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A Quiet Place Movie Review: The Underwritten Script Prevents You From Sympathizing Totally With The Human Characters
WE LOVE HORROR flicks. But in the last few years, we've become so immuned to the scare tactics used by horror filmmakers that nothing frightens us anymore. We had such high hopes for "A Quiet Place" because a lot of people are praising it, saying it truly scared them out of their wits. But sadly, this dystopian thriller, which is one of those post-apocalyptic films that make us feel not so good about the future, just doesn't work for us.
When the movie starts, it says it's Day 89. That means 89 days or three months have passed since our world has been attacked and nearly decimated by an alien invasion of creatures who are blind, so it's a must for you to keep your mouth shut and don't make any sound for them not to detect you and make you their next meal.
We follow the plight of a family living in a farm in a small upstate New York town. The mom is Emily Blunt and the dad is her real life husband John Krasinski who's also the director, co-writer and also the co-producer of the movie with Michael Bay.
They have three kids: Millicent Simmonds (who is deaf so their family already know how to talk in
sign language), Noah Jupe (very good in registering terrified reaction shots) and the youngest is about 3 or 4 years old, Cade Woodard.
In the opening sequence, we see them scavenging for food, medicine and other useful items in an abandoned store. The youngest child is told not to take a toy airplane as it would make a sound but the deaf girl gave it to her anyway. We're sure right away that this "pasaway" child will be the monster's first victim and we were right. Buti nga sa kanya.
The movie then jumps to more than a year later. The family is still surviving and they seem to have unlimited supply of electricity that lights up their whole farm and even with colored lights that serve as a warning when there is danger. They also never run out of food, candles, batteries for their flashlight and alarm clock, and yes, fireworks that light up the sky to distract the creatures.
The mom is pregnant and they're all still grieving over the death of the youngest child. The deaf child has guilt issues about it and feels their dad ignores her because of what happened. We, the viewers, wait. When will the creature strike again? What happens when the baby is born and it cries?
But there are moments that make the viewers get really tense, like Emily delivering her baby all alone after she steps on a nail and she can't even make a sound while having labor pains as a creature is poking around their house.
An encounter of Margaret and Noah with the aliens inside a huge silo that stores grains also works. Margaret is really deaf in real life and what ultimately becomes her weapon against the aliens is tied
up with the hearing aid that her dad has made for her.
But honestly, at this point, we've realized that we don't really care whatever happens to the human characters. The main reason is that the script is underwritten. We need some kind of a back story to get us more involved and emotionally invested in what's going on.
As to when and how the aliens came is never even discussed. You just feel in the dots based on news stories pinned on the family's wall. So how do you expect us to take it all seriously?
In other post apocalyptic movies and TV shows, the characters get our sympathy because the script makes sure that the plot hangs together. Even the Kaijus and Jaegers in "Pacific Rim" and the monsters in "Rampage" have their own back stories.
Actually, we kinda of even side with the aliens. We like it that they make our world a quieter place to live. After all, the world has really become so noisy and we need aliens to silence those who are forever tinkering with their cellphones even inside movie theaters and even while driving their cars.
We need aliens to silence those who keep making noise pollution singing cacophonously with videokes. We need them to silence grandstanding politicians and self appointed and self righteous guardians of our society. Don't you think the world would be a better place if the aliens would eat them all up?
But the movie is a blockbuster. Made with a budget of only $17 million, it hit the number one spot in the box office charts and earned $50 million just on its opening week. Jackpot! Don't be surprised if we'd have a sequel showing the plight of the survivors, or perhaps, another family. Just like "Walking Dead" that is now on its 10th season.
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Kyle Busch overcomes penalties to win Miami Truck race
By Jerry BonkowskiJun 13, 2020, 10:01 PM EDT
Kyle Busch came back from being assessed pre-race penalties to win Saturday night's Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Busch shook off a pre-race inspection infraction that cost him 10 owner points and likely will result in additional penalties in the next few days, was forced to start from the back of the field (after he had been slated to start from the second position) and had to serve a pass-through penalty after the green flag fell.
The L1 violation assessed against Busch's truck and team, per the NASCAR Rule Book, is: 20.3.2.3 Rear Sub-Frame Assembly I-4 Track Bar Supports a. A maximum of one track bar mount frame support and a maximum of one track bar mount lateral support must be used.
It took Busch just 39 laps to roar through the 38-truck field to take the lead and led 82 laps in the 134-lap race. He wrapped things up following the last caution and restart, sailing away from the field in the final seven laps to earn the 58th Truck Series win of his career.
"The deal with the infraction was a fluke deal," Busch told FS1. "That's how these trucks were allowed to run last time here at Homestead. This thing has just been sitting on the side waiting for me to get back behind the wheel. It didn't go to the fab shop, so it didn't get a bar cut out that was legal here last year but not legal here this year. So, not sure if there was a performance advantage to it, just something we've been running but not allowed to do it anymore."
Tyler Ankrum finished second, followed by Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott and Johnny Sauter.
More: Results, standings after Miami Truck race
STAGE 1 WINNER: Ross Chastain
STAGE 2 WINNER: Kyle Busch
Who had a good race: Tyler Ankrum ran solid much of the night to earn his first top-10 finish of the season. … Christian Eckes (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Who had a bad race: It was a rough night for GMS Racing. Shortly after a restart on Lap 20, three of its trucks – Chase Elliott, Brett Moffitt and Zane Smith – were involved in a wreck. Only Elliott was able to continue and finished fourth. Moffitt finished 36th and Smith finished 37th.
Notable: This was Busch's second win and third top-10 finish in a Truck this season. He also said that he expects his final Truck Series start this year will be at Texas on July 18. … There was a red flag of almost 16 minutes late in the race when Sheldon Creed ran into sand barrels at the entrance to pit road.
What's next: The series is off next weekend and returns to action on Saturday, June 27, at Pocono Raceway (12:30 p.m. ET on FS1).
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Following the success of the four years of Bristol and West Country based battlefield tours (2016-19) organised with fellow historian, Clive Burlton, we are pleased to announce another trip for autumn 2021. Our 2020 tour was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, hence we are carrying over our suggested plans for that tour to 2021. Our focus is not solely actions by units from the West Country but on this tour will look at the role of the Tunnelling Companies and their incredible underground war, fought deep beneath No Man's Land. We will also visit sites and tell stories associated with the post-war reconstruction of French communities.
Once again we are travelling with our partners at Bakers Dolphin. The three night, four day tour will visit key sites associated with the West Country. Travelling by executive coach we will depart from Bristol on 24 September and travel to Arras, stopping at sites of interest en route.
The next day will be spent on the 1916 Somme battlefield with a look at the tunnelling exploits at such famous sites as Hawthorn Ridge, La Boisselle, Bois Francais and Carnoy. As ever we will ensure that we stop at key battlefield sites including the Thiepval Memorial.
On 26 September we will journey northward to the sacred Ypres salient and Messines Ridge, a key battleground for the tunnelling war. En route we will visit Bethune and the Tunnellers Memorial at Givenchy-les-la-Bassée for the tale of Sapper William Hackett VC, the only tunneller recipient of the Victoria Cross. Whilst in Ypres we will attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate. Other key sites around the salient will be explored.
As ever, our tour will cover the stories of relatives of those who join us. Please do send details and we will endeavour to visit individual graves and battlefield sites if time permits.
Accommodation is based at the following 3-star hotels – Holiday Inn Express (Arras) and the Novotel (Ypres). Full details of cost, what is included and contact details to reserve a space can be found on the attached flyer and via our dedicated website: https://westernfrontfootsteps.com/.
We look forward to you joining us for another wonderful few days following in some Western Front Footsteps…
Tags: Arras, Bakers Dolphin, Battlefield Tours, Bethune, Clive Burlton, coach travel, Givenchy, Somme, Ypres
Following the success of the last three years of Bristol and West Country based battlefield tours organised with fellow historian, Clive Burlton, we are pleased to announce another trip for this coming autumn. This time our focus is not solely actions by units from the West Country but a look at associated stories of the postwar period of battlefield tourism and creation of Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
Once again we are travelling with our partners at Bakers Dolphin. The three night, four day tour will visit key sites associated with the West Country. Travelling by executive coach we will depart from Bristol on 27 September and travel to Arras, stopping at sites of interest en route. If time permits we will visit Fresnoy near Arras where the 12th Gloucesters (Bristol's Own) fought with heavy losses in May 1917.
The next day will be spent on the 1916 Somme battlefield with a look at the Bristol Territorials at Hebuterne and a visit to key battlefield sites including the Thiepval Memorial. On our way down to the Somme we aim to stop at Mory Abbey Military Cemetery to hear a most moving story of a father's love for his son.
