We walked along an all-but-deserted road along Bald River around sunset last Wednesday.
The movement of the stars (well, the earth) causes stars to form trails if you leave the shutter open long enough (about 30 min in this case).
10-stop ND filter warms scene and requires a LONG exposure, making water silky.
If you take the hiking trail just past Bald River Falls, you discover another set of falls.
Another 10-stop ND filter shot.
This was taken from the side of the river, not from inside a cave, but I felt like it looked like that.
A 10-stop ND filter creates what some people refer to as the "postcard effect".
If "zen" is used (casually) to refer to a state of mind where you experience life as it is vs through the thoughts you have about your experiences, I have to wonder if being a housewife/husband is the fastest path to achieving a state of zen.
After all, I've heard stories of how zen masters teach achieving enlightenment by doing repetitive, unappreciated tasks that will only be undone and need to be done again.
One of the things I have been working on intensely is learning to leave behind my Type-A habits, be fully present, and really experience my life instead of missing what's happening because I'm busy worrying about an imagined past or future.
We must re-learn how to carefully evaluate our spending decisions if we're going to stick to the financial plan we made when I started my leave (personal leave comes with no pay).
This means one or both of us must cook more.
My husband is working long hours on his feet all day, so the cooking is falling to me.
Any of you who have read my blog for any length of time or who know me personally are probably aware of just how much I like to cook.
This is the crux of what I dislike about cooking (or any household chore): it's a lot of effort for something that gets completely undone in only moments and then must be done all over again only to be undone once more. You are never done. You can never check it off your to-do list.
The incredible inefficiency of going in a continual circle makes me batty–it's going backwards. I have an obsession with efficient, forward progression. It is my most Type-A tendency. Almost paradoxically, I would rather sit on the couch doing nothing than invest time and energy in a task that will have to be repeated–I become a Type-B when contemplating such a task!
There is nothing I struggle with more than going backwards.
So far, I have tried to counter this feeling by cooking in bulk. By making large quantities of soup, I have the satisfaction of seeing neat containers in the freezer and fridge waiting for us for days.
But as the supply dwindles, I find my old resentment bubbling up again. I question whether we would be better off just going back to eating out–couldn't that time cooking be better spent growing the business than saving a few dollars?
I would love to hear from someone who genuinely enjoys cooking for their loved ones and how they get satisfaction from such a task. I've heard there are such people in the world, but I suspect it's one of those legends like Big Foot.
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I sympathize with what you describe. It is no fun to think that hours of preparation are gone in a few minutes and it's time to start over again. 😦 I enjoy cooking or did — cooking for one is not as fulfilling because it still takes the same amount of time to cook for one as it did for 4 or 5. It was the lack of appreciation of my slaving over a stove and all that made it less fun. It took a while to get a pattern going but I would cook large quantities so there were leftovers of some sort and then I would add to it so I didn't have to start from scratch for every meal. Back when the girls were young, I would heat several pounds of ground beef so I could skip the browning the next few meals but we would eat ground beef quite often that or chicken 🙂 .
Planning was the biggest part of it. I still cook at least twice the amount I need in order to have leftovers during the week or to freeze for another time which is really good. I have also had good luck with crock pot meals. I love to be able to throw everything in the crock pot and come back about 5-7 hours later and it be done….it's like magic. I found a lot of helpful things online.
If you begrudge something, it is hard for you to find the zen quality…I know from experience 😀 . Good luck. The pictures are beautiful! Just enjoy life and make things as simple as possible. I think I'll have that put on my headstone 😀 . Take care!
Dianne, I've been (sorta) following your blog for a few years now,& this is the first time I've been inclined to reply. Yes, I truly enjoy cooking & baking for my family. I just had my mom, brother, son, daughter-in-law & 2 grandkids, & of course my wonderful husband, Dan, your cousin, for Sunday dinner. This has been our tradition for years. Cooking gives me a great deal of pleasure, & I wish I had more time for it. I will be doing Thanksgiving dinner for about 25 in between a business trip to chicago & a trip to Cleveland to see our daughter & her family, & this huge amount of cooking will be a pleasure for me.
Hi, Gail! I'm so happy to learn that there really are people who enjoy cooking and that it's not just a myth! But I am curious–what about it do you find enjoyable?


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Michał Romanowski joined the Warsaw office of The German Marshall Fund of the United States in 2011, where he works as a fellow and senior program officer. His foreign and security research interests include Russia, Central Asia, the modern Silk Road, as well as the Caspian region. He also explores integration processes within Eurasia with a particular focus on the Eurasian Economic Union.
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Q: Expression Tree using Action possible? I am having a little trouble with something I am working on. I initially created a generic layer that sits between my business objects and the data access layer which is working fine. I then recently read about something called Expression Trees which is apparently more efficient and has proven to be so as I swapped Activator.CreateInstance() with an expression and has improved my generic layer exponentially.
I am still doing some reading about the whole area (Expressions) but I came across some code which I want to try making generic. At the moment, you have to pass in a concrete type such as a string, int, decimal etc. I was this bit to be generic. I Tried a couple of things but failed. The bit I want generic is Action, I don't want to pass in a string I want to be able to pass in the type of the property generically, i.e. typeof(T).GetProperty("Forename").PropertyType. Is this possible? Was thinking of doing a switch statement which is kinda foo bar.
Thanks in advance, Onam.
public class TTT<T> where T : new()
{
    public void Do(object t)
    {
        MethodInfo info = typeof(T).GetProperty("Forename").GetSetMethod();

        ParameterExpression param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(string), "val");

        MethodCallExpression call = Expression.Call(Expression.Constant(t), info,
            new ParameterExpression[] { param });

        Action<string> action = Expression.Lambda<Action<string>>(call, param).Compile();

        action("hi");
    }
}

A: First, note that this is not a good way to do this; there is no performance advantage if you are building an Expression per-call, and then Compile()-ing it, and then invoking it. Reflection would be faster. If you need performance, look at a library such as "FastMember", where this would just be:
var accessor = TypeAccessor.Create(typeof(T));
accessor[target, "Forename"] = value;

(where that is fully optimized via meta-programming and automatic caching)

If you want the type to be dynamic, then there are two options:

*

*type it using Expression.GetActionType and use DynamicInvoke - really bad performance (hint: don't do this)

*type it as Action<object> and do a cast inside the expression (fine)

