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I sold an article to a company that, according to their listing in Writer's Market pays $800 to $1,200 for articles and columns. They are publishing my article and have not asked me to sign any contract nor have they discussed money. The magazine went to print last week and will be hitting the streets within a week or so. If I do not receive a check from them after it hits the street, I plan to have my attorney write a letter to them. In your experience, is that the best course of action?
This publisher may have assumed you "donated" the article because you haven't asked for money yet. However, that doesn't mean they don't owe you money!
You need to immediately write to the editor and tell them you are still waiting for your contract. That will tell them you absolutely ARE expecting payment.
Don't assume they're going to offer you what is listed in Writer's Market. They can claim that information is old. In fact, is usually is old. Writers Digest Books starts collecting that information months before the actual book is published.


This April we've a few programmes to highlight. Skippers and crews planning to take part in offshore racing, such as the ISORA series or the Round Ireland will find our Sea Survival Course running Monday 9th, Wednesday 11th (6.30-9.30pm) & Saturday 14th April of use. This course isn't just for offshore racers, leisure sailors and powerboaters would benefit from attending too!
This Sunday we run another Man Over Board Recovery programme for yacht sailors. Aimed at Day Skipper Graduates, ICC candidates or anyone planning a cruising holiday the course will serve to drill Man Over Board Recovery and aid in preparing for this scenario.


On our recent driving vacation, it was quite interesting to listen to the back seat discussion from two teenagers – my daughter and a long time close family friend. As one might expect, there was lots to share, and the conversation easily wandered from topic to topic without ever missing a beat. I was interested in how various aspects of technology wove through the discussion.
These girls live in a connected world. They talked about being connected, in a good way. They can barely remember not being connected. I note their keen ability to find free wifi networks to connect to. Both girls read and follow blogs. Both write their own blogs based on their own individual interests. One has a tumblr based photography blog to track and share photography of interest. The other reads and writes fan fiction, and uses other social media tools to develop an audience. Without any prompting from me, they talked about finding people with like interests, sharing and developing a "real audience" to share their interests and passions.
I couldn't help but take note of their their ongoing but subtle search for wifi – not because they didn't enjoy the vacation activities, but because they are passionate about this aspect of their lives. They are used to being connected with wifi at home and school. Being online is simply part of their lives.
Classroom activities need to tap student passions. I encourage all teachers to find way ways to use and leverage online sharing and collaboration tools to help capture student passion for learning.
Too bad you weren't able to electronically capture that back seat conversation and put it up on YouTube and make it compulsory viewing for the first staff meeting in September. Good post!


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Nichole–these are fabulous! Thanks for capturing all the details that helped make Michael and Shelly's wedding weekend so wonderful! Can't wait to see more images.
Sorry for the delay, Thank you for the beautiful flowers.


While we love inundating your Instagram feeds with daily doses of foodporn, we are firm believers that you should know the people behind your food as well as where it is coming from. Our 12 Days of Chef-mas series seeks to introduce you to the faces behind some of your favorite restaurants. Follow along for the next 12 days as we help you get to know these talented humans a little better.
My father convinced me to open a restaurant in a wine cellar in an abandoned newspaper factory the year before I graduated from high school in Hong Kong. "Why not?" he said. So I spent a little while cooking in Shanghai and Taiwan, then I came home. I taught a couple of kids how to hold three plates at once, hired a shuttle service to bus guests to our location, and got around to serving a 13-course tasting menu, built on the wonderful mess that is Hong Kong cuisine. We did that three days a week.
Then, in college, I convinced a couple of friends to run pop-up restaurants in the basement under my dorm. We called ourselves Y Pop-up. And I haven't quite stopped making food since.
Every East Asian cuisine has their own fermented soybean paste: miso in Japan, doenjang and gochujang in Korea, Tương in Vietnam. In Northern China, where Junzi's food is rooted, it's doubanjiang. We refer to it as DBJ.
The stone-ground paste is spicy and eclectic. It's the soul of bold stir-fries, stews, and braises. But its expressive qualities carry to other contexts as well. Most recently, we've deep-fried and blended DBJ with young ginger and scallions into sour cream for fish tacos.
No matter where in the world your kitchen is, no matter the common tongue: all kitchen staff speak fried chicken.
In Hong Kong, my first staff lunch was fried chicken cutlets over a sweet tomato sauce. In Kyoto, we had a cutlet oyakodon. In Hong Kong, fried chicken was served for staff lunch once a week, be it with a lemon and black pepper, next to a a kimchi salad, or with nuoc cham, chopped cucumbers and cucumber rice. In Tokyo, I made lunch on my last day with Omeje, the Nigerian sous chef: "I make good sauce. You say you make good chicken, so you make chicken."
Chicken thighs, marinated in everything you can find in the pantry, dipped in a ice-cold non-Newtonian batter and fried twice. Seasoned, and tossed in sauce. At night lunch, the version we serve is called "General Chu's Chicken." It's the staff favorite, named after our favorite store manager.
In the 2 short years I lived in the U.S., my parents told us only about two American traditions. The first: on Halloween, you eat Hawaiian pizza. The second: for the holidays, you buy a whole soy sauce chicken from the Chinese grocer and dad makes fried rice with Chinese sausage, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimps, and galangal, which is then stuffed into the chicken. The chicken juices bleed into the rice as its microwaved; it's warm, it's delicious, and it's become a bit of a tradition.
And the first "food truck" in New Haven—perhaps in all of Connecticut—is Sweeney's. Bob Sweeney started the truck in the '60s and is now, humbly, the mayor of the New Haven food truck scene. Of course, I've always wanted to go.
I've only seen a chef shave a first-year cook's hair off once, for spoiling the fish stew meant for staff lunch.
You can follow Lucas on Instagram @lucas.sin and @junzikitchen and on snapchat @claypotkid.


I believe that weddings have got so much more exciting over the years. Personally, I love the variety and I am honoured to be a Gaynes Park wedding photographer for the first time. It's always a pleasure to photograph couples who are truly in love. It was amazing that I could work shoulder to shoulder with my good friend and great photographer Marek. Matt and Henry also hired Robert and Ola, videographers who I have worked with previously which was nice. I was able to get some incredibly candid and special photos of the wedding preparation at Matts house. In the meantime, Marek was with Henry. This showed good organisation as they will both have great memories to look back on. Matt invited me to breakfast with his family which he specially prepared. This was a lovely personal touch and got me fuelled for the day ahead.
Gaynes Park located in Essex is a stunning park with amazing features. It is a perfect location to give your special day the wow factor. My couple Matt and Henry hosted their ceremony and reception here and you will see why. It was a privilege to be a Gaynes park wedding photographer for the day as it gave me unique photo opportunities. I would like to add that Matt and Henry looked so classy and happy together on their special day. As I mentioned this was my first Gaynes Park wedding, it was amazing. I hope to get the opportunity to shoot many more in the future. The wedding photos in Gaynes park came out beautifully. The atmosphere was so lively and high in spirit, the guests wasted no time rocking out on the dance floor. And I can't just forget to mention about fresh pizza served over the night. To conclude the wedding was gorgeous and very well put together. I'm sure my couple will take joy in looking back at all of the wonderful photos taken.
If you are having a Gaynes Park wedding and are looking for the perfect photographer please get in contact. I have still had free dates for 2019 and would love to tell more of your stories.
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Awesome blog post dude – there is something very honest and true to your work and I love your editing. I am sure the couple LOVE this set of images.
Love all of the special intimate moments throughout this wedding!
Lovely work as always – you get better with each blog post. You really captured the vibe of the day with this one – I felt like I was there.
Great coverage. Love your candid shots Bart.
A beautiful set of images. Great storytelling of what must have been a fun day.


