I was completely unprepared to hear the horrible truth. We've interviewed dozens of top ecommerce marketers over the years for Sherpa Case Studies, and when we asked them, 'What's your cart abandonment rate?" nearly all told us "around 20-30%."
When we surveyed 1,100 ecommerce marketers this year, I naively expected the data to match up. It didn't. It really, really didn't match at all.
Turns out the average cart abandon rate was 59.8%. (Lesson learned -- never rely on anecdotal data as your primary source for important numbers.) This measurement was the total number of shoppers who actually purchased divided by far larger number of those who put something into their cart.
Why do nearly 60% of online shoppers abandon their carts at some point in the process?
As I've mentioned in a past column, http://www.marketingsherpa.com/article.php?ident=29683, our research indicates the problem may not be the design of your shopping cart -- in the distant past consumers couldn't figure out how to check out or got tangled on the way. Nowadays, most consumers are very well trained in the steps of using an online shopping cart.
Instead, the problem is nearly entirely marketing related in nature. This should be good news because that means marketing can work to fix things without having to overly involve the technical department or invest in heaps of new programming.
Try placing a hotlinked bit of copy that reads something like "Returns Are Easy" in your cart. The place I would most recommend would be immediately next to the button shoppers click to confirm the order. You'll make that nail-biting moment of final decision a bit easier.
I have to be honest at this point, even though some security vendors may hate me for it. Every single time I've asked marketers if adding a security-related icon to their site helped conversions, they've said yes. However, I haven't seen any significant evidence that one particular icon works better than another. In fact, I strongly suspect the thing to test is not so much which icon but rather how many of them (do multiple work better than singular or is it protesting a bit too loudly about safety?) and the placement of them.
The cleverest test I ever heard of was a lesser-known merchant who placed the Better Business Bureau icon on the button that shoppers clicked to begin the checkout process. On that particular site, it helped sales. I'm not saying this would work for anyone else, just that it's worth a test!
We've been hammering on this for years, and it drives me nuts to see how many merchants still completely ignore it. Yes, there's data showing it works. Yes, it's stunningly easy to do … probably about 10 seconds of programming. I have no idea why this is overlooked -- perhaps it's too easy?
All you do is include a briefly worded hotlink such as "We Value Your Privacy" directly next to the form field where shoppers are asked to enter their email addresses.
Some merchants have tested running exit pops for everyone who abandons a cart … usually featuring an extra added discount. However, pops are vastly blocked these days, so you may as well test one, but don't expect much.
The next best thing is to send an email to those abandons -- but don't make it overtly salesly. Instead, make it appear to be a routine transactional email. That's not a lie, because it is after all a transaction they were in the middle of conducting when they left your site. You can simply -- and possibly in text-only -- note that the items are waiting in their cart for them.
Then, a few days later, you can send a second note alerting them the cart is about to expire, so you're contacting them for their convenience so they can check out before it's too late.
Other merchants have tested a "why didn't you buy? or "what did we do wrong?" survey with great success. Partly the information is useful, but also the appearance of the survey in emails often by itself serves as a prod to complete the transaction. Either way you win.
Whatever tests you decide to run to increase cart stickiness, do them soon. Holiday season is a heartbeat away. In the meantime, see link below for more data from this study to help improve your site's fourth-quarter performance.


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Pre-Order Destroy The Runner "Void"
The day you've been waiting for has arrived. You can now pre-order the new Destroy The Runner reunion record and listen to a new song (below). The Ep will be released on December 9th and is available on Clear vinyl or digital. The Ep features 6 songs.
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Huh, that's not quite the sound I expected. The early clip made me wonder if they would progress enough to have relevance so long after leaving. I think I like this, though. I'll need to remember to order this, when I get a chance.


