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South African Journal of Education
On-line version ISSN 2076-3433
Print version ISSN 0256-0100
JACOBS, Lynette. Framing of school violence in the South African printed media - (mis)information to the public. S. Afr. j. educ. [online]. 2014, vol.34, n.1, pp.1-16. ISSN 2076-3433.
The way in which the media report on school violence influences public perceptions, gives rise to particular attitudes and can influence decisions by policy makers. The more frequently an issue is presented in a specific way, the more likely it is for readers to perceive the media's version as the truth. Although news is assumed to be reliable, comprehensive and unprejudiced, journalism can be questioned. This study explores how school violence is framed in the South African print media. A framing analysis was done of 92 articles that appeared in 21 different public newspapers during one year. I found that the way in which the public is informed encourages the perception of school violence as being an individual, rather than a societal, problem and encourages the acceptance of assumptions and stereotypes. Typical 'blood-and-guts' reporting is popular, while issues such as emotional and sexual violence in schools appear largely unnoticed by journalists. I argue that the main frames provided to readers in South African newspapers fail largely to elicit social responsibility, while at the same time promoting civic indifference.
Keywords : emotional violence; media framing; physical violence; school violence; sexual violence; social responsibility.


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Judge Andrew Napolitano says that Hillary Clinton is "laughing" at the FBI when she claims that agency is conducting a "security review" instead of an investigation.
During an interview with Bill Hemmer on Fox News's "America's News Room" on Friday, Napolitano argued that in fact Clinton does know that "she's the target of the criminal investigation."
Clinton has insisted that the FBI is conducting a "security review" instead of an investigation.
"What she's done is for the umpteenth time in public sent a dog whistle to the FBI, a signal to the FBI," Napolitano said. "She forgot they were watching. She knows it is a criminal investigation, she knows she's the target of the criminal investigation, she knows the government has an extraordinary amount of resources investigating her, and she is laughing at them. Not a good thing to do."
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Betting on next season, Signature plays a full house
By Peter Marks, Monday, March 4, 5:28 PM
As plans for the new Washington theater season take shape, the lineup across the region is looking ever nervier. Although an occasional company is going for the tried-and-true — witness the Shakespeare Theatre Company's scheduling revivals of "Private Lives†and "The Importance of Being Earnest†— the prevailing trend for 2013-14 seems to be in the more exhilarating vein of go-for-broke.
Or, if not quite that extreme, the seasons being unveiled suggest that the fever for giving theatergoers rich menus has not come close to breaking. It shows up in the lists of nonprofit troupes as varied as Round House Theatre, Forum Theatre and Arena Stage, as well as in the enticing announcement of a world premiere commercial venture, "If/Then,†starring Idina Menzel at the National Theatre this fall.
And now, Signature Theatre — which took a bit of a breather this season, with a schedule heavy on musical revivals — is bouncing back at what looks like full force. In an extraordinarily ambitious rollout of nine productions, the company says it will produce three world-premiere musicals, one world-premiere play, the regional debut of a new British play, a developmental run of yet another world-premiere musical and revivals of, gulp, "Miss Saigon,†"Gypsy†and "The Threepenny Opera.†Among the new musicals will be "Beaches,†based on the novel that also spawned the 1988 Bette Midler-Barbara Hershey movie weepie of that title, and other musicals by Signature composer Matt Conner and Signature actor Ed Dixon.
"It all just kind of worked out,†Eric Schaeffer, the Tony Award-winning company's longtime artistic director, said matter-of-factly. He will be directing all four of the new musicals, as well as the revival of the early '90s mega-musical "Miss Saigon†—this time, without the famous helicopter dropping from the ceiling.
Opening the season with "Miss Saigon†(Aug.15-Oct. 6) recalls the late fall of 2008, when Signature presented its winningly pared-down and full-throated staging of "Les Miserables.†Schaeffer has a long-standing relationship with "Les Miz†and "Miss Saigon†producer Cameron Mackintosh , so remounting a second show by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil is not surprising. What is always a risk, of course, is re-conceiving a musical built for big houses into one for Signature's relatively minuscule 276-seat main stage.
"We're going to do it environmentally,†Schaeffer said of the wartime love story between an American G.I. and a South Vietnamese woman. "The audience is going to be immersed in the jungle, so that you really feel you're in the world of Vietnam.â€
Along with "Miss Saigon,†Schaeffer's directorial duties in the Village at Shirlington will include the season's three world-premiere musicals. The first of them is "Crossing†(Oct. 29-Nov. 24), by Conner and Grace Barnes, creators of the Edgar Allan Poe musical "Nevermore.†The next is "Beaches†(Feb. 18-March 30, 2014), with music by David Austin and lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart — upon whose novel the movie and musical are based — and a libretto by Dart and Thom Thomas. The final one is a musical spoof, "Cloak and Dagger†(June 12-July 6, 2014) by Dixon, who played the butler Max in Signature's " Sunset Boulevard .â€


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TORONTO – (Feb. 15, 2017) – Who are Canada's up-and-coming young marketers making their name as entrepreneurs, innovators, disruptors and digital influencers? The Toronto Chapter of the AMA is one step closer to helping Canadians find out as it announces the top 5 finalists for its fifth annual Globe Media Group 'Marketer on the Rise' award.
Jeremy Miller – President of Sticky Branding
Simon Cazelais – President of BlueBlancoruge
Emily Lyons – Founder & CEO of Femme Fatale Media Group
John Celenza – Co-founder & CEO, BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc.
Rebecca Basi – Director of Marketing at Plastic Mobile
One award winner will be chosen by the judging committee and announced at the AMA Toronto's Marketing Hall of Legends annual gala event on March 3, 2017 at 7 pm at Toronto's historic Arcadian Court, 401 Bay St., Toronto.
"We had over 30 amazing candidates nominated, ranging from entrepreneurs, brand managers and marketing professionals on both client and agency side," says Xzavier Ramphal, co-director of the Marketing Hall of Legends. "It was challenging for the judging committee, made up of some of the country's most-respected senior marketers, to narrow it down to just five. Only one will win the award but we appreciate the turnout of such exceptional candidates."
These nominees represent the next generation of inspiring innovators who are making waves with original thinking, innovative ideas and ground-breaking strategies that are already earning them significant attention and results on Canada's fast-paced marketing scene.
The March gala will also feature the presentation of the Marketing Hall of Legends 2016 inductees: Arthur Fleischmann, president and co-founder of award-winning agency john st.; Arkadi Kuhlmann, founder of ING DIRECT Canada; Richard Peddie, former president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and former CEO of the Toronto Raptors; and Bob Peter, former president and CEO of the LCBO and former president of The Bay.
For more information, and to see previous year nominees and winners of Marketer on the Rise, please visit:https://www.amamarketinghalloflegends.ca/marketer-on-the-rise/ .
The Globe Media Group Marketer on the Rise Award is one of the highlights of the annual Marketing Hall of Legends Gala, hosted by the AMA Toronto Chapter each year. Marketer on the Rise was created to spotlight and encourage the work of young marketers who are making a positive difference. For more information about Canada's Marketer on the Rise Award -- and to purchase tickets for the Marketing Hall of Legends Gala, please visit: www.amamarketinghalloflegends.ca.
The Toronto Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) is a not-for-profit community of volunteer marketers who have been creating opportunities for personal and business growth for more than 60 years in Canada. The AMA, with more than 20,000 members, is the largest marketing association in the world, serving organizations and individuals who practice, teach and study marketing across the globe. To learn more about the Toronto chapter of the AMA please visit www.ama-toronto.com.
Mark Nusca, VP, Public Relations
AMA Toronto


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003. What are you all doing for New Years Eve? I look forward to reading everyone's posts to see what you've all been up to. We are flying back to Glasgow early tomorrow morning to stay with Mikey's family for 9 days so its a take away and a beers down the pub with my sister and her fiance tonight! Actually, i'd better pack! I've been busy taking down the christmas decs today and need to start packing pronto!
I hope you all have a wonderful New Year. I won't be posting now until I return from Glasgow.


