With all the wars and murder we see on the news it often feels like the world is falling apart, but what's happening is that news services are feeding our in-built preferences for bad news by aggregating bad news stories from the whole world, and when you look at the stats you find that the world is actually becoming more peaceful.
Slate just published a round up of those stats yesterday showing that on 10-20 year basis homicide rates, violence against women, violence against children, mass killings, and battle deaths in armed conflicts are all falling fast.
That's good news for us all to take into the holiday season.
Thanks for reading everyone, and I hope you get some good R&R with your families.
Regular readers will know that it's the level of support we provide to our partner companies that makes Forward different from conventional venture capital – particularly at the idea stage. If you run the maths then we invest about as much again in support as we do in cash.
Yesterday my colleague David Norris put the embedded presentation on Slideshare which details what that support looks like.
In all areas at Forward Partners we constantly strive to better ourselves, and that is particularly true when it comes to helping our idea stage partners, so please read and feed back.
If "retail-as-discovery" is a problem for consumers it is an opportunity for entrepreneurs, and it's one that we've invested in heavily over the last twelve months. The best examples are, perhaps, Thread and Stylect which help men discover new clothes and women discover new shoes respectively, but many of our partner companies are in the business of helping consumers discover and buy new products and services.
One of the big differences between retail-as-logistics and retail-as-discovery is that with discovery there's a much higher trust hurdle. The consumer doesn't know what they want in advance and so has to trust that the product is good, that the price is right, and maybe that the retailer will deliver on time and handle returns well. The trust hurdle is pushed higher by the fact that many discovery items are high value – like shoes and mens fashion.
When designing to deliver trust rather than designing to deliver logistics the user experience is more about reassurance and less about efficiency. That needs to be reflected in site design, brand values, returns policies and just about every aspect of the business. The need for efficiency in logistics doesn't go away, at least not very often, but it moves from being prominent in the value proposition to somewhere in the background.
Getting all this right is tough. But then if it were easy, everyone would be doing it. Successful tactics include elements of human curation, striking visual design, and most importantly, a big focus on building great product.
The Washington post just published a chart showing the most popular sites on the internet over the last eighteen years. It's too big to reproduce here, but the striking thing about it is how little movement there's been in the top. Only 14 companies are represented in the top 5 slots over those years, and the top slot has been held by only three companies (AOL, Yahoo, and Google).
This stability is partly down to the top companies acquiring the ones further down, but it's remarkable given how much turmoil there is in the internet world more generally.
I took this chart from Criteo's recently published Mobile Commerce Report. It's amazing to see how fast mobile is taking share from desktop and great to see the UK leading other western markets, as we do in just about all areas of ecommerce.
Forward Partners is a venture firm, but the size of our startup team and the way we support our partner companies makes us very different from conventional venture capitalists. One of the exciting aspects of that for me personally is that if we are going to deliver on our mission of delivering amazing help to amazing startups we need to think of ourselves as a company that attracts and retains great people, rather than a partnership of investors.
Firstly, we offer a promise of inspiring work – the chance to have a hand in some amazing startup success stories, to touch the lives of founders and their employees in a very positive way, and to enjoy an unparalleled learning opportunity.
But secondly, it's important that Forward Partners is a great place to work. To that end we've spent a lot of time over the last six months thinking about the sort of company we want this to be and the things we look for in ourselves and our colleagues. Last week my colleague David Norris published our Culture Deck (embedded below) and wrote a great post detailing our journey up to this point.
It's been an interesting ride, and we are much stronger already for having been on it. Having a clear sense of who we are is immensely powerful. The journey doesn't stop though. Culture doesn't live in a deck or a set of values, it lives in the actions and decisions we take every day, and every week we ask ourselves if there are things we could do differently that would make us more like the company we want to be, as described in the deck below.
I'm writing all this partly for the benefit of prospective partners who can now get a better feel for who we are and what we are like to work with, and partly for entrepreneurs everywhere who want to go on a similar journey. At many startups codifying culture never makes the top of the priority list, I think largely because it's hard to do well and because the benefits are intangible. Those benefits are real though, and having a great culture should be viewed as an execution challenge equivalent to having a great product or great sales and marketing. We started our process by identifying the archetypes we relate to (explorer and sage, represented by Indiana Jones and Yoda, hence the whip and the light sabre) and then went from there to our values. I think that's a good process that other firms could copy, and which is explained in more detail in David's post.


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Bring something to share and a "disguised" beverage of your choice.
Ww will not have a Ramada – but will be "picnicking" right where our blankies are in front of the stage! So bring your chairs also!
May – June 30, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Rock and roll at the Railroad Park! Enjoy free concerts every Sunday evening with a variety of local bands.
Sunday's at The Railroad Park are the place to be in Scottsdale this summer.
we've got a little something for everyone.
Bring a blanket or chair and relax in the park. Food is available for purchase.
The park's iconic steam engines pull the Paradise & Pacific Railroad. Train and Carousel rides are $2.


Parents Active in Catholic Education.
