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With No Margin For Error The Braves Made Many
End of the season articles are always the toughest for me to write. I am an avid sports fan and enjoy watching all of my favorite teams play. However there is something special about the Braves that separate them from the rest, something that makes them special. Perhaps that's because baseball is special.
Baseball represents so many of things that make life great. Baseball is the change of seasons and the welcoming of spring. Putting away your coats and shovels and getting out your baseball gloves. No more hiding in doors and watching TV, it's time to get outside and play with your kids or even have some fun for yourself. Feel the sun beating on your skin and the warm air all around you. Get yourself ready for those long summer nights and put behind you those long cold winter months. Everything comes a live in the spring. The days start to get longer and your spirits start to lift a bit.
Then it's time for baseball. It's time for your favorite team to take the field again with the hopes that ANYTHING can happen. It gives you a chance to believe that miracles can happen and that underdogs can rise above adversity and any disadvantages that they may be up against.
Baseball like life is all about development. Baseball players aren't created in a day a month or even a year. They are created over a life time of hard work and dedication. Perhaps trips to the minor leagues and riding buses around small towns just keeping the dream alive. Isn't that what life is about? Working hard today for a better tomorrow? Starting out small and rising through the ranks of your company and proving yourself worthy. A lot can be taken from the baseball diamond and can be translated into real life situations. Sometimes the ball doesn't bounce our way. Sometimes people make bad decisions and errors, some more costly then others. But all of us are working towards some ultimate goal in our lives, just as the Braves players and any players for that matter are working hard to obtain their team and individual goals.
The one game playoff is no different. The Braves were sadly given one chance after a full years worth of hard work to prove that they were worthy of a spot in the next round. But how many people out there have worked hard for a year or many years to get ONE SHOT at a job interview. Whether you get this particular job could come down to just one interview. And in that interview you know that they can't get to know the real you in just 30 or 60 minutes. They can't possibly understand all you've been through or the years of hard work that have gotten you this far. And just like the Braves who played 162 games to get to where they were, people don't realize how good of a team they really were. We won 94 games this year just 5 more wins ALL SEASON and we could have won the division. They can't judge us as a failed team because of one bad game but some will try. The format isn't fair but sadly that's the way that it is for right now at least.
In terms of the one game playoff recap or highlights I'm sure all of you have seen it a million times as have I. So there won't be any point in me beating a dead horse here but I will point out a few things that I felt were game changers.
David Ross Home Run: This is exactly what the Braves needed. They needed to strike first and strike early. With Kris Medlen on the mound I thought that it would only take 3-4 runs to win this game and that was with a little margin for error. Medlen has been lights out all year so I felt very good about things. The Braves record is much stronger when they score first vs when their opponent scores first. The only issue with this was that I felt as if the team as they have done all season, will sit on a lead thinking it can last the entire game. I thought their could have been more urgency to score runs in the following innings.
Play Small Ball: In the bottom of the 3rd the Braves just received a shut down inning from Medlen after giving him the lead. Now at this point the emphasis needs to be on taking on more runs one at a time. Michael Bourn leads off the inning with a single which was a fantastic start. Now with Molina behind the plate and Loshe very strong at holding runners close to the bag it was nearly impossible for Fredi to send Bourn in that situation. I wouldn't have either. What I would have done is had Prado lay down a bunt. He handles the bat extremely well and could have gotten Bourn to 2nd base with only 1 out and the middle of the order coming up. Bourn scores easily on any single and with Heyward and Chipper due up I'll take my chances. Not to mention it would have caused Loshe to throw more "stress" pitches that inning. Fredi showed signs of bunting as he gave Prado the signal once to lay one down but took it off after the ball was fouled off. However with 1 strike I would have left it on. Then we're a single away from making it 3-0. Build the lead slow and steady but take advantage of your opportunities. This was almost guaranteed to be a low scoring game of under 5 runs for both clubs if there hadn't been mental mistakes.
Double Play Ball: This is the one that hurt the most. Beltran leads off the 4th inning with a single which is the Cardinals first hit of the ball game. Now here comes the middle of their order so Medlen must be in trouble right? Well not exactly. He gets a tailor made double play ball hit right at Chipper. Beltran still has some speed but he's no where near the runner he once was and Holliday is an extremely slow runner coming out of the box and on top of that he is battling hip and back issues. Chipper just need to get the ball to second in a timely manner and Uggla would have had plenty of time to get Holliday at first. But instead Chipper throws the ball into right field allowing Beltran to go to 3rd. Now this play changes the entire dynamic of the inning. Medlen could take the mound with 2 outs and no one on if that double play is turned correctly. However now it's 1st and 3rd with 0 outs. And with the way Medlen was pitching prior to and after that 4th inning you could clearly tell it was the error that shook him up. He wasn't the same that inning because in his mind he should have been out of trouble. Yes as a pitcher you need to bear down but at the same time you expect your top ranked defense to make those kinds of plays behind you.
Why Are You Bunting: This was perhaps the biggest shocker to me. In the bottom of the 4th inning the Braves had a chance to respond to the Cardinals and tie up this ball game. Simmons comes up with 1st and 3rd with 1 out. Now Simmons is a pretty good hitter in his own right so I wouldn't have been shocked to see him lace a ball up the middle and keep the train moving. Or at least he could have hit a Sac Fly to tie up the game. But instead he lays down a safety squeeze per Fredi's request and ends up being out at 1st base on an interference call. So now Medlen has to come up and try to drive in the run from 3rd with 2 outs. Not a good situation. The dynamic of the game would have changed again if the Braves had tied it up. The Cardinals took the lead but would have surrendered it right back the very next half inning. Mentally that makes a huge difference. Playing a tied game where you know one run could give you the lead vs needing one to tie. Now if Fredi was worried about Freeman's ability to score on a fly ball then would a safety squeeze be any better? Probably not considering Simmons would have to push that ball in the perfect spot to allow Freeman to get home from 3rd. If Loshe fields that ball cleanly there's no way that Freeman makes it home safely.
More Sloppy Play: You'll notice how I skipped right over the Holliday home run. That was one run on one mistake from Medlen. That home run was not one of the bigger game changers for me although it did extend the Cardinals lead to 2. What bothered me far more then that home run was the sloppy play in the top of the 7th. Uggla makes a critical error to allow Freese to reach 1st safely and then advance on the poor throw. Now this was bad by Uggla on two accounts. First off he booted a pretty routine ground ball that allowed the lead off man to reach in the first place which never should have happened but then on top of making the initial error he threw the ball away. I mean that throw wasn't even close. He should have just stuck that ball in his back pocket. Then the Cardinals would have had to decide if they wanted to bunt the runner over to 2nd or not which is slightly different then bunting him to 3rd as it would still take a base hit to score him. Once Freese was bunted over to 3rd base Fredi brought in Chad Durbin which proved to be the right call as Kozma hit the ball hard and right at Simmons who was playing in. Another chance for the Braves to cut off that run and Simmons like Uggla threw the ball away.
In Field Fly Rule: Perhaps they should call it the outfield fly rule in this case. This play was extremely aggravating to me and I can't lay it to rest until I vent my feelings on here. I won't go on a long rant but I think this call was horrible. I don't care what the rule book says the point of the infield fly rule is to protect the base runners. In this case the base runners did not need protection as there was NO WAY Kozma was going to intentionally drop that ball to try and gun down the lead runner. Even if he threw out Uggla at 3rd which is very doubtful the Braves would have had 1st and 2nd with 2 outs, the same as if he had caught the ball. So there was NO NEED to call an in field fly there as it only hurt the base runners rather then protecting them. Did this call lose us the game? My answer is I don't know. The bases would have been loaded with McCann coming to bat and only one out. Everything plays differently with the bases loaded. McCann would not have walked like he did. Motte knew he could pitch around McCann with a 3 run lead and he had a base open to do so. McCann would have gotten at least 1 or 2 good pitches to hit and he could have hit a home run or he could have grounded into a double play. Either way we'll never know and I think that's what is bothering most Braves fans. Personally I would have rather had Zozma just catch the ball, end of story.
2013: As you guys know the blog doesn't stop just because it's the end of the season. I'll cover the winter meetings, trades and free agent signings as well. If you guys have any other ideas of topics you'd like to see covered please let me know and I'd be happy to accommodate as many of you as possible.
My next post will be done soon and it will cover some ideas that I have on how we can improve next years Braves team and some of the moves that I feel will and should be made.
Thanks to everyone who has read my blog over the course of the season. And lets not forget, Baseball is like a good friend that moves away each winter but is guaranteed to return at the first sight of spring.
