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The Faroes – a blast from the past
Posted on August 26, 2011 by TheFitzyreport
Last week I received a delightful email from a listener about our trip to the Faroe Islands in May 2010. Even though it's an old story, it's a good read – especially in lieu of earthquakes and volcanos and the impending arrival of hurricane Irene……
Sean and I are recently home to NYC from a fabulous adventure in the Faroe Islands. It was a huge journey to get there as we left on the first day planes were back in the air after the Icelandic volcano erupted, and a huge journey to get back as the volcano was spluttering again last weekend, and we had to fly north of Iceland to avoid the ash cloud. Now we are back it feels strange to look out the window and not see islands on the horizon through a cloud of mist one minute, sunshine the next, and snow, rain and wind in between. What a place! We have been working to get to the Faroe Islands since we first started research on our book project over a year ago. The Islands are home to a design team called Gudrun & Gudrun, two women, who have created a local industry by using all the natural resources of the islands to create beautiful clothes. Everything they make is made from the Island's natural wool or fish products ( sneakers made from fish skins! ) and all are hand knitted by women that they know. So it's a very personal endeavour.
We left on Monday April 19 bound for Copenhagen, but as the airport wasn't yet open, we landed in Amsterdam and made our way overland with thousands of other travellers. All had a story to tell of where they had come from and where they were going. The trains were packed with people overflowing to the carriage ends, where they stood and exchanged stories – it was a fantastic atmosphere. We first met a father & son duo in the train queue at Amsterdam airport, who were making their way back to Denmark from the Caribbean, where they had been sailing with the daughter & her husband. ( Who gave up their plane seats in the first flight out for a family with a disabled child ). Eric & Daniel paid for our train tickets to Hamburg when the Dutch transport would not accept US credit cards. This set a huge precedent for generosity which followed us for the rest of our trip. Fortunately in Hamburg we were able to settle the debt with the next series of tickets which took us by bus to the German border. During the trip we learnt all about the Danish socialist government, the best places to sail, and what to see when we arrived. I also met a couple of German fellows who had lived in New York since the end of the war, and were on their way back for a 60th school reunion. They talked about their childhood, about cutting peat from the bottom of the garden & drying it so they could then burn it to heat the house. Such graphic descriptions of the cutting tools and how the chiseled sodden peat hole would suddenly collapse inwards, swallowing tools, ladders and anything else that lingered too long. But such fun, and good memories.
The bus delivered us to the ferry, which took us on a sunset voyage across the Baltic to Denmark. Then we simply had another train and cab to catch before we found our hotel – after 26 hours in transit we were given the honeymoon suite. Which shows the Danes are not only generous, but they also have a sense of humour.
We had a couple of days in Copenhagen – didn't see 'our Mary', but saw the sights and had a fortuitous discovery in a side-street restaurant that was run by an Australian. He offered us 2 flat whites as soon as he heard our accents, organised the house special dish – poached eggs with avocado & salad on seedy bread, and then introduced us to the Faroese chef. With great pride Gutti brought out his computer to show us where to go and gave us a long list of people to see, including the chef at the hotel where we were staying ( who cooked the crew a magnificent meal on our first night ), and Birgir, the skipper of a fabulous old schooner, who would, along with Unn from the tourist office, become a great friend.
We picked up a car after a couple of days and headed west to the Danish coast. We had recently seen 'The Ghost Writer', Polanski's latest film, which was shot on the German beach just to the south, and that was what drew us there. Wide open beaches with grassy sandhills and a mind cleansing sea breeze…. It was fabulous. We took our time and followed the coast north as far as we could go, then looped back to Copenhagen taking as many ferries and back roads as possible. Not to mention "Bageri's". All the little towns have their own bakery, easily identified by a giant pretzel and the royal crown symbol hanging outside. We discovered lots of variations of pastry/buns baked with brown sugar, some with chocolate, some with fruit, but all of them delicious. The temperature encouraged the indulgence, but the cool weather also meant we chased Spring flowers all the way north. There were daffodils lining the fields, and the forests of beech trees, not yet in leaf, were carpeted with thousands of tiny white flowers peculiar only to them. We were most impressed to find that Eric and Daniel's tales of social equality were true, for every road we travelled on there was a bicycle lane. No matter how out of the way we were, there were bike lanes. And there were people using them too, all over people seemed to be riding or hiking.
Sean and I were restless in the end to get to the Faroes, and even moreso when our flight was delayed by 6 hours. By the time we arrived it was too late for Unn to wait, so we picked up the car left for us and drove into town. What an introduction! It was pouring with rain. Really pouring, as though we were driving continuously through a waterfall. The eerie light luminated snow on top of the mountains and sheep loitering on the side of the cliff-hugging roads. Everything seemed so extreme, but we were soon to find out that this was normal. You just need to leave the New York pace behind, slow down and let things happen.
Sean and I had 2 days before his assistants arrived, and then we had a further couple of days before the stylists and models arrived. We met Unn & Birgir, found a great coffee shop by the dock, settled into our hotel overlooking the town, and began exploring. I had looked at so many pictures of the coloured houses and landscapes that a lot of it looked already familiar. But nothing can prepare you for the weather. There is a local expression that if you don't like the weather just wait for 5 minutes and it will change. How true. When we first arrived if it started to rain we would grab our umbrellas, but after awhile we just pulled up the hoods on our jackets and carried on. Scouting for locations was fantastic, not least because a landscape would change in front of you as mist lifted or the sun broke through the clouds and danced along the sea. It also gave us time to understand the environment a little more. Sheep rule on the islands. They have right of way if the wander onto the roads, and if you want to cross a field of green grass you have to get permission from the farmer, because the grass is for the sheep. The islands are volcanic, there are no trees and pasture comes at a premium. Of the 18 islands that make the Faroes, some are uninhabited and difficult to access. But we were told that some have fantastic grass, so good that sheep are taken there in boats, literally thrown on the island for the season just to eat it, and when they are retrieved you can taste the difference. We sailed past some islands where the terrain was so steep you couldn't imagine how the sheep survived. But everywhere we went – waterfalls, beaches, cliff tops – the sheep were present or left bountiful signs that they had been.
Through Unn we had arranged to exchange photography for our hotel rooms, hire cars and airfares. So we had a couple of busy shooting days to earn our keep before the models arrived. Our hotel sat on top of the hill overlooking the capital Torshavn & was built in the classic Faroese style with a grass roof. I became addicted to the view, looking out each morning across the bay, and to check on the 'oyster catchers' who have a nest just outside the Bill Clinton suite. Bill and his birds….
Oyster catchers are natives with long orange beaks that they use to lift oysters in the air and then drop them to smash the shells and get to the meat. These particular residents come back every year to the same nest, and the hotel has installed a webcam so you can watch the chicks hatch and grow. They have the same colours as puffins, which we saw in abundance on the ocean. They have a season where they are 'on the water' and then come in to nest.
