The fund aims to provide a combination of capital growth and income to deliver a return that is higher than that of the European stockmarket over any five-year period.
Core investment: At least 80% of the fund is invested in a value-style portfolio of shares in companies across any sector and of any size that are domiciled, or conducting the major part of their economic activity, in Europe.
Strategy in brief: The fund employs a 'value' strategy, investing in cheap, out-of-favour companies whose share price, in the investment manager's view, does not reflect the underlying value of the business.
Stocks are selected on the basis of their individual merits, through a combination of value-focused screening and qualitative assessment. The main drivers of returns are expected to be the value style and overall stock selection rather than any individual sector or stock.
Performance comparator: The fund is actively managed. The MSCI Europe Index is a point of reference against which the performance of the fund may be measured.
On 01 January 2012, the fund's performance comparative index changed.
Past performance shown from the date selected to 31 December 2011 is the FTSE World Europe Index. Past performance shown from 01 January 2012 is the MSCI Europe Index.
M&G (Lux) European Strategic Value Fund - Did value just miss the cycle?
Investment styles go in and out of fashion, but 'value investing', which focuses on finding bargains among the cheapest stocks in the market, has remained unpopular for most of the past decade.
Richard Halle has been the fund manager of the M&G (Lux) European Strategic Value Fund since launch in September 2018 and was the fund manager on the equivalent UK-authorised OEIC from 2008 to 2018. He has been deputy manager of the M&G (Lux) North American Value Fund since launch. Richard initially joined M&G in 1999 as a sector analyst focusing on insurance and has been managing various institutional mandates on a European value strategy since 2002. Prior to M&G, Richard worked as a security analyst for the Sedgwick Group. He graduated from the University of Natal in South Africa with a bachelor of commerce and is a CFA charterholder.
Daniel White is fund manager of the M&G (Lux) North American Value Fund and has been the fund manager on the equivalent UK-authorised OEIC from September 2013. He has been the deputy fund manager of the M&G (Lux) European Strategic Value Fund from launch. He initially joined M&G in 2005 as a sector analyst and has worked closely with Richard Halle since 2008. Daniel previously worked at Deloitte & Touche as an accountant after graduating from the University of Southampton with a BSc in oceanography in 2001. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 2005 and is a CFA charterholder.
Alex Jones is the investment specialist responsible for the Value team and he also supports the Income franchise. Alex initially joined M&G as part of the Investment Graduate Scheme in 2013, having graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in business administration. As part of the Graduate scheme, Alex had rotated throughout the different investment teams at M&G, including property, fixed income and equities. Alex is IMC qualified and is working towards a CFA charter holding.


Through an ongoing attempt to preserve our surroundings, we can easily overlook what a thing actually is. An object, when presented for public perusal, is dislocated from the system that previously required it's initial purpose. Frozen in a state of artificial immortality, the intrinsic functionality removed- it becomes literally untouchable. It is not difficult in an age where we involuntarily process a constant stream of information to miss an opportunity to appreciate beauty while it exists amongst us. In fact, we often wait until an existence becomes threatened before we rally for preservation. An observant mind and eye anticipates what will become tomorrow's cherished relics. Ironically, by consciously exercising this action, the need to place things out of reach in order to experience them in their natural state could become less necessary.
Dislocated examines concepts of isolation, exhibition and preservation. The inherent functionality of each subject is removed, becoming an object on display whose sole purpose is being regarded by the viewer. Through presenting organic forms within sterile interiors, the focus is shifted towards the subject and away from its relationship unto an environment. Through these images, subjects and situations are forced out of context and the viewer is asked to take a fresh perspective.
It is expected to visually digest inanimate objects once inside an art gallery or museum, but it seems unfamiliar and awkward to perceive living creatures in the same fashion. These images allow one to pause for a moment and acquire such a pretense. The aim of this work is not to comment positively or negatively on this act, but to manifest a perspective and publish results.
-please contact the gallery at eleanor@eleanorharwood.com with any inquiries.
A friend stopped by the studio today and snapped some pics while I was making progress on the large painting for my upcoming show at Eleanor Harwood Gallery.
Roommates, past (Justin Waugh) and present (Ben Venom) both have shows in SF this weekend!
The good news is that we all get along just fine and we are totally OK with celebrating in unison.
I'll have some original work and a set of limited edition handmade 'zines via Needles & Pens at the NY Art Book Fair November 5-7, 2010. Stop by and say hello to Andrew and Breezy!
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Stopped in for a late lunch; it's right on Main St across from Peck's grocery. It's not fancy, but they did a very good job on our burgers and fries.
We go often for the homemade soups, eggplant salad ( delicious) and hamburgers. In fact they have a fantastic cook. But no atmosphere and no wine list!
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Therapy Aide - Pediatric Services - Duke Hospital - Durham
Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 957 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; an Ambulatory Surgery Center with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. In fiscal year 2018, Duke University Hospital admitted 42,916 patients and had 1,085,740 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.
U.S News & World Report named Duke University Hospital #1 in North Carolina and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham area in 2018-19.
Duke University Hospital is ranked in the top 20 nationally for seven adult specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology.
In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.
Perform a variety of duties in assisting physical therapists and occupational therapists with Department operating procedures and patient treatment.
Perform patient related tasks and instruction, in which employee has attained competence, as specifically designated by the therapist. Prepare patient and treatment area for care, aid therapist with patient care under direct and/or indirect supervision, and ensure safe patient environment.
Transport patients to proper location according to daily time schedule utilizing all necessary safety precautions in all areas of the hospital as requested and transport, transfer, and/or assist patient in and out of wheelchair, bed, tilt table, or stretcher safely and without undue discomfort to patients.
Assist in scheduling inpatients and outpatients as needed; and arrange schedule so patients will arrive in the department for their scheduled visit: delays will be reported to the therapist no later than the scheduled time of expected arrival.
Assist in the maintenance, care and cleaning of equipment and supplies; demonstrate knowledge of and utilize good body mechanics; understand oxygen procedures in transport of patients; transport/deliver equipment, records, mail/messages in a timely manner as requested or according to daily schedule.
Manage or assist with control of linen and supply inventory as requested to include Organize and Stock inventory systemically and efficiently; check inventory levels on a daily basis or according to area standard and place as needed. Check orders received for accuracy and damage. Consistently meet patient care productivity standards for job classification. Work cooperatively with peers to contribute to the overall productivity of the team. Actively support and participate in cross coverage efforts in the department/division.
Report patient responses/reactions to treatment and communicate with patient and staff in courteous, respectful, and supportive manner.
Respond promptly to requests for assistance in a cooperative and enthusiastic manner. Participate in review of activities and processes for area of work; assist in implementing changes to effect continual improvement in services provided, and comply with regulatory and legal requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Basic computer skills, ability to learn and use DUHS computer system programs.
Knowledge and ability to learn some therapy principles, techniques, methods, and modalities and their proper application.
Knowledge and ability to ensure safe patient care on land and in the pool.
Ability to understand, follow and communicate/relate oral and written instructions and pertinent information accurately.
Level I Level II Graduation from high school or GED; or an equivalent combination of related education and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or Licensure/Certification as Athletic Trainer or Massage Therapist, or at least three years relevant experience as rehab aide/tech.
Level I Level II Successful completion of an on-the-job training period, rendering competency in performance of required duties after a specified period of time. One year rehabilitative services experience or equivalent education preferred. Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, or Licensure/Certification as Athletic Trainer or Massage Therapist, or at least three years relevant experience as rehab aide/tech.
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Levels I and II BCLS certification or obtain within first three months of employment.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
About Duke University Health System
As a world-class academic and health care system, Duke Health strives to transform medicine and health locally and globally through innovative scientific research, rapid translation of breakthrough discoveries, educating future clinical and scientific leaders, advocating and practicing evidence-based medicine to improve community health, and leading efforts to eliminate health inequalities.
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Communication in thank yous
If linguistic ability can be measured purely in terms of how many languages you can say the word for "thank you" in, then I regard myself as something of a marvel. Unfortunately, once I want a conversation in Zulu, Croatian or Icelandic to veer beyond the in-depth confines of repeatedly thanking a shopkeeper for letting me buy something, it all gets a bit trickier.
Native English speakers have been given a blessing and a curse when it comes to travel. In the last 50 years, English has become the global fallback language. If you meet a Dutchman, a Dane, a Greek and an Israeli in a hostel, you can pretty much guarantee they'll be talking to each other in English. This both makes travelling easy and learning another language hard – it takes a lot more dedication and determination when just about everyone you meet speaks English better than you speak the local lingo.
Benefits of learning a language
But there's no doubt that fluency – or even the ability to make a conversation less painful than eating a packet of salt and vinegar crisps whilst afflicted by mouth ulcers – in an another language can be a great help whilst travelling. Being able to talk to someone properly, ask the right questions and understand what's going on opens a lot of doors. But given that most native English-speakers are so bad at learning languages, it's unrealistic to expect conversational ability in multiple languages. To put off a long haul, multi-country trip because you can't speak all the languages required means you'll stay at home forever. A little prioritisation is required.
So then, if you can learn just one language, which one should it be?
Asian languages?
Well, obviously a lot depends on where you're going. If you're going to spend a year in Indonesia, then Indonesian is the best choice. Same with Japanese for Japan or Thai for Thailand. Outside these countries, however, all three languages are nigh-on useless. The same applies for Mandarin. Yes, it's the most spoken language in the world, and anyone who can speak Mandarin fluently is clearly going to have a big leg up in the future business world, but any traveller not going to China is not going to need it. It's also worth bearing in mind that Mandarin isn't the main spoken language in many parts of China itself.
Arabic?
If you're looking for a language that is used in a number of countries, the Arabic is worth considering. It has spread over much of the Middle East and Africa, although Omani Arabic, Egyptian Arabic and Moroccan Arabic tend to have some rather large differences. Another factor is that in many Arabic countries, English is used as the defacto language of business and media. In the major travel hubs, such as Dubai, you'll get by just fine speaking only English.
French?
So how about the languages we get taught at school then? French tends to be the one that most British people learn a smattering of, but how useful is it? In France, very. Outside of France, in former French colonies? Very as well. But start placing those former French colonies on a map and you'll soon realise that very few of them feature high on a list of appealing destinations. Travellers don't tend to venture to Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic all that often.In other former French colonies – particularly those in Asia such as Vietnam and Cambodia, American influence has seen English overtake French as the second language of choice.
German or Russian?
German, I'd say, is the most handy second language if you're travelling in Europe, In the likes of Poland, Hungary, Croatia and the Czech Republic, German is often more widely used as a second language than English (although this is changing). Outside of Europe, though, and it's rarely useful – unless you plan on spending a lot of time in bizarre pockets of Namibia. Head further east, and Russian is the best language to have. Many people in Eastern Europe don't like speaking what is seen as the language of the oppressor, but it is still widely understood. In the former Soviet states, Russian is by far the best bet, while in Russia itself having at least a few key phrases is absolutely essential.
That leaves Spanish. It's no use outside Spain and the Americas but – crucially - it is the first language in a hell of a lot of countries. And those tend to be countries where the grasp of English isn't all that good. The lazy man's point-and-shout-in-English isn't as effective in South America as it is in South East Asia. On balance, therefore, if I was to invest time learning a language (or improving my abilities in a language), Spanish would be the one I'd pick. Una cerveza, por favour...
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IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL: After playing at least 1,000 shows across a 15-year span, Bryan Giles explains that he still doesn't get sick of playing with his crew of Portland metalheads. They know each other now, for better or worse. Above all, Red Fang members pride themselves on being happy, on stage and in life. "Our music may be angry," Giles says just hours before a recent show in St. Louis. "But we're not angry all the time. We're not in our basement hanging upside down like bats." That's why they love making wry-witted music videos. "That's actually how a lot of people know of us, through our music videos," Giles says. The videos, directed by Whitey McConnaughy, have led to millions of YouTube views, worldwide tours and even an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM: Red Fang performs with Big Business and Dead Now at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, at the Beachland Ballroom.