By: Bob McVinua
" A man has to have goals- for a day, for a life time- and that was mine, to have people say there goes Ted Williams the greatest hitter who ever lived" – Ted Williams
What's In A Number?
As the Mets came into Atlanta I couldn't help but feel that there was a great chance for redemption. After losing 4 straight games to start the season, the Braves had managed to win 5 straight including an impressive sweep over the Brewers. This team looked completely different once they returned home and I was hoping for the winning streak to continue. With Hanson on the mound I didn't see any reason to worry.
And to be honest Tommy Hanson pitched a pretty darn good ball game. His entire outing was dictated unfortunately by one pitch. A curve ball that Ike Davis hit over the right field fence as Jason Heyward watched helplessly. Hanson was more or less cruising through the first 5 innings. The only run he allowed was in the 2nd inning where a poor pick off attempt to a not so great fielding 1st baseman Erik Hinske didn't go as planned. This would allow the Mets to play small ball and push across a run.
As we entered the 6th inning Hanson had a reasonable pitch count and had done a great job of limiting his base runners. I know you guys aren't reading this for a full recap of the game as you could go to a 101 different websites and find that. You come here looking for an opinion and a different take on things. However I figured I'd include just a small prelude to my point.
As we fast forward partially through the 6th inning we will find that the Mets have a runner on 3rd base with 2 outs. Tommy Hanson is still in the game and still looking relatively strong. I can honestly say that with 2 outs in the 6th inning he was still the guy that should be out. No need to lift him for the bullpen.
David Wright comes up to the plate with the go ahead run at 3rd base. Fredi Gonzalez signals for the intentional walk. As Wright headed down to 1st base I couldn't help but scratch my head in confusion.
Now this isn't intended to disrespect David Wright, not at all. I'm actually a very big David Wright fan as some of you know and I have a lot of respect for his abilities. And on the surface I see where Fredi was coming from because many Braves fans seemed to support the move. Wright is swinging a very hot bat and is the Mets best player, while Ike Davis has been ice cold. So you naturally would want to avoid Wright, correct? Not in my opinion.
If I were Fredi Gonzalez I would have pitched to David Wright and taken my chances with whatever outcome was intended to come my way. Why? Because David Wright is 3-20 against Tommy Hanson all time. That accounts for a .150 career average. I don't care if you are the Virgin Mary. If you are 3-20 against someone then you can't hit them. That's what the numbers say. Right?
Hanson is obviously a right handed pitcher and Wright is obviously a right handed batter. Immediately that accounts for something in my opinion. If I'm going to intentionally walk a right handed batter to get to a left handed one when my pitcher is a righty then I'm going to need a lot of evidence to do so.
Wright does not have the career numbers against Hanson to warrant that walk. Hanson was forced to face the left handed Ike Davis who is not a bad hitter and who possesses a fair amount of power. He doesn't have an impressive average at the moment but you have to remember it's the beginning of the season. He's hit a lot of balls hard this year that could have easily been hits.
After throwing 5 straight curve balls to Ike Davis, Hanson watches the last one fly over the right field fence. One swing later the game goes from a 1-1 tie to a 4-1 Mets lead. Of course at this point in the game that's a decent size hole for the Braves to climb out of as their offense has shown signs of life but still hasn't completely clicked.
If Hanson faces Wright who he has outstanding numbers against and gets the 3rd out, the game is tied going into the bottom of the 6th inning. The Braves would likely need 1 or maybe 2 runs to win this game. O'Flaherty and Venters would dominate a Mets line up that is almost all left handers, making it nearly impossible for them to get any type of rally going.
So I pose the question… What's in the numbers? Did Fredi Gonzalez not do his homework on the Mets hitters? Did he know the numbers and ignore them? Should a game be managed by the numbers or by gut instinct. Yes, David Wright appeared to be the more intimidating batter but it was Ike Davis who ultimately burned the Braves.
By: Bob McVinua
What A Difference A Swing Makes
I'm normally not one for doing game recaps as you can probably tell. I figure that you guys get enough of that from ESPN and MLB Network. On the rare occasion that I do a game recap, I like to at least point out some of the less obvious occurrences. Last nights battle between the Braves and Giants felt like a playoff game. It was truly amazing the tension between the two teams who were playing a game in the middle of Aug, not the middle of October.
Games as good as the one we saw last night deserve a closer look to see if we got any information that might give us an indication or two that one team has the edge. On one swing of the bat Freeman altered the Wild Card standings by 2 full games. This goes right back to the point I made in the previous article, head to head games are critical to your success when in a playoff race. At the end of each game the standings will be altered in one way or another, they can never stay the same as in the case of both teams getting a win when they are involved in two different series. When Freeman hit that ball up the middle scoring the game tying and game winning runs he gave the Braves a 5.0 game Wild Card lead. However let's picture a different scenario. What if that ball had been a line drive to the 2nd basemen? The out is recorded and now the Giants are facing only a 3.0 game deficit in the Wild Card standings. Clutch hitting for Freeman did the Braves a lot of good in more ways then one.
For some of us it seemed as if Hudson just didn't have his best stuff last night and to be honest I agree. However it wasn't quite as bad as it appeared. When Hudson took the mound in the 4th inning he must have been feeling pretty good about himself. He had been able to escape some early trouble and had put 3 zero's on the board to start the game. The 4th inning would not be nearly as kind to Hudson. Let's break it down.
The 4th inning was where the Giants were able to tie the game without even recording a single hit. Hudson was not able to make them work for their runs, it was more of a hand out if you ask me. Bourn opened the inning with a huge error in center field. That allowed the lead off man to reach base. The difference that made was huge. Instead of one out and no one on, Hudson had a runner on first with no outs and the feeling in the pit of his stomach that he knew Bourn should have made that play and didn't. Errors get in pitchers heads, I don't care how good they are. Hudson would show some of that frustration when he proceeded to walk the following batter and then hit the one after that. The Giants would follow with 2 sac flies to tie the game. Not a single hit was recorded, yet the Giants were able to tie the game.
To make matters worse for the Braves, they continued to allow the Giants to get quick and easy runs. I'm not dismissing the long ball in any way shape or form. However it's a quick strike attack that doesn't require any real work. Compare that to a lead off man drawing a walk. Stealing second. Getting bunted over to 3rd. Then scoring on a sac fly. That's small ball, that's what I mean by "working" for a run. We didn't make the Giants do that. They used our own weapon against us. They had home runs by Schierholtz and Fontenot that provided them with a 4-2 lead. All 4 runs were not hard to come by.
The other big story was the Braves being able to get runs off Brian Wilson. This isn't the first time that the Braves had been able to score off Wilson. It was Nate McLouth who drove in a pair of runs against Wilson earlier in the year when the Braves traveled out west. In the post season last year Alex Gonzalez hammered an RBI double off of Wilson. It's quite apparent that the Braves do not "fear the beard". Which to me says that the Braves have taken away one of the Giants biggest strengths. If I'm aware of what the Braves have done against Wilson I'm sure he is equally aware and it must be in his head when he takes the mound against Atlanta.
So how did the Braves score 3 runs off one of the best closers in the league? Well Constanza started off the inning with an infield single. Once again the team speed of the Braves came through in a big way. Eric Hinske would follow with a good at bat, as he would draw a walk putting two men on with no outs. Now Wilson started to panic a little bit. You could see it in his face that he almost had a "here we go again" type look on his face. Bourn then laid down the sac bunt and moved the runners up to 2nd and 3rd with only 1 out. I liked this play from Fredi for a few reasons. One, I like having 2 runners in scoring position with only 1 out. Two very capable hitters were following Bourn in the order and I liked that Fredi eliminated the double play possibility and put his team in a position where a base hit could tie the game. Second, Bourn handles the bat very well. There was even a chance that he could beat out the bunt if the ball ended up in the right place on the infield.
Prado would follow with a clutch hit to score 1 run, Lugo had to be held up at 3rd base. Part of me cringed a little bit because with Wilson you need to score when you have the chance, but at the same time I understand that you can't risk having a man gunned down at the plate either. McCann would draw a walk, showing good patience at the plate. Uggla despite being red hot was unable to drive in the run from 3rd. Freeman who showed great confidence for a rookie had an awesome at bat. If you guys remember he was down 1-2 in the count. Wilson was only a strike away from ending the game. By Freeman working the count full, he allowed himself to get a pitch to hit. Wilson had to throw a strike, as walking in the tying run was not an option. Freeman took that pitch and drove it up the middle for a base hit which ended the game. An outstanding finish to an outstanding game.
