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Many labelled her the greatest triathlete in history. Not just fellow Kiwis, but discerning triathlon folk around the globe. Erin Baker is one of only two triathletes to win all four World Championships – IRONMAN, Long Distance, Olympic-Distance and Duathlon.
And along the way Baker completed 10 IRONMAN races with four wins in New Zealand, two wins and two seconds in Hawaii, two wins in Canada and a win in Australia. Add two World Duathlon titles, two wins a Zofingen, four at Nice and two Olympic distance world titles.
Baker stumbled into the sport as a 24-year-old radiographer living in Australia who was talked in to competing in the Tooheys event in Forster. She had little idea of preparations for the event.
``I knew there was a 180km bike, so I would do two of them each week in training, and there was a marathon run, so I would do that each week,'' Baker said. ``I knew nothing better.''
Baker went on to win by 40 minutes and set her on a course toward life as a professional in triathlon.
``After Forster I figured that this might be something I could be good at. I had known John Hellemans from my running days and so went back to Christchurch and formed a relationship with him as my coach."
Baker did not intend to compete in IRONMAN New Zealand in her first summer in the sport in 1986.
``I clearly remember at the time thinking that IRONMAN was really a stupid thing to do. Honestly, over the years, I never fell in love with IRONMAN. I enjoyed the Olympic distance events and I really enjoyed the challenging courses like Nice and Zofingen.''
Baker lined up in Auckland because it was good business. She stretched her advantage to more than 14 minutes after a 5:03 bike, and a 2:30:30 effort for the 20-mile run produced a race-winning performance of 8:26:33 – just outside the top-10 overall. Minutes later she was consuming a beer and an ice cream. Job done.
After not finishing in her first outing in Hawaii, she returned home to recharge the batteries. IRONMAN New Zealand was the start. Baker was in the lead from the gun, winning by nearly half an hour in 8:17.33.
Her 1987 year would prove magnificent, culminating in her brilliant victory at Hawaii, where she ground down the lead of the Puntous sisters and Paula Newby-Fraser with a remarkable display of determination on the run.
It would be three years before Baker returned to race at IRONMAN New Zealand. She and US legend Scott Molina had married two weeks before the race – with Jan Wanklyn and Ken Glah among the guests – and also rivals in the 1990 race.
Her third win in New Zealand, now over the full IRONMAN distance, was to be a renaissance period for Baker. By the end of 1988 she had become disillusioned with the sport and it's demanding lifestyle.
``It was Utah in 1988 and I was on my way back to New Zealand to quit triathlon. The lift door opened and there was Scott (Molina). He asked me to breakfast. Things just went from there.
``Later I joined Scott in Boulder and there it was not only the relationship that changed things for me. Scott and his triathlon friends had a life in Boulder. Triathlon had become a total lifestyle for them all. From that point I learned that I could have fun and still perform. For the first time I learned to really enjoy the whole thing. I loved the feeling of being fit and it developed into a great way to make a living and to live my life.''
It proved to be some year for Baker. Victory in IRONMAN New Zealand. Victory in IRONMAN Canada. And her second victory in Hawaii. Oh yes, and she got married.
By 1993 the Boulder-based Baker had given birth to son Miguel. She did not anticipate a return to the sport. No official retirement. She was just moving on.
That was until sponsor Reebok came to her with an offer she could not refuse. Imagine the marketing gurus tapping in on this sporting mum winning a major in Hawaii or Zofingen? The incentive was sufficient motivation for Baker. For her, IRONMAN and triathlon was her occupation. A job she enjoyed but a job nonetheless.
She returned to finish second to arch-rival Newby-Fraser in Hawaii, before setting herself for New Zealand in 1994. Throughout her career she had been remarkably injury and illness free. But she fell sick in the week leading up to the 1994 race and spent the night before the race vomiting. It was the 10th anniversary of the event. It was her likely swansong at Auckland. Her sponsors and the fans expected so much. Erin Baker always delivered.
She led out of the water and after being caught by Sharleen Ryan on the bike, Baker dug deep to clear out on the run for her fourth and final victory by 12 minutes.
Baker would go on to win her second Zofingen title that year – Reebok had their cover picture of super mum and baby.
``Even though I won Hawaii twice I didn't perform great there, it's real hard. I used to lie in bed thinking `Oh yeah, here we go again'. But I loved courses like Zofingen and Nice. I really enjoyed the hills.
``I came from a swimming background and for a while I went well as a runner on the US road circuit but I always believed my strength was in my biking. It was a game to me on those hills – I would wait until the right time, change up a gear and just go.''
And then the Kiwi champion went. A champion among champions.NOTE: Erin Baker will be one of the special guests who will be supporting you all on race day in Taupo and a guest speaker at the Welcome Function and the Women's Only Breakfast.


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Mark Hanson of the Field Check Group continues to write great analyses of the housing market. Mark remains extremely bearish, and he attributes the recent pick-up in sales velocity to seller capitulation rather than renewed buyer demand.
Mark thinks the next segment of the market to crash will be the mid- to high-end, where many smug homeowners are now telling themselves they'll just rent their houses for a year while they wait for the market to "come back." Needless to say, Mark thinks these folks are dreaming.
The mid-to-high end housing markets are on the ropes and taking a barrage of body and face blows. Entire communities are being re-priced lower, literally overnight. Sales transactions have increased over the past couple of months because sellers are finally capitulating.
Most of the properties being sold are from:
a) those with lots of equity who know they better sell now or they will lose their opportunity
b) those that know they will be able to steal the new house that they buy so it's a wash
c) short sales being approved more often
d) foreclosure resales.
Prices coming down to a point where the market clears is key to finding the ultimate bottom of the market, but it before a bottom is celebrated the market has to enter a very dark place.
Remember, in early 2008 — as prices were only about a third the way off of the highs — falling prices was viewed by the pundits as a great thing and needed in order for the market to heal. But in reality long before a bottom can occur, the falling prices create a negative-equity loan default and foreclosure domino effect that does the real damage.
This overnight house price re-valuation freefall is exactly what we saw in 2007 and 2008. It's simple — as values fall, more go into an incurable negative equity position, which lead to increased loan defaults, foreclosures, supply and lower prices. Then this fall in prices lead to even greater amount of negative, loan defaults, foreclosures and lower prices – rinse and repeat. Prices then keep falling until supply and demand fundamentals neutralize. This is what we saw at the low end this year as a result of artificially low rates, foreclosure moratoria, mortgage mod initiatives and finally seasonal factors after prices were down 55% at the median.
And now, Hanson argues, the same price collapse is coming to the mid- and high-end of the market–where owners are now deciding that prices are about to "come back."
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Because of the epidemic negative equity across the mid-to-high end, a large percentage of high-leverage exotic loans still in place, and the belief amongst the upper-crust (or severely over-leveraged depending upon how you want to look at it) [that the market will come back] many are resorting to renting vs. selling. In every case, the homeowner or Realtor managing the lease says "we want to wait a year or two until the market comes back".
Why in the world would there be such an overwhelming sense of hope among the mid-to-high end homeowners that the prices of expensive homes would come roaring back? If not for interest only loans, Pay Option ARMs, stated income and 100% HELOCs the mid-to-high end would have never got there in the first place.
Two years ago, a household income of $100k a year could legitimately buy an $800k home with almost nothing down and afford the payments using a Pay Option ARM. Now to buy the same house, you need $160k down and an income of $200k a year. The $800k home went from the majority being able to afford it, to only a few. Remember, in the upper price bands most have to sell a home for the down payment and debt-to-income ratios required for a new loan.
