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Out in the Open: Occupy Wall Street Reincarnated as Open Source Software
Image: Loomio
Benjamin Knight helped run the Occupy camp in Wellington, New Zealand.
It was 2011, when the globe was dotted with camps inspired by Occupy Wall Street, that iconic protest against economic and social inequality. As part of Occupy Wellington, Knight didn't just camp out on the street. He participated in the daily "General Assembly" meetings, an effort to reach a consensus on a variety of protest issues and ultimately make everyone's voice heard.
He loved the process — when it worked. Some discussions took hours or days without ever reaching a consensus. Worse, the ultimate decisions were sometimes made without input from the whole group. "Everyone has to be together at one time and in one physical place," he says. "A few voices could dominate the conversation, or a small group become dominate by waiting everyone else out."
>With the right web software, he thought, it should be possible to give everyone in the group a voice.
He knew there had to be a better way. With the right web software, he thought, it should be possible to give everyone in the group a voice — regardless of whether they were able to attend every single physical General Assembly or not. So he and a few other activists approached a New Zealand tech startup incubator called Enspiral. "We basically turned up and asked them: 'Hey, you're a bunch of web developers. Can you make us a tool for making non-heirarchical decisions?'" Knight remembers. "And they said: 'Sure, we actually need something like this for ourselves.'"
The result was Loomio, an open source web application for making group decisions. It may sound like a niche application, but although the Occupy movement is largely a thing of the past, Loomio is still going strong. It's uses at non-profits and small businesses like San Francisco's Adobe Books and the Newtown Ethical Lending Trust in New Zealand. And earlier this month, the team raised over $100,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to help expand development of the platform.
There are plenty of tools for having discussions online, ranging from social networks to forums to "idea management" tools like Spigit or even Whitehouse.gov. But there are surprisingly few tools available for group decision making. "Loomio is about participating in a process that leads to a clear course of action, not just talking for the sake of talking," Knight says. What's more, it's open source. That means you can run it on your own server – without the help of anyone else, including the Loomio team – and you can modify it as you see fit.
The Split Screen
The Loomio interface is simple. At the top of the screen, you'll find an explanation of the issue being discussed. The rest of the screen is then split into two columns: one side is for discussing the issue, as you would on a blog post, and the other is for voting on a specific way of addressing the issue.
The voting system is inspired by the hand signals used by Occupy activists during General Assembly. You can vote yes, no, block, or abstain. When you vote, you can write a Twitter-length summary of why you voted the way you did. And after participating in the discussion, you can change your vote — as long as you change it before the set deadline for the proposal.
None too surprisingly, the arrangement has caught on with protesters, such as those participating in the mass demonstrations in Brazil and Turkey last year, or those in Taiwan this year. Knight says volunteer contributors have translated the application into 20 different languages. But it's not just activists using Loomio. Urban Adventures, for example, is a tourism company with eight employees and 90 local partners scattered across the world.
At the company, getting everyone in a room to discuss a new idea would be impossible. Before adopting Loomio, the company consulted its employees far less in its decision making process, the company's general manager Tony Carne tell us by e-mail. Now the company uses Loomio to involve all the employees, plus a quorum of 12 of its most successful partners to make decisions. Last year the company even used the tool to make one of its biggest decisions yet.
"For the first three years we had a very rigid product structure," Carne says. "All our tours needed to conform to the structure of guaranteed departures, no minimum numbers, minimum five day a week schedule." Using Loomio, the company decided to expand its offers to include private tours and one-off tours that coincide with local events.
Meanwhile, The Wise Group, one of the largest non-government provider of mental health services in New Zealand, has been testing the software. A survey found that the team testing Loomio felt far more involved in the organization's decision making process than other teams, Wise Group chief executive Jacqui Graham said in a video interview on the Loomio site. The organization is now rolling the product out to more teams.
No Silver Bullet
One possible problem is that there's no way to vote anonymously. That could be an issue if someone wants to vote against something that's otherwise very popular within a group. But Knight says the Loomio team has been influenced by feminist activist Jo Freeman's essay "The Tyranny of Structurelessness," which outlined the ways that social pressures can silently influence group behavior, and that the team is working on ways to make invisible power structures more transparent.
There's also the question of how people without reliable internet access can participate. "Not being mobile is a big barrier right now," Knight says. "We're helping groups in countries where desktops and laptops aren't as common, so we have a long-term vision for building an SMS interface for places where mobile internet isn't even common."
>Last year, the Wellington City Council used Loomio to gather ideas and feedback from the public for new alcohol policies.
Those challenges could become more important as the software spreads to other uses. Unlike applicators like Democracy OS or Liquid Feedback, Loomio isn't really designed for large scale political decision making. But it's already been used for at least one government initiative. Last year, the Wellington City Council used Loomio to gather ideas and feedback from the public for new alcohol policies. The ideas floated included closing bars at midnight — which was shot down — and limiting the hours of operation of 24 hour liquor stores.
This was exactly the sort of situation where making sure all stakeholders were comfortable speaking their minds is important. But at least the decisions made in Loomio weren't binding. The City Council still needed to discuss and each issue themselves. But if Loomio were ever to be retooled to support this type of large scale decision making, it would need to do security audits, and find ways to address participation issues.
But for now, Knight says the team plans to stick to humbler goals: helping small groups make decisions together.
Correction 4:45 EST 04/28/14: An earlier version of this story quoted Benjamin Knight saying "It's been a really good medium for getting people to all say no to something all at once. But it's been difficult to get people to agree on a course of action" in reference to Loomio. Knight says he was referring to the internet in general, not to Loomio in particular. We've removed the quote to clarify Knight's intent. We regret the error.


