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Bryan Faussett:
Antiquary Extraordinary
Bryan Faussett, F.S.A. (1720-1776) of Heppington House, Nackington, near Canterbury, was a vicar, antiquary, genealogist and revolutionary archaeologist.
In a decade of excavating some 700 Anglo-Saxon barrows around east Kent, using methods of excavation and recording two hundred years ahead of his time, he accumulated what would be at the time of his death the world's most stupendous collection of seventh-century jewellery and artefacts, crowned by the magnificent Kingston brooch.
He also researched and wrote up his many years of work into Kentish pedigrees, and also of monumental inscriptions in about 150 churches around the Diocese of Canterbury.
His life is the model of a Georgian antiquary and scholar, enormously enhanced and coloured by his personal correspondence and household accounts which he maintained throughout his married life.
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Oxford University Press Journals
vol 28, no 3, July 2016
History of Collections
Archaeology
March / April Issue 2016
Sam Lucy
Archaeologia Cantiana
Vol. 137,
Reviewer: Elizabeth Edwards
The Journal of Kent History
Issue no 82 March 2016
Reviewer: Kathryn Bedford
Dr. Wright's lecture, on Bryan Faussett and his excavations in Kent, opened a window to a hitherto unknown 18th archaeologist and his equally unknown Anglo-Saxon finds of extraordinary quality. It appears that an excursion to Liverpool to view these artefacts would be well advised. Our members were delighted to learn about this almost-local pioneering antiquary, and Dr. Wright is to be applauded in bringing Bryan Faussett to the attention of a wider audience. - Crayford Manor House Historical Society
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The book has been published for over a year now and sales have been gratifying for what is a semi-specialised volume relating, as I have put it, an academic story with a very human element to it. Many people have been interested in Faussett's local connections all around east Kent, and the large numbers of his ancestors and descendants scattered around this county and further afield. The scholarly world of academic archaeology now has a fully referenced biography to an eighteenth-century pioneer.
The Faussett Collection - What Next?
After just over a year since publication of my biography, the world (we hope!) is a little better informed about Bryan Faussett and his extraordinary archaeological legacy. The major unpalatable fact about his tremendous collection is that it still resides in its entirety at the Liverpool World Museum by the terms of the bequest of the philanthropist Joseph Mayer who saved the Faussett material intact for the nation. There have been several small exhibitions of selected objects over the decades in Kent, as well as for the Society of Antiquaries' tercentenary exhibition at Burlington House in 2007, but the time is probably now right for something more substantial, given that Kent is the principal ancient Anglo-Saxon English county and the one in which many of the great finds have been made. Tentative discussion has already taken place with the Beaney Museum in Canterbury about the possibility of a major Anglo-Saxon exhibition, based at least partly on the Faussett collection, although of course there are many other famous pieces from both Kent and elsewhere. It is hoped that the Kent Archaeological Society may also play a major part in this venture, perhaps to be realised in two or three years' time.
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Trail Itineraries > Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail
Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail Itinerary
Name: Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail
Length: 25.4 Miles
Trail activities: Fishing, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Walking, Cross Country Skiing
Counties: Lassen
Surfaces: Dirt, Gravel
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About this Itinerary
Lying east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, the spectacular Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail connects Westwood to Susanville in Lassen County. This rail-trail follows the route of the old Fernley and Lassen Railroad line and scenically winds through the Susan River Canyon and three distinct bioregions: the Great Basin, the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range. With this comes quite diverse terrain, from woodlands to grasslands and high deserts, plus plenty of opportunities for adventure and recreation while crossing the Susan River on bridges and trestles and passing through original rail tunnels.
Beginning at 4,200-feet on the east side of the Sierra and Cascade Ranges and climbing to an elevation of 5,500-feet at Westwood Junction, the Bizz Johnson Trail (BJT) is a high-elevation, multi-use trail that is popular during each of its four distinct seasons. In the spring and early summer, trail users can hike, mountain bike and horseback ride, and 18.5 miles of the trail are open in the winter for cross-country skiing. For many, highlights of this trail include fishing in the Susan River for rainbow and brown trout and camping on the surrounding Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service lands; the camping is primitive and permits are required for campfires.
Many recreationalists opt to experience the trail one way, often traveling west to east to take advantage of the 3-percent downhill grade. Shuttling between Susanville and Westwood is fairly easy to do on the Lassen Rural Bus (available weekdays). Local cab companies can arrange shuttle services for weekends or other times not served by the bus. (Contact the Susanville visitor center at 530257-3252 for more information.) Wide-tired bicycles, ideally multi-geared mountain bikes, are recommended for this gravel and dirt pathway, as are head lamps for the tunnels. There are no services or safe drinking water sources on route (just a series of trailheads), so either come prepared to treat the water or stock up on enough liquids (and snacks) for the duration. If traveling by air, fly into Reno-Tahoe International Airport, 88 miles southeast of Susanville.
If you are staying overnight at the Roseberry House B&B, you have already been introduced to the charm of this small, high desert town. Or perhaps you first encountered it at the legendary Pioneer Salon, an old watering hole established in 1862, now known as Lassen Ale Works. In any case, Susanville is a fun place from which to begin or end a Bizz Johnson Trail adventure.
Lassen Ale Works
The Bizz Johnson's main trailhead is at the Susanville Railroad Depot (circa 1927) and Lassen Land and Trails Trust offices. Part offices, part visitor center and museum, they can tell you pretty much anything you want to know about the trail and the area.
Leaving Susanville, the route parallels the Susan River for 16 miles. Winding through the rugged Susan River canyon, be prepared to cross the water 12 times on bridges and trestles and pass through two tunnels. This corridor was originally established in 1914 for transporting logs and milled lumber to and from the Westwood Mill. The railroad connected Westwood to the main rail line in Fernley, Nevada, for 40 years. In 1978, Southern Pacific Railroad received approval to discontinue use of the old line and the BLM and former Congressman Harold "Bizz" Johnson (the trail's namesake) spearheaded conversion of the corridor to a trail.
The rail-trail passes through BLM land for the first 6.75 miles and there is little to remind you of civilization until the BJT crosses State Highway 36. Look for the birds that live in this riparian ecosystem, including canyon wrens, hooded orioles and belted kingfishers. Beavers, muskrats, raccoons and even black bears can be seen near the trail as well. Access to Hobo Camp Picnic Area is at mile 0.5, and, 6 miles farther (before the trail crosses the state highway) is Devil's Corraltrailhead; both locations have vault toilets. Keep in mind that camping is not permitted within a mile of these sites.
West of Devil's Corral, the trail leads into Lassen National Forest and pine and fir forests fill in the semi-arid desert landscape more and more. There is an undeveloped drive-in campsite at the halfway point of the trail at Goumaz (mile 12.9) which consists of five sites on U.S. Forest Service land between the trail and the river. Though it may be hard to imagine in this secluded, serene environment, logging camps, spur lines and switching stations once created quite a bustle in this corridor, as interpretive signs along the BJT remind us.
Westwood Junction, 5 miles beyond Goumaz, is the highest elevation point on the trail. If you are traveling westward, congratulations: you just climbed 1,300-feet. If you are traveling eastward, smile: you have a nice descent to look forward to. The trail leaves the canyon and the Susan River and quickly turns south for the final 7.5 miles to Mason Station and the end of the rail-grade portion of the Bizz Johnson. You can meet your shuttle here, connect to the Lassen Rural Bus, turn around for a return ride, or continue another 4.5 miles on country roads to Westwood.
If you carry on to Westwood, you can't miss the 25-foot carved redwood statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox at the trailhead, a rather large nod to the town's long history in the timber industry. Actually, the Red River Lumber Company (originally established in Minnesota) opened a mill in Westwood in 1913 and it is this company that is credited for popularizing the tales and images of Paul Bunyan through their advertising campaigns.
If you are in need of food, Buffalo Chips Pizza is just down the block, located in what was once a company bunkhouse. Before leaving the trailhead, however, stop in at the Westwood Station and Lassen County Visitor Center, built as a replica of the historical Westwood Railroad Depot (open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.). The nearby Westwood Museum also houses photos of the Red River Lumber Company mill, but note that it is run by volunteer s and has limited hours.
Today, explore Susanville, a former logging and mining town; learn about its history at the Lassen Historical Museum. Adjacent to the museum is Roop's Fort, the oldest building in Lassen County; it was built in 1854 as a trading post and ranch though was used as a fort for three days during the Sagebrush War of 1863. Pick up a walking tour guide at the visitor center and wander the historic uptown. Many of the buildings still reflect the frontier and Wild West nature of bygone times and some have outside wall murals artistically depicting this legacy.
Rails to Trails Festival
If possible, plan your visit to coincide with Lassen Land and Trails Trust's annual Rails to Trails Festival, which takes place at the Susanville depot the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend in October. The festival, which raises funds to support the region's trails, includes live music, a chili cook-off competition, railroad handcar races and other fun family activities.
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Susanville Ranch Park
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Beyond his gold standard accomplishments in the pool, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has garnered widespread attention in recent days for the dark circular markings on his shoulders and back.
The result of an ancient Chinese medical practice called cupping, those marks are just one of the visible examples of remedies, therapies, and treatments athletes in Rio are undertaking in an attempt to gain a competitive advantage and achieve peak performance.
We asked a group of professors to explain what you've been seeing, with a particular focus on the science behind it.
Alycia Markowski, associate clinical professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, was part of a research team in 2012 that examined the effectiveness of cupping, which is favored by some U.S. swimmers and gymnasts.
The study focused on patients with low back pain, and Markowski said the team found that cupping might be an effective treatment for acutely reducing symptoms and improving pain-free range of motion.
Many Olympic athletes are sporting strips of tape of various colors on their shoulders, knees, back, and other body parts. These are so-called kinesio tapes—and they have become a popular therapy among all types of athletes, including beach volleyball players.
While professional basketball players cry foul when they are required to wear short-sleeve jerseys, many favor wearing long sleeves that cover the entirety of their arms, particularly their shooting arms.


