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April 20, 2016 April 20, 2016 ~ joncarrollprose
I read the New York Times Magazine regularly. I read it on Sunday mornings in the processed pulp edition. I sit in my window seat and stare at the sky in between articles. Sunday morning turns into mid-day, and then I have a bagel. I believed God designed life to be lived exactly like that.
Last Sunday brought us a fabulous article on Sea Monkeys , plus Donald Trump (he makes people happy!) and Minecraft (it's changing the way your kids think!). What more could you want, really? Hooray for the editorial side!
The advertising, of course, is vile. It is unapologetic pandering to the 1 per cent of the 1 per cent. Apartments in New York "starting from" $2.1 million or 2.6 million or $3.8 million. Plus God knows what hidden fees and spa payments and call girls on demand. I'm not sure what "ending at" may be, but let's say $50 million.
Honestly, if you have to ask.
Most of the ads feature photographs of impossibly large living rooms looking out on impossibly gigantic balconies with impossibly glittering downtown lights beyond. Often there is a view of the Hudson, perhaps with a lovely 30ish woman lounging on a divan in front of the impossibly huge windows.
They are all down there, whereas we are up here, away from grit and disease and odd-smelling people and perhaps death itself. Just a striver? We've got something in a $4 million hovel you might like — lower floor, of course; windowless floor plan; hot water extra. Or buy it for your nanny.
But some advertisers go in a different direction. For example:
This photograph merits some examination. What can we say about this woman, beyond the obvious: She's rich, she's lovely, and we can assume that she did not rent the child. (They're models; I know that; I'm trying to unpack the implied narrative.) And she's opening a present — from her child? To her child? — wrapped in some fancy bookstore paper reproducing a small holograph poem written by Edgar Allan Poe when he was very drunk. They are snuggling on sheets with a thread count of 1.6 billion. And they are preparing to eat what might be a fancy strawberry shortcake.
Plus a cup of coffee for Mom, because she has just a teeny Ambien hangover.
And there's a knife, which will be useful. But plates, forks, napkins? Perhaps Consuela has not brought them in yet. I think we can safely postulate a Consuela, right? And probably a Maria who made the cake, and a Hector at the door, and Malinali and Citlali cleaning the apartment ever so quietly. But now it's quality time with the kid. She'll remember this moment until she doesn't.
Of course it's an ad for an apartment building. It's Thirty Park Place, just a block from city hall, two blocks from the World Trade Center memorial, and a bracing walk away from Wall Street in New York's prestigious Nexus of Evil neighborhood. The sell line is "My kind of nightlife," because snorting cocaine in nightclub bathrooms is so last year.
It's sad, isn't it? A couple feels alienated from their children, and they say to each other one Sunday morning, "Let's buy a condo starting at $3.645 million; that will make little Harper love us." Because, at the end of the day, it's all about the happiness.
Although, candidly, the apartment will probably go to a nice Russian oil magnate as a place to stash some cash and, from time to time, Ilana the former model and Chastity Awareness Day representative. Or a Saudi family, or a Chinese one — those are the big three nations with seriously tanking economies.
But wait. There's more.
San Francisco is another city favored by poverty-fleeing billionaires, and San Francisco has its own real estate porn. Some of it even makes it to Times. Consider the advertorial section at the back of the magazine promising "Best of Luxury Homes & Estates" — because, as Nancy Friedman points out, the ampersand is a symbol of power around the world.
One entry featured "One Mission Bay," which seems to be catty-corner from McCovey Cove — it's hard to know exactly, because One Mission Bay is not a real address. According to a map on the official website, it's right near Pier 50, and thus not far from Pier 80, the city's newest homeless shelter formerly used by Larry Ellison's big useless boats.
You would no doubt like to know that each "home" is outfitted with Gaggenau appliances, Caesarstone quartz countertops, hardwood floors and tile backsplashes which, hey, I have tile backsplashes. How expensive can they be? (Gaggenau ovens are $5000 per; another $2000 will get you a cook top. My tile backsplash was $120.) They don't mention bathroom fixtures, so I'm assuming: No bidet.
I know the Mission Bay development is supposed to be a good thing. It's got UCSF curing cancer, and a commitment to open spaces and public meeting rooms, and below-market-rate housing. But developers are not in it for their health, so there must be luxury homes as well, with all the Gaggenau you can eat and views of the Bay, still free to all.
Have I indulged in stereotyping? I have. Do I care? I do not.
But never mind. These ads perform a public service, making us aware once again of the general creepiness of people with too much money to spend, all as we sit in the privacy of our own genteelly decaying living rooms.
Vaya con Dios, bad people. Go buy something.
Photography by Tracy "Herself" Johnston
Analysis and cheerful support by Michelle "let's do some marketing" Mizera
Posted in Humor, Politics
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36 thoughts on "Real estate porn"
Geoff Geiger says:
Nice piece! I especially enjoyed the deconstruction of the strawberry shortcake advertisement.
allthoughtswork says:
"snuggling on sheets with a thread count of 1.6 billion"
Snorted with laughter at that one.
But, hey, it's all relative. I've had people give me the self-righteous stink eye for inhabiting a 900 square foot house with yard all by my lonesome. How selfish of me choosing what I want with my money. I should suffer more so others can feel better about themselves.
Here's an interesting exercise. If you want to know what it feels like to be very wealthy, take the price of anything you've been Jonesing for and move the decimal point one place to the left. So, a $80,000 Mercedes becomes $8000, a 1.6 billion thread count sheet set goes from $500 to $50, and a Starbucks coffee-flavored ice cream shake drink will run you about fifty cents.
That's all the impact those purchases have on a person with loads in their bank account. That's how they see the world. Not their fault, it's just how perception shifts according to one's position. To see how the homeless perceive the lower middle class, move the decimal point in the other direction:
When buying a cup of coffee feels like spending $50, it's hard not to hate on all those people casually dropping by Starbucks on a whim.
joncarrollprose says:
Well, they might notice reality once in a while.
i think it's fine to have a nice place to live. I have one. One. And I have a car — 17 years old, but it is a car. That makes me luckier than 99.9 per cent of the people on earth. To think that there are people exponentially ahead of me in terms of resource gobbling, and all they can think about is More Stuff –well, it don't seem right.
There are many realities…as many as there are people, thank goodness.
Dustbunny44 says:
I often like to interject in discussions like this that a global half-way point, one defining difference between the wealthier 50% and the poorer, is that the poorer half don't have indoor running water. Or bathrooms. Toilets. I mean, I know you all know this, but it still bears reflection.
Patricia Bruning says:
I love this. Dont forget about the women with the plunging necklines to their waists. Makes being rich much more interesting.
Love the photos of those gals. Patricia Bruning Bruning + Associates 733 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94710 510.549.1227 http://www.bruningdesign.com
I can't remember how long ago I abandoned the idea that anything printed in what is called a "newspaper" represented any reality I knew.
You can pick any article on any page and wonder " What the heck?"
Sunset magazine used to be about things I sort of remember living and doing but that was when the Lane family was still around.
Election "results" make me wonder who is voting.
Economics is the art of explaining tomorrow why the predictions you made yesterday didn't come true today – by making something else up…
Then all that stuff is printed for your amusement.
Multi-million dollar hovels are available all around the Bay Area…
You and I have questions.
dgans says:
YES! Well said.
Dan Freiberg says:
A little more on that implied narrative: I notice that there is one burning candle on the strawberry cake. We can assume that it's the beautiful woman's birthday, and she's turning 30 (she's also opening the gift.) If it were the daughter's birthday, there would be 8 or 9 candles. The gift is "from" the daughter, but bought by the husband. It's a rare, first-edition "The Poems of Suzanne Somers."
For my birthday, my mother used to make me a strawberry shortcake with hazelnut torte. She was at least as beautiful as that woman in the photo.
My Mom made pies for my birthday, partly because she was a terrible cake maker.
Nancy Friedman says:
That photo could be in a visual dictionary under "security":
* Child wrapped tightly in mother's arms
* Woman surrounded by a grown-up pillow fort
* Headboard in the shape of angel's wings hovering over all, bestowing (the illusion of) safety
* Not even a hint of What Lies Without — the traffic, the noise, the hoi polloi
Safety is always an illusion, always a blend of wishful thinking and theater. And even more than sex in these anxious times, safety sells.
P.S. Thanks for the link to my blog! Every tangential connection helps!
Security. Absolutely right. Because terrorism.
Susan Fox says:
I also snorted at "snuggling on sheets with a thread count of 1.6 billion." Your narrative is right on, but it is definitely the woman's birthday because if it was the kid's birthday she would choose confetti cake with lots of sprinkles on top.
That's assuming the child is allowed to decide.
annetteisaacson says:
Good title and good article, Jon.
Sincerely, Annette Isaacson
P. S. A less sinister and more pragmatic interpretation:
If you sell things, you sell them to those who have the money to buy them.
As Robert Reich, and now Bernie Sanders among others, tell us: The Misdle Class has no money.
The Walton family has more money than 40% of the American public combined.
The Walton family probably does not shop at Walmart.
Who you gonna sell to?
The folks with money!
J. Berke says:
The lobby photo is superb. It reminds me of that famous one taken (staged) in Italy, minus the pained expression. Times change.
bud burlison says:
As I sit genteely decaying in my genteely decaying 1922 bungalow, I harched at the 1.6 billion thread count. Scared my dog.
Jeff Sherwood says:
Like everything else in that picture, the cake is not real…thanks for the insight…loved the Ambien hangover…
Mike McKay says:
What's funny is the direction you've gone with "real estate porn".
In my circle that term almost always refers to the free homes-for-sale circulars you might find outside the diner in Red Bluff off I-5 when you stop for lunch, or in Ames, Iowa when visiting family:
"Wait, I get the house and 10 acres *and* the horse barn too, all for 1/2 the price of my 60 year old, 1200 sq ft mid-Peninsula bungalow?"
As someone mentioned earlier, it's all about decimal shifting.
Oh, and the cake and gift are for Mothers' Day. Though perhaps Au pair/Nanny/Governess' Day should also be celebrated by the family in question.
Andrea Behr says:
AND … Such nice Edgar Allan Poe spelling. People usually get that wrong.
I owe it all to you.
TakeNoHostages says:
One of your best, Jon.
Bryan Higgins says:
"And now for another episode of Garish Summit. There, in stately splendor far removed from the squalid village below, the beautiful people fight their petty battles over power and money."
momman says:
Please keep sending the emails. It's so much faster & easier ( technically ). Never go away. Thank you kindly.
bmdimock@comcast.net says:
I remembered, here is the other email I mentioned, it's worth a read. bb
Barbara Gersh says:
Easy target, and your take on it is tres amusant. However, the NYT real estate porn is not limited to the ads. I direct your attention to the Sunday real estate section with inside looks at multimillion dollar penthouse condos and listings beginning at 1.5 million. Of course, there is a bone thrown to those of us wanting to read about something approximating our reality and that's the "The Hunt" where millennialist search for an affordable abode, or the occasional story about battles between long-term tenants and their overlords. Anyhow, keep on sharing your thoughts about whatever you like. I'll be reading.
Did not know that. There's way too much Sunday NYT to read all of it.
Sunday newspapers, very retro.
skepner says:
Ah, real estate porn, unapologetic and enthusiastic pandering to the least noble of our impulses, what could be wrong with that? Never thought I'd be an officially, governmentally declared poor old woman living in a million dollar (+) house. Kind of exciting.
Such an accomplishment!
lrf94965 says:
Thank you for another post that made me laugh sometimes and ruefully smile at others as I sit in my condo in Sausalito on the flats (but I can walk 3 blocks for a view of San Francisco). OK I'm lucky to live in Sausalito, as people say, and I'm not complaining (until the property tax bill comes in and I pay the same amount as my friend who has a 3 bedroom house in Greenbrae).
Keep those thoughts coming!
Lauri Flynn
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 19:27:21 +0000 To: lauriflynn@msn.com
peasepress says:
This blog gives you a little more amplitude to letting out your inner Jon Carroll! Keep up the good work. I remember speculating in a 7th grade assignment re a magazine ad for a couple staring into each others eyes with a Cadillac perched in the background on the surface of a desert lake, and not being susceptible to glamor or romantic love subtexts, all I could think about was how muddy it must have been to stage that shot, imagining the car sunk up to its gunwales in salt water.
Michael Taylor says:
We get similar — if less manipulatively humanized — real estate porn here in the Sunday LA Times. Half the weight of the entire paper now comes from a slick, glossy, telephone book-sized insert laden with carefully staged photos of homes that run from five to fifty million dollars. The cover photo is typically of an immaculate house at dusk, looking out over a shimmering aquamarine infinity pool towards the glittering glass towers of downtown LA.
No traffic, no people, no smog in sight — in other words, a complete fantasy.
I get irritated every time I see see these things, then — as I consign them to the recycling bin — try to remind myself that such advertising inserts are very expensive, and may be the only thing keeping the newspaper alive. I suppose it's all part of the price we pay to live in our oh-so-modern times…


