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Ancestor or Descendent? March 4, 2007
Delivered by Jim Eby at Summit Presbyterian Church Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
This is such a rich passage, and so appropriate as we use this Lenten period to examine our life style and our lives, our stewardship of gifts entrusted to us, and the depth of our discipleship. This passage invites us to judge ourselves by asking the question: "Do we act more like an ancestor, or more like a descendent?"
In the 18th century, Queen Anne elevated the Duke of Marlborough to peerage in recognition of his great service to the English crown on the field of battle. He was of lowly origin and the story is told that one of the attendants at court decided to make fun of him one day. He walked over to the Duke and said: "Your Grace, whose descendent are you?" Marlborough answered: "Sir, I am not a descendent, I am an ancestor."
Abram had been promised, way back at the beginning of his journey with God, that God would make of him a great nation, that God would bless him and make his name great so he would be a blessing to all the families on the earth. At the age of 75, Abram began the journey from Haran to the place where God would lead. He left with his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot and all their possessions and journeyed to the land of Canaan. And when he got there, he heard God promise, "To your descendants I will give this land."[1]
But there was a famine in the land, just as there was a famine of the descendants of Abram, and so they went to Egypt where there was at least food. But still no children. It's awfully difficult to be an ancestor when there are no children. So Abram adopted the son of a slave.
But that wasn't what God had in mind. One evening, in a vision, God appeared and reaffirmed the original promise that had been made. God said, "I am your shield; your reward shall be very great." That was the beginning statement in the passage we just read.
We can identify with Abram's quick response, can't we? "O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?" You've promised me children, and I don't have any yet. Now you promise me land, and the Canaanites are still living on it. It just doesn't seem possible, God. My faith is stretched to the limit. I left my native land, my parents, my security. I have had to live in Egypt during a famine. I have traveled in obedience to your call and your promise. But time is running out. I'm not a young man any more. How can I be sure this will be mine, this promise of children and a home land? Lord, give me some proof – a sign of some kind. You have made a covenant with me, you have made a promise that I have not earned and do not deserve. But how can I be sure that my hope in your promise is not just wishful thinking?"
Abram had the promise, the covenant, but he needed something more, some physical sign. Even the parent of our faith faltered, at times, just as we do. And God, with a love that would not let Abram go any more than God will let us go, God gave Abram that experience, that vision of a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch which represented God and passed between the split carcasses of the cow and the goat and the ram. In those days, when a covenant was made between two people, they would kill an animal and split it in two, stand between the two haves and make their vows to each other. The symbolism, the imagery was clear. It communicated the promise, "If I do not keep covenant, if I do not fulfill the vows I have made with you, may I be split open dead, destroyed, like the remains of this animal."
It seems a bit gruesome, doesn't it? But then you have to admit that the imagery is impressive. It makes a real impact.
Did you pick up the unusual thing about Abram's vision? Usually both parties of the covenant walked between the pieces of the slaughtered animal, binding themselves to faithfulness to each other. But in Abram's vision, only God passed between the pieces. Only God took that oath of faithfulness. And the covenant was offered to Abram out of God's love, out of God's caring – and all Abram had to do was accept it, use it, and live in the love, in the peace, the shalom that God intended. Out of infinite love, God answered Abram's question: "...how can I know these promises of children and land will be mine?"
God comes down to walk on the earth with Abram, and reveals the divine nature to Abram. "You want to know who I am? I am God who keeps promises and whose promises are guaranteed!" What God announces to Abram, God does. And in that smoky, primitive ritual that takes place in a vision, God declares: "I am the God of covenant. I am the faithful God."
And Abram became an ancestor. He had descendants that began with Ishmael and Isaac, and continue down to this very day, even to the next child we baptize, who will be declared to be child of the covenant, the covenant made with Abram which God continues to keep to this very day. When we participate in the sacrament of baptism, when we remember our own baptism, we hear the covenant promise of God, "I will be your God; you will be my people. You are my beloved."
That's the gospel. That's the good news. God keeps covenant, even when it seems impossible. And part of the wonder is that we don't have to understand how God will accomplish it. But we do have to accept that gospel statement and move on in the pilgrimage of the descendants of Abraham, a pilgrimage that is headed for the promised land, for the kingdom coming. And we have to allow ourselves to be claimed and named in spite of ourselves.
I don't know about you – but that's hard for me to deal with sometimes. I want to be an ancestor, not a descendent. I want to be in control of my life. I want to seek my life, not lose it. I want it to be rational and definable and measurable. I want an answer to my question: "...how can I know it will be mine? This promise of a kingdom coming – this abundant life that is not dependent on material acquisitions?"
And God comes in answer to our question. God comes in the vision which binds us together and binds us to God. God comes inviting us to live as children of God, inviting us to live as disciples, as students of our Lord and Savior. And in that living, in that obedient response to God's call to live a life of love, we find the answer to our questions. And lo and behold, we become more than descendants. We, like the Duke of Marlborough, do become ancestors as well.
What kind of ancestor will you be? I have a challenge for you. This week, remember the words that are spoken just after the water is placed on the head of the person baptized: "See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called Children of God. And we are!"
Remember those words as you meet other children of God. And treat each of them as valuable and valued gifts God has given you. For they are part of God's answer to your question: "...how can I know it will be mine?"
God of Abraham and Sarah, help us to be honest in our doubts and searching with our questions. Help us search for the answers you provide. Help us hear and see and know your love and then help us respond in faithfulness. In the name of our risen Lord we ask it. Amen.


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An Interview with Frog the What Games – Slaughterball!
September 28, 2014 by dracs
Frog the What Games recently took to Kickstarter to help fund their exciting new scifi game of genetically engineered football named Slaughterball! I managed to get a chat with the game's creator Erik Kjerland about just what is going on in this game of sporting slaughter, and he even brought an exclusive image to show us. Read on to find out more.
Me: I am joined by Erik of Frog the What Games (not as I kept mistakenly calling it What the Frog Games. Oops) and he is here to tell us a bit more about his new game Slaughterball. So Erik, thank you for joining us.
Erik: Thank you Sam for interviewing me.