Now I have 2 opinions on this game. Why wasn't Chipper Jones in the line up? This was clearly a big game as you could feel it in the atmosphere, how could he be sitting on the bench? If you remember Chipper was the first and only guy to call out Jason Heyward for not being out on the field when the team needed him most. He said Jason at 80% is better then most guys at 100%. Chipper could have played last night and chose not to. Chipper has been my favorite player since I was 8 years old. I grew up wearing a Chipper Jones jersey to school in Connecticut where there are only Mets and Yankees fans. I love this guy, there is no doubt about it. I think most Braves fans love him, but think about this. If it was anyone else, would you tolerate it? If this was Dan Uggla choosing to not play because he was sore, would that be OK? Or what if it was Prado or Bourn? Does Chipper have the right to sit out whenever he wants? I know he wants another shot to win a ring, that part is obvious but he needs to be on the field more. If this continues then it might have to be his last season, it's almost not fair to the team.
My second thought on this game is that not one person has mentioned Christhian Martinez. I know your giving me a weird look through your computer screen but what a nice job this guy did in the top of the 9th inning. A lot of people thought that game was over, Wilson was coming in with a 2 run lead there was no way the Braves would come back. Martinez could have pitched a sloppy inning assuming the game was over but he didn't. He showed heart and went out there and put a zero on the board. If he had given up just 1 run then that game could have been tied and going into extra's where anything could have happened. I give him a lot of credit for keeping us in the game.
Other Notes: The Braves are now 4-0 against the Giants this year. With a win against them last night the Braves clinched the season series even if they were to lose the next 3 games. Even if they were to win just one of the next 3 games then they would still finish with a 5-2 record against the Giants which isn't too shabby.
The Braves got away with only using Hudson and Martinez in last nights game. That means none of the big 3 had to pitch last night. A night off for O'Flaherty, Venters and Kimbrel is a very rare thing. This should mean that they will all be fresh and available for tonight's game. The bullpen might be more readily used tonight as the Braves are throwing rookie Randall Delgado. I say if Delgado can give us 5 solid innings I'll take it.
By: Bob McVinua
Today's Recap
Today was a very "interesting" day for the Atlanta Braves organization. First off the legendary #6 was inducted into the Braves HOF and had his jersey number retired. After the game had started we realized the surprises were just beginning. In the 5th inning, after giving up back to back homeruns to Freeman and Uggla, Carlos Zambrano intentionally threw two inside fastballs to Chipper Jones. After getting ejected and arguing with fans that were making gestures to him, Zambrano decided to go to the lockers and pack up his stuff. His teammates told media that he had decided to retire. Who knows what will happen with this situation, but all i know is that Zambrano's career is coming to an end soon.
Later in the game, word came in that the great Ernie Johnson Sr. had passed away. This man meant so much to the Atlanta Braves organization and played an enormous role in bringing the Braves to every television in America. The Braves will wear a patch on their uniforms for the rest of this season to commemorate this awesome human being. R.I.P. Ernie…….
The Gwinnett Braves played Pawtucket and Coolray field tonight. They lost 5-3 because of a 3 run 9th inning by Pawtucket. Brian McCann started his rehab assignment by serving as the team's DH. He went 1-3 with an RBI single. He will be catching the game tomorrow, hoping to return to Atlanta's lineup early next week. Julio Teheran continued to impress scouts with his usual performance. He pitched 7 innings giving up only 2 earned runs and striking out 5. Brandon Hicks also played a large role in tonight's game going 3-5 at the plate.
Tonight the past, present, and future all came together for the Braves and made it a very memorable night.


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A couple of weeks ago, I was offered a 6 month Twinkl membership. I was delighted as I really like Twinkl but had let my membership lapse and wasn't really sure whether to renew or not. Over the last couple of weeks, I have used Twinkl A LOT!!
My favourite things
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I had used Twinkl on a daily basis when I taught younger classes but always found it was much better for KS1 (Infants – Second Class). However, now I use it all the time for 3rd class and have found lots of suitable resources for older classes too.
Gaeilge Resources
There is now a 'Republic of Ireland Curriculum' section. I have found some good Gaeilge resources but make sure to check before printing/laminating as I did find a number of mistakes – these are rectified quickly if you write in the comments section. (But it is very annoying if you have printed and laminated them and then notice a mistake).
Overall, I think the TWINKL membership is 100% worth it and you won't be disappointed if you join! The overall cost is ;
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Our man Dave Ridley in New Hampshire updates the Oathkeeper Infant Kidjacking with all the latest details.
Will a Civil Suit be filed against the rogue CPS Bureaucrat who submitted a false affadavit to the Court?
Why were Federal Marshalls present at the hearing?
Why did the local Propaganda Press Corps ignore the size of the crowd outside the courthouse in their news reports?
Why were all charges against Johnathon Irish dropped by CPS?
To learn more about the National Kidjacking Epidemic in the United States as prosecuted by shadowy Child Welfare bureaucracies in their War On The Family in secret Star Chamber Court Proceedings:
World Net Daily Offers this update:
Tantalizing Excerpt:
According to WND sources close to the case, the accusations against the father, Johnathon Irish, whose fiancée, Stephanie Taylor, is the mother of Cheyenne, have been dropped.
WND originally reported on the case last weekend when the state took the baby, ordering the father to stand with his hands behind his back and frisking him while social workers took the child. The affidavit supporting the actions cited the father's affiliation with the patriotic organization Oath Keepers.
But the WND source confirmed that the little girl had been returned to the family and there were no future court dates scheduled in the case.


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Seven free and cheap things to do in Norfolk this week
PUBLISHED: 09:42 14 November 2018 | UPDATED: 11:27 14 November 2018
From tribute acts to a craft fair, you're spoilt for choice with a jam-packed calendar of events taking place over the next week in Norfolk.
What: Taking Spaces Open Mic Night
Where: Stage Two, Norwich Theatre Royal, NR2 1RL
When: November 17, 7.30pm
Cost: Pay-what-you-can system - £3/£5/£7
Poets, spoken word artists and singer songwriters will grace the stage with their own work centring on the theme "Facing The Future".
The festival itself has been put together by the Norwich Theatre Royal Young Producers, a group of 16-25 year-olds who have been gaining hands-on experience of creating events and the line-up includes pianist and singer Jack Warner and YouTuber Ellie-Jean Royden. There will also be a selection of work from NUA MA graduate Tinsideout which can be seen at an exhibition in Stage Two from November 16 to 30.
What: Christmas Art and Craft Fair
Where: Burston Crown, Mill Road, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TW
When: November 17 to December 24
Cost: Free
The show features the work of 10 local artists and craft makers and covers sculpture, textiles, jewellery, mosaics, glassware and woodwork and the event is held in association with Designmakers 21.
READ MORE: Norwich teddy bear shop celebrates special birthday with 20pc off all stock
What: Merci Pour la Musique (Thank you for the Music)
Where: Benjamin Gooch Lecture Theatre, N&N Hospital, NR4 7UY
When: November 17, arrive 7pm for 7.30pm start
Cost: £12 available from 01362 695624 or on the door including interval refreshments
The Norfolk & Norwich Liver Group works tirelessly to raise funds to buy state of the art medical equipment and run awareness campaigns to improve treatment and diagnosis for people across Norfolk living with liver disease. For their latest special fundraising event, the group is bringing a little flavour of France to Norwich in a special one-night only musical extravaganza 'Merci Pour La Musique' by Dreamcast Productions which pays tribute to iconic French and British singers in a musical odyssey of famous songs.
What: Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman
Where: Norwich Arts Centre, 51 St Benedicts Street, NR2 4PG
When: November 15, 8pm
Cost: £12/£10 concessions, 18+
Putting the magic back into menstruation, showwoman and artist Dr Marisa Carnesky breaks the last unmentionable taboo in order to reinvent menstrual rituals for a new era. Drawing on the hidden power of a forgotten matriarchal past, this all out genre bending spectacular features a diverse cast and the show embodies a live cabaret crossover, mutating between a bizarre anthropology lecture to a magic stage show to a feminist activist ritual.
What: Oklahoma!
Where: The Guildhall of St George, King's Lynn, PE30 1HA
When: Until November 17, 7.30pm and additional 2.30pm matinee on Saturday
Cost: £15 available from King's Lynn Corn Exchange box office or online
The Kings Lynn Players Present Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma in celebration of their 75th season. Oklahoma is set in the Western Indian Territory at the beginning of the twentieth century and it tells the story of the high spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys which provides a colourful backdrop against which farm girl Laurey falls for Cowboy Curly.
