The William Davidson Foundation has awarded $4.35 million to U-M to support programs that will accelerate the flow of university-generated ideas to the marketplace and spur economic activity in southeast Michigan.
The funding comes in the form of two grants: one supporting the Medical School's Fast Forward Medical Innovation effort with $2.9 million over three years, and the other providing $1.45 million for programs in the Office of Technology Transfer and Center for Entrepreneurship over two years.
The grants continue a longstanding connection between the university and the foundation, building on an even longer tradition of connection with the late William Davidson and his family. The funds will count toward the $4 billion goal of the Victors for Michigan campaign.
"Entrepreneurship is thriving at the University of Michigan. Our faculty and students are committed to developing new technologies and systems to strengthen the Michigan economy, and we are grateful for the support of the William Davidson Foundation to help ensure our momentum," said President Mary Sue Coleman.
The U-M Health System is a biomedical research powerhouse, with more than $450 million in research funding, and an ongoing challenge is to bring ideas from the laboratory bench to patient bedsides. The Medical School, which is part of UMHS, has redoubled its efforts to drive technology commercialization based on the ideas and expertise of its faculty scientists and physicians.
Fast Forward Medical Innovation focuses on this challenge, and the Davidson Foundation funds will fuel specific efforts within the initiative. Specifically, it will enable programs to more deeply engage faculty and "mine" for promising projects, to broaden efforts to promote innovation and commercialization, and to create new commercialization education, training and mentoring opportunities for inventors and entrepreneurs.
"The creativity and accomplishments of our faculty present enormous potential, and this grant will help move their discoveries forward to benefit patients of the future," says Medical School Dean Dr. James O. Woolliscroft. "This grant will also further our goal of creating jobs and spurring the creation of new businesses in the state of Michigan."
The grant will especially help with the continued effort to strengthen the state's biotech sector.
"We are committed to being a force multiplier for biomedical innovation in the state of Michigan and on the world stage," notes Dr. Kevin Ward, executive director of the FFMI. "This investment by the Davidson Foundation will help us more quickly bring new technologies and innovations to patients and families, and nurture a culture of commercialization and entrepreneurship for tomorrow."
U-M Tech Transfer works with researchers and faculty across the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses to provide commercialization services for discoveries derived from university research.
In the last fiscal year, U-M researchers reported more than 400 new discoveries to Tech Transfer with the potential to produce world-changing products, services and companies. Tech Transfer works to assess, protect, market and transform these early innovations into valuable opportunities and benefits for the general public.
Software, data and other digital matter are becoming an increasingly significant part of the innovation pipeline, and the Digital Discovery Center, supported by the Davidson Foundation, will provide resources to encourage, assess and accelerate these promising innovations. Given the explosion in health-related applications that can provide access, cost-reduction and treatment advantages, the initial focus will be on digital health applications.
"The Davidson Foundation funding allows us to launch this very important initiative to support early commercialization activities, initially focused on digital health applications," says Kenneth Nisbet, associate vice president for research-tech transfer.
"The Digital Discovery Center will encourage our faculty and students in work with digital applications, expand our capabilities and resources, and accelerate our partnerships with the business and venture communities, producing economic opportunities and enhancements to our quality of life. We are very appreciative of the support of the Davidson Foundation."
The Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Engineering is a strategic campus partner in accelerating student, faculty and researcher technology commercialization. The MGoForward program funded by the Davidson Foundation complements and extends these educational and startup incubation programs by providing strategic follow-on mentoring, training and technical support to graduating students whose startups show demonstrable market potential.
"The Davidson Foundation's support comes at an inflection point at the University of Michigan," says Thomas Zurbuchen, special counselor to the provost on entrepreneurial education. "The entrepreneurial ecosystem within the university has never been stronger and the opportunities for commercial impact in Southeast Michigan have never been greater."
MGoForward is one of the missing pieces in the entrepreneurial pipeline at the university, adds CFE Executive Director Tom Frank.
"We needed the ability to invest more specifically in companies and teams whose startups are genuinely on the pathway to becoming self-sustaining," he said. "Thanks to the generosity of the Davidson Foundation we will be able to accelerate the ambitions of many young companies by providing a portfolio of new resources and expertise all focused on the specific needs of recent graduates who are already advancing through the entrepreneurial pipeline."
Previously, the William Davidson Foundation provided a leadership gift of $7.5 million in support of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. In addition, the late William Davidson through Guardian Industries Corp. made a gift establishing the William Davidson Institute that is affiliated with the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. The trustees of the Davidson Foundation are all U-M graduates.
Davidson, who received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1947 and an honorary degree in 2001, and his wife, Karen, who earned a bachelor's degree in 1989, have been generous donors and leading volunteers for the university. Davidson served on the President's Advisory Group, the Michigan Difference National Campaign Cabinet, and the Business School Visiting Committee.
In recognition of William Davidson's gift to athletics and his ongoing support for the university, the Player Development Center was named in his honor.
