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Will androids dream of electric lawyers? Imagining the future of automated litigation
In Philip K. Dick's book, Do androids dream of electric sheep? (filmed as "Blade runner"), humans have created a race of robotic workers called simulants who are virtually indistinguishable from real humans. Humanity feels threatened when these creatures turn sentient, and send bounty hunters (who are potentially also simulants themselves) to hunt down and destroy these renegades. What happens is a battle between sentient beings – one artificial, the other (possibly) human.
A quick tangent: In recent news (see New Scientist, October 8th), police in Santa Cruz, California, are testing a computer system that takes the input of a real, recent crime, and (using a database of the 'real' crime's location and other local information, plus a sophisticated model based on earthquake aftershocks) can predict where nearby crimes will occur in the future – days in advance.
The police use this information on future crimes to position their patrols, effectively preventing crime before it happens. (Again, like another of Philip K. Dick's books, Minority Report).
Previously, police would use their experience and intuition to try to predict where to patrol. This suggests that in the future, a previously human activity – based on skill and experience – will be performed by computer.
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Back to electric sheep, and android simulants battling each other. Could the future of litigation be one where algorithms battle each other in electronic courtrooms?
Imagine some time in the future – I would guess fifteen years from now – litigation in some courts will be machine vs machine under direction of a few human controllers, judged by another machine.
Vast data sets are trawled by search engines, pulling together an understanding of the data inside – and drawing up a semantic model of the concepts. (This happens now – see the directed e-discovery, meaning-based assessment and early case assessment tools available from Clearwell, Recommind, Autonomy and other suppliers).
Take this a step further, and you can see that the semantic model can then be pattern-matched against similar cases or regulations, to look at how the facts can be assembled into a case.
A human (or panel of humans) directs the Artificial Intelligences (AI) on the specifics of the case. The AI queries the human(s) on similar cases, culled from court circulars or previous matters, and the humans agree or disagree with the degree of similarity. This provides a legal model for the current case in question, which the AI now 'knows'. This is like the crime-fighting system, that – when given a real crime and a location – can model where future crimes might occur. It uses pattern matching, on a massive scale.
(Note that it is assumed here that the AI will generally find some precedent; even if there is not, that may be a piece of useful information for the case).
Using a bank of previous cases to compare against (to learn what is 'relevant' etc, and what can form an argument), the AI constructs a logical (to it) position justified by data / evidence. It can query ambiguous terms by interacting with humans.
The other side's AI does the same.
(Note: these could be court-appointed, and the competition can be held between effectively equal AI systems. Like the strict regulations in Formula 1 motor racing, where the differences in the cars are strictly regulated and therefore results are significantly influenced by the skill of the pilot and the strategy of the team).
Judgement: the two opposing AI meet a third, judge AI, who assesses the merits of each case and indicates the relative strengths. The two sides may then settle, based on this assessment; or, they may choose (humanly) to have a human judge arbitrate the decision.
Note: I've said 3 AI (two opposing sides, plus a 'judge'), but as they are essentially identical machines with access to the same dataset, they could be a single AI.
There you go: human society ruled by electronic judges.
And the place for humans to be? The appeals court!
Pros: cheap, fast, and practically infinitely scalable. The technology is almost all already existing (the judge, as far as I know, isn't). Similar to trading algorithms that handle billions of dollars of trades a day currently (but those are, arguably, a simpler kind of ruleset). AI would quickly build a data warehouse of case law in machine-readable form that it could refer to for precedents, reducing need for human checking and guidance. Corporations may feel this is fairer, cheaper and faster. Access to justice increased.
Cons: "rise of the robots" (feeling of a loss of control over human society), and a "black-box" set of case law that quickly leads to humans being unable to follow judgements. Questions around disclosure.
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Four mysteries, and one reader yearning for a page turner
January 10, 2012 at 7:26 pm	(Book review, books, Mystery fiction)
This was the original title of this post:
'Catherine the Great vs Guido Brunetti; or an illustration of the way in which suspense is inherent in the narrative, both its presence and is absence being of a surprising nature'
I don't know if this title will make it past the draft stage of this post….Does it make any sense at all, I wonder?….
Some days later…in which time the above title has been unceremoniously scrapped.
Alors – let me explain. I've just read four mysteries in fairly quick succession: Well – as quick as possible, since the pacing of each of them varied from, shall we say stately, to downright glacial.
Karin Fossum is an author I very much esteem, and I enjoyed Bad Intentions, although "enjoy" is possibly not the appropriate word. Once again, the reader is faced with the unrelieved bleakness of much Scandinavian crime fiction, and once again one is reminded of critic Jake Kerridge's observation: " The closest most fictional Scandinavian detectives get to making a joke is to point out that man is born only to die." Bad Intentions is about unremitting grief and the refusal to take responsibility for one's actions. It s about weak willed young people with no firm sense of morality. They drift into evil deeds and then can't understand how they arrived at such a terrible place:
How quickly it can change, the life we think has been marked out for us. We start the journey with good intentions, the gift our parents bequeathed us. And then someone snaps their fingers and we find ourselves sidetracked; we end up in a foreign country.
Up close, we see the corrosive effect of guilt on sensitive souls. Sensitive – and weak. The only thing that moves with any speed is the characters' increasing sense of hopelessness.
Karin Fossum writes beautifully. Bad Intentions has its poetic moments. But scarcely a ray of light penetrates that northern gloom.
Drawing Conclusions was yet another slow mover. There are always pleasures to be found in Donna Leon's Venice, even while the author points out flaws in the governance of her adopted city. I always enjoy the lively exchanges that occur at mealtimes in the Brunetti household. Children Raffi and Chiara are engaging without being cloyingly sweet. Paola the fiery intellectual always adds spice to the mix. Brunetti himself is something of a peacekeeper though no pushover in that role.
But in Drawing Conclusions, I didn't get nearly enough time with the family. I got more than enough time with the dramatis personae involved in the crime under investigation. The idiocy of Brunetti's superiors is verging on the cliche. The crime itself never really pulled me into the narrative.
Like Karin Fossum, Donna Leon writes beautifully. I kept wishing she were writing about people I cared about – or cared more about.
There is one scene in this novel that is so deeply felt that it moved me to tears. Commissario Guido Brunetti has been interviewing one Dottor Grandesso, an elderly man in a care home, or casa di cura, run by an order of religious sisters. As it turns out, this man has almost nothing of substance to contribute to the inquiry at hand. But while they discourse, he is fighting for breath, fighting for life, and fighting for dignity and repose. In addition, he is desperate to stay out of the hospital. After an episode of extreme agitation, Dottor Grandesso finally lapses into a slumbrous state:
For an instant, Brunetti feared that the man had died before his eyes, he helpless to prevent it; then he heard another of those long breaths, but softer. He sat motionless and watched until he was sure the doctor was asleep. As quietly as he could, Brunetti got to his feet and backed towards the door. He went into the corridor, leaving the door open so that the sleeping man could be seen.
The corridor was empty; the clink of plates and the rushing sound of water came from behind the closed door of the kitchen. Brunetti leaned against the wall. He put his head back until it touched the wall and stood like that for a few minutes.
I wonder if t here is an investigator in all of crime fiction with as deep a well of empathy and compassion as that so consistently evinced by Commissario Guido Brunetti….
Black Diamond is the name of a highly prized truffle. It is also the title of Martin Walker's latest Bruno Courreges mystery. I knew I'd want to read this novel, as I was so captivated by Walker's depiction of life in France's Perigord region in The Dark Vineyard. Walker works a similar magic in this novel. Here's Bruno, Chief of Police in the village of Saint-Denis, making a venison casserole:
Gigi [Bruno's basset hound] looked hopeful at his feet as Bruno took down the large ham that hung from the beam that supported the kitchen roof. He sliced off some of the dense fat with the meat, chopped it into lardons, tossed them into his big casserole dish, and lit the gas. He pulled down six shallots from the string that hung from the beam and began to peel them. The roast was ready, and he and Gigi ate slice and slice alike before he began cutting the venison into rough cubes.
It gets better:
From his larder he removed a large glass jar of the mushrooms he had dried in September. Then he began to peel heads of garlic. When the venison was well browned, he sprinkled flour onto the meat to soak up all the juices and then tipped in the shallots and added half a dozen cloves of garlic, salt and pepper. He took a bottle of the Bergerac red he bought for everyday drinking and poured a splash into the pan where the onions had been and grated what was left of the baguette into the glaze. He then took a fat blood sausage, made from last year's pig, squeezed out the rich, black contents from its skin and added them to the pan, crumbling the sausage meat that would help thicken the sauce, and then scraped the rest into the casserole. He added the rest of the bottle of wine, added the dried mushrooms and closed the lid.
Imagine the rich aromas filling the house! Mon Dieu!!
These elaborate preparations are for a dinner given in memory of a dear friend. The ceremonial meal itself is an intensely vivid and moving scene.
It seems churlish to criticize a novel that offers such riches, but detailed descriptions like the one above, delightful though they may be, do slow the pace of the novel considerably.
Black Diamond deals with a growing problem concerning the quality of the truffles sold in French markets. Buyers at these markets are not only private individuals but also representatives of high end restaurants, Lately there have been allegations that the batches of truffles have been adulterated with inferior products, probably originating in China.
Martin Walker is writing about an actual crisis. Large amounts of money are involved. As it happens, Sixty Minutes had a segment on this subject this past Sunday night. Click here for the video.
(And for the record: Gigi the basset hound is a superb truffle hunter.)
For me, the biggest disappointment in this group of mysteries was A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny. Generally speaking, I'm a great fan of this series, but for me, this novel really dragged. It felt padded; the plot seemed overly convoluted. It did have some of this author's invariably pleasing stylistic touches; moreover, I have become very fond of Armand Gamache and his team. In fact, I am very curious as to whether something will develop between Gamache's trusted second in command, Jean Guy Beauvoir, and a certain young woman. I found myself much more interested in that tantalizing possibility than I was in the main thrust of the plot.
I thought Bury Your Dead, the predecessor to this book, was superb. It made me want to pack my bags and head for Quebec City immediatement! A Trick of the Light never grabbed me that way.
Having said this, I really do feel that all of these writers are in the main producing wonderful novels. I absolutely plan to return each of these four series. And I'm willing to entertain the notion that my problem had more to do with my own mood than I've hitherto acknowledged. I remain amazed, though, that I was having more of a "glued to the page" experience with Catherine the Great than I was with the crime fiction I was reading at the same time. (I am still having that experience. I am almost finished with Robert K. Massie's stupendous biography. I deeply regret that it must come to an end.)
Finally, it's worth considering what are the elements that make for a page turner. Some would say that chief among these is a plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I agree – that is one factor, but certainly not the only one. and in fact, some fast moving narratives sacrifice depth of characterization for swiftness of plot. In my view, the greatest suspense is created by presenting a terrific story populated by richly drawn, deeply interesting characters. These qualities can inhere in any literary genre, in fiction or nonfiction. They are present in abundance in the life story of Catherine the Great, a German princess who became Empress of Russia almost by force of will, not to mention great audacity and courage, and continued to display these attributes throughout her long and turbulent reign.
Setting is also vitally important. Russia fascinates and mystifies, as it has done down through the centuries. I love a book that attempts to penetrate a mystery, even if the author does not quite succeed – perhaps especially if the author does not quite succeed. I love a novel with great dialog; equally, I love eavesdropping on the ruminations of a first rate mind. I am once more reminded of each of these pleasures as I return to Edinburgh via the latest entry in the Alexander McCall Smith's Isabel Dalhousie series. Already we've had Isabel thinking deep thoughts about the nature and purpose of art, conversing with a new acquaintance about the role of religion in contemporary life, and sparring with her housekeeper Grace about who should iron Jaimie's shirts (Jaimie being Isabel's live-in lover, father of her child, and soon-to-be husband) All this and much more, and I'm only on page 57.
I picked up The Forgotten Affairs of Youth two days ago and have been happily immersed therein ever since. Eureka! I have found my page turner, just as I thought I would.
Brad Geagley said,
Love these reviews! Thanks for sharing.
Susan said,
i have Bury your Dead to read next, in the Louise Penny series. I am just about to start reading the Donna Leon series. I tried one Karin Fossum, and while it was enjoyable, it didn't grab me the way other Scandinavian mysteries have.
Good reviews, and thoughts on what makes a good mystery read. I agree that plot and character have to move hand-in-hand in any kind of book, for there to be a 'must keep reading' feel to it. DId you try The Broken Shore by Peter Temple? that was a very good mystery, one of the best I read last year. I have Truth by him to read next, and it is supposed to be better. Just in case you were looking for another page-turner!
kathy d. said,
Thanks for these reviews. I love Guido and Paola Brunetti's stories and dialogue, especially Paola's barbs. The scenes in the early morning, when Paola gets irritated at Guido's awakening her too early click with her, especially her sarcasm.
One thing I liked about Drawing Conclusions is the theme of long love between two people, or of one for another, which is a motive for crimies. Guido identifies with and understands an elderly character who deeply loves his partner, so much that it affects his judgment on a case. But what I enjoyed was Guido's thinking about his love for Paola and of them growing older together. That was very touching.
I want to start Martin Walker's series; it's on my TBR list. I must do that this year! Karin Fossum's books don't grab me the way other Nordic writers do. I read the first two of Louise Penny's and that was sufficient, but I may read Bury Your Dead, which has gotten great acclaim. The Isabel Dalhousie series by Alexander McCall Smith: I've read two but don't think I'll venture further. The books don't grab me.
And on Catherine the Great, I don't know. I get very peeved at all of the Russian royalty for their mistreatment of the Jewish people and other poor people, and I don't see them sympathetically at all.
I will ad that Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series is wonderful. Just finished The House at Sea's End. Sue Grafton's V is for Vengeance is a great book to read to relax and distract. Sara Paretsky has a new book out. Kerry Greenwood has a new Corinna Chapman (of Melbourne) book out.
So do Linwood Barclay and Michael Connelly.

