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Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy
Chapter 5 Stepan Arkadyevitch had learned easily at school, thanks to his excellent abilities, but he had been idle and mischievous, and therefore was one of the lowest in his class. But in spite of his habitually dissipated mode of life, his inferior grade in the service, and his comparative youth, he occupied the honorable and lucrative position of president of one of the government boards at Moscow. This post he had received through his sister Anna's husband, Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin, who held one of the most important positions in the ministry to whose department the Moscow office belonged. But if Karenin had not got his brother-in-law this berth, then through a hundred other personages—brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, and aunts—Stiva Oblonsky would have received this post, or some other similar one, together with the salary of six thousand absolutely needful for him, as his affairs, in spite of his wife's consi...
Boyhood, by Leo Tolstoy
Translated by C.J. HOGARTH CONTENTS I. A SLOW JOURNEY II. THE THUNDERSTORM III. A NEW POINT OF VIEW IV. IN MOSCOW V. MY ELDER BROTHER VI. MASHA VII. SMALL SHOT VIII. KARL IVANITCH'S HISTORY IX. CONTINUATION OF KARL'S NARRATIVE X. CONCLUSION OF KARL'S NARRATIVE XI. ONE MARK ONLY XII. THE KEY XIII. THE TRAITRESS XIV. THE RETRIBUTION XV... (From : Gutenberg.org.)
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Cossacks, The, by Leo Tolstoy
A Tale of 1852
Produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE COSSACKS A Tale of 1852 By Leo Tolstoy Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude Chapter I All is quiet in Moscow. The squeak of wheels is seldom heard in the snow-covered street. There are no lights left in the windows and the street lamps have been extinguished. Only the sound of bells, borne over the city from the church towers, suggests the approach of morning. The streets are deserted. At rare intervals a night-cabman's sledge kneads up the snow and sand in the street as the driver makes his way to another corner where he falls asleep while waiting for a fare. An old woman passes by on her way to church, where a few wax candles burn with a red light ... (From : Gutenberg.org.)
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Damon and Delia, by William Godwin
DAMON AND DELIA: A TALE. --NEQUE SEMPER ARCUM TENDIT APOLLO. HOR. LONDON: PRINTED FOR T. HOOKHAM, AT HIS CIRCULATING LIBRARY, NEW BOND-STEET, CORNER OF BRUTON-STREET. M,DCC,LXXXIV. CONTENTS PART the FIRST. CHAPTER I. Containing introductory Matter. CHAPTER II. A Ball CHAPTER III. A Ghost. CHAPTER IV. A love Scene. CHAPTER V. A Man of Humour. CHAPTER VI. Containing some Specimens of Heroism. CHAPTER VII. Containing that with which the Reader will be acquainted when he has read it. CHAPTER VIII. Two Persons of Fashion. CHAPTER IX. A tragical Resolution. CONTENTS. (From : Gutenberg.org.)
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End of the Age, The: Essay on ..., by Leo Tolstoy
An Essay on the Approaching Revolution
I In Gospel language "the age" and "the end of the age" does not signify the end and beginning of a century, but the end of one view of life, of one faith, of one method of social intercourse between men, and the commencement of another view of life, another faith, another method of social intercourse. [...] Every revolution begins when Society has outgrown the view of life on which the existing forms of social life were founded, when the contradictions between life such as it is, and life as it should be, and might be, become so evident to the majority that they feel the impossibility of continuing existence under former conditions. The revolution begins in that nation wherein the majority of men become conscious of this contradiction. As ... (From : Anarchy Archives.)
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Finland: Rising Nationality, A, by Peter Kropotkin
Kropotkin, P. . "Finland: a Rising Nationality". The Nineteenth Century. March, pp. 527-46. Finland: A Rising Nationality. By Peter Kropotkin National questions are not in vogue now in Europe. After having so much exercised the generation of '48, they seem to be now in neglect. The poor results of a movement which caused so many illusions; the new problems that are coming to the front -- the social problem taking the precedence of all; the prominence recently given to the ideas of unification and centralization above those of territorial independence and federalism, by the sudden growth of a powerful military State in middle Europe, -- all these have helped to repel into the background those questions of national independence which seemed t... (From : Anarchy Archives.)
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Kropotkin: Master, Meet Kropot..., by Herbert Read
From Meet Kropotkin. The Salvation Series No. 1. Bombay: The Libertarian Book House, n.d. KROPOTKIN - THE MASTER by HERBERT READ. PRINCE PETER ALEXEIVICH KROPOTKIN was born at Moscow on the 9th December, 1842 (o. s.). His father, Prince Alexei Petrovich Kropotkin, is described by Kropotkin as "a typical officer of the time of Nicholas I", but he seems to have been an easy-going parent, content to leave his son's educaton to his French tutor until it was time to send him off to a military academy. Kropotkin's mother was the youngest daughter of the commander of a Cossack army corps, General Sulima, and a woman of great refinement and sensibility, qualities which her son must have inherited, for she died before she had time to influence him d... (From : Anarchy Archives.)
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Letters written in April-June ..., by Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Selected Letters of Vanzetti from the Dedham Jail, April - June 1927 April 14, 1927. Dedham Jail DEAR COMRADE MARY [DONOVAN]: Today I have written, written and written all the time. Now it is late and I am tired. Yet I cannot help to write to you. . . . What I want to say to you is, again and ever, to be calm and self restrained. Yes, just that and what I do not know to say. I knew that you lost your job. Another of their nice things. Now you are working days and nights to save Nick and I. Remember that you must rest, and rest at least for the necessity of it. Good-bye, and all my regards to you, also Nick. [COMRADE MARY was Mary Donovan, a recording secretary of the Sacco and Vanzetti Defense Committee who had been dismissed from her job a... (From : umkc.edu.)
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Preparedness, the Road to Univ..., by Emma Goldman
Preparedness, the Road to Universal Slaughter by Emma Goldman [First published in Mother Earth, Vol. X, no. 10, December 1915, and also as a pamphlet.] EVER since the beginning of the European conflagration, the whole human race almost has fallen into the deathly grip of the war anesthesis, overcome by the mad teaming fumes of a blood soaked chloroform, which has obscured its vision and paralyzed its heart. Indeed, with the exception of some savage tribes, who know nothing of Christian religion or of brotherly love, and who also know nothing of dreadnaughts, submarines, munition manufacture and war loans, the rest of the race is under this terrible narcosis. The human mind seems to be conscious of but one thing, murderous speculation. Our w... (From : University of Berkeley.)
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Socialism: Caught in the Polit..., by Emma Goldman
Legend tells us that healthy newborn infants aroused the envy and hatred of evil spirits. In the absence of the proud mothers, the evil ones stole into the houses, kidnapped the babies, and left behind them deformed, hideous-looking monsters. Socialism has met with such a fate. Young and lusty, crying out defiance to the world, it aroused the envy of the evil ones. They stole near when Socialism least expected and made off with it, leaving behind a deformity which is now stalking about under the name of Socialism. At its birth, Socialism declared war on all constituted institutions. Its aim was to fell every injustice to the ground and replace it with economic and social well-being and harmony. Two fundamental principles gave Socialism its ... (From : Anarchy Archives.)
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garrons feeding in the hollow below.
though uncertain what to do.
purpose of making observations and cutting us off.
"Who may you be?" he cried, looking up at us.
On my part I thought it was not good judgment so to anger the wild crew.
shall be heard tell o' yet!"
might be no tell-tale stains upon the grass.
of, and drawing all the while the wind upward through his nostrils.
went up like a bird.
nor yet with such a currish retinue yowling at our tail.
from his hoofs as he gathered way and began to feel his legs under him.
for the nature of the ground where we met.
spurning their fallen chief with his hoof as he passed.
throats were as good as slit.
the hardest blaff of downcome is ever gotten at the doorstep.
till it was time for her to ride side-saddle and grow mim and prudent.
been but a bairn's playmate aforetime.
GAY GARLAND COMES HOME SADDLE EMPTY.
Hamilton had done it for the asking.
little angled chamber that opens off the turret stair near by.
came a sound at the nether door that affrighted us all.
door, new lichted doon from off Gay Garland. Rise an' let him in!"
were not dainty, but rather careless--and it might be, even rough.
at the pin to be let in, when he rode home late from Kirkcudbright.
Tinkler Marshall, though I think not to any noticeable extent.


