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Q: Yii2 - Dropdownlist OnChange to Display Other Model Attribute I have these Model Classes
Model:Subject
public function attributeLabels()
{
    return [
        'subject_id' =>Yii::t('app',  'ID'),
        'subject_title' => Yii::t('app', 'Subject Title'),
    ];
}

Model:Grouping
public function attributeLabels()
{
    return [
        'grouping_id' => Yii::t('app', 'Grouping ID'),
        'grouping_name' => Yii::t('app', 'Grouping Name'),
    ];
}

Model:SubjectGrouping
public function attributeLabels()
{
    return [
        'subject_grouping_id' => 'Subject Grouping ID',
        'subject_grouping_grouping_id' => 'Subject Grouping Grouping ID',
        'subject_grouping_subject_id' => 'Subject Grouping Subject ID',
    ];
}

Model:Exam
public function attributeLabels()
{
    return [
        'exam_id' =>Yii::t('app',  'ID'),
        'exam_name' => Yii::t('app', 'Exam Name'),
    'exam_group_id' => Yii::t('app', 'Exam Group'),
    ];
}

Model:SubjectGrouping has Foreign Keys from Model: Grouping (subject_grouping_grouping_id) and Model:Subject (subject_grouping_subject_id)
In Model:Exam, exam_group_id relates to subject_grouping_grouping_id in Model:SubjectGrouping.
Controller
public function actionCreate()
{
    $model = new Exam();

    if (Yii::$app->request->isAjax && $model->load(Yii::$app->request->post())) {
        \Yii::$app->response->format = \yii\web\Response::FORMAT_JSON;
        return ActiveForm::validate($model);
    }
    if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post())) {

        $model->attributes = $_POST['Exam'];
        $model->save();
        return $this->redirect(['index']);
    } else {
        return $this->render(
            'create', [
                'model' => $model
            ]
        );
    }
}

View

    <?=$form->field($model, 'exam_name')->textInput(['maxlength' => 50, 'placeholder' => 'Enter Exam Name'])?>

<?=$form->field($model, 'exam_group_id')->widget(
    Select2::classname(), [
        'data' => ArrayHelper::map(app\models\Grouping::find()->all(), 'grouping_id', 'grouping_name'),
        'language' => 'en',
        'options' => ['placeholder' => '--- Select Grouping ---'],
        'pluginOptions' => [
            'allowClear' => true
        ]
    ]
);
?>

From the diagram, how do I achieve these?

*

*when Dropdownlist for exam_group_id is onChange the list of subjects with respect to grouping is displayed using the relationship between Model: SubjectGrouping and Model: Subject.

*Others fields such as  exam_name (textInput) and exam_group_id (Dropdownlist) should be save into the Model: Exam. But the subject list should not be saved. It is only for display purpose.
How do I achieve these?

I am using kartik\widgets\Select2 for the dropdownlist

A: I have done similar code by Kartik extension for state and country data.
here is the code for that.
<?php
    //in view use this

    use kartik\widgets\DateTimePicker; // or kartik\select2\Select2
    use kartik\widgets\DepDrop;
    use kartik\widgets\Select2;
?>

<?php
    echo
    $form->field($model, 'country_id')->widget(
        Select2::className(),
        [
            'data' => \yii\helpers\ArrayHelper::map(common\models\Country::find()->all(), 'id', 'name'),
            'options' => [
                'id' => 'country_id',
                'prompt' => Yii::t('aspns', 'Select')
            ]
        ]
    );
?>
<?php
    echo
    $form->field($model, 'state_id')->widget(
        DepDrop::classname(),
        [
            'data' => !empty($model->state_id) ? \yii\helpers\ArrayHelper::map(common\models\State::find()->where(['country_id' => $model->country_id])->all(), 'id', 'name') : [],
            'options' => ['id' => 'state_id', 'placeholder' => Yii::t('aspns', 'Select')],
            'pluginOptions' => [
                'depends' => ['country_id'],
                'url' => Url::to(['//country/get-states'])
            ]
        ]
    )->label(Yii::t('aspns', 'State'));
?>

//  In Controller section you need to do this
 public function actionGetStates() {
    $out = [];
    if (isset($_POST['depdrop_parents'])) {
        $parents = $_POST['depdrop_parents'];
        if ($parents != null) {
            $country_id = (int)$parents[0];
            $out = State::find()->where(['country_id'=>$country_id])->select(['id', 'name'=>'name'])->asArray()->all();
            return Json::encode(['output'=>$out, 'selected'=>'']);

        }
    }
    return  Json::encode(['output'=>'', 'selected'=>'']);
}

Change the code according to your requirement.
Thanks


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Q: How to prove $n$-to-$1$ mapping property for Blaschke products? I have two questions regarding the Blaschke products.
1) I came across the following post
Boundary behaviour of finite Blaschke products on the unit circle
where it's mentioned that for any $\lambda\in \mathbb T$ (unit circle), the equation
$$B(z):=\displaystyle\prod_{k=1}^n\dfrac{z-a_k}{1-\overline{a_k}z}=\lambda$$
has $n$ distinct solutions. In this equation, $a_k\in \mathbb D$ (open unit disk).
How to prove this? If it's a standard result, then a reference would be welcome!
2) In an attempt to find similar questions, I came across the following
Is a Blaschke product/rational function a covering map for a $n$-sheeted covering of $S^{1}$?
which I think is saying the same thing in my question above. If it is saying the same thing, what would be a good reference to understand the argument presented?

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pure Bach (complete Sonatas and Partitas for Violin solo by J. S. Bach) (2 CD set)
by Susanna Yoko Henkel
© Copyright - The Spot Records / The Spot Records (4260000380045)
Susana Yoko Henkel - one of the most interesting musicians of her generation - now releases two eagerly anticipated CDs: The "Milestone" of every violinist: The collected recordings of all Solo Sonatas and Partitas by Johann Sebastian Bach
Genre: Classical: Traditional
1. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor - Adagio
2. Fuga (Allegro)
3. Siciliana
4. Presto
5. Partita No. 1 in B Minor - Allemanda
6. Double
7. Corrente
8. Double (Presto)
9. Sarabanda
10. Double
11. Tempo di Borea
13. Sonata No. 2 in A Minor - Grave
14. Fuga
15. Andante
16. Allegro
17. Partita No. 2 in D Minor - Allemanda
18. Corrente
19. Sarabanda
20. Giga
21. Ciaccona
13:03 album only
22. Sonata No. 3 in C Major - Adagio
24. Largo
25. Allegro Assai
26. Partita No. 3 in E Major - Preludio
27. Loure
28. Gavotte en rondeau
29. Menuet I
30. Menuet II
31. Bouree
32. Gigue
Since Susanna Yoko Henkel held her first violin in her hands on her second birthday, she has never let go of the fervor for her instrument.
In the meantime Susanna Yoko is playing on a violin built 1705 in Brescia/Italy by Giovanni Battista Rogerius, and the exhilaration of press as well as audience are causing them to go head over heels for the German-Japanese violinist.
"Strad Magazine" declares Susanna Yoko's debut CD with works for solo violin as CD of the month, and appraises: "She makes a glorious sound - I can't remember the last time I found myself swaying along to Bach so contentedly. Henkel plays with a disarming naturalness..."
The culture magazine "Applaus" writes enthusiastically: "Seldom is solo violin presented so engrossing and intriguing as it is here."
The press praises her debut at the renowned Ansbacher Bachwochen: "Susanna Yoko Henkel presented a simply grandiose solo matinee".
Already during her studies in Munich with the great pedagogue Ana Chumachenco Susanna Yoko Henkel wins awards at international competitions (1997 Queen Elisabeth in Brussels, Dong-A in Seoul, 1999 Mozart-Competition in Salzburg). To follow are first prizes at the German Music Competition in Berlin, the Competition "Tibor Varga" in Sion/Switzerland and the International Violin Competition in Markneukirchen.
Susana Yoko performs regularly with top-ranking orchestras as a soloist (i.a. Berlin Radio Broadcasting Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Mozarteum Salzburg, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, German Chamber Academy Neuss, Orchestra of Beethovenhalle Bonn, Symphony Orchestra Aachen, mdr-Symphony Orchestra Leipzig, National Orchestra Frankfurt/Oder, Südwestfunk Radio Broadcasting Orchestra, National Orchestra Mainz, Philharmonic Orchestra Duisburg, Puchon Philharmonic Orchestra Seoul, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, Florida West Coast Symphony Orchestra) and is invited to renowned festivals such as the Ansbacher Bachwochen, Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele, the Rhinegau-Musik-Festival, and the concerts in Châtelet Paris.
2003 Susanna Yoko is selected as soloist for the highly regarded "Toyota Classics" tour and appears with the Mendelssohn violin concerto in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and in the Philippines.
2006 Susana Yoko Henkel releases two eagerly anticipated CDs: The "Milestone" of every violinist: The collected recordings of all Solo Sonatas and Partitas by Johann Sebastian Bach as well as chamber music by Maurice Ravel.
John Nekus
Vilnius Concert - 17 May 2008
I just had the good fortune of hearing Susanna Yoko perform in Vilnius at the Lithuanian Natioanal Philharmonic. The performance which finished about 45 minutes ago was fantastic. Susanna was superb. Thank you for a wonderful evening. I'm now going to purchase your CD at CDBaby. All the best.