— Mark Maynard of the Office of Technology Transfer and David Thompson of the Center for Entrepreneurship contributed to this article.


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Passing the test
If you've ever taken a test to get a professional license or to demonstrate mastery to move up a level in your career, it is likely that the test you are taking has been validated. Castle Worldwide, which creates and delivers reliable tests, depends on SAS® Office Analytics for Midsize Business to collect and analyze test information for its products so it can be sure all tests are meeting exacting standards. SAS streamlined the company's analytics process, shaving off two to three weeks in test development time, helping Castle expand into industries with rapid rates of change, where both accuracy and speed are required to win contracts.
"Before SAS, our analytics process was in bits and pieces," said Andrew C. Dwyer, PhD, Senior Psychometrician at Castle Worldwide. "It took a few days for IT support. There was a lot of importing and exporting of data between multiple software programs. To repeat a result required enormous amounts of time and money to manually document our process. Knowing who did what is a legal imperative. Now, SAS documents our workflow so we can quickly replicate the process. That documentation boosts client confidence, helping us maintain our reputation for excellence in psychometrics, test delivery and scoring."
SAS documents our workflow so we can quickly replicate the process. That documentation boosts client confidence, helping us maintain our reputation for excellence in psychometrics, test delivery and scoring.
Andrew Dwyer
Senior Psychometrician
Getting the test right
Castle provides examination delivery, design and development services to certification and licensure organizations, government agencies, corporations, educational institutions, and trade and professional associations around the world. The stakes are high since these tests determine an individual's ability to earn a professional license, be promoted or retain a job. "Public safety is at stake, so our tests are built with a degree of rigor that is state of the art," explains Robert Pedigo, Vice President of Client Services at Castle Worldwide.
Castle had used a variety of statistical tools to analyze such issues as whether test items needed to be removed or to flag suspicious behavior of examinees. But the process, including the requisite documentation, was labor-intensive. Dwyer says his team needed to make a request to IT for data, restructure it to a usable format (often using Excel), run the analytics using a variety of analytic tools, then create professional-looking results tables in Excel, and copy and paste it into a Word document to send to the client. Castle considered other solutions that made that process more seamless but they often required purchasing too many separate modules for different types of analysis. The company also looked at using open-source software.
"R was out of the question – we couldn't guarantee a repeatable outcome given the changing nature of the open source program," Pedigo says. "SAS includes everything from analytical capabilities for innovating to highly visual reports that executives expect. SAS helps us speed the best possible workforce assessment and development programs to our clients."
Castle users can work within the familiar Microsoft Office environment (Word, Excel or PowerPoint) as they produce management reports and manipulate analytical results. Castle also uses SAS Analytics Pro for Midsize Business to access data from any source, manipulate and analyze the data, and present information in business maps, charts, plots and 3-D relationship graphs.
Ease of use and speed matter
One of the factors that Castle must consider in supporting its exams extends beyond the tests' validation; Castle must also be able to run analysis if there is a possibility of a security breach. "We have to work fast to determine if there are indicators that confirm or refute (security breach) questions. We become emergency workers. SAS helps us do it fast," Pedigo says.
The Castle psychometricians say they like working with SAS. SAS® Enterprise Guide® (part of the SAS package) allows new users to come up to speed on SAS quickly. The stored processes can be run by test developers and others quickly and easily. Dwyer says the solution gives Castle firepower in its competition with other test validation services vendors. "We're competing with two industry giants. SAS benefits our goals," Dwyer says.
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Authors: Marie Ferrarella
Texas Rose
CLUB TIMES
For Members' Eyes Only
Which Carson Has Been Playing in the Wainwrights' Sandbox?
I'
m not pulling a fast one over on you, members. One of our elders saw some, ahem,
behavior between a certain Carson cowboy and a "bookish" Wainwright female not too long ago. Now, I don't want to start World War III here, but I'm just saying that some Carson-Wainwrights sure ain't feudin'! The betting pool for which Wainwright and which Carson will take place in the Yellow Rose Café after the lunch shift this coming Sunday. We hope you understand that this is all in good fun, members. We don't want to aggravate Archy Wainwright's ticker or Ford Carson's cholesterol count.
As usual, we're holding our candlelight vigil for valuable member Luke Callaghan's safe return from wherever he is. The little scamp is probably in some hot air balloon wafting over Japan, with a harem to boot! Phone home, Luke!
Of course you know it's not our place to poke into anyone's affairs, but does anyone know why Carl Bridges has been so grouchy lately? He almost bit one nameless club employee's head off for pouring his coffee too slowly. We're not here to judge; it's just that we care about our members. On a related note, do y'all remember Carl Bridges's scallawag son, Dylan? Now there's a handsome buck who's always up to no good. Wonder what he's doing now….
