Alan Shearer was born in 1970 in Gosforth, Newcastle. A football-mad youngster, he captained his school side and wowed spectators with his already amazing skills. Determined to make it in the world of football, he decided to leave school at the age of 15 and headed to Southampton where he had been picked up by a professional scout. Shearer quickly became a sought after talent as he moved on to Blackburn Rovers, turning down a lucrative deal at Manchester United in the process, and in a record breaking transfer deal he finally made it back to his beloved North East when he signed for Newcastle United.He is a star player with dedicated leadership skills. As captain of the Toon Army, he inspired his team and proudly leads them out onto the pitch with determination to win. Early in 2006, he equalled the club record of 200 goals set by Newcastle great Jackie Milburn. A footballing legend and hero to the fanatical and faithful Magpies fans, Shearer is one of the most important names in modern football.This book charts his rise to first team fame and his happy homecoming to the proud North East.
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Two key questions dominated the closing stages of Alan Shearer's career. First, would he beat Jackie Milburn's Newcastle goalscoring record? Second, could he finally win some silverware with his boyhood heroes? The first question was answered emphatically in February 2006, but the response to the second one, in the context of Newcastle's recent history and abject form at the beginning of the year, looked likely to be a resounding 'No'.
At least Shearer was exempt from the vitriol cascading down from the St James' Park stands towards the under-performing men in black and white. The Newcastle supporters were desperate for him to bow out with a long-awaited record and trophy to his name. Instead, the disenchanted Newcastle hordes were, perhaps a little unfairly, pointing the finger of blame at one man, and one man alone, for their wretched fortunes: manager Graeme Souness. The year before, Souness, who had astutely aligned himself with Shearer and played a key role in the Newcastle kingpin's decision to postpone his retirement, had seemed poised to win over those who had opposed his appointment. But now, almost 12 months on, the Newcastle legions were rapidly losing patience with the Scot and his apparent inability to mastermind a reversal in fortunes for a side in inexorable decline.
'Souness out' refrains were regularly roared out by the disgruntled Magpies' masses as Newcastle toiled in January: scraping a 2–2 draw at Middlesbrough; labouring to a 1–0 win over Mansfield Town in the FA Cup thanks to Shearer's goal which equalled Jackie Milburn's record; enduring an insipid defeat away to Fulham; and succumbing to Blackburn at home.
Even Shearer told the BBC that his side's extensive injury list should be not be used as an excuse for Newcastle's ineptitude. Souness's critics pointed out that the former Liverpool legend had been allowed to spend £50 million on transfers during 2005. It was universally acknowledged that some of his signings had failed to make the impact at St James' Park their hefty transfer fees merited.
The anti-Souness lobby was shunting the Scot out of his job. 'You're going to be sacked in the morning,' gloated the Blackburn fans after their team pilfered a victory at the end of January thanks to a disputed 75th-minute goal from Morten Gamst Pedersen. Their claim seemed to have some validity when Shepherd summoned Souness to St James' Park to discuss his future following this sorry loss, although both were said to be reluctant to effect a parting of the ways for different reasons. Souness was a fiercely proud man who had always insisted he would never resign, while Shepherd was keen to avoid paying the Scot the £3 million in compensation he would be owed if he chose to dispense with his services.
Thankfully for Newcastle supporters, he compromised enough to become assistant to the club's academy supremo, Glenn Roeder, who was installed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. It had all the potential to be a managerial dream team that could haul struggling Newcastle out of the mire and into the upper reaches of the Premiership where European qualification beckoned. It was also, according to Roeder, another step towards Shearer eventually taking charge of the club he cherished.
His brilliant best on the football pitch was in evidence once again when he memorably surpassed Jackie Milburn's Newcastle goalscoring record in his side's 2–0 victory over Portsmouth at St James' Park. Newcastle, too, as is often the case for a team after a change in manager, looked a completely different outfit from the dispirited and disjointed bunch that had blundered during the final throes of the Graeme Souness era and, in their next game, overcame Aston Villa 2–1 away. In the next three games, which Shearer missed due to a calf injury, Newcastle conceded no goals at home as they beat Southampton 1–0 in the FA Cup fifth round, drew 0–0 with Charlton and disposed of Everton 2–0. The Roeder revolution was in full swing and Newcastle's flourishing fortunes continued when Shearer returned, and scored, in a 3–1 home win over Bolton in the Premiership. Shearer was at his belligerent best, contesting every decision of referee Alan Wiley he deemed to be incorrect, and receiving a yellow card for his troubles.
A visit to Old Trafford to meet Manchester United has never been a happy hunting ground for Shearer and this was again the case in March when Sir Alex Ferguson's men cruised to a comfortable 2–0 victory over Newcastle. Shearer suffered the traditional taunting from the United supporters, who could not resist venting their spleen about the striker's rebuff of their club one last time. Newcastle and Shearer could also not compete with a rampant Liverpool, who romped to a 3–1 victory at St James' Park.
By now, Newcastle seemed to have assured Premiership safety and could now turn their attentions exclusively to the FA Cup, which represented Shearer's last chance of silverware. However, when Newcastle were drawn away to Chelsea, who were stampeding towards a second successive league championship, Shearer must have groaned inwardly. He could barely disguise his dissatisfaction with the tie Newcastle had been handed in public, either.
Glenn Roeder went even further by suggesting that, if Shearer was provided with the chance to play in the FA Cup final, it would rank alongside what has entered folklore as 'The Matthews Final', when Stanley Matthews inspired Blackpool to a thrilling 4–3 win over Bolton Wanderers in 1953.
Ominously for Shearer, however, Newcastle's last four league visits to Stamford Bridge had resulted in defeats of 3–0, 5–0, 4–0 and 3–0 and his club had not won at Stamford Bridge since 1986, during caretaker-manager Glenn Roeder's playing days.
This unhappy trend continued as Shearer was a fading force well shackled by John Terry, who scored the only goal of an unmemorable match. Rather than bow out with a match-winning goal, Shearer marked his final FA Cup appearance with anger, vehemently protesting against Robbie Elliott's sending off following a second booking administered for a debatable foul on Shaun Wright-Phillips in the final minute. Shearer was duly cautioned for dissent to seal his misery.
Hear, hear. That Shearer did not fill his mantelpiece with trophies and awards should not diminish his considerable achievements as a footballer and icon to millions.
So, would Shearer's final weeks and months as a Newcastle player now unfold in unspectacular fashion, devoid of incident or interest? There was still the hitherto undreamed, albeit diminishing, prospect of Europe to play for, although a 3–1 defeat at Charlton at the end of March seemed to extinguish that flickering hope.
And, as the realisation dawned on other Premiership managers and players that Shearer was only games away from retirement, plaudits and praise for him were bound to proliferate.
Perhaps Jol talked Shearer up too much, as the much-praised striker lived up to the hype and hyperbole by despatching a penalty in Newcastle's 3–1 humbling of Spurs. A 2–1 victory in his final match against Middlesbrough helped to partly assuage his FA Cup misery, while he converted another penalty and calmly slotted in a second – his 13th goal in a turbulent season for Newcastle – in his side's exhilarating 3–1 vanquishing of Wigan at St James' Park.
He might have failed to deliver club honours in his farewell season, but Shearer believed winning a place in the UEFA Cup was becoming an ever-more realistic proposition.
However, as it transpired, Shearer concluded his career in bittersweet fashion with a goalscoring flourish and memorable 4–1 victory over old rivals Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, before leaving the field as a hobbling, disconsolate figure who had succumbed to injury yet again.
First, the positives, as what turned out to be Shearer's final league appearance for his club saw them secure their biggest win in a Tyne-Tees derby for 50 years – a Jackie Milburn-inspired Newcastle side routed Sunderland 6–2 at St James' Park in 1956. There was also perfect symmetry in the fact that Milburn, too, was in his final season for Newcastle. Shearer, who admitted his side has been 'absolutely rubbish in the first-half' as they trailed 1–0 to a Justin Hoyte goal, was part of an extraordinary Newcastle fight-back in the second 45 minutes as four goals were rattled in as Sunderland disintegrated.
Michael Chopra equalised, before Shearer smashed in his 206th and final Newcastle goal from the penalty spot. He then left the pitch to a chorus of derision from the Sunderland fans as a knee injury – sustained from a heavy challenge from Julio Arca – caused him to limp off after 71 minutes. Newcastle added a further two goals from Charles N'Zogbia and Albert Luque to further humiliate their North East rivals, but this crushing victory was overshadowed by the terminal implications of Shearer's ailment.