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The idea of writing and maintaining a business blog makes many small business owners break out in a cold sweat.
Their concerns focus on frequency and will they see a return for their efforts if they write blog posts for their website.
Writing a business blog adds to their stress levels Because the reality is, it consumes precious time, effort and focus. Should they make this investment, and is it a good return for that investment?
Time is a very precious commodity and shouldn't be wasted on marketing processes that don't work.
Initially we, the small business owners of the world, twinkle with excitement and enthusiasm, eager to produce our first article or blog post.
Why wouldn't we? Millions of potential customers are desperate to read our unique blend of wit and insights; they just don't know it yet. Neither were they aware that they needed our products or services just as much.
The rosy glow fades as our website traffic doesn't increase 1000% in two days. Sales don't "crash the internet". We aren't overwhelmed with comments, feedback or queries. We do not go 'viral'.
Our motivation dwindles. The thought of writing another article, which only a handful of people will read, withers our inspiration. Our perseverance runs smack bang into writer's block.
But what if that handful of people all turn into customers?
What if 50% of your subscribers open your emails and click the Call to Action button? How successful would you feel if you compared that 50% to an industry average of 15% open rate and a 2% click rate? What if your unsubscribe rate is nominal?
As business owners we're told we need to produce more content. We need to be across all social media because that's how we connect with our audiences. Viewers, users and followers require "real" online conversations with you.
And many times it's just us, the solo-entrepreneur. We have to write the blog, source the images, format it, release it on all the social media platforms, engage with readers, respond to comments, all while running and working in our businesses. There isn't a marketing team in the next room – we're it.
Producing content for your website can be exhausting, however, there are ways to reduce the time taken and increase the benefits of writing blog posts for your business.
Be strategic. At a minimum you need to know:
- How often is too often to release blog posts?
- When are you not producing enough content?
- Do your subscribers respond to long or short form?
- What content generates the greatest response?
The best way to discover the answers to these questions is by analysing and truly understanding your readers and viewers engagement and conversion.
Don't throw darts in the dark. Turn the light on and assess the information that is available to you.
The key is to compile data from various sources, such as Mailchimp and Google Analytics. Take this information and apply business and industry knowledge. Don't take it at face value and file it away. Interpret it and apply detached judgement, before taking action.
These are the factors you need to consider when releasing blog posts:
- The Format – Are you writing long or short form? As a service provider, my content is normally long form as I share practical information, hands on research and knowledge. When you are selling products e.g. an online clothing store, you may find a blend of short and long form works to showcase a new fashion trend or sale item, while also connecting with your audience.
- The Industry – The services or products you offer dictate your target audience. Their behaviours and needs then dictate the content you should be releasing and when.
- The Research – Track your subscriber email opens, clicks and unsubscribes (read more about that here). Monitor and understand your website traffic flow e.g. the length of time people stay on your blog post before clicking away.
- The Client – Talk to your clients and your target audience. Ask them what they like and don't like, what format and platforms they frequently use.
Business owners regularly ask me, "How frequently should I release blog posts on my website?"
My simple response is this: there is no quick fix formula that will work out the frequency for you.
Even when you complete your content research, website traffic reviews and testing, you still need to schedule and repeat these actions. Trends, your business products/services and client behaviours/preferences change regularly and very often without you being aware of the evolution.
All of these factors will impact the frequency of your blog posts.
Completing the above habitually will help your business grow and adjust faster. You'll be able to respond faster and take advantage of the insights.
If the idea of analysing your blog posts and website traffic is one task too many, though I guarantee it will save you time and effort in the long term, please reach out. I'm here to help and can undertake a website audit for you.
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Perhaps one of the hardest truths of the Gospel for man to embrace is the cold hard truth that you bring nothing to the table. God is completely independent, self-sufficient, and sovereign above all. Man is dead, heart of stone, desperately without hope of self-improvement. But oh how the human heart is prone to perform, and wired toward the age old axiom of 'cause and effect'. If I do this, then the following will occur … But it is a counter-gospel axiom in the spiritual life. You can go to church everyday of your life, and new life isn't guaranteed to occur. You can give money, serve on boards, and teach Sunday School, and a healthy marriage is not achieved. You can read your Daily Bread, say your family prayers, and serve at the local shelter, but that won't prevent rebellion in the hearts of your kids. God is not obliged to service the desired "effect" of your effort-filled "cause". And sadly this can take all kinds of forms, even ones that seem like polar opposites. Allow me to explain …
Moralistic Legalism
This vein of man-centered religion says, "don't drink, don't chew, and don't go with girls that do … and God will bless your life." Ok, they might put it a little differently than that, but that is the essential message. Work hard at doing the right things, and avoiding the wrong things is what honors God. A life of holiness, purity, and integrity is what makes God smile, and therefore makes God open his hand to you. It's no surprise then that the emphasis of this teaching is on imperatives. Do this! Resist this! Flee that! The promise of the Christian life is hidden behind moral imperatives, religious prohibitions, and political conservatism. Sounds a lot like the apostle Paul's exposing of this in Colossians 2:20-23 – "…do you submit to regulations 'Do not handle, do not touch, do not taste' … These indeed have an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism, and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh". Nope … moralistic, fundamentalistic, man-made, crusty, stop-doing-that, sort of "gospel" doesn't honor God nor bring Him glory. So it's no surprise then to think that in rejecting this and in claiming "authority" is where real power is to be found. Consider next …
Word of Faith, Prosperity Gospel
Yep, they are indeed twin sisters. The name-it-and-claim-it version of man-centered religion says, "You have been given all authority, speak into your deliverance, boldly claim what is yours out of Satan's hand". So, obviously I'm a little less familiar with the exact language they put into our mouths, but this is essentially their message. Instead of work hard at holiness to get God's pleasure, it is asserting your authority over creation, declaring atoms in the body relocated for healing. It is prayers prayed like mantras over someone afflicted with suffering. It is techniques for controlling the Holy Spirit, or activities that demonstrate external evidences of spiritual activity. They have exchanged the imperative commands for the indicative promises, and now use them as leverage to get God to work for them. And the promise of the Christian life is hidden behind spiritual shenanigans, empowered man, and the guise of freedom. All the while it is beholden to the master teacher who has determined what buttons to push, or action to perform this month or at this service, always having to come up with something new to keep it fresh (or to keep the loyal enslaved). And this sounds quite a bit like Paul exhorting Timothy in 1 Timothy 6 to avoid those who have been ensnared by the love of money, power, and possessions and "have the appearance of godliness, but deny its real power (2 Timothy 3:5)". Nope, name-it-and-claim-it, wacky, man-made, weaselly, just speak it, sort of "gospel" doesn't honor God nor bring him glory. And it's shockingly scary how similar these two version of "Christianity" really are. They both are about our performing … Do this and God will act, don't do this and God is pleased. They both focus on you doing (or not doing) something. So, what then is the answer?
Christ Crucified
Yeah, yeah, I know … both of these say that they believe this, and I'm sure to some extent they do. The problem is they just don't rest in it. It is not about what man does or doesn't do, it is always about what God has done, continues to do, and will do. God the Father is not manipulated to act according to our holy living, nor is He swayed by our bold declarations … He has acted on our behalf through Christ, and He freely blesses His children with exactly what they need to be sanctified and delighted in, whether that be riches or suffering. He does not withhold when His children "blow it", and He does not pour forth grace only when we "claim it". He is infinitely pleased with His Son and the redeeming work He accomplished for those who believe. Nothing we do, good or bad, sinful or righteous, religious or secular, can get us more of Him or prevent His work over us. When we are 'In Christ' God is pleased with us … Period! And He is free to act completely apart from us for us! And that is the glory of the Gospel … and it is most definitely for our joy! Which is why Paul says, "For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2). Rest in that my friend … and that alone!
In love with a God who acts,
Pastor Mark


