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Write On! Features: Sink Or Swim? by Claire Buckle
13 May 2022 News, WriteOn Features
By Claire Buckle
When an offer to present six short story writing workshops onboard Tui's Marella Explorer 2 cruise landed in my inbox a year ago, it might surprise you that my instant reaction wasn't a resounding 'yes, please.' Naturally, there was the temptation to accept a free all-inclusive 16-day cruise (on which my husband, Tony, could accompany me) from Jamaica to Croatia, with stops at Antigua, Madeira, and Malaga, but I had misgivings.
I'd hosted several writing workshops for Pen to Print but, because of the pandemic, these had all been via Microsoft Teams. I'd had no experience of engaging with people, other than 'virtually.' Over the years, I'd had many short stories published and my confidence had grown, but I still experienced imposter syndrome. Was I 'good enough' to take on the cruise ship challenge?
However, it was reassuring to know that another Pen to Print regular, Jacqueline Gabbitas, would also board in Jamaica to host poetry workshops. And the crime writer, Barbara Nadel (another stalwart of Pen to Print) who'd mentored me during the Book Challenge a few years ago, was to join the ship in Madeira. Hopefully, we'd be able to support each other and I could launch myself into unknown territory without being too uneasy about what lay ahead. Besides, I had a year in which to develop the one-hour sessions the company required and time to create accompanying slides.
Tui advertised the holiday as 'cruise the write way' and called it 'literary-themed', adding the writers' bios to their website once the holiday was on sale. Being unsure at what level to pitch the workshops, I decided I'd talk about different aspects of a short story in each one: definition and ideas, senses and genres, characters and dialogue, plot and research, themes and titles, editing, and an overview of short story writing. However, apprehension set in and I had questions, such as whereabouts I would hold the workshops. Was there a screen on which I could show my slides? Could they estimate how many people would turn up? The company's response was to tell me not to worry. It'd be sorted out once I was on the ship and a tech guy would be available to help with screens. All very laid-back, which didn't sit well with my need to be organised!
On 15th April, after a rather turbulent nine-hour flight, we landed in Jamaica, in what I can only describe as monsoon-like rain. The 15-minute journey to the ship took two and a half hours, because the traffic was at a standstill and the road flooded. However, once on board and in our cabin, Tony and I finally relaxed.
The following day, I received a message asking me to attend a meeting with the cruise director, Ted, to discuss the workshops. It was there I met not only Jacqueline, but also a gentleman called Jonathan, who'd be giving talks on astronomy and husband-and-wife team, Sheila and Richard, who were old hands on cruise ships with their craft workshops. A writer who was due to give historical talks failed to arrive and we never did find out why!
Ted told us that Tui had never offered a literary-themed cruise before; that they simply saw the one-hour workshops as something of a diversion for the passengers on the six sea days. He also said the ship was only a third full, with 600 people on board. Jacqueline had told me she'd visualised something like a creative writing festival at sea, and whereas my imagination didn't stretch as far, I thought some passengers might have booked the cruise because they were interested in writing. However, with the workshops merely being seen as an alternative to the pool games, bingo, quizzes, etc., not to mention sunbathing, Ted explained most of the passengers weren't even aware the holiday had a literary theme!
He allocated Jacqueline an 11 am slot, and she agreed to host nine workshops, whereas I chose to give six on the sea days between Antigua and Madeira. My workshops were due to start at three pm each day. We were told they'd take place in the Squid And Anchor, a 'pub' where a projector screen was available, as well as a microphone and lectern.
Jacqueline and I decided we'd attend each other's sessions. On her first day, she had one person turn up, although things picked up and by the sixth day, she had three regulars for her poetry sessions. The workshops were thoroughly enjoyable and, being a novice in poetry, I learned what it meant to respond to poems and look into the heart of what they expressed. With Jacqueline's guidance, poetry became accessible and less daunting.
At my first short story session, I sat at the back of the Squid And Anchor, waiting for the crowd of potential short story writers to descend. Three ladies came along (complete beginners) and, with the addition of Jacqueline and her partner, Martin, I gave my first workshop to five participants. At this rate, I certainly wouldn't need a microphone, lectern, or screen. My laptop, balanced on a small table, would do the job! I realised I'd have to change what I'd prepared and gear the sessions more towards writing exercises at beginner level. Each morning, I went through all the workshops and omitted most of the 'lecture' part of the programme. Sadly, attendance dropped to just two ladies, along with Jacqueline and Martin.
At the end of my last workshop, both ladies told me how much they'd enjoyed the sessions. I had, too, although with Jacqueline's in the morning and mine in the afternoon (and with the clocks being put forward one hour each day from when we left the Caribbean), neither of us saw much of the outside world over those six days! Each day, sun worshippers packed the pool deck, and, with free food and drink available, it was hardly surprising they didn't want to sit at the back of a pub and talk about writing.
A comment, which came at the end of Jacqueline's sixth-morning workshop, made me smile. A participant said to me she would have come to my sessions had the time not clashed with the daily afternoon tea. What a shame, she said, that I couldn't teach my workshops in the restaurant, while tea was being served!
And so, the title of this article pretty much sums up how I felt. It was sink or swim and, I'm pleased to say that, despite an extremely low turnout, I swam rather than sank without a trace. Two people, who were complete novices, learned something new, wrote some nice short pieces because of the exercises, and enjoyed their time in the workshops.
Barbara Nadel's three workshops started on our last leg at sea. I couldn't attend her first one, as Tony and I had booked the Great Musical Afternoon tea, also held at three pm and only available once a week. It was fabulous and comprised all the usual goodies, accompanied by a pianist playing show tunes.
And as for Jacqueline's seventh workshop, I missed it, as I treated myself to a blissful shoulder and scalp massage — which I felt I deserved as a last treat, before being hurtled back to reality.
I'm hoping, now, having concentrated on writing and delivering workshops for quite some time before the cruise, my own creative juices will flow once again. Although I can't say I have writer's block, I have attempted no fiction for several weeks and, unfortunately, nor have I been inspired to do so. There must be a wealth of stories ready to mine from my experience of this cruise. I just need to find a way of excavating them and turning them into little gems!
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Straight from Nintendo's financial reports meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that the company will be bringing Nintendo DS games to the Wii U Virtual Console service.
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As the second deployment of our Nonprofit Recovery and Resilience Fund, this summer we awarded 10 child-serving charitable organizations with weeklong training in building fundraising capacity. In this article, the Megan Meier Foundation shares how it gained a new perspective and approach to fundraising after attending the workshop.
Tina Meier had no clear vision of the future when she started the Megan Meier Foundation in 2007; she only knew that she wanted to honor the legacy of her daughter by preventing another family from enduring the same pain. Megan had been the victim of cyberbullying by an adult neighbor posing as a teenage boy, which resulted in her taking her own life at the age of 13. The Megan Meier Foundation was founded to "create a world where bullying and cyberbullying no longer exist," says Meier, who serves as the organization's executive director. Today, the organization offers mental health counseling, family support and resources, and prevention and intervention programs.
"It took us time to figure out the best ways for us to make an impact, and it's been phenomenal to see how much we've grown and matured," she says. Still, she was questioning, "how do we get to the next level?", when she learned of the YouthBridge Annual Fund Training Camp. After a "painless" application process, she learned that her foundation, along with nine others, had been selected to participate in a five-day workshop through Let's Build Hope, a fundraising consulting firm led by Linda Haley.
Meier attended each day with her director of development and says her Board president and treasurer were able to participate in specific sessions. "I've been through development workshops and trainings before, but they were not even close to this one. It was unbelievable, mind-changing," she says.
Meier says she and her team walked away with a better bird's-eye view of the foundation's fundraising program, as well as specific steps for improvement. "They gave us tools for evaluating the value of our current strategies and see where we may be spinning our wheels." As an example, they were able to eliminate about 45% of "very time consuming" grants they have been applying for year after year without success, she says.
Additionally, Meier says they identified opportunities they may be missing. One miss, she says, has been in communicating with small donors. "We have so many individuals that are passionate about our mission, but we've never wanted to 'hound them' with too many communications. The trainers helped us see that these donors have expressed an interest through their giving, so we have to let them know how valued they are by keeping them 'in-the-know' and giving them opportunities to stay involved."
The "ask" has always been her biggest pain point, says Meier. "I realized after talking with the consultants that I had to take my fear – myself – out of the equation when making an ask, because it's not about me, but about the foundation and offering people the chance to be part of it." At the end of the workshop, Meier was able to practice her newfound courage when Linda Haley told the group they could "ask her for anything" and she was the only one to speak up.
"I asked if we could meet for coffee and talk some more," says Meier. She plans to engage the firm for further training, including a separate workshop for her Board.
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Barbara Hinckley (died November 21, 1995) was an American political scientist. She was a scholar of the United States Congress and the American presidency. Her work included influential studies of the seniority system in the United States Congress, the rhetoric of American presidents, and the influence of polling on presidential decision-making. Hinckley was a professor of political science at a number of institutions, the last being Purdue University.

