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Early Childhood Physical Indicators of Psychiatric Disorders
This would be a troubling predictor if accurate. Childhood obesity is growing at an alarming rate in the United States. According to the CDC, Pediatric obesity is now of epidemic proportions in the United States. Pediatric overweight and obesity now affects more than 30 percent of children, making it the most common chronic disease of childhood. We may face a tsunami of mental illness with psychiatric disorders in the future.
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Original article published on 02/08/2021 Dr. Benjamin Perry on Early Physical Indicators of Psychiatric Disorders (hmpgloballearningnetwork.com)
Physical conditions such as insulin resistance and weight gain, which are known to commonly co-occur with psychiatric disorders like psychosis and depression, could be detectable years before the onset of the psychiatric disorder, researchers recently reported in JAMA Psychiatry. Below, researcher Benjamin Perry, MRCPsych, of the University of Cambridge, England, explains the reasons for the study, clinical implications of the findings, and directions of future research.
Q: What led you and your colleagues to study the link between childhood insulin levels and later mental health problems?
A: We chose to conduct this study for a few reasons. There is good evidence from meta-analyses and other observational studies that early signs of developing physical health problems, such as insulin resistance and weight gain, can be detected right at the onset of psychiatric disorders such as psychosis and depression in young adults. Left unchecked, this can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and ultimately an early death. Sadly, people with psychosis and depression live on average 10-15 years less than the general population, mostly because of physical comorbidity.
However, most of the existing research in the field has been cross-sectional, and/or has included people who already have a diagnosis of psychosis or depression. Therefore, it's been difficult to disentangle the direction of association (ie, the chicken and egg. What comes first – the physical or the mental health problems?). Also, previous research has mostly included single-point measures of cardiometabolic markers, yet repeat measures of these markers provide much greater resolution into potential underlying biological pathways. In our study, we aimed to address those limitations.
Q: Please briefly describe your study method and the most significant findings.
A: We were fortunate enough to be able to access data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), which is a United Kingdom (UK) population-representative cohort study of around 15,000 participants who have been followed since birth. ALSPAC is a really rich resource, so we were able to include a number of repeat measurements of body mass index (BMI) and insulin levels from early childhood through early adulthood. We used a statistical technique called growth mixture modeling to delineate distinct trends of BMI and insulin levels through childhood and adolescence. Then, we examined whether any specific cardiometabolic developmental trajectory was associated with psychosis and depression in adulthood, after taking into account a number of other possible explanations (confounders).
We found that a trend of persistently high insulin levels from as far back as age 9 years was associated with a higher risk of psychosis in adulthood. We also found that BMI increases around the age of puberty onset were strongly associated with a higher risk of depression in adulthood. These associations remained after taking a number of potential alternative explanations into account, including sex, ethnicity, social class, physical activity, smoking, alcohol and substance use, sleep problems, calorie intake, and childhood behavioral and emotional problems.
Taken together, the findings from our study suggest that the cardiometabolic comorbidity so often attached to adult depression and psychosis may have early-life beginnings, and may be detectable long before the onset of depression or psychosis, at least in some individuals.
Q: Were any of the outcomes surprising or different than expected?
A: Perhaps the main thing that stood out for us was that there appeared to be distinct associations between childhood/adolescent trends of BMI and insulin levels with depression and psychosis respectively. Disruptions to glucose-insulin homeostasis and obesity often go hand-in-hand since they predispose to each other; this may explain why people with depression and psychosis have similarly higher rates of both obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus than the general population, particularly in chronic illness. Our results however suggest the biological mechanisms underlying this comorbidity may be different in people suffering from psychosis compared with depression.
Q: Do you feel there are any near-term applications of these findings in clinical practice?
A: Our findings underscore the crucial importance that all young people presenting with symptoms of depression and psychosis receive a full and comprehensive work-up of their physical health. Intervening early is the best way to improve long-term health outcomes, both physical and psychiatric, and is the best way to reduce the mortality gap sadly faced by people with depression and psychosis.
Q: Are you doing any more research on this topic, and are there any other studies you feel are needed?
A: We do have a number of other studies at various stages of completion which we are really excited about, and the present study really is only the beginning. For example, we don't know how/why insulin levels might be raised from childhood and how this might increase the risk of psychosis in adulthood.
We also don't know exactly why BMI increases around the age of puberty onset might predispose to depression in adulthood—particularly when the evidence for this was much stronger than for an association of persistently high BMI levels throughout childhood and depression in adulthood.
We are also motivated to conduct research that can benefit patients directly, for example with studies that might help clinicians more easily recognize the cardiometabolic risk of young people with depression and psychosis. Early intervention is the best way to improve longer term outcomes, both physical and psychiatric, and help to close the mortality gap sadly faced by people who have depression and psychosis.
Perry BI, Stochl J, Upthegrove R, et al. Longitudinal trends in childhood insulin levels and body mass index and associations with risks of psychosis and depression in young adults. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 January 13;[Epub ahead of print].
Benjamin Perry, MRCPsych, is an academic clinical psychiatrist based at the University of Cambridge, England. He is funded by a fellowship from the UK National Institute for Health Research. Dr. Perry is passionate about improving our understanding of why people with mental disorders such as psychosis and depression suffer from a higher prevalence of physical health problems than the general population, and in finding the best ways to reduce this health inequality.
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ASU Study
Arizona State University Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions and its Morrison Institute for Public Policy proposes a new approach to describing the costs associated with chronic mental illness. Rather than a top-down analysis that estimates the overall cost of CMI across the state, this analysis will utilize a bottom-up approach that will examine the costs associated with the individuals with a CMI as they move through Arizona's criminal, public benefit, and physical and behavioral health systems. This approach lends itself to a highly-graphic system map and/or flow charts that could be enhanced with animation for use in PowerPoint display.
For this study's purposes, chronic mental illness will be defined as a subset of the population with serious mental illness that is unable to settle into a stable living arrangement. The symptoms and behaviors exhibited by people with CMI make it difficult for them to remain either in an independent household or group housing for an extended period. This instability leads to the frequent use of high-cost services from various medical, behavioral, and criminal justice resources.
The total costs of CMI are challenging to calculate because they are spread over an extensive network of services, and the nature of CMI means that these services are repeatedly accessed. Recognizing that each individual will process through this system in a slightly different matter, we will take a bottom-up approach to estimate these costs, focusing on the values of an individual at each node of the system.
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Lesson Slide: Includes the core standard that is being taught. Includes the target goal for students. Also shows the key vocabulary for the lesson.
Focus Question: Next, I inlclude the focus question for part 2 of the lesson: Develop the Concept. At the bottom of each of these slides I include the "Extend" part. This is meant for those students who have finished answering and working on the focus question that is presented. Those of you familiar with the program know that there are some students who figure out initial question very quickly. One way that I have managed this by including the "extend" portion on this slide.
Guided Practice: I have included the Guided Practice questions from the book. There is ample space to show work.
Following the Quick Check, I have included a "Review" section. After students have completed their indepedent work, I like to go back and have students check their work/check work together as a whole class. I made sure that I extracted questions that hit on the key points from the lesson. I provide enough space that students can come up to the board to show their work.
Extending the Concept: After the review, I have included an "Extending the Concept" slide. These questions do not necessarily come from the enVision program BUT they use the skill that students learned that day in class. I always have this slide showing on the board when students are working independently. Also, prior to the beginning of the topic, I print these Extending Concept slides for students to keep as a packet in their math folder. These activities are somewhat challenging however they are perfect for the student that needs enrichment. These activities are also great for small group work.