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MI Leggett Is the Non-Binary Designer Fighting to Dismantle Gender Norms
Before they began rebranding clothes, MI Leggett had to rebrand themself.
By Wren Sanders
Photography by Sessa Tate
It was only a little over one year ago that MI Leggett was a college senior writing a thesis about their radical, queer, gender-free fashion label. Since that Spring in 2017, Official Rebrand has travelled from a campus in rural Ohio, to the runways of New York Fashion Week, to an ice rink installation at Art Basel Miami, to the pages of the New York Times Style section. Not to mention to the floors of several pop-ups, including a stint at The Phluid Project. Their meteoric rise has both reflected and catalyzed a focus on the place of gender and sustainability in today's fashion landscape. It has also lead to the adornment of many queer and genderqueer people with clothes that make them feel more fully themselves.
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Young MI presenting a dress they made out of newspaper. "I never really liked throwing things away," they say.
Official Rebrand is characterized by a process MI calls 'rebranding.' As the designer posts on their website, to rebrand garments is to paint, draw, print, or otherwise alter them so to "imbue formerly discarded human shells with new life." Through rebranding, MI — who identifies as non-binary —seeks to disassociate found or donated clothing "from gendered categories." Rebranding, then, not only translates fluidity of identity into an aesthetic, but it also rejects fashion norms that limit one's freedom to play with 'finished' pieces. "By actually physically painting on these things that are considered sacred," MI counters this tradition of immutability — an act that is, in their eyes, "very reflective of queer identity."
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Luca D'Angelo wearing Official Rebrand.
But before they began rebranding clothes, MI Leggett had to rebrand themself. That process began in a bathroom stall in Berlin, where MI was helping designer and post-drag queen Fábio M Silva run a pop-up shop. "[We were] painting clothes with penises all over them," MI recalls, continuing, "I was like, 'Isn't it a little bit misogynistic to be painting all these d*cks?'" Official Rebrand probably would not exist if not for what happened next. "In our conversation that followed, I had a pretty major realization why a penis doesn't have to be gendered at all," MI says. "They can be kind of universal. People of all different genders have penises," they explain.
This shift in perspective helped set in motion a series of drastic changes in MI's life. "[I] went from being this liberal arts school girl with a bob to being a Berghain frequenter and part of this incredibly vibrant queer community," they share. And it was this community that "brought out a bunch of who I was on the inside but was repressing to try to fit in," MI explains. From this repression emerged a will to dismantle constructed ideas like those that link biological sex with gender: "The brand is all about being yourself and not being defined by any other expectations— expectations like you have to identify with your body," they say. MI, like Official Rebrand, resists easy classification, final meaning, stasis of any kind.
Yasmeen Wilkerson wearing Official Rebrand.
When it comes to the creation of Official Rebrand, itself, the story is not so much a story of birth, but one of a series of rebirths. In one sense, Official Rebrand began in that Berlin bathroom — with an idea. Or it began soon thereafter —with a bag: An off-white, almost pinkish purse decorated with several painted, Haring-like shapes. The genderless figures that populate the purse — MI's first rebranded piece — reflect their creator's volatile experience in the German capital while also gesturing toward the potential of rebranding to be a spiritually redemptive act. "Through this accessory," MI wrote in their 2017 thesis, "I communicated my current artistic preoccupation with physical communication, intimacy, and loneliness," continuing, "I would much rather highlight that aspect of myself instead of, for example, my ascribed gender or young age." If their realization in that bathroom stall helped expand MI's perception of gender, it was this rebranded bag that revealed an avenue for translating that realization into an actual garment.
MI Leggett wearing Official Rebrand and bag.
Or Official Rebrand began years before MI's time in Berlin — not with an idea, or a bag, but rather with something much more elemental: Dirt. Beginning around the time they were 14-years-old, MI, who grew up in Manchester, Massachusetts, worked part-time at The Food Project, a non-profit sustainable agriculture initiative based along Boston's north shore. There, working at farms in Lynn and Beverly MA, MI would spend hours "in 100 degree weather…flipping food scraps over and over." The point was to turn food waste into compost, a process not so removed from the brand's current production strategy. "It was just so satisfying taking this stuff that normally is seen as trash and making it something valuable again," MI says of their time at The Food Project.
In fact, of the varied moments at which one could say Official Rebrand was born, it is the earliest — MI's work on the farm — that most directly leads to the designer's most recent collection. Tentatively titled "The Water Project", MI's latest work takes aim at the fashion industry for its irresponsible, likely untenable consumption of water. Though the idea is simple, the goal for the project is bold: generating 1,800 pairs of rebranded jeans along with 750 rebranded tees — one piece for each gallon of water it takes to make a brand new version of either item, respectively.
Derek Nguyen wearing Official Rebrand.
But "The Water Project" is not solely a critique of the fashion industry. It is also a love letter. "Being queer provides so much. It's kind of like the meaning of life for me in a way: It means who I love and how I love myself and how I love my friends and the world around me, and you can't do that if there's no water." More literally, MI is attracted to water's fluidity: "It's movable. It's dynamic. But it also can freeze. It can melt. It can simmer. It can become the tool to make a cake," they say. A vital resource and key influence, water is a necessary for MI not only to survive, but also to live.
Ultimately, via the torn, taped, declaratory, singular clothes that populate Original Rebrand's three collections, MI invites us to consider two simple questions. First: Should clothes be designed based on preconceived notions of gender identity and expression? Second: Is the fashion industry's emphasis on the creation and sale of brand new items good for the planet? The designer's work answers both those questions: No and no.
Even the brand's logo is formulated as a question: OR?!. "I write it with a question mark and an exclamation mark to imply that you should be questioning everything and considering alternatives to anything that seems set," MI tells me. Questioning what, in particular? Not only how mass-produced "fast fashion" has "such horrible implications for the environment," but also "how social standards put people in boxes and limit their self-expression and their full potential."
"Official Rebrand is about imagining an alternative world where things are not just accepted as the way things are," they continue, "[imagining a world where] things are improved and alternatives are birthed and pursued."
And, of course, rebranded.
Official Rebrand's Official Store and commission contact information is available on their Instagram @official_rebrand — the label is also sold at Otherwild, Café Forgot, and the Phluid Project.
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As a teacher, the smaller classes and the excellent behaviour of the pupils enable quality time for each child. The school curriculum covers a range of work that enables the children to become a well-rounded learner. The teachers all work together and show a sense of partnership to ensure the children's interests are best at heart.
A school that promotes the holistic development of the child via a balanced curriculum.
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A supportive and caring staff, supported by able managers.
As soon as I started at The Swaminarayan School, I was made to feel welcome by the staff of the school who have been extremely supportive, approachable and helpful, just as they are with the parents and children as well. The children are extremely well behaved and a delight to teach, as they crave knowledge and want to learn. They are inquisitive and hardworking which are two excellent traits in helping to develop into lifelong learners. The Prep school works hard to provide opportunities for children to excel in a wide range of areas, through engaging lessons, clubs, competitions, sport, music and other various extra-curricular activities. I have found this to be fantastic at fostering children's confidence, and helping them to be the best people they can be. Always friendly and polite, the children are happy to help anyone in the school and are always welcoming of new people. Parents have also been extremely supportive and work in conjunction with the school and teachers to make the school be the best it can be. It has been a wonderful experience teaching here at the Swaminarayan school, and I look forward to being a part of the school community in the future as well.


Lomon Billions said it intends to buy Sichuan Anning Iron and Titanium Co., Ltd., an ilmenite and iron concentrate producer in Panzhihua, China, for 4.5-5 billion RMB ($789.70 million).
Anning produces around 480,000 tons of ilmenite and 2.3 metric tons of iron ore concentrate a year. The acquisition is intended to enable Lomon Billions to produce sufficient ilmenite from the combination of Anning and its existing ilmenite operations in Panzhihua to satisfy essentially all its sulfate pigment feedstock requirements.
In accordance with standard practice for companies listed on the Shenzen Stock Exchange, Lomon Billions has requested suspension of its shares to help avoid stock price anomalies. The suspension is expected to last for about a month.


