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The Bastard Boy
On a quest for his lost nephew an eighteenth-century Englishman is confronted with the upheavals of history and forced to question his most fundamental ideas about liberty and slavery, savagery and civilization.
Ned Gudgeon is asked to find the bastard child his brother Daniel fathered in America during the Seven Years War. Ned agrees, and sets sail for the colonies — only to find them in a state of growing unrest. Following the few clues he has, he travels first to a Carolina plantation, where he helps two slaves to escape; to Mount Vernon, to see Daniel's former brother-officer, George Washington; and then across the Appalachians, into the wild 'back country' of the frontier — where, after a series of increasingly perilous adventures, with settlers and bandits, visionaries and murderers, land-speculators and American Indians, he finally discovers the startling truth about the 'bastard boy'.
Both a mystery and a gripping adventure story, The Bastard Boy also dramatizes a crucial but neglected moment in our history, and the powerful philosophical ideas that shaped it.
The Bastard Boy was long-listed for the 2006 IMPAC prize.
Praise for The Bastard Boy
'Gudgeon's story has parallels with the travels of Lemuel Gulliver ... but whereas Swift resorts to brutal satire, Wilson is more contemplative, more interested in philosophical questions about how identity is constrained and altered by experience ... [His] painstakingly crafted metafictional effects ... continually offer new vistas of insight into the novel's interweaving of liberty and captivity ... This exhilaratingly ambitious novel ... offers serious insights into the relationship we all have today with history, and with freedom.'
'A powerfully imagined and gripping evocation of the violent world of revolutionary America and Georgian England. James Wilson has administered a massive blood transfusion to the historical novel. The Bastard Boyraises the form to a level not seen in English literature in this generation.'
Ian McIntyre, author of Dirt and Deity: A Life of Robert Burns and Hester: the Remarkable Life of Doctor Johnson's 'Dear Mistress'
'A modern classic deserving of a wide readership from the South West of England to the Midwest of America.'
Waterstone's Quarterly
'Ned's journey is a spiritual as well as physical one, so that it may transcend topicality and speak to us now ... Ultimately, for all its derring-do and mystery ... this intelligent, stimulating novel is about the serious issue of ownership — of an identity, of an inheritance, of a piece of property, of a consciousness ... In each case the question is posed: whose story is it to tell? The 18th century would have no problem answering that question, but from our post-slavery, post-revolution perspective, things are not so black and white.'
The Sunday Herald
'At key moments — in the punishment of slaves, in the retribution taken by 'the Indians' — we are not allowed any comfortable division of black and white, good and bad, villain and hero. Instead, we accompany the fictional writer on this 'journey of life itself' as he is divested of inert prejudices and received ideas, discovering his emotional identity in the act of reflecting on the significance of his personal history.'
The Bristol Review of Books
This is the edited text of a talk I gave about the book at Borders' Bookshop in Bristol.
First, I just want to say something about the period in which the book is set: the 1770s. It's a curiously neglected and little-explored moment, at least by novelists. I say curiously, because I think you could argue that the second half of the eighteenth century was the most dramatically decisive fifty years of our history, in terms of shaping the way we live today. It started (more or less) with what many historians regard as the first real world world war, the Seven Years' War, which resulted in Britain and her American colonists driving the French out of North America. Thirteen years after the end of that war, another one was erupting, as the colonists declared independence from Britain, and took up arms against their former allies and protectors — a struggle in which they were soon to be joined by their former enemies, the French. And thirteen years after that, the French were undergoing their own revolution, this time at home — which led directly to the Napoleonic Wars, and the radical reshaping of Europe in the nineteenth century— and so on to the huge conflicts of the twentieth. So in less than a lifetime, the whole world — in the words of a contemporary British song — was turned upside down.
And not just the military and political world — the intellectual world, too, because these conflicts were as much about ideas as borders and territory. And the triumph of Enlightenment thought — embodied in the founding documents of the US — over older ways of thinking created a new climate, that spawned most of the competing ideologies that have dominated the past two centuries, including our own secular liberalism. This legacy continues even today: the agenda for many of our current debates — about property, about democracy, even to some extent about race, and national identity — was set during that extraordinary revolutionary period.
I'd known for a long time that I wanted to write a novel that captured some of this drama and excitement. That I wanted to make not just the story, but the language and the perceptions as authentic as I could — and also, in a very oblique way, to say something — as I think all good historical fiction must — about the present as well. But I was immediately confronted by a problem. If you look at the novelists of the eighteenth century — the people you'd naturally turn to first if you want to know what it was like to be alive then — they're almost silent about the huge events going on around them. Writers like Henry Fielding and Tobias Smollett tended to write charming but small-scale stories — often about gentlemen riding round the country having adventures and finding long-lost parents or illegitimate children. Very seldom do they raise their gaze to the wider horizon, and talk about what's going on there. The fears and anxieties about larger issues — fears about disorder, slavery, tyranny, the abuse of power — insofar as they were expressed at all, seem to have been displaced into the world of gothic books like The Monk and The Castle of Otranto, where they're safely sealed away in far-off times and places. So you don't get much sense of how they'd have been experienced in daily life.
I have to say that this tension between dogged silence and gothic extravagance was partly what intrigued me about the period. But it also left me feeling baffled and excluded from the lives of the people I wanted to write about. I struggled with this problem for months — until I suddenly saw that it might actually offer me a kind of template for my own story. That I could, in other words, have a hero setting out on a personal quest, much like the hero of a picaresque eighteenth century novel; but that, as he's forced to confront historical reality, so his story becomes more and more gothic. I couldn't have imagined, when I started out, just how eerily appropriate this idea would turn out to be ...
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Well, almost. More like one man's curated collection of creations and curiosities from the last 100 years.
A celebration of achievements in the technology of music, motion pictures, and interactive entertainment featuring vinyl records, retro video games, vintage computing, film and video.
Analogopolis is a place you can visit to see restored, functional antique technology while browsing a unique selection of new and vintage items in a fun and unpretentious atmosphere. It's like a museum that is surrounded by a gift shop.
Our owner/operator/curator/restorer/researcher/webmaster/window washer Tom is more than happy to talk your ear off about all things "retro tech," if you're willing to listen.
With over 15 years of experience in motion picture exhibition, 25 years of record collecting, and 30 years working on vintage computers (back then, they were just called computers) Tom is extremely passionate about sharing his enthusiasm for the physical media universe.
Here at Analogopolis, we take great pride in cleaning, inspecting, and grading each piece of pre-owned media that we sell. All of our pre-owned records are ultrasonically cleaned and visually inspected. Game cartridges have all of their contacts cleaned and are play-tested. Plus, every pre-owned item carries a 14-day return policy if defective.
All of the pre-owned records in our general inventory are cleaned in a 3-step ultrasonic process and placed in a new, anti-static inner sleeve. This procedure removes microscopic dirt from within the grooves of the record that causes most of the crackles, pops, and background noise. Thanks to this exceptional technique, we just might have "The Cleanest Used Records In Florda!"
The outer covers are then carefully wiped clean with a method that has been proven safe on over 5,000 albums and placed in a "Crystal Clear" resealable protective plastic sleeve to protect them from moisture and wear/rubbing.
Fact: Blowing on a game cartridge doesn't make it magically work. That's why we fully clean all of the contacts, pin by pin, on all of our pre-owned game cartridges. Then we test them on a real authentic original console to ensure they work properly, and place them in a protective plastic sleeve.
We also sell Retro Video Game Tool Kits complete with screwdrivers, bits, and a
Contact Cleaning Eraser so you can clean and repair your own games, too.
As far as I know, we are the only shop in the Palm Beach area with a section devoted to the history of the home computer. While it's still quite small at the moment, we plan to expand this area greatly with the resurgence of DOS-based gaming on period-correct hardware. In the meantime, come check out a fully restored Packard Bell P-75 running Windows 3.11 on all original hardware! We are currently looking for vintage computers & parts, contact us.
Well, more like Over the Intracoastal and Through the Palm Trees... We are located in the Plaza La Mer shopping center at the corner of Donald Ross Road and US-1 in Juno Beach. Our address is: 829 Donald Ross Road.
From I-95, take the Donald Ross Road exit (#83) and head East for about 3 miles, cross the bridge, and the shopping center entrance will be on your left (with the Dunkin Donuts). We are unit number 829 on the North side of the plaza, next to Native Yoga Center.
From US-1, if you are coming from the North, the plaza entrance is just before Donald Ross Road on the right (with the Trustco Bank on the corner.) If you are coming from the South, the plaza entrance will be just AFTER Donald Ross Road, and will be on your Left.
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Many of you know will know Joie for their car seats, but they have a fair few pushchairs to their name too. They have just launched a brand new stroller that looks set to excite many parents here in the UK.
The key feature to the pact is the fold, with the ability to fold it down in seconds (we are going to put it to the test very soon), it will fold down to half its size in no time at all. Best of all, you can fold it one-handed!
It is pretty light, coming in at 6.12kg, so makes a nippy little stroller or one for holidays or keeping at the grandparents. It has some nice features too - including the SweetRideTM single front swivel wheels for improved steering and a height adjustable handle. It has a lie flat seat and it also compatible with three Joie car seats (adaptors included).
£150. Available to purchase from 17th August 2017.


