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Air Commodore Julian Ball, the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF's) assistance chief of staff for capability and force development, told an audience at the 2019 DSEI exhibition on 9 September that the threat from hostile missile systems, such as the Russian Almaz-Antey S-400 air-defence system, NPO Bastion-P anti-ship missile, and KBM Iskander tactical ballistic missile, required a response.
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So , I've been sooo busy putting this all together that I just can't put together a creative post. Why? I'm freaking EXHAUSTED!!!! So here is the press release that my friend, Maggie, put together for me. But I will say that I am so extremely proud of my amazing team, my models, their parents and my family.
First, my design team. This year I was blessed to meet an amazing lady who is major at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), Deborah Payton-Jones. She got me three designers who were ready to roll up their sleeves and continue the Toddlewood legacy. They were lead by FIT alum, Andrea Pitter, who is not only the veteran Toddlewood designer for many years but she is also my friend for life. As she continues to build her incredible bridal brand, Pantora Inc. and she is due to give birth to my "nephew", she has never swayed from my brand.
I'm always blessed to have my BFF, Sandy Brereton, who I'm not going to say much about her because I'll be here all day except for the fact that she's my Gayle King"…get it…:). No I'm not saying I think I'm Oprah…well a girl can dream:)
Yes, this is a love fest…my sister in law, Meka, made her way back to Toddlewood this year. She never left but her job got in the way…the nerve. My boo who alway checks to make sure I'm eating, sleeping, laughing and that I have my glass of wine, Gwendolyn. She's always looking to be the silent helper but to me her actions are loud.
My husband and my girls are always so supportive. Nowadays it's become such a part of our lives that it's like just another holiday in our house. Go with the flow.
My models! They give me life! If there's one thing I love about what I do is meeting new children, laughing with them and getting Miss Tricia hugs and high fives all day. You should be me for a Toddlewood day! It's awesome.
See you in a couple of weeks for the Grammy Awards. In the meantime, go to the homepage and order your Journey To Toddlewood BOOK. I'll sign them before sending them out!
xoxo, Miss Tricia
Tricia Messeroux, along with her Toddlewood® Dream Team will produce another series of award season celebrity-to-child transformations – recreating some of the most memorable red carpet looks and moments from The Golden Globes, the Grammy Awards and The Oscars with TODDLERS.
The Golden Globes took place on January 7th. Hollywood's finest were instructed to wear all black this year in support of women's equality and the fight against sexual harassment. Tricia and her team is ready for their New York-based photo shoot recreating 8 of Tricia's favorite red carpet looks from the Golden Globes in all black just 3 days later on January 10th. This movement is near and dear to many of the moms of Tricia's young models which is why she was determined to make it happen. "It's imperative to take a stand for something and having two daughters of my own makes this movement a crucial one. While the kids may not know the meaning of their black fabulous attire, they will eventually know that they were a part of history."
Next up is the Grammy Awards on January 28th and the Toddlewood® team will be ready to create their magic on January 31st. Toddlewood will enjoy some creative downtime before taking on the Superbowl of the award season, The Academy Awards, which takes place in early March this year to avoid conflicting with the 2018 Winter Olympics. Tricia and Team Toddlewood will head to Los Angeles to recreate Oscars red carpet magic with kids on the west coast.
With each transformation, Tricia and her Toddlewood® team are met with long, sleepless days and nights to cast the budding young stars, design the wardrobes, create the set design and props. This year the Toddlewood® team has partnered with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), offering student designers the opportunity to recreate the red carpet wardrobe looks, one of which took third place in Project Runway Juniors. The students will be managed by Toddlewood's veteran designer and FIT graduate Andrea Pitter of Pantora Inc.
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A common saying of mine is when religion is inclusive it is at its finest; when religion is exclusive it is at its absolute worst. It matters not the degree of self-proclaimed piety, if we practice exclusion we are sealing the fate of our own demise.
A great example of the power of religion is the work of Pope Francis. The Catholic Church was in trouble with the pedophile priest scandals and too much of an inward focus. With Pope Francis focusing on outreach to those in need coupled with a humility long needed, he has touched many within and outside of the church.
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2018 NCAA DIII Women's Indoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 4
NEW ORLEANS – Just about everything changed between Week 3 and Week 4 of the NCAA Division III Women's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings.
Twenty-three teams swapped spots when the newest rankings were released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The only teams that stayed in place from Week 3 were No. 6 UMass Boston and No. 25 Bowdoin.
The new top-5 reads something like this: No. 1 MIT, No. 2 Johns Hopkins, No. 3 Ithaca, No. 4 George Fox and No. 5 Williams. This is the 13th time in history of the National Team Rankings that the Engineers have been billed No. 1, while it's the best ranking in program history for the Blue Jays and the Bruins.
MIT doesn't have a top-ranked athlete on the Descending Order List, but features four in the top-5. One of the strongest event groups for the Engineers is the pole vault, with Jacqueline Ahrens (No. 4) and Kari Stromhaug (No. 5). This past weekend MIT also notched the second fastest DMR time of the season (11:43.54).
Johns Hopkins also tallied some important marks this past weekend as its runners are jumpers stormed into the top-5. The Blue Jays were led by Therese Olshanski (No. 3, mile), Caroline Smith (No. 6, mile), Maya Hammonds (No. 4, long jump) and their DMR (No. 3).
Taryn Cordani helped the Bombers move up one spot from last week thanks to her effort in the 3000. Cordani crossed the finish line in 9:39.31, which puts her No. 2 on the Descending Order List. Katherine Pitman improved her top mark in the pole vault to 4.21m (13-9¾).
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Sarah King continues to be the driving force for George Fox. King is ranked No. 2 nationally in both the 200 and 400 and recently moved up to No. 5 in the 60 this past weekend.
Nebraska Wesleyan and Washington (Mo.) both jumped into the top-10 as the former went from No. 16 to No. 7 and the latter from No. 21 to No. 10. The Prairie Wolves and Bears each own two top-5 marks in the Descending Order List.
Outside of the top-10, teams like Tufts (No. 29 to No. 11), Brockport (No. 30 to No. 14), UW-La Crosse (No. 45 to No. 16), Carthage (No. 32 to No. 18) and UW-Whitewater (No. 36 to No. 22) all witness upward movement.


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Guy F. Atkinson Construction, Renton, Wash., proposed to change a 1,061-ft-long ramp from one with steel tub girders to a precast segmental structure—a first for the Washington State Dept. of Transportation. Atkinson and value engineer McNary Bergeron and Associates, Old Saybrook, Conn., also redesigned and built, in less than a year, a critical-path temporary bridge with bulb-tee girders rather than steel girders.
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The independent panel on the policing of protests and demonstrations provides strategic advice on how police manage major demonstrations, as well as being actively involved in police operations during live events.
Tony set up the panel with the full support of Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy. GMP provides information to the panel on its procedures on policing protests, and panel members will be invited to be present during live operations to observe and provide advice.
