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This is a lovely video worth watching. It gets the point across and still make you smile. Powerful stuff for a market that is struggling in North America's deep recession. This is a high production video and a lot of work went into pulling of this sight-gag. How could you take the same idea and produce it more cost effectively? Surprisingly it is a dormant viral video with only 6200 views to date
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Typical Use of Youtube to Create Content
Ok this is very funny and also painful in parts because it's so accurate. However the real power of the piece is how most of the comments mimic the piece. This is one of the only examples of Youtube comments actually make the video viral potential even stronger. Check out some of the posted comments below before and then after the video. If you want see even more comments go to the Youtube page for a ton more.
Here are some of the better one.
Unoriginal comment about how the number of people who disliked this video are either Justin Beiber fans or somehow related to the movie in hopes of gaining the most thumbed up comment, thereby completing my dull and meaningless life.
@tchanabc attempt at wittly reply in order to gain multiple amounts of likes
Stupid quote from the video in order to obtain the highest amount of thumbs up possible.
Old Spice Graver
Even Sesame Street is getting into the act. Will it go viral or is the life of the amazingly successful Old Spice Viral campaign gone the way of all advertising.
Lets see what the numbers look like for Grover in a week. Right now Grover is clocking in at just under 200,000 views. Not a bad showing but still far from a viral phenomena.
The Viral Formula Revealed
I went to a great info MeetUp event the other day. It was all about viral marketing and how to get it to work. Tod Malfin gave the presentation and he covered a slimmed down client presentation PP show relating to organizing and planing for a successful viral marketing campaign.
I took some notes on my Blackberry as others typed away on their iPads or clutched frosty beers. It was fascinating to see some of the best viral videos from the past several years being deconstructed and broken down to their essential parts.
What we discovered was that most viral "fails" are missing some of the elements that Tod thanks need to be included for success. Check out my notes below and then tMedia's website or go to this link from the PP presentation (thanks Tod) and if that's not entertaining enough, look for more great viral samples and stories in the column on your right.
Based on my notes here is what you need to be aware of.
- One theme (concept) is best
- Weird is better than normal
- It has to either Silly, Serious or Amazing
- Have to match audiences with the content
- Reward must be given to people who share
- Make it a series and up the concept each time
- Use social media to get feedback and to push awareness
- Some viral videos sit dormant for months and then explode
- Use highly connected Twitter people to spread the message
Check out this Doritos ad for a company who does it right with over 6 million views.
Pure Planet explained
Here is a great viral video showing how you can save the planet and save your company money. This seemingly simple statement is explained in clear and understandable script which is driven by a wonderful animated character.
Check it out I think you will like it. It's entertaining as well as informative. Don't forget to become a fan at the end of the message since this is the whole purpose of this marketing device.
About Pure Planet from Pure Planet on Vimeo.
Old Spice by the Numbers – Case Study
Here is a followup on the Old Spice viral ad that took the internet by viral storm.
Now you can look at this fun and engaging case study that brings to light a lot of great facts. It also gives you a behind the scene look at the team working the response campaign that pushed the Youtube views to over 20 million in one week. The bottom line figures are staggering and I bet there are a bunch of ad agencies, bean counters and other cosmetic brands that are just blown away by these numbers.
When a Commercial Becomes Entertainment
I would be great to get more ads that looked like this. The big brands have the budgets all they need is the guts to let people create concepts movies that feature there product but also entertain the audience. Here are 5 examples of the commercial as cinematic art.
BMW and the Action Thriller – 9 Minutes 30 seconds long
Hovis Bread and a Historical Autobiography of England – 2 Minutes 3 seconds long
Coke Japan and Blade-Runner style – 1 Minute long
Interesting side note to this last commercial. I was working for the ad agency that made this piece and got to work with the guys that sold these amazing ad concepts to Coke's head office in Atlanta. I think the budget was around $800,000 for this one.
For Your Visual Enjoyment
Crazy Ladder Stunts
A cool viral ad with some crazy guys running around using ladders on tall buildings.
After checking out this video watch the second one that shows them creating the ladders and the scenes with the ropes still in place. Still a prity cool concept sport and viral ad.
The Happiness Machine
If you plan to do a viral campaign learn from some of the best. Check out this video. It's an awesome example of how to take a great idea and get millions to watch it on the web. Coke's original goal was to beef up its digital activation platform.The plan was to release seven different pieces of content, iPhone and social media applications, wallpaper screen savers and a video that we hoped would go viral. "The Happiness Machine" web video started out as just a piece of digital content, a dose of happiness.


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Vinyl record releases, 45s & LPS, local to Kansas and the surrounding Kansas City Area Metro area. Archived and discussed.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Kerry Livgren Seeds of Change Kirshner 1980
Kerry Livgren was a founder of Topeka's finest, Kansas. He was a fundamental part of the band and behind their biggest successes. So, apparently, that meant make a solo-album, in 1980, when people stopped caring about Kansas. Coincidentally, in 1980, Livgren was still an active member of the band, this LP even features the likes of Steve Walsh and Phil Ehart just to prove things were still on the up and up.
It's ambitious, but that doesn't make it good. There's all sorts of synth and prog-rock moves, but honestly, the best parts of Kansas weren't about the prog-rock. It's also got some 80's pomp-rock metal moves, but who has time for that.
It features a pretty impressive cast of fill-ins as well, Ronnie James Dio sings a couple tracks (they sound super metal, bro), there's a member of Jethro Tull, and some dudes from Ambrosia as well. So not your A-Team by any means, but for Topeka, that's pretty solid.
Apparently, there's also a book Livgren wrote surrounding the concepts found within the album. If it's about the cover, which shows a fetus being extracted from a diamond with a razor blade... it's probably the best book in the history of the world, who doesn't want to read about that, right?
Kerry Livgren with Ronnie James Dio
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There are more winebars than roadworks in Brussels at the moment, and believe me, it is difficult to believe such a thing would be possible. They are in the process of reconstructing the junction 200 yards down the road from me for the third time this year and once more Square Marlow looks like Lagos in the mid-1980s, but with fewer guns (I hope, it is hard to tell). When I try and drive – something I avoid, as a public health measure – I find myself wheeling around hopelessly, trying to work out where the road is supposed to be, and where the supermarket has gone, observed by officious police officers (the station is in the midsts of the chaos, so they are keen for distraction) and tram drivers wild eyed with blood lust. It is no wonder I need a restorative drink from time to time.
