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Mixology19 Project Review
Those of you who were lucky enough to be at the recent Mixology will have seen the amazing, vastly different shortlisted projects featured throughout the awards.
For those who were in attendance, here's another opportunity to see the class of 2019 – and for those who weren't, let us introduce to, in our judges' opinion, the best of the best from the past 12 months.
Resonate Interiors Parkeray – Project North
Resonate Interiors collaborated closely with Parkeray on the design of their new headquarters and, in the process, created a scheme of partnership and understanding. The project is targeting a Silver Well assessment.
Peldon Rose – Jacada Travel
Jacada Travel is a bright, refreshing office space, which looks like an oasis in the city. It has been designed using organic materials and handmade furniture, so that it aligns with Jacada Travel's company ethos. This office is a truly inspirational working environment, filled with biophilic design elements.
Basha-Franklin – Brookfield Properties UK
Basha-Franklin championed authentic materiality and design for their forward-thinking client, with refined materials juxtaposed against the raw giving the workplace a welcoming and dynamic experience. A key feature was a striking radial bespoke timber ceiling to express the curved architecture and interesting, non-workplace materials were selected to bring a quality to the work-life balance.
Evolution Design – HB Reavis UK Headquarters
Taking the opportunity to set up their own workspace as a showcase space, HB Reavis UK HQ created a future-proof working environment, which could be recognized as leading by example. Designed according to the IWBI's WELL Building Standard guidelines, the new workplace is a state-of-the-art office fit-out that focuses on boosting wellbeing and morale of HB Reavis employees.
M Moser Associates – Unity
M Moser Associates put the digital experience at the heart of the physical environment for Unity's new London workplace. It immerses staff and visitors in a technology-infused brand journey to exceed expectations, challenge norms and facilitate future business growth.
Gensler – Your Space
Gensler donated their design expertise to transform the Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford into a creative coworking hub called 'Your Space'. The design intent was to create an environment that fosters networking, development and collaboration among emerging architects, designers and creatives, whilst focusing on the positive outcomes of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust's work.
Morgan Lovell – Kent House
Morgan Sindall Group wanted to provide their staff with new ways of working through the creation of a unique environment that inspires creativity, supports collaborative thinking, includes biophilia but above all creates a destination workplace that lives and breathes their cultural values.
Area – London Executive Offices (LEO), Nova North
What makes this project special is undoubtedly the unique design, which provides so many choices of alternative workspace, whilst maximising the views across West London. There are wide-ranging facilities: cellular spaces, lounges, views, curving staircases, a serviced food and beverage offering and, of course, floating meeting rooms.
Gensler- Hyundai Card Pixel Factory
Gensler created an environment for Hyundai Card to optimise, attract and retain the talent it needs to focus and succeed in its digitalisation effort. Designed with an emphasis on daily experience, the Pixel Factory's goal is to create an attractive, comfortable and user-friendly work environment that is simple to use, promoting innovation and collaboration.
HASSELL – Fora Borough
Located in the heart of the iconic Borough Market district, Fora Borough adopts the dynamic, rich and colourful characteristics of the neighbourhood. High- quality coworking spaces are flexible and adaptable to shifting needs and, combined with a social floor and The Urban Roof Garden, create an atmospheric, functional and relevant workplace.
ECOM – Sony Music
AECOM looked to create an emotionally intelligent workplace to improve the professional experience of the end user, to increase the versatility and adapt to the different activities that users demand, and to improve the identity and values of Sony Music to promote belonging and put music in the centre of everything.
BDG architecture + design with Elspeth Lynn – Geometry
BDG and Geometry took a collaborative approach to the design of their new space, bringing together their new brand with the brief that concentrated on the 'Retail infused Refurb'. This took notions of retail and fused that throughout the whole space, providing a pivotal experience, which is unique to them.
Oktra – Photobox Group
Oktra reinvented the historic printworks in Herbal House for Photobox Group, crafting a creative and collaborative space that brings their different brands together. The new space reflects the business' ethos and personal identity whilst simultaneously keeping the origins of the building alive and intact.
Gensler – One Microsoft Place
To align with Microsoft's vision – One Microsoft, All The Time – Gensler set out to bring together over 2,000 employees into one unified location; creating a campus that encourages 'chance encounters and purposeful collisions', allowing employees to connect and be innovative whilst at the same time strengthening customer relationships and building connections with the local community.
TTSP – Aviva Digital Campus
In support of a desire for fundamental redefining of their business, Aviva identified the potential to locate their Digital Campus within the South Shoreditch Conservation Area, bringing a new workforce, investment and creativity to Hackney. This extends and enhances a campus of properties in which to locate the fast-growing digital part of their business.
BDP – Cambridge Assessment
BDP saw a unique opportunity to deliver a high quality, distinct, modern and attractive headquarters building for a forward-thinking client. The project has been a catalyst for new brand, culture and significant business growth.
BuckleyGrayYeoman – The Minster Building
The central atrium was originally dominated by a series of escalators, which were removed during the refurbishment to create a dramatic, eight-storey space. The atrium sets the tone and palette for the development, with curved glazing, textured Jesmonite and marble and bronze detailing. The 35,000 sq ft floorplates benefit from extraordinary views across London.
IA Interior Architects – Online Retailer & Media Firm – London HQ
In the heart of London, this design supports the tech giant's ever-changing business with active and collaborative environments. Custom installations tell the client's story, as well as adding flare from the local culture.
MCM – ITV Campus
The MCM team was engaged to develop the interiors to reflect the ITV vision and brand across three new spaces totalling 170,000 sq ft. The project has succeeded in bringing people together and providing opportunity to work more efficiently and creatively whilst retaining and enhancing ITV's personality. ITV have now adopted the new space as their permanent home.
BDP – RNOH NHS Trust
Last year BDP completed a new facility for the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. A central glazed atrium provides a focal point and a clearly defined entrance in the wider hospital grounds and the interior design concept takes reference from the landscape, trees and nature of the surrounding area.
Perkins+Will – FCA
Perkins+Will were appointed to design the new headquarters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as they relocated to a new single-building home in Stratford, London. The goal was to deliver a space that truly represented the ethos of the organisation, with staff wellbeing at the heart.
HKS Architects – The Christie Proton Beam Therapy Centre
The Christie Proton Beam Therapy Centre is the first high energy proton therapy facility in the NHS. Despite its hi-tech nature, it was designed with patient and staff wellbeing at the forefront of the design, incorporating natural daylight, original artwork and future adaptability.
AHR – UK Hydrographic Office
UKHO's new headquarters is designed to meet the needs of one of the world's leading geospatial information companies. The brief was to encourage a 'one team' culture. The design has accomplished this with generous staircases, open balconies and wide bridges, creating physical and visual connections throughout the building.
tp bennett- HSBC Birmingham
The design for HSBC UK's new headquarters in Birmingham is tailored to suit their 2,500 staff. The design creates a unique identity for the bank's workspace whilst supporting the wellbeing of its employees. The conceptual narrative is that of escaping the hectic city and reconnecting with the rest of the UK.
AECOM – HM Government
10 South Colonnade is the very bright start of the Government's new estates programme, an exemplar of the modernisation of the civil service and the successful upcycling of an existing building. A very big idea indeed – this marks a national 'smarter working' revolution, and a transformation of how and where civil servants work.
Squire & Partners – The Frames
The Frames is a bespoke development tailored to small creative businesses, influenced by the characteristic warehouse vernacular of the surrounding South Shoreditch Conservation Area. Five storeys of flexible workspace feature alongside meeting rooms, cyclist facilities and a café. Raw materials and finishes are contrasted by relaxed interiors that reference the area's textile manufacturing history.
iDEA – Ministry of Justice
iDEA's role as design consultant for the MOJ began by developing the design for a pilot space at the Ministry of Justice Headquarters at 102 Petty France. This project allowed iDEA to specify an array of products catering to a flexible way of working, giving the client an idea of what worked best for them.
AAID – Imperial Club Lounge, Atlantis The Palm, Dubai
The Imperial Club Lounge at the Atlantis Palm is a luxury VIP getaway, where convenience, comfort, style and personalised service are key. The two floors and 33,250 sq ft lounge offer a terrace over the uninterrupted views of the Arabian Gulf, while AAID's soft seductive ambiance pays homage to the underwater world.
Spacelab – University of London
Spacelab have completely transformed the lower ground floor of the University of London's historic Senate House, consolidating over 250 staff into one space. Previously only used for storage, the lower ground floor is now a light and buzzing workspace that seamlessly marries the building's rich history with modern interventions.
Royal Opera House and Stanton Williams – Royal Opera House Open Up
Stanton Williams' reinvigoration of the Royal Opera House delivers world-class new performance and public facilities that enhance the experience for public, staff and performers alike. This prestigious project delivers the ROH's 'Open Up' mission to create a welcoming and inclusive cultural hub that attracts new audiences for ballet and opera while respecting the ROH's renowned heritage.
Concorde BGW Group – The Bedford
Nominated in two categories, the Bedford is a beautiful Grade II listed building that is utterly unique in terms of character. Designed with a Georgian theme in mind, the rooms allow you to drift back to bygone ages. Hypnos beds, roll-top baths and bespoke artwork, combined with lavish colours and extravagant textures, create a truly memorable stay.
Dexter Moren Associates – Vintry & Mercer
Vintry & Mercer is a 92-bedroom boutique hotel in the city of London, inspired by the rich cultural influences of the historic area, which are referenced throughout the hotel's design. The hotel includes a gym, three private event rooms, an all-day restaurant, rooftop restaurant and bar, and a hidden speakeasy.
Goddard Littlefair – Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik
Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik was originally built in the 1890s and went on to serve Mediterranean cruise liners docking in the city in the early 20th century. Drawing inspiration from the romance of the hotel's former glories, Goddard Littlefair has reinjected glamour into each individual space by means of a Riviera palette, soft detailing and a 1920s yachting influence.
Philip Watts Design – Ibis Styles, Gloucester Road, London
Philip Watts Design refurbed a previous Best Western into an Ibis Styles, Accor, in Gloucester Road. Ibis Styles is an economy brand promoting creativity and localised design. The interior has subtle suggestions of the London Underground, through the ages, reflecting its location through a choice of materials, colours and surfaces.
Fusion by Design – The Box, Leeds
The Box takes the successful brand from the suburbs of Headingley into Leeds city centre and features interior design provided by Fusion by Design. Based in the Financial District, the concept is based around a sports bar, with key feature elements that broaden its appeal for all day drinking and dining.
This Grade-II listed building has been returned to its former glory, featuring five charming bars, a relaxed dining room, a club room and ballroom. The cocktail bar is themed around a classic 1920s gin bar with a private dining space, with a decadent and mysterious mood thanks to lavish colour schemes and extravagant textures.
DesignLSM – Farzi Café London
Founded from an authentic Indian knowledge base, Farzi Café re-invents and revolutionises perceptions of Indian cuisine with a modernist approach. The concept immerses diners into a sensory world of flavours and culinary techniques that deliver the ultimate gastronomic experience. DesignLSM created a narrative that focuses on the 'Farzification' of the space; coining the term for the brand's playful, inventive, energetic persona.
KKS and Willmott Dixon Interiors – East Stand Development, Twickenham
The East Stand Development at the 'Home of Rugby' includes six new floors creating eight signature food and beverage hospitality and debenture offerings for 6,800 fans. KSS' designs have delivered a new match-day experience that departs from traditional large table or box format through a number of new bespoke lounges, networking spaces and mixed-dining opportunities.
NoChintz – Foundation Coffee House, Whitworth
NoChintz opened the second location for Foundation Coffee House within the ground floor of Locke Hotel's flagship hotel, Whitworth Locke. The design is a continuation of the first Northern Quarter space, with considered details such as bolt head tiling, etched mottos, bespoke lighting and exposed finishes celebrating the city's industrial past and the studio's industrious ethos.
MCM – White & Case – Broad St Kitchen
The new Broad St Kitchen and Bar provides White & Case with a central hub within their existing office space for all staff and visitors to enjoy. The space is warm and welcoming, feeling more like a high-end hospitality facility than a corporate office. The space has successfully changed behaviours across the business by encouraging the mixing of staff and clients.
Big Mamma defines maximalism with Jacuzzi, Kensington
Big Mamma's fourth Italian restaurant, Jacuzzi, welcomes diners to an interior heavily influenced by the renaissance and Venetian villas.


