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MUSIC SATURDAY - JOHANN HASSE
"Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of Bach, is called baroque?" - PierreSchaeffer
Johann Adolph Hasse, byname Il Sassone (born March 25, 1699, Bergedorf, near Hamburg—died Dec. 16, 1783, Venice) was an outstanding composer of operas in the Italian style that dominated late Baroque opera. Hasse began his career as a singer and made his debut as a composer in 1721 with the opera "Antioco".
He went to Italy, where he studied with Nicola Porpora and with Alessandro Scarlatti and where his opera seria "Sesostrate" (1726) established his reputation; in Italy he became known as "il Sassone" (the Saxon). After spending several years in Venice, where he married the celebrated mezzo-soprano Faustina Bordoni (c. 1700–81), he became music director of the Dresden Opera (1731). He resided in Dresden from 1739 to 1763, when he retired and went to Vienna.
His last work for the stage was "Ruggiero" (1771), written for the wedding of the archduke Ferdinand at Milan. Hasse's compositions include more than 60 operas, many of them to librettos by Pietro Metastasio, and nearly a dozen intermezzos, as well as oratorios, masses, and instrumental works. His music was enormously popular during his lifetime; its chief characteristics were melodic beauty and formal balance. His operatic overtures had considerable influence on the development of the symphony, especially in northern Germany.
Hasse's extensive addition to the repertoire of contemporary church music continued to have occasional performance in Dresden. His oratorios, some with texts by Metastasio, have largely disappeared from repertoire. Hasse's instrumental music includes flute concertos, and solo, duo and trio sonatas.
Here are some of his Sonatas and Trio Sonatas:
Trio Sonata in F major for oboe, violin and basso continuo
Trio Sonata in D minor for oboe, violin and basso continuo
Sonata No. 5 in E minor for violin and basso continuo
Sonata in G major for oboe and basso continuo
Sonata in F major for chalumeau, oboe, bassoon and basso continuo
Trio Sonata in C major for oboe, violin and basso continuo.
Labels: baroque, biography, classics, germany, music
FOOD FRIDAY - VEGIE POT PIE
"I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies." - Paula Deen
Our Winter continues and nothing better to come home to in the evening than a hearty Winter vegie pie steaming hot from the oven… Here is a favourite recipe of ours. I must admit that often we cheat and instead of fresh vegies we use a packet of mixed, snap frozen vegies from the freezer, which is convenient and the next best thing to fresh ones from greengrocer.
2 Tbs. corn flour (=cornstarch)
1 and 1/3 cups prepared creamy potato-leek soup
1/2 tsp. dried crushed rosemary
500 g mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, cauliflower, turnip, etc), cubed, parboiled and drained
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
Position oven racks in middle and bottom positions, and preheat oven to 230˚C.
Whisk 2 Tbs. cold water into corn flour in medium saucepan. Whisk in soup, rosemary, and cumin, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium, and simmer 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat, stir in vegetables, then spread mixture in 23 cm deep-dish pie pan.
Unfold puff pastry, and place over vegetable mixture; allow pastry to drape over pie pan. Trim pastry edges with scissors or sharp knife so that it fits tightly in pan. Prick pastry all over with fork or knife. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until puff pastry is puffed and golden.
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Labels: food, food_friday, recipes, seasonal, vegetarianism, winter
ALL ABOUT OREGANO
"Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs." - Francis of Assisi
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) is a common species of Origanum, a genus of the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It is native to temperate western and southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region. Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from 20–80 cm tall, with opposite leaves 1–4 cm long. Oregano will grow in a pH range between 6.0 (mildly acidic) and 9.0 (strongly alkaline), with a preferred range between 6.0 and 8.0. The flowers are purple, 3–4 mm long, produced in erect spikes. It is sometimes called wild marjoram, and its close relative Origanum majorana is known as sweet marjoram.
Oregano has purple flowers and spade-shaped, olive-green leaves. It is a perennial, although it is grown as an annual in colder climates, as it often does not survive the winter. Oregano is planted in early spring, the plants being spaced 30 cm apart in fairly dry soil, with full sun. It prefers a hot, relatively dry climate, but does well in other environments.
Many subspecies and strains of oregano have been developed by humans over centuries for their unique flavours or other characteristics. Tastes range from spicy or astringent to more complicated and sweet. Simple oregano sold in garden stores as Origanum vulgare may have a bland taste and larger, less dense leaves, and is not considered the best for culinary uses, with a taste less remarkable and pungent. It can pollinate other more sophisticated strains, but the offspring are rarely better in quality. The related species, Origanum onites (Greece, Turkey) and O. syriacum (West Asia), have similar flavours. Some varieties show a flavour intermediate between oregano and marjoram. The 'Greek Kaliteri' cultivar is a small, hardy, dark, compact plant with thick, silvery-haired leaves, usually with purple undersides. It has an excellent reputation for flavour and pungency, as well as medicinal uses, with a strong, archetypal oregano flavour (in Greek i kaliteri means 'the best').
Oregano is an important culinary herb, used for the flavour of its leaves, which can be more flavourful when dried than fresh. It has an aromatic, warm, and slightly bitter taste, which can vary in intensity. Good-quality oregano may be strong enough almost to numb the tongue, but cultivars adapted to colder climates often have a lesser flavour. Factors such as climate, season, and soil composition may affect the aromatic oils present, and this effect may be greater than the differences between the various species of plants.
Among the chemical compounds contributing to the flavour are carvacrol, thymol, limonene, pinene, ocimene, and caryophyllene. Oregano's most prominent modern use is as the staple herb of Italian-American cuisine. Its popularity in the US began when soldiers returning from World War II brought back with them a taste for the "pizza herb", which had probably been eaten in southern Italy for centuries. There, it is most frequently used with roasted, fried, or grilled vegetables, meat, and fish. Oregano combines well with spicy foods popular in southern Italy. It is less commonly used in the north of Italy, as marjoram generally is preferred.
The herb is widely used in cuisines of the Mediterranean Basin, the Philippines, and Latin America. In Turkish cuisine, oregano is mostly used for flavouring meat, especially for mutton and lamb. In barbecue and kebab restaurants, it can be usually found as a condiment, together with paprika, salt, and pepper. The dried and ground leaves are most often used in Greece to add flavour to Greek salad, and is usually added to the lemon-olive oil sauce that accompanies fish or meat grills and casseroles. Oregano is used in the southern Philippines to eliminate the odour of carabao or water buffalo when boiling it, while simultaneously imparting flavour.
In Austrian folk medicine, oregano was used internally (as tea) or externally (as ointment) for treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and nervous system. Traditionally, oregano has been used in Mediterranean countries as an aid to digestion in the form of tisanes, as a topical remedy for infections in the form of poultices for the skin and as a dietary aid to lowering blood pressure.
Oregano oil is under research for its potential use on foods or skin as an antibacterial agent. It is also tested for its ability to reduce the methane production in cows, which emit 70-120 kg of the greenhouse gas per year per cow. Origanum vulgare viridulum extracts inhibited the growth of HepG2 hepatic cancer cells. Herbalists use the herb as a powerful antibacterial and antifungal agent, that has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-parasitic properties. It's typically taken as a supplement or used as an essential oil.
In the language of flowers, a sprig of the fresh herb without flowers means: "You have piqued my interest". A sprig of the herb in flower means: "You have filled my heart with gladness".
This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme,
and also part of the Food Friday meme.
Labels: botanical, Floral_Friday, flowers, folklore, food, food_friday, gardening, health
POETS UNITED - PREDATOR & PREY
"Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment." - Plato
For this Mid-Week Motif, Poets United has set the theme of "Predator and Prey". The motif states: "Life exists with both the spirits of predator and prey. As in animal kingdom so in human society. The most interesting point is that predator and prey evolve together. One, in order to eat and the other to avoid being eaten."
Here is my contribution:
Selene the Enchantress
Your eyes are made of flint and limpid quartz
And evil witchcraft is in your arcane gaze.
Your eyes the green of serpents, fireflies, lizards;
The sweet laurel, the bitter deadly nightshade,
A touch of balsam mixed with fiery poison!
You speak and siren sings while nightingale warbles:
So sweetly sung, but words that hide fatal meanings.
Your voice enchanting music to my ears,
Your pearly teeth biting each syllable
Making it shout in barbarous pleasure.
Your lips inflamed like a gaping wound,
Your kiss, cold as sepulchral marble,
Yet it burns me with infernal fires.
Your lips are scarlet like a strawberry,
A bite and sweet blood gushes - juice of the forbidden fruit…
The vice of your embrace crushes me,
I die and suffocate whispering your name.
My hands caress your supple skin
As your silver nails gash my flesh,
Exposing raw sinew, tense tendon.
Up in the sky the sickle of a moon
Cuts swiftly the thin thread of my life.
Virginal Artemis laughs and in her blood-stained hand
Lies yet another trophy – her prey vanquished,
In a hunt that from the start was doomed.
The illustration above is from the work of Susan Seddon Boulet.
Labels: death, love, poetry, poets_united, violence
TRAVEL TUESDAY #39 - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
"Good wishes alone will not ensure peace." - Alfred Nobel
Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Join me every Tuesday and showcase your creativity in photography, painting and drawing, music, poetry, creative writing or a plain old natter about Travel!
There is only one simple rule: Link your own creative work about some aspect of travel and share it with the rest of us! Please use this meme for your creative endeavours only.
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries, with 925 934 people living in the municipality, approximately 1.4 million in the urban area, and 2.2 million in the metropolitan area. The city is spread across 14 islands on the coast in the southeast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, by the Stockholm archipelago and the Baltic Sea. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by a Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the capital of Stockholm County.
Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's GDP, and is among the top 10 regions in Europe by GDP per capita. It is an important global city, and the main centre for corporate headquarters in the Nordic region. The city is home to some of Europe's top ranking universities, such as the Stockholm School of Economics, Karolinska Institute and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).
It hosts the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall. One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum, is the most visited non-art museum in Scandinavia. The Stockholm metro, opened in 1950, is well known for its decoration of the stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world. Sweden's national football arena is located north of the city centre, in Solna. Ericsson Globe, the national indoor arena, is in the southern part of the city.
The city was the host of the 1912 Summer Olympics, and hosted the equestrian portion of the 1956 Summer Olympics otherwise held in Melbourne, Australia. Stockholm is the seat of the Government of Sweden and most government agencies, including the highest courts in the Judiciary, and the official residencies of the Swedish monarch and the Prime Minister. The government has its seat in the Rosenbad building, the Riksdag is seated in the Parliament House, and the Prime Minister's residence is adjacent at the Sager House. The Stockholm Palace is the official residence and principal workplace of the Swedish monarch, while the Drottningholm Palace, a World Heritage Site on the outskirts of Stockholm, serves as the Royal Family's private residence.
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Labels: meme, sweden, travel, Travel_Tuesday
MOVIE MONDAY - STAND BY ME
"I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were younger." - Ricky Schroder
We watched an old favourite movie last weekend, one which we had watched more than 25 years ago, but it was watched again with pleasure and great satisfaction. It was the 1986 Rob Reiner movie "Stand by Me" with a screenplay by Raynold Gideon, based on the novella by Stephen King. It stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard Dreyfuss.
The film is set in Castlerock, Oregon in the Summer of 1959. Four 12 year-old boys, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern, are fast friends and as boys at that age do are seeking adventures and new experiences. When they learn of the general location of the body of a local boy who has been missing for several days and presumed to be killed by a train, they set off into woods to see it. Unfortunately for the four friends, the town's bullies are also out to find the body for the same reason. This will lead to all sorts of trouble and it will also lead to the four boys discovering a lot about each other and themselves.
The film is about the pain and pleasure of growing up, it's about the blessings of friendship and the heartache of loss – loss of people, loss of the sense of wonder, loss of happy times and loss of innocence. It looks at what makes us who we are and how our family, friends and foes can shape our character and so determine how we become the sort of adult we are. It is a coming-of-age movie and it is filled with nostalgia and the ache of how good some things used to be, even if they didn't feel good at the time we lived them.
The casting in this movie is inspired and every actor does a great job in bringing to life King's detailed and rich novella. The leader of the four friends is Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), a strong boy who has to deal with how unfairly he's been treated. Gordie Lachance (Will Wheaton) idolises Chris and he too has to deal with a "situation" at home since his brother died. Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman) is the renegade revolutionary whose war-wearied father has influenced him greatly. Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell) is the plump and nervous "tag-a-long friend" who plays an important role in the story. The leader of the older bullies is Ace Merrill (Kiefer Sutherland), who plays a villainous role with great aplomb. An older Gordie (Richard Dreyfuss) narrates the film and we see here perhaps King's autobiographical ruminations.
Running at 89 minutes, the film packs a lot of action, many a memorable scene, some wonderful dialogue, humour, poignancy and drama. This is a wonderful movie about kids, for kids, but not only for kids. It is a great example of how a movie can be made for children without patronising them and without assuming they are senseless idiots. If you haven't seen it, go find it and watch it!
Labels: bullying, childhood, death, movies, nostalgia, review, USA
ART SUNDAY - VELÁZQUEZ
"I would rather be the first painter of common things than second in higher art." - DiegoVelázquez
Diego Velázquez (ca 1599–1660) was one of the most famous artists of the 17th century. Although his early paintings were religious-themed, he became renowned for his realistic, complex portraits as a member of King Philip IV's court. In his later years, the Spanish master produced a renowned portrait of Pope Innocent X and the famed group portrait of "Las Meninas". He died on August 6, 1660, in Madrid.
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born in Seville, Spain, circa June 6, 1599. At the age of 11, he began a six-year apprenticeship with local painter Francisco Pacheco. Velázquez's early works were of the traditional religious themes favoured by his master, but he also became influenced by the naturalism of Italian painter Caravaggio. Velázquez set up his own studio after completing his apprenticeship in 1617. A year later, he married Pacheco's daughter, Juana. By 1621, the couple had two daughters.
In 1622, Velázquez moved to Madrid, where, thanks to his father-in-law's connections, he earned the chance to paint a portrait of the powerful Count-Duke of Olivares. The count-duke then recommended Velázquez's services to King Philip IV; upon seeing a completed portrait, the young king of Spain decided that no one else would paint him and appointed Velázquez one of his court painters. The move to the royal court gave Velázquez access to a vast collection of works and brought him into contact with important artists such as Flemish baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, who spent six months at the court in 1628. Among Velázquez's notable works from that period were "The Triumph of Bacchus", in which a group of revellers falls under the powerful spell of the Greek god of wine.
Velázquez travelled to Italy from June 1629 to January 1631, where he was influenced by the region's great artists. After returning to Madrid, he began a series of portraits that featured members of the royal family on horseback. Velázquez also devoted time to painting the dwarves who served in King Philip's court, taking care to depict them as complex, intelligent beings. Along with his painting duties, Velázquez undertook increasing responsibilities within the court, ranging from wardrobe assistant to superintendent of palace works.
Velázquez made a second trip to Italy from 1649 to 1651. During this time, he was given the opportunity to paint Pope Innocent X, producing a work that is considered among the finest portraits ever rendered. Velázquez also produced a portrait of his servant, Juan de Pareja, which is admired for its striking realism, and the "Venus Rokeby", his only surviving female nude.
Velázquez returned to his portraiture after rejoining the Madrid court, his technique more assured than ever. In 1656, he produced perhaps his most acclaimed work, "Las Meninas". In this snapshot-like painting, two handmaidens dote on future empress Margarita Theresa while Velázquez peers from behind a large easel, ostensibly studying the king and queen, though his gaze meets the viewer's. In 1658, Velázquez was made a knight of Santiago. After being tasked with decoration responsibilities for the wedding of Maria Theresa and Louis XIV, Velázquez became ill. He died in Madrid on August 6, 1660.
Velázquez is remembered as one of the great masters of Western art. Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali are among the artists who considered him a strong influence, while French Impressionist Édouard Manet described the Spanish great as "the painter of painters".
Above, is his "Vieja friendo huevos" (1618, 'Old Woman Frying Eggs'), now in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. This is a homely painting of an everyday scene painted at about the time that Velázquez got married and before he joined the Spanish Royal Court. Such genre paintings were commonly executed at the time and in it one could admire the technique of the artist, not only in the resemblance of the painted images to the real people depicted, but also in the successful rendering of the objects depicted: The transparency of the glass flask, the shine on the brass basin and mortar, the hardness and whiteness of the glaze on the earthenware, the weave of the basketwork and the softness of the fabric of the clothes. The subject matter could be viewed as a simple depiction of a commonly observed scene in any Spanish household, but also an allegory of food as sustenance and the bounty of the Spanish land for provision of nutrition to a growing population.
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//October 11, 2016
Brighton cash and carry bosses told not to sleep at work
The bosses of a Brighton cash and carry warehouse have been told to stop sleeping at work. They had converted a vacant office into a flat at Bestway Wholesale, in Crowhurst Road, Hollingbury, and planned to convert another. But earlier this year they were told that this was not...
Posted On 11 Oct 2016 at 7:26 pm
Fire damages house in Portslade
Firefighters have been putting out what they described as a "serious house fire" in Portslade this afternoon (Tuesday 11 October). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said that crews were called at 1.50pm to the fire in Oakdene Gardens, Mile Oak. The fire service said: "Fire...
Did you see crash which broke woman's leg?
A woman whose leg was broken when she was hit by a car near the Royal Sussex County Hospital is hoping witnesses will come forward to help police investigate the crash. The 39-year-old woman was hit by a silver BMW at about 7.15pm on Friday 9 September in Eastern Road, Kemp Town....
Double trouble for Brighton train passengers as overrunning engineering works shut line before guards strike
Brighton Station was packed with frustrated passengers this morning (Tuesday 11 October) after engineering work overran as guards went on strike. Thousands of commuters were still waiting for the first train to leave at 8am – with the first London train listed for an 8.27am...
Posted On 11 Oct 2016 at 8:17 am