On 29 September we will journey northward to the sacred Ypres salient , the wartime cauldron for so many of Britain's soldiers. Whilst in Ypres we will attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate and walk in the footsteps of the 1st Somerset Light Infantry in December 1914 at Ploegsteert (known as Plugstreet to the Tommies). Other key sites around the salient will be explored. Throughout the trip we will be looking at the work of the war artists such as Nash, Levinson and Orpen.
As ever, our tour is based around the stories of relatives of those who join us. Please do send us details and we will endeavour to visit individual graves and battlefield sites.
Accommodation is based at the following 3-star hotels – Holiday Inn Express (Arras) and the Novotel (Ypres). Full details of cost, what is included and contact details to reserve a space can be found on the attached flyer.
Tags: Arras, Avon, Bakers Dolphin, Battlefield Tours, Clive Burlton, coach travel, Somerset, Somme, Ypres
New Battlefield Tour announced! 'Western Front Footsteps' 28 September – 1 October 2018
Following the success of 2016's 'Bristol on the Western Front' and last year's 'The West Country at War' tour trip that I organised with fellow historian, Clive Burlton, we are pleased to announce another trip for this coming autumn.
Stops will cover actions by units from Wiltshire, Somerset and South Wales as well as Bristol. The tour is named 'Western Front Footsteps'.
Once again we are travelling with our partners at Bakers Dolphin. The three night, four day tour will visit key sites where soldiers from the West Country fought, earned bravery awards and lost their lives.
Menin Gate, Ypres
Travelling by executive coach we will depart from Bristol on 28 September and travel to Arras, stopping at sites of interest en route. The next day will be spent on the 1918 Somme battlefield on the centenary of the breaking of the Hindenburg Line – a momentous day that paved the way to allied victory. It is also the centenary of the last assault ever made by the 12th Gloucesters (Bristol's Own) and we will walk their final attack. It will be special to visit this fascinating battlefield on such a poignant day.
On 30 September we will journey northward to the sacred Ypres salient , the wartime cauldron for so many of Britain's soldiers. Whilst in Ypres we will attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate and visit the In Flanders Fields Museum in the Cloth Hall. Our time in Ypres will see us visiting sites around the salient including Ploegsteert (known as Plugstreet to the Tommies) to follow the 1st Somerset Light Infantry in December 1914, see where the Christmas Truce took place and visit the area in which Bristol's Territorials first went into the trenches.
A key theme of this year's tour will be looking into the wartime history of the Gibbs family from Tyntesfield (now a National Trust property) – their story is fascinating and heart-rending.
Ypres Cloth Hall – now the location for the In Flanders Fields Museum
We look forward to you joining us for another wonderful few days following in some Western Front Footsteps!
Tags: Arras, Avon, Bakers Dolphin, Battlefield Tours, battlefields, Bristol, Bristol's Own, Bristolian, Clive Burlton, Gloucesters, Gloucestershire Regiment, Hindenburg Line, Somerset, Somme, Tyntsefield, Ypres
New Battlefield Tour announced! 'The West Country at War' 13-16 October 2017
Following the success of last year's 'Bristol on the Western Front' trip that I organised with fellow historian, Clive Burlton, we are pleased to announce another trip for October 2017.
This year we are broadening the net with less of a Bristolian focus. Stops will cover actions by units from Wiltshire, Somerset and South Wales. As such, we thought it apt to name the tour 'The West Country at War'.
Travelling by executive coach we will depart from Bristol on 13 October and travel to Arras, stopping at sites of interest en route. The next day will be spent on the Somme battlefields, visiting some well known (Mametz Wood) as well as lesser known sites on the 1917 battlefield!
The following day sees us journey northward to the sacred Ypres salient , the wartime cauldron for so many of Britain's soldiers. Whilst in Ypres we will attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate. Our time in Ypres will see us visiting sites around the salient including Ploegsteert (known as Plugstreet to the Tommies) to follow the 1st Somerset Light Infantry in December 1914, see where the Christmas Truce took place and visit the area in which Bristol's Territorials first went into the trenches.
Accommodation is based at the following 3-star hotels – Holiday Inn Express (Arras) and the Novotel (Ypres). Evening meal and continental breakfast are included. If there is demand then Clive and I are happy to give evening talks. Last year we were heartened by the almost 100% attendance rate at our talks by those who had already had a long day on the battlefields.
Delville Wood Cemetery, Somme
Full details of cost and contact details to reserve a space can be found on the attached flyer.
We look forward to you joining us for another wonderful few days!
Tags: Arras, Avon, Bakers Dolphin, Battlefield Tours, battlefields, Bristol, Bristol's Own, Bristolian, Clive Burlton, Gloucesters, Gloucestershire Regiment, Mametz Wood, Somerset, Somme, Ypres
Attending the unveiling of a new memorial to commemorate the losses of the 1st Battalion Essex Regiment and the Essex Yeomanry at Monchy-le-Preux
Memorial to commemorate the losses of the 1st Battalion Essex Regiment and the Essex Yeomanry at Monchy-le-Preux
Monchy-le-Preux has long been one of my favourite spots on the battlefields. The tale of its capture and subsequent defence make fascinating reading. As such, I was delighted to take my group of battlefield clients to attend the unveiling of a new memorial to the 1st Essex Regiment and Essex Yeomanry in the village square on Saturday 21 May 2016. The memorial is the brainchild of Dr Ted Bailey, whose grandfather served in the 1st Essex Regiment.
The start of the ceremony, 21 May 2016
Monchy was chosen as the site for this memorial as it is forever associated with the losses sustained by the cavalrymen of the Essex Yeomanry who aided the capture of the village on 11 April 1917. During this action, Lance Corporal Harold Mugford held back the advancing enemy singlehandedly, although seriously injured. For his actions he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Three days later the 1st Essex Regiment and Newfoundland Regiment launched an ill-fated push eastwards up Infantry Hill. The Newfoundlanders losses are commemorated with one of their five caribou in the centre of the village. Dr Ted Bailey has sought to redress this imbalance with a memorial to the memory of the Essex Regiment and Yeomanry.
The press release distributed prior to the unveiling provides additional detail on the two actions of the Essex Regiment and Yeomanry at Monchy:
On 11 April, the Essex Yeomanry, as part of a mounted division, bravely attacked Monchy in a snowstorm, galloping into the village but were met with heavy fire and lost 135 men, 29 killed in action, and most of their horses. Machine Gunner Lance-Corporal Harold Mugford doggedly defended the position under severe enemy pressure although severely wounded in both legs which were subsequently amputated. He was awarded the Victoria Cross and survived the war with distinction.
On 14 April, the 1st Battalion Essex Regiment attacked east of Monchy into a wooded area aiming for their objective, some high ground known as Infantry Hill. Initial success, with ground captured and prisoners taken, was reversed by a heavy German artillery barrage plus a simultaneous counter attack by the 3rd Bavarian Regiment, one of the enemy's finest fighting units. The battalion suffered 661 casualties, so many that a temporary battalion had to be formed with the Newfoundland Battalion, named the '1st Newfoundessex', comprising only 400 men.
Other Essex Battalions were also in the vicinity during this larger Arras engagement. The 2nd Battalion was in action on 9 April losing 78 men whilst the 9th Battalion lost 163 men.
Wreath laying at the memorial
The unveiling ceremony was very well attended with a long list of dignitaries from the UK along with a great many locals. The memorial can be visited in the square outside the church just off the Rue de la Chaussy. It stands a mere 50 metres away from the Newfoundland caribou.
Map showing location of the new memorial to the 1st Essex Regiment and Essex Yeomanry at Monchy-le-Preux. Map courtesy of Geoportail www.geoportail.gouv.fr/
Detail on the plaque, Monchy le Preux
Tags: Arras, Essex Regiment, Essex Yeomanry, memorial, Monchy, Monchy-le-Preux, Mugford VC
New battlefield tour announced! 'Bristol on the Western Front' 7-10 October 2016
Through my work for Historic England I have come to know many stories of Bristol's soldiers in the war. A few years ago I met Clive Burlton, a local historian and writer with a superb knowledge of Bristol's role in the war. Clive and I have given talks at the same venue on a number of occasions and over a post-talk beer often discussed the possibility of running a coach tour to the battlefields for people who want to find out more about Bristol's wartime story.
So, here we are! I am pleased to announce that, with our partners at Bakers Dolphin, we are running a special tour:
The three night, four day tour will visit key sites where soldiers from Bristol fought, earned bravery awards and lost their lives.