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Home»Your Council » News » Additional workshops added to Covid 19 Business Support Programme
Additional workshops added to Covid 19 Business Support Programme
Derry City and Strabane District Council have announced the second tranche of programmes to guide local businesses through the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid 19 crisis.
The Business Support Team are delivering a specially designed Resilience Programme for local companies including a series of workshops and mentoring opportunities.
A total of 51 places are available for Tranche Two of the programme which has four separate sections, the Financial Management for Accountants Programme, the Business Reboot Programme, the Tourism, Hospitality and Retail Support Programme and the Get Your Business Online Programme.
The programmes are delivered remotely with the aid of communications technology to allow local businesses to participate fully whether working from home or from their work places.
The initiative is part-funded by Council, Invest NI and the European Regional Development Fund under the Investment for Jobs and Growth [2014 – 2020] Programme.
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Michaela Boyle, encouraged local companies to avail of the support available.
"The current restrictions to reduce the spread of the Covid 19 virus have presented businesses with unprecedented challenges in connecting clients and continuing services, with many forced to temporarily cease trading," she said.
"Social distancing is going to be with us for some time and, as the restrictions gradually lift in the coming months, businesses will have to tailor how they provide their services and find new and innovative ways to continue trading.
"There are ways to mitigate against the impacts and Council aim to help where possible in helping businesses navigate their way around these challenges and to rebuild and consolidate.
"It's critical that we work together to protect and sustain our local economy as best we can and prioritise the small local companies who may be struggling at this uncertain time."
The Financial Management for Non Accountants Programme is aimed at owners and managers who want to know how to analyse the financial performance of their business and how to plan for the future.
The Tourism Hospitality and Retail Programme is aimed at owners and managers of tourism focused SMEs and micro enterprises who are seeking ways to consolidate and rebuild their business in the coming months.
The one to one workshop delivered online will help assess the current position of businesses and help companies enhance their profile to prospective customers and plan for the future.
Business Reboot aims to challenge owners and managers to think outside the box and embrace innovative ideas and adapt their business model to reflect the new realities of life.
Finally the Get Your Business Online programme aims to help your business establish or increase their internet presence and is delivered through four workshops that will take you through each step of setting up your online channels and connecting with customers.
Council's Business Development Manager, Louise Breslin, added: "These are unprecedented times and over the coming weeks and months business owners will have to realign their operations to adapt.
"It is a daunting period for many and we want to give them the information that will allow them to make informed decisions with confidence.
"This period will demand emotional resolve, a willingness to think outside the box, and openness to re-invention, innovation and diversification.
"The changes you make now could be critical to the sustainability of your business and can hopefully help businesses to not only survive but to thrive as we emerge from this crisis.
"We are here to help in whatever way we can, and I would really encourage local enterprises to find out how they could benefit."
Eligible businesses must be based in the Derry City and Strabane District Council areas and employ less than 50 people.
To register, contact Jacqui at Full Circle – jacqui@fullcircle.eu.com to express your interest in the Programme.
The deadline for submission of expressions of interest for the programmes is Financial Management - Friday May 22nd, Business Reboot - Friday May 29th, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality - June 5th and Get Your Business Online - Friday June 12th.
Additionally, companies and individuals in the Derry and Strabane Council area now have free access to the Open 4 Business Funding Portal.
The portal can be accessed at idoxopen4business.co.uk/derryandstrabane and provides details on funding opportunities and supports available.
Users can create tailored searches to identify funding and support based on their business and the type of the project.