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Michael Francino ist ein kanadischer Beamter und Mitarbeiter der Vereinten Nationen.

Werdegang
Seine Ausbildung erhielt Francino im Vereinigten Königreich. Von 1967 bis 1996 arbeitete er in Kanada in leitenden Positionen beim Statistischen Amt, dem Finanzministerium und dem Finanzamt. Von März 2000 bis September 2001 war Francino für die Vereinten Nationen in Osttimor tätig. In der ersten Übergangsregierung unter der Übergangsverwaltung der Vereinten Nationen für Osttimor (UNTAET) war er ab Juli 2000 Finanzminister und verantwortlich für die Haushalte von 2000/2001 und 2001/2002. Zusätzlich war Francino der Chef der zentralen Finanzbehörde.

2003 war Francino Berater im Finanzministerium von Afghanistan.

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Kanadier
UN in Osttimor
Person (osttimoresische Geschichte)
Finanzminister (Osttimor)
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Bairagi, auch Vairagi ist ein indisches Wort. Es bezeichnet:
 ein Raga, siehe Bairagi (Musik)
 eine Brahmanenkaste des Vishnuismus, siehe Bairagi (Kaste)
 Kampfmönche bestimmter Mathas (Klöster/Schulen), siehe Bairagi (Mönch)
 eine Waffe für diese Kampfmönche oder Fakire, siehe Bairagi (Waffe)


Simply put, I love Jesus and I'm in love with the best gift he has given me, my husband Tim. Southeast Asia fascinates me and I'm obsessed with all Asian food. A day doesn't go by where my husband and I can't relate a real life moment to a moment in The Office (we're huge Office nerds). I'm also a firm believer that a cup of coffee goes best with a good conversation.
I've been capturing stories through the lens of a camera for over a decade now. I'm not a fan of poses, but prefer the raw, beautiful, and messy moments of real life. I consider myself a fighter for authenticity. I've had the privilege of captured people and stories in 33+ countries now, including Norway, Greece and New Zealand.
I take a limited amount of weddings a year, so it means a lot to me to be able to connect with couples and their unique story.
Tim and I met in Germany while working with a non-profit. Our friendship began when we led a team to Southeast Asia for ten weeks, and the feelings for each other developed from there! A few years later, Tim proposed in front of a beautiful fjord in Norway. We were married March 4th, 2017 and spent the following year studying abroad.
We most recently landed in my home state of Arizona. We're looking forward to capturing more stories stateside and abroad.
First image by Dorien Scheltens, second image by Emily Magers, & third image by Benj Haisch.
"IT'S ONE THING TO MAKE A PICTURE OF WHAT SOMEONE LOOKS LIKE, IT'S ANOTHER THING TO MAKE A PORTRAIT OF WHO THEY ARE."


