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Futuresource analysts are experts in their chosen fields, specialists in tracking, analysing and forecasting the markets that matter to you. Clients have direct access to analyst teams through email and telephone helpline services, ensuring we can fully support your market intelligence needs, swiftly and effectively, and provide maximum benefit to your company.
Interim CEO
Simon Bryant
Simon became Director of Research in October 2017. Since joining the company in 2000 Simon has worked across imaging, data storage, entertainment, and most recently he headed up the company's activities in Consumers Electronics. Simon manages the company's continuous work in all aspects of CE, Entertainment, Imaging, Professional Displays and Education, with a focus TV displays, home AV, mobile, automotive and data-storage. In addition to managing the suite of continuous services, Simon is also a major contributor to various private client assignments. Simon holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Business Management from Lancaster University.
Sales and Marketing Director
Mike Fisher is a Director at Futuresource Consulting and has been at the company for twenty years. Mike has worked as a consultant and team leader across the entire Futuresource portfolio, with time spent in the Consumer Electronics, Professional Audio Visual, Automotive and Education sectors. Much of this work involves the provision of strategic direction for companies looking to understand how the markets are performing, how they are evolving and how customer needs continue to develop and change over time. Mike now heads up the Sales and Marketing function within Futuresource. With a wide range of executive level industry contacts and full visibility of vendor developments, Mike is able to add value to a whole host of blue-chip clients. Mike holds a Bachelors of European Business from Nottingham Trent University.
The Analysts
Carl Hibbert
Associate Director, Consumer Media & Tech
Heading the Consumer Media & Technology Research team, with over 20 years industry analyst experience. Carl maintains & develops Futuresource's services across all forms of entertainment & consumer electronics, ensuring unrivaled insight & knowledge in sector dynamics and future industry direction. A regular presenter at industry conferences across USA, Europe and Asia and frequent contributor to press and trade journals.
Chris McIntyre-Brown
Associate Director, B2B Technologies
Coming from a background in marketing consultancy, Chris joined Futuresource in 2004 and has worked across all areas of the Futuresource business in his time at the company. Chris is recognised as a leading global authority in the B2B Technology sector, regularly presenting at major international conferences, video broadcasts and published in trade press. He now leads a large team of analysts spanning 4 core pillars of Pro AV, Video and Broadcast, Collaboration and Information Technology. Chris works extensively with the world's largest tech giants, trusted to delivering strategic insights and consulting services. He holds a BA in Business Management and an MA in Marketing Management.
Christopher Pennell
Chris Pennell is a Principal Analyst for Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for researching and reporting on enterprise technology trends. Chris's research is focused on working with vendors and end-user clients to understand how technologies are disrupting and transforming the delivery of services by public and private enterprises. His main areas of focus include the digital transformation of front- and back-office services through emerging technologies as well as the increasing use of smart city solutions to improve outcomes for citizens. Prior to joining Futuresource Consulting, Chris has spent the past 12 years researching government's use of technology to drive better outcomes for citizens, most recently as the Research Director, Government Insights at IDC and has been a regular speaker on Smart Cities and Government technology.
David Sidebottom
David is a Principal Analyst – Media and Entertainment. David has over 20 years' experience in a research and consultancy environment and is closely involved in researching, analysing and consulting on key content industry and consumer technology developments worldwide, with a particular focus on the evolution of digital business models in the TV, video and music industry. David works with a wide variety of high profile Futuresource clients across the content ecosystem including studios, broadcasters, technology companies, hardware vendors, service providers and industry associations. He also directs Futuresource's long-running global consumer panel 'Living with Digital'.
Jack Wetherill
With twenty years of research and consulting experience, Jack leads Futuresource Consulting's Home Consumer Electronics team. Throughout his time at Futuresource, Jack has always been closely involved in the tracking and forecasting of the global market for home entertainment devices. He currently drives Futuresource Consulting's continuous reporting on TV, Vision, Audio, Smart Home and Major Appliances. A regular speaker at conferences, Jack closely monitors the migration from physical to digital content and the development of ecosystems that link devices with services.
Simon Forrest
As Principal Technology Analyst for Futuresource Consulting, Simon is responsible for identifying and reporting on transformational technologies that have propensity to influence and disrupt market dynamics. A graduate in Computer Science from the University of York, his expertise extends across broadcast television and audio, digital radio, smart home, broadband, Wi-Fi and cellular communication technologies. He has represented companies across standards groups, including the Audio Engineering Society, DLNA, WorldDAB digital radio, the Digital TV Group (DTG) and Home Gateway Initiative. Prior to joining Futuresource, Simon held the position of Director of Segment Marketing at Imagination Technologies, promoting development in wireless home audio semiconductors, and Chief Technologist within Pace plc (now Commscope) responsible for technological advancement within the Pay TV industry.
Adam Cox
Senior Market Analyst
Adam Cox is Senior Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for researching and reporting on technology trends across the imaging, pro video and collaboration market categories. Adam is also heavily involved in work looking at end users, service providers across the corporate markets and in addition to this, works on tracking and examining the collaboration, wireless presentation and conferencing equipment sales channels. Adam joined Futuresource in 2006 working on broad range of market tracking, analytical and strategic pro broadcast AV Projects. He soon went onto lead the broadcast equipment team covering the full broadcast production chain from acquisition to content delivery. Adam holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Film and Television Studies.
Adriana Blanco
Adriana joined Futuresource Consulting in 2018 and is a member of the Consumer Electronics research team, focusing on consumer headphones. Her main responsibilities include quarterly tracking of this segment by brand, by type(In-ear, true wireless, on-ear and over-ear) and by region, identifying key trends driving this market and analysing data gathered to develop meaningful market estimates and forecast. Prior to joining Futuresource Consulting, Adriana spent 18 years at Gartner as a member of the Semiconductor team, focusing on research on the vendor side. Adriana holds a Bachelor of Science(BSc) in Civil Engineering from the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, and a MSc in Numerical methods in Engineering from CIMNE in Barcelona, Spain.
Claire Kerrison
Claire Kerrison leads the Education team, overseeing Futuresource's quarterly K-12 PC tracker and end-user research programs. Claire is closely involved in the formation and delivery of custom projects covering the EdTech sphere. Claire joined Futuresource in 2011 from the University of Birmingham where she collaborated on a broad range of market tracking and strategic projects covering the Displays industry. Claire went on to lead the Displays team, with a focus on developments in the Front Projector market.
Colin Messenger
Colin has been with Futuresource Consulting for over 25 years, he has been involved with the Interactive and schools markets on a day-to-day basis for over eighteen years and runs the worldwide interactivity displays research programmes. Prior to Futuresource he held senior positions at Orange for 10 years, and as General Manager of Euronet Cellular Communications launched the first UK distribution company to offer a consumer mobile phone package to dealers. He was a member of the UK Government's DfES, Classroom of the Future Project (Ingenium) and he has been an AV Awards judge over the last 12 years. He is a STEM Ambassador, where he visits schools enthusing on careers in science and technology. He is governor of a London school and acts as a strategic partner for their IT vision plan.
Darren Taylor is a Senior Analyst at Futuresource Consulting, tasked with maintaining quality assurance across the company's product tracking services, verifying the accuracy and consistency of Futuresource's data deliverables. Darren is also involved in developing and implementing means to improve the efficiency of retrieving information, unifying disparate sales feeds and training staff to streamline analysis from their respective data sets. Having joined Futuresource in 2010, Darren started working on pricing analysis before moving into the company's Professional Displays team, looking at analysis and forecasting across the team's product trackers. He also took the lead in building deliverables for custom projects and new tracking services added to Futuresource's portfolio. Darren holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) in Computer Science.
