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In this new battle for parents' rights, the Catholic position is clear
Parents and protestors demonstrate against the 'No Outsiders' LGBT programme at Parkfield School, Birmingham (Getty)
The government is increasingly hostile to parents - but bishops, governors and the CES can all help
For several months, parents in Birmingham have been gathering on the street. They are campaigning against what they see as inappropriate lessons about LGBT issues being delivered to their primary school-age children.
Kids having to run a gauntlet of protestors to attend school is not a good look, whatever the cause. But the parents have a point – one which the Church in England and Wales cannot afford to ignore.
LGBT rights campaigners and some politicians claim that children need these lessons so that they grow up with a tolerant and open-minded attitude. The parents, meanwhile argue they are simply trying to protect their children from being sexualised at too early an age. But at heart, this is not really about whether children should know about same-sex relationships, but whether the parents or the state should decide what children should be taught and when. That point was recently recognised by the Conservative MP Esther McVey.
The longstanding approach in this country has been that, as a rule, parents should be left to bring up their children as they see fit. The state should only intervene when there is clear evidence of harm. That is consistent with the teaching of the Church that education is both the right and responsibility of parents. Schools can play an important role in helping parents fulfil this duty, but parents should always be the ones in charge.
Some worry that this leaves parents free to indoctrinate children with intolerant views. Of course, some parents may be bigoted and all parents make mistakes. But let's not forget that teachers also get things wrong – and so does the state. Long experience tells us that, we are better off trusting parents who, by and large, love their children and want the best for them.
In any case, who decides what we should tolerate and what attitudes are bigoted? Take the Catholic approach to LGBT issues. Church teaching is clear that unjust discrimination against those experiencing same-sex attraction is forbidden. Without doubt, schools should vigorously tackle all forms of bullying and harassment. But children also have a right to understand (at an appropriate age) Catholic teaching that sexual activity is a gift from God intended exclusively for a loving marriage between a woman and a man. The state has no right arbitrarily to decide that such an approach is "bigoted" and to prevent parents from passing on these values to their children.
Indeed, the recent legal changes to sex and relationships education (SRE) introduced by the government go directly against Catholic principles. For the first time, primary schools are being forced to teach relationships education from the age of 5. Crucially, there is no parental right of withdrawal from these lessons, a point which goes to the heart of the Birmingham protests. Further, the Government has downgraded the right of parents to withdraw children from actual sex education lessons to a "right to request" withdrawal, with the final decision to be taken by the headteacher. The right has been removed entirely for children over the age of 14.
The response of the Catholic Education Service (CES) to these attacks on parental rights has been odd. Far from opposing the reforms, they are on record as welcoming them. It is hard to know the motivation. As this week's Vatican document on gender points out, Catholic schools should "maintain their own vision of human sexuality". Perhaps the CES believes that Catholic schools will always do the right thing and so parents have nothing to fear. That suggests a somewhat naïve attitude. Moreover, the CES approach forgets that many Catholic children attend non-Catholic schools, where they will now be few protections against explicit and inappropriate approaches to SRE.
The irony is that the weight of academic research demonstrates that SRE is remarkably ineffective in terms of improving outcomes such as teenage pregnancy rates, delaying sexual activity or reducing sexually transmitted infections. That doesn't mean children don't have the right to accurate information about sex and relationships, nor that there is no place for any sex education in schools. It does mean, however, that parents, teachers and governors should have confidence in rejecting the secular approach to SRE encouraged by our politicians and chattering classes.
Sadly, we are stuck with the new regulations for now. But it is not too late for bishops, the CES and schools to take action in support of parents. Here are some suggestions:
The CES should advise all Catholic schools to follow a policy of maximum transparency regarding SRE. Parents should be consulted at every stage and any concerns taken into account. Above all, schools should make it easy for parents to find out exactly what is being taught to their children and when.
The CES should formally advise head teachers in Catholic schools that it is best practice never to refuse a parent's request that their child be withdrawn from SRE lessons.
Governors at Catholic schools should ensure their SRE policies are explicit that organisations opposed to Catholic teaching are never permitted to deliver any aspect of SRE. In particular, we need to see an end to the scandal of anti-Catholic groups like Stonewall being invited into schools to deliver sessions to pupils or teachers.
Finally, Bishops should take every opportunity to defend the right of all parents (whether Catholic or not) to be the primary educators of their children on sexuality and relationships.
Taking up these suggestions will no doubt lead to criticism from the secular press and politicians but, unless our leaders are willing put their heads above the parapet, we should not be surprised if parents decide to take matters into their own hands.
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Markets in focus: Dublin's start-up community
Home > Resources » Industry News » Markets in focus: Dublin's start-up community
As part of a series focusing on thriving economies (part 1 and part 2), this third and final instalment focuses exclusively on Dublin.
We focus on what Dublin has to offer to the global start-up community, why it has become such an attractive location for global entrepreneurs and talk to two of our recent investments based in the capital.
Dublin is in the perfect position to capitalise on the aftermath of Brexit. In fact, even in the uncertain landscape leading up to the UK's exit from the EU, it is well-placed to attract start-ups who are hesitant to lay foundations in the UK.
Following the 2008 crash, the Irish government established strategies to spark business growth, including introducing the role of a start-up commissioner. Since then, the ongoing support has only strengthened, with the government playing a key role in early-stage investment and working with local councils to build the perfect ecosystem for start-ups.
So, what can Dublin offer the global start-up community?
The flight route between London and Dublin is the busiest in Europe. Dublin is only a matter of hours away from every major European market and is the first stop for American companies looking to scale globally. But you don't even need to travel outside of the city to reach a global network; Dublin's Silicon Docks neighbourhood is home to multiple international tech giants such as Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, AirBnb, Twitter, Amazon… the list goes on. An enormous 80% of the world's tech companies have a presence in Dublin, more than anywhere else in the world.
Enviable talent network
The Irish education system provides Dublin's employers with an extremely high-quality talent pool, with Trinity College Dublin being ranked in the top tier of world universities and Ireland ranking in the top ten globally for knowledge transfer between universities and companies. While the presence of multinational corporations would suggest higher competition for talent, many young professionals are attracted to the city by the innovative start-up scene. In fact, Dublin's status as a global hub leading the way in technology attracts an even larger pool of talented professionals.
Attractive corporation tax
Dublin offers everything a start-up could dream of and more: aside from policies, strategies and positions dedicated to the cause, Dublin has one of the most desirable corporate tax rates in existence at an extraordinary 12.5 per cent (compared to 19 per cent in the UK, 30 per cent in Germany and 35 per cent in the US). On top of this, select companies can benefit from a 25 per cent research and development tax credit, meaning they can maximise R&D and minimise costs.
In short, Dublin possesses the perfect combination of global infrastructure, an enviable talent pool, reliable support resources and an accessible business culture. These factors, alongside many more, make Dublin the collaborative, forward-thinking, energetic hub of activity it is today. On top of this, with investors optimistic about the capital's start-up scene there are exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs and young businesses to secure funding and support. Serial Entrepreneur and Chairman of Recruitment Entrepreneur, James Caan CBE said: "In 2018, we executed an extremely successful expansion to the capital, offering Dublin-based entrepreneurs the chance to join our portfolio and benefit from our unique model for start-up recruitment businesses."
Dublin possesses the perfect combination of global infrastructure, an enviable talent pool, reliable support resources and an accessible business culture.
Recruitment Entrepreneur's first investment in the capital, 360 Search, is a leading financial recruitment firm specialising in asset management and pensions. Founded by Lynda Barnes in 2010, 360 Search boasts a team renowned for their expertise and market knowledge. For Lynda, the partnership creates huge opportunity: 'We're incredibly excited to join the Recruitment Entrepreneur portfolio. Our aim is to scale the business both in Dublin and overseas and we've found the right partner that truly supports those ambitions. Leveraging James's extensive network and having access to the resources and support now available to us from Recruitment Entrepreneur will facilitate our strategic growth'.
"We've found the right partner that truly supports our ambitions" Lynda Barnes, CEO at 360 Search
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Hot on the heels of their first investment in the capital, Recruitment Entrepreneur have recently partnered with financial recruitment business, Darwin Hawkins. Founders Niall O'Kelly and Mark Baker are excited for the future of their business, aspiring to become a key thought leader in Ireland and beyond. Mark praised the new partnership, stating "Recruitment Entrepreneur has a wealth of industry knowledge from an operations, recruitment and finance perspective, which has already provided us with infrastructure efficiencies in these early stages of our business set-up. James has shared invaluable advice about his experiences and leadership style and helped us design a strategy that will enable us to grow and scale in a way that matches our ambition."
Abid Hamid, CEO of Recruitment Entrepreneur, applauded Mark and Niall's strong position, saying, "Their deep understanding of the Irish market and extensive network of contacts will be invaluable assets as they establish Darwin Hawkins. We believe in the company and them as entrepreneurs. We're excited about this new investment and we're looking forward to working with them to achieve their ambitious objectives for the business."
"Their deep understanding of the Irish market and extensive network of contacts will be invaluable assets as they establish Darwin Hawkins" Abid Hamid, CEO at Recruitment Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs and young businesses would be hard pushed to find a healthier environment for sustained growth and success, and with the fastest-growing economy in Europe, Dublin's status as a global leader is only set to strengthen in 2019.
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California Drought Salvation - Global Syn-Turf at San Francisco's Fox News
Global Syn-Turf Jun 5, 2015
As a drought becomes a major concern in California, the idea of replacing old lawns with artificial grass becomes more and more attractive to home and business owners. In the interview with Ken Wayne, Fox News, San Francisco, Jim Luthi, the homeowner of Newark, confessed he has bit the bullet and replace the sod with artificial turf: "Thirty something years of having droughts on and off. "
As every homeowner knows, a nice lawn takes a lot of work and water, and for some it doesn't worth it anymore.
"A few years ago I wouldn't have got this because I didn't like the artificial turf, but they've gotten so good now that I figured you know what, I'm going to do it. And I wanted to lessen the workload on myself a little too," Jim said.
Michael McGinnis, a landscaper, loaded his pick up with a giant roll of artificial turf at Global Syn-Turf's warehouse in Hayward, California. He says he is getting a lot more business installing turf.
"It's becoming extremely popular. People can't get enough of it I guess," he told KTVU.
The artificial grass industry is exploding. Global Syn-Turf, the largest artificial grass manufacturing company in America runs 45,000 square foot warehouse in Hayward. But that's only a small part of their business. They carry artificial turf products all around United States, including large metropolitan areas in Florida, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, New York and East Coast. Residents and landscaping businesses in Southern California pick up turf directly from GST's huge Los Angeles and San Diego warehouses. With increasing popularity of artificial turf in United States, most manufacturers run out of products quickly, but not Global Syn-Turf.
Dave Maronic, a company vice-president, told KTVU the business is booming. "We've doubled, tripled every month," he said. "Different engineered blades is the way of the world right now."
Global Syn-Turf produces more than 65 types of artificial grass of different colors, heights and weights. Engineered blades are designed for high performance, impeccable resilience, super-natural looking turf. It is not your old-fashioned, carpet looking Astroturf.
"It looks just like the real thing, feels like the real thing. It's environmentally safe for the kids, for the pets," said Maronic.
With the late concern about a crumb rubber linked to health issues and used by other artificial grass manufacturers, Dave Maronic made it clear that Global Syn-Turf has never been in favor with the use of old, used crumb tires, and always recommended natural infill solutions to their customers.
"It's environmentally safe for the kids, for the pets," said Maronic. "There's different padding to meet G-Max ratings for fields that you don't have to use that rubber. So it's not something we carry. Not something we sell," he said.
G-Max is the measurement of the shock attenuation of sports surfaces. The performance values of an artificial grass field can be understood as a reflection of the field's G-Max rating. With the G-Max below 120, the surface is too soft and may not provide enough energy return to the athlete, and leads to premature exhaustion. When G-Max rating is above 180, it creates an overly hard field, and will cause a performance hazard introducing the risk for severe injuries. The use of crumb rubber is not required to achieve perfect G-Max rating, and there are other ways to achieve a maximum level of protection to athletes.
This year, Global Syn-Turf installed a million square feet of turf at the Twin Creek Sports Complex in Sunnyvale, California.
You may think that installing artificial grass is a more expensive alternative to a natural sod, but in a long haul it pays for itself by reducing water bills and the maintenance costs. In California, major water agencies run rebate programs to help homeowners transition their lawns into the drought-tolerant landscape. According to professor of Earth sciences at UC Santa Cruz Lisa Sloan, who predicted a severe California drought back in 2004, "the actual situation in the next few decades could be even more dire that our study suggested." But even the scientists are wrong, for most homeowners swapping to artificial lawns makes more sense money and maintenance wise.
At least that's the thinking of Jim Luthi as he gazes at his pristine Newark yard. "I think it looks great. Looks fabulous. Looks like regular grass."
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Exciting 2019: New Laws in California. Some Good, Some Not So.
There are no signs of severe drought in California this year, but the state legislators continue to move down the road of water wasting mindset prevention. As a reminder to those residents and businesses who have gotten a little lazy and are back to using as much water as before the drought, water legislations are passing on through eight phases of the mandatory water conservation program. It's Murphy's law: "Just when you think things cannot get any worse, they will." But there is also some good news for Californians. Minimum wage is going up to $11-$12 per hour depending on company size. Women are getting more protection. Illegal businesses of the past are making into respected taxpayers.
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A New Way to Predict Drought Before It Hits
Christopher Hain, the research scientist of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, leads a specializes project aimed to predict drought across North America from satellites. In times, when a climate change poses a threat to agriculture, any new way to catch on the drought conditions at early stages sounds just right.
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Hug a tree and take a selfie.
A new fundraising drive hopes to cash in on the selfie craze by getting people to take a snap of themselves while hugging a tree.
The Forest of Marston Vale Trust is launching its first ever social media fundraising campaign tomorrow (Wednesday).
Supported by The Bedford Blues Rugby Club, #treehugger is all about having fun outdoors and raising funds for the trust.
The money raised will help the group look after the woodlands it has created and pay for the planting of more trees.
People are being asked to take a selfie, post it to social media with the #treehugger, nominate three friends to do the same and make a £3 donation to the trust by texting 'TREE31 £3' to 70070.
Just £3 can help the trust in many ways including, maintaining woodland sites and keeping them as safe havens within communities for outdoors fun, managing habitats for wildlife and continuing to plant trees for future generations to enjoy.
Trust chief executive Nick Webb said: "We're hoping this campaign encourages local people outdoors to have fun at our woodland sites across the Marston Vale, and at country parks and woodlands further afield.
The #treehugger campaign is being launched at The Forest Centre in Station Road at 10.30am where staff, volunteers and friends of the forest will be joined by members of the Bedford Blues to take selfies. Anyone is welcome to join the launch for selfie fun.
For more information on the campaign and how clubs, schools and organisations can take part contact fundraising officer Robina Ballard-Davis on 01234 762605 or email robina.b-d@marstonvale.org.


