A common question I hear when evaluating a patient with a clavicle fracture is: When can I return to full activity? In recent years, there has been an increasing trend toward plate fixation of displaced mid-shaft clavicle fractures.
How Young is Too Young for a Reverse Shoulder Replacement?
The reverse shoulder replacement originally developed in France and was approved by the FDA in the United States in 2004. Since that time there has been an explosion in the use of reverse shoulder replacement.
There is currently a lot of controversy about the best type of rotator cuff repair, particularly with regard to whether the repair is single-row or double-row. In a single-row repair, anchors are placed in the humeral bone in a single line or row (typically 2 anchors) and sutures are passed through the rotator cuff and tied to bring the tendon down to bone and promote healing.
Does the Location of a Rotator Cuff Tear Affect Treatment?
The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles that come together to form a covering around the head of the humerus. Tears can occur in one or more of areas of the rotator cuff, but does treatment vary depending on the location of the tear? Yes it does.
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend toward sub-specialization. In order to become an orthopaedic surgeon, for instance, one completes 4 years of medical school, followed by a 5 to 6 year residency program. In the past, most surgeons would then enter practice as a "generalist" and treat conditions all over the body such as foot problems, hand problems, hip problems, and shoulder problems.
Most people have heard of the rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is group of 4 shoulder muscles (subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor) that surround the ball and socket (glenohumeral) joint (Figure 1). The rotator cuff helps the shoulder move and provides stability to the ball and socket joint.
Do Rotator Cuff Tears Heal Themselves?
Most people will have shoulder pain at some point in their life. Fortunately, the majority of this is short-lived. However, some people will have chronic shoulder pain that lasts for months or years. As these individuals will likely attest, chronic shoulder pain can have a substantial impact on one's mood, sleep, and quality of life.


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Fragas do Eume is one of the best-preserved riverside Atlantic forests in Europe. Fewer than 500 people live within its 9,000 hectares, which gives an idea of the untouched state of these lush forests that follow the course of the River Eume. The park is shaped like a triangle whose corners and borders would Pontes, Pontedeume and Monfero.
The best way to discover the park is on foot. Thus, if one knows how to see, one may discover the playful elves who inhabit it. Oak, poplar, ash and alder trees, and more than 20 species of lichens and ferns 200 live here. Sometimes the vegetation is so dense it hardly lets any light pass. But this shady and secret forest is as generous as its waters, springs and waterfalls. There's no green here; what there are, are landscapes of a thousand greens. And hidden in the heart of the forest, the monastery of Caaveiro, ancient – with more than 10 centuries of history – and spectacular views of this magical "fraga" (forest).
The river Eume, some hundred kilometres in length, cultivated land for most of its course, ending in a deep gorge. Craggy hills, with a 300 metre drop at some points, still have the original vegetable covering of the Atlantic forests.
A forest we have all dreamed of: the denseness, the seasons transformed into colours, a river which shares the salmon's adventure and seeks to reach the sea to become an estuary.
"Fraga" means a forest with different species of trees. Oaks and chestnut trees provide the deciduous cover, accompanied by birches and alders, ash trees and yews, hazel nut trees and wild fruit trees; and there are perennial laurels, holly trees and strawberry trees. They all form a heterogeneous jungle in which each species has its space. The cork trees, for example, grow on the hills facing south, their northernmost limit in Galicia. On the damp, sombre hills grow a wide collection of lichens, moss and ferns, relics of the Tertiary Period, which are the treasures of climatic forests like the Eume.
The Park has four access gates, with no connection between them. The most visited is that which leads to the monastery of Caaveiro. Because of the sloping hillsides this entrance is only possible by following the course of the river through the fishing reserve of Ombre, ten kilometres from Pontedeume. The routes start from the fishermen's hut of Cal Grande and go through the forest.
There are restrictions on vehicles at weekends, but there is public transport to the bridge of A Figueira, the closest to the monastery. From this point it takes about fifteen minutes on foot to climb up to the recently restored Benedictine monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro, a complete monument of Romanesque art, in the heart of the countryside and with panoramic views of the luxuriant forests and the sky. Entry is free with guided visits at approximately 45-minute intervals. This is no problem during the weekends, public holidays and the high season. If you plan to visit the monastery out of these dates, ask for information. Opening hours change according to the season.
Having climbed the mountain, and visited the monastery, the path can be continued downwards for a short distance to the murmur of the Sesín, which drains into the Eume, below the monastery. The churning of its pools and its green springs filtered by moss are well worth admiring. The Sesín itself can be approached upstream by another, different route. From the road going from Cabanas to As Pontes de García Rodríguez, take the turnoff in As Neves which leads to Gunxel, where the Sesín mills are located, and then continue on towards the old hydroelectric station of Ventureira. The track gets narrower here on the numerous curves of the tree-covered hills of this route which connects, on the left bank, with the Rebordelo (Monfero) road.
The dam of the Eume can be reached via the same Cabanas-As Pontes road, and taking the Goente turnoff. It is an outstanding lookout point over the falling water which in winter becomes a veritable waterfall owing to the design of the flood gate. All this between vertical, bare granite walls but without the landscape losing at any time the charm of its richness.
On the left bank we would recommend a visit to the monastery of Monfero with its baroque façade chequered with slate chips. Afterwards we can go deeper into the Park where the river Frei Bermuz feeds into the tail of the Eume dam amidst luxuriant vegetation.
The Sotavento Experimental Wind Farm is located on the top of the Serra da Loba, between Monfero and Xermade. It is dedicated to providing information on renewable energies, with all kinds of activities and guided visits, and also lends out bicycles.
A luxuriant mixed forest regarded to be one of the most extensive forests on the Galician coast. Oaks cover the slopes of the river gorge along with a wide variety of vegetation and riverside forests. The humidity favours the growth of a variety of interesting ferns.
Mention must be made of the 103 species of birds, 41 species of mammals and the eight species of fish as well as endemic species of invertebrates and reptiles, including the Iberian frog.
Coruña municipalities of Cabanas, A Capela, As Pontes de García Rodríguez, Monfero and Pontedeume.
9,125.65 hectares. SCI: 9,076.82 hectares.
From Pontedeume to the monastery of Caaveiro, passing through Ombre, on the local road. Access to the right bank on the turnoffs from As Neves and Goente, on the AC-141 Cabanas-As Pontes de García Rodríguez road.
Access to the left bank via the local road which passes the monastery of Monfero.
Available in several villages around the Park.
Office of the Portal de Caaveiro, located at Km 5 of the Ombre-Caaveiro road. Tel: 981432528.
Office of the Portal de Monfero, located on the road DP-5003 s / n, in front of Monfero Monastery. Tel: 881063992.
Sotavento Experimental Wind Farm. (Reservations: Tel. 981 563 777).


