
Since a T1 reports federal jurisdiction income, it seems correct to file $0 on a T1 for income staying inside provincial jurisdiction and outside federal jurisdiction.
However, such a filing, while theoretically seemingly correct, attracts tax evasion and underreporting charges. Examples are Anderson, Steinkey, Lawson, Millar, Mori and Porisky, all charged with tax offences. This is because Canadian law schools, and law textbooks, do not teach how the ITA really works. That is institutional fraud.
It seems correct to file $0 on a T1 for income staying inside provincial jurisdiction and outside federal jurisdiction.
That is why we created the ISD1 (Income Status Declaration Form One). It is for reporting private property income staying inside provincial jurisdiction and therefore outside federal jurisdiction. Reporting all income, like Russell did, results in not attracting any tax charges.
CRA officers have incentives for meeting and exceeding collection targets. That could be why CRA will reassess (propose) that you convert your provincial jurisdiction income into federal jurisdiction income.
Here is your income tax jurisdiction dilemma. Your income starts inside provincial jurisdiction. CRA then asks you to file (i.e., you're at the federal border). If you don't report to CRA all your income, both provincial and federal, or if you report $0 on a T1, CRA then charges you with tax offences. You might say it looks like entrapment.
But if you report your provincial income to CRA (giving them jurisdiction?), they then reassess (propose) it as inside federal jurisdiction. Since Canada no longer obeys the Rule of Law, CRA ignores your refusals to convert your income. No Rule of Law also means the courts then confirms CRA's reassessment despite your refusals. This is what happened in the Russell case. The court lied to confirm CRA's reassessment. Their illegal conversion is a Criminal Code offence, under theft. That is also financial rape.
Your income tax jurisdiction dilemma is because Canada no longer respects the Rule of Law.
The marijuana jurisdiction dilemma parallels the income tax jurisdiction dilemma. You're screwed if you do. You're screwed if you don't. The only solution is continuing educating people about Apu's Theory. After all, a Canadian judge's 1910 law book seems to validate it.
[…] Income received within the provinces for Apus Theory shall be our private property, and shall not be Canada's public money for the […]
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With a powerful 2.3 kw Motor ( 3.0 hp ) this is a great hill climber. Upgrade to 2 x 80Ah Batteries for increased range.
The Pathrider 130XL features a powerful drivetrain and large 33cm (13″) pneumatic wheels to handle rugged outdoor terrain. Luxury touches like a wraparound easy drive tiller, low-profile non-marking tyres, seat post suspension for a smoother ride and an LED kerb light blend seamlessly giving the Pathrider 130XL a sleek, sporty style.
• Large 33 cm (13") pneumatic tyres for excellent outdoor performance
• Full lighting package including directional signals and angle-adjustable, dual bulb lower headlight
• Seat post suspension for a smoother ride
• Easy drive tiller with wraparound handles
• Front basket standard
• Easily accessible tie down points (for transport of unoccupied scooter)
• Rearview mirror standard
• Rear basket
• Safety flag
• Walker holder
• Durable weather cover
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|Ground clearance
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Coming back to San Francisco, the 10th anniversary of the Parangal Dance Company's Padayon is coming up on October 6!
Throughout the decade, the Bay Area-based Filipino folk dance group, has grown tremendously from their immersion trips through Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and the Sulu Archipelago. Now, they culminate their learnings together back in the Bay Area for one spectacular show!
For more information, or to purchase tickets, click here.
Where: Scottish Rite Masonic Center - 2850 19th Ave, San Francisco
When: Saturday, October 6 - 2PM & 7PM


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If There is No God, is Murder Wrong?
On the popular online site Prager University, the conservative radio talk show host Dennis Prager recently posted the video "If there is no God, Murder Isn't Wrong."
Nearly two million people have heard his argument that without God, anything goes.
I've known Dennis for many years and have been a guest on his show a number of times. He's a smart guy, and we agree on many issues, but on this one I think he is wrong.
Prager's belief that without God there can be no objective morality is, in fact, a common one many people hold. It's wrong for 4 reasons.
1. Divine Command Theory is Fallible
The argument that our morals come from God is what philosophers and theologians call Divine Command Theory, well captured by the popular bumper sticker:
God said it. I believe it. That settles it.
This argument was refuted 2500 years ago by the Greek philosopher Plato, when he asked, in so many words:
"Is what is morally right or wrong commanded by God because it is inherently right or wrong, or is it morally right or wrong only because it is commanded by God?"
