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By David K. Shipler
During research for my book The Rights of the People, I asked a communications class at Stetson University to write their answers to a few questions, including whether "you expect that your e-mails, phone calls, letters, checking accounts, conversations in your rooms, credit card use, computer hard drive, personal items in your home, etc. will be, or should be, beyond the reach of government investigators without judicial authorization."
The question has important legal implications, because the Supreme Court has ruled that unless someone has "an expectation of privacy," the Fourth Amendment usually does not apply. Only where such expectation exists (as defined in various court opinions) does the government have to get a warrant based on probable cause to believe that particular evidence of a crime will be discovered in a certain place.
Most of the students were adamant about their privacy, others were reluctantly resigned to losing it, and a few endorsed the surveillance for the sake of security. But one response jumped out at me, from a young woman who wrote:
"Do I want the government breaking down my doors to interrogate me? Of course not. Something in the middle, however, is not outrageous for our protection. I wouldn't mind if they peeked into my life as long as I don't notice them there."
She captured perfectly the warring attitudes coexisting in the United States, especially since 9/11. Violations of the Bill of Rights are considered outrageous when they are obvious and physical, but when they are out of sight, they are out of mind. That leaves government with latitude to do invisible electronic searches without generating much public opposition. It may also contribute to a declining "expectation of privacy" and thereby erode Fourth Amendment protections in the courts.
The problem is one of perception, as illustrated neatly by Publishers Weekly, which called electronic surveillance "less intrusive" than the pedestrian frisks by policemen looking for guns. Those visible pat-downs were "shocking," it said in a brief review of The Rights of the People. But if investigators without showing probable cause can wire your bedroom for sound, copy your daughter's hard drive, tape your phone conversations, read your e-mail, monitor your Web browsing, collect a decade of your travel and medical and financial records, and follow your location through your cell phone or a GPS device planted secretly on your car, how is that "less intrusive?"
Most of those steps were taken against the innocent lawyer Brandon Mayfield, who came under secret surveillance in Oregon after the FBI lab misidentified a fingerprint from the 2004 Madrid train bombing as belonging to him. Courtesy of the Patriot Act's amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FBI agents entered his house and law office surreptitiously. His phones were tapped; his intimate and professional conversations at home and work were monitored with hidden microphones; and his private papers and his clients' privileged files were copied. Agents also copied three computer hard drives and one external drive, took ten DNA samples on cotton swabs, collected six cigarette butts to compare the DNA with that found in a van used by the terrorists, and took 335 digital photographs of his house and office. So much for the argument that you have nothing to fear if you've done nothing wrong.
I'll bet, if offered a choice between all that and a one-time frisk, Mayfield would have picked the pat-down.
We face a serious risk of complacency. I won't be surprised to see it expressed in reaction to my new book, from Americans who mock other Americans' warnings about the erosion of certain civil liberties. Questions on the topic do not get asked during political campaigns, not even by reporters interviewing candidates or moderating their debates. Polls show a lack of concern. The Tea Party movement, so vividly anti-big government, has displayed only marginal interest in government's invasions of the Fourth Amendment. Twenty-six Republican House members did vote in February against renewing several expiring provisions of the Patriot Act; otherwise, conservatives have been inconsistent, opposing big government's social programs but not its surveillance programs.
The trouble is, if that Stetson student's view prevails, if we cannot mobilize sufficient concern about what we cannot see, then the invisible surveillance will continue undermining the Fourth Amendment without the resistance that is always required to preserve individual rights.


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Paintings at an Exhibition
Club members will be aware that the famous Millais painting of the "Boyhood of Raleigh" will be on display throughout the summer at Fairlynch Museum
Your chance to have a Raleigh-themed painting on show
A suggestion from the Museum is that as this is the 400th anniversary of Sir Walter Raleigh's death at the Tower of London, members might like to create some Raleigh-inspired paintings, drawings or other artworks for the Art Club's Annual Exhibition in August.
In addition, the Club has been invited to display selected works of art in the Museumfollowing the return of the Boyhood of Raleigh painting to The Tate Gallery later in the summer so we shall be looking for appropriate work to show.
Some suggestions for subjects:
Members might be on holiday in Guiana (Venezuela), Ireland, Raleigh USA, Sherborne or wherever, and if you knew of a fine view and the Raleigh connection you might think of settling down with easel – for example:
i. East Budleigh
Hayes Barton*, Vicars' Mead, a Church bench end in All Saints Church [Green Man/Red Man]
ii. Lily Farm Vineyard (Knowle, Budleigh - which has produced a Raleigh Brut 2015 sparkling wine)
iii. Colaton Raleigh - Place Court, where Raleigh supposedly was baptised.
iv. Lympstone (birthplace - it is thought by some - of Sir Ralph Lane, Governor of Raleigh's Roanoke colony),
Exeter Martyrs Memorial (St Leonards) which shows the burning of Protestant martyr Agnes Prest. It's an event which supposedly deeply affected Walter's mother, Katherine Champernowne.
Elsewhere in Devon:
Dittisham - Raleigh boathouse - where he supposedly enjoyed a smoke!!
Ashburton - Exeter Inn, where he was arrested in 1603
i. Sherborne Castle (Old Castle ruins and the New Castle)
ii. Cerne Abbas village, where Raleigh was tried for atheism
Acton Court (Iron Acton, Glos - which inspired Hilary Mantel and also welcomed, so they say, Queen Elizabeth I & Raleigh)
Oxford - Oriel College
i. Tower of London, where Raleigh was a prisoner for 13 years
ii. Middle Temple, where he was a pupil
Petworth - where they have the Molyneux globe reputedly given by Raleigh to the Earl of Northumberland)
Elizabeth Castle, where he was Govenor
Youghal - Myrtle Grove. He was Mayor of the town, where there is a Raleigh Quarter
Roanoke Island NC
Raleigh NC - statue of Raleigh
Plus of course versions of the Millais painting, which could be used in so many ways, including cartoons, adverts for Guinness etc
Plenty of choice! A chance to create something a little different and even have some fun with a cartoon or two. And remember there are awards to be won at the August Exhibition so it's always worth submitting your work. Have fun.
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How Purchase Offers Factor into the Valuation Equation
Have you ever heard a business owner brag, "I was offered $X million for my business!" - or have you been lucky enough to receive an offer from another party to purchase your private business stock? Intuition says that such offers tell you how much an objective third party thinks your business is worth. However, a purchase offer and the fair market value of a business interest may differ significantly. So, valuators must tread lightly when relying on purchase offers to value a business.
Value Indicator vs. Sanity Check
There are three approaches to valuing a business: the cost, market and income approaches. But appraisers also must ask about other less obvious indicators of value, including active or expired offers from third parties to purchase the business. The weight that appraisers ultimately give to written bids and other less formal offers varies depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. But courts often give them substantial weight, especially when the bidder is serious and the timing is recent. So appraisal reports should address these indicators of value and explain why they're relevant (or not).
When deciding how much weight to give a purchase offer, it's important to assess the bidder's financial strength and how far along the parties are in the negotiation process. If substantial due diligence has been done and a written offer made, it's a more serious offer than someone who casually expresses interest over lunch, using calculations made on the back of a napkin.
In the latter scenario, the offer is a long way from a closed sale of the business. So the offer would provide only limited insight into the fair market value of the business, especially if the appraiser is valuing a minority interest that lacks the requisite control to consummate a deal. In this case, the offer might simply serve as a sanity check for values indicated by the three valuation approaches.
Deals in Progress
Active written offers to purchase the business present their own issues. On one hand, a written offer can provide some evidence as to what a potential buyer is willing to pay for the business, but fair market value requires both a willing buyer and a willing seller. The offer price relates only to the willing buyer side of the equation.
If an offer expires without being accepted, it's important to find out why the deal was never consummated. Did the seller think the price was too low? Did the prospective buyer's financing fall through? Did pre-closing due diligence expose problems that caused the prospective buyer to walk away? The answers to these questions will help the appraiser evaluate whether the expired offer should be relied on to value the business—or merely to provide a sanity check.
Marketability Issues
Another impact offers may have on valuation conclusions relates to the length of the investor's expected holding period. Generally the expected holding period is shorter for businesses that have active offers on the table. Active offers may make the business more marketable or easier to convert into cash. Reduced marketability discounts can become a major issue when valuing a business for estate tax purposes, for example. Of course, it's imperative to consider the probability that the business will eventually sell—and the selling prices that the parties will likely settle on.
Full Disclosure
Purchase offers can provide insight into the value of the business. So, appraisers should always inquire about and consider them when valuing a business. But there are many valid reasons that offers should be taken with a grain of salt and a healthy dose of professional skepticism. Always discuss active and expired purchase offers with your valuation expert to ensure that your valuation addresses all of the relevant facts.
Lou is the Managing Director of Brisbane Consulting Group in charge of business valuations, forensic accounting, and litigation support services. He has extensive valuation experience and has served as a financial consultant and expert to attorneys in the economic aspects of matrimonial dissolution. He has been engaged in several forensic accounting cases and has served the judiciary as a court appointed expert and receiver for financially troubled companies. He has testified as an expert witness in State Supreme Court and Federal Court. Lou has also been engaged in the quantification of lost income in determining business interruption claims for insurance adjusters. Lou is a member of and has received the following professional designations: CPA-Certified Public Accountant: New York State; ABV-Accredited in Business Valuations and CFF-Certified in Financial Forensics: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; ASA-Accredited Senior Appraiser: American Society of Appraisers; CVA-Certified Valuation Analyst: National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts; Certificate of Educational Achievement in Business Valuation and the Appraisal Education Certificate, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; Certified Fraud Examiner: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.


