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Some of the winners of the 2019 Northern Writers' Awards
Press release - 28 June 2019 15:08
27 writers share £55,000 award fund at Northern Writers' Awards
The winners have been announced for the Northern Writers' Awards 2019, the annual search for the best new writers in the North of England, produced by New Writing North. The awards took place on 26 June, National Writing Day.
The awards have run since 2000 and are supported by Arts Council England and Northumbria University along with a host of publishing, media and higher education partners including Channel 4, Hachette Children's Group and the University of Central Lancashire.
The Northern Writers' Awards exist to recognise talent and support new work towards publication or broadcast, with £55,000 worth of awards for writers at different stages of their careers, including mentoring, developmental support and cash awards to buy time to write.
They are the largest writer development programme in England with an enviable track record of success; previous winners include the novelists Benjamin Myers and Yvonne Battle-Felton, children's authors Chloe Daykin and Laura Steven, and poets Andrew McMillan and Zaffar Kunial.
The 2019 judges included the poet Don Paterson; publisher Ellah Wakatama Allfrey; editor Helen Thomas; literary agents Mark Stanton and Jo Unwin; novelists Sita Brahmachari and Carmen Marcus; and journalists Richard Benson and Chitra Ramaswamy.
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, publishing director at the Indigo Press, and one of the judges of fiction and non-fiction entries, said: 'It was a huge pleasure to read such a wide range of unpublished work from writers of such promise and potential. The winners we have chosen all exhibit ambition and imagination in equal measure, with stories that inspired us. I firmly believe we will be reading published books by these writers before long.'
Richard Benson, journalist and author of The Valley, and one of the judges of fiction and non-fiction entries, said: 'The submissions for these awards were as strong and diverse as you might expect. However, what really stood out was the originality of the thinking, and the warmth and inventiveness of new writers rising to the challenge of telling stories that make sense of our challenging, volatile times. It really was a privilege to read them.'
Helen Thomas, editor at Hachette Children's Books and one of the judges of the Hachette Children's Novel Award, said: 'It's been a pleasure to judge the inaugural Hachette Children's Novel Award. The standard of entries was brilliant – they had us gripped, and made us laugh and cry in all the right places. It was a real treat to read work by so many different writers.'
With close to 1600 entrants, 2019 was the most competitive year yet for the programme.
There are several new awards in 2019, including the Hachette Children's Novel Award, which was awarded to James Harris from Middlesbrough. James wins an advance of £5000 as part of a publishing contract with Hachette Children's Books.
James Harris said: 'I am beyond delighted to have won the Hachette Children's Novel Award. It's honestly hard to put my feelings into words, which is a shame as I'm supposed to be a writer now. It's basically a dream come true. I've had a couple of weeks to try to get used to the idea, and I haven't: it's still astonishing and unbelievable. Thank you!'
Another new award is the NorthBound Book Award, which is sponsored by University of Central Lancashire, and which was awarded to Juliana Mensah from Gateshead. Juliana wins £5000 plus publication with Saraband.
Juliana Mensah said: 'I'm thrilled to have won the NorthBound Book Award. It's both an exciting and a daunting prospect to think that something I've worked on for so long, in what was quite a solitary process, will make its way out into the world. I'm grateful to have the work recognised in this way and looking forward to working with Saraband.'
Sara Hunt, publisher at Saraband said:'I'm absolutely delighted to be working with Juliana to publish her wonderful novel – and for the first winner of this award to be such a stellar talent. Castles from Cobwebs is a powerful, imaginative exploration of identity and belonging that is absorbing, beautifully written, sometimes magical, and a thoroughly deserving winner.'
Also new to the awards this year is the Sid Chaplin Award, which is supported by the family of Sid Chaplin, the North Literary Agency and Newcastle University. The award was open to working-class writers and has been awarded to Lyndsey Skinner from Newcastle to support the completion of her first novel, Snowflake, which explores what it means to be a working-class millennial.
Lyndsey Skinner said: 'Winning the Sid Chaplin Award has been a huge and timely boost to my confidence in myself as a writer. I'm truly honoured to have won the first award in Chaplin's name and for this amazing opportunity to contribute to the vibrant and vital dialogue around what it means to be a working-class writer in 2019.'
Claire Malcolm, chief executive of New Writing North, said: 'It is with great excitement that we announce the winners of this year's Northern Writers' Awards. The awards have a really impressive track record of finding and supporting brilliant new writers and helping them go on to great things, so we know that we will see some of the work awarded tonight on our bookshelves, on the prize lists and even on our television screens in the years to come. These are the ones to watch.
As ever, we are grateful to all the partners who contribute to making the Northern Writers' Awards such a successful programme. This year we have welcomed several new partners into the programme, including two publishers, Hachette Children's Books and Saraband. It has been fantastic to see the very fruitful way that publishers – both big and small – and the literature sector can work together to discover, develop and ultimately publish new writers.'
Katy Shaw, Professor of Contemporary Writings at Northumbria University, said: 'Northumbria University is delighted to be the headline sponsor for the 2019 Northern Writers' Awards. New Writing North and Northumbria University work together through our partnership to enhance teaching, research and knowledge exchange within the North and nationally. Staff and students contribute to the Northern Writers' Awards and Northumbria has worked with New Writing North to generate new research into the impact of the Northern Writers' Awards this year. A report based on our research (The Value of Writing) identified the Northern Writers' Awards as a sustainable model of best practice in supporting writers from a diversity of backgrounds and establishing a talent pipeline from the North to the London-based publishing industry. The report was recently presented to a parliamentary select committee hearing on class barriers in the UK publishing industry. We look forward to continuing our partnership success in our new five year agreement.'
The list of 2019 winners in full is:
Northern Writers' Awards for Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction
Tara Guha
Northern Writers' Awards for Poetry
Rommi Smith
Sam Buchan-Watts
Penny Boxall
Hachette Children's Novel Award
James Harris
NorthBound Book Award
Juliana Mensah
New North Poets programme
Penny Newell
Freya Jackson
Charlotte Wetton
Sarah Wimbush
Northern Debut Awards
Catharine Johnson
Leigh Goodall
TLC Free Reads Scheme
Eirinie Lapidaki
Shaun Wilson
Julie Noble
The Sid Chaplin Award
Winner: Lyndsey Skinner
Highly Commended: Christopher Fallow
Northumbria University Student and Alumni Award
Allison Adkins
Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards – Bonafide Films
Adam Bennett-Lea
Channel 4 Writing for Television Awards – Lime Pictures
Joshua Halm
Word Factory Apprentice Award
Melissa Wan
Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award
Sarah Corbett
Arvon Award
Sarah Dunnakey
Young Northern Writer Award
Winner: Ciah White
Highly Commended: Lauren Hollingsworth-Smith
Matthew Hale Award
Matthew Schofield
4 April 2019 12:02
Newcastle Writing Conference 2019 unlocks the door to the publishing industry
The biennial Newcastle Writing Conference returns this spring, bringing together new and emerging writers across the North with publishing industry experts, inspiring authors and creative writing tutors.
EXPERT COMMENT: Cat Person: a creative writing expert on why you should read the short story for the #metoo age
Tony Williams, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Northumbria University, discusses Kristen Roupenian's debut book: Cat Person, which has gone viral worldwide for it's take on modern-day dating.
£40,000 support for new writing
Writers from across the North of England are invited to submit their work in progress to the Northern Writers' Awards 2017, supported by Northumbria University and Arts Council England.
Winners announced in new award for TV writing talent
Nuzhat Ali and Sharma Walfall have won the first Channel 4 and Northumbria University Writing for Television Award at this year's Northern Writers' Awards ceremony.
The digital age beckons at the Newcastle Writing Conference 2015
New Writing North is on a mission to help writers thrive in the digital age, starting with an innovative writing conference produced with Northumbria University this June.
Crime Story 2020: Innovative crime writing festival turns spotlight on contemporary crime
A series of events for crime fiction fans will take place at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle this spring, bringing together people from the two very different worlds of fact and fiction.
