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Миралекпер Миралескер оглы Ибрагимов (; ) — азербайджанский педагог, капитан армии, Национальный герой Азербайджана.

Биография
Миралекпер Ибрагимов родился 30 сентября 1961 года в селе Халиса Вединского района Армянской ССР. Начав первоначальное образование в сельской средней школе, Миралекпер окончил среднюю школу № 158 города Баку.
В 1980 году проходит действительную воинскую службу, поступает в Азербайджанский государственный педагогический университет на факультет спортивной и военной подготовки. Некоторое время занимается педагогической деятельносттю в средней школе № 153.

Карабахская война
В годы Карабахской войны, в 1993 году назначается командиром вновь созданного Ясамальского табора. Принимает участие в боях за сёла Алханлы, Кюрдмахмудлу Физулинского района. 5 марта 1994 года погиб в сражении у села Горган.

На момент гибели был женат. Имел единственного ребёнка.

Память
Указом президента Азербайджанской Республики № 203 от 16 сентября 1994 года капитану Ибрагимову Миралекперу Миралескер оглы было присвоено звание Национального Героя Азербайджана (посмертно).

Похоронен на Аллее Шахидов в Баку.

Средняя школа № 153, в которой когда-то преподавал Миралекпер Ибрагимов, носит его имя.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Биография Миралекпера Ибрагимова на сайте milliqahraman.az

Погибшие в боях Карабахской войны
Участники Карабахской войны с азербайджанской стороны
Похороненные на «Аллее Шехидов» (Баку)

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Zobrist Coming Back to Life, Grimm Barely Avoiding Reaper
Evan AltmanSeptember 14, 2017
Why is the corpse of Ben Zobrist batting [leadoff or cleanup]?
That was a common refrain as the veteran utilityman continued to bat in high-leverage spots in the order despite a performance that both the stat line and eye test agreed was significantly less than mediocre. Zobrist, as you may recall, tweaked his left wrist on a swing against the Dodgers' Alex Wood back on May 26, yet inexplicably remained on on the active roster for another 17 days before being placed on the DL.
His slash line during those 53 plate appearances: .109/.226/.196 with a .202 wOBA. His wRC+ of 16 meant that he was 84 percent worse than the average hitter over that period. Every player goes through slumps, but seeing Zobrist in the lineup while listing like a torpedoed ship was unconscionable in light of an injury that had long since become public knowledge.
And if being flat-out awful at the plate wasn't bad enough, having a sore left wrist meant that Zo couldn't hit from the right side. He shouldn't have been swinging the bat with his injured arm serving as the fulcrum and he was awful when he did, so there was really no reason to ever have him face lefties. Since he only did so five times during the period in question, though, it's obvious that he was brutally bad from the left side as well.
To say things were looking better in July is to be very liberal in our interpretation, or just say that anything would have been an improvement over the previous month. In his first 86 plate appearances back from the DL, Zobrist slashed .208/.271/.312 with a wRC+ of 52. Only Jason Heyward — who has collected only five XBH's in his last 137 plate appearances — thought the six extra-base hits (five doubles, homer) Zobrist hit in that time was a good total.
Zobrist's complete lack of power was painfully evident and you didn't need to look at the ISO of .104 to know it. In order to contextualize that for those who aren't entirely familiar, we're talking Ender Inciarte/Dansby Swanson-level lack of pop. Fine for a speedster, not great for a guy who has managed to excel despite moving with a goofy awkwardness rarely seen outside of D-level beer league softball.
In the midst of that skid, however, something was starting to change. The All-Star break afforded Zobrist some much-needed rest and he showed it by picking up three multi hit games in the last half of July. The power was still pretty much MIA, but he didn't seem quite as much like an extra from The Walking Dead.
Then August opened with a modest hit streak and saw him reaching base far more often overall, though the power was still conspicuously absent. Zobrist collected nothing greater than a single through the first 47 plate appearances in the month, good for a .000 ISO. However, he smacked four doubles, two homers, and a triple in his final 47 PA's. Most of that came from the left side, where the switch-hitter had a 131 wRC+ for the month, though he posted a 69 from the right side too.
We're not even halfway through September yet, but the results have gotten even more encouraging in that short time. A .280/.366/.427 slash has led to a .389 wOBA and 139 wRC+ and Zobrist is absolutely raking as a left-handed hitter. He's been stellar as a leadoff hitter as well, posting a .478 wOBA and 198 wRC+ in 19 September at-bats (yes, I know that's not really valid yet).
While the wrist still appears to be limiting his production from the right side, to the extent that I believe Zobrist needs to be out of the lineup against lefties, he's no longer a general liability out there. In fact, he's been really damn good and has been a nice spark plug for the offense over the last month or so.
Justin Grimm, on the other hand, has experienced no such resurgence. The lanky righty reliever has always gone through streaks (what reliever hasn't?), but this season has seen prolonged periods of futility marked by brief sparks of success. On the whole, the results have been enough to make me repeatedly question his spot on the roster.
That's so frustrating, too, because Grimm is a guy I've always pulled for both professionally and personally. Not only is that knee-buckling curve capable of embarrassing MLB hitters, but Grimm always seemed like someone I'd like to have beers with. Thing is, those beers are much less likely to come as part of a postgame celebration with the way he's been pitching.
After racking up 12.14 K/9 in 2015 and 11.11 last season, Grimm has dropped to 9.55 this season. That might be acceptable but for the fact that his 4.78 BB/9 is the highest he's ever posted. Then you've got a frightening 2.20 HR/9 that is 140 percent higher than his career average coming into this season (0.92). You can deal with the lower strikeouts or the increased walks. Even the homers might be acceptable given the relatively small sample. Combine them all, though, and you've got a recipe for disaster.
I was sure Grimm was going to be DFA'd in August to clear a spot for Dillon Maples to come up. The Cubs opted instead for a DL stint to clear up an infection in the veteran's finger, choosing to bring him back to the active roster once September opened things up. Right-handed pitchers Seth Frankoff and Jose Rosario ended up being removed from the 40-man for Maples and Mike Freeman. And when the Cubs acquired outfielder Leonys Martin, it was lefty strikeout artist Jack Leathersich who was DFA'd to clear a spot.
And in the most recent roster move, starter Jen Ho-Tseng was added to the 40-man roster at the expense of former stud prospect Pierce Johnson. If you're keeping score at home, that's four pitchers the Cubs jettisoned, only two of whom were replaced by other pitchers.
Grimm put together three scoreless outings after returning to active duty, allowing only one hit and walking two while striking out four. All he's done since then is allow seven earned runs on six hits (one HR) and a walk against two strikeouts in two innings of work. As much as I want to see Grimm turn it around, it has become painfully obvious that he has lost the edge.
He hasn't been able to locate the fastball and the curve hasn't been nearly as effective as a result. It's still got a ton of bite, but hitters don't need to swing when Grimm can't get ahead in the count and deploy it as an out pitch. There's no way he makes the playoff roster at this point and I'm honestly somewhat shocked that he's still with the organization at all.
I really hate admitting that for the reasons I stated earlier, but Grimm has become a liability the Cubs simply can't afford given the already-inconsistent results they've gotten from the rest of the pen.
This may seem like an incongruous mash-up of two disparate players, but I wanted to illustrate the way narratives can change. Zobrist and Grimm had been flailing similarly for a while there, struggling to regain the form that had made them integral members of the organization. One of them has clawed his way back to that role, while the other has continued to sink.
There's also the notion that it's important to view performance in light of situational variables and not just as an aggregate. Zobrist has been much better over the 45 days or so than he was previously, so it's silly and irresponsible to cite his early stats as a reason that he shouldn't be playing now. In Grimm's case, the results have been pretty poor throughout.
And now I'm struggling to tie this up, so, like, thanks for reading and see you later.