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Small Town Crimes
Mystery Staff Picks
The Brutal Telling (Chief Inspector Gamache Series #5)
by Louise PennyLouise Penny
Chaos is coming, old son.
With those words the peace of Three Pines is shattered. As families prepare to head back to the city and children say goodbye to summer, a stranger is found murdered in the village bistro and antiques store. Once again, Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are called in to strip back layers of lies, exposing both treasures and rancid secrets buried in the wilderness.
No one admits to knowing the murdered man, but as secrets are revealed, chaos begins to close in on the beloved bistro owner, Olivier. How did he make such a spectacular success of his business? What past did he leave behind and why has he buried himself in this tiny village? And why does every lead in the investigation find its way back to him?
As Olivier grows more frantic, a trail of clues and treasures— from first editions of Charlotte's Web and Jane Eyre to a spider web with the word "WOE" woven in it—lead the Chief Inspector deep into the woods and across the continent in search of the truth, and finally back to Three Pines as the little village braces for the truth and the final, brutal telling.
Chief Inspector Gamache Series , #5
LOUISE PENNY is the author of the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling series of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has won numerous awards, including a CWA Dagger and the Agatha Award (six times), and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel. In 2017, she received the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture. Louise lives in a small village south of Montréal.
The Brutal Telling
By Louise Penny
Copyright © 2009 Louise Penny
"All of them? Even the children?" The fireplace sputtered and crackled and swallowed his gasp.
"Slaughtered?"
"Worse."
There was silence then. And in that hush lived all the things that could be worse than slaughter.
"Are they close?" His back tingled as he imagined something dreadful creeping through the woods. Toward them. He looked around, almost expecting to see red eyes staring through the dark windows. Or from the corners, or under the bed.
"All around. Have you seen the light in the night sky?"
"I thought those were the Northern Lights." The pink and green and white shifting, flowing against the stars. Like something alive, glowing, and growing. And approaching.
Olivier Brulé lowered his gaze, no longer able to look into the troubled, lunatic eyes across from him. He'd lived with this story for so long, and kept telling himself it wasn't real. It was a myth, a story told and repeated and embellished over and over and over. Around fires just like theirs.
It was a story, nothing more. No harm in it.
But in this simple log cabin, buried in the Quebec wilderness, it seemed like more than that. Even Olivier felt himself believing it. Perhaps because the Hermit so clearly did.
The old man sat in his easy chair on one side of the stone hearth with Olivier on the other. Olivier looked into a fire that had been alive for more than a decade. An old flame not allowed to die, it mumbled and popped in the grate, throwing soft light into the log cabin. He gave the embers a shove with the simple iron poker, sending sparks up the chimney. Candlelight twinkled off shiny objects like eyes in the darkness, found by the flame.
"It won't be long now."
The Hermit's eyes were gleaming like metal reaching its melting point. He was leaning forward as he often did when this tale was told.
Olivier scanned the single room. The dark was punctuated by flickering candles throwing fantastic, grotesque shadows. Night seemed to have seeped through the cracks in the logs and settled into the cabin, curled in corners and under the bed. Many native tribes believed evil lived in corners, which was why their traditional homes were rounded. Unlike the square homes the government had given them.
Olivier didn't believe evil lived in corners. Not really. Not in the daylight, anyway. But he did believe there were things waiting in the dark corners of this cabin that only the Hermit knew about. Things that set Olivier's heart pounding.
"Go on," he said, trying to keep his voice steady.
It was late and Olivier still had the twenty-minute walk through the forest back to Three Pines. It was a trip he made every fortnight and he knew it well, even in the dark.
Only in the dark. Theirs was a relationship that existed only after nightfall.
They sipped Orange Pekoe tea. A treat, Olivier knew, reserved for the Hermit's honored guest. His only guest.
But now it was story time. They leaned closer to the fire. It was early September and a chill had crept in with the night.
"Where was I? Oh, yes. I remember now."
Olivier's hands gripped the warm mug even tighter.
"The terrible force has destroyed everything in its way. The Old World and the New. All gone. Except ..."
"Except?"
"One tiny village remains. Hidden in a valley, so the grim army hasn't seen it yet. But it will. And when it does their great leader will stand at the head of his army. He's immense, bigger than any tree, and clad in armor made from rocks and spiny shells and bone."
"Chaos."
The word was whispered and disappeared into the darkness, where it curled into a corner. And waited.
"Chaos. And the Furies. Disease, Famine, Despair. All are swarming. Searching. And they'll never stop. Not ever. Not until they find it."
"The thing that was stolen."
The Hermit nodded, his face grim. He seemed to see the slaughter, the destruction. See the men and women, the children, fleeing before the merciless, soulless force.
"But what was it? What could be so important they had to destroy everything to get it back?"
Olivier willed his eyes not to dart from the craggy face and into the darkness. To the corner, and the thing they both knew was sitting there in its mean little canvas sack. But the Hermit seemed to read his mind and Olivier saw a malevolent grin settle onto the old man's face. And then it was gone.
"It's not the army that wants it back."
They both saw then the thing looming behind the terrible army. The thing even Chaos feared. That drove Despair, Disease, Famine before it. With one goal. To find what was taken from their Master.
"It's worse than slaughter."
Their voices were low, barely scraping the ground. Like conspirators in a cause already lost.
"When the army finally finds what it's searching for it will stop. And step aside. And then the worst thing imaginable will arrive."
There was silence again. And in that silence lived the worst thing imaginable.
Outside a pack of coyotes set up a howl. They had something cornered.
Myth, that's all this is, Olivier reassured himself. Just a story. Once more he looked into the embers, so he wouldn't see the terror in the Hermit's face. Then he checked his watch, tilting the crystal toward the fireplace until its face glowed orange and told him the time. Two thirty in the morning.
"Chaos is coming, old son, and there's no stopping it. It's taken a long time, but it's finally here."
The Hermit nodded, his eyes rheumy and runny, perhaps from the wood smoke, perhaps from something else. Olivier leaned back, surprised to feel his thirty-eight-year-old body suddenly aching, and realized he'd sat tense through the whole awful telling.
"I'm sorry. It's getting late and Gabri will be worried. I have to go."
"Already?"
Olivier got up and pumping cold, fresh water into the enamel sink he cleaned his cup. Then he turned back to the room.
"I'll be back soon," he smiled.
"Let me give you something," said the Hermit, looking around the log cabin. Olivier's gaze darted to the corner where the small canvas sack sat. Unopened. A bit of twine keeping it closed.
A chuckle came from the Hermit. "One day, perhaps, Olivier. But not today."
He went over to the hand-hewn mantelpiece, picked up a tiny item and held it out to the attractive blond man.
"For the groceries." He pointed to the tins and cheese and milk, tea and coffee and bread on the counter.
"No, I couldn't. It's my pleasure," said Olivier, but they both knew the pantomime and knew he'd take the small offering. "Merci," Olivier said at the door.
In the woods there was a furious scrambling, as a doomed creature raced to escape its fate, and coyotes raced to seal it.
"Be careful," said the old man, quickly scanning the night sky. Then, before closing the door, he whispered the single word that was quickly devoured by the woods. Olivier wondered if the Hermit crossed himself and mumbled prayers, leaning against the door, which was thick but perhaps not quite thick enough.
And he wondered if the old man believed the stories of the great and grim army with Chaos looming and leading the Furies. Inexorable, unstoppable. Close.
And behind them something else. Something unspeakable.
And he wondered if the Hermit believed the prayers.
Olivier flicked on his flashlight, scanning the darkness. Gray tree trunks crowded round. He shone the light here and there, trying to find the narrow path through the late summer forest. Once on the trail he hurried. And the more he hurried the more frightened he became, and the more fearful he grew the faster he ran until he was stumbling, chased by dark words through the dark woods.
He finally broke through the trees and staggered to a stop, hands on his bent knees, heaving for breath. Then, slowly straightening, he looked down on the village in the valley.
Three Pines was asleep, as it always seemed to be. At peace with itself and the world. Oblivious of what happened around it. Or perhaps aware of everything, but choosing peace anyway. Soft light glowed at some of the windows. Curtains were drawn in bashful old homes. The sweet scent of the first autumn fires wafted to him.
And in the very center of the little Quebec village there stood three great pines, like watchmen.
Olivier was safe. Then he felt his pocket.
The gift. The tiny payment. He'd left it behind.
Cursing, Olivier turned to look into the forest that had closed behind him. And he thought again of the small canvas bag in the corner of the cabin. The thing the Hermit had teased him with, promised him, dangled before him. The thing a hiding man hid.
Olivier was tired, and fed up and angry at himself for forgetting the trinket. And angry at the Hermit for not giving him the other thing. The thing he'd earned by now.
He hesitated, then turning he plunged back into the forest, feeling his fear growing and feeding the rage. And as he walked, then ran, a voice followed, beating behind him. Driving him on.
"Chaos is here, old son."
"You get it."
Gabri pulled up the covers and lay still. But the phone continued to ring and beside him Olivier was dead to the world. Out the window Gabri could see drizzle against the pane and he could feel the damp Sunday morning settling into their bedroom. But beneath the duvet it was snug and warm, and he had no intention of moving.
He poked Olivier. "Wake up."
Nothing, just a snort.
"Fire!"
Still nothing.
"Ethel Merman!"
Nothing. Dear Lord, was he dead?
He leaned in to his partner, seeing the precious thinning hair lying across the pillow and across the face. The eyes closed, peaceful. Gabri smelled Olivier, musky, slightly sweaty. Soon they'd have a shower and they'd both smell like Ivory soap.
The phone rang again.
"It's your mother," Gabri whispered in Olivier's ear.
"Get the phone. It's your mother."
Olivier sat up, fighting to get his eyes open and looking bleary, as though emerging from a long tunnel. "My mother? But she's been dead for years."
"If anyone could come back from the dead to screw you up, it'd be her."
"You're the one screwing me up."
"You wish. Now get the phone."
Olivier reached across the mountain that was his partner and took the call.
"Oui, allô?"
Gabri snuggled back into the warm bed, then registered the time on the glowing clock. Six forty-three. On Sunday morning. Of the Labor Day long weekend.
Who in the world would be calling at this hour?
He sat up and looked at his partner's face, studying it as a passenger might study the face of a flight attendant during takeoff. Were they worried? Frightened?
He saw Olivier's expression change from mildly concerned to puzzled, and then, in an instant, Olivier's blond brows dropped and the blood rushed from his face.
Dear God, thought Gabri. We're going down.
"What is it?" he mouthed.
Olivier was silent, listening. But his handsome face was eloquent. Something was terribly wrong.
"What's happened?" Gabri hissed.
