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"A Factor in Bringing about the Depression Era Renaissance of the Mystery Story"
THE OMNIBUS OF CRIME.
Edited by Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957).
Payson & Clarke.
1929. 1177 pages. $3.00
Anthology: 62 stories.
Two contemporary and one not-so-contemporary reviews:
It has always been our belief that the reviewer should read the books he criticizes, if only for the purpose of avoiding being himself severely criticized by author and publisher.
But we admit frankly that we haven't read all the 1200 pages of this tome. Here are 62 short and long-short stories—half of them tales of detection and mystery, half of mystery and horror—selected by Dorothy L. Sayers—who is herself a most competent writer of the same.
She writes also an interesting introduction, showing the why and how of this form of fiction, which, if you are an addict, should provide you with a well reasoned apology. If you feel the need of one. Personally we don't. We have read and enjoyed mystery and horror for years, and the faint air of apology with which people show the title of a detective story when asked what they are reading seems to us an affectation, and a confession of the most poisonous form of pseudo-intellectual snobbism.
Personally, if the old "What single book for a desert isle" question was asked us at this moment, we should promptly choose this one. It's not only the best selection we've ever seen; it is, we believe, the best selection possible. — Walter R. Brooks, "The Week's Reading," THE OUTLOOK (September 11, 1929; Jump To page 70, center)
There are sixty-two detective stories here, representing every form of the art. Among the authors included are Poe, Conan Doyle, Eden Phillpotts, G. K. Chesterton, Aldous Huxley, Mrs. Oliphant, Charles Dickens, Robert Hichens, Arthur Machen, Sax Rohmer, Ambrose Bierce, Jerome K. Jerome, R. L. Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, May Sinclair, Walter de la Mare, Edward Lucas White and H. G. Wells. The introduction by the editor is a brief survey of the history of detective fiction. — "Checklist of New Books," THE AMERICAN MERCURY (October 1929; Jump To page 96, top left)
The book was reissued about thirty years later:
Edited by Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) .
Harcourt, Brace & World.
1961. 920 pages. $4.95
First issued in 1929, this jumbo of an anthology (920 pp.) was a factor in bringing about the Depression era renaissance of the mystery story; contents run from the Apocrypha to H. G. Wells; editor's introduction is fine historical survey of field. Welcome back! — Sergeant Cuff, "Criminal Brief," THE SATURDAY REVIEW (May 27, 1961)
- Sayers's story "The Man Who Knew How" is HERE.
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So this whole grain-free thing?
Yeah, it's not for us. We like my pizza too much.
That being said, I only mean it's not for us 24/7/365. We've certainly learned, and are still learning, that even tho it's a process and sometimes it's (super) hard to find something to snack on, there are lots of delicious things that are grain-free! Awesome!
So: grain-free isn't half bad.


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HITACHI ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF 400V CLASS INVERTERS TO THE NES1 SERIES OF ECONOMICAL INVERTERS
Tarrytown, NY (September 10, 2013) – Hitachi America, Ltd., Industrial Components & Equipment Division, today announced the addition of 400V class inverters to the NE-S1 series. Hitachi America, Ltd. is pleased to offer these economical and simple to use inverters in the popular HP range of 1/2 to 3 HP with availability in late October. With its ultra-compact design, the new 400V class NE-S1, like the 200Vclass, is designed with both OEMs and System Integrators needs in mind.
With popular preconfigured and simple default settings, the NE-S1 400V class variable frequency drive offers end users and integrators the ability to use the control as is right out of the box. As with its 200V class counterparts, the NE-S1 400V class variable frequency drive has a wide variety of options available that can be used to configure the control for specific applications. These powerful pre-configured inverters allow for the use of remote mounted speed potentiometers, contacts or switches, and for preset speed selections to be used without any parameter changes, thus saving time during the installation and integration process. This simplified installation adds value to the OEM and system integrators' overall final products.
Another important new option available on the 400V class NE-S1 inverters is a full keypad , complete with built in speed potentiometer, making the NE-S1 a versatile option for distributors who use MRO applications.
High volume applications will benefit from the use of our downloadable ProDriveNext software to configure the inverter for further flexibility. The NE-S1 allows end users to choose the level of customization required that best fits their application.
Other sophisticated features and options are available including:
• Pre-configured parameters
• Optional field installed operator display
• 3 wire Start Stop compatible
• RS-485 Modbus RTU standard
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Please contact us at inverterinfo@hal.hitachi.com for more information on the NE-S1 or any of our other inverter products.
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Hitachi America, Ltd., headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary companies offer a broad range of electronics, power and industrial equipment and services, automotive products and consumer electronics with operations throughout the Americas. For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us/ice/inverters. For information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United States, please visit www.hitachi.us
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Many thanks to Lauretta for getting in contact. If you'd like to see more of her work, simply visit the Paeony Floral Design website.


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The process here becomes the catalyst to bring all of us at a single plane. It will help an artist disengage from inhibitions and thus enable dialogue with peers as well as seniors. This residency works with an encouraging atmosphere where the artist will not be burdened by the outcome. More importantly the artist should take from here a sense of learning and the confidence to lay his/her work open for critique.
The progression may involve collecting data, research, preliminary sketches, resources, and other such elements that may or may not lead to a final product. Even the forming of a hypothetical project, analyzed and research-rounded, is primary and equally if not more important than a materialized outcome.
1) Any four previous projects supported by images. If the project was conceptualized and developed but not realized, it may still be submitted, provided it is at a fully formed stage. Explain the projects in maximum 500 words each.
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Q: Exception org.apache.jasper.JasperException:Unable to compile class for JSP: An error in jsp file:[/index.jsp] conn and DBConnect cannot be resolved I'm using the latest TomCat version and I've recently installed Eclipse IDE for Java Developers - 2021-03
This is my class:this is my class package
package com.DB;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;

public class DBConnect {

    private static Connection conn;
    public static Connection getConn()
    {
        try {
            Class.forName("com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver");
            conn=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/ebook-app","root","password");

        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return conn;
    }

}

So this is my jsp code for class:
<%@page import="com.DB.DBConnect.* " %>
<% Connection conn=DBConnect.getConn();//My error in this line.why?
out.println(conn);
%>

I'm getting Error like this:
HTTP Status 500 – Internal Server Error
Type Exception Report

Message Unable to compile class for JSP:

Description The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

Exception

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP:

An error occurred at line: [33] in the jsp file: [/index.jsp]
Connection cannot be resolved to a type
30: </div>
31:
32: <%@page import="com.DB.DBConnect.* " %>
33: <% Connection conn=DBConnect.getConn();
34: out.println(conn);
35: %>
36:

An error occurred at line: [33] in the jsp file: [/index.jsp]
DBConnect cannot be resolved
30: </div>
31:
32: <%@page import="com.DB.DBConnect.* " %>
33: <% Connection conn=DBConnect.getConn();
34: out.println(conn);
35: %>
36:

Stacktrace:
    org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:103)
    org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(ErrorDispatcher.java:213)
    org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:482)
    org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:392)
    org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:362)
    org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:346)
    org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:605)
    org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:400)
    org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:378)
    org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:326)
    javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:733)
    org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53)
Note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the server logs.

Apache Tomcat/9.0.43

1st Error page
2nd Error page
Simply, What my problem is ,I'm getting the Error in jsp: line 33;
<% Connection conn=DBConnect.getConn(); //My error in this line.why?
I'm beginner for java,so please explain it in simple and clear way...

A: Your package com.DB has only one class i.e. DBConnect. You can import till com.DB.* and instead of getting connection object in jsp and printing here in jsp, return the string representation or string value of connection object from one method in your java class and then print it here.