Elliott Ross
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Elliott joined Futuresource in January 2020 as a Senior Quantitative Analyst. He heads up our Quant survey research team and is supporting our growth in this area. Elliott has a degree in Psychology, and he has over 10 years' experience in Quant research, spanning a variety of sectors including media, technology, FMCG, retail and education. Elliott's team manage our consumer and end user research programmes and are heavily involved in all stages from questionnaire design and project setup, through to fieldwork management, data analysis and reporting.
Guy Hammett
Guy Hammett is a Senior Market Analyst in the Consumer Electronics team at Futuresource Consulting. Guy joined Futuresource in 2016 and has worked in a variety of different Consumer Electronics areas, both continuous tracking services and one-off custom projects, and has specialised in audio research for the last four years. He currently heads up Futuresource Consulting's quarterly Home Audio tracking reports and twice yearly market reports forecasting out to 2024 and regularly represents Futuresource at trade conferences across the globe.
Jeremy Wills
Jeremy joined Futuresource Consulting in 2001. He holds a degree in French from Kings College, University of London. Jeremy is a member of the Professional AV team. He focuses on Signal Distribution, Meeting Room Control, AV Managed Services, Interactive Displays, Professional Lighting and Esports. In previous Futuresource roles, Jeremy was part of the Imaging team covering consumer camera and photo output markets and, prior to this, a member of the Home Entertainment team, tracking the global pre-recorded media manufacturing and storage media sectors. Jeremy has managed two research and analysis teams during his years with Futuresource, as well a wide variety of syndicated and custom research projects.
Joanna is a senior market analyst with 15 years' experience, working at Futuresource since 2005. Following seven years in the imaging division, Joanna joined the Entertainment Content Delivery team and is closely involved in researching, analysing and consulting on key content industry developments worldwide, with a particular focus on the digital distribution of entertainment content. Joanna graduated from the University of Bath with a BA in European Studies specialising in French and Italian.
Julian Issa
Julian Issa is Futuresource Consultancy's lead analyst in intelligent home and vision. His work at Futuresource has focused on identifying how global dynamics and new technologies are shaping smart consumer trends, as well as forecasting the trajectory and potential success of smart home devices across different markets. His latest work in intelligent home has looked to identify opportunities presented by a subscription business model and how the global pandemic has shifted consumer perception of smart devices. Julian was previously an analyst and director at Global Business Reports where he lived and worked across six continents investigating the latest trends and business models impacting the smart tech, biotech, and industrial tech industries. Julian received an M.Sci from the University of Bristol, UK, where he specialized in geopolitics and environmental policy. An alumni scholar of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Julian spent 3 years singing opera semi-professionally.
Mats joined Futuresource Consulting in 2001, prior to which he was a marketing manager for a Corporate education provider in central London. Coming from a background primarily focused on worldwide recording media tracking, Mats has worked extensively across Futuresource's full range of recording media, mobile hardware and accessories. The wide range of work Mats undertakes places him in an ideal position to provide market tracking, analytical and strategic consulting services to the recording media and accessories industry. Mats heads up Futuresource's recording media team and has expertise covering the full market chain from manufacturing and distribution to end-user profiling, following both market and technology trends. Mats holds a Master of Business (MBA) in Marketing and Organisation Management at Lund University, Sweden.
Matthew Rubin
Matthew joined Futuresource Consulting in 2018 as Senior Analyst and leads the professional display research and analysis team. Matthew covers the LCD, Projector and LED display markets, producing quarterly tracking data, annual reports and bespoke consulting projects. Previous areas of focus include consumer display technology, including TVs, Media Streamers and Home Video products, in addition to Esports and display software ecosystems. Matthew is an Accounting and Finance graduate and has previously worked in research for Informa and IHS Markit.
Michael Boreham
Michael joined Futuresource Consulting in 1990 and is a Business Studies graduate from the University of Bedfordshire. Michael is a member of the Education team and leads the research and analysis in the K-12 PC Market. Michael is involved with creating quarterly reports on the development of the Global Mobile PC Market. In previous roles Michael was part of the Home Entertainment team tracking content global industry developments and was part of the Futuresource team monitoring the emergence of Virtual Reality.
Rasika D'Souza
Rasika joined Futuresource Consulting in 2012 after completing her MSc in Marketing from Cranfield University. She is a part of the CE hardware team and specialises in research and analysis of audio hardware. She leads the headphones quarterly and forecasting service.
Alexandre Jornod
Market Analyst
Alexandre is the lead analyst for the music market. He is notably responsible for researching and reporting on the developments in the music streaming market. Alex is also involved in projects within the audio sector, with a focus on the luxury market as well as on high-resolution and immersive audio technologies. Prior to Futuresource, Alexandre has worked in the music industry, leading the relationships with streaming services at a record label and a distribution company. He holds a Bachelor in Sound Engineering as well as an MA in Music Business Management and MSc in Management.
Chris specialises in providing market insight and analysis across the professional video technology industry and video content supply chain. Chris draws on a background in video production to apply an end-to-end understanding of workflow, end-user needs, and product specific knowledge across a range of research methodologies and services. His areas of expertise include: cloud technologies in live broadcast; virtual and remote production; user generated content and live streaming; the sustainable future of the video entertainment industry; large format and >4K video acquisition; vertical specific use cases for pro video products and services. Chris joined Futuresource in 2017 as a member of the broadcast equipment team. As video technologies have proliferated into an everyday tool for a diversity of professional applications, Chris has taken leadership of Futuresource's Professional Video services. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Film and English from the University of Southampton.
Graham is in the professional displays team, and in particular focuses on large format LCD displays that are used in digital signage and presentation spaces, leading the research and analysis in these areas. Additionally, he also runs the video wall service, tracking the three key technologies of Rear Projection Cubes, LCD and LED technologies for the annual report. In previous roles in the company, Graham has worked in Data Acquisition and Pricing, Analyzer Support and in the Disc Pressing and Storage team, researching optical disc manufacturing and storage mediums. Graham Cooke joined Futuresource in 2008, after leaving Loughborough University with a BSc in Geography.
James manages the Professional Audio team at Futuresource, reporting and consulting across product categories including Professional Loudspeakers, Microphones, Amplifiers, Mixers, Content Creation, DSP, Audio Collaboration and more. With a background spanning broader AV, James applies his passion for audio and in-depth knowledge of AV market dynamics to all the areas he covers. With the audio and visual worlds colliding, James is also increasingly involved with Futuresource's Collaboration services, and frequently provides consultation and reports relating to AV Conferencing. Harnessing his personal experiences as an end-user in these markets, James is driven by his enthusiasm and passion to bring high-quality research to the pro audio industry. This passion is reflected in his regular conversations with manufacturers and professionals across the supply chain. James holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business with Economics, with specialisms in Applied Strategy.
James Manning Smith
James is a member of the Education team and contributes to research and analysis in the K-12 PC Market. James joined Futuresource in 2016 after graduating from the University of Nottingham with a Masters' Degree in International Business. In previous roles James led global research in the Mobile Technology, Wearables, Gaming and VR Sectors.
Jill Zhan
Jill joined Futuresource Consulting in 2020 and is a Finance graduate from the University of Hong Kong. Jill is a member of the China team and work together with UK team with the research and analysis in the Home CE and Pro Display Market. Jill is involved with doing China market research on the development of the Headphone, Home Audio, LCD market.