Caffè al Dente, however, is not like most Brussels wine bars. It is not run by spindly, bearded men in checked shirts or angry bearded hobos who ignore you because they are busy comparing tattoos with their friends and then finally deign to serve you snacks IN TINS, or plates of slightly rancid cheese for €26. It is not resolutely "undairegroond", without a phone, or signage. Caffè al Dente is proper, and it is good. It is also my local, so if you go, be nice. It is in the heart of sleepy Uccle, where a sighting of a strange dog can make headlines, and when we find somewhere we like in sleepy Uccle, we stick to it fanatically. Caffè al Dente is on the Parvis St Pierre, which is about as happening as Uccle gets: a pretty square, like something from a French market town, a couple of decent shops, an excellent traditional brasserie (Le Petit Pont) and a tiny organic market on Sundays. It is like a fantasy of small town living in the middle of a city, but being Belgium, obviously there are more wandering lunatics and the like.
Originally there was (and still is) a good, serious Italian restaurant that had been there for 15 years, and then the owners Michele and Lakhdar – one bearded and jolly, like an Italian Santa, one slightly byronic looking but friendly – decided to expand, into the pretty 1930s former bakery and gelato parlour next door. I am very glad they did. At the front there is a nice deli, which sells salumeria type stuff, cheeses and prettily packaged Italian loveliness (also a demon pannetone at Christmas) then at the back is the Enoteca, which I believe means "drink cheap but delicious wine until you fall over" in Italian. The enoteca has all the good stuff: cheap but delicious wine, charcuterie from happy pigs, enormous plates of pasta (their aglio olio e peperoncino makes you remember how damn good something ridiculously simple can be). You can get a good meltingly soft burrata, a plate of jewel bright veggie antipasti, rocket fuel coffee and a tiramisu that will ease you gently into a diabetic coma. You can buy wine too and no one will make you feel like an idiot if you ask for "a nice cheap one". They have something like TWELVE Proseccos. How could you not love a place with a choice of twelve Proseccos?
At lunch, there's a €14,90 menu – a glass of wine or half bottle of water, something tasty on a crostini, then a giant plate of pasta – and in the evenings it's aperitifs: an Aperol spritz you'd sell your soul for, good wine, and a constant procession of FREE SNACKS. Did you see that? I said FREE SNACKS. Sometimes there are special events: wine tastings, pasta evenings: check their website for details.
Caffé al Dente, Rue du Doyenné 85-87, 02 345 45 23, caffealdente.com


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Mexico's Agricultural Deficit Is Good News For Corn
Living next to the world's largest economy presents both opportunities and pitfalls. Our neighbor to the north, for instance, enjoyed strong market growth during the 2008 recession when American companies opted to hop over the border and set up shop in cheaper Canadian territory. A surging US dollar has come back to haunt Canada today, however, as the Canadian dollar struggles to keep pace with American buying power. While Mexico is no longer as reliant on the US economy as they were a generation ago -- they're now the 15th largest world economy, while Mexico City's per-capita GDP hovers around the US average -- their food security has increasingly shifted into American hands. Today, the vital corn crop needed to sustain Mexico's population has resulted in a "tortilla crisis" in which Mexico finds it more profitable to import American corn than grow their own. That's a crisis south of the border, but a boon to the relatively low-value foodstuff commodity.
A Fork In The Road
Three decades ago, the short list of Mexico's main exports looked like a commodities report: oil and corn dominated the Mexican economy, accounting for a precarious position where either of the two legs growing weak would cause a collapse. The 1980s oil crash did just that, leaving Mexico with -5% GDP growth after enjoying highs of five to six percent growth during the prior decade. Mexico crawled onwards for nearly a decade until the passage of the North American Free Trade Act, a bill either reviled or loved by Americans depending on how blue your collar happens to be. With the influx of US companies looking to move production to Mexico and capitalize on ultra-cheap labor (Mexican minimum wage is approximately $5 per day), the economy grew and evolved into an attractive manufacturing base with a strong export record. The intended market wasn't just the US: Mexico now has more free-trade agreements with foreign countries than the US and China combined. Where manufacturing prospered, however, agriculture diminished. The Mexican government had to step in with a corn subsidy in order to keep 3.5 million Mexican farmers growing the vital crop that's produced in a larger quantity than all other Mexican crops combined (the distant second-place medal goes to oranges, which Mexico grows at about one-third the rate of the verdant Florida peninsula). Between 1993 and 2006, however, corn subsidies couldn't keep pace with the lowered price of American corn, causing Mexican-made tortillas to rise in price nearly eight-fold. In 2011, the price of tortillas outpaced the peso's inflation three-fold. Today, Mexico appears poised to all but abandon corn farming in favor of other cash crops.
American Corn, Mexican Consequences
Look at a list of the world's corn producers and it's quite clear why Mexico chooses to buy more and more maize from the gringos rather than growing its own. The United States is far and away the world leader in all things corn, producing almost half the global market with 350 million metric tons of corn grown in the heartland annually. Mexico struggles to produce less than 10% of that figure. American corn can broadly be divided into consumption corn and feeder corn: the former ends up in casseroles while the latter will be the next meal for livestock. Americans consume corn mostly in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, the diabetes-inducing ingredient of soda pop, while Mexicans consume corn mostly in the form of tortillas. While ethanol remains a popular use of corn in the United States (and even more so in Brazil) it hasn't become popular in Mexico due to a ready availability of cheap oil distributed by the state-owned oil firm Pemex. That leaves nearly all corn imported by Mexico destined to end up in Mexican stomachs directly or indirectly, while still leaving Mexicans on the hook for rising prices of corn due to the ethanol market. The US ethanol craze of the past ten years is estimated to cost Mexico over a billion dollars in higher grain costs. Ethanol price spikes affect non-ethanol corn products, furthermore, with a 20% corn price hike in the US leaving the average Mexican tortilla around 14% more expensive. Since much of the Mexican agricultural economy depends on this simple crop and staple food, the reaction to rising prices has been ugly. The infamous 2007 Tortilla Riots in Mexico City brought some 70,000 protestors to the streets in one of the largest food riots in modern history, carrying bowls and plates to demonstrate the hunger quotient of the sizeable agricultural deficit.