Northern Writers' Awards 2020: winners announced
Twenty-six writers from a record 1,800 entrants have received awards worth over £45,000 to support their unpublished work-in-progress in this year's Northern Writers' Awards.


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Reposted from the excellent Cartoon SNAP blog by cartoonist Sherm Cohen: the legendary Bill Griffith, creator of "Zippy the Pinhead" offers his "Top 40 List on Comics And Their Creation" (sample page posted - find the rest here).
Zippy is one of two characters from the underground days that still occupy the limited space in my brain (the other being S. Clay Wilson's "Checkered Demon"): Griffith's work is the closest manifestation of a zen-like perspective on life still maintaining a playful and profound presence in alternative comics.
Taken together with the previous post on Mark Anderson's "Blog Like A Cartoonist" offering I'm already amped up in anticipation of this summer's Cartoon & Comic Art course. Never fails: whenever I learn anything it makes me wanna teach, and in the same instance, reading comics makes me reach for the pencil.


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Medical care delivered to the patient can be provided in a hospital setting or within the community. In the United States, primary care health care in the community is ideally achieved through what is known as a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). This is in fact a model of health care delivery to those patients who tend to utilize healthcare facilities often. In addition, these facilities are monitored internally and in some cases externally for quality patient care, health optimization, outcomes and overall customer service delivery. All of which are measured by performance metrics with use of collaborative tools and other mechanisms such as National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
In this article, we shall take a look at the different aspects of patient-centered medical homes, discuss what exactly the model involves and how it can benefit patients.
Physician-led practice: Patients have access to a personal physician who leads the care team within a medical practice.
Whole-person orientation: The care team provides comprehensive care, including acute care, chronic care, preventive services, and end-of-life care, at all stages of life.
Focus on quality and safety: Practices use the quality improvement process and evidence-based medicine to continually improve patient outcomes.
Enhanced Access: Practices commit to enhancing patients' access to care. This would mean that patient-centered medical homes would require to remain open for longer hours and that need to be more ways to contact a healthcare professional within the medical home out of hours. Patient portals, secure patient-provider communication and telemedicine can play important roles here.
Payment Reform – Patients must feel that they are getting more value from a patient-centered medical home than if they just paid a standard fee for the visit/consultation. Different fee structures are integral to offering an effective patient-centered medical home model.
While the patient-centered medical home model was started and originally defined by the four organizations listed above, a number of different medical groups, such as the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Chest Physicians, have now endorsed the principles of the PCMH. Having non-primary care specialties on board with the PCMH principles is critical to the overall success of the PCMH, because this is what creates the PCMH Neighborhood and lays the foundation for the Accountable Care Organization.
Below are some of the fundamental attributes of PCMH.
First contact access – This involves offering access to patients to various health care services through distant contact or through face-to-face contact with the healthcare professionals within the service.
Comprehensiveness – The patient-centered medical home model is based around providing patients holistic medical care that covers various aspects of their health. This can include managing various underlying co-morbid conditions, mental health illnesses and even long-term chronic illnesses.
Coordination – This refers to coordinating various activities amongst different healthcare providers within the model to ensure accurate care is provided.
Integration of care -This involves prioritization of various services that need to be delivered during active illnesses in addition to optimizing treatments when it comes to prevention and mental health issues. In addition, the model of patient-centered medical homes is to join together services that can be provided in the community with those that are provided in the hospital or by other specialists.
Sustained partnership – This refers to building a good relationship with the patient; one that is based around confidence and trust.
In the recent years, the model for patient-centered medical homes has changed. While its core beliefs remain the same, the approach that is being adopted is different.
For example, new ways have emerged to organize a clinical practice to ensure that it meets the needs of the patient. Services such as disease registries, team-based management and same-day appointments are some of the innovations that have been adopted. The ultimate aim is to ensure that every patient gets standardized, appropriate access care of high quality.
Unfortunately, it does not appear that every primary care practice is prepared to become a patient- centered medical home. This is because the transformation requires considerable change that includes altering infrastructure, changing management and developing leadership. If a practice does decide to become a patient-centered medical home, it must be prepared for a series of ups and downs before it can sustain a plateau.
The primary benefit of patient-centered medical homes is to offer the patient is a comprehensive healthcare approach in a primary setting. It not only involves the relationship that the healthcare professionals have the patient, but also the links that the healthcare teams build with the patient's family members and the remaining community.
Patient-centered medical home is a concept that has been around for some time. It is based around certain principles and is built on a foundation of core attributes. The ultimate goal is to provide patients with the best quality, safest and most holistic care possible.
Stange, K. C., Nutting, P. A., Miller, W. L., Jaén, C. R., & Gill, J. M. (2010). Defining and measuring the patient-centered medical home. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(6), 601-612.
Nielsen, M., Gibson, A., Buelt, L., Grundy, P., & Grumbach, K. The patient-centered medical home's impact on cost and quality. Annual review of the evidence 2013-2014. Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative. Milbank memorial Fund. January 2015.
Same-day appointments represent one of the best innovations adopted in recent years. This can sometimes be the difference between life and death. If we also manage to control the costs of this type of care, more and more people will afford it. With the help of new technology and reasonable costs PCMHs could become a real solution for anyone in need of it.
PCMHs are essential for people who need healthcare services often and in some cases they can be indispensable for a lot of patients. The improvements made in this area are evident from the 2015 study you mentioned but there are still a lot of good additions to be made.


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Deep South Studios, a TV, film and digital media production facility in Algiers, has opened for business with its first tenant.
Production Resource Group, a global entertainment and live event production services company, is the first to move into the facility at 1200 Mardi Gras Blvd. The two companies will service the entertainment and live events industries as well as film and TV clients, a news release said.
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Former IFA admits to £1 million fraud
By Bridging Loan Directory - 31st January 2012
Former adviser Malcolm Green has pleaded guilty to more than 40 offences in a £1 million fraud case, according to the Grantham Journal.
Appearing before North East Derbyshire and Dales' Magistrates' Court, Green, 57, pleaded guilty to 19 counts of fraud by abuse of position, 20 counts of obtaining a money transfer by deception and three counts of false accounting.
Derbyshire-based Green, who worked for MG Financial Services, entered no plea to two other counts of fraud. Prosecutor Bill Taylor said those charges would be withdrawn but could be reinstated at a later date.
Taylor told the court 37 of Green's clients had been identified as victims and 34 of them had made formal complaints against the former adviser.
He said Green had run into financial difficulties and forged financial documents in order to keep the business going. 'He got to 2011 and realised he could not go any further and handed himself into the police, and the police started what was a fairly large investigation,' he said.
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On April 3, 1965, as part of Operation ROLLING THUNDER, the U.S. Air Force launched a strike against the Thanh Hóa Bridge. A combination rail and highway bridge, it spanned the Sông Mã (Ma River) in North Vietnam, approximately 70 miles south of Hà Nội. The Thanh Hóa Bridge was a crucial choke point along one of the most important North Vietnamese supply routes funneling truck convoy and railroad traffic to the South. It was 540 feet long, 56 feet wide, and rose to a height of 50 feet above the Sông Mã (Ma River). The bridge consisted of two steel spans resting on a massive reinforced concrete pillar over 50 feet in circumference. The mission to destroy it became one of the most frustrating efforts of the war for Air Force and Naval aviators.
In all, 79 U.S. aircraft—primarily F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bombers, A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft, and F-4 Phantom fighters—attacked the bridge on April 3 with rockets and bombs. Due to the technological limitations of 1965 unguided "dummy" munitions, however, few of the U.S. aircraft were able to score a direct hit on the bridge. The few weapons that did hit the bridge were radio-guided AGM-12 "Bullpup" missiles, which bounced off the bridge's steel and concrete structure almost harmlessly. As one Air Force historian puts it, "it became all too obvious that firing Bullpups at the [Thanh Hóa Bridge] was about as effective as shooting B-B pellets at a Sherman tank." Even with heavier weapons, hitting a 56-foot wide target while moving at 500 miles per hour through heavy antiaircraft fire and surface-to-air missiles proved an incredibly difficult task.