Luke Pearce
Luke Pearce is a Market Analyst in the Consumer Audio team at Futuresource Consulting. His focus is tracking and forecasting the latest market trends and technology developments in headphones and true wireless (TWS) markets worldwide. His work has also led him into additional areas including extensive research for gaming headsets, luxury audio, hearing augmentation and audio-technology consumer survey reports. Luke joined Futuresource in 2018 and holds a BSc in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham.
Tristan Veale
Throughout Tristan's career he has provided thought leading research and insights on the consumption of Motion Pictures, Film and TV series. Now positioned as a leading analyst within the TV and Video content research team at Futuresource Consulting, Tristan informs content creators, distributors and CE manufacturers on the shifting and fragmenting media landscape, helping Futuresource's clients stay up to date in terms of what consumers want to watch, where they want to watch it, and on which devices.
Erik Huang
Erik is the lead analyst for Futuresource's flash media tracking of USB and Memory cards. He is also a key analyst contributing to Futuresource's other storage media tracking which includes SSD and HDD as well as on various consumer electronics areas: gaming content and hardware, dashcams, drones, action cameras and headphones. Erik's experience in storage product segments and a wide range of consumer electronic products creates a unique perspective of storage products and host devices. Erik joined Futuresource Consulting in 2017 after completion of a master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction at University College London (UCL) and a bachelor's degree in Psychology at Brunel University.
Margherita Grosso
Megan Lovell
Morris Garrard
Morris Garrard is a Research Analyst at Futuresource Consulting, leading our research across core gaming categories such as Content and Hardware as well as related industries such as Gaming Headsets & Accessories, Esports and XR. Morris works within the Mobile Tech & Gaming Team and as such is also involved in projects tracking markets such as Mobile Handsets, PCs and Retail Distribution. Morris joined Futuresource in 2019 and holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Birmingham.
Sophie Church
Quantitative Research Analyst
Sophie Church is a Quantitative Research Analyst at Futuresource Consulting, and sits within the Methodologies team. Sophie works on custom research projects across a variety of sectors – including but not limited to: media, entertainment, education and technology. Sophie's work focusses predominately on consumer projects: exploring consumer engagement and opinion through large scale quantitative research studies. Her work also approaches decision makers in higher education institutions through CATI research projects. Sophie joined Futuresource in February 2020, after spending two years at a full-service strategic communications agency. Sophie holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature from the University of York.
Stephen Mears is a Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting, and is responsible for researching and reporting on key technology and market trends across the wearables, smartphone, and Extended Reality (XR) market. Alongside this, Stephen is also heavily involved in Futuresource's retail distribution tracking service, assessing the retail landscape for consumer electronics products across major global markets. Stephen joined Futuresource in 2018 after graduating from the University of Warwick with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He is currently pursuing a part-time, distance Masters of Arts (MA) in International Relations & Contemporary War with King's College, London.
Victoria Tselykh
Victoria joined Futuresource Consulting in 2019 after graduating from the University of Hertfordshire where she studied BA Marketing. Victoria is a part of the Professional Displays team at Futuresource which analyses several areas within this field, specialising in global tracking of Front Projection, Flat Panel and LED markets. Victoria leads the research and analysis in the front projection market, working with the major global projection vendors on a quarterly basis.
Xiaowen Zhu
Andrew Devine
Consumer Research Analyst
Andrew Devine is a Data Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for providing technical knowledge and support for the creation of consumer-based research. Andrew is also heavily involved in processing various formats of data from consumer-based and custom research projects, including data cleansing and cleaning and interpretation of the data into a format usable by analysts. Andrew joined Futuresource in 2015 and has worked on a broad range of research projects encompassing almost every field that Futuresource works in as well as providing vital support to many of the Futuresource Consulting's largest survey based products.
Cameron Meldrum
Chris Bull
Information Analyst
Chris Bull is an Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and contributes to regular quarterly reports in education as well as new products and services such as Futuresource's esports education publication. Chris' research covers the MEA region and Nordics for K-12 mobile PC market volumes with country level breakdowns respectively. He has presented his research and forecasts within these sectors to clients and regularly field inquiries from publications and industry contacts. Chris joined Futuresource in January 2020 and soon took responsibility for several territories while covering a broad research base, including participation on projects in broadcasting and pro-video. He aims to bring a cross-industry perspective to his analysis and establish a forward-looking basis for emerging technologies and their uptake in education settings. Chris holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Political Economy from King's College London, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History & Politics from the University of Kent
Dhruva Preston
Juan Villagas Leyba
Juan Villegas is an Information Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for researching and reporting on trends across the Vision category, covering TV sets, Media Box devices and Home Video Players in the Home Electronics team. Juan joined Futuresource in 2019 and has been working on the Vision category since, involved in creating and managing reports of the area, as well as in tracking hardware developments on UHD content. Juan holds a BSc in Sociology and an MSc in Marketing.
Kane McKenna
Kane McKenna is a Research Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and is a member of the Collaboration and Signal Distribution team. He has worked on a broad range of reports covering wireless presentation, conferencing, meeting room, headset, and signal distribution technology. Kane joined Futuresource in January of 2020 and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Nottingham Trent University.
Lewis Maddocks
Lewis Maddocks is a Data Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for the cleaning and processing of a large variety of Excel datasets throughout the teams as well as making continuous improvements of current Excel processes. Involved in assisting the analysts where possible / when needed for any variety of potential Excel problems. Also involved in the creation and the management of a wide variety of our Analyzer cubes ranging from Quarterlies to Consolidated. Lewis joined Futuresource in 2015 as part of the Consumer Electronics team, after working with and supporting multiple other teams within the company, is now part of a central Data Analysis team.
Patrick Montgomery
Patrick Montgomery is an Information Analyst at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for research, reporting and analysis of trends in the Home Audio market. Patrick joined Futuresource in 2019 and has worked on a range of market tracking, analytical and strategic consumer audio projects including Loudspeakers and Home Audio reports. He graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in Economics and Business Management in 2018.
Tara Patel
Tara joined Futuresource at the start of 2020 after graduating from the University of East Anglia with a degree in International Development with Economics with Overseas Experience. Tara is part of the media team, researching changes in video landscapes especially SVoD, TVoD, Box Office trends and Pay-TV markets which have undergone drastic changes due to the pandemic. She mainly spends time working on Video Insights reports for various countries but also works on the digital movie tracker for the UK.
Lucy Brenton
Pricing & Data Support Manager
Lucy joined Futuresource Consulting in 2002 and is a Business Information Systems graduate from Nottingham Trent University. Lucy heads up the Pricing and data team, with team members based in the UK and India. The team manages large volumes of worldwide pricing data, collected and reported daily, ensuring quality and accuracy for their external and internal clients.
Ting Zhang
Senior Pricing Analyst
Ting Zhang is Senior Pricing and Data Analyst at Futuresource Consulting joined in 2009 and is a computer science postgraduate from the University of Hertfordshire. Ting is heavily involved in developing and maintaining pricing system efficiency. Improving the quality of data analysis. Maintain strong relationship with business partners. Ting is working on broad range of market tracking projects including cameras, printers and home audio systems.
William Hammond
William joined Futuresource Consulting as an IT Apprentice from 3aaa Apprenticeships Bedford in 2014, and after completion of the apprenticeship stayed at Futuresource full time. William is a member of the Pricing Team, and one aspect of his role in the team is the continuous analysis of the quality, accuracy and overall amount of pricing data collected & processed, particularly for imaging related product types such as Digital Cameras & Lenses.
Khurram Ramzan
Systems Support Manager
Khurram Ramzan is Systems Support Manager at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for setting and driving tech strategy, IT infrastructure, software product development and technology services. Khurram is also heavily involved in developing and improving Futuresource proprietary software applications. Khurram joined Futuresource in 2009 working on developing various software products, virtual and cloud infrastructure, corporate website, data analytics and client services portal. Khurram holds a Master Degree in Innovative Technology.
