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Duke of Cumberland
October 29, 2015 October 30, 2015 dreid1746 History	Butcher, duke of cumberland, Hanoverian, Jacobite, William Augustus
This year marks 250 years since the death of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. In August 1760 Cumberland suffered a stroke and five years later on 31st October 1765 Cumberland died aged 44 at Upper Grosvenor Street in London.
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Today, Cumberland is largely known by his nickname 'Butcher Cumberland', following the Battle of Culloden and the pacification of the Highlands, and he remains a controversial British military figure. In order to fight the Jacobite army, led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Cumberland was recalled from duty in Flanders where he had been fighting in the War of Austrian Succession. His move back to England to the head of the British Army for a popular appointment and caused morale to lift amongst the government troops. He is credited with training the government men to stand fast against the Highland charge and to hold their firing until the Jacobites were within good range to inflict maximum damage. This training would help the Government army when they came to meet the Jacobites at Culloden.
The day before the battle, 15th April 1746, a copy of the general orders issued to the Jacobites was stolen, and someone, presumably on Cumberland's instruction, inserted a forged addition, to the effect that no quarter was to be given to any Government prisoners. The Jacobites were to be portrayed as ruthless men unwilling to let ay Government men escape the battlefield alive. On the morning of the battle Cumberland's troops were circulated with an order that said: 'Officers and men will take notice that the public orders of the rebels yesterday was to give us no quarter.' Cmberlands response was to in turn order his men to give no quarter to the Jacobite men and after the battle had been won his men marched across the battlefield bayoneting any man lying dying or wounded.
Following Culloden Cumberland then began the process of the pacification of the Highlands. All men believed to be 'rebels' were killed, as were non-combatants; 'rebellious' settlements were burned and livestock was confiscated on a large scale. Over a hundred Jacobites were hanged and many men and women were imprisoned and often sent by ship to London for trial. The journey south could take up to 8 months and many of prisoners died in the ships before they reached their destination. Cumberland was known as displaying the strictest discipline in his camp. He was inflexible in the execution of what he deemed to be his duty, without favour to any man. In only a few cases did he exercise his influence in favour of clemency.
In the months that followed there appeared to be two very different opinions of Cumberland. Some christened him 'Butcher Cumberland' for the atrocities he was enacting on the Highlands whilst other nicknamed him 'Sweet William' and celebrated his success at defeating the Jacobite army. Cumberland was given the freedom of the City of Glasgow and made Chancellor of both Aberdeen and St Andrews Universities. In London a thanksgiving service was held at St Pauls Cathedral, which included the first performance of a new oratorio by Handel 'Judas Maccabaeus' which was composed especially for Cumberland and which contains the anthem 'See the Conquering Hero Comes'.
However, the brutality of the aftermath of Culloden slowly began to take the shine off Cumberlands image and the taunts of 'Butcher' certainly did not help. His image further sank when he was defeated in the Seven Years War. Cumberlands men were vastly outnumbered and he was forced to retreat. On return to Britain he was publicly reprimanded by King George II and consequently resigned all his military and public offices and retired into private life. Retiring to Cumberland Lodge in Windsor, Cumberland largely avoided public life and died both unmarried and childless. Following his death he was buried beneath the floor in the Henry VII Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey.
The Duke of Cumberland is a figure of much controversy but hopefully this post gives you a bit of an insight into the actions that led to his 'Butcher' moniker.
As always please share, comment, tweet, ask questions and be inspired to learn more about the true history of the Jacobites.
A Jacobite Journey through Scotland
October 23, 2015 April 5, 2016 dreid1746 Countryside, NTS	Dundee, Glencoe, Glenfinnan, Jacobite, Killiecrankie, Massacre of Glencoe, Soldiers Leap
In the National Trust for Scotland we are lucky enough to have several sites which are connected to the Jacobite story so we thought we'd look at a few of these special places and share their unique stories.
Firstly, to the majesty of Killiecrankie. This steep sided gorge was home to the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 in which the Government army was sent north to deal with Viscount Dundees newly formed Jacobite army. The Jacobites were able to rout the Government army, but it came at a cost. Roughly one third of the Highland force was killed and Viscount Dundee was mortally wounded. He died on the battlefield and was carried the few miles to the nearby parish church of St Bride, above Blair Castle where he was buried.
Killiecrankie in the Autumn
The death of Dundee, in the midst of the confusion of a cavalry charge, became the subject of numerous legends, the best known of which was the tale that he was invulnerable to lead (due to having made a pact with the Devil) and was killed not by the government shot but by a silver button from his own coat being pushed into the wound.
Another legend of Killiecrankie is the Soldiers Leap. Along the gorge is a narrow section where it is said Donald MacBean, a government soldier, avoided capture by jumping 5.5m (18.5 feet) across the river. Despite losing his shoe on the way across, he survived and escaped, later becoming a prize fighter. You can walk out to the point at which MacBean made his famous leap but i wouldn't fancy giving it a go myself.
Soldiers Leap at Killiecrankie
Today the gorge is famous for its autumn colours. Its Gaelic name 'Coille Chneagaidh' or 'Wood of Shimmering Aspen' sums it up perfectly. There is a beautiful walk along the gorge or for the more adventurous there is a bungee jump off the Garry Bridge.
From gorgeous Killiecrankie to the equally stunning Glencoe. This beautiful site is considered one of the most picturesque spots in Scotland but its history is a little more on the ugly side. In 1692 the Massacre of Glencoe took place in the early morning of the 13th February. Members of the MacDonald clan were murdered by soldiers of the neighbouring Campbell clan for not pledging allegiance to William III.
The Highland clan chiefs had been set a deadline of the 1st January 1692 to swear an oath of loyalty to William III to be granted an indemnity. MacDonald was late in declaring his oath and an order, signed by the King himself, was raised to enact the massacre.
Alastair MacLain, 12th Chief of Glencoe, and the man responsible for the late pledge, was killed as he tried to rise from his bed. 37 other men were murdered in their homes or as they tried to flee with as many as 40 women and children dying from exposure after their homes were burned down. Today there is a monument in Glencoe remembering the fallen MacDonald men.
Finally we couldn't talk about Jacobites without mentioning Glenfinnan Monument.
Glenfinnan Monument
It was here that Prince Charles Edward Stuart truly began his '45 campaign on 19th August 1745. On the hills around the monument Charles raised the Jacobite standard for the first time and began his fateful campaign which would end the following year at Culloden. All the mustered clans heard as Charles claimed the Scottish and the English thrones in the name of his father, James, the Old Pretender.
In 1815 a monument was built to commemorate the raising of the standard, the monument stands 18m high and is topped with a statue of an unknown highlander.
The Unknown Soldier on top of Glenfinnan Monument
Be sure to check out these places and even more to discover the history of the Jacobites and of course make sure you visit Culloden to complete your visit! As always please like, share, tweet, follow, comment and enjoy uncovering the pages of history as you take your own Jacobite adventure.
Henry – The Other Stuart
October 16, 2015 October 16, 2015 dreid1746 History	1745, Cardinal, Charles, Culloden, Henry Stuart, History, Stuart
Most of history remembers Bonnie Prince Charlie and his romanticised attempt to take back the Stuart throne for his father, but little is mentioned about his brother, Henry Benedict Stuart, who was the final public Jacobite heir to the Stuart throne.
Today we take a closer look at Henry and discover more about his history….
Firstly his name was not simply Henry Benedict Stuart, it was in fact Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, but that's a little long to keep saying so for now we'll make do with Henry. Henry was born on 6th March 1725 in Palazo Muti in Rome and was baptised by Pope Benedict XIII on the same day. From birth he was known as the Duke of York and he was apparently a rather intelligent child who could spell and write better than his older brother Charles.
Henry Benedict Stuart aged 13
In 1745 Henry travelled to France to help gain French support for Charles expedition and was there when Charles escaped in 1746 to greet him when he returned to France. By all accounts Henry appears to have been more introverted than Charles and more cautious in his approach to problems. However, he did manage to secure French troops and ships to support the '45 but ongoing delays meant they never reached Scotland in time to aid his brother. Consequently many Jacobites felt he had not done enough to support the Jacobite cause and his lack of aid was a source of friction between the brothers.
The brothers relationship became more strained when, on return to Rome, Henry persued his desires to become a Cardinal in the Catholic Church. Charles has tried not to emphasise his familys Catholicism, fearing it would prevent the Protestants in Britain from joining his cause, and therefore he was not particularly pleased with Henrys descision to join the church. Henry was ordained as a Cardinal Deacon on 30th June, 1747 and was very committed in his duties becoming Cardinal of Santa Maria, Portici, on 3rd July, 1747, before being ordained as a priest on 1st September, 1748.
Henry Benedict Stuart
Henrys father James, the Old Pretender, fully supported his sons desire to become a priest but personal relationships began to come between the father and son. Henry became very close with his majordomo, Giovanni Lercari, and this led to serious family tension eventually resutling in Henrys father attempting to have Lercari dismissed from service. Henry responded by attempting to seperate his finances from his father and a public scandal was only avoided by the input of Pope Benedict XIV who acted as a peace maker. Whilst some suggest there was more to the relationship than meets the eye nothing was ever proven and many have pointed to Henrys strict views against all impropriety to refute any allegations.
Henry and Charles would also reconcile with the help of Charles daughter Charlotte and it was Henry who to to convince Charles to stop drinking and offered him financial support in his later years. On the death of Prince Charles, Henry became the Jacobite claimant to the throne and apparently declared himself Henry IX but did not take any action to persue his claims. For most of the next forty years Henry lived in the town of Frascati just south of Rome where he was known as a very active bishop who led a simple life and is remembered for his acts for charity.
The Stuart memorial in St Peters Basilica in Rome
When Henry died in 1807 he was buried along with his brother, father and mother in the crypt of St Peters Basilica in Rome. He was succeeded in all his claimed British rights by his nearest blood-relative and friend, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia. Charles was the great-grandson of Henrietta Anne, the youngest daughter of Charles I but neither asserted nor renounced his Jacobite claims, nor have any of his successors to this day.
Henry certainly followed a different path to his brother Charles and is largely remembered for his work in the Catholic Church eventually becoming Dean of the College of Cardinals in Rome and Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Velletri.
Hopefully this little insight has piqued your curiosity about the often forgotten Henry Stuart and as always please like, follow, share, comment, tweet, reblog and keep coming back for more intriguing stories.
All the best, K & D.
Two Little Gems of History
October 9, 2015 October 9, 2015 dreid1746 History	1745, Culloden, Highland Folk Musuem, Highlands, History, Hugh Miller, outlander, Stories
The great thing about working at Culloden Battlefield is discovering all the different connections people and places have to the site as it's influence and story reaches across many different and unexpected places.
Today we've picked two little gems from a couple of properties nearby that show different aspects of the Culloden story. Firstly to Hugh Millers Birthplace just across the water on the Black Isle.
Hugh Miller's Cottage
Hugh Miller was a well known geologist in the 19th Century but it is his grandfather who provides the connection to Culloden having witnessed the Battle of Culloden from the Hill of Cromarty when he was a boy of fourteen. His grandfather told of the day being drizzly and thick and when he climbed the hill he found many townsfolk already assembled. A little after noon a round white cloud rose from Culloden Moor and then a second beside it. He talks of hearing the rattle of smaller fire-arms mingled with the roar of artillery. Then, after what felt like an exceedingly short space of time, the clouds dissipated and the rattle and roar was replaced with the sharp patter of musketry.
Miller also talks of another story told to him by a woman who on the day of the battle was tending sheep. She sat listening to the boom of the cannon in terror but talks of being still more scared by the howling of her dog who sat upright on his haunches the whole time the firing continued reportedly 'looking as if he saw a spirit.'
During his life Miller also spoke with at least two soldiers who fought at Culloden, one on the government side, the other the Jacobite. The first, a forester, accompanied the government army to Fort Augustus and spoke of the atrocities he saw; some of which still made his blood boil seventy years later. He talked of scores of cottages in flames and droves of cattle brought in from Highlanders lands. At one point he mentions there must have been about twenty thousand cattle and groups of drovers from Yorkshire and the south of Scotland would come in every day to share in the spoil and buy the cattle at greatly reduced prices.
These accounts of the battle are incredibly special and show the impact the event had on the Highland that they were shared down the generations for years to come. Storied like these help give a personal insight to the battle and the events that took place here almost 270 years ago.
From accounts of the battle we now move to something more modern and to the Highland Folk Museum at Newtonmore.
Recently most people will probably have heard of this place in terms of Outlander as it featured in the TV series where they filmed the ladies 'waulking the wool'. However, also on its grounds stands a Tin Tabernacle – 'a temporary church', in this case made from corrugated iron – that was previously situated on land that once formed part of Culloden Battlefield.
Leanach Mission Church
The building in question is Leanach Mission Church which was erected in 1907 to serve both the Church of Scotland and Free Church congregations. The church original sat in the crossroads beside the battlefield and was used by the local community. Originally supplied in kit form by Spiers of Glasgow, the church is listed as having cost £260 when it was first built. In the 1950s the services at Leanach Church were attended by 20 to 30 people, however, by the 1980s the church had become redundant and so was acquired by the Highland Folk Museum as the first of many 'historical rural buildings' to be re-erected on the museum's site. The pulpit, organ and communion table have all been retained as original features in the wooden-clad interior of the church and it is great to have the original church kept safe as another point of history in the Culloden story.
These are just two short examples of the story and importance of Culloden being shared and preserved but there are countless more throughout the world. Hopefully we will share some more stories but for now we hope you enjoyed this little insight and as always please like, follow, comment, tweet and share your own Culloden stories.
All the best K & D
Leanach Cottage
October 2, 2015 September 27, 2015 dreid1746 NTS	18th Century, building, conservation, croft, Culloden, Leanach Cottage, NTS
Situated on the grounds of Culloden Battlefield lies Leanach cottage. This beautiful thatched cottage attracts many visitors throughout the year and is a lovely memory of the history of the battlefield. Today, we thought we'd share a little more about the cottage and why it is so special to all of us here at Culloden.
Leanach is one of the last survivors of a once common local structure type of a single storey thatched building. Today the building stands as an isolated structure but in the past this area was well populated and the land divided into smallholdings. Historical maps show a number of farmsteads in the close vicinity with small pockets of individually cultivated land, however, Leanach is now one of the only surviving examples of this landscape.
The cottage itself was likely constructed in the early 18th century, probably as part of wider improvements on Culloden estate and originally would have been a T-shaped structure. In the 17th and 18th century estate owners provided their tenants with the wood for their roof crucks whilst the tenant was responsible for the construction of the walls of their houses.The walls were often made from local stone and/or turf at the gable ends.
Leanach Cottage in the 1940's
During the Battle of Culloden Leanach Cottage was situated in between the Government lines and it is likely the building would have been used as a field hospital for the government men.
Following Culloden there were several periods of occupation, sometimes intermittent and the shape of the building appears to have been altered by the demolition of the western end of the structure in the mid-late 1860s, leaving an L-plan structure which can still be seen today. The building then appears to have been abandoned again shortly after this and fell into a ruinous state (late 1860s-1880s). The cottage was then rebuilt and reoccupied in the early 1880s, possibly as part of Duncan Forbes' work to memorialise the Battle of Culloden during which time he also built the memorial cairn and erected grave stones on the clan graves.
Belle MacDonald outside Leanach Cottage
The last occupant of Leanach Cottage was Belle MacDonald who lived here until she died in 1912. Her family apparently gave tours of the battlefield to interested visitors as the Victorian railway brought tourists into the highlands. In 1924 the Gaelic Society of Inverness and Thomas Munro Architects set out to repair and conserve the building and the original steeply pitched roof was replaced with a shallower one.
The National Trust for Scotland was gifted Leanach Cottage in 1944 by Hector Forbes, the local land owner, and it became the original visitor centre in 1961. Quite different from the centre we have today it had a few simple panels to allow people to experience the story of the battle. Minor alterations continued until 1978 when the NTS removed the old 1920's roof and replaced it back to a steeply pitched roof more in line with the original crucks which were still visible in the western wall.
With the opening of the new visitor centres Leanach has been able to retain its charm and beauty and we hope to be able to open the cottage once again next year so visitors can see inside this lovely piece of history.
Leanach Cottage in the snow
In terms of conservation of the thatch and the turf wall, it is easy to see why the Trust needs the support of its Members to keep such buildings from falling into disrepair. Now, we don't usually play the charity card but this time we are so please forgive us. If you would like to help protect Leanach Cottage you can go to https://www.nts.org.uk/Donation/Appeal/Once/Give-to-your-favourite-National-Trust-for-Scotland-place/ or you can text ROOF75£5 to 70070 to donate £5. Thank you.
Hope you enjoyed the post. As always please like, follow, share, tweet, comment and keep coming back for more!