After the initial strike attempts, the North Vietnamese gradually added eight additional concrete pillars at the ends of the bridge. Combined with the steep hills on either side of the span, this made the Thanh Hóa Bridge an exceedingly challenging target for 1960s weaponry.
The U.S. Air Force and Navy launched numerous strikes against the Thanh Hóa Bridge over the next three years, attacking it with thousands of tons of ordnance before a general bombing halt was ordered by President Lyndon B. Johnson, in 1968. According to one Navy official, the area around the bridge "look[ed] like a valley on the Moon." None of these strikes ever managed to down even one of the bridge's spans or to take it out of service for any significant amount of time. North Vietnamese repair crews worked swiftly to repair damages.
1A.J.C. Lavalle, ed., The Tale of Two Bridges and The Battle for the Skies over North Vietnam (Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1985), 3, 6, 9, 31, 36–38, 78–79, 85–86 (quotes on pp. 36, 46); Jacob Van Staaveren, Gradual Failure: The Air War Over North Vietnam, 1965–1966 (Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 2002), 105–7; Ronald Bruce Frankum, Like Rolling Thunder: The Air War in Vietnam, 1964–1975 (Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2005), 22, 32, 157–58.


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"E cottage itself is beautifully decorated and we were pleased to say it was even better than in the pictures!"
A lot of care and attention had been put into the decor, with lovely extra touches like luxurious bedding, fluffy towels and thick dressing gowns. The contemporary decor blends perfectly with the period features and the garden is a suntrap!
Millbank Cottage is a beautiful property which sleeps four guests, in two elegantly presented bedrooms, with two bathrooms. Dating back to the early 19th century, the cottage retains a wealth of character features including an impressive inglenook fireplace with a wood burning stove, exposed beams and original flagstone flooring. These period touches are complemented by modern facilities such as wireless internet access, three Smart TVs and underfloor heating in the bathrooms. There is a delightful enclosed garden at the rear, and free on-street parking is readily available. Millbank Cottage is tucked away on a quiet lane in the picturesque village of Mickleton. The village benefits from having a number of amenities with a farm shop, post office, butchers, two popular pubs and The Three Ways House Hotel, host of the renowned Pudding Club. Surrounded by glorious countryside, there are many footpaths and cycle routes on its doorstep including those to neighbouring Ilmington, Ebrington and Chipping Campden, the latter being the starting point of the Cotswold Way long distance walking trail. Mickleton is well-placed for visiting the many lovely towns and villages of the region such as Stow-on-the-Wold, Stratford-upon-Avon, Broadway and Bourton-on-the-Water. The Cotswolds is also home to a variety of tourist attractions including Batsford Arboretum, National Trust owned Hidcote Gardens and Snowshill Manor, Sudeley Castle and the Cotswold Distillery. Further afield destinations such as Oxford, Blenheim Palace and Bath are easily accessible for day trips. Millbank Cottage is the ideal retreat for a romantic break for two or for a group of friends or family who are seeking a relaxing holiday in the countryside. Accessed via a paved pathway, the front door opens into an entrance hall, off which are the following rooms: Living room: Boasting original flagstone flooring, exposed beams and exposed Cotswold stone walls, this warm and inviting living area is perfect for relaxing. Finished with contemporary furnishings, this stunning room contains an inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove, a three-seater sofa, scalloped chair, footstool and a wall-mounted Smart TV; Study: Overlooking the lane, this room is great for settling down with a good book. It contains a comfy armchair; Kitchen/utility room: Flooded with natural light, this beautifully styled kitchen is well-equipped for home cooking. Providing access to the garden, this room contains an electric range cooker with five-ring gas hob, a fridge with an icebox, a dishwasher, microwave, toaster, kettle, cafetiere, breakfast bar with four stools, and a wall-mounted Smart TV. A continuation of the kitchen, the utility room contains a washing machine and tumble dryer; Cloakroom: Contains a toilet, wash basin and heated towel rail. Concealed behind a door in the living room, stairs lead up to the first floor landing, off which are the following rooms: Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom: This wonderfully stylish bedroom features exposed stone and contains a king size bed, built-in wardrobe and wall-mounted Smart TV. The smart ensuite has underfloor heating and contains a walk-in rain shower with separate handheld shower attachment, freestanding bath with handheld shower attachment, toilet, wash basin and heated towel rail; Bedroom 2 with ensuite bathroom: Finished to a high standard, this lovely bedroom contains a double bed, built-in wardrobe and dressing shelf with stool. Also with underfloor heating, this second ensuite contains a walk-in shower, toilet, wash basin and heated towel rail. French doors in the kitchen lead out into the attractive garden, a tranquil spot to enjoy the summer sun. The lawn is bordered by beds of fragrant lavender and colourful climbers, and in the rear corner there is an outdoor table with a parasol and seating for four. Please note that the neighbouring property has a right of access across the patio by the kitchen, although this is rarely used. Free on-street parking is readily available along the lane and throughout the village.
Two bedrooms: 1 x king-size with en-suite walk-in rain shower, hand-held shower, freestanding bath, hand-held shower, basin and WC, 1 x double with en-suite walk-in shower, basin and WC
Cloakroom with basin, heated towel rail and WC
Electric range cooker, gas hob, fridge, kettle, toaster, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, hairdryer
3 x Smart TVs, WiFi
Lawn and patio garden with furniture
MICKLETON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Chipping Campden 3.5 miles; Shipston-on-Stour 8 miles; Stratford-upon-Avon 8.5 miles.
The charming village of Mickleton in Gloucestershire lies on the western edge of the Cotswolds Hills, close to the borders of Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Boasting many attractive black and white buildings, Mickleton offers a good selection of village amenities including a well-stocked shop, farm shops offering a taste of the area and two traditional pubs. Mickleton village is home to the famous Pudding Club at the Three Ways House Hotel, Definitely worth booking ahead for a full on 'Pudding Club experience'. Mickleton lies just south of the infamous Meon Hill, said to have inspired Tolkien's Weathertop from The Lord of the Rings. The small market town of Chipping Campden is close by, boasting an elegant terraced high street dating back to the 14th century. Here you can discover old inns, specialist shops, tea rooms and a splendid 17th century market hall. Also nearby is Shipston-on-Stour with its magnificent 17th century church. Stratford-upon-Avon can be reached within a pleasant drive, and is alive with character with its famous theatre, medieval buildings, cafes, charming riverside walks and boating trips. The magnificent medieval castle at Warwick makes a great day out for all the family, or why not visit the National Trust house at Charlecote Park with its graceful gardens, intriguing maze and deer park? Many unspoilt Cotswold towns and villages are dotted about this wonderful rural area, making Mickleton a superb holiday destination at any time of year.
Note: An initial basket of logs is provided for the woodburning stove from October to March; further log supplies can be purchased locally.
Note: The neighbouring property has a right of access across the patio by the kitchen, although this is rarely used.
Note: Sorry, children under the age of 10 are not accepted at Millbank Cottage.
Note: No commercial or corporate bookings.
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Introducing our newest Technical Recruiters to the Dallas team
Categories: In the News
Tags: IT recruiting | technical recruiter
From left to right: Grace, Michelle, Andrea, Lauren, Desiree
We're so happy to introduce you to the newest members of our team in Dallas! Here are a few fun facts about our new Technical Recruiters:
Grace Roberts has been dancing for her entire life and was a member of the TCU Showgirls Dance Team during her college years. She's planning on auditioning for a professional dance team in the future. If she could do anything in the world she would host a talk show, ideally on the Oprah Network.
If Dallas was a city in Hawaii, Michelle Johnston would be in heaven. Michelle has been dancing since the young age of four (maybe she could form a dancing duo with her new co-worker, Grace). Michelle lives for the most important food group ever: chocolate.
Andrea Troske is a St. Louis native. She's a diehard Blues and Cardinals fan and will continue to cheer them on next to the Stars and Rangers fans of Dallas (you are truly brave). Andrea has toured all 50 state capitol buildings and could eat her way through Italy if given the chance. Andrea was a jockey for four years in her youth.
Lauren Synar has made a big move all the way from Manhattan, New York to Dallas, Texas! She has a puppy named Judge who's excited to be graduating from bird dog training school in just a few short months.