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Millbrook Memories
Reflections of Millbrook, NY with John Kading
Welcome to Millbrook Memories
My HOW?
Remembering the Magic of Christmas in Millbrook, NY
The Corner News Store in Millbrook, New York at Christmas
Remembering The Holiday's in Millbrook, New York
Remembering this time of year when the village of Millbrook, New York would decorate for the Holiday season!
This is the old Corner News Store that many may remember and many have just heard the stories that this business had in the life of the Village.
Its customers were from all around the world from the students of Bennett College and before that when it had the name Bennett School of Girls.
Millbrook School for Boys in which that was called before it went co-ed and turned into Millbrook School, and who can't say they don't enjoy the Trevor Zoo that they have created throughout the years?
Then it had those that worked for the Cary Arboretum, which is now The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, which is world renown for its work.
We also had Innisfree Garden that bring tourist into our area when it opened for its season, too!
And I can't forget Millbrook Winery with all the locals and tourists coming to have the taste of their fine wines!
So many great Millbrook Memories!
Growing up as the Oldest
The John and Marilyn Kading Children, Diane, Johnny, Debbie, Donald and our dog Princess
Boy, do I remember this time of year when I was growing up as the first child of John and Marilyn Kading, owners of The Corner News Store on Franklin Avenue in Millbrook, New York!
I loved this time of year when I would get to see so many people coming into the store to pick up those necessary items on their lists!
It was also a time when I would get to work later in the evening and on Sunday afternoons with dad, too.
In other words, I would get my father all to myself, and I'd get to see him do what he loved to do!
So it was so much fun for me to work those weekday nights and those Sunday afternoons doing those kinds of things that I loved to do, while dad took the post at the cash register. (He'd usually let mom have those Sunday afternoons off!)
John Kading of Millbrook, New York with his daughter, Diane Kading
Screams of Joy
There was always so much to get done on my 'To do' list at this time of year, too, but I loved to check off the completed ones, to find another to add to it again.
But the one thing I can remember very clearly about this time of year growing up is that everyone seemed joyful and excited for the holidays!
Shirley Evert working at The Corner News Store in Millbrook, New York
I remember so many times when I was busy getting that To Do List done around the store when I'd hear my mom or Shirley Evert scream in joy!
Shirley Evert working at The Corner News Store in Millbrook, New York at Christmas time
Then I'd hear, " It's so good to see you!
How's the family?"
And this would continue during this magical time of year when families would return to their hometown during the holidays! Not to say it didn't happen at other times during the year because it did!
The 'Google' of Millbrook
It was always a magical time of year for sure when the family came back home to visit family during the holidays! It was a time when people cared about hearing the stories of people's lives and they actually listened! (Before cell phones that took our attention away!)
The days of the past when The Corner News Store was the heartbeat of the Village of Millbrook.
Marilyn Kading at The Corner News Store in Millbrook, New York
It was the Google of Millbrook!
You could come in to ask a question and there was a good chance, you'd get the 'I'm feeling lucky' answer instantly!
Yes, unfortunately, those days of the past have gone. And since that day years ago, when this Google of Millbrook, The Corner News Store had closed its doors, so much has changed in the Village of Millbrook, too.
Special People Living in a Special Town-Millbrook
However, Millbrook, New York will always have that special place in any one's heart because of the people that have shared this small little town within your life, too.
Beautiful Picture of St. Joseph Church In Millbrook, NY
Whether these special people were from your church
Lyall Memorial Federated Church
Millbrook Central School
Millbrook School
Cary Institute
or from a business such as The Corner News Store, or even the welcome you always get at The Bank of Millbrook!
The important thing is to remember that there was a connection to them that will survive through the many years of your life.
Thank you to all those my family have had that 'special' connection with over our lives, too!
Bennett College in Millbrook, New York
The memory of certain people will survive that brutal test of time, many have called it, and yet when that person is mentioned in a conversation with somebody many years later, a story will be remembered about them and the laughs about that event or the sadness of it can be felt again and again, too.
This is what life's about, isn't it?
The memories we all have of our childhood growing up in Millbrook, New York is a treasure for all of us, and I want so much to cherish those Millbrook Memories on this website and the Facebook page with the same name too.
Remember this? The Tribute Gardens in Millbrook, New York
Remember to Play and Swing
The Tribute Garden in Millbrook, New York
When some kind of 'problem' appears to be written into the script of our lives, I want people to be able to come to this website and take a stroll down memory lane and be comforted by the images or the stories that will be told by me, my father, or my Aunt Helen, or one of the many funny stories from my Uncle Henry for the years to come.
I would want you to take a look at that swing at The Tribute Gardens or on the playground at one of the schools you had once attended, and to close your eyes to remember your childhood, swinging on that swing, and how that 'problem' will hopefully lessen in its intensity in your lives too.
In living our years together in our beloved Millbrook, we all share something pretty GRAND I would call it, wouldn't you?
We share something Grand, indeed and we all have been blessed by having the support of the community in so many things my father had been involved with throughout his lifetime too.
After all it was all of you in the Community of Millbrook and the surrounding areas that had given The Corner News Store its life and supported my family throughout its years, so my "why" is to return that back to creating this website called Millbrook Memories to celebrate all the years we have shared together and to share our stories as well!
Connection with the World
Connection to All in Millbrook
We are living in a time when the connection is so needed in our lives and yet many have been unable to find something that calls to them in their hearts that they would want to reach out to connect.
Well, my hope and prayer for this site is to reach out to all those that have a need to share their Millbrook Memories and just like when someone would welcome you as you came into The Corner News Store, I want to welcome all of you as well in the same way that my parents had done for 52 years in The Corner News!
(And yes, I am my father's daughter, after all!)
Please Share your Millbrook Memories of the Holidays
The holidays are coming so please share your Millbrook Memories of your past holiday's in the comments, too.
It's that magical Millbrook time of year when the Christmas trees sparkle their coloured lights as you drive up or down Franklin Avenue in Millbrook, New York!
We are surely blessed to have our eyes be greeted with such a beautiful site and our hearts filled over the many years this has been done in the Village.
Thanks to all the people that make this happen at this Magical time in the Village of Millbrook possible, too!
We are grateful for it giving us this Magical touch at Christmas time in our beloved Millbrook!
Blessings to the Millbrook Memories we all have together that unites us!
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Ernest Kading-A Portrait of a German Immigrant
The Ernest and Charlotte Kading Family
Ernest Kading
Portrait of a German Immigrant
written by Jay Russell
Ernest Kading was born on May 11, 1902, in Blumberg, Germany.
He was the tenth child of Louise and Johann Kading.
Early Schooling
Ernest spent his early childhood in Gumbinnnen attending school at the Gumbinnnen elementary.
He started school when he was 6 years old and continued through school until he was 14 years old.
During those eight years, he learned just the basic educational skills such as a reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Formal Education or Trade Education
As was the custom in Germany at this time after a child completed those eight years of schooling he could either continue with more formal education or develop a trade.
He chooses to learn a trade and decided to become a machinist.
He attended the Vereinigte Maschinenfabriken for a total of three years before he graduated with honours in 1921.
The first two years there was mainly conducted in the classroom working and studying form a number of books.
Last year he worked as an apprentice at the school.
Working After Graduation
After Ernest finished his schooling he worked approximately three years in various machine factories throughout Germany.
In 1924 he got a job at one of Germany's largest manufacturing plants The Deutsche Weke.
There his job was to go to the customer's place of business or farm and set up or put together the product they purchased.
Germany Flag
Moving to America
Ernest was laid off from the Deutsche Were in 1925 and after being unemployed for about a half a year decided to move to America.
His sister, Henrietta and brother-in-law, Herman had moved to America a few years earlier and told him of the great opportunities in America.
In order for an immigrant to come over to America, a sponsor had to be able to support the person.
Ernest was sponsored by Herman Ramnitz.
On July 25, 1925, Ernest sailed on a ship to America leaving behind his fiancee Charlotte.
The voyage took about seven days.
There were approximately 200 passengers aboard the ship named Hamburg.
United States of America Flag
Arriving in America
The ship docked in New York City and there Herman was waiting for him.
After passing custom inspection they took the train to Wingdale, New York where Herman owned a small farm.
Ernest worked on Herman's farm for a year getting little pay mainly his room and board.
Having established himself in the United States he then sent for his fiancee Charlotte Pusch who he became engaged to while still in Germany.
Charlotte Arrives in America
On April 18, 1927, Charlotte arrived in New York City.
As soon as Charlotte arrived Ernest and her were required to get married according to Immigration rules before he could take her off the ship.
Ernest and Charlotte went to the office of the Manhattan City Clerk.
There they were married by J.J. McCormick, Deputy City Clerk of Manhattan, New York with two strangers as witnesses.
Second Wedding
They then went back to Herman's farm where they lived in one room of Herman's small farmhouse.
On May 8, 1927, they had another wedding in the Wingdale Methodist Church because they wanted to have a formal church wedding.
Henrietta, Herman and ten other guests attended the wedding.
They stayed at Herman's place about a year.
With the money Charlotte brought from Germany, they purchased a second-hand car.
First Apartment to First Child
With transportation, they moved out of Wingdale and into an apartment house in Dover Plains, New York in search of work.
Ernest got a job at the Lime Kiln as a machine repairman.
He worked there for five years until the Lime Kiln closed down.
While in Dover Plains they had two children.
John born on May 28, 1928, and Helen on April 15, 1930.
He also applied for United States citizenship which he received on May 13, 1933.
Depression-work?
This being the depression years, work was scarce and Ernest next job was as a bricklayer construction the Harlem Valley State Hospital located in Wingdale, New York.
He only worked there a few months because the work was too strenuous for him.
Thorndale Estate, Millbrook, New York
Ernest heard from a friend about a tractor man job opening in Thorndale Estate in Millbrook, New York.
He inquired and was hired by Mr. Oakleigh Thorne in April of 1933.
Thorndale at this time was making the transition from horsepower to the tractor and other machinery to do the farm work.
So it was necessary that they hire someone with the knowledge of machinery.
The 1000 acre Thorndale Estate was split up into three sections; the garden, the farm, and the stable.
The formal gardens were managed by Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne and were considered to be one of the loveliest in the country.
She planned and planted these in the early 20th century and they have since matured and continue to enhance the beauty of their classic 1839 42 room mansion.
Employed at the gardens were twenty-one workers.
The cattle farm was managed by Mr. Oakleigh Thorne and it raised and bred high-quality black Aberdeen Angus cattle imported from Scotland.
There were eighteen employed in this branch of Thorndale.
The third section of Thorndale was the horse stables which was run by Mrs. Margaret Thorne Marshall on of the Thorne's daughters.
Here they employed three stable men who cared for 20 to 30 standardbred racehorses.
Also employed on Thorndale at this time were two chauffeurs and maids in the big house.
Ernest work day started at 7 a.m. and ended at 5 p.m.
His job consisted of feeding and caring for the cattle, planting and harvesting the crops.
He also was in charge of repairing the different farm machinery and making sure it was in running order.
Ernest got paid $65 a month; plus his house and two quarts of milk.
The reason he got two quarts was that at this time he had two children and he got a quart for every child.
Birth of 3rd Child
On May 3, 1934, his third child Henry was born.
He then got three quarts of milk a day.
Although Charlotte had to take care of the young children she too worked.
She fed three meals a day to three men who worked in the stables.
For this, she received $120 a month.
A Cow, Garden, Rabbits and Chickens
Years later they purchased their own cow with money they borrowed from Mr. Thorne.
Whenever Ernest was busy, the job of milking the cow was done by Charlotte or the kids.
They also had their own garden where they grew vegetables for table use and canning.
The children raised rabbits and chickens and sold the eggs to make a little money for themselves.
John the oldest son also worked on Thorndale when he was around 12 years old.
His salary for working during his summer vacation was a $25 savings bond.
Cash or Credit?
Ernest was the type of the who didn't believe in credit.
If he couldn't pay cash for something he usually went without it.
Although when it came to groceries he was forced to use a charge account.
He charged the groceries all month and paid for them on the first of the month when he got paid.
Usually, by the time they paid the bill for last month, there would be very little left for this month so they usually charged food all over again.
Charlotte's Sewing Machine
When Charlotte lived in Germany she worked as an apprentice for a tailor to learn her trade.
When she came to America she put her talents to work with her sewing machine which she bought soon after arriving here.
The first thing she made was a pair of pants and a jacket for her husband.
She also made all of the children's clothes because they couldn't afford to buy them.
A Social Life?
The Kading's had a very limited social life.
Charlotte rarely went out except to church on Sunday with the rest of the family.
On Saturday evenings Ernest would go with his German friends to Poughkeepsie to socialize and play cards with friends located there.
Sometimes the kids would go along and window shop on Main Street while waiting for their father.
German Spies
During the years of the World War 11, German people were carefully watched in fear that they could possibly be spies.
One day some FBI agents visited Thorndale to check the German people living there.
It just so happened that when they checked the Kading house they found a short-wave radio and a camera.
The agent threatened to smash the camera and take Charlotte to jail.
But Ernest convinced them that the camera belonged to his, John and that his wife, Charlotte was not a healthy woman.
So in fear that she would be more of a burden to them they did not take her away.
Leaving Thorndale
In 1965 Ernest left his position of Farm Superintendent on Thorndale because he was getting old and worried about receiving enough Social Security benefits when he became eligible.
His salary on Thorndale was $325 a month.
He then moved to an apartment on top of his son's store, The Corner News Store and was located on Franklin Avenue, Millbrook, New York.
He then got a job as a janitor at Millbrook Central School.
He worked there for two years until his retirement on February 13, 1967.
After his retirement, he kept busy doing odd jobs such as school crossing guard, helping John at the store, and helping Henry at the Eberhard farm in Verbank, New York.
Massive Heart Attack
Ernest died while working at the age of 68 on August 14, 1970, of a massive heart attack.
This seems quite an appropriate way since he worked hard all his life and it wouldn't seem fitting for him to have died any other way.
He left behind his wife, Charlotte, three children, John, Helen, Henry and eleven grandchildren which he was extremely fond of.
This was the portrait of my grandfather, Ernest Kading.
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Grateful for all your sharing and support to creating our bond that we all have in being blessed by the community of Millbrook, New York!
Enjoy the memories!
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Millbrook Memories Social Sites
As I continue to grow this website, it's time to add Millbrook Memories to Social Media!
All websites need Social media and Millbrook Memories is no different!
So please stop by on one of the Social Media Sites I have created to share the JOY of Millbrook Memories!
And please feel free to share the images and the posts I will be posting too!
The village of Millbrook has been the home to so many and so many have come to love it too!
Many have so many happy memories of Millbrook, New York, and that's what this website and it's Social Media sites are to share with the world!
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Big Africa Cycle testimonials
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"He skilfully managed his talks to a diverse age range of students, all of whom were totally engaged, enthralled and inspired by his stories and wonderful pictures from around the world. Teachers likewise were keen to participate and the time Peter spent with us was very busy and very productive".(Peter Lawrence, Sotogrande International School, Spain)
"His engaging presentation offered up life possibilities that many of our students had never before considered. The opportunity to have such an inspiring role model on campus is not to be missed". (Alex Dailey, Rabat International School, Morocco)
"Peter's talk was inspirational. He taught our students that what one person can accomplish is limitless if you have the dedication and drive to succeed. He also spoke on the topic of malaria in Africa and how his journey was about raising money and awareness to help combat this deadly disease. As a result our students and staff are organizing a lap-a-thon to help contribute to the Against Malaria Foundation". (Matthew Gaetano: Director of International School of Nouakchott, Mauritania)
Peter presents himself as exceptionally thoughtful and gracious, patient and engaging, encouraging questions and discussion, be it with primary-aged children, middle-schoolers, or adults. (Tod Spedding: 6th Grade Teacher: International School of Dakar)
"Peter easily engaged all our students in a wonderful presentation. The students were impressed by his breathtaking photos, inspired by his stories and dedication, and motivated by his inspirational words. All of this engaged them in a successful soapbox race as a contribution to the Against Malaria Foundation". (Leen Permentier, 5-8 grade Social Studies teacher, The Banjul American Embassy School)
The students really enjoyed the experience and I was glad to introduce them to someone doing something outside their everyday experiences. (Julie Rymer, International University of Grand Bassam, Cote d' Ivoire
Your presentation was truly inspiring as it taught me to follow my dreams. It was an honour having you at our school. (6th Grade student: ICS, Abuja, Nigeria)
Peter did a wonderful job of broadening the perspective of our students. His presentation was clear, insightful and engaging, and he truly did a great job of illustrating the importance of determination and perseverance in meeting life goals. (Al Persenaire, Hillcrest School Jos, Nigeria)
Entertaining, informative, interesting… his pictures were stunning and he opened our student's eyes to another Africa. (Diane Davis: Bishop Mackenzie International School, Lilongwe, Malawi)
Other testimonials
"We were all very privileged to have the opportunity of hearing a superb lecture – an amazing story of determination and endurance, told with real passion and illustrated with a beautiful series of photographs. Every pupil who I have spoken to in the last week has said he/she thoroughly enjoyed the talk". (Roger Keeley, Bradfield College)
"You've completed a feat that few Singaporeans could only dream of doing. Thank you for coming down to SMU to be an inspiration to the students, telling us that such a dream doesn't always need to reside in our imaginations. Those who heard you speak left the room feeling awe-struck and stimulated" (Katherine Kee Aik Min, Singapore Management University)
"Peter's presentation of an epic journey was truly inspirational. Both the staff and Sixth Form were captivated from start to finish and my only regret is that we did not have more time to deal with all of the many questions at the end. With his relaxed and articulate delivery, Peter engaged fully with his audience, his words enhancing the wonderful pictures and bringing them to life. I thoroughly recommend him as a speaker for any audience of any age group – before addressing our Sixth Form he had delighted the Junior School boys, and later inspired the Scout Group". (Colin Sedgewick, Head of Sixth Form: Nottingham Boys High School)
"Peter's Long Ride Home was an enthralling narrative which appealed to pupils from a wide range of A level disciplines: an elegant synthesis of Geography and History; of cultural studies and comparative religion; and enlivened throughout by some beautiful photographic imagery and by the human dramas which exploration and discovery inevitably entail". (Gordon Catherwood, Highgate School)
"His invaluable experience and awe inspiring photography truly encapsulates his phenomenal travels. He speaks effortlessly and evokes a feeling in his audiences that inspire them to undertake their own life changing expeditions". (Kate Foster, Geography dpt, Royal Holloway University of London)
"An extraordinary journey told with humility and a strong sense of optimism for humanity. Peter had 200 Sixth Formers entirely engaged for a full hour over lunch on the last day of term – a remarkable achievement indeed." (Richard Salmon, Canford School)
"Peter's talk had nearly all of our Sixth Form on the edges of their seats; quite something for a Friday afternoon session. It was a truly inspirational talk, covering the challenges and many delights of discovering the World by bicycle". (Tony Haines: Head of Geography, Kingswood School)
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Can you spot yourself in the photographs taken at the Big Community Conversation?
Guests gathered at Bowden Hall Hotel in Gloucester for the Big Community Conversation. Bringing together businesses, community organisations and government representatives, the event was designed to help companies develop responsible business practices.


