MEDICAL leaders have called for a major shake-up of the NHS after a damning new report found "deep-rooted and systemic failings" in Scotland's health service.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in Scotland today publishes a report entitled "Learning from Serious Failings in Care", which was commissioned following inquiries into failings at NHS Lanarkshire, Vale of Leven Hospital and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in 2013 and 2014.
NHS Lanarkshire was ordered to make widespread improvements following a probe into above-average mortality rates, while inspectors found serious problems with management and staffing at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
The Vale of Leven hospital, in Dunbartonshire, was subject to a public inquiry following the deaths of 34 people in the country's worst outbreak of clostridium difficile.
A working group from the academy compared these inquiries alongside a similar report into serious failings in care in Mid Staffordshire in England.
The strongly worded document said the failure of clinical staff and NHS management to work together had led to poor patient care, poor staff morale, inadequate complaints handling and poor leadership. Professor Alan Paterson, of the academy, said: "It is clear that serious failings in team working between clinical staff and NHS management played a significant role in the failings in care identified.
Poor leadership and accountability meant bullying was endemic in many hospitals and the prioritisation of targets was leading to "appalling failings in care", Prof Paterson added.
The report has made 20 recommendations in areas of leadership, culture and professional engagement, inadequate staffing, quality of care and patient experience, and external review.
The report was described as a "damning indictment" of the failure to address challenges facing the NHS, according to Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesman Jim Hume MSP.
The Scottish Government has pledged to review the recommendations within the report alongside any follow-up to the Vale of Leven, Grampian and Lanarkshire reviews.


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Deepika Padukone wore a coral saree embelished with gold paisleys from Jade, complimented by Amrapali jewelery to Ahana Deol's wedding. With the current craze over chand balis, it was nice to spot a pair of traditional jhumkas.
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Winners and Losers: Indy GP
I always think the Indy GP is the appetizer to the full-course meal that is the Month of May in Indianapolis.
But after the racing we've seen the last few years at the GP, maybe we need to up its status, because the event has become an exciting, standalone race that seems to keep getting better. Especially when it rains!
Back in 2019 I went to college football games at Nebraska and Iowa, and later wrote a story for it for my college paper, the NIU Northern Star. One thing I noticed about both games is that when it got dark the energy in the stadium and the play on the field got ratcheted up a couple of notches.
I'm realizing that's what happens when it rains for the GP. All of the sudden you get all sorts of crazy strategies, cars in the grass, cars spinning on slicks, cars moving up through the field, falling back, then doing it again. It was so chaotic that the race blew away previous records for on-track passes (471) and passes for position (362).
We loved it, it was great, but now, can we not have any rain for two weeks?
After all the chaos had settled, who were the winners and losers from Saturday?
Colton Herta. After three straight disappointing races -- well, by Herta's standards -- the 21-year-old started 14th but quickly moved to the point and led 50 of the event's 75 laps. May hasn't been the kindest to Herta, but let's see if this win gives him a little more momentum.
Simon Pagenaud. Considering he started 20th on the grid I didn't have a lot of hope of a great finish by Pagenaud, but then I remembered he won in the rain in 2019, so his runner-up finish was no big surprise. It's been a difficult season so far for the Frenchman, but his Meyer Shank Racing team comes to IMS as the defending race winner, so he's got to be feeling pretty good right now.
Will Power. The IMS road course has been Power's playland since the GP went into existence, and that trend continued this past weekend. On Friday he captured the 63rd pole of his career, and Saturday drove a great race to finish third. If I had to pick a championship contender list after just five races, Power would be holding on to the top spot. Two third-place finishes have bookended three fourth-place efforts. Sitting at the top of the points standings, he is definitely looking focused and determined.
Conor Daly. Yeah, my winners list is the top for finishers. Duh, right? But with the exception of Power, the other three drivers definitely redeemed themselves this weekend. After starting fifth, Daly fell to 16th by Lap 14. He brought it back to finish fourth to pick up his best finish since a fifth-place effort at Gateway in 2017. He's still my pick to win the Indianapolis 500, I expect a huge month from him.
Alex Palou. Palou entered the weekend leading the points standings, but an early spin dropped him to the back of the field, and he couldn't recover, only managing a 20th-place finish. He's got to hope that's the only mulligan he'll need to use this year, but while it could've been worse he is only 14 points behind Power heading into a double-points race.
Pato O'Ward. Pato was in the hunt for a while on Saturday, and even led five laps. But the rest of the race didn't go as well, and he finished behind Palou in 19th. O'Ward looked untouchable in winning at Barber two weeks ago, but his season has also been marked with three finishes of 12th or worse. He should run up front in the 500, so double points could be his friend and get him back into the championship hunt.
Josef Newgarden. Saturday was just miserable for the season's only two-time winner, as early contact put him in a deep hole and he came home 25th. But he does have the advantage of winning the first oval race of the season at Texas, and will definitely be a contender in the 500 in two weeks.
500 Pace Car
Back in the day, it was always interesting to see what kind of car would lead the field to green on Race Day. Since now the only choices seem to be the Corvette or Camaro (both made by Chevrolet of course), there isn't any mystery involved.
This year, it will be the super-sexy Corvette leading the field, and behind the wheel will be IndyCar veteran and former car owner Sarah Fisher.
Editor's note: Years ago I remarked to my son Kevin how I thought Corvettes needed more of a "supercar"-type design. While I of course had nothing to do with their decision, I was incredibly happy when they started doing it.
Anyway, in one capacity or another, Fisher has been involved with IndyCar since the start of the millennium and in her racing career had a pole and two podiums, which is pretty impressive given she never really had the funding necessary for a top ride. Along with Janet Guthrie and Lyn St. James, Fisher helped pave the way for many of the women drivers that have driven in the 500 or the series itself.
But I'm glad they are honoring someone in the IndyCar community as opposed to pro athletes or celebrities. That stuff has run its course, and while many say they bring "eyeballs" to the sport, I'm going to guess no one turned on the TV or bought a ticket because of the person driving the pace car, so I hope that moving forward the honor is given to someone who has made an impact on the sport.
Did you happen to catch The Club anytime this weekend? I finally checked it out last night and it was very entertaining, yet poignant at the same time given the passing of Al Unser Sr. a few months later. While I wish it would've gone on longer, there were some great stories told, and I love the admiration and respect each driver has with one another.
I'm also going to vent for a sec, but not about the show itself. I'm on the IndyCar/IMS mailing list, and I heard about the screening event that happened during the week. Mentioned in the release was that the event was "by invitation only".
OK, I get that, but this show wasn't made for the drivers, it was made for the fans. So I was thinking...why couldn't they have had a separate showing for the fans? Those events are just all the same people being invited to the same stuff over and over. How does that help IndyCar?
Give away some free tickets to fans and influencers and give them their own showing. Better yet, charge $5 for people to sit in the Paddock Penthouse on Friday night and show it, then give the money to a local charity. I don't know, somehow, someway it would've made a lot of sense to have the fans involved.
Anyway, welcome to the 15 Days of May! Practice begins tomorrow, qualifying is this weekend and the race is just 13 days away. I'm on a work trip this week so I'll only be at the track on Saturday so if you see me, stop me and say hello!
Photo: This was from the GP held at IMS last August.
Remembering the Social Media Garage
Time marches on.
Am I telling you something you already know? Of course I am, but every once in a while memories pop up in your mind that really reminds you of that fact.
For me, it was when the calendar turned to May and I remembered it has been 10 years since I participated in the Social Media Garage at IMS. And, as a side note, it's been five years since I was part of Buddy Lazier's team for the 2017 Indy 500.
Side note #2: I'm still a free agent for this year's race and if anyone wants any kind of help hit me up as I'd love to work for you. Insider secret from that month: Buddy had a personal PR guy who got him one placement in USA Today then spent the rest of the month with another driver, meanwhile I was busting my butt for the team, doing everything asked of me while putting out tweets and getting a great story placement with Gregg Doyel the day before the race.
Here's that piece. (Hope you can read it) It's a great story, and reading it again reminded me how much fun being with that team was.
Editor's note: This photo was taken at 5 a.m. the day of the 2017 Indy 500.
That's what I do. I'm good at it, and also frustrated as hell because I worry I'll never get another chance.
But anyway, it was that experience in 2012 that really gave me the bug to wanting to work in racing. It was a pretty sweet setup, the SMG was actually one of the F1 garages and we had everything in there, two TVs with a live feed on one and speed chart on another, chairs and couches to sit in and hang out, hard-wired internet, and silver (otherwise known as cart blanche) badges.
It was incredible, and I spent Fast Friday and qualifying weekend running around like a kid in a candy store. While I provided updates on what was going on with the cars on track, I also made it a goal to show how accessible the IndyCar paddock is by trying to get my photo taken with as many people as possible.
Let's just say it was a rousing success. If you feel like reliving 2012, here are a few links:
Live from Fast Friday
Live from Pole Day
Bump Day Live
Weekend Leftovers
A Social Media (Garage) Experiment Wrap-Up
It's Race Day
That. Was. Amazing
It was such a great experience, made even better by the new friends I made, like Eric Hall, Mark Wilkinson, Zach Houghton and Pippa Mann. Overall I thought the SMG was a rousing success, but sadly it's not a thing anymore. Which is sad, because given how big of a reach social media has today, it would be incredible to get some influencers in the same room for a weekend and just absolutely kill it.
Then again, it would involve thinking outside of I-465 and that just can't happen.
But it is crazy to think about what 10 years has done. Back then, bloggers and social media people were really a welcomed part of the IndyCar family. I could get credentials for almost any race (context here: I still can for a couple but nothing is guaranteed) and I remember Trackside holding a "blogger night" where we could come on the air and talk about a subject that interested us.
Mine was how we were entering a "Golden Age" of the sport -- which I still believe -- and that we should be looking forward to some of the younger guys in the sport and what they were going to bring to the table in the future. Of course, with little to no on-air experience at the time I talked at a hundred miles an hour and I don't know if many people understood what I was saying, but it was still a fun experience.
Since those days, a lot of my fellow bloggers from those have packed it up. I get it, the hardest part of doing this is that you really never know how many people actually read it, it takes a lot of time (by the time I finish this post I will have invested almost four hours into it), and you rarely, if ever, get feedback. Plus, I fight impostor syndrome all. the. time. I can't tell you the number of posts I've written and deleted just because I didn't think they were any good. Some days I just don't know if I'm interesting.
And, we all did it for free. People's lives change, and when it's time to sort things out, stuff like this is usually the first to go. I mean, I do this because I'm a writer, I write for a living -- and have done so for 22 years -- and now that I'm not a sportswriter it's a chance to share my passion of the sport and keep the rust on my sportswriting skills from building up.
I will admit, that if I could start all over again I think I would be a little more critical of things that have gone on in the series. I haven't done enough of that, I had my reasons and that falls on me for not being as authentic as I should.
I definitely miss those days, being part of a group of people who loved blogging about their thoughts on IndyCar and the Indy 500. Of course, times have changed, and so have the attitudes of most of the fanbase. Not saying that is a bad thing, it's just the evolution of how information is disseminated.
Most people enjoy videos and podcasts now, and that's all good. I love podcasting as well, which is why I've also delved into those mediums over the last couple of years. Podcasts are great because you can hit play and listen whenever, wherever. I certainly don't want you trying to read this while you are driving, but you can listen to a podcast. It's a great medium.
I still think there is an audience for blogging, and with the lack of media coverage IndyCar gets, I wish they still embraced it. You'd think for a series that is still struggling to reach audiences would be, but it's definitely gone in the exact opposite direction. And that sucks. It's hard to understand, because we are willing to promote the series any way we can, and like I said, we don't ask for much in return. If I owned a business I would be utilizing every medium I could to promote said business.
Times change, I guess. I'm still here, and will be for a long time. Many times over the 11 1/2 years I've been on this little blog, I've tried to walk away. I've hovered my mouse pointer over the "Delete Blog" button on more than one occasion.
But despite everything, I'm proud of this blog. I've invested more than a decade into it, and I just can't walk away from it. Because I believe in writing and I believe people still like to read good content.
Not to mention, I have such a love and passion for racing, and this blog is a big outlet for me to talk about it.
So that means I'm going to stick around a little longer, and hopefully we're still talking in another 10 years. Whadda you say?

