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Government flags wide-ranging media inquiry
The Federal Government will set up a wide-ranging independent inquiry into Australia's media in the wake of ALP and Greens criticism of reporting by the Murdoch-owned News Limited group.
The Greens also want the inquiry to look at concentration of media ownership with a view to breaking up News Limited's 70 per cent stranglehold on Australia's newspapers.
However, Government sources say the terms of reference are still under discussion.
In July, Greens deputy leader Christine Milne confirmed her party's policy is for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to be given the power to order the divestment of media groups "where those mergers fail a media-specific public interest test".
"Let's see what an inquiry has to say about what the broader community think about the divesting of assets and the breaking up of some of these companies and controls of separate parts of the media," she said at the time.
Greens leader Bob Brown has been critical of political coverage by the Murdoch-owned Australian newspaper, calling it the "hate media" and accusing it of bias.
Senior Government ministers Wayne Swan and Stephen Conroy have also been critical of News Limited reporting, particularly that of Sydney's Daily Telegraph.
A senior Government source today insisted the inquiry will not be a "get News Limited" probe but would probably look more widely at strengthening media watchdogs like the Press Council - often considered a toothless tiger.
The role of the government broadcast regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), is also likely to come under scrutiny.
The source said the inquiry will not be about politicians trying to avoid scrutiny but more about protecting individuals' privacy.
During today's Labor Caucus meeting, one member called for the break-up of News Limited's stable of newspapers.
Communications Minister Senator Conroy told the meeting he did not need an inquiry to know there was bias in some areas, but that any inquiry should not just be about News Limited.
In July Mr Conroy was bitterly critical of the Daily Telegraph, accusing it of trying to bring down the Government.
"If you're a Labor voter reading The Daily Telegraph, you should keep reading it for the footy coverage but you shouldn't take seriously any of its front-page headlines," he told ABC Radio at the time.
"It is just running a campaign on regime change."
Hacking scandal
Prime Minister Julia Gillard brought up the prospect of an inquiry after the phone hacking scandal in Britain was revealed.
She said people were "disturbed" by what they had seen happen in the UK "with phone hacking and the like".
The scandal led to the closure of the 168-year-old News Of The World paper, the first masthead Rupert Murdoch bought in Britain.
"I do believe Australians, watching all of that happening overseas with News Corp, are looking at News Limited here and wanting to see News Limited answer some hard questions," Ms Gillard said in July.
News Limited chief executive John Hartigan has said News journalists in Australia do not use phone hacking and he was "hugely confident" there was no improper conduct in his newsrooms.
"I've worked in newspapers for 45 years, a lot of that as an editor. I know the newsrooms, I know how cultures develop, and I'm hugely confident there is no improper or unethical behaviour in our newsrooms," he said.
A government source says News Limited is not accused of phone hacking in Australia, with one Caucus member noting there is no evidence it has been happening here.
There is no timeframe set yet for the inquiry.
The terms of reference have not been finalised, but Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the inquiry is unnecessary and evidence of an arrogant, bullying government.
"This is a naked attempt to intimidate the media. The problems of this government are not the fault of the media, the problems of this government are its own fault," he said.
"It's not bad coverage which is killing this government, it's poor performance."
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13 Sep 2011 1:38:34pm
70% of Australian newspapers are controlled by one single hand? Are you kidding me? And people are worried about elected policians "behaving like dictators"? This is a bloody serious issue, it must be addressed asap, we cannot allow our democracy to be manipulated by unelected media owners. Enough is enough!
din :
13 Sep 2011 2:16:19pm
why ? if u live in NSW, does it really matter to you if the same mob owns a paper in WA ? we should focus on media ownership within similar areas, not at the national level. So its important if 70% of NSW newpapers are owned by the same mob.
The greens want the media empire broken up. Fine, but who exactly is going to buy them ? And what happens if they lack the scale of operations, and end up closing them down since they are losing money. We will end up with less newpapers.
why not look at tv, internet, or radio stations, if u want to look at the types of media that influence public opinion.
I dont know about u, but i rarely read newspapers, is online news that i follow.
13 Sep 2011 2:43:41pm
Would have thought online news is taken directly from what is in the newspaper,not some special article for the internet.
13 Sep 2011 4:01:46pm
I remember when the news and newspapers were about journalism.
Now its all about controlling people.
13 Sep 2011 5:06:21pm
"Fair suck of the Sauce bottle mate"
Newspapers have always been a business, primarily focused on turning a profit. Reporting on the events of the day with an editorial slant for their target audience, so that people continue to buy their product.
so when you "remember when news was about journalism", it was probably more that you either agreed with their position, or that their angle was subtle enough for you not to notice.
13 Sep 2011 2:51:55pm
din, people do read newspapers and controlling several newspapers around the country is no joke. The problem with manipulation of public opinion by the media is that it is seemingly painless. People are just taken for a ride without even realising it. That's why the issue of media control is something serious. Imagine the government controlling 70% of newspapers, how would you react?
13 Sep 2011 3:07:37pm
When it comes to media in general, newspaper & newspaper websites lead, and other media follows. The only real exception here is the ABC. TV current affairs and talk-back hosts start by reading the daily newspapers to work out their stories and slants. So even if you get your news and views online, chances are the choice of news and the agenda are set by a newspaper editor.
The problem with News Limited is that, not only is its editorial and opinion biased, its news is biased too. News stories are chosen, written and placed in such a way to advance a political agenda set by the chief editors and owners of News Limited. For example the Greens are almost always presented in a bad light; and climate change denialists get a representation in the the Australian far out of proportion to their real numbers.
When 70% of the original source of the nation's news and opinion comes from an organisation that conflates news and opinion and has a strident agenda, that organisation can (and does) have a powerful perverting effect on the normal democratic processes and prevents effective action on issues of nation and/or global concern.
13 Sep 2011 3:15:21pm
Of course it matters! If biased articles or misinformation are published by one media organisation in Sydney they are printed identically in Perth and every other city across the country by that same organisation. Why should they bother to try to find the correct information if there are no other choices.
I agree about mostly reading on-line but even more reason to have diversity - because more people are reading articles produced by fewer people.
The electronic media should certainly be included in any review - at least Channel 10 is now owned by News Limited as well leading to a further concentration. We now get Andrew Bolt's bile in at least 3 media - newspapers, on-line and on TV - surely that in itself is enough to warrant an inquiry!!!
13 Sep 2011 4:09:11pm
"We will end up with less newpapers."
No, that should be: we will end up with *fewer* newspapers.
So what - we already don't have newspapers any more - just opinionpapers.
13 Sep 2011 3:47:24pm
exactly! especially when the 70% of ownership is by a foreign citizen. John Hartigan reckons there's no improper or unethical behaviour in his news rooms.......yet News Ltd folk insisy that newspapers should be allowed to run campains. The media don't hold bad govts to account - voters do. But who hold bad media to account? Media Watch? pfffff gimme a break.
jim jones:
13 Sep 2011 1:38:50pm
This is a poor article in terms of inclusion of key elements of this story. One of which would be the editorial of the Australia declaring the mission of the newspaper was to destroy the Greens at the ballot box. Fairly pertinent I would think.
din :
13 Sep 2011 2:19:20pm
wont happen.
i expect the greens to continue to gain votes from labor and libs, especially with gillard and abbot leading their parties.
pne day the greens may go like the democrats, but thats not 2day.
13 Sep 2011 4:07:36pm
Yes, after Gillard and Abbott, both parties have demonstrated their near fascist, self serving credentials and a level of naivity about "free" trade and international agreements that prove they are both entirely unfit for government. The Greens are by no means my first choice but I'd rather have them that the economic fundamentalist zealots.
So last election was the last time I'll ever consider either big party for government, and if I have to I'll keep preferencing the one not in power until they are both gone for good.
Reformed Messiah :
13 Sep 2011 1:58:19pm
This is why news limited have been trying to get a 'peoples revolution' going. It is because they are afraid of the light. A wide ranging media inquiry may also serve to put the ABC back on track. This has the potential to restore some sanity to Australias media. Thank god for it.
Big Mac:
13 Sep 2011 1:59:23pm
Hacking voicemails? Paying off police? Invasions of victims' privacy?
No. We just don't like criticism.