The Joseph Groh Foundation is a wonderful organization that gives financial support to members of the construction field who have had life-altering injuries. Once a year, the organization honors several recipients with a grant and this year the Joseph Groh Foundation was thrilled to announce Daniel Parker as a recipient.
Daniel has worked in the construction business for 45 years and spent the last 28 years as a finish carpenter managing crews in Tigard, Oregon. As a hiking aficionado, Daniel loved hiking in the Oregon wilderness, and in June 2016, while hiking back down "The Tooth," a peak over 5600 feet in the Snoqualmie Pass area near Seattle, the ground at the trail's edge gave way and he fell 70 feet down a boulder field.
The fall was traumatic, leading to a spinal cord injury, a concussion, hemorrhagic brain lacerations, and a fractured left arm. Upon ending rehab, Daniel had function of his arms, but could no longer use his fingers. While insurance supplied him with a power wheelchair, Daniel desired to keep his upper body strength and cardiac health and desired an ultralight, collapsible manual wheelchair.
Service Experts is an official sponsor of the organization and long-term friend of Joe's. To find out more about the Joseph Groh Foundation or to give, see their website.


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Q: Why is my else passing through So basically for class we are using an if else where the user inputs a string and if that string is correct we assign a value to a specific variable. My code seems to be fine, but for some reason when I run it and test using the exact strings the program runs through the if and goes to the else, and prints the else even though our if is true. Here is my code: (I initialized all of the variables at the beginning and did not include them here.
value = Console.ReadLine();
        if (value == "ATX")
        {
            number1 = 3;
        }
        if (value == "XTS")
        {
            number1 = 34;
        }
        if (value == "CTS")
        {
            number1 = 2;
        }
        else
        {
         number1 = 0;
        }

Console.WriteLine(number1);

So basically if i enter ATX or XTS I get number1 = 0, but if I do the CTS then number1 = 2. What is going wrong here?

A: Actually when you pass "ATX" or "XTS", your code will set the value of number1 variable to "3" or "34".But you are overwriting the value of number1 variable again with your last if-else block.
Use else if throughout
if (value == "ATX")
{
    number1 = 3;
}
else if (value == "XTS")
{
    number1 = 34;
}
else if (value == "CTS")
{
    number1 = 2;
}
else
{
    number1 = 0;
}
Console.WriteLine(number1);

A: It's also easy to get the syntax wrong in such a way that the syntax is fine but the logic is not.
Use a different construct to prevent that. Here is an example:
String value = Console.ReadLine();
int number1;

switch (value)
{
    case "ATX": number1 =  3; break;
    case "XTS": number1 = 34; break;
    case "CTS": number1 =  2; break;
    default:    number1 =  0; break;
}

Console.WriteLine(number1);

A: Try using only one if and the rest "else if". Then for the last use "else".