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America's Car Culture
Posted on April 10, 2018	by Ken Dowell
The first gas powered cars appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were literally motorized carriages. Carriages like the 1890 Studebaker below were the predecessors of cars. The Brockway looks a lot like the carriage, but it has a motor.
1890 Studebaker Carraige
1910 Brockway Motor Wagon
Ford produced its first car in 1903. The Model A Runabout shown below listed for $750.
1903 Ford Model A Runabout
Much of the growth of car ownership in the early part of the 20th century is attributed to Henry Ford and the Model T. Ford's signature car was the first to be mass produced and the first to go to market at a rate that was affordable to a larger class of Americans.
1924 Ford Model T Coupe
The growth of cars created a whole new segment of the transportation industry. Whether it was taxis, limos or car services, automobiles provided a new and more personal form of public transportation.
1918 Hudson Limousine
1914 Ford Model T "Depot Hack." This one shuffled passengers between the Allentown train station and downtown.
The 1920's were a time of prosperity for America. And what better way to tell the world about your participation in that prosperity than to drive a luxury automobile. While the prosperous 20's came to an abrupt end, luxury models like the ones below continued to be a status symbol for their owners.
1933 Hupmobile K-231 Convertible Coupe
1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Roadster
As more Americans owned cars it gave rise to a new type of vacation, the camping vacation. With the more affordable cars, this represented a more affordable vacation as travelers could bring their own food and set up camp roadside. Below is a 1930 Model A Ford hooked up with a trailer.
1930 Model A Ford
The 1940s and 50s were the golden age of road trips for American families. They headed west, maybe visiting the national parks. They camped. They visited relatives. They headed to the shores and beaches. And they headed south in the winter. Roadsters like this one were ideal for mid-century road trips.
1946 Pontiac Torpedo 8 Sedan Coupe Model 2507
By the late 1940's a new medium was taking over the living rooms of American homes, the television. Many thought that spelled the end for radio. But what the doomsayers of radio failed to take into consideration was that at this time and for several decades into the future you couldn't take your TV with you. There were 5 million cars sold in the U.S. in 1951. By 1971, that number of 10 million. And almost all of them had a radio embedded in their dashboard.
The emergence of a distinct teen culture in the 1950's is often associated with the birth and growth of rock and roll and the fashions and lifestyles it accompanied. The automobile also played an important part. Not only was it the means for socializing, whether it be at the car hop or the drive in, but it also gave teens a private space to do any number of things their parents would probably not have approved of. There was another wave of prosperity after World War II and another wave of growth in car ownership. There probably weren't many teens fortunate enough to cruise in a 1954 Corvette like the two below, but this car was a product of the youth-inspired style of the 50's.
Few Americans gave much thought to gas mileage and economy prior to the oil embargo in 1973. So throughout the sixties car manufacturers made their pitch to buyers based on muscle and comfort. Wide-bodied low riders like this 1960 Chrysler likely didn't break double digits in miles per gallon, but at the time nobody was counting (and we weren't wearing seat belts either).
1960 Chrysler 300F Convertible
(All photos are from the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown, Pa.)
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10 Responses to America's Car Culture
texaslawstudent says:
Pretty cool pictures man!
Donna Janke says:
I love the way the cars tell a history story. Great photos. It looks like the America on Wheels Museum would be an interesting place to visit.
What nice pictures and a great write-up for those of us who are lacking in car knowledge! 🙂 Really enjoyed this, looks like an excellent museum
Ken Dowell says:
Great, Ken. There is a similar museum (forget the name) next to Luray Caverns in Luray, Virginia. I didn't realize that camping became a thing when cars started becoming affordable. I thought it was conservationists pastime. Good to know all of America has "green" roots!
Jeri Walker (@JeriWB) says:
I've always liked muscle cars for some reason. Their big, heavy bodies and rumbly engines, I guess. I drove a Mustang for four years, but traded it in when I moved to NC. That car was a lot of fun. Ironically, that sports car was the only vehicle I ever own that I didn't get in some sort of fender-bender in, and I've had many of those…
I guess you were just too fast to get hit.
So interesting and an amazing history! Love how you punctuated
so much personality here w/comic cars. LOL!!
I'd never made the connection between the beginning of camping and the affordable automobiles. I love photographing the old beauties, and your photos indicate you do too. Would enjoy driving one of the roadsters. This photo essay was just filled with interesting information Ken. Thank you.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Luis Antonio Rodriguez-Cruz, Appellant
Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
No. 3845 EDA 2015
BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E., STABILE AND MUSMANNO, JJ.
Luis Antonio Rodriguez-Cruz appeals, pro se, from the order of December 3, 2015, dismissing his second PCRA 1 petition as untimely. We affirm.
On December 5, 2012, appellant entered a negotiated guilty plea to two counts of possession with intent to deliver ("PWID"), one count of criminal conspiracy to commit PWID, and five counts of criminal solicitation to commit PWID.2 The trial court imposed the agreed-upon sentence of 15 to 30 years' imprisonment. On September 25, 2013, appellant filed a motion for modification of sentence nunc pro tunc, which was denied on January 7, 2014. Appellant filed an untimely appeal from the January 7, 2014 order on April 10, 2014, which was quashed.
On June 20, 2014, appellant filed a PCRA petition and counsel was appointed; however, that petition was subsequently withdrawn on May 13, 2015. On August 10, 2015, appellant filed the instant petition, his second, which was dismissed as untimely on December 3, 2015. This timely appeal followed on December 18, 2015.
On appeal, appellant argues that his sentence, which included mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking under 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7508, is unconstitutional and illegal in light of Alleyne v. United States, –––U.S. ––––, 133 S.Ct. 2151 (2013) (holding that any fact that, by law, increases the penalty for a crime is required to be treated as an element of the offense, submitted to a jury, rather than a judge, and found beyond a reasonable doubt). For the reasons discussed in Commonwealth v. Fennell, 105 A.3d 13 (Pa.Super. 2014), appeal denied, 121 A.3d 494 (Pa. 2015), and Commonwealth v. Cardwell, 105 A.3d 748 (Pa.Super. 2014), appeal denied, 121 A.3d 494 (Pa. 2015), this court has determined Section 7508 to be facially unconstitutional in its entirety. See also, e.g., Commonwealth v. Newman, 99 A.3d 86 (Pa.Super. 2014) (en banc), appeal denied, 121 A.3d 496 (Pa. 2015) (concluding that 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9712.1, regarding the distance between drugs and guns, must be struck down in its entirety as unconstitutional in light of Alleyne, as its subsections are not severable); Commonwealth v. Valentine, 101 A.3d 801 (Pa.Super. 2014), appeal denied, 124 A.3d 309 (Pa. 2015) (by allowing the jury to determine beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9712 and 9713, the trial court performed an impermissible legislative function, effectively determining that the unconstitutional provisions were severable).
Recently, however, our supreme court decided that Alleyne does not apply retroactively to collateral attacks on mandatory minimum sentences advanced in post-conviction relief proceedings. Commonwealth v. Washington, –––A.3d ––––, 2016 WL 3909088 (Pa. July 19, 2016). Alleyne was not a groundbreaking, "watershed" rule of criminal procedure that applies retroactively on collateral review. Id.; see Teague v. Lane, 489 U.S. 288 (1989) (plurality) (a new constitutional rule of criminal procedure does not generally apply to convictions that were final when the new rule was announced). Therefore, appellant is not entitled to the benefit of Alleyne.
Order affirmed.
1. Post-Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546.
2. 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-113(A)(30), 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 903, and 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 902(a), respectively.
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Consistently sharing great content can be tough.
You know what I mean… you're posting on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, Snapchat… but, the worst part?
Not if you want to harness the awesome power of these channels.
And let's face it: you do.
It has 800 million users. And, a massive 80 percent of those users follow a business on Instagram. What's more, 68 percent of these followers regularly engage with brands.
A whopping 30 percent of Instagram users have purchased a product that they first discovered on Instagram.
Alright, so you want a piece of that action.
But to get it, you need to consistently post great content — which takes time. Time that you don't have.
Learn how to repost on Instagram.
If you want real results, you also need to learn how to leverage user-generated content to help you hustle your way to Instagram success.
Reputation Is Everything. Don't Risk It.
What Exactly Is User-Generated Content?
Sure, on Twitter you can retweet, and on Facebook you can share a post. But, on Instagram there's no option to share built into the app.
It means that when you repost someone's content, you're not just sharing their post. Instead, you're taking their content and creating a new post on your profile.
And understandably, some people don't want you to do this.
What's more, if you repost someone's content without their permission, you could be liable for copyright infringement.
Oh, and simply giving credit doesn't get you off the hook.
And if you don't, you won't just be risking legal action.
Here's a story from photographer Max Dubler.
Max wrote a blog post about his interaction with a brand that reposted his image on Instagram without permission.
Before writing the blog post, Dubler sent the brand a polite message explaining that he charges $25 to repost his images. And, he asked them to pay him as they'd already extracted marketing value out of his work.
The blog post went viral.
Consequently, the business received a swath of negative reviews on their Facebook page.
Then, Dubler updated his article to make the company anonymous — a gracious move that not all frustrated photographers would make.
The lesson is simple: get permission.
Thankfully, this isn't as difficult as it might seem.
There's really no excuse not to reach out and get permission.
In fact, a huge 65 percent of people will grant permission to use their photos within 24 hours.
Well, having their content shared not only gives them exposure, but it will often result in them getting an increase in followers.
But once again: it's their choice and you must get permission before reposting.
Let's look at three simple ways to do this.
Simply comment on the post, and tag the poster with a comment.
You could also send the person a direct message within Instagram asking for permission in the same way as above.
And then send over the screenshot of the post you would like to repost on Instagram.
This step is a little more work to begin with.
But, it might be worth the hassle if you plan on making reposting a core part of your Instagram strategy.
Simply comment on the post and ask them to read your T&C's and reply to confirm.
All of these methods are quick and easy to do. And, as I mentioned, most people will give you permission within 24 hours.
If someone says no, don't worry — just ask someone else.
And don't forget, photographers need to make a living too.
So, if someone charges to repost their images, consider paying their fee — because if you deem the content to be worth reposting, it obviously has value.
But whatever you do, don't jeopardize your personal integrity, business and brand for the sake of a free image.
You don't need to use a website or download an app to repost on Instagram.
On iOS: Press the home and lock buttons simultaneously, and your screen will flash. Then save the image to your photos.
On Android: Press the sleep/wake and volume down buttons simultaneously, and your screen will flash.
Then, tap the '+' on Instagram to create a new post, select your screenshot and crop the photo to get rid of everything but the image itself.
Now, tag the original poster in the image, and credit them in the description.
Firstly, it only works for images. And secondly, you can't repost on Instagram with the original caption, unless you write it out yourself.
First, you need to download the free app Repost for Instagram.
So, this app allows you to repost content to your story or your feed, and you can repost both images and videos.
Let's run through how to use it!
First, make sure you're following @OberloApp on Instagram.
Okay, that's not a step in the reposting process. But if you follow us, you'll get dropshipping knowledge-bombs and inspiration.
Next, open the Repost for Instagram app, and the post you want to repost will be there waiting.
Tap the post and then choose whether you want to repost the content to your Story or your feed.
In this example, I'm going to post the image to my feed.
Okay, now you can set how the small watermark will appear on the image. Or, Repost for Instagram allows you to remove the watermark if you upgrade for a small fee.
This will show the image selected on Instagram as normal.
Once you've tapped 'Next' you'll have the option to edit.
If you do want to edit the content, make sure that you have permission to do so. But in general, it's best not to edit other people's content when reposting.
Then you need to paste the caption.
On both iOS and Android, simply hold your finger down where you want to paste the caption until the 'Paste' option or the toolbar appears.
Then lastly, don't forget to tag the content creator on the image itself.
Now, let's dig a little deeper and pull out the key user-generated content strategies that successful business use to build their brands — and, boost their sales.
User-generated content — often referred to as 'UGC' — is any type of content that's been created by unpaid contributors.
And, user-generated content is 35 percent more memorable than other media.
Plus, UGC saves you time and money.
As simple as it sounds, if someone else is creating your content, you don't have to. This is awesome — especially if you're just starting out.
But, why is user-generated content so powerful?
When it comes to buying a new car, who are you more likely to trust, 1,000+ reviews from car enthusiasts, or the car salesperson?
The reviews are social proof.
In fact, 92 percent of people are more likely to trust a recommendation from another person over branded content.
And, user-generated content capitalizes on this social phenomenon in the same way.
Millennials trust user-generated content 50 percent more than any other type of media. And, 84 percent of millennials report that UGC influences what they buy.
If plenty of other people post how they enjoy traveling the world using Airbnb, chances are that you might like to try it out too.
The power of social proof comes from authenticity.
This image isn't from an Airbnb marketing photo shoot. It's from a real-life customer, who is acting as an advocate of the brand.
And, in a world drowning in promotional messaging, people crave authenticity.
This is why 80 percent of consumers said "authenticity of content" is the most influential factor in their decision to follow a brand.
So, is using user-generated content working for Airbnb?
According to Simply Measured, a whopping 80 percent of Airbnb's Instagram engagement comes from user-generated content.
Firstly, user-generated content is highly relevant to audiences — it's literally their content.
Now, let's talk about community.
Community is an extremely important part of human existence — everyone likes to feel a part of something.
And, in a 1986 theory penned by McMillan and Chavis, there are four things that encourage people to feel part of a community.
And, user-generated content ticks all four boxes.
As soon as people follow you and start using your brand's hashtag they become a member of your community.
And the more they interact with your brand, the more a part of your community they'll feel.
Sharing user-generated content is one of the strongest ways your followers can have influence over the community.
And, this can help to fulfill their needs of belonging, and identity.
Which in turn, leads to an emotional connection with your brand, and with other people in your community.
Buffer posts tons of user-generated content.
Buffer is a social media scheduling tool. So, you might assume that they'd post content about things like business productivity and time management.
Instead, their Instagram feed is full of posts representing their community values, and the digital nomad lifestyle they're apart of.
So, does this community-first approach work?
After implementing a user generated content campaign on Instagram, Buffer grew their followers by a massive 60 percent!
So, repost content in a way that fosters engagement and builds community.
Because if you do it right, you won't have to sell to your customers — they'll be clamoring to buy from you.
Okay, but how do you encourage your audience to create content that you can repost on Instagram?
Alright, you know how to repost on Instagram.
And, you know what user-generated content is and why it's so powerful.
Now, let's look at 3 tried-and-tested ways that you can gather killer content to repost on Instagram.
First, check your Instagram notifications.
Look through any posts in which people have mentioned or tagged you. These can be great sources of user-generated content to repost on Instagram.
Because many people simply enjoy being acknowledged for their content efforts on social media.
What's more, they also have an entire program set up to encourage people to create content and reward them for doing so.
GoPro is a brand built on user-generated content.
So take a leaf out of their book: acknowledge and reward your community for submitting great content.
Contests are hard to do well. But, if you get it right, the rewards can be huge.
There are two main parts to an effective contest.
First, what do followers need to do to enter? Remember, you want to create a contest that encourages people to get creative.
It needs to be fun, and engaging.
Secondly, what prize is offered to winners? Ideally, prizes should be desirable and relevant to your brand.
Or, if you sell camping products, you could offer a weekend trip kayaking in the mountains. And if you sell makeup, you could offer a spa-day for two.
Or, if you're on a budget, you could simply offer free products, to begin with.
Starbucks does a fantastic job of using contests to create user-generated content.
Over the last few years, they've held multiple 'Cup Contests,' like the White Cup Art Contest and the Red Cup Art Contest, in which they asked followers to decorate their coffee cups and submit their entries.
In return, the winner would have their design printed on a limited edition Starbucks reusable plastic cup.
So, did the contests work?
The #WhiteCupContest received almost 3,500 entries on Instagram, and the #RedCupArt contest almost 2,500.
That's a lot of user-generated content that Starbucks can repost on Instagram!
Product reviews can be a bit boring.
And, not all followers will care about them — especially those people who are already familiar with your products.
So instead, ask your community to share photos of themselves using your products.
This is a great way to promote your products, build community, and get your hands on some killer user-generated content.
Take online furniture store Wayfair.
Using the hashtag #WayfairAtHome, customers can share images of their homes featuring Wayfair products.
But, here's the really awesome part.
Wayfair then reposts the user-generated content with a link to buy the items featured in the image.
This link to the featured items removes friction from the buying process.
And, the reposts don't just deliver design inspiration, they also do it through a customer testimonial.
Remember, 92 percent of people are more likely to trust a recommendation from another person over branded content.
So, encourage your followers to send in photos of themselves using your products.
Then, simply repost with links to buy the items from your store!
There are many ways to harness the power of user-generated content.
But, whatever you decide to repost on Instagram, make sure that you get permission first. This quick and simple step will ensure that your brand remains loved, and the lawyers leave you alone.
Do you have any questions about user-generated content, or how to repost on Instagram? Let us know in the comment section below — we read all of them!


