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As 2016, three trends will describe maritime industry in 2017: 1-an increased volatility of demand 2- a sustained but uneven global recovery 3- a restructuring of the maritime supply. This text presents an analysis of these trends.
1- An increased volatility of demand
1.1 New external factors
Variability of the risk makes demand for transport less predictable. In 2016, several factors triggered this instability, including fluctuations of exchange rates, slowdown of Chinese economy, lower oil prices and difficulties of the European economy.
In 2017, recovering of American and European economies is well engaged. Despite a slight slowdown of the GDP of the United States in the last quarter of 2016, one can anticipate a still dominant position of the U.S. dollar will continue in 2017. The impact of a strong U.S. dollar boost U.S. imports.
In return, other external event to the industry are related to international political situation. The intention of Donald Trump to review several agreements of free-trade (NAFTA and the transpacific Partnership), the vote on the Brexit inducing the exit of Great Britain of the European Union are some examples. The rise of protectionism could have the effect of undermining the global economic recovery.
In the sector of maritime transport, two important events occurred in 2016, the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping and the opening of the new Panama Canal.
Some believe that Hanjin Shipping's bankrupcy it is precursor to a major crisis (Gerry Wang, CEO de Seaspan) in the industry. Hanjin's situation is not unique and other maritime companies are also in difficulty. Because, recessions are the result of a chain process, if other bankruptcies were to happen, the effects could be devastating on the financial institutions, the clients or suppliers and shippers. It could even slowdown entire world economic activity.
In the case of the new Panama Canal, news is better. The inauguration of the canal had the effect to reconfigurate world trade. However, the impact of Panama is especially to redefine maritime routes, not to increase the overall demand.
For its part, the administration of Panama (Panama Canal Authority) will have to cope with a global context[1] struggling with profitability of an infrastructure which proved to be very costly.
1.2 A cyclical industry in a long process of restructuring
For how long the industry can maintain negative margins and historically low freight rates? The marine transport industry is cyclical, a premise which allows us to anticipate better days, but when?
These cycles are composed of three steps. First, expectations of an expanding demand lead to decisions to invest in the construction of new vessels. In a second time, slowdown of demand causes an oversupply, leaving businesses in debt and having to deal with lower tariffs. Third, the recovery is linked to some specific conditions and magnitude of imbalance between supply and demand. These conditions of adjustment allow us to determine when the industry will be profitable. The future growth of the demand, the interest rates, the freight rate, the renewal rates ships fleet, as well as competition and industrial concentration are among those conditions.
Only companies whose financial health is strong enough to hold deficits or margins extremely tight for a long period will survive. A consolidation of the industry then occurs.
1.3 Sharing risk with shippers
Sharing risk between owners of the ships and shippers remains one of the key variable for recovery. Sharing risk allows to better control supply.
Currently, carrier support commercial risk. Lower freight rates are beneficial to shippers making them more competitive with lower costs of transport. But, in this situation, shippers are not inclined to assume the risk of financial lost if they have to deal with an industry in financial difficulty. They would rather resort to independent markets (Markets spots) and leave the transportation industry to restructure itself.
When growth expectations are good enough, the risk can be transferred to shippers. The latter will agree to assume a share of risk because restrictions on the supply side of transportation services could lead difficulties to distribute their goods and cause significant losses. In order to protect themselves against this type of risk, shippers will seek to better control supply by obtaining guarantees and signing long-term contracts. They could even decide to become themselves the owners of vessels.
For this reason, bankruptcies are an extreme situation and are not necessarily to the benefit of shippers, nor, in fact, of anybody. Hanqin's case is quite a good exemple in this regard. The announcement of the bankruptcy of the company, seventh largest container carrier in the world, has had the effect of retain, for several months, in the vicinity of ports or in the terminals, hundreds of thousand cargoes, the equivalent of 540 000 TEU (Twenty-foot equivalent). This situation has created enormous indirect costs, not only to shippers but also to the whole supply chain players and even to consumers.