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Invesco Perpetual Global Equity Fund - research update
Heather Ferguson | Mon 20 June 2016
The manager is positive on the prospects for the UK and European economies, but believes China will continue to struggle
The fund is biased towards the UK and Europe and has less invested in the US compared with the FTSE World Index
Following 18 months of strong returns, the fund struggled over the past two years as the manager's stock selection detracted from returns
Fund manager's outlook and positioning
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Nick Mustoe and his team have been responsible for this fund since December 2010. Over this period, the fund has returned 51.7% compared with 64.3% for the FTSE World Index and 47.5%* for the peer group. Following a strong 18 months, the fund struggled compared to the index from February 2014 until January this year, which our analysis attributes predominately to the manager's stock selection.
Less exposure to the US compared with the index also acted as a drag on performance as the US stock market rose strongly over this time. Meanwhile, higher exposure to the UK and Europe, which performed less well, proved a headwind. Since January this year, the fund's performance relative to these benchmarks has improved, although this is a very short time frame. Past performance should not be seen as a guide to future returns. The fund has the flexibility to use derivatives which, if used, adds risk.
Performance of the Invesco Perpetual Global Equity Fund over the manager's tenure
June 11 -
June 12 June 12 -
Invesco Perpetual Global Equity -10.59% 37.08% 10.21% 11.1% -6.83%
IA Global -9.32% 27.11% 6.18% 14.75% -1.91%
FTSE World -6.2% 30.38% 8.27% 15.81% 1.28%
Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Source: Lipper IM to *01/06/2016.
Nick Mustoe is an experienced manager and he has the backing of well-resourced team at Invesco Perpetual. However, we feel there are currently superior alternatives in this sector and the Invesco Perpetual Global Equity Fund does not feature on the Wealth 150 list of our favourite funds across the major sectors.