Investments In Corn: Make Hay While The Sun Shines
Mexican wallets have opened up for American corn, a trend that investors should seriously follow and follow soon. The doom and gloom over climate change represents real opportunities for foodstuff commodities since the North American agricultural short-term future appears in peril thanks to higher temperatures and fierce droughts. The United States currently suffers from the worst drought in 130 years (worse than that of the Dust Bowl), reducing corn yields to levels not seen in twenty years. Anywhere from ten to eighty percent of annual US crop production could be hit thanks to global warming, with the corn product getting particular damage if soil acidity and drought become commonplace. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation paid out one billion dollars per year to US farmers between 1980 and 2000; last year alone they paid out fourteen billion dollars. Corn commodities represent an excellent confluence of high demand and low supply, having risen by ten percent in the past year on the USDA Chicago Terminal. It's also possible to invest in corn-dependent companies: while Monsanto represents all that's evil in this world, their stock price has enjoyed 20% growth since October and has tripled in the past five years, currently trading today at $115.75 (MON on the New York Stock Exchange). Corn certainly isn't in peril, at least not yet, but diminishing yields and ample markets make it an excellence choice for short-term growth.


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How do you come out kinky (or do you…) to your children?
With Cathy Vartuli from http://www.TheIntimacyDojo.com and Reid Mihalko from http://www.ReidAboutSex.com.
Cathy: How do parents come out to their kids if they're poly, gay or kinky? This is Reid Mihalko from http://reidaboutsex.com/
Reid: Cathy Vartuli from http://theintimacydojo.com/
Cathy: And Reid has this great thing called the difficult conversation formula.
Reid: At http://reidaboutsex.com/difficult-conversation-formula/
Cathy: And we'll put the link below. That's a great place to start but it can be challenging.
Reid: For the kid or for the parent?
Cathy: Both!
Reid: Mom!
Cathy: I don't want to hear!
Reid: So, don't do it at kids birthday party.
Cathy: Or in front of their friends or…
Reid: Well, we hope that their friends are [inaudible 00:00:40]. So don't come out then. Okay? That's the first move [inaudible 00:00:47].
Cathy: Yeah. And you may want to give them some time to when you share, make sure they don't have a big meeting right after or something. They may need some time to process it.
Reid: [inaudible 00:00:57] going after the baseball game or something like that.
Cathy: Right. Or like, giving a presentation for the boss.
Reid: "Hey, Johnny. That bat? There's a reason that it was in our bedroom"
Cathy: Please don't tell them you use their toys.
Reid: "Mom!" Oh, my goodness.
Cathy: Well, it's so bad.
Reid: What are your comments about that?
Cathy: I'm sure.
Reid: So, here's it is. It's…a lot of different people talk about their, I mean, there's a lot of great information out there. There's a lot of sex-positive parents that are out there creating and generating a lot of great contents. So, what I would consider is research some of those people who has some advice. Ask them. Don't let this be the only video that you take into consideration. And let them know…Here's the deal. They probably already know or if they don't know, they just don't care. And so, my take on it – as somebody who doesn't have kids, is when they come and start asking you questions or will often be like, "Mom, dad. Are you guys kinky?" That's the time not to lie. So, don't be lying about that stuff. And I think it's appropriate to teach kids that, "Oh, you know Johnny. That's not any of your business." Like, that's mommy and daddy's or mommy mommy's or daddy daddy's or mom…whoever.
Cathy: This is very age appropriate like, you don't tell your five year old the details. You're thirty five year old may have questions that you would not answer to a five year old.
Reid: Yeah. And when you come home and your five year old has found your flogger, that doesn't mean it's time to tell them. And again, these are my opinion as somebody as I'm not a parent. The situation of how do you teach your kids that people are allowed to have privacy, like good life skills. And how do you teach your kids not to lie but that you can also say, Billy or whoever, that's a private thing for mommy and daddy or mommy mommy, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, teach children that it's okay to have privacy and that having privacy isn't the same thing as lying. And then, bone up- no point intended, an age appropriate sex education. And then, be prepared for the day when you're kids ask. I think some parents come out of the closet of whatever because they can't bear keeping the secret anymore. And I think, maybe you should go, access some of the sex-positive parents for their opinion. And maybe talk to a therapist about it so that you're not unburdening yourself on your kids to make you feel better.
Cathy: Yeah. If you understand why you're sharing that will help you to decide how much to share and have, I don't know how many people in coaching clients and friends that have shared that their parents kind of used them as a dumping ground or like a place to process stuff, is not appropriate.
Reid: Yeah. But teaching children and role modeling for your children in appropriate life skills, that's the most important piece. And that they know that they can trust you. And again, like in my opinion, you can have a private life and not tend to help people as [inaudible 00:04:22] business. That's not the same as lying. So that would be my quick advice. We leave some links in the bottom for other websites and people that I think are awesome. I'm not gonna ravel their names off right now coz I'm afraid of a couple of last names. I'm gonna be embarrassed if I mispronounce them. And if you're a kid who's watching or even if you're an adult who has gone through this process of having your parents come out, what works for you or what you wish was different? Or even for yourself like, imagining that you're mom and dad are into things you never thought of. How would you have wanted them to come out to if they ever came out? Let's brainstorm. Give us some ideas.
Cathy: Yeah. Thank you very much!


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Pattison was eventually able to draw clear of former champions Paul Rivett and Mike Bushell as their WDE Motorsport and Team Pyro cars became embroiled in an intense battle for second position. Despite a wild 100mph moment when they rubbed panels along pits straight, Rivett prevailed to take the runners-up spot.
Fourth was Saturday's opening round winner, Finesse Motorsport's Paul Streather while WDE's Charles Ladell just stayed ahead of JamSport Racing's rapidly closing Ant Whorton-Eales for fifth. As in Saturday's race, Whorton-Eales had been forced to start from 23rd and last on the grid following problems in qualifying. His charging drive through to sixth also saw him set the fastest lap for two bonus points.
Pattison commented: "Second yesterday, first today – I think I can definitely say I've broken my jinx at this circuit! I always felt in control of the situation – Paul was right there to begin with but we are all so even I knew so long as I didn't make a mistake he was going to find it tough to make a move and then of course he got involved with Mike. I'm delighted."