Desiree Garrison is an Oklahoma City Thunder fan. You'll probably catch her scrolling through Pinterest during her down time. Desiree and her oldest sibling are 20 years apart. One of her favorite past-times is fishing, but she'll probably make you remove the hook from anything she catches if you join her.
We're so excited to have you all here with us at KellyMitchell Group!
Looking for a recruiting job in an entrepreneurial environment? Check out our open technical recruiting positions!
Looking for a new gig? Check out our current openings!
KellyMitchell matches the best IT and business talent with exclusive opportunities on an international scale. In addition to competitive compensation and one-on-one support from our team members, KellyMitchell consultants have the chance to work with exciting organizations in every industry. We connect job seekers with opportunity and clients with success. Our approach is personal. Our results are professional. Our reach is nationwide.


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June 23, 1993 (34th Parliament, 3rd Session)
Andrée Champagne (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)
Madam Deputy Speaker:
Order. I have the honour to inform the House that a communication has been received as follows:
Government House Ottawa
Mr. Speaker,
I have the honour to inform you that the Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, in her capacity as Deputy Governor General, will proceed to the Senate chamber today, the 23rd day of June, 1993 at 1.15 p.m., for the purpose of giving Royal Assent to certain bills.
Judith A. LaRocque Secretary to the Governor General
A message was delivered by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod as follows:
Madam Speaker, the Honourable Deputy to His Excellency the Governor General desires the immediate attendance of this honourable House in the Chamber of the honourable the Senate.
Accordingly, the Speaker with the House went up to the Senate Chamber.
And being returned:
Topic: THE ROYAL ASSENT


7 Days / 6 nights of all the highlights of Greece.
Arrival and departure to Athens with the option to extend your travel perhaps to the Greek Islands.
A quick way to see the highlights of Greece -this is also a great pre trip if you want to further explore the Greek Isles.
Day 3*: Start 4 Day Greek Classical Tour. Visit Epidaurus and Mycenae. Dinner and overnight in Olympia.
Day 4: Visit Olympia site. Dinner and overnight in Delphi.
Day 5: Visit Delphi site. Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka.
Day 6: Visit Meteora, return to Athens. Overnight in Athens.


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Group Development with Cody Rockwood
Beej BurnsPosted on April 13, 2017 Posted in Podcast
https://media.blubrry.com/completedeveloperpodcast/p/content.blubrry.com/completedeveloperpodcast/CDP-Episode0086-Group_Development_with_Cody_Rockwood.mp3
The stages of group development were originally proposed by Bruce Tuckman, Ph.D. in an article he wrote in 1965 called "Developmental Sequence in Small Groups." Dr. Tuckman was a psychologist who researched in the area of group dynamics. He started his career as a researcher for the Naval Medical Research Institute in a think tank setting looking at small group dynamics for small crew vessels and finished his career as a professor at Ohio State University. While most of his research focussed on education and college students his Stages of Group Development have been used in many industries where small groups work together toward a single goal.
In the original article Dr. Tuckman states that team growth and dynamics are influenced by the setting in which the group is working, the area where the group behavior falls at any point, and the where the group is in the sequence. He originally wrote about four phases of group development: Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. In 1977 he added a fifth stage called Adjourning. Dr. Tuckman states that they are all necessary for a team to grow and work together.
"I didn't quite go 'full med student' on this one but I did go 'all out grad student' which is OK."
Most critique of Dr. Tuckman's stages state they are too linear as groups may move in and out of different phases at different times. A group with members that have worked together before may start in forming then move into norming and performing but hit a setback that brings them to storming or re-norming. Timothy Biggs suggests rearranging the stages so that norming comes after forming and again after storming before reaching true performing. Robert Bales suggests that group members seek a balance between accomplishing tasks related to the project and building interpersonal relationships.
No matter the order or composition of the team all small groups go through these phases in the process of working together. The trick is to continually be producing while the team is in the process up to performing.
10:09 Forming
Forming is the initial stage where the team meets and learns about project and agrees on goals. Most members are positive and polite though some may be anxious or excited to get started. Members tend to exhibit their best behavior in this stage. The more mature members model appropriate behavior for the team. The environment plays an important role in setting the tone and behavioral model. Member's roles and responsibilities are not clear at this stage. Leadership has a stronger influence on the group.
"It's the honeymoon phase."
Tuckman describes this phase as orientation, testing, and dependence. This is where members of the group try to discover what is and is not accepted by the group. Boundaries are set by reactions and responses from members and leadership. Group members are tasked with identifying the relevant parameters and how the group will accomplish the goal.
The issues facing the team in this stage have to do with orientation and not knowing what is to come. Orientation both to the task at hand and the other team members is a major function of this stage. There is a fear of the unknown in this stage as well. What is expected of the individual member? What is expected of the team as a whole? How will other members react to these expectations?
19:44 Storming
The second stage of group formation starts when members begin to push against the boundaries set in the previous stage. This starts when members notice differences in each others working styles. Some individuals may feel they are taking on more work than others. Assumptions are made about work habits of others. It can come about through challenging leadership or members may be vying for position on the team. The team may not have clearly defined roles. Members may be overwhelmed with assumed workload placed on individual. Each team will vary in their duration, intensity, and destructiveness during this phase.
"The team has to be careful and conscious of excluding people because it's more natural for some to hang out."
Tuckman describes this phase as resistance to group influence and task requirements. Members of the group become hostile toward each other and leadership. Group members resist the formation of group structure by 'infighting' and uneven interaction. Members may react emotionally to resist demands placed on the individual.
There are several issues facing the team during this stage. Disagreements within the team must be resolved because personality clashes can bring work to a halt. There are no strong ties to colleagues for support in stressful times. Stress on the team is increased as there is a lack of established processes. It can be re-entered if new members added or new challenges or disagreements come up.
33:38 Norming
"Harmony is of maximum importance" ~ Bruce Tuckman
This stage comes about when members start to resolve their differences and work as a team toward a goal. Members appreciate each others strengths and respect the authority {Cartman voice} of leadership. They all take responsibility for the success of the team as a whole. Members share a common goal and there is a group ambition to succeed. Individual differences are tolerated to achieve the greater goal.
"Some team members are going to go through this faster than others."
Tuckman describes this phase as openness to other group members. Group cohesion is formed as members accept the group and the individual members. Members develop an open exchange of interpretation of the tasks or goals of the group.
The biggest risk in norming is regression to storming through addition of new members to the team or new challenges. New tasks can also create problems for the team. Members not accepting idiosyncrasies of other members may come into play if the team has been off for a time such as around the holidays.
43:50 Performing
This stage is reached when the team works without friction to meet the goals of the project. The structure and process of team interaction has already been set up. Members are competent and knowledgeable, autonomous, and comfortable in their decision making processes. Less supervision is required of the team. Leadership still participates but the team makes most of the decisions.
"The team members know how to communicate."
Tuckman describes this phase as constructive action. The group becomes a problems solving instrument. Members take on roles that will enhance the activities of the group. The effort previously used for group interactions now is placed on task achievement.
The largest issue or fear facing the team is that management will see the success and then break the team up thinking that individual members can help other teams that are still in the storming phase. In addition a total lack of supervision can cause regression to earlier stages. Over supervision can lead to under-performance. Also changing circumstances can cause regression to norming or even storming phases.
58:35 Adjourning or Mourning
"This comes about when the project is over or the organization is restructured."
This final stage occurs when the project is complete and the team is broken up. Most teams reach this stage eventually. Project teams only last for a fixed period of time and permanent teams may be restructured during organizational changes. Members tend to have mixed emotions about the conclusion of a project. They will feel sadness at the disbanding of the team and excitement at finishing a project. Some may even experience anxiety or fear of starting on a new team.
"The reward for working hard and working well together is the team gets split up."
Tuckman describes this phase as disengagement. The group is concerned with disengaging and ending the relationships built during the project. There is a sense of sadness at separation and some self evaluation. Groups members usually experience positive feelings toward each other and leadership even if there had been conflict during the project.
