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Children with a CNS tumor may experience the following symptoms or signs. Sometimes, children with a CNS tumor do not have any of these changes. Or, the cause of a symptom may be a different medical condition that is not a tumor.
The symptoms of a CNS tumor can affect any of the brain's functions and depend on where the tumor is located. A CNS tumor may cause the following symptoms:
A seizure or convulsion, which are sudden involuntary movements of a person's muscles
Staring or repetitive automatic movements, such as a neck tilt or a squint
Unexplained, persistent nausea and projectile vomiting
Weakness or clumsiness, such as difficulty walking and balancing, that seems to get worse
Early or delayed puberty or delayed or abnormal growth
Sleep apnea, which is when breathing stops periodically while asleep
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Headache, which may wake a child up at night or develop early in the morning
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Irritability, listlessness, or changes in personality
In a baby, the only symptom may be that the head is growing too fast. An infant's skull can expand to make room for a growing tumor, so the baby may have a larger than expected head.
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Sheriff's deputies find more than a meal at restaurant in Orange
Orange County Sheriff's deputies got more than they bargained for when they stopped for a meal at a restaurant in the 12000 block of F.M. 1442 in Orange. According to a news release, they arrested 42-year-old Vidor resident Shane Lane Hite just after Noon on Tuesday, April 2, when upon leaving the restaurant, they spotted the man injecting himself with what they believe to be Dilaudid, also known as Hydromorphone.
The news release from OCSO Sgt. Chad Hogan indicates the deputies were leaving the restaurant and saw Hite inside a white Dodge truck that was parked in a space at Crawdad's Convenient Store next to the deputy's vehicle. The deputy reportedly looked inside of the truck through the opened driver's side window at the man and saw that he had a syringe filled with a white liquid ready to inject into his right forearm. Deputies reported that Hite looked up from his task, saw the deputy and asked, "What's up?" The deputies then removed the male from the truck, placing him into handcuffs. Hydromorphone, or Dilaudid, is a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance. Hite was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and transported to the Orange County Correctional Facility on a $2,500 bond.
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WATERVILLE, Maine - Junior Meri Silberstein won the long jump and sophomore Christine Fanchiang took the pole vault, leading the Engineers to second place in the State of Maine meet hosted by Colby on Saturday. MIT scored 133.5 points to finish behind the host-Mules (244.75), and ahead of Bowdoin (121.5) and Bates (107.25).
Both athletes scored significant points in additional events, with Silberstein taking second in the 400 hurdles, one place ahead of Fanchiang, and the latter also taking third in the long jump. Both runners ran legs on the second-place 4x100 relay.
A well balanced roster scored points across the board and produced a flurry of quality results. Rookie Aline Thomas bettered the freshman record in the hammer for the second straight week, spinning the implement 137'2" for fourth place, while teammate Kay Furman also recorded a personal best. Thomas added a personal record in the shot put, placing third with a mark of 34'1 1/2". Senior Julia Espel took fourth overall in the steeplechase with a clip of 11:37.91, and led four teammates (Alisha Schor, Jen Gaugler, Stephane Claussen, Katherine Hoff) to career bests.
A pair of freshmen scared ten-year-old yearling records; Erica Erickson ran 4:57.84 for 1500 meters, an even second off a spot atop the Institute's first year list, and Gwen Johnson took third in the 5000 in 18:59.48, less than two ticks off the rookie mark. Their times earned both runners No. 5 spots in their respective events' on the Tech all-time outdoor performance lists.
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Well in general first information on the German Album Chart (new entries and climbers) is already out on Monday night; on the "German charts" thread the new album chart is usually posted on Tuesday or Wednesday (though Friday is the official date). Let's see how big the impact will be next week and the week after that.zeus555 wrote:Benny - I wonder how well ABBA wil do in next Week's
German Album Charts? They come out on a Friday, don't
they? Or is it earlier than that?
So around the same figure that Adele as sold with her four singles in America recently .zeus555 wrote:With Downloads, 'Dancing Queen' alone, has sold over
7 Million copies. Without Downloads, 'Fernando' is
on over 6 Million, 'Waterloo' on over 5.5 Million.
That's 18.5 Million from just 3 ABBA Singles -
without even any Download Sales for 2 of them.
Yes! Gold has re-entered the Austrian O3 albums chart this week at #63 (its 90th week on chart)zeus555 wrote:
I noticed that the Documentary had an effect on
the Sales of ABBA in 4 German speaking Countries
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, & Luxembourg.
Because 'Gold suddenly jumped into the Top 3
in all 4 Countries iTunes Charts. 'The Essential
Collection' must have been released in Austria,
(as well as in Germany), as, on Tuesday, I saw
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& 'The Essential Collection' was at No.8
Hello Prici900,prici900 wrote:South American Countries – 2.5 Million
• Argentina • Bolivia • Brazil • Chile
• Colombia • Costa Rica • Cuba • Dominican Republic
• Ecuador • El Salvador • Guatemala Haiti
• Honduras • Mexico • Nicaragua • Panama
• Paraguay • Peru • Uruguay • Venezuela
Hello Prici900,prici900 wrote:I did use some of the ROTW figures for my post – but I contribute to that site when I have source material (you will see my name in some of its domains) – I have asked Trent on many occasions to remove the Costa Rica info and replace it with what we know about Denmark – as I agree that some of the sales claims (not all) are wrong and can be embarrassing.


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July 27, 2006
New Lipscomb Golf Coach Buddy Harston is sending his college golfers a strong message: do as I say AND do as I do.
In a few short weeks he will welcome his golfers to campus after a whirlwind summer in which he qualified and played in two major senior tournaments. He played in the Senior U.S. Open in early July prior to qualifying for the Senior British Open. Of course, those tournaments are in addition to the small task of moving his family to Nashville from Lexington, Kentucky.
Harston's latest accomplishment came as a result of a strong 74 in the final round of a qualifier hosted on the Kintyre Course at the Westin Turnberry Resort, Scotland. His scores placed him among the 43 players who will tee up alongside definding champion Tom Watson and other lead senior golfers at The Senior British Open Championship, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management. The tournament starts Thursday on the famous Ailsa Course at Turnberry.
Harston, a former Bison baseball player before becoming a golf professional, was named golf coach for both the men's and women's programs at Lipscomb in April. He succeeded Ralph Samples, who led the programs for 39 years.


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May 26 is Banner Day at Citi Field, but the scheduled start time of the game has been moved to 8:05 pm.
In a post to Mets Police, Shannon Shark writes:
"I hate Sunday Night. Banner Night is totally set-up for failure. I'm picturing us standing on-line with the feeling that it's not as good as it was in 2012. Then comes apathy and the bad attendance number. Then Banner Day will die."The Mets re-introduced Banner Day as part of their 50th anniversary celebration last year. The team had not held a Banner Day celebration since 1996.
I used to love going to Banner Day as a child. I never participated, but my dad always made it a point to take me and sit down in the Field Level at Shea Stadium to watch everyone go by. I missed it last year because I had pneumonia, but I was hoping to go this year. However, if it's going to be on a Sunday night, that's going to be difficult for me.
I hope Banner Day lives on beyond 2013. But, like Shannon, I worry holding it on a Sunday Night can have a negative impact on it's future. The Mets should look to move the event to another day game instead. If that isn't possible, perhaps they can hold a second event later in the season to get a larger turnout (which I think would be cool regardless of the Sunday night game).


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Rick was more of a man for putting Sophia down than Shane could ever hope to be.
Don't think I want anyone that fat in my group though unless we're keeping him along as bait at some point.
And he's got sex on his mind? Seriously this guy wasn't getting laid before the zombie apocalypse, now that it's here he thinks he's Don Juan? Huh?
My only bitch about Sunday's episode was Lori. It was the Kim Bauer vs the Mountain Lion moment of the series. Completely unnecessary. She's one of my least favorite characters on the show on a normal day but when she makes a dumb**** move like that? I can't even be concerned for her. E...
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|2011-01-22, 01:50
|Link #2061
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Yuki should have pull the "If you love me than you should wait till I'm ready, if not than it's over between us since you obviously wanted my body instead of actually loving me" card. That's one way that women often test man if there only after there bodies (hit it and quit it) or actually love them enough to wait till there ready. She also could have said that if they do actually end up doing it wont be in the School of all places because she's not going to cheapen herself like that.
|2011-01-22, 04:34
|Link #2062
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Location: Washington State
Seriously, compare the countries that are low teen pregnancy with those that are the oldest in median age, and you'll find the lists to be nearly identical. Which is also why in some of those countries, especially Japan, there is actually a large worry of a dramatic population decrease due to low birth rates.
Your point is still valid in some ways, but the information with which you tried to increase it's strength was not.
|2011-01-22, 05:31
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|2011-01-22, 06:06
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Join Date: Apr 2008
It's no secret that the average American person is rather conservative when it comes to sexual outspokenness and sex in general compared to common European "standards" , you don't need numbers for that. I don't mean to derogate this conservatism, however, any serious psychologist will confirm that repressing sexuality just makes what it actually tries to achieve worse in the end.