PACE's support helps Cathedral School to achieve academic excellence through sponsoring field trips, enrichment activities and providing supplemental classroom supplies for students and teachers. Hospitality is another hallmark of the PACE organization, as its volunteers host numerous events and functions such as Turkey Bingo, Catholic Schools Week Pancake Breakfast and Fish Fry Desserts.
Shea Proulx is the 2015-2016 chair. PACE encourages all Cathedral families to become active in the organization. Meetings occur the second Monday of the month in the school library at 6:00 pm.


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Southern C volleyball: Bridger punches ticket to state tournament
By: Alec Bofinger
LAUREL -- The Bridger Scouts swept Roy-Winifred on Friday night in the undefeated semifinal of the Southern C divisional volleyball tournament in Laurel to punch their ticket to next weekend's State C tournament in Bozeman.
Bridger and Roy-Winifred traded points throughout the first set, but Scouts freshman Dylann Pospisil subbed in to serve with Bridger leading 24-23. Pospisil found the back line for an ace to give the Scouts the first set.
The Scouts cruised through the set on their way to a 25-17 win. They then finished off the Outlaws in the third set 25-21. Emily Adkins led Bridger with 16 kills and three aces. Jenna Kallevig added nine kills, including the game-clincher.
Bridger has been a mainstay at the State C tournament under Wayne Moorman, but the Scouts haven't skipped a beat under first-year head coach Lena Kallevig, who was an assistant underneath Moorman.
"They want to be back there, they want to prove something," Kallevig said. "It's been fun. They're really easy to coach. These girls play a lot. They've dedicated a lot of their lives to this game. They want to win and they fight for it, and it makes me proud."
Bridger advances to Saturday's championship game and will play the winner of the third-place match between Roy-Winifred and Roberts. The Roy-Winifred/Roberts winner clinches the Southern C's final berth to the state tournament.
"We're not done, and they need to know that, too. ... (Saturday) is going to be important, too. I'd like to go in as first place," Kallevig said.

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Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. Anytime two or more people come together, they will eventually disagree about something. While some conflict can be healthy, it is often an indication that there is something wrong. Conflict is frequently a "call to action"… a problem crying out for a solution.
Atlantic Training's "Conflict Resolution in Industrial Facilities" training program discusses the techniques and strategies that can be used to limit the damage and disruption conflict can cause in the workplace. They show employees that when difficult situations are dealt with in a calm and unemotional way, compromise and collaboration are possible… and a lot can be gained from resolving a conflict.


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What being pregnant while 5 of your coworkers are also pregnant at the same time is like
Six women who work in the same unit at The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway are pregnant with boys, all due within two months of each other.
What being pregnant while 5 of your coworkers are also pregnant at the same time is like Six women who work in the same unit at The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway are pregnant with boys, all due within two months of each other. Check out this story on courierpress.com: https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2019/07/10/deaconess-heart-hospital-nurses-pregnant/1678942001/
Kathryn Stamm, Evansville Courier & Press Published 1:58 p.m. CT July 10, 2019
Think a friend might be pregnant? You will want to consider these things before asking her if she's expecting. USA TODAY
NEWBURGH, Ind. — "You're pregnant, too? How many of you are there?" has been a common question asked in the last few months at The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway. And they're valid questions. Six of the women who work there are pregnant.
But the coincidences don't stop there. They're all expecting boys over the next two months:
Lauren Williams, who is a secretary, will be induced for her first child on July 15.
Tiffany Goldman, who is a technician, is due with her third child on July 28.
Kim Dahlen, who is a nurse, is due with her third child on Aug. 22.
Megan Septer, who is a nurse, is due with her second child on Aug. 23.
Tyler Greenwell, who is a nurse, is due with her first child on Sep. 12.
Emily Milligan, who is a nurse, is due with her third child on Sep. 27.
"No one sat down to decide to do it together," they joked, saying that it couldn't have been planned if they had tried.
Emily Milligan, from left, Megan Septer, Lauren Williams, Tiffany Goldman, Kim Dahlen and Tyler Greenwell are employees of The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway in Newburgh. They are all pregnant and expecting boys with due dates ranging between mid-July through the end of September. (Photo: Photo provided by Deaconess Gateway)
They frequently get asked if there's something in the water at Deaconess, but apparently, it's fairly common. With the number of women working at the Heart Hospital, which they estimate is at least 60, there's always someone pregnant.
"It's a revolving door of pregnancy at Deaconess," Septer said.
But it's never been this many, this close together and all boys, they said.
The women kept counting as each one announced her pregnancy, finding out over the span of a couple weeks. Eventually, they realized they were six for six having boys.
"It took a while for us to all find out," Williams said.
While some announced earlier, Milligan kept it hidden from the rest until she was 20 weeks along. Greenwell, who works night shift with Milligan, said she frequently asked the mom of two for advice even before realizing she was pregnant, too.
"It became a game to see how long I could hide it," Milligan said.
