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Call for Submissions – Short Stories & Poetry
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Stories About Cyber Lives
Guts Publishing. Ballsy books about life. An independent publisher in London specializing in short story anthologies, fiction & nonfiction, and often with poetry. We also publish full-length memoirs. Our goal is to support exceptional writers to ensure that readers can find bold life stories (and that other stuff they call fiction) in the marketplace.
On 28 November 2019 we released our debut anthology Stories About Penises, a collection of 21 poems and short stories about, well exactly what it sounds like. We have some nice reviews on our website, and also on Goodreads.
We are thrilled to announce that we are open for submissions for our next anthology Stories About Cyber Lives. Seeking poetry and short stories (fiction & nonfiction) by UK writers. Which means anyone currently living in the UK, or anyone who was born in the UK. Closing date is 15 February 2020. This is wide open and anything goes (poetry, memoir, erotica, literary fiction, sci fi, lgbt, etc) as long as it aligns with the theme.
For details visit gutspublishing.com/submissions and our Submittable page.
We can't wait to read your stories! xx Guts
Call for Submissions: Curse the Darkness Anthology
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For our inaugural horror and dark fiction anthology, Unlit Press is inviting short story submissions on the theme of darkness. That could be the absence of light, the presence of evil, or the deranged thoughts of the afflicted. However you choose to interpret the theme, just make sure you leave us afraid to turn out the lights.
At Unlit Press we don't forsake character and story for the sake of gratuitous violence and gore. We're looking for stories with strong original voices, compelling characters and sparkling dialogue. Send us stories that step off the well-trod paths into the unlit wilderness of the unusual, the interesting, and the provocative.
Word Count: 3,000 to 10,000 words.
Deadline: 31 December 2018.
Payment: One-off payment of £75 (approximately $100) plus one contributor copy for each manuscript accepted.
Visit our website for full submission guidelines and instructions.
The Shadow Booth – A new journal of weird & eerie fiction
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The Shadow Booth is a new journal of weird and eerie fiction, edited by Dan Coxon (Winner: Best Anthology – Saboteur Awards 2016) and published as a 200-page mass market paperback. Drawing its inspiration from the likes of Thomas Ligotti and Robert Aickman, as well as H. P. Lovecraft and Arthur Machen, The Shadow Booth explores that dark, murky territory between mainstream horror and literary fiction. From folk horror to alien gods, the journal aims to give voice to the strange and the unsettling in all its forms.
The Shadow Booth is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, with Volume 1 to be published later this year. Please show your support by ordering a copy! Other rewards include T-shirts, signed books, and critiques of your short stories – there's even a professional copy-edit of a novel manuscript up for grabs.
Featuring stories by:
Paul Tremblay
Malcolm Devlin
Stephen Hargadon
Annie Neugebauer
Richard V. Hirst
Sarah Read
Timothy J. Jarvis
Gary Budden
David Hartley
Dan Carpenter
Joseph Sale
To find out more, read editor Dan Coxon's essay on the weird in fiction: 'Face the Strange: A Case for the Weird and the Eerie'.
Normal Deviation: Seeking Short Stories Based on One Weird Pic
It all started with a weird pic and a throwaway tweet:
I want to do a fiction anthology where everyone writes a story just based on a weird ass picture. And then use that pic as the cover.
And then enough people cheered the idea that we decided to make it our first major project at Wonderbox Publishing.
Normal Deviation is seeking "Third Option" short stories based on the following image, up to 6000 words (deadline: 31 Aug 2017). "Third Option" is our shorthand for digging a little deeper into that writerly creativity bucket: we'd like everyone to cast aside (at least) the first two ideas that come to you, and instead focus on the third (or fourth or fifth…) idea to develop. The goal here is to avoid the obvious, to generate fresh ideas, to get at deviation.
We want stories in any genre, from any perspective, any time period and setting. As long as the story is good, and based somehow on this image, we want to read it!
We've launched a Kickstarter to fund the anthology, as we think all authors deserve professional rates (starting at least at a penny per word). Support us, support authors, and please submit and become one of our authors!
Full details and author guidelines are on our website. Subscribe to updates from our weekly blog, get a feel for what we're like and what we like, and join us in this bizarre story adventure!
Lyle Skains & DeAnn Bell, Editors
Normal Deviation anthology
Wonderbox Publishing
Writing better, and Dorset Fiction Award.
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Entering writing contests is possibly one of the best things you can do to improve yourself as a writer. You are given a challenge – it's a motivation, a framework. You write for longer to meet a deadline, and edit better to meet a word limit. After that, once you submit your piece, you learn about the hope and anticipation of having your work judged. Then after a wait, when the winners are announced, you might be disappointed, or you might be ecstatic. Either way, you'll always come out of it a better writer.
This is an ethos we believe at our competition, The Dorset Fiction Award. We're running a short story contest, rolling twice a year. It's open to anyone from anywhere, closing on the 10th of June. We're looking for fewer than one thousands words of fiction in any genre/topic. The first prize is our unconditional love and admiration… as well as £500. You'll also get published in our yearly anthology.
Also, on a lighter note, do you like otters? They're the cute furry things that can swim. Because on this turn, we are supporting the International Otter Survival Fund (IOSF). A brilliant charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of otters. The winner of this competition will also get to choose the charity of the next turn.
For all the details, check out our website http://www.dorsetfictionaward.co.uk/
Also connect with us @DorsetFiction
And to all the writers out there – keep on at it, and we hope to read you soon!
Being Dad – Short Story Anthology
What is Being Dad?
Being Dad is an anthology of brand new fiction about fatherhood, featuring stories by: Toby Litt, Nikesh Shukla, Dan Rhodes, Courttia Newland, Nicholas Royle, Dan Powell, Rodge Glass, R.J. Price, Tim Sykes, Lander Hawes, Andrew McDonnell, Iain Robinson, Richard W. Strachan, Richard V. Hirst and Samuel Wright.
The stories themselves deal with fatherhood from many different angles. We didn't want to set any specific limitations, so each writer was free to explore the theme in any way they saw fit. We have tender stories about a father's love and compassion, darker stories exploring feelings of protectiveness and sleep deprivation, and stories that look at the bond from the child's perspective. What brings them all together is the urge to question what it means to be a dad.
"Editor Dan Coxon has put together a mixture of the best short story writers in the UK and rising stars of the genre, all under the theme of fatherhood. I for one will be picking up a copy of Being Dad especially to be the first to read new work from the excellent Toby Litt, Nick Royle and Nikesh Shukla."
Paul McVeigh, author of The Good Son and co-founder of the London Short Story Festival
We're currently crowdfunding for the book – which means that we need people to pre-order copies. Short story anthologies aren't seen as a great prospect by publishers at the moment, and we need to show them that people are interested and want this book.