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Gina's Boutique
Gina's Boutique features your favorite contemporary fashion and accessories. We give you the connection to the latest styles from New York and L.A. at a price you can afford. Gina's has been setting trends in Grand Rapids for 11 years now!
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You may not be familiar with the name Piers Adam, but chances are you'll have enjoyed more than a few late nights (and early mornings) at the London nightlife hotspots he's put his name to, notably Mahiki, Bodo's Schloss and Whisky Mist.
Along with ex-Nobu head chef and current Kurobuta owner Scott Hallsworth, Adam is bringing the goodtimes to West Kensington, with his latest venture, member's club, bar and restaurant, Ramusake.
Combining the underground feel of the New York East Village speakeasy, with the casual flavour of Japanese izakayas (that's a traditional bar that also serves informal food) Ramusake aims to combine the fusion foods and on-trend dining of Soho and Shoreditch with West London chic and just a hint of Hollywood noir.
Book a table for anytime after 6pm and let Hallsworth demonstrate exactly why he's the man you'd always want in the kitchen with his Japanese specialties such as Beef fillet tataki with onion ponzu and garlic crisps, and Kombu roasted Chilean seabass with Spicy shiso ponzu.
If junk food is more your style, look no further than the "Junk Food Japan" section of the menu (preferably the Tuna sashimi pizza with wasabi tobiko and truffle ponzu).
Wash it all down with an array of cocktails and premium rums including British-made Duppy Share. Our order is the Shisho Daquiri, a Japanese take on the classic, made with Pampero Blanco and Heavenly Brew Honjozo.
With both food and drink available, there's really no excuse to head anywhere else, especially considering last orders are as late as 2am during the week and 3am on Fridays and Saturdays.
92B Old Brompton Rd, London, SW7 5LR. Membership is £250 per year and includes complimentary entry after 11pm and first pick of table bookings. Call 0207 842 8518 for more information or email email@example.com. ramusake.com.
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Mike Staniford
Contemporary Abstract Artist
Mike Staniford is a contemporary Australian artist, inspired by the bold colours of nature and the celebration of its shapes and forms. Mike's paintings are intuitive and gestural and seek to reinterpret the landscape, to distill down its complexity and eliminate the unnecessary.
"I want to enjoy the freedom to work on my own terms. To explore the thought process that continues even when the painting is finished. While the bush, the coast or the ocean sets the scene, the real purpose of the image is nature as a powerful, dynamic force."


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NYC Idling | Undercity
Find out about the city you tread over. Filmmaker Andrew Wonder and Steve Duncan take you to the underworld of Manhattan, wandering the long forgotten subway stops and breathes new life into them. His mini documentary is making quite the buzz, be sure to check it out after the jump.
Here we have yet another exemplary product of the possibilities afforded by todays DSLRs. Enjoy.


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PORTSMOUTH — Seven people were arrested in connection with an armed robbery Wednesday, the end point of an afternoon-long, multi-agency search for suspects who allegedly scattered across the city in an effort to evade police.
PORTSMOUTH — Seven people were arrested in connection with an armed robbery Wednesday, the end point of an afternoon-long, multi-agency search for suspects who allegedly scattered across the city in an effort to evade police.
Police announced they had arrested three Portsmouth men and one Rye man hours after a reported armed robbery at the Cabot Street Market at about 2:20 p.m. Another man and two women were later arrested during a subsequent search and investigation for their actions in connection with the robbery and the four suspects. All seven were in custody by about 8:30 p.m, according to Capt. Mike Schwartz.
During the robbery, police said three men entered the store, displayed a handgun, demanded both cash and cartons of cigarettes and assaulted both the clerk and a customer before fleeing. No shots were fired, according to police, and Schwartz said he did not yet have information on the severity of injuries to the clerk and customer.
At 2:50 p.m., police put out a be-on-the-lookout alert for the getaway car, which reportedly had temporary New Hampshire plates, and advised area police agencies to stop the car and approach the suspects with caution. A short time later, a Newington officer found a green Mercury two-door matching the description parked in the Gosling Meadows neighborhood. Multiple local and area police officers responded to the neighborhood, which was put in lockdown, and several buildings were searched throughout the afternoon.
While officers went door-to-door throughout Gosling Meadows, a long row of cruisers restricted access to the neighborhood and neighbors clutching umbrellas watched the efforts. The alleged getaway car was towed from the at about 4:20 p.m.
Arrested following the search were Anthony Allen, 17, of 5 Winsor Road, Portsmouth; Joseph A. Blanco, 20, of 77 Blue Heron Road, Portsmouth; Jose R. Morales, 22, of 36 Gosling Road, Portsmouth, and Derrick Rice, 19, of 17 Sagamore Road, Rye. All four have been charged with robbery and charges related to the robbery, according to Schwartz, and are being held on cash bail.
Police said that they also arrested Matthew J. Sinclair, 22, of 1111 White Cedar Blvd., Portsmouth, and charged him with hindering apprehension. Christal Bower, 20, of 32 Woodlawn Circle, Kittery, Maine, was charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, while Stephenie M. Smith, 19, of 28 Weald Road, Portsmouth, was charged with hindering apprehension. Schwartz said Bower allegedly attacked the officer while one of the suspects was being arrested in Gosling Meadows.
Bower and Smith are expected to be released on personal recognizance bail, according to police. The five male suspects are expected to be held on cash bail and arraigned today in the Portsmouth District Court.
At least one suspect was tracked through a heavily wooded area between Gosling Meadows and stores on Woodbury Avenue by several officers and K-9 units. Schwartz said late Wednesday night that he could not yet provide information on where each suspect was arrested.
One officer stationed in the parking lot near the vacant Circuit City building on Woodbury Avenue used his car's public announcement system to urge the suspect being tracked to come out of the wooded area and bring the situation to a safe conclusion. The Circuit City building was searched by armed officers after 5 p.m.
Schwartz told the Herald at about 5:45 p.m. that more K-9s were being brought in and police were working on bringing in a thermal imager to assist in the search for the suspects.
In addition to Portsmouth police, members of New Hampshire Fish & Game, New Hampshire State Police, Greenland police and canine officers from Wells, Maine, Rochester and the Strafford County Sheriff's Department assisted in bringing the four men allegedly involved in the robbery into custody.
Elizabeth Dinan contributed to this report.


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Tie-One-On-A-Thon: We are in the homestretch with the event coming up this Sunday. We will have tickets at the door but if you're in Hunter Banks between now and then go ahead and grab one there…just ten bucks for a great cause. We've got more tiers this year, and a whole lot more stuff to give away. Thanks to our sponsors, this year is going to be swag-tastic. So come on down to Steve's studio this Sunday, and hang with some cool folks….you will probably walk away some free stuff to boot.
The Store Has Been Renovated…And Now Looks Like "The Limited" At The Mall: Through a lot of hard work, and a lot of Guatemalan dry wall crews, we have managed to completely change the look and functionality of our store, so you might want to give it a look. If you're over there, check out the new Trucker Hats Steve came up with…sicky sicky gnar gnar (thanks James…best saying ever). Buy them while they last.
A Reward For Reading All The Way To The Bottom Of This Post: Almost four straight minutes of nut shots…
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Growing Mustard Greens Indoors
Brassica Juncea
Mustard is an easy to grow green with a bite. This is the same plant that yields spicy seeds for the condiment. It is high in vitamins A and C, iron, and beta-carotene. This biennial is also known as "mustard spinach" and "leaf mustard." Mustard micros are known to be milder than others while Red Mustard is colorful as well as spicy.
Harvest by picking the outer leaves and this will allow the whole plant to grow. Do not use the wilted or yellow leaves. Mustard can taste strongly during hot weather.
Tips for keeping your Mustard happy
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Addington Grove
Client: J Ollif & Son Ltd.
Specialist Installer: Gypcraft Drylining Ltd
Project details: Houses & Apartments.
Steel Frame Solutions worked alongside J Ollif & Son Ltd, using our Stand-Alone System to design and supply this smart residential development in South East London. SFS designed the full structural build of this mixed development of houses and apartments, ranging from single to 3 storey structures.