Fei Zhu
Senior Systems Analyst
Fei is a Senior Systems Analyst with over ten years of DBA/Software developer experience, Fei provided professional technical solutions to both colleagues/clients. During his time with Futuresource, he was responsible for designing, maintaining and improving the company's internal system and report delivery platform. Fei holds a BSc (Hons)/Master's in computer science from the University of Hertfordshire.
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Kayley Bright
Nicola Finn
Nicola Finn is PR Manager at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for the development and implementation of the Futuresource Consulting media strategy. This involves building reputation across all sectors by securing speaker slots, media coverage via press releases, blogs and social media content, to forge relationships with journalists, key influencers and associations. Nicola has over 20 years of experience working in B2B technology marketing. She started her marketing career at the forefront of global travel tech innovation, moved into motion pictures through to consumer electronics, retail and broadcast entertainment. She has ran her own marketing agency for 9 years and also taught Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) at City of Bristol College. Nicola has a BA Hons in Media and Communications and a Chartered Institute of Marketing Digital Marketing Diploma.
Leon Morris
Leon is a Business Development Manager at Futuresource predominantly focussing on all things Audio from Home, Personal, B2B A/V and Professional Audio. With a background in live performance and a passion for music and audio quality Leon enjoys supporting clients in identifying the best solutions to support their strategic planning and growth and working closely with them to keep up to speed with the latest trends and developments shaping their market. Leon joined Futuresource in 2014 following previous research Business development roles in Automotive, Logistics, Pharmaceutical and FMCG.
Matthew Ledgerwood
Kailash Morjaria
Kailash Morjaria is Business Development Manager at Futuresource Consulting and is responsible for developing and maintaining existing relationships with Futuresource's major clients in the Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail & Telecommunications. Kailash joined Futuresource in 2020, seamlessly integrating into the team during the Corona Virus Pandemic. Self-motivated, ambitious and highly driven individual able to adapt to change and successfully develop new relationships. A dynamic, vibrant team leader that is eager to utilise existing skills and experience in a new and challenging environment.
Jack Tammaro
Jack joined the business development team at Futuresource in 2019 and his role includes consulting with our new and existing clients to understand their current requirements and recommend solutions to accommodate their needs. Jack predominantly works in and around the consumer electronics sector, including audio products such as Headphones and Wireless Speakers, as well as newer areas such as Smart Home.
Ben Thrussell
Judy Wang
Junior Admin Assistant
Melanie Knight
Melanie Knight is the Operations Assistant at Futuresource Consulting providing administrative support to the senior management executives while supporting daily business operations for the whole team. With a wealth of experience behind her, Melanie joined Futuresource at the beginning of 2017 with specific duties in office management, HR/payroll administration, travel and ad-hoc operational activities. Later that year she was given additional responsibility for the company's accounts receivable role which utilised her experience in customer service relationship building.
Melanie Tagg
Finance & Operations Coordinator
Melanie Tagg joined Futuresource Consulting "many years" ago as an Analyst working across many industry sectors, including home entertainment, consumer electronics and consumer market research, and then heading up the then music & video team. Melanie is a French and Russian graduate from the University of Nottingham. Melanie then went on to work across a number of other company sectors including marketing, quality control and most recently finance. She now manages the company's accounts and all finance-related functions.


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Canton to use animal shelter in Westland
Associated Newspapers · January 1, 2015
Jan. 1, 2015 PLYMOUTH EAGLE.
Stray pets in Canton Township will be sent to the Michigan Humane Society facility in Westland beginning Dec. 31, a move that prompted some concern from local residents.
Canton Township trustees voted last week to change the provider of animal shelter services from the Humane Society of Huron Valley to the Westland facility, noting the move was more cost effective for the township.
Some residents expressed their support for the Huron Valley operation and claimed the Ann Arbor facility does a better job of saving and adopting out animals. Residents noted that the Huron Valley operation has a lower euthanasia rate than the Michigan Humane Society.
Chief Operations Officer of the Michigan Humane Society David Williams said that his organization works diligently to reunite lost pets with their families and tries to save as many animals as possible. He said that his organization has a near-perfect adoption rate for healthy or treatable dogs and a 68 percent adoption rates for cats. Williams said that the MHS policy is to neuter any stray or feral cats brought into the Westland shelter before releasing them to homes. One local resident noted that there is a feral cat problem in Canton in the area of some restaurants, particularly at night.
Supervisor Phil LaJoy said Canton chose to make a change in the shelter provider because of soaring costs for the service. He said fees rose from $14,669 in 2011 to $82,362 in 2013. The township had been using the Humane Society of Huron Valley for about 15 years.
The Michigan Humane Society will be paid $2,000 a month or $24,000 a year for the services and expects to handle about 500-600 animals from Canton annually.
LaJoy said township representatives visited the Westland facility and received positive reports from communities already utilizing the Westland services, including Livonia, Westland and Northville and Redford townships.
"They all are very satisfied with the service that's being rendered," LaJoy said.
The Westland facility has also begun a program to provide free microchip identification for up to 2,000 cats, one of the ways used to reunite lost pets with owners. Deputy Police Chief Debra Newsome said that Humane Society of Huron Valley indicated it handled 541 animals in 2013 and 481 through early December of this year. She said Canton records indicate that only 142 animals were sent to the Ann Arbor facility in 2013, after being captured by Varmint Police of Westland, an outside contractor with the township. There are animals taken directly to the shelter by residents, which could account for the variance in numbers.
Newsome advised residents who might observe an animal that appears to be lost, stray, injured or otherwise in need of assistance, to call the Canton Public Safety Department at (734) 394- 5400 for help. She advised owners who have lost a pet, to contact the department at the same number. The department maintains a list of all animals picked up, in order to assist with quickly uniting pet owners with their lost animals, she said.
The Michigan Humane Society in Westland is open for pet retrieval from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday with extended hours from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The Michigan Humane Society is located at 900 N. Newburgh Road in Westland and can be contacted at (734) 721-7300 or www.michiganhumane.org.
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On 'The House That Jack Built,' Art Monsters and Not-So-Guilty Pleasures
By Beatrice Loayza on January 15, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )
I was in high school when I discovered Lars von Trier, through the digital grapevine of provocation by hungry young people bestowing his latest film, Antichrist, with the sort of intellectual obligation reserved for Stanley Kubrick and Luis Buñuel.
Intro to edgy cinema 101.
I don't mean to be dismissive.
Intro to cinema that you'll watch in secret from your parents.
I'm just saying von Trier's version of a softer touch is a planet colliding into Earth. The consistent flashiness of his oeuvre, uninterested in all but the most extreme personalities and emotional states, each film tinged with a sense of the apocalyptic, will naturally satisfy the petit subversiveness that teens with a chip on their shoulder would find attractive. Myself included.
And I don't mean to say that his films are unfit for a grown person with her mental capacities firing functionally on all cylinders. The relationship just becomes more complicated.
It was really only a matter of time before von Trier decided to take on the serial killer movie. The genre is often premised on deciphering desire and motivation (or lack thereof) as a metaphor for the dark underbelly of human nature, and it relies on bodily violence as its catharsis. This description feels casually transferable to most of von Trier's work, but it's the genre's cliched gender politics — of naive, fallible, sexualized victims — that bears an overt resemblance to the director's decades-long fixation with troubled women.
Is The House That Jack Built an unapologetic misogynistic blood-bath? That I'll get to later.
