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Process Nullification And The Death Penalty
Juries, occasionally rising above the deadening process of the law, will engage in what lawyers call jury nullification. Jury nullification involves putting aside process in favor of justice. Instead of ruling as a judge or the law might wish, a jury occasionally will throw process to the wind and bring in a surprising verdict.
Death penalty opponents in Connecticut, some of whom are leaders in the General Assembly and the judicial system, have for the past few decades been practicing what might be called capital felony process nullification.
The idea is effectively to vacate jury findings by absurdly extending the legal process in death penalty cases. Such jurists and legislators, reasoning that the death penalty is an abomination – even in cases in which it may be justly applied, such as in multiple murder cases or cases in which a capital felon already sentenced to life in prison takes a life in prison or in terrorist cases or in cases in which the crime is especially heinous – encourage and permit an endless process of litigation that fairly assures the capital felon will die of old age in his prison bed before justice is visited upon him. In so doing, a fetish is made of process and just sentences are nullified.
Additionally, the cost of capital felony executions are artificially increased so that those opposing capital punishment may argue with some degree of plausibility both that capital felony executions are prohibitively expensive and also that they needlessly prolong the suffering of the family members of the victims of capital punishment. This last objection is on a par with the absurd defense of one who murders his mother and father and then throws himself on the mercy of the court as an orphan. In Connecticut and across the nation, common sense still holds to the view that murderers are primarily responsible for murder and that in certain cases capital punishment is a condign and just punishment.
Apart from a direct reference to a specific case, most judgments concerning capital punishment are irresponsibly useless. In the case of Joshua Komisarjevsky, recently found guilty by a jury of his peers of capital felony in the murders of three women in Cheshire, opponents of capital punishment have marshaled a series of pointless generic arguments.
It may be true in some cases that capital punishment has been unjustly applied, but this is not true in any of the capital cases awaiting final disposition in Connecticut. And it is very difficult to argue plausibly that the two convicted criminals in the Cheshire murders are not guilty of the crimes of which they have been accused because a) both have admitted to the murders, and b) both were found guilty of the crimes after just trials that bear no relation at all to acts of vengeance.
In fact, nearly all the generic arguments marshaled against capital punishment – that capital punishment is inherently racist; that it is judicial murder; that it cannot be applied with a sufficient degree of certainty; that the penalty should be abolished because it is not applied in every instance in which it may be appropriate – fall to the ground when applied to the Cheshire murders.
As generic objections are brought before the court of public opinion in specific cases, the justice of the objections themselves may be measured and affirmed or rejected. And that is why, in the Komisarjevsky case, those opposing capital punishment resort to all-purpose objections: Capital punishment is offensive to soon to be normative views of morality; it creates emotional hardships for family members who must run the knout of seemingly endless appeals; it is expensive; it is a fraud.
In retreat from specificity, anti-capital punishment opponents fall back upon what one might call the argument from inevitability: History is marching against capital punishment, and soon it will be overthrown here in the benighted United States. Why not get rid of it in Connecticut, recently the scene of two separate mass murders, now?
The argument from inevitability, however, does not have quite the force of the murders committed by Mr. Komisarjevsky and Mr. Hayes, which is why when average, non-vengeful people in Connecticut are asked whether capital punishment should be retained in the Cheshire murder case they respond in numbers too large to ignore that it should.
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OATH KEEPERS ….. Who are they? What is their mission? What is their purpose?
Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dr. Rex
WHO ARE THE OATH KEEPERS?
I'm dusting off an old post that I prepared more than one year ago. I find it relevant today in light of the reported events which occurred in the one year celebration of Michael Brown's shooting death in #Ferguson.
It's been reported that the group was seen there during the memorial.
Their presence lead to chaos, intimidation, trouble and "persecution" of those who were present trying to remember these sad events one year prior.
I find them to be intimidating and overbearing.
I strongly believe in the 1st amendment and the right to bear arms for those who feel that need.
Yet, I'm not for an armed militia who has military training and god knows what's in their (maybe twisted) minds.
I WENT TO A LOCAL ESTABLISHMENT TODAY AND FOUND THIS BROCHURE IN THEIR LOBBY.
THIS IS COPIED WORD BY WORD.
YOUR THOUGHTS???
Needless to say, I haven't returned to said establishment.
Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers and Fire Fighters. Members will fulfill the oath we swore, with the support of like-minded citizens who take an oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God.
OUR MOTTO IS "NOT ON OUR WATCH"
http://www.oathkeepers.org
Our oath is to the Constitution, not to the politicians and not to any political party. In the long-standing tradition of the US military, we are apolitical. We don't care if unlawful orders come from a Democrat or Republican or if the violation is bipartisan.
We will not obey unconstitutional (thus unlawful) and immoral orders such as orders to disarm the American people or to place them under martial law. We won't "just follow orders".
Against all enemies …..
PRINCIPLES OF OUR REPUBLIC WE ARE SWORN TO DEFEND
As our Declaration of Independence states:
All men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights,
To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men.
Governments derived their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Whenever any form for Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it and to institute new Government
Governments long established should not be charged for light and transient causes.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce then under absolute Despotism ..
… it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government
Each of you must remind yourself of those hard earned lessons, renew your understanding of the principles of American liberty and how those principles are reflected on the Constitution and Bill of Rights you swore an oath to defend.
And then you must search your soul and arrive at your own personal line in the sand.
REMEMBER YOUR OATH
If you are in military service or are a peace officer, remember your oath. We hope for a return to the Constitutional Republic free from fear and hatred. We hate only tyranny. You may someday find yourselves as the last bulwark against that tyranny.
We are not advocating or promoting violence or acts of aggression towards any person, group or organization or government, whether local, state or national. We simply want all public servants to live up to their oath to "support and defend the Constitution" as it is written.
At all Oath Keepers gathering, we provide an opportunity for those who have taken the oath to renew their oath and for those who have never sworn the oath to do so for the first time, all standing together and repeating the following:
I, ___________________ , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, pledging my life, my fortune and my sacred honor. So help me, God.
… on the Bible!
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
JOIN AND SUPPORT OATH KEEPERS
Become an official member of Oath Keepers.
Join our national forum and your state's official Oath Keeper group and get active locally
Subscribe to our free email alerts.
Download free PDF format fliers, business cards, brochures and other outreach material.
Submit a testimonial of what your oath means to you.
Donate to support our efforts.
You have the option to remain anonymous for all of the above.
Even if you have never served, you may join us as a Citizen Associate Oath Keeper and support our mission to defend our Constitutional Republic.
Oath Keepers logo ….
TEN ORDERS WE WILL NOT OBEY:
We WILL NOT obey orders to disarm the American people.
We WILL NOT obey orders to conduct warrantless searches of the American people.
We WILL NOT obey orders to detain American citizens as "unlawful enemy combatants" or subject them to military tribunal.
We WILL NOT obey orders to impose martial law or a "state of emergency" on a state.
We WILL NOT obey orders to invade and subjugate any state that asserts its sovereignty.
We WILL NOT obey any order to blockade American cities thus turning them into giant concentration camps.
We WILL NOT obey order to force American citizens into any form of detention camps under any pretext.
We WILL NOT obey orders to assist or support the use of any foreign troops on US soil against the American people to "keep the peace" or to "maintain control".
We WILL NOT obey orders to confiscate the property of American people, including food and other essential supplies.
We WILL NOT obey orders which infringe on the right of the people to free speech, to peaceably assemble and to petition their government for a redress of grievances.
Honor yours …..
NOT ON OUR WATCH!!!
Oath Keepers National Leadership
~~Stewart Rhodes~~
Stewart is the founder and President of Oath Keepers. He served as a US Army paratrooper until disabled in a rough terrain parachuting accident during a night jump.
He is a former firearms instructor, former member of Rep. Ron Paul's DC staff and was a volunteer fire fighter in Montana.
He graduated from Yale Law School in 2004, where his paper "Solving the Puzzle of Enemy Combatant Status" won Yale's Miller prize for the best paper on the Bill of Rights. He assisted teaching US military history at Yale and was a Yale Research Scholar.
Stewart has written the monthly "Enemy at the Gates" column for S.W.A.T. Magazine, for The Warrior, the journal of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer's College, for www.moreliberty.org and for JPFO.