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A: DRY! - Do not repeat yourself.
Another popular idiom should be UMNF - Use map not for.
Putting everything into its own function encapsulates functionality and puts the focus on what you want to do with the data at each level rather than bookkeeping indices and subscripts.
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Auction 173, Lot 297
"Beschreibung des Landts Pomern / Sampt Allen Hertzogthumben / Graueschafften und Furnemsten Stetten dar in Gelegen", Munster, Sebastian
Subject: Northern Poland & Northeastern Germany
Period: 1556 (published)
Publication: Cosmographia
Color: Hand Color
Sebastian Munster (1489 - 1552) was one of the three most renowned cartographers of the sixteenth century, along with Mercator and Ortelius. Munster's Geographia and Cosmographia Universalis were two of the most widely read and influential books of the period. His editions of Ptolemy's Geographia, published between 1540 and 1552, were illustrated with 48 woodcut maps, the standard 27 Ptolemaic maps supplemented by 21 new maps. These new maps included a separate map of each of the known continents and marked the development of regional cartography in Central Europe. The antique geography was a prelude to Munster's major work, the Cosmographia, which was published in nearly 30 editions in six languages between 1544 and 1578 and then was revised and reissued by Sebastian Petri from 1588 to 1628. The Cosmographia was a geographical as well as historical and ethnographic description of the world. It contained the maps from the Geographia plus additional regional maps and city views with nearly 500 illustrations which made it one of the most popular pictorial encyclopedias of the sixteen century.
This is a very interesting woodblock map of the historic region of Pomerania on the shores of the Baltic Sea. The map covers from Rugen (present-day Germany) to Hel (Poland). The interior features are pictorially presented with mountains, forests, rivers, marshes, roads and towns. Two sea monsters patrol the sea. Nine crests are above the map. German text on verso.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MUN-1f #96.
An excellent crisp impression with attractive later color and marginal soiling. There are professional repairs to a centerfold separation at bottom and a small hole at top, both confined to the blank margins. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.
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摘要: In this paper a dynamic storage allocation algorithm is developed. The algorithm is very suitable for multiprocessor computer systems under multiprogramming and/or time-sharing environment. It may be considered as a dynamic Bayesian type. Since all the statistical information used in the algorithm is dynamically extracted, prerunning of programs is not required at all. The technique of biasing the working parameters and the concept of dynamic activity are both applied for developing the algorithm. It is shown that the system performance is improved on the average.Although some additional cost is small. In addition the algorithm is simple in implementation.
國立臺灣大學 - A Scalable Adaptive Load Balancing Algorithm for Distributed Computer Systems / Lei, C. L.; Sun, Y. C.
實踐大學 - Optimal capacity allocation for WBEM-based storage systems / Yang, J.P.