So something like:
using System;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Reflection;
class Foo
{
    public string Forename {get;set;}
}
class Test<T>
{
    public void Do(object target, object value)
    {
        var obj = Expression.Constant(target, typeof(T));
        var member = Expression.PropertyOrField(obj, "Forename");
        var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(object));
        Type type;
        switch(member.Member.MemberType)
        {
            case MemberTypes.Field:
                type = ((FieldInfo)member.Member).FieldType; break;
            case MemberTypes.Property:
                type = ((PropertyInfo)member.Member).PropertyType; break;
            default:
                throw new NotSupportedException(member.Member.MemberType.ToString());
        }
        var body = Expression.Assign(member, Expression.Convert(param, type));
        var lambda = Expression.Lambda<Action<object>>(body, param);
        lambda.Compile()(value);
    }
}
static class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var obj = new Foo();
        new Test<Foo>().Do(obj, "abc");
        Console.WriteLine(obj.Forename);
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The Impressive Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
Robert Stewart, the first Earl of Orkney and his son Patrick go down in history as the most tyrannical Earls of Scotland. The two Earl's Palaces in Birsay and Kirkwall were built by them with slave labor on land partially acquired by force.
Patrick Stewart built the Earl's Palace opposite the Bishops Palace not far from St Magnus Cathedral in the center of Kirkwall, Orkney in 1600. Forced labor quarried stone and the grand palace took shape. It was hailed as the finest example of French Renaissance architecture in Scotland but today lies in ruins, hidden behind a thick screen of trees.
A two storey structure with two rectangular sections placed at right-angles to each other, forming an "L", the Earl's Palace had massive cellars, a large kitchen and a well on the ground floor. A broad stone staircase led to the first floor which held the main apartments and the great hall with its grand painted decorations. This was the main feature of the palace and was over 16 meters long, with two large fireplaces and ornate high vaulted windows. Its huge stone window frames beautifully corbelled out from the ground floor walls are an example of the fine architecture of the building. The palace entrance was impressive with rows of heraldic panels, flanked by carved pillars.
Earl Patrick Stewart did not enjoy his grand palace for very long. Earl's Palace was almost ready in 1607 when Patrick Stewart was arrested for his misdeeds. Work on the palace was abandoned. He was tried in 1610 and imprisoned and later executed in 1615. It is commented that the execution was delayed in order to give him time to learn the Lord's Prayer!
Most of the palace was ready and that portion became the residence of Orkney's bishops. It was used by them sporadically until 1688, when the Earl's Palace became the property of the Crown. It lay in disuse and by 1705, the palace had fallen so much into disrepair that it was no longer considered to be fit for habitation. By 1745 the roof had been stripped and the slates sold. The structure has remained roofless ever since.
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On the Southern Uplands of Scotland you will find the ancient town of Biggar, which is situated in the South Lanarkshire region. Since prehistoric times this market town has continued to be occupied and today it has a small population of about 2,000 people. Interestingly, when you drive on the A702 you will be following the exact route of the ancient Roman road that leads all the way to ...
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Edinburgh, in Scotland, is home to one of the most visited attractions in Scotland, namely the National War Museum. Some visit to relive old memories and some visit out of curiosity and because of its historical importance. It is a museum that is the heart of Scottish history and the monument representing four-hundred years of fighting and combat. As with most museums of this ...
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February's centerpiece story by Brian Short riffs on a theme The Ann has visited before: The changing face of Ann Arbor.
Julie Halpert wrote about the "graying" of the city last April and Jeremy Wheeler penned a comic-book style piece in October about the city's future. Inside this issue, Brian looks at the tough choices young families and the "creative class" face in Ann Arbor. Bottom line: Unless you're wealthy, you have to make concessions to live here. And that list of concessions seems to be growing along with the number of Not Ann Arbor options.
We heard an interesting viewpoint the other day. A young, wonderfully creative, artistic entrepreneur said he likes the sense of community that has developed in Ypsilanti and he spends much of his free time hanging out there. But his business, he said, is based in Ann Arbor because it has the economic base that Ypsi lacks. He's got one foot out of Ann Arbor's door and, if he could, he'd step away completely.
Brian relates similar anecdotes. We all have stories, he says, of people "we wish would have come, would have stayed, and didn't." He asks hard questions about the decreasing diversity that comes with the increasing cost of living. Ann Arbor remains a fabulous, unique place, but is it as interesting as it used to be and could be? Is that something to worry about or is such change inevitable, even required, if a city hopes to thrive? Could we stop the "culture drain" even if we all decided to make it a priority?
It's a discussion local residents ought to have. Join it by commenting here.