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Until John Lewis began charging for click and collect orders under £30, consumers never considered that fulfilling collection orders costs money. Since 2014 the number of retailers charging for click and collect has increased from 0 to 17.
That now amounts to nearly a sixth of UK multichannel retailers. However, it's become apparent that click and collect isn't always quick with 67% of UK multichannel retailers offering click and collect taking more than a day to fulfil. Enter express click and collect.
During research for Ampersand's 2017 Multichannel Retail Report, five brands stood out as offering an express collection option, and I decided to give the services a go. One brand pleasantly surprised me. One failed. Click on each brand to jump to the section, or just read in full.
Click on each brand to jump to the section, or just read in full below: Ryman, Topshop, River Island, Pets at Home, New Look.
Cost of express click and collect: £4.95
Order date and time: 8 May 2017, 9:45am
Promised fulfilment by: Next day (unspecified time)
Item arrived: 8 May, 11:50am (the same day!)
Type of alerts: Email only
Collection point: Main till
Notes: The website was very slow and I didn't have much hope that this was going to go well for Ryman. However, I received an email just 2 hours after I placed the order letting me know that it was ready for collection. Within that email was a link to use Shutl to pick up my parcel and courier it to me. I thought, 'Cool!' But clicking the link made me realise that the service was not available in my area… a little bit of disappointment that probably could have been avoided by the retailer.
Worth it? Yes.
Worth it for the speed of fulfilment alone.
Cost of express click and collect: £3.00
Order date and time: 8 May 2017, 10:14am
Promised fulfilment by: 9 May, 1:00pm
Item arrived: 9 May, 2:58pm (just under 2 hours late)
Type of alerts: Text and email
Collection point: Fitting room
Notes: Topshop's website is easy to use. The forms felt easy to fill in checkout. The transparency was refreshing – giving an exact time to expect the order. Asking for a mobile number and saying it's for text updates a nice touch too. However, the item arrived nearly two hours later than originally promised and there were no updates about this delay.
Worth it? No.
If I had been expecting to pick this item up on my lunch break, it would not have been possible. That, coupled with the lack of communication about the late item arrival makes this service not up to par.
River Island
Cost of express click and collect: £5.99
Order date and time: 8 May 2017, 9:54am
Promised fulfilment by: 10 May, 10:00am
Item arrived: 9 May, 12:26pm (just under 24 hours early)
Type of alerts: Email only
Collection point: Men's department till (upstairs)
Notes: The River Island website felt very messy for a few reasons. Firstly, many buttons within checkout simply looked out of alignment. Secondly, in the basket a message was displayed saying, 'spend £82 more and get free delivery'. To me, that seems a bit unlikely and may do more harm than upsell. To top it off, River Island was the only retailer within this test where express click and collect was not promised 'next day' but said instead, my order would take 2 days. However, my order arrived a day early. In-store the signage for click and collect was non-existent and I had to be verbally directed to the men's department till upstairs.
Worth it? No.
Even though the item arrived a day early, the originally promised '2-day' delivery is still not 'express' enough for £5.99.
Pets at Home
Cost of express click and collect: £0 with minimum £35 spend
Order date and time: 8 May 2017, 10:04am
Promised fulfilment by: Next day (unspecified time)
Item arrived: 9 May, 2:30pm
Type of alerts: Email and text
Collection point: Main till
Notes: Whilst Pets at Home does not charge for express click and collect, it requires a minimum spend of £35 to qualify. Using the website was fine, not great or bad. Communications were good from the retailer and the package was simple to pick up.
Worth it? Yes.
Being that the service is actually free, of course, it's worth it. But it is also worth noting that nothing went awry and I would make sure to buy items over £35 to use the service again.
New Look
Cost of express click and collect: £2.99
Order date and time: 8 May 2017, 9:36am
Promised fulfilment by: Next day (unspecified time)
Item arrived: 9 May, 10:37am
Type of alerts: Email
Collection point: Main till
Notes: New Looks website is a joy to use. It is easy to browse. The forms are easy to fill. Although it didn't give me an exact time that my items would be available for collection, it fulfilled the order in the morning, so I would have been able to plan when to pick up easily. The collection point was well marked and the staff were efficient.
Worth it? Yes.
I would give New Look's express click and collect service a 'best value' badge.
Ampersand ran a Twitter poll recently:
How much would you be willing to pay for Click & Collect, if your item was guaranteed to be ready for pick up by the Next Day?
— Ampersand (@AmpersandHQ) April 10, 2017
Turns out, the results were inconclusive because it really matters to people exactly what time the item will be ready the next day, and a couple of people I chatted with couldn't put a value on the worth without that information.
At a retailer, it's difficult to cater for everyone, but by giving as much information as you can, you are allowing your customers to make informed decisions about their purchasing. Isn't that what multichannel retailing is all about?
To see multichannel retail analysis of 187 high street retailers selling online in the UK, download Ampersand's 2017 Multichannel Retail Report >


