The Reporter's Heather Stanek tries to predict what will go over big with gamers this fall.
Fall is one of the most wonderful times of the year to be a video game fan.
The big releases start coming out in September, and the forthcoming holidays bring the promise of discounts.
Since September has just begun, I decided to take a look at some of the most anticipated titles through November.
So, here they are, in order of release date.
"Destiny" is the first blockbuster game to take the stage this fall and, if it lives up to expectations, it will be a tough act to follow.
One of our Gannett Wisconsin Media staffers had the chance to try the "Destiny" beta a couple months ago. Although "Destiny" has similarities to "Halo," it could be an adventurous, gorgeous, explosive experience all its own once the training wheels are off, he said.
This is the odd one in the bunch but, if you are a "Final Fantasy" fan (there are a lot of them worldwide), then you should be excited about this title.
I played the first "Theatrhythm" and loved it. When Square Enix announced a sequel, I jumped in line to pre-order it.
The games allow you to play through both the best and most popular songs from each installment in the series, as well as recruit characters from each game and clear songs to win items and collectible cards. With more than 25 years of releases on its plate, Square Enix has a lot of music — and characters — to bring to the table.
The first game offered diverse difficulty levels, so it was pretty accessible to everyone. I'm hoping the same is true of "Curtain Call."
This is a curious and applaudable approach to the "Zelda" series. Rather than playing as the tunic-wearing, sword-wielding Link, this time you can assume the roles of other characters in the "Zelda" universe, including Zelda and Ganondorf. The story sounds pretty simple: Evil sorceress shows up, brings horde of darkness, you know where this is going. Let's be honest, though, the plot isn't the main reason fans are going to play this game. We all want to see how much fun it will be to slash, bash and cast our way through armies of enemies in popular series locales.
This is almost a must for console owners who love the 1979 "Alien" movie. "Alien: Isolation" is a survival horror game that picks up after the events of "Alien," with Ripley's daughter setting out to find her mother.
Developer Sega has said that "Alien: Isolation" will stay as true as possible to the movie, with dark, chilling images and sounds that made the first film so terrifying. It even brought on board most of the original cast members, including Sigourney Weaver, to provide voiceovers for the extra content.
I love "Alien" and "Aliens," so I pre-ordered this one to get the bonus content.
Disclaimer: I didn't play the first "Bayonetta." It was a bit too risque and raunchy for me. That said, I have to acknowledge it's popularity, and I've seen enough videos of it to know that some of the boss fights are incredible. With what I've seen of "Bayonetta 2," it looks like more of those crazy, blockbuster battles are back, which should be welcome amongst fans.
The first asset of "Bayonetta 2?" The first "Bayonetta" is included with the sequel.
The second asset? It shows that Nintendo is straying outside its comfort zone. It's not like Nintendo has never carried mature games — it has "Call of Duty" and "Assassin's Creed," after all — but the pickings are slim compared to the more family-friendly titles.
I'm almost mandated to add the next "Call of Duty" to the list. How can I not? The games have a massive following, have earned numerous accolades and are renowned for being some of the best war games on the market.
"Advanced Warfare" is the first installment on current-generation consoles, so we should expect some stunning graphics. Add in futuristic combat tools and and weapons, and we could be in for some truly jaw-dropping experiences.
Developer Sledgehammer Games even recruited Kevin Spacey as one of the voice actors.
In recent years developer Ubisoft has faced criticism for releasing an "Assassin's Creed" every year. Fans worry that the series will lose steam. "Assassin's Creed III" divided audiences, but "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" earned enough praise from critics and fans that maybe yearly releases aren't a problem.
So, we'll see what happens with "Assassin's Creed Unity." Personally, I'm pumped. You have a French company setting an action adventure game during the French Revolution. You have a story happening during one of the most turbulent, dramatic times in world history, with some of the most incredible architecture the world has ever seen. You not only have the chance to see and climb said places, but be part of history. If this doesn't work, I might cry.
Turns out we have two "AC" releases this year. In "Rogue" you play as a Templar, one of the sworn enemies of the Assassin Brotherhood. Leading man Shay is a former Assassin who, for mysterious reasons, has joined the other side.
Not only will you get to see the other side's point of view for an extended amount of time, but you can also explore North America with the nautical features found in "Black Flag." You can spear aquatic animals and sail beneath awe-inspiring sights, like the northern lights.
I normally pick up every "Assassin's Creed" the day it's released, but this one will need to wait. With "Unity" launching on the same date, there's only time to play one. But you'd better believe that I will eventually pick up "Rogue."
What a feast for "Halo" fans. This package comes with "Halo: CE Anniversary," "Halo 2: Anniversary," "Halo 3," "Halo 4," "Halo: Nightfall" and multiplayer beta for "Halo 5: Guardians." Those who unlock content in the collection and "Nightfall" can carry it over to the "Guardians" beta.
With all those games and all that remastering on one console, this should be on every "Halo" fan's wish list.
It's the next "Warcraft," and even though I'm not a fan, I can't overlook it. This time around you face the Iron Horde, led by Garrosh Hellscream and Grommash. You'll have to travel back in time to face off against giants, beasts and orc chieftains.
I have to admit that the trailers make it look like a pretty impressive installment, so we'll see what happens come November.
Wow, does this look like a cool game, the kind you want to play just to experience the amazing views of Kyrat, Shangri-La and everywhere in between. But it's "Far Cry," which means crazy action, lots of shooting and unforgettably demented characters. The game's not even out yet, and I have a feeling Pagan Min will make the book of "Most Sadistic-Yet-Somehow-Still-Charismatic Video Game Villains Ever." There's a reason he's on the box art.
The trailers have been a blast and a hoot. It's probably wrong, but I can't help cracking up every time I see an elephant grab some goon and toss him in the air. The modes of transportation look insanely fun, and I really want to fight alongside a tiger in Shangri-La. That's just too quirky to resist.
RPG fans are no doubt readying themselves for the next "Dragon Age." It's almost impossible to go wrong with fans when you have massive enemies, cataclysmic battles and gorgeously rendered environments. BioWare has promised us more and then some of what made "Dragon Age" so popular. Your actions and choices matter, with decisions changing how things play out in the story. It should make for some excellent replay value.
Contact Heather Stanek at hstanek@fdlreporter.com or (920) 907-7909.