New York's premier rapper Corey St. Rose has hit us again with yet another tremendous banger. 'Prince', released this month, has fans in awe as trippy beats and lyrical genius infest the track. Speaking of the luxuries in his life, Corey compares his feeling to Prince -- covered in fashion. Corey St.Rose definitely has the drip. Wrapped in a smooth, uptempo and street feel, Prince definitely holds a genuine New York feel to it. Corey St.Rose is here to stay. New York stand up.


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Home Lifestyle What Happened To Josh Brolin's Brother, Jess Brolin? The Untold Story
What Happened To Josh Brolin's Brother, Jess Brolin? The Untold Story
Samuel Daniel
Usually, when a person is born to influential parents who are famous in the society and who are doing really well in their career paths, the person is expected to bank on the popularity and fortune of his family and find success in life too. However, the case of Jess Brolin is quite the exception. Jess Brolin happens to be the son of James Brolin, a legendary American movie star who is regarded as one of the most successful actors in America. He is also a brother of Josh Brolin, another very famous Hollywood star, who has starred in some very big movies and TV series over the years. However, with all the big names he is associated with, Jess Brolin lives like an outcast and barely has enough to eat.
So what happened to Jess? This is one question that many fans of the illustrious Brolin family have often asked over the years. How is it that Jess who was fortunate enough to be born into a family that boasts of several hundred million dollars in net worth live as though he was born in a war-ravaged developing nation with nothing to call his own? We have some of the answers you seek. Continue to see more about him below.
Jess Brolin's Early Days
The exact day and month Jess Brolin was born is not known, however, we know that he was born in the year 1972. He was in California and grew up with his family on a ranch in Templeton, California.
Like we have mentioned, Jess Brolin's father, James Brolin is a veteran actor who is respected for his work in Hollywood and has been in show-business for more than 50 years. His mother, Jane Cameron Agee was an actress who also worked as a wildlife activist. His elder brother, Josh Brolin is a famous movie star who has gained worldwide popularity for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics supervillain, Thanos in the Avengers movie series.
Apparently, Jess Brolin grew up surrounded by affluence and fame with all eyes on him and his siblings considering the status of his parents as movie stars. However, even though his brother, Josh took an interest in acting and made a name for himself as a movie star of note, Jess did not follow in his parents' footsteps.
Very little is known about his early days. The details of where he had his education remain vague and what he did for a living is still unclear and being debated. What we do know is that Jess and his brother Josh were left heartbroken when their mother died in a car accident on 13 February 1995 some years after she got divorced from their father, James Brolin. Upon her death, she left Jess a 6-figure inheritance, putting some sunlight on his darkened days.
But, years after his mother's death, Jess is now a homeless man who lives on the streets. Even though his family is worth almost $500 million at the moment, Jess does not partake in their glory. So, what happened to him?
What Happened To Josh Brolin's Brother? The Untold Story
Following his mother's death and his 6-figure inheritance, Jess Brolin moved to an $800 per month apartment in California. Not much is known about what he did with his life at this period, but according to some reports, he spent lavishly and eventually squandered the money from his inheritance and trust fund.
Jess Brolin rummages through trash cans for food.
He was soon estranged from his illustrious family and with nothing to fall back on, he was evicted from his $800 per month apartment in 2011. Jess Brolin consequently started living on the streets. According to some reports, he initially lived out of a pickup truck before he eventually ended up getting obese and penniless on the streets of Ojai in California.
The question most people have asked is why his rich family has not come to his aid. Well, some sources have claimed that Jess' family has reached out to him many times but he has turned down their help, preferring to live on his own on the streets. This has reportedly left the family quite distraught.
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Sometimes, Jess is seen on the streets rummaging through public trash cans for any food he can lay his hands on. He then sits on public benches all day whiling away his days. In 2018, it was reported that Jess Brolin was facing some health problems. The news emerged after Jess was seen walking around with some alarming sores on his legs. In fact, some medical experts claimed he may soon be in danger of amputation if he does not get immediate treatment.
For now, Jess Brolin sleeps in vacant lots in a Californian community not far away from his illustrious family's millionaire showbiz home. Perhaps, with time, things may change for the troubled man.
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A brand without a mission is just a commodity.
When was the last time you talked about a sandwich shop that served toasted sandwiches? Or featured artisan breads? Or delivered freaky fast?
Those might make good advertising stories, but not particularly compelling stories to share with friends.
I share my sandwich shop's story. It's about a mission to feed each and every person who walks through its doors with dignity regardless of the customer's means. I tell of Panera Bread's community cafes where payment is optional and amount is discretionary.
How do they make money? What a cool company? How does that work? My friends get engaged in this story.
I like the food at Panera, but there are plenty of other good restaurants, choices. I would consider Panera to be a commodity if it weren't for its mission. Instead, it's where I go.
It's the same for employees. Without a mission that engages them—that gives them a story they're proud to share with friends—the company they work for is just a commodity until the next better job comes along. Those who feel part of a company's mission are less likely to leave.
Find your mission, separate from profit, and you'll attract a fan base that will elevate your company from just a commodity to a brand.
Great story and a great example of how companies should look at themselves and their mission more closely and see what kind of company and brand they really have. Some may believe they are different but in the end they just might discover they are just another commodity company/brand in the market.