Education and positions
Hinckley obtained her undergraduate degree at Mount Holyoke College, followed by a PhD from Cornell University, which she completed in 1968.

Hinckley worked at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Cornell University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and New York University, before joining the Political Science Department at Purdue University in 1993.

Research
Hinckley's research largely focused on the United States Congress, the American presidency, and American campaigns and elections. In 1971 she published the book The Seniority System in Congress, which has been called "the single classic" on the topics of seniority in the United States Senate and seniority in the United States House of Representatives. In 1990, Hinckley published The Symbolic Presidency: How Presidents Portray Themselves, one of the first books on presidential rhetoric and how historical American presidents had chosen to communicate. Hinckley's 1992 book Follow the Leader: Opinion Polls and the Modern Presidents, co-authored with Paul Brace, won the Richard E. Neustadt Award from the Presidency Section of the American Political Science Association for the best book on the presidency published in 1992.

In 1974, Hinckley won a Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the field of Political Science.

In addition to her research, Hinckley also engaged in public scholarship. For example, she appeared regularly on C-SPAN to provide expert commentary on American politics, polling, and campaigns. Barbara Hinckley also co-authored a book with her daughter, Karen Hinckley, called America's Best Sellers: A Reader's Guide to Popular Fiction, which was published in 1989. She died on November 21, 1995.

Selected works
Hinckley's works included:
The Seniority System in Congress (1971)
Coalitions & politics (1981)
America's Best Sellers: A Reader's Guide to Popular Fiction, with Karen Hinckley (1989)
Follow the Leader: Opinion Polls and the Modern Presidents, with Paul Brace (1994)
Congress, Less Than Meets the Eye: The Myth of Congressional Assertiveness in Foreign Policy (1994)

Selected awards
Richard E. Neustadt Award, with Paul Brace, American Political Science Association (1993)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1974)