Hanjin has been one of the biggest bankruptcy cases in the industry of container. It is still to fear that other bankruptcies will occur. In the event of such a situation, a chain process could quickly escalate. This means that, despite the mergers and alliances, despite some of the interventions from the Governments, the shippers also have an interest to be involved in a solution of exit from crisis to redefine a sharing of the risk which would be the guarantor of a better stability of the industry.
2- A sustained but uneven global recovery
2.1 India's growth now higher than China's
Historical rates of growth in the demand for transport are now a thing of the past. The shipping industry will have to adapt to a much more modest situation, notably in connection with that of the world GDP. Global GDP increased 2.5% in 2015, (forecast of 2.3% in 2016) at the same rate as for 2014. The recovery period should therefore be long.
Note however that the growth of developing countries has decelerated from 4.4% in 2014 to 3.9% in 2015. However, it still counted for 70% of the world's growth (International Monetary Fund, 2016).
Our last post, January 2016, stated that Chinese economy was in mutation toward a endogenous model feed the domestic demand. Although the Chinese growth has weakened over the past few years, it still shows a lot of strength (7.2 per cent in 2014 and 6.9% in 2015), mainly driven by domestic services while manufacturing sector remains in excess capacity.
Percentage Growth in some groups of countries
India shows some similarities to the Chinese economy and is now growing faster than China, both in terms of the size of the market and of the type of development. It posted, in 2015, GDP growth of 7.2 per cent, supported in particular by significant investments in its infrastructure. Its imports have increased 10% in 2015, fuelled largely also by imports of crude oil. The West Indies is the third largest consumer of oil after the United States.
Despite high rate of growth of GDP in some countries, the ratio of growth of international trade to the GDP of countries tends to dwindle. Since a few years, the trade in goods is growing in a modest way and often below the rate of growth of GDP. This ratio was estimated at 0.62 in 2015, while it stood at 0.94 in 2014.
2.2 Dry bulk and container freight rate at the lowest
All segments of the market have not behaved the same way. Oil remains the main transported good. In 2016, the low price of oil, largely stimulated by the diversity of production encouraged importers to increase stocks, a positive impact. The oil still represents one third of the energy consumption meanly from countries of the OECD, in particular the United States, the European Union but also China and India.
But the year 2017 will be the testing ground of OPEC policy aimed to limit the production. The impact was to increase price barrel in the short term and stimulate resumption of oil extraction, including U.S. shale. It will therefore be necessary to follow the evolution of the price of barrel of oil and its impact on the demand for transport. This price will remain sustained by China and India. However, in return, production will remain powered by the diversity of the different sources of production.
In the other sectors, freight rates are historically low. Analysts estimate that recovery in the bulk sector should occur gradually and slowly from 2017, only if demand from Asian countries is recovering and if the size fleet stabilizes at its current level.[2]
The following graph presents the evolution of the "Baltic Dry Index ", a price index of international shipping for amenities and raw materials. [3]
BALTIC Exchange Index, 2014-2016
The index was at its lowest at the beginning of the year 2016. This decline can be explained by a decrease in Chinese demand for iron and coal and a overcapacity of tonnage. Consequently, the incomes of the carriers have also dropped to some 7 123 $ per day, when they accounted for more than $15 000 by day in 2013. The fall of the Baltic Index should be related to the restructuring of the supply of transport for 2017 and the following years. It seems that the demand could grow at a more moderate rate over the next few years.
2.3 Impact on the port activities
The diminution of the demand for maritime transport has had an impact on port activities. Since 2015, the whole of port industry, including the sector of containers, has declined. The 20 largest ports growth's rates went down 85% from in 2014 to 2015, that is to say from 6.3% to 9%. Note however that this decline of activity is uneven in the world.
