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Delenda est Carthago
An old letter was declassified from Bureau 39 archives. We learn about the driving force and motivations behind the notorious government agent, Jason Trask.
Lois and Clark Haiku
Exactly what the title implies. Haiku inspired by the show and fanfiction -- some serious and some less so.
When dealing with alien species, some of the most obvious assumptions might be dead wrong.
After the destruction of the Daily Planet, the retired editor-in-chief is trying to make sense of what happened.
Santa Clark
"Top-Investigative Reporter Lois Lane has to cover the traditional Christmas celebrations of the orphanage. Nothing she is very enthusiastic about. But who hides behind the disguise of Santa Claus? When Lois tries to find out, she experiences an unexpected surprise." A Stories in Other Languages story.
As Christmas approaches, one of the top citizens of Metropolis is asked to play Santa Claus for the children. But when Superman is chosen, will things run smoothly, or will problems arise? (English version)
Celeste Inwood
This explains the close bond Lois and Clark have through love and their unborn child.
IolantheAlias
Nominated Best New Author 2010
Chocolate Lab
Clark is going to tell Lois his secret tonight. He is. He's finally going to tell her. But Lois has to take care of her neighbor's dog first.
Lois has just met the astounding Superman. And she's going to get the story on him, oh yes! Even her little sister Lucy coming into town won't stop her from getting the story, right?
Pie Isn't All That Easy
Lois and Clark investigate the murder of one of Jimmy's motorcycle buddies. But why does the corpse change positions? And why is a restaurateur from a Metropolis pie shop hanging around the morgue along with a private eye and a mysterious woman? A "Lois and Clark" and "Pushing Daisies" crossover fic.
Taking the Shortcut
After the events of the episode "The Green, Green Glow of Home," Lois and Clark leave Smallville and head to the airport to fly back to Metropolis. But Lois takes a shortcut....
IRC Round Robin
After "Glow"
Lois and Clark's first visit to Smallville together gave us our first glimpse of what might be, and left us wanting more. What happened after Clark found himself in Lois's arms following his near-death experience? Here's a taste of what we hoped for in season one: a look into Clark's heart and Lois's mind as the seeds for their future start to grow. By Zoomway, ChrisM^, DorDor, Eraygun, Mackteach and ChiefPam.
It's Christmastime in Metropolis, and as Lois and Clark contemplate the possibility that their family will be expanding, they along with everyone else are preparing to celebrate the holidays. Of course since this is Metropolis we're talking about, we all
All in a Day's Work
When Perry goes out of town, it's Clark that fills the Editor-in-Chief's shoes. With a little help from Lois, he takes on Ralph, The Daily Planet, Beverly the Caterer and just about every other job for Superman. Written by Anne, ChrisM, Doris, Eileen, Lansbury and Zoomway.
Auld Acquaintance
Lois and Clark have decided to ring in 1999 by attending a party aboard Franklin Stern's yacht along with the usual suspects from the Planet and a sizable chunk of Metropolis's rich and famous. But things are hardly smooth sailing when hijackers threaten not only to harm the passengers, but to destroy Superman as well.
Metropolis must contend with a mini invasion of sorts when Lord Trey returns with some of his young students to visit the legendary *Lord Kal-El* and his *concubine*. ;) Later, Lois and Clark learn that sometimes you need to beware of Kryptonians bearing gifts. ;)
Blonde Ambition
Another story in the IRC Round Robin Group's "Unintentional Season." Angelique, Dr. Klein's new colleague at Star Labs, is beautiful, brainy, and apparently interested in him, much to the consternation of Dr. Ruth Friskin. But is her interest in Bernie real or just a front to uncover information about Superman?
Chief Suspect
The mysterious death of a close friend brings out the newshound in Perry again. Meanwhile, Jimmy, teamed with a new partner, and Lois and Clark try to solve the mystery and help out the Chief. Written by Anne, ChrisM, Doris, Eileen, Nekanuq and Zoomway.
Lois and Clark are under siege at work when Perry goes on an extended vacation and Morgan Edge, the Planet's L.A.Bureau chief, takes charge of the newsroom. Are his bad decisions the product of incompetence or is something more sinister involved?
Edge of Discovery
Another story in the group's Unintentional Season. Morgan Edge decides to delve into Superman's past in hopes of finding a way to destroy him once and for all. Meanwhile Lois and Clark receive some startling news about Lois' pregnancy.
Edge of Metropolis
Another of the group's "Unintentional Season" stories. (To read the others in order, visit either Pam Jernigan's or Anne Ciotola's terrific sites.) Morgan Edge, the renegade editor with Intergang connections who made Lois and Clark miserable a few stories ago, is back. This time he's in charge of a rival news operation that seems bent on undermining Superman any way it can. Meanwhile on the homefront Ellen Lane decides that Lois and Clark can use her *special touch* in setting up the nursery.
Emotional Corners
Another story in the Unintentional Season. Amid preparations for the upcoming Merriwether Awards, Lois comes down with a bad cold and has to stay at home and rest. Clark gets a *super* workout as he tries to preserve his secret as well as Lois's sanity when Ellen Lane decides to give her "baby girl" a little TLC.
Extra-Ordinary People (or We *Really* Have a Lot to Talk About)
Lois and Clark discuss what's *really* hampering their relationship in this vignette which takes place just after Ordinary People. Written by Doris, Fystydub, Georgia, Eraygun and zoomway.
After the Thanksgiving holiday, Lois and Clark are hoping to settle into their "normal" routine when they receive some startling news. Meanwhile, Dr. Friskin decides to write a paper about the dysfunctional Lane family and enlists Dr. Klein for her research.
Happy Anniversary?
"Happy Anniversary?" is a look at our favorite couple's attempts to have a romantic and *private* celebration of their wedding anniversary and the *little* things that keep getting in their way.
Hickory Mxyery Dock
Lois and Clark find their world has been turned upside-down when Mr. Mxyzptlk, fifth-dimensional master of magic, snappy dresser, and all-around pain in the posterior, returns.
I Now Announce You ...
Set right after the episode "Ultra Woman," Lois and Clark travel to Smallville to tell his parents of the engagment.
I Only Have Oz For You
This story is a flashback to the second season episode "The Phoenix," and the night of Lois's and Clark's almost first date. In it, we explore what happens in Lois's subconscious when that really rotten Chinese dinner from Ralph's Pagoda mixes with her anxieties about her changing relationship with Clark and her concerns about the reappearance of Lex. The result is story that is funny and *way psychological*, to quote Jimmy Olsen. ;)
Immaculate Preconceptions
A visitor from the future knows how important it is that Lois and Clark get some time alone today... but no matter how hard he tries to help, things keep going wrong. A Charity Fanzine story.
It's Us
Lois and Clark move house and discover some surprising new things about each other.
Lois tries to fulfill her civic duty ... but it may be more of a trial for Lois than those she is set to judge.
Just Another Manic Sunday
Lois and Clark's business trip to colorful New Orleans takes a dangerous detour into the realm of the supernatural when Baron Sunday returns with a new plan.
The season finale of the Unintentional Season. Lois' and Clark's late summer cookout ends up being more exciting than expected thanks to the rare and unwelcome appearance of a tropical storm and the unexpected arrival of their twins.
Lois is off from work, taking it easy with a sprained ankle but still manages to find a body, upset her mother, get kidnapped, and help Clark take four showers! An IRC Round Robin fanfic.
Life's Little Challenges
Traditional RR with a twist. ;) A note from the editor (in the body of the text) explains how this story was created and what it's about. Surprisingly, the story fits pretty well into the Unintentional Season.
Lois and Clark and the usual suspects help Perry and Alice celebrate their remarriage, but an unusual side effect of Lois's pregnancy threatens to reveal just how *super* a guy Clark really is. ;)
Metropolis Blue
Posing as SCU officers, Lois and Clark go undercover to unmask a traitor in the department. An IRC Round Robin fanfic. Written by Doris, CKgroupie, Chrispat, Zoomway and Eileen.
Moonlight on the Potomac
It's flashback time to the second season, before "The Phoenix" but after "Season's Greedings" and "Metallo", when Lois and Clark were best friends and partners, but clearly on the edge of something *more*. This "in between" story speculates on what off-screen events might have triggered Clark to finally ask Lois out on a date, and Lois to accept.
Murder, They Wrote
Lois and Clark put their investigative skills to use when someone decides that a charity masquerade Halloween party at the Daily Planet is the perfect place to get away with murder.
Myxed Signals
"Mxyed Signals" was inspired by a recent story in the Superman comics. In it, Mr. Mxyzptlk returns to bedevil Lois and Clark by interrupting their cozy evening at home with a trip into TV land.
At the end of the episode "Whine, Whine, Whine", Lois and Clark are ready to take the next step in their relationship. It might have gone something like this. Written by Zoomway, ChrisM, CKgroupie, ChrisnDor, Eraygun, PeaceEv, chrispat, Mackteach and CiotolaAM.
The Perils of Clark Kent
A mysterious assassin is in Metropolis, but who is the target? One hint -- it's not Lois for once!
Photographs and Memories
Lois and Clark reminisce about the past and speculate about their future as they clean out the spare room that will become the nursery.
Plenty To Be Thankful For
Lois and Clark host Thanksgiving Dinner at their house.
Shadow and Sun
What should have been a regular journalistic outing for Lois and Clark at a LexCorp lawsuit, leads to them finding out about their former nemesis. In order to get to the bottom of things, the couple travels to a remote island -- with Jimmy and Dr. Klein in tow.
Sins of the Past
"Sins of the Past" focuses on Dr. Klein and his connections to a deadly enemy from Lois's and Clark's past. Can the trio work together to save themselves?
Someone's Watching (Over) Me
Another story in the Unintentional Season. Clark faces a super-dilemma when Lois, Dr. Klein and Dr. Friskin are taken hostage at Star Labs and Superman *cannot* come to their rescue.
Star-Spangled Superman
Lois and Clark travel back in time to the Revolutionary War period to help H.G. Wells discover who or what has altered the course of American history and with it all of time.
SoulMates Chronicles: The Falcon
HG Wells is our guide as we trace the souls of our favorite couple through time. "The Falcon" takes us to Italy during the Renaissance, where a bookish young nobleman and his beautiful wife struggle to triumph over evil in 1507. This is the first story in a continuing series of fanfics called The SoulMates Chronicles.
Soulmate Chronicles: The Lone Rider -- The Beginning
We return to the Old West to see how the Lone Rider came to be ... and how he met the love of his life. Another story in the continuing series, "The SoulMates Chronicles," in which HG Wells traces the souls of our favorite couple through time.
The SoulMates Chronicles: The Sea Hawk
This "enhanced" IRC round robin (the story has been added to and edited off-line) continues the "SoulMates Chronicles." The setting is late 18th century Cuba, where H.G. Wells discovers that the local slave traders have an implacable enemy -- the Sea Hawk!
The SoulMates Chronicles: The Tai
When the souls of Lois and Clark find each other in 17th century Japan, will their newfound love be doomed upon facing the combined forces of this era's incarnations of Tempus and Lex Luthor? Find out in this new spellbinding installment of the SoulMates Chronicles.
Lois and Clark are up against a mysterious foe who is intent upon uncovering Clark's secret identity.
Superman: The Motion Sickness, or Let's Do Lunch
Another story in the RR Group's Unintentional Season. Lois discovers that not all the men in the Kent clan are quiet and mild-mannered when Clark's bombastic "Uncle" J.J. comes to town.
Superman v. The In-laws
Ellen Lane tries to impose some *togetherness* on her unruly family by inviting them all to the beach for a weekend of fun in the sun in this well-written, humorous story.
Three Capes to the Wind
Take one New Year's Eve party for Metropolis's rich and famous, add a well-meaning experiment by Dr. Klein and mix well. Result: Just another day in the life of Lois and Clark. Written by Zoomway, ChrisM, CKgroupie, ChrisnDor, Eraygun, and sharper.
Touched by an Angle
Another story in the RR group's "Unintentional Season." In the midst of adjusting to the fact that Lois is having twins, Lois and Clark have to investigate a strange cult that apparently worships Superman as a god.
We Wish You a Wary Christmas
It's a little over three months since the birth of the twins and Lois and Clark are in full holiday mode preparing for the babies' first Christmas. However, the preparations have to be moved to the back burner when Lois' journal is apparently stolen and they have to recover it before Clark's super secret is revealed to the world.
We're Having a Baby, My Baby and Me
A WAFFy tale that recounts Lois's attempts to break the news of her pregnancy to Clark.
The Werewolves of Metropolis
A hair-raising tale <eg> of a Star Labs experiment gone wrong.
No A plot at all <g>. Just Lois and Clark on a mini-vacation exploring the world and each other in celebration of the anniversary of Clark's arrival on Earth.
A World Without Superman
Mxyzptlk is back and issues Lois a challenge: after traveling back four years in time to a different reality, she must convince a *non-superpowered* Clark Kent that he really is Superman, or be left, doomed, in Mxy's alternate reality. Will she succeed?
Y2Krazy
Lois and Clark get ready to celebrate the New Year, when suddenly the appearance of a certain little imp ruins things, setting Clark back a few years, and giving him a new challenge. Can he succeed, or will the evil imp take something very precious away from him?
IRC Teen Round Robin
Cooking With the Kents
Lois in the kitchen? When Lois wants to learn to cook, is Clark "superman" enough for the job?
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A series of photos Nocturama – consists of the night and dark images.
I'm to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, the seemingly irrational juxtaposition of images. I compare the movement with calm, anxiety with stoicism. I imagine the city as a dark and cozy.
Photographs represent a kind of documentary story about my life. In this story appear often people close to me - friends, family, and acquaintances. I try to show them the places where they live and rest in which they feel most comfortable. As I mentioned, the subject of my work - exploitation of even the simplest events, a feature can only noticeable to me that I want to keep on photographic film - enforces their formal character. Not cropped images - they are snapshots from the life. Hence the idea of presenting photos with perforations. The photos were taken in 2011 in Poland, Romania and the UK.


