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I C E N E
B U L L E T I N
www.ickletonvillage.co.uk
Editors: David and Monica Lilley
Distribution: Tony Court
All contributions please to. Deadline for next Icene Bulletin
PARISH COUNCIL NOTES
The new system of Monday collections is now in place and the new black and green wheeled bins delivered to each house. These should not be used until Monday 8th September. If you have any problems, call the Hotline 0845 650 0280.
What goes in the Green Wheeled Bin?
Grass cuttings, hedge and shrub trimmings, untreated wood and bark, weeds and flowers, cardboard, yellow pages, junk mail.
What goes in the Green Box?
Aluminium and steel cans (ie. pet food cans, drinks cans, food tins), newspapers and magazines, textiles, glass bottles and jars.
What goes in the Black Wheeled Bin?
All remaining normal household rubbish. It is best to secure the contents in plastic bags to prevent mess and smells.
Collections during September
Monday 1st September – refuse sack collection
Monday 8th September – new green wheeled bin and green box collection.
Monday 15th September – new black wheeled bin collection.
Monday 22nd September – new green wheeled bin and green box collection
Monday 29th September – new black wheeled bin collection
Dog Waste Bins Please use these properly and do not put bags in litter bins or the village hall dustbin.
Skate Park Project
Tim Pavelin is grateful to all those who sponsored him for the London to Cambridge cycle ride; he raised £164.00 for the fund. More good news is that South Cambridgeshire District Council has promised a grant of £7000.00. The shortfall in funds left to raise now seems achievable and the Working Party is hopeful that the project could be under way in the near future.
M11 Widening
The Department for Transport has announced plans to widen the M11 to three lanes. The first phase, junctions 8 to 9 (Bishop's Stortford to Stump Cross) is scheduled for 2009 to 2011. The second phase, junctions 9 to 14 (Stump Cross to the A14) is scheduled for 2012 to 2014. This work is too far ahead for any detailed plans to be available for comment as yet, but we shall keep a close watch on the situation.
Next Parish Council Meeting will be Wednesday 10th September – a week earlier than usual.
Jackie Casement – Parish Clerk
CHURCH NOTICES – Services for September
Thursday 4th September
12.30 p.m. Holy Communion
Sunday 7th September
9.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist (Order 1)
(Trinity 12)
11.00 a.m. Parish Eucharist (Order 1)
6.30 p.m. Sung Evensong (BCP)
Sunday 14th September
8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (BCP)
(HolyCross Day)
10.00 a.m. Joint Family Eucharist
Thursday 18 th September
Sunday 21st September
(St Matthew)
8.00 p.m. Harvest Festival and Supper
11.00 a.m. Joint Family Service with Godly Play
6.30 p.m. Sung Evensong
and Holy Communion (BCP)
In July the Duxford Village Newsletter 'Chatterbox' published a most interesting and informative summary of the results of a recent village-wide questionnaire. The questionnaire was trying to find out, on behalf of the Parish Council, what Duxford people need and want as a community? No doubt questions of this kind are continually in the minds of other Parish Councils too.
It was only later that it struck me that one village institution had not been mentioned at all in the survey – the Church. I've been wondering why that is and have come up with two possible theories. Which do you think is the right one?
The church is usually the oldest building in any village. We think of it as part of the landscape. Most people don't feel the need to think about it or plan for it. We simply assume it will always be there for us if and when we need it. From time to time I try to explain to people that village churches like ours will not survive much longer unless they are supported by the community as a whole instead of by the generous but increasingly hard pressed few. I often think that I'm not being heard.
Another explanation may be to do with the shifting of religion from the public to the private sphere. For most of our history religion has been a public concern. It was recognised that what people believed governed how they behaved which in turn affected the whole of society. Nowadays we are much more likely to think that people should keep their religious views to themselves and not bring them into the public sphere. We never talk about spiritual things and how they affect us, except perhaps privately with our friends.
What would our villages be like without their churches? What if there were no longer an active Christian community here in Ickleton, so that we no longer celebrated Christmas and Easter, baptised babies, married young couples, conducted funerals and visited the sick and housebound? What sort of difference would that make to our life together in this place? I believe that it would make a vast difference, much bigger than whether or not we have cycle paths or wheelie bins or even a large new housing development on our back doorstep.
But through what channels might it be possible for us to have such a discussion?
With God's blessing. Jane Charman
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AUCTION OF PROMISES SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8th,ABBEY FARM 8.00 P.M.
Please put this important date in your diaries!
Everyone in the village will receive an invitation to the auction, so come along and bring your children, friends and neighbours to enjoy the FREE wine and food and put in a bid for some of the wonderful things we have been promised.
And, when you get your invitation, don't forget to fill in the form at the back, saying what YOU can offer and what YOU would like.
Every penny raised from this event will go towards the upkeep of our beautiful Parish Church, so please support it. For any more information please contact me or Jenny Pell, Sebastian Payne, Jenny Duke, Helen Royce, Richard Herbert. Rosemary Hayes
ICKLETON SOCIETY
We were very pleased with the level of interest shown in the photographic and archive exhibition at the Church Fete in July. There were a number of visitors to the village that afternoon who had been at school in Ickleton in the 1940s and 1950s, for whom this was a great talking point. If anyone has any old photographs that we could borrow to copy for our collection, we would be very grateful. Also the recently completed Ickleton Chronicle, which features items from the Cambridge Chronicle and Gazette from 1777 to 1899, makes great reading and can be yours for £11.00 – contact Jos Flitton.