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Homemade Pickled Vegetables
You don't need to be a chemist to make your own pickled vegetables. This marinated mix (based on Italian giardiniera) is about as tough to put together a salad. And they will stay crisp through your whole trip. The only slightly cheffy thing about this recipe is smashing garlic, which is a handy way to flavor liquid without adding a lot of tiny bits. If you've never done it, here's how: After peeling, put your knife over one clove so that the flat side of the blade is parallel to the cutting board. Hold the handle firmly in one hand and, with a closed fist, strike the blade firmly but carefully so it smashes the garlic almost flat. (It's okay if it breaks up a little; that happens to chefs, too.)
Makes about 2 quarts
1 cup olive oil 6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp black peppercorns
6 bay leaves
6 sprigs thyme 1 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 pound cauliflower, trimmed and broken into florets
1/2 pound broccoli, trimmed and broken into florets
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced into thick coins
2 bell peppers, any color, cored and sliced
- Put the oil and garlic in a large pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently and adjusting the heat to avoid burning, until the cloves puff and turn golden a bit, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves, thyme, and 2 cups water. Raise the heat so the mixture boils and add the cauliflower. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture returns to a boil, then add the carrots, broccoli, and peppers. Cover, remove from heat, and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer the vegetables and seasonings to quart jars, sealable bags, or another airtight container and add enough brine to keep everything submerged. Refrigerated, the pickles will keep for a week.
Open the jar or container and eat. Put leftovers back in the cooler and eat more later.
There are a few different ways to eat leftovers: Roughly chopped, they instantly become relish—perfect for impromptu sandwiches (a New Orleans-style Muffaletta with deli meats and giardiniera-olive relish on a soft roll is awesome on a hike). They're also delicious stirred into a pot of beans or tossed with a can of tuna or sardines to spread on crackers. And you can even use the brine as salad dressing.
Experiment with other vinegars—white balsamic, sherry, and rice are nice—and seasonings—rosemary, saffron, or star anise can be fun. And this recipe works with just about any vegetable, even hearty greens like collards, chard, or cabbage. For a spicier version, throw in some sliced jalapeños. If you want a deeper flavor (and some excellent martini garnishes) add a handful or two of your favorite olives.


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Posted: May 05, 2018
LEXINGTON, Ohio - Wilmington College women's track & field sophomore Emma Burke took second place in the 400-meter hurdles highlighting the Fightin' Quakers performance at the University of Kentucky Relays on Saturday.
Burke ran a personal-best 1:05.54 in the event, finishing less than two seconds behind the winner, Alexia DeHaven-Boyd of Lindsey Wilson College.
Lauren Stacy finished fourth in the hammer throw with a heave of 47.19 meters (154' 10") and took fifth place in the discus with a mark of 36.85 meters (120' 11"). Ryan Allen took eighth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.05 meters (10' 0").
Wilmington has next weekend off before traveling to Delaware, Ohio, for the Great Lakes Regional Qualifier hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University.


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In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation– having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians 1:13
Think of yourself as a snowman as pictured above. When we are saved our spirits are sealed with His Spirit, the Spirit of promise.
Now, look at what wasn't sealed.
When someone showed me this, so many lies were almost immediately dispelled. It was a duh moment for me. I realized how often I was not walking by the Spirit and feeling like a victim to my sin, warfare, my emotions, my thinking, circumstances.
Today, I have snapped at my family. I've been loving and served my family. Then, I've snapped again. There have been times in life when I have felt so defeated over things like this. This is exactly what the enemy wants me to do- Get out of my spirit, then feel guilty over it- but instead of using that as a reminder that my faith is IN HIM- IN HIS FINISHED WORK- HIS SEAL IN ME- The enemy wants me to get all up in my soul… and stop letting the Spirit lead me by my spirit.
The solution is to repent because of the TRUTH of His Word. He says I am sealed. Then I can let it go and move on.
Bless you with the TRUTH that you are sealed with His Spirit, that because of Jesus you can go boldly to the throne of grace and receive all you need for life and godliness one little moment at a time.
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6 comments:
- s.c said...
Nice old kind of warehouse. Is it still in use or waiting for renovation or worse demolition.
- May 4, 2015 at 10:10 AM
- Merisi said...
Beautifully captured, great building, the light is out of this world!
- May 4, 2015 at 10:25 AM
- Ken Mac said...
GONE, like everything in the old meatpacking, offset and destroyed for the well publicized High Line
- May 4, 2015 at 12:29 PM
- Andy said...
The golden hour makes for good photography.
- May 4, 2015 at 3:38 PM
- Lori Skoog said...
Yo Ken Mac! I love the colors in this shot. How goes it?
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Born: October 22, 1959
The son of professional musicians, at the age of 10, Todd Graff sang on the original Sesame Street cast album. He was a camper, then worked as a counselor at the Stagedoor Manor performing arts summer camp in New York. At the age of 15, he made his TV debut as Jess on the educational childrens' series The Electric Company and stayed with the series for two years until it ended its run in 1977. After graduating from college, Todd began his acting career in earnest, obtaining work in a... See All


