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Britain: £4.3bn lost in 'zombie accounts'
(London) Savers are losing an estimated £4.3 billion a year in total from having money languishing in poor-paying accounts, research from Which? has found.
The consumer group has launched a new campaign pressing banks and building societies to "scrap the savings trap", by displaying interest rates more clearly on statements and move people out of "zombie" accounts, which are closed to new customers and often pay rotten rates of interest.
Which? said its own consumer research found that three-quarters (75%) of people do not think banks do enough to help savers get a good deal and one third (35%) have not switched their main savings account because they do not think it would make a difference.
It said analysis of Bank of England savings data and its own research suggests there is a difference of £4.3 billion a year between the average interest paid to UK savers in savings accounts and cash Isas compared with the interest they would earn if their money was being saved in a top-paying account.
It said that in March, of the 1,999 easy access savings accounts and cash Isas on the market, 82% were zombie accounts that were no longer available to new customers.
More than one third (39%) of accounts closed to new customers paid 0.5% interest or less and 16% paid 0.1% or less.
Which? argues that the savings market can be "confusing", with some accounts paying very different rates of interest having quite similar names.
It said that, for example, for a balance of £5,000, Halifax's "reward saver" account, pays up to 1.70%, but its "saver reward" pays up to 0.1%.
The consumer group wants to see banks closing zombie accounts and moving people's money into one default easy-access or Isa account at the end of fixed terms.
It said rates of interest should be displayed prominently and consistently on all statements, annual summaries and online pages. People should also be told more clearly when a bonus rate or fixed term on an account is coming to an end, it said.
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "With many savers never switching because they don't think it will make a difference, savings providers should do more to help their customers get the best deal.
"They need to be clear about interest rates, let people know when bonus rates come to an end and make it easier for people to switch Isas.
"Banks and building societies must scrap the savings trap and free savers from poor-value accounts."
Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrea Leadsom, said: "The Chancellor announced a number of measures to help and support savers, notably increasing the cash Isa limit to £15,000, at this year's Budget. These changes will give savers more flexibility and choice.
"The study published by Which? today is an important piece of work and I hope it galvanises the industry to make sure they are playing their part to support savers.
"The Government is determined that the users of financial services are able to get the best possible deal, whether it be through switching current accounts or being able to access the best possible savings product for them."
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Noveto N1 smart speaker beams focused audio that follows you around
Noveto likens the N1 experience to having a pair of invisible headphones delivering immersive audio over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
Noveto
The Noveto N1 employs arrays of tiny transducers to beam ultrasound waves to a listener's ears
Playback controls can be found above the center display
Noveto says that its "leading-edge Smart Beaming transmits ultrasound silently through the air, converging in small audible pockets outside the listener's ears" while AI face tracking keeps the listener immersed
Earlier in the year, Israel's Noveto launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a smart speaker that promised to beam immersive audio to a listener's ears, without disturbing others nearby. The campaign was successful and the SoundBeamer has now morphed into the N1 ahead of an official launch at CES 2022.
The "pockets of sound" directed to the listener's ears are beamed using ultrasound technology, something we've seen a number of times over the years from the likes of Soundlazer and Akoustic Arts. For the N1, the arrays of tiny transducers used to focus the audio are hidden behind fabric covers and positioned on either side of a glass-fronted control panel.
The smart speaker tracks the listener using a 3D sensing module and camera, and transmits the ultrasound waves to focus calibrated audio just outside the ears at sound pressure levels of up to 85 dB – also employing 3D spatial technology for personal immersive audio potential, though we're unable to comment on perceived stereo sound quality without trying the device ourselves.
Users don't need to remain stationary while listening, as the tracking adjusts for movement in real time (but there's no mention of maximum reach). And Noveto is promising that folks nearby will only be able to hear a fraction of what the listener is treated to, saying "if someone talks to you normally over a video call, someone a meter away will only hear a whisper."
The N1 comes with beamforming microphones for focused audio capture while using comms apps or interacting with a digital voice assistant (Alexa is built in). Connectivity options shape up as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB-C and 3.5-mm jack, over-the-air firmware updates promise to keep things fresh, and a companion mobile app for iOS and Android is being made available too.
The company says that production is due to begin next month, when presumably Kickstarter backers will be first in line to get the "state-of-the-art smart speaker." Retail pricing has not been revealed as yet, but such things will no doubt be confirmed at CES 2022 in January.
Source: Noveto
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ljaques November 10, 2021 01:20 PM
No doubt they'll be priced at $500, and play up the AMAZING 5" stereo separation!


We haven't heard much from Heatblur on the their DCS: F-14 Tomcat module for a bit but they are back and talking about the Tomcat and some of the features they are working on. It's almost time to kick the tires and light the fires!
One of the biggest pieces of news is that the F-14 is the inclusion of the LANTIRN pod giving F-14s the ability to drop precision guided munitions. At the moment, Heatblur hasn't been too specific on what it will be able to carry but later modifications allowed for GPS based guidance and enabling JDAM, JSOW and WCMD to be used.
Somewhat contrary to it's initial role in the fleet, the F-14 is actually a very potent ground attack airplane, and flying strike packages in a coop scenario is incredibly fun. The Tomcat has plenty of range, and can carry a large payload, while remaining combat effective. No doubt, it will be one of the most capable aircraft in DCS on launch. We've always been committed to ensuring that our products are packed with value – and the LANTIRN being a part of the DCS F-14 is a move in the right direction for that to be the case.
Heatblur has been busy making sure that the F-14 flies like the real thing and has gone so far as to contact and work with some former F-14 pilots to get it right.
Heatblur may have been fairly quiet recently but that doesn't mean that a lot of things aren't happening. With the F-14 being eventually added to DCS World it will mean that we'll have two very capable US Navy fighters available which should hopefully mean some added fun for all.
Read the post and the reaction on the ED forum right here!
The social justice warriors are strong within Heatblur Simulations.
I'm keeping Stormbirds as a-political as I possible can. Let's not do these conversations on here, ok?
This is all about flight sims.
While I respect your stance, because it's your blog after all, I must point out that war is about as political as mankind gets.
That is what these simulations emulate.
Fair enough but I'm still not having these conversations here. At all. Clear?
Censorship is a dangerous stick to swing; do what you will with it.
Just know that you have always been, heretofore, about reality and accuracy in the simulation products you extol. If you mean to make an exception to that for a social distinction, then you tread a slippery slope. You cannot have it both ways.
And this is exactly why I don't have these conversations on here….
So, let me further clarify and I will not post again about it. I will talk aviation, aviation history, battles in history, flight sims and combat flight sims. People try and post other politicized stuff from all angles and I filter all of it because its not what we're talking about here. You can accuse me of censorship if you wish but I consider it off topic.
I have readers from 90+ countries all across the planet. I'm not getting into these debates with any of them because its not going to end well.
I like generally your comments and I appreciate your thoughts about different DCS modules, IL-2 expansions and the like. I'm only saying anything at all about this because you're a regular poster and I hope you continue to contribute.
If you feel like you need to talk about other topics aside from the direct subject matter at hand, there are other venues out there.
good call shamrock. behind you a 100% on this.
I listened to the entire Top Gun soundtrack again just because of Heatblur's recent updates on the Tomcat. Now I really need to rewatch Topgun again (for the millionth time :)).
All that stuff in a single module? That's gonna be a first!
Heatblur's marketing on their modules continues to revolve around the concept of 'value' so they are trying to pack a lot of stuff in. In the F-14's case they are, in a way, up against Eagle Dynamics' F/A-18 module and what will very likely be a separate high fidelity Nimitz module. It does help them differentiate.
Hope they can pull it off!
I see. I wasn't really interested in the F-14 but they got me at "value," now I think I'll support them just because I appreciate the effort to give us all those treats (as long as the price remains reasonable).
There might be NO need to purchase ED's Nimitz extra module for the F/A-18 after all.


