In Good Times, Bad Times, John Mills explodes the myths perpetrated by the Tory government and their media allies, and explains how the welfare state is a resource for the vast majority, rather than the preserve of a demonised group of 'benefit scroungers'.
He compares a typical 'poorer' family with a wealthy one, and his research and number crunching demonstrates that the wealthy family benefits as much if not more from the state.
Britain's benefit system plays a huge part in levelling, and without it the gap between the wealthy and poor would be so huge that we would resemble a country like Chile (Chile has the largest gap between the income of the richest 10% and the poorest 10% of the population – OECD 2014).
A determinism to defend decent benefits is essential to tackle inequality.


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Scenic Walks of Ireland
Here in Ireland, we're blessed with an overabundance of stunning walking destinations. From majestic mountain tops to verdant canal bank strolls and breathtaking beaches – this island of ours has something to suit walkers of all interests and levels of experience. With the new year upon us, we've hand-picked a selection of the very best destination walks for you and yours to enjoy in 2021.
Torc Mountain Trail – Co. Kerry
Torc Mountain trail and its centrepiece, Torc Waterfall, are rightly lauded as some of county Kerry's must-see attractions for hillwalking enthusiasts. The early stages of the Torc trail twist and turn through a typically stunning Kerry Landscape of stone and heather before the first of several boardwalk sections reveals itself. Made-up of repurposed railway sleepers, the boardwalk section meanders its way through the heather, its curves serving to reduce the harshness of the mountain's incline – a welcome development for less experienced walkers. Half way up Torc, you'll encounter a viewing platform ideal for a moment's respite to catch your breath and take in the gorgeous views of the valley below. When you're enjoying the vistas, be sure to cast an eye upwards as you might catch a glimpse of one of the White Tailed Sea Eagles that inhabit Killarney National Park and often traverse the skies around Torc. If you miss out on the eagles, there is plenty of local fauna to be found on land. The deft footing of the local deer and mountain goats are sure to put even the most seasoned walker to shame.
As you approach Torc's summit, the boardwalk is replaced by peat covered tussocks and yet another remarkable scene begins to reveal itself. From the top, you can take in another stellar view of Killarney's three lakes, the McGillycuddy Reeks and the Killarney valley beneath you.
Grand Canal Walk – Dublin
The Grand Canal was first conceived with trade in mind. Designed to link the commercial hub of Dublin with the West of Ireland, through the midlands and by connecting with The River Shannon. After over a century of use as a crucial route for watercraft laden with goods, the canal was closed to commercial traffic in the 1950s. Recent decades have seen the canal gradually restored for amenity use with barges, kayaks, canoes and a variety of other pleasure craft to be found making their leisurely way down the canal's peaceful waters.
The Grand Canal Way follows the picturesque banks of the canal, linking Lucan Bridge in Adamstown, County Dublin and Shannon Harbour in County Offaly. Much of the landscape that characterises the route has remained thankfully untouched by modern agricultural techniques. In essence, this remarkable canal bank stroll serves as something of an oasis for the native plants and animals that were once common throughout the countryside.
Natural beauty aside, over the course of the 128 kilometre route, walkers will encounter no shortage of historical and culturally significant attractions like lovingly restored lock-keepers cottages and inviting small towns and villages whose very existence is intrinsically linked to the lifestyle and trade associated with their canalbank locale. These appealing hamlets are ideal for an overnight stop for those tackling the the full Canal Walk, or as ideal personalised beginning and end points for those only looking to take in a portion of the extended route.
Slieve Donard Climb – Co. Down
Northern Ireland's highest natural peak, Slieve Donard is one of the finest hillwalking destinations on the island of Ireland. Slieve Donard looms large over the famed Mourne Mountains. The Mournes are made up of a slew of mountains and hills and with 12 peaks reaching over the 600 metre range, hillwalkers of all abilities are certain to encounter a route suited to their experience and interests.
The climb up Slieve Donard itself is relatively manageable considering the quality and breadth of the views that awaits you on reaching the summit. Though the route from the carpark to the peaks clocks in at little over 4.5 kilometres, the gradient can be a little unforgiving at times so be ready to break a sweat. Over the course of your journey, you'll encounter a few false peaks, so be patient and wait until you arrive at Donard's iconic look-out point before you begin celebrating. From the top, enjoy the views of the glorious Mournes rippling below. If you're lucky enough to reach the summit on a clear day, you might also catch a glimpse of the Isle of Man in the distance, the Wicklow Mountains to the south, not to mention the peaks of Wales, Scotland and even Donegal to the west.
Eagle's Rock Walk – Co. Leitrim
Leitrim's Eagle's Rock Walk is centred around the imposing figure of what many have come to call Eagles' Rock. Jutting dramatically from the already stunning environment, at 330 metres tall Eagles Rock is the tallest freestanding rock tower on the island of Ireland. But to focus exclusively on only the highest point would be to do the remarkable surroundings a major disservice.
As you approach the walks' endpoint, you will quickly find yourself surrounded by almost countless natural pillars and jagged arêtes – all formed by a glacial melting and a major mountain collapse approximately 12,000 years ago. The peculiarity and majesty of this elemental,evocative, almost enclosed space around the rock tower is hard to express without visiting for oneself. Ultimately, Eagles Rock walk is a lesser-known gem and a great, short yet challenging destination for moderately experienced walkers.
The Wicklow Way – Co. Wicklow
Stretching over 131 kilometres and linking Dublin's Marley Park with Clonegal in Country Carlow, we easily could have dedicated this entire piece to the variety of stunning vistas and tucked-away gems you'll encounter across The Wicklow Way. Originally proposed in 1966 by famed Irish Hillwalking enthusiast, J.B Malone, in his then widely read Over the Hills column in the Evening Herald. Eventually, in 1977, Malone was appointed to the Long Distance Walking Routes Committee of Ireland and began the process of making his dream a reality.
The first section of the trail opened in 1980, with the trail finally being completed in 1982, making it the oldest of Ireland's National Waymarked trails and the first to be included in the network of European Long Distance Paths. The route is part of the early stages of the E8 European Long Distance Path, a Herculean journey that links the Atlantic coast of West Cork and Istanbul.
A memorial to commemorate the life of Malone and his peerless impact on the culture of hillwalking in Ireland was erected on his death in 1989 and can be found near Lough Tay; a stunning lake nestled in the mountains of Wicklow and one of the jewels in the crown of The Wicklow Way.
Hook Peninsula Walk – Co. Wexford
The Hook Peninsula is one of the jewels of Ireland's Ancient East. Stretching out from the scenic Southeast corner of Ireland, stradling Waterford & Kilkenny, the Hook Peninsula is world renowned for its awe-inspiring vistas, national heritage sites, gorgeous gardens, and calm seas – there's no finer example of untouched ancient Ireland. All that considered, it is little surprise that the walk that bears the peninsula's name is really something special indeed.
The walk clocks in at about 3 kilometres and is ideal for walkers of all stripes, even absolute novices. Sea views are the order of the day on this glorious, leisurely stroll. The great platforms of fissured limestone that adorn the surrounding cliffaces have been adopted by many local anglers hoping to snag the evening's supper. Situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula and the culmination of the walk's route; Hook Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in the world and routinely voted one of Ireland's most loved tourist attractions.
Croagh Patrick Climb – Co. Mayo
Croagh Patrick is a 764 peak, the highest in county Mayo, that looms over the villages of Murrisk and Lecanvey, about 8 kilometres away from the bustling town of Westport. Crough Patrick has long held a position of major cultural significance as perhaps the country's best known site of religious pilgrimage. On the last Sunday of every July, thousands of pilgrims scale the peak in honour of Saint Patrick who, as the legend goes, prayed and fasted at the mountain's peak for forty days in the year 441. To further the peak's religious significance, there has been a chapel situation on the mountain's summit since approximately the 5th century. The small chapel present day hillwalkers encounter at the mountain's pinnacle was built and dedicated in the summer of 1905.