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After a divorce, you want to prepare for the possibility of a major financial blow from the IRS. According to Reuters, filing taxes after divorce or separate can be trickier than when you were together, and may result in costly expenses.
Receiving alimony, dividing up property and other assets can lead to complications when it comes to tax forms. The biggest taxable events are not normally apart of the divorce process, but as the year progresses many of these expenses may come to pass. When doing taxes, there are several difficult questions to consider if you recently got a divorce.
First, who can claim the children as dependents? Children can result in a valuable tax deduction. In the past, divorcees had the right to specify who could claim dependency exemptions for the children on their tax forms during the divorce process.
Now, couples are not permitted to use a divorce settlement to back up their claims of dependency. Instead, parents must fill out an IRS form that is signed by the custodial parent for use by the non-custodial parent. For each depending you can deduct $3,900 from your taxable income, which will reduce your taxes significantly.
Also, parents need to determine how they will handle alimony and child support. Alimony is taxable income for the recipient. The payer can deduct alimony. Child support is not taxable to the recipient but it is not deductible either. Also, selling a marital home as a part of your divorce can result in a massive tax cost.
When divorced spouses file, they must also learn what their new filing status. Remember that your marital status at the end of the year determines how you file your tax return. This means that if you get divorce on December 31st, you are considered single, but you can still file as a couple if you are not living together but are not divorced. You will want to determine which filing is appropriate for your situation. Contact Claery & Green today if you want more information about the tax implications of a divorce.