On this episode of My Favorite Theorem, Kevin Knudson and I talked with Dave Richeson. He's a math professor at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and editor of Math Horizons, a magazine published by the Mathematical Association of America. You can listen here or at kpknudson.com, which also has a transcript of the episode.
Richeson has been on a bit of a Greek mathematics kick, so he chose to tell us about Archimedes' theorem that π is a constant. That is, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is the same, no matter the circle. (Richeson argues that we should be calling it Archimedes' constant instead of π.) As he mentions, it's not well-known among mathematicians who first showed that it was a constant, much less determined what that constant was. Richeson said mathematicians often guess it was Euclid, but that Euclid's axioms and postulates aren't quite enough to prove it. Not only did Archimedes (287-212 BCE) show that the ratio was always the same, he also figured out that it's between 223/71 and 22/7.
Richeson wrote about the history of this theorem in the College Math Journal. (A version of the article is also available for free without a subscription on the preprint server arxiv.org.) He says at first he was embarrassed to ask who proved that a circle's circumference:diameter was a constant, so one of the morals of the episode is that it's OK to ask those slightly embarrassing questions. They might take you on interesting adventures!
On the episode, we talked a little bit about the history and mythology surrounding Archimedes. Mythbusters even did an episode about the story that he used large mirrors to set enemy ships on fire. You can read about that story on the blog Oddly Historical as well. The story of his death was recorded by Roman historian Livy and others. To add a story to a story, the story is that the story of Archimedes' death is one of the things that got French mathematician Sophie Germain interested in studying math.
What's the best pairing with a theorem all about circles? Pizza! Pizza is definitely the best food (according to me), so I heartily endorse that choice. You might be able to guess why Richeson chose that pairing, but you'll have to listen to the episode to find out which toppings he would choose to enjoy on his pie.
You can find Richeson online on Twitter (he's @divbyzero) or at his blog Division by Zero, where he recently wrote a neat post about the mathematics of a reflected double rainbow. His book Euler's Gem about a completely different (but also great) theorem was published by Princeton University Press in 2008.


Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, from talking to people about their experiences of local health and care services, to sitting on our Steering Group. Whatever your background, your time and your talent could make a real difference in your local community.
From the satisfaction of helping to shape local health and care services, to learning new skills and meeting new people, volunteering offers so many rewards. Discover the many ways you can volunteer with Healthwatch Dorset and make a real difference whilst developing your own skills and experience.
Local Healthwatch Volunteers are the voice of Healthwatch Dorset and people in the community. You can support us by talking to people, gathering opinions about local health and care services (good or bad) and spreading the word about the ways we can help people. You can also act as an ambassador for us at events and meetings and make sure our views and the views of local people are heard and taken seriously.
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This is a rewarding and specialist volunteering role for a confident and compassionate person who enjoys connecting with people. You might also like to represent us a Local Healthwatch Volunteer alongside this role.
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A Perilous Perspective
Lady Darby Book 10
Available April 19, 2022
An all-new historical mystery in this USA Today bestselling series featuring beloved inquiry agents Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage.
Argyll, Scotland. July 1832. After a trying few months in Edinburgh, Kiera and her husband and investigative partner, Sebastian Gage, are eager to escape to the Highlands with their three-month-old child. Kiera is overjoyed for her cousin Rye and her detractor-turned-friend Charlotte who are being wed in a private ceremony at the estate of Rye's great-uncle, the Marquess of Barbreck, in what seems to be the perfect wedding party.
But when Kiera is invited to peruse Barbreck's extensive art collection, she is disturbed to discover that one of his most priceless paintings seems to be a forgery. The marquess's furious reaction when she dares to mention it leaves her shaken and the entire house shocked. For it turns out that this is not the first time the word forgery has been uttered in connection with the Barbreck household.
Matters turn more ominous when a maid from a neighboring estate is found murdered where the forged painting hangs. Is her death connected to the forgeries, perhaps a grisly warning of what awaits those who dare to probe deeper? With unknown entities aligned against them, Kiera and Gage are forced to confront the fact that they may have underestimated their opponent. For they are swiftly made to realize that Charlotte's and Rye's future happiness is not the only issue at stake, and this stealthy game of cat and mouse could prove to have deadly consequences.
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Murder Most Fair
Verity Kent Book 5
Available August 31, 2021
All is far from quiet on the home front in national bestselling author Anna Lee Huber's captivating mystery series, in which former Secret Service agent Verity Kent receives a visitor—who is being trailed by a killer . . .
November 1919. A relaxing few weeks by the seaside with her husband, Sidney, could almost convince Verity Kent that life has returned to the pleasant rhythm of pre-war days. Then Verity's beloved Great-Aunt Ilse lands on their doorstep. After years in war-ravaged Germany, Ilse has returned to England to repair her fragile health—and to escape trouble. Someone has been sending her anonymous threats, and Verity's Secret Service contacts can only provide unsettling answers.
Even deep in the Yorkshire Dales, where she joins Verity's family for the holidays, Ilse encounters difficulties. Normally peaceful neighbors are hostile, seeking someone to blame for the losses they've endured. When Ilse's maid is found dead, Verity must uncover whether this is anti-German sentiment taken to murderous lengths, or whether there is a more personal motive at work. Could Verity's shadowy nemesis, Lord Ardmore, be involved? And if so, how much closer to home will the blow land when he inevitably strikes again?
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...A treat for WWI buffs and the legion of fans who have grown fond of Verity.
- Publishers Weekly
...a beautifully written and told story.
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A Wicked Conceit
Lady Darby Book 9
Available Apr 6, 2021
Soon-to-be new parents Kiera and her husband, Sebastian Gage, have been hoping for a respite from their inquiries, but murder and mayhem have a startling way of dropping into their laps in the all-new historical mystery in this national bestselling series.
Edinburgh, Scotland. March 1832. Kiera and Gage have been eagerly awaiting their bundle of joy but trouble has been brewing in the form of the roguish criminal Bonnie Brock Kincaid. A new book and subsequent play features some of Kincaid's daringly heinous exploits, although he swears he had nothing to do with it or the characters which are obvious representations of Kiera and Gage. While the scoundrel's fury seems genuine, as well as his determined quest to uncover the real identity of the author, the Gages still hold doubts about his innocence.
A rash of crimes break out across the city, seemingly inspired by the play and book. When the publisher is found brutally murdered–in an imitation of a gruesome scene–the finger not only points to Bonnie Brock as the possible culprit, but also the Gages, who have been outspoken in their condemnation of the tale. Now, the Gages are on a hunt to unmask the killer. Between the infamy garnered by the play, the cholera outbreak still wreaking havoc throughout the city, and the impending birth of their child, they will need all the resources they can garner.
But family quarrels and the revelation of a secret Kiera has been keeping from Sebastian threaten to undermine everything they have overcome. When they find themselves in the crosshairs of the killer, trapped in the squalid underground vaults of the city, they will soon discover that the truth does not always set you free, and death can lurk around any corner.
Praise For A Wicked Conceit
Huber's artful ninth Lady Darby mystery... provides plenty of depth and detail about social conditions and mores in 19th-century Edinburgh, but the human relationships are the heart of the story. Historical fans will be well satisfied.
A mystery both complex and romantic.
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Huber's A WICKED CONCEIT serves up plenty of mystery and mayhem, with a charming investigative couple at the center of this lush historical whodunnit.
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A Wicked Conceit is another thoroughly enjoyable novel from an author who has yet to disappoint. Anyone who enjoys historical mysteries, atmospheric settings, and strong female investigators should have Huber on their automatic buy list.
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A Pretty Deceit
In the aftermath of the Great War, the line between friend and foe may be hard to discern, even for indomitable former Secret Service agent Verity Kent, in award-winning author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series.
Peacetime has brought little respite for Verity Kent. Intrigue still abounds, even within her own family. As a favor to her father, Verity agrees to visit his sister in Wiltshire. Her once prosperous aunt has fallen on difficult times and is considering selling their estate. But there are strange goings-on at the manor, including missing servants, possible heirloom forgeries, and suspicious rumors—all leading to the discovery of a dead body on the grounds.
While Verity and her husband, Sidney, investigate this new mystery, they are also on the trail of an old adversary—the shadowy and lethal Lord Ardmore. At every turn, the suspected traitor seems to be one step ahead of them. And even when their dear friend Max, the Earl of Ryde, stumbles upon a code hidden among his late father's effects that may reveal the truth about Ardmore, Verity wonders if they are really the hunters—or the hunted . . .
Praise For A Pretty Deceit
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#ifndef vaapiencoder_base_h
#define vaapiencoder_base_h