At last Konami gave us a real Football game. Gamers now have full control over when to close down, tackle, or hold up play. The passing is a bit hard but easy to master. This series is back, no doubt. After years of decent iteration on the series' core tenets, I almost didn't expect something as impressive as this.
Konami takes football back to where it matters with a pitch-perfect recreation of the beautiful game. Fan animations have been enhanced, and the ebb and flow of a match is met with context-sensitive crowd effects and movements. It seems like Konami are purposely making it worse every time, just so they can false promise us a better game, thus, they keep on selling this very undeserving game. All of unnecessary jumping a lot of misplaced paces. Real-time lighting naturally brings players, crowds and stadium to vivid, next-gen life. Perhaps one of the most important things is the list of extended licenses, including those of the French and Italian second division and real players in fictional teams for the English second division, adding more weight to the Master League. Always wondering when they would be back.
The passing game is improved,the goalkeepers A. If you're after the best possible representation of football on a console, Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 is the game for you. Item is in original shrink wrap if applicable. The prices shown are the lowest prices available for Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 the last time we updated. Gamers can go back and forth on the issues of transfer fees and player salaries clubs, including pay a fee of players, something that affects the performance of your computer. Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 Review by: - 8. They have simply nailed it in all areas.
Every gameplay element has been retooled for a more responsive experience, while new shooting and goalkeeper systems ensure the heart-in-mouth feeling that comes with a top-level game is faithfully recreated. The return of the Fox Engine has provided possibly the most realistic soccer gameplay there has ever been, though the lack of many major licenses in the sport does hurt. Managers including some licensed determine tactical options, salary cap and roster of players with the necessary chemistry to fit in improving the overall team spirit. Unlike fifa 15 Pes 2015 doesn't feel staged. Most of the time the other team will mark the outfield players and will n ot pursue the goalie. Players' running and playing are authentic and they react emotionally as appropriate to fouls, goals or referee decisions - with their frame of mind actually affecting how they play - Poetry in Motion: The individuality of players is further enhanced with seamless animations. The flexibility and interaction of moving parts so MyClub make the experience is challenging.
Experience the challenge of playing with and against the best sides in the world. Encourageant pour un premier jet sur cette génération de machines. Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 improves on many of the already positive features of the past, while also adding a few. Sure there are flaws that keep this game from getting a 10 but overall gameplay is simply ma. Hope is one powerful tool see. Maar een inhaalslag is met de nieuwe consoles absoluut gemaakt; de footie ziet er prima uit, speelt fantastisch dankzij honderden, nieuwe animaties en qua content gaat het met de introductie van de overtuigende MyClub-modus de goede kant op.
The game is scripted and seems like everthing is already made. That being said, it's just a crying shame Konami seemingly insists on confirming every single stereotype one might have had when it comes to the pathologically shaky online aspect. The additional licenses and graphical bump of next-gen make the game feel a bit more polished, but there are still rough edges. It looks like Fifa,but the gameplay is fluent and far better than the competition. Having debuted last year in an embryonic form, the power of this new wave of consoles has allowed a level of visual acuity and in-game advances that were previously impossible.
It's not the largest of milestones and it has its stumbles, but it already puts the franchise on more firm footing than last generation. How can you play 51m instead of 45m for a game which has 3 additional time. Cheats, game codes, unlockables, hints, easter eggs, glitches, guides, walkthroughs, trophies, achievements and more for Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 on Playstation 4. While Master League needs some improvements, and online play could use a bit of modernizing -- the game itself is an incredible experience after kickoff. Everything is great, gameplay, graphic, online, soundtrack. New skills include close control, responsive sprint and incorporating a much wider range of pace - from walking to sprinting - Case for Defense: Users have complete control over when to close down, tackle or hold up play.
It is the largest and has its setbacks, but it puts the franchise on firmer than last generation bases. No sacrifice to animation has been made in the pursuit of fast response, yet the movements flow effortlessly calculated in real-time and dependent on the player's position in relation to the ball and its speed. There is no fluidity players just stop after tackling or just stop when the close to opposing player. Played more than 1000 games. How could the golkeeper be perfect in cross and through ball but always through to opposing defender? We have 3 entries submitted for for this game on this platform at the moment.
Silver Thankyou for your vote! Beautiful and incredibly enjoyable when you get to improve your skills and understand how it works. I too,the graphics are cool. Swift and entertaining and, on top of that, it retakes it's personality, something that was gone in the last years. Player acceleration and turns feel good compared to last year's version, but players can take or do some unnecessary movements, shots can sometimes be slow, and win the ball can feel pre-determined times , so they can keep possession while supporting the physical aspect of the rival, but sometimes the collision is not registered or your defensive moves to keep the ball has no effect. . New push-pull tactics let single players use feints and initiate light, hard, and dirty contact, while whole teams execute strategies in concert, and the MyClub online, Master League, and Become a Legend modes have all been overhauled.
I'll end this day of Dragon speech reviews with a good old review of a Soccer game to celebrate such a good occasion. See the seller's listing for full details. Bronze Best of the Bunch Awarded for being named Man of the Match in a Team Play Lobby match. Things like licensing, broadcast presentation and even menu interfaces may not help a game, but they're much more easily addressed if the rest of the game is fundamentally enjoyable. Unlike fifa 15 Pes 2015 doesn't feel staged. The funny thing is, apart from the parameters put for agents used eg for the position of a player is not knowing exactly the type of player is going to get. The crowd animations have been hugely enhanced, and the rhythm of a match is met with context-sensitive crowd effects and movements.


