From a company sponsored "Biggest Loser" contest to a reduction in equipment and component inventory, Stern is getting lean. Why you might ask do we want to go lean, besides the obvious challenge of getting our pants on in the morning? It is because we were wasting time and money with inefficient practices, issues we were seeming to ignore and a bloated inventory control system.
Lean Manufacturing has been adopted at Stern Companies and it has been rewarding not only for the company's bottom line but also for the employees. We've implemented the A3 Problem Solving method that was developed by the Toyota Way. At first, learning the process was a little intimidating and yes, we had a few "UGH's" with the adoption of the process but once employees got engaged they helped generate a positive working environment. The A3 Process helps people engage in collaborative, in-depth problem-solving. It drives problem-solvers to address the root causes of problems which surface in day-to-day work routines. With getting to the root-cause of these problems we can prevent recurrences. Reduction of problems makes for a better working environment.
Since deploying the A3 Process, we've seen substantial financial and operational improvements: Lower scrap rates, higher production rates, and just overall satisfaction with employees due to the lower stress factors that rise with issues. In striving to becoming and maintaining a Lean Manufacturing facility here at Stern, we've rooted out inefficient processes and are able to focus on producing high quality rotationally molded plastic parts and assemblies.
Additional recent examples of going lean include selling some equipment no longer required for production. Craigslist is serving us well in reducing capital and generating cash not to mention opening up valuable warehouse space and making our warehouse space more presentable to our customers (kind of like fitting into your pants better).
The story does not end here, however, as we have just taken over 80 pictures of our production shop and warehouse to see what kind of improvement we can show in 2015.
Everyone feels better and works more productively in a neat, clean, lean environment. We hope to share more with the ARM community soon!
Jenny Ahonen is the Marketing Coordinator at Stern Companies, Inc.. She previously served as a Project Coordinator at Stern for twelve years. Stern Companies, Inc. is a quality driven global sourcing and manufacturing specialist for all polymer components.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2014 by rotomoldingblog.
Great post, Jenny! I agree with the Lean process facilitating a collaborative environment; this fuels a sense of shared ownership in tackling organizational improvement initiatives. Looking forward to more success stories from Stern's Lean journey.


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Ive Ivanov
Power forward
Croatian League
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Listed height
6 ft 6.7 in (2.00 m)
2007 / Undrafted
Borik Puntamika
GKK Šibenik
MZT Skopje
Career highlights and awards
North Macedonia League champion (2019)
Slovenian Cup winner (2016)
Ive Ivanov (born November 13, 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Zadar of the ABA League and the Croatian League. He plays at the power forward position.
Ivanov grew up in Borik Puntamika, but made his pro debut with Zadar in 2003. After the 2003-04 season in which Zadar came second in the Croatian Championship and Cup, Ivanov was passed back to Borik Puntamika. In his first professional season there the club reached the semifinals of the Croatian Cup, even though playing in the second level of the Croatian basketball league. Next season Borik Puntamika reached the top level league with Ivanov drawing attention to himself and subsequently being called up for the Croatian All-Star game. After spending another season in his youth career club he moved to KK Zabok, another top-level Croatian club.[1] He spent two seasons there and was traded back to Borik Puntamika in 2009. After spending one more season in Borik Puntamika, coach Danijel Jusup returned him to Zadar in the summer of 2010.[2]
He has spent three seasons in KK Zadar since, playing a major role in his club's Croatian League and Adriatic League performances. In the 2010-11 Adriatic league season he averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 reb, 0.9 assists, in the 2012-13 season 5.0 pts, 2.9 reb, 0.7 ass.[3] In the summer of 2013 he decided to sign another one-year contract with Zadar.[4] Despite injuries that forced him to miss a considerable part of the 2013/14 season, he played one of his best games in the last round, when he scored 17 points and made a decisive contribution to his team beating Union Olimpija and keeping its place in the Adriatic League.[5] In August 2014, he extended his contract, making it his fourth season as captain and fifth as a player of KK Zadar.[6]
In July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with the Slovenian club Krka.[7] While playing for Krka he won the Slovenian Cup – his first and only trophy so far. After spending only one season abroad, he followed his coach Vladimir Anzulović from Krka to GKK Šibenik where he signed a two-year contract in July 2016.[8][9] After one season, he left Šibenik.[10]
On July 25, 2018, Ivanov signed with Macedonian basketball club MZT Skopje.[11]
In July 2019, Ivanov returned to Zadar, signing a one-year deal.[12]
In June 2013 he married his long-time girlfriend Ana with which he had his son Vito a year earlier.[13]
^ "Ive Ivanov, najveće pojačanje Zabok-Zabokya". Zagorje.com (in Croatian). 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
^ "Ive Ivanov: San svakog djeteta je zaigrati u Zadru". zdnews.hr (in Croatian). 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
^ "Ive Ivanov profile". draftexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
^ "KK Zadar: Produžili Ivanov, Batur i Ramljak". ezadar.hr (in Croatian). 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
^ "Zadar extends captain and signs Segarić". abaliga.com. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
^ "Ive Ivanov: Ove godine želimo nešto više". crosarka.com (in Croatian). 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
^ "Ive Ivanov reinforced Krka's frontcourt". abaliga.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^ "Ive Ivanov potpisao za Šibenik". zadarskilist.hr (in Croatian). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ "GKK Sibenik inks Ive Ivanov for two seasons". eurobasket.hr. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ "Počeli odlasci iz GKK Šibenika: Zadranin Ive Ivanov otišao prvi". sibenik.in (in Croatian). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ "МЗТ Скопје Аеродром се засили со Хрватот Иванов". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Ive Ivanov returns to Zadar". aba-liga.com. 5 July 2019.
^ "Ive i Ana Ivanov razrezali tortu uz himnu Tornada". 057info.hr (in Croatian). 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
Ive Ivanov at aba-liga.com
Ive Ivanov at fiba.com
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ive_Ivanov&oldid=905019909"
ABA League players
Croatian men's basketball players
GKK Šibenik players
KK Krka players
KK Zadar players
Power forwards (basketball)
Sportspeople from Zadar
KK Zabok players
KK MZT Skopje players
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These actions include providing water to residents as they wait for test results, paying for more than 1,500 groundwater tests, installing over 70 monitoring wells, and installing more than 500 whole-home filters – the vast majority of which are in homes with non-detects for PFOA/PFAS or with levels well below the Michigan criteria and federal advisories of 70 ppt for PFOA/PFOS. In addition, we continue to work diligently with local, state and federal regulators, and recently announced that we've pledged $40 million towards our continuing efforts to address these issues for our community and our friends, families, and neighbors who live here.
At the same time, we're entering a new chapter, and we are forced to defend ourselves in various legal proceedings. While we intend to remain a good partner and corporate citizen, and ultimately to be a part of the solution to the issues facing our community, we will simultaneously protect and vigorously defend Wolverine against these lawsuits. For a company that has been around for over 140 years and both a leader and contributor to this community, no one should expect anything less from us.
The bottom line is that many of the allegations made by plaintiffs' attorneys in the state court lawsuits are misleading and simply not supported by the facts. There is no imminent danger to the health of anyone involved in these lawsuits, and the vast majority of these plaintiffs had safe drinking water even before Wolverine voluntarily provided them with alternate water solutions. Those that exceeded the Michigan criteria and federal advisories of 70 ppt for PFOA/PFOS have all been provided bottled water and/or water filters at Wolverine's expense.
Wolverine also believes certain issues raised in the federal class action lawsuit should be addressed before proceeding with individual state court lawsuits and, because of this, we have asked the Kent County Circuit Court to put the individual state court lawsuits on hold.
We started this blog to speak directly to the community and to help keep the facts straight, and we intend to do just that. Any residents with questions are encouraged to contact Wolverine directly at (616) 866-5627 or HouseStreet@wwwinc.com.


