Despite the reduced budgets and increased pressures the world economy has experienced since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, some sectors and companies have performed well and in fact have even benefited from the slow-down. One such company is online betting exchange Betfair, which this year announced that it has over three million customers and reported revenues in 2009 of £303m – even in this supposed depression, there are still many individuals with money available to bet on everything from football and horse racing to politics and the winners of reality television shows.
Tony McAlister became CTO in January 2009, replacing Rorie Devine, now CTO at Yell.com. We met McAlister at his R&D headquarters in Marble Arch, London just before speculation began of the planned flotation of Betfair in the form of an IPO. R&D is close to McAlister's heart and he chose this location for our meeting to demonstrate the value it has to Betfair.
Revamping Betfair Research was one of the first tasks McAlister set about on his return to Great Britain to take the CTO role at the company. Originally called the Advanced Technology Group, McAlister felt a simple renaming would focus the department on the brand it represented and its basic role – research and development.
McAlister is passionate about R&D and there is no question of its value to the business in the mind of this witty and relaxed American from the Deep South.
Betfair has continued to grow as an organisation despite the economic fear stalking certain corridors. The slowdown in economic activity has benefited McAlister, who has seen his team outgrow the organisation's Hammersmith HQ.
"Central London is good for recruitment," he says. McAlister hasn't only been securing the talents of Britain's IT experts; his hiring policy has been truly global.
"I wanted to find the best talent. We are a web company, but we operated as an IT company," he says of the distinction.
"We have to operate at web speed. I told the board: the best talent is in Silicon Valley, so we are hiring there. The time expansion is good for us too," he says of how his geographically widespread technology division follows the sun across Eastern Europe, Britain and on to the US to guarantee maximum uptime.
"To globalise you need to grow the physical footprint of the business," he says of the expansion out of the UK. "But we will carry on developing in London.
His next challenge for the new UK R&D team is to move it back to Hammersmith and into the Betfair HQ.
He hopes the creative atmosphere can be successfully transplanted from the Marble Arch hothouse to the Hammersmith garden and benefit the HQ. "I'm hoping it will act like a germ, and infect the company," he says of the team's creative vibe.
On a later tour of the building we certainly get a sense of the cutting-edge R&D crew based there. It feels like a space station control room, with groups of casually dressed intellectuals speaking in the accents of every European language, they are grouped around pods of multiple screens crashing their brains against a sea of code and computation.
McAlister has also introduced a graduate recruitment scheme as part of his expansion. "That they are graduates mean they are talented, but you can make them Betfair people," he says.
Their youth value leads to product value, McAlister believes, especially when it comes to new technology.
"They are not people with seven or 10 years of experience," he explains, adding that this is no bad thing because their interaction with technology has not been shaped by the organisations they have previously been with. As devices like the iPad and iPhone reshape the way we consume and interact on the web, unblemished youth will bring innovation to Betfair.
In particular, McAlister is watching the iPad with interest, and sees its information consumption abilities as powerful while remaining unsure of its potential for the services it could offer Betfair. But then that is what his graduates are there to challenge him over.
Betfair was the first gambling organisation to have been approved by Apple to have an iPhone App available on its highly regulated App Store, and McAlister said Apps for the iPad and Android platforms will follow soon. This mobile push is part of a three-screen strategy to ensure Betfair is a powerful presence in the mobile, online and television space.
"I expect them all to merge as and when the device becomes available," he says.Could that irresistible force be the iPad?
But McAlister's team are not just throwing technical possibilities back at the organisation. His team are a key part of the gaming creation aspect of Betfair.
"We created Zero Lounge, taking all the zeros off a roulette table, this makes it completely even and means [players] have as much chance of winning as the house does," he explains.
McAlister and his team also buy in white-label gaming applications when it is the best policy for Betfair. "I don't want to invent the best bingo applications, so we buy one in: our unique IP is our exchange.
Analysts predict that the online gaming industry is set to consolidate. A Betfair IPO is expected to value the company at £1.5bn. The company is now 11 years old and is the largest betting exchange operator. It flirted with an IPO in 2005 before pulling back, but many industry insiders expect the company to go ahead with the offer this time. Betfair is 24 per cent held by Black and co-founder Edward Wray, 23 per cent by Japanese media corporation SoftBank and the rest by private investors.
Rivals may see a chance to buy into Betfair's market-leading exchange technology as too good an opportunity to miss if Betfar does opt for an IPO. The technology itself is based on the rapid event processing systems used in major stock markets like London and New York.
As well increasing R&D, McAlister was tasked upon his arrival with an infrastructure overhaul. Performance 2010, as the project was dubbed in preparation for this year's World Cup, was a major test of Betfair. The project was completed in time for March's Cheltenham Gold Cup and April's Grand National, two annual tests of the Betfair platform. McAlister reports both went well despite an increase in traffic. "Our servers didn't even sweat," he jokes.
McAlister's southern upbringing almost precluded him from taking the Betfair role when it was offered.
"I grew up in the Bible Belt of the US, so I turned the job down at first, but the recruiter came back and talked about the technology and it made me think again. It is a technology firm, and it was too good an offer to pass up," McAlister says. Soft-spoken and self-effacing, the smiling CTO wears his ethics and personal predilections discreetly.
Rather than a bookmaker, McAlister describes Betfair as a technology company that applies its systems to the trade and exchange of opinions. On a tour of the offices he and his passionate team of technologists demonstrate how they are creating a 'wisdom of the crowds' resource from Betfair users. Betfair correctly predicted that the 2010 British general election would create a hung parliament from the betting results generated on its site.
McAlister's team also created a web interface that demonstrated national faith in the home team for the 2010 World Cup based on the behaviour of users and where in the world they bet from.
This is McAlister's second stint in the UK, having previously been at Vodafone where, joining through a joint venture with Vivendi, he worked towards the three-screen experience of mobile, TV and web. Like WAP and ASP, it was too early for the technology strategy to take hold. But that hallowed three-screen vision is fast becoming a reality thanks to the BBC's iPlayer, the connectivity of iPhones and the next wave of tablets that will inevitably follow Apple's lead. McAlister is well placed with Betfair to deliver that reality to his organisation.


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Sanjay Khan's autobiography 'The Best Mistakes Of My Life' launched at Mumbai
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The city witnessed a star-studded affair with the who's who from the film fraternity as well as politics attending the grand launch of legendary actor-producer Sanjay Khan's autobiography 'The Best Mistakes Of My Life'.
The autobiography traces the journey of one of the greatest actor-producers in Bollywood often referred to as the original 'Khan' of Bollywood.
The launch saw the presence of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr. Farooq Abdullah who was also the guest of honour and also a close friend of Mr. Sanjay Khan. Along with him, Mallika Sanghvi, Sunil Alagh and Farooq Dhondy were also present.
Actor Dia Mirza, also a close friend of the family, was the host for the evening and narrated wonderful anecdotes from the life of the legendary actor. Also present were his son Zayed and daughters Sussanne, Simone and Farah along with Mr Khan's wife Zarine.
Sanjay Khan said, "This is an extremely emotional moment for me. I had never really thought of writing an autobiography but the process made me relive most parts and has made me value my life, my friends and those who stood by me even more. It gives me so much happiness to be able to share this moment with all those who are so precious to me."
Sanjay Khan also read out an excerpt from his book which was about his mentor and his greatest inspiration, the Late Shri Raj Kapoor.
