Bean was the lunar module pilot for the second moon landing mission in November 1969. He spent 31 hours on the moon during two moonwalks, deploying surface experiments with commander Charles Conrad and collecting 75 pounds (34 kilograms) of rocks and lunar soil for study back on Earth, according to a statement from NASA and Bean's family that announced his death.
Bean died Saturday in Houston, Texas, following a short illness, the statement said.
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"As all great explorers are, Alan was a boundary pusher," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement that credited Bean with being part of 11 world records in the areas of space and aeronautics. "We will remember him fondly as the great explorer who reached out to embrace the universe."


After a year of desperately mourning her deceased boyfriend, Dr. Eleanor Bouchard, a theater professor and acclaimed Shakespearean actress, is ready to move past the despair that nearly destroyed her. But, on the anniversary of her beloved's death she is summoned by a frightening apparition with a message: Help him believe… As she attempts to unravel her ghostly messenger's meaning, she begins to experience harrowing visions of a missing woman and discovers she possesses otherworldly powers that have been lying dormant within her, waiting for her to awaken. While Eleanor struggles against her emerging powers, Daniel Archer, her former love, has troubles of his own. His wife has recently died tragically. Daniel and his precocious step-daughter, Amelia, find sanctuary in Eleanor's alluring home in River Mist, California. As their lives intertwine, Eleanor discovers a fateful connection to Daniel and Amelia and suspects that the haunting events that brought them together quite possibly were destined to be.
The Passer is an eloquent example of modern day mysticism and romance. With the supernatural interwoven throughout the story, Christophersen has created a unique and complex world with a touch of glamor for good measure. Eleanor is an instantly likable heroine exhibiting strength and vulnerability simultaneously. The author's attention to detail and depth of each character is stunning. With a web of a plot, Christophersen pulls you in and entraps you to the end. The Passer explores the effects of grief on the human psyche and our ability to cope with loss. Christophersen has created a compelling tale of love, loss, and moving on.


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NEP to acquire Global Television from Catalyst
By David Davies
Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:44
NEP Group Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GTV Holdings Pty Ltd ('Global Television' or 'Global') from Catalyst Investment Managers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction brings together US-based NEP and Australia's Global Television, uniting two of the world's most experienced and successful television technical services companies.
NEP is one of the largest broadcast and live event service companies with operations across the United States, United Kingdom and Brazil, and supporting thousands of events annually around the world. The acquisition of Global Television further expands NEP's presence into Australia and Asia. NEP is majority-owned by private funds managed by Crestview Partners, with a significant ownership stake held by NEP's management team.
NEP CEO Kevin Rabbitt says: "Global Television has an outstanding reputation for excellence in live sports and light entertainment and is the clear leader in the Australian television market. Together, NEP and Global Television offer a much broader pool of expertise, resources, and facilities and extend NEP's services worldwide, adding significant value for our clients and partners who work internationally. We are excited to work with Global's CEO, Keith Andrews, and his management team to continue to grow their business.
"With the support of our private equity partner, Crestview Partners, we have expanded our geographic footprint and established NEP as a worldwide leader in the industry. The Global acquisition is an important step in that process."
Global facilitates the majority of premium live sport produced and broadcast in Australia, and the most-watched live entertainment programmes. Global has also achieved international recognition for its technical expertise in host broadcasting, partnering with production companies and broadcasters to win major contracts, including the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane.
Global will remain an independent operating entity based in Australia, led by Keith Andrews and his executive team.
Combined with Global's top-tier fleet of outside broadcast and studio facilities, NEP will offer over 70 high-definition (HD) outside broadcast units; several HD flypacks; studio facilities in Los Angeles, New York, London, Cardiff, Sydney, and Melbourne; thousands of plasma, LED, and projection video display solutions; as well as a large team of industry-leading engineering and technical experts.
The transaction is being financed entirely with debt arranged by Barclays and Morgan Stanley, and is expected to close in early 2014.

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The business world is constantly evolving and as such skills that were in high demand yesterday probably would be extinct by tomorrow. This is why you need to be on top of game. Follow the trend by updating your skills or picking up new skills.
The skills that appear n a lot of peoples resume are rather redundant and employers are tired of seeing them. There are skills that are expected of you and do not necessary need to appear on your resume. On the other hand there are skills that should be reflected on your resume without actually being mentioned.
Typing is one of the skills that you are expected to have. Years back, it would have been a big deal to say you could type but today; typing isn't as much a skill as it is part of everyday life. If you don't know how to serve at this point you're simply doing yourself a disservice.
This should top the list of most redundant skills ever. Of course, you should be able to communicate. Communication is an everyday activity. If you're alive you should know how to communicate. Being an introvert doesn't excuse you on this font either. Except you're looking for a job in communications and media, communication is not a skill you want to flaunt on your resume.
Employers are so tired of seeing leadership listed as part of your skills. Your resume should be able to tell that about you without you pointing it out. From past jobs or positions held, the recruiter should be able t have an insight to some of your values including leadership. If your resume is not worded to reflect your best attributes at a glance without pointing them out, you need to work on a better resume.
This is a great skill but mentioning it is rather redundant. It's obvious you're going to be working with people even if it's not exactly a team. It's a given that you'd be able to tolerate people enough to work a couple of hours a day with them. If you can't work well with people, it's time to brush up your people skills. Point is, there's no need to list this as a skill as it is expected of you.
Keep up with the market and work on skills that matter. Don't include anything as a skill unless it stands out or unless it is one of the requirements for the job you're applying for.


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What's Current: Moscow authorities refuse to allow rally in support of sisters charged with murder of abusive father
July 5, 2019 by Meghan McCarty
Russian authorities refuse to approve a rally in downtown Moscow in support of three teenage sisters charged for murdering their abusive father. Activists will instead conduct single-person pickets to call to address Russia's domestic violence problem.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino plans to expand the women's World Cup from 24 teams to 32, in 2023.
A multimillionaire businessman facing serious sexual assault and harassment allegations is granted wide-ranging secrecy orders preventing The Times from revealing his identity:
"The Times has fought a legal battle for more than a year for the right to report the case but a senior judge ruled last month that in this case the protection of the millionaire's 'honour and reputation' took precedence over the principle of open justice under which reporters are deemed to be 'the eyes and ears of the public' in the courts."
In India, the health of poor women is jeopardized in order for them to continue working low wage jobs. Women's wombs are removed so they can work in sugarcane fields, where female workers are given hysterectomies for minor gynecological problems and fined for taking days off due to menstrual pain. The Thomas Reuters Foundation reports female garment workers in Tamil Nadu are given unlabelled drugs for period pain, which allegedly cause health problems.
An Indonesian woman is jailed after attempting to report her boss for sexual harassment. Baiq Nuril Maknun recorded lewd phone calls she received from the principal of a high school she previously worked at, but was found guilty of violating anti-pornography laws.
Meghan McCarty
Meghan McCarty is an undergraduate student and aspiring journalist living in the United States.
What's Current: WHO thinks everyone – men included – has a 'right to reproduce'
What's Current: Lee Kaplan charged with sexual assault after 12 girls found in his home
What's Current: Bauer Media will discontinue publication of British 'lads' mag,' Zoo Weekly