Topic Review Test: At the end of the whole power point I have included the Topic Revew Test. There are only 2-4 problems on each slide so that there is space for student work. Also, if students need reteaching, there is the lesson number that the question came from. You can easily find this slide in your power point and reteach.
Performance Task: Also included at the end of the power point is the Performance Task.I have my students complete this on the day that they take their math test. This performance task really does show me whether students understood the the concepts taught in the topic.
I know that you will find this power point extremely helpful. A lot of time and effort went into making this but it is one thing that I utilize each day in my math class.


Former Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer has spoken out regarding his exit from the club.
As reported by Daily Star, former Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer has spoken out about his ill-fated tenure with the club during an interview with Russian outlet Sport Express.
The legendary Dutchman was dismissed after just four games of the new Premier League season, with many fans feeling that he was not given much of a chance to turn things around.
The Eagles were left rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table and, while they have since managed to pull themselves away from the relegation zone, it took a while for new manager Roy Hodgson to change the club's fortunes.
The 47-year-old is well known for his iconic playing career which saw him turn out for the likes of Ajax and Barcelona, before returning to Holland in order to manage Ajax for a period of six years.
"The Crystal Palace board panicked," de Boer said. "We failed to make a good start for sure, I understand we needed to keep the club in the Premier League after they invested in the squad, but only after five games, I didn't think I deserved to get sacked.
"When the things were going bad, they just decided to change the manager which resulted in my sacking.
The debate regarding how long managers should be given in a job has been raging for years now, with the average tenure of Premier League bosses being particularly low in comparison to a decade ago.
Hodgson deserves a great deal of credit for the way he has been able to transform the club but, given the frequent nature of the dismissals at Selhurst Park and around the league, you have to wonder how long he would have been in charge had his bad start progressed to this point in the season.
Frank de Boer has since been without a club since being removed from his position as manager, with his run at Palace echoing his poor stint with Inter Milan.
He also claimed that he was not given enough time at the San Siro although, given how things have gone for him as of late, you have to question whether or not he is just trying to find excuses at this stage.
I'm a 21-year-old Wolves fan from Warwick, and I've probably been through more relegations and promotions than you will in a lifetime. Forever dreaming of a team of Steve Bulls.


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E3 2017: A Way Out Will Not Have Online Matchmaking
Couch it is
by Liam Croft Sun 11th Jun 2017
A Way Out was revealed yesterday to a lot of praise at EA's Play event: it's a co-op adventure that tasks two players with working together as they break out of prison and then attempting to avoid the cops while trying to live out more normal lives.
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The cooperative aspect of the game is clearly a major factor, and director Josef Fares has confirmed that the game will not be playable through online matchmaking. Speaking to Eurogamer.net, he said: "The experience is made to be co-op. This is the game."
This means that, while you can invite a friend to your game, you can't be matched with a stranger. Does this deter you from picking up A Way Out on its release? Let us know in the comments below.
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A Way Out Review
A Way Out (PS4)
get2sammyb
Sun 11th Jun 2017
It makes sense for the game they're making, I think. It's going to put people off though because not everyone has a friend (either online or in real-life) that's going to be ready and waiting to play this game with them when they want.
I wasn't interested in this in the first place. I think that no-online match making makes it even less appealing though. Its not just the fact that those buying would have to wait for their friends to come online to play it but also the fact they would have to know that their online friends were even likely to buy it before opting to buy it themselves too. Unless you are certain your friends might buy it, you have someone who may be interested in playing it in 'couch' co-op, you could end up buying a game you can rarely (if ever) play...
If ever a game was better off being 'free' or IGC/GwG this is it - that way you can 'almost' guarantee that 'some' friends will have access!
rjejr
@get2sammyb "It makes sense for the game they're making, I think."
That's what I was going to post. It's a story driven multiplayer game, and we dont' know how long the story will be. Playing only part of it w/ a stranger online doesn't seem to make any sense to me, you want to be playing the whole story beginning to end w/ the same person. I actually thought this was going to be off-line only as they wanted it to be couch co-op, but letting you play w/ a friend online works too.
If you don't have anybody who wants to play thru Sam & Nathan break out of prison w/ you then you probably don't want to play this game.
Still think they should have chained them together, or made 1 of them African-American. Or African-European (That's not a real term is it?)
@BAMozzy "you have someone who may be interested in playing it in 'couch' co-op, you could end up buying a game you can rarely (if ever) play..."
My 2 sons each bought Tri-Force Heroes. It's a cop-op game that requires 3 people, not 2. You can play single player but not very well.
RedMageLanakyn
It's definitely a risky move, and will most certainly limit sales. Most of my friends live in different states, so the option of playing this online sounded like a must buy to me. Not so much now.
TVRFLY
I thinks it fits the nature of the game it's self. Just like the main characters , you have to get to know and work with someone you barely trust. Till that trust is earned.
Bingoboyop
OK never have been an online player, this game looks perfect for couch coop, will definitely get to play with my brother.
I don't see how online co-op would even work for this kind of game. I mean, sure, play a campaign with a friend online, game are doing this now. but if this is as narrative-driven as Brothers was, and the trailer strongly indicates that it is, then I don't see how it's such a vital feature for this game. I hope this article doesn't leave people with the wrong impression on what kind of game this is.
I do hope the announcement of this game does bring attention to Brothers, which is fantastic, even when played by yourself.
guess i'll play with one controller in each hand.
sinalefa
Makes sense so you dont end up with a troll. If another friend wants to play it with you most likely both of you will find the time.
themcnoisy
If anyones struggling to find a partner to play with send me a friend request and £100 and I will add you to my rich friends list.
If you don't have any cash you can go on my poor friends list with @kyroki @triplegk @quintumly @kyleforrester87 @shogunrok @Simon_Fitzgerald @anchorsam_9 @AlexStinton @Feena @DerMeister @get2sammyb @Gamer83 @hego @KratosMD @ztpayne7 @booshy89 @nathansf @Mega-Gazz @Fight_Teza_Fight @Tasuki @Ralizah @wesker @heydrumstickguy
To level up guys send your £100 over.
kyleforrester87
I'll send you £100 just for bothering to link us all in to your comment like that lol
Deadlyblack
I really don't have any friends so looks like I'm SOL.
Ewflex
I don't have anymore gaming so this game won't work for me. It would be nice if they had matchmaking and if someone left the game the AI partner would takeover. This game feels like a dead on arrival deal.
Quintumply
Makes sense, really. I can definitely imagine this game being really memorable playing it through with a friend or my brother, but playing with a stranger just wouldn't be the same.
Really like the sound of this game
lol no thanks, I'd love to play this game but just no.
naruball
Awesome. I will most certainly play this with my best friend. Don't remember the last time I was so impressed with the premise of a game.
nathanSF
Mon 12th Jun 2017
@themcnoisy BARGAIN !! I make so much money from my books I don't know what to do with it all.
RustyDan
Tue 13th Jun 2017
I can't to play this with my sister, we love games like this 😃
Kyroki
Wed 14th Jun 2017
If anyone from the community picks this up then I will too! It's a pretty interesting concept and I think it's something I'd enjoy!
Hazelight
23rd Mar 2018 (USA)
23rd Mar 2018 (UK/EU)
Review: A Way Out (PS4)
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Realizing that the State of Michigan is under a State of Emergency, recognizing that maneuverability is increasingly challenging as snow continues to pile up and accidents continue to happen, and acknowledging that historic frigid weather is on tap for the next several days, some school systems are already making the decision to close up shop for both Wednesday and Thursday, January 30th and 31st, 2019.
If the weather permits, Friday, February 1st, may end up being the only day that kids have school at a number of districts around Michigan's Great Southwest this week.