Me: No worries. First can you tell us a bit about yourself and your experience in gaming. How did you get started?
Erik: I guess the first gaming experience I had was as a kid, you know playing Scrabble, Bobble, and Monopoly, but then quickly got into Dungeons and Dragons. From there I got into a whole bunch of board games and computer games. I always liked Blood Bowl, of course, one of my favourites, and other games such as... well what's my favourite game right now? I guess, Lords of Waterdeep. I also got into miniatures games, I played a bunch of the Dead Lands miniatures games, and things like that. I like strategy, Risk-type games with rolling dice.
Me: Have you tried Risk Legacy yet?
Erik: I haven't, I got Risk 2210, but I haven't got into Legacy. That came out after I started designing Slaughterball, so I haven't had much time to pick that one up.
Me: 2210 is excellent as well, just take the Moon.
Erik: Yes!
Me: How did you go from being a gamer to a developer, how did you make that leap?
Erik: Well, first I was always the dungeon master in role play games, so I would design my own adventures, and then when I started getting into boards games I would play games such as Settlers of Catan and play that for a while, then I would go "Oh wouldn't it be cool if you could do this?" So I created my own add-on rules for games that existed. From there I started getting into designing my own games, and it would just be for me and friends, kinda like a hobby. Like I created a game where you controlled a gang and you fought other gangs, and then a fantasy conquest game, and a couple of others, but they were all just hobbies and that's how I got started.
Me: Excellent, and now you're here with Slaughterball and a very successful Kickstarter going on.
Erik. Hooray! Yes, yes, we're very happy!.
Me: And so you should be. Can you tell us a bit more about Slaughterball, can you give us an idea of the background?
Erik: Sure, sure, let's see. Well I guess the inspiration for Slaughterball came from the old PC-game from Bitmap Brothers called Speedball. I played the heck out of that thing back when it came out, what was that late 80s? I liked the concept of a futuristic blood sport, but in this shiny, stainless steel arena where you score points for injuring opponents. I've always liked that, and also movies like Rollerball are an inspiration. So when I found Kickstarter and I saw these board games succeed I realised "Hey, that's feasible, I can actually try and fund it that way," because getting a board game into a publisher, having them produce it for you is very difficult. I said, "you know what? I'm going to try and develop a board game using Kickstarter" and I chose Slaughterball first because it was my favourite that I had in development at that time.
Me: I read earlier that you based the background of this on a book you had written earlier, is that right?
Erik: Yes it is, I also write novels under the pen name Derek J. Canyon. I had written a futuristic cyberpunk novel called Dead Dwarves Don't Dance.
Me: (laughing) OK, that's brilliant!
Erik: That's about a genetically engineered dwarf assassin seeking redemption.
Me: You had me at genetically engineered dwarf.
Erik: (laughing) yes, lots of people say that, dwarves are very popular. Anyway I wrote that book several years ago, and I liked the genetic engineering in it. So I thought "What would sports be like in that universe?" Well they'd be genetically engineered super-athletes, you know the fast guys would have double-kneed legs so they can jump and run faster, and some of them would have four arms, and some of them would look like the Hulk. There's really no limit to what sort of genetically engineered neo-human can be created. Perfect for the different teams' themes. I just went with that and now they're in the same universe.
Me: Slaughterball is all in one box isn't it?
Erik: Correct, at the $100 pledge level you get four complete teams that give you everything you need to play any of the three game modes that come in the box. That's the basic learning mode called Scrimmage, Exhibition Mode where you have asymmetrical pro-teams, and then there's League where you can play over a full season and improve your athletes over time.
Me: Oh, so it's got an evolving campaign system as well?
Erik: Oh yes. You play the League which has a default of ten games for each team and you earn money after each game, which you can then spend on improving your athletes skills and traits. There are over 50 skills to choose from.
Me: Excellent, I love campaign systems as it helps you get really invested in your faction or team.
Erik: Oh yes, whenever I have money for winning a game and I look through all the skills and there are some in there that I have to get all the time.
Me: Can you tell us a bit more about the four teams?
Erik: Sure! Well there are 52 miniatures that come in the box and that includes four teams and four mavericks, those are kinda like the free agents.
There is the team Carnage and they are genetically engineered to resemble orcs, goblins and ogres, and they concentrate on basically clobbering everyone else. They're big and mean and have skills that enhance those abilities.
The next team is team Nemesis. They're the blue team with a sleek Tron-like look. They're the strategy team, they have skills that let them hold more strategy cards and also cancel strategy cards of their opponents. So whenever you go up against Nemesis you have to watch out as they can really mess with your plans.
Me: When the other BoW guys read this; dibs on that team!
Erik: (laughing) Yeah I was surprised, they're a very popular team, I thought people would really like the next team, which is Swords of Damocles.
They're like the Greek Spartan looking team, concentrating on throwing, passing and shooting. You really have to watch out for those guys as if they get the ball, it's conceivable for them to just make three goals in a row in one turn. When you're up against them you really want to injure their razor athletes, which are the quarterbacks.
Me: And what about the final yellow team?
Erik: The yellow team are the Valkyries and their your basic gorgeous, Nordic warrior woman type, but their skills let them manipulate other teams. If they sacrifice a card they can move other athletes wherever they want.
One of the things they really like doing is luring athletes into the centre of the board into what is called the Meat Grinder. If you get knocked down there you're more likely to get injured so that can leave you in big trouble.
Me: OK, that sounds cool, I love the idea of this meat grinder in the middle.
Erik: Yes, yes. That came about because when I first designed the game the ball would shoot out of the launchers and someone would grab it and they'd just start scoring. That didn't provide enough interaction at the start of the game. So I thought "What if there's this spot in the middle of the field where you have to go to open the goals." So that promotes more interaction at the start of the game. And then I thought "What if that's a dangerous spot where you can get crunched to bits?"
Me: That is a really good mechanic, this should add a whole new level of dynamism to the game.
Erik: Thank you, that was my plan.
Me: Can you let us know a bit more about the gameplay?