They rushed across the village green, their raincoats flapping in the wind. Myrna Landers, fighting with her huge umbrella, came across to meet them and together they hurried to the bistro. It was dawn and the world was gray and wet. In the few paces it took to get to the bistro their hair was plastered to their heads and their clothes were sodden. But for once neither Olivier nor Gabri cared. They skidded to a stop beside Myrna outside the brick building.
"I called the police. They should be here soon," she said.
"Are you sure about this?" Olivier stared at his friend and neighbor. She was big and round and wet and wearing bright yellow rubber boots under a lime green raincoat and gripping her red umbrella. She looked as though a beachball had exploded. But she also had never looked more serious. Of course she was sure.
"I went inside and checked," she said.
"Oh, God," whispered Gabri. "Who is it?"
"I don't know."
"How can you not know?" Olivier asked. Then he looked through the mullioned glass of his bistro window, bringing his slim hands up beside his face to block out the weak morning light. Myrna held her brilliant red umbrella over him.
Olivier's breath fogged the window but not before he'd seen what Myrna had also seen. There was someone inside the bistro. Lying on the old pine floor. Face up.
"What is it?" asked Gabri, straining and craning to see around his partner.
But Olivier's face told him all he needed to know. Gabri focused on the large black woman next to him.
"Is he dead?"
What could be worse than death? he wondered.
Myrna was as close as their village came to a doctor. She'd been a psychologist in Montreal before too many sad stories and too much good sense got the better of her, and she'd quit. She'd loaded up her car intending to take a few months to drive around before settling down, somewhere. Any place that took her fancy.
She got an hour outside Montreal, stumbled on Three Pines, stopped for café au lait and a croissant at Olivier's Bistro, and never left. She unpacked her car, rented the shop next door and the apartment above and opened a used bookstore.
People wandered in for books and conversation. They brought their stories to her, some bound, and some known by heart. She recognized some of the stories as real, and some as fiction. But she honored them all, though she didn't buy every one.
"We should go in," said Olivier. "To make sure no one disturbs the body. Are you all right?" Gabri had closed his eyes, but now he opened them again and seemed more composed. "I'm fine. Just a shock. He didn't look familiar."
And Myrna saw on his face the same relief she'd felt when she'd first rushed in. The sad fact was, a dead stranger was way better than a dead friend.
They filed into the bistro, sticking close as though the dead man might reach out and take one of them with him. Inching toward him they stared down, rain dripping off their heads and noses onto his worn clothes and puddling on the wide-plank floor. Then Myrna gently pulled them back from the edge.
And that's how both men felt. They'd woken on this holiday weekend in their comfortable bed, in their comfortable home, in their comfortable life, to find themselves suddenly dangled over a cliff.
All three turned away, speechless. Staring wide-eyed at each other.
There was a dead man in the bistro.
And not just dead, but worse.
As they waited for the police Gabri made a pot of coffee, and Myrna took off her raincoat and sat by the window, looking into the misty September day. Olivier laid and lit fires in the two stone hearths at either end of the beamed room. He poked one fire vigorously and felt its warmth against his damp clothing. He felt numb, and not just from the creeping cold.
When they'd stood over the dead man Gabri had murmured, "Poor one."
Myrna and Olivier had nodded. What they saw was an elderly man in shabby clothing, staring up at them. His face was white, his eyes surprised, his mouth slightly open.
Myrna had pointed to the back of his head. The puddled water was turning pink. Gabri leaned tentatively closer, but Olivier didn't move. What held him spellbound and stunned wasn't the shattered back of the dead man's head, but the front. His face.
"Mon Dieu, Olivier, the man's been murdered. Oh, my God."
Olivier continued to stare, into the eyes.
"But who is he?" Gabri whispered.
It was the Hermit. Dead. Murdered. In the bistro.
"I don't know," said Olivier.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache got the call just as he and Reine-Marie finished clearing up after Sunday brunch. In the dining room of their apartment in Montreal's Outremont quartier he could hear his second in command, Jean Guy Beauvoir, and his daughter Annie. They weren't talking. They never talked. They argued. Especially when Jean Guy's wife, Enid, wasn't there as a buffer. But Enid had to plan school courses and had begged off brunch. Jean Guy, on the other hand, never turned down an invitation for a free meal. Even if it came at a price. And the price was always Annie.
It had started over the fresh-squeezed orange juice, coursed through the scrambled eggs and Brie, and progressed across the fresh fruit, croissants and confitures.
"But how can you defend the use of stun guns?" came Annie's voice from the dining room.
"Another great brunch, merci, Reine-Marie," said David, placing dishes from the dining room in front of the sink and kissing his mother-in-law on the cheek. He was of medium build with short, thinning dark hair. At thirty he was a few years older than his wife, Annie, though he often appeared younger. His main feature, Gamache often felt, was his animation. Not hyper, but full of life. The Chief Inspector had liked him from the moment, five years earlier, his daughter had introduced them. Unlike other young men Annie had brought home, mostly lawyers like herself, this one hadn't tried to out-macho the Chief. That wasn't a game that interested Gamache. Nor did it impress him. What did impress him was David's reaction when he'd met Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache. He'd smiled broadly, a smile that seemed to fill the room, and simply said, "Bonjour."
(Continues...)
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Reading Group Questions for THE BRUTAL TELLING, by Louise Penny
1. A theme in this book, and many of Louise's books, is the difference between "truth" and "opinion." Is it always important to tell the truth, no matter how brutal it may be?
2. Was Olivier really wrong to give Madame Poirier less money for her furniture than he knew it was worth? Isn't that what we all hope we'll find at antique shops or flea markets? A treasure? Would you do differently?
3. When Superintendent Thérèse Brunel asks Clara what she fears, she says, "I'm afraid of not recognizing Paradise." Thérèse responds, "So am I." Why do you think they are both worrying about this, and can you connect such concerns to your own life?
4. How do you view the various assertions that Vincent Gilbert is a saint, especially when Gamache points out that "most saints were martyrs, and they took a lot of people down with them"? How would you feel about living with a saint?
5. For a moment Gamache himself feels the tug of greed and would love to slip one of the first editions into his pocket. What do you think of Gamache at that moment? Does it remind you of any temptations you yourself have faced?"
6. In the book Brunel and Gamache discuss where the finest example of a Haida totem pole is standing. Where is that, and what is the irony?
7. What was the final monster? The thing even the Mountain ran from, and that kept the Hermit hiding in his cabin? How do you think this applies to the various characters in the book?
8. Ruth puts Rosa into clothing. Why?
9. Was the Hermit happy, finally? Had he found peace? Could you live in the Hermit's cabin?
10. In the book Gamache quotes Thoreau's Walden: "I had three chairs in my house. One for solitude, two for friendship, three for society." How many chairs would you have in your house?
11. What is the role of storytelling throughout the novel? What about poetry and other forms of art, from painting to sculpture and totem poles?
12. If Three Pines existed, would you move there? How do you think the community will weather the events of this story?
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The village in Quebec where Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache novels are set is home to a bistro, a bookstore, a bed-and- breakfast, and a boulangerie. Tantalizing aromas seem to waft from every room, and friendship warms the homes of the eccentric collection of people that populates the town, a potpourri of escaping urbanites, artists, carpenters, and an outlandish poet with a pet duck.
And yet, as Penny's fifth novel unfolds, it isn't long before murder disturbs the tranquility of the community watched over by the graceful trees that give Three Pines its name. One Sunday morning, the body of a stranger is discovered on the floor of the town's commercial and spiritual center: the bistro run by Olivier Brulé and his partner, Gabri. The victim appears to be a stranger -- but is he? The answer to that question, and to the more pressing mystery of his killer's identity, soon rests in the hands of Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec.
Arriving in Three Pines, a town of old friends and, sadly, new suspects, the commanding yet kind Gamache deploys his crew of detectives to gather evidence in the apparently clueless case. Each discovery -- a corpse that won't stay still, a house whose restoration can't erase the aura of its haunted past, a log cabin located deep in the woods that holds an astonishing collection of priceless artifacts -- ties another enigmatic knot in the intricate web of secrets and deceptions Gamache must unravel.
Tellingly blending the social pleasures of a cozy with the escalating terror of a psychological thriller, Penny traces Gamache's investigation as it expands to encompass cultural treasures that range from pieces of the fabled Amber Room to the china of Catherine the Great, from a first edition of Jane Eyre to the violin of the great Czech composer Bohuslav Martinù, from the modern art of the museums of Montreal to Haida totem poles on the mist-enshrouded Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia. With breathless anticipation, the reader follows Gamache as he pursues the shocking and brutal truth hidden in the heart of a seemingly loving community.
The Brutal Telling is Louise Penny's fifth Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novel. The series' debut, Still Life, which introduced readers to the quaint village of Three Pines and the distinguished sleuth who solves its mysteries, announced the arrival of a major talent, winning the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony, and Dilys Awards. Penny's second and third novels, A Fatal Grace and The Cruelest Month, each won Agatha Awards for Best Novel in the tradition of Agatha Christie. Her fourth Gamache novel, A Rule Against Murder, has been named one of Booklist's Top Ten Crime Novels for 2009.
Penny's bestselling mysteries skillfully savor the details of daily life in a small community inhabited by an attractive and unpredictable cast of idiosyncratic souls, while the character of the captivating and magnanimous Gamache prompted fellow crime novelist Reginald Hill to draw a comparison with Georges Simenon's legendary Maigret.
Born in Toronto in 1958, Penny began her career as a journalist and radio host with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She believes that her years as a reporter, which took her across Canada from Thunder Bay to Quebec City and finally to Montreal, provided solid training for her work as a novelist. "A good interviewer rarely speaks, she listens. Closely and carefully. I think the same is true of writers." As his fans have learned, the same is true as well of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. Louise Penny currently lives outside a small village south of Montreal, close to the American border, with her husband, Michael, and their two golden retrievers.
From Our Booksellers
Thank you for introducing me to a terrific new mystery writer. Why hadn't I discovered this series before? Inspector Gamache is magnifique! I can't wait to read the first four books. This is the perfect autumn curl-up-on-yourcouch-with-a-café-au-lait read. --Margie Turkett, Annapolis, MD
A riveting story that unfolds like a chain of paper dolls, until it reaches its startling conclusion. --Kelly Yauk, East Lansing, MI
A perfect 10! --Donald Kendall, Troy, MI