"Writer's Digest" is sponsoring writing conferences in Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee in 2017. The magazine's editors will be speaking and literary agents are scheduled to be on hand for one-on-one pitches.
I received a tweet message from The Writer's Digest team about the conferences and thought I would pass along the information. An email contact was also provided: chuck.sambuchino@fwmedia.com.
If you are a budding or blooming writer, you might want to check out these opportunities.


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What SUV starts with the letter P?
1 What SUV starts with the letter P?
2 What is P car?
3 What sports car starts with P?
4 What is a Pantera car?
5 Do you need P plates?
6 Which is no 1 car in the world?
7 How much is a Bugatti?
8 Is Lamborghini a sports car?
2020 Hyundai Palisade – New Three-Row SUV Gets a New Name.
What is P car?
What is a P-car? It is the car between an O-car and Q-car.
What are the top 5 brand cars?
Best car manufacturers 2021
Porsche – 93.20% Key points: Porsche doesn't fall short in any area of our survey.
Kia – 90.14% Key points: Strong scores right across the board; reliability and build quality being highlights.
Tesla – 89.39%
Mazda – 89.38%
Toyota – 88.00%
Honda – 87.54%
Jaguar – 87.52%
Mitsubishi – 87.38%
What sports car starts with P?
PPI.
Panther.
Parradine.
Peerless.
Pegaso.
Perana.
Perrin.
What is a Pantera car?
The De Tomaso Pantera is a mid-engine sports car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer De Tomaso from 1971 to 1992. Italian for "Panther", the Pantera was the automaker's most popular model, with over 7,000 manufactured over its twenty-year production run.
Are there p plates in America?
In all states, newly licensed drivers are required by law to display P-plates for varying lengths of time. Stage two is a one-year P1 probationary licence (with red P plates). Stage three is a two-year P2 probationary licence (with green P plates).
Do you need P plates?
Are P plates a legal requirement? Unlike L plates, it is not a legal requirement for drivers to display green 'probationary' P plates. P plates can voluntarily be displayed to show that you have just passed your driving test. You can display P plates on your vehicle for as long as you like.
Which is no 1 car in the world?
From the fastest car to the finest classic car in the world, car enthusiasts look for modern as well as vintage cars….Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport:
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Technical Specifications
Price Rs.12 crore, ex-showroom Delhi
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In the ACSI Automobile Study 2020-2021, the average score across the industry for automobiles and light vehicles is 78 out of 100 — the same figure from the study a year ago. And according to the report, the worst car brand in America is Chrysler.
How much is a Bugatti?
Bugatti has announced its latest, the 2022 Chiron Super Sport. The €3.2 million ($3.9 million) coupe is the latest iteration of the Chiron family line that includes the Chiron, the Chiron Sport, the Chiron Pur Sport, and the Chiron Super Sport 300+, which hit a record-breaking speed of 304.773 mph in 2019.
Is Lamborghini a sports car?
Automobili Lamborghini commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in the small Italian village of Sant'Agata Bolognese, near Bologna. Lamborghini is now a subsidiary of German car manufacturer Audi AG, which is, in turn, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.
What is a Ford GT?
The Ford GT is a mid-engine two-seater sports car manufactured and marketed by American automobile manufacturer Ford for the 2005 model year in conjunction with the company's 2003 centenary. The second generation Ford GT became available for the 2017 model year.
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Tales of the Reincarnated Lord - Chapter 447
Knight Lundmorde
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"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." ~ Lundmorde, husband of seven, father of seventeen.
Please note that the last chapter of the week will be released tomorrow to make up for our missed release a few days ago.
"I've returned, Your Grace."
Tarkel appeared before Lorist fifteen days later.
He had had no choice in his travel to Morante. He'd been sent to the city in the 8th month of the previous year. Knight Lundmorde, we had previously served on the frontlines as a medic, had gone missing along with his secret bodyguard after being ambushed by a unit of mid-southern forces. When word of it got out, the four wives in Morante at the time set out to look for him, causing the flow of information to stop. Tarkel had to check on the situation personally.
"Did you find him?" asked Lorist.
Lundmorde was a legendary figure in the house. He used to be an honor student in Dawn Academy's herbalism faculty, but he was suppressed because he differed from his professor on a key research topic. Coincidentally, Charade was rallying a force for their move to the north. Feeling he had lost his future at the academy, Lundmorde was swayed and became one of the 36 students to join the convoy.
He didn't make any outstanding contributions during the journey. But he was really responsible with the herbalist team of which he was in charge. His capable leadership had won Lorist's trust by the time they reached The Northlands.
After finally finishing the journey, he became a household knight. He refused the appointment to head of the herbalist teams and instead joined the newly formed female knight unit as an instructor. He said he wanted to teach them some herbal remedies useful on the battlefield.
He shocked everyone soon after doing just that. Barely three months after joining the group, he'd already knocked up seven of the trainees. What was even more shocking, was that they all wanted to marry him. Their insistence drove Pesha irate. She dragged him in front of Lorist and demanded he do something about the man. In the end, Lorist decided his punishment was to marry all the women he'd knocked up.
His life collapsed nearly immediately. On top of his suffering, he became infamous thanks to the records he set.
His first was that he had the most wives of all the household knights — seven in total. Fiercetiger Loze had many lovers, but only one wife: Pesha.
His second was being the most surveilled man in the duchy. His seven tiger-like wives always had him under eyes.
The third was being the most virile knight in the duchy. He had 17 children among his seven wives. He had no choice but to work every waking moment of his life to keep them all fed and looked after. No matter how far into the night or how bad the weather, he could always be seen scurrying down the street carrying his medical kit — of to answer some call for treatment. He naturally became known as the most dedicated herbalist in the duchy. Given his 'talent' and his age, many had ongoing bets regarding how many offspring he'd sire before he turned 50.
His fourth was being the poorest knight of all. His entire income went to his wives. They only gave him one small silver a month with which to feed himself. It was more accurate to say he got an allowance from his wives, than a salary from his lord. And he had no say in the matter. The family was huge and the costs of running it immense, and he was the sole breadwinner.
All Norton knights had rather decent benefits alongside their salary. Even if they didn't make much progress in their training, a silver-ranked knight's yearly salary was around ten gold Fordes. To the knights of other houses, that was enough to live luxuriously and free from worry. But Lundmorde would be satisfied if it kept his family fed.
His punishment meant he couldn't take up other posts either, so he had lost the opportunity to earn a higher income and get better benefits. It forced him to wander around as a freelance herbalist for extra income. It did result in him becoming quite well-known and well-loved in the in the duchy, though, especially because he was willing to treat illnesses for food, fur, or just some fruit.
His fifth record was that he was the most abused knight in the house's service. While others only had to deal with one or two wives, he had to deal with seven. All of whom were talented warriors with extensive training.
While his wives took care of his children, he had to toil day and night to earn a living. His house was always merry. Once one of the wives got some new clothes, the others would want some too. When one broke through in her training, the others were quick to catch up. Lundmorde could only resign himself to his position.
When the last of his wives broke through to the silver rank, he was still stuck at the rank's first star. He had not advanced at all since his academy days. He was also only an average swordsman, so his wives had no trouble overpowering if they got into a fight or if he tried to fight back against their abuse. The greatest blow to his hope of ever being free of his seven demons came when they broke through to the silver rank. Pesha offered them another chance at becoming part of the all-female knight unit, but they turned it down.
His wives were, though horrible wives, at least responsible mothers. The biggest issue was that there were way too many of them — as far as Lundmorde was concerned, seven too many. It was very common to see all seven walking around green-eyed. In fact, they hadn't turned down Pesha's invitation because they had no interest in becoming great or famous warriors, but because they were afraid that if anyone didn't join, they would use the opportunity to bamboozle the others out of their share of the house's finances. Besides, they already had a husband to give them the money they needed, so why take the risk?
At one alumni gathering, Lundmorde had recounted his typical day to his fellow students. They were so depressed on his behalf they all cried together. He didn't have a chance to really enjoy a good chat with his old friends, though, because one of his wives showed up and dragged him away. When she burst into the tavern she shouted at him. He jumped back and hopped over like a frightened hare. That was the moment that everyone understood why his marrying the seven women was a punishment.