This is starting to sound a little like a nature lesson, but bear with me, because 'nature' became something of an issue when Suzie arrived. Suzie is a fashion editor and we have worked with her regularly over the past 6 few years, shooting the Spring and Fall Collections from Paris and New York shows. She arrived with her assistant, 2 female models, and Wiktor, our amazing blonde male model from Sweden. The idea was to shoot Suzie's collection on the first day with the 2 girls Ronya and Marikka, and then shoot with Ronya and Wiktor for the other 2 days. Suzie's shoot went well. We kept close to locations in and near the town so wardrobe changes were relatively easy and there was immediate access to double expressos. However, the next day we went out with Birgir. Birgir was originally a blacksmith in the navy and has been sailing for about 30 years. He is a no-nonsense seasoned skipper, with a hearty appetite for life. He has the reputation for instigating tourism in the Faroes, and he loves the place with a passion. When I first approached him to take us out, he spoke with such intensity about caves and colours in rock faces and special places he could take us, that I knew we would be crazy to miss the opportunity. Even if it would be difficult to transport gear and crew. If only I knew what was in store. We met the following morning where Birgir instructed all 12 of us to put on dry suits and packed us and the gear in a zodiac. We had a 30 minute ride to another island which was like going through a looking glass to another world. Suddenly there craggy coloured cliffs soaring to the sky with thousands and thousands of seabirds nesting and protesting our arrival. We motored in and around a huge cave, and as we came out Birgir and Robert heaved themselves onto a rock ledge and with a backpack of tools, hammered in a series of pytons and ropes. About this time I realised my production schedule didn't quite cover what was in store. But Sean did. He and Birgir pulled us out of the boat one by one, and encouraged us to climb from ledge to ledge with the help of the ropes and the promise of the view. It was spectacular. Absolutely beautiful. We were high on a huge ledge, with pools of water between lichen covered boulders – just like a volcanic rock garden. It was a unique and completely original photo location, and Sean wasted no time getting to work.
Of the models, Wiktor was the most amazing. He was so blonde you could hardly see where his hair finished and his skin started, and he was tall – of course, but with a hilarious sense of humour, and a very real sense of himself. When he arrived at the Faroese Airport he was pulled aside by security. 'I must have scared them' he said, 'wearing black satin boxer shorts over long back tights, studded boots and a short military jacket…..' Wiktor trained as a dancer for 7 years, and could do the most amazing contortions with his body. In fact he had to give up dancing in the end – something to do with his body being too rubbery. Anyway, he certainly brought a lot of energy and ingenuity to the set and was the first model that moved as fast as Sean. So we have some great work as a result. Sean is over the moon.
The whole crew was in awe of the rocky location, with the exception of Suzie. From the beginning she had problems with the climb, and 'I am afraid of heights' quickly became ' I hate nature' and then some other expressions I won't mention. When it came time to leave, and the descending mist and diminishing tide made our departure more urgent, Suzie went into lockdown. She was not going to move, she couldn't move and she hated us all. Actually she hated Birgir the most because he was responsible for the venture, and was delighting in taking pictures of her distressed state. Our pickup guy in the zodiac had quite a challenge in retrieving us from the island as the tide had dropped by about 3 meters and it was getting rough. So he had to wait for a wave, manoever the boat into position and get us to jump at the right moment. We all had the dry suits which would have kept us floating if we did fall in the water, but the main fear was hitting rocks on the way down. Yes, it was an adventure! When all the crew except Suzie had made it into the boat, Sean took action as the 'el capitan' he was henceforth called. He told Suzie to stop talking and to hold onto him. He strapped her onto his back, and abseiled down the cliff, almost being strangled in the process. By the time Suzie slid into the boat everyone was cheering and she was declaring how much she hated everyone. But by the time we reached the shore and Unn met us with a pot of soup and a bottle of local brew, Suzie was back in form, declaring how fabulous she was.
The following morning before we headed off for another big shoot day, we were interviewed by the local radio. Of course we were delighted to be invited to talk about our project and it seemed especially fun to be moonlighting from the ABC. The marketing Gudrun ( one does marketing, the other does the design ) spoke first in Danish so we didn't know what she said, and then we talked about the book, but also about how fantastic the Faroes are and what an extraordinary time we were having. From that time on, everywhere we went, we received the most amazing response. Apparently Gudrun told the story of how Sean carried Suzie down the cliff. So from then on, people would greet Sean with 'YOU are the man, that photographer, the one who carried the woman down the cliff!' Robert, who helped us on the day, and who took us for another boat ride after the shoot was over, said what a great thing we had done for the Islands by promoting Gudrun and Gudrun, and how proud the Faroese were of us. It really was quite a moment.
After such an incredible day, it seemed that anything else we did would be tame in comparison. But the first shot of the next day was a beauty. The location was a spectacular waterfall on the road to Tjornuvik, where the overspray and the misty rain made for extremely wet conditions. Ronya wore a Gudrun & Gudrun trademark dress, which Gudrun had knitted during dinner the night before the shoot. The models were real troopers, although by the time we reached the second location at the beach, the cold wind blowing off the ocean meant Sean was shooting double time. The sand was black, and as the tide sent long shallow waves up the shore, all the surrounding cliffs glistened in reflection. While it was a shame that the cold stymied a prolonged shoot session, this meant that we reached the 3rd location at golden hour, which was extraordinary. Kirkjubour is a small village where Faroese tradition is strongly upheld. All the houses have grass roofs and are painted black with red window frames – which would seem a bit cultish except that the people are so modern and friendly. Or should I just say proud. One family has lived in the same house continuously for 17 generations…. ! We were there for the world heritage listed cathedral, or what remains of it after 700 or 800 years. At sunset it was a spectacular location with Sean able to use the natural light to great effect.
The stylists & models left the next morning, and of course all that day there was no rain and the sun shone gloriously. With the shooting finished, Sean & I, along with his 2 assistants, expected to use our remaining time on the islands for checking the gear & backing up all the work. Which we did, but the volcano gave us a treat by exploding just enough to delay our departure from the Faroes and so give us the opportunity to spend more time with Birgir and Unn. Birgir is a great cook and a great host. The first time I met him was the morning after his 61st birthday party and the galley of his old schooner was a testament to the generosity of the celebration. There were bottles of red wine, empty beer bottles and glasses queuing for the dishwasher. With the legacy of strict consumption laws on the islands and still only one place in the capital where you can buy alcohol, it was clear that Birgir had connections. We also knew it was a privilege to be invited to join his table. So when we were, we knew we were in the company of royalty ( literally, the prince of Denmark ). And with a special menu at that. Birgir knew Sean couldn't eat seafood, so he bought him steaks and set him cooking while the rest of us sat around the carved wooden table peeling garlic and chopping onions. We finished up doing this 2 nights in a row, and know that the next time we are going to the Faroes, we will send advance warning with the delivery of a vast quantity of the pungent bulbs. But that first night was the best. We chopped and talked and drank some wine while Birgir steamed the most succulent crab I have ever tasted. He served it with garlicky mussels and fillets of white fish – simple and delicious.
When the flight was delayed again, Birgir invited us to join a group of Danish businessman ( also delayed ) in a sail out to the caves. It was eerily the same course we had taken for the infamous photo-shoot, and the ropes were still visible from the ship, fastened to the rocks in anticipation of the next outward bound adventure. But this day the sun shone and they didn't leave the ship, although Sean, and his assistants swung in the bow's cradle and climbed the mast in pursuit of the next great photograph.
I realise at this time that I haven't talked much about Unn. She didn't come to any of the actual shoots, although she was essential in organising them, and was always there when we came in, forever ready with a welcome drink and a sharp wit. She ( and Birgir ) both called Sean 'Santos' because Sean was too hard to say in their language. Unn spent 15 years in Denmark as well as working for a short time in Boston, but finally went back to the Faroes because she missed the view. There we go, in search of the land of belonging….
We eventually flew out to Copenhagen by the of the week, and then back to New York via the North Pole. Or that's what it seemed like anyway. They had to join the queue of aircraft flying north of Iceland to avoid the volcanic ash – I just wish we could have seen some proof from the air to compensate the 10 hour journey. Whew!
And so we are all back sorting through the thousands of photographs and adjusting to life in New York. We felt so sad to leave the Faroes, I wondered if this meant our time in the US was perhaps coming to an end. The first day back I took the bus up to Fairways Supermarket on the west side. As I waited at the counter to ask for a roasting chicken, the guy on the other side burst out with ' hello darling, where have you been ?'. I felt so welcome, but thought he must have mistaken me for someone else, so I quickly put in my order, and when he brought it back he said ' Just remember, YOU have a GREAT night ! '. I felt immediately cheered and at home once more . Then he went to the next customer and said 'hello darling, where have you been? !'.
There's no place like New York !