Tyler Greenwell rests her hands on her stomach as she talks to three of the other pregnant Heart Hospital employees Emily Milligan, Lauren Williams and Megan Septer (all not pictured) at Deaconess Gateway, Wednesday morning, July 10, 2019. Greenwell's due date for her first child is scheduled for Sept. 12. (Photo: SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS)
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Because they're all having boys, there were initially some issues with names. At one point, Williams, Greenwell and Dahlen all had chosen the name Oliver.
But half of the boys will not have the same name. Williams' son will be named Connor, and Greenwell's will be named Crew.
Seven women, all wives of North Carolina firefighters, are pregnant at the same time. Brianna Mitschele captured their pregnancies in a firehouse firehouse. USA TODAY
The women's jobs haven't changed very much since becoming pregnant, besides needing more help to move patients and beds.
"Patients have to remind me to not do things," Greenwell said. "I forget sometimes. But my ankles never forget."
However, there will be changes once they have their babies. In fact, they're not quite sure how it will work out for the hospital as they lose six staff to overlapping maternity leave.
The women have been working together at the Heart Hospital for the past three years, but say that their pregnancies have brought them even closer together as they share advice, excitement and this life change.
Gallery: June 2019 – Month in Photos
Kids attending the Children Museum of Evansville summer camp get a cool down shower from firefighters at the Evansville Regional Airport during visit to explore vintage aircraft, Friday, June 21, 2019. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Flags burn in a pile during a flag retirement ceremony at Lyles Station Historic School and Museum in Princeton, Ind. Saturday, June 15, 2019. Fifty-four flags where retired. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Great Britain's Deputy Consul General Maria Rennie prepares to cast a single red rose over the railing of LST 325 and into the Ohio River during the floral tribute by the 12 countries who made up the Allied Forces in World War II during the D-Day LST 325 Commemoration ceremony in Evansville, Ind., Thursday morning, June 6, 2019. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Jeanie Schaefer, left, of Elberfeld dances with her sister Regina Barnes, right, of Richland as the Airlifter Brass Quintet – the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America – performs for visitors of the LST 325 in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Thursday, June 6, 2019. The World War II ship was open for free tours from 1-5 p.m. Thursday, June 6, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
A view of the bend in the Ohio River from the World War II-era North American AT-6 Texan named Spanish Lady, Thursday, June 20, 2019. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
A female American kestrel, also known as a sparrow hawk, comes in for a landing atop a pine in Southern Gibson County, Ind., Tuesday afternoon, June 6, 2019. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Jonathon "Boogie" Long takes a moment to shred on his guitar while strolling through the crowd on the first night of the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival at Audubon Mill Park in Henderson, Ky., Wednesday, June 12, 2019. The Louisiana-based blues artist uses custom-built guitars made by Harper Guitars, a company based in Boonville, Ind. SAM OWENS/ THE GLEANER
Columbus East's Ben Major (6) celebrates with the team after a two run home run in the first inning as the Columbus East Olympians play the Jeffersonville Red Devils in the Class 4A regional baseball semifinals at Evansville's Bosse Field, Saturday, June 1, 2019. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
Jermarrius Pam meets Blondie, an 11-year-old Percheron draft cross horse, during Boom Fest held outside of the Stanley Hall Building in Evansville, Ind., Thursday, June 13, 2019. Blondie and Sergeant Tyrone Wood, not pictured, are members of the Evansville Police Department's mounted patrol. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
Kingston Chambers receives a hug from Pam Decker at her Joshua Academy retirement party, Friday, May 24, 2019. Cake and blue punch were served to the students as they semi-orderly arrived with their classes to say goodbye to their past principal on the last day of school. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Janae Stoll, left, glances at Megan Stoll, right, while selling produce and flowers at the seasons first Market on Main, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Market on Main is held every Wednesday in front of the Ford Center through September 18. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Crews from General Steel and Campbellsville Industries remove a 39-foot-tall steeple from the Presbyterian Church of Henderson, Thursday, June 13, 2019. The 1,500-pound structure will be refurbished and is expected to be returned in 10-12 weeks. MIKE LAWRENCE / THE GLEANER
Caze Elementary school student, Katura June rolls away her new bike at the 14th annual bike give away for middle and elementary school students participating in the Ivy Tech Community College Public Safety Academy, Thursday, June 20, 2019. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
David Caillou, a competitor from France, stops in his tracks after the judges told him he was about to lift out of turn in the bench press competition at the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation's Single Event World Powerlifting Competition at the JFK Center in Henderson, Ky., Saturday morning, June 8, 2019. DENNY SIMMONS / THE GLEANER
University's Adam Oxley (23) tags Tecumseh's Jalen Oxley (18) before he reaches third base during the first inning of the IHSAA Class 1A semistates at Alvin C. Ruxer Field in Jasper, Ind., Saturday, June 8, 2019. The University Trailblazers defeated the Tecumseh Braves, 4-1, to advance to the state championship. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
Working in the kitchen mentoring program at Gatrick's, Ryan Hicks, left, and Darius Staten sport tattoos they received while incarcerated. Both said they got the tattoos as a form of artistic expression, now regret the decision and hope to someday have the facial tattoos removed, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. MIKE LAWRENCE / COURIER & PRESS