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"Strangers to Ourselves" offers listeners a wide variety of elements to listen to.
Alternative rock group Modest Mouse was formed in 1993, and over the last decade, they have become a staple for the genre. With the release of their second album in 1997, the band reached new heights with a legion of fans. The band has had two Grammy nominations and has spent time on the Billboard Top 200 at number one.
Their newest album "Strangers to Ourselves" starts out with a slow, orchestral rhythm that listeners can ease into. The track is calming, making listeners look forward to what else is to come. The preceding song is very upbeat and includes rapping, giving listeners a variance in sound.
One thing listeners should note is the band's ability to seamlessly blend sounds of actual instruments with computer generated sounds.
"The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box" also offers listeners a unique experience. This track has a very funky almost disco beat to it. "Pups to Dust" is a great song for listeners to relate to on this album. The song states, "Our hearts don't change from pups to dust," and "Love does not cost money but is not free." These lyrics are heartfelt and give listeners something they can relate to and enjoy.
Another track listeners should focus on is "Sugar Boats." This song offers an amazing use of piano and orchestral instruments that also fuses great sounding guitar riffs. With such a dedicated fan base, those who already enjoy Modest Mouse can rejoice at this album and enjoy it in its entirety. Those who don't normally listen to this type of music can find solace in hearing something new and refreshing.
Fans of Modest Mouse will also enjoy Spoon, Death Cab for Cutie and Silversun Pickups. This album warrants three stars out of five. Because there are so many elements to enjoy, fans of all types of music can begin to enjoy this group.
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Argostoli (gr. Δήμος Αργοστολίου) je řecká obec, obecní jednotka, komunita a sídlo (město) v regionální jednotce Kefalonia v kraji Jónské ostrovy. Ve městě v roce 2011 žilo 9748 obyvatel, v komunitě pak 10 633, v obecní jednotce pak 13 237 a v obci pak 23 499.

Členění obce

Obec Argostoli od roku 2019 zahrnuje 4 obecní jednotky. V závorkách je uveden počet obyvatel obecních jednotek a komunit.
 Obecní jednotka Argostoli (13237) – komunity: Argostoli (10633), Angonas (159), Davgata (66), Dilinata (466), Faraklata (1058), Farsa (215), Koukouklata (76), Nyfi (41), Thinea (169), Troianata (223), Zola (101).
 Obecní jednotka Elios-Proni (3677) – komunity: Poros (1176), Agia Irini (314), Agios Nikolaos (96), Agrinia (15), Chionata (154), Markopoulo (277), Mavrata (139), Pastra (173), Skala (923), Valerianos (302), Xenopoulo (108).
 Obecní jednotka Livathos (5745) – komunity: Karavados (432), Keramies (334), Lakithra (662), Lourdata (170), Metaxata (504), Mousata (318), Peratata (800), Pesada (407), Spartia (555), Svoronata (710), Vlachata Ikosmias (853).
 Obecní jednotka Omala (840) – komunity: Omala (840).
Komunita Argostoli zahrnuje sídla Argostoli (9748), Kokoláta (176), Kompothekráta (449) a Miniá (260).

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Města v Řecku
Obce na Jónských ostrovech
Sídla na Jónských ostrovech
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Me, aka MOTY: I always kind of liked it that they slept all day and I got a break.
Everyone knows #TacoTuesday is a great way to bring fun and flair to a boring weeknight. Not to mention, an easy way to sneak veggies to your kiddos. Unless, of course, you're a MOTY.
Before I was a mother, I always found toddlers watching TV to be a little disturbing. You know, the vacant eyes, the unnaturally still bodies. I vowed never to let my own child watch television until she was at least preschool age. And as recently as this autumn, when my sweet Sofia was 18 months, I still had literally never once tuned the TV on for her. But then, you know, winter happened. And in the toddler universe, winter is a whole new ball game.
Stay warm, mamas, and enjoy that uninterrupted cup of coffee! A dark, bracing winter morning is no time to delve into your disappointment in yourself as a mother.