Erik: Whoever has the most points at the end of six rounds wins. During each round each coach gets their turn and on your turn you get three activation tokens, which you can use to tell three of your six athletes to do something on your turn. So part of the strategic issue you have is "Which three do I choose?"
In the basic Scrimmage game you have three actions to choose from and those are move, shoot a goal, pass, and chop an opponent. When moving you just look at your speed trait, and that's how many spaces you can move. For the other actions you have to roll dice.
Me: Slaughterball uses custom dice, what do each of the symbols represent?
Eric: Well knives are basically success symbols, so if you want to do something you just count how many dice you get. So if you wanted to attack an opponent you would basically roll on your brawl and whoever got the most dice wins. Next is star, which is used to power up skills in the advanced games. Like with the skill star shooter you can count the star as a knife. Then the boot is for movement based skills. Finally there is the the skull. In the current game I think there is only one character which uses the skull, but in future expansions that is going to power up things like equipment.
Me: You mentioned exclusives and I've been looking through the Kickstarter at some of these. You have some superb models for each of the teams, but it's the exclusives that really stand out for me.
You've got an exclusive Sandy Petersen mini, the creator of Call of Cthulhu.
You also have Tom Vasel, from the Dice Tower.
And Angry Joe, who I'm a big fan of. I think you've got him down perfectly in the miniature.
Erik: He helped me a lot figuring out what he wanted to look like. He'll actually be doing a Twitch stream playing the game before the end of the Kickstarter.
Me: Excellent, I'll look forward to that. And you've sent us the colour image for this mini, so thanks a lot for that.
Erik: You're welcome, that's an exclusive for you guys!
Me: See that guys? You want to see Angry Joe in colour? First here on Beasts of War.
Now there have been plenty of tabletop football games in the past, how do you think Slaughterball really stands out from these?
Erik: Well, first thing is I decided to go with large miniature scale, because I liked the feel and heft of larger minis. These guys are between 40-42mm, which should also let you get some really good paint jobs if you want to paint your guys up.
The other difference is I think that Slaughterball is the most immersive because of the great artwork. If you look at the game board it's got futuristic advertising on the walls, which really emulates the glitz and glory of a futuristic sport. There's blood on the field, bits of popcorn lying everywhere, there's ice cream in the medical area, just lots of theme.
And finally it's really easy to pick up. I don't know if you've heard of the game Battleball?
Me: Er, no afraid not.
Erik: Well that was a very simple game. It was easy to pick up and I enjoyed it as well, but it didn't have enough depth for me. I would say Slaughterball is definitely easier to pick up than Blood Bowl and Dreadball. We were able to teach the game at conventions in fifteen minutes and get a full two player game with new players in an hour.
So it's the ease of play, the awesome miniatures and the theme that sets it apart.
Me: I just spotted another of those awesome miniature designs. How did I miss this one, Luly.
Erik: (laughing). Yes, no relation to anyone else.
Me: Of course not. Does she have a multipass?
Erik: Yes, yes she does, that is one of the names of her skills. Here's her reference card.
I have about twenty of those Maverick type players planned and the first four you'll definitely see resemblances to science fiction characters you might know. All of those types of Mavericks are included in the Butcher pledge.
Me: What has the creative process behind this been like and what challenges have you faced?
Erik: Ooh, the creative process has been very long. I have been working on this diligently for four years. But you know getting off from work, coming home and working on the rules and play testing, that I just enjoy a lot. I really enjoy designing games, so it doesn't feel like a job when I actually doing the design and development part. The difficult part for me is in doing the business side of things, hunting down artists and doing the book keeping, but as far as the designing part goes, sitting down and dreaming up rules and play testing with people and seeing their responses is really fun. The only problem is it takes so long. Since I have a day job it has taken four years to get to this point and I just wish someday I could do this as my official job.
Me: That's the dream mate. What's your experience with Kickstarter been like?
Erik: Well first of all I love it to death as without it I couldn't do this, I couldn't get my game published. And now it will be published, woohoo! Other than that, as a small start up company it's very hard figure out what sort of advertising and promotions will work to get this in front of people's eyeballs. Sometimes it's like pulling hairs, how do those other small companies get those big boosts at the end of the campaign? That's what we're trying to figure out and how can we get more people to see this? If any of your readers have any suggestions I would love to hear them. Of course we're advertising on Beasts of War, but I might be missing something so I would really like to hear if anyone else has any ideas.
Me: You read that guys, go forth and spread the word of Slaughterball. Last of all, do you have anything else in store for us in the future?
Erik: Oh boy. Well you know how I said I design games for me and my friends as a hobby? We have two other games in the early prototype stages, and then I have seven other games in my head. So I have enough work for the next probably twelve to fourteen years if I wanted to.
Now, for short term I've got four additional teams for Slaughterball that are fully play tested and being unlocked with stretch goals. Then I have eight more teams currently in play testing for future expansions. I also have ideas for additional rules, like equipment, performance enhancing drugs, stuff like that. Also mascots, cheerleaders and fan involvement. Definitely enough for another expansion, but those haven't been fleshed out yet, I look forward to getting to those after we have this Kickstarter in the can.
Me: Can you give us a hint about one of those future teams?
Erik: Well if you go on the Kickstarter and check out the updates you'll find the mid-season report with the ranking league for all the playtesting games. But there's one which seems to be getting a lot of attention, called Doom. They are a team of genetically engineered super-athlete rabbits.
Me: (burst out laughing)
Erik: They have a skill called Death From Above, so they can leap up and come down on you and deal a lot of damage that way.
Me: They sound fantastic.
Erik: And there are others like the Pirate team and Dog team, lots of options in this universe. Also the fans on Board Game Geek have started a suggestion thread for me with things like an insect team and a centaur team, so we'll see what we can do and what makes sense. I just want to make sure things fit with the universe and aren't too silly. Slaughterball definitely takes a more serious and realistic tack in that I just want to make sure that no team doesn't seem to fit.
Me: Well, the great thing about your genetically engineered teams is that it pretty much opens up the game to anything you can imagine.
Erik: Yes it really unleashes the game's potential.
Me: It unleashes the beast. Like Simba Khan.