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30/06/16 • Review : Marie Stokkenes Johansen
Look What the Bird Found
Norwegian artist Per Dybvig's solo exhibition Look What the Bird Found is on view at the Stavanger Art Museum from June 17 – November 6, 2016. Below, Art Historian Marie Stokkenes Johansen offers an insightful review of the exhibition.
Four Related, 2015. Blekk på papir, 210 x 260 cm. Photo: Gunter Lepkowski, Courtesy Stavanger Art Museum
Stavanger Art Museum recently opened an exhibition showing the extensive oeuvre of artist Per Dybvig. Dybvig is an artist known for his illustrations and contributions to childrens' books, such as Svein and His Rat by Marit Nicolaysen. Often humorous, satirical and with a somewhat black mood, these drawings are compelling to children and adults alike. Titled Look What the Bird Found, the exhibition at the Kunstmuseum offers an excellent insight into his career and diversity as an artist. Dybvig's strongest assets are also highlighted in this collection of works, as some pieces prove to be a more piercing experience than others. The show is curated by museum Director Hanne Beate Ueland and Maiken Winum.
The exhibition presents works of various media including film, sculpture and drawing, with the latter being most prominent in this show. Large-scale drawings and smaller illustrations placed together in series are displayed throughout the exhibition area and also represent the primary medium in Dybvig's practice. The drawings and illustrations in the large hall, turning left when entering the space, are primarily of animals carrying personified with human characteristics. There is also a piece that includes a small, old-fashioned TV with projected audio of a man's voice. This voice is very loud and makes an impact on the viewer's experience of the entire exhibition area. Whether this is intentional or not, it does make a rather disturbing effect. The sound interferes with the experience of viewing other artworks in the space and imputes an unnecessary layer onto the works. Apart from this, there are several artworks in this area that present intriguing stories, scenes and personalities.
Moving White Flower, 2015/2016. Blekk på papir, 240 x 420 cm. Foto: Gunter Lepkowski
Dybvig has an invigorating ability to portray characters, human and animal, with intention and soul. His figures are never perfect or idealized. Animals such as rabbits, hedgehogs and mice do not retain many cute, pet-like qualities, but are rather sinister and mystical creatures in the world of Dybvig. Often partaking in inexplicable actions, the situations and scenes he portrays seem to be of a kind of underworld of the imagination. Although many of these drawings feel otherworldly and fantastical, the creatures maintain certain recognizable human qualities. Emotions such as suspicion, jealousy, conspiracy and trust are explored in the facial expressions and actions of the animals. They appear at first to be distant fantasy-creatures, but upon recognition by the viewer of how they correspond with our true nature, they suddenly feel much closer. This sense of intimacy also comes forth in elements such as a few pinecones and nuts on the marble floor, and some drawings extended onto the wall and floor in the actual exhibition space. Although the works often have a fun and entertaining appeal, they contain a deep sense of somberness. The dream-like landscapes and creatures feel at times like an exploration of the human subconscious in which the darker side of human nature comes to the forefront. Our waking, intellectual capacity allows for a superior feeling towards other creatures in nature and can make it difficult to accept some of our destructive inclinations. Several of Dybvig's drawings seem concern themselves with these topics by various degrees of severity and humor.
The Kempinski Suite (2005) is one example of how Dybvig explores lighter elements of personalities while simultaneously examining a more complex side of human nature. The work is a series of small drawings of different characters. Each drawing features a single person, and the figures are seemingly unrelated other than the means by which they are drawn. They inhabit their own sheet of paper with their own, individual characteristics and personalities. In this manner, the drawings feel more like a portrayal of satirical characteristics rather than real-life people. Dybvig has a great ability to draw out characteristics and put these front and center, rather than attempting to give a full and well-rounded portrayal of someone. These drawings are reminiscent of Dybvig's book illustrations (which is how I felt about several of the best works in this show) – understated and charming.
The Moscow Drawing Book, 2013. Serie med 39 tegninger, 29,7 x 21 cm. Courtesy Christine König Galerie. Foto: Christine König Galerie
London suite, 2005. Serie med 12 tegninger, Blyant, fargeblyant og blekk på pair, 29,7 x 42 cm. Foto: Bitmap, Markus Johansson
Kempinski Suite, 2005. Serie med 20 tegninger- Blyant på papir. 29,7 x 21 cm Courtesy galleri Opdahl. Foto: Bitmap, Markus Johansson
The Vienna Drawing Book, 2010. Serie med 39 tegninger, 29,7 x 21 cm. Courtesy Christine König Galerie
London Suite (2005) is another piece hanging close by. Also a series of intimate, almost child-like drawings on paper, this work creates a contrast between the infantile drawing style and the words and suggestions that are being made within the drawings. At first glance these drawings appear as if haphazardly made by a young child. Upon closer inspection, they are more reminiscent of post-modern abstract paintings, reproduced as drawings. They are also peppered with words and references from the professional art world and art business. The work itself is a comment on how seriously the art world takes itself. The artist appears to not hold much respect for the professionalized art world and rather pushes a more playful attitude towards art. Like the aforementioned artwork, it still contains warmth and closeness in its satire.
Continuing through the exhibition, the area up the stairs consists of three additional rooms. These rooms are all smaller in size with fewer pieces on display than the large hall. The room to the left presents drawings and an installation with a small table and a chair. Some of the drawings are almost cartoon-like and are presented as series. In these drawings, Dybvig plays around with caricature-like people engaging in everyday, mundane activities. The Moscow Drawing Book (2013) and The Vienna Drawing Book (2010) are series of small to medium sized drawings on paper. These works offer a funny and serious presentation of grown-up-life. Different situations such as dating, work-related scenarios and cigarette breaks are explored in these series of drawings. It feels almost like we are viewing adult life through the lenses of a child who is to describe what he or she would perceive as 'typically grown-up'. A little bit self-important and extremely ordinary, these scenes are relatable to all. Everyday situations that would hold importance to an adult, for example a meeting or phone call, are presented with a deflated sense of importance and with an overview perspective in which such small details drown in an exhaustive list of other, similar activities. The humor in these drawings is not simply directed at the mundane, but rather at the seemingly lack of (self) awareness of these characters. Although satirical and often unflattering, these works do not read as condescending or overly critical but rather like un-idealized observations. Dybvig seems to feel some tenderness for his subjects. As previously mentioned, there is warmth in much of his satire. Zwei Männer II (2006) is another example in the same room that is centered around similar ideas. These drawings are much larger and feel almost like stills from an ironic documentary in which the intention has been replaced and full concentration is given to seemingly insignificant details. Communication in the grown-up world is a common thread in this room, and is explored in the latter piece as it occurs between people in a conversation, through technology and as announcements such as train times. The structure of a day is disseminated and centered on designated times to take the train or have a meal. The real meaning of what these characters actually do and how they spend their days aside from catching phone calls and trains and meals, is not clear. Or perhaps it is not of interest?
I'm Counting on You Potato Head, 2006-7. Fargeblyant på papir, 196 x 380 cm Courtesy Per K. Ness, Foto: Bitmap, Markus Johansson
I'm Counting on You Potato Head, 2006-7. Detail. Fargeblyant på papir, 196 x 380 cm Courtesy Per K. Ness, Foto: Bitmap, Markus Johansson
There is a long wall that connects this room with another. Along this wall is a series of drawings called Bronx Zoo Birds and Smokers – Suite (2008) presented in one long line. As the other series of similar drawings are typically presented in a rectangular shape with rows and columns, the reference to cartoons feel much more insistent. In this case, the presentation of the drawings rather accentuates the repetitive topic. It feels less like a story being told, and more like examining the odd similarities between birds and smokers with a magnifying glass. Depicted with thin, delicate lines on small areas on the paper, the drawings force the viewer into a closer inspection of the work. This element allows for an intimacy that is reminiscent of examining the illustrations in books. It feels like an understatement, but it strengthens the sense of curiosity and suspense I feel as a viewer of these scenes. Had the drawings been depicted large, the sense of voyeurism and intricacy may have been lost. Now they make me feel as though I am actually walking around inside the Bronx Zoo, secretly observing certain types of people (smokers) as well as the animals and entertaining myself with how they resemble one another.
In one of the other rooms upstairs hangs the I'm Counting on You Potato Head (2006 – 07). It is made with colored pencil on paper and almost covers the entirety of the wall. The drawing shows people and creatures in various settings and formats. They are primarily engaging in various areas of adult life. Work, the human body, violence and intellect are explored and presented in a funny, satirical, dark and frightening manner. This piece lives up to its size quite well, and avoids feeling watered down as some of Dybvig's other larger pieces tend to do.
The composition of this exhibition, in which the curators have included a wide range of works by Dybvig, is reminiscent of a retrospective. The pieces vary greatly in terms of how well they add to the exhibition as a whole, but Stavanger Art Museum offers a wonderful and well-rounded opportunity to experience the multifaceted practice of Dybvig.
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and these dolls from simply jessi… who do they remind you off???
lovely selection! glad to see the first calendars arrive, lots of sweet ideas and nice designs to come!
I liked going to Paris this last week.. did you see the wonderful pictures Marjon made ??
Beautiful findings! Love the pillows- the little ship is wonderful..
the floors in that space…. i want.
Great post. The things are very wonderful. The pillows are so cute. This site features some pillows too: http://bestpillowsite.com/. Thank you for this post. Keep it up.


