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World of Warcraft Shadowlands review in progress – MMO heaven
November 26, 2020 davidgeek
World of Warcraft Shadowlands – Maldraxxus is not a nice place to be dead (pic: Blizzard)
GameCentral takes an early look at the new expansion for World Of Warcraft and how it might appeal to both old and new players.
This week, Blizzard launched World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the MMO's eighth expansion in 16 years. Even after all those expansions there's still lots to get excited about, with a dark turn of events in the World Of Warcraft narrative that means the game is now literally a matter of life and death. The battle for the souls of the dead is undeniably compelling and we can confirm that so far, it's also a lot of fun.
The Shadowlands expansion gives new and returning players a chance to explore four new zones and a new capital city. It's also designed to make it easier to get at the game's wealth of new content and ensure the whole experience is as accessible as possible, even for absolute beginners.
Shadowlands itself is World Of Warcraft's version of the afterlife, with souls being judged and allocated a suitable purgatory depending on their deeds. Everything used to run like clockwork but Sylvanas, a very angry undead lady, and her mysterious partner The Jailer have put a spanner in the works and are sending all souls, regardless of merit, into the hell-like Maw. Naturally, it's the job of you and other players to stop Sylvanas and help out the various factions that reside in the Shadowlands.
The new tutorial zone is called Exile's Reach, a starter-player friendly area that avoids any lengthy treks to the Barrens, of the sort that are typical of World Of Warcraft Classic. This will help and encourage players who may feel dumbfounded by the sheer breadth and depth of content that's built up over eight expansions.
Starter players also get a great expanded choice of character creation options, including new skin, eye, and hair colours, and even more extreme customisations such as the undead being basically a bag of bones and the oversized, cow-like Taurens wearing delicate flowers in their hair. Now is the time to roll that Elemental Shaman with Ghost Wolf form or Goblin Beast Mastery Hunter you've been considering for the last 14 years.
Exile's Reach leads you off the beach, after an unfortunate shipwreck, and into the hills, where starter players get a taste of the fundamentals of World Of Warcraft. Here you can get to grips with the mechanics of the game and the skills of your chosen class/race combination. There's a little bit of everything here, including ogres, spiders, harpies, and elementals – even a mini-dungeon with a dragon at the end.
The instructions are explicit, which again helps newbies, with Exiles Reach taking about two hours to complete, ending with a swift flight to the capital city of your chosen faction. The scale of Orgrimmar – the Horde faction's capital – compared to Exile's Reach can appear overwhelming, especially with so many players milling around in the same spot, trying to start the first quest, but you soon begin to learn your way around.
Bringing new players into the fold, and getting them to sign up for monthly subscription packages, is what allows World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands to keep innovating but Blizzard are conscious that with this expansion everything needed to be streamlined. This is focused in the new level squish, which brings player levels back into double digits, with a new level cap of 60.
There's also sweeping changes to how you gain the experience that you need to level up, such as waving goodbye to heirlooms (helpful items that granted experience boosts). This overhaul of a fundamental gaming mechanic, combined with being able to choose the zone that you level up in, allows you to experience content from previous expansions in any order you choose.
During the pre-patch storyline it was great to revisit Wrath Of The Lich King zones and Icecrown Citadel, where you're briefly transported back to meet with Highlord Bolvar Fordragon, who instructs you on how to breach the veil between the living and the dead. The Maw is your introduction to the Warcraft afterlife, where you'll be attacked from all sides whilst being almost overwhelmed by the appearance of familiar faces such as Thrall, Jaina Proudmoore, and Darion Mograine from World of Warcraft lore.
Take some time to look around and grab some screenshots of this Hellish realm but if you don't manage to don't worry, you'll be back here at level 60 to complete the Shadowlands campaign.
Before that you'll need to check out Oribos, the new capital city and central hub for this expansion and then travel through each of the four new zones. These quest chains which will help you familiarise yourself with the different covenant in each zone. Covenants are a welcome addition to World Of Warcraft, that act as a sub-class without changing anything too fundamental and add more depth to your character's personality.
World of Warcraft Shadowlands – the more desirable corner of the afterlife (pic: Blizzard)
The drought of anima, the lifeblood of Shadowlands, is the theme that ties these zones together and a constant source of anxiety which acts as a suitable progression mechanic throughout the campaign. There are four new zones in Shadowlands and the first stop is Bastion, where you can find the Kyrian – blue angels who are the safe-guarders of souls. It couldn't be more different from The Maw, with its beautiful crystal castles and an obsession with virtue that isn't particularly inspiring. There's already calls for the cute white owl servants to be the next choice for an allied race though.
The next zone is Maldraxxus, which exists in a state of constant military conflict and is home to the Necrolords, who focus on the struggle for power in any form. Towering fungi, slime pools, and a generally fuggy atmosphere make this an undead no man's land, with three factions pitted against each other in a constant struggle for supremacy and control.
Ardenweald will take your breath away purely by the amount of purple on display. This enchanted forest is home to the Night Fae covenant and ruled by the Winter Queen, somewhat of a Greta Thunberg character. Night Fae are less hippies and more Extinction Rebellion and use the anima to fuel the regrowth of the seeds that contain souls of people that have died in other realms.
If you enjoyed Interview with a Vampire, with Tom Cruise hamming it up, you'll love the final zone of Revendreth. Here you'll be tempted to choose Venthyr as your covenant, as they seem to provide some of the best amour for your new Tauren Elemental Shaman, whose oversized shoulders, with Gravestones and Candles on them, would bring out the goth in anyone. This zone is an excellent ending to the campaign and really makes you feel Blizzard have saved the best till last.
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These zones form the core of Shadowlands' content but as you reach level 60, and you soul bind to your covenant, a number of world quests are also introduced and these involve enough different styles of quests to keep you busy long after the main story.
There's also still a lot of important Shadowlands content that Blizzard is gatekeeping for the next few weeks and will release slowly to dissuade players from speed-levelling to 60. Only three levels of Torghast, the long anticipated procedural instance, are playable at launch, which will frustrate hardcore players who want to collect as much Soul Ash as possible and craft coveted Legendary items.
Over the following few weeks, the rest of the eight levels will be rolled out. Even for casual players these dates are important, as completion is required in order to unlock the Corridor Creeper mount. If you didn't manage to scrap together five million gold for a Mighty Caravan Brutosaur mount, which is now unavailable, you'll probably be keen to add this spooky looking hound of Hell to your mount roster.
So far Shadowlands does not disappoint, with the question of which of the four covenants to soul-bind to being a particularly tricky one, as you get to grips with the endgame content of world quests and dailies. Shadowlands is reminiscent of aspects from earlier expansions, such as Wrath Of The Lich King (even including the grind), but it has a style all of its own and a good sense of momentum that, so far at least, makes it great fun to play.
By Lucy Orr
Formats: PC
Release Date: 23rd November 2020
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Inside the unusual world of cyber insurance, where ransoms are legally paid to criminal hackers
It was an ordinary October day when startled employees of a Canadian insurance firm discovered their computer files locked and a digital ransom note left by hackers.
"Hello, your network was hacked and encrypted. No free decryption software is available on the web. Email us to get the ransom amount."
After some negotiation, with the help of a British cyber insurance firm, the criminals settled on a payment of $950,000 (£747,000) in Bitcoin to unlock the files. The Canadian company was left with little choice but to pay up. Fifteen days later, the files were released.
This sequence of events was described in a private High Court hearing in December which was unsealed in January.
The businesses involved chose to remain anonymous to avoid tipping off the hackers of their attempt to use the courts to get their ransom money back from a cryptocurrency exchange.
It may seem like a surreal scenario, but experts say it has become a common occurrence.
There is in fact a booming industry in cyber insurance which often involves paying ransoms to shadowy hacking groups using cryptocurrency.
Paying a ransom to regain access to critical systems has become a valid option for many executives.
Garmin, the smartwatch manufacturer, reportedly paid a multi-million dollar ransom following a hack earlier this year. And Travelex, the foreign exchange business, reportedly paid a $2.3m ransom in April following a similar attack.
American and Canadian businesses may be prime targets for hacking, but many of the world's cyber crime insurers are headquartered in London.
"The primary goal is to help them get back up and running without having to make a ransom payment, because facilitating ransom payments is complex," says Graeme Newman, chief innovation officer at CFC Underwriting, a cyber insurance pioneer.
"Under the vast majority of cyber insurance policies, there is a section to cover the reimbursement of ransom payments which are made."
Experts say the UK market for cyber insurance, with around 15pc of companies taking out policies, lags well behind the US where roughly 35pc of businesses take out the insurance.
"The UK is a large exporter of cyber insurance policies," says Graham Walsh, a policy adviser at the ABI.
When a company is hacked, executives contact their insurer who introduces them to specialist ransomware negotiators as well as security experts, lawyers and sometimes the police.
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A new twist on stainless design
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With a striking and innovative design evoking visions of the Singapore based Helix Bridge, stainless steel has formed an integral part in creating one of Sydney's most exciting new structures.
Commissioned by Landcom as part of the Lachlan Line Precinct development project in North West Sydney's Macquarie Park, the yet to be officially named cyclist bridge provides visual flair, safe accessibility, and excitement to the area. In an area with typically heavy traffic congestion, the project's promotion of reduced car dependency creates a significant positive impact to the surrounding environment.
The design is the first of its kind in Australia, utilising a double helix arrangement with a varying diameter along its curving 178m length. While the design elements certainly lend themselves well to aesthetics, structural requirements dictated much of the overall shape. A steel truss arrangement is used, required for the long sections spanning the multiple roads below its footprint. The diameter of the spiral increases at the bridge supports and tapers along its span. At its narrowest, it is 5.5m in diameter, and 7.8m at its widest.
Approximately 170t of 2205 grade duplex stainless steel was used, along with around 220t of structural mild steel. Due to the large quantity of material required, multiple distributors supplied material mostly on an indent basis, with some delivered ex-stock. ASSDA Members Midway Metals, Stirlings Performance Steels and Vulcan Stainless all supplied material, with the majority of plate (up to 80mm in thickness) produced by ASSDA Member Outokumpu, managed through their Melbourne office.
A minimum 100-year service life with minimal maintenance (becoming increasingly common in the design of bridges) was a key criterion, particularly important for the hard to access structural components. From the beginning, 2205 duplex grade presented as an ideal material, thanks to its hybridised microstructural properties granting it superior mechanical properties to many forms of mild and stainless steel.
Put simply, being stronger allows for thinner sections to be used or, alternatively, more scope for efficient design such as larger spanning or increased resistance to bending moments. Mild steel was retained for the helical outer structure, and painted blue, which was a central design requirement.
Arup proposed duplex stainless steel for the deck structure and wearing surface within the helix due its increased strength to weight properties whilst maintaining high durability performance.
Outokumpu played an instrumental role in advocating the use of the material properties of duplex grade at the early design and concept stages. Backed up by global materials experts and with a wealth of expertise in supplying stainless materials for bridges all over the world, Outokumpu aimed to provide a technical solution through the use of duplex stainless, rather than simply tender for the supply of material. "The use of duplex stainless steels in bridges around the world is becoming more and more the material of choice, so it was great to see Arup in Australia embrace it in its design", said Con Logos, Vice President APAC at Outokumpu. "A special thanks to George Miech from my team for his tireless effort in the early stages, working closely with both Arup and RMS to have duplex stainless specified".
Outokumpu also assisted the fabricator and the end client, Transport for NSW, with expertise, advice, and preliminary procedures in welding the material, particularly vital with the thicker sections which require great care to ensure optimal material properties are realised in the weld and adjacent areas.
The bridge was fabricated in Sydney in four modules, which were trial assembled prior to being delivered to site, where the four segments were positioned and secured over the course of four weekends. Specially designed lifting assemblies were necessary to ensure the segments were not overstressed.
As bridge design increasingly demands greater durability, aesthetic and creative licence and structural performance, stainless steel, of the duplex family in particular, presents a wonderful option now and into the future.
Photo credit: Landcom
This article is featured in Australian Stainless Magazine issue 71, 2021.