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Q: Если с сайта №1 делаю запрос на сайт №2(где авторизирован я) - почему я на сайте№1 получаю новую сессию? Вот такой вопрос интересует, если данные сессии - мы получаем от значения куки PHPSESSID, то как работает схема, что когда я с сайта №1 отправляю запрос на сайт №2 (на сайте №2 я авторизирован, есть PHPSESSID) - но для сайта №1 - создается новая сессия, чистая... Почему так работает, если я делаю запрос от авторизированного юзера?
// Сайт №1
$r = file_get_contents('http://site2.ru?action=getSessionData');
var_dump($r);// Получаю чистую сессию!

// Cайт №2, здесь пользователь авторизирован, и если пользователь
// перейдет прямо по ссылке http://site2.ru?action=getSessionData
// То ему покажет данные сессии
if( $_GET['action'] == 'getSessionData') print_r($_SESSION);

Почему при таком запросе с сайта№1 - создается новая сессия?
По идее должно же быть отображение данных от "авторизированного пользователя".

A: Вы не понимаете как работает механизм сессий. Следите за мыслью.
Когда вы на сервере с IP = 1.2.3.4 выполняете код file_get_context -- то вы получаете сессию. Но почему вы решили, что ваш домашний компьютер, у которого совершенно другой IP адрес, скажем IP = 3.4.5.6 должен будет показать вам чью-то чужую сессию? Это совершенно другая сессия для другого компьютера!
Вы бы не захотели, чтобы ваша сессия кому-то другому уплыла? Нет. Ну вот она никуда и не уплыла.
Если понятно, то попробуем чуть глубже посмотреть.
В общем-то вашему сайту site2.ru (в дефолтном механизме сессий, не привязываемых к IP) глубоко фиолетово, какой IP-адрес.
Сессии идентифицируются либо по GET-параметру, либо по кукисам. Вы можете посмотреть сессию украв идентификатор сессии и подставив его в в ваш URL -- но вы не показали такую ссылку, поэтому и сессия другая.
Вы могли бы сохранить в первом запросе ответ, прочитать проставленную куку и предьявить её -- но вы не сделали и этого.
Итого, это по всем статьям другая сессия.
Из примеров могу вспомнить форум PHPBB дремучих версий, в котором в поисковике выдавалась каждый раз новая ссылка (с идентификатором сессий) и был даже специальный фикс для этого.
Ну и посмотрите код разных авторизаций на чужих сайтах -- ведь куки сохраняют и предъявляют именно для этого.
В принципе, на этом ответ можно и закончить. Если же всё написанное вы понимаете, то видимо вы плохо сформулировали вопрос, не объяснив важные вещи касательно сайтов 1 и 2, вашего кода и того, как вы нестандартно модифицировали сессии.

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Undermajordomo Minor is, for the most part, a comedy of manners. Lucien (Lucy) Minor gets a position at the Castle Von Aux, under the majordomo, Mr. Olderbough. He slowly comes to realize that all is not well at the Castle, or with Baron Von Aux, for that matter, but competing for the love of a fair young woman keeps him from running, even when events make him worry for his life. The comedy largely comes from conversations between Lucy and Olderbough, heavily laced with the prim and proper speech of the aristocracy, made hilarious due to the absurdities that often come out of Olderbough's mouth. When you start to feel comfortable in the humour, however, the story takes startling and disturbing turns. What we're left with is a book that occasionally made me laugh out loud, but also kept me on edge when reading at night in my dark basement.


On Wednesday, February 14th, we will have our annual Valentine's Day Party from 10AM to 11:30 AM. If you would like to bring in goodies, there is a sign up sheet at the front desk. Your child may bring in Valentine's Day cards to pass out to his/her classmates.
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Actenodes acornis är en skalbaggsart som först beskrevs av Thomas Say 1833.  Actenodes acornis ingår i släktet Actenodes och familjen praktbaggar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Representatives of organisations involved in promoting this year's Stoptober campaign across Northumberland.
Smokers in Northumberland are being encouraged to ditch the cigarettes for good this Stoptober.
Public Health England's campaign wants smokers to 'find their best way to quit' – even if they have tried and failed before.
The Northumberland NHS Stop Smoking Service, provided by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, includes clinics in GP practices, pharmacies and community centres, out of hours clinics, expert help and stop smoking aids like nicotine replacement therapy.
This year, the Stoptober campaign is also offering a free online personal quit plan to help smokers find the right support.
Coun Veronica Jones, cabinet member for adult well-being and health at Northumberland County Council, said: "With Stoptober coming up there is no better time to take the first step in quitting cigarettes for good and I would encourage people to take advantage of the range of free support available to them in Northumberland.
Smoking rates in the North East have fallen by 44 per cent since 2005, when 29 per cent of adults smoked compared to 16.2 per cent in 2017.
According to Fresh, the regional programme for tobacco control, evidence shows that people are four times more likely to quit for good if they have support from their local NHS stop smoking service.
Ailsa Rutter, director of Fresh, said: "You stand a much better chance if you give quitting a serious go at least once a year until you can stop for good.
For support and advice on quitting smoking, call the Northumberland NHS Stop Smoking Service on 01670 813135.