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Paul Merson thanks fans as Arsenal legend reveals his gambling addiction left him 'like a crack addict'
The former footballer, 50, said he had 'completely lost control again'
By Tom Wells, Chief Reporter
Updated: 18 Mar 2019, 22:57
ARSENAL legend Paul Merson has thanked fans for their support after admitting that his gambling addiction left him feeling "like a crack addict".
The tearful ex-England star, now 50, notoriously lost £7 million on his booze, drugs and betting problems in the 1990s.
Paul Merson wiped away tears while talking about his gambling addiction in a new ITV documentary called Harry's HeroesCredit: ITV
The Arsenal midfielder lost millions of pounds to his gambling and partying habits during the 1990sCredit: Allsport - Getty
Former England star Paul Merson opens up about gambling addiction while fishing on ITV's Harry's Heroes
But he revealed he has been gripped by gambling again in a new ITV documentary due to be shown next week.
Dad-of-seven Merson broke down as he told producers: "I'm struggling with life at the moment, struggling badly.
"Life's fallen apart - gambling... I've just completely lost control again.
"I'm digging a hole - I can't get out of it.
"It's the worst addiction in the world."
Today, the Arsenal legend took to Twitter to thank people for their support after fans flocked to praise his bravery.
He said: "Thank you for the supportive tweets, means the world to me. Taking one day at a time but it's getting better for me.
"Addiction is the most lonely of places and I've had three of the worst types over three decades.
"Never be afraid to talk, you're never alone."
Merson, who placed his first bet aged 16 with his first Arsenal pay packet, told the programme he was still being given credit and bets by bookies DESPITE his well-known addiction problems.
Life's fallen apart - gambling... I've just completely lost control, I've completely, again.
Paul Merson
He said he had wagered money on football, basketball, snooker, cricket - but never horse racing - and described his urge to bet as "relentless".
He added: "It's so tiring it's unbelievable.
"Mentally draining, just sitting there, thinking where am I going to get more money to do this?
"It's like...it's literally like a crack addict. It is like a crack addict.
"Exactly like that.
"But, with crack, you couldn't spend that kind of money on crack, it's impossible. Impossible."
The former England midfielder has also admitted he has gone back to Alcoholics Anonymous, as he battled his booze demons.
He told the Daily Star: "I am back at AA. I have been going for nine weeks and my life is better.
"I had a meltdown but it was for the good."
Merson once told how he blew £20,000 in a single weekend and saw his first marriage break down in 1996 because of his problems.
In the ITV show, called Harry's Heroes, he is one of 13 ex-England heroes trying to get fit again under ex-Spurs boss Harry Redknapp.
Merson misses a training camp abroad because of his relapse and is filmed meeting ex-pro Drew Broughton, who has also battled addiction issues.
I'm digging a hole - I can't get out of it.
Merson told him: "If I'm being honest, I'm struggling at the moment, really am, with the gambling.
"I find it very difficult. I'm back to virtually where I was many years ago.
"Sort of like now I'm just sort of like constantly gambling all the time and I don't like myself. And it's scary.
"My life should be good.
"It should be good. It should be like, two lovely kids, a lovely wife and my life should be good.
"And it's literally going like that and I mean quickly and worryingly.
"And in the cab on the way here I broke down. I've had enough."
He added: "It's got to that stage now. There's got to be something wrong with me.
"I've been in treatment, I've done it a few times. I've been to Arizona.
New football TV documentary Harry's Heroes: The Full English pokes fun at the weight of retired athletes
"You know what, it was unbelievable at the time. It was unbelievable what they did.
"And that's what scares me that I still went back and done what I've done now."
Harry's Heroes: The Full English on Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 March at 9pm on ITV.
Merson said a crack cocaine habit would swallow up less money than gambling, saying betting addiction was the 'worst in the world'Credit: ITV
Merson with the League Cup and man of the match trophy after the 1993 Coca-Cola Cup Final between Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley on April 18, 1993Credit: Hulton Archive - Getty
GamCare offers free information, support and counselling for problem gamblers in the UK. It runs the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133) and also offers face-to-face counselling.

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O corrupião (Icterus jamacaii), também conhecido como concriz, sofrê, sofreu ou xofreu é uma espécie de pássaro da família Icteridae. É uma espécie endêmica do Brasil. Seu canto é muito melodioso e possui a notável capacidade de imitar cantos de outras aves, além de sons musicais.

Etimologia
Seu nome científico significa: do (grego) ikterus = amarelo; e do (tupi) jamacaí = pássaro que come lagartas. - (pássaro amarelo que come lagartas).

Características
Este pássaro quando adulto mede entre 23 e 26 centímetros de comprimento, o macho tem peso médio de 67,3 gramas e a fêmea de 58,5 gramas. Os indivíduos jovens apresentam plumagem amarelada, em contraste com adultos, que possuem coloração geral alaranjada e preta, sendo a parte inferior do peito laranja intensa(as vezes quase vermelho), capuz e dorso pretos, e asas pretas com manchas brancas visíveis. O bico é longo, pontiagudo, de cor escura, e as pernas e os dedos são acinzentados. É praticamente inexistente o dimorfismo sexual nesta espécie.

O Icterus jamacaii possui um belíssimo canto, que é um dos principais motivos para sua criação em cativeiro, e tem a capacidade de imitar o canto de outras aves, ou outras melodias que se lhe ensine.

Distribuição e habitat

Ocorre exclusivamente nas regiões Nordeste, parte do Centro-Oeste e Sudeste do Brasil, sendo uma espécie endêmica do país. Lentamente vem se aproximando para o leste do Pará, causado pelo desmatamento que cria áreas abertas e secas, favorecendo o corrupião. Isso além de ser um sinal negativo do desflorestamento da região Amazônica, pode causar danos à outras aves, pois o corrupião costuma invadir o ninho de outros pássaros e comer seus ovos.

Existem relatos da suposta ocorrência do Icterus jamacaii na Argentina, Bolívia, Colômbia, Equador, Guiana Francesa, Peru e Venezuela, porém muitas vezes são resultado de identificação errônea e até mesmo prováveis solturas no local, uma vez que os membros da família Icteridae são similares e possuem distribuição ampla na América do Sul e América Central.

Habita campos arborizados, cerrado, catinga, regiões abertas e secas. É comum pousar em cactáceas nas áreas da caatinga, e povoar em bordas de florestas e clareiras, nos locais mais úmidos. Nos locais mais secos, de cerrado e caatinga, procura avidamente as fontes de água, tanto para matar a sede como para tomar banho.