The autobiography titled 'The Best Mistakes Of My Life' has the actor-author at his candid best with a bare-all look at his journey in Bollywood and outside of it. From films to politics to his near-death accidents, Khan writes on all his life-changing moments.
Sanjay Khan has acted in more than 40 films and produced and directed films like Chandi Sona, Kala Dhanda Gore Log and the television classic The Sword of Tipu Sultan. He is the recipient of the 'National Citizen Award' twice, the 'Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence', the 'Gem of India Award for Excellence' among many other honors.
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Spring has Sprung! During the tour you will see many barn quilts and the 50 States Barn Quilt display. Stops will be at Dawson Home/Flowers with a demo on flower arranging! First Presbyterian Church to view the cloth quilt that inspired their barn quilts. Enjoy a special art exhibit by Betty McKeone at the Robert Henri Museum. Lunch catered by Bizzy Bees!
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Book of Abraham gee hauglid Joseph Smith min Mormon muhlestein papyri
– Brief overview of the History of the Book of Abraham
– Why the critics say it is problematic
– What workarounds apologists have created to deal with those criticisms
– Why those workarounds are dead ends
– Evidences Apologists share
– Why those evidences have little credibility
– How the Church is adapting to the Problems
Book Of Abraham conundrum simplified – https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/My-Concerns-Book-of-Abraham-1.pdf
MormonThink Book of Abraham – http://www.mormonthink
Episode Links:
Muhlestein lying about Abraham on the Lion Couch – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLbFpWlVLx8
Robin Scott Jensen on the Book of Abraham – http://www.ldsperspectives.com/2018/11/07/book-of-abraham/
The Best Evidence for the Book of Abraham: Abraham in the Prayer Position – https://archive.org/details/egyptianhierogly01budguoft/page/n103
Dan Vogel's Videos on the Book of Abraham Pt 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtJT_xjIgdM
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15 thoughts on "Radio Free Mormon: 060: The Book Of Abraham – Missing Scrolls, Catalyst Theories, and Bad Apologetics Part 1"
My favourite argument against the Catalyst theory is recorded in the History of the Church (HC) Volume 3, Chapter 3.
https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/volume-3-chapter-3
In the section called: Remuneration of the Prophet and Sidney Rigdon for Temporal Labors in the Church.
The time is 1838.
The Council investigated the matter, and instructed the Bishop to make over to President Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, each an eighty-acre lot of land from the property of the Church, situated adjacent to the city corporation; also appointed three of their number, viz., George W. Harris, Elias Higbee and Simeon Carter, a committee to confer with said Presidency, and satisfy them for their services the present year; not for preaching, or for receiving the word of God by revelation, neither for instructing the Saints in righteousness, but for services rendered in the printing establishment, in translating the ancient records, etc., etc. Said committee agreed that Presidents Smith and Rigdon should receive $1,100 each as a just remuneration for their services this year.
Notice how there is a very clear point made that the salary that JS and SR were to receive was for temporal work, not things related to preaching the word of god, revelations, etc.
good find
whizzbang says:
More of Bill ripping off others' research, keep looking stupid Bill! You are doing a great job!!!
Steve R says:
Elder Holland is that you?
whizzinnbangin4jeezus says:
No, I'm better, I'm General Paul H. Dunn. Stand at attenshun, son!
Excellent, excellent summary of the issues! I was confused about the Book of Abraham for so long, and I now realized it was because of the apologists' convoluted and unnecessarily complicated arguments. It really is much more simple than they would like it to be.
Can good apologetics came from a corrupt tree?
By their apologetics ye shall know them.
In this broadcast behind enemy lines, Bill mentions Brian Hauglid's new position that Abraham Ch. 1 through Ch.2 v.18 was produced in 1835 but Ch.2 v.19 through Ch. 5 was produced in Nauvoo. Bill then says this is a huge development but never goes on to say why. I'm curious as to the significance of this position change?
missing scroll apologists (Gee and Muhlestein) require the BoA to be finished in Kirtland otherwise Joseph has too much hebrew training after that and it deeply hurts their version of how inspired Joseph was.
Could the catalyst theory also be called the Dumbo theory? God gave JS a feather to hold in his trunk in the form of a scroll so he could deliver the "word" but never needed it in reality? He was never the wiser, but we now have superior understanding?
sure, but then you still must deal with Abraham himself in 1:12 and 14 declaring that the papyri was used and the facsimiles were connected….. How do you dismiss Abraham's own words?
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Although I guess that, by extension, accepting the catalyst theory would in turn say it was okay to use fake gold plates to "translate" the BoM. "As long as it's inspired" is the focus of the church essay.
I just want to know why all the prophets since 1967 haven't finished what Mr. Smith said that "the prophet" would do with the remainder papyri??? Yes, he died, but didn't a successor pick up "the mantle"??? They used other people's hard earned money to get them back…
Yah, it's ridiculous. I can't respect the lengths one most go to try and keep it all together.
But I think the Dumbo Theory for the BoA has a nice ring to it!
Imagine if, under your 'electric chair' example, future scholars find out that today we allow religious priests to meet with individuals about to be executed. I imagine those future scholars, could claim, 'look how religiously intertwined these killings are … must be some form of religiously motivated human sacrifice'.
What I find most troublesome is that the church claims to have published the found papyri in the 1960's and that they were open to the debate surrounding this topic. However, if you go to the Improvement Era article, the rhetoric is quite different. First, and I quote "The fact that Dr. Atiya made the discovery and so energetically attests to the manuscript's authenticity as that which Joseph Smith used in part in the translation of the Book of Abraham is of no little importance." Makes the argument for a missing scroll theory null and void. Second, and I quote "I met directly with President Tanner, who had said the Church was very, very interested and would do anything or pay any price for them." Why would an apostle and prophet be so excited and willing to pay any amount for something that was NOT used in the translation of the BoA? Third, and I quote "purchased by the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith at the price of twenty four hundred dollars in the year eighteen hundred thirty five they were highly prized by Mr. Smith on account of the importance which attached to the record which were accidentaly found enclosed in the breast of one of the Mummies." (Mr. Smith accidentally put the receipt of the purchase in the breast of one of the mummies, uh hum ah GROSS!) The Chicago Museum actually never had record of the other two mummies nor any of the scrolls and in fact Mr. Coombs' heir brought the scrolls to the metropolitan museum and sold them in the 1940's. So how are there missing scrolls? Lastly, and I quote, "They are a remarkably powerful and tangible testimony to the truthfulness of the Prophet's clear and simply told story that he had in his hands some original papyri documents, some of which he used in producing the Book of Abraham" and that "the Prophet promised "further extracts from the Book of Abraham" than those writings that we already have, but martyrdom cut short his publication of new materials." (Why didn't the "Prophets" since 1967 finish what Mr. Smith preserved for them?) And finally, they were turned over to Mr. Nibley for further study and publication (which never came and isn't discussed further).
This IE article is vitally important to this topic, but not in a since that the church has been openly talking about this for the last 50 years. It was at a minimum misleading and casting light that the papyri used by Mr. Smith was actually found in 1967-but then for the next 50 years continues to say that the facsimiles used to translate the BoA are still missing.


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When I first test-drove a Honda Element back in 2003, I actually grinned. The first year of manufacture for this one-of-a-kind vehicle, I was drawn by the Old School practicality – squarish, roomy and no carpeting or bespoke fabrics for me. It reminded me of the vehicles of my youth. And, I loved the sweet little 5-speed shifter mounted up on the dash. With a trailer hitch and my own roof rack, this vehicle has served me well. In fact, with over 300 K on the odometer, it still serves me well. And, I still grin every time I get behind the wheel.