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Today Match Predictions
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor Match Prediction (01-01-2020) 21:00
While both men have gaps where the other excels, its a lot lot easier for me to see Khabib surviving just long enough standing to get McGregor down than it is to see McGregor surviving long enough under Khabib to get back up and start doing damage again. Zane Simon (@TheZaneSimon) - BloodyElbow.com: Gotta take Khabib all the way.
Oxford Utd vs Man City Match Prediction (18-12-2019) 14:45
They may not have created too many chances but eventually when they tried to chase the game it caught them out. Ricky Holmes tried his luck from 30 yards but missed by a fair distance, a long Long throw on 74 caused chaos and forced a corner and then U's went for broke on 77 minutes by throwing on Sam Smith and going with two up front.
Everton vs Leicester Match Prediction (18-12-2019) 14:45
We do not provide any form of betting but offer free of cost betting predictions and tips. Our team of experts use research based information and game expertise to predict match result as much as accurate as possible. Disclaimer : FootballExpert.com is not a betting website or a bookmaker.
Brescia vs Sassuolo Match Prediction (18-12-2019) 13:45
They even scored almost the same number of goals, they netted 10 goals and allowed 10. Still, they scored at least one goal in 4 out of those 5 away meetings, so I believe that they will score a goal in this one. The only bad thing for them is that they are playing as the visitors, and their recent results in away matches are pretty bad, as they havent won in the last 5 consecutive clashes played away from home. Sassuolo is currently in a pretty similar form as their upcoming opponents, in...
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Match Prediction (17-12-2019) 14:45
Liverpool have four wins and a draw thus far on their travels, dominating most of the time, even when they have not played particularly well. Since an opening day loss to Spurs, they have not lost, giving them hope of taking the game to Liverpool. Thats a great record if you want to maintain your place in the top flight, so they will be happy. Villa have done fairly well at home so far this term, winning twice in five outings and drawing two other times. They will look to bounce back from ...
Pep Guardiolas troops are likely to stick to their attacking style of play and we predict that they are going to prove their worth on the field. Anyhow, you should bear in mind that Guardiola is likely to mix the squad against Oxford United. The Kassam Stadium will host Tuesdays football match between Oxford United and Manchester City, who face each other in the 3rd round of the EFL Cup. Oxford United set up a meeting with the Citizens by beating the likes of Coventry City and Newport Coun...
Marlon Moraes vs Jose Aldo Match Prediction (14-12-2019) 20:30
He essentially has no weaknesses other than lacking killer instinct, and even that is arguable. Every time it looked like Moraes might pull away, Assuncao was right there with a timely counter and regardless of whether one agrees with the first fights split call, he did enough to get his hand raised. Back at UFC 212, Moraes learned the hard way that Assuncao takes advantage of the slightest openings to score points with the judges. Skill-for-skill, Assuncao remains as talented as anyone at...
Petr Yan vs Urijah Faber Match Prediction (14-12-2019) 20:00
I believe the deciding factor here will be, can Henry Cejudo mix up his wrestling and striking effectively and avoid getting caught with something while shooting in. Fernando Quiles Jr.: While this fight may not be a great sign for the mens flyweight division, Henry Cejudo vs. I believe that he can. Both men are in their prime and stylistically, this has the potential to be a barn burner title bout. Marlon Moraes needed to happen. Cejudos wrestling is top notch, while Moraes pinpoint accur...
Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski Match Prediction (14-12-2019) 23:00
The Australian TKOd former title challenger Chad Mendes at UFC 232 in December, handing him the biggest win of his career. Its some rise from the 30-year-old, after switching to the fight game from professional rugby seven years ago. Alexander Volkanovski comes into the bout on the back of a 16-fight winning streak, with six of those in the UFC.
Colby Covington vs Kamaru Usman Match Prediction (13-12-2019) 09:00
Covington and Usman went back and forth for about a minute and a half of uninterrupted insults before Bryant tried to get the interview back on track by asking about a fight happening at Madison Square Garden in November for UFC 244. As expected, the question revived the heated interview as Usman began removing his jacket while simultaneously claiming that the fight between him and Covington was a possiblity for tonight.
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Q: Java project building I have some question related to project building in Java.
When attempting to find some good examples of projects using Gradle as their building system, I was searching through Google Code.
There were some and I tried checking out this project and examined the related build.gradle file: http://code.google.com/p/spock/source/browse/trunk/spock-example/build.gradle?r=1316

Now, I can easily build this project using command line and all the dependencies are nicely and automatically resolved. However, automatic build also generates an IntelliJ IDEA project.
So, the question.
I'm sure there are plenty of Gradle-based projects on the web. How are these building systems like Gradle being integrated with IDE's?
For example, generated project for IntelliJ IDEA can't be compiled using the internal tools of the IDE and can't be debugged (!)
The only thing I can do is extend the test cases, run them and package the final jar. Is this OK? I'm not really used to Java building systems, but I thought they should integrate easily with the IDE.
What about making the same things with Ant/Maven?

I'm probably missing something and if somebody has experience, please help me :)
Thank you.

A: To my knowledge, Gradle's IntelliJ support is nearly complete. I've successfully used it to generate an IntelliJ project configuration for a fairly complex project. I haven't had a chance to use it much, as I'm just looking at transitioning from Gradle to Maven, but I didn't notice any problem like you seem to be describing. Maybe the build you're using is using an older version of Gradle that didn't have good IDE support yet? Can you give some specific examples of things that don't work the way you expect?
Edit: Specifically for your problem, I did this, and it worked with Gradle 1.0-milestone-4, IntelliJ 10.5, and JDK 1.6.0_26 on Windows 7:
git svn clone -r HEAD http://spock.googlecode.com/svn/trunk spock
cd spock
gradle idea

Then, in IntelliJ, File -> Open Project..., navigate to and select .../spock/spock.ipr as the project to open. I first ran a full build of the project (Build -> Make Project), and hit a problem with spock.util.concurrent.BlockingVariables. I had to tell IntelliJ not to generate a stub for that class. My Groovy isn't very strong, so I can't tell you why that fixed the problem or what the implications of doing it are. After that, I was able to successfully run spock-spring/src/test/groovy/org/spockframework/spring/InjectionExamples.groovy. Then I put a breakpoint on line 38 of that file (service instanceof IService1), and I was able to debug it and break on that line.
It's worth noting that the Gradle build doesn't include all of the modules in that project. The default Maven build includes ten modules in total, whereas the Gradle build only has six. The Gradle build doesn't include spock-maven, spock-example, spock-grails-support, or spock-grails. If I had to guess, they're probably transitioning to Gradle in phases, and they're not all the way there yet.