2 ply or so after move 25. Anyone knows how can I fix it?
Thanks in advance and greetings to yall from Chile.
you have the original CD, then I suggest that you reinstall it.
The release had a mistake but now it's solved.
Which release? The CB release or some crack-release?
Anyway, haven't noticed any problems with the original release.
I have heard that cracked versions won't work correctly after move 25.
deliberately included in the original package.
different folder! So that wasn't a very good idea.
Then Shredder 8 installed OK.
playchess and warez version won't let me in.
Oyarzyun +56 02 3101609) isn't the brightest move either.
wich in this case is old data ;o) - and they don't tell you much more info.
In fact my IP masking works good as I don't even live in South America.
found with a simple subpoena. Your IP address shows plain as day.


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Onalytica Influencer Interview with Dean Anthony Gratton
HOW DID YOU GET TO BECOME AN EXPERT IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Personally, I'm not a fan of the word 'expert'. Rather, I think of myself as someone who is still learning; for example, the technology sector – something I'm deeply passionate about – is always evolving and shifting – our perception of 'what's-what' changes on a daily basis. I suppose my thirty-year background in software engineering and wireless technology development, has helped me understand things somewhat differently because of my very technical experience. More so, today, the furore and excitement surrounding the Internet of Things(IoT) has allowed me to perch myself as an observer and look into the entire sphere. As such, I can really challenge the gossip, rumours, and associated hype from both a technical and business perspective.
WHAT AREAS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ARE YOU MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
What really captures my imagination is the potential that lies within predictive and advanced data analytics. It has the potential to reshape both business and enterprise which, in turn, bolsters greater CX and UX experiences. You see, it's more critical than ever that the insight harvested from data is analysed in a way that makes sense and ultimately, adds value to our business. There's a definite tendency to over complicate things, which leads to more questions than answers. Similarly, business intelligence, its strategy, data resources and analytics, must align in ways that support the introduction of new and emerging technologies such as the IoT, predictive diagnostics, self-healing capabilities, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
WHICH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE INFLUENCERS INFLUENCE YOU?
In no particular order, I think some of the greatest BI influencers out there include Cindi Howson, who has a wealth of experience, is a thought leader in data analytics and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty in terms of testing. Then there's the great Barry Devline, who's "love affair with data" as he puts it, makes him a must-follow BI influencer. Ronald Van Loon, Judith Hurwitz and Jen Stirrup also provide some great insights.
OUTSIDE OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE WHO ELSE INFLUENCES YOU?
I'm always influenced by the insights given from other technology leaders including Cedrik Neike of Siemens whose views on sustainable energy are inspiring. In terms of the IoT, I admire Stacey Higginbotham's ability to write and broadcast about the IoT in a way that everyone from consumer to developer can understand – that's a gift! And then there's my wife, Sarah-Jayne Gratton who, personal bias aside, has a deep understanding of all things innovation and is able to explain technology in a very approachable manner.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR OFFLINE INFLUENCE
I'm pretty influential (I say modestly) just Google me! To date, I've written seven books covering various wireless technologies; I was a judge at this year's NFC Innovation Awards; I'm also a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) for Huawei Technologies and I am currently working with Siemens to help build a new Influencer Community.
WHAT ARE GOING TO BE THE KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?
I think the data mindset change that's already taking place will continue to evolve as it must. I think we'll see AI, you know, the things like sex robots, driverless cars and predictive maintenance continue to grow throughout the industry. But, for me, the two sectors to watch are healthcare and agritech where, in the latter arena, I predict a huge leap in investment and development due to the ongoing Brexit saga.
IF A BRAND WANTED TO WORK WITH YOU, WHAT ACTIVITIES WOULD YOU BE MOST INTERESTED IN COLLABORATING ON?
Technology, yep, that's me – I love technology and with my background and experience, I have a better understanding than most and I am armed with knowledge that breaks down the often associated hyperbole and gloss. I regularly work with brands on proof of concepts, new product development and event launches surrounding all things innovation whilst looking at the ways technology can best evolve to solve current and future issues.
WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY FOR A BRAND TO CONTACT YOU?
Brands can use my website to reach out or via Twitter and LinkedIn.
Originally published in Onalytica.
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The latest martech and adtech news from Oracle, Adobe, Teradata, dotmailer, Zegami, Integral Ad Science, SaleCycle, AWeber, Captiv8 and MediaMath.
Oracle has announced a raft of updates and integration enhancements to its Marketing Cloud offering, all better uniting marketing activities with audience data.
The vendor has introduced new account-based marketing (ABM) capabilities into its Marketing Cloud to tap into rising demand from B2B marketers. These are aimed at enabling marketers to optimise targeting on paid media, more effectively engage target prospects and simplify data management and integration.
On the list is what Oracle claims is one of the industry's largest sets of curated B2B account audience data for targeting on paid media, made possible through an integration of Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud. The latter has data on more than 1 million US companies and 60 million anonymous business profiles.
Oracle is also providing account-based messaging by allowing marketers to append account data, including scoring and nurturing information, to new and existing leads. This is made possible by integrations with Demandbase's technology as well as that of app partners, and available directly through Oracle Eloqua.
Other new additions to the Oracle Marketing Cloud are designed to help marketers use differentiated audience data for targeting on paid media, for cross-channel interactions and in customer experience management. This has been achieved through direct integrations between Oracle Maxymiser and Oracle Responsys applications. In addition, Oracle Maxymiser has been fully integrated with the Oracle Data Management Platform, allowing users to tap into first-, second- and third-party data for audience testing and optimisation initiatives.
New integrations have also been made between the Oracle Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud's Data Management Platform. By leveraging the Data Cloud's enhanced modelling solution, the vendor said integration gives marketers the ability to model their online audiences based on critical offline data, such as in-store purchase transactions.
A second integration gives customers access to Oracle Data Cloud's AddThis Audience Discovery tool, which helps marketers target specific audiences with paid media campaigns. The solution uses natural language processing to look at keywords on billions of Web pages across the Web and translates these into audience data based on the online behaviours of two billion unique users.
In addition, Oracle Marketing Cloud now offers advanced data visualisation and investigation tools for insights into performance across different channels, as well as a new graphical audience segmentation feature aimed at B2C marketers.
Teradata has sold off its Marketing Applications business to private equity firm, Marlin Equity Partners, for US$90 million.
The news comes five months after the vendor announced its intention to offload the business in order to put the emphasis back on its core data analytics offering. The deal with the private equity firm includes its digital marketing and marketing resource management platforms.
However, the low sale price surprised many in the industry. Full details of the sale, including commentary from the market on its implications, can be found here.
Adobe has unveiled the first integration between its e-signature based offering, Adobe Sign, and Adobe Marketing Cloud. It's designed to eliminate the need for manual, paper-based process for enrolment, onboarding and servicing across the customer journey.
Adobe Sign (formerly Document Cloud eSign services) now features an upgraded mobile app experience, and has been integrated with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms – one of several platforms sitting within the Adobe Marketing Cloud – to make signature-based documents digital, such as credit card applications and medical forms.
According to the vendor, the integration between Adobe Sign and Experience Manager Forms turns form-based processes into mobile-optimised digital experiences, from a person discovering the right form that they need, to filling it out, electronically signing it, and getting status updates once it is submitted.
Adobe has also introduced new Document Cloud storage integrations with Box and Microsoft OneDrive, to make it easier to access and work on PDF files from anywhere, as well as new features for Adobe Acrobat DC subscribers.
Email marketing automation vendor, dotmailer, has struck a partnership with Engage Digital to bring its full suite of solutions to the Australian market. Engage Digital is part of the MicroChannel company.
"To partner with dotmailer was an obvious choice - its ease-of-use and ease-of-integration is in complete alignment with our strategy to provide customers with best-of-breed in marketing automation," said Engage Digital's managing partner, Antony Dutton.
UK-based dotmailer currently has 70,000 users across 150 companies including BBC Worldwide, DHL, Fujifilm and World Duty Free.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with Engage Digital and help the company to better respond to customers' different needs," added Rohan Lock, dotmailer's reginal director for APAC.
Zegami, a new company that provides discovery and filtering tools for image, movie or 3D object searching, has been spun out of the University of Oxford and will be based in Australia.
Zegami brings millions of pieces of information together from multiple data sources and combine them into one user interface. The data discovery software is aimed at slashing organisational and research costs and saving hours spent on search through its combination of image tagging, map views and business intelligence capabilities, along with the ability to plugin machine learning and image-based analysis.
It was founded in 2015 by Samuel Conway (AUS), Roger Noble (AUS), Stephen Taylor (UK) and Oxford University following the success of the first part of the solution, which was developed through the university and Adelaide consulting business, Coritsu Group.
The new entity attracted £500,000 in seed funding from investors including Parkwalk Advisors and Oxford Sciences Innovation. The sales and implementation team for the product is to be based in Adelaide, Australia, which is where national reseller partner, Blue Crystal, is also located.
"Whether in business, research or in our personal lives, we generate thousands of images every day and every image has its associated data," Conway said. "There can be no doubt that storage has become cheaper and more efficient over time, but how do we find them again, let alone generate any meaningful information from it? Zegami turns this concept on its head.
Ad tech player, Integral Ad Science, has partnered with Facebook to deliver third-party viewability measurement to advertisers.
Under the arrangement, Integral's viewability solution will be optimised to support video and display campaigns running on Facebook on both desktop and mobile platforms. This is aimed at giving advertisers access to accurate metrics for their Facebook campaigns. Additionally, Integral clients will be able to analyse the quality of the media across their entire campaign.
Behavioural marketing solutions company, SaleCycle, has brought on Chris Brinkworth as its chief revenue officer of the Asia-Pacific region as part of expansion plans.
Based in Sydney, Brinkworth will be responsible for leading the group's strategic growth and developing service teams regionally. The company's offering aims to help organisations improve Web conversion by better engaging website visitors and preventing things like cart abandonment online and from sign-up forms. Clients include Sunglass Hut, Lorna Jane and Chemist Warehouse.
Email marketing vendor, AWeber, has launch a new mobile app that allows users to handpick content from across the Web and automatically format it into an email newsletter from their mobile device.
Curate is going to available for free on for Android and Apple phones and is aimed at helping small business owners and entrepreneurs to put together formatted email newsletters directly from Web browsing.
"The curation of content is rapidly growing in popularity amongst marketers and it's perfectly suited for AWeber's customers who are largely solopreneurs with limited time," said AWeber UX designer, Grace Stoeckle.
Captiv8 has raised US$2 million in a new investment funding round for its artificial intelligence-powered influence marketplace.
The funding round was supported by Launch Fund, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lone Wolk and others. The cash injection will be used to enhance capabilities across the marketplace, which enables brands to discover and partner with brand advocates on digital media.
App-based mobile audience platform provider, PushSpring, has partnered with MediaMath to make its proprietary, mobile app data actionable on the latter's Demand Side Platforms (DSPs).
The MediaMath partnership comes off the back of recent partnerships PushSpring has struck with LiveRamp, Google's DoubleClick, Lotame and Centro.