So much more than a simple whodunit, The Brutal Telling is a multi-layered, intriguing story with lots of suspects and possible motives. I came to love the characters in the charming Canadian village of Three Pines, and didn't want to believe that one of them was a murderer. The author does a superb job of revealing just a little at a time -- until the guilty party becomes unglued and the truth comes to the surface. --Jill Borage, St. Louis, MO
There's always a log fire burning and it's always story time in the charming mysteries Louise Penny sets in sleepy Three Pines…While constant readers may think they know all there is to know about its eccentric villagers, Penny is a great one for springing surprises.
Marilyn Stasio
When the body of an unknown old man turns up in a bistro in Agatha-winner Penny's excellent fifth mystery set in the Quebec village of Three Pines (after Jan. 2009's A Rule Against Murder), Chief Insp. Armand Gamache investigates. At a cabin in the woods apparently belonging to the dead man, Gamache and his team are shocked to discover the remote building is full of priceless antiquities, from first edition books to European treasures thought to have disappeared during WWII. When suspicion falls on one of Three Pines' most prominent citizens, it's up to Gamache to sift through the lies and uncover the truth. Though Gamache is undeniably the focus, Penny continues to develop her growing cast of supporting characters, including newcomers Marc and Dominique Gilbert, who are converting an old house—the site of two murders—into a spa. Readers keen for another glimpse into the life of Three Pines will be well rewarded. 100,000 first printing. (Oct.)
Having won numerous mystery prizes, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis and Anthony awards for her debut, Still Life, Canadian author Penny has only gotten better with each succeeding novel. Her fifth in the series is the finest of all. Featuring series protagonist Chief Inspector Gamache, this literary mystery explores the ways in which sins of the past have a way of resurrecting themselves, wreaking havoc upon their perpetrators, and, unfortunately, the innocent. Thus, when a hermit is slain in the woods near an isolated village in rural Quebec, secrets surface, unmasking characters who have adopted benign personae to conceal their questionable past deeds. Fortunately, sagacious Gamache possesses the acumen to peel away the layers of deceit and to expose the truth. VERDICT This superb novel will appeal to readers who enjoy sophisticated literary mysteries in the tradition of Donna Leon. [See Prepub Mystery, LJ 6/1/09; 100,000-copy first printing; library marketing campaign.]—Lynne F. Maxwell, Villanova Univ. Sch. of Law, PA
Chief Inspector Gamache of the Canadian Surete is again called to restore order to the tiny Quebecois hamlet of Three Pines. Olivier and Gabri, gay owners of the Bistro and B&B, insist they that they don't know the dead man and can't imagine how he came to be lying on their floor. That's not quite the truth, but it's merely the setup for the first of many surprises. The real story will unravel for Gamache and his subordinates Beauvoir and Lacoste in startling ways. These include the discovery that the corpse has been moved three times by two different people; the return of a father declared dead over 20 years ago; a word woven into a spider's web; and the disclosure of several wood carvings emanating evil that require Gamache to fly to British Columbia and inspect totem poles. Priceless antiques sequestered in a hermit's cabin and sorrowful tales of Czech citizens cheated of their belongings will come to light before Gamache, to his considerable distress, will have to arrest a friend. Penny (A Rule Against Murder, 2009, etc.) is a world-class storyteller. If you don't want to move to Montreal with Gamache as your neighbor-or better yet, relocate to Three Pines and be welcomed into its community of eccentrics-you have sawdust in your veins, which must be very uncomfortable. First printing of 100,000
"Penny has been compared to Agatha Christie, [but] it sells her short."
"An intricate, almost mythic plot, superb characters, and rich, dark humor."
"Magic . . . [with] an elegance and depth not often seen."
"If you don't give your heart to Gamache, you may have no heart to give."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A treat for the mind and a lesson for the soul, this is a novel full of surprises."
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
"It's Penny's most ambitious novel to date, adding much to our knowledge of the continuing characters and creating a framework of myth that lends structure to the tale... eloquent prose and amazingly complex characters."
"In this fifth installment of Louise Penny's wonderful series, she keeps things fresh by making a beloved member of her core cast, Olivier Brule, a suspect in the death of a recluse found dead on the floor of Olivier's own bistro… Penny blends poetry, ciphers and history in all its 'brutal telling' with the usual mouthwatering bistro meals and the quirky villagers to continue one of the best series out there today."
"If you've yet to meet the fascinating Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who has starred in four previous novels, this book is a good place to start. The plot, like the man, is intelligent and never boring. Penny has crafted another complex mystery with twists at every turn of the page."
—RT Book Magazine
"As in her previous four Inspector Gamache mysteries, Penny grafts a suspenseful whodunit onto her sketch of the whims and mores of Three Pines' small population."
"…little treasures are scattered throughout THE BRUTAL TELLING and all the other books as well. I dare anyone to say that this isn't literary fiction.
But even more, this is poetry."
—Mystery News
"Though Gamache is undeniably the focus, Penny continues to develop her growing cast of supporting characters, including newcomers Marc and Dominique Gilbert, who are converting an old house-the site of two murders-into a spa. Readers keen for another glimpse into the life of Three Pines will be well rewarded."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Having won numerous mystery prizes, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis and Anthony awards for her debut, Still Life, Canadian author Penny has only gotten better with each succeeding novel. Her fifth in the series is the finest of all. Featuring series protagonist Chief Inspector Gamache, this literary mystery explores the ways in which sins of the past have a way of resurrecting themselves, wreaking havoc upon their perpetrators, and, unfortunately, the innocent."
—Library Journal (starred review)
The Brutal Telling (Armand Gamache Series #5) 3.9 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 294 reviews.
cvjacobs More than 1 year ago
Louise Penny's The Brutal Telling is a village mystery, but that's a little like saying the sky is blue. In the opening scene, a hermit tells Olivier Brulé that "Chaos is coming," but it isn't until the final scene that the author lets us know what the hermit meant. The setting of the mystery is Three Pines, a lovely village about an hour from Montreal that earns its name from three pine trees near the center of town. Everyone knows everyone else in this little town, but that knowledge is challenged when the hermit turns up dead on the floor of Olivier Brulé's bistro. No one will admit that they knew the dead man, at least at first. No one can understand why the body ended up in the bistro. The story includes a diverse group of people, besides a few French and English Canadians, Czech immigrants, Canadian Indians, artists, and many more. The characters come alive through the pages. The not-so-idiotic village idiot with her pet duck, Rosa, papers the investigators with poems. The quiet, but furious struggle between the young couple refurbishing the local mansion and Olivier Brulé and his partner, Gabriel, with their bed and breakfast and pub rumbles in the background. Was the hermit a Czech national? The Czech couple who settled in the village deny any knowledge of him. When you finally close the book, you realize how deeply connected you are to the characters. It is difficult to let them go. Although unobtrusive, the description of the settings resonate long after you turn the last page. When you finally understand the solution to the complex puzzle, you will feel as though you have lived it along with Chief Inspector Gamache. A truly haunting novel. A great read!
poosie More than 1 year ago
The Brutal Telling is a complex tale of treasures and greed. It all takes place in a charming little village populated by unusual characters you will grow to appreciate and love. I love Penny's intricate weaving of history and storyline. At the end of this mesmerizing book, the village of Three Pines will never be the same, but there is hope. The main characters were fascinating, the setting was unusual and intriguing, and there were mysteries galore to hold your interest. The first scene is one of the best hooks I've read in a while! I highly recommend!
SllvnKathleen More than 1 year ago
I have gobbled up all five of Louise Penny's tales of murder in the last month. I enjoy the ambiance of her quiet Quebec village and the familiar presence of the village people. I love the easy back and forth between the English and French languages and the background of the historical struggle between the two cultures. I find the folks very multi-faceted and human. I love to see how the people of all proclivities, talents, and flaws interact and behave among each other. Louise Penny truly knows the feelings and behaviors of real people in the real world and manages very easily to translate those articulately into her created universe.
Ronrose More than 1 year ago
Bon Dieu! How is it that I have not found this author before? "The Brutal Telling", by Louise Penny, is more than just a detective story. It is a literary novel. This work blends the lives of the characters and the reader by speaking to the souls of both. As in all great literature, the characters come to life through the words of the author, quickly becoming more than just the written word. The characters, such as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, are completely developed people, full of life. Each acting and reacting to the other characters in the novel. Have no doubt, this mystery novel leads us through a perplexing mystery surrounding the violent death of stranger in the small Canadian town of Three Pines. This is not the first time the Inspector and his team of Seretes investigators have been called to this out of the way place. Emotions run high as both long time friends and newcomers are brought under suspicion. If the earlier novels of this series are anything like this, I'll be hot on their trail.
The characters are like meeting with old friends. The conversation is real and what is left unsaid is understood. Whether the characters are good or bad you can understand their thought processes.
Noticer More than 1 year ago
Most enjoyable and keeps you thinking to solve the problem. Moves along smoothly and presents material which develops knowledge about areas few know. Would recommend to those who want to learn as well as have enjoyment.
Justsooze More than 1 year ago
Louise Penny is my new favorite mystery author. I eagerly awaited "The Brutal Telling", #5 in her Inspector Gamache series and her first hardcover release and I was not disappointed. Ms. Penny is a storyteller extraodinaire. The characters are well drawn, complex and interesting - not only Inspector Armand Gamache, but his team and the villagers of Three Pines, Quebec, that we have come to know in the previous books. She is faultless in her plotting and characterization...but ultimately it is the way she tells her story and the cleverness of the story itself that draws the reader in...and doesn't let go until the last page is turned. The death of a mysterious stranger in the woods outside Three Pines brings Inspector Gamache and his team back to the village, where the deepest secrets of the hearts of the inhabitants are slowly revealed against the backdrop of the telling of an amazing story.....I don't want to reveal anything crucial....give yourself a gift, buy this book and settle down for a most enjoyable time....
cewilch More than 1 year ago