Obviously the book appeals to fans of the short story, but we believe it also has a wider appeal. That's why we're looking to launch it in March 2016, advance of Father's Day. If you want to show your dad – or your husband – that you appreciate him, and all the effort he's put into being a dad, then this is a great way to do it. That's why we're giving away two copies of the book with the higher reward levels – one for you to read, and one for you to give to your dad.
I can honestly say that I don't know of another book like Being Dad. Whether you're thrilled by the chance to read new stories by the likes of Toby Litt, Dan Rhodes, Nikesh Shukla and Nicholas Royle, or you just want to give your father (or husband) something special for Father's Day, this anthology is uniquely special. Please show us your love.
"I was thrilled with the quality of the stories… If this is a mere sample of the standard then I look forward to seeing the finished product."
Stuart Buck, reviewing Being Dad for Under The Fable
How Can I Get My Hands On A Copy?
We'd really, really love it if you'd consider pre-ordering a copy. Not only will you get a copy as soon as it comes out, but depending on how much you pledge you can get your hands on all kinds of extras too. Crowdfunding is happening until October 12th, so don't delay too long. You can find full details here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan-coxon/being-dad-short-stories-about-fatherhood/
Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for regular updates.
– Dan Coxon, Anthology Editor
Liberties: Flash Fiction from Ireland now released on iTunes!
Last month, Liberties Festival Dublin held its very first flash fiction competition. Writers were called on to submit their best 50-300 words on the theme 'Liberties' – either the general theme of liberties or The Liberties area of Dublin, Ireland.
We were bowled over by the entries and decided the only decent thing to do would be to let the world read some of the best pieces we received. And so our collection "Liberties: Flash Fiction from Ireland" was born.
You can download it from iTunes here. Or download in many different formats from Smashwords here.
Congratulations to all our authors, we hope to see much much more of your writing!
VOTE FOR US! WORDS AND WOMEN SHORTLISTED FOR A SABOTEUR AWARD!
Words and Women are delighted to announce that they have been shortlisted for a National Saboteur award in the 'best one off event' category. The nomination is for this year's International Women's Day celebration held on March 8th at the Forum in Norwich. The literary event with a difference saw not only the launch of Words and Women: Two, a second anthology of contemporary women's writing from the East of England but also the performance of four newly commissioned texts for 'About,' an Arts Council supported project which explores the relationship between women and place.
Words and Women's trademark warmth, eclecticism and vibrancy was on show in Norwich as organisers Belona Greenwood and Lynne Bryan hosted a range of outstanding women writers from the region, reading their winning entries featured in the anthology. Words were intermingled with live music from Anna Mudeka and Sithabele Dube. There were stunning performances from actresses who took on the roles of 16th century Jane Sellars, found 'idle at Trowse,' a woman on a pilgrimage of grief, a railway woman's quest in wartime Britain and a young prostitute, Anguish, incarcerated in a 19th century lunatic asylum, directed by Adina Levay of Chalk Circle Theatre Company and supported by the Arts Council.
'The event drew a great audience of men, women and children, a range of ages and people travel from as far away as Peterborough and Cambridge to be with us.' Said Belona Greenwood.
'It is a really exciting to be shortlisted for this category. We want to encourage people to vote for us. It's easy, just click on the link.' VOTE NOW! http://www.saboteurawards.org
Rozzy Burt as 'Anguish' in Counting the Pennies by Tess Little, one of the 'About' commissions supported by Arts Council England.
Lora Stimson reading her winning story, 'Cornflake Girl' at Words and Women on IWD, March 8th..
'Words and Women: Two is an excellent anthology of imaginative and superbly written pieces.' RM Bond-Webster, Eastern Daily Press.
2015 Bristol Short Story Prize
With five weeks to go until our entry deadline we'd like to take the opportunity (thank you, mighty ShortStops) to say that the 2015 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries, and we really, really do mean open.
We've published a huge range of stories in our first 7 anthologies – stories set throughout history from ancient Greece to the present day, and beyond to imagined futures. There have been stories narrated by octogenarians, by children not yet a decade old, and others with narrators and protagonists at all stages of life in between. Stories written in the first, second and third persons, with the broadest sweep of styles and genres from the familiar to the obscure : historical, romance, literary, science fiction, harsh realism, surreal flights of fancy, tense thrillers, comic capers, 'experimental' tales, sparsely written hammer blows of what some might call flash fiction, and lots more. There have been high, mid and low brow stories; stories written as blog posts, album reviews, in verse, as diaries, as a series of emails, as well as a sumptuous crop of the more traditional; stories of 4,000 words and those with just a few hundred, one of which won first prize in 2010.
We invite you to show us what's possible in a short story, what a short story can be, what a story can do and what 'short story' means to you. Drop our jaws, make us weep, make us rethink, tickle us, entertain us, confound us, provoke us, comfort us, stimulate us, storify us to another time or place but above all we want to encourage and inspire you to feel free to write what you want in whatever form you want.
We won't be compiling lists of 'shoulds' & 'shouldn'ts' on how or what to write – another contribution to the vast muddle won't help anyone, there's more than enough out there. You're the writer, it's up to you what you do, it's your story. We'll read every submission with the same objectivity, respect and relish.
In short, then, there are no dos & don'ts, shoulds & shouldn'ts, rights & wrongs – no borders, no barriers, nothing is out of bounds.
Full details and rules are available at www.bristolprize.co.uk
Closing date for entries is 30th April 2015
1st £1000 plus £150 Waterstone's gift card (usable online)
2nd £700 plus £100 Waterstone's gift card
3rd £400 plus £100 Waterstone's gift card
17 further prizes of £100 will be presented to the writers whose stories appear on the shortlist. All 20 shortlisted writers will have their stories published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 8.
Our amazing judging panel:
Sara Davies (writer, former BBC Radio 4 producer) Rowan Lawton (literary agent at Furniss Lawton), Sanjida O'Connell (writer and TV presenter) and Nikesh Shukla (author, performer and journalist)
If you do take the plunge then the very best of luck!
Extended Submission Deadline for The Siren's FUGUE II
The ship has not yet sailed if you would like to be part of The Siren Press' second short story anthology FUGUE II, as the deadline for submissions has been extended to Thursday March 19th.
Following closely in the footsteps of its predecessor, FUGUE II is looking for short stories that are intelligent, amusing and dark in nature. The stranger and more surreal the better. For a taste of just what we mean, FUGUE included tales concerning a budding romance between man and machine, the unfortunate consequences of living in an adult anxiety dream, and a narrator living amid a melting city.
If you have a completed story or draft that you think would be perfect to add to our eclectic mix, please submit your work at https://greensubmissions.com/428/the-siren-press/signup.php : and quick!
The Siren Team
Young Writers Published While Still At School
Short stories by thirty two young writers have been published in an anthology to celebrate National Short Story Week. The stories were chosen from nationwide entries to last year's National Short Story Week Young Writer competition for year 7 and 8 pupils.