The behaviour, actions and decisions of police officers and staff must always be in support of the public interest. Public trust and confidence in policing as an institution is crucial to build safer communities and, to earn this, police need to be open to scrutiny and be transparent.
Panel members
Members have been drawn from across Greater Manchester's diverse communities, and bring with them a vast range of experience including protest and trade union activism, politics, policing, community relations, media and youth engagement.
The panel is chaired by Martin Miller, Chief Executive of the Diocese of Manchester. Martin also had a leading role in the Hope Not Hate campaign, which takes a stand against extremist organisations like the British National Party and English Defence League.
The other panellists are:
- Atiha Chaudry, an equalities and diversity specialist and magistrate
- Matthew Colledge, former leader of Trafford Council and a Vice Chair of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Diane Curry OBE, Partners of Prisoners Chief Executive and independent member of the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel
- Davine Forde, a youth and community organisation manager who is currently Project Coordinator at Manchester charity Reclaim
- Alan Manning, former TUC Regional Secretary
- Mohammed Sultan, a retired police inspector with more than 30 years' policing experience
- Janine Watson, who has 30 years' experience in communications and community engagement in Greater Manchester local authorities and media organisations
Panel meetings
The panel meets quarterly, or when required, and reports regularly to Tony. Minutes of meetings are published here:
- Panel minutes – 4 March 2014
- Panel minutes – 10 March 2014
- Panel minutes – 16 June 2014
- Panel minutes – 18 September
Barton Moss report
The panel conducted a review of the policing during the Barton Moss protest. Read the full report here, and the panel's news release.
- Independent report on policing at Barton Moss published
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When your state has the lowest credit rating in the union, the highest population decline rate, and spends nearly a quarter of its annual budget on an out-of-control government-employee pension system, what do you do?
Raise taxes, of course!
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You can see why they panic: The unfunded portion of Illinois's public employee pension system amounts to $11,000 per person in the state. Something extraordinary must be done.
Yet, as Pat Hughes at the Illinois Opportunity Project insists, taxpayers need relief — not a statewide 1 percent property tax increase.
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No government can be trusted to offer anything but defined-contribution pensions — and no government, at any level, should ever manage a pension system. Politicians can't help themselves. They just cannot resist the temptation to buy off the government-worker constituency by promising more in the future than financially feasible (or just plain old politically possible) to pay for now.
Other people's money is theirs to spend. And a future financial bind? Some other politician's problem.
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N.B. Congratulations to the Illinois Policy Institute for its Liberty Center, which won its case against forced unionization, Janus v. American Federation, on June 27. Commentary about this Supreme Court case appeared on this site in early May, "Post Blindfold."


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Tarot cards are an effective way to determine the deeper meaning of your relationships with others. Tarot cards come in many different decks that work in similar ways. Your psychic will have a deck that they are most familiar with, which they will ask you to draw a number of cards from. Depending on the set, these cards may represent different things. For a soulmate reading, it's important to be thinking of the person you are querying about when you pick your cards, and the resulting reading will be angled towards them.
Your psychic will be able to interpret the cards you have chosen from the deck. They will provide you with an in-depth reading about multiple aspects of your relationship with a person. Each tarot position refers to a different aspect. For example, the first cards will represent how you perceive yourself and how you perceive your potential soulmate. Each card will represent things such as obstacles, circumstantial factors, perceptions of others and the perception of the universe. They will all combine to give a holistic understanding of your relationship with the person you are getting a reading for.
Your psychic will be able to interpret the cards holistically, so even though individually they may sound cryptic or difficult to understand, the reading you get will be translated in a way that is easier for lay people to understand. Your reading may tell you things you already knew, or you may feel a sense of familiarity with the results. This is because they are already happening in your life right now, a tarot just confirms that what you are experiencing is the path the universe has put you on.
Based on this, tarot's have the potential to deliver a prediction about the future of your relationship, or the spiritual purpose of your relationship. This can help you to identify why your soulmate has come into your life. It is important to understand the true meaning of soulmates at this point: a soulmate is someone who comes into your life so that you may learn an important lesson from them. They are not necessarily the person you are meant to be with forever, and soulmate relationships can still be messy or painful.
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Buying and Selling in the Winter
We all know the line that Spring is a great time to buy or sell a home. While that may be true, selling or buying a home in the winter can be a great idea especially if your house is ready and you'd rather not wait.
The housing market is still low on inventory, and serious buyers are out looking during the winter months more than ever before. New Year's Resolutions to get serious and buy a new home may come into play in mid-January. The holidays are over and the busy spring and summer is not here yet, so this could be a great time for buyers to get looking. Most buyers looking at this time of year are serious.
Buyers are usually less put off by days on the market at this time of year. They realize the holidays could stall a sale and will still consider homes that have been on the market for a little while within reason.
Selling your house now could mean less competition for the new home you want to buy.
Choose your price carefully! Check out the comparables and be realisitic. Now is not the time to overprice your home. Don't despair. If it doesn't sell quickly, the busy spring market is right around the corner.
Winter is also a great time for buyers, even though inventory may be lower, there will be less competition and sellers are usually pricing their homes to sell.
Sellers are motivated to sell and may be ready to take your offer. There is less of a chance of getting into a multiple offer situation.
Also, this might be a slower time for your agent, so they have more time to devote to finding you a home.
Winter is a great time for buyers and sellers alike, so bundle up and get out there.
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A man who took a hospital negligence compensation action against St James' Hospital Dublin, regarding the care he was given after he was violently attacked, has settled his High Court damages action for €750,000.
Francis Cunningham (45), who is now restricted to a wheelchair, had a laceration on the back of his head when he was brought to St James' Hospital in Dublin following the assault, which happened place in 2010. His legal counsel, barrister Oisin Quinn SC, told the court that Mr Cunningham, who was discovered to have bleeding on the brain after having a CT scan, should have had the scan sooner after he was admitted. This would have results in him having brain surgery earlier and, more than likely, he would have been able to walk and live as normal.
Mr Cunningham, with an address at Casement Park, Finglas, Dublin, through his brother James, of the same address, took the hospital negligence compensation case against St James's Hospital over the carehe was given on October 2, 2010, following a violent attack that had happened nearby.
It was stated by Mr Cunningham's legal counsel that:
- There was a failure to properly treat and diagnose Mr Cunningham when he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance.
- There was a failure to deal with his injuries with proper urgency, particularly due to his head injuries.
- There was a failure to complete any suitable observation or monitoring of his injuries.
It was commented that when Mr Cunningham was brought to the hospital A&E at 3.26pm that his chief complaint was alcohol and his secondary complaint a cut to his head. Two hours later when he was further reviewed, it was recorded that Mr Cunningham was drunken and not verbalising and had a wound on the rear of the head.
It was claimed that a CT scan, which took place three hours after his admission, indicated bleeding on the brain and he was rushed to a different hospital for brain surgery. It was claimed at this stage his clinical condition had greatly decreased.