The most immediate effect of this decline could be to jeopardize some investment projects in 2017. The article on the economic situation 2016 was revealing massive investments to increase infrastructure capacity, despite a deceleration of world growth in transport. Many of those projects have to be achieved on a period of several years and it is too late to question their realisation. On the other hand, they have been justified by the phenomenon of gigantism which involve investments to increase depth of water and scaling of certain types of equipment. This is particularly the case for the ports on the U.S. east coast. One of the foreseeable impacts of this phenomenon is the concentration of port activities in a more limited number of ports. In such a case, recovery will be effective for a few port sites only and not for all sites.
3.1 Alliances and acquisitions for the concentration of the market
The dismantling of ships allows to reach a better balance between supply and demand.
Given the magnitude of the imbalance, some market segments such as the dry bulk and the container have been more active in the demolition of vessels. The fleet is gradually replaced by ships of larger size. But this strategy has its limits and is not enough to reduce overcapacity.
To ensure the profitability, the industry has a tendency to addicted the level of concentration already very high. A restructuring of supply is currently underway and different strategies are adopted, including alliances strategies, mergers and acquisitions.
Alliances aim the sharing of "slots", under contractual agreements called "Vessel Sharing Agreements" (VSA). They allow to shipowners partners to load on the vessels of each other. In 2016, it is estimated that four major alliances were formed by sixteen shipowners active on the whole of the East-West routes. It seems that they will not be more than three in 2017.
In addition to alliances, the period 2014 to 2016 has been ground for several takeovers and mergers from 2014 to 2016, in particular in the sector of the container which is a sector that is already highly concentrated. European companies stand at first: Maersk, the Italo-Suisse MSC and French CMA CGM, with respective market shares of 14.8%, 13.1% and 8.9%, or 37% of the total. These companies are followed by Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd and Cosco. The sum of the market shares of these six biggest companies amounts to more than 50%.
With the acquisition of Neptune NOL, the French shipowner CMA CGM can now count on a fleet of 540 vessels, which in fact make it the third largest carrier of containers in the world. In addition, the consolidation of the two major Chinese operators COSCO (n°6 in the world with 166 ships and China Shipping (n°7 in the world with 126) has produced the fourth largest carrier.[4]
In the dry bulk segment, the demolition of bulk carriers is not sufficient given the growth of fleet in recent years. The industry tries to cancel or postpone the orders for new vessels in order to offset the imbalance. A third of commands has been postponed and 5% have been canceled. On the supply side, shipowners were reluctant to send in demolition their ship because of the decline in the price of steel recycled. In the first half of 2015, the annual average of demolition was to 3,3m dwt (against 1.3M dwt in the first half of 2014).[5]
3.2 Trends toward the vertical integration
Given the volatility of the demand, shipowners dampen risk by investing in the other segments of the supply chain and by offering "door-to-door" services type". This consolidation of logistic services allows to better meet the needs of shippers. It also gives guaranties on the capacity, handling and prices.
The other impact of this integration is to ensure the fluidity of the goods at the time of their passage in the ports. They thus avoid the congestion in ports and facilitate customs clearance.[6]
Louis Bellemare
New Maritime World
[1] Panama Canal Authority Http://www.acp.gob.pa/eng/
[2] Analysis of the economic situation: the transport and marine services – 2 DGITM – Mission of the fleet of commerce
[3] Review of Maritime Transport 2016, http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/rmt2016_en.pdf
[4]Mor Glaz: "Maritime transport has never been sinking, moreover this is impossible Http://7seizh.info/2017/01/11/mor-glaz-le-transport-maritime-na-jamais-fait-naufrage-dailleurs-cela-est-impossible/
[5] Analysis of the marine environment, 2nd half 2015, http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Analyse_de_la_conjoncture_economique_Transport_et_services_maritimes_2e_semestre_2015.pdf
[6] The antenna, http://www.lantenne.com/Consortiums-alliances-et-conferences_a14362.html


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The military pervades our national society so thoroughly that our participation is often unwitting: a telephone excise tax, for instance, may be more invisible than the bulk of our federal income taxes, but no less invidious. Our national balance-of-trade deficit may be blamed on Japanese imports, while ignoring the cost of maintaining U.S. troops overseas. And no one dares criticize the governmental folly or self-indulgence.