Having worked with so many clients over the years I've noticed various patterns.
Employees, miserable in their jobs, often decompress during their lunch hour by shopping on Amazon. However, C-Level executives miserable in their jobs, or at least highly stressed, do their Amazon decompression shopping using their phones, while laying in bed in the middle of the night.
Another pattern that comes up all too often is that those with irregular work schedules have a MUCH more difficult time managing their day-to-day finances.
One of the reasons is because as human beings, our habits and routines are triggered. When there is no pattern to your day or week, those triggers aren't tripped and the habits and routines don't get implemented.
I've seen this especially with clients that travel a tremendous amount for work. Their schedules are anything but routine. Complicating things is that for many of those traveling clients, their companies don't offer a company credit card and so they have to use their own cards. Too quickly their personal and business expenses become tangled. While the points are fantastic, very often, they're not taking the time to get reimbursed for everything charged on the cards and the expenses add up. They're literally paying to work.
So, what do you do when your work routine is anything less than routine? You create new triggers.
• At the airport while waiting for your flight.
• While waiting for your computer to boot up you can check your calendar on your phone.
• The first 30 minutes of your day off.
Once the trigger is tripped, the habit you want to implement is to look at your calendar for the next two weeks and see if you can carve out 30 minutes here and there to pay your bills and track your spending. Even if it can't be done all in one sitting, managing it in chunks is better than not managing it at all.
One thing to keep in mind: You may want to avoid scheduling your money management time for the end of the day. For most of us, even though we have the best of intentions, by the end of the day our will power is exhausted and we don't execute what we need to do – even when we really do want to do it.
I've learned from my own experience as well as that of my clients that tasks like this are best done first thing in the morning or at least, no later than lunch time.