I agree that certain media outlets have it in for the government. But at least they're up front about it. Some have it in for the opposition, too.
Let's not pretend this is something it isn't. What it is - is bullying. Or it's an attempt, anyway. There's no evidence the government is capable of running an inquiry anyway.
Jim Hansen:
13 Sep 2011 2:16:05pm
Another example of the Greens demonstrating their authoritarian distaste for views that don't match their own.
Reformed Messiah :
13 Sep 2011 2:48:39pm
It is difficult to follow your train of thought here.
An inquiry is authoritarian?
Do you think it acceptable that a national newspaper can declare that it intends to wipe out a political party?
Political representatives are elected, newspapers are not. These political players are unanswerable to the public except perhaps by their profit margins. So does the newspaper that declared war on a political party make a profit?
No, it runs at a loss, so why does it exist?
To misinform and direct political influence is the only conclusion that can be made. Do you really believe that an inquiry into an unanswerable organisation who's sole reason for existence is political is evidence of authoritarianism? Really?
13 Sep 2011 4:08:19pm
Gee, someone presents a dissenting view......
Wow, let's stamp that out, censor them.
So, only your view is allowed now?
13 Sep 2011 5:49:15pm
Well no .... It's not okay for a paper to declare war on a political party and say it will wipe it out because the party presents a dissenting views to the newspaper owner. Only Murdochs view is allowed???
13 Sep 2011 2:25:39pm
I might not agree with the entire article, nor might I agree with Conroy's entire statement;
nevertheless, I think that an inquiry is long overdue.
There are too many so-called political commentators in the media who are answerable to no-one
for the accuracy of their emotive fulminations. It's about time that sort of thing stopped and rational
debate allowed to flourish.
Never has the political climate in Australia been so posionous, egged on by an irresponsible media pack
who are intent on the "quick grab". Australia is all the poorer for such a state of affairs.
I look forward to hearing what the full terms of reference have to say.
13 Sep 2011 2:27:47pm
Didn't the Howard government introduce legislation banning sedition? Surely the Murdoch's papers are guilty of sedition every day.
13 Sep 2011 4:20:34pm
"Didn't the Howard government introduce legislation banning sedition? Surely the Murdoch's papers are guilty of sedition every day."
seditious intention means an intention ... to promote feelings of ill-will or hostility between different groups so as to threaten the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth
Abbott's call for a "people's revolt" is seditious.
Merlin 23:
13 Sep 2011 2:35:34pm
Now politicians are so focussed on how the media reports them we need some sort of 'wide-ranging' inquiry. Are you frigging kidding me?
Bad news and scandal sell news papers - that is what Murdoch is actually interested in. If it happens to be pollies offering up the goods then they make the front page. If its a Navy scandal all the better.
Do you really think Murdoch actually cares one hoot who is in power? The guy has more money than there is water in Lake Burley Griffin. Maybe the politicians need to actually focus on doing what they getting paid to do - run the country competently.
Oh and shock horror - if you actually did your job - maybe there would be less of a reason for you to be on the front page of the newspaper . .
13 Sep 2011 3:11:38pm
Murdoch seriously cares who will protect his commercial interests. His big commercial interest in Australia is Pay-TV which is threatened by the NBN. The party who opposes the NBN will have his support.
But it's too obvious to make that the battle ground. So he uses climate change as the battering ram to change the government to the one that suits his commercial interests.
13 Sep 2011 4:23:59pm
Yes, exactly - I am surprised that it has taken so long for anybody to say this!
13 Sep 2011 5:15:36pm
Yes Mani that is it in a nutshell.
Murdoch will happily lose money on the Australian providing the Australian and his tabloids allow him to manipulate people in power to do as he instructs or face the consequences. Just ask Simon Overland.
Everyone needs to wake up that with corporations it is about the bottom line, profits and nothing else.
Murdoch cares so much for Australia that he became a citizen of the US.
We need Australians to control Australian media, it is about the national interest not self interest.
Reformed Messiah :
13 Sep 2011 4:02:09pm
If Murdoch is so interested in money why does he run a newspaper at a loss?
The Australian turns out loss after loss so the only conclusion is that to mr Murdoch money is not as important as influence.
If you think about this for a moment you will come to the conclusion that mr Murdoch cares very very much about who is in power.
13 Sep 2011 2:50:39pm
Hang on.......
I thought this was Australia, not North Korea!
Since when have Australians tolerated the government (or indeed minority political parties!) dictating what the media can, or cannot, say?
Looks very much like under the Bob Brown / Julia Gillard government (or since it doesn't have a mandate for much of what it does - dictatorship!) the thought police rule.
Please, oh please let us have the democracy that we (like Libya, Egypt and Syria) crave and get rid of this dictatorship that ,like all dictatorships, tries to suppress the media.
Wake up Australia - your rights are being eroded to something worse than North Korea.
13 Sep 2011 3:46:47pm
jumping the gun isn't it? this is an inquiry, not legislation.
while i doubt the gov't will do a very good job, and doubt they'll do anything meaningful about it even if they come up with some recommendations, I for one would rather see the results in the public domain.
reading the crap in the commercial tabloids and seeing my older parents swallow the BS hook line and sinker is evidence enough (considering they're part of a large voting audience).
murdoch is not a 'democracy', his influence is problematic to the tax payer.
13 Sep 2011 4:16:32pm
And remember this.......
Your parents HAVE THE RIGHT to vote how they please (not necessarily how you vote., or how you think they should vote)
THAT is the BASIS of DEMOCRACY!
But that's NOT what you want, is it?
13 Sep 2011 3:54:52pm
why are you distorting the debate with fiction? No one is dictating to the media what they can and cannot say. The issue is that a majority owned media group, owned by a foreign citizen, is using the media for political campaining and in some cases creating propoganda. The concept of "free media" applies to propoganda associated with private ownership as mush as it does to propoganda associated with public ownership. We are exactly like N Korea in the sense that Murdoch controls most of the news. Hardly free media....but then again I think some hardcore LNP supporters are all for this Murdoch-induced propoganda, hence their illogical objection to a media inquiry.
13 Sep 2011 4:12:43pm
So if the Greens and the ALP don't want to do anything 'against' the media, then why waste the time and money on an inquiry?
It's either an attempt to gag freedom of opinion (and speech) or it's just another Greens/ALP WOFTAM (waste of #### time and money)
Take your pick!
13 Sep 2011 5:32:22pm
what's wrong with improving things? seems some people are scared of change, even if for the better. but I'm all for no inquiry, let's save tax payees money and bring in media regulation laws without an inquiry. it's a no brained really. it never ceases to amaze me how some people argue that any inquiry into the media would some how gag the media. it will liberate it from murdochs gag- derh! against a media inquiry = support fir Murdoch and his power hungry editors to continue their campaigns of misinformation and propaganda. the real question is- if a media inquiry will result in less propaganda and misinformation being deliberately published by the media, why would you oppose it? maybe you're afraid if the truth, hence your Abbott- style fear mongering over this issue
13 Sep 2011 6:28:20pm
No, just hate to see governments set up inquiries just for the sake of spending money and wasting time. That's my money and your money by the way.
If that's not the case then I hate to see erosion of the freedom of speech
Which do you prefer?
Waste or oppression?
13 Sep 2011 2:54:25pm
Here's a thought.........
Perhaps the Greens could take over the News Limited newspapers in Australia and guarantee that we get the news that the Greens want us to have.
Now, let's see .... what could we call this new, 'improved' national paper.......
How about Pravda?
Reformed Messiah :
13 Sep 2011 4:05:11pm
Hopefully we will see some type of better outcome for Australia.
My own suggestion is to print news in black type and to print opinion in blue italicised font. That way, at a glance, we can all easily differentiate between the two.
13 Sep 2011 4:21:29pm
Oh, I see....
The public is so dumb it can't tell the difference.
More nanny state, more control
13 Sep 2011 2:55:48pm
Thanks Labor and the Greens ALWAYS the sign of a healthy democracy when the politicians are going after the media.
I don't recall either of these parties complaining about the hysterical media coverage before the introduction of the GST - and yet after it was introduced it doesn't seem to have been the end of the world as we know it after all.