Erik: Oh yeah, I cannot wait to see the paint jobs on him, that's my favourite model in the first set.
Me: I'm sure we can't wait to see it either.
Erik: Yeah, you have your own good painters at Beasts of War don't you?
Me: Romain is our resident artiste, aye.
Erik: Well when I get my pre-production copies I will have to send one over to Beasts of War so guys can check it out and give it a play.
Me: That would be brilliant, I'll definitely look forward to that.
Erik: I've taken this to three conventions and demoed it, the Dragonflight Board Game Convention, Pax Prime over in Seattle, and then another one called the Rose City Comic Con in Portland, and I do demo games. I am so happy to find that the people who play, I think it's 100%, love the game. It's really fun and easy to get into, so I'm looking forward to getting it in stores as I think once people have played it they will like it and want to get more of it.
Me: Well that's all, thanks a lot for joining me Erik.
Erik: Thanks so much to you, I really appreciate this opportunity.
If all this has you intrigued and you want to find out more about Erik's game of scifi blood sports, check out the Slaughterball web page and be sure to head over and check out their Kickstarter campaign.
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Well now the wife have gotten a new kitchen, it's time for me to fulfill a dream, I have had since childhood. Owning a real live 1/1 scale classic US car
You know I'm a Mopar guy, but Mopars are so expensive and only a few come up for sale. For a while I have been looking and so far two candidates, within my budget, have come up. First one was this 1973 Pontiac Formula 400
The original engine have been replaced with a 1970 400 cui. Plenty of HP there. The interior is in great condition, but the exterior is not that great. As you can see in the image, there is some damage on the front left side. Other images sugest it is more than just a dent and scratches. It looks as if the entire front have been pushed slightly towards the right side of the car. Had a talk with the dealership. He bought the car for him self 7 years ago, but never got around to fixing up the car. He then put it up for sale(At least 3 years ago, to my knowledge).
He claims it is a minor scratch easily fixed. He then said the entire car is in need of a new coat of paint. It is the original paint and it is flat, scratched and cracked.
Well, it is an attractive car and the price is fairly attractive. Some questions do make it look less attractive.
How damaged is the front actually?
How many miles are there on the 1970 engine?
Why has an attractive car at an attractive price been for sale for so long?
Car number two is a '66 Mustang.
There are some exterior issues, but nothing serious. The fiberglas hood scoope is very poorly done.
But that should be an easy fix.
Some odd repairs have been made on both doors.
Should not be that dificult to fix.
The interior looks good, although the dashboard is not working.
A lot of new mechanical parts make up for the exterior flaws.
2010 Ford racing 302 engine(345 hp)
2014 Ford racing transmission
discbreaks in all 4 conors
The front bridge have been modified. It now has dual wishbones.
Steering has been exchanged with rack and pinion.
10" rearend with lock up.
Had a spin in it on saturday. It is fast and it steers like a modern car. The rear end is a bit to hard I think. Most likely due to the hijackers. There is no break booster, so you really need to put your foot down hard.
Some pros and cons with this one, although so far the pros outweigh the cons.
I have a friend who has a lot of experience with classic US cars. I have made arrangements for us to see the Mustang again coming saturday.
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Nestled between some fine oil canvases on the wall of Bob Wigley's Jermyn Street office in London are pictures of politicians that all have something in common. They're all with Wigley.
There's the former Merrill Lynch Europe chairman with Tony Blair, a diplomatic distance away from a snap of Wigley in the company of Gordon Brown.
Then there's one of Bob with Bill (Clinton), and the inevitable Bob and Boris (Johnson, of course) shot.
Among this cornucopia of memorabilia, there's a framed letter to Wigley signed by David (Cameron) and another bearing the signature of Elizabeth (the Queen).
There's even a picture with Prince Harry, though not yet one of Wigley cradling Prince George. Is this the UK's best-connected businessman?
Wigley, 52, smiles when I ask him this, though friends later tell me a tale that rather illustrates the point.
Let's just say that when an incredibly powerful organisation needed to know of one businessman in Britain who could open doors to everyone, Wigley's was the name proffered.
With all these prestigious and powerful friends, what is he doing presiding over the £2.3bn restructuring of Hibu, the once mighty Yellow Pages publisher that Wigley chairs?
"I did the restructurings of Eurotunnel, Queens Moat Houses and Gerald Ratner's companies," he says. "And this has been the most difficult and challenging by far.
"Most of the others simply had too much debt. This business needed completely transforming. It's probably the largest and most complex UK restructuring ever."
Perhaps Wigley should have heeded the advice of friends who told him not to touch Hibu with a yellow barge pole when he was approached about the chairman's job four years ago.
Yell Group, as it was then, had been a FTSE 100 constituent but was mired in trouble. It had spent billions of pounds on businesses overseas, only to find that its main competition was not fellow directory publishers, but Google and the internet.
"When I joined the company, it had £4bn of debt and a very long-standing chief executive (John Condron) who had been there for 29 years," says Wigley.
"It didn't have a credible, comprehensive digital strategy and it was in danger of breaching its financing facilities," Wigley said.
Last Thursday, the company told 300 bank creditors about a restructuring plan that will reduce the remaining £2.3bn debt pile.
Hibu, whose shares have plunged from more than £6 to less than 0.3p, will be taken off the stock market and owned by its banks.
The debt will be reduced to £500m of interest-bearing debt and £900m of "payment-in-kind" debt, which Wigley says will roll forward after 10 years without a cash interest payment.
The remaining £900m of debt is being written off.
"The cash-paid debt will be £500m, as opposed to £4bn," says Wigley.
"The company has a world- class management team and a great digital strategy. The capital structure is secure to enable the company to implement its business plan.
"Most importantly, we've safeguarded the jobs of 12,000 people and preserved what's really the marketing department of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK.
"For most SMEs, very often the only advertising they do is through Hibu. We're a sort of outsourced marketing division for many SMEs.
"The average plumber, electrician, drain unblocker and hairdresser typically only advertises in one of Hibu's products or on the web through Hibu."
Indeed, Hibu claims its directories contain the most comprehensive database of Britain's SME service suppliers. The company also says its 6,000-strong global salesforce is the largest interface with small firms of any information provider.
