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Tuesday 30 March 2021 1:45 pm
Culture Corner: Your regular City arts round-up
By: Tessa Marchington
Entrepreneur & Consultant
As we look forward to the City reopening for business, we're ready to start up our Culture Corner series again, pointing you in the direction of the best arts and culture within the Square Mile and championing the role of the arts within the business community.
So much is made possible when the culture, arts and business collide. It is at this intersection that we focus a lot of our projects and work and we believe that having artists on boards, on residencies in companies and in studios within businesses leads to innovation, wellbeing and quantifiable profitability.
Supporting the creative industries, and specifically artists, makes business sense, furthering the benefits of creativity across society. There are many ways to do this and each month I'll bring a new perspective to this column. I look forward to you joining our #artistsonboards revolution.
Taking place in the heart of the City, The Gresham Lectures are not as widely recognised as they deserve to be. They are wide ranging in topic, specificity and thought leadership, with academics and experts in all fields inviting you into their specialist subject. Gresham College itself is a City gem, founded in 1597, and has been providing free lectures within the City of London for over 400 years. Here are our top picks coming up over the next couple of months.
• Fiction and the Supernatural by Professor John Mullan , 6pm, Weds 14 April, (or watch later)
• Russian Piano Masterpieces: Shostakovich by Professor Marina Frolova-Walker and Peter Donohoe, 6pm, Thurs 20th May 2021 (or watch later)
• Performing with Toy Pianos by Xenia Pestova-Bennett, 6pm Wednesday 26 May 2021
The LSO have some stunning concerts coming up online through Marquee TV. Our top two recommendations are Thursday 8 April, when there is a fun programme of Bennett, Ravel & Gershwin, and one definitely not to miss on 22 April 22 with star violinist Nicola Benedetti, who will be premiering Mark Simpson's new Concerto with the LSO, followed by Tchaikovsky's heartrenching Pathétique' Symphony.
Nicola has been sharing her practise journey through her Instagram account so you can peek behind the scenes with her there. Are you ready for that emotional rollercoaster?
The VOCES8 Foundation, also based in Gresham Street, will be giving their final concerts from their Live from London Spring Series, a series of online concerts featuring some of the world's leading musicians, on 2, 4, 18 and 22 April. Music includes Faure's Requiem, Bach Mass in B Minor, William Byrd and I Fagiolini. These concerts will be broadcast live and available On Demand, with all ticket sales going to support the artists, arts organisations globally and music education for students across the UK (including boroughs bordering the City of London). All information can be found here.
Gash Theatre is a queer and feminist collective all about fusing theatre and film into groovy audio-visual chaos. Their radical new show, Gash Theatre Gets Ghosted, is a performance piece on film deconstructing gender, sexuality, and fears of men, a topic that feels even more relevant after recent events. This new piece will be screened as part of Camden People's Theatre's online digital platform 21-24 April.
The 9th edition of Sculpture in the City will soon end, with the City of London's annual public art programme, set amongst iconic architectural landmarks, being deinstalled over two weekends in mid-April. The exhibition includes works from contemporary artists including Nathan Coley, Jyll Bradley, Reza Aramesh and Elisa Artesero.
The artworks are displayed next to some of the City's most famous buildings, including 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin) and The Leadenhall Building (the Cheesegrater). Sculpture in the City has also recently joined the Bloomberg Connects App with a free multimedia digital guide. The app offers audiences the chance to explore current and previous editions, and hear from artists featured such as Nina Saunders, Kevin Francis Gray and Nancy Rubins.
Jyll Bradley, Dutch/Light (for AgnetaBlock) (2017), copyright the artist, Photo: © Nick Turpin
Nancy Rubins, CrocodyliusPhilodendrus, (2016-17), © Nancy Rubins, Photo by Lucy Dawkins, Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian
Nathan Coley, The Same for Everyone (2017), copyright the artist, Photo: © Nick Turpin
60 Seconds with… Catherine Shearn, curator of the Linklaters Art Collection
Linklaters Art Collection is made up of around 2,000 artworks spread across their headquarters in Silk Street. It is a collection of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture amassed over the past 30 years, with a strong focus on abstract work. We asked her all about it.
What is your role in the Collection?
I've been curating the art collection at Linklaters for over 10 years. We have a pretty extensive collection of modern and contemporary art, which we add to regularly.
We invest in art for our employees, we hope that the art on the walls makes the building a better place to work, and provides a bit of creative stimulation. Our visitors enjoy the artworks too, and we give regular tours of our collection; in non-pandemic times, at least!
Is your collection valuable?
I don't spend a lot on any one artwork, I feel it's really important to support the artistic community and not just buy work from established artists. I look for quality and good art rather than big names. We are lucky in London that there are so many incredible artists working and producing really exciting art.
I feel that it is the responsibility of every corporation to try to support the surrounding creative environment and keep those industries thriving. London is such a great place to live and work because of all the artists and designers we have here – their influence filters through to us all. I want to do my bit to keep them here.
How did you adapt your collection over lockdown?
Things have been difficult over the past year because access to galleries and artists' studios has been so restricted. We have bought more work 'blind', without seeing it first. For example, I supported artists directly via the #artistsupportpledge, a great initiative which helped a lot of self-employed artists survive. We have also bought works by the incredible painter Clare Woods, and a stunning mixed media painting by recent graduate Joban Gill.
Our art collection has been crucial over the lockdowns. It has inspired many of our employees to rekindle artistic passions, or to start brand new ones. I have been so impressed by the quality of the artworks some of our staff have produced in the work-from-home months and it's made me realise that the art can contribute to wellbeing even when we aren't in the office.
How do you select your artists?
A lot of the artworks in the collection are modern, so produced in the mid to late 20th century. This was an exciting and influential period, especially for abstract work. I look for contemporary works which can work alongside these existing works, so that some kind of dialogue can emerge. This is challenging at times, but the results can be really interesting.
Like so many established collections, the balance of diversity within our collection doesn't currently reflect our wider values. We have a strong representation of women artists, but I take time to look for new artists from all backgrounds and feel it is important to have a range of voices within our collection.
Do you have any statistics around the wellbeing benefits of having art around the workplace at Linklaters?
It is so hard to quantify this. There are all kinds of studies, measuring mental health benefits, productivity, staff retention, employee engagement and creative thinking. A recent study by Cass Business School found that 80 per cent of those polled felt art in the workplace improved their sense of wellbeing.
I only have anecdotal evidence to go on. The response and interest that comes back to me from our employees shows a high level of interest. Our staff can vote for a winner in our sponsored art prize at the University of East London, and the engagement is always high.
I love the discussions that artworks can generate in a workplace. I am actually happy with a good or bad response to an artwork. Sometimes the negative comments can produce the most stimulating conversations, and I secretly like hearing that an employee 'hates' a particular artwork. It usually means they have thought about it… and there is always one they love with just as much passion.
The Culture & Commerce Taskforce have launched a campaign to activate disused and available office space with artists. Follow this link to learn more and get involved.
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Max Hirschfeld (* 13. August 1860 in Kaukehmen, Ostpreußen; † 4. Oktober 1944 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller in Berlin.

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Max Hirschfeld stammte wahrscheinlich aus einer jüdischen Familie. Der Vater war Kaufmann in Kaukehmen in Ostpreußen. Der Junge besuchte die Dorfschule und seit 1871 das Gymnasium in Tilsit. 1877 begann er eine Buchhändlerlehre in Leipzig, kehrte aber 1879 an das Gymnasium in Tilsit zurück und legte dort 1881 das Abitur ab.
Dann studierte er Philologie in Königsberg, absolvierte den Militärdienst seit 1883 und setzte das Germanistikstudium in Berlin seit 1884 fort. 1889 promovierte er dort zum Dr. phil.

Seit 1891 schrieb Hirschfeld für die satirische Zeitschrift Fliegende Blätter. 1892 übernahm er die Redaktionsleitung der Frankfurter Latern, die 1893 jedoch eingestellt wurde.