Presentation to the Over 60s We are presenting an exhibition to the Over 60s on Wednesday 8th October at which we may gain further help in identifying people in old photographs.
Wine, cheese and archive evening We plan to fix a date for this in early 2004.
ICKLETON NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
The very hot weather last month was very tempting for leaving doors and windows open regardless of whether you were at home or not but I have received no reports of any incidents resulting from easy access. However, plenty of activity continues in the area with many vehicles being broken into and tools stolen. The police report a number of incidents around Cambridgeshire where a dark Ford Mondeo has been seen at the location. If you see anything suspicious and can get a registration number phone the police immediately. Also, there have been a number of distraction burglaries so be careful not to give information to unknown telephone callers and be careful whom you let into your property. Unless there is a need to know do not tell any callers when you will or will not be at home.
All residents of Ickleton are assumed to be members of the Neighbourhood Watch scheme unless they tell me otherwise, it costs nothing and could save you a lot. For new residents to the village I have handbooks and window stickers available but for the most part it is common sense but do get to know your neighbours and combine to keep Ickleton at the bottom of the crime league. Although I get reports from the police I would still like to hear of any incidents, I will not publish names or addresses of any incidents unless you wish me to. Tony Court
GREAT CHESTERFORD AND DISTRICT GARDENING SOCIETY
Flower Show – 6th September
Reminder! – The Garden Society's Flower Show takes place at the School Hall in Great Chesterford at 2.00 p.m. on Saturday, 6th September.
Make a note in your diaries to come along and have an enjoyable afternoon. Even better, bring some entries for one of the many classes. You don't have to be a top horticulturalist to enter – all entries are welcome, and you never know, you might win a prize! So if you can grow an onion or a bean, a sunflower or a rose; or if you can bake a cake or make a pot of jam; or if you can arrange a vase of flowers, there's a class for you.
We look forward to seeing you there! James Macdonald
BUS TIMETABLE – MONDAY TO SATURDAY
From 1st September Whippet Coaches should have taken over our Cambridge-Saffron Walden service 32. This is the final timetable, the one we printed last month (from the first draft) was five minutes out on the Cambridge to Saffron Walden leg. All buses serve Sawston Link Road (for Health Centre) and Addenbrooke's Hospital Bus Station.
Cambridge Drummer Street 7.45 - 8.45 18.45
Addenbrooke's Hospital 7.56 - 8.56 Then the 18.56
Sawston Link Road 8.15 - 9.15 same mintues 19.15
Ickleton 8.26 - 9.26 past each hour 19.26
Saffron Walden High Street 8.43 - 9.43 until 19.43
Saffron Walden High Street 7.07 - 8.47 17.47
Ickleton 7.25 - 9.05 Then the 18.05
Addenbrooke's Hospital 8.10 - 9.34 past each hour 18.34
Cambridge Drummer Street 8.32 - 9.45 until 18.45
David Lilley
ICKLETON THEATRE GROUP
An inaugural meeting of the Ickleton Theatre Group was held in the village hall on 29th June to discuss the possibility of bringing professional live theatre to Ickleton under a scheme sponsored by South Cambs District Council. Several shows were on offer and from a shortlist of three we are delighted to announce that we have been allocated a rip roaring comedy, 'Raising the Roof', which will be performed in the village hall by Forest Forge Theatre on Wednesday 22nd October at 8.00 p.m.
'Raising the Roof' is a comedy set in a typical village, perhaps Ickleton before the new village hall was built. New health and safety regulations mean that the old village hall requires serious upgrading, and, of course, the roof is falling in. Something needs to be done – and quick. The answer is a gala fund raising evening of theatre and song. All the village hall clubs want to be involved and they all need to rehearse in the hall.
Pandemonium takes over as the big night approaches. Will the scout leader bury the hatchet with the karate instructor? Are the belly dancers really doing the Sound of Music? Why not come along for a fun evening and find out what really happens? The show runs for 1½ hours and there will be an interval of 15 minutes.
Tickets will cost £5.00 for adults and £4.00 for concessions and can be purchased either from Dilip Odedra at CostCutter Express or from Jean Whitaker
Martin Woodhead
TIDDLYWINKS SOFT PLAY
Under 4's are in for a real treat as TIDDLYWINKS comes to Ickleton
Tiddlywinks was set up a year ago in response to the problems carers with young children have finding something to do in rural areas.
From 24th September Tiddlywinks will be starting a new session in Ickleton Village Hall on Wednesdays 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon.
The fantastic play equipment is new and clean and includes a special area for babies, a ball pool, soft play shapes, rockers, ride-ons, a railway, trampoline, pop-ups and inflatables.
The cost is £3 per child (special rates for siblings) which includes a free tea or coffee.
For further details phone.
CONGRATULATIONS TO……….Barbara Lilley, 80 on 12th September.