Quite possibly one of the most iconic of all Ibiza beaches, Las Salinas is a long expanse of soft golden sand surrounded by a nature reserve including sand dunes, pine forests and spectacular salt flats. The sea is particularly salty here, which makes it incredibly easy to stay afloat when swimming. Dotted with famous chiringuitos, DJs spin Balearic beats until the sun goes down and dancers parade along the shore promoting the island's famous nightlife.
Las Salinas is extremely popular with the jet-set crowd however people from all walks of life – from Spanish families to hippy nudists – all converge on her shores.
The traffic gets a little hectic from about 2pm onwards, so try to arrive early. August is notoriously overcrowded, however a little known fact is that April, May and October are all still perfect beach conditions at Salinas.
Walking past the beach bars until you come to an clearing where the rock formations have been carved into some amazing creations – walk further and you'll spot the old pirate watchtower too.
On the island's south coast, in between Es Cavallet and Cap d'es Falco, just minutes from Ibiza town and the airport.
Follow the road to the airport from any direction. Coming from Ibiza, you will see a signposted road to Las Salinas, Es Cavallet and Playa D'en Bossa just after you pass the first exit to Playa D'en Bossa. From the south, you need to pass the airport and take a right hand turn into the same road. Parking is readily available at the cost of 4€ per car.
After 20 seasons, no two days at Jockey Club Ibiza have ever been the same. Having recently been refurbished for the 2012 summer season, it seems change is even better than a holiday here on Las Salinas… although long-time Jockey Club converts will be happy to hear the menu still includes classics like the Atun Jockey, fresh fruit platters and delicious breakfasts!
Mornings on the beautiful beach at Las Salinas are a pre-season pleasure, and there's no better way than to kickstart your day than with breakfast on the sun-drenched terrace at Jockey Club. Sip freshly squeezed juices from the fruit bar, choose from croissants, tostadas, eggs-how-you-like-em, healthy muesli and much more. Of course, no one would blame you should you decide to stay for lunch too!
As Las Salinas awakes from its winter slumber, so too does iconic Ibiza beach restaurant Jockey Club, to the delight of Ibiza residents! It's the perfect time to enjoy the beach in its unspoiled natural state (and there's even free parking), especially from the sun-drenched Jockey terrace with a cocktail or fresh juice from the all-new fruit bar or hearty breakfast or luxe lunch from the famous Mediterranean kitchen.
When the summer season is over, the island's famous beaches become transformed from bustling tourist attractions into blissful havens of peace and tranquility. Las Salinas is one of the most beautiful beaches in the winter and Guarana Salinas Beach Club remains open daily until November, giving you the perfect place to drink and dine in style.
Lunches don't get much more indulgent than the stuffed spider crab at Jockey Club in Las Salinas... so fresh it looks like it could almost crawl off your plate! Cooked, then stuffed with a dough made from with onion, garlic, red and green pepper plus milk and fish stock. Served with parmesan gratin, and we recommend a crisp glass of vino blanco to go with that of course!
An exclusive one-off event under the light of the August full moon on Las Salinas beach.
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Spare the rod, spoil the child.
We ran across this West German poster for Solange ein herz schlaegt, aka Mildred Pierce, and realized we had a substantial gap in our film noir résumé. So we watched the movie, and what struck us about it immediately is that it opens with a shooting. Not a lead-in to a shooting, but the shooting itself—fade in, bang bang, guy falls dead. These days most thrillers bludgeon audiences with big openings like that, but back in the day such action beats typically came mid- and late-film. So we were surprised by that. What we weren't surprised by was that Mildred Pierce is good. It's based on a James M. Cain novel, is directed by Michael Curtiz, and is headlined by Joan Crawford. These were top talents in writing, directing, and acting, which means the acclaim associated with the movie is deserved.
While Mildred Pierce is a mystery thriller it's also a family drama revolving around a twice-married woman's dysfunctional relationship with her gold-digging elder daughter, whose desperation to escape her working class roots leads her to make some very bad decisions. Her mother, trying to make her daughter happy, makes even worse decisions. The movie isn't perfect—for one, the daughter's feverish obsession with money seems extreme considering family financial circumstances continuously improve; and as in many movies of the period, the only black character is used as cringingly unkind comic relief. But those blemishes aside, this one is enjoyable, even if the central mystery isn't really much of a mystery. Solange ein herz schlaegt, aka Mildred Pierce opened in West Germany today in 1950.
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Genres: Cantopop, Mandopop, neo-classical, Acapella
The Gay Singers began as a collegiate team, with all members being graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Their interest in a cappella singing continued after leaving the university, and soon became a uniting force for the alumni to sing for themselves as well as to perform for others. Although a cappella singing has yet to become a mainstream performing format in Hong Kong, the Gay Singers have been able to make their voices heard, literally, in the mainstream media. They were featured in the Hong Kong Connection series, an RTHK documentary programme, performed on the charity gala show to raise funds for the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, and were presented with the Lifestyle Award by Metro Radio. The group even cut the first-ever a cappella version of the Chinese national anthem for NOW TV.