Even in San Francisco City , long thought to be safe-haven for house prices, owners are resorting to renting. A savvy money manager and real estate investor I know sent me this note yesterday I thought was worthy of sharing. He has been scouting properties for an associate moving to town from NYC.
"Mark, I walked through a beautiful home in Pac Heights yesterday. Was listed at $6M about a month and a half ago. Price has been cut three times now and it currently listed at $4.95M. The amazing part is that the owner is now trying to rent it for one year (and I quote the agent) "and then sell it when the market comes back."
When I asked her what made her think the market would come back when rates were going higher, availability of credit was down, incomes were down, unemployment was up and willingness and availability of people to spend was down, she had no answer.
Even more amazing was that we looked at four places in a similar price range and almost all of them had a similar strategy…"rent it out for a year and then sell when things get better"…
All these high-end people think they'll just keep burning through capital and that everything will self-correct in 12-months and then go right back to the idiotic pricing levels that they themselves were crazy enough to pay.
Are people really this clueless???? (that was rhetorical so no need to answer…)… J
… Looking at median household incomes in every mid-to-high end area in [California], I come up with the same conclusion…the mid-to-high housing bands are still 33% to 50% overvalued on average.
Bottom Line – I don't remember ever seeing such a massive supply of quality SFR's for rent in CA. Rents are falling fast. Why in the world would someone want to put down $500k cash and make payments greater than that of rent in order to buy in a falling market? Prices have much further to go on the downside.
Unload that McMansion while you still can.
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No city became as heated, violent and infamous in its rebellion against the decade-long social experiment known as Prohibition than Chicago.
Directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the city's special role in the debate over the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. from 1920 to 1933, in their new documentary, "Prohibition," which airs at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4 on WTTW and will be released Oct. 4 on DVD and Blu-ray. They use archival photos, historians' comments and voiceovers by prominent actors, including Peter Coyote's narration.
"We're in the job of resurrection," Burns said during a recent appearance at the Chicago History Museum. "And one of the aspects of that is the centrality of this city to the American imagination. Chicago is really the most American of all cities. Sometimes the focus on the coastal powers can distract from that, but Chicago really is central to the American story."
Novick and Burns explained how Prohibition was pushed by an eclectic coalition of women's rights groups, anti-immigrant sentiment and progressive groups hoping to improve the lives of the poor. In the film, they show how the issue of alcohol blended into debates about feminism, immigration, conflicts between urban and rural populations and even World War I.
"There were many alliances of convenience that made for strange bedfellows," Novick said.
According to Burns, the impact of Prohibition on Chicago and American society in general cannot be overstated. The film spends a good chunk of time focusing on the legendary Al Capone and Chicago's "Beer Wars," which would turn the city into the Wild West for nearly a decade. Shootouts on Michigan Avenue, speakeasies opening around the city and the violent deaths by "shooting, stabbing, and bludgeoning" of dozens of gangsters became the norm during the ban on alcohol sales.
"Alcohol had been a part of human history for a millennium," said Novick, explaining the impact of the laws' many unintended consequences, "and eradicating alcohol proved highly difficult."
Burns has focused his camera on Chicago in past films "Baseball," the infamous tale of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the 1919 White Sox, and "Frank Lloyd Wright," about the life and times of the famous American architect. When asked why he likes to take a more circuitous route to telling historical stories, Burns said that focusing on widespread social movements and past times shed greater light on what else is going on at the time.
"If you're drawn to telling stories, you don't have to be didactic," he said. "By telling complicated stories you just run into those complicated things naturally, and you get this fully integrated view of a time and place."
Chicago played a major role in the history of prohibition. Here are sixfacts explored in the documentary "Prohibition." S.M.
- Proponents for the 18th Amendment pointed to Chicago's Levy District as a prime example of alcohol's harmful nature. Located on the South Side, the Levy District was home to 500 saloons, 500 brothels, 56 pool halls, 15 gambling halls and countless cocaine parlors. The 1st Ward alderman was in charge of this riotous operation.
- Mere minutes after Prohibition became law, six masked bandits armed with pistols hijacked a truck and stole four cases of grain alcohol in Chicago, while another gang hijacked a truck loaded with bourbon and yet another emptied two freight cars loaded with whiskey.
- The favorite drink of Chicagoans during prohibition was called "yak-yak bourbon" and consisted of raw alcohol mixed with burnt sugar and iodine. Yes, iodine.
- Al Capone, the man who would make Chicago "synonymous with 'murder and mayhem' for a generation," began his criminal career as the chief enforcer for gangster Johnny Torio, who retired after being shot five times and surviving. Capone earned the nickname "Scarface" due to three horizontal slashes across his left cheek. He rode around the city in a seven-ton bulletproof Cadillac.
- The government failed to connect Capone to any of the murders, bootlegging or other illegal activities for which he was responsible. Finally, the feds managed to convict Capone on 22 counts of income tax evasion, the irony being that the income tax existed largely because prohibitionists had needed to find a way to replace the lost tax revenue from banning alcohol.
- At the height of the violence in 1926 and 1927, 126 gang members were found shot, stabbed or bludgeoned to death in Chicago. The legendary NewYork gangster Lucky Luciano pronounced the city "a real goddamn crazy place."
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The Bereznitsky Gallery opened in 2006, and is located at 73 Heidestrasse. It is the first space in Berlin to represent contemporary Ukrainian art. The gallery presents the most exciting Ukrainian artists working today, making Eastern Europe's lively yet neglected art scene accessible to a Western European audience for the first time. Through its regular exhibitions and events the gallery hopes to play a key role in facilitating a cultural meeting point between the contemporary art worlds of East and West. The director of the Gallery is the Ukrainian art historian and art critic Prof. Dr. Ludmila Bereznitsky, who also runs a gallery in Kiev. Ludmila Bereznitsky has published many books and articles on the history and current tendencies of Ukrainian art, among them is the well known catalogue From Red to Yellow and Blue + Orange, (2005) a history of Ukrainian painting from socialist realism to the present.
Since its inception, the gallery has mounted an ambitious series of exhibitions presenting work by many leading international Ukrainian artists, such as Boris Mikhailov. The gallery shows key works from the generation of successful artists who together comprise what is often referred to as Ukrainian New Wave, including the much renowned Ilya Chichkan, and the painters Maxim Mamsikov, Vassily Tsagolov, as well as Aleksander Hnilitsky and Lesja Zajac, both of whom represented Ukraine at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Other exhibitions have presented cutting edge work from emerging talents such as Masha Shubina and the REVISION group, including the photographer Andrei Loginov. In 2007 the gallery participated in the 11th International Art Fair Moscow and ART.FAIR 21, Cologne.


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BOLIVAR, Mo. – Fourteen-year-old Michaela Higginbotham of Bolivar expected to learn about the history of Polk County 4-H when she began working on a national 4-H history project. But she was happy to unearth her own family's rich 4-H tradition as well.
Higginbotham is one of a small group of Polk County 4-H members who helped gather and display 4-H memorabilia in the county's museum as part of the National 4-H History Preservation Program.
Cards stored in the county courthouse chronicle the projects her grandfather, uncles and cousins enjoyed while they were members.
She also found a picture of her great-grandmother, who died before she was born. Her grandmother was a 4-H leader, as is Michaela's mother, a 10-year alumnus of Polk County 4-H. She also found a picture of her mother on the front page of a special 4-H section of the local newspaper.
Higginbotham is following in her ancestor's footsteps. She has been a member of Woodlawn 4-H club for six years. Her mother, Pam, serves as a leader of the club's bread project.