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Lincoln woman reunited with famous ex after starring on MTV reality show
She thought she was going to be doing a different show
Megan Nash has appeared on MTV show Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love where was reunited with her ex Callum Izzard (Image: Megan Nash)
A Lincoln woman admits it was strange seeing herself on the television for the first time after appearing on a MTV reality show.
Megan Nash, who was born in the Ermine but grew up in North Hykeham, will appear on screens across the country after starring in the channel's new show, Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love.
The show sees a bunch of celebrities fly over to Queenstown in New Zealand to look for love, only to get a shock when their exes start showing up.
Megan, a 26-year-old dental nurse, was drafted in last July to surprise Callum Izzard, who went to the University of Lincoln and is better known for appearing on Ibiza Weekender and Celebs Go Dating.
Lincoln schoolgirl has life changed after singer Akon asks her to go on tour with him
Lincoln man in reality TV show reveals what it's really like to be on national TV – hints you haven't seen last of him
The pair met in 2016 on a night out in Lincoln. However, they didn't become an official item until 2018, but split up six months later when Megan claims Callum cheated.
But, she says she never expected to be reunited with him on national television.
"MTV got in touch with me last year after my ex-boyfriend Callum from Ibiza Weekender cheated on me," she said.
"But, I didn't actually known it was this show. They [MTV] made out to me it was a new show, not Ex on the Peak."
She added: "I was pretty shocked, and confused. I didn't know what to expect having to live with someone who had recently done that to me.
"It was pretty crazy and I still can't believe I did it."
Megan admits it was hard to be reunited with the man she used to love.
"The relationship was very intense and full-on," she said. "It was a serious relationship and we were mad for each other.
"It was really good at the time.
"We were together properly for around six months but we were on and off seeing each other for about two years before that.
"I was heartbroken when it ended as he cheated on me and I really loved him.
"It took me a while to come back from it as it was such a shock."
She added: "It was very weird and there were a lot of emotions if I'm honest. It hurt mainly."
The series is already airing in the USA, but the first episode landed on British screens at 10pm on Monday night, February 24.
Megan admits it was strange seeing the show back and says she had to hide the fact she was on it.
"I wasn't allowed to tell anyone I was going anywhere apart from my family," she said.
She added: "It was surreal seeing me on the television, but my friends and family are all so proud as it was such a tough thing to do mentally and on the other side of the world."
Megan, who hasn't spoken to her ex since filming finished, hasn't ruled out appearing on TV again in the future.
She said: "Yeah, I probably would, but not with my ex!"
The show will go out on MTV every Monday for the next few months.
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A bridging loan is a very effective method of dealing with a financial difficulty. But what is it that makes a bridge loan so effective? Read on to find out the top five features that make bridging loans the go to solution for short term finance.
Bridging loans are appreciated by many for making funds available when there is an urgent need for additional finances. This type of lending must always be backed by a long term solution and a solid source for repaying the full amount of the loan.
When one or more financial transactions rely on each other, there are likely to be some gaps in available funds. For example when buying a new home, you might need the money from the sale of your old property to pay for the expenses of the new one. Instead of letting the entire transaction to fall through, you can use these short term secured loans to get the additional funds needed.
The time you have to wait between applying and getting the borrowed amount is very short. Usually it will take just a few days for the cash to clear. Having quick access is of the utmost importance, especially because most scenarios which require such types of borrowing must be dealt with urgently.
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A specialised online lender can often provide a greater level of service than the more traditional route of banks or building societies. One such site can be found at FinanceMyHouse.net. Applying for short term finance couldn't be any easier. Fill in the short form on the site homepage.
Initially you do need to enter the name of your company, your first name and surname, a home or mobile phone number, and your email address. Then just specify how much you need to borrow and choose how long you want the repayment period to last.
An answer to your application will be sent back to you in around 30 minutes. Visit the website for information on the type of loan services on offer and to fill in your application for a cheap bridge loan.
For the reason explained above, these loans remain ever popular. The next time you are facing some financial difficulties, a bridge loan could be the perfect answer to the problem.
What Are Bridging Loans And How It's Useful?
Personal loan also called as unsecured loan. These loans are often used by borrowers for small purchases or unexpected expenses that assist borrowers with their finance.
With a personal loan, you can meet your financial requirements taking care of all kinds of expenses in the short time period.


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package datastore

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/01org/ciao/ciao-controller/types"
	"github.com/01org/ciao/payloads"
)

// MemoryDB is a memory backed persistentStore implementation for unit testing
type MemoryDB struct {
	tenants         map[string]*tenant
	nodes           map[string]*node
	instances       map[string]*types.Instance
	tenantUsage     map[string][]types.CiaoUsage
	blockDevices    map[string]types.BlockData
	attachments     map[string]types.StorageAttachment
	instanceVolumes map[attachment]string
	logEntries      []*types.LogEntry

	workloadsPath string
}

func (db *MemoryDB) fillWorkloads() error {
	// add dummy public tenant.
	return db.addTenant("public", "")
}

func (db *MemoryDB) init(config Config) error {
	db.tenants = make(map[string]*tenant)
	db.nodes = make(map[string]*node)
	db.instances = make(map[string]*types.Instance)
	db.tenantUsage = make(map[string][]types.CiaoUsage)
	db.blockDevices = make(map[string]types.BlockData)
	db.attachments = make(map[string]types.StorageAttachment)
	db.instanceVolumes = make(map[attachment]string)

	db.workloadsPath = config.InitWorkloadsPath
	return db.fillWorkloads()
}

func (db *MemoryDB) disconnect() {

}

func (db *MemoryDB) logEvent(tenantID string, eventType string, message string) error {
	entry := types.LogEntry{
		TenantID:  tenantID,
		EventType: eventType,
		Message:   message,
	}

	db.logEntries = append(db.logEntries, &entry)