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Watching the sunset over Ireland while travelling back to Wales on the ferry.
I have completed my first solo trip! I got back from Ireland on Sunday, and since then I have been busy packing up and moving out of my Cardiff home. I now finally have some time to write about my final few days in Ireland, and my overall thoughts on the trip.
I loved Dublin. I found it to be a great city with lots to do. I spent my first day visiting four different museums (a great solo activity, I found!) and soaking up the sun in the various city parks Dublin has on offer. I was blessed with amazing weather, and I had a picnic breakfast, lunch, and dinner just to make the most of it. I was so tired after my day that I was happy to finally get some rest in he evening, not feeling lonely at all for spending my time alone reading in the hostel room.
My second, and last, day in Dublin wasn't as exciting. I was catching my bus back to Cardiff in the late afternoon, and so my mind was occupied with some anxious thoughts regarding the journey back, and I didn't get to enjoy myself as much. However, the atmosphere in Dublin was great that day, as there was a big sports match between Ireland and Scotland happening. The city was bustling with Irish and Scottish fans (a lot of men in kilts!), and it was a great way to say goodbye to Ireland.
The journey back went very smoothly, and was anxiety around it was completely unnecessary (as usual!). On my journey back I was thinking about how fast my trip had gone, and what a great time I had had. I hadn't expected it, and truthfully, I'm proud of myself. I didn't think I would be able to handle a solo trip as well as I did, and I'm actually excited at the prospect of going on more solo trips in the near future.
For those of you feeling anxious about going travelling on your own, I urge you to try it. Don't make your first trip too hard on yourself, ease into it. The reason I chose Ireland as my first solo trip is because it is a predominately English speaking country. All the signs were in English, all the information I needed was in English, and everyone spoke it. This made my first solo trip a whole lot easier. My next challenge is going to a non-English speaking country on my own. I know it seems daunting to go on a trip on your own, but you really do get to know yourself so well. I know it sounds cliché, but when you have to spend all that time in your own company, it leaves to much time to explore the person you truly are.
Just know that you can do it. Don't let factors like your anxiety hinder you from seeing the world. As powerful as your anxiety may seem, you are strong enough to beat it. And for those that don't suffer from anxiety, but are simply afraid of travelling on your own, just remember that you are capable of anything. The world might seem like a scary place sometimes, but the more you explore it, the more you realise how truly beautiful it is.
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Helene A. Guerber
An Unnatural Son
T HE pretorian guard by this time fancied that they could have things all their own way. They now elected and killed two emperors, Pertinax and Julianus, and finally decided to obey a third, Septimius Severus, who entered Rome as a conqueror, at the head of the legions he had commanded in Illyria.
For the sake of the people, who had loved Pertinax, the new emperor ordered that he should be placed among the gods, and that a ceremony called an Apotheosis should take place for this purpose.
A waxen image of the dead Pertinax lay in state for a whole week upon a golden bed, and was then publicly burned on a huge pyre. When the flames rose up around it, an eagle, purposely hidden in the pyre, was set free, and flew up into the sky in terror. The ignorant spectators were then told that the eagle had carried the soul of Pertinax up to heaven, and that they must henceforth worship him.
Having become master of Rome, and secured the approval of the people, Severus turned all his energies against his two rivals; for both the legions of Britain and Gaul, and those of Syria, had elected emperors at the very time when the legions in Pannonia and Illyria named him for the same office.
Severus first went east to fight Niger, his most dreaded rival. Several battles were fought, ending with the defeat and death of the Syrian leader. Niger's head was then cut off, and flung over the walls of Byzantium, his principal stronghold on the Bosphorus.
When the people beheld this bloody token, they fought even harder than before to defend the city; but, although they made a glorious resistance, Severus at last forced them to surrender. By his order, the city was sacked, the walls razed, and the people reduced to slavery; but, as you will soon see, Byzantium rose again, and soon became the rival of Rome.
As one of his rivals had been killed, Severus now marched westward to meet Albinus, the other. The two armies met in Gaul, near Lyons, and a terrible battle was fought, in which Severus won the victory by his personal bravery in the face of great danger.
The emperor now went back to Rome, where twenty-nine senators were slain by his order, because they had dared to take sides with his rival. Then, to make sure that the empire would not pass out of his family, he made both his sons associate emperors.
Severus, the twentieth emperor of Rome, was very strict in making everybody obey him, and was a stern ruler. He also won much glory as a general, and fought many battles in many lands. His last campaign was in Britain, where he had gone to suppress an insurrection, and where his two sons accompanied him.
We are told that Caracalla, the eldest son, was so eager to be emperor in his turn that he made an attempt to murder his father during this campaign.
Grieved to the heart by such unnatural conduct, Severus privately reproved his son, and even offered him a sword, saying: "There, kill me if you dare!" Although Caracalla did not take advantage of the permission thus given him, he is suspected of having poisoned his father a little later.
Severus died in Britain, at York, and his last words are said to have been the following, addressed to his funeral urn: "Little urn, thou shalt soon contain him for whom the universe seemed too small."