Nevertheless, as a beat-up Indiana Jones uttered in the original Raiders of the Lost Ark: "It's not just the years, it's the miles." I still drive my Element every day, but she requires more and more attention from my mechanics. So, I have been pondering for years about her successor. Honda stopped selling Elements in 2011. A new Element was no longer an option and I am loathe to entrust my longer trips to a 7-year-old vehicle. Instead of buy the newest used Element, something new made sense.
My struggle was made easier by my grandson Jacob. Not yet a year old, he solved my problem by needing a seat. Susan's '17 Golf seats only 4 – as does even the newest Element. Whenever Jacob visits from Germany, we need a reliable vehicle that holds 5. And, I still need something to handle our snowy hills and cornfields – especially whilst pursuing waterfowl.
So, like an amazing percentage of locals – at least those not driving 4×4 pickups of the Ford or Chevy persuasions – I began to consider the Subaru Forester. Tall, roomy, fabled reliability and off-road capability – we encounter Foresters and other Subarus on the local roads almost continually. Although not boxy and slab-sided the way I prefer my "trucks", the Forester seemed like the closest thing to an Element in today's marketplace. A test drive showed me great visibility and road manners – and I even abandoned the manual transmission for the CVT (continuously variable transmission).
I was always interested in cars, too. And, every American soon learns these two…..
I recall vividly my Grandfather's MG-TD – British Racing Green with Biscuit interior, of course…..
The M and G within the octagon, too, caught my eye.
When I was growing up in the '50s – long before today's mega-dealerships, there was an MG dealer right on Main Street in East Islip.
In 1961, my Dad replaced his Willys Jeep with an "import" – a Volkswagen Transporter, compete with the canvas top. The VW insignia is one of the sweetest, in my view.
When I was in Eight Grade, I clearly recall seeing and being excited by the new MGM logo.
The Subaru logo, on the other hand….not so much…..
Although I know about the history – the Fuji Heavy Industries and the Pleiades and all – I always found it too "busy". It does not grab the eye as a good logo must.
Once I picked up my new wheels, the first thing I did was to peel off the dealership "badges" on the hatch. The next step was to get in touch with Do It Yourself Lettering, Inc. in Florida (800.550.3883 or www.diylettering.com ) .
Because the badge is 3-dimensional – it is slightly convex – DIY Lettering recommended the material they use for vehicle "wraps" – those images we see covering entire cars and trucks. They also sized and located my image perfectly within the ellipse – and added a silver border that simplified installation.
I also covered the chrome "wings" on the grille with some Krylon Semi-flat spray paint.
Installation was a bit tricky on the curved surface. I still have a tiny wrinkle on the stern emblem.
Now for the next pet peeve – to modify the roof rack so it will actually carry lumber or a canoe…..


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Disney unveils footage of 'Star Wars,' 'A Wrinkle in Time,' 'Lion King'
By Sandra Gonzalez
Chris Pizzello, Invision, AP SOURCE: Chris Pizzello, Invision, AP
A galaxy far, far away, a TV legend front and center in an adaptation with a modern twist, and an adorable lion cub were the stars of the live-action presentation at Disney's D23 event, at which the studio unveiled multiple highly anticipated sneak peeks on Saturday.Among the most anticipated first looks was that for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."Director Rian Johnson was joined by cast members Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro to show a new behind-the-scenes featurette with looks at the upcoming film.Those hoping for a full "Star Wars" trailer were let down, but Disney did have the first extended look at "A Wrinkle in Time."Director Ava DuVernay, young star and newcomer Storm Reid, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine and Oprah Winfrey all took the stage to introduce the new trailer for what DuVernay called "a family story wrapped in an epic adventure."Kaling emphasized, however, that the film, based on the 1962 novel, is filled with modern flare.The quotations spoken by her character, Mrs. Who, for example, were updated to be more "inclusive." Mrs. Who quotes Jay-Z, among others, Kaling said.'The Lion King' visual effects revealedJon Favreau, director of "The Lion King," brought with him a piece of footage that elicited the most nostalgic feelings among the audience.The footage show from the live-action "The Lion King" was a shot-by-shot remake of the opening scene from the animated film, complete with "The Circle of Life" blaring in the background and a first look at CGI Simba.Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn told the crowd the live-action version would be "respectful and faithful to the lion king you already know and love."New Mary Poppins actress pays tribute to Julie AndrewsA full trailer for "Mary Poppins Returns" was not ready for D23, but star Emily Blunt and director Rob Marshall presented a rough cut of scenes accompanied by a Disney orchestra.In the footage, which was not made available to the public, there were sneak peeks of the characters played by Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, and Angela Lansbury."I needed to try to pay homage to Julie Andrews but carve out a new space for myself," Blunt said of taking the role.The film will be released Christmas 2018.Guardians rescue ThorA hair-raising teaser trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War" stole the show at the star-studded presentation of the Walt Disney Studios upcoming live-action films at the studios' fan convention D23, upstaging even "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," Oprah Winfrey and Mary Poppins.The trailer, which has not yet been released online, was packed to the brim with tantalizing scenes, including Thor, floating and near dead in deep space being rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy; Spider-Man's hair standing up on his arm; Tony Stark ominously warning that, "He's coming for us," likely talking about Thanos; and Thanos himself gripping a weakened Thor's skull and looking ready to crack it with ease.Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was joined on stage by stars in the film, including Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier, Elizabeth Olsen as The Scarlett Witch, and Josh Brolin as the ultimate bad guy Thanos.In the footage, Spider-Man gets his spidey senses as he looks down to see hairs standing up on his arm and the rest of the Avengers are in a lot of trouble against Thanos."Avengers: Infinity War" comes out May 4, 2018.Details given on 'Mulan,' 'Aladdin' and other projectsOn the news front, Disney confirmed the development of a live-action "Mulan" film, a project with Dwayne Johnson called "Jungle Cruise," and the start of production for "Dumbo," from director Tim Burton, coming in 2019.The studio showed off a replica of the Dumbo that will be featured in the live-action film, a blue-eyed elephant measuring 3.5 feet tall and 5.5 feet wide, that earned swooning from the audience.Disney also announced the cast of "Aladdin," following reports last week that they were having trouble finding a star for the film.Mena Massoud, ("Jack Ryan") will play the title role, Naomi Scott ("Power Rangers") will play Jasmine and Will Smith will take on the role of Genie.The panel followed what was a slower news event on Friday.At its animation presentation, Disney announced a couple of untitled projects, including a movie set in a suburban fantasy world about two teenage brothers hoping to spend one magical day with their late father.The studio has several major features in the pipeline, previewing "Frozen 2," "Incredibles 2" and "Toy Story 4." A 21-minute featurette based on "Frozen," "Olaf's Frozen Adventure," will also precede its next animated movie, "Coco," which premieres this fall.CNN's Brian Lowry and The Associated Press contributed to this report.The-CNN-Wire
ANAHEIM, Calif. —
A galaxy far, far away, a TV legend front and center in an adaptation with a modern twist, and an adorable lion cub were the stars of the live-action presentation at Disney's D23 event, at which the studio unveiled multiple highly anticipated sneak peeks on Saturday.
Among the most anticipated first looks was that for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
Footage of Emily Blunt in 'Mary Poppins Returns' is here
Fans get behind-the-scenes look at Star Wars with new video
Director Rian Johnson was joined by cast members Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio Del Toro to show a new behind-the-scenes featurette with looks at the upcoming film.