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Nathalie Emmanuel – Where have you seen her before?
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Nathalie Emmanuel is a twenty-six year old, English born actress who was raised in Southend-on-Sea, Essex with hair to die for.
From the age of 10, she was involved in mass productions such as the West-End's hit 'The Lion King' back in 2006. From a young age she has taken the industry but storm with her talent, but where have you seen her before?
A key role where Nathalie may of first captured your attention would have been in the summer of 2006, in which Nathalie made her big break after successfully being casted for the role of Sasha Valentine in the award winning soap opera, Hollyoaks. Emmanuel described Sasha as having an "addictive personality" and as being "very immature. I think it comes down to her general lack of judgement!-she's actually very unsure of herself". The character has been at the centre of many high profile storylines including experimenting with recreational drugs, a heroin addiction, prostitution and being a victim of a series of violent attacks. Nathalie continued to play the role of Sasha Valentine until August of 2010.
Shortly after the role of Sasha Valentine in Hollyoaks, during 2011 Nathalie moved onto another soap based character in Casualty and took part in an episode by the name of Cheryl Hallows.
Later in 2011, Nathalie found herself in the set of season 3 of Misfits, a British science fiction comedy-drama television show, on E4, about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a community service program, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. Nathalie takes up the character of Charlie, who is short lived. To summarise the episode, Nathan has gone to Las Vegas to use his super-power to cheat the casinos. He is quickly replaced in the team by ladies' man Rudy, an old flame of Alisha, who has the ability to twin himself – when stressed. This incurs the wrath of pick-up Tanya who believes he is two-timing her and who gets her revenge by killing Charlie (aka Nathalie), the girl she saw Rudy kissing and framing him for the murder.
One place where you are more than guaranteed to have come across the twenty-six year old beauty would be for her leading role in the American fantasy drama, Game of Thrones, between 2013-2015, where she plays the character of Missandei. Missandei is a major character in the fifth season of the show, she initially appeared as a recurring character in both the third and fourth seasons. The character is a slave, who once served as a translator to the Masters of Astapor, however Messandei was freed and now serves for Daenerys as her trusted advisor and handmaiden.
Nathalie's latest feature is in the hit American franchise and hugely anticipated, Fast and Furious 7 – which is a series of action films, based on illegal street racing and heists. Nathalie Emmanuel plays a British computer hacker called Ramsey and the creator of God's Eye, a program capable of tracking a specific person through digital services. Ramsey was a prisoner of Jakande, until Dom and his crew rescue her. Subsequently, she assists Dom and his crew in collecting the God's Eye, which had been sold away to a Jordanian prince by her associate Safar despite her previous warning to keep it safe. When they lose the program to Jakande, Ramsey attempts to help the crew to hack and regain control of it.
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Алгонкинский колледж прикладных дисциплин и технологий () — англоязычный колледж с публичным финансированием. Находится в г. Оттава, Онтарио, Канада. Состоит из 3 кампусов: на западе Оттавы (Нипин), в Перте и Пемброке.