The anthology ‒ The Mistake: 32 tales to make you think, shiver and smile ‒ was published on Monday November 17th, the start of this year's National Short Story Week. It is available as an ebook and paperback exclusively from Amazon. All proceeds from the anthology will be donated to Teenage Cancer Trust.
We couldn't think of a better way to celebrate the talent of these young writers than to have their work available in print, and for that work to help young people and their families who are going through a challenging time in their lives. Not only are these pupils now published writers, they can take great satisfaction in knowing that their stories will make a difference to other young people just like them.
Our young writers were very inventive in how they chose to interpret the title The Mistake. Their stories show a remarkable level of maturity, and encompass serious issues such as the tragedy of war, bullying, gambling and homelessness. But there are lighter moments too, and some poignant explorations of what it is like to be a young person growing up today. Whether making us think, shiver or laugh, these young writers have all written highly accomplished tales.
We've already had some lovely praise for the anthology from acclaimed writers. Simon Brett said: "The Mistake demonstrates great variety and diversity. The settings for the stories range from school playgrounds, via Brazil and Mount Everest, to the trenches of the First World War. The characters include teenage girls, ghosts, shape-shifters, murderers and the Lady of Shallot. As the book's subtitle says, here are stories to make you 'think, shiver and smile'. The one thing that wasn't a mistake was producing this anthology."
Ali Smith has called the anthology "a book full of life, intelligence and range – page after page of impressive and witty engagement with its theme. It's a pleasure to read so many stories filled with promise and energy."
Hailey Acton DeBoik of Teenage Cancer Trust says: "We are ever so grateful to be benefiting from this wonderful project. What an innovative way for young people to help other young people by showcasing their talents."
Young Writer, and the overall winner of the competition, Gemma Craig-Sharples of Ursuline High School in London says: "I was really happy when I found out my story had won. I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it." Her story is also published on the Guardian's Children's Books section online.
www.amazon.co.uk/Mistake-stories-think-shiver-smile-ebook/dp/B00OO5UBTM/
Ian Skillicorn, National Short Story Week
The Short Anthology – The First Issue
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The Short Anthology's First Issue has launched.
Each issue of The Short Anthology will be a collection of short stories based on photography. The first issue used 8 photographs of the sea by Joe Coleman and had 6 writers create short stories based on one or a few of the photos. The stories are a very eclectic mixture, ranging from dystopian African sci-fi to a story about immigration and loneliness set in Dover, UK.
The writers are:
Dilman Dila, who was shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and is based in Uganda
Jonathan Kearnes, an MA graduate in Creative Writing based in London
Scott Morris, who was shortlisted for the 2013 White Review Short Story Prize and is Fiction Editor of The Literateur
Katherine Proctor, non-fiction editor of Should Does from North Carolina
Michael Salu, former artistic director of Granta Publications who has had his work published in various magazines
Matthew Sperling, a writer of poetry, fiction and criticism and a Leverhulme Trust research fellow at Reading University
The First Issue is available to buy here: www.theshortanthology.com
twitter.com/shortanthology
Bristol Short Story Prize Closes April 30!
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"Bristol Short Story Prize's promotion and publication of my short story helped me to find an agent which led to an offer of publication for my novel and, also, helped get my short story broadcast on BBC Radio 4." Emily Bullock, winner of the 2011 Bristol Short Story Prize
This year it could be you! The 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries – closing date is midnight on 30th April. 20 stories will be published in our 7th anthology, 1st prize £1000, 2nd prize £700, 3rd prize £400. 17 further prizes of £100. Entry can be made online or by post. Please click here for more details.
We interview the chair of this year's judging panel, former BBC Radio 4 producer, Sara Davies, here. Sara is joined on this year's judging panel by literary agent, Rowan Lawton, and celebrated writers, Sanjida O'Connell and Nikesh Shukla.
The 2013 Bristol Short Story Prize was won by London-based writer, Paul McMichael, Paul's brilliant winning story, along with the 19 other shortlisted stories, are available in our latest anthology . We interview Paul about his success and his writing here.
Read more about how Emily Bullock secured an agent and publishing deal after being discovered in our volume 4 anthology here. Follow us on Twitter for very regular updates on the competition and links to the exciting and dynamic world of short stories, writing, reading and publishing.
March Fortnightly Roundup II
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Hello story lovers,
Here's our roundup of what's been happening on ShortStops over the past fortnight:
Lit Mags and Competitions
Mslexia's short story competition closes today, March 17th, get your entries in quick! We welcome new lit mag Jotters United to our list. You can now enter Brittle Star's short story and poetry competitions online, deadline March 21st. Read an extract from a story from Neon's Winter issue and check out their call for proposal for chapbooks and pamphlets. The Brighton Prize, a short story prize with a live lit twist, is accepting entries until April 1st.
Holdfast magazine's second issue is published and submissions are open for Issue #3 on the theme of Objects, Artefacts and Talismans, and the Moth International Short Story Prize is open until June 30th.
Live Lit & Short Story Events
Today is the deadline for submissions to Telltales on the theme of 'Unhinged' to be read at their next event in Falmouth on March 25th. Stand-up Tragedy's Tragic Heroes is at the Hackney Attic in London on March 21st.
At In Praise Of Short Stories at the Daunt Books Festival on March 27th in London, KJ Orr will be talking to AL Kennedy, David Constantine and Helen Simpson. Book tickets for the next Word Factory event, also in London, on March 29th: a masterclass, short story club, then live lit event with AS Byatt, Joe Dunthorne and Will Cohu.
Last Minutes & Gentle Reminders
Short Fiction's 2014 short story prize is still open for entries, deadline March 31st
Submit a short story on the theme of Islands and Cities to a new Tasmanian-London anthology by April 30th.
Happy reading, writing, listening and performing!
Transportation – Tasmanian/English Book Announced
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The project, which has confirmed experienced editors in both London and Tasmania in Open Pen Magazine editor and Londoner Sean Preston and the former editor of Island magazine and Tasmanian Rachel Edwards, will invite writers from both locations and also call for submissions on the theme 'cities and islands' in upcoming months, to compliment published novelists already attached to the project.
"Transportation is an ambitious literary project that will publish, promote and showcase writers from London and Tasmania in book form for release in late 2014." said the Tasmanian team behind Transportation.
Drawing on the long historic links between these distinct places and evoking the connection of historic and cultural significance, Transportation will allow for a meaningful connection with the reading public, coupled with longterm commercial viability.
More information is expected soon, and the call for submissions already eagerly anticipated.