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What you need to know to accelerate your Digital Transformation.
The Ambit Group ("Ambit"), a specialty provider of IT modernization, business transformation, and mission support services for the Federal Government, and Greenzone Solutions ("Greenzone"), a leading data management and analytics, cybersecurity, and agile software development provider to the Federal Government, today announced the merger of the two companies. The acquisition was completed in strategic partnership…
The ongoing COVID pandemic has forced organizations to adopt new ways of working. Organizations are reimagining their work and the role of their workplaces in creating safe, productive, and enjoyable jobs and balanced lives for their employees. Here is what we expect to see in 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for the Federal Government to increase digital transformation efforts to promote collaboration with a largely remote workforce, propel market recovery, and create self-service products for citizens. Increased investment in digital transformation efforts this year will generate enterprise-wide innovation and change, while enabling greater connectivity between the Government and American…
What's NEXT for CX in 2021
Thoughtfulness, creative thinking, and new digital tools can address customers' acute needs today and forge stronger ties and a better customer experience during coronavirus and after. In 2021 the demand for quality CX is expected to increase as new demands emerge, customers' expectations grow, and organizations engineer novel ways to maximize CX capabilities. Keep an…
What's NEXT for Agile in 2021
An increasing number of organizations will adopt Agile practices in 2021. Agile integrates business and technology to produce a structured methodology that fuels growth while future-proofing an organization's workforce. As companies struggle to maintain cohesion and efficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic, Agile delivers value by strengthening collaboration, improving predictability, reducing risk, and expanding employee flexibility.
SEC awards $115M Enterprise-wide Applications Management Support Services Prime Task to Team GreenZone JV
Team GreenZone JV, a joint venture led by GreenZone Solutions, was awarded a 10-year $115 million single-award task order (base period of one year with nine 12-month option periods) supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with Application Management Support Services (AMSS). The solicitation was competed as a small business set-aside under the SEC OneIT…
GreenZone Solutions Awarded Prime OASIS Pool 1 SB and 8(a)
GreenZone Solutions, Inc (GreenZone) is proud to announce that it has been awarded GSA's One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services (OASIS) Pool 1 contract as a prime in the small business (SB) and 8(a) categories. OASIS is designated as a Best-in-Class (BIC) contract vehicle by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Features of this…
In our digital age, technology provides the foundational components that underpin how citizens live, work, and communicate. Whenever a new digital offering or process enters the market – typically in the rapidly transforming consumer sector - citizens' expectations and demands of their government transform. While commercial enterprises have proven adept at quickly developing, applying, and…
The Rise of Resilience
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 crisis is a world-changing event. Its impact will be felt for years by nations, by businesses, and by individuals that all need to adapt and plan for our new normal. Confronting the Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb described the crisis that we're confronting as a black swan event.…
20 Ambit Team Members Acquire SAFe Certifications
The continually evolving capabilities of our digital world challenges government to reinvent itself as a responsive, nimble, flexible, and transparent service provider. As citizens' expectations rise, digital services that were once "good enough for government" are no longer good enough. As the demands for speed, responsiveness, and quality increase, government agencies have discovered the necessity of…
Lessons From Our First Week of Telework
After our first week of compulsory telework for the entire company, we're helping all of our employees get the hang of the demands, advantages, and secrets of success while working from home.
Ambit's core values define The Ambit Way.
FutureProofing Your Workforce
Attracting and retaining the talent necessary to run successful organizations is the highest priority for business leaders. Building a resilient workforce takes insight, planning, and commitment.
Ambit Selected By GSA to Support Centers of Excellence
Team Ambit will be working with the GSA's Centers of Excellence (CoE) to transform federal IT modernization efforts and reskill and upskill federal employees impacted by modernization programs. Ambit will also help the federal workforce evolve to 21st Century skill sets and work practices including artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA), and machine learning,…
Spencer Swayne Selected For ACT-IAC Voyagers Program
Ambit is proud to continue its 15 year relationship with the ACT-IAC Fellows Program and we're thrilled to announce that Spencer Swayne has been selected as a member of the 2020 Voyagers Program, a component of the Fellows program. The Voyagers program is our industry's leading professional development program that connects emerging industry and federal…
54 Kids Start School With Full Backpacks
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Ambit's Annual Summer Family Picnic Celebrates 15 Years!
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Ambit's Jillian Drew Appointed Secretary of Bethesda's Young AFCEA Chapter
Jillian Drew, Ambit's Strategic Partnership Manger, has been appointed Secretary to the 2019-2020 Young AFCEA Bethesda Board. Jillian joined Ambit one year ago as Brand Ambassador & Communications Specialist, and most recently assumed responsibilities as Ambit's Strategic Partnership Manager. Jillian supports Ambit's Business Development Team and Strategic Partnership Group to identify and pursue technology partners…
GovCon Nominates Ambit CEO Kim Hayes
Ambit CEO Kim Hayes was nominated by The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™ as Executive of the Year (up to $75 million). GovCon annually honors the leaders and legends of the government contracting community. They select a prestigious panel of industry and government professionals to evaluate and select finalists and winners from a large pool of…
The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), the most trusted partnership in the government technology community, selected Ambit Senior Consultant Jeff Willemann to join their Voyagers Industry Program Class of 2018. The ACT-IAC Voyagers Program is a leadership development program for rising leaders in government and industry with high potential for future advancement. The…
Philanthropic Efforts Recognized by March of Dimes
Kim Hayes was recognized as a finalist for the March of Dimes' Heroines of Washington Award on behalf of her dedication to volunteer work and her positive impact on the DC community. Kim has demonstrated a lifelong involvement to community service forged from personal traumas that have shaped her character and fortified her resolve to…
Ambit CEO Kim Hayes Appointed to Northern Virginia Technology Council Board of Directors
The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) announced this week the appointment of five new members to the NVTC Board of Directors, including Ambit's CEO, Kimberley Hayes. The NVTC is the membership and trade association for Northern Virginia's technology community, serving about 1,000 companies and organizations, including businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service…
By Kim Hayes
Ambit CFO Ashe Hoque Named CFO of The Year
SmartCEO Recognizes Ambit Executive SmartCEO magazine recognized Ambit CFO Ashe Hoque as the 2017 CFO of the Year in the Washington DC region. SmartCEO recognizes annually the leadership and accomplishments of the DC region's management all-stars. Former Ambit winners include Ambit CEO Kimberley Hayes and President Bob Nunnally.
Ambit's Mobile FEMA App Named Top 10
Ambit's mobile FEMA app – which enables citizens to prepare before, respond during, and recover after a disaster – was named one of the Top 10 of the Best Government Mobile Apps by BusinessUSA. BusinessUSA assessed and chose the top 10 government mobile apps that can be used by businesses, entrepreneurs, economic development organizations (EDOs), and business professionals…
CEO Kim Hayes Recognized by WBJ
Ambit CEO Kim Hayes was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the Women Who Mean Business. The publication's award is given to influential women in the Washington DC region who have made a difference in their communities, blazed a trail for the rest of us and are leaving a mark on Washington.
Ambit Volunteers Lift Operation JumpStart
For the 12th consecutive year, Ambit provided a team of volunteers to support our veterans at Operation JumpStart. Operation JumpStart was created to help the soldiers of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom transition to civilian careers. Donors contribute gently worn professional clothing and our volunteers helped these young vets put together outfits that will…
COO Bob Nunnally Receives SmartCEO Award
Ambit President and COO Bob Nunnally was presented with the SmartCEO Executive Management Award at their annual awards dinner on March 1, 2016 at the National Press Club. The Executive Management Awards program recognizes the leadership and accomplishments of the region's management all-stars — CFOs, CIOs/CTOs, Chief Legal Offices/General Counsels, Chief Human Resources Officers, and…
Rising Ambit Exec Receives AFCEA Service Award
Ambit executive Cody Mruk received the Meritorious Service Award at the AFCEA Bethesda President's Award Ceremony.
CEO Kim Hayes Recognized As Top 40 Innovator
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Building A Vision That Works
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When It Comes to Leadership, It's the Approach that Matters