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Gerhard Rohlfs (ur. 14 kwietnia 1831 w Bremie, zm. 2 czerwca 1896 w Bad Godesbergu) – niemiecki podróżnik. Przez ponad piętnaście lat wędrował po Afryce i jako pierwszy Europejczyk dotarł do wielu regionów Czarnego Lądu. Niektórzy badacze podejrzewali, że był szpiegiem i awanturnikiem. W latach 1855–1860 służył we francuskiej Legii Cudzoziemskiej i brał udział w podboju Algierii.

W latach 1861–1862 badał Saharę Zachodnią. W 1864 z Tafilaltu przedostał się do oazy Tuat, a stamtąd odbył podróż przez Ghadamis do Trypolisu. W latach 1865–1867 odbył podróż z Trypolisu przez Środkową Saharę do Bornu i dalej przez płaskowyż Dżos nad Benue i do Lagos nad Zatoka Gwinejską. W latach 1867–1868 i 1880 wędrował po Etiopii. W latach 1884–1885 był konsulem niemieckim w Zanzibarze. Jest autorem książek, które odegrały dużą rolę w popularyzacji wiedzy o geografii Afryki.

Twórczość
 Reise durch Marokko (1869)
 Land und Volk in Afrika (1870)
 Von Tripolis nach Alexandria (1871)
 Quer durch Afrika (1874-75)
 Beiträge zur Entdeckung und Erforschung Afrikas (1876)
 Reise von Tripolis nach der Oase Kufra (1881)
 Quid Novi ex Africa (1886)

Linki zewnętrzne
 Książki dostępne w internecie przez Projekt Gutenberg – Gerhard Rohlfs
 Gerhard Rohlfs biografia

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All-Star Superman
Grant Morrison (Author)
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Time running against the Man of Steel. After a diabolical plot by his arch-foe Lex Luthor puts him on the brink of death, Superman must tie up loose ends and make sure that he leaves the Earth better than he found it. The unstoppable creative team of writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely join forces once more to take Superman back to basics. In an emotionally and visually stunning graphic novel harkening back to a Golden Age of comics, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN creates a new, and at the same time familiar, take on the world's first superhero. This now-classic graphic novel features Superman's renowned supporting cast, including Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Bizarro, Perry White and of course, his greatest foe Lex Luthor. This volume collects issues #1-12. DC Black Label, a new publishing imprint from DC Entertainment, gives premier talent the opportunity to expand upon the canon of DC's iconic Super Hero comic book characters with unique, standalone stories that are outside of the current DC Universe continuity. An all-star lineup of creative teams will craft their own personal definitive DC stories in the tradition of compelling literary works like Batman: The Killing Joke, DC: The New Frontier and Kingdom Come.
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Photograph printed from negatives made in the vicinity of Chicago.
Portrayed is the artist's wife, the dancer Ervina Kupferova.
Some foxing on mount, a few spots on print, but overall fine.
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Q: CoffeeScript String Comparison In CoffeeScript, is there a way to simplify the following:
if(value === "something" || value === "else" || value === "wow"){}

I've tried:
if value is "something" or "else" or "wow"

But this produces the literal output of this:
if(value === "something" || "else" || "wow){}

Is there a way to check if a string is one of multiple values (OR or AND) in CoffeeScript?

A: I think you probably want
if value in ['something', 'else', 'wow']