Through this author I have come to love the Armand Gamache series, the village of Three Pines and all of its lovable and enduring characters. When I first discovered Louise Penny it was in her book A RULE AGAINST MURDER, and then I went back and read all the previous Armand Gamache books. I have to say I feel almost mortally wounded to have this book end the way it did, with one of the most "real" characters being taken away. Unless there is some kind of redemption for this character in the next book, I'm not sure how I will feel. This story would have been perfect if a more disposable character would've been fingered. I think I'm in mourning.
Lannie More than 1 year ago
This is a haunting tale full of secrets and lies. Yet another wonderful cozy setting in a Canadian Village. I was laughing one minute and scratching my head the next...COMPELLING REAL LIFE FLAWED CHARACTERS and and a thought-provoking, complex storyline that makes you think, even when you're not reading! Wonderful! Two more books on my "shelf of Treasures"...THE HELP ,by K. Stockett and EXPLOSION IN PARIS, by L. Pirrung
writerrosemarie More than 1 year ago
Louise Penny's fifth novel "The Brutal Telling" is her first for me. I am so glad B&N recommended this book. I enjoyed it so much I promptly bought her 4 other novels. Each novel gets better and better. I am looking forward to her next Chief Inspector Gamache novel. I don't know what I enjoy most about these wonderful mysteries - the Chief Inspector, his team, the village of Three Pines or the characters inhabiting it. Ms. Penny's descriptions of county life, food, and art, as well as her insights on human nature, are right on the money. She shares knowledge about the history of Quebec and Canada in a very entertaining way. The mystery keeps you guessing and I changed my mind a few times as to whom the culprit was. Also, her depiction of the Gamache "family" which includes wife, children, grandchildren and his Team made Chief Inspector Andre Gamache one of the most endearing characters I've read about in a long time. Thank you B&N for recommending this book. If you enjoy mysteries, great characters, and a setting that makes you wish you were there, check out the Chief Inspector Gamache Novels.
I haven't read a mystery for a long while as I was starting to get very bored with all of them, but I picked this book up because it was a "B&N Recommendation" and I am so glad that I did. This was not only the best book I've read for months, but it was an excellent mystery too! I couldn't wait to get home to continue and was sorry when it was finished. I ran right out and bought the first 4 installments of Louise Penny's Inspector Armand Gamache series. Louise Penny's stories are a treat.
The journey was enjoyable, but the solution was horrid. It's like expecting a fudge jelly bean & finding out that it was a dirt bean from a bertie botts pack
retromom More than 1 year ago
I was fortunate enough to receive an advance copy of this book. It was my first book from this author and her series but I think I will be reading the other books in the series as well. The story takes place in Three Pines which is a small village near Quebec. A body is found in the Bistro run by Olivier and his partner Gabri. No one seems to know who the dead man is nor how he he got there. Of course there are many suspects and there are many interesting finds along the way. I don't want to get into too much of the story as it would spoil the mystery but there are many twists and turns. Chief Inspector Gamache and his team are a unique bunch of characters as are the village residents. You can't help but fall in love with Three Pines thanks to Louise Penny's wonderful descriptions of the village. I had a distinct picture in my mind of Three Pines. I could imagine myself walking through the village or the woods. Some of the villagers are quite amusing. There is even a duck that wears clothing. And the description of the food at the Bistro had my mouth watering! Others have said the authors writing reminds them of Agatha Christie. It's been many years since I have read one of her books but I did get the same feeling too. It has been many years since I have read a mystery and I found this mystery a great way to dig into mysteries again. It was truly enjoyable. Now that I feel so at home in Three Pines I will be sure to visit again. Thanks to Tara at St. Martins for this ARC.
Another book unbuyable thanks to harriet klausner revealing every detail about the book. Its bad enough most of the reviews here are plot spoilers, but harriet klausner is one of the worst. She is consistently ruining every single book she supposedly reviews. Please,bn, please put a stop to this poster. She is costing you money in lost sales.
lotto53 More than 1 year ago
great characters rich and deep plot
sandiek More than 1 year ago
A man's body has been found in the bistro of Three Pines village. No one knows who this man is, what he is doing in the village or who could have been involved in his death. Inspector Armand Gamache and his team descend on the village to discover what has happened and who is responsible. Gamache and his team have been to Three Pines before and they know the people. There is Ruth, a famous poet who now is a bitter old woman who seems half mad. Olivier and Gabri are a gay couple that run the bistro. Myrna is a former psychologist who now runs a second-hand bookstore. The Parras are members of the refuge Czech settlement. Peter and Clare are artists, with Clare about to break out and become famous. The Gilberts are the newcomers in town. They have bought a ruined house above the village and are turning it into a luxury hotel and spa, a move that doesn't endear them to the village regulars. As the case progresses, the team discovers that the man had lived as a hermit in the woods surrounding the village. No one there had known of his existence, except for the person who had supplied his needs. As the police investigate, his cabin yields marvels. It is full of heirlooms, true treasures from all over the world. These are marvelous items; items from the courts of Europe as well as fabulous art objects. How did this hermit come to have these treasures and who was he? The hermit himself was a gifted woodcarver and his mystery is solved as his sculptures are found and give up their clues about their creator. Louise Penny is the most exciting find of the year for me. Her book is intricate and the plot is complex. Each character is fully developed, and the reader sees how each interacts with all those around them. As the book progresses, the reader discovers each person's strengths and their foibles, and how their characteristics have caused the events that have resulted in the murder. This book is recommended for mystery readers; especially those who enjoy authors such as Elizabeth George and P.D. James. This is an exquisite book.
Cele More than 1 year ago
All of Louise Penny's books are much more than simple mysteries. They are explorations of the human spirit. This novel is darker than her others, but the truth of her characters and the way their lives interweave remain as always. And Gamache's wisdom is forever satisfying. As you read, you will find yourself putting the book down from time to time to ponder over the wisdom and insight of this remarkable author.
lb7 More than 1 year ago
I enjoyed the 5th in the Armand Gamache series. Louise Penny's cast of characters is an endearing albeit off beat lot. It amazes me that she is able to construct another story within the framework of the tight knit community of Three Pines. It is a testament to her ability as a writer. I hope Armand and Three Pines stays around a long time.
This was my mystery clubs selection for December. great book, but not happy with the ending.
bookwormsarefierce More than 1 year ago
Louise Penny is a new writer, but it feels like a cozy Agatha Christie or a morally challenging Anne Perry. There is depth to the characters and the story line reveals something new each time whether about people and how we relate to each other or a unique experience like being an artist or a marginalized people. I will not spoil the story by providing details (and those can be found when reading the publisher reviews anyway), but I will say that you will enjoy Armand, Marie, Clara and Peter and even Ruth, the odd one out.
hd93021 More than 1 year ago
Not having read any of the earlier books in the Armand Gamache series, I feel this stands alone as an enjoyable murder mystery, and it has made me consider buying, at least, one or two of the others. The characters were well-developed and interesting, as was the plot. I was, however, disappointed with the ending. This was the first book I have read in this genre, and I enjoyed it.
All around good read...Plot, characters, setting. If I HAD to pick a faul twith the book I'd say the length. I'd like this book a bit shorter but this is nit-picking. Great Read! Enjoy!
leroy20 More than 1 year ago
going to read another book by same author
MikeDraper More than 1 year ago
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called to the location of a man found murdered, his body is in the bistro in Three Pines, Canada. From the moment the body of the Hermit is found, the author perfectly captures the soul of this quaint area in Quebec. I was fascinated with the start of the novel. The first words, "All of them? Even the children? The fireplace sputtered and crackled and swallowed his gasp. "Slaughtered?" I was hooked. Louise Penny is a very descriptive writer. Her books would be easy to transition into the world of film. In fact, as I learned more of Oliver Broule and the Hermit, and the Hermit's home in the woods, a home filled with treasures, I was picturing the story unfolding as a made for TV drama, perhaps on Mystery Theater. The author's writing is reminiscent of the great Agatha Christie. I compare Christie's protagonist Hercule Poirot with Louise Penny's Armond Gamache. Both men have a quiet, unassuming manner and are extremely polite to the suspects as well as to the innocent characters. Both investigators are well respected and use logic to solve the puzzles presented in the mysteries. This is the fifth story with Chief Inspector Gamache and the critics knew from the start that they had a star in the making. Her first novel, "Still Life" won the New Blood Dagger, Arthur Ellis, Barry, Anthony and Dilys Awards. Amazing!
Stayed up until 3:30 a.m. to finish.
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"Whip-smart" (Louise Penny) amateur sleuth Samantha Clair returns in A Howl of Wolves, a mystery from Judith Flanders, the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of A Murder of Magpies.Sam Clair figures she'll be a good sport and ...
All Mortal Flesh (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Series
Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne's first encounter with Clare Fergusson was in the hospital emergency ...
Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne's first encounter with Clare Fergusson was in the hospital emergency room on a freezing December night. A newborn infant had been abandoned on the town's Episcopal church steps. If Russ had known that the church ...
The Ballad of Tom Dooley (Ballad Series #9)
The Ballad of Tom Dooley is a literary triumph—what began as a fictional re-telling of ...
The Ballad of Tom Dooley is a literary triumph—what began as a fictional re-telling of the historical account of one of the most famous mountain ballads of all time became an astonishing revelation of the real culprit responsible for the ...
A Cast of Vultures (Sam Clair Series #3)
"Whip-smart" (Louise Penny) amateur sleuth Samantha Clair returns in the newest novel from Judith Flanders, ...
"Whip-smart" (Louise Penny) amateur sleuth Samantha Clair returns in the newest novel from Judith Flanders, the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author of A Murder of Magpies.There was every possibility that I was dead, and my brain hadn't ...
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Der Super Bowl MVP oder auch Super Bowl Most Valuable Player () ist eine Auszeichnung, die jedes Jahr im Anschluss an den Super Bowl, dem Endspiel der US-amerikanischen National Football League (NFL), vergeben wird. Dabei wird der Spieler ausgewählt, der nach Meinung einer Jury den vermutlich größten Anteil am jeweiligen Spielergebnis hat. Die Jury setzt sich aus Medienvertretern zusammen. Seit einigen Jahren haben auch Zuschauer die Möglichkeit, Einfluss auf die Vergabe zu nehmen. Per Internet-Abstimmung beträgt ihr Gesamtanteil an der Entscheidung 20 %, die restlichen 80 % verbleiben bei den Medienvertretern. Seit 1991 wird die Auszeichnung nach dem ehemaligen NFL-Commissioner Pete Rozelle Pete Rozelle Trophy genannt.