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Why It's Unethical For Journalists To "Fact Check" Donald Trump—Especially CNN Journalists
September 17, 2016 September 17, 2016 / Jack Marshall
In Donald Trump's meaningless statement yesterday, which was covered by the news media as if it was the revelation of the millennium, he officially conceded that Barack Obama is a natural born U.S. citizen. He also used the silly media attention to drag out his announcement into a long campaign infomercial for which he didn't have to pay a cent. Nice, and it serves the broadcast media right for giving any significance to a five-year-long trolling exercise.
Trump used the phony controversy over President Obama's birth certificate to get publicity five years ago, because he is shameless. That's all. Did he really think Obama was born in Kenya? Oh, who knows? He is an idiot, after all. Then again, he is a skilled professional troll. Whether he believed it or not, Trump used the issue to get attention then, and now has used his 180 degree reversal to get attention now. Obviously nothing has changed that would justify this flip-flop if he believed what he insisted was true for five years. A more transparently cynical and insincere retraction I cannot conceive. Who cares what Trump says he believes at any point, about anything?
But I digress. What really seemed to enrage the journalists who have embraced Rationalizations #28. The Revolutionary's Excuse: "These are not ordinary times," and #31. The Troublesome Luxury: "Ethics is a luxury we can't afford right now" to anoint themselves as full-time volunteer members of the Hillary for President campaign, was that Trump said this:
"Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it."
Quoth the thoroughly partisan news media,
"ARRGH!!!!:
How dare he! "Trump Drops False 'Birther' Theory, but Floats a New One: Clinton Started It", shouted the New York Times. Over at the Clinton Network, CNN, Jake Tapper, once the oasis of objectivity and integrity in that desert of shriveled ethics, proclaimed, his anger palpable:
"Hillary Clinton's campaign did make an attempt to otherize Barack Obama during the 2007-2008 campaign, talking about his foreign roots, talking about the ways in which he might not necessarily be perceived as being rooted in this country. They never mentioned his birth certificate. That never happened by Hillary Clinton. That never happened by the Hillary Clinton campaign. I covered it at the time…but she and her campaign never, ever started the birther issue."
Wow. Never ever!
I feel badly for Jake. I do. He is a good journalist, but culture has been described as like water to a fish. The fish doesn't know how much it is affected by it. CNN's culture is thoroughly biased and rotted through, and I imagine that it is virtually impossible for any journalist to work there without starting to turn into Carol Costello, in other words, a left-biased hack. Get out, Jake. Get out while you can.
By the end of the day, there was plenty of evidence that while Trump, as usual, over-stated the matter, calling what he said a lie is not justified (but it would sure hurt when a moderator did it in a debate!)
Patti Solis Doyle, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager early in her 2008 campaign, admitted to Wolf Blitzer that a Clinton campaign staffer had circulated the Birther conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was born outside the U.S. and therefore potentially ineligible to serve in the presidency:
Blitzer: Someone supporting Hillary Clinton was trying to promote this so-called Birther issue? What happened?
Doyle: So we — absolutely, the campaign nor Hillary did not start the Birther movement, period, end of story there. There was a volunteer coordinator, I believe, in late 2007, I believe, in December, one of our volunteer coordinators in one of the counties in Iowa — I don't recall whether they were an actual paid staffer, but they did forward an email that promoted the conspiracy.
Blitzer: The Birther conspiracy?
Doyle: Yeah, Hillary made the decision immediately to let that person go. We let that person go. And it was so, beyond the pale, Wolf, and so not worthy of the kind of campaign that certainly Hillary wanted to run.
This is the old "rogue staffer" routine—you know, like the IRS targeting of conservative groups was originally laid off on a "rogue staffer." Here's the problem: a rogue staffer is still a staffer. A staffer who floats a rumor on behalf of a campaign is still part of the campaign. Sorry, Jake, but you are wrong. You were so desperate to come to Hillary's aid that you didn't check the facts.
Fish, meet Water.
Item: In a 20o7 strategy memo, Hillary's pollster Mark Penn suggested that Obama's "lack of American roots" was a core vulnerability to be exploited by the Clinton campaign:
This sure sounds like hinting at birther problems to me. Trump, if this is what he is alluding to, has overstated his case, but so has Tapper, the Times, and many others. Reasonable people may disagree regarding how much Penn's advice influenced staff, and whether the fact that setting up a contrast between Clinton and Obama by emphasizing where she was born and the fact that Hillary is "American" and Obama, well, was kinda, sorta not, laid the groundwork and plowed the way for the Birthers. It is still unfair and inaccurate to call Trump's conclusion a lie. There is plenty to support his position. Like this:
Former McClatchy Washington Bureau Chief James Asher tweeted Friday that [ former and current Clinton advisor and bag man Sid] Blumenthal had "told me in person" that Obama was born in Kenya.
"During the 2008 Democratic primary, Sid Blumenthal visited the Washington Bureau of McClatchy Co.," Asher said in an email Friday to McClatchy, noting that he was at the time the investigative editor and in charge of Africa coverage.
"During that meeting, Mr. Blumenthal and I met together in my office and he strongly urged me to investigate the exact place of President Obama's birth, which he suggested was in Kenya. We assigned a reporter to go to Kenya, and that reporter determined that the allegation was false.
"At the time of Mr. Blumenthal's conversation with me, there had been a few news articles published in various outlets reporting on rumors about Obama's birthplace. While Mr. Blumenthal offered no concrete proof of Obama's Kenyan birth, I felt that, as journalists, we had a responsibility to determine whether or not those rumors were true. They were not."
Contacted by McClatchy, Blumenthal denied the episode, which he would have done whether it was true or not. Blumenthal has as checkered a relationship with the truth as Hillary.The point isn't that Trump was definitely fair or correct to state that "Hillary started" the Birther rumors. (I think it's unfair, though she is, again, accountable for what her staff does, with or without her direct approval.) The point is that this issue, like many issues, is more complicated than the mainstream news media, being completely unable to apply objectivity due to its toxic Trump hate and open determination to place Democrats in power—even lying and corrupt ones—cannot be trusted to "fact check" statements by candidates they are determined to destroy.
But let me return to that "water" that Jake Tapper is swimming in, CNN.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour last week spectacularly outed herself as a full-fledged, rationalizating, spinning, member of the Clinton Corrupted, and a none-too-bright one at that. The catalyst was the media coverage of Hillary's collapse during the 9/11 ceremony and the criticism of her campaign's attempted cover-up. Here's the video:
"Can't a girl have a sick day or two?" she asks. Oh, Hillary's a girl now! And "…When it comes to overqualified women having to try 100 times harder than under-qualified men to get a break or even a level playing field, well, we know that story."
The fact that Amanpour is a sexist, anti-male bigot has been discussed on Ethics Alarms before, but this is so unprofessional that it would demand harsh redress in an ethical news organization. If Hillary is "over-qualified" to be President (nobody is over-qualified to be President), I'm Marie of Rumania, and if Amanpour thinks that, then she is incapable of competent news analysis.
Christiane Amanpour is incapable of competent news analysis.
An individual of rudimentary reasoning abilities with an understanding that rationalizations aren't ethical arguments would never stoop to "What about Donald Trump's tax returns?" as a rebuttal to the accusation that Clinton's staff was misrepresenting the state of Hillary's health. Amanpour also plays the gender card, as if any candidate for President who has to be carried away from an appearance wouldn't spark equal media attention. Get used to this, especially on CNN, if Hillary becomes President. This method of demonizing critics and suppressing dissent has worked for Obama (race, gender…its all the same), and Clinton's defenders in her party and her party's mouthpiece, the mainstream media, can be counted upon to rely upon it too. They are already.
This was the best part of Amanpour's rant, however:
Considering the media outrage over Hillary failing to tell them she had pneumonia on Friday, consider the media activity shielding some great American presidents, agreeing for instance not to show these photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose polio kept him confined to a wheelchair. But did that stop his New Deal for America or winning World War II?
And then there is everyone's favorite president, John F Kennedy. Now, he saved the world from possible nuclear Armageddon during the Cuban missile crisis, called for a new frontier in space, and generally inspired whole generations around the globe, while the press kept secret his painful struggle with Addison's disease. Leading the world in sickness and in health—if the boys can do it, why not the women?
This is, I hope obviously to all, a deranged rationalization potpourri of breathtaking scope and depressing idiocy. The press lying to the nation about FDR's health was acceptable because it didn't stop the U.S. from "winning World War II"? This isn't just "the ends justify the means,' it's "any ends justify any means," a.k.a. "I'm a babbling moron." It is only by purest accident that the news media's covering up FDR's rapidly deteriorating health when he irresponsibly ran for a fourth term knowing he was likely to die in office didn't result in world catastrophe. The career political hack Roosevelt had chosen as Vice President turned out to be a strong leader with excellent common sense and great courage, but that was just moral luck. Harry Truman just as easily could have turned out to be Donald Trump. Amanpour's fact-resistant assertions about Kennedy are only less outrageous because of their proximity to her rationalizations about FDR. Nobody who has studied the Kennedy administration thinks of him as their "favorite President." JFK got the U.S. into the Cuban Missile Crisis with his botched Cuban invasion and inept diplomacy; the fable that he "saved the world from possible nuclear Armageddon" has been exposed as Kennedy propaganda machine spin. (Nikita Khrushchev was the hero of that confrontation.) But never mind that: how does any of this justify the press conspiring with leaders to hide information that the public has a right to know?
Amanpour is a disgrace to journalism, as is the network that tolerates such proud and brainless bias. We cannot and should not trust these people, who are neither wise, nor fair, responsible or well-informed. They can't even fact check themselves. How dare they presume to fact check candidates?
Sources: McClatchy, NYT, Mediaite, Gateway Pundit, The Atlantic
Ethics Alarms Award Nominee, Ethics Dunces, Ethics Train Wrecks, Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, History, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Professions, This Will Help Elect Donald Trump
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Neil Dorr
Now, THIS is a finished article. Well done.
Christiane Amanpour seems to have turned out to be the Putze Hanfstaengl of the "mainstream" media. Hanfstaengl for those unfamiliar with his background was a German-American who was an acquaintance of FDR, attended Harvard graduating in 1909, and would play Harvard fight songs on the piano at football games. He moved back to Germany after WW1 and became enchanted with Hitler helping him publish Mein Kämpf and as a reward became head of the Foreign Press Corp. Known as Hitler's piano player, he would play Harvard fight songs for Hitler who enjoyed them. Later on he became disenchanted with Der Fuerher after he was ordered to go on a secret mission to be dropped by parachute over Spanish Republican Lines! It seems that Amanpour has became "Hillary's piano player".
A.M. Golden
Didn't Hanfstaengl write some of the Nazi themes and base them on the Harvard fight songs?
And, iirc, Speer maintained that the whole Spanish incident was just one of Hitler's well-known, but unfunny, practical jokes. Although, considering Hitler, it's certainly possible that it was an attempt to get rid of Putzi, who was thought of as kind of a joke in Nazi circles anyway. I don't blame him either way for getting out.
Hanfstaengl went to his Harvard reunion in the '70s, enthralling students with his knowledge of the originators of the fight songs, etc, somehow failing to bring up those awkward days in Germany's '20s and '30s
Then there was Peter Arnett. I thought the two of them had an affair (Amanpour and Barnett) but couldn't find anything on it.
Never knew any of this. Thanks.
Jack, you wrote, "Amanpour is a disgrace to journalism" but to me it sounds like an opinion piece, not a news story.
Sure it's an opinion piece…it's an opinion piece by a reporter, not a pundit, that reveals bias and an inability to reason. That's disgraceful for a journalist. If Eric Severeid, in his famous end of the CBS Evening News commentary, announced that a Presidential candidate could do no wrong in his eyes, that would have been considered shocking and a breach of his duty of neutrality. A reporter registering an opinion isn't excused from bias or stupidity because it's commentary—this was both.
It's gotten to the point that all we get from "journalists" IS opinion.
There is a second person claiming that Sidney Blumenthal was peddling birther stuff, among other hit pieces.
Larry Johnson of NoQuarterUSA:
http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/79319/confessions-hillary-insider/
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Thanks for the link. It almost made the price of admission to this fiasco worth it!
Zoltar Speaks!
I just heard the best defense for voting for Trump as opposed to Clinton to date; it goes something like this…
The Clinton's are corrupt politically knowledgeable people that know how to manipulate the system to get their way and they won't put anyone into advisory positions, cabinet positions, or the supreme court that can't be manipulated by them, the Clinton's will dominate the administration, the government, and the country because no one will be willing to stand up to them; Trump is an idiot and doesn't know a damn thing about getting something done in DC, so everyone he puts in advisory positions, cabinet positions, and the supreme court will be vastly more knowledgeable and likely a a whole lot smarter than he is, therefore the country will actually be run by intelligent people with a puppet at the top not run by a puppet master that's manipulating a bunch of sheep.
Based on that opinion (which is NOT mine); who would you pick for the White House?
Personally I still can't stomach voting for either.