The most effective leaders and organizations recognize that achievements and triumphs are dependent upon the strength of their people, processes, and programs. Effective leaders are able to glean valuable insight from these three elements. They understand the imperative to develop and leverage their unique ambit, or sphere of influence, to drive organizational success at all levels.…
Three Essential Elements That Enable Change That Soars
A new year brings with it the kickoff of new programs and new pursuits. It's likely you've done your strategic planning, created a vision and settled on goals. Your team has even crafted the roadmap to get you there. Change is on the horizon for your organization! But what exactly is the fuel that sets…
Success in the New Year Starts with (Your) Happier People
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RCIPS chopper heads to US for damage assessment
Damaged RCIPS helicopter ready to be shipped
(CNS): The fate of the first Royal Cayman Islands Police Service helicopter hangs in the balance as it is on its way to Louisiana, via Texas, to find out whether or not it can be repaired. The helicopter was wrapped and delivered to the George Town dock earlier this week to be shipped to the United States to undergo a detailed assessment by the manufacturer, Airbus. If it is deemed beyond a cost-effective repair, the public purse will be paying for a new chopper.
The helicopter was purchased in 2007 for $1.8 million, a move that came in for considerable criticism at the time. However, it turned out to be a significant additional tool in the fight against crime. But in February it crash landed just after take-off at Owen Roberts International Airport as a result of a faulty machine part, severely damaging the tail as it hit the ground.
The RCIPS Air Operations Unit is already making use of the new multi-purpose helicopter which arrived on-island in March. The second machine was purchased with the support of the UK so it could be deployed to other overseas territories in emergencies.
But the new helicopter was meant to augment the law-enforcement capabilities of the original chopper, adding search and rescue, medical evacuations and the ability to fly farther.
Therefore, government officials, including the premier and the police commissioner, have said that if the older machine cannot be repaired, government will look at acquiring a second brand new helicopter.
Tags: helicopter, RCIPS Air Operations Unit
Category: Crime, Police
Switch it out for a submarine.
It is fully insured and it is the insurance company that are shipping it. One place it does not need to be is in the Cayman Islands, many more options where the ability to repair or salvage it, and investigate properly. They said early on the UK Accident Branch is investigating, they take ages to issue their reports. The manufacturers have already issued a service bulletin. Perhaps CNS could follow up with the people that know.
CNS,
Head line should read:
"RCIPS Chopper Heads to US for Chopping Block"
I bet it ain't coming back.
Don't bring it back. It was salt from the very start of its purchase. Oh how we can forget so easily.
Al Catraz says:
If the damage was caused by a faulty part, then where is the insurer of whomever warranted the performance of that part? That's what insurance is for.
Was this part sold "as-is" from a shop tearing down stolen Honda civics? C'mon CNS, a little inquisitive reporting would be helpful. If this part was "faulty", then where is the manufacturer?
I hope they publish the accident investigation to prove it was actually "faulty equipment" that caused the crash…..
A lot already out there in the aviation world
Shouldn't the manufacturer of the "faulty machine part" have some liability for this repair or replacement? Was this pursued by anyone? RCIPS? CIG? Helicopter maintenance organization? And who made the determination that it was, in fact, a faulty machine part? FAA? NHTSA?
Get da piece a sh*t outta ya!
Ron Ebanks says:
Let's see how smart they are , going to ship it there to be told that it's a right off , total cost $20,000., flying the expert in and be told total right off $5.000 and could have used it for dive site , but now they have to pay another $20,000 to ship it back to CI .
Worth it. If it can be fixed and flown safely it would be far cheaper than buying a new one.
2:28 Even if it's not repairable it's still worth a heck of a lot more than the shipping costs (and where did the $20K figure from?) parted out for spares.
Media Police says:
Hang on guys. Wouldn't it had been cheaper to pay the manufacturers to send down a couple persons to do the evaluation here? On no but I remember it the tax payers that is footing the bill and not those who make these decisions
Folish decision made by the idiots…..their hand iching them to spend some more crazy amount of money…….out of the public purse and while our education system is in shambles!!!!!!! Only God can help us…….
No insurance,??????.
Would have been cheaper just to chuck it on the landfill with the rest of the trash.
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Sandy Ratcliff obituary
Actor who found fame as Sue Osman in the BBC series EastEnders
Anthony Hayward
Wed 10 Apr 2019 11.43 EDT Last modified on Thu 11 Apr 2019 13.25 EDT
Sandy Ratcliff as Sue Osman with her husband, Ali, played by Nejdet Salih, on the set of EastEnders in the fictional Bridge Street cafe. Photograph: BBC
The actor Sandy Ratcliff, who has died aged 70, touched the hearts of millions when she appeared in the original cast of EastEnders as Sue Osman, whose son Hassan died of cot death in the summer of 1985, just months after the television soap was launched. It was one of the early dramas to beset the fictional Albert Square as the BBC took on ITV's Coronation Street in the battle of the soap ratings.
Sue ran the Bridge Street cafe in Walford – speaking her mind and getting into rows with customers – and had little help from her minicab-driver husband, Ali (Nejdet Salih). Her grief over losing their son dominated much of Ratcliff's four years in the serial. Experiencing a phantom pregnancy as she longed for another child, dealing with Ali's gambling, neglecting him after giving birth to another son, Little Ali, and wrongly believing she had cancer on finding a lump in her breast led to a deterioration in her mental health. Eventually, in 1989, Sue was sectioned and put in a home.
However, her screen character's tragic life almost paled into insignificance when compared with the actor's own troubles. "When I was about 10, my school sent me to the Tavistock Clinic," said Ratcliff, who was born in Islington, north London, to an insurance seller and his wife. "I was a grade-A student who was also trouble – a bit rebellious." Two years later, she was expelled from her local grammar school and she was smoking cannabis aged 14.
Later, she became a bass guitarist in the rock bands Tropical Appetite and Escalator, a disc jockey and a photographer's stylist, before being put in front of the camera as a model. Lord (Tony) Snowdon tipped her to be one of five Faces for the Seventies in the Sunday Times magazine in 1972, and she acted in a couple of BBC schools programmes.
Sandy Ratcliff, right, with Grace Cave in Family Life, 1971, directed by Ken Loach. Photograph: EMI/Sportsphoto/Allstar
Her break came when the director Ken Loach cast her as the lead character in his 1971 film Family Life, a remake of his 1967 TV play In Two Minds, written by David Mercer. It challenged the traditional view that people with schizophrenia were born with the condition and could be cured in the manner of a disease – with treatment that included electric shocks. Ratcliff played Janice, whose mental ill health was caused by her mother's domineering, repressive nature, in the view of a new wave of psychiatrists led by RD Laing.
The actor's rebellious streak as a child made her ideal for the role and Loach made her live it throughout filming, forbidding her from washing her hair and wearing makeup. She later said that making the film helped to turn her life around and made her think about mental health issues.
However, she had mixed feelings about the whole experience once she left the cameras behind. "I took Jan home with me a little bit and found it really hard," Ratcliff told me in 2003. "I wanted her to be stronger because she wasn't schizophrenic, just a scapegoat, a victim of the family. It upset me. When filming was over, I felt abandoned and got quite depressed for a while. Then, for a couple of months when the film came out, I was being invited to every party going, but I wasn't working most of that time and there were times when I didn't have the bus fare to get to places I was supposed to be going."
Nevertheless, she gradually built up a CV of small roles on television before landing the part of Sue in EastEnders. She popped up in popular dramas such as Hazell (1978), Danger UXB (1979), Shoestring (1979), The Gentle Touch (1980) and Minder (1982).
In 1974, she had a short run in the soap Crossroads as Barbara Wells, who went out with the village postman and motel bartender, Vince Parker, while also being engaged to, and eventually marrying, his father, George.
Ratcliff's off-screen troubles continued to haunt her, though. Before joining EastEnders, she became a heroin addict and, in 1983, was jailed for conspiring to supply cannabis, serving eight months in Holloway prison. Fame as a soap star brought newspaper revelations about Ratcliff's past and she offered to quit the role, but the producer, Julia Smith, stood by her.
The headlines kept coming after she did finally leave. Then, in 1991, she gave an alibi in court to a lover of 10 days, Michael Shorey, when an Old Bailey jury found him guilty of murdering two women. She said he and she were making love at the time the crimes were said to have been committed, later adding that the police must have "got their timings wrong".
Her final television roles were in Maigret in 1992, as a burglar's wife, and Rona Munro's drama Men of the Month two years later. She then stepped out of the spotlight, suffered several nervous breakdowns, beat her drug addiction, trained as a counsellor and drove London ambulances.
Ratcliff had suffered three strokes in the past five years and was then diagnosed with cancer, leading to her leaving her north London flat to live in nearby sheltered accommodation.
Ratcliff's 1968 marriage to the photographer Peter Wright ended in divorce. She is survived by her son, William, from a relationship with the theatre director Terence Palmer.
• Sandy Ratcliff (Alexandra Ratcliff), actor, born 2 October 1948; found dead on 7 April 2019