1898 gründete Max Hirschfeld die Schriftsteller-Fachzeitschrift Die Feder. 1899 gründete er den Federclub und 1900 den Allgemeinen Schriftsteller-Verein. Dieser wurde bald zum größten Schriftstellerverband im Deutschen Reich. Hirschfeld leitete ihn als Vorsitzender und Geschäftsführer bis zu dessen Auflösung 1934.

Max Hirschfeld verfasste vor allem humoristische Erzählungen und Romane, sowie Übersichtswerke über und für Schriftsteller.

Literatur
 Franz Brümmer: Lexikon der deutschen Dichter und Prosaisten. Band 3. Leipzig 1913. S. 228f., ausführlichste Angaben
 Rudolf Vierhaus (Hrsg.): Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie. Band 4. K. G. Saur, München, 2006. S. 448

Weblinks
 Werke von Max Hirschfeld (und anderen) Worldcat

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Antigua Leader Raped During Home Attack:
Thread: Antigua Leader Raped During Home Attack:
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Antigua Leader Raped During Home Attack
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) - The president of the Antigua and Barbuda senate was raped during an assault in her home last week, police said Monday.
Hazelyn Francis, 66, was briefly hospitalized after an unidentified assailant broke into her home in St. John's on Friday and attacked her.
Police spokesman McClean Hunte said Francis, who lived alone, told authorities she was raped and that a medical examination confirmed the claim.
Hunte said police have yet to make any arrests but were "working on some leads."
Police haven't confirmed reports that Francis was also robbed during the attack, but have said she was the victim of an attempted robbery near her home in April.
The assault has been widely condemned by lawmakers and women's advocacy groups on the Caribbean island, which has seen a steady increase in crime in recent years.
About a dozen people, including four women, were killed last year in the former British Caribbean colony of 70,000. Police haven't released current statistics on killings, burglaries and rapes.
Pat Edwards-Southwell, the president of the Professional Organization of Women in Antigua, urged police to seek foreign assistance in solving the case.
"The police need to use the latest technology (to solve the crime) and if we don't have it then we have to go outside," she said.
10/31/05 22:34 EST
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Beating the Kette Drums inna NYC
horny Antiguan men raping old women
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horrible. Heres the story from the Sun:
SEARCH HEATS UP …as nation condemns Francis' attack
by Marabel Jacobs
The police have procured the services of a forensic scientist out of Barbados to assist with investigations into the brutal and vicious attack on President of the Senate Hazelyn Francis, according to police sources.
The scientist is expected to arrive in the country early this week to begin her work. She is expected to visit the crime scene where she will secure samples and evidence for further forensic analysis.
Police reports indicate Francis was attacked in her bedroom while sleeping sometime between 3 and 5 a.m. last Friday and has been left traumatised following the ordeal.
The SUN understands that as she put up some measure of resistance she was beaten about the head and body with a blunt object.
Francis was taken to the Holberton Hospital for medical attention, at which time a c-scan was performed to ascertain the severity of the injuries to her head.
The intruder reportedly entered the house through a bedroom window.
There has been widespread condemnation of the incident from all quarters of the national community.
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer in a statement condemned the assault.
"The brutal attack on the President of the Senate Hazelyn Francis, is a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. The country has received the news of Senator Francis' trauma with shock and disgust.
"My heart goes out to my friend and parliamentary colleague over the terror that intruded into her home and into her life (Friday) morning. The atrocity inflicted upon Senator Francis shames and defiles our entire nation," PM Spencer said.
Meantime, women members of Parliament also came out strongly in a separate statement.
Ministers Jacqui Quinn-Leandro and Senator Joanne Massiah deemed it a "crude assault on all the womenfolk of this nation. That someone of the stature and seniority of Senator Francis could be so brutally and violently assaulted is a clear indication of the callousness and mean-spiritedness that has engulfed some members of our society."
A statement from Antigua Labour Party Senator Gail Christian was particularly forceful.
"As a woman, as someone who taught me, as a colleague, and as a resident of the Gray's Green community, I offer my strongest support to this woman who has been an inspiration to so many for so long.
"I wish her well in her period of recuperation. However, I also call on the government of this country to move swiftly to place effective crime fighting measures on the top of its agenda," Christian stated.
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Originally Posted by Jahpikne
Hope thats not meant to be funny. and how do you know hes antiguan? Antigua is very multi-national
this is CRAZYYYYYY... The more articles I read, the more I can't understand what would make anyone to do such a crime, especially around this time.I hope they can get to the bottom of this asap.
Originally Posted by Wadadlian Defoe
rape is never funny ! but she was 66 someone deserve to get
This is so sad....
But how do you know hes antiguan?
Sorry but it was in Antigua
Doesnt means the mudda s################ is Antiguan.
Nutpower
Antigua has become such a huge melting pot in the caribbean that its hard to say what nationality the person is.
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My business, Population...1
This is in such poor taste...but then again tact doesn't appear to by in your dictionary so why am I surprised?
Sorry to hear of this incident...I pray that she can recover from this assault and hope they find this piece of filth that committed the crime.
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messed up.hope dem find de person.Im sure they will strike again if not
I wonder if him know excatly WHO him rape?
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Business Intelligence: Data Warehousing, Reporting and Analytics
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Authored by Vicki Lund-Tulloch, Business Intelligence Administrator, IT Services
Have you ever wanted to know…
Are we reporting the right information, in the best way, to government bodies to boost our comparative rankings, meet compliance requirements and secure desired funding levels?
Can our academic and business decision-makers easily analyze operational data, from across faculties and functional areas, to make better decisions in a budget sensitive climate?
Do our marketing strategies align with student feedback and leverage the demographic, psychographic and geographic trends within our student body?
How many annual enrolments do we require – of a full fee paying, government supported and scholarship nature – to remain profitable and secure desired levels of government funding?
Do we have access to the right student, research, performance and departmental data to compile effective research grants?
Are we building the right infrastructure to support student satisfaction, learning, retention and successful graduation?
Are our industry partnerships aligned with current student courses to ensure relevancy and boost successful job placement upon graduation?
Addressing these questions requires the timely and accurate student, research and operational data that Business Intelligence can provide. We've already begun our journey with just such a system:
Ellucian Banner Operational Data Store provides a consistent view of institutional data for everyone across campus. Data uses familiar business terms and definitions so departmental users can easily access the information they need to manage operational reporting, perform ad hoc queries, and make better decisions about their daily responsibilities.
Cognos Reports provides an enterprise level depth of features for reporting, metadata creation and data modelling. It features tools for self-serve ad-hoc, complex and dashboard reports with automated and event driven delivery.
The Importance of Business Intelligence in Modern Higher Education
2016 EDUCAUSE Top 10 IT Issue: BI and Analytics
Higher education institutions must become more data driven to capably respond to demands to become more effective and flexible and to meet both mission objectives and regulatory requirements. Business intelligence (BI) and analytics are the keys to unlocking insights that are contained in the numerous institutional data stores.
Gartner's 2016 CIO Agenda Report
"Business Intelligence and Data Analytics are the top trending priority for global CIOs in 2016. This marks the fifth-consecutive year that BI and analytics has topped the list.
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics tools have certainly gone from being auxiliary parts of business to absolutely vital. It's a near-certainty that BI and analytics will remain the top priority of global enterprise CIOs again in 2017, as the need to gain insights from data will continue to increase."
Gartners 2016 CIO Agenda: A Higher Education Perspective
Business Intelligence and analytics are receiving the highest new funding of any technology in higher education:
What the University of Lethbridge is Already Doing With Our Current Business Intelligence
"Cognos allowed us to automate 75% of the manual processes involved in generating our Fact Book publication which significantly reduced the time required to generate these institutional reports."
"Enrolment management reports built in Cognos allow for weekly reports to be scheduled and run automatically from a reliable data source, saving time and reducing potential errors in the reporting process. This type of reporting also enabled additional faculty and program specific reports to be developed and used to better inform institutional decision-making."
James Croil, Acting Manager, Institutional Analysis
"It has given users within Financial Services more flexibility to run reports with a variety of parameters at any time rather than waiting for someone with expertise in MS Access to query finance tables and create the reports."