Rivett said: "That could have ended very badly on the pits straight. There was nothing malicious from Mike – in fact we've enjoyed two very good races with each other yesterday and today – but it did put me into a bit of a speed wobble. I'm glad I didn't lift and held on to it."
And added Bushell: "It was a close one with Paul and nearly cost me third place as Streather was eight on to me as I was delayed. Luckily there was no damage and I could get my head down again. It's nice to end my first weekend back in the UK Clio Cup on the podium."
Elsewhere Daniel Rowbottom made up for the heartache of yesterday when he crashed out of the lead on his and his Team Ecomotive outfit's debut by taking a strong seventh place. Pyro's Josh Price had finished in seventh on the road but a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits dropped him to 13th in the final order. This left the way open for Ciceley Motorsport's Max Coates in eighth to take another maximum score in the Graduates Cup class for young drivers in their first full season. Pyro's David Dickenson and Cooksport's George Jackson completed the top ten.
20Ten Racing's Sam Watkins, Price and Vanquish Motorsport with WDE's Paul Plant all gained a position when PP Motorsport's Anton Spires – 12th across the line – was also given a 'track limits' time penalty that relegated him to 15th.
A long queue of cars then followed as all 23 runners completed the race. Among them was JamSport's Luke Kidsley – he ran inside the top ten at one stage but an off-track skirmish and a time penalty dropped saw him plunge to 17th.
After starting third Ciceley's Dan Zelos was another in the wars in the opening laps and finished in 20th. Similarly Team BMR with Pyro's Senna Proctor and Cooksport's Rory Collingbourne were 21st and 22nd after tangling on the opening lap.
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So, your mistress wants to take your enslavement to the next level and hypnotize you to be her cuckold! Are you ready to give in completely? There'll be no way out after this - you'll be her will-less cuckold worker bee and get nothing from her in return!
Mistress Lucy's a good friend of your wife and she knows all the secrets - for example how she's cheating on you for years and just keeps you around for the money! She fucked your boss, your friends and even tried to get in bed with your brother - and she can only laugh at you not noticing anything! Didn't you even wonder why she hasn't been fucking you for years now???


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Seeking a Poertry of the Real: The Political Works of KG Subramanyan is dedicated to the memories of an artist and pedagogue.
Art Hertiage in collaboration with the Seagull Foundation for the Arts brings to Delhi audiences a powerful show that pays tribute to one of the modern India's great artist.
The exhibition focuses primarily on Subramanyan's work from late 70's onwards, when the artist response to the political upheavals that begans to rock the nation becomes evident.
His works, like those of all great work of art, are characterized as distancing of the event. In his case through the prism of irony wit and certain amount of lampooning that allowed the mundane and the archetypal levitate in a state of playfulness.
The show accumulates seminal works that cocoon the artist's deep and abiding concern with the cracks and fissures that have unfortunately developed due to political misinterpretation of a great tolerant culture and civilisation such as india.
His works on display include The Bangladesh Terracottas, The City is not for Burning, The Tale of the Talking Face, Anatomy Lesson, and The War of the Relics among others.


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Washoe Creek Golf Course first opened in 2006 under the name Sonoma County Golf Park. In 2009 the name of the course was changed to reflect the history and heritage of the area and the creek that borders the course along the West edge of the property, Washoe Creek. The Washoe name has ties in the Gold Rush Days of Old Sonoma County and Washoe County, Nevada.
The course consists of Two Seperate 9-Hole Courses: The Executive Course & The Short Game Course, both designed by Fred Bliss. The Executive Course has 4 Water Hazards, Sand Traps and a challenging layout. The Short Game Course with one Water Hazard is a great place to practice your accuracy or learn the game. Both courses are fun, yet challenging and are a great place to work on your Short Game and Irons. Either of the two courses can be played in just about an hour, leaving you room for the rest of your day. However, as Washoe Creek offers "Unlimited Play", you may play as many 9's as you wish.
Our Green Fees include Unlimited Play on Both Courses. Our rates are very reasonable and we also offer Senior, Student and Military discounts. We have a $5.00 rate for kids 12 & under that are playing with a paying adult.
A relaxed, low pressure environment allows you to work on your game (improving or learning), or to enjoy what a good "social" game of golf offers.


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Applying to MS131
Students who live in the zone are guaranteed a seat in Academic Progress (AP). A qualifying score on both the 4th grade ELA and math exams is generally required for students applying for the Specialized Program (SP) program, but the cutoff changes from year to year. Students, who live outside the zone, but within District 2, may apply through the school choice process.
First Time NYC Residents
Any student entering New York City public school system for the first time, should report to enrollment center, located @ 333 7th Avenue (Btwn 28th & 29th Streets), 12th floor. Hours of operation are from 8:30 am – 4 pm, Monday- Friday.
When you go to register, please bring your child with you. You also must bring the following documents:
Proof of residence - Any two of the following documents:
The NYC Family Guide also provides useful information for families about choosing a school and enrollment, and the kinds of services that are available to the City's public school students. Read the Family Guide
Contact us with specific questions about enrolling your child at MS 131.
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If Mike Tyson takes the stand during his assault trial stemming from a brawl with two fans at the Brooklyn Marriott hotel, Brooklyn prosecutors said yesterday they want to be able to confront him about his past criminal history.
But it's a request the Tyson defense team will want to KO.
"They can't introduce his past criminal history because it's prejudicial," said defense lawyer Steven Brounstein.
A judge will decide on the issue Feb. 26, right before Tyson's trial is scheduled to begin in Brooklyn criminal court.
Tyson served three years behind bars for raping beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington in 1991. He was also jailed for 3½ months in Maryland for assaulting two motorists in 1999.
In the upcoming assault case, Tyson and the two fans, Samuel Velez and Nestor Alvarez-Ramos, were busted last June 21 after fighting at the Downtown Brooklyn hotel.
The fans say Tyson went ballistic after Ramos asked him for an autograph.
But Iron Mike says he struck out in self-defense after Velez allegedly said, "You got fists. We got guns," and reached into his waistband. Velez has denied the allegation.
Prosecutors said Velez and Alvarez-Ramos – who've pleaded not guilty to menacing – started the fight. But, they added that Tyson – who has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault, harassment and disorderly conduct – went too far in ending it.