A view of the 45-foot-high Ferris Wheel installed on Main Street from the Arts Council of Southern Indiana's Art Deck during the kickoff of the summer event series Night on Main in Downtown Evansville, Saturday, June 15, 2019. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
Amar Clardy and his three-year-old son, Shamar get in some defensive drills at the Dust Bowl at the C.K. Newsome Community Center, Tuesday evening, June 18, 2019. DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS
Tova Uravitch performs during the inaugural River City Pride Festival held in Downtown Evansville, Saturday, June 22, 2019. MaCabe Brown / Courier & Press, MaCabe Brown
A Goodyear FG-1D Corsair and Grumman F8F Bearcat fly alongside the B-25J "Show Me" owned by the Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force during a practice run for the ShrinersFest Air Show in Evansville, Ind., Friday afternoon, June 21, 2019. SAM OWENS/ COURIER & PRESS
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Child dies after being left in hot car, Vanderburgh Sheriff
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Apple's 2011 MacBook Pro graphics woes lead to class action lawsuit
Lenovo beats PC market with 46 percent profit surge
Panasonic racks up a record loss for 2012, looks forward to profits and a partner for OLED TVs
Sony's final 2011 report shows a record net loss, optimism for 2012
Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period
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If you happen to be enthusiastic about Lenovo, tablets, and your American residency, look away now. Lenovo still plans to ship the Android-based LePad in China some time soonish, but its US roadmap can pretty much be summed up as "wait and see." The company's COO Rory Read has been cited as saying there are no plans to release a slate for the US market until at least Android's Honeycomb version comes out, agreeing with Google on the point that Froyo is not "the right base to have a fully functioning pad." Lest you think Windows 7 will fill the void until whenever in 2011 that Android tablet does arrive, Lenovo's director of new technology, Howard Locker, sets you straight: "Windows 7 is based on the same paradigm as 1985 -- it's really an interface that's optimized for a mouse and keyboard," and the Thinking machine team doesn't intend to build a slate around it. And if you were thinking of maybe picking up a LePhone as a consolation prize, tough luck, that won't be arriving in the US for at least another two years (which in smartphone terms is basically "never"), although it's good to know that it's now got 13 percent of the smartphone market in China. You know, in case you own stock in LeCompany.
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Behind Nancy De Los Santos's camera, Latinas can be complicated and real
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 5:06pm
Isabelle Hasslund
For the Daily
As I walked into the Women's Studies Department, I was shocked when I was greeted by a photograph of what appeared to be my own mother in her twenties wearing a red dress and looking outside her old apartment window. Her dark, curly hair caressed the side of her face and a chain necklace dangled from her neck. I smiled, knowing that she was looking outside in hopes to catch a glimpse of the cute boy who moved in across the courtyard of her apartment complex. Little did she know that she and that boy were going to fall in love and get married. I continued walking around the lobby, surrounded by images of familiar people. A photograph of my little brother, crossing his arms against his bare chest proudly in the middle of the street; my abuela, standing confidently against a graffitied wall, a cigarette in her hand and a serious expression on her face.
I was no longer in Ann Arbor, but in a neighborhood called Inwood in Manhattan, where my mother grew up. As I looked through photos of little girls restlessly waiting to go into school and dilapidated windows of apartment buildings, I was transported to a more familiar place. The smell of café con leche filled the air, and the sounds of men playing dominos in front of the bodega rang in my ears. The strength of every Latina woman featured emanated off of the prints in the Department of Women's Studies. My heart melted with pride looking at the faces of Latina women who embodied the strength and drive that I know so well.
The photography display Chicana Fotos by Nancy De Los Santos brings clarity to an identity that is overlooked and constantly stereotyped in our media. These photographs remind me that even though my ethnic group is not represented in the mainstream, we are strong and many. De Los Santos shows Latinas breaking gender norms, participating in political rallies and getting an education. She portrays Latinas as being intelligent, educated, confident and independent. They do not portray these young women as victims, but as women in control. Latinas do not let societal standards dictate what they can or cannot do. We ignore the societal expectations that are set before us and create success for ourselves.
Photography is a powerful tool that shapes our culture and ways of thinking. It establishes beauty standards and can start political reforms. This type of art allows us to communicate to communities around the world, transcending many barriers that may otherwise make it difficult to share ideas, such as language. Photographs are instrumental in exposing people to new ideas and to new faces. De Los Santos's photographs are instrumental in exposing our own community to an underrepresented group. They educate anyone who walks into Lane Hall, the location of the Department of Women's Studies, about how a real Latina woman looks and acts. This exhibit makes our community question the previous stereotypes and misconceptions that we have had about the Latino community as a whole.
Chicana Fotos's presence in Ann Arbor is the first step to shaping a community where diversity can thrive and stereotypes are thrown away. They offer a wake up call to our community off and on campus, teaching us that what we may have previously thought or what we may have been taught by society could be very wrong.