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ANUPA Inauguration: VC Urges Administrative Staff to Maximize Platform for Training and Career Advancement
Home >> News >> 2014 07 >> ANUPA Inauguration: VC Urges Administrative Staff to Maximize Platform for Training and Career Advancement
Staff in the Administrative arm of the University have been advised to explore windows of opportunity available in the training fora of the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA), in order to attain higher heights in their career.
Vice-Chancellor Federal University Otuoke, Prof. Mobolaji Aluko gave the advice while officially declaring open the Inaugural meeting of ANUPA – Otuoke Chapter.
He acknowledged the contributions of founding members of ANUPA including the Registrar, Mr. David Suowari whose vision and wealth of experience has brought it to limelight, while promising Management's support in human resources development.
"The University is handicapped when it comes to training but we will continue to judiciously use available funds to train staff." he said.
Impressed by the number of registered members, he advised staff especially in the category of Administrative Assistant (AA) and Administrative Officer (AO) to aspire to advance their professional administrative knowledge so as to reach the zenith of their career.
"AA's and AO's position which you are in right now is not a career, find out what others are doing to get to the position of Senior Assistant Registrar (SAR) and even Registrar, so that you can get there too, he stated.
Also speaking, Registrar FUO, Mr. David Souwari expressed satisfaction at the first Inaugural meeting of ANUPA – Otuoke Chapter, describing it as signal to the readiness to promote the individual and corporate welfare of members and also enhance the development of the administration and management in FUO.
Delivering her inaugural speech, Chairperson ANUPA –Otuoke Chapter, Mrs. Andabi Amangi-Edomo commended the support of the Vice Chancellor Prof. Mobolaji Aluko and Registrar, Mr. David Suowari revealing that it has resulted in the growth of the body especially in the area of staff training within and outside the University.
"VC Sir, in 2013 you approved the sponsorship of seven Senior Officers in the Administrative cadre to the Annual Conference of ANUPA held at the University of Ibadan, those who attended are seated here today and can testify to the wealth of knowledge they acquired," she said.
Mrs. Andabi revealed that a training module has been drawn-up for the next six months for staff.
"There is an urgent need for re-orientation of Administrative staff so that they can create for themselves a niche that will allow for growth and development in their various endeavour.
Also, goodwill messages were given by the Acting Librarian FUO, Mr. Hudron Kari and Chairman ANUPA – Niger Delta University Chapter, Mr. Benjamin Joffa.
Mr. Kari emphasized on the importance of team work which breeds success while Mr. Joffa endorsed the leadership of ANUPA Otuoke Chapter, remarking that the Association is in good hands.
ANUPA – Otuoke Chapter is run by six-member Caretaker Committee with current membership strength of 114 and it is strictly for staff of the Administrative Cadre.
The Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA) is an arm of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) saddled with the responsibility of training University Administrators.