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Lavolta's 2016-17 tour finished on a high at The Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. The concert concluded our 6 date tour of the South West where we've been delighted to meet some inspirational promoters, venues and audiences who have been wonderfully encouraging of our mission to bring more adventurous music to the region. The reception of our programme has been overwhelmingly positive, with many people telling us they want to hear more. Please do get in touch with any questions and watch this space for information as we plan how Lavolta will move forward from here.
Audience reaction to Lavolta's recent performances at Quartz Festival, Taunton, and the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham.
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An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a maximum range of more than 5,500 kilometres (3,400 mi)[1] typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more nuclear warheads). Most modern designs support multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), allowing a single missile to carry several warheads, each of which can strike a different target.
Early ICBMs had limited accuracy and that allowed them to be used only against the largest targets such as cities. They were seen as a "safe" basing option, one that would keep the deterrent force close to home where it would be difficult to attack. Attacks against military targets, if desired, still demanded the use of a manned bomber. Second and third generation designs dramatically improved accuracy to the point where even the smallest point targets can be successfully attacked. Similar evolution in size has allowed similar missiles to be placed on submarines, where they are known as submarine-launched ballistic missiles, or SLBMs. Submarines are an even safer basing option than land-based missiles, able to move about the ocean at will. This evolution in capability has pushed the manned bomber from the front-line deterrent forces, and land-based ICBMs have similarly given way largely to SLBMs.
ICBMs are differentiated by having greater range and speed than other ballistic missiles: intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs), medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs), short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs)—these shorter range ballistic missiles are known collectively as theatre ballistic missiles. There is no single, standardized definition of what ranges would be categorized as intercontinental, intermediate, medium, or short.
The development of the world's first practical design for an ICBM, A9/10, intended for use in bombing New York and other American cities, was undertaken in Nazi Germany by the team of Wernher von Braun under Projekt Amerika. The ICBM A9/A10 rocket initially was intended to be guided by radio, but was changed to be a piloted craft after the failure of Operation Elster. The second stage of the A9/A10 rocket was tested a few times in January and February 1945. The progenitor of the A9/A10 was the German V-2 rocket, also designed by von Braun and widely used at the end of World War II to bomb British and Belgian cities. All of these rockets used liquid propellants. Following the war, von Braun and other leading German scientists were relocated to the United States to work directly for the U.S. Army through Operation Paperclip, developing the IRBMs, ICBMs, and launchers.
This technology was also predicted by US Army General Hap Arnold who wrote in 1943:
Someday, not too distant, there can come streaking out of somewhere – we won't be able to hear it, it will come so fast – some kind of gadget with an explosive so powerful that one projectile will be able to wipe out completely this city of Washington.[2][3]
In the immediate post-war era, the US and USSR both started rocket research programs based on the German wartime designs, especially the V-2. In the US, each branch of the military started its own programs, leading to considerable duplication of effort. In the USSR, rocket research was centrally organized, although several teams worked on different designs. Early designs from both countries were short-range missiles, like the V-2, but improvements quickly followed.
In the USSR early development was focused on missiles able to attack European targets. This changed in 1953 when Sergei Korolyov was directed to start development of a true ICBM able to deliver newly developed hydrogen bombs. Given steady funding throughout, the R-7 developed with some speed. The first launch took place on 15 May 1957 and led to an unintended crash 400 km (250 mi) from the site. The first successful test followed on 21 August 1957; the R-7 flew over 6,000 km (3,700 mi) and became the world's first ICBM.[4] The first strategic-missile unit became operational on 9 February 1959 at Plesetsk in north-west Russia.[5]
It was the same R-7 launch vehicle that placed the first artificial satellite in space, Sputnik, on 4 October 1957. The first human spaceflight in history was accomplished on a derivative of R-7, Vostok, on 12 April 1961, by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. A deeply modernized version of the R-7 is still used as the launch vehicle for the Soviet/Russian Soyuz spacecraft, marking more than 50 years of operational history of the original Sergei Korolyov's rocket design.
The U.S. initiated ICBM research in 1946 with the MX-774 project. This was a three-stage effort with the ICBM development not starting until the third stage. However, funding was cut after only three partially successful launches in 1948 of the second stage design, used to test variations on the V-2 design. With overwhelming air superiority and truly intercontinental bombers, the newly forming US Air Force did not take the problem of ICBM development seriously. Things changed in 1953 with the Soviet testing of their first hydrogen bomb, but it was not until 1954 that the Atlas missile program was given the highest national priority. The Atlas A first flew on 11 June 1957; the flight lasted only about 24 seconds before the rocket blew up. The first successful flight of an Atlas missile to full range occurred 28 November 1958.[6] The first armed version of the Atlas, the Atlas D, was declared operational in January 1959 at Vandenberg, although it had not yet flown. The first test flight was carried out on 9 July 1959,[7][8] and the missile was accepted for service on 1 September.
The R-7 and Atlas each required a large launch facility, making them vulnerable to attack, and could not be kept in a ready state. Failure rates were very high throughout the early years of ICBM technology. Human spaceflight programs (Vostok, Mercury, Voskhood, Gemini, etc.) served as a highly visible means of demonstrating confidence in reliability, with successes translating directly to national defense implications. The US was well behind the Soviet Union in the Space Race, so U.S. President John F. Kennedy increased the stakes with the Apollo Program, which used Saturn rocket technology that had been funded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
These early ICBMs also formed the basis of many space launch systems. Examples include R-7, Atlas, Redstone, Titan, and Proton, which was derived from the earlier ICBMs but never deployed as an ICBM. The Eisenhower administration supported the development of solid-fueled missiles such as the LGM-30 Minuteman, Polaris and Skybolt. Modern ICBMs tend to be smaller than their ancestors, due to increased accuracy and smaller and lighter warheads, and use solid fuels, making them less useful as orbital launch vehicles.
The Western view of the deployment of these systems was governed by the strategic theory of Mutual Assured Destruction. In the 1950s and 1960s, development began on Anti-Ballistic Missile systems by both the U.S. and USSR; these systems were restricted by the 1972 ABM treaty. The first successful ABM test were conducted by the USSR in 1961, that later deployed a fully operating system defending Moscow in the 1970s (see Moscow ABM system).
The 1972 SALT treaty froze the number of ICBM launchers of both the USA and the USSR at existing levels, and allowed new submarine-based SLBM launchers only if an equal number of land-based ICBM launchers were dismantled. Subsequent talks, called SALT II, were held from 1972 to 1979 and actually reduced the number of nuclear warheads held by the USA and USSR. SALT II was never ratified by the United States Senate, but its terms were nevertheless honored by both sides until 1986, when the Reagan administration "withdrew" after accusing the USSR of violating the pact.
In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan launched the Strategic Defense Initiative as well as the MX and Minuteman ICBM programs.
China developed a minimal independent nuclear deterrent entering its own cold war after an ideological split with the Soviet Union beginning in the early 1960s. After first testing a domestic built nuclear weapon in 1964, it went on to develop various warheads and missiles. Beginning in the early 1970s, the liquid fuelled DF-5 ICBM was developed and used as a satellite launch vehicle in 1975. The DF-5, with range of 10,000 to 12,000 km (6,200 to 7,500 mi) long enough to strike the western US and the USSR, was silo deployed with the first pair in service by 1981 with possibly twenty missiles in service by the late 1990s.[9] China also deployed the JL-1 Medium-range ballistic missile with a reach of 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) aboard the ultimately unsuccessful type 92 submarine.[10]
In 1991, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed in the START I treaty to reduce their deployed ICBMs and attributed warheads.
As of 2009[update], all five of the nations with permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council have operational long-range ballistic missile systems: all except China have operational submarine-launched missiles, and Russia, the United States and China also have land-based ICBMs (the US' missiles are silo-based, China and Russia have both silo and road-mobile missiles).
Israel is believed to have deployed a road mobile nuclear ICBM, the Jericho III, which entered service in 2008; an upgraded version is in development.[11][12]
India successfully test fired Agni V, with a strike range of more than 5,000 km (3,100 mi) on 19 April 2012, claiming entry into the ICBM club.[13]
It is speculated by some intelligence agencies that North Korea is developing an ICBM.[14] North Korea successfully put a satellite into space on 12 December 2012 using the 32-metre-tall (105 ft) Unha-3 rocket. The United States claimed that the launch was in fact a way to test an ICBM.[15] (See Timeline of first orbital launches by country)
Most countries in the early stages of developing ICBMs have used liquid propellants, with the known exceptions being the Indian Agni-V, the planned South African RSA-4 ICBM and the now in service Israeli Jericho 3.[16]
The following flight phases can be distinguished:
Modern ICBMs typically carry multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), each of which carries a separate nuclear warhead, allowing a single missile to hit multiple targets. MIRV was an outgrowth of the rapidly shrinking size and weight of modern warheads and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties which imposed limitations on the number of launch vehicles (SALT I and SALT II). It has also proved to be an "easy answer" to proposed deployments of ABM systems—it is far less expensive to add more warheads to an existing missile system than to build an ABM system capable of shooting down the additional warheads; hence, most ABM system proposals have been judged to be impractical. The first operational ABM systems were deployed in the U.S. during 1970s. Safeguard ABM facility was located in North Dakota and was operational from 1975 to 1976. The USSR deployed its Galosh ABM system around Moscow in the 1970s, which remains in service. Israel deployed a national ABM system based on the Arrow missile in 1998,[17] but it is mainly designed to intercept shorter-ranged theater ballistic missiles, not ICBMs. The US Alaska-based National missile defense system attained initial operational capability in 2004.[18]
ICBMs can be deployed from multiple platforms:
The last three kinds are mobile and therefore hard to find.
During storage, one of the most important features of the missile is its serviceability. One of the key features of the first computer-controlled ICBM, the Minuteman missile, was that it could quickly and easily use its computer to test itself.
In flight, a booster pushes the warhead and then falls away. Most modern boosters are solid-fueled rocket motors, which can be stored easily for long periods of time. Early missiles used liquid-fueled rocket motors. Many liquid-fueled ICBMs could not be kept fuelled all the time as the cryogenic liquid oxygen boiled off and caused ice formation, and therefore fueling the rocket was necessary before launch. This procedure was a source of significant operational delay, and might allow the missiles to be destroyed by enemy counterparts before they could be used. To resolve this problem the British invented the missile silo that protected the missile from a first strike and also hid fuelling operations underground.
Once the booster falls away, the warhead continues on an unpowered ballistic trajectory, much like an artillery shell or cannonball. The warhead is encased in a cone-shaped reentry vehicle and is difficult to detect in this phase of flight as there is no rocket exhaust or other emissions to mark its position to defenders. The high speeds of the warheads make them difficult to intercept and allow for little warning striking targets many thousands of kilometers away from the launch site (and due to the possible locations of the submarines: anywhere in the world) within approximately 30 minutes.
Many authorities say that missiles also release aluminized balloons, electronic noisemakers, and other items intended to confuse interception devices and radars (see penetration aid).
As the nuclear warhead reenters the Earth's atmosphere its high speed causes compression of the air, leading to a dramatic rise in temperature which would destroy it if it were not shielded in some way. As a result, warhead components are contained within an aluminium honeycomb substructure, sheathed in pyrolytic graphite-epoxy resin composite, with a heat-shield layer on top which is constructed out of 3-Dimensional Quartz Phenolic.
Accuracy is crucial, because doubling the accuracy decreases the needed warhead energy by a factor of four. Accuracy is limited by the accuracy of the navigation system and the available geophysical information.
Strategic missile systems are thought to use custom integrated circuits designed to calculate navigational differential equations thousands to millions of times per second in order to reduce navigational errors caused by calculation alone. These circuits are usually a network of binary addition circuits that continually recalculate the missile's position. The inputs to the navigation circuit are set by a general purpose computer according to a navigational input schedule loaded into the missile before launch.
One particular weapon developed by the Soviet Union (FOBS) had a partial orbital trajectory, and unlike most ICBMs its target could not be deduced from its orbital flight path. It was decommissioned in compliance with arms control agreements, which address the maximum range of ICBMs and prohibit orbital or fractional-orbital weapons.
Russia, the United States, China and India are the only countries currently known to possess land-based ICBMs, Israel has also tested ICBMs but is not open about actual deployment.[19][20]
The United States currently operates 450 ICBMs in three USAF bases. The only model deployed is LGM-30G Minuteman-III.
All previous USAF Minuteman II missiles have been destroyed in accordance with START, and their launch silos have been sealed or sold to the public. To comply with the START II most U.S. multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs, have been eliminated and replaced with single warhead missiles. The powerful MIRV-capable Peacekeeper missiles were phased out in 2005.[21] However, since the abandonment of the START II treaty, the U.S. is said to be considering retaining 800 warheads on an existing 450 missiles.[22]
The Russian Strategic Rocket Forces have 369 ICBMs able to deliver 1,247 nuclear warheads, 58 silo-based R-36M2 (SS-18), 70 silo-based UR-100N (SS-19), 171 mobile RT-2PM "Topol" (SS-25), 52 silo-based RT-2UTTH "Topol M" (SS-27), 18 mobile RT-2UTTH "Topol M" (SS-27), 6 (15 in December 2011[23]) mobile RS-24 "Yars" (SS-29) (Future replacement for R-36 & UR-100N missiles)
China has developed several long range ICBMs, like the DF-31. The Dongfeng 5 or DF-5 is a 3 stage liquid fuel ICBM and has an estimated range of 13,000 kilometers. The DF-5 had its first flight in 1971 and was in operational service 10 years later. One of the downsides of the missile was that it took between 30 and 60 minutes to fuel. The Dong Feng 31 (a.k.a. CSS-10) is a medium-range, three-stage, solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile, and is a land-based variant of the submarine-launched JL-2.
The DF-41 or CSS-X-10 can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, which are maneuverable reentry vehicles and has a range of approximately 12,000–14,000 km (7,500–8,700 mi).[24][25][26][27]
Israel is believed to have deployed a road mobile nuclear ICBM, the Jericho III, which entered service in 2008. It is possible for the missile to be equipped with a single 750 kg (1,650 lb) nuclear warhead or up to three MIRV warheads. It is believed to be based on the Shavit space launch vehicle and is estimated to have a range of 4,800 to 11,500 km (3,000 to 7,100 mi).[11] In November 2011 Israel tested an ICBM believed to be an upgraded version of the Jericho III.[12]
India has a series of ballistic missiles called Agni, of which the latest is Agni-V. On 19 April 2012, India successfully test fired its first Agni-V, a three stage solid fueled missile, with a strike range of more than 5,000 km (3,100 mi). The missile was test-fired for the second time on 15 September 2013.[13]
All current designs of submarine launched ballistic missiles have intercontinental range. Current operators of such missiles are the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France and The Peoples Republic of China.[28] India has developed the K-15 Sagarika, and is working on the long range K-4 missile, which is part of the K Missile family.
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ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP, LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. -- A Lebanon County Police Department announced there were no charges for a restaurant owner accused following an investigation into an alleged racial incident.
A Lebanon Valley College student and a friend went to eat at a local restaurant when he said the owner called him a racial slur for African-Americans, and told them to get out.
The Annville Township police chief said they spoke with several witnesses who confirm what was said, but it just wasn't enough to press charges in this case.
The victim's father, Ricky Bugg Sr. said "if this is a reflection of where our society is because of the law, when it's clear that evidence or interviews have determined that what was done was not right, no, I'm not pleased."
Bugg spoke out after the Annville Township police chief announced there would be no charges of ethnic intimidation for Chris Behney, the man accused of a racial incident involving his son.
Annville Township Police Chief Bernard Dugan said "Intimidation requires violation of another statute, and they list which ones qualify. You have to find a violation, whether it was an assault, was it harassment. Does it fit any other crime. And then, was that crime committed with malicious intent toward the race."
Police have yet to hear Behney's side of the story.
"He doesn't, he refused to speak to us, and I can't make him," Chief Dugan said.
"We already know from several witnesses what he said, speaking to him is not going to add more evidence to charges against himself," Chief Dugan added.
Bugg Sr. does have something to say to the man accused of discriminating against his son Ricky Jr.
"Tell the truth. If you know in your heart you're racist, change. If that means you have to talk to people who are different from you, intentionally do it, but I would speak to more than just that restaurant owner, I would speak to our society," Bugg said.
Annville Township police chief Dugan said unless Pennsylvania law changes, this case doesn't meet the requirements to bring charges of ethnic intimidation.
"I am bound by what they've written, and I can like it or not like it, it's not my option, but based on what they've written, those facts don't support that," Chief Dugan said.
For now, Bugg seeks a peaceful justice for his son, and the community in possibly changing laws and changing minds.
"Regardless of culture or race, let's not get upset to the point where we do things that aren't going to help promote change," Bugg said.
"But it's not over. We keep fighting, we keep marching, we keep enduring the struggle. That's what it's about," Bugg added.
Bugg said he's not angry, but upset as he asked the chief how he came to the conclusion of no charges in this case.