COME HOME 2003
The sun shone bright and time flew backwards on the warm summer breeze. The school and playground was still there and was that Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Burling keeping an eye on us swinging around the maypole or was it just memories of a very happy childhood in Ickleton?
I arrived at the village hall early wondering whether anyone would turn up and if they did would they recognise me. Of course they would I thought even given the few extra pounds in weight and the few extra years I had gained. "Are you the man with the fire engine?" said Monica. That did it! I must have changed
I scanned the faces gathering at the fete hoping to see someone I recognised and who might recognise me. "You're here first then,"said a girl vaguely familiar. "Oh yes - I'm not with the fire engine though," I said. Then after a kiss on the cheek I knew it was Molly Clements. "Look who's here" she said. "It can't be can it"? -"No-I don't believe it- he looks just the same" "Well who is that then"? "No-is it" So the conversations went on as the gathering grew. Nicknames like Nicky, Plumby, Goofy, Rolly, Dyke rolled off the tongue as if time had stood still since the 40s and 50s.
People have often asked why we used nicknames. Simple- when many of us arrived in those dark days of the war Ickleton must have thought the expected invasion had begun! After a little while in the village we all thought we had the same name, because that's what people were calling us. It was such a long and complicated name that we were forced to use abbreviations. It sounded something like "Hifyooyungboggersdothetagin"
Molly Clements, Godfrey Elms, Jack Bristow, Mary and Jeff Dayus, Mick Bristow, Derek Plumb, Tony Caswell and Connie Hook and their partners and families had come together again. There were others there not quite so obvious, but there just the same, like Dyke and Mousey, Piglet and Smiler who had gone before us to find petrol tanks on that big river in the sky.
What made the day though was not that we 'youngsters' had got together but we had got together with the village and those people who we knew and loved.
It was good to be back in Ickleton. We were fortunate to have grown up in the village with such great 'kids' and equally great 'grown-ups' and Ickleton has always been our home wherever we have been and wherever we live now.
Thank you to the Historical Society for the memories, to Monica and David for all your help, to the village fete for having us join you and special thanks to all who welcomed us back.
Mick Bristow
PS If I tell you we hope to be back in greater force next year will you please keep it to yourself or those in the village who know us will emigrate!
THE CHESTERFORDS, ICKLETON AND HINXTON W.I.
'Ely Cathedral Unseen' was the title of Mr. Ken Hitch's lecture on Wednesday August 20th.
After a brief but interesting talk on the chequered life of the Cathedral, we enjoyed wonderful slides of the exterior and interior of the building in all its various stages of construction up to the present day when a new covered walkway has just been completed. We were privileged to view parts not normally shown to visitors which proved fascinating in their uniqueness. It proved a truly memorable evening! Especially for me when to my surprise the President presented me with a lovely mug and a certificate of thanks for being one of the Yorkshire Tea ladies of the year, I was quite overwehlemed, my thanks to Monica and the W. I. Committee for nominating me.
The next meeting will be on September 17th at 7.45 p.m. in Great Chesterford Community Hall when the speaker will be Marion Langley who will talk on the origin of English sayings and superstitions. Should be interesting! Visitors welcome. Cynthia Rule
THE BIG BREW UP
This is the National Annual Tea Party in aid of SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens' Family Association). This year the local event will take place in Ickleton Village Hall on September 25th where tea, coffee, cake and biscuits will be available from 2.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. and there will be the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for the annual 3 car draw.
Do come and support this cause which aids serving and former service men and their dependents. Sheila Birch
A RETURN TO MY ROOTS
I seem to have come full circle. Having been born in North London at the beginning of the war I was evacuated to Ickleton at a very early age. My grandmother's maiden name was Bessie Andrews (married name Gipp) and she had numerous members of her family living in Ickleton and Hinxton. My mother's name was Bessie Johnson, and she had a sister Elsie.
I have such happy memories of that time, when life was full of games and fun, and I can hardly remember it ever raining. The air-raids in London seemed a planet away. I stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Lilla (I could never say Lilley) in Brookhampton Street, and can remember "Uncle Lilla's" orchard and chickens who thrived opposite their number 8 house.
I returned to London after the war and remained there until 1976 where, by a strange coincidence, my husband John and I decided to get out of the rat-race of running a pub, and move to Cambridge city itself.
I have returned to Ickleton on the odd occasion, the last one being 8th August 2003, when our youngest daughter (35) decided to take me out to lunch at a place of my choosing. I chose the Red Lion at Hinxton, but before we ate we meandered along the streets of Ickleton, and I told her as much as I could remember about my time spent there. We were standing at the small driveway to Ruby Lilley's house, when a red car hooted, as we were blocking the entrance. It turned out the driver was Monica Lilley. I didn't know her, but we introduced ourselves and asked whether her mother-in-law Ruby was alive and well. Even at the age of 84 Ruby, who opened the door, looked remarkably sprightly. We had a long chat and then continued on our way. I showed my daughter the house that used to be the Duke of Wellington, Mrs. Stubbings' house, the stream where I fished for sticklebacks, Mabel's old sweet shop, and even the field where my young cousin fed my arm to a grazing horse. So many changes have taken place, and whilst some new buildings had been erected, quite a few of the old ones were quite derelict, but the whole village was a blaze of colour with window boxes, hanging baskets and gardens. We stopped at the church, were Leslie Lilley was the organist for many years and welcomed the cool interior out of the humid heat. I remember Leslie and Ruby getting married, and that I presented the bride with a silver coloured horseshoe to hang on her arm for good luck.