	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) clearLog() error {
	db.logEntries = nil
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getEventLog() ([]*types.LogEntry, error) {
	return db.logEntries, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addTenant(id string, MAC string) error {
	t := &tenant{
		Tenant: types.Tenant{
			ID:      id,
			CNCIMAC: MAC,
		},
		network:   make(map[int]map[int]bool),
		instances: make(map[string]*types.Instance),
		devices:   make(map[string]types.BlockData),
	}
	db.tenants[id] = t
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getTenant(id string) (*tenant, error) {
	tenant, ok := db.tenants[id]
	if !ok {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Tenant %s not found", id)
	}
	return tenant, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getTenants() ([]*tenant, error) {
	var tenants []*tenant
	for _, t := range db.tenants {
		tenants = append(tenants, t)
	}
	return tenants, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) updateTenant(t *tenant) error {
	_, ok := db.tenants[t.ID]
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("Tenant %s not found", t.ID)
	}
	db.tenants[t.ID] = t
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) releaseTenantIP(tenantID string, subnetInt int, rest int) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) claimTenantIP(tenantID string, subnetInt int, rest int) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getInstances() ([]*types.Instance, error) {
	var instances []*types.Instance
	for _, instance := range db.instances {
		instances = append(instances, instance)
	}
	return instances, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addInstance(instance *types.Instance) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) deleteInstance(instanceID string) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addNodeStat(stat payloads.Stat) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addInstanceStats(stats []payloads.InstanceStat, nodeID string) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addFrameStat(stat payloads.FrameTrace) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getBatchFrameSummary() ([]types.BatchFrameSummary, error) {
	return nil, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getBatchFrameStatistics(label string) ([]types.BatchFrameStat, error) {
	return nil, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getWorkloadStorage(ID string) ([]types.StorageResource, error) {
	return []types.StorageResource{}, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getAllBlockData() (map[string]types.BlockData, error) {
	return db.blockDevices, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addBlockData(data types.BlockData) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) updateBlockData(types.BlockData) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) deleteBlockData(string) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getTenantDevices(tenantID string) (map[string]types.BlockData, error) {
	return nil, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addStorageAttachment(a types.StorageAttachment) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getAllStorageAttachments() (map[string]types.StorageAttachment, error) {
	return db.attachments, nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) deleteStorageAttachment(ID string) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addPool(pool types.Pool) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) updatePool(pool types.Pool) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) deletePool(ID string) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getAllPools() map[string]types.Pool {
	return make(map[string]types.Pool)
}

func (db *MemoryDB) addMappedIP(m types.MappedIP) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) deleteMappedIP(ID string) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getMappedIPs() map[string]types.MappedIP {
	return make(map[string]types.MappedIP)
}

func (db *MemoryDB) updateWorkload(wl types.Workload) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) deleteWorkload(ID string) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) updateQuotas(tenantID string, qds []types.QuotaDetails) error {
	return nil
}

func (db *MemoryDB) getQuotas(tenantID string) ([]types.QuotaDetails, error) {
	return []types.QuotaDetails{}, nil
}

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'Success would've been three grand': meet the gamer who raised $340,000 for a trans charity
Hbomberguy's marathon 57-hour gaming session attracted the attention of the industry and celebrities alike. We meet the man trying to counter the tide of the manosophere and alt-right
Tauriq Moosa
@tauriqmoosa
Fri 25 Jan 2019 08.11 EST Last modified on Fri 25 Jan 2019 08.41 EST
'One day I woke up and I was a socialist. They tricked me!' ... Harry Brewis. Photograph: YouTube
Playing a video game for 57 hours sounds like either heaven or hell, depending on who you are. But when it generates massive online buzz, garnering the attention of a sitting US congresswoman and Hollywood celebrities, and nets a charity for trans kids $340,000, it's safe to assume you've done something good for the world. The person responsible for playing those hours, "Hbomberguy" – real name Harry Brewis, a YouTube essayist – did not set out to get the attention of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chelsea Manning, Mara Wilson and other popular figures. But he did.
When I spoke to Brewis, he was still stunned by the attention but he seemed upbeat and elated by the experience.
Brewis's YouTube work consists of critical video essays on everything from BBC's Sherlock to a 45-minute debunking of modern flat-earthers. His channel is one of the more popular ones countering the growing tide of the manosphere and alt-right. He is also a passionate, insightful game critic: he has an hour-long essay on why Fallout 3 is bad, and a shorter one on why Braid is excellent. Along with other insightful, lefty video essay channels such as Shaun, Contrapoints, and Philosophy Tube, Hbomberguy's choice of topics are not limited to any one genre or medium. Instead, the only consistent part is Brewis himself – or rather his "Hbomberguy" character.
For Brewis, because games often contain the packaged worldviews of their creators, they are an avenue to talk about a range of issues. "It turns out that video games are an important part of a lot of people's lives," he says. "They are definitely a part of how I learned to grow up and change as a person. By talking about games in this wider way, adjacent to talking about politics, I do end up accidentally getting people to think about things I couldn't have done otherwise."
For last weekend's stream, he chose Donkey Kong 64 because it's a game that has haunted him for years, one he spent hours on as a kid but never finished. He chose to donate the proceeds to Mermaids, a UK charity that provides support for transgender and gender-variant children and young people: "Living in Britain, I find the media discussion surrounding this issue to be woefully misinformed," he says. He was spurred on by Graham Linehan, who helped orchestrate an email campaign that saw Mermaids denied lottery funding late last year. It was partly this publicity, perhaps, that drew attention to Brewis's fundraising efforts.
Helping him behind the scenes were a range of trans people. Fellow streamer and Twitter personality Casey Explosion was central to the entire operation: managing the server, arranging the chats to get interesting people on, staying up longer than anyone, including Brewis himself – all without being asked. Brewis regards her as the hero of the stream. Speaking to the Escapist, Explosion said: "It felt like the entire internet showed up for trans rights."
"What I foresaw was we would get three grand max," says Brewis. "When we got $75,000 and I realised it wasn't going to stop, and there was still a full day and a half to go, I actually broke down. You can see in the stream, I had to have a moment. I realised we could maybe fund a year of the [Mermaids] project by ourselves and that would make a huge difference. So to me, the event has been more than a success. Success for me would've been three grand".
Brewis didn't set out to become a lefty pop culture critic, he says. "I started doing this with the intent of having some laughs and getting people thinking about complex issues. Then an inordinate amount of people came to support me and it became the thing I did for a living. I got interested in bits of media I found fun and then one day I woke up and I was a socialist." He laughs and says: "They tricked me!"
Given how polarised internet discussions around both pop culture and politics have become, Brewis and his fellow leftwing YouTubers' work is important. When you talk to young men who have begun to challenge the alt-right views that are dominant in some places where gamers gather on the Internet, they will often say that Hbomberguy started to change their minds. Watching his videos, it is easy to be drawn in due to his humour and friendliness. "I try and be as friendly and open to people as possible so people feel safe… How do I welcome into the fold people who would otherwise be my enemy?" he says. "The less condemnatory I am of people, the more of an option I give them."
Brewis's extraordinarily successful Donkey Kong stream proves, for him, that there is hope: "There's way more people out there who care than you'd believe." As more famous people both within the gaming community and out dropped in to the stream, you could see him struggling to believe what was happening.
"[Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez and [Chelsea] Manning attending was lovely and probably the most amazing moment," he says. "But what really mattered to me was that people in games cared, who I never even realised did. Josh Sawyer who worked on Fallout: New Vegas – that [game] had a gay character in it, which meant a lot to me. Someone who worked on Rock Band or Guitar Hero came on to say 'I'm looking to help [trans] creators get in to this space'. [Doom creator] John Romero came on!"
"I discovered that so many of my personal heroes in gaming, the thing that I thought had a penchant for the regressive, had always been here. That was the real thing for me."
Mara Wilson