For example, if murder is wrong because God said it is wrong, what if He said it was okay? Would that make murder right? Of course not! (continue reading…)


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NORWALK – Brea Olinda senior Austin Tamagno has made a regular occurrence of wowing running fans since he entered high school, but coming into the Mt. SAC Relays on Friday night, it was San Clemente's Connor Dunne who led the nation in the mile.
Tamagno decided enough was enough, laying down the fastest time in Orange County history – 4 minutes, 3.21 seconds – to win the Brooks Mile at Cerritos College.
"The goal this weekend was to win," Tamagno said, "and I was going to run as fast as I could to do it."
Tamagno made his move to the lead at the beginning of the third lap. He passed Dunne, who placed second in 4:09.74.
Dunne had taken over the county record with a 4:04.59 at the Azusa Distance Meet of Champions in March. Prior to that, the record had belonged to Garden Grove's Mark Schilling, who ran 4:05.4 in 1972.
"It's pretty awesome," Tamagno said of setting the record. "You're comparing me to Jantzen Oshier (Trabuco Hills) and guys like that who were just super-talented. To be listed with those names, it's pretty amazing."
El Toro's Hannah Tobin crashed the county leaderboard with a meet record in the 3,200 meters. The junior ran a 10:36.07, which is eight seconds faster than anyone else in the county this season.
Tobin pointed to her family in the stands as she crossed the finish line.
"It's a big deal," said Tobin. "Now that I know that I'm competitive in these large races, I'm very excited about it. It's definitely a confidence booster.
"For O.C. (Championships), I'm excited to see where that puts me."
By winning their races, Tamagno and Tobin received bids into the coveted Brooks PR meet, which will be June 18 in Seattle, Wash.
Tesoro's Amanda Gehrich jumped out to a lead in the girls mile, but she was ultimately outkicked by Sonoma Academy's Rylee Bowen (4:47.26).
Gehrich finished second in 4:48.34. San Juan Hills' Katie Camarena (4:57.96) was fifth.
Canyon's Dalton Tanner, Dylan Scarsone, Jason Ware and Chance Lamberth combined to go 17:44 to place second in the 4×1,600 relay. Great Oak's time of 16:52.95 was a national record.


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That the pro-EU Tory "rebels" have neither rebelled nor secured any meaningful concessions from the government should not come as a surprise. It has long been clear that they have neither the numbers nor the determination to substantially influence the negotiating strategy of Theresa May, but despite this they remain the darlings of the centrist commentariat. Some of this is just the habitual indulgence of "sensibles" such as Ken Clarke, a man whose decidedly mixed record as a minister under Thatcher and Major has always been occluded by his TV-friendly geniality, and some is the media's structural appetite for division and plots as the narrative frame of political reporting. What is more of the moment is the determination to avoid admitting that the only effective route to mitigating the impact of Brexit (or preparing the ground for reaccession) will be through a Labour government, which until further notice means investing hope in Jeremy Corbyn. Far from acknowledging this political reality, the various forces of "Continuity Remain" seem determined to pin the blame for Brexit on the Labour leader, hence the recent protests at the Labour Live event and yesterday's "Where's Jeremy Corbyn" chant at the People's Vote protest march.
The six Tories who did vote against the government last Wednesday on the "meaningful vote" amendment did so in the certain expectation that the government would prevail. The effective winning line in the Commons is 320 (there are 650 seats, but 3 are held by the Speaker and his two deputies and 7 by Sinn Fein, so there are only 640 votes in practice). The government won by 319 to 303. It would have needed 9 more Tories to rebel or 17 to abstain. This was never going to happen, yet the media coverage was breathless in anticipation during the early part of the week. With 317 Conservative and 10 DUP MPs, the government could be defeated on Brexit if 8 Tories rebelled, but when you add the 4 hardcore Labour leavers (Kate Hoey, Frank Field, John Mann and Graham Stringer) to the balance, then it would need 12, and that's assuming no abstentions. The ease with which Dominic Grieve was bought off, and the alacrity with which the Brexit ultras crowed that a "no deal" outcome remained in play, should make clear that these "moderates" would prefer the worst kind of Tory administration over any flavour of Labour government. Were we to end up facing a no-deal exit next year, I'm not convinced that enough Tories would rebel to bring down May even then.