A: It's not very clear to me why you are trying to use Gradle, is there some functionality it provides that you need? Some feature you find compelling? I have no experience with it, but if you are just trying to build a Java project, I will vouch for Ant using Eclipse IDE. Ant was the first build program I tried, and I haven't needed anything else. From what I understand, Maven is also quite good, and integrates with Eclipse very well.

A: i strongly recommend you looking at Maven. Maven is not tied to any particular IDE, although i can imagine its plugin can be found for your IDE, it has plugin support for Eclipse.
Maven is one of the promising build, and it does more than build actually. It is a key enabler to continuous integration build systems, i.e. hudson + maven + continuum + ...
It has dependency management, such that you may specify what external libraries you wish to use, and it downloads transparently and links to your build, both during compile and build time.
It has "standard" packaging practice that is being adopted, and it is quite sane and simple.
Overall i have seen more projects started with Maven of recently, and the project itself is part of Apache and is quite active.
Maven can't be compared with ant as in Maven vs Ant, Maven is more than a build script than Ant is. There are many things that can be achieved using Maven through plugins, (such as Maven Cargo plugin which simplifies deployment to application servers).


Professional development for STEM teachers should be analogous to professional development for other professionals. Becoming an effective science teacher is a continuous process that stretches from preserved experiences in undergraduate years to the end of a professional career1. Professional development for a teacher of science is a continuous, lifelong process. Ongoing professional development keeps teachers up-to-date on new research on how children learn, emerging technology tools for the classroom, new curriculum resources, and more. The best professional development is ongoing, experiential, collaborative, and connected to and derived from working with students and understanding their culture2.
European Schoolnet (EUN) is an expanded Education Network, 30 European countries of the European Union Ministries of Education. Its main objective is the promotion of innovation in education and is one of the key players that support the use of the integration of ICT as a force for improving learning and teaching3. Hundreds schools in Europe dealing with various projects and studies in the school network, trying new learning activities and technologies in the classroom, exploring the use of new methods for STEM teaching (science, technology, engineering, math) give the network the necessary feedback to achieve optimal training packages.
Under European Schoolnet, the European Network for Science Education, Scientix, promotes and supports a wide cooperation between STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) teachers, education researchers, policy makers and other STEM education professionals, with a view to contribute to the development of national strategies for the wider adoption of innovative approaches established through research results in European educational communities for science and mathematics education. The participation of the Scientix enables access to sources of interdisciplinary action plans for STEM lessons, participation to on line training workshops, seminars and elearning communities (Webinars, forum, Community of Practices).
The European Schoolnet Academy is Europe's first online course platform for primary and secondary teachers: On this learning hub European Schoolnet offers free online courses lasting 4-8 weeks for teachers' professional development.
Regular workshops, seminars and courses for teachers, experts, policy makers and ICT suppliers are organized in the Future Classroom Lab on how existing and emerging technologies can have a transformative effect on teaching and learning processes. There are also plenty of distant opportunities such as webinars and online training to reach out to a greater numbers of teachers across Europe. You find different opportunities on the Future Classroom Lab website. Have a look at the whole training programme 2016.
The community for schools in Europe, eTwinning, promotes and cultivates the cooperation of students and teachers to European schools with multiple educational and social benefits. Using etwinning portal gives opportunities for cooperation from at least two schools from European countries for the implementation of common STEM educational activities using ICT tools. The community in etwining portal provides educational material for STEM lessons, examples of good practices by teachers applying innovative teaching methods.
With Erasmus+, training opportunities are available to staff working in education, both in teaching and non-teaching capacities. Training periods abroad can consist of job shadowing, observation periods, professional development courses or specific competence-building events. Erasmus+ supports training both at education institutions and at relevant organisations operating outside the sector. Opportunities to take part in professional development activities are available to staff working at all levels of education.
The Inspiring Science Education Academy 2016 (ISE) is specifically designed for teaching professionals in STEM disciplines and consists of several courses. The main objectives of all ISE courses are to introduce teachers to implementing Inquire Based Science Education (IBSE). Teachers and education professionals will be trained in transferring the concept of scientific methodology into the classroom and linking it with the numerous collections of open digital educational resources to design innovative educational scenarios.
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The 'Mamma Mia' Sequel Already Sounds Epic, Especially If The Original Cast Returns
By Mathew Jedeikin
To all of my fellow Mamma Mia! fans, I have some pretty epic news — Universal Pictures has confirmed that Mamma Mia! is getting a sequel. And according to Deadline, at least some of the original cast is expected to return. It's hard to believe that it's been almost a decade since Mamma Mia! The Movie came out. It seems like it was only yesterday that I was singing along with Meryl Streep to "Dancing Queen." Well, it actually was yesterday, the Mamma Mia! soundtrack is still one of my most listened to playlists on Spotify.
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again is slated to come out on July 20, 2018, according to Deadline. The original Mamma Mia! was based on the immensely popular play of the same name, and included all of ABBA's top songs. So if you're like me — or my dad, who's also a fan of Mamma Mia! — then you might be wondering what material is left to cover in a sequel? Like, we literally had a discussion about this very topic last night.
Well, as Deadline explains, the sequel will be based on a new story, with a script by Ol Parker, who's known for writing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It will include ABBA songs not featured in the first film, and a few of the bands most memorable songs will reportedly be brought back. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but it gives me hope that by next summer I'll have a new cover of "Dancing Queen" to listen to on repeat for weeks on end.
Deadline also reported that Universal is expecting members of the original cast to return, and that the sequel will also include "some new faces." Although it hasn't been confirmed, I would be shocked if Streep didn't reprise her lead role. Currently, not much is known about the plot of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, but sources told Variety that one option could focus on Streep's character's life before the original film, which would make it more of a prequel than a sequel.
Whichever direction the film makers go with Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, I'll be seeing it opening weekend regardless. The original film was so iconic that I honestly can't imagine the new one being anything less than epic.