Travelling by executive coach we will depart from Bristol on 7 October and travel to the sacred Ypres salient, the wartime cauldron for so many of Britain's soldiers. That evening we will attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate that night. The next day sees us visiting sites around the salient including Ploegsteert (known as Plugstreet to the Tommies) to see where Bristol's Territorials first went into the trenches before heading south to Arras, our base for the remainder of the trip.
On Saturday 9th we will spend a day on the Somme battlefields, visiting key sites such as Newfoundland Memorial Park, Thiepval Memorial and the Lochnagar Mine Crater. We will also look at the story of the 12th Gloucesters (Bristol's Own) in their actions at Longueval and Guillemont. The morning of our final day will be spent on the Arras battlefield, looking at the events surrounding the 12th Gloucesters (Bristol's Own) action at Fresnoy on 8-9 May 1917.
Wartime recruiting card for local soldiers to enlist at Colston Hall, Bristol
Accommodation is based at the following 3-star hotels – Novotel (Ypres) and Holiday Inn Express (Arras). Evening meal and continental breakfast are included. If there is demand then I will give a talk on the tunnellers' war after dinner one night and Clive on a particular Bristol story the next night.
Guillemont – 12th Gloucesters (Bristol's Own) attacked close to here on 3 September 1916
Individual visits can be accommodated if time permits and locations are close by.
The cost is a competitive £560pp, based on a shared room. For more details please contact me HERE or Mandy Havill, Group Travel Manager on 01934 415 000. I look forward to meeting you on the tour and sharing in Bristol's fascinating history.
Tags: Arras, Avon, Bakers Dolphin, Battlefield Tours, battlefields, Bristol, Bristol's Own, Bristolian, Clive Burlton, Gloucesters, Gloucestershire Regiment, Somme, Ypres
Cycling tour to the Somme and Arras battlefields
Last weekend I had the pleasure of guiding nine gentlemen around the Somme and Arras battlefield on bikes. As a keen cyclist I try and take my bike when visiting the battlefields but this was something different in that it was the first organised specialist cycling trip I had put together.
Our base was the delightfully comfortable Les clés des places in the heart of Arras. The Somme was our destination on Friday, leaving the neglected battlefields of Arras for the Saturday.
Day One – The Somme
Friday morning dawned with beautiful weather. With the bikes fixed to the cars we headed south, crossing the ground voluntarily given up by the Germans as they pulled back to the Hindenburg Line in 1917. Parking at Serre Road Cemetery No.2, we got the bikes ready and headed off.
Our first stop on day one – Serre Road Cemetery No 2
I had sent our proposed route to the group beforehand so everyone was aware of the distances involved. After an introduction of the battle and practices of the CWGC at Serre Road No. 2 we headed across Redan Ridge with its isolated ribbon of battlefield cemeteries to the small village of Beaumont Hamel. As one of the Somme's most well visited sites with a highly evocative story the Sunken Lane offered our first chance to get to grips with the actions of July and November 1916. After hearing a 1st Lancashire Fusiliers officer, Lt E.W. Sheppard's description of the 1 July attack we rode via Auchonvillers to Newfoundland Memorial Park where we had a good walk around the trench system, visiting all three cemeteries. The descent to Hamel was fun; infinitely more so than the climb up the Mill Road to the Ulster Tower! One of the group had previously served in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment so I was able to show him the Pope's Nose and discuss the 1/5th Battalion's attempt to capture the position in September 1916.
Thiepval Memorial
After a visit to Lutyen's imposing Thiepval Memorial and our first (and only) puncture of the day we headed via Mash Valley for lunch at the Old Blighty Tea Room in La Boisselle. Subsequent stops included the Lochnagar mine crater, Becourt, Fricourt and Mametz.
Cycling past Bernafay Wood
From the bottom of Dantzig Alley Cemetery we surveyed the undulating ground in front of us, a familiar view to the British in July 1916. Dominating the landscape is Mametz Wood, scene of so much heartache and horror for the 17th (Northern) and 38th (Welsh) Divisions. Our tour continued up to Montauban and Trônes Wood before a stop at Guillemont Road Cemetery where we paid our respects at the grave of Raymond Asquith, 3rd Grenadier Guards.
The grave of Raymond Asquith, Guillemont Road Cemetery
Raymond, the son of the Prime Minister H. H. Asquith has been described as 'one of the most intellectually distinguished young men of his day'. He had been mortally wounded at the start of the Guards' attack on 15 September 1916 and died on his way to a dressing station.
Guards Memorial, Lesboeufs
One of our group was a former Coldstream Guards officer and so we deviated from the original plan, heading to the Guards Memorial between Ginchy and Lesboeufs. The exposed position on the ridge to Lesboeufs is in the centre of the ground over which the Division fought in the second half of September 1916.
Postwar image of Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs. The contrast between the haphazard crosses in this postcard and the neat rows of Portland headstones that greet the modern visitor is testament to the skill and dedication of the CWGC.
Our route back across the battlefield took in Delville Wood, looking a perfect picture of peace in dappled sunlight – the polar opposite of summer 1916.
A walk in Delville Wood
Away from Newfoundland Park and Thiepval the roads were quiet. Bikes lined up at Delville Wood.
Next up was High Wood where I described the ferocious fighting that had raged there through the high summer of 1916. The wood and Switch Line proved such a bulwark to advance that British efforts resorted to siege warfare techniques; employing Vincent and Livens Large Gallery Flame Projectors in the wood along with the use of tunnellers to plant a mine under German positions. In the late afternoon light of a perfect spring day it was hard to imagine the carnage in these quiet mellow fields and woods.
Crossing the Roman road we headed via Courcelette to Miraumont, along the Ancre valley to Beaucourt before a gentle climb up past Ten Tree Alley en route back to the cars. The conversations that night over a much-needed dinner and drinks all touched on the benefits of cycling in helping everyone's appreciation of the battlefield.
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Day Two – Arras
The bumpy track up to Neuville-Vitasse Road Cemetery
We awoke the next morning with slightly aching legs and for some, aching heads. There was no need for cars as we would be setting out directly from our hotel. Whilst the touristy spots of the Somme were packed with coaches and school groups the empty fields around Arras are a very different proposition. I assured our travellers that other than farmers and locals we would have the Arras battlefield to ourselves. Heading south via Beaurains (a bike path runs alongside the road for much of this) and London Cemetery we rode to Neuville-Vitasse, a village which in April 1917 was wired into the German defences with the main Hindenburg Line running just behind it.
Neuville-Vitasse Road Cemetery
Heading up the bumpy track to Neuville-Vitasse Road Cemetery was fun. From its dominating position I spoke of the 30th Division's attack on 9 April 1917, the start of the Arras battle. The closely packed graves of the cemetery are predominantly made up of men from the 2nd Wiltshires and 18th King's (Liverpool Regiment) who suffered grievous losses attacking across this ground.
I explained the connection with Hugh Dennis's grandfather, Godfrey Hinnels, whom I had researched for the television programme, 'Who Do You Think You Are?' Godfrey's unit, the 1/4th Suffolk Regiment were tasked with salvage and burial duties in the days after the main attack. As such, it was likely he had been involved with the burial of the men that now lay in the cemetery's walls.
Next up was Cojeul British Cemetery which is the resting place, amongst others, for two Victoria Cross recipients – Horace Waller, 10th KOYLI and Arthur Henderson, 2nd Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.
Bikes could only get us so far. Walking the last bit to Cuckoo Passage Cemetery.
Climbing Henin Hill we visited the remaining German pillbox (MEBU) before our next stop, the isolated and beautiful Cuckoo Passage Cemetery. This small battlefield cemetery, full of Manchester Regiment killed on 23 April 1917 lies at the limit of the Manchesters' advance. I read aloud an account by Private Paddy Kennedy who served with the 18th Battalion describing events that buy mexican xanax day. Many of his comrades lay around us within the cemetery walls.
Group shot at Bootham Cemetery, Heninel
We returned back towards Heninel before picking the road up to Chérisy where I discussed the terrible events of 3 May 1917, the Third Battle of the Scarpe. Described by Cyril Falls in the Official History as 'a melancholy episode' the attack that day was an unmitigated disaster for the attacking British forces. British dead for the day reached nearly 6,000 for very little material gain.
Why cycling the battlefields is best…
Travelling by bike is by far the best way to appreciate the landscape; you feel every rise, every dip, every change in gradient. What would be a simple drive in a car takes on more meaning when on two wheels. Your thoughts turn irrevocably to the men whose footsteps still echo through the ground as, stealing a line from Sassoon, 'they slogged up to Arras with rifle and pack'.