Ecologia

Alimentação
É onívoro, alimenta-se a várias alturas, com preferência para a vegetação mais baixa. Consomem frutos, sementes, insetos, aranhas e outros pequenos invertebrados. Comem também néctar de flores e frutos de cactos. Uma curiosidade, é o consumo da flor de ipê-amarelo e mulungu, que atuam na coloração de sua plumagem.

O corrupião pode se tornar um problema em regiões em que antes não habitava, por invadir e se alimentar também, de ovos de ninhos de outras espécies.

Reprodução
Reproduz entre a primavera e verão, atinge a maturidade sexual de 18 a 24 meses. Pode construir seu próprio ninho, mas costuma ocupar ninhos de outras espécies para procriar (ex.: bem-te-vi e joão-de-barro), cada ninhada geralmente tem entre 2 e 3 ovos, e 14 dias de incubação.

Ameaças
Por ser apreciada pela beleza e canto, as principais ameaças são a caça indiscriminada e tráfico de animais silvestres, assim como a destruição de seu habitat.

Comportamento
O corrupião vive em pares, não costuma acompanhar bandos mistos de aves. Podem se postar de modo estranho quando cantam, ficando de cabeça para baixo, esticando o pescoço para cima ou eriçando as penas. Tem o hábito de invadir ninhos de outras espécies, expulsando os donos e jogando para fora seus ovos ou suas crias. Mas criadores do Icterus jamacaii, alegam ser mansos quando criados em cativeiro. Podem porém dar bicadas mas não chegar a machucar.

Ligações externas

(Wikiaves) - Corrupião (Icterus jamacaii). Acessado em 4 de dezembro de 2018.
(Xeno canto) Compartilhando sons de aves do mundo todo - XC441654 - Corrupião, Rosendo Fraga. Acessado em 4 de dezembro de 2018.
(Passarinhando) Corrupião - Forte dos Reis Magos, Natal RN.. Acessado em 4 de dezembro de 2018.
(Getty Images) Fotos de Corrupião. Acessado em 4 de dezembro de 2018.
(Portal São Francisco) Animais; Corrupião - O que é?. Acessado em 5 de dezembro de 2018.

Aves do Brasil
Fauna da Caatinga
Fauna do Ceará
Icterus
Aves descritas em 1788
Fauna endêmica do Brasil

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Andrew Prokos is an award-winning architectural and fine art photographer based in New York City. His photography has been published in leading publications such as ArchDaily, Casa Vogue, Communication Arts, DesignBoom, Dezeen, Digital Photographer, Metropolis Magazine, and PDNedu.
Andrew's fine art photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York and are included in numerous corporate and private art collections across the USA. His photography has received numerous awards, including at IPA (Lucies), Px3, the Epson Pano Awards, and the London Creative Competition (LICC).
Gehry's Children
"Gehry's Children" is a series I completed while on location in Seattle for an architectural shoot. I have always been fascinated by the way Frank Gehry incorporates materiality into his buildings, something which he really pioneered as an architect. He is not only a master at playing with forms, but he also gives us manifold textures and colors…from titanium, polished steel, iridescent glass and molded plastic. This series of photos deconstructs his EMP Museum into component shapes and textures. It is a study in geometry and texture by a photographer who adores strong composition and bold lines.
My goal is to bring the viewer closer to the building and give them access to another way of seeing it. For me this is one of photography's main roles, to present the subject in a new way that the viewer may not have perceived before. The viewer may or may not ever see this building in person, so it is photos that will form their perception of it. This building as a whole is rather odd…hard to characterize and not overly elegant. It is a Platypus of modern architecture. But broken down into pieces you really begin to see how amazing the construction is! [Official Website]
Andrew Prokos
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Sharpton Says Matthews, Maddow Not Journalists
Posted on August 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider
He's barely had the job for 24 hours, and already new MSNBC squawk show host Al Sharpton is putting his foot perilously close to his mouth.
In the Daily Beast (via Romenesko) Sharpton counters the criticism that he's just some affirmative-action hire who's occupying a seat that rightfully belongs to a black journalist (who would not be an affirmative-action hire, presumably).
Regarding the latter charge, leveled by the National Association of Black Journalists, Sharpton said this to Lloyd Grove:
"To be fair about it, the NABJ understood that if I didn't get it, it wouldn't have gone to a journalist. It's a moot point. There are no journalists [as hosts] after 5 p.m. on MSNBC. Everyone after 5 deals with opinions. So the argument is kind of apples and oranges."
What do those oranges think, though? Does Chris Matthews consider himself a journalist? Does Rachel Maddow consider herself a journalist? I'm guessing yes.
But Al Sharpton is saying no.
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11 Responses to Sharpton Says Matthews, Maddow Not Journalists
Steve Stein says:
Maybe we should ask a different question. Should we be looking for Al Sharpton to be in charge of defining who is and who is not a journalist? That wouldn't be my first choice.
Campaign Outsider says:
Yeah, but I hate to break this to you, Steve: You're not an average American.
Curmudgeon says:
Well, he certainly tries hard to get his ratings up, now, doesn't he?
Time will tell, eh, Mudge?
Dan Kennedy says:
I'm guessing that Maddow would not define herself as a journalist. She's an opinionated talk-show host, and a very good one. Sharpton, on the other hand, is — well, is this a family blog?
Really? I figured she's think of herself as a broadcast version of an op-ed columnist. Maybe I'll send her an email.
P.S. I just did.
Michael Pahre says:
Maddow often provides a long lead-in to an interview, then asks her guest directly if she has summarized the facts correctly. I think she does so in order to be considered credible as a journalist.
Whether or not you agree with her self-identification is another question.
@Michael: Since Maddow has never self-identified as a journalist to my knowledge, I'll respond to your identification of her as a journalist. I think she's highly credible. I think some of what she does is journalism. I think it's a mistake to get hung up on whether someone is a journalist or not, but when it comes to her *show*, I see it as a highly opinionated talk show with some journalistic elements. If Maddow is a journalist, then so is Limbaugh, with the caveat that she's a good one and he's a bad one.
@Michael and @Campaign Outsider: Case closed. Maddow, in 2008:
"'Like most radio talk show hosts, Maddow is forthright about the fact that she is NOT a journalist. "I think of myself as a commentator and a pundit, an analyst but not a reporter and not a journalist," she told me. "You know, I think doing research isn't enough … (she laughs) to be considered a journalist."
http://www.alternet.org/media/81912
Okay, then. Assuming she doesn't respond to my most cordial email, we'll leave it at that. Thanks, @Dan.
Sharpton is an absolute mess. I saw him, just last week, accusing Pat Buchanan of supporting the Iraq War — which Buchanan immediately shot down. Everyone knows Buchanan's an isolationist, a wing of the Republican Party that has become quite lonely in the past ten years.