We've teamed up with the Global Entrepreneurship Network to bring you some of the SXSW 2018 inclusivity events that you won't want to miss. Get on your walking shoes because your schedule is going to be packed with non-stop action.
Team Alice is also committing to filming 50 "#RoleBreakers On the Go" videos to spread the stories of founders from diverse backgrounds. So, if you see us on the streets or at events, be sure to say hello and tell us why you're a role-breaking entrepreneur!
"Women Connect: International Women's Day Brunch" | 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM | WeWork Domain, 3rd Floor | Join WeWork and Bunker Labs for a networking Brunch to celebrate International Women's Day, featuring women leaders in business, entrepreneurship, and nonprofits. After mimosas, Cuvèe Coffee and breakfast, a panel of our distinguished women leaders (including Team Alice's Courtenay Siegfried) will host an interactive discussion, sharing their journey and the way forward to propel women in leadership.
"Against the Odds: Charting Your Path as a Woman" | 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H | The question, "What's it like being a woman in the industry" has littered the red carpet, conferences, press junkets, boardrooms and green rooms in Hollywood, Wall Street, Capitol Hill, Music Row, Silicon Valley and any other place you can find a working woman. Further, workplace discrimination transcends gender — the bigger issue is diversity. This session will discuss identifying your unique strengths, allowing your purpose to lead the way, and knowing what concessions you're willing to make without resentment. | Panelists: Emily Chang (Bloomberg) and Kirsten Green (Forerunner Ventures).
"How to Build an Inclusive Workplace" | 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM | Fair Market | Badge holders & Bumble/Bumble Bizz/Bumble BFF app users | Phillip Picardi, chief content officer 'Them' and 'Teen Vogue' and, along with Meredith Talusan, executive editor of 'Them'; Samhita Mukhopadhyay, executive editor of 'Teen Vogue'; Jason Collins (former NBA player).
"Return on Inclusion: Investing in Diverse Startups" | 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM | Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon K | *Badged Event* | A group of fund managers will discuss how investing in diverse startups can lead to greater financial success. Panelist will discuss the challenges that entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds face as they look to raise money and build their businesses, and will explore how startups can leverage their diverse perspective as a competitive advantage. | Panelists: Kai Bond (Comcast Ventures/Catalyst Fund, Sutian Dong (Female Founders Fund), Arlan Hamilton (Backstage Capital) and Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures).
"Women in Visual Arts Meet Up" | 3:30 PM — 4:30 PM | JW Marriott, Room 213 | *Badged Event* | Calling all women in video production especially videographers, editors and video content creators. Listen up creative female tech founders and funders! Join Women Tech Founders (WTF, for short) and the female-driven video team of Social Snacks for an hour dedicated to uniting badass women who know how to shoot, edit, code or create content while fighting the good fight in male-dominated fields. Let's collaborate, network and fill your cute bags with new contacts!
"Transitioning Vets: From Battlefield to Tech Career" | 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM | Fairmont Manchester A | *Badged Event* | The biggest gap in the cloud technology space is a supply of talent. Meanwhile, thousands of U.S. soldiers return to civilian life and find themselves underemployed or unemployed because of a lack of training and opportunities. In partnership with Salesforce and veteran service organizations, we'll discuss careers in this ecosystem of growing technology. Learn about the challenges faced, the resources available and the job opportunities for veterans transitioning to cloud careers. | Panelists: Nolan Melson (Capgemini/Merivis Foundation), Hector Perez (Merivis Foundation/Fidelity Investments), Kate Perez (Merivis Foundation) and Ann Weeby (Salesforce).
"Fostering Women & Underrepresented Communities as Entrepreneurs"| 11:00 AM — 12:45 PM | Fair Market | Badge holders & Bumble/Bumble Bizz/Bumble BFF app users | Alice co-founders Carolyn & Elizabeth will lead a talk on succeeding as a woman entrepreneur and honing your elevator speech. Come prepared to pitch!
"Add Your Name: The Role of Men for Gender Equality" | 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM | Westin Austin Downtown, Paramount 1–2–3 | *Badged Event* | More than ever men are asking how they can find their role in the movement for gender equality. The answer: Connect it to their values and allow them to find the meaning and action in it. It is essential that men join women in creating equitable and equal opportunities in the workplace and beyond. This session will teach ways to get involved and how to educate yourself on steps to take to bring us closer to gender equality. Wade Davis will leave attendees more self-aware and ready to show up as partners in action for gender equality.
"They: Gender Non-Conformity Meet Up" | 12:30 PM — 1:30 PM | JW Marriott, Room 210 | *Badged Event* | Come be with other creatives who push against the binaries of gender restraints and understand why the evolution of language and pronouns is necessary. Come find some freedom. Or come ask every question you''ve been burning to ask. (If you're polite.) Learn about the pronoun, bathrooms without binaried icons on the doors, art we're making, the intersection of gender and artistic expression, our favorite pop songs and even how to move through a mis-gendering moment with grace. Because it happens to all of us. We're all humans. Let's talk, mingle, maybe get a little uncomfortable, and remember — we're all human together. Humans with an open bar.
"Latinas Removing Barriers in Tech" | 12:30 PM — 1:30 PM | Fairmont Congressional C | *Badged Event* | Envisioning a bold future, this panel will discuss the role of Latinas in tech both as users and as leaders of tech companies. Smartmatic technology is being used to shatter barriers for women in politics. Smartmatic played a crucial role in making Bolivia the second country with most female parliamentary representation. Yahoo is leveraging technology to engage Latinas through original content creation and video production, speaking to a powerful demographic in the U.S., Latin America and Spain. | Panelists: Carolina Casares (Yahoo Latin America & Spain), Kety Esquivel (Edelman), Claudia Romo Edelman (UNICEF) and Samira Saba (Smartmatic).
"Meet a Mentor, presented by the Kauffman Foundation" | 1:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Maggie Mae's | RSVP & then sign up for a mentorship spot | Founders, join the Kauffman Foundation for one-on-one Mentor Sessions with some of the industry's best and most innovative leaders. Mentors include Kauffman Foundation leaders, Janice Omadeke (The Mentor Method), Yuval Yarden (GEN), Tarik Sultan (Sultan Ventures) and Team Alice's own Courtenay Siegfried and Anna Pickren.
"Black Entrepreneurship: Beyond Music and Sports" | 3:30 PM — 4:30 PM | JW Marriott, Salon 3 | *Badged Event* | Ask the everyday person to name 3 very successful black entrepreneurs that are not in sports or entertainment. Most people don't know any; and because of this reality, black entrepreneurs experience the impact of pattern matching, especially in the innovation, entrepreneurship and investment sectors. Yet, even before the Emancipation Proclamation, black entrepreneurs have existed. Learn this US history. | Panelists: Louis Green (National Minority Supplier Development Council, Arif Gursel (Heroku, Inc.), Jessica O Matthews (Uncharted Power) and Velicia D Woods (Department of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency).
"LGBTQIA+ Meet Up" | 3:30 PM — 4:30 PM | JW Marriott, Room 208 | This Meet Up allows attendees to connect with an entire room of LGBTQIA+ professionals in various fields and backgrounds from around the world! Speed-networking is the opportunity to have multiple one-on-one brief introductions, talk about your latest idea and connect later during the conference. Develop your best elevator pitch, have your twitter handle ready to exchange and SPEED-NETWORK and GO!
"Resistance & Disruption Through Diversity & Data" | 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM | Four Seasons Ballroom CD | *Badged Event* | In the last few years, diversity has become top of mind, opening the door to a wide variety of compelling and powerful influencer content that educates & changes minds. Join Hilary Sloan, director of business development at ShopStyle, Nicolette Mason, diversity pioneer and founder, and Blake Gifford, attorney and digital influencer, as they discuss the power of activism within influence and about the opportunities for influencers who are taking a stand. Learn how brands can engage within this conversation in a meaningful way.
"Startup Night SXSW 2018, presented by the Kauffman Foundation & TechCo" | 8:00 PM — 12:30 AM | Maggie Mae's | Startup Night SXSW 2018, presented by the Kauffman Foundation in partnership with TechCo, as part of the annual Startup of the Year program, is a celebration of startups, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and inclusivity.
"Mentors + Mimosas: Founders Edition, presented by OHub, Black & Brown Founders, Alice + MOGULDOM" | 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM | Maggie Mae's | Pre-register | Tap into the expertise of founders, investors and ecosystem builders over mimosas (I mean, could there be a better combo?). Note: This event is 21+ up.
"Women Funding Women, by Springboard Enterprises & Dell" | 12:30 PM — 3:30 PM | THE EXPERIENCE by Dell Technologies | The session features first person insights from an investor and an entrepreneur who have successfully transacted an equity investment, followed by presentations from four growth stage entrepreneurs accompanied by crowd-sourced audience comments and connections. A reception to encourage connections caps the afternoon.
"The Future of Business is Female" | 12:30 PM — 1:30 PM | Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon J | *Badged event* | Explore why intentionality around equal opportunity for women is a cornerstone to building and funding a successful startup enterprise and how new research and the #MeToo movement have opened up new pathways for investing in women leaders. | Panelists: Stephanie Lampkin (Blendoor), Sonal Shah (Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation), Jennifer Stye (Rent the Runway Foundation) and Cindy Whitehead (The Pink Ceiling).