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Campaign: 20 Feet from Stardom
Duration: January 2013-March 2014
Budget: Under $250,000
The documentary 20 Feet from Stardom highlights the story of back-up singers living in the shadow of their feature artists. "The movie and these women deserved to be in the spotlight," says Liza Burnett Fefferman, executive VP of publicity at Radius-TWC.
Fefferman, along with Donna Daniels PR, MPRM PR, and Lovell-Fairchild Communications, managed an aggressive PR campaign with private performances, media relations, and screenings before the documentary's release in June 2013.
The singers were brought along on the screening tour where they were available for Q&As and to sing a cappella. Film screenings were targeted at organizations that would support their story, such as the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science and the American Association of Retired Persons.
The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was shown at other events including South by Southwest.
The women from the movie sang the national anthem at the Rose Bowl and gave press exclusive access to their rehearsal prior to the game. Judith Hill, a woman featured on the documentary, was a contestant on NBC's The Voice.
20 Feet from Stardom won the Oscar for Best Documentary at the 2014 awards. The film brought in about $5 million in US box office revenue. Coverage garnered included The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and on TV shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show, and Today.
"There were so many people in the film world rooting for the film," says director Morgan Neville. "The real heart of the PR campaign was in the months of groundwork leading up to the movie's release."
Radius-TWC aims to replicate the success with another film this year.


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District 27 encompasses 14 communities in Essex and Morris counties: Caldwell, Chatham Township, East Hanover, Essex Fells, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Livingston, Madison, Maplewood, Millburn, Roseland, South Orange and West Orange.
The district swings "blue," with 36 of those registered Democrats, 21 percent Republicans, and most of the rest unaffiliated.
Both Democrats representing the 27th in Trenton are seeking re-election. Assemblyman John McKeon, of West Orange, is an attorney who joined the lower house in 2002. Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, of South Orange, is a former member of the South-Orange-Maplewood Board of Education who is in her ninth term in the Assembly.
Two Republicans are running unopposed for their party's nods: Tayfun Selen of Chatham and Wonkyu "Q" Rim of Whippany.


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Actor has to just turn up and act: Kunal Kapoor
The actor likes to be called focussed rather than choosy and prefers to leave the money-talk to producers
Kunal Kapoor is busy doing theatre in Delhi these days. Post 'Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khuarana', Kunal may not have signed a new project but the actor says he has been flooded with several endorsement deals. He talks about his future plans, films and F1...
Are you upset that your recent film did not get a great response?
I completely believed in the script. I am happy that my character received positive feedback from the audience as well as from the industry. Many directors told me that it was one of the most charming Hindi films they had seen. Also post release I have been offered many endorsement deals. I think if you don't risk anything then you end up risking even more.
Are you too choosy about signing projects?
Everybody looks at what the other person is doing but I don't follow that norm. For me it is important to be focussed and wait. I don't like the word choosy. It is just that I may end up doing one film in six years but it has to excite me. My father says that money is for producers and the mind is for directors and the actor has to just turn up and act. Ironically, I never believed in anything of it.
We heard you want to participate in the F1 races!
It is my hobby for speed that attracted me to this sport. I am taking training to be able to take part in the rallies next years. People think it is an easy task but it's not. I have to learn about the variety of racing tracks, cars and all the other technical aspects.
You were even caught by the cops in Europe?
We went diving at a restricted area and the police came over and warned us. We apologised to them and they let us go. The incident was blown out of proportion. I am a certified diver but it is just that we went to a wrong location.
You are also ideating scripts?
I love ideating concepts though I think writing a script is a big task. I keep sharing my ideas with directors and friends. Fortunately some of them have liked them and have expressed their desire to work on them. It is too early to talk about it right now because the actual work is yet to start.
Are your future projects Doga and Chamkila working out?
These movies need a lot of hard work. It will take some time for the makers to start the projects. They are doing research, working on the scripts and meeting people at the time being so it's too early to say much about them.
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The Holmes Beach traffic committee's plan to ban street and right-of-way parking in residential neighborhoods is made of sand, said committee member Ursula Stemm.
Committee members discussed the proposed ban and the committee's next steps at an Aug. 6 meeting.
"We have to present the proposal and let (commissioners) whittle it down," said committee member Jaynie Christenson.
The traffic committee will present the next steps in their plan to ban parking in some residential areas at the city commission meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14.
They presented their idea and research to the commission at a meeting in July.
"The goal of this next presentation is to make sure that we have the data correct. I want this presentation to be clear and complete," said committee chair Carol Soustek.
The committee is seeking approval from the commission to send a letter to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The letter will include their proposal to relocate some allocated parking spaces that figure into beach renourishment funding.
Soustek said the committee is seeking review to confirm the new placement and the quantity of signs indicating parking spaces will not endanger federal funding for beach projects.
The committee had its potential parking spots verified by Holmes Beach Police Chief Bill Tokajer.
Soustek said after a letter of approval comes from the DEP, and the signs are relocated, the city will have to amend an interlocal agreement with Manatee County with the new parking space count.
Committee seeks public input
Committee members also discussed public feedback and are encouraging more from residents.
Members said they received mostly positive feedback, but some residents have voiced concerns over whether their guests will have the ability to park on the street in front of their homes.
"Other cities are doing it, and we need to find out what works for our city," said Christenson, who suggested decals for on-street parking.
Committee member Pam Leckie said her concerns reach beyond the current practice of residential street parking.
"Suppose they put paid parking on the beach. Where do you think they're going to go if they don't want to pay?" asked Leckie.
Soustek said the parking restrictions might also indirectly keep "party houses" at bay. Committee members said they have heard complaints from residents about heavy traffic and parking near large vacation homes.
"We just need to educate people on how this can work to their benefit," said Christenson.
The committee also created a petition that Christenson said can be used to gauge public opinion, as well as educate residents on the parking ban. She said in addition to circulating the petition, committee members could pass out fliers explaining the parking limits to residents.
Committee members also encourage residents to attend the Aug. 14 city commission meeting to voice their opinions.


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"The strobe affect from the wind turbine in my back yard on Abingdon road. I believe it turbine 5. The strobe starts around 645 pm and lasts until 730pm.
Turning my house into a giant strobe light"
5 thoughts on "Shadow Flicker from wind turbines in West Lincoln"
Please take a movie of it for us to see. This cannot be allowed to go on.
And the noise to go along with it:
Industrial Wind Turbines Shatter Environmental Guidelines
How to quantify the damages for victims,
compensation for documenting this FRAUD, CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE,,,
Thank you for making it possible for people to see how your home has been affected. This is appalling!
What does the shadow flicker look like from outside as the shadows pass over the house?
And neighbours' houses too if they are also affected but maybe from a different turbine, or angle or time of day?