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Tommy Banks, head chef at the Michelin-starred Black Swan at Oldstead.
A Ripon chef is teaming up with one of Britain's rising culinary stars for a unique pop-up event at a restaurant in the city.
Tommy Banks, owner of The Black Swan Oldstead and youngest Michelin-starred chef in Britain, will host an evening of fine dining with Matthew Lockwood at Lockwoods restaurant, North Street, on Thursday, February 25.
The evening's specially designed five-course tasting menu will feature a range of dishes created by Tommy.
He will combine age-old methods and modern, innovative techniques, to create a diverse seasonal menu with the majority of ingredients sourced from the extensive kitchen garden at The Black Swan.
The menu will be unique to the event and include ingredients which have been harvested and preserved in various interesting ways.
The use of Oldstead-grown produce, including unusual and rare vegetables, together with local meats, will emphasise the ethos at The Black Swan of minimising food miles from field to plate.
The experience will be further enhanced by an accompanying drinks selection with specially selected wines and a range of soft drinks and cocktails developed at The Black Swan using ingredients from the kitchen garden.
Tommy is not formally trained. He started working in the kitchen at Oldstead when he was 18 and having honed his skills and knowledge finally took up the position of Head Chef at the age of 24.
Having recently been awarded Four Rosettes in January's update of The AA Restaurant Guide, The Black Swan is now the only restaurant in Yorkshire and the North East to hold the highly regarded combination of Four Rosettes and a Michelin Star.
Tommy said: "The team at The Black Swan have been working on ideas for the guest night menu since early December.
It has been a decade since Lockwoods first opened its doors to the public in December 2005. Last year the restaurant was awarded North East Restaurant of the Year by the Good Food Guide in the summer and then took home the Best Use of Local Produce on a Menu accolade at the Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards in October for its partnership with the Ripon Workhouse Museum Garden which supplies a host of unusual heritage fruit, vegetables and herbs during the summer.


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2022 Toyota Age Group National Championships
Team USA Information
2022 AGNC Registration
Qualifying for 2022 Age Group Nationals
Have you qualified for the Toyota Age Group National Championships? The following information will explain the qualification process. Please read all of the following information before contacting USA Triathlon to inquire about your qualification status.
The only way to register is by using the unique link provided in your qualification email.
Qualification details and percentages have changed from previous years. Be sure to read thoroughly to know if you qualified!
If you believe you qualified but did not receive an email, please read the information here.
Registration closes when the event sells out or by August 3 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
What is the Qualification Period for 2022?
The qualification period for 2022 Age Group Nationals extends to events back to June 1, 2021. The qualification period will end on July 31, 2022. Registration will close no later than three days before the event occurs or when the event sells out (whichever comes first). The event will likely sell out early. No race day registrations are permitted.
Please note: If the event you qualified in falls in both qualification periods (2022 and 2023), then you qualify for Age Group Nationals in both years. You will be able to register for the 2023 event once registration opens. After registration opens for 2023 in late-summer/early-fall 2022, qualified athletes will receive the same qualification emails as they did for 2022, but with a new link for 2023 registration.
The qualification period for 2023 Age Group Nationals will begin on June 1, 2022. The qualification period will end on July 30, 2023. Registration will close three days before the event occurs or when the event sells out (whichever comes first). Dates and qualification criteria for 2023 are subject to change from what is posted on this page. Final 2023 qualification criteria will be posted later in 2023.
Sprint and Olympic-Distance Qualification
Olympic-distance and Sprint Age Group National Championships both require qualification! Please thoroughly read the qualification criteria below as criteria differ between Olympic and Sprint races. Please note that each Olympic-distance and Sprint race will also have a Time to Tri Open wave, open to anybody. The Time to Tri Open waves are not eligible for National Championship awards or Team USA qualification, but they are eligible to qualify for the 2023 Age Group National Championships.
What events qualify for Age Group Nationals?
To qualify for Age Group Nationals, you must finish a USAT Sanctioned age group triathlon of any distance. Distances can be as short as super-sprint and as long as ultra-distance (full IRONMAN). These events can include on-road and off-road races. Age Group Nationals is the only USA Triathlon National Championship which requires this strict qualification.
What Category Must I Participate In To Qualify?
To qualify, you must participate in an age group category. Participating in an Elite, Relay, etc. category will not qualify you. Qualification is based on the finish in the athlete's age group, not where the athlete is extended an award. For example, if an athlete wins an overall award at an event and is removed from their age group, they will be placed back in their respective age group for purposes of qualification and the USAT rankings database. Athletes racing in Clydesdale or Athena Divisions are also eligible.
If Jane Doe is the overall female champion at an event and does not take first place in her age group at that event (because the race director removes her), Jane Doe will be placed back in her respective age group in the results that the race director submits to USAT for qualification purposes.
Note: Para (participating without assistance) athletes can still qualify for Age Group Nationals if, at the event in which they are trying to qualify, their starting wave is the same wave as their respective age group competitors.
What Age Must I Be To Qualify?
Olympic-Distance: To qualify for 2022 Olympic-Distance Age Group Nationals, athletes must be at least age 17 as of December 31, 2022. Athletes can be age 16 on the day of the event as long as they are going to turn 17 by December 31.
Sprint: To qualify for 2022 Sprint Age Group Nationals, athletes must be at least age 15 as of December 31, 2022. Athletes can be age 14 on the day of the event as long as they are going to turn 15 by December 31.
How Do I qualify?
Qualification Path #1: General USAT Sanctioned Age Group Triathlons of ANY DISTANCE
The first way to qualify is through a normal USAT Sanctioned age group triathlon of any distance. These events include all non-championship events. Athletes must place in the top 2 or top 15% of their age group (whichever is greater). Placing via this criteria qualifies you for both Sprint AND Olympic-distance Age Group Nationals.
Additionally, any athlete who previously qualified for 2021 Age Group Nationals through an event in 2021 will automatically qualify for 2022.
Qualification Path #2: Age Group State Championships for Olympic and Sprint Triathlon
The second way to qualify is through a State Championship Event.
State championships will qualify the top 35% or top five (5) finishers in an age group (whichever is greater). You may only qualify for Olympic-distance Nationals by placing in the Olympic distance State Championship race or Sprint Nationals by placing in the sprint distance State Championship race.
High School State Championships Exemption: All high school athletes who finish any of the State High School Championships will automatically qualify for Sprint-distance (pending they are at least age 15 as of December 31, 2022.)
Qualification Path #3: Last Year's Age Group National Championships
The third way to qualify is by finishing in the previous year's Age Group sprint, Olympic-distance, or long course triathlon national championships.
Qualification Path #4: Team USA
The fourth way to qualify is to be a member of Team USA. Any athlete who competed as a member of Team USA in 2021 in any discipline will automatically qualify. Qualification cannot be met from participation more than one year prior.
Time to Tri Open Waves:
Age Group Nationals will retain open waves for a limited number of participants in each race. Open waves are a great will to experience one of the largest triathlons in the world while not having to qualify. Open waves are NOT eligible for National Championship awards or Team USA Qualification. However, athletes who register for an open wave and later qualify may transfer to the qualification waves at the price difference, pending availability.
Clydesdale and Athena divisions:
Beginning in 2022, Clydesdale and Athena divisions will be reintroduced to Age Group Nationals. These divisions will be treated like other award categories in that athletes indicate their identification as a Clydesdale or Athena during registration, but will still race in their respective five-year age group. Clydesdale and Athena athletes will remain eligible for awards in their respective five-year age group and Team USA qualification, but will also be eligible for a separate set of awards placing just Clydesdale and Athena athletes per the identification noted during registration. Clydesdale and Athena athletes must also complete the weigh-in procedure in transition area prior to racing to remain eligible.
It is important to note that Clydesdale and Athena athletes must still qualify for Age Group Nationals per the normal qualification paths noted above. While athletes may race in either Clydesdale/Athena or respective five-year age divisions at a sanctioned event, when USAT receives results, Clydesdale and Athena results are merged back into respective five-year age group results for sake of results reporting and calculating qualifications. While a first place finish in a Clydesdale or Athena division at a sanctioned race would not qualify an athlete, if their finish as compared to other athletes in their respective five-year age group meets the qualification criteria above, they qualify for Age Group Nationals.
Note on Rounding:
When performing qualification calculations, USA Triathlon will round to the next whole number. For instance if there are twenty-five (25) people in and age group and only the top 15% qualify, the top four (4) finishers in that age group will qualify. This is because 15% of 25 = 3.75. Therefore, we will round up to fourth place (4).
How Do I Know If I Have Qualified?
If you have qualified through the above criteria, you will automatically receive the "You've Qualified" email from USA Triathlon. Your unique registration link is in that email. That link will be valid until registration closes.
I Believe I Qualified, But I Have Not Received Notification
If you believe you have qualified, but have not yet received notification, please first check your email and spam or junk folders. Once you have checked your email and confirmed that you have not received notification of qualification, please consider the following:
Results are not submitted instantly to USA Triathlon. Race directors have fifteen (15) days to submit results to USA Triathlon. Regardless of when the race director submits results, you cannot qualify until USAT receives official results from the race director. Once results are received by USAT, they are processed by the rankings department within a few business days. Qualification emails will then go out automatically. Please wait at least fifteen (15) days before contacting USAT to see if results have been submitted for your event.
Athletes in your age group may have been removed for an overall award. If an athlete in your age group won an overall award (I.E. overall male, overall masters, overall grand masters, etc.), they will be placed back in to their respective age group for qualification and rankings purposes. If you placed first in your age group at your race, but the overall winner is normally in your age group, they will be placed back into your age group and you will have officially finished in second place for qualification purposes.
If you competed in an elite, open, or relay wave at an event, you cannot qualify. The only category you can compete in to qualify is an age group category.
The only events that can qualify must be USA Triathlon Sanctioned. If the event you competed in was not sanctioned by USAT, you cannot qualify. If an event is sanctioned by USAT, you will know this because you should have either signed the USA Triathlon waiver for a one-day membership, entered your annual member number at registration, and/or showed your USAT annual membership card to pick-up your race packet.
If none of the above options apply to you or if you are unsure, please email the National Events department.
How Can I Check The Results USAT Currently Has On File?
To view all USA Triathlon sanctioned events that you have participated in, please click here. Then, either enter your full name or USAT annual member number. Please note: if results have not yet been submitted by the race director, they will not appear on this database yet.
Can I Defer My Qualification To Next Year?
No. Qualification cannot be deferred to the following year. Athletes must re-qualify each year. Additionally, USA Triathlon has a strict no transfer, deferment, or refund for any reason policy that you must agree to in order to register for the event.
Note on Event Changes Due to Unsafe Conditions
If a triathlon is changed to a duathlon more than 24 hours before the scheduled start of the event, it will be considered a duathlon and will not qualify for Age Group Nationals. If the triathlon is changed to a duathlon less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled race start, it will still be ranked as a triathlon and will qualify for Age Group Nationals.