Back in September, an Anti-Latino statement was written on the Rock. Although it reflected the views of a minority on campus, this statement resembled the fear and negative attitudes that many people contain toward groups who are not represented in the mainstream. De Los Santos's photographs show Ann Arbor what the Latino community is like, offering glimpses of our culture and our personalities. These photographs prompt Ann Arbor to think about successful Latinos such as Sonia Sotomayer, the first Hispanic woman to sit on the Supreme Court, and Oscar de la Renta, a highly influential Dominican fashion designer. Photography is the perfect way for our community to celebrate our differences and strengths, working together to destroy any stereotypes and apprehension that may exist. We have this powerful tool at our disposal –– so let us lead by example as De Los Santos did, to educate and unite our community.
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"Song to The Siren" (1970) is one of the ill-fated and seminal songwriter and guitarist Tim Buckley's most renowned songs. It has been covered by numerous performers, and while the lyrics remain beautiful and haunting, various performances put their own spin on it.
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Politician, General, Emperor
Aulus Vitellius Germanicus
Sculpture depicting Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, the Roman politician and general, who reigned as Roman Emperor for only a few short months is exceedingly rare. We were delighted to offer this Mid-1st Century AD Oversized Bust of Vitellius in our September 2020 Antiquities auction.
Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (15 - 69 A.D.) was a Roman politician and general, he reigned as Roman Emperor for a few short months in the year 69 (known as the Year of the Four Emperors). His rise to power was sudden and surprised many, his fall was no less dramatic and savage.
Born into a family of comparatively lowly means, Vitellius first came to prominence as a companion of Tiberius during the latter's retirement on Capri. There he met the future Emperor Caligula, whom he befriended over a shared interest in chariot racing and games of dice.
LOT 72 | OVER LIFE-SIZE BUST OF VITELLIUS | EUROPE, MID 1ST CENTURY A.D.
carved stone, shown gazing over the left shoulder, marine inclusions | 35cm high | Sold for £15,000 incl premium
Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Antiquities, 7th July 1994, lot 495; Private collection, Switzerland; Koller Auktionen AG, Zürich, Auction A154, 16th September 2010, lot 1012
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Surviving Roman accounts of both his life and rule are largely negative; describing him as slothful, indolent and unfit to lead the empire. Despite this, Vitellius was clearly an adroit politician and remained in the good graces of successive Emperors. He first entered high office as Consul in 48 AD and served as proconsular governor of Africa in 60 AD. During the unsteady reign of Nero, he remained an acolyte of the young Emperor up to Nero's suicide in 68 AD. In the ensuing chaos following Nero's death, the empire began to fracture, with different factions emerging. Towards the end of 68 AD, the newly appointed Emperor Galba named Vitellius as head of the army in Germania Inferior, a hugely powerful position, placing this previously inexperienced military leader at the head of battle-hardened legions. His generous nature towards senior officers and lax approach to military discipline resulted in a breakdown in order, but it ingratiated Vitellius with his men. Within months he had himself proclaimed emperor and began to march on Rome. By this time Galba had been murdered and replaced by his one-time political ally Otho.
The forces of the two opposing emperors met at Bedriacum, with over 40,000 casualties, Vitellius was victorious and Otho committed suicide shortly afterwards. After long months on campaign and already weak on discipline, by now Vitellius' army was rough and dissolute, when they arrived in Rome there were riots and massacres. According to Roman sources, the new emperor held extravagant banquets and gladiatorial shows. Seemingly protected by his army, Vitellius gave in to his excesses, feasting four times a day and holding debauched parties. He installed his own men within the Praetorian Guard for protection, all seemed well. But in the east, a new threat was emerging.
The seasoned commander of the armies of the Eastern provinces, Vespasian, already an ambitious man, had himself declared emperor. When in the summer of 69 A.D. Vitellius learned of the powerful Eastern legions declaration for Vespasian, he sent a force to meet them, only to have its commander attempt to defect to Vespasian. Another of his supporters was sent to Gaul to raise a separate force, only to be captured and executed. By now Vitellius knew his short reign would come to an end, to spare his life he attempted to abdicate, but was prevented by his own Praetorian Guard. As Vespasian's troops arrived in Rome there was total chaos, a huge battle ensued with the deaths of over 50,000 troops and civilians, large areas of the city were destroyed. Vitellius was eventually found by Vespasian's troops, dragged from his hiding place and hauled to the Gemonian stairs, where he was brutally killed by the mob. His head was paraded around the city. His reign lasted just eight months.
This bust bears witness to the savagery of these final days and hours. The marine inclusions show that it was deposited in water, it is possible that in the chaos of the revolution it was hacked off and thrown into a nearby river. Whatever the truth of its deposition, due to his short reign and its dramatic end, sculpture depicting Vitellius is exceedingly rare, oversized busts such as the present example are especially so.
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Wherein I discuss the sensation of being watched before attending a séance.