When Bullhorn Bay was finished and the trade route to Morante established, he was sent to the city to gather information. Lorist had originally relied on the Peterson guild and Red Grace Inn for information, but that dried up quickly. Lorist soured his relationship with the big-seven on his last visit, so he couldn't trust that the guild, being one of the big-seven, would give him crucial information that might not be very beneficial to the Union. And, considering his soured relationship with the Union's leaders, he didn't want to drag old Char into the mess.
The two had a good relationship, the old man was Els's uncle and rather close to Reidy. Lorist, however, was a noble from a hostile kingdom, and had a sour relationship with the Union, so it was likely that the old man and his inn would get into trouble if it was discovered it was being used as a gathering point for Lorist's informants. To avoid involving Charlando and his family in any trouble related to the house, Lorist set up another gathering spot for his informants. The man he sent to set it up and run it? Lundmorde, of course. He was the most suited for the job, after all.
Firstly, he was a herbalist who had some semblance of a reputation in the city. It was also only known that he'd left the city, not that he had pledged himself to House Norton. Most people just assumed he had left because of his falling out with his professor. It was only natural that he would eventually return and settle down in his home city.
Given his profession, he could also set up his own apothecary in the city's commoner sector and his wives could be his assistants and guardians. They were even stronger than him, so there would be no need to send others along.
He thus set out for the city with four of his wives. The other three stayed behind to raise the children. The three weren't very happy about not being able to go to the city, so it was decided that they would rotate annually. Every year one of the four in Morante and one of the three back home would switch places.
Lundmorde's was really efficient. All sorts of information started to flood onto Lorist's deck soon after the man left. At the same time, his apothecary became quite popular. It was a huge change for Lundmorde. The commoners in Morante were far richer than those in The Northlands and all the profit was his to keep. Given his extra income, Lundmorde himself slowly became rich.
He initially used the Peterson guild to ferry his reports to the Northlands, but as the situation between Andinaq and the Union worsened, they could eventually not be trusted with such sensitive information. Lorist gave him an eagle with which to send his messages out of the city, but that was his downfall. The cover story was that a relative of his who lived far away from the city had sent him the eagle to help them keep in touch. It unfortunately caught the eye of one of the Union's new nobles, who forced him to sell it to him. The eagle, luckily, remembered its training and flew back to the dominion the first time the lord took it out on a hunt.
Incensed, the noble ransacked his house to make sure it hadn't returned to its former owner. He found nothing and had to let the incident go. The noble, however, had every intention of getting back at Lundmorde for this perceived wrong. When the war between the Union and its neighbors started, he made sure the herbalist was forcefully conscripted and sent to the frontlines.
His departure cut the flow of information. Luckily two of his wives knew of his mission and were scheduled to return home soon. They informed Tarkel of the situation and he sent two agents to replace him.
The younger of the two was sent to Lundmorde's side as a relative to keep him safe, while the other took over his position in the apothecary. The latter, unfortunately, did not have Lundmorde's more sensitive, well-placed, and important connections, so the information he could get was mostly of only passing interest.
The last year's 8th month saw the war rapidly deteriorate. One of the enemy's armies assaulted a Union logistics center. It was just a skirmish as far as the war was concerned, something the history books would easily overlook, but Lundmorde and his young guard were involved. When the Union sent reinforcements to clean up the mess, they found Lundmorde and his guard missing. The moment his wives found out what had happened, they packed up and left to look for their husband. Not even Lundmorde's replacement in the apothecary could stop them; he could just send a report back home with all expediency.
Tarkel had mobilized several experienced units and had headed off immediately to clean up the mess.
"We've located Lundmorde. He's been captured by the army that attacked the camp. We can't bring them back, however. The Union's declared him a traitor," said Tarkel with a bitter smile.
"What?!"
Lorist felt faint.
"...The Union managed to capture a few of the Jekhano Kingdom's men, among them was the kingdom's eldest prince and heir apparent. He was severely injured and the Union didn't know of his identity. Lundmorde insisted on treating him and managed to save him. The prince's other subordinates attacked soon after, rescued the prince and took Lundmorde and his guard with them.
"The traces they left behind guided his four wives to them but the Union scout saw the reunion. When he reported what he saw to his superiors, the Union ruled that Lundmorde must have been a sleeper agent and declared him a traitor. They blamed him for camp's loss as well so they didn't have to worry about taking responsibility for their failures."
Lorist didn't know how to react.
"So there really is no way Lundmorde can go back to the Union now. We'll have to bring him back sooner or later."
"Of course, Your Grace. It's just that we haven't found a reliable way to do that yet. We'll have to wait for the war to end."
"Learn anything else on your trip?"
Tarkel hesitated for a few moments before he answered.
"I suspect this whole war is a big conspiracy…"
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State Agencies Leading Crackdown On Questionable Stem Cell Clinics
By Pam ZekmanBy Pam Zekman May 30, 2019 at 10:46 pm
Filed Under:CBS 2 Investigators, Chicago News, stem cell treatment
(CBS) — Patients in pain have been paying thousands of dollars for stem cell treatments that don't work.
Now Illinois' Department of Professional regulation and the Attorney General are both launching investigations thanks to reports by CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman about stem cell clinics selling false hope to vulnerable people.
Frank Mahon and Patricia Korona paid $4,500 each for injections in a knee.
"They said they would regenerate the cartilage," Korona recalled after attending a seminar
"And you'll be able to walk again without pain," said Mahon, who attended a different seminar but heard the same pitch from the Wellness Institute.
Amira Kekic paid $8,500 for injections of stem cells in both knees and John Zapfel paid $14,000 for injections in his neck and shoulder, also at the Wellness Institute.
"They ripped me off, and I was mad," Zapfel said.
Now the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation and the Attorney General's office are investigating the complaints.
"We can and will discipline them ranging from a reprimand through fines, suspensions all the way to revoking their license," said Dr. Brian Zachariah, DPR's medical coordinator.
That's a far cry from the DPR reaction CBS 2 got in April from the agency's former media representative when CBS 2 tried to find out what the state has been doing since the station's reports began seven months earlier.
At the time, he said the agency "needed evidence," and ignored evidence in huge newspaper ads and infomercials claiming unproven stem cell injections could relieve all kinds of ailments.
Dr. Zachariah said he had seen the ads but needed permission from higher officials in the former Gov. Rauner administration to talk to CBS 2 on camera.
Now, under Gov. Pritzker's administration, Dr. Zachariah agreed to an on camera interview about the investigation and to warn people about the huge increase in stem cell clinics.
"I want to take the time to thank you for helping us educate the public and the providers on this," Dr. Zachariah said.
"Most of these things are unproven at best and doctors should be informing patients properly what the risks and benefits are and not be overhyping or overselling any type of treatment."
CBS 2 disclosed a network of clinics in the city and suburbs attracted patients with newspaper ads, infomercials and seminars. CBS 2 Investigator Pam Zekman attended undercover to document their claims like those made by Jill Howe, a chiropractor who owns the Wellness Institute in Schaumburg and Crystal Lake and a third clinic in Gurnee.
Posing as an interested patient at a seminar, Zekman asked Howe what her success rate was with stem cell injections.
"About 80 percent," Howe said.
"80 percent?" Zekman asked.
"Hips, knees, absolutely," Howe responded.
Absolutely unproven in FDA approved clinical trials, experts say.
During the interview with Dr. Zachariah, Zekman asked, "They tell people the stem cells will swim to the damage areas and fix it. Is that true?"
"There is no medical evidence that something injected systemically will go to the one damaged part of the body," he responded.
Since CBS 2's reports the front page wrap-around newspaper ads have disappeared. Jill Howe has shut down two of her three clinics.
But now, providers could face disciplinary action if they make unsupported claims, use unqualified staff, or overcharge patients to a name a few potential violations.
"The department is concerned the same way that you are concerned," Dr. Zachariah said.
"People are being misled, oversold, over charged on therapies that they are desperate to get."
And a spokeswoman for the Illinois Attorney General's office says they will be looking at whether clinic operators have violated the consumer protection act.
The state agencies are asking for patients with similar complaints to file them with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or the Attorney general.
To file complaints: The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation Or Call: 312-814-6910
The Illinois Attorney General: 1-877-305-5145
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Q: Trying to get property of non-object im getting "Trying to get property 'selleruserid' of non-object" this error. How can i resolve this error?
$selleruserid= 0;