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Anna-Liese Kornitzky (* 1909; † 2000) war eine deutsche Übersetzerin von schwedisch- und englischsprachiger Literatur. Sie wurde vor allem durch ihre Übersetzungen von zwanzig Astrid-Lindgren-Büchern aus dem Schwedischen bekannt. Den größten Teil ihrer Übersetzungen verfasste sie in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren. Wortschöpfungen wie "Donnerdrummel" oder "Potz Pestilenz" (aus dem Roman Ronja Räubertochter) sind typisch für ihren Stil.

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Erwachsenenliteratur
 mit Hansgeorg Kornitzky: Eyvind Johnson: Hier hast du dein Leben. Tessloff, 1951 (Originaltitel: Romanen om Olof).
 mit Christian E. Lewalter: Frank Wilson Kenyon: Sie wurde Kaiserin. Das romantische Leben der Josephine Beauharnais. Krüger, 1954 (Originaltitel: The Emperor's Lady).
 Gerald Hanley: Das Jahr des Löwen. Krüger, 1955 (Originaltitel: The Year of the Lion).
 Frances Gray Patton: Guten Morgen, Miss Fink. Krüger, 1956 (Originaltitel: Good morning, Miss Dove).
 Herman Wouk: Marjorie Morningstar. Krüger, 1956 (Originaltitel: Marjorie Morningstar).
 mit Werner Peterich: Daphne du Maurier: Küss mich noch einmal, Fremder. Fischer Bücherei, 1957 (Originaltitel: The Apple Tree).
 Joan Grant: Sekhet-a-ra, Tochter des Pharao. Krüger, 1957 (Originaltitel: Winged Pharao).
 Richard P. Powell: Der Mann aus Philadelphia. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1958 (Originaltitel: The Philadelphian).
 Herman Wouk: Großstadt-Junge. Krüger, 1958 (Originaltitel: The City Boy).
 John Dennis Fitzgerald: Unser Haus hat viele Gäste. Krüger, 1959 (Originaltitel: Mamma's Boarding House).
 Albert Viksten: Sie suchten neues Land. Fretz & Wasmuth, 1959 (Originaltitel: De sökte nytt land).
 Edith Caroline Rivett: Der Mann im Schatten. Desch, 1960 (Originaltitel: Long Shadows).
 Herman Wouk: Rosa ist Aurora oder Die wahre Geschichte von Andrew Reale. Krüger, 1960 (Originaltitel: Aurora Dawn).
 Cordelia Edvardson: Gebranntes Kind sucht das Feuer. Hanser, 1986, ISBN 3-446-14260-6 (Originaltitel: Bränt barn söker sig till elden).
 mit Jörg Scherzer: Cordelia Edvardson: Die Welt zusammenfügen. Hanser, 1989, ISBN 3-446-15498-1 (Originaltitel: Viska det till vinden).
 Cordelia Edvardson: Jerusalems Lächeln: Gedichte. Hanser, 1993, ISBN 3-446-17015-4 (Originaltitel: Jerusalems Leende).

Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
 Lennart Hellsing: Im lustigen Zauberwald. Illustrationen von Edward Lindahl. Oetinger, 1960 (Originaltitel: Det är så roligt i kråkelund).
 Astrid Lindgren: Klingt meine Linde. Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland. Oetinger, 1960 (Originaltitel: Sunnanäng).
 Astrid Lindgren: Weihnachten im Stall. Illustrationen von Harald Wiberg. Oetinger, 1961 (Originaltitel: Jul i stallet).
 Astrid Lindgren: Madita. Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland. Oetinger, 1961 (Originaltitel: Madicken).
 Edor Burman: Auf der Fährte des braunen Bären. Illustrationen von Harald Wiberg. Oetinger, 1962 (Originaltitel: Björnarna i storädalen).
 Hans Peterson: Hier kommt Petter. Illustrationen von Margret Rettich. Oetinger, 1963 (Originaltitel: Här kommer Petter).
 Hans Peterson: Petter kommt wieder. Illustrationen von Margret Rettich. Oetinger, 1964 (Originaltitel: Här kommer Petter igen).
 Edor Burman: Die Bären aus dem hohen Norden. Illustrationen von Harald Wiberg. Oetinger, 1964 (Originaltitel: Storbjörnen).
 Hans Peterson: Petter und die Seilerbande. Illustrationen von Margret Rettich. Oetinger, 1965 (Originaltitel: Petter klarar allt).
 Edor Burman: Wolf in den Bergen. Illustrationen von Harald Wiberg. Oetinger, 1965 (Originaltitel: Varg i fjällen).
 Astrid Lindgren: Die Schafe auf Kapela. Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland. Oetinger, 1965 (Originaltitel: Tu tu tu).
 Ruth Moore: Die Evolution. Time-Life International, 1969 (Originaltitel: Evolution).
 Astrid Lindgren: Die Brüder Löwenherz. Oetinger, 1974, ISBN 3-7891-2935-6 (Originaltitel: Bröderna Lejonhjärta).
 Anders Bodelsen: Unternehmen Cobra. Oetinger, 1976, ISBN 978-3-7891-1800-5 (Originaltitel: Operation Cobra).
 Gunilla Bergström: Mach schnell, Willi Wiberg. Oetinger, 1976, ISBN 3-7891-5557-8 (Originaltitel: Raska på Alfons Åberg).
 Astrid Lindgren: Mehr von Michel aus Lönneberga. Illustrationen von Björn Berg. Oetinger, 1976, ISBN 3-7891-6139-X (Originaltitel: När Emil skulledra ut Linas tand).
 Astrid Lindgren: Madita und Pims. Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland. Oetinger, 1976, ISBN 3-7891-1939-3 (Originaltitel: Madicken och Junibackens Pims).
 Astrid Lindgren: Das entschwundene Land. Oetinger, 1977, ISBN 3-7891-1940-7 (Originaltitel: Samuel August från sevedstorp och Hanna i hult).
 Inger Brattström: Mädchen von damals. Oetinger, 1979, ISBN 3-7891-1711-0 (Originaltitel: Jungfrurna).
 Astrid Lindgren: Ronja Räubertochter. Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland. Oetinger, 1982, ISBN 3-7891-2940-2 (Originaltitel: Ronja rövardotter).
 Charles Kingsley: Die Wasserkinder. Schneiderbuch, 1984, ISBN 3-505-08748-3 (Originaltitel: The Water-babies).
 Astrid Lindgren: Michels Unfug Nummer 325. Illustrationen von Björn Berg. Oetinger, 1986, ISBN 3-7891-1855-9 (Originaltitel: Emils hyss nr 325).
 Astrid Lindgren: Als Klein-Ida auch mal Unfug machen wollte. Illustrationen von Björn Berg. Oetinger, 1986, ISBN 3-7891-1854-0 (Originaltitel: När lilla Ida skulle göra hyss).
 Astrid Lindgren: Nur nicht knausern, sagte Michel aus Lönneberga. Illustrationen von Björn Berg. Oetinger, 1987, ISBN 3-7891-1856-7 (Originaltitel: Inget knussel, sa Emil i Lönneberga).
 Astrid Lindgren: Rupp Rüpel: das grausigste Gespenst aus Småland. Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland. Oetinger, 1987, ISBN 3-7891-6038-5 (Originaltitel: Skinn Skerping hemskast av alla spöken i Smȧland).
 Astrid Lindgren: Der Räuber Assar Bubbla oder Um ein Haar hätte es kein Buch über Pippi Langstrumpf gegeben. Illustrationen von Marika Delin. Oetinger, 1988, ISBN 3-7891-1857-5 (Originaltitel: Assar Bubbla eller det var nära ögatt att det inte blev nȧgon bok om Pippi Lȧngstrump).
 Astrid Lindgren/Margareta Strömstedt/Jan-Hugo Norman: Mein Smȧland. Oetinger, 1988, ISBN 3-7891-6039-3 (Originaltitel: Mitt Smȧland).
 Astrid Lindgren: Nein, ich will noch nicht ins Bett! Oetinger, 1989, ISBN 3-7891-6141-1.
 Astrid Lindgren: Natürlich ist Lotta ein fröhliches Kind. Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland. Oetinger, 1991, ISBN 3-7891-6802-5 (Originaltitel: Visst är Lotta en glad unge).
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Using someone else's universe, story or music can draw in more players. But what is IP? And what are the benefits and pitfalls?
First, what is intellectual property? Copyright protects your creative work Trademarks protect specific words, phrases, and symbols You'll need a license to use someone's IP Pros: Why would I use an IP? Save yourself time Keep your game alive Give yourself some prestige Cut through the noise Cons: Why wouldn't I use an IP? You'll still have marketing costs You won't magic downloads out of thin air You might end up in a saturated market They won't understand the industry Keep in the loop
First, what is intellectual property?
Copyright protects your creative work
Trademarks protect specific words, phrases, and symbols
You'll need a license to use someone's IP
Pros: Why would I use an IP?
Save yourself time
Keep your game alive
Give yourself some prestige
Cut through the noise
Cons: Why wouldn't I use an IP?
You'll still have marketing costs
You won't magic downloads out of thin air
You might end up in a saturated market
They won't understand the industry
There are a lot of reasons to use a licensed IP. You could have made a game and now want to reskin and update it to reach a new audience, like Reigns: Game of Thrones or the new Angry Birds: Star Wars. You might be making a music game and need the rights to use a few songs, like Guitar Hero. Or perhaps you just want to include a single character in your brawler, like Super Smash Bros.
Whenever you're using another creator's content, you'll need permission. A license. But what are the pros and cons of doing that? Does it really help? The short answer is: maybe. But it's a lot of work.
We can't get into all the nitty-gritty here, but we can cover the basics and give you a few tips to make sure you don't fall into any traps.
It's the group of rights that protect abstract creations. For example, patents are a way to stop people stealing inventions. (And make sure the actual inventor gets paid.)
There are other kinds of inventions, though. Stories. Music. Characters. Code. And when it comes to art and fiction, there are two rights that really matter: copyright and trademarks.
Creative work covers everything from a piece of music to a computer game. But it's worth noting that it protects that specific creation, not the idea. The idea of a young child going to wizard school and fighting an evildoer isn't copyrighted. Harry Potter is copyrighted.
The lines between where an idea stops and a creative work start are a bit blurry. Ultimately, it's worth remembering the spirit of the law: the original inventor should get paid. But there are three important things to note:
You automatically have copyright – You don't pay to copyright something. (You might pay to prove you hold copyright by sending your creative work to a third party.)
Characters are usually considered under copyright – So you can't add Peter Pan into your game without permission. (He's an original invention.)
Copyright eventually runs out – After that point, it's in the public domain. That's why anybody and their auntie can share, print or write about Dracula. It's public. Nobody alive deserves that money anymore.
The best example of the blurry line is with Thor. As a Norse god, he's in the public domain. Nobody owns Thor. The inventor is long forgotten. Who would we even pay? So it's perfectly fair for Neil Gaiman to have Thor crop up in American Gods, for example.
But what about Marvel's Thor? Well, yes. He's protected. But that Thor is different. For starters, he's a superhero. But he's also his own distinct character, with his own style and personality. You can't plonk that version in your game without permission. Marvel deserves to be paid. (It'd be bringing you in a lot of fans, for one.)
You can apply for a trademark, as long as it's distinctive enough. This is usually for names, but it might be a logo or even a scent. For example, DC Comics owns the trademark for Batman.
This is what stops you setting your game in the Star Wars universe. Even if you didn't use any of the characters, never referred to them, and wrote an entirely new story. It couldn't be in that universe, because you'd never be able to use the name: Star Wars. So how would anybody know?
Often this is actually the most important thing for you as a developer. Sure, it'd be great to be able to use specific characters. But really, you want the name. The brand. That's what will bring in more players.