The implicit suggestion of some of the anti-Brexit activist groups that have come to prominence, such as For Our Future's Sake and Our Future Our Choice, is that Labour cannot effectively oppose Brexit while Corbyn remains as leader, but replacing him wouldn't change the numbers in the House of Commons. You'd still have a hard core of Labour leavers and enough other MPs wanting to respect the referendum result to prevent cancellation of Article 50 (and that's assuming such a manoeuvre would be both legal and acceptable to the EU27). Were Keir Starmer to be promoted to the leadership there is no reason to believe that he would pursue a different strategy to the one he has crafted to date because it reflects political reality rather than the leader's personal preference. An unrepentant Blairite in the job, however improbable that might currently appear, would end up adopting the same policy as Corbyn. The limit of their ambition would be to reserve the power of the Commons to pass judgement on the negotiated deal, which is precisely what Labour was trying to achieve last week. Pushing now for another referendum, before the terms of the final deal are clear, is poor politics if the aim is to persuade Labour. Realistically, Corbyn and Starmer can only oppose Brexit and insist on a second vote if we end up in no-deal territory.
The ulterior objective of the mostly centrist groups now dominating the pro-EU cause is presumably to associate Corbyn with Brexit in the hope that chaos arising in 2019 and after will either justify a leadership challenge before the next scheduled general election in 2022 or boost the electoral fortunes of the Liberal Democrats. This is naïve. Not only is it likely that the damage of Brexit will be slow rather than sudden, but the all-too-obvious aim of the government's handling of the transition period and "backstop" is to maximise the Conservative Party's chances in four years time. The best hope of the anti-Corbyn forces within Labour is that he leads the party to defeat in 2022 and that a more "moderate" candidate can win the inevitable leadership contest thereafter. As the left will be able to justifiably point to the relentless undermining of Corbyn since 2015, both within and without the party, the chances of the membership falling for a Blair Mk II are slight. If they had any sense, centrists would back off Corbyn now to avoid the charge of disloyalty, but just as Tory centrists would never facilitate a right-wing Labour government, so Labour centrists will never tolerate a left-wing leadership.
The antipathy of these pro-EU groups towards Corbyn is not simply centrist opportunism, and nor should we imagine that fear of the Labour left is now a key driver behind remain - it isn't. What's going on is primarily an act of displacement. The most notable feature of the remain campaign over the past two years has been the failure to develop a better case for continued membership of the European Union beyond "I told you so" as another multinational business threatens withdrawal. This void has been filled with irrationalism and conspiracy. Many remainers have been adamant that voters were lied to or not in full possession of the facts in 2016. This is true, but it is neither a novelty nor a reason to declare the vote illegitimate. A re-run now would probably produce a similarly close result precisely because a more persuasive argument for remain has not been forthcoming since the referendum. While few people reckon the government is doing a good job of handling the Brexit process, the general sense seems to be that judgement should be reserved until the outcome is clear, which won't be any earlier than October this year and might be considerably later depending on the terms of the transition. It is at that point that popular opinion on the need for another referendum might change, though that in turn presumes a clear choice. Given that the negotiations to date have been characterised by fudge and ambivalence on the UK's part, that isn't a given.
The rhetorical emphasis of the pro-EU groups on "our future" is not just an attempt to mobilise the young. It points to a reluctance to discuss the past and in particular the failure of the EU to become truly hegemonic in British society. Blaming the media for this isn't an explanation, not least because the same media were overwhelmingly pro-Europe in 1975. Clearly something changed during the Thatcher years to encourage a Euroscepticism that we might otherwise have expected to wither away, and given the actual demographics of the leave vote, rather than the media interpretation, I suspect this change is predominantly located among the comfortable classes of the South East and the Midlands, not the "left behind" working class of the North. The psychic damage of the Maastricht Treaty, coming only a decade after the supposed arrest of British decline in the Falklands War, seems to have been more significant than the material damage of deindustrialisation. Despite its own hegemony, built on the back of victory in the South Atlantic, Thatcherism was clearly an unstable project because of the tension between its small capital values and the material interests of big capital. Europe was always going to be the fault-line, with its intersection of market liberalism and pooled sovereignty.
Remainers who question the legitimacy of the 2016 vote, and whether it may have been unduly influenced by dodgy money or Facebook propaganda, are crying over spilt milk. Short of evidence of industrial-scale ballot-stuffing or massive voter suppression, the result will stand. Pointing the finger at Russian interference is not merely irrelevant (there was probably meddling, but it was almost certainly inconsequential), it is patronising towards those leave voters who need to be won over (or at least convinced to abstain were another referendum to be held) and it encourages remain voters to continue to vilify the opposition rather than seek to convert them. Muttering about xenophobia is also unhelpful as it addresses the symptom rather than the cause. The pro-EU voices that dominate centrist discourse too often exhibit a contempt for ordinary voters, hence their blithe rejection of a democratic decision in the name of some form of superior democracy (what was the 2016 referendum if not a "people's vote"?). It often seems that they consider "democracy without a demos" to be an ideal rather a deficiency.