All a smokescreen to distract from their own abysmal performance - but for woefully ill thought out policies the papers would have nothing to report - did the papers sack Rudd? Bungle insulation?
13 Sep 2011 3:16:57pm
Will this include the ABC who has a far larger monopoly than any other news source in this country, and which is blatently partisan.
Johnnie Zeitgeist:
13 Sep 2011 4:14:03pm
Yep, blatantly partisan.
it was the ABC who blew the whistle there.
Genocide in East Timor?
Sorry, Bruce, aunty again.
Issues such as climate change, water shortages,
GM cropping, mental health, indigenous issues are
all the IMPORTANT issues that need to be discussed.
Maybe because the commercial media is more concerned with Warnie and Liz.
Just keep your tiresome cliches under wraps, Bruce.
John Vance:
13 Sep 2011 7:05:23pm
Revealed WMD's ? Government policy but no weapons found. East Timor. Finally some action (they had oil) Weather changes? Government policy Stick to carbon tax tell them environmental stoies? Its ALL DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING (no alternate views) All the others issues mentioned, get little airplay, as its against Government policy.
ABC do not want to know about my complaint about bias.
13 Sep 2011 3:20:31pm
On one side we have the media that is intent on giving the audience what it says they want, and on the other, politicians who want that audience to take politics seriously when all the evidence is that that they don't want to. I can't imagine this has ever happened before, but, an inquiry will have this sorted out in no time;-).
13 Sep 2011 3:29:25pm
Its always a bad sign when socialists and ultra socialists 'look at' media. This inquiry isn't about who owns what, it is about how can we influence the media so it doesn't look like we are. The Greens already impose a complete censorship of their conventions and summits and they would love to stop the printing of leaks. The ALP attract bad press with their poor handling of their relationships with would be partners and their ACTU directors so unless they plan on censorship, then they are stuck with their dirty linen being publicly washed. It doesn't really matter what an inquiry finds, if any level of control is placed on media then internet news will take over - oh, sorry, Senator Conroy will be able to block that....?
13 Sep 2011 3:30:05pm
so what if 70% of news "hates" the Greens and ALP. The private sector should be able to do what it wants (within regulations) Don't like it? Then consume a different news source. News has 70% of the circulation and Robert Manne thinks this i s beacuse their readers are the dumb lumpenproletariat. He wrote so on The Drum recently. Bob Brown only got upset when Fairfax and the ABC started to follow News' line and get him to justify and explain his crazy lunatic policies. He leapt on the phone hacking scandal as a reason for an inquiry and has forced the ALP to do one.
13 Sep 2011 4:04:07pm
Let's see... if 70% of news is anti-Greens then that's far better than the electorate.
I don't recall the Greens getting 30% of the vote. And the ALP would love an approval rating of 30%
So what are they complaining about.... surely that's an 'improvement in the polls'
Some people are just never satisfied.
Give us an election and we will show the Greens and the ALP just how much they are loved - NOT
13 Sep 2011 6:00:56pm
Your aggressive, negative rhetoric-laden posts show definite communistic tendencies and pro-union union bias ... why not swing a little towards the conservative side of politics.
13 Sep 2011 4:22:06pm
Utter nonsense.
John Woodie:
13 Sep 2011 3:40:20pm
It would be much simpler if we permitted only two newspapers in the country. Allowing anyone to say what they think only dilutes the official policy. The ALP could publish one, we could call it "Pravda" and the government the other- it could be called Izvestia. For television and radio only the one official source. After all letting the people make up their qwn minds has proved to be too dangerous!
13 Sep 2011 4:30:07pm
Obviously your 'political officer' is doing a wonderful job, tavarich!
13 Sep 2011 5:32:10pm
Still too messy. Better to ban these dangerous new ideas of internet, television and radio and restrict information dissemination to one government owned newspaper, printed fortnightly.
13 Sep 2011 4:08:23pm
About time. Obviously neither side wanted to rock the boat with Murdoch for much the same reason British politicians did - namely fear.
I guess in light of the News of the World scandal and the negative reporting by News Corp has lead the Government to make a decision about this.
13 Sep 2011 4:10:16pm
The leftish ABC and SBS reporting hopefully will be curtailed. Anabell will get job then in the ALP HQ. I have never seen so biased political reporting funded by taxpayers.
13 Sep 2011 5:29:46pm
The big two Australian retailers control 80% of all retail spending in this country. I'd be more concerned about what their advertising budget buys them than what the ABCs paltry budget pays for.
13 Sep 2011 4:23:51pm
Murdock (Big Brother) written by George Orwell.
Who doesn't he control...own?
13 Sep 2011 4:37:56pm
If the Greens deliver us their idea of a 'balanced' print media Ill have to buy a cage and a parrot to express my appreciation.
13 Sep 2011 4:42:39pm
The 'wide-ranging' independent inquiry into Australia's media should also look at distribution of information via the Internet. Concentration of media ownership should worry older Australians but concentration of ownership of portals on the Internet would be a big worry to young Australians.
13 Sep 2011 5:03:41pm
Newscorp is a huge conglomerate, run like an oligarchy with totally unbalanced and disproportionate power and influence!
It has become very clear in recent times that however Murdoch decides the modus operandi should be, then absolutely all of its news establishments shall run as one, and to the same precise rules and formats.
It is therefore beyond any reasonable doubt that Phone Tapping used in Britain, will be also used in all other countries where Newscorp is present.
For Hartigan to claim otherwise is really testing credibility!
An Inquiry here in Australia will most likely reveal all that has been revealed in Britain.
Perhaps at the end of it all we may indeed see "regime change" in the Media generally and Newscorp in particular?
13 Sep 2011 5:04:30pm
The Libs complain about Labor taking their lead from the unions. Is that any worse than the Libs relying on their Murdoch press buddies to back them up and demolish other view points. Since when does the ABC or SBS equal the power and coverage of the Murdoch's?
13 Sep 2011 5:06:37pm
Not only is an inquiry required but the dismantling of NEWS Ltd is necessary, for too long the populous has been systematically lied to & fed misinformation by an unelected dictator subtly (& not so subtly) pushing his own agenda.
Murdoch has done his best to stop all progressive 'big picture' initiatives this Govt. has tried to put forward in the interest of the self serving few, ohh & what a surprise, Abbott is at the ready to lick Rupert's boots clean
13 Sep 2011 5:27:05pm
So 70% of newspapers in Australia have the same owner. Who uses newspapers as their exclusive news source? More to the point, who uses newspapers as there number one source of news?
They are out of date by the time they are printed. We have television now people, and radio as well as this new thing called the internet. Once newspapers were our main source of news but we now have live feeds from ABC, CNN, BBC and a multitude of international news broadcasters. The influence of newspapers is falling almost as fast as the governments popularity so at the end of the day who really cares. Let them die in peace.
13 Sep 2011 5:33:05pm
I think this media enquiry needs to cover everything - from practices to ownership to regulation. We, the public, need to know that there are no illegal and unethical practices undertaken in Australia, we need to have a long hard look at ownership in Australia so we can promote both sides of the debate and we need to make sure that when journos screw-up, which they invariably do, they are held accountable. The media at this point in time are on their knees. Good time to do it, to do it once and to do it properly. It has got to the point where they are so powerful that they can get away with pretty much anything. Which is kind of ironic when they are meant to hold those that are corrupt accountable....
Having said that, we can't make it so heavily regulated it becomes almost dictatorship-like. There needs to be free speech, but that free speech needs to be held to account.
John Vance:
13 Sep 2011 6:54:52pm
I certainly hope the ABC is included in this enquiry, as its been as guilty as the newspaper in its stance.
Balanced reporting? No way. At least one party has been taking the side of popular revolt. Guess who?
It could be quite revealing, providing the its done by an impartial board, without government plants.
And if you dont print this I wont be surprised!
13 Sep 2011 7:08:22pm
As someone who travels a bit, the Australian media culture is inward-looking and insipid. No other country would stand for what we have, and I'm amazed that Australians have put up with it for so long. We have 20 million people, high literacy rates, are a middle economic power, we can justify having more than two media owners. If you go to Germany or France or even the UK there is a multitude of opinion. Yes, the majority of people buy Bild (the German tabloid). But so much else is available that media proprietors don't get silly ideas about what their actual role is in the society. I'm all for anything that creates more diversity and allows competition - it's funny, I thought the Liberals were about that too, but not when their mates are concerned, it seems.