A post dedicated entirely to clothes! Oh ya and triathlon. Actually it is much easier for me to discuss triathlon than clothes. My wardrobe consists mostly of athletic wear, jeans, tshirts and hiking pant. But I have never pretended to be a fashion expert.
I thought a post of what I wore during a long distance triathlon would be helpful to have on paper. And if this can help you plan what to wear or you have any advice, bring it on. I also wanted to put careful consideration into my choices because in a Challenge full distance triathlon, you have no special needs bags so you carry everything or get handed things by family members. I did send some stuff along with our 2 kids who would be able to see us mostly during the run portion. My list for them is included below.
I first chose what I wanted to bike and run in as you spend the most time in these outfits. Some people don't change but I knew that I wanted to just for comfort sake. We all have our favourites and I wanted to wear these at the right time. I pretty much changed entire outfits after each activity. This was due to wanting to have dry clothing at the beginning of each discipline.
I wore my lululemon sports bra, cobb triathlon shorts and threw on some sweats and a sweater on top. I also took along a rain shell and wore flip flops. I love the crispness of the morning temperatures but I have learned that if I have too long with not a lot of clothing on and get cold, things are much more difficult. I wouldn't change anything I wore except I may have put on shoes and socks to keep my feet dry and warmer. This was also my after triathlon outfit and I really wished then to have had socks and shoes and not the ones I just ran in. On a shorter distance triathlon, flip flops are fine but we had some walking to do, driving to do and it was dark. Shoes would have been better.
My plan was to swim in my sports bra and cobb shorts listed above under my wetsuit. That's all and it was a good decision. I swim with Aquasphere vista goggles. I like them with the bigger view and also because the smaller framed goggles really bruise the under part of my eyes and give me a headache. My wetsuit is an Ironman wetsuit purchased a few years ago on sale. It has been a good suit, has it's fair share of small rips despite being treated well. Does a full covering of body glide count as something you wear?
Favourite shorts overall are my Coeur triathlon shorts so these were what took me through 112 miles. They were awesome and reinforced that another pair would be awesome as I would love to run in them also. I also have a pair of Coeur bike shorts with the bigger chamois padding but I seem to have more chaffing issues with more padding. That's why I chose the tri shorts. Many others were wearing bike shorts as well as tri shorts. I wore a Pearl Izumi sleeveless bike jersey over the same sports bra. A jersey is a must for biking as it carried my whole food nutrition, and extra water bottle and an extra pocket for anything else. I do have a bento box on my bike but it can only hold so much. Extra chamois cream, a bag of UCAN chocolate powder to mix into a water bottle, lipbalm, extra NUUN tablets, tums, bandaids. More info on my nutrition and what I carried in a future post. I also wore thin biking socks in my bike shoes and arm warmers. All good choices again. I was comfortable. There is debate about sleeved jerseys to keep the sun off the arms and if I find a jersey I love, I would wear it but the couple I have aren't as soft as I like or fit how I like so I choose to keep my shoulders bare. I love having complete mobility. Bike shoes are Specialized and my helmet is Specialized, sunglasses were Smith.
Changed shorts into lululemon tracker running shorts. I wear these most often during my training so it was an easy decision. Only 1 zippered pocket so that was a draw back to not having tri shorts on. Carried my lipbalm in the small zippered pocket. I think there was a bit of money in there too. Always carry money on my bike or on me during a triathlon or running event. Good story about this I will share another time. I did wear a tri top though so I had the 3 pockets in the back to carry my goodies. I needed 2 of them to carry nutrition. I did need to think really hard if I wanted the pockets on my top or my bottom as they were a necessity. Changed socks again into Features. My visor was a black Pearl Izumi visor and Smith sunglasses.
These are the things I had the kids put into their backpacks just in case we needed them.


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Bella Donna is a 1923 American silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the 1909 novel, Bella Donna, by Robert Smythe Hichens which was later adapted for a 1912 Broadway play starring Alla Nazimova. This film is also a remake of the 1915 Paramount film Bella Donna starring Pauline Frederick. The 1923 film was directed by George Fitzmaurice and starred Pola Negri in her first American film.

Plot
Bella Donna, a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live. Tired of her simple husband, Bella becomes involved with brutish Baroudi.

Cast
Pola Negri as Bella Donna
Conway Tearle as Mahmoud Baroudi
Conrad Nagel as Nigel Armine
Adolphe Menjou as Mr. Chepstow
Claude King as Doctor Meyer Isaacson
Lois Wilson as Patricia
Antonio Corsi as Fortune Teller
Macey Harlam as Ibrahim
Robert Schable as Doctor Hartley

Song
"Bella Donna (Beautiful Lady)" by Harry B. Smith, Arthur M. Brilant (words) and Ted Snyder.

Phonofilm version
Reportedly the film played with sound provided by the De Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. This was probably music and sound effects but no dialogue, and was only at the April 1, 1923 premiere at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.