I watch the children outside my window as they reflect the violent values they learn from commercial television – to say nothing of the continual message of materialism as the basis of our happiness and human fulfillment, or the expectation of being entertained endlessly because of their underlying boredom.
How do we counter a general society that's as far askew as our own? When I mention to individuals that I don't have a television, they ask how I can possibly live without one. (No wonder we have a drug problem in this country!) Sackcloth and ashes, or rending our clothes, won't work in our age.
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes… . And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. – Ephesians 6: 11 and 18
On an individual level, "removing the occasion of all wars" has involved unearthing some very deeply buried resentments and hurts. Many of them have basis in actions that have denied my unfolding as an individual or have prevented me from discovering and exercising fundamental gifts. Some of them have led to very deep feelings of impoverishment or unworthiness. Merely living with hidden weights such as these has produced a life as a constant battle, both for survival and for keeping that hurting rage contained. I have been learning to name the various types of anger and the ways they function. Observing the synonyms used in newer translations of the Bible in place of the King James' "anger" is illuminating: outrage against injustice, for instance, is quite different from blind rage. Being frustrated can be quite distinct from harboring a grudge. To bury an anger fosters depression and resentment. Some angers need to be expressed, but in a loving way: "You hurt me when you …" Others need to be channeled in non-destructive ways. After all, God wasn't afraid of being angry – nor of forgiving.
Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth. – 1 Corinthians 5: 8
AGAMENTICUS LANDING: Before addressing this set of Queries, three Friends reviewed the corresponding Advices on Peace and Reconciliation from Faith and Practice of New England Yearly Meeting of Friends.
We face paradoxes. Best known for our pacifist witness, we Quakers could do much more, individually and congregationally. Nevertheless, Agamenticus Meeting is engaged in this witness. The night we reviewed this set of Queries, other Agamenticus Friends prepared to testify the next day at the State House in Concord, presenting our Monthly Meeting's minute of concern addressing a proposal to link driver's license registration with military draft enlistment. Other Friends make evening presentations at the Agamenticus Public Library. Still others have hold a weekly candlelight prayer vigil.
Many other remarkable things about the Society of Friends go unnoticed by the public at large. Our faith is larger than peace work, yet this concern imbues much of the larger Quaker thought and action. The Advices themselves remind us that Peace and Reconciliation addresses both international affairs and our private lives – at home, on the job, and in the neighborhood. The peace witness is one point where we can and should reach out more to other like-minded people, including religious assemblies.
September 11 weighs heavily on our hearts and minds, drawing our attention to events on a global scale. We ask if the reasons for war have changed in our era. We look at ongoing "civil wars" and the many faces of oppression. We perceive government actions that give only lip service against violent actions while committing expensive resources to military actions. Widespread conflicts continue over wealth, resources, and identities – often cast as religion. Disparity between the rich and the poor will always generate resentment and strife. There are even distinctions between hard-earned wealth and wealth that is seized from others.
We dare not neglect the necessity of waging peace, and of deploying appropriate resources to our cause.. "For our struggle is not against the enemies of blood and flesh, but against … the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places," as Ephesians 6:12 expresses the larger struggle. Here we can apply the power of prayer; listen deeply; speak truth; admit inequalities, injustice, or resentments. We see the struggle within Islam between fundamentalists and moderates over its future. We also see that Christ's profound message of peace and justice is seldom presented fully, much less heard or understood. People need to be respected and loved first as they are, as children of God.
Waging peace invokes reconciliation – literally, "restoration of harmony." In it, we reach out to those who see themselves as different from societal norms. We seek common values where only conflicts are seen. We step outside dominant viewpoints – teaching our children, for instance, alternatives to consumerism, which is self-centered at its core, and engendering instead the practice of doing good work. We see into the unfavorable message that "God bless America" extends to the rest of the world.
Waging peace, then, also reaches out to people who are alienated from society. It looks for a more holistic economic vision than the pervasive consumerism. It embraces education and meaningful work. It reexamines the drive for globalization for ways to profit people in general rather multinational corporations and other powerful elites – for ways of fostering democracy and equality, rather than spreading poverty and powerlessness.