In 1898, on the 23rd of December, one Edward Titchener published an article in Science on this very subject. Titchener notes that "We are all of us more or less 'nervous' about our backs." His scientific opinion found that we become uncomfortable and fidget, so that when we turn our attention to the pair of eyes, feeling like fingers on our necks, we have instead drawn the attention of eyes that, until our awkward actions, had been focused elsewhere.
However, I have felt the gaze upon me and turned to find someone across a room, their eyes fixed on me. A shiver, is it? A pressure somewhere in our thoughts? It is difficult to describe though I am certain we all know how it feels.
Ah, but for now let us forget such silliness. I am expected to momentarily partake in a séance designed to mimic the one documented in our Séance Reward level, however before I do it was my hope to discuss our proximity to the next stretch goal: The Choice.
We are nearly at the halfway point between our previous goal and The Choice, which offers a magnificent opportunity to tailor the experience to the recipient. This goal offers not only an epilogue, giving insight into the more recent history of the house in our story, but a choice as to the tone of the epilogue, and therefore the disposition of the final moments of the experience. I would not go so far as to say the choice is between an ending that is happy and one that is not. More accurately, it will be whether it is simply dark, truly horrific or viscerally disturbing.
Now is the best time to pledge if you have not, or increase your pledge if you have! I know the goal seems so very far away, but it would not take much for us to bring The Choice into being… there, did you feel that?
It feels as though I am being watched once again. I truly wish I could find a way to demonstrate this sensation without the use of words, how it feels to make a transition from the comfort of personal privacy to the chill when it is clear you are being observed. A set of eyes, ethereal or very much of this world, turning to you when, in reality, there should be no one watching.
If only that sensation, of eyes seeing and seeing through you, could be delivered through an update here on Kickstarter. No matter, I must be off to the séance! I will most certainly inform you of any discoveries or observations in the next update.
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Bollywood goes World Cup Mad on Twitter
As World Cup excitement reaches its peak, it seems everyone on Twitter is having a say. Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Shahid Kapoor have taken to the social media platform to share their thoughts.
By Tom Whitehouse
"Time to grab your favourite jersey, football biggest party starts tonight."
The World Cup 2014 in Brazil has captured the hearts of football crazed fans from around the globe and it seems that Bollywood is no exception.
The film stars took to Twitter to share their excitement. Since the first whistle was blown, Bollywood stars have been tweeting about every single bit of drama and heartache.
Many Bollywood stars have been huge admirers of football for years. Shahrukh Khan is a big Manchester United fan whilst John Abraham supports London giants Arsenal. It came as no surprise as to why the superstars took to social media to show their support for the biggest tournament in world football.
The quarter final match between Brazil and Colombia recently broke the record for the number of tweets in a single minute. David Luiz's stunning 35-yard freekick triggered 389,000 tweets per minute, breaking the number set by Super Bowl 48 (382,000 tweets per minute).
Amitabh Bachchan, who has 9.31 million followers on twitter, showed his support for the home team after their victory against Colombia in the quarter final, by posting: "BBBBRRRAAAAAAAAAZZZIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!! (need i say more ..)."
Amitabh, a huge Brazil fan, had shown his excitement leading up to the beginning of the World Cup tweeting: "FIFA opening! Been glued to Tv since long and shall see the first game too .."
The Bhoothnath star did not seem impressed with their display in their record 7-1 defeat against Germany by tweeting: "Depressed beyond any remorse!! BLANK!!" Germany ended Brazil's 64 game unbeaten home soil that stretched back 38 years.
Taking after his dad, Abhishek Bachchan looked as though he couldn't hold in his emotion by tweeting: "UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!! David Luiz #BRAvCOL com on Brazil."
The Dhoom star also showed his backing to Colombian maestro James Rodriguez by posting: "This is why you gotta love football. James Rodriguez, take a bow. Player of the tournament so far…."
Shahid Kapoor, who recently said on his down time kills time by watching football, has been constantly tweeting about every aspect of the world cup. The charming Bollywood actor tweeted about Holland's chances posting: "Netherlands still looking like the best team in the tournament but today is going to be a huge test."
The film star has been a huge fan of the World Cup since the first kick. After James Rodriguez's incredible volley against Uruguay in the knockout stages, Shahid tweeted: "Van persie's header and James Rodriguez's goal against Uruguay are the goals of the World Cup for me so far."
Shahrukh Khan, a self-confessed sports addict, reacted to Germany's 7-1 demolition of Brazil in the semi final by tweeting: "GER showed us the meaning of Blitzkrieg! A series of fast powerful attacks; 1ce in enemy territory, proceed 2 dislocate them using speed & s'prise."
SRK obviously has a keen eye for the tournament previously tweeting: "Germany will most probably go all the way & win the world cup." Looks like the King of Bollywood could be the King of predictions after Germany cemented their place in the final.
Boman Irani was also shocked by the semi final result. He recently posted:
"I must have muttered it to myself 1000 times in the last 30 mins, now tweeting it once: I just can't believe it!"
Boman had tweeted his opinion on Brazil's performance earlier on in the tournament tweeting: "Brazil through, but not the well oiled machine one has known them to be. Next match Thiago won't play and fred can't!!!"