St James's Hospital admitted that it was in breach of duty and that a review of Mr Cunningham at 5.20pm should have lead to a request for a CT brain scan. All other claims were denied by the legal representatives for the hospital.
In giving his approval for the medical negligence compensation settlement, Mr Justice Kevin Cross said it was a proper amount.


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Graphic Design and Advertising
Loads of bright ideas – absolutely no style!
yup, a design agency with absolutely no style whatsoever!
So what's that to shout about?
Very simple!
I have no pre-conceived ideas as to how to sell your product or services. In most cases it's your chosen market which dictates the image needed to sell your package.
Chris Dyer Associates can team up with you to gain an understanding of your culture, identify your target audience and then deliver eye catching solutions that tickle their 'must get' sensors.
Typical projects and media include:
Corporate Identity, Advertising, Point of Sale, Websites, Brochures, Leaflets
Right, you know you've got a good product, now give me a call and make sure the right people see it!
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Thursday 23rd August @ 7.00pm – Late – Brampton Heath Golf Club
You are invited to laze away this summer evening on a private terrace overlooking the golf course and idyllic open countryside beyond as you tuck in to a sizzling hot hog roast and savour a glass of something chilled. This informal treat is supported by Brampton Heath Golf Club and vegetarians will be catered for.Live music from local band Moulton Lava & Inspiration FM's Jon Liburd. Friends, partners & business associates are most welcome too. Cost? just £10 each. Call Sheila Smith on 07809 635181 or click here for more details
Website development is a specialist art. Behind every successful website is a great development team. A great developer can bring additional features to a website that enhances the user experience.
If you are looking for a marketing northampton agency, finding a great agency to handle all of your internet marketing needs is the best way for you to benefit your business.


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Clinical Support Team
Clinical expertise is verified and supported through ongoing education and skills checks. Thorough screening of all nurses includes criminal, reference, and background checks.
Director of Clinical Operations
- Oversees and manages agency clinical operation
- Responsible for development of agency-wide programs, policies, and procedures, as well as continuous quality improvement.
Clinical Nurse Manager
- Coordinates all aspects of patient care in the home
- Liaison between the family and the health care team
- Supervises in-home nursing staff
- Responsible for generating the timeline utilized by physicians and payers in planning the level and anticipated length of care
Mentor Nurses
- Experienced, exceptionally qualified nurses assist during the first 1-2 months with care coordination, addressing family teaching and nurse orientation.
- Experienced coordinators of patient and nurse schedule, they prioritize to develop and maintain care schedules that meet each patient's needs.
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We work closely with our clients to ensure we understand their business needs and objectives, ensuring we deliver a solution that works for them, on time and on budget.
With more than 20 years' experience working with clients in a variety of sectors, we have a vast array of expertise and knowledge as well as a proven track-record of delivering high-quality projects. We measure our success by your success, and never fail to deliver.
Our highly motivated team of skilled and experienced system developers, architects, designers, implementation, project and account managers ensure we are big enough to deliver; small enough to care.
Being client-focussed at all times, we are a pioneering and creative group - always looking for new ideas and new solutions and making things happen, harnessing the power of technology to deliver for you.
"I enjoy working with Reference Point, they are quick to provide the solution to the problem and I think this comes from a genuine interest in their clients and their needs. Most companies claim client focus as a priority but there is just something natural about the way Reference Point do it."
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We are ISO 9001: 2015 certified, ensuring our company-wide Quality Management approach for the provision of IT solutions, design, development and delivery meets this standard. In addition, our ISO 27001: 2013 certified; which demonstrates that we have met the rigorous standards in how we manage, maintain and process information in a way that ensures confidentiality, integrity, security and accessibility of data and shows our clear assurance to data protection, risk assessment and information.
We deliver solutions that enable our clients to manage, update and surface real-time information that can be verified, wherever and whenever needed, 24 hours a day, every day. So, whether it's managing a mobile workforce or providing a system to handle training booking and payment, or having the ability to instantly check and update people's credentials, we have the solution for you.
We work with many household names, with our solutions used by over 3 million people.
In construction, we're probably best known as the technology partner to Build UK and CSCS, managing the technology behind the CSCS Smartcard and helping ensure all industry skills cards Go Smart by 2020, in order to reduce workplace accidents and improve productivity.
Our market leading virtual and physical smartcard and membership management solutions use innovative technology to deliver results across a broad range of uses and multiple sectors.
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Trump on Top
Trump on Top is a funny fighting game in which you must defeat an opponent by hitting their head on the stage. The harder their head hits, the higher the damage. You can choose a political character, such as Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. Play in tournament mode to unlock new characters. You can also play with your friend in this game. Have fun!
- Arrow keys to control character in tournament mode
- WASD to control player 1 and arrow keys to control player 2 in 2 player mode


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2011 Dodge Journey information
In 2011 Dodge Journey was released in 9 different versions, 1 of which are in a body "4dr SUV".
At the time, according to the manufacturer's recommendations, the cheapest modification 2011 Dodge Journey Express 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A) with a Automatic gearbox should do its future owner of $22245.On the other side - the most expensive modification - 2011 Dodge Journey Lux 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A) with an Automatic transmission and MSRP $33645 manufacturer.
Did you know that: the earliest Dodge Journey, which you can find information on our website has been released in 2009.
The largest displacement, designed for models Dodge Journey in 2011 - 3.6 liters.
Did you know that: The most expensive modification of the Dodge Journey, according to the manufacturer's recommendations - Lux 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A) - $33645.
For models of the Dodge Journey in 2011 were used the following colors in the color of body: Blackberry Pearlcoat, Bright Silver Metallic Clearcoat, Brilliant Black Crystal Pearlcoat, Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearlcoat, Mango Tango Pearlcoat, White, White Gold Clearcoat.
Most of all modifications Dodge Journey 2011 weighs Mainstreet 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A) - 4195 Lbs.


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After aborting the Vikas Yatra midway, he flew on a three-day trip to Ajmer in Rajasthan in late 2006.
As part of his holiday entourage were friends from Pakistan, one an attractive, fifty-year-old journalist Aroosa Alam. He had met her earlier in 2006 at a South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) function in Jalandhar. She was heading the Islamabad chapter of SAFMA. Following that meeting, their friendship had blossomed in the years ahead. And predictably, this bond of affection between the two stirred up a storm in both the countries. However, not being new to controversy of such a kind in his personal life, given that his previous alleged association (in early 1990s) with a woman pilot had generated as much heat, Amarinder took his detractors head-on. Those who know him closely would agree that his defining character has been his ability to directly confront seemingly intractable problems, regardless of their personal and political cost, which he had to pay heavily in the years to come. Other than attracting reams of print space, attention on some TV channels and political flak, his links with Aroosa Alam also created a furore within the family members, who found it unfathomable and hurtful to see the patriarch distance himself from them. His actions led to a realignment of his relationship with every member of his immediate family as well as with the extended family and friends who objected to this growing affection. The Aroosa connection must mean a lot to him - she has been beside him as much as possible even after a decade.