Tech Translations - What is hosting?
Chances are you are currently paying for hosting in some form, but do you fully understand what it is you are paying for? You may have been assured by your team that you need it, but not fully understand why.
In this tech translation, we help break through the technical jargon surrounding these essential services.
Hosting is a blanket term for storing data on a type of computer called a server. Servers can store a variety of things such as files, emails, or even whole websites. When you go to view any of these items, your own computer or device sends a request for the information through the internet to a server, which then sends it back. The host is the company or person who owns and maintains the server.
The most common option for web hosting, shared hosting is when lots of different people's websites are kept on the same server. This is a low-cost option, but it does come with some risks. For example if one website on the server becomes corrupted, it can spread to others on the same infrastructure. If a website also encounters a large load (lots of visitors at once - for example during a sale, or even a DoS "Denial of Service" which can happen when someone deliberately injects crappy code to cause trouble on a site), then it can slow down, or even take down, the whole server and affect other websites kept there too.
While as a client you are responsible for maintaining your own code, hosting companies will of course put measures in place to reduce these risks to the server; such as firewalls, encrypted uploads (SFTP) and continual monitoring.
Dedicated hosting is when you have a server to yourself. This will cost more, but it means no-one else has use of the same infrastructure, making it both more reliable and more secure, as it mitigates some of the risks with shared servers. This of course doesn't guarantee 100% uptime - there's no accounting for hardware failures or even Dedicated DoS attacks. Your host should again take measures to prevent these issues, as well as you adequately maintaining your own code.
'Cloud' is a term that is quite broad in its meaning. In the context of hosting, cloud usually refers to a network of physical servers, designed to work together to provide more resilient hosting, including built-in protection against the failure of one specific component (failover) and the ability to use more or less physical hardware depending on need (scalability).
Cloud hosting makes use of virtual servers. A virtual server is an emulated server - it behaves like a real physical server, and it sits on physical servers underneath the hood - but the difference is that it can easily move between or be spread across multiple physical servers. The advantage of a virtual server is that it does not have to be bought, physically maintained or repaired, it is abstracted from the responsibility and risk associated with the underlying hardware components.
For example, a virtual server may have its files mirrored on several physical servers, so in the event of a hardware failure - it can be rebooted in a different location, most likely with its files intact.
Virtual servers aren't a panacea, they do still suffer outage, and they're not immune to increased load either. But they are often protected against other users of the same service consuming more resources, as they're usually capped to prevent this. Many hosting providers offer a single virtual server to lease, known as a VPS (Virtual Private Server).
Some cloud providers have gone a step further than hosting, to offer a range of services that can be termed infrastructure. They provide not only virtual servers, but many other services which can make developing, running and maintaining a website or web app far easier.
Additionally, they have moved toward new cost models which allow for a lot of flexibility. For example, virtual servers are often billed for granularly based on usage, down to the hour and sometimes even the minute or second. The servers can be turned on or off at any given moment, and can be scheduled. If you only need your development servers while your developer is at work, they can be configured to start & stop between 8AM and 6PM, Monday-Friday - resulting in 200 hours usage a month instead of approximately 720.
Some providers of cloud infrastructure include AWS, Google and Microsoft Azure. There are many advantages of such services, and can be particularly powerful if the infrastructure is designed at at the same time as you build your app. These services are well suited to apps and websites which are complex, require a lot of resources, or expect high volumes of traffic.
As you can see, there are plenty of potential risks with hosting. If you rely on a website or app to drive your business, you need to know that it will always be available to your customers. Managed service hosting is when a provider takes on the task of managing and maintaining the hosting of your web services (your website or app), so you no longer need to worry about managing servers or anything related to the availability of your web service to your users. This is particularly effective when either you don't have an IT team, or the IT team doesn't have the capacity to handle web services on top of their on-site responsibilities.
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Md. wealth divide splits presidential vote
by Capital News Service | Nov 3, 2016 | Election 2018, News | 1 |
This Trump campaign sign at Routes 103 and 100 in Howard County has been vandalized several times.
By Zachary Melvin And Hannah Lang
Capital News Service
Upon arriving in Stevensville after crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, drivers will notice something peculiar. It will take some time to set in, but as they continue east it will dawn on them.
There are Donald Trump signs everywhere.
There are so many Trump signs one might be tempted to question the validity of election forecasts assigning the New York real estate mogul a less than 1 percent chance of winning Maryland.
The Eastern Shore is far and away the reddest territory in the Old Line State. The region boasts Maryland's lone Republican representative in Congress, Rep. Andrew Harris of Cockeysville. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney bested President Barack Obama in the district by almost 23 points in 2012, while Obama carried the rest of the state by 25.
There is a clear gap in ideology between the state's blue urban center and its red outskirts. A major reason is economics, said Stella Rouse, the director of the University of Maryland's Center for American Politics and Citizenship.
Maryland's wealth in the center
Maryland is, by several measures, the nation's wealthiest state. The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey places the state's median household income at $75,847, up roughly 10 percent from 2010.
But much of that growth and prosperity is concentrated between the metro areas of Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Wages in the eastern and western rural regions of the state haven't kept pace with its urban core, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
These blue-collar areas mimic the economies of Rust Belt states like Ohio and Indiana, where wages aren't as high and the loss of manufacturing jobs has offered Trump more of a receptive audience. Trump leads Clinton by 7 points in Indiana and 2.5 points in Ohio, according to press time polling averages from RealClearPolitics.
"Trump speaks to American workers," said Tim Craig, a small business owner from Carroll County and the chair of Carroll County for Trump. "We have a jobless recovery, where we actually have more kids graduating college or high school entering the workforce and we aren't creating jobs."
Economics drives trump vote
For Craig and other Trump supporters in Carroll County, economics is the driving force behind their votes. Trump's stance on manufacturing, trade and even immigration resonates well with Craig and others who feel the same about the state of the economy.
But that rhetoric is having a tougher time connecting with voters in Maryland's traditionally Democratic urbanized centers.
On its surface, the region's blue tilt is confusing. One would expect its wealthy voters to embrace Republican support for tax cuts and increased defense spending – the latter driving much of the Washington-area economy.
But in Maryland, prosperity seems to free voters to focus on social policy, according to Rouse.
"A lot of liberals are much less stuck on the fact that an economic policy has to advance their own personal interests," she said. "People might love to have tax cuts, but they also prioritize (social) issues, and therefore are willing to sort of give up perhaps personal tax cuts or personal financial benefits."
Bernie McMahon, a Democrat from Rockville living comfortably retired after 30-plus years of work for the federal government, fits that mold.
"I worry about the economy, but I also worry about minorities and the problems minorities are facing," he said. "I was so turned off by Donald Trump that that became the driving factor of my vote. I really feel that man would be a danger to the country.
Education, white-collar jobs and minorities
The structure of Maryland's urban economy, a more white-collar area than its rural counterparts, also makes it rough territory for Trump.
Polls show the state's college-educated voters overwhelmingly back Clinton, and in Howard County and Montgomery County, over 60 percent of the adult population has an education beyond a high school diploma, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Economics alone cannot explain the ideological divide between rural and urban voters. Demographics play a large role as well.
White Marylanders make up 50 percent of the state's total population, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation. Only Texas, California, New Mexico, the District of Columbia, and Hawaii report lower figures.
But like wealth distribution, much of the state's minority population is concentrated in Maryland's urban communities. Here, wealthy voters, who prioritize social policies and non-white voters, who tend to be more open to government intervention according to Rouse, combine to create a uniquely liberal coalition.
For many of these voters, like Rockville resident Sarah Ahmed, Trump's treatment of immigrants, minorities and women has been disturbing and is at the top of their list when heading to the polls.
"I chose to vote to sort of stop that kind of mentality from spreading," Ahmed said.
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You answered your own question with the following comment: "Bernie McMahon, a Democrat from Rockville living comfortably retired after 30-plus years of work for the federal government, fits that mold".
Thousands of government workers and retirees living in the urban areas of Maryland certainly don't want their gravy train of salaries and benefits taken away. Democrats have no interest in upsetting the apple cart of reliable votes by trimming the goodies. Those living on the Shore or in Western Maryland have to live with the realities of the private sector economy not fueled by government spending.