#include "VideoEncoderDefs.h"
#include "VideoEncoderInterface.h"
#include "common/lock.h"
#include "common/log.h"
#include "common/surfacepool.h"
#include "vaapiencpicture.h"
#include "vaapi/VaapiBuffer.h"
#include "vaapi/vaapiptrs.h"
#include "vaapi/VaapiSurface.h"

#include <deque>
#include <utility>

template <class B, class C> class FactoryTest;

namespace YamiMediaCodec{
enum VaapiEncReorderState
{
    VAAPI_ENC_REORD_NONE = 0,
    VAAPI_ENC_REORD_DUMP_FRAMES = 1,
    VAAPI_ENC_REORD_WAIT_FRAMES = 2
};

class VaapiEncoderBase : public IVideoEncoder {
    typedef SharedPtr<VaapiEncPicture> PicturePtr;
public:
    VaapiEncoderBase();
    virtual ~VaapiEncoderBase();

    virtual void  setNativeDisplay(NativeDisplay * nativeDisplay);
    virtual YamiStatus start(void) = 0;
    virtual void flush(void) = 0;
    virtual YamiStatus stop(void) = 0;
    virtual YamiStatus encode(VideoEncRawBuffer* inBuffer);
    virtual YamiStatus encode(VideoFrameRawData* frame);
    virtual YamiStatus encode(const SharedPtr<VideoFrame>& frame);

/*
    * getOutput can be called several time for a frame (such as first time  codec data, and second time others)
    * encode will provide encoded data according to the format (whole frame, codec_data, sigle NAL etc)
    * If the buffer passed to encoded is not big enough, this API call will return YAMI_ENCODE_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL
    * and caller should provide a big enough buffer and call again
    */
#ifndef __BUILD_GET_MV__
    virtual YamiStatus getOutput(VideoEncOutputBuffer* outBuffer, bool withWait = false);
#else
    virtual YamiStatus getOutput(VideoEncOutputBuffer* outBuffer, VideoEncMVBuffer* MVBuffer, bool withWait = false);
#endif
    virtual YamiStatus getParameters(VideoParamConfigType type, Yami_PTR);
    virtual YamiStatus setParameters(VideoParamConfigType type, Yami_PTR);
    virtual YamiStatus setConfig(VideoParamConfigType type, Yami_PTR);
    virtual YamiStatus getConfig(VideoParamConfigType type, Yami_PTR);

    virtual YamiStatus getMaxOutSize(uint32_t* maxSize);

#ifdef __BUILD_GET_MV__
    /// get MV buffer size.
    virtual YamiStatus getMVBufferSize(uint32_t* Size);
#endif
    virtual void getPicture(PicturePtr &outPicture);
    virtual YamiStatus checkCodecData(VideoEncOutputBuffer* outBuffer);
    virtual YamiStatus checkEmpty(VideoEncOutputBuffer* outBuffer, bool* outEmpty);
    virtual YamiStatus getStatistics(VideoStatistics* videoStat)
    {
        return YAMI_SUCCESS;
    };

protected:
    //utils functions for derived class
    SurfacePtr createNewSurface(uint32_t fourcc);
    SurfacePtr createSurface();
    SurfacePtr createSurface(VideoFrameRawData* frame);
    SurfacePtr createSurface(const SharedPtr<VideoFrame>& frame);

    template <class Pic>
    bool output(const SharedPtr<Pic>&);
    virtual YamiStatus getCodecConfig(VideoEncOutputBuffer* outBuffer);

    //virtual functions
    virtual YamiStatus doEncode(const SurfacePtr&, uint64_t timeStamp, bool forceKeyFrame = false) = 0;

    //rate control related things
    void fill(VAEncMiscParameterHRD*) const ;
    void fill(VAEncMiscParameterRateControl*, uint32_t temporalID = 0) const;
    void fill(VAEncMiscParameterFrameRate*, uint32_t temporalID) const;
    virtual bool ensureMiscParams(VaapiEncPicture*);
    bool ensureRateControl(VaapiEncPicture* picture, uint32_t temporalID);
    bool ensureFrameRate(VaapiEncPicture* picture, uint32_t temporalID);

    //properties
    VideoProfile profile() const;
    uint8_t level () const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.level;
    }
    uint32_t width() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.resolution.width;
    }
    uint32_t height() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.resolution.height;
    }
    uint32_t intraPeriod() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.intraPeriod;
    }
    uint32_t ipPeriod() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.ipPeriod;
    }

    uint32_t numRefFrames() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.numRefFrames;
    }

    uint32_t frameRateDenom() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.frameRate.frameRateDenom;
    }
    uint32_t frameRateNum() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.frameRate.frameRateNum;
    }

    uint32_t fps() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.frameRate.frameRateNum / m_videoParamCommon.frameRate.frameRateDenom;
    }

    //rate control
    VideoRateControl rateControlMode() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.rcMode;
    }
    uint32_t bitRate() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.rcParams.bitRate;
    }
    uint32_t initQP() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.rcParams.initQP;
    }

    uint32_t& initQP() { return m_videoParamCommon.rcParams.initQP; }

    uint32_t minQP() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.rcParams.minQP;
    }

    uint32_t& minQP() {
        return m_videoParamCommon.rcParams.minQP;
    }

    uint32_t maxQP() const {
        return m_videoParamCommon.rcParams.maxQP;
    }

    bool isBusy();

    bool mapToRange(uint32_t& value,
        uint32_t min, uint32_t max,
        uint32_t level,
        uint32_t minLevel, uint32_t maxLevel);
    bool mapQualityLevel();
    bool fillQualityLevel(VaapiEncPicture*);

