EXCLUSIVE: Action against homelessness charity Dens has seen 50% of staff take up its pension scheme after it complied with auto-enrolment more than three years early.
The charity's auto-enrolment staging date is 1 January 2017, but it launched a master trust, provided by Now: Pensions, in October 2013.
This is the first time the organisation has provided a pension scheme for staff.
Sarah Clark, finance and administration manager at Dens, said: "We wanted to give our staff the opportunity to plan for their future and present them with a scheme that was not only easy to use, but allowed flexible contributions.
"We hoped that by giving staff the chance to pro-actively join the Now: Pensions' scheme rather than it being an exercise of 'all must join unless you opt-out', it would result in the majority of our staff taking up a pension ahead of the auto-enrolment deadline.
In July 2013, Dens entered a period of consultation with its 29 employees, informing them of the organisation's decision to launch a pension scheme and the reasons behind it.
The charity arranged sessions with a financial advisor so that staff could receive independent advice on the options available to them to ensure they better understand the scheme and the benefits of long-term saving.
The master trust is also offered to all new employees. As it approaches the one-year anniversary of the launch, the organisation will also hold a fresh round of communications to encourage more staff to join the scheme.


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Gwyneth Paltrow Proves She Hasn't Watched A Marvel Movie After Forgetting Co-Star Samuel L. Jackson
How does one forget they worked with Samuel L. Jackson?
Gwyneth Paltrow has been part of the MCU since 2008's Iron Man and has since appeared in another six Marvel movies. However, she's making it very clear she hasn't watched any of them after forgetting multiple people she's co-starred with and the movies she's actually starred in.
This time, she forgot that Samuel L. Jackson was part of the MCU as Nick Fury (AKA the guy who brought the Avengers together in the first place), despite the fact he's appeared in most of the movies she's also been in.
Credit: Marvel
Marvel boss Kevin Feige revealed to Empire that he and the rest of the cast had to inform Gwyneth of the fact while they were shooting Tony Stark's funeral scene.
"Gwyneth Paltrow [was] asking why Sam Jackson was there, and the other actors [were] jumping in saying, 'What are you talking about? He's Nick Fury! You've been in movies with him.' But it was really something special."
During an appearance on Jon Favreau's The Chef Show, the director and actor had to remind her she was in Spider-Man: Homecoming and co-starred with him in it.
The video is actually very funny because she refuses to believe him at first.
She's also proven she has no idea what Tom Holland's name actually is after putting up an Insta post of herself, Tom and Robert Downey Jr with the caption, "I love April 4th because it was the day god gave us @robertdowneyjr HAPPY BIRTHDAY, dear heart. Love me and that other guy in the photo."
She's also previously been caught asking Chris Pratt who Sebastian Stan is on the red carpet for the Infinity War premiere. Watch the video here:
At first, we thought there was the possibility of her trolling people, but now, it's getting pretty obvious she doesn't watch any Marvel movies…
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Kevin Feige Reveals Another Character Was Meant To Be Digitally Added To Tony Stark's Funeral
The reasoning behind it makes total sense.
With the release of Avengers: Endgame to DVD and Blu-ray this month we're finding out more and more about the movie months after it first came out. This time, Marvel boss Kevin Feige has revealed more about Tony Stark's funeral scene and the character that was going to be digitally added in.
During a Q&A with Empire, Feige revealed Ant-Man's teenage daughter Cassie Lang was going to be digitally inserted into the funeral.
The funeral scene is one of the few scenes where you see so many MCU characters together in one place and with so many people there we can understand why they might consider putting Cassie into the scene.
Feige said, "We did at one point toy with putting Cassie there."
"At one point we thought of digitally adding her so it's the family, but we thought, 'This is the heroes celebrating the other heroes and the loss of Tony', so we didn't do it. Aside from Smart Hulk and Rocket and Groot, everybody's actually standing there."
It makes sense, not that we would have really questioned it if Cassie was there, but it does potentially open the conversation about why other characters weren't there if she was included in the scene.
He also revealed that he and co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo are actually in that scene.
"I was on the balcony of that house… In that shot, as you see in the movie, right inside the cabin, was video village where I was sitting with [executive producer] Trinh Tran and Joe and Anthony."
Feige also spoke about the possibility of a huge box-set including all 23 films of the Infinity Saga, saying if they do it, they'll also include the really bad scenes they're not exactly proud of.
"If we do a big, giant Infinity Saga box set, we might include – I'm assuming if you're going to spend the money to buy a box set with everything in it, you're a fan. And it'll take more than a couple of really, really bad scenes to turn you."
The most recent deleted scene we were gifted was right after Tony's death where the Avengers were kneeling at the battlefield.
"I like sharing those scenes. And when we have something like that that we love, and which was not an easy decision to cut out but was the best decision for the movie, it's a great avenue to say, 'We'll put it out there.' It's not like no-one will ever see it.
"There are things that we think nobody should ever see. And I think we've just recently been discussing that now we can start to show some of our less proud moments."
As a fan himself, Feige says he loves seeing the stuff that didn't quite work in a film.
"There's stuff that still pops up from the Star Wars trilogy occasionally – Tosche Station for instance," he explains.
"That is not great, it certainly shouldn't be in the movie, but I love seeing it. I love that they shot it and it exists and we get to see it. So usually we love putting that stuff out there. There's some things that we've been too humiliated to show, but I think we'll bring out soon enough."
By Marni Dixit 12 August 2019, 11:23 AM
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Bucky Knew About Captain America's Fate In Endgame The Whole Time So The Conspiracies Are Confirmed
And now we're crying.