"Black Tech Meet Up" | 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM | JW Marriott, Room 208 | *Badged Event* | Black tech founders, entrepreneurs, professionals and those interested in breaking into the tech space, let's connect. Black people are significantly underrepresented in this industry and this Meet Up will help bridge that gap by connecting them with each other, companies that are looking to hire diverse talent and companies that are interested in investing in startups with diverse founders. Let's get one step closer to "How do we bridge diversity, dollars and disruption?".
"BE Conference" | 8:00 AM — 6:00 PM | Omni Austin Hotel Downtown | VIP tickets still available as of writing | The BE Conference is a premier women's conference that connects change makers seeking to make an impact with game changers at the top of their fields who want to inspire and mentor the next generation of leaders. It is a gathering for the most influential women in entertainment, media, and technology. The audience consists of 350 millennials, including entrepreneurs, influencers and rising stars in their respective worlds, along with 50 mentors who are eager to teach and learn from each other. Alice's Carolyn Rodz will join an afternoon panel on building an empire.
"Pop Up & Pitch Competition @ SXSW" | 3:00 PM — 5:00 PM | Black Girls Venture|The WeDC House, 709 East 6th St | This remixes the traditional approach by allowing the audience to ask questions and contribute 50% of the vote, in addition to our esteemed panel of judges. The competition will accept for-profit and non-profit ventures that are revenue-generating and have at least one woman founder.
"Pitch Competition for Underrepresented Founders, in collaboration with AWS + We Power Tech" | 4:00 PM — 5:30 PM | Capital Factory | The future of tech is every color, gender, belief, origin, and community. The future of tech is accessible, flexible, and inclusive. To spread this message at SXSW and beyond, Capital Factory is hosting a Pitch Competition for Underrepresented Founders* in collaboration with the AWS Startup Team and AWS We Power Tech. We will select 6 startups to pitch for 3 minutes each in front of a panel of VCs and early stage investors. All contestants will receive an allocation of AWS Activate Promotional Credits (some limitations apply). The winner will be featured on the AWS Startups Blog, receive 3 months of free co-working from Capital Factory, and receive various additional prizes that will help enable their company to grow. Come watch your fellow founders throw-down and see who has the chops to impress our panel of judges. Sign up today, as spots are limited. My girl Elizabeth Gore will be emceeing!
"Bunker Brews: SXSW Media Edition" | 5:00 PM — 7:00 PM | Capital Factory, 16th Floor VIP Lounge | Come get inspired by successful military and veteran entrepreneurs, educated, and connected to the national network of military, veterans and military spouse entrepreneurs and innovators in Austin for SXSW. We'll be creating featured media profiles of military entrepreneurs in attendance, local brews, and Tito's Handmade Vodka. We have local media-focused entrepreneurs like Andy Williams, of HGTV's Flip or Flop Fort Worth, Naji Kelly with BLNDED Media, telling the stories of diverse entrepreneurs and Maria Reed, Founder of Moving with the Military and several others.
"Black Women and the Invisible Billion Dollar Startup" | 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM | Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon J | *Badged Event* | Diversity is the new black. The tech community acknowledges huge barriers for black women founders, but there are still no real solutions. Contrary to mainstream belief, the issue is NOT a pipeline problem, but lack of funding, access, resources, and awareness. Two emerging organizations, Black Women Talk Tech and Black Tech Women, are now on a mission to create the solutions needed to address this oversight and support a black woman as the next billion dollar founder. | Panelists: Regina Gwynn (TresseNoire), Kelli Jones (Be Nimble), Sydney Thomas (Precursor VC) and Lauren Washington (KeepUp).
"Why Black Women are 2018's Best Investment" |3:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon B | *Badged Event* | Fewer than twenty African American women have raised more than a million dollars in venture capital. What's going on here? Meet some of those women and the investors who back them. Learn why they are building the next breakthrough businesses that will change America. | Panelists: Cheryl Contee (Fission Strategy), Kathryn Finney (digitalundivided) and Sarah Koch (Case Foundation).
"Journalists Shattering the Status Quo" | 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM | JW Marriott, Salon FG | *Badged Event * | Seasoned journalists share how news agencies are crafting stories about entrepreneurs of color, female founders, and the inclusive ecosystems that shatter the status quo. Explore the changing face of entrepreneurship with us. | Panelists: Vanessa De Luca (Essence), Megan Rose Dickey (TechCrunch), Jade Floyd (Case Foundation) and Valentina Zarya (Fortune).
"Attracting VC Investment Outside of Silicon Valley" | Friday, March 9 | 12:30 PM — 1:30 PM | Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C | *Badged Event* | How do you attract Venture Capital investment in your startup when you don't live in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, or Boston? Hear from three Texan-based investors and entrepreneurs to find out what factors they considered and how you can make your pitch stand out from the rest. Find out what advantages and disadvantages there are to investing in emerging startup hubs in the U.S. | Panelists: Gordon Daugherty (Capital Factory), Doug Pepper (Shasta Ventures), Carolyn Rodz (Alice) and Brian Sharples (Twyla, Inc.).
"The Girls' Lounge"| Friday-Sunday | Palm Door on Sabine | The Female Quotient is hosting nearly non-stop panels with amazing women. Alice's Carolyn will be on the "Reality Check" panel, Friday, March 9, 2:00 — 3:00 PM.
"ATX Startup Crawl"| Friday, March 9 | 4:00 PM — 8:00 PM | The official pre-kickoff party of SXSW — The SXSW Startup Crawl! On Friday, March 9th, grab a drink and some swag as you tour the latest and greatest of Austin's startup community — culminating in the epic megastop at Capital Factory. Grab a group of friends and take the shuttle from stop to stop for a free beverage, to drop off a resume, see office space or explore Austin's startup scene. Alice will have a table along the route!
"NorthStar panel" | Sunday, March 11| 1:00 PM— 2:00 PM |Amplify Philly House, 401 E 6th St |The NorthStar Connection: How Philadelphia is Supercharging Inclusivity and Becoming A Tech Diversity Hub.
BE Conference x Alice Mentor / Founder Walk at SXSW | Monday, March 12| 7:00 AM — 8:00 AM |Alice is teaming up with BE Conference for a walk around Austin. We'll be burning off the cocktails and chatting about life, business and propelling our companies forward. Meet at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, and we'll take off at 7:00 am (on the dot!) . Don't forget to register here to be included on our list for timely updates. This event is open to anyone who wants to get connected to other entrepreneurs at SXSW — whether you're a founder, investor, expert, or ecosystem builder. Come solo or bring a friend. Kids and pets are welcome, too.
"CTA Innovation Policy Day Kick-Off Party" | Monday, March 12 | 5:30 PM — 7:30 PM | Google Austin | Join the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Google to kick off the fifth annual Innovation Policy Day. Connect with IPD panelists and attendees. DJ set by Hank Shocklee of Public Enemy.
"Dell Small Biz Brunch & Bingo" | Tuesday, March 13 | 10:00 AM — 1:00 PM | In this fast-paced high-energy twist on an old classic, we will have six teams battle it out with trivia about the world of small business, challenges and more. The winning team will receive a prize package courtesy of Dell Small Business, Bumble Bizz, and Kendra Scott, three companies started by iconic Austin entrepreneurs. Each team will be led and coached by seasoned entrepreneurs. Each member (up to 6) of the winning Bingo team will receive:New Dell XPS 13" Rose Gold laptop — perfect for running your small business in style; $200 Prize from Bumble to Empower You on Your Small Business Journey; An exclusive product gifting of Kendra Scott's not-yet-released Candle Collection launching March 28th; Ticket to the 2019 Circular Summit, provided by Alice; $100 gift card for Tiff's Treats, Austin's homegrown warm cookie delivery company. Each member (up to 6) of the SPIRIT AWARD team will receive: Fun Dell swag; Bumble Bizz gift bag; a piece of jewelry for you or a loved one from Kendra Scott's Spring Collection.
"Dell Creators Market" | Tuesday, March 13 | 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM | Dell is bringing fresh ideas to market. From the latest developments in wallpaper design to energy analytics via drone, come see how some of the most innovative and exciting companies are re-defining their industries. Alice will be hosting Startup Therapy during the Creators Market; starting at 12:45 PM, drop by to sign up for a 25-minute one-on-one mentorship session with Team Alice and friends. Space limited, so sign up early.
"CTA Innovation Policy Day" | Tuesday, March 13 | 9:00 AM — 4:30 PM | *Badged Event* | Join the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ for the fifth annual Innovation Policy Day for discussions surrounding the tech policies facing emerging and disruptive technologies. Alice's Elizabeth Gore will be part of the conversation on inclusion in tech industry.
"#HOUSxSW" | Friday, March 9-Tuesday, March 13 | Meet Houston's startup founders, creators and innovators.
HBCU@SXSW and the OHubHouse — This jam-packed schedule of panels, parties and opportunities is the go-to place for SXSWers interested in diversity and inclusivity in the startup ecosystem.
Blended Media — The SXSW diversity events don't end with our list. Blended has a bunch more on their list.
Female Founders & Friends ATX+ — For SXSW events focused on women, check out this Facebook page for a killer crowd-sourced list.
Case Foundation's 33 Sessions You Shouldn't Miss in 2018 — This blog post by Case's Jade Floyd is an awesome aggregation of more inclusivity events you'll want to attend.
And our pal, Marc Nathan, created this super thorough guide to all things SXSW. He's a local Austin startup champion, so he basically has the scoop on it all!