"We want to help our users create photos they absolutely love, and in our experience Nik does this better than anyone," Google+ boss Vic Gundotra wrote in a blog post. Snapseed is no Instagram in terms of popularity, but the two apps' use of filters and various means of manipulating images serve a similar purpose. The portion of Nik Software that worked on Snapseed, which includes the company's San Diego outpost, will relocate to Google headquarters in Mountain View to work directly on Google+, sources say.


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Congress raised question on Lockdown 3.0
By Sai Media On May 2, 2020
New Delhi: Congress raised question on Lockdown 3.0 . Lockdown continues across the country due to the coronavirus. Before the end of the second phase lockdown, which ends on May 3, the central government yesterday extended its deadline for another 14 days, so that the third phase lockdown in the country will continue until May 17. However, the Congress has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the third phase of the lockdown.
Randeep Singh Surjewala, head of the Congress communications department, told a news conference on Saturday. He said Modi had called on the people of the country to join hands in the ongoing fight against Karona by clapping, plating and ringing bells. However, Modi and none of his ministers appeared before the third phase of the lockdown until Friday, May 14. "It is clear that the government has no plans against Corona," he said.
If Modi himself had announced the third phase of the lockdown, he could have come forward. He could have told everyone in advance what his next plan was, but it didn't happen. This means that the government has no plans against Karona. The third lockdown was only enforced by a government order. Nothing is clear in this order. The Congress alleges that such actions by the government have created an uncomfortable situation in the eyes of the people of the country.
Greetings to Corona Warriors: Air Force to rain flowers at Covid-19 Hospital tomorrow
Good news : Four COVID-19 Positive recovered in Odisha


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Mailbox Monday for April 2
Posted by Laura at Library of Clean Reads on April 01, 2012 in Mailbox Monday | Comments : 0
Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia at A Girl and Her Books. It is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Cindy will be hosting for the month of April at Cindy's Love of Books. You can also view the touring blog list at Mailbox Monday blog for the upcoming months.
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (TLC Book Tour)
The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil war—a rare achievement for any Afghan woman—Kamila was subsequently banned from school and confined to her home. When her father and brother were forced to flee the city, Kamila became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business of her own.
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana tells the incredible true story of this unlikely entrepreneur who mobilized her community under the Taliban. Former ABC News reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon spent years on the ground reporting Kamila's story, and the result is an unusually intimate and unsanitized look at the daily lives of women in Afghanistan. These women are not victims; they are the glue that holds families together; they are the backbone and the heart of their nation. Afghanistan's future remains uncertain as debates over withdrawal timelines dominate the news.
The Secret Me Book: A Journal to Celebrate What Makes You, You by Rachel Kempster and Meg Leder (from Sourcebooks for review)
It's about recognizing who you were, who you are, who you wish to be. It's not about self-help or self-improvement - rather it's about self-recognition - getting to know and trust and rely upon the core parts of yourself. You'll discover what you're made of: the strength that will carry you through days of joy and spring, days of heartbreak and loss, days of the ordinary. All wrapped up in a package that encourages doodling, scribbling, and dreaming, My Secret Me enables everyone to recognize and celebrate the unique quirks that make them shine - no matter how big or small. You'll discover what makes you you.
The Milestone Tapes by Ashley Mackler-Paternostro (Pump Up Your Book Promotions)
Jenna Chamberland never wanted anything more than to be a wife and mother. That is, until she realized that her life was ending after a three-year battle against breast cancer. Now, all she really wants is more time. With 4,320 hours left to live, Jenna worries for her loved ones and what she knows awaits them on the other side: Gabe will have to make the slip from husband to widower, left alone to raise their seven-year-old daughter; Mia will be forced to cope with life without her mother. In a moment of reflection, Jenna decides to record a set of audiocassettes — The Milestone Tapes – leaving her voice behind as a legacy for her daughter. Nine years later, Mia is a precocious sixteen-year-old and her life is changing all around, all she wants is her mother. Through the tapes, Jenna's voice returns to teach Mia the magic of life, her words showing her daughter how to spread her wings and embrace the coming challenges with humor, grace and hope. THE MILESTONE TAPES is the journey of love between a parent and child, and of the bonds that hold them when life no longer can.
Star of Flint by Jill Smith Entrekin (from publicist for review)
In the steamy summer of 1961, life is simple for ten-year-old tomboy Allie Sinclair—until she stumbles upon a shocking secret that will haunt her for the rest of her days. Set in a sleepy mill town where the Flint River flows amidst Georgia red clay and an array of colorful characters, this Southern-fried tale of laughter, love, loss, and corruption unfolds as Allie comes of age alongside her beloved big sister Cece. Nearly a decade later, Allie and Cece reunite in Flintville and unintentionally unravel the mystery, igniting an explosive chain of events that will forever alter their lives.
Best Friend Thief by Laurel-Ann Dooley (from author for review)
What do you do when another girl tries to steal your best friend?? That's exactly the question facing Nathalie in the Best Friend Thief, the first book in a new series for girls called Between Best Friends. Four close friends, Nathalie, Reagan, Catherine, and Isabel try to make their way through the ups, downs, and general craziness of best friendship -- and it can get pretty crazy! The Between Best Friends series is designed to serve as a bridge between simple plot middle grade readers and more mature young adult books, offering real life, multi-dimensional, and age-appropriate story lines.
Have you read any of these books?