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Safety Alert: Children Falling From Windows
27 Jul 2016 / Comments Off	/ in Blog/by Steve O'Nions
Earlier this week, reports surfaced of a 5-year-old boy sustaining serious injuries after falling three storeys falling to their death in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood. At the time of writing this, the child remains in a critical condition in hospital. This is hardly an isolated incident; in fact, it is the latest in a recent spate of deaths reported across the globe; in early June, a 3-year-old boy fell 13 storeys in Harlem, New York, and a 4-year-old died falling from a window in North Portland; later that month a toddler fell six storeys in Colorado; a week later, a 4-year-old fell to their death from a home in British Columbia. Just last week, an 18-month-old girl fell out of a seven story window to her death in Birmingham.
Image: NSC
Despite the countless warnings, safety alerts and even changes to laws and guidelines regarding window safety, these accidents continue to occur across the globe. Most of these incidents are quite easily avoidable, and families with children should take as many precautions as possible.
The importance of window safety in the home cannot be stressed enough. There are so many ways that a small child can fall out of a window, and these accidents are often the result of simple oversights, such as climbing onto or jumping on nearby furniture, playing with loose fly screens, or simply out of curiosity, if a window is in reach. More often than not, these accidents can be avoided with basic mindfulness and common sense; for instance, keeping furniture like chairs and climbable cupboards or chests of drawers away from open windows, and generally preventing a child from being able to reach or access a window opening at all.
In some cases it can be difficult, or even impossible to keep furniture or other objects away from windows. In these instances, it's important to also use additional safety tools, like window locks and latches which prevent the window from opening too far, thus helping to prevent accidental falls.
Dreambaby® offer a number of locks and latches with can be used to help prevent accidents and injuries around windows. The BREEZZ-SAFE® Window Restrictor and Sliding Window Restrictor both limit the window opening to a maximum of 10cm/4″, which can be useful for times when the window needs to be opened to allow fresh air and a breeze, while also limiting the opening so a child cannot fit outside. Dreambaby® also offer outwards and inward opening Window Latches, which can be adjusted to limit the opening space, too.
These are just some of the many possible options for safety items used to help prevent serious injuries, and even fatalities caused by children falling from windows. It's incredibly important for families to keep window safety in mind at all times, for all windows – not only those high up in apartment buildings.
The growing number of fatalities and accidents caused by children falling from windows is alarming, particularly because of how easily avoidable many of these incidents are. While window safety may be overlooked at times, it can be one of the most dangerous risks in the home. It is incredibly important to ensure that furniture is not placed near windows, or that locks are installed to help prevent such accidents from happening again.
Safety alert: Picking the Right Gate for Your Family
03 Jul 2016 / Comments Off	/ in Blog, Child safety, In The Media, Newsletter/by Steve O'Nions
The Dreambaby Chelsea Security Gate
Once again, Swedish homewares maker Ikea have had to recall an item due to safety concerns relating to young children. Four types of gates in the Patrull range and two gate extensions are being recalled after reports began to surface that children have fallen downstairs as a result of the locking mechanism opening without warning, and failing to return to its clasp.
Although these gates met all basic safety standards, six children have been reported as needing medical attention as a result of the unreliable locking mechanism. Nearly three million gates have been sold worldwide.
Acting business area manager at Children's Ikea, Maria Thörn, noted that the retail giant had "zero tolerance regarding child safety," adding, "Whenever we are made aware of a possible safety issue with our products, we investigate thoroughly.
"We cannot accept that there could be a risk of injury while playing and as an immediate and precautionary action we have decided to recall all Patrull safety gates."
While Ikea's stance on quality is notable, it's important that families take this mishap as a crucial lesson. A fall down a flight of stairs can certainly lead to extremely serious injuries and even fatalities in some cases, although luckily not in regards to this particular gate.
When picking the right gate for your home, it is imperative to assess you options and make the right decision, not only based on the aesthetic of the product, but on its safety features and quality, too. It is also important to follow the installation instructions precisely, and to keep these instructions for the future to also ensure that the maintenance of these gates is also performed accordingly.
Dreambaby® offer a wide range of safety gates, specifically designed for a number of purposes around the home, with a variety of safety and security features available, depending on one's needs. The Chelsea Auto-Close Security Gate, which is aesthetically similar to the gates recalled by Ikea, swings open in both directions and includes an auto-close feature, which sees the gate automatically secure itself shut when the gate is near its clasp.
The Chelsea Auto-Close Security Gate is an excellent option for the home.
Similarly, the Boston Magnetic Auto-Close Gate swings in both directions and magnetically closes. This gate also comes with an EZY-Check indicator for added security, which indicates whether the gate is open or closed.
The Boston Auto-Close Gate and its EZY-Check indicator
If a swinging door at all is too risky, Dreambaby® also offer a durable and high quality Retractable Gate, which is secured via a latch that must be manually moved in order to open.
The Retractable Gate is opened manually and cannot accidentally swing open.
Safety gates are one of the most useful safety items for any family, but choosing the right one can be difficult. Although gates can greatly vary in price, it is crucial to prioritise quality and valuable safety features over what might be more affordable, in order to help prevent the risk of serious accidents and injury.
Safety Alert: Ikea's Furniture Recall is a Reminder of the Need to Secure Furniture to Help Prevent Injuries & Fatalities in the Home
01 Jul 2016 / Comments Off	/ in Blog, Child safety, In The Media/by Steve O'Nions
Image: BusinessPundit
Home furnishings giant Ikea has been the subject of deep scrutiny this week, following the news that up to twenty-nine million "Malm" chests of drawers are being recalled in the USA and Canada. The item is being recalled due to a total of six reported deaths in the past 13 years caused by Ikea chests of drawers, three of which have taken place since 2014. It has been alleged that each death occurred as the result of the chest of drawers falling onto the child.
The Malm series of Ikea furniture
A spokesperson for Ikea, Kajsa Johansson, told the media that the Malm furniture "meet all mandatory stability requirements on all markets where sold," adding that the chest of drawers is "safe when anchored to the wall." Indeed, the chest comes with a recommendation to be attached to a wall through the use of a furniture anchor or similar safety device.
Children can be unpredictable, and it is possible that they will play on furniture, jump around and potentially tip it over. Further still, is the chance that furniture can simply break or fall if unevenly filled with weighty objects, or simply not constructed correctly – which, let's face it, is extremely possible when we're talking about Ikea flat-pack furniture built at home. Without the use of a furniture anchor, accidents and injuries are not only possible, but has been fatal in a number of tragic situations. The product reportedly comes with restraints to help prevent tipping over, but apparently these are quite frequently left unused, or disposed of by customers.
This week has not been the first time that the Swedish company has addressed the fatal problems of the Malm furniture. In July 2015, the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the USA issued warnings related to the deaths of a two-year-old boy in Pennsylvania and a 23-month old boy from Washington in 2014. In addition, the CPSC had received reports about 14 chests tipping over, resulting in four further injures. In response, Ikea offered its customers more than 27 million free furniture anchors, to be used with the three-drawer, four-drawer, and two kinds of six-drawer chests under the Malm range, along with other sets and dressers. Other countries, including Australia, similarly provided customers with free anchors. Although Australian stores are not currently participating in the Malm recall, free furniture anchors are readily available to all customers.
The Dreambaby Furniture Anchor is an essential safety item to help prevent accidents and injuries like this.
It is clearer than ever that the use of a simple, easy-to-install item like a furniture anchor can literally save young lives at home. No matter how sturdy a piece of furniture may appear, the likelihood of it tipping over can be extremely high – and this goes far beyond Ikea furniture. A restraint or a furniture anchor is an ideal tool for helping to prevent accidents and even fatalities, should heavy furniture fall on young children in the home.
Whether home furniture is flat-pack built or professionally constructed, heavy, light, tall or short, the risk of injury is still extraordinarily high, and absolutely no risks should be taken with young children around. A furniture anchor is an absolutely crucial item for any home with toddlers and young children, and must be utilised at any given opportunity to help prevent further injuries and fatalities.