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7: Extraordinary pictures of the lives, land and waters of the featured Peoples
The materials are equal parts cultural and environmental. The latter is a natural offshoot of the former as Indigenous cultures are wrapped around and through the lands and water and sky both spiritually and from a harvesting and gathering perspective. Indigenous Peoples have long been the caretakers of Mother Earth and we can all learn from these experts whose message is perhaps more relevant today than ever.
Indigenous communities have always included the little ones in their circles and talk and teach to them in the same way they talk and teach to young adults and adults. Canoe Kids decided to follow that inclusive way of life for the layout of each book. Rather than create editions for different age groups, Canoe Kids decided to have one book for all ages.
CANOE KIDS is an ideal ongoing resource for teachers and is well received in all libraries. Articles are organized and developed so that there are materials for every age group, grade level, subject and interest.
K through 3 use Canoe Kids to read beautiful and ancient stories. There is beautiful original art to explore and a Kids Zone with puzzles, word searches, colouring, cutouts and more. Mid grades use the materials to study the culture, food and wildlife of the featured cultures. Grades 8 through 12 use stories that are more in depth from Dr. David Suzuki about the environment and there are discussion articles about living well and properly with Mother Nature as well as articles about the history and geography of the featured People.
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130 pages | 8.50" x 11.00"
Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old Brianna Jonnie — a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a documentary film. In her letter, Jonnie calls out the authorities for neglecting to immediately investigate missing Indigenous people and urges them to "not treat me as the Indigenous person I am proud to be," if she were to be reported missing.
Indigenous artist Neal Shannacappo provides the artwork for the book. Through his illustrations he imagines a situation in which a young Indigenous woman does disappear, portraying the reaction of her community, her friends, the police and media.
An author's note at the end of the book provides context for young readers about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada.
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Recommended Ages: 12 - 18.
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64 pages | 8.50" x 9.50" | 100+ 2-colour illustrations
On a hot summer day, a young Anishinabe boy visits the shores of Gitchee Gumee with his mother. Nanaboozhoo, their teacher, is before them, presenting himself as a mass of land that stretches across the horizon. As they visit, Keeshig tells his mother about what he calls "the Ojibwe pterodactyls" that live with Nanaboozhoo. He talks about their hunting and what they like to eat. At the end of the story, Keeshig surprises his mom by sharing that the Ojibwe pterodactyls are indeed the thunderbirds and that they are the heartbeat of Nanaboozhoo. Keeshig's mom is so happy and grateful to hear his story and gives him a big hug, letting him know that he is her heart.
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Recommended Ages: 3 - 7
Keeshig's story, transcribed by his mother, is accompanied by stunningly beautiful colour illustrations by his father, Robert Spade, and his brother, Kiniw Spade. This remarkably beautiful children's picture book is a true family effort!
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22 pages
A young Ojibway girl, struggling over the fact that her father has died, spends a summer in the bush with her grandmother and finds her own identity and voice.
Things have been hard for her family since her father's accidental death in a logging accident, and Ray has been unable to express her grief. In school, the green eyes she inherited from her father are unusual for a child from an Ojibway background in a northern Ontario town and get her noticed in ways she doesn't enjoy. At home, Ray believes that her mother, grieving herself and busy with Ray's younger brother and sister, no longer needs her. Ray becomes so withdrawn that at times she hardly speaks.
At the end of this beautiful and empowering story, which begins in 1978, the withdrawn green-eyed girl has found her voice and is not afraid to use it.
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Recommended Ages: 9-12.
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176 pages | 6.17" x 7.30"
After ten-year-old Shawna moves to the West Coast with her mother, she misses everything from back home, including her school friends and the wide prairie skies of Manitoba. But most of all she misses Meshom (her grandfather). Delightfully, he arrives for her birthday and brings with him a surprising Little One with many important lessons to teach her.
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58 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"
A young boy and his grandfather set out in a birchbark canoe early one spring morning. Under the patient and gentle guidance of his grandfather, the boy gradually comes to respect the ways of nature and to understand his own place in the world.
In the first of three linked stories, a young boy and his grandfather set out in a birchbark canoe early one spring morning. Together, they discover the peaceful beauty of the lake. In the second story, the sun rises high in the summer sky as they climb a rocky cliff for a bird's-eye view of the land. And, finally, as an autumn night descends, they venture into the woods. Under the patient and gentle guidance of his grandfather, the boy gradually comes to respect the ways of nature and to understand his own place in the world.
"Filled with lessons of love and respect for Mother Earth, this book is packed with many Ojibway cultural references for young readers. Noshen and his grandfather, Mishomis, set off in a birchbark canoe, climb a mountain and stand off a pack of wolves - all in one day. Noshen learns that he is brother to the wolves and need not be afraid of any animal he meets in the woods. Karen Reczuch's illustrations of many culturally-relevant objects like beadwork designs and Mishomis' moccasins make this book something to be treasured." —Aboriginal Voices
"From the first words of Morning on the Lake, it's evident the author has an abundance of love and respect for the force of nature in all its magnificence. And, as we follow the young native protagonist and his grandfather, the call of the wild sounds ever more clear. Early one morning, the boy and his grandfather set off in their canoe and are rewarded with a rare glimpse of a family of loons. Later that day, they climb to the top of a hill and have an encounter with a bald eagle. And in the still night, the boy comes face to face with a pack of wolves. In this boy's traditional world, nature is given very human qualities which can set the heart a-thumping as well as soothe the spirit. Karen Reczuch's tranquil illustrations lovingly portray the relationship between man and his surroundings." —Children's Book News
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32 pages | 10.00" x 9.00"
The dual language edition, in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and English, of the award-winning story of a determined Ojibwe Nokomis (Grandmother) Josephine-ba Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis walked to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all the Great Lakes from the four salt waters, or oceans, to Lake Superior. The walks are full of challenges, and by her example Josephine-ba invites us all to take up our responsibility to protect our water, the giver of life, and to protect our planet for all generations.
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This is the dual-language edition, in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) and English, of The Water Walker.
Recommended for ages 6-9.
This dual-language edition contains a note on the book's translation into Anishinaabemowin by Shirley Williams -- a fellow water walker -- and Isadore Toulouse, both of whom are from Josephine-ba's home community of Wiikwemkoong Unceded First Nation. The translations draw special meaning from the fact that both Shirley and Nokomis were sent to residential school, where they were forbidden from speaking their language. Nokomis was able to read the translation before her passing, and took great joy in the fact that this book would now be shared in Anishinaabemowin.
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40 pages | 8.50" x 7.00"
My name is Pey-sim-away-apey-binasi, which means Rainbow Thunderbird in my language. I am an artist with Ojibway (Ashinabe) heritage and my English given name is Mark Anthony Jacobson.
This book is about the clan system of the Ojibway First Nations people of Canada and the animal totems, or spirits that represent them. The clan system is made up of a group of families, or clans that are descended from a common ancestor through family chiefs. This system provides leadership and organization within the community and plays a very important role in our culture, creating harmony and direction for each member of the tribe.
The animal totems help us identify the different responsibilities each clan has in supporting and leading our community, and we associate special gifts with each animal. The different animal totems spiritually represent specific clans and are very important for the tribe to function as a whole. Some of those meanings and functions are outlined in this wonderful book for you to learn and enjoy.
Several of the important duties the clan system must help with are in the areas of leadership and guidance. Other tasks deal with policing, hunting and food gathering, learning about medicines and healing one another in the community.
The clan system is also used to assign roles for our community's teachers, historians and mediators, who help resolve disputes between the different clans. It also has responsibilities in the spiritual areas of life, helping us to care for the mind, the body and the emotional issues we all go through.
I hope this book will offer each and every one of you an understanding of the clans, the animal totems and their responsibilities. It was fun creating these paintings and the meanings of each clan animal described. I thank you so much for taking the time to learn about how awesome these animals are and some of the incredible gifts they offer. I wish you all a creative and beautiful day, all my relations!
In Pictographs, Ojibway artist James Simon Mishibinijima brings to life the legends passed down to him by generations of Elders. In this collection of drawings, each image tells a story, silently communicating lessons of harmony, interconnectedness and peace.