Despite its popularity, the Crough Patrick Climb is not without its hazards. Steep, slippery and rife with uneven scree toward the summit, be sure to keep mindful of conditions underfoot when you're taking in the breathtaking views that meet you at all sides. Thankfully, the mountain's peak is spacious enough for successful climbers to stroll around, put their feet up and enjoy a well-earned moment's reflection as they drink in the panoramic views of Mayo and North Galway. Be sure to note the hundreds of drumlin islands that make up Clew Bay and Clare and Achill Islands in the distance.
Doolin Cliff Walk – Co. Clare
One of the gems of Wild Atlantic Way and boasting some of the most breathtaking scenery in Ireland, The Doolin Cliff Walk is a must for any hillwalking enthusiast. Famously, this inspiring walk runs alongside the majestic Cliffs of Moher.
One of Ireland's most visited natural attractions, The Cliffs of Moher and their attached visitor centre are open all year round. Highlights include over 800m of cliff edge paths and viewing areas, the gothic style 19th century O'Briens Tower and the eco-friendly underground visitor centre building containing visitor services and facilities, gift shop, restaurant & coffee shop and the award winning Atlantic Edge Exhibition.
As a special protected area for seabirds, The Cliffs are home to over 30,000 pairs of seabirds. Birders, bring your binoculars, Guillemots and Razorbill can be found all along the cliffs along with Puffins, Kittiwakes, Fulmars, Peregrine Falcons and Choughs.
Glendalough (Upper) Trail – Co. Wicklow
Glendalough's Upper Trail weaves its way through some of the most remarkable and monumentally beautiful landscapes that The Garden of Ireland has to offer. Glendlalough and the surrounding areas was a hub of activity during the medieval period, so this trail is a real treat for hillwalkers looking for some historically significant pit stops to compliment the natural beauty that defines the locality. One such archaeological marvel is Temple-na-Skellig. This small rectangular church on the southern shore of the Upper Lake remains accessible only by boat. To the West of the church, you'll see a raised platform with stone enclosure walls, where huts and other dwellings likely stood hundreds of years ago.
In terms of flora, Glendalough is surrounded by oak woodland; it too a remnant of the monastic lifestyle once associated with the lough. As much of these trees are thought to have been planted and cultivated with the intention of being regularly harvested to produce wood and charcoal for crafting. Secluded and bountiful as it is, the area surrounding Glendalough's upper trail is also home for some of the country's rarest animals. Birders keep you eyes peeled, if you're lucky you might just catch a glimpse of a redstart ,wood warbler, white-throated dipper, cuckoo or even a eurasian jay.
Causeway Coast Walk – Co. Antrim
The gorgeous coastal walk that links the bustling tourist towns of Portstewart and Ballycastle is one of Northern Ireland's most enticing walking routes. This relatively manageable walk is perfect for inexperienced walkers looking to explore the rugged coastline that the northern reaches of Ireland have become famous for. With the highest peak of the trail clocking in at just over 140 metres above sea level, novices should be well within their abilities.
To complete the walk from start to finish shouldn't take more than 2 or 3 days – leave plenty of time for pit stops, naturally – and variety is very much the order of the day. The wide spectrum of different terrains on offer is one of the Coastal Walk's biggest draws. Aside from the cliff-side vistas the walk route is famous for, walkers will also encounter peaceful beach-side sections along with neatly appointed promenade strolls. The Causeway coastal walk can also serve as the ideal backbone for a more wide reaching exploration of some of Northern Ireland's best known tourist attractions; Dunluce Castle, The Giant's Causeway and the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge are all destinations in their own right and reveal themselves along the route of the Causeway Coastal Walk. The Bushmills distillery can also be found just a short detour from the trail, just in case of a warming snifter in order to counteract the effects of a few hours of exposure to the elements.
Connemara National Park – Co. Galway
One of the most unique visually striking walks on our list weaves its way through the otherworldly surrounds of Connemara National Park at Letterfrack. The West of Ireland's only national park boasts some of Connemara's most spectacular scenery spread out over 4,942-acres. Almost devoid of the signs of modern man-made development, the park is a blend of mountains, bogs, heaths, grasslands, rivers, waterfalls, and nature trails.
Be sure to keep a keen eye out for the famed Connemara Ponies that roam alongside the assorted other wildlife that populate the park. Connemara National Park has more to offer than just a bracing stroll; the lovely visitor center offers an exhibition on the Connemara landscape and an audio-visual show about the park. The Park's field laboratory is also housed behind the Park Office and is used by research students researching the unique wildlife native to Connemara.
Ballybunion Coast Walk – Co. Kerry
Ballybunion's Looped Coast Walk is the ideal walk for novice walkers eager to take in the beautiful sea views Kerry is famous for. Taking about 2 hours to complete, the route begins at Ballybunion's North Beach and leads walkers along some of country's most stunning cliffs and through the world famous Ballybunion Links Golf Course.
The route is perhaps best known for the spectacular, sheer 180 foot Bromore cliffs. Sculpted by nature over the course of thousands of years, Atlantic waves have formed headlands, carved deep caves at sea level and even produced arches and sea stacks that must be seen to be believed. The cliffs' own unique mineral composition is responsible for their unusual array of ever-changing colors. The walk along the cliff top is safe, well fenced and suitable for all ages. Be sure to keep an eye out for Seals, Dolphins and, if you're lucky, Sea Otters in the waters below.

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EU Launches Legal Action Against UK for Breach of Withdrawal Agreement
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that she will send a "letter of formal notice" to the UK as a result of the controversial clauses in the Internal Market Bill. Although things aren't quite as exciting as they seem…
Despite fanfare surrounding the announcement, this is not an uncommon process. Infractions are a common tool used by the EU and the UK has been infracted before as a Member State. Last year alone there were 800 open infringement cases across all EU Member States – on average 29 cases against each member state. What's more each procedure takes on average 35 months to complete…
As compiled by the Commission's own database, the top three countries for number of pending infringement proceedings are Spain, Italy, and von der Leyen's native Germany.
Maybe she should get her own house in order before making grand statements about admonishing the UK…
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About Drew Austin
Drew Austin is a New York based technologist. His ribbonfarm posts explore the nature of the changing nature of urban environments . Follow him on Twitter.
The New Human Wilderness
November 25, 2013 By Drew Austin
"We're living in a stylistic tropics. There's a whole generation of people able to access almost anything from almost anywhere, and they don't have the same localized stylistic sense that my generation grew up with."
-Brian Eno
"Though nominally included in the census of Christendom, he was still an alien to it. He lived in the world, as the last of the Grisly Bears lived in settled Missouri."
-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
Most of us live in cities; a lot of what we deem significant happens in cities; and our society is more "urban," however we define that word, than ever before. The moment in 2008 when the world's urban population passed the 50 percent mark possessed great symbolic importance for many who are part of that majority. Interestingly, contemporary authors like Ed Glaeser have built careers upon advocating the continued importance (the "triumph") of the city, although urbanization, as a trend, doesn't appear to need any more support than it naturally gets. Of course cities are important, and of course they're still the focal points of the present economy and culture—they're where civilization happens.
Freedom in Smooth Space
September 18, 2013 By Drew Austin
Drew is a 2013 blogging resident visiting us from his home blog over at Kneeling Bus.
"But the nomad goes from point to point only as a consequence and as a factual necessity; in principle, points for him are relays along a trajectory."
-Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari
Up in the Air, the 2009 George Clooney movie, remains pop culture's best effort to portray the placeless, jet-setting professional class that 21st century conditions have enabled and incubated. For commentators on the film and the phenomenon, "nomadic" seems an irresistible descriptor: Like the tribes that pitch camp after impermanent camp across deserts and steppes, the contemporary nomads are defined by their constant motion, lack of permanent settlements, and the lightness of their material possessions. Technology—particularly high-speed transportation and the internet—makes such contemporary rootlessness possible as it tethers its subjects to a world-encompassing network that lessens the gravity of leaving and arriving at specific locations. Like the desert tribes, the new nomads are shielded from the emotional drain of perpetual goodbyes and hellos. Their culture allows them to keep most of what they deem important within reach, at least superficially, as they move around.
The Networked Narrative
July 25, 2013 By Drew Austin
"In every age urban spaces—streets and squares—have served to stage spectacles in which the citizenry participated as players and audience. Urban life in nothing if not theatrical."
-Spiro Kostof
"Places do not disappear, but their logic and their meaning become absorbed in the network."
-Manuel Castells
The compact disc, a beachhead in the eventual digital absorption of nearly everything, introduced itself to the world via Philips and Sony with the promise of "perfect sound forever." Today, that succinct phrase reads as a flawed prophecy about a then-nascent revolution in information and memory: The replacement of an analog world where death and decay ultimately eroded all but the most valued (and fortunate) vessels of information—paintings, books, records, and even buildings—with a digital one where the same bits that had previously lived in physical objects could achieve immortality and begin piling up forever unless consciously deleted. Analog information had to opt into survival through intentional preservation; digital information would have to opt out.
Civilization and the War on Entropy
May 23, 2013 By Drew Austin
"The 'abstract' and the 'concrete' from now on would have lives of their own, participating in a perpetual ballroom dance where partners are exchanged promiscuously according to design."
-Sanford Kwinter
Two threads of discourse dominated twentieth-century urbanism in the United States: the Jane Jacobs-Robert Moses dichotomy and the rise of the suburbs. The former was fundamentally a question of power. Should hyperintelligent master planners decide how cities develop, or should more agency remain at the block level, in the hands of city-dwellers themselves? The questions of how cities should function and whether they should favor vibrant street life or big business, infrastructural megaprojects and automobile throughput all followed from that primary question of power.
The Wave of Unknowing
March 27, 2013 By Drew Austin
"Unable to find a place outside the capitalist system, the postmodern subject loses any possibility of fulfilling the Enlightenment ambition of drawing a map that could claim to mirror reality."
-Kazys Varnelis
When Frederic Jameson published Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism twenty years ago, he ensured that his essay's subject, the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, would become the world's most intellectualized hotel. Designed by John Portman and built in the late 1970s, the Bonaventure's monolithic presence in downtown LA (like much of Portman's work) still represents everything urbanists hate: The massive building is a mirror-clad fortress with a rotating rooftop bar that boldly shirks any responsibility for relating to or enhancing the cityscape that surrounds it.
Inside its walls, the Bonaventure is its own universe: disorienting, windowless, and lacking reference to any external reality (aside from the rooftop bar's panoramic views of the city). Reflecting upon the building and Jameson's essay, Kazys Varnelis observes that its confusing, illegible layout perfectly epitomizes the contemporary era: "For Jameson, the hotel's complexity is an analogue for our inability to understand our position in the multinational, decentered network of finance and communications that comprises late capitalism." In the past, we believed that we could comprehend the world that we lived in—especially the parts of that world that we ourselves had made—but Portman's hotel was a society announcing that it had finally outsmarted itself and was willing to embrace that outcome.
Machine Cities and Ghost Cities
February 5, 2013 By Drew Austin
"We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us." -Henry David Thoreau
New York and New Jersey have a first world problem: The Bayonne Bridge, which connects the two states, will soon block the entrance to the largest seaport on the East Coast, the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal. In other words, New York City and its surrounding region have too much infrastructure, and the older infrastructure is starting to interfere with the newer infrastructure, forcing a public evaluation of priorities.
The Bayonne Bridge, which fulfills the modest task of enabling people in cars to cross a river between Staten Island and its namesake city, needs to be raised: Its 151-foot navigational clearance is too low for Post-Panamax ships (the mega-vessels that will become the ocean's biggest and most efficient movers of goods after the Panama Canal is widened in 2014). If the bridge remains in place, the port conveniently located closest to the Eastern seaboard's largest population center will potentially stagnate as a Norfolk or Savannah arises to take its dominant position (just as Port Newark itself surpassed similarly obsolete facilties in the mid-twentieth century). If the Bayonne Bridge does not get out of the way in time, the global freight network will re-optimize itself at a slightly less efficient level, forcing goods to travel farther and more expensively. The plan is to raise the bridge 60 feet higher.


The Cape Girardeau County Commission will be having a public meeting this morning at 9.
It'll cover the proposed 2019 operating budget.
It'll be an opportunity for citizens to ask questions and comment.
The meeting will be at the county administration building, 1 Barton Square in Jackson.


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UK CHAMPIONSHIP: Higgins must play '100 times better' to beat Chinese prodigy
John Higgins in action at this year's Betway UK Championship at the Barbican
JOHN Higgins insists he will have to "play 100 times better" if he is to get past Yan Bingtao in this afternoon's third round meeting at the Betway UK Championship.
The 42-year-old Scot set up a clash against the Chinese prodigy with a 6-4 victory over Cao Yupeng on Sunday.
The three-time UK champion was well below his best against Cao – a 59 in the fifth frame was his only break over 50.
And Higgins – who won his 29th ranking title at the Indian Open earlier this season – has revealed he needs a new tip on his cue before today's tough test against Yan.
"I was rubbish on Sunday, I brought Cao down to my level," said world number five Higgins. "I wasn't happy with my cue tip and when I was hitting balls it was gone. That can happen with tips sometimes.
"I'm going to drive up the road (to Glasgow) and ask Fraser Patrick to stick a new tip on for me. I can't play any worse than that and if I went out with the same tip next I would be lucky to win a frame.
"I think everyone rates Bingtao really highly, he could very well win the tournament this week so I'm going to have to play 100 times better to have a chance of beating him.
"He enjoys the big stage, he revels in it. He's probably going to be on the big stage for the next 20 years. He believes that he can win and you don't get that in a lot of young players."
In yesterday's round three action, Stephen Maguire trailed Liang Wenbo 4-3 when he made a 117 in the eighth frame. The next two were shared before 2004 UK Champion Maguire took the decider with a 67 to win 6-5.
Ryan Day won an exciting Welsh derby with Mark Williams 6-5. Northern Ireland Open champion Williams built a 4-1 lead with a top break of 102 before Day made 76 and 65 in recovering to 4-4.
The next two were shared before Williams had first chance in the decider but made just four before missing a red to a top corner. Day compiled a run of 68 which proved enough.
Day remains ahead of Neil Robertson in the race to the Masters, while defeat for Liang could leave him in danger of being leap-frogged by both players.
Up and coming Chinese cueman Lyu Haotian scored one of his best career wins with a 6-4 defeat of Marco Fu.
Lyu, 19, reached the Northern Ireland Open semi-finals last month and continued to show his potential as he fired breaks of 121, 85, 85 and 80 in beating world number seven Fu.