Night View of the National Harbor and a Blue Capital Wheel.
If you are planning to attend Summit 2017 and have already made your plans, great. If you are still thinking about it, check out our Guide to the Annual Conference. Three articles written by chapter members Ugur Akinci and Cynthia Lockley are now included in the page.
Chapter and local STC members provide their insights for visiting this area for articles in the Intercom and on thia site.


This time, Telanagana will witness multipolar electoral battle. In addition to the existing 10 plus recognized and registered political parties, a new political outfit ' Praja Party's with a motto of social justice came into being in Telangana. The founder President of the new political party Aziz Ahmed said that the party was floated after studying sociology, economic, political, education and health status of the people of sections in the newly formed state. He said every rupee paid by people in the form of tax to the government will be used for their welfare and development in a transparent manner. His party will also strive to improve skills and provide a platform ensuring every citizen get the employment opportunity.


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Ontario Election June 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/Tom_Parkin_/status/997284152415346688
Ontario Liberal candidate endorsed 9/11 conspiracy theory
https://ipolitics.ca/2018/05/18/ontario-liberal-candidate-endorsed-9-11-...
Kevin Dorse @kdorse
FollowFollow @kdorse
The longest running (and lowest rated) soap opera in the Canadian left is that the electoral NDP and movement-types don't always get on. That Naomi Klein would choose to endorse @AndreaHorwath today is pretty darn significant https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/05/18/we-can-stop-trumpism-from-coming-to-canada.html … #onpoli
9:02 AM - 18 May 2018
https://twitter.com/kdorse/status/997507824484790272
ANALYSIS: For the Wynne Liberals, the Ontario election has always been 'Save the Furniture'
https://globalnews.ca/news/4217379/david-akin-ontario-liberals-save-the-...
Experts say outcome of Ontario election no longer 'absolutely' certain
https://globalnews.ca/news/4217619/ontario-election-outcome-experts/
http://www.tooclosetocall.ca/2018/05/what-would-it-take-for-ontario-election.html
NDP's Andrea Horwath takes your questions on Tuesday
https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2018/05/18/ndps-andrea-horwath-t...
But will it be in time?
OPP investigation launched into 407 data theft linked to PC candidate.
Except that the Liberals will be wiped out, that is for certain.
PC candidates skipping debates across Ontario are 'hitching their fate' to Ford's brand
'I've never told them not to go to a debate,' said PC Leader Doug Ford
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pc-candidates-meeting-missing-1.46...
That's one way to poach the k00K vote from the Greens.
I doubt the 407 Investigation will be concluded by election time so what happens if the PCs win a majority say by 10 seats and then a month later 25 of their winning candidates are charged?
"Fustercluck 2018", followed by The Ford Nation Revolt.
I'm not a Liberal fan but why do you feel the need to rub dirt in their face by repeating the same thing over and over again.
And secondly this election is far from over.
And if the PCs have a majority government I suppose they could somehow kill the 407 investigation All the more reason to ensure they don't win a majority government
Mr. Magoo wrote:
Sounds like the 407 issue is just the icing on the cake!
Battle for the ballot: Inside the bitter nominations that divided the Ontario PCs
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-battle-for-the-ballot-ins...
Ontario PC vote fraud allegations are bananas — and disturbingly plausible
An astonishing number of partisans seem willing to tolerate this behaviour — the way it's always been, you know? In a general election, people would go to prison
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-pc-vote-fraud-allegations-a...
Ford is neck deep in the swamp
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2018/05/18/neck-deep-in-swamp-and-gravy.html
Really? Cody87 & Sean in Ottawa (among other) here keep calling me a Liberal cheerleader, while you are saying I'm rubbing it in their face.
https://ipolitics.ca/2018/05/18/ndp-candidate-deletes-post-pushing-9-11-...
https://twitter.com/davidakin/status/997913235075383296
Quelle surprise!
Ford dismisses calls for police to investigate Ontario PCs despite evidence of interference in party nomination races
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ford-dismisses-calls-for-...
Cody87
I never said that. As a matter of fact, I think you're a PC supporter who is concern trolling.
Cody87 wrote:
That is a new one, I can assure you I'm not a PC. In fact I'm absolutely terrified that Ford might win, and donating to several campaigns to stop him, like Lead now.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/05/19/upcoming-election-highlights-the-fractured-nature-of-ontario.html
Sign the petition! 29 PC candidates need to RESIGN. The actions they're accused of erode people's trust in the PC party, this election, and democracy. Force all candidates alleged to be involved in questionable activity, from bribery to data theft, to step aside immediately.
https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/tell-doug-ford-time-to-clean-up-your-party
Hopefully with pressure from Lead Now, the PC vote might be pushed down in theose 29 ridings, allowing either an NDP or Liberal to win, thus hopefully Ford won't win.
https://www.thestar.com/amp/news/queenspark/2018/05/19/wynne-calls-for-police-probe-into-pc-nominations.html?__twitter_impression=true
Monkey see, monkey do!
Lots of people running on Trump's coattails
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4671063
Just how far can Andrea Horwath go?
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.macleans.ca/politics/just-how-far-can-andrea-horwath-go/amp/
Here's an interesting chart, from a Global News story.
I saw that chart and it is misleading. Of course Wynne is going to campaign in ridings she already holds - because she has a majority of the seats and she needs to keep them.
And of course Horwath is going to go into ridings she doesn't have - because she has the fewest and needs to win new ones!
Ciabatta2 wrote:
Yes, this is exactly what I thought when I saw the chart.
Yes, that makes sense once it is pointed out to the slower witted of us. Thanks.
Oh I apologize, I wasn't intending the post as a critique of you or yours in any way. I had seen the image somewhere else first.
I apologize if my post was interpreted that way!
Humm........
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/05/20/for-ontario-v...
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the NDP fiscal plan will be running a bigger deficit (by $1.4 billion) in year 1 than originally thought.
https://twitter.com/chrisgloverCBC/status/998335893495799810
A honest politician - how refreshing!
With NDP momentum building, Horwath looks to conquer a Liberal stronghold in Ottawa
With new polls looking rosy, the NDP has set its sights on eastern Ontario
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/horwath-ndp-visits-ottawa-first-tim...
Re: the NDP platform mistake
It's not often that I'm on the same page with North Report here, but I agree this is an oustanding response. Made a mistake, own up to it. Nicely done.
And all she has to do in the debates, if pressed on it, is turn around and ask Wynne about her response to the auditor general.
progressive17
One thing Horwath could do is commit to expanding the high-speed rail project to Windsor to also extend to Ottawa. That would give the economy of Eastern Ontario a shot in the arm.
This appears to be an extensive survey, eh!
Entering the long weekend, the PC lead evaporates as NDP momentum builds.
This table gives us a good sense of who is winning the campaign thus far. The Tories are holding onto much of their support, the NDP is converting undecideds and attracting some Liberals, while the Liberals are leaking support to the NDP and undecided category.
http://onpulse.ca/blog/entering-the-long-weekend-the-pc-lead-evaporates-...
It's not often that I'm on the same page with North Report here, but I agree this is an oustanding response. Made a mistake, own up to it.
Where's the explanation, though?
Owning a mistake is, surely, a good thing. But why the mistake? Bad math? A faulty calculator? I wouldn't mind hearing them say "this is why we originally thought that wrong thing, and why that won't happen again".
They put $700 million in the wrong column on their costing spreadsheet. It was in the revenue column, instead of the expense column.
While the reserve fund was budgeted at $700 million, moving it from the revenue column to the expense side doubles the fiscal impact to $1.4 billion. By law, all governments must set money aside in a reserve account for contingencies.
Question: We have already seen the Liberal party tactics federally during Harper's reign, so if the PCs end up with the most number of seats, but not a majority government, what assurances do we have that there will not be repeat performance by the Liberals?
Answer: None
Therefore: Voters know who to vote for.
Second place party could 'win' Ontario's election
http://rabble.ca/news/2018/05/second-place-party-could-win-ontarios-elec...
When your leader takes a day off with 20 days to go while down 20 pts in the polls, then campaigns where u won 4 years ago by 34 points, you are conceding this #onpoli . My 17th fed/prov elxn and I've never seen a party give up like @OntLiberal is giving up right now.
WWWTT
This would also be a very powerful way to give the ONDP some uniqueness definition character etc etc!
the ONDP did this before with the 407, but that one got black balled by Harris and never fit well with the ONDP for several other reasons. But high speed rail I believe will make a better fit!
Paul Wells joins the diligent, talking-point eschewing Ontario NDP leader as she hits the campaign trail and steps into the void left by the Liberals
https://www.macleans.ca/politics/just-how-far-can-andrea-horwath-go/