Both St. Joseph and Lakeshore Public Schools had already announced by mid-morning today that after already being closed Monday and Tuesday, they would remain closed through the school day on Thursday so that families can plan accordingly and not have to wait each morning for the latest decisions.
To see who else follows suit, including many other organizations that are shuttering operations in the wake of the extreme weather, simply click the following link at any time...or use the tab called "Closings & Delays" here on Moody on the Market to stay up to date. It can be especially helpful to check the list before heading out to any destination, as a number of businesses are making the decision to remain closed.
By way of example, The Orchards Mall has announced on Facebook that the mall will be closed all day Wednesday, and Thornton's Hometown Cafe in downtown St. Joe has made the decision to remain closed until Friday because staff members have to drive more than 15 miles each way to get to work daily and they don't want them to be at risk in the serious weather.


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3.3 No order which has been accepted by us may be cancelled by you except with our prior written consent and on terms that you shall indemnify us in full against all loss (including loss of profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and material used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by us as a result of cancellation.
3.4 We reserve the right to make changes in design or modify or improve Goods without imposing obligations on ourselves to incorporate any such modifications or improvements into Goods previously manufactured.
3.5 Where you specify that the Goods shall be of a certain colour or size, such specification shall be subject to reasonable commercial variation other than where expressly agreed in writing with you. You shall indemnify us in respect of all costs, claims and expenses incurred by us in respect of any claims of intellectual property infringement caused by any specification provided by you.
4.1 The price of the Goods shall be our then current quoted price. Prices are subject to variation without notice provided that, subject to clauses 4.2 and 4.3, any varied prices shall not apply to orders already accepted by us.
4.2 While we try to ensure that all advertised prices are accurate, errors may occur. If we discover an error in the price of goods you have ordered, we will inform you as soon as possible and give you the option of re-confirming the order at the correct price or cancelling it. If we are unable to contact you, we will treat the order as cancelled. If you have already paid for the goods and the order is subsequently cancelled, you will receive a full refund.
4.3 We reserve the right, by giving notice to you at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost to us which is due to any factor beyond our reasonable control, any change in delivery dates, quantities or otherwise which are requested by you, or any delay caused by your instructions or your failure to give us adequate information or instructions.
4.4 Except as otherwise agreed in writing by us, all prices are given by us on an ex-works basis, and where we agree to deliver the Goods otherwise than at our premises, you will be liable to pay our charges for transport, packing and insurance.
4.5 The cost of pallets and returnable packaging will be due from you in addition to the price, but will be credited to you provided that they are returned to us in good condition within 7 days of delivery to you.
4.6 Unless stated otherwise, the price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax, which you shall automatically be liable to pay us at the rate from time to time in force.
5.1 Payment is required from you (either by bank or credit card, or via your account with us) in full at the time of placing your Order. Receipt of payment by us does not amount to us accepting your Order, and your Order only becomes binding as stated in clause 3.1. The time of payment shall be of the essence of the Contract.
5.2 We reserve the right to refuse an order, or require payment by bank or credit card, where any order placed by you would, if accepted by us, take you over the credit limit on your account with us.
5.3 In the event that a payment is dishonoured by your bank or credit card provider, they (being your bank, credit card provider or our debt collection company) may charge a fee. Where we incur any fee or liability as a result of a dishonoured payment, you will be liable to reimburse us in full for the amount we have incurred.
5.4 All credit and charge card holders are subject to validation checks and authorisation by the card issuer. If the issuer of your payment card refuses to authorise payment to us, we will not be liable for any delay or non-delivery. In addition, in the interests of preventing fraudulent use of credit, debit and charge cards, we may validate the names, addresses and other information supplied by you during the order process against commercially available records (e.g Electoral Roll data, Credit Reference Services). A third party may also be instructed to complete these checks. By ordering from our website you consent to such checks being made. We may need to contact you by letter, telephone or email to verify details before we are able to process and dispatch your order or we may be unable to accept your order. Any information given may be disclosed to a registered Credit Reference Agency which may keep a record of the information. All information provided will be treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. These measures are taken as extra protection for you, to ensure your online shopping experience with us is as safe and secure as possible.
5.5 Where the price of any order is amended in accordance with clause 4 above however, a charge for the new amount shall be taken and the original payment refunded. You should be aware that, due to card provider procedure, both transactions may be debited from your account and a short period of time may elapse before the refund is processed through your account. To the maximum permitted extent, we do not accept any liability for any additional cost you may incur as a result of this. The rest of this clause 5 shall apply to these further payments where appropriate.
5.6 If you fail to make any payment on the due date (including if any payment is dishonoured by your bank or credit card provider), then we reserve the right to cancel the Contract or suspend further deliveries to you, and/or charge you interest in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, as amended.
5.7 You shall not withhold payment or other amount due to us by reason of any right of set-off or counterclaim that you may have or allege to have or for any other reason whatsoever.
6.1 We will not dispatch your Goods prior to payment in full being received by us, or prior to any validation checks on your account being satisfactorily completed. Your Goods will be delivered within 5 working days, providing goods are in stock. (UK mainland only).
6.2 We may deliver your Goods in one instalment, or a number of separate instalments. You shall make all arrangements to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery.
6.3 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only and we shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods howsoever caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence of the Contract. We may deliver the Goods in advance of the quoted delivery date upon giving you reasonable notice.
6.4 If you fail to take delivery of the Goods or fail to give us adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery, then we reserve the right to store the Goods until actual delivery and charge you for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage, or sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to you for the excess over the price under the Contract or charge you for any shortfall below the price under the Contract.
6.5 You shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods 14 days after delivery to you. After acceptance, you shall have no right to reject Goods that are not in accordance with the Contract. Notwithstanding the Sale of Goods Act 1979, acceptance of some of the Goods by you, whether conforming to the Contract or not, shall deprive you of the right to reject the rest of the Goods, whether they conform to the Contract or not.
6.6 No Goods delivered to you which are in accordance with this Contract will be accepted for return. Any such Goods returned by you may, at our discretion, be returned to you or stored at your cost without prejudice to our other rights and remedies.
6.7 Any Goods that are returned, whether defective or otherwise, shall be returned at your cost in the same condition as delivered to you, complete with the original packaging, materials and inserts and with the original delivery note for those Goods. The risk in those Goods does not pass to us until we receive them from you.
7.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to you at the time we notify you that the Goods are available for collection (in the case of Goods to be collected) or at the time of delivery or, if you fail to take delivery, at the time we tender the Goods for delivery (in the case of Goods to be delivered).
7.2 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods or any other provision of these Conditions, the legal and equitable title in the Goods shall not pass to you until we have received in cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods or, if later, at the time risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall have passed to you.
7.3 Until such time as the title in the Goods passes to you, you shall hold the Goods as our fiduciary agent and Bailee, you shall keep the Goods separate from your own and those of third parties, you shall keep the Goods properly stored, protected, insured and identified as our property, and you shall not resell or use the Goods.
7.4 Until such time as the title in the Goods passes to you (and provided the Goods are still in existence and have not been resold) we shall be entitled, at any time, to require you to return the Goods to us (at your cost) and, if you fail to do so seek a court order to permit us to enter upon any premises where the Goods are stored and repossess the Goods.
8.1 You hereby warrant and represent to us that you are purchasing the Goods in the course of your business and not as a consumer (within the meaning of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977). You shall indemnify us in respect of all direct and indirect loss and other liability whatsoever arising as a result of your breach of clause 8.1.
8.2 We warrant to you that the Goods will, at the time of delivery, be of satisfactory quality, be free from material defects and materially correspond to any description or specification given by us in writing to you. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not warrant the suitability of the Goods for any specific purpose, even if that purpose is made known to us before you place your order.