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Q: Does Facebook reuse/recycle access tokens after they expire? Assume a user's FB access_token has expired for some reason (expiration time is past, user changed password, user removed app from their dashboard, etc). Am I guaranteed that this access_token will never be given out to any user again?

A: Access tokens can be decoded by the Facebook debugger. This hints that they are a hash of some data, including the user, the scope granted, the requesting app and the expiration time.
With this protocol, there should be no duplication of access tokens. However, that does not mean that Facebook won't change their protocol in the future, which could result in a duplicate. This seems pretty unlikely.

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Ukraine: the beginning of Naftogaz's restructuring
Tadeusz Iwański
On 1 July, the Ukrainian government approved the restructuring plan for the state-owned company Naftogaz. It envisages removing it from the structure of transit gas pipelines and underground gas storage facilities, which will provide the base for establishing two joint-stock companies: Gas Mains of Ukraine and Underground Gas Storage of Ukraine. The ownership unbundling of Naftogaz will take place after the Arbitration Court in Stockholm has passed its verdict concerning the suit brought by Naftogaz against Gazprom. The two new companies are expected to be turned into modern corporations and will be controlled by the Ministry for Energy. The largest production company, UkrGasVydobuvannya (with an output of 14.5 billion m3 of gas) will remain part of Naftogaz.
The approved but still unpublished plan for Naftogaz's restructuring is an important step on the way towards unbundling the company's ownership and Kyiv's compliance with the obligations it has made to the EU and the International Monetary Fund to make the Ukrainian gas sector meet the requirements of the so-called EU's Third Energy Package. The plan, which has been adopted after months of negotiations and disputes, is a compromise between two competitive models lobbied for by the Ministry for Energy and Naftogaz and approved by the Energy Community as meeting the unbundling criteria. However, the split of Naftogaz – including the transfer of assets to the new companies – will not take place in 2016. In Kyiv's opinion, a date will be set when the verdict of the Arbitration Court in Stockholm will be passed ( in 2017 at the earliest). The court is considering the mutual claims of Naftogaz and Gazprom.
The main goal of Naftogaz's unbundling is to create a competitive domestic market and to improve the transparency of the gas sector, as well as to attract a Western investor to the Gas Mains of Ukraine company. Kyiv hopes that the participation of a large Western firm will give Ukraine a better chance of maintaining its status of an important transit state after the expiry of the contract with Gazprom in 2019. In turn, the Underground Gas Storage of Ukraine company (twelve gas storage facilities, with a total capacity of 31 billion m3) is expected to become a pillar of a gas hub which Ukraine plans to be located in western Ukraine and to be linked via an interconnector with Poland and Slovakia. However, the profitability of this project is questionable, and it is still unclear which of the storage facilities will be transferred to the new company or privatised.
The decision to split Naftogaz has been accompanied by a rapidly falling consumption of natural gas in Ukraine (it fell 12.5% in the first half of 2016, year-on-year) in effect of the liberalisation of gas prices for residents and the municipal sector, declining industrial production and a curb on corruption in the gas sector. The likely continuation of this trend, along with efforts to improve energy efficiency and the planned increase in the domestic production of natural gas (by 8 billion m3 from 19 billion m3 last year), all mean that Ukraine will be able to significantly decrease gas imports from both the EU and Russia within the next five years.
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NEXT | What era of WoW would you like to see get the Classic treatment?
WoWApr 8, 2019 10:00 am CT
Top five quest chains you should do in WoW Classic
By Deb Montague
@GimmletteMajor
Lately, I've been leveling a Warrior. This is giving me a chance to revisit older zones. As I level, I've taken note of what places and quests remind me of leveling back in WoW Classic. There were some great quest lines I'm excited to revisit. I put together a totally subjective list of my "Top Five Not to be Missed" quests once WoW Classic returns this summer. I'll tell you where to find them, a bit about them, and why they are on my list.
1. Darrowshire
When talking about "best quests ever," this one always gets mentioned. It tells the story of Pamela Redpath, her father Joseph, and the town of Darrowshire in Eastern Plaguelands. You'll not be able to get this quest until you're level 50 and you go to the graveyard near Chillwind Point in Western Plaguelands. You don't need a group to complete most of the quests but for the final battle, you will.
Adjacent to the graveyard is a house. There will be a friendly spirit here. This is Marlene Redpath. She begins the tale. You'll come back to her. You'll go into Andorhal — to city hall — where you'll meet Chromie. Andorhal in Classic is filled with undead. You'll head to Hearthglen, which is NOT the friendly place it is now. And you'll go to Darrowshire. You'll do all of this to redeem the spirit of Joseph Redpath.
This was an amazing quest line. Every one of the 11 steps told the story of stalwart defenders betrayed by the Scourge. Cranius' song shows some of the quest steps. You need to do this chain because redemption arcs tend to be the ones with the most impact. Plan to talk to Marlene once you head to Chillwind Point in Western Plaguelands. You'll probably gain at least one — if not two —levels completing this.
2. Linken
This quest line was missed by a lot of people while they were in Un'Goro Crater. It takes you all over Kalimdor starting at a wrecked raft along the shore of a small pond in the northeast quarter of Un'Goro. Currently, there's no pond by the wrecked camp but there was one in WoW Classic. If you never did this quest line, you possibly ran by this camp dozens of times — maybe while fleeing some Devilsaur. Examine the raft, find the quest item, and then follow the trail. There will be side quests — as usual — to complete before you get what you're after, but that's all part of completion.
You want to do this for the sheer scope of the quest. You'll need to be level 47 to pick this up. There is a whole boatload of experience received — maybe two to three levels. Be forewarned. Unless you know a Warlock and people willing to summon you to Wintersprings, the furblogs in the tunnel between Felwood and Wintersprings are NOT neutral. I'm also wondering who still has Linken's Boomerang.
3. Mankrik's Wife
This is a Horde-only quest. Everyone laughs at it and it's became something of a running joke. It's a one-step quest and is usually done when you're off doing another.
Mankrik will be found at the southern entrance to Crossroads. He will have this quest and another one to kill quilboars. In spite of the joke, the story he tells is quite poignant. He and his wife fought quilboars until they were overwhelmed. He lost sight of her and asks you to find her. The end result is sad but it reminds one — this kind of thing happens a lot in war.
4. Sully Ballou
Speaking of the cost of war, this Alliance-only quest is similar to Linken's in that, if you didn't know where to look, you'd never find it. At the base of the broken part of the Thandol Span — Wetlands side — in the water — you'll see where the pieces of the bridge have come to rest. Under one of the blocks is a waterlogged letter. This letter takes you to Ironforge.