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Trend Observation
New digital frontiers in India
Elysha Young
Elysha manages the Asia Pacific Mintel Trends team made up of expert analysts and trend spotters. She currently oversees content for Mintel Trends as well as client servicing for the region.
August 21st, 2020August 21st, 2020
In a recent move, Google has announced it will invest $10 billion over the next five years to accelerate the adoption of digital services in India. Following a $5.7 billion investment by Facebook in India, the 'Google for India Digitisation Fund' will be disbursed as a mix of equity investments, partnerships and investments in operations, infrastructure and business ecosystems.
Large Indian companies, small-scale start-ups as well as infrastructure houses such as data centres are set to benefit from the fund. Google-backed firms like Dunzo, Practo and Freshworks have proved the success potential of innovations that start in India.
However, India's own digital journey is far from complete. Google's fund will take forward the work in making the internet affordable and useful for over one billion Indians. From improving voice input and computing for a host of regional Indian languages to enabling digital transactions and supporting a new generation of local entrepreneurs, the fund is expected to rearrange lifestyles, make services more accessible and enable ease of doing business.
With India still reeling under the effects of lockdown, digital channels are providing a much-needed respite for consumers and businesses. According to research from Mintel's Global COVID-19 Tracker in the week of 17-21 July, close to a third of Indians say they are likely to spend more on technology and communications compared to last month.
Mintel Trend 'Click and Connect' highlights how technological devices and digital platforms are being used to connect consumers and enhance their relationships. Using technology and digitisation to rethink how we work and live will help mitigate the dual challenges of health and economy.
Enabling affordable access and information for every Indian in their own language, whether it is Hindi or a regional language, will be the key to intensifying internet penetration in rural and semi-urban areas. Brands that work to build new products and services that are deeply relevant to Indian consumers' needs will gain wider recognition and acceptance.
Although urban India constitutes a huge chunk of consumerism, the untapped potential of rural and remote areas will be essential for brands looking to expand and capture under-served markets. Mintel Trend Driver 'Rights' predicts consumers will move towards a more conscious approach to data sharing. This makes it imperative for the government and technology giants to empower businesses as they continue or begin a digital transformation.
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Haymakers featured in oversized window display at Dick's Sporting Goods; Easton Mall, Columbus, Ohio.
WHAT IS HAYMAKERS LACROSSE?
Haymakers Lacrosse is a Central Ohio U-19 select/developmental program, fielding teams for Rising Sophomores, Rising Juniors, and Rising Seniors. As a point of fact, we are the longest established developmental summer lacrosse program currently in operation in Central Ohio. While Haymakers Lacrosse enjoys representation by more than 20 different high school programs, we are extremely selective. We are NOT for everyone. Our squads are comprised of elite players, both talented and passionately committed to becoming the best lacrosse players that they can be. Our mission is "To provide serious young lacrosse prospects with intensive and advanced instruction, experience, exposure, and guidance through the recruiting process." Our program is designed to maximize a player's readiness for, and opportunities at the collegiate level.
The depth of experience amongst our coaching staff affords players the most intensive instruction of all the area summer lacrosse programs. On the field, we adhere to a rigorous curriculum. In addition to gaining invaluable playing experience against the highest level competition, our players benefit from a proven teaching progression, instrumented through college-level workouts.
Have NO illusions; Haymakers Lacrosse is the ONLY central Ohio select program with experience recruiting, coaching, and guiding players through a four-year college lacrosse career and beyond!
Our numerous connections and established credibility amongst the current ranks of collegiate coaches allows us to market our players more aggressively, yet appropriately. Haymakers Lacrosse's ultimate goal is to find numerous college options for our players. We strongly feel that after quality of education, it is paramount for a player to have a rewarding college lacrosse experience. In our eyes, that means striking a balance between a stable, competitive program with a program in which a player can realistically compete for playing time.
WHY BE A HAYMAKER?
At Haymakers Lacrosse we know that young players seek out summer developmental programs with two primary goals in mind. Players whom are truly committed seek a vehicle through which they can improve their game. And, ALL players want exposure to college coaches. In our experience, both can only be achieved through a simple formula....participate in the most competitive events possible.
College coaches have finite recruiting budgets. Man-power is also limited. Most college coaching staffs consist of just two or three individuals. By necessity, college coaches must make the most efficient use of these limited resources. They have to get the most "bang" for their recruiting budget. The college coaches go where the highest concentration is to be found on any given weekend. If you are not participating in those events; you are not maximizing your chance for exposure to the greatest number of college coaches. It also follows that if you are not participating in those top events; you are not maximizing your time with regard to your potential for improvement. Aside from falsely inflating one's ego, a player won't get anything out of playing against inferior competition. You can rest assured that playing for Haymakers Lacrosse means you WILL be playing in the top events, against the very best competition available.
At Haymakers Lacrosse, we promote all of our players equally. We don't cater to politics. There is NO favoritism afforded to players from any of the respective high schools represented on our rosters. We ALL fly the same colors, and our colors don't run! We rally around a common standard, and our players separate themselves solely by what they do on the field.
The Haymakers Lacrosse summer curriculum provides players with what they are looking for... and a whole lot more, including:
Haymakers Lacrosse Team Helmet – Cascade "R" series.
Haymakers Lacrosse Uniform (Shorts and Reversible)
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Haymakers Lacrosse Shooting Shirt
Maximized Team Chemistry
Elite-Level Competition
Maximized Exposure
Fall Training
Advanced Instruction
NO Conflicts-of-Interest… players from all high school programs are promoted equally!
"Haymakers Lacrosse Club, simply put, is one of the best club lacrosse programs in the country. From the instruction the players receive, to the competition they play; everything they do is at the highest level. As a college coach who has several Haymakers players on my team, I would highly recommend their program to anyone."
- Mike Plantholt, Ohio Wesleyan University Head Coach, 2-time North Coast Athletic Conference Coach Of The Year, 2-time All American at Gettysburg College, former NCAA Defenseman of The Year
"I've had the pleasure of watching Haymakers Lacrosse grow as a club organization into a competitive tournament team. I have been particularly impressed with the quality of play, as well as the direction of their leadership. In a short time, the Haymakers have made great strides!"
- Jim Stagnitta, Denver Outlaws Head Coach: former Rutgers University and Washington & Lee University Head Coach, 1999 NCAA D3 Coach of the Year
"The reason I like the Haymaker program is their kids are coachable and willing to do the work necessary to be a successful college lacrosse player. Their staff is extremely honest with their kids' abilities, and as a result, does a great job of placing players at programs where they have the chance to be the most successful. Coach Pritchard has been around lacrosse for a long time, and has a great body of work to draw from. We are always recruiting a couple of their guys."
- Jay Owen, Wittenberg University Men's Lacrosse Head Coach, former National Champion at Salisbury University
"Watching the Haymakers play is a priority of mine every summer. As a college coach, you know are you seeing great talent. You also know that when you recruit a player from the Haymakers Lacrosse Club you are getting a young man who is dedicated and has been given the instruction to be successful at the college level."
- Jason Tarnow, Baldwin Wallace University Head Coach, former All American and National Champion at Salisbury University.
"The Haymaker's Lacrosse Club is first rate, from being well organized, providing solid instruction, to well run practices. That environment enables the young men in the program to grow as both players and people as well as get great exposure to all the top lacrosse programs at all levels of college lacrosse."
- Michael Caravana, Denison University Head Coach: former Team USA coach, 1994 NCAA D3 Coach of the Year, 8X MCAC Coach of the Year, Member of New York and Virginia Lacrosse Halls of Fame, 4X All American at University of Virginia
"We always look forward to watching the Haymakers play! Hard working, disciplined, respectful and polite are a few of the words that come to mind when I think of the Haymaker players. We have two Haymaker players in our program here at Nazareth College so I see this first hand. They are well coached, very prepared and understand how to play lacrosse the right way. They coach their players to understand the meaning of hard work and what it takes to be successful at the next level. We hope to have a couple more Haymakers on our roster next year."
- Rob Randall, Nazareth College Head Coach: Nine Empire 8 Conference Titles, Six-time Empire 8 Conference Coach of The Year; Rochester Chapter US Lacrosse Hall of Fame
"As a college coach, I always look for three qualities in a club lacrosse program. 1) Competitive Environment; 2) Player Development, and 3) Honest Direction. The Haymakers Lacrosse Club excels in all three of these areas. All their teams are coached well and play with passion. On the business side, the Haymakers staff takes pride in supporting their players throughout the recruiting process. I truly believe in the Haymakers Lacrosse Club."
- Kyle Hannan, Mercer University Head Coach: former National Champion at Salisbury University
"As a college coach I have watched the Haymakers play as an elite program for six years. They can compete with any premier program in the country. Their staff coaches with passion and emotion and their players feed off that. The players themselves play fundamentally sound and have a good IQ for the game. Players that go through this elite program are ready for college due to their teaching and preparation. I love their players year end and year out!"
- Mark Frey, Ferrum College Head Coach
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The Fallen Fortress
Posted on October 8, 2019 August 20, 2022 Author Candlekeep Janitor
R.A. Salvatore keeps cranking out pages, and the Cleric Quintet marches on. Cadderly, having thwarted a magical disaster, fought in a bloody war, and defeated a band of freaky assassins, has finally learned about the machinations of the Evil League of Evil. Will he finally do something proactive and go kick the crap out of them, or spend another book faffing about avoiding the main plot? Well… turns out it's a bit of both.
The structure here is a bit odd. Cadderly opens the novel by announcing his intention to bring the fight to his enemies in Castle Trinity, and you think "Hooray! Finally, some forward motion on the series' main plot." But that storyline immediately goes on hold for the first two-fifths of the book while he decides to go destroy the evil body-swapping artifact from Night Masks instead, then picks back up again afterwards. This means that much of The Fallen Fortress is effectively filler, a side story that doesn't tie in directly with the main plot. The Ghearufu (the evil magical artifact in question) only just showed up in the previous book, so it doesn't even feel like this was something that was planned from the start. Rather, it feels like Salvatore got to this point, realized that he didn't have enough material to fill an entire book, then had to suddenly come up with a side plot to fill the gap.