The news that Newcastle fans and Shearer had dreaded was released days later: the unfortunate striker had torn his left medial ligament to confirm his premature retirement from the game. Unlike years gone by, there would be no chance of a comeback against all the odds, which had left medics stunned and amazed. This was it. This was the end and how excruciating it was for every Newcastle fan.
This depressing sense of finality was enough to make grown men weep, although former Newcastle centre-forward Malcolm Macdonald was cheerier than most and punctured the prevailing mood of despair on Tyneside with the following upbeat assessment of Shearer's league match.
He might have gone, but he was certainly not forgotten, as his ubiquitous presence at St James' Park bore testimony in Newcastle's next home match against West Brom.
Paul Gilder, of the Journal, described the scene: 'Be it the 25-metre version which hung from the Gallowgate End, or the six-foot alternative leaning on the wall of the home dugout, there was no escaping the domineering image of Alan Shearer at St James' Park on Saturday. On a day when one of the finest players to have worn a black-and-white shirt announced his career was over, it was fitting Shearer should find himself the centre of attention, with recollections of his past glories overshadowing the achievements of those he will leave behind this summer.
A swashbuckling 3–0 victory for the Magpies was made all the more special by the cacophonous cheers that greeted Shearer's appearance in the dugout. Glenn Roeder was understandably extremely moved by this poignant outpouring of emotion from the Geordie faithful.
If passion was at fever pitch for this match, it soared to stratospheric levels when Shearer took his last strides on the St James' Park pitch for his testimonial against Celtic on Thursday, 11 May. The encounter between an Alan Shearer XI, featuring Newcastle players present and past – including Rob Lee and Les Ferdinand – and the Scottish champions was invested with additional poignancy given that all the proceeds would be given to charity.
Shearer also announced that he would be leaving a legacy to football by setting up a two-year scholarship for one outstanding 16-year-old per year, in conjunction with Newcastle's academy.
Thankfully, after all the intense frustration and disappointment about the unceremonious end to Shearer's distinguished career, an occasion bearing all the hallmarks of a hero's send-off was staged at St James' Park when the testimonial match took place. The night included pomp, pageantry, pyrotechnics and one peerless footballer, engulfed by tears and cheers from a 52,000 crowd. A deafening roar greeted the arrival of Shearer, while placards bearing his name and a giant Number 9 provided an eye-catching and intensely emotional sight. The Celtic supporters, renowned for their vociferous vocal backing, also played a significant part in proceedings, twirling their scarves above their heads at one point during the game, which prompted the Newcastle fans to follow suit in a stunning show of unity and football fervour.
The game itself wasn't bad, either, as the Shearer XI edged out Celtic 3–2 with guess-who scoring the winning goal? In a perfectly stage-managed finale, with the scores level at 2–2 with only minutes remaining, the Newcastle XI were awarded a highly dubious penalty after Les Ferdinand tumbled in the box. Up stepped Alan Shearer, who had replaced Michael Chopra in the dying minutes, to strike home the winning goal in time-honoured fashion. Referee Mark Clattenburg, who adhered to the 'Shearer must score' script and ignored the rules for once, seemed to suggest to Celtic goalkeeper David Marshall which way he should dive to allow Shearer to finish in style. Shearer did the rest, with what was the last kick of the game. Then the Geordie hero treated his devotees to one final glimpse of his trademark goal celebration, wheeling away with his right arm held aloft in front of the Gallowgate End.
After lapping up the cheers and unbridled acclaim of the St James' Park masses in a lap of honour with his children, a clearly emotional Shearer, his voice trembling, mused, 'Where else in the world would you get that? I had more than one tear in my eye to be honest, but I defy anyone not to have a tear in their eye with an atmosphere like that.
So what were his highlights during 10 highly memorable years playing for the club he supported since childhood?
Shearer continued, 'The Portsmouth one, the semi-finals at Old Trafford – I'm not so sure that stand has rocked like it did in those games,' he said when asked which matches came to mind most readily. The Inter Milan game away was great because of the 14,000 or 15,000 Newcastle fans behind that goal.
'There have also been disappointments as well – the two finals that we played in. It was just our luck that we were playing teams that one was going for the double, one was going for the treble. But I think the biggest disappointment for me was the Sporting Lisbon game last year, when we had done so well to get our noses in front and get a good lead. That week, really, was a bad one. We went on to the FA Cup semi-final after that with players suspended and players injured, and that was a disappointing week.
And that was that, or so Shearer thought.
But Newcastle being Newcastle, a city which loves to worship a legend like no other, the Geordies could not resist paying homage to their favourite son once again the day after the testimonial match.
In an event entitled 'Black and White Day', organised by the Evening Chronicle and the Newcastle-Gateshead initiative, schools, offices, shops and the general public were encouraged to don black and white colours and arrange special events in tribute to Shearer.
Among those taking part, according to the Evening Chronicle, was Harewood Court residential home in Cramlington, which held a Zimmer-frame football match.
Meanwhile, Newcastle Civic Centre had a black and white flag draped over its central tower, while, as the newspaper reported, 'City Sightseeing buses in Newcastle were also offering free tours for customers sporting black and white colours. Schools across Tyneside encouraged their children to leave their uniform in the wardrobe and come to class in black and white shirts.
Farewell, Alan Shearer, and thanks for the memories.
1970 was undoubtedly one of the 'thirty years of hurt' for embattled English football fans that were alluded to by comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner in their unforgettable Euro '96 anthem, 'Football's Coming Home'.
Four years after becoming world champions on home soil, England wilted in the searing Mexican heat, succumbing to an agonising 3–2 extra-time defeat against old foes West Germany in the 1970 World Cup Quarter Final. This crushing loss signalled the end of a golden era for English football, as legends such as Bobby Charlton called time on their illustrious careers. However, only a matter of months later, someone whose name would, in years to come, be included alongside Charlton in best-ever England XIs, came into the world.
'For he's football crazy, he's football mad.
The football it has taken away the little bit o' sense he had.
You would be forgiven for thinking that the chorus of this 1960s football song by Robin Hall and Jimmy McGregor was penned with Shearer in mind. His formative years were dominated by the game.
A pair of brown double doors leading to a block of student flats and a small patch of grassland represented, for Shearer and his soccer-mad chums, any one of a number of legendary football theatres, such as St James' Park or Wembley.
Hour upon hour, day after day, the young Shearer relentlessly kicked a ball about with childhood abandon, imagining he was a Newcastle legend like Malcolm Macdonald or Wyn Davies. Little did he know that his fairytale would one day come true and that it would feature goals galore, multi-million-pound transfers and that he would achieve legendary status with both his hometown club and his country.
There was never any doubt that football would become his drug, his passion, as his father Alan indoctrinated him with his love of the beautiful game as soon as he could walk. Shearer recalls that his father used to take him into the backyard for a kickaround. Encouraging an embryonic football passion was the first phase of Mr Shearer's masterplan. Now it was time to imbue his impressionable son with an appreciation of his second great obsession – Newcastle United.
He was determined to ensure that Shearer would be steeped in his favourite club and, at the age of three, presented the wide-eyed toddler with a Newcastle United strip and a pair of boots. There could be no turning back – it was the beginning of an inextricable union that was bound to last a lifetime. On alternate Saturdays, he and his father would make the pilgrimage of thousands in Newcastle to worship at the Tyneside temple of football – St James' Park.
The Toon Army loves its footballing gods and, in the early 1980s, Kevin Keegan was the player who was their deity and the object of their veneration. The man nicknamed 'Mighty Mouse' had already become a legend with Liverpool in the 1970s, with his incredible work-rate and his effervescent forward play earning him immense admiration from fans and players alike. His subsequent spells at Hamburg in Germany and Southampton had been less auspicious, but the next chapter in his career, between 1982 and 1984 at Newcastle, would capture the hearts and minds of a passionate public, including a young Alan Shearer.
Forming a swashbuckling attacking Tyne triumvirate with Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle, Keegan helped orchestrate a Geordie revival, which culminated in Newcastle achieving promotion to the old First Division in 1984.
Imagine the joy of the captivated Shearer when his new hero scored the only goal of the game with in front of the Gallowgate End and its adoring legions. If the enthralled youngster had had any doubts about football being his future vocation, they were well and truly eradicated by this moment of magnificence. He would now live, sleep and literally dream football and Kevin Keegan, ensuring he watched his idol at every home match.