Amarinder's sudden disappearance from Punjab along with take his friends to pay obeisance at the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah (shrine), which was extended by one day due to foggy conditions in Punjab (the aircraft could not land there), provided the Akalis with a lot of ammunition to target the chief minister.
'A unique man he is, to have gone on a holiday in the midst of so much action. Either he is absolutely convinced that he is coming back to power or he is convinced he is on his way out,' remarked a woman journalist as media persons tried to track down the missing 'maharaja'. 'I am entitled to a holiday,' was Amarinder's rejoinder when questioned. 'He is incorrigible, but I love him for his attitude,' said the same journalist on hearing Amarinder's reply.


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In comments about the proceedings against President of the United States of America Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives, the phrase 'overturn the will of the American people' comes up again and again.
The process of impeachment, when used against a president [Ed.: It can be used against other specific government officials.] can result in the president being removed from office. In the case of any president, it is not the will of the American people that is set aside, but rather that of the Electoral College, which elected both the president and the vice president.*
For the present Oval Office occupant, the will of the American voters [Ed.: Only a sub-set of the American people,] was that someone else occupy that position. Impeachment would not place that person in the president's seat. Instead, the vice president would take the helm. The vice president is, in all probability, the sitting president's personal choice.
The actual will of the American people at the time of the election is not, and will not be known. Only those who voted made their decision known. Even there, the contorted mechanism of the Electoral College** produced a different outcome.
And that's how it goes in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
* Contrary to the comments of some extremists, we as a nation do abide by the Constitution from time to time. Election time's one of those instances.
** A vote cast in certain states will have an effective 'weight' of more than three votes cast in some of the others. Wyoming and California form a paired example.


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Helping Students Explore Australian Nature
Photo: studentsexploreaustralia.com.au
Students Explore Australia (SEA) was set up to provide this service for students. The company works with other organisations to provide camps, tours and day trips to various locations across South Australia and Uluru, showcasing Aussie outback culture, Indigenous culture, and learning through travel.
SEA is organising a camp on Kangaroo Island over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday 23-24 March.
Kangaroo Island is one of Australia most iconic natural environments, with abundant plant and animal life, including koalas, kangaroos, echidnas, seals, and a wide variety of birds. The island is also home to a rich variety of wildflowers.
Stunning landscape features include the magnificent Admirals Arch and the well-named Remarkable Rocks, along with a number of excellent beaches.
Kangaroo Island is also home to a unique species of bee, producing a unique blend of honey. To protect this industry, it is forbidden to take bee or honey products from the mainland to the island.
The weekend camp costs $350 per student. Friends or family can take part for $378. The cost covers all transport, meals, and park passes.
Because the tour is based in South Australia, you first need to get to Adelaide.
For full details on this and other travel options, please visit studentsexploreaustralia.com.au and check out "Upcoming Tours".
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1530 Real Estate starts business space department
Bas Geijtenbeek and Paul Becks will switch to Real Estate advisor 1530 Real Estate on 1 June. Both join as partners and, with their years of experience in logistics and industrial real estate, will further expand the market position of 1530 Real Estate in this area.
Geijtenbeek and Becks have worked together for 11 years at JLL where they have laid the foundation of the successful Industrial & Logistics team. Under Geijtenbeek's leadership, the team has been the market leader in recent years. At 1530, both will continue to focus on buying / leasing and investments in the field of logistics and industrial real estate.
Co-founder Landzaat is very pleased with the arrival of the two new partners. "We have known Bas and Paul for over 10 years and because of their expertise and network within the rapidly growing logistics market, it was a matter of course for us to welcome them as partners within our team. Both are experts within a specialist market, hard workers with a lot of energy, entrepreneurship and a large network. This is exactly what drives 1530 in our daily advice. We can now position ourselves broader in the market and advise our clients in a broader area."
1530 Real Estate was founded in Amsterdam in 2016 by Sander van Winterswijk, Martijn Smits and Paco Landzaat. This enthusiastic multidisciplinary team, with a focus on the office market, has put a solid and healthy advisory office on the market in the past 3 years, by delivering quality, entrepreneurship and professionalism.
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Two years ago
NBL 2018 Awards Night
Starts in about 15 minutes
"Fans can watch from 7:30pm live on NBL TV as well as the NBL's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages."
Starts in about 15 minutes
"Fans can watch from 7:30pm live on NBL TV as well as the NBL's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages."
Humphries wins ROTY
"Humphries wins ROTY"
The entire Sydney Kings table can go home now.
6th man: Moore
DPOY: Martin
Referee of the year: Aylen
Most Improved - Ili
Martin was getting blown by for half the season and still DPOY?
Two years ago
Yeah, when he retires they really should just name it the "Damian Martin Medal"
Is LK taking the piss with letting his son promote this first ever crap?
Two years ago
That First Ever speech, his son, wow...wow...wow...really?!
those prices, wow...wow...wow...really?!
Wtf is next? An LK sponsored George Foreman grill ad?
What was it? I missed it?
Humphries couldn't defend a bar stool, at least they got best 6 man right, marto is an elite defender but it's been his worst season. Wesley should have won most improved.
"Larry Kestelman wants to stop parents and amateur sports participants getting ripped off by the "leeches" that sell uniforms and apparel to thousands of teams and clubs across the country without putting any money back into the sport.
The Financial Review Rich List member, property developer and National Basketball League owner this week will launch his own online sports uniforms and apparel brand, First Ever, with son Justin."
Don't they want to merely replace the leeches with themselves?
piggy wins ref of the year
oink oink
No one going to give props to the NBL for getting the Top 10 man with the fine rhymes?
Definite thumbs up for those top 10s
Goatmentator Is alive!!
DJ in top NBL starting five, not good enough for Australia though.
Travis trice got robbed
I think Trice should have gotten 2nd team over randle, trice was one of the most consistent players all season.
Funny how when I rhymes my posts a couple months back everyone wanted me to zip it. This guy comes in and he's god
Trice went missing for decent periods throughout the season. His springboard was the clutch 4th term at home against Cairns.
Prior to that his minutes and Lemanis' faith in him to run the offence were declining
That dude is an nba rhyming legend, don't compare yourself to the goatmentator manu, your rhymes are trash
Do you remember my rhymes?
Jack Toft
Two years ago
"DJ in top NBL starting five, not good enough for Australia though"
LOL.Beat me to it
Also, people claiming everything is a comparison is a perfect example of the straw man argument. Either ignorance or bigotry
No we don't. Which proves the point
Proves mine about your bigotry
COTY is Vickerman
Why does the nbl persist with people commentating and hosting who have no idea about basketball. The guy presenting it just said about mitch creek in his 10th season and 8th with adelaide. Would he mind telling everyone who the other team he played for was. Anybody can do basic research and see he is a one club player.