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Camera Assassin: The Smartphone
Apple QuickTake 100. Source: CNET
On September 7th, 1979 British group The Buggles released their debut single entitled "Video Killed the Radio Star". The hit single was a nostalgic account of a singer's career cut short by the rise of television as a main stream medium. Over half a century later, television broadcasters are beginning to realize that their dominance may have their days counted.
However, this trend is also visible in the photography markets, where at the turn of the millennium almost everyone had a point-and-shoot camera but within the last 10 years its market share has begun to quickly fall, where traditional camera usage dropped 12% over 2011.
Conversing pigeons. Ireland 2011. Photo: ER ©
This revolutionary device was first available to the masses in 1994 by the Apple QuickTake 100 followed the Kodak DC40 a year later; these cameras could connect to personal computers and had electronic chips that adjusted parameters such as exposure. The digital age of photography has made it possible for anyone to instantly snap a photo and share it, but it came at a time where cell phones were also taking over communication. It wasn't long before the camera and the phone became one device, and by 2008 Nokia sold more camera phones than Kodak sold film based simple cameras, making the Finnish tech giant the largest camera manufacturer.
Cellular phone carriers have ensured that society develops a need for their do-it-all devices that come with a hefty monthly bill, and not only one but two cameras (front & back), just in case. Having cell phones nearby is a habit that can quickly develop into an addiction, keeping us constantly entertained and filling pockets of cell phone carriers. Do you feel addicted to your cell phone?
It seems like their plan has worked after all, but thats beside the point.
Biking in Amsterdam. Photo: ER ©
Smartphones give us the ability to do almost anything on the go, and provide a sense of safety unrivalled by any pocket knife or switchblade. However, being able to capture any moment of our lives, whether it is important or mundane, is what makes the smartphone a cornerstone of our daily life. How many weddings, concerts, birthdays or any social gathering have you been where someone has not taken out their smartphone to take a picture?
The fact that smartphones are killing the point-and-shoot camera is not necessarily a bad thing, its just part of necessary cycle of life. Whether we like it or not these pocket sized jack-of-all trades devices are here to stay, at least until the next big thing comes around. Although many of us quickly criticize the millions of "mundane" pictures all over social networks, the point is people choose to capture those specific moments in their lives and share it with the rest of us for reasons only known to them. We are free to judge as much as we want, but what we should hope for is that between the millions of pictures shared daily, some of these will stay and be passed down; so our grandkids can have a picture to point at and say "eh! that was grandpa having some drinks with his friends when he was 20". If thats the case, then no picture was taken in vain.
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John Maris to Chair Working Group on International Development
John Maris, DAI's Director of Project Management in Europe, has been elected Chair of British Expertise International's (BEI) Development Aid Working Group. BEI is a U.K. business organization comprised of more than 200 companies that offer consulting and professional services internationally.
Its Development Aid Working Group hosts information-sharing sessions, discussions on industry trends, and workshops on best practices in international development. He will be Chair for a one-year term.
"Cross-sector learning and the identification of shared interests is vital to success in international trade and development," Maris said. "By fostering the delivery of high-quality technical assistance, the Development Aid Working Group directly benefits its members and their clients, while promoting the export of British professional services."
Maris has been with DAI since 2013 and previously served as Senior Vice President for Programs at Relief International, where he managed program design and implementation as well as technical assistance. He has worked for private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, the corporate strategy department of The Walt Disney Company, and for tech startup Aeromesh. At DAI Europe, Maris leads the Programme Management Unit, overseeing more than 100 projects in more than 25 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
"DAI has always sought to share our expertise and the lessons we learn as we deliver projects. The Development Aid Working Group is a great way for DAI to show leadership in our sector and meet our commitment to give back," he said.
Maris holds a master's in business administration from the University of Oxford and a bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University.
DAI Names Tine Knott to Lead U.S. Government Business Unit
DAI today announced the appointment of Tine Knott to lead its U.S. Government Business Unit. As Senior Vice President, Knott will oversee DAI's largest business unit, which is responsible for designing, marketing, and delivering DAI's development solutions for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department, and other U.S. agencies.