York's UK Snooker Championship prize fund tops £1m for the first time
Ronnie O'Sullivan hails York as "fantastic" home for UK Snooker Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan vows to continue making snooker history
Ronnie O'Sullivan cruises into quarter-finals in York - then reveals his 'I'm a Celebrity' offer
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UK CHAMPIONSHIP: O'Sullivan roars back to beat Doherty at Barbican
UK CHAMPIONSHIP: Record ticket sales at York Barbican
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The Supreme Court judgment in Wyatt v Vince has caused quite a stir since it was handed down on 11 March 2015. The couple met in 1981 and were married in December that year. Miss Wyatt has a daughter from a previous relationship, who Mr Vince treated as his own. The couple later had a son. The family were of modest means. In 1984, the parties separated and Mr Vince became a traveller. The party divorced in 1992, with decree absolute being granted on 26 October 1992. The court file was then transferred to a different court where it was either destroyed or mislaid. Mr Vince went on to found his green energy company, Ecotricity, in the mid-1990s which was very successful and lead to him becoming a millionaire. During this time, Ms Wyatt struggled to provide for the children and to secure permanent housing.
In 2011, Ms Wyatt made an application for financial orders, in particular for a lump sum of £1.9million, and for a costs allowance order. Mr Vince cross-applied for her application to be struck-out pursuant to Rule 4.4 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010. The High Court dismissed Mr Vince's cross-application and ordered that he pay the costs allowance directly to Ms Wyatt's solicitors. Mr Vince appealed.
The Court of Appeal allowed his appeal, set aside the orders of the High Court, ordered that Ms Wyatt's application be struck out and that she repay some of the money Mr Vince had paid to her solicitors. The Court of Appeal held that Ms Wyatt did not have any reasonable grounds for bringing her application, whilst Jackson LJ went further to suggest that her application was an abuse of process because it had no real prospect of success. Ms Wyatt appealed to the Supreme Court.
iii) As such, it could not be said that Ms Wyatt's application failed to disclose reasonable grounds for bringing it.
Victoria Richardson family law specialist at McHale and Co said "It is very unusual for a claim to be brought 22 years after a Court ruled but due to their being no financial order, the claim has been allowed to be brought. The High Court will now consider how much Ms Wyatt should receive. The case highlights the importance of ensuring that all financial matters are finalised at the time of divorce and a court order must be obtained to prevent future claims being brought. Otherwise it could lead to future claims to a share of the wealth earned after the divorce.
It is crucial to seek timely and expert advice from a specialist family lawyer when going through a relationship breakdown.


« #55 Winston McAnuff the meltingman with Java LIVE in Marseille !
#56 World Premieres for Christmas !
Frank Meyer (ph : Todd Westover) and Michael Butler on stage (ph : me); Balthazar (ph : their website) and Bryan Small the Hangman (pic from me !).
Angus Kahn and Balthazar offered me/us their demos to listen to in World Premiere on Meltingpod for Christmas !! they are recording them in studio right now !
My friend Michael Butler, the Rock and Roll Geek, bassist in American Heartbreak, based in San Francisco, sent me since 2001 very often some of his songs in working from the very first note because I love that !!!
Marquis Moon is a band from Marseille from the 90's who unfortunately doesn't exist anymore but Pascal Ferrari one of the musician gave me a lot of demos never released to play on my podcast too.
At least Balthazar a band from Montréal used to live at home in Marseille during many months and gave me often their work in evolution.
I hope you will appreciate this special musical gift : Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Eve Party to you all !
I invited you to check my other website MYSPACE/MELTINGPOD : our little rock community find a place to write there too !
If you understand French you could listen to my new podcast on MELTINGTALKS, where I did interviews with women in Marseille about the mothers and housewives' dreams…in France in 2006 ! Nobody can stay indifferent to their talk.
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2004 Tourism Picture Remains Clouded
By : GTP editing team
Tag: Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Athens, Attica, c503c, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Greek hoteliers, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers, Italy, Mediterranean, Nikos Angelopoulos, non-European Union countries, Olympic Games, Olympics, Summer Olympics, Tourism, UK
When compared with last year, the drop in tourism arrivals this year is expected to reach anywhere between less than 1% to as high as 10%. It all depends on whom you listen to. Tourism revenue, again according to whom you listen to, will drop from 5% to as high as 15% against last year.
Most blame the anticipated losses on the lack of promotion abroad and Greece's failure to utilize the positive effects of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. They also mention the strong competition from non-European Union countries within the Mediterranean area, but neighbors Italy and Cyprus foresee major increases in arrivals this year. Others say services outside the hotel are just too expensive.
By mid-May, tourism professionals here say bookings from the UK to Greece are down some 20% over last year, and bookings from France are said to be down by as much as 30%. Greece's other major market, Germany, appears to be holding onto last year's arrival numbers.
Meanwhile, a number of Greek hoteliers have hiked their prices by an average of 70-80 percent ahead of the Summer Olympics, according to the Hellenic Tourism Organization, despite the sizable drop in tourism arrivals so far this year, an average drop of 18-21 percent in the first quarter, according to some.
The Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers, however, claimed that there is little truth in complaints that hotel owners were pushing prices up ahead of the August 13-29 Games. "This is criticism made in poor faith, from which the only people who will benefit are travel agents who are pressing for discounts in their existing contracts for summer rooms," the federation said.
It argued that 90 percent of all hotel rooms in Attica were booked four years ago for Olympics officials at "very low" prices. "The very few remaining rooms are destined for top businessmen and high-ranking officials in multinational companies, and it is natural that they should be rented at higher prices than usual."
The vice president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises, Nikos Angelopoulos, said in a recent interview that he was not even optimistic about the sector in the post-Olympic Games era and also spoke about the downward trend tourism has not been able to break out of in the last few years.
Signs of a break in the trend, not of a rebound, are what we are all waiting for since we are in an Olympic year, he said, but this is unfortunately not happening for the country as a whole, with the exception perhaps of Athens.
He added that the complete lack of a strategy to connect the Olympic Games to Greece has resulted in a negative record being set in this country. Greece is the only nation that has seen its tourism arrivals slide despite the hosting of the Games.
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The Sunday Times & biographer Tom Bower exposes Corbyn as an 'academic failure', 'fanatical Marxist' , in sum , the politically toxic admixture of Lenin, Stalin & Mao ! Almost Marx takes the measure of this expression of political hysteria.
Posted on February 25, 2019 by stephenkmacksd
Headline: Tom Bower on Jeremy Corbyn: he left for Jamaica an academic failure and came back a fanatical Marxist
Sub-headline; Throughout his career the Labour leader has used tactics learnt from the communist playbook. His biographer Tom Bower charts his cultivation of a 'good guy' image — and ruthless elimination of moderate rivals
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news-review/tom-bower-on-jeremy-corbyn-he-left-for-jamaica-an-academic-failure-and-came-back-a-fanatical-marxist-csxbmcr7w
This is a condensation of Mr. Bower's book, for easier consumption by the Sunday Times readership, who already believe that Corbyn is Satan! Corbyn is here portrayed as a 'fanatic', 'academic failure' a political purist in the mode of Lenin or Stalin, in his ruthless elimination of his rivals, while not resorting to murder. (Yet the complete absence of the vexing question of Anti-Semitism remains where? in this biography.) Corbyn
has evolved into a Left-Wing Social Democrat, that in the bleak world that the collapse of The Neo-Liberal Swindle created, and the dismal politics of the Tories and New Labour, that now defines 'The Political Center' of British life. Only it that political setting could Corbyn be defamed as anything like a 'Radical' The citizens of that Political Center are panic stricken by the rise of Corbyn and his returning the Labour Party to its roots, he is the antithesis of the for sale Tony Blair. But The Sunday Times provides a 'review' by Dominic Sandbrook that follows The Party Line on this political monster.
Headline: Review: Dangerous Hero: Corbyn's Ruthless Plot for Power by Tom Bower — portrait of a monomaniac
Sub-headline: If Jeremy Corbyn became prime minister, he would easily be the most dangerous, most indolent and least intelligent holder of the office in history
This is one of the most depressing books I have ever read. It is a forensically detailed portrait of a man with no inner life, a monomaniac suffused with an overwhelming sense of his own righteousness, a private schoolboy who failed one A-level and got two Es in the others, a polytechnic dropout whose first wife never knew him to read a book.