Transcending the familiar iconography of the Near North—the crows, the wolves, the loons and the ravens—the drawings of James Simon, known as Mishibinijima, propel readers into a fantastical spirit world, one that is as powerful and mysterious as it is beautiful.
In Mishibinijima's Pictographs, smooth, quiet drawings serve as a reflection of place, not just of the wild geography of forest and rock of his native Wikwemikong First Nation on Manitoulin Island but also of the ancestral wisdom of the Elders, whose telling images remain graven into stone on the north shore of Lake Superior and at the burial sites of LaCloche Island.
Mishibinijima's world is quiet, devoid of language—a world in which the artist listens to the fauna, in which pictographs articulate the essential interconnectedness of nature and in which images themselves become texts of dimly-remembered lessons recited by Elders long passed.
"Arresting, elegant, and powerful, the pictographs approach storytelling in an entirely new way to draw readers into a world of spirits, animals, lessons, and knowledge. A silent exploration of interconnectedness and history, the collection speaks volumes." — Open Book Ontario
"Unique and an inherently fascinating read from cover to cover, Pictographs: The Graphic Art of James Simon Mishibinijima is an uncommon and very special addition to personal, community, and academic libra[ries]...."— Midwest Book Review
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The Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools list recommends this resource for Grades 4-12 for these subjects: Art Education, Social Studies.
The language of pictographs is used in this work, not the English or Ojibwe languages.
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208 pages | 5.50" x 9.00"
The Boy Who Walked Backwards is a moving story about a young Ojibway boy, Leo, and his family in Serpent River First Nation. Leo's life turns to darkness when forced to attend residential school. Back home for Christmas, Leo uses inspiration from an Ojibway childhood game to deal with his struggles.
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Recommended for grades 3 and under.
This book is based on a true story about the father of one of Ben Sure's friends. Ben was entrusted to write this story by his friend.
Adair's Woodland style of painting is the highlight in this counting board book written in Ojibway and English. Beautifully designed birds and other wildlife sit against flat planes of colour in tones and shades ranging from bright reds to vibrant purples to pale blues. This is a gorgeous book for the very young that opens their eyes to art and their ears to language. An excellent introduction to Ojibway numbers, highlighting the culture's deep relationship with animals.

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Origins of the 5-Percent Set-Aside Policy to Address Needs of Persons with Early Serious Mental Illness
Scientific Motivation, Vision, and Goals for the Program
The 5-percent set-aside policy was conceived as a legislative initiative to promote greater access to evidence-based services for people with early serious mental illness (ESMI),1,a population with a large unmet need for health care that stems from its transitional age (i.e., transitioning from child to adult treatment programs), complex health care needs, and inadequate insurance coverage.2, 3 The legislation directed U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to require that states set-aside 5 percent of their Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) allocation to support evidence-based programs for this population starting in fiscal year (FY) 2014. To address potential concerns that the policy would divert funds from existing programs, Congress provided an increase to the MHBG over the FY 2013 level to help states meet the new requirement. SAMHSA has collaborated closely with the HHS National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) throughout the implementation of the policy.
The House and Senate reports that accompanied the legislation made generic reference to treatment programs for first episode psychosis (FEP). However, in its guidance to states,1 SAMHSA made reference to a specific treatment model, coordinated specialty care (CSC) for FEP, directing states to a white paper released by NIMH in April 2014 titled Evidence-Based Treatments for First Episode Psychosis: Components of Coordinated Specialty Care.4, b CSC is an early-intervention program that has been widely adopted by a number of industrialized countries with health care systems that, compared with the United States health care system, permit greater flexibility in the financing of complex interventions.5, 6 The intervention utilizes a multidisciplinary team-based and outreach-capable approach to recruit, engage, and treat young persons ages 15-25 with FEP who have been ill for no more than five years. CSC comprises several evidence-based treatment components, including assertive case management, individual or group cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, supported employment and education services, family education and support, and low doses of selected antipsychotic agents. The approach is grounded in a patient-centered, youth-friendly, recovery-oriented paradigm that emphasizes shared decisionmaking and aims at preventing social and occupational disability.4 Although CSC shares some important features with assertive community treatment (ACT)--the evidence-based practice for the treatment of chronic serious mental illness (SMI)7 (team-based nature, use of outreach, and some amount of case management)--CSC has a greater focus on education and employment, and it is more time-limited and office-based than ACT.
The set-aside policy came about as a result of a number of recent developments in the scientific and public policy arenas.8
First, a critical mass of scientific evidence has emerged on the potential public health significance of shortening the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) among people with FEP, given suggestive evidence of a positive association between interventions designed to reduce DUP and both short-term and long-term outcomes including symptom severity and disability.9, 10, 11, 12 Evidence from abroad and some academic centers in the United States suggests that comprehensive early intervention programs have beneficial short-term effects.6, 13, 14 At the same time, the NIMH-funded Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) initiative launched in 2008 (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/raise) has begun generating evidence on the feasibility and short-term effectiveness of CSC in community mental health centers (CMHCs) in the United States through its two research programs (Early Treatment Program/Navigate and Implementation Evaluation Study [NAVIGATE]/Connection).15, 16, 17
Additionally, a series of high-profile acts of violence perpetrated by young persons with untreated SMI (SMI) has raised awareness of the size of the unmet need for high-quality care for this population.18, 19, 20
The implementation of the ACA and expansion of parity laws are expected to have a significant impact on coverage and access to critical services for people with ESMI and may facilitate entry into programs tailored to meet their needs. Key provisions of these laws include the option of Medicaid expansion; the 2010 provision that allows young adults 19-25 to remain enrolled as dependents of their parents' insurance policies; elimination of exclusions for pre-existing conditions; access to subsidized private insurance; inclusion of mental health and substance abuse benefits in the package of essential health benefits; extension of parity protections to marketplace plans and Medicaid managed care; and enhancement of the optional Medicaid authority 1915(i) that allows states to provide home and community-based services.2, 21, 22 However, there is also recognition that an infusion of public funds is needed to furnish the public mental health system with a network of evidence-based programs for people with ESMI and ensure their sustainability. Moreover, although more ESMI services may now be paid for by Medicaid or private insurance, policymakers are aware that some key services for this population are unlikely to be well covered (or covered at all) by Medicaid or other insurance.23
SAMHSA's Requirements for the Use of Set-Aside Funds
In its guidance to states,1 SAMHSA required states to revise their two-year MHBG plan to describe the specific ESMI disorders they sought to address and how they would utilize the set-aside funding. States were encouraged to fund CSC programs for people with FEP but were given the options of funding other evidence-based interventions and targeting their programs to individuals with ESMI other than FEP. States could use the funding either to develop new programs or, for states with previous treatment infrastructure, enhance existing programs. States were also encouraged to leverage funds "through inclusion of services reimbursed by Medicaid or private insurance."
The guidance informed states that SAMHSA and NIMH would "hold a national webinar to inform states of the evidence-based components of CSC for FEP" and that SAMHSA would make technical assistance and resources available to states during the implementation period.c The guidance also informed states that the set-aside policy "includes an initiative for data collection related to demonstrating program effectiveness," with language indicating that "technical assistance and guidance on the expectations for data collection and reporting" would follow.
SAMHSA explicitly recognized that states would vary in their capacity to implement the new programming because of variation in the actual size of the 5-percent allocation. The agency also recognized that "states may need to dedicate the first year to planning, training, and/or infrastructure-development while targeting program implementation to the second year of the plan." States' MHBG plan revisions were required to provide information on the need for ESMI services and justification for the selection of the target population, the activities proposed, and the budget.
Purpose of the RAND Study
Given the latitude that states have with respect to use of the set-aside, NIMH, HHS SAMHSA, and the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) sought to better understand how the funds are being used within states, particularly the extent to which the policy has led to the development or expansion of evidence-based ESMI care. RAND conducted a series of case studies across 12 states to provide an early assessment of the set-aside policy. Discussions focused on three specific topics:
Strategies used by state agencies administering the MHBG funds to advance ESMI programs.
Intervention models followed by the ESMI programs supported by set-aside funds (grantees).
States' plans for evaluating grantees.