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MSG Angel D. Thompson
Published December 19, 2022 05:12 PM
Angel Denise Thompson-Schmitz entered this world as the daughter of Jim and Gaby Thompson on October 11th, 1981. Since that amazing day, she truly became one with her namesake, an angel to all those who knew her before her passing on the 21st of November 2022.
In school, Angel loved sports and music. JROTC, basketball, volleyball, track, and her clarinet led her to make connections with her fellow Department of Defense School attendees (especially her Heidelberg Lions alumni), which lasted throughout her life.
Angel's childhood shaped everything which was to follow... from discovering a love of dancing in her mother's studio to watching her father shine his combat boots, these events guided every step she would take. She joined the United States Army as a Combat Documentation Production Specialist on July 1st, 2000. In her twenty-two years in the army, she attained the rank of First Sergeant and was stationed in Germany, California (twice), Virginia (twice), Maryland and finally Georgia; she also deployed to Iraq and Qatar. Of Angel's assignments, her time in California and Virginia led to meeting the people who would share the remainder of her life. Angel's love of singing and dancing introduced her to the "Nick's" and "Don Martin's" crews, karaoke and line dancing formed the foundation of these relationships and she would spend hours after dancing the night away, teaching line dances at the end of people's driveways to include her Maid of Honor, Kristy.
A tomboy to most that knew her, Angel always wanted a "Princess" wedding at her beloved Heidelberg Castle but was convinced to share her life with Stephen on August 24th, 2012, in a ceremony at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Together, they raised three "fur babies", Buddy, Mae and Milo; sharing photos of the pups' adventures was usually the daily event Angel enjoyed most.
Angel's life journey follows her Grandfather James Delaney Thompson, Step-Grandfather Dennis Foley, Grandmother Helga "Oma" Schmidt, Ingeborg "Tante Inge" Bender, Walter "Onkel Walter" Bender and her boxer Buddy.
Angel's husband Stephen Schmitz, parents Jim and Gaby Thompson (nee Schmidt), and brothers Jeremiah Thompson and Barry (Nijole) Thompson continue to celebrate her life with their families and those surrounding them. Angel's story persists with all those who knew her, and her legacy is carried by the troops she inspired, taught, and led.
A donation to Tyson's Wonder Wheels 4 Boxers on behalf of Angel would be preferable to flowers. When Buddy crossed the rainbow bridge due to Degenerative Myelopathy, his "wheels" were donated to Tyson's and Angel continued to assist other families with their struggles to help their 4-legged companions. To donate please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tww4boxers/donate.
Funeral Services and Internment at Arlington National Cemetery are still being scheduled. For service updates and to sign the online guest book, please visit www.plattsfuneralhome.com.