At the end of Avengers: Endgame Captain America surprised everyone when he went back in time to return the Infinity Stones and stayed in the past with the love of his life Peggy Carter, appearing at the end of the film as 'Old Steve'.
In the scene we see Cap leave to return the stones and, as we saw earlier on in the film, he should return from the time travel sequence basically straight away. But he doesn't.
Sam Wilson AKA Falcon is clearly very concerned and demands that Bruce Banner brings him back.
However, Bucky, Steve's lifelong bestie, is calm and doesn't seem at all worried that his friend hasn't returned. This led many fans to believe that Steve had told Bucky his plan to be with Peggy before he left.
Now, we finally have confirmation, because according to Comicbook.com, the film's DVD and Blu-ray commentary reveal Bucky knew all along.
As Bucky and Steve hug goodbye, co-director Joe Russo says, "Now clearly Bucky knows something here, right?" I'm not going to lie, it seems weird for the director to be asking this question about his own film, but anyway…
Writer Stephen McFeely responds, "Yeah, I think it's clear from Sebastian's performance here. He's been clued into Steve's decision."
"Why [else] would Bucky say, 'I'm gonna miss you.' Especially if it's only going to be five seconds?"
Russo agrees, "Yeah, he knows," adding, "Now, we don't know the extent of what Steve told him, but clearly he told him something."
McFeely continues, "Yeah, I don't think he said, 'I'll go sit on the bench over there.'"
"I think he's certainly surprised to see that [part]."
So, while he might not have expected to see his friend looking like a grandpa, he certainly knew his plans.
And now we, and probably a lot of Stucky fans, are crying all over again.
By Marni Dixit 9 August 2019, 4:46 PM
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This IDC Market Presentation is an update of the market size and vendor shares in IT services in Norway in 2017. It splits the market into three macrosegments: project-oriented services, outsourcing services, and support and deploy services.
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Lower income families left behind in UK's wealth bonanza
Written by: Cherry Reynard
The Office for National Statistics' Wealth and Assets Survey shows that wealth across the UK increased by 13% in real terms in the two years to 2014-16.
However, while Britain has continued to excel at generating wealth – which reached a record high of £12.8trn – inequality remains high with lower income families and younger people missing out.
The Resolution Foundation research found that the baby boomer generation hold around half of the nation's wealth, while millennials account for just 2% of it.
Lower-income households also miss out. Typical wealth among the poorest fifth of households fell in real-terms between 2012-14 and 2014-16. Wealth inequality remains nearly twice as high as income inequality as falling homeownership has driven up housing wealth inequality, while the growth of private pension coverage, accelerated by auto-enrolment, has lowered inequality.
The Foundation argued that the UK needs to do a better job of distributing wealth through taxation. Its recent analysis showed that revenues from wealth taxation have remained flat as a share of GDP for half a century, while wealth has more than doubled compared to national income.
Conor D'Arcy, senior policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation, said: "Britain is very good at generating wealth, but terrible at spreading it around the country and even worse at taxing it properly. As a result, we have unacceptably high levels of wealth inequality.
"Young people in particular are feeling the effects of Britain's wealth divide. Our large millennial generation own just 2% of the nation's wealth. This stems from their struggle to get on the housing ladder, boosting other people's wealth in the private rented sector, rather than building assets of their own."
D'Arcy added that without more effective taxation, there will be more and more pressure on working households.
Robert Szechenyi, investment director at Rathbones, said: "Despite strong economic headwinds and political uncertainty, it's encouraging to see that household wealth in the UK has been growing, particularly in regions outside the South East such as Scotland. This sentiment chimes with recent research we undertook of over 1,000 investors, which found that close to a fifth were more positive about their finances than the previous year. This shows that, despite some adverse conditions, shrewd investment strategies have the potential to reap rewards. But there are more volatile times ahead, so investors must prepare robust investment strategies to manage any roadblocks."
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Mains History Paper 2000
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IAS Mains History 2000
Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 300
Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English. Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No mark will be given for the answers written in a medium other than that specified in the Admission Certificate.
Candidates should attempt questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any THREE of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section 'A'
Q. 1. Mark any fifteen of the following places on the map supplied to you and write short descriptive notes on the places marked by you on the map :
(i) Aizawl
(ii) Amritsar
(iii) Arikamedu
(iv) Bangalore
(v) Bharukachha
(vi) Bhaja
(vii) Gangotri
(viii) Itanagar
(ix) Jaugada
(xx) Jhansi
(xi) Kalsi
(xii) Kanchivaram
(xiii) Kanheri
(xiv) Kumrahar
(xv) Konarak
(xvi) Mathura
(xvii) Madurai
(xviii) Nalanda
(xix) Nasik
(xx) Palitana
(xxi) Rajagriha
(xxii) Sasan Gir
(xiii) Shrinagar
(xiv) Udayagiri-Khandagiri
(xv) Uchh
(xvi) Ujjain
(xvii) Valabhi
(xviii) Vidisha
(xix) Vaishali
(xxx) Vatapi
Q. 2. How did Ashoka contribute to the moral and administrative welfare of his people ?
Q. 3. Who were the Maukharis ? Discuss their political relations with the Later Guptas of Magadha.
Q. 4. Give an account of the struggle for supremacy in South India between the Chalukyas of Badami and the Pallavas.
Section 'B'
Q. 5. Write short essays in not more than 200 words each on any tree of the following topics:
(a) Architecture of the Vijayanagara empire.
(b) Amir Khusro was an eminent poet not a historian.