The track from Sun Quarry to Quebec Cemetery between Cherisy and Vis-en-Artois
Continuing towards Hendecourt our focus changed for a short time as I described the Canadian successes of August and September 1918. Stopping at Sun Valley Cemetery I pointed out the formidable obstacles of Upton Wood and The Crow's Nest (the latter captured with great daring by the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada) on the morning of 1 September 1918). Passing Quebec Cemetery we dropped down for our picnic lunch at the idyllic Valley Cemetery between Vis-en-Artois and Chérisy. This spot is the final resting place of a number of highly decorated officers and NCOs of the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry who were killed nearby at the end of August 1918. Amongst the 3rd Battalion men buried here is the 23 year old Lieutenant Edward Slattery, DCM, MM & 2 Bars. From the decorations received whilst serving in the ranks and his tender age he appears to have been quite some soldier.
Our lunch stop. Picnic at Valley Cemetery, Vis-en-Artois.
Highly decorated Canadians from 3rd Battalion, Valley Cemetery, Vis-en-Artois
Recently destroyed house, Monchy-le-Preux
Suitably refreshed we headed back towards Guémappe and across the Route National towards Monchy-le-Preux. The road was blocked in the village, the result of a recent building collapse. Undeterred, we headed west where I explained about the village's capture and the terrible loss of British cavalry in its narrow streets on 11 April 1917.
Newfoundland Caribou, Monchy-le-Preux commemorating the battalion's action on 14 April 1917
Having visited the impressive 37th English Division memorial and the Newfoundland Caribou in the village we rode eastwards, up Infantry Hill where I was able to regale the party with the story of the 'Men who saved Monchy': the disastrous 14 April 1917 assault by the Newfoundlanders and 1st Essex Regiment.
The men who saved Monchy
Infantry Hill is a special spot for me, the scene of so much concentrated fighting and yet, like so much of the Arras battlefield, it remains rarely visited. It was in these fields on 3 May 1917, that disastrous date for the British Army, that one of our group's great uncles, Private Thomas Clark, 8th East Yorkshire Regiment was killed. Standing close to the spot where the 8th East Yorkshires went over the top I was able to explain the actions that day, reading from the war diary to enable everyone to appreciate the disaster that befell the attacking British troops and the magnificent defensive performance of the German forces.
Extract from the 8th East Yorkshire Regiment after-action report for 3 May 1917 action on Infantry Hill, east of Monchy-le-Preux
The Battalion moved forward at Zero hour [3.45am] but owing to the heavy smoke combined with the darkness they found it difficult to move on any definite point or points.
A platoon commander of the right-hand leading company found himself advancing up a small ridge which is to the south of the copse in O8 Central where he ran up against machine-gun fire. He was joined by a KSLI officer and some men. They moved forward together, the KSLI officer was killed as well as a number of men and as the place was bristling with machine guns and the copse occupied by snipers he stayed down in shell holes, returning at night to HILL TRENCH with 11 men on receipt of orders to do so from Battalion HQ…
…The men were in good heart and moved forward readily. I attribute the results to the heavy smoke, combined with the darkness which prevented people locating their points of direction. In addition to this the enemy barrage was very heavy to which must be added the very effective use of machine-gun both from the front but also enfilading attacking troops.
Casualties: 35 killed, 161 wounded, 39 missing
After some time to contemplate we returned to the village before riding down the Scarpe Valley to Fampoux where we looked at its capture on 9 April 1917 by the 2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Next up was another special spot; the Seaforth Highlanders cross overlooking the Hyderabad Redoubt, Greenland Hill and Roeux. Whilst there I explained the disastrous 11 April 1917 attack and read aloud the wonderful description left by Seaforth Highlander Private James Stout of events that day.
Descending the Sunken Lane, Fampoux
It is a great shame there is nothing at the former site of the Chemical Works, so bitterly fought over during the battle to show the ferocity of fighting and losses sustained to secure its possession. The site is now a Carrefour mini supermarket where we bought a cool drink and snacks before our ride via Athies back into Arras.
Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery & Arras Memorial
Our final stop of the day was the Arras Memorial where Private Thomas Clark and a further 34,765 men are commemorated. One of the group found the grave of his great uncle in the adjoining Faubourg D'amiens Cemetery. Tired but satisfied at the ground we had covered we headed back to the hotel before a good evening meal and much chat.
Day Three – A quick look north of Arras and back to Blighty
Soldatenfriedhof Neuville-St. Vaast
Our final day was overcast and rainy. Bikes were attached to cars before we visited the huge German cemetery at Neuville St-Vaast and French cemetery at La Targette. Next up was the preserved battlefield on Vimy Ridge before our final stop at Walter Allward's masterpiece, the Vimy Memorial atop Hill 145.
Allward's masterpiece – the Vimy Memorial
My thanks to the wonderful group who I accompanied and for their generosity and looking after me so well.
If you are interested in a battlefield tour by bike, either as a group or by yourself then please get in touch via the Contact Page. I would be happy to put an itinerary together for any British battlefield and am happy to cycle up to 50 miles/day. However, there is so much to see that 25-40 miles/day is the ideal distance.
By Jeremy Banning
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A day of talks and workshops at Carshalton Boys Sports College
Prior to the armistice period and a subsequent battlefield trip to the Somme I spent a day at Carlshalton Boys Sports College. I had been invited there by History teacher, Julie Haunstetter.
What marked this day out over many of the other school visits I undertake was the commitment and interest shown by students. The school and history department had clearly vested a great deal of thought into the theme of remembrance in 2014 with one student Regan writing a heartfelt poem which has been added to a T-shirt to raise funds. This had been picked up by the BBC and Regan and a fellow student, Sam, had accompanied Julie Haunstetter on to the BBC Breakfast sofa.
For my November visit we had planned a full day with sessions looking at a variety of topics including enlistment, training and life in the trenches plus a session on tunnel warfare and our archaeological work at La Boisselle.
The most rewarding session was spent with higher ability students casting a critical eye over the use of sources. Over the past few years I have been horrified to hear and observe students simply relying on Google as a means to gather knowledge. I wanted Carshalton's students to analyse why this was wrong and, as an example of flawed material, offered in a critical look at certain reference sources used in the writing of the Great War.
An obvious place to start was the British Official History (or to give it its full name, the History of the Great War based on official documents by direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence). I explained the process in which versions had been compiled. Ongoing analysis has found many inconsistencies in these volumes. I was able to show the students examples of correspondence between officers and the official historian, James Edmonds, held under reference CAB45 at the National Archives, Kew. What soon became obvious to all was that no 'Other Ranks' were consulted whatsoever. The Official History is an officers view of the war. The rank and file had little or no input.
Official History – truthful or flawed?
Even more telling was the date that volumes were published. The two volumes covering 1914 were published in 1922 and 1925. Those covering 1918, the year of victory, were published before and even after the Second World War! For Volumes IV & V this is nearly thirty buy xanax vietnam years after the events the books are chronicling. The drop in quality is clear to see and a study of the CAB45 records for 1918 show it was not always possible to rely on memories of ageing men. This prompted the students to think how best to write an accurate history.
Next, I gave examples of falsehoods and exaggeration in British war diaries. I have been lucky enough to have been privy to the research that my colleague Peter Barton has gathered from German archives over the last few years. What the research shows is revelatory. Many hours have been spent on telephone calls discussing and cross-referencing the inconsistencies between British and German records. Put simply, one cannot find the truth if one doesn't use all available sources. The histories we rely on – official sources – are not corroborative history. German records have been neglected horrendously over the last century. I was able to offer examples of inconsistencies in British reports that were taken as the truth when a simple cross-reference check of the records of the German unit on the other side of No Man's Land would have provided a much clearer story; in short, a corroborative history. I also talked of the ongoing public and media fascination with Ypres and the Somme at the expense of any other Western Front battle. It was certainly something that got students and staff thinking….
The day ended with an hours discussion and presentation on remembrance. Finally, I must say how brilliantly the Carshalton students behaved. They were a credit to the school and I look forward to the chance to visit again in the future.
Finally a moment to put down a few words to thank you properly for last Friday. Your series of talks were absolutely amazing. The students were spell-bound the entire time and captivated by everything you presented to them. I have never seen them sit so still for so long! Their knowledge has clearly been enhanced by all that you spoke of (I have already been challenged several times as to why we are not learning about Arras), and at the same time, you have increased their interest and passion for learning about the First World War. A fantastic day, which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Julie Haunstetter, History teacher, Carshalton Boys Sports College
Tags: Arras, BBC, Carshalton, La Boisselle, Official HIstory, sources
Lecture at Dunham Massey Hall – National Trust property
Earlier this autumn I spoke to the staff and volunteers at Dunham Massey Hall, a National Trust property in Cheshire. I had been approached some months before to help with their ambitious First World War project 'Sanctuary from the Trenches' which will see the hall will open its doors on 1 March 2014 as Stamford Military Hospital, the convalescent hospital in which 281 soldiers were treated between April 1917 and January 1919. Lady Stamford's original plan to turn the hall over for use as a hospital for officers was altered, perhaps due to the sheer number of wounded men, and when the doors opened in April 1917 the hospital cared solely for 'Other Ranks'.