What I really wanted to get at, even though my first paragraph might not support that (), is that this is an old debate on principles that has already been pursued several times even here on AS. Not saying you should stop arguing about it but don't expect to change the other side's view
Back on topic: Putting all the blame on Yuki's shoulders is just plain ridiculous. It's not like she questioned their relationship to get into his pants. She also didn't set up a camera and showed it to others out of sheer group pressure or greed for money.
To put it blatantly, this notion is sexist as f*** .
It's true Yuki did a mistake here, no doubt, but that doesn't mean she is to blame for the general situation at all.
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|2011-01-22, 06:44
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The Shermain
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NY
Age: 39
For me, it's the risk vs reward at a certain time in a persons life. The reason there's an age for drinking is because when you're older, you're more able to handle the responsibility than when you're a kid. Heck, even driving a car, you have to be 15-16 in the States.
You may be taught how to use a condom, but as effective as they are, they aren't 100% and there's a lot of people who are stupid enough, especially teens, who don't use them. Plus, if the worse should happen, a 14 year old getting accidentally knocked up is much worse than an 18-19 year old who's already graduated from high school, has a degree and is able to actually support a child. And I'm actually wondering if Yuki and Tooru used protection or if she just got lucky.
But Waven is right-- it's just a different world view and how we were raised, combined with people's own circumstances. As I've said, I've seen enough teen pregnancy to be wary.
|2011-01-22, 08:28
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There is a difference in preganncy in 14-16 year old than 18-19, it still can mess a bit, but at school the demage is certainly much, much higher than after you finish it and get degree.
|2011-01-22, 09:04
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For me yuki has 50% fault same goes for touru, I pull out the friends from the equation atm, as they didn't put touru stick in yuki ... It was all yuki/touru doings, what friends say is what friends say, if someone is retarded enough to not say no then its their fault.
Anyway I'm out from this discussion as all of you people will defend yuki like she is some fluffy hurt thing, for me she is just an idiot who makes herself *oh so hurt*. People had worse things done to them in their life and I didn't see them react as stupid as her.
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But it seems to me that she pretty much just acts withdrawn and defensive towards romantic relationships. Which given her age and the circumstances is probably understandable. And I don't really see how that equates to a drama queen anyway.
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and for mr stat disbeliever: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage...obal_incidence
That table is from a measure of pregnant women or moms between 13 - 19 / 1000 13 - 19 women
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I'm already into my 20s and I can honestly say I'm as conservative as guys come. I'm the one who waits for marriage before engaging in any untoward intercourse, and that's held true up to now. Even with this stance, however, I really can't judge Yuki. She wanted to prove his love for Touru even if she didn't want to do it, and then she got burned by him so horribly. Even if it really wasn't his fault, the fact that he coerced her to do it directs my hate on him, and not on Yuki. I'm sure that things will eventually be cleared up between him and Yuki and I think I'm spot on that the last obstacle to their relationship is Yuki's past - which is what we've seen now. I don't think we'll end up with the protagonists being alone in the end, primarily because Utsumi is stupid enough and loving enough to be stubborn, and Yuki actually sees who Utsumi really is. She just can't let go of her past, and I don't expect her to so soon. I don't think she's a whore, however. I actually think Shou was more of an idiot than Yuki, especially because Yuki did not dupe Utsumi the way Shou did, even if unconsciously.
I mean I may initially revile Yuki, but if I got to know the circumstances I would certainly root for her and Utsumi ending up together, even with her reservations. She was very helpful to Utsumi, although wounded by her past and thus unwilling to trust. It's actually like The Town in this sense.
|2011-01-22, 12:40
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Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 34
One has to admit that Yuki is one psychologically scarred girl. It would be naive to say that love heals all wounds, and being together with someone who truly loves her (Utsumi) isn't going to magically make her problems go away. This goes beyond being healed just by being with him. To really BE with him, she's got a ton of demons she has to face, one of which is learning to forgive herself and, maybe, even Tohru.
|2011-01-22, 13:50
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However, being taught how to use them doesn't mean you're going to be responsible enough to use them. Some will, obviously, others won't.
And in the case of pregnancy, it's not just your own life you could be ruining, but the life of the child that you have to raise with no income, no diploma much of the time. Not only that, it puts a drain on taxes because many young mothers need welfare (and consequently end up not getting off of it). And if you notice, I had no problems with Suzuka and Yamato doing it and having a baby. Why? Because they were a bit older and able to take responsibility for that child's life. A 14-15 year can't do that and it usually ends up in abortion (a horrible thing unless the mother's life is in danger) or giving the kid away for adoption. As I mentioned, we have age restrictions on things because we want to make sure people are responsible and young teenagers usually aren't. There's a reason why they have high car insurance and aren't allowed to drink.
Again, different society, different culture, different ways of looking at things...
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|2011-01-22, 14:40
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I wish I was able to chime in sooner, lol.
|2011-01-22, 15:15
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Noone said Yuki wasn't stupid. The whole point here is that yes, she probably made a mistake, but she is the victim here. Girls are generally more emotional than guys (there are biological reasons for that), and if they get betrayed and used like that, their reaction would be in line with Yuki's,..its not really that surprising.
I don't see how she is to blame at all. She was operating under the assumption that Touru loved her, which obviously wasn't true as he was lying to her. She made an error in judging his character, but that is an intellectual defect not a moral one. Touro and his friends are the ones who should be blamed for moral failings.
|2011-01-22, 15:32
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Then he just goes the ".. i love you ..."
next panel (forgetting the scenery panels) she already spread her legs.
Makes me giggle at how stupid she is, but hey its me being my cold self who analyze any situation with a common sense and brain.
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|2011-01-22, 19:33
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Well, I guess the problem began in chapter 49 at around page 14, where Touru said something (in a flashback) to Yuki like "Do you see me as a man?". Then it's probably that Touru wanted to prove that he's a man, not for Yuki alone, but also towards the guys at school. In the manga there's no certainty that Touru knew about the camera and that the guys were recording it or not. But in my opinion it doesn't even matter, since that bet with the guys whether he can seduce Yuki to do naughty things together is already something that can not be tolerated between true lovers. So how much money (in Yen) is Yuki's trust and love worth? Probably not much in the eyes of Touru.
I don't know what Touru was thinking at the time, but something like "girls are replaceable, but mates/friends are not" perhaps? Otherwise you wouldn't do this kind of thing, Touru was backstabbing Yuki by doing such stupid thing to her, while she had given her trust by doing things that true lovers would do, making love with eachother. Also how Touru asked Yuki, it's almost blackmailing her in the fashion like: "if you are are not doing it with me now, then you do not love me" and mixing with some sweet words like "I love you more than anyone else" and add "isn't it natural wanting to do it (i.e. making love)" to make sure Yuki would felt guilty if she's not doing it. Touru didn't do anything to support Yuki after that "incident", even after he said that he loves her more than anyone else. Then Touru is a big fat liar!
And the boys who had set up this trap for Yuki, they were the worst, in a country like Japan you just don't joke around with these kind of things such as "stealing the virginity of a girl, taped it, spread it around at school and said "we won". Even here in the west in countries such as the USA or UK it's not normal to do things like that. Is Yuki really that stupid or is she really in love with Touru who had abused her trust to let her step on a trap which the boys had made? Why can't Yuki trust her own boyfriend who she had dated for 3 months - or was the boys' trap a 3 months worth of work (so Touru never liked Yuki to begin with!?)?
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Matt BeDar wrote:It would seem that way. Man, it seems that the RPG is dying off and there is only a small group of people still active. Most of us are semi active actually.
Things seem to be going down hill from here. I hope the Christmas season brings some of the others back into the RPG.
Maedhros wrote:Since I'm one of those who have been dropping off I could as well make it official. I have retired from this RP and will probably not come back. There are various reasons; for example a new RP at CW, and the fact that I didn't like the turn of plot and theme in this one, etc etc...
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The outline was simple (or so I thought) and excited me to do some research
Australia Day 2012: Wealth for Toil
To participate, choose someone who lived in Australia (preferably one of your ancestors) and tell us how they toiled. Your post should include:
- What was their occupation?
- What information do you have about the individual's work, or about the occupation in general?
- The story of the person, focussing on their occupation; or
The story of the occupation, using the person as an example.
Here is my contribution:
It was a difficult decision trying to pick an interesting ancestor who "toiled" for his daily bread, if not "wealth". However I noticed a pattern in my maternal line, in that many people, through many generations followed in their parents footsteps and worked in the one industry, so I decided to look at the industry rather than the individual.
Tobacco is a dirty topic in these modern times and I will not debate the rights and wrongs of this difficult to research topic. However without the Tobacco Industry in New South Wales, at least three or more generations of my direct ancestors, (I am unsure of the work my mother's many cousins undertook) their spouses and siblings, children and grandchildren; in fact nearly all the men, and in one case I found, an aunt from my Roberts family line, worked in the Tobacco Industry in NSW; from the mid 1800 until the early 1970's. So for about 120 years the Tobacco industry employed and sustained my family.