Stewart Rhodes ….
~Oath Keepers: American Revolution Started Over Disarmament~
~Published on Jan 23, 2013~
The American revolution started on April 19, 1775, after the British regulars came to disarm the militia of their stockpiles in Lexington. It became the shot heard 'round the world.
Today, the same establishment that has openly violated much the Constitution and Bill of Rights, wantonly spied on communications and staked TSA agents at airports despite the 4th Amendment, and much more in a long train of abuses, is now seeking to dismantle the 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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15 thoughts on "OATH KEEPERS ….. Who are they? What is their mission? What is their purpose?"
prayingforoneday on November 29, 2013 at 1:44 pm said:
lets hope it's not tested…. x
Dr. Rex on November 29, 2013 at 1:52 pm said:
Agree!!!
Yea x
Gun Control Now USA on January 4, 2014 at 9:32 am said:
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From my good friend, Dr. Rex @ hrexach.wordpress.com – Thanks for passing this on –
Dr. Rex on January 4, 2014 at 12:36 pm said:
TY … 🙂
socialaction2014 on January 4, 2014 at 10:37 am said:
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Dr. Rex on August 12, 2015 at 10:07 am said:
I'm reblogging post to inform what I found related to the Oath Keepers. It this their time? It this necessary in this country? Your thoughts …. again!
Gronda Morin on August 12, 2015 at 10:40 am said:
The Oath Keepers were present less than a year ago during the original protests and riots. Their focus as publicly stated was on the side of the locals and not the police. Their leaders were voicing their concern on # 10 "We WILL NOT obey orders which infringe on the right of the people to free speech, to peaceably assemble and to petition their government for a redress of grievances" They were voicing their concern over the over militarization of the Ferguson PD. and they have been a thorn on the side of the police. They are a conservative group but not all such groups are the same. I would need to do more research before I jump on the band wagon against them..
Keep me posted …. your input is much appreciated!!
I don't know enough to render a judgment yet but here are some notes that I have from an older NY Times article:
NY TIMES ARTICLE EXCERPTS/ "On Rooftops of Ferguson, Volunteers Patrol, With Guns"/ By MANNY FERNANDEZ and ALAN BLINDER-NOV. 29, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. — "When Sam Andrews awoke on Tuesday morning, he found his wife watching a television interview with a woman whose bakery had been vandalized during the violent unrest here on Monday."
"She said, 'You've got to go help her,' " Mr. Andrews said in an interview on Saturday morning."
"And so Mr. Andrews, a former Defense Department contractor who is now a weapons engineer in the St. Louis area, set to work. Under the auspices of a national group called the Oath Keepers, Mr. Andrews accelerated plans to recruit and organize private security details for businesses in Ferguson, which are receiving the services for free. The volunteers, who are sometimes described as a citizen militia — but do not call themselves that — have taken up armed positions on rooftops here on recent nights."
"Mr. Andrews declined to say how many people were assisting in the effort, saying only that the number was "more than five, less than 500." He estimated that men make up about 80 percent of the volunteers. About 80 percent are white, and 10 percent are black."
"But on Saturday, with the county police said to be threatening the Oath Keepers with arrest, the volunteers decided to abandon their posts and instead protest against the authorities. During the evening, Mr. Andrews and some of his colleagues appeared on South Florissant Road, conducting a protest of their own. They ate pizza and stood beneath a handmade sign critical of Chief Jon Belmar of the St. Louis County police."
"Their presence is a symbol of the continuing criticism of Gov. Jay Nixon's handling of security before and after the grand jury's decision became public. In the days before the announcement, Mr. Nixon declared a state of emergency and sent the Guard to Ferguson. Yet, in the initial hours following word of the grand jury's decision, the Guard played only a limited role. Troops protected a police command post and other facilities, but they were not posted along the main commercial corridors where property destruction was rampant."
"The governor said himself, I think on TV, that the businesses will be protected by the National Guard during this situation," said Reggie Jones, the mayor of Dellwood, a neighboring city where many businesses were damaged in Monday's unrest. "Unfortunately, that did not happen until Tuesday. But we were expecting it to happen on Monday."
But for people like Mr. Andrews, the governor's vow was of little solace. So while the New Chinese Gourmet restaurant at the end of a block of South Florissant Road appears to have little in the way of defense beyond the painted wooden boards that cover its windows, armed men and women on recent nights have roamed the rooftop it shares with a dental practice and a law office.
"When they're here, there's definitely a weight lifted off of our shoulders," said Davis Vo, whose family owns New Chinese Gourmet. "I'd be lying if I said otherwise."
"Mr. Andrews said he researched the qualifications of each volunteer, as well as whether any might have racially based motivations to participate."
"I don't want any racists in my group," he said. "I don't want any people who want to visit violence on any group. I only want professionals with real credentials that can be verified and have experience in dealing with violence."
"But the St. Louis County police, Mr. Andrews said, and other law enforcement officials have expressed misgivings.".
While I haven't made a judgment about the Oath keepers, I am leaning towards Mother Jones journalist, Justine Sharrock's analysis of this group. "I've toggled between viewing them either as potentially dangerous conspiracy theorists or as crafty intellectuals with the savvy to rally politicians to their side. The answer, I came to realize, is that they cover the whole spectrum."
Excerpts of a mixed review on the Oath keepers from Washington Post, 12/1/2014: "The Oath Keepers: The little-known militia now roaming the streets of Ferguson" By Terrence McCoy:
"There, on the rooftops and streets, members of this little-known national group now stand guard, ready, they say, to protect residents and the Constitution against forces known and unknown. They wear military fatigues and speak of lending a sense of security to the bewildered community, battered by national media attention and months of protest. According to reports, they've materialized around a series of second-story apartments near the Ferguson Police Department, confusing onlookers."
"I opened the window and said, 'Hey, can I help you?'" resident Greg Hildebrand told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he asked one Oath Keeper. "I am in the middle of a difficult spot. I feel a lot better having those guys on the roof."
"Local cops didn't agree. Over the weekend, they threatened keepers of the oath with arrest, forcing the men to abandon their positions, but not the group's founding tenets. "It's a really broad group of citizens, and I'm sure their motivations are all different," one member named Sam Andrews told the New York Times. "In many of them, there's probably a sense of patriotism. But I think in most of them, there's probably something that they probably don't even recognize: that we have a moral obligation to protect the weakest among us."
"Oath Keepers came into being after founder Stewart Rhodes wrote a 2008 manifesto calling for men and women to protect a complacent America besieged by what he described as dictatorial leaders. "If a police state comes to America, it will ultimately be in your hands," Rhodes, a Yale Law School graduate, wrote. "That is a harsh reality, but you had better come to terms with it now, and resolve to not let it happen on your watch."
"Media reports have characterized the group as right-wing and deeply conspiratorial in outlook, but that doesn't quite get at the complex forces and anxieties driving it. Oath Keepers take inspiration from both the far right and the far left. Members preach the gospel of the Constitution, but also don the mask of Guy Fawkes, the fabled Englishman executed in 1606 for plotting to kill King James I."
.."last month declared a state of emergency and called the National Guard to Ferguson. But the Oath Keepers said those forces weren't protecting the people against rioters who have torched shops, smashed windows and burned police cars."
"When they're here, there's definitely a weight lifted off our shoulders," one man who owns a Chinese restaurant told The Times. "I'd be lying if I said otherwise."
"The group's membership, which reportedly spills across racial and regional lines, suggests common ground among fringe groups on either side of the political spectrum. "In the months I've spent getting to know the Oath Keepers," wrote journalist Justine Sharrock in Mother Jones, "I've toggled between viewing them either as potentially dangerous conspiracy theorists or as crafty intellectuals with the savvy to rally politicians to their side. The answer, I came to realize, is that they cover the whole spectrum."
Just a short comment …. I have still to read the info you've sent carefully. And this may be a very simplistic thought …. their mere presence, in the attire they wear and the gun power they wield would be scary to me and, I think, provoking, in your face kinda way … to those that are already feeling that way because of the gear the police use at such demonstrations. Seems to me it provokes more than provide feeling of protection.
Just short for now … I also have a gut feeling about them and usually my gut is correct.
Gronda Morin on August 12, 2015 at 12:11 pm said:
I'LL GO WITH YOUR GUT FOR NOW. MY THINKING IS ALONG THE LINES THAT IF THEY ARE A THORN ON THE SIDE OF THE FERGUSON POLICE, THEN I DON'T WANT TO WRITE THEM OFF AS BEING COMPLETELY NEGATIVE. THIS STORY DID NOT GET MUCH TRACTION A FEW MONTHS AGO. IF IT IS THE POLICE PUSHING THIS STORY LINE NOW, THEN I AM DEFINITELY RESERVING JUDGMENT..
After reading MOTHER JONES MARCH/ APRIL 2010 piece on the Oath Keepers, I am siding with you gut on this issue.
Dr. Rex on August 12, 2015 at 12:30 pm said:
Whew!! At least I feel "vindicated" …. meaning, I feel better about my conclusion. TY for helping!