It is the story of a man who does not appear to have gone to the cinema or listened to music, takes no interest in art or fashion and refused to visit Vienna's magnificent Schönbrunn Palace because it was "royal". It tells how he bitterly opposed the Anglo-Irish Agreement, deeply regretted the fall of the Berlin Wall and praised the men who attacked New York on September 11, 2001, for showing an "enormous amount of skill". In some parallel universe, this man would currently be living in well-deserved obscurity. In reality, Jeremy Corbyn is the leader of Her Majesty's opposition and the bookmakers' favourite to become our next prime minister.
For the veteran biographer Tom Bower, whose previous subjects include Mohamed al-Fayed, Richard Branson, Simon Cowell, Tony Blair and Prince Charles, Corbyn is the easiest target imaginable. The details of his life are well known. Born in 1949, the son of a skilled engineer and a maths teacher, he was brought up in a large 17th-century farmhouse in Shropshire called Yew Tree Manor. At school he was a loner and an underachiever, so lazy that his headmaster told him: "You'll never make anything of your life."
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-dangerous-hero-corbyns-ruthless-plot-for-power-by-tom-bower-portrait-of-a-monomaniac-8x0spp3d8
In this political moment when May's policy/governmental incompetence are on full display, this held together by a slim majority: Corbyn is about to become Prime Minister, which precipitates panic in both the Tories and New Labour. This book condensation, and its review in The Good Grey Times is a clear demonstration of that political panic. The Independent Group that has taken shape in the last week, whose majority comes from The Labour Friends of Israel, is also indicative of that panic and trades on the lie that Corbyn is an Anti-Semite. Look to Jonathan Freedland's Guardian essay as the titular beginning point of the concerted defamation of Corbyn, by the Blairite New Labour faction.
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Picchiotti Exuma wins motor yacht of the year award
Perini Navi Group delightedly announced that the Picchiotti 50 metre superyacht Exuma of the Vitruvius® Series, has won the "Motor Yacht of the Year" and "Best Displacement Motor Yacht of below 500 gt" awards.
Exuma, the new generation of the Picchiotti Vitruvius-series motor yachts born from the collaboration between Vitruvius Ltd, Philippe Briand and the Perini Navi Group, is conceived with a focus on efficiency for autonomous navigation. Her aluminium hull is characterised by streamlined, slender lines and follows Briand Optimised Stretched Hull (BOS® Hull) guidelines. These allow for a gross tonnage of 497 tons, displacement of 400 tonnes, a reduced draught of 2.3 metres for navigating in shallow waters- all with a range of 6,500 miles at 12 knots.
Since her launch on July 3, 2010, Exuma was awarded the Rina Green Plus Platinum certificate for her proven commitment to environmental excellence. She also was voted Most Innovative Yacht of the Year at the 2010 World Yacht Trophy, organized by Luxmedia Group. At the 2010 Nautical Design Awards, a recognition for yachting design recently established and organised by the Italian Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI, the fifty-year-old association that also awards the prestigious Compasso d'oro,) in tandem with the magazine Yacht & Sail she also won Best Motor Yacht over 40 metres.
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Yes, the CDC had to ask people not to wash or otherwise reuse condoms
Matthew Diebel
Seems like some people might be really stretched for cash. Or, perhaps more likely, they're too busy to head to the store.
Yes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an appeal to folks to not wash or otherwise reuse condoms.
"We say it because people do it," the CDC tweeted. "Use a fresh one for each #sex act."
In addition to preventing pregnancies, the CDC says on its website, condoms can halt the spread of most sexually transmitted diseases — such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis — but are only fully effective when used according to instructions.
"Incorrect use, such as reusing a condom or using more than one at a time, diminishes the protective effect of condoms by leading to condom breakage, slippage, or leakage," Elizabeth Torrone, an epidemiologist at the CDC's Division of STD Prevention, told BuzzFeed News.
Torrone added that soap and water won't kill all of the microorganisms on or inside the condom and can also make the latex more prone to tear.
"You should use the condom in the way the manufacturer has intended and tested," said Alyssa Dweck, a board-certified OB-GYN and author of The Complete A to Z for your V, told Buzzfeed News. "If you don't, you cannot rely on the condom anymore to do those duties."
Dweck also emphasized one-time use. "Let's say you have sex three times in one night, you should be changing the condom three times," she said.
More:Why are condoms so unpopular in this country of 1.3 billion?
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And Bekki Burbidge, deputy chief executive at sexual health charity FPA, told Newsweek that it's also important to use a new condom for each new sex act. "For example, if you switch from vaginal sex to anal sex."
The CDC stressed that condom malfunctions, such as ruptures, are not the main cause of unwanted pregnancies and STDs. "The failure of condoms to protect against STD or HIV transmission usually results from inconsistent or incorrect use, rather than product failure," according to the CDC's "Condom Effectiveness" website.
The CDC's warning, although serious, elicited some humorous tweets in response.
"Hold on babe, let me just grab one off the clothes line...," wrote one user identified as Charles Hall.
And a tweeter with the handle What a Stupid Time to be Alive, asked "what the hell am I supposed to with all these condoms in the dishwasher now?"
Meanwhile, if cost is an issue, free or low-cost condoms can often be obtained from state or other health departments, doctor's offices, college health centers and nonprofit sexual health clinics, according to Planned Parenthood, which also gives out free condoms.


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Corsair's New 460X Is a Beauty & Treat For PC Builders For Under $150
Usman Abdul Jabbar September 2, 2016
The PC Hardware market is definitely evolving at a rapid pace without a doubt. Companies like Corsair and Cooler Master are taking full advantage of the enthusiasm in the PC Hardware market lighting up their products and peripherals making desks more appealing and satisfying. Recently, Corsair announced some amazing and beautiful products into the wild such as their new Corsair Keyboard, Mouse, Mousepad and Fans. But what really attracts me personally is the PC Case itself.
The 460X by Corsair is definitely a jaw-dropper considering it's size, looks and built-in RGB lighting. This new case by Corsair definitely makes me regret my Armageddon Xonatron T13 which we reviewed earlier this year. The Corsair 460X comes tempered glass side and front-panels, PSU cover, watercooling support and support for 360mm radiator in front.
The case supports GPUs with a max length of 370mm and a max height of 170mm for a CPU cooler. Additionally, the case comes with a built-in RGB controller on the front of the case, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, Headphone and Microphone jack and lastly a single Power and Reset button.
Considering the look of the PC Case, users who want to show off their PC Build could definitely take full advantage of their build and could showcase their hardware without any limitations.
Pricing & Thoughts
While the approach seems quite a dream come true, this idea isn't new or one of it's kind. Although, the case overall seems great to build in and look at with room of expansion. Though, if expansion was your thing, Cooler Master's Mastercase also deserves a look if you don't mind sacrificing on the design of the 460X.
Coming onto the pricing of this case, the 460X has an official MSRP of $139 which translates to RM569 in Malaysia. However, pricing may fluctuate by the time the 460X reaches Malaysian shores. Nonetheless, an impressive and beautiful case.
[Sources: CudoTech Malaysia Facebook]


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Breaking News – Pope Changes Church's Teaching on the Death Pe ...
by Paul Fahey · Published August 2, 2018 · Updated October 28, 2021
This is exciting! The Catholic Church has officially changed its teaching on the death penalty. Pope Francis, via the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, updated the Catechism.
The Catechism now states:
2267. Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, following a fair trial, was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good.
Today, however, there is an increasing awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost even after the commission of very serious crimes. In addition, a new understanding has emerged of the significance of penal sanctions imposed by the state. Lastly, more effective systems of detention have been developed, which ensure the due protection of citizens but, at the same time, do not definitively deprive the guilty of the possibility of redemption.