Isn't Google the elephant in the room here?
Wigley is robust. "The problem with Google," he says, "Is that it doesn't have a very good local database.
"If you put in 'Kensington plumber', the first thing that's going to come up is probably Kensington, Connecticut.
"This is one of the misunderstandings about the company. Some people think Google is going to kill Hibu. Actually, we work very closely with Google and make a good profit from our relationship with them."
He's talking about recommending search engine optimisation and web transaction partners to the 420,000 small businesses for which Hibu has built websites.
Wigley says Hibu is an internet business now. It still publishes its print directories, which currently produce between £100m-£200m of underlying earnings a year.However, the print business is declining in both revenues and directory size by about 20pc a year.
Wigley says Hibu is doing everything possible to arrest the rate of decline of print, while at the same time building the digital business.
Will there always be a print directories business? "I don't think we'll always have phone books," is his response. "But we're going to have them for the foreseeable future.
"About 70pc of people who receive a book still use it and we tend to find that if someone has a broken boiler, a blocked drain or electrical fault in their house, they dive for their Yellow Pages to find the local tradesman who can come and help them in their moment of distress,"
Distressed is an apt word for Hibu's shareholders, who will be wiped out entirely by the restructuring. The plan will need the consent of lenders who own 75pc of the debt.
Wigley stresses that he sympathises, not least because he owns 3.1m Hibu shares himself.
"Our shareholders are very disappointed, as am I," he says. "I'm a substantial shareholder myself and I share their pain.
"They were hoping for some return but the lenders insisted that they would not approve the restructuring unless there was no return to shareholders. It was unavoidable.
"When I bought my shares two years ago, I still hoped we could develop the digital business fast enough that we would be able to create some value for shareholders, but the economy has been more difficult for longer than we expected. I've lost hundreds of thousands of pounds."
About 300 shareholders, thought to account for 20pc of Hibu's shares, have been considering legal action against the restructuring plan.
However, Wigley says he sees few obstacles to the scheme being approved by the courts by the end of September.
After that, he and other Hibu non-executives will leave the company.
But Wigley will not be short of things to do. He chairs headhunter Stonehaven Search, banking technology group NetOTC, First Global Trust Bank and marketing agency, Captive Minds Communications Group.
He also sits on the international advisory board of British Airways, is a non-executive director of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority and holds roles at Oxford University and the Royal College of Music.
Wigley has completed a report for Boris Johnson on London's competitiveness and a study for the Prime Minister on improving school governance.
He also chaired a study for the Government on creating a "green investment bank" to drive investment in renewable energy.
What drives him these days, however, is supporting entrepreneurship.
NetOTC and First Global are both start-ups and Wigley has other investments planned, including a tie-up with 27-year-old Dominic McVey and James Gallon, 29.
McVey made £1m by the age of 17 selling 11m scooters from his bedroom under the brand of Wickedscooters.com.
Gallon is a scion of one of the founding families of Tesco.
The trio have agreed to buy a privately-owned British fashion manufacturer that makes clothes for retailers including Sir Philip Green's Arcadia group and Marks & Spencer.
The company, which Wigley will not name, owns licences to several well-known British brands. He believes there is great potential to use the group's manufacturing capacity to create branded goods.
Wigley also plans to make other investments, saying he will eschew FTSE 100 chairs for opportunities to partner with youthful entrepreneurs seeking business opportunities.
"I wanted to do more entrepreneurial things," he says. "I have read a book called Winning in the Second Half which argues that you shouldn't think that you're going to be like your parents and retire at 65, play golf and die at 72.
"We're all going to live into our 90s. Therefore, we have to work hard into our mid-70s.
"If you are 52, which I am, that actually means you're going to work as long again as you've already worked.
"You shouldn't think of a gradual decline. You've got to think in terms of a whole second career.
"I have worked for 25 years, so I am going to work for another 25 years. I expect to be working until my mid-70s and I want the second part of my life to be entrepreneurial."
More photo-opportunities will no doubt follow.
Family Married, with three sons
Homes In Hampshire and Kensington
Education Exeter School and Bath University
Career British Gas, Arthur Andersen and Morgan Grenfell before joining Merrill Lynch in 1996; 2004-09 chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Current chairmanships Hibu, Stonehaven Search, NetOTC, First Global Trust Bank and Captive Minds Communications Group
Not a lot of people know that... He met Margaret Thatcher in 1980 when she was Prime Minister and he was 19 and involved with the Young Enterprise scheme


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The untold truth of Gillian Anderson
You probably know her best from the Fox network's longstanding cult sci-fi dramedy, The X-Files, or perhaps you've seen her in The Fall, the British/Irish crime drama that's currently available streaming on Netflix for American viewers. No matter how you know her, American/English actress, Gillian Anderson is sure to have left an impression for her unique beauty, grace, and talent.
As often happens when gorgeous, talented women do sci-fi, Anderson has enjoyed a dedicated male fan base over the last few decades. What's special, though, is that she has also become a feminist role model for her strong female lead roles and her extensive charity work. In fact last year, Bustle declared her portrayal of The X-Files' Dana Scully character to be "one of TV's greatest feminist role models." Men, women—everyone loves her!
And perhaps it's because even though she is the pinnacle of beauty and talent, she is very open with the fact that she has lived a less-than-perfect and storied life. She is a TV, stage, and movie star (as well as a mother of three, according to The Guardian) who is brave enough to show her imperfections along with her beauty, and we love her for it!


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Remedial tree care after the storm often involves restorative pruning. This type of pruning is about restoring and re-establishing the crown structure. Restorative pruning is often a multi-phase process requiring several years of judicious pruning and periodic monitoring.
The crown structure can be dramatically altered when a tree has sustained any canopy loss; even a single branch. Missing portions of a previously balanced and well-structured tree can result in changes in wind behavior as it passes through the crown. The structural integrity of the crown is compromised when previously sheltered inner branches are exposed to wind-loading. By strategically reducing end-weight on newly exposed branches, the negative effects of wind-loading can be mitigated.