In the final instalment of their series on five famous people who have undergone weight loss surgery, the team takes a look at the story of Etta James and her fear of failure following gastric bypass surgery.
More famous for her indomitable spirit, larger than life performances and well documented battle with drug addiction: Etta James replaced her addiction to illicit substances with an unhealthy relationship with food and struggled to control her weight.
At the peak of Etta's obesity she reportedly weighed as much as 24 stone. At just five foot three this weight gain led to increasing incapacity. James was reportedly often bed bound and when she did appear publicly she was seen in a wheelchair. She was unable to perform during this period which left her desolate.
In 2004 she took the bold decision to undergo weight loss surgery and approached Dr Mathias Fobi (bariatric surgeon to the stars). Fobi performed successful gastric bypass surgery, later commenting that Etta "…had severe malignant obesity… If she didn't lose weight, she wasn't going to live much longer".
The surgery allowed Etta to claim back her life dropping from a size 30 to a size 10. Much to her delight she was able to choose clothes in shops again instead of ordering custom made items and, most importantly, she was able to take to the stage again to perform. She told Ebony Magazine in 2006 she could sing "lower, louder and longer" than before.
This fear of failure is common amongst patients who resort to weight loss surgery after conventional weight loss methods have been unsuccessful. It takes time to achieve a healthy weight even with surgery and Etta spoke openly about her frustrations.
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WHEN YOU HONOR OTHERS, YOU HONOR GOD.
This book will lead you to have deeper relationships with others because you will learn to recognize that each person, as a creation of God, deserves honor.
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"It's rare that a book can put focus on a single biblical principle in a highly engaging way, but Rich Wilkerson has managed to do just that. Using his gift of storytelling and knowledge of Scripture, Rich unpacks the understanding that the soul of every person is a 'priceless gift of God,' and because of that we are to honor each as God's unique creation. He further reveals the empowering principle that God honors us each time we honor others. If you've been looking for an antidote to the dishonor and chaos of our world, I wholeheartedly recommend this enlightening read."
"This book unveils one of the most important values in all of life! Honor is the path to legacy! I'm honored to recommend this book to you!"
"Pastor Rich has for several decades brought honor to his great family legacy, and he touches on the theme of honor that is missing in our culture today. Reading I Choose Honor will give you a fresh perspective and a much-needed reminder that God loves those who honor and whose hearts are for growing. A must-read book!"
"Rich is one of the most incredible men I've ever met. He's carved a path we can all follow. Many start well, but few finish well. While he still has a ways to go, he has modeled being an incredible husband, been an awesome dad to four boys who love Jesus and him, built two large influential churches, and built bridges to all kinds of people, and he is still on fire and moving forward. Honor is a choice, one that Rich made and has kept. I'm excited about this book. Every young pastor and young leader should read this book."
"In this modern era of 'connected technology' and social media ushering in a new generation of personal narcissism with the resulting division, strife, depression, and hopelessness, Pastor Rich reminds us in this timely work that the antidote is honor. Through every age it is honor that unlocks the power of love and is central to living the gospel. Honor is love. Honor unites. Honor is timeless. Honor makes hope a reality. This an important message for today."


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Golf club members want greener games
28 January 2005, source edie newsroom
Golfers are among the greenest of us, and are more likely to seek membership at golf clubs that have strong environmental policies, according to research published this week.
Research has shown that one third of British golfers would prefer to switch to another golf club if it upheld higher environmental standards and policies than their own
Research into golfers' attitudes towards recycled products and materials on golf courses launched by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) showed that they took environmental issues such as recycling very seriously.
A staggering 95% of respondents stated that they would want their golf course to use recycled products, assuming that there were no negative performance or cost implications.
Of the 200 golfers questioned, 93% agreed that golf courses needed to minimise any negative impact on the environment, and around two-thirds said they would feel more loyal to their club if they knew it was conducting its business in an environmentally friendly way.
In fact, environmental issues were shown to have a huge impact on golf club members' loyalty as nearly one third of respondents said they would consider switching golf clubs if another club had better environmental policies in place.
Moreover, those clubs adopting environmentally friendly practices could possibly benefit from increased membership as almost half of the golfers questioned said they would be more likely to recommend their club to other golfers it if used recycled materials and had "green practices".
"Although a number of golf courses have been using recycled products and adopting positive environmental practices for some time, the industry as a whole still has real potential to grasp the opportunities that this approach can offer," materials development manager at WRAP Bronnie Allen commented.
"This research has focused on the views of the people who can really influence how a golf course operates - the members. It has shown that adopting a more environmentally friendly approach enhances a club's reputation and may give it a competitive edge."
The survey's findings also demonstrated that golfers had a good understanding of the variety of recycling activities that golf courses could undertake. The most widely recognised recycling activity was using recycled woodchips for pathways, with over three quarters of respondents aware of this pratice. Other well-known recycling activities among respondents included:
Recycling grass cuttings into compost (70%)
Managing courses to encourage wildlife (70%)
Minimising the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides (62%)
Using compost in course maintenance (61%)
Having an environmental policy in place (61%)
"The golfing sector is a key target market for WRAP and by commissioning this research we hope to highlight to decision makers the increasing importance of environmental issues in this sector," Ms Allen concluded.
"We would encourage golf courses to look into the vast range of recycled materials and products that are available and, if they haven't already done so, consider running trials."
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Previously an unused warehouse, Hawker House, which brings together great street food, brilliant drinks and good vibes has become the London event planners go-to-venue for a unique event space for large scale conferences, exhibitions, award ceremonies, product launches, experiential events or parties.
The team at Hawker House are dedicated to providing excellent service and continue to push boundaries to ensure success; bringing on new traders to expand the food and drink options and provide a platform for passionate entrepreneurs.
Hawker House is completely unique to anything else on the London venue scene and the team has played a huge part in developing the brand; matching the kitsch décor and quirky styling with friendly and charismatic personalities.
The team work round the clock to make every event unique and understand the client's needs and requirements to make this happen time and again. Testament to the venue itself, and the hard work of the creative team, who help innovate and bring events to life, Hawker House has a high calibre of happy clients and have established themselves as hosting the best events in London.