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Top Dawg Entertainment had a great year last year and they're looking to do the same in 2016 as well.
The label Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and others call home recently announced they're slated to release at least four albums this year. In an interview with MTV, TDE President Dave Free said fans can expect albums from SZA, Isaiah Rashad, Ab-Soul, and Schoolboy Q.
"A lot of artists didn't come out in 2015," he told the site, "By the time we come back around on this next go? Oh my goodness. It's gonna crazy. We're gonna have everybody hittin'. That's what's gonna be sick. That's what's gonna be fun. That's what I'm excited about."
Free also added how excited he was for fans and media alike to hear what's coming from his label.
"I'm excited for people to hear the new SZA album," he continued, "I'm stupid excited for y'all to hear the Isaiah Rashad album. I'm stupid excited for y'all to hear the new Ab-Soul. I'm so excited for y'all to hear Q's album. Oh my God. These are songs I've been living with. I already know what it's gonna do."
In 2015, Kendrick Lamar received a historic 11 Grammy Nominations for his LP To Pimp A Butterfly and Jay Rock dropped his well-received sophomore 90059 album in September. At the beginning of last year, TDE co-founder Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith announced his plans for the label for that year, so this pattern of letting everyone know what's coming is not unprecedented.
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Some Notes on COVID-19 Times, in São Paulo, Brazil
Moraes, Juliana. "Some Notes on COVID-19 Times, in São Paulo, Brazil." Global Performance Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 2020, https://doi.org/10.33303/gpsv3n2a11
Juliana Moraes
State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
I am a professor in the Dance Department at the State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, and have a research project funded by the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (FAPESP). With the money received, I am purchasing equipment for the creation, registration, and dissemination of choreographic works.
With the pandemic, UNICAMP was the first university in São Paulo State to implement quarantine and close everything not directly linked to researches on coronavirus. A field hospital was created in the university gymnasium, next to the Arts Institute, and the access route to our building has become exclusive for ambulances.
I have been working at home since March 23rd. Equipment purchased with FAPESP funds, including a projector and a camcorder, had to be delivered to my residence. With them, I have begun filming and editing small dance videos and project them on the walls of the neighbouring building. I publish them on the Instagram account @danca.para.afastar.a.peste. I hope the images can be small slits of freedom that people receive on their mobile devices while in confinement. I named the series "Dance to ward off the plague," in reference to the dancing mania of the middle ages against the black death.
The title also references simultaneous plagues, some of them as old as our country, whose wounds are now exploding with pus because of the social injustices and economic inequities exposed and increased by the virus. Those are structural racism, sexism, homophobia, religious intolerance, attacks on our new democracy and the outbreak of openly fascist movements, which have stolen our country's flag and made it a symbol of terrifying ideas. Our federal government attacks science, human rights, as well as encourages the destruction of the environment and indigenous cultures. During the world's worst epidemic since 1918, our health ministry has been without a minister for weeks. With each passing day, it becomes more evident that this is a government that tests constitutional limits daily.
We must mobilize not to allow authoritarianism to return and lose the democratic conquests that came at much cost. I grew up with friends who were born in exile because their parents had to flee. My mother, trained in geography, for many years was unable to work as a teacher because the military dictatorship removed history and geography from school curricula. As children, my sisters, friends, and I saw our parents go from the countryside to the capital to participate in rallies for democracy, which we watched on television with a mixture of happiness, pride, and apprehension. They fought for us to live in a democratic regime; many people of their generation gave their lives for it; others were tortured and live with the trauma until today.
We cannot allow an intolerant, violent, and authoritarian group to take away our freedom and force us to live in fear. It is our obligation, at this historical moment, to fight against all these plagues besides the virus. We must mobilize collectively, organizing ourselves peacefully, within the democratic rules for which our parents fought. But we must do this before it is too late, for when too much virus infects a body, it is much harder to recover.