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Illustrations for HP's The Garage insert on bioprinters.
Insert for Boat International magazine, Technology section, about perfume making with the owner's blood.
Infographic on EasyJet's Traveller magazine about Dippy, the dinosaur from London's National History Museum which is being moved to Northern Ireland.
Proposal for a cover for an English Business magazine not used in the end.
A timeline for Pursuit Magazine on the progress on the human rights field.
Packaging design for KooKoo Letterboxes for Australian brand Playso.
Cover illustration for EasyJet's Report on the automated home of the future.
People are invited to come and help to build it over the weekend.
Projeto para a marca Oi. Ilustração matriz a ser usada em diversos desdobramentos, peças gráficas e eventos da marca.
Illustration for Mr Porter's article about tomorrow's world.
Illustration for Italian magazine Dlui on how modern hackers work.
How to take the perfect selfies.
Illustration for Brazilian beauty products brand O Boticário to celebrate their 40 years. The shape of the illustration resembles one of the brand's iconic perfume bottle.
Spot illustrations on April 2017 EasyJet Traveller Magazine about Hotels of the future.
Cover and internal illustrations for Tiago Matto's book VLEF.
My proposal for a limited competition for New York's Summer Streets event.
Cover illustration for Air France magazine L'aacent (August 2016).
Keyvisuals for Ballantine's Brasil spirit drink (Scottish whisky infused in Brazilian lime zest).
I'm happy and honoured to have been commissioned by the Academy of Arts for this year's OSCARS to illustrate the Documentary Feature nominees.
Suitcase line in partnership with Heys from Canada.
Illustrations for The Economist, October 2016 about Transport On Demand.
Four spot illustrations for Influence magazine.
Illustrations for JP Morgan Chase's article on The New Yorker.
Illustration for Italian magazine D (La Repubblica's weekly style publication). Commissioned through MP Arts.
Slightly intricate map on how to follow the teams of Euro 2016 on this month's EasyJet Traveller magazine.
Illustration for TimeOut New York about St Patrick's Day.
Poster customisable by participants of Busweiser's Your Tour on the website.
Entitled La France Qui Gueule!, the book takes a closer look at the protests and rebellions that have shaped the country to date, and has just been added to our Lending Library.
This image illustrates an incident in 2014, which saw hacking collective Anonymous disrupt the websites and leak databases of police-affiliated organisations in protest against police brutality.
Illustration for a ride at the Rock in Rio music festival in Brazil.
Illustration for Migros Magazin from Switzerland on Summer Festivals.
Illustration for the advertising and decoration of residencial complex YOLO in Passo Fundo - RS, Southern Brazil.
Part of a series of illustrations for Brazilian magazine One Health.
Illustration for Fortune Magazine about On-the-road Care.
I was commissioned through YCN by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO to work on this new campaign for Ginger Grouse beer. This artwork was featured throughout the UK press and poster campaign for the alcoholic ginger beer.
Illustrations for Google Translate campaign in Belgium.
Partnership with Canadian luggage company Heys.
New line of luggage for Heys from Canada featuring Paris, London and New York and their main icons and ladmarks.
After the success collections of sushi boxes made by Kenzo, Lenny Kravitz, and Kate Moss for Sushi Shop, Tetro got the curatorship of this new 2014 edition. For the new sushi box, Tetro proposed me through Tiphaine Illustration to depict a bit of the universe of my tropical country to feature on the sushi boxes. I also developed the logo for La Box Brésil and the carry bags.
The 42 pieces sushi set will be available at Sushi Shop network from June.
Illustrations for Orange / iTunes 'Film to Go' campaign - The Ghost. Every Thursday a new film to rent fom iTunes for Orange users.
Illustrations for Orange / iTunes 'Film to Go' campaign - The Wrestler. Every Thursday a new film to rent fom iTunes for Orange users.
Design submission to Veuve Clicquot Re-Creation Awards.
Backdrop for Hermés event in Toronto.
Illustration for Little White Lies magazine about the mind of the Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas.
Indian from Brazilian Amazon forest.
Illustration for Supply Business September 2014.
Experimental 3D project with Ariel Nova Comin and Big Studios from Brazil.
iPad leather and bamboo laser engraved cases for Grovemade from Portland USA.
The FVT – World Map Spinners have been designed to showcase different parts of the world, and when put side by side, the entire set combines to form the full world map. Inspired by icons and landmarks from around the world the vibrant luggage prints are protected by a layer of clear coat which also gives it a beautiful glossy shine. Available here.
Caapuã (Tupi-Guarani language) - the one who lives into the woods. Published on the newspaper SUPERKRAFT from Hambourg, Germany.
My illustration 24 hours in Cape Town (for Qatar Airways's Oryx Magazine) has been featured in a new book curated by Gestalten, titled 'Visual Storytelling'.
Commissioned through YCN Talent Agency, by Peter & Paul to create a new illustration highlighting the myriad ways Creative England supports the film, TV, games and digital media industries.
Cover illustration for Supply Business - March 2014.
New series of icons for IBM ad.
Commissioned through YCN Talent Agency.
Laser engraved bamboo cases for Grovemade from Portland USA.
Ilustração de capa para a revista infantil YOYO.
Series of illustrations for Fulham Football Club - the oldest established football team in London - for merchandising materials of their membership program Formation.
Commission through YCN to design the book jacket for the Italian language version of the Jennifer E. Smith's latest book, published by Sperling & Kupfer.
Pitch illustration for a travel guide about Berlin.
4 page spread illustrations for Audi Magazine Brasil with the theme 'Dreams'.
Illustration for VLNC Collective from Paris.
New piece for TheCoolHunter, - the world's most important trends site - to celebrate it's evergrowing community.
Client: Uniritter University from Porto Alegre, Brasil.
Parto of Exhibition Miríade in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Personal Project - Nenúfala, the guardian of the Amazonas River's water lilies.
Illustration and visual identity for Cut&Paste Porto Alegre.
Personal Project - Caapuã (Tupi-Guarani language) - the one who lives into the woods.
Personal Project - Anauê-Rudá. Female Tupi indians pray for Rudá, the god of love.


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City Gear Blog - Air Jordan 13 Retro "Grey Toe"
The Air Jordan 13 Retro "Grey Toe" releases Saturday, November 15, and you don't want to miss out on this super classy throwback kick. The quilted white upper serves as the perfect backdrop of the crimson midsole and ankle wrap. Grey on the tongue and toebox adds extra flavor to this vintage kick. These drop in-stores only, so check with your local City Gear to find out where you can cop yours.


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The Marine Trades Association of Maryland (MTAM) – in partnership with Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, The Annapolis Boat Shows, Visit Maryland, and the Symmetry Agency – is happy to announce the inaugural Boat Maryland Week (April 26 – May 5, 2019). The event is a celebration of the start to boating season in Maryland through getting on the water, diving deep into maritime heritage, and experiencing the abundance of maritime art that our state has to offer.
"There's a ton of excitement around this brand new event," explained Susan Zellers, Executive Director of MTAM. "It's a chance to acknowledge and celebrate the deeply-rooted maritime heritage of our state, the health and abundance of the Chesapeake Bay and it's waterways, and, of course, our love of all things boating." Over three percent of the state's population owns a boat for recreational use. Moreover, MTAM attributes the economic impact of boating in Maryland to be approximately $2.4 billion statewide.
A range of events are incorporated into the larger 10-day Boat Maryland Week. Visitors and boaters alike can experience one of the world's largest in-water sailboat shows during the annual Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show (April 26-28, 2019) at City Dock; the Annapolis NOOD Regattas (May 3-5, 2019), a racing series founded by the editors of Sailing World in 1988; and a maritime-themed take on one of the city's favorite art festival series, the First Sunday Arts Festival (May 5, 2019).
"With the water being such an integral part of our beautiful city – whether it be the historical aspects or the plain fun of getting out on the water – Boat Maryland Week is sure to be a perfect start to spring in Annapolis," said Connie Del Signore, President & CEO of Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County.
Welcome boating season and Boat Maryland Week by joining the first ever Week Kick-Off Party on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Annapolis City Dock. The opening reception will be held at Latitude 38 (12 Dock Street, Annapolis, MD) from 6 pm to 10 pm to celebrate the season with a live performance by the Eastport Oyster Boys and a full cash bar. The Kick-Off is open to all boat lovers free of charge.
"Boating is one of the biggest economic drivers for this city. That alone is something to celebrate," Mayor Gavin Buckley said. "Being a native of Australia, I came to Annapolis on a boat, and it was because of maritime pursuits that I fell in love with this town." he added. "I am excited that Annapolis will host the opening event for Boat Maryland Week.