The contents of the letter are similar to the highly publicized letter from Major Sullivan Ballou of the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, to his wife Sarah before the first Battle of Bull Run in The Civil War. Ballou was wounded in the battle and died of his injuries a week later.
Any Alliance who can get to the Thandol Span between Wetlands and Arathi Highlands can find the letter. This is another one of those poignant moments.
5. Moist Towelettes
I could have sworn there was another quest which had something similar to these as the reward but my search hasn't found anything. I have included it because this is — next to Mirren's Drinking Hat — my favorite quest reward. Back in WoW Classic, you got a stack of six. These remove one magic effect — any kind — and they worked well into Wrath of the Lich King. I used my last one on some magic spell in a Wrath dungeon. I'd pay real money to get another stack.
This is Alliance-only and you pick this up in Dustwallow Marsh by rescuing "Stinky" Ignatz from raptors. You can't get it until you're in your upper 30s. You'll find "Stinky" in a north corner of the zone a little northeast of the North Guard Tower. When you turn in his quest, you need to do the two subsequent quests from "Stinky's" employer. Then, go to The Blue Recluse in Stormwind. Bring your friends. This quest is pure fun and I recommend you add it to your "quests to do" list.
Sorry, Horde. I didn't play my Tauren much until Wrath of the Lich King so my list is weighted Alliance. Other contenders were the whole Onyxia attunement quest chains and the original Stitches and The Bride from Raven Hill. What Classic quests would be in your "Top Five?"
Filed Under: Classic Wow, Darrowshire, Dustwallow, Questing, Thandol Span, The Crossroads, Ungoro Crater
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Title Iowa fish and fishing / by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker ; color ill. by Maynard F. Reece.
Imprint Des Moines, Ia. : State Conservation Commission, c1956.
Description 377 p. : ill. (part col.), maps, plates (part col.) ; 24 cm.
Note A check-list of the fishes of Iowa, with keys for identification, by Reeve M. Bailey: p. 185-238.
Added Author Speaker, Everett B.
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You can check the internet to know compensation management vendors that exist. Make sure you go through the profile of ach one of them. Take time to go through the recent reviews of different clients. This will enable you to know the level of customer satisfaction. Also, you can talk to people who have similar companies for references. They are the best at giving out credible information. However, it is still wise that you also do your own investigation. This is the best way to identify compensation management software that is in line with your needs.
Also, choose compensation management software that has wide integration. The software must be accurate as well as save on time. It is advisable to compare at least three different softwares. You will be able to compare the features, training and support. It is important to get in touch with a few potential compensation management vendors. This way you will have a full picture of what is being offered. Request for live demos so that you can have an idea of what the software will be. Consider software that is easy to use. It is advisable to purchase software from a vendor who has been in the same business for a long time. It shows that they have the skills and expertise to deliver quality services.
Additionally, you need to compare price from different compensation management software vendors. Come up with a flexible budget by comparing quotes from different vendors. Consider software that comes with customer support. You need to easily contact the vendor if there arises any issue. For convenience, consider a vendor in your location. They are aware of the local policies and tax rules. It is an added advantage to choose software that has future capabilities.


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Editor's Note: Super Bowl XLIV is being televised by CBS stations which is KGMB-TV in Hawaii. Pre-game show starts at 9 a.m. HST with game time at 1 p.m. HST Check your local listings for exact time and channel.
Super Bowl XLIV will be played Feb. 7 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., a Miami suburb. To commemorate this occasion, the Census Bureau has compiled a collection of facts examining the demographics of the host city, as well as the cities represented by the contenders, in this year's edition of our nation's most celebrated sporting event.
With the mail-out of 2010 Census questionnaires slightly more than a month away, the Census Bureau will run three ads promoting census awareness during the Super Bowl telecast ─ two during the pregame show and one during the third quarter.
Unless otherwise indicated, the data come from the 2008 American Community Survey.
Where New Orleans ranked on the list of the nation's most populous cities. The estimated population of New Orleans on July 1, 2008, was 336,644. New Orleans' population climbed by 48,531 from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008.
Percentage of New Orleans residents 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2008; 82 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28 percent and 85 percent.
Average amount of time it took New Orleans residents to get to work. Sixty-seven percent of the city's workers drove to work alone, 13 percent carpooled, and 7 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 26 minutes to get to work.
Median household income for New Orleans. The national median was $52,029.
Median home value of owner-occupied homes in New Orleans, not significantly different from the national median of $197,600.
Where Indianapolis ranked on the list of the nation's most populous cities. The estimated population of Indianapolis on July 1, 2008, was 798,382. Indianapolis gained 3,517 people from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008.
Percentage of Indianapolis residents 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2008; 85 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28 percent and 85 percent.
Average amount of time it took Indianapolis residents to get to work. Eighty-two percent of the city's workers drove to work alone, 10 percent carpooled and 2 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 26 minutes to get to work.
Median household income for Indianapolis. The national median was $52,029.
Median home value of owner-occupied homes in Indianapolis. The national median was $197,600.
Where Miami ranked on the list of the nation's most populous cities. The estimated population of Miami on July 1, 2008, was 413,201. Miami gained 6,317 people from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008. The Super Bowl actually will be played in suburban Miami Gardens, Fla., which had a July 1, 2008, population of 109,346.
Percentage of Miami residents 25 and older who had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2008; 67 percent had at least graduated from high school. The respective national figures were 28 percent and 85 percent.
Average amount of time it took Miami residents to get to work. Seventy percent of the city's workers drove to work alone, 9 percent carpooled, and 12 percent took public transportation. Nationally, it took workers an average of 26 minutes to get to work.
Percentage of Miami residents 5 and older who spoke a language other than English at home. The national average was 20 percent.
Median household income for Miami. The national median was $52,029.
Median home value of owner-occupied homes in Miami. The national median was $197,600.