Over a period of almost 20 years, I have moved through the ranks of many positions. Originally, I worked as an administrative and accounting assistant, then moved into managerial roles in accounting. I'm currently the CFO and am responsible for the financials of the firm, administration of the 401(k) plan, training of project managers on project financial information, and overseeing the accounting department on the billing process, payroll, AP, etc.
From the beginning, I have always felt I was part of the RMW family. RMW genuinely encourages and supports its employees to become the best at what they do, no matter what position they hold in the firm.
When I'm not working, my favorite thing to do is to go camping (or as my friends call it, glamping in our Winnebago) with family and friends. We like to try new places each year, but my favorite place to go is Bodega Bay to eat clam chowder and watch the otters.


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Political Postings: Oh, sit down!
That direction it seems is fairness – the word or some form of it was mentioned no less than 37 times.
To be fair, the PM was very fair in his speech – giving a mention to just about everyone, including all his cabinet, who were working hard to make things better for kids, parents, families, teachers, nurses, soldiers, employees, workers, business and everyone who New Labour need to vote for them.


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Q: calculate months between two dates in java i need to calculate months between two dates,
if the startDate=2013.01.01, endDate=2013.01.31 the answer should be 1,
startDate=2013.01.01, endDate=2013.02.01 the answer should be 2.
please help

A: Use Joda Months:
DateTime start = new DateTime(startDate.getTime());
DateTime end= new DateTime(endDate.getTime());
int months = Months.monthBetween(start, end).getMonths();

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by Bob Woodward
Robert Costa
The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history.
But as #1 internationally bestselling author Bob Woodward and acclaimed reporter Robert Costa reveal for the first time, it was far more than just a domestic political crisis. Woodward and Costa interviewed more than 200 people at the center of the turmoil, resulting in more than 6,000 pages of transcripts—and a spellbinding and definitive portrait of a nation on the brink.
This classic study of Washington takes readers deep inside the Trump White House, the Biden White House, the 2020 campaign, and the Pentagon and Congress, with eyewitness accounts of what really happened. Intimate scenes are supplemented with never-before-seen material from secret orders, transcripts of confidential calls, diaries, emails, meeting notes and other personal and government records, making Peril an unparalleled history. It is also the first inside look at Biden's presidency as he began his presidency facing the challenges of a lifetime: the continuing deadly pandemic and millions of Americans facing soul-crushing economic pain, all the while navigating a bitter and disabling partisan divide, a world rife with threats, and the hovering, dark shadow of the former president.
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Terry Peter Pilkadaris (born 30 October 1973) is an Australian professional golfer.

Pilkadaris was born in Perth, Western Australia. He turned professional in 1998, joining the PGA Tour of Australasia. Since 2002 he has played on the Asian Tour, where he has won three tournaments. He was fifth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in both 2004 and 2005. He has also played on the European Tour since 2005.

Amateur wins
1996 Western Australian Amateur
1997 Australian Amateur Medal (tied with Daniel Gaunt)

Professional wins (3)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Asian Tour playoff record (1–1)