I remember too, the long walks across the fields to Duxford Airfield (now the Imperial War Museum) to watch the American soldiers/airmen loading and unloading the planes in the large hangers. I have heard that the famous film stars Errol Flynn and Clarke Gable were once there, but of course I wouldn't have recognised them even if they told me. An American gave me a coconut, the first one I had ever seen, and I didn't know whether to play with it or take it for a walk. I mustn't miss out the usual phrase I frequently used "Got any gum chum?"
The news I heard from the Lilleys was the village fete in July was attended by some of the children who grew up in Ickleton in the 40's and 50's. Sadly I didn't remember any of the names they mentioned but as I understand this is an annual event, we hope we will be able to attend next year, and meet you. Barbara Gelhaar
DUXFORD IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Thrilling Air Show Planned to Celebrate 100 years of Flight
Final preparations are well underway for The Imperial War Museum Duxford's Centenary of Flight Air Show to be held on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September. This event brings together an unparalleled array of magnificent aircraft – from the earliest machines to the high performance combat jets of today. Civil and military aircraft, both vintage and modern will be taking to the skies to celebrate one of man's greatest achievements – flight.
It was on the sands at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on 17th December 1903 at 10.35 a.m. that Wilbur and Orville Wright accomplished their amazing feat – becoming the first to achieve manned, controlled and powered flight. To mark 100 years of aviation since that ground breaking day, Duxford's Centenary of Flight Air Show pays homage to the evolution of flight. An exciting display is promised with special appearances by the Red Arrows display team, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota, a replica of the Wright Flyer that started it all and a South African Airways Boeing 747-400! Also taking part will be classic American and European fighting aircraft such as the Spitfire, Hurricane and B-17 Flying Fortress as well as current fast jets including the RAF Tornado F3. Family favourites the 'Utterly Butterly Barnstormers' will also be present with their awe-inspiring wing walking display.
The 85 acre museum complex will be open throughout the day giving visitors the chance to take a look at Duxford's latest exhibition which opened in April and forms part of the celebrations for the Centenary of Flight. The 100 Years of Flight exhibition pays tribute to the wonderful legacy of the Wright brothers and illustrates the effect of war on aviation and particularly how the First and Second World Wars accelerated technical development.
Gates open at 8.00 a.m. and the main flying programme commences at 2.00 p.m. on both days with the Red Arrows displaying at 5.00 p.m. on Saturday and 12 noon on Sunday. Tickets – Adults £22.50 Senior Citizens £14, Concessions £7, Children £7. Discounted and VIP tickets are available in advance. For more information about tickets or the flying programme call the Air Show Hotline on 01223 499301 or visit www.iwm.org.uk to purchase tickets on line.
For further information, please contact Duxford's Marketing & PR Manager, Tracey Woods ' 01223 499320 or Public Relations Assistant, Sam Kemp ' 01223 499375.
CONGRATULATIONS….To Michael and Heidi Hauser, on the birth of their son, Ethan Dylan.
WELCOME TO…… To Harry Faulkner and Abbie Mason
THE LATIN BAND
We have formed a small amateur band to play Latin American music. We meet most Thursdays in the Saffron Walden Town Hall.
We are having difficulty as the following adult musicians appear to be becoming an endangered species:-
(a) A Clarinettist
(b) A Flautist
(c) A Bass Player (string or guitar)
(d) Percussionists – (timbales or bongos)
If you would like to play with the band please call Fred Payne.
Blenheim Incident 18th August 2003 – Statement for Local Residents
As local residents may be aware, there was an emergency landing by the Blenheim aircraft at Duxford Airfield at 8.20 p.m. on 18th August. The pilot and crew member were unhurt but the aircraft is badly damaged. It appears that the aircraft suffered an engine problem on approach to the motorway end of the airfield, clipped the bank between the motorway and the end of the runway and crash landed on the airfield.
The incident has been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority and the Air Accident Investigation Branch.
The Museum fully appreciates that yet another potentially serious incident will cause considerable concern locally, as it does for the airfield authorities. As an immediate measure, all flying from the airfield outside the normal airfield operating hours (10.00 – 18.00) has been suspended pending a full report on the incident.
You will wish to know that the review following the Firefly accident in July has made progress and some immediate conclusions about display flying and aerobatics at the airfield are currently the subject of consultation with the Civil Aviation Authority and will be published very shortly. We also plan to adjust circuit procedures to take warbird aircraft on approach away from Duxford village to the north side of the airfield.
Any further lessons to be learnt from the L-39 and Blenheim incidents will be taken on board with the next phase of the review.
Finally, we plan an open evening at the airfield for local residents, on a date to be fixed in the first part of October, which will, we hope, provide an opportunity for questions to be put and reassurances to be given about operations here.
Ted Inman, Director IWM, Duxford – 19th August 2003
MEDICINE PRESCRIPTION ORDERS
The collection of prescription orders for refills on Tuesdays and Fridays is now sometimes as early as 9.00 a.m., so please allow for this.