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For those of us who write about and analyse football using advanced statistics one of the toughest challenges is making the case for looking beyond the result of a match, past how many goals have been scored and conceded, especially over a small sample of games. It is a tough sell and something counterintuitive to most football fans. Results and goals are all that really matter, right?
The main reason we issue caution about making sweeping conclusions based on results alone is that the rate of goal scoring is very unpredictable. The results over a period of, say 7 games, are in itself not a very reliable indicator of what will happen over the following 7 games or the rest of the season.
That's why we dive in deeper; looking at the quantity of chances created and conceded (shots) and - even better - adding the quality of those chances, as measured through Expected Goals (xG). It's statistically proven that such metrics are a better indicator of future results, than actual results themselves.
What we want to analyse is: are these current results sustainable or not?
If a team is winning games but not producing a lot of good quality chances (and conceding a fair few), that winning streak is highly likely to end soon, unless the underlying performances improve.
The same applies to a team on a bad run result wise. If the chances are there, take a deep breath, keep the faith and the results will highly likely come. If the amount of chances created and conceded are as bad as the actual results, then yeah, feel free to press that panic bottom.
Which bring us to Neil Lennon. Yet again, he's been one of the major stories of a Premiership season after his tumultuous exit at Hibs and then an unexpected return to Celtic Park. The current narrative seem to be that Hibs have improved and excelled under new manager Paul Heckingbottom, while Celtic under Lennon is only doing just enough to win games without convincing, relying on very late winners in between frustrating stalemates against Aberdeen and Livingston at home.
A cursory glance at the points won and goal difference under and without Lennon at the helm at both clubs seem to support this.
In the 22 league games up until he was suspended by the club on the 26th January, Hibs took 29 points, 1.3 per game, under Lennon. With Heckingbottom in charge they are undefeated in the league, gaining 20 points from those eight games, an average of 2.5 points a game.
The goals tell a similar story of a remarkable turnaround: a goal difference of 27-21 under Lennon (1.2 – 1.1 per game) compared to 12-5 (1.5 – 0.8 per game) under Heckingbottom.
While the difference is not quite as stark between Rodgers and Lennon at Celtic, the story is similar. Up until he left, Celtic had taken 2.3 points per game under Rodgers in the league, scoring 2.2 goals and conceded 0.4 goals on average.
Under Lennon Celtic are taking 0.3 points less per game so far and while they are actually conceding less (0.2), the goal-scoring rate has almost halved to 1.2 goal per league game. Again, the results and goals seems to support the narrative; Celtic grinding our results by being compact defensively but failing to produce offensively. Hardly a ringing endorsement for making Neil Lennon the permanent manager.
So with results and goals so obviously in Neil Lennon's disfavour, it must be an open and shut case that both Celtic and Hibs have performed worse under his management this season?
Let's start with Hibs under Paul Heckingbottom. They are on a great run in terms of results, the first seven matches yielding 5 wins against bottom six opposition and two draws against Rangers and Kilmarnock. It was then topped off with Hibs' first derby win at Tynecastle in six years last weekend. The fanbase will be delighted and a warning from a nerd with a spreadsheet that, actually, this isn't as rosy as it might seem, is surely likely to produce a response that could land you in trouble with the SFA compliance officer.
But a warning is what the Hibs fans are getting.
While the results and goals are very encouraging, the underlying numbers under Heckingbottom are not of the same standard. Hibs' total expected goals under Heckingbottom is 12 which equates to 1.5 xG, equal with Lennon's average this season. The xG against is 11.7 (also 1.5 per game) compared to 1.1 xG per game under Lennon.
What does that mean in plain English? The quantity and quality of chances created under Heckingbottom is exactly the same as with Neil Lennon in charge, but they have conceded more chances under their new manager. Simply put, Hibs underlying performances under Paul Heckingbottom are worse than under Neil Lennon.
Hibs' great results under Heckingbottom have come from their opponents failing to take their chances. In these eight league games Hibs have conceded only 5 non-penalty goals but have given up chances totalling 11.7 expected goals. Non-penalty goals scored (12) perfectly matches the 12 expected goals from their chances created, with Hibs getting another 3 goals from penalties.
Should Hibs fans care? Well, they should be aware that these set of results are unsuitable if their team under Heckingbottom continue to concede chances at this current rate. Over a full season, their current expected goals difference per game (0.3) would likely not achieve any better results than what was the case under Neil Lennon.
But these results are a great platform for Heckingbottom to improve from. Good results inevitably breeds confidence within a squad and the belief and commitment to the manager's methods are likely to cement and improve. With even more time to implement his ideas, Heckingbottom might well be successful in improving the team's underlying performances, making his great start more sustainable. But the warning is clear: if Hibs don't improve quickly, this rate of results will dry up just as fast.
It does put Neil Lennon's tenure at Hibs this season in a slightly different light, although it's important to note that the performances under him were almost equal to the results: a goal difference of 6 compared to an Expected Goals difference of 6.8. Hibs got pretty much 'what they deserved' point wise based on their performances under Lennon.
An inability to produce goals has been the main worry for Celtic fans with Lennon in charge, the team scoring at just only half the rate they did under Brendan Rodgers this season.
Is this reflected in the actual chances created? Absolutely not.
Lennon's Celtic have created chances worth 2.6 expected goals per game, compared to 2.3 under Rodgers. That's correct; Celtic's chance creation has actually improved under Lennon, even though the goals have dried up.
Such goal-scoring droughts happening at the same time as a team are producing a lot of chances is not uncommon. In fact, Celtic had a similar spell at the start of this season, when they only scored 6 non-penalty goals in their first 7 games, even if their expected goals created was 13.3.
In the next four games? 18 goals from chances worth 13.5 expected goals.
Combined, Celtic scored 25 non-penalty goals from chances worth 26.8 expected goals over these first 11 league game. It's a classic example of what we like to label 'regression to the mean': a team or player might go on a hot/dry streak in terms of goal scoring over a shorter sample of games, but sooner or later they will return to a level that is close to their expected goals total.
This is exactly why expected goals are a much better predictor of future performances than goals and results: in the vast majority of cases the scoring rate will eventually align with the expected goal rate.
I fully expect the same to happen to this Celtic team; if they keep creating this amount of chances under Lennon an increase in goals will come very soon.
Celtic have also conceded chances worth slightly less expected goals under Lennon (0.6 per game) compared to Rodgers (0.7). So both when it comes to chances created and chances conceded, Lennon's 6 league games in charge have seen a slight improvement in the underlying performances compared to the league season under Rodgers.
This graph shows the quality (measured in xG) of chances created and conceded in each league game this season.
Both the sample of games under Lennon at Celtic and Heckingbottom at Hibs is on the small side, especially for anyone wanting to make sweeping conclusions from them. But as mentioned, expected goals have proven to be a much better indicator of future results over such samples than the actual results and goals achieved within in. So if any conclusion can be made at this point, it is that the underlying performances do not match up to the results for either of the new managers and if the level of chances created and conceded continues at this current rate, results will soon align to them, meaning improvement for Celtic and a decline for Hibs.
Whether Neil Lennon should become the next permanent Celtic manager should depend on a lot more than just the results or expected goals performance under him this spring. Stats like these are one puzzle of a much bigger piece the Celtic hierarchy need to put together to come to their decision. But for anyone pointing to Hibernian's results of improvement under Heckingbottom or the lack of goals for Celtic in recent games as points against Lennon, they are putting forward an argument that do not hold up to statistical scrutiny.


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Dominic Joselito Tabuna (born 9 August 1980) is a Nauruan politician.

Earlier political career

Tabuna was elected to parliament in the 2004 general elections, gaining the seat of Pres Ekwona.

He has been subsequently re-elected in 2007 and 2008. Tabuna was defeated for re-election in 2013.

Speaker of Parliament

He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru and represented the Yaren Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru, and was Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from 1 to 4 June 2010.