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What part of Indiana? I'm in Merrillville.
Indianapolis Southside what we call the Greenwood area. I remember Merrillville, I went to Culver many years ago.
Cool, I'm familiar with that area. Trying to get used to my R7 and compare it to my R1. Noticed that my R1 outperforms my R7 on 33.8 and 34.7. Not by huge margins but noticeable and consistent. K band and 35.5, R7 beats my R1 substantionaly.


Aberdeenshire's beautiful Newburgh Beach is home to a large colony of seals. This safe haven allows the seals to come ashore to rest and give birth at an area of outstanding natural beauty where there is abundant food for them. They share the north shore with the largest colony of eider ducks in Europe.


The concept of visual communication can be best described as the "conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon." With relevant coursework including print production, digital color theory, image editing, web design and advanced illustration, among other topics, a Bachelor of Science in visual communications is a relevant option for those with a love for the visual arts.
The most common career field for a visual communication degree recipient is graphic design. The top 10 percent of the graphic design field can earn more than $76,900 per year (BLS.gov), although the median annual salary is approaching $44,000. Job growth is expected to reach 13 percent through the end of this decade, although nearly one in three graphic designers today are self employed, rather than working for a firm or corporate entity.
Graphic artists/designers are certainly expected to capably develop engaging material for a wide audience scope. At the same time, however, much of this profession is about relationships – both between the artist and the eventual audience, but also between the artist and the client or entity pushing out the message. Graphic artists must be able to work with clients to properly determine timing, message, and artistic reach – often doing so in a strategic manner in order to gain the most out of a particular graphical campaign.