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Battery power on board the Tycho Brache.
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Emissions-Free Ferries Go Into Service
The largest emissions-free ferries in the world have been put into service after guests boarded the Tycho Brahe in Helsingborg, Sweden for a ceremony marking the completion of an all-electric conversion.
The vessels were converted from conventional diesel engine operations to battery power at Öresund Dry Docks, as part of ForSea's strategy to reduce the environmental footprint along the 4 km route between Sweden and Denmark. The vessels operate on a high-intensity ferry route that transfers over 7.4 million passengers and 1.9 million vehicles between urban port terminals in Denmark and Sweden.
The battery-powered Aurora.
The conversion of the Tycho Brahe and the Aurora over 100-meter ferries, both built in 1991, required the installation of a 4160 kWh battery on each vessel, as well as battery racks, energy storage control systems and ABB's Onboard DC Grid power distribution technology.
"We are delighted that the entire system is in place to support the emissions-free operations we envisaged from the outset," said Johan Röstin, CEO, ForSea. "This is a truly groundbreaking project and the work we have done with ABB will offer invaluable lessons for those following our lead. In shipping, innovation takes time and patience, and we always kept sight of the environmental benefits at stake."
"This project signals a profound shift for the maritime industry, and shows a path towards zero-emission operations, aligned with International Maritime Organization's goals for decarbonization," said Marcus Högblom, head of Passenger, Dry Cargo and Ice Segment, ABB Marine & Ports. "We congratulate ForSea on the inauguration of these vessels, and we are proud to have worked closely with them to deliver this pioneering solution."
Additionally, ABB supplied automated shore-side charging stations using an industrial robot to optimize the connection time and maximize the charging period, leveraging 3D laser scanning and wireless communication between ship and shore.
"This is a landmark project, and we are convinced it will come to be seen as a critical step in shipping's environmental revolution, as well as a milestone in rolling out ABB's 'Electric, Digital, Connected' strategy for shipping," said Marcus Högblom, ABB Marine & Ports.
INEA, the European Union's executive agency for innovation and network, has supported the project.
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Back to the beginning: Stan goes to where it all started – Estadio Centenario at Montevideo, Uruguay where 18 teams competed for the first World Cup back in 1930. Ruben "The Little Prince" Sosa is one of the best Uruguayan forwards of the last thirty years. He played for top clubs in 5 different leagues all across the world, and understandably has some stories and predictions to share.


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Huawei Reveals Info on Harmony, Its Alternative to Android
Huawei Technologies released details on HarmonyOS, its new operating system to replace Google's Android on its smartphones and other devices. The Chinese company created its own OS in anticipation of the U.S. government's expanded technology blacklist. Huawei consumer device business chief Richard Yu said the company would prefer to run Android but is ready to switch its phones to HarmonyOS "in just one or two days" if necessary. According to Yu, the open-source HarmonyOS will also work on smartwatches and other connected home devices. Continue reading Huawei Reveals Info on Harmony, Its Alternative to Android
India Reportedly Launches Antitrust Investigation of Google
By Rob Scott
Sources informed Reuters that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered an antitrust investigation into Google for allegedly using the popularity of its Android operating system to block competitors. CCI began evaluating the complaint in 2018, and by April of this year reportedly determined that there was enough merit to launch a full investigation. A similar case played out in Europe last year, which resulted in a $5 billion fine against Google. In that case, the EU determined that Google had violated antitrust rules by forcing Android phone manufacturers to pre-install the Google search app and Chrome Web browser, providing the Google Play Store with an unfair advantage. Continue reading India Reportedly Launches Antitrust Investigation of Google
Amazon Taking Alexa Digital Assistant Mobile With Earbuds
Amazon is reportedly planning to release wireless earbuds with built-in Alexa support as early as this year, according to those with knowledge of the project. The new wearable will be similar to Apple's popular AirPods, and fit inside the user's ear without clips, but Amazon team members at the company's Lab126 hardware division are working on improving the audio quality. Users will be able to interact with the earbuds via voice and summon the digital assistant by saying "Alexa." Pricing has not been revealed, but AirPods run $159 to $199, and Amazon has consistently charged less than competitors for its hardware. Continue reading Amazon Taking Alexa Digital Assistant Mobile With Earbuds
India Drafts Regulations to Protect Domestic Tech Companies
Although India is one of the world's biggest, largely untapped open markets, the government there is attempting to control the influence of such U.S. tech companies as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and others. Mimicking China's regulations to control and protect its population's data and domestic startups, Indian lawmakers are proposing regulations that are worrying to U.S. tech behemoths that have been eyeing the country — and creating plans to enter it — as a potential source of billion-dollar profits. Continue reading India Drafts Regulations to Protect Domestic Tech Companies
Apple Is First U.S. Firm to Surpass $1 Trillion in Market Value
Although Q3 is typically Apple's weakest quarter, the company revealed stellar revenue, proof of its success in finding ways to grow in a diminished global smartphone market. Chief executive Tim Cook said the company is reaching into emerging markets and expanding its services business, to achieve "strong double-digit growth in revenue." According to Apple finance chief Luca Maestri, demand for the iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus have been steady. On Tuesday, Apple's market value hit $950 billion. By Thursday, Apple had become the first U.S. company to exceed $1 trillion in market value. Continue reading Apple Is First U.S. Firm to Surpass $1 Trillion in Market Value
Google Inks $1.1B Deal with HTC to Design, Produce Hardware
Google is stepping up its competition with Apple in the smartphone market. The company inked a $1.1 billion deal with Taiwan-based HTC, which added more than 2,000 smartphone specialists. Google will now be able to design more of its own hardware and may position itself to manufacture more custom silicon chips. Up until now, Google has focused on software, and purchased hardware from Samsung Electronics and HTC. Newly added HTC staff will help Google control more of the design and production. Continue reading Google Inks $1.1B Deal with HTC to Design, Produce Hardware
China's Phone Makers Dominate Fast-Growing Market in India
In the last few months, Chinese smartphone brands have begun to dominate sales in India, the world's fastest growing phone market. Led by Vivo, Chinese phones represented four of the top five phones there in Q4 2016, according to a report by Counterpoint Research, which noted that the move demoted former top-of-the-list Indian phones Micromax and Intex. Samsung is the smartphone manufacturer with the most to lose. Although its phones are still No. 1 in India, its share of sales nationwide lost 5 percent in the last year, now at 24 percent. Continue reading China's Phone Makers Dominate Fast-Growing Market in India


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Q: puppet template remove the last comma I have the following puppet example template:
{
  "servers" : [ {
    "port" : 9200,
    "host" : "localhost",

    "queries" : [
      <% @markets.each do |market| -%>
      {
      "outputWriters" : [ { "@class" : "com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.output.StdOutWriter" } ],
      "obj" : "solr/market_<%= market %>:type=queryResultCache,id=org.apache.solr.search.LRUCache",
      "attr" : [ "hits","hitratio" ]
    },
    <% end -%>
    ],
    "numQueryThreads" : 2
  } ],
}

Applying it with market=['UK','FR','IT'], I get the following:
{
  "servers" : [ {
    "port" : 9200,
    "host" : "localhost",

    "queries" : [
            {
      "outputWriters" : [ { "@class" : "com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.output.StdOutWriter" } ],
      "obj" : "solr/market_UK:type=queryResultCache,id=org.apache.solr.search.LRUCache",
      "attr" : [ "hits","hitratio" ]
    },
          {
      "outputWriters" : [ { "@class" : "com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.output.StdOutWriter" } ],
      "obj" : "solr/market_FR:type=queryResultCache,id=org.apache.solr.search.LRUCache",
      "attr" : [ "hits","hitratio" ]
    },
          {
      "outputWriters" : [ { "@class" : "com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.output.StdOutWriter" } ],
      "obj" : "solr/market_IT:type=queryResultCache,id=org.apache.solr.search.LRUCache",
      "attr" : [ "hits","hitratio" ]
    },
        ],
    "numQueryThreads" : 2
  } ],
}

The problem is the last comma, which makes it an invalid solr config.
Instead of applying markets.each do, I could use market.map and join(',').
but how to use map in this case?
I can use map as follows:
<%= @markets.map{ |market| "hello_"+market }.join(',') -%>

this would print hello_UK,hello_FR,hello_IT (note that we don't have a comma after hello_IT),
but I would need something like this:
{
  "servers" : [ {
    "port" : 9200,
    "host" : "localhost",

    "queries" : [
      <% @markets.map |market| -%>
      {
      "outputWriters" : [ { "@class" : "com.googlecode.jmxtrans.model.output.StdOutWriter" } ],
      "obj" : "solr/market_<%= market %>:type=queryResultCache,id=org.apache.solr.search.LRUCache",
      "attr" : [ "hits","hitratio" ]
    },
    <% }.join(',') -%>
    ],
    "numQueryThreads" : 2
  } ],
}

this does not work.
so, how to make it work?
or how to modify my puppet template to remove the last comma?