Dunham Massey. Image taken from www.nationaltrust.org.uk
My role in this project was to interpret the wealth of material gathered by the team of volunteers, pick a representative sample of men from those chosen and use their stories in a lecture to not only explain the conduct of the war in 1917-18 but also elaborate on the daily routine of trench warfare, evacuation of sick and wounded and medical treatment received by the men. The information uncovered by volunteers was prodigious; there was no shortage of material related to the soldiers' stay at Stamford Military Hospital. What was lacking was an appreciation of where those men had come from, in what actions they had fought and been wounded and what happened to them after their recuperation.
Bullecourt trench map extract. Two of the men who recuperated at Stamford Military Hospital were wounded here on 3 May 1917.
Casualties studied included a man of the 11th Rifle Brigade wounded near Havrincourt Wood in the push to the Hindenburg Line in early April 197, two men caught up in the Hindenburg Line itself at Bullecourt in May and a French Canadian wounded on Vimy Ridge. I was also able to use descriptions from my research into the Battle of Arras to illustrate the actions at Fampoux and Roeux in which a soldier of the 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment was badly injured. Moving northwards to Flanders I was able to look at the Battle of Messines (June 1917) with Private John Ditchburn, 9th Yorkshire Regiment, wounded close to Hill 60 on 7 June and two further casualties from the Third Battle of Ypres. Sources used included Medal Index Cards, Service Records (where available) and Census Returns. By scouring Brigade, Division and Corps files I was able to find appropriate maps to illustrate the exact area where the men had fought.
War Diary extract from 2nd Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) for October 1917. One of the men who had been wounded at Arras, recuperated at Stamford Military Hospital, returned to the front and was killed in the Passchendaele offensive.
I was also keen to include soldiers wounded whilst not taking part in any major set-piece battle but in the daily business of merely 'holding the line'. This offered a good opportunity to show the limitations of available documents. None of the men I researched were named in unit war diaries and so, in many cases, it was an educated guess as to the site of his wounding. Private William Johnstone, 1st Gordon Highlanders was hit by shrapnel in spring 1918 close to the city of Arras but from sources available I was unable to identity which day. His was a particularly sad story; after recuperating for over two months at Dunham Massey he was found to have shrapnel embedded deep in his head. Over time his condition deteriorated and he died of a cerebral abscess in hospital in Manchester. The final man I focussed on was even harder to research; Private Jenkins of the 1st Gloucestershire Regiment was wounded at some point during the autumn of 1918, the 'Last Hundred Days' of the war. His full identity remains unknown with neither christian name or regimental number noted in the records extant. I was keen to contrast this with some of the earlier soldiers I had researched where I had been able to provide highly detailed information.
Having prepared the research on these men I spoke at Dunham Massey Village Hall to two groups of volunteers on 18 September. I was heartened by the audience's reaction, not only by the enthusiasm shown but also the interest in the men and the 'Sanctuary from the Trenches' project. I look forward to returning to Dunham Massey to see how the information has been used and what the ornate saloon will look like with furniture replaced with stark hospital beds. I would like to thank Charlotte Smithson and all those who work and volunteer at Dunham Massey for their help and enthusiasm with this project.
Our forthcoming project Sanctuary from the Trenches; a Country House at War tells the story of how Dunham Massey Hall became the Stamford Military Hospital, caring for 281 soldiers. Our collection gives us some information about the soldiers that stayed at Dunham, but we wanted to know more about their lives before they were treated here. Using our archive and other resources, Jeremy pieced together their stories. Jeremy's respect for those that fought during the First World War made for a heart-warming lecture. He talked us through what our soldiers had experienced and left us feeling fondly affectionate for the brave souls who were cared for here. Over 100 volunteers attended the lecture and it was a big hit with them all – they haven't stopped talking about it since. It provided the background of information for our volunteers needed in order to contextualise the Stamford Military Hospital's role in the First World War. We'll be asking Jeremy back, without a doubt!
Charlotte Smithson, Volunteer Development Manager at Dunham Massey
An interview with me discussing my research is available to view below:
For those interested my lecture is available in full here: http://vimeo.com/75168130
A dedicated page on the National Trust's website with further details is available here: Sanctuary from the Trenches http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1355804816003/
Further testimonials:
'Jeremy Banning's knowledge of the First World War is second to none and he is as good a presenter as you could wish for. A star attraction, I would suggest. So to have him come to talk to us Volunteers was a real treat. The presentation was so revealing and full of fascinating tales of soldiers directly connected to our Property'.
'I am still buzzing and it is down to Jeremy Banning! Such a wonderful talk – please pass on my thanks.'
'I want to thank you for enabling me to have and enjoy the privilege of attending Jeremy Banning's presentation this morning. The whole experience was informative, exciting, thought provoking, uplifting and at the same time humbling. Jeremy's enthusiasm and knowledge, for me and I am sure, all the other volunteers attending, made it a most memorable morning and I thank you, very sincerely, once again.'
'A superb morning at Dunham Village Hall with Jeremy Banning – he really brought our soldiers to life, with such affection too. It was a privilege to attend'
Tags: Arras, Bullecourt, centenary, Dunham Massey, Fampoux, Havrincourt, Hindenburg Line, Medal Index Card, Messines, National Trust, Roeux, Sanctuary from the Trenches, service records, Stamford Military Hospital, Ypres
Battle of Arras talk at 2013 Autumn conference of Worcestershire & Herefordshire WFA
On Saturday 19 October I will be speaking about the 'The Battle of Arras – April/May 1917' at the autumn seminar of the Worcestershire & Herefordshire Branch Western Front Association. The event will be held at the University of Worcester, Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ. Doors open at 12.00pm with my lecture starting at 1.00pm. Richard van Emden will be speaking at 3.15pm on 'Boy Soldiers of the Great War'. Full details can be found on the attached PDF flyer. Please click to open and download: Worcestershire & Herefordshire WFA Seminar poster
Copies of 'Arras – The Spring 1917 Offensive in Panoramas including Vimy Ridge and Bullecourt' and Richard's 'Boy Soldiers of the Great War' will be available to buy.
To buy tickets please call the Worcestershire & Herefordshire Branch on 01905 774797 or e-mail whb.wfa@hotmail.co.uk. The deadline for bookings has now been extended to 4 October.
Tags: Arras, Western Front Association, Worcester


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How do I test a bipolar transistor for DC Forward Current Gain on my curve tracer?
DC forward current gain is the ratio of IC to IB under specified operating conditions. Because of variability with temperature, VC and IC values must be obtained at specific operating points. Values at different operating points are often given.
On the curve tracer, VC is applied by the Collector Supply. Forward IB is applied by the Step Generator, and IC is sensed at the collector terminal. With the Step Generator providing base drive, the curve will be displaced upward from the horizontal axis as the base drive causes a proportional collector current.
The display shows VC on the horizontal axis, and the resulting IC on the vertical axis.
The specification is met when, at either the specified IB or the specified IC, the value of (IC/IB) falls within the specified min/max range.
Press and hold Offset Aid until an appreciable vertical displacement of the curve occurs. It will be necessary to readjust Variable Collector % to maintainVC. Continue adjusting Step Offset and VC alternately until the specified operating point is reached.
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Showtime's 'The Trade' Explores Criminal Networks Tied to Migration
Max Radwin
US/Mexico Border
Showtime's The Trade come's out March 6.
The second season of Showtime's The Trade comes out March 6, and this time around the award-winning documentary series is doing a deep-dive into the criminal activities surrounding Central American migration to the United States.
The four-part series jumps around to various families facing the different challenges that occur at each step of the migration process, whether that be escaping the violence of the Northern Triangle, walking thousands of miles through Mexico or making a new life in the US.
"I hope people understand a little more about what migrants have to go through," producer Monica Villamizar told InSight Crime. "There are all these people showing up to the US border and you ask, 'Why?' 'What's going on?' This will really tell you in a way that's never been done before."
At first, some of the footage might feel similar to the many other migration documentaries and news stories that have come out over the years. The first episode opens on the US-Mexico border wall in dramatic light. Later there's the out-of-breath border agents chasing down migrants, the tattooed MS13 gang members in handcuffs, and of course, the wide-angle shots of people atop "the beast" train as it pushes through dangerous parts of Mexico.