FotoFest was founded in 1983 by documentary photographers and journalists, Frederick Baldwin and Wendy Watriss, and European gallery director, Petra Benteler. The first biennial, citywide Month of Photography was held in 1986 in Houston, Texas.
In 1990, FotoFest created its year-round education program, Literacy Through Photography, in collaboration with photographer-educator, Wendy Ewald.
Also that year, FotoFest began a program of inter-Biennial traveling photography shows, international exchange programs, and publications. In 1999, FotoFest moved its office-gallery site to a restored downtown warehouse, Vine Street Studios, with permanent exhibition space. In 2014, FotoFest moved again, to its current location at Silver Street Station in Houston's Historic First Ward Creative District.
The FotoFest Biennial and art programs are known as platforms for ideas and discovery, combining museum-quality art with important social and aesthetic issues. The Biennial exhibitions curated by FotoFest give priority to the works of important but little-known photographic artists from the U.S. and around the world.
In addition to exhibitions, the FotoFest Biennial features a large portfolio review program for photographic artists, a film and video series, conferences, multi-media installations, a Fine Print Auction, and four-color exhibition catalogue.
FotoFest's Sponsors include private foundations; corporations; local, national and international government agencies; and individual contributors. Earned revenues come from Biennial programs, education fees, and fundraising events.