Playoff record
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

Note: Pilkadaris never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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apple job listings suggest company is looking for people to build its own metaverse
According to the report, Apple has been making some changes to its Technology Development Group
Written by Malvika Chawla
According to AppleInsider, Cupertino giant Apple's foldable iPhone will be launched in 2025 and will be called "iPhone Fold". (Photo Credits- Reuters)
Apple's next major product is a mixed-reality headset and the company is reportedly looking for engineers who could help build a 3D world for it. While very little is known about this upcoming device, a recent job listing spotted by Apple, first spotted by Bloomberg, helps us have an idea of some of the capabilities of the device.
According to the report, Apple has been making some changes to its Technology Development Group (TDG)- its team that works on "revolutionary Apple products" including AR/VR platform. The recent job listings from TDG indicate that Apple is aggressively working on its mixed-reality headset and looking to hire professionals who can build 3D content for the device.
Before we come to job listings, here's what the upcoming headset is expected to come with. It is said that the headset could be priced between $2,000- $3,000 making it a high-end offering from Apple. The headset will come with a Mac-level M2 chip, 10 cameras both outside and inside the device and more. Reportedly, the device will run on a new operating system dubbed as reality OS which will include Apple apps like Messages, FaceTime and Maps.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has already filed a trademark filing for the upcoming headset. It will either be called "Reality Pro" or "Reality One".
The recent job listings reveal that Apple is looking for a software producer with experience in visual effects and game asset pipeline who can create digital content for Apple's upcoming AR and VR projects.
The company is also looking for engineers who are comfortable working on development tools. Another job listing asks for the development of a 3D mixed reality world. This points towards the fact that Apple might be making content similar to the metaverse.
Gurman also informs that Apple has brought back a former senior member of its self-driving car unit- Dave Scott who is known for his contribution to the medical and robotics industries.
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Stephen Sullivan: The 'Stem-Cell Sheriff'
Stephen Sullivan is an Irish stem cell researcher working in California (credit: Stephen Sullivan)
First published in the March-April 2011 ed. of Science Spin
Stephen Sullivan is an Irish stem cell researcher working in the USA. He is a strong advocate for embryonic stem cell research in Ireland, and all the other types of stem cell research. He is passionate about his work, and believes stem cells have the capacity to alleviate human suffering. However, looking at the Irish situation in particular, he says he is disturbed that there are no laws governing stem cells. This creates the impression he says, that Ireland, as in its financial matters, is like the 'wild west' – a place where laws, if they exist, are ignored.
Stephen Sullivan grew up as the youngest child in his family by 10 years. A curious boy, he became well used to asking questions of the older people around him that seemed to know much more.
One of those people that knew much more was his Dad. Stephen had a great relationship with his father, and recalls having long chats with him about all kinds of things. They were both "ideas junkies" as Stephen describes it.
Meanwhile, Stephen's eldest brother helped to pique an interest in ideas, and the nature of the world around him, by having a simple light microscope present in the house. Stephen recalls looking at pond water under this microscope and being amazed by the diversity of life he could see in it.
Though there were no scientists in the family there was plenty of education and learning about, with surgeons on his mother's side, and psychiatrists on his Dad's side, he says.
Stephen went to primary school in Beaumont Boys School, and secondary school at Ashton multi-denominational school, both in Cork city.
He recalls the influence in primary school of a series of books called 'Out and About'. These were nature education books that described everything from bird migration to the life cycle of the salmon. That helped stimulate the interest in science that was growing in his young mind, as well as nature trails when the teachers explained what frog spawn was, and how trees lost their leaves.
He was well and truly hooked on science by the time the leaving certificate rolled around, and he took all three main science subjects, physics, chemistry and biology. At that time, he enjoyed the fun of the chemistry lab, but biology was less appealing due to the lack of practical work, and the 'learning by rote'.
However, perhaps his most important 'school days' experience was his exposure at Ashton to people from a variety of cultures, creeds and classes. He looks back and says that, Ashton felt more like what he felt a university should be – a place to learn from others and exchange ideas – than UCC did later on.
The influence of teachers was crucial, as is so often the case and he found that he did best in classes where the teachers were in love with their topics and there were several science teachers at Ashton in love with science.
After an undergraduate degree at UCC, Stephen took a Masters degree at TCD. Then 1997 came, and the news that human embryonic stem cells – cells that are typically taken (with consent) from the excess embryos left over after IVF treatments – had been isolated for the first time. It was also the year that the world was introduced to 'Dolly' the sheep that had been cloned in Scotland.
These developments had a huge influence on Stephen and he saw immediately that stem cell research – where cells could be reprogrammed in the lab to become other cells – could be used as a new tool to combat disease.
He was determined now to do a PhD in stem cells, and he was also determined to do it at the lab that produced 'Dolly'. He achieved that goal, to his great credit, due to what he calls his "natural stubbornness" and was accepted into the lab of the now world-famous scientists, Jim McWhir and Ian Wilmut at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh.
At the Roslin, he became aware, he says, of how science is so often misrepresented in the media, sometimes to a ludicrous extent. Like one story that reported that 'Dolly' had eaten several shepherds as well as Ian Wilmut. This planted a seed that science, and stem cells needed to be better explained to the public, and that this side of things was crucial to the well-being of the field.
His career was now firmly on an upward curve, and after Roslin, he went to Cambridge, and then to Harvard in Boston. He learned all about the famous competitiveness of students at Harvard, but managed to avoid getting 'burnout'.
A return to Ireland was always on the agenda, but he became frustrated with the lack of legislation governing stem cells here, the political apathy, and the splurging of funds into stem cell work that he considered of dubious quality. The situation in Ireland did not impress serious scientists looking in from abroad, he said, and made a mockery of the strategy of funding world-class science here.
He tried in vain to get a research group off the ground, but no proposal that even mentioned 'embryonic stem cell research' had a hope of getting funded. The politicians had no inclination to get involved in a row over funding research on human embryos, which would provoke fury in some quarters.
He decided to set up the Irish Stem Cell Foundation, along with other scientists, medical doctors, and bio-ethicists. The idea was to better educate people about stem cells, to advocate for all kinds of stem cell research here, and to push the law-makers to follow the UK, and introduce clear 'stem cell laws'.
Meanwhile, he moved to the US, as he could not get support for the research he wanted to do in Ireland, and took at post at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. There he is simply let get on with his research, without worrying about politics. He is working, specifically, on finding new stem cells, in particular trophoblast stem cells. These are the cells that make the placenta. The ultimate goal of this work is to develop better drugs and treatments for disease.
It is very important to follow one's own gut instinct when choosing a career, and to study subjects in university that you love, rather than have the points for, advises Stephen. This approach will lead to more happiness in life, he says.
His parents had bee 'instructed' to take careers in certain professions, and perhaps for that reason, says Stephen, they reacted against that pressure and told their own children to do follow their passion when it came to a career choice. The basic rule, he says, is that if you love science, you'll probably be good at it.
"The points system and peer pressure can make people take choices not based on their innate abilities and interests, and that is a big mistake," he advises. "You have one life, do what you like to do rather than what the system tells you, you have enough points for," he adds.
One of the best things about being a scientist is that there is no reason why a scientist can't work, and be very good at their job well into their 70s, says Stephen citing the example of Dame Anne McLaren, a lady who was in her 70s when he was working with her, and still "as sharp as a pin, and a great teacher as well as a superb scientist".
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Science is also one of the professions, he says, where it is possible to literally change the world. To make his point, Stephen said that he suffered badly from asthma between the ages of 7 and 15, but that his life was massively improved by an inhaler that could clear out his lungs. This demonstrated to him, at any early stage, how science and medicine can alleviate human suffering.
There is also the novelty factor – good for intelligent people that bore easily. Every day, says Stephen there is something new, and there is always the prospect of doing something in the lab that no-one has tried before. That's and exhilarating feeling, he says.
What are the aspects of the job he doesn't like as much? He says that he doesn't like replying to correspondence from patients and their loved ones asking about where research currently stands in relation to the available treatments for injury and disease. At the moment, the answer is often that research has not yet gone far enough to actually provided 'cures'.
But, if Stephen gets his way that will change some day in the not-to distant future, and researchers in Ireland will be helping to make it happen.
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Amos Nathan Tversky (Hebrew: עמוס טברסקי; March 16, 1937 – June 2, 1996) was a cognitive and mathematical psychologist, a student of cognitive science, a collaborator of Daniel Kahneman, and a figure in the discovery of systematic human cognitive bias and handling of risk. Much of his early work concerned the foundations of measurement. He was co-author of a three-volume treatise, Foundations of Measurement (recently reprinted). His early work with Kahneman focused on the psychology of prediction and probability judgment; later they worked together to develop prospect theory, which aims to explain irrational human economic choices and is considered one of the seminal works of behavioral economics. Six years after Tversky's death, Kahneman received the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics for the work he did in collaboration with Amos Tversky. (The prize is not awarded posthumously.) Kahneman told The New York Times in an interview soon after receiving the honor: "I feel it is a joint prize. We were twinned for more than a decade." Tversky also collaborated with many leading researchers including Thomas Gilovich, Itamar Simonson, Paul Slovic and Richard Thaler. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Tversky as the 93rd most cited psychologist of the 20th century, tied with Edwin Boring, John Dewey, and Wilhelm Wundt.
Tversky was born in Haifa, British Palestine (now Israel). He served with distinction in the Israel Defense Forces, rising to the rank of captain and being decorated for bravery. He received his undergraduate education at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and his doctorate from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1964. He later taught at Hebrew University before moving to Stanford University. In 1980 he became a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1984 he was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, and in 1985 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Amos Tversky was married to Barbara Tversky, now a professor in the human development department at Teachers College, Columbia University. Tversky, co-recipient with Daniel Kahneman, earned the 2003 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. He died of a metastatic melanoma.
Tversky and Fox (1995) addressed ambiguity aversion, the idea that people do not like ambiguous gambles or choices with ambiguity, with the comparative ignorance framework. Their idea was that people are only ambiguity averse when their attention is specifically brought to the ambiguity by comparing an ambiguous option to an unambiguous option. For instance, people are willing to bet more on choosing a correct colored ball from an urn containing equal proportions of black and red balls than an urn with unknown proportions of balls when evaluating both of these urns at the same time. However, when evaluating them separately, people are willing to bet approximately the same amount on either urn. Thus, when it is possible to compare the ambiguous gamble to an unambiguous gamble people are averse — but not when one is ignorant of this comparison.
The shape of the value (utility) function in prospect theory. The asymmetry of the function corresponds to loss aversion.
As recounted by Malcolm Gladwell in 2013's David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, Tversky's peers thought so highly of him that they devised a tongue-in-cheek one-part test for measuring intelligence. As related to Gladwell by psychologist Adam Alter, the Tversky Intelligence Test was "The faster you realized Tversky was smarter than you, the smarter you were."
↑ Altman, Daniel (10 October 2002). "A Nobel That Bridges Economics and Psychology". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
↑ Goode, Erica (5 November 2002). "A Conversation with Daniel Kahneman; On Profit, Loss and the Mysteries of the Mind". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
↑ "2002- Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23.
↑ Freeman, Karen (6 June 1996). "Amos Tversky, Expert on Decision Making, Is Dead at 59". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
↑ Fox, Craig R.; Amos Tversky (1995). "Ambiguity Aversion and Comparative Ignorance". Quarterly Journal of Economics. 110 (3): 585–603. doi:10.2307/2946693. JSTOR 2946693.