READ MORE: Award winning singer and actress Camille O'Sullivan is bringing her latest show to Norwich
What: Ken Kliff: The Sequence
Where: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ
When: November 17 until April 26
Cost: £13 adults, £12 concessions
From November 17, the SCVA opens Ken Kiff: The Sequence an important reappraisal of the work of Ken Kiff (1935–2001), one of the most original artists working in Britain at the end of the twentieth century. In the first museum exhibition of Ken Kiff for almost 25 years, The Sequence focuses on a unique series of almost 200 acrylic paintings on paper, which he began in 1971 and continued to work on intermittently until his death.
What: Deep Purple Family Tree with Whitesnake UK, Pure Purple and DIIO
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George Clooney and a group of genocide scholars in the United States agree that war crimes are taking place in Sudan. The crimes, according to Clooney and the scholars, are taking place in the African country's southern region.
The actor has long been involved in issues in Sudan, as well as South Sudan, even founding a group that uses satellite imagery to monitor for acts of war in the unstable region, reports CBS News.
Clooney's group, the Satellite Sentinel Project, stated on Thursday that they observed Sudanese forces intentionally set 26 villages on fire in November. The actor stated:
"Razing a village is a war crime, and the torching of now at least 26 Nuban villages, plus the systematic destruction of crops and grasslands for cattle, is a crime against humanity."
George Clooney went on to mention that the campaign being waged on the Sudanese villagers in the Nuban mountain region is similar to Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile, implying that the village burnings are an act of genocide. The Christian Science Monitor notes that the actor went on to say:
"The international community must act more robustly to counter and create a consequence for these crimes."
Sudanese troops have been fighting against rebels in the Nuba Mountans since South Sudan split off from Sudan in 2011. The rebels were formerly aligned with the Southern region, but their region was placed on the Sudan side. Many in the area feel that they wish they would have been placed with South Sudan.
While they have not acknowledged George Clooney's assessment that Sudanese troops are engaging in war crimes against Nuban villages, the US special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan visited the area in November and commented that it will be difficult for the two countries to resolve their differences without first resolving the conflict in the Nuban region.
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When I said that one of the reasons for my summer off was that I am working on a book, I wasn't kidding. I'm doing a revised edition of Essential Judaism which, after 15 years, could use some updating. I only mention this because it explains the comparative silence of the past week or so, as I finished up one phase of the revisions before moving on to writing the new chapter(s).
That said, I've been swamped by news and I want to pass along a bunch of it. Some of these items we will return to in the near future, especially new CDs that I promise to write about. But everything below is worth your attention.
Jenny Scheinman has long since moved past the "Jewish music" label, if such a thing can be said to exist. She has also taken on a rather ambivalent stance vis-a-vis being a jazz artist, since her last album was original songs that placed her closer to the singer-songwriter thing. That said, she's going to be appearing at one of the most classic and hallowed of jazz halls. Scheinman will be playing the Village Vanguard July 21-26 with her new band, which features Myra Melford on piano, Doug Wieselman on reeds and Rudy Royston on drums. Scheinman will, of course, be playing her fiddle and, I expect, singing a bit too. The Vanguard is (still) located at 78 7th Avenue South in the Village (duh); the phone number is (212) 255-4037.
Here are a bunch of upcoming CDs I'm planning on writing about shortly:
- the Canadian band Ventanas is offering a fusion of Sephardic, North African and flamenco on their latest set, Arrelumbres;
- Big Galut(e) is a band that blends classical with klezmer on their eponymous CD; their clarinetist is Robin Seletsky, offspring of Harold and there is a theorbo (aren't those rather fattening?);
Robin Seletzky (left) and Big Galut(e)
- Jazz singer Deborah Latz will be playing at the Cornelia St. Cafe on July 25 and I should have a review of her latest CD, sur l'instant on this page shortly before that;
- Benny Sharoni, one of the less-heralded but definitely gifted Israeli jazz musicians currently living and playing in the States, has a new album showcasing his muscular tenor sax, Slant Signature (Papaya Records);
- Continuing on the jazz tip, Erik Friedlander will pay tribute to fellow cellist Oscar Pettiford on his next album, Oscalypso (Skipstone Records), which will be released in late October.
Romashka on the Roof
In a somewhat different but not unrelated vein, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is presenting their annual summer extravaganza of music-related film and video, "Sound + Vision" July 29-August 6. The opening night film is a loving profile of rock hitmaker Danny Fields, Danny Says, by Bryan Toller, well worth your time.
Finally, let me direct your attention to Tablet Magazine, the always interesting Jewish culture and politics and food and fashion and more on-line magazine (oh, how I wish that rhymed!), where a recent piece by Joseph Winkler offers a glimpse into the daily life of "ex-Ultra-Orthodox" singer, songwriter and overall sensation Lipa Schmeltzer. I did a piece on Schmeltzer myself several months ago, and found him utterly fascinating. Winkler had a significant amount of face-to-face with him, and the result is well worth a look.
Have a peaceful shabbes! Normal service -- whatever that might be -- will resume next week. I hope.


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A half-dozen new pieces of equipment are now part of the Woods Equipment product lineup showcased this week during the 2013 National Farm Machinery Show. The Oregon, Ill.-based manufacturer also is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Batwing rotary cutter and a new partnership with Yanmar America.
The company, purchased by Blount International in September 2011, serves the agricultural and rural-lifestyle markets specializing in cutting and mowing equipment. There are 1,600 Woods dealers on the books with 98% of the company's business happening in the U.S. and Canada, says Jerry Johnson, president of the company's products division.
Among new products on display this week is the new FZ22K mowing machine, a smaller model than previously existed in the Woods line that retails for less than $8,000, Johnson says. The Front-Mount Zero-Turn mower can be equipped with a blade, a vacuum system or other attachments and can go under fences and other field obstacles because of its out-front design.
"It's more than just a mower," says Rob Dewey, director of engineering.
The Precision Super Seeder is intended for ruralists and can plant a range of sizes, from switchgrass to soybeans. The machine can be used by farmers who lease land and is unique to the market because of the options it offers. It engages by being placed onto the ground as opposed to using a PTO and can be adjusted to place the right amount of seed per acre.
Other new offerings include an end-drive shredder, a price-point loader a new posthole digger and two grapple buckets. The shredder represents an alternative to traditional center-drive shedders, which leave a sizeable swath of grass underneath the gearbox at the middle of the machine, Dewey says. The new machine repositions the gearbox, narrowing that swath to 1 ½". Knives are mounted in a spiral pattern to cut wheat stubble and other vegetation multiple times in a single revolution for consistently smaller pieces of residue.
The LS96R Rigid Mount Loader is mounted with four pins instead of the traditional two and comes with a price tag that is $1,000 less than an OEM loader, Dewey says.
The new root and scrap grapples are made of grade 80 steel, which results in a lighter grapple that can lift heavier loads. Both can be used with ag tractors of between 45 hp and 100 hp or skid steers in Classes 5 through 8.
Meanwhile, a new alliance with Yanmar America will enable three-point attachments for its compact tractors in the 24- to 49-hp range to be manufactured by Woods under the Yanmar name. Those attachments include cutters, snow blowers and blades. The two companies worked closely to examine quality processes, and the arrangement helps Woods manage its cost structure, Johnson says. Yanmar will maintain its existing marketing processes and dealers with the support of Woods.
Shipments of the attachments for dealers are expected to begin in March.
The iconic Batwing rotary cutter from Woods received recognition during NFMS this week with a special display featuring a 1965 model, presumably the oldest still in existence. Woods held a contest to locate the machine and traded it for a new version. The community of Oregon, Ill., is celebrating the machine throughout the year and has renamed its main street Batwing Boulevard.
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Diocese: Diocese of the Midwest
Deanery: Chicago Deanery
2505 S 30th St
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215
Website: orthodoxmilwaukee.com
Parish Contacts
General location
SS Cyril and Methodius is located on the near South Side of Milwaukee, just 4 miles southwest of downtown.
From the South on I-94
exit at Layton Ave west. Go 1 mile west to 27th St, and turn right. Go 2 miles on 27th St to Lincoln Ave. Turn left on Lincoln, and go 3 blocks to 30th St. Turn left on 30th, and go 2 blocks to the church.
From the west on I-94
exit at 35th St. Go south on 35th for 2 miles to Lincoln Ave. Turn left on Lincoln, and go 3 blocks to 30th St. Turn right on 30th, and go 2 blocks to the church.