That just means you'll pay them. The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) explains about the 25% rule. This is a rule of thumb, and is usually for patents. A good number to bear in mind, and you'll probably hear it in negotiations, but the IPO goes on to say that it's more likely to be between 10% to 15% for a trademark license. (Which is more likely for you.)
It's worth noting that it could get as low as 5%, though.
"In many sectors, the average royalty rate based on net sales turns out to be in the region of 5%. This is an average and the figures which underlie it vary widely," the IPO adds. "All rules of thumb ignore important factors such as the investment needed, the risks involved and the circumstances of the parties. Any rule of thumb should be no more than a starting point."
The big takeaway is that it really depends on how much you think you'll be making per game.
"In sectors where profit margins are usually high (e.g. the software industry), the royalty rate will be correspondingly high; where profit margins are traditionally low, royalty rates will also below."
So if you're making a hyper-casual puzzle game, with very small profit margins, your rate could below. But if you're making a huge, open-world RPG it'll probably be much higher.
There are a lot of advantages to using someone else's IP. It'll help you sell more games, for starters. But there are a few other reasons you might want to get another IP involved.
It can take a lot of time, effort, and money to develop entire universes, create assets, or produce music. Using an IP skips this and means you can focus more on other areas of your game that might need your expertise.
This is especially important for more casual games, where you want to turn around a prototype quickly, before anybody else fills the niche. An IP can speed this up and make sure you hit the market early.
Your game is live and you've got a regular battle pass. But how do you keep the content fresh and interesting? Well, new characters, new skins, new missions. This is one of the most useful ways of keeping players active on your game, but also for attracting lots of different audiences to your game.
Take AFK Arena, which just added Ezio from Assassin's Creed. That's bound to entice a few players to try it out. Or you can do something similar to Dead by Daylight and release new playable characters, with new mechanics, as downloaded content.
Adding an existing IP to your game can help expand the breadth of your game, especially if you add in multiple different franchises, like the Mortal Kombat series.
People are naturally going to want to prefer the familiar. We've all had those moments where we'll choose something we know over something new, because we feel safer. It's the same when choosing a game on the app store. You'll be naturally drawn to features you recognize, whether that's the music, a celebrity, or a name.
But having a big name behind you doesn't just attract the players who enjoy it. It also gives you credibility with those who've just heard of it. Players are likely to think: "Well, it must be reasonably good. Otherwise, so-and-so wouldn't have associated with it."
That thought can help push them over from just ignoring your ad to actually clicking.
With so many games coming out, it can be hard to stand out. Using an existing IP can really help you stand out among the rest. A popular IP almost guarantees that somebody will download and pay for the game. For example, if you used Mario characters, you're definitely going to get a few diehard Mario fans.
But you're also going to catch the eye of anybody just idly scrolling down the app store. Your game is going to get noticed over the one with a generic name just above it.
Sadly, it's not all good news. There are a few problems when using someone else's IP.
You'll still have marketing costs
Yes, you'll get more clicks on your ads. You're more likely to get players downloading your game. But you still need to advertise. And the bigger the IP you team up with, the less help you're going to get.
It's not the holy grail, and you're still going to need to do a lot of marketing to make sure people download your game. Make sure you budget the same whether you use an IP or not. The difference is in the ratio: how many people actually click those ads.
And don't rely on the IP holder's followers. These rarely turn into downloads. Even if you're lucky enough to get posted on their social media, you'll probably get buried among all the other posts they're doing.
While we said earlier that you'll have automatic fans. Those fans still need to find out about you. And it's very unlikely that they'll accidentally stumble on your game. Remember: they're not searching for popular IP mobile game. They're just searching for the IP and that's going to turn up the main thing, not you.
Your advertising spend will need to be the same, whether you use an IP or not. (Although, you might be able to get some of your marketing costs reimbursed by the IP holder. Usually.)
Before you approach a franchise, do a quick search on the app store. For example, look up Game of Thrones or Star Wars. How many other games are there? Dozens, usually.
And how many of those are like your game? When everybody has the same idea, nobody stands out.
Most of the time, you won't be working with an IP from the gaming industry. You'll be working with people that don't understand the timescales. The crunch. Or even what an engine is. This can cause friction
if they make unreasonable demands. Make sure you explain things early and don't assume they know. It could cause problems down the line.
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October 16, 2007 in Around the NFL
Turner has let Tomlinson loose and the Chargers have flourished
By Bill Williamson
Maybe Norv Turner the head NFL coach is finally getting it. Maybe, just, maybe he has figured out what he needs to do.
Get out of the way.
The Chargers have a chance if Turner simply turns his team over to his players. This doesn't work often in the NFL. But most teams don't have the talent the Chargers do. So, Turner needs to stop thinking and just let his players go, starting, of course, with running back LaDainian Tomlinson.
In the past two weeks, Turner has let Tomlinson lose and the Chargers have flourished. After almost coming to tears after the Chargers lost their third straight to fall to 1-3 a couple of weeks ago, Tomlinson is back to his cheery, dominating, NFL MVP-self. And he should be. He's getting the rock.
There was no person in the entire NFL who was more on the hot seat than Turner. Especially after the Chargers went 14-2 last year before Marty Schottenheimer was shown the door after another early-playoff exit. A head coaching failure in Washington and in Oakland, Turner was handed the keys to the Porsche of NFL offensive units. A fine offensive coordinator, the thought in San Diego was that Turner couldn't mess up a good thing.
But in the first quarter of the season, he did, leading the Chargers to one more loss than they suffered last season. But it seems that Turner has finally come to his sense and is jamming Tomlinson down opponents' throats.
That's the way the Chargers have won in the past and that's the way they will win in the future.
Turner is a passer's coach. :doh: He made Troy Aikman a star. He doesn't need to make Philip Rivers a star. Tomlinson is the man in San Diego. Rivers will be just fine getting his 200 passing yards a game and the Chargers can run away with the AFC West.
Tomlinson makes the entire team, including the defense better. Now, that you figured that out, Norv, keep it up.
Keep giving No. 21 the rock and you may keep your job.
DWinzit
:laugh: Just sit on the bench and close your eyes coach, then we'll win!
Why didn't the Redskins figure this out. We could have been contenders during the Norv era.:doh:
The funny part is now that they've won two, Norv will break the fans' hearts when they least expect it.
Somehow, some way, this season will end badly for the Chargers.
That's money.
Indeed it is. The moment they announced Norvulous as HC I felt sorry for the San Diego fans. They were so close last year!
DCranon21
I wonder if it will come down in Oakland, and all they have to do is win and their in the playoffs. :laugh: No way this team should be just at .500. That's Norvulous for you :laugh:
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Norvo the Clown strikes again. Who will be the 4th victim after he's fired from the Chargers?