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Yesterday I tweeted this:
I said a few years ago that the left is aiming is to outlaw conservative opinion, or to practically outlaw it. At the time people thought I was exaggerating. But it seems pretty obvious now.
Still think I'm exaggerating? Consider this. The left is currently agitating against their former darling Morrissey because he has recently spoken out in support of Tommy Robinson. And now he's cancelled his UK and European concerts which were to be in July. He says it's because of logistical issues, so maybe it isn't because of the planned protests, but the protesters are clearly happy that they've 'rattled' him, and are promising to protest against any future UK concerts.
These aren't so much protests as attempts to shut Morrissey down, to damage his sales and cast him to the outer wastelands of art and society. And they're not doing this just because he's a former figure of religious significance to so many on the left who feel he has betrayed them personally (although no doubt there's some of that in there). It is, rather, the usual attempt by the left to shut down anyone who doesn't toe the line. Because you might think, why bother about one artist who has a different view when 99% of musicians all support the party line? Does this one guy really matter? But that's not how the left works. You cannot let that one artist get away with his deviationism, especially if he has some cultural significance, however waning. All must be made to toe the line, or else become pariahs. Otherwise we might have another Kanye West on our hands. Hence the additional hit job on Morrissey the Guardian also ran today, where they call him a 'poisonous parody'.
I suspect it's going to become increasingly difficult for any artist who doesn't toe the line to perform in the UK any more because of the strangehold the left has on the culture. A big enough artist, such as Kanye West, could get away with it, but try doing it if you're mid-level act who's said the wrong thing and have drawn the attention of the Guardian. You'd be lucky to even get in the country if you don't already hold a British passport.