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UK WBB: Kentucky-South Carolina Recap, Game Notes, Final Stats, Season Stats
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No. 17 Kentucky Falls at No. 2 South Carolina
Wildcats back in action Thursday at top-20 ranked Georgia
POSTGAME NEWS CONFERENCE RECORDINGS
Kentucky Head Coach Kyra Elzy
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Rhyne Howard scored 12 points but No. 17 Kentucky lost at No. 2 South Carolina 76-55 on Sunday.
Chasity Patterson had nine points for Kentucky, while Dre'una Edwards and Tatyana Wyatt each had seven. Jazmine Massengill had six points, five assists and three rebounds for the Cats.
The taller Gamecocks outrebounded the Cats 49-30 in the game. Included in that number were 20 offensive rebounds for South Carolina, which led to 18 second chance points. The Gamecocks also scored 16 points off Kentucky turnovers, while the Cats scored just six points off South Carolina miscues.
Both teams came out cold, with South Carolina missing its first six shots and Kentucky missing its first four. The Gamecocks scored first on a pair of Zia Cooke free throws but the Cats tied the game on a slashing layup from Patterson. Kentucky took its first lead, 3-2, on a free throw by Edwards with 6:35 left in the first period.
South Carolina would score the next five points to lead 7-3 before Blair Green hit a free throw line jumper to cut it to 7-5. South Carolina would score the next five before Patterson hit a three from the top of the key to make it 10-8 Gamecocks with 2:49 left in the first. South Carolina would lead 14-12 at the end of the first quarter.
Kentucky (15-6, 8-5 SEC) took the lead back early in the second period on a three by Massengill. However, Howard picked up her second foul and went to the bench shortly thereafter. At that point, South Carolina scored the next 10 points to lead 24-15.
Howard returned and the Cats got consecutive baskets from Robyn Benton and Edwards to cut the deficit to 24-19. But South Carolina again answered, this time with an 8-2 run to take a 32-21 lead.
Near the end of the half, Howard got hot, hitting consecutive threes that were part of a 9-2 run to close the half. South Carolina would lead 34-30 at the break.
The Gamecocks scored the first four points of the third quarter and went on a 9-2 run to lead 43-32. From there, the lead would stay between nine and 11 points until South Carolina scored five in a row to grab a 54-40 lead late in the third quarter.
Kentucky would get a layup from Patterson with 33 seconds left in the period but just before the horn sounded, Cooke hit a three to give South Carolina a 57-42 lead after three periods.
The Cats would score the first four points of the final period on a Tatyana Wyatt jumper and a pair of Howard free throws, cutting the deficit to 57-46. South Carolina answered with a Destanni Henderson three, starting a 9-0 run that put the game away.
Kentucky returns to action on Thursday, visiting Georgia in Athens. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on the SEC Network.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES / NO. 17 KENTUCKY VS. NO. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 / COLONIAL LIFE ARENA – COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
No. 17 Kentucky 55, South Carolina 76 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
Kentucky is 15-6 on the season and 8-5 in the SEC, while South Carolina is 18-3, 13-1 in the league.
This was the 69th all-time meeting between Kentucky and South Carolina in women's basketball.
South Carolina leads the all-time series 35-34.
The Gamecocks have won 13 of the last 14 meetings in the series.
South Carolina leads the series 20-11 in games played in Columbia.
Kyra Elzy is in her first season as head coach at Kentucky.
Elzy is now 15-6 as head coach of Kentucky.
UK is now 860-554 all-time in its 47th year of varsity women's basketball.
Kentucky is ranked No. 17 in the latest AP Top 25 and USA Today/Coaches Top 25.
The Wildcats will return to action Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. ET vs. Georgia inside Stegemen Coliseum.
The game will be televised on SEC Network.
Team Notes
Kentucky used the starting combination of senior guard Chasity Patterson, senior forwards Tatyana Wyatt and KeKe McKinney and junior guards Jazmine Massengill and Rhyne Howard.
This was the third time this season that UK has used this starting combination, holding a 2-1 record in those games.
Chasity Patterson scored first for Kentucky in the game – the sixth time this season she has been the first Wildcat to score.
Dre'una Edwards was the first sub for Kentucky.
It was the eighth time Edwards has been the first sub for the Wildcats.
South Carolina won the tip, marking the 15th time this season that UK has lost the opening tip.
Both teams struggled offensively in the opening quarter with UK shooting 5-of-15 form the field, while South Carolina was 4-of-19.
South Carolina attempted 11 free throws in the first quarter, going 5-of-11 from the charity stripe.
There was a combined 31 rebounds in the first quarter with SC leading in that area 19-12.
The Gamecocks had 10 offensive rebounds in the first quarter and turned it into seven second-chance points.
UK lead 6-4 in points in the paint after the first quarter and had four blocks.
Kentucky started the second quarter with a 3-pointer by Massengill to take a brief 15-14 lead but South Carolina responded by going on a 8-0 run to force a UK timeout at 7:08.
The run continued with SC hitting two free throws out of the timeout before a Robyn Benton jumper.
Ten of the first 11 fouls of the game were called on Kentucky, leaving with the Wildcats with three players with two fouls early in the second quarter.
The Wildcats ended the first half on a 9-2 run thanks to two 3s by Rhyne Howard and a 3 by Jazmine Massengill at the buzzer. The run cut the Gamecocks lead to 34-30 at the break.
South Carolina attempted 18 free throws in the first half, while Kentucky attempted two. SC's 18 free-throw attempts in the first half is more than UK has had in 14 games this season.
The foul count at halftime was 12 on Kentucky and five on South Carolina.
The Gamecocks had a 31-19 rebounding edge at halftime, including a 15-3 edge in offensive rebounds.
SC had 14 second-chance points in the first half, while Kentucky had none.
SC led 16-8 at halftime in paint points.
South Carolina outscored UK 25-42 in the second half.
The Gamecocks ended the game with a 49-30 rebounding edge and a 46-20 edge in points in the paint.
Junior guard Rhyne Howard led Kentucky with 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks, hitting two 3s.
Howard has made 198 career 3s, which ranks third most in school history.
Howard has 1,503 career points as a Wildcat, which ranks her 10th all-time in scoring at UK.
She needs 60 more points to tie Sara Potts for 9th all-time.
In 77 career games, Howard has …
Hit at least one 3 in 68 career games, including 15 games this season.
Scored 10+ points in 68 career games, including 16 games this season.
Led UK in scoring in 48 career games, including 10 times this season.
Led UK in rebounding in 42 games career games, including 11 games this season.
Junior guard Jazmine Massengill scored six points with a team-best five assists.
UK SB: Kayla Kowalik's Stellar Day Vaults No. 12 Kentucky to 9-0
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August 26, 2021 in Blog
How the pandemic now ends – The Atlantic
As we anxiously anticipate what this winter brings, some are already looking towards what to expect in 2022. It is safe to say, we're best off preparing for the possibilities but it is equally important to live for today. The Boy Scouts motto still applies. With more Covid vaccines receiving formal FDA approvals in the weeks to come- which means Big Pharma is no longer exempt from liability, there should be an uptick in vaccinations across the land. All eyes will remain on our schools as they work through outbreaks and quarantines as winter approaches.
Presently, there are over 200+ school districts in California waiting to implement the California Department of Public Health covid-19 testing program for students and staff. Testing is one more important tool in containing this virus and ultimately, suppressing it. CA is conducting 250,000 tests daily and this number will only increase in the months to come.
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The Atlantic – The Past Will No Longer Help Us Navigate the Current Pandemic
We are learning how to handle future public health crisis in real time and few answers are from the past.
Keep Reading: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/1918-influenza-pandemic-history-coronavirus/619801/
The Atlantic – Why Wait 8 Months?
You could probably sneak in a COVID-19 booster shot right now. But there are a few good reasons to hold off.
By Rachel Gutman
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/08/covid-booster-shots-biden-8-months/619789/
Kaiser Permanente – What we know about the Delta variant so far
What we know about the Delta variant so far
You've probably heard by now about the Delta variant, a highly contagious strain of COVID-19. In just a few months, it has quickly become the dominant variant in the United States — and it's causing a national rise in new infections and hospitalizations.
Here are 6 things you need to know about the Delta variant and staying protected
July 14, 2021 in Blog
CDC Guidance for Fall
As of June 30, 80.5% of SCCSIG's Kaiser members over the age of 12 have received at least one vaccination shot. We will continue to monitor progress towards our members inoculation from Covid-19. From the article below, it appears the discussion around masking will continue for school districts especially given the State of CA's most recent position to push masking policies down to the local county level. With the spike in Covid infection rates driven primarily by the Delta variant, experts maintain that vaccination remains the most effective tactic to suppress this pandemic. Over 90% of those infected recently have not been vaccinated and for those who have been, any symptoms have been mild and short, avoiding hospitalization. The SCCSIG encourages its members to discuss with their physicians the effectiveness of vaccinations for them and their dependents. We anticipate results of vaccine trials for the under 12 population to be released later this year.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/9/22570068/new-cdc-guidance-schools-masks
June 8, 2021 in Blog
The Truth About Dentistry: It's much less scientific—and more prone to gratuitous procedures—than you may think.
Vaccine 2nd Dose Side Effects
With the eligibility for vaccinations extended to all down to 16 years of age last week, these questions will be asked more and more: what is a normal reaction after the first shot? What about after the 2nd jab? Some answers can be found here:
SAN FRANCISCO — As more people are eligible to get vaccinated, reports of side effects after the second Pfizer and Moderna shots are surfacing. Dr. Robert Wachter, chief of medicine at UCSF says many …
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-vaccine-side-effects-pfizer-moderna-covid-19/10521642/
https://flipboard.com/@allatomic/covid-19-vaccine-safety-and-side-effects-d1q15e9oz
VIDEO: Educators Championing the COVID-19 Vaccine
VIDEO: Educators Championing the COVID-19 Vaccine – Thriving Schools | A partnership for healthy students, staff & teachers (kaiserpermanente.org)
March 24, 2021 in Blog
From Tien Phan's Desk:
Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution News
Covid-19 vaccinations are progressing in the right direction. These numbers are climbing rapidly and should accelerate higher and quicker come April. As of 3/24, California is solidly at 14% fully vaccinated, right at the national average and with 27% of Californians getting at least 1 shot, slightly above the national average of 25.7%. We will keep track of vaccinations here until the pandemic is declared over. ( This dashboard, through USA Today, is sourced from the CDC.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/01/14/covid-vaccine-distribution-by-state-how-many-covid-vaccines-have-been-given-in-us-how-many-people/6599531002/
COVID-19 and Your Employees: Impacts on Leave and Benefits