David and Monica Lilley
ICKLETON DIARY
September 1st Mobile Library
6th Great Chesterford and District Gardening Society
- Flower Show 2.00 p.m. Great Chesterford School Hall
6th Visiting Bellringers 2.00 – 2.45 p.m
10th Parish Council Meeting 7.30 p.m. Village Hall
15th Mobile Library
17th The Chesterfords, Ickleton and Hinxton W.I. Meeting 7.45 p.m.
The Community Centre, Great Chesterford
25th The Big Brew Up for SSAFA 2.30 p.m. Village Hall
27th Visiting Bellringers 2.45 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. approx
October 22nd Theatre Group 'Raising the Roof' 8.00 p.m. Village Hall
November 8th Auction of Promises, Abbey Farm
PUBLISHED BY ICKLETON PARISH COUNCIL


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Why it matters: Intel announced a smattering of new processors on Monday spanning multiple product segments. Gamers, enthusiasts and professional content creators alike have new hardware to look forward to in the coming months.
It's a big day over at team Intel. In addition to soft-launching the new Z390 chipset and announcing some 9th-gen Core processors, Chipzilla also introduced the Intel Xeon W-3175X workstation CPU and new Intel Core X-series processors.
Built on the Intel Mesh Architecture and intended for computing-intensive tasks like professional content creation, the unlocked Xeon W-3175X processor packs 28 processing cores / 56 threads in a package alongside 38.5 MB of Intel Smart Cache. The chip's base clock is set at 3.1GHz but features a much faster maximum single-core Turbo frequency of 4.3GHz.
This appears to be the same chip Intel announced at Computex earlier this year as a high-end desktop processor (HEDT). Now, it's under the Xeon brand.
The platform supports six channels of DDR4-2666 memory with a maximum capacity of 512GB and offers 68 PCIe lanes. The chip carries a massive TDP of 255W so you'll need some pretty serious cooling to match.
Intel says its Xeon W-3175X processor will ship in December. No word yet on pricing but you can expect this won't be what most consider even remotely affordable.
All of Intel's Core X-series parts carry a TDP of 165W, support four channels of DDR4-2666 memory and work with Intel Optane memory. Look for them to arrive in November.


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Trump calls Afghanistan 'the most embarrassing military outcome' in American history
Former President Donald Trump has been on the attack, criticizing the Biden administration over the issue of Afghanistan as the nation swiftly falls to the Taliban while the U.S. seeks to withdraw."It's not that we left Afghanistan. It's the grossly incompetent way we left!" he declared in a statement on Monday.
"Afghanistan is the most embarrassing military outcome in the history of the United States. It didn't have to be that way!" Trump said in another statement.
"Can anyone even imagine taking out our Military before evacuating civilians and others who have been good to our Country and who should be allowed to seek refuge? In addition, these people left topflight and highly sophisticated equipment. Who can believe such incompetence? Under my Administration, all civilians and equipment would have been removed," Trump said in another statement.
But Trump is not the only American unhappy with the situation in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has been seizing control of the country.
A recent survey found that a majority of likely general election voters disapprove of President Biden's handling of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan — 59.5% strongly disapprove and an additional 9.8% disapprove, which combines for a whopping 69.3% in the survey expressing disapproval.
Many GOP lawmakers have leveled criticism against the Biden administration over the situation in Afghanistan.
"Biden, the White House & their shameless hype men at MSNBC continue attacking the straw man of leaving #Afghanistan," Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida tweeted. "It isn't about deciding to leave, it's about the incompetent way they executed it."
GOP Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah blamed the "ongoing catastrophe in Afghanistan" on the president and the Pentagon.
"But the ongoing catastrophe in Afghanistan was entirely avoidable and is a blatant failure of leadership – both by President Biden and the Pentagon," Stewart said in a statement. "Allowing weapons, helicopters, ammunition, and classified documents to fall into the hands of the Taliban is inexcusable. Not being able to defend our own embassy is a disgrace. Leaving the Afghani soldiers and interpreters who fought beside us to fend for themselves is incomprehensible. Competent military leadership could have withdrawn our forces in an orderly fashion, creating benchmarks and priorities that would have prevented the current situation. Neither the President nor the Pentagon did any of that."

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Subrat Patnaik and Ryan Vlastelica, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- Massive job cuts in Silicon Valley are bringing some relief to investors after a year-long stock selloff, as companies indicate they're focused on bolstering their profits heading into a key earnings reporting season.
Big US tech companies including Alphabet Inc. and Salesforce Inc. experienced, on average, a 5.6% bump in their stock price this month in the session following an announcement of job cuts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"This is a decade overdue, but I am very glad to see these encouraging steps toward focusing on margins," said Gene Munster, co-founder and managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, who expects an additional 15% to 20% headcount reduction in Big Tech beyond what has already been announced.
Looking past the short-term pop in stock prices, the risk is that the job cuts won't be enough to offset the drop in earnings from a weakening economy. For now, investors broadly are optimistic that that won't be the case: The Nasdaq 100 Index has risen 8.7% from its bear-market low in December, outpacing the S&P 500's 4.8% increase.