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suite('decorators', () => {
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        test('@Immutable fields are not writable', () => {
            class Test {
                constructor() {
                    freezeImmutables(this);
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                @Immutable someField = 666;
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            const test = new Test();

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                constructor() {
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OxPA July 22nd 2014. Joint meeting with Cyclox and the Civic Society.
Conversation with the new City Centre Manager.
Guest speaker: Laurie-Jane Taylor, Oxford City Centre Manager.
There was a well-attended and lively gathering to meet the new City Centre Manager. After giving a resumé of her very varied background of activities within the city, Laurie explained her role as a "conduit" between the City and County Councils, and the people and businesses of Oxford. Her zone extends from Magdalen Bridge to the station, from Folly Bridge to St Giles church.
4. safeguarding of the environment, especially through the "purple flag" scheme of City Centre Managers, which aims among other things to improve safety of evening/night entertainment events.


Olympic Analytics - all results, medals, statistics, analytics.
The Olympic Games are the largest international sports competitions that are held every four years by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Modern Olympic Games are held since 1896, with the exception of the years that have come to world wars. In 1924, the Winter Olympic Games were established, which were originally held in the same year as the Summer Olympic Games. Since 1994, the Winter Olympic Games has been shifted by two years relative to the Summer Olympic Games. The principles, rules and regulations of the Olympic Games are defined by the Olympic Charter, the first edition of which was adopted by the International Sports Congress in Paris in 1894, that, at the suggestion of the French educator and historian Baron Pierre de Coubertin, decided to organize the Games and establish the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Competitions at the Olympic Games are consisted of the Olympic sports. Each Olympic sport is represented by the International Federation (IF), which responsible for the development of this sport. Sport can be represented at the Olympic Games only if the corresponding International Federation is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee. The decision on the number of sports presented at each Olympic Games is taken by the International Olympic Committee. Representative organizations of the countries participating in the Olympic Games are the National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Athletes of the country are allowed to participate in the Olympic Games only if the National Olympic Committee of this country is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee. According to the Olympic Charter, Games are competitions between individual athletes, and not between national teams. Nevertheless, unofficial team medal standings are widely used for information purposes. Unofficial team medal standing defines the place of team depending on the number of medals won. The most common method is when the teams places are first distributed according to the number of gold medals, then by the number of silver medals, and then by the number of bronze medals.
Since the International Olympic Committee does not officially recognize the rankings of participating countries, it publishes the results of the Olympic Games mainly in the form of places of athletes in competitions. After the end of the Olympic Games the International Olympic Committee usually does publish medal tables, showing the total number of Olympic medals earned by each country at the Games. However, at the IOC website there are no official all-time medal tables and other consolidated analytical and statistical information about the Olympic Games and results of the Games. There are various websites, that publish such consolidated analytical information, but their data usually do not completely coincide with the official results of the IOC website, and they often use independent sources of information.
b) provides a large set of consolidated analytical information on the results of the Olympic Games.
Separately it is worth noting that because the numerous anti-doping rules violations cases at the last few Olympic Games, number of procedures are still in progress that led or may lead to medals strippings and medals reallocations. The IOC website does not always reflect the changes in the medal standings in time, even if the corresponding decisions on disqualifications are made directly by the International Olympic Committee. For this reason, this website has two modes of requesting and displaying information: "IOC Compatible" and "Actual". On all data display web-pages, the information mode switch is present as a radio button with two corresponding values at the upper right corner of the web-page. The "IOC Compatible" mode uses data fully compatible with data at the IOC website. The "Actual" mode uses data taking into account decisions on disqualifications and medals redistributions, officially made and published by a) IOC, b) Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), c) International Federations (IFs), to which the IOC officially delegated the rights to redistribute medals in individual cases. All data discrepancies between : "IOC Compatible" mode and "Actual" mode can be shown here.


Conclusion: US petroleum inventories continued to declined rapidly, particularly Cushing stocks. Net imports are again at extremely low levels despite these draws. We believe this will ultimately have to close the WTI-Brent arb. On flat price we have become a bit more cautious as the 20% price increase will soon have an impact on demand while outlook for global production growth look positive for 2018 with a number of new non-OPEC projects coming online and ramping up.
Very large stocks draws. Total petroleum down 13.3mb, 15.7mb more than normal. Commercial crude drew 6.9mb, Cushing a whopping 4.2mb.
Crude output was up 260kb.d w-o-w, but the adjustment factor flipped by 970kb/d. As a result, crude oil output was almost at 10mb/d, but the combined crude and adjustment factor dropped sharply.