    DisplayPtr m_display;
    ContextPtr m_context;
    VAEntrypoint m_entrypoint;
    VideoParamsCommon m_videoParamCommon;
    VideoParamsHRD m_videoParamsHRD;
    bool m_videoParamQualityLevelUpdate;
    VideoParamsQualityLevel m_videoParamQualityLevel;
    uint32_t m_vaVideoParamQualityLevel;
    uint32_t m_maxOutputBuffer; // max count of frames are encoding in parallel, it hurts performance when m_maxOutputBuffer is too big.
    uint32_t m_maxCodedbufSize;
    VideoFrameRate m_svctFrameRate[TEMPORAL_LAYER_LENGTH_MAX];

private:
    bool initVA();
    void cleanupVA();
    NativeDisplay m_externalDisplay;

    SharedPtr<SurfacePool> m_pool;
    SharedPtr<SurfaceAllocator> m_alloc;

    Lock m_lock;
    typedef std::deque<PicturePtr> OutputQueue;
    OutputQueue m_output;

    bool updateMaxOutputBufferCount() {
        if (m_maxOutputBuffer < m_videoParamCommon.leastInputCount + 3)
            m_maxOutputBuffer = m_videoParamCommon.leastInputCount + 3;
        return true;
    }
};

template <class Pic>
bool VaapiEncoderBase::output(const SharedPtr<Pic>& pic)
{
    bool ret;
    PicturePtr picture;
    AutoLock l(m_lock);
    picture = DynamicPointerCast<VaapiEncPicture>(pic);
    if (picture) {
        m_output.push_back(picture);
        ret = true;
    } else {
        ERROR("output need a subclass of VaapiEncPicutre");
        ret = false;
    }
    return ret;
}

}
#endif /* vaapiencoder_base_h */


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Prestigious Victoria Avenue address, metres from the beach, tram stop on your door step and located in one of Melbourne's best suburbs with strong demographics.
Magnificent land holding with high rise development potential.
222 Ingles Street represents an unprecedented development opportunity in the heart of the 'Sandridge Precinct' which forms part of Fisherman's Bend.
222 Ingles Street, Port Melbourne comprises a major Port Melbourne land holding of approx 4956 sqm within the City of Port Phillip. The property comprises a single level warehouse placed in the middle of a prime Port Melbourne block.
Colliers International Melbourne City Sales team is proud to offer for sale 45 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.
Six level commercial building with a total Net Lettable Area of 1,567m²*.
Significant exposure with dual street frontages to Exhibition Street and Chester Laneway and two off street car parks.
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Strategically positioned within the Fisherman's Bend Urban Renewal Precinct, this versatile premises comprises two premium quality office/warehouses with a premium quality fit out. In addition to being within such close proximity to the CBD, there is great access to the site provided by the West Gate Freeway and the 109 tram 2km* away.
This prime inner city warehouse with access points from Gladstone Street and Boundary Street is now available for sale or lease. With Capital City 1 Zoning, this property falls within an exciting framework, offering the potential for mixed use development (STPA) as demonstrated by the recent construction of apartments on either side of the site.
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Located between Boundary Street and Montague Street. A rare opportunity to secure a freehold building in the Fisherman's Bend re-zone area.
This superb two level brick building of approximately 370sqm occupies 191sqm of land and is situated in the Fisherman's Bend.
The building has offices on the first floor and warehouse on the ground floor. The warehouse has roller door access from both Gladstone Street and Gladstone Lane at the rear of the property.
This property faces on to the busy Montague Street near to the corner of Thistlethwaite Street. This prime South Melbourne location is a short walk to the South Melbourne Market, shops and cafe's, has public transport in the way of trams and buses at the doorstep and provides direct car access to the Westgate Freeway, Citylink and the Melbourne CBD. I51 Montague Street is a fully leased Café facing onto the busy Montague Street. The café well fitted out and modern.
Knight Frank presents for sale the stunning Penthouse office floor at 140 Bourke Street, Melbourne.
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Second floor boutique office space located in much sought after Port Park complex. Open plan area with good sized board meeting room with the ability to be turned into 2 partitioned offices if required.
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St Kilda junction for under $4k per M2.
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As new level 3 office in sort after building on St kilda Junction.
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Two level office warehouse with street frontage. The 105sqm first floor provides a fitted office area and the ground floor 105sqm warehouse has rear roller door access. A 60sqm mezzanine storage area has been built in the warehouse increasing the storage area. The tenant, Key Infrastructure Australia, has been occupying the building since 2014 and has over 25 years' experience in Design, Project Management and Property Management. Key Infrastructure Australia provides financial analysis, feasibilities, through to hand-over of completed projects.
Colliers International Melbourne City Sales team is proud to offer for sale Invicta House, 226 Flinders Lane, Melbourne.
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Everyone is wondering what is going to happen with Lincoln now that Ford has announced the imminent demise of Mercury. It has been Lincoln-Mercury for so long, will it end up like Martin without Lewis (oh wait, that worked out okay didn't it?).
Lincoln, like the other domestic luxury brand, is and has been struggling to establish itself as a worthy competitor to the foreign brands. Is the MKS one of the models that will do it? I simply do not know.
I'm not keen on the moniker - MKS. What does it mean? What does it stand for? So many brands seem to have gotten away from names for their models and I simply do not know why. Lincoln has a history of strong model names, names that meant something to people.
The MKS is not a bad car, in fact I liked it a lot. I liked more from the inside than the outside. I just can't warm to the massive chrome grille. The rest of the design is fine but the nose just doesn't work for me.
What does work is the Eco-Boost 3.5-liter V6. Let's face it, 355-hp always works for me. The fact that it is rated up to 25-mpg is extraordinary. There is a trick to getting mileage that high though - drive easy. If you keep putting your foot in it like I did, well as they say, "your results may differ."
I'm not sure that the MKS can decide if it's a luxury car or a luxury sports sedan. Don't get me wrong, it holds its own both in the turns and down the interstate. I'd love to see a more sporty version with some luxury deletes. Oh yeah, I also can't stand the white leather interior. White?! Yeah that would work for me.
I'd get rid of the chrome nose, the chrome aluminum wheels, add some noise to the exhaust - yeah that would work. A couple of other things too - I'd never order the combination lock thingy, it looks like a calculator keyboard on the door. And I am really beginning to hate "adaptive cruise control."
The MKS as tested hit $53,930.
The 2010 Lincoln MKS receives a new engine advantage afterward its addition for the 2009 archetypal year. This premium-large car is accessible with front- or all-wheel drive and shares some of its basaic architecture with the Ford Taurus.