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An Introduction to Toposar Side EffectsAs with any medicine, Toposar® (etoposide injection) can cause side effects. In fact, most people will experience some type of reaction to this drug. As with other chemotherapy medicines, Toposar side effects can be significant. Talk to your healthcare provider about ways to prevent or lessen reactions to this medicine.
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Im in the process of making a 3d backround and thought i had extra quikrete. as it turns out i dont so i have to make a run to HD and pick up concrete and was woundering if quikrete it the best to use or if there is a better and safer product out there?
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Some titillating headlines:
- Whole Planet Foundation (WPF), a Whole Foods Market nonprofit that "empowers individuals in the global community through entrepreneurship" recently announced the creation of the Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit (WPFSAM), a coalition of natural foods companies that aims to support the financial endeavours of WPF. The WPFSAM Alliance has pledged USD 1.05 million over three years to fund microcredit programs in developing countries, including the Grameen Trust in Costa Rica, Guatemala and India; Fundación Adelante in Honduras; and Pro Mujer in Nicaragua." (Source: Microcapital.org)
- Related to an earlier post regarding social capital exchanges, Credit Suisse "will launch in the coming weeks an index that encompasses social responsibility criteria in addition to strong valuation and performance characteristics. The index will be composed of stocks that rank highly on both social responsibility criteria and financial ratios." (Source: Microcapital.org)
Government regulation/programs:
- The UP government has placed a ban on the construction of liquor stores in and around areas inhabited by the Dalit population due to the reported connection between alcoholism and illiteracy, both of which have been cited as problems in the Dalit community.
- The Highways Department is developing a "Road Management System that would include a 'Road Asset Information Database' of the core road network and a computerised Pavement Management System (PMS) to enable more efficient planning."
- Following recommendations from the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector, the Central government is devising a health insurance scheme that will cover the entire BPL population of 30 crore.
Health Research:
- The Times of India reports that India is seriously lagging behind in breast cancer detection rates, with early stage detection rates at 10% as compared to the West, which is at 65%
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Dear GEEU Fans,
On 7th of February 2019 tomorrow, GEEU Game Server will be down for the patch and maintenance like below.
- GEEU game server down: From 08:00 till 11:00 (CET)
[Patch Contents]
1. Feso Shop category problem will be fixed.
2. Pioneering Merchant will be reset.
3. Barrel's Behind Story Quests with Lyndon Event will be started during 2 weeks. People can check it ingame Reboldeux Fountain place.
4. Rotation Character will be reset.
5. Juliana's debuff skill problem will be fixed.
6. Miho's Foxform problem will be fixed.
[Event Contents]
1. 2019 February Lyndon Box Event will be started during 2 weeks. (Barrel's Behind Story Event together)
2. Doom Slave Special Package Sales Event will be finished.
3. Letizia Event will be finished and come back after Lyndon Event finished.
Now we are targeting the next big update with 30.60.61 version and preparing the translation and test server setting now.
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It's that time of year, ladies. That dry heat coming off your in-room heater and chilly temps outside spell dry, flaky Skin. I'm pretty obsessed with moisturizing and have suffered through my fair share of itchy, red and irritated skin. Yuck. To combat winter skin itch and dryness at this time of year, I become devoted to moisturizing, sometimes at least twice a day.
Over the years, I've tried a variety of both drugstore and more splurge-worthy moisturizers to soothe and hydrate my skin. My favourite picks below are rich, emollient and hydrating. They are also good for sensitive skin and are unscented or with a hint of light fragrance that doesn't assault the nostrils or irritate the skin. And, lastly, don't forget to check out my tips on how to prevent dry skin.
Here's to happy, supple and smooth skin this season.
Drugstore Moisturizers
Curel Extreme Care Lotion, $3.99 CAD, London Drugs
Glysomed Body Lotion, $11.99 CAD, London Drugs
Eucerin Calming Itch Relief Lotion, $12.99 CAD, London Drugs
Splurge-Worthy Moisturizers
Bliss Lemon + Sage Body Butter Maximum Moisture Cream, $29 CAD, Sephora
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration, $37 CAD, Sephora
Kiehl's Creme de Corps, $13 CAD, The Bay
How to Prevent Dry Skin
To keep the itchies and scratchies at bay, follow these tips to prevent dry skin during the colder months:
- Limit your shower to no longer than 10 minutes and try to take warm showers instead of hot, steamy ones (I know, it's tough when you're cold!)
- After showering, pat skin dry gently with a towel and apply moisturizer right away to seal in moisture to the skin
- Moisturize throughout the day as needed (especially your hands after countless washing) to keep skin soft and supple
- For extra dry areas like elbows, use a thicker skincare balm or salve (I like Vaseline) to really hydrate and cover those problem areas
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"We must ensure that all life is treated with the dignity it deserves," President Bush declared during his final State of the Union address. He then segued into a call to ban human cloning. He didn't talk about dignity in terms of ravaged pensions, working longer hours for lower wages, and the loss of healthcare and other benefits. He didn't talk about dignity in terms of the rise in poverty – 37 million Americans, one in eight citizens now living below the poverty line in the wealthiest nation in the world. And he certainly didn't talk about dignity when it comes to migrant workers in Immokalee, Florida where – as Senator Bernie Sanders told me just days before Bush's SOTU – "the norm is a disaster, and the extreme is slavery."
These farmworkers pick the tomatoes many Americans eat at McDonald's, Taco Bell, Burger King and other fast food chains. They are paid 45 cents for a 32-pound bucket of tomatoes. It's grueling work, as Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser noted recently in a New York Times op-ed: "During a typical day each migrant picks, carries and unloads two tons of tomatoes." For that two tons the worker can expect about $50, and annual wages of $10,000-$14,000. Wages have been stagnant for more than two decades. Two weeks ago, six people were indicted on slavery charges for beating workers, chaining and locking them inside U-haul trucks, and threatening physical harm if the workers left their jobs. This is far from a rare occurrence, as the Miami Herald wrote, "… farm crew slavery stories and the brutal exploitation of undocumented workers have long since lost their shock value in Florida."
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) – a community-based worker organization – has "exposed a half-dozen slavery cases" that helped trigger the freeing of more than 1,000 workers, and also advocated for better wages, living conditions, respect from the industry, and an end to indentured servitude. CIW recently scored critical victories in negotiating a penny-per-pound surcharge – so workers would now receive about 77 cents per 32-pound bucket – with McDonald's and Yum! Brands (owner of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC). The corporations – not the tomato growers – would pay the 40 percent salary increase. Astonishingly, Burger King has refused to go along with the deal (tell Burger King to pony up)– it would cost them less than $300,000 annually and the corporation took in $2.23 billion in revenues in 2007. Not to mention three private equity firms control most of Burger King's stock, including Goldman Sachs. In 2006 Goldman Sachs' top 12 execs took home bonuses exceeding $200 million – "more than twice as much money as all of the roughly 10,000 tomato pickers in southern Florida earned that year," according to Schlosser.) Even more outrageous is the response of the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, representing 90 percent of the state's growers. The group has said it will fine any member $100,000 for accepting the extra penny per pound for worker wages.
It's no surprise that Bush has failed to use the bully pulpit to call out slavery and excessive greed in our nation. It's also no surprise that Sen. Sanders is once again taking a leading role in serving as the conscience of the Senate. Two weeks before the State of the Union address, Sanders, along with Schlosser, went to Immokalee to meet with CIW and witness the working and living conditions firsthand. In letters co-signed by Senators Edward Kennedy, Richard Durbin, and Sherrod Brown, he urged both Burger King and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange to support the penny-per-pound deal. He's also working with Kennedy to hold hearings on this issue in the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee chaired by Kennedy. I spoke with the Senator about his experiences down in Immokalee, and why this is such an important issue for our country. If President Bush truly wants to use his final year in office to ensure that all life is treated with dignity, he should head on over to Sen. Sanders office and get involved.
Here, then, is what Senator Sanders shared with me:
"It was really stunning – the likes of which I have never seen in my life. I've long been interested in workers issues. But when we talk about the race to the bottom here in the United States I would say that Immokalee, Florida is the bottom. I think those are workers who are more ruthlessly exploited and treated with more contempt than any group of workers that I've ever seen and I suspect exist in the US.
What I observed is… I was out at 5:30 in the morning, where tomato pickers from all over the community assemble at several locations, primarily in a large parking lot. School buses come by to pick them up and take them to different growers' tomato fields. Some are selected and some are not. So, for a start, when you line up at 5:30 in the morning, you don't know if you're going to make a nickel during that day. You're standing there, and someone is pointing, 'you, you, you… but not you….' and you can see people dejected, because by 8:30 the buses are out and if you're not selected you're not gonna work. So these are desperate people then who have just discovered that that day they're not gonna earn a penny.
Then you get on the bus and depending on which farm you're going to it will be longer or shorter, but perhaps you're going a half hour away…. You're getting to the field at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning, and you don't go to work right away. You're getting paid piecemeal. The pay is very, very low to begin with, but you're getting paid piecemeal. You can't pick until the sun comes out and dries the tomatoes. So we got photographs of workers just hanging around the bus waiting for the tomatoes to dry and that might be an hour, hour and a half. Now it's not only that this is your time, it is in a sense the contempt that you are so disposable, that we can get you out here just to sit around doing nothing while you're waiting for the tomatoes to dry….
Then you go out and you're picking tomatoes and you make on average about 45 cents for a 32 pound bucket of tomatoes – about a penny and a half per pound. That is not a lot of money. My understanding is that at the end of the year these are workers that will make 10,000, 12,000, 14,000 a year, working a very, very difficult job, under a very hot sun. After you do this job for a number of years your knees go out because you're bending over all of the time. Obviously there are no benefits that go with the job. I went over to the health center to see what was going on…. I met with these workers, and talked to them – they just don't go to the doctor. Some of them are able to take their children to the doctor, they have no real access to healthcare.
In terms of their living conditions, I visited trailers… and these trailers were old, decrepit trailers where you had 8 to 10 people living in the trailer. In the morning to get to the bathroom, sink, or stove, you gotta wait in line to do it, because there are a lot of people in front of you. And they're paying in some cases $50 per person, per week! You got that? So, the landlord who owns this old trailer is getting $2000 a month. And what someone there told me – I don't know if it's true or not – they buy these old trailers for about $2000 so they get their money back at the end of one month.
The days I was there – it was raining, when it rains you don't pick. The next day it rained mid-day so you had half a day of picking. Then, an amazing coincidence – when I was there the US Attorney announced an indictment on slavery charges. So we have seen now – I don't remember exactly the number – of different indictments that have been made against different individuals for slavery… which means that some of these people are being held in captivity, in some cases in chains. I think in the last instances, a couple of workers literally forcibly busted out of truck in which they were held against their will. So, the norm there is a disaster, and the extreme is slavery. And this is taking place in the United States of America in the year 2008.
Now some people might say, 'Well, I don't pick tomatoes why do I have to worry about it?' And the answer is that so long as these types of abysmal working conditions exist in the US, they create a culture which leads us to the race to the bottom… which says that any worker can be subject to arbitrary actions on the part of an employer. Just create a very, very strong anti-worker culture, which is part of the destruction of the middle class, the increase in poverty, the lack of respect for working people in this country.
Now the good news is there is a very wonderful group called the Coalition of Immokalee Workers who have managed to put pressure on large buyers of tomatoes, i.e., fast food chains like Yum! which owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and McDonald's, to pay an additional penny a pound. And if you understand that if someone is making a penny and a half a pound, and they get an additional penny, that's a very significant increase. Burger King has been resistant, and there is now pressure being put on Burger King and other companies. And I would hope that as Americans, we all do everything we can, to demand that companies pay these workers a living wage and end this horrendous exploitation.
The Tomato Growers Exchange seems to be playing a very reactionary role. They are claiming that this additional penny a pound is in violation of antitrust law… I myself think that the issue – if you look at the amount of money that is being asked to be contributed by McDonald's, Burger King, and so forth – it is nothing. Very, very small number. I don't think the money is the issue. I think truthfully, in my gut, the issue is a question of a balance of power. It is a feeling right now that you have workers who are absolutely helpless, the feeling that if they achieve some victories, they may have more confidence in themselves and more of an ability to stand up for their rights.
So, imagine, just put yourself in their place. You don't know whether you're gonna work or not, there are no guarantees that you are – I may pick you, I may not – if you come there, if I pick you, you're gonna wait around for an hour and a half. What does that do to you as a human being? But these are desperate people who need the work, so to my mind it was an eye-opening experience, and I hope that as a nation we can end that kind of exploitation.
The very good news – what was positive about my visit down there was – we did a press conference, and the reporters went to Burger King, and Burger King came forth with what appeared to be a conciliatory response. Now whether it is just talk or not, we can't tell. But we want to pursue that. And certainly what we released when I was down there was a letter that was written by Senator Kennedy, Sen. Durbin, Sen. Brown and myself. And Sen. Kennedy has been very clear in telling me that he is prepared to do hearings on this issue. And I think that's terribly important, not only in exposing the exploitation, but trying to explain to the American people how slavery can take place in the United States in the year 2008."