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The city of Rifle recently announced the lineup for its Centennial Park Concert Series, which will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday evenings from June 28 through Aug. 16 at the Centennial Park Stage.
The series, presented by Alpine Bank, kicks off with Locals' Choice Award winners Fifty50 and its high-energy blend of classic, modern and original rock. The following weekend will be the only show that is not on Sunday, as the city of Rifle will present fireworks Friday, July 3, at 8:30 p.m., with a musical accompaniment by Symphony in the Valley.
Following the holiday weekend, Exit 42 brings 22 years of rock and roll to the stage July 12. Blues favorite the Johnny O Band will get the crowd dancing July 19, and local favorites Dry Hollow will bring a special brand of boogie to the park July 26. Country music act the Caleb Dean Band returns to the stage Aug. 2, after a much talked about show last year. Bluegrass at its finest will be on display at the park Aug. 9 with Hell Roaring String Band, and long-time area band Wide Load reunites for the official wrap up of the series Aug. 16.
"We want it to be more than free music," said Don Chaney, Rifle Special Events manager, "so this year we've added miniature golf, Jammin Jim the juggler and face painting clowns for the kids. We want it to be a Sunday in the park with family and friends."
All shows, except July 3, will start at 6 p.m., and food and drink will be available for sale.
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Maintenance of the long-term effectiveness of tramadol in treatment of the pain of diabetic neuropathy.
Harati Y, Gooch C, Swenson M, Edelman SV, Greene D, Raskin P, Donofrio P, Cornblath D, Olson WH, Kamin M
J Diabetes Complications. 2000 Mar-Apr;14(2):65-70.
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tramadol in a 6-month open extension following a 6-week double-blind randomized trial. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Patients with painful diabetic neuropathy who completed the double-blind study were eligible for enrollment in an open extension of up to 6 months. All patients received tramadol 50-400 mg/day. Self-administered pain intensity scores (scale 0-4; none to extreme pain) and pain relief scores (scale -1-4; worse to complete relief) were recorded the first day of the open extension (last day of the double-blind phase) and at 30, 90, and 180 days. RESULTS: A total of 117 patients (56 former tramadol and 61 former placebo) entered the study. On the first day of the study, patients formerly treated with placebo had a significantly higher mean pain intensity score (2. 2+/-1.02 vs. 1.4+/-0.93, P<0.001) and a lower pain relief score (0. 9+/-1.43 vs. 2.2+/-1.27, P<0.001) than former tramadol patients. By Day 90, both groups had mean pain intensity scores of 1.4, which were maintained throughout the study. Mean pain relief scores (2. 4+/-1.09 vs. 2.2+/-1.14) were similar after 30 days in the former placebo and former tramadol groups, respectively and were maintained for the duration of the study. Four patients discontinued therapy due to ineffective pain relief; 13 patients discontinued due to adverse events. The most common adverse events were constipation, nausea, and headache. CONCLUSIONS: Tramadol provides long-term relief of the pain of diabetic neuropathy.