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Q: Main Form becoming quite large. Suggestions?  I have a (problem?) where my application's main form code is becoming quite large. Because it is the main section of the app, there are a ton of event handlers.
I really don't want to use partial classes to separate sections of the code because I might as well just use regions then. Also partial form classes don't show up in the designer and are in general just confusing.
Not really sure what to do to be honest. The file is around 1,000 lines of code while all my other classes are 10-150 lines each. I can't really encapsulate the behavior in to other objects because most of the event handlers manipulate controls on the form or member variables of the class and doing so would require a lot of parameter passing and confusion.
Trying to think of a possible course of action. I really would like to encapsulate a lot of the behavior in to other classes but the problem is the event handlers modify private controls and member variables. These classes would need to somehow have access to this data but I'd rather not just give an instance of the form to the class and make all the controls and member data public >.>
Any ideas?

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*Break it down into user controls.

*Make sure there's nothing in the form that is not about presentation (display to the user, collection of user input). Move all data access out into separate classes, and the same for business logic.

A: Typically, this is done via encapsulating portions of the Form into UserControls, which manage their own internal events/controls.  The UserControl can be passed/instantiated with the appropriate data from the Main form.

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S. Cecilia: The Gospel according to the other Mary
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The Gospel according to the other Mary by John Adams
2-4 Nov. The Italian premiere of the contemporary oratorio by American composer John Adams is performed by the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia in conjunction with Romaeuropa Festival. It takes the theme of the Passion of Christ from the point of view of Mary Magdalene, Martha and Lazarus.
Some of the libretto, in Italian, Spanish and English, is based on texts by the radical Catholic lay woman Dorothy Day, who worked among the outcast and homeless in early 20th-century America, as well as writings by Primo Levi. The action moves backwards and forwards between the Biblical past and contemporary California.
The work, which had its world premiere in Los Angeles in 2012 when it was conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, will be conducted in Rome by the composer himself, who returns to S. Cecilia for the first time in a couple of decades. For full details see S. Cecilia website.
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We all know of the many agencies and departments within those agencies in the United States as actually being so many that it's beyond comprehension considering as to how many they are and you would think because of this very reason alone they would have the right people in charge of these agencies considering of the enemy within that wants to infiltrate them. What I am about to report just blows the mind that this can actually happen.
Of course it's all about terrorism. These people have planted themselves within and it seems as though they are doing things at will. It just seems like their like roaches that have gotten out of hand that are scattered all over our agencies. It's very critical for these agencies to ,make a complete sweep in their departments as to who are working for them, when were they hired and to even take it one step further and have employees profiled. These are the missing links in our society, political correctness and profiling. For our survival one has to be rid of and one has to start. All they have to do is go to ,Israel to be shown how to do the two because Israel has gotten rid of political correctness and has been doing profiling for a long time now for their survival and its fine time that the United States start doing it for our survival.
On Tuesday, a federal judge invalidated President Barack Obama's use of "executive privilege" to prevent the documents from being provided to a congressional investigation, saying that some of the material had already been cited by the administration in public. The judge will hear more arguments before ordering the documents released.
Back in 2009 Hillary Clinton mentioned that the problem with Mexico is shared in regard to guns, because they are getting their guns from the United States. She lied as usual her being a career liar since the 1970's. She said this with an interview with Greta Van Susteren. What Hillary is attempting to do here is blame the American people about these guns being shipped to Mexico from the U.S. and the cry for rigid gun control will commence.
This releasing of the documents will prove problematic not only for ex- Attorney General Eric Holder but also for Hillary Clinton which we do not hear about of what these documents might reveal about her. Here is the catch-all. The guns have been proven to have been shipped by the American Government to Mexico, and got in the hands of the Mexican Cartel, which caused the murder of Border Control Agent Brian Terry in December 2010 using guns sold in the U.S. Government gun-running operation known as Operation Fast and Furious. Now who do you think the key players are in Fast and Furious? You didn't have to guess hard did you? President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Hillary really gets around, doesn't she? She is a collector of many scandals. I would love to see her wall at her house. Wait, I forgot, she has to hide the scandals from being shown. That's okay Hillary, we know all about them.
After hearings on Capital Hill, the House of Representatives held Holder in contempt of Congress. The first Attorney General ever to be held in contempt of Congress. Obama has claimed executive privilege over the documents, but House lawyers went to a federal judge seeking to force the administration to turn over records they believe show a cover-up and now as I posted above a federal judge wants these documents made public.
It's really getting close to the fire my friends where some heads are going to start rolling. These socialists from Obama on down have been preaching about gun control and when Eric Holder left his position as Attorney General when asked he said his biggest disappointment was he couldn't implement more rigid gun control laws and this is why Obama is giving it all he has, to do just that his last year in office.
Hillary Clinton was trying to blame the American people for shipping guns to Mexico when in fact it was the Obama Administration. Now that's going pretty low but not much better is expected from Hillary Clinton.
I did not sit there and watch the whole speech, I just can't stand all the lying out of Obama's mouth, me like millions out there if they voted for him or not have had enough. I saw the major parts of the speech on news bits or read segments He moves his lips to whatever he wants to believe the hell of what the truth is. If he has gone over the edge of what has been written often the last couple of years by many he actually believes what he is saying.
One of the bigger lies was when he said "that America's economy is in decline is peddling fiction." I guess he thinks that 65% of the American people who have lost confidence in the economy are just the walking zombies in Obama's eyes. The American people know he is full of it and just his attempt to tell us otherwise is asinine The American people are living the walk while Obama is lying in the talk. Almost 100 million people have stopped looking for work who are not in the unemployment figures, yet there are millions of people who are only working part time from full time but they count in the unemployment figures. In other words Obama's economic numbers is one big lie fudged, not to show the real economy that has gone to hell. There are 46 million people now on food stamps, the national debt has gone from 10 trillion when Obama took office and is now 19 trillion and experts have said that 22 trillion is the breaking point. Wages are at it's slowest recovery since world war II. This is not nearly the whole story on the economy but in Obama's mind he is telling We The People the economy is fine.
Obama made a point to tell us that Obama Care has filled in the gaps, "lose a job, or go back to school, or start that new business, we'll still have coverage." That is a cruel joke, given that Obama Care canceled insurance coverage for millions of Americans who did not change jobs. It also raised deductibles and premiums so high that many insurance companies are leaving the Obama exchanges totally. How many people who you know out there or maybe it's even yourself that when you finally find a job you will not get insurance, as at one time looking for a job it was automatic that insurance came with it otherwise you would not take the job. Insurance has become an expensive benefit for companies to give, they have cut it out and this has a lot to do with companies hiring part-time help. All this and we only touched the surface of this topic is because of Obama Care.
Then Obama came through with one of his biggest lies when he said, "No nation dares to attack us or our allies because they know that's the path to ruin." They showed his military commander's in the audience as he was saying this and they were all stoned faced. This is so bad, to be making this kind of statement. The things that we know don't you think the enemy knows? The fact that Obama has budgeted the military the lowest since before World War II shows the enemy that the United States through Obama no longer places emphasis for the United States having the strongest military in the world that had actually kept the world stabilized much more than it is now, that Obama is working on bringing our military to a global equilibrium. When you have countries in the world that hate America and just can't wait to be able to attack us on our soil you do not cut the military budget so Obama will continue to be able to finance free cell phones, food stamps and the like and with all this which is just part of the military cuts you can understand why the military brass were stoned face in the audience.
When you are a socialist ideolog like Obama how can anyone expect him to unite the country. A socialist is not a capitalist, he does not believe in the free enterprise system. All he believes in is to make war among the classes and once again Obama brought race into the forefront when it was really coming around. He keeps the American people stressed out because a socialist like Obama wants to control via the different classes fighting it out, socialists like Obama want the next step into Marxism which will allow his type to become the ruling class, that's what it's all about but the American people are becoming wise to all this now, good riddance Obama.