Schedule of Services
6:00 PM Great Vespers.
Saturday Evening
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning
8:30 AM Matins.
Sunday Morning
Call ahead for festal services, times of which may vary according to circumstances.
Mornings of Great Feasts
6:00 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
Wednesday Evenings in Great Lent
6:00 PM Akathist to the Theotokos.
Friday Evenings in Great Lent
For a complete list of upcoming services, please visit the Schedule page on the parish website.
Confessions are heard after Vespers and before Sunday Liturgy.
Parish Background
SS Cyril and Methodius was established as a Russian parish at its present site in 1927. Over the years, the Russian membership (never large) declined. Beginning in the early 1980s, the parish assumed a new identity and mission as a pan-Orthodox, multi-ethnic urban church, ministering to people of all backgrounds in the city and its surrounding communities. The membership, some 130 people, is extremely diverse, including people of Ethiopian, Eritrean, East Indian, Greek, Romanian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, and Serbian, as well as Russian backgound. Many of the parishioners are converts to Orthodoxy, coming from all backgrounds. The parish draws people from a very wide area and range of socio-economic backgrounds. We will celebrate our 80th Anniversary in 2007.
SS Cyril and Methodius emphasizes a full liturgical schedule. We make our services accessible to the people of our parish by using the common language, English. We present the Orthodox liturgical tradition as seriously and fully as possible. The music reflects the diverse constitution of our membership. All parishioners—men, women, and children—are encouraged to participate in liturgical activity as fully as possible.
SS Cyril and Methodius also emphasizes charitable and social outreach. Approximately 10% of our budget in recent years has been dedicated to these efforts. We do extensive neighborhood outreach, including a free annual block party, an after school arts program, work at the women's emergency homeless shelter, etc. We conduct campus ministries at Marquette University—which includes a local chapter of OCF—and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Staff and students from both campuses belong to the parish.
A third major emphasis is education which is reflected in the dedication to serious preaching and to offering educational opportunities outside of the services. Our Sunday School curriculum strives to integrate prayer, liturgical as well as home prayer, and active outreach by all ages. Relative to the size of the parish, we have a good representation of children and of infants. The parish is very child-friendly.
The parish provides clergy and other support for Holy Theophany Chapel in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. For further information please contact either Fr. Protodcn. George Potym at 414-254-5783/ email@example.com or Fr. John Jones at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Review: The Devil's Thief
Reviewed by ShellyI can't tell a lie folks, I'm a big Samantha Kane fan. I've read her Brothers in Arms series and thought she hit it out of the ball park with the majority of that series. I've also read some of her other works including sci-fi and other historicals, and I really enjoyed them. So it's with that mindset that I started reading this story.
As the founder and source of income for a children's home, Julianna Harte is in need of money and she needs it yesterday. Ya'll know when it's for the children, ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Julianna figures the only way she can get the necessary funds for the back rent on the children's home is to steal the Stewart Pearl. As the daughter of a former jewel thief, this should be relatively easy because gosh knows that she's already learned the tricks of the trade from her father. Well, not so much. The holder of the Stewart Pearl might have something to say about that. Alasdair Sharpe, is the current keeper of the pearl and when he catches Julianna in his bedroom smack dab in the middle of the act he makes her a deal that she doesn't refuse. One night of sex, she's a virgin by the way, and in exchange he'll give her the pearl in the morning. Um, sure right - that sounds about fair price for that.
I really wanted to like this story more than I did but for some reason I just didn't get into it until the latter portion of the story. I found Julianna to be a strong character but I just didn't understand her rationale for have sex with Alasdair the first or even the second time. I really thought she would have been smarter than that considering she had her father as her only mentor.
I didn't think of Alasdair as a nice person, a jerk actually. One of his early lines, "she made herself available, and I had nothing better to do" in reference to one of his peer's mistresses. When it was time for him to proclaim his love - I was over him.
Of the secondary characters, I thought that alcoholic Roger Templeton and leader of the pack Sir Hilary St. John were two of the more interesting characters. From what I read in the excerpt, I think Roger's story is coming up next. For some strange eye-twinkling reason, I think that that back story of Julianne's Dad would make a good read.
The sex was good, but I didn't find them to be very emotionally attached. I did get an HEA so I was okay with it by then end.
Happy Reading Folks!
Rating: C
*ARC provided by Random House via Net Galley
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The Devil's Thiefby Nalini SinghRelease Date: November 12, 2012Publisher: Loveswept
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If you're needing extra pages for your scrapbook album just buy them as you need, rather than as big packs. This page is sold as a single plastic sleeve, and is ideal for those that wish to do adjoining pages in their albums. These flip-out page sheets are made to be true 12" x 12" papers (30.5cm x 30.5cm), but flip-out, which allow you to have two 12"x12" pages side by side.
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- Residents of the Lónyay Halls are bound by its Rules, copies of which are given to them on arrival. Breaches of these regulations are dealt with by the Head Teacher and his Deputies.
- Residents are held responsible for the proper use and protection of the furniture, fittings and equipment of the Halls as well as for the immediate report should any damage occur in them. The teacher in charge of a student group holds financial liability for any damage caused by a member of the group. Voluntary damaging actions entail 100 % liability while acts of carelessness result in a 50 % compensation for the damage incurred. The Lónyay Halls of Residence, on the other hand, hold no financial responsibility for any personal belongings should they be damaged or stolen.
- No alcohol, tobacco or narcotic drugs can be held in the Halls under any circumstances. It is also against the Rules to enter the building of the Halls under the influence of any of these substances. Entry to the Halls will be denied to Residents under the influence of such substances.
- Residents cannot keep or consume any food in their rooms. Storage and consumption of food can only take place in the dining room and the kitchen providing that the Residents clean up after themselves.
- Visitors cannot be admitted in the premises of the Halls.
- The Halls of Residence are closed (for Lónyay students) daily between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on Saturdays. On Sundays the Halls open at 4 p.m. while on Fridays closing time is at 4 p.m. When the Halls are open the Residence Hall Director is in full charge of the Halls. Outside the opening hours responsibilities lie with the teacher(s) in charge of the student group.
- Groups of students staying at the Halls of Residence should respect the Daily Schedule that regulates the lives of Lónyay students. This involves silence during the study periods, and compliance with the rules valid after 9 p.m.
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Tomorrow, I'll begin wearing the Safety Pin Review's sixth consecutive story. This is a lot of me. Probably much more than is healthy and/or valuable for this zine. Especially because, all things considered, in terms of the outside world, I do very little. I'm a cloistered, reclusive college student who rarely ventures out into sunlight.
In retrospect, I might not have been the right person to have the idea for the Safety Pin Review.
But! I did, so be it. And I am finding others to wear issues in the future, to offer more exposure for the brilliant stories that we showcase (forthcoming, two NYC's and one Chicago). The stories we wear aren't permanently retired after they've served their week—they are meant to travel, to go elsewhere, randomly. I'm trying to send them out with other people. It's an ongoing process.
When there's no operative, the stories go with me. And they'll continue going with me as I make my way. One guy wrote on his site that he wants to see some "mosh pit lit"—I'm working on it. We'll get there. I'm still finding my footing on this thing. Bear with me, patient people.
People are slinging around a lot of nice words about the SPR; all of the credit has to go to the authors. So stay tuned, we ain't going anywhere. Just keep sending great submissions, I'll keep painting them onto patches and wearing them and/or sending them to awesome people who lead far more attractive and interesting lives than I do (starting, for example, with Brian Hurley, who will be wearing Issue Eight, starting November 7). It'll be a blast.
I apologize for the blurry quality of these photos. This is what happens when (a) your primary camera dies 50 miles from its charger, and (b) when you entrust photographer duties to a literary critic (these AP photos credited to Mygüel; he's the one with the long hair).


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Awesome take on asteroids!
Asteroids 2.0
A downloadable game for Windows
Asteroids 2.0 is like the classic Asteroids, but slightly better. It has a two-player mode along with a couple of power-ups, including a spread-shot. There is also a local high-score list! This was created with GameMaker Studio 2.
The BGM music is "A Night of Dizzy Spells" by Eric Skiff.
Sound effects created with Bfxr.
All other assets created by me.
Change log
Build 1.1.0
- fixed the local scoreboard so now it doesn't reset after you restart the game. Compared to the last build, it also stores that info even if you close the application. ** You can reset the scoreboard by pressing BACKSPACE in the pause screen. This action will also restart the game.
- added the ability for players to resize their window! It will maintain aspect ratio, and IMO the image quality is still good.