Munster owns shares of Meta Platforms Inc., which announced layoffs last year, as well as Alphabet and Apple Inc. He said he wants to see companies give cautious outlooks when they report earnings in order to be confident that a bottom in stock prices has been put in place.
"Some companies have gotten too much credit for modest cost reductions, which means we could be due for a pullback if numbers haven't been fully de-risked," he said.
In the last bull market, ultra low interest rates made it easy for companies to borrow money and fuel growth at any cost. Sales surged and margins were squeezed as companies invested heavily in expanding their footprints and headcount.
Fast forward to 2022, when easy money evaporated as the Federal Reserve tightened monetary policy to control rising inflation. With the threat of a looming economic slowdown or recession, investors began clamoring for a heightened focus on maintaining profits and margins to offset weaker revenue growth. Activist investors have joined in to acquire stakes in large companies like Salesforce and Walt Disney Co., and could pressure them to cut costs.
Of the biggest technology and internet companies, which together employed more than 2.2 million people as of their last fiscal year, Apple is the only one that hasn't announced large-scale job cuts; it instead paused hiring for many jobs outside of research and development.
"With the exception of Apple, which didn't over-hire, a lot of big tech companies bit off more than they could chew, and right now they're in the process of reversing their frothy years," said Yelena Maleyev, an economist at KPMG.
Analysts predict that fourth-quarter tech earnings will show the steepest drop since 2016. Microsoft Corp., which kicked off the industry's reporting late Tuesday, said revenue growth in its Azure cloud-computing business will decelerate this quarter and warned of a further slowdown in corporate software sales. The company said last week it's cutting 10,000 jobs.
Microsoft is the biggest drag on key US benchmarks on Wednesday after it delivered a forecast that flagged several headwinds for the technology sector.
The combination of lower costs along with durable fundamentals could set tech up for gains when the economy eventually picks up steam, according to David Waddell, CEO and chief investment strategist at Waddell & Associates.
"Cost cuts in 2023 queue up exponential profit expansions in 2024," he said. "The more costs they cut today into a shallow recession, the more profits they earn in the subsequent expansion."
He suggested that the market may need to consolidate its recent gains, "but there is no need to revisit the October lows."
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Microsoft said revenue growth in its Azure cloud-computing business will decelerate in the current period and warned of a further slowdown in corporate software sales, fueling concern about a steeper decline in demand for the products that have driven its momentum in recent years.
Microsoft has resolved widespread problems with its online services, including Outlook and Teams, that it attributed to networking issues. Customers reported difficulties across multiple regions starting at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday in London, the company said.
ASML Holding NV forecast better-than-expected first-quarter sales due to strong demand for its advanced chip-making machines, even as export controls threaten growth.
Texas Instruments Inc., one of the world's largest chipmakers, suffered its first sales decline since 2020 and gave a tepid forecast for the current quarter, hit by an industry slump.
Sea Ltd. is considering a sale of Vancouver-based indie developer Phoenix Labs as the Southeast Asian internet giant slashes costs and focuses on its core business, according to people familiar with the matter.
Hundreds of Amazon fulfillment center workers in the UK plan to strike on Wednesday as part of unprecedented industrial action by the company's British employees.
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Guess which Marvel legend is in Doctor Strange, Guardians Vol 2, Spider-Man AND Thor 3?
THE BIGGEST Marvel star of all has already filmed their crossover scenes for Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor Ragnarok.
PUBLISHED: 13:38, Tue, Sep 27, 2016 | UPDATED: 13:53, Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Stan Lee has filmed his next four Marvel cameos
While Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man is appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming, it's the most important Marvel legend who will have his bit parts in the next four films in the franchise.
Stan Lee, the comic book creator of Marvel characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man, has cameoed across 26 films to date.
He's appeared in every single Marvel Cinematic Universe movie up to Captain America: Civil War earlier this year.
Now Marvel President Kevin Feige has revealed the 93-year-old has shot four more cameos in just one day...
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Collider reported his comment at a special LA screening of Captain America: Civil War last weekend.
Feige said: "We do not shoot random ones. They're always specific.
"A couple of months ago in Atlanta, [Lee] flew down and we shot four in one day — for four various projects.
"They're all awesome! They're all totally different. And he was unbelievable. He was on fire. He came in, he sat here, he stood there, he stood in this window, and then he went home."
While Feige didn't specifically mention which four movies Lee shot for, it's very easy to presume they would be the next in the franchise's line up.
Luke Cage: Marvel's new series
Following his debut in Jessica Jones, Mike Colter is returning as Marvel's Luke Cage in his own series on Netflix and it looks like it's going to be explosive.
The four in question will all be released by the end of next year and are as follows:
Doctor Strange (October 25, 2016)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (April 28th, 2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (July 7th, 2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (October 27th, 2017)
Stan Lee last cameoed in Captain America: Civil War earlier this year
The movies are part of the Marvel Phase 3 run up to Avengers: Infinity War on April 27, 2018.
With Lee's increasing age, it made sense for the studio to fly him down to Atlanta and film four in one go; saving him from constant travel.
Two weeks ago Fox acquired the rights to film a James Bond style action movie, loosely based on Lee's life in the 1970s.
Fans have points out Bryan Cranston's resemblance to the comic book writer, suggesting he would be a good fit for the part.