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A Morphometric Assessment of the Intended Function of Cached Clovis Points
A number of functions have been proposed for cached Clovis points. The least complicated hypothesis is that they were intended to arm hunting weapons. It has also been argued that they were produced for use in rituals or in connection with costly signaling displays. Lastly, it has been suggested that some cached Clovis points may have been used as saws. Here we report a study in which we morphometrically compared Clovis points from caches with Clovis points recovered from kill and camp sites to test two predictions of the hypothesis that cached Clovis points were intended to arm hunting weapons: 1) cached points should be the same shape as, but generally larger than, points from kill/camp sites, and 2) cached points and points from kill/camp sites should follow the same allometric trajectory. The results of the analyses are consistent with both predictions and therefore support the hypothesis. A follow-up review of the fit between the results of the analyses and the predictions of the other hypotheses indicates that the analyses support only the hunting equipment hypothesis. We conclude from this that cached Clovis points were likely produced with the intention of using them to arm hunting weapons.
Weisler, Marshall I.
Rodrigues, Antonia T.
Moss, Madonna L.
Testing for Divergent Transmission Histories among Cultural Characters: A Study Using Bayesian Phylogenetic Methods and Iranian Tribal Textile Data
Matthews, Luke
Nunn, Charles
Tehrani, Jamie
Jordan, Fiona
Archaeologists and anthropologists have long recognized that different cultural complexes may have distinct descent histories, but they have lacked analytical techniques capable of easily identifying such incongruence. Here, we show how Bayesian phylogenetic analysis can be used to identify incongruent cultural histories. We employ the approach to investigate Iranian tribal textile traditions.
We used Bayes factor comparisons in a phylogenetic framework to test two models of cultural evolution: the hierarchically integrated system hypothesis and the multiple coherent units hypothesis. In the hierarchically integrated system hypothesis, a core tradition of characters evolves through descent with modification and characters peripheral to the core are exchanged among contemporaneous populations. In the multiple coherent units hypothesis, a core tradition does not exist. Rather, there are several cultural units consisting of sets of characters that have different histories of descent.
For the Iranian textiles, the Bayesian phylogenetic analyses supported the multiple coherent units hypothesis over the hierarchically integrated system hypothesis. Our analyses suggest that pile-weave designs represent a distinct cultural unit that has a different phylogenetic history compared to other textile characters.
The results from the Iranian textiles are consistent with the available ethnographic evidence, which suggests that the commercial rug market has influenced pile-rug designs but not the techniques or designs incorporated in the other textiles produced by the tribes. We anticipate that Bayesian phylogenetic tests for inferring cultural units will be of great value for researchers interested in studying the evolution of cultural traits including language, behavior, and material culture.
Estimating Surface Area in Early Hominins
Cross, Allan
Height and weight-based methods of estimating surface area have played an important role in the development of the current consensus regarding the role of thermoregulation in human evolution. However, such methods may not be reliable when applied to early hominins because their limb proportions differ markedly from those of humans. Here, we report a study in which this possibility was evaluated by comparing surface area estimates generated with the best-known height and weight-based method to estimates generated with a method that is sensitive to proportional differences. We found that the two methods yield indistinguishable estimates when applied to taxa whose limb proportions are similar to those of humans, but significantly different results when applied to taxa whose proportions differ from those of humans. We also found that the discrepancy between the estimates generated by the two methods is almost entirely attributable to inter-taxa differences in limb proportions. One corollary of these findings is that we need to reassess hypotheses about the role of thermoregulation in human evolution that have been developed with the aid of height and weight-based methods of estimating body surface area. Another is that we need to use other methods in future work on fossil hominin body surface areas.
Archaeological Support for the Three-Stage Expansion of Modern Humans across Northeastern Eurasia and into the Americas
Hamilton, Marcus
Understanding the dynamics of the human range expansion across northeastern Eurasia during the late Pleistocene is central to establishing empirical temporal constraints on the colonization of the Americas [1]. Opinions vary widely on how and when the Americas were colonized, with advocates supporting either a pre-[2] or post-[1], [3], [4], [5], [6] last glacial maximum (LGM) colonization, via either a land bridge across Beringia [3], [4], [5], a sea-faring Pacific Rim coastal route [1], [3], a trans-Arctic route [4], or a trans-Atlantic oceanic route [5]. Here we analyze a large sample of radiocarbon dates from the northeast Eurasian Upper Paleolithic to identify the origin of this expansion, and estimate the velocity of colonization wave as it moved across northern Eurasia and into the Americas.
We use diffusion models [6], [7] to quantify these dynamics. Our results show the expansion originated in the Altai region of southern Siberia ~46kBP , and from there expanded across northern Eurasia at an average velocity of 0.16 km per year. However, the movement of the colonizing wave was not continuous but underwent three distinct phases: 1) an initial expansion from 47-32k calBP; 2) a hiatus from ~32-16k calBP, and 3) a second expansion after the LGM ~16k calBP. These results provide archaeological support for the recently proposed three-stage model of the colonization of the Americas [8], [9]. Our results falsify the hypothesis of a pre-LGM terrestrial colonization of the Americas and we discuss the importance of these empirical results in the light of alternative models.
Conclusions/Significance
Our results demonstrate that the radiocarbon record of Upper Paleolithic northeastern Eurasia supports a post-LGM terrestrial colonization of the Americas falsifying the proposed pre-LGM terrestrial colonization of the Americas. We show that this expansion was not a simple process, but proceeded in three phases, consistent with genetic data, largely in response to the variable climatic conditions of late Pleistocene northeast Eurasia. Further, the constraints imposed by the spatiotemporal gradient in the empirical radiocarbon record across this entire region suggests that North America cannot have been colonized much before the existing Clovis radiocarbon record suggests.
Body Segment Differences in Surface Area, Skin Temperature and 3D Displacement and the Estimation of Heat Balance during Locomotion in Hominins
Cross, Alan
Nelson, Andrew
The conventional method of estimating heat balance during locomotion in humans and other hominins treats the body as an undifferentiated mass. This is problematic because the segments of the body differ with respect to several variables that can affect thermoregulation. Here, we report a study that investigated the impact on heat balance during locomotion of inter-segment differences in three of these variables: surface area, skin temperature and rate of movement. The approach adopted in the study was to generate heat balance estimates with the conventional method and then compare them with heat balance estimates generated with a method that takes into account inter-segment differences in surface area, skin temperature and rate of movement. We reasoned that, if the hypothesis that inter-segment differences in surface area, skin temperature and rate of movement affect heat balance during locomotion is correct, the estimates yielded by the two methods should be statistically significantly different. Anthropometric data were collected on seven adult male volunteers. The volunteers then walked on a treadmill at 1.2 m/s while 3D motion capture cameras recorded their movements. Next, the conventional and segmented methods were used to estimate the volunteers' heat balance while walking in four ambient temperatures. Lastly, the estimates produced with the two methods were compared with the paired t-test. The estimates of heat balance during locomotion yielded by the two methods are significantly different. Those yielded by the segmented method are significantly lower than those produced by the conventional method. Accordingly, the study supports the hypothesis that inter-segment differences in surface area, skin temperature and rate of movement impact heat balance during locomotion. This has important implications not only for current understanding of heat balance during locomotion in hominins but also for how future research on this topic should be approached.
Tools and change: The shift from atlatl to bow on the British Columbia plateau
Morrissey, Gregory Edmond
This thesis presents analyses focused on determining the function of projectile points from the Plateau Cultural area of British Columbia, including use of Shott's (1997) method designed to classify projectile points as either atlatl darts or arrows. A total of 1065 projectile points recovered from archaeological contexts throughout the Plateau, spanning the Middle through Late Prehistoric periods, were examined. While Nesikep, Lochnore and Lehman style points were classified primarily as dart points and the Kamloops horizon points predominantly as arrow points, Shuswap and Plateau horizon groups were identified as containing points from both systems. This suggests that the two technologies coexisted for many hundreds of years and that the bow and arrow was in use on the Plateau much earlier than previously believed. A discussion of the implications of this and possible factors that influenced and affected people's decision to choose one projectile system over the other is included.
Pointing it out: fluted projectile point distributions and early human populations in Saskatchewan
Hall, Jonathan Bernard
This study investigates early Paleo-Indian expansion into Saskatchewan as reflected by the distribution of fluted projectile points compared to Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene environmental changes. With an assemblage consisting solely of fluted point surface finds, this study consists of a geographic distribution analysis. An initial study of Saskatchewan's fluted projectile points, conducted in 1966 by Tom Kehoe, made use of information from the then known database, consisting of a mere 36 artifacts. The current study examines the modern database of 78 specimens and discusses the distributions of the three separate types of fluted points found in Saskatchewan and the validity of applying terms (Clovis, Folsom, and Northwestern) derived outside the province to them. Not only does Saskatchewan's assemblage reflect distributional differences between each fluted point type as a result of late Pleistocene/early Holocene environmental changes, but it shows typological similarities to assemblages elsewhere and changes in a time progressive manner.
Material life and socio-cultural transformation among Asian transmigrants at a Fraser River salmon cannery
Ross, Douglas Edward
This study is a comparison of the material lives of first generation Chinese labourers and Japanese fishermen at a salmon cannery along the Fraser River in British Columbia, ca. 1900-1930. The objective is to explore the nature of cultural persistence and change among migrant groups using a contextual approach that incorporates multiple data sources, considerations of structure and agency, and local and international scales of analysis. Analysis and interpretation are framed within a perspective rooted in the study of material consumption and the twin concepts of transnationalism and diaspora. Data used in this study are derived from archaeological excavation of ethnically segregated work camps at the Ewen Cannery, in combination with archival sources, historical research, and excavation results from similar sites in Western North America. Particular emphasis is on subsets of the archaeological data relating to dining and beverage consumption, with additional consideration of dress and other domestic and work habits. Results indicate Japanese fishermen combined traditional meals with meals comprised wholly or in part of Western-style foods, whereas Chinese cannery workers favoured traditional meals almost exclusively. The Chinese site is also characterized by a lack of diversity in the ceramic assemblage. Both groups, however, consumed a variety of locally produced alcoholic beverages and those imported from Europe and Asia. These behaviours are linked to contrasting patterns of labour contracting at each camp in conjunction with processes of Westernization in the homeland. Evidence suggests unique patterns of continuity and change for Chinese and Japanese workers at the Ewen Cannery that include significant parallels and contrasts. These patterns are rooted in local circumstances and ongoing relations with a homeland that was itself a source of both static memory and dynamic transformation. The significance of this research is both empirical and theoretical. It represents the first systematic attempt to compare archaeological assemblages associated with Chinese and Japanese migrants, and is to date the most in-depth archaeological study of first generation Japanese in North America outside of a relocation centre context. Finally, it presents an interpretive framework applicable to comparative studies of other migrant groups.
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on its current site on the Worcester Road in Droitwich Spa.
The Anniversary celebrations were launched at a service of worship led by our minister the Rev. Jane Wilson, which the High Sheriff of Worcestershire, the Chairman of Wychavon District Council and the Mayor of Droitwich Spa amongst others, attended. Following this our guests and congregation shared a 75th Anniversary cake over tea and coffee.
There was also a prayer event at 5:30 followed by a worship and communion service at 6:30. The prayer event concentrated on the first 2 decades of the church's history, 1930s and 40s. There were many artefacts from the period to look at and links to the present day were considered prayerfully.
As part of celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the building of the current church in 1938, there was a service in celebration of marriage on February 10th. Over 30 couples who'd been married at the church joined the congregation of 170 to mark National Marriage Week, reflecting on what love means and recalling their own marriage vows. Rev. Jane Wilson who led the service said "It was wonderful to see so many couples of all ages, including newlyweds and others married for many years, joining us in this celebration of the gift of love, described by St Paul as the greatest of all gifts, shown in the love of God in Jesus.
54 children came along to the Messy Church held on the 11th April. It was lots of fun and a great way to share the Easter story.
As part of the celebration of 75th anniversary of the building of the church on its current site, Droitwich Spa Methodist Church held a special service on Pentecost Sunday to celebrate baptism.
Around 40 children and adults who were baptised at the church on Worcester Road joined the congregation for a special service in celebration of baptism, during which they renewed their baptismal promises and used water from the font to sign each other with the cross.
The service was followed by a picnic lunch and games in the church garden.
Over the weekend of 28th to 30th June a there was a Celebration of Creativity exhibition of handmade items made by members of the church community. Here are some of the items which were displayed.
The Gethsemane Garments are Four Garments created by Rev Peter Privett using a mixture of machine & hand sewing, dyed, painted & printed materials, including beads, shells, bone and a variety of synthetic & natural fabrics. Each of the four Garments is based on a liturgical colour representing different times in the church year; red, green, purple & white/gold, and explores a different aspect of the themes of pain, hope, suffering and resurrection in the world. Each Garment has stitched into it biblical texts from the Old & New Testament. It was Peter Privett's original intention to include quotations on the garments that were taken from contemporary sources, such as newspapers, adverts and other commentaries, but as the works began to emerge biblical texts came to mind that seem to speak for the present time.
On Saturday 23rd November Peter Privett gave a talk about the creative processes involved in producing the Garments, which were created in a mode of spiritual exploration and journey. The exhibition was then open during the rest of the day/week for for visitors to come & engage with the Garments. This included a Prayer Trail around the 4 Garments, using them as an aid to personal prayer and quiet reflection, followed by a worship service at 6.30pm on Sunday 24th November.
Visitors were invited to touch and handle the Garments to discover the texts and use them as a tactile stimulus for reflection and prayer.
This was well-attended and included contributions from members of the congregations.
We are also investigating creating a Food Bank as a permanent legacy for our local community, in conjunction with Churches Together in Droitwich .
We have also produced a book of personal testimonies written by members of our church community about "their faith journey", how they became a Christian, or about a turning point in their life, or a time when they became aware of God's presence in a new way, or about "What Jesus means to me". If you would like a copy please contact the Church Office.
More information on these celebrations can be obtained from the Church Office by telephoning 01905 774188 or emailing droitwichmethodistchurch@btinternet.com.
!!!Come and celebrate with us!!