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My Great, Great Grandfather, John Thomas Roberts (1845-1921), the son of two transported convicts, John Roberts (1817-1849) and Sophia Lawrence(1815-1903 nee Chapman), along with his brother-in-law John Clifton (1845-1912), husband of John Thomas' sister Mary Ann Roberts (1849-1917), who were all born in Maitland NSW, worked as Tobacco Twisters in the Hunter Valley. John Roberts himself, who was assigned to John Stephen Ferriter in 1837, worked on his property "Drayton" near Singleton in the Hunter Valley; perhaps the crop grown on Ferriter's property was Tobacco, thus the beginning of a family tradition.
A description of processing Tobacco leaf appears in the "Illustrated Sydney News" published on September 16, 1864 under the title "Colonial Industries - Dixon's Tobacco Manufactory" The article has this to say:
"... leaves being separated are dampened with water to render them pliable for working; they are then left in this state till the moisture has permeated every leaf, which is then said to to be cured. The manipulators.... [then] receives it, and it passes through these hands:- The first, the stripper who opens the leaves completely picking off the detached small pieces; the Strandmaker next receiving it, rolling the leaf round and round, and working the small pieces or fillers inside. The scrapper, forms it into a rope about eighteen inches long, and passes it onto the twister, who cutting of the fags, tucks in the end very carefully and the [completed] fig makes its appearance..."
"... leaves being separated are dampened with water to render them pliable for working; they are then left in this state till the moisture has permeated every leaf, which is then said to to be cured. The manipulators.... [then] receives it, and it passes through these hands:- The first, the stripper who opens the leaves completely picking off the detached small pieces; the Strandmaker next receiving it, rolling the leaf round and round, and working the small pieces or fillers inside. The scrapper, forms it into a rope about eighteen inches long, and passes it onto the twister, who cutting of the fags, tucks in the end very carefully and the [completed] fig makes its appearance..."
The history of Tobacco growing in New South Wales is sketchy and hard to come by, however the W.D & H.O Wills website has this to say:
"By 1840, about 160 hectares of tobacco were under cultivation within 160 kilometres of Sydney; mainly in the Hunter Valley. Manufacturing activity goes as far back as the 1820s and, by 1901 Australian manufactured tobacco products supplied 40 per cent of the local market.
Domestic manufacturing boomed during the early 20th century, expanding to supply more than 90 per cent of the Australian market by the 1920s"
One reason for the burgeoning of the Tobacco industry in Australia during the 1860's was the advent of the American Civil War. Naval blockades by the Union forces, prevented much "Virginia leaf" being exported. Previous to that event, much of the tobacco used as snuff, chewed or smoked in Australia had been imported, with the local industry supplying only a small quantity of the colony's needs.
In searching Trove (Australian newspapers online from the National Library of Australia), there are many articles detailing how much tobacco, by tonnage, was shipped from the Hunter Valley to other destinations, and a great debate went on for many years regarding the duties attached to the export of tobacco to other states. Other debates raged over the quality of Australian grown Tobacco over imported Virginian tobacco, but very little is said of the industry and how it worked.
A couple of examples I did come across include the following "snippets" from articles found in the Sydney Morning Herald
|Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1860
|Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 21 March 1845, p. 2
In searching my family database by looking at occupations from birth, death and marriage certificates, as well as checking occupations from the Australian Electoral rolls, I found nearly 50 Tobacco workers in my family, and this was nowhere near a comprehensive search!
When my direct and extended family moved to Sydney around 1890, the families settled in Surry Hills until my Great Grandfather moved to Long Bay in 1911, (renamed Malabar in 1933)
From the very beginning, most of the family living in Sydney worked for various Tobacco companies, then on its completion, almost exclusively for W.D & H.O. Wills in Kensington. By then the work would have changed from being agricultural or small scale skill based manufacturing, to a large workforce using mechanised, production line type manufacturing. An example from the Australian Electoral Rolls during the 1930's shows the occupation of two of my great uncles and an aunt as being a Tobacco Worker.
|Two of my Tobacco working Great Uncles,
Tommy and Harry (Henry) Roberts, c. 1930
Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
New South Wales > 1930 > South Sydney > Maroubra
Roberts, Elizabeth Olive, Austral Street, Long Bay, Maroubra - home duties
Roberts, Myrtle Elizabeth, Austral Street, Long Bay, Maroubra - tobacco worker
Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
New South Wales > 1933 > South Sydney > Maroubra
Roberts, Elizabeth Olive, Austral Street, Long Bay, Maroubra - home duties
Roberts, Thomas Herbert, Austral Street, Long Bay, Maroubra - tobacco worker
Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
New South Wales > 1936 > Cook > La Perouse
Roberts, Elizabeth Olive, Austral Street, Malabar - home duties
Roberts, Henry Francis, Austral Street, Malabar - tobacco worker
Note:– Elizabeth Olive was their mother.
W.D. & H.O. Wills first built their factory "Raleigh Park" at Todman Avenue in Kensington in 1911, beginning operation in 1913. The picture collection of the State Library of NSW and the Randwick City Library Service, Photo Gallery, apart from showing the manufacturing process, includes images showing the many social activities that were provided for employees. Clubs included, Lawn bowls, Basketball [Netball] team, a Cricket team, a large general recreation area, a first aid dispensary and rest area, and a large canteen. It seemed that they were very good to their employees, and a good company to work for, which perhaps accounted for the loyalty shown by family towards this company. My search terms included "Raleigh Park" and "W.D. & H.O Wills", however these images have a copyright attached, and as such I am unable to include them here. I have also found out that British American Tobacco (who took over WD & HO Wills) has an archivist, whom I have been told would be able to help trace the working lives of my family members, though I am still waiting for a reply to my weekly messages - 'tis the holiday season after all!
|Women at Work. W.D. & H.O. Wills, Kensington NSW
Another Tobacco worker was my mother's Great Grand Uncle, John Grey Clifton. Below is a Funeral Notice placed in The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 19, January 1895 - p. 16
The archives relating to the NSW Tobacco Operative's Trade Association mentioned in the notice above, are held at the University of Melbourne, but the 68 boxes held, have restricted access. So quite a bit of research needs to be done if I want to delve further into the working lives of my ancestors.
Not many of my ancestors smoked; I have vague memories of jokes being made at Christmas and family gatherings about cigarettes "... wouldn't touch the things - they're made from sweepings off the floor, you know..."; and I guess with so much involvement they would know.
|Walter John Clifton
Even the more notorious members of the family worked in this trade. My mother's first cousin twice removed, Walter John Clifton's Police report notes his occupation as a Cigar maker.
New South Wales Police Gaol Records
No. 10586
Name: Walter Clifton alias Walter J. Clifton
Date and When Portrait was taken: 4-3-1908
Native Place: West Maitland
Year of Birth: 16 June 1868
Trade or occupation: Cigar maker
Water P.C. (Police Court) - 5/6/93 Riotous behavior 45/- or 7 days Impris. served
Central P.C. - 8/2/94 Assault 24 hours impris. served
Central P.C. - 6/11/00 Drunk and disorderly 1 pound or 7 days impris.
So for better or worse; the good and the bad, tobacco has been a mainstay and the life blood of my family for a very long time, and Tobacco is not such a dirty word after all.
Australian Electoral Rolls from ancestry.com.au
British American Tobacco
Illustrated Sydney News
Maitland Mercury
Personal papers and photographs held by myself
Sydney Morning Herald


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Ruling In WoW Bot Case At Odds With Intention Of Copyright Law
from the very-troubling dept
Of course, as we saw when the original ruling was made, there are some in the tech community who are willing to ignore the implications of this just because they don't like what the bot software did (i.e., helping people effectively cheat in the game). However, you need to look beyond what the software did to what these rulings actually mean, and it's quite problematic, and could represent a significant expansion of how copyright law can be used to remove all sorts of rights from individuals. The fact that this particular piece of software was used for questionable purposes is not the issue. The issue is that it was a twisted reading of copyright law that was used to stop it. Blizzard had a variety of options -- mainly technological -- to combat such a bot. To use copyright law is a problem we should all be concerned about.


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40 mins ago
December 24, 2013
What a difference a week makes
Just eight days ago, André Villas-Boas departed. Dignified to the end of his tenure. Well liked within the club, well-respected by most. I wish it had worked out for AVB.
He was a Head Coach (or manager, in old money) that made me proud. He was a gentleman who was always professional in his dealings with the press, a man who had quite literally studied the game (writing dossiers on opponents, etc) and who had a fixed idea of what he wanted to achieve on the pitch. In my opinion it was ironically these ideals that eventually did for him.
Squeeze the pitch with a high line. Play at least two high-tempo pressing players in midfield to win the ball high. Transition quickly from back to front, mostly feeding wide players who are able to cut in and score goals. What this ended up looking like for much of his tenure was: squeeze the pitch, keep things tight, don't take too many risks, and score from range. Mostly through Gareth Bale who, incidentally, became truly world-class under André.