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December 19, 2013 07:32 ET
Demand Response Gaining Traction in a Tightening Texas Energy Market
Demand Response Gaining Traction in a Tightening Texas Energy Market
REDWOOD SHORES, CA and HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - Dec 19, 2013) - AutoGrid Systems, a leader in innovative solutions for the electricity and energy industry, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Big Data Energy Services (BDES), a cloud-based service provider and consulting firm, to deliver services and technology that will allow electricity providers to reduce the cost of power for their customers while mitigating the risk of sharply higher prices in tight energy markets.
Under the agreement, the two companies will market innovative Demand Response services to curtail energy consumption during periods of constrained supply. The restructured market in Texas presents an unusual challenge to DR innovation. Unlike regulated markets that can take a top-down approach to implementing DR, restructured markets require more nimble, flexible capabilities to deal with a host of potential end-point devices and customer churn.
AutoGrid and BDES are also promoting AutoGrid's Energy Data Platform (EDP), a cloud-based capability that employs bottom-up, and predictive analytics using Big Data tools to manage the electricity supply chain. This powerful engine enables REPs to gain insights to their customers' detailed usage patterns for more precise and reliable forecasts, taking advantage of high-speed access to billions of interval records.
BDES will apply their knowledge of the market processes, data flows, and business rules to enhance the speed to market for both of these important energy solutions. Huge volumes of smart meter data will be harvested, transformed, and managed by BDES to drive the Demand Response, Forecasting, and analysis processes. REPs will be able to use BDES resources to implement swiftly without overburden their already stressed internal IT staffs.
"The first step to success in the Smart Meter world is to stop stockpiling the data and put it to use," said Cade Burks, President of Big Data Energy Services. "The EDP engine drives innovations like flexible Demand Response and bottom-up forecasting, but also allows us to further our advanced, Big Data analytics to uncover additional insights for our REP customers."
Unlike most other regulated markets, restructured markets encourage electricity providers to compete for market share and customers, which places a premium on innovation. The marginal price of wholesale power is expected to rise as demand surges and production capacity is reduced; in Texas, the wholesale price cap will soon reach $9,000 per megawatt hour. REPs will need demand response as both a hedge against high, spot market prices, and as an innovative offering to reduce consumer costs. They will need better forecast to avoid being short on days when the prices are likely to spike whether the wind stops generating power, or the heat creates unprecedented demand in a growing economy. Likewise, greater insights afforded by Big Data accessibility to detailed energy usage behaviors may give the REP greater understanding of product performance while offering customers opportunities for savings through reduced energy consumption.
"We are delighted to be working with Big Data Energy Services, an innovative provider in the energy data services arena," said Dr. Amit Narayan, founder and CEO of AutoGrid. "REPs are at the forefront of the fundamental changes sweeping the power industry. The services we are developing with BDES will help them provide personalized services, reduce customer acquisition costs and churn, and ultimately forge long-term relationships with them."
About AutoGrid Systems
Founded in 2011, AutoGrid is dedicated to bringing the power of Big Data, predictive analytics and Internet scale computational techniques to the production and consumption of electricity. Serving utilities of all sizes, grid operators, electricity retailers, ESCO services companies, and end-users, AutoGrid develops and markets services that both help lower costs and improve reliability of the electricity supply chain. For more information, visit www.auto-grid.com.
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Just recently we were thrilled to celebrate our 50th Anniversary with over five-hundred family, friends and customers - what an exciting benchmark for our family!Five decades ago, our dad Joe began by partnering with four friends and overseeing the groundbreaking what was once the Hotel Scandia in 1962. What first was expected to become a bowling alley has turned into a popular event destination in Garwood, NJ. Over the years, countless members of the Scalzadonna family have made The Westwood, their home away from home, from our children to our grandmother Lena, they have all taken an active role in making The Westwood what it is today. To say our family takes this business personally is an understatement. We strive to make each event for our customers as special as those we've held for our own family.To that end, we spend countless hours attending catering shows, food presentations and a variety of seminars, changing our menus regularly. We continue to expand our offerings, including our in-house floral department and Jersey Joe's Barbeque, our affiliated off-premise catering service.Today, we are proud that The Westwood's personal, family-oriented approach continues to make us the first choice for families like yours - and we're looking forward to seeing you soon.


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Each PokerStars Championship event in 2017 will feature a tournament Leaderboard, and the winner of each Leaderboard will receive a $17,000+ VIP package to the 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. There they will face off in a $100,000 winner-takes-all freeroll to crown the 2017 PokerStars Championship Player of the Year.
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POMPANO BEACH -- City commissioners on Tuesday created a citizens` advisory board to review an agreement that would require the city to send its garbage to the Broward County resource recovery plant planned near here.
Pompano Beach city officials last month balked at joining the agreement, saying they would not do so unless the county agrees to install additional pollution controls on the incinerator, which would be built on Northwest 48th Street.
``All we`re fighting for is safeguards, because we have to live here,`` said Commissioner Michael Gomes, who recommended establishment of the board.
In his motion, Gomes said each one of the City Commission`s five members would appoint a resident to the board.
The board then would study the interlocal agreement, recommending possible modifications for the commission to consider.
``We want to see that the plant is properly constructed, operated, maintained and monitored,`` Gomes said.
County officials have said they want all 28 cities to sign the agreement by March 1.
Officials of Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek and Deerfield Beach have said they would withhold their consent unless additional equipment to reduce acid gas emissions is incorporated into the incinerator plans.
Such equipment, designed to reduce hydrochloric and sulfuric acid emission levels, is not part of the agreement.
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official, however, said last month that to receive federal operating permits, the plant would have to include scrubbers, which spray chemically treated water on gases to lower the acid gas emissions.
Commissioners also agreed to spend up to $3,000 to have attorney J. Alan Cox of Tallahassee attend a county workshop meeting on the resource recovery plant next week. Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach, Sunrise and Coconut Creek earlier hired Cox to fight for tighter pollution controls on the plant.
County commissioners have said they will not make a decision on the agreement until Dec. 30.


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Discover places to see and things to do whilst in and around Whitstable, Kent to truly enhance your stay come rain or shine!