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Pop Punk connoisseurs are getting their fill this Fall thanks to Green Day's three-album series, and today we're given another brand new song. Taken from ¡Dos!, "Stop When The Red Lights Flash" has been making its way through the blogosphere as a live cut for a little over a week, but this morning an official studio version was finally added to YouTube. You can stream the single after the jump.
I still think ¡Uno! was a letdown, but "Stop When The Red Lights Flash" has me tapping my toes. Do you think this could be the first track from the album series to go number one on the charts? Comment below and let us know your thoughts!


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"What I learned spending time inside that prison is, even the men that are deemed "the worst of the worst" are human beings like you like me," says Kristi Jacobson, who directed the new film 'Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison.'
Prison life is stark and lonely, especially in federal supermax facilities, where inmates spend 23 hours a day locked in their stark cells with no human contact. In her new documentary, Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison, which premiered Monday night on HBO, director and producer Kristi Jacobson translates that cold emptiness onto the screen. Jacobson received unprecedented access to the Virginia prison that houses inmates who have been deemed too dangerous to live in general population. The glaring fluorescent lights stay on 24/7, and the only time these men get to go outside is for the one hour per day that they pace around in glorified dog kennels no more than ten feet long. The film features in-depth, candid interviews with inmates that show a remarkably tender side, whether they're discussing the details of the dehumanizing conditions under which they have been placed, or the violent acts – like slashing prison guards' faces or slitting other inmates' throats – that got them sent to solitary confinement in the first place.
In Obama's Final Hours, Many Prisoners Left in Commutation Limbo
But Solitary is decidedly not advocacy journalism. Jacobson also interviews the prison guards, and highlights the physical and mental challenges that they face working in this environment every day, like an inability to turn off the hyper-vigilance needed to do the job even when they're at home with their families. One young guard describes finding an inmate covered in blood after he had chewed a large hole in his own arm. The look on the guard's his face as he recounts the scene makes it clear that there's plenty of trauma on both sides.
We talked with Jacobson about how she managed to make such a revealing film, and where she thinks the prison system should go from here.
What did you hope viewers would take away from the film?
The media has pushed – for many decades – that it's okay to just lock people up. The monsters inside our prisons have broken the law, and we don't care about what happens because they're not like us. And I think what I learned first and foremost, spending time inside that prison is, even the men that are deemed "the worst of the worst" in the state of Virginia are human beings like you like me. And the people who work there are human beings like you and me. And we should consider these things when we think about how we structure, create, build and run corrections.
It was clear in watching the film that you carefully avoided pushing your opinion too hard, but it did leave me wondering what your opinion is.
My opinion about the practice of solitary confinement is that it's clearly irreparably harmful to the individual. So, for the government to do that goes beyond what is acceptable. But that said, I think the reason why my opinion doesn't come across clearly is because I decided that it was important to be open to the perspectives of those who work there and run the prison. Then you begin to understand what kind of challenges certain people present inside of a prison system and how it impacts us all, not just the men locked up.
What made you zero in on Virginia and on Red Onion State Prison specifically?
They were in the process of implementing this step-down program that you see briefly in the film, to reduce their reliance on segregation and isolation and to return people back to general population, and also because this prison is one of the most notorious of the supermaxes. It was opened in 1998 during this boom of supermax openings. So that isolation and solitary confinement and a hostile atmosphere was part of the construction, and now they were trying to sort of reverse that, and that's what made it interesting to me.
One of the biggest questions I had while watching this was, "How the hell did you get that access"?
It really was a confluence of reaching out to the right person – which is [Harold Clarke], the director of the department of corrections in the state of Virginia – at the right time, meaning at a time when they had recently implemented and seen some success from this step-down program. But also with an ask that was not, "I must get into your prison to document what you're doing," it was, "What are you doing? I would like to know more. And can we continue talking about this?"
And once you had access to the prison, how'd you get the inmates and guards to open up to you so much?
I think for the prisoners their desire, the depths of their craving for social interaction made them very willing to talk, at least. Then once we started talking, the way I spoke to them, the way I interacted with them was so different than what they were used to. They recognized, I think, that this is a chance to get my story out, in addition to being a chance to talk to someone in the flesh.
With the officers, I think there was a bit more reluctance and guardedness around sharing with me, but I think over time it became clear to me that my interest was in telling a complex story and not a one-sided story. So we just got to know each other more and more, and eventually I think there was enough trust established to have some of those meaningful conversations that you see in the film.
I'm curious where you fall on the debate around shows like Orange is the New Black: do they raise awareness, or do they trivialize the issues and make prison look like summer camp?
I think that when there are complicated portrayals of life inside prison and an understanding of the peoples' lives before they got to prison, that's always a plus, in that it contributes to the humanizing of people inside prison. I'm grateful when people are having conversations around what's happening in our prisons and who's inside of them. And if they're doing it through entertainment and getting lots of people to pay attention, that's a positive.
Right, but once you get everybody's attention, then you've got to give us an answer for, "What do we do?"
Yeah, exactly. Now that films [like Solitary] have shown you what the hell has been going on in this country around incarceration and what's happening inside of our prisons, then, hey, let's look at these really great examples [of systems focused on restoration and not punishment] and move the conversation forward. So I'm excited about that.
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3. Using a safe paint stripper that contains mostly NMP (I'll go into the reasons for this later) like Citristrip ® do a sample patch in a closet or the back of a room to determine how effective this stripper is going to be. You need to go through all the steps I am about to describe, including any staining and finishing of the sample area. Then do a adhesion test by cross hatching with a razor blade, the area of cured finish (2-4 weeks) and apply a piece of duct tape to the area and rip it off. This will assure you of the viability of this stripping method and the compatibility of the finish you want to use. You can apply one coat of finish for this test, but do this test first before you dive into this job.
4. Apply the stripper very thickly to an area of floor that you can easily reach across. You will be working on just so many rows of boards at a time going all the way wall to wall, ending on a specific row. Apply it like you are frosting a cake using a natural bristle brush that has an unpainted handle. I don't use gloves during this process, preferring instead to coat my hands with a barrier cream like Hand Guard ®. But I don't touch the stripper, or allow it to get on the handles of any tools. This I believe is safer as it keeps me alert to the danger of skin exposure and allows more dexterous use of the tools. I will always wear a long sleeved shirt, and a butyl rubber apron. Using the brushwork it into the floor, smushing it right down to the ferrule. Recoat any areas that seem to have dried up. For the average floor finish removal, a gallon of Citris Strip ® will do only about 100-sq. ft. of floor. So don't be afraid to pour on lots. Wait about 15 minutes and smush it in with the brush again, reapplying any bare spots that might have shown up.