A: I saw on a puppet labs site (https://ask.puppetlabs.com/question/4195/joining-array-from-hieraconcat-other-value-in-erb/) this form of solution.
<%= quorum.map{ |srv| "#{srv}:#{portNum}" }.join(',') %>

This code lets you take an array and create a variation of each element then join them all together with the appropriate join text (not including a spurious comma at end).

A: This is actually a Ruby problem rather than a Puppet problem. Since this is an array, just change the .each to .each_with_index. Then you can wrap the final comma in a check to see whether the current index value is one less than the size of the index. For example, the following code adds a comma only if the current market is not the last one in the array:
<% @markets.each_with_index do |market, i| -%>

and then
}<%= ',' if i < (@markets.size - 1) %>

A: For Puppet 4.10.12 Ben's answer wasn't working for me, but the following similar syntax did.
server=<%= $servers.map |$server| { "${server['hostname']}:${server['port']}" }.join(',') %>

A: This is easier if you do it backwards. Instead of suffixing all but the last section with a comma, you can prefix all but the first section with a comma instead. This is a bit easier to implement with a variable that changes state after the first section:
<%- comma = ""; @markets.map |market| -%><%= comma -%>

...

<%- comma = "," -%>
<%- } -%>

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Category Archives: Vietnam War Thailand
Mercy's Heroes by Tom Crowley
Tom Crowley's Mercy's Heroes: The Fight for Human Dignity in the Bangkok Slums (Koehler Books, 190 pp. $32.95, hardcover; $24.95, paper; $7.99, Kindle) is an inspirational, often heartbreaking, look at a long-established children's charity in Bangkok, Thailand.
Crowley served in the Vietnam War, commanding a 25th Infantry Division rifle platoon. After the war, while battling PTSD, he made a significant life change. After working as a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer and for General Electric in Asia, he left the business world to take on life as a volunteer, helping to rescue and protect street kids in Jet Sip Rai, Bangkok's largest slum. He believes that through this work he has been able to find great personal spiritual understanding.
The Mercy Centre and Human Development Foundation has 23 kindergartens throughout Bangkok, working to prepare children for grade school. The first school opened in 1972 in a pig slaughterhouse pen. The organization grew beyond the schools, helping the children's families, as well as the general community. Some of the children are brought to the Centre, Crowley reports, by concerned people who "basically" kidnap them away from the dangers of the streets.
Today the Mercy program is based on education, shelter, and community assistance. Mercy also provides medical support for children with HIV/AIDS. Crowley worked with Mercy for more than 14 years.
Mercy Centre was started by Father Joe Maier who, Crowley says, "believed working with the poor meant living with the poor." He followed that principle by living in the same shack for twenty years. When Crowley first decided to volunteer he wasn't sure what he would be able to do. But then, he writes, he was told, "Don't worry about where you might fit in. Things will develop. You have to change for Mercy; Mercy will not change for you."
He sometimes took groups of older girls to dance classes and on camping excursions to national parks. He tells stories about an adult with Down Syndrome who was placed in a kindergarten class, and about children he called the Follow-Me-Home Girl, the Woodshop Boy, the Sleepy Boy, and two Rail Line Kids. The heroes of the book's title include the children, staff, and volunteers at Mercy Centre.
Crowley in country in 1966
Early on, Crowley says, he fell in love with all the kids. The sections of the book in which he tells of individual children that includes their photos, drive the story. Crowley occasionally incorporates stories about his experiences in the Vietnam War in 1966. He remembers, for one thing, that death was always present, and that he thought of himself then as "a dead man walking."
The Mercy Centre is an independent foundation, not funded by the Catholic Church. It's dependent on public donations to sustain its programs. Contact information is included at the back of the book for those interested in making contributions.
If you read this story of selfless work being done to help children who try to survive in one of the poorest parts of the world and I have no doubt you'll reach for your wallet. I did.
Posted in Electronic Book, Memoir, Nonfiction, Paperback, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Vietnam veterans, Vietnam War Thailand	| Tagged Bangkok slums, Mercy Center Thailand, Mercy Centre and Human Development Foundation, Mercy's Heroes Tom Crowley, Tom Crowley Thailand, Tom Crowley Vietnam War
A Backseat View from the Phantom by Fleet S. Lentz
I did time at Ubon, U-Tapao, Nakhon Phanom, and Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force bases during the Vietnam War. And I knew guys from Takhli, Udorn, and Korat. But I never heard of Nam Phong RTAFB until I read A Backseat View from the Phantom: A Memoir of a Marine Radar Intercept Officer in Vietnam (McFarland, 229 pp. $29.95, paper; $9.99, Kindle) by Retired Marine Corps Col. Fleet S. Lentz, Jr.
As part of the wind down of the Vietnam War, the Marines moved the F-4 Phantoms of the VMFA-115 Silver Eagles from Da Nang in South Vietnam to Nam Phong in Thailand. From there, the squadron bombed targets in Laos, North Vietnam, and Cambodia for 15 months from 1972-73. Never completed for its original purpose, Nam Phong had been a "bare base" used by the CIA to support the dispersal and staging of theater forces.
Lentz served as a Radar Intercept Officer with the Silver Eagles. "To my knowledge," he says, "no one has written of the Marine aviation effort during those final months." By the time he arrived in Southeast Asia, Lentz writes, "Marine infantry had been pulled out of Vietnam, as had Army infantry. We were the last Marines in combat in Southeast Asia."
Lentz wrote the book primarily from memory, but also used information from conversations he had with others stationed at Nam Phong, his Aviator Flight Log, and a Silver Eagles Cruise Book reminiscent of a high school yearbook. He identifies people by title, call sign, or nickname.
Lentz tells his tale in four acts from the viewpoint of a 26-year-old first lieutenant. The first—"My New World"—concentrates on the wealth of privations at Nam Phong, which Marines called the Rose Garden. The base featured a 10,000-foot runway that Lentz says resembled "a long hazy gash or a dirty flesh wound with a faint gray line down the middle."
The living and working areas consisted of canvas tents above plywood floors on hardened dirt. The tallest building was "the shortest control tower I had even seen," Lentz says. It looked like "a wooden water tank on stilts or maybe a deer blind." The facilities, in other words, were deplorable. On the plus side, the Silver Eagles had an unparalleled commander.
Lentz plays a hyper-positive role in Act Two—"Hops"—the Marine term for a takeoff and landing. He learned by doing and tells all about perfecting Phantom crew skills: air-to-air re-fueling, in-flight emergencies, bomb runs, night operations in absolute darkness, missiles, air-to-air combat tactics, and frags (self-inflicted damage caused by flying through your own bomb shrapnel pattern).
"Air crews didn't have much true intelligence as to their targets," Lentz says. Generally, a crew flew to a designated area in Laos or Cambodia, hooked up with a forward air controller, and went after the targets the FAC designated. "We assisted allied ground forces, but we never knew for certain who they were," Lentz says. After American combat troops pulled out of Vietnam in January 1973, bombing was limited to Cambodia.
Lentz carefully analyzes relationships between pilots and RIOs, who very much needed each other. Because the same pilot and RIO did not commonly fly together, irregular teaming up occasionally caused personality problems, and Lentz's stories on the subject provide excellent entertainment.
His narrative style has a matter-of-fact quality that is more lesson-like than adventure-packed. Of course, the facts of combat and flying beyond Mach 1 need no hyperbole. His stories satisfyingly recollect good and bad times, and he sometimes even pokes fun at his own naiveté.
Act Three—"Special Times, Special People"—continues his dive into the psyches of fellow flyers. He offers insider views of combat pilot behavior that defy understanding and yet produce admiration. An underlying theme in most of his stories is the willingness of one man to help another. To improve a unit, "salts" (older Marines) shared their knowledge and experiences with new guys. "Unit loyalty in the Marine Corps was and is paramount," Lentz says.
The final act—"Things Changed"—discusses Operation Sunset, the departure of the Silver Eagles from the Rose Garden. Lentz moved to the higher echelon of Marine Air Group 15 as a supply and then an embarkation officer. He disliked the supply job until he was allowed to act independently. Some accounts of his cumshawing (scrounging) gear for Marines border on legend. For embarkation, Lentz directed 23 days of "shipping everything out," he says, and was one of the last men to depart from Nam Phong, leaving the base either to the Thais or the jungle.
Visiting Officers' Quarters as Nam Phong Air Base in Thailand
Scattered photographs dress up the book. A series of appendices add perspective about the war and Lentz's squadron's history and leadership.
Operation Sunset provided the final lesson in Fleet Lentz's wartime career, but what he learned at Nam Phong impelled him to stay in the Marine Corps and make it a career. The men with whom he flew provided outstanding role models. Several pilots at the Rose Garden became generals.
The book's most significant lesson is the importance of learning from one's superiors and modeling one's behavior accordingly when in a leadership role. Lentz mastered that task.
The book's Facebook page is facebook.com/fleetlentz
Posted in Electronic Book, Memoir, Nonfiction, Paperback, U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam War, Vietnam War Marine memoir, Vietnam War memoir, Vietnam War Thailand	| Tagged A Backseat View from the Phantom, Fleet Lentz, Fleet Lentz Vietnam war, Fleet S. Lentz Jr., Marine Radar Intercept Officer Vietnam