References

1995 deaths
American women political scientists
American political scientists
20th-century American women writers
Mount Holyoke College alumni
Cornell University alumni
University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty
Cornell University faculty
University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
New York University faculty
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Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's (ARMC) Department of Emergency Medicine held its Annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Tactical Medicine Expo on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. The event brought together countywide organizations that work with ARMC, including the San Bernardino County Fire Department, City of Colton and City of Rialto Fire and Police Departments, San Bernardino Medical Reserve Corps, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and the Inland Valley SWAT Team, among others. The event was open to the public and attended by students from Colton High School, Grand Terrace High School, Rialto High School, and Yucaipa High School.
Located in the largest geographic county in the contiguous United States, ARMC is a Level II Trauma Center and one of the more advanced health care institutions in the country. County of San Bernardino Supervisor Curt Hagman joined ARMC leadership in making opening remarks at the start of the event, along with ARMC CEO William Gilbert among others. The various organizations showcasing their life-saving techniques and equipment along with interactive demonstrations, included the City of Colton Fire Department and the "jaws of life" procedure taking a car apart for the audience to see the steps of the emergency process. K-9 police officers demonstrated a K-9 apprehending a suspect, as well as a demonstration of a narcotics' K-9 identifying one of the many bag props containing narcotics.
As part of ARMC's Community Engagement Plan and San Bernardino County's "Cradle to Career" efforts, the high school students joining were from Colton High School's Health Education Academy of Learning (HEAL) program designed for students who have expressed an interest in a healthcare career; Grand Terrace High School's CARE Pathway students, a program that provides the skills and certification necessary to work in the healthcare profession as a Certified Medical Assistant; Yucaipa High School's Health and Biomedical Sciences Academy, a four-year instructional pathway that creates proficiency in foundational skills through classroom and workplace experiences, while preparing students for college and career; and Rialto High School's Career Pathways Medical Assistant program.
With more than two million people living in San Bernardino County, ARMC proudly serves and employs many community members. ARMC offers a variety of career opportunities in clinical, administrative, and other support roles. The facility regularly engages with area schools to educate students about careers in healthcare.
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For young fashion designers, the flashbulb frenzy on the runway of a major fashion show is usually a distant dream. But especially for small fashion startups, logistics plays a very important role. Whether it's sending product samples, supplying boutiques with final product, online store shipping or managing returns, small companies face numerous logistics hurdles.
Rixo London: The British label, known for its distinctive patterns, received the DHL Award for Fashion Potential in 2017.
The story of the hip new British label Rixo provides a case in point. As sales from their own online shop began picking up steam, the company founders Henrietta Rix and Orlagh McCloskey stopped posting the packages themselves and arranged for DHL to pick them up. Outsourcing the first mile to DHL was just a small step, but one that allowed the young entrepreneurs to improve their processes and concentrate on their own business.
Of course the DHL-Rixo story doesn't just end with a few parcel pick-ups. The label has long-since outgrown the student apartment where it all started. Rixo's creations have made it into the major fashion stores, their online business is booming, and their clothes are being worn by celebrities such as Lily James and Sandra Bullock. And all under their own power, without the backing of external investors. One of the many reasons the company was awarded Britain's DHL Award for Fashion Potential in 2017.
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Sometimes young designers don't need material support, just a little guidance. "Often young designers don't have the experience to know what to watch out for when building a label," explains Arjan Sissing. To lend support on this front, DHL joined forces with the online magazine The Business of Fashion (BoF) to create the podcast Drive, in which successful designers and entrepreneurs talk about their road to success on the international fashion scene. Conducted in English, the podcast is hosted by BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed. Drive's four episodes so far have featured a diverse range of experts: José Neves, founder of the luxury online shop Farfetch, Diane von Fürstenberg, fashion icon and inventor of the legendary wrap dress, Bobby Kim, founder of the streetwear label The Hundreds, and Alexandre Mattiussi, founder of the men's wear brand AMI. By sharing their wide-ranging experience and perspectives, these experts provide valuable insight into the fashion business and act as role models for up-and-coming fashion talents. "This form of cooperation as well as the podcast medium were both new territory for us," says Sissing. "But feedback so far indicates that people like the podcast, and that it's providing young designers with valuable input." Listeners value Drive because it's not only about the success stories, but also about the steps involved in getting there - the creative process and big ideas, but also the hurdles and setbacks.
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The Walt Disney Company (DIS) recently reported its Q4 FY22 earnings report (ending September 2022).
Today, we'll cover the following:
Disney Q4 FY22.
Recent business highlights.
Key quotes from the earnings call.
What to watch looking forward.
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Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter coined the concept of creative destruction:
"The process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one."
The secular shift from linear TV to streaming is a textbook example of creative destruction. I discussed in my Netflix article how streaming took over cable as the leading share of US TV time in September 2022.
While a company like Netflix is benefiting from this trend, legacy entertainment giants like Disney have to deal with a zero-sum shift from a declining segment (linear TV) to a growing one (direct-to-consumer, or DTC for short).
The headlines often tout the rise of the DTC segment, but we cannot look at it in a vacuum. DTC's success comes at the expense of other legacy segments that still represent the lion's share of the company's revenue and profit.
It's essential to look at Disney's acquisitions in the past decade to put the company's performance in context:
2012: Lucasfilm (Star Wars) $4.1 billion.
2014: Maker Studios $0.5 billion.
2016: BAM (streaming technology) $2.6 billion.
2019: 21st Century Fox $71.3 billion
Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox included:
The 20th Century Fox film and television studios.
International operations of Fox Networks Group.
Indian television broadcaster Star India.
73% stake in National Geographic.
30% stake in Hulu.
Before we start, let's discuss how Disney makes money.
Revenue has two main components:
Media & Entertainment (~63% of overall revenue).
📺 Linear TV (legacy networks).
📱 DTC (streaming apps).
🍿 Content (theatrical releases, licensing, DVDs, live shows).
Parks, Experiences, and Products (~37% of overall revenue).
🎢 Parks & Experiences (theme parks, cruise line, vacation clubs).
🧸 Consumer Products (toys, collectibles, merchandise).
Costs and expenses include:
Cost of services: Programming, production, and technology costs.
Cost of products: Cost of merchandise, food, and beverages sold.
Selling, general & administrative expenses (including marketing costs).
Depreciation (theme parks) and amortization (intangible assets).
The operating margin used to be above 20% of revenue. But it has compressed in the low teens after the integration of 20th Century Fox and the transition to DTC. In addition, since the global pandemic, margins have turned negative to close to breakeven.
Let's look at the most recent quarter!
1. Disney Q4 FY22
Income statement:
Here is a bird's-eye view of the income statement.
Segment operating profit is an adjusted metric to show profitability by business unit.
Main highlights:
Revenue grew +9% Y/Y to $20.1 billion ($1.3 billion miss).
Media & Entertainment declined by 3% to $12.7 billion
📺 Linear Networks declined by 5% to $6.3 billion.
📱 Direct-to-consumer grew +8% to $4.9 billion.
🍿 Content Sales Licensing declined by 15% to $1.7 billion.
Parks, Experiences & Products grew +36% to $7.4 billion.
🎢 Park & Experiences grew +46% to $6.1 billion.
🧸 Consumer Products grew +4% to 1.3 billion.
Operating margin was 2% (+0.3pp Y/Y, -8pp Q/Q).
Parks, Experiences & Products had a stable 20% adjusted margin.
Media & Entertainment had a razor-thin 1% adjusted margin.
EPS (non-GAAP) was $0.30 ($0.26 miss).
Cash flow:
Operating cash flow was $2.5 billion (13% margin, -1pp Y/Y).
Free cash flow was $1.4 billion (7% margin, -1pp Y/Y).
Balance sheet:
Cash, cash equivalent: $11.6 billion.
Long-term debt: $57.8 billion.
Q1 FY23 Guidance:
DTC's operating results are expected to improve by $200 million.
Disney+ is expected to achieve profitability by FY24, thanks to price hikes and a new ad-supported tier.
FY23 revenue and adjusted operating profit are expected to grow at a high single-digit percentage.
So what to make of all this?
It was not a good quarter. Disney missed the top and bottom-line consensus.
The creative destruction is visible. DTC growth is more than offset by the decay in other media segments.
DTC subscriber additions were strong. Disney+ added 12.1 million subscribers, above expectations for 9.3 million net additions. Across all three apps, the company added 14.6 million subscribers.
DTC reached "peak operating losses" of $1.5 billion on an adjusted basis, offsetting the profit from the Linear Networks segment, illustrating the zero-sum impact of the transition.
The ARPU (Average Revenue per User) declined. The company continued to offer aggressive discounts and bundles. Half of the decline was due to currency headwinds. A lower per-per-view at ESPN+ was also to blame due to different UFC match schedules.
Parks & Experiences rebounded with favorable COVID comps. However, if we compare Parks, Experiences, and Products to Q4 FY19 (pre-COVID), it grew only +12% Y/3Y. So that's a 4% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) in the past three years, not even keeping up with inflation.
FY23 guidance is a mixed bag. It implies continued strong demand for parks but a slowdown in DTC growth due to tough comparisons and the price hike.
Is the business sustainable?
Disney has a relatively weak balance sheet. But it has maintained positive free cash flow through its transition to direct-to-consumer (so far).
Capital expenditures are expected to increase from $5 billion in FY22 to $6.7 billion in FY23. As a result, free cash flow could compress further toward a breakeven point.
While the sustainability of the business is not at risk, the company has been on a better financial footing in the past.
2. Recent business highlights.
Let's zoom in on DTC, the most important strategic initiative.
Direct-to-consumer subscribers in Q4 FY22:
Disney+: 164 million (+39% Y/Y).
Hulu: 47 million (+8% Y/Y).
ESPN+: 24 million (+42% Y/Y).
The headline might say that Disney has more subscribers than Netflix, but it's misguiding. Disney's numbers do not adjust for subscriber overlap brought on by the Disney Bundle (all three services for $13.99/month in the US).
While the subscriber growth is impressive, an often overlooked aspect is the average revenue per subscription.
Disney+ numbers include:
Disney+ Core: 103 million subscribers at $6/month.
Disney+ Hotstar (India): 61 million subscribers at $0.58/month.
For comparison, Netflix has a $12/month average revenue per membership.
3. Key quotes from the earnings call
CEO Bob Chapek explained:
"We reached peak DTC operating losses, which we expect to decline going forward. That expectation is based on three factors: first, the benefit of both price increases and the launch of the Disney+ ad tier next month; second, a realignment of our cost, including meaningful rationalization of our marketing spend; and third, leveraging our learnings and experience in direct-to-consumer to optimize our content slate and distribution approach to deliver a steady state of high-impact releases that efficiently drive engagement and subscriber acquisition."
He added on the ad-supported tier:
"We are exactly 1 month from the U.S. launch of Disney+'s ad-supported subscription offering, which is a win for audiences, advertisers and shareholders. The launch will bring fans a new slate of subscription plans across Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the Disney bundle giving viewers flexibility in choosing an option that suits their needs.
The offering also adds a key component to our total company advertising portfolio and advertiser interest has been strong. […] Disney+ has secured more than 100 advertisers for our domestic launch window, spanning a wide range of categories and our company has over 8,000 existing relationships with advertisers who will have the opportunity to advertise on Disney+."
The company signed a deal with The Trade Desk (TTD) for targeted automated ads across Disney properties.
Senior VP and CFO Christine McCarthy added some color on the near-term impact:
"We do not expect the launch of the advertising-supported tier of Disney+ in December to provide a more meaningful financial impact until later this fiscal year."
DTC subscriber net additions won't be linear, starting in Q1 FY23:
"We expect core Disney+ subscribers to increase only slightly in the quarter, reflecting tougher comparisons against Disney+ Day performance. As we've mentioned before, subscriber growth will not be linear each and every quarter, and the trend is driven by several factors, including content releases and promotions."
The parks seem unaffected by the current challenging environment:
"Looking towards fiscal 2023, while we continue to monitor our booking trends for any macroeconomic impacts, we are still seeing robust demand at our domestic parks and are anticipating a strong holiday season in Q1."
On the overall picture for FY23:
"We currently expect total company's fiscal 2023 revenue and segment operating income to both grow at a high single-digit percentage rate versus fiscal 2022."
4. What to watch looking forward
Acquisition, retention, and monetization
On December 8:
Disney+ Basic (ad-supported plan) will launch in the U.S. for $7.99/month.
Disney+ Premium (no ads) will increase from $6.99 today to $10.99/month.
The big question will be around user retention.
Do the bundles and discounts artificially inflate the subscriber numbers?
Chapek shared previously:
"We believe our churn implications of taking up the price […] will be negligible."
If Disney follows in the footsteps of Netflix, churn might only be a temporary issue. But we'll have to see.
As explained by Netflix management in the Q3 FY22 shareholder letter:
"As it's become clear that streaming is the future of entertainment, our competitors – including media companies and tech players – are investing billions of dollars to scale their new services. But it's hard to build a large and profitable streaming business – our best estimate is that all of these competitors are losing money on streaming, with aggregate annual direct operating losses this year alone that could be well in excess of $10 billion, compared with our +$5-$6 billion of annual operating profit. For incumbent entertainment companies, this high level of investment is understandable given the accelerating decline of linear TV, which currently generates the bulk of their profit."
A quick look at the performance of other media companies transitioning to DTC shows the same story, from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to Paramount (PARA).
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Disney has a multi-year challenge ahead, with significant investments in DTC combined with the steady decay of legacy linear TV.
While DTC can cannibalize its way to success, we ought to wonder: at what cost?
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Atomic Heart Release Date Confirmed by the Developer
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Are you ready to get into an amazing adventure in an alternate world of the USSR? If so, then you might like to play Atomic Heart, which takes place in the future Soviet Union. This game offers an amazing open-world action and role-playing adventure.
You are going to find plenty of sci-fi, horror, and action elements in this game. After a long time, Atomic Heart's release date was finally confirmed by the developer with the trailer below. Here is everything you need to know.
Atomic Heart Release Date
Although Mundfish confirmed the release date of Atomic Heart, no precise date was announced. According to the developer, Atomic Heart will be released in late 2022. This corresponds to the fourth and last quarter of the year.
In other words, you will be able to access this beautiful open-world game between September and December 2022. If you do not want to miss the official release date of Atomic Heart and you are unsure about whether you can keep the launch in mind, you can visit Steam and add the game to your wishlist.
Atomic Heart Gameplay
Atomic Heart offers a great sci-fi adventure to players in the Soviet Union in an alternative world. According to the story of the game, the machinery will rebel against mankind, and your goal is to prevent or stop this rebellion. The best part about Atomic Heart is its futuristic concept.
You can craft and modify your own weapons. You can also craft 30 unique weapons depending on your gaming style and insert modifications to benefit from your surroundings in the best way possible. A fun and fast-paced adventure is waiting for you in Atomic Heart.
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Atomic Heart System Requirements
We would like to note that Atomic Heart requires decent hardware to play it. You'll need at least Windows 7 and 22 GB of available space for both minimum and recommended system requirements.
For the minimum system requirements, you'll need at least the following:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4 GB)
6 GB of RAM.
If you would like to play Atomic Heart on the recommended settings, then you'll need at least the following:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8 GB)
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The Jeremy Kyle Show on ITV is Lee's favourite television programme! For Lee, the highlight of the show is Jeremy Kyle himself and he has always dreamed of meeting the presenter. Starlight arranged for Lee to spend an incredible day at The Jeremy Kyle Show studio with Jeremy and his team, which was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the brave teenager. To read the full story, click here.