That said, the remaining three-fifths are a satisfying and long-overdue climax to the series' oft-meandering plot. The Evil League of Evil is destroyed, the villains get their comeuppance, and the heroes all survive to return home in triumph. Unfortunately, they do so by fighting a never-ending series of battles only occasionally interrupted by any conversation or characterization, in classic Salvatorean style. The bits with Cadderly are okay, since he gets to talk with Danica and Dorigen and Aballister in the occasional breaks between his magic-slinging, but the scenes of the secondary characters fighting hordes of mooks are an endless spectacle of mind-numbing, tedious, pointless violence.
The premature conclusion leaves me very confused about how Salvatore is going to manage the fifth and final book in the series. Without most of the antagonists and conflicts which drove the first four books, I worry that it's going to feel like an anticlimactic side story tacked on to the main "Cadderly versus Castle Trinity" story. Well, no point in idle speculation — we'll find out when we get to 1994. I know I sound like a broken record here, but I can't help but keep pointing out how much tighter and better-paced this story would have been as a trilogy instead of a pentalogy. You just can't spread a single story over five books without padding it with some tedious flab, and it's obvious in every book.
Cadderly is a very frustrating character this time around. He's gained perfect control over his god-granted magical abilities, which basically let him do whatever he wants, any time he wants, with no effort or preparation. If he wills it and the plot doesn't get in the way, it happens. I'm once again reminded of that excellent dictum by H.G. Wells: "If anything is possible, nothing is interesting." The author keeps putting the party in ludicrously dangerous situations, up to and including strolling into the lair of an ancient red dragon, then pulls their bacon out of the fire with "then Cadderly did a magic thing." There's something to be said for the Vancian system of magic from Dungeons & Dragons; it may make magic feel more pedestrian, but at least it gives everyone a clear idea of what is possible and what someone can realistically do.
It's instructional to compare Cadderly's confrontation with Fyrentennimar here with Alias' battle with Mistinarperadnacles in Azure Bonds. Both of them single-handedly confront an ancient red dragon in its lair, then eventually manage to subdue the dragon and force it to cooperate. But Alias' battle feels much more interesting; she wins through a combination of guile and smarts (using her esoteric knowledge to force the dragon into a less dangerous form of duel) and sheer physical badassitude. By the end, it feels like she's earned the victory. Cadderly, by contrast, just walks into Fyren's lair, concentrates really hard, and magically enthralls it. The end result is that this ostensibly terrifying creature comes off as a total chump and the scene loses most of its potential drama.
That said, Cadderly gets a couple of good moments where his magical powers alone can't save the day and he has to think fast and use his wits. The mental battle between him and Ghost, where they play out a shape-changing combat reminiscent of The Sword in the Stone but with more spikes and gore, was particularly excellent. That sort of thing is fantasy that's genuinely fantastic, not just the tropes of other genres dressed up with elves and swords. I'd love to see more of that, please, rather than characters just waving their problems away with magic.
And speaking of waving things around, Cadderly is a complete dick in this book. At the very beginning he threatens, belittles, and then mentally dominates the head of his monastery, changing his mind and wiping his memory. He treats his friends like tools, never letting them in on his plans and brushing off their eminently sensible objections to his erratic behaviour by saying "my god told me to do this." He suddenly abandons his pacifist ideals and starts heaping the corpses of his foes Drizzt-style without remorse, scuttling his most interesting character conflict. In short, he's just an unlikable jerk here, an exemplar for how a Chosen One character arc can go terribly wrong. Salvatore begins to set up an interesting moral dilemma for him about "will I succumb to the temptation to use these powers irresponsibly?", but it gets dropped on the floor after a brief amount of lip service. All of his actions, even the awful ones, turn out to be correct and justified in the end, and he never has to face any consequences for his behaviour. At the end he just stone-cold kills his own father, then shrugs and walks away. No conflicted feelings or internal debate or moral qualms or anything — just the same indifference he has about all the other people he kills in the course of the book. For a guy who spent the second book full of self-doubt about his loathing for violence, he's sure come a long way… and become considerably less sympathetic and interesting in the process.
Shayleigh the elf and Vander the firbolg get practically no characterization at all. I'm trying to think of something to say about either of them and am drawing a blank; they seem to be here just to round out the battle scenes. Even Danica, Cadderly's girlfriend, spends almost all of her screen time punching goblins in the face and very little of it having character-developing interactions with her beau. And then there are the dwarves…
Ivan turned to regard Cadderly and the others, his pupils rolling about their sockets independently of each other. Somehow, Ivan still wore his deer-antlered helmet, and somehow, Shayleigh's splintered arrow had not been dislodged. "Who knowed?" Ivan asked innocently, giving a lame attempt at shrugging his shoulders as he fell facedown on the path.
His voice was grim, despite the sight of Pikel hopping all about, trying to put out wisps of smoke trailing from his heels and backside.
Outside of the endless battle scenes, Ivan and Pikel are still just refugees from a Looney Tunes short. They take damage, but it has all the emotional gravitas of watching a cartoon character take a frying pan to the face — you know they're not going to die or even be significantly inconvenienced, unless the inconvenience would provide cheap laughs. It's the worst possible way to do comic relief because it makes the actual drama that's going on around it seem tawdry. Imagine all the goofy "Gimli is a funny butt monkey" comic relief moments from the Lord of the Rings movies with the absurdity turned up to 11, and you have some idea of how this continually derails the mood in an irritating manner. I was actually glad to see Ivan get his ass handed to him in a fight at the end, because it was the first time in four books that he ever seemed to be in any sort of real physical danger.
The villains are a mixed bag here. Aballister, the mad wizard in charge of the Evil League of Evil, finally gets a chance to do something proactive instead of spending yet another book sitting in a corner being foolish. I was pleased to see that he actually makes multiple credible attempts to have Cadderly killed, then does a solid job of taking him on personally during the final confrontation. Unfortunately, his dialogue seems to get more clichéd with each passing novel. He does a great deal of ranting like a boring Evil Overlord here, then actually says "I am your father!" to Cadderly in classic Darth Vader style during the climactic confrontation. (Cue facepalm.) When he gets offed at the end, it feels like no great loss to the story.
His treacherous underling Dorigen, on the other hand, is a much better villain. She's been gradually losing her loyalty to Aballister over the course of the series, but finally snaps here and decides to help Cadderly and his friends — not out of any altruistic motives, mind, but because she's sick of working for a crazy person. It's a good character arc… on reflection, possibly the first good one we've seen yet in this series. It was clearly telegraphed from the end of In Sylvan Shadows onwards, so it didn't come as a surprise. And she didn't have a change of heart and immediately become one of the good guys, giving up her evil ways and being forgiven for all her terrible deeds; instead, she just gives up fighting and decides to stay neutral in the conflict, which is much more believable. No redemption, just a change in priorities. I expect there will probably be some sort of cheesy redemption arc for her in the last book, but I vastly prefer the more realistic way her story ends here.
Here's a fun theme that jumps right out at the reader: If you're fighting for a good cause, anything evil you do is justified. Cadderly kills his enemies by the dozens and hundreds, rewrites the minds of people who disagree with him, and treats his friends like shit. But it turns out that it's okay, you see, because whatever the Chosen One does is ipso facto heroic. He's never taken to task for any of this, his god doesn't mind, and everything he does works out great. It's not quite the heroic theme the author was going for, but it's unavoidable.
The writing is clumsy, by and large. The narration, full of digressions and awkward parenthetical asides, is constantly telling us about the character's internal states instead of letting them demonstrate it:
He managed to fight back the impulse, both because of his agreement with Shayleigh's logic, and because he was terribly afraid of snakes.
And the dialogue is stilted, with everyone sounding just a bit more dramatic than humans would normally:
"The air is too cold this high up for even one of a dwarf's toughness."
One of a what now? Everyone sounds a little off all the time, like the author was aiming for Tolkien but landed in the uncanny valley of Google Translate instead.
The pacing, as per usual for Salvatore, is a complete mess. Once the action moves to Castle Trinity around the halfway mark, the remainder of the novel is one long series of physical and magical battles with hardly any pauses for breath or character interactions. Oh god, so many battles. The reason this review is up later than I expected is because I kept putting the book down out of sheer boredom every time I came to another six-page stretch of "And then they killed a bunch of goblins." Eventually I had to just start skimming the "secondary characters fight lots of nameless extras" battle scenes because there were so many of them in the second half, they didn't add anything to the story, and they just kept dragging on and on. I kept hunting for scraps of interpersonal interaction and plot-relevant moments, but they felt so few and far between.
I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. Cadderly is a dick, most of the book is a never-ending procession of tedious fight scenes, and there's very, very little in the way of interesting character development. On the other hand, it's a book where both the heroes and villains are proactively pursuing their agendas, which has been a rare thing in this series. And it's good to see Salvatore finally advancing the series' plot, which was long overdue. I wavered between D+ and C– here, but I didn't have quite enough animus for this book to give it a D — it often bores, but does not seriously offend.
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Prince of Lies
6 Replies to "The Fallen Fortress"
Ben Rowe says:
You got "Prince of Lies" up next, which is going to give you a lot more substance to chew on, I think, and hopefully be a bit of a treat after the Salvatore slugfests.
Candlekeep Janitor says:
Yep! I've already started on it. It'll be a brief reprieve; the next one after Prince of Lies is another Salvatore one. Well, I guess it's not like I didn't know what I was getting myself into…
It's been entertaining to read someone writing down more or less my exact thoughts on all of these books, progressing just as I did when I read them. XD This whole project is great.
Druzil was definitely the only semi-competent evil character in this whole series, and if you're already tired of Salvatore's tendency to fill chapter after chapter with battle scenes, wait until The Thousand Orcs (which is when I finally gave up on reading new Drizzt books). I thought the title was poetic exaggeration, but it turns out no, he meant it when he said it. An entire novel that was basically a listicle of ways you can put sharp things into orcs to make them into dead orcs.
Salvatore's lovable schlocky hackiness was such a touchstone of my gaming group that my spouse once ran a one-shot using the d20 Modern ruleset in which we were fantasy creatures transported to the real world who were hired to protect R.A. while he was at GenCon from drow assassins who were pissed off at him for making everyone hate drow for the wrong reasons.
Thanks for the words of encouragement! I'm not sure I'll bother going all the way up to The Thousand Orcs; that's well past the classic TSR era that I'm trying to focus on. But yeah, his tendency towards overlong battle scenes with lots of pointless violence sure didn't get any better over time…
JdR says:
Delurking to offer encouragement. After referral via Metafilter https://www.metafilter.com/184067/Lets-Read-TSR a few days ago I've binged on your fantastic writing. Will be checking in regularly.
Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words. Working on the review for Prince of Lies now, so hopefully you won't have to wait too long.