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Best Netflix horror movies: the best scary films you can stream right now
By Louise Blain
Tom Goodwyn
Prepare for frights with the best Netflix horror movies
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The best Netflix horror movies are a smorgasbord of scares. As is always the case with the best horror, they might not always be the ones you expect. Non scary movie fans are always surprised by the breadth of the genre. Sure there are slasher villains - more than one below in fact - but there are also slow burn psychological horrors and dread-filled folk nightmares too. The horror genre is expansive and all the more terrifying for it. Whatever you're looking for, we've got it below in our choice of the best Netflix horror movies.
We've endured all manner of hauntings and jump scares to bring you the ultimate list of the best Netflix Horror movies. They aren't all brand new so there's a chance to find a hidden gem or two lurking on the streaming service just waiting to fuel your nightmares or just sate your lust for gore. And in case you're looking for even more frights, check out our best Shudder movies for the ultimate scary movies to watch on the horror specific streamer.
We'll update this list regularly, with a mix of Netflix's own original movies (opens in new tab)and some from other studios. So, let's break down the best Netflix horror movies you can watch right now.
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Remember that time New French Extremity director Alexandre Aja made a Piranha movie starring Christopher Lloyd and Kelly Brook? Oh you don't? Well you better fix that ASAP. This tooth-fest is just as schlocky as it should be and there's plenty of evidence of its 3D origins as hungry fish hurtle towards the screen, burping up chewed genitalia. The whole movie is an absolute riot but it's worth a watch alone for the Spring Break sequence where the filmmakers allegedly emptied more than 75 thousand gallons of biodegradable fake blood into a lake. The squeamish need not apply.
Let's get one thing straight. The 2022 Netflix Texas Chainsaw Massacre is nothing like the evil masterpiece that is the original. While we do have the return of OG Final Girl Sally Hardesty - played by Olwen Fouéré - and some nods to some classic shots, this is a far simpler slasher with literal buckets of blood. Mimicking the innocence of youth entering the wilderness in Tobe Hooper's 1974 classic, this time around we join a hapless Gen Z crew trying to create a brunch-filled utopia. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't go well because Leatherface happens to live in the ghost town they've bought. Oops. It's big, silly, and violent and sometimes that's exactly what you need from a scary movie.
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Imagine a gender switched The Descent as a group of men enter the Swedish woods and you're absolutely on the right scary track with David Bruckner's The Ritual. This is a real rollercoaster with some incredible drama as well as downright terrifying moments with an inspired monster design that's absolutely going to haunt your nightmares. There's a real sense of dread at work here and an especially excellent performance from Rafe Spall. If you go down to the woods today, you really are in for a big surprise.
Incantation is a pure hit of found footage horror straight from Taiwan. It's slightly too long but there's enough creepy imagery to keep things moving along as a woman makes a video diary documenting a curse that's following her and her daughter. There's a real mix of creepy supernatural hauntings in an ordinary home as well as some night vision horror as we discover the cause of the curse from an incident six years before. It turns out that if you're making a YouTube video about rituals, you shouldn't go into sacred tiny tunnels where horrors might lurk. Who knew?
When he isn't creating carnage with martial arts masterpieces The Raid and its sequel, British director Gareth Evans is creating carnage of a different kind with this dark horror. Starring Dan Stevens, Lucy Boynton and Michael Sheen, Apostle is set in 1905 and follows Stevens' Thomas Richardson, who travels to a remote Welsh island to rescue his sister, Jennifer, who has been kidnapped and held for ransom by a mysterious cult.
Determined to free his sister, Richardson comes into conflict with Sheen's Malcolm Howe, the leader of the cult. As his journey goes on, things get murkier and murkier, and, bloodier and bloodier...It's a film that wears its influences, namely The Wicker Man, on its sleeves. But it's stylish and pacy, and if you fell in love with Midsommar, you'll find a lot here too.
This Norwegian horror is a stylish, gruesome, gorefest. Set in the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, a family of three are happy to find themselves invited charitable event at a hotel, which takes a dark turn when other invitees start to disappear. You can guess why...Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach, but, if you're neither of those things, this is another entry in a fine horror tradition.
Horror has long been a perfect way to process the true horrors of the challenges we face in society. Whether it's Dawn of the Dead's approach to consumerism or The Babadook's stark grief parable, the monsters at work are usually us. His House is the story of Bol and Rial, a refugee couple from South Sudan who have been given a council house in a small English town.
What they find waiting in the walls is intense and horrifying but director Remi Weekes perfectly balances this with the challenges of acclimatisation to a new culture and the dehumanising nature of the process. It's searing and it's issues are real but that doesn't stop this also from being a terrifying haunted house parable.
There are only so many saccharine Christmas movies (opens in new tab)you can watch without wishing that gingerbread men were attempting to murder all of the characters on screen. No? Just us? Regardless, Michael Dougherty's festive horror is perfect deadly eggnog with Toni Collette in fine form as the matriarch of an ungrateful family who are spectacularly failing to celebrate the season.
Krampus is firmly in comedy horror territory but there are still some exceptionally fun scares as the family is besieged by festive monstrosities. The best holiday horrors are the darkest ones and Krampus is enjoyably vindictive as it does for Christmas what Dougherty's previous Trick R Treat did for Halloween. You'll never see the kids' letters to Santa in the same way again.
Along with its sequel, the appropriately titled Creep 2, Creep has become a found footage cult classic. It doesn't quite have the commercial appeal of Paranormal Activity or the raw terror of The Blair Witch Project, but as societal awkwardness descending into horror goes, Creep has it nailed. Following an advert on Craigslist, a videographer called Aaron heads to the home of Josef, played by a truly unnerving Mark Duplass. Josef is eccentric but apparently wants someone to record his final days before he loses his life to an inoperable brain tumor. It might be a wholly inappropriate place to say that's where the 'fun' begins but here we are.