At least Vickerman is the right choice.
Woohoo! 10:1 for that
So cotton who only scores shooting at just above 40% and does nothing else wins mvp yawn
Cotton the deserving winner. Suck it Manu.
To be honest I didn't think Cotton had an MVP-worthy season
"Ladies and Gentleman please all stand for the guy thats not physically here "
I think most people would agree that those voting view value a lot differently to the fans here. Cotton shouldn't have been MVP.
But you, anon... you're just like Lovebroker but stupider and more incessant
Two years ago
Cotton!!! 2 wildcats in the top 5. If you don't think he is deserving... blame your own coaches and captains. They voted for him.
McCarron finished seventh yet Cairns didn't nominate him for Most Improved....
I bet anons rhymes are still better then yours manu.
Two years ago
So Creek was the real MVP Manu? As the fans always get it right
"I think most people would agree that those voting view value a lot differently to the fans here. Cotton shouldn't have been MVP."
That's just nonsense.
Yeah halfway through a thought then sidetracked.
Most people would agree that the NBL MVP voters are off the mark with what they deem valuable. We've seen the wrong MVP time after time, and I'm only talking about the recent past. But of course, it's all subjective
Cotton wasn't even the best player on his team this season. Tokoto was a much better all round player. I thought coaches were looking for guys who influence games with defense and hustle and didn't just give votes to the top scorer. Obviously not it seems nbl coaches are pretty dumb
With regard to MVP voting, scoring counts for too much in a league where points are shared so evenly across a team's roster
How did cotton increase his lead over cotton in the last block of games when they played one less than illawarra and that was when perth lost 4 out of their last 6 games too. As well as conger overtaking cotton in the scoring title races I just don't get it
Cotton average votes per game: 4.18
Randle average votes per game: 4.16
At least NBL starting to become and look like a professional organisation, most of the awards are debatable and other than coach and best sixth man I don't agree with any but no voting system is foolproof though they should try and improve it.
Whats not to get? The votes are awarded to the best players on each team every game. Its irrelevant who wins or loses, or who scored the most baskets for the season.
Cotton, while deserving, was a benefactor of the current voting system as there wasn't no one outside of Tokoto regularly taking the 3 votes away from him each game.
Cotton won. Wow. Didn't see that coming. Well done to him though.
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Two years ago
The Red Army can count themselves lucky the membership packets for 2018/19 season have already been released.
Membership costs might have been a whole lot more expensive had they come out at the end of this week.
The price of Cotton just went up.
Cotton WTF. No. 'Cats have been pathetic... oh that explains it, no one else taking votes from him apart from Tokoto. Speaking of which both were in the top 5? Really? They have both failed to lead the team since Knight retired.
I don't get how some people are so surprised or think he's undeserving. He was a fairly hot favourite with all the bookies.
Personally thought Conger would win (with Cotton a close 2nd) just because he was more consistent, but you can easily understand how Bryce won. He had a number of games where be carried the Cats and would have scored max votes, and a fair few where he still would have gotten some votes. While he was inconsistent, he still had a great year and was huge for the Cats. Seeing the actual breakdown of votes would be interesting.
He's not carried them for a while. Too inconsistent and frustrating.
What was the peak no. of viewers of the stream?
GOATmentator Beau Estes?
Two years ago
Tsm unlucky not to get mvp. He just edged Chris buckets patton
Two years ago
I think mvp should be from a team in the playoffs. I really felt like there was no clear mvp this season. It could have gone to a handful, out of the 4 playoff teams cotton was probably the most consistent in a team with less players taking votes from him consistently, even in his down games, he was probably one of perths best.
Goatmentator is pretty tacky. You'd think people would pay homage to such a creative dude in a more creative way. Slap goat on a word and it's a thing. It's pretty lazy
Two years ago
Price of cotton just went up?
Cotton has been overpriced most of the season.
I'm only hear to see Manu melt...well done Bryce !
Not certain homicide will be happy either. It just proves the coaches shouldn't vote, why vote for a player that could hurt your own player.
NBL social media is too cringe
"I think most people would agree that those voting view value a lot differently to the fans here. Cotton shouldn't have been MVP."
So those qualified to vote don't know about player values, but you do and yours is the only correct interpretation?
Shouldn't you be watching Netflix? Thats your go to hiding spot when NBL isn't going your way right?
Feel free to come back once you've understood what Bigotry means as well.
Two years ago
TBH Cotton surprises me also, but congrats to him.
Do you hate on everything manu? Goatmentator is legit
The year Conklin won over Daniel Johnson was a farce. At least Cotton is part of the leading pack even if people weren't expecting it.
Two years ago
I am happy for Cotton but those votes really obstruct history and how we will remember it as I thought it was an really open race and for much of the season I thought Conger and Buford would tie.
Glad to see a Wildcat win but I hope we don't win the award next year, I'd love to think that Brandt, Steindl and others will step up and we become a more evenly spread team.
Well done to all that won awards especially Damo on winning his last DPOY award as that will be going to McCarron next year.
I thought the awards night was pretty good and I enjoyed it but can't help but think that the Kestleman sporting apparel will be worn by teams next season... I hope they are fantastic.
As for Goatmentator, I thought he had some awesome rhymes but his voice grinded on me and he just felt like he was trying too hard but glad to see NBL trying things
Vic Wildcat
Two years ago
Well done Bryce, although surprising i don't think there was a real stand out this season, as there has been in past seasons. His season statistically as a whole wasn't a whole different to any of the others in the running.
Of all the voting systems, having the coaches deciding it is a close as you could get to being fair IMO. The good thing with coaches voting in this system they vote for the other team, so no bias can be shown towards their own team.
The only way they could get away from the deficiencies of this voting system is to just vote at the end of the season instead of each round. The round for round count during the dinner couldn't take place though which isn't as good for marketing.
'Goatmentator' is a tacky moniker.
One of the great challenges in life is to tolerate people who aren't sharp of mind. I'm pretty sure that's why you remain anonymous, bud
Two years ago
The good thing with coaches voting in this system they vote for the other team, so no bias can be shown towards their own team.They vote for both teams.
The fact that Boone wasn't in the top 7 proves the system is broken.
Anyone know where he actually finished?
Oh, Manu thinks he's smart....how cute.
Without going back and looking at boxes, it really felt to me like Cotton had a lot of subpar games this season. Shocked he won as clearly as he did, but thinking back, even when Cotton struggled, who else on that team was stealing votes from him? Tokoto came out of the gates strong but didn't really maintain that consistently. Otherwise, guys like Wagstaff/Brandt/Walker had the odd big night here and there, but that's it really. So I guess it shouldn't be as big a shock as first thought.
He didn't have a lot of subpar games, it's just then whenever he didn't dominate a game like he did in the GF, Homicide went on a rant about how he was a one trick pony and is overrated etc.
Did Cotton really have a sub par season? It did seem like he struggled at times this season, but looking at the numbers;
He led the league in total points and came 3rd in points per game (19.4ppg). Randle and Conger were 19.7ppg. This also includes the NBL season high of 36 points in a single game.