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Can you recommend a good website for scholarship information?
Yes, my favorite is www.finaid.org. Also, your college websites should all offer advice.


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India's Hotstar Signs Second Season of BBC, Applause Thriller 'Criminal Justice'
BBC Studios and Indian content studio Applause Entertainment are returning with the second season of the Indian version of BBC drama format "Criminal Justice" – the inspiration behind HBO's "The Night Of."
The series will stream on Disney's Hotstar platform, as a Hotstar Special, as the streamer's originals are branded. It is commissioned by Applause Entertainment for Hotstar Specials and produced by BBC Studios India.
The first season was launched in 2019 and was a critical success. Actors Pankaj Tripathi ("Sacred Games"), Mita Vasisht ("Sense8") and Anupriya Goenka ("The Final Call") will return for the second season.
Sameer Gogate, business head of productions at BBC Studios, said: "The success of season one has shown what good content can achieve, and we hope the second season will be equally loved by the audiences."
The BBC's original U.K. version of "Criminal Justice" won several awards including BAFTAs and an Emmy.
Applause is a division of the $43 billion Aditya Birla Group multinational conglomerate. Other BBC adaptations for India by Applause include "Luther" and "The Office."
With more than 300 million monthly active users, Hotstar is by some distance the leading streaming platform in India.
via Variety


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This week we've got a great show. Tim and Weltall figure out what number show they're doing, and I have now been dubbed the "Emo Eskimo". After that they review Blade of Heaven and Girls Bravo.
Blade of Heaven – Wouldn't kick it out of bed for crackers.
Girls Bravo – Wouldn't kick it out of bed for crackers.
Welltall you wanted to know of an anime that has a main character from an anime that is not a wuss and gets it on with the harem then watch School Days (sorry its not a manga I know because it is a recent anime based off of a Dating Sim game if I remember correctly) this is a generic show for like the first 4 episodes then from 5 on it is anything but, and the ending is truly messed up.