Politically effective interest groups and organizations command considerable resources and have keen interest in political outcomes. The client lists of the men and women registered to lobby the Texas Legislature – available from the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) – provide a cross-section of politically interested and well-organized groups. This table uses TEC data to illustrate the range of interests represented by the legislative lobby. It includes the top twenty groups ranked by total spending to hire lobbyists, and a representative sample of the other 2,168 groups hiring lobbyists during the 2003 legislative session. Notice that many of the top spenders on lobbyists are corporations. The organizational resources assembled for doing business – hierarchy, knowledge of relevant issues, and cash flow – are easily adapted to political mobilization. Also, policy decisions can have a tremendous impact on the bottom line, providing the foundation for ample political interest. Based on this list, can you guess some of the big issues addressed by the 2003 Legislature?
Full Source: Data from 2003 lobbyist registration reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission (http://www.ethics.state.tx.us). Though the Commission allows lobbyists to report their exact compensation from each client, almost all report their level of compensation within one of the ranges provided by the Commission. Compensation figures reported in the table are based on the middle values in each range rather than low or high values. The ranges used by the Texas Ethics Commission are as follows: $0, Less than $10,000, $10,000 - $24,999.99, $25,000 - $49,999.99, $50,000 - $99,999.99, $100,000 - $149,999.99, $150,000 - $199,999.99, and $200,000 or more. Midpoints were calculated as simple averages rounded to the nearest dollar. For the bottom range the middle value was set at $0 while for the top range the middle value was taken to be the low value of $200,000.


Painting is one of the best ways to show your creativity and it is also a loved hobby for many. People use painting as a way to express their emotion through colors and shapes. There are lots of great painters in history that have shown some great work of art by the virtue of paintings. Portrait painting (Portretschilderen) is an ancient form of painting which basically depicts a particular human or animals face or body.
In the traditional form of portrait painting, people would sit for hours in front of the painter to get their portrait done. But, thanks to the technology now painters can use the photographs and you can get your portrait without much of a trouble. Portraits tell us about the person's character by his facial expression and a good portrait tells about the ability of a painter.
A strong portrait has the power to captivate a viewer, and engage their mind. A great piece of art causes the viewer to wonder about its meaning and the depth it holds. Learning the art of portrait painting (portret Schilderen) is one of the most fun and imaginative journey. There are a lot of people who learn this art to improve their creativity and find a way of expressing their emotions and thoughts. Some find the escape from the world in colors and fall in love with the art of painting. The reason doesn't matter as learning to paint is always an enlightening process.
If you are interested in learning the art of portrait painting then you can join the classes of painting at Inksane Art Academy. It is an art academy in Belgium famous for selling paintings and apart from that, they have also started to teach the art through efficient painters. The painters in the academy are extremely talented and have a lot of experience in this realm. They have an innovative way to teach their students so that they can also cherish their love for art and paint. You can also approach the academy to draw your own portrait and they will complete it at very reasonable prices.
Inksane Art Academy is a well-known art academy in Belgium. You can learn the different types of painting here such as portrait painting, oil painting (Olieverf Schilderen), still life painting, and much more.


There is something magic about fall, don't you agree? I love the changing of the seasons, this also means changing my wardrobe. Last week cleaned up my summer clothes and out came my winter items. Scroll down to see what I'm wearing.
To be honest, I don't wear a jumper that often because I'm more a cardigan kinda girl. I like layering in fall because I can easily switch. This pale pink jumper is very airy and wears light, so it's easy to wear and I think I've changed my perception. I've combined it with a blouse with minimalistic heart print, the bow was already attached to the blouse. I think it looks so cute together.
This week I'm all about breaking the fashion rules. "Don't accentuate your hips, pear shapes girls". Well, I'm doing it anyway. Why? Because I like to wear whatever I want. These jeans caught my eye and when it arrived I couldn't wait to try them on! Sneakers, since it's a casual day, which gives a nice contrast between preppy & casual. Just the way I am!
I've worn this blouse already a couple of times, it's a light weight viscose and wears so nice. Since it has no stretch I wear a size 48, the cap sleeves and the bow tie are so cute. The jumper fits wide, this is a size M. The jeans have a mid rise and is a size 48 as well.


Following the announcement that bridal retailer Berketex has gone into administration, the John Pye Business Assets team has been appointed to deal with the valuation and disposal of over 20,000 unsold bridal gowns, plus hundreds of shoes and accessories.
Berketex Bride has been a bridal retailer and supplier for 50 years and the company ceased trading on 13th November 2018 when insolvency practitioners Wilson Field were brought in to manage the administration process.
Over the last three weeks, John Pye Business Assets has been helping Berketex customers by reuniting them with dresses that they had paid for in full or made a deposit on before administration was announced.
The remaining wedding gowns will be going into a warehouse sale at John Pye's facility in Port Talbot, South Wales, from 7th December and every Friday and Saturday until further notice.


I got a ton of gifts! And I always love the cards that go with them. I read the cards before I rip off the wrappers, chortle or squeal over the gift, fold away the wrappers, pile up the gifts, then I pad off to bed with my Christmas cards and read them all again before I sleep. Happiness.
Ana from Singapore made this one for me and the hubby!
on marriage and everything else that entails!
Bea and Briana, daughters of Weng and Angelo.
They don't have blogs yet, being so little!
motherhood and God and family and more!
Oh, and I even got my very first blog award! And I am thrilled to bits! I've always wanted one, actually wanted to campaign, even beg for one (or two or three), but always stopped myself from total embarrassment. But I won't shy away now! I love my Lemonade Award from the dearest darling utterly creative blog Lovely Purses! Thanks, Duni. I appreciate the award.
Galadriel Rabbit: "Thank you all for making my mommy's Christmas very special!"
Thank you all so much! Merry Christmas and God bless you!
Sweet! :-) I love that ecard Ana made you. Hope you're enjoying the holidays! It can be crazy hectic, true. But I still my favorite season. I am so excited to see my folks back in over a week. I miss them to bits. Maybe we'll be enjoying an extended Christmas then. I miss you, Frances. Jeff and I love the gifts from you and Vince. Haven't used the bubble cream yet but I will the moment I get the chance. It will be my escape from it all. :D Love ya!
DaisyChain, yup I am definitely enjoying the break. Here in the Philippines, we all get two weeks off!
MissKaren, thank you! I do love them all.
Jennie, ya Ana's card was a big surprise. Glad to know your parents are finally coming back haha! We love the cookies, too. Super yummy!