Torched Salford City Council library stock. Photo Credit.
The above quote allegedly came from a Waterstone's employee during last night's riots in Manchester. The phrase seems to have entered the realm of urban legend to some degree, in the sense that its exact source varies from account to account, but what is interesting to me is the extent to which it clearly resonates with people. I have lost count of the amount of times I've seen it retweeted or reblogged on tumblr since yesterday evening. Unfortunately, each of those times has only added to my vague sense of discomfort and concern with what exactly is being said here.
First of all, I wanted to say that I'm going to pass on commenting on the riots as a whole, mostly because there are times when it's a better to shut up and listen rather than join the race to be among the first to have opinions or offer insightful commentary. The latter is completely beyond my abilities – I simply don't know enough about what's going on here to say anything of use, so instead I've been reading different perspectives and thinking and trying to understand. The term "understand" can be misconstrued in this context, so let me clarify: it is not a synonym to "excuse". As this very smart nerdfighter and vlogger put it, everyone begins these conversations with an attempt to distance themselves from the acts of looting and starting fires. We shouldn't have to do that, but we do it anyway because we're so worried that acknowledging that nothing happens in a vacuum will be confused with sympathising with horrible actions that hurt real human beings. However, as the two are not one and the same it shouldn't be necessary to take this disclaimer any further.
I will now return to the opening quote, which is supposed to be what this post is really about: first of all, it can be read as humour in the face of adversity, which is a very human and very understandable reaction. I think it was in this spirit that many people retweeted and reblogged it since last night, and goodness knows I needed some humour myself as I saw images of my everyday streets turned into a warzone. All the same, I've always believed that something being a joke doesn't mean we can't analyse it or think about its implication, so that is what I'll try to do here.
The quote is an acknowledgement that there's a huge disconnect between literacy and education and antisocial acts such as looting. This is sad but true, and there's nothing wrong with pointing it out. However – and this is where I start to worry – it's simultaneously an acknowledgement that reading is often a marker of class distinctions. The speaker realises that a bookshop is not the sort of place that will be looted because the looters are not "our" kind of people – the kind of people who read. If they did loot it, well, maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing. Maybe books would be a ticket to the other side. Again, there are multiple ways in which these ideas can be read: one is as an expression of faith in the power of literacy and education, which I'm obviously all for. Another is as a rather less idealistic expression of contempt. It's telling someone to get an education because you know they won't. It's holding up books as a symbol of something that is both desirable and completely beyond their reach.
This worries me as someone who cares about books, and it especially worries me as a future literacy professional. It worries me because I have spent the past year considering the many ways in which spreading literacy is not easy. Unfortunately, simply throwing books at people – or jokingly inviting them to loot them – is not enough. Initiatives like World Book Night are wonderful, but as many of the people involved this year reported, there's a real danger that you'll end up preaching to the choir. Obviously making books widely available is a first step without which nothing else can follow. Expose people to books, to literacy, to education, by all means. But then what? How do you keep them from deciding none of that is for them and walking away?
The quote worries me because although it's an accurate reflection of reality, it also reinforces the already troubling strong association between books and the middle class. It reinforces the idea that books are not for "us" (if you're "them"), they are for "them" (which is "us"). If "they" adopted our habits, none of this would ever happen. Which is not necessarily untrue - and yet.
This touches on several hugely complicated ideas that I can't pretend to fully understand. I can't pretend to understand working class culture, the exact socioeconomic environment these kids come from, or the mentality behind looting. But I do know this: we need to remove perceived barriers to literacy. We need to quit holding up books as a marker of status while still highlighting the clear educational advantages of literacy. I honestly believe with all my heart that reading is good for people. I wouldn't have gone to library school during an economic recession, which means I'm likely to end up jobless and in debt for years to come, if I didn't strongly believe it. But I also know there are effective and ineffective ways to sell the idea that reading is good, and I worry about where exactly on that spectrum the above quote falls.
In these groups of families, the world of books is seen as unwelcoming to the outsider. Books are associated with hard work in school, seen as unattractive unopened objects – and to an extent anti-social. Reading (and this not just a point about books) is an individual activity, in the main. These are families who like to relax and share their leisure time as a unit. It is not that they do not aspire to a more privileged world of reading. It is more that they see reading as for people 'who don't know how to live'; they do not aspire to be like them. It is not surprising that libraries and book stores do not feature strongly in the lives of these families. This attitude to reading is a challenge. But a bigger challenge is the one that confronts the person who decides they do want to read a book – when they enter a book store or library for the first time.
Selecting a book is a major obstacle faced by people in the 'HarperCollins' research. These are not families with literacy difficulties: they just do not read much. The codes and references that set out where books are to be found and that define their contents are off-putting to those who do not use book stores and libraries regularly. (In the survey, the shop most visited was one of the most accessible on the high street, WHSmith). For some in the survey, entering a bookstore is like entering a party where you don't know anybody. It's acutely anxiety-inducing. Book stores and libraries are a lot more user-friendly than was once the case, but there are still major opportunities to think further about engaging more readers by understanding the perspectives, interests and outlooks of those not currently browsing their shelves. The same must be true of publishers themselves, exploring new ways of presenting reading to expand the market.
This seems to me a fairly accurate representation of the mindset that might lead someone to think nothing of setting a warehouse where a city council stores library stock on fire. It doesn't lessen the indignation many people feel when confronted with something like this, and I'm not saying that it should. It doesn't mean we have to like people with this mindset – I know I probably wouldn't. But it's nevertheless something that gives me pause.
Last but not least, let me say again that I understand that people are distraught and angry and in need of verbal outlets. I have many friends in London, and since Saturday I have feared for them. When the riots spread to Manchester last night, I feared not so much for myself (I am lucky enough to live in an unaffected area, which, again, is not entirely coincidental), but for a place I've grown to love in the past eleven months. I'm horrified that people lost their homes or businesses, that library books were burned, that the PIAS warehouse fire might put indie music labels out of business.
And yes, I do believe that a world where more people read (and had access to all that reading currently implies) would be a world where things like this would be less likely to happen. But how do we bring about such a world without reinforcing the idea that books are for "us", and "they" will never be one of "us"?
ETA: Similar points, but far better worded, from Nikesh Shukla.
Thank you for vocalising my unfinished sentences about why I'm not writing anything. Your thoughts have helped me just as much as any I've read in the broadsheets. Like minded thoughts written so eloquently.
Yes, thank you for this post.
I do understand where you're coming from Nymeth, and what you want to say. But there are other dimensions to this. It seems that a proportion of the rioters belong to the EDL, a far right organisation doing their best to cause a lot of violent trouble. These are people who are often perfectly well educated, only they have aligned themselves with neo-Nazi ideas. The quote is in part a suggestion that such people learn something about history, or even just broaden their ideas.
It IS really hard to promote literacy but the divide between 'us' and 'them' is about far more than just reading, or at least in this country it is. We've been hidebound by issues of class for centuries, and they have many implications.
What troubles me about this comment is how many ways it can be interpreted.
I agree with litlove in many ways that some of the violence and looting that we're seeing, which is outside of the reason behind the initial protests has been politically motivated. However, your explanation of "us" versus "them" applies to those creating havoc for political reasons, since we're not able to sit and talk views over but instead choose to destroy parts of society to somehow better an organization or ideal that we belong to/ascribe ourselves to. Beyond the issue of literacy and book-culture, I think there is a larger issue that this feeds into. That issue is one of politics and life choices made. This is where I feel like you could interpret contempt into that quote.
And now I'm going to stop talking.
I think I have a different reaction to this because I was raised working class and have now crossed over into white collar work/world.
I find myself feeling offended at the mere idea that the working class doesn't read. All of my working class family reads extensively. My dad repeatedly told me growing up that knowledge is power, books need to be treated with respect, and reading is the best way to spend your free time. Just because we were poor, had a working class dialect, and couldn't afford to own many books does not mean we didn't read or respect literacy.
On the other hand, I know lots of highly educated (mostly male) people who do not read for fun at all.
Also, reading a literacy do not have a direct correlation to who will get violent or not violent. Anyone can participate in riots. You just have to look at the riot in 2004 in Boston when the Red Sox won or the riot this spring in Canada when the Canucks lost to see that people in highly educated areas of cities riot too.
You know what leads to rioting? Generally a sense that something has been stolen from us that we deserve combined with alcohol. Past that the mob mentality takes over. (This has been extensively studied by psychologists).
The main difference between this and the sporting event riots is that these people are suffering constantly. When you're poor you are under constant stress and worry. All it takes is one person to snap from that for a domino mob effect to occur.
Sorry to get a bit ranty on you, Nymeth, but as I said. My working class, uneducated family read more than many of the educated people I know in Boston, and I find it offensive that anyone would correlate education to non-violent behavior. It's not about how literate someone is. It's about how oppressed they are.
I don't know what to make of all of this either, partly because I'm not sure how accurate the news reports we get on this side of the pond are. I do think reading helps people empathize with others more, but I'm not sure it would prevent this kind of action. I think sometimes people just get caught up in the gang mentality of it all.
Wow. Very well put, Ana. I agree, we need to remove perceived barriers to literacy.
Litlove: First of all, please don't apologise for being argumentative! I'm actually really glad to hear your thoughts on this. You're always so insightful, and you know so much more about the history and social context behind this than I do. As an outsider and temporary resident, I really struggle to make sense of what's going on. I completely lack the history and the context. I actually hadn't heard about the association between the riots and the EDL before :\ If you have a link where I could read a bit more about that, I'd be very grateful! You're absolutely right that there's much more than reading to the class divide - I wanted to focus on that aspect of it in particular, but of course it doesn't really make sense to think of it in isolation. Also, I want to say that I'd absolutely never judge anyone for seeing the humour in this, especially at a time when people desperately need something to laugh about. But I can't help but worry about anything that reinforces the idea that reading is for some but not for others. I have absolutely no idea what can be done about it, but this is part of the process of me trying to make sense of it out loud. I can see how my timing was insensitive, though, and I really apologise for that!
Lena: Please don't feel like you have to stop! This is certainly about much more than literacy and book culture, of course. I wanted to single out that angle in particular, but in retrospect I see how that wasn't such a good idea.