If you fancy spending the evening pulling at your own face with tension, there's nothing quite as excruciating as Calibre. Two friends going hunting? What's the worst that could happen? Yes, take a swig of your Dr Pepper because this trip to the Scottish Highlands isn't exactly what Nessie's home country would choose to put on its tourist site. The politics of a small village mix perfectly with some Very Bad Decisions to make this a must watch horror thriller. Even if that entails watching through your fingers and from behind a cushion.
Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor (opens in new tab)creator Mike Flanagan has a lot to answer for. Not only has he made two of arguably the most successful horror TV shows of the last few years as well as directed an excellent sequel to The Shining (Doctor Sleep), back in 2015 he quietly directed an intelligent slasher movie. Co-written with his wife and Hush star Kate Siegel, this is the story of Maddie, a deaf horror writer who lives in a remote cottage with only her cat for company. When a masked man arrives and assumes she is easy pickings, her fight to survive is nail-bitingly brilliant stuff.
It's important to enter The Perfection with one thing in mind. This is not a societal commentary to be accompanied by chin scratching like a lot of modern horror. This is a scuzzily violent horror thriller with no rules. It won't be to everyone's taste but Alison Williams' excellent turn as a cellist with a passion for revenge makes for an exceptionally twisted thriller. Perhaps not one to watch with your parents, there's also one of the most realistic recreations of being unwell on public transport of all time. Yes, on this list, that's a selling point…
Under the Shadow
Of all the genres, horror is often one of the bravest to tackle the hardest of topics. On one level Babak Anvari's Persian haunting is a traditional ghost story as a woman is plagued by spirits in her home, on another it's a biting commentary on the oppression facing women in 1980s Tehran. Like the Babadook's manifestation of grief, the monsters here might seem fictional but there's a depressing reality to these specters. Scary and thought provoking, Under the Shadow is a modern classic.
Another societal commentary – this time a skewering of capitalist culture from Spain – The Platform is an uncomfortable watch. High concept doesn't come much higher than this. Literally. A luxurious kitchen furnishes a platform with delectable edibles which then descends through hundreds of two person cells. If everyone would just have a few bites then there would be enough for all but of course, that's not how the world works. Following one man on his journey as he wakes up on new levels, The Platform is an unpredictable nightmare.
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Louise Blain
Louise Blain is a writer and presenter specialising in tech, games, and horror entertainment. Thanks to the latter, she needs to avoid nightmares and regularly reviews the latest sleep tech for BBC Scotland, TechRadar and T3. Her specialist subjects include mattresses, weighted blankets, and sleep aids.
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Juventas Therapeutics Phase II Clinical Study Results to be Presented at 2014 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2014—Juventas Therapeutics Inc., a privately-held, clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced that investigators will present results from two independent clinical trials that show JVS-100, a non-viral gene therapy expressing stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1), improves clinical status of patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) and symptomatic ischemic heart failure at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2014 on Nov. 17 in Chicago, Ill.
JVS-100, Juventas' lead development asset, has been shown to promote tissue repair in multiple indications through activation of natural regenerative repair pathways. The findings from two randomized placebo controlled trials, STOP-CLI, testing JVS-100 in patients with critical limb ischemia, and STOP-HF, testing JVS-100 in patients with advanced heart failure, highlight the safety and potential efficacy of Juventas' novel gene therapy strategy.
"More than 200 patients have received JVS-100 therapy to date, and the results show potential for clinically-meaningful benefit in treatment of cardiovascular diseases through JVS-100 ability to activate endogenous tissue repair," said Marc Penn, MD, PhD, FACC, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Juventas Therapeutics and Director of Research at Summa Cardiovascular Institute, Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio.
Leslie Miller, MD, of Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, Co-Principal Investigator for STOP-HF, will provide an update on STOP-HF on Nov. 17 at 9:30 a.m. at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. STOP-CLI Principal Investigator Melina Kibbe, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, will present the results of STOP-CLI at 4:30 p.m.
About Juventas Therapeutics
Juventas Therapeutics, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a privately-held, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing regenerative therapies for cardiovascular disease. Founded in 2007 with an exclusive license from the Cleveland Clinic, Juventas has transitioned its therapeutic platform from concept to mid-stage clinical trials for treatment of heart failure and critical limb ischemia. Investors include New Science Ventures, Triathlon Medical Venture Partners, Takeda Ventures, Early Stage Partners, Fletcher Spaght Ventures, Venture Investors, Reservoir Venture Partners, The Cleveland Clinic, Glengary, North Coast Angel Fund, X Gen Ltd., JumpStart Inc., and Blue Chip Venture Co. The company has received support through the Ohio Third Frontier funded Cleveland Clinic Ohio BioValidation Fund, Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center, and Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.
About JVS-100
The company's lead product, JVS-100, encodes stromal–cell derived factor 1 (SDF-1). JVS-100 is a non-viral DNA plasmid that has been shown to protect and repair tissue following organ-injury in a broad range of pre-clinical disease models. Pre-clinical models have shown that JVS-100 therapy has the potential to repair tissue-damage following ischemic injury by recruiting the body's own stem cells to the damaged region, the prevention of cardiac cell death and promotion of new blood vessel growth in the heart. In addition to heart failure and critical limb ischemia, Juventas is also developing JVS-100 for additional indications including acute myocardial infarction, chronic angina, and muscle regeneration.
CONTACT: Joe Barone, 216.273.4000, jbarone@juventasinc.com, Website: www.juventasinc.com
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Q: POST Request for send JSON file in Qt5 I have a little problem for send a JSON file to a server with a POST request with the help of Qt5. I give you a piece of my program:
#include <iostream>
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QFile>
#include <QJsonArray>
#include <QJsonObject>
#include <QJsonDocument>
#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
#include <QNetworkReply>
#include <QUrl>
#include <QCommandLineParser>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);