Paramount also premiered The Covered Wagon in New York City on March 16, 1923. All or about two reels of The Covered Wagon had a music track recorded in the Phonofilm process, but was only shown this way at the premiere at the Rivoli Theater in New York City. On April 15, 1923, Lee de Forest presented a program of 18 short films made in the Phonofilm process, also at the Rivoli Theater.

Preservation status
A print is reportedly held at the Gosfilmofond Archive in Moscow.

Further reading

References

External links

Progressive Silent Film List: Bella Donna at silentera.com

Bella Donna at Virtual History
Sheet music cover with tie-in to movie poster for Bella Donna

1923 films
American silent feature films
Films based on British novels
Films directed by George Fitzmaurice
Remakes of American films
Famous Players-Lasky films
Transitional sound films
Films set in Egypt
Films set in the 1890s
Films set in the 1900s
American black-and-white films
Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère
1920s English-language films
1920s American films

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HomeAway scores $160 million in financing
Vacation-rental company acquires VRBO.com
HomeAway Inc. has secured a record $160 million in debt and equity financing to fund the vacation-rental Web portal's continued expansion, the company announced today.
Expansion plans include the acquisition of Vacation Rentals by Owner, VRBO.com, one of the largest vacation-rental Web sites in the United States. The company said it also plans to boost marketing efforts to grow traffic and continue developing technology for locating and renting homes online.
VRBO.com will continue to operate as an independent brand run by the existing management team.
HomeAway owns vacation-rental Web sites where people planning vacations can find houses to rent. The company's growth highlights the growing trend of people buying second homes throughout the world.
Existing investors Austin Ventures and Redpoint Ventures and new investors American Capital, Institutional Venture Partners and Trident Capital provided the financing. Founded in February 2005, HomeAway has raised more than $200 million in capital.
"The unprecedented number of people who own second homes in the U.S. and Europe means the supply of quality rental properties has never been stronger and that owners are now realizing the ease and great return on investment of marketing online. This financing enables HomeAway to grow its worldwide marketplace even more quickly," said Brian Sharples, founder and CEO of HomeAway.
HomeAway's latest acquisition of VRBO.com adds nearly 65,000 properties to HomeAway, giving it a total of 130,000 properties in nearly 100 countries. HomeAway's Web sits include HomeAway.com, CyberRentals.com, GreatRentals.com, A1Vacations.com, TripHomes.com, Holiday-Rentals.co.uk in the United Kingdom and FeWo-direkt.de in Germany.
HomeAway (as WVR Group) received $49 million in equity funding prior to the most recent investment round.


Theme of the EuroWorkshop: The EuroWorkshop is dedicated to the subject of the integrability of difference equations and of discrete systems. The topics include: partial difference equations, ordinary difference equations, integrable dynamical mappings, discrete Painleve equations, quantum systems on the lattice, cellular automata, special functions and orthogonal polynomials, and applications. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a platform for presenting state-of-the art results as well as to critically discuss open problems in the subject area.
Expected Speakers: V Adler (Institute of Mathematics, Ufa), P Clarkson (Univ. of Kent, Canterbury), R Conte (Saclay), A Doliwa (Warsaw University), P Hydon (Univ. of Surrey), N Joshi (University of Adelaide), K Kajiwara (Doshisha University), M Kruskal (Rutgers University), M Noumi (Kobe University), A Ramani (Ecole Polytechnique, France), S Ruijsenaars (Amsterdam), J Sanders (Free University, Amsterdam), J Satsuma (University of Tokyo), A Shabat (Landau Institute), V Sokolov (Landau Institute), C Viallet (Universite Paris VI).
Location and Cost: The EuroWorkshop will take place at the Newton Institute and accommodation for participants will be provided in single study bedrooms at Wolfson Court, a hall of residence adjacent to the Institute. The workshop package costs £650 which includes registration fee, accommodation, breakfast and dinner from dinner on Sunday 2 September 2001 until breakfast on Saturday 15 September 2001, and lunches and refreshments on the days that lectures take place. Participation is limited to 30 participants, and applications for participation will be considered on the involvement of the applicant with the subject area.
Support: The EuroWorkshop is supported by the European Community and funding is available to support a limited number of young (under 35 years of age) researchers and overseas senior researchers who are nationals of EC Member States or of the Associated States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Israel, Switzerland). Self-supporting participants of any age and nationality are welcome to apply.
Further information: can be obtained from Professor FW Nijhoff.


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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Announces the Reopening of its Two Outdoor Venues for the 2021 Season
THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES THE REOPENING OF ITS TWO OUTDOOR VENUES FOR THE
The Hollywood Bowl to Reopen with Four Free Concerts for Front-Line Workers, Featuring the LA Phil with Gustavo Dudamel, Thundercat and Flying Lotus, and La Santa Cecilia
The Ford 2021 Season Highlighting Local and Regional Artists to
Run July Through October
LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2021 – The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today that it will reopen its outdoor concert venues—the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford—for the 2021 season.
Based on Los Angeles County Public Health guidance, the Hollywood Bowl will be able to welcome a limited-capacity audience of approximately 4,000 when concerts resume in May and anticipates ramping up to greater capacity later in the summer as guidelines evolve. To kick off the reopening, the LA Phil will host four free concerts for healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers as a gesture of thanks for all they have done for Los Angeles throughout the pandemic. Beginning in July, the Hollywood Bowl will present 14 weeks of concerts, including the LA Phil with Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel as well as crowd favorites such as the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular.
The Ford's much-anticipated season—featuring a rich diversity of local and regional Southern California artists, including perennial favorites and national acts—will open in late July and run for 15 weeks. The Ford is committed to representing Los Angeles County on its stage and in its audience and will make the first six shows of the season free to the public.
Detailed information on programming, dates and ticketing for the Hollywood Bowl will be announced May 11 and on May 25 for The Ford.
Chief Executive Officer and David C. Bohnett Chief Executive Officer Chair Chad Smith said, "After more than a year of tremendous hardship and incredible demonstrations of resilience and care across our community, we are looking forward to reuniting our audiences, with one another and with live music at the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford. We are wasting no time in hiring seasonal staff and implementing policies and procedures designed for the safety of our audiences, artists and staff. We are immensely grateful to Kaiser Permanente and all our supporters for making this coming season possible. This summer's concerts will likely be some of the most memorable, uplifting and restorative of our lifetimes, and we can't wait to get started."
Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel said, "I cannot describe the joy and hope that I feel at the thought of returning to the stage with our musicians, in front of a live audience. We have found so many extraordinary and creative ways to share music together over the course of this pandemic, but truly nothing can take the place of performing in person. And nothing can compare to the magic of making music at the Hollywood Bowl, where the sound waves mingle with the soft breeze of a Southern California evening. My friends, we have missed you, and we cannot wait to share music in person again!"
"I am truly excited that the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford have both announced that this summer, audiences will again be welcome, and safe, at L.A.'s legendary outdoor venues," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who represents the Third District, which includes the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford. "This milestone in our recovery journey means that vocalists can start warming up, instrumentalists can start tuning up and audiences can actually again make plans for a summer of inspired performances under the stars."
Three of the first free concerts at the Hollywood Bowl are made possible through a partnership with Kaiser Permanente. They will include two performances by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil (May 15 & 22) playing repertoire from Tchaikovsky to Montgomery, and Grammy-winning L.A.-based band La Santa Cecilia (June 26). The fourth free concert will be with L.A. artists Thundercat and Flying Lotus (June 12), their first performance since Thundercat won a Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album earlier this year.
"A night of music under the stars enjoyed safely is surely the right medicine many of us need to celebrate our progress in advancing total health in our communities," said Julie Miller-Phipps, president, Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Hawaii, Health Plan and Hospitals. "We are excited to partner with the LA Phil to offer entertainment that is sure to delight essential workers, including healthcare employees and first responders who unselfishly go above and beyond the call of duty to care for and improve lives on a daily basis across Southern California, and who also overcame incredible challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic."
For further information visit Hollywood Bowl and The Ford
About The Ford
The Ford is one of the oldest performing arts venues in Los Angeles, with an outdoor 1,200-seat amphitheater and a rich history dating back to 1920. Situated in a 32-acre park and under the stewardship of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Ford presents an eclectic summer season of music, dance, film and family events that are reflective of the communities that comprise Los Angeles.