Those hoping for a full "Star Wars" trailer were let down, but Disney did have the first extended look at "A Wrinkle in Time."
Director Ava DuVernay, young star and newcomer Storm Reid, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine and Oprah Winfrey all took the stage to introduce the new trailer for what DuVernay called "a family story wrapped in an epic adventure."
Kaling emphasized, however, that the film, based on the 1962 novel, is filled with modern flare.
The quotations spoken by her character, Mrs. Who, for example, were updated to be more "inclusive." Mrs. Who quotes Jay-Z, among others, Kaling said.
'The Lion King' visual effects revealed
Jon Favreau, director of "The Lion King," brought with him a piece of footage that elicited the most nostalgic feelings among the audience.
The footage show from the live-action "The Lion King" was a shot-by-shot remake of the opening scene from the animated film, complete with "The Circle of Life" blaring in the background and a first look at CGI Simba.
Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn told the crowd the live-action version would be "respectful and faithful to the lion king you already know and love."
New Mary Poppins actress pays tribute to Julie Andrews
A full trailer for "Mary Poppins Returns" was not ready for D23, but star Emily Blunt and director Rob Marshall presented a rough cut of scenes accompanied by a Disney orchestra.
In the footage, which was not made available to the public, there were sneak peeks of the characters played by Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, and Angela Lansbury.
"I needed to try to pay homage to Julie Andrews but carve out a new space for myself," Blunt said of taking the role.
The film will be released Christmas 2018.
Guardians rescue Thor
A hair-raising teaser trailer for "Avengers: Infinity War" stole the show at the star-studded presentation of the Walt Disney Studios upcoming live-action films at the studios' fan convention D23, upstaging even "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," Oprah Winfrey and Mary Poppins.
The trailer, which has not yet been released online, was packed to the brim with tantalizing scenes, including Thor, floating and near dead in deep space being rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy; Spider-Man's hair standing up on his arm; Tony Stark ominously warning that, "He's coming for us," likely talking about Thanos; and Thanos himself gripping a weakened Thor's skull and looking ready to crack it with ease.
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was joined on stage by stars in the film, including Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Sebastian Stan as The Winter Soldier, Elizabeth Olsen as The Scarlett Witch, and Josh Brolin as the ultimate bad guy Thanos.
In the footage, Spider-Man gets his spidey senses as he looks down to see hairs standing up on his arm and the rest of the Avengers are in a lot of trouble against Thanos.
"Avengers: Infinity War" comes out May 4, 2018.
Details given on 'Mulan,' 'Aladdin' and other projects
On the news front, Disney confirmed the development of a live-action "Mulan" film, a project with Dwayne Johnson called "Jungle Cruise," and the start of production for "Dumbo," from director Tim Burton, coming in 2019.
The studio showed off a replica of the Dumbo that will be featured in the live-action film, a blue-eyed elephant measuring 3.5 feet tall and 5.5 feet wide, that earned swooning from the audience.
Disney also announced the cast of "Aladdin," following reports last week that they were having trouble finding a star for the film.
Mena Massoud, ("Jack Ryan") will play the title role, Naomi Scott ("Power Rangers") will play Jasmine and Will Smith will take on the role of Genie.
The panel followed what was a slower news event on Friday.
At its animation presentation, Disney announced a couple of untitled projects, including a movie set in a suburban fantasy world about two teenage brothers hoping to spend one magical day with their late father.
The studio has several major features in the pipeline, previewing "Frozen 2," "Incredibles 2" and "Toy Story 4." A 21-minute featurette based on "Frozen," "Olaf's Frozen Adventure," will also precede its next animated movie, "Coco," which premieres this fall.
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We all have a blind spot, both literally and metaphorically. Ansel Adams had one so big and powerful that he, Beaumont Newhall and a few others "disappeared" some very important and wonderful photographers from the history of photography. And in doing so they also helped "disappear" an important movement in photography, one called Pictorialism. (And if this sounds like a boring lecture about photographic history, please keep reading—because it's really about what you are doing right now.)
Pictorialists were concerned with making images about feelings and they used every kind of technique they could imagine to get the job done. Soft focus, multiple images layered on top of one another, texture screens, painting on negatives and prints – any of these could be used to modify the straight negative the camera produced.
Pictorialism flourished as a photographic style from 1885 to somewhere in the 1920s. Many early photographers, people like Julia Margaret Cameron , Edward Steichen and Heinrich Kuehn either were or began as pictorialists. In fact, Ansel Adams started out as one too, but after falling under the spell of the F64 School, he abandoned pictorialism and turned vehemently against it.
The F64 crowd believed that only a "Straight" image was photographically pure, once you modified what the camera had seen you had wandered from the path. And if straight photography was "better," then Pictorialism had to be "bad," and photographers who practiced it were also "bad" and could be ignored or vilified. Since Adams and Newhall were aligned aesthetically and since Newhall wrote the seminal The History of Photography, important Pictorialists like William Mortensen and Elias Goldensky were written out of the history…and we lost a great and beautiful tradition. With no establishment recognition, the techniques of Pictorialism were for the most part forgotten and the world marched on.
Except beauty never goes away, even as our idea of what constitutes it changes. And straight photography couldn't contain all the ideas about beauty that people might have. So the practices of Pictorialism crept in around the edges: a soft focus shot here, movement portrayed as a blur there. As long as it didn't have a name or school, it didn't draw the wrath of the straight photography purists.
And then digital photography came along, and Photoshop appeared, and suddenly we were back in the age of Pictorialism, only without the aesthetic discussions that were the underpinnings of Pictorialism as a movement. (An aside here, in case you think this doesn't apply to you: if you have ever made an Instagram, you were working in the Pictorialist style.)
I believe it's time to reintroduce the concept of Pictorialism to photography. Many of us are using the tools of Pictorialism every day without much understanding of their theoretical underpinnings. Those underpinnings can be found, but not in modern literature. Instead, you have to go back to the photographers who wrote and practiced it a while ago to understand what they were thinking when they made images that still call to us today. So as a hopeful first step towards the formal reintroduction of Pictorialism, 21st Century Pictorialism if you will, here are some books from and about the early practitioners of it.
The Photo-Pictorialists of Buffalo – Anthony Bannon
This book is a history of Pictorialists working in the Buffalo New York area from the 1880s to the 1930s. It contains many beautiful images, but perhaps more important is the thoughtful and insightful introduction by Anthony Bannon that talks about the concepts behind them. The introduction begins with a quote: "The photograph is a chimera: two beasts, pretext and text, occupy the fragile body of the image, contending for space in the spectator's consciousness. The photographer is a similar monster: carnivorous perpetrator, slicing raw artifacts from the optical continuum…and agrarian witness, domesticating the exotic, hybridizing the familiar." (Hollis Frampton). Heady stuff, and worth thinking about as we ponder the worth of any image when millions are made every day.
Photo-Pictorialists is available at https://www.burchfieldpenney.org/visit/the-museum-store/shop-online/category:books/
William Mortensen – various books and articles
William Mortensen was an extraordinary stylist and for many years perhaps the best known of the 20th century Pictorialists. His feud with Ansel Adams was legendary, though their attitudes towards the differences were not well matched. Mortensen separated the man from the artist, while Adams hated both Mortensen and his work intensely. Even years after his death Adams could find little or nothing nice to say about him. I think we know better. Although Mortensen's subject matter was often grotesque and sometimes fell into the kitschy, his mastery of craft was and is astounding. Most people seeing a Mortensen print for the first time find it hard to believe it is a photograph.