The new Hemnet - version 2.0 or 1.4?
In the web industry the use of term '2.0' comes with a large responsibility.
There has to be a significant update.
Therefore, I was a bit disappointed today when the indeed anticipated 'Hemnet 2.0' version was launched. (Hemnet is the largest residential search engine in Sweden, more here.) I was expecting more. (So did 100s of people on Twitter.) Anyway, let us go through the new version.
In the earlier version the search was divided into three different pages. In the new version it's done direct on the starting page.
An improvement is that the search parameter 'size of land' has been added.
The biggest improvement has been done to the functionalities in the account area 'My Hemnet'. You're now able to easier create 'default' searches, save listings of interest, get updates through RSS and see changes done to a listing.
One thing the new services on the market (like Booli and Boliga) has forced Hemnet to do is to be much more transparent about data like number of days on the market. Over the last weeks this data has been added to Hemnet and this continues.
The graph below displays a specific listing (in blue) in comparison with sold (red) and listings (green) regarding number of days on the market (Y-axis) and asked price in million SEK (X-axis).
You're also able to see the price for listings in the area that has been sold.
However, the biggest disappointment is that Hemnet is not able to make an overall better solution. The possibilities are endless with their position and all their data.
A great initiative to make improvements, but in my book it isn't a version 2.0.
Is found here (all in Swedish): 1 (article at IDG), 2 (OhSoHighTech), 3 (MKSE), 4 (Norén), 5 (Bostadsknarkaren) and finally the press release 6.
Older PostA debate on Swedish search engines... on Twitter!


Starting at #10 is the jersey seam. It can be quite pesky if not handled properly, causing lots of trouble when you attempt to sew it. The selvages will roll toward the purl side (the rougher side) of the fabric. The cut edges on the cross grain will tend to roll toward the knit (smoother side). Tame the curl by first cutting off the selvages. (They're sometimes a little tight on sweater knits.) Then, as I learned on Four Square Walls, use a little spray starch and gently press the edges. If you're working with a sweater knit, be sure you are pressing (up and down motion) only the edges. Be careful not to the stretch the fabric. The starch will act as a light stabilizer and stop the roll.
If you are not judicious with your cutting, you may have cut off enough of the selvage to make a fabric rose. Curled up edges work here!
At #9 is my first real serger seam. It was on double knit merino. I like merino.
For some reason, as I was still figuring out a way of stitching my sweaters together, I decided to serge my sweater with yarn in the loopers. I do like the way #8 looks with yarn in the upper looper. I stopped doing it that way only because I knew that most home sewers would not have matching yarns available to them. For the machine knitters reading this, give it a try. You may like it!
With serged edges #6, the Houndstooth and Lace Sweater, was sewn right sides together, and then the seam pressed open. Nothing unusual there. Somewhere along the way I learned that with lightweight fabrics you can press seams to the side, but pressing seams open is the way to go with heavy fabrics.
Thanks for sharing! I love sewing on knits but have yet to try sewing on a sweater knit. Am clinging to a bunch of my old but nice sweaters in hopes of re-making them. Thanks for the inspiration.


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Readers don't have to be sailors to enjoy this travelogue through the Inside Passage where we sail and cross unanticipated borders. For those "reading as writers" I make two suggestions: First, consider how Raban weaves two distinctly different themes in one story; second: those who are writing historical stories can learn much by noting how Raban draws upon others' experiences and interpretations and how he weaves these with his own to create a nuanced narrative.
I am afraid of the sea.…I'm not a natural sailor, but a timid, weedy, cerebral type, never more out of my element than when I'm at sea.
Yet for the last fifteen years, every spare day that I could tease from the calendar has been spent afloat, in a state of undiminished fascination with the sea, its movements and meanings. When other people count sheep, or reach for the Halcion bottle, I make imaginary voyages—where the sea is always lightly brushed by a wind of no more than fifteen knots, the visibility always good, and the boat never more than an hour from the nearest safe anchorage.
He sets off, hugging the coast.
This is my second Jonathan Raban travel story. A few years ago I read Arabia Through the Looking Glass and looked forward to Passage to Juneau, anticipating more of the same. Rabin takes a novelists' approach, creating skilfully drawn characters and keen insight into people and places. He merges historical interpretations and impressions with his own insights and style, but here he's a little more acerbic than curmudgeon.
I had a boat, most of a spring and summer, a cargo of books, and the kind of dream of self-enrichment that spurs everyone who sails north from Seattle. Forget the herring and the salmon: I meant to go fishing for reflections, and come back with a glittering haul. Other people's reflections, as I thought then. I wasn't prepared for the catch I eventually made.
Despite this, I wasn't prepared for what are essentially two distinct stories.
Jonathan Raban's travel writing is insightful and his use of language a pleasure to read earning him many plaudits. But in someone with lesser skills, I doubt the starkness of the contrast between the themes would have worked.
For those who are "reading as writers," Raban's story provides a cautionary tale. Although both halves are memoir, and the story begins and ends with sailing, the two themes differ in mood, tone, and focus. The sailing memoir loses coherence; the meaning Rabin finds does not derive from the sea as suggested in the memoir's subtitle. At times, I felt as if Raban had a contract to write about following Vancouver's log through the Inside Passage, but then life intervened and gave him passion as opposed to an intellectual pursuit to focus upon.
There is also a lesson from what Raban does very well. Those who are writing historical stories can learn much by noting how Raban draws upon others' experiences and interpretations and how he weaves these with his own to create a nuanced narrative.


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La Federazione cestistica del Gabon è l'ente che controlla e organizza la pallacanestro in Gabon.

La federazione controlla inoltre la nazionale di pallacanestro del Gabon e ha sede a Libreville.

È affiliata alla FIBA dal 1965 e organizza il campionato di pallacanestro del Gabon.

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Nazionale di pallacanestro del Gabon
Campionato di pallacanestro del Gabon

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Arlene Elizabeth (Buch) Hertzog, 97, of Ephrata, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at Fairmount Homes.
She was born in Akron to the late Harry and Nora (Hackman) Buch Brubaker and was the wife of the late Fred F. Hertzog.
Arlene was a member of the Metzler Mennonite Church where she was part of the sewing circle. She enjoyed flower gardening, crocheting, quilting and had sewn over a thousand comfort tops.
She is survived by a daughter: Nancy B., wife of Leon N. Hurst of Ephrata; a daughter-in-law: Arlene S. (Hess) Hertzog of Ephrata; and a sister-in-law, Esther White of Narvon; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by a son: Kenneth B. Hertzog; and two brothers: Roy and Arthur Buch.
Services were held Feb. 3 at Metzler Mennonite Church, Ephrata, with Pastors Nevin Horning, Richard Buch, and Lee Roy Martin officiating. Interment was in the adjoining church cemetery.
If desired, memorial contributions in Arlene's memory may be made to Fairmount Homes Benevolent Fund, 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, PA 17522.


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Auditory feedback (AF) plays a crucial role in the acquisition and maintenance of fluent speech. AF allows speakers to monitor and correct for errors in their speech production and also plays an important role to create and maintain the sensorimotor relationships that support vocal motor control. To investigate the importance of AF for these functions, participants are typically exposed to brief, unexpected changes to their AF as part of a frequency altered feedback (FAF) perturbation paradigm, or persistent and predictable changes to their AF as part of a FAF adaptation paradigm. Although responses elicited from both the FAF perturbation and FAF adaptation paradigms have been used to assess the way speakers process and use AF for speech motor control, it is currently unclear whether these responses are regulated in the same manner. To investigate this research question we altered the fundamental frequency (F0) of speakers' AF while they produced vocalizations in both a FAF perturbation and a FAF adaptation paradigm. Changes in the speakers' F0 in response to the AF manipulations in each paradigm were measured. Correlational analyses were then conducted to assess whether speakers' responses showed similar patterns across the two paradigms. There was no significant relationship observed between compensatory responses or vocal variability across paradigms. This means that AF may not be used in the same way for different situational demands.
Jacobson, Danielle S., "The Effects of Altered Auditory Feedback on Speech Production in Adults: A Comparison of Perturbation and Sensorimotor Adaptation Paradigms" (2016). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 1874.