John Abraham, who has just been confirmed to star alongside Aishwarya Rai in Jazba, also got in on the twitter action. He expressed his excitement at the start of the tournament by posting: "Time to grab your favourite jersey, football biggest party starts tonight. #WorldCup is here!"
Actor Rahul Bose, a keen sports fan himself and amateur rugby player, was in shock after Brazil's semi final 7-1 defeat to Germany. The Bollywood screenwriter tweeted: "This was carnage. A defeat without Silva and Neymar was expected, but carnage? #BRAvGER."
The magic of the World Cup has taken over social media and it seems to have taken over Bollywood as well. With a record amount of tweets being sent out over this tournament, it has demonstrated the power and popularity of twitter in all corners of the globe.
It is scary to think the reaction Bollywood would conjure up if India's national football team made it to the final stages of the world biggest football tournament.
Incredibly Amitabh Bachchan has flown to Brazil to take in all the World Cup action. He was pictured in front of the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio holding a World Cup trophy.
With one match left, the FIFA World Cup Final on 13th July is predicted to be the most tweeted sports event in history. And there is no doubt that Bollywood will have their say.
Tom Whitehouse
Tom, currently studying Marketing in Sheffield, has a passion about all things sport. He also enjoys playing music and listening to a great band. His motto is: "Life's too short, have some fun!"
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Is Meg Ryan Still Dating John Mellencamp. Celebrities with squeaky clean public images, but who were.
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It's entirely possible that no Gibson-style meltdown is in the offing with Hanks, r18, because he is very well 'minded', with Rita and staff on hand (although apparently sometimes even that is not enough, and those are the occasions where cash has flowed to keep things quiet).
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Meg Ryan, John Mellencamp and Sons Enjoy. - John Mellencamp and Meg Ryan are still going strong! The singer, 66, and the actress, 56, spent Christmas Day at the New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden Monday night. The two were joined.


We had a bit if a slow morning, involving swimming with Ami, a bit of shopping and lunch at the house.
In the afternoon, we decided to drive up to Cancale for a bit of beach-based action at the Port Mer beach.
Granny and Granddad went for a walk while we built some (big) sandcastles and then walked several miles out (seemingly) to the sea and got mud/silt between our toes.
Then we had an ice cream and went home to have pizzas for tea.
In the evening Kas and Kev went caching in St Malo and Dinard. Another evening of convincing the parents to look after the kids so we could go out, and so a good opportunity to chase a few more caches as a couple. This is becoming quite a habit ! Just as well it involves walking and fresh air, otherwise it would just be another bad habit.
First up we decided to have a go at Saint Servan – Parc de Bel Air , which is one of the caches planted by gdugardon in what seemed to be a blatant attempt to stop us from "clearing" St Malo before going home. This proved to be a well hidden little dibbler stuck into a hole in a wall in a pleasant park in the Saint Servan district. It was on top of a little hill and there was a nice little castle/keep/tower jobby on the top, dodgy though that sounds. The only downer was that it was quite a busy little park, even in the evening, and there were a couple of distinctly dodgy looking characters around. The other downside, obviously, was that there was nowhere to park anywhere nearby. It is in St Malo, after all.
After which we drove round to the Barrage de la Rance again to seek Ça s'en va et ça revient – Cache BONUS, having already mailed gdugardon a couple of times to confirm what we were looking for. There was some doubt over the calculated coordinates somehow based on misreading a value from a previously soaked log elsewhere and ending up with a diagonal line about 500 metres long with several likely spots along it. We had to confirm what the coords meant and the clue – Bear in mind also we were trying to use Google to translate some French into English too. Having done all that it was a simple matter to park at one end of the barrage and then walk most of 1.5 km to the other end to bag the cache. The power station was running again and as a result there were some pretty impressive whirlpools on the seaward side (where the higher water lay) again. You seriously have to go look at them to believe it.
Having found this one fairly easily the light was still good so we decided to continue round into Dinard to pick up a couple more that we didn't have time to do last time around. Both were in the Port Breton park. First up was Port Breton by blenormand, which we had previously missed as a result of walking miles up a road only to discover that the cache was the other side of a six foot high fence and not at all accessible. Serves us right for not reading the description properly before. When we did manage to get the right side of the fence it was still a bit tricky because the coordinates were a bit off. Obviously the owner had problems in the trees. It was about 20 feet away from where our GPS said. It was made all the more interesting by Kas having chosen to dress in "girlie" style rather than functional, which obviously involved shoes that were totally impractical for walking up steep sided, woody slopes. Going up was OK, coming down was tricky.
Final search for then evening was Cache canadienne #1 by blenormand, which is over the other side of Port Breton from the previous one. Terrain was somewhat easier (except for Kas) and the cache was quite an easy find.
And then we had another go at trying to find somewhere to park in Dinard in the evening so we could go for a coffee. We failed. Again.