In any case, a serial killer movie would seem like the most literal expression of von Trier's interests, and a natural visual progression towards the explicit violence of murder that his films have been inching towards since Dogville. In The House That Jack Built, bodies are bent, sculpted and mutilated into playthings, the dignity of others sacrificed in the name of Jack's intellectual-artistic cause, which offers a more eccentric understanding of "evil" than the mindless bloodlust or "faulty wiring" explanation of say, the killer of the 1983 Austrian film Angst. If the idea of an enlightened psychopath sounds as ridiculous as it is deranged (and I exclude the convincingly dignified chianti-sipping Hannibal Lecter from these ranks), that's because it's meant to be.
Like Mary Harron's 2000 satire American Psycho, The House That Jack Built fiddles with the mythology of the conveniently OCD, tall, white and handsome serial killer, weaving extreme cruelty with a sort of self-aware and self-incriminating absurdism. Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman is wicked — he kills women and homeless people for fun — but somehow it's his 12-step skincare routine and his fixation with the textured business card of his office nemesis that lingers in the mind like a running joke. Matt Dillon's Jack — an engineer and aspiring architect — similarly relishes in manic compulsions. Of the film's five chronicled "incidents," the second home invasion scenario showcases Jack's paranoia by visualizing the (nonexistent) evidence left behind at the scene of the crime — a blot of blood on the carpet, or smeared behind a rickety painting. What results is a bizarre solipsism, of checking again and again on his victim's abode while the body festers in the backseat, leading to a self-inflicted close call with a local cop, and ultimately a miraculous escape featuring rain-water that literally washes away Jack's sins (i.e. the blood trails from the body dragged and tethered to his getaway-mobile).
Jack and Bateman aren't necessarily anti-villains. Their sadistic motivations are just so oblivious, and so laughably mismatched with their high-falutin pretension that the effect is one of playful absurdity. "Mr. Sophistication," the pseudonym Jack attaches to his photography projects of posing cadavers in The House That Jack Built, is therefore more aspirational than it is descriptive; he believes his photography and taxidermy experiments to be masterful, though they're laughably terrible. "Even Bach had his demons," Jack considers, and if this isn't evidence enough of the disconnect between Jack's self-perception and the film's broader mocking attitude towards him, then a recurring shot of his various failed attempts at designing and building a house for himself should drive the point home. When Jack finally ends up building a house, an uninhabitable structure made of grayed, disjointed bodies, it's both a concession and revelation. Jack beholds his magnum opus — a grotesque thing to look at, though he admires it with maternal eyes — which contains an escape hatch that will be both his salvation and damnation as the cops break open the vaulted door of his human refrigerator.
The House That Jack Built is von Trier's most blatantly personal film — that the director sees himself represented in Dillon's red-cloaked, sadistic Jack, pursuing an aesthetic grandeur unbarred by the squeamish limitations of "normal" people, is all but spelled out. Unlike other clean, white psychopaths before him, the tension between the private, murdering Jack "on the inside" and the public persona that somehow belongs in normal society is never explored here, so much as the seemingly opposed aspects of his personality and inspirations — the civilized and the barbaric — are reconciled and interwoven by threads of violent imagery and sustained intellectual debate. The running voiceover dialogue between him and Verg (Bruno Ganz) in The House That Jack Built plays out like an apology, a defense and a nostalgic look back at Jack, or rather, von Trier's greatest hits.
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Years ago, I found myself fortunate enough to be living in Paris for a while, and when I realized I'd be getting early access to Nymphomaniac, I was unnaturally excited.
But I snuck away to see it on my own. I didn't tell my closest friend at the time — Q — 'til after the fact. Q had long denounced von Trier for sound reasons. I remember reading about the comments the director made at Cannes in 2011, essentially how he could appreciate the tragic beauty of Adolf Hitler. With a career premised on an even more exaggerated power disbalance than most male directors — given his interest in exploitation of women — well, it's unsurprising that allegations of harassment have surfaced against the Danish director.
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Thoughtless provocation might very well be the incentive for von Trier, who relishes in the idea of the offended masses, and yet beyond the director's penchant for titillation and outrage is a philosophical belief in a liberated art, an art bound to no rules or responsibilities. Incident three, perhaps the source of greatest critical backlash and the heart of arguments that contend The House That Jack Built's pointless excess, brashly confronts this proposition by mocking slasher etiquette — why not the children, also?
In considering the concept of family, Jack recalls with fondness a meek widow he courts, and her two small boys, whom he takes for a picnic outing at the shooting range. Things get The Rules of the Game-esque quickly, as Jack plays hunter to the unwitting family, of which scatters like un-savvy game to their own demise. One unlucky kid gets his head blown to bits with the single cock of a shotgun. A campy air of pseudo-sophistication brought about by montage clips evoking the past-time of "the hunt" in Western culture also makes a mockery of the sport's air of dignity by visually linking the practice to the fascist celebration of body counts.
Skilled in pre-meditating criticism, von Trier encrypts the incident with manifold messaging in The House That Jack Built. Tactfully limiting a slasher film from murdering children betrays an act of curation and censorship in the name of propriety, and yet there's obviously something sadistic and irresponsible about seeing a kid's brains blown to bits. Jack's narration goes from luxuriating in his triumphs to a sense of resignation. As an extended apologia, Jack is von Trier damning himself to hell, outwardly drawing parallels between himself and a misogynist murderer. However, the director also seems to suggest that the artist should have no qualms about wrestling with unpleasant consequences, about being indiscriminate about the victims taken hostage: "women are easier to handle," he writes off as an artistic practicality.
Von Trier's fixed dedication to craft comes across as weirdly puritan, but it's precisely this fixed tunnel vision of artistic dedication that betrays a distinctly white and male creative privilege. There's something to be said about the double standard applied to the "art monsters" of the world, the women who defy the expectations of their sex (being a good mother, wife, etc.) for the sake of their art, and the men who defy ethical codes altogether for the sake of theirs. Von Trier may or may not be aware of the breadth of his privilege when he sympathizes with Hitler or depicts the numbered slaughter of women, but at least one cannot accuse him of the brand of misogyny that muffles women altogether.
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We used to have sleepovers all the time, right after graduating when we'd spend days at a time at each other's new places; my shared townhouse with splintered floorboards and an 80s-era paint job of oatmeal beige and pastel purple. We'd get drunk and write and smoke cigarettes on the porch, chipped toes touching toes under my striped pink comforter, sharing drool-spotted pillows, not even bothering to close the bathroom door. We came home one night not wanting to sleep or talk, and so I put on, of all things, Melancholia — because we were also sad, and because I wanted to us to be sad together to the sadness-dignifying prelude of Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde." As the music blares, she marches in extra-slow motion, as if being tethered down by some fantastical vines from the dark side, poisoning her with a vision filtered by irrevocable emptiness…
Towards the end of The House That Jack Built, a curious montage of clips from his past films showcasing his collaborations with Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nicole Kidman and Emily Watson seems to invite audiences to choose for themselves whether von Trier might offer uniquely empowering roles for his actresses or whether they, like the viewer, are merely pawns of his egomania. Incident four, Jack's confrontation with his "love interest," Simple (Riley Keough), would seem to challenge those defenders of von Trier. The unsuspecting and beautiful Simple is psychologically abused before having her breast sliced off and fashioned into a wallet. Meanwhile, Jack tells her to scream, knowing full well that no one will come to her aid. It's a difficult scene to behold in The House That Jack Built, not just as an exercise in cruelty but as blatant provocation against those of us whispering frog-throated justifications for why we should consider von Trier's body of work, past and future. Is an apology valid if it is in itself a reproduction of the crimes? In any case, the grand finale through the pits of a classical inferno proves he knows he's going to hell anyway.