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»News»The Pellegrini verdict
The Pellegrini verdict
Posted by Hugh5outhon1895 on August 24, 2019 in News, Whispers
Manuel Pellegrini was naturally delighted to gain his first win of the season in a game where Seb Haller and Mark Noble were singled out for praise.
And he had a special word for Michael Antonio who made a huge difference offensively when he arrived as a second half sub.
The 1-3 victory – just as was the case last year- saw us score our first victory of the season away from home and means we have taken our tally to seven against Watford in the last two outings to Vicarage Road.
Now we can only hope that today's win will kick start the season just as the 3-1 at Goodison managed to do last season.
With Norwich next up hopes will be high that the Hammers can follow up on today's very decent performance as we head towards hopefully making an impact on the top seven – which is surely this season's prime target.
Speaking about today's win at https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/august/24-august/pellegrini-important-thing-was-get-win the manager said: "It was a really entertaining game. Both teams played in an attacking way and tried always to score. It was an open game.
I spoke with the players before the game and said it would be open. If Watford do what they normally do, then they will always play with six attacking players.
"Both teams, especially in the first 25 minutes, were very open in both boxes. I think the impact of Antonio in the second half made the difference.
"I always say, as a manager, the most important thing is to win. There are different ways to do that. I think maybe Watford fans will not be so happy, but both sets of fans came here and saw a good show, a good game of football for everyone, and those are the sort of games that bring more people to the stadiums."
He was keen to discuss Noble's contribution to the club and today's game saying: : "Mark is a very important player for us. Unfortunately for him, he had that calf injury and he needed three weeks to work.
He returned and my first idea was not for us to play 90 minutes with him. I was asking him and he was telling me that he was okay.
"It was two very important goals for Haller too. It's not easy when you come from another league and you start working here and playing here. It's different between the leagues.
"He had just one start in the Premier League; a difficult game against Manchester City, and then he had a problem with his knee. He returned today because he worked during the whole week and I saw he was in perfect shape. For a striker, the most important thing is to score."
With an away victory claimed, the Chilean is now hoping for a first home victory next Saturday, against Norwich City.
He added: "It would be very easy for me, as a manager, to say after Manchester City to the players that we are going to play a different way and stay all back.
"I don't think we would improve in that way. We did 45 minutes in a very good way against Manchester City. After that we made an important mistake that decided the score.
"We've worked exactly the same though and we've won away, and now I hope we can win at home against Norwich City on Sunday."
← Close up on hero Haller
Overjoyed Haller living the dream →
3 comments on "The Pellegrini verdict"
Cballs August 24, 2019 at 8:02 pm
Just wondering what the criteria is for Player Ratings? Do they reflect only what players do… and not include what they should be doing?
Hamptonese August 24, 2019 at 8:50 pm
Wasn't sure about Yarms starting ahead of Antonio but it all came good in the end. At least the debate over who should be Rice's partner in central midfield is over now – so good to have Noble back.
Mikey August 24, 2019 at 10:40 pm
Was almost the same change after a few games at the start of last year…..Wilshire out for a more defensive midfielder. Result was the same…a good first away win. When everyone is fit, Wilshere is competing for a place with Lanzini, in a more attacking central role. We should be more secure down the middle now.
Taffyhammer on Moyes' massive Irons striker flop may be haunting him
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Lawmakers to E-Cig Makers: Stop Preying on Minors!
A patron enjoys an electronic cigarette at the Vapor Shark store in Miami on Feb. 20, 2014
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In a report published on Monday, 11 Congress members recommended federal regulations on e-cigarettes that would include banning sales to anyone under 18, halting TV and radio ads, and educating the general public about the risks associated with inhaling nicotine vapors.
The Gateway to Addiction report written by the lawmakers' staff after surveying e-cig makers finds e-cigarette companies are using marketing tactics that appeal to young people, such as handing out samples at events like music festivals, social-media promotion and offering kid-friendly flavors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate 1.78 million children and teens tried e-cigarettes in 2012.
"E-cigarette makers are starting to prey on kids, just like big tobacco companies," said Congressman Henry Waxman, a Democrat from California. "With over a million youth now using e-cigarettes, FDA needs to act without further delay to stop companies from marketing their addictive products to children."
Though use is up, the Food and Drug Administration has not fully studied the products — according to its website consumers are not aware of the risks of use, the amount of nicotine or other chemicals being inhaled and whether or not there are benefits to smoking e-cigarettes. A New York Times report from March detailed the potential dangers of the liquid nicotine found in electronic cigarettes, including vomiting, seizures and death.
According to the report, six of the surveyed e-cigarette companies support some regulation.


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VENUS IN LEO – SIGN BY SIGN | Simon and the stars
VENUS IN LEO
(from August 11 to September 5)
Hello everyone! How are you? Today (Thursday 11 August) Venus leaves Cancer to enter Leo, where it will remain until September 5. As you know by now, when a planet enters a sign, its function is express via quality and the characteristics of the sign that houses it.
In this case, considering that Venus is the love planetand that Leo is the sign of prideof courage Yself expressionthe association of ideas is made soon: Venus in Leo represents a little for the whole Zodiac an invitation to think about a pinch of more courage in affective relationships. the courage of declare a love, if the other person has not yet understood. The courage to get serious or to exchange an important promise. But also the courage to support an option of love, if it does not find favor with others. to review a bit self-love, if the heart beats for a person who does not correspond. Or, again, to make a difficult decision if a love ends.
Going deeper, the symbolic common denominator of transit is it is-primere (which is the exact opposite of king-first) the desires of the heart, translating them into actions, projects and initiatives. Give them a voice with a "roar" that comes out of the strong and stentorian chest, without asking permission, overcoming fears and shyness. Some signs catch the side of the "push"Thanks to favorable trine or sextile aspects. Others instead take the side of the "challenge"With oppositions and squares that make a bit of sense of saying 'and give yourself a move!'" But despite everything, this new Venus contains an invitation to live love to the fullestwithout reservations or uncertainties, without being held back by the fear that things might go wrong.
Venus in Leo is also an expression of generosity in love: teaches not to pay attention to expenses, to show one's feelings with enthusiasm and gestures, but also to expect the same attention and the same importance from the other. For this reason, those who have lived for a long time in a relationship made of promises that are not kept, could now find the right push to corner an elusive couple. The desire to live emotions with intensity, in an absolute and totalizing way, is awakened, and it is a real "antidote" for relationships that drag on by inertia, or for those who are unable to declare a feeling.
The first to benefit, of course, are the fire signs, LION in the head, but also ARIES Y SAGITTARIUS, so the visit of Venus gives birth to a true rebirth of the heart, a powerful awakening of charm, self-esteem and romance. Beautiful encounters for lonely hearts, often completely surprising. Especially in the days of late August (when Venus meets the unpredictable square Uranus) Cupid is really in the mood for jokes and can shoot his arrows in the most unexpected directions. Someone, surprisingly enough, could reopen the file on a person known in recent months who "promised well" but with whom things have no longer followed. Then someone could reopen the file and be "resentful" with a person known in recent months who "promised well" but with whom things have not gone. Try again, or at least set the record straight, to understand what happened.
The climate between couples also improves a lot, especially for the Aries that has been coming for weeks with a Venus in square that may have created misunderstandings and small frictions. Dialogue, passion, understanding and the desire to feel good improve. Not only that: this new Venus long ago fertile the sky of fire signs (also here, especially for Aries). Few words for the wise…! (Continue)
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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The body of the late Yezidi leader Mir Tahseen Beg returned from Germany to the autonomous Kurdistan Region on Monday for a special ceremony and burial.
Local and regional officials, as well as foreign envoys, were present as Beg's body landed at the Erbil International Airport (EIA).
He died aged 86 on Jan. 28 in Germany's Hanover after a lengthy battle against an illness.
Mir Tahseen (Tahsin) Beg had been the leader of Ezidis around the world since 1944, following the death of his father. He was also the head of the Ezidi Supreme Spiritual Council.
Beg's ceremonial burial will be held on Tuesday in his hometown of Shekhan, located in the province of Duhok.
There are about one million Ezidis worldwide, with almost half of them living in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
"Mir Tahseen took part in the Kurdistan revolution [in the 1960s] and later faced hard times for his involvement," the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, said during the ceremony.
Beg had repeatedly encouraged Ezidis to participate in the political process in Iraq as he was working hard to fulfill his national duties, according to Barzani.