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Technologies for Passive Microwave Remote Sensing
RFI Mitigating (RFIM) Receiver Backend ASIC
Alphacore, Inc.
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According to the solicitation topic S1.03, NASA requires a low power, low mass, low volume, and low data rate RFI mitigating receiver back end that can be incorporated into existing and future radiometer designs. Alphacore proposes to design an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that provides significant SWAP (size, weight and power) reduction as compared to the existing board-level systems1 that use COTS ADCs and FPGAs with their total mass reaching kilograms. Alphacore's solution will be an ASIC that will have a 2 GS/S (gigasamples per second), 12-bit, <40mW, radiation hard ADC and a 256-channel back-end digital signal processing (DSP) block consuming <100mW.
The ASIC will be developed in a small-geometry CMOS silicon on insulator (SOI) technology (28nm) that is inherently tolerant to relatively high total ionizing dose (at least 500krad(Si) can be expected), and has better immunity to single event effects than bulk CMOS processes (no latchup, better upset rate due to isolation). This system greatly benefits all future NASA missions that need systems to detect interference in different bands of frequencies. The results of this work also enable applications that require low-power receivers that incorporate ADCs and back-end filters, without the need for RFI mitigation. The proposed RFIM ASIC has much higher power efficiency along with expected better radiation hardness than the currently available solutions. The embedded ADC will also be offered as a separate intellectual property (IP) design block, and thus a stand-alone ADC can be fabricated as well. The impressive rad-hard ADC has, 30X lower power than the top-of-the-line space-qualified COTS ADC.7 Thus, the ADC itself is well-suited as an upgrade for numerous NASA missions.
Alphacore will bring significant value to NASA's radiometer microwave sensors and advanced RF communications applications, such as the Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) mission and the Scanning L-band Active/Passive (SLAP) instrument, and the Advanced Microwave Radiometer - Climate Quality (AMR-C) Instrument.The ASIC also comprises a high-performance ADC will benefit The Europa Clipper and Io Volcano Observer missions due to its high radiation hardness.
Alphacore's approach wide applicability to commercial, defense, meteorological and oceanographic remote sensing. Alphacore is also aware of the need for RFI mitigating spectrometers by the Air Force and the NOAA. The developed system can also be used in read out kinetic inductance detector arrays for radio astronomy experiments, such as Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.