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We Are Not Yet God
September.13.2013
This is a series novel by Djuna, who has shown her unique world view, as a film critic and a SF writer. She published 11 episodes of series novel, which is about people going forward to an unexpected way in the 'world where the super power is common'. The time zone of this story is 200 years, and the physical distance of background is 100 light years in this novel. It has various characters, and genres such as mystery, thriller, children's literature, etc, but all of these are connected as one theme, and she created such an interesting future.
'The Power of All of Us'
The first battery super hero appears in Jeong-Ju in Korea, and due to the event at Jeon-Ju, the existence of the battery super hero and his super power have been revealed to the world.
'Murder at the LK Lab High School'
A student was murdered at the school where new learning methodologies are studied by gathering telepaths. The science department decided to dispatch a detective with battery super power for investigation.
'Lucas Ekbori Mind-setting Camp'
The tragedy happens at the mind setting camp to change telekinesis to telepathic ability, however, the important historical events happened all at once on this day.
'Private Hell'
Parents whose children were killed by a serial killer gathered together. They tried to free those children by hiring excellent telepaths, and the battery super hero.
'A Girl who Shepherds Pigs'
Pigs with super power had been awaken at the pig farm, and they tried to escape with the thought of living outside even one day.
'The House of Butterfly'
The last rich man and the family of a girl with the best battery super power fight against each other to secure the girl.
'The City of Telekinesis'
The experiments to control the whole city with telekinesis power happened at the ruined city of Dae-gu. The agents from the US are dispatched to investigate the secret of suspicious experiments.
'The End of Maladjustment'
'Maladjusted people' who failed to adjust to the battery escaped to an isolated island as their shelter. The last maladjusted person had to have a life like Robinson Crusoe in the artificial island.
'Why Titan?'
People evacuated themselves to the universe to spend surplus energy. The group of solvers who chased the pirates ended up with the aliens at the Titan, the satellite of Saturn, after emergency landing.
'Children eating Lotus'
Sae-Ha, an ordinary middle school student in Il-San, faces with strange situation that all the people disappear one day. In the process of solving the mystery, she finally finds out who she really is.
'Coming-of-Age Ceremony'
The descendants of people settled down in the star far away from the earth, and they enjoy the ceremony while watching the last day of the earth.
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This home sits on the edge of the Galisteo Basin. With the big views the house needed to stretch into the landscape to make it feel a part of, rather than dropped on, its environs. At the same time the wind is a constant factor in this part of New Mexico. The house was designed around a courtyard to provide protection from the winds and to extend the outdoor living season. On the edge of the Basin, large portals were placed to capture the big views while pocketing sliding glass doors open the inside to the exterior, blurring the definition between inside and outside. Through the floor to ceiling glass, the owners can see the ceiling extend and define a sense of protection in a harsh environment.