I was extremely honored to be invited to speak about the great Dr. Milton Erickson with respected British hypnotist Adam Eason. Much more than a "hero of hypnosis," Erickson was a true giant in the history of psychology, who deserves to be thought of on the same level as Freud, Skinner, Rogers, and Maslow. I hope you enjoy the podcast!
Please click the Presentations page for a list of selected previous presentations by Dr. Mau.
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An overview of "goods-to-person" and "Last-mile Delivery" technologies
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And while "logistics" and "supply chain" are terms that are often used interchangeably, logistics usually refers to moving goods along public roads or out in the wider world, whereas supply chain refers to the entire journey that the goods make, as well as specific parts of it, such as their processing through a warehouse.
One of the technologies most readily associated with medium- to large-scale warehouses is the conveyor, which has been around for more than 100 years. But in the past few years, warehouse robots have been eroding the total dominance of conveyors by offering what are offering described as "flexible" supply chain systems, in contrast to the "fixed" nature of conveyors.
Both conveyors and warehouse robots can be described as "goods-to-person" systems:
a conveyor moves boxes full of various items through the warehouse, and human workers can be waiting at various points along the conveyor to pick out the specific items they need to fulfill an individual order from a customer; and
a warehouse robot can move boxes or entire shelf units through the warehouse to the human worker so he or she can remain stationary and simply pick out the items they need to fulfill a customer order.
The human picker – and the picking station – is central in both these scenarios. And although picking items might seem like it's technically a simple job for a human, it's not at all straightforward for a robot.
A number of companies are developing robotic solutions to try and replace the human picker, but at the moment, the human picker is the fastest and most reliable solution for this job.
It's not often you can say that a human is faster and more reliable than a robot, but that's the way it is right now in picking, so there's not going to be much change there for a while.
But what is changing quite significantly is the technology surrounding the human picker or the picking station. The big transformation is the emergence of warehouse robots as a viable alternative to conveyors. Although robots are still a relatively small percentage of the overall supply chain market, an increasing number of warehouse managers are choosing robots over conveyors.
Additionally, there are many warehouses that do not use conveyors or robots. Some estimates suggest that as many as 70 percent of warehouses are still manual. They might use an all-human workforce and system, with just traditional warehouse infrastructure. Or they might also use some vehicles such as forklift trucks and automated guided vehicles. AGVs are technically different from robots, which are often referred to as autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs.
Conveying robotics and automation
The difference between an AGV and an AMR is in the "a" – automated or autonomous. An AGV usually requires the placing of magnetic strips on the ground to guide it through the warehouse, or it can be led around by a human.
Meanwhile, an AMR requires only its internal mapping and artificial intelligence system to navigate, as well as recharge itself. And, increasingly, the AI within AMRs can mean they organise the warehouse in a way that fast-moving goods are located nearer to the picking station.
For companies such as Geek Plus Robotics, a supplier of warehouse robots, this hybrid technology landscape presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity.
The relatively new startup company is probably the leading supplier of warehouse robots in the world, having sold more than 7,000 units since its founding in 2014. Its success in this market has led it to develop ideas such as a driverless forklift truck, which it is already offering to the market.
Also, Robotics and Automation News has seen Geek Plus documents which show that the company is considering developing what's called a "delivery robot" as part of its "smart logistics strategy". More on that as we get it.
Geek Plus predicts that the growth of e-commerce is placing additional demands on the supply chain and logistics sector, and some of the established giants do not have enough time or resources to provide the high level of customer services that it can to smaller and medium-sized companies.
Material handling, as the term suggests, refers specifically to the movement of goods or items. This could be moving the material between a truck and a warehouse, on or off the truck, or in any similar situation. You could perhaps think of it as the area where logistics connects with the supply chain.
There are numerous multi-billion-dollar material handling companies which specialise in supplying material handling services, but according to the Geek Plus spokesman, some of them find themselves having to sometimes turn away all but the largest customers because they simply don't have the resources to allocate to anything else other than the larger, multimillion-dollar projects.
"The large integrators are concentrating on jobs that are valued at tens of millions of dollars, and are actually turning down small- and medium-sized projects that might be worth half a million to a million," he said.
A typical Geek Plus picking system consists of robots, robot charging stations, management software, and picking station, as well as shelf units that are compatible with the robot. (See image above.)
Among the main advantages of a robot-based warehouse is that it can be installed faster and at a lower cost. The return on investment can, therefore, be achieved sooner.
But each warehouse operation has its own requirements, and conveyors are generally chosen by warehouses have the highest volumes and throughput of products.
It has been noted by experts within the field of warehouse robotics that the root technology the robotic vehicles use is essentially very similar to what you might find in autonomous vehicles outside of the warehouse. For example, driverless cars.
It's a completely different level of sophistication and complexity, but basically, what we're talking about are vehicles that can move autonomously and find their own way around a location.
Having said that, and to emphasise again, there is a world of difference between an autonomous car that is designed to drive along public roads and an AMR that operates exclusively within a warehouse.
But there is a relatively new machine that might be regarded as "bridge" in-between those two technologies, and that is the delivery robot.
The term "delivery robots" – within this sector at least – specifically refers to robots that deliver items using public footpaths and roads. They can, of course, be used in warehouses as well, or any other location, but they're not really designed for that.
Robotics and Automation News recently published a list of the top 20 delivery robot companies, which shows that this is a technology that is growing and evolving very fast. Who would have guessed that so many companies were already in this space?
Moreover, research suggests that the market for delivery robots will grow from about $12 billion last year to $34 billion by 2019.
The difficulties in categorising new technology – or our own lack of understanding – means that sometimes we overlook companies like Savioke, which produces a delivery robot of sorts. But that company has mainly been concentrating on supplying its robots to hotels, and the machine designed to carry very small items over short distances.
Perhaps the standard or typical delivery robot is produced by a company called Starship Technologies, which has developed a partnership with Mercedes, as illustrated in the picture above. The obvious implication is that robots are very likely to be integrated with traditional logistics vehicles.
Starship has also recently found significant commercial success in supplying its robots to university campuses, teaming up with food services company to supply what they describe as "the world's largest fleet of delivery robots on a university campus" – which is about 25 robots in one place.
Universities are ideal grounds for delivery robots right now because they are enclosed spaces controlled by one management body, similar to an airport or large manufacturing facility or industrial park. This avoids all the difficulties of operating in public spaces, which are sometimes regulated in a way that is not welcoming to delivery robots sharing sidewalks with humans.
For example, San Francisco last year effectively banned delivery robots from its sidewalks until an acceptable regulatory framework was developed. But other states, such as Washington, are more accommodating, and tests are being carried out by a variety of companies – most notably, Amazon – in partnership with local authorities across the US.
Similar tests within frameworks of public-private partnerships are also being carried out in Europe.
The Chinese way
While the US and Europe develop what will probably end up being detailed regulations governing the operation of delivery robots in public spaces, delivery robot companies appear to have been given almost total freedom of the streets and roads by their government.
Maybe it's because the Chinese government is newly enthusiastic about the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence and all things robotic. Or – more likely – it's basically a gap or loophole in the regulations surrounding vehicles that operate along sidewalks and roads.
How many people really understand this technology and its future effects on society anyway? Some might say, for example robots puts humans out of work. But even in China, logistics companies are finding it difficult to recruit humans to deliver parcels, and that labour shortage is very likely to get much worse over time.
That's not to say there are no regulations concerning delivery robots at all. China? Of course not.
Speaking to Robotics and Automation News, a senior executive of Zhen Robotics explained that his company's delivery robot does not enter residential building complexes. Rather, it stops at the main gate and notifies the intended recipient.
"The intended recipient then comes out to the main gate or entrance and picks up their items from the robot," he said.
He added, however, that regulations in China relating to delivery robots is a "huge grey area".
Interestingly, Zhen Robotics produces four types of robot, including one which is a warehouse robot, or AMR. (One of the robots can be seen in the picture below.) It's probably the only company which currently produces a robot for warehouses and a robot for on-street delivery.
Another delivery robot company which has been growing fast in China is Neolix. (See picture above.) We didn't know much about this company until recently and have had to update the top 20 delivery robots list as a result.
We had originally thought that a robot pictured being used by Cainiao was developed by Cainiao itself – Cainiao being a massive logistics company that is majority-owned by e-commerce giant Alibaba.
But, in fact, that robot Cainiao is showing off was actually developed by Neolix.
A spokeswoman for Neolix confirmed this and provided a few more details about the startup. Not only is Neolix partnering with Cainiao, it is also working with Baidu, China's equivalent of Google.
Moreover, Neolix is expanding into Europe, where it is preparing a test program that starts in September. While she would not provide details of the test, or which European company it is, she did say that Neolix has received many enquiries from numerous European countries about its product.
"In China, we have about 200 of our robots in operation," she said. "Most of them are used as mobile vending machines. They are about 3 metres long and 1 metre wide, and can be stocked with a variety of items.
"One of these units is currently located in one of the largest public parks in Beijing."
The Neolix vehicle is claimed to be the "world's first level 4 unamanned vehicle", level 4 referring the global engineering association SAE's definition "high automation", the highest level being 5. (See SAE levels of automation for vehicles.)
Vehicles similar to those manufactured by Nelix are being developed in the US. Perhaps most notable is the "mobile grocery store" supplied by San Francisco-based Robomart to retailer Stop & Shop.
Another notable delivery robot maker is Nuro, which makes a "self-driving vehicle for local goods transportation", as the company describes it. The company is currently partnering with retailer Kroger to develop what they describe as "shopping delivery services".
Almost instant delivery
So this overview of the current technologies being developed and tested in the logistics and supply chain sector seems to suggest that a new last-mile delivery solution is emerging. This new solution – whatever its form – is unlikely to replace the human-operated delivery vehicle anytime soon, but it has already gained a significant market share and will continue to grow.
Additionally, last-mile delivery robots combined with warehouse goods-to-person robots are likely to make the e-commerce logistics and supply chain even faster than it is now.
At the moment, only some places in the world can offer to deliver an order with the "same day" or within "an hour or two". It's difficult to believe that this kind of timeframe exists let alone it being in the process of becoming the standard in the majority of places in the world, certainly in urban areas.
But that looks to be the way things are going, and it is opening up new areas of the market for existing companies as well as new and nimble startups of all kinds.
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A 32% jump in first-quarter revenue, aided by strong results in its digital-headend division, pushed Harmonic Inc. into the black in earnings Thursday.
The company generated net income of $1.7 million on revenue of $72.9 million in the quarter, compared with a net loss of $2.6 million on revenue of $55.1 million in the year-earlier period. The headend division posted revenue of $56.6 million in the quarter, up from $35.8 million in the previous-year period.
Scientific-Atlanta Inc. reported third-quarter earnings of $61.7 million on sales of $489.5 million, versus earnings of $53.9 million on revenue of $437 million in the year-ago period.
S-A attributed the increase to shipments of higher-end digital set-tops and more cable modems. It shipped 1.099 million "Explorer" set-tops and 622,000 modems in the quarter.
The vendor also shipped 496,000 digital-video recorders, with slightly more than one-half being HD-capable. Combined HD and HD DVR set-tops shipped were 436,000.
S-A has received a $195 million order from SBC Communications Inc. for its "Project LightSpeed" rollout, and the company said it booked $22 million of that deal in the quarter. S-A will supply Internet-protocol-based video equipment, including advanced encoders.