Consequently, the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that "the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person",[1] and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide.
The Catechism previously said:
2267. Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.
If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and more in conformity to the dignity of the human person.
Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense incapable of doing harm – without definitely taking away from him the possibility of redeeming himself – the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity "are very rare, if not practically nonexistent."
Here's the link to the official document (scroll down for English).
NOTE: Some commenters have pointed out that the title of this post might be misleading and suggests a rupture or an essential change in doctrine. To clarify: we are not suggesting that. While the title of our post is accurate (the Catechism is a comprehensive collection of teachings of the Catholic Church, and the section that contains the official teaching on the death penalty has been revised), we fully maintain that this change is a legitimate development made in continuity with Tradition.
Paul Fahey
Paul Fahey lives in Michigan with his wife and four kids and works as a parish catechist. He is retreat leader, speaker, counseling student, and a co-founder of Where Peter Is. He can be found at his SubStack, Pope Francis Generation.
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Here at Shackleton, we really enjoy meeting people. Existing clients, prospective clients, partners, friends - they're important to us and we want them to know that. So, when we meet with any of them our mobile phones are nowhere to be seen. We don't want any distractions. Our time and attention are 100% with the person or people we are meeting and, in our view, that's how it should be.
This is The Shackleton Way and it's how we build and maintain great relationships.
When you go into a meeting and lay your mobile phone on the table, it's a huge body language signal that says quite clearly, "whatever is happening on my phone, is far more important than anything you've got to say". And the person(s) you're meeting with can hear you shout that fact loud and clear.
Sure, there are occasions when you're waiting on an important message or call, and you need to have your phone to hand, everyone understands that. At a minimum, explain to those your meeting why your mobile is out on display. Once you do receive your call/message, put the phone away again and watch the positive reaction of the others.
When someone sets precious time aside to meet with you, recognise it. Even if they're your colleague, best friend, relative or partner. They are pleased to give you their time, so value it as much as they do and listen to what's being said. You'll be amazed at what you can learn and if it's a business meeting, you might even uncover a need for your products or services. You might really be able to help someone solve a problem.
Taking the time and having the ability to listen is the single most important skill in the communication process. It allows you to accurately receive information, interpret it and to respond appropriately.
If you're distracted by what might happen on your phone, then it's not possible to listen effectively and you can easily misunderstand what's being said. The person you're meeting becomes frustrated and annoyed with you, communication breaks down and the meeting - for them at least, has been a waste of their time.
In the worst cases it can ruin relationships and opportunities, especially in business.
Simon Sinek, is a well-known global expert on leadership and communication. In one of his videos on YouTube, he talks about the dopamine effect.
Dopamine is a chemical our brain creates to help us achieve goals. It's the high we get when we win something, finish a big project, or earn a bonus. It's an essential chemical that ensures things get done.
Sinek believes when it's out of balance though, it is highly addictive and even dangerous.
Some things that induce dopamine highs include, gambling, alcohol, nicotine and yes, even our mobile phones. What? Yes, mobile phones.
They say that if you crave alcohol every moment of the day, then you're an alcoholic. But how many of us wake up in the morning, or come out of a meeting and the first thing we do is reach for our phones?
Sinek suggests we crave that "ding, or beep-beep" of a new email or text arriving and if someone calls us, bang! There's that high again.
When we agree to meetings, whether in a professional or personal capacity, we should be listening with interest to what is being discussed. This is how we build relationships. It's how we build empathy, trust and respect.
So, here at Shackleton, we just don't do it. If we're meeting with clients or prospective clients, or anyone for that matter, the mobiles remain out of the way.
Mobiles are banned from all our internal meetings, so they are never a distraction and as a result, our meetings are more enjoyable and arguably, more productive.
Shackleton has built its entire business through effective communication and productive meetings. We take pride in the fact that the relationships we've built and continue to enjoy with our clients and friends are first class.
We are experts in technology, but we are not ruled by it, so if you want to meet with IT professionals, who promise to give you the attention you and your business deserve, maybe it's time you called Shackleton.


Although new therapies are being rapidly introduced in the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) field after years of clinical trial disappointments, clinicians face many challenges when treating patients with this malignancy, including delays in diagnosis and comorbidities.
Surgical resection or transplant remain the only cure for HCC. Finn said although HCC survival outcomes have started to improve, many patients have cirrhosis and other comorbidities that complicate management. As with most cancers, early diagnosis and intervention can significantly improve survival.
In the United States, excitement has been building among HCC specialists since April, when the FDA approved regorafenib (Stivarga) as a secondline treatment for patients with HCC following prior sorafenib (Nexavar). Sorafenib was the only approved systemic therapy in HCC for a decade as a series of late-stage clinical trials failed to produce additional therapies.
In September, the FDA granted an accelerated approval to nivolumab (Opdivo) for patients with HCC following prior sorafenib after the phase I/II CheckMate 040 trial demonstrated a 14.3% overall response rate per RECIST v1.1 criteria for patients who had previously been treated with sorafenib.3 The agency also has accepted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for lenvatinib (Lenvima), a VEGF inhibitor, as a frontline systemic treatment for patients with advanced HCC.
In another development, cabozantinib (Cabometyx), a multikinase inhibitor, improved median overall survival (OS) versus placebo in patients with advanced HCC who have previously received sorafenib in the phase III CELESTIAL trial, meeting the primary endpoint. Based on these results, Exelixis, the company developing the drug, plans to submit an sNDA to the FDA in the first quarter of 2018.
Vogel said a major challenge to implementing HCC screening for high-risk populations is that many people with chronic liver disease do not know they have it. "If people have HCV or HBV without any symptoms of advanced liver disease, they might not even know they have liver disease," he explained. In a retrospective study of US veterans (N = 1201) with HCC and liver cirrhosis, almost 25% did not learn they had cirrhosis until after HCC was diagnosed.4 Vogel said the lack of awareness is particularly tragic for individuals with HCV, who could potentially be cured with a DAA before acquiring HCC.
Ultrasonography is the standard for surveilling high-risk individuals for HCC.1 Vogel said ultrasonography screening "is a good tool to detect liver nodules…[but] in patients who have obesity and have a fatty liver, detecting nodules is far more difficult." He said measuring serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is another option, but recommended against relying solely on AFP testing due to its low sensitivity. Emerging biomarkers include AFP-L3 and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin. Vogel said in the future, algorithms may combine multiple biomarkers with gender, age, and other risk factors to identify individuals who should undergo screening with ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging.


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Battlefield Back Stories - Thoughts on the Civil War, its battlefields, and public history.
The Civil War in St. Louis
When I travel to new places I am always on the look out for interesting history. In the past few years I've been able to explore a bit of the history of St. Louis, a city I first visited back in 2009. Since then I've had the pleasure of taking several extended trips to the city, visiting my soon-to-be in-laws at Christmas and New Years for the past three years.
At Christmas in 2011 we visited the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park to take in a special exhibit, The Civil War in Missouri. This show, which is still on view through this coming June, does an excellent job showcasing the divisions the Civil War brought to Missouri.
This time around, I went to St. Louis planning to utilize the Missouri History Museum again to help me discover more about the city's wartime history. Earlier this year I had downloaded the museum's The Civil War in St. Louis app, which is free for your iPhone. The app is designed to be a multimedia walking and driving tour of St. Louis's Civil War sites. It is based on the book The Civil War in St. Louis by William C. Winter. As we prepared for our annual trip, I began to explore the app a bit at home, to determine if it would be worth spending part of a day taking the tour. Unfortunately, many of the sites no longer stand, and given our full schedule I decided against the tour.