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commonplace / trite/ banal
Thread starter Hese
could you please tell me whether there is a big difference between "commonplace", "trite", "banal".
I believe, commonplace means something is familiar to the public at large, nothing special, nothing that would stand out from the rest.
"Computers have become commonplace - everybody uses them"
Then, I would say that "trite" has a negative connotation:
"there are a lot of trite programmes on TV"
As far as "banal" is concerned, I'm a bit lost. I've never heard it in spoken English, so I suppose, it's something more formal.
Could you please tell me if I'm right or wrong!
Thank you very very much in advance!
bibliolept
AE, Español
To me, "commonplace" is fairly neutral, "trite" suggests something repetitive or predictable, and "banal" suggests something boring.
So you can say: She has a rather commonplace hairstyle (nothing special)
and a very banal hairstyle? (meaning it's boring)?
Most people won't use "banal" in everyday conversation, though I do; as you wrote, it is more formal.
I'd refer to it as a "common" rather than "commonplace" haircut. That has a slightly negative tinge. A more neutral word would be "popular," meaning that many people chose to wear/cut their hair in that style.
so commonplace is more negative than common ?
(San Francisco) English
Hese said:
No, it's just used for different things. I would say "a commonplace occurrence" but "a common hairstyle".
I think it seems more negative in this context because it is, well, the less common choice: "Common" is more idiomatic.
Franzi said:
Note that "common occurrence" is likely at least as popular as "commonplace" occurrence, in my opinion.
'Trite' is specifically used for speech (famous quotes, figures of speech, etc.) or plot devices that are overused and cliched. An object like a computer can't be "trite". I wouldn't usually use 'trite' for events either.
'Banal' means that something is boring because it is commonplace.
'Commonplace' is pretty neutral. (Though, of course, it can be negative in context.)
piraña utria
Cartagena de Indias.
Spanish - Colombian with Caribbean nuanc
Hello again:
I hope I'm on the same line of this thread.
I have been envolved with my Canadian teacher in a polite discussion about the expression "commonplace".
His point is the expression "commonplace" have to be use when someone refers to a place frequently visited, exclusively.
On the other hand, I'm very sure that adding this obvious grammatically correct usage, "commonplace" is also (and my only source is a Dictionary) used to name or qualify some sort of sentences whose contents are evidently true.
For instance: "It's better to be rich than poor".
Could this be an accurate example of a "commonplace" expression? or is an accurate example of a "commonthing"?
Re: POST #10:
Yes, we would call that sort of saying "commonplace" in the sense discussed in this thread. As a noun, "commonplace" often refers to sayings or proverbs such as this. It may also refer to commonly expressed ideas, whether or not the speaker agrees with them:
"It's a commonplace that today's students don't work as hard as those of generations past. However, I would like to point out that ...."
As stated above, we also use "commonplace" as an adjective more generally, to describe things that are ordinary, found everywhere.
I do not think we ever use "commonplace" to refer to a certain kind of geographical place. Perhaps your teacher has confused it with commons, which is land that is shared by a community, for instance, a shared pasture. Here, "common" refers to shared ownership, not to the frequency with which people go there.
Has your teacher found an example of the usage he has in mind in the writing of a native speaker of English?
Cagey said:
Hi Cagey and everybody:
Thanks for your answer. His example is very simple: "Cartagena's Airport is a commonplace and what people does in it is a commonthing" (I'm writing exactly his dictation).
Elwintee
bibliolept said:
I agree. I am concerned that all the replies seem to be from AE speakers. In BE there are two different meanings to 'common'. One is as in the above-quoted post, in which it is more or less synonymous with 'commonplace'. The other is class-based, and pejorative. It sounds awful, and old-fashioned these days, but not so many years ago people would say things like: "He is awfully common - he eats peas off his knife!". This meant that he was lower-class and a bit boorish.
Dimcl
piraña utria said:
Is your "Canadian" teacher born and raised in Canada? If so, find a new teacher! If not, find a new teacher! This sentence is so excruciatingly bad that it's embarrassing.
More discussion re: POST #10
Sticking as closely as possible to his sentence, I might say:
Cartagena's Airport is a common destination, and [what people does in it is a commonthing] people do commonplace things in it.
(However, the last part isn't really a sensible description of what people do in airports.)
Elwintee said:
In BE there are two different meanings to 'common'.
I've seen both meanings used by AE speakers too.
Thanks for your clear explanations, particularly to Cagey. I've noticed that I'm quite right.


The recording, mixing, mastering and artwork of our debut album is finished and the album will be unleashed upon mankind in the beginning of 2013 via Apostasy Records! You're in for a lethal injection of some heavy Swedish death metal with both brutality and melody!
The mixing and mastering duties were handled by Ola Englund (Six Feet Under, Feared), and he really did a great job making this a really heavy sounding album! We're really happy with the end result and we're sure your neck will say the same!
We'll soon reveal the tracklisting, first audio samples and the really cool cover art made by Gustav Germann (Guger Art)!
We're happy to announce that our debut album currently is being mixed and mastered by the mighty Ola Englund of Six Feet Under!
Stay tuned for the first sample of the album!
Our sophomore album "A Trail of Death" out now!