Колледж был основан в 1967 году в ходе формирования системы колледжей Онтарио. Ещё до этого 21 мая 1965 года были учреждены позднее вошедшие в него Колледжи прикладных искусств и технологии, позднее вошедшие в его состав - их учредителями были Технологический институт Восточной Онтарио (учреждён в 1957 году) и Профессиональный центр Оттавы (Ottawa Vocational Centre, учреждён в 1965 году). Землю колледжу подарила семья Райан. Колледж получил название в честь индейского племени алгонкинов, которым ранее принадлежала земля.

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25 women under 25 will be awarded for their extraordinary accomplishments
Updated 19 Jul, 2020 01:51pm
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter
The Little Art director said the objective was to find young women whose stories can be shared with schoolchildren as role models.
The Little Art has announced the names of 25 women who were selected for its 25 Under 25 Award.
The 25 Under 25 Award is an initiative to recognise 25 exceptional young women under the age of 25 who have stories of passion and resilience to inspire young girls, says a press release.
The Little Art director/founder Shoaib Iqbal said the objective for the initiative was to find young women whose stories could be shared with schoolchildren as role models.
"We were astonished by the response to our call from across Pakistan as young women from all over the country applied for the award."
Mr Iqbal added the final 25 were shortlisted on the basis of their work, drive and leadership qualities.
"These 25 young women represent the geographic and cultural diversity of Pakistan."
Shoaib Iqbal hoped that through this programme, exposure and support, the young women would be able to excel more in their lives.
The stories of these women would be published in the 25 Under 25 book while five best stories will have short films made on them as well. These women will be given awards in an event in September 2020.
The selected women include Yumna Majeed, a space educator and founder of Exploration; Aradhiya Khan, a 21-year old Pakistani transwoman activist; Anjili Jewraj from Jacobabad; Saira Zahid, a cyclist from Skardu; Iqra, an architect from BUITEMS, Quetta; Raheen Fatima, the youngest professional female stand-up comedian and Hani Baloch, a social activist from Karachi.
Originally published in Dawn, July 19th, 2020
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Karachi King
Congratulations to all Pak brave and intelligent girls...
Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Real talent, hard work, productivity, efficiency and unique traits have got no bar or boundaries based on age, gender, ethnicity, race, creed, color, class, caste, position, family background and national origin.
We need more of such positive enforcement. Its sad that so many normal day things are anomalies in our society. Support the females in your life. Don't hold them back. Don't cut their wings. Support them in their dreams and ambitions.
Others may be surprised, but not me. Carry on.
Ali da Malanga
Good initiative.
You mean like malala?
Well done, keep it up and hang on tough.