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I don't give away no homework passes often. I consider homework to be a continued practice of what we work on in school. I consider it to be pretty important! However, I did promise one for my students before the break if they completed their behavior chart. I figured I'd share! Check it out here.
Ohhh and I am super stoked about this homework pass as I need one for my kiddos! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you so much for this and I am so happy to be one of your followers! I would love for you to come visit me and grab LOTS of *freebies*! Your blog is so cute!


It looks so yummy. Definitely i am gonna try this recipe at home. May be i could be able to make as you posted the image.
To take it even further, I've been trying to eat all organic and little to no processed foods. I had such a remarkable change and can't imagine going back to how I ate before!


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Istanbul, a notable city and the most well known traveler goal in Turkey, has massive nobility and pride. The social imbuement of different groups, present day impacts, and its recorded course of events is difficult to overlook.
Most travel distributions have itemized articles about activities in Istanbul. They ordinarily include shopping in the authentic Grand Bazaar, going to Ottoman royal residences, appreciating the engineering of Hagia Sophia and diving into the profundities of Islam, by going by the Blue mosque.
Shockingly however, not every person likes visiting authentic destinations and endless guests, who have been to Istanbul, more than once, are regularly ignorant regarding what to do next. So an enthusiastic Istanbulite, chose to fill a hole in the market.
Our visits are arranged by interests and leisure activities, for example, history, photography, sustenance, craftsmanship, or shopping. So we team up with authorities of different fields and themes, to enable guests to make an individual ordeal.
Since I am always looking for odd encounters in Turkey, he immediately had my consideration and revealed to me more about these local people and their thoughts of activities in Istanbul.
Some call it spray painting, however all finished Istanbul, shop shades, auto parks, old manufacturing plants or white washed dividers are canvases for great fine art and wall paintings. The road workmanship visit visits renowned urban neighborhoods, for example, Sishane and Karakoy, to see pieces that would increase much appreciation in a craftsmanship exhibition.
Excellent adornments is available to be purchased in the Grand Bazaar, however guests can make it! Under the direction of a Usta (ace), participants are demonstrated the antiquated art of Ottoman adornments making and afterward they plan and develop their own particular perfect work of art. Classes last around 3 hours, with a most extreme participation of 4 individuals.
Enhance your camera abilities, completely comprehend its capacities, and catch exceptional photographs of Istanbul, by going to the photography visit around primary roads and back avenues. After an early on instructions, the visit visits Taksim and Istiklal Avenue with its superb cases of design.
A few people should seriously mull over this a silly and risky proposal yet on the Asian side of Istanbul, official biking courses incorporate photography stops and visits to beautiful scenes, wharfs, stops, for example, Fenerbahce, and neighborhood eateries. Bahadir says anybody can come since all hardware is given including bicycles, protective caps, sound guide and wellbeing coats.
You may figure mushrooms don't exist in a clamoring city, yet 15 kilometers north of Istanbul is Belgrade timberland, a daring play area for nature devotees. This perfect goal is ideal for a mushroom forager chase to spot particular assortments, taste them and appreciate a calm cookout.
Visit a simit bread kitchen to observe how they are made, appreciate a conventional Turkish breakfast, talk with the proprietor of the most eminent Turkish café in the city and watch how he sets it up. Next on the motivation is a Turkish wine sampling session in a basement, and the opportunity to enjoy conventional baklava.
The Golden Horn is an essential area of Istanbul and it coaxes master and fledgling rowers, to see its milestones from water. Experienced and authorized paddling instructors give all gear including the kayak and the gathering sets off in the early morning, on an assigned 8 kilometer course.
Keep going on our rundown of activities in Istanbul, is cruising. On the off chance that a kayak is too little, upsize to a bigger cruising yacht. For a morning or evening, qualified mariners will give you the general tour, and after that moor for a brief timeframe in different areas to see the city's frame of reference from an alternate edge. A GoPro HD camcorder is ready to catch each minute, and incorporated into the cost is your own particular duplicate, to reclaim home.


All of the applique, decorative stitching AND quilting in the above wall hanging was done using the JANOME CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT.
JANOME HAS 3 CIRCULAR ATTACHMENTS…….. WHICH ONE IS COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR JANOME SEWING MACHINE???
A few weeks ago I featured some of the NEW JANOME products that are now available for purchase at your local JANOME DEALER (on 24th April to be exact – look for the post entitled NEW FEET & ACCESSORIES). Amongst that batch of wonderful new goodies available for you to use with your JANOME sewing machines was the CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT FOR EASY SET BOBBIN MACHINE MODELS. I thought I would list all the Circular attachments that are available for our various JANOME MACHINES so that you may ask your local JANOME DEALER for the one compatible with your JANOME machine.
I digitized the centers of the 4 hourglasses in JANOME DIGITIZER MBX & then embroidered my designs in the hoop on the blocks that I had previously pieced with an hour glass pattern. You will notice there is applique as part of the embroidery design. This was done IN THE HOOP of the JANOME EMBROIDERY MACHINE (small enough to be done in the smaller hoop on most of our Janome Embroidery machines.) The CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT WAS USED FOR THE QUILTING around the embroidery on each block. I don't know about you but I sure do not trust myself to sew perfect circles free-hand! But I DO trust the JANOME CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT to sew a perfect circle for me!
This is a close-up showing the circles of quilting done with the JANOME CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT. This was done AFTER the embroidery, after I had sewn all the blocks together & sandwiched my quilt layers. I slipped the quilt onto the pin of the JANOME CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT making sure the pin went through the exact center of each appliqued circle/hourglass block. Then a simply used straight stitching and let the CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT do the work for me: it feeds my quilt in a circle. NO marking needed, NO need to hold my breath and hope for the best………… just the JANOME tool working for me. WHEW – this is the way I like it!
I need to tell you up front that these CIRCULAR ATTACHMENTS are for JANOME TOP LOADING BOBBIN machines only. If your JANOME sewing machine is a front loading bobbin machine, then you would need to ask your local JANOME DEALER to show you the FLOWER STITCHER as that is the closest sort of attachment that we can offer for these models. Alternatively, you may like to ask your local JANOME DEALER to show you any of our top loading bobbin machines as all of these will accommodate the optional accessory: the CIRCULAR ATTACHMENT. You may then consider buying one of our JANOME machines which has a top loading bobbin.
Does your bobbin cover have a square or rectangular shape? Do you have a machine with the NEW Easy set bobbin system (this is currently the JANOME MC 9900)?
If your bobbin cover is a square shape, then you need the following part # Circular attachment: #202107000. This is the new red JANOME blister pack. The older white box with part # 200024109 is exactly the same attachment and will work just fine as well. All that has happened is that Janome has repackaged the circular attachments in our red blister packs. BOTH of these part #'s are compatible with the following machine models: MC 10000/10001; MC 4800 & MC4900; 5018; JEM GOLD, JEM PLATINUM; DC3050; MC9500; MC9700; AND any other JANOME machine models which have that clear bobbin cover with a square shape.
If your clear bobbin cover has a more rectangular shape, then you need to look for part# 202106009 in the red JANOME blister pack or part# 200304003 in the older white box. As above, both these part numbers are for exactly the same attachment and are compatible with these JANOME machine models: QDC 3160; QDC4120; 6500P; 6600P, HORIZON series (all models so 7700, 12000, 8900, 8200); MC 11000 /11000SE;etc.
There is one more circular attachment: this if only for the NEW Easy Set bobbin systems – currently that would be the NEW JANOME MC 9900 only but I expect there will be other Easy set bobbin models added in the future. The part # for this is # 202135007. I really like this circular attachment as it comes with a screw to screw the attachment into the needle plate which makes it very secure for sewing even more perfect circles!!