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Put on Your Headsets! A VR Hub Rises in Brooklyn
New York City unveils a $6 million plan to create a new tech center at NYU and Lehman College
By Stephen Koepp - June 28, 2017
Trying out a two-player VR game called Photon Defender (Photos by Steve Koepp)
Eric Baerenrodt, a junior at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, is on the cutting edge of technology. Literally. He's working as an intern with a 3-D visualization startup called MediVis, which enables student surgeons to explore the inner structures of the human body. "It's a new tool for prospective surgeons to hone their skills before they go into the OR," said Baerenrodt. Sounds like an advancement that patients could get behind.
Baerenrodt was on hand with executives of MediVis on Tuesday at the Tandon School in Brooklyn for the announcement of a major new tech venture. New York City and school officials unveiled a plan to create a state-of-the-art hub for virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR), which they described as the first of its kind in the U.S. The city plans to invest $6 million in the hub, which will be operated by Tandon at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with a workforce development center situated at CUNY's Lehman College in the Bronx.
Deputy mayor Alicia Glen goes on a virtual trip to Mars, with a guide from Mark Skwarek, director of the NYU Tandon Mobile AR Lab
A parade of officials lauded the VR/AR venture, which evidently took a village to launch. "To get this off the ground is really spectacular. This is the coolest thing happening in technology right now. It's really catching fire," said Alicia Glen, deputy mayor for housing and economic development. "The applications of this are endless and really exciting." Glen emphasized that the city expects concrete results from its investment: jobs and tax-paying new companies. Mayor de Blasio's administration predicts the new lab will directly create 500 new jobs in the next decade, a contribution to the mayor's New York Works plan to create 100,000 jobs.
A sense of spirited rivalry with the West Coast filled the room as the officials described a systematic approach to getting out front of the competition in VR/AR. The lab's mandate is to support new ventures, attract and develop talent, do research, build a VR/AR community, and spur corporate innovation in the field. The hub will "position New York City as a world leader and premier destination" for VR/AR development, said Julie Menin, commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. City council member Dan Garodnick, chair of the committee on economic development, spoke of "going head-to-head with Silicon Valley." He cited an estimate of the market for the new software as $80 billion by 2025. "This technology is going to be central to the way we live our lives," he said. "We will soon be buying VR apps the way we buy apps for our smartphones."
The MediVis team on hand to demonstrate their medical visualization product: from left, co-founder Osamah Choudhry, M.D.; engineer Wenbo Lan; and NYU student intern Eric Baerenrodt
The technology is already moving from being a curiosity to an important tool for business. In the real-estate industry, for example, technology is being developed to enable customers to look at prospective renovations or apartments for sale by donning headsets rather than poring over blueprints or running around town. VR/AR could be used to teach people how to drive, or how to follow their doctor's instructions for physical therapy, said Garodnick. New York City is a center for several industries where such technology could be readily applied: health care, entertainment, education, insurance, building construction.
NYU Tandon dean Katepalli Sreenivasan
The competition to win the city's backing for a VR/AR hub was spirited, said James Patchett, CEO of the NYC Economic Development Corp. The city considered more than 15 proposals before awarding the investment to the Tandon/Lehman partnership. Thanks in part to the new venture, he said, "we're going to be the city that wins."
While Patchett didn't elaborate on why the Brooklyn/Bronx team got the nod, the NYU campus has an obvious commitment to the technology. "Our students and faculty are already immersed in projects that range from 3-D brain scans to smart buildings and the first real-time VR for large audiences. This lab will accelerate such research," stated NYU Tandon dean Katepalli Sreenivasan. When new students are accepted by the school, one of the items in the welcome kit is a Google Cardboard headset they can use with their smartphones to sample two VR programs developed at Tandon: a trip to Mars and a tour of cellular development inside the human body, admissions officials said.
The Tandon School is becoming a physically more imposing presence in Brooklyn as well, adding to the borough's rise as a tech hub. NYU is investing more than $500 million in new facilities and programs at the downtown campus. When it opens for classes this fall, the showcase building will be the refurbished former MTA headquarters at 370 Jay St., where the school will occupy four floors and almost double its downtown space.
The audience at the announcement got a sense of NYU's virtual trip to Mars on the big screen
Students and entrepreneurs demonstrating their projects at the event Tuesday showed that the technology is going where no one has gone before. A startup called Holojam makes a software platform for multi-member VR experiences. Holojam engineers demonstrated a prototype game called Photon Defender, a game in which two players wearing headsets and backpacks defend a space station from incoming asteroids. Beyond the gaming world, we should be prepared to see people wearing headsets and making mysterious gestures as a routine part of life. Baerenrodt, the intern with MediVis, said that student surgeons could be practicing their operations practically wherever they go. "You can do it on the bus ride home," he said, "or in your own living room."
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That's right, the pie. Bang, bang. And then we start eating it.
If you don't like this book, look for the book's trailer for The Big Bang Theory, where the author discusses the world of the Big Bang, the universe in which it is believed, and the Big Bang itself. The idea is that the Big Bang is more than a mere theoretical theory, and it's one of the best arguments for the Big Bang theory, because it's a real scientific explanation of the universe, and it's the only one we have to look up to.
The first point we should note is that the first thing to note is that we're not allowed to write a science fiction story. We're allowed to write science fiction, however, so it's not that difficult to read a story to the point where you are allowed to write a science fiction story. For example, I was a writer for a couple years when I was approached by a friend to write a book about the Big Bang.
While we can't say for sure if this story is science fiction or not, it does seem science-y, in the sense that we are given a scientific explanation of everything. So that's a plus. We are also given a scientific explanation for everything that happens. So that's a minus.
The thing with our story is that we are given a scientific explanation of everything we see, hear, touch, etc. But we also have to explain everything that isn't explained to us. That's hard to do because the explanation that we're given is usually so vague that it leaves us confused. The first time I had to explain something, I was so confused that I had to go back and re-explain it to myself.
The fact is that the explanations that we get for our unexplained events are usually wrong. We can't explain everything that happens as it happens. We can only explain what we see, hear, touch, etc. But explaining what isnt going to explain is hard. We have to explain everything that isnt going to explain to ourselves as well. When we do, we usually find that we are left confused.
The fact is that the explanation that we get can be so wrong. Its like we are trying to get our brain to understand something. We have to explain things to ourselves as well. It will take time and it will take us to explain things that we need to explain and not just explain to ourselves. Sometimes we will come to a point where we will understand something perfectly. It will be so easy to explain it.
You can always explain everything that you need to explain to yourself. If you are not willing to give up on explaining anything, then you will need to explain it to yourself. For instance, you can never explain the fact that you can't understand a single phrase when you don't know what it means. It's just easier to explain the word than to explain it.
And it is a good thing, too. Because if you can't understand something, you will have no idea what it means. It's like explaining a story to a child that you just can't even tell them.


I was injured and insurance is ignoring me?
I was recentally in an accident caused by an inattentive driver. Some people crashed in front of my house. My father and I took it upon ourselfs to help them. It was a two lane road with the truck in the ditch on the right side of the road. They had a winch attached to their truck and it was with this that they were attempting to pull themselves out with. The winch was stretched across the road to a tree as the anchor, which is not illegal. When traffic would come through we would stop them, lower the winch line to the ground, and they would slowly pass over. However, a semi driven by a young farm boy drove through with no regards to the people around him. His windows were down and people were screaming at him to stop but he wouldn't. He appeared to be in a situation he was not prepared for. He ran over the lowered winch line and his tires kicked up the line which was then caught on the trailer step. He was driving about 20 miles per hour and it should be noted that the crashed pickup was partly on the right road and another pickup was parked on the left side fully on the road. The road speed limit was posted at 25 mph, but it was icy on the road and there were the two pickups as well as the attending people. In Idaho it is required by law to drive for your conditions. The line pulled the truck out of the ditch and struck me and my father. It threw me through the air and in the process destroyed my left hand. I fractured ever single bone in my entire hand besides my pinky. In the accident my index finger was partially severed and never found. In my resulting three surgeries I lost half my middle finger as well and was diagnosed with a dislocated wrist, fractured right tibia, and a hairline fracture in the left elbow. My hand specialist has said that he had never seen such a horrific hand accident and that in the beginning, he thought I would lose it. The boy was said by friends of the family to be 16, however the cop on scene reported him as 19. Its been nearly one month since my injury and I owe over 100,000 dollars in medical bills so far….and I'm not even close to stopping the spending streak. I have not been contacted by the cops and the insurance company for the semi claims that there driver remains at no fault of the incident, I'm 19 and have lost motor funtion of my left hand for my life, as well as my ability to play guitar, piano and saxophone. My father also recieved a fracture back bone as well. Will we get compensation? Is there a chance that I'm screwed for life and just have to suffer with it with no compensation? Please help…all knowledge and experiance is appriciated.