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Export-ModuleMember -function *-TargetResource

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Today's Diabetes Blog Week topic is Favorites and Motivations.
My own favorite is the one from very early on, the post on whether to Compete or Collaborate. The main message is still the way I see diabetes technology needs to be developed. There are so many people with diabetes, and so many different needs. We need a lot of different devices and apps, so that each of us can choose the tools that best suit our individual lifestyles. At the same time, we need cooperation and open interfaces, so that all those different apps can use the data from glucose meters, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitors, enabling the best possible combination for their users. All of this is nowadays further emphasized by the #WeAreNotWaiting movement.
What about your favorites then? The most read post of this blog is The Exciting State of Diabetes Technology in 2014.


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Bert Fortell (18 September 1924 – 27 August 1996)) was an Austrian actor.

Filmography

External links

1924 births
1996 deaths
Austrian male film actors
Austrian male television actors
Actors from Baden bei Wien
20th-century Austrian male actors


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Syracuse University School Of Regulation
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MISSISSIPPI STATE – Despite high heat and long periods without rain, the state's cotton is looking pretty good, although dealing with reduced acres.
Nationally, producers planted 14 percent less cotton this year than last, primarily because of high corn and soybean prices. Mississippi followed this national trend; producers planted 580,000 acres of cotton in 2012 but 630,000 acres in 2011. About half of the state's cotton crop is irrigated.
Darrin Dodds, cotton specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said the smaller crop is about two to three weeks ahead of normal.
"Open bolls are beginning to appear in some of the earliest-planted fields, and some defoliation applications will begin in the second week of August," he said.
Dodds said the biggest problems the crop faced to date were high temperatures and almost no rain in June. The early-planted crop faced some tremendous pressure from thrips as it began growing, but producers have handled the insect pressure.
Bacterial blight is in the state again this year, and 23 counties have confirmed infections.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the entire cotton crop had squared by the last week of July, and 91 percent was setting bolls. Typically, 85 percent is setting bolls by this time.
Leflore County is traditionally one of the state's largest cotton-producing counties, but it dropped almost 35 percent of its cotton acreage to just 27,500 acres this year. Cotton there is struggling.
Specifically, cotton sheds its bolls when there are too many cloudy days in a row. Singleton said he heard estimates in one area of projected yields dropping from three bales an acre to one bale an acre.
"There is no way to accurately predict on Aug. 1 what harvest and yields will be like," he said.
Forrest County is not known for its cotton production, but Extension horticulturist Lee Taylor said it usually has about 2,000 acres of the row crop and fairly good yields.
With cotton prices down and above average yields expected for corn and soybeans, Singleton said cotton is disappointing some producers.
"When you start comparing cotton to these other crops, there's a little damper on cotton," Singleton said.
John Michael Riley, Extension agricultural economist, said current crop futures prices for cotton steadily held through July at about 70 cents per pound while prices for other major row crops have soared.
The drought in the Midwest has not had a noticeable impact on cotton prices, Riley said.
"The drought has hit corn and soybean acres but had very little impact on areas where cotton is grown," he said.
Despite cotton's challenges, the crop makes a major impact on the state.