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Lynn University's Mary and Harold Perper Residence Hall recently received LEED Silver certification. Photo Credit: Lynn University
Lynn University Residence Hall earns LEED Silver certification
April 19, 2019 April 15, 2019 School News 834 Views Boca Raton, Florida, gensler, LEED Silver, Lynn University, Perper Residence Hall, U.S. Green Building Council, usgbc
By Aziza Jackson
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Lynn University's loft-style campus apartments recently achieved LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Lynn University's Mary and Harold Perper Residence Hall recently received LEED Silver certification for its accomplishments in energy consumption, water efficiency, and other green initiatives. Lynn University's student body included 2,232 undergrads, 791 graduate and 70 doctoral students as of fall 2018. The 60,000-square-foot development is part of Lynn University's campus masterplan.
Designed by Gensler, the residence hall opened in August 2017 and includes loft-style apartments for 170 upperclassmen students, as well as a courtyard, two patios, a fire pit and grills. A community space has a TV lounge, collaboration room and full kitchen where students can relax, study and socialize together.
USGBC awards certifications based on points applicants earn across several categories. Perper Residence Hall earned LEED Silver for:
Water efficiency: The campus taps into an IRIS Loop, a non-potable water source, which allows it to use reclaimed (recycled) water for the irrigation system. Additionally, water-efficient faucets, toilets and showerheads utilize 40.34 percent less water than similar buildings.
Sustainable site: Forty-four percent of the site is dedicated to vegetated open space, an exemplary accomplishment, according to LEED rating systems. It is also made up of drought-tolerant native plants, including sabal palms, a thatch palm and a live oak tree in the courtyard.
Energy and atmosphere: The building uses 33.77 percent less energy than a code-compliant baseline.
Indoor environmental quality: Low-emitting paints, adhesives and flooring products provide enhanced indoor air quality. All installed carpet is certified by the CRI Green Label Plus program. Additionally, over 90 percent of indoor spaces have a nature view.
Materials and resources: Over 20 percent of project materials are composed of recycled content, and over 75 percent of construction waste was recycled. In addition, more than 50 percent of the structure's wood was harvested from a responsibly managed forest.
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Swimming and diving teams break pool and school records at final meet
The final meet with Lehigh also served as Senior Day for the 10 members of the graduating class. (Photo by Cole Jacobson '24)
Charlie Berman
Even the cancellation of the Patriot League Championships couldn't prevent the Lafayette swim and dive team from breaking records.
The team concluded their 2021 season with a Senior Day home meet against Lehigh last weekend, which took place in two sessions over Saturday and Sunday. Both the men and women lost despite setting a number of new pool and Lafayette All-Time records.
The Leopards didn't waste any time etching their names into the history books on Saturday, as the 400-yard medley relay team of sophomore Aaron Tupper, junior Michael Gorgan, senior Tanner McFarland and freshman Ben Arky set a new pool record for the event. The foursome finished first in 3:22.85, scoring 11 points and breaking a five-year old record in the process.
Tupper kicked off the medley relay in the backstroke and also set a new school record with his split time of 50.65 seconds, breaking the previous mark from 2015 by a mere 0.01 seconds. Gorgan's breaststroke split time of 54.35 seconds also placed him second on Lafayette's All-Time Top 10 list for the event.
"A lot of what drives me is understanding that we [didn't] have a full season," Gorgan said. "So I have been really trying to emphasize power training over endurance and cardio training."
It seems to be working: Gorgan later set a personal best in the 100-yard backstroke at 55.03 seconds, which was nearly three seconds faster than the next closest competitor, and earned nine points for the Leopards in the event.
The men's team was also supported by a pair of top finishes from junior Justin Lloyd, who took home first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:40.93, earning nine points for the Leopards. Lloyd also placed second in the 1000-yard freestyle in 9:49.34, good for an additional four points.
"It was super fun to watch people swim really well, they put in the work and earned it," Lloyd said. "It helps everyone else on the team rally around that and it helps build energy and momentum for the rest of the meet."
Tupper rounded out the first place finishes for the men with a win in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.33 seconds, and also earned second place in the 100-yard backstroke in 51.16 seconds, just 0.02 off the first place pace.
The men's team finished the first session trailing Lehigh by a score of 78.50 to 61.50.
The women's team came out humming during the first session on Saturday, taking second place in the 400-yard medley. The team, consisting of juniors Danielle Carr and Samantha Talecki and sophomores Maggie Champagne and Lindsey Monaco, finished with a time of 3:58.04. Both Carr and Champagne landed themselves on the Lafayette All-Time Top 10 list with their splits of 57.97 and 1:07.31 – good for third and sixth all time in school history, respectively. The team earned four points for the relay event.
Junior Tara Leininger also made her mark in the record books with a time of 1:07.72 in the 100-yard breaststroke, the 10th fastest time in school history. Freshmen Kaley Snarr rounded out the top scorers for the women, taking home second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.78 and earning four points in the process.
The women's team finished the first session trailing Lehigh 111-35, but the Leopards were not discouraged by the lopsided score.
"I think having other teammates break records [on Saturday] just gave everybody this sense of 'we're still in it, we're still competing really well' even though this season has been so different from everything before," Leininger said, noting that several of her teammates were put into quarantine just before the meet.
Gorgan and Leininger continued to lead the Leopards in the second session of the meet and kept on breaking records.
Gorgan competed in the 200-yard breaststroke and not only won the event but also broke a pool record that had held since 2016. His final time was 2:00.41, earning nine points for the Leopards and inking his name into second place on the Lafayette All-Time Top 10 list.
He then went on to win the 100-yard individual medley (IM) in a final time of 51.46, which broke yet another Lafayette pool record and gave the Leopards another nine points. Gorgon's time was also the fastest in school history in the event, giving him another broken record.
"I think the most fun race to watch was Michael [Gorgan] swimming the 100 IM," Lloyd said. "That was an awesome race and he broke a really fast pull record and won the heat by a mile."
Lloyd himself enjoyed another successful day, winning the 500-yard freestyle in a blazing 4.33.38 to break the Lafayette pool record in the event. He already holds the All-Time school record in the 500 free.
But Lloyd isn't one to rest on his laurels.
"It was nice to break that pool record," Lloyd said, "But I was hoping to get both the 1000 [yard freestyle] and the 500 [records]."
On the women's side during the second session, Leininger broke two more records – one of which she already held.
"It was probably one of the best meets I've had since I've been here," Leininger said.
She placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2.21.90, breaking her own school record that she set three weeks ago at the April Pool's Day meet. The second school record came in the 100-yard individual medley with a time of 1:00.86. Although Leininger finished second in the race, she notched herself another rung in the Lafayette history books.
"I just really wanted to have a good race," Leininger said. "I was zoned in on trying to have the best race I could have and not getting caught up in all of the excitement."
Lafayette finished second in the meet; the men lost 170.50-116.50 and the women lost 217-69. However, the season finale offered a hopeful step in the right direction as many younger swimmers showcased the future of Leopard swimming and diving.
In addition to their talent, the team members have gotten closer during an unorthodox spring season.
"I think we have a very tightly-knit team despite COVID," Gorgan said. "Even the freshmen were immediately integrated into the team. It is hard because we can't convene due to the guidelines, but I'm really happy with how close we are."
Due to the pandemic, the Patriot League Championship meet was canceled in early April. The ten seniors on the team, six women and four men, have had two seasons affected by the pandemic and have remained leaders through it all. The team was understandably disappointed, but they didn't let it get to them.
"Our seniors have committed everything they had and more over the last four years," said head coach Jim Daley in an interview with GoLeopards.com. "They led by example and were outstanding role models. This last year and short season was immensely chaotic, and they led the team through it."
Managing Editor Andrew Hollander '21 contributed reporting.
Charlie Berman, Assistant Sports Editor
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Tag Archives: public defenders
September 2, 2012 · 12:49 pm
Everyday I Write the Book
"Things in life are both big and small in equal proportion." The New York Chronicle
"Suspension of disbelief" is a phrase that is often used by book reviewers, and when it is, it's usually not good news. When someone states that they could not suspend their disbelief, it means that the story they were reading (or the film they were watching) never felt real. I don't know about others, but when I begin to read a fictional work that does not feel real, I get a mental picture of the writer in question at a computer struggling to figure out the next word, sentence, paragraph, chapter… The choppy feeling of a not-quite-true creation overwhelms the potentially positive experience of encountering a new world.
I suspect that it's hardest for someone to suspend their disbelief when they're reading a novel about the very world that they inhabit. Let's say, for example, that I was to write a novel about a major, fictional rock star. I think that actual rock musicians would be the toughest critics as they likely would find the story to be too "over-the-top" (not every rock band tears up hotel rooms), or find that it failed to reflect the tedium of life on the road. Most likely, a musician would want to find a story that he or she could relate to – one that would equally balance the drama and boring aspects of the professional music maker's life. And, he or she would want to read a story in which – as in life – what comes next is never predictable.
My experience of having worked in many aspects of the criminal justice system may explain why it is usually the hardest for me to locate the supposed realism in courtroom dramas and crime novels. I usually find fault from two different perspectives. Firstly, these novels often start off with plot lines that are far too tricky; too many authors seem to have been influenced by the shenanigans of John Grisham, who seems to need overly complicated and unrealistic stories to grab the reader's interest. The same is true for the too-clever endings inspired by another successful writer, Scott Turow.
The plot for these books often centers around something that's not going to happen – like the killing of a major U.S. senator's wife (at a time when the senator just happens to be having an affair). But most of what goes on in the criminal justice system is not so dramatic. If I were to attempt to write a book about the average case, it might involve a young man who has experienced numerous small scrapes with the law before some friends encourage him to ride along with them on a lark. It's during this ride that someone gets killed and our young man – being the only one with a criminal history – takes the fall. Yes, I know, many publishers would think this is relatively dull stuff, but as John Lennon used to say, "…that's reality."
The second issue I have with these novels is that despite the dramatic plots, the characters often seem to be cut from cardboard. They're pretty lifeless compared to the often big personalities that inhabit the criminal justice system. There are public prosecutors who wear $1,000 suits and drive cars meant for millionaires. There are prosecutors and public defenders who don't necessarily love their co-workers, and some prosecutors and public defenders have been known to have a drink together. Some deputy district attorneys don't always get along with law enforcement officers. In other words, life in the halls of justice and the courtrooms is a bit messier than it's portrayed in the latest crime novel. It's also certainly not as "clean" as a typical episode of Law and Order.
I think what's forgotten is that these are real human beings, with great strengths and corresponding flaws; and they live and work in an imperfect world, a somewhat less than perfect criminal justice system.
What's the moral of this article? Simply that I'd love to see criminal justice system-based fiction that tones down the overly dramatic plots while raising the volume on the unique individuals who make their living within the law. Is there a writer who gets the characters right? Yes, I'm glad you asked… Interestingly, former prosecutor Marcia Clark (Guilt By Degrees, Guilt By Association) seems to portray some very realistic figures in her novels, although she cloaks them in the guise of sarcasm and humor. Still, it's a start and want-to-be crime novelists would do well to read her work, and/or spend some actual time with the prosecutors, public defenders, defense attorneys, and policemen and policewomen who work very tough jobs that are so very rarely accurately portrayed.
Pictured: Guilt By Degrees: A Novel by Marcia Clark (Mulholland Books). One courtroom drama that was highly recommended by this site is Tell No Lies: A Novel by Julie Compton (Minotaur Books, $19.99, 368 pages); also available as a Kindle Edition or Nook Book download.
This article is one in a periodic series called Turn The Page.
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I used to work with a program that trained local prosecutors (deputy district attorneys) and public defenders. One aspect often covered at these trainings was the importance of opening and closing arguments in a criminal trial, and the point was usually made that these arguments needed to be "tight" rather than rambling and lengthy. I often see a parallel with book reviews…
To me, book reviews are both opening and closing arguments. They are an opening argument when it comes to introducing a reader to a book that he/she is considering purchasing. The review says, "Here is what this book is about, and why it may be of interest to you." But it should also warn, "I don't know about your own tastes, so I'm going to provide you with my perspective on this novel/nonfiction book."
The same review is a closing argument when it attempts to convince the prospective reader that this is either something worth reading or passing by. "I think this novel is great because…" or "I really tried to read this survey book about _____ but I just couldn't grab on to it…" The key, though, is that the closing argument is not about TRUTH in capital letters – a review is an opinion piece, and the opinion is only as good as the structure of the argument it holds.
What I love about reading book reviews is not the bottom line – did this reader/reviewer love or hate the book – but the validity of the argument that takes us to the buy/don't buy recommendation. Is it logical, is it well structured, is it internally consistent (not a review that praises the author's writing style at one point while attacking it somewhere else), is it honest? If I write a review indicating that I love a book, I'm just as interested in other reviews that praise or condemn the book. Why? Because I'm not looking to win an argument, I'm looking to see how each and every reviewer made their arguments.
Is there a difference between positive and negative reviews? Yes, I think so. It's much easier to convince the average reader that you, the reviewer, love a book because (as has been said so many times before) everyone loves good news. If I pick up an interesting-looking new novel at Borders and then use my BlackBerry to find reviews, I'm quite pleased to see 4-and 5-star reviews and flat-out recommendations. I'm much less pleased to do a digital search only to read that this book is a disaster. But, wait, maybe it isn't – maybe I need to see how good a case is made by those who are criticizing it.
Decades ago, I used to read music reviews in every major publication of the time. There were a number of reviewers that I really admired, including one in particular who never liked the same things I did. But that reviewer always made a great case for his position, an enlightened and entertaining case. He wrote a brilliant negative review of one classic album in a single sentence!
So, yes, it's not the length of the argument that counts. It's not the size of the dog in the fight but the amount of fight in the dog. And the next time you read a book review, you may want to ask yourself, "Did this reviewer deliver both an opening and closing argument this time around?" Don't forget that you are the juror in the court of public opinion, and it's your vote that counts each and every time.
Pictured: The Good Daughters: A Novel by Joyce Maynard.
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from snp import SNPService, SNProtocolClientFactory, CertManager
from DB import DB
from twisted.internet import defer
from twisted.python import failure