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Newsroom To 'Chicago Tribune': With 85 Percent Backing, We Have Votes For Union
Organizers of a newsroom union at the Chicago Tribune have given the Tribune's parent company, Tronc, a day to voluntarily recognize the guild and start to negotiate a contract.
Organizers of a newsroom union at the Chicago Tribune have informed its publisher that colleagues have given such overwhelming formal support for their effort that the paper's parent company should recognize the guild voluntarily and start to negotiate a contract.
The organizers gave the Tribune's parent company, Tronc, a day to make a decision.
According to a letter from the Chicago Tribune Guild organizing committee obtained by NPR, the nascent union has received signed union authorization cards from more than 85 percent of staffers who would fall under the bargaining unit.
"Voluntary recognition would allow us to begin contract negotiations, saving the company the cost and inconvenience of a campaign and an election that will result overwhelmingly in our favor," read the letter, sent Tuesday morning to Bruce Dold, the Tribune's editor and publisher. This story will be updated with any reaction from the Tribune and Tronc.
It is quite a turnaround in fortunes for unions at Tronc, which comes from a strong anti-union background. Historically, the Tribune and its corporate owners took a strong stance against unions at the paper and in society more broadly.
More recently, Tronc fought fiercely for months against unionizing efforts at the Tribune's larger sister paper, the Los Angeles Times, yet lost badly in a lopsided vote held in January. Tronc, then controlled by Chicago investor Michael Ferro, announced it would sell the Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune less than three weeks later. That sale, to Southern California billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, is expected to go through in coming weeks.
Ferro is now gone from the company. He sold his controlling minority stake to McCormick Media — controlled primarily by Sargent M. McCormick-Collier, a relative of the legendary late Col. Robert McCormick who ran the Tribune and built it into a multiplatform staff.
"If the company does not recognize the Chicago Tribune Guild, we will file the signature cards tomorrow with the National Labor Relations Board, and an election will be scheduled," the organizing committee wrote in a separate note to staffers.
A Chicago Tribune spokeswoman said the paper was reviewing the guild's request. "We believe we can best build on the Chicago Tribune heritage and trust with readers by working together as an organization," she said in a emailed statement. "We will continue to work toward our common goal of ensuring that the Chicago Tribune is a leading source for news and information, whatever the outcome."
The Tribune's parent company, Tronc, and its corporate predecessor, Tribune, have suffered severe financial setbacks, some of them self-inflicted. That has, in turn, led to waves of layoffs, buyouts and cutbacks. The Chicago Tribune newsroom is perhaps a third as large as it was at its height.
In the years since it was rechristened Tronc, the company has been beset by controversy and internal crises, starting with a frenetic branding effort around digital innovation. In Los Angeles, the Times' new publisher, Ross Levinsohn, was sidelined by questions raised over past workplace misconduct (He took a leave and became Tronc's chief executive over its digital activities). The LA Times' new editor-in-chief, Lewis D'Vorkin, sparked a newsroom mutiny over his conversations with Disney over coverage and with his accusations that his journalists have been disloyal. He was shifted over to the digital unit in February and left the company earlier this month.
The company created an uproar with plans to create a large separate digital newsroom that would have generated a vast new output of online content outside the company's newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, the LA Times, The Baltimore Sun, South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Hartford Courant.
A senior Chicago Tribune editor, metro editor Mark Jacob, announced on April 5 that he was leaving the company and tweeted: "owners and managers of media companies must embrace a mission of journalism as public service, invest in their people and show bravery and independence. Our democracy depends on it."
Some digital newsrooms and smaller newspapers have been seeking union representation as well. Union efforts recently have popped up at some surprising newsrooms — including the digital outlet Mic, the satiric publication The Onion, the Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming and the Missoula Independent in Montana.
If the union is recognized by Tronc voluntarily or wins it in a vote overseen by federal labor regulators, the guild would represent about 280 nonmanagement employees at the Tribune; its sister Spanish-language daily, Hoy; the entertainment-oriented tabloid RedEye; and four suburban publications.