The name of the series explains itself: a Leatherman to just carry in your pocket. Compact, but still featuring plenty of functions to solve little problems arround the house or elsewhere. Because of the smart designs, the models from the pocket size series are lightweight and slim in terms of size.
These tools are designed and constructed by the highest standards, as we have come to expect from Leatherman. However, these tools are made for the (incidental) user in and arround the house, not for professionals. The pliers are a lighter version then the pliers in, for example, the full size series. Dependent on the model, a professional would probably miss a few functions which you often do find in the full-size or heavy-duty series.


On January 2nd a new Hello! Project unit consisting completely of Hello! Pro Kenshuusei was announced. The group has no name yet, but it'll be decided at the end of the month. The members are; Rio Fujii, Ayaka Hirose, Minami Nomura, Rena Ogawa, Ayano Hamauro, Natsumi Taguchi, Sakurako Wada and Rei Inoue.
I was quite surprised that they announced a new unit so soon. Especially, since Country Girls has just made their "debut". Even so, I'm looking forward to this new group! I hope they'll have an original concept. I tried to find some videos of these members performing something live to see what we have here.
First up is Rio Fujii (15), who joined the Kenshuusei in 2013. She auditioned for both S/mileage and Morning Musume, but failed both auditions. She wanted to join a group since she loves Hello! Project, so I'm happy she gets to debut! She looks rather cute, but singing skills still could use some improvement.
I couldn't find any videos of Ayaka Hirose (15) unfortunately. She joined NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei in 2011. She auditioned for Morning Musume's 11th gen but failed and in 2014 she joined Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. She looks very cute I think.
Minami Nomura (14) joined the Kenshuusei in 2012. She auditioned for Morning Musume twice, but failed both times. While her looks aren't the cutest, I quite like her singing!
Rena Ogawa (14) joined the Kenshuusei in 2011. While I've never payed much attention to the Kenshuusei for the last two years or so, I still picked Rena as a sort of favorite. I think she looks especially cute with her shortcut! Her singing skills aren't the best, but with some improvement I think she could become really good.
Ayano Hamaura (14) joined the Kenshuusei in 2011. She auditioned for Morning Musume twice, but failed both times. She looks very cute and has a cute singing voice, and she is quite good. I think she could have easily fitted in S/mileage!
Next is Natsumi Taguchi (14) who joined the Kenshuusei in 2011. She auditioned for Morning Musume but failed. Looks-wise she doesn't look very special, and her singing skills aren't fantastic but she's still pretty cute!
Sakurako Wada (13) joined the Kenshuusei in 2012. She auditioned for Morning Musume's 11th gen, but failed. Her singing skills are okay but could use some improvement. She still looks very cute though!
I couldn't find a video of Rei Inoue (13). She joined NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei in 2012. In 2014 she joined the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. I don't know much more about her.
This looks like a pretty interesting unit! I'm very curious what they'll will sound like. It was revealed they'll release their first indie single in March. It's also a pretty young unit with the all the members being 13-15. Can't wait to hear more from them! That's it for now.


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Daddy's Little Girls
Comedy | Romance | Drama
English | 1 hr 40 min | Release Date Feb 14, 2007
Where to Watch / Stream Daddy's Little Girls Online
Theatrical release - Not available on any OTT Platform right now.
Daddy's Little Girls : Release Date, Trailer, Cast & Songs
About Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls was released on Feb 14, 2007 and was directed by Tyler Perry .This movie is 1 hr 40 min in duration and is available in English language. Rochelle Dewberry, Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett Jr., Tasha Smith, Tracee Ellis Ross, Malinda Williams, Terri J. Vaughn, Cassi Davis, China Anne McClain, Juanita Jennings, Maria Howell, L. Warren Young, Steve Coulter, Craig Robinson, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Sierra McClain, Lauryn McClain and Kate Kneeland are playing as the star cast in this movie. Daddy's Little Girls scores a 5.8 digit binge rating out of 10 and movie is available in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres.
Daddy's Little Girls - Star Cast And Crew
Tyler Perry Director
Rochelle Dewberry Actor
Gabrielle Union Actor
Idris Elba Actor
Louis Gossett Jr. Actor
Tasha Smith Actor
Tracee Ellis Ross Actor
Malinda Williams Actor
Terri J. Vaughn Actor
Cassi Davis Actor
China Anne McClain Actor
Juanita Jennings Actor
Maria Howell Actor
L. Warren Young Actor
Steve Coulter Actor
Craig Robinson Actor
Gary Anthony Sturgis Actor
Sierra McClain Actor
Lauryn McClain Actor
Kate Kneeland Actor
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
Yesterday's Past
Daddy's Little Girls FAQ's
What is the release date of Daddy's Little Girls?
The release date of Daddy's Little Girls is Feb 14, 2007.
What are the popular movie of Tyler Perry?
For Colored Girls, Madea's Witness Protection, Good Deeds, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, The Single Moms Club, Acrimony, Madea's Family Reunion, Why Did I Get Married?, The Family That Preys and Nobody's Fool are the popular movies of Tyler Perry.
What is the star cast of Daddy's Little Girls?
The star cast of Daddy's Little Girls are : Rochelle Dewberry, Gabrielle Union, Idris Elba, Louis Gossett Jr., Tasha Smith, Tracee Ellis Ross, Malinda Williams, Terri J. Vaughn, Cassi Davis, China Anne McClain, Juanita Jennings, Maria Howell, L. Warren Young, Steve Coulter, Craig Robinson, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Sierra McClain, Lauryn McClain and Kate Kneeland.
Who is the director of Daddy's Little Girls?
Daddy's Little Girls is directed by Tyler Perry.
In which language does the movie Daddy's Little Girls available?
This movie is available in English language.
In which genre the movie is available in?
This movie is available in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres.
Popular movies Of Tyler Perry
For Colored Girls
Madea's Witness Protection
The Single Moms Club
Acrimony
Madea's Family Reunion
Why Did I Get Married?
The Family That Preys


I made my wife this Cherry serving tray for Mothers Day. What better way to give it, than with breakfast Mothers Day morning. Made with a 1 1/8 in bowl bit, drilled out as much material as possible with a forstner bit. Finished with mineral oil. Thanks for looking.
Great work. Hope she loved it.
Nice job Kevin, hope the kids helped with the breakfast.
Thanks Monte, she did love it. Thanks Dave, only one of them were awake when I was making breakfast but he helped by eating bacon and cheese while I was cooking. They all made her feel special today though.
Nice work! Great idea Kevin! Happy Mothers Day to Mom!
Thank You for the comments. Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there.
Good idea Kevin, what better way to make mom Queen For A Day than to make her two things straight from the heart – a serving tray & breakfast in bed. I'm sure you're a hero today.
Thanks Tom, after breakfast we went to Church then played outside with the kids, took a nap, now were on our way to go visit the Grandparents. A pretty good day.