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Stan Lee finally reveals which Marvel movie is his LEAST favourite ...
Fox acquire Stan Lee Life Rights for 'James Bond' style action movie
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Retail investors are occupying the SEC headquarters in Washington D.C. on January 27th and January 28th from 10am-4pm.
The 28th marks the two-year anniversary of the 'meme stock' frenzy of 2021 when Robinhood and other brokerage firms prevented investors from buying more shares of GameStop, AMC, and other heavily shorted stock in order to prevent firms from collapsing.
Regulators interfered with the people's money by suppressing shares from rising.
Majority of investors within these communities never left, but rather hoped for justice and change in the financial system.
Retail investors have raised the issues of dark pools, OTC trading, and a number of conflicts of interest that pin regular investors to the ground.
Discussions surfaced in 2022 of protesting several SEC locations in the U.S. but never came to fruition.
Some retail investors argued against these actions while many more said they are necessary to get their voices heard.
Here's what's happening in the retail community today.
What is Occupy SEC 2023?
Market News: What is Occupy SEC 2023?
The objective of occupying the SEC is to demand changes in the financial markets and to protect retail investors and companies from naked short selling and short selling misconduct.
The nationwide protests will occur on January 27th and January 28th between 10am and 4PM at 12 SEC locations, including the SEC headquarters in Washington D.C.
Outrage filled the retail community when SEC Chairman Gary Gensler confirmed 90%-95% of retail orders are processed in off-exchange platforms where the true demand for retail orders is not being reflected on the lit New York Stock Exchange.
The Wall Street 'watch dogs' turned a blind eye to the Madoff events that occurred during the last decade and now they've turned a blind eye to naked short selling and several conflicts of interest happening today within the media, hedge funds, and even regulators.
Retail investors are saying 'we know' what's happening and 'we need you to take care of it now'.
Occupy the SEC 2023 are meant to be peaceful protests.
Communities are tired of their investments in their favorite companies plummeting all because they've become targets of aggressive short sellers and manipulative tactics from Wall Street.
Now they're taking the word to the streets despite gaining much attention on social media.
The lack of market transparency since the events that occurred in January of 2021 have led to these protests.
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You can watch Occupy the SEC 2023 LIVE here.
Retail investors chant "do your job" when referring to the inaction from the SEC.
What is Stopping the SEC from Taking Action?
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler told 'We The Investors' he understands retail's frustrations.
But retail investors aren't convinced.
The SEC Chairman says that short selling is a challenging area where the SEC is still working and pursuing focus on.
One of the biggest challenges according to Chairman Gensler is that Wall Street powers will send stacks of reports highlighting rebuttals on proposals aimed towards protecting retail investors.
This is primarily because certain proposals aimed to protect retail investors conflict with Wall Street money.
And because these firms are market participants, like retail investors, these documents must be legally reviewed.
The challenge only grows when Wall Street firms open lawsuits against the SEC when certain proposals become a direct hinderance to the way these companies perform.
Regulators are in a massive bind now, facing scrutiny from both Wall Street and the average investor.
FINRA, DTCC Under Retail Scrutiny
FINRA has received backlash after freezing the trading of MMTLP (Meta Materials) prior to its spinoff.
The self-regulated organization is also responsible for outsourcing 'best execution' with the best execution rule, according to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.
This means FINRA has the power to execute orders in off-exchange and dark markets for 'best execution' and 'price discovery'.
But Gary Gensler says that this rule is too important for it to not be in the SEC's court.
The organization contains records of every trade made available intraday, including that of naked short sales.
FINRA requires firms to be able to meet their short sale requirements as well as have a process to close out fails to deliver within their required timeframes.
However, they're the open window that allows these manipulative strategies to occur in the market.
FTDS (fails-to-deliver) are mounting up every month according to SEC data, and FINRA is unable to get firms to close out these obligations.
FINRA's justification towards FTDs say that firms face challenges related to miscalculations.
But Chairman Gensler says this is too important for it to not be handled directly by he and his team.
DTCC Conflicts of Interest
David Inggs is Global Head of Operations at Citadel and is responsible for all products across asset servicing, billing, cash management, clearing, and has a board seat at the DTCC.
The conflict of interest has raised big concerns amongst the retail investor community online as Citadel has been a leading and one of the biggest short sellers in the stock market.
On January 28th, 2021, The DTCC waived $9.7 billion of collateral deposit, limiting institutional losses and limiting retail profits during the 'meme stock' frenzy.
The organization allowed several naked shares to flood the market prior to the massive jump in share prices only to help financial institutions in the end.
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has said one proposal they're looking at this year involves tackling conflicts of interest in the financial markets.
How can investors support the cause?
Retail investors have been supporting the cause for years now by distributing news and information that sheds light on real issues.
Franknez.com is a media blog that supports retail investors and protects the retail community from mainstream media propaganda.
You can raise awareness in your community by sharing this article, and others, or by using hashtag #OccupySEC2023 on social media.
Advisory: This article is intended for educational and informational purposes only. This article is not advocating violence of any kind during these peaceful rallies.