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The world-famous Disney brand is driven, to a large extent, by its employees who are happy with their jobs and happy to serve others. This quality has been highly envied by organisations, big and small, around the world. What makes Disney employees as good as they are? The answer to this seemingly simple question is much sought after. This book provides an insight into the Disney University, a training and development house for its employees that is motivated by incredible leadership skills and values. The Disney University was founded by Van Arsdale France, a labour relations and training expert. He joined Disney in the year 1955 and became an integral part of the Disney family. He established the highly reputed training process for the employees at Disney, and this book illustrates the secrets behind the wild success of the Disney brand. The book begins with a Foreword by Jim Cora, the retired chairman of Disneyland International, in which he talks about the importance of Walt Disney and Van France, and the innumerable lessons taught by them to the world. The author, in his note, has discussed Van France's will to create happiness and his unparallelled success in doing the same. There are 13 lessons mentioned in the book, and a chapter has been devoted to each. Some of these are Gather facts and feelings, Capture hearts and minds, Keep plussing the show, Communicate globally, Be willing to change or be willing to perish, Give Back, Simplify the complex, and Word hard, play hard. A number of anecdotes by many Disney legends and behind-the-scenes stories give a personalised touch to this book and make it a must-read for everyone who has ever been enamoured by the liveliness and determination of those working in Disney World. It has been recommended by people in high managerial positions in many known organisations like Mercedes-Benz, CoBank, Bose Corporation, and The Cheesecake Factory.