See also
 Politics of Nauru
 Elections in Nauru
 2008 Nauruan parliamentary election

References

Speakers of the Parliament of Nauru
Members of the Parliament of Nauru
1980 births
Living people
People from Yaren District
21st-century Nauruan politicians

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Q: Holomorphic logarithmic De Rham complex Let $X$ be a complex variety of dimension $n$ and $D$ a smooth hypersurface.
Let $\Omega_X(logD)^*$ be the holomorphic logarithmic De Rham complex: $\omega\in \Omega_X(logD)^k$ is a form of degree $k$ on $X$, holomorphic outside $D$ and with a logarithmic pole on $D$.
I want to prove that the complex $\Omega_X(logD)^*$ is exact for degrees $k\ge 2$: here is my proof
where $D$ is defined by $\{z=0\}$, $\alpha\in \Omega_X(logD)^k$, $k\ge 2$ can be written as $\alpha=\frac{dz\wedge \beta}{z}+\gamma$, with both $\beta$ and $\gamma$ holomorphic forms which do not contain $dz$.
$d\alpha=0$ implies $\frac{dz\wedge d\beta}{z}+d\gamma=0$ and $\beta$ and $\gamma$ are closed. So by the holomorphic version of the Poincarè lemma there are holomorphic forms $\beta'$ and $\gamma'$ such that $\beta=d\beta'$ and $\gamma=d\gamma'$.
So $\alpha=d(\frac{dz\wedge \beta'}{z}+\gamma')$
Am i right? Is that so simple?

A: See Corollary 1.10 in Steenbrink "Limits of Hodge structures" (Invent. Math. 1976).
Nb. In your definition of the log de Rham complex you need to assume $\omega$ and $d\omega$ have simple poles along $D$ (take e.g. $k=0$, $\omega = 1/f$ where $f$ is a local equation for $D$).

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Especially her own.
Consider, for instance, how Scott Jackson and her husband, Fred, are diligently helping their grandsons, Jaden and Jabraden Linnear, to become better versions of themselves.
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Brothers who are a quest to become "kid millionaires," Jaden and Jabraden's The Adventures Of Bedtime Alphabets with Jay & JuJu is an informative, educational 30-page written work that is centered largely on helping like-minded kids explore their alphabet adventures with the author tandem who are suitably known as "Kid Bosses."
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Natalie Mullikin ('08, MA '09) was a four-year veteran of the Wake Forest University women's volleyball team, so she was naturally excited to get an e-mail offering an all-expense-paid trip to California to try her hand at beach volleyball.
She readily admits she's much better on the hard court than the sand, but she wasn't about to miss the opportunity. The offer came from the CSTV, the CBS college sports network, and AVP, which sponsors the nation's professional beach volleyball touring series.
"I really had no idea what it was … they invited 16 girls for a long weekend to teach us the differences to transition from indoor to outdoor volleyball."
She arrived late because she had to take an exam toward completing her MA in Management, at the Wake Forest University Schools of Business. When she arrived in California, the cameras were rolling for "Go Pro or Go Home," a reality sports show.
"We get there and they tell us it was a reality TV show," she said from her home near Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Some of the first players to arrive met the cameras as they stepped off the airplane.
"I guess they figured we wouldn't come if we knew it was a reality TV show, and they were probably right. But I would have gone."
The full, one-hour show aired during the last week in May and will air again on CSTV Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. A half-hour version is scheduled to air on CSTV the same night at 8:30 p.m. The players were placed on teams, and the winners got the chance to tour with AVP professionals.
Mullikin's team, unfortunately, lost its first two matches and was eliminated from contention, which was held on the "deep, deep sand" of Hermosa Beach, Calif.
No big deal, she said. After all, the players not only received gear from the AVP but also got the chance to meet and train with some legends of beach volleyball, including Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Karch Kiraly.
In addition to volleyball, the participants, including Mullikin, a native of Lebanon, Ind., took part in several one-on-one interviews for the show.
"The cameramen were awesome and made it so much easier. There were a lot of interviews, but I got used to it and started having fun with it. I made it a big joke. That works for me," she said with a laugh.
Mullikin said a career in professional volleyball is a risky proposition. The players can make a lot of money, but there are no guarantees. Mullikin's undergraduate degree is in health and exercise from Wake Forest University, and now, coupled with her MA in Management degree earned this past May, she is focusing her job search on health-care consulting, pharmaceuticals and bio-technology.
Still, she is happy and grateful for her short time in the spotlight. The night the program aired, most of her family was out of town, so they gathered in front of a TV and exchanged text messages with Mullikin throughout the program, saying things such as "We're famous!" and "We're on TV!"
"They thought it was awesome," she said.
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June 09, 2018 | SBC Annual Meetings | by Staff
Resolutions Committee May Be 'Most Diverse in History'
2017 Resolutions Committee vice chairman Jason Duesing addresses messengers during the 2017 SBC annual meeting in Phoenix. Duesing was appointed chairman of the 2018 Committee. Photo by Jenna Wachsmuth.
Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines named members of the Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Resolutions for the June 12–13 SBC annual meeting in Dallas on March 29.
Gaines, pastor of Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church, appointed the committee in keeping with the provision in SBC Bylaw 20 that its members be named seventy-five days prior to the start of the annual meeting.
The committee is tasked by SBC Bylaw 20 with preparing and submitting resolutions to the Convention, recommending them for adoption.
"I am grateful for the ethnic diversity we have on the Resolutions Committee," Gaines said. "It is predominantly non-Anglo and is probably one of the most ethnically diverse committees in the history of the SBC."
Of the committee's ten members, four are African American, four are Anglo, one is Hispanic, and one is Asian. Two members are female.
Jason Duesing of Missouri was named as the committee's chairman by Gaines.
Duesing is provost and associate professor of historical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City and is a member of Antioch Bible Baptist Church in Gladstone, Missouri.
The committee's composition, according to Bylaw 20, must include at least two members who served the previous year, with Duesing and Ken Alford, pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia, meeting this requirement.
Bylaw 20 also stipulates that the committee include at least three SBC Executive Committee members. This year they are Alford; Chris Metcalf, pastor of Lihue Baptist Church in Lihue, Hawaii; and Adron Robinson, senior pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country Club Hills, Illinois.
Other members are Byron Day, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Laurel, Maryland, and president of the National African American Fellowship of Southern Baptists; Candi Finch, assistant professor of theology in women's studies at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and member of Hope Church in Fort Worth; Willie McLaurin, special assistant to the executive director of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board in Franklin, Tennessee, and member of Simeon Baptist Church in Antioch, Tennessee; Jason Paredes, lead pastor of Fielder Church in Arlington, Texas; Alicia Wong, associate professor of women's ministry at Gateway Seminary in Ontario, California, and member of Rosena Church in San Bernardino, California; and Curtis Woods, associate executive director for convention relations with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, Louisville, Kentucky, and member of Watson Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville.
In an op-ed piece he wrote for Baptist Press in late May, Duesing asked Southern Baptists to pray for this year's Resolutions Committee, noting the committee "exists to serve the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention" by "preparing and submitting resolutions for adoption by the SBC at its annual meeting."
"Resolutions . . . are intended to express the collective opinion of the messengers at that particular annual meeting on pertinent moral, ethical, and public policy issues, often providing suggestions for cooperating churches and entities to speak with biblical clarity on a wide range of theological, social, and practical topics," he wrote.
In alignment with a set of encouragements adopted by the Executive Committee at its February 19–20 meeting in Nashville, Duesing pledged to include a "brief explanation" as part of the required disposition report for any properly- submitted resolution the committee believes does not best serve this year's annual meeting focus.
If a properly submitted resolution is not forwarded by the Committee on Resolutions to the SBC annual meeting, a two-thirds vote of messengers is required to bring the proposed resolution to the convention floor.
Jason Duesing, provost and associate professor of historical theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, and member of Antioch Bible Baptist Church in Gladstone, Missouri. An author and coauthor of numerous books, Duesing is one of two members from the previous year's Committee on Resolutions as stipulated by SBC Bylaw 20.
Ken Alford, pastor, Crossroads Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. Alford, who has served in numerous leadership roles in Baptist life, is one of two members from the previous year's Committee on Resolutions as stipulated by SBC Bylaw 20 and one of three members of the SBC Executive Committee on the Resolutions Committee as also stipulated by Bylaw 20.
Byron Day, pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church in Laurel, Maryland. Day is the current president of the National African American Fellowship of Southern Baptists, former president of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, and was a member of the SBC Executive Committee's African American Advisory Council.
Candi Finch, assistant professor of theology in women's studies, Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and member of Hope Church in Fort Worth. Finch has contributed chapters and edited numerous books, has been on more than twenty overseas mission trips, and served as secretary of the SBC Executive Committee's Women's Ministry Advisory Council.
Willie McLaurin, special assistant to the executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board in Franklin, Tennessee, and member of Simeon Baptist Church, Antioch, Tennessee. McLaurin is a specialist in leadership development and is a much sought-after motivational speaker in both local church ministry and conference leadership.
Chris Metcalf, pastor, Lihue Baptist Church in Lihue, Hawaii. Metcalf is one of three members of the SBC Executive Committee on the Resolutions Committee as stipulated by SBC Bylaw 20. Located on the island of Kauai, one way Lihue Baptist serves its community is by holding summer-long Vacation Bible Schools (see 2015 SBC LIFE story).
Jason Paredes, lead pastor, Fielder Church in Arlington, Texas. Paredes, alongside retired pastor Gary Smith, transitioned Fielder Church from a monocultural to a multiethnic congregation actively engaging its neighborhood (see 2016 SBC LIFE story). Paredes is a frequent guest speaker on topics ranging from transtioning churches to parenting.
Adron Robinson, senior pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country Club Hills, Illinois. Robinson, who has a passion for discipling men to become who God has called them to be, is the current president of the Illinois Baptist State Association. He is one of three members of the SBC Executive Committee on the Resolutions Committee as stipulated by SBC Bylaw 20.
Alicia Wong, associate professor of women's ministry, Gateway Seminary in Ontario, California, and member of Rosena Church in San Bernardino, California, where she serves as Educational Ministry Coordinator. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Cantonese, Wong has served overseas with the IMB and as a national missionary focusing on women's evangelism with NAMB.
Curtis Woods, associate executive director for convention relations, Kentucky Baptist Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, and member of Watson Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville. He holds undergraduate and graduate level degrees in social work, urban studies, and pastoral theology. His research interests are in African American intellectual history.
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The Final Countdown Storyboard Original Art Sequence of 18 (United Artists, c. 1980). "This is the U.S.S. Nimitz... Where the hell are we?" Telling the story of a modern aircraft carrier that is thrown back in time to hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 1980's The Final Countdown was a commercial success staring Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen. Presented are 18 hand-drawn original storyboards by production artist Nikita Knatz (1940-2010), rendered in mixed media on 11" x 8.5" sheets of vellum tracing paper. Knatz was one of the most in-demand storyboard artists in modern cinema for over 40 years, having worked on Academy Award-winning motion pictures, box-office hits and large-scale productions such as Predator, Batman Returns, Spider-Man, The Thomas Crown Affair, Weird Science and many more. These incredible storyboards depict the scene in which the ship enters the stormy vortex that delivers them to 1941, and they measure approximately 5.75" x 2.5" per sheet. The sheets themselves show varying degrees of handling and edge wear with some showing tearing and/or punch holes. This lot contains one sheet that is a printed image on bond paper. These incredible storyboards contain camera and production notes, and the condition overall is Very Good.
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SAULT STE. MARIE — Alec Marty scored a career-high 30 points to lead Northwood to a 91-83 victory over host Lake Superior State in GLIAC men's basketball action on Saturday.
Marty shot 10 of 18 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. He is the first Timberwolf to score 30 in almost two years.
Trey McBride scored 17 for Northwood on 8-of-10 shooting; Ja'Kavien Lewis had 13 points, five assists and three steals; and Tanner Reha added 10 points.
The Lakers made 35 field goals to the Timberwolves' 33, but Northwood outscored Lake State 17-7 from the line and outrebounded the Lakers 40-27.
The Timberwolves will host nonconference opponent Madonna on Monday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.