On the other hand, we often travel all around the city during our visits, and I knew the app contained a GPS enabled map. So throughout the week, as we zipped around the city for various activities, I sat in the back seat of the car with the app open, seeing what sites we might pass. There's a lot of great content in this program, but it is very buggy. It moves slowly and crashes frequently.
The app did help me make a few discoveries. During the week we passed by the Old Courthouse and the site of Camp Jackson, where on May 10, 1861 Captain Nathaniel Lyon surrounded a pro-Confederate militia, forcing them to surrender and thus securing St. Louis for the Union. On our way to First Night festivities we passed by the site of the U.S. Corral, where the Cavalry Bureau trained over 50,000 horses for service in 1863.
My most interesting discovery during the week though was two monuments located in Forest Park, just a few hundred yards away from the Missouri History Museum and a stone's throw from one another. These two monuments speak strongly to the divided nature of the war years in St. Louis, and also to the struggle over the memory of the war.
During the war, St. Louis was a city with divided loyalties. Many residents had southern roots. Yet the growth of finance and industry before the war created many strong ties to the North, and St. Louis's expanding population of German-born Americans remained staunchly Unionist and antislavery. The first monument we ran across spoke to this population of German immigrants - it was an equestrian statue of General Franz Sigel.
General Franz Sigel Statue in Forest Park, St. Louis.
Sigel obtained his first military experience in his home nation of Baden, and participated in the 1848 Revolution. When the Revolution was suppressed, Sigel fled, eventually settling in New York in 1852. He made a name for himself in the German-American community, writing for the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung and the New York Times. In 1857, Sigel moved to St. Louis, and at the outbreak of the war proved instrumental in rallying German-born Americans to enlist. He became a Colonel in the 3rd Missouri and fought under Lyon. In August of 1861 he was promoted to Brigadier General, a position he earned in no small part to his value as a recruiter of German-Americans. Sigel served throughout the Civil War, but never gained much success as a military commander.
The statue was unveiled in 1906. It was sculpted by German Robert Cauer and cast at the Lauchhammer Foundery in Lauchhammer, Germany. The inscription at the base of the monument reads: "To remind future generations of the heroism of German-American patriots in St. Louis and vicinity in the Civil War of 1861-1865. General Franz Sigel."
Nearby, we came across the Confederate Memorial in Forest Park. At first, I was somewhat surprised to find a Confederate Memorial here. Missouri divisions ran deep, but St. Louis remained a Union stronghold throughout the war, despite the presence in the city of southern sentiments. When we arrived at the monument though, I began to understand: this monument, dedicated in 1914, sought to set in stone (quite literally) the Lost Cause mythology of the war.
Confederate Memorial, Forest Park, St. Louis.
The statue features bronze statuary depicting a southern family sending a young man off to war, above which sits a relief carving of the "Angel Spirit of the Confederacy." The back side of the 23 foot tall memorial features two engraved quotations. The first was written by Robert Cattlett Cave, a St. Louis minister who had served as a Virginia soldier in the war:
To the Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Southern Confederacy.
Who fought to uphold the right declared by the pen of Jefferson and achieved by the sword of Washington. With sublime self sacrifice they battled to preserve the independence of the states which was won from Great Britain, and to perpetuate the constitutional government which was established by the fathers.
Actuated by the purest patriotism they performed deeds of prowess such as thrilled the heart of mankind with admiration. 'Full in the front of war they stood' and displayed a courage so superb that they gave a new and brighter luster to the annals of valor. History contains no chronicle more illustrious than the story of their achievements; and although, worn out by ceaseless conflict and overwhelmed by numbers, they were finally forced to yield, their glory, 'on brightest pages penned by poets and by sages shall go sounding down the ages.'
The inscription oozes Lost Cause mythology at its finest. We did not fight to protect slavery, this monument states, but rather to protect the right of self government guaranteed by the Declaration and the Constitution. And, it continues, we would have won if not for overwhelming numbers. If one inscription does not drive the point home - another inscription quotes Robert E. Lee:
We had sacred principles to maintain and rights to defend for which we were duty bound to do our best, even if we perished in the endeavor.
After viewing the monument, I hoped to find out more about how it came to be when I returned to New York. So far I have yet to locate any newspaper coverage of the construction and dedication, but I have found some information about the monument in Katharine T. Corbett's In Her Place: A Guide to St. Louis Women's History, published in 1999. The monument was dedicated on December 5, 1914, and was funded by the Ladies Confederate Monument Association of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It's construction came not without a bit of controversy though. It took several years of advocacy on the part of the UDC to succeed in placing the monument. Government officials objected to any memorial that commemorated Confederate military forces.
To get around this injunction, the UDC held a public competition calling for designs that did not depict a soldier in Confederate uniform, nor any object of modern warfare. Models of each submission were displayed in the new St. Louis Public Library. George Julian Zolnay's winning design - with it's young man in civilian clothing headed off to war - met the requirements. The UDC raised the $23,000 for the monument and presented it as a gift to the city. Not wanting to expend any money on a monument to treasonous Americans, city councilmen passed an ordinance requiring the UDC to pay for the upkeep on the monument.
By 1914, the Lost Cause version of the Civil War was in the ascendancy. The following year would bring the release of Birth of a Nation. In 1917, the Virginia Memorial would be dedicated at Gettysburg, the first of the Confederate state monuments on the battlefield.
Today, the Confederate Memorial that stands in Forest Park not only honors the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the Confederacy. It also stands as a testament to the effort to win the battle over the memory and to rewrite the meaning of the war. Taken together with the monument to Sigel that stands not too far away - it reminds us that St. Louis was a divided city during (and after) the Civil War.
Posted by Steve L at 8:46 PM
Labels: Civil War Apps, Memory, Monuments, St. Louis
There is a good article on this monument in the Spring/Summer issue of "The Confluence" published by Lindenwood University Press. (Vol. 2, no. 2)
There are also two monuments to General Nathaniel Lyon is St. Louis, a Union hero of national renown who has been forgotten and demonized in the 20th century.
Civil war memory in Missouri has been a major part of my recent research. If you have more interest in the topic, feel free to contact me at stackj@umsystem.edu
All the best, Joan
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Newly Discovered Giant Planet Slingshots Around Its Star
Three times the mass of Jupiter, a first-of-its-kind planet swings around its star on bizarre path
Maunakea, Hawaii – Astronomers have discovered a planet three times the mass of Jupiter that travels on a long, egg-shaped path around its star. If this planet were somehow placed into our own solar system, it would swing from within our asteroid belt to out beyond Neptune.
Other giant planets with highly elliptical orbits have been found around other stars, but none of those worlds were located at the very outer reaches of their star systems like this one.
"This planet is unlike the planets in our solar system, but more than that, it is unlike any other exoplanets we have discovered so far," says Sarah Blunt, a Caltech graduate student and first author on the new study publishing in The Astronomical Journal. "Other planets detected far away from their stars tend to have very low eccentricities, meaning that their orbits are more circular. The fact that this planet has such a high eccentricity speaks to some difference in the way that it either formed or evolved relative to the other planets."
The planet was discovered using the radial velocity method, a workhorse of exoplanet discovery that detects new worlds by tracking how their parent stars "wobble" in response to gravitational tugs from those planets.
However, analyses of these data usually require observations taken over a planet's entire orbital period. For planets orbiting far from their stars, this can be difficult: a full orbit can take tens or even hundreds of years.
This illustration compares the eccentric orbit of HR 5183 b to the more circular orbits of the planets in our own solar system. Animation credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko
The California Planet Search, led by Caltech Professor of Astronomy Andrew W. Howard, is one of the few groups that watches stars over the decades-long timescales necessary to detect long-period exoplanets using radial velocity.