He made the most 3 pointers and shot it at a league leading 45% (for players shooting more than one 3 per game).
3.3 reb, 3 assists, 1.2 steals per game.
He led his team to 3rd on the ladder and into the finals.
Bryce Cotton did all this....while appearing to have a sub par season.
That's just based on my recollection of the season. I know he had a lot of games where he didn't do much until late, so that probably colours my memory of him this year.
Captain Jack
Two years ago
Cotton this season 19/3/3 on a team that won 16 games
Randle last season 21/5/3 on a team that won 17 games
Really much of a difference?
Why is it such a surprise?
I personally thought Cotton was the obvious choice and had predicted him as MVP
Two years ago
Boone finished 9th
With how the voting system works, I thought Conger was a lock to be honest.
Two years ago
With how the voting system works, I thought Conger was a lock to be honest.
MVP Voting is done by coaches after each game. They can award 5, 4, 3, 2 and/or 1 point to any players from their team as well as the opposition.
What I don't see discussed is that coaches don't have to use up/allocate all 10 points for either team.
They may only decide to give away 3 points or 1 point in total MVP voting points.
I was under the belief that the coaches could only allocate points to the opposing team, not their own. Anyone know if this is correct?
Two years ago
I feel bad for Perrin Buford...Although let out of his contract he definitely was one of the best imports, should of won Defensive Player of Year and probably should of been on the All NBL 2nd team...
Train, its both.
This is another season which when you look back on the list of NBL MVPs and see Cotton for 2017-18 you will be thinking "oh?"... unless something magical happens in the playoffs, even though it's a regular season award.
Train - coaches vote for both.
But it's up to them how many points they allocate.
E.G Cotton may play the best in a game but the opposing coach may only give him 1 point. and no points to anyone else.
Thanks for clarifying that :)
Cotton was literally the favourite going in despite a fair few tipping Conger. Off the top of my head most betting agencies had him around $2, Conger $4 and then everyone else $10+.
I don't think you can really argue with Cotton winning, he's still a reasonable winner. Its easy to say Conger may have had the better and more consistent year, but that's not how the award works. Has anyone actually done their own game by game votes for every game of the season? If you have then I think you'd find Cotton winning or not far behind. While incosistent he obviously played well enough in enough games to score the most votes.
The NBL showing game by game votes would probably help clear things up and give some people a better understanding of when/how he got his votes.
I think they need to take out the ambiguity of the votes given by coaches. Just make it 5-4-3-2-1, and they must allocate all votes.
Red 38
Two years ago
ok, aside from the obvious debate and conjecture in regards to award winners, does anyone else feel like the NBL may have got the timing of this awards night all wrong?
Was able to watch some of the stream and from what I viewed;
Moore not present
Martin not present
Illi not present
Cotton not present
Maybe hold the event straight after GF series concludes to ensure all winner are able to be present?
Just seemed to take a lot of the intended "prestige" away from the evening.
The awards should be held the Tuesday straight after the regular season with finals starting the following weekend, no excuses for awards winners not to show. As previously said 5,4,3,2,1 should be allocated after each game by the coaches or 3,2,1 by coaches but not allowed to vote for own team. Rookie of year is not a major prize but would be nice to see a better system as well, With this year only 3 nominations and one player hardly got on the court and the winner being not that good.
Two years ago
Do all award winners need to show in AFL? Why don't you hold it in Perth and tell all the Eastern states teams they "need" to attend. I am sure they will love the extra flights and interrupted preparation. It is an awards night, it means nothing.
An example is the Brownlow, if an interstate team is involved they don't attend and have their own function that they cross to during the coverage.
Only if they are playing in the grand final.
Yinka Dare
Two years ago
Interstate teams do go to the Brownlow medal in thevafl unless they are in the gf.
Red 38
Two years ago
all solid points of view.
What I should have added was, given the NBL is trying to gain some additional traction in terms of building the brand, do they need to rethink the timing process to maximise interest and support?
Fair call with the AFL, however given their establish and strong foothold in the Australian sporting landscape, they are not playing continual catchup and probably get a few "free kicks" (pardon the pun) when they don't quite get things right. Its also a long held "tradition" to hold the Brownlow count the week before GF, and likely would be some push back if they looked to change the timing
The NBL has the ability to review and re-think the timing without causing too much grief amongst stake holders and fans.
Well when the Brownlow is held the Monday night before the grand final that is kind of obvious.
If it's not held straight after regular season end, most imports would be gone and couldn't except an award. Afl don't have this problem.
This year it would only have affected Conger, but he was still here.
Two years ago
He's still here now, I doubt he'll still be here in a month (which is when people are suggesting it should take place).
McCarron and Humphries would be absent then too, would they not?
hopscotch 35
Two years ago
AFL teams get 2 tables - one for Pres, CEO, Coach etc, and one for players. Only select players are invited eg top 5 brownlow votes for that team, goal/mark of the year, so that if you're going to win, or in the running, you get a gig (and pretty sure it's almost mandatory for invitees to attend). Then players can decide whether to bring their partner, or often bring another player as a plus one.
Bob Sels
Two years ago
NBL copying the crappy AFL formula irks me. Come up with something better for an MVP system.
They didn't copy the AFL system though. They made an even worse version.
Bob Sels
Two years ago
Well that's even worse then. I didn't watch it thankfully.
I think they should do a sort of NBA style kind of vote.
End of the season get 5 groups:
-Coaching staff (Head coach and assistants)
-Media (commentators, journal's, sports anchors, etc)
-League staff (owner, CEO, refs, officials, etc)
Everyone votes in each group. Each group gets an equal 20% weighting towards the overall winner.
League can still do their Brownlow style awards night and reveal the votes for each of the 5 groups through the night. Gets based on a players whole season so it rewards consistency. Votes coming from a wide range of people. Fans have a small say in it hopefully limits complaints.
No to fans voting.
I think having game-by-game voting is a positive for our system compared to the NBA, as it removes recency bias.
And a definite no to fans being involved! Not too keen on media either.
So under this proposal, at least 20% of the votes go straight to United players.
Two years ago
yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh YEH
We number 1 baby and it feels so good
"-Fans "
Which fans?
Cairns fans are liable to still vote Scottie Wilbekin.
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Category: short story collection
August, 2017: Update & Coming Attractions
You knew I had to be up to something and you were right.
A month between posts? C'mon, you know me better than that.
This summer has been my most productive, writing-wise, in several years. It's like the taps were turned on again and I've been writing with all my focus and concentration, feeling the juices flowing again.
Two, count 'em, two long stories since June, quite a few poems, a short prose piece that's one of the best things I've written in quite awhile…
And everything registering strongly on the aesthetic Richter Scale—nothing slight or inconsequential. Intelligent, literate efforts, not pandering to any school or taste.
I haven't lost a fucking step.