Members of the team may find this stage difficult because they like the routine established in earlier phases and have developed close relationships with each other. Individual fear of the unknown due to loss of known structure can cause members to be hesitant to start the process over again.
Win 10 Core Ultrasonic Distance Mapper
This project creates a RADAR type device using Ultrasonic Distance Sensors and a servo. Distance is typically measured with sound or light (infrared). These sensors measure distance within 80-500cm. RADAR requires a rotating sensor hence the servo. The servo is controlled by an Arduino and the sensor by a Raspberry Pi running Windows 10 IoT Core.
Arduino Nano R3
Raspberry Pi 2B
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
Resistors (1k and 2k)
Windows 10 IoT Core
Rip off the BandAid! Difficult situations do not get easier by waiting. This appears counterintuitive because most people were raised to avoid conflict. However, conflicts get worse by ignoring them. Resentment and anger at loss of control tends to be worse than the conflict.
Ultrasonic Distance Mapper
Developmental Sequence in Small Groups
Stages of Small Group Development Revisted
MindTools Article
Forming Storming Norming and Performing
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A Developer's Journey with Dave Harned ›
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Books & Arts in Review
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The Best Buildings of 2020 With Architecture's Future Under a Cloud
Museums and memorials wowed this year, but, in a socially distanced world, designers are rethinking their approach to built spaces.
Aerial view of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers
Photo: Sanjay Suchak
By Michael J. Lewis
Who could know in October 1929 that the architecture of Jazz Age America was dead, along with the world that created it? After the shock of the Great Crash, sensations like the Chrysler Building looked frivolous and bombastic. In a few years it was clear that people no longer demanded architectural sensations but serious buildings that addressed serious problems, particularly housing.
Likewise today; no one can yet predict what the coronavirus pandemic, the ensuing lockdown, the continuing health and safety protocols, as well as the general and lingering feeling of anxiety will mean for our buildings and infrastructure. But it is clear that these things have already brought about a radical reset. It is no longer enough for architects and those of us in the media who cover them to think of "architecture" primarily in terms of the latest eye-catching sensation. Suddenly larger issues are in play, such as the future of the workplace, dealing with the "mass" in mass transit, and even the fate of the city itself.


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Pope's Homilies »
Sex abuse victims: Irish cardinal's resignation not soon enough
BELFAST, Northern Ireland - For years, the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, refused to heed repeated calls for him to step down over alleged cover-ups of sexual abuse of children by clergy.
Political correctness may have led UK officials to ignore reports of sex abuse
CANTERBURY, England - Muslims have reacted with horror to a sensational report revealing that 1,400 children were subjected to rapes, abductions and beatings by gangs of men, mostly of Pakistani origin, in the northern English town of Rotherham.
Pope Francis raises eyebrows by saying pedophile priests include 'bishops and cardinals'
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has provoked a debate within the Catholic Church after being quoted as saying that one in 50 Catholic clerics is a pedophile.
Published in Vatican
Vatican questions accuracy of latest papal interview
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said the latest published interview with Pope Francis, in which he says fighting sex abuse and the mafia will be priorities of his pontificate, should not be considered a record of his exact words.
Pope Francis meets sex abuse victims, says clergy actions cloaked in complicity
VATICAN CITY - Asking for forgiveness, Pope Francis told abuse survivors that "despicable actions" caused by clergy have been hidden for too long and had been "camouflaged with a complicity that cannot be explained."
Ahead of the World Cup, Brazil's churches work to protect children from sex abuse
RIO DE JANEIRO - As Brazil counts down to the opening of the World Cup on June 12, churches in cities hosting the international soccer tournament are not content to sit on the sidelines and cheer.
Pope to meet with sex abuse victims for first time in June
Pope Francis will meet with a group of sex abuse victims for the first time in June, he told reporters May 26.
Published in A Holy Land pilgrimage
Antigonish bishop tells synod Church must respond to abuse crisis
VATICAN CITY - Bishop Brian Dunn of Antigonish, N.S., whose diocese was rocked by clerical sex abuse crises, told the Synod of Bishops that the new evangelization must address the reality of distrust and disappointment the scandal left in its wake.
With the sex abuse crisis, Catholics have experienced "a great disorientation that leads to forms of distrust of teachings and values that are essential for the followers of Christ," Dunn told the synod Oct. 12.
The diocese of Antigonish has sold hundreds of properties in an effort to raise the money necessary to cover legal settlement and sexual abuse lawsuit costs from before Dunn's appointment. In 2011, the previous bishop, Raymond Lahey, pled guilty and was jailed on charges of importing child pornography. The former bishop was laicized by the Vatican in May.
The Catholic Church cannot ignore the need to find a way to "evangelize those who have been deeply hurt by clergy who have been involved in sexual abuse," Dunn told the synod.
One possible way forward, Dunn said, is to look at the story of the disciples, disillusioned by Jesus' death, who are met by the risen Christ on the road to Emmaus. Christ walks with them and listens to them, the bishop said.
Dioceses must have real structures in place for listening to victims and coming to appreciate "the depth of hurt, anger and disillusionment associated with this scandal," he told the synod.
At the same time, the Church needs to investigate the causes of the sexual abuse crisis and ensure measures are in place to protect children and vulnerable adults.
"Those who have been hurt consistently call for a change in certain structures in the Church, but it is not only ecclesial structures that must change," he said, there also must be "a profound change of mentality, attitude and heart in our ways of working with laypeople."
The bishop called for the appointment of pastoral teams of clergy and laypeople to administer parishes, for a formal recognition of "lay ecclesial ministers," and for a "deliberate and systematic involvement and leadership of women at all levels of Church life."
When Church life is marked by "co-responsibility," Dunn said, "the Gospel will be heard anew, our faith fill be passed on more effectively, we will be renewed in our faith and our witness will become more authentic."


BULLETIN: (4th Update 3:28 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) U.S. Bankruptcy Judge August B. Landis of Nevada has transferred the TelexFree Chapter 11 case to Massachusetts, PonziTracker.com reported at 2:27 p.m.
At 2:34 p.m., PonziTracker reported that Landis has suspended all proceedings in the case until the transfer to Massachusetts can be completed.
Also see follow-up story by PonziTracker.
Just need the right spin.
Has Elvis left the building?
Lawyers from the US Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday they believe one of TelexFree Inc.'s owners has left the country for Brazil, amid a grand jury investigation of the Marlborough phone-service company and its principals.
Tony H: Has Elvis left the building?
My apologies for not putting you on the memo distribution list. In any case, Elvis has been working at a Kmart in Kalamazoo, Mich., since Aug. 17, 1977. Please update your notes.
On a side note, we're switching back to the lime Kool-Aid next week.
What a long, strange trip it has been, Tony.
PatrickPretty.com: Elvis has been working at a Kmart in Kalamazoo, Mich.
That must be where his daughter got her talent from.
Working in a rusty chippy van.
Quick note: Have now seen a "petition" from apparent TelexFree supporters to Judge Gorton, who is presiding over the SEC's TelexFree case in the District of Massachusetts.
Of course, there also was a "petition" to Judge Landis, who initially presided over the TelexFree bankruptcy case in Nevada before ordering the case transferred to federal bankruptcy court in Massachusetts.
The new bankruptcy judge is Judge Hoffman of the Massachusetts Central Division in Worcester. That's how things stand now.
For background, consider that members of the $119 million AdSurfDaily MLM scheme and the $850 million Zeek Rewards MLM scheme also launched petition drives.
* Makes MLM look ridiculous.
* Makes American business look ridiculous.
* Occurs because promoters, including some of whom proceed from one fraud scheme to another, seem to believe they can minimize the prospect of getting sued as defendants in regulatory actions or sued by their downlines — a/k/a, the victims they created.
The U.S. Trustee has talked about a "rabbit hole" at TelexFree. This, of course, is just another way to speak of the bizarre nature of TelexFree.
But this bizarre nature also was shared by Zeek and ASD. At the end of the day, the various petitions all can be viewed as pleas to make MLM crime lawful. It doesn't get any more bizarre than that.