I want to say that von Trier doesn't have a clue about what it means, what it feels like to be numb, or horny, or broken as a woman in a woman's body. Well, he doesn't, but his films… they might. Perhaps dismissing von Trier's work is the right course of action for those that have never found anything to connect to in his films. As for the rest of us (women) who return time and time again to see what's he's conjured up, the relationship will only continue to take warped, strained forms. "Where does the pleasure begin?" I've asked myself, "where does it end?"
Beatrice Loayza (@bealoayza) is a freelance film and theater critic based in Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in MUBI Notebook and Next Best Picture, among other publications.
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His statement can be found here:
Statement on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child
On October 10, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave a statement before the Third Committee of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Agenda Item 68 (a,b), dedicated to the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women. The statement was delivered by Monsignor Fredrik Hansen.
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Statement on the Advancement of Women
On October 8, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave a statement during the General Debate of the Second Committee of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The statement was delivered by Monsignor Fredrik Hansen.
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Statement at the General Debate of the Second Committee
Statement on Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice and Drug Control
On October 3, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave a statement before the Third Committee of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Agenda Item 108 (Crime prevention and criminal justice) and item 110 (International drug control). The statement was delivered by Monsignor Fredrik Hansen.
Archbishop Auza emphasized that crime prevention and criminal justice must be based on respect for the rule of law and for universal human rights. The statement also stressed the need for greater resources to protect and assist victims of human trafficking. Finally, he affirmed that the Holy See believes that greater focus on the implementation of all commitments of international drug control is required.
Statement on Macroeconomics
On October 10, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave a statement before the Second Committee of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Agenda Item 17, dedicated to "Macroeconomic policy questions." The statement was delivered by Monsignor Fredrik Hansen.
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On October 11, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave a statement before the Third Committee of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Agenda item 69 (a, b), dedicated to the "Rights of Indigenous Peoples." The statement was delivered by Monsignor Fredrik Hansen.
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Statement on Food Security and Agriculture
On October 11, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave a statement before the Second Committee of the Seventy-fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Agenda Item 24, dedicated to "Agriculture development, food security and nutrition." The statement was delivered by Monsignor Fredrik Hansen.
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Finney: Clinton Will Reveal Running Mate on Friday
David Rutz - July 19, 2016 2:08 PM
Hillary Clinton spokeswoman Karen Finney appeared to confirm Tuesday that Clinton will reveal her running mate selection on Friday, three days before the beginning of the Democratic National Convention.
CNN host Wolf Blitzer said to Finney that he suspected Clinton would make her announcement "this coming Friday."
"I expect that's about right," Finney said.
Clinton's team has reportedly vetted several candidates, among them Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), Adm. James Stavridis, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro.
Finney added that she did not want to "spoil the surprise" by going further into who the selection may be.
"That person is going to be revealed to the country in due time, and you'll also get to learn about that person next week at our convention," she said.
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WOLF BLITZER: Let's talk a little bit about the vice presidential selection that Hillary Clinton has to make. I take it it'll be announced next Friday, this coming Friday.
KAREN FINNEY: I expect that's about right.
BLITZER: And then she'll do 60 Minutes with her vice presidential running mate, the way Donald Trump and Mike Pence did 60 Minutes on that Sunday. Is that the game plan?
FINNEY: That's usually what's done. I don't want to spoil the surprise though for you, Wolf.
BLITZER: That's what the expectation is. Is it down to two or three finalists right now, or has she already made up her mind?
FINNEY: You know what, Wolf? I am not going to do anything to spoil the surprise in talking about who the vice presidential nominee is going to be. That person is going to be revealed to the country in due time, and you'll also get to learn about that person next week at our convention.
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David Rutz is senior writer at the Washington Free Beacon. He was previously a sports reporter for two years in Atlanta and has done freelance sports reporting for the Washington Post. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and lives in Marietta, Ga. His Twitter handle is @DavidRutz. He can be reached at rutz@freebeacon.com.


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Nelson Eddy was performing at the Sans Souci Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida in March 1967 when he suffered a cerebral haemorrhage on stage; he died just a few hours later, in the early morning of the 6th of March, aged just 65. His remains were interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where he rests between his mother Isabel and wife Ann, who survived him by twenty years.


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I want to explain the new gem experience mechanic first: When you have equipment that comes with skills bonuses (for instance a Journeyman's ring gives +6 exploration) you not only get the bonus levels for that skill but now you also gain a bit of bonus experience! For every bonus level you will get +5% experience for that specific skill. This applies to custom equipment too of course so you can craft items that will help you level faster in the skill of your choice. Everything stacks between all your equipment slots, so two Peddler's Gems will give you an instant +60% to mining and chopping experience. This means if you max out all your equipment with gems for one specific skill you can gain up to 250% bonus experience for it. This new mechanic makes gems more valuable and fun, and can save you a lot of time when grinding a particularly difficult skill.
Hammers had to be adjusted as a result of this change because they gave large amounts of bonus destruction. Now their gem bonus has been removed and they get an equivalent building damage bonus instead. This is a buff to hammers since their damage is not limited by skill level restrictions any longer. Not to mention you can smith destruction onto them now.
Now for the details on Wellington mechanics. This is a green map so there is no pvp (unless they are infamous) and there is no building destruction for structures that decay. Most actions affecting the town have a myst cost.
Building a structure has a cost, and even repairing it has a (much smaller) cost. The myst required is based off of several factors, mostly the power of your character and your ability to acquire myst. It may only cost about 20 myst for a new character to build a wall but it could be thousands for a veteran player. Either way since myst is not transferable it will take some time and effort to build up Wellington as a town. You can use the /mystcost command to see your base cost for one structure. It will also cost some smaller amounts of myst to channel water, place roads/floors, dig up roads, and destroy signs.
Fishing works the same as in Galebrook with a sweet spot. Animals breed and behave the same, along with crops. Towers will not open fire on peaceful citizens.
Also while inside the town of Wellington your experience gain is reduced by 20% and your skill experience is capped to level 80. The water levels are managed automatically and the flora and fauna will be slightly different from Galebrook. It's mostly a big grassy field with some lakes and less resources than other areas. Plenty of room for people to live in peace.
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Microsoft says Apple's game streaming policy will lead to 'a bad experience'
Earlier today, Apple revised its App Store guidelines to give companies such as Microsoft and Google a way to offer their video game streaming platforms on iOS, but did so with a major caveat. Apple said those companies could release catalog-style apps that collect and link to games iOS users would have to download individually through the App Store. Microsoft, which will launch its xCloud streaming service on Android devices on September 15th, has now come out against the policy.
"This remains a bad experience for customers," a spokesperson for the company told The Verge. "Gamers want to jump directly into a game from their curated catalog within one app just like they do with movies or songs, and not be forced to download over 100 apps to play individual games from the cloud. We're committed to putting gamers at the center of everything we do, and providing a great experience is core to that mission."
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With a lunch booking and supplies needed for tomorrow, I ran in and out of Kakamega. In by 8 and home by 10, I worked quickly. I arrived just as the supermarket opened and found everything I needed. In addition, I bought, for a whole 20/= ($0.25), a new phone line. Orange provides cheaper international calling. Its service has been poor around here, but from what I heard it works better. With it costing so little, I bought a line and was happy to see that it works at home. I will put a different post with its number. I will continue to use my Safaricom line, but will make calls to the states with Orange.