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Home Finance Innovation in Action Summit: When is family office right for you?
Innovation in Action Summit: When is family office right for you?
EisnerAmper event, to be held virtually this year, includes keynote from former Nintendo of America president
The family office can be a strategic planning structure not only to manage your family, but also your business and everything in-between.
But, when is the right time to do this? And is a single-family office or multifamily office the right path for you?
These are the types of questions everyone has been asking since the pandemic took hold — and the types of questions that will have answers during a breakout panel at the EisnerAmper National Virtual Summit on Wednesday, themed "Breaking the Rules: Innovation in Action."
(The event is from 2-5 p.m. Register here; it's free.)
Kenneth Drummond, CFO of the Johnson Co.; Laura Macca, director, business transformation, at EisnerAmper; and Marie Arrigo, tax partner and co-leader, family office services, at EisnerAmper will break down the issue.
Diane Wasser, the partner-in-charge at EisnerAmper's top New Jersey office, at Metropark in Edison, said the summit is tailored to business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, family offices and high net worth individuals across all sectors.
This year's summit features industry-leading speakers discussing how decision-makers can use new ways of thinking to make immediate and lasting positive impacts within their businesses. How can they reinvent themselves and their businesses to succeed in an environment of never-before-seen risk and uncertainty?
Reggie Fils-Aimé. (Business Wire)
Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, will deliver the keynote: "The Innovator's Rulebook for Breaking the Rules."
Fils-Aimé helped bring the Nintendo DS, Wii and other leading video games to the global marketplace — ensuring Ninendo maintained its spot as a power player in an increasingly crowded and competitive gaming marketplace.
Fils-Aimé will share his principles for effective and innovative leadership, including defining a vision, courage in decision making and irrefutable integrity.
The event will have one other breakout:
Sports in the Bubble: Reinventing Business, Reflecting Change, Revealing the New Direction
In this uncertain climate, sports has been one of the industries that has excelled, changing the playbook on operations both for its business as well as for the fans. Here's how it did it.
Panelists will include:
Oris Stuart, executive vice president for the NBA, who oversees diversityand inclusion strategies for the league;
Sean Prendergast, chief financial officer of Major League Soccer;
Timothy Leiweke, CEO of the Oak View Group, who was instrumental in the New York Islanders' new UBS Arena;
Michael Breit, partner-in-charge of EisnerAmper's Sports & Entertainment practice.
Michael Mattia, EisnerAmper principal-in-charge of marketing, said that, even though the event will be virtual, there will be opportunities to meet new people.
Attendees will be able to connect with colleagues in a virtual networking lounge, with groups preselected by region or industry, where they can safely make valuable contacts who can help them grow their businesses and take them to the next level, he said.
It's all part of the new world of business, Mattia said.
"The pandemic and other market factors have challenged us all to adopt new practices and ways of thinking in a rapidly evolving marketplace," he said. "Attendees will get the latest actionable advice during this summit for increasing their ability to innovate and learn how to leverage these concepts across any industry."
The event is open to all; click here to register.
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Since a highly contagious strain of bird flu was found in the U.S. in December, many countries have closed their doors to chickens and turkeys raised here.
The virus isn't harmful to humans and, so far, only wild birds and backyard flocks have been infected. But commercial poultry farmers are worried because they have the most to lose.


The first restaurant that I ventured to after I had become bored of SFU's campus food was Sushi Town. At that time, I was aware that Hong Sushi was even closer to campus than Sushi Town. However, I ended up going to Sushi Town because it seemed the more popular of the two, and more importantly, I was too lazy to cross the street prior to eating. Hong Sushi ended up in my list of restaurants I wanted to try but forgot to, until Jeff from my office mentioned how he used to regularly order their very cheap and filling combo: 18 pieces of sushi + miso soup for just $6.95 (now $7.95).
Thus, the two of us went to Hong Sushi during one of our lunch breaks to try out their $6.95 combo among other things. Hong Sushi is Chinese-operated, and although it is rather small in physical space, its menu is not small at all. There were enough appetizers and special rolls to give me a hard time deciding how to construct my ultimate tasting experience.
One notable thing about Hong Sushi is that they serve everything on foam dishes, which complements their budget-friendly focus. Another notable thing about the restaurant is that you order using tablets (there's one at each table). Given the low volume of dine-in customers, I'm not sure if the tablets really contribute to improving the restaurant's efficiency. However, they are great if you find human interaction terrifying and are mortally afraid of actually having to talk to a server.
The $6.95 combo comes with a Salmon Roll, a California Roll, a Yam Roll, and a bowl of miso soup (not pictured). The rolls turned out better than I had expected. The California Roll featured sweet imitation crab, while the lightly fried tempura yam in the Yam Roll had a decent amount of crispiness. The Salmon Roll came with fresh, buttery salmon, although we thought the sushi rice could have been a little more flavourful. All three rolls were neatly constructed and came in rather large portions.
Next up, the Salmon Sashimi was creamy and buttery and came in neatly cut, generous slices. I also liked how the pieces were not too thickly sliced. The toro did not fare as well, as it was slightly fishy and not especially melty.
The Appetizer Tempura came with one prawn and one piece each of kabocha, zucchini, sweet potato, and carrot. Some of the vegetable tempura was well-prepared and turned out savoury and juicy. However, the batter tended to be quite thick.
Next, we had the Scorpion Roll, a massive roll with deep-fried prawn, spicy tuna, salmon, cucumber, imitation crab meat, soft shell crab tempura, and masago. Despite their colossal size, the individual pieces actually held together quite well. The soft shell crab was remarkably well-prepared and contributed a nice crispiness to the roll. The spicy zing from the spicy tuna also went well with the other savoury ingredients in the roll.
After our large roll, I was presented with some rather large nigiri. The nigiri were more about size than quality. The sushi rice was dry and too tightly packed. However, some of the toppings were decent. The chopped scallop had a pleasant, creamy sweetness, while the unagi was soft and dressed with ample sweet unagi sauce. The saba was too salty and not smooth in texture, while the tai and hotate lacked flavour.
The service was very minimal, as the server seemed to expect us to interact with the tablets more than himself. However, the food was decent given the budget prices. Hong Sushi is not a place I would frequent, but it is a place I can fall back on if I ever felt the need for a change of taste from the other budget sushi restaurants on Hastings.