Victims of MLM crimes are piling up at numbers the largest sports stadiums in the United States cannot accommodate. And yet the "programs'" supporters completely ignore this and, in fact, seek de facto sanitization from the courts for their schemes.
This situation is truly incredible — and it is dangerous beyond measure.


K-Meleon is an open-source web browser for Microsoft Windows. Based on the same Gecko layout engine as Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey, K-Meleon's design goal is to provide a fast and reliable web browser while providing a highly customizable interface and using system resources efficiently. It is released under the GNU General Public License.
It's a fusion between Netscape Navigator/NET and Mozilla Firefox.
It has a Semi-Firefox customed old discontinued browser.


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A young innocent becomes the prey for a series of devious, if unlucky females.
Andrew L. Stone
Marigold Marado
Violet Lawson
Baroness von Lukenburg
James Booth
Arthur Tate
Lionel Jeffries
Inspector Hobart/Baron von Lukenburg/President Esteda/Earl of Aldershot
Secret Of My Success, The (1965) - -- You Look Like Cary Grant!
Secret Of My Success, The (1965) - She's Dazed, Confused!
Secret Of My Success, The (1965) - -- Rather Unusual Interest
Detroit opening: 29 Sep 1965
Andrew L. Stone; Virginia Stone
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Arthur Tate dutifully follows his mother's advice to have faith in mankind. Now the major beneficiary of a will, he relates to the group assembled how his mother's words helped him advance from constable in a small British town to ruler of Guanduria and heir to a fortune. When redheaded dressmaker Violet Lawson reports her husband missing, Inspector Hobart suspects foul play and orders his men to dig up Lawson's cellar. Mrs. Lawson, the murderer, takes advantage of the digging to bury the corpse. Arthur's mother detects a connection between the voluptuous dressmaker and the local magistrate and uses the information to gain a promotion for her ineffectual son. In his new capacity as police inspector, Arthur arrests Baron von Lukenburg for developing a variety of giant spiders which have crushed a man. While Arthur becomes involved with the Baroness von Lukenburg, who is the real mad scientist, Mrs. Tate's intervention with Scotland Yard wins her son the post of liaison officer with President Esteda of Guanduria. Marigold Murada, a revolutionary pretending to film a movie about the takeover of a South American government, tricks Arthur and President Esteda into appearing in the movie. Arthur's film role makes him a hero and the new ruler of Guanduria when the film turns out to be a real coup d'état. In England, the wealthy Earl of Aldershot hears about Arthur's heroism, wills him £15 million, and dies. Arthur leaves the group and returns to his South American mansion to enjoy his riches. Mrs. Tate, however, wants more than her son's praise; after Arthur wills his estate to her, she blows up the mansion with Arthur in it.
Amy Dalby
Mrs. Tate
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Pringle
Robert Barnete
Colonel Armandez
Nicolau Breyner
Pallazio
David Davenport
Peadar Lamb
Ann Lancaster
Martin Benson
Reginald Beckwith
Ernest Clark
Noreen Ackland
Davis Boulton
John Bramall
Lucien Cailliet
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Women's Costume designed by
Felix Evans
Joao Baptista Laurenco
Americo Leite Rosa
Alan Mccabe
Derek New
Ken Ross
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Christopher Stone
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Secret Of My Success, The (1965) - She's Dazed, Confused! Policeman Tate (James Booth) infuriates Inspector Hobart (Lionel Jeffries, in one of three roles) with his sympathy for suspected murderess Violet (Stella Stevens), in the first "case" in The Secret Of My Success, 1965.
Secret Of My Success, The (1965) - -- Rather Unusual Interest Mad-ish scientist Lionel Jeffries (as "Baron von Lukenberg," second of three roles) is being investigated, along with the nutty Baroness (Honor Blackman) by newly-promoted Inspector Tate (James Booth) in The Secret Of My Success, 1965.
Secret Of My Success, The (1965) - -- You Look Like Cary Grant! Shirley Jones (as "Marigold") is a revolutionary pretending to be a film-maker, luring both President Esteda (Lionel Jeffries) and aide Tate (James Booth) in the third vignette from The Secret Of My Success, 1965.
The Secret of My Success (1965)
The Secret of My Success (1965) is a satirical comedy that charts the rise of Arthur Tate (James Booth) from lowly British town constable to wealthy ruler of a fictional South American republic. As Tate tells us the secret of his success, we are given three episodes detailing his ascent, each of which involves a beautiful woman. One (Stella Stevens) is a husband-killer; another (Honor Blackman) is a mad scientist who breeds spiders the size of dogs; and the last (Shirley Jones) is a revolutionary pretending to make a movie about a coup d'etat that turns out to be the real thing. Through it all, Tate's ineptitude, naïveté and sheer luck propel him upward, but the main catalyst is actually his scheming mother (Amy Dalby). Actor Lionel Jeffries pops up in four supporting comic roles throughout.
Written, produced and directed by the married filmmakers Andrew and Virginia Stone, and distributed by MGM, the picture didn't make much of a splash with audiences or critics, and it opened in New York on a bizarre double bill with the Italian sword-and-sandal epic Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963). The New York Times declared, "Mr. Stone, who obviously meant it all to be inventive and comical, rarely succeeds in being unusual or laugh-provoking." Variety found the film to be "neither comedy nor melodrama... Pic has good thesping, nice directorial touches, three sexy looking femmes, and massive sets and locations plus some comedy. But this never quite jells. Result is that four splendid portrayals by Lionel Jeffries, representing a virtual tour de force, likely won't be seen by many in the U.S."
Director Andrew L. Stone was an independent director, producer and writer who often collaborated with his wife Virginia, a producer and talented editor. He is generally remembered for naturalistic urban thrillers and '50s films noirs, and his best-known films include Stormy Weather (1943) (from his studio days), The Steel Trap (1952), Julie (1956), Cry Terror! (1958), The Decks Ran Red (1958) and The Last Voyage (1960). Stone did not believe in what he considered the wastefulness of studio shooting; he detested back-projection, process shots and dialogue looping, preferring to shoot on location with natural lighting and sound. "I insist on naturalistic lighting," he once said, "not the sort where a room is uniformly lit by enormous lights in gantries. If a guy moves, the whole lot needs realigning -- it takes hours, and the result is lousy."
The Secret of My Success, as a tongue-in-cheek comedy, may be something of an aberration among Stone's work, but he still applied his usual working methods, shooting on breathtaking locations in Portugal and England. This included work in and around Blenheim Palace, a magnificent country house in Oxfordshire famous as Winston Churchill's birthplace and which has been used in such other films as Barry Lyndon (1975), Greystoke (1984), Hamlet (1996), Entrapment (1999), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and The Young Victoria (2009). The Secret of My Success, however, appears to have been the first feature to shoot there.
Stone also rented the entire village of Lacock, England, for one week, filming all over the town as well as at beautiful Lacock Abbey, which has recently also been used for scenes in at least two Harry Potter movies. Stone paid to eliminate all the TV antennas marring the village skyline, in favor of one community aerial out of camera sight. "If you can't beat television," Stone told a reporter, "at least you can keep it out of your picture."
Producer: Andrew L. Stone, Virginia L. Stone
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Screenplay: Andrew L. Stone
Cinematography: Davis Boulton
Film Editing: Noreen Ackland
Cast: Shirley Jones (Marigold Marado), Stella Stevens (Violet Lawson), Honor Blackman (Lily, Baroness von Lukenberg), James Booth (Arthur Tate), Lionel Jeffries (Insp. Hobart/Baron von Lukenberg/The Earl of Aldershot/President Esteda), Richard Vernon (Lord Hetherby), Amy Dalby (Mrs. Tate), David Davenport, Peadar Lamb, Ann Lancaster (Angela Pringle).