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«Терец» — канонерская лодка Черноморского флота.

Постройка и начало службы

Канонерская лодка «Терец» строилась по чертежам удачного «Манчжура». Зачислена в списки судов Черноморского флота 30 января 1886 года, заложена 18 мая 1886 года на эллинге РОПиТ в Севастополе, спущена на воду 30 ноября 1887 года, вступила в строй в 1888 году.

С 1889 по 1900 год периодически служила в Средиземном море, входя в состав российской эскадры. В октябре 1893 канонерская лодка - часть Русской эскадрой, которая посещает французский флот в Тулоне, чтобы запечатывать Франко-русский союз. Она получает приказ капитаном Лощинским. В 1900 прошла ремонт и модернизацию, а с 1901 использовалась в качестве учебного корабля. В 1905 году канлодка приняла активное участие в подавлении восстания на крейсере «Очаков». На «Терце» находились в основном строевые квартирмейстеры, поэтому корабль остался верным правительству и первым открыл огонь по портовому катеру, перевозившему мятежников на крейсер. После потопления катера «Терец» обстрелял мятежный миноносец «Свирепый» и нанёс ему сильные повреждения. Следующей целью стал сам «Очаков», который был подожжён совместным огнём правительственной эскадры. Под угрозой обстрела с канонерской лодки был затоплен командой минный транспорт «Буг».

В 1912 году канонерская лодка «Терец» прошла ремонт и перевооружение.

Участие в Первой Мировой и Гражданской войне

До 1916 года «Терец» входил в отряд обороны северо-западного побережья Чёрного моря и иногда привлекался для оказания огневой поддержки войскам совместно с Батумским отрядом.

С августа 1916 года «Терец» в составе отряда канонерских лодок действовал в составе Дунайской флотилии, поддерживая огнём сухопутные войска. За время кампании на Дунае канонерская лодка (как и «Донец») полностью расстреляла стволы орудий, что приводило к сильному снижению меткости выстрелов.

18 января 1918 года перешла на сторону Советской власти. 1 мая 1918 года была захвачена германскими войсками в Севастополе. 14 декабря 1918 года захвачена англо-французскими интервентами. С апреля 1919 года входила в состав Морских сил Юга России.

Зимой 1919—1920 года в ходе Обороны Крыма ВСЮР канлодка «Терец» совместно с 200—300 стрелками Сводно-Стрелкового полка удерживала правый фланг белых на Арабатской стрелке. Лодка не могла уйти со своей позиции и её экипаж перенес тяжелую зимовку во льдах.
…В самые тяжелые периоды нашей боевой деятельности канонерская лодка «Терец» оказывала и продолжает оказывать самую широкую поддержку по защите наших позиций на Арабатской Стрелке.
— констатировал в приказе № 53 командир 3-го армейского корпуса генерал-лейтенант Я. А. Слащев.

24(6) декабря 1919(20) года «Терец» получил приказ о боевой готовности для срочного выхода в Азовское море.

27(9) декабря 1919(20) года «Терец» вышел из бухты Севастополя.

29(11) декабря 1919(20) года прибыл в Керчь.

30(12) декабря 1919(20) года «Терец» — на позиции у Арабатской стрелки и дал первые залпы орудий по противнику.

6(19) января 1920 года — закончился уголь, а к вечеру и вода.

15(28) января 1920 года к Терцу подошел ледокол «Гайдамак» и канонерская лодка «Грозный» и пополнили запасы Терца.

17(30) января 1920 года «Терец» зажат во льдах и унесен на мель.

В марте 1920 года была тяжело повреждена в бою с бронепоездом РККА.

В середине апреля 1920 года, когда сошел лёд, пробоины были заделаны, вода выкачана и «Терец» был снят с мели и уведен в Севастополь.
Ревели гудки, развевались флаги, кричали «ура!». Главнокомандующий генерал Врангель посетил «Терец» и благодарил команду за верную службу Родине. Все офицеры были произведены в следующий чин, команда получила Георгиевские кресты из рук Главнокомандующего.

После ремонта была модернизирована и с 1922 года стала называться «Знамя Социализма». В 1931 разоружена и использовалась для нужд ЭПРОН; впоследствии разобрана.

Литература
 Кадесников Н. З. Сто одиннадцать дней без берега. (Оборона Крыма в 1919 г.) // Морские записки. 1956 № 2/3 (42), 1956 № 4 (43), 1957 № 1 (44).