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This year's winners of the ReLit Awards, which recognize annually the best independently published novel, book of poetry, and short story collection in Canada, were announced on Feb. 1. Andrew Kaufman's The Tiny Wife (Cormorant ... Read More »
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League of Canadian Poets announces annual award winners
The League of Canadian Poets announced the winners of its annual Poets Prizes on May 30 at its LCP Poetry Conference and Festival in Winnipeg. Patrick Lane was presented the Raymond Souster Award, for best ... Read More »
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Poetry has "connived at its own irrelevance," claims prize juror Jeremy Paxman
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The winners of the 2014 Griffin Poetry prizes are due to be announced later this week, which should be a happy event for writers and readers of poetry in Canada and internationally. But the U.K.-based ... Read More »
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It is virtually impossible to argue against the notion that Canadian poetry has come of age. If F.R. Scott was able to say, as recently as 1976, that when he and A.J.M. Smith launched the ... Read More »
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Governor General's Literary Award nominees David Bezmozgis and Alexi Zentner can now add the Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist, announced this morning, to their list of accolades. Bezmozgis was also shortlisted for last year's Scotiabank ... Read More »
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New research provides evidence that a person's religious beliefs can shape their experiences with psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. The findings were published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
"I first developed interest in psychedelic drugs after watching some popular documentaries on the subject as an undergrad. After looking more into the academic work for a class project, I quickly became fascinated because much of what I came across in the literature was related to the mystical or religious characteristics of the psychedelic experience," said study author Logan Neitzke-Spruill of Minnesota State University, Mankato.
The study of 119 participants found that religious people and those who took psychedelic drugs with religious intent tended to report stronger mystical experiences.
Religious participants were more likely to say that they had a psychedelic experience in which they had no sense of time or space, experienced a feeling of awe, and realized the oneness of all things.
"Responses to the survey also seem to indicate some level of awareness of the importance of set and setting among psychedelic users. For instance, more than 60% of respondents reported performing some type of ritual prior to using psychedelics," Neitzke-Spruill said.
The study — like all research — includes some limitations. The participants were recruited from psychedelic-related websites and a large majority were white males.
"One major limitation is that our study relies on respondents' recollection of events that may have occurred months or even years ago, which may impact their perceptions of the experience. Also, since we sampled from psychedelic related message boards, our results may not be representative of all those who use psychedelics," Neitzke-Spruill explained.
There has been a re-emergence of interest in psychedelic drugs in the scientific community. However, most research is still in the preliminary stages.
The study, "A Gratuitous Grace: The Influence of Religious Set and Intent on the Psychedelic Experience", was authored by Logan Neitzke-Spruill and Carol Glasser.