University of Missouri Extension 4-H youth development specialist Velynda Cameron learned about the national Voices of 4-H History Project at 4-H FilmFest in Branson. Members were asked to make audio and video recordings of former members as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act, which created the national cooperative extension system.
The Polk County Commission offered 4-H memorabilia found in storage at the courthouse and a small but enthused group of 4-H members expressed interest in having Polk County represented in the national project.
Members painstakingly pored through newspapers, microfilm and 4-H annual reports to gather information. Their research shows that Polk County 4-H club work began in 1926 with two garment-making clubs and 15 members. By 1928 there were 54 clubs in the county and 422 active members. Today there are 10 clubs and 186 members, Cameron said.
The Bolivar Herald-Free Press published articles seeking memorabilia from past members. Current 4-H members began recording interviews with members from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Items began pouring in, including an extensive collection from 84-year-old Betty Ammerman, who had kept a diary of her 4-H days.
Museum curator Margaret Vest suggested that the local 4-H group put a display in the "school room" section of the Polk County Museum. Because 4-H groups met at rural schools and teachers often led projects, the country school display seemed a fitting home. Ammerman's diary gives glimpses of the past such as "How to Cover and Make a Stool for a Dressing Table from a Nail Keg" in 1942.
Courthouse records showed that the ancestors of 12-year-old Jacob Toombs of Bolivar participated in beef projects. Toombs, in addition to being one of the most dedicated volunteers on the history project, shows Hereford cattle as part of his 4-H project.
Higginbotham volunteers at the Polk County Museum and encourages older family members to go through the museum with her because the displays often inspire them to tell her stories about their past.
"This project is really special to me because I can see what other people have done," she says. She's hopeful that future generations will be inspired by her love of 4-H. "I like visiting other places, going to contests and going to Achievement Day. I just love 4-H. It's really, really fun."
A video of the club's history is on the Polk County Extension Center website at extension.missouri.edu/polk/4h.aspx.
Polk County's 4-H club is the first club in Missouri to participate in the history program, which aims to increase public awareness of 4-H by collecting and preserving audio, video and print information.
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Hearsay Social announced Thursday that it had expanded its partnership with LinkedIn to provide financial firms and their advisors and wholesalers with a platform that allows them to interact on social media in an "effective and scalable" way with clients and adhere to compliance policies.
The partnership, announced at LinkedIn's FinanceConnect conference in New York, enables financial services firms via Hearsay Social for LinkedIn to "manage and amplify their brand via LinkedIn Company Pages" and allows "advisors to grow their online presence and client engagement while meeting regulatory requirements for supervision, review and archival," Hearsay says.
Clara Shih, founder and CEO of Hearsay Social, told ThinkAdvisor during a phone interview from the FinanceConnect event that the new partnership "is the future and here and now for financial firms in terms of relationship management."
"Many advisors were not able to get onto LinkedIn because they didn't know how and what to say," Shih said. But the new offering allows advisors to access a "content dashboard" of approved items that they can use on LinkedIn that's been set up by the firm's marketing and legal departments.
Shih added that "increasingly, customer conversations are happening across LinkedIn company pages, individual profiles and LinkedIn Groups. It's imperative for today's financial firms, business units and representatives to take part in these conversations."
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Hearsay Social for LinkedIn Groups: Advisors can now find and compliantly engage with customers, prospects and peers who participate in common interests and topics within LinkedIn Groups. Using Hearsay Social with LinkedIn Groups, advisors are able to demonstrate their expertise, build credibility and connect with a broader set of individuals beyond their direct connections while meeting compliance requirements.


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"Jane", designed by Liu Jakun (Jiakun Architects), is part of the project "(Un)Forbidden City". It can be spread out for presentation on the table, or folded up for easy carrying." Slight variation of the angles can make it a little curving up, or can let it come up with many different forms. (Liu Ja Kun)
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I was wondering if there is a policy regarding posting referral links for online competitions? i.e. Using a personalised link to an online competition which gives the original poster extra entries in the competition every time someone uses it. There would also be a generic link to the same competition. Often used with Facebook or IHeartradio competitions.
Should the post include a disclosure that this is a referral link and also provide the generic one, only provide the generic link or no need to specify either?


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BABSON PARK, Fla. – Despite falling into a two-run hole in the fifth baseball (2-0) managed to battle back to score six runs over the final two innings to earn a 9-5 win over Franklin and Marshall College (3-4) in what was supposed to be their first doubleheader of the season Sunday afternoon at Weber International University. Game two of the doubleheader was canceled due to rain.
Fueling the Beacons late inning rally was a combined five hats, with senior Pat Lynch (Middletown, R.I.) recording perhaps the biggest hit of the afternoon as he drove in two insurance runs on a double to right center in the sixth inning to make it 8-5. Second baseman Mike Mattei (Spencer, Mass.) also fueled the clutch inning as he drove in the game's final run on an RBI single up the middle.
Overall the Beacons combined for nine hits in Sunday's contest, with Mark McCormack (Shelton, Conn.) having another strong afternoon as he went 3-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored. In his first at-bat of the game, the senior outfielder crushed his first home run of the year over the right field fence to give UMass a very early 1-0 lead. Matt Consiglio (Southbury, Conn.) was just as efficient as he drove in four runs on two hits.
On the hill Lucas Ilges (Gloucester, Mass.) went a strong 4 2/3 innings as he struckout three while only allowing one walk. Of the five runs scored in his outing, only two were earned. The righty surrendered just six hits in his appearance of the 2012 season. Getting the win Tyler Kapushinksi (New Britain, Conn.) who managed to help the Beacons out of a jam in the bottom half of the fifth to keep it just a two-run game (5-3). Kyle Szatrowski (Agawam, Mass.) and Jeff Thomas (Redwood City, Calif.) each threw one inning to close out the Beacons come-from-behind victory.
Aaron Gillette tallied a team-best two RBI and a run scored on 1-of-3 hitting. Brian Erb also drove in a pair of runs as the center fielder went 1-for-2 at the plate.
After McCormack's monster of a shot in the first inning, Franklin and Marshall managed to get on the scoreboard in the bottom half of the third. UMass fired right back in the top half of the next inning to make it a two-run ball game (3-1).
Franklin and Marshall had their biggest inning in the fifth when they put-up a four-spot to make it 5-2 in favor of the Diplomats. Despite the late rally four runs by F&M, the Beacons did not give-up as they came firing back over the final two frames to improve to 2-0 on the year.
Baseball returns to action tomorrow when they face Becker College at 11:30 a.m. No word yet on if they will be making up game two of today's doubleheader.


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Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) is the most successful composer of musicals of his generation and also a breaker of molds for the type. His predecessors were, for the most part, American: New York-based songwriters steeped in Broadway tradition. Lloyd Webber saw his share of shows as a child, too, but he was born in London, the son of William Lloyd Webber, Director of the London College of Music, and was trained at the Royal Academy of Music, hardly the sort of place where you'd be likely to hear Oklahoma!
Nevertheless, Lloyd Webber hooked up with lyricist Tim Rice, and the two began work on what would be a typical project for them, a musical based on the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Titled Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, it brought in a strong rock & roll influence. After writing a second unproduced musical, the two hit on the idea of writing a musical based on the life of Jesus Christ from the point of view of Judas (not the sort of idea likely to occur to a Broadway composer) and, again, imbued with rock. Unable to finance a stage version, Lloyd Webber and Rice did manage to record their show, and Jesus Christ Superstar went on to sales in the millions all over the world. The hit musical version followed.