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Q: Nested array of double in realm (swift) I have this JSON:
{
"location": {
  "position": {
    "type": "Point",
    "coordinates": [
      45.579553,
      11.751805
    ]
  }
}
}

Which belongs to another JSON object.
Trying to map it with Realm and ObjectMapper, I am findind difficulties mapping the coordinates property which is an array of double.
That's what reading the documentation and S.O. seems to have sense:
import Foundation
import RealmSwift
import ObjectMapper

class Coordinate:Object, Mappable{

dynamic var latitude:Double = 0.0
dynamic var longitude:Double = 0.0

required convenience init?(_ map: Map) {
    self.init()
}
func mapping(map: Map) {
    latitude <- map[""]
    longitude <- map[""]

}

}

class Position: Object, Mappable{

var type:String = ""
var coordinates:Coordinate?

required convenience init?(_ map: Map) {
    self.init()
}
func mapping(map: Map) {
    type <- map["type"]
    coordinates <- map["coordinates"]

}

}

class Location: Object, Mappable{

dynamic var id = ""
dynamic var position:Position?
dynamic var desc = ""

override static func indexedProperties()->[String]{
    return["id"]
}

override class func primaryKey() -> String? {
    return "id"
}

required convenience init?(_ map: Map) {
    self.init()
}

func mapping(map: Map) {
    id <- map["id"]
    position <- map["position"]

}
}

However I'm stuck in understanding how to map the "coordinates" object. Please note that this problem has nothing to do with ObjectMapper itself, it's more of a question on how to assign an array of Double to a property in a Realm model.

A: I was able to solve this following the indications in this issue:
https://github.com/realm/realm-cocoa/issues/1120 (credits @jazz-mobility)
class DoubleObject:Object{

    dynamic var value:Double = 0.0

}

class Position: Object, Mappable{

    var type:String = ""
    var coordinates = List<DoubleObject>()

    required convenience init?(_ map: Map) {
        self.init()
    }

    func mapping(map: Map) {
        type <- map["type"]

        var coordinates:[Double]? = nil
        coordinates <- map["coordinates"]

        coordinates?.forEach { coordinate in
            let c = DoubleObject()
            c.value = coordinate
            self.coordinates.append(c)
        }

    }

}

A: You can now simply use List<Double>() without it storing an object.
More information can be found here: https://academy.realm.io/posts/realm-list-new-superpowers-array-primitives/

A: @objcMembers class RealmObject: Object, Mappable {

  dynamic var listValues = List<MyRealmObject>()

  required convenience init?(map: Map) {
    self.init()
  }

 // Mappable
 func mapping(map: Map) {
   listValues <- (map["listValues"], RealmlistObjectTransform())
  }

}

@objcMembers class MyRealmObject: Object, Mappable {

    required convenience init?(map: Map) {
      self.init()
    }

    // Mappable
    func mapping(map: Map) {

    }
  }

class RealmlistObjectTransform: TransformType {
    typealias Object = List<MyRealmObject> // My Realm Object here
    typealias JSON = [[String: Any]] // Dictionary here

    func transformFromJSON(_ value: Any?) -> List<MyRealmObject>? {
      let list = List<MyRealmObject>()
      if let actors = value as? [[String: Any]]  {
        let objects = Array<MyRealmObject>(JSONArray: actors)
        list.append(objectsIn: objects)
      }
      return list
    }

    func transformToJSON(_ value: List<MyRealmObject>?) -> [[String: Any]]? {
      if let actors = value?.sorted(byKeyPath: "").toArray(ofType: MyRealmObject.self).toJSON() {
        return actors
      }
      return nil
    }
  }


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The W3C, which is the working group that defines how the web is created, is eagerly working on a new Font Platform that could change the way we see the web, literally. Currently web developers have relatively few fonts to work with, even with Google's new Font API, but the W3C's Font Platform would provide a wide variety of type styles that have always been available to print media.
Recently, the W3C's Web Fonts Working Group released version 1.0 of the The Web Open File Format (WOFF). It will provide developers with a platform for both open source and commercial font providers to make their fonts accessible on the web.
Chris Lilley, W3C fonts activity lead, discussed the details of the project, stating that "In print, publishers use lots and lots of fonts all the time. And there is a mechanism for that: They can get a font from a particular client, and use it on their computers. And when designers come to the Web, they're in shock when they find they can't do that."


Making stickers with Silhouette is really no different than Silhouette print and cut...instead of printing and cutting on paper, you're printing and cutting on sticker sheets!
And just like print and cut, once you make your first set of stickers, you'll be hooked!!!
If you sell Silhouette items, it's a good reminder to let your customers know if you have hand wash only items. You can place these stickers right on your business cards and directly on the items.
To start making stickers with Silhouette, you want to first create your sticker design in Silhouette Studio.
With your sticker design created in Silhouette Studio, now you can fill your page with it to make a full sheet of stickers.
The next step is to add registration marks. This can be done by either clicking "M" on your keyboard or by going to the Registration Marks tab in the Page Setup panel.
The Registration Marks will cover some of your stickers so be sure to delete any stickers that are outside the safe cut line and those touching the gridded area.
Depending on the size and shape of your stickers you'll likely need to move your stickers around.
Select all of the remaining stickers and move them into the safe print and cut area.
Now you're ready to print to your home printer. I printed on the Silhouette brand White Silhouette Sticker, although my favorite sticker material is from Online Labels.
After I printed, I prepared to cut. Return to Silhouette Studio and from the Send panel select Sticker Material, White.
Place your printed sticker sheet on your Silhouette Cutting mat and load it into your cutting machine. I was cutting this set on my Silhouette Portrait, but the process is the same for Silhouette CAMEO as well. Just be sure you have the correct tool (Autoblade or Rachet blade) selected in the Send panel depending on the machine and blade you're cutting with.
When you click "Send" in Silhouette Studio from the Send panel, the Silhouette mahcine will first search for the registration marks. That's how it knows exactly where to cut.
Once the registration marks are successfully found, the cutting will begin.
These stickers cut beautifully and only through the top sticker sheet - not the liner which is what we want. That's called a 'kiss cut' when the blade cuts through the top sheet, but not the bottom.
Then just peel up the top sheet to 'weed' and you've got your DIY custom stickers made with Silhouette!
how did you get your stickers printed on the sticker paper before you cut with cameo? sketch pins? Or did you design else where and print using your printer or what? Anything to help me figure this out Thanks in advance.
It's essentially a print and cut...so I designed in Silhouette Studio, printed on the sticker paper and then cut on the machine.
Please Help! This was so easy to do only thing is that when I print everything prints except the PS. I can't figure that out. If anyone can help please do and thank you kindly.
Hi Niecy, It's most likely not printing b/c the text is not filled or the line does not have a weight to it. Change one or both of these and it should print.
I'm wondering, one you design a sticker in the Sil project, is there a way to save the sticker only to your library so it can be used in other projects later? Similar to what you buy in the design store but it's your own design?
I keep cutting all the way through the backing page. Any suggestions? I have the blade at 1 and the thickness at 15. Thanks!!!
Thank you for your post, Do you have any tutorial video for use Silhouette ?
Ensure your entire design is grouped before you replicate.
My problem is that I want to be able to remove the whole sticker sheet and not cut all the way through. I want to create a sheet of stickers and peel them off of the sheet as I need them. Everytime I try to peel the sheet off of the mat, it takes a lot of force and ends up curling the sticker sheet no matter who careful I am. Are the mats usually this sticky? Any recommendations?
I want to use the clear sticker paper to make jungle animal stickers for the walls and furniture of a baby's room. My question, is the stickers peel able so as the child ages you can remove them and perhaps put up some other type of decoration without ruining the walls or furniture?
What kind of sticker paper? Sorry, I'm a newbie. Would window cling vinyl work well for glass items. I'm just concerned that sticker might not come off easily.
Do you use any kind of sealer to keep the ink from running off the sticker paper? Or is that more of a problem for glossy paper? Thanks!
do you use a silhouette cutting mat? if so, which size do you use for the full size avery shipping labels?
I made some stickers using the same sticker paper using the sticker cut setting, but with some stickers the blade cut through the top white sheet and bottom yellow sheet, other stickers it did not cut through at all. Any suggestions? I have the cameo 3 with the auto blade. Could the autoblade be part of the problem?
Great idea.. Thanks for sharing this with us.. These tips and guides are really valuable.
What kind of mat do you use? Do I need to have the PixScan mat to do this?
Is there a way to cut around each sticker so they could be individual stickers rather than one big sticker sheet?