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José Masci de Abreu (8 December 1944 – 3 June 2022) was a Brazilian politician. A member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party and later Podemos, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1995 to 2003.

He died in São Paulo on 3 June 2022 at the age of 77.

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Georg Wilhelm de Gennin () or Vilim Ivanovich de Gennin () (11 October 1665 — 12 April 1750) was a German-born Russian military officer and engineer who specialized in mining, fortification, and metallurgy.

Biography
He was born as Georg Wilhelm Henning on 11 October 1665 to a noble family, albeit one that was not of substantial means. The place of his birth has been of some contention with historians ranging speculation from Siegerland, then County of Nassau, Holy Roman Empire to Lower Saxony, or hailing from the Dutch Republic. He was baptized in Siegen as Georg Wilhelm Henning in 1676. He later changed his name to Gennin, which is easier to pronounce for Russian speakers.

During the Grand Embassy of Peter I in 1697, General Admiral Franz Lefort invited Gennin to join the Russian Imperial army. During the Great Northern War, Gennin excelled as an artillerist and fortification engineer.  In 1700 he would be promoted to the rank of lieutenant for his work in teaching artillery skills to the military; later on, in 1701, he would be commissioned to fortify Nizhny Novgorod. He would then be promoted to Captain in 1702 and then Major in 1706 for his role in fortifying towns and planning sieges.

In 1713 Gennin would begin managing the iron foundries of Olonets and modernized the weapon factories of Povenetsky Uyezd, Koncheozersky, and Petrovsky. During this period he would participate in the founding of Petrozavodsk. At the foundries he would find the peasants unwilling to adopt more modern practices, instead he would find allies in the local, self-sufficient Old Believer communities of the Vygovskaya desert. His success would see him awarded the rank of Major General in 1722 and an order to relocate to the Ural region and sort out the conflict between Vasily Tatischev and Akinfiy Nikitich Demidov. He would also make a name for himself as an opponent of corruption amongst the subordinates in the bureaucracy he developed to manage the factories.

Building on the work of Tatischev, Gennin's industrial developments would become the foundation of the cities of Yekaterinburg and Perm. In 1721 he would begin using copper ore found along the bank of the Mulyanka river to justify the creation of the Yegoshikha copper smelter. While in the region, he would also dam the Iset River creating a power source for an iron factory the Czar had established, he would be involved in establishing several factories reliant on rivers throughout the area.

Gennin would be invited as a witness for all accession ceremonies for the tsars that came after Peter I. He would make continuous attempts to have the crown relocate him to the capital, receiving awards in place of an order to return from the Ural region. In 1728, one such instance saw Gennin getting promoted to Lieutenant General by Tsar Peter II rather than return him to the capital.

On 12 April 1750 Gennin died leaving behind two sons.

Honors
In 1731 he was awarded an Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky knighthood.

Culture

Gennin was the author of the book "Description of Ural and Siberian factories", where for the first time he gives the geographical and historical description of the Perm Krai, including the Yagoshikhinskiy, Pyskorskiy and Suksunstiy factories with drawings. Gennin's sketches of Scythian era burial mounds in this work, these sketches would be utilized by other writers throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries on the study of Scythian artifacts.

In 2012 the German photographer Thomas Kellner traveled to Russia on behalf of RWE to work in Ekaterinburg and Perm to photograph industrial architecture (Genius Loci) as both cities were founded by Georg Wilhelm de Gennin. The factories he founded processed steel and metal. Kellner photographed not only on site in Russia, but also in the surrounding area of Siegen to capture the connection between the two regions in the processing of steel and metal.
Today the city of Yekaterinburg preserves the memory of its two founders in a monument located along Lenin Avenue.

Published works
  Г. В. Геннин. Описание Уральских и Сибирских заводов. 1735. — М.: Гос. изд-во «История заводов», 1937 (Description of the Urals and Siberian Smelteries)

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Q: What is Spec of the Adeles? Let $K$ be a global field and $A_K$ the ring of adeles.

What are the prime ideals of $A_K$?

I have been told that a full proof of this is quite subtle, but have been unable to find a reference for this result.

A: Let me do the case of the integral adeles $\mathbb A = \mathbb A_\mathbb Q$ -- I'm not feeling quite up to the task of a general number field. I think the following is about as explicit as one can be about the points of $Spec(\mathbb A)$, but perhaps there's more to be said about the topology.
Let $\Pi = \{2,3,5,\dots\}$ be the set of integral primes. Recalling that $\mathbb A = \mathbb Q \otimes \hat{\mathbb Z} \times \mathbb R$ where $\hat{\mathbb Z} = \prod_{p \in \Pi}\mathbb Z_p$, the following gets us most of the way to our goal:
Theorem: A radical ideal $I \in Spec(\hat{\mathbb Z})$ is specified by two pieces of data:

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*a filter $\mathcal F$ on the set of primes.

*a subset $F \subseteq (\mathbb N \cup \{\infty\})^\Pi$ such that for $f,g: \Pi \to \mathbb N \cup \{\infty\}$,

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*If $f \lesssim_\mathcal F g$ and $f \in F$, then $g \in F$.