  QByteArray jsonDocument("{}");

  QUrl url("http://validate.jsontest.com/?json=");
  QNetworkRequest request(url);
  request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/json");

  QNetworkAccessManager manager;
  QNetworkReply* reply = manager.post(request, jsonDocument);

  while(!reply->isFinished()) {
    a.processEvents();
  }

  std::cout << "Ok, Server response : " << response.toStdString() << std::endl;

  return 0;
}

As this doesn't work on the server on which I have to send my file, I tested my code on a test server like valide.jsontest.com -> when you send a json to the server, it answer that your json is valid or not.
But with my actual code I receive this:
Ok, Server response : {
  "error": "A JSONObject text must begin with '{' at 1 [character 2 line 1]",
   "object_or_array": "object",
   "error_info": "This error came from the org.json reference parser.",
   "validate": false
}

So if I send the same minimal json object {} with Curl like that:
curl -X POST -d "json={}"  http://validate.jsontest.com

the answer is logically good :
{
   "object_or_array": "object",
   "empty": true,
   "parse_time_nanoseconds": 10874,
   "validate": true,
   "size": 0
}

I think I missed a piece of comprehension in my Qt code or in the mechanism of the POST request.

A: (Posted on behalf of the OP).
The servers request the sending of a json file through a particular parameter. For instance, I must used the parameter "json" to send a JSON file on the http://www.jsontest.com/ server. So my request must be like that:
QByteArray jsonDocument("json={\"jsonrpc\": \"2.0\", \"method\": \"subtract\", \"params\": {\"minuend\": 42, \"subtrahend\": 23}, \"id\": 3}");

Furthermore, I had to replace:
request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/json");

by:
request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

Now, all is good :)

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Art Baseling in Miami - Chardonnay Moi - Food, Wine, Travel and Fun!
Last weekend a few girlfriends and I made the jaunt down to Miami for Art Basel. One of the largest art shows in the world, it's a week full of fun, sun, sand, gorgeous art, people, culture and of course parties! We had a blast running all over town, indulging in some old favorites (dinner at Scarpetta) and new experiences like touring the Wynwood neighborhood, and an epic, pop-up dinner party of never-ending sushi in an art gallery.
The weekend was so much fun we've actually already booked our hotel for next year! Too early to start counting??
We started the weekend off with a pool party at Soho Beach House – pool toys as art, brilliant!
We spent Saturday afternoon enjoying the party at Freehand Miami – the coolest "hostel" I've ever seen.
Saturday night was an epic foodie adventure – Sushi Belly Tower is a pop-up supperclub that started in LA. Location details are sent day of with a secret password to enter the event. Once we arrived, we whispered the magic words to the doorman and we're poured a cocktail by their master mixologist before indulging in an epic 10-course feast of fresh cut sashimi, waygu beef, and teriyaki chicken. The space was the beautiful Anthony Liggins Gallery in the heart of South Beach.
This roll-up right here takes "sushi" to a whole new level – salmon, 2 kinds of tuna, scallops, waygu beef and uni rolled into one. And I thought turducken was for the 1%!
Who knew real wasabi came from a root that gets ground on a shark-skin lined wooden board?? Apparently what we eat in sushi restaurants is horseradish dyed green!
We headed to Puerto Sagua – our driver recommended as one of the best authentic Cuba restaurants in the area. Ever since I watched the movie "Chef" over Thanksgiving I've been dying for a Cuban sandwich – craving satisfied! We also sampled delicious fried yucca and ham croquettes, delicious!
In a food-coma we headed to the beach for a perfect afternoon of napping and reading in the sun.


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The Opera Singer
Natalie Dessay
Vincenzo Bellini, Léo Delibes, Gaetano Donizetti, Georg Friedrich Händel, Claudio Monteverdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Jules Massenet, Ambroise Thomas, Giuseppe Verdi
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William Christie, James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davis, Stéphane Denève, Christoph von Dohnányi, Emmanuelle Haïm, James Levine, Marc Minkowski, Kent Nagano, Antonio Pappano, Michel Plasson, Christophe Rousset, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Natalie Dessay is a dazzling opera singer. Her charisma, captured on the stages of the world's great opera houses and in the recording studio, illuminates the opera arias and scenes in this collection. From Mozart's furious Queen of the Night or Offenbach's robotic Olympia to Strauss's flirtatiou
Natalie Dessay is a dazzling opera singer. Her charisma, captured on the stages of the world's great opera houses and in the recording studio, illuminates the opera arias and scenes in this collection. From Mozart's furious Queen of the Night or Offenbach's robotic Olympia to Strauss's flirtatious Zerbinetta and Delibes' devoted Lakmé … Handel's mercurial Cleopatra to Donizetti's desperate Lucia… Thomas's fragile Ophélie to Massenet's capricious Manon and Verdi's passionate, tragic Violetta … Natalie Dessay proves irresistible in repertoire that spans three centuries and a wealth of musical and dramatic possibilities.
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Melissa Hill is a phenomenal international #1 bestselling author. She lives with her husband Kevin, their daughter Carrie, and their dog Homer in Blackrock, Co. Dublin. She is the number one bestselling author of Something From Tiffany's and The Charm Bracelet.


Electrical Safety for Landlords and Tenants.
For some time we have been aware that there is some confusion amongst landlords and tenants over who actually has the responsibility for electrical safety in rented property.
Landlords must ensure that electrical installations and wiring are maintained in a safe condition and any electrical equipment provided is safe before a tenancy begins and throughout its duration.
Tenants must maintain any electrical appliances that they bring into the house and they should feel obliged to bring any electrical problems to the attention of their landlord as soon as they are evident.
The main legislation for landlords is the Landlords and Tenants Act 1985 and the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 and 1984 and more recently the Building Regulations for England and Wales were amended in 2005 to include Part P which covers electrical safety in dwellings.
Faulty electrics and electrical equipment are attributed annually as the cause of around 70 deaths and 350,000 injuries in UK homes. Plus almost half of all domestic fires are caused by electricity and statistically if you live in private rented accommodation you are at a higher risk of electric shock.
So before you move into your rented home ask the landlord for an EICR report. The Electrical Installation Condition Report also known as a Periodic Inspection or Fixed Wire Test should be carried out by a registered electrician at least every 5 years or on a change of tenancy. You should also as for certification that any recent electrical work has been carried out to the UK national standard BS 7671. Although it is not a legal requirement it is recommended that all portable appliances have been PAT tested and should therefore have a sticker displaying the test date clearly visible.
Check cables. If installation cables are coated in black rubber, lead or fabric this could be an indication that the electrical installation is old. On appliances check that leads /flexible cables are not frayed or damaged.
Check that light fittings, switches and plug sockets are in good condition and not loose fitting, cracked or showing any evidence of overheating or burn marks.
Check that the fuse box has RCD protection. An RCD (Residual Current Device) is a life –saving device that protects against electrical shock and reduces the risk of electrical fires. The safest form of RCD protection is incorporated into the Fusebox. This should be tested regularly by pressing the test button.
Once you have settled into your rented accommodation there are a few things that you can do to reduce the risk of electrical fires and accidents.
Don't attempt to carry out any repairs to circuits or appliances yourself.
TELL YOUR LANDLORD IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICS.
Finally in the unfortunate event that you have reported a problem to your landlord and he/she either ignored your request or refused to investigate the situation and put it right then you should contact your local authority. Your LA can if necessary take enforcement action and will ensure that your landlord is meeting their legal obligations.


Your blog is so cute & great pick this week!
Eeep! I want this one too! I love the cover of this one! 🙂 I hope we both love it when we get the chance to read it.
OOoh nice! Seeing this one pop up lately. It still feels new to me though! I hope you thoroughly enjoy it once you get to read it!
It sounds like quite the adventure and romance. And such a great cover.


Every day we get calls from homeless men and women. The women are desperate and the children are crying. The men are out of work. They are living in their pickups and haven't eaten in days. Daily we open our doors and our hearts….every day for the past fifteen years to help these people. At the Carthage Crisis Center we have learned to keep our hands open.
For a number of years we had very little food to feed our residents and staff a the Crisis Center. We prayed and we started getting a few calls offering us some food. We opened our hands and shared our excess with others. More calls came and we kept our hands open.
Today we are blessed with food and WE WANT MORE. We are keeping our Hands Open. We have a food Network of fifty organizations that we supply food to now. Hundreds of hungry families are being helped every month. Please keep your hands OPEN.