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Georgia Case Law › Supreme Court of Georgia Decisions › 1960 › Gardner v. State
Gardner v. State
216 Ga. 146 (1960)
GARDNER v. THE STATE.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Argued May 9, 1960.
Decided June 9, 1960.
Rehearing Denied June 28, 1960.
J. R. Mills, P. B. Ham, W. B. Mitchell, for plaintiff in error.
Hugh Sosebee, Solicitor-General, Eugene Cook, Attorney-General, Rubye G. Jackson, Assistant Attorney-General, contra.
MOBLEY, Justice.
Hilton Gardner was convicted of murder without a recommendation for mercy, in the Superior Court of Lamar County. From the judgments overruling his demurrer to the indictment and denying his motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and motion for new trial on the general and thirteen special grounds, he excepts. Held:
1. To the indictment charging that the defendant " . . . with force and arms did unlawfully, feloniously, and with malice aforethought kill and murder Hoke Norton by hitting, striking & beating him, the said Hoke Norton, with his, the said accused's, hands and fists and other weapons and instruments to the grand jury unknown," the defendant demurred on the grounds that it did not allege the crime of murder, that it did not allege that the weapons were such as are likely to produce death, that the language was too indefinite and uncertain to charge any crime against the State, and that the indictment alleged only a simple assault and battery. The allegations of the indictment are sufficient to allege the crime of murder and are sufficiently definite and certain. See Johnson v. State, 186 Ga. 324, 333 (1) (197 S. E. 786), where this court held that language in an indictment alleging that the defendant killed and murdered the named decedent by striking him with a "certain instrument unknown to these grand jurors," from which injury he died, was sufficient. Accordingly, the trial court did not err in overruling the demurrer.
2. A motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict will not *147 lie in a criminal case. Wilson v. State, 215 Ga. 775 (113 S. E. 2d 607); Hooks v. State, 215 Ga. 869 (114 S. E. 2d 6).
3. The general grounds are without merit. The evidence discloses that the deceased, a white man, about the middle of the afternoon on Sunday, March 15, 1959, picked up the defendant and another Negro, Charlie Barkley, in his car and drove to the defendant's house; that all three were drinking; that before sundown Barkley left the house, leaving the defendant and the deceased there; that early Monday morning, March 16, the defendant went to a neighbor's house, told him that he had killed the deceased, and wanted him to take him to the sheriff for protection; that he took him to the sheriff, who placed him in jail. The defendant admitted to the sheriff that he had killed the deceased. Deputy Sheriff Waller testified that the defendant admitted that he had killed the deceased, and, as to what he told him, Waller testified as follows: ". . . he said, `I killed him with my fists' . . . He said, `I asked him, "Mr. Norton, when are you going to pay me my money?"' He said he was there fixing to build a fire, and while he was stooping down, he said, `Mr. Norton, when are you going to pay me my money?' And he felt something on his back, like he jumped up on his back; and then Hilton said he swung around he's left-handed and he come around and caught him in the pit of his stomach just as hard as he could hit him. It bent him over, and then he commenced pounding him with his fists for all he could do, and he beat him all the way through to the back room, to the hall. He slammed him up against the door facing on one side, and then he said he don't know what he done. He was just hitting him just as hard as he could for all he was worth, and then he carried him across the hall and slammed him up against the door facing there and the door flew open and he fell in there on the floor. He said, `I stood there and watched him,' said, `I was so mad I didn't know what to do, and if he had moved I would have grabbed him up and started beating on him again.'" There were blood spots in the house and the deceased's body was found in the back seat of the defendant's car by the sheriff and other officers on Monday morning. Dr. Herman Jones, who made an autopsy on the deceased's body, testified that the cause of death was "massive, multiple fractures to the skull, traumatic brain injury and massive injury to the *148 brain . . ." and that the "massive fractures, especially on the right side of the head, were inflicted with some tremendous force of a blunt type of instrument, which did not cut the scalp externally, but simply drove the scalp and bone inside, into the brain;" that the injury to the right and left eyes and the tremendous blow to the right side of the head were inflicted by a blunt instrument, and that they could not have been caused by someone striking the deceased with his fists and knocking him against the wall or door panel, as there was too much massive fracture for that; that there was a minimum of three blows to the head with a blunt instrument, and that either one of these blows would have incapacitated him from further resisting attack. There were some large sticks of fire wood in the room where the decedent was killed. In his statement, the defendant said that he was stooping over the fireplace trying to turn over a piece of wood, the decedent jumped on his back; that he had to do all he could to protect himself; that he hit the deceased and knocked him against the door facing and wall; that the deceased fell against a door which opened and he fell to the floor; and that he "stood over him to see if he would get back up. If he tried, I was going to try him again, but he didn't get up."
The evidence was sufficient to justify the conclusion that the defendant, without provocation or justification, brutally beat the deceased about the head with some blunt instrument, which could have been a stick of wood, inflicting massive injuries to his brain, causing almost instant death, done while both were drinking, and after the deceased failed to comply with the defendant's demand for repayment of money which the defendant claimed the deceased had previously taken from him.
4. In special ground 1, the defendant excepted to the charge on voluntary manslaughter, where the court charged that "The passion, if any, to be sufficient to reduce to manslaughter, must be aroused by just cause such as would produce the same state of mind on the part of the slayer as would an unjustifiable assault or attempt to commit a serious personal injury upon him. The act must be suddenly committed and must be under the impulse of passion aroused by adequate provocation to reduce a homicide to manslaughter." The exception is based on the ground that the passion does not have *149 to be aroused by "just cause" or by "adequate provocation." The language complained of is found in Cyrus v. State, 102 Ga. 616, 618 (29 S. E. 917), a unanimous opinion of this court, where this was held to be the law of this State. See also Murray v. State, 85 Ga. 378, 381 (3) (11 S. E. 655), and Richardson v. State, 189 Ga. 448 (1) (5 S. E. 2d 891). There is no merit in this ground.
5. In the second special ground of his motion for new trial, the defendant excepts to the charge that "The law presumes every homicide to be felonious until the contrary appears from circumstances of alleviation or excuse or justification, and it is incumbent upon the defendant to make out, by a preponderance of evidence, such circumstances to the satisfaction of the jury, unless they arise out of the evidence adduced against him by the State." Complaint is made that this portion of the charge is unsound as an abstract principle of law, and is erroneous because the words "or the defendant's statement" did not follow the portion of the charge as given, since "the presumption of felonious intent could be rebutted by the defendant's statement." An excerpt from a charge in substantially the same language as that complained of was approved in King v. State, 210 Ga. 92, 93 (6) (78 S. E. 2d 20); so there is no need to belabor the contention that this is not sound as an abstract principle of law. There is likewise no merit in the contention that the court should have explained to the jury at this point in the instructions that the accused's statement might show circumstances of alleviation, excuse, or justification. Elsewhere in the instructions, the court charged the law (Code § 38-415) regarding the accused's unsworn statement, and it does not appear from the record that the defendant requested that additional instructions on the unsworn statement be given. In Vaughn v. State, 88 Ga. 731 (16 S. E. 64), the accused contended that the court erred in charging that, after the State has proved the fact of the killing by the defendant, the law presumes that the killing was murder, and it then becomes incumbent on the defendant to show to the jury by evidence that it was either justifiable homicide or some grade of homicide below murder. The defendant contended that the instructions excluded from the jury the defendant's statement and restricted the jury to the evidence. There, Chief Justice Bleckley, speaking for the court, said at page 738: "In charging them [the jury] the court *150 should keep the evidence distinct from the statement and shape the general tenor of the charge by the evidence alone and the law applicable to it. For if the court should mingle evidence and statement together, the jury might find it difficult to separate them and might fail to understand the import of the instructions delivered from the bench. At some stage of the charge the statutory provisions touching the statement ought to be made known to the jury, and this, as has frequently been suggested by this court, is usually enough to say touching the statement. The statute on that subject is so plain and explicit as to need no exposition or comment. If, however, a special request to charge on any matter of defense set up in the statement is made in writing, the request ought to be granted when the charge requested is applicable to the matter of the statement and expressed in appropriate terms." See also Williams v. State, 170 Ga. 886 (2) (154 S. E. 363), and Booker v. State, 183 Ga. 822 (5) (190 S. E. 356).
6. There is no merit in the complaint made in special ground 3 to the following charge: "Gentlemen of the jury, on the theory of justifiable homicide and in connection with the law applicable to that subject, the defendant in this case is to be judged as a reasonably courageous man under the circumstances as they appeared to him, but in order to justify the homicide, there must be something more than a mere threat or menace. There must be an appearance of imminent danger. The means of inflicting the threatening danger, if any, must be apparently at hand at the time, and there must be some manifestation of intention to inflict a felonious injury presently." This charge apparently was taken from Cumming v. State, 99 Ga. 662, 664 (27 S. E. 177), where the principles embodied in the charge were propounded. See also Morton v. State, 190 Ga. 792, 802 (6) (10 S. E. 2d 836).
7. In special ground 4, the complaint is to the charge that, if, "you believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant, Hilton Gardner, killed the person named in the indictment, Hoke Norton, in the manner therein charged, with an instrument that, in the manner in which it was used, was a weapon likely to produce death, and without circumstances of justification or mitigation, under the instructions heretofore given you, then you would be authorized to find the defendant guilty of murder, as charged in the indictment," on the *151 ground that the indictment did not allege that the deceased was killed with "a weapon likely to produce death." The charge was not harmful to the defendant; for, if it meant anything to the jury, it required the State to prove more than was alleged in the indictment, thereby placing upon the State a greater burden than was required. There is no merit in this ground.
8. Special ground 5 complains of the failure to charge the law of involuntary manslaughter. There was no request for such charge. The ground is without merit, for there is no evidence that the killing was involuntarily committed by the defendant.
9. There is no evidence that the defendant tried to eject the deceased from his house, or that he killed the deceased in an effort to evict him from his house. Accordingly, the court did not err in failing to charge on that subject as contended in special ground 6.
10. The other special grounds have been carefully considered and are held to be without merit.
Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.
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What does food have to do with Intuition? Everything! Most people don't link the two in their minds, but when you start to tap into your intuition, your body will no longer let you eat the same way, especially if it is not in your best interest.
I was shocked at how much my cravings changed when I embarked on the psychic path. I was a junk-food addict in my twenties. Burgers, fries, sodas, sweets! I had terrible eating habits. That all changed in my thirties when I went to psychic school. If you allow spirit to become the biggest part of your life, it literally takes over your appetite. My body wouldn't tolerate the old ways any longer. It began completely rejecting the junk foods. For the first time in my life, I began craving a strange new plant: broccoli! Seriously, I ate raw broccoli every day for months. I dipped these little tree-like things in blue cheese dressing, another new craving, along with crackers. That was my magical combo for whatever reason. I even tested their value to my body in my Kinesiology (muscle testing) class, and they tested positive! I could not get enough of those three things. The thought of eating them now kind makes me nauseous.
Recently, however, I read that broccoli increases our clairvoyance. Suddenly my cravings at psychic school made complete sense. Clairvoyance is our natural ability to see positive energy. It is supported by our pineal and pituitary glands. One of the foods we can eat to support and nourish these endocrine glands is organic broccoli. It is high in Omega 3, Vitamins B-6 and C, magnesium, folic acid and calcium. I thought back to my craving of broccoli when I was developing my Clairvoyance. My intuition now shows that the blue cheese and crackers were what my body needed for balance at the time.
I still eat intuitively to this day. I haven't followed a diet fad since the Nineties. No reason to. I listen to what my body tells me it wants and needs. It craves colors of foods and the intuitive cravings change with the seasons. I don't live my life being a "calorie counter" and monitoring every protein and carbohydrate. I just listen to my body guidance when I think about the food I eat. You'd think I'd crave ice cream and chocolate, right? And sometimes I do! It's more like beet juice, spinach, hummus, avocado or a really good organic grass fed beef. Yes you can crave such things. My body and spirit really know what's best for me. Just start asking your intuition, even a little bit, and see what you are guided to eat.
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Totally Synthetic by Paul H. Docherty, 18 April 2010
Total Synthesis of Actinophyllic Acid
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C. L. Martin, L. E. Overman, J. M. Rohde, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 4894-4906.
DOI: 10.1021/ja100178u
I don't think there is a single academic whose syntheses I look forward to more than Larry Overman. I'm not sure exactly why, but I think the main reason is the overall standard of his work, as well as his tendency to write fascinating and informing full-papers. He's also one of those professors who 'owns' a particular type of natural product; 'Overman molecules' are of course, alkaloids.
This paper not only discusses a 'first synthesis' in a racemic form, but also a second generation, and more interestingly, an asymmetric synthesis, which I'll be focusing on. So why all this effort? Well, Actinophyllic acid was identified in a medium-throughput screen, targeting thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitors. These hits interupt the biological processes that control the fine balance between blood clotting and blood thinning - clearly a worthy pursuit.
So to the first piece of exciting chemistry - the transformation of a racemic route into asymmetry. The key to their route was the synthesis of a chiral 3-hydroxy-piperidine - which may seem simple, but required serious determination. Initial attempts focused on asymmetric epoxiation (Shi, Jacobsen), but were met with appalling and poor enantioselectivity. Next the group tried an organocatalytic hydroxylation of an aldehyde. This solved the enantioselectivity problem (96%), but with poor efficiency, managing about 30% yield. Latterly, they tried a Noyori reduction of an enone, which when ozonolysed and cyclised, gave the product in an impressive yield and enantioselectivity. But that is a very large catalyst!
The product of this reaction, an acetoxy aminal, was used immediately in a Lewis-acid promoted coupling with an indole. Their efforts in producing the enantiomerically enriched starting material paid-off here, as the acetoxy group controlled the reaction, allowing the group to achieve both an excellent yield and diastereomeric excess.
Removal of the acetal protecting group (using Dibal-H, which didn't touch the t-butyl malonate), and oxidation of the revealed hydroxyl group set the group up for the next reaction.
This impressive C-C bond formation works by formation of a pair of enolates (using LDA), and then an oxidative coupling with a rather complex looking iron reagent. However, Overman explains that it's rather easily formed by simply combining ferrous chloride with DMF. Adding this to the di-enolates allowed formation of the tetracyclic products in excellent yield…
A cerium chloride mediated addition of vinyl magnesium bromide was somewhat complex, as when a dimethyl-malonate moiety was present further reaction couldn't be prevented. However, using a t-butyl malonate was quite successful, allowing construction of the final intermediate after borohydride reduction and hydrolysis of the remaining ester.
The came the final reaction, and coup de grace, an aza-Cope-Mannich cascade which generates the final target in cracking yield. The reaction works by firstly addition of formaldehyde to the amine, forming an iminium ion. This then performs a Cope [3+3] rearrangement, generating a enol, which collapses in a Mannich reaction to form a C-C bond and complete the synthesis in its enantiomerically enriched form.
There is even more in this paper that I haven't discussed - two racemic syntheses and a discussion of biosynthesis, and that the aza-Cope-Mannich may be biomimetic. Add all that to a great discussion, as well as a neat synthesis, and we get what I come to expect from Overman.