Linda Anderson, Director, Finance System Support & Development, Financial Services
"With on-demand access to prospect reports, the ODS enables our fundraising managers to monitor development activity as often as they like, from their desk, on the road, or from home – at a time that is convenient for them. This flexibility puts them in control while also freeing up the time of the report-writers for other tasks. We recognize that BI is important to help our institution better identify philanthropic prospects and compete for philanthropic contributions."
Anna Linville, Manager, Advancement Services, University Advancement
How We Compare to Other Higher Education Institutions With Business Intelligence
Source: The Analytics Landscape in Higher Education, 2015 EDUCAUSE and Gartner
For any questions or further information, please contact Kevin Vadnais, 403-332-4056 or kevin.vadnais@uleth.ca.
Revitalized Notice Board to launch July 28
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The University's new Notice Board represents the culmination of months of hard work by the Web team, along with hours of user input and testing. Michael Warf, ITS Web Manager, says the team is excited to be launching the revitalized site. It has a number of useful and innovative tools that will make finding information easier and visually appealing, he adds.
"The current Notice Board is written in an old programming language and we no longer have the resources to support it. In technology terms, it's a dinosaur. Last year the team was commissioned by University Advancement to produce a more modern tool."
The team first reviewed the usage analytics on the old Notice Board which generate a visual representation of the mouse clicks on the site. "It revealed that it was used primarily as a bookmarking tool," says Warf. "People clicked on buttons and icons to get to other pages like The Bridge, the online directory, employment opportunities and items that appeared on the image carousel. There were no deep dives into much of the content." However, the team did discover that the site is the fifth-most-visited property on the University's website, averaging approximately 1,500 visitors per day.
The next step was User Experience (UX) testing with a wide representation of faculty, staff and students. "We developed sketches which allowed us to get feedback and make quick and low-cost revisions with relative ease. That worked really well," says Warf.
Among the elements in the prototype are the ability to filter content through keyword searches for date, subject and location. The UX results were not surprising to the Web team. "People really liked the ability to filter and search, the layout of the site, the ability to edit and manage posts, and that the content is all on one page. We also confirmed our suspicion that students had either not heard of the Notice Board, or had no use for it."
Information sessions were conducted in June, and training workshops are scheduled for July 10 in University Hall, room E640. The workshops are limited to one hour at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend for a more hands-on approach and will be prepared to enter notices in the new Notice Board after launch. Those who are unable to attend can contact help@uleth.ca to set up departmental training workshops.
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Sexual Coercion: Time to Rise to the Challenge
By Rao, T. Sathyanarayana; Nagpal, Mehak et al. | Indian Journal of Psychiatry, July-September 2013 | Go to article overview
Rao, T. Sathyanarayana, Nagpal, Mehak, Andrade, Chittaranjan, Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Byline: T. Sathyanarayana Rao, Mehak. Nagpal, Chittaranjan. Andrade
Much has been said, discussed, and reported in the media in the wake of the December 16, 2012, Delhi rape and murder incident, and a myriad other incidents of sexual crime in the country. It is therefore important for mental health professionals to re-examine psychosocial issues related to sexual coercion in the context of the current public debates on the subject.
Sexual coercion is the act of being physically, psychologically, financially or otherwise forced or tricked into engaging in sexual activity; victims are most commonly women and children. Women run the risk of sexual abuse and violence across their whole life span. The risk of partner violence and rape, including dating violence and domestic violence; begins in late adolescence, peaks by middle age, and may even continue in the elderly. These acts are not a distinct phenomena and have a degree of overlap that can be viewed along a continuum of sexual violence as they have common causes and methods of prevention. [sup][1],[2]
It is commonly believed that sexual coercion is perpetrated by the male sex against the female sex. However, this gender effect is less pronounced in child sexual abuse where women represent a large proportion of perpetrators and children of both sexes are subjected to sexual advances from adolescents and adults. Childhood sexual abuse includes three important elements: (1) Age and size difference between the child and perpetrator; (2) presence of sexual behaviors such as nudity, fondling, and penetration; and (3) gratification to the perpetrator. [sup][3],[4]
Sequelae of coercive sexuality in children include subsequent development of sexual disorders, emotional instability, interpersonal withdrawal, and maladaptive coping in new situations. In young women, self-blame, guilt, shame, poor self-esteem, mistrust of others, and other repercussions get reflected in relationships and can be enduring.
In any case of child sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence, or elder abuse; there is a common thread of betrayal, vulnerability, and ambivalence in the social norms that tolerate the abuse and the abuser.
Role of Mental Health Practitioners and Physicians
As is with all forms of sexual assault, the most serious health effects of rape are not physical but psychological. While some acts may traumatize the survivor immediately, other acts may additively manifest many years later, making it more difficult over time to resist overt acts of aggression. Long-term clinical problems include hypervigilance, anxiety and phobias, somatic complaints, dissociative disorders, depression, substance abuse, suicide attempts, and risk of revictimization. [sup][5]
While most abuse associated with fatality occurs to young children, adolescent abuse can lead to risk taking behavior that, in turn, increases the risk of current and later morbidity and mortality. [sup][6] Clinicians must therefore recognize that recurrent injury at each stage of a woman's life cycle is predictable; and it requires safety planning in order to address the intratraumatic stress responses. [sup][2] There is also an urgent need to target the commonplace barriers to physician involvement, such as lack of training and awareness about community services, time constraints, and unresolved personal issues that would facilitate a nonjudgmental and supportive safe encounter with the victim. [sup][7]
The role of a physician is not just to evaluate, document, and treat women who have been sexually assaulted. They also serve as an educator to guide the victim, her family, and those who become involved in her care. Here, it may be noted that it is important to address a common misperception in society that if women avoid certain behaviors they are not vulnerable to sexual assault. This belief and the subsequent tendency to blame; especially by the main supportive caregivers of the victim, needs to be addressed openly. …
Publication information: Article title: Sexual Coercion: Time to Rise to the Challenge. Contributors: Rao, T. Sathyanarayana - Author, Nagpal, Mehak - Author, Andrade, Chittaranjan - Author. Journal title: Indian Journal of Psychiatry. Volume: 55. Issue: 3 Publication date: July-September 2013. Page number: 211. © Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd. COPYRIGHT 2013 Gale Group.


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I make it a point to try beers that I've never had before whenever possible. It's kind of the same principle that makes me want to eat tripe in Florence or beef tongue in London–both of which were pretty darn good, btw. The nice thing about beer is that rarely is even the worst stuff anywhere near as scary as the concept of beef tongue.
One exception was a fine brew made by a former housemate of mine. Those of you who have the misfortune to have a friend, relative, spouse, or close acquaintance with more beery enthusiasm than skill know what's coming and can skip ahead.
After a day of the 1996 version of the snow "storm of the century," and being thoroughly unable to move my car, my housemates and I decided to empty the fridge of all drinkables instead. There were a few OK beers, which were passed around for tasting in an early 1970s Polynesian-restaurant tiki glass (now in the possession of Jim Heaney). Then we started hitting the bottles with no labels.
It is indicative of the state of our minds that we took a minute to remember that our former housemate Dina, who had left us in the late summer of 1995, had experimented with making beer with her then-boyfriend, now-husband Ian. Both had pretty impeccable scientific credentials, and with much excitement they put away some beer and some hard cider. There were two bottles of each left in our fridge six months later.
We were lucky and hit the cider first. I say "lucky" because the pure alcohol left in the bottles by the yeast they had never removed prior to bottling numbed our taste buds for what was to come. Then we tried the beer. To this day, I can't remember what it tasted like, only that it cured my desire to make beer for good.
Fortunately, if the brewers at New Belgium Brewing ever had this experience, they moved past it. Michael Jackson (the beer hunter, not the "king" of pop) isn't kidding when he says that their Trippel has "a huge, earthy floweriness." If I hadn't bought the beer myself I wouldn't have believed it to be an American brew. Figures I had to go to Seattle to find this Colorado gem.
More beer notes to come after the Washington Brew Fest this weekend.
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This is the third John Heldt novel that I've read. "The Fire" is the sequel to "The Mine" and "The Journey."
Our hero, Joel Smith, from "The Mine" returns as a geology professor to Kevin Johnson, an upcoming college graduate.