That public opinion on the wisdom of Brexit has remained fairly consistent over the two years since the referendum suggests a lack of engagement between the two sides and an entrenchment of views. My anecdotal evidence is that while leavers are still obdurate, they are increasingly pessimistic about the outcome, while remainers are increasingly prone to hyperbole and a belief in dark forces, despite their claims to be rational and committed to evidence. In continuing with a strategy of confrontation and deprecation, they seem to be ignoring that leavers are increasingly primed for persuasion. You'd think after two years that they would not only have come up with a better case for the EU but that they would have cut out the patronising contempt, but Guardian commentators are still insisting that remainers "are so endlessly reasonable, [but are] up against people who are beyond reasoning with". Just as the remainers failure to develop a more persuasive vision has weirdly echoed the drift and incompetence of the government's negotiations with the EU27, so their demonisation of Corbyn as an objective Brexiteer has been strangely reminiscent of Stalinist jibes that Trotsky was an objective Fascist. Hysterical reasonableness is no less silly than rebels who never rebel.


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She was a key member of the workhouse staff, she would ring a ball to signal the orphans that it's dinnertime. In the 1968 film when Oliver asks for more food she along with Mr Bumble takes him to see the govorners.
In some adaptations she is romantically involved with Mr Bumble and she bosses him around.
In a subplot involving Oliver's heritage/origins Widow Corney is shown to be something of a schemer. Oliver's mother came to the workhouse destitute and pregnant. She gave birth to Oliver and just before she shortly died, she asked Corney, who was the midwife, to give Oliver her locket. Widow Corney kept the locket and showed it to a mysterious man called Monks, who intented to have Oliver dead due to a possible inheritance scam Monks would benefit from..


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Just desserts? Why a computerized menu patent was found ineligible
The decision in Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc. probably wasn't what the patent-holder ordered. Late last year, both the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (which hears all appeals in patent cases) reviewed Ameranth Inc.'s patents for a computerized restaurant menu system, ultimately sending Ameranth back to the kitchen.
Accused infringers ask for check
Ameranth holds three patents related to a computer system with hardware and software. The patents describe a menu with categories and items, along with software that can generate a second menu from the first menu by allowing categories and items to be selected. The second menu is manually modified after generation by either handwriting or voice capturing capabilities. It also links orders to a specific table and customer.
The company's patents describe a "preferred embodiment" of the invention for use in the restaurant industry. It consists of a menu of:
- Categories (for example, appetizers),
- Items (chef's salad),
- Modifiers (dressing), and
- Submodifiers (blue cheese).
This menu can be configured on a desktop computer and then downloaded onto a handheld device. The invention replaces a server's note pad or mental list with an electronic device programmed to allow menu items to be selected as a customer places an order.
Ameranth sued a number of companies for infringing its patents. In response, Apple, Inc. and several hospitality, restaurant and event ticket sales companies petitioned the PTAB to review the patents for validity. The board found certain claims in each of the patents to be patent-ineligible abstract ideas, but it upheld other claims as patent-eligible. Ameranth appealed the ineligibility findings, and Apple and some of the other parties appealed the ruling that some of the claims were patent-eligible.
Patentee gets served
The appeals court applied the two-part patent eligibility test established by the U.S. Supreme court in Alice Corp Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l. Under that test, a court must first determine whether the patent claim covers a patent-ineligible abstract idea. If so, the court then must consider whether the claim's additional elements — individually or as a combination — transform the claim into a patent-eligible application of the abstract idea.
The court affirmed the PTAB's conclusion that the defendant's patents related to an abstract idea. It found that the patents cover systems, including menus with particular features. According to the court, the patents don't cover a particular way of programming or designing the software to create menus that have those features. In essence, the patents cover the ability to generate menus with certain features. Moreover, the patents don't cover a specific improvement in the way computers operate.
The court also agreed with the PTAB that the invention's central processing unit, data storage device and operating system components were "typical" hardware elements. In fact, the patents described aspects of the menus as "conventional" and stated that the software programming required was "commonly known." The invention, therefore, merely added familiar computer components to well-known business practices.