8.3 Subject to clause 8.2, all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law, including (without limitation) warranties as to quality, freedom from defects and fitness for purpose) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law. You hereby acknowledge this disclaimer and agree that it is reasonable in all the circumstances.
8.4 Any claim by you which is based on breach of clause 8.2 shall be notified to us within 14 days of delivery to you or (where the breach was not apparent on reasonable inspection) within a reasonable time after discovery of the breach. If delivery is not refused, and you do not notify us accordingly, you shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and we shall have no liability for such breach, and you shall be bound to pay the price as if the Goods had been delivered in accordance with the Contract.
9.1 Except in respect of death or personal injury caused by our negligence, we shall not be liable to you by reason of any representation (unless fraudulent), or any implied warranty, condition or other term, or any duty at common law or under the express terms of the Contract, for any indirect, special or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit or otherwise), costs, expenses or other claims for compensation whatsoever (whether caused by our negligence or that of our employees, agents or otherwise) which arise out of or in connection with the supply of Goods or their use or resale by you, and our entire liability under or in connection with the Contract shall not exceed the price of the Goods, except as expressly provided in these Conditions.
9.2 If we fail to deliver the Goods (or any instalment) for any reason other than any cause beyond our reasonable control or your fault, and we are accordingly liable to you, our liability shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the cost to you (in the cheapest available market) of similar goods to replace those not delivered over the price of the Goods.
9.3 Where you accept or have been deemed to have accepted the Goods, then we shall have no liability whatsoever to you in respect of the Goods (save where the breach was not apparent on reasonable inspection in accordance with clause 8.4).
9.4 We shall have no liability to you for late delivery or short delivery of the Goods.
You agree to satisfy yourself that the Goods are fit for your intended purpose and comply with all relevant laws, regulations and other requirements, including (but not limited to) the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, the rules of the General Optical Council, the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, the Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians and any additional safety regulations or guidelines published from time to time to the extent that they apply to the Goods, and you undertake to indemnify us in respect of any and all claims arising from the Goods being unsafe as a result of your failure to comply therewith.
If you make any voluntary arrangement, enter administration or liquidation, become bankrupt, insolvent, cease to trade, threaten to cease to trade or commit any other act of bankruptcy (or it appears to us that you are likely to commit any of these acts) we reserve the right to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any liability to you.
12.1 We shall not be liable to you or deemed to be in breach of Contract by reason of delay or failure to perform any of our obligations if the delay or failure to due to act cause beyond our reasonable control.
12.2 These Conditions shall not be enforceable by any person other than you, the buyer of the Goods with whom we have entered into a Contract.
12.3 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in writing addressed to the other party's principal place of business.
12.4 No waiver by us of any breach of the contract by you shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
12.5 Where any law or court deems any Condition to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, then the offending part shall be removed and the validity of the remainder of the Conditions shall not be affected.
12.6 The Contract and these Conditions shall be governed by the laws of England, and any disputes shall be heard in the English courts.
12.7 We reserve the right to monitor and record telephone calls our staff receive and make, in order to monitor staff performance and ensure the highest service possible is provided to our customers.
12.8 The copyright in all photographs, images and descriptions contained on this website are owned by us, and may not be reproduced without our express consent.
12.9 If the performance of the Contract or any obligation hereunder is prevented by force majeure, we shall be excused performance, provided that we shall use reasonable endeavours to remove such cause(s) of non-performance, and shall continue performance hereunder without delay whenever such cause(s) are removed. For the purpose of these Conditions, "force majeure" shall include Acts of God, strikes, lock-outs, industrial action, fire, accident, lightning, earthquake, storms, flood, shortage of supply of raw materials, lack of mains power, explosion, war and any circumstance beyond our reasonable control.
eturns Policy 13.1 Subject to these Conditions, any Goods supplied by us that are returned by you for credit (the decision on whether to offer a credit in respect of returned Goods shall be made at our sole discretion) or exchange must fulfil the following requirements: (i) have the appropriate packaging; (ii) be in pristine condition, including all accessories, manual etc; (iii) be returned with the original invoice to Mainline Optical Connections ltd, The Industrial Estate, Kelleythorpe, Driffield, East Yorkshire, YO25 9DJ. (a clear copy is acceptable if the original is not available); (iv) have a clearly stated reason for return. We strongly advise sending high value items by recorded and insured delivery. 13.2 We are unable to accept any Goods returned for credit more than six months after delivery, or any Goods that are deemed by us to be 'end-of-line' Goods.
13.3 All Goods returned shall be subject to a 20% stock return charge to cover our administration costs.
13.4 For the avoidance of doubt, the confines of this returns policy do not apply in the case of manufacturing defects or error on our part.


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Books, Printed Ephemera and Manuscripts
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[ Bishop of Chichester; Maurice Swabey, legal expert ] Autograph Request for a legal Opinion, third Person, with AN Signed "JCicest." to "Dr Swabey [Maurice Swabey, legal authority, author of "Reports of Cases Decided in the Ecclesiastical Courts" ]
Bishop of Chichester [John Buckner]
Chichester House, 26 September 1810.
Three pages, cr. 8vo, bifolium, dusty but good condition. He requests Dr Swabey's opinion of some points of ecclesiastical law, as follows: "Can the dignitaries of a Cathedral, who are bound by their stautes to 3 months attendance there; and by the old Law obliged to retire for the remainder of the year [...] to their pastoral cures, claim exemption from all the penalties of non-residence under the protection of [......] & if he be, is it necessary for him, in order to fulfil such Cathedral residence, regularly & daily to attend the service of the Choir.
THEOLOGICAL
[Oxford Circuit in the 1880s.] 27 sketches and caricatures by Lauriston Leonard Batten of barristers (including Lord Loveburn; C. J. Darling), judges and others, including several court scenes; for fellow barrister the future Sir Richard Harington.
Lauriston Leonard Batten (1863-1934) [the Oxford Circuit in the late nineteenth century; Sir Richard Harington (1861-1931), Puisne Judge in the High Court of Justice at Fort William in Bengal]
The Oxford Circuit [Gloucester, Reading, Shrewsbury Assizes; Birmingham Assizes]. A few items dated to 1887, 1888, 1891, 1894.
Lauriston Leonard Batten studied at Trinity College, Cambridge (see his entry in Alum. Cantab.). He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1882 and called to the bar four years later. KC, 1905. Bencher, 1914. The present collection is from the papers of his colleague on the Oxford Circuit, Sir Richard Harington (1861-1931), 12th baronet, who was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Called to the Bar in 1886, he practised on the Oxford Circuit before taking up an appointment as a Puisne Judge in the High Court of Justice at Fort William in Bengal in 1899.
ASSIZES
BATTEN
HARINGTON
[Lord Cairns [Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns], Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.] Printed warrant, signed by him 'Cairns C.', appointing John Amherst Philpott a Commissioner for Oaths.
Lord Cairns [Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885), Irish-born Conservative statesman, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Benjamin Disraeli
12 June 1876.
2pp, folio. On bifolium endorsed on reverse of second leaf. In fair condition, lightly creased and aged. Three folds. Embossed with five pound tax stamp at head. Printed in copperplate, with the details of the appointee 'John Amhust Philpott of Cranbrook in the County of Kent, Gentleman' filled-in in manuscript. Circular stamp of the Court of Justice at end of document with two signatures: 'Entd. | H. R. W.' and 'Entered 14th June 1876 | E W Williamson | Deputy Registrar of Solicitors'.
MACCALMONT
MCCALMONT
[Robert Ord, lawyer and politician.] Autograph Legal Opinion Signed ('Robt. Ord'), headed 'Case on Mr. Chrisr. Blacketts Will & Mr. Ords Opinion'.