(c) During the reign of Jahangir Mughal painting reached its zenith.
(d) The Sufi Movement and its role in promoting communal harmony.
Q. 6. Were the Chola village assemblies democratic in nature? Give reasons for your answer.
Q. 7. Form an estimate of the personality of Firoz Shah Tughlaq with special reference to his religious policy and public works.
Q. 8. Describe the Rajput policy of the Mughal emperors. Do you agree with the view that the reversal of Akbar 's Rajput policy by Aurangzeb was responsible for the disintegration of the Mughal empire ?
Candidates should attempt questions 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any THREE of the remaining questions selecting at least ONE question from each Section.
All questions carry equal marks.
Section 'A' (Modern India)
Q. 1. Continent on any three of the following statements in about 200 words each :
(a) The battle of Plassey was "not a great battle but a great betrayal."
(b) Towards the Princes, Canning adopted a policy of "punishing resistance and rewarding obedience."
(c) Sir Charles Napier said, "We have no right to seize Sind, yet we shall do so, and a very advantageous, useful, humane piece of rascality it will be."
(d) The 1921 Moplah rebellion was "in essence an expression of long-standing agrarian discontent which was intensified by the religious and ethnic identity."
Q. 2. Discuss the view that the British rule brought about economic changes in India to serve the needs of the imperial economy and establish a dependent form of underdevelopment in this country.
Q. 3. Discuss the important social reform legislation passed in the 19th century. and elucidate the reaction of Indian leaders to the measures adopted.
Q. 4. To what extent was the emergence of the Congress in 1885 the culmination of a process of political awakening that had its beginning in the 1870s ?
Section 'B' (World History)
Q. 5. Comment on any three of the following statements in about 200 words each :
(a) "Of all forms assumed by the Protestant Reformation, Calvinism has been the most far- reaching in its scope and the most profound in its influence. "
(b) "The Crimean War was the most useless war ever waged."
(c) "Until December 1941 the battlefield of the Second World War was exclusively European and Atlantic; thereafter it became also Asiatic and Pacific."
(d) "The simultaneous expansion of European powers overseas during the last quarter of the 19th century brought them into frequent collisions
at a remote points all over Africa and Asia."
Q. 6. How did Napoleon Bonaparte heal the wounds of France inflicted by the Revolution and correct the errors perpetrated by its leaders ?
Q. 7. To what extent did the Western powers bring China under their domination without annexation?
Q. 8. Analyze the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 and examine the validity of Germany's objections to the treaty.
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DMV To Philly: Exploring The New Balance 990 Obsession
Date: June 09 2017
By: Vinny Tang
In an age of corporate globalisation, it's increasingly rare to uncover anything resembling a regional footwear phenomenon. Geographical boundaries that once allowed localised trends to incubate have been eroded as youth culture moves from IRL to URL, while the never-ending digital search for 'cool' creates ephemeral micro-trends just as quickly as they evaporate. So when we come across a culturally unique story, it's intriguing – to say the least. This is what happened when Sneaker Freaker discovered the East Coast's obsession with the New Balance 990v4. Let's dust off the time machine as we go all the way back to 1982 and start lacing this story together.
Even the original 1982 ads boasted about the ticket price. 'If you're paying as much for a running shoe as the 990 costs, you have a right to expect it to wear well.'
THE FIRST $100 SNEAKER
When New Balance released the 990 in 1982, it was the first sneaker to carry a hundred dollar ticket price, an astronomical figure that redefined the trajectory of the athletic shoe industry. Cloaked in a nondescript shade of grey and devoid of ostensible gimmicks, the original 990 design was a masterpiece of understated engineering.
Over the next three decades, the 990 would expand into what became known as the 99x series, with each new iteration offering progressive innovation. That singular sense of purpose and design purity conferred an enviable reputation for honesty that continues to this day. Indeed, the 99x series has never been co-signed by big-name collaborators or primed with mega-dollar marketing campaigns. The most prominent ambassador was a tech visionary who tucked his black turtleneck into his high-cut jeans, so it's fair to say the shoes have always possessed an iconoclast 'outsider' charm.
The street-level appeal of the 99x series is a cultural paradox. Designed for the performance needs of affluent runners prepared to pay the ultimate price, the shoe's high-zoot credentials attracted another kind of clientele – one that paid for expensive New Balance runners with bundles of cold hard cash.
"Back in the day, New Balance was the first company to sell running shoes for $100! Coming up in D.C., the 990 was the status symbol. Whether they were dope dealers or just people with a bit of money, we looked up to anyone who had them. It just grew into this huge thing! You just had to have the 990, and it continued with the 995, 996, 997 and 998. As we've gotten older, our little brothers and sisters have now adopted that too, because that's all they saw when they were growing up."
June Sanders – DTLR product designer, Washington D.C.
Map of the DMV area
DOPE RUNNERS
When a crime epidemic hit the US in the 1980s, spiralling north from Miami through to New York and beyond, it created an upwardly mobile urban class powered by fast money, power and status. The Washington metro area was one of the regions most affected. Nicknamed the 'DMV' – after Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia – the region has long fostered a unique ecosystem of interconnected realms and rivalries.
As DMV hustlers established their professional presence on each block, their highly visible sartorial preferences infiltrated the surrounding areas. True to type, they enjoyed the trappings of their entrepreneurial success, but they certainly weren't as flashy as their counterparts in other cities. D-boys from the Big Apple may have defined urban culture as we know it with their Dapper Dan-inspired get-ups, but DMV style was all about flying under the radar. Their uniform emphasised understated luxury over the garish displays of inexplicable wealth seen on the streets of NYC – and humble New Balance 99x sneakers were the perfect accessory.