class DeviceService(SNPService):

    def __init__(self, config):
        SNPService.__init__(self)
        self.config = config
        self.connecting_servers = {}
        self.cert_manager = CertManager("keys", "device_servers", self.config.name)

    def startService(self):
        def callb(res):
            for dev in res:
                fact = SNProtocolClientFactory(self)
                self.cert_manager.connect_to_server(dev[1], dev[2], fact)
        DB.get_device_servers().addCallback(callb)

    def type_fch(self, request, reqid, protocol):
        ip = protocol.transport.getPeer().host

        def callb(res):
            protocol.sendResponse(request, reqid)
            self.parent.field_updated(res, request["Field"])
        DB.get_local_devid_from_remote(ip, request["DevId"]).addCallback(callb)

    def type_aur(self, request, reqid, protocol):
        #  TODO: request to control server for device server pass
        pass

    def type_wel(self, request, reqid, protocol):
        def callb(res, ip):
            protocol.sendResponse({"Name": self.config.name}, reqid)
            if ip in self.connecting_servers:
                self.connecting_servers[ip].callback(res)
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        port = protocol.transport.getPeer().port
        self.peers[ip] = protocol
        DB.update_devices(ip, port, request["Name"], request["Devices"]).addCallback(callb, ip)

    def get_device_fields(self, device_server, devid):
        return self.peers[device_server].sendRequest({"Type": "GDF", "DevId": devid})

    def update_device_field(self, device_server, devid, field, value):
        return self.peers[device_server].sendRequest({"Type": "UDF", "DevId": devid,
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    def add_server(self, ip, port, pin):
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    def clientConnectionFailed(self, connector, reason):
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Stretch marks are a type of scarring that occur when a person gains or loses a large amount of weight over a short period of time. They generally tend to appear on a person's stomach, breasts, thighs and buttocks. The rapid weight gain or loss results in the tearing of the dermis, which then produces lines of purple or red discolorations that fade over time, but never fully disappear. Taking preventative measures is one of the best ways to treat stretch marks. In fact, there are certain over-the-counter and natural products that can be used to remove stretch marks in the comfort of your own home.
Drink at least eight glasses of water a day. It's imperative that you keep your body hydrated to prevent and treat stretch marks. The moisture and hydration provided by drinking plenty of water keeps skin soft and supple and less likely to develop stretch marks.
Eat foods rich in vitamins and nutrients such as carrots, oranges and grapefruits, milk, eggs, nuts and fish for every meal at home. Avoid greasy foods and junk food like chips and soda. Stretch marks are more likely to occur in people suffering from nutritional deficiency. Any foods that are rich in vitamins E and C, which promote skin health, will make it less likely to develop stretch marks. These foods will also help to fade away existing stretch marks by providing skin cells with the necessary vitamins to repair themselves.
Use castor oil on the stretch marks. Rub the oil into the stretch marks or stretch mark prone areas (tummy and thighs) several times a day to lighten and fade the marks. This is a home remedy recommended by dermatologists for people who cannot afford more expensive treatment creams or laser procedures.
Use any moisturizing lotion rich in vitamin E on the stretch marks. Rub the lotion into the stretch marks deeply and thoroughly to help get rid of them. Apply the lotion at least twice a day, in the morning and at night. Dermatologists like Howard Murad, M.D. and Lisa Airan, M.D. recommend the usage of vitamin E as a time-honored remedy against stretch marks and other types of scars.
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Give it some time. Over time the stretch marks will fade away on their own. Be patient. You may need to try all these methods for several months before achieving any results. Consult a dermatologist before you begin any treatment. A skincare professional will provide you with sound advice on how to treat your stretch marks.
Avoid caffeine in the form of tea, coffee, chocolate and soda as it actually increases the chance of getting stretch marks, and hinders treatment of stretch marks.