Although Madeira is part of Portugal, it feels like we had two very different trips. Madeira was definitely a highlight. It offers a lot of natural beauty, from plants to landscapes. It has been a lot of fun to hike and of course it will be a place we will always remember.
Portugal's mainland had a different energy. We didn't have the best weather and the holiday time made travel a bit harder, however, we tried not to let that stop us and we enjoyed all the sights that we took in. Amelie's highlight was Sintra. I really enjoyed Porto. Obidos is up there too. For landscapes, the Algarve was hard to beat.
Portuguese people were very friendly and many speak English. In times where we've asked for assistance, people went a step further in helping us, often making sure we got on the right train or bus, or headed in the right direction. The population is quite diverse, with many immigrants from former Portuguese colonies.
Our best meals were at a restaurant in Madeira. We realy enjoyed the goat stew. Most other meals were pretty basic, something in the way of sandwiches, as we tried to save money. I did indulge in pastries. My favorite was the pastel de nata, an egg tart pastry, found in every bakery and often served at breakfast at the hotels we stayed at.
Transportation was interesting on this trip. We rented a car in Madeira and used it the whole time we were there. On mainland Portugal, we found getting around by train and bus pretty straight forward. Lisbon's metro was pretty smooth, aside from one incident. We might not have rented a car in Algarve if transit was not affected by holidays.
Our friends Jeff and Adrienne loved those pastries. And the wine. 🙂 Sounds like a great trip and we've enjoyed the photos and blog. Inspires us for our Irish journey next summer. Safe travels home!
Thanks Michael! Looking forward to your Ireland blog, who will be writing and who will be taking photos?
Thanks for your blog, I really enjoyed reading about your travels and the pictures are gorgeous. As I was reading and looking at the beautiful pictures, I sometimes found myself lost in dreamland. Congrats again on your engagement. Have a safe trip back home and all the Best in 2014. Happy New Year.
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Home » Ghanaian Times » Tue 16th Apr, 2019 » Cross-party Brexit talks 'testing ideas'
Cross-party Brexit talks 'testing ideas'
Tue 16th Apr, 2019 00:01
The government and Labour are "testing out" each other's ideas as they try to resolve the Brexit deadlock, cabinet minister David Lidington has said.
He told the BBC they had a "fair bit in common" over future customs objectives but further compromise was needed.
While there was no deadline, he said the sides would "take stock" in 10 days and the process could not drag out.
But former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said the process was a "recipe for disaster" for his party.
He called for Prime Minister Theresa May to make way for a new Conservative leader next month – but Mr Lidington insisted replacing the prime minister would "not change the arithmetic in Parliament".
Talks between the government and Labour are set to continue over the Easter parliamentary recess in the hope of finding a Brexit agreement that will be acceptable to Members of Parliament (MPs).
A series of working groups in key areas, such as environmental standards, security and workers' rights, have been set up to try and find common ground.
The European Union (EU) has insisted the terms of the UK's withdrawal, rejected three times by MPs, cannot be renegotiated – but there is scope to strengthen the political declaration, a document setting out the parameters of the UK's future relations with the EU, ahead of the new Brexit deadline of October 31.
Mr Lidington, who is regarded as Mrs May's de facto deputy, said he had not set a deadline for the talks to produce a result but the public wanted Parliament to resolve their differences quickly.
"I don't think the question can be allowed to drag out for much longer," he said.
Asked whether the government could drop its opposition to a customs union with the EU, as demanded by Labour, Mr Lidington said both sides had well-known "public positions".
He suggested the two sides were considering whether there was a "mechanism" to deliver the benefits of a customs union, such as tariff and quota-free trade with the EU, while also enabling the UK to have an independent trade policy and input into EU agreements affecting the UK.
"What we have found in terms of objectives… there is a fair bit that both parties would have in common," he said. "If we are going to find an agreement there needs to be movement on both sides. –BBC
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Speaker: An Open Letter To David Cunliffe
Craig Ranapia, in reply to Russell Brown, 18:42 Sep 30, 2014
Telling people that their short-term feelgood doesn't address long-term challenges is never going to be easy, but it's intellectually honest. It's not expecting the "peasants" to come to Jesus.
No, but I think it's simply shitty -- and counter-productive -- for any politician (or political activist) to treat voters like they're selfish rubes and gullible idiots. To be blunt, I think there's way too may media-political types who should look hard in the mirror when they're wringing their hands about why people don't engage with politics.
Of course it's bloody hard to get people who are focused on things as immediate on paying the bills this month (and whether they'll still have a job this time next year) to think deeply about long-term structural issues. Tell me when it was ever otherwise. But you make the investment in making the argument, and convincing people who aren't malignant idiots for need to be convinced in the first place. And you better be ready to play the long game. Totally agree with you that the Fabians do that in a constructive and useful way, but too many don't.
Katharine Moody, in reply to Kumara Republic, 18:43 Sep 30, 2014
Or to put it more succinctly, we're currently on a fool's gold rush.
And no one seemed to notice that in the last week of the election campaign, John Key announced the future prospect of tax cuts.
Fool's gold indeed.
Wellington • Since Sep 2014 • 798 posts Report Reply
Sofie Bribiesca, 18:44 Sep 30, 2014
Cunliffe has as much right as anyone to put his hat back in as does Shearer and Goff if they want to prove Cunliffe isn't right for the job.No matter the numbers ,they still all lost.their leadership popularity somehow. The rules for leadership changed and not only the members of the Party wanted it but the public embraced it with bells on also, so now it is what it is. So if anyone wants to tell Cunliffe to forgetaboutit they can campaign to be a better choice.Then the public get to choose and if he cant win, he can realise that without prejudice. This is an opportunity for all the factions to put a contender forward. The real thing that Parker could be addressing right now is. infighting needs to stop with consequences for anyone trying to disrupt the Party. Rules around campaigning for Electorate with acceptance of List if it's not a strong electorate. Campaigning needs to be universal rather than individuals taking care of their own. There has to be strong communication throughout for concerns to be allayed and constant support around each other. Dont let MPs struggle on their own or you will recreate the factions. The pissing contest should stop. Young fresh faces look great but often it's wisdom that makes one feel comfortable which voters like and it's when they are comfortable that they will feel secure with a vote. So, perhaps leaders in waiting (leftovers from the contest need to flank their elders or vice versa to show they are united as one Party in front of media until the leader and deputy bed in.Solidarity. It takes the uncertainty away. Grant should contend solely because he wants to ,but he should know the Team Key machine will use Slater to denigrate him perpetuating support of his commentators who will then feed this via MSM comments also. It will constantly happen (that's how it works), and Grant needs to be ready to throw it right back in their face. Pressure on Ardern should stop. She has not felt ready and she knows that best out of everyone so let her decide for herself. If she's not ready, she wont do a good job. Labour MPs need to accept that it takes all sorts and some don't like Cunliffe or Grant or Goff or King or Shearer or Mallard or Cosgrove.But that's all it is. Their age is of no consequence. Their differences is what Labour is. They need to be all in this together . The posturing is pointless. No one of them is more correct than the other, so heads down and realise the differences as a positive attribute. JMO
Goodoh, 18:44 Sep 30, 2014
I've been composing a post re David Cunliffe all day. I was going to put it on The Standard because I was frustrated at the nasty, one-eyed, posts on there. Then I saw the link to this - exactly what I was going to say. I posted leaflets in the bloody rain, talked on doorsteps till I was blue in the face, hounded young people to register etc. I also voted for Cunliffe in the leadership election.
No more. If Cunliffe gets in I'm off to the Greens, with all my whanau and all my mates. He won't get Labour over the line - he doesn't cut through and appeal to those people the party needs to get over the line. Simple as that.