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Eric Hesse
Eric Hesse started fishing in 1984 and is one of the few bluefin tuna fishermen left who uses the traditional hand-thrown harpoon. He started fishing in college but didn't become a full-time fisherman until after graduate school. He pursues bluefin on his F/V Mattanza, which is the name of the annual Italian weir fishery. Eric has also been a cod and haddock fisherman since 1991, fishing on his F/V Tenacious II. Eric is very active in trying to find new markets that will deliver better prices for the high quality fish he brings to port. Eric's goal is to find solutions to improve the ways fisheries are managed and make small-boat fishing a more viable career—not just for himself, but for the next generation of fishermen.
Nick Muto
Nick Muto started out as one of the youngest captains in the Chatham fleet. He began fishing with lobster traps and weirs in 2001 with Orleans fisherman Kurt Martin. He then crewed on two local gillnet vessels fishing for cod and haddock for six years before returning to lobstering again. In 2009, Nick worked with the Cape Cod Fisheries Trust to secure financing to buy his own lobster boat and permit. He now gillnets and lobsters as captain of his boats F/V Dawn T, and F/V Miss Evelyn. Nick is always trying out some creative business ideas to build his fishing business and stay in the game.
John Our
John Our was born and raised in Chatham and is a second generation fisherman. He studied marine mechanics at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School. He has been fishing for groundfish like cod, haddock, pollock and hake for more than 35 years. In 1992, he got his boat, F/V Miss Fitz, which is rigged as a gillnetter. Now, he also targets skates, monkfish and dogfish. John says, "Because groundfish like cod and haddock were not abundant and hard to find over the summer, the gillnet fleet started fishing for lesser known species like dogfish and skates. This allowed us to carry our businesses through to the fall. It goes to show that there is versatility in the fixed gear fleet. This opened up additional opportunities and created more jobs."
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Greg Walinski lives in Yarmouth and has been fishing out of Sesuit Harbor for more than 35 years as captain of the F/V Alicia Ann. He primarily fishes for codfish and haddock using tubtrawls, but as those populations of fish have declined, he has relied more and more on dogfish and bluefin tuna. Greg notes, "Dogfish are an abundant, sustainably-fished, native species and catching them is a very important part of how we fishermen make our living today. For now, most dogfish get exported to Europe and Asia…"


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Hi all, I just got a notification of a $ 1.27 sale, with a perpetual license... Is that normal? I've seen a few single digit sales lately, but never in the $1 range! Is Alamy now playing in the microstock pool? I don't even see where you can buy my image at that price! Any help would be much appreciated!
New search toggle option - "Show Editorial RF"
Discovered an additional toggle box underneath RF today, giving buyers the option to include or exclude "editorial RF".
I have editorial photographs that I want to license as RF but they are editorial. My understanding a couple of months ago was that we will be able to upload editorial Rf images soon. Has it happened yet or was I mistaken?
I've read about property releases in the forum and the Alamy contributor pages, but still a bit confused about this. I've seen photos like this skyline that are listed as RF, but I assume property releases were not obtained for all buildings pictured. I have many photos with buildings in them, but no property releases. Can I upload them and mark them as not containing property that needs to be released for commercial use, and select RF?
I wonder if its time to really fix this issue. Ive come across another contributors portfolio of some 670 images - all labelled RF, when in fact very few of them are eligible for RF. Does it affect other contributors to allow these errors to go unaddressed? Should something be done?


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California gas tax cut unlikely to offer joy at pumps
California's tax board on Tuesday approved a 6-cent cut in the state gas tax because of lower gas prices, but it isn't likely to affect drivers' wallets.
February 25, 2015 · Contra Costa Times · Link to Article
SACRAMENTO -- California's tax board on Tuesday approved a 6-cent cut in the state gas tax because of lower gas prices, but it isn't likely to affect drivers' wallets.
The five-member State Board of Equalization voted unanimously to cut the state gasoline tax from 36 cents to 30 cents a gallon. The decrease takes effect in July, though Californians may not see a difference at the pump because of other factors affecting gas prices.
The annual adjustment is the result of a complicated deal to close the 2010 budget deficit. The agency sets the tax rate to bring in the same amount of money the old sales tax would have brought in. Because the tax board predicts lower gas prices, it is pre-emptively reducing the gas tax to avoid over collecting.
The board's elected members, who met in Culver City, criticized lawmakers for creating a confusing system and signaled support for an overhaul.
"Clarity of tax is essential for taxpayers," said George Runner, a Republican member of the board who called the system "just irrational."
The tax cut will also slash funding for local road and congestion relief projects in California. Drivers pay an additional 18.4 cents a gallon to the federal government and a 2.25 percent sales tax that benefits local governments.
The Board of Equalization's staff initially recommended a 7.5 cent tax cut, but the members chose a lower number because of a recent uptick in gas prices.
"We need stability and predictability in our transportation dollars, and my colleagues and I are deeply concerned about having to make these kind of Magic 8 Ball predictions on something so unpredictable as the price of gasoline," said Fiona Ma, a Democratic member of the board.


Pandora founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren will keynote the inaugural RAIN Summit Chicago on September 13.
This is the first RAIN conference in our hometown of Chicago. It will immediately precede the NAB/RAB Radio Show 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. RAIN Summit Chicago is shaping up to be one of the premiere learning, sharing, and networking events of the year for Internet radio professionals. Our conference last fall in Washington D.C. sold out.
You can find out more about the Summit and register to attend right here.
Tim Westergren founded Pandora in 2000. He has helped guide the company from being on the verge of bankruptcy three years ago during the CRB royalty crisis to being one of the top 5 radio companies in America today, as calculated by Kurt Hanson (here).
Previous keynote speakers at RAIN Summit events have included Bonneville International CEO Bruce Reese (Washington DC, 2010), NPR SVP/Digital Media Kinsey Wilson (Las Vegas, 2010), Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy (Toronto, 2010), and CBS Radio President/CEO Dan Mason (Las Vegas, 2011).
Stay tuned for more speaker announcements in the coming days and weeks. We hope to see you at RAIN Summit Chicago!
European-based music streaming companies Spotify and We7 both reportedly have plans to expand soon. The UK-based We7 ("the closest thing to Pandora outside of the U.S.," according to Billboard), has secured new investment which it will use to expand to "multiple countries in Europe" throughout 2011 and 2012. It plans to expand beyond the continent after that.
The company's CEO tells Billboard they're trying to follow in Pandora's footsteps. "We are already moving the product to a much simpler, mass market style of personal radio, plus requests and facilities that are actually designed for the music listeners rather than the music fanatics," he said (here).
Meanwhile, a new report states that Spotify could launch in the U.S. as soon as July 5. Wired has more coverage here.
Total U.S. mobile ad spending will reach $4 billion by 2015, according to a new forecast from BIA/Kelsey. That's up from $790 million in 2010. Additionally, 70% of overall mobile ad spending (or $2.8 billion) will be spent on local mobile ads in 2015.
BIA/Kelsey expects the growth to be driven by increased smartphone usage, the improvement of location-aware ad serving technology and the usage of self-serve ad tools by small- and medium-sized businesses. You can find BIA/Kelsey's press release here.
Ford's Internet radio-friendly dashboard app platform will be available in 10 new 2012 models. That includes the F-150, Fusion, Super Duty and Expedition. The platform, Sync AppLink, streams and controls Pandora playback via the dashboard (but requires a connected smartphone).
Ford is also hiring more technology staff to meet demand for integrating mobile apps into car dashboards — especially Internet radio apps (as Bloomberg reports here). Plus, the automaker says "it's got a slew of developers lining up to bring hands-free control of their apps to AppLink," according to Engadget (here). Let's see how many of those are Net radio developers.


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Ebru is an art which consists of certain patterns and effects in the production, by means of colors containing a few drops of ox-gall (kind of natural acid helping the colors sprinkle on the gum) so prepared as to float upon a preparation of condensed liquid with the use of kitre (kind of herbal gum), possessing certain properties to the colors prepared for the purpose and which color floated and formed into patterns upon the surface of the liquid, are taken off by laying on a sheet of paper.
Several patterns such as gelgit, tarakli, hatip, bülbül yuvasi, çiçekli evolved over centuries. Most popularly used colors in Ebru are light green, red and yellow. The designs or motifs indicate their common pattern. The most frequently seen designs are flowers, foliage, ornamental and first quarter of the moon.
The bearers and the practitioners of the element are the Ebru artists, apprentices and people practicing Ebru, as a leisure activity or profession, who consider Ebru as an integral part of their traditional culture, identity and life style. The bearers and practitioners of the element come from all the parts of society regardless of age, gender, socio-economic backgrounds and ethnicity.
Ebru artists play a crucial role for the practice and transmission of the element. They have the responsibility of transmitting their specialized knowledge from one generation to another mainly within the master and apprentice relationship. All the materials and equipment used in Ebru are made by the artists themselves who are not only responsible for transmitting knowledge related to practice of element but also responsible for transmitting specialized knowledge related to production of materials and equipment.
Ebru is traditionally transmitted from one master to his/her apprentice through informal practical training. Basic principle of the training process of Ebru is not only the training of the technique but also the introduction of its philosophy. The apprentice usually observes and imitates the work of his/her master and assists in different stages of the application of Ebru. The training process continues with identification and production of materials and equipment. After the introduction stages of training, application process for the apprentice begins. Achieving basic skills of Ebru takes at least two years for the beginners.
In terms of transmission, the instruction in Ebru offered by the various numbers of institutions, masters, NGOs, municipalities and governorship offices through courses and workshops has increased recently, in response to the rising interest all over the country. The workshops and courses are, especially, very popular among young generation and women.
The tradition, in accordance with the individual and community aspirations, shares much optimism and improves relationships in the community. It also motivates the member of the community to be involved in common cultural activities and social meetings.
In recent years, women and youth raised interest to Ebru with the increasing number of free courses, workshops organized by local authorities and universities. The broad participation of women in Ebru serves to strengthen the role of women in society. The young practitioners by the virtue of their belonging to the element enhance identity and consciousness towards their historical and cultural heritage.
The element helps to unify people around the noteworthy art of Ebru, providing an atmosphere for friendly relations; facilitating communication and making prejudices disappear among people from different cultural backgrounds. It has contributed intercultural dialogue, reinforced social ties by encouraging conversation.
Different geographies, cultures, individuals and experiences contribute to the improvement of Ebru. Since this art brings water (symbolizing source of life), dance of colors (means of creating amazing world), and feelings of the artist together, each work of Ebru is unique art andcannot be reproduced twice. Every tiny drop of color descends into a sea of possibilities to create a masterpiece. The characteristics of Ebru allow the artistic flexibility in the choice of techniques through which can be expressed innermost feelings, thoughts and creativity. The tradition brings out human potential around the tradition of craftsmanship by ornamenting sides, inner and outer covers of special books, calligraphy, glassworks, and gifts.
For the inclusion of Ebru: Turkish Art of Marbling, İstanbul and Edirne ICH Boards prepared the required form and sent it to MoCT in 2010. Then, the Commission of Experts evaluated the nomination proposal for the element and advised to MoCT for inscription on the ICH National Inventory of Turkey. The element was included in the inventory system in 2010.
Fuat Başar, who have deep knowledge and high level skills required for professional marbling and calligraphy, proclaimed as Living Human Treasures in 2010.
"Ebru: Turkish Art Of Marbling" was registered on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on behalf of Turkey in 2014.