December 2016 was a good month for British baseball fans. Conclusion of the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement between the MLB and its players brought confirmation of the league's intention to bring games to London in 2018.
Talk in some circles swiftly turned to the next question – who would it be? Which teams would play the first MLB game on European soil?
Late in the month a report from the Boston Herald's Michael Silverman brought a possible answer – the Red Sox and the Yankees.
UK and Europe based fans of the game and the two clubs would be forgiven at this point for pinching themselves, fainting and thanking Santa Claus (or his local derivation) for an early Christmas gift.
It can't get any better than the two marquee franchises of the MLB pitching up to European shores, can it?
Sure, a two game series between these two clubs would sell out in minutes and make a heady premium for those able to scalp tickets quickly enough. After all, the Yankees brand is globally iconic and the Red Sox storied history would be a draw even without their close ties to the UK via a shared ownership with one of our own 'heritage brands' – Liverpool FC.
The point isn't that this wouldn't be a great occasion, but precisely that it would be.
A Red Sox – Yankees match-up in London smacks of outright corporatism. An 'after the event' attempt to latch onto the coat tails of the NFL and NBA in order to garner a slice of the cash for the US's oldest sport. Not to mention that these are the two clubs (along with the Dodgers) that barely need the potential financial boon that the fixtures themselves, and the attachment of new European fans, represent.
Levine's own words somewhat give away the gambit – this would be a 'unique event'.
Sure it would – two of the globe's premium sports brands sweep through town, emptying wallets for jerseys, bobbleheads and cups, never to return. No roots laid down, no giving back, no attempt to turn local kids onto this wonderful game.
And that's even before considering where MLB goes next. Where the NFL has succeeded has been – with the exception of Jacksonville – rotating the teams through their UK series. The game, the competition itself, is the event. Not the team, the franchise or the big names.
That's helped build appreciation and awareness and arguably made it all the more special when the Brady helmed Patriots or a Peyton Manning team came to town. It wasn't all about them, the fans appreciated the event all the more due to their understanding of the gravity of such an occasion.
None of this is to say that the whole idea is bad news. If and when the fixtures are announced I'll be the first in line for tickets, regardless of the match up. If the Red Sox – my team – are in town you won't be able to wipe the grin from my face.
But if the MLB London series is to fulfil its potential it must be about so much more than a corporate experience for city clients.
That aspect is unavoidable, but the high stakes, high glitz match-up reported by the Herald threatens to take the series away from what should be its real central aim – to stoke and ignite the passion of existing fans and pass this on to new ones.
If the Red Sox and Yankees come into town the threat is we see a sideshow, a curios and a flash in the pan – and that one-off chance could be spurned.
And if it is a sideshow? It fails.
If the roots aren't laid down, no kids pick up a bat or a mitt, no universities start their own teams and no friends join the local scratch slowpitch team or ask the local pub to show the World Series.
Short term bump, for no long term gain.
Having spoken to the team at the MLB office in London, this clearly isn't the plan. They believe in their product – so they should, they promote one of the greatest spectator sports in the world – and want to work with fans to improve our experience, carrying out surveys and asking opinions in a bid to get this right.
The sport is your product, and the unique atmosphere of the ballpark. Not the teams.
The NBA proves the point – their January London fixture between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers, neither household name franchises in the UK – sold out in less than 24 hours.
Those lucky enough to have attended a ballgame in the States will know it is quite unlike any other sporting occasion – leave those attending thinking of that, not pinstripes.
And remember this too – Jose Altuve plays for the Houston Astros, Mike Trout plays for the LA Angels and Nolan Arenado plays for the Colorado Rockies – and they'll be aped in the playground far more readily than anyone on the current Yankees roster.
Plus, it's about time we saw more varieties of baseball cap on the UK's streets.
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every time I talk Baseball, it seems I fall on deaf ears or I am not able to get through. It is going to take a very long time to get people here to change their attitude toward baseball, you just can't go out and kick a baseball around and into a rectangled open sided box with netting.
For me, I would love the game to be Mets v Cubs. Mets fan (there are plenty Mets fans in the UK, of which I'm one) and a decent interest game after the 2015 and 2016 playoffs.
Truth be told, I'd go to ANY game. Even Twins v Rays.
I would love to see the Mets v Cubs. Plenty of Mets fans in the UK (of which I am one) and a decent re-run of 2015 playoffs.
Truth be told though, I am up for watching ANY teams play in othe UK. Even Twins v Rays.
I'll be wearing my Mets / Syndergaard jersey to the game though, as well as chanting "LETS GO METS" at every opportunity.
Just an FYI that CBA stands for Collective Bargaining Agreement, not Conditional Bargaining Agreement.
Thanks! I knew that, clearly not thinking straight when I wrote it so will amend.
I Don't want the Red Sox involved, how would I be able to persuade the girlfriend that i need to go Fenway that year with my ball club coming to our shores.


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Bill Brown served as this year's Visiting Faculty at IDSVA's New York Winter Residency in New York. In addition to working with first and second-year students, he gave a public lecture on "The Time of Painting" at the Morgan Library. Considered one of the world's preeminent critics of contemporary visual culture, Bill Brown is Karla Scherer Distinguished Service Professor in American Culture Professor at University of Chicago and Co-editor of Critical Inquiry.
This year's Visiting Faculty at the Spannocchia Castle Summer Residency for first-year students will be Peggy Phalen, Ann O'Day Maples Chair in the Arts; Professor of Drama and English at Stanford University. Peggy is the author of Unmarked: The Politics of Performance (1993) and co-authored Art and Feminism (Themes & Movements) with Helena Reckitt (2012).
Starting in summer 2012, second-year students will start their summer residency in Berlin. IDSVA Visiting Faculty Howard Caygill, author of A Kant Dictionary and currently professor of Visual Culture, Paris 8, will lead the Kant/Hegel seminar intensive. In addition to seminar discussions on the Kant/Hegel divide, students will conduct field work in metropolitan Berlin, focusing on architectural and cultural history as well as the contemporary art scene, currently one of the hottest in the world.
Following the Berlin residency, second-year students fly to Paris. There they will meet up with first-year students, to do field work at the d'Orsay, the Pompidou, and the Louvre, etc.
Starting in Academic Year 2013/14, IDSVA second-year students will do their January residencies in Havana.
On the institutional front, it is worth repeating that IDSVA received Candidacy Status for Accreditation in December and received eligibility for Federally Guaranteed Student Loans in April. These two developments mark huge strides for IDSVA, as we continue to educate leadership for the future.


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require 'rails_helper'

describe MergeRequestMetricsService do
  let(:metrics) { create(:merge_request).metrics }

  describe '#merge' do
    it 'updates metrics' do
      user = create(:user)
      service = described_class.new(metrics)
      event = double(Event, author_id: user.id, created_at: Time.now)

      service.merge(event)

      expect(metrics.merged_by).to eq(user)
      expect(metrics.merged_at).to be_like_time(event.created_at)
    end
  end

  describe '#close' do
    it 'updates metrics' do
      user = create(:user)
      service = described_class.new(metrics)
      event = double(Event, author_id: user.id, created_at: Time.now)

      service.close(event)

      expect(metrics.latest_closed_by).to eq(user)
      expect(metrics.latest_closed_at).to be_like_time(event.created_at)
    end
  end

  describe '#reopen' do
    it 'updates metrics' do
      service = described_class.new(metrics)

      service.reopen

      expect(metrics.latest_closed_by).to be_nil
      expect(metrics.latest_closed_at).to be_nil
    end
  end
end