There are people on eBay who sell the newer brighter Ipod screens that the Ipod Video got in the September refresh. Now people seem to get results using the Apple firmware, but my question is would one see any benefit from installing one in an Ipod that's strictly Rockbox only, and only used for audio playback. Would the Rockbox screen be any brighter? Would battery life improve at all.
I ask because I'm planning to do a battery upgrade, and wondered if it'd be worth doing this at the same time.


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album review: 'autumn eternal' by panopticon
So one of the things I've discovered in my expanding exploration of atmospheric black metal is that while there's a pitch-black core of explosive tremolo picking and blast beat drumming to complement the the howled vocals, there have always been efforts to mutate or expand the sound. By now most people know how Deafheaven drew on shoegaze and emo, but they weren't the first to draw forth more atmospheric textures, like the ambient sounds of Wolves In The Throne Room or the more blatantly pagan and progressive touches of In The Woods... So what if I were to tell you about an American black metal project that didn't just blend in folk, but bluegrass as well?
Because in theory it's not as far removed as you might think. After all, the fast-picked tremolo melodies aren't that far from the quick picks of a banjo - the key would be finding the right subject matter. And like most, when I heard about the one-man black metal project of American musician Austin Lunn called Panopticon, I decided to dive in at the 2012 album Kentucky... and wow, I was glad I did, because this is something special. What immediately struck me about Kentucky was on a conceptual and lyrical level how much it worked - a ramshackle presentation delving into the desperate poverty and bleak devastation of backwater rural Appalachia, ravaged by a flailing and heartless coal industry, damn near perfect themes for a black metal project. Now in execution it didn't quite land as well - as much as I dug the bluegrass and country touches, especially with the vocal snippets, the transitions always felt a little clumsy and I found myself underwhelmed by some of the black metal compositions themselves. Thankfully, much of this was cleaned up two years later for the frigid and excellent Roads To The North, which brought in some symphonic touches with strings, great drumwork, and great atmosphere. What was also interesting was the shift in mood - where Kentucky was more immediately abrasive and confrontational, Roads To The North was more contemplative and wild, finding a certain tranquillity in the frozen heart of the wild. Where bands like Immortal and Satyricon wrote about Scandinavia, Austin Lunn was writing about the rugged American wilderness, with the more eclectic instrumentation only adding to the authenticity. I'll be straight with you - if I had covered Roads To The North last year when it was released - it might have had a very real shot at making my year end list.
So you can bet I was going to be checking out his newest record Autumn Eternal, apparently intended as the conclusion of a trilogy with Kentucky and Roads To The North and with more straightforward black metal - what did we get?
Honestly, I think I might have found a black metal album this year that really stuck the landing for me - as in not just one of the best metal records of this year, but one of the best albums of this year period. And the funny thing is that for a relative outsider to the genre, this might be Austin Lunn's most conventional 'metal' album of his trilogy, at least in terms of the genre crossovers - and yet there's still so much dynamic colour and soaring power to the album that it feels like only now we hit that climax point. In other words, while I cannot and will not say that Autumn Eternal is entirely accessible for non-metal fans, it's one hell of an experience.
So let's start with the production and instrumentation - and you know, I'm so happy I covered Vallendusk right before this record, because if I was looking for an example of how to nail this brand of atmospheric black metal production with folk tinges right, it'd be here. Not only are the melodies prominent amidst the cacophonous drumming, but they cut right through the feedback of the riffs like crystal light through the clouds, harsh and occasionally shrill in their passage but nearly always clear. I only found moments where they felt a bit stifled, but that's more in service of the groove, which is driven by a welcome and prominent bassline that alternates between a hollow rattle and a smoky gallop. And while there are points where the blast beats pile up to a frankly insane degree, there's also enough variance in the drum progressions and textures to stand out, from the circular hollow kickdrum on 'Oaks Ablaze' to the huge booming gallop on the title track to the ragged crunch of the cymbals all across this album. And all the while the guitars scream, from soaring melodies buoyed by reverb-touched symphonic swell to the whirling solos of 'Into The North Woods' and 'The Superior Lament'. And there are so many little touches in the production that are absolutely wonderful beyond just the intense atmosphere that opens many of these tracks - windswept hills, the crunch of boots on stone, the crashing of waves and streams on the rocks. This is music of wild lands, but the sort of wildness that comes from hiking in the untamed mountains, alone with your thoughts as the chill of the wind tugs against your jacket. Not good or evil, just inevitable - rarely has an album's title so aptly encapsulated the the sound so damn well.
And while this album is easily the most 'metal' of the trilogy, those elements of folk, alt-country and bluegrass are still around the edges - the opening track in particular balances the dobro against a mournful and gorgeously textured violin, perfectly content to fade into ambient sound for a full minute before the album really explodes. That's one thing I admire about this record: the sense of time and scale. Despite some fairly long songs, there's enough going on in the melodies and gorgeously executed transitions that keeps the songs from feeling long, yet never so much that it feels cluttered or indulgent - and for an album that opts to bring in as much symphonic, borderline-cinematic swell as this one does, that's saying something. Take 'Into The North Woods': it could easily be considered kitschy how the song transitions from the explosive guitar solo into the outro of bells and the drums of a march, but the production maintains that huge presence so damn effectively that it feels damn near seamless. Similar case for 'Sleep To The Sound Of The Waves Crashing' - even though I'm not entirely wild about the hollowed lo-fi shift at the ninety second mark or the odd tone that layers over the melody at the three minute mark, the ambient fade into the violin and how it gradually builds aching swell with the rest of the strings is breathtaking. And then we have the ending track 'The Winds Farewell', that brings in those alt-country and folk elements with a progressive touch and an absolutely beautiful guitar line that maintains strident all the way through the massive riffs, especially how the deeper dobro tone takes up the melody so perfectly that you have to wonder it wasn't used more often like that! I will say the transitions are a tad shakier when this album touches against post-rock, like the faded howls on the title track or the wind-touched growl of the grooves of 'Oaks Ablaze' or especially on the Muse-esque melody of 'Pale Ghosts', but in the last case I'd argue that's more that track not really evolving its melody - solid, but it could have been great.
But now we've got to talk about vocals and lyrics... most notably the fact that I couldn't find a copy of them anywhere, mostly because they aren't included in any of the CD packaging because Austin Lunn considers them too personal to publish. Now on the one hand for me that's frustrating - I'm still not the best at deciphering growled or screamed vocals, and Lunn's full-throated howls booming across the mix only give me fragments to work with. And here's the thing: he's such a powerful presence on these songs that I really do wish I could get more of his message, because previous albums like Kentucky showed exactly how strong his writing was. Of course, there are places where he's not screaming or utilizing some impressive death metal growls, most notably in a Matt Berninger-esque timbre that feels even more swamped in reverb than ever on 'Pale Ghosts'. It's telling that the one place I can definitely understand the vocals is courtesy of guest singer Petri Eskilinen on 'A Superior Lament', singing about the encroaching winter and how we should 'empty out our souls'. It's a telling line that when pieced together with the lyrical fragments does manage to pull together a pretty striking picture - the coming of winter, endings and death, screaming out our grievances in the empty wastes, confronting the pale ghosts of the past that we do not wish to see again but must put to rest regardless. And in a certain way you don't need to know which inner demons Lunn is facing - he's such a huge presence behind the microphone that he can convey his trials without it, and by the end, you know he's found his peace.
In other words... you know, I think this might be one of the first times I've ever gotten behind an album so strongly without having a tight grip on everything said, but that itself says volumes for how incredibly powerful Autumn Eternal is. The compositions are dynamic and soaring, the musicianship is stellar, the production is awe-inspiring, and the presence and cohesion is damn near spectacular. Again, if you're not familiar with black metal this isn't an easy place to jump on-board, but Austin Lunn manages to nail the ending of this Americana-touched trilogy so damn well that I'm inclined to tell you to try it regardless. For me, it's a 9/10, easily one of the best of the year, and all the more proof that any time of music can lead to unique beauty and tranquillity.
Labels: 2015, alternative country, black metal, bluegrass, folk, music, panopticon, prog metal
Please don't forget to cover Julia Holter's latest album. theneedledrop gave it a 9, but I want to know your take on it. Thank you!
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Q: Laravel: Array to string conversion while uploading .sql files Edit: It turns out this issue happens while trying to upload .sql files. It's not the file name.
When I try to upload a file with this name: forge_2016-02-08_--USERS THOUGH.sql I'm shown this error below:

ErrorException in FileinfoMimeTypeGuesser.php line 69:
Array to string conversion

and

at HandleExceptions->handleError('8', 'Array to string conversion', '/home/forge/example.com/vendor/symfony/http-foundation/File/MimeType/FileinfoMimeTypeGuesser.php', '69', array('path' => '/tmp/phppkDGK8', 'finfo' => object(finfo)))
at finfo->file('/tmp/phppkDGK8') in FileinfoMimeTypeGuesser.php line 69
at finfo->file('/tmp/phppkDGK8') in FileinfoMimeTypeGuesser.php line 69
  at FileinfoMimeTypeGuesser->guess('/tmp/phppkDGK8') in MimeTypeGuesser.php line 139

I have no idea why this error is happening. Here's my upload code:
    $baseDir = storage_path('uploads');

    $file = $request->file('file');
    $mimeType = $file->getMimeType();
    $name = str_random(6) . time() . '-' . str_replace(' ', '_', Str::ascii($file->getClientOriginalName()));
    $file->move($baseDir, $name);

    $path = $baseDir . '/' . $name;
    $data = ['path' => $path, 'ip' => userIP(), 'name' => $file->getClientOriginalName(), 'mime' => $mimeType, 'size' => $file->getClientSize()];
    $status = Uploads::create($data);

    if ($status) {
          $su = true;

Please help guys. I don't know why this is happening.

A: I fixed it by changing
$mimeType = $file->getMimeType();

to
$mimeType = $file->getClientMimeType();

This fixed it.

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"Rounds for time" protocols are popular among the CrossFit crowd. They increase your work capacity and boost your muscular endurance. Timing each workout also makes it easy to monitor your progress and ensure improvement.
Select 2-3 exercises that you can perform back-to-back, and complete the designated reps for each exercise. That counts as one round. Repeat the process for your total allotted number of rounds, with as little rest as possible, and check your time. Your mission is to hit the entire workout as fast as possible and to beat your personal best.
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← West Kirby, 18th December 2022
It was a cold day for our first Sunday walk of 2023, a few degrees above freezing, but at least it wasn't slippery underfoot. We had limited choice of where to go because all south-bound buses were diverted and disrupted by the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown, all Northern Line trains were off because of engineering works, and we though it was too cold for anywhere on the coast, so we hopped on a bus to Birkenhead Park.
There was thin ice still hanging on in the middle of the lake, but around the edges there were the usual park denizens. Coots, Mallards, Moorhens, Canada Geese and Mute Swans. A Cormorant sailed by in breeding plumage, with striking white patches about its face. One Mallard flew in to splash down on the water, but hit an icy bit and executed a wonderful controlled slide of about 30m (100 feet), almost to the bank. A juvenile Herring Gull was strutting about on it.
There were Blue Tits and Great Tits flitting about, Starlings making whistling calls from high in the trees and a Song Thrush was foraging on the grass. We stopped to look at some Long-tailed Tits in some Holm Oak and Holly near the Boat House, and spotted a Goldcrest quite low down. It was in continuous motion, so impossible to catch in a good pose, but one of the pictures I took is at least recognisable as a Goldcrest.
The Visitors' Centre has blue plaques to both of the famous landscape architects William Paxton and Edward Kemp, who designed and built the historic park from 1843 onwards. Some of the old trees may yet be their original plantings.
In winter it is easier to spot some strange root and trunk formations. There is a Yew with a twisted stem and some wonderful exposed Beech roots on a bank.
We saw only one newly-planted tree, which wasn't possible to identify at a distance behind its elaborate four-stakes-and-chicken-wire cage, but a sign said it was part of the Queen's Green Canopy, planted for the Platinum Jubilee in 2022. It will be something of a memorial, if it lives. One Hazel tree had its catkins out and we found the rather sick-looking Persian Ironwood tree in a little glade off the path north of the footbridge (by the exercise machine called Seated Chest Press). It had a few of its early crimson-in-black flower buds breaking open. Weeping willows are very "blonde" at this time of year, because the bark on the hanging twigs is surprisingly yellow.
Hazel catkins
Persian Ironwood flowers
Weeping willow twigs
After lunch we crossed Ashville Road to the upper park. There is a Turkish Hazel tree opposite the Victorian post box and it also had catkins out, but they are darker than those of common Hazel. Alder trees are easily identifiable at this time of year by their little cones and emerging catkins. One by the upper lake had Crows on it, apparently eating something. Was it the tiny seeds left in the old cones, or were they after the new catkins? They had to be pretty hungry in either case.
Quite a few people were putting out seed for well-loved resident Robins, but the hordes of pigeons soon descended and gobbled it all up.
The only new bird on the upper park lake was a single female Tufted Duck, but lurking in the far shrubbery was a Heron.
I claimed my first sign of Spring on 18th December, a Black-headed Gull at West Kirby with its black head coming in. Since then I have been keeping my eye open for others. Second was the Witch Hazel in my garden, flowering on about 7th January. A Silk Tassel tree had its long catkins dancing in the wind on 13th January.
Silk Tassel tree catkins
Today we saw Hazel and Alder catkins, and Persian Ironwood flowers. I was also looking out for Snowdrops. The ones in my garden seem to be late, and there were none in Birkenhead Park. I spotted one just-emerging clump in a dark corner of Victoria Park on the way home.
Public transport details: Bus 437 from Sir Thomas Street at 10.20, arriving Park Road N / Birkenhead Park at 10.35. Returned from Park Road N / Duke Street on 437 bus at 1.52, arriving Liverpool 2.05.
Anyone is welcome to come out with the Sunday Group. It is not strictly part of the MNA, although it has several overlapping members. We go out by public transport to local parks, woods and nature reserves all over Merseyside, and occasionally further afield. We are mostly pensioners, so the day is free on our bus passes, and we enjoy fresh air, a laugh and a joke, a slow amble in pleasant surroundings and sometimes we even look at the wildlife!
If you want to join a Sunday Group walk, pack lunch, a flask, waterproofs, binoculars if you have them, a waterproof pad to sit on if we have to have lunch on the grass or a wet bench (A garden kneeler? A newspaper in a plastic bag?), and wear stout shoes or walking boots. We are usually back in Liverpool City Centre by 4pm at the latest.
If you are interested in the wildlife of the north-west of England and would like to join the walks and coach trips run by the Merseyside Naturalists' Association, see the main MNA website www.mnapage.info for details of our programme and how to join us.
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The true wisdom and the lively worship of God.
hen I got up and everyone else who rested with Me rather sweetly for more than three hours, I immediately call the three to Me and ask them, why they did not consent to the strengthening three hour sleep.
Says Mathael: "Lord! You Marvellous, You most Wise! Who can sleep, if he through Your word anyway receives the mightiest strength! All three of us are anyway strengthened to such an extend, as if we had slept most well for the whole night! But we have used the three hours - as much as it was possible for us - in Your name and have subject to Your merciful admission learned things, which most likely no mortal ever have dreamt about. For that we would like to give to You our sincerest en warmest thanks; You are the Lord, and everywhere You are all in all; therefore to You alone all our love and highest respect!"
Say I: "Good then, I know what you have discussed and learned during the time planned for you! But since you have learned it, keep it for the time being to yourself and also afterwards do not make misuse of it; since the children of this earth cannot understand this, because they are not from the same place where you came from. But you will experience much bigger things; after the holy spirit has come over you, whom I will soon pour out over you, who will lead you into all truth! This will be the spirit of love, the Father Himself, who will draw and teach you, so that you all can come there, where I will be.
Since truly I say to you: Nobody will come to Me, if the Father is not drawing Him towards Me! You must all be taught by the Father, thus by the everlasting love in God, if you want to come to Me! Therefore you all must be perfect, like the Father in heaven is perfect! Hence, a lot of knowledge, also the most plentiful experience will not bring you there, but only the living love for God and in the same measure to your neighbour; therein lies the great secret of the rebirth of your spirit out of God and in God.
However, everybody will have to walk with Me through the narrow gate of the fullest abnegation, until he becomes what I am. Everybody must cease to be something for himself, so that he can become everything in Me.
To love God above all, means: to completely rise and become one with God, - and to love your neighbour also means: to completely know and understand your neighbour, otherwise one will not be able to love him completely; because a partial love is of no use to him who loves, nor to him who is loved.
If you want to have a full view in all directions from a high mountain, you must in any case climb to the highest peak; because from any lower vantage point, a considerable section will always remain concealed. Therefore in love everything and the outer must occur from within, so that its fruit can be revealed to you.
Your heart is a field, and the active love therein is the living seed kernel; but the poor brothers are the fertilizer for the field. Those of you who will place many seed kernels into the well fertilized ground, will also reap a full harvest. The more you will fertilize the ground with the poor, the stronger it will become; and the more you place good seed kernels into it, the richer the harvest. Who will sow plentiful, will also harvest plentiful; who will sow sparsely, will also harvest sparsely.
But therein lies the highest wisdom, that you will become wise by the liveliest love. However, all knowledge is of no use without love! Therefore, do not strive too much for a lot of knowledge, but rather that you love a lot, then love will give to you, what no knowledge ever can give to you! It is quite alright that the three of you have used the three hours for the multiple enrichment of your knowledge and your experiences most eagerly; but all this would be of little use for your souls. If you in future sacrifice your time with the same eagerness to love your neighbour, then only one day will be of greater use for your souls!
What use is it to you before Me, if you nearly dissolve yourself because of amazement about My power, greatness and never fathomable magnificence, but outside your house are crying poor brothers and sisters of hunger, thirst and coldness! How wretchedly would sound and to no use would be a loud cheering and praising for the honour and glory of God, if you cannot hear the hardship of a poor brother! To what use are all the rich and most magnificent sacrifices in the temple, if in front of its doors a poor brother perishes of hunger?
Therefore your search should especially be directed towards your poor brothers and sisters; to them bring help and consolation! And you will find in a brother, who was helped by you, more, than having travelled to all the stars and have praised Me with tongues of Seraphim!
Truly, I say to you, all angles, all heavens and all worlds with all their wisdom, cannot give you in eternity, what you can achieve, if you truly have helped a poor brother, who was in misery, with all your strength and all your means! Nothing stands higher and closer to Me than true, active love!
If you pray to God, but does not, while you are praying, can hear the complaining voice of your poor brother who came to you for help during your hour of prayer, then your futile chatter is damned! Since My honour exists in love - and not in the futile twaddle of your mouth!
You should not be as Jesajas has shouted: 'See, those people honour Me with their lips; but their hearts are far away from Me!', but if you pray to Me, do this in the spirit and in all truth! Since God is a spirit and can only be worshipped in the spirit and in the truth.
The only true prayer in the spirit appealing to Me, does not consists in the movement of the tongue, the mouth and the lips, but only in the active exercising of love. What use is it to you if you have decorated the grave of a prophet with many pounds of gold, but failed to hear the voice of a suffering brother?! Do you think that it can pleases Me? Fool! You will be looked at with angry eyes by Me, because you have for the sake of a dead failed to listen to the voice of a living!"