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The End of Sony Online Entertainment, the Coming of Daybreak
When I first saw this news, my reaction was that today is Groundhog Day and not April Fool's Day. Even with Smed's current love affair with Reddit, that seemed like a questionable source. But there was the announcement over on the official SOE forums as well.
Dear Players, Partners and Friends,
Today, we are pleased to announce that we have been acquired by Columbus Nova, an investment management firm well known for its success with its existing portfolio of technology, media and entertainment focused companies. This means that effective immediately SOE will operate as an independent game development studio where we will continue to focus on creating exceptional online games for players around the world, and now as a multi-platform gaming company. Yes, that means PlayStation and Xbox, mobile and more!
As part of this transition, SOE will now become Daybreak Game Company. This name embodies who we are as an organization, and is a nod to the passion and dedication of our employees and players. It is also representative of our vision to approach each new day as an opportunity to move gaming forward.
So what exactly does this mean for you? It will be business as usual and all SOE games will continue on their current path of development and operation. In fact, we expect to have even more resources available to us as a result of this acquisition. It also means new exciting developments for our existing IP and games as we can now fully embrace the multi-platform world we are living in.
Our games and players are the heart and soul of our organization, and we are committed to maintaining our portfolio of online games and pushing the limits of where we can take online gaming together.
Thank you for your continued support. See you in game!
The Team at Daybreak
So there it is. Sony has sold off Sony Online Entertainment to Columbus Nova, an investment group with a vague web site (which is being pounded to hell right now) and, as far as I can tell, no history in video games. (The whole thing is tagged as copyright 2006 FFS.)
[Edit: Cyanbane pointed to another Columbus Nova site.]
Nobody can tell you what the future will hold yet. There is going to be a long period of just untangling SOE, now known as Daybreak, from their former corporate masters at Sony and Sony Computer Entertainment America before we will really be able to tell where things are heading.
Contrary to the happy tone of that announcement… which, honestly, is the tone they HAVE to take… my own experience with Silicon Valley acquisitions puts this in a dim light. My gut says that if this follows the common acquisition model, it will eventually mean layoffs and trimming back the product line (PlanetSide will be gone first), while other legacy products will be milked for cash (i.e. expansions and updates will trail off) until they are shuttered (EverQuest, EverQuest II). The company will chase some specific version of the "future" (consoles?), leaving the past behind. Expect Smed to get his golden parachute exit somewhere around the 18 month mark after finishing his transition work.
Okay, that is pretty dark. But lets just say that such acquisitions trend unhappy in my world. Investment firms tend to pillage rather than invest, no matter what their prospectus says. There is that SOE history to contend with as well. So many things they have done have SEEMED like good ideas at the time. (ProSiebenSat.1 anyone?) But SOE probably didn't have a choice in the matter, so maybe it won't be SOE being SOE.
Also, what does the name Daybreak signify? Is this a zombie thing? All I know is that there used to be a bar called The Daybreak near my old apartment. That is going to make for an odd mental image. Also, picture everything that says "Sony" now saying "Daybreak."
Coming on top of the Massively shut down, it is making for a hell of a week.
What do you think will happen, knowing as little as we do?
I expect a range of opinions on this. I will link them below as I find them so I can look at them a year from now to see how we scored.
EQ2 Wire
Keen and Graev
Murf Versus Internet
Stropp's World
Tobold's Blog
This entry was posted in Daybreak Game Company, entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment on February 2, 2015 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
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cuppy February 2, 2015 at 7:01 pm
Columbus Nova also own Harmonix, by the way. http://www.wired.com/2010/12/viacom-sells-harmonix-2/
cyanbane February 2, 2015 at 7:02 pm
I think this is the newer website of the investment group: http://www.cntp.com/
Wilhelm Arcturus Post author February 2, 2015 at 7:07 pm
@Cuppy – Layoffs confirmed then? Actually, it looks like one of the senior managing partners of Columbus Nova structured a deal to bring Harmonix independent. It does not appear to be part of the Columbus Nova properties.
@Cyanbane – Ah, cool. Now we can see that Daybreak will be in there with Fiverr on the Columbus Nova list of holdings.
I think any MMO that was pre-2014 will be shuttered in the coming 12 months. I think they are going to take a good hard look at EQNext and weigh options. I think PS2 and H1Z1 will be pretty successful on consoles.
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SynCaine February 2, 2015 at 7:49 pm
WHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
bhagpuss February 2, 2015 at 7:52 pm
This is not good. Glad I bought all the White Wolf RPG books.
spinks February 2, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Unlucky for Massively to just miss a massive news story like this.
@Spinks – Indeed. Maybe it will be their exit story.
Plus, what is it with late January/early February and SOE? That is the bad news zone where they announce games closing or raises in Station Access pricing or whatnot. (Doing the month in review had me looking at that sort of thing.)
Wilhelm, no layoffs as far as I can tell. Hopefully not, as I'd like my husband to remain gainfully employed.
From what I can see, it took 4 years for there to be Harmonix layoffs after their acquisition. Considering a commitment to keeping all their current products operating, along with their commitment to continue launching the un-launched stuff, I can't imagine them doing a massive layoff because SOE runs pretty lean as it is after the last batch of layoffs they had.
p0tsh0t February 2, 2015 at 9:18 pm