Emerson College faculty have published a wide range of books this year, from poetry collections and scholarly works to an industry how-to and even a children's book.
The book also got a boost from Visual and Media Arts (VMA) Associate Professor Harlan Bosmajian, who made a four-minute "trailer" for From Nothing, with help from Will Rogan, MFA '13, of the Information Technology Department, who edited the film.
Mneesha Gellman, assistant professor in the Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, published Democratization and Memories of Violence: Ethnic minority rights movements in Mexico, Turkey, and El Salvador (Routledge) earlier this semester. The book details how ethnic minorities use memories of state violence to compel governments to cooperate with their agendas.
In October, the Carnegie Mellon Poetry Series published two collections by WLP Professor John Skoyles: Inside Job, a book of new work, and Suddenly, It's Evening: Selected Poems.
WLP Associate Professor Jabari Asim published his eighth children's book, Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis (Nancy Paulsen Books) in October. The picture book, illustrated by Caldecott Honor–winner E.B. White, tells the story of the early years of the Civil Rights leader and Georgia congressman.
Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, called the book "a moving portrait of the power of small actions and 'learn[ing] to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves.'" Preaching to the Chickens also landed on the New York Times' Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2016 list last month.
VMA Associate Professor Diane Lake wrote The Screenwriter's Path: From Idea to Script to Sale (Routledge), which was released in October. The book is intended as both a reference manual and a step-by-step guide to getting the reader's idea to the screen. According to the publisher, it's earned praise from film faculty around the world, as well as Hollywood insiders.
"Rather than hawking trite formulas, this award-winning screenwriter provides helpful methods — including superb exercises — that are both simple and flexible, and that free the aspiring scripter to find her or his own special voice," wrote Learning to Drive and 9 1/2 Weeks screenwriter Sarah Kernochan in a review.
Lake also maintains a companion blog on her website, where she dispenses advice for screenwriters.
Journalism Professor Manny Paraschos's digital book, The Boston Journalism Trail: Where American Journalism Started, was released November 13 on iTunes. The iBook "traces the bond between American journalism and Boston, where the first…American newspapers were published and where women and minorities also made journalism history," according to the book's description. The book springs from a website of the same name that Paraschos has created.
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Q: Update using left join in netezza I need to perform a left join of two tables in netezza during an update. How can i achieve this ? Left join with three tables are working but not with two tables.
UPDATE table_1
SET c2 = t2.c2
FROM
    table_1 t1
    LEFT JOIN table_2.t1
    ON t1.c1=t2.c1
    LEFT JOIN table_3 t3
    ON t2.c1=t3.c1

this works but
UPDATE table_1
SET c2 = t2.c2
FROM table_1 t1
    LEFT JOIN table_2.t1
    ON t1.c1=t2.c1

this says like trying to update multiple columns.
Thanks,
Manirathinam.