Waging peace demands self-honesty. It reaches far into our personal lives. Do we give charitably – with a generous heart – or do we hoard? Is it true, "you have to have some before you can give any," or can we give with a "widow's mite" as well? When anger, resentments, jealousies, or other negative emotions erupt within our daily lives, do we remember there are harmonious alternatives, which return us to the path of peace?
WILLOW BROOK: Too often, I react out of a sense of duty – and its cumbers – than out of love. The result leads to meanness.
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Phoenix Records proudly presents the official music video of Dipp's recent single, 'Mademoiselle' featuring Selebobo. Dipp once again reminds his fans that his dance techniques, skills are still in shape and well-coordinated in the Paul Gambit directed music video, 'Mademoiselle'.
The music video beautifully interprets the lyrics of the song by bringing it out in different dimensions at the beautiful locations which it was shot. Expect more materials from Dipp as you enjoy the official music video of 'Mademoiselle.'
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I need to remind myself that after a while, doing the same stitch over and over again gets on your nerves.
At this point, I distinctly remember remembering a little something about stitching the parts that are supposed to be in the background first...
Here's a side shot.
And though you can barely tell, I've added another color:
And another.
And no... it's not a dull green like it looks in the picture. It's actually a really nice ocean blue-green--but for the life of me I couldn't catch it on camera.
And then came the little circles.
I should've thought back to my experiences with the purple things in Doodleplex Part 1 before I made my decision.
I keep forgetting that I'm not the biggest fan of satin stitch.
Sometimes I think the feeling's mutual.
Still, not bad, right?
I'm not too sure about my color choices, though... but as per my unwritten laws of Doodle: everything stays.


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An artist, fine art photographer and arts administrator, Steven lives and works in the Boston Massachusetts area. 35 years in service of art. A work history in museum operations, academic office administration as well as consulting and design for museums, galleries and arts non profits he carries his attachment to the creative process to all work. Currently, Steven serves on the board of directors with the Griffin Museum of Photography. His work has been recognized and supported as a fellowship finalist by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He founded and works as curator and principal of Aspect Initiative. Additionally, Steven serves as a reviewer in the New England and Flash Point Festival Portfolio reviews sponsored by the Griffin Museum of Photography as well as the Rhode Island School of Design and Palm Springs Photography Festival portfolio reviews. His work has been exhibited regularly in the Boston area, New England, and around the nation. Selected Museums/Galleries include the 555 Gallery/Boston, Danforth Museum of Art, Griffin Museum of Photography, Newport Art Museum, DeCordova Museum, Colorado Photographic Arts Center/Denver, Sohn Fine Art, Site:Brooklyn NY, The Vermont Center for Photography, Photo Center North West in Seattle WA. Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Public Art Projects with United Photo Industries "The Fence" as well as "City Panorama" PCNW in Seattle.
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CHATHAM - Lee Fuller (Little Momma), surrounded by children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, died on August 1, in North Chatham, Mass. She was born on October 13, 1924, in Worcester, Mass. Her almost 94 years of life were extraordinary, full of passion for social justice, her family, animals, the nursing profession, especially Hospice, and the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House.
In matters of social justice, she was unstoppable. In the 1950's she worked with the International Institute to help settle Hungarian refugees in Massachusetts. During the Vietnam War, she was a proud anti-war protester, marching for peace and joining anti-war activities. In the 80's, she supported the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, making two trips to Managua once as a Brigadista to work in the coffee harvest, and the second time to set up healthcare clinics in rural areas. Her social justice activities brought her to the attention of the FBI, a fact she was quite proud of.
Lee graduated from the first class of Nurse Practitioners at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and was the first to practice as a Nurse Practitioner on the Cape. She loved this role, especially during her years working with Cape Cod Hospice, an organization that supported her beautifully at the end of her own life.