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Onco Actu du 29 juillet 2016
2. Etiologie
Why working the night shift can pose a cancer risk [MIT News]
In a study of mice, the MIT team found that two of the genes that control cells' circadian rhythms also function as tumor suppressors.
3.6 Prévention - Activité physique
An hour of exercise a day may compensate for an 'office lifestyle' [NHS Choices]
The authors tried to account for what is called reverse causation – in this case that illness may have prevented people from being physically active – by including studies of apparently healthy adults. However they admit that this factor was not completely ruled out.
4.11 Dép., diag. & prono. - Ovaire
Ovarian cancer test on horizon as scientists find earliest signs of disease [The Telegraph]
Early treatment hugely improves the odds for patients, so early detection is essential. However, there is still a lot of work to be done because detecting SOX2 in the fallopian tubes is not an easy task.
4.9 Dép., diag. & prono. - Sein
Updated Testing Guidelines Make More Women Eligible for Herceptin, yet Benefit Uncertain [Mayo Clinic]
"Women who receive false positive results are not only exposed to the risks of HER2-directed therapies, but they also miss out on the treatments that could be effective against their cancer. That is counter to the goal of personalized medicine, which is to give the right drug to the right patient at the right time."
NIH-led researchers develop software that could facilitate drug development [NIH]
AptaTRACE is the first algorithm that uses the full scope of sequencing data from a large number of selection rounds to capture sequence and structure features of aptamers that bind to the target. Such information allows researchers to better understand why some molecules bind and others do not.
5.2 Pharma
AbbVie Announces Initiation of Phase 3 Study of Venetoclax in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma [AbbVie]
Trial will study efficacy and safety of venetoclax in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone in patients who are considered sensitive or naïve to proteasome inhibitors who have received 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy for multiple myeloma
Earnings drop at Sanofi as it looks for a quick Medivation resolution [Pharmafile]
Sanofi has published its earnings results for Q2, which show a fall in sales and profits as their diabetes division came under significant pricing scrutiny in the US. With established drugs lagging, a quick move for Medivation now appears a top priority for the French drugmaker.
AstraZeneca earnings hit by waning cholesterol drug sales [Reuters]
Chief Executive Pascal Soriot believes AstraZeneca can become a major player in cancer treatment by developing drugs that bolster the immune system and others that disrupt DNA repair mechanisms used by tumor cells.
Bristol-Myers beats forecasts as hepatitis, cancer drugs deliver [Reuters]
Yervoy appears to be rapidly losing share to Opdivo and Keytruda outside the United States.
U.S. biotech Celgene raises forecast as profit beats Street [Reuters]
With Revlimid sales driven by new patient market share gains and longer duration of use, Celgene raised the full-year sales forecast for the medicine to $6.8 billion from $6.7 billion.
Make Drugmakers Pay: England's Strategy for Cancer Medicines [Bloomberg]
Under new rules, if the fund exceeds its 340 million-pound ($450 million) budget -- as it's done in the past, overshooting by 37 percent in the final year before the revamp -- pharmaceutical companies will pick up the tab. And there's no cap on that bill.
Controversial CDF revamp launches [PharmaTimes]
Baroness Morgan, chief executive of the charity Breast Cancer Now, has said that the new CDF "will do next to nothing to solve the wider problems that are preventing NHS patients from accessing the best cancer drugs".
6. Lutte contre les cancers
I'm an immigrant and a Muslim. And I'm here to cure cancer [STAT]
According to a recent study published by George Mason University, immigrants make up 28 percent of all physicians and surgeons in this country.
NIH funds precision medicine research with a focus on health disparities [NIH]
The approach of this new program, which focuses on health disparity populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, rural populations and low socioeconomic populations, shares the transformative vision represented by President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative.
6.4 Médico-éco
Can the NHS really not afford second transplants for cancer patients like me? [The Guardian]
The announcement has left me reeling. However healthy I might be right now, I know that my bone marrow is only one misstep away from needing a transplant again.
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Stanford's John Ioannidis On "underperforming Big Ideas" [Scope Blog]
After several decades of substantial investment, the fundamental question is whether these big ideas have improved quality of life and life expectancy, by how much, for how many, and for whom. These are public dollars that should benefit the many, not the few.


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Bojack Horseman is Executive Produced by Bob-Waksberg, Steven A. Cohen and Noel Bright. Will Arnett and Aaron Paul also serve as Executive Producers. BoJack was designed by graphic artist Lisa Hanawalt and is animated by LA-based ShadowMachine. The show is produced by Michael Eisner's The Tornante Company.