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Specials – The Greatest Ashes Tests, Part 3
Posted on Jul 8, 2013 Jul 5, 2015 by Rustom Deboo
In this third and concluding part, we look back at three modern-day cliffhangers that further enhanced the Anglo-Australian rivalry:
4th Test, Melbourne, 1982-83
Following the disappointment of 1981, Australia made amends the next time by winning the 1982-83 home series 2-1. However, it could well have been 3-0 had England not won a most thrilling fourth Test at the MCG by a mere three runs.
After being inserted by Australia, England slumped to 56/3. Chris Tavare and Allan Lamb then put on 165 runs for the fourth wicket before Tavare was dismissed for 89. Lamb followed ten runs later for an attacking 83.
At 259/5 with Ian Botham looking in ominous form, England seemed to be in control. But the pace duo of Rodney Hogg (4/69) and Bruce Yardley (4/89) dismantled the lower order and England were all out for 284.
On day two, the hosts too had a poor beginning but Kim Hughes (66) and David Hookes (53) rescued their side from the trouble of 89/4 with a 91-run stand for the fifth wicket. Rodney Marsh scored 53 as well, while adding 81 runs for the sixth wicket with Hughes. Australia then lost their last five wickets for 26, finishing the second day at 287 and a lead of only 3 runs. Bob Willis took 3/38.
In their second innings, England went from 40/0 to 45/3 and Australia had the momentum. Greame Fowler, who top-scored with 65, added a vital 83 with Lamb for the fourth wicket before both of them were out within a run of each other to make the score 129/5.
Botham cracked a rapid 46 from as many balls and when he was dismissed the score was 201/7. At that point, wicketkeeper Bob Taylor joined Derek Pringle and the two put on 61 for the eighth wicket to boost the total, which eventually came up to 294. Geoff Lawson was Australia's best bowler with 4/66.
Australia had two full days to reach the target of 292. The top order failed to perform again as they were reduced to 71/3. Again, Hughes and Hookes came to the rescue as they put on 100 for the fourth wicket and Australia seemed to be on course at 171/3.
Ian Botham (left) celebrates with captain Bob Willis after dismissing last man Jeff Thomson to help England win by 3 runs at Melbourne (source – theage.com.au)
But the hosts then ran into the unheralded fast bowler Norman Cowans (6/77), who along with the support of his fellow bowlers ensured that Australia slip to 190/7. Allan Border (62*), who came in at number six, kept watching as wickets tumbled at the other end, the ninth falling at 218. Jeff Thomson came out to join him in the middle.
The two led their team to 255/9 with a day left. On the final day, they did everything right until just four runs were needed, when Thomson was caught at first slip by Geoff Miller off Ian Botham to script a three- run win for England and break the hearts of the full-house crowd. The final Test was drawn and Australia regained the Ashes.
2nd Test, Edgbaston, 2005
This great Test match is easily one of the best ever played and to many the very best of them all. Australia came into this series on the back of eight successive Ashes series wins dating back to 1989 and it was business as usual for them as they whipped the hosts by 239 runs in the opening Test at Lord's.
Then in a massive stoke of luck, England's tormentor Glenn McGrath (who took 9/82 at Lord's) twisted his ankle after treading on a ball in a nets session just before this Test. England seemed to have got a psychological boost and it showed in this match, a game which changed the course of this memorable series.
Ricky Ponting seemed to have made an error when he decided to put England in despite lacking his strike bowler. As it turned out, Australia were seriously missing the sting in their bowling as the English openers Marcus Trescothick (top-scoring with 90) and Andrew Strauss raced to a stand of 112 in just over 25 overs.
Australia fought back to reduce England to 187/4, but the run-rate at that point was an astonishing five runs an over. Kevin Pietersen (71) and Andrew Flintoff (68) then added to the visitors' misery, putting on 103 off just 105 balls for the fifth wicket. Useful runs from the tail meant that England ended the first day after being all out for 407 – a run rate of 5.17
On the second day, Australia's reply revolved around opener Justin Langer's resolute 82, aided by Ponting's counter-attacking 61. Australia too maintained a run rate of above four an over, but a bit more patience would have been beneficial – as Langer as showed – with their final total reading 308.
The last five wickets fell for just 46 runs. Flintoff and Ashley Giles bagged three scalps each. With a handy first-innings lead of 99, England ended the day at 25/1, Shane Warne removing Strauss. On the third day, the spin and pace combination of Warne and Brett Lee ripped through the English batting.
From 25/0 the home team went to 31/4 and further to 131/9. But the dependable Flintoff was still there and he found a willing ally in last man Simon Jones, who helped him in a priceless last-wicket stand of 51. Flintoff went on the rampage, striking 73 which included four sixes to spruce up the total to 182. Warne finished with 6/46 and Lee 4/82.
Brett Lee is consoled by Andrew Flintoff after England beat Australia by just two runs in the thrilling Edgbaston Test of 2005 (source – guardian.co.uk)
Australia began their chase of 282 well with a 47-run opening stand, but Flintoff played game-changer again. He removed Langer and Ponting (for a duck) in the same over. From that point, England were buoyed and Australia kept losing wickets, sliding to 137/7.
Michael Clarke grimly held fort before he too fell to Steve Harmison as Australia ended the fourth day at 175/8, still needing 107 to win. On the final day, Warne and Lee added 45 for the ninth wicket before an unfortunate Warne was out hit wicket to Flintoff (4/79) for 42.
At 220/9, Michael Kasprowicz joined Lee. The two quietly set about whittling down the target and England were fast feeling the heat as the tension gradually reached tipping point. With 15 to win, Simon Jones dropped Kasprowicz. England's last chance seemed to have gone.
With Australia just three runs away, Harmison banged one into the left glove of Kasprowicz, who played it down the leg side. Within the next second, wicketkeeper Geraint Jones completed the winning catch to send the crowd into a frenzy.
Television replays later showed that the ball had slightly brushed the glove and umpire Billy Bowden had failed to notice it. However, it would have been nearly impossible to detect amid the pressure-cooker situation. England had won by just two runs – the smallest margin ever in an Ashes Test.
Lee, who remained not out on 43, was distraught and the image of him being consoled by man of the match Flintoff remains the defining moment of the series. The Ashes were alive and England went on to win the series 2-1, regaining the urn after 18 long years.
1st Test, Cardiff 2009
This was the first Test to be played in Wales. England were on a mission to regain the Ashes after the humiliating whitewash of 2006-07. They began the first day ordinarily, getting reduced to 90/3 before Kevin Pietersen (69) and Paul Collingwood (64) added 138 for the fourth wicket.
Thanks to Matthew Prior's 56 and useful contributions from the tail, England's total swelled to 435. In reply, Australia were led by a partnership of 239 for the second wicket between Simon Katich (122) and Ricky Ponting (150). Michael Clarke (83) and Marcus North (125*) added 143 for the fifth wicket as Australia ended the third day at 479/5.
Monty Panesar (left) is relieved while James Anderson is jubiliant after the two defied Australia to help England escape with a draw (source – guardian.co.uk)
The game looked to be heading into a draw at this stage. Australia piled the agony on England's bowlers on the fourth day courtesy a 200-run sixth-wicket stand between North and Brad Haddin (121) in just 44 overs. Australia declared at 674/6, and England slumped to 20/2 with a day to go and still 219 in arrears.
Defeat appeared inevitable for England on the final day as they crashed to 70/5 and then to 159/7, even as Paul Collingwood battled on with determination. He put on 62 with Greame Swann for the eighth wicket, but when he was finally dislodged for a 245-ball 74 in five hours and 45 minutes, England were 233/9 and still a little over 11 overs were left.
Australia needed just one good ball to wrap things up. However number eleven Monty Panesar, boasting an average of a shade over five, joined number ten James Anderson in the middle and it wasn't over till it was over. The two went on to do the unthinkable as they added an unbeaten 19 in 11.3 overs to script a memorable draw for England.
The two tail-enders showed immense grit in defying the pumped-up Australian bowlers for 40 minutes. England were just 13 runs ahead when the match ended in a thrilling finish. This result dented Australia's confidence, as England scored a 2-1 series victory to wrest back the Ashes.
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December 2016- CFCC receives grant funds of $85,000 to support the Truancy Court Program
CFCC recently received grant funds in the amount of $85,000 to support the operation of our Truancy Court Program(TCP) for 2017-18. We received $45,000 from the Charles Crane Family Foundation and $40,000 from the O'Neill Foundation.
Beginning in 2004 as the TCP's initial funder, the Charles Crane Family Foundation has funded the TCP every year since that time. The O'Neill Foundation has funded the TCP once before in 2014-15. We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support of both organizations.
September 2016- The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) announces Family Law Writing Competition
The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, in cooperation with the editorial staff of the Family Court Review (FCR), have announced the eighth annual Family Law Writing Competition. The Editor-in-Chief of FCR, CFCC's Founder and Director Professor Barbara Babb, encourages all interested University of Baltimore School of Law students to submit an entry to the competition. Please view the flyer for more information including entry requirements and prizes.
September 2016- CFCC welcomes 10 Student Fellows for Fall 2016
CFCC welcomes ten new second- and third-year University of Baltimore School of Law students to the Fall 2016 CFCC Student Fellows Program! Throughout the semester, the Student Fellows will support the operation of CFCC's Truancy Court Program (TCP) in Baltimore City Public Schools; research issues around substance abuse, addiction, attendance, and education; and work with the TCP Attorney and the TCP Social Worker to compile a policy piece on the criminalization of poverty. Please see the Student Fellows Bios to learn more about this year's Student Fellows, and stay tuned to read their blogs.
August 2016- CFCC has published the 17th issue of its Unified Family Court Connection newsletter.
CFCC has published the 17th issue of its Unified Family Court Connection newsletter. This issue focuses on issues raised at CFCC's 8th annual Urban Child Symposium, "The Education of the Urban Child." The newsletter includes the following articles:
"Restorative Approach Helps Identify the Root Causes of Student Behavior" by Karen E. Webber, J.D.
"Reflecting on the History of School Discipline and the Juvenile Justice System" by Jenny L. Egan, J.D.
"A Law School's Truancy Court Program Reroutes the School-to-Prison Pipeline" by Michele Hong-Polansky, J.D.
"Youth with Disabilities Face Major Barrier to School Attendance" by Pat Halle
For a paper copy of the newsletter or to be added to CFCC's mailing list, please contact cfcc@ubalt.edu
August 2016- CFCC's Fall 2016 Truancy Court Program (TCP) begins in four Baltimore City Public Schools
CFCC has selected four Baltimore City Public Schools where it will operate its Truancy Court Program (TCP) for the 2016-2017 school year: Reginald F. Lewis High School, National Academy Foundation School, Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle, and Highlandtown Elementary/Middle. We are excited to work with these schools to identify the barriers to school attendance and to help find solutions to those barriers.
July 18, 2016 – The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund awards grant to CFCC's Truancy Court Program
CFCC has received a grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund to help support the operation of its Truancy Court Program in four Baltimore City schools. CFCC sincerely appreciates the Krieger Fund's commitment to the TCP and to Baltimore's students and their families.