Being that it was his last summer before grad school, Kevin takes a mini vacation with his family (his mother being Shelly Preston from "The Journey") touring an old city that was destroyed by a fire over a hundred years ago. Then, one night, Kevin discovered something that This is the third John Heldt novel that I've read. "The Fire" is the sequel to "The Mine" and "The Journey."
An intellectual curiosity compelled him to seek out the old shed in the back, a portal that somehow sent him to 1910, the year of the fire. That's like going back to the day the Titanic sank.
Kevin was a smart, kind, and charismatic character. He seemed to have a chivalry complex when it came to how girls were treated in 1910—he couldn't stand that Sadie worked in a brothel, he hated the heartless brute that courted Sarah, and he expressed disappointment on how the bright female students in his science class were programmed to think that their years were chained to household and family duties. Still, being caught between the affection of two lovely ladies is never a good place to be in.
Then there was the inevitable fire. "Would [he] ride through Wallace like a turn-of-the-century Paul Revere and warn residents that the fires were coming? Or would [he] let history run its course and let people die?" (177) Kevin must make some hard choices—some hard, life-threatening choices.
Filled with scrupulous, historical detail, this book is just another top notch in Heldt's finely crafted belt. Readers will enjoy another time-traveling adventure filled with drama and romance. Well-written and entertaining!
This time-traveling adventure was inspired by major historical events: the great fire of 1910, caused by the Halley's Comet which led to a huge wildfire. This science fiction novel weaves romance with time-travel. Throw in an adventurous twenty-two year old, who can't help but to meddle with with history, and you have yourself a great read!
I really liked Kevin because of his chivalrous nature. His character won my heart when he paid the debt of a prostitute's father – so that she no longer had t This time-traveling adventure was inspired by major historical events: the great fire of 1910, caused by the Halley's Comet which led to a huge wildfire. This science fiction novel weaves romance with time-travel. Throw in an adventurous twenty-two year old, who can't help but to meddle with with history, and you have yourself a great read!
I really liked Kevin because of his chivalrous nature. His character won my heart when he paid the debt of a prostitute's father – so that she no longer had to sell herself, to pay off her father's debt. He further endeared himself to me when he concerned himself with the female students of 1910, wanting them to be more than miner's wives whose greatest challenges would've been to stretch laundry detergent so that they could keep their families' clothes clean in a cost-effective manner.
Overall, a great read. If you enjoy time travel or science fiction, you will like the Northwest Passage Series.
So much was of interest in this time travel novel...the setting in Wallace, ID (the state of my birth), the time period (where there were modern conveniences mixing in with the horse and buggy days), the historic fire that leveled much of Wallace in 1910(loved how the author gave Kevin memories from his grandfather to guide him during the fire.) The author made me think I could just find this old stone building in Wallace and travel to another time in Wallace. Some things concerned me...like tea So much was of interest in this time travel novel...the setting in Wallace, ID (the state of my birth), the time period (where there were modern conveniences mixing in with the horse and buggy days), the historic fire that leveled much of Wallace in 1910(loved how the author gave Kevin memories from his grandfather to guide him during the fire.) The author made me think I could just find this old stone building in Wallace and travel to another time in Wallace. Some things concerned me...like teaching his students scientific concepts unknown to science of the time...questionable? Ethical?
All in all it was an interesting, exciting, book addressing real problems, and using real life events as a backdrop to the story.
I have put The Big Fire on my TBR list!
John Heldt is a great Author.
This is the fourth book I've read from him. The 4th in this series.
John not only captures your attention with his writing, but he really personifies his characters. Especially with this book.
I really felt a connection with Kevin, Sadie, Andy, Maude, and Sarah. By the end I felt like a close friend. People I've known for ages.
I felt a connection to the era, so much in fact that I looked up the places and people mentioned. I discovered and appreciated music of the firs John Heldt is a great Author.
I felt a connection to the era, so much in fact that I looked up the places and people mentioned. I discovered and appreciated music of the first decade of the 20th century.
John Heldt not only writes great novels, but he actually takes you back through time to relive it!
This is the only book I have read of this series but I was able to follow the story without a problem. An entertaining, captivating story.
Recently graduated from college, twenty-two year-old Kevin Johnson is visiting the small town of Wallace, Idaho with his family when he stumbles across a hidden diary and a cache of early 20th century gold coins in his late grandfather's home. Kevin's plans for a quiet summer change drastically when he discovers that the home's old wood shed is a portal to the 1900s and the treasure was hidden away by his great-great-grandfather Asa Johnson, ancestral patriarch and apparent time-traveler. As Kev Recently graduated from college, twenty-two year-old Kevin Johnson is visiting the small town of Wallace, Idaho with his family when he stumbles across a hidden diary and a cache of early 20th century gold coins in his late grandfather's home. Kevin's plans for a quiet summer change drastically when he discovers that the home's old wood shed is a portal to the 1900s and the treasure was hidden away by his great-great-grandfather Asa Johnson, ancestral patriarch and apparent time-traveler. As Kevin experiments with this newfound contradiction to his years of scientific teachings, he can't deny the reality that he's somehow managed to set foot in Wallace circa 1910. Before he can retreat to the familiar mayhem of the twenty-first century, Kevin crosses paths with local schoolteacher Sarah Thompson and finds that he's unable to stop thinking about the beautiful woman who lived over a century before him. Determined to find her again, Kevin puts his trust in the time portal's consistency and travels back and forth between the centuries. But as he integrates himself in Sarah's life and the lives of Wallace's 20th century inhabitants, he starts to wonder if time travel is more dangerous than it first appeared. There's the miserable Preston Pierce, a mean-spirited banker and the most powerful man in town, who's taken an interest in taking Kevin down. Then there's beautiful young Sadie Hawkins, a down-on-her-luck orphan who might be willing to challenge Kevin's attachment to Sarah. Hovering ominously over his complicated escapade into the past is history itself and the knowledge that Wallace in 1910 was the victim of one of the greatest, most destructive wildfires known to man. As Kevin balances his friends and enemies in a remarkable new time he'll have to decide how much of history he can rewrite, and what the consequences will be if he tries.
The Fire, the fourth book in author John A. Heldt's Northwest Passage series, boasts all of the imagination and charm of its predecessors. Heldt's approach to this series has been impressive. Rather than following a more predictable format, his novels have alternated to feature two different families and their time traveling adventures – that of Joel Smith in The Mine and Shelly Preston in The Journey. I've enjoyed each of the four novels in this series immensely, but The Journey struck me with its emotional power and daring. Being its sequel, The Fire carried the same emotional pull with yet more warmth and sentiment. Here again Heldt shows his ability to not only tell stories of heartwarming friendships and romances, but of strength during incredible struggle and endurance after tragedy. What has become another hallmark for me in this series is the near guarantee of a strong cast rendered in crystal clarity through Heldt's engaging storytelling. The Fire achieves that beautifully, with perhaps some of my favorite characters in the series making their debuts. Not only are we met with a smart, effervescent female character in beautiful schoolteacher Sarah, but also in the resourceful orphan Sadie. One is confident and self-assured while the other is plagued by the weight of her own crippling self-doubt, but strength alights in both women that carries them off the page and into the hearts of their readers. Additional characters like Irish newspaperman Andy O'Connell and wealthy widow Maude Duvalier bring an extra dose of warmth and wit, while other more villainous folks carry just the right amount of drama. Meanwhile, the hero of the story and center of its love triangle, time traveler Kevin, is immensely likable and charismatic as he finds his footing over a century in the past.
Much as the Northwest Passage books stand on their own, seeing their stories intertwine as almost the entire cast made appearances in The Fire was very entertaining, and pure fun. Read alone or as part of the series, The Fire is a welcome addition to a dependable and imaginative collection of novels. It's a story that will delight readers in the magic of the world – in several eras – and bring them to both laughter and tears with its inspiring illustration of man's timeless qualities: love, courage, and devotion.