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THE BLACKWATER CHARADE * KENT STATE SHOOTINGS
Lately there have been serious civil rights violations — reminiscent of Kent State in 1970 when four students were killed by our National Guard simply for protesting the Vietnam War. A college student was Tasered by police for simply asking too long a question, several people were arrested for wearing 'Peace' t-shirts, and a minister was tackled outside the Petraeus hearing ostensibly for wearing an "I love the Iraqi People" button while black. Our fragile democracy is at stake.
From Wikipedia: The Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre or Kent State massacre, occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. Four students were killed and nine others wounded, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
Some of the students who were shot were protesting the American invasion of Cambodia, which President Richard Nixon announced in a television address on April 30. However, other students who were shot were merely walking nearby or observing the protest at a distance.
There was a significant national response to the shootings: hundreds of universities, colleges, high schools, and even middle schools closed throughout the United States due to a student strike of eight million students, and the event further divided the country along political lines.
Now Blackwater is trying to open a camp in San Diego at the Mexican border...
THE BLACKWATER CHARADE by Larry
There are approximately 163,100 U.S troops in Iraq while at the same time there are more than 180,000 private security forces in Iraq, most of them employed by Blackwater USA.
The heavy reliance on contractors in a war zone is partly the result of a post-Cold War shrinking of the armed forces and the Bush administration's preference for contracting out government functions to the corporate world.
While having contractors on and around the battlefield is not new, the situation in Iraq raises questions about whether U.S. troops have become so dependent on contract help they could not function properly in their absence.
The presence of thousands of private sector security guards adds another component to the debate. Employees for Blackwater and other companies are engaging the enemy in combat.
As the military leans on the private sector, there's a push to hold contract employees to the same legal standards as military personnel. It appears Blackwater USA security forces have less strenuous rules and laws that apply to them, than do U.S troops.
A 2004 regulation issued by the U.S. occupation authority granted security contractors full immunity from prosecution under Iraqi law. Unlike American military personnel, the civilian contractors are also not subject to U.S. military law either
It is suspious that contractors are being used to mask the true extent of our involvement in Iraq,What other way can you interpret it when the number of contractors exceeds the number of troops?
A July report from the Congressional Research Service said the State Department has hired over 2,600 private guards to protect U.S. diplomatic personnel and to guard the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad as well as other key sites inside the city's "Green Zone.
They are private security in the same make believe sense that our uniformed military is a "volunteer" force, since both are lured by the dollars offered by the same paymaster, the U.S. government. Contractors earn substantially more, despite $20,000 to $150,000 signing bonuses and an all-time-high average annual cost of $100,000 per person for the uniformed military.
The U.S. government purchases whatever army it needs, which has led to the dependence upon private contract firms like Blackwater USA, with its $300-million-plus contract to protect U.S. State Department personnel in Iraq.
The fact that Blackwater USA gets almost all of its revenue from the U.S. government—much of it in no-bid contracts aided, no doubt, by the lavish contributions to the Republican Party made by company founder Erik Prince and his billionaire parents—its operations remain largely beyond public scrutiny.
Blackwater and others in this international security business operate as independent states of their own, subject neither to the rules of Iraq nor the ones that the U.S. government applies to its own uniformed forces. "We are not simply a 'private security company,' " Blackwater claims on its corporate website. "We are a professional military, law enforcement, security, peacekeeping, and stability operations firm.
Blackwater USA is not licensed to operate in Iraq, but that didn't stop George W Bush from using them anyway. In fact the Iraqi government that Bush installed are demanding Blackwater leave Iraq after Blackwater troops fired on civilians killing 20.
The United States on Tuesday suspended all land travel by U.S. diplomats and other civilian officials in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, amid mounting public outrage over the alleged killing of civilians by the U.S. Embassy's security provider Blackwater USA.
Blackwater and other private "security" outfits are known to be involved in "secret" government operations. Taxpayers pay their salaries but lack the ability to know what these "private security" forces are doing.
In that regard Americans and Iraqis find themselves in a similar situation. Blackwater has more than $500 million in U.S. government contracts, and that does not include the "black" budget operations.
Columnist Joseph Palermo said the recent incident also raises the question: What are the trained squads of right-wing mercenaries from Blackwater, Triple Canopy, and Dyncorp going to do when they come home from Iraq?
They will probably fulfill a role similar to the one played by the Pinkerton Detective Agency in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The Pinkertons specialized in breaking strikes and repressing labor union organizing, as well as intimidating progressives in general with violence. Blackwater and its ilk can easily become the new Pinkertons, as they apparently already have in New Orleans.
It seems the wealthy have sealed themselves away in gaited neighborhoods while they espouse policies that strip the public of needed services and starve the faltering middle and lower income groups.
There is quickly coming a time when repressing public resistance to these economic changes will produce a booming market for companies specializing in the violent repression of dissent.
In their gated neighborhoods, the ruling elite will not have to worry about local law enforcement hedging on police repression, they can just hire their own Blackwater Security Force to do their aggression for them.
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I've spent the day trying to match receipts and credit card charges. Mostly this is difficult because of how Amazon groups orders, ships orders, taxes orders, and it looks to me like they are not using the correct % sales tax for where we live. Ugh!
Since last week's Thursday Thoughts it's been all about the Christmas holiday. We had our families here for Christmas Eve, so there was a lot of preparation for that on Friday & Saturday and then a lot of clean up over Sunday-Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday. We're taking things pretty slow! Christmas Day was at my parents' place. The day after we went to see the new Star Wars movie, finally, with about a billion other people who decided to see a movie. Yesterday we stayed inside, huddling under blankets to stay warm on these unusually chilly December days.
We finished watching The Punisher on Netflix.
We started Alias Grace on Netflix - really enjoying it so far. Watched 4 episodes, 2 to go.
The library pile is at 3 books.
The magazine pile is down 2, so I think 4 more to go.


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The RL is powered by a 300-hp 3.7-liter V6 engine, paired to a five-speed automatic transmission with SportShift manual mode and paddle shifters. Acura's exclusive Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) system enhances grip, stability and all-weather control, while an electric power assist steering system provides direct feedback. Every RL is outfitted with 18-inch alloy wheels, Xenon High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights and a power moonroof; interior comforts include heated front seats, leather upholstery, automatic climate control, satellite radio, HandsFreeLink (Bluetooth) wireless connectivity, Bluetooth wireless audio streaming and a USB port. The available Technology package adds heated/ventilated front seats, an Active Front Lighting System (AFS), and a voice-activated navigation system with integrated rearview camera parking assist and real-time traffic and weather information. Additional available high-tech equipment includes Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and a Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS). Standard safety features include four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes with brake assist, Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) with traction control, front side-impact airbags, overhead curtain airbags, active front head restraints and a tire pressure monitoring system. Following an extensive redesign last year, the Acura RL carries over unchanged for 2010.
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DuneFront offers extensive training programs covering sand control theory and operations including the application of the PackPro software to the simulation, evaluation and optimization of gravel pack treatments. The training programs offered by DuneFront are designed with the requirements of a diverse audience in mind and range from introductory to advanced and refresher courses. We aim not only to teach participants the theory but also give them the opportunity to visualize downhole processes and put into practice what they learn using the PackPro software. This practical approach to sand control training makes it more interesting and interactive for participants who ultimately take away much more from the course compared to conventional training programs.
All courses can be held in-house and customized to your specific needs, helping you to invest in the future by building and maintaining in-house sand control expertise. For more information or to schedule a course, please contact us.
This course introduces the PackPro software along with its various features and details the process of simulating, evaluating and optimizing sand control completions. Participants will get practical experience with the software through a number of demo files and case studies which will help them to use it in their own projects.
This course discusses sand control considerations when completing a well and introduces the various sand control techniques along with their relative advantages, limitations and application windows. It culminates in a practical project requiring students to apply what they have learned by selecting, designing and presenting the most appropriate sand control completion for a number of case study wells.
This course reviews the various gravel pack evaluation techniques available and goes on to detail the use of advanced surface and downhole gauge data analysis, including both pressure and temperature, to better understand wellbore displacement and packing mechanisms. It uses the PackPro software to automate the data handling and evaluation process so that participants can concentrate on interpreting the results in an effort to confirm gravel pack success or identify the potential cause of failure. This is then extended using PackPro's optimize feature to compare and match the predicted simulation results with the calculated evaluation data.