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So lately I have been having such good night's sleep, these are the things that I think would help you, have a better night sleep!
1) Take your makeup off as soon as you get home
This may seem a bit odd but seriously it makes you feel so much more relaxed and clean. I like to use the Liz Earle 'Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser'
2) Have a hot shower/bath
As I said before when you get home try either have a shower or a bath, it will make you feel so clean and comfortable for any work you need to do!
3) Get in your PJ's!!
This is the one thing I absolutely love about coming home after school, getting cosy! There's nothing worse than being stuck in the same clothes all day and staying in the until you go to bed!
4) Get work done early
I know it's easy to say but it's horrible being up late trying to finish a paper that has to be done by tomorrow morning!
5) Have any lights/electronics off 10 - 20 Mins before you sleep
I know this is boring but it does have its advantages, science has proven that having your phone in your face before you go to sleep can make you more awake.
6) Make sure your bedroom is dark
This is one of the biggest tips I have, having a darker room to sleep in makes you sleep so much more than if you have the lights on full blast.
7) Prep your bed
For me having my bed made before I go to sleep makes me feel so much more put together and relaxed. I also like to spray some lavender spray on my bed, I also spray lavender coconut oil on my face to make me feel more relaxed. These are the ones I like to use. I highly recommend these.
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In its yearly
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violations in the report were as a direct result of US actions or US training.
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State Department's assessment of human rights in Pakistan cites an Amnesty International (AI)
report that, in the words of the State Department, "documented the Pakistani
government's abuses against hundreds of its citizens and foreign
The State Department report continued: "AI reported that as the practice
of enforced disappearance spread, people were arrested and held incommunicado
in secret locations with their detention officially denied. They were at risk
of torture and unlawful transfer to third countries. The Amnesty report noted
that the 'practice of offering rewards running to thousands of dollars for
unidentified terror suspects facilitated illegal detention and enforced
But the State
Department left out that the United States was behind those rewards and at least
some of the detentions. The very next sentence in the cited Amnesty
International report reads: "Many individuals were arrested by Pakistani authorities
or captured by local people and handed over to US law enforcement or intelligence personnel
in exchange for a reward."
The State
Department says that in 2006, human-rights violations in Indonesia included unlawful killings by security
forces, as well as torture, harsh prison conditions and arbitrary detentions.
But the Department does not note that, to the chagrin of human-rights groups,
the US State Department has lifted restrictions on selling arms to Indonesia. Neither does it note that the United States is training Indonesian military and
police forces.
In its report on Afghanistan, the State Department cites Human Rights
Watch's implications of "security forces" in the arbitrary detention
and abuse of detainees. But it does not mention that the bulk of Human Rights
Watch's documentation of detainee abuse in Afghanistan focuses on US military conduct, of the hundreds of detainees still held in Afghanistan by U.S. military and
intelligence agencies..
Reports on Poland, Romania, Germany and Italy contain no
references to investigations into secret U.S. detention
facilities or the illegal U.S. abduction and
transfer of terror suspects to third countries that use torture.
The report on Iraq, for instance,
contains harsh words for the government, decrying "overcrowding and lack
of judicial oversight" in Iraqi prisons and detention centers, incidents
of "arbitrary arrest and detention" and "instances of torture
and other abuses by government agents and by illegal armed groups."
Not mentioned at all: The U.S. itself holds about 14,000 detainees in Iraq. Although some U.S. officials
acknowledge that many of these detainees are probably innocent, most have never
had any meaningful opportunity to challenge their detention. Meanwhile,
credible allegations of detainee abuse persist.
There is however one intriguing inclusion in the introduction:
"We recognize that we are writing this report at a time when our own
record, and actions we have taken to respond to the terrorist attacks against
us, have been questioned,"
it goes on to insist that "U.S.
laws, policies and practices governing the detention, treatment and trial of
terrorist suspects have evolved considerably over the last five years."
unprecedented sentences survived because Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
fought for them — and won, beating back opposition that came mainly from Vice
President Dick Cheney's office.
China, a perennial
target, declared that "the United States has lorded it
over other countries by condemning other countries' human rights practices
while ignoring its own problems."
Other foreign commentators also complained about U.S. hypocrisy.
After Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib,
Haditha and other highly publicized human rights controversies, they wondered,
where does the U.S. get off casting
stones at others?


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We've had a few questions today asking what levels of carbs you should be eating for breakfast. The simple answer is that it depends on the activity you have planned for the day, and also on the type of carbs you consume. If you are likely to be very active then you will benefit from eating more calories first thing, and consequently more carbs.
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As we often highlight throughout the magazine, taking on board enough protein post muscle building workouts is essential in aiding muscle growth. Of course eating a good amount of protein through your diets is the main core of this however it's also a positive point to supplement this with some good quality protein shakes. The base for most shakes you will make is a good quality protein powder and there are plenty of choices on the market. Some taste pretty abysmal whilst others are actually quite nice! Go with the established brands to ensure you are getting a high quality product.
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It's important to stay ahead of the game in every area if you take your racquet sports seriously. Even as someone who plays for fun you can improve your game with a few simple tips. Hopefully these will provide a source of inspiration if you want to look in more details on the web!
1) STAY HYDRATED: Even a 1% fall in your dehydration level can have a significant effect on performance. Make sure you drink fluids before, during and after playing or training. If you are dehydrated then you'll fatigue early.
2) EAT AFTER TRAINING: You should load yourself with some carbs within 15 to 45 minutes of finishing training or playing. Try to eat a 3 to 1 ratio of carbs to protein. A good shake or energy bar will maximise recovery.


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In January 2013 I met a funny lady named Hasanatu in Conakry, Guinea. I quickly realized that she was the batty African grandmother I never knew I'd always wanted. Hasanatu guessed her age was somewhere between 60-65, but she couldn't be sure. Frankly, she told me, she didn't see the point in counting. "Years are just years."
Hasanatu had been found by our Screening Team on a trip through Guinea's interior. The tumor on her jaw was enormous. At that point of my time with Mercy Ships, it was one of the biggest I'd ever seen. On the day Hasanatu was supposed to be admitted, she no-showed. Like traveling, communicating in West Africa is never easy. Someone from the ship managed to contact her family. "We put her in a taxi to Conakry two weeks ago," they said. Hmm, we said. Then where is she?