However, the series quickly pivots to more unique subject matter, placing all of these experiences in the context of organized crime—and with access most documentaries would salivate at.
One of the central figures of this season is Magda. For years, her husband worked as a "trigger man" for MS13 in San Pedro Sula, the murder capital of Honduras. When her husband decided to leave the gang and straighten out his life, they killed him and issued near-constant threats against Magda.
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"Justice?" She asks, in reference to her husband's killer, who everyone in the community knows. "That doesn't exist here."
The show follows her on the long, arduous journey to the United States, showing some of the smaller, moment-to-moment challenges that it entails. What roads will best avoid Mexican drug cartels? Where is there access to a doctor? Can the other migrants traveling nearby be trusted?
Much of the series takes place in McAllen, Texas, a popular crossing-point for Central American migrants. Ramirez, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations, is looking into a small-scale smuggling operation. He stakes out a "stash house" near the border, where migrants hide out until smugglers can move them to their next destination.
While searching the premises, Ramirez finds condom wrappers strewn about the floor, suggesting that the stash house is being used for sex trafficking. He tracks down the caretaker of the house, and then after some investigation, Gerardo Naranjo-Chavez, alias "Express," the leader.
But Express is not the only one investigated for human trafficking in this series. Almost every episode makes a point of showing how the vulnerability of migrants can put them at risk of sex work and other forms of exploitation.
Later in the series, a woman named Sochil discusses her childhood experience with Luz del Mundo, a Mexican megachurch whose leaders molested and raped her.
"My aunt made it seem like it was normal," Sochil says, "that it was a blessing, because they instill it in your brain. They engrave it in your brain."
The storyline feels a bit extraneous considering that it has little to do with migration, but that can be forgiven considering the gravity of the topic. Luz del Mundo has millions of followers despite the leaders' numerous charges of extortion, forcible rape of a minor, production of child pornography and human trafficking.
At the very least, the storyline shows how easily vulnerable demographics of Latin America can be coerced into situations of exploitation, many of which go unchecked because the culprits hold positions of power.
The series does an excellent job of explaining the various criminal activities that both fuel, and develop out of, the wave of migrants heading toward the United States from Central America.
Its footage of gang violence in Honduras accurately depicts how a lack of economic opportunity in the country continues to drive young men to join gangs like MS13.
"The gang gives them three meals a day," one pastor in Honduras says. "They provide them love and respect. But once they are inside they realize this is not what they signed up for."
Magda's story, the constant fear in which she lived following her husband's death, may provide some viewers with a deeper understanding of how a person can arrive at the decision to leave home and embark on such a perilous journey.
SEE ALSO: The US-Mexico Border's Eastern End: A Forgotten Criminal Enclave?
That journey, the series shows, is much more complex than making it safely from point A to point B. Coyotes charge thousands of dollars so they can bribe law enforcement and cartels, as well as pay truck drivers who in one episode receive $1,000 for every migrant they transport in their trailers. For viewers who only understand migration through annual statistics and hot-button political talking points, these kinds of details may prove revelatory.
The show's focus on human trafficking specifically, however, may leave the most lasting impact. There are nearly 25 million victims of human trafficking worldwide, many of them migrants who will never receive justice, and "The Trade" makes the rare effort of showing just how many different forms the crime can take.
In every storyline, the series highlights the ineffectiveness and, in some cases, unfairness built into the legal systems fighting all of these criminal activities. Whether waiting for the return of a nephew's body caught in bureaucratic limbo, a man facing deportation due to a tree he cut down in his yard, or officials rescinding police protection for a trafficking victim, the series offers more than enough to leave viewers feeling as frustrated about the situation as they are distraught.
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Tia is managing her busy workload of school, Trades and hockey practice. "I use my study periods at school to catch up on any classes I've missed – if you want to play sport at a higher level you have to learn how to balance all your commitments." Tia is looking at enrolling at the Institute of Sport in Christchurch in the future and possibly pursue a career as a Personal Trainer.
For Asher the best part of Trades is getting out and doing the things that he's interested in. The combination of class time and practical gym activities really appeals. "We do full-on sports activities and then head back into the classroom. There's lots of variety and we do different things all the time." The Trades programme has helped him to develop his fitness and focus on different skills; as well as teaching him about correct training techniques. "The tutors have a really good sense of humour. They focus on us and help us develop our own personal goals".
Asher would like to be involved in professional sports in the future and would recommend the Trades programme to other students who love sport and being active.


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Zix Corporation Awarded Patent for Secure Transmission System; Technology Fundamental to Company's Easy-to-Use Secure E-Messaging Services
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2004--Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)), (Nasdaq:ZIXI), a global provider of e-messaging protection and transaction services, today announced it has been granted patent 6,760,752 for a secure transmission system used in its ZixMail(R), ZixVPM(R), and ZixPort(R) email encryption services. The patented system incorporates many innovations that make sending and receiving encrypted email easy. These innovations include real time public key retrieval, "transaction certificates," and sending encrypted messages using a non-SMTP protocol through a forwarding server.
ZixCorp's patented secure transmission system simplifies the exchange of public keys and certificates by retrieving a recipient's public key from an external key server in real time just before the message is sent so that no prior key exchange is necessary and the complication of a certificate revocation list (CRL) is avoided.
The transaction certificate issued in real time simultaneously certifies the recipient's public key, the sender's public key, and the time of the message -- an innovation that avoids the complicated steps of applying and installing digital certificates and ensures that every message is date and time stamped. The transaction certificate is patented broadly to cover numerous variations that not only can be useful in secure messaging, but also can be used for many other purposes.
By using a non-SMTP protocol through a forwarding server, first-time users don't have to configure the secure email client for an SMTP server -- an often-confusing step for non-tech-savvy users. This also enables the ability to send encrypted messages from email addresses that don't have access to an SMTP server such as Hotmail(R) and Yahoo Mail(R). ZixMail is the only secure email client that can send encrypted messages from these types of email addresses.
"The newly issued patent greatly strengthens the leadership position of ZixCorp in the secure messaging area and provides broad protection to the technological foundations of its communication protection business," said Dr. Gary Liu, ZixCorp's vice president and chief scientist, who invented the patented system along with David Cook, founder of ZixCorp. "The patent covers several technological innovations that have made our email encryption process the most easy-to-use secure messaging system in the market today."
The patent is the third issued to ZixCorp this year. It has also been granted patents for a secure message forwarding system and a transaction authorization system. There are also several pending patents related to its communication protection and care delivery businesses.
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)) is a global provider of e-messaging protection and transaction services. ZixCorp offers a range of solutions to protect organizations from viruses, spam, and electronic attack, as well as enabling secure electronic communications, such as email encryption, e-prescribing, on-line doctor visits, and electronic lab results. ZixCorp helps organizations of any size to streamline operations, reduce risks, and leverage the efficiencies of e-messaging. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
CONTACT: ZixCorp
Kim Tompkins, 214-515-7338


The present Notice is intended to update and consolidate the information given in the "Notice of the EPO dated 18 July 1986 concerning European patent appli- cations and European patents in which reference is made to micro-organisms" (OJ EPO 1986, 269) with the "Notice of the President of the EPO dated 28 July 1981 concerning the procedure for informing the EPO that the 'expert' option (Rule 28, paragraph 4, EPC) has been chosen, and the publication of that fact" (OJ EPO 1981, 358), the notice regarding "Conversion of deposits of micro-organisms made outside the purview of the Budapest Treaty to deposits made within the purview of the Budapest Treaty" (OJ EPO 1991, 461) and the "Notice dated 1 October 1996 concerning the main amendments to Rules 28 and 28a EPC" (OJ EPO 1996, 596).
1. Applications to which the special requirements with regard to biological material apply 1.1 "Biological material" means any material containing genetic information and capable of reproducing itself or being reproduced in a biological system (Rule 26(3) EPC).
1.2 If an invention involves the use of or concerns biological material which is available to the public for example strains held in the public collections of recognised depository institutions and accessible without restriction or which is described in the European patent application in such a manner as to enable the invention to be carried out by a person skilled in the art, the special requirements with regard to biological material do not apply (see Guidelines for Examination in the EPO (Guidelines) C-II, 6.2).