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Q: Display text only once per session in .net I have a text to be displayed to user only once per session i.e. only the first time they try to open a page. If they try to open again they are not supposed to see that text.
If they close the browser and open it again they should be able to see the text again.
I wanted to use session, but I am not sure how to use it.
I tried to use cookie which worked, but what if cookie is disabled, I guess this wont work. so I decided to go with Sessions.

A: Define OnSessionStart Event In Global.asax...like this...
 void Session_OnStart(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
       Session["showmessage"]="Show";
        }

On pageLoad or Event where you want to check... Check Session...if you want to show your text in label do like this...
 protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
if(Session["showmessage"].ToString()=="Show")
{
Label1.Text="Message";//i Supposed you wana Show Message in Label.You Can Write your Code to Show Message wherever you wnat show.
Session["showmessage"]=Not Show";//To Display Message Only One Time.
}

Note-: It will Display Message Every Time Your Session Expired.


Spinifex Press is encouraging readers to buy a book that has been published by an independent publisher and sold by an independent bookseller to celebrate International Bibliodiversity Day on 21 September.
In 2010, Latin American publisher members of the International Alliance of Independent Publishers created Bibliodiversity Day to celebrate independent publishing and bibliodiversity. The term 'bibliodiversity' refers to the 'cultural diversity' of books, scripts, apps and oral literature.
In celebrating the day, Spinifex publisher Susan Hawthorne said, 'Let us share books, ideas and resources more equally and listen to the unheard voices.' Hawthorne hopes to ensure that the 'voices of marginalised peoples are heard consistently, not just as a passing fashion' and has a 'mission to publish risky, controversial, innovative and imaginative voices.' Publishers, booksellers, book professionals and readers are invited celebrate the day.
To promote the day, Spinifex is sharing a youtube video here.


(6757) Terry shows us how it's done!
(6698) The Burgers will be well done on that!
(6159) Sun in Hydrogen Alpha through Michael O'Connell's filter!
(3945) David Jess demonstrates something!
(3888) Eamon Scullion - "Structures on the surface of the Sun"


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This impressive combination of storytelling, stunts, and special effects sets the bar by which all other Halloween haunts in Los Angeles are measured. By infusing the traditional walk-through haunted house experience with interactive drama, Delusion turns its audience into vicarious participants, experiencing the horror first-hand – a unique combo that others have imitated but never equaled.
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This impressive combination of storytelling, stunts, and special effects sets the bar by which all other Halloween haunts in Los Angeles are measured. By infusing the traditional walk-through haunted house experience with interactive drama, Delusion turned its audience into vicarious participants, experiencing the horror first-hand - a unique combo that others have imitated but never equaled.
History of Delusion Interactive Theatre
With its 2011 debut, simply billed as Delusion, the "haunted play" immediately established itself as one of the best Halloween events in Los Angeles. Created by writer-director Jon Braver (a Hollywood stunt coordinator), Delusion took audiences on a forty-minute tour through a turn-of-the-century mansion, with, the story unfolding around you in the rooms of the 106-year-old house.
The 2012 version, titled Delusion: The Blood Rite (originally announced as "Delusion: The Crimson Queen"), was co-produced by actor Neil Patrick Harris. This was a direct sequel to its predecessor, taking place years later but in the same location, still haunted by the ghosts of the past.
In 2013, Braver offered an all-new variation of his interactive Halloween attraction, entitled Delusion: Masque of Mortality. The play took its audience back to the year 1931, as they sought refuge from a plague. Unfortunately, Delusion: Masque of Mortality was plagued by permit problems at its new location, which resulted in cancelled performances. (Reviewed here.)
In 2014, Delusion Lies Within returned to the West Adams area, near where the first two incarnations of Delusion were performed (in 2011 and 2012). This fine return to form included some of the most amazing effects ever achieved in a live Halloween event - and by "effect" we mean not just virtuoso technique but dramatic impact. (Reviewed here.)
Delusion went on hiatus for 2015, returning in 2016 with Delusion: His Crimson Queen (reviewed here). 2017 was another hiatus, followed by a return in 2018 with Delusion: The Blue Blade, which ran during the Halloween season, then returned for a brief run the following Spring. Halloween 2019 saw a scaled-down production from Delusion, titled Alt Delete, which was billed as a chapter in The Blue Blade saga.
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I can't believe Halloween is tomorrow; didn't October fly by? My husband and I hosted a Halloween party this weekend, our first party as a couple! It went really well if I do say so for ourselves, and we are super excited to become "people who are good at hosting parties."
1. Have snacks ready to go - We made this skull guacamole and everyone loved it! I think it worked really well to have a snack out the minute people walked through the door, and the fact that the food was themed to the party was a good conversation piece.
2. Have a signature drink - We had the ingredients for a number of alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks on hand, including a few themed cocktails. Our signature drink for the night was a Caramel Apple Moscow Mule. It tasted really good, and people were excited to try it and my husband loved playing bartender. Having a signature drink is, again, a good conversation piece - especially when not everyone at the party knows each other well.
3. Make people dress up - Guests might love dressing up, even if they grumble about it. It's fun and festive and makes the event a party and not just dinner with snacks. While at Halloween it's obvious that it will be a costume party, I think dressing up applies to any party. You can do the ugly sweater route at Christmas, or even have it be a "dress up" party. I think people get more into attending the party and are more excited to be there when they put effort into attiring themselves, and it makes the party stick out in everyone's memory.
4. Spotify - Spotify has a bunch of awesome Halloween playlists right now! We had music going the whole party, even with Hocus Pocus in the background.
5. Have dinner - We decided to have hors d'oeurvres and a full dinner, and all the guests really appreciated being fed so much food. It made for a day of cooking, but my husband and I had a really great time being a team in the kitchen all day. It made for a really great memory and a lot of happy stomachs. We served apple chips and brie, butternut squash bruschetta, beef stew, and autumn glow salad. For dessert there was candy, of course, and I made these cookies and these cookies. I highly recommend all of them, especially the stew and autumn salad.