Rayful Edmond was sentenced to life in prison in 1989
Curtis 'Curtbone' Chambers is a true OG who survived life in the infamous Rayful Edmond gang in the 80s. A native of D.C., he witnessed the evolution of this unique style in his own backyard. 'Back in our time, we liked the blacks and greys. So with the New Balance being the greys, it went with everything we was doing. We've always been into designers, but we weren't into the loud colours. We were more about black Versace shirts, or black Hugo Boss or Giorgio Armani. And New Balance fit that also – it was our code. Whenever you'd go out of town, people would say, "Oh, them D.C. dudes. They got the New Balance on!" It meant a lot to us.'
From these gritty roots, New Balance became an undeniable part of the cultural landscape. Despite other sneakers making inroads throughout the 90s, all-grey 'Newbies' held a certifiable cachet. The 990, along with the updated 993, 995 and 996 models, were the ultimate status symbols – signifiers that serious dime had been dropped. The love affair also travelled up the I-95 to Philadelphia – halfway to New York – where the shoes garnered another unique following.
'The thing you need to understand about Philly is that it's a city that loves an anti-hero. All the athletes we admire here are deeply flawed, and the city itself is imperfect in a lot of ways too. The 990 is definitely what I call a block captain's shoe. Historically, the guy wearing it never needed to say, 'Look what I have on my feet!' The shoe was always top-of-the-line and obviously official. And since grey was the only colourway available for a long time – until NB started flipping fashion colours – it was never a shoe that had to scream for attention. Ultimately, I think the mystique of the 990 is that… there is no mystique.'
Adam Leaventon (aka Air Rev) – Philly-based sneaker collector
'12 O'Clock Boys' is a documentary by Lofty Nathan that explores Baltimore's illegal dirt bike scene. A number of NBs are featured in the film including on the main character Pug (above)
DC's Glizzy Gang match 990v3s with their crew chains
Philly's Lil Uzi Vert is regularly seen wearing a number of different 990 models
LOCAL TRADITION
When the sneaker boom arrived in the early 2000s, instigating a new vision of creativity through limited edition collaborations, interest spiked in retro designs. The birth of the 'sneakerhead' would prove to be a globally significant moment, but Philly and the DMV were already well ahead of the curve. Led by different models including the 992 and 993, New Balance's domestic offerings reached peak popularity during the Americana trend that dominated the 2010s. This set the stage in 2012 for the launch of the 990v3, but no one was ready for the hysteria that followed the arrival of the 990v4 in 2016.
From the moment it dropped, the DMV and Philly embraced the new kid on the block. The 990v4 is a bulky suede behemoth that simply refuses to conform to contemporary trends. It's a paid-up member of the 99x family, looks perfect in grey, and is still laden with the latest and greatest NB tech. In the eyes of aficionados, it's a sophisticated alternative to the slimline, sock-like silhouettes that have become ubiquitous in recent years. It's the polar opposite of every cool-hunting trend, but ironically it's that defiance of trend that bestows the sneaker with such a desirable aura. The 990v4 is for those in the know – a subtle signifier of refined taste that isn't predicated on industry influence.
Acknowledging this unique regional loyalty, New Balance has deftly embraced the local scene, tapping stores for inspiration when designing 99x updates and new colourways. Eric Vassell is a senior product manager at New Balance who has been involved with the 990 program for over a decade. As part of the development process, Vassell consults contacts in the area to deliver insights on what locals want to see in the 99x lineup. 'I'm down in the DMV all the time. I was there probably three weeks ago, showing new colourways, getting their opinion, and speaking to kids that work on the shop floor. They're heavily involved during the design process and I think they need to be in order to maintain that loyalty and make sure that our shoes continue to resonate with the consumer down there.'
Young Lee has been crowned the 'King of 990s' by Philly locals (photographed by Manny Dominguez)
Lee's Young Sneaker City has become the destination for any Philly NB fans (photographed by Manny Dominguez)
'One story I heard is that cats in North Philly, which is a very rough hood, started wearing 990s because the 'N' on the side was supposed to mean 'North'. My theory is that street kids simply saw a shoe with a $165 tag, so they were a status symbol. But the shoes look fresh and they were super comfortable. And they're good for running – especially away from cops and opposing gangs! Across the DMV, the 990 simply caught on like wildfire amongst school kids, teens, veteran hustlers, white guy runners and even old people.'
Richie Roxas – Philly-based NB collector
DC rapper Fat Trel holding the DTLR x New Balance 990v4 'DMV'
YCMC x New Balance 990v4 DMV exclusive
Young's Sneaker City has been repping New Balance for decades, selling hundreds of pairs each week. Thanks to a long-term relationship, the store manages to source early releases and plenty of extra stock from New Balance, with locals even crowning owner Young Lee as the 'King of 990s'. Demand for the v4 is so strong, Lee had to hire extra staff and find more storage space just to keep local customers happy. Down in Baltimore, Sports Express has experienced a similar boom in v4 demand.
While subdued combinations of grey and navy will always be go-to staples, wilder schemes have been warmly embraced by the new generation. With a loud peachy upper, the 990SR4 'Sunrise' is a far cry from the austere OG vibe, but it has been one of the biggest hits of the year.