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News » Why Do An Apprenticeship Within Construction?
Why Do An Apprenticeship Within Construction?
Published on 23rd June 2021
Our Group SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality) Manager, Sarah Burke, enjoyed delivering a 15-minute presentation at the Apprenticeships: Be Inspired afternoon panel on 17th June.
The free online panel event hosted by Opportunity Sheffield, comprised of a presentation from each of the employers, including Avonside Group and Galliford Try, then an engaging Q&A at the end.
This meant young people attending could pose questions to Sarah and other experts about their industry, existing opportunities, and career paths in general.
A Variety of Disciplines
After covering who Avonside Group are and what we do, Sarah was keen to highlight the sheer variety of apprenticeships available to people within construction as many people mistakenly and automatically think Avonside Group only offers roofing apprenticeships. In reality, we welcome any individual as an apprentice who has a positive approach, is keen to learn and demonstrates that they can start and complete tasks when asked. Sarah explained that we can off-site roles such as apprenticeships in:
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Sarah emphasised how all these departments are essential to the running of our business.
Not Just Roofing
Also eager to stress that Avonside Group is made up of other divisions, Sarah introduced our Plumbing and Heating, Energy and Renewables divisions, explaining that they also take apprentices.
She mentioned that our Head of HR, Emma Callacher is currently devising a plan which will address how we can increase the number of apprentices we have across our four divisions.
Unlimited Potential to Achieve
Many qualifications can be gained through apprenticeship courses including:
AAT in accounting
Level 2 in Slating and Tiling for Roofers
Level 3 in Admin
Level 3 and Level 6 Construction Site Operations
Sarah talked the young attendees through all the above as many are not aware of the recognised qualifications apprenticeships can help them accomplish.
Overall, the session was interactive, with Sarah being asked things like "what qualities would you look for in an apprentice".
Galliford Try's representative and Corporate Responsibility Manager, Rebecca Caunce explored another reason why doing an apprenticeship is a good idea. She spoke about her opportunities with a degree apprenticeship and how that can be an alternative to just attending university. Advantages include getting valuable on-the-job experience and a wage at the same time, plus a degree paid for by the company you work for.
Investing in Apprentices
According to Sheffield City Council's IAG/Apprenticeship Adviser Emily Hornblower, who organised the event, Sarah's presentation was interesting, giving a broad outlook of the opportunities available within construction, but not necessarily construction related.
"The session was great – we were really happy with it. Sarah provided a high level of detail about Avonside as a company, highlighting the variety of roles within the company and the reasons why they are a desirable employer to work for.
"The information was clear and easy for Y10+ students to understand, which is a key requirement for something like this. We had some positive feedback about the questions Sarah answered, and how informative the session was overall. One of the things we push with students is that construction isn't just about the trades involved; a real positive is that all of the construction employers to take part, including Sarah, reinforced this and showcased how vast 'construction' as a sector really is.
"From Sarah's session, it was obvious the level of investment Avonside put into apprentices and the potential opportunities available for those starting their early careers there.
"I want to thank you again Sarah for taking the time to be involved in Be Inspired this year, and we really hope that we'll be back in person next year!"