Whitstable Wonders Now a popular weekend spot among celebrities, the historic harbour side town has a bounty of quirky vintage boutiques and fashionable eateries to explore. Be sure to visit the world famous oyster beds and sample one of the local delicacies!
Make a Splash Whitstable has excellent conditions for water sports, head to the local yacht club for sailing, windsurfing or kayaking lessons and rental equipment. If that doesn't float your boat, why not join a deep sea fishing trip in the warmer months and hunt down some wild sea bass.
Festivals and Celebrations Enjoy various festivities and events in Whitstable including the Whitstable Biennale in September, the Whitstable Regatta in July and August or the renowned Oyster Festival in late July.
Cultured Canterbury Crammed full with heritage and striking architecture, this historic city is famous for its cathedral, choir boys and Christian structures. Rewind and relax on board a river boat whilst you meander down stream, amble through the Chaucer museum, shop at the organic market and don't miss the Gulbenkian Arts Cinema and Theatre. The Canterbury Food and Drink Festival in September is also worth a visit.
Day Trip to Deal A large coastal town with access to Sandwich Bay via the 'ancient highway', Deal has a beautiful Georgian conservation area with a number of independent pubs, restaurants and art shops waiting to be discovered! The vintage market on Saturday mornings is a must for treasure hunters and fashion fanatics.
Bon Voyage! Travel lovers can satisfy their wanderlust with a spontaneous day trip to France along the Channel Tunnel from nearby Folkestone.
By Foot or Bicycle Walk The Saxon Shore Way or cycle The Crab and Winkle Way to and from Canterbury- a delightful day out for all the family.
Nearest Beach Blue Point is on West Beach in Whitstable Bay, which is 1.9 miles from Seasalter and 1.3 miles from Tankerton.
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The sight of the male city attorney and police chief walking around Sumner City Hall in their finest high heels last week caused some to laugh, others to kindly suggest the need for a pedicure, and everyone to be on high alert for those using the stairs around the pair.
While the laughs and the clicking of high heels echoed throughout the building, Sumner City Attorney Brett Vinson and Police Chief Brad Moericke were preparing to strut their stuff down Pacific Avenue in Tacoma on Friday for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, to raise money and awareness for the Sexual Assault Center of Pierce County.
The Sexual Assault Center of Pierce County offers advocacy and support to those affected by sexual assault and abuse. The center's goal is to improve the community's response to sexual assault and abuse victims by challenging behaviors and beliefs promoting sexual violence. Part of that community response is the center's annual event for men, where they walk one mile while wearing high heels.
"You truly don't understand a situation until you have walked a mile in their shoes," Moericke said. "The little nuances that we (men) take for granted, you actually experience while walking in their shoes."
Those nuances, Vinson says, were highlighted for him during his first year at the event walking in stilettos.
"Sidewalks are designed by men, not women," he said. "I had those little stiletto heels, and those little pokey things get caught in everything. Not fun at all. The little yellow nubbie things right before a cross walk aren't designed by women either. You get your little heel on the tip of that, and it slides right off."
Now that Moericke and Vinson are experienced walking miles in women's shoes, the duo have picking out the right shoes for the event down to a science.
"I went with an open toe this year to prevent blisters," Moericke quipped.
Last year, Vinson attempted to go the open-toe route as well, but still ended up with aching feet, blaming what he calls is wide and fat feet. Vinson, however, bought his shoes for this year's walk from a company that makes high heels for men.
Still, year after year, the two end up with aching feet — and an even greater understanding for what victims of sexual assault go through.
"Even the experience of buying the shoes on Saturday, I couldn't convince anyone to go with me, so I went on my own," Moericke said. "I felt really awkward at the Nordstrom Rack trying on shoes. I can imagine the stigma that goes along with sexual assault as well. Even though I was there doing a noble thing for the right reasons, I still felt awkward."
"That's what we hear a lot of times from victims is that they are not comfortable, they're hesitant to bring up these sorts of issues because they are so personal," Vinson said. "They're not sure how people are going to react."
Even with the blisters and the strange looks — not to mention giggles that come from those they encounter while wearing their heels — the men insist it's the least they can do for those effected by sexual assault.
"I think it's doing our part outside of our professional responsibilities — him as a prosecutor, me as a police chief — but in the larger of supporting Pierce County services," Moericke said. "This is the only sexual assault center that I am aware of in our area, so it benefits our citizens. Its incumbent on everyone in Pierce County to do their part."
City Administrator John Galle, a former police chief as well, also participated in the event.
"We share a special relationship, not only in our roles here, but prosecutor, former prosecutor, former chief of police — we all deal with sexual assault cases, domestic violence cases," Moericke said. "Our professions are all about pursuing justice."


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According to the April 4 edition of Jewish Chronicle.com, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is being heavily criticized by the British Jewish community for agreeing to participate in two debates with Dr. Michael Brown, a well-known Jewish believer in Jesus who has written several books on apologetics.
The Jewish Chronicle quotes Rabbi Boteach as saying I have debated against Michael Brown on many occasions. The missionaries can say whatever they want: they have their own agenda, I have mine."
he debates are scheduled in London on May 12 and Oxford on May 13. Please pray for many Jewish people to attend and be drawn to Jesus.


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A majority of enterprises expect the need for machine-to-machine services to increase over the coming year, according to an Infonetics survey of IT purchase decision-makers at 163 organizations in North America that are procuring M2M services or will trial or deploy them by the end of 2014.
M2M services, also known as the Internet of Things, allow wireless and wired systems to communicate with devices that collect and provide data for analysis. Infonetics' study, "M2M Strategies by Vertical: North American Enterprise Survey," also shows that security is a top concern among survey respondents, as are regulatory issues and the complexity of M2M solutions. According to enterprises surveyed, network quality is the top criteria for M2M service provider selection.
"So much of the discussion surrounding M2M has been focused on the number of expected M2M connections by 2020, but whether it is 20 billion, 30 billion or 50 billion, there's no question that number is going to be huge," Godfrey Chua, directing analyst for M2M and connected world at Infonetics Research, said in a statement.
"We asked enterprises what's driving their decisions to adopt M2M services, and the number-one factor is the never-ending pursuit of competitive advantage," Chua said. "This speaks to the need for M2M services to deliver a strong business case. As technologies continue to evolve and prices come down, enterprises will increasingly turn to M2M to lower operating costs, differentiate their brands, and create new revenue opportunities."