$featured['items'] = Items::with('Ratings')->select('items.item_id', 'items.user_id AS selleruserid', 'items.item_liked','items.item_slug','items.item_preview','items.item_name','items.item_type','users.user_photo','users.username','users.user_document_verified','items.updated_item','items.item_sold','items.free_download','items.item_flash','items.item_type_cat_id','items.regular_price','items.item_token', 'items.mainpage_boost_last')->leftjoin('users', 'users.id', '=', 'items.user_id')->where('items.item_status','=',1)->where('items.mainpage_boost_last','>', $today_date)->where('items.drop_status','=','no')->orderBy(DB::raw('RAND()'))->take($setting['setting']->home_featured_items)->get();

$selleruserid = $featured->selleruserid; // ERROR LINE

$checkuser = Items::checkuser($selleruserid);

I will be glad if you help me thank you

A: Based on your assignment, the line:
$selleruserid = $featured->selleruserid;
Should be:
$selleruserid = $featured['items']->selleruserid;
If you still have the same error, then Items::with('Ratings')->... isn't returning anything.

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Q: how to install php 5.4 install on ubuntu desktop 12.04? I try to install php5 package with a specific version 5.4.
But I have problem and can not solve it myself. When I try to install :
"apt-get install php5=5.4.9-4ubuntu2"

It returns me an error:

E: Version '5.4.9-4ubuntu2' for 'php5' was not found.

How can I solve this task?

A: If anyone is still looking to install php 5.4 and wants to create a stand-alone install of php 5.4 from source, this is how do do it:
Create a folder named php-5.4 in your local home directory like ~/programs/php-5.4. Then execute below commands from it through CLI.
  sudo apt-get install gcc libmysqlclient-dev libxml2-dev
  wget --trust-server-names http://museum.php.net/php5/php-5.4.15.tar.bz2
  tar xjf php-5.4.15.tar.bz2
  cd php-5.4.15
  ./configure --prefix=$PWD/installdir --enable-bcmath --with-mysql
  make install
  cd -

Replace 5.4.15 with the latest old-stable version of php.
Refer this Google appengine developer page for more details.
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Updated the new location for php 5.4.