Employment in the Atlantic Seaboard states rose by just over one million jobs in the last twelve months, ending May 2016 (the most recent regional data available in mid-July). Unemployment, at 4.8%, was just a little below the U.S. average of 4.9%. West Virginia had the highest jobless rate, at 6.2%, followed by South Carolina, at 5.6%. Virginia (3.8%), Delaware (4.1%), and Maryland (4.5%) achieved the lowest levels of unemployment.
Growth in the Southeastern states (from Delaware through Florida) was 2.0% in total jobs, slightly faster than the Northeast's rate of 1.6%. But the overall picture of job change was positive throughout the region. Florida and Georgia set the pace in net job additions. Florida gained 253,900 jobs (3.2%) between May 2015 and May 2016. Georgia's figures were a 124,600 job increase (2.9%) over the same period. South Carolina posted gains of 2.4% (47,300 jobs), making inroads on its relatively high unemployment rate.
The Eastern region finds four states (New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Georgia) ranked in the top ten nationally for global import/export volumes. Pennsylvania ranks 11th – missing the top ten by less than $500 million, with $119.1 billion in international trade. Understanding the trade picture is critical for two reasons. Many jobs are linked to trade – in transportation, wholesale and retail markets, financing, and manufacturing. From a real estate standpoint, import/export volumes are key to the flow of goods throughout the logistics chain – a critical source of demand for industrial property such as warehousing and distribution centers. It is no coincidence that ports up and down the East Coast from Miami to Boston prosper in times of strong international trade, as do major distribution points such as Atlanta, Harrisburg (PA), and the Central New Jersey markets around Turnpike Exit 8-A.
Some signs that job trends are pushing wages up can be seen. In Virginia, for instance, there are reports that firms lagging in compensation packages are being out-competed for skilled workers. Retailing is stronger in the Boston-Philadelphia corridor than further south. However, the strength of the dollar is causing international travel and tourism businesses in markets like New York City to show some sluggishness. Hospitality markets in the Southeast, on the other hand, that rely on domestic sources of demand, are seeing stronger growth.
Although debt capital for permanent loans, whether residential or commercial, remains abundant, construction lending is seeing greater restraint. This is especially true in bank lending. Basel III capital requirements, the regulatory impacts of Dodd-Frank oversight, and the "lessons learned" by banks who were caught with billions of land and development loans in the Global Financial Crisis are all making debt capital for new projects more difficult to come by, especially this late in a cyclical expansion.
Office. Over the past year, the East has seen offices take the highest percentage of regional sales volume, at 31% of regional investment dollars. Transaction volumes were generally muted in the First Quarter of the year, but rebounded with a solid Second Quarter. This was especially true for CBD properties, which are the mainstays of the major Atlantic Coast cities such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. Between April and June, Manhattan saw no fewer than five office buildings sell for more than $1 billion apiece. Boston and Cambridge, MA each generated sales at more than $600 per square foot. Miami entered the lists with a $220 million office tower deal priced at $348 per square foot. Suburban assets also had solid activity over the Spring quarter, led by sales above $300 per square foot in Arlington, VA and Iselin, NJ. As the economic expansion has lengthened, the search for desirable office assets has broadened far beyond the handful of Gateway markets that dominated early recovery.
Industrial. Warehouse and distribution facilities had been enthusiastically viewed as the "coming sector", as trade volumes soared and ecommerce grew seemingly without limit. However, the first half of 2016 curbed the enthusiasm to a measurable degree. Unrest in the world caused the dollar to soar and a vocal lobby of anti-trade factions sowed uncertainty in this market sector. Investment activity consequently eased moderately, although year-over-year comparisons were skewed by an unusually high level of portfolio or entity-level transactions in early 2015. Single asset industrial sales are down 17% in 2016 across the U.S. as well. Regionally, key trades involved core properties in core locations. Distribution facilities with excellent transportation access in central New Jersey, along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and in Maryland and in Charlotte sold for between $55 and $65 per square foot. The impact of ecommerce could be seen in the $105 per square foot price for an Amazon fulfillment center near Bradley Airport in Connecticut. Although investor sentiment still favors industrials, deal pricing may be at a plateau for the time being along the East Coast.
Retail. Neighborhood and community centers have sustained transaction volume in the retail sector, as "barbell" conditions limit performance amongst larger shopping malls. The "fortress mall," or dominant regional/superregional centers are doing extremely well, and there is solid demand for discount centers where the still-stretched household budget can be accommodated. But the middle market is stagnant or worse amongst malls. There is an incredible appetite for grocery anchored centers, though, up and down the East Coast. With yields of 7% on average, and the addition of service-based tenants in the mix of in-line stores, the strip center is clearly revitalized. In Southeast Florida, in the Maryland and northern Virginia Suburbs outside D.C., and in the northern New Jersey and Long Island suburbs of New York, such assets are trading at $250 per square foot or better, at cap rates between 6.5% and 7.0%.


Jorge A. Aguilar serves as CIPE's Trade Team Trade Law and Regulatory Advisor, counseling the team on different aspects of international trade law and policy, with a focus on customs reform and trade facilitation. He also advises the Trade Team on matters of operational compliance, serving as CIPE's representative to the Legal Taskforce of the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF). Aguilar has experience working on different aspects of international economic law and policy, emerging market issues, regulatory regimes, and advocacy in Washington, Latin America, and South East Asia. He is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish.
Aguilar holds a BA degree in International Relations from Rollins College, and a Juris Doctor and an MA in International Development Management from the American University. He has a license to practice law in Maryland.


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Flaming Hot Extreme Casino Game Review
Posted on January 20, 2020	by Admin	in Gambling
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Options in the Flaming Hot Extreme
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The EGT crafted the theme of the Flaming Hot Extreme very accurately but failed to add some new functions and the features in the slot machine. Just some of the areas, they edited some functions but as whole, they hesitate to give any new color to the theme. All the game of Flaming Hot Extreme would revolve around the presence of the Lucky 7 symbol sign. While the presence of the Cherries, apples, Bananas, Grapes, Dollar signs are the key instrument which have the vital role in the slot machine working.
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NSS Wernher Von Braun Memorial Award
This award is given in odd-numbered years to recognize excellence in management of and leadership for a space-related project where the project is significant and successful and the manager has the loyalty of a strong team that he or she has created.
The award was originally proposed in 1992 by National Space Society Awards Committee member Frederick I. Ordway III, a close associate of and co-author with Wernher von Braun. In 2000, while working with sculptor and foundryman Michael Hall on a new version of the Society's Robert Heinlein award, Awards Committee member John Strickland proposed a new version of the award.
This version consists of two rocket figures standing on an inlay of black Italian granite. The to-scale figures are of the Von Braun "Ferry Rocket" (first seen by the public in the famous Colliers articles illustrated by Chesley Bonestell in the late 1940's, and later seen on Disney's TV episode "Man Into Space" in the mid-1950's), and the Saturn V Moon rocket designed and built by Von Braun and his team for the Apollo Program. On the award, the Ferry Rocket represents "the Dream" and the Saturn V represents achieved reality.
The earlier Von Braun awards during the 1990s consisted of a figure of the ferry rocket only.
Recommendations for recipients of the Von Braun Award are welcome — send suggestions to [email protected]
Von Braun Award Winners:
2019 – Tory Bruno
2017 – Prof. Johann-Dietrich Wörner
2015 – Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Rover and Science Team
2013 – Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (publication quality view of award 1.8MB)
2011 – JAXA Hayabusa Team
2009 – Elon Musk
2007 – Steven W. Squyres
2005 – Burt Rutan
2001 – Donna Shirley
1999 – Robert C. Seamans, Jr.
1997 – George Mueller
1995 – Max Hunter
1993 – Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger


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