And it was sort of working. Last season, famously, we amounted our highest Premier League points tally. This season we were only five points behind Manchester City in 4th place despite not (yet) playing well. We were only one point worse off than the corresponding fixtures in 2012/13.
The problem seemed to be that the 'keep things tight' approach meant that goals were not flowing. And when goals are not flowing, and things are suddenly not as tight as they were, there are not too many positives to take. There was no obvious pattern to our attacking play – it was not at all clear at times what he ideally wanted to achieve in the final third other than encouraging wide players to get shots away. There were no signs of growing cohesion or a plan slowly being established over time.
When things got a little desperate, André started to tinker with his methods. Lack of flexibility was cited – by me and others – as being an issue for AVB, but as soon as he showed flexibility, things went badly wrong. He tried Paulinho as a 10 – it was hit and miss. He tried traditional wingers away at Man City; we lost 6-0. He tried Capoue as last-ditch central-defensive cover, and he was exposed by Liverpool.
He had – sort of – a sense of control when he had the inverted wingers cutting inside and congesting the midfield. There was limited space for us to work in, but there was also limited space for the opposition to spring from. In trying things – doing what many of us wanted him to do – he was almost showing that he'd given up on what he had previously stuck to so rigidly. Perhaps his stubbornness should have continued? Perhaps his plan would have eventually become clear?
The reason I was sad, but not tearing my hair out when AVB was let go, was that whilst we saw him as a long-term project, I never truly felt like he saw us the same way. He had said at the end of June: "For me, there is a limit and, in the next five to 10 years, I will quit coaching." And, of course, there was his ambition – "a destination of life" in his own words – to compete in the Dakar Rally". Maybe he'd have stuck around for three years or so, we'll never know.
One week on – Sherwood
The Club can announce that Tim Sherwood, Chris Ramsey and Les Ferdinand will take charge of the First Team whilst the Club progresses discussions.
The appointment of Tim Sherwood into this caretaker role was met with raised eyebrows from many Spurs fans, and an absolute meltdown from a few. He's an Arsenal fan. He spoke out against Hoddle all those years ago. He's a snake in the grass who told Keys & Gray that our players were over-trained under AVB.
And yet it sort of seemed a logical step. Sherwood is – or was – our Technical Co-Ordinator, working with the Development squad, arranging loan deals for our young hopefuls, and liaising with the rest of the coaching team to keep them updated on progress. He also, it seems, had some sort of sway with Levy – impressing him with his professionalism and knowledge, culminating, if you believe what you read, in him being a part of the THFCTC – the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Transfer Committee.
I've oft spotted Sherwood watching the Under-18 games, despite him not having the remit to look after that age group. He looks the part – suited and booted – and parents have told me that he's approachable, open, honest. He seems to have an aura.
As the main voice in the dugout at Under-21 matches he seems to command respect. I stood behind him at the pre-season friendly against Kingstonian, and wrote the following post-match:
I stood behind the dugout during the second half, and it was fascinating to hear the vocal input from Sherwood, Ramsey and Ferdinand. Whilst all three were quite critical of their players – Ferdinand especially with Coultirst ("don't be a midfielder"), Sherwood with Gallifuoco, and all three with Ceballos (Sherwood: "Cristian, we need you", Ramsey: "Cristian – you have to pass that") – the feedback was all constructive, with instructions given of what they expected. This was very refreshing, as I can clearly remember the days of Clive Allen just yelling constant expletives.
Sherwood was also described by Swindon's Chairman Lee Power as "one of the most knowledgeable and forward-thinking men currently in the game." It's worth pointing out that Power and Sherwood are good friends and have an excellent professional relationship (hence the Swindon loans), but it's the choice of words that stand out.
Sherwood's an Arsenal fan – there's no getting away from that. But he seems to be trying to show that he's committed to his role at Spurs. Three days ago he told the media "I know all about the football club. I played here, it's my club. I know what the supporters want." Professionalism or genuine affection? Who knows, but he's making the right noises. And, frankly, he's spent more than a fifth of his life at Spurs in one way or another, so why wouldn't he care?
He's resented by many because he criticised Glenn Hoddle after he (Sherwood) had left Spurs. He was not the only one who felt that way about Hoddle though – in fact, Ledley King was relatively outspoken about Hoddle's "methods" in his autobiography – and yet there doesn't seem to be any noise about this.
In an interview with The Guardian in 2008, Sherwood was asked "You didn't get on very well with Glenn Hoddle, though, did you?" He replied:
'I love what he's doing at the moment with his academy, not that I want to give him a plug.
As a manager, though, he loved the game and he loved Tottenham but we clashed. I had an opinion and he obviously didn't want to hear it.'
To me that showed a level of maturity – he still had an opinion, but he was polite enough to put it to one side and respect what Hoddle is (was) doing elsewhere.
On the pitch
In the two matches that Sherwood's taken charge of so far, he's gone with a 4-4-2 formation with two strikers, two wingers, and no holding midfield player. In the West Ham game he was hamstrung by not having the returning Rose and Adebayor for the whole game. He set us out to get lots of crosses into the box, and was reliant on the team getting ahead while they were full strength. They didn't manage to take their chances and we were only ahead by one. West Ham went for the opposite approach, starting a weaker team but bringing key men on. As soon as Adebayor and Rose came off, West Ham took control of the game and brought on Maiga, Diame and Morrison. Allardyce smelt blood and his team, unlike Spurs, managed to get goals when they were on top.
Against Southampton, as I wrote in my goal analysis blog, Sherwood took a calculated risk. By setting us out in a 4-4-2 without a dedicated defensive midfield player (albeit Dembele mostly held, and his average position was essentially the same as Schneiderlin's), Sherwood ensured that we had bodies in the box far more than we had seen in our other matches this season. It paid dividends, and we scored more than twice in the league for the first time since April. We also conceded two but mostly these goals were down to individual errors rather than specific failures within the system (although it could be said that Chiriches was unsure whether to stay with his man or drop off for the second goal, due to not knowing the system well enough).
Note: The Under-19s (NextGen Series side) and Under-21s tended to play a free-flowing 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 under Sherwood, so there's no indication that he favours 4-4-2 as a system per se. Many have said that this was at the insistence of AVB, but we'd been playing the same system(s) pre-AVB, and I personally never saw AVB at one of the matches, so I find that unlikely.
Off the pitch
It's unlikely that it was the performance on Sunday that made up Levy's mind to give Sherwood the manager's role on a permanent basis (at least for 18 months). More likely it is the work that he has done in the background over the past five years.
Whilst the decision to appoint an inexperienced manager – one who does not even have the UEFA Pro Licence – has not gone down well, generally, I can see the logic.
There is a sense of continuity about the appointment, which I like and admire. Just as much as it gives a sense of satisfaction when a youth player gets a game for the first team – and I was very proud to see Nabil Bentaleb come off the bench on Sunday – there is a good feeling associated with an internal promotion. Sherwood might not have top-level management experience, but he clearly has a skill set which Levy has deemed transferable.
He's naturally confident in front of the cameras or behind the microphone – to the extent where many have called him arrogant. I particularly liked this TalkSport interview in the summer here he was very positive and backed the club over Bale. He came across as being 'on message', and whilst his thoughts on Bale didn't come to fruition, the positivity was to be admired.
I've seen plenty of comment about Sherwood being literally (in the words of Jamie Redknapp) unqualified to do this job. This is due to the fact that he does not possess a UEFA Pro Licence. This is the final UEFA coaching qualification (following the A and B Licenses, which Sherwood already possesses). The course is generally carried out over a year, and the club will need to ask the FA whether Sherwood can continue as manager without it in the meantime. The precedent (set with Paul Ince at Blackburn, for example) seems to be for the FA to give the manager the time to earn the qualification. Glenn Roeder, Gareth Southgate and Avram Grant have also all managed in the Premier League without the license.
In the meantime, if people are worried about unqualified coaches, they need look no further than Chris Ramsey, who has now moved up with Sherwood and Ferdinand to the first team coaching setup. Ramsey has achieved a lot in a distinguished coaching career – he has coached the England U20 side to the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. He has worked for the FA as a Regional Director of Coaching. He was a scout for the England team under Keegan. As well as the UEFA Pro Licence, which he obtained in 2004, he has an FA Coach Education Diploma, a diploma in Treatment of Sports Injuries and also a first degree in Education, and Masters in Science. He was recently asked by Peter Taylor to be his Assistant Head Coach for the England Under-20 side for this summer's FIFA World Cup in Turkey. He's insanely qualified.
Sherwood might be a Gooner, might be a snake in the grass, might be seen giving a Sky Sports interview whilst hanging out of a Land Rover… but let's wait and see before writing him off as such.