- fixed a typo in the P2 instructions.
Build 1.1.1
- fixed another typo in P1 instructions
- added a white border in in the room so when players resize the window, there is no confusion on where the edge of the room is.
- also changed the file icon so it looks cool :)
Build 1.2
- improved text input at the game over screen
Build 2.0
- This will be the final build of the game! Unless I am receiving a considerable amount of tips, I will no longer update the game unless they are bug fixes.
- added a menu system and the option to change player sprites
- added instructions
- added a new power-up, the shield! a player who picks it up will be invulnerable for 10 seconds and will destroy asteroids that they collide with.
- added a special attack! small asteroids will have a chance to drop orbs, which will fill up a special meter that is under the score in the top-left. once filled, players will receive a charge that they can use to do a special attack! this new feature is intended to help players survive a bit longer, possibly even going on infinitely? who knows.
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Hi everyone,
Just caught my 'blunder': in the previous post I'd also 'named' my little buddy Triple H but changed it b/c there is a wrestler in the WWE (or one of those organizations) by the same name. Guess I forgot to make the changes in the post my subscribers received. I apologize for that oversight and will be making the correction now, hence the second delivery to your inbox. I appreciate your patience.
I do not lay claim to what you are about to read. (I'll family members authoured this lovely piece; it came directly from the program for this child's Celebration of Life Memorial Service. Any potentially identifying information has been changed to insure privacy.)
Hip Hop Harry a.k.a. DJ Hip Hop—Portrait of a Life
Today we celebrate the life of the incredible, amazing, talented superstar, a brave warrior, a mighty fighter, our hero and miracle child who brought so much joy, laughter and happy moments to his dear mother, family and friends. His name is DJ Hip Hop. Our brave resilient DJ Hip Hop; and we rejoice because DJ Hip Hop is at peace, in paradise with the Lord.
DJ Hip Hop was born four years and a half years ago. Right from the day he was born to the day he gallantly, heroically left for home almost one month ago, DJ Hip Hop made it clear, through his actions that he was going to go through his journey of life according to his own rules. Defying all odds against him, he survived open heart surgery at 2 months, multiple catheterizations to open up his pulmonary veins, a heart and lung transplant and second lung transplant all in the four and a half years that he spent here with us. Did his medical predicament impact negatively on his life? DJ Hip Hop wouldn't let it.
DJ Hip Hop was good looking and had a head of hair that endeared him to so many people and became his 'trademark'. His charming smile and vivacious personality made him a strong and attractive life force. He was always full of life; had a good sense of humor and was very witty. He always made you smile with his anecdotes and jokes. He had a strong and charming personality and was very confident about himself and what he wanted (or didn't want) at any precise moment in his life. He would argue his way out of situations like a seasoned lawyer and so his granddad called him 'lawyer' (attorney). DJ Hip Hop would never let up until he won an argument. DJ Hip Hop was clearly too intelligent for his age and certainly too intelligent for his own good!!!
DJ Hip Hop was a very sensitive and caring child. He would put up a brave front to comfort his mother and other family members. He saw the positives in situations, whether if he was in hospital or recovering from surgery. His sense of humor never waned, and his love for music always took him through those trying times at multiple renowned children's hospitals. DJ Hip Hop was the only child who could sit up in his hospital bed with a breathing tube and 'rap' and 'scratch' and DJ £way. lie certainly did things his own way.
He loved life, loved music and knew how to have a good time. At home he would get all his family together to sing songs and have musical performances during which times he would play his drums, guitar, harmonica, maracas and all the other musical instruments that he grew to love. He would also dance and sing and he made sure that everybody around him played a part in his show which we rightly named "The DJ Hip Hop Show".
Hip Hop Harry, "DJ Hip Hop's" inspiration (image from HipHopHarry.com)
DJ Hip Hop had a charm about him that made him a love bug, everyone who met and knew him, loved him. He was a love magnet; he attracted people to himself not because they felt sorry for his condition, but because of his strength, courage, resilience and positive outlook on life. He touched the lives of so many people in so many ways. He was an amazing kid! He was intelligent and his medical challenges never dulled his intellect. He loved all animals and had a special interest in dinosaurs which inspired him to name his grammy, "grammysaurus". He would go around the house, spreading his white powder on the hardwood floor to track for dinosaur prints.
Needless to say, DJ Hip Hop drew his strength from the Lord. His relationship with God was…awesome. It was a "real-time online" connection – truly spiritual, and mysterious in a way that we had never seen a child connect with his God. DJ Hip Hop would call on God and God would answer him directly and we bear testimony to that. Within a day of personally asking God for his heart and lungs he got them. When he needed a second set of lungs he called out to God and told Him he was in trouble, within 24 hrs of being re-listed he got it. His favorite song was "How Great Is Our God".
DJ Hip Hop was given to us on this earth for a short period of time. During this time, he brightened our lives and touched us in ways that we find hard to express. He had this attitude for life because he was surrounded by love, by the selfless dedication of his family especially his mother and her "twin sist." (his aunty), as well as friends who enjoyed him and gave him their love in appreciation and admiration of his courage.
DJ Hip Hop will remain in our hearts forever. This is not a "goodbye" it's a "see you later". As he and his mother used to say, "I'll see you in 2 minutes".
DJ Hip Hop leaves behind his strong, caring and loving mother, his courageous daddy, his grieving and heartbroken great aunt; his "Grammysaurus" and grandpa; all his grand aunties and grand uncles, aunties, uncles, cousins and friends.
(Along with the rest of us who'll miss him something fierce and smile as we remember him with love all our days.)


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Today when we meet Publishers and Online Advertising Agencies everyone talks about lack of even 1% proportionate spend by Brand – FMCG advertisers like Nestle, Pepsi, Unilever etc on online medium for reach out to masses.
At a recent discussion organized by Nikhil Pawha – Mediamnama i meet couple of people which were indicating why brands dont spend online due to lack of performance metrics or sheer scale of medium as always indicated as "New Media or Alternative Media" with just access to 30 million active users in India when compared to TV & Print which has access to 400 million users.
Being in Online Industry for almost 10 years i have personally been firm believer or positioned the medium as most performance measurable due to automated intelligence and sheer capability to collect data. But the kind of data we collect or metrics people look into like CTR(Click through rate), Impressions served are the just functional data points which were created by us marketers to bring some audit ability to our medium instead we started to use this to compare ourselves to print and TV where lack of such data from publishers perspective makes it harder to define.
On the other hand if you look from perspective of the advertiser like a big telecom giant or big toothpaste brand which caters to mass audience just dont just consider them foolish when they only get excited by wow factor shown by a publisher like a rich media ad communicating to user about their brand or sponsorship to a section against measurement of traffic to their micro site talking about their product as for them being on the online medium is to give user to talk to their brand or be wherever their potential product user.
We as online marketer need to show potential to online brands somewhat similar to how offline medium agencies work where they try to understand the pain point of the brand in terms of market positioning, reach to consumer, brand message, channel problem etc which a brand face and give solution through medium of advertising to solve these problems and show RoI in simple brand recall + most important increase in sales perspective. This is something very similar to what Naukri's of the world may do Cost per Resume or as one online marketer was suggesting going Cost per Pizza sold to an International Food Chain present in India it sounds very foolish but its very practical in all sense.
Why cant campaign for a women cosmetics product measure increase in sales or give feedback to brand on lack of availability of their product by sheer interest shown from one region etc.
The WPP and Publicitas of the worlds have for long been measuring performance for brands in offline world and we as online marketers need to come out from our measurement of CTR is what brands are looking for answers and need to get more innovative to drive more media spends online.
In answer to later question which talked about scale which medium provide you are right when some one in discussion from audience mentioned that 90% of audience online already has access to a mobile phone and a telecom brand advertising online will not really benefit in terms of RoI by asking user to subscribe or change providers but knowing so much about our users online give the marketer an edge where we can address specific pain points of our brands like increasing ARPU per subscriber already in a telecom circle where they find potential exist but not been able to crack it via the offline medium etc.
We need to evolve the medium bring in more technology metrics for increasing measurements in simple terms which offline world provides to brands to get access to more money power but another question needs answering do we have capacity to consume a 20,000 crores budget online per year. Answer is NO and we need to grow the medium users or evolve as medium for other mediums to integrate to us. Lets cross the 100 million user mark soon to stay in this race otherwise technology and business models will get too evolved without test user base for measuring their scale and may lead to early collapse of lot like the dot com bubble burst where lot of entrepreneurs replied with answers of their models being too early for that time.