New Balance has also celebrated D.C.'s love affair with the 990v4, producing a DMV-exclusive collaboration with sneaker retailer DTLR. Inspired by the colours of the Maryland flag, the concept was designed by June Sanders and the DTLR team. The shoe sold out instantly on launch day and DTLR is set to follow the success with a Fourth of July themed 990v4 in June, with a second DMV colourway dropping later this year. Moving thousands of pairs might be the norm for some retail giants, but rarely is sneaker-mania so concentrated in an area outside of New York, London and Tokyo.
'Despite its shady beginnings, the whole 990 thing in the DMV has evolved into something else altogether,' Vassell explains while considering the obsession that originated in his hometown. 'I think right now, everybody there is using the 990v4 as a platform to celebrate local pride. If you look at what DTLR, YSC and all the NB accounts from there are doing, they're really talking about the community down there and building a positive energy. That's what the shoe is kind of morphing into – a positive influence for these kids in the future.'
The upcoming DTLR x New Balance 990v4 'Stars and Stripes'
'When I first bought Sports Express, we were selling so many pairs of NB it was crazy. I asked the local kids why they liked New Balance 990s so much and they told me it was because they were comfortable and they also made it easy to run away from cops! With some of my regulars, once their 990s get scuffed up, they just throw them away. I'll be like, "Hey, you just got that pair two weeks ago, why do you need another one?" and they'll be like "Yeah I messed 'em up, I need a fresh pair!" The New Balance 990 is just part of the culture here in Baltimore.'
Wei Zeng – owner of Sports Express, Baltimore
Wei Zeng owns Sports Express in Baltimore. His biggest brand is New Balance and the 990v4 is a top seller (photographed by Manny Dominguez)
Wei's Sports Express stockroom is filled with 990s
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Vancouver Translation Agency Shares How Translation Snagged a Man Booker Prize for Korean Novelist
VANCOUVER, BC—(Marketwired – February 21, 2018) – As a translation agency based in Vancouver, the team at APlus Translations knows that translation services rarely get any attention. However, a British literary graduate named Deborah Smith changed that with her excellent work on Han Kang's novel "The Vegetarian." For more, go to: http://www.aplustranslations.com/en/true–story–translation–won–korean–novel–man–booker–prize/
Deborah, who graduated in the late 2000s, decided she wanted to become a translator when she noticed that South Korea had a stunningly rich literary scene. However, few of these stories could ever be shared due to a shortage of Korean to English translators.
Within three years, Deborah had signed up as a translator of Han Kang's novel "The Vegetarian." The translation of the book, which garnered limited success in Korea, went on to win the Man Booker prize. However, Deborah's work quickly came under the scrutiny of numerous academics who claimed the meaning was sometimes skewed or altered.
A group of translation students analyzed a part of the novel, line by line, and came up with some statistics:
9% of the first part of the novel was mistranslated, in the sense that different words were used in English to represent the Korean ones;
Another 5.7% of the original text was omitted;
5% of the text consists of hyperbole where words and meaning was added (to render it more effective for a Western audience, says the translator)
The remainder was a faithful translation of the original.
Although Deborah admits responsibility for some error, she claimed some artistic license was necessary to accurately represent words and sayings that have no exact equivalency in English.
Translators need to take liberties to ensure the target document reads naturally given the readership and its cultural innuendos. This is the art of the translator. And given the success of the book's translation, the quality of Deborah's work speaks for itself.
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North American Publisher / ISBN: Humanoids - 978-1-59465-094-9
English language release date: 2014
Contains adult content?: yes
Does this pass the Bechdel test?: no
Positive minority portrayal?: no
Original publication language: French
Categories: Action Thriller, European, Horror
The Shadows of Salamanca
Christophe Bec
Review by Ian Keogh
Christophe Bec and Stefano Raffaele collaborated on the superbly creepy Pandemonium, and this is their tribute to the more considered American horror film, with Bec citing John Carpenter as an influence. So many aspects are cinematic, starting with the remote location of Salamanca surrounded by deep woods and the suggestion of strange creatures within. The creators also effectively combine two different forms of horror, and immediately set the scene via the eccentric cast of local inhabitants and their lack of welcome to newcomers.
Those newcomers are David and Sarah Stevenson, just moved to the area as David's taking a job as a forest ranger. Sarah carries the mental trauma of her childhood abduction and sexual assault, since which she continues to hear the voice in her head of Kelly, her sister and fellow prisoner who didn't survive. Sarah's barely coping with the world, and possibly the last thing she needs is a move to a town where an entire generation have a collective secret of an atrocity committed, and never spoken of again.
In a brief interview with the creators after their story Raffaele notes how, as an artist himself Bec, is a very visual writer, and scenes of several pages with barely any dialogue characterise this approach, a confidence that Raffaele can tell the story. He can, and magnificently, never sacrificing the overall plot for the sake of a pin-up image, although he uses those for emphasis on occasion, such as Sarah considering matters at Niagara Falls. Her character is visually fascinating, and at times unknowable. The unknowable in a different sense is also required for the story, and Raffaele's designs are superb, viscerally savage and every bit as disturbing as intended.
Also intended is that the referencing of American cinema extends beyond the homage of the plot to several deliberately placed moments checking other favourites. These take various forms, from the obvious noting of Stagecoach on a TV screen to the symbolism represented by a fawn and its mother in the early pages. There's even a brief homage to their own Pandemonium via use of a deserted sanatorium due for redevelopment. As the creators are unable to use a soundtrack to amplify their scary atmosphere, they do so instead via the repetition of eerie stories about Salamanca, and what's happened there in the past. It's clever, and the truth is better still.