C-100m. Letterboxed.
by Jeremy Arnold
The Secret of My Success (1965) is a satirical comedy that charts the rise of Arthur Tate (James Booth) from lowly British town constable to wealthy ruler of a fictional South American republic. As Tate tells us the secret of his success, we are given three episodes detailing his ascent, each of which involves a beautiful woman. One (Stella Stevens) is a husband-killer; another (Honor Blackman) is a mad scientist who breeds spiders the size of dogs; and the last (Shirley Jones) is a revolutionary pretending to make a movie about a coup d'etat that turns out to be the real thing. Through it all, Tate's ineptitude, naïveté and sheer luck propel him upward, but the main catalyst is actually his scheming mother (Amy Dalby). Actor Lionel Jeffries pops up in four supporting comic roles throughout. Written, produced and directed by the married filmmakers Andrew and Virginia Stone, and distributed by MGM, the picture didn't make much of a splash with audiences or critics, and it opened in New York on a bizarre double bill with the Italian sword-and-sandal epic Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963). The New York Times declared, "Mr. Stone, who obviously meant it all to be inventive and comical, rarely succeeds in being unusual or laugh-provoking." Variety found the film to be "neither comedy nor melodrama... Pic has good thesping, nice directorial touches, three sexy looking femmes, and massive sets and locations plus some comedy. But this never quite jells. Result is that four splendid portrayals by Lionel Jeffries, representing a virtual tour de force, likely won't be seen by many in the U.S." Director Andrew L. Stone was an independent director, producer and writer who often collaborated with his wife Virginia, a producer and talented editor. He is generally remembered for naturalistic urban thrillers and '50s films noirs, and his best-known films include Stormy Weather (1943) (from his studio days), The Steel Trap (1952), Julie (1956), Cry Terror! (1958), The Decks Ran Red (1958) and The Last Voyage (1960). Stone did not believe in what he considered the wastefulness of studio shooting; he detested back-projection, process shots and dialogue looping, preferring to shoot on location with natural lighting and sound. "I insist on naturalistic lighting," he once said, "not the sort where a room is uniformly lit by enormous lights in gantries. If a guy moves, the whole lot needs realigning -- it takes hours, and the result is lousy." The Secret of My Success, as a tongue-in-cheek comedy, may be something of an aberration among Stone's work, but he still applied his usual working methods, shooting on breathtaking locations in Portugal and England. This included work in and around Blenheim Palace, a magnificent country house in Oxfordshire famous as Winston Churchill's birthplace and which has been used in such other films as Barry Lyndon (1975), Greystoke (1984), Hamlet (1996), Entrapment (1999), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and The Young Victoria (2009). The Secret of My Success, however, appears to have been the first feature to shoot there. Stone also rented the entire village of Lacock, England, for one week, filming all over the town as well as at beautiful Lacock Abbey, which has recently also been used for scenes in at least two Harry Potter movies. Stone paid to eliminate all the TV antennas marring the village skyline, in favor of one community aerial out of camera sight. "If you can't beat television," Stone told a reporter, "at least you can keep it out of your picture." Producer: Andrew L. Stone, Virginia L. Stone Director: Andrew L. Stone Screenplay: Andrew L. Stone Cinematography: Davis Boulton Film Editing: Noreen Ackland Cast: Shirley Jones (Marigold Marado), Stella Stevens (Violet Lawson), Honor Blackman (Lily, Baroness von Lukenberg), James Booth (Arthur Tate), Lionel Jeffries (Insp. Hobart/Baron von Lukenberg/The Earl of Aldershot/President Esteda), Richard Vernon (Lord Hetherby), Amy Dalby (Mrs. Tate), David Davenport, Peadar Lamb, Ann Lancaster (Angela Pringle). C-100m. Letterboxed. by Jeremy Arnold
Copyright length: 103 min. Opened in London in December 1965 at 96 min.
Released in United States 1965


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The first article in this series (WR 319) examined the beginning of the revolution in Germany in November 1918. In this second part, we look at how the ruling class used its most powerful weapons - not only armed repression, but also the ideological campaigns of the former workers' party, the SPD, to inflict a major defeat on the revolutionary movement.
When it made its insurrection in November 1918 the working class forced the bourgeoisie in Germany to end the war. In order to sabotage the radicalisation of the movement and prevent a repeat of the 'Russian events' the capitalist class used the SPD within the struggles as a spearhead against the working class. Thanks to a particularly effective policy of sabotage the SPD, with the help of the unions, did all it could to sap the strength of the workers' councils.
In the face of the explosive development of the movement with soldiers' mutinying everywhere and going over to the side of the insurrectionary workers, the bourgeoisie could not possibly envisage an immediate policy of repression. It had first to act politically against the working class and then go on to obtain a military victory.
However the preparations for military action were made from the very beginning. It was not the right wing parties of the bourgeoisie which organised this repression but rather the one that still passed for 'the great Party of the proletariat', the SPD, and it did so in tight collaboration with the army. It was these famous democrats who went into action as capitalism's last line of defence. They were the ones who turned out to be the most effective rampart of capital. The SPD began by systematically setting up commando units as the companies of regular troops infected by the 'virus of the workers' struggles' were less and less inclined to follow the bourgeois government. These companies of volunteers, privileged with special pay, would act as auxiliaries for the repression.
Just one month after the start of the struggles the SPD ordered the police to enter by force the offices of Spartakus' newspaper, Die Rote Fahne. Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg and other Spartakists, but also members of the Berlin Executive Council, were arrested. At the same time troops loyal to the government attacked a demonstration of soldiers who had been demobilised or had deserted; fourteen demonstrators were killed. In response several factories went on strike on 7 December; general assemblies were held everywhere in the factories. For the first time on 8 December there was a demonstration of workers and armed soldiers in which more that 150,000 participated. In the towns of the Ruhr, like Mülheim, workers and soldiers arrested some industrialists.
Confronted with these provocations from the government, the revolutionaries did not push for an immediate insurrection but called for the massive mobilisation of the workers. The Spartakists made the analysis that the conditions were not yet ripe for the overthrow of the bourgeois government, particularly in so far as the capacities of the working class were concerned.
The national Congress of the councils that took place in the middle of December 1918 showed that this was in fact the case and the bourgeoisie profited from the situation. The delegates to this Congress decided to submit their decisions to a National Assembly that was to be elected. At the same time a Central Council (Zentralrat) was set up that was composed exclusively of members of the SPD who pretended to speak in the name of the workers' councils and the soldiers in Germany. The bourgeoisie realised that they could use this political weakness of the working class by unleashing another military provocation following the Congress: on 24 December the commando units and the governmental troop went onto the offensive. Eleven sailors and several soldiers were killed. Once more there was great indignation among the workers. Those of the Daimler motor company and several other Berlin factories formed a Red Guard. On 25 December powerful demonstrations took place in response to this attack. The government was forced to retreat. Now that the governing team was being increasingly discredited, the USPD, which up to then had participated in it along with the SPD, withdrew.
The bourgeoisie did not give way however. It continued to push for the disarmament of the proletariat which was still armed in Berlin and it made preparations to deliver it up to the decisive blow.
In order to set the population against the class movement, the SPD became the mouthpiece of a powerful campaign of slander against the revolutionaries and even went so far as to call for death to the Spartakists in particular.
For the KPD the activity of as large a number as possible of the working masses was indispensable if this tactic of capital was to be opposed. "After the initial phase of the revolution, that of the essentially political struggle, there opens up a phase of strengthened, intensified and mainly economic struggle." (Rosa Luxemburg at the founding Congress of the KPD). The SPD government "won't approach the lively flames of the economic class struggle"(ibid). That is why capital, with the SPD at its head, did all it could to prevent any extension of the struggles on this terrain by provoking premature armed uprisings of the workers and then repressing them. They needed to weaken the movement at its centre, Berlin, in the early days in order to then go on to attack the rest of the working class.
In January the bourgeoisie reorganised its troops stationed in Berlin. In all they had more than 80,000 soldiers throughout the City, of which 10,000 were storm troops. At the beginning of the month they launched another provocation against the workers in order to disperse them militarily. On 4 January the prefect of police in Berlin, Eichhorn, who had been nominated by the workers in November, was relieved of his functions by the bourgeois government. This was seen as an attack by the working class. In the evening of 4 January the Revolutionäre Obleute held a meeting which Liebknecht and Pieck attended in the name of the newly formed KPD.