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Sorry I've been absent for such a long time! But I have some exciting news … Mr Oohlala & myself are expecting a baby!
The sad news is that I've had naked nails for a while now because nail polish and nail polish remover make me feel sick :( I am not too well at the moment and I'm not too sure when I'll be back!
Love to you all!


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Welcome to my blog about photography, nature and all the small things in the rest of the universe.
"The curious world we inhabit is more wonderful than convenient; more beautiful than it is useful; it is more to be admired and enjoyed than used."
H. D. Thoreau
Friday, February 21, 2014
A contribution to Black and White Weekend.
25 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 21, 2014 at 8:17 PM
Perfect for B&WReplyDelete
Awesome B&W composition!ReplyDelete
You'll find my B&W post at:ReplyDelete
I want to see more, what's behind?!ReplyDelete
I like these! Great photos in b&w!ReplyDelete
I favor the last one where you can see more details of the fence. :)ReplyDelete
I love this beautiful composition , great play of light and shadow lines in B & W !ReplyDelete
Sun and shade...ReplyDelete
Just like life..
Thanks sharing
Schöne Idee... mag die Schatten auf dem Zaun.ReplyDelete
LG, Petra
Great in black and white! Sun is coming :)ReplyDelete
Look perfect in B&W! Interesting lines and shadows.ReplyDelete
Visit u back here :)
Excellent fun with fences and shadows!ReplyDelete
Funny how average fence looks like art!ReplyDelete
Lines and light, shadows and sun - great! This would not have worked so well in colour :-)ReplyDelete
Great shots of the fence. I like the last shot more.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos in B&W! Great lines and shadows!ReplyDelete
Great lines and shadow.ReplyDelete
Just right for B&W. Love the perpendicular lines with the shadows going across them.ReplyDelete
Great lines and shadows. You picked the perfect time of day to photograph this.ReplyDelete
Great b&w shots! I love the abstract feeling in the first one.ReplyDelete
Love the geometrics and symmetry. Fantastic shots!ReplyDelete
Great black and white shots ... first is my favorite :)ReplyDelete
Great collection of lines.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photo in B&W! Wonderful composition!ReplyDelete
I like such compositions.ReplyDelete


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Shanna Moakler, Mother of the Year…
According to her baby daddy, Travis Barker, she's not. Travis is the most recent celebrity who has taken his dirty laundry to Twitter for air drying.
It started earlier this afternoon:
2:12PM Your uncle is a convicted child molester @shannamoakler. Why won't you agree to keep him away from our kids? Are you really that shitty of a mom?
2:35PM Killin child molesters and careless mothers 1 tweet at a time. Kids are amazing and should never be exposed to that. Thanks for the support.
2:39PM My Uncle is NOT a registered Sex offender, and there is a thing called Slander and defamation. Enjoy the Law suit!
2:43PM@shannamoakler Your uncle is a CONVICTED CHILD MOLESTER and you will NOT agree to keep him away from the kids. Therefore, i put you on blast.
2:45PM@ShannaMoakler And there is a thing called a shitty Mom that allows such behavior and thats where u fit right in.
2:45PM and not matter how much you shit on me in public, I will never love you again. (from Shanna)
2:47PM@ShannaMoakler Where is Atiana Shanna, why do u ship her out every summer where your uncle lives, why don't u spend the summer with her?
2:55PM I did my good 4 the day, hopefully a lesson has been learned. Nothing is private, don't fuck with the wrong people cause they will call u out.
2:58PM I'm done 4. Hope everyone has a good 1. Going to kick it with my 2 favorite humans. Today was a good day.
3:35PM I never say sh*t about TB in public and frankly I'm tired of being bullied and Lied about, yet you still date me. I must be awful…boring & lame.
5:46PM I also let my kids play in traffic, lock them in cars when its hot out, drug their sippy cups so I can sleep more.& when men r over…
Ya'll notice Shanna didn't deny his claims? We're all different, but if it was me, I woulda said outright that the shit was false, not that lawyer double talk about not being a registered sex offender. Just sayin…
And what's with her heading straight to a law suit? That's very Ben Roethlisberger's alleged rape victim filing a civil suit with no police report-ish!
For now, they're both in their corners. Why do people say shit like this on Twitter? Ya'll can't text or email each other? Clearly they wanted us all to know, which is why it was my duty to relay the information to ya'll who don't Twitter.
…Vine…in a minute


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The acclaimed Norwegian director Erik Poppe will direct the Swedish feature film The Emigrants, produced by SF Studios with the SF Studios' owned production company Paradox, Film i Väst and
C More/TV4 as co-producers. The Emigrants is based on Vilhem Moberg's novel series of the same name. The film will start production in 2020.
The story is about Kristina Nilsson, who together with her family emigrates to America from a poor Sweden during the 1850s. They embark a long and dangerous journey in the hope of creating a better life for their children.
Erik Poppe, one of the founders of Paradox, will the direct The Emigrants with a screenplay by Siv Rajendram Eliassen and Anne Bache-Wiig. Earlier versions of the script have been written by Petter Skavlan, Johan Melin and Anders August. Poppe has previously directed acclaimed films such as The King's Choice (2016) and Utøya - July 22 (2018). The film is the first co-production between SF Studios and Paradox, which recently was acquired by SF Studios to establish a production business in Norway.
The film will be produced by Fredrik Wikström Nicastro who has produced successful films such as the Easy Money-trilogy (2008-2013) and Borg/McEnroe (2017).
"Since I first watched Erik Poppe's film Troubled Water, I have been impressed by his character work and with the film The King's Choice he mastered to create a great epic film for a broad audience. Erik's latest film Utøya, that he created together with script writersSiv Rajendram Eliassen and Anne Bache-Wiig, had total presence and reached a global audience. We now very much look forward to create a film about Vilhelm Moberg's story about Kristina together with them", says Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, Producer and SVP International Production at SF Studios. "The film has previously been developed with Daniel Espinosa attached as director, but conflicting schedules did not make it possible to move forward together. The Emigrants is going into production in 2020."
SF Studios has previously produced the Academy Award-nominated films The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1972), directed by Jan Troell with Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow in the leading roles, both adapted from the same novel series by Vilhelm Moberg.
The Emigrants is one of many high-profile projects lined up by SF Studios, including SF Studios' first international production Horizon Line, the Nordic co-production Margrete Queen of the North and Swedish original series Easy Money for Netflix.
Nordic distribution and international sales are handled by SF Studios.
For more information, please contact:
Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, SVP International Production, SF Studios, +46 70 413 63 83
Malin Strihagen, Vice President Brand & Communications, SF Studios, +46 (0)70 780 39 35