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So, I'm a bit of an Uber fan. Although admittedly a bit late to the party, the ease, flexibility and convenience of being able to summon a taxi at a moment's notice has turned me into a complete Uber-phile. Let's face it, I'm always going to be a fan of a service that is faster, cheaper and more convenient than the norm (a typical Millennial trait I'm sure you'll agree).
The controversy of their ascent, aside, Uber has transformed the way we interact with taxis. From syncing your credit card to the app so you don't have to worry about carrying cash, to seeing in real time how far your taxi is away, to developing a two-way feedback loop so that both driver and passenger know they're in for a smooth journey, Uber has completely re-invented the industry. The question is, which industry will Uber re-invent next?
Because I really doubt Uber will be satisfied with just being a taxi company. Let's think for a moment about what Uber has created. In one sense, Uber had created a network of taxis, allowing for a rapid response taxi service that transports people more responsively and more cheaply than existing taxi companies can. Yet in another sense, Uber has created a rapid response logistics network that has the capability to transport anything faster, cheaper and more conveniently than existing players.
If you start talking about Uber as a logistics company rather than a taxi company, you can begin to uncover the opportunities Uber has created for itself. What's to stop Uber becoming…
…a rapid response food logistics operator, coming to the aid of the disorganised chef who's run out of fish for tonight's busy service at his restaurant?
…a mobile corner-shop, for the busy working mum who doesn't have time to pop to the shops on her way home but still needs a pint of milk?
…a parcel delivery service, for the avid eBay seller who needs a parcel delivered quickly but doesn't have the time to visit the Post Office? (I may be talking from personal frustration here)
The scary thing is, Uber is already doing some of these things. UberEats is a fantastic example of Uber's potential. Currently in only a small number of cities, UberEats is (in Uber's words):
…an on-demand meal delivery service powered by Uber. We partner with the best local restaurants to bring you a meal in 10 minutes or less. It's the same cashless payment as an Uber ride. So all you need to do is tap a button and wait for the goodness to arrive.
In a shrewd tie-up from Unilever, Uber recently ran an activation with Wall's ice-cream, enabling users to request ice-cream on demand. Not only did it generate a great buzz for both Uber and Wall's, but it also uncovered an interesting thought: why bother letting your customers go to the shops and see competitor products alongside your own if your product, alone, can come to them?
With this and I'm sure, other partnerships in the pipeline, it seems that setting up the logistics network was only phase one for Uber. Phase two, the utilisation of that network, is just round the corner. The question is, will your business be a future partner or competitor to Uber?
Disruptive times lay ahead, and not just if you're a cabbie.


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Decided to try out this recipe from smitten kitchen (I have a massive foodie crush on smitten kitchen. I have a huge folder of recipes from there bookmarked on my laptop and I swear one day I will get round to baking all of them). The original recipe calls for: 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, 2/3 cup confectioners' (icing) sugar (sifted), 2 large egg yolks, (at room temperature), a pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract (i used vanilla), 2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup of dried cranberries, grated zest from 2 oranges.
Mix the butter in the food processor until it's soft and smooth, then add the sifted icing (confectioners') sugar and beat it again. Beat in the two egg yolks, followed by the salt, cranberries, zest and vanilla extract. Add in the flour and beat it in on a lower mixer setting if your processor has different speed settings (if not, don't worry). Turn the dough out onto the counter, flour the surface and your hands, and separate the dough in two. gather it into two balls, wrap in plastic wrap and stick it in the fridge for about half an hour.
Take the dough out, roll it into logs (i made mine about two inches thick) and put back in the fridge (in plastic wrap again) for another 2 hours. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (350 F) and line baking trays with baking parchment or greaseproof paper. Using a sharp knife (if it's not sharp enough it won't cut through the cranberry bits) cut the logs into cookies (i made them about 1cm thick) and place them on the baking trays. bake them for about 12-14 mins (this isn't an exact science- just keep an eye on them for the last few minutes. They need to be set but not browned. Mine were starting to brown a little round the edges at about 11 mins)
When they have cooled, place half of the cookies into a plastic box. Hide this. You can now tell your family/flatmates/partner that you made cookies.
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text: Presentation Skills - Presence and Impact11 Sep 2020 [change course] 1: Course 2: Attendees 3: Terms 4: Confirm & Pay Register for this Course Duration One day public open course – or run for your own in-house group Suitable for Any individual who has to present either in-house or to clients. The programme has been designed to target the areas that tend to let presentations down and is a very hands-on experience. You build confidence and creative skills to empower your presentation and presentation style, using a variety of methods to enforce the objectives.The use of video and playback allows you to practise and develop techniques, tone and pitch, see how they are perceived Location Guildford Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: Use your body language, voice and delivery when presentingSee how using your presentation can engage and excite rather than bore and alienate an audienceUnderstand the mixed signals you may be sending out and the effect they haveUse new tools to deliver a clear high impact message and practise bringing all the techniques together with your own presentation Programme Pre-course PreparationCandidates should bring either on laptop or USB a maximum 10 minute presentation relevant to their work or of a subject of their choosing to present to the groupIntroduction & Workshop ObjectivesEstablish what you want to achieve and identify what issues you have when presentingReassure you that video can help your style and technique Characteristics of a Good Presentation Knowledge required to make a presentation have real impactSeeing yourself as others see youResearch and rehearsalDeath by PowerPoint – avoid the obvious and enhance your presentation The Fear Factor Confidence building through understanding of what worries us when we presentPhysical and visual skills – speech and body language techniqueAudience management – is your message getting throughThe Maxims for Presenting The presentation – rules for deliveryThe situation – setting and reason The speaker – stop worrying about what others are thinking – engage and deliverHandling questions – means of getting time to think Time to Deliver An opportunity to deliver your presentation and receive feedback, tips and guidelines to develop and polish your style. The Way Forward Taking ideas back to the workplace and putting them into action Course Price per Person GBP exc. VAT Attendees Presentation Skills - Presence and Impact11 Sep 2020 Price per Person: £375.00 exc. VAT £375.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Promo Code: Promo Code Accepted Promo Code Invalid Promo Code Accepted Promo Code Invalid Subtotal: - Promo Code - - Net Total: - Powered by Software for Training Providers


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MIAMI – Law enforcement officials in South Florida plan increased security for upcoming events like the Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run in Miami and the Lauderdale Air Show 2013.
"We're going to be adding undercover officers, put the bomb dogs out there, the bomb squad out there, and a lot more of our uniformed presence -- officers on bicycles throughout each home game of the playoffs," said Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa. "For the corporate run, we as well we're going to be doing the same thing."
DeAnna Greenlaw said the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is reevaluating its security for the air show.
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LOG MARKS ADOPTED BY Albert-Pack & W.L. and H. D. Churchill
Assigned to W.L. & H. D. Churchill, June 9, 1892
Received for Record on Date Indicated in Date Column
A. J. Simmons County Clerk.
DATE: Feb. 14, 1891
This is to Certify, That Albert-Pack & W.L. and H. D. Churchill of Alpena does in accordance with Act No. 202 of the Session Laws of the State of Michigan for the year 1867, select and adopt the following marks, to be cut or stamped in conspicuous places, upon the ends or sides (or both) of logs to be put by or for them into Thunder Bay River or tributaries for the purpose of floating or rafting to the place of manufacture or shipment.
Said Marks has been approved by the Officers of the Boom Co.
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U. B. Lindstrom
U. B. Lindstrom
Professor Lindstrom, originally an agricultural scientist, now a full time development worker, has made numerous speeches and written books and hundreds of articles on global solidarity and environmental responsibility in international economic relations. His practical contributions to sustainable development include successful forestry projects in Africa, with voluntary funding from Finland.
Oliver Henry Knowles
Oliver Henry Knowles
A dedicated environmentalist, Oliver Knowles has been responsible since 1977 for ecological conservation at Mineracao Rio del Norte (MRN), working at the bauxite mining area in Amazonia, Brazil.
He has done pioneering work in land and water regeneration, the classification and preservation of species and most particularly in the spread of environmental education within the Company workforce and in local communities. His work on the rehabilitation of land after bauxite mining is a model to all companies working in tropical rainforest areas. He conceived and implemented his company's programme, "Five Minutes for the Environment".
Knowles was awarded the Marshall Candido Rondon medal in 1972 for his contribution to the responsible development of Amazonia, and the MBE in 1990 for his work on forest preservation in Brazil.