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Amelia Sach
Date Of Execution: 3 Feb 1903
Crime Location: 11 Danbury Street, Islington
Execution Place: Holloway
Executioner: William Billington
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Sach_and_Annie_Walters
Amelia Sach and Annie Walters were convicted of murdering a 3 month old child and executed.
They poisoned and asphyxiated the child at a home in Islington on 18 November 1902 by giving it a drug which contained opium or morphia.
Amelia Sach ran a business at Claymore House on Hertford Road in East Finchley for women in confinement to give birth to their babies.
The police had been keeping watch on Annie Walters's house at 11 Danbury Street, Islington after receiving some information and had started the day before on 17 November 1902. They were keeping watch from 9 Danbury Street which had a clear view of the door of 11 Danbury Street. On 18 November 1903 the police arrived at 8.45am and later saw Annie Walters leave carrying a bundle in her arms in the same way that a person would carry a live child. The police followed her to the corner of St. John's Street Road and City Road during which Annie Walters repeatedly looked back to see if she was being followed. She then entered a Wareham Green omnibus followed by the policeman who got on the top of the bus and went to the South Kensington Metropolitan Railway Station where Annie Walters got off. She still had the bundle in her arms and was folowed by the police as she walked about outside the station for4-5minutes before going inside and going into the ladies lavatory.
She came out again in about 2 minutes still carrying the bundle and walked across the road to the omnibus stop for Islington. The policeman then went up to her and said 'I am a Police officer. I want to see that baby'. Annie Walters asked why and the policeman said 'Because I have reason to believe it is not as it should be.' Annie Walters didn't reply and they went to the lady's lavatory where Annie Walters sat down and put the bundle on her lap. She then said 'I suppose you are going to take me to the police station'. the policeman then replied that he wanted to see the child first.
Annie Walters then undid a shawl and the policeman saw the face of a child which had it's hands tightly clenched. The policeman said that he noticed that the right side of it's face was black and determined that it was a male child. He said that the body was cold and the lips a little black and it's eyes were tightly shut. The policeman then said to Annie Walters 'It is dead' and Annie Walters replied 'Yes'.
The policeman then said 'I shall take you into custody on suspicion of murdering it' and Annie Walters replied 'I never murdered the dear'. The policeman then cautioned her and told her that anything she might say could be used in evidence against her and Annie Walters replied 'Alright, I won't say anything and then I can't say wrong'. The policeman then took the baby from her and called a four wheeled cab and took Annie Walters to Kings Cross Road Police Station.
At 11.15am a surgeon declared that the baby was dead. he said that the baby had been dead for about 8-12 hours. He said that the jaws were clenched, the tongue was swollen and the lips were purple/black. He also said that it's eyes were tightly shut and the pupils somewhat contracted and also stated that there were no obstructions in the child's throat. He said that the umbilical cord was partly dried and estimated that the child was between 2.5 to 4 days old.
Later on 19 November 1902 a post mortem was carried out. The baby's lungs floated as a whole as well as in parts and whilst the stomach was empty the lower part of the large intestine contained some faeces indicating that the child had been fed but some hours before it died, probably about 12 hours. The trachea was congested and contained mucous. There were 8-9 large iechymosis on the right side with some smaller ones and on the left side 3 large ones and some smaller ones. When the scalp was removed an effusion was found between it and the skull at the back of the head. There was also an effusion of blood into the tissues which was 4in.long and 3in. broad. There was no fracture of the skull or wound.
The cause of death was given as asphyxia from deprivation of fresh air in the lungs. The surgeon noted that the asphyxia could have been produced without leaving external signs of pressure and could have been cause din many ways. He said that the effusion of blood at the back of the head pointed to an injury from a blow or from extreme pressure.
He also said that presuming chlorodyne had been used all traces might have disappeared and asphyxia could have been produced. Chlorodyne contained both morphia and chloroform.
Another doctor said that the effusion to the scalp was probably not caused by a blow to the head which would have caused an effusion within the skull but rather by some compression by a rigid body such as something being placed over the baby's nostrils and face.
It was also noted that some effusion of the scalp could have been caused by forceps during birth.
When the police searched 11 Danbury Street they found a babies feeding bottle in Annie Walters room that was half full of what looked like mile and water. Also on the mantelpiece there was a small bottle labelled chlorodyne that was about 3/4 full and another unlabelled bottle that smelt of carbolic acid. There was also a baby's feeder in a wooden box. there were no baby clothes.
At around 3pm the same day the police went to Claymore House but Amelia Sach was not there and so they waited until 5.45pm when Amelia Sach returned with another woman and a baby. when she arrived they said 'We are police officers, a woman who gives the name of Mrs Walters of 11 Danbury Street, Islington, is detained at Kings Cross Road Police Station on suspicion of murdering a male baby and I have reason to believe she got the baby from you'.
Amelia Sach replied 'I don't know Mrs Walters of 11 Danbury Street, and I have never given her any babies. I take in ladies to be confined and there is one in the house at present. She was confined last Saturday morning of a baby girl. It is with its mother now.
When Annie Walters was later in the charge room and the charge was read out to her she said 'I never killed the baby. I only gave it two little drops in its bottle, the same as I take myself. i took the other baby back to her'. She then pointed to Amelia Sach who was also in the charge room and then said 'Mrs Sach knows where the other baby is. I took it back to her on Friday. I never murdered this one. I was going to give it back to her. The doctor from Green Road attended her'. The policeman then said that he would like to see the baby and Amelia Sach said 'The mother is too ill'. The policeman then sent for the doctor but another doctor arrived and the policeman told him that he wanted to know if another baby was in the house. At that point Amelia Sach said The baby is not there. It has been taken away. Do you mean to say that this person has been making away with babies?'. The doctor then left the room to look for the baby and returned to say that there was no baby in the house. Amelia Sach then said 'There is another lady who had a baby on Wednesday and both were taken away'.
The policeman then told Amelia Sach that he was going to take her into custody as being an accessory to murder and Amelia Sach replied 'Murdering, never. Do you mean to say really that these babies are dead; that she has killed them?' Amelia Sach was then taken by train and cab to the police station.
Later a doctor who had been called out to Claymore House several times said that he had known Amelia Sach for about 2 years, both at Claymore House where Amelia Sach had been for 8 months and before at Stanley Road in Finchley.
He said that he had been called out to Claymore House on Saturday 15 November 1902 between 7.30-8am where he helped to deliver a child of a young woman. He said that the baby cried vigorously and was born quite healthy and strong. He said that he saw the mother the next morning and asked how her baby was and the mother had said 'Very well' and when he asked where it was the mother had told her Amelia Sach told him that the mother's sister at Holloway had it. The doctor said that he had seen the mother every day up until Thursday 20 November 1902 and on each day asked about the child and then on 20 November 1902 she told the doctor that she had not seen the child since 15 November 1902 and then further informed him that Amelia Sach had told her that she had got someone to adopt the child. she also told him that she had parted with some money for the baby's adoption.