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For the first time in what seems like ages, folks from Houston had a good reason to break out the winter jackets this week. The holiday season is already in full swing, but it doesn't quite feel right without some cold weather, does it?
It has been warm for so long, in fact, that it almost feels like this photo, from the 1990 Aesculapian Yearbook, courtesy of the Baylor College of Medicine Archives, was the last time we had a proper cold day.
What's your favorite part of a cold day? The excuse to drink hot chocolate? Snuggling into a big, warm coat? Cuddling with your pets? Tell us what your favorite (or least favorite) thing is on Facebook or Twitter.


I can't even tell you how excited I am about this Asian Sesame Chicken Salad. I'm not always one to get enthused over a salad, but I think you'll agree this one is more than worthy. For years now, every time I went to Panera Bread I would get their Asian Sesame Chicken Salad. It was my go-to favorite and I rarely strayed. Last year I discovered to my dismay that they'd removed the salad from their menu and suddenly I was at a loss of what to order. It was a bummer. Recently I ordered a similar salad at a local restaurant and it came topped with sesame-crusted chicken. I was in Heaven. I love sesame anything, so chicken that's literally coated in toasty, nutty sesame seeds is right up my alley. I couldn't wait to recreate it and if you can't tell, I'm over the moon with the results.
I actually found a copy of The Panera Bread Cookbook (which seems to be out-of-print) at a garage sale last summer, so I adapted the dressing for this salad straight from the original (though I used far less oil and doubled the vinegar). I think you'll find that the sweet mandarin oranges, tangy dressing and nutty sesame-crusted chicken pair together perfectly. I also love the crunch from the sliced almonds and snow peas. I found this salad super filling and satisfying and easy to recreate as leftovers (just store the components separately and combine when ready). Easy salad is just 321 calories or 6 Weight Watchers SmartPoints and worth every single one!
For more light and tasty salad recipes, check out my Roasted Beet Salad, Broccoli Salad, Avocado Bacon Corn Panzanella Salad, Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad, Antipasto Salad, Harvest Apple Salad, Doritos Taco Salad, Greek Orzo Pasta Salad, Chicken Souvlaki Salad and many more in the salad section of my recipe index!
In a mixing bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the sesame oil with the rice vinegar, soy sauce, water, crushed red pepper flakes and ½ teaspoon of sesame seeds. Stir or whisk together to combine and set aside.
Place the chicken strips in a gallon zip-top bag and add the flour. Seal the bag and toss until the chicken is coated. Place the beaten egg white in a shallow dish and the remaining ¼ cup of sesame seeds in another shallow dish. Remove each chicken strip from the bag and dip it in the egg whites to coat all sides, then transfer it to the sesame seeds to coat with seeds.
When all the chicken pieces are coated with seeds, pour the remaining 2 teaspoons of sesame oil into a large skillet or saute pan and bring to medium heat. Add the sesame-coated chicken and cook for 5-7 minutes, flipping about halfway through, until chicken strips are cooked through. Remove from heat.
*To build each salad, place 3 cups of lettuce into a bowl and add ½ cup of coleslaw mix, ¼ cup chopped snow peas, ¼ cup mandarin oranges and a tablespoon of sliced almonds. Slice two strips of the sesame chicken and place on top. Stir the dressing to combine and drizzle the salad with two tablespoons of dressing.
*Build each salad to serve! If you're serving all the salads at once then feel free to just mix everything together and divide into four servings. If you're only serving one or two salads, dress the ones you're serving and store the components separately and the remaining dressing in an airtight container in the fridge.
Yes!!! That Panera salad was my go to as well. Thank you for recreating what looks like a fantastic salad! I will be sure to make it very soon!
Panera got rid of this salad, what! It was one of my favs too. Definitely can't wait to make it at home now.
Wow. Mouth mesmerising. Love this food.
If I don't use almonds – is it less points???
This salad is so good. I made it over the weekend.
Looked delicious…tastes so bland and icky! Wasted tons of time and money. So sad!
I'm sorry to hear that you didn't like this one! I've seen a bunch of people make it and love it on Instagram so I'm surprised to hear that, but I suppose not every recipe will please every palate. I hope the next one is a hit!
Would this work as a salad in a jar?
What a lovely salad. Thank you so much for sharing with us.