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Resumption of train services in Punjab brings relief, joy to people
Ferozepur, November 25, 2020: The resumption of train services with the withdrawal of agitation by the farmers has come as a big relief to the people of the State, said Gurpal Singh Chahal, Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur
Earlier, the train services were suspended as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus but later on, it has to be extended in view of farmers' protest under rail-roko campaign against the three controversial farm bills.
After 69 days, Dhanbad was flagged off from Ferozepur on Tuesday with only 47 passengers besides 12 goods trains – 3 loaded and 9 empty wagons were moved.
After the Railways resumed train services to Punjab, a wave of happiness could be seen on the farmer's faces as they will start getting the agriculture in-puts and it will now be easy to bring raw materials for manufacturing units. Simultaneously, the difficulty in sending the finished goods will also be removed.
DC said, earlier during the lockdown period and subsequently with the lifting of the same, the farmers' agitation against the three farm laws started by blocking the rail tracks putting inconvenience to all classes.
He said, the migrant workers used to travel frequently in the trains to work in the State at the time of sowing and harvesting and join back to their family after the season is over. But on withdrawal of trains in Punjab due to the farmers' agitation, the movement was badly affected as travelling thousands of kilometers distance in buses was very difficult which will now bring relief to them.
The farmers would now be relieved from the shortage of fertilizer and seeds and the economy of the State will improve. The operation of trains would also be suitable for employees and their families to comfortably travel in trains to enjoy holidays and family atmosphere with the resumption of the operation of the trains, he added.
By HARISH MONGA: Sr Correspondent.
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Farmers ecstatic as Two Trains carrying urea reach Ludhiana


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Harvestehude (; Hamburgisch: Harvstehuud) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Eimsbüttel. It is located on the eastern boundaries of the borough near lake Außenalster.

Geography
Harvestehude borders the quarters of Rotherbaum, Eimsbüttel, and Hoheluft-West, all within the Eimsbüttel borough, as well as Hoheluft-Ost, Eppendorf, and Winterhude in the neighbouring Hamburg-Nord borough. Harvestehude is located on a Geest ridge west of the Außenalster. To the north the canal of Isebekkanal separates Harvestehude of Hoheluft-Ost and Eppendorf.

History
The name is derived from the former name of the local St. John's Monastery, Herwardeshude, which had been located in Altona near today's street and small stream of Pepermölenbek at least since 1246. Herward was a common name in the 12th and 13th century, so it is assumed that the name means a stockyard near a ferry dock (Hude), which was founded by a man called Herward. Later, in 1295, the monastery moved to today's Harvestehude area, transferring the monastery's name to the new area. Hamburg history writer Otto Beneke noticed that the place was also called Herbstehude by some, which was according to him indeed correct, because Herbst (autumn) translates to Harvest in Low German. In 1530, the monastery was demolished, and the area came under municipal administration.

Other than the name suggests, the church of St. John's Harvestehude, which was built 1880-82, is today located in the neighbouring Rotherbaum quarter. Vice versa, the Tennis court Am Rothenbaum and the NDR broadcasting center ("Funkhaus am Rothenbaum") are located in the quarter of Harvestehude.

Politics
These are the results of Harvestehude in the Hamburg state election:

References

External links

 Harvestehude, Hamburg.de

Quarters of Hamburg
Eimsbüttel

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Diana & Matt
When Diana and Matt found out they were moving to California, they decided on a wedding in Brooklyn- an ode to the place they fell in love and a final goodbye to New York! With just 8 weeks to make it happen, the couple called upon some of their favorite local vendors to create an intimate neighborhood affair and the result is beautiful!! Diana looks stunning in our HB6633 and CR2000 belt- a perfect fit for their cozy celebration at ICI restaurant in Fort Greene. Thank you so much to Karen Kristian for such amazing work and congratulations again to Diana & Matt (best of luck on the west coast!)
Saja: How did you meet?
Diana: We met through friends. My best friend and Matt's brother were interning together and became friends and that's how we were introduced. The firs time we met was over brunch at Essex in the Lower East Side during Memorial Day weekend five years ago!
Saja: How did he propose?
Diana: We were at Storm King Sculpture Park in the Hudson Valley. It is one of the most unique places either of us has ever been to and we used to love taking day trips out of the city to go up there. It was Spring and it was the first really nice, warm day of the year and we decided to take a trip up. Matt had to wait all day for the perfect moment to propose, he almost gave up because we kept getting interrupted or the moment wasn't right. Some of our friends also happened to be headed there that day and so we ended up meeting up with them which was fun to surprise them with the news!
Saja: Where did the wedding take place? What made you choose there?
Diana: We had our wedding at ICI restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It's about 5 minute walk down the street from our old apartment and a place we walked by all the time. It's in an old brownstone with a small yard, just like the apartment we were living in. We loved the idea of doing it in our beloved neighborhood and keeping everything super local. We used a florist, Saffron, in the neighborhood that we LOVE as well. They own a small boutique/shop in Ft Greene that we would always stop into any time we needed gifts or flowers or were just passing by. We had sort of become friends with the owners so it was special to have them do our flowers.
Diana said, "We just recently left NY to move to LA. When we found out we were moving, we decided we wanted to get married in NY, where we met and where our life and friends were, thinking it would be part celebration and part goodbye party and just a nice way to close that huge chapter in our lives. We planned the wedding in about 8 weeks, so ICI was actually one of the only venues we could book on such short notice! We originally wanted to have a Saturday wedding but given our compressed timeline it just didn't work out...so we ended up with a Sunday wedding, and somehow all the stars aligned and we got married on our engagement anniversary, it was totally unplanned but that's just how the dates worked out! Our wedding date is also sandwiched by our mothers' birthdays. Matt's mom's birthday was the day before our wedding, my mom's birthday was the day after. As you can imagine, it was a really happy weekend!!"
Saja: What was your favorite part of the day?
Diana: The vows and the speeches were probably the most emotional and I loved them. But I also loved dinner, and getting up and visiting all our tables and seeing everyone! Things were relaxed but not too crazy yet and the light in the garden was magical. I loved it all though- it really does go by so fast, just like everyone says!
Saja: Which of the photos is your favorite? Why?
Diana: I love some of the dancing photos because you can see how much fun everyone is having, we didn't even have a DJ, just an ipad! But I actually really love the photos of the paper cranes we strung up. They were strung into garlands across the entry into the back garden where our ceremony was held. Several of my closest girlfriends decided to take that on. They spent hours folding paper cranes and then set them up for the wedding. It was such a generous and beautiful gesture. I was really moved by their dedication and enthusiasm. Lucky me to be so loved!
Diana said, "Choosing a dress on such short notice was really stressful (I guess I brought it on myself!). We planned the wedding in about 8 weeks and before we decided that, I had no idea that many places can't even order you a dress in that short of a time frame! I was so naive about wedding dress shopping! I went to so many places where the people didn't seem to really have an opinion or care, or they just wanted to move you along for the next appointment. or they just didn't really seem to get me or my style. It was so different at Saja. I felt like I had known you guys for years and it really felt like you two were fairy godmothers taking care of me and helping me along with everything from choosing what to do, what strapless bra to get, or helping fix the alterations! I truly appreciated the honesty too! The dress ended up being perfect for the venue too. It really captured the spirit of the venue and our wedding, simple and sweet. Thank you so much again for your help and care...It truly means so much to me!"
Photographer: Karen Kristian
Flowers: Saffron
Hair and Make-Up: Ami Chibana
Cupcakes/Cake: Baked NYC
Venue/restaurant: ICI Brooklyn
Nora & Clay
We are not going to lie, today's weather leaves much to be desired in NYC... So it's to our delight to receive these beautiful pictures from Nora's wedding and dream about the warm weather to come. Nora and Clay make one happy and handsome couple and we wish them lifetime of happiness together. She is so stunning in HB6633 and these wonderful shots were taken by Isabelle Selby, we are such huge fans of her work!
Katie & Ryan
Katie & Ryan's wedding took place at what the bride called her "favorite place in the world." Everything from the setting to Katie's styling is simply breathtaking and the sheer details on HB6633 make it all the more stunning. Thank you so much to Eminence Photo for capturing all of this beauty and sharing it with us. Many congratulations to Katie and Ryan, we wish you all the very best~
Katie: We met in NYC and were set up by Ryan's cousin and my best friend who were dating at the time.
Katie: Ryan proposed at my family's farm – the same place that we were married. It's where I grew up and is incredibly special to me.
Katie: The photo of us kissing after we got married is one of my favorites because of the look of joys on our brothers' and my sister's faces.
Katie: The wedding took place on my family farm where I grew up, and is one of my favorite places in the world.
Katie: The whole day was incredibly special because of all of the wonderful people that it involved and how personal the details were to us. My brother married us, my sister and Ryan's brother were are best man + maid of honor that married us, the cord, veil + coins that we used during the ceremony were the same ones that Ryan's brother and sister used in their weddings, and the hanky that was wrapped around my bouquet is the same one that my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother used in their weddings. We can't imagine a better wedding.
Lindsey & Kamahnie
Happy Monday! We're starting off the week with some very beautiful and very New York photos from our bride, Lindsey's wedding. Her intimate affair took place at one our favorite venues, Housing Works Bookstore- which happens to be right around the corner from us! We are so grateful to have spent some time getting to know Lindsey and her lovely mother and are so happy to see her look so elegant in our HB6633 dress. Thank you so much to Sugar Beet Photo for the incredible shots. Many congratulations to Lindsey, Kamahnie and the rest of their amazing circle~
Lindsey: We met through a friend at one of our favorite bars on the Upper West Side, Amsterdam Alehouse.
Lindsey: Kamahnie proposed on a snowy Friday night walk in December at Ralph Ellison Memorial Park in Harlem. Invisible Man is one of my favorite books and it felt perfect to be in that space, late at night, beginning a new chapter together.
Saja: What was your favorite part of the day? Why?
Lindsey: Saying our vows. It felt sacred, and exciting. There was one moment during the ceremony when our officiant asked us to look out at the people who were gathered in the bookstore to support and celebrate us. Looking into the eyes of our friends and family at such an important moment is something we'll never forget.
Lindsey: We were married in the Housing Works Bookstore in Soho. We LOVE bookstores, and it felt important to us not only to be surrounded by our most-loved people, but also the stories we had loved and shared together. And because Housing Works is a non-profit, were also very happy to know that the money we spent on our event would benefit those who are in great need in our city.
Lindsey: Our favorite is the one in the street. It was the end of the night, we'd had the time of our lives, and it's just so New Yorky.
Katie & Tyler
Our bride Katie's wedding has such rustic beauty. She is so elegant in HB6633 and we love the refined simplicity of her barn location. Thank you so much to the couple's good friends, Matthew McGlennen and Marianka Campisi for sharing these breathtaking images. Many congratulations to Katie & Tyler~
Katie: Tyler and I met in Brooklyn when he moved into the apartment below me. Its a good New York story.
Katie: Tyler proposed on a sunny September day on a pier in one of our favorite neighborhoods in Brooklyn- Red Hook.
Katie: The wedding took place in a big barn in Central New York. We chose the location because it was beautiful and simple and near where I grew up.
Katie: My two favorite photos are the ones of Tyler and I standing in the field holding hands. It was a very windy day and I love how you can see that from the photos- my dress, our hair, and Tyler's tie are all moving with the wind. I also love these photos because I remember how happy and relaxed we were- we had JUST gotten married!
Katie: I loved every bit of our wedding day, all parts were my favorite.
Rachel & Ben
Rachel is a bride who has all the right priorities in life. She is so elegant in HB6633 paired with our gold leaf headband by Mimi Shim at her intimate Brooklyn wedding. We found so much love with her and her family and are so happy to share the obvious joy in these photos! Thanks so much to Kristin Gladley of Stylish & Hip Weddings for sharing with us. Congratulations to Rachel and Ben!
Rachel: Ben and I were set up by a mutual friend. The first e-mail he wrote to contact me was hilarious, and I knew immediately that it was the start of something really good.
Rachel: We took our first trip together to Costa Rica, and after a great week Ben proposed after we had just gone parasailing at sunset (on Valentine's Day). I couldn't have been more surprised!
Rachel: It was important to me that we get married close to home, in the city where we both grew up. The Brooklyn Winery was the first place we looked at, and the only place we were both really excited about. It's such a beautiful space with a lot of character and we felt very comfortable there.
Rachel: I felt so lucky to have such a loving and supportive family who worked so hard to make sure I had a great day. There has never been a moment of my life when I didn't have them behind me 100% and my wedding day was no exception. I couldn't have done it without them.
Rachel: I love all of the photos but I think my favorite is the one of me and Ben under the chuppah. I was nervous about standing up there but Ben had this huge loving smile on his face the whole time, which was all I needed.
Jessica & Chris
What better way to start the week than beautiful wedding photos! High school sweethearts turned husband and wife, Jessica and Chris look so incredibly happy on their special day right here in Flushing. She looks effortlessly glamorous in HB6633. Thanks so much to Michelle Varella from Lina Jang Photography for sharing and congratulations again to Jessica and Chris! Enjoy~
Jessica: My favorite part of the day was our first dance. We spent a month before the wedding taking ballroom dancing lessons and learned a choreographed dance, so it was hard for us, but definitely worth the effort. We certainly didn't do it perfectly, but we had fun learning it and performing it!
Saja: How did you first meet?
Jessica: Chris and I met in high school. We were both in the pit orchestra for the musical, "Guys and Dolls." He plays the cello and I play the tenor saxophone - he was sitting right behind me in the seating arrangement and he would always make these funny comments that only I could hear. We had a lot of common interests other than just music - including an obsession with "The X-Files," which we bonded over. Eventually, he took me to his Senior Prom and the rest is history!
Jessica: It was our fifteenth anniversary and he asked me to take a long lunch break at work. I had just started a new job, but I was still training, so my boss was understanding and let me take the time. Chris didn't tell me where we were going - he picked me up and we went to the South Street Seaport Heliport. He had planned a helicopter tour of New York City! BUT, just as we were about to get on the next helicopter, they announced that they were shutting down due to an incoming storm. Chris tried everything to see if they would take us up before the storm, but to no avail. Instead, we walked along the waterfront, and he proposed there. We went on the helicopter ride a few weeks later on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
Saja: Which is your favorite photo? Why?
Jessica: The one pictured above because the photo captures a moment of joy on our faces, surrounded by our families and friends.
Jessica: The ceremony was at Flushing Town Hall, a beautiful old brick building on Northern Boulevard, and the reception was at the Sheraton LaGuardia East, both in Flushing, NY. We chose Flushing because we wanted a Chinese banquet for the reception and Flushing was the only place where we could find an authentic restaurant.
Anna & Quang
Anna & Quang's Portland wedding is absolutely gorgeous. From their intimate town square ceremony, to an elegant reception at the Portland Art Museum, their day turned out simply stunning. Especially Anna in HB6633 and her Saja bridesmaids in DU6556 and HB6979 at her side!! Thank you so much to the extremely talented Erich McVey for these amazing images and many congratulations to a truly lovely bride and her groom!
Natasha M.
We always knew that Natasha was strikingly beautiful, but it's safe to say that her wedding photos blew us away! She looks flawlessly elegant in HB6633 and we love how she styled it with a decorative sash and soft romantic updo. Thank you so much to Moonrise Photography for the amazing shots of the bride, groom and breathtaking landscape. Congratulations again, Natasha!
Our bride, Rachel is absolutely radiant in each of these photos. Her wedding took place at quite the unique venue, Material Culture, a furniture store that imports items from all over the world. We're loving the festive shots taken in the rug room! The groom wore a suit by Enzo Custom. Thanks so much to Inna Spivakova for capturing such amazing shots and sharing them with us. Congratulations again, Rachel!! We wish you all the best~
Our bride, Amy is stunning at her elegant, wintery affair. She looks flawless, head to toe, and we're especially loving the way she styled that coat! The photos were taken by a friend of Amy's, and we're so thankful we got to see them!
Congratulations again, Amy!