We tried to drive around through a few little villages up the Rance Estuary on the way home searching for a small riverside retreat with a cafe. No luck whatsoever. I am now thoroughly convinced that outside the major towns France actually doesn't have cafes or bars, it just has houses. We passed several places which must surely have a cafe somewhere, but no, we found nothing, saw nothing, drove past nothing and eventually got lost temporarily before struggling our way through the darkness until we eventually got back onto a main road and drove home.
As always seems to be the case around here, the caching is fine, the apres-cache is rubbish due to no parking near any bars and no bars near any parking. Silly France…..


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'Life is More Beautiful than Paradise' to Become Film
I wrote yesterday in Al Masry Al Youm about Khaled al-Berry's lovely memoir Life is More Beautiful than Paradise being made into a movie.
From Al Masry Al Youm:
Khaled al-Berry's enjoyable and pioneering memoir, Life is More Beautiful than Paradise, translated by Humphrey Davies and published in 2009, is now set to be made into a feature-length film.
The film script will be written by Mohamed Rifai and directed by Magdi Ahmad Ali. As a director, Ahmad Ali is known for his attraction to literary works, like Ibrahim Aslan's Nile Birds, and for his ability to address controversial topics in an unflinching manner, as in his Girls' Secrets."
Al-Berry's memoir is a moving portrait of adolescence. The book is moving not because of the its topical subject matter — as a young man, al-Berry went to prison because of his affiliation with the banned Jama'a Islamiya — but because of how the narrator reflects on the ordinary details of growing up.
The autobiography opens in Asyut as al-Berry is entering his teens. School is cancelled because of security concerns, and many parents come to pick up their children in cars. But al-Berry's father recently sold their rundown '68 Opel, so al-Berry ends up walking home with some of the other boys.
One of them mentions the Jama'a Islamiya. Al-Berry parrots his father's opinion: "'[Gamal] Abdel Nasser understood them and imprisoned them.'" But the other boy vehemently disagrees. He reproaches al-Berry for condemning those who he doesn't know, and portrays the members of the Islamist group as heroes defying a corrupt regime. This boy has seen al-Berry shy from a fight, and promises to make him a gift of a bicycle chain.
"I spent the night dreaming of the bicycle chain," al-Berry writes, "just the way I used to dream that I was Bruce Lee, after seeing a movie of his, or Muhammad Ali Clay, after seeing a movie about him." Go on; keep reading.
Al-Berry also added, in response to my question about whether he'd thought this would be his first book made into a movie: "I would have thought of Oriental Dance – for me it's an epic of the life of my generation. Yet, It might be more of a challenge, as it's massive and the expands over almost 60 years."
I might also add that, the first time I met Humphrey Davies, the book's translator, he had complained that many of his Egyptian friends weren't interested in reading al-Berry's memoir because the "jihadist-to-regular-guy" story was already familiar. But even if that were so, what's interesting about this memoir is not that it brings us into the world of the Jama'a Islamiya, but what it says about the (universal) nature of adolescence.
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It is the worst timing for me to be sick, but also the best. With a new dog, the only thing I want to do is run around with him and play. After all, he's only been here a few days, I need to show him love! However, I am sick today 😦 and naturally, I feel guilty about it. Sora seems understanding. This high energy little pup has been the sweetest thing all day.
What did I do to deserve such love?!
Their love is unconditional. I hope you get well soon.
omg, they are so helpful with healing the hardest of the pains. Love dogs!


Alfred Metcalf Jackson (July 14, 1860 – June 11, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born in South Carrollton, Kentucky, Jackson attended the common schools and West Kentucky College, and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Howard, Kansas, in 1881 and engaged in the practice of law. He served as prosecuting attorney of Elk County in 1890. He served as judge of the thirteenth judicial district of Kansas in 1892. He moved to Winfield, Kansas, in 1898.
Jackson was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903). While in Congress he introduced a bill proposing government ownership of telegraph lines which attracted considerable attention. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902, but in 1904 Jackson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that nominated Alton B. Parker and Henry G. Davis. He resumed the practice of law in Winfield, Kansas, and died there on June 11, 1924. He was interred at the Highland Mausoleum in Winfield.
^ Frank W. Blackmar, ed. (1912). "Alfred Metcalf Jackson". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc ... II. Chicago: Standard Pub Co. p. 17.
United States Congress. "Alfred Metcalf Jackson (id: J000003)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.


We are excited to announce the 4th annual Super Sensitive Dude-A-Palooza brought to you by Jen Lowe and The Charter Oak Cultural Center. The evening concert will be held on Sunday December 4, 2016. Doors are at 6:30, and the show starts at 7PM.
The Super Sensitive Dude-A-Palooza is an evening concert that showcases local and regional musicians. Performers such as Michael Cleary, Lee Sylvestre, Alan Friedman, Billy Megofna, Chip Fenney, Jeff Przech, and Brian Jarvis will all be in tow this year. It is an opportunity for the community to support local talent as well as a bit of a reunion for the artists.
The concert made its debut four years ago and has been growing and evolving ever since. The talent is remarkable and audiences have been thrilled each year. Join the artists and the Charter Oak Cultural Center this year as they celebrate the season and each other.