Reading EXIF Tags with Classic ASP and the csImageFile Component.
The ASP component csImageFile can be used to read and write EXIF data that is stored in JPEG and TIFF images. This data is usually written at the time that the image is created, usually by the camera or scanner. Here we will show how all the supported EXIF tags can be read and also demonstrate how some tag values can be converted into meaningful values. The code fragments shown below use ASP with VBScript, although other COM enabled languages can be used.
The code shown below will display the name of each EXIF tag stored in the file, together with its value. It assumes that the csImageFile object has been created with a name Image and a JPG or TIFF image has been loaded.
Response.Write "
No EXIF data in the image.
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Response.Write Image.ExifName(I) & ": " & Image.ExifValueByIndex(I) & "
"
csImageFile does not reserve a separate property for every EXIF tag. Instead it stores all the values in an array and they can be read by index or by the tag name. In this example they are read by index by finding the total number of tags present and then looping through them.
If the Model tag is not present, this will return an empty string. The tag name is not case sensitive so "model" and "MODEL" would also work.
csImageFile stores all the EXIF tags as strings, although these tags can contain numerical values. Numbers can be integers or rational (fractional) numbers, and dates are stored as strings in a specific format. Refer to the csImageFile instructions for more on these data types. We provide some helper functions for converting between the data types.
The RationalToReal method converts a string in the form a/b into a real number, where a and b are integers.
The ExifStringToDate method takes the string value stored in the EXIF tag and converts it to an ActiveX date/time as used by VBScript.
We have an online example where you can upload a JPG image and view the EXIF data.
Click here for more on writing EXIF attributes.


In an online placement drive conducted by Samsung Company on 31-March-2016, 2 students of Vignan University got selected at the highest package of Rs.
In an online placement drive conducted by Samsung Company on 31-March-2016, 2 students of Vignan University got selected at the highest package of Rs.10, 00, 000/annum after the six months of the training period. On this occasion, the college management conducted a press meet to congratulate the students.
College Principal, Dr. K. Phaneendra spoke that, "It's really a great occasion to congratulate the students. This is the first time that the students of their college selected at the highest package. The college has an excellent faculty and placement cell". He congratulated the students for their achievement and faculty for bringing out best from the students.
The selected students will undergo a training at Bangalore for a period of six months where the students are paid Rs.25,000/month. After the completion of training period, an annual salary of Rs.10,00,000 is provided.
Students thanked the college management and faculty for their continuous support and encouragement. They felt very happy as they achieved their goals. P.Swathi a final year CSE mentioned that "I feel very happy as I always dreamt of being placed in a company like Samsung". P.Sai Chanakya said that "I have realized the goals of my parents and I feel very happy of being placed in a company like Samsung". The students were felicitated by college chairman, Lav Rattaiah.


Do you follow the same routine, the same pattern? Change can be the catalyst needed to open up new opportunities.
April is an interesting month in Toronto. It is unpredictable. It could snow or it could be warm enough to break out the golf clubs. One just doesn't know what to expect. That is the beauty of April, it keeps us guessing and why I thought it was the perfect time to talk about breaking patterns of behaviour.
If you find yourself falling continuously into the same patterns take note; are they serving you? Too often we rest in our old ways of being because they're safe. It's what we have known. Check in to see if you have become complacent because you are too afraid to stir the pot by changing your behaviour. Take a lesson from April. Sameness isn't always satisfying. Unpredictability keeps us on our toes.
Have you become predictable? What can you do to break your old patterns of behaviour?


If Marie Curie is the Godmother of our industry, Wilhelm Rontgen is certainly the Godfather. In fact, he's the one who discovered x-rays!
Rontgen was born at the turn of the century in a small town in Germany. Rontgen would certainly prove to be more than his roots had predicted. As NobelPrize.org describes him, "He did not show any special aptitude, but showed a love of nature and was fond of roaming in the open country and forests." With the discovery of x-rays Rontgen would enjoy celebrity and receive the Nobel Prize in physics.
Rontgen would resign himself to poverty in death in the midst of the Weimar Republic, in spite of having discovered a technology that would help save soldiers on both sides of the war. So now we honor him, on what would have been his 123rd birthday. Happy Birthday, Rontgen! Thanks for helping save countless lives and limbs, and for posthumously staring in our x-ray ads!


Islamorada, FL. June 26 – The tarpon fly tournament season ended for 2018 with the conclusion last week of the Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament and Mavericks finished the year with another dominating performance, capturing first, second and third. Added to the results from the Don Hawley Tarpon Tournament and the Loop Golden Fly, Mavericks took 7 out of the top 9 possible places, including Grand Champion and runner-up honors in every event.
Capt. Steven Tejera and angler Roger Fernandez fished Roger's 17 HPX-V with 115 HP to take top team honors with the second highest score in the Gold Cup's storied history.
To the winners go the spoils. Captain Steven Tejera (left) and angler Roger Fernandez.
Perennial tournament favorite Captain Rob Fordyce finished second with angler Ryan Seiders. Rob typically fishes out of a Maverick 17-S, but since he needed to make long runs at top speed for this event, he chose to fish out of a client's 17-V with 115. The result marked Rob's 13th second place finish in the Gold Cup since he last won it in 1991.
Third place went to team Fisher and Varney aboard another Maverick 17 HPX-V.
In the Don Hawley Invitational Tarpon Fly Tournament, the middle tournament of the three majors, Maverick teams fared nearly as well taking first and second. Captain Rob Fordyce teamed up with Julian Robertson this time and fished Julian's 17-V with 115 to take first place. The win was Fordyce's 6th time taking home the Hawley trophy. Captain Paul Tejera and angler Steve Ward finished second out of Paul's 2017 17 –V with 115.
The Loop Golden Fly starts the tarpon season and was won this year by Capt. Steve Thomas and Glenn Flutie aboard Thomas' 17-V. Capt. Eric Herstedt of Homestead used his 17-V to guide angler Nicky Mill to a second place finish.
Congratulations to all these captains and their anglers for their great success in arguably the most technically challenging and demanding fly fishing tournaments in the world.