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HighPoint.com Xfinity Series driver Chase Briscoe won the Drydene 200 on Sunday in the doubleheader weekend at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. This is Briscoe's sixth win of the season.
Briscoe now has eight career Xfinity Series wins since the 2018 season. However, this is his first win since the Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Grand Prix Circuit in Speedway, Indiana.
Chase Briscoe celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drydene 200 (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Between the wins, he had a seven race winless streak. He had four Top 5 finishes, including two second-place finishes at the Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway on July 10th and My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on July 18th.
Ross Chastain in the Moose Fraternity entry for Kaulig Racing finished second. This was the third-time that he finished second, as he was also second at Talladega and Pocono, as well.
Austin Cindric was third in his PPG entry for Team Penske. He finished the doubleheader with back-to-back Top 3 finishes, as he was second during Saturday's battle with Miles the Monster.
Briscoe led a race-high 107 laps of the 200 laps overall. Brett Moffitt, Chastain, Justin Allgaier — who won Saturday's race for the first-time during the 2020 season, Noah Gragson, Brandon Jones, and Michael Annett led multiple laps. Cindric led just one lap.
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Home » Security Cameras » What's the difference between streaming, monitoring and storing video from your security cameras?
In this piece we break down all that terminology that comes with streaming, monitoring and storing video from your home security cameras. We look in particular at smooth video, where and how to store your footage, and the best way to monitor your property using hi-tech residential security solutions.
The three areas we'll cover are streaming, monitoring and storage.
This relates to the technique used to transfer data in a way that allows it to process as a continuous and steady stream. Since the birth of the internet, streaming technologies have become a fundamental focus so that users can enjoy multimedia files. There are still tens of millions of people who don't have access to high speed internet. This is why streaming is still so important. What streaming does is allow video to start playing without having to wait for the entire file to download (think YouTube). From the client side, the connection is via a web browser from where the downloading data must arrive as a steady stream to whatever program is collecting and converting the data for viewing.
Thanks to internet and security camera technology, it's now possible to keep an eye on your property from afar. In fact, you can be anywhere in the world. All you have to do is just login to your system and see what your camera sees. Setting up live streaming video via your camera's settings has proved to be a godsend for home owners. It also brings with it real peace of mind. Most of the modern home security systems nowadays offer secure media streaming and delivery as a standard feature.
A lot of the modern home security cameras have slots for memory cards, usually microSD cards. This on-board type of storage has its benefits, and saving on cloud storage fees is one of the top considerations for a lot of people (see below). It's a good idea to invest in a 64GB microSD card as the 32GB ones will fill up and overwrite too fast. The main downside to saving data to a physical drive is that it's lost forever if a thief takes off with your camera along with other valuables.
Amcrest supplies an outdoor video home security kit which includes a hard drive which enables you to record a month worth of footage. It is worthwhile checking out if you are interested in an outdoor system.
Cloud recording (filming and saving data online) is the preferred choice for some people. The reasons are obvious in that if the burglar steals your camera you still have valuable footage. You're likely to get a clear shot of their face too as they approach the lens. Most home security camera manufacturers provide cloud storage packages. These plans may range from 24 hours up to a few weeks. The latter is certainly handy if you're going away on a long vacation. Some companies give a free plan to buyers of their systems but most only allow storage of a few hours at a time. That's not much of an option, but at least it lets you try the service for free. Once you have an account you can log in to the cloud and view your footage at any time night or day from anywhere in the world.
There are additional storage options, click the link to read about other methods for recording or storing video footage.
All you do to get started with home monitoring kits is to download the free app for IOS, Android or Windows phone. It's then just a case of following the onscreen instructions to get set up and running. This is certainly a more affordable solution than the traditional home security options of the past.
Plug the cables into the hub using the power supply cord and Ethernet cable. An App will then prompt you to give your home a unique name. Depending on the monitoring solution, there may be other prompts too. Just follow the simple steps.
Connect the monitoring devices (sensor boxes and/or cameras) as indicated in the instructions. Once you have the devices connected, you can then place them in various locations around your home.
If you are interested in placing your cameras outside, then read this post "Don't Make The Mistake Of Positioning Your Outdoor Security Cameras In The Wrong Place".
Get familiar with your home monitoring interface.
Note that some systems may use different terminology, but they all offer pretty much the same features. For the purpose of this article we'll use the three terms above.
If no one is home you want to set "ARM (AWAY)." Once you do that your home is on full-alert. Just like with a camera's motion detection feature, motion sensor boxes will also send out alerts if there is unexpected entry or motion of some kind. When you are home and off to bed, select ALARM (STAY). Now your home monitoring system is in partial alert, detecting unexpected entry based on your setup.
If you're home during the day you can just select the DISARM mode. This makes sense because you don't want to be receiving alerts all day long as you move around the home. Most of these monitoring kits are fully customizable, allowing you to create a secure environment for you and your family.
A lot of these video monitoring systems come with simple yet impressive "camera view" software. From the screen you get to view live video of all your cameras on your computer at once. Most of them will facilitate four cameras simultaneously. These software applications are lightweight and allow you to change the arrangement and preview options with a few clicks of a mouse.
This concludes our piece on today's home security options. If you have anything to add, please leave your comments below, we'd love to hear you views.


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LastPass Hacked – Attackers Breached Cloud Storage & Access Customer Data
Using data from the August 2022 incident, LastPass experienced a breach of user information within a third-party cloud storage service.
LastPass is a freemium Android password manager that simply collects encrypted passwords online, and LogMeIn, Inc. obtained the LastPass in October 2015.
"We recently detected unusual activity within a third-party cloud storage service, which is currently shared by both LastPass and its affiliate, GoTo," the company said.
"We have determined that an unauthorized party, using information obtained in the August 2022 incident, was able to gain access to certain elements of our customers' information."
The breach is the subject of an ongoing investigation conducted by Mandiant, according to LastPass CEO Karim Toubba, who also stated that law enforcement had been informed.
We recently detected unusual activity within a third-party cloud storage service, which is currently shared by both LastPass and its affiliate GoTo. Customer passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass's Zero Knowledge architecture. More info: https://t.co/xk2vKa7icq pic.twitter.com/ynuGVwiZcK
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Additionally, the company stated that customer passwords "remain safely encrypted due to LastPass's Zero Knowledge architecture" and have not been compromised.
August 2022 Saw a Breach of the Organization's Developer Environment
In the August incident, a developer account that had been hijacked by hackers had allowed them access to the company's developer environment.
At the time, the company stated that no customer information or passwords had been exposed and that the attacker had only accessed "source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information" as a result of the incident.
The company then disclosed that the attackers of the security breach in August had internal access to its systems for four days before being ejected.
It's unclear in this instance what exact consumer information was disclosed.
"We are working diligently to understand the scope of the incident and identify what specific information has been accessed", according to LastPass's recent notice of a security incident.
"We can confirm that LastPass products and services remain fully functional".
Company's Response to the Incident
The company promised to implement improved security controls and monitoring tools to stop further threat activity.
"As part of our efforts, we continue to deploy enhanced security measures and monitoring capabilities across our infrastructure to help detect and prevent further threat actor activity", LastPass.
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| Европски рекорд| Наталија Лисовска
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| 22,63| Москва, СССР
| 7. јун 1987.
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|Океанијски рекорд| Гаел Мартин
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| 19,74| Беркли, САД
| 14. јул 1984.
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 Најбољи резултати у 2001. години
Десет најбољих атлетичарки године у бацању кугле пре почетка првенства (3. августа 2001), имале су следећи пласман.