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People who are claiming Universal Credit (UC) have to wait at least 5 or 6 weeks to get their first UC payment. This long delay causes major problems as other benefits they received before were paid on a weekly or fortnightly cycle.
calling the UC helpline on 0800 328 5644 (Textphone 0800 328 1344). These numbers operate Monday to Friday 8 am to 6 pm. Calls to these numbers are free. When calling one of these numbers it is best to use the phone with the number given when the UC claim was first made as this ensures that the call gets through more quickly and may also be directed to someone familiar with the case.
The Advance payment can be for up to the equivalent of a month's Universal Credit. Claimants should work out how much they are likely to need to get through until their first UC payday including enough to cover their rent and other bills and ask for this. The maximum amount that can be paid is up to 100% of a month's UC payment including Housing Costs. The minimum amount that can be requested is £100.
Once payment has been made if this is a small amount it would be advisable to keep track of outgoings until the first monthly UC payment is received in case a top up payment is needed. This can be requested up to 3 working days before the first UC payday. It is not advisable to ask for more then you need as Advance payments are loans which have to be repaid later. Loan repayments can cause other debt problems to get worse. DWP usually decide whether or not an Advance can be paid on the day you contact them and payments can be made quickly in cases of urgent need but are usually paid after 3 working days.
Once the initial award of UC is paid, DWP will start to recover the Benefits Advance. Some people will have got into rent arrears or behind with other payments by the time they receive their first benefit payment and are therefore depending on getting the full amount of the UC when they are eventually paid. They are frequently shocked at the high levels of recovery of the advance.
DWP rules allow for recovery of the advances over a 12 month period which starts from the next UC pay day. Claimants are told how much the recovery will be and have to confirm that they will accept this when they take on their advance. In the case of a couple both will need to confirm that they accept the agreement.
40% of the standard allowance in cases where there is fraud or deception.
The Regulations concerning this are in Reg 11 of the Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery Regs). We have concerns that DWP may be seeking recovery at the 40% rate where there is no fraud or deception. Advisors should check that the correct rate has been applied particularly where claimants are reporting financial hardship.
It is expected that there could be some helpful changes in legislation around the recovery of benefit advances in the near future. Until then the rate of recovery of the advance should be checked. If, for example, it is recovered at 40% when the 15% rate is the most appropriate you should ask DWP to review the rate of recovery quoting Reg 11. This is a decision that can be taken through the Mandatory Reconsideration and appeals process if needed.
DWP also have the power to put the recovery of the advance on hold either at the beginning of the period of recovery or later during the recovery. This would usually be put on hold for a period of up to 3 months.
In addition Alok Sharma MP Minister of State for Employment has stated recently (23.6.2018 letter to Frank Field MP) that the department can consider reducing the rate of repayment of advances to lower levels if this is causing hardship.
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Ms. Weisblatt is attorney who retired from her practice at Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas in New Brunswick after almost 30 years. She specialized in Environmental Law. Ms. Weisblatt founded the New Brunswick Outreach Tutoring Program for elementary school children in New Brunswick, teaches ESL, and is a standup comedian. Ms. Weisblatt has served on the NBT Board of Directors since 2005 and is a member of the Governance Committee.


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Partial Birth Abortion Act Showcases Republican Impotence and Indifference
Boulder, CO - Sadly, last week's Supreme Court decision upholding the Partial Birth Abortion Ban of 2003 unambiguously supports previous evil precedents which affirm "the right of a woman to choose to have an abortion," and which allow doctors to kill the unborn child whenever pregnancy involves risk to a woman's "life or health." The majority opinion stated that the Act will not ban abortion at any stage of pregnancy, but will only require other procedures, like killing the fetus via injection immediately prior to delivery, to be substituted for the outlawed procedure.
Although groups like the National Right to Life Committee trumpet the decision as a victory, it in fact does nothing to advance respect for the rights and dignity of the unborn child. With references to "the life of the fetus that may become a child," the decision arbitrarily denies the humanity of the unborn despite overwhelming biological evidence to the contrary. The five justices in the majority also took the previous Casey decision as a guiding principle, and in so doing explicitly affirmed that the state "may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy."
National Chairman Jonathan Hill stated: "It is time for groups like the National Right to Life Committee and the majority of pro-lifers to rethink their attachment to the Republican Party. Their huge investment has brought virtually no positive returns, but much loss of life at home and abroad. By providing stalwart support to one of the major parties, pro-lifers are hastening our nation's demise. When the quality of most major party candidates falls below acceptable levels, the only likely solution is to cultivate better candidates and build the organizational support structures to get them elected. Until decent people change their political strategy, our nation is unlikely to recover."
National Secretary John Pittman Hey stated: "The Carhart decision continues the status quo -- the shredding of the unborn child's dignity and continued abuse of the Constitution's Commerce Clause. The ban is not designed to stop abortion, but to substitute another form of homicide. This is no pro-life victory! Rather, it showcases Republican grandstanding, as well as a wanton indifference to unborn life."


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using namespace std;
using namespace emg;
using namespace psinc;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	cout << "This test application connects to a specific camera" << endl;
	cout << "Make sure you pass in a valid regular expression" << endl;
	cout << "We match against the id string inside the camera which is formed from" << endl;
	cout << "<serialnumber><name> where <serialnumber> is factory set. You can" <<endl;
	cout << "set name yourself - we recommend always beginning names with a : character"<<endl;
	cout << "for ease of regex matching in later use" << endl;

	string name = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : ".*";

	cout << "I want to connect to the first camera matching the regex " << name << endl;

	Camera camera;

	// Connect to the first matching camera that you find
	camera.Initialise(name);

	// Wait for the camera to connect. In a real application
	// you probably don't want to sit sleeping in the main
	// thread like this - using the callback function as shown
	// in https://github.com/emergent-design/libpsinc/wiki#camera
	// is a better idea.
	while (!camera.Connected()) this_thread::sleep_for(1ms);

	cout << "Connected to camera " << camera.devices["Name"].Read() << endl;
}


There's some other forward movement today from OnePlus as earlier on we found out about some mysterious hardware. Thus, now the software comes around. We come to OnePlus's rolling OS of its own creation, OxygenOS. While the company had to kick into overdrive to get the interface up and running, the sailing so far has been over calmer seas.
Well, the churn's stirred up with the recent OTA push to version 2.1 of OxygenOS. The slew of new features bundled into the update include a manual mode for the native camera app and RAW capture support for third-party camera apps. Color temperature is now also editable from the settings while antenna reactivation time has been shortened when turning off airplane mode. Of course, there are the minor fixes and add-ons stuffed in there as well.
Of course, when one bug gets fixed, another feature gets broken. In this case, the new third-party RAW capability has been reportedly not working. More updates to come when they do.