Organization of the Report
The remainder of the report is organized as follows. First, we describe our case study methodology, including our approach for selecting case study states and holding discussions. Second, we present our case study findings, including: (1) important state-specific context; (2) strategies used to implement the policy by each State Mental Health Authority (SMHA), the agency that administers the MHBG; (3) implementation strategies used by grantees; (4) evaluation strategies used by SMHAs and grantees (including plans for the evaluation of fidelity and outcomes); and (5) barriers and facilitators to implementing ESMI programs. We conclude with a summary of our findings. We note that although each state has a specific name for its SMHA, we use the generic term SMHA throughout for clarity.
Approach for Selecting Case Study States
Selection of the states for the study was done by NIMH and ASPE. NIMH reviewed the 50 states' plans for using the set-aside funds, as proposed in the states' revised FY 2014-FY 2015 MHBG plans, and rated a subset of the states on whether they: (1) had one or more operational CSC or other evidence-based ESMI program as of December 31, 2013, based on NIMH's independent knowledge of a research clinic serving individuals with ESMI, evidence from the Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA) or Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Center (EPPIC) Directories that an ESMI clinic exists, or evidence that a community clinic was established following involvement in the RAISE study; (2) participated in the NIMH RAISE study; (3) planned to focus on FEP or other ESMI and the treatment model was CSC or an evidence-based variant;24 (e.g., EASA, EPPIC, Portland Identification and Early Referral [PIER], Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis [PREP]); and (4) planned to use funds to support already existing programs, establish new programs, develop infrastructure (planning activities, strategic hires, training, etc.), or other unrelated activities in FY 2014-FY 2015.
Twelve states were eventually selected, eight of which were also the focus of a parallel study assessing the impact of the Affordable Care Act on states' use of their MHBG funds. The 12 states were classified into three tiers according to their stage of implementation of ESMI programs, and among states with pre-existing ESMI programs, whether the primary use of the set-aside funds was to expand those or develop new programs. The three tiers are defined as follows (see Figure 1):
Tier 1: States that had at least one operational ESMI program by December 31, 2013, and are primarily using the set-aside funds to expand pre-existing program(s).
Tier 2: States that are primarily implementing new ESMI programs.
Tier 3: States without pre-existing programs that are in the infrastructure-development stage--there are no ESMI programs in operation (i.e., serving clients) as of the end of end of the study's data collection period (June 2015).
|FIGURE 1. Map of Case Study States by Implementation Tier
|States with the darkest shading represent Tier 1 states; states with the lightest shading represent Tier 3 states.
Given the focus of the study on the impact of the set-aside funds, the Tier 2 states were of greatest interest because the set-aside funds were expected to have the greatest impact in states that did not have prior ESMI programs but had the capacity to establish such programs with the set-aside funds.
The final set of 12 case study states, by tier, is as follows (also see Figure 1):
- Tier 1: California, Connecticut, and New York.
- Tier 2: Idaho, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
- Tier 3: Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, and Washington.
Approach for Holding Discussions with State Officials and Grantees
Information for the case studies was collected through a series of discussions with key informants, both over the telephone and during site visits. An initial contact was made with the mental health commissioner and mental health planner, who are the key health officials with the SMHA. This initial contact was followed by a phone discussion that covered the state's strategy for use of the set-aside funds. Based on the results of the initial discussion, a decision was made whether to conduct a site visit to the state to observe provider organizations, also referred to as grantees, and hold additional discussions with those parties, or to conduct follow-up discussions with grantees by phone. States in which the set-aside funds had been used to establish newly operational ESMI programs (i.e., Tier 2 states) were prioritized for site visits. States that were still in the planning, training, and infrastructure-development stage and did not have operational ESMI programs (Tier 3) were not directly targeted for site visits. For states with mature ESMI programs (Tier 1) that were not significantly affected by the set-aside funds, we conducted longer telephone discussions. All discussions lasted between one and two hours on average (site visits consisted of multiple discussions lasting 1-2 hours). Details regarding the methods used for each state are provided below and in the Appendix (see State-Specific Case Study Methods and Appendix Table A1).
In collaboration with ASPE, we prioritized the selection of ESMI providers for site visits to achieve a balanced sample with respect to:
Diagnostic mix of population served (i.e., FEP-only, any early psychotic disorder, any ESMI), because the empirical evidence is strongest for FEP but the policy allows for the funds to be used in the care of any ESMI.
Mix of ESMI models (i.e., CSC, CSC variant, single-component programs, other programs), because the policy is not prescriptive with regard to model despite favoring CSC.
Size mix, because size may impact fidelity and sustainability of the program.
Provider type mix (e.g., hospital system, CMHC, federally qualified health center), because provider type also could affect fidelity and sustainability of the program.
However, because most states had two ESMI providers at most (and because there was not much within-state variation for those that had more than two regarding diagnostic mix, program type mix, size mix, or provider type mix), the main criterion used for selecting providers was proximity to the state capitol, since each site visit also included in-depth discussions with state officials (see Table 4 for a list of grantees included in the study).
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Editor and game dialogue recorder @ Freelance
The voice is the one of the most direct mediums to communicate with players and get an emotional or logical response. It is also such an easy way to create characters. On the other hand nobody likes game characters who never shut up. How do we make voices that are memorable but not annoying? How do we choose actors, prepare for recording and then get the recordings? These are the subjects I will cover in my talk.Benjamin McCulloch has edited and recorded dialogue for games, film and television including projects that have won an award at Cannes as well as Bafta and Emmy nominations for sound. Originally from Scotland he's now based in Brno, Czechia.


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Several months ago my sister had an idea that when my family got together for a reunion in Pennsylvania this summer we should all run a race while we were there. Yes, we are alike in so many ways… She found a local race for the one weekend we were all there and it was only 12 miles away. The
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Isabella showing Benjamin how fun soft play can be. I really love how kind and loving she is .
Point + Shoot – Birthday Fun
This weekend was a very special friend's 2nd birthday and we had lots of fun at the farm to celebrate her big day. Benjamin mostly slept through the party but Isabella certainly had a lot of fun blowing bubbles, playing with her friends and stroking the baby goats.
Point + Shoot 15/52
We crammed a lot in this weekend with crafting and playing at the park, Sunday snoozing on the sofa (ok that was just cytotec buy Grandad and Benjamin) and playing with Uncle. Here are just a few snaps.
Point and Shoot 31st March
My point and shoot this weekend has been a little bit of a blur. We've mainly been inside getting used to being a family of 4 and have had a steady stream of visitors coming to meet the little fella but here are a few snaps from this weekend. Isabella sharing the love with her new brother Benjamin and friend Harry. After a busy morning, we enjoyed sharing some snuggles with baby Benjamin. On Sunday, we made the most of {Read More}
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Point and Shoot 10th March 2015 We spent a lovely day with my niece over the weekend and here are a few snaps of the pair of the two of them together.
Point + Shoot #3 22.02.15
We packed an awful lot in this weekend (including having a baby shower for the new Baby H who will be arriving soon!) but some of my favourite pictures from this weekend were of my little girl (and mum) at the park just because I can really see how much she loves being outdoors.
Point + shoot #2
So this weekend wasn't the best for taking photos; we had a little one who had some sort of virus that turned into a nasty looking rash and just wanted snuggles and to sleep and then I had the hubby clearing, sorting and stripping the 'office' in preparation for it's transformation. We had some drawing time and some time playing puzzles and games but we didn't go out or do anything exciting although Isabella didn't seem to mind. {Read More}
My first Point + Shoot
So I ended up doing lots of little things this weekend rather than bigger things so here is a little look in to the life at What Mummy Thinks HQ. We love to get out in the fresh air over the weekend as a family as life during the week can get so busy that sometimes we can forget to enjoy the little things in life. So, after doing some chores and clearing the office in preparation for turning it {Read More}


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To George Washington from Samuel Huntington, 26 April 1781
Philadelphia April 26 1781
For your Excellency's Information, I have herewith enclosed a State of the Debts due from the United States, with the necessary Estimates for the current Year as near as they can be ascertained at present; Copies whereof are transmitted to the several States.