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A year of living uncomfortably
One of the double-edged swords of my personality is that I try really hard to find common ground with people.
On the one hand, seeking common ground forges connections; it recognizes shared experiences and our ultimate shared humanity. It makes me an agreeable person on the whole.
But sometimes the ground isn't common. It's a comfort to think we are all the same in the end, but it can be a fiction that minimizes the extent to which we don't walk down the same streets in the same bodies.
By trying too hard to bridge gaps, you can end up minimizing crucial differences that deserve to be seen because they need to be acted upon rather than simply patched over.
Rejecting common ground is uncomfortable. Letting those differences explode into action that changes the world is uncomfortable. Facing an uncertain future is uncomfortable.
But sometimes we should be uncomfortable.
Unequal uncomfortableness should make us uncomfortable
The disease at the heart of this pandemic, which I have now thankfully recovered from, has one of the most fundamental and unnerving symptoms imaginable: it takes your breath away.
It's uncomfortable, even when it doesn't end up being debilitating or fatal.
And even if you don't actively have the disease, its existence and our necessary adjustments as a society have caused an immense amount of pain and economic suffering.
On top of that, many of our best remedies for alleviating the compounding stress of the pandemic are unavailable to us. It's hard to see friends and loved ones and feel physical connection. We can't blow off steam at bars or restaurants or concerts or sporting events. We've largely been stuck within the same walls for three months.
At every turn we're constrained and uncomfortable.
But we do not experience this disease equally uncomfortably. This has been an awful and difficult year for nearly everyone, but it has not been an equally awful and difficult year. The pandemic has made that impossible to ignore.
Some of us are working from home, able to pick and choose which risks we take, having our needs serviced by "essential workers" who our society treats utterly expendably,
Others are facing wrenching choices as they weigh their own health and their loved ones' well-being against their economic survival. Hunger is surging.
And others are multi-billionaires siting atop one of the tech companies that are rapaciously eating up what's left of our economy and raking in billions more.
On a fundamental level: This has been a year defined by breaths being taken away prematurely, but those breaths are not being taken away equally.
If you have largely experienced this disease or the injustice at the heart of the protests that have erupted in nearly every city in America as an abstraction: that should make you uncomfortable.
Conflict and common ground
The pandemic has exposed the extent to which we are living in different worlds in which we don't share enough of the same common ground. And yet this summer has also been marked by a profound outpouring of empathy and belief.
We have had cathartic moments where we simultaneously recognized our lack of common ground at the same time that many joined together in a shared ideal of human justice.
In case it's not already apparent, this blog post is intended for people who might share the empathy at the heart of that movement, who might have even marched or posted in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, but who might now be experiencing a phenomenon I saw described on Twitter last week as "ally fatigue."
Even if you're sympathetic on the whole, you might now be growing uncomfortable. Maybe you want to be able to return to brunching on the weekend instead of protesting now that your city is opening up. Maybe you didn't like some of the destruction that happened concurrently with the protests. Maybe you have had people nudge you away from the way you showed up and you didn't like that your good intentions were stepped on.
It's tempting to want to go back to feeling common ground. To have some normalcy restored. To want everything to go away so we can go back to being comfortable.
I'd urge you, just as I'm urging myself today, to stay uncomfortable. The work isn't done.
What are you going to leave behind?
There's an incredible moment in G. Willow Wilson's novel The Bird King where one of the characters tells a parable about a group of birds who are traveling a great distance to find the Bird King to help restore birds to greatness.
A falcon gets distracted on the way by a gold bracelet in the rocks, which it struggles to pry away. Eventually, after nearly losing the rest of the group, the falcon gives up and goes to rejoin another bird, a hoopoe. By taking flight, the falcon frees the bracelet.
"'Look, falcon,' said the hoopoe. 'Your bracelet is free at least.' But the falcon shook her head. 'It was never mine,' she said. 'It was only weight, and I am glad not to carry it.' And on they flew."
It's easy to forget that we're all passing through on this planet, that everything we own will dissolve to dust in time. That anything we pick up along the way was never really ours to begin with, and only serves as weight as long as we're carrying it.
So what are you going to do while you're here? Are you going to try to dig a bracelet out of the rock or are you going to join the flock making the difficult journey to find the Bird King?
You might need to learn to leave behind some things you might otherwise have treasured to help restore us to greatness. That can be uncomfortable.
And oh yeah the writing advice
And if you've read this far, you might be wondering… uh… Nathan what does this have to do with writing?
ALL OF IT!
Your entire novel should be about a protagonist who's uncomfortable. Who has had the easy escape routes closed off. Who's going on a difficult quest after which they'll never be the same.
So many writers are too easy on their protagonists, they don't dig deep into their characters' souls, and they don't put sufficient obstacles in their way. They don't want their protagonist to be uncomfortable. They want to write a nice world with nice things rather than embracing a world that's uncomfortable and where the nice things are hard-won and earned in the end.
Whether you're living or writing or both: now is the time to embrace being uncomfortable.
It's the only way to do anything worthwhile.
Art: The Voyage of Life: Manhood by Thomas Cole
Filed Under: Culture, Writing Advice
abc says
Wow! These are great words, ideas, pieces of advice. I'm so glad for your voice in the chorus.
Jan C says
Profoundly accurate! We can't stop when it feels uncomfortable. We must keep the dialogue going and vote for readers who are willing to create equality.
Joanna van der Gracht says
Mr. Bransford, You gave me a good bit to think about with this post. My mind has been running along the same track as yours, but I could not quite articulate and organise my emotions as you have done.. Your advice about incorporating the discomfort I am feeling into the psyche of my protagonist is so right. I don't know why I didn't catch that on my own, but I didn't. I have been doing all I can to keep COVID away from my novel and I've wondered why there's something false about every one of my characters? Life is COVID right now and I can no more ignore that than I can pretend it won't start turning cold in October.
JOHN T. SHEA says
An interesting and provocative thought, Nathan! As I type this on my Apple computer and follow you and others on Facebook and Twitter and Instagram etc. I remind myself that I still have a choice in that matter, and that there was a time before I ever patronised any of those big tech companies. WE make those multi-billionaires rich and richer, directly and indirectly, by using and contributing to their services to such an extent that we may be tempted to believe that theirs are the only public, common spaces open to us. We work hard to keep those multi-billionaires atop their fortunes, sometimes even tearing each other apart in online gladiatorial bouts on Twitter, in particular.
I have already set limits to my (Anti?)Social Media, which is mostly links to comments I make here and on other blogs and websites. I rarely comment directly on Twitter or Instagram, and just sometimes on Facebook. That much takes more than enough of my time and effort.
Tom Tripp says
That was great, Nathan. Thanks.
Angela Brown says
Words well said.
Neil Larkins says
Great words, Nathan. Thanks.
Christina Carson says
Nathan, I have followed you for years as your writing advice has always been down-to-earth and uncommonly useful. Thank you for that. And of late, you make me even more grateful to know who you are – a human being who continually speaks from his heart, his Truth. It has been my experience that the upside of discomfort, to whatever degree it exposes us, is in fact, the nature of experience that results in true change, informing us of the wisdom within us. We come out the other side of those adventures with a depth of understanding that fosters new behaviors, new discernment. That's the upward spiral. Thank you for your encouragement to keep on. Surely we can do better than we have.
Nora Lester Murad says
Ally fatigue? #BlackLivesMatter is a liberation movement that will liberate everyone. I'm a white person but am fighting for myself as much as for anyone else. Folks are less likely to tire out if they recognize their own self-interest in equality. Great to have your posts on this.
Sue Graue says
Thank you, Nathan, for your insights and words. At the beginning of the pandemic, I thought perhaps it would be the great equalizer. Truly, I said it out loud to friends and acquaintances. Of course, I was not correct in my thinking, once again confronted with a loss of innocence. Believing 'we' would all be facing the same and doing what's right for all are my first thoughts. I have dealt with the loss of innocence over and over again, but love it as a point of reference, ultimately, for how I see myself. I am looking forward to seeing updates. Glad you are recovering, be well. My best, Sue
A brown author who is tired now says
Thank you so much for this amazing post. <3
Jane B Moore says
I just now read this but it is an outstanding piece of writing. As a black woman, but a black woman with privileges that many other blacks (and other people) don't have access too, I was stopped in my tracks and made to think by this piece. Thank you.