Die Gewinner des MVP-Award kommen fast ausschließlich aus den Reihen der Siegerteams. Chuck Howley ist der einzige MVP von einem unterlegenen Team – die Dallas Cowboys verloren beim Super Bowl V gegen die Baltimore Colts mit 13:16. Es wurden bisher 41 Offensivspieler, aber nur 10 Defensivspieler ausgezeichnet.

Die bisherigen Gewinner der Auszeichnung zeigt die folgende Liste. Der erfolgreichste Spieler ist Tom Brady mit fünf Auszeichnungen. Die Dallas Cowboys, die Pittsburgh Steelers und die New England Patriots  stellten je sechs Mal den MVP.

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International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Vol. 10 No. 12 (2022): December 2022 /
Inflammatory fibroid polyp presenting as ileocolic intussusception in adult
Niveditha Ezhilarsan Nila Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Reshmi Gopal Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Rajeswar Kannan Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Volga Harikrishnan Department of Pathology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20222987
Intussusception, Inflammatory fibroid polyp, Ileocolic, Small intestine, Intestinal polyp
Adult intussusception generally has a distinct pathological cause as a lead point. Inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is a rare non-neoplastic submucosal lesion, furthermore, that polyp causing ileocolic intussusception in an adult is even rarer. Here we present a case of a 32-year-old female who presented with complaints of intermittent colicky pain associated with vomiting for 3 days. Computer tomography (CT) showed bowel obstruction caused by an ileocolic intussusception. Laparotomy with ileo-transverse anastomosis was done. Histopathological and immunohistochemistry (IHC) revealed that the cause of the intussusception was a rare inflammatory fibroid polyp. A benign condition being the cause of intussusception in an adult and the clinical symptoms were nonspecific posing clinical challenges makes this interesting case worthy of reporting.
Kalaskar N, Tanga SM, Dhaded RB, Thalasta P. A rare case of adult Ileo-ileal intussusception due to inflammatory fibroid polyp. Int Surg J. 2017;4(2):813-5.
Adams HS, Bergstrom B, Haines B, Roberts N. Inflammatory fibroid polyp: an unusual cause of ileoileal intussusception. Case Rep Surg. 2017;6315934.
Lee CY, Yuen MK. Inflammatory fibroid polyps causing Intussusception in adult patients: two case reports and review of literature focusing on radiological features. Hong Kong J Radiol. 2014;17:271-6.
Akbulut S. Intussusception due to inflammatory fibroid polyp: a case report and comprehensive literature review. World J Gastroenterol. 2012;18(40):5745.
Ogata DC, Pereira Neto E, Sezerino DO, Bernhardt JA. Giant ileal inflammatory fibroid polyp: a rare cause of intestinal intussusception. J Coloproctol. 2012;32(3):321-3.
Coulier B, Maldague P, Broze B, Gielen I. Ileal inflammatory fibroid polyp causing ileocolic intussusception. Journal Belge de Radiologie. 2008;91(4):149.
Gara N, Falzarano JS, Limm WM, Namiki TS, Tom LK. Ileal inflammatory fibroid polyp causing chronic ileocolic intussusception and mimicking cecal carcinoma. World J Gastrointestinal Oncol. 2009;1(1):89.
Mohamud SO, Motorwala SA, Daniel AR, Tworek JA, Shehab TM. Giant ileal inflammatory fibroid polyp causing small bowel obstruction: a case report and review of the literature. Cases J. 2008;1(1):1-5.
Gonul II, Erdem O, Ataoglu O. Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the ileum causing intussusception: a case report. Turkish J Gastroenterol. 2004;15(1):59-62.
Nila, N. E., Gopal, R., Kannan, R., & Harikrishnan, V. (2022). Inflammatory fibroid polyp presenting as ileocolic intussusception in adult. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 10(12), 2971–2974. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20222987
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English Language and Intercultural Communication, Ph.D.
University rank #301 (WUR) Cambridge, United Kingdom
Our PhD research programmes will allow you to explore your own interests in English language and intercultural communication, supported by the expertise of our staff.
You'll be allocated two supervisors, with additional staff members available if necessary. Our supervisors are experienced in most areas of English language and intercultural communication, with a strong focus on contemporary European/migrant cinema and literature, second-language acquisition, urban multilingualism, socio-linguistic theory.
During the English Language and Intercultural Communication programme offered by the Anglia Ruskin University you'll conduct your research in a collaborative environment with strong links to a number of other centres in our University and the wider community. We host and take part in many research oriented events for staff and postgraduate students, including our regular Faculty and departmental research seminars and international conferences. Our seminars will give you the chance to present papers in a supportive setting.
We'll provide you with many opportunities for career development and training, in areas like writing up a paper for publication; placing an academic article; giving a conference paper; the doctoral writing style; updates on research methods and literature searches; internet training; editing skills for doctoral research; subsequent monograph publication; and dealing with festivals, agents, and publishers. You might also be able to take on teaching responsibilities in the department, or organise research events like seminars and conferences.
In conjunction with the University's research support, you can request specific support for writing-up, conference papers, general research methods and other research skills if you need it.
Please bear in mind we usually require up to four weeks to consider applications, so it's best to apply at least a month before your preferred start date.
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3-6 years (part-time). PhD via progression from MPhil, including that period: 2-5 years (full-time). 3 to 6 years (part-time).
Courses include:
Migrant cinema and literature, questions of identity in postcolonial European narrative or film, contemporary Latin American cinema and literature, intercultural communication.
Second language acquisition and urban multilingualism, with a particular focus on language use and its impact on linguistic development and the emergence of ethnic and cultural identity
Second language learning, the policy and practice of second language use in the modern globalised world, language diversity and language policy in Europe
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. Delivered and marked by computer, it reports on a scale between 10 and 90.
PhD: You'll need a Master degree or equivalent in a related subject area.
Please note we consider most candidates for PhD with progression from MPhil. If you want to apply for direct entry to the PhD route, you'll also need to provide academic justification for this with your application.
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UK/EU: £2,130 per year
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Molly Qerim Rose (born 31 March 1984), better known as Molly Qerim, is a sports anchor and correspondent in the United States.
Onset, she is best known for moderating and anchoring the ESPN sports show, First Take. She also worked for NFL Weekday and NFL Fantasy Live on the NFL Network.
The sports anchor has worked hard and recognized an Emmy Award for her efforts.
In 2012, Molly Qerim was named one of the Top 20 Sexiest Sports Reporters and Most Beautiful Female Sportscasters.
American TV personality
Molly Qerim
Molly Qerim: History, Bio, Photo
Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name: Molly Qerim Rose
Stage Name: Molly Qerim
Born: March 31, 1984 (age 37 years old)
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents: N/A
Children: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Salary: N/A
Husband • Spouse: Jalen Rose (m. 2018)
Boyfriend • Partner: N/A
Occupation: Journalist • TV Personality
Net Worth: US$3 million
The mixed-ethnicity sports host, Molly Qerim was born on March 31st, 1984, in New Haven, Connecticut.
He rarely pulls her parents into the spotlight or speaks publicly or in interviews about them. Therefore little is known about them.
On the other hand, her parents were of mixed faith – her father is a Muslim, and her mother is a Catholic, according to records.
Regardless of her parents' religions, the sports anchor has remained silent about her own religious beliefs.
Every woman desires to walk down the aisle with someone she can love and cherish for the rest of her life. In July 2018, Molly Qerim tied the knot with her longtime lover, Jalen Rose, who is a retired NBA player.
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The couple started dating a long time ago and kept it a secret. However, it was revealed when the picture they had together was seen.
On January 30, 1973, Jalen Rose was born and has appeared in the NBA for six different teams, but is best remembered for his time with the Indiana Pacers.
He has never married another woman, although he has two daughters, Mariah Rose and Grace Rose, and a son, LaDarius Rose, from past relationships.
Molly Qerim has a stunning physique. The sports anchor and journalist has a sweet, gorgeous, attractive, and thin body type with many people's hearts racing.
Her hourglass figure, with completely curved hips and a pointy breast that sits firmly on her chest, will not be overlooked. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 63 kilograms. Molly's breast, waist, and hips measurements are 35-29-35 inches.
Molly Qerim has extremely wide feet and wears size 8 shoes and dresses in the United States. Her hair is largely black and long and flowing, and she has a good set of brown eyes.
The astute lady, Molly Qerim earned a bachelor's degree in arts with a communication minor from the University of Connecticut. She also holds a Broadcast Journalism degree from Quinnipiac University in Hamden.
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She worked for CBS Sports Network as a newscaster and journalist, covering college football, the US Open, National Signing Day, and the NCAA Tournament.
Molly Qerim has hosted a number of shows which include MaxPreps Lemming Report, the SEC Tailgate Show, Bracket Breakdown, Full Court Press, and SEC Tonight among many.
Her articulate utterances while providing sports highlights for ESPN2's Fantasy Football Now won't be forgotten.
Qerim Molly has interviewed several sportspeople and celebrities while working for ESPN as a correspondent, and the majority of those interviews can be found on the ESPN website.
Molly Qerim has also covered a few red carpet events and hosted events such as the Heisman Trophy Presentation, the NBA Draft, and the NBA All-Star Game, where her witty delivery was praised. On September 15, 2015, her hard work was rewarded when she was appointed to a permanent host of First Take.
Molly Qerim's job decision is unsurprising given her upbringing in New Haven, which has produced a slew of athletes such as Albie Booth, Craig Breslow, Scott Burrell, and Chad Dawson, to name a few in this bio and wiki. So we wouldn't be wrong if we said that her surroundings may have influenced her job path.
Molly Qerim is an extremely diligent and dedicated woman who has amassed a large wealth and is estimated to be knacking a net worth of US$3 million.
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María Quiñones-Sánchez: 'I picked my enemies'
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The City Council veteran reveals her strategy to defeat her nemesis state Rep. Angel Cruz.
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María Quiñones-Sánchez, the 12-year Philadelphia City Council veteran, said women need to proudly share their stories in political spaces.
"The talent has always been there," Quiñones-Sánchez told AL DIA News. "...This is women feeling more comfortable and getting into those spaces and commanding their space."
"I am never good about telling my story," she added. "Because I don't do it to take praise. I do it because that's why I got into this."
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The original disruptor
Quiñones-Sánchez's story lines the solutions she puts forward, and residents in her district know it well.
Quiñones-Sánchez, 50, has spent more than a decade serving city council's 7th District, representing El Barrio, parts of Kensington and Hunting Park, where she spent her childhood. She's witnessed the effects of substance use disorder on her residents and on her father, who had a drinking problem, Quiñones-Sánchez said during Thursday's AL DIA Talks.
She's city council's first and only Latina member and a proud boricua, the product of working-class parents who traveled between la isla and the U.S., her father, as a temporary farm worker and her mother, a garment worker. With them in the back of her mind over her dozen years in council, she's championed fair wages, advocating for minimum wage increases on both the city and state level.
Quiñones-Sánchez may be well-established in her office, but assures she's not part of the establishment of Democratic leaders in the city, defining herself as a "disruptor." She does have the contentious record with Democratic ward leaders to prove it — not once, but four times — pushing through her own party's resistance to reclaim her 7th District seat.
.@MariaQSanchez took a hit at her opponent state Rep. Angel Cruz, who she said has not sponsored a passed bill in the PA GA in his 18 years as a representative. @ALDIANews @ALDIALive
— Greta Anderson (@gretanderson) March 14, 2019
She thinks the party is "tone-deaf" to the progressive revolution seen across the country at-large, with young, nontraditional candidates willing to run grassroots campaigns and declining to cut deals with the powers that be.
"People are going to come in at different times in the history of democracy and say, 'we're not going far enough' or 'we're not doing enough,'" Quiñones-Sánchez said. "And those voices get amplified, and that's the case here in Philadelphia. I don't play along. I don't play along and I'm not willing to compromise my values."
Quiñones-Sánchez has been weighed down by her opponents' expectations to pay tribute to current leaders, who she said have threatened she'll struggle to propel her political standing in the city if she doesn't take a knee and try to unite the Latino community. As a woman surrounded by machismo, her confidence is interpreted as arrogance and her urgency as radicalism.
"I picked my friends, and I definitely picked my enemies," she said. "People who are hostile to my community, who want to take advantage of my community, are not my friends. I'm going to stand up for the constituents I represent, and if that means unifying those forces together against me, which is what you saw last time, and what you'll see this time again."
The Democratic primary election pitting Quiñones-Sánchez against her opponent state Rep. Angel Cruz on May 21 will be no different than any other council election for her. The district's ward leaders voted last month to support Cruz, who represents part of the 7th District in his state senate position.
The stories behind change
While Quiñones-Sánchez said she struggles to share her story as often, or as loudly as she would like to, her past is heard in the background of her legislative efforts.
Just this past week, Quiñones-Sánchez moved to protect the rights of 16,000 domestic workers in the city, who are mostly women of color like some of her own family members, she said, working in others' homes in order to provide meals for their families. Their unregulated work is conducted unfairly, with no guarantee of Philadelphia's $15 minimum wage, according to Quiñones-Sánchez's sponsored resolution passed on Thursday to have City Council examine its labor standards.
"This is not about being punitive to employers, this is about asking employers to treat workers with dignity," she added. "That there be transparency, that there be a contract, that there be predictability around hours and pay."
She also sponsored a resolution on Thursday to fund third-party research on the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax, an additional 1.5 cent-charge on sugary drinks to assist the city's pre-kindergarten programs, parks, and community centers. Quiñones-Sánchez has opposed the tax since Mayor Jim Kenney implemented it in 2017, citing her dislike for regressive taxation.
"I've had many cups of wine with Jim Kenney," Quiñones-Sánchez said. "He's a very nice guy, but I want to hold them accountable. He got elected to serve, and I got elected to defend my constituents. They should work synergistically and when they don't, I'm okay with it."
Quiñones-Sánchez said she's heard negative feedback on the tax from the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and residents in her district, who suggested the sugar tax has had unintended consequences on lower-income people and bodega owners, who are losing business to beverage distributors outside the city.
"We do a disservice to the revenue discussion when it's like, 'if you're against the soda tax, you're against children,'" Quiñones-Sánchez said. "No. I'm not going to let people use black and brown children as an excuse to do regressive taxes."
Before running for city council and while working for the Government of Puerto Rico, she pitched affordable housing as a solution for loitering farm workers to male colleagues in Central Pennsylvania. She knew the root issue because she had experienced it before, observing men with too much time, and no family to return home to in the U.S., like her father when he came mainland to work.
Quiñones-Sánchez, a regional director for the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration at the time, said women can bring well-rounded, family-focused solutions to the forefront, because they have multifaceted perspectives on public issues.
"It's that approach to problems that women bring to the table," she added. "That's why women should feel very comfortable. I grew up with a mother who never told me I could not do anything. I can't even imagine a society where young women are told they can't, because that's not the one that I had in my household,"
"She allowed me to be, you know, María."
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Everyone was so kind and helpful from the start! It was an easy process. I was in a jam and they helped me purchase a vehicle that was exactly what I needed. They found financing for me to fit my needs and my car came with a warranty! The day after I purchased the vehicle, I noticed that the back windshield wiper was not functioning, but Bastian's took care of it and I could not be more satisfied. Great customer service! I will definitely go back when it is time for a different vehicle. Thank you to everyone at Bastian's!
I have been really working to build my credit this past year but have still been turned down from other dealerships until I came across Bastians Auto's website. I called and was able to set an appointment up that day. Everyone that was working with me was super nice, and they got me into a vehicle! My payments aren't crazy high and I didn't have to put all the money down I went in with. I will recommend this place to anyone that is in my position because it has helped me tremendously!
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The 35mm field if view is definitely my favourite lens. The Voigtlander Micro Four thirds 17.5mm f0.95 is an incredible lens, and it renders photos out of camera wonderfully. However it's a bit of a heavy beast to lug around. I wondered how the equal field of view and almost equal depth of field Fuji 23mm f1.4 would compare. Paired with my X-A1 it's noticeably lighter.
The first thing you notice is the vignette on the Voigtlander wide open, the fuji is much more even across the frame.
Along with the vignette the Voigtlander also has a more "glowy" out of focus look, albeit not quite as sharp as the Fuji.
When the subject is a few metres away there doesn't appear much difference between the two.
The Fuji definitely holds it's own in terms of rendering, and the Auto Focus is a nice option over the manual focus only Voigtlander. The below images are not identical, but both have some post processing, including adding some vignette to the Fuji to try and make it resemble the Voigtlander.
In conclusion I think the out of camera rendering of the Voigtlander is quite special, leaving the Fuji looking slightly clinical, and technically more perfect. However with a little bit of post processing it is hard to pick which lens is which, I'm probably going to use the lighter Fuji system a bit more often.