Mortensen pioneered techniques like printing a negative onto paper, shading the back with a pencil to hold back the highlights, printing the result onto another piece of paper, shading the back again (this time to darken the shadows of the now negative image) and printing the result a third time, perhaps through a texture screen to make a positive image of extraordinary textural and tonal qualities. If there is an artist who thoroughly understood and foreshadowed the possibilities of Photoshop long before it appeared, it would be William Mortensen.
Because he wrote extensively, many of his books remain available at least as used copies. Some of them are: Monsters and Madonnas; A Book of Methods – Mortensen on the negative – Print finishing and Pictorial Lighting . Although he wrote before the digital age the thinking behind his methods remains relevant. A study of his writing may lead you to reexamine the way you approach your work.
A short online biography of Mortensen can be found here: http://www.thescreamonline.com/photo/photo06-01/mortensen/commandtolook1.html
Finally an online search will turn up many Mortensen images but nothing you find online comes close to the look and feel of his prints. At the least, try to find a book of them to see the qualities of the images as they were intended.
Me and Mortensen – Photography with the Master – Robert Balcomb
Robert Balcomb studied extensively with William Mortensen and went on to make portraits using Mortensen's techniques for over forty years. His book is reminiscence, a showcase for images made in the Mortensen manner, and a primer on analog photographic techniques, many of which can be applied in the digital world. The printing is beautiful and the book is well worth having on your shelf.
Available through Amphora Press www.amphoraeditions.com
These books are a small sampling of pictorialist expression available online and in new and used book stores. They offer a glimpse into the thinking that was informing image making a century ago. Today we have thousands of tutorials about how to do almost anything in Photoshop but very little talk about why we make pictures, or the intention behind them. The F64 School opened the door for generations of sharp and beautiful images, but at the cost of leaving behind a whole other way of thinking about the picture.
A hundred years ago photographers were having serious discussions about the aesthetic why of making pictures as well as the how. They wrote and argued passionately not about which camera or lens was better but which way of thinking got them closest to their desired result. For the pictorialists the image was a way of encapsulating emotion first, rather than a photographic fact. Maybe it's time to call people who do that now 21st century pictorialists and start the discussion again.
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Amid turmoil in Barcelona, ex-Catalan president says independence push went 'too far, too fast' – The Guardian, Theguardian.com
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The push forCatalan independence, which has plunged Spain into its worst crisis in decades and riven the region itself, has moved too far, too fast, according to the former Catalan president who began the drive for secession.
Speaking to theObserverat the end of a week of unrest triggered by the Spanish supreme court's jailing of nine separatist leaders,Artur Mascondemnedthe violence of recent daysbut accused the court of playing politics and the Spanish state of a " savage "response to demands for independence. *****
He said the court's decision to convict the defendants of sedition was a disaster, adding: "It was a political sentence passed by people who aren't politicians. They're judges and when judges try to act like politicians, it normally ends badly. "
While denouncing the violence that has disfigured the traditionally peaceful independence movement, Mas said he took his hat off to "the massive mobilization by people who realize they need to oppose this sentence and its consequences".
On Friday an estimated 525, 000 people gathered inBarcelonato protest against the sentence and call for the release of jailed and exiled independence leaders. The city's Sagrada Familia church was closed after protesters blocked its entrance and later in the evening there were violent clashes as separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police, who responded with teargas and rubber bullets.
However, Mas, who governedCataloniabetween 2010 and 2016 and set the region on its collision course with Madrid by staging a symbolic, non-binding independence referendum five years ago, acknowledged that mistakes had been made.
The current crisis began when Mas's successor, Carles Puigdemont,announced a unilateral independence referendumin June 2017.
The poll, staged in defiance of the Spanish government, courts and constitution, was held on 1 October that year and followed three weeks later by a unilateral declaration of independence in the regional parliament.
"In my opinion, the independence movement has made three mistakes," said Mas. "The first is that it was in too much of a hurry and set out timeframes that were too short; it was making excessive demands of itself. The second mistake was the lack of internal unity – too often, there's been a lack of unity within the movement and that's still partly the case now. "
The third mistake, he added, had been underestimating the strength of the Spanish state. "We thought that in the 21 st century and as part of the EU, it would act in a more democratic and civilized way, "he said. "But we've seen that it still acts the way it used to a few decades ago. We need to learn from those three mistakes. "
Mas conceded that the independence movement needed to do more to win hearts and minds in Catalonia, where support for secession has never risen above 48. 7%, and where pro-independence parties have never managed to take 50% of the vote in regional elections.
Thesnap Catalan regional election called by the Madrid government and held in December 2017saw the three pro-independence parties retain their absolute majority in the Catalan parliament, winning 70 of its 135 seats. Between them, they took 47. 7% of the vote. But the biggest single winner was the staunchly anti-independence Citizens party, which took 37 Seats.
Although Mas admitted that there is still not "a decisive majority in favor of independence", he said another referendum needed to be held to settle the matter and heal the fractures within Catalan society.
Polls suggest that the vast majority of Catalans are in favor an official referendum held with the Spanish government's blessing.
"It's hard to find a solution that doesn't involve a referendum because people want to take the decision over the future of the country, whether they're in favor of independence or against it," said Mas.
"The results may not be wholly positive but the current reality isn't exactly positive either."
He suggested that voters could be asked two questions in the referendum: whether they wanted to renegotiate their relationship with the central government with a new statute of regional autonomy, or whether they favored independence.
"In any case, I think there has to be a referendum and people have to be allowed to vote on independence."
Mas, who was barred from holding public officefor two years after being convicted of disobeying the Spanish constitutional court by holding the symbolic independence referendum in 2014, said he is stunned by what has happened in the past two years.
He would never have imagined the nine politicians would end up in prison for sedition, nor that Puigdemont wouldend up in exile after fleeing to Belgiumto avoid arrest and is now fighting to avoid extradition.
"I knew there could be legal consequences – I suffered them myself – but I thought they would be punished for disobedience with fines and not with charges of sedition," he said. "Whether or not you're in favor of independence, the sentences trample all over basic rights."
Mas's ban on holding office has now ended. While he feels his political career is complete, he is not ruling out a return to office given the turbulent state of Catalonia. "We're living in such exceptional circumstances that I can't offer a decisive no," he said.