John Dair was born in Dundee in Scotland on 3 March 1933 on his mother's 33rd birthday. He was the youngest of four children; two boys and two girls. He was married to Gina on 2 March 1957 and they had four children and seven grandchildren.
John was a singer for many years and was performing in The Lyceum Theatre in the Strand in London topping the bill. A BBC producer, Cliff Castle, came backstage after the show to see him and asked him if he had ever thought about doing television work. John thought he was speaking about his voice but it was actually his size! A few weeks later John was in Torquay and when he returned there was a message asking him to get in touch with Cliff, and when he did he asked would he be interested in a part in Porridge, which was in "The Harder They Fall".
The character John played in Porridge was Crusher who acted as a bodyguard for Harry Grout. He also made appearances in the Christmas Special "No Way Out" and "A Storm in a Teacup". John also appeared in a memorable scene in the last episode, "Final Stretch" where Jarvis tries to repeat a joke Fletch has just told him but received a much less whimsical reaction from Crusher!
In the movie of Porridge John played the same character whose name was inexplicably changed to Samson. Since appearing in Porridge John can be seen popping up in some of the most memorable moments in Film and TV history such as The Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, Yellowbeard and Batman. He also appeared in one of the finest TV Series ever shown on British Television, Our Friends in the North.
John's work over the years has been nothing if not varied. For instance, he appeared in Frankie Goes to Hollywood's video of Relax wearing nothing but a leather thong! He also appeared in arguably the most famous advert of the 1980s. In the levi Jeans advert where Nick Camen famously takes off his jeans in the laundrette, the man sitting next to him and giving him a stare is also played by "Big John".
John was not in such good health in 2005 but nevertheless he took the trouble to contact me and show an interest in this website and I am thrilled that he did so. The photographs on this page were supplied by the man himself and the entries from him in my guest book are the genuine article!
Sadly, John passed away on 25 November 2005 after a two year battle with lung cancer. He will be sorely missed and I will always be grateful that he got in touch before he went.


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Amiternum o Amitermum (en grec antic Ἀμίτερνον) va ser una ciutat de la Sabínia, a la vora del riu Aternus, propera al naixement del riu, al nord-oest de Prifernum. Segons Varró, Amiternum va prendre el nom d'aquest riu. En aquesta ciutat hi va néixer Sal·lusti. Era propera a la moderna San Vittorino, i encara se'n podes veure les restes.

Segons Varró, aquesta ciutat, situada en una zona elevada i muntanyosa, va ser el país originari dels sabins, que des d'allí dirigien els seus atacs als habitants de Reate. Virgili parla d'Amiternum, i diu que era la ciutat més poderosa dels sabins, i tant Estrabó com Plini el Vell diuen que encara l'habitava aquell poble.

Al final de les guerres samnites els romans la van ocupar, cap a l'any 293 aC, diu Titus Livi, però sembla un error, ja que no se sap que els samnites l'haguessin ocupat mai. Estrabó diu que va patir molt durant les guerres socials i les guerres civils, i que en el seu temps havia decaigut molt. Va ser colonitzada en temps d'August, i sota l'Imperi es va convertir altre cop en una ciutat important.

A la ciutat s'iniciaven la Via Claudia Nova i la via Salària. Es conserven nombroses restes romanes, entre elles el teatre, l'amfiteatre (per sis mil persones), vil·les, termes, un aqüeducte, escultures, i altres restes així com unes catacumbes romanes. Va ser també la seu d'un bisbat cristià que va existir fins al 1257 quan es va unir al bisbat de Rieti. L'emperador Otó I la va entregar al papa de Roma l'any 962.

Bisbes destacats
 Victorí Màrtir (època paleocristiana),
 Castori (esmentat per Gregori Magne (),
 Ceteu, martiritzat pels llombards al .
 Lleonci, germà del Papa Esteve III (),
 Cesó, va hostejar al papa Joan XII i a l'emperador Otó I (),
 Ranier, alabat pel papa Alexandre II ()
 Ludovic, present al concili del 1069
 Bernat de Pàdua, bisbe des de 1252.

Personatges famosos
 Appi Claudi Cec, constructor de la via Àpia el 312 aC.
 Gai Sal·lusti Crisp (conegut per Sal·lusti), historiador nascut el 86 aC
 Ponci Pilat, prefecte de Judea que va processar a Jesucrist.