A: Add this ppa
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php

Then update and upgrade, upgrade will automatically install latest 5.4.x version of php
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Followed by,
sudo apt-get install -y php5.6
or
sudo apt-get install -y php7.2
depending on which version of PHP you want installed.

To install through Ubuntu software centre
php5
(source: ubuntu.com)
Ref: https://askubuntu.com/questions/109404/how-do-i-install-latest-php-in-supported-ubuntu-versions-like-5-4-x-in-ubuntu-1


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Using a bank as a family wealth
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National Bank lends hand to delisted Gachihata Aquaculture
High Court rejects Sikder brothers' anticipatory bail pleas
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National Bank rejoinder and our reply
The National Bank board of directors currently has six members from the Sikder family, although the Banking Company Act allows maximum four family members on a bank's board
National Bank has recently become top news for the wrong reason.
Once among the top performing banks in the country, it has become an example of how flouting of banking regulations, mismanagement of loans, financial irregularities and shabby treatment of its top executives has brought it to its knees.
The latest transgression of the National Bank directors has come to prominence again after Exim Bank filed a case against Sikder Group Managing Director (MD) and National Bank Director Ron Haque Sikder and his brother Dipu Haque Sikder for allegedly torturing and shooting at its two top executives over a Tk500 crore loan, according to the complaint to police.
Ron Haque Sikder and Dipu Haque Sikder allegedly tried to kill Exim Bank MD Mohammad Haider Ali Mia and Additional MD Mohammad Firoz Hossain by shooting them as they had allegedly refused to appraise the value of Sikder Group's property offered at collateral at a higher level for the Tk500 crore loan, according to the statement of the case filed by the Exim Bank with Gulshan Police Station on May 19, 2020.
The incident is now the most discussed issue in the banking sector. However, people in the banking circle are not surprised at this, say industry insiders.
Although this is a personal issue, Sikder Group used National Bank to provide an explanation of the issue.
Eight days after the case had been filed, senior lawyer Abdul Baset Majumder gave the explanation on behalf of National Bank.
According to the explanation, Ron Haque did not apply for any such loan to Exim Bank and that the case was filed to socially malign him, the NBL, and its board of directors.
When contacted, Md Serajul Islam, executive director of the Bangladesh Bank said the incident would leave negative impacts on the reputation of the entire banking industry.
He, however, said that the central bank would not intervene in this dispute until Exim Bank seeks help from the regulator.
Little regard for laws
The bank has never complied with the rule of limiting the appointment of the maximum number of members from a family as directors.
The National Bank board of directors currently has six members from the Sikder family, although the Banking Company Act allows maximum four family members on a bank's board.
The directors are Zainul Haque Sikder, owner of Sikder Group, his wife Monowara Sikder, daughter Parveen Haque Sikder, two sons Rick Haque Sikder and Ron Haque Sikder, and his nephew Jonas Sikder Khan.
Moreover, all other important committees of the bank are formed with members of the Sikder family.
The bank has the third-highest amount of deposits among private commercial banks in the country as of January this year. According to Bangladesh Bank data, the total deposit of the bank stood at Tk36,109 crore at the end of January this year.
However, National Bank's default loans more than doubled in the last three years because of massive irregularities in the loan approval process that is completely controlled by the Sikder family.
The total amount of non-performing loans of the bank surged to Tk2,776 crore in December last year, which was 8 percent of its total outstanding loans, Bangladesh Bank data reveal.
How directors misuse the bank's money
Case-1: In 2013, the executive committee of National Bank approved a Tk132 crore house building loan to a school named Cambridge International. The loan was sanctioned for purchasing a building that was being constructed by Sikder Real Estate in the Rayer Bazar area in the city at that time.
The building and the land were owned by Zainul Haque Sikder, Monowara Sikder and other members of the family. Monowara was chairman of the executive committee of the bank.
However, the school existed only on paper. The Sikder family had prepared fake documents and took out the money in the name of the institution.
The irregularities were found out during an inspection by the Bangladesh Bank.
The central bank conducted a detailed investigation into National Bank in 2014 and found several hundred instances of irregularities at every stage of banking activities including loan disbursement, loan classification, recruitment of employees, and taking rent for office space from Sikder Group.
The inspection report showed how members of the Sikder family were misusing public money by controlling the bank. The Business Standard obtained a copy of the full investigation report.
After 2014, no further detailed investigation was conducted into the bank by the Bangladesh Bank for unknown reasons.
Case-2: National Bank spent Tk20 crore for its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activities in 2012 and 2013.
While Bangladesh Bank introduced CSR expenditure of banks aiming to help the deprived and development of health, education and culture, the central bank inspection found that National Bank spent the money for purchasing a bus for ZH Sikder Medical College, sponsoring golf tournaments and BD Olympic Association in complete violation of the CSR guideline.
In its inspection report, the Bangladesh Bank stated that the CSR money of the bank was spent for the benefit of a group of people.
Case-3: The bank opened 20 new branches in 2013. The Bangladesh Bank had selected six important branches among those to scrutinise their expenditure.
The inspection found that on average, Tk1 crore was spent for the decoration of each of the branches. However, no tender was floated for such large amounts of purchases for decoration works, although call for tenders is mandatory for any purchase of above Tk50,000.
Case-4: In 2011, National Bank entered into a lease agreement with Zainul Haque Sikder Medical College and Hospital for a floor space in the Shimanto Square building.
According to the agreement, the bank was supposed to pay electricity, gas, and water bills to the space owner after the utility services sent their bills. But the bank was found paying bills in advance to a third party, which was completely illegal.
Case-5: An investigation report prepared by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) in January this year found another loan scam of Tk335 crore of National bank. The Sikder family was involved with this.
According to the report, the loan was taken out in the name of Hasan Telecom. The executive committee of the board of directors approved the loan without proper scrutiny.
The land offered as collateral for the loan was bought from a company owned by the chairman of National Bank. But the survey company assessed the price of the land at 42 times higher than the price at which it was bought, alleged the report.
According to the report, over Tk60 crore was transferred to different bank accounts linked to members of the National Bank board of directors.
Of that money, Tk23.8 crore were allegedly deposited in the account of Rick Haque Sikder, a director of the bank, in two transactions, and Tk10 crore was deposited in the account of PowerPac – a company owned by National Bank chairman Zainul Haque Sikder and his two sons Rick Haque Sikder and Ron Haque Sikder.
Meanwhile, Tk20 crore was transferred to the account of Sikder Real Estate.
The Anti Corruption Commission also started to investigate the issue following the report of the BFIU.
Violation of law in forming board
The Banking Companies Act 1991, amended in 2013, allowed two members of a family to be included in a bank's board. However, the Sikder family had five members on the board of National Bank during that time.
Later in 2018, the government revised it's amendment in the face of pressure from bank directors and allowed four members from a family in the board. Still, the Sikder family has six members on the National Bank board.
Other important committees of the bank also consist of members of the Sikder family. For instance, the executive committee of the bank contains six directors and four of them are from the Sikder family. As a result of this, the Sikder family enjoys overwhelming voting powers and they can influence important decisions.
The risk management committee, which is very vital for a bank to assess risk of loans, comprises two members, both are from the Sikder family.
Shabby treatment of top executives
So far, no top executive of the bank could complete their tenure at the bank.
At least four managing directors of National Bank have had to leave the bank under severe pressure and humiliation from its directors since Sikder Group took over it in 2009.
The owners of Sikder Group, who are also the directors of National Bank, care little about complying with the Banking Company Act or the banking rules of the Bangladesh Bank.
Soon after the Bangladesh Bank had revealed massive irregularities in the bank in 2014, the Sikder family blamed the then managing director of the National Bank AKM Shafiqur Rahman for helping the central bank discover the corruption.
Under pressure and humiliation from the directors of Sikder Group, Rahman stepped down before completing his tenure.
When contacted, Rahman refused to comment on the Sikder family saying, "I want to forget those days."
"I did as much as I could for the bank ," he said.
Within a week of his resignation in October 2014, the Bangladesh Bank appointed an observer to the bank.
Several months later, the Bangladesh Bank issued a guideline to protect managing directors of banks ordering banks to take prior permission from the central bank before firing top executives.
Shafiqur Rahman was not the only one who had to resign from his position at the National Bank under pressure. Three more managing directors including Md Abdur Rahman Sarker, AFM Shariful Islam and Shamsul Huda Khan had to leave the bank before completing their tenure under pressure and humiliation.
The Business Standard has talked with various retired officials of the bank in this regard. However, none of them wanted to be named in the report.
After the resignation of Rahman, National bank ran for one year without a managing director as nobody wanted to work in that position there.
Finally, Choudhury Moshtaq Ahmed, the then acting managing director of the bank stepped in as managing director. However, he also had to go through humiliation.
Because his name was similar to Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, he was asked to change his name before joining the bank.
Eventually, Moshtaq changed his name to Chowdhury Rasel Ahmed in the managing director's proposal to the central bank.
Health of the bank
National Bank started commercial operation in 1983 and got listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange in 2000.
The bank made a net profit of Tk182 crore in 2018, which was Tk207 crore in 2016.
Each share of the bank has been trading close to its face value of Tk10 from the beginning of this year, according to the DSE.
When contacted, ASM Bulbul, additional managing director, and also the spokesperson of the bank denied commenting on the bank's present financial health.
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Q: How to set max width for the ScrollView content without nesting view? What I want to achieve is to set some max width for components in one place to make all the views looking familiar when the parent width is stretched to large value (e.g. when orientation changes to landscape)
Let's say we have a ScrollView with container view and some TextViews:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Lorem ipsum..."/>