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The Department of Music offers the Nashville Study Away Program in conjunction with Blackbird Studios in Nashville. Students who are Music Industry (MIND) and Music & Sound Recording (MUSR) majors are able to apply. The program only accepts 18 MIND and MUSR students and takes place spring semester of their junior year.
Music and sound recording students have class Monday through Thursday while music industry students get Tuesday off. Each class meets for three hours once a week and then is followed by a three hour lab and all students are required to complete an internship while in Nashville.
Three music and sound recording students are currently interning with BlackBird Studios: John Scovell, Will Turner, and Kaitlyn Doyle.
Scovell spends his days tearing down sessions, making food runs, and being constantly ready to help. He attributes his success to the experience he is getting while in the studio.
Turner credits his experience in Nashville as the most positive aspect of his education and even his life. Turner described a typical day similar to Scovell, consisting of food runs and tearing down and setting up sessions.
Doyle is in charge of setting up and tearing down sessions and going on runs for the clients. She also got to edit tape and sit in on a session with Cheap Trick, both of which were a first and memorable experience for her. She mentioned that it is a lot of hard work, but an exceptional learning experience.


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Billions and—ehh, whatever — Jg.
"When my husband died, because he was so famous and known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me — it still sometimes happens — and ask me if Carl changed at the end and converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him again. Carl faced his death with unflagging courage and never sought refuge in illusions. The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again. I don't ever expect to be reunited with Carl.
But, the great thing is that when we were together, for nearly twenty years, we lived with a vivid appreciation of how brief and precious life is. We never trivialized the meaning of death by pretending it was anything other than a final parting. Every single moment that we were alive and we were together was miraculous –not miraculous in the sense of inexplicable or supernatural. We knew we were beneficiaries of chance … That pure chance could be so generous and so kind … That we could find each other, as Carl wrote so beautifully in Cosmos, you know, in the vastness of space and the immensity of time … That we could be together for twenty years.
That is something which sustains me and it's much more meaningful … The way he treated me and the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other and our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday. I don't think I'll ever see Carl again. But I saw him. We saw each other. We found each other in the cosmos, and that was wonderful."
Beautiful, isn't it? The entire episode, if you're so inclined to listen, is quite lovely and inspiring. Ms. Druyan talks about more than just her relationship with Carl Sagan; she also reminisces about the Voyager gold record project, and it's just a treat. And, as Felicia and I both thought, significantly more romantic and inspiring than another Bible verse reading.
Charlie Rose: What did you learn from (Carl's death)?
Ann Druyan: I learned … that … Carl always said: Everything dies. Even the stars die. There is no refuge from change in the universe. And that the test of your ethics, the test of your spiritual beliefs, is how you face these challenges. And if you love fully, and if you live fully, they are bearable.