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The LA Times has a piece examening why Bill Condon is a good choice for Breaking Dawn.
"In making the choice, Summit, which has gone for a different type of director for each film in the franchise, clearly wanted someone with more Oscar chops (Condon's won one and been nominated for a second). That's both because the "Breaking Dawn" material is a little more complicated than the previous books and because with the franchise already an unstoppable juggernaut, they can afford to take a risk, at least a small one.
So what kind of teen-vampire fable will the man responsible for "Dreamgirls," "Gods & Monsters" and "Kinsey" make? None of his previous directing credits are obvious analogues to this movie (though the initial frenzy over him as a candidate was a little baffling; good filmmakers reinvent themselves all the time. And it's nothing compared to Rob Marshall, another man known for musicals, taking on "Pirates of the Caribbean 4″)."


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I find it such a pleasure to introduce a writer from my home town of Kirkland, WA here on No Wasted Ink. Historical Fiction is a particular favorite genre of mine and Judy has written a wonderful one set in the 19th century Victorian era.
My name is Judy Leslie and I live in the rainy pacific northwest with my husband Ralph and my dog Rosemary. I have two grown daughters who live in the area. I lived in Europe for two and a half years and my oldest daughter was born in Liege, Belgium. I enjoy traveling Europe and went to Ireland last year to do research for my novel. I am also an amateur photographer, artist and enjoy cooking.
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It's starting to feel "spring-like" outside so one of the things I love to do is bring that feeling indoors! I love to do this with beautiful colourful flowers! Here are 5 easy steps to arranging flowers to make them look pretty and make you look like a pro!
Step 1: Cut the Stems
Cut an inch off the stems using a sharp knife, especially if the flowers will sit a while before being arranged. The fresh cut will help the stems absorb water better. Don't be afraid to cut tall flowers very short. Playing with scale can give even a solitary bloom a lot of impact – imagine looking down into the face of a single sunflower in a low, round bud vase.
Step 2: Remove Leaves
You'll definitely want to remove any leaves that will fall below the waterline in your chosen vase.
Step 3: Use Similar Colors and Fill-in
This is where the creativity comes in. Mix in different textures for a monochromatic arrangement that's interesting to look at. Rule of thumb given to me by a Florist friend – it's best to add in odd numbers. Save larger leaves and stems with leaves on them to fill in around the flowers. Drape some of the greenery over the container's rim.
Step 4: Hack Your Vase
If you just can't get that "look" you want, jump ship and fiddle with your vase instead. Use florist's foam to keep flowers in place and constantly hydrated so they last longer. Soak the foam for 15 minutes before cutting it to fit the container. Water the foam every couple of days.
Step 5: Keep Them Cool and Alive
Keep the flowers away from direct sunlight or any other sources of heat. You should also keep them away from drafty or breezy areas. You can re-cut the stems and change the water often, even daily. Make sure you remove debris from the water and remove any wilted flowers to avoid contamination. Don't forget to replenish your flower food when you change the water. You can trim the stems every three days.