Around the same time the doctor had seen another woman at Claymore House on 16 November who had recently been confined and when he had asked her where her baby was the woman had replied that her mother had got it.
Annie Walters had moved into 11 Danbury Street on 29 October 1902 as a lodger. The landlady was a club steward and said that Annie Walters had a furnished room on the on the ground floor. Annie Walters told the landlady that she was a widow and had a pension and had been a nurse at St. Thomas' Hospital. She also told the landlady that she was going to have a baby from a friend and was going to take the baby to t titled lady in Piccadilly and that the mother was going to receive £100 for it and that she herself would have 30/- for transferring the baby.
On Wednesday 12 November 1902 between 11am and noon a telegram arrived for Annie Walters which she opened in front of the landlady which said 'Tonight at five o'clock'. When the telegrams were investigated they were found to have been written in Amelia Sach's handwriting. Annie Walters then told the landlady that she was going to fetch the baby and between 6-7pm she returned with a baby which she showed the landlady saying that it was a boy. The landlady said that it was a fine healthy child.
The landlady said that later that evening Annie Walters asked her to fetch a small tin of Nestles milk and gave her a sovereign which she got and that she later asked for a small bottle of chlorodyne and a penny worth of carbolic fluid adding that she wanted the chlorodyne to make her sleep. The landlady said she went out and got the things for her.
The landlady said that she saw Annie Walters on 13 November 1902 at 10am when she went into her room but didn't see the baby but said that Annie Walters asked her to go and get her some flannelette. She said she asked about the baby and said that Annie Walters told her that it was sleeping and then asked when she was going to take it away and was told that it would probably be Monday.
Then on Friday 14 November 1902 the landlady said that she went to see Annie Walters and said that she asked her to go and get her some more flannelette. She said that she asked about the child and that Annie Walters said 'It is alright, it is sleeping now'. The landlady said that she fetched the things for Annie Walters but that when she returned Annie Walters was not there and she could not hear the baby and could not see it anywhere but she saw the baby's bonnet and a flannel wrap. she said that she didn't see Annie Walters again that day.
On 15 November 1902 a telegram arrived for Annie Walters and the landlady went to Annie Walters's room at about 11am but did not see the baby. She said that she asked about it and that Annie Walters said 'The baby is alright. you should see it in it's muslins and laces'.
later that night at 9.30pm the landlady was called down to Annie Walters's room where she saw another baby. Annie Walters said 'Come and look at my new baby. This is a poor baby, the mother only got £10 for it'. This is going to Kensington to a coastguard's. I only got 10/- for transferring this baby'. The landlady looked at the baby on the bed and asked what sex it was and said that Annie Walters told her that it was a little girl'. Annie Walters also said 'I flew with the other baby as it was double ruptured and diarrhoea set it in'. she also told the landlady that she had taken it to a doctors.
On 16 November 1902 the landlady said that she asked Annie Walters how the baby was and said that Annie Walters said 'Alright' and shut the room.
On 17 November 1902 the landlady said that she went to see Annie Walters in her room at 10am to ask if there were any errands that she wanted her to run and said that Annie Walters asked her to get her some calico as she wanted to make some aprons and gave her a 2/- piece and she purchased 3.5 yards of calico, returning at around 11am. The landlady said she went into Annie Walters's room when she returned at about 11am but didn't see the baby although she could hear it making a funny noise from the bed. they looked at the bed and Annie Walters said 'I think, do you hear it, I think the mother had been frightened by a dog'. The landlady said that she went towards the bed but Annie Walters said 'That is alright I can see to it'.
The landlady said that she later went into the room about a dozen times but didn't see the baby or hear it making any noises. she said that she asked after the child and whether she could see it but Annie Walters each time said 'No, it is asleep' and said that she seemed to resent her interference or had a desire to let the child be seen.
Later when Annie Walters was in police custody she said 'The child was so cross I put two drops in to it's mil and when I woke up in the night I found the child dead. As for killing that baby I never did, and if I had got away I would have drowned myself. A lady asked me to mind the child till she got someone else to mind it. The landlady saw me take the baby out this morning and it barked like a dog, and a man stopped me. I intended with what bit of money I had to wander about till it was dark and end myself. I never killed the baby. I only gave it two little drops of chlorodyne.'
She later said 'If you go to East Finchley Post Office you will find telegrams addressed 'Sach' from Finchley to Plaistow. She has sent me telegrams to meet her at Finchley station where I took the baby from her, and on occasions other babies, and took back after three days. I can see now I have been a foolish woman'.
A barmaid at the White Bear in Berwick Street, Oxford Street who was pregnant said that she had seen an advertisement in the People and in consequence went to 4 Stanley Road in East Finchley where she saw Amelia Sach who told her that the fee was a guinea a week but when she said that she could not pay that Amelia Sach had said 15/- a week if she would stay a little while with her. The barmaid said that she went in in June 1901 and Amelia Sach attended her confinement on 19 September 1901. She said that she kept her child and later did some work for Amelia Sach and later moved with her to Claymore house.
The barmaid said that whilst she was with Amelia Sach about 30 other women had come to be confined. she said that one baby was still born and a doctor gave a certificate and that some women were there for a fortnight whilst one was there for 4 months. She said that some came but found fault with the place and eft and in total about 20 were actually confined of whom about 15 took their babies away with them, the other 5 parting with their babies before they had recovered. At first the barmaid said that she didn't see the babies go away saying that she was always away when it happened, but later said that she had promised Amelia Sach not to tell anyone about her business and said that she had seen them all go. She gave 5 names of women that she knew had been confined with Amelia Sach and given their babies away along with their ages.
She said that she paid 15/- a week up to Christmas 1901 and then helped out in the house until August 1902 and acted as steward. She said that Amelia Sach never asked her to adopt her baby but said that when her child was 6 months old another woman she knew as Mrs Laming at the home said to her 'Auntie, wouldn't you like to part with your baby' and the barmaid said she replied 'I wouldn't let the King take baby'. She said Mrs Laming replied 'you're a fool. It stands in your light for getting work'. The barmaid replied that she could work to keep her child and said that the woman had offered to take her baby for £5. However, that was all that was said on the matter. However, the barmaid later identified Mrs Laming as Annie Walters from the photographs of the two women shown in court.
She said that Mrs Laming had taken the 5 babies and that she had taken one to Mrs Laming at her address at 20 Glasgow Road, North Street, Plaistow under the direction of Amelia Sach. she also said that Amelia Sach had told her that it was illegal to adopt a baby unless £20 was paid. The barmaid said that Amelia Sach told her that she had received £15 for a certain baby and £12 for another and had taken others out of love with only expenses paid. Other babies had been adopted for £12, £12, £10, £30 and £15. The barmaid said that she never received any money from Amelia Sach.
Amelia Sach and Annie Walters were executed at 9am on Tuesday morning 3 February 1903 at Holloway Gaol. it was the first execution that had taken place under the new regulations consequent on the losing of Newgate and was strictly private.
see National Archives - HO 144/690/104226, CRIM 1/83/2
see Derbyshire Courier - Saturday 07 February 1903
see Old Bailey Online