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Lorem ipsum..."/>

    </LinearLayout>

</ScrollView>

Now, I want to set the max width for the TextViews to 300 dp. I can just use the
ConstraintLayout and set layout_constraintWidth_max to each of the TextViews, but I would like to set it only in one place. In order to do that, I can nest the LinearLayout into ConstraintLayout like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
            app:layout_constraintWidth_max="300dp">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Lorem ipsum..." />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="Lorem ipsum..." />

        </LinearLayout>

    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

</ScrollView>

It gives me the desired results, but the pitfall of this solution is that I have to nest the views which is not the recommended approach.
The question is, how to achieve easily set max width for all children without nesting the parent views?

A: Well if you want multiple items to look same, you should use style, and set it to all items. In your style just add everything that is same for all views like this:
<style name="NewStyle">
    <item name="android:maxWidth">300dp</item>
    <item name="android:layout_width">wrap_content</item>
    <item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
    <item name="android:text">Lorem ipsum...</item>
</style>

If you have only one similarity than you can extract 300dp to dimens.xml and use it in all places.
One more solution would be:
 <LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="300dp"...


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Q: Is it possible to always get the optimal formula regardless of the derivation method? Today I've tried to solve a geometric problem (collision point between two circles in a specific situation). I found a working solution but I'm not sure if it was optimal (maybe my solution took more calculations and work than necessary to get the result).
The solution took some known data (circles' positions and radii, and other stuff), calculated a few half-products (circle's new center point after moving along a vector and so on...) and finally calculated the searched collision point.
This was needed for a computer program so it needed to be all brought down to formulas. Some formulas took known data and calculated the half-products, the other(s) took half-products and calculated the final result. So it's possible to combine all these formulas into one big one which takes the known starting data and calculated the final result. Is that correct (in the general case)?
And if my big formula took only a few known data (a few variables) and used them in multiple places then the formula could be reduces/simplified, e.g.:
x^2 + 64x - y - 32x + 3y -> x * (x + 32) + 2y

So my question is: if my solution is correct (regardless of how complicated/unoptimal way it is to calculate the result) and I can bring it all down to 1 formula which only uses the starting variables and then I maximally reduce/simplify that formula - will I always (in any case) get the optimal formula/way to calculate the final result? Regardless of the method (way of getting to the result)?
EDIT: After thinking about my question I think I could state it differently:
Let's say my solution is correct (i.e. produces the correct result) and let's say I can bring it down to a single formula. If I use different approaches I would probably get different formulas. But are they all equivalent (can I always transform one into another)? Can I reduce every such formula to the same form (regardless of its optimality)?

A: Defining "maximally reduce" to be the simplest way to write down a function, and "optimal formula" to be the calculation method that takes the least amount of time, reduction is not guaranteed to find the most efficient method.
Here's a quick counterexample. Let's say I have a computer that takes 1 second to multiply two numbers, and 0.1 seconds to add two numbers. Now I have two functions,
$$f(x) = 5x$$
$$g(x) = x + x + x + x + x$$
It looks like $f$ is much simpler! But that computation will take 1 second, while $g$ will take only half that time.
This seems like a pretty ridiculous scenario, but floating point multiplication was once pretty slow! A more relevant example is the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). The mathematical description is quite simple, but there are complicated ways of doing the transform much more quickly. Mathematical notation is not directly related to computational efficiency!