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Facebook has been ordered to help a young woman find out who published an intimate video of her on the social network without her permission.
The judgement was made after a 21-year-old Dutch woman sued Facebook when a video of her performing a sex act on her ex-boyfriend was uploaded to the site in January.
The clip, filmed in 2011 when both the woman, identified as 'Chantal,' and the boy in question were minors, was removed by Facebook but is still available elsewhere on the internet.
Chantal's ex-boyfriend admitted that he made the tape, but denied he posted it online, so yesterday a Dutch court ruled that Facebook must now hand over the poster's name, email address, mobile phone number and IP address, as well as the time the video clip was posted, viewed and subsequently removed.
According to Reuters, Facebook told the Amsterdam District Court that whoever posted the video had done so from a fake account and that it had purged both from its servers in February:
The offending account was ultimately deleted before we received any request for user data, so all information about it was removed from our servers in accordance with our terms and applicable law.
We deeply empathize with the victim's experience and share her desire to keep this kind of nonconsensual imagery off of Facebook.
(It's possible that Facebook learned some lessons about responding quickly to revenge porn complaints following a $123 million lawsuit filed by Meryem Ali who claimed it took several months to have an offensive page removed.)
The judge said Facebook will have to open its servers up to an external investigation if the relevant data is no longer available, adding that:
Facebook has a legal obligation to provide the information because the unknown person acted illegally and the information cannot be obtained elsewhere.
A lawyer acting on behalf of Chantal said the posting of the video online had turned her life "into hell".
Speaking to De Telegraaf newspaper, Thomas van Vught said his client had doubts over whether the data really had been deleted, saying:
Facebook records everything: including accepted 'friend' requests with dates and times.
Facebook, which recently joined Twitter and Reddit in declaring that it would not allow stolen nude photos to be posted on its platform, has yet to confirm whether it will comply with the ruling or appeal the decision.
But whatever happens, Chantal's fight to remove the video from the web looks set to continue – despite being removed from Facebook within an hour, it was downloaded and then circulated elsewhere.
She may have some luck appealing to Google, which announced last week that it will respond favourably to takedown requests for explicit videos and images shared without consent.
Beyond that, she has little recourse under Dutch law which, unlike the UK and other countries, has no specific rules in place to deal with revenge porn.
According to Stanford Law School, Chantal may be able to rely upon legislation related to insult and defamation, but cases that do not have an element of stalking or extortion are not prioritised by Dutch police who, in this case, responded so slowly to her initial request for information that they missed Facebook's 90-day retention period for data relating to deleted accounts.
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Facebook doesn't have data on a Facebook user. Oh, the irony!
If they really wanted to find that information, they probably could. Even my deleted photos stay on Facebook's servers for a while (used to be forever) if I know the direct URL to it.
In my opinion, Facebook is just being a jerk here.
An insult isn't exactly an opinion.
Pete Laberge says:
When will we educate people that posting pictures or videos pf yourself naked or having sex, is a bad idea?
Indeed, when will we educate them that merely taking pictures or videos is a bad idea?
Surely, it could be made one of the terms of user agreement, of F/B, Twitter, Email (whichever service), your iThing, Android… etc, etc, etc…. that posting such is a breach on your part? That would solve the problem. then. People would be told in advance, right on the sign up/activation screen: Don't do that!
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From Purchasing Exposure to Fostering Engagement: Brand–Consumer Experiences in the Emerging Computational Advertising Landscape
Theo Araujo, Jonathan R. Copulsky, Jameson L. Hayes, Su Jung Kim, Jaideep Srivastava
Over the past 40 years, we have witnessed seismic shifts in advertising planning and buying processes. Due in no small part to the emergence of digital media, consumer choices have mushroomed, while advertisers understand much more about target audiences. Advertising activities have been drastically transformed by the possibilities that technology creates for targeting and measurement, automation of activities via programmatic advertising, and an overall computational approach in which algorithmic, data-driven decisions dominate. In this era, what does it mean to "do media planning" and to do it well? The present article argues for planning decisions to move away from simply purchasing exposure to instead focusing on fostering engagement through meaningful and sustained interactions with consumers. It provides an overview of the digital ecosystem that makes computational advertising possible, updates the notion of consumer engagement for this context, and reviews how measurement becomes more central to media planning decisions. Ethical and normative considerations and computational advertising as an adaptive learning system are discussed as crosscutting issues, followed by a proposed research agenda.
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Araujo, T., Copulsky, J. R., Hayes, J. L., Kim, S. J., & Srivastava, J. (2020). From Purchasing Exposure to Fostering Engagement: Brand–Consumer Experiences in the Emerging Computational Advertising Landscape. Journal of Advertising, 49(4), 428-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2020.1795756
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Araujo, T, Copulsky, JR, Hayes, JL, Kim, SJ & Srivastava, J 2020, 'From Purchasing Exposure to Fostering Engagement: Brand–Consumer Experiences in the Emerging Computational Advertising Landscape', Journal of Advertising, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 428-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2020.1795756
Araujo T, Copulsky JR, Hayes JL, Kim SJ, Srivastava J. From Purchasing Exposure to Fostering Engagement: Brand–Consumer Experiences in the Emerging Computational Advertising Landscape. Journal of Advertising. 2020 Aug 7;49(4):428-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2020.1795756
Araujo, Theo ; Copulsky, Jonathan R. ; Hayes, Jameson L. ; Kim, Su Jung ; Srivastava, Jaideep. / From Purchasing Exposure to Fostering Engagement : Brand–Consumer Experiences in the Emerging Computational Advertising Landscape. In: Journal of Advertising. 2020 ; Vol. 49, No. 4. pp. 428-445.
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HELLALYLE AND HILDEBRAND
Tagai Tarutin
Silverwood Books
Medieval Romance
Hellalyle and Hildebrand, were drawn into a relationship engineered by those same unseen forces who had selected her bodyguard; their purpose, to thwart the devil, incarnate in Prinz Paulus, in its attempts to kill the princess.
A downs-syndrome girl of mysterious origins, named Ethla, emerges out of the wildwood. She is taken care of by Princess Hellalyle. and plays a crucial part in the narrative.
The king, while away, learns of the developing relationship between his daughter and the leader of her bodyguard, and feels betrayed by the English knight, and so dispatches his champions – his seven sons, and Paulus – to arrest, and execute Hildebrand, and confine Hellalyle until the king`s return.
The eleven, remaining protectors of the princess, leave the kingdom, believing their contract has been nullified by Thorstiens edict, leaving Hildebrand alone to face Hellalyle`s brothers and step-brother. The Englishman takes the fight to his adversaries, and slaughters all the unfortunate siblings of the princess, except Paulus, who after surrendering to Hildebrand, turns about and treacherously kills him, and then brutally, incarcerates his step-sister.
As these occurrences were unfolding, in another part of the continent, one of her bodyguards, the Teutonic knight, Karl von Altenburg, now living in a monastic order, experiences a vision, informing him of Hellalyle`s plight, and sets out to for Castle Preben.
Meanwhile, in her prison, Hellalyle gives birth to Hildebrand`s son, now sole heir, whom she names Hagen. On a fateful day, Ethla, at the princess's urging, flees into the wilderness, taking to safety, the infant crown prince, to save him from Prinz Paulus, who, feeling outwitted mortally wounds the princess in revenge.
"A beautiful love story of a medieval knight and a noble princess written by Tagai Tarutin. The book allows us to go back in history and hear more about the exploits of the legendary Hildebrand and his beloved Hellalyle. The book is full of picturesque scenes of the events in Medieval Europe and it gives us the opportunity to immerse in the spirit of those times. It will be a good read for those interested in history, literature and romance…" – Alexandra Suyazova, Teaching Fellow of English, Saint Petersburg, Russia
"A fabulous story that could be easily transformed into a screen version, about a truly romantic relationship beyond any prejudice, driven by pure intentions at the times when the chivalry and nobleness made the difference in survival of a human life." – Anatoly Leonidovich Rasputin, graduate in English from the University of Linguistics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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In the great hall, Hellalyle, on hearing the news that her brothers were coming to arrest Hildebrand, pleaded with him to leave. "Hildebrand, you must leave – my father has dispatched my brothers to seize you. Our relationship has set in motion a fait accompli, and now your life is in great danger."
However, Hildebrand, staring into the fire, was in no mood to listen to her pleading, saying, "Whatever the other knights decide to do, I cannot in all consciousness allow myself to abandon you to an uncertain fate, as I feel responsible for this dire situation."
Hellalyle, in desperation, pleaded, "Will you, please, be sensible! You cannot defeat eight armed men! Remember, these are my brothers, and at the end of the fight you will lie dead, and so will most of my brethren, and for what end? My family destroyed, and
Prince Hildebrand ignominiously buried in a foreign field, which will be a tragedy for the English nation, and it will not end there, as I feel further calamity awaits those remaining at this fortress."
"Fate must run its course!" exclaimed the defiant knight, raising his voice. "If you think I will deliver you into the hands of Paulus, you gravely underestimate me. No greater evil walks the land, and he will surely die on the blade of my sword! As for my remains lying beneath the woodland floor, that holds no fear for me, as you have introduced this knight to the beauty of nature, and honour awaits if wild creatures should walk across my grave!"
The soldier's expose of his inner self prompted Hellalyle to gently grasp his forearm, in a gesture of empathy to his plight, with a pained expression etched on her face. The other bodyguards met to decide on what action to take considering the king's command, knowing that they must not obstruct. All – save one – agreed that they should depart, convinced their contract with the monarch was severed by these unfortunate events. Von Altenburg, at first, declined to abandon his friend. He was fearful for the safety of the princess, but he eventually conceded, opting to join his comrades in arms.
News of their impending departure reached Hellalyle, who decided to visit them. In a fractured voice, she addressed the company.
"Honoured knights, whom I might almost regard as my brothers and such gallant men, warriors of the Christian church…my heart is about to break. I stand here now imploring you to persuade Hildebrand to leave at once with his fraternal fighters, for if he were to stay, I fear that some tragedy may befall him and my family."
Her impassioned speech prompted the knight von Streitz to say, "He appears to be deaf to our pleading, Your Highness! What more can we do to sway him?"
Hellalyle, almost in despair, raised her hands to her face and burst into tears. All eleven knights, embarrassed, kept their eyes fixed on the ground before stealing past her prostrate figure, anxious to avoid an uncomfortable situation.
As they rode from the castle, von Altenburg lingered to pay one last visit to Hellalyle and Hildebrand. Entering a chamber, he observed them by the window, Hildebrand pacing up and down, stabbing the floor with his sword, in apparent frustration, the princess standing in sombre contemplation of the densely wooded prospect below. They were all alone as she had sent her staff to the safety of the kitchens. As they turned to face him, von Altenburg became struck by their dramatically altered demeanour. The once-resolute Prince of England now despondent and downcast; and Hellalyle, her face once so radiant now shut down, her eyes that brightly sparkled now eclipsed. She appeared almost lifeless.
'Hellalyle and Hildebrand' is Tagai Tarutin's first completed novel.
There are two others of a completely different genre, that lie unfinished, awaiting inspiration.
He has worked most of his life in sales but has always had an interest in Arts and Humanities. Things that are beautiful and appealing play an essential part in his imagination.
Besides travelling in West Europe, he has journeyed to the far South Atlantic, and European Russia, anxious to see parts of the world that are for many mystical destinations on a historical map.
You can visit his website at www.hellalyleandhildebrand.com.
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Media world struggles with the tricky terrorist tweets
The exploitation of social media by high-profile terrorist organisations has received a lot of attention in the press over recent weeks and months.
However, with many posts now going viral online, at Pressroom we are aware that many firms are reworking their news feed strategies to limit what they say and show online. This comes after the media received criticism for 'marketing' terrorist groups in reporting their use of social platforms.
Human rights charities have also entered the debate, with Neil Durkin from Amnesty International stating:
"Some parts of the media are half in love with their almost picturesque excessiveness, eagerly pouncing on every 'shock' video, rapidly launching them out into the social media world confident that they'll harvest ever-bigger viewer numbers."
Comedians too have been criticised for exploiting the situation, with sketches featuring terrorist-related jokes appearing on US television.
Egyptian bloggers have also been noted for posting terrorism-related videos online in an attempt at humour.
One internet user, who posted a paradoxical wedding video featuring his friends dressed as militants, said that he thought it would be fine to make fun of the situation.
Ahmed Shehata claimed that it was to show victims of terrorism as the real winners, as opposed to those perpetuating the crimes. However, a torrent of online criticism quickly appeared in response to the videos in both the US and Egypt.
Writing on the Amnesty International blog, Durkin added:
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Supporters of the terrorist groups have also latched onto the content, with some producing their own satirical videos countering the mockery aimed at them.
Covering the growing rows taking place online, the BBC's mass media worldwide reporting division, BBC Monitoring, highlighted how the war on online terror may lack the tragedy and atrocity of conflict in the real world, but that it will be just as fierce.
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Crystal healing is an ancient medical technique in which crystals and other stones are used to cure ailment, infirmity, illness and prevent against disease. Proponents or followers of this technique believe that crystals act as conduits and help in allowing the flow of positive energy and heal negative or disease-causing energy from the body. Throughout all of history, crystals have been used as a source of healing power.
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New Church Idea: God's mercy involves helping us become better people. God is willing to forgive everyone, and is more concerned how we live than with what we believe.
Orthodox Idea: God is Three Persons. Jesus is Son of God, a separate Person from the Father.
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Orthodox Idea: We are saved instantly just by believing that Jesus died for our sins. We don't need to put any effort into our salvation.
New Church Idea: Faith alone is not enough. We must actively resist evil, while acknowledging that the effort to resist comes from God.
Orthodox Idea: We are saved instantly as soon as we believe in Jesus, without effort or good works.
New Church Idea: Regeneration is a gradual process taking many years, involving effort, love, good works.
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Orthodox Idea: Jesus saved us by receiving the punishment that was meant for us.
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References from Swedenborg: Heavenly Secrets 2180, True Christian Religion 727, Heavenly Secrets 10042, Doctrine of the Lord 12.
Orthodox Idea: Blood means death; Jesus saved us by dying a bloody death.
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References from Swedenborg: Brief Exposition 60-63, Heavenly Secrets 588, 1093, 2447.
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New Church Idea: Jesus comes as the Spirit of Truth, bringing about spiritual change.
References from Swedenborg: True Christian Religion 753-791.
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References from Swedenborg: Heaven and Hell 453-460, Last Judgment 14-27.
Orthodox Idea: Satan was created as an angel, then rebelled.
New Church Idea: Satan is all of the people in hell working as a unit.