Lloyd Webber and Rice then split, with the composer writing film scores and working on an abortive musical with playwright Alan Ayckbourne (Jeeves), after which Rice returned with another audacious idea: a musical based on the life of Argentine dictator (or dictator's wife, depending on how you look at it) Eva Peron. Evita (1976) repeated the pattern of Jesus Christ Superstar, with its hit record album followed by a successful theatrical run in the West End and then on Broadway.
The Lloyd Webber-Rice partnership, having proved itself again, was severed (Rice went on to write Chess), and Lloyd Webber next wrote a musical revue based on T.S. Eliot's whimsical poems about Cats (1981). This time, the show came before the album, and it's still running. By this time, Lloyd Webber had largely abandoned the rock elements of his work in favor of what critics found a pastiche style that borrowed from classical and opera sources. He had also become a brand name (and a corporation, the Really Useful Company) that assured at least a modest success for subsequent shows, though critics were often unimpressed with his efforts.
Downgrading the status of his lyricists, Lloyd Webber went on to a series of successful shows (Song and Dance, Starlight Express) before scoring another long- (and still-) running hit in 1987 (1988 in New York) with a musical adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Aspects of Love (1989-1990) was less successful, however. Lloyd Webber debuted a musical adaptation of the Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard in the early '90s, and it proved to be one of his rare disappointments, failing to earn either good reviews or healthy ticket sales. In 1996, Alan Parker adapted Evita for the screen; Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice contributed a new song, "You Must Love Me," to the production, which starred Madonna. "You Must Love Me" won the Best Original Song award at the 1997 Academy Awards.
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Court: Driver in crash that killed teen was drunk, on heroin
Monica Demello killed in crash during Easter visit
A Middleborough woman has been ordered held on $100,000 bail after her arraignment on charges in connection with a crash that killed an 18-year-old college student.
Monica Demello, 18, a freshman at Gordon College, was pronounced dead at the scene when officers arrived to the head-on crash on Route 44 in Lakeville at 2:09 a.m. Sunday.
Police said Kathleen Allen, 23, of Middleborough, was operating under the influence when she struck Demello's car with her Dodge Ram.
Allen was arraigned on motor vehicular homicide, OUI liquor with negligence, OUI liquor with serious injury and negligence, OUI liquor, operating to endanger and marked lanes violation charges in Wareham District Court.
Prosecutors said Allen had been drinking and injecting heroin in the hours before the fatal crash. Police said a portable test showed Allen's blood alcohol level was .14. The legal limit in Massachusetts is .08.
A female passenger in Allen's truck was taken by medical helicopter to Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Demello had been home visiting her family for Easter weekend.
"The family is absolutely devastated. They loved her very much. This is a young woman who never did anything wrong in her entire life. She never drank, never smoked cigarettes -- was a highly religious woman," said family spokesman Ryan Benharris.
At the crash site, family and friends set up a makeshift memorial of handwritten notes, candles and flowers.
"I think that God might have needed her more than us," said former co-worker Katarina Henriquez.
Friends said Demello studied culinary arts at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Tech before going on to Gordon College. She had wanted to be either a guidance counselor or nurse.
"She was the kind of person everyone loved to be around," said best friend Alexandra Pohl. "She was the person who would go up to you and say, 'how are you doing? Are you doing OK? You look sad, what's wrong?' Always put a smile on your face."
"I hope (Allen) learns a lesson. I hope she gets punishment too but if she doesn't she still has to face that she killed an innocent 18-year-old," said friend Kirsten Lees said of Allen.
Gordon College posted a statement on its Facebook page expressing sadness and shock over Demello's death ahead of Easter Sunday.
"May the blessed assurance of Monica's place with our risen Savior be a comfort in these coming days," read the statement.
According to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, Allen's license has been suspended indefinitely after the crash. Her previous driving record includes two surchargeable accidents in Middleborough in 2010 and 2011.
According to court documents, Allen's criminal record includes larceny, possession of Class A substance and assault and battery with a bottle.


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With the elections coming in just weeks, I would like to ask my fellow Gaston County residents to take note that there will be candidates for school board on the ballot in addition to the federal, state and local races, along with our local judges� races.
Please note that if you vote a straight party ticket, you will need to vote separately for school board and judge as they are considered non-partisan, something I don�t really understand the reasoning for.
I would like to ask you to consider Dorothy Cherry-Accurso, running for an at-large school board seat. She comes from a long line of community volunteers that have given decades of service to our community, especially to our schools.
Dorothy�s mom and dad, Jim and Eunice Cherry, gave a great deal of their time, talent and treasure to assure that our school children had a better chance to succeed and Dorothy wants to continue that tradition by serving our students as well as the teachers in the system.
We have spoken many times about the issues facing our students and teachers and she has a passion to help do all she can to make sure our students and teachers have what they need to accomplish the difficult task of educating in this day and time.
Dorothy will be a fiscally conservative spender of funds and work to see that the focus on the classroom comes first and are always the focus of her attention.
Please join me in helping elect a woman that will be a public servant for you, me, the teachers, but most importantly for our students.
Tom Keigher
Keigher serves on the Gaston County Board of Commissioners.


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SAU Admissions is hitting the road and coming to Chicago!
For tonight's Star Party, it's a Moonless night starring Jupiter and Saturn again, a little lower to the southwest but still easy to spot, and a little closer to each other since September.
Reconnect with football alumni! Meet current coaches, have lunch with players, make the coin toss at Saturday's game, and more!
The SAU Institute for Person-Centered Care presents its second conference, Healthcare Technology and Innovations Conference: Co-Creating Better Health and Better Outcomes.


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Indus (Ĭn´dəs), chief river of Pakistan, c.1,900 mi (3,060 km) long, rising in the Kailas range in the Tibetan Himalayas, and flowing W across Jammu and Kashmir, India, then SW through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea SE of Karachi. The upper Indus, fed by snow and glacial meltwater from the Karakorum, Hindu Kush, and Himalayan mts., flows through deep gorges and scenic valleys. The turbulence of its rushing waters makes it unsuitable for navigation.
The Indus then flows onto the dry Punjab plains of Pakistan and becomes a broad, slow-moving, silt-laden stream. There it receives the combined waters of the five rivers of the Punjab (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej), its chief affluent. In Pakistan the Indus is extensively used for irrigation and hydroelectric-power generation. The Jinnah, Sukker, and Kotri barrages feed the main Indus canals in W Punjab and Sind. The irrigated plain is Pakistan's most densely populated region and its main agricultural area; wheat, corn, rice, millet, dates, and fruits are the chief crops.
The lower Indus is navigable for small boats but is little used for transportation, at least since the development of railroads. The extensive use of the Indus's waters for irrigation has greatly reduced the flow of freshwater in the lower Indus, leading to the encroachment of saltwater up the lower river and the loss to the Sind of millions of acres of surrounding farmland to the sea or salt and of hundreds of thousands of acres of ecologically important mangrove swamp.
The river valley was the site of the prehistoric Indus valley civilization, and the Indus was once considered to be the western boundary of India. The use of the Indus and its tributaries has been a source of conflict between Pakistan and India, although a treaty by which the waters were to be shared was signed in 1960; the use of the river system's waters also is an issue between the provinces of Punjab and Sind within Pakistan.


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Bigpatz necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 121 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
Interchanges is unmatched in online experience, crafting customized interative marketing solutions that have been tested by hundreds of clients and thousands of campaigns for nearly a decade. Corporate America is in need of an integrated online strategy that will increase leads and build its online presence and community.
At Interchanges, we have assisted more than 500 businesses worldwide to grow revenue from 30% to 700% utilizing scientifically proven Internet strategies. Our customized solutions have been tested by hundreds of clients through thousands of campaigns for nearly a decade.