Robert Ord (1700–1778), English lawyer and politician, Chief Baron of the Scottish Exchequer [Christopher Blackett; Elizabeth Smart; Martha Maria Bellassyse; Durham; Northumberland]
1p, 8vo. Aged and worn, with closed tears, chipping and creasing. Several folds. The full heading reads: 'Case on Mr. Chrisr. Blacketts Will & Mr. Ords Opinion | See Copy of Will'. Endorsed on reverse: '1750 June 13th - | Copy | Mr. Ords Opinion on Mr. Blacketts Will'. Twenty-eight lines of neatly-written text, arranged as two queries, each with its answer. Contains a couple of corrections by Ord. The case concerns the various claims on a freehold of 'Mrs. Eliz: Smart and Mrs. Martha Maria Bellassyse' and 'Mrs. Blackett'. The various families in the case hailed from the north-east of England.
BELLASSYSE
[James, Viscount Bryce, jurist and British Ambassador to the United States.] Typed Draft Signed ('Bryce') of joint letter 'To the Chairman of | The Government Distress Committee', criticising methods for relieving 'the distress caused by the war'.
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838-1922), Ulster-born Liberal poltician, academic, British Ambassador to the United States
No place or date. [London? During the early years of the First World War.]
3pp, 8vo. On three leaves with hole in one corner where they were attached with stud. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. The letter is clearly a draft of a public letter to be signed by a number of eminent individuals, and was presumably composed by Bryce himself. No date or place, simply headed: 'To the Chairman of | The Government Distress Committee.' It begins: 'Sir, | We whose names are appended hereto view with concern the methods that seem about to be adopted for the relief of the distress caused by the war.
[Francis Wharton, American educationalist and professor of criminal law.] Autograph Letter Signed to John N. Purviance, Auditor General, Harrisburg,
Francis Wharton (1820-1889) of Philadelphia, American legal writer, historian, educationalist and professor of criminal law [General John Nelson Purviance (1810-1885), Auditor General, Harrisburg]
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.] 11 July 1850.
1p, 8vo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with fold lines and small hole made by breaking of the wafer. Addressed by Wharton on reverse to 'Hon. Jno. N. Purviance | Auditor Gen. | Harrisburg.' Endorsed: 'Francis Whatron, Esq. | Phila. | Ansd. 12 July 1850.' Wharton writes in a neat hand: 'Dear Sir | I enclose a note I have just received from Messrs Thomas and Rumsey - which please return. | Truly yrs | Francis Wharton'. Postscript reads: 'Let us know from you at your early convenience, as we are unable to advance a step till we know your views'.
EDUCATIONALIST
EDUCATIONIST
PURVIANCE
[Thomas Hughes, author of 'Tom Brown's School Days'.] Two Autograph Letters Signed (both 'Tho. Hughes') to 'Mr. Kynnersley', discussing: meeting Rugby schoolfellow 'Blandford', educating an abandoned boy, his co-operative beliefs, Joseph Chamberlain.
Thomas Hughes (1822-1896), politician and judge, author of 'Tom Brown's School Days'
ONE: 3 March 1884; 52 Promenade, Southport, Lancashire, on letterhead of the County Courts, Circuit No. 9, Chester. TWO: 30 November 1885. On letterhead of Uffington House, Chester.
Both items in good condition, lightly aged. ONE: 3 March 1884. 1p, 12mo. Addressed to 'Dear Mr. Kynnersley'. Having received Kynnersley's undated letter he writes: 'I shall meet Blandford as you propose on the 11th. with very great pleasure. He was one of the heroes on whom I used to look with awe as a 3rd. form boy in 1834 in which year I joined & he I think left Rugby.' He is sitting at Congleton on the day of the meeting, and 'there is just a chance that some perverse suitor may be in full blast at my train time in which case (as I never leave a cause part heard) I may be late'.
BROWN'S
[Thomas Hughes, politician and judge, author of 'Tom Brown's School Days'.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Tho. Hughes') to 'Bricknell', regarding the threat of resignation (from the Athenaeum?) by 'the good but peppery & impulsive D[octo]r.'
7 June 1775. On letterhead of the Athenaeum Club [London].
2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice. Clearly and firmly written. The letter would appear to concern an individual who is threatening to resign his membership of the Athenaeum Club, and ends with reference to proxy voting for new members. Hughes begins by reporting that he has 'already written to the good but peppery & impulsive Dr. of whom I am as fond as you are'.
[Sir Alexander Cockburn, Lord Chief Justice of England.] Autograph document, signed twice (both 'A. E. Cockburn'), giving verdict and sentence.
Sir Alexander Cockburn [Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet] (1802-1880), Lord Chief Justice of England and Member of Parliament
Without date or place.
On one side of an 8 x 10 cm piece of paper. Aged and worn, with light offsetting from another document. The two signatures (both 'A. E. Cockburn') are at the right hand corners. The verdict and sentence ('Guilty | 6 Mo. Imprisonment') are written between two lines centred at the left-hand margin. The purport of the document is unclear: it may be that the judge was required to record the verdict and sentence in this way for the clerk of the court.
[Macvey Napier, editor of Encyclopaedia Britannica.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Macvey Napier'), inviting the recipient to dinner after not being able to see him due to his 'occupations during the winter'.
Macvey Napier [born Napier Macvey] (1776-1847), Scottish jurist, editor of Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Edinburgh Review, Professor of Conveyancing at the University of Edinburgh
39 Castle Street [Edinburgh]. 26 March [no year].
2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with remains of stub adhering to edge on reverse. Folded twice. He begins by apologising that his 'occupations during the winter' have prevented him from seeing the unnamed recipient. If he is 'disengaged next Friday', Napier will be happy to see him 'at dinner at six o'clock, to meet a small party'. Laid down at the foot of the last page is a newspaper cutting of an article titled 'Death of Professor Napier'.
MACVEY
[Samuel Warren, Victorian novelist and barrister.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Samuel Warren') to the editor of the Courant newspaper, regarding his 'charge' to the grand jury at Hull, and a planned '"Reformatory School" for juvenile criminals' there.
Samuel Warren (1807-1877), novelist, barrister and Member of Parliament, Recorder of Hull [nineteenth-century reformatory schools; juvenile criminals in Victorian England]
Vittoria Hotel, Hull. 29 October 1854.
3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, aged and lightly creased. Folded twice. Addressed 'To the Editor of the Courant'. Having been made Recorder of Hull in 1852, Warren begins his letter from that place: 'Sir, | Some friend has sent to me your paper of Thursday, last, containing a very kindly notice on my late Charge to the Grand Jury here.
[Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal, as Solicitor General.] Autograph Letter Signed ('N. C. Tindal') to [Lord Lyndhurst] Lord Chancellor, proposing his friend Rev. T. Foord Bowes for the living of Thwing, Yorkshire. With Lyndhurst's autograph endorsement.
Sir Nicholas Conyngham Tindal (1776-1846), judge, Chief Justice of Common Pleas [Lord Lyndhurst [John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst] (1772-1863), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]
No place or date. [November 1827,]
Tindal is notable for defending Queen Caroline in her 1820 adultery trial, and for introducing the special verdict 'Not Guilty by reason of insanity', in the case of Daniel M'Naghten. The letter is undated, but Tindal states that it was a written a week after the death of Rev. John Kirk, Rector of Thwing, which took place on 6 November 1827 (see Kirk's death notice, Gent. Mag., November 1827). 3pp., 4to. Bifolium. In fair condition, aged and worn. Folded four times. Tindal begins his letter: 'My dear Lord Chancellor, | I am requested by my friend, the Revd. T.