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A new study argues that the Anthropocene is a "game changer" when it comes to future development. Initiatives aimed at solving humanity's greatest challenges must be done differently. The authors believe solutions too often focus on a single issue which creates negative impacts elsewhere. Photo: By Toshinori baba - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
A game changer for change-makers
Social innovation initiatives must be fit for the challenges of the Anthropocene
Theres an extensive investment in programmes and courses to connect change makers and immerse them in the latest thinking around social and environmental challenges and how to amplify their innovation solutions.
A new study asks, are these programmes fit for the challenge of global sustainability?
The authors argue the Anthropocene is a "game changer" when it comes to future development. This means rethinking many initiatives aimed at solving humanity's greatest challenges.
In the last decade, a swarm of new buzzwords has caught the attention of philanthropic organisations and aid funders: "change makers", "social entrepreneurs", "social innovators" and "system entrepreneurs". These catch phrases are meant to characterize the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators who are out to solve societal challenges, such as poverty, malnourishment, education or health, in quick sprints.
The Rockefeller Foundation, the Skoll Foundation and many others have invested in programmes and courses to connect change-makers and immerse them in the latest thinking around these grand challenges and how to amplify their innovation solutions. The outcome, in theory at least, is a cohort of bright, future leaders empowered with the knowledge and networks to drive transformation in their chosen domains.
Fit for the challenge?
Researchers led by centre researchers Per Olsson and Michelle-Lee More have been involved in some of these social innovation initiatives and recently published a paper analyzing how they perform. Olsson and colleagues ask, are these programmes fit for the challenge of global sustainability?
They conclude that most need a rethink and reboot to tackle the unique challenge of the Anthropocene – the term used informally to describe Earth's current age. Scientists have decisively shown the rate of change of Earth's life support system is currently solely a function of industrialised societies and accelerating at an alarming rate.
The Anthropocene is characterized by speed, scale, connectivity and surprise. As a start, this means solutions must be systemic, deeply connecting social and ecological perspectives, and consider unexpected connections across scales. They say that too often solutions focus on a single issue but this narrow approach creates negative impacts elsewhere.
Moving in the right direction
Olsson and colleagues feel the initiatives being led by social entrepreneurs and investments in innovation are moving in the right direction but can do much more.
"If we take seriously the idea of the Anthropocene and the need to prevent the crossing of further tipping points or planetary boundaries, social innovations will need to move through the entire innovation process faster than ever before. Whether this is possible remains to be seen," the paper says.
However, Olsson and his colleagues stress, it is not just about getting a large number of people to adopt something quickly, the solutions need to go deep as well. There are norms and connections that need to transform too.
The researchers argue that purely focusing on more innovation also misses the point. The world is not short of good ideas and great inventions. What's missing are solutions that are cognizant of the systemic nature of the problem. They say that a focus on singular solutions often ignores the big picture. Significantly, ecological and social challenges are often treated independently, partly because the framework used to develop solutions – the "triple bottom line" – can reinforce the idea that economic, social and environmental goals can be traded off against one another.
The Green Revolution, for example, in the 1960s and 70s dramatically reduced famine in large parts of the world, but "caused longer term damage to the environment and created social vulnerability for millions" due to food price volatility. And in Maine lobster fishing has become a dominant industry but created a coastal monoculture leading to a "loss of functional diversity" along the coast. "The social-ecological system is now highly vulnerable to disturbances such as lobster disease," argue the scientists in the paper.
The authors conclude that, in the Anthropocene, a solutions framework that seeks to minimize environmental harm just won't cut it anymore. What is needed are new ways of thinking about humans as a positive force on Earth, where solutions to economic and social challenges store carbon, enhance biodiversity and clean up pollution.
They discuss the need for programmes that explore regenerative economies, for example integrating fish farms and agricultural systems to restore, renew and regenerate Earth's biosphere.
Topics: Transformation
Olsson, P., M.-L. Moore, F. R. Westley, and D. D. P. McCarthy. 2017. The concept of the Anthropocene as a game-changer: a new context for social innovation and transformations to sustainability. Ecology and Society 22(2):31. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09310-220231
Per Olsson is leading the centre research stream Resilience Science for Transformations, working with agency and system entrepreneurship, social-ecological innovations, and transformations to sustainability
Michele-Lee Moore is one of the co-leaders of the Resilience Science for Transformations stream. Her research focuses on social innovations and transformations, water governance, and on resilience-in-practice.
Formally describing the Anthropocene
New paper formalises mathematically the current rate of change of Earth's life support system
Breaking the cycle of poverty
Development aid must incorporate culture and nature better in efforts to push communities out of poverty, researchers argue
Sustainability whack-a-mole
Placed-based sustainability efforts often fail to recognise the risk of piling up the environmental pressure elsewhere