Welcome back for another episode of Big Red Flix, BigRedBarrel.com's movie podcast. Dave, Jitterbug and Yoshifett wrap up their breakdown of The Godfather and celebrate a podcasting milestone.
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Q: Integrating existing android app into your app I am very much new to android development!
I saw one existing application for android which will work as a first step in my app.
Actually a result of that application can be used as a input to my application.
But I don't know, is it possible to integrate existing application in your application?
If yes then definitely, that should be done only by having a code for that previous application, right???
If any one have any idea, what I am asking about, Please let me know. Thanks.

A: You can launch any Activity from your app but in order to get result from it, you need the developer of that activity to support it.

A: One example would be using "Barcode Scanner" app which is free and popular. Your app can use it by sending Intent asking to scan and return result instead of include the library into your app. Intent mechanism is Android way to do things.


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Boys (11 - 18)
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The Oratory is an HMC Co-educational Catholic Boarding and Day School for pupils aged 11-18. An Oratory education gives our young people every opportunity to draw out and find their individual innate gifts and qualities, and instils in them a sense of joy and a genuine love of learning. At The Oratory everyone will find their place to excel.
We are really proud of our broad and rich curriculum and strong exam results; however, an Oratory education is about developing our young people in a much wider sense than exam results alone can demonstrate. There is 'something deeper' in an Oratory education - hard to define but undeniable - by virtue of its unique ethos and history as the only school founded by arguably the greatest educational thinker of the Victorian age, Saint John Henry Newman.
The Oratory was placed in the top 3% of schools nationally for value-added at A Level in 2018 and again in 2020. This means that pupils leave The Oratory with higher grades than the national average for their ability. The breadth of the subjects on offer, combined with subject-based enrichment, promotes strong academic development.
As a Catholic school that welcomes pupils of all faiths or none, visitors often comment on the inclusive family atmosphere of our school, and it is this supportive environment and our strong
Boys' Boarding: 106 (11 to 18)
Girls' Boarding: 24 (11 to 18)
Total Pupils: 343 (99 in Sixth Form)
Day Fees: £6250 to £8918/term
Boarding Fees: £8630 to £12612/term
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26th February, 09:30 - 12:30
The Oratory Open Morning will take place on Saturday 26 February, where you will be able to explore our facilities in their beautiful surroundings and meet our staff and pupils in person.
We have a range of military subsidies, sibling discounts, completely confidential bursary options and, of course, a range of scholarships that are awarded at the main entry ages of 11+, 13+ and 16+.
Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the Head Master to recognise excellence, ability, and potential in one or more academic or co-curricular areas. These awards not only carry with them a financial reward but also bestow an enormous amount of prestige and sense of achievement on the pupils selected.
Registration Fee: £150.
Acceptance Deposit: £1,000 for parents living in the UK or EU and £10,000 for parents living outside the UK or EU.
*All day fees include tuition and lunch, any additional meals will be charged at £3.10 per meal.
The Oratory School is Rated 'Excellent' in ISI Inspection 2021
The Oratory has received the highest grade of Excellent for both Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) categories - pupils' academic and other achievements and pupils' personal development.
15th December 2021 — The Oratory has received the highest grade of Excellent for both Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) categories - pupils' academic and other achievements and pupils' personal development.
The Oratory's full ISI Report is available to read here.
The Independent Schools Inspectorate took place between 2 – 5 November 2021. The report describes Oratory pupils as showing 'high levels of self-understanding for their age. They show self-confidence in many areas of school life, are resilient and adapt well to new situations' - attributes particularly important to these unprecedented times. Oratory pupils 'respect' yet 'are not afraid to challenge the beliefs and cultural attitudes of others… unkindness or misbehaviour.' They were also praised for having 'an excellent understanding of the importance of making good decisions' as well as for 'showing ambition and a clear understanding of how to get the best from their lessons.'
The ISI described leadership of The Oratory as encouraging of 'both inclusivity and excellence' and acknowledged the school's initiatives to raise academic attainment, declaring A Level results as 'excellent' and describing teaching as 'consistently well planned' with 'additional support available outside lesson time.' It also commented on the 'strong relationships' by pupils with their peer group as well as teaching and boarding staff – with the school motto, Heart Speaks to Heart, 'enacted daily.'
Joe Smith, Head Master says "The results are an absolutely wonderful reflection on Oratory pupils and the staff who work so hard to support and guide them. Inspections are all about pupil outcomes - what the school does being considered "contributory factors" in those outcomes - and throughout the inspection, inspectors were extremely complimentary about our pupils in all sorts of different ways. It was really quite moving and a privilege to hear what they said about them. This independent and rigorous judgement is a wonderful endorsement that we are firmly on the right path."
L6th Form Pupil Ollie Rae is Selected for the National Youth Training Choir
The National Youth Training Choir sits at the heart of The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and provides a choral training ground for singers to develop their vocal and musicianship skills.
14th December 2021 — The Oratory is delighted to announce that L6th Form pupil Ollie Rae has been selected for the National Youth Training Choir (NYC).
Ollie Rae says "I feel very honoured to have been selected for the NYC. Oratory Music has really helped me with my singing progress and I am excited for what the future holds."
Stephen Burrows, Director of Music says "We are so proud of Ollie and he is very deserving of his place with this choir. This will be a wonderful group for him to be part of and will add to his already very broad experience to date. We are rightly proud of Ollie; we have been fortunate to see his development into the fine young singer he is today, singing everything from Cantatas to Coldplay!"
For further information on Oratory Music, please contact Stephen Burrows, Director of Music at s.burrows@oratory.co.uk
The Oratory Fencing Team Win Medals at The Inspion Schools' Fencing Competition
E. Gwilliam, Z. Hemans-Shekiluwa, J. Martin and A. Donnai-Jessop competed in the individual events with each boy making it through the heats into the knock-out stages.
13th December 2021 — The Oratory Fencing Team competed last weekend at the Inspion Sports Challenge 2021 Schools' Fencing Competition.
E. Gwilliam, Z. Hemans-Shekiluwa, J. Martin and A. Donnai-Jessop competed in the individual events with each boy making it through the heats into the knock-out stages, with all bar E. Gwilliam making the semi-finals.
J. Martin earned a Bronze medal but was defeated in the semi-finals. A. Donnai-Jessop was runner-up and Silver medallist in the U15 competition and Z. Hemans-Shekiluwa won Gold in the U13 event.
Marcus Fec, Assistant Head Co-Curricular says "This was a fantastic performance from our pupils after just a term of Fencing coaching. In a competition involving nearly 40 schools to come away with a Gold, a Silver and a Bronze was an amazing feat. We look forward to competing in the Team championships next term."
Oratory Fencing training takes place every Wednesday evening. Following on from their success, there are now plans to enter the Team Championships next term and additional national and local competitions. All coaching is provided by Inspion, a collective of competitive fencers who have represented the country in international competitions.
The Oratory's 1st XI Hockey Team Become Berkshire League Winners
The Oratory's 1st XI hockey team are delighted to have won the U18 Berkshire Girls' Hockey League in their first competitive season.
13th December 2021 — The Oratory's 1st XI hockey team are delighted to have won the U18 Berkshire Girls' Hockey League in their first competitive season.
The 1st XI had their final league match against Reading Blue Coat School on Wednesday 1 December, winning 4-1. Previous Oratory hockey matches had seen wins against Leighton Park (8-0), LVS Ascot (13-0), Reddam House (8-0), Shiplake (4-0) and Holyport College (8-1).
Victoria Watson, Head of Hockey, says "If I were to go back 12 weeks ago to our first hockey session, the team and I could not have dreamt of what they have achieved. From players one to eighteen they have not once dropped their heads and have played with true Oratory spirit."
The Oratory has a proud tradition of sporting excellence. Major girls' sports are hockey and swimming in Autumn Term, netball or rowing in Lent Term and tennis, athletics or rowing in Summer Term. Girls also have the opportunity to play football, touch rugby and cricket, as well as squash, badminton and real tennis.
Sports Scholarships are available at 11+, 13+ and 16+ entry and are awarded to recognise excellence, ability, and potential. Please contact Natasha Pearce, Registrar at registrar@oratory.co.uk for more details.
OO Nick Howell & Rob Fahey, Head of OS Real Tennis Club win British Open Doubles
Congratulations to Old Oratorian Nick Howell (OS 1995-2000) and Rob Fahey, Head Professional at The Oratory Real Tennis Club, who won The Real Tennis British Open Doubles final at Queen's Club on Tuesday 23 November.
24th November 2021 — Congratulations to Old Oratorian Nick Howell (OS 1995-2000) and Rob Fahey, Head Professional at The Oratory Real Tennis Club, who won The Real Tennis British Open Doubles final at Queen's Club on Tuesday 23 November.
The Real Tennis British Open is the sport's most prestigious competition, last played in 2019 due to the Covid pandemic.
Nick Howell said: "I've had 18 or 19 months without competitive tennis. The British Open is normally the biggest major for us, and it's amazing to be back."