Interchanges has built its success nearly 100% through referrals. Our client list includes: Expedia, US Airways, Best Western, Honeywell, Kanye West, Audi and the Ziglar Corporation, to name just a few.
When you partner with us, you get highly specialized teams dedicated to your business goals. We help you stay on top of this ever-changing digital landscape which gives you a competitive advantage. In addition, Interchanges has an unparallel brain trust of more than 3,000 Social Media experts in its own online community. This exclusive knowledge base allows us to help you solve critical issues and provide research-based techniques and methodologies.
We are targeting anyone who needs an Internet Marketing, Social Media or Web development solution. We can help Small, Medium and Large Businesses.
We are looking for a simple yet memorable logo that is relevant and cool.
Slogan: "Proven Internet Strategies" however we do not need to have that in the logo unless it looks great.
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Media Sales Executive - Events
- Recruiter
- Location
- London (West), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £27,000-£32,000 + Uncapped Commission
- Posted
- 20 Jan 2019
- Closing date
- 20 Feb 2019
- Ref
- Industry
- Marketing & PR, B2B, Conferences & events, Consumer, Media, Advertising, B2B, Digital media, Print, Publishing, Retail & FMCG
- Job function
- Sales
- Job level
- Graduate
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
- Education level
- Undergraduate degree (or equivalent)
Media Sales Executive
Fantastic opportunity for a highly ambitious, polished graduate looking to pursue a career within media sales. An event sales executive role is fast paced and dynamic, a real passion for closing deals and securing sales is needed. Event sales executives can earn in excess of £37k year 1 with scope to move into sponsorship sales in year 2 with significant international travel.
A rare opportunity to join the UK's leading media events business and work across their flagship retail brands, selling across a variety of awards, conferences and black tie events.
Our client's products in retail, the built environment and political intelligence are at the heart of the industries they connect. Through advanced digital services and live event experiences they bring together a powerful blend of people, information, insight and analysis. These networks of unmatched intelligence and influence power businesses and enable professionals to go further, faster.
They run a number of high profile award ceremonies, conferences and retail festivals in the B2B space and they are currently looking for a talented and motivated sales executive to join the events sales team.
In 2017, this will mean being responsible for the revenue performance of their industry leading Retail Awards.
The primary function of this role is to work with retailers to ensure the continued engagement in their awards programmes. You will be consulting with retailers and their suppliers in order to advise and guide them through the awards entries process and ensure they make the most of being shortlisted. You will also be selling table packages at black-tie award ceremonies.
The measure of success for this role is the growth of retailer engagement at our awards. You will be responsible for delivering the required volume of entries from the top 250 retailers in the UK and converting the shortlists into table sales. You will need to identify and introduce new retail customers to our events, in addition to supporting existing customers to get the most value from our portfolio.
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree Educated
- Previous sales experience or events experience desirable
- Outstanding communication skills both on the phone and in person
Lipton Media is a dynamic, proactive and progressive media recruitment agency solely dedicated to the media industry. We are leaders across media sales and creative opportunities. We cover: media sales, digital media sales, print sales, exhibition sales, event sales, conference sales, outdoor sales, radio sales, marketing, conference production and editorial jobs.
Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.


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What should be in the chancellor's Autumn Statement?
Chancellor George Osborne delivers his Autumn Statement on Wednesday 5 December.
It will be an update on the government's plans for the economy, accompanied by the latest forecasts and analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
As ever, there are loads of pressure groups, analysts and armchair chancellors keen to tell him what he should be doing.
Here is a selection of some of the views being expressed.
David Orr, chief executive, National Housing Federation
To fix our housing crisis we want the rapid release of small parcels of publicly owned brownfield land, to get building quickly.
This could provide up to 37,500 homes, create 55,000 construction jobs and get the economy moving.
To give housing associations the confidence to invest in new homes after 2015, government should continue to support affordable housing and confirm future rental income streams.
Raising the amount councils can borrow would encourage them to work more closely with housing associations to invest more in housing, boost supply and pump money back into local economies.
We also believe benefits should keep pace with rising living costs, and oppose any further cuts to housing benefits, such as those suggested for the under-25s.
Ros Altmann, director general, Saga
We would like this Autumn Statement to show that savers are valued. This is what every economy needs.
People with savings have often struggled to put that money aside and denied themselves things so that they can have financial independence.
It is important that we encourage people to save for their future, but if we continue to punish those who have done so, especially as they reach retirement, younger people will decide it is simply not worth it.
Young people saving to buy their first home are also suffering in the current economic climate.
The coalition government has done nothing to help savers.
There has been no recognition from the chancellor of people who have done the right thing, put money aside, wanted to look after themselves and be independent.
The government either doesn't recognise the damage that does, or doesn't care.
Tony Dolphin, chief economist, Institute for Public Policy Research
George Osborne should abandon his two fiscal rules.
The first is no constraint at all, because it only requires him to forecast that the deficit will be eliminated in five years time, not to ever actually eliminate it.
The second - that debt should be falling by 2015-16 - can only be achieved by more tax increases or spending cuts, which would be a foolish move given the economy is so weak.
A new rule should specify that the scale of spending cuts will vary according to the strength of the economy.
When growth is weak, spending cuts should be scaled back; when it is strong, they should be speeded up.
This would increase the credibility of fiscal policy and allow the chancellor to announce a boost to infrastructure spending in 2013-14.
Ian Brinkley, director, The Work Foundation
The government can spend some money on stimulating the economy, but there are legitimate concerns about how this will be taken by the markets.
As a result, the money would be better spent on investment in infrastructure than in short-term tax cuts.
The money should be used to support the science, design and technology base and strengthen institutions focused on innovation.
As wages are low and employers are hiring in large numbers, there is no need for the government to pursue wasteful measures aimed at making the labour force less expensive or more flexible, such as national insurance holidays or further deregulation.
Such measures will do nothing to spur demand in the economy.
Eamonn Butler, director, Adam Smith Institute
The chancellor must stick to his deficit-reduction plan, but raising taxes isn't the way.
Instead, he needs to boost growth.
If every small business hired one extra person we would be booming.
They don't, because our huge tax and regulatory burden is now an obstacle to risk-taking, enterprise and job-creation.
The chancellor should commit to a 15% corporation tax, which would stimulate investment and jobs.
And the 45% top tax should go - it is simply driving high earners abroad.
Meanwhile, our complex employment regulations discourage hiring and must be radically simplified.
On spending, we have had no austerity. Current spending is still rising.
The government should slash its spending on marginal things and focus on doing what is really important.
John Cridland, director general, CBI
Businesses support the government's deficit-reduction plan because it's critical for the UK to keep confidence in international markets and interest rates low.
But the chancellor does have extra resources available.
The government under-spent by £7.8bn last year and will receive a windfall of up to £4bn from the 4G spectrum auction next year.
We believe that around £1.5bn of this should be invested into short-term growth measures, including a new capital allowance incentive for infrastructure investment, capped business rates at 2% in 2013, and local government spending on road maintenance.
We also want bold action from the government to deliver big-ticket infrastructure projects that are pivotal to future growth.
This "industrial Olympics" would mean fast-tracking key projects like upgrading the A303 and A14, the Northern Hub rail scheme and the Thames Tideway.
John Walker, chairman, Federation of Small Businesses
This is a pivotal point for the chancellor at the half-way point of the Parliament.
We are calling for three main things - more details on the business bank and how this will improve competition in the banking sector, reform of the labour market including an extension to the National Insurance contributions holiday scheme, a more simplified tax system, and for the 3p fuel duty rise to be scrapped.