Season for Surrender by Theresa Romain is a smart, light-hearted, slightly unconventional historical romance. On the face of it, it's a bluestocking heroine and a rakish hero meeting up at a holiday house party on the shaky basis of a wager between the hero, Lord Xavier, and his equally disreputable cousin, Lord Lockwood. Louisa is a quiet, respectable, studious, young woman who got caught up in a scandal when she broke off her engagement in the previous book. From this description, one might expect a standard trajectory of virgin despoiled by rake, forced to marry or thrown into some other awkward situation wherein the rake is reformed by the love of his heroine and the heroine is tutored in the ways of passion by the now-dutiful former rake. But that's not quite what we get.
Romain is great for this. She knows her romance and her hand at subtly subverting tropes is deft. Season for Surrender is an exploration of outer versus inner lives, society's perception versus reality, and how even our opinions and expectations of ourselves can shift. Sometimes this is a result of external pressure, but in the case of both Alex and Louisa, they make conscious choices to be different from how they've been in the past. Despite his rakish reputation, Alex is smart and sensitive, a lover of poetry. Despite her quiet bookishness, Louisa is witty and adventurous. Early on in the novel, Lord Xavier and Lord Lockwood make a wager that Louisa won't stay through Xavier's entire house party. But the wager isn't forced to carry the entire plot. Louisa discovers the bet early on and makes her own resolutions, heading off the potential annoyance of the heroine finding out about the bet late in the book and having that be the genesis of the black moment. I've seen that happen before in stories like these and I always feel cheated when it does. So I was relieved Romain got that out of the way early.
Throughout the book, the party guests play games, reconfigure relationships and try on different roles. Xavier goes back and forth between thinking of himself as Xavier, the dissolute rake and Alex, the lover of poetry. This isn't a pompous conceit. It's indicative of a real identity struggle for him–of wanting to be different (perhaps better), but not knowing how or what would replace his current persona. Louisa's journey is less transparent on page as her focus and energy is turned outward: observing the world rather than inward at herself. But Alex calls her on running away from him late in the book, shielding herself from potential hurt, but also putting emotional distance between them. He sees through her self-protective schemes and she realizes he's right. She helps him in similar ways. It's less about the two of them changing each other though, and more about them helping each other become the people they were always meant to be.
One of the aspects of Romain's writing that I appreciate most is that she's really writing romance. I love a clever, convoluted plot and a large cast of richly drawn characters as much as the next reader, but Romain really focuses in on the couple. The main conflicts are their conflicts. Character growth happens for each individual, but also together as they help each other realize things about themselves they weren't aware of before. Side plots (in this case, conflict with the increasingly desperate and disreputable Lockwood) are very much side plots. Not afterthoughts, never that. But to give the couple something to work through together that isn't just gazing at each other adoringly.
This was my third of this series and all have been consistently excellent. If you're looking for a holiday house party read, Season for Surrender fits the bill. All the house party shenanigans are there, with whiffs of scandal and kissing under the mistletoe. But behind all the artifice is a really satisfying romance between two complex characters. I can't recommend it highly enough.
This recipe has nothing to do with Season for Surrender. But Theresa and I often discuss cooking and baking on Twitter (disclosure: we chat often) and so I couldn't let this book go without putting some sort of recipe with it. I decided to go with my holiday version of the Nanaimo bars I made in a bake-along with Jamaila Brinkley this week.
I didn't set out to make a holiday version of this Canadian treat, but I came home from work that day, realized I was out of both custard powder and graham cracker crumbs and decided to improvise. Also, I don't like coconut, which is a staple ingredient in Nanaimo bars so I substituted slivered almonds. The bars are still delicious. In fact, more delicious for me because, well, no coconut.
The recipe is pretty easy. There are three steps and you'll probably use a lot of dishes, but none of the steps are particularly difficult. You could probably even double the recipe and make it in a 9-inch by-13-inch pan if you need a dessert to bring to a holiday party. These bars, even cut small, are definitely rich enough to qualify as dessert.
Plus I think the sprinkles are pretty cute.
Prepared an 8-inch by 8-inch square pan with parchment paper. I buttered it just so it would stay stuck down into the pan, but it isn't necessary.
In a double-boiler (I use a bowl set over an inch of boiling water), combine the butter, cocoa powder, sugar and vanilla extract. Stir gently until chocolate is melted and all ingredients are combined.
Whisk in beaten egg until mixture is the consistency of hot fudge sauce.
Remove from heat. Stir in the gingersnaps crumbs, pecans and slivered almonds.
Spread the mixture in the bottom of the prepared pan and place in the refrigerator.
Combine the butter, cornstarch, vanilla extract and heavy cream in the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whip until thoroughly combined.
Add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, whisking after each addition. I sifted it directly into the mixer bowl to prevent clumps. Whisk until the mixture is the consistency of frosting.
Add the cinnamon and whisk to combine.
Spread the mixture on top of the first layer and return to the fridge.
Wash the top of the double boiler or bowl you used in the first step and return to a boil. Add the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips, butter and heavy cream and heat until chocolate is melted, stirring gently.
Pour the final layer to the pan and smooth to cover the surface. Return to the fridge for 5 minutes before adding sprinkles as desired.
Refrigerate for an additional 30-40 minutes for the chocolate to set, then cut into small squares. Store in the refrigerator.


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Кучук-Ламбат (, ) — исчезнувшее село в городском округе Алушта Республики Крым (согласно административно-территориальному делению Украины — Алуштинского горсовета Автономной Республики Крым), располагавшееся на месте современного посёлка Утёс.

История
Русский писатель и путешественник XIX века Евгений Марков в книге «Очерки Крыма» писал:
…два Ламбата, в которых археологи узнают древнегреческую колонию Лампас, единственную исторически известную колонию собственно на Южном берегу. О ней, как говорят исследователи крымских древностей, ещё в 90 г. до Р. Х. упоминает греческий писатель Скимн.