Back in time to relax, I hung out before our 11:30 meeting. With Sue and Katie in tow, Michael and I locked up and went out to meet our good friend mini drunk matatu guy. His real name is John, but our nickname serves as an easier way to remember him. That is besides the point. We arrived at his place of work, the matatu stand, to find him missing. We waited for a bit under the shade of a shop. As we sat, our good friend, James, walked by. Having just been drinking, he was in fine form. We chatted for a bit. He called me Chuck Norris and Michael Rambo. He rambled on for a bit and then began to hit on Sue and Katie. After a bit of convincing that they were married, he became less doting and continued to ramble. Meanwhile, Michael found our other matatu friend, Tyson, and asked him to bring us John. Fifteen minutes later, John showed up drunker than James.
He slurred his English, but ordered James to mill the maize for the flour. He then went over to secure some greens and returned to bring us to his house. Thinking that it would be a quick trip, we set off in good spirits. Little did we know that we would not be home for another five hours.
The Journey was full of drunk sentences and attempted conversation until a sudden stop. John wanted to show us the farms. He tried to tell us what each one had with James as his echo. Casually, he turned and slapped James saying, "Act like a gentleman." James remained quiet for the rest of the afternoon. We then walked only a hundred yards before we stopped to meet John's uncle. The first stop on his family tour. With a quick hello, we pushed forward towards the homes of his three brothers and nephew. As we arrived in his home, we were invited to sit down. Thinking that lunch would be coming soon, we relaxed.
After five minutes, we were back out and exploring the area. From there we met more relatives, friends, and even his dad's circumcision classmate (there is really no other way I can think to explain that). In the middle, we saw the school where he once went and his children now attend and reclined in the field of his church. Laying down, I was happy to be resting under the shade. The relaxation did not last long enough and we were back up for the remainder of the tour.
As we walked, we slowly picked up more and more children. By the time we were laying in the field, there were fifteen children laying down too. Two of them were John's daughters. The youngest, Rebecca, took a particular liking to me. She walked holding my hand for a bit and I carried her for a good portion of the walk. The next youngest was fond of Sue and always seemed to find her hand whenever she could.
As we made our final stretch back to his home, John and I walked in the front, hand in hand. It was strange and awkward, but I tried not to worry about it. For him, it was just friends walking along and conversing. Who was I to tell him it was wrong.
Back at his home, we were treated to some greens, ugali and roasted maize. We ate heartily and were then forced to eat more. I benefited by being given more of the greens than the ugali when my plate emptied. Katie was not so lucky and was given a huge slab of ugali as she was at her point of being full. To make it worse, she was pressured by John, James and John's wife to eat more. Attempts to resist were useless as it was made clear that she was expected to finish what was on her plate. Food eating here is tough. You are to finish what you are given and when you do so, more is added. Then again you are to finish and more comes. Basically, you have to eat until they are done. When everyone else is done you have to make sure that your plate is finished. It is not all that bad. I guess it is better to have a filling meal than too little. However, it is impossible not to feel guilty knowing that I can easily eat well and they have to struggle for the food that was on the table for us. I was able to give my last piece of maize to Rebecca. She clearly wanted it and I was not needing it at all. So she ate away, enjoying the roasted maize as she sat in my lap.
The meal ended, we left and arrived home by five. Two tiring and rewarding days. Tomorrow, we have invited the Sports Plus team over for a meal with us. We have hired our house girl to make her legendary pilau. I will be sure to have pictures.


Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard has become one of the loudest voices of the Never-Trump right. As a result, he has taken to attacking fellow conservatives he perceives as being too Trump-friendly.
We covered Lisa Durden's appearance on the Tucker Carlson show earlier this month. It was way over the top and if she lost her job as a result, she has no one to blame but herself.
Last night, Tucker Carlson did a segment on a 2016 study published in Pediatrics, and it was a doozy. The study reportedly claims, in part, that calling breastfeeding "natural" reinforces traditional gender roles.
Having shown her true colors in calling Tucker Carlson a "bow-tying white boy" in 2012 and running unsuccessfully for DNC chair because, as she told Tucker in January, "we don't need white people leading the Democratic party right now," Jehmu Green again tangled with Tucker last night.
Wednesday, President Trump withdrew President Obama's transgender bathroom mandates.
Though the Obama administration claimed the mandates were simply guidance, failure to comply could've resulted in the loss of federal funding.
During his rally in Florida this weekend, Trump brought up the problems some countries in Europe and elsewhere are having with refugees. He singled out Sweden and the left, including many people in media, jumped on it.
Liberals Starting To Push Back Against the Regressive Left?
The internal strife within the Democrat party is palpable. The two warring sides are the moderate centrists who still believe in things like free speech, capitalism, and love for America and the radical progressive left who do not.
Perhaps more outrageous than his semantics games, Hernandez behaved most inappropriately, smirking as Ed Henry, sitting in for Tucker, asked about criminal illegal aliens and Kate Steinle.


This set of three beautiful brass stackable rings is hand-crafted from a .50 caliber shell casing.
Each piece is one of a kind and hand-hammered from repurposed bullet casings.
Sword & Plough is proud to donate a portion of the profits from all Sword & Plough Brass Ring orders to The Mission Continues. Founded in 2007, The Mission Continues empowers veterans facing the challenge of adjusting to life at home to find new missions. The non-profit organization deploys veterans on new missions in their communities, so that their actions will inspire future generations to serve. With your purchase, you help fund The Mission Continues' annual Women Veterans Leadership Summit.
These rings are outstanding! They are so comfortable, and the texturing on them makes each one truly one of a kind. I'm so glad I bought them.
The overall experience was awesome. No complaints here.
I like the rings. Would be good if they came in more sizes.
Being a big fan of my brass necklaces from Sword & Plough, I immediately bought the newly released ring set before it sold out. I love them! I have thin, long fingers and the size 6 works well for my middle and index fingers. They pieces, per usual, are well made and classic. I find myself wearing them with just about any outfit (talk about a nice cost per wear). These would make a great Mother's Day or birthday gift!


We are looking for skilled professionals who can use their professional experience to support our growth as a charity within the education sector. Someone who is passionate about improving social mobility for young people from low-income homes will feel right at home at GT Scholars.
Who are GT Scholars Ambassadors?
Ambassadors are volunteer undergraduates, graduates and professionals that are naturally enterprising and want to use their particular skill set to raise the profile of GT Scholars and support in the growth and development of GT Scholars as a social enterprise. By becoming an Ambassador, you'll be committing to becoming our go-to person within your organisation or university: a vital contact for GT Scholars and a bridge between us and your colleagues.
What do GT Scholars Ambassadors do?
Volunteers; this could be by promoting volunteer roles to their network or connecting GT Scholars to existing networks of graduates and undergraduates.
Low cost or free space that we can use for volunteer training and socials which take place on weekday evenings or space for scholar enrichment events which usually take place on weekends.
Corporate sponsorship or funding; this could be financial support or access to volunteers and or space for events.
Teacher networks; connecting us to school SLT, headteachers, academy trust leaders and teacher networks.
Representing GT Scholars on a top-level both online and offline.
What qualities does an ambassador have?
How much time does an ambassador have to commit to?
You will need to be available for approximately 3-4 hours per month. This is a flexible volunteering role. Being an ambassador means joining our online group of ambassadors, connecting GT Scholars to your existing network and representing GT Scholars at internal and external events.
This role does not involve working directly with young people. However, we will still need to conduct reference checks. Professionals who have a genuine passion for social mobility and educational equality can get in touch with us by calling 0208 8168066 or completing the online contact form.
Would you be able to join us as a volunteer mentor?


The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's report calls for 13 to 17 named storms, up to 10 of which might become hurricanes. About 10 tropical storms and hurricanes form during an average year.