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A College Perspective
By DMITRI SHUFUTINSKY \
Dmitri Shufutinsky
Qatari Neo-Imperialism--The Real Threat to Middle East Peace
For decades, the term "Middle East peace" has referred almost exclusively to the two-state solution that has been advocated by Westerners. The false belief that Jews building houses in Judea & Samaria has caused jihadism around the world is now being challenged. After all, these "settlements" are not responsible for the civil wars in Syria, Iraq, or Libya, nor are they causing the battle in Yemen between an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia against Iranian-supported militants. However, there is indeed one threat that is affecting all of these conflicts and preventing peace in the region--Qatar. In every conflict in the Middle East, Qatar is somehow involved, from Libya to Syria, from Egypt's uprising to the spread of Islamists throughout North Africa and the Middle East. Despite its small size, Qatar is an influential middle power in the world, and in particular, in the Gulf region and Arab World. Its wealth, derived mainly from oil, has allowed Doha to buy influence and spread its power around the Middle East and the world.
In 2016, Marc Lynch published his book The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East. In it, Lynch goes into depth with analyzing the cause of the 2011 Arab Uprisings, as well as the subsequent civil wars and foreign interventions in a number of Arab countries. In particular, he details the role of Gulf Arab states, especially Qatar, in fomenting unrest and violence and supplying extremist groups throughout the region. With the outbreak of civil war in both Libya and Syria, Qatar took advantage of a weak and destabilizing situation to spread its own influence in those two countries. In Libya, there were three main backers of regime-change to oust Moammar Qadafi, the brutal dictator who ruled the North African country at the time: The United States, the European Union (and NATO at large), and the Gulf Arabs. Each of these three power blocs had their own reasons for wanting Qadafi gone. The Americans claimed that it was largely due to the human-rights abuses by Qadafi, and that he was somehow committing genocide against Libyans (never mind the fact that the use of the term "genocide" in this context is inappropriate and false). The Europeans claimed the same thing, although new evidence has emerged suggesting that Qadafi's pan-Africanism, which threatened European neo-colonial goals in Africa, were the real motivation for his toppling. And the third power bloc came from the Gulf Arabs. Lynch explains in his book that the Gulf Arabs were interested in expanding their influence in North Africa, and had called upon the UN, EU, and others to impose no-fly zones to protect civilians and rebel groups from the brutality of the Qadafi regime. By early April, Qatar had already begun its process of dropping or delivering arms shipments to rebel groups in Libya. Rebel groups, in their victory over regime forces, began raising the Qatari flag over outposts they held.
Qatar's interventionist and imperialist policies did not end in Tripoli--in fact, they go beyond the borders of the Middle East. In Tunisia, perhaps the only successful example of rebellion in the Arab Uprisings, Qatar continued to shape politics of the region by assisting Ennahda--the "moderate Islamist" party in taking power. And Moncef Marzouki, while a secular leftist, also was backed by Qatar and rose to power in Tunis. In Egypt, Qatar joined Turkey with backing Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate for president, after the outset of the rebellion and ousting of the oppressive Hosni Mubarak. Using its media empire, Al-Jazeera, Qatar positioned itself "as the champion of not just the Muslim Brotherhood but also of Tahrir itself", according to Lynch. Israel and Saudi Arabia (along with its close Gulf partners) were alarmed by the fall of Mubarak, whom they'd relied upon to counter Iran, keep Hamas and other Palestinian militants in check, and maintain the peace treaty with the Jewish state. In Yemen, Qatar increased its presence as well, trying to mediate between then-president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthi rebels, backed by Tehran. Ultimately, however, Saleh was ousted and Qatar threw its weight behind the Islah Movement, a radical organization with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Doha began using Al-Jazeera to inspire protests on the "Arab street" by dedicating extensive airtime to the Arab Spring and trying to garner support from the international community. In the case of Egypt and the United States, it was successful. Despite Mubarak being a close partner of the Americans in the region for decades, then-president Barack Obama abandoned him in the name of democracy, allowing an Islamist backed by Qatar to take power in Cairo, emboldening the Muslim Brotherhood-related Hamas movement and threatening the cold peace with Israel. Qatari proxies and partners were well represented in transitional government and new governments (mainly Islamist ones) in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, the Syrian National Council, and Libya. After Hamas rejected Assad's brutality in Syria, it faced a troubled relationship with Iran, which was replaced by warmer ties with Turkey and Qatar. Since then, Egypt has fallen away from the Muslim Brotherhood and back into a traditional authoritarian-yet-stable model supported by Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the United States, and a gulf (pardon the pun) has emerged between Qatar and its neighbors, namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (which are more concerned with stability and have no interest in seeing protestors in the Arab streets demanding more rights). Yet Qatar's power and influence has expanded nonetheless, making it one of two expansionist countries in the Middle East that is threatening peace; the other, obviously, is Iran.