Meanwhile, someone familiar with Mercy Ships spotted Hasanatu in town (she was hard to miss). He pointed her in the right direction. Hasanatu finally showed up on the dock to the collective exhale of our Screening Team.
The night before her surgery I paid her a visit. "Mama Hasanatu, where exactly have you been?" I said. She smiled like she was considering letting me in on some adventurous secret but then dismissively flipped her hands in the air. "It is too long of a story, I would never finish it."
The next evening after her surgery, I remember writing this:
During her recovery, Hasanatu became our resident matriarch. Somewhere along the way I stopped visiting her for the story I was working on – and I visited her just to listen.
Hasanatu told me about the children she had lost to malaria and about her late husband. She told me about her favorite dishes and she desperately tried to teach me Pular, her native language. This strong, spunky, Guinean woman was a thing to behold. She talked so much that I teased our translator that he was going to lose his voice. The story I would later write actually opens with this lede: "You'd better find a translator quick – because Hasanatu has a lot to say."
When she had made enough progress, Hasanatu was moved from the hospital to our outpatient treatment center in town. On Valentine's Day last year I went to see her. When I came in she grabbed my hand, walking me to the far side of the porch to sit down. I distinctly remember being flattered. Everyone's favorite outspoken grandmother wanted me to sit next to her. She gave me a wreath she'd made for me to wear. I thanked her and roughly explained that in the U.S. it was Valentine's Day, a day when you celebrate the people in your life that you love. She seemed pleased with her timing and taught me how to say grandmother in Pular.
Since I left Guinea, Hasanatu has crossed my mind regularly. In our morning Comms meeting Tuesday her name came up. Being the legendary little thing that she is, we spent several minutes lost in stories about her. I laughed especially hard telling about the time that Sia, a Guinean translator and a good friend of mine, found Hasanatu walking down the hospital hallway toward the stairs in her gown and bandages – she was carrying all of her belongings. "Mama H, where are you going?" Sia said. Hasanatu responded that she was homesick and tired of being a hospital patient. She wanted to go home to her village, and if we really loved her like we said we did, we would let her leave. Sia explained that it was because we loved her that she had to stay until she was fully healed. Sia escorted a reluctant Hasanatu back to her ward, where I am sure she complained about the air conditioning. ("We are going to freeze," she used to say.)
While I hate that this sweet woman was homesick, the image of little Mama H in her hospital gown, head wrap, and suitcase still makes me laugh to tears. If not for Sia, I'm fairly sure that Hasanatu could have negotiated her way past the security guards and down the gangway. Her strong-willed attitude was not to be messed with. Hasanatu was 90 pounds of sass and antics that you couldn't help but love.
Thanks to that spunky little lady, I began my Tuesday with belly laughs. I walked out of the conference room wondering how Mama H was doing and if she ever thinks about me, her 'white granddaughter.' I couldn't have known then how grateful I would be later for our morning of memories and laughter.
It was a few hours before I saw the email. During that time, I got to work and I had a cup of coffee. I enjoyed that nonspecific happiness that comes with having a good day. I was sitting in a meeting with my manager, Leigh, when I glanced at the email on my phone. A shocked, coincidental, emotion washed over me.
I handed the phone to Leigh because I wasn't sure how to tell her. Mama Hasanatu passed away Thursday, February 20th at home in her village, the email said. A year after a life-changing surgery, she died from an unrelated illness. Leigh and I were both quiet for a bit, then she looked up and said the perfect thing like she usually does:
"Hasanatu was healed first, that is what's important."
I knew Leigh was right, but I had to go through a series of other emotions before I settled on gratitude. Hasanatu had barely been healed a year. The surgery, recovery, and pain – for what? In a far-away African village she lived for more than three decades with an unbearable tumor because she had no access to healthcare. Then one day a caravan of medical people in Land Rovers came through and offered to change her life. She came to the ship, she had the massive tumor removed, and she recovered. Shouldn't she at least get ten good years on this side of such an experience? As the storyteller who put Hasanatu's journey on paper, I assumed that her story was just beginning. A year later, I figured that she'd be leading conga lines, giving out free advice, and eating cassava with whatever teeth she had left. Sure, she was older than our other patients, but with that much spunk I suspected she could outlive me. It didn't seem fair.
Gratitude eventually came. I don't know if I would have found it yet if not for the fact that earlier that morning I'd been overwhelmed with gratitude for Hasanatu's life. The stories my teammates and I shared just before we learned she had died were part of a beautiful coincidence that I don't think was a coincidence at all.
It is painful to know Mama H is gone, but I think she would agree that the last year of her life was her biggest adventure yet. All of us here who knew Mama H carry with us many more stories that we will tell again and again. My future is filled with reminiscing about that adorable firecracker in a headscarf who called me her granddaughter.
Hasanatu will always be my favorite funny Valentine – and the stories I tell about her will always leave me laughing in the end.
Photos courtesy Deb Bell and Michelle Murrey, Copyright Mercy Ships 2014


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- Calories 326
- Fat 9.9g
- Satfat 2.7g
- Protein 19.6g
- Carbohydrate 42.9g
- Cholesterol 28mg
- Iron 2.6mg
- Sodium 887mg
- Caloriesfromfat 26%
- Fiber 7.4g
- Calcium 169mg
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By Fiza Pirani, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeanna Smith, of Minnesota, first brought George the gopher tortoise home when she was only 10 years old. Now, at 65, she's celebrating 56 years of friendship with him.
"George is probably my oldest friend," Smith told KARE TV's Boyd Huppert "He's just really been a wonderful pet."
Smith was gifted the young tortoise by the Milwaukee County Zoo at her 10th birthday party in 1962.
When she was younger, he'd ride in her bicycle basket or tag along on family vacations to Lake Michigan, and they even dressed up in matching bee costumes for Halloween.