July 7, 2016 – CFCC's Truancy Court Program receives grant from the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention
CFCC has received a grant in the amount of $274,775 from the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention (GOCCP) to help support the operation of its Truancy Court Program (TCP) in several Baltimore City schools. CFCC sincerely appreciates GOCCP's commitment to the TCP and to Baltimore's students and their families.
July 7, 2016 - CFCC's Article Published by The National Center for State Courts
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has published "Maryland's Family Divisions Are a Model for Change," an article on Maryland's Family Divisions by Professor Barbara Babb, CFCC's Founder and Director, Gloria Danziger, CFCC Senior Fellow, and Michele Hong-Polonsky, CFCC Program Specialist. The article, published in NCSC's 2016 Trends in State Courts, explains how the creation of the Family Divisions in 1998 has changed the ways in which Maryland professionals handle family law cases.
June 21, 2016 - CFCC's Truancy Court Program Receives Grant from Administrative Office of the Courts
The Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) Department of Family Administration has awarded CFCC a grant of $117,025 to help support its Truancy Court Program. This is the ninth consecutive year that the AOC has provided funding to CFCC, and we thank them for their continued and generous support.
May 2016- CFCC awarded three grants.
The University of Baltimore School of Law Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts recently received three grants totaling more than $132,000 for its Truancy Court Program (TCP), including a grant to support the TCP Attorney from the Maryland Judiciary's Administrative Office of the Courts.
April 13, 2016 – Brittany Strickland receives Cheryl Lynn Hepfer Family Law Award.
At University of Baltimore School of Law's 2016 Awards Ceremony, Professor Barbara Babb, CFCC's founder and director, presented Brittany Strickland with the second Cheryl Lynn Hepfer Family Law Award, endowed by the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and established through CFCC. Ms. Strickland is a third year student at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a former CFCC Student Fellow who participated in CFCC's Truancy Court Program. In addition to the $1000 award, she also will be acknowledged and introduced at the Fall meeting of AAML's Maryland Chapter.
April 1, 2016 – CFCC advocates in support of a Task Force to Combat Habitual Truancy.
CFCC submitted a letter to the Maryland legislature's House Ways and Means Committee in support of House Bill 429, a bill to create a Task Force to Combat Habitual Truancy. The Task Force would study the effectiveness of the State's truancy programs and make recommendations on how best to combat habitual truancy.
March 23, 2016 – Spring 2016 State Farm Good Neighbors workshops focus on financial literacy.
CFCC sponsored three financial literacy workshops this Spring in conjunction with its Truancy Court Program. The workshops were supported by a $15,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant. CFCC Student Fellows (second- and third-year University of Baltimore law students enrolled in CFCC's Student Fellows Program) developed workshop content for high school students in partnership with State Farm. Workshops in the series focused on financial literacy skills and included a presentation by State Farm agent David Rosario on money management and the logistics of opening savings accounts. The students also learned about making wise financial decisions and saving money through a "Game of Life" and "Money Jeopardy" developed by CFCC Student Fellow Amanda Odorimah. She also helped them prepare to enter the workforce by practicing interview skills and learning about entrepreneurship.
March 16, 2016 – CFCC Truancy Court Program teaches mediation skills to Baltimore City Public School students.
Brittany Strickland and MaKayla Hannington, former CFCC Student Fellows (second- and third-year University of Baltimore law students enrolled in CFCC's Student Fellows Program), gave CFCC's Truancy Court Program students at Baltimore's New Era Academy a special workshop on mediation as part of their work as Student Attorneys in UB's Mediation Clinic for Families.. After explaining the mediation process, Brittany and MaKayla engaged the students in a mock mediation on issues relevant to the conflicts and relationship issues that the students have in their everyday lives.
February 16, 2016 – Professor Barbara Babb named editor-in-chief of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts' Family Court Review.
The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) has announced that Professor Barbara A. Babb, CFCC's Director and Founder, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Family Court Review. Published by AFCC in cooperation with the Center for Children, Families and the Law at Hofstra University School of Law, the quarterly Family Court Review is the leading interdisciplinary academic and research journal for family law professionals. Professor Babb has served on the Review's Editorial Board since 1999, has written numerous articles published in the Review, and has guest-edited three special issues. She has also chaired the AFCC Court Services Task Force. She said, "I am honored that the AFCC Board of Directors selected me for this position. I hope to continue the excellent standards of this very important and highly regarded publication." AFCC is the premier interdisciplinary and international association of professionals dedicated to the resolution of family conflict. AFCC members are the leading practitioners, researchers, teachers and policymakers in the family law arena.
April 6, 2017- Ninth Annual Urban Child Symposium, "Addiction and the Urban Child"
In its ninth Urban Child Symposium, the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts brought together experts at the front lines of this critical national issue to examine the science of addiction, as well as the connections between substance use disorders and the legal, social, and economic problems faced by urban families. The symposium also explored ways in which our communities can help address the problems faced by families and children whose lives are affected by substance use disorders and dependence. Visit the event website for more detail about the symposium and the panelists.
December 2016 – In collaboration with the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), CFCC held two trainings for professionals who work with families and children.
December 5-6, 2016: "Alcohol and Other Drugs: It's A Family Affair," with Judge Peggy Fulton Hora and Steve Hanson. This was a two-day training program for parenting coordinators, mediators, lawyers, judges, therapists, parent educators, and other family law professionals.
December 7-8, 2016: "Managing Intractable Issues in Child Custody Disputes," with Robin M. Deutsch, PhD, ABPP. This two-day training program was for parenting coordinators, mediators, lawyers, judges, therapists, parent educators, and other professionals who work with high conflict families.
The events were held in the Student Center at the University of Baltimore from 8:30AM-4:00PM. For more information pertaining to the AFCC/CFCC Trainings please view the Training Brochure.
October 6, 2016- AFCC MD Chapter's 2nd Annual Chapter Meeting and Educational Seminar
CFCC co-hosted the Maryland Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts' 2nd Annual Chapter Meeting and Educational Seminar on October 6, 2016, at the University of Baltimore School of Law. The event, "There's Gotta Be Another Way," took place in the Moot Court Room from 9:30AM to 4:30PM and explored meaningful alternatives to costly and protracted custody litigation and custody evaluations, among other issues. For more information, please see the flyer.
July & August 2016- CFCC presented workshops for the UMBC Choice Program focused on truancy.
CFCC's Truancy Court Program (TCP) presented a series of five workshops for the University of Maryland- Baltimore County (UMBC) Choice Program in July and August. The workshops trained Choice mentors about effective ways to address the reasons why students are truant. The UMBC Choice Program provides family-focused strategies and mentoring services to youth in order to promote positive life choices and expand their opportunities.
July 2016 – CFCC faculty gave presentation at National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Meeting.
CFCC Founder and Director Professor Barbara Babb and CFCC Senior Fellow Gloria Danziger presented a workshop on CFCC's Truancy Court Program at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Conference, July 17-20, 2016, in Monterey, California. The July 18 workshop explained how the judiciary and law schools can partner with public schools to develop and implement a truancy prevention program that operates according to holistic, therapeutic, and non-adversarial principles.
June 2, 2016 – CFCC faculty give presentation at Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Conference.
CFCC Founder and Director Professor Barbara Babb, Maryland Circuit Court Judge Cathy Serrette and CFCC Senior Fellow Gloria Danziger presented a workshop on "Substance Abuse and Addiction in Family Courts: What Judges, Lawyers and Court Personnel Should Know" at the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Conference, June 1-4, 2016, in Seattle. The June 2 workshop discussed the components of a family-focused perspective of addiction, adolescent substance abuse and how it differs from adult drug use, the underlying addiction issues that often affect separating and divorcing families, and the family court's response to addiction issues.
May 25, 2016 – TCP Principals' Workshop
CFCC held its annual Truancy Court Program (TCP) Principals' Workshop on Wednesday, May 25. The workshop, "A Truancy Court Program for Baltimore City: Positive Results for Children, Families, Schools and Communities," provided information about the TCP, changes planned for the 2016–2017 school year, and the process to apply for the TCP.
May 2016 – CFCC faculty gave presentation at Association of American Law Schools Clinical Conference.
CFCC Founder and Director Professor Barbara Babb and CFCC Senior Fellow Gloria Danziger presented "A Law School's Truancy Court Program: Re-routing the School-to-Prison Pipeline" at the 2016 Conference on Clinical Legal Education on Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Baltimore. The Honorable Yvette Bryant, Judge-in-Charge of the Baltimore City Circuit Court Family Division, and Moshe Berry, a school social worker, also presented. Panelists explained the genesis of CFCC's Truancy Court Program (TCP) and highlighted the impact of participation in the TCP on University of Baltimore law students.
April 2016 – Eighth annual Urban Child Symposium focused on "The Education of the Urban Child."
Over 200 people attended the University of Baltimore School of Law Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) eighth annual Urban Child Symposium, "The Education of the Urban Child," on April 7, 2016. Speakers focused on issues relating to educational inequality, the school-to-prison pipeline, and students with special needs. Keynote speaker, James Cole, Jr., General Counsel, Delegated Duties of Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, spoke about President Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative. For more detail, visit the event page.
February 17, 2016 – CFCC judges' luncheon honors and celebrates volunteers who serve as Truancy Court Program Judges.
CFCC hosted a Truancy Court Program Judges' luncheon on February 17, 2016, to honor and celebrate Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County District and Circuit Court Judges who volunteer to serve as TCP Judges. CFCC faculty,TCP staff, and guests from the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts, Department of Family Administration, listened as the judges provided their insights into the TCP's mission and operations.
February 2016 - Professor Barbara Babb was keynote speaker at the California Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Conference.
Professor Barbara Babb, CFCC's Director, was the keynote speaker at the California Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Annual Conference, "Lighting the Path for Family Reorganization: Contemporary Challenges and Innovative Solutions," on February 19, 2016. Her presentation, "Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Unified Family Courts: A Bright Light for Family Reorganization," focused on her work regarding an interdisciplinary framework for the creation of unified family courts.