What would you do if you found yourself with the unique ability to travel back through time? Would you take a risk and do it? That is just where Kevin Johnson finds himself after joining his family to go through his grandparents house in Wallace, Idaho. Kevin just recently graduated from college with two majors in Earth Science and Physics. Now while attempting to kill a spider in his room, he spills an ice tea and discovers the tell-tale marks of a hidden storage space beneath the wooden floor. What would you do if you found yourself with the unique ability to travel back through time? Would you take a risk and do it? That is just where Kevin Johnson finds himself after joining his family to go through his grandparents house in Wallace, Idaho. Kevin just recently graduated from college with two majors in Earth Science and Physics. Now while attempting to kill a spider in his room, he spills an ice tea and discovers the tell-tale marks of a hidden storage space beneath the wooden floor. What he uncovers is a stash of diamonds, double-eagle gold coins, and more along with his great great grandfather's leather journal. In it he discovers that the rock shed in the back yard can be accessed through a solstice sun or a full moon and when using the gold coins to spell out the year you want to travel back to, the shed becomes a time travel portal.
Since following his great great grandfather, Asa Johnson's journal he discovers that Asa himself has been time traveling quite a bit and thus the need for money that can be spent in 1910 as well as 2013. Kevin decides to take his own journey back to 1910 as life in the current year hasn't brought him much in the way of love and believes an adventure is just the thing to get his mind off things, especially being left alone in the house while his family takes a weekend side trip. What Kevin uncovers is that while he is in 1910, his place in the current year of 2013 is just as he left it. As though he hadn't been gone at all. So he takes another journey and this time finds there is quite a bit to uncover in the town his great great grandfather was a part of. Now if he can only convince others there, that he truly belongs in the year 1910. However Kevin knows that on August 20, 1910, a great fire will come to the town and virtually wipe out most of the town as well as left 85 people dead due to multiple fires caused by months of drought and high winds.
What he doesn't expect to find is not only a love of becoming a teacher in the high school, but also in falling head over heels in love with not one lovely young lady, but two. There is quite a difference in the standards of courting women in the 1910's from the fast paced romance of 2013 and all Kevin knows is that as much as he wants to go back to the present time, his heart won't let him go. Will he be able to convince Sarah Thompson, the woman he first laid eyes on when he arrived in town that he really is who he claims to be, a time traveler from the future?
Once again, author John Heldt blends history, time travel and romance. Once again he has created another warm and wonderful read with his signature brand of writing! The Fire, at first glance, seemed to be a little lighter than his previous time travel romances, there seemed to be more of an adventurous spirit in his young hero, who makes a few trips back, knowing he may be interfering with history, but unable to avoid the pull. Over 100 years in the past, Kevin's heart tells him he has found th Once again, author John Heldt blends history, time travel and romance. Once again he has created another warm and wonderful read with his signature brand of writing! The Fire, at first glance, seemed to be a little lighter than his previous time travel romances, there seemed to be more of an adventurous spirit in his young hero, who makes a few trips back, knowing he may be interfering with history, but unable to avoid the pull. Over 100 years in the past, Kevin's heart tells him he has found the girl of his dreams, he finds responsibility, he learns to care deeply about the people around him and what happens to them, and he becomes the man of another girl's dreams.
Does Mr Heldt know something we don't about time travel? I felt I was stepping back, physically and mentally, as if I was really there! The Fire has his same high quality writing style, smooth pace and that "in-the-moment" feel without using over-the-top drama and shock value. Kevin is one of those characters I just connected with, I liked him, I felt like I understood what made him tick. I got that same "solid" feel for Sadie, while Sarah and Andy, while great characters, seemed almost lightly veiled and dreamlike, like a fond memory already. I was even able to "revisit' characters from previous books as they made cameo appearances bringing back fond memories as I thought of their unique time travel tales. The best part? It all flowed seamlessly and enhanced the fantasy!
After reading The Mine by John Heldt, I said," Who says men can't write paranormal romantic Chick Lit????? The Mine by John A.Heldt has funny moments, sweet moments, sad moments, inspirational moments, and yes, sigh-worthy moments. I'm not trying to have the author's man card revoked, but, wow..." That comment still stands with The Fire, because once again, I felt ALL of those emotional moments, and once again, I had to reach for the Kleenex while reminding myself this is fiction, I'm not really there!
I definitely need to thank John Heldt for providing me with a review copy of this wonderful read!
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John Heldt is probably the only man that can make me consistently cry. And that's a good thing!
Kevin Johnston is the son of Shelly Preston, our protagonist from The Journey. As you may recall, an older Michelle had time travelled back to see her younger self and her story did not end well. So you could say time travelling is in the family and that Kevin can't get away from it, especially when you learn a certain character from The Mine is his university professor.
Once again I thought I had Kevin's journey pretty well predicted. Yet he surprised me at every turn. He knew it was a bad idea to go back to 1910 and that it was a bad idea to get so involved in people's lives in Wallace and yet I understand his motives for wanting to go back there. Yet whatever mysteriously causes time travel is not going to forgive Kevin for messing with history and the conclusion of the novel is absolutely heart-breaking and at the same time, joy-inducing. The Fire is such an emotional roller coaster that I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts down to write this review.
I was so connected to the characters, perhaps more so than I have been in John Heldt's previous three novels. Kevin really did speak to me. He was a good person if a little flawed because of that chip on his shoulder when it came to women. Still, he got over that eventually and at the end of the novel you can really tell he's a better person. His relationship with Sarah, his confused feelings for Sadie and his friendship with Andy all made him more realistic and much easier to sympathize with. Yet these characters weren't put there for the sole purpose of providing opportunities to show what a nice guy Kevin is! No, they're excellent, well-developed characters in their own right.
I liked how the pacing was generally consistent throughout The Fire and that although it definitely sped up at the end, it wasn't as rushed as the ending of The Show. John Heldt definitely took more time to build up the historical town of Wallace in order to build up the tension for the coming fire that would level most of the town. His descriptions were much more vivid in this installment of the Northwest Passage series and I think The Fire was a better book for it.
John Heldt's writing just keeps getting better and better with each book. Although the theme of time travel features in all four, he has created very different characters to tell the story of America and each achieves happiness in their own, unique way. Even if you haven't read the first three books of the series, The Fire can certainly stand on its own, which is why I recommend you pick it up right this instant. Yes, it's that good.
The Fire, the sequel to the Journey follows young Kevin Johnson to his deceased grandfathers' home in Wallace, Idaho in 2013. There he discovers his great grandfathers diary, and a portal that takes him back to 1910. That is the year of the worlds biggest fire and Haley's comet.
He learns he can travel back and forth between 2013 and 1910. Once there he makes friends and has the opportunity to help some people. He even meets the woman of his dreams. But he must be careful in his travels for if he alters too much of the past it can have a great impact on the present and his future.
I was impressed with this book. Once again you see Joel and Grace through the eyes of one of Joel's students. Kevin travels back in time to 1910 when his family goes on vacation and visits an old family home. In 1910 he learns about love and family. He meets a woman, falls in loves and wishes to bring her to the future. He also helps others with his wealth, and he becomes a teacher in a town that needs educators. Along the way he has to decide to change the past or let the world go on, even tho I was impressed with this book. Once again you see Joel and Grace through the eyes of one of Joel's students. Kevin travels back in time to 1910 when his family goes on vacation and visits an old family home. In 1910 he learns about love and family. He meets a woman, falls in loves and wishes to bring her to the future. He also helps others with his wealth, and he becomes a teacher in a town that needs educators. Along the way he has to decide to change the past or let the world go on, even though a disaster is in the cards.
I was disappointed by The Fire. Now, don't get me wrong! It was a splendid novel … but it just wasn't quite as good as The Mine and Indiana Belle.
I love the thought of time travel, this was pure ecstasy. Thank you John Heldt. This novel held me captive throughout the adventures and heartache. I highly recommend this novel to fellow fans of time travel.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will look for others in this series. Kept me reading and wanting it to go on past the end into a new adventure.
Halley's comet sets the stage for love!