Amanda: Don't be sorry! I knew this was going to be a somewhat controversial post, but I'm sincerely interested in hearing what other people have to say. You have all helped me clarify my ideas, and that's something I truly appreciate. I completely understand why the idea that the working class doesn't read offends you, and that's actually part of what worries me here. The more entrenched that idea becomes, the more reasons people have to be resentful. I agree with what you say about the close links between rioting and oppression, but I've heard so many conflicting accounts of what's going on that I wanted to try to leave the whole issue of causes alone for now. Political rioting certainly doesn't go hand in hand with lack of education, but that quote assumes that what's going on is not exactly that - it's people who are disenfranchised doing this because they have nothing to lose (which of course is also political, but in a different way). Like I said, I don't know enough about this to decide who I agree with on the whole causes issue, but for the sake of this argument I took that reading at face value because it's only in that case that this quote and its implication make sense. I'm very, very sorry for having offended you, though. Like I said, I completely understand why you resent this association altogether.
Joan Hunter Dunn, Emily Jane, Kathy and Brenna: Thank you for your kind comments! I agree about people getting caught up in gang mentality. But more than empathy, I think the whole issue of literacy and education is important because of what it implies in terms of people's investment in society and in their own future. Perhaps I'm naive, but I can't imagine someone who feels they have something to lose getting involved in this.
It is so nice to read something on the issues the event has brought up rather than just on the very basic and very typical good v. evil dichotomy people like to set up. Great post!
This post - and your responses to the comments posted thus far - proves that you are in the right field. (Not that I had any doubt!) The concerns you raise here are crucial, and they are questions everyone in a literacy-related profession should face and strive to resolve.
My heart bleeds for you, Ana. I hope everything calms down over there soon. I know I'm thousands of miles away, but if there's anything I can do, let me know.
Very interesting post, Ana. I worked with disadvantaged four- and five-year-olds for four years. We did home visits and we had a lot of required family involvement for the program. What I discovered is that in a lot of these homes they have never seen a book. They can quote stuff from The Sopranos and KimPossible but they have never experienced having their own book. It is sad because they could be using the free public library, they could be buying cheap used books instead of paying for cable TV in the home. These kids were not only disadvantaged economically and through disabilities, but they were disadvantaged socially and mentally because they never received experiences that so many of those of us raised in middle class took for granted.
I think that there are better ways to protest and show disdain than looting and I think they are using the shooting as an excuse to loot, and it is sad that these are stereotypes of people who don't have those books at home.
Really really fantastic post Ana. I love it. I hate the 'us' vs 'them' that keeps dominating these discussions.
I definitely feel very behind on the news and can't really comment much. I guess what I'm just so sad about is when I hear the interviews with people who have lost everything and really weren't involved. The bystanders. I hope they'll find some comfort some way soon.
Thank you for this post Ana.
Excellent post, Ana. I agree that the above quote does sound very elitist.
Iliana~It seems like it's always the innocent bystanders in these situations that are hurt the worst.
I have to disagree; if course there's a difference between "them" and "us". A bookshop would be the first place I looted, wouldn't you?! Seriously though, great post, very valid points and it never fails to wow me how open you are to understanding and learning.
I think the quote made a lot of us smile just because the rioting was so shocking and unexpected. But the issues here are complex and I think most realise that we need to dig deep into our society to understand why this happened and simple short-term solutions such as cutting benefits won't solve the problem. Anyway, I'm not going to go on about it here. And I do think you had a valid point as well. I'm just SO glad that you are ok. It's been a frightening few days and I'm just glad it's slowly returning to normal.
I'm glad to hear your take and everyone else's here, because I've been wondering, as much of the world has, what's driving this.
The way literacy can seem exclusionary has always bothered me, too. And not just basic literacy, but what's good about so-called "great books" is too often presented in what I think of as an exclusionary way. It's not enough just to get people reading anything. I want to interest more people in the kind of books that make me think about big issues, to the extent that I'm capable of thinking about them.
This was a very thought-provoking post. I had never really considered the issue before, but you make some really good points. Books and reading shouldn't be exclusionary at all, and it's sad that they sometimes are.
This is such a fascinating post and I love the discussion it has provoked. Regardless of what class you're from or whether or not you were raised as a reader, there's always an opportunity to turn your life into whatever you want. Reading should never be something that's withheld from a group, it should be a doorway into whatever life you want, a way to gain more knowledge, not to keep groups separated.
Wonderful post, Ana! I was reading in the evening a couple of days back and my dad was watching the news, when I heard that there were riots in London and in many places in England. I was surprised and went to the living room and watched and what I so was shocking and sad. I couldn't believe what I saw. I remember the rioting that happened in Paris a few years back and this seemed to be even worse. It felt really scary watching the news.
Glad to know that you are safe. Hope things are calming down at Manchester. Please take care of yourself.
I liked very much the comments of litlove and Amanda. I could relate very much to Amanda's comments. In my own home my dad has done his Masters at university but he reads just the newspaper, while my mom had only finished high school, but she was a voracious reader. Luckily my mom passed her genes on to me.
I hope and pray that the situation calms down in Manchester and all across UK.
Ms Nymeth - I really enjoyed what you had to say. I think people, in a situation like this have a tendency to want to reduce it to a 'right' and a 'wrong' side, where there really isn't one, and when I read the quote you were talking about in this post, I had the same uncomfortable feeling. Its one that has been hard for me, generally, in the bookish world - this feeling like being a reader is something that makes us special or superior, you know?
Also, it has always amazed me how many middle- and upper-class families also do not have any books in their homes - unless they are there for display/decorating purposes. Or how many people (I know a lot of right-wingers who do this) who read one book in their lifetime (usually one by Ayn Rand) and consider it the answer to all life's persistent questions.
Mumsy - I completely agree with you. Libraries are great (and I'm not just saying that because I work in one!) but kids need books in their home, too. And of course families are not going to spend rent and food money on books, especially when that money barely covers food and rent. Organizations that help out with food and other necessities need to include books on that list.
Mumsy and Emily, I actually agree with you completely. And I promise I'd never say, "But they can go to the library!" because yes, you're completely right about the intimidation factor. That's actually a big part of why the quote made me uncomfortable. I understand people's need to laugh to get their mind off things, but I worry that it actually strengths the intimidation and discomfort factor. Also, you're of course right that education or literacy can only be a gateway to a better life if it's accompanied by several other social measures. Books alone can't do all that much, unfortunately.
To everyone: Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I've come to really regret writing this post in such a hasty and insensitive manner. I didn't think it through enough and ended up saying things that are the opposite of what I actually believe in. I don't believe literacy can be isolated from all the other social factors that surround it, and it was clumsy and shallow of me to try to consider it in isolation. I don't believe reading alone can change the world. I don't believe generalisations about literacy and class are ever fair or even helpful. I won't try to retract what's already been said, but I wanted you to know I really appreciate that those of you who disagree with me engaged in such a thoughtful, respectful manner. I've seen conversations about this topic in other contexts slip into hostility or defensiveness, and I love how that rarely seems to happen among book bloggers and book blog commenters. Thank you all!
I actually wasn't going to read this post because the title sounded too us vs. them elitist, but I'm glad I did, because as usual you are thoughtful, compassionate and insightful. My husband lived in Birmingham as a teenager and was involved in the sketchier side of things there, drugs, etc, so he always teases me when I idolise Britain as this cosy idyllic highly literate Beatrix Potter / Brideshead Revisited sort of world. He's not quite as surprised by all this, since he saw the darker criminal side there (and was quite glad to move away) and from the sounds of it, it's only gotten worse since. My heart goes out to the people who feel they have no options aside from violence (and to everyone else living through a difficult economic situation made more difficult by the riots). Maybe I don't know enough about the situation, but it seems like some empathy (as you're showing, I think) rather than harsh condemnation that refuses to understand the other side's point of view, would be helpful.
I once read the beginning of Val McDermid's book The Grave Tattoo, where a grad student is living in council housing and trying to get a young girl there interested in books and away from that darker life. It sounded pretty bleak, much worse than anything I've experienced. My husband's been reading Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire by Iain Sinclair about the social history of a poorer part of London (haven't some of the riots happened there?) that's being demolished for the Olympics. Perhaps it's time to let go of the nostalgic image of a perfect literary mecca Britain and accept it as it really is, problems and all.
Nothing to add except it's good to hear that you're all right up there. Take care.
Nymeth - bless you for being so accepting to my comment. I can't find the link I wanted to share with you now (silly internet) but it was proving me wrong too, and saying that what was peculiar about these riots was that they involved people from all walks of life - teachers and students and professionals as well as the unemployed and marginalised. It will take a long while, I think, to get to the bottom of what happened, and I just hope that someone out there has the patience to try.
I can see a lot of things I agree with in your post and in the comments about class in the UK. Maybe the best thing I can offer is to say that as I see it the working class in the UK, much like the middle class, is made up of a whole bunch of smaller class stages where lots of variation occurs. So, for example I've got friends who would consider themselves working class who don't really resemble a lot of the portraits of working class that get represented in the media.
I think the media focuses on the working class minimum wage section of society, while I have friends who would consider themselves working class and earn less than 15 grand a year, but earn more than minimum wage. The way literacy and books impact their lives may be significantly different to the way it impacts people who earn less (and therefore live in different locations, with different educational opportunities...on and on and on). Even within the people I know who fit that socio economic group there's variation on how much they read and how comfortable they feel exploring the book world. I think this rings true with me though: 'It is more that they see reading as for people 'who don't know how to live'; they do not aspire to be like them'. You'd never get the people I'm thinking of being uber fannish about things like the book blog world is. They like reading when they do it, but to put reading at the centre of their lives would probably seem strange to the friends I'm thinking.
Like litlove I've also heard that the EDL got involved in the later stages of the riots and I saw some news shots that certainly implied racist behaviour was part of some peoples riot motivation (white men throwing eggs at black men on the top decks of buses)which is why in that email I said the riots had become a medium for opportunistic violence, even though for many others thats not what they were about at all. That's the thing, there were so many different factors that created and then kept the riots going for so many different people and hearing people say 'it was all this' or 'it was all that' is too simplistic. Of course politicians would love to be able to say the rioters were all of a profile that, as you say allows others to distance ourselves from them, but we've got to be careful not to let them appropriate our own liberal politics, twist them and use a dishonest picture to distance us from people who are more like us than Cameron could ever be.
Gah again with the ranting. Ending with a suggestion that you might like this new book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chavs-Demonization-Working-Owen-Jones/dp/184467696X about the way the working class has been demonised in recent years. Got to get to it asap.
Interesting post, Nymeth (also from the commenters) to which of course I'm late. The main thing which was flagged up in my mind reading your post was a line from the Manic Street Preachers' song Design for Life, which states that "Libraries gave us power", particularly for the working classes who previously had been denied access to the education which reading brings. The song contrasts this aspiration towards education and empowerment of the working classes with how they're regarded by others in the system.