Tommy, his father and the policeman ran through the waiting room and out onto platform 4. But the station was busy: the train to Tayworth was about to leave and two other trains were opening their doors, letting out hundreds of people.
'The train to Tayworth will leave from platform 4,' said the loud voice – that same one that Tommy heard a short time ago.
The three of them ran through the crowds, looking in train windows and staring hard at anyone who was wearing green.
'Quick,' said the policeman. 'GET IN!' and together all three of them jumped on the train. A moment later, the doors closed and the train moved out of the station.
Mr Mint watched Dilling station with all its people go past the carriage window, then some of Dilling's houses and then Dilling beach, busy with people swimming in the sea and lying in the sun. Soon, green fields were passing, one after the other, and Mr Mint knew that Dilling was far behind him. He put his feet up on the chair opposite. No need to worry now: that kid and his father were in Dilling, still trying to find him. Good luck! He smiled. 'What a day!' he said loudly and quickly checked the seats around him. It was fine: he was the only person in the carriage.
The door between carriages opened and closed again and a ticket collector came in. 'Tickets please!' the man said.
The ticket collector smiled. 'You mean that one over there?' he asked.
Mr Mint looked out of the carriage window.
But the ticket collector didn't take Mr Mint's money: instead, there was a loud 'CLICK'; and when Mr Mint turned around, there were handcuffs on him.
'HEY!' cried Mr Mint. He tried to pull his arm away, but the ticket man was strong and before he could move, Mr Mint's hands were locked together.
'What are you doing?' shouted Mr Mint. 'Who are you?' He tried to pull the handcuffs off, but they didn't move.
'Got you now,' the ticket collector said. 'Did you think you were going to escape?' Just then the door to the carriage opened and closed again. Mr Mint turned around to see who it was.
At the door to the carriage stood Tommy and his father.
Mr Mint looked again at the ticket collector's face. Of course! It was the policeman. He was dressed as a ticket collector.
'So you changed clothes with the real ticket collector!' said Mr Mint. Suddenly, a smile spread across Mr Mint's face.
'I'm glad you think it's funny…' said the policeman.
Tommy, his father and the policeman looked at one another and then at the man in the green jacket with the bright eyes – one green, one brown. They shook their heads.
What a strange, strange man this Mr Mint was!
'WALLOOoooopp Cruuunshhh TSSSshhhh!' Mint hit the dustbin outside Shout! clothes shop at full speed sending it, and him, crashing to the ground. At the same time, the painting that he was holding flew out of his hands, and, like a strange red bird, rose slowly up into the air – high above his head and the heads of all the tourists and shoppers on the busy street.
Outside the gallery, not knowing which way to go, Tommy, his father and the policeman searched the crowds with their eyes, hungry to see a piece of Mint.
'LOOK!' shouted Tommy, watching the painting fall back down to the ground and pointing along the street towards the beach and the railway station. 'He's up there,' and before his father or the policeman could say anything, he was already running.
When he arrived outside Shout!, Tommy saw the dustbin lying on the street, and the painting too, but there was no sign of Mint.
Just then, the door to Shout! opened and a man in a green jacket and cap left the shop. He was in a hurry and nearly knocked over an old lady. 'Sorry,' said the man when she told him to be careful. The man walked quickly up the street, looking back twice while he hurried away.
`There is something strange about him,' thought Tommy. Just then, his father and the policeman arrived.
'We've lost him,' said the policeman, looking all around.
'Where did he go?' asked Tommy's father.
'Hey, you!' called the policeman. 'Stop!' But as soon as the words were out of his mouth, the man in the green jacket threw off his cap and ran as fast as he could around the corner.
'Hey! Come back,' called the policeman again and all three of them began chasing Mint; but a second later, when they turned the corner into the small, quiet street behind the busy shops and restaurants, Mint was not there.
The policeman was talking on his radio, calling for more policemen to come and help and Mr Winterburn was shaking his head.
Then Tommy heard it: the loud voice from not so far away. It told him exactly where Mint was.
They were about to shake hands when Mr Winterburn's mobile phone, which was sitting on the desk, rang. 'Excuse me just a second,' said Mr Winterburn, picking it up. It was at that second that he saw the face of his son on the street outside the shop. He was looking…strange. Very strange.
'DAD!' shouted the voice in his ear.
At first, Mr Winterburn was surprised – very surprised in fact – but knew his son well, so he listened. And the more he listened, the more the young man who was trying to sell the painting by Smalling began to look more and more like the old man who came to buy a painting by Smalling! When Tommy was finished, Mr Winterburn spoke slowly and carefully to him.
'Turn around and look behind you,' he said to Tommy. 'There is someone there that you need to speak to…do you understand?' Through the gallery window, Mr Winterburn watched Tommy turn around. Now Tommy could also see the policeman who walking down the street towards him.
'Go and tell him…' But before the words were out of Mr Winterburn's mouth, the young man reached over the desk, pushed Mr Winterburn to the floor and took the thousand pounds cash from his hand. Then he was out of the shop and running along the street, with the painting under his arm, faster than a cat with a dog on its tail!
A minute later, the door crashed open and Tommy ran into the shop with the policeman just behind him.
'Don't worry,' said Mrs Paulson, 'we need to teach you about the job first. Let's go to my office and have a talk about it.' She put her hand on Tommy's shoulder, said goodbye to Sarah and led him to the stairs. They went up the half circle staircase to the second floor and soon Tommy was in Mrs Paulson's office, talking about the new job. When Mrs Paulson began to explain about it, he wanted to laugh.
The phone on Mrs Paulson's desk rang and Tommy waited while she spoke.
'Well,' said Mrs Paulson when the call ended, 'I need to go downstairs because someone has lost their bags– See! We need you!' she said, laughing.
Tommy laughed too and together they walked out of her office and down the staircase towards the ground floor.
Tommy was about to answer Mr Paulson when he saw the door to room 46 open and a young man with sunglasses, a dark green suit and a shirt with a black tie come out.
Just as he thought it, Mint looked up. Tommy turned away and tried to hide behind Mrs Paulson. Did it work? Did Mint see him? He didn't know. The next time Tommy looked, Mint was on the ground floor, walking quickly out of the hotel. Tommy began running down the stairs.
'Anything to stay in the hotel and find out more,' he thought. 'Sure, I don't mind,' he replied.
And then it hit Tommy. It wasn't blood in the suitcase – it was paint, red paint! 'He used the red paint for his painting!' 'Why didn't I think of that before!' he said.
'Think of what?' asked Sarah. She was in front of him now, opening another room door.
'Can you put this sheet on the bed?' she aske, handing Tommy another sheet.
Tommy looked up from his smart phone. A tall, important-looking woman in a dark blue jacket and skirt was standing in front of them. Tommy saw that her badge had the name of the hotel on it.
Tommy watched the old man in the green suit come out the gallery and walk down the street away from the hotel.
Soon, Tommy reached the hotel and pushed through its heavy doors. Inside, guests were talking, or having coffee, and there were lots of hotel workers who looked busy. One of them, a maid, walked quickly past Tommy. She was carrying lots of bed sheets in her arms. Tommy thought the sheets looked like big, white pieces of bread. She was nearly past him when one of them fell off and hit the ground.
'Be kind to others,' Tommy's mother always said. He reached down and picked up the bed sheet. 'Would you like some help?' he asked.
Tommy's eyes went wide: room 46 – that was Mr Mint's room.
Tommy smiled. 'Not a problem,' he said and followed behind the maid.
'What's your name?' asked the maid.
`Well, Tommy follow me,' she said and together they went up a long staircase that turned in a half circle and ended on the first floor of the hotel.
Outside room 46, the maid knocked on the door.
'Eh, nothing,' he replied quickly.
With the maid holding the door open, Tommy went inside.
The first thing he saw was the suitcase on the floor beside the door. It was closed. 'I need to see inside it!' he thought. He went on walking. In front of him, on a desk next to the window, sat a large painting, and next to it, a small picture. The small picture and the large painting were the same: both were red with a little yellow in the middle. Tommy saw that the paint was still wet on the painting and that in the corner of it, there was a name in blue letters.
`Just put the sheet on the bed, Tommy,' the maid told him.
The name at the bottom of the painting meant nothing at all to Tommy – but 'Smalling' was an easy name to remember.
'TiiiiiiiiNG!' rang the bell above the door to Winterburn's gallery.
Mr Winterburn looked up. An old man stepped in through the door and immediately stopped in front of the biggest and most expensive picture in the gallery. 'At last,' thought Mr Winterburn, 'a customer!' Quickly, but quietly, he closed his computer and went to stand beside the old man. They stood without saying anything for a few minutes while the old man looked at the painting. From the corner of his eye, Mr Winterburn saw the man's long, silver hair, unusual clothes and thin, gold watch.
'Can I help you with anything?' asked Mr Winterburn.
Again, Tommy to put his head to the glass door and looked in. This time Mr Winterton made an angry face at him.
'Is there something wrong?' asked the old man and turned around, but there was nothing to see.
But the old man was shaking his head.
'Yes, of course: if I find one, I'll let you know.' They shook hands. Behind the old man, Mr Winterburn watched his son hide behind a large man with a burger in one hand and camera in the other. 'What IS that boy doing? Just wait until I speak to him tonight,' he thought. 'Thank you for coming in and I hope I can find something for you,' he said.
The old man smiled and began to leave. 'I hope you do,' he said, opening the door. 'And don't forget: the name's Mint – room 46 at the Royal,' he called out before leaving.
Tommy jumped out of the way – just in time: the taxi missed him by a metre.
'I didn't see you,' Tommy said.
Tommy said nothing. There were lots of things were worrying him – running away from a crime and the police chasing him were just two! He stood there silently.
'Okay,' said Tommy and the taxi began to move away. 'Kids! What do their parents teach them, eh?' he heard the driver say to someone. The taxi went past and Tommy's mouth fell open: the passenger in the back seat of the taxi was the old lady!
'Hey!' called Tommy, 'Come back.' But it was too late. The lights were at green and the taxi was already half way up the street.
What's going on? Why was she in the taxi? Why wasn't she in the police station? Tommy kept his eyes on the taxi, following it as it went through the traffic. A few minutes later, it stopped at the King's Hotel – the best and most expensive in town.
Immediately, Tommy began running. He was in the town's busiest street and there were crowds of people enjoying their shopping in the summer sun. As fast as he could, he went through the people and past the shops, but then began to slow down. The third last shop on the other side of the road was his father's gallery. As he came nearer, he looked across at its large windows and the name 'WINTERBURN'S' in gold letters above them. Perhaps his father was watching! Tommy hid behind a group of tourists. Following them all the way to the hotel, he stopped when he was outside it and looked in.
Inside the hotel, a man at a desk was smiling and giving the old lady a key. Tommy couldn't see the suitcase. Where were the police? Why did no one call them? He didn't understand. 'Now what do I do?' he asked himself. 'Wait and see' was his only answer.
Next to the hotel, on the same side of the road as his father's gallery, there was a coffee shop. Tommy was hungry and he needed somewhere to wait. Soon, he was sitting outside in the sun with a sandwich in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other and his iPod in his ears, waiting and watching.
Over an hour went past. Taxis arrived and left every minute from the hotel and twice Tommy thought he saw the old lady, but twice it was someone different. 'How long is this going to take?' he thought. He looked at the money he had: not enough for another coffee. He was about to stand up when an old man came out of the hotel and began walking along the street. He wore a dark green suit, and a green shirt and tie. Tommy sat down, but he didn't take his eyes off the man. There was something strange about him. Something…Just then, the old man stopped and looked hard at Tommy before walking quickly away.
Tommy jumped to his feet. The old man's eyes – one green eye, one brown – and that green suit! Was it true? There was no other way to explain it: the old woman was now an old man –and that old man was now opening the door to WINTERBURN'S Gallery.
The old lady found her other bag and looked out the train window. What was happening? Why was there a big crowd? Where was that tall boy with the brown hair? Quickly, she got off the train.
As soon as she put her foot on the platform, a policeman moved towards her.
'Excuse me. Did you leave a suitcase on the platform?' he asked.
She looked for her suitcase and saw it behind some people's legs.
'Is that it over there?' asked the policeman.
The old lady looked at the faces of the people who were looking at her. Some of them looked excited, some of them afraid.
'Would you please open your suitcase. Now!' said the policeman. He looked angry.
'Yes, of course,' said the old lady. The people in the crowd moved to the side and made a road for her through them. That was when she saw it: red all over the platform. And the it was coming from her suitcase.
'Oh!' she said in a small voice.
'Who was the boy that was watching your suitcase?' asked the policeman, standing close to her. She could hear the words 'train station' and 'blood' coming out of his radio.
'This boy – Tommy – ran away when he saw me coming,' said the policeman.
The old lady brought out a key from her small bag and put it into the suitcase's lock.
She turned the key and the suitcase fell open. Inside, there were lots and lots of paints – and paper too.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd began to laugh, then another person and another. Soon everyone was laughing, the policeman too. In fact, he was laughing the loudest.
'Blood? My goodness! Did you all think I was a murderer?
'I'm very sorry,' said the policeman.
But no one was interested. People turned away and began leaving the platform or getting on trains. There was nothing exciting to see: there was no blood; there was no murder; there was no dead body. The old lady was just an old lady with a suitcase full of red paint.
The old lady looked sad.
Paint (n) – We use this to make pictures. You can buy it in many colours.
An artist (n) – Someone who makes pictures/paintings.
Tommy stopped walking and turned around. An old woman was still on the Tayworth to Dilling train, trying to push a suitcase out of the train's door. She was wearing a green hat, a green dress and heavy green shoes. All around her, train doors were closing and people were walking along the platform, busy on their phones or talking to their friends, not looking at her.
But Tommy's mother always told him to be kind to others. He walked back.
'Excuse me. Can I help you?' he asked the woman.
The old lady looked him through her thick glasses. Tommy saw that she had one green eye and one brown.
'That is so kind of you…' the old lady said.
'I'll pull and you push,' said Tommy, climbing onto the train. He took hold of the suitcase and together they pushed and pulled it. 'It's heavy,' thought Tommy. 'What has she got in here?' But soon they got it onto the platform.
'Thank you so much. Er…What's your name?' asked the old lady.
Tommy watched her go inside the train again. He stuck his hands in his pockets. It was a sunny Saturday morning and he was just back from staying overnight at his uncle's house in Tayworth.
Tommy jumped in surprise, nearly dropping his iPod. A woman with a white face was looking at him. Others were too. 'What's the matter? What's happening?' he asked.
Tommy looked down: big red fingers of blood were moving slowly across the ground next to him.
'It's coming from his suitcase. It's blood. It's blood,' the woman was shouting.
'OUT OF THE WAY!' A policeman with a radio to his mouth shouted, pushing his way through the crowd that was now around Tommy.
'CATCH HIM!' called the policeman and two tall men tried to catch Tommy – but he was too fast.
Under their arms, then through some legs and down the platform Tommy went, running as fast as he could. No one could catch him and he didn't look back.
A platform (n) = A place in a rail way station. Trains stop next to it.
An uncle (n) – your mother's (or father's) brother.