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Resource extraction
At home and abroad, Canadian companies are major players in mining, various forms of resource extraction, and energy production and related development projects. They generate wealth for our societies but they also give rise to serious and complex environmental, socio-economic, and human rights issues.
In Canada and elsewhere, resource extraction and development projects often cross the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent, a principle foundational to the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to which Canada is a signatory nation.
Many of our global church partners, and members of our own churches, have called on us to address these issues as Canadian churches. We bear a moral responsibility to address these issues and concerns in partnership with others.
Remember the Land
Remember the Land is an 11-minute video about mining produced by KAIROS: Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. It features rich theological reflection and offers a number of action opportunities for individuals and churches.
Canada is home to 75% of the world's mining and exploration companies. Canadian stock exchanges raise 40% of all mineral exploration capital worldwide. In May 2011, 150 people –church leaders and grass roots activists– from around the world gathered in Toronto to consider the impact of Canadian mining in their communities. Remember the Land is the story of that gathering — the story of peoples from the Global South who are engaged in struggles in protect the land that they know and love; the land that sustains them materially, culturally and spiritually; the land that has its own deep, inherent worth.
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25Jun 2019 by Melmanning
Our First Art Exhibition…(and you're invited!)
We are so excited to be hosting our first Art Exhibition at Valentines Mansion on Tuesday July 16th at 6pm to 9pm. This is in conjunction with the part funding that we received from Redbridge Council Art Council to run 3 of our FREEDOM 2 Create programmes in Redbridge Secondary Schools. Please come and join us for this very special evening and celebrate the work of our beneficiaries. Please view your invitation below.... Venue information: www.valentinesmansion.com
FREEDOM 2 Create – Our new art programme!
FREEDOM 2 Create is a 7 week art programme that we run in Secondary Schools throughout East London. It uses a variety of art mediums, focusing on important topics, such as identity and empowerment. Due to its success, we wanted the programme to have its very own logo, so here it is! Designed by Katie Warman Designs Keep up to date and follow us: Twitter: @FREEDOM2UK Instagram: @FREEDOM2UK LinkedIn: FREEDOM2
Ecclesiastical: 'Movement for Good' initiative
Some more good news! We have been selected as one of the charities by Ecclesiastical to receive £1,000 from their 'Movement for Good' initiative. We will be using the donation to fund our art programme, FREEDOM 2 Create, ensuring that more girls get an opportunity to attend this programme and develop their artistic skills. Please read the press release here: Ecclesiastical and FREEDOM 2 For more information about this initiative, please visit: www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/
Working with Redbridge Secondary Schools
We are pleased to announce that we have been successful in our application for part funding from Redbridge Arts Council. This grant will allow us to run 3 FREEDOM 2 Create programmes with groups in Redbridge Secondary Schools and to hold an exhibition in July 2019 to showcase the beneficiaries art work. We are so thankful for this opportunity! Make sure you are following us on Instagram and Twitter to keep up to date with our progress!
25Aug 2018 by Melmanning
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer?
Volunteer Evening FREEDOM 2 has a fantastic team of volunteers, but we are wanting more of you to join us! No previous experience working with teenage girls is needed, as training will be given, but you must be passionate about wanting to support girls in developing healthy self esteem and encouraging them to reach their potential (FEMALES ONLY due to the nature of our work). There are various roles that you can undertake as a volunteer, from fundraising to being a co facilitator in one of our programmes that we run with the girls. Please come to our expression of interest evening on Tuesday the 18th September at 7.30pm at Woodford Baptist (George Lane, South Woodford, E18 1LW) to find out more.
Live Music Fundraising Evening
On Friday 28th September, we are hosting a music night fundraiser at Kikirocs, South Woodford. The night is to raise funds for our new 6 week art programme, 'FREEDOM 2 Create', which will be launched in October 2018. Art Auction: On the night there will also be an art auction, celebrating the work of local artists. Tickets will be £10. For more information and to buy tickets, please contact mel.manning@freedom2.org.uk
Time to celebrate!
1178780 could be any number, but for FREEDOM 2 this marks a new season. On Thursday 14thJune 2018 FREEDOM 2 was registered as a charity. FREEDOM 2 had been running as a limited company in London since January 2017, but the intention had always been to be established as a charity. This doesn't mean that FREEDOM 2 will be changing the work that they are doing, but hopefully people will recognise that the work that we are doing is to benefit others and being a charity will obviously open up more funding opportunities. Other updates: Plans are under way to launch our new art programme that we will be running called FREEDOM 2 Create. This will be a 6 week programme in addition to our 8 week self-development programme, FREEDOM 2 Girls.…
06Nov 2017 by Melmanning
Quiz Night – 14th November
To find out availability for our quiz night fundraiser, please get in touch with Mel (mel.manning@freedom2.org.uk) Location: Rose and Crown pub, Woodford Date: Tuesday 14th November Time: 7pm Price: £2.50 per person (maximum 6 in a team)
FREEDOM 2's fashion show success
On Thursday 15th June, Travelling Trends hosted a fashion show to raise money for FREEDOM 2. After watching the fashion show, there was opportunity to browse and shop and there were lots of bargains to be had! Thank you to everyone who came and for the ongoing support of FREEDOM 2's work. For more information about FREEDOM 2, view the About page.
24Mar 2017 by Melmanning
Upcoming Event: Fashion Show for FREEDOM 2
A fashion show event has been organised to fundraise for FREEDOM 2. Tickets cost £6 and 10% of proceeds will go to Love146, an international human rights organisation working to end child trafficking and exploitation through survivor care and prevention. When: Thursday 15th June, at 6:30pm. Where: Roding Primary School, Roding Lane North, Woodford Green, IG8 8NP Price: £6 To buy a ticket for the fashion show, please contact mel.manning@freedom2.org.uk FREEDOM 2 are very excited for this event and look forward to seeing you all there! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for updates for this event.... https://twitter.com/FREEDOM2UK
FREEDOM 2 does depend on the generosity of our supporters. If you would like to make a donation, you can do so online:
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At the Paris Air Show, Thales unveiled its Ground Fire Family: a range of latest-generation Multi-Function Ground Radar. The Radar System, which is fully digital, will carry out Air Defence and Surveillance Missions simultaneously.
Air Forces today are confronted with major changes in the type of threats they face, as well as in their environment. Targets can be very slow or extremely fast-moving, furtive and manoeuvring. In addition, military personnel often face very challenging interference conditions. Consequently, they require a Radar that allows them to perform all the missions they are expected to operate. The Ground Fire Family meets this requirement perfectly, since it offers an unprecedented level of performance for Air and Defence Surveillance including Anti-Ballistic Missiles with a capacity to conduct Missiles from the MBDA Aster Family in hostile environments (clutter, rain, jamming, etc.).
The Ground Fire Versions, which are fully digital, are able to simultaneously detect and track a comprehensive range of targets such as Ballistic Missiles, with continuous 360° coverage in azimuth, up to 90° coverage in elevation and a range of 400 km. Very compact and deployable in under 15 minutes, the Ground Fire range will be extremely mobile and Air-transportable. The Ground Fire Range System includes a mobile, truck-mounted antenna and is designed to operate on any type of ground surface.
"The latest-generation Multi-Function Radar Systems by Thales offer an unprecedented level of performance which make them unique on the market. Their Multi-Mission and multi-application capabilities, as well as their modular adaptability, provide our Armed Forces and national territories with enhanced protection", said Serge Adrian, Senior Vice President for Surface Radar activities, Thales.
The Ground Fire range is identical to the Sea Fire Family - the Naval Version, which is set to equip the future Intermediate-size Frigates of the French Navy. Both families are based on the principle of modular, scalable architecture. Like those of the Sea Fire Radar, the transmitter/receiver modules that make up the antenna will all be identical and interchangeable, to facilitate series production and maintenance operations. It will be possible to adapt the number of modules in order to modify the strength of the Radar depending on the user's needs.
Thales has implemented defined, efficient industrial resources by integrating digital technologies into the very core of the production process. As a result, it is able to offer a highly innovative product at every level: technical, industrial, logistical and operational. The transmitter/receiver modules for the latest-generation Radar are produced at the Thales site in Rouen, and will be integrated at the Thales site in Limours.