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Q: How to get multiple values through one check box? I would like to get an array from a checkbox with one [id] and one [date] for each record.
Here is my actual HTML / PHP :
<input type="checkbox" name="collection[][id]" value="<?php echo $row['id']; ?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="collection[][date]" value="<?php echo date(Ymd); ?>" />

I get this :
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 544826
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [date] => 20170426
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [id] => 608555
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [date] => 20170426
        )
)

And I would like this :
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 544826
            [date] => 20170426
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [id] => 608555
            [date] => 20170426
        )
)

Please, how could I proceed ?

A: you need to give same index i.e key for both id and date while push the value like this
<input type="checkbox" name="collection[<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>][id]" value="<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="collection[<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>][date]" value="<?php echo date(Ymd); ?>" />

A: From your comments, it sounds like you have some JavaScript that handles the data before it's submitted. If that's the case, you can add a data attribute to the checkbox. To use your example, you could call it data-valuetwo.
input type="checkbox" value="testuser" data-valuetwo="1">
Then, your JavaScript can use getAttribute to retrieve the value in your data-valuetwo attribute and handle it appropriately. It could look something like this:
var valuetwo = checkbox.getAttribute("data-valuetwo");

A: Why don't you use the ID as the index of the checkbox? That way you just need to go trough the list. i.e:
<input type="checkbox" name="collection[<?php echo $row['id']; ?>]" value="<?php echo date(Ymd); ?>" />

So that way you'll have the following array in collenction (for the ones ticked):
$collection = [
'id1' => 'date1',
'id2' => 'date2',
...
]

Simpler and more elegant. Hope this helps

A: Just copy paste this code, I have tested it and this will surely help you achieve what you want.
<form>
    <input type="checkbox" name="collection[<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>][id]" value="<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>" />
    <input type="hidden" name="collection[<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>][date]" value="<?php echo date(Ymd); ?>" />
    <input type="checkbox" name="collection[<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>][id]" value="<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>" />
    <input type="hidden" name="collection[<?php echo $row["id"]; ?>][date]" value="<?php echo date(Ymd); ?>" />
    <input type="submit">
</form>

<?php

print_r(array_values($_GET["collection"]));

Output:
  Array
    (
        0 => Array
            (
                [id] => 10
                [date] => 20170426
            )

        1 => Array
            (
                [id] => 20
                [date] => 20170426
            )

    )