Wellington • Since Feb 2008 • 25 posts Report Reply
Lucy Telfar Barnard, 18:46 Sep 30, 2014
I'm not sure the Greens do have better discipline. I think they're just better at getting along with each other for the common good, and, being a smaller party, have a greater commonality of views, whereas Labour's bigger, more disparate, and attracts candidates for whom their political ambitions are at least as important as their political goals.
Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Goodoh, 19:02 Sep 30, 2014
No more. If Cunliffe gets in I'm off to the Greens, with all my whanau and all my mates. He won't get Labour over the line – he doesn't cut through and appeal to those people the party needs to get over the line. Simple as that.
So put your money where your mouth is. Vote against him! It is as simple as that. I'd suggest that to anyone who wants to decide Cunliffe needs to go and someone else should try. Shearer and Goff are the only ones we've seen try and guess what ,they didn't lead Labour to victory either. Also why did you door knock in the rain etc if you didn't believe in him? Sounded like you did. What made you change your mind so vehemently now. Was it the people or was it him?
I just don't get why people don't use their democratic right as members and vote against him. It's the democratic thing to do if you don't want him.
I've been a member for years. I will be voting! Agree leadership isn't the only issue and will input into the review as well. As I did last time.
Russell Brown, in reply to Craig Ranapia, 19:09 Sep 30, 2014
No, but I think it's simply shitty – and counter-productive – for any politician (or political activist) to treat voters like they're selfish rubes and gullible idiots.
If anything, I was suggesting the opposite – the hard path of being straight with voters about the day after tomorrow.
Goodo Goodoh ;)
Mr Mark, in reply to Keir Leslie, 19:16 Sep 30, 2014
"And it worked: Ilam did pretty well in what was a tough year for us"
Ahh, right, well now I'm totally confused. Your close confidante, Ilam Labour Candidate, James Dann, tells us "I lost count of the times I door knocked someone who told me they had voted Labour all their life, but wouldn't vote for us as long as you were leader....While those examples are strictly anecdotal, the result on election night isn't."
James' former campaign manager, PAS regular, Stephen Judd, then confirms that he came across "lots" of these 'life-long Labour but will never vote for a Cunliffe-led Party' people in Ilam during the campaign.
And yet now you suggest that, despite these untold hordes of vigorously anti-Cunliffe erstwhile Labour supporters, Labour actually did pretty well in Ilam after all. A fact confirmed by a quick comparative Ilam Election Night Result analysis I've just done. Labour's Party Vote down in Ilam by significantly less than nationwide (admittedly, I've been unable to take any boundary changes into consideration).
Wellington • Since Dec 2009 • 128 posts Report Reply
Keir Leslie, 19:24 Sep 30, 2014
The thing is, we did pretty well. We did all the right things we were meant to do: got out in the community, talked to Labour voters who maybe hadn't heard from the party in a long time, all that good stuff.
But as you point out, we still went backwards on the party vote in Ilam. We did well, but we didn't do that well: because no matter how great a campaign you run, no matter how hard you try, when you're on 24% nationwide, it's always going to be an uphill struggle.
Similarly in Christchurch Central, where Tony Milne ran an amazing campaign. Fundamentally, when only one in four voters will back you, no matter how well you do comparatively, you'll still be looking at a pretty depressing result.
PS. there were no boundary changes for Ilam.
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Geoff Lealand, 19:27 Sep 30, 2014
So, the Horrid Online has discovered this story
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Timmy Hayward, 19:29 Sep 30, 2014
Does Labour understand that this is their one shot to change or reaffirm the leader? There simply won't be another opportunity to do it again before next election - they have to show stability. And whoever wins has to get the rest of Caucus and the Party's full support for 3 years. If they can't achieve this then 2017 is already lost.
While DC isn't perfect by a long shot there has been a lot already invested in him and he has improved I think over the last 12months. And I'm sorry I just don't see another credible option. I was a little horrified he is holding out olive branch to Robertson, probably indicates the level of factional divide. I would've thought deputy has to recognise the Maori/Pacific/female skew of Labour support.
Auckland • Since Sep 2014 • 7 posts Report Reply
Steve Curtis, 19:35 Sep 30, 2014
"Think positive, Act positive, Vote Labour"
_was the British Labour slogan in 1983, with Michael Foot as leader.
The result was Labours worst result since 1918.
Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Geoff Lealand, 19:36 Sep 30, 2014
Yes regurgitated to make this letter prove how bad Cunliffe did and how much he is disliked by the whole Party instead of the fact it is one Candidates view. Making the Party yet again look in trouble one more time. It's like a concerted effort to see more blood. TV3 ran with he uses the ministerial Car! shock! on his last trip before he resigns! Well blow me!
jh, 19:36 Sep 30, 2014
I'd say Helen Clark lost more people than Roger Douglas. Clark attacked the national identity (if anyone objected they were branded racist).
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Stephen Judd, 19:42 Sep 30, 2014
We should have done better on PV! We certainly tried. And, incidentally, when the specials come in, we'll probably equal 2011. But my party vote target was 10,000, ie getting back up to the levels before 2008. You certainly don't campaign in a safe National seat with any other intention than party vote turnout (at least not if you don't want to waste your money and time).
Anyway, our goal turned out to be a level nobody reached anywhere that I know of (that is, getting up to 2008 level or higher). The plan was to get people who didn't turn out in 2011 to do so, and we failed at that.
Bear in mind that my only previous personal cavassing experience was in the Chch East by-election -- it was quite shocking to understand how much people talk about voting for Key, or voting for Winstone, or whatever, as opposed to issues or policy. Leadership turns out to be super-important.
FWIW, the biggest negatives I got canvassing apart from DC were the super age policy (which is hard for me to defend because I don't agree with it either) and inchoate moaning about the man-ban thing (recall I've argued strongly in favour of those rules right here on PA). But they trailed.
James could have come and said something at the rezoning meeting in Ilam a few months back. He might have added his voice to the Councils man who said "well, we have immigration and you have to have population increase (to increase the wealth). So it suppose it is one of the imperatives of government".
He could have chipped in with the benefits of multiculturalism.
Stephen Judd, in reply to jh, 19:56 Sep 30, 2014
Oh get bent ya racist twat.
Seb Rattansen, in reply to Bart Janssen, 20:06 Sep 30, 2014
Agree. They need hard data. Hopefully they are in touch with the UoA researchers behind Vote Compass on TVNZ.
Euan Mason, 20:07 Sep 30, 2014
I am sure David Cunliffe is a nice, smart fellow, but he consistently fails to communicate effectively with voters. He always sounds defensive, he often sends a slightly off message, and he lacks the charisma to front the party and challenge a loved PM like John Key.
A large minority of NZers worships JK, even after all the revelations in Dirty Politics, ministerial resignations, assets sales, unswimmable rivers, punitive policies for beneficiaries, tax cuts for his rich mates, huge deficits, memory "lapses", expensive and ineffective charter schools, and failed responses to climate change. The man is a master manipulator of the media and a clever dissembler. Labour needs someone who can cut through all that and connect with the public. DC is not that person, and neither is GR. I think Jacinda Ardern shows promise – she's sharp on message, inoffensive, and likeable in front of a camera. Labour should take a punt and install her as leader with the full support of the party, then sort out how to bring all of National's failures into focus while offering a positive alternative in partnership with the Greens (who performed far better than Labour with their own natural constituency).
Canterbury • Since Jul 2008 • 259 posts Report Reply
tussock, in reply to Steve Curtis, 20:10 Sep 30, 2014
Labour's campaign was pretty bare, wasn't it. I still haven't had anyone tell me what I'd have been voting for with a vote for Labour.
Still, keep on stabbing each other in the back there, reds. Just because what's worked in the past, where every Labour PM EVER lost an election before winning one from National, doesn't mean you should stop trying for the opposite of that now.
Or it does. I forget. One way works, the other way defines insanity. Repeating what works, vs repeating your actions in the hope of gaining a different result. I'm sure someone down there knows the difference.
Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Euan Mason, 20:14 Sep 30, 2014
Labour should take a punt and install her as leader
.. if she wants it. The pressure is not fair if she isn't ready, for the good of the Party. Think about it.
Hilary Stace, 20:31 Sep 30, 2014
Is David Shearer back from the UN yet? His peacekeeping skills would come in handy just now.
Euan Mason, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca, 20:33 Sep 30, 2014
.. if she wants it. The pressure is not fair if she isn't ready, for the good of the Party. Think about it.
I agree, but what would give her pause is all the competition from over-ambitious colleagues who delude themselves that they are in a strict pecking order for the PM spot. With loyal support from them she would do well, I think, and that would be good for the party.
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By Thom Mesrobian
Music by Elaine Pechacek
Directed by Mark Hatfield
Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, Yellow Venue</strong>
Jesus may be coming soon, but after 2000 years even the most devoted are getting antsy. A group of high tech Christian kids (Nathan Bonk, Tyler Conrady and Carly Skubick) decide if He won't show up, they will remake Him in their own image. This is such a unique idea that the New Age Rat Pack (Frida Soderdahl, Benedict Heaps, and Carlos Leon) decides to do the exact same thing. The sing songs and steal technology from Jurassic Park, and soon we have two competing Christs – one who's all Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and the other a hippie with COEXIST tattooed on his hiney. It's all good fun, and the music is pretty decent. There's the obligatory Andrew Lloyd Weber riff (Franken Christ! Superstar!) but everything else is an original. "Let Your Kingdom Come" has a churchy feel, but by "Virgin Shores" and "We Were Wrong" the show takes on a modern pop feel of upbeat energy and melodic harmonies. "What Have I done?" adds a dreamy dance sequence, and by the end of the show everyone realizes that while messing with Science is dangerous messing around with Divine beings is even more likely to get you spanked all the way to hell.
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What These Results Mean for Modi and BJP
Mission 44 was always going to be a tough ask, a target Narendra Modi set deliberately high for the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir because he needed to prove his model of 'Development with Hindutva characteristics' had takers in India's only Muslim-majority state.
In the event, the party did much better than it has ever done before but mainly because it won virtually every pocket where Hindu voters are in a plurality. While all of its 25 seats come from the Jammu region, the BJP lost its deposit across Kashmir and its feisty but ultimately much-hyped candidate from Amirakadal in Srinagar, Heena Shafi Bhat, placed a distant third.
On a plain reading of the numbers, then, the BJP's 'Mission' has been a failure but it has definitely left its imprint on the politics of the state. Ms Bhat and a host of other BJP candidates in constituencies like Hazratbal and Shopian may have lost their deposits, but they managed to outpoll the Congress party, establishing a small presence in the Valley for the first time. Moreover, the party's impressive score in Jammu makes it a serious contender for power as an ally of either the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) or the National Conference, especially if Modi is able to leverage the promise of New Delhi's backing for any coalition government that has his blessing.
Much will depend on how the power games play out over the next 48 hours as key players in what is obviously a hung assembly weigh their options. For the BJP, the result presents an opportunity for it to broadbase its approach to the state's problems and act not just as the representatives of (Hindu) voters in Jammu. This would mean shedding the more contentious parts of its programme, such as advocating the repeal of Article 370 of the Constitution granting special status to J&K, not to speak of the wider Hindutva agenda that continues to exert a baneful influence over the party and its government.
Confounding the pre-poll surveys, Omar Abdullah and the National Conference have survived to fight another day. The temptations of office as an alliance partner of the BJP might seem irresistible to it and to the PDP, which improved its tally on an anti-incumbency wave. However, both parties will need to overcome misgivings about the impact such a tie-up would have on their (Muslim) voters who are troubled by the chauvinism of the Hindutva brigade.
On paper, the PDP and the Congress have the numbers to form a government provided they can rope in some of the smaller parties and independents. PDP leader Mufti Mohammed Sayeed may be most comfortable with this arrangement, but it will take all his skill as a politician to ensure the Modi government at the Centre does not turn hostile as a result.
If Kashmir was a bridge too far and the BJP knew it, the party's failure to win a convincing majority in Jharkhand ought to trigger concern about fighting election campaigns around the personality of Narendra Modi when the appeal of his cult is clearly beginning to wane.
So confident of the Modi wave was the BJP that a section of its state leadership, notably Raghubar Das, wanted the party to fight all 81 seats on its own and promise the electorate a majority government that would not be dependent on coalition partners.
After all, the party had won as many as 57 Vidhan Sabha segments in the 2014 general election. However, BJP president Amit Shah and former Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda knew better, and tied up with the All Jharkhand Students Union. As it turns out, it is only with the AJSU's 4 seats that the BJP, which is leading in 38 seats, will be in a position to form the next government in the state.
So what are the national-level takeaways from the election results in Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir?
First, if the Congress alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United) in Jharkhand came a cropper, the resurgence of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha – with whom the Congress ran a coalition government in Ranchi – suggests the BJP remains vulnerable to intelligent seat-sharing arrangements. In Kashmir too, a deal between the Congress and National Conference – which ran a coalition for six years – would have definitely altered the electoral picture in the state.
Second, regardless of the outcome, the emergence of robust contestation in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir has created an opportunity for people – particularly in the Valley – to think afresh about elections as a form of political participation. Already, the Peoples' Conference of the former separatist leader Sajjad Lone has won two seats. Perhaps the months and years ahead will see new parties and politicians emerging in the state.
Third, the BJP needs to make a fundamental choice about what kind of party it wants to be, and it is Narendra Modi who really has to take a call on this. The party's sweep in Jammu may encourage Hindutva hotheads to believe polarization is a good thing. However, its failure to make much of a dent in the Valley – whose people are thirsting for "development, "good governance" and all the other things Modi says he is interested in – shows the downside to the chauvinist politics that has been on display across India the past few months.
Story First Published: December 23, 2014 15:43 IST
This entry was posted on December 23, 2014 by Siddharth Varadarajan in Indian Politics, Kashmir, Narendra Modi.
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I wouls switch if it meant I'd have more sales. I also think that avoiding the use of the word acrylic is sort of pretentious.
Changing your description could result in more sales in new areas, since eliminating the world *acrylic* may be perceived in new ways and attract new buyers. You are an artist and the terminology used in the presentation of your art product is important. Participating in the art market requires adopting certain terminology and using niche language. Referring to the language related to fine art as *pretentious* may place you on the outside in the perception of others. Something to consider. Perhaps ask yourself who are you trying to please by calling an accurate description of your materials "pretentious"? Are you trying to appeal to those outside the art market? Are they your buyers? If you think that any group, professional, or any ardent follower of any refined interest such as a gourmet *foodie* for example, uses words that seem pretentious to an outsider. It becomes a practical matter of whether you want to be on the inside or outside, and adopting and using certain terminology may help place you where you want to be.
Good advice and something to consider. Mind you, I did say I would switch if it opened up the avenues to more sales. I would switch but I would feel pretentious. I used to say mixed media for my gouache or oil pieces that were mixed with acrylics. I was told by others in the art field to stop using that as a descriptor because there is no such medium. Now I spell out what I use. I am not adverse to adopting new language.