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Mars Invests in Healthy Snacks, Takes Stake in Kind Bar
September 4, 2020 December 1, 2017 by Kimberly Olivera
Mars, Incorporated, owner of popular brands like Snickers and M&M's, has announced that they will buy a small stake in Kind, the high-quality non-artificial snack bars.
The deal values Kind at more than $4 billion, marking a significant value on one of the most popular new food brands in the past few years.
According to Nielsen, busy households today spend on average $133 annually on individual snack items. With everyone always on the go, it's no surprise that the quick and handy snack bar has risen in popularity. With health being a rising issue, the no-preservatives, artificial-free and organic types of snacks are one of the fastest growing segments.
According to Euromonitor, an independent provider of strategic market research, Kind has been one of the fastest-growing players in the snack field, with 2017 sales having risen to $718.9 million.
"Our vision is that Kind is going to become the foremost health and wellness platform," said Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of Kind, according to CNBC.
Mars is working on reducing sugar and removing artificial ingredients in its food and candy. Mars has $35 billion in annual revenue and a vast overseas reach, including position in 2.3 million locations in China alone, including selling pedigree pet food and other pet care brands, in addition to snacks and candy.
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"This is a partnership built on mutual admiration and a shared vision for growth," said Grant F. Reid, CEO and President of Mars. "We believe there is tremendous opportunity to build on the success of KIND's product portfolio in new markets. As we continue to expand our business and broaden our portfolio to address evolving consumer needs, we're delighted to partner with a respected leader in the health & wellness space."
Kind sells through distributors in 14 countries, including Mexico, the United Kingdom and Ireland. With this recent investment, Kind expects to double in those countries and expand into others as well.
"The primary objective is to grow our core business globally," he said in an interview. "We need to move fast," Lubetzky said.
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Cecilia Hillard, PhD
Cecilia J. Hillard, PhD, grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee and credits her high school chemistry teacher for starting her on the journey to be a scientist. Dr. Hillard received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Virginia and her PhD in pharmacology from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Hillard is currently professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, director of the Neuroscience Research Center, and associate dean for research at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her laboratory has long-standing interests in the pharmacology of the cannabinoids and the biochemistry of endocannabinoid signaling. Her laboratory contributed some of the early evidence for catabolism and cellular accumulation of the endocannabinoids. Her laboratory has explored the roles of endocannabinoid signaling in many aspects of brain function, including emotional regulation, addiction, and neuroinflammation. She and her colleagues have reported seminal findings regarding the role of the endocannabinoids in multiple preclinical models, including multiple sclerosis, depression, and anxiety. Recently, she has been collaborating with others to explore changes in circulating endocannabinoids in humans, with the goal of using this as a translational measure of endocannabinoid tone. Her work has been funded continuously by NIH since 1987, and she has published over 200 peer-reviewed, original papers. Dr. Hillard received the 2011 Mechoulam Award for outstanding research in the area of cannabinoids and endocannabinoids and the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, both from the International Cannabinoid Research Society.


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Q: Silverlight causing Software Center to crash I'm using an Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit system. I installed silverlight plugin to view netflix on Chrome browser. When I tried to load Software Center, it crashed on startup. I tried again through terminal(with root permission) and found the program was accessing silverlight for some reason and then crashed.
I disabled silverlight and tried again to see that software center loads without any hitches!
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In the present study, we use the fluorescent DNA base analog tCå to investigate the thermal stability of a small DNA hexagon and the thermodynamie factors that govern the formation of such a structure. The DNA molecule is becoming increasingly popular as a material for bottom-up construction of nanostructures; however, relatively little attention has been given to the thermodynamics of such biomacromolecule-based constructs. With the goal of increasing information density and structural complexity, the size of the nanoarchitectures decreases and, more importantly, the fine structure is becoming more detailed. In this process the thermal stability and formation of unwanted byproducts will become critical features to consider in the design and assembly of such structures. Using tCå as a fluorescent probe in fluorescence monitored DNA melting allows for individually observing the denaturing of each of the six 10-mer sides in the pseudohexagonal multicomponent system. Experimental results demonstrate that the ring-opening of the cyclized hexamer is virtually exclusive to one side and that the stability of this side is increased as a result of the cyclization. Moreover, a theoretical model describing the formation and melting of the nanostructure is presented. The results show that the cyclized structure is thermodynamically favored over linear polymeric structures under the conditions and concentrations used for the self-assembly. © 2009 American Chemical Society.