The Company is a mining company, holding a 100% interest in the Velardeña and Chicago precious metals mining properties and associated oxide and sulfide processing plants in Mexico (the "Velardeña Properties"). During November 2015 the Company suspended mining and sulfide processing activities at its Velardeña Properties in order to conserve the asset until the Company is able to develop mining and processing plans that at then current prices for silver and gold indicate a sustainable positive operating margin (defined as revenues less costs of sales) or the Company is able to locate, acquire and develop alternative mineral sources that could be economically mined and transported to the Velardeña Properties for processing. The Company has placed the mine and sulfide processing plant on care and maintenance to enable a re-start of either the mine or mill when mining and processing plans and metals prices support a cash positive outlook. The Company incurred approximately $1.0 million and $0.7 million in care and maintenance costs for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively. On an ongoing basis, the Company expects to incur approximately $0.4 million in quarterly care and maintenance costs while mining and processing remain suspended.
The Company has retained a core group of employees at the Velardeña Properties, most of whom have been assigned to operate and provide administrative support for the oxide plant, which is leased to a subsidiary of Hecla Mining Company ("Hecla") and not affected by the shutdown. The oxide plant began processing material for Hecla in mid-December 2015, and the Company expects to receive net cash flow under the lease of approximately $4.5 million in 2018. However, because Hecla has the right to terminate the lease on sixty days' notice, there is no assurance that this amount will be received. On March 24, 2017, Hecla exercised its right to extend the lease through December 31, 2018. On August 2, 2017, the Company granted Hecla an option to extend the lease for an additional period of up to two years ending no later than December 31, 2020 in exchange for a $1.0 million cash payment and the purchase of $1.0 million, or approximately 1.8 million shares of the Company's common stock, issued at par at a price of $0.55 per share, based on an undiscounted 30-day volume weighted average stock price (see Note 14). The retained employees also include an exploration group and an operations and administrative group to continue to advance the Company's plans in Mexico, oversee corporate compliance activities, and to maintain and safeguard the longer term value of the Velardeña Properties assets.
The Company remains focused on evaluating and searching for mining opportunities in North America (including Mexico) with near term prospects of mining, and particularly for properties within reasonable haulage distances of our processing plants at the Velardeña Properties. The Company is also reviewing strategic opportunities, focusing primarily on development or operating properties in North America, including Mexico. The Company is continuing its exploration efforts on selected properties in its portfolio of approximately 10 exploration properties located primarily in Mexico.
In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, "Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part 1) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Non public Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception" ("ASU 2017-11"). Part I relates to the accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features in Subtopic 815-40, which is considered in determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument qualifies for a scope exception from derivative accounting. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced based on the pricing of future equity offerings. An entity still is required to determine whether instruments would be classified as equity under the guidance in Subtopic 815-40 in determining whether they qualify for that scope exception. If they do qualify, freestanding instruments with down round features are no longer classified as liabilities. For the Company, adoption of ASU 2017-11 was required for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption was permitted, including in an interim period. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-11 during the interim period ended September 30, 2017 (see Note 3).
In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, "Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part 1) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II) Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Non public Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-controlling Interests with a Scope Exception" ("ASU 2017-11"). Part I relates to the accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features in Subtopic 815-40, which is considered in determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument qualifies for a scope exception from derivative accounting. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced based on the pricing of future equity offerings. An entity still is required to determine whether instruments would be classified in equity under the guidance in Subtopic 815-40 in determining whether they qualify for that scope exception. If they do qualify, freestanding instruments with down round features are no longer classified as liabilities. In the case where the exception from derivative accounting does not apply, warrants must be accounted for as a liability and recorded at fair value at the date of grant and re-valued at the end of each reporting period.
The September 2012 and 2014 warrants (see Note 14) include anti-dilution provisions characterized as down round features and were previously accounted for as liabilities, with the fair value of the warrant liabilities remeasured at each reporting date and the change in liabilities recorded as other non-operating income or loss. The Company had recorded a "Warrant liability" of $1.9 million and a warrant derivative gain of $17.1 million in its "Accumulated deficit" as reported in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the year ended December 31, 2016 relating to the September 2012 and 2014 warrants prior to the change in accounting principle. The Company had recorded a warrant liability of $1.5 million as of June 30, 2017 and reported a warrant derivative loss of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 relating to the September 2012 and 2014 warrants prior to the change in accounting principle.
In addition, for freestanding equity-classified financial instruments, ASU 2017-11 also requires entities that present earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. Certain equity transactions following the issuance of the September 2012 and 2014 warrants have triggered anti-dilution clauses in the warrant agreements resulting in additional warrant shares and a reduction to the original strike price of the warrants. ASU 2017-11 prescribes a method to measure the value of a deemed dividend related to a triggering event by computing the difference in fair value between two instruments that have terms consistent with the actual instrument but that do not have a down round feature, where the number of warrant shares and strike price of one instrument corresponds to the actual instrument before the triggering event and the number of warrant shares and strike price of the other instrument corresponds to the actual instrument immediately after the triggering event. Following ASU 2017-11, for periods ending on or prior to December 31, 2016 the Company would have reduced its "Accumulated deficit" as reported on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by approximately $0.3 million related to prior triggering events. During the six-month period ending June 30, 2017 the Company would have reduced its accumulated deficit by approximately $1,000 related to triggering events. During the six-month period ending June 30, 2018 the Company reduced its accumulated deficit by approximately $8,000 related to triggering events.
Except for the down round features in the September 2012 and 2014 warrants, the warrants would have been classified in equity under the guidance in Subtopic 815-40 and therefore qualify for the scope exception in ASU 2017-11. As permitted, the Company elected to adopt the accounting principles prescribed by ASU 2017-11 during the interim period ended September 30, 2017 and recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment stemming from a change in accounting principle in its financial statements measured retrospectively to the beginning of 2017. The cumulative effect adjustment appears at the beginning of 2017 in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity. The results of operations for the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2017 reflect application of the change in accounting principle from the beginning of 2017. As noted above, the Company had previously reported a warrant derivative gain of $0.4 million during the six month period ending June 30, 2017. Because the Company has retroactively applied the change in accounting principle discussed above to the beginning of 2017, the Company is no longer reporting warrant derivative gains or losses for the September 2012 and 2014 warrants beginning in 2017.
ASU 2014-09 requires, in certain instances, that transactions covered by ASC Topic 610, "Other Income" ("Topic 610") follow the recognition, measurement and disclosure guidelines established by ASU 2014-09. The Company generally follows the guidance of Topic 610 with respect to the recognition of income from the farm-out or sale of exploration properties. As of the beginning of 2018, the Company had one open contract impacted by the adoption of ASU 2014-09, involving an option agreement under which Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. ("Santacruz") may acquire the Company's interest in certain nonstrategic mineral claims located in the Zacatecas Mining District, Zacatecas, Mexico (the "Zacatecas Properties") for a series of payments totaling $1.5 million (Note 8). In applying ASU 2014-09, approximately $49,000 of the income recognized from the Santacruz transaction in the fourth quarter of 2017 would have been recognized in the first quarter of 2018. Accordingly, the Company has recognized retrospectively the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 by recording a negative adjustment to retained earnings of $49,000 at the beginning of 2018, included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, and recording $49,000 in "Other operating income, net" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the period ended June 30, 2018. See Note 8 for a further description of the contract with Santacruz and the identification of performance obligations and other significant judgments used in applying the guidance of Topic 606 to the contract.
During the first quarter 2018 the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-01, which amended its accounting treatment for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of certain financial assets. ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments that have readily determinable fair values to be measured at fair value through net income. Previously, entities would recognize changes in fair value of available-for-sale equity securities in other comprehensive income, and would recognize in net income impairment losses that were other-than-temporary. There will no longer be an available-for-sale classification (with changes in fair value reported in other comprehensive income) for equity securities with readily determinable fair values. At December 31, 2017, the Company had equity securities classified as available-for-sale and reported at fair value of $238,000, with cumulative unrealized losses of $40,000 recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has recognized the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2016-01 by recording a negative adjustment to retained earnings and other comprehensive income of $40,000 at the beginning of 2018, included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, and has recorded a gain of approximately $67,000 in "Interest and other income, net" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the period ended June 30, 2018.
The Company determines the appropriate classification of its investments in equity securities at the time of acquisition and re-evaluates those classifications at each balance sheet date. Trading securities at June 30, 2018 were marked to market with a gain of $61,000 and $67,000 due to the change in fair value for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, recorded in "interest and other income, net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Available for sale investments at December 31, 2017 were marked to market with the cumulative negative change in fair value through December 31, 2017 of $40,000 recorded as a component of other comprehensive (loss) (see Note 3).
The short-term investments identified as trading securities at June 30, 2018 and available for sale common stock at December 31, 2017 consist of 7,500,000 common shares, approximately 10% of the outstanding common shares, of Golden Tag Resources, Ltd. ("Golden Tag"), a junior mining company that was a joint venture partner in the Company's previously owned San Diego exploration property in Mexico. The Company acquired the shares during 2015 and 2016 in transactions involving the sale of its remaining 50% interest in the San Diego property to Golden Tag.
The material and supplies inventory at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is reduced by a $0.2 million obsolescence charge reflected in shutdown and care and maintenance costs.
The Company has recorded value added tax ("VAT") paid in Mexico and related to the Velardeña Properties as a recoverable asset. Mexico law allows for certain VAT payments to be recovered through ongoing applications for refunds. At June 30, 2018, the Company has also recorded approximately $13,000 of VAT receivable as a reduction to VAT payable in Mexico, which appears in "Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
During the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company utilized a VAT credit in Mexico that had been previously fully offset by a valuation allowance and recorded other income of $0.1 million, included in "Other operating income, net" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Company has also paid VAT in Mexico as well as other countries, primarily related to exploration projects, which has been charged to expense as incurred because of the uncertainty of recoverability.