Примечания

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May 17th (Saturday) ~ at 2:00 p.m.
Tarzana, California, May 12, 2008 – Danton Burroughs, a family man, businessman, and collector of art, artifacts and literary works, and protector and promoter of the legacy of his Grandfather, Edgar Rice Burroughs (the author of Tarzan of the Apes and other famous American literary works), died at home in Tarzana, California on May 1, 2008. Danton passed away in his sleep due to heart failure. Danton had previously been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
Throughout his younger years, Danton lived in a magical world created by the novels of his Grandfather which was filled with all the exciting illusions of exotic lands and inner earths that included heroes and villains larger than life. It was an exciting world that stimulated his imagination and Danton's future was clearly set before him. Danton became an officer and director of the family owned business of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and was determined to keep his Grandfather's legacy and fame alive. Danton's engaging personality impressed all who knew him and his immense knowledge of the works and creations of his Grandfather allowed him to share his enthusiasm with business associates and friends. Danton was instrumental in the promotion and licensing of many diverse media properties, such as feature films, animated features, television series, daily and Sunday comic strips, live stage productions, theme park attractions, new editions of original novels and foreign editions, conventions, Burroughs Bibliophiles, fanzines, and comic books. Danton worked tirelessly, until the last day of his life, at Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company created by his Grandfather to market and promote his literary works and the characters he created like Tarzan Lord of the Jungle and John Carter of Mars. The company will continue to promote and foster the legacy of not only Edgar Rice Burroughs but also Danton through its President James Sullos and the members of the Burroughs Family who will honor Danton's legacy by keeping his dream alive to share the wonderful and fantastical worlds and characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Danton also sold real estate in the early 1970s in the San Fernando Valley and Venice, California.
Danton's personal passion was collecting art, artifacts, historical memorabilia and literary works. His vast and varied eclectic collections included Wurlitzer and Seeburg Jukeboxes, an extensive record collection, sheet music and artist's memorabilia of all sorts, bronze sculptures, rare pocket watches, marbles, street lamps, literary works and writings. The collections were amazing.
Danton was a son of the San Fernando Valley. He was born on June 21, 1944 to John Coleman Burroughs and Jane Ralston Burroughs in Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, California. His Grandfather, Edgar Rice Burroughs, established the community of Tarzana with the renaming of the historic "Rancho del Cabrillo," the "Tarzana Ranch," consisting of 550 acres which he had purchased in 1919 from the Estate of General Harrison Gray Otis, the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times and Mirror Company. Gen. Otis was one of the 5 principal partners in the "Suburban Homes Company" who in 1909 had purchased the southerly 47,500 acres of the San Fernando Valley and recorded Tract 1000 in 1910. General Otis had purchased from the syndicate the first parcel of this Tract which Burroughs now owned.
In 1927, the Tarzana Women's Club asked Burroughs permission to use the Tarzana Ranch name which was later submitted with application for the establishment of the "Tarzana Post Office," on December 16, 1930.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, General Harrison Gray Otis, and William Mulholland, Chief Engineer of the City Water Department, who brought water into the San Fernando Valley via the Los Angeles Aqueduct, were the giants of that time who set the stage for the subdivision and development of the San Fernando Valley into the suburban communities it is today.
Danton grew up in Tarzana and attended Tarzana elementary school, Ridgewood Military Academy in Woodland Hills, Sequoia Jr. High School in Reseda, and Reseda High School. He attended Los Angeles Pierce College, he belonged to the Tri Chi Fraternity, and he graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree.
Danton is survived by his wife Linda and daughters Jane and Dejah and brother John Ralston and sister Dian, who have vowed to continue to honor Danton's legacy and that of his family by preserving and promoting the fantastical literary characters and creations of Edgar Rice Burroughs that so many Americans have enjoyed for almost a century.
All who knew him, loved him. He was a dear husband, father, brother, and friend to all and our hearts are deeply saddened by his passing.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the Danton Burroughs' Memorial Fund at Parkinson's Resource Organization, 74-090 El Paseo, Suite 102, Palm Desert, CA 92260 or through their website www.parkinsonsresource.org.
Danton Burroughs, who spent his life marketing and protecting the work of his grandfather, Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, died May 1 at his home in Tarzana, the San Fernando Valley community named after his ancestor's most famous fictional character. He was 63.
Burroughs, who had been battling Parkinson's disease, died of heart failure a day after a fire at his home destroyed a room filled with family memorabilia.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, said Alex Cornelius, a family spokesman.
Bill Hillman, editor of Edgar Rice Burroughs-related websites, told The Times that "it was heartbreaking for Dan to put his life's work into preserving material for the family and see it go up in flames."
The day he died, Danton Burroughs was to be named chairman of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., the company his grandfather formed in 1923 to merchandise his abundant fiction, which included dozens of novels and short stories.
"My grandfather was always smart, taking care of trademarks and copyrights and going after infringers," Burroughs told The Times in 1990.
In 1972, Burroughs became an officer and director of the family business, overseeing the company from a Mission-style bungalow on Ventura Boulevard that his grandfather built in 1927. The office is on the northern edge of 550 acres that Edgar Rice Burroughs named Tarzana Ranch in 1919. The community began going by the Tarzana name in the 1920s.
Profits from the creation of the fantasy character Tarzan of the Apes, which first appeared in a novel published in All-Story Magazine in 1911, allowed Edgar Rice Burroughs to purchase the land from the estate of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, the second publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
Decades after the author's death in 1950, revenue from Tarzan-related products continued to roll in as Danton Burroughs negotiated the sale of Tarzan rights for feature films, video games, comic books and such disparate products as stuffed animals, sleepwear, jackknives and multivitamins.
He also carefully protected the source of the family fortune, suing anyone who used the Tarzan name or likeness without a license, according to a 1999 Times story.
The business is "a multimillion-dollar corporation," Burroughs said in 1985 in The Times. "We don't tell anyone exactly how much money is involved. It's a privately held corporation, and we like to keep a low profile."
Within the business, the gregarious Burroughs was especially valued as a historical archivist, said Jim Sullos, company president.
"Dan had the most intimate knowledge of literature that his grandpa wrote," Sullos told The Times this week. "He could pull out of historical documents things people didn't even know existed."
One of Danton's goals was to market some of Edgar Rice Burroughs' other works, especially the tales of John Carter, who stars in a series of novels that take place on Mars, Sullos said.
Danton named his daughters Dejah and Llana Jane for two princesses his grandfather invented for his fictional Mars world; the Jane was for Danton's mother, Jane Ralston Burroughs.
Burroughs was born June 21, 1944, in Los Angeles and grew up in Tarzana. In 1972, he earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Cal State Northridge.
His father, John Coleman Burroughs, was best known for illustrating the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
He also was a photographer who documented Los Angeles as early as the 1920s. Many of his negatives burned in the April 30 fire at Danton's home, said Gerald Fecht, president of the Museum of the San Fernando Valley.
A supporter of the Valley museum, Danton also helped found the Tarzana Museum and contributed many artifacts to its collection, which is housed in the Tarzana Community and Cultural Center.
"I don't really expect to meet anyone like Danton again," Fecht said. "He had a sense of wonder, a sense of joy . . . he was absolutely a splendid person. When you were with him, it felt like vacation."
An inveterate collector, Danton showcased his flea-market finds and other collectibles in his hillside home. Outside, his house resembled a mini-castle but inside it was more like a major antique store, friends said.
Among his thousands of collectibles were jukeboxes and pinball machines, sheet music, street lamps and many literary works.
In the fire, Danton lost treasured pocket watches and antique marbles but he was devastated by the loss of so much memorabilia related to his father and grandfather, Hillman said.
"He felt, and rightfully so, that the Burroughs legacy was entrusted to his keeping," Hillman wrote in an online tribute. "And this disaster seemed to prove how vulnerable and fleeting such a legacy could be."
He is survived by Linda, his wife of 28 years, and his daughters. Burroughs is also survived by a brother, John Ralston Burroughs, and a sister, Dian Burroughs.
A service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Tarzana Community and Cultural Center, 19130 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.
Danton Burroughs, who oversaw the usage of his grandfather Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan character, died May 1 in Tarzana, Calif. of heart failure. He had previously been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. He was 63.
As chairman of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Burroughs handled licensing and promotion of properties such as Tarzan Lord of the Jungle and John Carter of Mars, including films, TV shows, comic strips, stage productions and books.
Danton Burroughs was also a collector of art and literary works including sheet music and jukeboxes.
Born in Los Angeles, he spent most of his life in Tarzana, the community his grandfather established and named after the famous character.
He is survived by his wife Linda, two daughters, a brother and a sister.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m. at the Tarzana Community & Cultural Center, 19130 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana.
Donations may be made to the Danton Burroughs Memorial Fund at Parkinson's Resource Organization, 74-090 El Paseo, Suite 102, Palm Desert, CA 92260.
Danton Burroughs — the grandson of Edgar Rice Burroughs and a major force in keeping that man's work alive — died Wednesday evening or Thursday morning at the age of 64 from a heart attack. He had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease for some time but was also coping with an emotional upheaval. Earlier this week, a fire had destroyed a a large number of precious, historical artifacts in his collection. Danton was always fierce about the preservation of every possible book, photo or scrap of paper about his family members so one can only imagine the impact the fire had on his health.
Danton died at his home in Tarzana, a suburb named for his grandfather's legendary creation. He was the son of John Coleman Burroughs, who was himself distinguished in the arts as a photographer, illustrator and author.
One of the San Fernando Valley's greatest friends of history, Danton Burroughs has died. Dan died sometime after 10 last evening. He had struggled with Parkinson's Disease for sometime, but his death may have been related to a significant fire among his historical treasures on April 30th. Danton was the grandson of the beloved author Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan.
Danton died at his home in Tarzana, a San Fernando Valley suburb named by his grandfather. Danton was the son of the great American photographer John Coleman Burroughs. He was a founder of the Tarzana Museum and supporter of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.
Danton was a member of Chi Chi Chi Fraternity at Los Angeles Pierce College and was a lifelong friend of many members of the Beta Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity.
Danton was a member of Chi Chi Chi Fraternity at Los Angeles Pierce College and was a lifelong friend of many members of the Beta Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity. Among the last persons to speak with him is Br. Jerry Berns who had a long conversation with Dan about 8 o'clock last evening. He commented to Jerry Fecht, the morning after the fire, that he cherished his college friends, who were the greatest of his treasures.
At Dan's request, Jerry Fecht went to his home the morning after the fire to photograph damage. The photographs are a tragic record of how fragile our friendships and our history can be.
Loose leafs from the New Yorker Books Department In 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created the character Tarzan of the Apes, bought a parcel of land in the San Fernando Valley from General Harrison Gray Otis, who was then the publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Burroughs moved there, naming his home Tarzana Ranch, and several years later subdivided some of his land to establish a writers' and artists' colony. The town boomed, soon petitioning for a post office and publishing a newspaper, while Burroughs's empire—spawned by a single story about a man in the jungle—grew to be worth millions.
. . . Put this letter away and read it June 21st 1965. You will be of age then. See then if the politicians have kept your country great and strong. If they haven't, do something about it. If I'm around I'll remind you. . . .
THE BURROUGHS LEGACY LIVES ON . . .
Visions of Mars is a message from our world to future human inhabitants of Mars. It launched on its way to the Red Planet on August 4, 2007 aboard the spacecraft Phoenix. Along with personal messages from leading space visionaries of our time, Visions of Mars includes a priceless collection of Mars literature, and art, and a list of hundreds of thousands of names of space enthusiasts from around the world. The entire collection was encoded on an archival silica-glass mini-DVD provided by The Planetary Society, designed to last hundreds -- if not thousands -- of years.
Edgar Rice Burroughs, of Tarzan fame, paid no attention to scientific considerations in his early 20th century Mars novels, which are also represented on the disk. Nevertheless, the immense popularity of his tales of high adventure taught millions to think of Mars as a place to go to, a possible setting for human action. His successors, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Poul Anderson, and Arthur Clarke expanded on Wells' and Burroughs' images with scientifically informed and culturally sophisticated visions of a possible Martian future. They, and many others included in the disk, form a rich and nuanced tapestry of what the Red Planet has meant to humans at the end of the second millennium. Simply put, this modest looking disk is a digital record of our collective dream of Mars.
Including: Frank Schoonover ~ USA (1877-1972) ~ A Princess of Mars ~ 1917 ~ John Carter defends the Martian princess, Dejah Thoris, in this cover illustration for the classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.