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Putin Has a Big Brother in Xi
by Ray McGovern Posted on December 21, 2021 December 20, 2021
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin and I have something in common. My big brother, Joe-Ray, died during the World War II. Unlike Putin's big brother, though, mine was done in by meningitis – not by the Germans.
Putin's brother Viktor died during the 872-day German blockade of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) from Sept. 1941 to Jan. 1944). It was the most lethal siege in history. The grief in our home after Joe-Ray's slow, painful death was palpable, but my parents could at least visit him in the hospital; and I know where he is buried.
Putin's parents were deprived of even those small things: 1 year-old Viktor was taken from them to join other infants/children whose families could not feed them. Yes, a draconian measure, but their best chance to survive the siege.
Putin described the circumstances in unusually personal comments ten years ago:
"My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her – with the goal of saving him." Putin's remarks came at an annual wreath-laying at the enormous cemetery in St. Petersburg, where 470,000 lie buried in mass graves. Referring to Viktor, Putin added: "They said he had died, but they never said where he was buried."
In the book "First Person," Putin wrote that his mother had been so close to starvation that she lost consciousness and "they laid her out with the corpses" until someone heard her moaning. His father, hospitalized with war wounds, set aside his rations to feed her. Vladimir was born years later, on Oct. 7, 1952 in Leningrad.
Absent Big Brothers
This unusual "foreword" is an attempt to provide some sense of how if feels to grow up without a big brother to help protect you – Putin on the streets of Leningrad, I on the streets of the Bronx. The point here is that, even as a statesman, Putin has been way out there, alone, without demonstrably strong support – until now. With apologies to the State Farm PR people: "Like a good neighbor, Xi Jinping is there". (Needless to say, "Big Brother" in this context has nothing to do with George Orwell.)
Solidarity between Putin and Xi was what both wanted to underscore at their meeting on Dec. 15. It was hard to miss, but there are still some troglodytes around who see China and Russia more as enemies than friends.
He Who Has Eyes to See …
The sum and substance of what Russia and China decided to demonstrate at the Putin-Xi virtual summit on Dec. 15 shines through the video of the highly scripted first minute of their conversation. This segment apparently is the only video portion released so far; it was picked up by the NY Times, as well as other outlets. Still, most commentators seemed to miss its significance, even though the video included subtitles (and lots of body language) for anyone truly interested.
Please click on the segment, or read the transcript (from the subtitles):
Putin: "Dear friend, dear President Xi Jinping.
Next February I expect we can finally meet in person in Beijing as we have agreed. We will hold talks and then participate in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games. I am grateful for your invitation to attend this landmark event."
Xi: "Dear President Putin, my old friend. It's my pleasure to meet you at the end of this year by video the second time this year.
This is our 37th meeting since 2013. You have hailed on many occasions China-Russia relations as a model in international collaboration in the 21st Century, strongly supporting China's position on safeguarding its core interests, and firmly opposed attempts to drive a wedge between our two countries. I highly appreciate it."
Gratuitous declarations that the U.S. will officially boycott the Winter Olympics February in Beijing may not strike most of us as a grave matter of state; the Chinese, of course, take this much more seriously. Clearly, Putin wanted to align his initial remarks closely with China, and at variance with the US and its knee-jerk allies who have fallen in line to snub the Winter Games. In any event, for Putin and Xi, it was a felicitous way into the conversation.
It is Xi's comments that merit particular attention. Thirty-seven meetings since 2013! Do the math: 4-plus summits a year, even taking into account Covid restrictions on travel. What better way to put flesh on "Dear President Putin, my old friend"?
Core Interests
The last several weeks have given the words "core interests" unusual prominence and importance. Russia has core interests regarding Ukraine, further NATO expansion, and emplacement of missiles within range of sensitive sites in Russia. For China, the "core interest" is, of course, Taiwan, and Beijing is determined to deter any action that violates the One-China agreements that have kept the peace for a half-century. Xi expresses appreciation not only for Putin's help in safeguarding [China's] core interests, but also for the fact that Putin has "firmly opposed attempts to drive a wedge between the two countries – ending the clip as it began, with an obvious dig at the US.
The Draft Treaties
The draft treaties given on Dec. 15 to a US diplomat visiting Moscow are extraordinarily far reaching in terms of spelling out the kind of Russian core interests that President Xi can now be expected to stand behind. And whether Russia and China have a formal defense alliance or something short of that became largely moot on Dec. 15 when Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that "this relationship even exceeds an alliance in its closeness and effectiveness."
The Xi big-brother factor, in addition to what can assumed to be outspoken warnings from Putin at his virtual summit with President Joe Biden, presumably has played a role in Washington's willingness to discuss the Russian proposals. In other words, the White House has decided to reject those claiming they are "non-starters." They are starters. And that is a good thing.
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these are incredibly lonely times and i feel it the most in the evening when i am by myself in my apartment and maybe i have a movie on – for background noise to keep away the silence that is sometimes the worst thing imaginable – and i might be on my couch stretched out with my head underneath a pillow and so many millions of thoughts in my head and maybe one second i feel like crying and the next i feel like laughing hysterically and breaking everything and i imagine the crowds of people gathering below my window and pointing up and not seeing anything because i have nailed a bed sheet over the blinds to keep the light away – because believe it or not i am more comfortable in the dark and there is just the blue glow of the television and maybe a candle or broken piece of incense and nobody can see inside and this makes me feel better and i wish they would all just go away and stop expecting something beautiful from me.
is my mind just too beaten and scarred and exhausted to ever get better?
because that's what it feels like almost every single day. every day that i have to fight and fight just to keep from giving up and i don't even really understand why i am fighting so hard anymore. i used to do it because i had hope. now i think i do it just because i don't know anything else. this is just routine at this point, and there is no real long-term goal anymore.
what i do know is that if i don't fight this hard i will die. if i stop to breathe, to sit down, to take any sort of a rest, then i will die.
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Maybe your dream is your goal. To be free of anxiety & any other problems you deal with. You can't go back in time, but maybe you can use your dream to help fight your way out of the horrible place you're in right now.
sometimes i think of the dream as my only connection to a world i can't even really remember.
i appreciate you reading. take care, man.
thank you, susan. i appreciate your support. i hope you are doing well.
thank you so much. it's such a struggle that we face and i think it's only natural for us to eventually question just why the hell we keep going on.