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Capture a little boy's moments of childhood, from birth to five years with this journal and notebook gift set.
Loved by Parents Awards 2015 winner and shortlisted for Gift of the Year 2016. Award-winning gift set, Early Years, is all you need to create a keepsake for the precious first five years of your son's life.
A refreshingly manageable way to capture all those little things that are easily forgotten.
The gift set contains a 120 page hardback journal featuring sections for each year with fun prompts about things you enjoy, your friends and some of your adventures, and spaces to record details of birthdays and Christmas.
Carry the handy notebook, Notes and Quotes, with you when out and about to jot down cute moments, funny phrases or milestones as they happen.
A lovely gift for a son or grand-son.


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Q: How to draw a arbitrary path with touch move on a UIView I know that you can draw a line easy by Core Graphic on UIView in a drawrect function. However, I only can draw a straight line。 If I want to draw a arbitrary path with the touch move, what should I do? Can someone give a hint?
Best Regards,

A: You could use the CGPoints that are being passed to touchesMoved: and draw a line in between each on of those CGPoints in order to draw your arbitrary path. You would only need to draw a new line once, unless you are redrawing your screen, which means you would have to store all the points in an NSMutableArray, and redraw them every time. Hope that Helps!

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It's that time again, a simple call for questions. This time I'm looking for anything you want to know about editing, grammar, punctuation, proofreading, etc.
Please submit your question in the comments below, send me an emailor leave a post on Facebook or Twitter.


It's almost time for the 6th annual Market in the Park at Old Mill Park in West Liberty. This annual event, held on the first weekend in August, just gets better and better every year. What a great way to Eat Local, Buy Local, support Morgan County makers and growers and celebrate community! This year, in addition to over 30 hobbyists/enthusiasts/artists/crafters/growers and bakers, the very first Market in the Park BBQ Competition will take place. You'll be able to sample the hard work and delicious results of the competition on Saturday at noon, as a light lunch will be served, free to Market in the Park attendees. Blair House Antiques will be back again this year with their irresistible selection of vintage items, antiques and gadgets just like the ones your grandma and granddad had.
Also new this year is the first ever Race to the Market 5K! For a downloadable registration form or more information, follow the provided links or visit www.marketinthepark.net.
Live entertainment will be provided during the event by the West Liberty Mountain Boys. We're proud to have this young, accomplished group of musicians performing their favorites for us!
To see sneak peeks of items that will be available during Market in the Park, please follow the Market in the Park page on Facebook or follow West Liberty Tourism on social media.