When Kevin Johnson, 22, goes to Wallace, Idaho, days after his college graduation, he expects to find rest and relaxation as his family prepares his deceased grandfather's house for sale. Then he discovers a hidden diary and a time portal that can take him to 1910, the year of Halley's comet and the largest wildfire in U.S. history. Within hours, Kevin finds himself in the era of horse-drawn wagons, straw hats, and ankle-length dresses. Traveling repeatedly to the same time and place, he decides to make the portal his gateway to summer fun. The adventure takes a more serious turn, however, when the luckless-in-love science major falls for pretty English teacher Sarah Thompson and integrates himself in a community headed for disaster. Filled with humor, romance, and heartbreak, THE FIRE, the sequel to THE JOURNEY, follows a conflicted soul through a life-changing journey as he makes his mark on a world he was never meant to see.
What did I like? Having seen the comet once in my life it would have been so interesting to have seen it in 1910 with the wide-open spaces! This was a stunning storyline and the ending will blow you away! I never saw it coming but had tears of joy when it did!
What will you like? The past like you was living in it yourself, the details and the descriptions were so lifelike. The emotions ran exceedingly high in this one and kept me on the edge of the seat with every page. Unbelievable twists and turns, excitement, romance, history and a killer ending. All that an incredible story that just grows and develops as you read. Characters that are amazing and feel like you know them or at least would love to know them. The action that has you holding your breath and unbelievable heartbreak! I am on my way to the last book. Can't wait but don't want it to end….
The Fire (Northwest Passage, #4) by John A. Heldt The fire is book 4 in Norhtwest Passage Series by John A Heldt. The book is based loosely on the Great Fire of 1910 (Largest Wildfire in US history) and Haley's Comet. In the book Kevin Johnson has just graduated college and goes on a mini vacation to his Recently passed Grandfather's house with his family to get the place ready to put up for sale. While there he finds a secret diary and a time travel portal. The portal can transport him to 1910 The Fire (Northwest Passage, #4) by John A. Heldt The fire is book 4 in Norhtwest Passage Series by John A Heldt. The book is based loosely on the Great Fire of 1910 (Largest Wildfire in US history) and Haley's Comet. In the book Kevin Johnson has just graduated college and goes on a mini vacation to his Recently passed Grandfather's house with his family to get the place ready to put up for sale. While there he finds a secret diary and a time travel portal. The portal can transport him to 1910 and back. He finds out this is how his Grandfather acquired his fortune. Transporting to the future and selling gold from the past.
Kevin decides transporting through time will make for a fun vacation. He even finds the love of his life. The problem with that is she is from the past.
I liked that as Kevin travels to the past he looses no time in the present, o matter how long he is in the past. I also liked that he was able to gain the memories of his Grandfather while in the past that helps him to escape during the fire.
This was a good book. I wasn't all that crazy about Chaz Allen's rendition I think it was more his voice to me but at times it felt like he was reading a children's book.
The fire is book 4 in Norhtwest Passage Series by John A Heldt. The book is based loosely on the Great Fire of 1910 (Largest Wildfire in US history) and Haley's Comet. In the book Kevin Johnson has just graduated college and goes on a mini vacation to his Recently passed Grandfather's house with his family to get the place ready to put up for sale. While there he finds a secret diary and a time travel portal. The portal can transport him to 1910 and back. He finds out this is how his Grandfather The fire is book 4 in Norhtwest Passage Series by John A Heldt. The book is based loosely on the Great Fire of 1910 (Largest Wildfire in US history) and Haley's Comet. In the book Kevin Johnson has just graduated college and goes on a mini vacation to his Recently passed Grandfather's house with his family to get the place ready to put up for sale. While there he finds a secret diary and a time travel portal. The portal can transport him to 1910 and back. He finds out this is how his Grandfather acquired his fortune. Transporting to the future and selling gold from the past.
Once again, time travel is a major part of the story but is really more of a convenience without a logical reason for it to even happen. In this book, however, Kevin Johnson has somewhat more control over the trips and the year of his destination because of his discovery of his great great grandfather Asa's time travel diary. But time travel is subject is treated more as magic than science, requiring coordination of lunar cycles, or equinoxes, and spelling out the destination year A solid story.
Once again, time travel is a major part of the story but is really more of a convenience without a logical reason for it to even happen. In this book, however, Kevin Johnson has somewhat more control over the trips and the year of his destination because of his discovery of his great great grandfather Asa's time travel diary. But time travel is subject is treated more as magic than science, requiring coordination of lunar cycles, or equinoxes, and spelling out the destination year in gold coins minted before a particular date so as not to have "In God We Trust" on them.
This is book 4 in series. I haven't listened to the first three.
Kevin Johnson goes on vacation with his family after college graduation. He discovers a time travel portal and the adventure begins. There is plenty of mystery and suspense and even romance. The listener will be kept on the edge of their seat waiting to see if his dreams will come true.
The narration was well done.The characters were well portrayed. Chaz Allen performance was entertaining.
If you love history you'll really enjoy this story. The details of an historic town and well known fire that took out the town is expertly woven into the characters lives.
I felt like I was right there in the town.
The method of time travel was believable.
I listened to the audio version and found the voice of the narrator was a little old for this story and he didn't do female voices very well. But the story was really good.
This one was my favorite in the series thus far, although the time travel device was the weakest of all the books. I really liked all the characters (with one exception, of course). I had to stay up till midnight last night to finish it. I couldn't go to sleep without knowing what was going to happen. I liked the ending (eventually... ;-). I thought it was a great story, well paced and engrossing. Can't wait for the next one!
Also, being laced with the story of a time traveler, gave history a sci-fi edge. I would recommend this story to anyone who likes both.
A very good read. I'm not much into time travel but this was a bit different . It was based on old legends and history. I found it very interesting.
I enjoyed this book. it only got a little stalled out toward the middle of story but soon picked up my interest again. The last half became a page turner.
If you are going to read this book, read it and don't listen to it. The narrator is terrible and pauses in all the wrong places, making the story hard to make sense of.
That being said, the story was much the same as the rest of the series. Someone goes back in time and disregards everything they have been told about not interfering in things. They also "fall in love" but that person is quickly replaced when circumstances make it impossible for them to be together. I don't know if the author has If you are going to read this book, read it and don't listen to it. The narrator is terrible and pauses in all the wrong places, making the story hard to make sense of.
That being said, the story was much the same as the rest of the series. Someone goes back in time and disregards everything they have been told about not interfering in things. They also "fall in love" but that person is quickly replaced when circumstances make it impossible for them to be together. I don't know if the author has a clue about what attracts readers to romance novels. It's not the idea that people you love are interchangeable and easily replaced.
When Kevin Johnson, 22, goes to Wallace, Idaho, days after his college graduation, he expects to find rest and relaxation as his family prepares his deceased grandfather's house for sale. Then he discovers a hidden diary and a time portal that can take him to 1910, the year of Halley's comet and the largest wildfire in U.S. history. Within hours, Kevin finds himself in the era of horse-drawn wagons, straw hats, and ankle-length dresses. Returning to the same time and place, he decides to travel again and again and make the portal his gateway to summer fun. The adventure takes a more serious turn, however, when the luckless-in-love science major falls for pretty English teacher Sarah Thompson and integrates himself in a community headed for tragedy. Filled with humor, romance, and heartbreak, THE FIRE, the sequel to THE JOURNEY, follows a conflicted soul through a life-changing journey as he makes his mark on a world he was never meant to see.
In The Mine Joel Smith goes back in time to 1941, in The Journey Michelle Preston goes to 1979, in The Show we find Grace Vandenberg taking her destiny in her own hands by following Joel Smith into the year 2000. Now Kevin Johnson takes his own journey into the past by heading to 1910 in The Fire where he meets and falls in love with not just one but two young women. Having to choose between Sadie Hawkins and Sarah Thompson was an eye opener for Kevin, both ladies fulfilled Kevin in different ways but only one of them captured his soul completely.
As has been said before Kevin Johnson was not an "accidental traveler", his passage through time was thought out after his initial trip was successful. Kevin very cleverly availed himself of a rented period costume, packed a suitcase with modern toothpaste/deoderant/razor/underwear and enough currency that could be used in 1910 to allow him to live comfortably while he was there.
This era of horse and buggy was indeed a simpler time where Kevin found himself fully embracing the opportunities presented to him and in the end also finds himself finally at ease with what he wants and who he is becoming!