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If you just want to manipulate the timer in your Touch Activity, you could start an activity for result and pass the timer in as an argument. I think this will achieve what you are asking for. Here you can find a question which talks about passing data between activities.


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According to the legend, a pink dolphin comes out of the Amazon rivers at night during Festas Juninas (June Festivities). With its special power, it becomes a handsome, tall, strong, young man dressed in white clothes. He wears a white hat to cover his face and disguise his big nose. He is a very charming and seductive man who goes to parties in search of beautiful, unaccompanied, young women. He invites the ladies for a walk around the river bank where they make love and he usually gets them pregnant. The next morning, he turns into a pink dolphin again.
Also known as the "mother of the waters", Iara is a beautiful, brunette mermaid with black hair and brown eyes. She attracts men with her beautiful and irresistible singing, which echoes through the waters and forests. The victim follows Iara to the bottom of a river, a place from where he never returns. The few who can escape unfortunately go crazy due to the mermaid's spells. In this case, says the legend, only a ritual performed by a shaman can free the man from the spell.
Saci Pererê is a very playful character in Brazilian mythology. He has only one leg, wears a red cap, and walks around with a pipe in his mouth. Initially, Saci was portrayed as a demonic Indian boy with two legs, dark color, and a tail. With the influence of African mythology, Saci turned into a black boy who lost his leg fighting capoeira, inherited the pito, a kind of pipe, and won the red cap from European mythology. Saci is pure mischief! He is very playful and likes to make fun of animals and people. He loves to play pranks such as distracting people who are cooking so that the food burns on the stove. As a kid I was crazy about a TV show called Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. The house cook would bake amazing pies and put them by the kitchen window to cool. Then Saci would come and steal the pie. He also likes to hide kitchen utensils, bang doors, and let the farm animals loose.
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