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Originally a November 1959 American west coast registered car. It was found hiding in the corner of a west coast parking lot and its potential seen. It was in a significant state of dilapidation with much of the interior and glass missing. The car was brought back to the UK in 2016 and the CCC began a full restoration.
The body shell has been stripped back to bare metal with a full re-spray and loving nut and bolt restoration. The car has retained its uprated 1600cc rebuilt engine and 5 speed reconditioned gearbox. Every part of this car has been exhaustively restored, repaired, repainted and re-chromed. We have fitted a handmade leather interior and new headlining. Everything from the dials to the wheels have been reconditioned with new Vredestein tyres fitted. This car is nearing completion and promises to be a real beauty….
Full nut and bolt restoration by the CCC
A classic performance car wrapped in a lightweight Italian body


Right now, almost each adult citizen in Poland has a cell phone. Nothing surprising in that, cause telecommunication corporations are offering us devices like that mostly for free, in case when we inscribe a contract with them.
We're using our mobiles not only for phoning or texting, but also to surf on internet and use plenty of apps. Did you ever think of, who is creating this type of programs?
Really popular among Polish people is Android - https://intive.com/en/blog?tags=Automotive - app developMENt. Cause phones with this software are reliable and in really nice price. It isn't created to current label, cause many of they are using that. It's compatible with another software that we may use on our laptop, so any sort of uploading games or videos from first device to another should not be a problem. Beside, app android development is basically for free, cause in online store plenty of programs to use are not payable, just advance variations have to be pay additional.
In most of moments, to design another application, Android (www.intive.com/en/blog?tags=intivers%E2%80%99+voice) prefer to use team leasing - see details. That is type of service really common in IT sector. If any big company need some type of work to be finished, but don't have enough of stuff to do it, this option is it first call. A lot of IT firms are skilled in team leasing. They are employing many of various Experts, good in each sector of IT. Many of them are making Android application for bigger labels. Also, sometimes amateur could create something like that with proper software and skills. But the most popular apps were made by huge companies.
When you are dedicated user of Android, you are not only one, because plenty of Polish inhabitants prefer this software. Most of the apps for that are designing by different groups, thanks to team leasing. Also, even you can project decent app for your cell, but it requires from you a lot of skills.


Location: First National Bank, 259 W. 9th St.
$85 in Advance, $100 at the door.
Under the festival tent in the First National Bank parking lot. Hundreds of featured wines, beer and spirits. Wineries will be on hand from right here in Colorado… to all over the world!
This year the Grand Tasting will feature a silent auction offering large format wine bottles, packages from local restaurants, hotels & wine shops and exciting winery trips!
Durango's finest restaurants showcase their cuisine in our 6th Annual Durango Restaurant Showcase.
Your ticket includes one DWE Riedel tasting glass.
Proceed directly to the Grand Tasting tent. You must show your id to get your wristband and wine glass.
You must be 21 years of age to participate in the Durango Wine Experience.
In order for all guests to get the most out of their "experience", please refrain from wearing perfume or cologne to any Durango Wine Experience event.
SAT 1 pm Wine Sem: "Cinco de Mezcal"
Guest Panel: "Cinco de Mezcal" Dive into the flavors of Mexico's most mysterious spirit on Cinco de Mayo. Learn about how mezcal and tequila are close siblings of very, very different temperaments. And how one of the most obscure ad glorious elixirs of the Gods can be artisan yet affordable.
You do not need to check in at the event office for seminars, please bring your ticket and proceed directly to the seminar location.
Located in the "R Space"
I'm in Love with the Shape of You!" Find out why shape matters! In a unique and fascinating wine glass tasting,Shelley Sale, Riedel ambassador, will demonstrate the relationship between the shape of a glass and our perception and enjoyment of wines. Experience first-hand the effect that the shape of a wine glass has on each unique varietal, how stemware translates and delivers the bouquet, taste, balance and finish of a wine to the senses. After the seminar you will take home your own 4 glass Riedel kit valued at $120 with one glass for each varietal.
Your Walk-About & Grand Tasting ticket price includes one DWE Riedel glass.
You need to bring your Riedel wine glass ($10 value) to both the Walk-About and the Grand Tasting.
BUT, what if I "lose" or "drop" my DWE Riedel wine glass?
You can purchase an additional DWE Riedel wine glass for only $5.
Nobody needs to know what really happened.
Pick up at the DWE Event Office or at the Grand Tasting entrance.


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Ceylan Returns Against Sanchez On March 10
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Dennis Ceylan (18-1-2, 8 KOs) will face Jesus Sanchez (8-1, 1 KOs) in a ten-round featherweight contest on the undercard of Dina Thorslund's WBC Female World Super Bantamweight title fight against Alicia Ashley on March 10 in Struer.
The former European Champion is on the comeback trail after suffering his first career defeat in an IBF World title eliminator against British boxer Josh Warrington. The 28 year-old admits he was disappointed with his performance, and is eager to prove he still has what it takes to compete at the highest level.
"That wasn't me against Josh Warrington," says Ceylan. "I had a lot of problems leading up to that fight and I wasn't on my A-game. I'm not happy with the way it ended. I would rather go out on my shield than give up on my knees, but that day I just didn't want to be in the ring, and I'm embarrassed with my performance.
"I'm embarrassed for myself, for my family, for my team and for my supporters. I lost to a guy that I know deep down in my heart I can beat. I don't want to take anything away from him, but he was just better prepared than me on the night.
"Now, I must look to the future. I'm looking forward to getting back in the ring with a good opponent on March 10. I know I have a lot to prove. My aim is still to get in the ring with the best guys and beat them. I'm still going for the World title, that's my main goal, and I still believe I can win it. I've made some mistakes, but I'm hungrier and more determined than ever, and I will show I still have what it takes!"
Ceylan begins his road to redemption against Spanish Champion Jesus Sanchez on the undercard of Dina Thorslund's WBC Female World Super Bantamweight Championship challenge versus former two-time World Champion Alicia Ashley.


He'd been on the pitch a matter of minutes when Paul Sharner said something, seemingly, out of turn to him.
Never one to take things that little bit too far, Big Dunc turned around and punched, no welleyed, Shcharner right in the stomach. Or the bread basket to all you WWE fans!
The beauty of the whole incident was that the punch actually lifted Scharner off the floor. A better dig has surely never been witnessed on a football field.
Scharner looks for his small intestine on the JJB pitch.
At the time there were cries of 'disgrace' and 'he should never pull on the blue shirt again'. And some readers probably think it out of order to make light of such a violent incident, indeed, the fella was jailed for less. But I don't care because that was part of his make up and something we all, at least secretly, loved about him!
For the record, he was sent off for that punch and received a further red card for pushing the ludicrously named Pascal Chimbonda in the face. To my knowledge, he is the only player to have been given two red cards in one match.
A fitting epitaph dontcha think?!
At least he only had to walk off the once!