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Is Bitcoin Legal? A 2021 Update on the Matter
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Is Bitcoin Legal? An Update on the matter in 2021
Is Bitcoin Legal?
Bitcoin's legality has long been a contentious issue. What is a government's strategy for dealing with a decentralized global digital asset that isn't designed to be controlled by a single entity? Is there a new type of cash that is both censorship-resistant and community-focused?
For reasons other than those stated above, the US authorities have battled to regulate Bitcoin (BTC). The first cryptocurrency in the world has numerous levels that go beyond standard ventures like mining and trading. Because most people don't understand how Bitcoin works, how it's controlled, or how earnings may be taxed, each activity has its own set of rules. This government battle affects every aspect of the crypto sector.
Legal parties, for instance, cannot enable unauthorized parties to manage cryptocurrencies in the same way that they cannot allow anybody to manage regular fiat currency. Regulators want to create new rules for organizations that provide cryptocurrency custody or handle virtual currencies in other ways. This endeavor is made more difficult by the fact that certain assets are classified as securities while others are classified as properties. There are also derivatives and other components of the investment decision to consider.
Should a profit from an airdrop be subject to tax from a profit from a cryptocurrency investment? Where else do hard forks fit into the picture? Do governments permit mining benefits, how are they taxed, and how is the procedure regulated?
Restrictions differ depending upon how the network's mining works or if an organization is mining for private or business reasons, as well as its yearly income levels. Some corporations may compensate their staff with mining revenues, which would necessitate a variety of regulatory laws.
In the world of cryptocurrency, there are a plethora of sources of income, the majority of which the average person is unaware of. In some ways, technology is progressing faster than understanding cryptocurrencies, and government rules take time to comprehend and establish.
Finally, globalization and freedom of movement must be taken into consideration. How do governments deal with citizens who may own and earn cryptocurrency anywhere in the world? It's no surprise that regulation is taking so long, but here's a look at how different nations are attempting to govern cryptocurrencies.
Is Bitcoin Legal in the US?
Buying and holding Bitcoin has never been "illegal" in the United States – certainly not at the national level. The policies differ depending on where you live.
However, because federal parties have not agreed on a unified strategy and approach, the asset's regulatory status at the national level has changed from time to time. Some of the authorities that aim to take measures against Bitcoin include the United States Securities Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and their perspectives vary.
1. Securities Commission
Since 2014, when it published an investor notice alerting Americans about the hazards of Bitcoin, the SEC is already discussing it. Potential fraud, instability, and scams are among the dangers. Then-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton concluded in 2018 that Bitcoin should be taxed as a property rather than a security, and therefore should be classed as such.
While other cryptocurrencies are classified as securities, Bitcoin is not since the investment contract has no winner. Nevertheless, the network is self-contained, and the SEC regards Bitcoin as conventional money similar to the US dollar. Clayton also stated that cryptocurrencies "are replacements for sovereign currencies, replacing the dollar, the euro, and the yen," which influenced his ultimate judgment.
Otherwise, the SEC's focus is on initial coin offerings (ICOs), which are more akin to the way IT businesses raise money. Other organizations have more to say about the regulation around Bitcoin.
2. Internal Revenue Service
Bitcoin was classified as property by the IRS in 2014, according to Notice 2014-21. This implies that traders should pay capital gains tax on each bitcoin exchange and report it to the Internal Revenue Service in USD once a year. Profits from Bitcoin mining, as well as payments for products and services, are included in this policy.
The IRS didn't add an official ticker to Form 1040 until 2020, requiring taxpayers to report any virtual currency transaction. Even though many Bitcoin traders took advantage of the asset's decentralized nature to avoid paying taxes, the IRS organized a task force in 2018 to track down tax evaders.
3. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Bitcoin is classified as a commodity by the CFTC, much as gold and other precious metals. In the interest of clarity, the commission published a handbook in 2017 defining its positions. As the business becomes more recognized, the group's influence over derivatives will expand to include insider trading, pump-and-dump, and other related actions.
The CFTC may appeal to institutional investors interested in investing in cryptocurrencies. And besides, the commission published an official Strategic Plan for Bitcoin and other digital currencies from 2020 to 2024. The approach focuses on clear bitcoin legislation for all Americans while also encouraging cryptocurrency innovation. She does want to "be severe" on those who "violate the rules," though.
The CFTC has also taken its word for it, suing the BitMEX exchange for failing to register the platform. Many crypto aficionados are ecstatic because the legislation might lead to the creation of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), something which SEC has long refused to adopt.
4. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
FinCEN established guidelines in 2013, indicating that while virtual money is a form of exchange, it lacks all of the characteristics of actual money, making it ineligible for use as legal tender. However, they believe that anybody may use Bitcoin to buy products and services as long as a client is prepared to accept it.
It's also worth noting that those who buy products and services with cryptocurrencies aren't considered money services businesses, which means they're subject to different regulations than traditional businesses.
5. Federal Reserve
Bitcoin, as declared by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, is more of a "speculative asset" similar to gold than a currency or a store of value, as he stated in March 2021. Powell also said that owing to its volatility, Bitcoin is not a particularly brilliant store of value, thus the moniker "speculative."
In reality, the Federal Reserve has frequently warned individuals about the dangers of Bitcoin and other virtual assets, recommending them not to invest. One of the top chairs of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Randal K Quarles, has gone so far as to exclaim that Bitcoin would never be a "revolutionary mode of payment."
Ironically, the Federal Reserve intends to keep developing its own digital money, which will most likely resemble a stable currency.
6. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
To engage with such investments as Bitcoin, FINRA needs cryptocurrency brokers to be certified. If an accused cryptocurrency broker, for example, submits false information, FINRA can give legal assistance. If the broker isn't licensed, he'll have a hard time staying in business and will most likely have to close his doors.
Otherwise, FINRA tries its utmost to alert individuals about the dangers of cryptocurrencies by offering podcasts and educational manuals on the subject.
7. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
In terms of regulation on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, the OCC has been one of the more proactive government entities. The agency, which regulates big banks, authorized domestic banks to legally offer crypto custody services and deal with stablecoins in 2020, before designating the first "digital asset bank" in the US the following year.
Since then, Michael Hsu, the OCC's acting comptroller, has stated that he intends to amend his crypto guidelines in order to foster "responsible innovation." He wants crypto entrepreneurs to feel at ease in the United States, as long as they keep residents secure.
Regulation in the United States: A Historical Perspective
Governments, it's reasonable to assume, didn't care about Bitcoin when it first appeared in 2009 – if they even heard about it. Regulators started to take interest as news got out that civilians were utilizing it on the dark web. When the FBI shut down The Silk Road in 2013, another of the primary dark web marketplaces that exclusively accepted Bitcoin, the scenario took a turn for the worst.
The Silk Road has generated over $ 1.3 billion in Bitcoin in just two years. The FBI suspected that much of the revenue was the consequence of laundering money, which sparked a discussion regarding Bitcoin's anonymity. In the same year, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proclaimed Bitcoin to be illegal tender. The US Senate also addressed letters to law enforcement warning them about the dangers of digital assets.
However, no state came even close to regulating the usage of cryptocurrencies until 2015. This was New York, who had been examining the industry for two years in public. Then there was the BitLicense, which is a legal requirement that a company must meet in order to mediate the buy and trade of cryptocurrencies, store or offer bitcoin custody, or run a cryptocurrency exchange.
Among other things, BitLicense approval necessitates the establishment of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures. Many states followed the suit to regulate Bitcoin, and yet none of them have a BitLicense-style system in place.
According to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the regulation will be accelerated even more in 2020. (CSBS). PayPal and other comparable payment companies were able to supply digital assets more easily as a result of this.
Wyoming is a crypto-friendly state that recognizes them as legal tender. The state has made it possible for cryptocurrency enterprises into becoming Special Purpose Depository Institutions (SPDIs), which are a form of bank that may lend digital assets, give crypto custody, and provide other services.
In the same way that Wyoming acknowledges cryptocurrency as a form of payment, Texas does as well. It has become one of the most welcoming states for bitcoin mining. Texas intends to develop into a significant bitcoin mining hub.
Finally, in 2021, Miami's mayor spent the year enacting progressive cryptocurrency legislation in the state of Florida. Among other key advances that acknowledge cryptocurrencies as a means of wealth transfer, the city is seeking to allow people to pay taxes in Bitcoin.
Is Bitcoin legal in China?
China formally prohibited financial institutions from offering any Bitcoin-related services in May 2021. While the nation has already prohibited cryptocurrency trading and cryptocurrency-related financing methods, this restriction focused on traditional crypto firms like financial institutions. The nation highlighted cryptocurrency volatility as a cause.
Citizens who already own cryptocurrencies, on the other hand, can keep them lawfully.
Regulation in China: A Brief History
China does not strive to control cryptocurrencies in a proactive manner in general, although this was often not the case. Only until the end of 2017, Chinese citizens are allowed to use cryptocurrencies without the involvement of the government. The authorities eventually understood enough about cryptocurrency to crack down on high-risk businesses.
As a result, the People's Bank of China outlawed initial coin offerings (ICOs), making it impossible for projects to raise funds in China. This should not be surprising, given the Chinese authorities have been involved in a variety of foreign activities, including cryptocurrencies and others. These rules had an impact on bitcoin trading in China, and several businesses were expelled from the country as a result.
In the summer of 2021, the Chinese government stepped up its anti-mining campaign. Given that the country accounted for a substantial portion of the world's miners (between 50 and 70 percent), the bitcoin price dropped sharply as a result. China has accused Bitcoin miners of the country's failure to reach its environmental goals. In the same year, China prohibited financial institutions from providing crypto services, as well as huge corporations including Alipay.
On the flip side of China's massive crackdown is the government's interest in blockchain technology and central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country is rumored to be working on its own CBDC, a constant coin cryptocurrency that is tethered one-to-one to the price of the yen. The technology would eventually allow China to digitize the yen once it was released.
Bitcoin Regulation in the Rest of the World
As you may have guessed, there is no global regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. Almost every country has standards that are different from one another. Let's take a look at the most notable ones.
1. Russia
Bitcoin was unregulated in Russia for a period of time. Nevertheless, in 2020, the government implemented legislation prohibiting federal employees and their families from owning cryptocurrency in any form. The Russian government also recognized Bitcoin trade, however, it forbade the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a means of exchanging goods and services. Some authorities have attempted to refute this, and there's also a lobbying organization that claims the Russian government is stifling the bitcoin business. There are also reports that a new bill would be introduced that will require citizens to reveal their assets.
2. Japan
Since 2016, the Japanese government has deemed Bitcoin legal cash, and crypto exchanges must adhere to AML and KYC standards. Years of government research into the Mt. Gox disaster led to this outcome.
Other crypto exchanges in Japan have been hacked, forcing regulators to demand stronger security procedures and put future exchanges on hold for now. However, in 2019, Japan began authorizing new cryptocurrency exchanges and focusing rules on the security token offering (STO) and initial coin offering (ICO) industries.
In 2018, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made it illegal for local firms to service cryptocurrencies, claiming that they were not legal cash and that no organization could have a "relationship" with them. This prohibition lasted for two years until the RBI reversed its decision in March 2020. As a result, while Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions are now allowed, initial coin offers (ICOs) and asset funds are still prohibited.
Even though the European Union is still striving to reach a regulatory agreement, European countries are rather progressive. The European Union's Court of Justice (CJEU) determined in 2015 that bitcoin trading constitutes a kind of service providing. This phrase indicates that virtual currencies are exempt from VAT (VAT). Individual countries, like states in the United States, can still set their own policies.
However, the European Union has signed the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5), which applies to all nations. In order to combat terrorism and money laundering, this regulation would develop a record of all bitcoin dealers and holders.
In 2019, France regulated initial coin offerings (ICOs) and entities that provide crypto services. Since then, all KYC and AML procedures for French exchanges have been drastically tightened, and they have been compelled to register with the federal government. However, the government is currently working on establishing a broad regulatory framework as of 2021. Francois Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of the Bank of France, argued that the EU has only one-two years to do before digital assets threaten its financial sovereignty.
Coinbase received an official license from Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) in 2021, allowing it to continue servicing consumers in the nation. Coinbase is the first cryptocurrency-related company to obtain this license, which becomes mandatory in November 2019. BaFin intends to distribute the license to a variety of other organizations.
3. The United Kingdom
Despite the fact that Bitcoin is not regarded as legal cash in the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is enthusiastic about it. The asset will be deemed property in the UK as of 2020, which means it will be subject to capital gains tax. Because cryptocurrencies are not a standard asset class, the tax imposed on them may change depending on the involved parties.
Due to an examination of operations, the FCA barred Binance from engaging in regulated activities in the UK in 2021. Customers cannot "reliably value" cryptocurrency derivatives, thus the country made it a point to prohibit them.
1. The Savior
El Salvador is the world's first country to make Bitcoin legal tender. A regulation requiring companies to recognize Bitcoin for products and services went into effect in the summer of 2021. Citizens can also use the digital asset to pay for housing, as it is not subject to capital gains tax when spent. El Salvador's president handed $ 30 in Bitcoin to any inhabitant of legal age who wanted to use the new payment method.
2. Paraguay
Many expected that Paraguay would be the next country to follow El Salvador's lead. The Paraguayan Congress released a bill on July 14, 2021, to "control the activities of creation and sale of virtual assets or crypto assets." In essence, three government bodies will manage various elements of crypto, attempting to end money laundering and overseeing all electrical usage.
On the other side, the nation will impose cryptocurrency transaction controls that everyone must adhere to, and miners will be required to get a virtual asset mining license in order to continue mining. It's worth noting, though, that virtual assets in Paraguay aren't regarded as legal cash. Instead, they've examined security tokens that the whole public is entitled to.
3. Panama
Finally, in July 2021, Panamanian politicians intend to adopt Bitcoin regulation. The country will introduce legislation that establishes clear standards and allows for the use of digital currencies. Panama will become an incubator for fintech and company development, according to Congressman Gabriel Silva.
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Microsoft: Office On iOS Could Offer $2.5B In Revenue
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Earlier this week, at the Goldman Sachs tech conference in San Francisco, Microsoft CFO Peter Klein was asked (yet again) about the potential launch of a version of Office for iOS, the operating system used for the Apple iPad and iPhone. And as has been Microsoft's wont on this subject, he dodged the question. On the one hand, he noted that Microsoft has a long history of providing cross-platform applications. (You can run Office on the Mac, for instance.) And he also noted that you can run the limited function Web-based version of Office in a browser on basically any device at all, including iPads and iPhones, to read documents and do some light editing. There are also other select applications available for iOS like the company's OneNote note-taking software, he notes.
But that's not what people want. They want full-fledged Office - Word, Excel, Powerpoint - running on their iPads. And for now, they can't have it.
What Microsoft isn't going to say, but which seems obvious to me, is that Microsoft is simply not going to do that at a time when it is trying to get Windows 8 office the ground, attempting to gain traction for its Surface tablet line (which include a version of Office) and watching PC unit sales get cannibalized by tablets in general and the iPad in particular. The fact that Windows 8 tablets can run Office and iPads can't doesn't matter to everyone, but it does make using an iPad a non-starter for many enterprise buyers. So in declining to produce an iOS version of Office, Microsoft would appear to be trying to carve out a distinct role for Windows 8 tablets in the corporate world.
But in the process, Microsoft is leaving a big pile of money on the table.
In a report earlier this week, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Holt considered the question and concluded that while Office is a differentiator for Windows tablets, Microsoft's decision is denying itself a big slug of high-margin revenue - $2.5 billion or more. And he adds that if Windows tablet sales remain slow, there could be a shift in policy in the June 2014 fiscal year.
"Office on iPad could be a several billion dollar opportunity," Holt writes in his research note. "While MSFT has resisted offering a full version of Office for the iOS, the company may ultimately decide there is more upside with Office on iPads, particularly if Win tablets fall short of expectations. The Surface RT likely sold only 900,000-1 million units in calendar Q4, while OEMs have pulled back on tablet builds and it may be difficult for MSFT to reach much more than 10% tablet share in calendar 2013." He figures that the company could add $1.3 billion in revenue and profits of 8 cents a share in FY 2014 assuming a $60 ASP and 30% attach rate, while sales into the entire iPad base would raise the opportunity to $2.5 billion in revenue and 16 cents a share.
And there is more to be had if they offered an Android version of Office.
Holt notes that Microsoft actually sees a 3-4x higher attach rate for paid Office on Macs - 30%-40% - than on Windows at 10%-15%.
"The math is compelling and may drive MSFT to move Office," he concludes.
One option, he says, would be to move the company's Office 365 subscription service - which combines client-side software with cloud-based data storage and ongoing software updates - to the iOS platform.
"MSFT may open up Office 365 to iOS/Android versus making the application native, which may limit the near-term revenue, but would skirt the payment to Apple [you wouldn't need to sell it through the App Store] and drive greater adoption of Office 365, which has significant long-term benefits," he writes. "Office 365 Home Premium is priced at $100/year (for up to 5 devices), which equates to $500 in revenue over 5 years vs. only ~$180 for an equivalent perpetual license, assuming an upgrade cycle of ~5 years, or almost 3x the value."
And the core of the question is simply that there is considerable demand for Office on tablets, and the free Web version is not enough.
"MSFT offers Office web apps which can be accessed through a browser, but these apps have more limited functionality than the traditional desktop version and Office 365 apps," he notes. "MSFT's free Office web apps let users view, create and do some basic editing using Office apps that run in the Safari browser on the iPad (or on a browser in an Android tablet), but it does not offer all features, such as track changes. Consumers can access Office web apps via SkyDrive for free although there is a 25 GB storage limit and 50 MB file size limit for Word, PowerPoint and OneNote files and a 2 MB file size limit for Excel. Office 365, which is MSFT's subscription-based Office offering, is currently not available for use on iOS or Android-based devices. In our recent survey work, over 60% of respondents suggested Office was the most important feature to consider for a tablet and there is clearly demand for Office on the iPad."
So, no Office for iOS yet...but eventually, Microsoft may find the business opportunity irresistible.