While the romance aspects of the book were engaging the entire story was filled with delightful insights into Kevin's maturing into a more rounded person as he learns that his choices impact those around him just as much as they do his own self, and in some cases in ways that resonate through time for many years!
This 4th book in the Northwest Passage series , like the 3 before it, was greatly enjoyed from start to finish. Kevin Johnson is a superbly fleshed out character and as others have said getting to catch up with previous characters a bit was much appreciated as was the introduction of such a wonderful supporting group of characters met in this latest book.


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One day I was reading an article from the Providence Journal. The headline read; "Motorist traveling 106 MPH seconds before his death." I'm not normally one to read about car crashes and home fires (which also proves to reason I don't watch NASCAR races) but the headline piqued my curiosity for a sole reason. I was thinking how strange it must have been for a police officer to be out on a darken road at 1:30 in the AM with his radar gun looking for speeders only to have a car blow by doing 106 MPH and right before his eyes, blow up in a fiery explosion.
That is not what happened, and as usual, it's good to not always follow the headline, but actually read the article, and find out the "real" details.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa……..what did you say Zulu? Is this blog about a plane or a car?" You read right; they got the information from the car's black box!
It started in 1994 by some GM cars. The information was used by manufactures to help understand how their cars performed in a crash.
According to Kim Komando, in an article for USA TODAY; Since the early 2000s, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been collecting black box information to get a better picture of the circumstances surrounding car accidents. In 2013, 96% of every new car sold in the United States came with a black box, and as of Sept. 1, 2014, every new vehicle must have one installed.
The information includes vehicle speed, throttle position, airbag deployment times, whether the brakes were applied, if seat-belts were worn, engine speed, steering angles and more. Manufacturers may also have up to 30 additional data points if they want, excluding, they say, GPS location, video and audio.
Oh great; in addition to my driving habits being reviewed, the NHTSA won't find out that seconds before I crashed, I "flipped off" the driver who cut me off and sent me flying up over the guard rail and yet failed to record their license plate. How about the time that I was traveling 22 MPH in a 20 MPH school zone when I got hit by a rain of snowballs causing me to spin out and hit a tree, or most damning, was the incident I was singing off-key to the radio while blasting away the Partridge Family; which may or may not be true, but what would the April A-Z Blog Challenge be for all my faithful readers without out a P-Family reference.
As with everything in the "modern world," there are plenty of "privacy concerns" about the electronic data; who can access it, and how that data can incriminate us to the insurance companies, the state DMV's, and the courts.
Singing off-key will be the least of our problems.
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Back in the spring of 1998, when I was sort of half way between jobs in Banja Luka, I set up a website dealing with the 1998 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. I've just finished the more or less final version of a major upgrade which included a British government grant and two research assistants, and I'm rather pleased with it. Also it's just in time for the elections to the next Assembly due at the end of November. The site now has over 200 pages and lives on a special server in Derry (having originally been based in Vancouver and then moved to Seattle and Las Vegas, where my home page still resides). A feeling of accomplishment though I expect it will be a tough November what with work and the elections simultaneously.
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On 11 September the presidents of telecoms regulatory authorities in six eastern European countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, the members of the cooperative within the Eastern Partnership [EaP]) met to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a new association – the Network of EaP Electronic Communications Regulators. Telecompaper writes that in signing the MoU the new members also discussed regulatory proposals for the associations work plan for next year, which will hopefully be approved and adopted when they next meet in Kiev at end-January 2013. The stated objectives of the EaP Regulators Network are to increase cooperation between EaP and EU regulators, and to coordinate regulatory principles between member states in order to 'improve the efficiency and predictability of their regulatory activity'.


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Harriett Baldwin responds to debate on income for retirees
Harriett Baldwin responds to a back bench MP's debate on Government policy on a guaranteed income for retirees and the protection of pensioners following the pension freedoms introduced in April.
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin): It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I am not quite sure what the sporting achievements mentioned earlier are, but I look forward to hearing about them.
Mr Clive Betts (in the Chair): I think the word "achievements" might be stretching it a little bit, but we will pass over that for the time being. [Laughter.]
Harriett Baldwin: I congratulate the hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) on securing the debate and making a thoughtful, constructive contribution to our national debate on securing a guaranteed income for retirees. Perhaps I should not confess this, but if Wikipedia is correct, I am the one who should declare an interest as being closest to retirement age of all those speaking in the debate—but perhaps Wikipedia may not be accurate. That has happened before.
Roger Mullin: I should thank the Minister very much for her comment.
Harriett Baldwin: The hon. Gentleman wears it well.
The debate is timely, because we are just over six months into the pension freedoms, and are beginning to get data on what pensioners or retirees have been doing with those freedoms, and about use of the free and impartial guidance from Pension Wise, which was set up by the Government. As we speak, life expectancy is growing by about five hours a day in this country, which makes it all the more important that we have this debate and agree on the aspiration to ensure that hard-working people are in a position to fund a comfortable and, we hope, increasingly lengthy retirement.
Against the background that I have set out, the Government introduced radical reforms giving people freedom and choice in how they access their own hard-earned retirement savings, replacing an effective obligation on pensioners to purchase an annuity—a product that often they did not shop around for and that may not have been right for their circumstances.
Julian Knight (Solihull) (Con): The hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford), whom I congratulate on securing this important debate, mentioned at one point reinstating the requirement to annuitise. The old open market system failed many vulnerable consumers, as my hon. Friend the Minister mentioned, and many with impaired life expectancy were shunted by providers into poorly paying and inappropriate annuity contracts. Will she comment on that?
Harriett Baldwin: My hon. Friend is right; the world where we obliged people to buy an annuity income with their retirement savings was not perfect. Often they did not shop around—the data from the Financial Conduct Authority suggest that about eight out of 10 consumers could have got a better deal by shopping around—so I cannot agree with what I believe was SNP policy. That seems to be to end the current situation where there is more flexibility, and once again to require people to buy an annuity. However, I recognise that Members across the House have concerns about customers and how they are supported as they make perhaps their most important long-term financial decision, other than purchasing a home.
Ian Blackford: I just want to clarify something. I absolutely share the concern that the annuity market was not working properly. Where there is a difference of opinion is that we believe that the market should be reformed. We need greater choice in the annuity market: for example, we need to think about how we explain index-linked products in the annuity market, and circumstances such as lower life expectancy must be reflected. We must consider those things in the light of experience of what has happened with pension freedom.
Harriett Baldwin: I thank the hon. Gentleman for that clarification. I agree that we need to evaluate the measures, which is why this is such a timely debate. It is extremely important that, as people take advantage of the new pension freedoms, they have the right information and the tools they need to make an informed and confident decision about their financial future. I recognise that there is a range of different circumstances and that one size does not fit all.
It might be helpful if I summarise some of the changes made over the past five years to the pension landscape to strengthen the finances of people in retirement. They include ensuring that there is no enforced retirement age at 65, and strengthening the first pillar of retirement income, the basic state pension, which now rises with a triple-lock—increasing by the greater of 2.5%, earnings or inflation every year. That has been very important cumulatively over the past five years—the income replacement of the state pension is now at its highest level since 1992—and we have pledged to continue that throughout this Parliament.
Nick Thomas-Symonds: I refer back to the Hansard quotation from 20 June 2011 that I cited about the transitional provisions for women born in the 1950s who have lost out under the new state pension provisions. Can the Minister update the House about what has happened with that policy and how the transitional provisions will be introduced?
Harriett Baldwin: I assure the hon. Gentleman that I am just setting out the background. I will address the points that colleagues raised later in my speech.
The changes we are making to simplify the state pension are also important, because they are going to set a new level for the state pension that is higher than the means-tested threshold that we have had in this country historically. That is very important, because we do not want those who draw down their retirement savings to be thrown on to means-tested benefits. I believe I am right in saying that that is a crucial difference from the situation in Australia. We have also safeguarded support for older people in other ways, such as providing free bus passes, eye tests, television licences and so on.