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A Mystery Solved?
Citizen Khan, 2012
BBC Comedy, Interviews, TV Comedy
Rodney Bewes Moves North.....
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The One That Started It All – An Audience With Jasper Carrott
1970's ITV Comedy
An Audience With Jasper Carrott - 1978 "An Audience With..." is now one of the most widely recognised formats on British TV, these days it's singers and groups of the moment, but in the early days it was comed...
Bless Me Father
1960's ITV Comedy, 1970's, 1970's ITV Comedy, 1980's
Bless Me Father, 1978 Bless Me Father marked something of a departure for Arthur Lowe taking him away from the middle class 'bank manager' type roles that he had become associated with and placing him in charg...
Yes, Honestly
Yes, Honestly, 1976 Another of those great London Weekend Television sitcoms that seems to have been forgotten about. A spin off from No, Honestly, Yes, Honestly ran for twenty six episodes over two series ...
No, Honestly
No Honestly - 1974 Commissioned by Michael Grade in his early days as a Controller at London Weekend Television, this 1970's sitcom is another that sits gathering dust without a repeat outing. It starred real...
Mixed Blessings, 1978 Mixed Blessings was an ITV sitcom that ran for three series over twenty three episodes between 1978 and 1980. Written by Sid Green of Hills and Green fame (Two Of A Kind, Citizen James...
It's Commercial Break Time – With Bob Monkhouse
1990's, 1990's ITV Comedy, Funny ads
Bob's Fab Ads - 1996 We came across this by accident. From a time when there was always a piece of comic genius to look forward to on a Bank Holiday Monday. A one off show presented by the late great Bob M...
Game For A Laugh, 1981 Remember the catchphrase? "Watching you, watching us, watching you!" Yes folks it's the London Weekend Television "Light Entertainment" show that was reputably the reason for the BBC'...
Maggie's Having Problems With A Nosey Neighbour
Maggie And Her, 1978 Maggie And Her was an ITV sitcom produced by London Weekend Television. It ran for two series between 1978 and 1979, after a 1976 a pilot episode, entitled Poppy A Her. Including the p...
It Could Still Be A Big Night If You…….
Play Your Cards Right, 1980 Another game show classic from the longest serving British Entertainer, Bruce Forsyth. Initially produced by London Weekend Television in 1980 where it ran for eight series until...
Bruce Forsyth's Big Night
Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, 1978 By 1977 Bruce Forsyth was a household name and King of Saturday night TV with his Generation Game. Watching the success of The Generation Game was London Weekend Television. ...


Historical Manga and Anime: Increasing Knowledge or Perpetuating Stereotypes?
Since the second half of the nineteenth century, there has been a great supply of and demand for manga and anime based on historical events. By explicitly referring to the guidelines for history education laid down by the Ministry of Education, supplying a list of references, and/or collaborating with renowned academics, the scholarly and educational value of these publications is stressed. But do manga and anime really contribute to increasing knowledge of Japan's history or do they mostly perpetuate popular understandings?
In this research project I explore how fact and fiction intertwine in the portrayal of pre-Heian Japan. Through a comparison of works issued by different publishers and at different times I investigate which episodes from ancient Japanese history receive attention and which are suppressed.


Meet the young entrepreneur who co-founded Paris-based company VizEat, whose mobile app connects hungry travelers and local hosts for memorable communal meals.
Food has always been an important part of Camille Rumani's life.
She fondly recalls cooking and sharing meals with her family while growing up in Paris. Their meals, she says, were about more than food — they were also about bonding, unity and being together.
Today, Rumani is the co-founder of VizEat, the creator of a popular global social-eating platform that's a kind of AirBnB for dinner. Since its launch in July 2014, VizEat has grown from only 50 hosts — mostly her friends and family — to more than 20,000 hosts in 130 different countries. It began with one office in Paris, but today the company has offices all over the world, from Barcelona to San Francisco to Tel Aviv. And, there are currently more than 150,000 "VizEaters," or users of the company's mobile app.
The VizEat app allows travelers to enjoy home-cooked meals with locals by connecting them to pre-approved "hosts" who advertise a menu, time, place and price. The table at a VizEat meal will typically include the hosts and a variety of guests hailing from all different places.
Rumani graduated from Reims Management School in 2013 and then lived and interned in China for a year, moving from Shanghai to Beijing during that time. It was a formative experience, she says, happily remembering meals big and small shared with friends made along the way.
When she returned to Paris, she reconnected with a distant cousin, Jean-Michel Petit, who had also explored exotic cuisines while traveling. During their conversation, she realized that "we visit countries all the time and don't meet the actual people living there." That was the spark that would lead to VizEat. Rumani and Petit co-founded the company soon after, when she was just 23 years old.
To prove them wrong, Rumani enrolled in a 6-month night course at Starther, a Parisian coding program for women. She says learning to code has been a "game-changer" for her. People who don't expect her to be able to sustain a technical conversation, especially as a woman, are visibly impressed when they learn she can, she says. Rumani is now very involved in the technological side of the VizEat app — much more so than her male co-founder.
That app is not the only social-eating platform available. However, after acquiring its closest competitor, EatWith, in late August, it is now the only one geared toward travelers that employs a transnational approach, while its competition focuses on one city or country. Through the purchase of EatWith, VizEat gained many more hosts, as well as its offices in Tel Aviv and San Francisco. The acquisition also increased the diversity of the company's already diverse staff — the now 25-person team boasts eight different nationalities.
VizEat makes money by taking a cut of the price guests pay for each VizEat meal, as well as a portion of the cost of insurance that hosts and guests buy to cover potential accidents like broken dishes or food poisoning. Rumani declined to disclose VizEat's annual revenue, however the company announced recently that it received 3.8 million euros from various investors, including renowned European venture capital firm Eurovestech.
To spread the word, VizEat uses in-house social media outreach and engages with the press. It also creates a team in each new city it enters, so that the company has an "on the ground" understanding of the "vibes" of a particular city and can figure out how to fit in so it's able to recruit new hosts there.
Rumani believes VizEat has grown at the rapid rate it has because it makes a special effort to maintain a close, trusting relationship with its hosts. The staff is in close contact with the hosts, she says, and knows them personally. Indeed, Rumani herself says she could name 300 hosts off the top of her head.
That close host-company relationship underlies the sense of community that is integral to the very concept of VizEat, she adds. Though the app has evolved over the past 3 years, that sense of community has been a constant thread throughout the journey.
VizEat has been able to capitalize on the age-old communal joy of dining in groups by leveraging modern technology. Rumani said she pushed for VizEat to be an app, rather than a website, because mobile devices are what travelers rely on.
Perhaps the greatest testament to VizEat's viability in the modern tech marketplace is the stamp of approval it earned from Apple CEO Tim Cook, who personally tried VizEat in February of this year. At first, Rumani was only told that Apple wanted to send an unnamed executive to a "test run" meal, learning that executive would be Cook himself only about 3 days in advance. Rumani confesses she was so nervous and excited that she "almost fainted" when he arrived. Despite her nerves, the meal, which took place in Paris' 16th Arrondissement and included filet of salmon, leeks, potimarron squash and chocolate mousse, was a success.
Rumani believes the success that VizEat is currently enjoying is just the beginning, and that the company will become much larger and more influential. Eventually, she hopes to change the way people eat while they travel — and how even how they choose to travel.
But while she's "dreaming of something even bigger," Rumani is also focused on achieving short-term goals like expanding the app's presence in the United States and Southeast Asia.