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Фред Мраз () америчка је божићна филмска комедија из 2007. године. Режију потписује Дејвид Добкин, по сценарију Дена Фогелмана, док главне улоге тумаче Винс Вон и Пол Џијамати.

Приказан је 9. новембра 2007. године у Сједињеним Америчким Државама. Добио је помешане рецензије критичара и зарадио 97 милиона долара.

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Фред је проживео читав живот у братовој великој сенци. Покушавао је, али није успео да следи пример који је давао његов млађи брат Ник који је био савршен. И тако је Ник постао пример давања, док је Фред постао његова потпуна супротност: препреден, који је остао без среће и новца.

Упркос противљењу госпође Мраз, Николас пристаје да помогне свом брату под једним условом: да дође на Северни пол и заслужи новац који треба, радећи у Деда Мразовој радионици. Проблем је што Фред није баш материјал за вилењака, а како је Божић све ближе, могао би угрозити најсрећнији празник године.

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| Винс Вон || Фред Мраз
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| Пол Џијамати || Ник Мраз
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| Миранда Ричардсон || госпођа Мраз
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| Кети Бејтс || Тревор Пикок
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| Рејчел Вајс || Ванда Блинковски
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| Џон Мајкл Хигинс || Вили
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| Елизабет Бенкс || Шарлин
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| Кевин Спејси || Клајд Арчибалд Норткат
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| Лудакрис || Дони
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| Џереми Свифт || Боб Вилењак
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| Елизабет Берингтон || Линда Вилењак
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| Боби Ж. Томпсон || Сем Гибонс
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| Алан Кордунер || др Голдфарб
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Q: Embedded Qt WebEngine security risk In my QT application, I need to download certain data. This data is protected and users need to Login to the website to download the data. In order to allow users to login, I display the Login Page of our website using QWebEngineView. The user enters his credentials. This generates the required cookies for authentication. I store the generated cookies in QNetworkCookieJar. I then create a QNetworkAccessManager and add the saved QNetworkCookieJar to QNetworkAccessManager. I then use the QNetworkAccessManager to download the data. This all works fine. However, in the security review of my project, there were concerns raised that the Login page is under the control of my application and thus I can get the user credentials (for eg. by watching the keystrokes on Login Page).
So my question is: Is this security risk real? Can I actually get the user credentials? If yes. what options do I have to authenticate the user and still avoid any security loopholes?

A: Yes, in a Qt Application you can always catch any keystrokes sent to a widget. The same applies to Google Chrome and almost every web browser out there.  The user enters the data in the application and it is passed through to the network and across the wires to the web server.
When considering security risk you always consider two things. The potential damage and the feasibility of crafting an exploit.  The potential damage is high and you can't control that. What you can control is the feasibility of creating an exploit.  Considering that you (or your company) control the code, you can make it very hard to exploit the fact that your application knows the credentials. That would make the risk very low.
Even employing something like a hardware dongle would be problem because you have to transfer the data from the dongle to the the web engine. That still can provide a way to intercept it.
Try looking for discussions on software security risk analysis and mitigation. There is even an SE site about it, https://security.stackexchange.com/.