"He doesn't sit on your lap and can't take him on walk, but he's a great pet," Kirby Smith, Jenna Smith's husband, told KARE TV. The two met in college at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, and together, they owned five Labradors. George has outlived them all.
But George has certainly given the Smiths a scare or two in the past, most notably when he escaped after burrowing under a fence in 1988.
According to KARE TV, kids in the neighborhood and a TV news crew showed up to help with the search.
"I would say George is thriving," Smith said about her beloved lettuce-and-strawberry-loving pet.
Gopher tortoises can typically live up to 80 years in the wild, but in captivity, their lifespan could stretch past 100 years, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The animals are currently protected by federal law under the Endangered Species Act in the Alabama counties west of the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers and in Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Organizers & Allies has extended the deadline for their Rolling & Responsive Minigrant program until 5 pm on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015.
The program is designed to be easy, accessible and ongoing with a quick turnaround in order to respond to community-driven projects with short-term financial needs. If you have an idea ee below for details, and links for the application, and final report.
Organizers & Allies (O&A) is a working committee of Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, and supports the professional practice of community organizing to build relationships and grow new leaders as the foundation of community development. It grew out of a long-running brown-bag lunch series hosted by CNDC. O&A meets on the first Thursday of most months for networking luncheons and as needed for capacity building opportunities. Email firstname.lastname@example.com with questions and for the meeting schedule.
Microgrant Fast Facts
- The maximum amount of the grant is $250.
- Funds must be spent within 4 months of being awarded.
- A small final report is required, including pictures.
- The O&A microgrant committee will review the applications recommend awardees.
- Decisions will be made by the 3rd week of each application month.
- CNP will mail a check to the fiscal agent at the end of the month, for a turnaround of 1 month application to funding.
Purpose and eligibility
We're looking for projects that allow people to work together and have an immediate, positive impact on the community.
- Must be used for a project that benefit a community.
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Paris, France — 3 September, 2012
QuickPlay Media, Inc., the leading provider of managed service solutions for the distribution of premium media to IP-connected devices, today announced the appointment of Alexandre Maes as VP of Sales for EMEA. Following a $100 million investment by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC in June, this appointment is part of QuickPlay's continued expansion of the company's EMEA presence.
Maes joins QuickPlay to drive the company's growth across the EMEA region from Paris, where he joins Mark Hyland, QuickPlay's head of sales, who relocated there in 2011. Maes brings an outstanding understanding of QuickPlay's core market, joining from NDS, a subsidiary of News Corporation, where he held the position of VP Sales and Marketing for Western Europe and LATAM. At NDS he specialised in delivering solutions and services for Pay TV and Telecommunications providers, while leading his team to 10 innovation awards. Prior to this, he held positions at NDS Technology Beijing and Gemalto (formerly Gemplus International).
"We are excited to have an executive with Alexandre's experience and proven success growing a business in EMEA join our team," said Wayne Purboo, President, CEO and Co-founder of QuickPlay Media. "We have seen a great deal of interest in our managed service solutions in EMEA, and with Alexandre's leadership we are well positioned to respond to this growing demand as we showcase QuickPlay's superiority in this space."
"I am excited to join Quickplay and help expand the company's presence across EMEA," said Maes. "As we saw with the mobile viewing figures from the Olympic Games, there is a tremendous consumer appetite for multiscreen viewing. QuickPlay's proven cloud-based services for operating highly-scalable multiscreen platforms are a perfect solution for European TV operators who wish to capitalize on this demand with a high-quality offering that is cost effective, secure and provides rapid time to market."
QuickPlay provides multiscreen solutions, including Live TV, Video on Demand and Media Transformation. The company's customers include leading brands such as AT&T, Bell, Rogers, Samsung, TVB, and Verizon. QuickPlay manages more than 1.5 million content assets across more than 4,000 content providers on behalf of its customers, delivering more than 40 million downloads/streams each month. QuickPlay most recently powered the Olympic Games on Bell Mobile TV.
Maes along with other key executives from QuickPlay Media will be attending IBC in Amsterdam (6th-11th September) and will be demoing some of its key solutions for leading brands in the Connected World, Hall 14, Stand 14.451. In addition, Mark Hyland, will be taking part in the panel discussion entitled, 'How many screens do you need to watch TV?' on Sunday 9th September at 3pm in Hall 14. The session will explore the world of supplementary content, 'apps' and 'social TV' and debate the implications, costs and potential benefits for content producers.
About QuickPlay Media
QuickPlay Media is the leading provider of managed service solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices. Successfully used by the world's largest communications and media companies, QuickPlay's cloud-based OpenVideo platform provides the most scalable and secure way for companies to deliver engaging multiscreen entertainment experiences. For more information, please follow QuickPlay Media on Twitter at @quickplaymedia. Interested parties can also follow QuickPlay on Facebook at www.facebook.com/quickplaymedia.
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One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
—Jane Austen
Much of the comment expended on the subject of pornography in America is suffused with the kind of passion lavished, say, on the issue of abortion, which may seem a social good to one group and a social crime to another. To some, pornography brings light to repressed areas of the psyche, overcomes irrational guilt, and teaches people how to give and get more physical pleasure; to others, it robs humans of their spirituality, objectifies bodies, and fosters gender discrimination. Such polarization not only constantly reshapes the arena of debate but also ensures that no single definition of pornography will satisfy everyone.
The word "pornography" derives from the Greek word pornographos, "writing about prostitutes," or a "tale told by prostitutes" (prostitutes to the Greeks being either male or female), and has been used more or less consistently to designate material specifically intended to arouse a person sexually. (An old joke holds that something is pornographic if it gives seven out of twelve men on a jury an erection.) Although sexual arousal would appear to be a laudable goal, few Americans endorse it, and even defenders of pornography usually find such intent an insufficient justification. An exception is Lionel Trilling, who confides that he can find no reason "why literature should not have as one of its intentions the arousing of thoughts of lust."1 Nor will most critics comment on how successfully a particular pornographic example actually arouses. Screw, the sex tabloid that has achieved a kind of permanence through longevity, made its reputation, in part, by rating movies on a "Peter Meter," according to how sexually stimulating the reviewer found them. Even this innovation begs the


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