THWING
[Philip Cecil Crampton, Solicitor-General for Ireland.] Autograph Letter Signed ('P Crampton') to 'Friend Edwards', justifying capital punishment in the context of his sentence of death on Patrick Woods for the murder of Thomas Powell.
Philip Crampton [Philip Cecil Crampton] (1783-1862), Solicitor-General for Ireland, Irish judge, politician, proponent of temperance [capital punishment; Patrick Woods; murder of Thomas Powell, 1841]
'St. Valeri [i.e. St Valery] | Bray' [Co. Wicklow, Ireland]. 24 August 1841.
A good long letter arguing in favour of capital punishment, and discussing the temperance movement in Ireland. The main subject of the letter is Patrick Woods, who was hanged on 20 November 1841 for the murder of Thomas Powell. Woods was part of a six-man gang which murdered Powell at his house near Newtownhamilton. On behalf of a local landowner, Powell had been overseeing the building of a school on land taken from a number of Catholic families. 4pp, 4to. Bifolium. In fair condition, aged and worn. Folded three times. Sixty-two lines of text.
CRAMPTON
PUNIISHMENT
SOLICITOR-GENERAL
[George Combe, Scottish lawyer and phrenologist.] Autograph Signature ('Geo. Combe') cut from a letter addressed to Andrew Carmichael
George Combe (1788-1858), Scottish phrenologist and lawyer, founder of the Edinburgh Phrenological Society
Without place or date.
Irregular strip of paper, roughly 6 x 14 cm, one side bearing the valediction to a letter. In poor condition, aged and worn. Reads: 'With many thanks for your kind attention & with sincere regards, I remain | Sir | Your very Obedient Servant | Geo. Combe'. Crosswise on the reverse is part of Combe's addressing of the letter: 'Andrew Carmichael E[sq] | M. R. I. […] | [Pullis?] Ro[ad] | D[...]'.
COMBE
PHRENOLOGICAL
[George Combe, Scottish lawyer and phrenologist.] Autograph Draft, Signed ('Geo Combe'), of part of article or paper on the 'leading object' of the punishment of offenders in prison.
George Combe (1788-1858), Scottish lawyer and phrenologist, founder of the Edinburgh Phrenological Societ
Twelve lines of text, on one side of an 11 x 13 cm piece of paper, with 'Messrs. Neill & Co' deleted on the reverse. Part of a draft of an article or paper, with deletions and corrections, signed at foot 'Geo Combe'. The final text reads: 'but until a certain sum be redeemed by the labour, attended by the good conduct, of the prisoner.
PHRENOLOGIST
[Thomas Denman [Lord Denman], judge and Lord Chief Justice.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Tho Denman'), expressing a strong desire to dine with a man of whose 'person' he is not 'sure'.
Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman [Lord Denman] (1779-1854), judge, Lord Chief Justice 1832-1850
Queen Square [London]. 'Sunday' [no date, but endorsed '14 Feb. 1811'].
2pp, 8vo. In good condition, lightly aged, with thin strip of paper from mount adhering to edge on reverse, which is endorsed '14 Febr. 1811 | T Denman'. Folded several times. The recipient is not named, but was clearly an individual of some standing, as Denman appears keen to dine with him.
[Thomas Denman [Lord Denman], judge and Lord Chief Justice.] Autograph Signature ('Denman') to frank addressed by him to Rev. William Plucknett of Alresford.
'London Apl twentyeight 1835'.
On one side of 7.5 x 12 cm panel cut from front of envelope. In fair condition, lightly aged, with thin strip of paper from mount adhering to blank reverse. Frank laid out in the prescribed fashion, with the red postal stamp ('FREE | 28AP28 | 1835'). Denman's signature ('Denman') is at bottom left, and he addresses as follows: 'London Apl twentyeight | 1835 | The Rev W Plucknett | Wincanton | Alresford | Somerset', with the last three lines deleted by Denman and replaced by 'Alresford | Hampshire.
PLUCKNETT
[Lord Mansfield, Scottish jurist whose judgments reformed English law on slavery.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Mansfield') [to the Earl of Liverpool] regarding his recovery from ill health and recuperation at Mount Ephraim.
Lord Mansfield [William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793)], distinguished Scottish jurist whose judgments reformed English law on slavery [Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1729-1808)]
'Mount Ephraim [near Tunbridge Wells, Kent] 2d Septr. 1784'.
1p, 8vo. In good condition, lightly aged, with thin strip of paper from mount adhering to blank reverse. Folded once.. A neatly-written letter of fourteen lines. The recipient is not named, but is Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1729-1808), whose country seat was Addiscombe Park in Surrey. Mansfield served in the First Pitt Ministry with Liverpool (then Lord Hawkesbury), the former as Lord President of the Council, and the latter as President of the Board of Trade.
HAWKESWORTH
JENKINSON
[The Old Poor Law in the late Nineteenth Century.] Anonymous Manuscript Document, calling in forthright terms for the amending of 'The Plan of the Poor Laws of England', to weed out 'the loose Profligate and those who do not like work'.
[The Old Poor Law; English Poor Laws; eighteenth-century poor relief]
Without place or date. [English, late eighteenth century.]
2pp, foolscap 8vo. On the rectos of the leaves of a bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. On laid paper with indistinct watermark. The context of the document, with the capitalisation and spelling ('mechanick', 'shou'd', 'Publick', 'tyed down', 'lookt', 'Profitt'), points to a late eighteenth-century origin (certainly before the Speenhamland System and Michael Nolan's 1805 'Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Settlement of the Poor'). No title or heading. A forthright document, whose rhetorical tone suggests that it was intended for public delivery.
SPEENHAMLAND
[Sir James Alan Park, Georgian judge.] Two notebooks filled with modern manuscript transcriptions of 'Extracts from his Diary 1805-38'. With typescript of some of the transcriptions.
Sir James Alan Park (1763-1838), Scottish judge in the English courts
The entries from Park's diary dating from between 1805 and 1838. The transcriptions apparently made in the 1970s [in Kent?].
Vol.1: [1] + 78pp. Vol.2: 8 [+ 8]pp. A total of 86pp of extracts from Park's twelve volumes of diaries. Unpublished. In two uniform stapled notebooks, small 4to, in orange card covers, with the following printed on the reverse of each: 'Manufactured by Supplies Department, Kent County Council'. Accompanied by eleven pages of typed transcriptions from the notebooks. Altogether in good condition, lightly aged and worn. Each volume titled in manuscript on the front cover, with the following shelfmark or entry number: '(M265)'.
[Lord Birkett, judge who officiated at the Nuremberg Trials.] Two Typed Letters Signed (both 'Norman Birkett') to 'Mr Burnett', i.e. Hugh Burnett, producer of BBC TV series 'Face to Face', regarding arrangements for his interview by John Freeman.
Lord Birkett [William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett] (1883-1962), judge, a British representative at the Nuremberg Trials [Hugh Burnett (1924-2011), producer of BBC TV series 'Face to Face']
On letterhead of the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, W.C.2. 25 May and 9 July 1953.
'Face to Face', consisting of interviews of notable figures by John Freeman, was a television milestone, and Birkett's was the first interview in the series, broadcast on 4 February 1959. As Burnett recalled in his book of the series: 'Lord Birkett was the first guest on FACE TO FACE. It was a live transmission, as were most FACE TO FACE broadcasts, and much of the character and success of the whole new series depended on his candour and co-operation. We plotted together as we had often done in the past. He enjoyed broadcasting and he liked the challenge of attempting something new.
[C. L. F. de P. Barentin, Keeper of the Seals to Louis XVI of France.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Barentin'), in French, (to the Procureur Général?), regarding an appeal for clemency which Barentin intends to make to the king.