The data needed to make the discovery of the new planet were first provided by W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii. In 1997, the team began using Keck Observatory's High-Resolution Echelle Spectrometer (HIRES) to take measurements of the planet's star, called HR 5183.
"The key was persistence," said Howard. "Our team followed this star with Keck Observatory for more than two decades and only saw evidence for the planet in the past couple years! Without that long-term effort, we never would have found this planet."
In addition to Keck Observatory, the California Planet Search also used the Lick Observatory in Northern California and the McDonald Observatory in Texas.
The astronomers have been watching HR 5183 since the 1990s, but do not have data corresponding to one full orbit of the planet, called HR 5183 b, because it circles its star roughly every 45 to 100 years. The team instead found the planet because of its strange orbit.
"This planet spends most of its time loitering in the outer part of its star's planetary system in this highly eccentric orbit, then it starts to accelerate in and does a slingshot around its star," explains Howard. "We detected this slingshot motion. We saw the planet come in and now it's on its way out. That creates such a distinctive signature that we can be sure that this is a real planet, even though we haven't seen a complete orbit."
The new findings show that it is possible to use the radial velocity method to make detections of other far-flung planets without waiting decades. And, the researchers suggest, looking for more planets like this one could illuminate the role of giant planets in shaping their solar systems.
Planets take shape out of disks of material left over after stars form. That means that planets should start off in flat, circular orbits. For the newly detected planet to be on such an eccentric orbit, it must have gotten a gravitational kick from some other object.
The most plausible scenario, the researchers propose, is that the planet once had a neighbor of similar size. When the two planets got close enough to each other, one pushed the other out of the solar system, forcing HR 5183 b into a highly eccentric orbit.
"This newfound planet basically would have come in like a wrecking ball," says Howard, "knocking anything in its way out of the system."
This discovery demonstrates that our understanding of planets beyond our solar system is still evolving. Researchers continue to find worlds that are unlike anything in our solar system or in solar systems we have already discovered.
"Copernicus taught us that Earth is not the center of the solar system, and as we expanded into discovering other solar systems of exoplanets, we expected them to be carbon copies of our own solar system," Howard explains, "But it's just been one surprise after another in this field. This newfound planet is another example of a system that is not the image of our solar system but has remarkable features that make our universe incredibly rich in its diversity."
The study, titled, "Radial Velocity of an Eccentric Jovian World Orbiting at 18AU," was funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, Tennessee State University and the State of Tennessee, the Beatrice Watson Parrent Fellowship, the Trottier Family Foundation, and Caltech. Other Caltech authors include: BJ Fulton, a staff scientist at IPAC; former postdoctoral scholar Sean Mills (BS '12); Erik Petigura, a former postdoctoral scholar now based at UCLA; and Arpita Roy, R.A. & G.B. Millikan Postdoctoral Scholar in Astronomy.
ABOUT HIRES
The High-Resolution Echelle Spectrometer (HIRES) produces spectra of single objects at very high spectral resolution, yet covering a wide wavelength range. It does this by separating the light into many "stripes" of spectra stacked across a mosaic of three large CCD detectors. HIRES is famous for finding exoplanets. Astronomers also use HIRES to study important astrophysical phenomena like distant galaxies and quasars, and find cosmological clues about the structure of the early universe, just after the Big Bang.
The W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes are the most scientifically productive on Earth. The two, 10-meter optical/infrared telescopes atop Maunakea on the Island of Hawaii feature a suite of advanced instruments including imagers, multi-object spectrographs, high-resolution spectrographs, integral-field spectrometers, and world-leading laser guide star adaptive optics systems. The data presented herein were obtained at the W. M. Keck Observatory, which is operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W. M. Keck Foundation. The authors recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role that the summit of Maunakea has always had within the Native Hawaiian community. We are most fortunate to have the opportunity to conduct observations from this mountain.


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Зисис или Зиси (, също Ζήσης Τριανταφύλλου, Зисис Триандафилу) е зограф от XIX век, представител на Самаринската художествена школа.

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Роден е в югозападномакедонската влашка паланка Самарина. В храма "Свети Димитър" в Палеомонастиро, Трикалско, Зисис е автор на иконите "Събор на Дванадесетте Апостоли" (1860) и "Свети Атанасий и Свети Висарион" (1861), заедно със Атанасий Самарински, подписани "διά χειρός Aθανασίου και Zίση εκ χώρας Σαμ[α]ρίνης". С Анастасий в 1854 година изписват храма "Свети Архангели" в Мурия, Трикалско, където оставят подпис "διά χηρός Αθανασίου και Ζίση εκ κόμης Σαμαρίνα". В 1859 година изписват католикона на манастира "Свети Илия" ("Свети Модест") в Пира, Трикалско, с подпис "ιά χειρός των ελαχίστων δούλων του Θεού Αθανασίου και Ζήση εκ της κωμοπόλεως Σαμαρίνης".

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As for our booth, we were jam packed in. Next year we'll have to get at least twice the booth space! We had Ray and Sean showing off our various kinds of 3D printers along with examples of what they can print.
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From KeysNews.com: Clerk's office audit shows progress.
I'm sure that taking over the Clerk's office has turned out to be a turn-around job for Amy Heavilin. Let's face facts. As a county commissioner, Danny Kolhage has proven himself to be extremely fiscally irresponsible . I would imagine that with shaky standards like this, he left the Clerk's office a shambles.
Those audit findings were the first time in nearly 30 years that the clerk's office had been cited for this many "material weaknesses," according to officials.
I've got some questions. Which "officials" are these exactly? What other "material weaknesses" have there been? How many times before has the Auditor General taken this close a look at the Monroe County Clerk's office? My understanding is that entities receiving Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill money automatically come under the microscope. When was the first time the Auditor General has taken a detailed look at the Clerk's books? If it was in 2012, then is that 30 year run really anything to brag about?
As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Clerk's office came under fire during Danny Kolhage's tenure for late juror payments. This was an ongoing problem that continued for three years. Would that be considered a "material weakness"?
When Heavilin took over there was a mass exodus of staff. While that may be causing some short-term difficulties, I think the office will be better, stronger and more professional than it has ever been going forward.
The auditors made note of the staffing improvements.
Heavilin had this to say about the late entries.
Some of the delays in postings and payments were because procurement card invoices were not submitted by Monroe County government staff in a timely manner, according to Heavilin's office.
In October 2015, the Clerk's Internal Audit Department conducted a follow-up and identified that the procurement card invoices continue to not be paid in a timely fashion due to late submission by county staff.
The Blue Paper covered the purchasing card issue a couple of years ago. At that time, "county staff" was identified as County Administrator, Roman Gastesi. If Gastesi is refusing to cooperate on an ongoing basis, the county commissioners need to step in. It's very unlikely that they will do that though. Commissioners Carruthers, Neugent and Rice were also guilty of misusing their purchasing cards. Carruthers, in fact, wrote a huffy-puffy, excuse-ridden response to the Blue Paper's article – much of which the Blue Paper handily debunked.
Look, it's easy enough to make a mistake using a purchasing card. The rules can be pretty detailed and involved – especially the rules regarding travel. I hated using my purchasing card for that very reason. But if the same mistakes are being made over and over again then they're not mistakes. Now it sounds like certain "county staff" are slow about handing in their receipts. Gee, I wonder who.
Let's not forget that the auditor gigged the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) – NOT THE CLERK – two years ago for delayed submission of purchasing card receipts. Looks to me like the purchasing card issue is upstream of the Clerk's office.
As far as I know, there is no law that says a government official has to have a purchasing card. Perhaps the solution is to require repeat offenders to turn in an expense report instead. This would ensure that the taxpayers are only paying for legitimate purchases which are supported with the proper documentation.
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