1.4 Where a European patent application claims the priority of a previous appli- cation in accordance with Articles 87 to 89 EPC, the invention is only considered disclosed in the previous application for the purposes of Article 87(1) EPC, if the deposit of the biological material was made no later than the date of filing of the previous application whose priority is claimed. The depository institution and the legal statute under which the biolo- gical material is deposited must comply with the requirements of the country in which the previous application was filed. The previous application must also refer to this deposit in a manner enabling it to be identified. For the purposes of disclo- sure of the invention in the European patent application claiming priority however, the requirements of Rule 31 EPC must be fulfilled, i.e. the deposit must have been effected with a recog- nised depository institution under the Budapest Treaty not later than the date of filing of the European patent appli- cation (see infra point 2.). Where the deposit of the biological material referred to in the European patent application is not the same as the deposit referred to in the previous application, it is up to the applicant, if the EPO considers it necessary, to provide evidence that the biological material is identical.
1.5 Where a European patent application is filed by reference to a previously filed application in accordance with Rule 40(1)(c) EPC and the previously filed application referred to already satis- fied the requirements of Rule 31(1) EPC on its date of filing, these requirements will also be satisfied in respect of the European patent application (see Guidelines A-IV, 4.1.2).
2.1 To meet the requirements of Article 83 EPC in conjunction with Rule 31 EPC, a sample of the biological material must have been deposited with a recognised depositary institution on the same terms as those laid down in the Budapest Treaty 1 not later than the date of filing of the European patent application.
1 Budapest Treaty on the International Recogni- tion of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, done at Buda- pest on 28 April 1977, and amended on 26 September 1980. 2 See Art. 3 to 9 of the Budapest Treaty and OJ EPO 1980, 380. 3 At the time of publication of the present Notice, 38 depository institutions qualified as interna- tional depository authorities (see OJ EPO 2010, 272). 4 Available under http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ registration/budapest/guide/index.html.
European patent application in order to fulfil the requirement of Rule 31(1)(a) EPC 5 (see also supra point 1.4).
2.5. If biological material deposited in accordance with Rule 31 EPC ceases to be available from the recognised deposi- tory institution either because the material has degraded such that it is no longer viable or due to the fact that the depository institution no longer qualifies for that kind of micro-organism an inter- ruption in availability shall be deemed not to have occurred if within the ruling period pursuant to Art. 4(1)(d) or (e) Budapest Treaty a new deposit is made with a recognised depository institution and if a copy of the receipt of the new deposit issued by the depository institu- tion is forwarded to the EPO within four months of the date of the new deposit, stating the number of the European patent application or of the European patent concerned (see Rule 34 EPC and Guidelines A-IV, 4.1.1).
5 See also T 39/88, OJ EPO 1989, 499; Rule 6.4(d) of the Budapest Treaty and the corresponding Section I.A(b)(v) 30 & 31 of the "Guide to the Deposit of Microorganisms under the Budapest Treaty".
up to the date of submission of a request for early publication of the application under Article 93(1)(b) EPC (Rule 31(2)(b) EPC); within one month after the EPO has communicated to the applicant that a right to inspection of the files, pursuant to Article 128(2) EPC, exists (Rule 31(2)(c) EPC). The ruling period is the one which is the first to expire.
3.3 Applicants are strongly advised to file the deposit receipt issued by the recog- nised depository institution in order to enable the EPO to ascertain whether the requirements laid down in Rule 31(1) EPC have been fulfilled. Where the accession number is not yet known to the applicant or not submitted to the EPO at the date of filing, the deposit must be identified in the patent appli- cation as filed in such a way that the later submitted accession number can be traced back without ambiguity. This can normally be done by indicating the identification reference given by the depositor to the biological material within the meaning of Rule 6.1(iv) of the Budapest Treaty (see Guidelines A-IV, 4.2 and G 2/93, OJ EPO 1995, 275).
3.4 Where the biological material has not been deposited by the applicant, the name and address of the depositor must be stated in the application and a docu- ment must be submitted to the EPO within the ruling period specified in Rule 31(2) EPC (see supra point 3.2) providing evidence that the depositor has authorised the applicant to refer to the deposited biological material in the application and has given his unreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited material being made available to the public in accordance with Rule 33 EPC (Rule 31(1)(d) EPC).
3.5 The depositor's statement of authori- sation and consent may be worded as follows: "The undersigned, ... [name and full address of the depositor] has deposited with ... [name of recognised depository institution] under accession number ... biological material on the same terms as those laid down in the Budapest Treaty. The undersigned depositor authorises ... [name of applicant] to refer to the afore- mentioned deposited biological material in European patent application No. ... [where this is not available, applicant's/ representative's reference number] and gives his unreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited material being made available to the public in accord- ance with Rule 33 EPC as from the date of filing of the aforementioned European patent application."
3.8 Where there are two or more appli- cants, it is sufficient for the purpose of Rule 31(1)(d) EPC if the deposit was made by one of the applicants or, if the deposit was made by someone else, that the depositor has authorised one of the applicants to refer to the deposited biological material.
3.10 Consequence of the failure to comply with the requirements of Rule 31 EPC, on the contrary, is that the biological material cannot be considered as having been disclosed pursuant to Article 83 EPC by way of reference to the deposit (see Guide- lines C-II, 6.3). The information provided for in Rule 31(1)(c) and, where applic- able, (d) EPC may not be submitted after expiry of the time limit set out in Rule 31(2) EPC since the time limit under Rule 31(2) EPC is excluded from further processing by Rule 135(2) EPC and because a lack of disclosure cannot be remedied by way of re-establishment under Article 122 EPC (see G 2/93, op. cit.).
3.11 In order for the EPO to be able to draw the applicant's attention to any defi- ciencies under Rule 31(1) EPC before the time limits laid down in Rule 31(2) EPC expire, it is of utmost importance that applicants duly complete sections 34 to 37 ("Biological material") of the Request for Grant form (EPO Form 1001). In addition, it is reiterated that applicants are strongly recommended to file the deposit receipt issued by the recognised depository institution, if available already at the date of filing.
4. Choice of the expert solution under Rule 32 EPC 4.1 Until completion of the technical preparations for publication of the appli- cation, the applicant may inform the EPO that, until the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent or, where applicable, for twenty years from the date of filing if the application is refused or withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn, the availability to the public of the deposited biological material referred to in Rule 33 EPC shall be effected only by the issue of a sample to an expert nominated by the requester (Rule 32(1) EPC).
4.4 Information received under Rule 32(1) EPC after completion of the technical preparations for publication of the European application cannot be taken into account with the consequence that the biological material will be avail- able to any person as provided for in Rule 33 EPC without an expert acting as intermediary (see infra B).
6 See the Notification of the EPO to the IB, PCT Gazette Official Notices (PCT Gazette) of 28 October 2010.
be (one of) the applicant(s) for the EPO, or else the requirements of Rule 31(1)(d) EPC must be fulfilled.
8. If any of the indications referred to in point 7 is not included in a reference to deposited biological material in the inter- national application as filed, it may still be furnished to the International Bureau within a period of 16 months after the date of filing of the international patent application or, if priority is claimed, after the priority date; this time limit is deemed to have been met if the indication reaches the International Bureau before the technical preparations for interna- tional publication have been completed (Rule 13bis.4(a) PCT). Where the applicant makes a request for early publication under Article 21(2)(b) PCT, the indications must be furnished to the International Bureau at the latest before the completion of the technical preparations for international publication (Rule 13bis.4(c) PCT).
disclosure (Article 83 EPC). Applicants are therefore strongly recommended to file of their own motion a completed Form PCT/RO/134 7 as well as the deposit receipt with the International Bureau before expiry of the applicable time limit (see supra point 8.). Where the deposit was made by a person other than the applicant, this should be indicated under point C of Form PCT/RO/134 and a "statement of authorisation and consent" should be filed in addition within the applicable time limit.
11. Until completion of the technical preparations for publication of the inter- national application, the applicant may inform the International Bureau by a written statement that, until the publica- tion of the mention of the grant of a European patent or for twenty years from the date of filing if the application is refused or withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn, the biological material shall be made available as provided for in Rule 13bis.6 PCT and Rule 33(1) EPC only by the issue of a sample to an expert nominated by the requester (Rule 32(1) EPC). Such statement must be separate from the description and the claims of the international application and must preferably be made on Form PCT/RO/134. It will be published by WIPO on its Patentscope website.
12. If the international application was not published in an official language of the EPO (English, French, German), the statement under Rule 32(1) EPC can still be submitted in the European phase until completion of the technical prepara- tions for publication of the translation of the international application under Article 153(4) EPC. The fact that the expert option has been chosen will then be published on the front page of the published translation of the application.
7 See Section 209 of the Administrative Instruc- tions under the PCT; form available at http:// www.wipo.int/pct/en/forms/ro/editable/ ed_ro134.pdf.