We've got a huge squad, with plenty of attacking players with flair. In the likes of Lloris, Vertonghen, Sandro, Lamela, and Soldado we have some very talented players who would be wanted by the majority of clubs around Europe. Given that Sherwood has to make things happen relatively quickly, he is likely to focus on keeping it simple, letting his side build their confidence. To me, this seems to be exactly what they need. They need their fragile confidence rebuilt, and if that requires him to be more Harry Redknapp than André Villas-Boas in the short term, then so be it.
As an aside, in Adebayor we have a talent who needs to be managed carefully. Nobody knows the ins and outs of what has gone on since the death of his brother. Was AVB heartless in making him train with the reserves, or was he trying to give him the space and time to get his head right? Was Ade fit and available but not picked, or still getting up to speed? In fact, nobody knows the ins and outs of the whole of last season – a lot of assumptions are made about Adebayor's character, which his obvious popularity within the squad seem to contradict. What we do know is that in the last two matches, he has played like he really wanted it; he was a joy to watch and made us realise what we've been missing. Long may Sherwood continue getting the best out of him.
Development Squad
And finally, to the Development Squad. It seems a shame that the Development Squad has lost their figurehead. But the players currently in that squad will surely be filled with confidence that they'll have opportunities – especially after seeing their teammate, Bentaleb, brought on ahead of Holtby and Capoue, and playing so well – in fact, being instrumental in the second goal.
I wrote back in October about the lack of opportunities for youth players under AVB – this should change under Sherwood. He knows our talented young players so well, and is clearly not concerned about putting them straight into the first team squad. There has to be a chance that Tom Carroll will be recalled in January, and I would also expect to see Harry Kane involved more as the season goes on.
As for who takes over as the manager of the Under-21 side, who knows. There is a whole coaching team to replace, and it will presumably take some time to do so. In the interim period, perhaps the coaches will split their time between the first team and Development squad, or perhaps the Academy coaches will have to be involved. It will be interesting to see how it pans out.
He played Capoue in central defence against Liverpool because he had no one else to play there!! Vertoghan, Kaboul and Chiriches were out injured. Please do your homework!!
You read the whole article yet you decided to make such a redundant point. What a shame.
Personally, I thought it was a good read and offers good insight as to what we can expect from Sherwood from a tactical and man-management perspective.
This is the best article I've read about spurs. Great knowledge windy. I'm going to send it to my brothers to enjoy.
Such a trivial thing to pick up. That's not even the main point of his article..
Anyhow, great article, great read, and good job on the quotes and references. It's appreciated.
I hate articles that is half-assed with no source backing up what they're saying!
But kudos man for that effort.
Sherwood to unleash the potential of our talented players and we'll thrash City and Liverpool next time we face them kekeke =]
The point being, why play a high line with only those players available. It was AVB's inflexibility come inability to adapt to changing circumstances that meant, in my opinion, he had to go.
If that's all you took from that whole article….?!
Great read Windy very interesting.
Here's to 2014!
Wise words, crucial injuries to the back four combined with bad form (Dawson) May have greatly contributed to his departure, more than we realise
Good stuff. When it comes down to it tho' it became simple for me, I didn't want a Spurs manager that wasted talents like Ade and BAE. How many more points would we have had last season and this if they had been used properly? A manager's job is surely to maximise the talent at his disposal and AVB clearly failed to do that. In the end it was just unacceptable.
"Sherwood's an Arsenal fan – there's no getting away from that."
Why is that important? Sherwood is an ambitious man whose job is in the football "industry". It's livelyhood, whereas it's not yours. Who he supported as a kid will make not one iota of difference to his performance as Spurs manager. He is on over £1m a year as manager. Success will mean he will get a much fatter wage packet from Spurs, or from a bigger club than Spurs, in the future. He wont give a toss about Arsenal. Only blinkered illogical fans such as yourself think who Sherwood supported as a kid is relevant.
Did Fergusson support Man Utd as a kid? Of course not!! He managed Man Utd because they are a massive club who could fulfill his ambitions and satisfy his BANK BALANCE!!
Spot on.
Where has windy said Sherwood being an arsenal fan was an issue to him.
His point is made to deal with 'spurs fans' concerns not his own
Good article followed by a couple of idiotic comments by yourself
I think what Windy is suggesting with this statement is that some fans might not want their team managed by an "arsenal" man, which is a fair point. He doesn't suggest it makes Sherwood any more or less good at his role.
You seem a very angry and negative person 'ultrapunch' You need to chill out IMO
What a great article. Thank you.
I do enjoy your very insightful thoughts.
Happy Xmas and COYS
great job windy this is my favourite article of yours so far, the fact that Sherwood's been so instrumental to our recent success with the youth setup is his biggest appeal. Personally I love the apparent swagger/arrogance from the guy. And I'll be backing him all the way
I think the key take away from what you write, at least in terms of where AVB went wrong is "Given that Sherwood has to make things happen relatively quickly, he is likely to focus on keeping it simple, letting his side build their confidence."
I think this was a fatal flaw of AVB's from the beginning of this season; namely, trying to get 9 new players to the first team to play a really complicated system instead of letting them gel *first* with a universally understood formation like 442. Once the players had got the hang of it and each other he could have introduced slowly other tactics.
One more thing, Windy… I couldn't believe I didn't recognize Bentaleb's name when he came on the pitch. I rely on you to be my main man for whose-who in the youth squad and couldn't ever remember you mentioning this guy 🙂 I jumped up from my chair and shouted "Windy never told me about him!" My wife replies, "Who on earth is Windy??"
Excellent & brilliantly insightful analysis. Thankyou!
Very Insightful read.
really good article.
i think they've made the right appointment as it needed to be quick to at least try to attempt to get something from the season and at least we know we'll see some exciting football – it gives levy a chance to stock over the summer. if sherwood does well then give him a longer contract but if it doesn't work then someone else comes in without breaking the precious bank.
the next couple of games are very winnable which should have everyone onside… even the muppets moaning about him being an arsenal fan as a young 'un – who give a toss? he's spent years at spurs now working for the best of the club??? perhaps he's a long term sleeper mole…
When AVB was sacked some said he needed time & team needed time to gel.
Even when players were fit, we never had Soldado, Lamela, Paulinho, Vlad, Vertonghen in same XI.
How can team gel when they don't play together.
With Sherwood, certainly deserves a chance- from what I have seen he is instrumental in development of Rose, Caulker, Livermore, Carroll, Kane Andros & now Bentaleb.
If he can make young players develop & massage the ego of Adebayor & get the best out of him, I ve no doubts he will get best out of team.
What he needs is support & some luck going his way in the initial games.
Refreshing to read this as opposed to comments made using 140 characters which conclude 'he's shit' based on the fact 'he has an Arsenal tattoo' or because 'he hasn't even got his badges'.
Very good, balanced article. Enjoyed the read.
Brilliant article. Fans moan about managers to players to systems all the time we are never happy unless we are winning 5-0 every week, this doesn't happen so we just need to support the 11 on the pitch and the people behind the signs!! Coys tfbtflw!!
Refreshing to read an article from someone who is familiar with tims work with the development squad rather than someone with an agenda (harry Hotspur). Hopefully it works out for him and we have him for years to come COYS and merry Christmas to you all. Roll on west brom.
Interesting article. It will be interesting to know his first 11 when all are fit.
Great insight Windy. Cheers fella. Who might we see soon from the youth squad? Both Bentaleb and Fredrick's have shown they have something to offer. Have we seen the back of the "inverted winger"?
Am I alone in thinking we (sherwood) made a pigs ear of our loans?
Caulker's worked, andros at qpr and the current Swindon ones too, but otherwise I've largely seen three years of great youth players warming the benches of teams who don't suit them
Mason – lorient and many others
Falque – Soton and current
Kane – Norwich
Smith – this season
Carroll – Derby, qpr
Townsend – most of them.
Etc etc
And is he also the genius who let Luongo and Mpoku go?
I suppose two players brought through properly is nothing to sniff at, but this was our golden crop and most or all of the credit lies with inglethorpe, JMcD and CR
Good article Windy. You should share it with Jonathan Wilson. Wilson may be one of the best English language writers about football but when I read his article today where he seems to clean that Sherwood is an old school 4-4-2 guy I thought, it sure seems like Windy's been describing the youth set up as 4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1.
I think AVB got over generalized as a modern technocratic manager and the new narrative will be Sherwood as the new 'arry. You're maybe in the best position to say what things could look like moving forward. This article does a great job of that. Thanks.
I think that you fail in your analysis to include one major factor that affected AVB from day one and which will not be an issue for TS: the media, especially the tabloid media. AVB had to plan with the loss of the major creative talent that is Modrić, who was not replaced with Moutinho for the sake of £0.5 million; he lost Sandro halfway through the season; and despite this he identified the need to fashion the team around his one major attacking force, Bale. Throughout all this, the media were circling like vultures and when they saw a chink they descended on him with outright lies, especially with Ashton and fatty Samuel. However, AVB's remit was not just the first team, it was the whole club structure and this was apparently well thought of. He asked for an overhaul of the club's medical team and this was not done. I want to know why, because I think they are very risk averse. This means that they are either very knowledgeable and are rightly cautious, or that they aren't that good and therefore vacillate.