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Hebron Israeli attacks Israeli Settlement News Report West Bank
Army Confiscates Dozens Of Saplings Near Hebron
On Thursday, Israeli soldiers invaded Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and confiscated 120 saplings from a Palestinian orchard.
The soldiers invaded an area east of Yatta and confiscated the saplings that were about to be planted by the Palestinians.
When the soldiers invaded the lands, the Palestinians prepared to plant about 400 saplings of various types of trees, including olive and evergreens.
The soldiers tried confiscating the 400 saplings, but the Palestinians saved about 280 after arguing with the soldiers while trying to remove them from their lands.
Also Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted 28 Palestinians, including children, siblings, and a woman, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians, injured three, and abducted four others after the army invaded Jenin and Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
After killing the two Palestinians, the soldiers fired many live rounds at a hospital in Jenin.
Israeli Soldiers abducted 28 Palestinian, Including Children, In West Bank
Israeli Soldiers Attack Many Palestinians In Jerusalem


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Q: Xamarin share is firing OnAppearing event I have a collection view with a Share option in the items, it is working as expected. However, it is refreshing the page by calling OnAppearing event again. This is causing the collection view with so many items to refresh and lose the state.
await Share.RequestAsync(new ShareTextRequest
{
    Text = message,
    Title = title
});

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This is causing the collection view with so many items to refresh and lose the state.

You could bind ViewModel for ItemsSource of CollectionView, and the ViewModel and Model inherit from INotifyPropertyChanged. Then when property of ViewModel changed, it will interacte with UI.
For example:
public class ShareItem: INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    private string text,title;

    public string Text
    {
        set
        {
            if (text != value)
            {
                text = value;
                OnPropertyChanged("Text");
            }
        }
        get
        {
            return text;
        }
    }

    public string Title
    {
        set
        {
            if (title != value)
            {
                title = value;
                OnPropertyChanged("Title");
            }
        }
        get
        {
            return title;
        }
    }

    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

    protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
    {
        PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
    }
}

Now when property changed, it will update the data of ViewModel. You will not need to call OnAppearing method.
Refer to Interactive MVVM.

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SCHEDULE 1The Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England
1The Commission shall consist of a chairman, a vice-chairman and twenty-two other members.
2The chairman shall be a lay person appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York after consultation with the Secretary of State for the Environment, and the vice-chairman shall be appointed by the Archbishops after consultation with the Standing Committee and with such organisation as appears to the Archbishops to be representative of the deans and provosts of cathedral churches.
3Seventeen members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York as follows—
(a)one member shall be appointed on the nomination of the House of Bishops from among the members of that House;
(b)two members shall be appointed on the nomination of such organisation as appears to the Archbishops to be representative of the deans and provosts of cathedral churches and at least one of those two members shall be a dean or provost of a cathedral church;
(c)two members shall be appointed on the nomination of the Council for the Care of Churches from among the members of that Council or a committee thereof;
(d)two members shall be persons holding office as architects to cathedral churches who shall be appointed after consultation with the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects;
(e)two members shall be architects, chartered building surveyors or chartered engineers, with experience of the care of historic buildings, who shall be appointed after consultation with the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the President of the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association, the President of the Institution of Structural Engineers and the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers;
(f)one member shall be a painter, sculptor or other artist, with experience of work for cathedral or other churches, who shall be appointed after consultation with the President of the Royal Academy of Art;
(g)seven members shall be persons who between them have special knowledge of archaeology, architecture, archives, art, the care of books and manuscripts, history (including history of art and architecture) and liturgy (including church music) and of whom—
(i)one shall be appointed after consultation with the Secretary of State for the Environment;
(ii)one shall be appointed after consultation with the Chairman of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission;
(iii)one shall be appointed after consultation with the Chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission;
(iv)one shall be appointed after consultation with the President of the Council for British Archaeology and the President of the Society of Antiquaries of London;
(v)two shall be appointed after consultation with the chairman of the Liturgical Commission; and
(vi)one shall be appointed after consultation with the Director of the Royal School of Church Music.
4Five members of the Commission, of whom at least one shall be a member of the administrative body of a cathedral church, shall be elected by the General Synod from among its members, each person so elected having knowledge of the ways in which cathedral churches are currently used and of their contribution to the work of the Church of England.
5No person who is a member of the administrative body or fabric advisory committee of any cathedral church or a member or officer of a relevant committee of any designated organisation shall be eligible for appointment as the chairman or vice-chairman of the Commission.
6The chairman and other members of the Commission shall hold office for five years beginning on the first day of March in the year next following the year in which the General Synod is dissolved and a new Synod comes into being.
7Any member of the Commission shall on ceasing to hold office be eligible for re-appointment unless he became such a member by virtue of re-appointment under this paragraph:
Provided that the Archbishops of Canterbury and York may, in exceptional circumstances, direct that a person who became such a member by virtue of re-appointment under this paragraph shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further term or terms.
8Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the Commission appointed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Archbishops, after such consultation as appears to them to be appropriate having regard to the knowledge or experience of the person whose place is to be filled, may appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
9Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the Commission elected by the General Synod, the General Synod may elect one of its members to fill the vacancy, the person so elected having knowledge of the matters mentioned in paragraph 4 above.
10Any person appointed or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office only for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the person in whose place he is appointed or elected.
11The Commission shall appoint a secretary to the Commission but no person shall be appointed who is a member or officer of the administrative body or fabric advisory committee of any cathedral church or a member of a relevant committee of any designated organisation.
12The Commission shall have power to appoint such committees as it considers expedient.
13Persons who are not members of the Commission may be appointed to any committee thereof, but the number of such persons appointed to a committee shall be less than half the total number of members of the committee.
14The quorum of the Commission shall be eight members.
15Subject to paragraph 14 above, the Commission may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.
16The Commission shall have power to hold public hearings in connection with any matter to be considered by it for the purpose of receiving oral representations from members of the public.
17Subject to the preceding provision of this Schedule and to any directions as to procedure given by the General Synod, the Commission shall have power to regulate its own procedure.
Designated organisations
18The Archbishops of Canterbury and York acting jointly may designate the organisations which are to be "designated organisations" for the purposes of paragraphs 5 and 11 above and may specify the committees of those organisations which are to be "relevant committees" for the purposes of those paragraphs.
SCHEDULE 2Fabric Advisory Committees
1The fabric advisory committee shall consist of—
(a)not less than three nor more than five members appointed by the administrative body after consultation with the Cathedrals Fabric Commission, not being either members of the administrative body who are in Holy Orders or persons employed by the administrative body; and
(b)not less than three nor more than five members appointed by the Commission after consultation with the administrative body, being persons having special knowledge with respect to the care and maintenance of buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest and a particular interest in the cathedral church concerned.
The number of members to be appointed by the administrative body and by the Commission shall be the same in each case and shall be determined, on each occasion when the committee is appointed, by the administrative body after consultation with the Commission.
2The committee shall appoint a chairman from among its members.
3The dean or provost of the cathedral church and the residentiary canons shall be entitled to attend, and to speak but not to vote at, meetings of the committee.
4It shall be the duty of the cathedral architect and the person (if any) holding office as archaeological consultant to the cathedral church to attend meetings of the committee unless the chairman permits or directs otherwise.
5No person who holds any paid office in the Commission shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the committee.
6The members of the committee shall hold office for a period of five years but shall be eligible for reappointment.
7The committee shall appoint some person, whether or not a member of the committee, to be secretary of the committee.
8Any expenses properly incurred by a member of the committee for the purposes of this Measure shall be reimbursed by the chapter of the cathedral church.
9Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the committee, the body which appointed the person whose place is to be filled may appoint a person to fill the vacancy, and any person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of office of the person in whose place he is appointed.
10The quorum of the committee shall be—
(a)six members, if the membership of the committee is ten;
(b)five members, if the membership of the committee is eight;
(c)four members, if the membership of the committee is six.
11Subject to paragraph 10 above, the committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.
12The committee shall hold not less than two meetings each year, and if three or more members, by notice sent to the secretary of the committee, request that a special meeting be held, such a meeting shall be held within four weeks of the sending of that notice.
13The secretary of the committee shall place on the agenda for the next meeting any matter requested by any member of the committee.
14The secretary of the committee shall before each meeting send to the administrative body and to the Commission a copy of the agenda for that meeting and shall after each meeting send to the administrative body and to the Commission a copy of the minutes of that meeting.
15Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the committee shall have power to regulate its own procedure.