Also a resolve of the 23d Instant, directing the Board of War to take effectual Measures for the Removal of all public Stores, Beef—Cattle, and also Provisions & Forage collected or stored on the Peninsula between the Delaware & Chesapeake Bays, and on the Jersey Shore adjacent to the Delaware; which may probably fall into the Hands of the Enemy in Case of an Invasion.
You will also receive enclosed a Letter from General Gates addressed to Congress, which they have thought proper to refer to the Commander in Chief. I have the Honor to be, with the greatest Respect Your Excellency's most obedient & most humble Servant
Sam. Huntington President
DLC: Papers of George Washington.
Philadelphia 24th April, 1781
Unconscious, & Unaccused of any Military Crime, I have undergone the Mortification of being recalled from my late Command with tacit Marks of Disesteem.
I shall not dwell on what has been done to the Southward, Thought I labourd under the most Wofull Wants. What is praise-worthy, must be sooner, or later, known to the Public; but the Silent blame of Superiors, is too Affecting to be endured with affected unconcern. Patience, in such Cases, implies Consciousness of Guilt.
The Approbation from which I was officially excluded by Congress, when they Thanked the Southern Army, and Distinguis'd several officers by Name, has been Generally construed, as The consequence of a positive charge against me. Since our Disaster near Camden, whenever they publish'd the successes to various Operations of hte Troops which I had the Honour to Command, they have Scarcely ever mention'd my Name. Whether such Omissions were accidental, or intended, my Character has been, and is still more injured by them, than by the Malevolent Whispers of the most artfull Calumniators.
Neither the Wisdom, nor the Generosity of Congress will I trust suffer me to remain a Useless Officer, Stain'd with Disgraceful Imputations unless they be supported by a legal Charge against me.
It being in their power to do me Justice by their own Inquiry into my Conduct, as they have done in Similar Cases; respecting Others, I entreat your Excellency will Urges them to protect me against Standing, though Vague Accusations.
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Philadelphia, or Philly', is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth largest in the United States. Located on the New Jersey and Delaware borders, the city was once our nation's capital and is now home to 1.5 million people with the wider metro area being home to over 6 million.
The region was originally home to the Delaware Indians who were gradually evicted by the move west. The city was founded by William Penn in 1682 when he was awarded land in repayment of a debt by the British Crown. Penn sailed to America and set up the Pennsylvania General Assembly before moving in to the area that would become Philadelphia.
Penn and a group of Quakers bought more land from the Delaware Indians and set up home. Both groups of people lived peacefully and traded and cooperated with each other. The town prospered as a port and trading post. It became part of the Triangle Trade between Africa and Britain and dealt a lot with the West Indies.
The region grew and survived rivalries, battles and the American Revolution where it would be the nation's capital from 1790 until 1800. The capital left the city but its legacy remained, with a strong industrial base. Over the next hundred years, Philadelphia grew steadily but was referred to as 'corrupt and complacent'. This forced reforms to clean up the city, reforms that would last decades.
The 20th century saw racial tension, political upheaval, almost bankruptcy and serious revitalization. The shift from manufacturing to service industries has resulted in gentrification and an upswing in the city's fortunes.
Philadelphia was once an industrial powerhouse that made products and shipped them across the world. The shifting fortunes of the city saw this shift from manufacturing to service industries. The modern Philadelphia has a wide economic base that includes financial services, health care, biotechnology, IT, manufacturing, oil refining, food processing and tourism.
Some of the many major employers in Philadelphia include; Comcast, Aramark, Crown Holdings, Urban Outfitters, GlaxoSmithKline, Boeing Rotorcraft Systems and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
Given the pivotal role Philadelphia has played in our history, the sheer number of museums and historical venues is huge. Culture is also rich with music and the arts having a lot of influence over local way of life.
Some of the many highlights include; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Barnes Foundation, Academy of Natural Sciences, Franklin Institute Science Museum, Mutter Museum, Rosenbach Museum & Library and Rodin Museum. African American Museum, and Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia History.
Independence National Historic Park is home to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Constitution Hall and other significant buildings from history.
Philadelphia's character can be summed up in a single word, diverse. Comprised of the legacy of mass immigration from across Europe, there are strong Irish, Swedish, Dutch and Italian influences across the city. There is also a colorful Asian community that have thrived. This gives Philadelphia a real mix of language, style, culture and flavor making it one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the country.
Philadelphia is made up of distinct districts all with their own character. They are Center City East, Center City West, Old City, South Philly, North Philly, West Philly, Northwest and Northeast.


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by Michael Hodgdon
Although many who are not involved in the world of SEO might hear the phrase "Snack Pack" and assume one is talking about a delicious to-go food, the "Snack Pack" we're talking about is not edible. But it is Google's tasty chunk of screen real estate you want to be apart of--lest you fall into the dusty corners of the neglected local SERPs.
The Snack Pack is what will appear when a user looks up, for example, "internet marketing." It's the squared off list at the top of the page, above the organic results, right below the paid Adwords ads.
What once was a pack of seven has been carved down to a list of just three. The "Snack Pack" was something once solely found in mobile search, but is now ingrained in desktop and all search to provide users with a consistent search result layout, platform to platform.
A Moz survey entitled, "The 2015 Local Search Ranking Factors," listed eight factors that affect your place on the local SERP. From on-page signals to social signals, every factor plays a significant role in the quest to rank high in local SERPs.
If you operate a small to medium sized business, climbing the local SERPs is vital. Traditional businesses, before the age of the Internet, survived on local business. In the millennium where Google is everyone's best friend, your position on the local SERP could greatly affect both in-store foot traffic and website traffic. To get your business up high in the local SERPs, let's look at the most critical factors involved:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Snack Pack placement can not be achieved unless you have a "Verified Google My Business Page", if your Google My Business page is not verified the Infront Webworks Team are "Google Trusted Verifiers" and we can do most verification's in minutes for free.
On-page signals include: business name, address and phone number, keywords in titles, and domain authority. All your pages should include the same contact information--consistency is key; business name, contact information, and social media links should be visible on all pages and on all directories the website is listed. This is also known as NAP (Name, Address, Phone) consistency.
Having a title tag with relevant keywords and specific to the content on the page is important as well. Not only does it give a general description of the web page, it allows the search engine to discern that page from other pages on your website, making it completely unique to the user and to Google. Typically Google will use the title tag to determine your organic results title.
Link signals account for about one fifth of your business' local SERP position. Anchor text, linking domain authority, and the quantity thereof are what you need to focus on to boost your local rank.
Find out if there are any bad links running to your site. There are many great SEO Tools to simplify and automate this process, like, Ahrefs, Majestic SEO, Raven Tools, SEO Power Suite are all good tools. The software's will identify how many links lead to your site and determine whether those links are helping your ranking.
Good links will have anchor relevant, keyword-juicy text (from high quality websites) that singles out your business in a good way. A bad link, for example, could be found in something like this: "click here for more information about how to get rid of bad links" where click here is the bad anchor text, or even a good keyword from a bad website can also be unhealthy for your ranking.
Business signals determine what type of business you run (category), the keywords in your business title, and how close your business is to the searcher.
Try to include in your business title the type of business you are running. If your business name is "Sally Sews" it would help to include in your title "professional tailor/seamstress." Otherwise, your website only stands out as the name of your business (brand). If someone searches "local tailor," however, your page will have more visibility.
Also, a correct listing address that is no more than 100 kilometers from your target audience will ensure a better rank.
Your business information across listing directories should be free of inconsistencies. The more your (correct) address, phone number, and business category appear across listing directories, the better chance your business has at rising in the ranks. Some thing as simple as using Suite 2800, vs Ste. 2800 or #2800 can cause issues. Be sure all NAP information is 100% identical.
There is no way to escape the hold mobile search has over SEO. In the mobile snack pack, users have the option to make a direct call (click to call) from the listed snack pack businesses without ever having to go the site. This is where being in the snack pack can really be a deal-breaker. Mobile users are on the go; they're usually in a hurry to find a relevant, nearby business. If your business is a click-to-call in the local snack pack, you're already one step ahead of the competition.
On the other hand, behavioral signals like click-through rates, and promotional offers also play a role in the local SERP rankings. Businesses with great, useful, and relevant content will likely see a bump in the local SERP positions. Google rewards those who also align with their customer-first ideals.