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I believe there are only few lawmakers who are not complicit in this entire saga. Humanity bleeds when those who are supposed to protect become the abusers. I think we need help of veterans to make these protests more effective and also justice department to mete out harsh punishments so that the perpetrators think 100 times before they make illegal trades
Location please. Not everyone will join the Facebook or Discord group in order to see location outside DC. If you guys are trying to limit who can see locations to keep cops away I guarantee they already know. The protest sites should be listed on each city
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Frank, why you didn't list the12 locations? If a reader sees that one of the locations is near, they might be inclined to attend. It will be very helpful for the average non-investing Joe/Jill/Whatever to see the connection, meaning see how the corruption affects their lives. ie, if they have a 401k, pension or any employer retirement fund placed in the markets to leverage their retirement portfolio. I am sure there are dozens of other ways Wall Street corruption affects everyday people. When they know and feel the pain, they will respond, just like they did for George Floyd.
I will be in transit, moving from one state to another on Jan. 27th, but will be closely watching the outcome of the occupy!!
Jim Aherne
If I was living in the USA I would occupy. We have to be active in defeating the manipulation of our stocks.
SEC Chairman must resign immediately if not sooner. Since he is not part of the solution he is then THE problem!


Well here we are! Our first awards show of 2010. And it is the Golden Globes. My favorites! I love how it combines TV and movies because I feel like sometimes I want to see all those peoplein the same room.
Let's start off with my favorite part.... SANDRA BULLOCK WON BEST ACTRESS FOR THE BLIND SIDE! I was so happy for her. And doesn't she look just divine in this color of purple? I never would've thought to put her in that but she looks radiant. I rather love the dress. By the way, apparently it was a very rainy afternoon in LA and it was so funny to see all these people carrying umbrellas like Mary Poppins.
I normally don't comment on the men because, you know, a tux is a tux. However, I felt like this boy's tux was especially shiny, and that is worth commenting on.
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Kate Hudson. I have mixed feelings. Well, I don't have mixed feelings about the shoes. Hate those. But the dress is hot and cold for me. The bodice is cool but the top of it looks like a folded white dinner napkin with styrofoam coming out of the top. But somehow, it works.
I am confused about this dress. It seems a bit dated to me. The material of the top (and the large cut-out) remind me of something you could buy in mid-90's at 5-7-9 in Willowbrook Mall.
I LOVE Jenna Fischer and I love this dress. Bless her heart, she looks like she didn't know what to do with herself holding that umbrella. "What do I do with my other hand?!" Pose!
Jennifer, I love you whole-heartedly but that was just too much leg.
This is a person from "Glee" who's name I cannot recall but who's dress I adored. Way to go, Glee person!
Emily Blunt had a pretty dress on.
But it looked even better when she was standing next to her fiance, Jim Halpert.
Christina from MadMen... the buxom red-headed secretary. I'm not liking the color on her.
This is Chloe, and she is weird.
Can we just pause a moment and look at this?
4. She is ROCKING THE JEWEL TONES!!
Julia! It was so good to see you! But I felt like you were a bit dressed down, my dear.
But more importantly, these are Courtney Cox's earrings. HELLO!!!!
This is a pretty purple person who's dress I think is amazing.
Nicole, I love you madly but I feel like this dress is a bit like a satin sheet.
Drew Barrymore was wearing fiberoptic coral on her dress. It was strange.
Kate Winslet was looking very svelte!!
But how do we feel about her hair? Miss America 1992, perhaps?
Mixed feelings on January Jones.
She is very golden with very ugly shoes.
Funniest married couple ever. They are adorable.
Heidi looked like a Barbie doll.. in a good way!!
That's all folks. Work is calling... and HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET SISTER JACLYN!! I love you!
But! The Chloe person was way weird, indeed. Whatherface who i love from ER back in the day, her dress was dated...And I don't think I could love Amy Adams any more! And what was up with all the dresses the color of people's skin?!
I love your recaps! I was looking forward to it last night!
Sandra looked stunning; girls with our coloring (olive-ish skin, dark hair) look good in purple.
LOVED the Glee girl's black dress. It looked a bit more like an Oscar dress, but as a TV star, she's prob not going to the Oscars.
Loved Tina Fey's bodice, but the length was so "Little Bo Peep." Not a fan.
I thought Jen Garner looked stunning, but too thin. And yeah, her bangs were oddly feathered.
I loved Kate Hudson. Normally I'm a "classic" kind of girl, but I thought her hair was a titch old fashioned.
Amy Adams was IMPECCABLE. I want that dress! I don't care if it's maternity, I'll make it work!
Gotta love the buxom gal from Mad Men, but I agree the color was not right for her. I was surprised when she told Ryan Seacrest that she chose the color and had it made (by PR's Christian Siriano!).
I echo Laura's commment; too many flesh-colored dresses. Why does Nicole Kidman always choose dresses that wash her out so bad? I'm surprised how many people are putting her on "best dressed" lists.
Am I the only one who thinks it looks like Taylor Lautner dyes his hair?? He's like 17... what's that about? It's way too dark!
Oh and I meant to add, what's with January Jones' obsession with headbands?! I think she has worn some version of a head wrap/band to every single formal event! I like headbands as much as the next gal, but mix it up a little!
I knew that in missing the globes you wouldn't fail me. Please, go write for E! or something.