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How to create a law that no one wants
A prime example on how much many of our politicians and parties suck, has just come into effect; not only does it show that in times of election laws are constructed just for the cause of doing something (which in the best cases is harmless and plain nonsense), but also demonstrates the utter incompetence of politicians:
The Zugangserschwerungsgesetz ("Bill on making access more difficult", rough translation, isn't the German language just great?) has passed, although pretty much everyone else was against it.
Well, now elections are over and suddenly even the Verräterpartei (traitor's party) and the Schwarze Pest (black plaque) are against their own law! To top it all, they are now advising the police not to apply the new law, which again is unconstitutional.
And those two form our biggest parties! German major parties – where incompetency and symbol politics meet in perfect harmony.
(not that this does not apply to other parties, too)


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The planned delivery of sex education at Hans Price will take place through two curricular areas: Science and SPACE. These two areas will complement each other, SPACE drawing upon and encouraging personal reflection upon the implications of the factual understanding gained in Science.
In accordance with the new national curriculum orders published in 2013, at:
Key stage 3, Students will be taught:
- About the physical and emotional changes that take place during adolescence
- Reproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle (without details of hormones), gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth, to include the effect of maternal lifestyle on the foetus through the placenta.
- The effects of recreational drugs (including substance misuse) on behaviour, health and life processes.
- That bacteria and viruses effect health.
- That the bodys natural defences may be enhanced by immunisation and medicines.
At Key Stage 4, Students will be taught:
- The way in which hormonal control occur, including the effects of insulin and sex hormones.
- Some medical uses of hormones, including the control and promotion of fertility and the treatment of diabetes
- The defence mechanisms of the body, including the role of the skin and blood.
- The effects of solvents, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs on body functions.
Organisation of Academy Sex Education
Detailed planning and delivery of the SPACE programme will fall to the SPACE Co-ordinator and staff who deliver the programme. Detailed planning and delivery of the Science programme is the responsibility of the Head of Science Faculty.
Curriculum Entitlement
All Students are entitled to sex education and the programme will be planned and delivered with regard to the needs of every student, ensuring equality of access and opportunity for all. Both the Science curriculum and the SPACE programme are compulsary for all students in years 7 to 11, thus ensuring common experience and entitlement for all.


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Yesterday, we talked about the importance of having an online presence. That doesn't mean you should discount the influence of your physical location, though, as most consumers actually prefer to make their final purchases at a brick-and-mortar store. Read this selection from an interview about a recent study (originally posted on Retail Customer Experience) to learn why you should always make sure your employees are friendly and well-versed in the products you carry, that you anticipate what your customers want and that you make your store the very last stop on their buying journey.
Some of the highlights from the study included:
85 percent of consumers shopped brick & mortar over online stores.
90 percent of consumers were more likely to buy when helped by a knowledgeable associate.
92 percent of responding millennials planned to shop in-store in 2015, as often or more than they did in 2014.
Only 13 percent of respondents have previously made a purchase using a mobile device.
Selections from the interview with TimeTrade CEO, Gary Ambrosino: Your study says 85 percent of consumers prefer to shop at physical stores, versus shopping online, yet it seems advertising is predominantly pointed to the Internet and mobile. Why do you think there is this gap in perception? Consumers do their exploring online and on their mobile device, then do the final buying in-store. You can use advertising to lead consumers to the Internet and mobile device, but the key for retailers is to convert these digital first touches into an actual sale. With nearly 90 percent of consumers more likely to buy when helped by a knowledgeable associate, retailers should be shifting their focus to the in-store experience. With 90 percent of consumers more likely to buy when helped by knowledgeable associate, how can technology assist this high percentage, or does the study support the idea that technology hinders sales, or gets in the way? Retailers should use technology to aid them in any pain points they are having in providing a knowledgeable associate. The biggest pain point is making sure that resources are readily available when the customer shows up to the store, whether it be a walk-in or a scheduled appointment. Store associates and managers must use technology to help with collaboration to provide superior service. Your study found in-store purchasing preferences spanned generations; with 92 percent of responding millennials planning to shop in-store in 2015, more than they did in 2014. Is there in anything in your study, or knowledge base that profiles the millennial shopper and how they differ, or are similar, to other generations of retail shoppers? As indicated in our report, millennials like individual attention and increasingly want specific, exclusive "just-for-me" products. For example, the TimeTrade survey reveals that 25-34 year olds are most likely to book online appointments to have a highly personalized in-store experience. What are some of the most basic, and interesting, data your study found out about the modern shopper that would be useful to a retailer? We found that shoppers want to go the store because they truly want help. They have narrowed their final buying decision down to two or three items, and they genuinely want help from a store associate. Those who receive the right help will leave the store much more satisfied, and this causes store and brand loyalty. Retailers today must run their store keeping this in mind; the store is now a buying point in the path to purchase and in-store customer service is more critical than ever.