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Challenging Domesticity in Britain, 1890-1990
Posted on November 13, 2020 by charlottewildman
The Pankhursts and Politics: Part Two
Written by Saima Akhtar (Twitter: @saimathewriter)
Supervised by Dr Charlotte Wildman (Twitter: @TheHistoryGirrl)
As part of our Challenging Domesticity in Britain, 1890-1990 research network, we are dedicating a blog post to the extraordinary suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst.
Read Part One of our blog post here:
https://charlottewildman.com/2020/11/06/the-pankhurst-family-and-politics-part-one/
When the First World War broke out, Emmeline and Christabel were patriotic, and publicly declared the end of militancy to support the British war effort. A clever strategy for the WSPU campaign, this allowed the suffragettes to declare a statement of loyalty to their country, as their campaign had been subject to public scrutiny. As the nation prepared for war, the suffragettes who had been imprisoned for activism were released by the government. It was also important to Emmeline that women entered the workforce whilst the men fought on the frontline. But Emmeline remained firm in her conviction that "when the clash of arms ceases… the demand (for women's suffrage) will again be made."[1]
The war became another point of contention for Sylvia. Very much a pacifist, Sylvia opposed the conflict, which further ostracised her from Emmeline. Extremely committed to socialism, Sylvia admired Lenin and was a co-founder of the British Communist Party (though she was later expelled). As Emmeline became disillusioned with socialism, Sylvia's socialist views intensified. In 1926, she was utterly dismayed when she discovered that Emmeline intended to stand as a Conservative Party candidate in the next election.[2] This was a decision which Sylvia viewed as a betrayal of her father's radical socialist principles. The rift between Sylvia and Emmeline was deepened, showing how politics divided the Pankhurst women.
When Sylvia served a stint in prison at Holloway in October 1906, she was horrified by the unsanitary conditions she experienced as an inmate. During this time, prisons were overcrowded, meals were meagre and prisoners were forced to carry out menial labour tasks. This gave Sylvia impetus to campaign for prison reform, which directly contradicted Christabel's rule of keeping wider struggles separate from suffragette activism.[3] Again, this is another indicator that Sylvia and Christabel could not be civil, as the sisters disagreed on whether or not women's suffrage ought to be their sole focus. Lastly, in 1927, much to Emmeline's shock, Sylvia had a child out of wedlock, and the pair never reconciled.[4] Completely scandalised by Sylvia's actions, Emmeline made no attempt to repair her relationship with her second daughter. This demonstrates that Emmeline had moral expectations for her children, perhaps more so because her activism had placed her in the public eye.
Sylvia Pankhurst with a young boy (possibly her son)
Credit: LSE Women's Library Collection
Emmeline's devotion to women's suffrage also caused tension for her third child, Adela. Like her sisters, Adela was a hard-working WSPU organiser, as she was tasked with breaking up Liberal Party meetings. However, Adela felt that Emmeline prioritised activism instead of being a present mother to her youngest child, Harry. Often a cause for his family's concern, Harry suffered from various health issues and fell behind in his education. So, Emmeline enrolled him in different schools and trades including farming, construction and office work, meaning that there was instability in his life. In a 1933 account of her mother, Adela wrote that "it would have been treason to the Cause" if Emmeline gave up her public work to devote herself to Harry.[5] This use of political language ("treason") conveys Adela's resentment towards her mother, due to Emmeline's work commitments. When Harry became critically ill in 1909, Emmeline undertook a lecture tour in America to pay for his medical care. The other Pankhursts chose not to disclose Harry's illness to Adela, who, once again, viewed this as a "sacrifice to the Cause".[6] Adela clearly felt abandoned, as she preferred Emmeline to focus on women's suffrage.
Adela Pankhurst
Adela also became estranged from her mother and sisters. She felt that the WSPU strategies were too violent, so, like Sylvia, Adela was forced to leave the organisation in 1914. Concerned about her youngest daughter's socialist and anti-militant views, Emmeline sent Adela on a one-way ticket to Australia, where she remained until her death in 1961.[7] Unsurprisingly, Emmeline was committed to militancy in her activism; she was not willing to entertain any activists who did not advocate militancy. In a letter dated 10th January 1913, Emmeline encouraged her fellow WSPU members to embrace militancy, writing: "If any woman refrains from militant protest against the injury done by the Government and the House of Commons to women and to the race, she will share the responsibility for the crime."[8] It is clear from Emmeline's tone that the WSPU members who did not meet her requirements would be dismissed. So, Adela's punishment for the "crime" of not being militant was expulsion to Australia. The fact that Emmeline broke ties with her daughter illustrates that the Pankhurst household was heavily structured around the cause of women's suffrage.
Emmeline later showed signs of wanting to reconcile with Adela. Before her death in 1928, Emmeline wrote to Adela, expressing regret for the estrangement between them.[9] A shared interest in conservative values may have sparked Emmeline's attempt to communicate with Adela. In 1920, Adela co-founded the Communist Party of Australia, but she left the movement due to her growing conservative beliefs. Incidentally, as she aged, Emmeline found herself aligning with conservative values. By the late 1920s, Emmeline was invited to stand as a parliamentary candidate for the Conservative Party. She could not forge an alliance with the Liberals or Labour Party, due to their previous history of marginalising women's issues, hence why she turned to the Conservatives.[10] So, the political views of both Adela and Emmeline changed during the interwar period, which also marked a shift in their relationship. This suggests that Emmeline's final years no longer revolved heavily around activism. Moreover, the years of hunger strikes had left Emmeline with ill health, which could explain why she sought to make peace with her youngest daughter.
Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, c.1910
Christabel Pankhurst was also part of the reason why both the younger Pankhurst sisters had feuds with their mother. There may have been jealousy from Sylvia and Adela due to their mother's special relationship with her eldest child. Almost certainly, Christabel was the clear favourite child of Emmeline's. She was the chief strategist of the WSPU, and like her father, she earned a law degree. According to Professor June Purvis, Emmeline appears never to have disagreed with Christabel during the long suffrage struggle.[11] Rather, Christabel acted as Emmeline's second-in-command; the two were unanimous in their political views. Thus, Sylvia and Adela may have felt slightly threatened, as Christabel was so highly regarded by Emmeline. Therefore, Emmeline's special relationship with Christabel may have had an adverse effect on the younger sisters; but since Christabel worked more closely with Emmeline in their activism, it is unsurprising that their views were more aligned.
Emmeline faced pressures to conform to feminine ideals as a mother, whilst taking on a high-profile position as a controversial public activist. Her time spent campaigning for the enfranchisement of women caused personal divisions within her household. She had stringent expectations for her fellow WSPU activists, as Sylvia, Adela and Christabel knew all too well; but Emmeline perhaps held the highest expectations for her daughters, politically and morally. As the events of the early twentieth century unfolded, all of the Pankhurst women experienced shifts in their political views, which unfortunately resulted in Sylvia and Adela becoming estranged from the family. But it was Emmeline who endured several emotional traumas in her lifetime, all the while being a committed and charismatic leader who never gave up in the struggle for the women's vote. As Sylvia described her mother's legacy in The Manchester Guardian in 1930: "She remains to us as we knew her in the days of her greatness: the pioneer of new causes, the friend of the poor, the suffragette."[12]
Emmeline Pankhurst speaking at a WSPU meeting, 1912
[1] The Project Gutenberg EBook, EBook of My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst, (London: 1914), University of Toronto Libraries, <http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34856/34856-h/34856-h.htm> [Accessed: 16 October 2020], p.1.
[2] June Purvis, 'Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), Suffragette Leader and Single Parent in Edwardian Britain', Women's History Review, 20:1, <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09612025.2011.536389?needAccess=true> [Accessed: 6 August 2020], p.89.
[3] Katherine Connelly, Sylvia Pankhurst: Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire, (London: Pluto Press, 2013), p.31.
[4] Purvis, p.89.
[5] Ibid, p.92.
[6] Ibid, p. 101.
[7] "The Pankhursts: Politics, protest and passion", The History Press, <https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-pankhursts-politics-protest-and-passion/> [Accessed: 12 August 2020].
[8] "Transcript: CRIM 1/139/2", Emmeline Pankhurst, The Suffragettes: Deeds not Words, The National Archives, Learning Curve, pp.2-23, <https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/education/suffragettes.pdf pp.2-23> [Accessed: 09 September 2020], p.12.
[9] "Adela Pankhurst", Working Class Movement Library, <https://www.wcml.org.uk/our-collections/activists/adela-pankhurst/> [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
[10] June Purvis, "Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biographical Interpretation", Women's History Review, 12:1, <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09612020300200348> [Accessed: 02 October 2020], p. 94.
[11] Purvis, p.98.
[12] E. Sylvia Pankhurst, 'Mrs Pankhurst: A Daughter's Memories', Manchester Guardian, 6 March 1930, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, p.9. <https://search.proquest.com/hnpguardianobserver/docview/478012627/pageviewPDF/F4E0BD7A2B76400EPQ/1?accountid=12253> [Accessed: 29 July 2020].
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In the period of 2015/16, social care funding has decreased from £14.9 billion to £13.3 billion, a reduction of 10.7%. This means that more than £1 billion will be cut from social care services for the older and disabled in England over the next year. The impact of this will be that many of those in need of help with basic tasks such as washing, dressing and eating will not have the funding to be able to get help with these daily tasks.
This year, spending on social care has remained steady on 35%. The ADASS report concludes that "Councils have tried to protect social care spending at the cost of other services but are running out of ability to do this in the future." Although an attempt has made to protect social care spending at the cost of other services, the cuts to social care will have an adverse effect on other important healthcare services. The NHS will be put under increased pressure as this will in turn mean they have to pick up some of the slack.
Around 400,000 fewer people received social care support over the past five years than in previous years, a trend that social care directors say they expect to continue. Councils are forecasting a £4.3bn black hole in social care funding in England by 2020. The stark warning given in the ADASS report states that further cuts would jeopardise the safety and well-being of vulnerable older people. This statement alone highlights the danger and grave impact of these cuts and the risk it poses to older disabled people in England.
Social care is now at a crossroads. These cuts may mean that it is at a risk of becoming a residual service. Many people and their families could be left struggling to obtain social care support or to meet the costs of care themselves.


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