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Sarah Broadie's second Whitehead lecture was an exploration of Aristotle's conviction that heavenly spheres are divine, and of the resulting dualism, and tensions, in his philosophy of nature.
Broadie began by recounting Aristotle's cave argument, as reported by Cicero in De Natura Deorum II.95:
"If there were men who had always lived underground in fine and well-lit houses which had been adorned with statues and paintings, and equipped with all the things which those who are considered well-to-do possess in abundance, who had, however, never come forth into the upper world, but had learned by fame and hearsay of the existence of certain divine powers and natures, and had then at some time, through the jaws of the earth being opened, been able to come forth from those hidden regions, and to pass into these parts which we inhabit,—when they had suddenly obtained a sight of the land and seas and sky, and had marked the vastness of the clouds, and the force of the winds, and had beheld the sun, and had marked not only its size and beauty, but also its power, since by diffusing light over the whole sky it caused day,—and when, again, after night had overshadowed the earth, they then perceived the whole sky studded and adorned with stars, and the change in the light of the moon as it alternately waxed and waned, and the rising and setting of all these bodies, and the fixity and unchangeableness of their courses through all eternity,—when they saw those things, they would assuredly believe both that the gods existed and that these mighty works proceeded from them (haec tanta opera deorum esse arbitrarentur)."The passage, Broadie said, gives an elegant version of the Argument from Design. It is not unlike an Ideal Observer argument, as the hypothetical circumstances of the cave dwellers are constructed in such a way as to eliminate circumstances that could hinder their arriving at a sound judgment, e.g.
Q. Why doesn't everyone agree that the gods exist? A. Because we take for granted the evidence of their existence, from familiarity.The passage, if it truly does express Aristotle's view (as it was taken from a dialogue, On Philosophy), would however simply be one among many examples of what seems to have been constant feature of Aristotle's thought, viz. he is not disposed to explain away the gods or belief in gods.
Q. Isn't it only the humble outlook of primitive peoples that leads them to believe in gods, when they see impressive phenomena in nature? A. No, even if people lived all their lives in luxurious circumstances, they would still be so impressed by nature as to be disposed to believe in gods.
Aristotle was a theist. However, his theism is not to be located principally in his famous arguments for a Prime Mover: these arguments are not intended as bits of theology but rather as basic explanations in a philosophy of nature. Rather, his theism is bound up with his belief that it is physically necessary that the heavens are in eternal, rotational motion. Yet this belief leads to a certain dualism and tension in his theory of the universe.
Unlike Plato, Aristotle holds that the universe is eternal, going back into the past, and not only going forward into the future. For Plato, eternity into the future was guaranteed by each thing's having a kind of 'stamp' of its divine origin, an immaterial pattern, which, when we grasp it, leads us back to a consideration of the original, divine Mind. But for Aristotle, because the universe is eternal stretching back into the past, every generation of mortal beings must have come about by natural processes. Admittedly, these processes are end-directed and craft-like, but the ends are non-mental, and the 'craft' never involves control by external agency. Explanation by appeal to natural processes is internal to the things explained and "naturalistic through and through". Thus, for Aristotle, in the sublunary world the 'craft of God', so important for Plato, is "completely out of the picture." Thus, we cannot survey the realm of generation and passing away and see in it the stampt of the same deity who made the heavens. The evidence for theism, and its chief object, becomes the heavens alone.
Note that it is not appropriate to regard Aristotle's philosophy of nature as part of some general project of 'demystification', and then wonder why he didn't extend the same outlook to the heavenly spheres. Aristotle did not develop his philosophy of nature as part of such a project; and he thought the universe could not be explained apart from the view that the movement of the heavenly spheres is eternal and physically necessary.
The result is that one finds in Aristotle a radical disparity between the sublunary and the celestial, which cannot be bridged in the manner of Plato, by tracing both back to a common cause.
Not that Aristotle does not try to bridge this gap through various devices:
- he reaffirms Plato's dictum that mortal animals participate in immortality through reproduction;
- he holds that processes of mortal generation depend upon regularities in celestial motion;
- he emphasizes that every science, even one dealing with the sublunary realm, must be general and appeal to universals;
- his view of human investigation is such that this also binds the sublunary to the celestial, as human beings have always existed, and have always wondered at the heavens;
- the cycles of the four sublunary elements, he holds, mimic the rotational movement of the heavens;
- indeed, in Met. XII he refers to both domains as including "perceptible substances", which unifies them in constrast with the non-perceptible.
- he employs the same notion of natural locomotion to explain both the natural motion of the four sublunary elements and the motion of the celestial spheres.
The theory of natural motion of the elements is that each element moves through space in a way natural to itself, towards its natural place, and that it moves away from its natural place only because of the continuous application to it of external force. Aristotle wishes to apply this theory to the celestial spheres: a necessarily eternal motion could not be enforced from without; therefore it must be the manifestation of the natural motion of sui generis celestial stuff, the 'aither'.
However, the consequence is that this 5th element has no role to play vis-a-vis the other four. It cannot enter into sublunary processes. And, although the 5th element has a place (it surrounds the sublunary), it does not really share the same space as the other four elements, because it is not as though there is some common space, to which in principle they might all go.
So the dualism remains. Aristotle seems content with it, because of his conviction of the eternal, physically necessary motion of the heavens.
But one might wonder in the end: Why wasn't Aristotle tempted to extend to celestial stuff the same outlook as he applied in the sublunary, which apparently "takes the craft of God completely out of the picture"? Why didn't he say that it is as absurd to view the motions of the heavens as the work of divinities, as to view the motion of earth, air, fire, and water as the work of 'minds' implicit in them?
But Aristotle regarded it as absurd to postulate minds to explain the motions of the four sublunary elements, because they are formless. Yet the celestial spheres are not formless. They maintain forever a perfect spherical shape. But he would think that this could not be achieved by a mere body or element. (Compare what it takes for the body of a terrestial animal to maintain a certain shape, on Aristotelian grounds, and one might begin to see Aristotle's way of looking at this.)


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2. I've teamed up with some fabulous ladies to celebrate Emelia's blogiversary. Let's just say I'll be super jealous of the lucky winner of this gorgeous palette and $50 Sephora gift card. Happy entering!
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2018 Adventures Photo TRHoliday In The Park at Six Flags over Georgia
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Hello! You may have noticed that I had a 2017 Photo TR thread that kind of suddenly came to an end. Or maybe you didn't notice. Well, it came to a somewhat abrupt end due to the fact that I was using an iPhone 5 to hold myself over between a deceased 7 and waiting for the X. Well, said device crapped out and lost the remainder of my pictures.
Well, those problems are now a thing of the past. I can happily report that I have an iPhone X now and that I've now joined the (non-Florida) theme park season as well as the 21st century. My friends and I took a quick weekend trip to Hersheypark and Kings Dominion. Why these two parks together? My friends had never been to the former and it'd been a 5 year gap for me. And the latter did some new roller coaster thing recently, you might have heard about it.
So, Hersheypark . A park that somehow manages to consistently add world-class rides every couple of years that rival the major theme park chains. A park that is of a pretty good size and is (hopefully) about to get bigger and (hopefully) add yet another world-class coaster we'll all collectively jizz over, especially as they've had a particular affinity for Intamin rides over the years. It's pretty, landscaped, retains a lot of classic attractions like Comet, Sooperdooperlooper, and even an old-school whip, fitting it all in among said world-class attractions.
Despite all the cutting-edge modern sh*t, Hersheypark still feels like the park from your childhood. It gives classic theme park vibes, especially when the sun goes down and you see the light bulb running lights on Lightning Racer, the smell of BBQ cooking underneath Storm Runner, the sound of Sooperdooperlooper and Great Bear duking it out for audible supremacy between classic Schwarzkopf trash-can-off-building noise and pre-sand-silenced B&M roar. It's all very…Pennsylvania. It's honestly one of the best parks in America, in my humble opinion.
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Great report so far! I really need to visit Hersheypark soon in the near future! I'm missing so many great credits.
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I would have definitely skipped those lines and went to Troegs Brewing, which is is right down the street. While we only sampled the popcorn (which was really good, I might add), I would like to go back to try out some of the other food offerings that they offer.
The poutine sounds wonderful!
Thanks for the report - I need to get back to Hershey soon!
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Great report! So many of your photos perfectly capture the intertangled mess of track that's a trademark of Hershey.
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Oh nice! I don't remember Moe's in Hersheypark; is that new this year?
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Great report, as usual. You should do more of them!
I love Hershey so much, you got a lot of great photos. Looking forward to more.
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Thanks for all the comments guys! Now, more
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Glad you got to ride the monorail and Coal Cracker. Those are fond memories from my trip. Great rides, and I think they get overlooked for the really great coasters. I also agree that Comet is fantastic; I was not expecting to love that one as much as I do.
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Whats the best place to eat inside the park?
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I love that "display case" of damaged phones !!I think every major park-especially the SF ones-should have one and make people look at it before people enter the park.
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Regulus Therapeutics has named William Rastetter as a member of its board.
Rastetter previously served as CEO of Idec Pharmaceuticals, and served as executive chairman of BiogenIdec following the merger of Idec and Biogen.
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tree conflicts conflict with implementation of test for issue #2829
From: Stefan Sperling <stsp_at_elego.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:30:10 +0100
Hi again,
Going through the failing tests on the tree-conflict branch,
The test in quesion is this one:
def mergeinfo_recording_in_skipped_merge(sbox):
The test stems from issue #2829. The problem seems to be that
1. Creating a branch off trunk:
# Create a WC with a single branch
2. Deleting a file in the branch:
# Delete A_COPY/B/E
3. And then merging new revs from trunk into the branch:
# Merge /A to /A_COPY ie., r1 to r4
... causes 'merge' to skip the deleted file.
However, on the tree-conflicts branch, this does not cause a skip
Quoting the "USE CASE 4" section from notes/tree-conflicts/detection.txt:
If 'svn merge' tries to modify a file that does not exist in the
So can the test be adjusted in a way that makes the merge cause
One idea that comes to mind is that skipped merges should still occur
Anyone involved in fixing issue #2829 around for comments?
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Green Pepper & Sausage Skins
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4 Green Bell Peppers
3 Polish Lumber Jack Sausage links
8 oz. Cheddar Cheese
½ Vidalia Onion- diced
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook Polish Lumber Jack sausage to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
- Add onion to sausage in skillet.
- Cut green peppers into ¼ and remove seeds.
- Place pepper skins onto baking sheet with the skin side down.
- Place sausage and onion on top of green pepper boats.
- Sprinkle cheese on top of each.
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Here's the reason why all your friends in New York City spent last night tweeting about how dark it was in their apartment.
Around 9pm ET Monday night, an electrical fire sent the Consolidated Edison plant—the plant that provides power nearly all of New York City—on 14th Street and Avenue D into nuclear explosion mode, with a toxic mix of water and electricity setting off one of the wildest explosions Gotham City has seen in some time.
While the ConEd explosion was severe, it wasn't actually the detonation that broke the city's electrical back. The utility company had actually preemptively shut off power in lower Manhattan and many sections of Brooklyn before 9pm after "flooding in company substations" forced the lights out.
Bloomberg reporter Nick Summers captured the blackout's initial aesthetic on Instagram shortly after the explosion, posting this photo of Manhattan from his apartment just south of the East Village.
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Minamilism is a major theme for Spring/Summer 2011. And while many designers are just getting the memo, others have explored the idea and made it their signature. Italian label Ter et Bantine, by designer Manuela Arcari is one of them. While in Milan I was able to explore the S/S 2011 collection up close. Seeing the pieces in action gave me a deeper appreciation for what looks deceptively simple. There were so many hidden intricacies, like in the way a coat draped a model, the cut of trousers, or the airy pleats that flowed with each step the model took. These were things that no amount of macro photos can show, you had to hold these pieces in your hand to appreciate the cut and proportions. There was a point in the show that I wished a bit more editing had gone on, but the gems were worth the wait.
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The Eclipse foundation has a proven track record at building healthy environments for open source projects. It is supported and respected by thousands of users and enterprise companies. Hudson is used heavily at Eclipse and has become an integral part of the development infrastructure at Eclipse. The requirements the Eclipse Foundation has on the Hudson project mirror the requirements of all organizations that have sophisticated enterprise CI needs where many libraries, frameworks, and projects are delivered as one consistent platform on a predetermined schedule. The people involved in the Hudson project believe Eclipse would be a great home for Hudson and would mutually benefit the project as well as the Eclipse foundation.
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A call centre in Sunderland is to create up to 150 new jobs as part of a move to two new premises.
2Touch new owner Parseq will create new customer service roles in order to meet its £100 million turnover goal, with 1,000 employees moving to Nike's former UK headquarters, with a specialist fulfilment team housed in a separate premise.
The chief executive of Parseq, Derwyn Jones, said: "Our newly acquired Sunderland business is a key part of our national strategy for growth so we're delighted to be able to announce our increased investment in the North East by bringing employment opportunities to the area so soon after taking ownership.
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"This investment has secured our position as one of the region's largest employers- something we're incredibly proud of. It's great to see local authorities getting behind companies such as ours who have a thirst for grown."
The leader of Sunderland Council, Councillor Paul Watson, added" "Parseq's move to accommodate its growing staff in the city is great news. Sunderland remains one of the world's leading locations for contact centre companies.
"The sector generates over £150million a year to the local economy. The robust performance of this firm underlines the talented, adaptable workforce in Sunderland – the contact centre's biggest asset. We will continue to work closely with Parseq as it grows."
Parseq currently employs 2,700 people nationally across Sunderland, Rotherham, Glasgow, London and Brighton with a turnover of around £65million.