Court modifies order
However, the court reversed the board's determination that certain claims were patent-eligible. The linked-orders claims cover the process of a server taking an order and keeping track of which customer placed that order, when done using a computer. The court found that this linking of orders to specific customers isn't an inventive feature but rather a "classic example of manual tasks that cannot be rendered patent-eligible merely by performing them with a computer."
Similarly, the court held that claims involving the use of handwriting and voice-capture technologies to manually modify a menu didn't provide an inventive concept. The patents didn't explain how the technologies were to be implemented, and the defendant conceded that it hadn't invented them. As such, the patents covered no more than the use of existing technologies using a computer system.
The takeaway
The appeals court's ruling is yet another example of how the Alice test can invalidate a patent. And it makes clear, once again, that merely appending a pre-existing practice or technology to patent-ineligible claims doesn't render them patent-eligible.
Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc., No. 2015-1703, -1704, Nov. 29, 2016 (Fed. Cir.)
Alice Corp Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l, No. 13–298, June 19, 2014 (U.S.)
Satisfying the "technological invention" exception
The patentee in Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc. (see main article) challenged the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that its patents were "Covered Business Method" (CBM) patents and therefore subject to board review for validity. A CBM patent covers a method or apparatus for performing data processing or other operations used in the practice, administration or management of a financial product or service. The term doesn't include patents for technological inventions, though, and the patentee contended that its patents fell within this exception.
As the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals explained, a technological invention must:
The patentee said its patents described technological features, including specific software distinctive from previous inventions. Also, the opposing parties didn't show that those features were known or conventional. But the court didn't even consider the first factor because it found that the invention didn't solve a technical problem with a technical solution.


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Pamela Anderson Mourns Hugh Hefner's Death in Emotional Video
Pamela Anderson is saying goodbye to Hugh Hefner, who passed away at the age of 91.
The 50-year-old actress and model posted a video of her overcome with emotion. If you didn't know, Pamela covered Playboy 14 times over the course of her career.
In addition to her video goodbye, Pamela also posted a poem for Hugh.
"Mr Hefner / I have so many thoughts, I have no brain n right now to edit / I am me because of you / You taught me everything important about freedom and respect. / Outside of my family / You were the most important person in my life. / You gave me my life… People tell me all the time / That I was your favorite… / I'm in such deep shock. / But you were old, / your back hurt you so much. / Last time I saw you / You were using a walker. / You didn't want me to see. / you couldn't hear. / You had a piece of paper in your pocket you showed me – / with my name Pamela with a heart / around it," the Baywatch actress wrote. "Now, / I'm falling apart. / This feeling is so crazy. / It's raining in Paris now. / I'm by the window. / Everything anyone loves about me is because you understood me. / Accepted me / and encouraged me to be myself. / Love like no one else. / Live recklessly / With unfiltered abandon. / You said the magazine was about a girl like me. That I embody the spirit you fantasized about. ' I was the one. /You said," she wrote.


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Just a Christmas and New Year Greeting. Just wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I have not posted for awhile as I am dealing with some health issues and wanted to just top in and wish everyone Happy Holidays. God Bless and I hope to be back on soon.
Same to you to Fred, I hope your feeling better real soon.
Regards, Joe
Regards, Joe
Fred ... hope you can enjoy the Hollidays; and please get well soon; we miss your posts
Heya Fred, hoping you get well soon. We miss you!
Happy Holidays and best wishes to all...
Happy Holidays and best wishes to all...
Merry Christmas Fred. may this upcoming year be one of healing and hope. Kelley from Kihei
Marry Christmas and best wishes for a speedy recovery
Be cool Fred.
Merry Christmas to you too, Fred! And the rest of you all as well. Hope your day was a good one. We really appreciate all you do for this community.
Thanks everyone that means a lot coming from my TechSmith Family and Friends here. May God Bless you all and I hope you all have a Happy New Year and I hope to be posting more after February or march again.
Fred, thanks so much for every one of your 1400+ posts, and I hope you get better soon. You'll be missed this winter, but I look forward to your triumphant return in 2015!
Mike Curtis
Mike Curtis
Best wishes for the new year, Fred; I hope you feel better soon. You're a real asset to the community.
Take care, Fred!
get well soon Fred - this link is some holiday kinetic poetry that I used Camtasia to create - along with the poetry of Robert Frost!
Thank you Fred...we all wish you good health for 2015. I hope everyone has a great 2015 as well. 2014 was a rough year for me as well but I plan on 2015 being my most prosperous year ever :-)
I hope your 2015 beats your recent times! Good luck!
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