Oh, and I've started work on a new novel. Well, not quite a new novel—I'm completely overhauling a 250-page manuscript I originally conceived around 2002. If I had to guess, I'd say I'm looking at 12-15 months worth of revisions, so you shouldn't expect to see that one in print until, ballparking it, mid-2019. No teasers, except that it references a classic Victorian thriller and will be darker and more horror-related than some of my recent work.
But fear not, impatient readers, I shall be releasing not one but two full-length efforts in 2018: first, The Algebra of Inequality and Other Poems, a selection of verse culled from the past five years. The title is nicked from a line in a Don Barthelme short story that caught my eye. Ol' Don had some zingers.
I know poetry is a hard sell to some folks but I believe it gives me the opportunity to address profound philosophical and spiritual and existential questions in the most spare, personal, unforgiving literary format. Poetry permits no artistic missteps—it really is like walking a tightrope.
And there will be (drumroll please) a new short story collection next year, Electric Castles: A Book of Urban Legends. Original tales, all centered around everything magical and terrifying about cities, near and far, real and imagined. Killer stories, spanning just about every genre, guaranteed to amaze, disturb and warp your puny perceptions and sensibilities. Consensual reality? What the hell is that?
Both books will feature, as per the custom here at Black Dog Press, gorgeous cover art and will be professionally formatted and bound. There will be an e-book version of Electric Castles, still mulling it over re: the poetry. Poetry is so unique and personal and analog…does it really belong on a tablet or phone screen?
Lots of writing and revisions in the months ahead, some highs and lows, good days and days when, as they say, "the bear gets you". All part of the creative process: painful and terrifying, but also exhilarating and inspiring. No doubt you'll be reading something of my triumphs and travails here…and I hope it will serve to remind you that the writing life is not easy and requires a great deal of courage and fortitude. Perseverance and sheer guts get you a lot further in any profession than mere talent. Surely you know that by now.
Some mornings I can't imagine facing that page again.
And yet I do.
That's the difference between an author and a poser.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: for real writers, girls and boys, every fucking month is "National Novel Writing Month".
You heard it here…
Photos by Sherron Burns
Ready for signing!
Sale copies of Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination have arrived.
As you can see from the picture below, we're already filling orders—and I'm happy to personally inscribe books for that picky literature buff on your Christmas shopping list.
You'll find ordering info here.
And there's still plenty of time until Christmas…
Ordering info for my new collection (still in time for Christmas)
Ta da!
"Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination"–the cover!
Yesterday was my birthday so, devious creep that I am, I leaked a cover shot of my next book to a few select friends and then, later that day, allowed Sherron to post it on my Facebook page.
So, now that the cat's out of the bag and clawing up the furniture, here's Chris Kent's stunning cover for Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination. Chris has been part of the creative team since So Dark the Night and his covers always manage to capture the essence of the book in question.
Is this his best one yet? Drop me a note with your opinion.
In the meantime, kids, feast your eyes on this (click on image to enlarge):
Release date: November 20, 2014
Dispatch from the front line
Man, where has the summer gone?
I looked up from my desk a moment ago and watched another leaf begin its slow, stately death spiral to the ground below. The end of August coming up soon, the Labour Day weekend approaching; the nights have been cooler and we've been keeping an eye on the temperature in case frost threatens our tomato plants, which have been slow to ripen this year and still need a couple of weeks before harvesting.
I've been trying to keep up with the yard work, get outside as much as I can, stay active. My sedentary lifestyle isn't conducive to good joints and sound posture. Not too great for the heart either, I'm guessing (though I haven't had any trouble on that count yet, knock wood). As I get older, I have to make more of an effort to maintain my general fitness, monitor what I'm putting into my body and all that. Except the other day I took my bike out for a spin and ended up pulling a muscle in my lower back about two hundred yards from home. Not a bad strain, it turns out, but I hadn't exactly been exerting myself at the time and I'd done my usual stretching that morning—what gives?
It's called "middle age" and I'd better learn to deal with it and stop all this raging against the "dying of the light". I'm told by venerable friends and acquaintances it won't do any good. Aging with dignity, that's the important thing. That and finding the right kind of underwear.
So much for the wisdom of our "elders".
But as I hobble about this weekend, a cold pack strapped to my back with the sash off my bathrobe, I feel nothing but gratitude for a summer well spent.
It wasn't all work and I did some traveling (not much), visiting friends and family. Fishing, sight-seeing…no complaints on that count. Even managed to take in a few films, read some books. Pacing myself more than I used to.
But I have to say the progress I've made on two separate projects since the beginning of June gives me my greatest feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction.
My short story collection Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination is now finished and ready for production. Sherron completed her proofreading last week and I've tapped in all the necessary changes and corrections. I've contacted my production and design folks, inquired as to their availability—looks like it will be my usual, reliable crew.
Hoping for a pre-Christmas release of Sex and will get you a sneak peek of the cover ASAP.
Meanwhile, my novel project also proceeded by leaps and bounds this summer, to the extent that I have no doubt I'll be able to meet my self-imposed release date of April 1, 2015. Sherron also read a rough cut of the novel and, well, I don't want to blow my own horn but let's just say she enjoyed it immensely and leave it at that. Everything's looking very, very good. I'll be writing more about that book in the coming weeks (I know, up until now I've kept it tightly under wraps).
So the next six-eight months bode well: two excellent, book-length projects due for release and new work also on the horizon. A great way to celebrate (in 2015) my 25th year as an independent publisher and my 30th as a professional author.
It feels like I'm in a creative "zone" right now. I don't want the spell to be broken, the magic to end.
Please, keep those words coming…
Black Dog Press: Origins
Twenty-five years ago, I was a frustrated, angry writer.
I'd assembled a "Best of…" collection of tales and spent more than a year trying to find a publisher for it. All of the stories in that collection, titled Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination, had been previously published, some in pretty prestigious publications. A couple had aired on CBC Radio and I'd even received a generous grant from the Canada Council that helped pay for writing part of the book.
Didn't matter.
See, the widely held view is that single author short story collections, regardless of the stature of the writer, just don't sell. Sadly, I can tell you from personal experience that this is not an urban legend, for some reason contemporary readers shun the short story format. God knows why. Regardless, publishers tend to shy away from anthologies and such and my little offering was no exception.
"These stories are well written but as you know in today's marketplace short story collections do not attract significant sales, etc…."
Heard that one a number of times.
But, curiously enough, the one sentiment repeated over and over again was this: good writing, exciting plots and themes, but we don't publish this type of thing.
What exactly was "this type of thing"?
My own bizarre concoction, a spicy stew of science fiction, horror, fantasy and mainstream, literary prose. A mash-up of every genre under the sun, defying categorization and safe niches. Which didn't help matters. As far as Canadian presses were concerned anything with the slightest taint of genre was out—more than one Canuck editor gave me the impression that my stories weren't, well, Canadian enough, didn't conform to some weird, unwritten cultural checklist.