A: When performing an UPDATE TABLE with a join in Netezza, it's important to understand that the table being updated is always implicitly INNER JOINed with the FROM list.  This behavior is documented here.
Your code is actually joining table_1 to itself (one copy with no alias, and one with t1 as an alias). Since there is no join criteria between those two versions of table_1, you are getting a cross join which is providing multiple rows that are trying to update table_1.
The best way to tackle an UPDATE with an OUTER join is to employ a subselect like this:
TESTDB.ADMIN(ADMIN)=> select * from table_1 order by c1;
 C1 | C2
----+----
  1 |  1
  2 |  2
  3 |  3
(3 rows)

TESTDB.ADMIN(ADMIN)=> select * from table_2 order by c1;
 C1 | C2
----+----
  1 | 10
  3 | 30
(2 rows)

TESTDB.ADMIN(ADMIN)=> UPDATE table_1 t1
SET t1.c2 = foo.c2
FROM (
      SELECT t1a.c1,
         t2.c2
      FROM table_1 t1a
         LEFT JOIN table_2 t2
         ON t1a.c1 = t2.c1
   )
   foo
WHERE t1.c1 = foo.c1;
UPDATE 3

TESTDB.ADMIN(ADMIN)=> select * from table_1 order by c1;
 C1 | C2
----+----
  1 | 10
  2 |
  3 | 30
(3 rows)


Phase shifters create peaks and notches in the frequency response; sweeping these notches produces the characteristic phaser sound. It's possible to emulate these effects through parametric equalization, grouping, and automation.
¦ If you're using the ProChannel for track equalization, the Sonitus:fx Equalizer can create the same effects.
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¦ Step 1: To emulate the sound of phase shifters with strong positive feedback, create narrow peaks (preferably three or four) instead of notches.
¦ Step 5: For periodic modulation, use Sonar's Draw tool to draw triangle, sine, saw, etc. automation envelopes.
Enable the ProChannel EQ's two middle bands, then set the Q to around 8.0 and Level to minimum.
Set the Freq controls so they're about two octaves apart (e.g., 500Hz and 2kHz).
Right-click on each Freq control and assign it to a group (e.g., group X). When grouped, moving one control causes other grouped controls to track each other.
Right-click on each Freq control and select Automation Write Enable.
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The data-warehousing company rose 8.9% on news that its first-quarter income was up on fattened profit margins, despite the negative impact of a stronger dollar on results. The quarter topped analysts' expectations and also announced a $300 million increase to its stock-buyback plan. Standard & Poor's Equity Research analyst Tom Smith upgraded Teradata to Buy from Hold on the results. "We view costs as under control in a difficult economic environment," he wrote, adding that the company's international strength "indicate market share gains." Smith raised his price target to $27 from $18.
The security-software maker tumbled 14.8% after it swung to a loss in the fiscal-fourth quarter, below Wall Street's expectations. While Symantec issued earnings in-line guidance for the current quarter, its sales forecast also came in below expectations. Jefferies & Co. analyst Katherine Egbert lowered her rating on Symantec to Hold from Buy on the news. "We've withheld judgment for the past year, despite mounting evidence, but it now seems clear that Symantec is losing share to McAfee (MFE) both in enterprise and consumer security," Egbert wrote.


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Talk (joint event with The Kew Society) by Stephen Bartlett: Royston House and the building of Victorian Kew
Date(s) - Monday 14 January 2019
Duke Street Church
In this talk, a joint event with The Kew Society, Stephen Bartlett tells the story of Royston House – one of the grand "lost houses" of Kew Road – and of its various occupants. His talk focuses on a fascinating area and epoch in the local history of Kew up to World War I, touching on Lichfield Road and neighbouring roads and on the builders of this part of the former Selwyn estate, who created the streetscapes we are familiar with today.
Stephen Bartlett has lived in Kew for more than 20 years and has become interested in its local history. His current research concerns previous residents of the Selwyn estate. He has written two article on Royston House and its neighbours, published in Richmond History 38 (2017) and Richmond History 39 (2018).
John Foley reports on Stephen's talk
Amazing where involvement with your local Residents Association can lead you! In Stephen Bartlett's case, being handed by a neighbour an old black-and-white photograph of a mysterious turreted Victorian neo-gothic mansion, long ago demolished but which had once occupied land where his home now stands, began a journey of historical detective investigation, the fruits of which he shared with us at a joint meeting of the Richmond Local History Society and the Kew Society on 14 January 2019.
This building was known as Royston House and had been built on Kew Road around 1870, surviving until the 1950s, when pulled down and replaced by a modern block of flats. Stephen's subsequent meticulous investigations have revealed not only the detailed history of Royston House, but also the story of the contemporaneous development of its adjoining streets. He has also been able to trace the the identity of the successive owners of Royston House from the 1870s to the First World War. (In the course of his research tantalising agent's sale photos of of 1909 showing interior rooms were found: glimpses of Edwardian furnishing, an early domestic telephone included. A lost world indeed, from the days before radio, flatscreen TV, the internet, microwaves and fitted kitchens!)
Hard to realise that until the arrival of the London and South Western Railway in the 1870s Kew was still largely agricultural. There were meadows, farms, and market gardens and few residential buildings along Kew Road. Once the steam trains came puffing through (though no electric services to central London for another three decades) the landowners in this particular area, the well-known Selwyn family, realised there was money to be made. Whilst the Selwyns themselves were not house builders, they sold plots of their land to assorted local builders on 99-year leases, they themselves initially retaining the freehold reversion and entitlement to ground rent.
Parcelled into individual building plots, in less than 20 years from 1870 the area between Kew Road and Sandycombe Road (including Lichfield, Eversfield and Broomfield roads) was built up. Back then there was still no comprehensive planning legislation to be complied with, merely the Public Health Acts, which required connection to running water supply and sewerage drainage. Very quickly word was spread by local agents that Kew was picturesque and tranquil, and buyers were attracted both from inner London and other parts of the country, as well as locally.
Stephen's researches reveal the wide variety of residents who came to settle in the area. Not only solicitors, clergymen and bankers, but Royston House itself counted amongst its Victorian and Edwardian occupiers many types of merchants and businessmen: drapers, cotton mill owners, publicans, as well as at least one Mayor of Richmond (and co-founder in 1905 of Chelsea Football Club!), not forgetting an esteemed professor of chemistry, expert in paints and pigments. In the neighbourhood generally records show a remarkable number of widows and spinsters long resident. One Norwegian shipowner in Broomfield Road was found to have lived in Kew for 49 years. Kew seems a place where, if you stayed for a decade, you would remain forever.
Stephen discussed the various builders (Frederick Hampton, James Lucas, Benjamin Blasby) who constructed their dwellings in an interesting range of styles, from Gothic Revival to Queen Anne and Arts & Crafts. A walk along, say, Lichfield Road is recommended: to note the subtle variations in style, the difference in capitals and columns, the change from single to double gables. Much of the Selwyn's Victorian development survives today, almost 150 years after rising from sleepy elm-flanked fields. But think: what would the first residents say if miraculously reborn they found out how much their property was now worth in 2019? Not to mention their reaction to motorcar traffic and aircraft noise, and flocks of tourists streaming to the Gardens.
This entry was posted on 14 January 2019 by Robert Smith.
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Talk by Shirley Newton and Shirley Clark: Sculptures of Kew and beyond
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Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk by Simon Fowler on Tribune Tales: some history stories from our local online newspaper
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There was a lot red, white and blue in Barden Park at St. Cloud State University on Saturday. The Student Veterans Organization hosted a BBQ for several hours, hoping to raise awareness about their group and raise funds to help veterans stay in school.
This was the third year the group is having a picnic, the first actually on campus, said Zac Mangas, director of veterans resources at St. Cloud State.
They wanted to be closer to students, he said. The previous two years were scheduled before move-in and at Lake George.
Paige Verkinnes, junior communications major and public affairs officer for the SVO, said they had pretty steady traffic throughout the day.
The National Guard member said the group is open to anyone, whether they're currently serving, are a veteran, or have connections to the military through relatives.
"It's a family. I know people say that a lot, but I've made a lot of connections through this. And it's a great way to build your resume, it's a great way to be involved on campus, meet people," Verkinnes said.
Veterans are sometimes older than their first-year student peers, having served a few years before entering college. So it can be hard to make connections, Verkinnes said.
"That's the big thing I think a lot of students struggle with, especially military students, the transition from either getting out or they're just beginning or starting college," she said. "It's very hard to make the connections. That's what we're here for. We're here for that assist, to make it easier."
One key aspect of the group is its emergency relief fund for veterans and military families, said Andy Stoesz, a junior nursing major and veteran Army medic.
"It goes to anything that will assist you in continuing your education," Stoesz said. "So if your car breaks down and you have no way to get to school, then we could give you some funds to help you with that. Or if you can't make rent this month, or something, we can help you out."
"There are a lot of stressors involved with going to school," Mangas said. All students have to do is ask for help, he said.
Last year, a group member's service dog died, and the group helped pay for veterinary bills, cremation and the cost of a new service dog, which cost a few thousand dollars all together.
"It was not cheap, but helping someone keep ... their service dog and with getting another one, it's something that's important," Stoesz said.
"It's amazing to see the community come together, especially for veterans," Verkinnes said. "It's really nice that we have that on campus."
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ALMA CULLEN
Alma Cullen's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
below is a list of Alma Cullen's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
House Of Ghosts Pro-Active
House Of Ghosts
By special arrangement with Dexter himself and written by alma Cullen (who wrote several of the classic TV episodes) this autumn treat stars Colin Baker as the legendary Inspector Morse. Since Oxford undergraduate days, Morse has regarded theatre director Laurence Baxter as the only truly evil man he has ever met. So what happens when, twenty-odd years later, Morse finds Baxter at the centre of a murder case that involves the on-stage death of a young actress?
based on the books by Colin Dexter
Richmond 40427
Calibre Productions
Male: 9 Female: 6 Other: -
Pro-Active
Who really has the control in Daniel's life? Is it Joy, the woman with whom he's having an affair? Maybe it's Elaine, college secretary who regularly covers for him? Or is it Stephi? Daniel's long-suffering wife, who's depressed, in need of attention and has more of the upper-hand than anyone realises. It's a game of deception, and there can only be on winner.
Scarborough: Stephen Joseph Theatre, England, EUR >>> 15 Jun 2007