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Preparing for international trade post-Brexit
Andrew Northage and James Crayton at law firm Walker Morris, share legal lessons and advice for businesses operating in the UK and US, including the regulatory hurdles when expanding into or out of the UK
Disruption and change is nothing new, yet the last few years have thrown up some particularly awkward curve balls for manufacturing businesses around the globe.
While the most obvious challenge is the ongoing disruption related to the Covid-19 pandemic, in the last 18 months businesses have also been forced to deal with huge upheaval in the wake of Brexit, political uncertainty in the US and challenges surrounding geopolitical issues with China. On top of this, we are increasingly affected by skills shortages, driver shortages and the resulting impact this is having on supply chains.
In many cases, the pandemic has also exacerbated already-present issues. The manufacturing industry's exposure to commodity markets and 'just-in-time' procurement means that businesses are vulnerable to economic shocks and supply chain interruptions immediately, both of which are happening with greater frequency. International trade disputes, along with enhanced pressure to become more environmentally sustainable, are similarly increasing.
Disruption on the rise
As the world continues to open back up and return to more normal operations, it is vital that businesses in the UK and US are prepared and are able to take advantage of the shared opportunities – and overcome the challenges – presented by bilateral trade.
As traditional industrial areas, the US Midwest and the UK's Northern Powerhouse have long had much in common, with factories that power each respective territory's economy, employment and exports. Today, they are hotbeds for the industries of tomorrow, including renewable energy, electric vehicles, bioscience, nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing, despite facing significant challenges posed by the pandemic.
From experience working with clients in both regions, we know that American and British manufacturers are tackling a common set of commercial challenges in the face of global transformation, and the sector has encountered a wide range of obstacles for decades.
Despite these challenges, a recent in-depth study of 200 manufacturers carried out by Walker Morris highlighted the optimism and ambition that is felt across the sector. In the published report, the research revealed that one in three (34%) are targeting a merger or acquisition to drive growth and more than half (52%) are pursuing international expansion.
Regulatory headaches
Regulation is a common barrier for businesses wanting to trade overseas, and changes in regulation can create large hurdles for both US and UK businesses chasing international expansion.
Our report showed that almost nine in ten (87%) businesses are experiencing challenges in working with foreign legal systems and a further 80% are hindered by barriers to trade such as tariffs and quotas. With red tape being highlighted as the biggest hurdle for businesses when trading internationally, it was also revealed that more than half (53%) of businesses think that the volume of regulation in their target market is an issue.
There are many factors at play here, from more rigorous environmental standards and data protection rules in response to societal changes, to the re-emergence of protectionism and embargoes as a result of political instability. The exact nature of the challenge will inevitably vary according to the market and business in question.
The regulatory challenges vary from sector to sector and from company to company and so are necessarily wide-ranging. But one recurring question we help to answer is – how can I do this?
Identifying the key issues
The regulatory landscape can appear daunting and the answer, in nearly every case, is to start working through it as early as possible. By doing this, it enables any key legal, regulatory and compliance issues to be identified and dealt with at each stage of the supply chain – whether that be for the manufacturer, distributor, retailer or an authorised representative.
While these issues cannot necessarily be fixed overnight, it is important to spot any issues as and when they occur, to prevent additional difficulties further down the supply chain. It's important that businesses allow sufficient time to deal with and overcome regulatory hurdles, in order to put the right contractual and other protections in place.
Digital tools can help to automate many administrative processes, such as those associated with finance or human resources but regulatory compliance represents a far greater complexity. It requires in-depth knowledge of the regulation in question and the markets or scenarios it applies to.
Regulation is undeniably complicated but it's important to remember that most of it is there for a reason. It's also unavoidable for any business wanting to move goods around the world. While it can be time consuming, it's a surmountable hurdle – by understanding the detail and creative commercial solutions, there is usually a way through it and this is enhanced if you work with advisers who know your sector and market.
There are myriad opportunities in increased bilateral trade and companies are clearly aware of them. But when embarking on this kind of work, it's important to manage the specific challenges that trading across the Atlantic can bring. Starting early and working carefully through your unique situation and objectives will enable you to find creative solutions and benefit from a much larger, global market.
Andrew Northage is Partner and head of International Trade, and James Crayton is Partner and head of Commercial at leading law firm Walker Morris. To register for Walker Morris's upcoming webinar on 'How do you make a resilient supply chain?' on the 16 November, please head to: https://www.walkermorris.co.uk/events/webinar-how-do-you-make-a-resilient-supply-chain
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Oshawa shutdown humiliation is the last nail in the coffin of a once-powerful national tradition
by Wayne Roberts
In its heyday, GM's assembly plant in Oshawa employed 36,000 people.
General Motors' surprise announcement on November 26 of the impending shutdown of its historic Oshawa auto factory was taken in stride by mainstream media and business reporters.
It's a sad time for those employed at the company, that's for sure. But it's nothing like the disastrous impact a shutdown could have had if it was back in the days when the plant employed 36,000 workers, the pundits said. It will be hard on the 2,500 people connected to the plant, but 2,500 job openings come up every few days in Canada's booming economy.
Both statements are factually correct but entirely miss the point – or rather, two points that deserve to be seen as part and parcel of the story of the Oshawa closure.
The first and glaringly obvious point is that 2,500 jobs paying in the neighbourhood of $80,000 a year are not to be found anywhere in any Canadian service, retail, heavy industry or high-tech shops. This shutdown marks the end of the legacy European social analysts call "les trente glorieuses" – the years from 1950 to 1980 when able-bodied workers could find factory and office jobs that paid for a house, a college education for their kids and a pension that turned old age into the sunset years. General Motors once lived up to that ideal, and earned the nickname among its employees of "Generous Motors."
That ship, as Doug Ford said at Queen's Park, has now "left the dock."
The second, and glaringly suppressed, point is that, in living memory, Canadian politicians of the left, right and centre would have assumed a shutdown of this magnitude was a problem of industrial policy and strategy.