Your dreary Silicon Valley assessment might be optimistic IMHO. A strategic buyer might just run things with the prospect that an acquired company may survive largely intact through benign neglect. Private equity investors however are just that–investors. They compete to raise funds from high net worth individuals and groups, acquire companies in pursuit of a strategy, "add value," then dump the whole thing on the next willing buyer. Provide a return to their investors, raise a new fund, lather, rinse, repeat.
Every private equity group investment is predicated on generating a return for its investors within a relatively short period of time– three to five years or so depending on where they are in their fund's age– during which they engage in "margin expansion" and the oft fruitless pursuit of mythical top line growth. When in doubt, cut, gut and sell before all the air goes out of the balloon.
"Look folks! Since we acquired X we've grown EBITDA by 20% year on year! Dontcha wanna own this?" Of course that was achieved first by killing old products that aren't pulling their weight, ditching redundant HR, finance and support and remorselessly culling any new project that would eat valuable dollars.
I suspect turning SOE into a well oiled machine from an investment perspective is going to require quite a lot of oil, and a lot less machine…
As an annotation to my view from Silicon Valley, I have been through a parallel experience with an equity firm twice in my career. One ended with everybody getting laid off and the other ended with us getting sold to a major competitor… and then almost everybody getting laid off. Add in the various straight up acquisitions by competitors over the years… I did four in five years at one point, while essentially holding the same job… where layoffs were also a thing, and you can understand my dim view.
I don't want anybody to get laid off, but my experience is that some sort of layoff is inevitable.
zaphod6502 February 2, 2015 at 10:59 pm
I expect a good portion of the remaining SOE staff to be laid off and a number of their games to be closed. Smedley will probably remain a while to act as a transition manager to the game console operation.
Amazing coincidence that just yesterday I cancelled my Station Account as I do not play any of their games anymore.
evehermit February 2, 2015 at 11:37 pm
I am sure the Columbus Nova investment group will be passionate about making the very best games possible, full of innovative ideas that move the entire genre forward, driven by loyal and enthusiastic staff. I mean, that is the logical outcome when the measurement of success is the highest return to investors over the shortest period of time.
Jidhari February 3, 2015 at 6:10 am
@evehermit That must be sarcasm.
As to my view: I share Wilhelm's basically. In my experience firms like these are not interested in keeping things business as usual. First objective after taking stock is to streamline and restructure. Queue the job cuts.
I fully expect that they will be shedding titles. First up will be Planetside and whatever random Asian MMO, Daybreak is running. Planetside 2 may survive but probably only in console form. Smed as much as said that they are barely breaking even on that. I would also not be surprised if in the medium term, EQ2 takes a hit. We will probably also see more microtransaction implementation in SOE titles.
Best case for the future will be some sort of console online gaming focused entity with the PC (EQ) revenues being used to fund it and then wound down. The first Everquest will probably be the only survivor. As for Landmark and EQNext, there is a very real chance they will disappear into the aether unless Daybreak can show something concrete with respect to the vision for the end game product. Considering Landmark's current directionless malaise, I don't hold any hope.
Fingers crossed for the Daybreak employees. It was already a rough 2014.
flosch February 3, 2015 at 6:16 am
I've thankfully had no first-hand experience with that kind of takeover yet, but my first thought when I read this news also was along your lines, Wilhelm. I thought "corporate raiders", to be exact. Well, I guess, it's not technically a corporate raid, because it was not a hostile takeover, but they got sold off, but the results might end up being the same.
If I were working at SOE, I'd check whether my resume is up to date tonight and look for places to send it to.
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Lani February 3, 2015 at 11:20 am
I always understood the ProSiebenSat.1 thing to be something enforced upon subsidiary SOE as a result of deals made at a hiher level. Neither SOE nor ProSiebenSat.1 were really thrilled about it. With a lot of luck that kind of folltommery will be less of an issue with Daybreak being an Independent studio now.
I also get this feeling this has been in the works a long time and the cancelling of the ProSiebenSat.1 deal was asctually the first sign or step on the road to Daybreak. The slimming down of SOE's portfolio last summer also now looks like the reorganising took place before the acquisition rather than after.
Will be interesting to see what happens next.
UnSubject February 4, 2015 at 1:39 pm
I don't think SOE / Daybreak is going to see layoffs… yet.
But the push will be on to get those new games out and generate those new sources of revenue at the same time that management will be learning what things are like outside of Sony's umbrella.
It also says that Sony doesn't see a future in the MMO business, at least from the development side. That's a big loss of confidence there.
mrrx February 9, 2015 at 8:23 pm
It's interesting they picked the name "Daybreak". This suggests the beginning of a new era, like the dawn before the day to come.
I'm pessimistic on this one too though. I think the appropriate name would be "Sunset", with darkness to come.
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Q: How to find the solutions to the complex equation $z^3=2+i$ I'm trying to find the solutions to $z^3=2+i$. But this is proving to be very difficult for me. The first solution seems to be $z=(2+1)^{1/3}$, but after that I'm lost. I tried to gather all the terms on the left side of the equation and try to factor things out so I could use the quadratic formula, but I couldn't get that to work. Then I tried replacing $z$ with $x+iy$, and that turned into an enormous mess. What's the best way to approach this problem?
Edit: I did try to get the equation into the form of $re^{i\theta}$, but $r=5^{1\over 2}$, which then leaves me with $cos\theta={2\over sqrt5}$, and $\theta$ isn't a nice number so that didn't work out for me.