In order to ensure a successful implementation of a project, it is important to have a dedicated project manager who'd be in charge of co-ordinating and managing different aspects of the project. As an entrepreneur, you may act as a bonafide project manager in your starting days, but as the business grows, so will your workload and responsibilities. And soon enough, it'd be impossible for you to handle everything on your own. This is where hiring a virtual assistant as your project manager can help.
Hiring virtual assistants as project managers is perhaps one of the most common reasons for hiring them. A dedicated virtual assistant is indeed well equipped to manage various aspects of your ongoing project and ensure that everything gets done seamlessly. Wondering how you can enable your VA to successfully manage your project? Read on to find out!
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Keep the communication lines open: Your virtual assistant is already working from a remote location and will not be meeting you face to face like your other regular employees. Hence here, communication becomes even more important, due to the lack of physical presence or interaction. Make sure both you and your virtual assistant communicate with each other clearly. This must include the progress of the project, any observations or even any queries. This keeps the project on track.
Instruct clearly and in detail: As your project manager, your virtual assistant's only guide is going to be you. The assistant is simply going to do what you instruct them to do. So, make sure you give them detailed instructions regarding anything and everything that may be related to your project. Do not leave out any point.Put every information out there. So you can achieve a zero-confusion work environment. Tell your assistant the exact deadlines. Break down the procedure of doing the task in steps and do keep following up regularly to ensure the progress.
Your VA gets acquainted with your company's unique style and strategy soon. After that you will not have to monitor as much as the first time. Thereafter, your virtual project manager will be able to carry your projects to their completion, without any glitch!
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Dec 6, 2010 · 3:13 am
Russian & Soviet sleeper agents in Western Europe and the death of Ché Guevara
British newspapers are getting their knickers in a twist over Katia Zatuliveter who was working as a Parliamentary Assistant and Researcher for Mike Hancock, the Liberal Democrat MP who is currently on police bail over an alleged indecent assault against a female constituent; he also sits on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Russia as well as the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. The Security Service aka MI5 apparently reckon Katia Zatuliveter is a Russian agent. Stranger things have happened.
WikiLeaks have also recently released documents claiming modern-day Russia is, in effect, run by the Russian Mafia.
In 1995, when I was in Turkmenistan, I met and later almost wrote the biography/autobiography of a man who had been a Soviet 'sleeper' agent working in South America and Western Europe during the Cold War. He had been part of a network of agents run on behalf of the Soviets by East Germany's 'Economic Planning Minister' Erich Apel. But then something happened and, in this extract from tape recordings, he tells what happened to him one dark night in East Germany back in 1967, when cracks were starting to appear in the Soviet Union…
It was all falling apart. Ché Guevara was abandoned on his operation in Bolivia in 1966/1967 and then killed by the Americans. Between 1965 and 1968 – between the ousting of Khrushchev and the attack on Prague – the Soviet Union was closing itself in and creating a big, expensive conventional army and a shadow economy. It was closing down its destabilising operation around the world.
By 1967, most of the people I had worked with in the Soviet-backed Network had already been caught – they had 'disappeared' – some had been captured by the West, some had been disposed of by the East. I was the last one left of those I knew. I was in West Berlin and had been asked to deliver an envelope to a town in East Germany. I knew the envelope contained microfilm, because I had made the same delivery before. I had no overnight visa for East Germany, so I had to get a train back to East Berlin by 11.00pm and return through the Friedrichstrasse security checkpoint into West Berlin before midnight, otherwise I was in trouble.
East German Security was separate from the police. Everything was separate. Everything was chaotic. There were so many different agencies all working separately from each other – sometimes in competition with each other. I didn't have full coverage. It wasn't as if I was officially working for the East German secret service. I was working for the Network but the complete implications of that were uncertain. I knew my network was handled by part of a section of East Germany's security system and was linked to the Soviet Union, but things had changed when Erich Apel 'committed suicide' in 1965.
When Apel was made to die in 1965, it sent a signal to all marginal people like me. Apel had been one of the masterminds and controllers of our subversion operation and when it was said he 'shot himself due to depression' it was clear something was changing very fundamentally. Our entire project of undermining and fighting American power in the Third World – and ultimately in Europe – was falling apart.
I took a metro to Friedrichstrasse, then a cab to another station. At about 3.30pm, I stepped into the very last carriage of a train, despite orders that I should board a carriage in the centre. The train arrived in the German town of Frankfurt an der Oder at about 4.30pm, when it was already getting dark. Because I was in the last carriage, I didn't get out directly in front of the station building as ordered. Instead, I walked along the platform and discretely down the side of the station building. There were three men in expensive leather coats waiting inside the station; there was a black saloon car waiting behind the station with its engine running. I went silently back to the railway line and walked along the tracks away from the station.
Then the men came looking for me.
When they couldn't find me, they sent for the soldiers – the VoPo.
I was an irregular; I was a Westerner. I was not supposed to be there. I had an envelope with microfilm showing heavens knows what. The soldiers started to close in on where I was hiding. There was a little passage for water under the railway tracks – something just a little bigger than a pipe. I pulled my dark sweater up to cover the white collars of my shirt. I crawled into the narrow little culvert and held myself up in the top of the passage by pressing my hands and feet against the vertical side walls. It was totally dark outside the culvert. I heard the boots of the soldiers coming closer on the stones by the railway track and I was terrified because, by then, I knew I had been sent by my Controller into a trap. My own side were going to catch, imprison, torture and possibly shoot me.
The muscles in my arms and legs were straining, I was aware of my own heart pounding. I saw an armed VoPo soldier come to the end of the darkened passage in which I was hiding. The VoPo man was outlined by the lights behind him. He held a sub machine-gun in his hands, wore an East German uniform and his dull metal helmet reflected no light. I was hiding about six feet into and up in the roof of the passage. The armed soldier squatted down and silently looked in, waiting until his eyes adjusted to the darkness. Then he saw me, took one step into the passage, looked me in the eyes, pointing his gun at me, and did something very strange. He took his machine-gun and turned it behind his back, which was a very dangerous thing for him to do. I could have been armed, although I was not. He took a few more steps into the passage, completely unprotected, and looked up into my face. We could see each other's eyes and he said to me in German:
"I am your contact. I have the stuff."
He gave me the password and, at first, I didn't believe it.
I gave him the envelope with the microfilm in it.
"But who are you working for? I asked him.
"The other side," he told me.
"What other side?"
"It's neither of the two you're thinking of. The Americans. The Brits."
Even as early as 1966 or 1967 the Soviet system was disintegrating. They had started to fight each other within the system. There was money from oil, money from gas, blackmailing. The Red Army became more important than the networks…
Under Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet Union decided it no longer wanted to be leader of the Third World or to convert and subvert other countries to socialist ideologies. Nor to become the world's industrial leader. What became important was to keep power internally by having a strong army – the biggest army and navy in the world – and to sell resources for hard currency. Russia is a country full of natural resources. Why bother becoming a rich industrial nation or risk giving power to the workers? With the profits from the sale of natural resources, the Soviet Union could buy industrial products from other countries. Better clothes, better cars. Give the people enough to keep them quiet and pocket most of the vast profits yourself.
Politicians under Brezhnev could become personally immensely rich by selling gold, oil and gas. The Party of the Russian People became the Party of the Russian Mafia. Under Brezhnev, the shadow economy became more important than the real economy. Eventually, it ruined the country.
To disguise the fact they had opted out of Third World subversion, they armed everyone they could. They sent huge stockpiles of weapons to Mozambique, Egypt, Nicaragua so that the locals could fight their own wars without involving the Russian Army or Soviet-backed irregulars run by the East Germans, Czechs or Cubans.
As part of this process, Ché Guevara was betrayed by the Russians in 1967.
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6.2By 2003 it was agreed that State Governments and the Federal Government would enact legislation to shift from joint and several liability to proportionate liability for economic loss claims founded on lack of reasonable care. Each of the states enacted legislation to bring about this shift in the liability regime. However, there were differences between each state's legislation.
6.3In 2009 it was agreed that the differing proportionate regimes would be harmonised, so that identical regimes would prevail throughout Australia.
6.4This chapter will examine why and how Australia has made the shift from joint and several liability to proportionate liability. It will also examine whether or not CER makes it desirable that New Zealand should also make such a shift. This requires determining the extent to which there are trans-Tasman markets for the sectors that have incurred large scale losses and whether the two different liability regimes lead to inefficiencies or inhibit trans-Tasman trade and market integration.
6.6In 1995 New South Wales considered a report produced by Professor Davis recommending that proportionate liability become the rule for all economic loss arising from negligence.89 The prime reason for the recommendation was the concern among professional groups, notably accountants and auditors, that joint and several liability had the effect of increasing the cost of liability insurance. It remains an open question however whether the operation of joint and several liability was actually to blame; or if it was other factors such as corporate collapses, worsening claims records and higher costs due to external factors such as terrorism and natural disaster that drove up insurance costs.
6.8The movement in favour of proportionate liability was ultimately successful, and in 2003 the Commonwealth and State Attorneys-General agreed that they would implement legislation effecting this change. Proportionate liability would apply where there was economic loss, in cases akin to negligence. For most states, this meant extending or replacing the proportionate liability regime that had already been established for the building industry to other circumstances where there was economic loss (though not all economic loss was necessarily included). The Commonwealth and State laws were implemented in 2002 and 2003.
6.10Though there was a general intent that the law would be uniform as between different states, this has not yet been achieved. In 2009, Professor Davis provided further advice on the best way to achieve national uniformity.93 There were four key changes recommended. The first was that courts be required to take into account all those liable, whether or not the parties to litigation, as provided for in Queensland's legislation. The second is that agreements between defendants to contribute should be recognised, as per Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia. Third, that parties should not be allowed to contract out, and fourth, that proportionate liability would also apply to disputes before arbitration, as well as those in the courts. Professor Davis's recommendations have not been universally accepted. Debate continues over contracting out and applicability to arbitration as well as other significant issues.
84See generally Hon Justice Owen The Failure of HIH Insurance: Vol 1A Corporate Collapse and its Lessons (HIH Royal Commission, Sydney 2003).
85Standing Committee on Law and Justice "Tort Law – Proportionate Liability" (Officer's Paper, Canberra 2012) at 2 and 3. Major issues remaining include whether proportionate liability should be broadly defined to include all wrongs resulting from a lack of reasonable care, or more narrowly to include only claims in negligence or closely akin to negligence; whether contracting parties should be permitted to contract out; and whether to return to joint and several liability in "consumer" cases as is currently the case in Queensland and Australia Capital Territories. The paper notes that Australia is the only common law jurisdiction to attempt to move so far to proportionate liability and there is therefore no legislative or practical experience to draw on. The paper also notes that it is unclear whether proportionate liability actually helps to keep professional indemnity insurance costs down, as it was intended to do. Applicability of proportionate liability to arbitrations is also problematic.
86Building Act 1993 (VIC) ss131, 132.
87Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 109ZJ.
88Builder's warranty insurance schemes remain problematic, however. Insurers progressively withdrew from the market after the insurance crisis and State governments have had to replace or underwrite market-provided insurance – egg New South Wales in 2009 and Victoria in 2010. And whether current "last resort" schemes provide adequate or appropriate cover remains hotly contested. See Legislative Council: Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration, Parliament of Victoria "Inquiry into Builders Warranty Insurance: Final Report" (2010) Ch 2 - 4.
89JLR Davis Inquiry into the Law of Joint and Several Liability: Report of Stage Two (Commonwealth and New South Wales Attorney-Generals, 1995).
90New South Wales Law Reform Commission Contribution between Parties Liable for the Same Damage (Report 89, 1999) at 45.
91D A Ipp and others Final Report of the Review of the Law of Negligence (Commonwealth of Australia, 2002) at [12.18].
92B McDonald, Proportionate Liability in Australia, the devil in the detail, (University of Sydney Law School Legal Studies Research Paper 06/25, 2006) at 4.
93JLR Davis, Proportionate Liability: Proposals to Achieve National Uniformity. (Unpublished paper, 2009). Professor Davis's paper was an analysis of the Report of Anthony Horan from 2007, A Horan Proportionate Liability: Toward National Consistency (Report for National Justice CEOs, 2007).