Small business policymaking has been subject to a range of confusing patchwork approaches that have often had minimal impact on the ground.
We want to see a clear plan of action from the chancellor, which he can take forward to Budget 2013, which will detail the long-term support small firms need.
Key to this is going to be the small business bank and eventually how it can become the Small Business Administration, supporting small businesses over the long-term.
Joanne Segars, chief executive, National Association of Pension Funds
The chancellor must not restrict the amount of tax relief that people who are saving into a pension can get.
The system has already been through many changes in recent years.
These have been costly for businesses and pension funds, and have damaged public confidence in pensions as a way to save.
The government might say it is going after the rich, but many middle managers and more modest earners would get caught up in the net.
We need to be encouraging people to save for their old age, not putting them off.
Quantitative easing [QE] has made it much more expensive for businesses to run final-salary pension scheme.
The chancellor needs to acknowledge this by recognising that QE is distorting the books, and cutting pension funds some slack.
This could free up more cash for businesses to spend on investment and jobs.


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1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Bovini (cattle), a bovid tribe including domestic cattle
2. any animal belonging to the Bovini
Any of the Bovinae mammal species, such as the ox and cow.See also: Ornament
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Any member of the genus Bos.
Resembling or pertaining to a cow or ox.


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Steven Lever necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 303 diseños de 52 diseñadores freelance.
I am a bankruptcy attorney, sole proprietor who has a paperless office and uses state of the art technology to give his clients the best and most efficient experience they can have filing bankruptcy. I am also a financial planner and give broader financial advice to my clients than the typical bankruptcy attorney. I want to create a brand using my last name and the fact I practice law into the LeverLaw brand and incorporate it into every aspect of the practice.
Mostly consumers looking to file bankruptcy, but also some creditor clients as well. Would like a very professional impression that works well with both.
NEW IDEA; SEE IF WE CAN USE THE Ls and incorporate the visual pun of a "lever" In physics, a lever is a rigid object that is used with an appropriate fulcrum or pivot point to multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another object.
Law Offices of Steven B. Lever needs an exciting logo. We want to convey strength, reliability, compassion and intelligence. Yet we want it to be up-to-date, minimalist, modern and clean. May incorporate the double LL alliteration, but not constrained to that.
No legal scales, scales of justice, gavel etc...
Main title: LeverLaw
subtitle can be "Personalized Debt Solutions"
Official name of firm is "Law Offices of Steven B. Lever" and that is optional as I want to brand LeverLaw as being easier to remember. I only have clients once, but they need to remember me to refer to others.
I am going to incorporate my website into the practice more, so while very optional, the use of http://www.leverlaw.com is possible.
Any color scheme will do, but something that works with monetary themes like silver, gold and green may work well.
Any aspect of high tech that would coordinate with the financial aspect above may be interesting.
I've looked at other similar designs done on this site and I'm confident I'll get some great designs. I don't want to influence too much because you are much more creative than I am.
Subsequent project may be for flash animation of winning design
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I had been hearing about the So Delicious Coconut Milk Creamer for some time on Twitter. It was like each tweet I read about it was torturing me because I couldn't find the creamer anywhere. I have tried other So Delicious products and based on how I felt about those, I was anxious to try the creamer.
While at my meeting at Whole Foods yesterday, I ran through the store to grab a few things. I spotted the creamer out of the corner of my eye! They had the original, vanilla & hazelnut flavors. I chose original. Not only were they in stock, but on sale for $1.79 or so! Score! I couldn't wait for breakfast this morning to try it out.
I am, once again, going to sing the praises of a So Delicious product. They sure knew what they were doing when they named this brand! The creamer is awesome! It adds a nice flavor & creaminess to my coffee without making it overly sweet. For reference, I normally drink black coffee or coffee with a touch of unsweetened vanilla almond milk in it. I chose the original this time because I wanted to be able to give a fair review without the added flavors of the vanilla or hazelnut. However, I do have to drive past Whole Foods today, so I can't say that I won't stop to grab the hazelnut flavor to try out!
Some facts about So Delicious Creamer:
- Dairy Free / Lactose Free
- Soy Free
- Gluten Free
- Rich in Medium Chain Fatty Acids
- Cholesterol Free
- No Trans Fats
- Certified Vegan
Additionally, there is no added HFCS, artificial flavors or mono & diglycerides.
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It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. Covering the Senate Republicans' continuing obstruction of judicial nominees is about as exciting as watching paint dry, but the good folks at Defenders of Wildlife, one of the nation's most venerable environmental organizations, have decided to invest in doing it, with their vital blog, Judging The Environment. It's run by staff attorney Glenn Sugameli.
Senate obstruction thrives in darkness: no one knows what is happening, so no one can complain. JTE is trying to do what it can. As they note:
Judicial appointments rarely are thought of as an environmental issue, but they have become an environmental priority. Because so many environmental enforcement issues end up in court, federal judges play a crucial role in deciding not only how to interpret and enforce, but also whether to uphold or strike down, the laws that protect our nation's clean water, clean air, communities, and special natural places. Unfortunately, activist judges often place their interests first and prevent laws from being carried out as Congress intended.
Of course, Legal Planet readers have known this all along. But Judging the Environment is useful for another reason: it continually highlights how Senate Republicans are not just blocking "controversial" nominees, but uncontroversial ones — nominees that have the support of both home state Senators, even extremely and radically right-wing home state Senators.
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A knight is a member of a warrior tradition that is heavily interwoven in the feudal culture of the Seven Kingdoms and the Faith of the Seven. Knights occupy a social standing between that of lords and smallfolk. Contrary to the nobility, this rank is not hereditary. Knights are referred to with the title "Ser".
Knighthood likely has its roots in Andal culture,[1] due to its association to the Faith of the Seven which the Andals brought to Westeros during the Andal invasion,[2] although legends of the Reach claim chivalry was brought by the First Knight, John the Oak.[3] The military success of the Andals' mounted knights and their steel armament proved vital to the Andals' conquest of most of Westeros.[2] Knighthood holds less cultural significance in areas of Westeros that are less assimilated to Andal culture, such as the north and the Iron Islands.[2]
Social Status
Any man can be knighted, no matter their birth. Social pressure keeps knighthood from being exploited by unscrupulous knights who might give the accolade for money.[4] Knighthood is seen as primarily a martial position, so even the sons of powerful lords are not necessarily knighted if they are incapable of fulfilling the requirements. Doing otherwise would lose honor rather than gain it, and would make a lord and his family be held up to ridicule.[4] Regardless, at times, a lord's son is knighted without fulfilling the requirements. For example, Lord Caswell of Bitterbridge had his only son and heir, a weakling, knighted.[5] Further, a young knight's repute partially derives from the honor of the man who conferred knighthood on him.[6] Receiving your knighthood from a king, prince, Kingsguard knight, or legendary knight holds great prestige.[4]
Although lords hold certain legal rights (e.g., the right of pit and gallows) which knights do not have, and outrank knights at tourney's and feasts, certain landed knights can be lord in all but name. It is mostly the title which sets the two apart, as the title of lord is generally considered to be more prestigious than the title "ser". However, the title of a knight has its own prestige, as it cannot be inherited. And although knights are often ranked below lords, certain landed knights might actually be more powerful than lesser lords. It is certainly possible that a landed knight has more lands and wealth than a small lord. Especially landed knights who come from ancient houses, and who have extensive lands and a large, strong castle may actually be more powerful than many smaller lordlings. Such a peculiar status if often reflected by taking a style that incorporates the name of their castle, such as the Knight of Ninestars.[7][8]
Lordly Houses can be reduced to landed knights as punishment from the crown. The Conningtons, originally a lordly house, were reduced to landed knights by King Robert I Baratheon as a punishment for Lord Jon Connington's participation in Robert's Rebellion on the side of House Targaryen. Instead of being the Lord of Griffin's Roost, the head of House Connington is now known as the Knight of Griffin's Roost.[7] Another example is Ser Dontos Hollard, whose knightly status is removed by King Joffrey I Baratheon.[citation needed]
As knighthood is associated with the Faith of the Seven, the North, where only a few houses worship the Seven, holds only few knights. Regardless, the North has warriors who are just as fierce, loyal, and honorable as knights are.[9] However, despite being the northern equivalent of knights, it is not quite the same as being a knight,[10] on account of the prestige that a knighthood contains.