Experiencing a Call to Holiness?
Our ministries are diverse and fulfilling. They continue to evolve and change to address the needs in our society. Our ministries extend to the sick in hospitals, nursing homes and homes for the aged. We are also actively involved in pastoral spiritual ministries, retreats and spiritual direction. We continue to minister to aboriginal people and ethnic groups, sponsor refugee families, help with food banks and provide safe interim housing for abused women and children.
Today, the works of the Sisters of Providence in western Canada are not identified as quickly as in the past when we had a greater presence in the many Providence institutions. Changes in society, in the Church and in religious life has given us the opportunity to be involved, individually or in small numbers, in ministries not directly associated with the religious community. The nature of our call, however, has not changed. The ministries we choose and the service we give remain driven by our mission to manifest the Providence of God by imitating the compassion of Mary at the foot of the Cross.
Providence Renewal Centre is a retreat and conference centre owned and operated by the Sisters of Providence, and committed to Christian hospitality and Christ-centered spirituality. It strives to foster both personal and communal renewal and holistic growth through the programs and services offered. Providence Renewal Centre serves individuals and communities searching for fulfillment and desiring to grow spiritually. It serves groups seeking a hospitable environment in which to meet. Some of the Sisters provide educational and spiritual workshops and retreats, are involved as spiritual directors and serve on the Board of Trustees.
Come away for a while, a few hours to several days. Soak yourself in holy leisure, meet with a spiritual director, join us for meditation or prayer, take part in daily Mass. We welcome you to use our conference facilities as a comfortable backdrop for your meeting or retreat.
Father Lacombe Care Centre is a 110-bed continuing care facility that has a long tradition of providing loving, compassionate, and excellent holistic care. Founded by the Sisters of Providence in 1910, Father Lacombe Care Centre believes that the spiritual uniqueness and inherent dignity of each person are to be cherished, and that everyone deserves to be treated with respect.
Owned by the Sisters of Providence and governed by a Board of Trustees this facility opened its doors on January 12, 2016. The Care Centre has 30 long-term care beds, 10 beds for priests of the Calgary diocese and 120 assisted-living beds for a total of 160 beds. It also includes private studio rooms, secure courtyards with paths and gardens, as well as common areas, lounges and library. It is located across the Father Lacombe Care Centre.
ANAWIM is a Hebrew word meaning "God's Poor".
ANAWIM Place provides food and outreach programs to the less fortunate people living in Edmonton's inner city.
Under the sponsorship of the Sisters of Providence, ANAWIM Place opened its doors in November 1988 as an emergency resource for those in need. It operates as a food depot two days per week in cooperation with the Edmonton Food Bank.
Service to others at ANAWIM Place is rooted in compassionate love for the less fortunate, compassionate love which considers each person as a gift of God. Members of Holy Angels Province, with a host of volunteers, ensure ANAWIM's success by operating the food depot each week.
WINGS of Providence provides women and children who have experienced family violence with independent living in a safe, secure, supportive environment.
Since 1987, WINGS has helped nearly 1000 women and more than 2200 children break the cycle of family violence. WINGS provides safety and 24-hour security. In this safe place, WINGS offers in-house courses on parenting; counseling for moms and children; emotional support; and life-skills courses in practical areas such as budgeting and food preparation. WINGS also provides follow-up support for women who have left WINGS for independent living.
The Sisters of Providence are the founding sponsor of WINGS and continue their involvement as members of the Board of Directors and by volunteering in various capacities.