These pillars of government economic policy had been an assumed part of Canada's stature as a modern nation since 1878, when Canada's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, coined the term "National Policy" to describe his industrial strategy based on high tariffs to protect local manufacturing and markets for Canadian farmers.
The same assumption has held steady in Ontario since the early 1900s, when "Empire Ontario" meant publicly owned hydro to supply manufacturers, and the legal requirement of local processing to prevent foreign corporations from taking raw resources out of the province and locating those jobs elsewhere.
These were not just industrial policies. They were part of local and national identities. Certainly Bill Davis, Ontario premier during the early 1980s, and Pierre Trudeau, prime minister in the same era, took industrial policy and strategy as a given.
The consensus shared across divides between Quebec and English Canada, and among voters from the left, right and centre, was that industrial policy and strategy were essential to a modern country.
Everyone understood that decisions as to what plants went where and when would be made in and by "the market," but the overall game plan for what plants went where involved much more than economics and markets. It was about good jobs, domestic control of local economic futures, linking benefits for workers and farmers in various regions and providing for people of various ages and skills.
The biggest weakness in that old consensus was the issue of what to do in the event of factory shutdowns.
Everyone assumed the new jobs would go on forever. Why would anyone leave? But the idea that markets would one day be global, not just continental, and that corporations would one day be transnational, not just multinational, was not imagined. Nor could it be conceived that the distances between producers and consumers, or between company executives and producers, could ever be very far apart. As a result, laws in Ontario and Canada lagged far behind Europe, where planning for shutdowns was part of industrial strategy and policy.
In Europe, a company that took billions of dollars in incentives, as GM did in 2009, could not just announce one day that it was closing shop. It had to meet beforehand with union and government officials and plan its exit, including multiple obligations to affected workers and communities.
These European obligations were so onerous that any corporation with a base in Europe looked to the colonies for a place to shut down – a place where governments imposed no price on closures, and where workers didn't occupy the plant to keep it intact for re-opening under workers' auspices.
Ontario's Ford government would likely resist such restrictions on global corporations as being contrary to its commitment to make Ontario "open for business." But open for business is for suckers who create conditions ripe for a quick and easy closure. And humiliating Ontario and Canadian governments and workers by shutting down Oshawa without notice or negotiations is the last nail in the coffin of a once-powerful national tradition.
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While low linolenic soybean projects from biotech giants such as Monsanto have received more press, a farmer-owned company in Iowa produced the first low linolenic soybean oil and did it using non-GM soybeans. Asoyia's "low lin" soybeans also contain lower levels of linolenic acid than Monsanto's GM varieties.
Asoyia, LLC, a farmer-owned Iowa company, has established an award-winning program producing low linolenic soybean oil that contains less trans fats. Demand for the company's high-quality oil is strong, and its 125 farmers earn premium prices growing non-GM, low lin soybeans to make the oil. This year Asoyia aims to expand its program to meet market demand.
Finding markets for its low linolenic soybean oil is not a problem for Asoyia. The company sold its entire 2005 production of 13 million pounds.
A 2006 US Food and Drug Administration law requiring food manufacturers to list trans fatty acid content on food labels has spurred strong demand for low linolenic soybean oil. "Low lin" oil contains much lower levels of trans fats than the commonly used hydrogenated soybean oil.
Asoyia sells its low lin oil to major US food manufacturers. The company also sells oil to restaurants, hospitals, and food service in Iowa and bottles the oil for sale in Iowa supermarkets and other retail stores. Asoyia is also negotiating deals with two national distributors.
To date, Asoyia's low lin soybean project has been a huge success. Farmers are producing good-performing soybean varieties developed at Iowa State University. Demand for the oil has been strong. Asoyia's farmers earned excellent premium prices of $.55 per bushel above commodity soybean prices. This year they will earn even more, $.80 per bushel plus profit sharing.
Asoyia received more recognition last November when it received the Value-Added Ag Venture Award from the Iowa Area Development Group (IADG) and the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Asoyia's biggest challenge is increasing production. The company's farmers grew about 25,000 acres of low linolenic soybeans in 2005 and aim to increase that to 60,000 this year.
Asoyia faces stiff competition from biotech giants Monsanto and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Both companies have introduced low linolenic soybean varieties, which contain the Roundup Ready genetically modified trait. Monsanto projects that Midwest farmers will plant 500,000 acres of the company's Vistive low linolenic soybean in 2006, while Pioneer aims to get farmers to plant 200,000 acres of its varieties. In December, food giant Kellogg's announced that it would use oil from Monsanto's Vistive soybeans and Nutrium oil from Pioneer's low lin soybeans.
Jennings sees the challenge competing with biotech Goliaths. "They happen to be a little bigger than we are," he says jokingly.
The biotech companies' low lin soybean programs are bigger, but Jennings believes Asoyia's are better. "It's by far one of the best programs, if not the best program, available," he told the Des Moines Register.
Asoyia's low lin soybeans offer several advantages over those of the biotech companies. Soybean varieties contain just 1 percent linolenic acid compared to 3 percent for the GM varieties. Farmers can earn double the premiums, with $.80 per bushel with Asoyia, plus profit sharing compared to $.40 per bushel for the GM varieties. Asoyia soybeans' non-GMO status makes them more attractive to international buyers in Asia and Europe.
Asoyia's production is now focused in eastern Iowa within a short drive to Cedar Rapids where the soybeans are processed into oil. Jennings hopes to expand the program to neighboring states.
Asoyia's soybeans are produced within a system of identity preservation and traceability called the Asoyia Tracer Program.
Jennings says demand for traceability is coming from consumers who want to know who produced the food and from food manufacturers who want documentation tracing foods to their source. "We think this issue (traceability) is so great and we know there will be increasing need for it," he says.
The Tracer Program includes identity preservation measures to ensure non-GM status of soybeans, controls on seed sources, GMO testing at certain stages of production, documented traceability back to the fields, and third-party verification.
Asoyia plans to trademark and secure a user patent on the Tracer Program.
The program is also compliant with the European Union's GM food labeling and traceability regulations.
Farmers interested in growing Asoyia's low linolenic soybeans should contact Vivan Jennings at 1-319-257-3400 or email vmjennings@asoyia.com.