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Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
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The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is a specialized clinic for women experiencing violence, established in the memory of Barbra Schlifer – an idealistic young lawyer whose life was cut short by violence on the night of her call to the bar of Ontario on April 11, 1980. In her memory, the Clinic assists approximately 4,000 women a year to build lives free from violence through counselling, legal representation and language interpretation. We amplify women's voices, and cultivate their skills and resilience. Together with our donors and volunteers, we are active in changing the conditions that threaten women's safety, dignity and equality.
Barbra Schlifer was a promising young lawyer with a passion for social justice. In her name, the Clinic pursues its mission to increase access to justice, safety and equality for women each and every day. On April 11, 1980, Barbra Teena Schlifer was sexually assaulted and murdered in the basement stairwell of her apartment building when she returned home after celebrating her Call to the Bar of Ontario. Her senseless death sent shock waves through Toronto and across the country. Out of this terrible event, a new dream was born. Barbra's friends (who were to be her law partners), Frances Rappaport and Patricia Ashby, decided to establish a clinic in her honour that would commemorate her life and make the difference that Barbra had hoped she would make as a lawyer. Four women who ultimately became instrumental in opening the doors of the Clinic were Elizabeth Stewart, Jennifer Sunley, Helen LaFountaine and Mary Bruce Dauphinee. As months grew into years of visioning and planning, these four women never relented, never wavered and never lost sight of their ultimate goal. On April 11, 1985, five years after Barbra's death, then Mayor of Toronto, Arthur C. Eggleton proclaimed April 11th "Barbra Schlifer Day," and in September 1985, the Clinic opened its doors at 188 Dupont Street in Toronto. Meldina Smith, Director, Administration and Resource Development, at the first Annual Tribute Fundraiser Event Meldina Smith, Manager, Administration and Resource Development, at the first Annual Tribute Fundraiser Event Initially, the Clinic provided a unique combination of free legal and counselling services for women who had experienced partner assault, child sexual abuse and sexual assault. In 1987 an interpreter service for non-English speaking women who had experienced violence was introduced and since then the Clinic has added new programs and grown in both size and significance. In addition, the Clinic has become expert in a range of gender violence that includes but goes beyond domestic violence, partner assault, and child sexual abuse. Increasingly, we are active in such issues as forced marriage, honour-related violence, gender persecution from state perpetrators, as well as non-state actors in the international context. Since February 1995, the Clinic's major fundraising event has been "A Tribute to Friendship" (The Tribute). In addition to raising funds, this annual special event helps the Clinic to enhance its public image, increase contact with its supporters, and provide public education.
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PPL CEO Peter Leathem on how Covid-19 will hit royalty collections
May 6th 2020 at 7:10AM
PPL has been busy in recent weeks helping those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the latest issue of Music Week, PPL CEO Peter Leathem joins with his PRS For Music counterpart Andrea C Martin to discuss the long-term effects of the pandemic on the industry and its collections. Live and international have been strong performers, but a delayed reaction from the pandemic will see collections fall in those areas in the years ahead.
As well as pledging £700,000 to hardship funds, PPL is also a supporter of the BPI initiative to commit £1.5 million to various funds.
"We will consider making further such payments to funds like this," Peter Leathem told Music Week. "Because we are not in this for the short term, this is going to be a lengthy impact on the industry. Over the next 12 to 18 months, we're going to have to try and see what we can do to try to support the industry through that difficult time."
PPL is also suffering from the impact of the pandemic, which means the collection society's label and performer members can expect to see a significant drop in income. PPL has furloughed some staff as it looks to control costs.
Last Thursday (April 30) PPL made an advance royalty payment to support members during the pandemic.
"That's something that's unusual for us to do, we wouldn't normally do it," said Leathem. "But in these circumstances, we thought the importance of cash flow meant it was worth the additional work to make those advance payments. In fact, if you add up the March and April payments, that's more than £100 million that's gone out to performers and recording rights owners in the last month."
Following record results in recent years, both PPL and PRS are braced for a loss in collections from their decision to allow payment holidays to businesses, such as shops, restaurants, bars and gyms, who have a public performance licence.
While that will result in an almost immediate drop in income for labels, performers, songwriters, publishers and other rights-holders, Leathem defended the move.
"One of the first things we had to do and came under pressure on was public performance licensing, in that many businesses were having to stop, close down, stop having any operations, which included not having music playing," he said. "So it became immediately important for ourselves and PRS to work together with PPL PRS, the joint venture licensing operation, to work out what our response was going to be.
"We didn't think it was appropriate that we were charging businesses for a period when they were not open and not using music. But while that's a reasonably simple scenario, coming up with a consistent policy was a bit more complicated and took quite a bit of work in the first week or so of this Covid-19 crisis pandemic to put in place."
Leathem added: "We've come up with a sensible set of policies that mean we're not going to be charging businesses. That's been well received by the business community, by the relevant trade bodies, by government and various politicians. So that was one of the urgent [decisions] that came forward."
People will judge companies based on their conduct during a time of crisis
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As well as stopping charging, PPL PRS has more flexible payment policies for any money owed and it has suspended late payment charges.
While collection societies have worked hard to educate businesses on paying for the use of music over the years, Leathem is not worried about this suspension of payments.
"I think the bigger concerns are going to be what businesses are going to be left after this coronavirus crisis," he said. "I think clearly there are going to be some casualties, we've already seen some larger chains of stores that have actually gone under already. Clearly, when we start back up the licensing environment will be different. We'll have fewer businesses left.
"There are going to be a number of knock-on effects. The fact that people have stopped paying for a period of time, I don't think that is necessarily going to be the problem. Because it's become pretty clear in the business community, with the work that PPL and PRS have done over recent years, that you do need to be paying for intangible rights where you're using the creative works of others."
Leathem acknowledged that businesses that survive the crisis will have cash-flow issues. But he's confident that PPL's and PRS' actions during the crisis will benefit both societies in the long term.
"The fact that we have taken sensible steps to recognise that we should not be charging while a business is not open, can't trade and can't play music, I think that is going to have a more beneficial effect in our relationships with the business community than if we'd sought to continue to charge businesses, when they are not open," he said.
"That would have gone down particularly badly. Quite rightly, people are saying they will judge companies based on their conduct during a time of crisis. So if anything, I would say that we will re-enter the licensing world in a better position for having taken these steps, even though there is a financial impact from that."
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The 11-country Research Team
This year's TODA Institute researcher's international conference has the theme, Alliance of Civilizations for Global Peace: Human Security, Regional Conflict, and Global Governance , and will end tomorrow in Vancouver, Canada. It has been an impressive series of meetings involving researchers from various countries an working on various teams. This year, there are five research themes working on Digital Bridges, Regional Cooperation, Food Security, Peace Journalism, and Development & Human Security — and I guess you have a fair idea of which team I belong to. 😉
Our research team happens to parade the most innocent (a great way of speaking of age and experience in positive terms) compared to the others who mostly have an interesting array of academic combination of prefixes and suffixes (the most popular is Prof.) with their names. But this doesn't reduce the quality of work in any way, and it has nothing to do with the fact that two of the team members will begin work on their PhD research in the next few months. There are ten of us, and we come from 11 different countries — Israel, Finland, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Macedonia, Pakistan, Nepal and Nigeria. The research, titled Building Bridges for Digital Opportunities: ICT and Youth Partnership for Human Development, will address various aspects of the relationship between ICTs and Human Development in the various countries or regions we represent.
The final joint session is on at the moment, and work still continues after now but later tonight, most of the researchers will attempt being funny and creative outside research findings through various presentations at the talent hunt. I have been listed for a presentation, and while the thought of what to do (some have asked me to sing but they sure don't know what they're asking for) doesn't bother me so much, I look forward to the possibility of catching some interesting shots that can brigthen up my album which increasingly seems to be made up of pictures from seminars and landscapes viewed from airplanes alone!
For the research, which will cover a period of about one year, I will seek to answer the following questions for my own section of the team's work, especially as it relates to Social Return on Investment in the Nigerian ICT space:
What is the exact relationship between ICT investments (1999 – 2005) and the national Human Development Index?
What is the economic cost of cybercrime (as an example of a "leak") in ICT investment — and what can be done about it?
What role will young Nigerians play in the connection between Nigeria's ICT4D Strategy and Human Development?
I will be glad to hear from those who may wish to share thoughts on these questions even as I continue to develop the research framework further. Gracias!
The Past Few Days
The past few days, at least for me, hold a lot of aces and memories. I began the week with an opportunity-turned-sour involving a Presidential Youth Forum that was eventually turned into a circus of political psychopancy — and a show of shame of what unbriddled tongues and shemeless minds without an eye for the future can display. Morale of the story: I have decided to join forces with other progressive young Nigerians to rescue the National Youth Council from the destructive path its towing at the moment — wish us the best 😉 Tuesday and Wednesday was better spent at the UNESCO Dialogue of Civilizations and Abuja office of Junior Achievement of Nigeria.