The Doubles final set up on Tuesday evening saw Howell and Rob Fahey beat Bryn Sayers and Ben Taylor-Matthews, 6/5, 6/4, 6/4.
Howell, who is the first professional at Jeu de Paume de Bordeaux, and Fahey have enjoyed a successful and established doubles partnership over the years, winning the British Open Doubles in 2018 and competing in the World Doubles Championship in 2019.
Fahey holds the title of World Champion in Real Tennis, undefeated between 1994 and 2014. He lost the World Championship in 2016 to Camden Riviere, but won it back at the next challenge in 2018, two days before his 50th birthday. He holds the title to this day and has now surpassed Pierre Etchebaster's record reign of days as World Champion. A very special achievement.
Rob Fahey's wife, Claire Fahey, is Head of Racquets at The Oratory School and also competed in this year's British Opens. Claire says "For myself, it was my 4th British Open and I was the only female competing in the event. Since 2014 I have been able to compete in the Open alongside the men, on the merit of standard. I lost my first-round singles in 4 sets. We won our qualifying doubles match and but lost to the number 5 seeds in 4 sets." Congratulations, Claire.
Real Tennis is a cross between tennis and squash. It is played around the world, with only 30 courts in the UK, one of them right here at The Oratory School in Woodcote. If you are looking for a new hobby, fancy a different challenge or just want to get on court with a World Champion then please get in touch. Email: pros@ortc.uk.
The Oratory Partners with Shinfield View Care Home for The Queen's Green Canopy
The Oratory was delighted to partner with Shinfield View Care Home, part of the Berkeley Care Group, on a new community project this week.
21st November 2021 — The Oratory was delighted to partner with Shinfield View Care Home, part of the Berkeley Care Group, on a new community project this week.
The project involved pupils at The Oratory School and residents of Shinfield View Care Home working together to plant 10 beech trees in The Oratory school grounds as part of The Woodland Trust's The Queen's Green Canopy.
The Queen's Green Canopy (QGC) is a tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Everyone across the UK is being invited to plant trees from October 2021, when the tree planting season begins, through to the end of the Jubilee year in 2022.
The Queen's Green Canopy will create a network of individual trees, avenues, copses and whole woodlands in honour of The Queen's service and the legacy she has built. This will then create a green legacy of its own, with every tree planted bringing benefits for people, wildlife and climate, now and for the future.
Laura McSolely, Events & Activities Manager at Shinfield View Care Home, organised the community project and had a target to plant 100 trees. When Laura got in touch with The Oratory, we were delighted to become involved. Laura says "Shinfield View had a great day on Friday with the pupils and staff at The Oratory School. Everyone worked so well together to get the job done and the pupils were especially kind to our Dementia resident Neil who helped plant the trees as well."
Andy Burnham, Head of Grounds, says "As part of the school's woodland management we actively replenish the trees on site, so it was wonderful to combine this with celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee".
Find out more about The Queen's Green Canopy (QGC): https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/schools-and-communities/queens-green-canopy/
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Sean Penn Net Worth, Salary and Earnings
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Sean Penn's net worth 2023: Sean Penn is a veteran actor who has made a great impact in the entertainment industry. Read on as we take you through the biography, family and personal life, salary, earnings, and net worth of Sean Penn. What's more, you'll also learn how Sean Penn made his fortune.
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6. Sean Penn's Net Worth, Salary and Earnings 2023
7. Sean Penn's Estate
Who is Sean Penn and How Much is He Worth?
Full Name Sean Justin Penn
Date of Birth August 17, 1960
Profession Actor, Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Source of Wealth Acting
Sean Penn is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer with an estimated net worth of $150 million. Penn is best known for his lead role in the drama "Dead Man Walking" which earned him his first Academy Award nomination and Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Ever since making his debut, Penn has made numerous appearances ever since making his debut. He has also won multiple awards over the course of his career.
Sean Justin Penn was born on August 17, 1960 in Santa Monica, California, United of America. His father, Leo Penn was an actor and director while his mother, Eileen Ryan was an actress.
Sean has an older brother, Michael Penn and a younger brother, actor Chris Penn who died in 2006. His father was of the Jewish faith while his mother was of the Catholic faith. Sean and his brothers were raised in a secular home.
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For his education, Sean Penn attended Malibu Park Junior High School. He also attended Santa Monica High School, as Malibu had no high school at that time. Penn made short films with some of his childhood friends including actors Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen.
Penn made his initial appearance on TV in a 1974 episode of "The Little House on the Prairie" television series with his father as director. Then Penn began his film career with the action-drama "Taps", where his portrayal was a military high school cadet. But his role as Mick O'Brien, a troubled youth, in the drama "Bad Boys" earned Penn favorable reviews and started his career as a serious actor.
Penn stopped acting for a few years in the early 1990s because he was increasingly dissatisfied with the industry using the break to focus on his initial directing debut.
The Academy Awards first recognized his work when Penn was nominated for his role as a racist murderer on death row in the drama film "Dead Man Walking".
Eventually, Penn won an award for his role in the Boston crime drama "Mystic River". Penn's second award came after his role as a real-life politician and gay rights icon Harvey Milk in "The Biopic Milk". The nomination was Penn's fifth nomination and second win for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Penn starred in the drama "The Tree of Life".
Penn's initial drama as a director was called "The Indian Runner", a crime drama which was based on Bruce Springsteen's song "Highway Patrolman". Subsequently, Penn also directed music videos, such as Shania Twain's "Dance with the One That Brought You", Lyle Lovett's "North Dakota", and Peter Gabriel's "The Barry Williams Show". He has since directed three more films namely "The Crossing Guard", "The Pledge", and "Into the Wild".
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After Penn published his novel "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff,"Penn went for tours where he said his interest is shifting from film making and he now chooses to express his creativity through writing.
Penn was engaged to actress Elizabeth McGovern, his co-star in "Racing with the Moon" but they never married. Later, Penn met singer-songwriter Madonna in February 1985, and the pair married in August, 1985. However, their marriage was marred by outbursts against the press. In December 1987, Madonna filed for divorce but later withdrew the papers, only to file them again in January 1989.
After his marriage with Madonna, Penn moved in with actress Robin Wright, and the pair had their first girl child in April 13, 1991.Their second child, but first son, Hopper Jack, was born August 6, 1993. By 1995, Penn and Wright were separated.
Penn and Wright reconciled and re-married on April 27, 1996, and lived in Ross, California. Then in December 2007,the couple filed for divorce but reconciled several months later, requesting a court dismissal of their divorce case. The couple's divorce was finalized on July 22, 2010
From 2013 to 2015, Penn started and ended a relationship with South African actress Charlize Theron. Then in 2016, Penn began a relationship with Australian actress Leila George. They married on July 30, 2020 but George filed for divorce on October 15, 2021.
Penn's post on social media are about himself and other personal and careers related things. As of the time of writing, Penn has over 110,000 Instagram followers. Penn also has over 98,000 Twitter followers. On Facebook, Penn has over 356,000 followers.
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Sean Penn's Net Worth, Salary and Earnings 2023
As of February 2023, Sean Penn has an estimated net worth of $150 million. Penn earns his net worth from his successful acting and directorial career. He also earns money from brand promotions and endorsements.
Penn has earned over $200 million over the course of his career. For his role in "I Am Sad", Penn earned $5 million. He also earned $150,000 for appearing in "Hurlyburly". Penn earned $500,000 for his role in "The Thin Red Line".
Sean Penn's Estate
Penn was raised in a hime in Malibu, California, but he has acquired properties in other part of the city. In 1996, Penn and his ex-wife, Robin paid $2.1 million for a hime in Ross, California. In 2008, the home was listed for $15 million, they eventually sold the property for $8 million in January 2010.
Following the divorce, Penn bought a home in Malibu, California for $3.8 million in May 2009. In 2015, he listed the home for $6.55 million.
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Over the past 20 years, the South Olga Lakes on Kodiak Island has produced nearly half a million sockeye salmon per year on average. This fishery is historically one of the region's most productive sockeye systems. But recently, its salmon wealth has plummeted, prompting calls for something to be done. Managers are considering fertilizing the lake system with nutrients to enhance salmon productivity.
Scientists don't know how fertilizing the system will affect the salmon, particularly in light of changing climate and ocean conditions. Not much is understood about the relationship among growth, size and age of Olga Lakes salmon in freshwater and their survival in seawater.
Enter Marta Ree, a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Marta is working on her master's degree with funding from Alaska Sea Grant. Her research explores the links between marine and freshwater ecosystems to predict sockeye salmon responses to climate change. It aims to help inform decision-making regarding the potential costs and benefits of fertilizing the lake system.