"My intention is not to run. But the circumstances in the country are what they are and I'm keeping an eye on what's happening – and what's happening within my own party – and I'll take a final decision when the time comes. But if I had to give an answer now, it would be no. "
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Jewish high-priest
Annas, 'Annas (according to Blass and Wescott-Hort, 'Annas; Josephus, 'Ananos). Name (cf. Heb. Hanan, Syr. Haman) of same derivation as Hannah (see Anna). Annas, son of Seth, succeeded (A.D. 6 or 7) Joazar in the high-priesthood by appointment of Quirinius who had come to Judea to attend to the incorporation of Archelaus's territory into the Roman province of Syria (Josephus, Ant., XVIII, ii, 1). After his deposition (A.D. 15) by V. Gratus, the high-priests followed upon one another in rapid succession: Ismael, Eleazar (son of Annas; perhaps the Alexander of Acts, iv, 6, Alexander being the Graecized name of Eleazar), Simon, until we come to Joseph, called Caiaphas, who knew how to retain the favor of the Roman authorities from A.D. 18 to 36 (Josephus, Ant., XVIII, ii, 2). But his deposition did not deprive Annas of his influence which must have remained considerable, to judge by the fact that beside Eleazar, his son, and Joseph Caiaphas, his son-in-law (John, xviii, 13), four other sons, viz., Jonathan (perhaps the John of Acts, iv, 6, where D reads ionathas), Theophilus, Matthias, Annas (Ananos) II, obtained the dignity of high-priests (Jos., Ant., XVIII, iv, 3; v, 3; XIX, vi, 4; XX, ix, 1). The New Testament references to Annas convey the same impression. His name appears with that of Joseph Caiaphas, who was the actual high-priest during the ministry of the Savior (Matt., xxvi, 3, 57; John, xi, 49, 51) in the elaborate synchronisms wherewith St. Luke introduces the public ministry of Our Lord (Luke, iii, 2). The commanding position of the former high-priest is attested also by the prominent place awarded to him in Acts, iv, 6; here Annas is introduced as "the High-Priest", whilst Joseph Caiaphas's name simply follows with those of the other members of the high-priestly race. Those formulae, which might leave on the reader the impression that the author considered Annas and Caiaphas as discharging the functions of the high-priesthood simultaneously (Luke, iii, 2), or even that Arenas alone was the actual high-priest (Acts, iv, 6), have given rise to many hypotheses—more or less plausible. They are to be considered as not strictly accurate, but they are a testimony to the ascendency of Annas. But Annas is more than a mere chronological landmark in the life of the Savior; according to our common text of John, xviii, 13-27, Annas would have played a part at a decisive point of the life of Jesus. After His arrest, the Lord is brought directly to Annas, in whose palace a kind of unofficial, preliminary interrogatory takes place, an episode entirely omitted by the Synoptists. It must be said, however, that the common text seems to be here in a disturbed condition, as Maldonatus had already remarked (I, 427-428). If the order of Syr. Sin. (XVIII, 13, 24, 14-15, 19-23, 16-18, 25-27) be adopted, the succession of the facts gains in clearness and consistency, though the Annas episode becomes altogether secondary in the narrative. The "house, of Annas", wealthy and unscrupulous, is pronounced accursed in the Talmud, together with "the corrupt leaders of the priesthood", whose presence defiled the sanctuary (Edersheim, Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah I, 263 f.).
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UPDATE 2-Zimbabwe poised to raise public workers pay again
Source: UPDATE 2-Zimbabwe poised to raise public workers pay again – Reuters
HARARE (Reuters) – The Zimbabwean government is ready to raise civil servants' pay for the second time in three months because incomes have been eroded by soaring inflation, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Monday, after a labour group threatened protests.
Zimbabweans are angry as year-on-year inflation of around 100% has eaten the value of their wages and savings, recalling the horrors of the hyperinflation era in 2008.
The southern African nation is grappling with a severe shortage of U.S. dollars, fuel, bread, medicines and 17-hour daily power cuts, which have forced businesses to use expensive diesel generators.
Currency reforms introduced last month to ban the use of foreign currencies and make the interim RTGS currency the sole legal tender have done little to instil confidence that people's living standards will improve soon under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who came to power after Robert Mugabe was removed in a 2017 coup.
"I have a (wage increase) figure already, and I am just waiting to hear from the unions. We will be meeting them tomorrow to hear their figures," Ncube told a meeting with local businesses in Harare.
Ncube said the government's budget was in surplus for the first 6 months of the year.
The lowest paid public sector worker earns 430 Zimbabwe dollars ($49.54), which unions say has been hit by inflation of 97.85% in May. A union official said a meeting would be held later on Monday to agree a position that they will present to the government on Tuesday.
As inflation soared, the government hiked the overnight interest rate to 50% last month and Ncube on Monday said the central bank wouldn't hesitate to raise rates again to deal with people speculating on the value of the local currency.
The Zimbabwe dollar was trading at 8.86 to the greenback on the official interbank market, bringing its total losses to 27% since June 24 when the government ended dollarisation. On the black market the unit was trading at 10.5 to the dollar.
Central bank Governor John Mangudya told the same event that Zimbabwean individuals and companies held around $1 billion in foreign-currency accounts, around three months' import cover.
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions threatened "mass action" last month after the government made the RTGS the sole legal tender and renamed it the Zimbabwe dollar.
At least three people have gone to court to challenge the government's move but Ncube said he was "very prepared for the fight" in court.
Patrick Chivaura, acting CEO of state power utility ZESA Holdings, told the same meeting that the end of dollarisation was hurting its ability to deliver power because mines could no longer pay it in U.S. dollars.
ZESA needs $14 million for monthly electricity imports from the regional power market, Chivaura added. (Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe; Editing by Catherine Evans and Louise Heavens)
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The Stranger (DopoLavoroTeatrale) 2014 SummerWorks Review
August 12, 2014 Wayne Leung
Mama always told you not to talk to strangers … but hasn't a stranger on the street ever caught your eye? Have you ever had the desire to just follow a stranger to see where they will lead you? Now's your chance. DopoLavoroTeatrale wants to send you on an exciting, immersive adventure with The Stranger, presented as part of the Live Art series in Toronto's SummerWorks Festival.
The Stranger is a conspiracy thriller with a twist; you're the star at the centre of this story. It's immersive theatre for an audience of one, in which you, the lone audience member, embark on an individual journey through a world of intrigue and rendezvous with a collection of mysterious characters for a series of one-on-one interactions.
After purchasing your ticket you're instructed to show up on a downtown street corner at the prescribed time with a fully-charged cell phone. Before long a stranger emerges from the throng of people walking by, checks you in for the show (you're asked to surrender your e-mail address and phone number for the interactive elements in the performance) and sends you off to chase "strangers" (sometimes literally) down back alleys, into industrial buildings, through parks and along the streets of downtown Toronto.
Throughout the experience you're given clues as a mysterious story unravels around you, and you eventually assume an alter ego within the universe of The Stranger. It's engaging, interactive and participatory. Expect to dialogue with many of the characters, you'll have to think on your feet and flex those improv skills.
There's something so exhilarating about being thrust into this imaginary universe and asked to play along. It really awakened a childlike sense of wonder, and I'm not embarrassed to admit I was giddy with excitement throughout.
I loved the fact that in any given scene the actor is performing exclusively for you, one-on-one. It's very intimate. I also enjoyed the parts in between the actual scenes where I was waiting to meet the next character; the show takes place in a real-world setting and the performance is essentially overlaid on top of reality, so I found myself scanning the faces of the strangers around me wondering which one of them was part of the show. At times it's downright thrilling.
After a few days' break, during which you may be contacted for additional interactions and given further clues, events culminate in Episode 2. Although I couldn't help but feel a bit let down when part 2 wasn't as sleek or well orchestrated as the earlier episode and left a lot of questions unanswered. Regardless, Episode 1 alone is well worth the ticket price.
Don't miss your chance to participate in this unique immersive theatre experience. Places are limited so book your ticket to meet The Stranger soon!
The Stranger is a theatrical "serial" composed of two separate episodes.
Show times:
Starting Location: Queen Street West and Augusta Avenue, South East corner. Pick up tickets from Theatre Passe Muraille (16 Ryerson Ave.)
*Wednesday August 13
*Thursday August 14
*Friday August 15
*Saturday August 16
Location: The Theatre Centre Incubator (1115 Queen St. W.)