Even before the age of online reviews, a good or bad review has and always will be a make-or-break factor in the success of your business. Review signals include the number of reviews your business has, the speed at which reviews accumulate (review velocity), and the diversity of your reviews.
Once again, consistency is very important. With reviews, you want to be sure that all of your business information is the same on any page with the option for review.
So, how do you get reviews? If you've got a loyal base of customers, reach out. An email is a great way to reach good customers (the ones who will give you the good reviews) effectively.
With social media acting as a part of the SEO picture, you'd likely be surprised that it only accounts for 5% of the local search. Still, it's important that you give the social setting of your business a good deal of focus. Facebook likes, the number of followers your business has on Twitter, Instagram followers, etc. all play a role in the social signals factor of local search.
The best way to optimize your social signals is to make shareable content. Fun, engaging articles that are uplifting in nature will encourage the share factor on social media, giving you some Google credibility and also some social media advertisement.
With recent Google changes, adding more top page "Paid Adwords Ads" results have been pushed down the page more than ever, so it's now more important than ever to be listed in the "snack pack". If you want your business to shine in the local SERPs, your ultimate goal should be to make it in the local snack pack, and top organic placement. With the convenience of click-to-call actions and readily available information, searchers are going to feel more inclined to trust your business over those in the results below. That's not to say that if you're not in the snack pack you won't get any traffic--but being in the snack pack is where you will really stand out against the local competition. Make it your goal to optimize the eight most influential factors so you can stand proud in the snack pack and crush the competition.
About the Author
Mike is the COO at Infront Webworks. An online entrepreneur since 1997, he has owned or run website design / SEO, online marketing and internet advertising companies for over 15 years. Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Colorado Springs Business Journal and with projects featured in N.Y. Times, L.A. Times, he has a solid track record of successful online undertakings. He has Digital Marketing and Marketing certifications from Cornell
University, is a certified Yext Partner, Google Certified in Analytics,
Tag Manager, AdWords, Online Display Advertising, Shopping and Video


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FieldHouse Associates is the Investor Allstars Service Provider of the Year.
Service. Provider. Of the year.
It's got a nice ring to it, hasn't it?
In a way, being presented with this award last night shouldn't have been a surprise. After all, we are fiercely proud of the impact we can, and do, bring to the investors we work with.
But when the shortlist was announced a few weeks ago, we had pretty much accepted that to have made the list at all – and to get that name-check and logo-flash on stage as the presenter reeled through the contenders – would be achievement enough, for this year at least. Looking down the list and seeing one corporate juggernaut after another certainly gave us the air of the underdog.
And then it happened. "The winner is… FieldHouse Associates!"
Initial reaction: shock. Shock, and some definitively 12A language. Shock that quickly turned to giddy, joyful pride.
On behalf of Cordelia and the rest of the team, some massive thank-yous. First, to the judges, for recognising that you don't have to be big yourself to make a big difference to the success of investors. Second, to all the FieldHouse clients – both past and present – who have helped us get to this point, and who added cheers from around the room to our own whooping and hollering. Finally, of course, to each other, for the hard work and the good times.
Winning this award, judged by leading figures from the innovation and investment ecosystem to which we dedicate ourselves daily, winning in front of so many more people from that world, and winning it ahead of the accountants, lawyers, and other big corporate advisors on the shortlist, means an enormous amount to us.
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By Frank Crowley
(While our good friend Frank has passed, his work on the Book of Kells Lives on!)
Part 1
The Chi-Rho page has previously been a subject of this column and this month I want to begin a multi-part detailed examination of this magnificent gospel illumination.
In The Language of Forms, (ISBN 0-87598-140-2), Meyer Schapiro, a renowned art history scholar, describes the "...extraordinary exuberance..." the Chi-Rho page contributes to the manuscript. He adds that it "...has always delighted and fascinated the viewer; it provides the eye the richest, most entrancing field for exploration of any medieval work we know." Continuing, he adds, "Small as it is, the page has grandeur through its exploitation of scale--from the microscopically small units to the large--and their development and combination in complex groups of progressively greater size.
This brings us to the first column where I will focus on a section of knotwork that is difficult to see clearly without magnification.
We begin in the upper center where the distinctive "X" diagonal strokes cross forming a lozenge, or diamond shape. It is surrounded by a larger diamond shape filled with interlacing of four men, four snakes, four lions and four peacocks. These figures are packed so tightly it's difficult to distinguish them. To aid in this I added a black and white drawing by George Bain, (Celtic Art,The Methods of Construction, ISBN 0-486-22923-8), which makes the interlacing more clear. I traced the snakes in red to further help to distinguish them. In addition to the red color, also notice two teardrop shaped eyes on the snake's head and their tail has a fin shaped attachment.


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Russian Helicopters, part of Rostec State Corporation, announces that four Mi-171E transport helicopters have been delivered to Poly Technologies under a contract signed in 2012 by the Chinese company and Rosoboronexport.
Under the contract Russian Helicopters will supply 52 Mi-171E transport helicopters to China. The latest consignment brings the number of helicopters delivered to date to 32, with the final batch expected to be transferred in 2014.
Russian Helicopters has worked with Poly Technologies since 2009, when the companies signed a contract for 32 Mi-171Es. The contract was completed in 2011 and formed a good foundation for continued cooperation.
The new Mi-171Es produced by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, a Russian Helicopters company, are specially adapted to provide high-class performance in mountainous terrain. They are fitted with enhanced VK-2500 engines and Safir auxiliary power plants, modernized transmissions, searchlights, internal fuel tanks and landing seats. The loading ramp and additional sliding door on the right-hand side make transportation tasks more efficient.
Chinese crews have successfully completed training at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant's training centre, where they learned techniques and rules for piloting the helicopters in various conditions using advanced training methods on the latest Mi-171 flight simulator. The pilots praised the comfort and ease of use of the simulator, its consistency with a real helicopter and the high level of competence of the training centre staff.
Mi-171s operate successfully across China, in particular in areas with complex terrains and harsh climates. They are used to carry a wide range of cargoes, including medicines, humanitarian aid and construction materials. In addition, the helicopters are used to support rescue operations and in the aftermath of emergency situations.
The Mi-171 flew missions to rescue and extract people following the earthquake in Sichuan province in April 2013. With mountain roads completely destroyed, the helicopter was the only means of transporting and delivering cargoes. Chinese rescue workers and helicopter operations praised the indefatigability, reliability, durability and ruggedness of the Russian-built helicopters.
China is one of the biggest operators of Russian-made helicopters. Most popular of all are helicopters of the Mi-8/17 series. The country has a fleet of about 150 Mi-171s; also operated in China are the heavy Mi-26TS and the multirole Ka-32A11BC. China can provide full material and technical support for Russian-built helicopters, with well-trained flight and technical and engineering staff. In future China plans to expand its fleet of Russian-built helicopters, and Russian Helicopters stands ready to offer its Chinese partners the latest models including the multirole Ka-226T and Mi-171A2.
Russian Helicopters, JSC (part of State Corporation Rostec) is one of the global leaders in helicopter production and the only helicopter design and production powerhouse in Russia. Russian Helicopters is headquartered in Moscow. The company comprises five helicopter production facilities, two design bureaus, a spare parts production and repair facility, as well as an aftersale service branch responsible for maintenance and repair in Russia and all over the world. Its helicopters are popular among Russian ministries and state authorities (Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Emergency Control Ministry), operators (Gazpromavia, UTair), major Russian corporations. Over 8000 helicopters of Soviet/Russian make are operated in 110 countries worldwide. Traditionally the demand is highest in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Russia, and CIS countries. Russian Helicopters was established in 2007. In 2012 its IFRS revenues increased 21% to RUB 125,7billion. Deliveries reached 290 helicopters.
Rostekhnologii State Corporation (Rostec) is a Russian corporation established in 2007 in order to facilitate the development, manufacturing and export of high-technology industrial products of military and civil purposes. Today it comprises over 663 companies, which form 8 military-industrial and 5 civil industry holdings. Rostec's subsidiaries are located in 60 regions of Russia and supply their products to over 70 countries worldwide. In 2012 revenues of the Corporation amounted to RUB 931 billion, net profits were RUB 38.5 billion and total taxation exceeded RUB 109 billion.