Такмичарке чија су имена подебљана учествују на СП 2001.

 Сатница

Сва времена су по локалном времену (UTC-8)

 Резултати
 Квалификације
Такмичење је одржано 5. августа 2001. године у 8:30. Такмичарке су биле подељене у две групе. Квалификациона норма за пласман у финале износила је 18,40 метара (КВ), коју су испуниле 8 такмичарки, а 4 се пласирало према постигнутом резултату (кв''').,,

Подебљани лични рекорди су и национални рекорди земље коју такмичарка представља

Финале
Такмичење је одржано 5. августа 2001. године у 15:45.,,

Референце

Спољашње везе
 Комплетни резултати СП 2001. на сајту ИААФ
 Резултати у бацању кугле на сајту ИААФ

Светско првенство у атлетици на отвореном 2001.
Бацање кугле на Светском првенству у атлетици на отвореном


This is a collection of small tool routines to make working with the data returned by python-jss easier.
At their core they turn the XML from the JSS into python dictionaries or arrays of dictionaries with the XML strings converted into python types where possible.
JAMF do not support an extension attribute boolean type. A boolean type is so useful in programming that I fake it. If you have an EA of type 'String' that contains 'True', 'False', '1' or '0' I convert it to a boolean and convert it back if required. I don't check the type 'Number' for 0 or 1 for obvious reasons.


The Fairfax County Police have released a map that outlines all 1,874 reported crashes involving youth drivers in 2015.
The purpose of showing the stats in a graphic (see below) is part of a police campaign to encourage safe teen driving as summer approaches.
Driving sober (free from alcohol and/or drugs): Police say prevention is key and impairment begins with the first drink. Besides that, it is unlawful for anyone under 21 to operate any motor vehicle after illegally consuming alcohol. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those crashes involve an underage drinking driver. NHTSA also reports that kids who start drinking young are seven times more likely to be in an alcohol-related crash.
Driving in inclement conditions (e.g. rain, fog, snow): Talk about safe speeds for weather conditions, driving on ice and other weather conditions.
Vehicle equipment safety: Operable windshield wipers, horn, brakes, lighting are just examples of a few considerations when keeping a vehicle functioning, safe, and legal while increasing safety for everyone on our roadways, police said.
Distracted driving: Texting and driving is illegal in Virginia and most other states now, and that mobile phones or other devices may be illegal to use period depending on your age. Distracted driving is not only texting, it is talking to passengers, operating a radio or GPS, doing makeup or hair…it is any behavior that detracts from the primary function of driving.
Seatbelt use: Use them every time.
See more from Fairfax County Police, including laws for teen drivers, on Fairfax County Police's news blog.


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Sanath Jayasuriya - Chandresh Narayanan
"His arrival into cricket was just what Sri Lanka needed to break into the cricketing big league."
NO MAJOR SPOILERS
This is a rags to riches story in a way – the tale of a young man from Matara who changed the cricketing future of Sri Lanka. The strength of Sanath Jayasuriya's wrists was legendary – he reportedly climbed coconut palms for fun – whipping the ball this way and that. His arrival into cricket was just what Sri Lanka needed to break into the cricketing big league.
Sports journalist Chandresh Narayanan's biography covers the course of Jayasuriya's career from the days when he started playing cricket at the age of nine and the bat was taller than he was! Like Pataudi Jayasuriya did not have his own bat in the beginning -though that was to change later in life. He is so far the only player to score 12,000 runs and take 300+ wickets in the ODIs.
For Jayasuriya fans the anecdotes will prove interesting about how a young man learnt to tour globally with his team. What may upset people is the fact that Narayanan writes that his career as politician was equally fast, in failure, adding another not so positive fast to his previous records – Imran Khan is possibly the only cricketer to date to have made it as Prime Minister – and Jayasuriya chose to enter politics while he was still a cricketer.
The fact that Jayasuriya was embroiled in controversy of all kinds both cricketing and non cricketing will come as no surprise, not to mention the fact that his stint with the Mumbai Indians was regarded as selling out by the Sri Lankans. However, all this does not diminish Jayasuriya's contribution to Sri Lanka's cricketing history, so Jayasuriya admirers will find an easy paced almost ball by ball narrative that covers landmark moments to go through.
Narayanan supports the points that he makes with well-researched data and references that annotate the pages.
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Revenue at Publicis Groupe, driven largely by digital operations, rose more than 3 percent organically in the first quarter, a "marked improvement" from the fourth quarter when it was flat, the French holding company said today.
Revenue from digital activities, which now account for nearly 41 percent of all revenue, climbed 10 percent.
First-quarter revenue rose to $2.2 billion, up 2 percent from the same period last year. Results were hurt by exchange rates that cost Publicis $93 million Euros or 4 percent. Without the exchange-rate impact, revenue growth was nearly 7 percent.
Separately, in a Euro Business Media interview about the results, Publicis chief Maurice Lévy shrugged off speculation the company's merger with Omnicom Group might fall apart even as he left open the door that could be a possibility. On April 11, J.P. Morgan analyst Alexia Quadrani issued a first-quarter agency results preview where she said "OMC/PUB merger outlook growing more uncertain following several delays, but we see positives in either scenario."
Nine months after the announcement about Publicis and Omnicom's merger, its closing is now delayed until the third quarter, slowed by waiting for regulatory approvals in China, tax and domicile issues and, reportedly, disagreements between Lévy and Omnicom CEO John Wren about who will fill top management roles of the joint entity. The deal was originally expected to close early this year.
In the EBM interview, Lévy said that while he doesn't believe there is "any reason why the merger may not happen," if it didn't come to fruition, Publicis Groupe is well-positioned to stand alone.
"However, as we are in a 'What if?' situation, we should not forget that last year we have announced a strategy which is extremely clear. So, Publicis is today the best-positioned group, [better] than any of our competitors, with an extremely strong position in the digital world, extremely strong position in e-commerce and the most advanced group in the digital world. So, all this is making us a formidable competitor."
Publicis said it spent $52 million on merger-related expenses in 2013; Omnicom took a $41.4 million pre-tax charge last year for professional fees concerning the merger.
While digital led first-quarter results at Publicis Groupe, revenue from analog operations declined about 1 percent. The company said the Eurozone remains feeble, despite some improvement in Germany and the U.K. The U.S., where revenue rose more than 4 percent, was buoyed by the economy's upturn and the company's share of digital operations there. Certain emerging markets remain challenging: Revenue in China was flat at 0.2 percent, although better than the 11 percent decline in the fourth quarter; India was down 18 percent.
Publicis Groupe is maintaining its full-year growth potential of more than 4 percent, although it said growth in the second half will not be as strong as in the first because of higher 2013 comparisons.