Date / Time: * Sunday, August 17, 7:00pm
Tickets $20
Tickets are available online at http://summerworks.ca, By phone by calling the Ticketwise Call Centre at 416-907-0468, in person at the SummerWorks Info Booth – located at The Theatre Centre (1115 Queen Street West) August 5th-17th from 10AM – 7PM
Several money-saving passes are available if you plan to see at least 3 shows
Photo by Tommaso Branconi
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Science and TechnologyWritten evidence submitted by Dr Richard Worswick
1. Although attitudes towards the commercialisation of research have changed markedly over the last two decades, and the UK's performance in high-technology manufacturing and knowledge-intensive services has improved, the main obstacles to successful innovation remain cultural, such as the status (and pay) of scientists and engineers (as opposed to that of those in, for example, the financial sector) and recognition of entrepreneurship as well as academic achievement. It is widely recognised that the UK has to do more to encourage young people to study and pursue training in science and engineering if we are to be competitive in world markets.
2. There are many notable successes among UK science-based companies, and measures introduced by the previous Labour and present Coalition Government—tax credits, changes to public procurement, support to universities and companies (eg through the Technology Strategy Board), financial investment in venture capital funds, etc.—have undoubtedly improved the environment for the commercialisation of science and technology, particularly in smaller companies. However, much more needs to be done to improve links between public sector bodies (such as the NHS) and science-based companies, and to build on initiatives to encourage the commercial application of scientific discoveries.
3. Supporting high technology companies, though vital to our longer term prosperity, will not provide a quick fix to the UK's economic woes. With some notable exceptions, new technologies take time to develop and exploit. Emphasis on short term gains is not conducive to building new businesses.
4. Understandably, new governments and new ministers love to announce new initiatives, doing away with some schemes and bodies and creating others. In my view, changing the organisational structure around support for science and technology serves more to confuse than to improve. Better rapidly to build on the structures we have and provide continuity of support.
1. I have spent most of my career in the management and commercialisation of science and technology and I have worked in both the private and public sectors. When the Laboratory of the Government Chemist Agency, of which I was chief executive, was put up for sale in the mid-1990s, I formed a company (LGC) which was successful in its bid to buy the agency from the DTI. During the decade following privatisation, I developed LGC into an international company providing analytical and diagnostic services and products to a wide range of private and public sector customers and with laboratories and offices throughout Europe, in India and in the US. I was fortunate that the decade from 1996 was an excellent time to build a new business—low inflation, steady interest rates, plentiful investment and loan finance, an expanding UK science budget, strong government support for innovation, etc. Obviously, the external economic environment has changed, but there are still fantastic opportunities to build new businesses. After retiring from LGC I was appointed part-time chairman in 2009 of Cobalt Light Systems Ltd, a company which had been formed to exploit a scientific discovery made at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (STFC).
2. This submission is essentially a case study of Cobalt Light Systems which may have relevance to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology's consideration of how to improve the commercialisation of government-funded research.
The Story of Cobalt Light Systems Ltd
Scientific research and spotting an opportunity
3. In the late 1990s Dr Pavel Matousek was conducting research using the Central Laser Facilities at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) into the interaction of powerful lasers with materials. He discovered a way of obtaining a Raman spectrum from the bulk of some materials. (Raman spectra are produced by the inelastic scattering of light from molecules and can provide a unique "fingerprint" which identifies the material). Previous to his work, Raman spectra could generally only be obtained from the surface layers of materials, but Dr Matousek developed ways of obtaining spectra from beneath the surface of some materials. Although the work began using very powerful laser facilities, it became apparent that the same techniques (in particular "Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy"—SORS) could be used with less powerful lasers.
4. Fortunately, the Science and Facilities Research Council (STFC) had set up a unit, now STFC Innovations Ltd, to advise on the exploitation of intellectual property arising from work at the research council. The unit advised on patent applications (8 applications have been filed) and provided some funding to investigate potential applications of the technique.
5. Three applications were identified:
Biomedical: cancer and bone disease diagnosis.
Pharmaceutical: process control.
Security: screening of opaque bottles (eg for drugs or liquid explosives).
6. From around 2004 small amounts of "proof of concept" funding (totalling around £25K) were provided by STFC for different applications of the novel technology and this led to a patent application for SORS. In 2005 NESTA and Rainbow Seed Fund (who were to become investors) agreed to provide some more "proof of concept" funding (around £50K) and in 2006 a further £100k was provided by STFC to hire a development scientist and to fund patent applications.
Forming the company and raising capital
7. The task of developing a business plan and raising initial capital for the putative company (then called LiteThru) fell to the staff of STFC Innovations Ltd led by Dr Tim Bestwick, who had joined in 2003, having previously been involved in high technology and start-up companies. Approximately £700K was raised from the initial shareholders—Oxford Technology Enterprise Capital Fund (independently managed, but two thirds funded by Capital for Enterprise (BIS)), Rainbow Seed Fund (a government-funded enterprise), NESTA and some private individuals. STFC's intellectual property was made over to the company in exchange for a shareholding, and the company moved from temporary accommodation in RAL to a recently completed building for start-up companies adjacent to RAL on the Harwell site. Association with STFC was particularly important at the outset in establishing the company's credibility.
8. Darren Andrews, who had been STFC's IP officer, transferred to the new company and a partner form Oxford Technology Management, David Denny, devoted much of his time to the company. Subsequently an experienced operational director and an applications scientist were recruited. I was appointed chairman in 2009 and a few months later Dr Paul Loeffen was appointed CEO. (Paul had had experience of start-up companies having led Oxford Diffraction Ltd, previously part of Oxford Instruments.)
9. The initial focus was on developing an instrument for pharmaceutical quality control. (The instrument can analyse the content of tablets or capsules inside blister packs at the rate of one per second.) The first sale of an instrument was made in December 2010. The company also sold several customised systems for research and security applications and was successful in an application for a grant of £100K from SEEDA to develop a hand-held probe for the system.
10. Following on from these early sales, we applied to HSBC for a £400K loan under the enterprise loan guarantee scheme to fund working capital. Although 75% of the loan was guaranteed by the government, HSBC insisted that three directors provide warranties for the remaining 25%. It seemed extraordinary that the company was having to pay premium interest rates when the bank had covered its risks completely. Moreover, HSBC required that the loan should be released in two tranches. The first tranche of £200K was released as agreed but the second of £200K, which was to have been released on achieving agreed milestones, was initially refused. Additional hurdles had to be jumped before the bank's agreement was honoured.
Products and markets
11. From the outset several applications were foreseen for the novel Raman spectroscopy techniques. However, early in the company's development the decision was made to focus initially on the market for pharmaceutical quality assurance. Feedback from potential users had been positive and the pharmaceutical industry was obviously a sophisticated customer with experience in the purchase of novel instruments.
12. Of other markets we investigated it became apparent that SORS might be a powerful technique for identifying liquids inside plastic, glass or cardboard containers. Initial discussions with airport operators and the security services elicited positive responses and in 2010 the Home Office (taking the lead on behalf of several government departments in the CONTEST strategy) awarded a contract to Cobalt Light Systems to develop a prototype liquid scanner for use specifically at airports. (A grant under the Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme in collaboration with Hull University to investigate chemometric aspects of Raman spectra was of limited value, mainly because of the lack of commitment by the university.) However, the overall development programme has been remarkably successful and a scanner (Insight100) based on the prototype developed under the government contract was approved by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) (the body which oversees international agreements on airport safety and security) in December 2011. ECAC approval opens the door to significant markets for Insight100 if the regulations relating to taking liquids on board aircraft are changed, as expected, in 2013. In September 2011 we were informed that an application for a grant from TSB for £181K (45% of the costs of developing a prototype model of the liquid scanner more suitable for large scale production) had been successful. We have been disappointed by the administrative delays within TSB. Formal documentation (required before work can begin) has taken over four months to emerge from TSB's bureaucracy, which has been deeply frustrating.