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The Boxcar Children
1924 first edition of the first book
|Gertrude Chandler Warner, et al.
|United States
|1924 – present
The Boxcar Children is a children's book series originally created and written by the American first-grade school teacher[1] Gertrude Chandler Warner. Today, the series includes well over 150 titles. The series is aimed at readers in grades 2–6.[2]
Originally published in 1924 by Rand McNally (as The Box-Car Children) and reissued in a shorter revised form in 1942 by Albert Whitman & Company,[3] The Boxcar Children tells the story of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. They eventually meet their grandfather, who is a wealthy and kind man (although the children had believed him to be cruel). The children decide to live with the grandfather, who moves the beloved boxcar to his backyard so the children can use it as a playhouse. The book was adapted as the film The Boxcar Children in 2014 and the sequel novel Surprise Island was released as a film in 2018. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the original book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".[4] In 2012 the original novel was ranked among the all-time "Top 100 Chapter Books", or children's novels, in a survey published by School Library Journal.[5]
In the subsequent books, the children encounter many adventures and mysteries in their neighborhood or at the locations they visit with their grandfather. The majority of the books are set in locations the children are visiting over school holidays such as summer vacation or Christmas break. Only the first 19 stories were written by creator Warner. Other books in the series have been written by other writers, but always feature the byline "Created by Gertrude Chandler Warner". The recent books in the series are set in the present day, whereas most of the original books were set in the 1920s and 1930s.
Plot summary of the original novel[edit]
The Boxcar Children tells the story of four orphans: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny. In the 1924 version of the tale, the children are orphaned in the first few pages; in the heavily revised and simplified 1942 revision, they have evidently been orphaned for some time.
When a baker and his wife learn that the children are orphans, they make plans the children don't like. In the 1924 edition, they plan to send the children, who live in a house next door to the bakery, to live with their grandfather, but the children have been brought up to fear their grandfather, whom they have never met, because he did not like their parents' marriage. In the 1942 version, the children are already homeless and wandering around at the start of the story. The baker and his wife plan to take the three elder children, who are old enough to be helpful in the bakery, but to send the youngest, Benny to an orphanage.
Finding an abandoned boxcar, the children start a new life of work. Henry ends up working in a nearby town called Silver City for a young doctor called Dr. Moore in order to earn money for food and other things they need. He also does gardening for the doctor's mother. The children's lives are nice and full of hard work until Violet becomes ill and they go to the doctor for help.
Unbeknownst to the children, by that time the doctor knows very well who they are and where they are living; indeed, he has been keeping a discreet eye on them for weeks. Their grandfather, who lives nearby, has been advertising in the papers, offering a reward for news of them, but the doctor hasn't wanted to spoil the children's fun by informing on them. When Violet becomes ill, however, he feels it is time to do so.
Their grandfather, James Henry Alden, is a steel baron who comes at once to see them. The doctor suggests that he get to know them first before telling them who he is, so he is simply introduced to them as a friend of the doctor's. The children warm to his kindness and are surprised but delighted when they eventually learn that he is their much-feared grandfather. They go to live with him after all, and he has the boxcar transferred to his backyard for their enjoyment.
Main characters[edit]
(The characters are named here as they are in the revised edition of the original book, and its sequels. The family name in the 1924 original edition is Cordyce rather than Alden.)
Henry James Alden: is the oldest of the Alden children; in most books of the series, Henry is 14 years old (13 in the 1924 edition). He's shown to be calm, hardworking, rational, humble and very protective of his younger siblings. Henry also shows a knack for repairing things and is a natural athlete. In Warner's original books, Henry ages and eventually goes off to college in The Lighthouse Mystery.
Jessica "Jessie" Alden: (Jess in the 1924 original edition) is usually 12 years old and is the older sister. She often acts motherly towards Benny and Violet and even Henry. She is often responsible for cooking. Jessie is described as being very tidy and organized. She is sometimes called Jess, but is mostly referred to as Jessie. She is not afraid of anything, adores the color blue, and is very strong.
Violet Alden: is 10 years old in most of the books. She is the most sensitive of the children and is skillful at painting and sewing. She can frequently win over grouchy characters and is good with animals. Violet is often very shy and loves playing the violin. Her favorite color is violet or purple and she often wears one of those colors. She is the shyest of all the children, and sometimes helps Jessie take care of Benny.
Benjamin "Benny" Alden: is the youngest child at 6 years old (5 in the original 1924 edition). He celebrates his seventh birthday in Surprise Island and continues to age throughout the original series, until he is old enough for a department store job in the last original book, "Benny Uncovers a Mystery." Benny is known for his love of all food and the cracked pink cup he found in the dump. His endearingly childish qualities and comments make him a favorite among young readers. He is very enthusiastic.
Watch: is the dog of the Boxcar children. He acted as a "watchdog" when they lived in the boxcar and protected them. Watch was originally owned by a wealthy lady but ran away and was adopted by the Alden children. The lady was so charmed by the children that she permitted them to keep him. Watch is a Wire Fox Terrier (an Airedale in the 1924 edition), and the children found him while Henry was away at work. He had a thorn in his paw, and Jessie removed it. Because of this, he became known as her dog. In subsequent books, Watch's bed is in Jessie's bedroom.
James Henry Alden: is the wealthy and kind grandfather of the Alden children, allowing them a lot of freedom and always offering them advice. He takes care of the kids after the death of their parents.
Dr. Moore: (Dr. McAllister in the original 1924 edition) is the man who gave Henry a job and checked Violet when she was ill.
Secondary characters[edit]
Mrs. McGregor: The Aldens' housekeeper. Her husband was first seen in the third book of the series.
Mike: Mike is Benny's best friend and appeared on Surprise Island.
John Joseph "Joe" Alden and Alice: The children's cousins/aunt and uncle. (Called both, but mostly cousins) Joe was first seen in the second book of the series, Surprise Island. Alice was first introduced in The Yellow House Mystery; she also married Joe in the same book. They moved to a new house in The Mystery of the Singing Ghost. They adopted Soo Lee from Korea.
Aunt Jane and Uncle Andy: The children's great aunt (Grandfather Alden's sister) and her husband. Aunt Jane was once unkind, but was changed in Mystery Ranch, the fourth book of the series.
John Carter: An employee of the children's grandfather. Does investigation and carries out the children's grandfather's wishes "off camera".
Animated film[edit]
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In April 2014, the animated film The Boxcar Children was released. The voice of Grandfather Alden is played by Martin Sheen, and Dr. Moore is voiced by J. K. Simmons. Zachary Gordon, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, and Jadon Sand voiced Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny respectively. The film is also available on DVD.
The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival / Kids (TiFF/Kids) in April 2014 and went on to play at 15 more festivals including Woods Hole International Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival and the Gijón International Film Festival in Spain. The film won Best Animated Feature Film at the 2015 St. Tropez International Film Festival.
The film was released by Entertainment One. It had a limited theatrical run in North America, came out on DVD and VOD on August 19, 2014. Streaming and TV rights were sold exclusively to Netflix on October 4, 2014. The film was directed and produced by Daniel Chuba and Mark A.Z. Dippe. The executive producer was Maureen Sargent Gorman.
A sequel film The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island was originally planned to be released in fall 2017. However, Fathom Events released the film in select theaters starting May 8, 2018, followed by a DVD release on August 14, 2018.
After the first novel, the children become amateur sleuths, and the subsequent series involves the children solving various mysteries and occasionally traveling to other locations as they do so. They stumble across a mystery no matter where they are, whether on vacation or in their own backyard. They usually solve the mystery with very little adult intervention, although adults are present in the novel (the author said she wrote about mostly-unsupervised children because that would appeal to children). Some of the mysteries border on the supernatural, although the practical Henry and Jessie always find the sensible reason for anything that appears other-worldly. Most of the mysteries involve thefts and usually involve the Alden children helping someone they know.
The series are divided into mysteries and specials; all of the specials were written after Warner's death. As of 2014[update], there are 145 mysteries and 21 specials in the series.[6]
Warner's life was chronicled in the biography "Gertrude Chandler Warner and the Boxcar Children"[7] by Mary Ellen Ellsworth, illustrated by Marie DeJohn, which tells the story of Warner's childhood living across the street from the railroad tracks, her bouts with poor health, her teaching career, her earliest attempts at writing, and her inspiration for The Boxcar Children.[8]
In July 2004, a museum in Putnam, Connecticut, was opened in a red boxcar to honor Gertrude Warner and the Boxcar Children series. She is buried in Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Connecticut.
As she wrote the story, Warner read it to her classes and rewrote it many times so the words were easy to understand. Some of her pupils spoke other languages at home and were just learning English, so The Boxcar Children gave them a fun story that was easy to read. Warner once wrote that the original book "raised a storm of protest from librarians who thought the children were having too good a time without any parental control! That is exactly why children like it!"
See also[edit]
- ^ "About Gertrude Chandler Warner". Awhitmanco.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Boxcar Reading Levels" (PDF). Albertwhitman.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ "The Boxcar Children". The Boxcar Children. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ Bird, Elizabeth (July 7, 2012). "Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results". A Fuse #8 Production. Blog. School Library Journal (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com). Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "Boxcar Children Mysteries: The Boxcar Children®". Boxcarchildren.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ^ "Gertrude Chandler Warner and the Boxcar Children at Albert Whitman & Company". Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Children's Notes, Boxcar Children Redux". Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
External links[edit]
- Warner, Gertrude Chandler (1924). The Box-Car Children. OCLC 905332467 at Project Gutenberg
- The Boxcar Children Page
- The Box-Car Children public domain audiobook at LibriVox