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Yahuma v Republic[1985] eKLR
Yahuma v Republic
James Nyarangi Onyiego, Alan Robin Winston Hancox
Yahuma
(Appeal from the High Court at Kakamega, Gicheru J)
December 4, 1985, Hancox, Nyarangi JJA & Gachuhi Ag, JA delivered the following
The circumstances giving rise to this appeal took place on the January 30, 1982, on what was said to be a lonely road near the Alure Leprosy Centre, at which the appellant said he was employed for some ten years as head clerk.
The case as presented by the prosecution was that the complainant, Paulo Oremo Kechore, a patient at the Centre, was returning there with his bicycle at about 5.00 pm when he was met by the appellant who demanded the payment of a debt. Before he could give any satisfactory answer the appellant seized him, and tried to take the bicycle. In the ensuing struggle the appellant tore the pocket of the shirt which the complainant was wearing and removed Kshs 175.00 from it. The complainant's screams attracted the attention of another patient at the center, Julius Makhanu, PW 3 who saw them fighting and separated them. The complainant said he had been robbed of Kshs 175.00 and he, the witness, said he saw the complainant strike the bicycle, presumably with the jembe which he had with him.
After telling the appellant to report to the police rather than damaging the complainant's bicycle, Julius left and later told the police at Adongosi Police Station what had happened. The appellant was seen carrying the damaged bicycle at 5.30 pm going towards Uganda by Pastiano Esibal (PW 2). It was eventually found hidden in the bush near the Uganda border at 4.00 pm on the next day by a herdsman Christopher Emonyang, PW 5, still in its damaged condition. It was then taken to Adongosi Police Station.
The appellant in his unsworn defence gave an entirely different version. He said he was visited in his home by the complainant and three police officers at 7.30 pm, the same evening and asked if he had taken the bicycle and the Kshs 175.00 an accusation which he denied. He said the complaint was the result of a grudge because he, the appellant, had prevented the complainant from running Army boots goat hides and other contraband across the border. The police added that if the appellant paid them Kshs 1,200 the matter would not go to court, with the result that he (the appellant) could keep his job. The magistrate evaluated the evidence, and for those which seem to us entirely inadequate reasons, accepted the prosecution's version, convicted the appellant and sentenced him to one year's imprisonment, two strokes corporal punishment and to five years supervision for the offence of robbery contrary to section 296 (1) of the Penal Code,which the appellant was charged in Criminal Case 2467 of 1982. He had previously been charged with stealing the money and maliciously damaging the bicycle in R M Busia Criminal Case 484 of 1982, but that charge was withdrawn on June 28, 1982, and the present one instituted the next day.
The learned Judge, Gicheru J summarily rejected the first appeal on the April 4, 1983, but, as a result of this court's order of the June 22 1984, the first appeal was re-instated for hearing and was dismissed by the same judge in a reasoned judgment, on November 16, 1984 and this despite the lack of support of he conviction by learned State Counsel at Kakamega, a matter for which we have sought explanation in view of the Republic's present attitude. It is from that second High Court decision that this appeal is now brought.
Almost the only thing that is clear from the facts as seen and testified to is that there was a fight between the parties, and that the appellant struck the complainants s bicycle with his jembe. The damaged bicycle was later recovered, but this did not give any indication that the complainant was robbed of it, as he said, any more than that is was damaged in anger by the appellant after a quarrel. Indeed the facts are consistent with the latter sequence of events, even though it was not one put forward by the appellant.
The next unsatisfactory matter is that the torn shirt and pocket, to which the appellant rightly drew our attention was never exhibited. This was a vital piece of evidence and its absence is, we think, fatal to an acceptance of the prosecution's case. A third factor is that obviously the police originally thought that the bicycle was the subject of a malicious damage charge, rather than one of robbery, for why else would they have charged him two different offences? This fact indicates that it was never part of original case that the complainant was robbed of his bicycle.
The true explanation, we think is that there was a meeting between the two, that an argument ensued, and the appellant either took that which he thought was his just due, or out of malice for what he thought had happened to him, hit the bicycle, damaging the frame and buckling the rear wheel. This would equally be consistent with an argument over money, or with the appellant's stated refusal to allow the complainant to move goods illegally across the border. Either way the facts do not, we think, indicate a robbery.
We appreciate that there were concurrent findings of fact by both lower courts, but the reason for rejection of the defence case were that it showed a consistency with the damage being done to the bicycle by the appellant, for the magistrate said,
"Again, Makhanu saw it being struck with a jembe by the accused. He supports the complainant in this. Emonyong also found it hidden, but in a damaged condition. It is already exhibited in Court in the same state."
Surely anyone intent on robbing another of his bicycle, particularly one who could easily identify him, would not wish to damage an item which he wished to keep for himself. Again the magistrate said that Makhanu heard the appellant boasting to the complainant that he could do what he liked about the alleged robbery of the Kshs 175.00
That is more consistent with a dispute over the money, and indeed raises a possible claim of fight, than with robbery. In his second judgment Gicheru J said that the evidence as to the damaged bicycle provided corroboration of the complainant's evidence as against the appellant. This was just what it was not, being more consistent with the appellant's actions being in anger and with the charge sheet as originally presented.
We therefore, with reluctance, for it is a matter which this court hesitates to do on second appeal, disagree with the findings of fact of the lower courts. We consider the facts are inconsistent with a robbery by the appellant committed on the complainant.
For these reasons we allow the appeal, quash the appellant's conviction and set aside the sentence imposed on him.
Appeal allowed.
Hancox, Nyarangi JJA & Gachuhi Ag, JA


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