I can imagine that TS would have also seized on any weakness and would have had Redknapp's mates to back him as well provide him with the weapons to stab him in the back.
In the end, AVB seems to have felt that he was not going to be backed. You say that you are disappointed that he didn't bring through young players, but when you aren't given space to breathe why would you risk results with them.
I really hope the best for AVB, because he's a decent and upstanding guy. I hope that in the World Cup England are humiliated and that careers are ruined, purely so that the tabloid press pack and all the little Englanders who were on AVB's back have their hopes destroyed. If AVB comes back and stuffs Sherwood's Spurs, I'll wallow in the schadenfreude.
And another thing: if he goes 4-4-2 against any of the bigger clubs we'll get slaughtered. Henry Winter said this the other night on The Monday Night Club, because we would come up against "more intelligent" teams. Yet, he thought it was OK, because he felt English managers should be given a chance. I hope he's as effusive when the manager of his Arsenal steps down. On the same programme, Pleat made some idiotic points about the Europa League.
An article worth it just for the Sacchi quote.
Thanks Windy
First time I've come across your work. Really insightful.
I personally am not fond of Sherwood and I dread him being Redschnapps Mk II and I despised 'Arry.
Your knowledge has given me a scintilla of hope that there's more to Sherwood than management of our great club by Redschnapps by proxy.
Here's hoping….
And I look forward to reading your next blog.
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Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. I used to like the kid, but after taunting Sid as he was coming out of the box I can't stand him.
He also pulled an Albert Belle against Nashville awhile back. Their head coach wanted to see his stick after he scored a goal to have the curve checked, but he had somebody on the bench switch sticks right afterwards and the illegal one wasn't there anymore.
Hartley wasn't pleased with him either last night since he benched him for the last five minutes of the game after the penalty.


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Wireless Power
By Matt Hawkins
May 29, 2014
Three senior electrical engineering majors turned the spotlight on the radio frequency track with an innovative senior project. The project, a wireless battery charging system, set the foundation for future RF-track research.
In collaboration with Dr. Prasad Shastry, Sergio Sanchez, Tyler Hoge and Elie Baliss designed a system that could wirelessly charge low-power batteries for equipment such as insulin pumps, pacemakers and fitness bands. Unlike recharging pads that require the battery-operated device to connect to the pad, wireless systems charge batteries within a short distance of a charging device.
The system, as one of the first with practical capabilities, could help people like Hoge's 5-year-old cousin, who wears an insulin pump.
"An insulin pump for him is a daunting task," Hoge said. "One less thing he has to do makes it less confusing for him. Then, you can get something like this to a lower age group sooner instead of doing the normal injection."
Because of the pilot project's limited capabilities, it will remain at Bradley as an enticing project for future RF-track students. The seniors hope their work strengthens interest in the track and draws more students into the program.
"There are endless opportunities for applications of this," Baliss said. "We're glad to get it started. I'd like to come back as an alumnus and see what students do with it."
The work linked years of theoretical work with the product development process they will expect in the professional world.
"I'm a fan of the process from concept to design," Hoge said. "It was enjoyable to have a system that worked and had real-world applications."
They also took advantage of regular meetings with graduate RF students. Those meetings helped the undergrads work through complex issues they hadn't encountered in their studies.
"It was a great experience," said Hoge, who hopes to continue in Bradley's graduate program. "I'm looking forward to help undergrads because I'll be able to contribute enough to make a big difference in their work."
The trio also recognized the significance of tackling a graduate-level project as undergrads.
"Many other engineering programs wouldn't have allowed us to do something like this," Baliss said. "Once we got the idea, we were going to figure it out no matter how hard it was."


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Headers and footers, done well, can add a lot to your document. Whether you add a simple page number or go fancy by adding custom fields, you can use headers and footers to give your readers relevant information about the document.
1: Keep it simple if you can
The cardinal rule for headers and footers is "The simpler, the better." Most readers don't want a huge amount of information crammed into the top or bottom margins of the document they're reading — they just want to see the information that will help them (1) remember what they're reading; (2) know who wrote it and when; and (3) determine what page they're looking at. Depending on the type of document you're creating, you may want to include the filename, the date, or just the page number.
You can insert a ready-made header or footer by clicking the Insert tab and clicking Header or Footer in the Header & Footer group. Then, choose the style you want to add. You can create a custom header or footer by double-clicking at the top of bottom of the page. The Header & Footer Tools tab appears, offering all the tools you need to add the information that's right for your document.
2: Think in sections
In a huge document, headers and footers can be a lifesaver for your readers. But setting them up can be a bit of a pain. In Word 2010, headers and footers have been simplified, but the challenge — as always — comes in creating sections (if you want your headers/footers to change from section to section) and then making sure that each header or footer displays what you want in each section.Create a new section by clicking to position the cursor where you want the section to begin. Then, click the Page Layout tab, click Breaks in the Page Setup group, and choose the type of section break you want. Now click in the header or footer area of the new section (Figure A). If you want to create a new header that doesn't repeat the information from the previous header, click Link To Previous (to turn off the setting) and then insert the information you want to include.
Figure A
Create a new section and then unlink the header in the new section to create a unique header.
3: Take it easy with font changes
If you're trying to pack a lot of information into a header or footer, it's certainly fine (and even expected) to reduce the font size a bit. Dropping the font size from 12 to 9 points, for instance, is a practical choice that actually helps the reader see at a glance what you consider the most important information on the page. Just resist the temptation to do something funky with the look of headers and footers. For example, you don't want to use Comic Sans when the rest of your document is Times New Roman.
4: Pictures? Really?
Yes, it is possible to put small images in headers and footers. And it can actually look nice if you incorporate an image such as a logo or special icon that is part of your company design. But you don't want to add random images simply to spruce things up. Functionality is the main goal with headers and footers.
In those cases where it makes sense to add an image, just use the Header & Footer tools (which appear when you've clicked in the header or footer area). Click Picture in the Insert group and navigate to the image you want to use. Resize and align the image and use the Picture Tools to get just the look you want.
5: Add custom info to headers and footersIf you want to include a bit more information in your headers or footers, you can have Word insert document properties, field information, and AutoText automatically. Start by creating the header or footer you want. Click to position the cursor within it. In the Header & Footer Tools Design tab, click Quick Parts in the Insert group. Click AutoText, Document Properties, or Field to add the desired content item (Figure B). The element appears at the cursor position.
Figure B
Use Quick Parts to add AutoText, document properties, and fields to headers and footers.
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Katherine Murray is a technology writer and the author of more than 60 books on a variety of topics, ranging from small business technology to green computing to blogging to Microsoft Office 2010. Her most recent books include Microsoft Office 2010 Plain & Simple (Microsoft Press, 2010), Microsoft Word 2010 Plain & Simple (Microsoft Press, 2010), and Microsoft Word 2010 Inside Out (Microsoft Press, 2010).


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 20, 2012) – Having tied the program record for most non-conference wins through the first half of the season, the ETSU women's soccer team begins conference play as the reigning co-champions of the Atlantic Sun this weekend at Summers-Taylor Stadium against Stetson and FGCU.
ETSU (6-2-0) begins the conference season against Stetson (2-6-0) on Friday night at 7 p.m., followed by a showdown with last year's A-Sun Tournament champion, FGCU (5-2-2), Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
The Lady Buccaneers have had an impressive opening to their 2012 campaign, winning six games to tie the 2000 squad for most non-conference wins. ETSU's .750 winning percentage in non-conference play stands alone at the top over the Lady Bucs from 2000 that went 6-3 (.667).
Junior striker Ramey Kerns (Kings Mountain, N.C.) and freshman midfielder Sarah Zadrazil (St. Gilgen, Austria) have been an integral part of the Lady Bucs' early success. Kerns has scored nine goals and registered one assist to rank among the nation's top five in goals, goals per game (1.125) and points per game (2.63). Her 21 total points also ranks seventh in the NCAA. Zadrazil has been the catalyst for the majority of those goals; ranking in a tie for third in the country in both assists (7) and assists per game (0.88). Both lead the Atlantic Sun in each of those respective categories.
ETSU's Last Outing
ETSU wrapped up non-conference play on the road last Friday, but fell to Longwood, 2-1. Junior Samantha Kron (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) scored the lone Lady Buccaneer goal off a free kick in the 67th minute to bring ETSU even. Kron sent a cross through the penalty area toward goal looking for a teammate to knock it in. Instead, a Lancer defender attempted to clear, but missed her mark and sent the ball backward into goal. After initially being ruled an own goal, Kron was given credit for the score since the momentum of her pass carried the ball into goal and a Longwood defender never had complete control of possession.
Unfortunately, Kron's goal did not hold up as Bridget Bergquist scored less than three minutes later to give LU the lead and eventual victory.