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Prominent health professionals speaking at NHS at 70 event in St Albans
Fraser Whieldon
NHS logo.
Some of the UK's top health professionals are giving a talk in St Albans next month to celebrate the National Health Service.
St Albans Liberal Democrats have organised an event called 'NHS at 70' to mark the service's anniversary year.
The speakers include a chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners; a former CEO of the Royal College of Nursing; the chief pharmacist at the National Pharmacy Association; and Liberal Democrat MP and Science and Technology Select Committee chair Norman Lamb MP.
The talk is from 7pm to 8.15pm on Monday, January 15 at Marlborough Road Methodist Church.
Spaces are free and tickets should be booked in advance via www.stalbanslibdems.org.uk/nhs70 or by calling 01727 855523.
Lib Dem candidate Daisy Cooper said: "This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the achievements of one of our most loved institutions."
Daisy Cooper


Vice President Leni Robredo offered two suggestions to stop the increase in prices of basic commodities in the Philippines.
According to Robredo, the government must first arrange the National Food Authority (NFA) and resolve the rice supply shortage in the country.
Robredo also mentioned that the government agency should have a good leader.
NFA Administrator Jason Aquino should resign and this calls for the dissolution of the agency.
Robredo also said that the government should also suspend the TRAIN Law's provision that increases the levied excise tax on oil so the value of petroleum products is rising.
For the masses to keep pace with the high cost of goods, the increase in the amount of monthly cash aid or unconditional cash transfers included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) should also be considered.
Inspite of the tirades of Vice President Leni Robredo to the government agency, President Duterte is still has confident in the Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol despite the call of some congressmen to resign in the spotlight amid rice problems in the country.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that as President Duterte dismissed Sec. Piñol still maintains its full trust with the Chief Executive.
According to Roque, it will only be known that the President has no confidence in Piñol once it decides to remove the Department of Agriculture chief from his position.
He said that while the President is sitting and without orders, Piñol will pay the position of the President to assume that the President does not lose the trust and confidence of the Secretary.
Aside from Piñol, Life Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza is the NFA Administrator Jason Aquino in the face of her current rice crisis in the country.