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An Open Letter To Washington From Artists And Creators
January 18, 2012 By disaster 1 Comment
Please forward this open letter to Washington from artists and creators signed by a group of greatly talented people who care to make a difference and speak out against the current SOPA bill that is threatening to censor our internet in the U.S. and along with it would devastate innovation, artistic and cultural communication, works of art, technological advances, businesses and the livelihoods of many.
Our own Hank Shocklee on behalf of Shocklee Entertainment is a part of this open letter being hosted at stopthewall.us/artists
We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users.
We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very personal level. Commercial piracy is deeply unfair and pervasive leaks of unreleased films and music regularly interfere with the integrity of our creations. We are grateful for the measures policymakers have enacted to protect our works.
We, along with the rest of society, have benefited immensely from a free and open Internet. It allows us to connect with our fans and reach new audiences. Using social media services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, we can communicate directly with millions of fans and interact with them in ways that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.
We fear that the broad new enforcement powers provided under SOPA and PIPA could be easily abused against legitimate services like those upon which we depend. These bills would allow entire websites to be blocked without due process, causing collateral damage to the legitimate users of the same services – artists and creators like us who would be censored as a result.
We are deeply concerned that PIPA and SOPA's impact on piracy will be negligible compared to the potential damage that would be caused to legitimate Internet services. Online piracy is harmful and it needs to be addressed, but not at the expense of censoring creativity, stifling innovation or preventing the creation of new, lawful digital distribution methods.
We urge Congress to exercise extreme caution and ensure that the free and open Internet, upon which so many artists rely to promote and distribute their work, does not become collateral damage in the process.
Aziz Ansari, Actor/Comedian
Kevin Devine, Musician
Barry Eisler, Author
Neil Gaiman, Author
Lloyd Kaufman, Filmmaker
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