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Young Realtor's Brash Pitch: I Give Rebates
CLIFTON, Va. -- When Daniel Rubén Odio-Páez became a real-estate agent last year, he searched for a way to differentiate himself from the thousands of others stampeding into the business. His answer borrows from Detroit's strategy: dangle fat rebates in front of customers.
Mr. Odio's Web site shows the 28-year-old Realtor, with light glaring off his shaven head, holding a suitcase filled with $20 bills. A headline reads, "We give you 2% cash back!" The same offer appears on orange plastic signs planted alongside highways in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.
Mr. Odio's pitch: Use me as your agent to buy a new house, and you'll get a rebate equaling 2% of the price. That's two-thirds of the 3% commission he typically gets from the home's builder. On a $500,000 house, the rebate would be $10,000. Hence Mr. Odio's other slogan: "Don't make a $10,000 mistake" by failing to seek a rebate.
This brash approach doesn't endear him to other real-estate professionals in his area. Brian Kenning, president of Builders' Realty Council, a real-estate brokerage in Fairfax, Va., says Mr. Odio's rebate pitch "cheapens" the industry. If you needed a surgeon, Mr. Kenning says, you wouldn't necessarily choose the one who charges the lowest fee.
But Mr. Odio relishes the controversy. "I'd like nothing better than for people to say, 'That guy, he destroyed the traditional real-estate industry,' " he says.
Though he is a long way from achieving that aim, Mr. Odio already is making waves. He's popped up in a variety of media, including Discovery Channel's "Double Agents" cable-TV show in which two agents compete to find a house for the same buyer. (Mr. Odio appeared in two episodes and won the competition in one of them.)
He also is starting to offer his unusual business model on a national scale through a service called RebateReps.com. In the 12 months since he became an agent he has represented buyers or sellers in 31 completed transactions. In his area of Northern Virginia, the average was about seven transactions per Realtor last year; in their first year, many Realtors complete only three or four transactions.
He achieved those results in an increasingly competitive industry: During the past few years, real estate has attracted huge numbers of rookies who lost corporate jobs or simply saw a chance to cash in on the surge in house prices. Membership in the National Association of Realtors, which represents most of the nation's more-active agents, has soared to more than one million, up 39% from five years ago, outstripping a 23% rise in the annual rate of home sales. That means more agents are chasing each home sale.
Mr. Odio sells both new and previously occupied homes. (His rebate for buyers of resales, which often involve more work by the agent, is 1%.) He saw a particular opportunity in new homes, however.
Builders typically pay a 3% commission to agents who bring them a buyer (half the traditional 6% commission paid by individual home sellers). But many buyers find it easy to shop for newly constructed homes on their own and so don't bother to enlist an agent. In those cases, the builder doesn't have to pay a commission, though the price paid by a buyer is the same whether an agent is involved or not. In Mr. Odio's view, people who don't use an agent to buy a new home are throwing away an opportunity to collect a rebate.
In many cases, Mr. Odio figured, he could earn a 3% commission by doing only a couple hours of work, including helping the customer negotiate the purchase agreement and returning later to attend the closing. Even if he gives up two-thirds of the 3% commission on a $500,000 home, he's still making 1%, or $5,000. "I'm happy to make 1% for two hours of my time," he says.
Many agents, if pressed, will shave the commissions they charge to home sellers. But few offer to give buyers a cut of the commission, and buyers rarely realize that might even be possible.
A few national or regional companies, such as iNest Realty Inc. of Bloomingdale, Ill., promote rebates for buyers, though most are smaller than the ones pitched by Mr. Odio. LendingTree, a unit of IAC/InterActive Corp., offers rebates or other rewards to people who use agents recommended by LendingTree, which earns a referral fee from those agents. LendingTree's offers include gift cards from Home Depot Inc. or American Express Co. , valued at as much as $2,000, depending on the price of the home. ZipRealty Inc. of Emeryville, Calif., offers rebates of one-fifth of whatever commission it receives for representing a buyer. (About a dozen states prohibit such rebates.)
One of Mr. Odio's recent customers, Angelic Donovan, a lieutenant in the Coast Guard who lives in Alexandria, Va., says she wouldn't have used an agent to buy her new home if she hadn't heard about the rebates. "I did everything myself," she says. She thought Mr. Odio could have shown more initiative in keeping her informed of the progress of the transaction; she had to call him to find out where things stood. Even so, Lt. Donovan says she was delighted with her $8,000 rebate. Several other clients of Mr. Odio said they were very happy with his service.
To reach more people shopping for homes, Mr. Odio located a company that puts up roadside signs for builders pointing the way to new housing developments. He hired the company to plunk down his signs in the same places.
The trick is to catch people before they pay their first visit to a builder's sales office. Builders often will pay a commission only if the buyer is accompanied by an agent during his first visit to the sales office or at least indicates at that point that he heard about the development from an agent. Vijay Agarwal, a manager at a housing-finance company in McLean, Va., says one builder told him it wouldn't pay a commission to Mr. Odio because Mr. Agarwal didn't check the right box on a form he filled out when he first viewed the development. So Mr. Agarwal decided to buy from another builder and is looking forward to a rebate from Mr. Odio when the sale is completed.
After Mr. Odio passed his real-estate licensing exam last year, he didn't want to work for a traditional brokerage agency, which would mean giving up a large share of his commission income to the firm. Instead, he arranged to work under the supervision of Helen Chapman, a broker who works out of her home in Falls Church, Va. She was willing to let him keep most of the commission income and operate under his own company name, DROdio.com Realty. "I hired my own boss," Mr. Odio says.
For each of his clients who is selling a home, Mr. Odio sets up an individual Web site, with a domain name like 5223whisperwillow.com. Clients are impressed that they get their own site. His secret: such sites can be created for just $9 each.
Through his RebateReps business, Mr. Odio says he is receiving several calls a day from people all over the country. An assistant takes down the details and then finds an agent near the customer. Those agents then pay a referral fee to Mr. Odio. Though only a few transactions have been completed through the new service, Mr. Odio has high hopes. He says plenty of agents are willing to give a rebate if that's what it takes to win a customer. But they usually don't want to advertise that fact for fear that all future customers will expect a rebate. Through RebateReps, he says, agents can give rebates in some cases without offering them to everyone.