Scouting the Hatters
Stetson will be looking to put an end to its mini-losing skid. The Hatters have lost their last two contests on the road to Furman and at home against UAB, being outscored 6-2 through those two defeats. Stetson is also winless in road games to this point in the season, losing its season opener to FIU, at Troy and most recently to Furman.
Alyssa Welsh is Steston's biggest goal scoring threat. Welsh has scored three times off 12 shots and four shots on goal. The other six Stetson goals have come from six different Hatters. Through its first eight games, Stetson is being outscored 18-9 and allowing opponents a GAA of 2.24.
Scouting the Eagles
Florida Gulf Coast enters the weekend looking for its first win three games. Since winning three in a row against FIU, Tulsa and St. Louis, the Eagles went winless last weekend with a draw to Northern Arizona, 1-1, and a loss to UNLV, 2-1. NAU was FGCU's only other road game of the season, but the Eagles will get two this weekend as they face USC Upstate in Spartanburg, S.C. on Friday before traveling to Johnson City on Sunday.
Shea Rhoney leads FGCU's attack with four goals and two assists to lead the team in both goals and points. Shannen Wacker and Kaitlin Parker have netted three goals apiece to rank second on the team in goal scored. On the season, FGCU has outscored its opponents 17-11, allowing opponents GAA of 1.16.
Series History
ETSU's meeting with Stetson will be its ninth all-time, with the Lady Bucs holding a 6-2-0 advantage. Last year, ETSU went down to DeLand, Fla. and came away victorious, 6-3. In its three meetings against Stetson in Johnson City, ETSU is 3-0 having won by one goal each time.
The Lady Bucs will be looking to get back to .500 in the all-time series and put an end to its three-game losing streak against FGCU. Last year, ETSU went to Ft. Myers, Fla. following its win over Stetson, but dropped its only A-Sun game of the season to the Eagles, 3-0. The Lady Buccaneers are 1-1 at home against FGCU, falling, 1-0, on Oct. 8, 2010 and winning in double-overtime, 2-1, on Oct. 26, 2008.
Live stats and free live video will be provided for both contests. Live stats will be available through Stat Broadcast on ETSUBucs.com, and free live streaming video will be available on ASun.TV.
For Friday's game, ETSU will be celebrating the International Day of Peace. Donation opportunities will be available at the game, along with a halftime ceremony coordinated by Kayla Kuziola and Caitlin Cherry, members of Model United Nations.
"International Day of Peace is a day in which the world can forgo conflict and embrace peace if only for a moment," expressed Kuziola. "It is an incredible opportunity for ETSU to participate in this global celebration. From outreach projects with local schools, to peaceful demonstrations during half time of the women's soccer game, we are striving to raise awareness about the importance of this day.
"We will culminate the celebrations with a peace sign formation during half time of the women's soccer game. Students representing a variety of countries will participate waving their national flag. This peace sign formation will be a beautiful way to show ETSU's diversity and how, despite our differences, we can unite under one goal, peace."
Sunday's game is Dog Day at Summers-Taylor Stadium. Fans can bring their dogs to the game and receive a free Frisbee and tennis ball.
For more information on ETSU women's soccer, please visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer links.


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Lesley Martin, MA, LMHC, NCC
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Relationships can be complicated. You may be struggling with a particular issue and not know how to approach it with your partner. Or you may feel like you're repeating the same patterns over and over. Perhaps your partner experienced a traumatic event and you want to be supportive, but aren't sure what to do to help. Maybe you are just having a hard time talking to each other and getting along. Couples therapy can help! I provide a comfortable and open place to discuss your concerns, feelings and goals. I help couples gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their issues, and work collaboratively with them to build effective communication skills, reduce conflict and promote growth.
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Philip Kolba, MA LMHC NCC
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There are countless models of healthy romantic relationships, from monogamous to polyamorous, and unique variations between partners. The scripts for dating and longterm relationships of our parents' generations may not be applicable to your relationship, and there is no formal education in how to be a good partner or how to identify unhealthy relationships. But there is psychological research that shows that effective communication, emotional openness, intimacy, and other factors contribute to healthy relationships. Creating these conditions are skills that can be learned. I practice brief humanistic and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) to help my LGBTQ and hetero clients learn these skills.
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Couples usually seek counseling when they are struggling with each others behaviors or communication styles. I work with the couples that come to me to figure out where these behaviors and communication styles started and provide education and encouragement towards resolving issues. Couples are taught to focus on solutions rather than getting bogged down in the problems. They're individual issues are addressed which allows them to work better as a team. They are taught practical skills to utilize not only with their partners, but in all aspects of their lives.
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Our intimate relationships are among the most important relationships we will ever have. Their significance to our sense of safety and emotional security is critical. And the right skills are as important as the right partner. At Creative Relationship Center, caring licensed counselors with help you learn to address your priorities and expectations of each other by having a solid understanding of the issues that can get in your way. Let us help you find the happiness you deserve.
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I do a unique form of Couples Therapy and so far have had no failures ( knock on wood!). I do not do behavioral interventions such as communication training with homework, although communication skills are involved, but I work by seeing each partner both individually and as a couple. My approach is based on the belief that "two people can see things in two different ways and both be "right." This is unlike other approaches where couples vie to convince the therapist of WHO IS RIGHT OR WHO IS THE GOOD ONE. No one is born for another person: either in a marital couple or a business partner: the couples that survive are the ones who can respect how they have come to see things differently
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What are the most common couples' issues? If you are thinking "communication, conflict, sex, money, child rearing" you are correct. However, most therapists will go after the symptom on each side of the couple fence thinking that the way to effective change is by getting each party to "work" on their respective "issue". Many times the parties don't agree but comply. Imagine if you could align the unconscious brains of a couple and stop the "working on your issues" part that has become so popular in therapy settings? Contact firstname.lastname@example.com to learn how! Or call 877-606-6161. DR. FLEMING'S NEW RELATIONSHIP/COUPLES INTENSIVES. www.kevinflemingphd.com/marriage-couples-retreats.php
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Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County, New York. It has a land area of 51.23 square miles and a water area of 0.16 square miles.  The population of Ashford is 2,084 people with 895 households and a median annual income of $47,321. .
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Hours-old infant found abandoned, covered in ants
Hours-old infant found abandoned, covered in ants
Sheriff's investigators said Thursday morning that an hours-old infant girl was found safe on Houston's north side at the Bridges of Cypress Creek apartment complex.
According to KTRK-TV the infant was apparently abandoned by her mother. The child was found covered in ants in a series of bushes early Thursday after a man reported he heard crying.
A tweet from the Harris County Sheriff's Office said that a female was being detained in connection with the incident.
The 21-year-old mother was found after officials found a trail of blood leading back to her apartment, KTRK-TV reported.
Officials said that more information was set to be released about the infant's condition and the circumstances of the scene.


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DePauw's defense and special teams came up with some big plays which helped the Tigers take a 7-3 victory over Albion on a sunny afternoon at Blackstock Stadium.
The win was the Tigers' third straight as they improved to 4-4, while the Britons who are headed to the NCAA Division III postseason, dropped to 5-4.
Albion drove to the DePauw 23 on its second possession of the game, but DePauw's Damon Megerle forced Albion back Wes Dolen to fumble on fourth-and-three and the Tigers' Jack Quinn recovered at the DePauw 27.
The Britons drove to the Tigers' 20 early in the second, but Nick Pendell's 37-yard field goal was off the mark. Later in the quarter, Albion started from its own 29 after a 57-yard punt by DePauw's Eric Malm lifted the Tigers out of poor field position.
After Albion picked up a first down, DePauw's Mafileo Tupou picked off Alex Harris' second-down pass and returned it to the Albion 11. Bryan Coleman (right) picked up four yards on first down and then scored on the next play from seven yards out for what would be the game's lone touchdown as DePauw took a 7-0 lead with 5:50 left in the half.
Megerle picked off Harris on the next possession and the Tigers drove to the Albion 11, but Eric Malm's 29-yard field goal hit the left upright with 25 seconds remaining in the half.
The Britons' next best chance came on their second possession of the third quarter, but Pendell's 30-yard field goal effort was wide.
Early in the fourth quarter the Britons started at their own 10 and drove to midfield where they converted on a fourth-and-one. The Britons eventually advanced to the DePauw 17, but an incomplete pass and a third-down sack by the Tigers' Michael Fultz forced the guests to attempt a field goal which Pendell nailed from 38 yards to cut the DePauw lead to 7-3 with 9:31 remaining.
Albion later downed a punt at the DePauw 7 with 5:11 left and the Tigers picked up a first down on Will King's 22-yard pass to Jordan Hickam but were forced to punt. The Britons started on their own 49 and drove to the DePauw 31, but four straight incomplete passes gave the ball back to DePauw and the Tigers ran out the clock.
The Britons outgained the Tigers 380-126, held a 20-8 edge in first downs and ran 33 more plays, but committed three turnovers to DePauw's zero.
Coleman rushed for 40 yards on 18 carries, while King completed 7-of-16 passes for 69 yards. Hickam and Bobby Coburn each caught two in the win.