Federal officials, including Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, took the opportunity Tuesday to warn coastal-dwelling Americans not to become complacent about the coming season, after a relatively mild hurricane season last year.
"It is a big mistake to count on being lucky again," Chertoff said. "You are much better off preparing yourself for the worst, and if nothing happens, it's a bonus."
Hurricane season officially begins June 1, although one storm, Subtropical Storm Andrea, already formed earlier this month.
Officials said they have some confidence in predicting lots of hurricane activity this year despite making similar predictions last year, when just 10 named storms formed.
Additionally, scientists aren't expecting to be surprised again by El Niño, a warming of the Pacific Ocean that tends to dampen Atlantic hurricane activity. An El Niño developed in late July last year and upset their forecasts.
Instead, they say La Niña, a cooling of Pacific sea temperatures, may develop later this summer. If that occurs, it would have the opposite effect of El Niño by improving conditions for the development of new storms.
What scientists cannot do with any precision is say whether more storms will mean more landfalls.
"It's currently not possible to predict the exact number or intensity of landfalling hurricanes, or whether a given area will be impacted this season," said Gerry Bell, NOAA's lead seasonal hurricane forecaster.
Chris Hebert, a tropics expert with the Houston-based private forecasting service ImpactWeather, agreed, saying it's impossible to know whether the upper Texas coast will be hit this year.
However, he noted that with a potential La Niña developing as the peak of hurricane season approaches in August, historical patterns suggest there will be a greater chance of development close to the U.S. coast in the northwest Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
"We can't say that definitely Texas will be hit by a major hurricane in 2007, just that the climatological pattern favors an elevated risk in 2007, and probably in the years to follow," Hebert said.
Federal officials also used Tuesday's announcement as an opportunity to warn that unchecked development along the U.S. coasts has significantly increased the country's exposure to hurricanes.
NOAA's administrator, Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, noted that between 1950 and 2000 the population in Florida grew by 500 percent.
According to U.S. Census figures released Tuesday, 12 percent of the U.S. population, or 34.9 million people, live in the coastal areas — from North Carolina to Texas — most threatened by hurricanes. That's up from 10 million in 1950.
This means there are a lot of new coastal residents who may not have experienced a hurricane before, especially along the upper Texas coast, which hasn't been hit by a major hurricane since 1983, when Alicia struck.
"This day is about preparedness," Lautenbacher said. "We need to get the word out to the American people to be prepared."


I thought you might be interested in discovering more about the iPad app I mentioned in Review of iPad App, Paper by 53 and Playing with Paper by 53, especially now all the in-app tools are free. Paper by 53 is also found in my list of Favourite Drawing Apps.
Paper by 53 has excellent updates! Recently they gave us ThinkKit, with three new tools: Diagram, Fill and Cut.
Diagram. A smart pen with style. Think Kit's Diagram tool lets you draw objects, straight lines, connectors, and arrowheads.
Cut. Rearrange and move shapes or words around on the screen. The Cut tool has a manual mode to draw freeform selection areas, or use Smart Cut to automatically select shapes without switching tools.
Fill. Fill existing shapes with color, or draw new shapes with the color fills. Like the Cut tool, Fill has a manual and Smart mode, where you simply tap to fill a shape in with color.
Presentation-Ready. Export your creations to PowerPoint or Keynote with our custom-designed presentation templates that make your diagrams look great.
Share Anywhere. Paper's new sharing menu lets you open work in Paper in myriad other apps, including Trello, Slack, Dropbox, Box, and more. Export entire journals in PDF or PowerPoint format, or choose individual pages.
Smart Shapes. Founded on years of scientific research, Intention Engine™ is our trademark drawing recognition and rendering system. It detects and corrects dozens of shapes sketched in real-time – all while preserving the uniqueness and feel of hand-drawn lines.
More recently still, the developers added several more new features, including the ability to draw on and annotate photos and that is heaps of fun for kids!
I am also seriously impressed with the community encouraged in Paper's Mix. Mix encourages users to share activities and tips. For instance, someone might set up a simple drawing challenge and make it available to others through Mix. Mix also has generous users who share tips with others. Here's a page that shows an invitation to simply Mix a standard speech bubble. Each exercise like this just blows me away with the varied interpretations and overall creativity.
Another thing that's impressive is the way Paper helps users. I subscribed to their newsletter and I'm glad I did. Sometimes it might go over basics - partly for new users and also I suspect for chooks who probably missed something the first time. It also introduces the new tools that developers come up with.
Paper offers excellent support documentation, as well as an opportunity to ask questions of users via the forum, or of course the traditional HELP email to the developers. I like the way their tutorials have not just text and images, but short animations/videos to help explain things. Check out the list of their videos on Vimeo.
Even if you're not using Paper as an app, for fun, for creativity or for productivity, why not check out Mix for ideas to use with your students? I love the idea of a fast creative session between more standard lessons, something for collaboration or for individuals. After kids have checked out various interpretations in a Mix activity, why not encourage them to create their own responses? You could ask kids to draw their own interpretation of an almost infinite number of common nouns, verbs and adjectives for example. Draw "bird", draw "fear", draw "melting". Draw opposites like before/after. Represent a book or song title with a drawing. Draw a given animal without lifting your pencil. Draw a phrase or proverb for a friend to guess. Create a caricature of a famous person using only geometric shapes. Draw a self-portrait using only your least preferred hand.
I hope you and your students enjoy Paper by 53 as much as I do. It's definitely one of my favourite apps, especially when I need some creating time, or a quick and moooving way to illustrate a blog post. In all honesty I can't say that my drawing has improved much, but the pleasure I get from it just keeps increasing!
Check out Paper by 53 on iTunes.
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As part of the proposal, [Energy Minister] Sheridan gave the community the chance to decide if it even wanted the wind farm after residents previously rejected a proposal by a private company. "Under the P.E.I. Energy Accord, we agreed that, into the future, we would introduce new wind projects where we had community support,'' Sheridan told The Guardian.
Energy Minister Wes Sheridan will be meeting with the community council in Eastern Kings to determine the next step in the wind farm project.
Residents turned out in huge numbers last week, voting 171-131 in favour of proceeding with a wind farm in their backyard.
Proposed is a 30-megawatt wind farm development in the area. The plan would see about $9 million for the community over a 15-year period, including a $125,000 annual trust it could spend any way it wants. The $9 million includes land payments for the existing turbines.
As part of the proposal, Sheridan gave the community the chance to decide if it even wanted the wind farm after residents previously rejected a proposal by a private company.
"Under the P.E.I. Energy Accord, we agreed that, into the future, we would introduce new wind projects where we had community support,'' Sheridan told The Guardian.
The P.E.I. Energy Corporation, which is a Crown corporation, would own and operate the latest turbines as the second phase of a wind farm it already runs in the area.


Since September 2002, Phil Mc Graw has tackled tough issues along with guests and visiting professionals on his eponymous "Dr.
Phil Show." The widely ranging topics on the show include everything from alcoholism and other substance abuse to rebellious teenagers and bad parenting. Phil comes onstage and announces the topic of that particular show.
Jazz and her parents attend the Pride parade and meet a survivor of the Pulse shooting.
Jack and Jacky want Jazz all to themselves and host a sleepover.
Jazz has to decide whether or not to go head to head in an interview with transgender bathroom rights critic Tomi Lahren.
Jeanette struggles with the upcoming medical decisions Jazz is facing and decides to go to a support group.Part of this revised history is the popular character of the witch Angelique whose jealously led to the tragic death of Barnabas' great love Josette and who placed the curse upon Barnabas.