One of Mr. Odio's remaining challenges is to persuade more people that rebate offers are genuine. "Everyone asks, 'What's the catch,' " he says. "There is no catch."
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Bristol Breakfast Club is one of the most successful Clubs in the country for fund raising.For the last 10 years we have run a Dragon Boat Festival which, over that time, has donated just shy of £500,000 to a wide variety of charities.
On average we raise between 50,000 and 60,000 every year which enables us to help those less fortunate than ourselves. These are listed below:
Above & Beyond Appeal
Africa Hope and Homes
African Initiative Girls Education in Arusha
Alzheimer's Society
Arthritis Research Campaign
Aqua Boxes
Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project
Avon Outward Bound Trust
Avon Riding for the Disabled
Avon Swifts
Book Aid
Bristol Cancer Care
Bristol Eye Hospital
Bristol Sailing School (Sailability)
British Heart Foundation
Brittle Bones Society
Calcutta Rescue
Caring at Christmas
Caribbean Foot Care
Chew Valley Lake Association of Disabled Sailors
Children's Hospice South West
Clifton College Foundation
Cots for Tots
Drug and Alcohol Training Services
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Guinness Charity
GW Air Ambulance
Malawi Teacher Training Project
Hearing Dogs for the Blind
Help for Heroes
Humphrey Repton Homes
Jessie May
Karuna Trust
Keswick Rotary Club Flood Appeal
Leukaemia Research
Life 90 project with Prague Rotary Club
Life Education Centres
Macmillan Cancer Support
Maji Safi
Malawi Teachers Training Project
Marie Cure Cancer Care
Macular Disease Association
Meningitis Research
Mercy Ships
Moonstone Appeal
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Music Fest
National Association for Crohns and Colitis Disease
National Eye Research Centre
Nepali Children's Trust
One 25
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Pauls Place
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Restoration of Hope - Burundi
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As Islamic State militants establish a foothold in Libya, Britain has been warned to brace itself for 'boats full of terrorists' by Egypt's Ambassador to the UK.
Nasser Kamel made the comments after 2,163 migrants were rescued at sea in one 24 hour period last weekend in what has been called an "exodus without precedent" brought on by Islamic State controlling the coastal town of Sirte, the Daily Mail reports.
"You know how far Sirte is from Italy? It's 300km" he told BBC's Newsnight.
"Those boat people who go for immigration purposes and try to cross the Mediterranean… in the next few weeks, if we do not act together, they will be boats full of terrorists also."
The Ambassador also criticised countries who involved themselves militarily in Libya but failed to take decisive action in the aftermath of the death of Col Gaddafi.
"I think after toppling Gaddafi, while no one is questioning that he was a dictator, we as an international community, especially those that intervened militarily, did not put enough resources (in) for developing a modern, democratic, Libyan state.
"I think we should have done more, the UN should have been more involved."
And he called for the lifting of the UN arms embargo on the Libyan government so it can fight IS militants.
Some people have questioned whether the UK should have fought against the Libyan leader, with one counter terrorism expert telling Breitbart London that had Colonel Gaddafi been alive then IS would not be establishing a base in the country.
David Cameron insisted he did not regret Britain taking part in the efforts to oust Gaddafi despite the country being a potential launch base for jihadi extremists to attack Europe from.
He added the UK would not abandon Libya as he maintained his decision to send British military forces to the north African country in 2011 was the 'right thing to do'.
With the whole of Europe's immigration system dependent on the Italian island of Lampedusa and the other Southern European countries which have already told their European counterparts they cannot cope with the pressure, there is an increased risk to Britain's security.
Italy has also warned of an expected surge in numbers as people flee from the hellish living ordered by Islamic State. The Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said that jihadis could 'slip into Europe' after boarding boats crammed with asylum seekers.
And he said the North African state was an "absolute priority" with "not a minute to lose" for countries wanting to stop the spread of fanatical Islam.
IS wants to include Italy as part of its so-called Caliphate and of concern is the number of ports is controls making it only a few miles by boat, with no exit controls, for terrorists to travel before they wreak havoc on civilised countries.
"If the militias of the Caliphate advance faster than the decisions of the international community how can we put out the fire in Libya and stem the migration flows? We are at risk of an exodus without precedent," Mr Alfano added.
Italy says there are about 600,000 migrants in Libya preparing to make the journey, a third of them in five camps along the coast.
Yet despite this, the Prime Minister stood firm on his belief that toppling the leader who controlled Libya with an iron fist without any proper procedures for installing a proper functioning government was the right thing to do.
Speaking in Hove, Mr Cameron said, "On the question of abandoning Libya, there's no question of Britain abandoning Libya.
"Britain is giving Libya support through our aid budget. We did a major training project for the Libyan security forces. We are doing work to try and bring together a national unity government in Libya.
"But of course what we face in Libya is a very difficult situation with far too many armed militias, without a proper government and with the growth of ungoverned space, and we've had the appalling events of the last few days with the brutal, senseless murders of Coptic Christians on the beach, which I know has shocked the whole world.
"I discussed it yesterday with the president of Egypt and what the whole world needs to do is come together and work for a Libya that has a national unity government, obviously excluding terrorists, and that can start to build the institutions of a state.
"Do I regret that Britain played our role in getting rid of Gaddafi and coming to the aid of that nation when Gaddafi was going to murder his own citizens in Benghazi? No I don't.
"It was the right thing for Britain to do. Gaddafi was no friend of our country – the Semtex given to the IRA has done a huge amount of damage in our country.
"Libya, Britain and the world are better off without Gaddafi but we have to do as much as we can now with, I hope, a willing Libyan population and politicians to try and bring that national unity government together – but it has been very hard work."


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Landhotel & Cafe Im Gartenfeld 5 rooms from £74Trier
Family-run, traditional hotel in the Aacher valley. Rooms are traditionally decorated with simple furnishings. The surrounding countryside is host to lovely walking trails and local landmarks include the family home of Karl Marx. A good low budget option.Local exploring - Whether it's hiking through the countryside or exploring the historic town there is plenty to see and do.Sights nearby - Only three miles from Karl Marx House, a fascinating and informative spot to visit.Local markets - Winter visitors should not miss the chance to visit the Trier Christmas Market.
Hotel Villa Hugel 34 rooms from £116Trier
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