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Has any war in recorded history ever resulted in the complete annihilation (civil and military) of an enemy - all of them killed with no survivors?
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In reviewing the Wiki topic on War of annihilation it is clear that there have been several examples (many of them in recent history) wherein the goal of a war was to utterly destroy an enemy by eradicating them from existence. But has any such war, at any time in recorded history, ever succeeded in that goal? Has a complete civilization ever been utterly destroyed to the last person through warfare?
The Wiki article mentions the Herero uprising, Nazi warfare, and other examples as extreme cases of total war wherein it could be argued that complete and utter eradication of a people was the goal, rather than conventional socio-polictical reasons or economical or territorial pursuits or natural resources were the stakes. But none of the examples given succeeded in their radical goals of completely killing everyone.
I have performed several additional Google searches looking for cases where the utter destruction of an enemy was either the goal or the outcome, but have not yet found a case where a war did not end in capitulation of some sort by the losing side in the conflict, or some survivors escaped destruction. So far I have not found a case where everyone was killed, but I think there may be one or more to be found (I have no reason to believe this other than as an observation of our human nature - it seems inevitable that this has occurred at some point in human history).
Destroying a government or empire or kingdom and its cities and infrastructure would not meet the requirements I am seeking, unless also the entire civil population was slain, instead of taken captive or sold into slavery or left to suffer in a devastated wasteland. What I'm looking for is an example where not just the empire or the military or the cities and resources of an enemy were destroyed, but also every many woman and child slain - not taken captive or sold into slavery or otherwise dominated by the victor - but totally annihilated - slain - killed.
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– sempaiscuba
I would say a 100% extermination in a war could not have been possible to groups of a reasonable size due to the impossibility of preventing escapes - long term oppression leading to a smaller sized culture dissolving is possible, but that's hardly a war and usually individuals would survive by "defecting" in the process. If near complete or localised extermination is allowable, I can think of one example: the Qing Chinese genocide of Dzungars during the conquest of Xinjiang. Sources claim none were left alive in Chinese territory, although groups escaped to Russia etc.
– Semaphore ♦
Dec 18, 2018 at 7:49
It seems to me that this is inherently impossible to answer since there's rarely any way to be sure that remnants did not escape or survive in other ways. Sources that say the enemy was completely annihilated are unavoidably overstating what they actually know -- assuming it wasn't propaganda to begin with.
– Mark Olson
@MarkOlson, I think it is trivial to answer; the answer is "no" because it rests on the assumption that a human institution is 100% effective, which qualifies it as alternate history/fantasy/fiction. 100% effective genocide is prima facia absurd.
– MCW ♦
@MCW Agreed. I would have done better to say that it is inherently impossible to answer 'yes' for the reasons given. The question is flawed by asking for an absolute which, as you note, doesn't happen in history.
Many of the settlers in California during the Gold Rush were extremely hostile towards Indians and the California government adopted anti-Indian policies. In fact some people write about the "California Genocide" in that era.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Genocide[1]
A number of California tribal groups suffered large population decreases from attacks by the immigrants to California, in addition to losses from diseases.
Some of the tribes may have become split up and/or joined with other tribes, but as far as I know most of the pre-Gold Rush tribes still have their tribal governments.
The Yana people in California had about 1,500 to 3,000 people in four subgroups before the Gold Rush. The southernmost subgroup, the Yahi, numbered about about 400 before the Gold Rush and are now extinct. Many starved when the Gold Rush destroyed their food sources and many were killed by the settlers. Over a hundred Yahis were massacred in 6 separate incidents in 1865, 1866, 1867, and 1871 and they were believed extinct. But a small group survived and slowly died off until the last survivor revealed himself in 1911.
Tasmania was inhabited by thousands, not to be too specific, of Aboriginals before the first European settlement in 1803. Decades of disease and conflicts with Europeans reduced their population to about 200 in 1833 who were moved to a camp on Flinders island, in 1847 the 47 survivors were moved to another camp. The last pure blood Tasmanian is considered to have been either Truganini (1812-1876) or Fanny Cochrane Smith (1834-1905).
So H.G. Wells, in The War of the Worlds (1897) Chapter 1, "The Eve of the War", wrote:
And before we judge of them too harshly we must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals, such as the vanished bison and the dodo, but upon its inferior races. The Tasmanians, in spite of their human likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged by European immigrants, in the space of fifty years. Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same spirit?
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36/36-h/36-h.htm[2]
However, in 2016 the number of people of partial Tasmanian Aboriginal descent is estimated to be about 6,000 to 23,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Tasmanians[3]
Even though the total extermination of an enemy population has rarely been achieved, many enemy states have been totally destroyed. For example, the Confederate States of America never surrendered but instead was totally conquered by United States forces.
During the Beaver Wars of the 17th Century the Iroquois totally destroyed a number of tribes, reducing their populations to three classes:
the dead.
fugitives seeking asylum with other tribes and gradually assimilating into them.
captives of the Iroquois who gradually became assimilated into Iroquois society.
By 1652 the Iroquois had wiped out the Huron, Petun, Erie, and Neutral Nations.
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Among recognized modern independent nations with diplomatic relations with other countries the highest fatality rate was suffered by Paraguay in the War of the Triple Alliance from 1864–1870, with allegedly over 50 percent of its prewar population including civilian men, women, and children, killed.
Thus it seems likely that any possible examples of totally exterminated groups are likely to have been small tribes with much smaller populations than Paraguay.
edited Dec 13, 2022 at 17:10
MAGoldingMAGolding
This is the closest to what I am looking for thus far - thanks
– Kerry L
@ Kerry L I have added something on 12-19-18.
– MAGolding
Of doubtful qualification for this category of events, the Crow Creek Massacre comes to mind. There probably were survivors (there were no women of child-bearing years found among the dead), but the site was never occupied again.
– EvilSnack
The criteria set forth in the question are quite difficult to satisfy. If you go back far enough certain tribes would have been so small that any warlike confrontation would ensure that the group could not survive as such. But then again, "everyone killed" is not really likely in those conditions, as most of the time the women were treated as spoils of war. That is, not killed but taken.
One thing that will probably seen as very contentious is the sometimes so-called genocide of the native Americans. Obviously, some "Indians" are still around, so the American Indian Wars would not satisfy the criteria – either for the purposes of this question or a scholarly definition of genocide?
Apart from "Indians" being a really big heading to classify "500 Nations" there are a few examples very worth noting and considering in that regard.
One of these would the Beothuk, although with some caveats:
Scholars disagree in their definition of genocide in relation to the Beothuk, and the parties have differing political agendas. While some scholars believe that the Beothuk died out due to the elements noted above, another theory is that Europeans conducted a sustained campaign of genocide against them.
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This is the best answer.
– Fruit Monster
53BC, Caesar launches a campaign of annihilation against the Eburones (De Bello Gallico book VI) in revenge for their part in destroying a Roman garrison. Regardless of the outcome, the stated intent was to wipe out the people and their name from history. Ironically they survive in his writings.
All the local animals were killed, all crops harvested and carried off, neighbouring tribes encouraged to plunder, every village, dwelling, town destroyed - no prisoners.
Whether you call them states or not, several cities were wiped out by the Mongols under Genghis and their entire populations killed. The city of Merv is an example. Destroyed by Tolui in 1221.
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The war of the Qing dynasty against the Dzunghars (an Oirat Mongol tribe) during the era of the Qianlong Emperor resulted in the complete extinction of the Dzunghars.
The Qianlong Emperor then ordered the genocide of the Dzungars, moving the remaining Dzungar people to the mainland and ordering the generals to kill all the men in Barkol or Suzhou, and divided their wives and children to Qing forces (...)
In his account of the war, Qing scholar Wei Yuan, wrote that about 50% of the Dzungar households were killed by smallpox, 20% fled to Russia or the Kazakh Khanate, and 30% were killed by the army, leaving no yurts in an area for several thousand li, except those of the surrendered. Clarke wrote 80%, or between 480,000 and 600,000 people, were killed between 1755 and 1758 in what "amounted to the complete destruction of not only the Dzungar state but of the Dzungars as a people." 80% of the Dzungars died in the genocide.
sidpathaksidpathak
This would be improved with some expansion upon the war and the subsequent extinction (with some source references).
Welcome to History.SE and thanks for mentioning this 18th century genocide I hadn't heard about. Since we prefer more detailed documented answers, I have edited Wiki's article in. Feel free to rollback in necessary, and to expand to explain how it matches the question. (whether it fulfills the OP's "annihilation" definition is probably a bit subjective...)
– Evargalo
Daniel mentions Caesar, but the Roman policy towards Celts and Germans throughout the last two centuries CE were about annihilation (presumably, lest they in turn be annihilated, a real fear sparked after the battles of Noreia and Arausio).
The latter battle is what led to the Marian reforms, and Marius himself marched against the Cimbri, which led to their virtual extinction. While it's possible that some of the Cimbri joined other tribes, it should be noted that the modern Cimbri are unrelated (and the connection between the two made up during the Renaissance).
Wiki also has a short article on the tribes wiped out by Caesar's campaigns, including the :
Usipetes
Tencteri
Sugambri, and especially the
Eburones
About the latter, I'll quote Livius.org:
Caesar's revenge was terrible. In the spring of 53, he invited everyone who wanted to join him, to help massacre the Eburones. According to Livy, Ambiorix managed to escape (Livy, Periochae 107.1) and his fellow-leader Catuvolcus committed suicide. Nothing more was heard of the Eburones. About three hundred days after they had defeated a Roman legion, they no longer existed as a political entity. Later, a tribe called the Tungri was living in the area.
cmwcmw
Political entities wiped out, but OP seems to be asking for a 100% genocide
@MCW I saw the comments under the question, but strict criteria is nonsensical. I'll edit my answer shortly to explain why the question isn't workable from a historical perspective. (But basically, Semaphore and Mark Olson address that adequately.)
– cmw
Best read Caesar with a grain or two of salt. He had a lot to gain by telling the Romans (and any dubious allies in Gaul) that he was a ruthless obliterator of enemies. It's possible he improved his results a bit. (Not a lot, he certainly killed many hundreds of thousands of Gauls, but I would not trust his claims of 100% of anything.)
@MarkOlson This is true for every ancient historian. There's a lot of scholarship on whether the Commentarii should be read as propaganda or more straightforward, and if the former, how much of it is factual or not. That said, his comments fit in with the overall pattern of the Roman dealing with their northern neighbors, so that part at least isn't far-fetched.
Cf. Calgacus' condemnation of the Romans to the other Caledonians: "They make a desert and call it peace."
History is full of those too...
The Punic war for example...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_Wars
There are many more. .but this one jumps right out.
sofa generalsofa general
was there genocide? against a region that vast? or just the destruction of the government and the pro-regime forces? if the destruction of government and regime forces count then... virtually every other war in the last century would qualify.
– sofa general
@sofageneral how could the Punic wars qualify, since the Wiki article demonstrates that not all Carthaginians were destroyed (it say after the third Punic war 50,000 Carthaginians were sold into slavery - thus at least 50,000 survived the Punic wars. I'm not downvoting because there may be more to this story than Wiki indicates - but at first glance this is not a valid answer.
@Kerry L: 50,000 people may have survived, but they and their descendents were no longer Carthaginians. I think you could find many similar examples, but few if any of total extermination. If nothing else, the soldiers of the winning side are likely to keep attractive women as concubines.
– jamesqf
` 50,000 people may have survived, but they and their descendents were no longer Carthaginians` - that would then be the case with many Roman conquests.
History is full of those too... There are many more. . Then please give an exact answer instead of writing evasive "..."
– Bregalad
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There is the [Amalek]s1 that there was religious order to kill everywhere.
From man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, so that the name of Amalek not be mentioned even with reference to an animal by saying "This animal belonged to Amalek".
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
"Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves"
So it seems that total annihilation (with the possible exception of virgins taken as slaves) was the standard procedure.
liftarnliftarn
Nice, I was also thinking the old testament. Excellent answer.
– user27618
You've got four quotes with three references, each to a different book of the Bible. The third and fourth quotes don't indicate total extermination. Are these references all related?
– David Thornley
Did these religious orders get enforced ? Were the Amalek annihilated ?
There is 0 non-scriptural evidence about Amalek. There is plenty scriptural evidence that they have not been exterminated.
– sds
@sofageneral In a strict patriarchal society it's pretty much the same. There is no male lineage. There is no one who can claim the role as ruler.
– liftarn
How did the Tutsis win the civil war in Rwanda after 70% of them had been killed?
Has the American Civil War led to any significant innovations in 19th-century warfare?
Has anyone ever named a war after their own country or faction?