This lovely snow globe features a village sat around a central Christmas tree set upon a snowy mountainside. Through the mountainside runs a moving train that disappears in one side and reappears from the other as it plays music.
The base features a festive wintery painting of a classical / Victorian style winter scene.


Our Stacking Extra Deep Vanity Tray is a stylish, yet functional way to organise your dressing table. Its size is great to store shampoos & conditioners, makeup, lotions & potions etc., or even hand towels! This modern tray has built in handles and is stackable to create your perfect storage system.


While brushing the outside surfaces of your teeth, position the brush at a 45-degree angle where your gums and teeth meet. Gently move the brush in a circular motion several times using small, gentle strokes. Use some pressure while putting the bristles between the teeth, but not so much pressure that you feel any discomfort. When you are done cleaning the outside surfaces of all your teeth, follow the same directions while cleaning the inside of the back teeth. To clean the inside surfaces of the upper and lower front teeth, hold the brush vertically. Make several gentle back-and-forth strokes over each tooth. Don't forget to gently brush the surrounding gum tissue. Next you will clean the biting surfaces of your teeth. To do this, use short, gentle strokes. Change the position of the brush as often as necessary to reach and clean all surfaces. Try to watch yourself in the mirror to make sure you clean each surface. After you are done, rinse vigorously to remove any plaque you might have loosened while brushing. If you have any pain while brushing or have any questions about how to brush properly, please be sure to call the office.
Periodontal disease usually appears between the teeth where your toothbrush cannot reach. Flossing is a very effective way to remove plaque from those surfaces. However, it is important to develop the proper technique. The following instructions will help you, but remember it takes time and practice. Start with a piece of floss (we prefer waxless floss!) about 18″ long. Lightly wrap most of the floss around the middle finger of one hand. Wrap the rest of the floss around the middle finger of the other hand. To clean the upper teeth, hold the floss tightly between the thumb and forefinger of each hand. Gently insert the floss tightly between the teeth using a back-and-forth motion. Do not force the floss or try to snap it in to place. Bring the floss to the gum line then curve it into a C-shape against one tooth. Slide it into the space between the gum and the tooth until you feel light resistance. Move the floss up and down on the side of one tooth. Remember there are two tooth surfaces that need to be cleaned in each space. Continue to floss each side of all the upper teeth. Be careful not to cut the gum tissue between the teeth. As the floss becomes soiled, turn from one finger to the other to get a fresh section. To clean between the bottom teeth, guide the floss using the forefinger of both hands. Do not forget the back side of the last tooth on both sides, upper and lower. When you are done, rinse vigorously with water to remove plaque and food particles. Do not be alarmed if during the first week of flossing your gums bleed or are a little sore. If your gums hurt while flossing you could be doing it too hard or pinching the gum. As you floss daily and remove the plaque your gums will heal and the bleeding should stop.
Dental Implants are wonderful substitutes for natural teeth. They look great and they feel great. There are some differences, however, between dental implants and natural teeth. Your gums (gingiva) adhere to your natural teeth with tiny fibers called periodontal fibers. This attachment prevents germs from getting past the gingiva to infect the bone. These fibers do not exist around dental implants so germs can make their way to the bone, especially if the gingiva is swollen and inflammed. For this reason we recommend flossing and/or brushing your implants daily with chlohexidine rinse. This should be performed for the life of the implant.If you keep the gingiva around the implant healthy and firm it will help prevent the bacteria from getting to the bone.
Sometimes after dental treatment, teeth are sensitive to hot and cold. If the mouth is kept clean, this sensation should not last long. However, if the mouth is not kept clean, , the sensitivity will remain and could become more severe. If your teeth are especially sensitive, consult with Dr. Alvarenga. A medicated toothpaste or mouth rinse made especially for sensitive teeth may be recommended.
There are also tiny brushes (interproximal toothbrushes or "proxy brushes" ) that clean between your teeth. If these are used improperly you could injure the gums, so be sure to discuss proper use with Dr. Alvarenga.
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A football player who refused to stand for the national anthem does not deserve to be "citizen of the year," according to a conservative congressman.
GQ Magazine recently bestowed the honor on former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was the first professional athlete to protest racial injustice during "The Star-Spangled Banner" when he remained seated before a pre-season National Football League game in August 2016. The player explained that he was reacting to multiple incidents of white police officers killing unarmed African-American men.
Kaepernick, who has not signed with another team since his contract with the 49ers expired at the end of last season, has accused the league's owners of blacklisting him because of his political activism. The Daily News noted that he has given a million dollars, in addition to all the money he makes from selling replicas of his football jersey, to "organizations working in oppressed communities." Kaepernick created "Know Your Rights Camp," which promotes education and teaches young people how to deal with police officers.
The Baltimore Police Department claimed Monday that several black gangs have joined forces to target officers across the country.
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