The changes we made in April are an integral part of the whole landscape. I will describe for the benefit of all hon. Members what we think success for the reforms looks like: a vibrant and competitive retirement income market with a range of different products that give people the flexibility and security that is right for them, and well informed, engaged consumers who can access the guidance and advice they need. As more people are automatically enrolled in employer schemes, more people engage with the process. More than 5 million more people are now saving for a retirement income than were in 2010, and by the full roll-out in a couple of years' time, we will have almost 9 million additional new savers through automatic enrolment, saving £15 billion a year more in aggregate.
Ian Blackford: I am grateful to the Minister for giving way; she is being very gracious with her time. As I said, we fully support auto-enrolment. It is fantastic that there has been an increase in saving and that both employers and employees are contributing, but will she reflect on the situation that could develop? People will have a greater ability to access the pension pot that they are saving into and take out cash at 55, but I am concerned that employers may be disincentivised from contributing to the pension scheme if they see that those who benefit from it can walk away with a cash pot at 55.
Harriett Baldwin: Methinks the hon. Gentleman is worrying too much. At this point, I think we will just welcome the fact that £15 billion a year more is going into pension saving in this country. The hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Mhairi Black) can say to her generation that the earlier they start, the better, given the cumulative impact of the wonders of compound interest. Nevertheless, I take on board the point the hon. Gentleman made.
The hon. Gentleman said that providers may not have time to get ready and may not have the right kinds of products. In fact, providers have stepped up to the challenge: the systems requirements were admittedly very challenging, but more than 90% of people are now being offered flexibility within their existing scheme and something like a quarter of the largest firms are planning to launch new products in the next six months, so there has been real innovation and engagement with what customers want. We have moved away from the inflexibility of the old annuity market.
The hon. Gentleman highlighted the recent data from the ABI stating that £4.7 billion was paid out in the first six months. The first six months will not necessarily be representative of the settled state of the market, because obviously there has been a lot of pent-up demand, but it is fair to say that in that six-month period £2.5 billion has been invested in income drawdown products and £2.2 billion in annuities. That does not suggest that people are shying away from the annuity market, which we hope continues to be successful and an important part of people's retirement planning. I am delighted that so many people have already taken advantage of the freedoms and that many providers have stepped up to deliver for their members.
Many hon. Members asked about Pension Wise, the Government's free and impartial guidance service. It, too, is playing an important role. There have been more than 30,000 guidance appointments and 1.7 million hits on its website so far. Hon. Members alleged that only one in 10 people are making use of Pension Wise, but we dispute that in the sense that people will be getting financial advice, sometimes from a regulated adviser, or they may get information, guidance or advice through their provider. There is a range of different ways in which people can inform themselves; Pension Wise is one of them. It is free, impartial and backed by the Government.
Pension Wise prompts users to consider their life expectancy and any health issues and lifestyle factors they have, and it links to the Office for National Statistics life expectancy calculator, which I am sure everyone in the room has visited. All in all, that is excellent news, but we are always on the lookout for ways to make the service more useful. Last month's report from the Work and Pensions Committee, of which the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South is a member, was welcome. It noted the progress we have already made in ensuring that the reforms deliver for consumers, but made it clear that the job is not yet done.
In line with the Committee's recommendations, we are considering a number of developments to make Pension Wise even more useful. For example, we are looking at how appointments can be tailored to individuals. In the summer Budget, we opened it up to people from the age of 50 onwards, and we are developing more online tools for the website and calculators that people can use to see how the new pension freedoms relate to their particular circumstances. We are trying to make the website more interactive, and the team has done a fantastic job in delivering that to such a tight timeframe. We are looking to amend the content of Pension Wise appointments to ensure they are more tailored to people in the 50 to 55 age bracket, who are not yet able to take advantage of the pension freedoms but want to start thinking about the options available to them.
The hon. Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds) rightly mentioned the financial advice market review. I am delighted to hear that he supports the initiative. The Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority are reviewing what he called the advice gap—the fact that between guidance and paid-for financial advice, there is a gap for ordinary people who do not want to pay for a financial adviser or are not able to afford one at their stage in life. The aim of the review is to come up with a package of reforms, along the lines of those that the hon. Gentleman outlined, to ensure the financial advice market works for everybody. I hope he will write to the review with his recommendations.
Advice, in and of itself, is not enough. It is important that we supplement our guidance provision and review it on an ongoing basis. We must ensure that we make the most of Pension Wise, which focuses on pension freedoms, the Money Advice Service, which focuses on some of the other aspects of financial markets, and the Pensions Advisory Service, which is run out of the Department for Work and Pensions. We must make those services more effective for consumers. Alongside the financial advice market review, we are also looking at the guidance and hope to have some findings ahead of next year's Budget, so that people get the help they need to take such important long-term decisions.
Several hon. Members mentioned scams, and the Work and Pensions Committee report also flagged that risk, which we recognise is not new. Pension scammers were previously trying to get people to take money out of their pensions before the age of 55, causing a lot of harm in the marketplace, but I agree that it is an important matter. Given that consumers have been given unprecedented freedom and choice in how they access their retirement savings, we appreciate that fraudsters will use that as an opportunity to try and exploit people. An effective strategy to target scams must bring together all the relevant parts of Government and work with providers to focus on both the prevention and the disruption of scams. That is what we are doing and will continue to do. We have set up Project Bloom, a multi-agency taskforce led by the National Crime Agency, which is joining up the various Departments involved, the regulators, anti-fraud groups and police forces to tackle scams. It is worth reiterating here how important it is that we remind consumers that they should never engage with anyone who telephones them out of the blue offering help with their pension. I encourage all hon. Members to get that message out widely in their communities. I emphasise that Pension Wise will never call without a consumer having previously asked them to.
The pensions regulators have their own pension scam campaigns to raise awareness of the issue. The FCA runs ScamSmart and the Pensions Regulator runs Scorpion. Warnings are sent out with paperwork from pension providers and both of them give advice to businesses and consumers on how to protect against scams. Pension Wise also alerts customers to the risk of scams during guidance sessions and on its website, and firms have a duty to flag the risk of investment scams, when appropriate, to their members as part of the FCA's retirement risk warning rules. The hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, who asked me about this during a Work and Pensions Committee hearing, wanted to know about some of the numbers. So far this year, since the pension freedoms were launched, incidents reported to Action Fraud are lower than the year before, but I completely agree with her that we must remain on top of this. To be frank, we have to be tough, because one scam succeeding is one too many.
Moving on to women who have been affected by the change in pension age, I am probably one of the few women affected who actually welcomes the fact that I will be able to do this wonderful job for longer, but I realise that not everyone feels that way. To respond to the questions from the hon. Member for Torfaen about the number of meetings that have been held, the number of updates and the transition protection and his Hansard reference, which shows what an effective researcher he is—he is a published biographer—I will defer to my colleague Baroness Altman, who will write to him with the details.
The hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South also asked about the Pension Wise data and when it will be published. In ministerial speak, I believe that the word is "shortly" so it should be up on the website soon. We will write to the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee as soon as that happens so that he is the first to know.
I have responded to most hon. Members' points, but I will remain on my feet in case anyone feels that they have not had a chance to ask their question or to get one answered.
Roger Mullin: I thank the Minister for giving way at this late stage. Does she agree that, as I mentioned earlier, women face particular risks and therefore require particular additional support and guidance to ensure that they make the most of their futures?
Harriett Baldwin: I am sure that, like me, the hon. Gentleman is a passionate feminist and thinks it important that men and women have the same pension age. I appreciate, however, that the process of transition from the much earlier age at which women were retiring will, depending on people's circumstances, have posed a range of challenges, of which the Government are well aware. As a constituency MP, I am also well aware of such issues. I will write to the hon. Member for Torfaen and the hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Roger Mullin) with more specific points from my noble colleague.
Shall I conclude with my impassioned concluding remarks, Mr Betts, or is everyone happy to stop there?
Mr Clive Betts (in the Chair): It is up to you, Minister. You have time if you wish to impassion us.
Harriett Baldwin: I will say something in conclusion as we have time.
I thank all hon. Members who have participated in the debate. How people access an income in retirement is an incredibly important question. It is also an issue of huge international importance. I have summarised a range of changes that have been made over the past five years. The more recent pension freedoms are major changes and it is important that we get them right, which is why the Government and the regulator will continue actively to monitor the post-reform retirement landscape closely.
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