At the 4th Choreographic Coding Lab (New York City, 2015), the participants were provided with motion data and videos of No Time To Fly (2012), choreographed by Deborah Hay and performed individually by Jeanine Durning, Juliette Mapp and Ros Warby.
Deborah's choreography score consists of questions, which makes each dancer perform uniquely. Extensive research has been done on each dancer's motion, particularly, the travel path to understand their movement characteristics by Florian Jenett and others.
"My body is limited in what it can do so I'm not interested in what it can do. I'm interested in how I can raise the threshold of my attention and energy when I break it down to the cellular body. And it's the whole body at once. All that cellular body is contained, like in a silhouette, of the human body. (...) And it's the multi-cellular body I attend to when I'm dancing."
In response to Deborah's comments, I decided to build a real-life particle system as a metaphor for a cellular body. Since visualization of the body movement has been done already, I focused on interpretation of the choreography in a different dimension, real-life particles. Particles are scattered by SPIDAR-mouse, originally designed as a haptic device but modified to respond to dancer's movement. Several kinds of material are tested: flour, ground seeds, ice, sugar and black glass pieces, and I ended up using glass on white paper and sugar on black paper with videos performed by Jeanine Durning and Ros Warby, respectively.
As for implementation, the dancer's position provided by Motion Bank is input to a Kalman filter to compute a smoothed velocity. A force proportional to the velocity is applied to a pin by the haptic device to scatter the particles. The position of the pin is not measured by the system and is affected by the applied force, the size of the device and friction between the pin and paper, which blurs the correlation between the performer appears in the video and pin movement.
Thanks to the organizers of the Choregraphic Coding Lab, and special thanks to all the participants at CCL for giving me valuable comments.


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REPOST: Brexit Has Ground to a Halt
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Whatever your opinion of Brexit, if you are a reader of this blog you will know that I see it as a cataclysmic change. That is true even though I now live in Norway, and indeed have spent half my life here. The catastrophic vote of June 23rd 2016 was a very black day. Through this blog I had cultivated that identity I used to think that I shared with the community I grew up in, through common values taught in my formative years. The very colour scheme of Yorkshire Viking was a living memorial to a bye gone age, and the defunct school uniform of the former (now demolished) Adwick School. Yet, as I have written previously, Brexit marked the permanent break; it was a "before and after" like none I had ever experienced. Brexit has broken up the last bonds that bind.
Of course, I follow developments in the UK every day. Today I read this blog post by John Fitzgerald. With his permission, I am reposting it here. You can find the original at https://johngfitzgerald.blogspot.no/2018/03/brexit-has-ground-to-halt.html
Brexit has ground to a halt!
Amid all the sound and fury of conflicting opinions about Britain's future relationship with Europe, one startling fact stands out: Brexit is going nowhere. Secretary of State for Exiting the EU Davis has not attended a single meeting in Brussels this year. There are no negotiations going on about the transition period or the future trade relationship because the exit agreement, which must come first, has stalled on the difficult issue of the Irish border. Draft heads of agreement were exchanged between London and Brussels in December 2017 but Sec Davis disowned these terms within 24 hours of the agreement in principle. He subsequently backtracked his backtracking and the issue was generally assumed to have been resolved. In fact it was parked by HMG, in the hope some magical solution would be found and nothing was resolved, as is now obvious.
There is no agreement on the Irish border issue, post Brexit, which can be spelled out in a legally binding text. The EU issued a draft text in line with the terms agreed in December recently, for considered by the member states. The UK government instantly disowned this proposal but has declined to put forward an alternative proposal of its own. This impasse means there is now no realistic possibility of an exit agreement being signed at the March EU summit, when this was supposed to happen. Failure to conclude an exit deal means there can be no agreement about a transition period and no talks about a longer term relationship.
Meanwhile in London, government plans to move the next stage of Brexit legislation have been postponed because of a threatened rebellion by Tory MP's. The House of Lords is also making difficulties with numerous amendments to the EU exit bill being debated, and hundreds more under consideration. As if all that wasn't enough to give Mrs Mayhem a headache, the Home Office is struggling to define a workable system for registration of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit. A complex set of proposals has been circulating but there are several fundamental problems, most notably how to identify eligible EU citizens when they apply for work, NHS treatment or when signing rental agreements. The only realistic way of dealing with this is an ID card system which has been considered in the past, by the Blair government, but was shot shown largely at the behest of libertarian Tories, notably the same Sec Davis who now sees no point in going to Brussels to negotiate.
There is a long list of other issues backed up, not even being considered by ministers at present, because of lack of time and resources. Prominent items include the need for a replacement for the open skies agreement, governing air transport, of which Britain will no longer be a member after Brexit. Also on the list are international agreements relating to membership of the World Trade Organisation, international nuclear safety, regulation of design rights, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, shipping , data protection, environmental controls and at least a hundred other issues. The fact is HM government is already overburdened by a massive Brexit workload and cannot take on any more legislation or international negotiations.
All the agreements and negotiations mentioned above would have to be signed, sealed and delivered by March 29th 2019 if Britain is to exit the EU in good order. There is not the slightest chance of this happening. The option of leaving the EU with no deal has also evaporated because Britain simply can't put all the necessary agreements in place with the WTO, open skies, nuclear safety bodies etc, in the limited time left.
In plain English Brexit has ground to a halt and there is no prospect of it moving forward for a very long time. The most sensible move would be for Mrs Mayhem to 'fess-up at the next EU council meeting and ask the other EU governments to agree to an extension of the Article 50 timeline. That would preserve Britain's current rights and privileges and allow time for proper consideration of the massive backlog of issues. This will not be easy but it is clearly what the national interest demands. Even the arch Brexit zealot Rees-Mogg said as much in an exchange with Sec Davis at a committee hearing, in parliament recently.
The government is trapped by its own statements and commitments, to deliver a frictionless transition to the brave new world of Brexit. None of this is possible but the government dare not say so in public without serious loss of credibility with its core supporters. The search is now on for a credible means of pinning the blame on someone, Juncker, Merkel, Macron, Varadkar, Corbyn, anyone. Attacking these people is hardly a good plan, however, as most of them will eventually be asked to show considerable goodwill to help Britain through this mess of its own making. Attacking your rescuers is never a good idea when you're stuck in the mud and lack the honesty or humility to admit it.
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