A: Didn't get a solid number.
Well, you cannot hope to get something "more solid" than
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Are Foles and Jags ready to reclaim AFC South title?
by Paulie Fiorentino
Jacksonville Jaguars corner back Jalen Ramsey (20) points to the fans in the stands following a touchdown. Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars play in the NFL International Series at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, Sep 24 . photo: Dave Shopland/ NFL
It's been one of the busiest off-season's in recent memory, following up on an NFL season for the ages. Contenders have been bolstering their rosters while the bottom of the league has committed to their rebuilding process'.
So who is coming out on top this year in the AFC South? Let's find out.
The AFC South was the epitome of a dogfight in 2018. With the transitional season for Jacksonville, the Houston Texans took advantage and took the divisional title after finishing 11-5.
After a slow start for Deshaun Watson and Houston, the Texans rattled off a solid winning streak. Eventually, that streak was cut down in the first round of the playoffs at the hands of the Colts. There has been so much promise for Houston, but are they moving forward?
There were two points of emphasis where the Texans needed to grow this offseason: running back and offensive line. After the lone producer in the backfield, Lamar Miller was carted off the field in a preseason game, it doesn't seem there will be much depth at RB in 2019. Miller will miss the season with a torn ACL.
As for offensive line, the Texans sought out improvement via the draft. They drafted Tytus Howard, an undersized prospect from the small town Alabama State. That is a large ask for a singular reach of a rookie to fix all the problems with protecting the quarterback.
It appears Watson will be back to his frenetic running ways again in 2019, to no fault of his own. Him and head coach Bill O'Brien can only do so much, even with two all-pro receivers in Deandre Hopkins and Will Fuller.
Now the Texans do still have JJ Watt and Jadeveon Clowny. However trade rumours have been circulating around Clowney for months, and there is a concern that Houston will not only be thin in the secondary, but possibly soon to be thin on the defensive line.
The Houston Texans are perplexing. There are so many pieces in place to win now, and after an 11-5 season and a playoff appearance, should they not be pushing the envelope to continue to improve? Apparently, Houston feels there isn't a need for improvement.
Andrew Luck held this entire division in the palm is his right hand. This has been the sentiment from the moment Luck entered the frame, and if he was healthy, the feeling has always been that the Indianapolis Colts were the team to beat.
However, this has never been simple for the Colts or Luck, as he has been plagued by injuries for a majority of his career. 2018 was a return to health as well as a return to form though. Luck played like his pro bowl, way too early to tell future hall of fame self, and the Colts followed suit.
After ending the year at 10-6, Luck and Indianapolis found themselves in a deeper playoff run than many ever thought a team this early in a supposed rebuild would be.
After a trouncing at the hands of the Chiefs, the Colts were primed for success. The AFC South, and maybe much more, back in the palm of Andrew Luck's hand.
Then, another injury. A pattern is developing in this division. At this point, it's abundantly clear that the NFL is a QB driven league. However, it might be most evident in this division, and no more evident with the Colts.
Frank Reich came in last season and changed the whole culture of the organization. Committing to Luck, regardless of the injuries, was step one. Step two was continuing the mission of the talented GM Chris Ballard.
Ballard has done a fantastic job turning draft picks into bonafide NFL talent, and it's shown. Players such as Darius Leonard and Marlon Mack have been difference-makers since day one. Now the Indy is making a push, and adding talents such as Justin Houston and Devin Funchess will undoubtedly put themselves in a position of earned favouritism.
The Colts have one of the most proficient teams in all of football, but it's spearheaded by Luck. Their success rested on his surgically repaired shoulder. Unfortunately for the Colts, they will be resting their success on someone else's shoulders, permanently.
On 24 August, Andrew Luck suddenly and shockingly announced his retirement effective immediately. Jacoby Brissett will be taking over as the starting quarterback
The Indianapolis Colts roster is still one of the best in football, but that means less with Andrew Luck stepping away from football. The Colts still have one of the best rosters in the entirety of the AFC and can win the AFC South with Brissett. Will they still be Super Bowl contenders without Luck? That now hinges on Jacoby Brissett.
What a puzzling team. The Tennessee Titans are strange, yet capable, from top to bottom.
For starters, the trend of relying on the health of their starting quarterback continues. Marcus Mariota dealt with almost a dozen separate injuries in one singular season. That cannot happen in 2019.
Even with improved insurance in the form of new backup Ryan Tannehill, Mariota needs to be healthy as well as consistent. His talent is there, that's assured. Unfortunately, the production has not been there.
Marriota has yet to have a very impressive season as a pro. Whether it was injuries or lacklustre play, the stats have not been there. He has quite a lot to prove.
He is not the only one though. The organization has done a poor job putting weapons around their young QB, with one failed experiment after another. The only effective offensive weapons to have any staying power have been Derrick Henry and Delany Walker. the rest of the offence desperately needs to step up, including Mariota.
The good news for Tennessee is their excellent defence lead by hard-nosed head coach Mike Vrabel remains as strong as it was in 2018. They will continue to hold opponents at bay, only now it's up to the offence to make serious contributions.
The fear for the Tennessee Titans is a simple one. If Marcus Mariota cannot stay healthy or begin to produce at a high level, the franchise might be back in business for a new quarterback. Is Tannehill in a new city the answer? Unlikely, but anything is possible at this point.
There may not be a team who's ready to take advantage of Andrew Luck's retirement as much the Jacksonville Jaguars. Why the Jags? Two reasons: defence, and Nick Foles.
Foles will begin his first year as the long term starting quarterback since his short run with the Ram's. He looks to get his offence on board, joined by Leonard Fournette, Marquis Lee and Dede Westbrook.
As important as the exit of Blake Bortles and the entrance of Nick Foles is to the Jags, the return of "Sacksonville" is possibly even more important. Jacksonville boasted one of the top defences in the league in 2017, led by Malik Jackson, Calais Campbell, Myles Jack and Jalen Ramsey.
2018 was not as productive for the Jags defence, and Jackson signing with Philadelphia will hurt. But this defence is still a solid enough unit in this league to dominate.
This is also an important year in terms of longevity. Jacksonville may not be the home for the Jaguars forever, as talks of moving to London have begun to intensify. It's unclear what this team moving to London would do for the organization and league alike, but a season emulating 2017 would do wonders for putting relocation on hold.
Nick Foles will have enough to work with to find success for his new team. Will it translate to winning the AFC South? Possibly, but one thing is for certain. With Andrew Luck moving on from football, the division is as up for grabs as ever. Why not the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Editing is a much unappreciated part of the sports reporting process.
You can have all the great shots in the world on your raw tape, but if you can't edit them together in the right way, you can't tell an effective story.
For print photographers, much of the editing decisions are out of their hands. The photographer may suggest one picture over another as being better or more appropriate, but the decision of what picture to run in the paper, how to crop or resize it, and its location and layout are often determined by editors or other newsroom personnel. The use of digital photography has drastically speeded up the transmission of photographs and the ease with which they can be cut, cropped, and arranged for layout.
From a broadcast standpoint, recent advances in technology have drastically improved the editing process. Not too long ago, all shooting and editing were done on film. The tape had to be physically cut and spliced together, which was an extremely time-consuming and difficult process that often made it impractical to get same-day highlights of events. The advent of videotape in the 1970s was a tremendous leap forward and helped speed up and simplify the editing process. Now, new digital tech nology promises to streamline the process even further. As stations begin the switch to digital equipment, the editing process will become more like home computing, with an emphasis on "cutting and pasting." The final product will not even exist on tape, but rather be sent in digital form to a central computer for playback.
In most large markets, editing (and photography) is a union job. That means you can't touch a camera or any editing equipment. But just about everywhere else, you'll be doing you own work. And whether you're working with videotape or digital equipment, there are some essentials to good editing for any broadcast sports story.
1. Don't let the highlights go too long or too short. So many times, because of time constraints, video is cut off just before the conclusion of a play. Nothing is more frustrating to the viewer than to hear, "Trust me folks ... he eventually gets into the end zone." The average length for a single highlight play is between 10 and 15 seconds, so make sure you give yourself enough time. At the same time, don't give too much time to highlights. Remember, viewers can see the exact same thing on ESPN, CNN, and countless other outlets. Nothing is more boring than watching 2 minutes of highlights from a game you may have just watched on Tv. Let the viewer see what's important, but save your real time for things that matter to the audience.
2. Don't be afraid of natural sound. The cheering crowd, the excited announcer, the coach yelling instructions to his players, all add something to the final presentation. Not too long ago, most sportscasters used either silence or canned music behind their stories. But natural sound adds something to the story that interests the viewer. Witness the popularity of "behind the scenes" sports films and putting a microphone on players during the game.
3. Cutaways can help, but don't overuse them. Some sportscasters (and especially news directors) fall in love with cutaways. Such shots always have a special place in sports stories, but remember what viewers want to see. Too many side shots lead to clutter and the story loses its momentum. In some cases, it's almost like the commercials between news stories.
4. Let the pictures tell the story. Truer words were never spoken. Good pictures can make or break a story much more so than narration or excessive writing. When the print picture is especially powerful, it is blown up on the front page of the sports section, signifying its importance in relation to the accompanying written material. For television videographers, if you have good pictures, editing becomes easy. But when a story doesn't have that knockout photography, then you have to get more creative. This could include things such as natural sound, graphics, music, and the like.
5. Get the story on the air. This really should be the first and great commandment. All the pretty pictures and narration in the world don't do any good if the tape is still sitting in editing at deadline or if the still picture doesn't get in the newspaper. Some sportscasters make the mistake of trying to be too perfect and
do too much, especially with feature stories. Make sure you get a complete, coherent story ready for air and then worry about the rest. Clean the suit first and then press the lapels.
6. Make sure the style of editing matches the tone of the story. Modern technology allows for all kinds of fancy edits, such as wipes, dissolves, and fades. But make sure you use these in accordance with the story. For example, dissolves and fades work better with slower or more serious feature stories. For highlights or game stories, it is better to stick with traditional hard edits.
7. When done correctly, the editing should complement the photography. Many shooters will "edit in the camera," which means they shoot certain sequences and shots with a specific idea of how it will look in the edit booth. Ideally, the photographer should have tremendous input in the editing process, and vice versa. Obviously, this becomes much easier when it's all done by the same person, but if not, it's important for the reporter to collaborate with the photographer during the shooting process.
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Phiwokuhle Sbusisiwe Mnguni is a South African featherweight boxer. She participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games and secured South Africa's first women's boxing medal at the Commonwealth Games.