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Retro TV Review: Star Trek TNG SSN 4 Episode Eleven: Data's day
Any episode that provides a day-in-the-life of a specific character can be very interesting. To see the ship through the eyes of a single character gives an insight that you would normally not get. This episode follows Data throughout his duties in the episode that aired on January 7, 1991, this is Data's Day.
The Episode:
Stardate 44390.1 Data's Day
We follow Data this episode as various events take place throughout the ship. From the wedding of a fellow crewmate to a vital mission involving the Neutral Zone, we get a crewman-eye-view of the Enterprise. As we explore the day, we find a unique perspective unlike anything we have seen on the series so far.
The Breakdown:
The series begins with Data recording a transmission to Commander Maddox at the Daystrom Institute. He is giving a report on his interactions with his fellow crewman, specifically the union of Keiko Ishikawa and Miles O'Brien. In addition, a dignitary from Vulcan has arrived for a special mission with the Romulans.
I won't bore you with the details, because this one is somewhat a hectic story, but the wedding happens with Picard officiating, we see Doctor Crusher and Data dance and the Vulcan ends up being a Romulan Spy. Overall it is a filler episode that is heavy on character development for Data, but not much more. Seriously, this season deserves better.
Is this a 'Good' Episode:
As I said above, as a character development episode it certainly accomplishes it's task. We get to see Data go about his day on the Enterprise. We get a very good view of his life during and outside of what we usually see and that, in itself is fascinating. This is one episode that would not be good for a casual fan or a someone just getting into Star Trek, but it is good for fans who wish to know more about Data and enjoys seeing the in's and out's of the crewmen. This also give us a chance to see a more personal view of Data's journey to becoming human. Actor Brent Spiner does an amazing job, as usual, in his portrayal of Data but it almost feels as if the production team realized they needed some quick character development for Data but didn't have the time to let it play out over a few episodes so they just crammed as much as they could into one, somewhat chaotic, entry. This is also what happens when they just don't have a strong enough 'A' plot and have to rely on the weaker 'B' plot to carry the episode.
While it is not a great Episode, it does it's job admirably and is certainly not one of the worst that have aired.
Gleanings and Cool Bits:
This is an episode of firsts. We meet Keiko O'brien for the first time, we see the ships barber shop, we see Data dance, and more.
Keiko will later become a regular guest star on this series and eventually a regular character on Deep Space Nine along with her husband Miles O'Brien. It is certainly a cool continuity between the two series and allows for some really terrific connections.
There is a terrific scene where Data and Crusher dance. This was a great chance for the actor, Gates McFadden to show her skills as a dancer as, prior to the series, she had been a fairly well known dance choreographer whose works included the famous film, Labyrinth.
One very interesting bit is, while she ends up being a spy, the Vulcan Ambassador T'Pel negotiating with the Romulans is a little foreshadowing of things to come later in the series.
We also get to see the day/night cycle on the Enterprise bridge for the first time.
Thanks for reading the Retro TV Review, I look forward to discussing the rest of the series with you, one episode at a time every Monday, Wednesday and Friday! Next Review: The Wounded
If you would like to read more reviews I have a weekly series called Key Movies Of My Life that comes out every Thursday and also a complete review of Star Trek Discovery.
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How Is Communication Used in Advocacy?
Anushka Baluni
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March 9, 2022 March 9, 2022 by Anushka Baluni
Advocacy is all about persuading and influencing the public, but this won't happen until non-profits can properly express their views write campaigns and communications. And the only way to achieve this is through effective, consistent, and targeted communication. A proactive, rather than reactive, advocacy communication campaign drives the agenda forward by being proactive rather than reactive to external forces. Advocacy's goals in social and economic development are to create or change policies, rules, regulations, resource distribution, and other decisions that affect people's lives, as well as to guarantee that such decisions are implemented. Successful mobilization of support is required to persuade the public through an advocacy campaign, but there's no use in having a brilliant campaign plan if you don't have a vehicle to get it to your target audiences.
Is It True That Advocacy Is a Form of Communication?
What Is the Significance of Communication in Advocacy?
What Is the Definition of Advocate Communication?
Is There a Distinction Between Advocacy and Communication?
What Is the Purpose of a Communication and Advocacy Strategy?
What Are the Three Different Styles of Advocacy?
What Are the Five Advocacy Principles?
What Is the Significance of Advocacy?
What Is an Illustration of Advocacy?
In Terms of Development Communication, What Is Advocacy?
What Makes Communication Effective?
What Is the Significance of Good Communication?
What Is Disability Advocacy?
What Are the Four Different Styles of Advocacy?
Who Needs a Lawyer?
Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization Are All Important Aspects of Advocacy.
Be Aware of Your Target Market
Who or What Groups Have an Impact on Decision-Makers?
Use Your Tools
Install a Sense of Injustice in Your Audience
Use Excellent Narrative Techniques
The Media Will be Interested
Clear and Measurable Objectives
Identifying the Target Audience
Simple Messages
Structured Planning and Research
Stakeholder Roles Are Defined
Carefully Crafted Toolkit
Advocacy communications are defined by their intense focus on influencing specific audiences and employing specific messages to effect policy or practice changes.
"Any undertaking's ability to communicate is critical to its success and a vital aspect in achieving its goals…." Developing an effective advocacy communications strategy will enable you to organize and manage your work more efficiently, focusing on the people who can affect the changes you want to see.
You may feel vulnerable if you are unable to express yourself, but it is vital to know that independent support called Advocacy is available to assist you in making your voice heard. Advocacy organizations provide support and advice to help you communicate with others so that your voice is heard and your rights are protected.
The target audience is one of the most significant differences between them. Advocacy primarily aims to influence the behavior of public officials or decision-makers. Individuals and small groups are the primary focus of communication. The goal of social mobilization is to win community support.
A communication plan for an advocacy campaign differs from other information campaigns in that it tries to inspire people to take action and, in some cases, change their beliefs rather than simply raise awareness and offer information.
Advocacy is the process of promoting someone's or a group's interests or cause. A person who advocates for endorses or supports a cause or policy is known as an advocate. Advocacy also entails assisting others in finding their own voice.
Self-advocacy, individual Advocacy, and systems Advocacy are the three types of Advocacy.
The ideals of Advocacy are clarity of purpose, safety, confidentiality, equality and diversity, empowerment, and putting people first.
What is the primary objective of Advocacy?
Advocacy is to guarantee that everyone in society has the opportunity to Have their voices heard on topics that matter to them. Their rights should be protected and promoted. When decisions concerning their lives are made, their opinions and wishes are taken into account.
The act of speaking on behalf of or in support of another person, place, or thing is defined as Advocacy. A non-profit group that strives to assist women who are victims of domestic abuse but are frightened to speak up is an example of Advocacy.
Advocacy communication is a fundamental way to work toward social justice in the field of development. Advocacy communication entails strategic engagement with clearly stated political beliefs, no pretense of impartiality, and a refusal to accept hegemonic power in the pursuit of social justice.
Definition: Effective communication is the process of exchanging ideas, thoughts, knowledge, and information in such a way that the goal or intention is met to the best of one's ability. In simple terms, it is the sender's presentation of his or her points of view in the most understandable manner for the listener.
Effective Communication's Advantages
When communication is successful, all parties involved feel content and accomplish. There is no possibility for misunderstanding or change of messages when messages are delivered properly, which reduces the risk of conflict.
Disability advocacy is defined as acting, speaking, or writing to promote, protect, and defend individuals with disabilities' human rights.
* Case advocacy
* Self-advocacy
* Peer advocacy
* Independent Advocacy for a fee
* Advocacy by citizens
* Advocacy by statute
When a patient has trouble understanding, recalling, and weighing important facts, as well as articulating relevant ideas, wants, feelings, and beliefs, an advocate is required.
ACSM consists of three unique sets of activities, all of which have the same goal: to modify behavior.
The target audience is one of the most significant differences between them. Advocacy primarily aims to influence the behavior of public officials or decision-makers. Individuals and small groups are the primary focus of communication.