In February 2018, the Company and Electrum amended the Celaya earn-in agreement to permit Electrum to earn, at its option, an incremental 20% interest in the Celaya project in exchange for a payment of $1.0 million. Following the amendment, Electrum could have increased its total interest in the project to 80% by contributing 100% of the $2.5 million of additional expenditures required in the second three-year earn-in period. Following the second earn-in period, and prior to the Company entering into a non-binding letter of intent with Electrum (the "Celaya LOI") to execute a second and final amendment of the agreement, the Company could have maintained its 20% participating interest or its interest could ultimately have been converted into a carried 10% net profits interest if the Company elected not to participate as a joint venture owner.
In August 2018, the Company entered into the Celaya LOI to execute a second and final amendment of the Celaya earn-in agreement (the "Proposed Transaction") pursuant to which Electrum intends to acquire 100% of the Company's remaining interest in the Celaya project in exchange for a payment of $3.0 million. The Proposed Transaction would be set out in a mutually acceptable and agreed upon definitive agreement containing customary terms and conditions and is intended to close no later than September 30, 2018. The Celaya LOI is not binding and there is no assurance that the parties will ultimately consummate the transaction.
The Company has previously expensed all of its costs associated with the Celaya property and accordingly recognized a gain of $1.0 million from the execution of the first amendment to the agreement for the six month period ended June 30, 2018, included in "Other operating income, net" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Company will recognize an additional gain of $3.0 million from the execution of the second and final amendment in the third quarter 2018.
In April 2016, the Company entered into an option agreement, which was later amended in February 2018, under which Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. may acquire the Company's interest the Zacatecas Properties for a series of payments totaling $1.5 million through September 2018. To date, Santacruz has paid the Company approximately $1.3 million, including $249,000 and $225,000 paid to the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2018, respectively. To complete the acquisition of the Zacatecas Properties Santacruz must make one additional payment of $225,000 in September 2018. Santacruz has the right to terminate the option agreement at any time, and the agreement could be terminated, at the Company's option, if Santacruz fails to make subsequent payments when due. If the agreement is terminated, the Zacatecas Properties will revert back to the full ownership and control of the Company and any payments that have been made by Santacruz are nonrefundable. Upon receipt of each cash payment, the agreement imposes a performance obligation on the Company to provide Santacruz an exclusive right to the Zacatecas Properties to conduct exploration activities during the period from receipt of the payment until the next payment due date. Accordingly, the Company has determined that its performance obligation for each option payment received is satisfied over time.
has recognized approximately $336,000 of income under the agreement for the six months ended June 30, 2018, included in "Other operating income, net" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Company has also recorded a liability of approximately $187,000 at June 30, 2018 representing its unearned performance obligation related to the agreement, included in "Other current liabilities" as reported in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The asset retirement cost ("ARC") is all related to the Company's Velardeña Properties. The amounts for ARC have been fully depreciated as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The small increase in the ARC during the period is related to an adjustment to the asset retirement obligation ("ARO"), as discussed below in Note 11.
Accounts payable and accruals at June 30, 2018 are primarily related to amounts due to contractors and suppliers in the amounts of $0.1 million and $0.4 million related to the Company's Velardeña Properties and corporate administrative activities, respectively. In the case of the Velardeña Properties, amounts due also include a VAT payable that is partially offset by a small VAT receivable.
Accrued employee compensation and benefits at June 30, 2018 consist of $0.2 million of accrued vacation payable and $0.4 million related to withholding taxes and benefits payable, of which $0.4 million is related to activities at the Velardeña Properties, and $0.6 million related to the KELTIP (see Note 14).
Accounts payable and accruals at December 31, 2017 are primarily related to amounts due to contractors and suppliers in the amounts of $0.1 million and $0.2 million related to the Company's Velardeña Properties and corporate administrative activities, respectively. In the case of the Velardeña Properties, approximately $0.1 million is related to a net VAT payable.
Accrued employee compensation and benefits at December 31, 2017 consist of $0.2 million of accrued vacation payable and $0.6 million related to withholding taxes and benefits payable, of which $0.3 million is related to activities at the Velardeña Properties and $0.4 million related to the KELTIP (see Note 14).
Included in other current liabilities for the period ended June 30, 2018 is a $187,000 contract liability related to payments received under a contract involving the sale of the Zacatecas Properties to Santacruz. The contract liability represents a future performance obligation imposed on the Company under the terms of the contract and will be recorded to income as performance occurs during the third quarter of 2018 (see Notes 3 and 8).
The Company retained the services of a mining engineering firm to prepare a detailed closure plan for the Velardeña Properties. The plan was completed during the second quarter 2012 and indicated that the Company had an ARO and offsetting ARC of approximately $1.9 million.
The Company will continue to accrue additional estimated ARO amounts based on an asset retirement plan as activities requiring future reclamation and remediation occur. During the first six months of 2018, the Company recognized approximately $103,000 of accretion expense and approximately $2,000 of amortization expense related to the ARC.
The ARO set forth on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 includes a nominal amount and approximately $0.1 million, respectively of reclamation liabilities related to activities at the El Quevar project in Argentina.
The Company's trade accounts receivable are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy and are related to the lease of the oxide plant, valued per the terms of the lease rates per the plant lease agreement, and to the sale of mining equipment, based on the terms of the plant lease agreement.
There were no non-recurring fair value measurements at June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"), on a tax jurisdictional basis. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 the Company did not recognize any income tax benefit or expense. The Company operates in jurisdictions that have generated ordinary losses on a year-to-date basis. However, the Company is unable to recognize a benefit for those losses, except as described in this paragraph, thus an estimated effective tax rate has not been used to report the year-to-date results.
In accordance with ASC 740, the Company presents deferred tax assets net of its deferred tax liabilities on a tax jurisdictional basis on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of June 30, 2018 and as of December 31, 2017, the Company had no net deferred tax assets or net deferred tax liabilities reported on its balance sheet.
The Company, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries file tax returns in the United States and in various foreign jurisdictions. The tax rules and regulations in these countries are highly complex and subject to interpretation. The Company's income tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authorities and in connection with such examinations, disputes can arise with the taxing authorities over the interpretation or application of certain tax rules within the country involved. In accordance with ASC 740, the Company identifies and evaluates uncertain tax positions, and recognizes the impact of uncertain tax positions for which there is less than a more-likely-than-not probability of the position being upheld upon review by the relevant taxing authority. Such positions are deemed to be "unrecognized tax benefits" which require additional disclosure and recognition of a liability within the financial statements. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.
In consideration for LPC's commitment to purchase shares pursuant to the Commitment Purchase Agreement, the Company paid LPC a commitment fee of $300,000 and incurred an additional approximate $207,000 in stock exchange fees, legal and other associated costs in connection with the LPC Program. The total costs for the LPC Program will be recorded as a reduction to equity as common stock is sold to LPC. As of June 30, 2018, approximately $58,000 of LPC Program costs had been amortized against $1.3 million in proceeds received, resulting in $449,000 of deferred LPC Program costs, recorded in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of June 30, 2018, no additional common stock had been sold to LPC under the LPC Program following the initial sale of common stock pursuant to the Registered Purchase Agreement.
The Company did not sell any stock under the ATM Program during the six months ended June 30, 2018.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017 the Company sold an aggregate of approximately 1,011,000 common shares under the ATM Program at an average price of $0.70 per common share for gross proceeds of approximately $712,000. The Company paid cash commissions and other nominal transaction fees to Wainwright totaling approximately $16,000 or 2.2% of the gross proceeds and amortized approximately $22,000 of deferred accounting, legal and regulatory costs resulting in a net amount of approximately $674,000 that has been recorded as equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 the Company also incurred approximately $10,000 and $15,000 respectively in additional accounting, legal, and regulatory costs associated with the ATM Program that were included in "General and administrative costs" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. As of June 30, 2018, approximately $136,000 of deferred ATM Program costs remained, recorded in "Prepaid expenses and other assets" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company recognized approximately $53,000 of compensation expense related to the restricted stock grants. The Company expects to recognize additional compensation expense related to these awards of approximately $118,000 over the next thirty months. During the period, 180,000 shares were granted to five employees, with one third of the grants vesting on the grant date and the remaining shares vesting equally on the first and second anniversaries of the grant date.
Also, pursuant to the Equity Plan, the Company's Board of Directors adopted the Non-Employee Director's Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"). Pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan the non-employee directors receive a portion of their compensation in the form of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") issued under the Equity Plan. The RSUs generally vest on the first anniversary of the grant and each vested RSU entitles the director to receive one unrestricted share of common stock upon the termination of the director's board service.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company recognized approximately $85,000 of compensation expense related to the RSU grants. The Company expects to recognize additional compensation expense related to the RSU grants of approximately $222,000 over the next 12 months. During the period, 100,000 RSUs were granted to each of the six board members. Also during the period, the restrictions were lifted on 257,279 RSUs related to the retirement of a member of the Board of Directors.
The Company's 2013 Key Employee Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "KELTIP") provides for the grant of units ("KELTIP Units") to certain officers and key employees of the Company, which units will, once vested, entitle such officers and employees to receive an amount, in cash or in Company common stock issued pursuant to the Company's Equity Plan, measured generally by the price of the Company's common stock on the settlement date. KELTIP Units are not an actual equity interest in the Company and are solely unfunded and unsecured obligations of the Company that are not transferable and do not provide the holder with any stockholder rights. Payment of the settlement amount of vested KELTIP Units is deferred generally until the earlier of a change of control of the Company or the date the grantee ceases to serve as an officer or employee of the Company. The KELTIP Units are recorded as a liability, included in "Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On May 17, 2018, the Company awarded a total of 600,000 KELTIP Units to two officers of the Company and recorded approximately $252,000 of compensation expense, included in "Stock based compensation" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. On May 23, 2017, the Company awarded a total of 435,000 KELTIP Units to two officers of the Company and recorded approximately $209,000 of compensation expense, included in "Stock based compensation" in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The KELTIP Units are marked to market at the end of each reporting period and for the six months ended June 30, 2018 the Company recognized an approximately $140,000 reduction to compensation expense. There were 1,620,000 and 1,020,000 KELTIP Units outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.