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Following their meteoric rise from suburban Sydney teens to one of the biggest rock bands in the world, 5 Seconds of Summer took a two-year break to focus on growth—as both musicians and people. The result is Youngblood, their third and most daring album to date. Full of anthemic choruses and big, bold sounds—buzzing guitars, gated drums, slick '80s-production sheen—this is the boys aiming for the rafters. But they counterweigh that with lyrics that are as intimate as ever, pining for a lost love on "Want You Back," keeping secrets on "If Walls Could Talk," and promising teddy bears and eclairs on "Valentine."
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Rebecca Hadgett
"Rebecca is exceptionally hard-working and produces outstanding results."
"Her advocacy is very persuasive and she has an impressive ability to draw together huge amounts of detail into a cohesive and compelling whole."
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Instructing Rebecca
To instruct Rebecca please contact our Clerks on +44 (0)20 7400 6400 or email clerks@3rblaw.com.
Rebecca Hadgett has a broad practice across the main areas of Chambers' areas of expertise, with a focus on crime, financial crime, extradition, professional discipline and public law.
Rebecca appears regularly in the criminal courts for both defence and prosecution.
She represents individuals in relation to a wide range of serious offences, including those involving violence, firearms, sexual offences, fraud, money laundering, public disorder and drugs. She represents clients in a range of related matters, including advice for victims of crime, pre-charge advice for suspects and ancillary orders post-conviction.
As well as appearing regularly for the Crown Prosecution Service, Rebecca acts for other prosecution authorities and public bodies, such as Transport for London and the Information Commissioner's Office. Rebecca has recently gained additional experience acting and advising in relation to private prosecutions.
Rebecca has represented a number of vulnerable clients with learning difficulties and mental health conditions. As a result, she has significant experience instructing and examining experts on these issues and dealing with matters of fitness to plead. She has completed specialist training on dealing with vulnerable witnesses.
Rebecca also advises on appeals against sentence and conviction.
During the 2021-2022 academic year, Rebecca supervised undergraduate students at the University of Cambridge in criminal law.
R v S (Ongoing)
Led junior counsel for an individual facing allegations of high-level drugs and firearms offences. The case involves the consideration of Encrochat material.
R v S (2022)
Appeared for the first of three Appellants in a successful appeal against sentence, which concerned the application of the Sentencing Council's Definitive Guideline on Sentencing Children and Young People.
R v U (2021)
Acted on behalf of an individual who pleaded guilty to a very serious assault in relation to his partner. The Defendant was sentenced to 40 months' imprisonment.
R v M (2021)
Represented a police officer accused of sexual assault, attempted sexual assault and common assault against an individual he met on a train whilst travelling home. The defendant was acquitted of all charges.
Secured a suspended sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to committing ABH on his young daughter.
R v A (2020)
Represented an individual hospitalised with paranoid schizophrenia, who faced fitness proceedings and a trial of the issue in relation to allegations of a racially aggravated public order offence and having a knife in a public place.
R v J (2020)
Successfully raised the defence of insanity on behalf of an individual who, whilst fit to stand trial, had been suffering from a psychotic episode at the time of the alleged offences, namely having a knife in a public place, making threats to kill and criminal damage.
Represented a young defendant with learning difficulties in a multi-handed matter concerned with the supply of Class A drugs.
Successfully defended an individual charged with possessing excess ammunition contrary to section 1 Firearms Act 1968.
Financial Crime, Proceeds of Crime and Sanctions
Financial Crime, Proceeds of Crime and Sanctions overview
Rebecca appears in and advises on matters across the spectrum of financial crime and POCA, for both the defence and prosecution, including in complex frauds, confiscation, forfeiture, restraint, and civil recovery proceedings.
Notable Financial Crime, Proceeds of Crime and Sanctions cases
FCA Investigation (Ongoing)
Instructed as junior counsel for the Financial Conduct Authority in a complex insider dealing investigation currently pre-charge.
R v Y&N (2022, ongoing)
Led junior counsel instructed on behalf of a a leading product design and manufacturing company in the drinks industry, who successfully brought a private prosecution against a former employee and his partner, in relation to a high-value fraud and associated money laundering offences.
Represented a Special Constable accused of defrauding the MPS of over £20,000 by submitting false expenses claims.
R v T (2022)
Led junior counsel acting on behalf of an individual facing 14 separate counts of fraud by false representation.
NCA v Mrs Hajiyeva (2018-2020)
Rebecca assisted the legal team acting on behalf of Mrs Hajiyeva in relation to the first 'Unexplained Wealth Order' for the wife of the former Chairman of the International Bank of Azerbaijan.
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Extradition and International Mutual Legal Assistance
Extradition and International Mutual Legal Assistance overview
Rebecca appears on behalf of both requested persons and judicial authorities in extradition cases, at first instance at Westminster Magistrates' Court and in the Administrative Court on appeal.
Rebecca is also able to advise on cross-border evidence gathering, mutual legal assistance and Interpol red notices.
Notable Extradition and International Mutual Legal Assistance cases
B v Kuwait (Ongoing)
Junior counsel led by Rachel Barnes KC instructed on behalf of the Requesting State in one of the first cases following the UK/Kuwait Extradition Treaty.
M v Turkey (Ongoing
Instructed on behalf of the Requested Person, with live issues including Article 3, Article 6 and the Requested Person's ill-health.
G v Armenia (Ongoing)
Instructed on behalf of the Requested Person, with live issues including extraneous considerations, passage of time, Article 3 and Article 6.
B v Romania (ongoing)
Instructed on behalf of the Requesting State in a complex request arising from the Requested Person's alleged involvement in a cross-border criminal organization. The Requested Person has raised a number of issues including the validity of the request, passage of time, forum and Article 8.
R v Poland (2020)
Acted on behalf of the Respondent IJA at both first instance and in the Requested Person's appeal to the High Court. The case raised a number of issues, including under Article 4 ECHR, arising from the Requested Person's status as a victim of human trafficking.
Belgium v H, G et al (2019)
Successfully represented two individuals sought, alongside others, by Belgium for alleged human trafficking offences. The case largely concerned whether the prison conditions in Belgium were Article 3 compliant and whether a decision had been made to charge/try the RPs.
Pillar-Neumann v Austria (2017) EWHC 3371 (Admin)
Junior counsel led by Abbas Lakha KC for the Requested Person, in a successful appeal to the Divisional Court. The RP was wanted in Austria in relation to alleged fraud and embezzlement dating back two decades. The case concerned the application of the term 'fugitive' and whether extradition would be oppressive under s14 of the Extradition Act 2003.
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Professional Discipline and Regulatory overview
Rebecca has developed a successful practice in professional discipline and regulatory proceedings. To date, Rebecca has gained significant experience representing police officers facing gross misconduct proceedings. More generally, Rebecca is able to provide advice, drafting and advocacy services for individuals facing professional misconduct hearings and to individuals and companies seeking assistance with regard to their obligations under a range of regulatory regimes.
Notable Professional Discipline and Regulatory cases
Insp C (2022)
Represented an Inspector said to have breached the Standards of honesty and integrity; authority, respect and courtesy; orders and instructions; and discreditable conduct, arising from the Officer's refusal to provide a breath sample at work and his interactions with senior officers thereafter. Most allegations were found not proven and those that were found proven were found to be misconduct only. The Officer received a written warning.
PS S (2022)
Acted in complex gross misconduct proceedings on behalf of a Police Sergeant who faced allegations by two ex-partners of rape, coercive and controlling behaviour and physical assaults, after the CPS had decided not to pursue criminal charges officer.
S (2021)
Advised a company following service of a Seizure Notice under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Successfully represented a police officer in a gross misconduct hearing accused of failing to challenge improper conduct by another officer, damaging property belonging to a detainee and subjecting a detainee to degrading and inappropriate treatment. All allegations were dismissed.
PC X (2020)
Represented a police officer facing numerous counts of acting without honesty and integrity. During proceedings, the Officer claimed whistleblower status, having previously made an allegation against a superior officer.
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Public Law overview
Rebecca is developing an extensive practice in public and administrative law.
She has had significant involvement in a number of public inquiries, having been instructed as junior counsel for the Metropolitan Police Service on the Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing and on an ad-hoc basis by the Archdiocese of Birmingham in connection with the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Rebecca has also assisted in a number of judicial review proceedings, with a focus on matters relating to the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases. She has an interest in matters dealing with the scope of police or other investigatory body powers, particularly those concerning search and seizure. She accepts instructions in such matters on behalf of both public bodies and individuals.
Rebecca also has experience advising on applications to withhold disclosure of material on the basis of public interest immunity.
Notable Public Law cases
T (Ongoing)
Instructed on behalf of the Parole Board for England and Wales in a judicial review claim concerning the Board's consideration of unproven allegations.
Advised on the merits of a challenge, by way of judicial review, to a search warrant issued in relation to an investigation into money laundering by a large-scale OCN and their use of cryptocurrency.
Public Inquiry into Undercover Policing (2017-2019)
Instructed by the Metropolitan Police Service.
Inquests overview
Rebecca acts for interested persons in inquests and is experienced in inquests which engage the state's Article 2 obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. She advises on potential liability arising from coronial proceedings, and on both public and civil law remedies available following inquests.
Notable Inquests cases
Inquest into the Death of SC (2021)
Acted on behalf of the Family of the bereaved. SC died from a fatal head injury he incurred during an alteration outside of a public house in Huddersfield. Another individual involved in the incident had been acquitted in related criminal proceedings. The Senior Coroner of West Yorkshire concluded that SC had been unlawfully killed.
Inquest into the Deaths of C & A (2021)
Acted on behalf of the Metropolitan Police in an Article 2 inquest into the tragic deaths of two individuals involved in a head-on collision on the A13.
Inquest into the Deaths of R & M (2019)
Acted on behalf of a police officer in an Article 2 inquest into the tragic deaths of a young boy and his aunt.
Civil Law overview
Rebecca acts and advises in civil matters arising from or associated with criminal or coronial proceedings.
Rebecca also appears in applications for civil preventative orders, including Closure Orders, Sexual Risk Orders and Sexual Harm Prevention Orders, both in the Magistrates' Court and on appeal to the Crown Court.
Notable Civil Law cases
X (Ongoing)
Led junior counsel on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service in a civil claim for damages for misfeasance in public office.
Duggan et al v Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis (2019)
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This article was originally published on May 17, 2010, in the Shenzhen Daily.
The "Xin'an Gucheng" (old city) in Nantou is rather well known. The museum located on the north side of Shennan at Nanxin Road gives a good interpretation of the area that lies to its northeast, bordering Zhongshan Park.
But did you know that, southwest of the Walmart Neighborhood Store, more remnants of the "gucheng" still remain?
There is, for instance, the Guankou Xuanwu Gumiao, a temple dedicated to the Dark Lord also called Bei Di, or the "Northern Emperor." This truly ancient building (dating back to the Southern Song Dynasty, 1127–1279) is now in sad repair, and is being used as lumber storage. Still, by going around to the rear (the right as you're facing the sign) you can see the remains of the roof decorations.
Find this relic by heading west on Guankou from Nanxin, then taking the alley slanting southwest. Turn left at its end and follow it south until you see the marker.
The Zheng Clan Hall is a typical village "hotspot."" Note the outdoor pool table on the left!
Leaving there, wander southwestward into Yongxia Village. Along the way, watch for small wells (still in use); ancient door lintels; and the Zheng Clan Hall, a gathering place dating back to the days when this was Bao'an County.
Reaching Taoyuan Road somewhere east of Qinghai, look around for the small Tian Hou temple, squeezed in between the street and a hotel.. Dedicated to the sea goddess, its altar faces west toward the water (now several blocks away).
There's plenty more to see as you wander these streets. The people are very friendly (one guided me around for a half-hour, despite the language barrier), and the sights are distinctly different from Shenzhen's usual hustle and bustle.
This area is near the one described in my article "Xin'an Ancient City."