"When Wilf was born almost 14 weeks early we were in a state of shock. It was also very frightening. Weighing just 1lb7oz, Wilf was not breathing when he was born, so he was resuscitated and rushed to the Trevor Mann Baby Unit (TMBU) even before I could see him.
In the coming days, weeks and eventually months, my husband Mark and I sat at Wilf's bedside just hoping and praying that he would make it through the next 24 hours. It was touch and go for a while, but every day, Wilf made progress and after 117 days our little fighter was ready to come home.
We know that Wilf simply wouldn't be here without the amazing care and treatment that he received on the TMBU. The doctors and nurses were not only extremely good at their jobs, they were also a fantastic support to us as parents. However, as gifted as they are, it cannot be underestimated how vital it is that TMBU staff have access to the very best equipment available.


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Veritas NetBackup 7.7 Upgrade Offers Major Advances in Cloud Backup
This summer, Symantec released its latest version of its NetBackup data protection software: Veritas NetBackup 7.7 . The new upgrade boasts major advances in cloud backup, as it allows organizations to easily add cloud storage as a backup solution within their data environments.
"Today many enterprises are adding cloud storage to their menu of backup storage choices to gain the advantages of elasticity, agility, and OpEx pricing, or simply to replace tape," says Ana Pinczuk, Senior Vice President, Backup and Recovery for Veritas. "NetBackup 7.7 is designed to exploit these storage alternatives in a much more optimal way, enabling IT organizations to easily incorporate cloud storage into their backup strategy, without compromise."
One of the most exciting new features of the NetBackup 7.7 upgrade is that it now offers more cloud storage choices. It introduces a new cloud connector designed around Amazon Simple Storage ServiceTM (Amazon S3) that will enable connections to Amazon Web ServicesTM (AWS) as well as potentially any Amazon S3-compatible cloud storage service. NetBackup 7.7 also integrates with Google Nearline, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), Verizon, Cloudian, VMware® vSphere Virtual Volumes, Microsoft® Hyper-V, NetApp clustered Data ONTAP® (cDOT), and Microsoft SQL Server™.
NetBackup 7.7 customers now have the ability to:
Use of cloud storage as an alternative to tape when choosing long-term storage of backup data
Backup of large volumes of data at a low cost, and access to it any time
Monitor and manage all backup information, regardless of location – disk, tape or cloud
"The hybrid cloud model is the new norm inside of the enterprise," says Simon Jelley, Senior Director of Product Management, Information Management Group for Symantec. "Determining what is valuable becomes more complicated as IT organizations employ multiple hypervisors, storage platforms and cloud models. Our approach is focusing on hybrid cloud and investing to help ensure that our customers have the tools to manage information in increasingly complex environments.
The upgrade will also allow users to move more data to and from the cloud faster. NetBackup's new Amazon S3-compatible cloud takes advantage of multistreaming and other techniques to more fully exploit available network bandwidth. While performance results will vary for different environments, internal NetBackup 7.7 testing has shown performance improvements of up to 30 times faster backups and restores when compared to previous NetBackup releases.
Other key features of the NetBackup 7.7 upgrade include:
Converged backup platform integrates software and hardware to create a solution that is extremely easy to deploy and maintain.
Extensive integration with virtual and physical systems, applications, and storage technologies enable almost any enterprise environment to be protected using a single solution.
Accelerator reduces backup times from hours to minutes by limiting backups to changed blocks and combining them with previous backup data to produce synthetic full backups.
Auto Image Replication automates the process of moving data to another site for disaster recovery, merging data from multiple sources and synchronizing catalog information to speed recovery.
Replication Director orchestrates hardware snapshot and replication operations from leading providers such as NetApp and EMC, ensures snapshots are application-consistent, and catalogs snapshots for easy file restore.
The new NetBackup 7.7 provides single solution for your enterprise, available on a converged platform, and requires minimal administration even in the largest, most dynamic environments.
To learn more about Veritas NetBackup 7.7, and its other great capabilities, request a consultation with Dewpoint.


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Fated Souls 2
Formerly known as Dark Souls, Fated Souls (and its sequel Fated Souls 2) are Warfare Studios' first commercial series, and one of their most popular along with Vagrant Hearts, Ashes of Immortality and Valiant.
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A brave warrior named Galahar goes back to his hometown after 10 years of searching for his kidnapped daughter, who disappeared during raid at their village. Soon after arriving home at Solside Village, he is selected by the Mershiak Church to become a Swordmaster. While at first he thinks this would divert him from his primary objective, finding his daughter, he discovers that both paths are strangely connected.
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A brave warrior named Galahar goes back to his hometown after 10 years of searching for his kidnapped daughter, who disappeared during raid at their village. Soon after arriving home at Solside Village, he is selected by the Mershiak Church to become a Swordmaster.


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