13. Information received under Rule 32(1) EPC after completion of the technical preparations for publication of the inter- national application or, where applic- able, of the translation of the application pursuant to Article 153(4) EPC cannot be taken into account with the conse- quence that the biological material will be available to any person as provided for in Rule 13bis.6 PCT and Rule 33(1) EPC without an expert acting as intermediary.
14. Pursuant to Rule 33(1) EPC, biolo- gical material deposited in accordance with Rule 31 EPC is available upon request to any person from the date of publication of the application, and to any person having the right to inspect the files under Article 128(2) EPC prior to that date. By communicating the deposi- tory institution and the accession number as well as, where applicable, the infor- mation pursuant to Rule 31(1)(d) EPC to the EPO, the applicant has given his unreserved and irrevocable consent to the deposited biological material being made available to the public in accord- ance with Rule 33 EPC (Rule 31(2), last sentence, EPC).
15. Similarly, within the framework of the PCT, the communication of the indica- tions referred to in point 7 is considered as constituting the unreserved and irrevocable consent of the applicant to the deposited material being made avail- able to the public. In accordance with Rule 13bis.6, last sentence, PCT and Rule 33 EPC, biological material depos- ited with regard to an international appli- cation designating or electing the EPO is therefore available upon request to any person from the date of international publication or, where the international publication was not made in an official EPO language, from publication of the translation of the application under Article 153(4) EPC.
of EPO Form 1001 or, in case of an inter- national application, from section 8 of EPO Form 1200).
20. Both forms must be duly signed by the requester. If the requester appoints a professional representative under Article 134 EPC, the representative, who must be duly authorised by virtue of a specific or general authorisation, may only sign EPO Form 1140, whereas EPO Form 1141 must be signed by the requester himself since these under- takings are not entered vis--vis the EPO.
22. As an expert may be nominated any natural person provided that the requester furnishes evidence when filing the request that the nomination has the approval of the applicant, and any natural person recognised as an expert by the President of the EPO. The EPO publishes in its Official Journal the list of experts recognized for the purposes of Rule 32(2)(b) EPC, giving their particu- lars and their fields of activity. 9 Informa- tion on the recognition as expert for the purpose of Rule 32 EPC can be found in OJ EPO 1981, 359.
9 See OJ 1992, 470 (list currently under revision).
Rule 32(2), sentence 2, EPC) or, where the expert acts through a professional representative which must be different from the requester's representative, if applicable only EPO Form 1141 must be signed by the expert personally whereas EPO Form 1140 may be signed by the representative.
10 Available under http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ registration/budapest/guide/index.html.


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County of Fresno Issues Marketing & Advertising RFP
The County of Fresno on behalf of the Department of Behavioral Health (Department) is requesting proposals from qualified vendors to provide media and mass communications services to educate and engage target audiences, generate public interest in health topics, and influence positive changes in Fresno County. The Department's mission is to support the wellness of individuals, families and communities in Fresno County who are affected by, or are at risk of, mental illness and/or substance use disorders through cultivation of strengths of the persons we serve toward promoting recovery in the least restrictive environment. The Department expects the successful bidder to not only be fully capable of designing and implementing cohesive, appealing public informing of available services and ways to access those services, but to also form a true partnership with the Department in creating conditions that promote healthy people and healthy communities.
Annual Comprehensive Communications Plan:
Media Campaigns:
Information Materials:
Public Relations:
Interpretation:
The Department provides preventative and responsive mental health & substance use disorder services to improve the quality of life in Fresno County through creative, courageous and just planning. With an annual operating budget of over $100 million, the Department employs over 600 staff across seven divisions and contracts with numerous professional and community organizations to perform its three essential functions: Children Mental Health, Adult Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorder services. Each division's level of media needs will vary according to its programs' goals and requirements and all three areas have a number of challenges and areas of emphasis.
The Department is led by the Director, Assistant Clinical Director and Assistant Business Director. Department leadership oversees the Behavioral Health Communications team, who market mental health awareness, ensure the consistency and efficiency of Department communications, and establish the Department as a leader in mental health in the community. The successful bidder will work with Department leadership and the communication team to enhance current communications methodology to improve purposeful identification and analysis of target audiences and effective modes of delivery.
The County of Fresno on behalf of the Department of Behavioral Health is requesting proposals from qualified vendors to provide a communication plan, media marketing, advertising assistance and public relations services. Bidders should possess or retain the technical skill and staffing expertise to successfully execute the services outlined below. Bidders may hire subcontractors or consultants if a vendor lacks the capability to perform certain tasks in-house. Such tasks and identified subcontractors or consultants must be identified in the proposal.
The Department will work with the successful bidder to promote health messaging and other key concepts using the existing state of California's "Each Mind Matters" campaign. The successful bidder will also be expected to recommend effective methods to expand and improve the "Each Mind Matters" platform to other relevant media.
Facilitate meetings with Department staff from selected programs to identify program procedures, requirements, and goals related to media and educational campaigns and projects.
Review the Department's existing partnerships with other agencies and existing educational materials for opportunities to enhance and integrate complementary messages.
Identify target audiences, specific messages, and distribution networks to reach program goals. Determine the most timely and cost-effective methods.
Design measures to assess changes in public attitudes, perceptions, and behavior, especially among target and priority populations, to improve the effectiveness of campaigns and materials, and to demonstrate campaign outcomes. Assessments may include but are not limited to impressions reports, pre/post test results, and/or focus groups.
Submit a practical written Comprehensive Communications Plan based on above research within 60 days of contract execution and each subsequent renewal year.
This deadline may be adjusted if the Department is not able to provide all required information no later than 30 days after contract execution. If the deadline is adjusted, the new deadline will be 15 days after the vendor receives all required information.
Develop and produce advertising campaigns for selected programs, which may include TV, radio, newspaper, outdoor and digital platforms. Develop and produce other public service announcements as necessary.
Integrate the Departments assets of media production for cost-saving purposes, locate deficits, assist in overall development of media outreach.
Place advertisements with identified distribution networks using cost-effective media buying strategies and leveraging available resources.
Finance all costs related to media campaigns, including talent fees, commissions, materials, travel expenses and contingencies until reimbursed.
Integrate messages across platforms, including the Department's website and social media pages, as appropriate.
Provide assessment reports to program staff on campaign outcomes as described in the Comprehensive Communications Plan, as appropriate.
Review and update existing educational materials such as factsheets, brochures and presentations, as appropriate, to enhance clarity and comprehension among target audiences for Behavioral Health and all contracted partners.
Collaborate with Department staff to develop new educational materials to fill programmatic gaps.
Recommend improvements to the Department's website and social media pages to enhance messaging and improve user experience.
Recommend and review news releases, media advisories, interview talking points and related earned-media communications, as appropriate, to build and maintain public awareness and credibility.
Provide training and technical assistance to Department staff as necessary on creating compelling, news-worthy pieces to increase public awareness of health topics, and to influence positive changes at the individual and systemic levels.
Support Department internal communications to create an inclusive, service-oriented culture in which employees feel supported, valued and driven in the pursuit of the Department's mission.
Assist in designing all necessary documents translated in Fresno County's threshold languages of Spanish & Hmong for easiness of understanding.
Working in collaboration with the DBH Cultural Competency Committee, develop a list of preferred terms in Spanish & Hmong that allow for best understanding.
Submit to Bid Page:
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Sum of the absolute values of the coefficients of Phi(n,x), the n-th cyclotomic polynomial.
1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 5, 3, 7, 2, 3, 5, 11, 3, 13, 7, 7, 2, 17, 3, 19, 5, 9, 11, 23, 3, 5, 13, 3, 7, 29, 7, 31, 2, 15, 17, 17, 3, 37, 19, 17, 5, 41, 9, 43, 11, 7, 23, 47, 3, 7, 5, 23, 13, 53, 3, 17, 7, 25, 29, 59, 7, 61, 31, 9, 2, 31, 15, 67, 17, 31, 17, 71, 3, 73, 37, 7, 19, 31, 17, 79, 5, 3, 41, 83, 9, 41, 43, 39, 11, 89, 7, 23, 23, 41, 47, 31, 3, 97, 7, 15, 5, 101, 23, 103, 13, 35
These numbers are a norm on the cyclotomic polynomials. This sequence first differs from A051664 at n=105.
T. D. Noe, Plot of 10001 terms
T. D. Noe, Table of 10001 terms
Eric W. Weisstein, MathWorld: Polynomial Norm
(Mma) Table[Total[Abs[CoefficientList[Cyclotomic[n, x], x]]], {n, 0, 105}]
Cf. A051664, A160338, S000427, S000428.
nonn,nice
T. D. Noe, Dec 19 2014