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Q: Href on asp button with Eval I'm trying to add a link to my ASP.NET button to redirect the user to another page.
This is the code for a html button that works
<a href="RentArticle.aspx?id=<%# Eval("id") %>">Rent article

But I want an ASP button that does exactly the same thing.
I've searched around but nothing works.
Here are the "solutions" that I tried
Failed solution #1
<a href="RentArticle.aspx?id=<%# Eval("id") %>"><asp:Button ID="btnRentArticle" runat="server" Text="Rent article" CssClass="mybutton" />

Result: Browser starts to load but quickly stopt loading and still shows the same page.
Failed solution #2 (Combination with Javascript)

<asp:Button ID="btnRentArticle" runat="server" onclientclick='redirect(<%#Eval("id")%>)' Text="Rent article" CssClass="mybutton" />

Result: same as failed solution #1
Am I doing something wrong or did I miss something?

A: #Eval is for databinding expressions, where there's a container and a dataitem. (For example, a row in a Repeater or GridView.) If that's not the case for your button, you need to get the id some other way. For example, declare a hidden field, set the value in the code-behind, and retrieve the value using javascript.

A: The difference between the working example and the last example is that the last one will post back. You can prevent this by adding return false to the click handler:
onclientclick='redirect(<%#Eval("id")%>);return false'


Installing post lights into stringers so that each light illuminates one step can create a uniform look, but might also a cluttered one.
You've bought your stair lighting package. Now where on earth do you install your lighting?
When it comes to lighting your deck staircase, proper installation is a must. Creating shadows or blinding light can lead to safety hazards. After all, tripping isn't a good look for anyone, no matter how well you bounce back. Make sure to add extra lighting if your stairs are built with darker looking deck materials.
Installing recessed deck lights that are shaded or louvered onto stair risers directs light down. This allows anyone, especially children, to ascend stairs without being blinded.
Recessed fixtures are the best solution to steer clear of stair accidents. You will want covered or louvered fixtures that direct light down so they don't distract people walking up the stairs.
You also don't want your light to overlap, which means you need to avoid placing fixtures on sporadic sides of a staircase.
If you install a post light that's centered above the riser, you can illuminate two steps at once. This can save you time and money when buying and installing deck lights.
Height placement of your fixture allows for wider illumination. Be sure to center your light fixtures over the riser, rather than the tread, so it will illuminate multiple steps and not just one.
If you follow these few guidelines, your deck will be well lit and safe! Check out the available deck lighting options today.
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The next Auslan-Supported Mass at St Michael's will be held on Sunday 5 June at 8.30am. A warm invitation is extended to all who would like to attend this special Mass, with morning tea afterwards. This is an initiative of the Central Deanery Pastoral Council. Enquiries to dorrington@bne.catholic.edu.au. Other Auslan Masses for 2016 will be held at 8.30am on Sunday 11 September and Sunday 20 November.
Our Auslan-interpreted Masses for 2016 at St Michael's begin on Sunday 6 March at 8.30am. A warm invitation is extended to all who would like to attend this very special Mass. Please help to spread the word to your family and friends. Morning tea will follow the Mass.
Thank you to Deaf Services Queensland for providing the interpreters.
Additional Auslan-interpreted Masses will be held at St Michael's on the following Sundays at 8.30 am: 5 June, 11 September, and 20 November.
We are holding our next Auslan Mass at St Michael's on Sunday 13 September at 8.30am. A warm invitation is extended to all who would like to attend this Mass, with morning tea afterwards. Please help to spread the word.
The last remaining Auslan Mass for 2015 will be at 8:30am on 22 November. Stay tuned for 2016 dates.
Many thanks to Deaf Services Queensland for providing the Auslan interpreters for the Mass.
We are holding our next Auslan Mass at St Michael's on Sunday 7 June at 8.30am. A warm invitation is extended to all who would like to attend this Mass, with morning tea afterwards. Please help to spread the word.
Other Auslan Masses will be at 8:30am on 13 September and 22 November.
The first Auslan-Supported Mass at St Michael's for 2015 will be held on Sunday 1 March at 8:30am. Members of the Deaf Community, their families and friends, and all who are interested in attending, are warmly invited to the Mass, with morning tea to follow. Please help to spread the word.
The other Auslan Masses for 2015 at At Michael's will be on 7 June, 13 September, and 22 November.
The final Auslan-Supported Mass at St Michael's for 2014 will be held on Sunday 23 November at 8:30am. An invitation is extended to all who would like to attend this Mass, with morning tea afterwards.
This is an initiative of the Central Deanery Pastoral Council. Enquiries to cathedral@bne.catholic.net.au.
Auslan Masses for 2015 have not yet been confirmed. We will post an update on this website and our Facebook page once the dates have been finalised.
The next Auslan-Supported Mass at St Michael's will be held on Sunday 14 September at 8:30am. An invitation is extended to all who would like to attend this Mass, with morning tea afterwards.
Other Auslan Masses in 2014 will be held on Sunday 23 November (8:30am).


I start this review with the statement that this is one of the most engaging and entertaining biographies that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I have read many lawyers' biographies including that of Norman Birkett QC when I was very young and even used one of his tactics in an early trial.
I read the earlier biography of Marshall Hall and found it difficult to accept and lacking in many respects.
However, this book has it all.
Even now, I would hope that every person who calls themselves a barrister, knows of Marshall Hall. Yes, he was in some respects, a product of his time. However, like Birkett, he was a consummate Court performer who understood the psychology of persuading a jury.
Hall appeared as senior defence counsel in the most salacious and sensational murder trials following his admission in 1882. Names like, "The brides in the bath", "The Marie Hermann trial" and "The green bicycle trial" provided headline after headline in the press of the time. His last trial concluded shortly prior to his death.
I have heard it said that there are two types of lawyer: those who study the facts, closely, and let the law look after itself and those who minutely research the law and leave the facts to look after themselves.
Marshall Hall fell clearly into the first of these categories. Even in later life, as perhaps the senior QC in the United Kingdom, he deferred to another silk, junior to him but more learned in the law than himself, to lead in an appeal to the House of Lords in a divorce case.
As with everyone, there were many sides to this man. His treatment of his first wife was kind and considerate, whereas, his treatment of his second wife and their daughter appears from this book to have been less than loving. The fact that he probably had a mistress for much of the time may go some way to explain this.
But we are mainly interested in his abilities as a barrister.
To those who do not know, he is regarded as the wit who responded to a pompous judge's question about his client, an Irish labourer, "Is your client not familiar with the maxim res ipsa loquitur?" with, "My Lord, on the remote hillside in County Donegal where my client comes from, they talk of little else".
His closing addresses were charismatic, brought juries to tears and frequently won freedom for his client against all the odds.
On one occasion when addressing, he said, "Members of the jury, I want you to open the gates where this Western woman can go out, not in the dark night of the desert but back to her friends....back to her child". As he said this, it is claimed that a ray of sun reflected off the sword of justice hanging above the judge's chair. As it did, he pointed to it and said, "Let this Western woman go back into the light of God's great Western sun".
It is difficult today to understand the enormous pressure that defence counsel were under in those days, where one mistake could mean that the client would be executed. I have never forgotten that as a very junior counsel for the Crown in a prosecution, on the finding of guilt of murder, I saw the judge put on the black cap and sentence the recently convicted defendant to death by hanging. At least in that case, it was commuted.
Hall dealt with murder trials with the real risk hanging over him that, unless he succeeded, his client would die. Initially, there was not even any appeal and convicted murderers were executed three weeks after their trial.
This book should be read by all barristers. It would, I suggest, make a classic gift to anyone newly admitted to the bar. My prediction is that people will read it and re-read it again from time to time.
I have nothing but superlatives to offer and I congratulate the author on writing such a wonderful tribute to a complex and brilliant advocate.