Lee had fulfilled personal dreams as well: a safari in Africa, sailing on the Aegean Sea, white-water rafting on the Snake River, RV camping across the USA, and getting a tattoo. Her beloved husband David Loomis, before preceding her in death, brought her some of the happiest years of her life. She is survived by five children, seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. Her loving energy has inspired us all.
A memorial service will take place at 3:00 P.M. on Sept 2, at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Chatham with a celebration to follow nearby. Donations in her name may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Chatham or the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Hospice.


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Well November definitely started with a bang for Sprechen! Saturday 9th saw the return of Winchester Round Table's annual Bonfire and Fireworks, and if you're familiar with Sprechen you'll know that our CEO Steve plays a big part.
Steve has been involved with Winchester Round Table and the Bonfire and Fireworks for years, but this year it was a bit of a family affair for the majority of the Sprechen team!
This isn't something that just bursts into action in November like a firework rocketing into the air. Team Sprechen have been busy throughout the year in various capacities in relation to the Bonfire and Fireworks event, but it starts to really gear up around August.
We are so proud to volunteer the many facets we're great at here at Sprechen to go towards making Winchester's biggest one-day charity event a success. This year the event raised in excess of £60K – A phenomenal community effort, and one everyone involved (including you if you attended!) should be immensely proud of. There are so many great causes and vital work that this money will go towards in our local community and we couldn't be more thrilled to have volunteered our time and expertise to be a small part of that.
Anyway, it's great and all when people blow their own trumpet a bit and tell the world what good they're doing, but what did we actually do to help by volunteering? We're so glad you asked!
Between us, we have a wealth of experience and expertise here at Sprechen that we were more than happy to volunteer to this great cause.
It all begins with the website which is designed, built and managed by us here at Sprechen. Recently upgraded to an e-commerce site, it provides a full Ticketing System, making it easier to manage online transactions and ticketing.
Early in the year, work goes into the design of all the Sponsor Materials. This event needs sponsors in order to be successful, so it's important that all of the sponsor materials are up-to-date and sent out in a timely manner to ensure sponsors have time to sign up.
We mentioned that all the behind-the-scenes stuff starts to heat up around August. You might be wondering what on earth we were doing for the Bonfire way back then, but we were actually very busy coordinating the adverts from all of the amazing sponsors in order to design the 48-page programme and send it for printing. You might have seen one of these pop through your letterbox back in October, or received it along with your tickets in the post.
Events like this rely on getting the word out there through as many channels as possible. In September we write a Press Release which is sent out to all news outlets in the Hampshire area, announcing the date. We then built targeted Email Marketing and Social Media campaigns to bring this event the attention it deserves and ensure ticket sales were high. You might have also seen a Social Media advert or two pop up as well to gain as much exposure on social media across Hampshire as possible.
Social Media is a great place for advertising your event, but it also provides a wonderful opportunity to showcase the amazing charities that the money goes towards, as well as highlighting all of the amazing sponsors. #CharityTuesday and #ThankfulThursday was a key factor in this years marketing campaign that followers really got behind, with high levels of engagement. Whilst managing the event's social media channels, Sprechen saw a rise in engagement, especially with Instagram this year, with a new key focus on plenty of behind the scenes action via stories.
But it's not just about an online presence! We also designed marketing materials and signage that was put up around Winchester; some of them late at night by Steve himself!
As we approached the event itself, customer contact became an integral part of its success. The closer the date becomes, the more people need to get in contact with someone in regards to general enquiries and ticket queries. Sprechen managed the Contact Centre for those attending, by making sure that the hundreds of queries sent by email or social media were answered in a timely manner. Mrs Sprechen, Hannah, also joined the amazing volunteers from Winchester Ladies Circle in the Ticket Booth on the day of the event, making sure that attendees could pick up their tickets.
This Ticket Booth was made possible through our sister company Geekabit who provided Wi-Fi to enable access to live spreadsheets, order information and incoming emails and social messages throughout the day itself.