Charles Louis François de Paule de Barentin (1738-1819), French statesman, Keeper of the Seals of France to Louis XVI at the time of the Revolution
Dated from Versailles. [1789]
2pp, 4to. On leaf tipped-in onto a piece of light-green card from an album, at head of which is attached a printed slip: 'BARENTIN C. L. F. de P. | Born 1738. Died 1819. | KEEPER OF THE SEALS TO LOUIS XVI.' The letter is undated, but the year '1789' has been added in pencil in a nineteenth-century hand. (That same year, following the Storming of the Bastille, Barentin was dismissed by the king.) Nineteen lines of closely-written text. Addressed at bottom left of first leaf to 'M le P Gl' (Monsieur le Procureur général?).
NECKER
STORMING
[Macvey Napier, editor of Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Edinburgh Reiew.] Autograph Letter Signed to his former pupil Robert MacFarlane (the future Lord Ormidale), regarding his book on the 'Practice of the Jury Court'.
Macvey Napier (1776-1847), Scottish solicitor, editor of Encyclopaedia Britannica and Edinburgh Review, Professor of Conveyancing at Edinburgh University [Robert MacFarlane, Lord Ormidale (1802-1880)]
Castle St. [Edinburgh] 30 March 1837.
4pp, 12mo. Bifolium with mourning border. In good condition, lightly aged and worn, folded twice, with traces of glue from mount adhering to blank reverse of second leaf. Signed 'Macvey Napier' and addressed to 'Robert Macfarlane Esq'. After thanking him for sending a copy of his work on the 'Practice of the Jury Court', he explains that, although the subject 'is of great importance', it 'lies out of that department of the Law' to which Macvey finds it necessary, 'under the pressure of other avocations', to limit his studies.
ORMIDALE
[Joseph Jekyll, lawyer, politician and wit.] Autograph jeu d'esprit, signed 'J Jekyll.', addressed to 'Mr Erskine' [i.e. Thomas Erskine, future Lord Chancellor], short poem regarding 'Mrs. Crewe' and Jekyll sitting 'on Lunacy'.
Joseph Jekyll (1754-1837), Scottish lawyer, politician and wit [Lord Erskine [Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine] (1750-1823), Lord Chancellor]
No place. Dated 30 June 1800.
1p, 8vo. On bifolium addressed on verso of second leaf to 'Mr. Erskine'. In good condition, lightly aged. Autograph jeu d'esprit, signed at foot 'J. Jekyll. | June 30th. 1800'. A short poem reading: 'Tell Mrs. Crewe | I envy You. | But sit on Lu- | nacy. || Yet Mrs. Crewe | will think I'm stu | pid in my lu | -cid Intervals.' Jekyll's entry in the Oxford DNB concludes, perhaps unkindly: 'If he is remembered by later generations, it is chiefly as a wit. It has to be said, however, that his wit, which consisted in large measure of excruciating puns, has not lasted well.'
D'ESPRIT
WITTICISM
[William Guidott embezzles John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.] Two printed documents: 'The Case of the Appellants' (including Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough) and 'The Respondent's Case', the latter carrying the judgement in a contemporary hand.
[William Guidott (1671–1745) of Lincoln's Inn, lawyer to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and MP for Andover, Hampshire, embezzler] C. Talbot; Tho. Reeve; P. Yorke; Tho. Lutwytche
Both documents with docket title stating that the case is to be heard at the bar of the House of Lords, 4 March 1727. [ESTC tentatively dates the items to 1728.]
The background to the two documents is given in Guidott's entry in the History of Parliament, which states that his uncle Anthony was 'for many years a lawyer to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and described the latter in his will as "my particular good friend". Guidott benefited from the connexion, succeeding his uncle as lawyer to the Marlboroughs. […] He proved a disappointment to the Duchess of Marlborough, however, as by 1711 he had begun the embezzlement of funds from the Marlborough estates for which he was sued in 1725.
GUIDOTT
LINCOLN'S
[ French law bookseller's catalogue. ] Catalogue des Livres Nouveaux, de Fonds, en nombre et d'assortiment.
B. Warée, oncle, Libraire de la Cour Royale, Paris [ French law bookseller ]
Qui se trouvent à Paris, chez B. Warée, oncle, Libraire de la Cour Royale, au Palais de Justice, ou Cour de la Sainte-Chapelle, no. 13. Novembre, 1821. [ Lottin de S.-Germain, Imprimeur du Roi.' ]
8pp., 8vo. Disbound and without wraps. In fair condition, lightly aged. Manuscript emendation on p.6. A law bookseller's careful and businesslike priced catalogue of unnumbered entries, several of which are accompanied by long descriptions by the author in small type. No copy in the Bibliotheque Nationale, nor on OCLC WorldCat or COPAC.
WARÉE
[ Samuel Brandram, Victorian reciter from Shakespeare. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Saml Brandram') to Luther Munday, Secretary of the Old Lyric Club, describing his poor health and recent operation.
Samuel Brandram (1824-1892), barrister noted for his public recitations from Shakespeare, co-foumder of the Oxford Dramatic Society [ Luther Munday (1857-1922), Secretary of the Old Lyric Club ]
Richmond. 5 August 1888.
According to his entry in the Oxford DNB, Brandram - founder with Frank Talfourd of the Oxford Dramatic Society - 'was remembered as the most distinguished Shakespearian reciter of the period, influencing the productions of William Poel, and through his popular recitations familiarized middle-class families with Shakespeare'. 2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, with unobtrusive repair of closed tear with archival tape.
BRANDRAM
CLUB/
MUNDAY
RECITATION
[ John Harmon Charles Bonté, Professor of Legal Ethics at the Hastings College of the Law. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('J H C Bonté') to Alexander Ramsay, praising his periodical 'The Scientific Roll', and offering to contribute to it.
J. H. C. Bonté [ John Harmon Charles Bonté ] (1831-1896), Professor of Legal Ethics at the Hastings College of the Law, Secretary of the Board of Regents of the University of California
On letterhead of the University of California, Berkeley. 12 November 1882.
1p., 4to. Aged and worn, with tear along fold line repaired on reverse with archival tape. He lists the numbers of the Scientific Roll he has just received through the Smithsonian Institution, and has spent the last hour looking them over. 'The idea of the work is superb. - Just what is needed. The execution is fine, and I shall enjoy and profit by your work.' Ramsay has done him 'a great favor which will be reciprocated as soon as possible'. He is 'making original researches' which he believes 'will be of value', and will write to Ramsay again.
EPISCOPALIAN
[ Sir H. S. Maine, Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('H. S. Maine') to Classical historian William Warde Fowler, regarding the Slavonic custom of the 'leaping-place of the old', and 'putting the aged to death'.
Sir H. S. Maine [ Sir Henry James Sumner Maine ] (1822-1888), Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford, and Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, legal anthropologist and historian [ W. Warde Fowler ]
London, 2 December 1884. On letterhead of the Athenaeum Club, London.
The recipient William Warde Fowler (1847-1921), a tutor at Lincoln College, Oxford, is best known for his works on ancient Roman religion. 3pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The letter begins: 'The "leaping place of the old" was pointed out to my informant in one of the Slavonic (new Germanised) provinces in the Baltic. But I believe I have seen several references to it in print'.
WARDE
[ Samuel Heywood of the Inner Temple. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Saml. Heywood') to 'Mr. Strong', enquiring when 'Mr. Whitbread' would like him to make an appearance at 'the Election for Bedford'.