The KPD, Revolutionäre Obleute and USPD called for a protest gathering for Sunday 5 January. About 150,000 workers attended following a demonstration in front of the prefecture of police. On the evening of 5 January some of the demonstrators occupied the offices of the SPD paper, Vorwärts, and other publishing houses. These actions were probably incited by agents provocateurs, at any rate they took place without the knowledge or approval of the committee.
Workers, male and female, soldiers and sailors! Call assemblies everywhere and make it clear to the masses that the National Assembly is a bluff. In every workshop, in every military unit, in every town take a look at and check whether your workers' and soldiers' council has really been elected, whether it doesn't contain representatives of the capitalist system, traitors to the working class such as Scheidemann's men, or inconsistent and oscillating elements such as the Independents." It follows from this analysis that the KPD saw clearly that the overthrow of the capitalist class was not yet immediately possible and that the insurrection wasn't yet on the agenda.
After the huge mass demonstration on 5 January another meeting of the Obleute was held the same evening, attended by delegates from the KPD and the USPD as well as representatives of the garrison troops. Carried away by the powerful demonstration that day, those present elected a Revolutionary Committee of 52 members led by Ledebour as president, Scholze for the Revolutionäre Obleute and Karl Liebknecht for the KPD. They decided on a general strike and another demonstration for the following day, 6 January.
The Revolutionary Committee distributed a leaflet calling for insurrection: "Fight for the power of the revolutionary proletariat! Down with the Ebert-Scheidemann government!"
Soldiers came to declare their solidarity with the Revolutionary Committee. A delegation of soldiers declared that they would take the side of the revolution as soon as the bankruptcy of the current Ebert-Scheidemann government was declared. At that, Liebknecht for the KPD, Scholze for the Obleute signed a decree declaring that it was bankrupt and that government affairs would be taken in hand by the Revolutionary Committee. On 6 January about 500,000 people demonstrated in the street. Demonstrations and gatherings took place in every sector of the city; the workers of Greater Berlin demanded their weapons back. The KPD demanded the arming of the proletariat and the disarming of the counter-revolutionaries. Although the Revolutionary Committee had produced the slogan "Down with the government" it took no serious initiative to carry out this orientation. In the factories no combat troops were organised, no attempt was made to take the affairs of the state in hand and paralyse the old government. Not only did the Revolutionary Committee have no plan of action but on the 6 January the navy forced it to leave its headquarters.
The mass of demonstrating workers awaited directions in the streets while their leaders were disabled. Although the proletarian leadership held back, hesitated, had no plan of action, the SPD-led government for its part rapidly got over the shock caused by this initial workers' offensive. Help came to rally round it on all sides. The SPD called for strikes and supporting demonstrations in favour of the government. A bitter and perfidious campaign was launched against the communists.
The SPD and its accomplices were thus preparing to massacre the revolutionaries of the KPD in the name of the revolution and the proletariat's interests. With the basest duplicity, it called on councils to stand behind the government in acting against what it called "armed gangs". The SPD even supplied a military section, which received weapons from the barracks, and Noske was placed at the head of the forces of repression with the words: "We need a bloodhound, I will not draw back from such a responsibility."
By 6 January, isolated skirmishes were taking place. While the government massed its troops around Berlin, on the evening of the 6th the Executive of the Berlin councils was in session. Dominated by the SPD and the USPD, it proposed that there should be negotiations between the Revolutionäre Obleute and the government, for whose overthrow the Revolutionary Committee had just been calling. The Executive played the 'conciliator', by proposing to reconcile the irreconcilable. This attitude confused the workers, and especially the soldiers who were already hesitant. The sailors thus decided to adopt a policy of 'neutrality'. In a situation of direct class confrontation, any indecision can rapidly lead the working class to lose confidence in its own capacities, and to adopt a suspicious attitude towards its own political organisations. By playing this card, the SPD helped to weaken the proletariat dramatically. At the same time, it used agents provocateurs (as was proven later) to push the workers into a confrontation.
Faced with this situation, the KPD leadership, unlike the Revolutionary Committee, had a very clear position: based on the analysis of the situation made at its founding Congress, it considered the insurrection to be premature.
The KPD thus called on the workers first and foremost to strengthen the councils by developing the struggle on their own class terrain, in the factories, and by getting rid of Ebert, Scheidemann, and Co. By intensifying their pressure through the councils, they could give the movement a new impetus, and then launch into the battle for the seizure of political power.
On the same day, Luxemburg and Jogiches violently criticised the slogan of immediate overthrow of the government put forward by the Revolutionary Committee, but also and above all the fact that the latter had shown itself, by its hesitant and even capitulationist attitude, incapable of directing the class movement. In particular, they reproached Liebknecht for acting on his own authority, letting himself be carried away by his enthusiasm and impatience, instead of referring to the Party leadership, and basing himself on the KPD's programme and analyses.
This situation shows that it was neither the programme nor the political analysis that were lacking, but the Party's ability as an organisation, to fulfil its role as the proletariat's political leadership. Founded only a few days before, the KPD had not the influence in the class, much less the solidity and organisational cohesion of the Bolshevik party one year earlier in Russia. The Communist Party's immaturity in Germany was at the heart of the dispersal in its ranks, which was to weigh heavily and dramatically in the events that followed.
The KPD did not have the strength to hold the movement back, as the Bolsheviks had done in July 1917. In the words of Ernst, the new Social-Democratic chief of police who replaced the ousted Eichhorn: "Any success for the Spartakus people was out of the question from the start, since by our preparation we had forced them to strike prematurely. Their cards were uncovered sooner they wished, and that is why we were able to combat them".
Following this military success, the bourgeoisie immediately understood that it should build on its advantage. It launched a bloody wave of repression in which thousands of Berlin workers and communists were assassinated, tortured, and thrown into prison. The murders of Liebknecht and Luxemburg were no exception, but revealed the bourgeoisie's vile determination to eliminate its mortal enemies: the revolutionaries.
On 19th January, 'democracy' triumphed: elections were held for the National Assembly. Under the pressure of the workers' struggles, the government in the meantime had transferred its sittings to Weimar. The Weimar Republic was established on the corpses of thousands of workers.
At its founding Congress, the KPD held that the class was not yet ripe for insurrection. After the movement initially dominated by the soldiers, a new impetus based on the factories, mass assemblies, and demonstrations was vital. This was a precondition for the class to gain, through its movement, greater strength and greater self-confidence. It was a condition for the revolution to be more than the affair of just a minority, or of a few desperate or impatient elements, but based on the revolutionary élan of the great majority of workers.
Moreover, in January the workers' councils did not exercise a real dual power, in that the SPD had succeeded in sabotaging them from within. As we showed in WR 319, the councils' National Congress held in mid-December had been a victory for the bourgeoisie, and unfortunately nothing new had come to stimulate the councils since then. The KPD's appreciation of the class movement and the balance of forces was perfectly lucid and realistic.
Some think that it is the party that takes power. But then, we would have to explain how a revolutionary organisation, no matter how strong, could do so when the great majority of the working class has not yet sufficiently developed its class consciousness, is hesitant and oscillating, and has not yet been able to create workers' councils with enough strength to oppose the bourgeois regime. Such a position completely misunderstands the fundamental characteristics of the proletarian revolution, and of the insurrection, which Lenin was the first to point out: "the insurrection must be based, not on a plot, not on a party, but on the vanguard class". Even in October 1917, the Bolsheviks were particularly concerned that it should be the Petrograd Soviet that took power, not the Bolshevik Party.
The proletarian insurrection cannot be 'decreed from on high'. On the contrary, it is a conscious action of the masses, which must first develop their initiative, and achieve a mastery of their own struggles. Only on this basis will the directives and orientations given by the councils and the party be followed.
The proletarian insurrection cannot be a putsch, as the bourgeois ideologues try to make us believe. It is the work of the entire working class. To shake off capitalism's yoke, the will of a few, even the class's clearest and most determined elements, is not enough: "the insurgent proletariat can only count on its numbers, its cohesion, its cadres, and its general staff' (Trotsky, History of the Russian Revolution, "The Art of Insurrection").