And as far as the Americans and Brits were concerned, I was a young, emerging writer, no following, and while my work showed originality and creative spark, it wasn't worth risking a significant investment of time and resources.
So my book was effectively dead in the water.
But I couldn't help thinking about a fellow I'd heard about out east, a guy who'd made it his mission in life to stick a pin in the Canadian publishing industry and, in general, make a nuisance of himself. Crad Kilodney's best stunt, in my view, was submitting classic stories by Kafka and Hemingway and others to a national literary contest and then publicly embarrassing the judges and administrators for failing to recognize their literary merit.
Crad, understandably, found it difficult to place his work so he started publishing it himself and selling it as limited edition chapbooks on the streets of Toronto. My wife brought me back a copy of one he dubbed Bang Heads Here Suffering Bastards in the late 1980's and I was immediately impressed by the author's chutzpah and creative passion.
When my Sex collection was passed over by every publisher north of the Rio Grande, I recalled Crad and his fuck you, DIY mentality and thought to myself, shit, I can do that too.
It took me months to put it all together, find the right cover art, a printer and bookbinder, and the final price tag was (gulp) just over $3000 to print 500 copies. Money I did not have.
Fortunately, the entire print run sold out in about five months.
It was astonishing.
I think my old chum Mark Ziesing sold at least 70 copies through his small mail order company alone. The Regina bookstore I worked for at the time also moved a lot of copies and every time Sherron and I travelled somewhere, we always took a box with us, nabbing consignment sales in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto.
There were no returns.
The crowning moment was when our bookstore staff had dinner with Canadian literary icon Timothy Findley. Once he heard I had a new book out, Tiff generously asked to see it. After reading it, he sent me the most beautiful blurb possible. I was unable to use his kind words on that edition of Sex and promised him I would never employ them on any other title except the one for which they were intended. And so when I re-release Sex and Other Acts of the Imagination on its 25th anniversary early next year (2015), it will finally feature Tiff's warm praise:
"This is a book of hot dreams and frozen nightmares. It floats on a plane few writers achieve, where the imagery is raw but the insights are tender. The people in these stories will stay with me for a long time to come."
Thanks, Tiff. You dear, sweet man.
I've published a couple of short chapbooks and a collection of novellas (Righteous Blood) through other small presses but I have to say none of those experiences came close to the joy I felt writing, editing and publishing my own work. No middle men, no editorial interference, no bullshit. Controlling all the creative and aesthetic decisions, right down to the choice of font and margins.
I was hooked.
I released books through my imprint, Black Dog Press, in 1994, 1995, 1997…but that last title (another short story collection!), The Reality Machine, cost me close to $7000 and put a serious strain on our finances. It took us awhile to recover and then I embarked on a 3 1/2 year odyssey that became, eventually, my occult thriller So Dark the Night.
The completion of that novel coincided with the arrival of print-on-demand publishing, the biggest change to the book biz since Joe Gutenberg opened his first copy shop in Mainz. Thanks to POD, publishing on a smaller scale has become much more affordable, plus I now have access to the international marketplace I've always coveted. Physical book or digital version, it's up to my readers.
Since the 2010 publication of So Dark the Night, this press has released 5 more titles, each of them professionally designed and formatted, featuring eye-poppingly gorgeous cover art. You'll find them in my bookstore and, I think you'll agree, they look as good as any offering you'll come across in your favorite book store. The writing isn't bad either.
So that's the story behind Black Dog Press, my eccentric little publishing venture. Twenty-five years and eleven titles later (two more in the pipeline), and we're still going strong.
I may never get rich but at least my work is out there, available to readers who seek prose that veers from the familiar and mocks the very notion of consensual reality. In this era of corporate publishing, a profit-mongering environment that encourages the proliferation of sub-literate, derivative fiction, independent presses like mine offer hope and inspiration to those of us who revere the printed word and refuse to kowtow to the mediocre and witless.
Thanks for your support over the years.
The best is yet to come.
Write on…


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Models, code, and papers for "Deepak Ghimire":
Facial expressions are widely used in the behavioral interpretation of emotions, cognitive science, and social interactions. In this paper, we present a novel method for fully automatic facial expression recognition in facial image sequences. As the facial expression evolves over time facial landmarks are automatically tracked in consecutive video frames, using displacements based on elastic bunch graph matching displacement estimation. Feature vectors from individual landmarks, as well as pairs of landmarks tracking results are extracted, and normalized, with respect to the first frame in the sequence. The prototypical expression sequence for each class of facial expression is formed, by taking the median of the landmark tracking results from the training facial expression sequences. Multi-class AdaBoost with dynamic time warping similarity distance between the feature vector of input facial expression and prototypical facial expression, is used as a weak classifier to select the subset of discriminative feature vectors. Finally, two methods for facial expression recognition are presented, either by using multi-class AdaBoost with dynamic time warping, or by using support vector machine on the boosted feature vectors. The results on the Cohn-Kanade (CK+) facial expression database show a recognition accuracy of 95.17% and 97.35% using multi-class AdaBoost and support vector machines, respectively.
Facial expressions are one of the most powerful, natural and immediate means for human being to communicate their emotions and intensions. Recognition of facial expression has many applications including human-computer interaction, cognitive science, human emotion analysis, personality development etc. In this paper, we propose a new method for the recognition of facial expressions from single image frame that uses combination of appearance and geometric features with support vector machines classification. In general, appearance features for the recognition of facial expressions are computed by dividing face region into regular grid (holistic representation). But, in this paper we extracted region specific appearance features by dividing the whole face region into domain specific local regions. Geometric features are also extracted from corresponding domain specific regions. In addition, important local regions are determined by using incremental search approach which results in the reduction of feature dimension and improvement in recognition accuracy. The results of facial expressions recognition using features from domain specific regions are also compared with the results obtained using holistic representation. The performance of the proposed facial expression recognition system has been validated on publicly available extended Cohn-Kanade (CK+) facial expression data sets.
Facial expressions convey nonverbal cues which play an important role in interpersonal relations, and are widely used in behavior interpretation of emotions, cognitive science, and social interactions. In this paper we analyze different ways of representing geometric feature and present a fully automatic facial expression recognition (FER) system using salient geometric features. In geometric feature-based FER approach, the first important step is to initialize and track dense set of facial points as the expression evolves over time in consecutive frames. In the proposed system, facial points are initialized using elastic bunch graph matching (EBGM) algorithm and tracking is performed using Kanade-Lucas-Tomaci (KLT) tracker. We extract geometric features from point, line and triangle composed of tracking results of facial points. The most discriminative line and triangle features are extracted using feature selective multi-class AdaBoost with the help of extreme learning machine (ELM) classification. Finally the geometric features for FER are extracted from the boosted line, and triangles composed of facial points. The recognition accuracy using features from point, line and triangle are analyzed independently. The performance of the proposed FER system is evaluated on three different data sets: namely CK+, MMI and MUG facial expression data sets.