It's very apparent from the start that the monsters in this story aren't confined to those with fangs and claws. Bec's plot ties together very well over what is a translated compilation of three French albums, with elements revealed in passing early on coming to have great significance as the story winds to a close. That ending results in the only slight let down. There's certainly a lack of sentimentality about the final pages, but they're unsatisfying in dealing with a threat hovering throughout The Shadows of Salamanca. The climax occurs in a dismissive manner that doesn't stand up to much logical scrutiny. The epilogue page is nice, though.
Anyone who enjoys a creepy horror story based in the real world, but with anomalous elements creeping in can't go wrong with The Shadows of Salamanca. Almost every page is sheer quality, and it's a story you'll be able to re-read and enjoy just as much.
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Professor Ross Grantham's principal research interests are in the fields of corporate governance and the private law. He has published extensively in the area of the duties of company directors, as well as on matters dealing with the theoretical nature of the company and the implications of this nature for the integration of the company as a juristic entity into the general legal system. He has also published extensively on developments in the law of unjust enriched and restitution, particularly the interface between restitution and the law of property, and on the theoretical and philosophical basis of the private law.
In addition to his many articles in leading international journals, Professor Grantham is the author of a number of monographs and casebooks, and he has edited a number of collections of essays. Professor Grantham is a member of the editorial boards of a number of leading international journals.
Professor Grantham holds degrees from Oxford University, the University of Auckland and the University of Queensland, and has held senior management positions at both the University of Auckland and the University of Queensland.
Barker, Kit and Grantham, Ross Unjust enrichment 2nd ed. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2017.
Grantham, Ross B. and Jensen, Darryn (2016) Coherence in the age of statutes. Monash University Law Review, 360-382.
Fairweather, Karen, O'Shea, Paul and Grantham, Ross (2016). Consumer law: paternalism, fragmentation, and centralised enforcement. In Karen Fairweather, Paul O'Shea and Ross Grantham (Ed.), Credit, consumers and the law: after the global storm (pp. 3-16) London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Grantham, Ross B. (2016). The Privatisation of Australian Corporate Law. In: Australian National Law Reform Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, (). 14-15 April 2016.
Grantham, Ross B. (2016). The legitimacy of the company as a source of (private) power. In Kit Barker, Simone Degeling, Karen Fairweather and Ross B. Grantham (Ed.), Private law and power (pp. 239-263) Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross (2015) The Proceduralization of Australian Corporate Law. Federal Law Review, 43 233-257.
Barker, Kit and Grantham, Ross Unjust enrichment. Sydney, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2008.
Apportionment in Private Law. Edited by Kit Barker and Ross Grantham Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing, 2018.
Credit, Consumers and The Law: After The Global Storm. Edited by Karen Fairweather, Paul O'Shea and Ross Grantham Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2017.
Private law and power. Edited by Kit Barker, Simone Degeling, Karen Fairweather and Ross Grantham Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing, 2017.
Private Law in the Twenty-First Century. Edited by Kit Barker, Karen Fairweather and Ross B. Grantham United Kingdom: Hart Publishing, 2016.
The Law of Misstatements: 50 Years on from Hedley Byrne v Heller 1st ed. Edited by Kit Barker, Ross B. Grantham and Warren Swain Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2015.
Rickett, Charles and Grantham, Ross B. Structure and Justification in Private Law: Essays for Peter Birks. Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing, 2008.
Grantham, Ross B. and Rickett, Charles E. F. Company and securities law : commentary and materials. Wellington, N.Z.: Brookers, 2002.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett Restitution: Commentary and Materials 1st ed. Wellington: Brookers, 2001.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett Enrichment and Restitution in New Zealand 1st ed. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2000.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett The Law of Restitution in New Zealand: Getting from No to Yes 1st ed. Wellington: New Zealand Law Society, 1999.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett Corporate Personality in the 20th Century 1st ed. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 1998.
Rickett, Charles and Grantham, Ross B. Essays on Insider Trading and Securities Regulation. Wellington, New Zealand: Brooker's, 1997.
Grantham, Ross (2015). Company Law. In Russell, Mary-Rose and Barber, Matthew (Ed.), The Supreme Court of New Zealand 2004-2013 1st ed. (pp. 93-114) Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Grantham, Ross B. (2014). New Zealand. In Robin Booth (Ed.), Anti Money Laundering Guide (pp. 85101-85111) London, United Kingdom: Sweet & Maxwell.
Grantham, Ross B. and Rickett, Charles E. F. (2008). Unjust Enrichment - Reason, Place and Content. In Charles Rickett and Ross Grantham (Ed.), Structure and Justification in Private Law: Essays for Peter Birks 1st ed. (pp. 5-18) Oxford United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross (2005). The Equitable Basis of the Law of Restitution. In Simone Degeling and James Edelman (Ed.), Equity in Commercial Law (pp. 349-381) Sydney: Thomson Lawbook Company.
Grantham, R. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Proprietary Remedies. In Rt Hon Justice Peter Blanchard (Ed.), Civil Remedies in New Zealand 1 ed. (pp. 410-447) Wellington, NZ: Thomson Brookers.
Grantham, R. and Rickett, C. E. F. (2003). Restitutionary remedies. In Rt Hon Justice Peter Blanchard (Ed.), Civil Remedies in New Zealand 1 ed. (pp. 364-367) NZ: Thomson Brookers.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002). The Doctrinal Basis of the Rights of Company Shareholders. In Company Law Writings: A New Zealand Collection (pp. 113-144) Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000). Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders. In Rose (Ed.), Restitution and Insolvency 1st ed. (pp. 220-237) London: LLP.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (2000). Resulting Trusts - A rather Limited Doctrine. In Rose; Birks (Ed.), Restitution and Equity: Resulting Trusts and Equitable Compensation 1st ed. (pp. 39-61) London: LLP.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (1999). Property: The challenge from Restitution. In Jackson; Wilde (Ed.), Contemporary Property Law 1st ed. (pp. 3-25) Aldershot: Ashgate Dartmouth.