No one's in disagreement over why the Anti-Distracted Driving law is in place. Basically, Republic Act 10913 was passed to prevent accidents caused by motorists fiddling with their devices behind the wheel. It makes perfect sense. But with all the fuss authorities are making over 'line of sight,' have they lost track of the law's essence?
Senator Ejercito makes some very valid points. One is that placing electronic devices on mounts is far safer than having to take your eyes off the road every now and then to check on Waze. The law in its current form prohibits motorists from placing mounts—or basically anything for that matter—on the dashboard and windshield, meaning they will have to look down to check for directions.
Maintaining visibility of the road ahead of you is the entire point of having a phone mount. It just seems silly to require drivers to mount their devices at chest level. As Senator Ejercito says: "Mas delikado pa yumuko (it's more dangerous to look down)! Every second that the driver's eyes are on the road counts."
Will the DOTr, LTO and other concerned government agencies heed the Senator's call? One thing's for sure: There are still plenty of kinks in the Anti-Distracted Driving law that need to be addressed.


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Q: Does my claim work? Suppose $X\sim\mathrm{Exp} $ and $Y$ is a non negative independent random variable. Does $P(X-Y>t\mid X>Y)=P(X>t)$, where $t$ is a non negative real number. I think it is true as it seems to be can treat the random variable $Y$ as some constants but not sure whether it is correct.

A: The claim is correct. This is a generalization of the memoryless property of exponentials.
Observe:
$$P(X-Y > t|X>Y) = \int_{0}^{\infty}P(X>y+t|X>y,Y=y)dF_Y(y)$$
$$ = \int_{0}^{\infty}P(X>y+t|X>y)dF_Y(y)$$
due to independence
$$ = \int_{0}^{\infty}P(X>t)dF_Y(y)$$
due to memoryless property of exponential
$$ = P(X>t)\int_{0}^{\infty}dF_Y(y) = P(X>t)$$
QED


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France Worried Russia Could Influence Their Elections Too
Posted in Other | 13-Feb-17 | Source: Globalo News
The top intelligence agency in France has new fears that Russia could be attempting to sway the upcoming presidential elections in April in favour of Marine Le Pen, the far right candidate from the National Front.
Russia could affect election through classified leaks, misinformation and internet bots.
Le Pen has long history with Russia.
Wikileaks already claiming they have documents pertaining to her competitors.
Tensions are high after Russia allegedly interfered in U.S. election.
The weekly newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné reported that France's Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) believes the Kremlin could be ready to co-ordinate a disinformation campaign, undermining the process.
Their report suggests that Russia will attempt to aid Le Pen by using bots to post millions of positive messages about the right-wing candidate online, and that the Russians may try to upend her opponents by publishing confidential emails. According to the report, these allegations are being addressed specifically at the next defence meeting at the Élysée Palace.
On Thursday, a poll was published projecting Le Pen to win the first round of voting but then ultimately losing to Emmanuel Macron, a centrist candidate, in the final runoff. Corruption allegations surround Francois Fillon, the previous favourite leaving him now in third place.
Getting harder to believe @wikileaks isn't deliberately helping Russia- Where are the leaks on Le Pen, whose views inspired Quebec shooter? https://t.co/WaXiMcpmSL
— Derek Andonian (@DerekAndonian) February 1, 2017
Ever since the U.S. intelligence agencies declared Russia as a meddling force in the November elections, fears have spread that Putin's cyber army would move its focus to elections in 2017 across Europe.
The Democrats believe Russia are in lockstep with WikiLeaks after they published embarrassing leaked emails from the DNC and from Hillary Clinton's campaign chair, John Podesta. Julian Assange has of course frequently denied that the information came from Russia.
WikiLeaks has already shone a light on documents related to the French election involving Le Pen and Fillon. Assange told a Russian newspaper last week that he had also uncovered information about Macron amongst the rubble of the Hillary Clinton emails, although he refused to go into any further detail about the content of the emails.
How would the Russians go about an attack?
According to Ben Nimmo, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, any Russian campaign would have three elements:
Bots would be deployed to post millions of messages across the Internet raising the profile of Le Pen while damaging her opponents.
Hackers would breach candidates' private emails and publish damaging information through WikiLeaks or anonymously through the press.
The Kremlin-run news agency, Sputnik, which in 2015 launched a French-language version of its website, would publish articles favourable to Le Pen and critical of her opponents.
Sputnik denies that it is trying to impact the election, and does periodically post balanced articles, but this is simply "an attempt at plausible deniability," Nimmo said.
Could this work?
As first Brexit showed us, and then Trump, any slight bump to a campaign can have a major effect on the final outcome. The overall impact could come down to whether the opposing candidates have enough skeletons in their closet to affect public opinion negatively.
"Most of these attempts are likely to be of marginal impact, but what they do is give extra amplification to Le Pen," Nimmo said. "In a tight race, that could be significant."
Le Pen and Russia
There is a long history of Le Pen supporting Russian positions on international matters. Recently she was very critical of the sanctions imposed on Russia by the international community after Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. There are reports that Le Pen has promised to repeal the sanctions if she is elected president.
The National Front have been open about an $11.7 million load that it received from a Russian bank in 2014 for campaign finance after many French and European banks refused to help them.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine's father, was given a separate $2.5 million loan at the same time from a holding company run by a former KGB agent.
Le Pen requested a $30 million loan to fund her campaign from a bank with close ties to Putin, just this December. U.S. Congressman Mike Turner called on the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, to look into Le Pen's Russian links.
What can France do?
Public awareness is the best weapon against this cyber propaganda wars.
Nimmo says, "The most important player in this is civil society, not the government. French media and civil society are very much aware of the problem and are looking at ways to counter it, and the most important thing is awareness. The more people realize that they have to think twice before they believe or share questionable news sources, the harder it'll be for the disinformation to spread".
Big: Russia propaganda outlet expands in France ahead of elections, preparing French TV channel. Via @BuzzFeedWorld https://t.co/1DMwbJXTDf pic.twitter.com/vi9Y9ZZJun
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) February 10, 2017
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