WINNIPEG - 15 Dogs were rescued from what police described as "the worst conditions they have ever seen dogs subjected to."
On January 4, police were following up on an unrelated matter on home street when they noticed a strong smell coming from a nearby home. The smell was so strong that they decided to investigate and found 15 dogs in obvious distress inside the home.
The City of Winnipeg's Animal Services Agency provided emergency assistance and the dogs were rescued from deplorable conditions including no food or water and a large build-up of feces and urine. The dogs appeared to have been abandoned and had begun to consume parts of couches, beds and walls.
They are now receiving medical care and will be placed up for adoption at a later date.
It is important the residents provide proper food, water and shelter for their pets. The legal limit for dogs is 4 in Winnipeg.
Suspected animal cruelty or neglect should be reported to the Provincial Animal Care Line at 204-945-8000.


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UK's most opinionated man has penned angry letters to his local paper every single day for 42 years
Bernie Carroll has been sending daily 'obsessive ramblings' to the Liverpool Echo since 1978
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Bernie Carroll - the UK's 'most opinionated man'
The UK's most opinionated man has penned angry letters to his local paper every single day - for 42 years.
Bernie Carroll, 70, has been sending daily "obsessive ramblings" to the Liverpool Echo since 1978.
He first wrote a letter mocking the council about something he "can't even remember".
It was the first of many as the compulsive writer has sent over 15,000 letters to the paper, amassing roughly four million words over the years.
The letters were initially a way for Bernie to vent about the "militant council of the 70s and 80s" in Liverpool where he lives.
Over the years there hasn't been a single topic he hasn't had an opinion on.
His most recent letters focus on his frustrations at the non-stop fireworks in his area and dog poo bags being left on railing in parks.
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Bernie said: "I'm the most opinionated man in the UK. There's nothing I won't have an opinion on.
"In the 80s it was utter lunacy - I just felt angry all of the time and had no outlet until I started writing the letters.
"They once sent taxis to give out redundancy notices to teachers - I'm sure that money was well spent.
"My current annoyance is with these non-stop fireworks that keep going off. It's like people have money to burn.
"And these dog-poo bags that are hung around park railings. It's a tasteless new Brit-art genre intended to provoke thought and debate, like Tracey Emin's grubby bed.
"I know my letters probably won't ever lead to any actual change or solve any issues, but it's a cathartic experience for me.
"Writing gives me closure and I think it helps me cope with all the anger I have."
Bernie Carroll at his home with his clippings from the Liverpool Echo
His letters are typically critical but also humorous, as he says it's easier to get his point across that way.
The former musician spends each morning reading the Liverpool Echo before scanning the nationals to find new "beef".
His process involves research followed by an hour where he neatly jots down his thoughts on any loose paper he can get his hands on.
He's a stickler for grammar and says he carefully edits every letter to roughly 250 words so they are "short but incisive".
After reading about competitive eating sometime in January this year, Bernie felt compelled once again to write into his local paper.
He wrote: "Competitive Eating? Whoever invented this obscene abomination and why when there are people in Yemen eating their pets and living off tree bark?"
Writing on the sudden rise of lip fillers among young women, he opined: "There is something deeply unedifying about cajoling young people into undergoing unnecessary cosmetic procedures in the interest of profit and it should be discouraged.
"Paying good money to look slightly like Mick Jagger is a strange way of improving one's physical appearance."
Another beef he's had recently was regarding the new Trans-Pennine trains.
He said: "Trans-Pennine have recently introduced their state-of-the-art fleet of trains. Built is Spain, tested in the Czech Republic and brought to a virtual standstill in Britain."
While Bernie takes the time to write a letter each morning, only three or four get published each week.
He said he used to write every letter by hand but after spending £20 a week on postage, he now drafts them by hand and sends them to the paper via email - which has made "being angry more affordable".
A linguist fluent in German and Russian, Bernie hates the word "amazing" but said he's only beginning to learn about emojis - and is a fan.
Bernie, who's been married for 20 years, said: "I'm just getting my head around emojis at the moment, it's a great idea but I haven't been able to use them yet.
"The one word that always annoys me is amazing. It's like the only adjective anyone ever uses and it's completely lost its meaning."
Bernie Carroll pictured at his home writing a letter to the Liverpool Echo
Bernie and his wife Stephanie never had children - which is why he believes he's had so much time to write to his paper.
He said: "I've been writing letters longer than I've been with my wife, and I think writing them probably saved my marriage as I don't have to pester her anymore.
"I've got no children so maybe that's given me more time to write letters. I don't have time for children.
"I have never been able to commit to doing anything in my life other than the letters and my marriage."
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Q: how to parse json from ActiveModel::Serializer back into objects I've got a bunch of serializers. Now I'd like to turn the JSON back into the original objects for testing. I don't see a way to do that with ActiveModel::Serializers.  Looks like there used to be an from_json method that was deprecated. How are you supposed to do this?
Basically I want to test the round tripping like this:
json = WidgetSerializer.new(@widget).to_json
testw = Widget.new
testw.from_json(json) #from_json doesn't exist in ActiveModel::Serializers
@widget.should == testw

But the "from_json" method on the model doesn't properly read the json from the serializer because its not in the expected format

A: The best I can think of is using either Widget.find() or Widget.find_by(), depending on the attributes you pass to your serializer (and especially if one of them is a unique attribute)
For example if your serializer includes id (the simplest in your case) :
   json = WidgetSerializer.new(@widget).to_json
   target_id = JSON.parse(json)[:id]
   test_widget = Widget.find(target_id)
   @widget.should == test_widget