The goal of social mobilization is to win community support. The line between the three categories is frequently blurred, and interventions in one area may have a positive impact on or facilitate processes in the others.
* At the national level, Advocacy generally focuses on administrative and corporate mobilization through parliamentary debates and other political events, press conferences, news coverage, TV and radio discussion programs, popular TV series, summits, conferences, and symposia, and celebrity spokespeople; meetings between different types of government and civil society organizations, patients' organizations, and health-care providers; formal documents; and partnership meetings.
* The process of gathering allies together to promote knowledge of and demand for a specific program, aid in the delivery of resources and services, and strengthen community participation for sustainability and self-reliance is known as social mobilization. Decision- and policymakers, opinion leaders, NGOs such as professional and religious organizations, the media, the commercial sector, communities, and individuals are all examples of "allies." People's needs are taken into account as social mobilization promotes debate, negotiation, and consensus by including a variety of stakeholders in connected and complementary actions.
To be successful, you'll need a solid communications strategy to back up your political efforts.
Here are the five most important things to think about:
Significant work must be done to identify your stakeholders and the best ways to communicate with them in order to ensure that the correct people hear what you have to say – and take the action you want them to take. Who would you like to speak with? What are their favorite hangout spots? What sources do they use for their data? What kind of media do they like to watch? Identifying whether you want to speak to the broader public or distinct groups of the public can help you create your campaign messages and 'Calls to Action' later on.
The two main audiences in advocacy activity are usually:
* Decision-makers
* Your core target market
Remember to include audiences such as community groups, peak bodies, donors, bloggers, and the media in your planning.
Make use of your resources.
More than just utilizing words to express a point is required for effective communication, whether it is Advocacy or not.
Integrated campaigns including print, multimedia, and interactive material are more likely to be appealing, shareable across several channels, and hence more effective. Don't be afraid to think outside the box when it comes to your communication channels, but remember the golden rule: go where your audience is.
It helps to generate a sense of injustice in order to mobilize support for your cause — people are more willing to hop on board and support a cause that fights for the 'right thing.' The End Child Detention Coalition's Free the Children campaign is a textbook example of establishing a sense of injustice across its messaging while focusing on the facts and motivating the public to care. Of course, don't forget to mention the possibility of positive change as well as proposed alternatives or solutions — the last thing you want is to come across as unduly pessimistic without presenting any viable alternatives.
Using an engaging narrative that resonates with your target audience is a great method to get your advocacy message across. We have a wealth of data, figures, statistics, and research, yet these messages rarely persuade people to take action on their own. Ask yourself, "What is the human angle?" when considering your advocacy goals.
The Close the Gap campaign emphasizes the utilization of human tales to elicit a response and action from its target audience. Keep in mind why you're presenting the tale and how it pertains to your advocacy objectives. Knowing what you want to achieve with your Advocacy can help you choose which narrative will most effectively demonstrate the reasons.
Getting the media's attention is a low-cost strategy to advance your advocacy campaign.
From an advocacy standpoint, advocates can give the media well-researched and intriguing stories, while media coverage can:
* Raise public awareness and inform the public.
* Give your message more credence.
* Journalists are working under increasing time constraints, so if you can supply them with extensive and valuable analysis as well as attractive examples, they are more likely to pick up your story.
Media attention is more likely to be drawn to stories that are shocking, unique, novel, or just of human interest. Don't undervalue the importance of including celebrities, politicians, local residents, businesses, or schools.
Developing an effective advocacy communications strategy will enable you to organize and manage your work more efficiently, focusing on the people who can affect the changes you want to see. It not only raises awareness of the problem but also allows for more consistent communication inside the company. Of course, in an advocacy communication effort, like in a PR campaign, it's critical to stick to the must-haves.
Here are some suggestions for including into the campaign:
Objectives must be clear and measurable. They must be achievable and unambiguous. If the goal is to provide clean sanitation, widespread sanitation knowledge and a clear link between sanitation and hygiene must be established. The long-term communication goal, on the other hand, will be to bring cleanliness to the forefront of the political agenda.
Who are they? What exactly are they thinking? What are the core values that motivate them to act? These inquiries must be addressed.
The messages must be articulated. Messages are intended to achieve specific objectives. Simple statements that resonate with stakeholders and attract support for the campaign will almost surely be part of a successful advocacy effort. This does not imply reiterating the objectives. Simply said, it entails presenting a persuasive case to your target audience.
In addition to the aforementioned, time and financial planning are essential. Before going on to tactics, consider your plan. "The laziest thing people do is jump straight to tactics," says Fleishman-Jon Hillard's Haber. A press conference is a strategy.
You must first determine what you want to accomplish and who can help you, how you communicate with them and who is responsible for persuading them to speak up. The foundation of communication is research. The goal is to find the appropriate advocates.
It's critical to create roles for stakeholders. In our opinion, it is critical to consider each stakeholder's role and contribution to the overall advocacy communication piece. The roles also make the engagements and talks with each stakeholder clear. Taking the sanitation campaign as an example, the communication with policymakers will be vastly different from the dialogue with the 'general public.'
The key to success is implementation. The implementation should be split down into multiple levels and include the communication strategies to be used for each stakeholder at the individual level. Effective ads are built on real or imagined decision points. Perhaps legislation is now achievable, or an international/global platform will address the issue shortly, or some event is being planned, making the topic timely and relevant.
Any advocacy communication campaign's success is also straightforward. Time and patience are required for advocacy communication to result in policy changes. Politicians and policymakers, like consumers, are swayed by the power of repetition. The number of times an issue is echoed and reiterated is important. As a result, combining strategy and tactics will aid in the execution of an effective advocacy campaign. To summarise, developing a sound advocacy communication strategy will assist one in successfully planning and utilizing time and money. Its purpose is to provide clarity on concerns, as well as goals and deliverables for long-term Advocacy and change.
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Texas Longhorns baseball's hitting could take step forward in 2018
The 'Horns hit for a dismal .252 team batting average in 2017, but new additions to the program could help Texas have more success this season.
By Jack Keyes@jackkeyez Feb 13, 2018, 6:20pm CST
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I'm a little embarrassed that in my preview of Texas Longhorns baseball position players from a season ago, I titled my piece, "Hitting could finally become Texas baseball's strength in 2017." As any Texas baseball fan will tell you, that didn't happen. Sure, Texas hit an impressive 52 homers with help from the new, brought in fences of Disch-Falk Field, but the team also hit for a .252 average, down from an already bad .268 average in 2016.
The reason I thought Texas would be a good hitting team in 2017 was because the 'Horns were returning several key players. The reason I'm cautiously optimistic Texas actually will be a decent hitting team in 2018 is because of the new faces.
For the first time in several years, the 'Horns likely won't start a freshman position player on Opening Day. However, JUCO transfers Masen Hibbeler, Duke Ellis, and DJ Petrinsky could all find their names on the lineup, as well as redshirt freshman Zach Zubia. All of these guys dominated at the plate at the previous level, and though that level is admittedly against lower competition than Division 1, I believe some of that success will translate to the 40 Acres.
Additionally, the 'Horns are hoping to get not sophomore slumps, but sophomore break throughs out of David Hamilton, Ryan Reynolds, and Austin Todd. Those guys started so many games as freshmen largely because of their gloves, but all three have shown promise at the plate as well.