Grantham, Ross B. (1999). The Civil Law: Liability for Money Laundering; Money Laundering in New Zealand. In Rider; Nakajima (Ed.), CCH Anti Money Laundering Guide 1st ed. (pp. 85-95) London: CCH.
Grantham, Ross B. (1998). Commentary on Goddard. In R Grantham; C Rickett (Ed.), Corporate Personality in the 20th Century 1st ed. (pp. 65-71) Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (1998). The Bootmaker's Legacy to Company Law Doctrine. In R Grantham; C Rickett (Ed.), Corporate Personality in the 20th Century 1st ed. (pp. 1-11) Oxford: Hart Publishing.
Grantham, Ross B. (1996). The Impact of Equitable Doctrines on Priorities. In C Rickett (Ed.), Essays on Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency 1st ed. (pp. 248-262) Wellington: Brooker's.
Grantham, Ross B. (2013) The Corporate Veil: An Ingenious Device. University of Queensland Law Journal, 32 2: 311-315.
Grantham, Ross B. (2008) Private Law and Property Claims. Journal of Equity, 2008 2: 172-176.
Grantham, R. B. (2007) The limited liability of company directors. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 3 August: 362-391.
Grantham, Ross (2007) 'Regulatory and enabling approaches to corporate law enforcement', by Matthew Berkahn. University of Queensland Law Journal, 26 1: 209-212.
Grantham, R. B. (2005) Absence of Juristic Reason in the Supreme Court of Canada (Pacific National Investments v Victoria). Restitution Law Review, 13 102-110.
Grantham, R. B. (2005) The governance of government-owned corporations. Company and Securities Law Journal, 23 3: 181-194.
Grantham, Ross (2004) Corporate governance codes in Australia and New Zealand: Propriety and prosperity. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23 1: 218-225.
Rickett, C. E. F. and Grantham, R. (2004) In memorium: Professor Peter Birks. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 21 2: 5-7.
Grantham, Ross (2004) Review of Equity, restitution and fraud. By John Glover. LexisNexis Butterworths: Sydney, 2004. The University of Queensland Law Journal, 23 1: 258-261.
Grantham, Ross (2003) Company directors and compliance with the company's constitution. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 20 4: 450-477.
Grantham, Ross B. (2003) Review of Goff and Jones: The Law of Restitution. Restitution Law Review, 237-239.
Grantham, Ross B. (2003) Review of Hedley and Halliwell, The Law of Restitution. Restitution Law Review, 240-242.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002) Corporate Governance: A New Name for an Old Problem. New Zealand Business Law Quarterly, 8 257-259.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002) Restitutionary Recovery Ex Aequo et Bono. Singapore Journal of Legal Studies,  388-402.
Grantham, Ross B. (2002) Review of Birks, English Private Law. Trust Law International, 16 65-67.
Grantham, Ross B. (2001) Attributing Responsibility to Corporate Entities: A Doctrinal Approach. Company and Securities Law Journal, 19 168-180.
Grantham, Ross B. and C Rickett (2001) On the Subsidiarity of Unjust Enrichment. Law Quarterly Review, 117 273-299.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000) Restitution and Insolvent Companies: Honing in on Shareholders. Company, Financial and Insolvency Law Review,  26-43.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000) Review of McGhee, Snell's Equity. Trust Law International, 122-123.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000) Review of Virgo, The Principles of the Law of Restitution. New Zealand Law Journal, 318-318.
C Rickett and Grantham, Ross B. (2000) The Propylaeum of Property Rights. New Zealand Law Journal,  103-108.
Grantham, Ross B. (2000) The Security of Contract: The Challenge from Restitution. Journal of Contract Law, 16 102-122.
Grantham, Ross B. (1999) Illegal Transactions and the Powers of the Company Directors. Law Quarterly Review, 115 296-324.
Grantham, Ross B. (1999) Review of Skelton, Restitution and Contract. New Zealand Law Journal, 91-91.
Charles Rickett and Grantham, Ross B. (1999) Toward a More Constructive Classification of Trusts. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly,  111-125.
Grantham, Ross. B (1998) The Doctrinal basis of the rights of company shareholders. Cambridge Law Journal, 57 3: 554-588.
Grantham, Ross B. (1998) Civil Liability for Money Laundering. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 18 378-410.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1998) Property and Unjust Enrichment. New Zealand Law Journal,  197-198.
Grantham, Ross B. (1998) Review of Cato, Restitution in Australia and New Zealand. Restitution Law Review, 295-296.
Property and Unjust Enrichment: Categorical Truths or Unnecessary Complexity?
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1997) Property and Unjust Enrichment: Categorical Truths or Unnecessary Complexity?. New Zealand Law Review,  668-685.
Grantham, Ross B. (1997) Refloating a Floating Charge. Company, Financial and Insolvency Law Review,  53-66.
Grantham, Ross B. (1997) The Liability of Parent Companies for the Actions of the Directors of their Subsidiaries. Company Lawyer, 18 138-148.
Contracting With Companies: Rules of Law or Business Rules?
Grantham, Ross B. (1996) Contracting With Companies: Rules of Law or Business Rules?. New Zealand Universities Law Review, 17 39-68.