If you were there on the night you will have noticed that the big screen was back! Thanks to the Wi-Fi provided via Geekabit, the social media screen could share photos from the attendees live at the event. Who doesn't like to see their face on the big screen? Reliable Wi-Fi was vital for production purposes.
And when the last firework does it's final bang and the last wisps of smoke from the bonfire drift off in the wind, you'd think that would be it for another year. But no! We collate the professional photographs taken of the event and write a Press Release which is sent to the same news outlets announcing the amount of money raised, thanking all those who were apart. Because of all the behind the scenes work we do for the event, we are also able to provide Full Analytics afterwards to track successes and start the planning all over again ready for next year.
Working with Winchester Round Table Bonfire and Fireworks is a privilege and a pleasure. Each year we learn more and #DoMore. Through our charitable experiences, we are able here at Sprechen to design new and innovative ways for people to be able to donate to good causes using technology.
We'll be launching something new along these lines very soon, so keep your eyes peeled for exciting new developments!
Thank you to Joe Lillywhite Photography for the amazing photos of this years event.
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We live in a culture that is so quick to criticize, condemn, and put us down. Social media makes it simpler for someone to leave a negative comment without even thinking about who will be hurt. We can feel sabatoged by family, co-workers and even strangers.
In this setting, I am blessed to witness the transforming power of affirmation. Like a wilting flower reaching for the rain, or a hungry kitten lapping up a bowl of milk, I experience the eagerness of a wounded soul soaking in words of kindness and respect. I see the shift in expression of one who is praised for courage, insights, strengths and effort and watch as they grow a bit stronger and more hopeful.
There have been periods in my own life when words of criticism were plentiful and I doubted my own self-worth and value. I believed I was not "enough", was always screwing up, falling short and a disappointment. Words of criticism cut into my spirit like a knife and robbed me of confidence and joy. In those seasons, I was grateful for a few close friends who spoke life to me, challenged me to love and accept myself and were willing to affirm my value.
How many times a day do you catch your child doing something good, kind, or generous and encourage the very behavior that you would love to see continue? I encourage you to look them in the eye, give them your undivided attention (without looking at your cell phone) and really listen to them, showing an interest in what is important to them. When my kids were young, I felt inspired to start a journal for each of them. I would write a letter to them at least once a year and tell them what I most appreciated about them as a person and what having them in my life meant to me. I would mention their talents and special interests, their character strengths and what I loved about them. As adults, I gave them these journals and I believe they treasure them.
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The performance of the Italian armed forces during the Second World War has been the butt of jokes for over sixty years. However the notion that the Italian military fought poorly and surrendered readily is not exactly true as there are examples of Italian forces fighting quite successfully and bravely. But the widespread belief seemed to be that the Italians were cowards, with disasters such as the failed takeover of a much weaker Greece and ineffective fighting in North Africa used as evidence. While these and other military mistakes by Italy do stand out, these debacles were not due to cowardice by the soldiers. What the Italian military lacked during their offensive campaigns was not bravery, but modern weaponry, good leadership and above all a clear lack of desire to achieve Mussolini's goals. The last being a very poignant factor as recent history has shown how a determined, yet supposedly inferior force can defeat a superior yet unmotivated one.
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Italy was in no way ready for an offensive war. However Mussolini desperately wanted to participate in the redrawing of the map of Europe and so overlooked the state of Italy's military-industrial complex in order to feed his ego. Italian industrial power was a mere fraction of that of Britain, France or Germany and was not ready to produce the guns, ammunition, artillery, tanks, and trucks on the scale that was needed. At the beginning of the Italian entry into the war, its forces were equipped more in line with the First World War rather than the Second.
Italy's artillery included vestiges of the previous century with a contingent of horse artillery and many leftovers from World War I. The newer models, while very effective were never made in large enough numbers. Modern tanks were virtually non-existent at the start of Italy's war effort and had more lightly armored vehicles and "tankettes". By the time Italy started producing better tanks and mobile artillery that could compete with the allied weapons it was too late to make a difference. Small arms, such as Beretta pistols and automatic rifles were very capable, but several machine and sub-machine gun types were often poorly made. Even the shoddy models were always in short supply since Italy lacked the industrial strength for mass production of weapons.