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Croatia: Nina Badric Sings "Happy Birthday" to Excelsior Hotel
byMario Melvan
We have to hand it to Nina Badric: the woman knows how to keep busy. When she isn't seeking legal advice to prevent stalkers from harassing her and modeling for shoe companies, Croatia's Eurovision 2012 contestant finds plenty of time to make public appearances.
Nina recently sang "Happy Birthday" at a gala to mark the 100th anniversary of the Excelsior Hotel in Dubrovnik. The birthday party attracted lots of famous artists, both local and international. The surprise guest was Bryan Ferry, the English singer-songwriter, whose genteel style fit well with the refined Excelsior and City of Dubrovnik. Longtime hotel manager Jasna Durkovic got emotional at the event: "The soul of a hotel isn't found in its luxury rooms, but in the people who have, for decades, built the name of Excelsior."
We are pretty sure that includes Nina. The hotel wouldn't have survived its first century without Miss Badric, who has been a frequent guest every summer. To show her thanks our diva entertained numerous dignitaries at a cocktail party held on the eve of a concert inspired by The Great Gatsby, which Bryan Ferry did the music for. "Here everyone knows what I like, and my habits," Nina said. "Isn't it amazing to find such a hotel?!"
In addition to Nina and Bryan, there was also another treat worth mentioning: a cake made out of cupcakes and litres of Moet & Chandon champagne! Perhaps liposuction will be the next stage in Nina's celebration…
Here's Nina singing Happy birthday to Excelsior. Enjoy!
Mario Saucedo contributed this report from Croatia. Follow the team from WiwiBloggs.com on Twitter @wiwibloggs. And while you're at it, like our Facebook page to stay up-to-date with the latest Eurovision news and gossip.
Excelsior Dubrovnik
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