An early morning fire caused by an electrical cord coming in contact with a bed left an Alexandria, Virginia, woman dead and sent her husband to the hospital in critical condition. Officials say they were in their 70s.
The fire was spotted around 12:30 a.m. by someone who saw smoke coming out of the two-story townhouse along the 300 block of South Pitt Street, just south of Duke Street.
Fire officials said they saw smoke coming from the second floor.
Firefighters started to tackle the fire from within the home, which led to "the discovery of one victim in the room of origin and then the rescue of a second occupant," according to Alexandria Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Andrea Buchanan.
Responders were able to rescue the man from the room; he was taken to the hospital in critical condition due to smoke inhalation. A dog and a cat were also rescued from the blaze.
The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damages.
Below is a map near the area of the fire.
WTOP's John Domen reported from Alexandria, Virginia.


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Then, Cole Trower, an employee of Representative Bob Goodlatte, got up. He started off by declaring that Cynthia Dunbar was wholly unqualified to serve as national committeewoman and furthermore that she had no understanding of the position for which she was running. It wasn't so much a question, but rather a hostile accusation. Another fellow at Mr. Trower's table added that Dunbar was "a smooth talker". Dunbar offered a rebuttal to this accusation, but Cole continued which led the organizer, Donna Moser, to ask Cole to stop. He refused. Then, Scott Sayre, another candidate for 6th district chair, said that Cole was a plant of the Obenshain campaign, Dunbar's opponent. Nevertheless Cole was not deterred. At this point, Ms. Moser asked Bryan Hutcheson, the Sheriff of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County who was in attendance to remove Cole Trower. The sheriff thought such an action wasn't called for, and fortunately Cole finally sat down, ending the matter. However, a local JMU student spoke next saying that Ms. Dunbar was new to Virginia and questioned how much she had helped out the Virginia Republican Party, one of the main talking points of the Obenshain campaign. After that, things got less heated as several of the candidates who are running for spots as delegates to the national convention spoke along with individuals seeking positions on the Republican State Central Committee.


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The History of Tudor Watches
Ask a random stranger to name a luxury watch, and there's a good chance they'll say "Rolex." We watch collectors know there's so much more to the luxury watch world than its most famous brand, but the name Rolex instantly says "expensive and designer watch."
Rolex's founder, Hans Wilsdorf, knew this. So when he conceived the idea of starting a sister brand to Rolex, he knew he could use the Rolex name to let people know the kind of quality they could expect from the new line. And from those "little sister" beginnings, Tudor grew into a well respected brand in its own right.
Let's travel back in time and follow Tudor Watches journey from piggybacking on the Rolex brand name, to standing strong on its own.
A more modest price
Hans Wilsdorf had a clear vision for Tudor. He wanted to create a watch brand that would be more affordable than Rolex, without compromising on the solid dependability that Rolex was known for. Buyers knew they could trust a Rolex. Wilsdorf wanted to be sure they knew they could trust a Tudor, too.
"I have been considering the idea of making a watch that our agents could sell at a more modest price than our Rolex watches, and yet one that would attain the standard of dependability for which Rolex is famous." -Hans Wilsdorf
Wilsdorf succeeded in his ambition, and what an unusual journey it's been. How often do you hear of a world famous watch brand creating their own cheaper model? Yet that's exactly what Wilsdorf did.
In February 1926, a watch dealer and maker named Philippe Hüther registered the Tudor trademark on behalf of Hans Wilsdorf. By 1932, the first Tudor watches were sent to market in Australia. These watches looked quite different to the bold watches we associate with Tudor today. They were slimmer, smaller models, and many had rectangular faces. Some of them had the Rolex name as well as Tudor on the dial.
Today we know Tudor as a purveyor of precision diving watches and chronographs. 1930s Australians knew them as elegant dress watches.
Buoyed by this early success, Wilsdorf bought "The Tudor" name in 1936, and added the Tudor Rose to the logo. The Tudor Rose is the traditional heraldic flower of England, named for the House of Tudor. Adding it to the Tudor design immediately set a precedent for luxury that was fit for a king. Tudor chose the name and the rose to symbolise the union of strength (the reliability of their watches) and grace (their elegant looks.)
Introducing the Oyster case
By the time 1946 came around, Wilsdorf realised Tudor was ready to start building its own unique presence. He registered the company Montres TUDOR S.A. in 1946. Shortly after, the company started Tudor-specific advertising, focused on that combination of strength and grace. One early advertisement promised wearers "precision graced by slenderness."
At this point, Tudor watches already featured luminescent hands, and sometimes a red second hand, laying the foundations of the unique look that would become associated with the brand.
1947 also saw the release of the Tudor Oyster. The first Oyster model, reference 4463, had a 34mm Oyster case. But what made the Oyster case so special?
Inspired by the shell of an oyster, the Oyster case was one of Rolex's greatest innovations. A screw-down case back and the addition of rubber-lined gaskets kept the inner workings of the watch safe from water. That only left one vulnerability:The crown. Rolex developed a winding crown that screwed down against the case, sealing that last potential entry point and creating a truly waterproof watch.
When Tudor started using the patented Oyster case on their own watches, buyers knew they were getting their hands on a timepiece that was as functional as it was beautiful.
Tudor was getting closer and closer to the release of one of its most iconic watches, and the model that cemented its reputation as a true alternative to a Rolex: The Tudor Oyster Prince.
A watch that can meet every challenge
The Tudor Oyster Prince is, even today, one of its most iconic models. Marrying the already-impressive Oyster case technology with a Fleurier Calibre 390 automatic movement, the Oyster Prince delivered all the quality of Rolex married at a more affordable price.
Tudor took an unusual approach to advertising the watch. The campaign focussed on two key features:
The personal endorsement of Hans Wilsdorf himself
The robustness of the Oyster Prince under a variety of challenging tests
One advert simply declared "its performance, in the words of Rolex's founder and Governing Director, Mr. H. Wilsdorf, is "magnificent!!" Another included a direct quote from Wilsdorf:
"I have decided that the TUDOR Prince deserves to share with Rolex two advantages I would allow no other watch to use – the famous and unique waterproof Oyster case and the original self-winding Perpetual 'rotor' mechanism. All TUDOR Oyster Princes will have these two exceptional features, previously exclusive to Rolex. This indicates, I think, the measure of our faith in the new watch. I am proud to give my personal endorsement."
And if the personal endorsement wasn't enough, Tudor Oyster Prince adverts also told the tale of all the ways in which the watches were put through their paces. Rather than talk about its sporting prowess, Tudor focussed on the fact that the Oyster Prince was ready for any challenge. From withstanding being placed on a pneumatic drill, to being worn for hours by motorbike racers, riveters and stonecutters, the campaign left no doubt that the Tudor Oyster Prince was as tough as it was elegant.
A military watch
The 1950s and 1960s saw Tudor take its place as a fully fledged military and sporting watch.
In 1952, the Royal Navy organised a British Scientific expedition to Greenland. The equipment for this ground-breaking expedition included 26 Tudor Oyster Princes. The brand also caught the attention of the French Marine Nationale. The precision and durability of the Tudor line made it the go-to watch for the Marine Nationale, who also helped Tudor develop their diving tool watches.
1954 saw the birth of the Oyster Prince Submariner, which was waterproof to 100m. That was impressive for the time, and in 1958 Tudor surpassed itself with an Oyster Prince Submariner that was waterproof to 200m. And in 1964 Tudor created an Oyster Prince Submariner specifically made for the US Navy.
Tudor's star continued to rise throughout the 1970s when it released its first chronograph, the Oysterdate. Featuring a manually-wound Valjoux mechanical Calibre 7734, the Oysterdate was unusual for its time, with a solid 39mm case. Featuring two counters on the dial and a tachymetric scale on the bezel, the Oysterdate was chunkier and more obviously a tool watch than many of its contemporaries. The 1960s and 1970s also saw increasing use of the iconic Tudor snowflake hands.
Tudor was becoming a firmly established name, with a pedigree and reputation of its own. But things were about to go quiet for the Tudor line.
The renaissance of Tudor
Things were going well for Tudor through the 1960s and 1970s, but the brand hadn't quite reached its happy ending. Demand for its models waned, and by the 2000s Tudor was no longer selling to the UK, America, or Japan. But the arrival of designer Davide Cerrato in 2005 ushered in a brave new era for Tudor.
The Tudor renaissance in the UK arrived via a glitzy party and the opening of 100 stores across the country. Tudor began selling in America again, and then Japan.
At the heart of this new burst of good fortune was the decision to release a range of heritage-inspired designs that called to mind Tudor's history, while repositioning the brand as a fresh, modern watchmaker.
Honouring the past, moving to the future
No History of Tudor would be complete without mentioning the Tudor Heritage Black Bay, first released in 2012. The Tudor Heritage Black Bay immediately called to mind the iconic Oyster Prince Submariner with its luminous indices and classic snowflake hands. Yet it was a fascinating watch in its own right, updating the classic Oyster Prince for the modern wearer. No wonder it won the GPHG (Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève) Revival prize in 2013.
The Black Bay wasn't the only new addition to the Tudor line. The Tudor Ranger offered a minimalist stripped-back look that honoured Tudor's military heritage. With a strong focus on performance rather than looks, the Tudor Ranger was an understated go-anywhere model. Meanwhile, the Tudor Heritage Advisor brought Tudor's vintage Advisor alarm model back to life, in a reliable watch with two pushers, an oversized crown, and of course a mechanical alarm.
Tudor also introduced the Heritage Chrono Blue, a precision chronograph that calls to mind the unique blue and orange Monte Carlo models from the 1970s. And in case wearers needed a reminder of Tudor's groundbreaking work with the French and American Navies, the Tudor Pelagos arrived with a bang. With a staggering 500m diving depth, unusual square hour markers, and of course the Tudor snowflake hands, the Pelagos showed how good Tudor is at combining vintage aesthetics with modern power.
Tudor has always been a brand that carries the reliability and function of Rolex, but puts its own stamp on the classic well-known brand. Thanks to the modern re-imaginings of its classic watches, Tudor has kept itself exciting and relevant for a whole new generation.
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