*If $f,g \in F$, then $\min(f,g) \in F$.
Here, $f \lesssim_\mathcal F g$ means that there is a constant $C> 0$ such that $\{p \in \Pi \mid f(p) \leq C g(p)\} \in \mathcal F$.
Explicitly, the ideal $I = I(\mathcal F, F)$ corresponding to this data is:
$$I(\mathcal F, F) = \{x \in \hat{\mathbb Z} \mid \{p \mid (v(x))_p \in F\} \in \mathcal F\}$$
where $v(x): \Pi \to \mathbb N \cup \{\infty\}$ sends $p \in \Pi$ to the $p$-adic valuation $v_p(x_p)$ of $x_p$. We have $I(\mathcal F, F) \subseteq I(\mathcal G, G)$ if and only if $\mathcal F \subseteq \mathcal G$ and $F \subseteq G$.
The ideal $I(\mathcal F, F)$ is prime if and only if $\mathcal F \in \beta(\Pi)$ is an ultrafilter.
This gives a complete description of the points of $Spec(\hat{\mathbb Z})$ and a basis for its topology. To get $Spec(\mathbb A)$, throw out the points $I(\uparrow \{p\}, F)$ for $p \in \Pi$, where $F$ consists of those functions $f: \Pi \to \mathbb N\cup \{\infty\}$ with $f(p) \geq 1$ (to localize at $\mathbb Q$), and add a point for $Spec(\mathbb R)$.

Notes:

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*If $\mathcal F = \uparrow\{p\}$ is a principal ultrafilter at $p \in \Pi$, then there are exactly two points of the form $I(\uparrow\{p\}, F)$; these are the two points in the image of the inclusion $Spec(\mathbb Z_p) \hookrightarrow Spec(\hat{\mathbb Z})$.

*If $\mathcal F$ is a nonprincipal ultrafilter, then the points of the form $I(\mathcal F, F)$ are exactly those in the image of the map $Spec(\hat{\mathbb Z}/\mathcal F) \to Spec(\hat{\mathbb Z})$ where $\hat{\mathbb Z}/\mathcal F = \prod_{p \in \Pi} \mathbb Z_p / \mathcal F$ is the ultraproduct.

*If $\mathcal F$ is a nonprincipal ultrafilter, then after modding out by $\mathcal F$, the functions $f: \Pi \to \mathbb N \cup \{\infty\}$ form a complete dense linear order of cardinality continuum. With a little more work (relating this to the set of functions $\Pi \to \mathbb R_{>0}$ and using the fact that any complete dense linearly ordered abelian group is isomorphic to $\mathbb R$), we see that the collection of points $I(\mathcal F, F) \in Spec(\hat{\mathbb Z})$ with the same ultrafilter part are homeomorphic to the half-open interval $(1,\infty]$ with the open-lower-interval topology.

*Thus $Spec(\hat{\mathbb Z})$ consists of

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*a copy of $\beta(\Pi)$, the space of ultrafilters on the primes $\Pi$, corresponding to points $I(\mathcal F, F)$ where $F$ contains only functions which are constant at $\infty$ for some $T \in \mathcal F$ (quotienting $\hat{\mathbb Z}$ by one of these ideals is exactly taking the ultraproduct $\prod_{p \in \Pi} \mathbb Z_p / \mathcal F$).

*for each isolated point of $\beta(\Pi)$, an additional point connected to it (from (2) above). These points are discarded in $Spec(\mathbb A)$.

*for each non-isolated point of $\beta(\Pi)$, an interval emanating from it (from (4) above) in the open-lower-interval topology.
However, the topology is more complicated when one looks at more than one nonprincipal ultrafilter at a time.

Sketch of Proof:
If $I$ is an ideal, let $\mathcal F(I) = \{S \subseteq \Pi \mid z_S \in I\}$ where $(z_S)_p = \begin{cases} 0 & p \in S \\ 1 & p \not \in S \end{cases}$. It's not hard to see that $\mathcal F(I)$ is a filter, and an ultrafilter if $I$ is prime. Moreover, the ideal $(z_S \mid S \in \mathcal F(I))$ is contained in $I$. Then set $F(I) = \{f: \Pi \to \mathbb N \cup \{\infty\} \mid \exists x \in I,\, v(x) = f\}$. It's not hard to see that $F(I)$ satisfies the properties above, and that $I$ is generated by $\{(p^{f(p)})_{p \in \Pi} \mid f \in F(I)\}$. Conversely, it's easy to check that $I(\mathcal F, F)$ is a radical ideal, prime if and only if $\mathcal F$ is an ultrafilter.


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For information on events involving The Fix-It Man, head over to Dim's Write Stuff Blog or EK Books' Events page.
Beautifully written and illustrated, The Fix-It Man is a valuable tool for educators, parents, schools and all parents. It shows metaphorically and symbolically that through persevering and getting on with ordinary life tasks, even through the harsh reality of loss, a deeper level of love and understanding can emerge. This is a wonderful book also to benefit men as role models for grieving children, as it shows that both task AND relationship are powerful healers in the grieving process.
There's such symmetry between Dimity's text and Nicky's evocative illustrations which take the story to a whole new level.They truly capture the emotion and poignancy of the subject matter and the beautiful relationship between father and daughter.I can see The Fix It Man providing a wonderful conversation book in homes and schools, not just for gently introducing children to the concept of loss, but for building empathy for others.Dee White, Deescribe Writing.


Britax dualfix combination car seat, suitable from birth - 4years approx. Can be forward or rear facing from 9months to 4 years. Car seat swivels 360 degrees so extremely easy to get the child in and out of the seat, very helpful as they get bigger! This car seat has not been involved in any accidents. I have put some insulation tape around the bar that rests on the back of the vehicle seat as the foam did start to tear a little, this does not affect the use of the seat.
The car seat secures with isofix anchorage, it cannot be used with the vehicles seat belts. The seat reclines in both forward and rear facing positions, it reclines further when rearward facing for younger babies. From 9 months (or the appropriate weight) the child can face front or rear right through to approx 4 years.
Rear facing is much safer for the child in the event of a collision. Please message me if you have any more questions. The item "Britax Dualfix Combination Car Seat In Grape Purple" is in sale since Monday, March 14, 2016. This item is in the category "Baby\Car Seats & Accessories\Car Seats". The seller is "nathth_2012" and is located in Lancashire.


What is motion capture? If you ask Wikipedia it says "Motion Capture (Mo-cap for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people." (so kind of like filming?) No, not quite… Basically it's those funny suits with dots all over them that we turn into an animation!
Both our camera crews and animation team are experienced creating digital character models for gaming, film and TV using advanced motion capture techniques. With the most up to date technology in mocap monitoring systems, animation software and techniques, we can help bring any vision to life.
Filming at Leavesden Studios, home of Harry Potter, we've worked on some of the highest volume mocap shoots to have ever taken place. Depending on your requirements, we can produce your content in a purpose built motion capture studio, or on location with a mobile rig. We're used to all kinds of unusual set ups, even involving animals such as horses and dogs. After the shoot, your data will be kept securely and data cleanup is carried out quickly and efficiently.
We can get involved in the pre-production and shoot stage, or the animation stage, or both. Our highly skilled post-production team have created both highly realistic and stylised animation content from motion capture footage, with a range of expertise in modelling, texturing and compositing. Our creative team can also work with you to develop concepts for animated cinema or TV commercials, as well as putting into production.
Tell us all about your project. If it's too much to write, we're happy to talk, meet up, exchange emails - whatever works for you!


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Station News & Events
The World Looks at the Exit of New York Times Editor Jill Abramson for 5-15
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Lots of newsroom chatter today about the abrupt exit of New York Times editor Jill Abramson, the first woman in the job. The news came on the same day the top editor at the French daily Le Monde, also a woman, resigned from her job, citing personal attacks. It got us wondering about journalism and leadership worldwide and whether it's possible to tease out what role, if any, gender plays in these newsroom power struggles. Stay tuned.
Also today, President Obama toured the new September 11th museum, plunging us back into our collective memories of the 2001 terrorist attacks. For perspective Marco speaks with Elizabeth Greenspan, author of a book about the memorial called Ground Zero. She walks us through the tangled history of creating the memorial and lays out the dilemmas inherent in trying to commemorate and educate at the same time.
Most Javanese in Indonesia are devout Muslims. And yet in the town of Solo, there is a very different face of modern Indonesian Islam. Just outside the city is a hilltop Islamic shrine. Every 35 days Muslims from across Indonesia flock there to conduct a surprising ritual involving prayers, flowers and sex. We reveal all on today's show.
And graphic novelist Box Brown talks about his new biography of Andre the Giant, A Frenchman who is the most popular professional wrestling villain of all time.