With the last flight into Lagos on Wednesday, I was able to brace up for the hectic pace of Thursday which included the wonderful meeting of the Nigeria Internet Group on the relationship between Internet Service Providers and the Unified Licensing Regime as announced by the Nigerian Communications Commission (who were the sponsors of the event). Friday began with the announcement on British Airway's cancelled morning flights out of Lagos, and towed that line all day long.
That didn't prevent me from co-hosting the Civil Society Forum on ICT4D Strategic Plan and Internet Governance (where I spoke about the role of the Nigerian Civil Society actors within the ongoing global Internet Governance discussions). But the next stop was at Junior Achievement of Nigeria where I had a defining meeting with the Executive Director. I will say more about the outcomes of that meeting in the days to come, but the outcomes will form a core of my activities over the next few months. Then, the news: my flight to Vancouver had been changed to Friday night! That was 7 hours off the time I thought wasn't there…
Somehow, I managed to survive the rush and arrived Heathrow airport at about 7am. Fortunately, I spotted the President of the Nigerian Joint Action Committee on ICT Awareness and Development ("Egbon Biyi") at the Lagos airport so we spent some time discussing on arrival at Heathrow. After some time, left for his onward flight to New York and I got bored! I had started checking for Internet access as soon as we arrived a few hours of discussions, but was only able to get the usual wireless leak that only supports Yahoo! Messenger and Skype — while my need was more of eMail, news and online search. After a few minutes, I took a walk away from the spot I had spent quite some time at, in search of free or paid-up Internet access — and I did find, just that it started with what I thought was a coincidence.
This certain young man kept looking in my direction and if I were a lady, my walk style would have gone closer to that of a cat. After a while, I politely smiled back, but he wouldn't stop looking, as if he was saying, "I know you now, bros, you no recognize me?" He was right… Oh, my God! Its getting more difficult to hide. A few days ago at the State House in Abuja, it was the Security Service guy who'd said, "I know you, I see you on TV, please keep up the good work and keep doing what we can't do". Then the night before I left Lagos, the airline staff smiled as I approached (and I haven't flown BA for a while — partly protesting the ban on young Nigerians in respect of UK visas) and he said, "I know you… Funmi Iyanda and Patito's Gang!" When does he have time to watch TV… and now its at Heathrow… Well, there are many good sides to it, you know. After my inability to get a card for my access, the young man (who's on his way back home to Nigeria after completing his MSc, to work for an oil major) bought swiped his card for 24 hours of broadband access (does this still qualify as free like my Dubai encounters?) After I hooked up to T-Mobile, time flew past and it was suddenly time to board. I thought I had about 5 hours to myself, but it was like 5 minutes.
And either my friends believe it or not, I watched the first half of the Saturday encounter between Germany and Sweden (this had better be right) on my laptop, and even continued until the wireless access sneaked into the corners of the airport as I took my exit. You can ask Edward Popoola, he'll confirm that 😉 I have been told that my new-found love for football would melt away after the World Cup finals, but lets wait and see. While on the queue, one of the the airline staff at the check-in counter asked me to join the other queue (yeah, right… he didn't even know my name — just be patient) and it was only when I was asked to take my seat at the upper deck of the plane that I understood that what he did was to upgrade me to the Club Class 😉 Not bad for a tired young man who would love to blog at over 37,000 feet. As I write this, the lady and gentleman on this level have been doing what they know best — making me feel like a temporal king… you know what I mean. I have promised myself to donate some of the few hours to sleep since I'll be going straight into a meeting when I arrive in Vancouver, so I won't be tempted to power up this laptop noting that its already at 7% (time to shut down).
I should blog more over the next few days…
180 Degrees Training Opportunities…
Following the May 1 announcement of training opportunities, please see modules below:
Blogging:
It has become a buzzword, and many people claim that they're making lots of money through it! Could it be true? Well, it is true — but there are some things they have not told you: setting up a blog is like discovering the life you should have been living! A blog combines the power of online presence — that websites bring — with the ease of filling in a diary without the need for writing techie codes! And it also helps secure your real estate online, standing as a potential "cash cow" as it grows in reach and popularity. Plus, you can decide what you wish to do with your blog: its yours anyway. This training will take you from just being an admirer of blogs (and recently, leaving comments on other people's blogs) to becoming an owner of your own blog. We will take you from how to set up your blog, choosing a name, deciding what/how to write, basic tips on increasing traffic to your website and …
Making Money Online:
You must have heard about the increasingly popular seminars that try to teach you how to make money online. And odds are that you've been to one, but left with a "funny" taste in your mouth — and a few naira off your account. Why are you not making money, while the seminar organizers are getting richer? Well, maybe its because you've been taught the wrong things — or haven't been empowered with the tools that make the difference between "lesson notes" and "practical application". Enters the "180 Degrees Making Money Online" training! How exactly can you make money online without getting involved in fraud? How can you ensure that each day, a few keeps waiting for you in your online account? Would you love to learn from those who combine experience with the passion to empower you?
Navigating International Meetings:
At some point in your career, you would love to look back and see how you moved from Personal Development to Global Participation. But a lot comes with global participation — one of which is participation in international meetings. This need to understand how to "navigate" international meetings is a popular need. From identifying which meetings exist, deciding which is relevant, finalizing travel plans, actual participation and post-meeting issues, there are people who can share thoughts with you and help you understand what to do. While there's no formula to the process, the facilitator(s) for this training have grown from where you are today to the point where they now navigate international meetings with so much ease. If you wish to join this flight that will take you closer to global participation.
Social Enterprise Development:
Gone are the days when people stayed away from the social issues they so much wanted to address because of the fear of ending up as a pauper. You can now combine the value of solving social issues with the comfort of earning revenue… and as it is said, "there's nothing like doing what you love to do — especially solving a societal problem — and being paid for it". If you've heard the phrase, "social entrepreneurs" and there's a click in your mind, or you are interested in understanding how to move your non-profit ideas into the realm of sustainability, then this training is for you. Combining proven business concepts with passionate social delivery, this training will explain to you how tomorrow's most important people will be social entrepreneurs — people who solve problems, and are paid for it!
Please send an eMail to 180@generissolutions.com to confirm your interest. Training holds on June 17th 2006 at the Generis Solutions Training Room, 5th Floor, L'Monarch Plaza, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, 01 794 16 02.
Awka Again
I visited Awka (capital city of politically popular Anambra state) for the first time about 3 years ago on the invitation of a group of final year students of different departments who felt they needed tips on how to survive out there and possibly position themselves through ICT opportunities. It was such an interesting experience for me, and I looked forward to my next invitation from that side of the country. After many date searching efforts, the opportunity came again. This time from AfriHUB, the campus-located telecenter that empowers youth (in the schools where they presently operate) with world-class ICT training. They had developed a new program called CaTalk and I was to be the Keynote Speaker for their May edition.
I arrived Enugu at about 10:30am on Thursday and was met by Rex Abitogun (the young man that manages the CaTalk series and a friend). We made our way to Awka (which doesn't have its own airport at the moment) through the AfriHUB center located at the Enugu campus of the University of Nigeria and arrived after a little over an hour. What I saw when I arrived was attention-grabbing: over 200 young people waiting in the packed room, taking up all the available spaces, and obviously ready to soak in as much knowledge as was available. After a noteworthy presentation by Izu (one of the presenters who works with a bank in Awka), it was my turn to offer what I had for the students.
Just before I started my presentation, I was reminded that the audience was only half of the people who indicated their interest in participating and that the other half would be at the same venue on Friday, to get their own share. It was fun, challenging and inspiring to share thoughts with the group on what I called, Ripples from Enugu. Beginning with telling my personal story of transition from final year into the next few years, I brought them face to face with the reality of the need to prepare ahead of jumping out of school as a graduate. The need for a personal SWOT analysis was discussed — and I must say that one of the participants has sent me what (s)he considers her Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, which we are now discussing.
The need to be honest enough to identify weaknesses and threats would help such individual to identify training needs — or simply areas that need attention. I also brought to the fore, the need to see competition in its real terms. Not forgetting to talk about the difference between a career and a job, I used the triangle to explain the different levels that we all occupy over time as we move from school to desired destinations. The high point of both sessions came when I announced that, "if many undergraduates continue the way they carm, pass and forget (CPF), they will dead on delivery on graduation." We looked at the statistics ofour environment and came to a conclusion that anyone who would desire a better future would have to plan ahead. When the audience laughed at one of the students because he was considered generally unserious, I found a great time to explain to them that some of the people they mocked today would be the link to their most important signature before the cheque clears tomorrow — it would only be a matter of time and utilised opportunities.
I concluded by teaching them the formula, Future Value = Present Value + Investments (raised to the power n), where n represents level of perception of future direction and rate of opportunity utilisation; and also challenged them to draw up a plan that will take them in the direction of their dreams. The questions revealed the hidden questions that many of them never really considered the need to ask (mostly because of peer pressure) but I must confess that I left the two sessions happy — that at least one (1) person would make some of the decisions I made in my own final year in school, some of which I have found extremely helpful as I continue to build a career of my dreams. Will I be in Awka again? I think so…


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