Scott Frangos is the Founder of Webdirexion, a digital marketing agency that he started 4 years ago after a long career in marketing and advertising. The agency focuses on conversions through A/B and other types of testing to help clients improve results.
Tim: It can sometimes be difficult for marketers to go back to basics. We want to try the next new shiny tactic that will be fun to share with colleagues and allow us to blaze new trails. But oftentimes, going back to basics can be the thing that results in the best improvement in conversion rate. Such was the case for Scott Frangos and his client Croc's Casino and Resort. After conducting a relatively simple AB split test, he was able to get Croc's a 100% boost in email opt-ins all without doing anything you consider revolutionary. I love this episode because it's a great reminder of how to get a quick effective win. So if you're an experienced marketer, don't be put off by its simplicity.
Hey Scott, welcome to ConversionCast. Thanks for coming on the show.
Scott: Well thanks for having me, Tim. I'm happy to be here.
Tim: Absolutely. Happy to have you here. So let's start it off by talking a little bit about what the results were from the case study we're going to talk about today. Can you share that with us?
Scott: Right. So we have a client that – we have more than one client in the hotel, hospitality space, the one in particular we're talking about Croc's Casino Resort, a simple AB test, A page against B page using the Google content experiments. The results were pretty striking. We got 100% lift and we actually ended the test a little earlier than some might have first looked at that and say should you run out longer. But we cut it off at 455 sessions and I can tell you more about that Tim.
Tim: Awesome. Okay. So before we go into this specific tactic and how it worked and what you did, tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do.
Scott: Alright, thanks. So I founded a digital marketing agency called Web Direction about, gosh I think it's four years now, before time a long time career in marketing and advertising. We believed very firmly as I know you do in CRO in conversion focus and that's one of the things we do with AB testing and other types of tests.
Tim: Fantastic. Alright so that gives us a good idea as to where this came from. Tell us about the tactic that you used to have such success.
Scott: So we had that client and they were actually building a brand new resort from the ground up. When we did the test, the had not even begun building it but they knew they were going to have condos for sale. So we did the first condo interest with a lead form page and looked at it and studied how many leads we were getting and said you know what, let's do a test and get more leads.
So what we did and I think this is sort of the major takeaway from what I've learned for people that are maybe newer to doing testing is focus on basics. We would get the headline, the graphic, and the call to action. You used the phrase that I liked a lot on one of your other podcast on Psychology Hacking. We usually think about that in both, well in all of those components I would say but particularly in the call to action.
So just to give you a more specific in the headline we used a couple of what I call magic words. In the graphic we look at selling the sizzle and we lucked up there Tim because we could a video in the B page which was a lot stronger than a static graphic in the A page. The call to action, we adjusted a little bit about what we said on the form in the introduction. It kind of structured so that they can get more information and that they knew they might win, they might get a discount on their travel down to the resort.
Tim: Can you share with us the page that was more successful, the page that oneness test in a sense? Can you share with us some of the specifics of what were on that and how that compares to the page that wasn't as successful?
Scott: Yeah. Thanks. That's the great question and it's a good learning and well this is a really positive result, sometimes we try to test too many things and we don't get as positive a result. I would want to stress again that the headline we rewrote and when I say magic words, you can actually Google hat and you'll get different people with opinions of what constitutes a magic word. But they're words that people pay attention to.
So we used the word win right upfront in the very first part of the B page headline and the B page is the one that won. Where before we were saying enjoy the three night stay in Croc's luxurious condos, here we said win: three night VIP, beachfront package and maybe VIP could be a magic word. There are words that make people sort of stand up and pay attention.
In the graphic we actually had a video that they had produced that we could use on the B page. I like to say sort of a basic, back to basic advertising concept. Tim they were sell the sizzle not the steak.
Scott: The steak is the façade of the hotel which was in the original graphic. The video showed people having a good time on vacation. They're in the casino, they're walking down the beach and doing a lot of other things that you do for the sizzle rather than the steak which was the hotel itself. So that was very strong.
And then the call to action we basically added a paragraph above the form that talked up what they were going to win a little bit more in order to entice them to fill out a form.
Tim: So what's interesting to me is it seems like the page that won, the B page ended up having a lot more I guess information on it. There was more – it's not necessarily that it was more information but there was more to absorb on that page for somebody to make a decision if they wanted to enter.
Scott: Yeah. I would say they could interact a little bit more particularly with the video. There were a couple of other minor things that we did and there were bullet points and we just called out certain items in the bullets in a different color thinking those would stand out. As you know and I know you've talked with other guests about multivariate testing versus AB we did not do multivariate. It might have been a good candidate when you're doing more of them but they sort of do that kind of testing.
But this was AB. We really wanted it to stand out and it did by I think paying attention to the headline, the graphics which in this case became a video and the call to action.
Tim: And those are the main three things you looked at for the most part whenever you want to do any kind of an AB test?
Scott: Yeah. Not only that Tim but I often get bushwhacked by [indiscernible [0:07:36]] enthusiasm of trying something else and getting too tricky or too complicated. I often I guess I would – what I would say to your listeners is focus on these three main basics, the headline, the graphic, the call to action and you'll do fine especially on a simpler AB test. Then if you have the traffic in the longer time period for multivariate then you can start looking at some other things.
Tim: I love it Scott. Well I think this is plenty for people that you want. So thanks so much for bringing this case study to us. I appreciate you sharing it on the show and thanks for being here.
Scott: Thanks very much for having me, Tim.