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Stephen Collins: The Greek effect – how Greece has become part of Irish politics
'Fianna Fáil appears stranded in no man's land'
Sat, Jun 27, 2015, 04:45
Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrives at the EU Council headquarters at the start of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, June 26th. Photograph: Reuters/Eric Vidal
The Greek crisis has intruded itself into Irish party politics over the past week and could even have a direct impact on the outcome of the next election here.
At the EU summit in Brussels, Enda Kenny told his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras to do his political business the Irish way and come up with a realistic deal that other countries could accept. He was responding to a tweet from Tsipras, who suggested Ireland and Portugal had received preferential treatment to Greece from the EU institutions and the IMF.
At home Tánaiste Joan Burton was blunter, complaining Syriza was more interested in lecturing the rest of Europe than running the Greek economy.
At one level the clash between the Coalition and the Greek government is about party politics. Sinn Féin, the hard left, Shane Ross and some Independent TDs were vociferous supporters of Syriza during the Greek election in January.
As early as his victory speech on the night of the election, Tsipras reciprocated the sentiments. "The victory of Syriza will be followed by the Spanish people electing Podemos and United Left and next year, in Ireland, with Sinn Féin," he told a jubilant crowd of supporters in Athens.
Such open support for the Government's political opponents was hardly the best way of persuading the Coalition parties to look favourably on Greek demands for a new deal, but the issue goes far deeper than pure party self-interest.
If Syriza gets a substantial debt write- off and further financial aid with no serious commitments to political and economic reform, the response of the main Irish parties to the crisis here will be utterly discredited. The political implications of that are obvious. Sinn Féin in Ireland, Podemos in Spain and any number of populist left and right wing parties would be on the march in Europe. Political contagion rather than economic contagion would become a real threat to the euro and the future of the EU itself.
In the face of such a challenge, no government in the entire euro zone or the wider EU, of whatever political stripe, has been prepared to accept Greek demands, although there is a clear desire to keep the country in the euro zone.
The negotiating style of Tsipras and his finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, exacerbated the problem and even potential allies such as France and Italy were quickly alienated. While the EU is good at last-minute fudges, time is running out for Tsipras to take up Kenny's suggestion of copying the Irish approach by modifying the proposed deal with proposals of its own and seeking a "reprofiling" of its debt rather than a write-off.
At his post-summit press conference the Taoiseach was clear that he did not favour debt write-off, as the Greeks are demanding, but would support efforts to mitigate its impact down the line. He was also anxious to reject claims that Ireland was being particularly negative towards Greece, saying other leaders had taken a more robust approach to Tsipras.
Kenny emphasised that if the Greeks could come up with a deal acceptable to euro zone finance ministers today, funds would be freed up to keep Greece afloat for another six months while discussions continued on a third bailout.
Nonetheless, Kenny and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan are clearly impatient with the Greek negotiating stance and are determined to show the Irish electorate the implications of following the Greek line. There is also the small matter of the €350 million the Irish taxpayer has lent to Greece as part of the last bailout. A debt write-off would mean there would suddenly be a hole in Government accounts and an extra €350 million would have to be found to plug it.
Any new deal would probably involve more Irish borrowed money being piled on top of that. Joan Burton put it bluntly: "When Yanis Varoufakis asks the Irish people for solidarity, he also needs to persuade us that any support we give will be money well spent. We also need to be persuaded that the Greek government will keep . . . the undertakings given to small countries such as Ireland who are themselves under fiscal pressure. And so far the case made . . . is less than persuasive."
Fianna Fáil appears stranded in no man's land on the issue. Party leader Micheál Martin was highly critical of the Government's stance on Greece in the Dáil during the week. "The effort of the Greek government to secure a reduction in the impact of its debts is reasonable and it is one we should be supporting, rather than joining the hardline effort to say 'No' to everything," he told the Dáil. How it makes sense for the party that negotiated the €64 billion Irish bailout to demand a debt write-off for Greece suggests a level of confusion that could come back to haunt it when the election comes around.
Joan Burton
Michael Noonan
Shane Ross
Schäuble says Greece default, euro exit looks inevitable
Analysis: Tsipras's gamble backfires as Greece nears exit
Tsipras announces referendum will be held on Greek bailout
Greece standing at a strategic crossroads
All eyes on Greece as markets stand still
Cliff Taylor: A tale of two economies – could Greece learn from Ireland?
Diarmaid Ferriter: Flanagan boasts Irish are pride of Europe – but what kind of Europe?
Euro zone integration must go ahead, but not as a technocratic project
Merkel helped by split in Eurosceptic AfD


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Laibach - The Sound Of Music
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Lonely Goatherd
Sixteen Going On Seventeen
So Long, Farewell
Maria / Korea
The Sound of Gayageum
The Sound of Music was conceived when Laibach were infamously invited to perform in North Korea in 2015. The band performed several songs from the 1965 film's soundtrack at the concert in Pyongyang. The Sound of Music was chosen by Laibach as it's a well-known and beloved film in the DPRK that is often used by schoolchildren to learn English. Laibach are joined by Boris Benko (Silence) and Marina Mårtensson on vocals. The album gives the Laibach treatment to tracks such as "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss," "Do-Re-Mi" and "Maria," here reworked as "Maria / Korea" ("How do you solve a problem like Maria / Korea?").
While the majority of the tracks on the album are from the film, the band also included "Arirang," an interpretation of a traditional Korean folk song considered the unofficial national anthem of both North and South Korea (and released recently to mark the historic summit in Singapore between Donald Trump and the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un). Also included is their own workout of the Gayageum, a traditional Korean zither-like string instrument performed by students from the Kum Song Music School in Pyongyang and a recording of the band's "welcome" speech to Korea from Mr. Ryu from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Committee for Cultural Relations.
Laibach's groundbreaking performance in North Korea was documented by director, artist and cultural diplomat Morten Traavik in the film Liberation Day (described by MOJO as "a humorous, disturbing, illuminating and sometimes moving immersion into an anomalous communist mirror-world …") which is out now via ITunes following its screening for Storyville on BBC4.
The album was recorded and produced in Ljubljana, Slovenia and in Pyongyang, North Korea. It represents another successful collaboration between Laibach and Silence (Primož Hladnik and Boris Benko), who previously co-created Laibach's 2006 Volk album.
The band will open the Steirischer Herbst festival in Austria with the live premiere of The Sound of Music on September 20. The performance will feature a string sextet and children's choir. A member of Laibach will DJ in a club in the middle of a mountain in the city of Graz later that evening. On the September 21, Ivo Salinger (aka Ivan Novak) will be in conversation with the director of the festival. Ahead of then, the band will perform in Ljubljana with the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra and have confirmed two dates in Russia in October. Further dates to be added – full details at http://www.laibach.org/future-events/
Over 35 years on from their genesis in the then-Yugoslavian industrial town Trbovlje, Laibach are still the most internationally acclaimed band to have come out of the former Communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe. Founded in the death year of the country's founding father Tito, and rising to fame as Yugoslavia steered towards self-destruction, Laibach can make you think, dance and march to the same music.
Laibach - The Sound Of Music CD
Laibach - The Sound of Music Gold LP


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Our limo fleet comprises of 8, 12 and 16-seater options; coming in all sorts of colours, sizes and styles. So, whether you are looking for a wedding vehicle, a limo for prom, a luxury transport service for a business meeting or anything else, we can offer our support.
Looking for something a little sophisticated? If so, then we will certainly have the perfect chauffeur car for you. With the largest selection across the whole region of California, we can offer everything from Rolls Royces and Bentleys to Chryslers and mercedes.
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One of the best ways to give your life the renewed energy that it needs is to move to a sunny location and start your own business. A good climate along with the job satisfaction coming from being your own boss is sure to turn you into a completely different person.
Malta is a perfect example of a place where you can reach your dreams. The environment is perfect and the governing bodies there are very helpful.
When you move to Malta to open your very own casino, you will quickly see how easy the whole process can be. For one thing, the Malta Gaming Authority gives licenses for new casinos, and they give them to business owners from all over Europe. There is no need to be a citizen of Malta to take advantage of the tax breaks that the island is known for, and the casino gaming permit that the gaming commission gives out.
There are many alternative methods for staying long-term in Malta, if being a serious business owner is something that you want to do. The most popular method for attaining residence permits can be found through the Malta Residence and Visa Programme. The MRVP is a new system that makes it incredibly easy for people from all over the world to stay and become business owners.
Systems like the new residence program, along with many other initiatives taken by the Malta government have made Malta one of the best places in Europe for running casinos and other businesses focused on gambling.
Go ahead and follow your heart. Get out of that boring rat race and move to Malta. You will be happier for it, and chances are, you will discover things about yourself that you never thought possible.