- Source: lifeinitaly.com
Building your army
Although considered as a minor Axis nation, it got a significant boost in the North Africa set witch puts it in in the big guys league. Italy can now be a stand alone country.
Let's start with Infantry.
The backbone of your army should consist of Fucile Modello 1891 although the cheap Italian Conscript is another option, but the terrible "Lack of determination" SA makes them vulnerable. As veteran, you can find the Blackshirts, Italian Alpine Troops and the Stalwart Hero. The first two units are cheap enough that you could also field them as your regular infantry. Although both are good 4 points units, Alpine troop specialize themselves in short range. They are also more resistant to because of "Steely Resolve 2" SA. Not much can be said about the Hero unit other than it is like a regular LMG soldier with 5/5 defense that ignores face up disrupted counter. For their support weapons, the Breda Modello 37 is a decent MG. The 47/32 Antitank Gun is an interesting unit, being the only cheap AT gun in the game that can potentially disrupt or even get rid of infantry. It is a long shot I know but I thought it was wroth mentioning. The other support weapons are unremarkable at best by themselves, although Brixia M35 45mm Mortar paired with an ammo dump can be very good against soldiers at medium range.
Now on the vehicles.
Italy's only armored car is the good Autoblinda AB41. You normally want at least one of these in your build as it can get anywhere quickly and stay out of harms way most of the time with it's SA. For the tanks, it is a lot more tricky. Your basic tank should normally be the Carro Armato M13/40. However, it has one HUGE issue: if it gets damaged, you loose it instantly most of the time. Same is true for the veteran version. You might be tempted by the cheaper Carro Armato M11/39 and you would be right early in the war. However, it's paper thin armor makes this unit obsolete as the war goes on. What are the other options? The L3/35 and L6/40 are not what you would call beasts, the first one being anti-infantry only and the second having only a 20mm auto-canon. So it brings you back to the Carro Armato M13/40, right? Yes and no. The Semovente 75/18 still have the chance of blowing up when it gets damaged, but it only happens on a dice roll of 5+. It also has a better AV attack but a lower AI attack. A mix of those 2 units should be fine. The cheap Semovente L40 da 47/32 can be used as a flanking unit because of it's good speed. If you expect your opponent to have heavy tanks, the Semovente 90/53 is the unit you want with it's powerful 90mm gun mounted on the same chassis. Make sure you protect it though as it is another unit with paper thin armour. You might want to bring an ace airplane for air cover.
Finally Aircraft.
The North Africa set brought an airplane to the Italian army, the Macchi C.202 Folgore. By itself, it does not have any real weakness. With the introduction of Angels 20, an ace version of it came out for one point more that has both "Ace" and "Agility". Another plane wroth mentioning is the Re.2001 CB Fighter Bomber. While its regular attacks are not spectacular, it does enable you to make a "Bombs" attack once per game witch can come in handy, when you don't want to risk your tank against certain soft but powerful unit (like the M-10 or the M7 Priest).
Because of the negative SAs on your tanks and the Strike and fade SA on the armored cars, going first is actually a good thing with this army. You will be able to use your units before your opponent, witch means that if he trigger the negative SA, your tank was able to fire this turn.
Units represented in Axis and Allies Miniatures:
- C.200 Saetta Rookie (Angels 20)
- Expeditionary C.200 Saetta (Angels 20)
- Macchi C.202 Folgore (North Africa)
- C.202 Folgore (Angels 20)
- C.202 Folgore Ace (Angels 20)
- Re.2001 Falco II (Bandits High)
- Re.2001 CB Fighter Bomber(Bandits High)
Vehicles - Tanks:
Light tanks
- L3/35 (D-Day)
- L6/40 (Eastern Front)
Medium tanks
- Carro Armato M11/39 (North Africa)
- Carro Armato M13/40 (Base Set and 1939-1945)
- Veteran Carro Armato M13/40 (Eastern Front)