In Syria, Qatar, like Turkey, invested heavily in the Syrian economy and developed strong personal relationships with Bashar al-Assad, the dictator. But as soon as the uprisings in Syria began in 2011, Qatar smelled another opportunity. It connected numerous protest leaders and activists within the Arab Republic to Al-Jazeera, hosting them and giving them interviews numerous times. Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a Muslim Brotherhood figure based in the Qatari capital, gave prominent speeches denouncing the brutality of the Assad regime. Numerous sermons given by clerics in Qatar included the human rights abuses in Syria and denouncements of the Damascus regime, while the government was among the first to cut ties with Damascus, implement sanctions against Syria, and lobby the Arab League and United Nations to take action against Assad. In November 2011, it expelled Syria from the Arab League, and also intensely lobbied for the United States and the UN to use force to remove Assad from power. However, the war-weary Western World and Russian-Chinese opposition to regime change foiled these plans, leading to Qatar's more direct role in sending arms and cash to a number of rebel and Islamist organizations within Syria to topple the government.
As I mentioned earlier, while Qatar's meddling and expansionism is most obvious in the Middle East itself, it has used other mechanisms to be more subtle about doing so abroad. In Western countries, college campuses are recording a rise in anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment in general. Much of this has to do with the money received by Middle East/Arabic/Islamic Studies programs in numerous campuses--money that often comes straight from Qatar and its neighbors. Its use of Al-Jazeera, a news network accused of sexism, pro-terrorist sentiment, and anti-Semitism, to penetrate Western media outlets and spread Qatar's propaganda, should also raise alarm. India has criticized Al-Jazeera for showing disputed territories such as Jammu as Kashmir as being part of Pakistan. Israel has accused Al-Jazeera of encouraging Palestinian terror against the Jewish state and being biased against Jews more generally. Some officials in Iraq, especially in the immediate aftermath of the 2003 invasion, accused it of fomenting sectarian violence and of holding anti-Shiite and anti-Iranian views. Egypt, too, has cracked down on Al-Jazeera due to its seemingly pro-Muslim Brotherhood stance and some of its commentators speculating that President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is of "Jewish origin" and is involved in a "Zionist plot to divide Egypt". On Facebook, the more youthful AJ+ tries to attract young liberals and activists outraged about things like police brutality, the war on drugs, assaults on women's and gay rights, and economic inequality with video clips of around 30-60 seconds. But like Al-Jazeera, this is nothing more than Doha's propaganda. Such clips would have real meaning and legitimacy if they weren't so blatantly opposed to Israel, apologetic towards terror, or hypocritical. AJ+ is right to slam bigotry and unfairness in the Western World, yet it fails to mention or critique the human rights abuses (often more serious, by far) of its own government or that of its neighbors. This use of media and funding of programs on colleges related to the Middle East serve to influence and shape the minds of a politically vocal and active generation in favor of Qatari policy---one where the West and Israel's survival or interests have no legitimacy, and where human rights violations in theocracies or autocracies are either unknown/nonexistent or excusable and accepted.
Despite what many Israel critics claim, Zionism is not an expansionist, European colonial project. Rather, it is the national liberation movement of the Jews, an aboriginal group from the Land of Israel. That isn't to say there are no imperial/colonial projects happening in the region, however. There are two. One is the more blatant and immediate threat of Iran's attempt to recreate the Persian Empire at the expense of Israel's existence, Arab security, and Western interests. The other is the Qatari approach, more carefully cloaked, to change the mindset of young, progressive Westerners into blaming all that is wrong in the world and the region on the Jews (sound familiar?) and the West, and engaging in the soft bigotry of low expectations when it comes to human rights in Arab countries. If the West and Israel don't counteract both of these threats, and quickly, their values and existence may soon come under attack.
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