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More Maryland communities hiring private security guards
Updated: 11:00 PM EDT May 14, 2018
Deborah Weiner
News Anchor, I-Team Reporter
WEBVTT TURN, TO DEESCALATE AND TO INTERVENE IF THE POLICE NEED YOUR HELP. >> YOU KNOW OUR MOTTO, IS WE WANT EVERYONE TO GO HOME TONIGHT. THIS IS NO GAME. DEBORAH: IT IS GO-TIME FOR WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PLATOON OF SECURITY GUARDS FANNING OUT IN BALTIMORE. PATROLLING THE CITY ON FOOT AND BY CAR. I WOULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED THAT THERE WOULD BE THIS KIND OF DEMAND FOR PRIVATE SECURITY IN A PUBLIC AREA. DEBORAH: THERE ARE 28,000 LICENSED, CERTIFIED SECURITY GUARDS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AN INCREASE OF FIVE THOUSAND SINCE 2013 MARYLAND STATE POLIC PROCESS IS AT LEAST 900 APPLICATIONS A MONTH. >> MORE PROPERTY OWNERS, MANAGERS, BUSINESSE WANTING THAT 24 HOUR SECURITY PRESENCE ON THEIR PROPERTY. DEBORAH: THE WOLF SECURITY AGENCY PATROLS 8 DIFFERENT BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOODS. INCLUDING FEDERAL HILL. EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? >> YES. DEBORAH A WELCOME SIGHT TO : LONG-TIME STORE OWNER VANESSA WHITE. I THINK SUBURBAN PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO COME INTO THE CITY. I AM THINKING THAT WITH THE PATROL, PEOPLE WIL HAVE A SENSE OF IT BEING SAFE. DEBORAH: WHICH IS HOW SOME PEOPLE FEEL IN THE CANTON NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBOR'S FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HAVING TO TAKE IT INTO THEIR OWN HANDS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE. DEBORAH: BUT LEADERS IN CANTON ULTIMATELY REJECTED THE IDEA OF PRIVATE SECURITY, BECAUSE OF THE COST, HALF A MILLION A YEAR, THE LIABILITY AND THE MESSAGE THEY FELT IT CONVEYED >> WE DO NOT WANT CANTON TO SE AS AN ISOLATED SEPARATE PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT'S NOT CONNECTED TO THE REST OF THE CITY. >> WE NEED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. DEBORAH: UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE CRIMINOLOGIST JEFFREY IAN ROSS BELIEVES THIS TREND IN PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE MONITORED. >> WHEN YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE ENGAGING IN THIS KIND SECURITY WORK, THE POTENTIAL FOR SOMETHING TO GO WRONG, INCREASES. >> PUT IT IN THAT NOT WE TALKED ABOUT. DEBORAH: ROSS WORRIES ABOUT THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT, THOUGH VERY FEW COMPLAINTS, ONLY 11 LAST YEAR, WERE REPORTED TO THE STATE POLICE. NONE OF THOSE COMPLAINTS INVOLVED CLAIMS OF EXCESSIVE FORCE. >> NO GROIN, NO CENTER CHEST, NO HEAD. HERE WE GO. DEBORAH: MOST SECURITY GUARDS IN THE STATE DO NOT CARRY HANDGUNS, ONLY BATONS, PEPPER SPRAY AND HANDCUFFS. >> THEY ARE ALL CERTIFIED AN TRAINED IN THOSE TOOLS, SO, IF NEED BE, THEY CAN USE THOSE INSURANCE. BUT OUR FIRST JOB IS TO BE THE EYES AND EARS FOR THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT. DEBORAH:. IF THEY WITNESSED A CRIME, THEY CAN MAKE AN ARREST, A CITIZENS ARREST. >> THEY CAN MAKE A CITIZENS ARREST, TO AFFECT THAT, EVEN A MISDEMEANOR IS COMMITTED IN THEIR PRESENCE, FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT OR DISTURBING THE PEACE. DEBORAH THE IDEA IS THAT THE : POLICE CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE PRIVATE SECURITY IS JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. THAT EXTRA SET OF EYES AND EAR THAT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS HOPE WILL SEND THE BAD GUYS SOMEWHERE ELSE. AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EACH MONTH ARE FOR UNARMED GUARDS. FOR ALL APPLICANTS, THE RATE OF DISAPPROVAL IS LOW. A CRIMINAL RECORD AND ANY FALSE INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION, IT IS REJECTED. LIVE IN THE STUDIO, DEBORAH WEINER, WBAL TV 11 N
Anyone who has spent time in Baltimore City might notice a surge in the number of men and women with the word "security" emblazoned on their backs.While there are 16,000 sworn police officers in Maryland, there are nearly double that number of private security guards, and there are 740 active security agencies in Maryland. Their job is to be a visible deterrent to de-escalate and to intervene if the police need their help. Statewide, a trend experienced an uptick in 2015. In Baltimore, 2015 was the year of the riots. The 11 News I-Team recently went out with a platoon of security guards who fanned out in Baltimore, patrolling the city on foot and by car. "I would never have imagined there would be this kind of demand for private security in a public area," said Al Bleach, with Wolf Security. There are 28,000 licensed and certified security guards in the state of Maryland, which is an increase of 5,000 since 2013. Maryland State Police process as many as 900 applications a month. "More property owners, managers and businesses are wanting that 24-hour security presence on their property," Maryland State Police Sgt. Michael A. Jones said. An overwhelming number of applications each month are for unarmed guards. For all applicants, the rate of disapproval is low. A criminal record and any false information on the application is grounds for rejection. The Wolf Security agency patrols eight Baltimore neighborhoods, including Federal Hill, which is a welcome sight to longtime store owner Vanessa White. "I think suburban people are afraid to come into the city, and with foot patrols, people will have a sense of being safe," White said. Some people said they would feel safer with security guards in the Canton neighborhood. "Neighbors feel like they have to take it into their own hands to help their communities feel safe," said Mark Edelson, president of the Canton Community Association. But leaders in Canton ultimately rejected the idea of private security because of the $500,000 yearly cost, the liability and the message they felt it conveyed. "We do not want Canton to seem as an isolated separate part of the community that's not connected to the rest of the city," Edelson said. University of Baltimore criminologist Jeffrey Ian Ross believes this trend in public safety should be monitored. "We need to take this seriously," Ross said. "When you have more people engaging in this kind of security, the potential for something to go wrong increases." Ross worries about the lack of oversight were reported to the state police. Though, there have been very few complaints with only 11 last year. None of the complaints involved claims of excessive force. Most security guards in the state do not carry handguns, only batons, pepper spray and handcuffs. "They are all certified and trained in those tools, so if need be, they can use those instruments, but out first role is to be the eyes and ears for the Baltimore Police Department," Bleach said. If the guards witness a crime, they can make a citizen's arrest. "They can make a citizen's arrest to affect that arrest, even with a misdemeanor that's committed in their presence for disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace," Jones said. The idea is that the police can't be everywhere, but it seems like private security guards are just about everywhere. They provide extra sets of eyes and ears that residents and business owners hope will send the bad guys somewhere else.
Anyone who has spent time in Baltimore City might notice a surge in the number of men and women with the word "security" emblazoned on their backs.
While there are 16,000 sworn police officers in Maryland, there are nearly double that number of private security guards, and there are 740 active security agencies in Maryland. Their job is to be a visible deterrent to de-escalate and to intervene if the police need their help.
Some Federal Hill business owners consider hiring private security
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Statewide, a trend experienced an uptick in 2015. In Baltimore, 2015 was the year of the riots.
The 11 News I-Team recently went out with a platoon of security guards who fanned out in Baltimore, patrolling the city on foot and by car.
"I would never have imagined there would be this kind of demand for private security in a public area," said Al Bleach, with Wolf Security.
There are 28,000 licensed and certified security guards in the state of Maryland, which is an increase of 5,000 since 2013. Maryland State Police process as many as 900 applications a month.
"More property owners, managers and businesses are wanting that 24-hour security presence on their property," Maryland State Police Sgt. Michael A. Jones said.
An overwhelming number of applications each month are for unarmed guards. For all applicants, the rate of disapproval is low. A criminal record and any false information on the application is grounds for rejection.
The Wolf Security agency patrols eight Baltimore neighborhoods, including Federal Hill, which is a welcome sight to longtime store owner Vanessa White.
"I think suburban people are afraid to come into the city, and with foot patrols, people will have a sense of being safe," White said.
Some people said they would feel safer with security guards in the Canton neighborhood.
"Neighbors feel like they have to take it into their own hands to help their communities feel safe," said Mark Edelson, president of the Canton Community Association.
But leaders in Canton ultimately rejected the idea of private security because of the $500,000 yearly cost, the liability and the message they felt it conveyed.
"We do not want Canton to seem as an isolated separate part of the community that's not connected to the rest of the city," Edelson said.
University of Baltimore criminologist Jeffrey Ian Ross believes this trend in public safety should be monitored.
"We need to take this seriously," Ross said. "When you have more people engaging in this kind of security, the potential for something to go wrong increases."
Ross worries about the lack of oversight were reported to the state police. Though, there have been very few complaints with only 11 last year. None of the complaints involved claims of excessive force.
Most security guards in the state do not carry handguns, only batons, pepper spray and handcuffs.
"They are all certified and trained in those tools, so if need be, they can use those instruments, but out first role is to be the eyes and ears for the Baltimore Police Department," Bleach said.
If the guards witness a crime, they can make a citizen's arrest.
"They can make a citizen's arrest to affect that arrest, even with a misdemeanor that's committed in their presence for disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace," Jones said.
The idea is that the police can't be everywhere, but it seems like private security guards are just about everywhere. They provide extra sets of eyes and ears that residents and business owners hope will send the bad guys somewhere else.
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import logging