Samuel Heywood (1753-1828) of the Inner Temple, Serjeant-at-Law and Chief Justice of the Carmarthen Circuit of Wales [ William Henry Whitbread (1795-1867), brewer; MP for Bedford 1818-1835 ]
'Inner Temple [ London ] - Monday. 4 oClock'. No date [ 1818 or 1820?].
1p., 4to. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Addressed on second leaf of bifolium to 'Mr. Strong | Redcross Street | Cripplegate'. He would like to be informed 'by the bearer whether the Election for Bedford comes on on Wednesday & when Mr. Whitbread wishes me to be there - If we set out tomorrow I will thank you to mention the news that I may make my arrangements accordingly'. Whitbread was the son of the celebrated brewer Samuel Whitbread.
SERJEANT-AT-LAW
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HR Leadership with Sharon Frost, HR Director at Gateway Education – "HR has a real role to play in pushing the boundaries".
As part of our commitment to supporting candidates in developing fulfilling careers, we've invited HR Leaders from across the UK to share the secrets of their success.
This week, we had a great conversation with Sharon Frost, HR Director at Gateway Education. Sharon's first HR leadership role was at The Entertainment Network, a joint venture of Sony Music and Warner Music, where she was Head of HR for four years after spending her first nine months there as an HR Manager.
How did you get started in your HR career?
'I completed a Business Administration degree, which could have either led to a financial or an HR route. I quickly realised HR is all about the grey areas and the intricacies. You could have two very similar disciplinary cases and the outcomes would be completely different, for valid reasons. I loved that aspect of HR. I think it made me more curious about people and motivations, etc., as well as understanding that things aren't always quite what they first seem to be.'
'I joined a 12-month Graduate Trainee program at Sainsbury's straight from University and completed it in nine months. I then moved into a Recruitment and Admin role, and eventually became a Regional Training Officer. So I progressed quickly and had three roles in the four and a half years I was there. Sainsbury's definitely taught me that when you want something, to go for it.'
After Sainsbury's Sharon worked in a more generalist role as HR Manager at The Entertainment Network. I asked her to describe that first HR leadership role. 'It was very generalist. Back in those days, I had a checklist of all of the things I wanted to cover to be a fully-fledged HR practitioner, and I had no experience with unions, so that was a big attraction. The other reason I was attracted to that role was that it had the brand names of Sony Music and Warner Music behind it, it certainly was a very interesting and exciting business to be part of. I got to go to all of the awards ceremonies, which introduced me to the concept of having great fun at work too.'
'The Entertainment Network was a distribution centre, but it had manufactured media products in the past, which meant it had a formal recognition agreement with the T&G union, which I thought was great exposure.'
'It was more of a start-up than I realised. I joined on a Monday and the business stopped being Sony Music on the previous Friday, so we had to start from scratch with all of the policies and procedures etc. I properly cut my teeth in that role and within nine months, I replaced my boss and became Head of HR. It was a truly exciting time and a great business to be part of.'
'Then I joined Cognita, which was a true start-up. I remember turning the computer on and it literally had no documents, literally just the Microsoft icons!'
What skills do you think are important for someone taking that step up into an HRD position?
'I think relationship management is key. Being able to talk to the cleaner, but still be able to be the CEO's confidant is vital as an HRD. If you want to lead a truly approachable, two-way, flexible function, you need to be able to have your ear to the ground and be that trusted advisor of the CEO at the same time, and know when and how to do that. You can't be overly consumed by strategy or the minutiae at any one time. Both need to be able to relate to each other, and the HR function is a conduit of that. Therefore, the HRD has to lead by example.'
'Being able to push a business to be outwardly focused is important as well, because it's really easy for people to become very insular. I think that slows down the pace of change of the organisation. When I look at Cognita now, it's doing that brilliantly.'
'Ultimately, these things make a business more attractive, especially to millennials for example. So when you're thinking about your recruitment pipeline, the organisation needs to be topical and it needs to have something meaningful to say, as well as add value to its employees. So HR being a champion of that is really important.'
'You also have to be trailblazing new things and making the odd mistake along the way. I think HR has a real role to play in pushing the boundaries. It has a massive role in helping a business keep current, think differently, believing that anything is possible, and that it's good and okay to think that way.'
'Finally, anyone that wants to progress in HR needs to have got the basics in place and get those things right first, so they can use that as a springboard. So I would always say to cut your teeth on the compliance part first, and then get into the exciting and interesting things to ensure your professional credibility.'
Are there any key themes and challenges in HR that you or your peers are seeing at the moment?
'Clearly there's a growing focus on diversity and inclusion nowadays especially with the #metoo campaign, I see more and more organisations starting to say "We need someone to drive this, because if we have issues, we need a trusted person to be skilled and resourceful enough to positively deal with it."
'It's very interesting to me, because if I took on a role and looked at diversity and inclusion, I would want to knock it out of the park and not just look at what the government says we should be focusing on, or respond to the 'issue of the moment', I would want to find out where are the unconscious biases across the whole piece and look at it from a much more holistic perspective.'
'When I was working at Cognita, out of the seven Executive business leaders, two of us were women. So we were already living and breathing diversity. More than 50% of the head teachers were also female, and I made sure that there were no pay issues before GPG was ever muted. I realised that being in that environment and driving some of those initiatives before they became a legal requirement, meant that diversity wasn't really a front runner in my list of things that I needed to address. But obviously, other organisations are still way behind the curve on that one, and they're more worried about it now as people aren't afraid to publicly raise their concerns.'
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Cool temperatures and rain throughout Iowa kept fields from drying out enough for fieldwork during the week ending April 7, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Statewide there was just 0.8 day suitable for fieldwork. Fieldwork activities were limited with some farmers spreading manure and applying dry fertilizer on fields able to support the equipment.
Topsoil moisture levels statewide rated 44 percent adequate and 56 percent surplus. Topsoil moisture levels in west central Iowa rated 57 percent adequate and 43 percent surplus.
Subsoil moisture levels across Iowa rated 46 percent adequate and 54 percent surplus. Levels in west central Iowa rated 51 percent adequate and 49 percent surplus.
Iowa preliminary weather summary provided by Justin Glisan, Ph.D., state climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship – April's first week was wetter than normal across Iowa's northwest quadrant with the rest of state experiencing unseasonably dry conditions; measurable rain was reported every day.
Temperatures were generally above average by two to three degrees, though cooler in the southeast corner. A series of weak cold fronts moved through Iowa at the beginning of the week, the first of which occurred late Monday into Tuesday morning, April 1-2. Much of Iowa saw measurable rainfall from another frontal passage on Wednesday. Rainfall totals through 7 am on Thursday were above one inch at eight stations in northwest Iowa; Storm Lake (Buena Vista County) reported 1.73 inches.
Daytime temperatures cooled into the mid-40s across northern Iowa. Friday, April 5, was warm with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Rain fell across northern Iowa overnight into Saturday, which was the week's warmest day. Highs were 15 to 20 degrees warmer than average, reaching into the upper 70s in southern Iowa.
A low pressure system moved through Iowa Saturday night into Sunday, April 7. Dubuque (Dubuque County) reported 0.75 inches of rain. Thundershowers reformed in eastern Iowa on Sunday evening.
Preliminary rainfall totals for the week averaged 0.54 inches, while the normal is 0.65 inches. Atlantic (Cass County) and Sac City (Sac County) observed the week's high of 78 degrees on April 6, on average 20 degrees above normal. Denison (Crawford County) and Little Sioux (Harrison County) reported a low of 16 degrees on April 1, 15 degrees below average. Orange City (Sioux County) reported the highest rainfall total of the week at 2.35 inches.


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Love your tribute to Martin Luther King! I should be out doing community service today (guilt ensues). Instead I will be doing mommy service (laundry).