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Twitter Shuts Down Vine
02 November, 2016 | Social media
Twitter has announced that they will be cutting 9% of its workforce as well as discontinuing the Vine mobile app four years after its launch in what looks like a move to reverse declining fortunes.
Twitter has said that they will lay off hundreds of members of staff, as they reported a decline in revenue growth in its ninth quarter.
Vine is a video sharing app where users can share 6 second long videos that continually loop.
The Vine app which competes against the likes of Instagram and Snapchat was acquired by Twitter in October 2012, just before its official launch. As of December 2015, Vine reported having 200 million active users and more than 40 million registered users.
According to the Twitter blog post, the app will continuing running as normal but with will be discontinued "in the coming months".
Twitter decline is due to facing some stiff competition amongst the likes of Facebook, Instagram and the fast growing Snapchat.
Social Network estimated monthly active users:
Facebook – 1.71 billion
Instagram – 500 million
Twitter – 317 million
Snapchat – 250 million
Twitter has released several new features in hopes that it will entice new users away from its competition.
The recent updates include live video, loosening the 140 character limit and new ways to prioritise posts on the news feed.
Despite the fact they are discontinuing Vine, Twitter have stated that they will keep all existing Vines on the website.


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2010 October Dallas Signature Texana and Western Americana AuctionAuction #6046
Sam Houston, Juan Seguin, and Thomas Rusk Document Signed, "Sam Houston," "Juan Nepno. Seguin," and "Thomas J. Rus...
Sam Houston, Juan Seguin, and Thomas Rusk Document Signed, "Sam Houston," "Juan Nepno. Seguin," and "Thomas J. Rusk." One page, 8" x 3.5", "Head Quarters Victoria," May 29, 1836. This document is a Texas Revolutionary Army discharge certificate for "A. Rodriguez", reading, "I certify that A. Rodriguez has served faithfully in the cause of Texas, has fought bravely and deserves the kind treatment and friendship of all Texians."
By May 29, 1836, the painful birth of the Republic of Texas seemed over. Sam Houston, together with Juan Seguin, Thomas Rusk, and the rest of the Texian army, had won the final battle of the Texas Revolution one month earlier, scoring big with the capture of Santa Anna. The Treaties of Velasco had been signed on May 14, and now, 160 miles west of the San Jacinto battlefield, this discharge certificate was issued to a Texian soldier. Texas' revolutionary army had been comprised of volunteers. Many, thought, simply left the ranks when there was no impending crisis. Houston led only 900 men into the battle at San Jacinto, certainly Rodriguez was one of those.
By the time this document was written, Seguin had been promoted to lieutenant colonel and Rusk had replaced Houston as the commander-in-chief of the army. On May 29, Houston, who had been wounded at San Jacinto, was recuperating in New Orleans from wounds received at San Jacinto (he had arrived in New Orleans on May 22), so he must have signed this certificate before his departure or afterwards. Above his signature is written, "Pay him." Toning, staining, and foxing are evident, as are repairs to fold separations.
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Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation
Our vision is simple: To eradicate obstetric fistula. Forever
The Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation is an independent charity established in Australia to raise funds for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, to eradicate obstetric fistula. Dr Catherine Hamlin was our Founder and Patron. We exist to fulfil her vision to eradicate fistula. Forever. While this once seemed impossible, it is becoming a reality and there is now hope it could be achieved by 2030.
Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation Board of Directors
Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation Annual Financial Statements
Click here to read and download the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation brochure
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia
For more than six decades Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has focussed on the holistic treatment of women with obstetric fistula injuries.
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia focuses on treatment of obstetric fistulas; rehabilitation to mend the scars – both emotional and physical of childbirth injuries and finally on prevention, through an active program of training and deploying midwives to rural areas.
Today, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a healthcare network of over 550 Ethiopian staff servicing six hospitals, Desta Mender rehabilitation centre, the Hamlin College of Midwives and 80 Hamlin supported Midwifery Clinics. Hamlin is the reference organisation and leader in the fight to eradicate obstetric fistula around the world, blazing a trail for holistic treatment and care that empowers women to reassert their humanity, secure their health and well-being, and regain their roles in their families and communities.
The work of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is only possible thanks to generous donors around the world. We won't stop until fistula is eradicated. Forever.
The Need in Ethiopia
While Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa and is home to the African Union, Ethiopia carries an enormous population of poor people and is struggling with a lack of health services and infrastructure.
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy and childbirth related complications.
For a population of 107 million, Ethiopia has less than 250 obstetricians/gynecologists and less than 13,000 trained midwives.
Most of these largely preventable deaths occur in low-income countries like Ethiopia and in poor and rural areas. The horrific death toll has halved in the last 20 years, from one woman dying in pregnancy or childbirth every minute, to one every two minutes. But there is still much work to be done.
There are only 156 hospitals in Ethiopia. Many of the hospitals are in cities and far from the rural population. Our obstetric fistula patients report that, on average, the nearest health facility is two days walk away from their homes. This trek is often done alone. Many women will stuff their clothes with rags to prevent leakage caused by the fistula. All risk ridicule and humiliation on their journey to be cured, but for them there is no practical choice as less than 15% receive any form of care from a skilled childbirth attendant.
Ethiopian women are actively involved in all aspects of their society's life. Women are both producers and procreators and they are also active participants in the social, political, and cultural activities of their communities. Obstetric fistula not only disables the woman in so many ways, the entire village feels the effects. Women with obstetric fistula are often outcast and therefore unproductive. Their family and community suffer.
No woman should suffer this horrendous childbirth injury and humiliation. These women are the lepers of the 21st century, and although the condition is entirely preventable, up to 39,000 women in Ethiopia still suffer this condition. By treating an obstetric fistula patient, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia helps to rehabilitate communities as well.