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THE REPEAL: The Trial to Restore Religious Freedom... presented by firstfreedoms.org
Updated 2/28/20..."The Repeal" is temporarily unavailable for viewing. Please check back for updates. I apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
When New York legislators voted to repeal the vaccine religious exemption on June 13, 2019, in one day without public hearing and under corrupt proceedings that were captured on film; 26,000 children, including many members of New York's Amish and Mennonite communities, were kicked out of school, if they refused to compromise their religious beliefs.
"The Repeal: The Trial to Restore Religious Freedom" presented by FirstFreedoms.org is a brief, beautiful and powerful film about the "ongoing legal battle over essential human freedoms currently under siege in New York" the outcome of which will have implications for every state. Click here to watch "The Repeal" and please share.
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"We agree to live the way we live. We agree not to carry a cell phone or smart phone in our pocket. We agree as a group we don't want that. We try to live by the New Testament and what Jesus, in his wandering on earth, what he tried to teach the people. We try to go by that."
"Measles, chickenpox, whooping cough, I don't consider those to be life threatening; and if we have those once, we have immunity towards those. We don't get them again…"
"The more I read on how these vaccines are made, with aborted fetuses, and things like that, it, it just does not look right to me in the eyes of God…We always thought we have freedom of religion in our churches and our schools, and we are being told that the state feels they have a right in our churches and schools. It scares us…"
"We were able to have freedom of religion which meant we could have our own churches, our own schools…We could worship God in the way we felt was right; and we're scared now as to what is happening that we might not have that freedom anymore."
"The way it got in the papers was that I'm filing a lawsuit towards the state and I'm suing the state. I wish it could have read, I plead to the state to repeal the law."
Attorneys Jim Mermigis and Kevin Barry
"I want to say thank you for the courage of our Amish and Mennonite friends for taking this issue on. I'm very aware of their reluctance to engage in the judicial system...but it is extremely unusual for the state to take away religious liberty like this and the only way to get it back when the legislature does something as foolish as happened in this legislature is to seek judicial review; so thank you for your courage in stepping up."
-Kevin Barry, Esq.-
"Everybody says you can't talk about the religion and the science...you just have to focus on the religion because we're talking about the religious exemption; but I don't believe that to be true, because if you look at the science and you know how dangerous the vaccines are to your children, then it would be against everybody's religion."
"In New York and in other states, there are pending bills for HPV vaccine, which is a sexually transmitted disease."
"There are ministers in New York who are now saying that they will rise up to oppose that vaccine being mandated, but they're too late. Unless we can restore the religious liberty through the courts, they're too late on that issue because the religious ability to opt out is gone; and here come HPV vaccine and some of the other 270 vaccines under development, so If you don't keep the religious exemption to opt out now, you're accepting the future vaccine schedule."
"...we would very much appreciate if we could just live here amongst our communities and have our own schools the way we've had for the past 50 or 60 years and let the choice be to the individual how they want to do on the vaccines."
"We just hope we can go on in our community and live here in peace and be law abiding citizens; but I'm not doing this just for our community, I'm doing this for for everybody…I don't want it just for the Amish, I want it for everybody."
"We believe Jesus told us we shall be law abiding citizens as long as it is in compliance with God's word…we want to follow what Jesus taught us."
Visit firstfreedoms.org to learn how you can help preserve religious freedom in the United States.
Click here to watch THE REPEAL: The Trial to Restore Religious Freedom
"It's not just kids that get hurt" . . . . Nick Gauthier's Story
I first learned of Nick Gauthier's story in September 2019. Nick, a PhD level Audiologist, former fire fighter and father of three, had recently moved his family from Michigan to Texas to take a position at Fort Hood. On August 19th, within hours of receiving a Tdap vaccine required for employment, Nick's vaccine injury story began and life, as Nick and his wife Andrea knew it, changed dramatically.
I documented Nick and Andrea's FB updates on the VCPC website so that their story could be shared beyond Facebook. On January 30th, Nick's story was included in Episode #148 of The HighWire. Watch Nick's "Ex-Vax Files" segment below as well as the full interview with Nick and a segment with Andrea in the second video. Since the segment aired, there have been setbacks and last night, February 8, 2020, Nick was hospitalized in respiratory distress. Please keep Nick, Andrea and their family in your thoughts and prayers and check here for updates on Nick's condition.
"If there's one thing for people to know from this is that it's not just kids that get hurt. It can be literally anyone. I was the healthiest of my friends, of my family; and there's no indicators that it's going to be you."
Click here for updates on Nick's story.
Despite the fact that Nick has been unable to work and may lose his position at Fort Hood, as you'll hear in the video, Nick has not yet been able to collect Workman's Compensation. If you are able to help financially, click here to donate to "Nick's Medical Fundraiser."
"I took this job down here to give my family a better life. I regret it at this point because it's changed everything for me. I lost everything I love. There's a chance I lost my career. I would give anything to go back to that day and just not get that shot."
Nick's story begins at 1:06:34, of HighWire Episode #148.
Nick talks with host Del Bigtree at 1:12:50.
What Nick would like others to know . . .
"Doctors don't know about vaccines. They know the theory but they don't know the side effects. They don't know the ingredients. Heck, a lot of them don't even know what VAERS is, which is terrifying. So educate yourself because they're not educating themselves; so that you can make a choice of what goes into your body; what goes into your family's body; because there are real repercussions if you do have a reaction and no one will ever know who's going to have a reaction to the vaccine."


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Netflix and The Jim Henson Company release more footage from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
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Netflix and The Jim Henson Company previewed even more from the forthcoming sequel series to Jim Henson's fantasy masterpiece, The Dark Crystal this week at San Diego Comic-Con. We previewed The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance back here at borg in May, including all the voice cast playing characters both familiar and new.
The new footage shows a little more of what is coming next month, plus it offers some behind the scenes imagery, with brief commentary from creators, including director Louis Leterrier, executive producer Lisa Henson, production designer Gavin Bocquet, creature and costume designer Brian Froud, assistant costume designer Wendy Froud, and actor Simon Pegg, the new voice of Chamberlain. What is clear is that Jim Henson would likely have approved of their method. We'll have to wait to see it to confirm whether it also has the heart, the wonder, and the fear of the original.
The Muppet-like characters so far look as good as anything The Jim Henson Company has created. Aughra, the Skeksis, the new Fizzgig, and new Gelflings also appear to be faithful updates to the originals. At SDCC the director announced a behind-the-scenes documentary is also in the works.
Take a look at the new footage and behind the scenes glimpses at The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance:
The entire 10-episode season of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance arrives August 30, 2019, only on Netflix.
C.J. Bunce
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Johnny McGuire performing for 1300 FFA students from North Carolina. Johnny McGuire is a band from Nashville, TN.
DJ Sweet and Nice LJ hyping the crowd up for a dance-off in the Pope Wellness Center yesterday at AgFest.
Brenden Bottum with Benchmark Tool & Supply brought a drone to give a flight demonstration as one of the stations at yesterday's Ag Fest.
Benchmark Tool & Supply is a distributor for the construction, surveying & engineering industries out of Raleigh, North Carolina.
High school FFA students along with UMO Agriculture students cheering for Joe Nichols at the UMO AgFest concert last night.
Joe Nichols performing some of his hits last night for FFA students that came from all over North Carolina.
Lead guitarist for Johnny McGuire Luke Marshall ripping it on one of his solos during their act last night at the fifth annual AgFest.
The University of Mount Olive's Agricultural department hosted it's fifth annual AgFest where 1300 students from 64 different counties in North Carolina got to experience learning about the UMO Agriculture department, drone demonstrations, dance-off challenges, and even got to finish their day off at UMO with a concert from Johnny McGuire and Joe Nichols.
Students from all over were treated to several different events and stations yesterday at AgFest. FFA students got to learn about the admissions process to UMO in Southern Bank Auditorium and eventually were able to move on to learning about livestock in the newly renovated Rodgers Chapel in the heart of the University of Mount Olive campus.
Benchmark Tool & Supply out of Raleigh also came out and treated students with a drone demonstration. The students ate well yesterday, the original Piggly Wiggly and Got to be NC along with Bojangles coordinated and presented the food for the high schools as sponsors. There were several other local sponsors such as Hwy 55, Springer Farms, Bright Leaf, Jesse Jones, and Stevens Sausage Company.
AgFest is a tremendous benefit for the University of Mount Olive. The Agriculture Department is one of the biggest, if not the biggest on campus, and AgFest annually helps out with the growth and consistency of the department. "We want to give these kids a taste of what college is like and show them a good time," said Sandy Maddox who is the Director of the Luis G. Britt Agribusiness Department. "Over the last two years, each year almost 6% of our incoming students have attended AgFest before and that's a lot when that's the only on-campus recruiting that we do."
AgFest not only impacts the students, but the FFA teachers at the high schools leave with something every year as well. Arno Peterson from Lakewood High School spent his fourth year taking kids to AgFest yesterday. "I enjoy the fact that kids get to come to a university and get to learn about agriculture, but also what it's like to be on a college campus period," said Peterson. "My kids consistently say that they love coming, it's definitely a highlight for our school year, and it's also a big thing for Lakewood high school."
Later on in the night, Johnny McGuire, a band out of Nashville, Tennesse warmed the stage up for Joe Nichols. Both bands combined for a 2-hour concert and even after the show, students were able to do a meet and greet with Joe Nichols.
"Our Ag students are what makes this thing go; we're so proud of the hard work that they do and to have kids that we can trust to supervise thousands of kids throughout the day, it just says a lot about the heart of this department," said Maddox.


Northern Texas residents have been on edge since October 2018. Not because they live in one of the hottest territories in the United States; but because residents have seen coyotes and experienced at least seven attacks.
The reason for the increase in coyote sightings may be because of human error. Whether intentionally, or not, people are throwing their trash on the ground including chicken bones and pet food. And, while coyotes do not generally attack humans, they will do so if they feel threatened or cornered.
"I have to emphasize something: For coyotes to attack a human is inordinately rare. It is very, very uncommon. So those are unhealthy coyotes that are doing this, and those kinds have to be removed from the population," says Sam Kieschnick, urban wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
While it sounds mean, we need to reinstate fear into coyotes to keep them away from humans. We need to throw rocks at them; make lots of noises; and stand tall and confident. To avoid coyotes on properties, homeowners will need to install a 6' high metal fence around the perimeter of the yard to keep children and pets secure away from coyotes.
When we change coyotes' normal behavior, we control what happens in the future.


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You can't stop love, even across gaming universes. This crossover list details some of the internet's most popular crossover video game ships -- both terrifying and adorable.
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