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Could This Be The Title Of The Next Tomb Raider Game?
There are some unsubstantiated leaks going around the internet right now regarding what could be the next Tomb Raider game. There's nothing concrete to go by but an image that has been floated through social media has given the gaming community much to talk about.
Over on Reddit, user Tripleh280 posted up an image on imgur saying that he saw someone working on a presentation on his laptop during his subway trip across town and part of the presentation read that it was for a game called Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
If this is what some people in the Reddit comment section think it is, then we could be looking at the next entry in the long-running Tomb Raider series. The comment section runs through a gauntlet of questions, including which subway train Tripleh280 was riding, and whether or not he was in Montreal (where Eidos has an office) or San Francisco (where Crystal Dynamics has a studio setup) and what time of day it was. The photo was said to be taken in Montreal, Canada. A lot of the internet detectives were looking to apply their expert skills in figuring out where exactly he was and the time of day so they could pinpoint if it was someone from Crystal Dynamics/Eidos and which employee it might have been based on their work schedule.
Never underestimate the attention paid to detail and addiction for completion from the gaming community.
However, in the case of game titles being leaked, this wouldn't be the first time that a game was inadvertently filtered through the gaming community through a Reddit post. Back in early 2013 a Reddit user named photoacoustic posted up a thread in the Assassin's Creed sub-Reddit where they mentioned that they were on a flight and a woman in a row just in front of them had a laptop open with a powerpoint presentation for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. The presentation read that the game was due for release in holiday, 2013. It turns out that the post on Reddit wasn't prophetic, this chap just managed to be lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and have a Reddit account.
So it's completely possible that what Tripleh280 is saying is true. However, it is kind of weird that people aren't instantly passing it off as fake. For all we know this guy could have had a friend take a blurry screenshot of a laptop with a fake mock-up of Shadow of the Tomb Raider on it. It's not like it hasn't happened in the recent past with things like the fake mock-ups of the Nintendo Switch (then known as the Nintendo NX), which saw some snazzy and dedicated trolls model a full handheld unit in 3D based on brief patent designs and then go through the process of creating a fake prototype of the Nintendo Switch.
In the same way that technology has allowed us to find and spread leaks of unannounced video games, technology has also afforded us abilities to troll with said technology in ways that would blow the minds of people from just a generation ago.
In this particular case, it's not unlikely that Crystal Dynamics is already working on a follow-up to Rise of the Tomb Raider, only because the last game ended in a blatant cliffhanger and a lot of fans of Lara Croft have been waiting for her to finally become the tough, acrobatic super-heroine that they grew up with during the 1990s and early aughts. The time frame would also link up since Rise of the Tomb Raider originally came out last year, so a release in 2017 seems plausible enough. Of course, this is all assuming that Shadow of the Tomb Raider is real. I guess we'll have to wait and find out.


Hey, Hank. I've been thinking about you and your beautiful spot on Long Island Sound. I hope you and your wife came through the storm without too much damage to your property. Hope all is well, Sir!
Hank, further to my comment on your youtube vid. Here's a link to RTTW photos.
Hi Hank, I hope your wrist healed well from the last spill on your bike. By the sounds of it...it did. A flying friend and I are buying a Champ. Our first plane. Everyone says it's a good starter plane...ha, ha. Can't wait. Drop me an email anytime there Bud. You know how to contact me. Wishing you and your Family good health. Have a safe Memorial Day my Friend and my Comrade.
How have you been Hank?? Been missing all your usual posts out there on the forums. Hope all is well, take care and safe flying buddy.
Hey Hank! Just thought I'd drop by and say howdy from the miserable, wet, windy UK!
Got a few new planes over the last few weeks but no opportunity to maiden the damn things!
Hope you and yours are well and prepared for the Christmas festivities? Santa is bringing me my first EDF!!!
Anyhoo, take care mate, God bless and have a great holiday!
"When wild the head-wind beat,Thy sovereign Will commanding, Bring them who dare to fly, To a safe landing."


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Problem : Most primary schools in Buea and its surroundings do not have computers installed, and only 5% of secondary schools have computers. Yet the government has introduced Computer Science as a subject to be taught in secondary schools! Lack of access and training in information technology contributes to underdevelopment, not only in the educational sector but in the whole of the Cameroonian economy.
Solution: Conscious of this need, Helps International (HINT), in partnership with Computers for Africa (C4A) UK, has undertaken to install computer labs in primary and secondary schools all over Cameroon. This will help bridge the digital divide and expose students and teachers to the large amount of information available on the Internet. Primary school labs will be offered a maximum of 10 computers while secondary and high school labs will be offered a maximum of 20 computers. The first phase of the program aims at providing general exposure to computers and training on how to use a computer. The second phase of the program aims at providing Internet access. About 20 school labs and 2 community centres will be set up thanks to the contents of a 20 foot container of 250 computers.
Funding requirements: Funds will be needed to ship computers from the UK to the Douala International seaport; to clear the container from the port; to transport it to Buea; and to install software on the computers before deployment in schools. The estimated total cost of the program is CFA 4,599,000. This will cover the cost of installation in 20 school labs and 2 community centres. We need your support to make this project a reality. Please do not hesitate to help.
Organization and its expertise: HINT has been involved with IT projects since its inception in 2002. Our first Community IT Training Centre was set up in 2005 and since then we have provided training and access to IT services to community members and especially underprivileged youths. Over 1200 youths have been trained through our two IT Centres over the last four years.
If you are interested in receiving computer or some kind of IT help, you can click here to learn more and apply.
Computers for Sustainability (CFS)
As a registered non-profit, HINT does not currently have any permanent source of funds to support its charitable work. Instead, it depends on irregular donations to support its daily functions and management. This is a delicate situation to manage, as we must maintain the projects we have already started while trying to expand to other communities.
Computers for Sustainability (CFS) has been designed to help establish a permanent and sustainable base of funds for the work of Helps International (HINT) in Cameroon and the rest of Africa.
To learn more about this project and how you can help, go here.
IT 4 Disabled People
More information on this project is coming soon. Please contact us with any inquiries.
Community IT Training Centres
One of our major objectives is to provide access to new information and communication technologies in rural communities in Cameroon. In 2003, we set up our first Community ICT Training Centre in Buea that provides access to computers, internet, VOIP, and secretarial services to three neighboring villages: Wotolo, Bonduma, and Bokoko. The centre is equipped with about twenty computers connected to the internet. We profit from an ADSL connection from CAMTEL (government owned).
In 2007, we set up our second IT Training Centre in Buea, thanks to a 500 British pound donation from the Computing Services Department at Oxford University. This was made possible thanks to the efforts of Joseph Talbot, a staff member of Oxford University, who volunteered for HINT from 2006 to 2007.
Access to affordable bandwidth is still a major issue in Cameroon and most of Africa. Through ICT Centres, HINT is making ICT accessible to the rural, undeserved communities in Cameroon. Our two ICT Centres in Buea have provided access to over 200,000 people since 2003.
Our newest project, School PCs (in partnership with Computers for Africa in the UK), is making access to ICT possible for school children in Cameroon.
We do not only make ICT available; we also provide training on how to use the technology through our Training Centres.
Training is a major component of our work. Since 2003, HINT has trained more than 600 youths and community members to be able to use the computer and Internet. Many of our trainees have been able to gain employment as well as access the world of opportunities that the Internet offers. This way, we are contributing in a significant way to bridging the digital divide between the developed and developing countries. We provide training at our centres and also in the client offices. Below is an overview of the courses we offer:
Web Design (HTML and CSS)
Networking (A+ Certification)
Hardware & Software Maintenance
Desktop Publishing (MS Publisher and QuarkExpress)
Photo editing (Adobe PhotoShop)
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Our mission is to improve the well-being of the underprivileged in our community through education, skill development, and job creation.


Reporting a lower inventory to their accountant is something many business owners have been doing for a long time. And many accountants just accept the number. In addition to the obvious concerns, when it comes to selling the business, big problems can arise.
How will the inventory be valued in the Purchase Allocations? And who is going to have to pay the various taxes on the larger amount?
Business owners should give their accountants an accurate inventory value each year to avoid troubles at the closing table!


Perhaps one thing that makes these Mayson acoustic's unique is their 'Smart Concept' idea where they have put their own spin on taking old luthier skills and mixing them with the accuracy and consistency of today's modern luthier skills with high tech machinery.
None, that come to mind.
In this edition of Guitar Interactive Magazine's quietroom, Sam Bell takes a look at the Mayson Guitars D1/S acoustic. This guitar is highly affordable, looks great and has some truly unique features, so let's dive in.
This dreadnought shape acoustic guitar features an Engelmann spruce top, mahogany back and sides, mahogany neck with an Indian rosewood fingerboard. The finish over the guitar body is glossy with a transparent pickguard and Indian rosewood bridge. There are no electronics on this particular model, however on the website, it says you can get the same model with the 'Mayson MPC – 6 Pureacoustics' electronics fitted.
Perhaps one thing that makes these Mayson acoustic's unique is their 'Smart Concept' idea where they have put their own spin on taking old luthier skills and mixing them with the accuracy and consistency of today's modern luthier skills with high tech machinery. Because of this there are some classic build features, some which you can see, some which you can't see that go into building the guitars. Areas like the guitar neck to body connection and design, recessed machine heads, longitudinal bracing and much more. For further info you can check out the details of their Smart Concepts that can be found on all their guitars on the website.
For the price point and build, this guitar has a good sound. Full Chords resonate nicely, single note lines pop out and there is quite a present woody tone when playing softer. The playability is pretty good straight out the bag as well, the neck is quite thin for an acoustic which makes bar chords and intricate playing easier. I'd say that this is an all-around good acoustic guitar for the price point, it also comes with a nice padded gig bag and guitar humidification system which is a nice touch! Well worth checking out!


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