It all started with a status.
From this, a friend inboxed me and mentioned Patreon, and the beginnings of an idea formed in my mind. I want to provide the gift of beautiful photography to the families of children that have life-changing conditions, or who are in long term foster care, or other similar situations, free of charge. And I think it is possible! But I need your help.
Hello! I am Donna. I am a mum of two beautiful children (yes, I have too many photographs of them) and wife to a gorgeous Irishman. I listen to many kinds of music, from brutal death metal through to rap and hip-hop. I have too many tattoos but always planning more! If you're the nosy type (just like me!) feel free to go and look around my personal facebook page here, don't be shy!
I am also known around the internet as ClickClickBang Photography. I shoot all sorts of things, from weddings and babies right through to fine art and horror. Heres a little collage of some of my favourite images from the past few years so you can get a feel for what I'm about!
I am a sometimes full-time sometimes part-time photographer as my own health isn't brilliant, so if I'm not being a photographer, or being a mum and wife, I'm generally being ill (and sometimes feeling sorry for myself!). Fibromyalgia, chronic migraine and bouts of depression all take their toll, I manage well but it means I have very little spare time, and what little spare time I have I try to put to good use by looking for paying clients. This means that the free sessions are few and far between as I don't have enough spare time or money to do them, and I want to change that.
So what I am proposing is this; If I can get enough support, I can stop searching for paying clients, and instead I can concentrate my time on providing photography for people that deserve it, both in and around Lancashire (where I live) and, depending on how successful my pledge is, throughout the UK. For example, If 1000 people pledged £1 a month, that would still work out less than full-time minimum wage here in the UK but it would enable me to stop searching for paying portrait clients and to be able to photograph 1 session a week at my current portrait session rates. I honestly think thats doable.
Lets put it this way: Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, earns £162,000 per year.
Nine executives at Cancer Research UK earn more than the Prime Minister, including chief executive Harpal Kumar, who pockets up to £240,000 a year. Amnesty International's Salil Shetty, pockets a salary of up to £210,000, and Tom Wright of Age UK, earns up to £190,000 a year. I'm aiming to get £12,000, which (along with my wedding work) will pay my bills, feed my kids and keep my photography equipment in good repair. I'm not in this for the money, or the fame. I'm in this to do something with this small talent I've been given, this pretty minor ability in knowing how and when to press the shutter button, to give these families something they can treasure forever, at no cost to themselves.
OK, I'm not trying to cure cancer. But I think I'm doing something tangible, something worthwhile, and I guarantee the parents of the children I photograph will agree with me.
Each family will also have the opportunity to share their story with their images on my blog and established facebook page (if they want to of course) to raise awareness for their situation or the illness that their little one suffers from, alongside blog posts from myself about my journey with Fibromyalgia and brutal honesty about being a Mum with severe, recurring depression. I want to bring these things out to light, so others can see they aren't alone and that there are other people out there dealing with the same issues. I honestly believe that being open about such things can make a real difference to someone elses life, in fact I don't believe it, I KNOW it. So tying my own story in with the stories of others seems like the right thing to do.
You in this with me?
Every one of my patrons will be credited by name on a very special page on my website and on my facebook page.
Karma points, guys. Don't turn your nose up at karma points.
Exclusive access to content before everyone else (with the families permission of course!) so you can see what your funds are achieving.
10% off any prints and jewellery in my Etsy store!
Exclusive access to brand new ClickClickBang Art shoots before they go public, behind the scenes and before/after shots.
The dollar equivalent of £250 will allow me to photograph one family per month at no charge.