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One of Donald Trump's main arguments about the legitimacy of Trump University is being seriously challenged.
Former students of the Republican presidential candidate's school say they were pressured into giving it high ratings, according to the New York Times, which calls out Trump's claim that his university has a 98% approval rating from pupils.
In the Times report, supplemented by court documents, one student, Robert Tufenkian, recalled how his instructor refused to leave the room and watched as he filled out his evaluation. Another student, Robert Guillo, reported that his teacher had begged for a high score, saying "Mr. Trump might not invite me back to teach again." Student John Brown recalled attempting to leave a poor score for his instructor but then receiving three phone calls from school employees, asking him to reconsider. He did.
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Winston Smith 13 Mar 2019 10:45 a.m. PST
Suppose an American privateer captured a British troop ship with 250 Hessian soldiers onboard.
What would they do with them?
Bear in mind that privateers normally carried excess crew to man prizes to take into a "neutral" port to cash in.
Dadster 13 Mar 2019 10:54 a.m. PST
Any officers with the Hessians? They could be a good source of geld – hold them for ransom. The Hessian troopers – probably no money forthcoming from anyone for them – so sell them as 'laborers' at the first port of call with a market. Or if far enough out at sea – without land fall due for a while and if low on victuals – over the side into the briny they go. Useless mouths to feed….
79thPA 13 Mar 2019 11:33 a.m. PST
Parole and transport to land. Probably an opportunity to sign on if so inclined.
KPinder 13 Mar 2019 11:58 a.m. PST
We are the Americans, surrender.
You will be assimilated. Your genetic and ethnic distinctiveness will be added to our own.
Resistance is futile.
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historygamer 13 Mar 2019 11:59 a.m. PST
They were landed and landed and held captive, just like tn e rest.
Dynaman8789 13 Mar 2019 12:25 p.m. PST
And like my ancestors (Hessian) quite a few of them decided to stay after the war was over.
Winston Smith 13 Mar 2019 3:02 p.m. PST
What if the privateer did not have sufficient crew to both man the ship and guard the prisoners?
Assuming they could, where would they be landed?
Would France accept them if she was not yet at war?
Musketballs 13 Mar 2019 5:39 p.m. PST
In those cases where too many prisoners were on hand, it was not unknown for a cartel to be agreed where the captured ship would be allowed to sail back to a friendly port, with those aboard her under obligation not to serve until exchanged.
If a commerce raider accumulated too many prisoners from a succession of captures the same procedure would be followed, with the next capture being used as a cartel to ferry all the prisoners away, or a neutral ship stopped and used.
nevinsrip 13 Mar 2019 9:56 p.m. PST
They walked the plank.
Now where's the Associators pictures, Winston?
Dn Jackson 13 Mar 2019 11:10 p.m. PST
"What if the privateer did not have sufficient crew to both man the ship and guard the prisoners?"
It was not uncommon to lock them below decks.
Ed Mohrmann 14 Mar 2019 7:09 a.m. PST
If I recall correctly, many of the Hessian/German
mercenaries captured during the AWI were sent to
Western areas on parole.
Reckon same could have been done with troopships'
soldiers, but don't know for sure.
Vincent 14 Mar 2019 9:33 a.m. PST
Just remember that if you are a prisoner/soldier it is a pretty terrifying experience. Your life is in the hands of an enemy and you could be killed out of hand at any moment. You are also probably not conditioned for sea travel (ie sea-sick) and have probably no knowledge of how to manage a ship. you are pretty much in your captor's hands. Fortunately there is more money to be had keeping you alive for ransom or payment for possible prisoner exchanges.
The troops would be locked below deck. If the the troops were offered and accepted parole, there is not need for them to try any monkey business as they won the lottery. They are not going to rot in a jail, nor are they going to have to go in to combat any time soon. When they get ashore they can either disappear, or they can wait for transport back to the home country.
goragrad 14 Mar 2019 9:01 p.m. PST
A privateer operating under a letter or marque who killed prisoners would probably be viewed as a pirate and treated accordingly.
Of course unless the troopship was disabled, caught completely by surprise, or otherwise unable to defend itself the likelihood of a privateer capturing it is small.
Privateers, as with pirates operated on the fact that their prey – merchant ships – didn't have crews large enough to adequately defend them. Upon seeing a significant force of infantry on their target one would expect the privateer to break off the action.
Bobgnar 14 Mar 2019 9:57 p.m. PST
Back in those days, people still had honor in warfare. Cartels, exchanges, and paroles, would have been Upheld.
42flanker 15 Mar 2019 10:17 a.m. PST
On 17th June the George and Annabella, transports carrying two coys of the 71st Regiment from Greenock, entered Boston Harbour, the naval and military officers on board unaware that the city had been abandoned by the British earlier in the summmer (The fleet bringing reinforcements from Britain had been scattered in a storm). After a 12-hour exchange of fire with American privateers and shore batteries, both ships were obliged to surrender. Among those captured was Lieutenant Colonel Campbell, CO of 2nd Bn 71st, together with his adjutant and two quartermasters. Campbell subsequently learned that two other transports, carrying the light coy of the 1st Bn 71st and the grenadiers of the 2nd Bn had also fallen into enemy hands.
On 19th June 1776 he wrote to General Howe:
"I am sorry to inform you, that it has been my unfortunate lot to have fallen into the hands of the Americans, in the middle of Boston harbour…"
Here is the concluding paragraph of his letter: "Since our captivity, I have the honour to acquaint you, that we have experienced the utmost civility and good treatment from the people of power at Boston, insomuch, Sir, that I should do injustice to the feelings of generosity, did I not make this particular information with pleasure and satisfaction.
I have now to request of you, that so soon as the distracted state of this unfortunate controversy will admit, you will be pleased to take an early opportunity of settling a cartel for myself and officer."
According to Stewart of Garth, the transport Oxford carrying men of the Black Watch also fell into enemy hands. The regimental officers ad crew were taken off in the American privateer while a prize crew and guard took charge of the Oxford with the enlisted men of the 42nd still aboard. A few days later the soldiers took control of the ship and, with the aid of a ship's carpenter left on board, nsailed into the Chesapeake. Making landfall at Jamestown, they found this was also in rebel hands and they were made prisoners again, finally being exchanged in 1778.
Thank you. Interesting.
I'm reminded of an incident in Lieutenant Hornblower.
His ship was captured at sea.
He was made prisoner in a Spanish port.
After giving his parole, he had the freedom of the city, within limits of course.
While on a walk, he spotted a Spanish merchant ship being pursued in a storm by a British frigate. It hit a notorious and dangerous reef. He quickly got permission from the Mayor (or whoever) to take a volunteer fishing boat out to rescue the sailors. Which he did.
The weather forced his boat out to sea, where it was rescued by the same British ship.
Hornblower informed the Captain that he had given his parole.
"The usual form?"
"Yes Sir."
So at the next opportunity under truce, he returned to the port as a paroled prisoner. The rescued seamen were of course impressed, while the fishermen were released, as per custom.
The notoriety his heroism garnered made a grateful Spain include him in the next exchange.
Fiction of course, but Forrester was a stickler for accuracy.
I've always wondered if having an exchange and parole system amounted to a de facto recognition of a rebel state. Britain and America obviously had a system, pretty early on. Old familiar belligerents like France or Spain and Britain probably had a well established permanent bureaucracy in place.
I would love to get more information on this.
It occurred in the American Civil War too.
Musketballs 16 Mar 2019 10:03 a.m. PST
There never really was an 'official' agreement between Britain and the US during the Revolution, precisely over the issue of recognition. Instead, numerous little local deals were done instead.
For the War of 1812, a system was agreed at the start of the war, which generally worked well.
However, from November 1812 onwards, the British generally refused to accept the validity of cartels not arranged through the correct appointed agents. This was mainly due to many 'sea-cartels' not following the correct procedure and causing havoc, with neither side aware of exactly how many prisoners they themselves actually had, let alone how many the other side held. Ad-hoc cartels did continue through the war though, when humanity or common sense made it necessary.
Despite having constant warfare forever, there never was a really working agreement between France and Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. There's a few reasons behind that, ranging from the recognition argument with the Republic, through whether Britain should exchange its French prisoners for Spanish not under British command and the relative advantage to be gained from swapping conscripted cannon-fodder for harder-to-obtain volunteer soldiers. Not to mention the tricky issue of the British civilians detained when Amiens broke down.
Local exchanges were common – see Wellington's Despatches for some of the haggling over a Lieutenant here and a Captain there, as well as dispute over whether certain individuals were officers or non-combatants.
In late 1813, Wellington was notified by the British Government that Napoleon had proposed a full swap of all British, Spanish and Portuguese prisoners in return for all French prisoners held. Wellington advised against accepting, pointing out that this would return a large force to France, while the Allies had no real need of manpower. IIRC, Edward Paget was the only one he identified as being really missed.
An interesting part of all this that sometimes gets overlooked is the escape of prisoners. You might think that Britain being an island, it would be difficult for the French to get away. Nope…there were nearly 300 escapes from 1810 to the end of the war, with nearly half those being in 1811. All it needed was a complete lack of personal honour, and the rest was pretty simple.
The route used was the major smuggling networks that never stopped working between Britain and the Continent. French luxuries one way, gold guineas, newspapers and prisoners the other. Smugglers even sent agents to major parole hubs to drum up business – if the officer agreed the price (and it wasn't cheap), everything was arranged for him – transport, safe-houses and channel crossing. Alternatively, families in France with the connections, knowledge and cash would sometimes make the arrangement, although this was rarer.
The escape trade dwindled off after 1811 for a few reasons – Wellington's increasingly sarcastic letters home on the number of captured French officer re-appearing in Spain had an effect; the escape of Lefebvre-Desnouettes made the papers and brought unwanted attention which led to some smugglers backing out of that sideline; Napoleon tried to control the smuggling business by setting up an official smugglers haven at Gravelines and cracking down on landings anywhere else. This drastically reduced the number of 'rides' as many smugglers refused to use Gravelines, but could hardly land a prisoner anywhere else.
Escapes did continue, though – Phillipon, former Governor of Badajoz, arrived in Oswestry, England as a parolee in May 1812, and was back in France by July. That may well be a record.
Another interesting incident is the 24th Portuguese regiment, taken at Almeida in 1810. Virtually the entire regiment went into French service (Massena having delusions on forming some kind of new Portuguese legion), while quietly passing the word that this was to effect an escape. Wellington's view on this was that it was an acceptable ruse for the rank and file, but dishonourable for the officers. In the event, virtually the entire 24th returned to the Good Side within weeks. The 200 who didn't manage to escape were then sent to France as prisoners.
Thank you for that. Between Royalists and escaped parolees, there's a film pitch to made re. those smuggling tales.
The Channel was ever a grey area.
As a point of interest, Lejeune's account of his escape:


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Q: Monthly Counts determined by time range I have a query which brings back the count of rows (distinct child_name) for the period of one month. I would like to write a query so I can bring back a total for multiple  months. I would like the to be be able to select a time range and have the months in the range I select automatic calculate without hard coding for each month. I read some info on loops and sequences but I found it hard to understand.
DECLARE @From_DT DATE = '2012-07-01', @To_DT DATE = '2013-7-30';

SELECT count(Child_Name) as July12_Count
FROM ECMS_BACKUP.dbo.vw_B2H_CLIENTS
WHERE CLT_NBR IN (SELECT CLT_NBR FROM ECMS_BACKUP.dbo.ufn_B2H_Enrolled_Clients_List(@From_DT,  @To_DT))

I would like a result like the below without hard coding.
If I were to select:
 DECLARE @From_DT DATE = '2012-07-01', @To_DT DATE = '2013-10-31';

I would get this:
July12_Count  Aug13_Count  Sep13_Count  Oct13_Count

251           255          250          245

Any feedback is appreciated!

A: I have to assume that one of the columns in vw_B2H_CLIENTS is the date you are filtering by.
In this case, you could try using DATEPART in order to group by the month (replacing DATE_COL by your date column), as so:
SELECT DATEPART(month, DATE_COL) AS Month,
       COUNT(*) AS Count
  FROM ECMS_BACKUP.dbo.vw_B2H_CLIENTS
  WHERE CLT_NBR IN (SELECT CLT_NBR FROM ECMS_BACKUP.dbo.ufn_B2H_Enrolled_Clients_List(@From_DT, @To_DT))
  GROUP BY DATEPART(month, DATE_COL)

Also note that you may have an error in ufn_B2H_Enrolled_Clients_List as you have @From_DT as the parameter twice (you may want @To_DT).
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