According to Ser Jaime Lannister, three hundred dragons is a fair ransom for a knight from a noble house.[11]
Armor worn by Westerosi knights and warriors does not correspond one to one with any single period in European history, according to George R. R. Martin. Instead, it corresponds a mix of armor styles from several different time periods. Westerosi armor tends to "later" styles as you go south. For example, plate is more common in the Reach, while mail is more the rule in the North. Beyond the Wall, the armor used by the wildlings is rather primitive.[1]
Knights can also wear several different kinds of helmets. The "halfhelms" correspond to classic Norman helms from the Hastings era, conical helmets with open faces and a nasal bar. Other types of helmets are greathelms, both visored and closed, [1] and elaborately shaped helms, e.g., the ornate lion helmet worn by Jaime Lannister.[12]
Earning knighthood is also called 'earning spurs'.[13][14] Wealthier knights can wear gilded spurs.[15]
Knights display a coat-of-arms on their shield and surcoat to identify themselves. Those who are nobly born often wear the arms of their house. Some might chose to use variations of their house's sigil, however. Examples are Garlan and Loras Tyrell, who use two and three golden roses instead of one to indicate their positions are second and third son. A knight can also chose a completely new coat-of-arms. Many knights wear large crests on their helms that embellish the theme of their arms, such as a black trout for Ser Brynden Tully[16] and a unicorn horn for Ser Flement Brax.[9]
At the time of the tourney at Ashford Meadow in 209 AC, a plain yet complete set of good steel armor with greaves, gorget, and greathelm could cost eight hundred stags,[15] which equals almost four golden dragons.
Becoming a knight
Pages and Squires
Although not a requirement for becoming a knight, boys, often nobly born, can serve as pages and later squires. Boys can become pages at several different ages. It appears to be normal to become a page from the ages of six or seven onwards. Robert Arryn was six years old when his father planned on having him become a page,[citation needed] although circumstances were not entirely ordinary. According to Brienne of Tarth, boys near the age of six or seven are pages.[17] Edric Dayne became a page at the age of seven,[18] and the Princess of Dorne suggested taking on Jaime Lannister as a page at that age as well.[19] Tommen Baratheon hid as a page at the age of eight,[20] while Kevan Lannister was made a page at this age.[21] When Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, accepts pages and squires from the free folk, he does not accept any boy younger than eight.[22]
After a several years of serving as a page, a boy can become a squire. However, boys are not required to serve as a page before becoming a squire, and because of that, the range of ages upon which a boy is made a squire range quite widely. While Samwell Tarly was supposed to become a page and cupbearer at the age of ten,[23] multiple boys are known to have been squires by that age &ndash or by an even younger age. Examples include Doran Martell, Aegon V Targaryen, Rollam Westerling, and Elmar Frey, who were all already a squire at the age of nine, and Barristan Selmy, and Edric Dayne, made a squire at the age of ten.
Some squires choose to never become a knight, and live the rest of their lives as squires. This may be because the individual does not have the inclination to live a knight's martial lifestyle, or does not have the funds to properly equip himself.[4] According to George R. R. Martin,
We tend to think of squires as teenaged boys, knights in training, but that is only part of the truth. Historically, there were many men who spent their entire lives as squires, and never became knights. It was quite common to have thirty- and forty-year-old squires, even some in their fifties. Such men perhaps did not have the wealth to become knights (knights had to pay for their own equipment), or perhaps did not have the inclination. They were the medieval counterparts of the career army sergeant who has no desire to be promoted to lieutenant. Let alone general.[4]
Pages and squires train at arms.[24] Squires run errands for their masters,[12] tend to their master's animals,[15] clean his mail,[15] and help him into his armor whenever required.[12] In times of war, they ride beside their masters, assisting them and fighting by their sides.[25] During tourneys, squires will provide their masters with new lances, or with a sword.[26][12] A boy who is being fostered but who is not training for knighthood (e.g., because he does not follow the Faith of the Seven), can perform the duties of a page and squire without strictly being one.[27]
Age at knighthood
When Prince Maegor Targaryen was knighted at the age of sixteen in 28 AC, he was the youngest knight in the realm at the time.[28] Exceptional fighters can be knighted at a younger age. Loras Tyrell,[29] Jaime Lannister[13] and Prince Daeron Targaryen[30] were fifteen years old upon receiving their knighthood, which has been described as "young". Daemon Waters received his knighthood at an exceptionally young age, as he was only twelve years old when he was knighted by his father, King Aegon IV Targaryen.[31] However, most have already come of age when they receive their knighthoods; Glendon Ball,[32] Aerys II Targaryen,[33] Daemon Targaryen,[34] Barristan Selmy,[35] and Kevan Lannister[21] were sixteen years old when dubbed. Rhaegar Targaryen was newly knighted at seventeen,[36] and Quentyn Martell,[37] Tywin Lannister[33] Denys Mallister,[38] and Harrold Hardyng[39] were even older, knighted at the age of eighteen. Hedge knight Duncan claims to be a knight at the age of sixteen or seventeen, which the nobles at Ashford do not seem to find objectionable,[15] and Josmyn Peckledon, a hero at the Battle of the Blackwater at the age of fourteen, was promised to receive his knighthood when he comes of age.[40]
Reasons for knighthood
Most men are knighted after demonstrating their abilities to joust or hold their own in battle. Often following tourneys (e.g., Harrold Hardyng, Daemon I Blackfyre), but also for feats accomplished during important battles (e.g., Jaime Lannister following the campaign against the Kingswood Brotherhood, and more than six hundred men following the Battle of the Blackwater).[40][41] Squires might also be knighted at the battlefield as they lay dying (e.g., Tywald Lannister), and men can also ask knighthood as a boon before being executed (e.g., Trystane Truefyre).[42] Regardless, the motivation for receiving knighthood can also purely be political. For example, Laenor Velaryon was knighted because he was to marry Rhaenyra Targaryen, the Princess of Dragonstone, and it was thought that it would only be appropriate that the prince consort of the Seven Kingdoms would be a knight.[34]
Knighthood can also be acquired in far less honorable ways. Tales are told of knights who gained their knighthoods with favors, coin, and threats. One such an example is Glendon Ball, who is claimed to have sold his maiden sister's virginity in exchange for receiving his knighthood.[32]
Knighthood ceremony
Any knight can make a knight. However, Kings can make knights as well, even if they were never knighted themselves. On the other hand, Lord cannot dub someone a knight if they have not previously been knighted themselves.[43]
Knighthood is partially a religious matter, open to followers of the Faith of the Seven.[10] There are several variations of ceremonies. It is customary to stand vigil in a sept the night before one receives knighthood.[9][15] This vigil is carried out before the figure of the Warrior. The sword might be placed before or upon the figure, and the armor in a pile at the statue's base.[44] At times, the knights-to-be might walk barefoot from the sept to the location where they are to receive their knighthood, to prove their humble hearts.[40] The six hundred knights who were dubbed after the Battle of the Blackwater, also wore shifts of undyed wool, and marked receiving their knighthood by the putting on a swordbelt after being dubbed.[40] Before taking a knight's vows, a septon might anount the knight-to-be with the seven oils.[9][15] Being anointed by the High Septon is considered to be a great honor.[45] However, men can also be dubbed a knight without exercising these customs, for example on the battlefield, possibly as they lay dying (e.g., Tywald Lannister).[46] Witnesses might be present at the moment of receiving knighthood,[32] although this is not a requirement.[15]
When knighting someone in a formal manner, the dubber speaks the knight-to-be's name and House (if he has one). Then the dubber touches the subject on the right shoulder with his sword, and while placing the sword on the other shoulder following every sentence says:[15]
In the name of the Warrior I charge you to be brave. In the name of the Father I charge you to be just. In the name of the Mother I charge you to defend the young and innocent. In the name of the Maid I charge you to protect all women....[15]
In a less formal knighting ceremony, the dubber lays his sword upon the knight-to-be's right shoulder, and says:[47]
[Name of knight-to-be], do you swear before the eyes of gods and men to defend those who cannot defend themselves, to protect all women and children, to obey your captains, your liege lord, and your king, to fight bravely when needed and do such other tasks as are laid upon you, however hard or humble or dangerous they may be?