The CFOs of most Los Angeles and Southern California businesses juggle a lot of balls and wear a lot of different hats. A CFO's main responsibility, of course, is to determine the financial direction of the company and then make sure that everyone who works in the finance function is performing tasks that move the company in that direction.
As a part of this big-picture oversight role, CFOs are responsible for overseeing and managing myriad different financial functions. Among the different hats a CFO might have to wear on any given day are the financial strategist, financial steward and financial catalyst, as well as the manager of the firm's financial operating model.
The fact is, most CFOs today are as responsible for overall strategic planning and leadership as they are for ensuring that financial and accounting tasks are completed satisfactorily. Sometimes, though, CFOs become so engrossed in day-to-day tasks and responsibilities that they are unable to pull back and view the company's financial operations from a strategic perspective.
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Watson class lifeboat City of Bradford II free to a good home
Fowey boatbuilder Marcus Lewis has alerted us to the news that the the Watson class lifeboat City of Bradford II is available free to a good home.
The 45ft lifeboat served on the Humber from 1929 1950, and during WWII won two RNLI gold medals as well as silver medals.
The boat is unfortunately in poor condition cosmetically and mechanically; both her Ford Parsons Barracuda six-cylinder diesels need attention or replacing and her decks and superstructure need attention, but her hull is said to appear relatively sound, as boat remains afloat.
The original forward and aft cuddys remain, although she has an added wheelhouse. She's afloat on Strangford Lough, County Down, and would need to be towed or road trailed away.
Author Gavin AtkinPosted on January 6, 2018 Categories Boatbuilders and restorers, Boating, boats, ships and the sea, Culture: songs, stories, photography and art, History, Locations, Motor yachts and boats, wooden boat, Working boatsTags boat for sale, City of Bradford II, free, lifeboat, offerLeave a comment on Watson class lifeboat City of Bradford II free to a good home
The first Barton skiff will soon be afloat
The excitement is rising at Intheboatshed.net Towers as launch day approaches for Brian King's low-powered Barton skiff made from free boat plans available from this website.
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He plans to use his homebuilt boat for exploring the large natural harbour of Milford Haven. Naturally, I'm delighted and particularly pleased to see that once translated from the drawings into three-dimensions the little boat looks like it means business.
It has a highish, bouyant prow to turn back waves; a little tumblehome to make the water accessible to someone in the boat without having to lean too far out for comfort; and a seating and outboard arrangement intended to make the boat sit well on the water when it's loaded light with only one person and the outboard. From the builder's perspective, it also has a central girder construction to ensure the boat comes out the right shape, and which also lends rigidity.
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Victory Class racing yacht for restoration at Portsmouth
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These photographs were taken on a recent trip to Portsmouth by Julie, who knows a nice boat when she sees one. Thanks Julie! My spies are everywhere…
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Race Flashback: Todd Kelly's first win
Race Flashback: Todd Kelly's first win
Over the weekend at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand, Scott McLaughlin became the youngest driver in history to win a V8 Supercars/Australian Touring Car Championship race, at 19 years of age.
However, for the last 12 years that honour belonged to a distinguished driver who is still on the grid – Todd Kelly.
It was on the street circuit in Canberra, which only staged a round of the Supercars for a couple of years, when 20-year old Young Lion Kelly sailed across the chequered flag in his #15 VT Holden Commodore – a sign of what was to come for the now Nissan driver and team owner.
It was the second race of a three-race format weekend, reverse grid, with pitstops (which back then were not permitted under Safety Car) and Kelly led for about two-thirds of the race, holding off a quick Neil Crompton and Steven Richards.
When asked about the weekend, Kelly laughed and said it was a long time ago, but remembers the circuit and what it felt like to gain his first mark on the board of wins.
"I remember the circuit was fantastic, a really good place to race around," Kelly said. "It was very tight and a couple of the corners were a little bit unusual compared to what we'd normally race on.
"It was by far the coldest event I'd ever been to – before the race I had my driving boots in a fan heater to heat them up so I could feel my toes.
"All I really remember about the race was I had Neil Crompton all over me big time.
"It was really a challenge, because I knew I wasn't far off my first win and he was putting huge pressure on me. I managed to hold him off until the chequered flag, and it was a great result to get a win.
"As a young guy, it's a huge step in anyone's career to finally get a win. As a relatively inexperienced driver it's a big confidence boost to carry for the rest of your career. And then the way you approach the race is less apprehensive – you don't worry about everyone else as much and you go into the race with higher expectations and goals of being further up in the field. And that generally led to better performance, as a young guy."
Kelly was happy to see McLaughlin have his first win over the weekend.
"To do that so soon in such a competitive category was a great effort from him.
"He seems like a level headed young guy, who I think really deserves a result like that."
Now one of the more experienced drivers in the field, Kelly has seen so much change in the series – and has facilitated change, with his the first team to switch to a new manufacturer with Nissan.
"It's changed a lot (the series) – it's so competitive now," Kelly said.
"In the old days I was very fortunate to be in a team where we had very good equipment – there was a lot bigger gap between each team in the field.
"Qualifying up the back, in most cases you could drive your way back to the front of the field in a race.
"Now, if you qualified 20th you'd have a good race if you finished 18th. The category has changed massively.
"Both myself and (brother) Rick started off and were racing against the older generation – like Neil Crompton, Tony Longhurst, Larry Perkins and I spent a bit of time with (Mark) Skaife, so it was a pretty cool time in the sport."
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