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December? Sez who? The calendar? Well, all righty then.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday are in the rear-view mirror — and also in the toilet, holiday-sales-wise — and Cyber Monday is upon us, with Solstice dead ahead.
Herself the Elder has been shipped safely back to Tennessee, Herself the Younger is back at work at the Sandia National Libraratory, and I am overseeing various maintenance operations at The House Back East® from Rancho Pendejo. (Handy Household Hint: Never own more than one house at a time, and make sure it has wheels, an engine and a parking spot down by the creek. And yes, this is strictly a First World problem.)
I won't torture those of you in wintry climes with reports of our weather (52 and sunny) or my plans for the morning once I hear an electrician's report (hourlong run through the desert). Neither should you expect me to threaten anyone on Facebook, not even the Supreme Court, which lord knows has it coming.
Finally, Little Chris Horner seems to have stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum in the form of a gig with the Continental team Airgas-Safeway. No word on whether they'll have the 2013 Vuelta a España champ bagging at the register, working a wet cleanup in aisle nine, or delivering propane to my new home down by the creek.


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Awesome Accessories Are Where It's At According to Elle UK
If there's one thing I pay little attention to when it comes to my outfits, it's usually my accessories…I pretty much stick to the basics: a purse, a watch and maybe an extra necklace if I am feeling creative…Elle UK seems to think that accessories are what's in for the season with their latest editorial shot by Babette Pauthier. I love that stylist Donna Wallace chose to feature model Noemi Varga in nude pieces so that the accessories could stand out on their own! And boy oh boy! Do they! Does that hat look familiar? Oh, that's right it's from Prada's latest and quite fun collection…From funky platforms to bright fingerless gloves, I could totally see myself starting to pay a little more attention to my accessories after seeing all the fabulous ones in Elle UK.
Peep the editorial on MyFDB.
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off of their album Terror Twilight.
I've always loved the cover of their albums and this one is no exception.
off of their album Terror Twilight.
I've always loved the cover of their albums and this one is no exception.
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I've got maybe two more regular shows left, including this one, and my Christmas show. Spend my last couple of Wednesday nights on KRUI 89.7 fm with me from 8 to 10 pm, you can also listen in online here.
1. Blondie, Blondie (1976), X Offender
I pulled this sweet image of Debbie Harry off of the Blog entitled "x" Another cool bit of info is that this photo was taken by Bob Gruen who's exhibit at the MoMA I just got to experience. "x" does a really nice job describing the image, so I won't go there, if you want to read about it check it out.
2. Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense (1984), Take Me To The River
3. Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures (1979), Disorder
4. Liz Phair, Whitechocolatespaceegg (1998), Polyester Bride
(I'm engaged, and I wouldn't mind having a polyester dress.)
5. Lyres, 12 Classic 45s, I Want to Help You Ann
6. Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See (1993), Fade Into You
(God I love this song, tell me its not beautiful?)
7. Mission of Burma, Vs. (1982), Trem Two
(Another definite favorite, it's in my top 10 favorite songs for sure.)
8. New Order, Power Corruption and Lies (1983), Age of Consent
9. The Replacements, Let It Be (1984), Unsatisfied
10. Sonic Youth, Dirty (1992), Theresa's Sound World
11. Superchunk, Incidental Music 1991-95, Night of Chill Blue
I might have to say this is my favorite Superchunk song.
12. Pixies, Doolittle (1989), Here Comes Your Man
This song just appeals to everyone, I bet even my parents would jam to it and they prefer to rock out to Elvis and Peter Paul and Mary.
13. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1992), Chicken Walk
14. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Automatic (1989), Head On
(The Pixies do an awesome cover of this track)
15. Pavement, Terror Twilight (1999), Spit on a Stranger
You know what I heard? Pavement is going to be featured on GUITAR HERO! Yuck. Steve what are you doing? You know who else is going to be featured? Spoon. I don't know why this shocks me and I can't seem to figure out why it annoys me. If someone can articulate this better than me please do it. For now, I'm going to sit down and think about it.
16. XTC, English Settlement, Senses Working Overtime
17. INXS, The Best of INXS, Need You Tonight
The single came out around 1986.
18. The Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk (1981), Pretty in Pink
19. Tears for Fears, The Hurting (1983), Change
20. Billy Idol & Generation X, Billy Idol (1982), Dancing With Myself
21. The Swirlies, Cats of the Wild, Vol.2 (2003), Sleepytime
22. Polvo, Exploded Drawing (1996), Bridesmaid Blues
23. Enon, Believo, Cruel
24. The Jam, The Gift (1982), Town Called Malice
25. PJ Harvey, Uh Huh Her (2004), You Came Through
26. Slowdive, Souvlaki (1993), Souvlaki Space Station
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