Grantham, Ross B. (1996) Doctrinal Basis for the Recognition of Proprietary Rights. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 16 561-585.
Grantham, Ross B. and Charles Rickett (1996) Restitution, Property and Ignorance - A Reply to Mr Swadling. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 1996 463-466.
Grantham, Ross B. (1995) The Powers of Company Directors and the Proper Purposes Doctrine. King's College Law Journal, 5 16-44.
Grantham, Ross B. (1993) The Content of the Director's Duty of Loyalty. Journal of Business Law,  149-167.
Grantham, Ross B. (1993) The Unanimous Consent Rule in Company Law. Cambridge Law Journal,  245-271.
Grantham, Ross B. (1993) Ultra Vires: Gone But Not Forgotten. Australian Bar Review, 10 233-247.
Grantham, Ross B. (1991) Reforming the Duties of Company Directors. The Company Lawyer, 12 27-29.
Grantham, Ross B. (1991) The Judicial Extension of Director's Duties to Creditors. Journal of Business Law,  1-18.
Grantham, Ross B. (1989) Legal Imperialism and Debt Subordinatioin. New Zealand Law Journal, 1989 224-227.
Grantham, Ross B. (1989) The Impact of a Security Interest on Set Off. Journal of Business Law, 1989 377-388.
Specific Conflicts of Interest and Debtor Opportunism within Corporate Groups: A case for additional creditor protection.
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Amarillo, T.X. - The Duke City Gladiators made an incredible season run by defeating three number one teams in a row to get into the playoffs, but ended in the first round against the Amarillo Venom by a score of 70-41.
It was an amazing season for the Gladiators as they made franchise history by setting foot into the playoffs for the first time in the 3 years the organization has been in operation.
Saturday night's game against the Venom was a hard fought game in which Duke City had a hard time finding favor with the referees. Multiple questionable calls made things quite difficult for a visiting team that played a fair game.
The Amarillo Civic Center was loud with a fairly large group of Gladiator fans that made the trek to cheer on their hometown team. The Gladiator "Fan Bus" brought over 50 fans along with multiple groups driving in on their own.
The first quarter was a slow start for the Gladiators as Amarillo put up 17 points to Duke City's 6. The Gladiator's six points came off a 7 yard touchdown rush by RB Antonio Bray and a missed PAT by K Brian Weems.
It was a struggle for QB Donovan Porterie as a thumb injury early on in the first quarter affected his performance throughout the entire game.
It seemed as if the 2nd quarter wasn't any different from the first as the Venom had the momentum going their way. This was the case until a big boy touchdown by RB Christopher Smalls cut the Venom lead down to 24-13. The Venom would tack on another 15 points to end the 1st half.
The pendulum looked as if it was swinging in favor of the Gladiators as they made big strides to add another 7 to the scoreboard when Porterie found WR Sedrick Johnson for a quick 8 yard dart to bring things closer. The Duke City defense manhandled the Venom on the following drive which forced a fumble and a recovery by the Gladiators.
Porterie capitalized on the fumble recovery and quickly tossed a long 43 yard bomb to Bray for a touchdown. The Gladiators crept closer to the Venom as the score was 39-26. To further the momentum, Duke City attempted an onside kick and couldn't recover. This would give the Venom an opportunity to score and add 21 points.
As the 4th quarter began, hope was still with the mighty men of Duke City as a strong drive and touchdown rush by Bray inched closer to the Venom as Christopher Smalls would then pick up the 2 point conversion.
It would be a tough time for the Gladiators to regain traction as the officiating continued to deteriorate with bad calls against the visiting team. These calls would end up allowing Amarillo to score 10 more points.
Duke City wouldn't go down without fighting as a huge missile from Porterie zeroed in on Bray for 45 yards and points on the board. The clock would expire with a final score of 70-41 and the Gladiator season would end.
Porterie completed 16 of 37 passes, 226 yards, 3 TD passes and 2 interceptions. Antonio Bray had a strong night with 4 total touchdowns, 2 rushing and 2 receiving. On defense, DL Brett Bowers made plays that included a huge sack for a loss of 10 yards along with his 5 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss.
Head Coach Dominic Bramante expressed how proud he was with his team, "I'm so proud of these mighty men of Duke City! They have proven that they are the real superstars of the league (CIF) and beyond. I'm beyond honored to be their coach this season."
Bramante also explained that this season is only the beginning of a "power house that the rest of the league needs to be worried about."
A real tradition has been created in the "Duke City" as fans, the community, and the state have now truly embraced the Gladiators as a fabric in the community.
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In Shakespeare's major tragedies, there are two kinds of movements. The stages of a plot are symmetrical in that an initial situation, such as Hamlet coming home to the wedding of his mother so soon after the death of his father, is complicated by developments that reach some kind of climax in Act III, and then what follows is the unraveling of those events, which usually means that a person who has risen high, such as a Hamlet welcomed home with much pomp, is brought low, thought a madman, before he is done in because he is now disposable, in a duel arranged for that purpose. The same thing happens to Macbeth, who is amazed at his good fortune until he comes to bear the weight of his deeds and so sees a ghost and so drives forward to what he must know is his inevitable fate. Anthony arrives in Egypt as king of the world and ends as the tool of the queen.


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Refined urban residence along the canals in the old centre of Amsterdam.
Used materials: onyx, marble mosaic, ceramic tiles, semi-precious stone, stainless steel and barnwood.
Project partners: Barn in the City, Manfred Moes Interieurbouw and Woertman Natuursteen.