Dolen totaled 102 yards on 29 tries with Harris completing 26-of-52 for 286 yards and two interceptions. Brian Spencer hauled in nine catches for 101 yards, while J.C. Cruse had seven grabs for 102.
Dwenger and Ben Brandstatter each totaled 13 tackles, while Steve Valdiserri finished with 10. Fultz had one sack, while Graham Wilkerson and Patrick Keller shared one. The Tigers totaled eight pass breakups with Dennis Callicutt leading with three.
C.J. Carroll and John Lesinski each had seven tackles for Albion with Carroll recording one sack and Julian Paksi and Jacob Heinrich splitting one.


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Heinrich Baehr
Born: April 9, 1878
Fusstenheim, Germany
A Jewish merchant, Heinrich ran a dry goods business with his wife, Yennj, in Ruchheim, a small town in the Rhine River valley. Their son, Kurt, had immigrated to America after World War I. Their daughter, Ida, had helped them in the business until she married. The Baehrs' store took up the first floor of their comfortable two-story brick house. In the summer, they enjoyed their garden in the back.
1933-39: The Nazis have come to power, and many Jews have decided to leave Germany. Our niece, Luise, recently sailed for America. She used to visit us every summer and was like a younger sister to our Ida. Yennj and I have thought about leaving Germany, but couldn't do it without taking Ida and our granddaughter, Freya. Anyway, Ida's husband doesn't want to leave his business. And who would sponsor us all to come to America?
1940-42: Yennj and I, with Ida and her family, have already been deported to two detention camps in southern France. When we arrived at the first one, Gurs, it was winter--cold and rainy--and we had only straw to sleep on. Six-year-old Freya came down with a high fever and severe earache and almost died. Now, at Rivesaltes, her parents have a chance to get Freya out of the camp to safety through an aid society that arranges to hide children with French families in the countryside. We all wish Freya goodbye.
In September 1942, a few days after Freya left the camp, 64-year-old Heinrich, his wife and his daughter were deported to Auschwitz, where they perished. Freya survived the war.


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The Best of Small Cool Home Offices and Workspaces
It was way back in 2006 on a whim I entered our studio apartment into the Small Cool Contest. Our entry still lives in the archives, including the
And so every year during our annual ode to small space living, submitted by you our readers, I find myself continually impressed with the little corners small space dwellers carve out to work from. Most hardly qualify as a "home office", and more often are double duty areas where a laptop desk might become a dining table which later becomes the apartment's home entertainment area.
There are always a few shining examples of space efficiency which make me think, "Huh, that's a great idea!" (I'll never forget the flat panel TV hanging from a swing), particularly of note when your very own office is no larger than a small closet (or in fact, is a closet). And of course, there are the purely decorative inspirations which can transform a work space into something beyond a completely utilitarian section of the home.
Below is a roundup of this year's finest home office and work spaces submitted thus far during the 2012 Small Cool Contest. So as not to play any favorites while voting is in progress, none of the rooms below are labeled. You'll have to visit our entries page to find out which home office belongs to whom, or simply just enjoy these spaces for what they are: small and cool.


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Create Your Own Company Website in 1 Day (Personal 1 to 1 Training)
In this 1-day hands on interactive course right at your own home or office, you will learn how to create, customise, and maintain a WordPress website from scratch. You get to create your own domain and web hosting account with practical experience in creating a modern website from scratch.
Not only will you learn the technical aspects of how to manage and customise a website in this hands-on WordPress class, you will also learn modern web design concepts to create distinguished websites that will pique the interest of web visitors and encourage them to take important actions.
Singapore 1st WordPress Training Classes Lessons Personal Private Trainer. Learn how to create a professional business website with WordPress – a powerful publishing content management system. I will help you get the most out of the self-hosted version of WordPress and create feature-rich business and company websites. this course will explain how to create and publish posts and pages; customise your site with professional themes, widgets, and custom menus; and extend WordPress even further with plugins. Even more, this course will show how to get more traffics with social media sharing and search engine optimisation for WordPress.
By the end of this lessons, you will:
Be able to create a simple modern-looking website.
Be able to manage and maintain a WordPress website including how to create, edit and update web content, format copy, install plugins, and manage media.
Social Media Sharing
Understand modern web design concepts and how to turn visitors into leads.
Search Engine Optimization to improve a website's search results
Google Search engine submission
1 Day Full Day (7hrs) $489/pax (9am-5pm with 1hr for lunch)
About the Trainer
Janice is the founder of J Training Courses. She has been in the IT & Engineering industry for more than 10 years since the dot com start up days. She knows CMS, Ecommerce, Website Development, Sales, Marketing, Business Development since 2000. She is proficient in WordPress, WooCommerce, Joomla, OpenCart, OSCommerce, Digital Marketing, SEO. She has helped to build websites that reach top Google page 1st page search results. She has a degree in BSc(Hons) in Management from University of London and Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Why engage J Training Courses?
Singapore 1st private trainer for WordPress. Your private teacher for website development. Learn How to Create, Customise, & Maintain a WordPress Site from scratch right from the comfort of your own home or office. I will come down to your place and provide 1 to 1 personal coaching services. You can ask all the questions you want with personal attention. Learn at your own pace. You can extend the class if you want. No prior knowledge of CMS, WP is required. You can tips on SEO, how to source for products etc. This is the advantage for having your personal teacher. So Sign Up Now.
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You can form a group ask your friends to join you in learning comfortable at your place. A group discount will be given. Please email me email@example.com to enquire more.
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Full payment is required before lessons start. Note SkillFuture claim is not allowed. Book now to avoid date and time slots been taken up.
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Once payment is complete, email to email@example.com with your name, email address, your home or office address where you want to conduct the training, your preferred training dates & time, HP number and attach the screenshot of your payment.
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Above training fees is not inclusive of domain registration which is $20 and web hosting cost $10/Month for 1 year web hosting plan. Need to set aside $180 for website domain and web hosting at least for 1 year.
How to make purchase of your own domain & webhosting will be teach if you have not done so. Do think what domain you want before the lessons start and check the availability.


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jamesmayoc necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 61 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
The Tradewinds Gin from Margaret River
The 4 partners of the Tailor Made Spirits company came together to create stunning spirits from across Australia - sourcing Margaret River water and native botanicals they have created a superb Gin called The Tradewinds - we decided to name our gin, the tradewinds, because this name was coined by sea captains who sailed for trading companies and took advantage of their persistent speed and direction when crossing the Indian ocean - from the southeast (toward the northwest) in the Southern - bringing vital supplies to the settlements along the west coast of Australia
Primary Target: Bartenders on premise
25 – 35 years, single, sophisticated & sexy
'Metrosexual' males or females
Enjoys drinking, cocaine & sex – 'bar scene' lifestyle
Driven by ego, knowledge / power & opinionated
Social, trusted by patrons of bars – flirtatious
Gatekeeper to patrons buying a Gin mixed drink & then the brand
Secondary Target: Gin buyers at retail shops
25 – 45 years – single / married, sophisticated
Metrosexual males or females
Sophisticated / adventurous / innovative / confident
Modern, contemporary and aware…
Very social and enjoys drinking with friends / sharing good times
Single / dating / looking / no kids
Both men & women drink to escape, obtain a sense of freedom... Become a free spirit .. Dream a little ... Pull away .. Laugh.. Talk... Be confident ..flirt .. Engage ..relax .. Let go ... We need to tap into this motivation...
Gin is a fairly traditional / staid spirit – we need to re-define the category and make 'The Tradewinds' gin more relevant, more dynamic, more innovative, more fashionable to the new generation... So it becomes part of their lifestyle & they drink it more often (new customers)
We require a logo for the first product to be launched - Tradewinds Margaret River Gin.
Brand Values
Cool - a new look at an old style – like young surfers going back to single fin surfboards
a sense of freedom (being free and free spirited)
Fresh, refreshing & natural (but clean)
Adventurous, irreverent, quietly confident & inspired – like the coastline…wild, rough edges
Modern / Contemporary / sophisticated = our drinkers will appreciate quality.
Wry /ironic/ clever / in touch / aware - with a twist
Brand imagery
Images to convey any number of elements – the wind, the ocean, water, waves, sand, salt, sun…
Colour : White & Blue spectrum (fresh symbols) with greens and browns
Font: Clean, clear & bold / strong and confident
Strength/confidence/ very, very important to not be overtly Australian (contemporary/worldly)
Design specifications
Standard 700/750 ml bottle
Front and back self adhesive labels – ideally matt or parchment type finish
Plain screw cap
Plain white cartons/outers
Tall dividers to protect package – consider eventually single bottle boxes.
Front label text
'Tradewinds Gin' - brand
Product of Margaret River (WA), Australia
Text = "Made from Margaret River's (WA) pure water, Tradewinds, bush tomato and a secret blend of native and imported botanicals."
d. http://www.thetradewindsgin.com
e. 700ml / x% alc / vol
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