Finally, the 'Horns will be counting on some upperclass leadership from Kody Clemens, Tate Shaw, and Michael McCann. Clemens especially will be relied upon to be a key player for this Longhorns team. He's shown flashes of potential on both offense and defense in his career thus far. Now it's time for him to consistently deliver.
Below is my prediction for Texas' Opening Day lineup, with a blurb for each player. Note that while most of the starters should be correct, my prediction for batting order is almost surely wrong.
1. Masen Hibbeler, 2B (Jr.)
2017 Stats: .493 average, .561 OBP, 10 homers (JUCO).
Masen Hibbeler has been signed to the 'Horns since November 2016, so there's no doubt he's chomping at the bit to officially dawn burnt orange and start this season. In the time since Hibbeler has committed to Texas, he has blown up as a prospect. The junior increased his freshman batting average at Odessa College from .312 as a freshman to a remarkable .493 as a junior.
Hibbeler will be one of Texas' most well-rounded players as he can do much more than just hit. The junior also stole 14 bases at Odessa last season, and is heralded for his glove on defense. Expect him to start from day one for the 'Horns.
2. Duke Ellis, CF (So.)
2017 Stats: .415 average, .491 OBP, four homers (JUCO).
Starting the lineup with two JUCO transfers might seem questionable, but like Hibbeler, Duke Ellis is the real deal. The left-handed hitter was selected in the 20th round of the MLB Draft in 2017 after a remarkable freshman season at Panola Junior College. Ellis hit for a .415 average and hit four homers. His elite speed is apparent on the box score, as Ellis notched 17 doubles, five triples, and stole 21 bases. Perhaps the most important stat is that Ellis struck out only 16 times in 197 at-bats. His ability to simply put the ball in play could be huge for a Texas team that struck out in over 23% of at-bats last season.
Ellis will be one of the best athletes on the field for the 'Horns, and I expect him to be an impact player early so long as he can adjust to the Division 1 level.
3. Kody Clemens, 3B (Jr.)
2017 Stats: .241 average, .356 OBP, five home runs.
Now the lone Clemens brother on the Texas roster, Kody will have a tough act to follow in trying to replicate Kacy's collegiate success. Thus far in his career, Kody has had some clutch moments for the 'Horns in his own right, but he hasn't been a consistent force at the plate.
Kody had a promising freshman campaign, hitting .242 with five homers as a regular starter, but stagnated his sophomore season. In fact, Kody performed nearly identically in 2017 as he did in 2016, hitting .241 with five homers.
Worrisome is the fact that Kody finished 2017 hitting 1-19 in his final seven games, but he also had some very nice stretches where he looked like one of the 'Horns' best hitters. Kody has the tools to be an elite player, and is one of the most powerful hitters of the returning players. Hopefully this is the year where it really comes together for him.
4. Zach Zubia, DH (Rs. Fr.)
2017 Stats: N/A
Despite redshirting his freshman season due to transfer rules, Zach Zubia came to the attention of Texas baseball fans this summer when he had a historic season in the Northwoods summer league. The former Tulane commit hit a league record 22 homers — in a wood bat league, no less — en route to earning league MVP honors. The 6'4, 240-pounder could help the 'Horns replace some of the power in the lineup that they lost with the departures of Kacy Clemens and Patrick Mathis.
Look for Zubia to DH and possibly play some first base this season for the 'Horns.
5. DJ Petrinsky, C (Jr.)
2017 Stats: .358 average, 12 home runs (JUCO).
Though former starting catcher Michael Cantu has left the program, Texas should be in good shape at the catcher position with DJ Petrinsky and Michael McCann (who is discussed later in this article). The two players could very well split time at the position in 2018, but I expect Petrinsky to get the nod on Opening Day due to his hitting abilities. After all, Petrinsky broke open the scoring in the alumni game earlier this month with a solo shot.
The former Alabama commit earned a .358 average and hit 12 homers last season at Hill College. He did even better as a freshman at Hill, hitting .390 and again knocking 12 homers. Like Ellis, Petrinsky is adept at putting the ball in play, as he struck out only 25 times in 189 at-bats in 2017.
In JUCO Petrinsky had some issues on defense, as he allowed 12 passed balls in 2017, and 16 in 2016. If he struggles with that this season, then it's possible McCann could earn some time at catcher, while Petrinsky may move to DH.
6. Ryan Reynolds, 1B (So.)
Ryan Reynolds made an impression for the 'Horns right when he got on campus, as he had a fantastic fall ball season as a freshman in 2016. He continued to dominate at the plate in the spring, going 3-4 in the 2017 alumni game.
This helped the Louisiana native land on Texas' Opening Day lineup, and Reynolds was a mainstay in the meat of the order for much of the year. Though Reynolds showed off his power in the form of five long balls, he also really struggled at the plate at times. This is reflected in his .212 average, and team-high 64 strikeouts. I'm optimistic that this is a case of the numbers not reflecting Reynolds' true potential, and I believe he could be a guy who could have a breakout sophomore season.
7. Austin Todd, RF (So.)
2017 Stats: .276 average, .359 OBP, seven doubles
Austin Todd has the best batting average of any returning player, as he was quietly one of Texas' most consistent players last year highlighted by a 5-6 performance against TCU. He hit for a solid .276 average, a number that actually hovered around .300 for most of the year.
Though Todd finished the season 0-10 and was at times disappointing in NCAA tournament play, there's no reason to believe he won't have another successful season. He is yet another solid athlete in the Texas lineup, and should be a consistent force.
8. Tate Shaw, LF (Rs. Jr.)
2017 Stats: .239 average, .358 OBP, two home runs.
Tate Shaw, a walk on, unexpectedly became a solid contributor and occasional starter for the 'Horns in 2017. With the departures of outfielders Patrick Mathis and Travis Jones to the MLB draft, Shaw will be called upon to be an even bigger factor for the 'Horns in 2018.
Shaw is yet another Texas player who got off to a fantastic start at the plate, but tailed off at the end of the season. Shaw's 2017 highlights included a 4-6 performance against Tech and 2-3 outing at the plate against K-State only two games later. However, he hit only 1-20 in his final 11 appearances of the season. That can't happen in 2018, especially because Texas doesn't have as much depth in the outfield this season.
9. David Hamilton, SS (So.)
2017 Stats: .218 average, .305 OBP, 11 doubles.
David Hamilton is much more known for his unbelievable glove at shortstop than his bat, but there's reason to believe that the sophomore could be more than just a threat in the infield. The former MLB draft pick may have only finished his freshman season hitting .218, but he actually progressed as the season went on, including a stretch in May where he hit 10-22.
When Hamilton does reach base, he is instantly a threat to take more, as he had a tied for team best 14 steals in 2017.
If Hamilton can take a big stride at the plate this season, he will be an amazing leadoff guy. If not, he could still be an athletic presence at the bottom of the lineup.
Other key contributors
Last season, the 'Horns had 13 players who recorded 20 or more at-bats. I believe that this season, Texas could see perhaps 14 or 15 guys get that many plate appearances, as the 'Horns have some very promising non-starters.
Michael McCann, C (Rs. Jr.)
2017 Stats: .268 average, .346 OBP, 112 at-bats.
After taking the year off in 2016, McCann unexpectedly supplanted Michael Cantu as the program's most reliable catcher in 2017. McCann caught fire early in the season at the plate, and though that hot start waned a bit, he still finished the year fifth on the team in batting average at .268. Whether or not McCann can continue to be a key contributor for the 'Horns remains to be seen, but its very possible he will notch several starts behind the plate this year.
Joe Baker, INF (Rs. Jr.)
2017 Stats: .250 average, 12 at-bats.
Joe Baker's year was derailed due to injury in 2017, but the redshirt junior started 31 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016. In that season, Baker hit .245 and notched seven doubles and a homer. Though the infield is awfully crowded this year, expect Baker to see significant game action if he can stay healthy.
Kamron Fields, OF (Fr.)
The first commitment David Pierce earned at Texas, Kamron Fields was also one of the most prized recruits of the 2017 class. The center fielder possesses power at the plate, but could be used more this season as a right-handed pitcher.
Bennett Inoff, INF (Fr.)
Like Fields, Inoff is also a pitcher and could compete for some time as a reliever in addition to potentially third base.
Sam Bertelson, INF (Fr.)
The Midland native earned playing time in Texas' annual alumni game and could see some work at first base or DH.
Here's to hoping that Texas baseball doesn't follow in the footsteps of the offenses in football and basketball and provides some excitement for fans this season.
Next up will be a preview of Texas' pitching tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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From 2016 to 2018, Mark led the review and reform of the South Australian homelessness and domestic violence sectors and worked closely with not-for-profit partners to implement contemporary services that respond to vulnerable members of our community.
He also led the development of a practice framework that guides the delivery of trauma informed services across the SA Housing Authority and implemented a new service delivery model to deliver targeted support to Aboriginal people that connects them to housing, health, education and other services at the Ceduna Transitional Accommodation Centre.