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(3:40 p.m. EST) -- A day before Carnival Splendor was towed into San Diego's harbor, we emailed a number of Cruise Critic members who'd checked into the Roll Call posted on our message boards. Our mission? To get firsthand accounts about life on the stricken ship -- once they had access to a computer, of course. We couldn't have been happier when Bob Flynn checked in Friday with his riveting account (an edited version of which appears below). If you have your own high-seas adventure aboard Splendor to tell, add it here. And if you want to read snippets from other passengers, including Splendor cruise director John Heald, check them out here.
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There were a few shows that Carnival put on, and during the daylight hours, the casino opened up for "free gaming," which was fun -- and it kept everyone's mind off the situation at hand. Heald kept assuring us that Carnival would take care of all our hotel accommodations and travel arrangements, and it did in fact do so. We were put on buses to the hotel and greeted by Carnival personnel at the hotel. They had hot coffee, the first cup in days! (Oh, what a welcome treat for a retired cop, but no donuts.) I was put up at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, until my departure on Sunday (November 14), the day our cruise was scheduled back in Long Beach.
I was surprised when Carnival also provided vouchers for all meals. It is a beautiful hotel overlooking the harbor and, as fate would have it, I can see Carnival Splendor sitting at the pier.
Splendor's crew worked under difficult circumstances for unusually long hours, but still always had a pleasant greeting and a smile on their faces. I did later hear people interviewed by the media indicate that they would never take another cruise, or they would not travel on Carnival again. To this I say bull cookies! After experiencing the way the entire staff conducted themselves in such a professional manner in an emergency situation, this is and has been (for about 20 cruises now) my choice for a cruise line. Carnival in my humble opinion once again distinguished themselves, as did Heald and the entire crew.
Thanks also must go out to the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, who escorted us into San Diego. What an honor and how fitting that we were escorted in by the fine men and women of our Armed Services, on of all days, Veterans Day. God bless these men and women, and may He keep them safe.
Laurieantoine a écrit : ... The rumor that we were surviving on "Spam and Pop-Tarts" was untrue. Breakfast consisted of cereals, bread, sweet rolls, yogurt, fresh fruits and hard-boiled eggs on one occasion. On the last day we were given Pop-Tarts, and they were actually a welcome treat.
En tout cas, ça fait du bien de lire des commentaires positifs, puisque les médias ont tellement tendance à raconter ou s'inventer les pires annecdotes! Sur CNN, ils avaient cité en titre d'article un commentaire d'un passager qui venait de sortir "We are just glad to be alive".... Common on... content d'être en vie?? Avoir survécu à l'effrondrement de ton hôtel en Haïti après le tremblement terre...oui tu es content d'être en vie...mais 2 jours sur un navire de croisière deluxe où ta vie n'a JAMAIS été en danger et que l'on t'a nourrie et logé avec un lit douillet, franchement, il y a en a qui aime faire scandale pour faire parler d'eux!
En tout cas, bravo Carnival, la situation de crise a été très bien géré!


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