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The Flight of Gemma Hardy
A captivating tale, set in Scotland in the early 1960s, that is both an homage to and a modern variation on the enduring classic Jane Eyre .
Fate has not been kind to Gemma Hardy. Orphaned by the age of ten, neglected by a bitter and cruel aunt, sent to a boarding school where she is both servant and student, young Gemma seems destined for a life of hardship and loneliness. Yet her bright spirit burns strong. Fiercely intelligent, singularly determined, Gemma overcomes each challenge and setback, growing stronger and more certain of her path. Now an independent young woman with dreams of the future, she accepts a position as an au pair on the remote and beautiful Orkney Islands.
But Gemma's biggest trial is about to begin...a journey of passion and betrayal, secrets and lies, redemption and discovery, that will lead her to a life she's never dreamed of.
"The delight in reading Livesey's appealing novel is to dovetail the emotions and experiences of feisty heroine Gemma Hardy with those of Brontë's 19th century protagonist, Jane Eyre ; both resilient young women, both downtrodden and cruelly treated but able, still, to flourish....In a clever sleight-of-hand Livesey meshes the two tales, updating the Brontë novel's gothic overtones to engage a modern audience." Nancy Schiefer, London Free Press (Ontario)
"[A] sweeping saga that resurrects the timeless themes of the original but is destined to become a classic all its own." Marshall Zeringue, Campaign for the American Reader
"Margot Livesey infuses every sentence of her novel not only with Gemma's quite compelling personality, but also with the details of the world she inhabits. As the title suggests, the book is filled with the imagery of birds, but they serve more than a thematic purpose. Gemma's affection for birds reveals her attention to detail and her desire to understand the relationships of things. These characteristics might also apply to Livesey herself, as her sharply observed, firmly grounded narrative transforms a classic tale into a storyand a placeall its own." Norah Piehl, BookReporter.com
"The narrative holds to the heart of Jane Eyre without resorting to mimicry. Mr. Sinclair might as well be called Mr. Rochester; the attraction between the two is as ill-fated as it is inevitable. She must leave Blackbird Hall to find herself, and part of finding herself is discovering her roots. Jane Eyre is, simplistically, a coming-of-age story and a social criticism set in a Gothic landscape. Livesey owns the soul of the story....The portrayal of the working class is near-Dickensian in its brutality and central to Gemma's journey of self-discovery. The girl, and then the woman, has the seeds of an independent mind, but these are nurtured and strengthened by adversity. Gemma would never see herself as a forerunner to the feminist movement. She is merely doing what she needs to survive, by making decisions that are true to her independent and moral character. The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a work that transcends its time." Robin Vidimos, The Denver Post
"Throughout the book, Livesey gives us terrific atmospheres in which Gemma's drama can unfold: the aunt's house is positively Gothic, the boarding school Dickensian with lost hopes, the Orkney Islands packed with stark beauty. [ The Flight of Gemma Hardy is] ambitiousnot many writers among us would risk treading on Charlotte Brontë's toesand although it leans on Jane Eyre , it insists on having a life of its own that does not depend on its famous predecessor. Livesey has been an outstanding writer for quite a while now, and Gemma is the work of a talented, assiduous novelist truly hitting her stride." Steven Wingate, Fiction Writers Review
"As all readers know, the beauty, tragedy, inspiration, and loveliness that came from the original Jane Eyre is something that many over the years have tried to imitate or duplicate. Seeing as that you would have to be a remarkable writer to even touch the magic that Charlotte Brontë created, all that can be said is that THIS is a remarkable writer. This contemporary retelling based loosely on the original is filled with characters that the reader will remember far into the future, perhaps with readers one day comparing the two when Ms. Livesey's version joins the first in literary history....Every scene is monumental in its own way. The characters are so enticing, the reader simply does not want to put this book down. The contemporary feel flows quite easily with the memories of the original Jane Eyre . Gemma goes from abused girl to a woman who finds redemption, love, and peace at last." Amy Lignor, The Write Companion
"[T]hough there are countless points of comparison between the two novels (like Jane, Gemma feels a spiritual affinity for birds, for instance), the nicest thing about The Flight of Gemma Hardy is that its story is absorbing on its own terms and does not rely on a close knowledge of the original....Ms. Livesey writes lovely, understated prose, and she is here in her favored milieu: the Scottish countryside, where she set her mesmerizing 2001 novel, Eva Moves the Furniture. Ms. Livesey's treks through the novel's pleasing natural landscapesgusty, beech-topped hillsides and rocky coastlinesare almost as engaging as her navigation of Gemma's restless psyche." Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal
"It's a delight to follow the careful dovetailing of the two novelsstarting on the rainy day when both stories begin, with each heroine in a window seat, finding solace in the pages of an encyclopedia of birds...Livesey is a lovely, fluid writer. There's much pleasure to be had in her descriptions of neolithic sites in Orkney and, most of all, her abiding affinity for the natural world." Sarah Towers, The New York Times Book Review
"In her cunning adaptation....Margot Livesey turns Jane [Eyre] into Gemma, the 20th-century version. Initially Gemma's story closely follows Jane's in tone and structure....but Gemma and Jane's paths diverge. By the mid-1960s, right and wrong are not as clear-cut as they once seemed. Expect no madwoman in the attic, and no pure villains. Instead, Livesey offers up characters who make crazy, often hurtful decisions based on pain and loss. Happy endings become more complicated once the politics of feminism and rock 'n' roll begin to challenge women to rethink their goals." Liza Nelson, O the Oprah Magazine
"[An] original slant on a classic story.... Within the classic framework, Livesey molds a thoroughly modern character who learns to expect the best of herself and to forgive the missteps of others. The author has a gift for creating atmosphere." Library Journal
"The talented Livesey updates Jane Eyre , taking care to home in on the elements of this classic story that so resonate with readers.... Despite readers' familiarity with the story line, they will be held rapt.... A sure bet for both book clubs and Brontë fans." Booklist
"In The Flight of Gemma Hardy , Margot Livesey offers a new telling of Jane Eyre , for which no contemporary writer is better suited. As always, Livesey's prose is a garden of pleasures: precision here, lyricism there, wit and compassionate insight throughout." Amy Bloom, author of Away
" The Flight of Gemma Hardy is the portrait of a delicate, iron-willed girl, an orphan and a heroine in the grand tradition. The writing is at once wholehearted and razor sharp, but here as in all of Livesey's novels, the real treasure is her gift for exploring the unreduced human psyche with all its radiant contradictions, mercurial insights, and desperate generosities. Gemma is realit's as simple as that. And through her eyes we see step-by-step what it means to stay determined in the face of the world's ceaseless ambiguitieswhat it means, in other words, to take possession of one's own life." David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
"The fabulous Margot Livesey has written a book steeped in remote landscapes, secret histories, and great love. Orphan Gemma is a modern-day Jane Eyre, thoroughly engaging and bracingly unsentimental. The prose is meticulous, the tale transporting. Trust me, you will love this book." Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club and Wit's End
" The Flight of Gemma Hardy is an inventive re-imagining of Jane Eyre ; the feisty Gemma is a delightful character in her own right, and it was a pleasure to follow her adventures." Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry
"I made my heroine a little older than myself because I wanted her to come of age just slightly before the rising tide of feminism—the pill, equal pay, discrimination—broke over both Britain and the States. The Flight of Gemma Hardy is, in my mind, neither my autobiography nor a retelling of Jane Eyre. Rather I am writing back to Charlotte Brontë, recasting Jane's journey to fit my own courageous heroine and the possibilities of her time and place. And like Brontë I am, of course, stealing from my own life."