I love when I can get any enthusiastic senior in front of my lens, and particularly when they're senior guys who are excited about their session! Let's be honest; some guys go along with a senior shoot to make mom or dad happy, and while they may not be thrilled, they sort of grin-and-bear it! But it doesn't have to be like that! I work hard to make sure my seniors (guys and girls alike) can walk away knowing they had the best photo experience available, and yes, that they have fun! Nathaniel rolled in ready to go, and was a great sport. He is a graduate from Brentsville High School, and he dreams of one day becoming an architectural designer.
Nathaniel really enjoyed his days in high school, and especially remembers senior prom as the standout moment among his memories. "Senior prom was my favorite memory because my prom date was just amazing. She's very sweet and beautiful, and she was the perfect person to go with me to my last prom." He also enjoyed participating in Lacrosse and Painting, and spending time with his friends. "I'd say my friends would describe me as talkative, energetic, and fun", he explains, "I'd tell every freshman to do their homework and take things seriously, and also, to not worry too much about everything that happens on social media." His creative spirit is something I really admire, and I know it will take him to great places. After graduating, he hopes to do some more traveling (to Fiji), and to begin his career at Northern Virginia Community College, before transferring to a four year university. He's got great style, a great smile, and I loved working with him!
To book your own shoot, please contact me today! I'd love to share with you about my different packages and plans, including the Debonair session (which Nathaniel chose), which is exclusively for senior guys. Let's get you booked!


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What Constitutes Breach of Contract in Washington, DC?
Many Washington, D.C. individuals and businesses enter into contractual relationships to protect the integrity of business transactions. These may include purchasing property, developing products or forming partnerships and other relationships. When this contract is violated, it may result in a situation in which both parties feel as though a wrong has been done. Tobin, O'Connor & Ewing can consult with you and represent your case in court. We use our contract law expertise to give you an edge.
What is Breach of Contract in Washington, DC?
Washington, DC contracts—as anywhere—may be oral, written or implied. If any duty or stipulation specified in the contract does not happen, one party may sue the other party for breach of contract. There are legal excuses that may be made in the event of a breach of contract, and, depending on the severity of the breach, the contract may still technically be binding, even if a breach occurs. Furthermore, a breach of contract may not always make the plaintiff eligible for damages of some sort. Quality legal representation can ensure a just, fair result for either side in a breach of contract case.
What Damages Can Be Claimed for Breach of Contract?
Damages claimed by plaintiffs vary widely in Washington, DC. The main point for both plaintiffs and defendants to understand is that contract holders have a legal duty to mitigate damages that occur because of the breach of contract. The damages claimed in court can only be enough to compensate the plaintiff for the loss of money or value resulting from the breach. This includes incidental and consequential damages, which must be calculated and communicated to the party in breach of contract prior to the legal case. Except in very rare cases, no punitive damages result from breach of contract.
To discuss how we may help you achieve your legal objectives, contact Tobin, O'Connor & Ewing. We can be your best resource, and we look forward to serving you.
By Tobin O'Connor & Ewing | Posted on April 9, 2012


If you are looking for the Heartbreaker Blog Hop then you have found it.
My hero Seth is a Heartbreaker. He's a great looking Australian who has been bumming around America until he's hired to work on a boat in Florida. That was until the boat accident that threw him into the ocean in the dead of night.
But Seth meets his match in Megan, the older woman he's set his sights on.
We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times! But you must leave your email addy.
Contest rules: The prize is a five dollar gift certificate to Amazon. The prize is valued at no more than five $5.00 USA dollars. Contest starts February 8th and ends February 11th. If no one claims the prize within Forty-eight hours of being notified then another winner will be selected. No one under the age of eighteen need apply. Winners are those who leave the best comment in the comment section and leave an email address. By entering your name in the comment section you are agreeing to the Official Rules.
What do you think makes a Heartbreaker?
If your looking for the Fourth of July Blog Hop, then you've come to the right place.
Hi, my name is Janice Seagraves. I write romance of various genres.
I'm so excited, I've been working really hard on a whole new science fiction romance series which I hope to launch soon.
So I want you to be on the look out for my book, Alien heart.
And just for stopping by, here's a free short to download: Exodus Arcon This is the story that really starts the series off.
Please leave your email addy for a five dollar gift certificate.


The Cobb County Department of Transportation is conducting a short-term plan for CobbLinc to meet future transportation needs for residents, workers, and businesses.
The Cobb County Department of Transportation is conducting a short-term plan for CobbLinc to meet future transportation needs for residents, workers, and businesses. The County is projected to continue to grow significantly, making meaningful mobility options for Cobb County residents and employers a short- and long-term priority. A detailed evaluation of the structure and delivery of CobbLinc services will be conducted. The process will result in a strategic approach for future services.
Cobb County is committed to ensuring public outreach is extended to all of its stakeholders. A robust, multi-phased public outreach process will be conducted during this process. The public will be engaged in defining goals and access needs through a variety of techniques. Outreach will include public meetings, onboard and online surveys, social media postings, participation in local events and meetings and the ability to provide feedback at anytime through the dedicated e-mail address linked from this website.
and employees to define unmet needs and desired improvements.
is a bus every 15 minutes between Marietta Transit Center and Arts Center.
Eliminated due to low ridership. Service is partially replaced by 10X service.
are updated to improve on time performance.
Route 20 is modified to operate a bi directional alignment during all time periods and no longer serve Spring Hill Parkway. 30 minute service is offered during a larger portion of the midday time period than current schedules.
Route 25's alignment is modified to continue south on Austell Road to Thornton Road before continuing on to Six Flags and H.E. Holmes Station.
service and reliability. Schedules are updated to improve on time performance.
Route 40's alignment is modified to provide bi directional service to downtown Marietta, WellStar, Town Center, and KSU.
Route 45's alignment is modified to provide bi directional service from the Marietta Transfer Center to serve Cobb Parkway, Barrett Crossing, Town Center, and KSU.
Route 50's alignment is shortened in Marietta to no longer provide service to Allgood Road. The shorter alignment will help improve on time performance. Frequency improves to 30 minute service.
This route will no longer circulate through Downtown Atlanta and will serve Civic Center Station only.
Schedules are updated to improve on time performance. An additional trip is added. A fare agreement with MARTA is required to remove inter-agency transfer charges.
This route will no longer circulate through Atlanta and will serve Arts Center station only. Schedules are updated to improve on time performance. An additional trip is added. A fare agreement with MARTA is required to remove inter-agency transfer charges.
Eliminated and replaced by a TNC partnership zone covering Austell and Powder Springs areas in South Cobb.
Provides riders with a discounted rate on taxi, Lyft, or Uber rides within the service zone. Service is on demand in Austell, Powder Springs, and other areas in South Cobb County. The TNC partnership provides connections to other CobbLinc routes, as well as destinations within a defined zone. Compared to existing Flex service, response times are faster and trips are more direct.
This web site will provide opportunities for the public to learn about the project . Information, events, updates, maps, surveys, and public involvement opportunities will be continually posted to this project website. Bookmark this site and check back frequently!


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Tag: Ford transmissions
Ford developing 3-cylinder engine, 8-speed transmission
Ford Developing 3-Cylinder Engine & 8-Speed Transmission DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said today it is developing its smallest engine ever: a 1.0-liter three-cylinder powerplant with EcoBoost technology. Ford says the engine will offer output comparable to a 1.6-liter four-cylinder powerplant. Horsepower and torque ratings were not immediately available, but Ford product boss Derrick Kuzak called it a "dynamo" in a company statement. No production timeline was announced, but the engine is expected to make its way into smaller Ford vehicles in the coming years. Ford previewed the three-cylinder EcoBoost engine in the Start concept shown at the Beijing auto show in 2010, and said it will elaborate on the engine in September at the Frankfurt motor show. Engineers in the United...
GM & Ford Team Up On New Transmissions
New GM & Ford Transmissions General Motors Company and Ford Motor Company have signed an agreement in which both companies will jointly develop advanced 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars, SUVs, crossovers and trucks. These new automatic transmissions, to be built in both front- and rear-wheel drive, will improve auto performance and increase fuel economy. This collaboration enables both Ford & GM to design, develop, and deliver these new transmissions for their cars and trucks faster and at lower cost than if they work separately. This agreement marks the third time in the past 10 years that General Motors and Ford Motor Company have collaborated on transmissions. These efforts have enabled both auto companies together to deliver over 8...


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Q: Codename One code equivalent to Flutter Canvas.drawDRRect I have seen a Flutter component which I would like to transform to Codename One.
Flutter has a Canvas with has a method drawDRRect with "Draws a shape consisting of the difference between two rounded rectangles with the given [Paint]. Whether this shape is filled or stroked (or both) is controlled by [Paint.style]."
Any idea how I would do something similar in Codename One?

A: You can use intersect which lets you intersect two shapes. You can also use shape clipping but that has the drawback of being aliased so I'd keep this as the last resort.
You can draw or fill a shape. Draw will use the stroke style and a color. This isn't as versatile as other 2D API's that include a paint object but is performant.
You can also use mask images if the shape is static in which case you will have anti-aliasing.


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