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_confirmation(rpc_context):
    # setup rpc
    async def test_method(request):
        a = await request.confirm('just say yes!', timeout=1)

        logging.debug('a = %s', a)

        return a

    rpc_context.rpc.add_methods(('', test_method))

    # setup client
    async def confirm(request):
        return True

    client = await rpc_context.make_client()
    client.add_methods(('', confirm))

    # run test
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William Gordon Bagnall (18 January 1852 – 19 July 1907) was a British mechanical engineer.

Early life
Bagnall was born at Cliff House in Tamworth, Staffordshire. After school he worked for two years in a bank, then joined his father's company of John Bagnall & Sons of West Bromwich.

Career
In 1875, Bagnall left his father's firm and set up his own engineering company, W.G. Bagnall. Although initially a general Millwrights, the company soon specialised in locomotive manufacturing and the supply of light railway equipment, especially for narrow-gauge railways.

In 1882, he was appointed as one of two liquidators for John Bagnall & Sons.

Personal life
Bagnall was a member of the Staffordshire County Council and Stafford Town Council. In 1903, he fell ill and had to give up his public roles. He died in 1907 at the age of 53.

References

1852 births
1907 deaths
People from Tamworth, Staffordshire
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19th-century English businesspeople


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The Woz joins the blockchain sector
by Christian Zibreg on August 22, 2018 — no comment yet
Overcoming his initial reluctance to join the blockchain sector, the famed Apple co-founder and the Apple 1 inventor Steve Wozniak has revealed his involvement with the blockchain startup Equi Capital, which plans to open operations in Malta around November 2018.
Steve Wozniak "kinda likes" the iPhone X Tim Cook sent him
by Andrew O'Hara on December 8, 2017 — 13 comments
During a talk at the Pivot Summit, Steve Wozniak shared a few anecdotes about Steve Jobs, as well as the iPhone X and how he got Apple's latest device.
Picaso Lab handcrafts incredible leather MacBook Pro sleeves
by Anthony Bouchard on August 9, 2017 — 4 comments
After searching for what I thought was the best minimalist carrying sleeve for the 2017 MacBook Pro, I stumbled upon the Picaso Lab classic leather sleeve and was immediately impressed.
Steve Wozniak to share untold stories about Apple at Startup World Cup next month
by Christian Zibreg on February 7, 2017 — 3 comments
The Startup World Cup, a global conference and competition that brings together the best startups, venture capitalists, top entrepreneurs and world-class technology CEOs, is scheduled to kick off on March 27, 2016 and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been announced as one of its grand finale speakers. The Woz will share more "untold stories of Apple" at the one-day conference, which will take place at the Marriott Marquis hotel in San Francisco.
Video: Steve Wozniak sides with Apple in FBI fight
by Christian Zibreg on March 8, 2016 — 10 comments
As a strong proponent of privacy and human rights, it is now wonder that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak would stand firmly with Apple in its fight against the FBI and the United States government regarding creating a backdoor into the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.
Appearing on the Conan show last night, the Woz said the FBI "picked the lamest case you ever could". It's "worthless" to expect something's on the shooter's iPhone 5c that the FBI wants to break into because Verizon had already turned over all the phone records and SMS messages and law enforcement got iCloud backups form Apple.
Apple Watch on fashion shoot in Australia, Steve Wozniak buying Sport edition
by Christian Zibreg on March 23, 2015 — 11 comments
The Apple Watch tour of the world's top fashion and lifestyle magazines continues with a fashion debut Down Under in the form of a multi-page style guide in the latest April issue of women magazine Elle Australia.
The featured article has the publication's in-house fashion editor Sara Smith sharing tips for making the Watch work in women's wardrobe.
Meanwhile, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has chimed in with his thoughts on the device, saying he'll be opting for an entry-level Apple Watch Sport model.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to star in new reality show 'The Woz'
by Jake Smith on December 2, 2014 — 6 comments
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will star in an upcoming reality show called 'The Woz', where with former Mythbusters star Kari Byron he'll show off the latest gadgets and future of technology.
Seth Rogen to play Steve Wozniak in upcoming Steve Jobs biopic
by Cody Lee on October 30, 2014 — 10 comments
Seth Rogen has been tapped to play Steve Wozniak in Sony's highly anticipated Steve Jobs biopic, reports Variety. The actor will star alongside Christian Bale, who has been confirmed for the role of Jobs, and possibly Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), who is being eyed for an 'unspecified role.'
Rogen has written, produced and starred in a wide range of movies, from 50/50 to The Green Hornet, but is perhaps best known for such R-rated comedies as Pineapple Express This is the End. He will also be receiving direction from the real 'Woz,' who has signed on as a consultant for the film.
The Woz: Apple has fallen 'somewhat behind with features in the smartphone business'
by Christian Zibreg on February 7, 2013 — 26 comments
One needs not ask Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak twice to comment on Apple's moves. For better or worse, he always makes headlines, sometimes by dissing Siri or the iPhone 4S battery life and other times by firing pot shots at Apple for not building a phablet of its own. Speaking at the Business Week Best Brand Awards yesterday, the Apple employee #1 discussed the iPhone, Samsung and competition.
Though an Apple loyalists, Woz isn't gullible and certainly doesn't shy away from confessing that competition has caught up with Apple. Other vendors did pass the iPhone in certain features and Samsung, he says, is a big competitor now.
In fact, he openly says that the South Korean conglomerate currently makes "great products". But worry not: the top geek loves the company he co-founded and "if Apple made lousy products, I would not be in line". Jump past the fold for other noteworthy quotes and a nice video…
Wacky 8-bit platformer starring the Woz now available for download
by Christian Zibreg on November 23, 2012 — 6 comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0OoYKjoWfA
A violent iOS game with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak starring as a character has hit the App Store. Vengeance: Woz With A Coz is now available for your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad for just 99 cents a pop. The addictive 8-bit platformer puts you in the shoes of Steve Wozniak or Danny Trejo. The Woz himself wrote the back story which involves his wife, J-Woz, being kidnapped during their evening together.
You're tasked with saving her, which involves defeating various bosses, collecting bonuses and blasting your way through Fusion City using a bunch of different weapons. A tie-in to Trejo's upcoming movie, "Vengeance", coming in early 2013, the game features Baby Bash, Rashad Evans and other celebrities. Go past the break for more info and screenies…
Woz worries Microsoft is now more innovative than Apple
by Cody Lee on November 16, 2012 — 49 comments
When he's not co-starring in video games, Steve Wozniak is known for being an outspoken gadget-lover. Of course, one of his favorite subjects is Apple. And despite his affiliation with the company, he never seems to hold back his criticisms.
This proved true once again during a recent interview with the Woz at a TED event in Belgium. The Apple co-founder told TechCrunch that he's worried that Microsoft has surpassed the fruit company in innovation over the past few years…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak set to star in upcoming iOS game
Believe it or not, Steve Wozniak is set to appear as a playable character in an upcoming iOS game alongside actor Danny Trejo. In fact, the Apple co-founder is headlining the title with the Machete/Con Air actor entitled, "Danny Trejo's Vengeance: Woz with a Coz." More details after the break…
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Genre: Alternative/Indie Rock
Judah & The Lion
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