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The Avalanches Share Since They Left Us Trailer With Danny Brown, Ariel Pink, And Father John Misty
The mysterious new video adds more questions than answers.
By Jordan Darville
The Avalanches, the Australian plunderphonics legends who recently announced their first live shows since 2007, have shared a new video on Facebook called Since They Left Us.
While it may be for a follow-up to their masterful 2001 album Since I Left You, Since They Left Us takes the format of a documentary trailer, with clips of Ariel Pink, Danny Brown, and Father John Misty all describing their involvement with the reclusive group. Pink's vox pop is the most tantalizing: "The rumors are true, I suppose. I think what they do is very strange, it's nothing like the way I work...I was just their stooge."
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Check it out above. The FADER has reached out for comment to XL Recordings and Modular Recordings.
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Apple confirmed the rumor we reported earlier, announcing that the iTunes Store had surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US.
At the rate iTunes is growing, you can expect to see music sections disappearing at major retailers and the record labels looking for creative ways to fight Apple's growing dominance in music sales.
While Microsoft, Amazon and others are trying to figure out how to duplicate Apple's success in digital music, the real opportunity lies in figuring out how to help people find what they want in the rapidly growing mass of legal free music.
Apple's announcement is based on data from market research firm the NPD Group's MusicWatch survey that captures consumer reported past week unit purchases and counts one CD representing 12 tracks, excluding wireless transactions. The iTunes Store became the largest music retailer in the US based on the amount of music sold during January and February 2008.


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Party-animal badger found drunk on Polish beach
A female badger was recovering at a Polish animal shelter Wednesday, two days after the party animal was found passed out on a beach from having too much to drink.
"Oh, youth. Oh, summer holidays," animal shelter Dzika Ostoja joked Wednesday in a Facebook post detailing Wandzia the badger's plight in the Baltic seaside resort town of Rewal.
"We found Wandzia drunk, surrounded by seven (empty beer) bottles. There were two more in the bushes, so it's possible Wandzia began partying there. Haha."
The badger is believed to have stolen the booze from fellow beachgoers, before removing the beer caps with her teeth.
The black-and-white omnivore was unconscious for two days straight, shelter head Marzena Bialowolska stated, adding that the badger had partially recovered but was still unable to sit up.
"She's been sleeping, drinking (water) and eating chick meat," Bialowolska said. If all goes well, Wandzia will be released back into the wild by the end of the week.
Photos and a video of the badger recovering can be viewed on the shelter's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dzikaostoja
Wandzia is not the first of her kind to have experimented with alcohol. In 2009, German police were called to clear a road of a badger that was "drunk as a skunk" from gorging itself on over-ripe, fermented cherries.


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Justia Dockets & Filings Seventh Circuit Indiana Northern District Taghon v. Lawson et al Filing 4
Taghon v. Lawson et al
OPINION AND ORDER re 1 Pro Se Complaint, the court: GRANTS Stephen Edward Taghon, Jr., leave to proceed against Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman in their individual capacities for compensatory and punitive damages for impeding his abi lity to post bail in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; GRANTS Stephen Edward Taghon, Jr., leave to proceed against Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman in their official capacities for injunctive relief requiring them to notarize his powe r of attorney without prepayment of the $3.00 notary fee; DISMISSES all other claims; DIRECTS the clerk and the U. S Marshal Service to issue and serve process on Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman with a copy of this order and the co mplaint and ORDERS Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman to respond only to the claim for which the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 8/14/2017. (Copy mailed as directed in Order)(lpw)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION STEPHEN EDWARD TAGHON, JR., Plaintiff, v. JULIE LAWSON, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Cause No. 3:17-CV-508 JD OPINION AND ORDER Stephen Edward Taghon, Jr., a prisoner without a lawyer, alleges that the defendants are impeding his ability to post bail. "A document filed pro se is to be liberally construed, and a pro se complaint, however inartfully pleaded, must be held to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers." Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (2007) (quotation marks and citations omitted). Nevertheless, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the court must review the merits of a prisoner complaint and dismiss it if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. Taghon alleges that he is being held in the St. Joseph County Jail on a $2,000 bond. He alleges that he could post bond if he could cash his $5,259.00 federal tax refund check. He alleges that the only way he can cash the check is by giving his mother power of attorney. He alleges that the defendants are preventing him from executing a power of attorney because they will not notarize it unless he pre-pays the $3.00 notary fee. He alleges that he is indigent and does not have $3.00 to pay the fee. The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits a State from denying a person liberty without due process of law. In Vallone v. Lee, 7 F.3d 196 (11th Cir. 1993), the court affirmed a jury verdict for an inmate who alleged that the Sheriff violated his "right to due process by inhibiting his access to bail . . .." Id. at 198. Based on similar allegations in this case, Taghon has stated a claim. For these reasons, the court: (1) GRANTS Stephen Edward Taghon, Jr., leave to proceed against Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman in their individual capacities for compensatory and punitive damages for impeding his ability to post bail in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; (2) GRANTS Stephen Edward Taghon, Jr., leave to proceed against Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman in their official capacities for injunctive relief requiring them to notarize his power of attorney without prepayment of the $3.00 notary fee; (3) DISMISSES all other claims; (4) DIRECTS the clerk and the United States Marshals Service to issue and serve process on Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman with a copy of this order and the complaint as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d); and (5) ORDERS, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(g)(2), Julie Lawson, S. Richmond, and Miss Coleman to respond, as provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and N.D. Ind. L.R. 10-1(b), only to the claim for which the plaintiff has been granted leave to proceed in this screening order. SO ORDERED. ENTERED: August 14, 2017 /s/ JON E. DEGUILIO Judge United States District Judge 2


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Donald Trump Calls Rosie O'Donnell a 'Fat Pig' During Debate, She Responds
News 3:25 AM PDT, August 7, 2015 - Inside Edition
3:25 AM PDT, August 7, 2015 - Inside Edition
Donald Trump predictably caused a stir during Thursday evening's Republican debate.
And early on in the night, he turned on comedian Rosie O'Donnell.
Moderator Megyn Kelly asked the billionaire presidential hopeful about his disparaging comments towards women.
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"You've called women fat pigs, dogs, slobs, disgusting animals," she said.
Trump raised his finger to interrupt and smiled: "Only Rosie O'Donnell."
The comment was met with applause from the audience. But O'Donnell wasn't quite so amused.
try explaining that 2 ur kids
— Rosie (@Rosie) August 7, 2015
Trump added that he didn't have time for "total political correctness" and that he was just having "fun" with the comments.
It's not his first clash with O'Donnell.
In 2006, she likened him to the "snake-oil salesman" on Little House On The Prairie when he decided not to fire Miss USA Tara Connor following reports of alleged drug use.
He responded by calling O'Donnell a "dummy."
Read: Whoopi Goldberg Defends Kelly Osbourne Over 'Racist' Trump Remarks
"She's an extremely unattractive person who doesn't understand the truth" he said. "She has failed at everything she has done."
Last year, O'Donnell called the exchange, "the most bullying I ever experienced in my life."
Watch Below: Donald Trump Hints That He's Nervous For The Debate
Donald Trump Hints That He's Nervous for Republican Debate


Tapestry, a vocal ensemble founded in 1995 by Laurie Monahan, Cristi Catt, and Daniela Tosic, has established an international reputation for its bold conceptual programming which combines medieval and traditional repertory with contemporary compositions.
Tapestry has won numerous awards, including WQXR and Chamber Music America's Recording of the Year and, most recently, the prestigious Echo Klassik Prize for their recording Sapphire Night.
Based in Boston, the ensemble made its concert debut in its hometown with performances of Steve Reich's Tehillim at Jordan Hall; additional Boston appearances include the Celebrity Series, Harvard, Radcliffe, and Sanders Theater.
Other Tapestry engagements include the festivals at Utrecht, Maastricht, Flanders, Regensburg, the Hannover A Capella Woche, Le Donne in Musica Rome, Festival de Musique Sacree of Quebec, Le Domaine Forget, the Sacred Music Festival and the International Medieval Congress of Kalamazoo, as well as the Hildegard von Bingen Symposium at the University of Oregon, Da Camera of Houston series, Tucson Early Music Society, Cleveland's Museum Concerts, New York City's Frick Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Rockefeller University, Stanford University, and many others.
Tapestry has made four recordings for Telarc International: Angeli, Celestial Light, Song of Songs, and The Fourth River. Tapestry's fifth CD, Sapphire Night was released in January 2004 by German label MDG. Tapestry just released Faces of a Woman with MDG.


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