Ashok Khosla
Ashok Khosla
Development Alternatives, founded in 1983, was one of the first major organisations set up specifically to address the problems of sustainable development. Its objectives are to attach the problems of poverty, resource degradation and population growth at the village level on a large, national scale in a self-financing manner. To achieve this, it has adopted the strategy of focussing sophisticated scientific, technological and management methods to the solution of simple everyday problems of survival and subsistence. Led by Ashok Khosla, the organisation has built up a major research centre which develops innovative technologies for basic human needs. Examples of such technologies include: low cost but high grade construction using local materials such as mud, fuel-efficient woodstoves for cooking, handmade recycled paper and high-productivity handloom weaving machines.
Hayrettin Karaca
Hayrettin Karaca
Hayrettin Karaca gave up his 31 -year business life to begin work on conserving flora, and established the only private arboretum in Turkey.
The Karaca Arboretum has approximately 6000 varied trees and shrubs from Turkey and the rest of the world. The Arboretum is open to the public and all scientific foundations and trains students in agriculture and forestry.
Karaca also helped launch the Karaca Arboretum Magazine, a scientific periodical. Over the last five years, he has given over 30 lectures to students inside and outside the country.
Zhang Jia-Shun
Zhang Jia-Shun
Zhang Jia-Shun of Yingshang County, China, established in the mid 1970s a model village based on comprehensive" principles for the integrated development of agriculture, including forestry, horticulture and fisheries. This project was mobilised entirely by the villagers, without any state funding. It was followed in 1978 by a reconstruction programme, as the village was repeatedly subject to floods and drought and dominated by a low productivity monoculture.
The programme included soil improvement, harnessing of water for irrigation, village planning and biological reconstruction through tree planting and animal husbandry.
Kazuo Hishida
Kazuo Hishida
Kazuo Hishida, President of the Hishida Office of Planning and Environment, has participated in the formulation of national environmental protection policies in Japan. His efforts in the 60s and 70s have led to the drafing emission standard papers and technical guidelines for emission control for factories. He was recently appointed First Foreign Counsellor of the Research Centre for Eco-Environmental, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Jorge Ignacio Hernandez Camacho
Jorge Ignacio Hernandez Camacho
Dr Camacho's promotion of environmental awareness has contributed greatly to the establishment of the National Parks System. His 30-year public concern for Colombia's wildlife and natural resources is reflected in his scientific publications which have provided important models for conservation activities in forests, ecosystems, wildlife and water management activities.
Edwige Guillon
Edwige Guillon
In 1989, Edwige Guillon, (founder member and National Secretary of "Le Jour de la Terre" - Earth-Day France), resident of Saint-Calais, approached school directors to persuade them to teach children about environmental issues.
As a result, teachers, most of them women, developed projects for the children on paper recycling: "don't throw away any more,trees". Conferences, exhibitions and treeplanting programmes were held and state schools participated. Several collections of waste paper have been organised while waiting for permanent containers. The behaviour towards their environment of the 32,000 residents of Saint-Calais and the surrounding area is improving.
Legeia Gonzalez L.
Legeia Gonzalez L.
Legeia Gonzalez, Project Manager of the Foundation for the Research and Protection of the Environment, has organized workshops, seminars and other activities for grassroots groups in Colombia's Middle Pacific Region to teach groups about environmentally-safe technologies and systems.
Gonzalez and her group have helped women pursue income-generating activities using new environment-friendly labour-saving technologies. The Colombian communities are now using the rain forest as "extract reserves" to obtain what they need from the forest without interfering with the basic ecological processes.
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Golden Hope Plantations Berhad
In 1989, the Golden Hope Plantations Berhad group adopted a zerobum technique on four of the Golden Hope estates in Malaysia, over an area of approximately 600 hectares. This technique required old stands to be felled, shredded, pulverised and left to decompose in situ. No burning was carried out - in contrast to the conventional clearing system - and it has contributed to a clean air environment.
The zeroburn system has replenished soil organic matter and improved the soil's physical properties to enhance fertility. The zeroburn technique has since become a standard practice for all the Group's palm oil estates.


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September 21, 2010
Contact: Kristina Johnson
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Protect Sequoia National Monument.
***MEDIA ADVISORY for WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22***
Citizens Urge Forest Service to Protect Giant Sequoia National Monument from Logging
San Francisco - One of California's most treasured landscapes, the Giant Sequoia National Monument, is under threat. The Forest Service has released new management plans for the Monument that include heavy logging of giant sequoia trees. The Sierra Club has proposed an alternative plan in which the ancient forest is recognized for its tourist, recreational, and ecological value and is managed in a similar fashion to a national park. Sierra Club is reaching out to thousands of Bay Area citizens and asking them to attend this hearing and send comments to the Forest Service in order to help save Giant Sequoia National Monument for future generations.
WHAT: Public hearing to determine the future of Giant Sequoia National Monument
WHO: Bay Area citizens, Forest Service officials
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Best of 2014: Music February 1, 2015Posted by David Card in Digital Home & Personal Tech, Media.
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I'm awfully late posting my "best of," so I'll get right to it. More or less in order, the following were my favorite new releases of 2014:
- D'Angelo "Black Messiah" – smooooove
- Wovenhand "Refractory Obdurate" – my favorite quasi-Christian rocker is still full of fire and brimstone
- St. Vincent "St. Vincent" – doesn't sound like anything else, esp. when she plays guitar
- The Choir of Gonvill & Caius College, Cambridge "In Praise of St. Columba" – if Celtic monks didn't sound like this, they should have
- Sturgill Simpson "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music" – ignore the title: he's got some Hank Williams in him
- TV on the Radio "Seeds" – my obligatory "catchy, quirky alterna-pop" for this year
- Run the Jewels "Run the Jewels 2" – actually makes some political points
- Prince's twin releases: "Art Official Age" and "Plectrumelectrum" (with 3rdeyegirl) – he'll always be the best funk rocker
- Robert Plant "Lullaby…and the Ceaseless Roar" – obligatory "old geezer who hasn't lost it"
There were 3 or 4 good singles on the Pixie's two EPs, Lucinda Williams' double album was about one-album's worth of solid, and everybody should listen to "Primus and the Chocolate Factory" at least once.
I bought 29 albums or EPs — 7 from the back catalog. That's about the same as in 2013, and half of what I bought before streaming caught on. I don't think I'm the industry's worst nightmare, i.e., a former heavy-album buyer who switches over to $10/month. No, that would be the never-buyers who get all their music from YouTube. Mark Mulligan is right: though $10/month is a fabulous deal for fans,we're going to need another price point before it's mainstream. And Aram Sinnreich seems to have been on to something back in the Jupiter days: it took mobile streaming to take adoption beyond the niche aficionados.
Pals who work in and around the industry and I agreed it was pretty mediocre year. When I look back at what I liked best over the last few years, I'm struck by the relative lack of sure-to-be-standards. I won't fall back on the "no unifying cross-audience genre" argument, nor the idea that YouTube, iTunes, and Spotify have killed the album. (Singles are the native format for popular music; albums were an unnatural phenomenon of the '70s.)
I'll just say that, compared with the last 5 years, I didn't hear any breakthroughs in my favorite genre to match Parquet Courts, Japandroids, Titus Andronicus, Surfer Blood, Black Keys, or Savages. "RTJ2" is no "Yeezus," "1989" can't touch "Pure Heroine" or "Bangerz," The War on Drugs is a poor man's The National, and please, FKA twigs vs. M.I.A? no comparison.


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Add another C7 to the growing list of Stingrays that have "drowned," so to speak.
This black 2014 Corvette, sitting atop some Forgeline GA3R wheels, was once a great-looking car, but no longer.
It's now sitting in an insurance company's holding lot and will be sold through Insurance Auto Auctions.
If you were looking for a way to "autopsy" a Stingray, this might be the one as you can get a peek underneath the front and rear skin and see the fuel tanks as well as the inner workings of the door.
The back glass is gone, and the front windshield is shattered. The driver's airbag went off, so we can only hope that he or she was prevented from suffering any major injury by that fact.
We have no details on the accident, but we have to wonder if the fancy high-tech features on the Stingray are making drivers feel like they are invincible and have suddenly become Richard Petty Jr.
That $1,000 driver's course offered with each new 2014 Corvette might be the best investment an owner could make.
Here's some "after-action" photos of the Black Corvette Stingray at IAAI.com:
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[SAVE THE STINGRAYS] An Extra Crispy C7 Corvette Stingray
[SAVE THE STINGRAYS] Is this the Worst C7 Corvette Crash Yet?
[SAVE THE STINGRAYS] Corvette Stingray Totaled in Crash, Driver Walks Away