13. Using the hand-held probe developed with support from SEEDA, another product has recently been launched. RapID is an instrument which can check the analytical content of bulk chemicals in plastic or paper sacks which are delivered to pharmaceutical works. (Analysing material through outer containers avoids the current procedure of cutting bags open and taking samples for analysis in a laboratory.) We have already sold one RapID system and we believe there is a substantial potential market for this product.
14. The position today is that the Cobalt Light Systems has 16 employees and has products for sale in two markets—pharmaceutical quality assurance and liquid security inspection. A customised system has been supplied for medical research but it will be some time before the results of such research translate into a significant new market opportunity. The company is currently raising further funds from investors in order to support rapid expansion.
Ingredients for success
15. It is too early to trumpet Cobalt Light Systems's success; although the technical risks are much reduced, there are still significant uncertainties relating to market uptake, timing and size of the opportunity. However, the company would not have reached its current position without some key ingredients:
The inventor scientist was willing to contribute to the new company but to entrust the exploitation of his ideas to others.
STFC's support has been exemplary. STFC Innovations Ltd, established by the research council, is a small but highly professional and experienced unit. Their understanding (and initial funding) of patents provided vital protection for the company's IP, and the incubator building unit adjacent to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory has provided excellent facilities for an early-stage company. The proximity to national facilities has given Cobalt Light Systems credibility in building relations with potential customers.
The investors have been knowledgeable and supportive.
The early appointment of both the operations director and CEO were crucial. Both joined with experience that was considerably more than would be usual in a start-up company and were willing to work for modest salaries (while receiving share options which could provide rewards in the longer term).
R&D tax credits provided a vital source of funds for work essential to ensure products were sufficiently developed to attract customer funding.
A grant from SEEDA contributed to an important technical development. A contract from the Home Office enabled the development of a prototype instrument.
The relationship with our bank has been good. However, obtaining loan finance was not straightforward. Despite government guarantees under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme (the company met the ELG eligibility criteria), additional guarantees were required which reduced the attractiveness of the scheme.
16. There are some parallels with my experience at LGC, where new services were continuously being developed based on emerging technologies. A constant frustration was that the time horizons of investors and financial institutions were shorter than those of entrepreneurs trying to build new businesses. I was often struck by the fact that government departments in Germany and Japan, for example, were prepared to envisage much longer timescales in their relations with industry. The growth of LGC's German operations was supported strongly by regional governments which provided significant capital grants, for example in relation to the company's investment there. Government support to Cobalt Light Systems has been generous (and essential) but ending regional support and centralising funding through the Technology Strategy Board, while probably a sensible move, removed continuity. Small companies find it difficult to steer their way through constantly changing government initiatives.
17. The science on which Cobalt Light Systems's products are based stems from research carried out by STFC. The research council played a pivotal role in helping spin this technology out and forming a company to exploit it. Units such as STFC Innovations Ltd play an essential part in bridging the gap between government research and commercial enterprises.
18. Whether directly or indirectly, Cobalt Light Systems has received significant financial support from the government. Without such support, the company would not have got off the ground. In general, government initiatives have been well targeted and well run, and the independent management of investment funds has led to a more knowledgeable and professional approach than would have been likely had the funds been managed by central government. Our lead investor is an Enterprise Capital Fund, where the tax regime enhances returns on highly risky technology investments. Early-stage funding of technology companies needs investors who are able to understand technology and are cognisant of the risks. R&D tax credits have been a particularly useful source of funds with minimal bureaucracy. Cobalt Light Systems's experience of important TSB support has been soured by administrative inefficiencies.
19. Incentives to individual investors through the Enterprise Investment Scheme are very attractive. Business angels get a very good deal. However, it is regrettable that those employed by a company and who wish to invest in "their" company cannot take advantage of the EIS scheme.
20. While some technology businesses, particularly software businesses, can grow very rapidly, companies set up to exploit advances in chemical or physical sciences often take a long time to get going. Funding development programmes over an extended period presents a challenge. The UK's preoccupation with quick wins is not conducive to building a business over the longer term.
21. Attitudes in the UK towards the commercialisation of research in universities and government laboratories have changed substantially over recent years. Fostering and accelerating this cultural change requires consistent leadership, sustained funding of the science base, and continuing encouragement of entrepreneurship.
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Prepared 12th March 2013


In this edition we've got a FINAL reminder for the BANT student webinar today at lunchtime! A free seminar on gut health at various dates around the country and a healthy Halloween recipe.
BANT Student Webinar: Moving forward once you've qualified; exploring social media and digital marketing will begin TODAY!
If you're looking to run your own business in nutrition once you've qualified, digital marketing will be an important tool to increase your exposure and ultimately bring in new clients. This webinar will guide you and discuss May's strategy and approach since she qualified with her MSc in 2014 from CNELM.
May is a BANT registered Nutritional Therapist with a Masters Science degree in Personalized Nutrition. She is an experienced clinician, practicing functional medicine from an evidence base, providing the latest research into nutrition. She is also Chair of the Continual Professional Committee at BANT, a role that allows her to stay up to date with the latest training providers.
She sees clients on a 121 basis in London/Surrey and runs cooking workshops from her home as well as a yoga health retreat in France twice a year. She has a website which she regularly updates with blogs, recipes and events and has built a mailing list of around 800, mainly clients or those subscribing for a free eBook. She has amassed over 16K Instagram followers in 2 years and is also active on Twitter and Facebook.
To ask May any questions prior to the webinar, please go to www.linkedin.com/groups/BANT-Student-Members-Group-4061266 and add your questions to the webinar post.
Our biggest interface with our environment is our gut, and, even more interestingly, it hosts a huge biological community with which we have evolved and which plays a critical, co-operative part in facilitating health adaptation. In this seminar we will explore the key roles of digestion, motility, integrity and the microbiome and how they interact with all body systems. Join us for free, high quality education and the opportunity to network with your local colleagues!
This seminar is completely free!
To book your place at one of BioCare UK seminars CLICK HERE, email Jacqui at education@biocare.co.uk or call 0121 433 8774.
This recipe was developed by recent ION graduate, Catherine Pohl. Catherine loves to make healthy snacks for her children, and has shared this one that sneaks beetroot into their brownies! Beetroot is a great source of B vitamins, particularly folate (B9) and many minerals such as manganese, potassium, iron and magnesium which are all essential for good energy production. It also contains a good dose of vitamin C too, to supercharge the immune systems. The recipe does include a reasonable portion of sugar, but not nearly as much as commercial bought cakes and combining it with the fibre in vegetables should slow down its release into the bloodstream and help avoid sharp spikes in blood sugar.
Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease (with a little oil) and line a 20x30cm baking tin or prepare trays for 12 cupcake cases.
In a separate large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
Stir the liquid mixture into the dry mixture until well combined, then add the veggies and chocolate chips (if using).
Portion the mixture out into the cupcake cases or spread evenly into the prepared tin.
Bake for approximately 25 minutes for the cupcakes, 30 minutes for the tin, until the cakes spring back when gently touched. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack.
I'll be honest, I decorated these ones with some not-so-healthy buttercream, but the kids were only too happy to devour many of them straight from the baking rack before I had a chance to get to the icing stage!