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A Special Report from a League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Educational Forum held April 3, 2010 on the Costs of Managing Plastic Pollution in the Environment, and Solutions
Just blocks from the Santa Monica shore on a beautiful beach day, sat a very serious panel of experts in suits. The panelists were California, Los Angeles, and Santa Monica government officials tasked with managing the plastic pollution that flows daily in every waterway to the sea along California's great coast. Each had their own photographs, facts and statistics to prove the same point: plastic pollution is extremely difficult to control, terribly costly, and there is a desperate need for legislation to stop the overwhelming flow of plastic pollution.
Several panelists were veterans of previous legislative battles to control plastic pollution, a few of these successful like AB 258, California's Nurdle Control Law that establishes best management practices for manufacturers and transporters of preproduction plastic pellets . Nurdles are a plague to sea creatures who mistake the fish egg sized spheres as food.
But all of the panelists were in active service in an ongoing battle against American Chemistry Council (ACC) lobbyists who have formed groups such as "Save the Plastic Bag," successfully lobbied for California state legislation banning a fee on plastic bags, and repeatedly sued municipalities that have tried to ban plastic bags, with very creative use of The California Environmental Quality Act. These government officials and a legislative analyst from the Santa Monica based nonprofit Heal the Bay were unified in their belief that legislative solutions are required for the worst offending single use plastics that plague our coast, chief amongst these, the plastic bag. Agreeing that there is no way to recycle our way out of the plastic pollution problem in general, the panelists specifically rejected recycling as a reasonable solution for plastic bags. Plastic bags are light- weight and often take flight making them hard to control. Plastic bags are often contaminated with food and other substances making them poor candidates for recycling. In addition, they jam the recycling equipment, and do not produce valuable recycled content. In fact, plastic bags cost more to recycle than they are worth. These reasons may account for the fact that less than 5 % of plastic bags are recycled.
Backed into a corner by the ACC lobbyists who have spent great amounts of money to protect the plastic bag, the panelists spoke of a new strategy to protect our coast and sea life from the billowing, blowing plastic bags that jam the storm water catch basins and mimic sea jellies to unsuspecting ocean feeders. Because the ACC was successful in banning fees on bags, new legislation is proposed that will simply ban plastic bags. Because the ACC has successfully challenged bans on plastic bags with demands under The California Environmental Quality Act for environmental impact reports to show the environmental costs of relying on paper bags, the newly proposed legislation bans BOTH plastic and paper bags. What are the chances for such a law to survive the political process that has doomed other attempts to control plastic bags?
Julia Brownlee, Democratic State Assembly Member representing coastal Santa Monica and author of Assembly Bill 1998 to impose a ban on single-use bags, believes her bill has a better shot than previous attempts. For the first time, the California Grocers Association is on board to cooperate on the bill. Single-use bags cost money that they have to pass on in the costs of food, and in tough economic times cutting costs is good for business. Also, with prominent publications like Time Magazine reporting on "The Perils of Plastic," scientific information and reporting about the harms of plastic pollution is hard to ignore.
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Crafts: Patrol Guiders are needed to help program staff with teaching various crafting skills.
Environment: Is protecting the environment your thing? Patrol Guiders are needed to help program staff help the girls explore their environment.
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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math): If STEM is your thing, then volunteer to help the Program team inspire the girls to be enthusiastic about science, technology, engineering and math!
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Patrol Guiders may be asked to assist the Public Relations team with the camp newsletter, monitoring social media, assisting photographers and other duties.
Want to aid the security staff in directing girls and Guiders on the site?
This team needs energetic, good-humoured Guiders who don't mind hard work and getting their hands dirty! While riding golf carts, they manage to keep the camp clean by removing garbage, compost, recycling, water supply and portapotties – these are just a few of the camp necessities in our domain. Patrol Guiders who help out here need to be physically fit.
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Patrol Guiders assigned here may help out with receiving stock, stocking or tidying shelves and helping with the flow of the customers. Workers need to be physically fit and able to be mobile and do heavy lifting of supplies.
The transportation hub is always a very busy and exciting place to help out. Patrol Guiders helping here need to be friendly and polite, willing to answer questions regarding the SOAR Site and transportation and be willing to help muster groups to their correct buses.
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1st, 2nd, 3rd preferences, plus related experience and skills.
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BOOK REVIEW: Holt House by L.G. Vey
By storgy	in book reviews	on December 15, 2018 November 8, 2018
'If you see one, stay down, and stay quiet.'
Nothing is as it seems in L.G. Vey's 'Holt House'. A novella of the uncanny – horror and the weird, Vey weaves of tale that is more than surface level eeriness.
The origin of 'Holt House' is as intriguing as its content. The novella was originally published by the Eden Book Society in 1972. Due to the nature of the society – a small press with minimal private subscribers – the works, and indeed L.G. Vey's story [published under a pseudonym] were relatively unknown to wider masses. Yet in a turn of brilliance, Dead Ink picked up the rights to the archive and black list in late 2016, making the niche stories available to the public. Each year they select a different year from the archive to reproduce, and you can even become a member of the Eden Book Society almost 100 years after its 1919 conception [pretty cool, no?]. With that, we come to 'Holt House' itself.
Raymond, the protagonist, is a voyeur to Holt House and the elderly owners, Mr & Mrs Latch. It's a house he visited as a child for a sole night, a night he witnessed something in the spare room wardrobe, something so awful it's made him sick ever since. What he saw, he can't remember, and so he must find a way to uncover the truth. Throughout we find out just what he saw, and just how much Ray transforms once he finds himself inside the Holt House walls.
Vey too, delves deep into who Ray is as a man – his past, present and future, and there is a sinister fascination with otters [yes, otters] too. Raymond, and indeed Holt House, are not what they seem. The man at the beginning certainly is not the man we are presented with at the end.
'Holt House' is undoubtedly eerie – helped by Vey's knack for lulling you into a false sense of security. The prose is concise and the story tight. But more than that, 'Holt House' is an exploration of society and the metaphysical.
Horror is often the vehicle for such conversations. If anyone has read or has had the chance to read the work of Robert Aickman, specifically his short story 'The Swords' [for example] then you know that what is presented as weird and off-kilter often has an underlying meaning that hits much closer to the human psyche than originally thought. I'm unsure as to whether this is Vey's intention [not that it truly matters], but throughout the novella we are presented with the concept of toxic masculinity – or perhaps just masculinity itself. Raymond – and all the other men who have inhabited Holt House, have traits in common – the fear of mortality, of growing old and lonely. As Mrs Latch notes towards the end of the book when Ray questions whether it is her who is casting her spell on the men who find themselves in Holt House – 'You're always so ready to blame someone else, anything else. But it's you. You're making this happen.' We find out just what happened to Ray's missing wife towards the end as well – but I won't reveal anymore. The thrill of 'Holt House' is uncovering it all yourself.
At times surreal – there is a moment where Ray finds himself running through the woods and into the future, perhaps a nod to the psychedelic late 60s/early 70s in which Vey likely wrote the novel, 'Holt House' is a neat read for any horror fan [or any fan of reading, to be honest.] The narrative is gripping and Vey switches between voices deftly [when we leave Ray and visit the voice of Mr Latch via his diary, the tale becomes even more absorbing]. The inclusion of Mrs Latch is equally as disturbing as well.
More than just a novella, 'Holt House' is a example of great British horror – a page-turner, to be sure, and one I'm glad I had the chance to read.
Holt House is published by Dead Ink part of The Eden Book Society you can purchase it here.
L.G. Vey
L.G. Vey was born in Southampton in 1921. He served in the Royal Engineers during World War II, and then joined the British Broadcasting Corporation, starting his career in television as a technician. By the end of the 1950s he was an award-winning scriptwriter with a number of well-known horror and science fiction dramas to his name, many of which can no longer be found.
He lived, unmarried, in Hampshire for many years, where he enjoyed walking his Bassett Hounds, fishing, and painting landscapes. He died in 1978. Holt House was his only piece of fiction.
Reviewed by Emily Harrison
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