After the subject who is being knighted confirms that he will dp as asked, the sword is moved to the left shoulder, and the dubber will say that the newly-made knight can rise.[47]
Knights are supposed to be honorable and follow the chivalric codes.[6] They are supposed to be brave and just,[15] and to defend the innocent,[15] the weak,[15] and women.[48]
Knights preferably have multiple horses. One horse to travel on, and another specifically to ride in tourneys and in battle.[15] Some knights refuse to name their horses, so they are less likely to feel attached to them, as horses are likely to die in battle.[49][50]
The host of a tourney decides whether only knights, or also sellswords, squires, and freeriders are allowed to compete. Especially in the Reach, the heart of the chivalric tradition in the Seven Kingdoms and the place where knighthood is most universally esteemed, is the most likely place to encounter a "knight's only" tourney.[51] During the joust, the man who loses the tilt usually has to give up his armor and horse.[15][32] For a poor knight, this might represent a danger; So long as a knight is armed and horsed, he remains a knight of sorts, but without, they are little more than a beggar.[32]
Types of knights
The term true knight refers to the ideal knight, who upholds all the qualities of what knighthood stands for. Each knight, no matter which kind of knight, should ideally aspire to live up to these standards.
Several different types of knights can be identified:
- Landed knight: Knights with a keep and lands of their own, who "sleep in the hedges as often as not".[52] Although wealthier landed knights might hold more land than the poorest lords do, they do not have the authority to deliver law and justice.[7][8]
- Hedge knight: Hedge knights are nearer to common servants than noble knights in the eyes of most lords.[32] They spend their lives riding from keep to keep, taking service with different lords until the lords have no more need for them and sent them off.[15] Hedge knights have an unsavory reputation,[53] and merchants are notoriously mistrustful of them.[15] Hedge knights gone rogue are referred to as robber knights.[15][32][53]
- Household knight: Household knights are landless knights who have been taken into the service of a lord.[15]
As knighthood is associated with the Faith of the Seven, the North, where only a few houses worship the Seven, holds only few knights. Regardless, the North has warriors who are just as fierce, loyal, and honorable as knights are.[9] However, despite being the northern equivalent of knights, it is not quite the same as being a knight,[10] on account of the prestige that a knighthood contains. Most northern knights live in the southern regions of the north,[54] although not in the Neck.[55] House Manderly specifically, originating from the Reach, still holds to the Faith of the Seven, and White Harbor, their seat, has been most exposed to southron influences.[54] Not all northern knights hold to the Faith of the Seven, however. One such an example is Ser Bartimus.[56] Similarly, among the ironborn knights are few, as they follow the Drowned God. Two examples of ironborn knights are Ser Harras Harlaw and Ser Aladale Wynch.
I am a knight. I shall die a knight.[57]
– Barristan Selmy to Joffrey Baratheon's court
What do you think a knight is for, girl? You think it's all taking favors from ladies and looking fine in gold plate? Knights are for killing.[58]
– Sandor Clegane to Sansa Stark
Knights may keep their truces with other knights, but they are not so careful of their honor when dealing with those they deem outlaw.[59]
– Black Lorren to Theon Greyjoy
I have seen a hundred tournaments and more wars than I would wish, and however strong or fast or skilled a knight may be, there are others who can match him.[60]
– Arstan Whitebeard to Jorah Mormont
Any knight can make a knight, and every man you see before you has felt a sword upon his shoulder.[61]
– Beric Dondarrion to Sandor Clegane
Sandor: Might be you are knights after all. You lie like knights, maybe you murder like knights.
Beric: Say what you mean, Clegane.Sandor: A knight's a sword with a horse. The rest, the vows and the sacred oils and the lady's favors, they're silk ribbons tied round the sword. Maybe the sword's prettier with ribbons hanging off it, but it will kill you just as dead.[61]
– Sandor Clegane and Beric Dondarrion
Some knights are dark and full of terrors. War makes monsters of us all.[62]
– Thoros of Myr to Brienne of Tarth
In my Seven Kingdoms, knights go on quests to prove themselves worthy of the maiden that they love. They seek for magic swords, for chests of gold, for crowns stolen from a dragon's hoard. [63]
– Daenerys Targaryen to Hizdahr zo Loraq
– The widow of the waterfront to Jorah Mormont
Night work is not knight's work.[65]
– Barbrey Dustin to Aenys Frey
Without honor, a knight is no more than a common killer. It is better to die with honor than to live without it.[6]
– Barristan Selmy to his squires
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 So Spake Martin: Yet More Questions (July 22, 2001)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Reach: Garth Greenhand.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 So Spake Martin: Some Info about Knighthood (July 30, 1999)
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 So Spake Martin: Knights and Lords (March 2, 2002)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 So Spake Martin: Land Ownership and Marriage in Westeros (December 19, 1999)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 56, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 So Spake Martin: Religion and Knighthood (December 28, 2001)
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 44, Jaime VI.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 30, Eddard VII.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 11, Jaime II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 25, The Windblown.
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 38, Jaime VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 70, Tyrion X.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 44, Tyrion X.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister Under the Dragons.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 53, Jon XI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 15, Samwell II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 21, Jon V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 61, Tyrion XIV.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 29, Sansa II.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Some Questions (March 16, 2000)
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Loras Tyrell.
- ↑ The Princess and the Queen.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon IV.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 The Rogue Prince.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 67, Jaime VIII.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 24, Cersei V.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 6, The Merchant's Man.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 78, Samwell V.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 65, Sansa VIII.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 4, Tyrion I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Comic-Con (San Diego, CA; July 20-23) (July 23, 2006)
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
- ↑ georgerrmartin.com: The World of Ice and Fire: The Westerlands (unabridged)
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 39, Arya VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 32, Sansa III.
- ↑ The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 27, Jaime III.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Tourney Rules (April 29, 1999)
- ↑ So Spake Martin: The Effects of Winter (June 21, 2001)
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 4, Brienne I.
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 So Spake Martin: The Drowned God and More (July 14, 1999)
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 24, Bran II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 29, Davos IV.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 57, Sansa V.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 52, Sansa IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 8, Daenerys I.
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 42, Brienne VIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 23, Daenerys IV.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 27, Tyrion VII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 46, A Ghost in Winterfell.