Время от Византии  до Порты
В наше время также существует мнение, что Кучук-Ламбат упоминается, как Скимна в перипле Понта Евксинского Арриана и существовало уже на рубеже эр: факт также подтверждается отдельными находкам керамики первых веков в парке и на застроенной территории посёлка Утёс. Также имеется сообщение сообщение о находке в XIX веке в размывах на берегу капители храма VI—VII века ещё во времена Древнего Рима. Известно, что эти места входили в раннее средневековье в Готскую епархию — здесь разворачивались события знаменитого восстания Иоанна Готского. Известно о существовании у села остатков двух феодальных замков: севернее, на холме Малый Ай-Тодор — Ай-Тодор II и на мысе Плака одноимённое укрепление — обе XIII—XV века — видимо, укрепления относились к обеим современным Ламбатам. По договору Генуи с Элиас-Беем Солхатским 1381 года «гористая южная часть Крыма к северо-востоку от Балаклавы», с её поселениями и народом, который суть христиане, полностью перешла во владение генуэзцев. Согласно акту «по делу Херсонского епископа…» 1390 года Лампадо входил в округ Кинсанус Херсонской епархии. Было образовано Капитанство Готия, куда входил и Кучук-Ламбат. После завоевания генуэзских владений османами в 1475 году входил в Мангупский кадылык Кефинского эялета империи. В материалах переписей Кефинского санджака, на 1520 год вместе Ламбад-и-Бюзюрг и Ламбад-и-Кючюк с 75 христианскими семьями из них 2 «овдовевших» (потерявших мужчину-кормильца) и всего 2 мусульманскими административно были приписаны к Инкирману. На 1542 год мусульманских семей — 3, христианских — 67 (из них 7 «овдовевших») и 34 взрослых холостых мужчин; по сведениям за тот год виноградарство давало 24 % налоговых поступлений селения. В XVII веке на южном побережье Крыма начинает распространяться ислам. По налоговым ведомостям 1634 года в селении числилось 24 двора немусульман, из них недавно прибывшие из Партенита 1 двор. Выселились жители 11 дворов: в Айан — 6, в Кучук-Узень — 2, в Бешев, Коуш и Шума — по 1 двору. Селение, как Ланбат зир, встречается в Джизйе дефтера Лива-и Кефе (Османских налоговых ведомостях) 1652 года, где перечислены христиане-налогоплательщики Кефинского эялета, в котором записан 21 глава семьи. Документальное упоминание селения встречается в «Османском реестре земельных владений Южного Крыма 1680-х годов», согласно которому в 1686 году (1097 год хиджры) Ланбад Сагир входил в Мангупский кадылык эялета Кефе. Всего упомянуты 24 землевладельца (16 иноверцев и 8 мусульман), владевших 630-ю дёнюмами земли. После обретения ханством независимости по Кючук-Кайнарджийскому мирному договору 1774 года «повелительным актом» Шагин-Гирея 1775 года селение было включено в Крымское ханство в состав Бакчи-сарайского каймаканства Мангупскаго кадылыка, что зафиксировано (как Ламбат) и в Камеральном Описании Крыма… 1784 год. В эти годы состоялось выселение в Приазовье крымских христиан — греков и армян. По ведомости о выведенных из Крыма в Приазовье христианах" А. В. Суворова от 18 сентября 1778 года, из Малого Ломбата было выведено 75 греков — 37 мужчин и 38 женщины, а также священников — 7 мужчин и 8 женщин, а в ведомости митрополита Игнатия Кучук Лампад записан, но без указания количества выведенных людей. По другим данным выведено 17 семей (также 75 человек). По ведомости генерал-поручика О. А. Игельстрома от 14 декабря 1783 года после выхода христиан пустовало 17 домов из них «1 продан ханом, 13 целых и 3 разореных». Согласно «Ведомости… какие христианские деревни и полных дворов. И как в оных… какие церкви служащие, или разорённые. …какое число священников было…» от 14 декабря 1783 года в селе Малая Лампада числилось 20 дворов и церковь св. Георгия 4 священника. В Государственном архиве Крыма хранится ведомость № 31 с описью оставленного выселенными из Кучук-Ламбата христианами имущества, в которой числится 17 хозяев и 21 жилище (3 дома было у Анастасия, по два — у Сагир Василия и Яния). За жителями Кучук-Ламбата числились 13 «магазейнов» (от  — подвал), 6 кладовых и 3 амбара, 36,5 садовых, 7 бахчевых, 18,5 сенокосных участков, всего 58,2185 гектара; в среднем на одну семью приходилось 3,43 гектара пахотной земли. Наиболее состоятельными жителями были: Бахтер — имел 6,9465 гектара пашни, 1 дом, «магазейн», 2 сада, 2 луга; Сары Тодур — дом, «магазейн», кладовая, сад, 6 лугов, 5,3115 гектара земли и Парачов, у которого были дом, «магазейн», 3 сада и 4,9035 гектара пашни. Бедным считается Калыон, имевший 1 дом, большой сад, луг и 1,635 гектара пахотной земли. В ведомости «при бывшем Шагин Герее хане сочиненная на татарском языке о вышедших християн из разных деревень и об оставшихся их имениях в точном ведении его Шагин Герея» и переведённой 1785 году, содержится список 17 жителей-домовладельцев деревни Кучук Ламбат, с подробным перечнем имущества и земельных владений. У 2 числилось по 2 дома, у некоего Анастаса числилились 3 дома. Почти у всех были кладовые и «магазейны» (от  — подвал), у некоторых — амбары. Из земельных владений у всех перечислены сады, льняные поля, пашни (засевы) и луга (сенокосы), троим приндлежали части лесу, у троих записаны бахчи. Также содержится приписка, что «В сей деревне Беюк Ламбат деревни жители имеют нижеписанное имение» с именами четверых владельцев замельных участков (с подробным описанием).

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После присоединения Крыма к России (8) 19 апреля 1783 года, (8) 19 февраля 1784 года, именным указом Екатерины II сенату, на территории бывшего Крымского Ханства была образована Таврическая область и деревня была приписана к Симферопольскому уезду. В 1787 году Екатерина II дарит эти земли австрийскому фельдмаршалу, принцу Шарлю Жозефу Де Линю, который вскоре продаёт имение казне. Перед Русско-турецкой войной 1787—1791 годов производилось выселение крымских татар из прибрежных селений во внутренние районы полуострова. В конце 1787 года из Кучук-Ламбата были выведены все жители — 137 душ. В конце войны, 14 августа 1791 года всем было разрешено вернуться на место прежнего жительства. После Павловских реформ, с 1796 по 1802 год, входила в Акмечетский уезд Новороссийской губернии. По новому административному делению, после создания 8 (20) октября 1802 года Таврической губернии, Биюк-Ламбат был включён в состав Алуштинской волости Симферопольского уезда.

По Ведомости о числе селений, названиях оных, в них дворов… состоящих в Симферопольском уезде от 14 октября 1805 года, в деревне Кучук-Ламбат числился 21 двор и 129 жителей, исключительно крымских татар. На военно-топографической карте генерал-майора Мухина 1817 года деревня Дерменкой обозначена с 16 дворами. После реформы волостного деления 1829 года Дергерменкой, согласно «Ведомости о казённых волостях Таврической губернии 1829 года» остался в составе Алуштинской волости. Именным указом Николая I от 23 марта (по старому стилю) 1838 года, 15 апреля был образован новый Ялтинский уезд и некоторые селения южнобережной части Алуштинской волости передали в его состав, в Алуштинскую волость, куда приписали и Кучук-Ламбат. В 1834 году Шарль Монтандон, в своём «Путеводителе путешественника по Крыму, украшенный картами, планами, видами и виньетами и предваренный введением о разных способах переезда из Одессы в Крым», писал о селенииНаселение Кучук-Лампата, обычного места жительства г-на генерала Бороздина — помещика, которому это место обязано всеми украшениями, — состоит из татар, занятых земледелием и каботажем, и довольно большого числа русских, в основном ремесленников На карте 1836 года в деревне 15 дворов (там же, чуть выше от берега, обозначен Еникой с 1 двором), а на карте 1842 года Кучук-Ламбат обозначен условным знаком «малая деревня», то есть, менее 5 дворов.

В 1860-х годах, после земской реформы Александра II, деревня осталась в составе Алуштинской волости. Согласно «Списку населённых мест Таврической губернии по сведениям 1864 года», составленному по результатам VIII ревизии 1864 года, Кучук-Ламбат — казённая татарская деревня, с 25 дворами, 277 жителями и магометанским молитвенным домом при речкѣ Узен-Башѣ. На трёхверстовой карте Шуберта 1865—1876 года в деревне обозначено 23 двора. По «Памятной книге Таврической губернии 1889 года», по результатам Х ревизии 1887 года, в деревне Дегерменкой числилось 54 двора и 271 житель. На 1886 год в деревне, согласно справочнику «Волости и важнѣйшія селенія Европейской Россіи», проживал 91 человек в 15 домохозяйствах, действовала мечеть, имелись недостроенные православная церковь и часовня. По «…Памятной книжке Таврической губернии на 1892 год» в деревне Кучук-Ламбат, входившей в Биюк-Ламбатское сельское общество, числилось 308 жителей в 41 домохозяйстве. На верстовой карте 1890 года в деревне обозначено 19 дворов.