In the world of security, a breach can happen at any moment. So how do you prepare for it? Join our Incident Response team for a discussion on some of the biggest lessons we've learned after conducting hundreds of breach investigations.
In the constant cat and mouse game of cybersecurity, it is a fallacy to think that we will always be protected against all threats. The reality is we have to be prepared for a breach. In order to prepare effectively, you must first understand what's out there, the threats and the most recent breaches. Cisco's Incident Response team is on the frontlines everyday battling those threats for our customers. After responding to hundreds of incidents worldwide, they have discovered some tips that has been proven helpful. Join us for a discussion about the latest and most prevalent threats, followed by tips you can use to make sure you are prepared for the next cyberattack.
Robert Reyes is a computer and network forensic examiner with over 20 years of experience. Robert holds multiple security certifications including the GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA) and CISSP. He also has instructed numerous Threat Hunting and Digital Forensics courses in partnerships with various federal agencies. He is currently an Incident Manager for Cisco Systems where he actively interacts with clients, performing forensic analysis of data breaches and offering advisory services on remediation best practices.
Gerard Johansen is an information security professional with over 10 years experience in information security, digital forensics, threat intelligence, and incident response. Gerard has written several articles and books covering a wide variety of topics including digital forensics and incident response. He is currently an Incident Response Consultant for Cisco Systems where he routinely interacts with clients faced with active incidents as well as providing proactive incident response services.


For use on fallboards, benches and grand lids.
Will adhere to almost any surface.
I'd been working on touch up staining, etc. on a 1952 Este piano, but was having a tough time finding rubber nail heads. They were all too tall. These are a great fit!
On one of the pianos these rubber buttons were what fit in a small space.
Our antique piano had many smashed-flat rubber buttons under the lid, etc. These match well and should do the trick.


The Indianapolis Land Bank was created to return tax-delinquent and other troubled properties into productive use. But, in 2011, Walton, the Land Bank's manager, and Johnson began orchestrating the sale and resale of the city's properties through a nonprofit loophole and pocketing the profits. The total loss to the city was $282,782.38. Johnson and Walton were convicted of honest services wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to engage in money laundering. Walton was also convicted of receiving bribes. The Seventh Circuit affirmed. The government provided substantial evidence that the two had specific intent, including evidence of kickbacks and making false statements, and provided to substantial evidence to support the money laundering convictions. Rejecting Walton's argument that the court's instruction on 10 U.S.C. 666 permitted the jury to convict him of accepting a gratuity and not a bribe, the court stated that the instruction and evidence made clear that Walton was convicted of accepting bribes, not gratuities. The convictions required proof of their bad intent (specific intent to commit fraud), so a good faith jury instruction was unnecessary. Both were properly subject to sentencing enhancements because their offenses involved a public official in a high-level decision-making position and they victimized vulnerable families.
Seventh Circuit affirms convictions for fraud and money-laundering in connection with the operation of the Indianapolis Land Bank.


Blockchain has been a very popular subject over the past few months. Recently, Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) had their first meeting in Atlanta, GA. They conducted an informational seminar to help other understand blockchain. It's no simple topic though, even broken down it is still a complicated technical system.
According to Rajat Rajbhandari, a research engineer at Texas A&N's Transportation Institute, blockchain is nothing but a different way to store transactions, events, entries, and logs. These data points are simply stored into "data blocks" that are linked together like a chain. All the blocks are shared and transmitted within a network and then acknowledge using a common protocol.
Ledger: All of the transactions are organized into chronological order within chained blocks. Those blocks each contain a "fingerprint of the transaction," according to Rajbhandari, called a "hash". Anything changed inside of that transaction causes the "hash" to also change. This action allows others to view each different transaction and validate them. All of the transactions recorded contain time stamps, values, and id of the previous, current, and next block.
Consensus: This is the common protocol that acknowledges the transactions within the blocks. It is responsible for the validation of each entry. It would follow a set of standards that are agreed upon by two parties (or two blocks relaying information), meaning the blocks would agree on the same data.
Cryptography: Each transaction would have to be from a verified origin, either a digital signature or a specified key to give access to a user. These origins are recorded into a created "hash" just like transactions.
Business Logic: According to Rajbhandari, "it [gives] permission to read and write transactions …and how smart contracts will be integrated with your business workflow." This is the primary motor that allows blockchain to function.
Interested in learning more about blockchain? Find out how PLS partnered with BiTA here!
This entry was posted in Blog on November 30, 2017 by PLS Logistics.