После земской реформы 1890-х годов, которая в Ялтинском уезде прошла после 1892 года деревня осталась в составе преобразованной Алуштинской волости. По «…Памятной книжке Таврической губернии на 1902 год» в деревне Кучук-Ламбат, входившей в Биюк-Ламбатское сельское общество, числилось 375 жителей в 46 домохозяйствах. К концу XIX века имением Кучук-Ламбат владела княгиня Гагарина, вдова Александра Гагарина. В 1902 году по её заказу архитектор Краснов начал строительство дворца, домовой церкви и винных подвалов (закончено в 1907 году). По Статистическому справочнику Таврической губернии. Ч.II-я. Статистический очерк, выпуск восьмой Ялтинский уезд, 1915 год, в деревне Кучук-Ламбат Алуштинской волости Ялтинского уезда числился 138 дворов с населением без указания национальностей в количестве 427 человек приписных жителей и 97 — «посторонних».

Новое время
После установления в Крыму Советской власти, по постановлению Крымревкома от 8 января 1921 года была упразднена волостная система и село включили в состав нового Алуштинского района. Декретом ВЦИК от 4 сентября 1924 года Алуштинский район был упразднён и Биюк-Ламбат присоединили к Ялтинскому. Согласно Списку населённых пунктов Крымской АССР по Всесоюзной переписи 17 декабря 1926 года, в селе Кучук-Ламбат, центре Кучук-Ламбатского сельсовета Ялтинского района, числилось 154 двора, из них 152 крестьянских, население составляло 710 человек, из них 479 татар, 119 греков, 92 русских, 9 украинцев, 1 белорус, действовали татарская и греческая школы. На 1928 год, согласно Атласу СССР 1928 года, село входило в Карасубазарский район. Постановлением ВЦИК от 30 октября 1930 года был образован Алуштинский татарский национальный район (по другим данным — в 1937 году) и село включили в его состав. По данным всесоюзной переписи населения 1939 года в селе проживало 557 человек.

В 1944 году, после освобождения Крыма от фашистов, согласно постановлению ГКО № 5859 от 11 мая 1944 года, 18 мая крымские татары были депортированы в Среднюю Азию: на 15 мая 1944 года подлежало выселению 124 семьи крымских татар, всего 410 жителей, из них мужчин — 56, женщин 161, детей — 193 человека. 18 мая 1944 года было выселено 124 семьи татар, всего 416 человек; было принято на учёт 75 домов спецпереселенцев. 27 июня того же года, по Постановлению ГКО № 5984 от 2 июня 1944 года, крымские греки были депортированы в Среднюю Азию и на Урал. Указом Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР от 21 августа 1945 года Кучук-Ламбат был переименован в Кипарисное и Кучук-Ламбатский сельсовет — в Кипарисовский (совсем другое село в нескольких километрах), а на месте опустевшего после войны и депортаций Кучук-Ламбата впоследствии был образован посёлок Уютное, переименованный затем в Утёс.

Динамика численности населения

 1787 год — 137 чел.
 1805 год — 129 чел.
 1864 год — 866 чел.
 1886 год — 91 чел.
 1889 год — 271 чел.

 1892 год — 308 чел.
 1902 год — 375 чел.
 1915 год — 427/97 чел.
 1926 год — 710 чел.
 1939 год — 557 чел.

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You will provide support with the creation and inspiration of a diverse sales team, driving them to deliver exceptional customer service at all times. You will co-ordinate your team on behalf of the Store Leader ensuring that our customers are able to learn new skills, receive support and purchase our products.
Ultimately you will ensure that your store provides the experience your customers expect from their local Apple experts,…and then exceed it.
With at least 2 years of proven experience at leading sales team, driving positive customer experiences, creating teams and cultivating customer loyalty will be second nature for you.
You will possess strong communication skills enabling you to effectively articulate Stormfront's vision to your team and customers.
You will thrive under pressure in our constantly changing retail environment, remaining composed, flexible and adept at multi-tasking. Leading a team of Apple experts whilst supporting the Store Leader will be second nature for you.
As Assistant Team Leader, your role is pivotal in the success of your store. Liaising closely with the Store Leader and Head Office you will excel at achieving exceptional store sales and cultivating positive customer feedback.
Above all else you will be a professional, and able to lead by example. You will ensure that every customer who enters your store wouldn't hesitate to return in the future.
I chose Stormfront because I am really passionate about the Apple brand. Having the opportunity to work in such a driven management team where help and support is only a phone call away makes me very proud to work for Stormfront.
There are quite a few! Being promoted and winning the Christmas competition last year!
I want to run a 10k for charity next year and now that it's on a website I really have to do it!
Anyone can be a Manager. We want Leaders.
You are the champion for your store. Overall, you are responsible for ensuring your store exceeds targets and maintains the high standards as befitting of an Apple Premium Reseller.
You will monitor the resources available, track store contribution and work with your Area Manager to maximise the full potential that your SFT members and store can offer.
The Store Leader is responsible for translating the commercial objectives of the business to the Shop Floor Team (SFT).
You will be commercially savvy with the personal drive to ensure that your store is the best in the company.
You must possess analytical skills in order that you are able to convert data into maximum profit and opportunities at all times.
You are able to train, coach and lead your SFT confidently.
Good working knowledge of the 'Sales of Goods Act' and thorough knowledge of the 'Stormfront Sales and Returns Terms & Conditions'.
Translate the weekly targets into weekly objectives for your SFT.
Overall responsibility for store contribution by optimising use of resources - store hours, green zone and marketing.
Ensure store exceeds the minimum requirements of the 'Apple Premium Reseller' program and 'Stormfront Perfect Store' which are audited regularly. Specifically store merchandising, mystery shop and SFT training via SEED, in store and classroom based courses.
Participate in daily conference calls and brief the SFT accordingly.
Ensure the day to day administration of the store is completed accurately.
Head Office 'ACTION' requests are completed within specific and/or reasonable time scales.
The following regular administrative tasks must be monitored and processed within agreed time-scales; Stock rotations, price updates, faulty/DOA returns, demo and internal stock management, SFT rotas, PersonalTrainer SFT schedules, booking of courier deliveries, creating stock returns, returning service repairs accurately, in-house repairs dealt with accurately and securely, iOS repairs, education paperwork completed and filed.
Responsible for all HR duties specifically; return to work interviews, 6 month probationary reviews, one to one reviews, disciplinary hearings, exit interviews, conducting of SFT recruitment interviews, SFT departure procedure, SFT training and development.
Manage all SFT according to employment legislation and company policies.
I was looking for somewhere where I can use my knowledge and passion for Apple products and turn it into a career.
Developing my team and the store to enable us to offer our customers the best experience when visiting the Huddersfield store. My store won a company wide competition which got me a once in a lifetime experience trip to Las Vegas CES conference.
I'm your typical Dad! I love spending time with my family and making terrible Dad jokes wherever possible. I have a huge interest in all things gadgets, whether it's the latest video camera or drone, I want it!
I chose Stormfront because it allowed me to mix my love of Apple and technology with a very close-knit team, allowing me to not only work on the shop floor but also repairing Macs, iPhones and iPads.
The best experiences I have had at Stormfront have been during my Personal Trainer sessions where I have been able to show customers that their device can actually do a lot more than they thought; introducing them to a new feature they will use every day.
Outside of work I am at the University of York studying Interactive Media. Here I also participate in a charity society, York Marrow which is part of Anthony Nolan helping to treat those with blood diseases. I also do graphic and web design for clients to further boost my course.