As always, members, make your best stop of the day right here at the Lone Star Country Club!
began writing when she was eleven. She began selling many years after that. Along the way, she acquired a master's in Shakespearean Comedy, a husband and two kids [in that order]—the dog came later. She sold her first romance in November of 1981. The road from there to here has a hundred and thirty-eight more sales to it, with a hundred and twenty being to Silhouette. She's been fortunate enough to have received several RITA
®
nominations over the years, with one win for
Father Goose
[in the Traditional Category]. Marie hopes to be found one day—many, many years from now—slumped over her computer, writing to the last moment…with a smile on her face.
She found working on the LONE STAR COUNTRY CLUB series especially fun since she originally learned how to speak English by watching old John Wayne movies on Channel 13 and has loved Westerns and anything with a western flavor ever since.
Where Texas society reigns supreme—and appearances are
The search for Baby Lena's parents continue—and scandal spreads like wildfire through Mission Creek….
Matt Carson:
Although he is the target of the Wainwrights' wrath for ruining their daughter's sterling reputation, nothing is going to stop this spurned cowboy from reclaiming his true love. Even if it means following her to the bright lights of New York City.
Rose Wainwright:
When her forbidden tryst with her family's most hated enemy results in a shocking development, Rose makes the ultimate sacrifice to protect the man she cherishes. But the truth has a way of coming out….
The Undercover Investigation:
Is the Mafia behind the anonymous threats that Haley Mercado's trusted friend and secret cohort has been receiving? Residents beware: the Texas underworld might be on the verge of wreaking more havoc in Mission Creek!
To Margaret O'Neill Marbury,
for all the headaches
she endured.
hose is it, girl?"
Archy Wainwright's question exploded like thunder, swallowing up the deathlike silence that had come a moment before. Stunned silence had been the initial reaction to Rose's quietly spoken announcement, delivered at the dining room table where her father, sister and brother had gathered for dinner.
The announcement had been an unwilling one on her part. If she'd had her choice, Rose Wainwright would have opted to spare her family the news altogether. Being told that his unmarried, thirty-year-old librarian daughter was pregnant wasn't exactly something a father wanted to hear—least of all the stern, volatile Archy Wainwright, respected land baron of one of the two oldest families in Mission Creek, Texas.
But it wasn't as if this was something that could remain a secret indefinitely. Even now, only six weeks along, Rose was certain she was going to begin showing at any moment. Despite her small waist. Despite the fact that her clothes still all fit just the way they always had. She
pregnant. Hugely so.
Maybe it was the overwhelming weight of her secret that made her feel this way.
Or maybe it was because her world had been set on its ear ever since she'd stood in the bathroom within her wing of the sprawling ranch house, holding her breath, waiting for a small stick to decide her fate.
No, Rose amended, that wasn't really true. Her world had been upended ever since she'd first succumbed to Matt's charms and fallen in love with him. Ever since she'd first laid eyes on him. He'd leaned over the library counter and asked, with that devil of a twinkle in his beautiful blue eyes, if he could take out anything he found within the library. When she'd answered a tentative, "Yes," he'd put his hand on hers and said that what he really wanted to take out was the librarian.
Rose remembered blushing to the roots of her jet-black hair. Even so, she'd taken exception to Matt's unabashed flirtation. She'd been schooled to be cautious because he was, after all, who he was. A Carson. The enemy. Forbidden fruit.
At least, for a Wainwright girl. Or a Wainwright woman, as she now most definitely was.
Where had her mind been? she upbraided herself, watching as her father's complexion turned from mildly ruddy to deeply red. What could she have possibly been thinking, falling for Matt Carson? Making love with Matt Carson? Was she completely insane?
Yes, yes, she was, Rose thought. Completely and
utterly insane. Insane about him. But that didn't change anything. Not the situation, not the outcome. She, a Wainwright, was pregnant by a Carson.
And nobody was ever going to find out that part.
Standing in her bathroom, she'd dropped the stick into the trash can, crumpled to the floor herself and cried her heart out. Then she'd placed her hand over her too flat belly and wept some more for the child who was to be born. The child she already loved.
Even though she couldn't hide the fact that she was pregnant and becoming more so with each passing tick of the clock, Rose was determined to protect those she loved by not telling them who the father was.
those she loved, including Matt. It would only add to everyone's grief.
Not telling meant withstanding her father's tongue-lashing. It meant enduring the stony stare of her older brother, Justin, who also just happened to be the sheriff of Mission Ridge, the small town that the vast Wainwright ranch bordered. It meant withstanding her younger sister Susan's incredulous look.
But there was no other way. She had already made up her mind to have this baby. Alone. Telling her own father that her baby's father was Matt Carson would unleash a torrent of trouble that could only be equaled to the tumultuous origins of the feud that had separated the two once-friendly families and placed them on opposing ends of everything for the past seventy-five years.
Because it was unthinkable for a Carson and a Wainwright to actually entertain the idea of marriage, she deliberately hadn't told Matt that she was carrying his baby. She'd been afraid that he'd do something stupid, such as marry her because of the baby and estrange himself from his family. It was a guilt she felt unequal to bearing.
And worse still, she'd been afraid to tell him because she couldn't bear the thought that he might turn his back on her and tell her she was on her own. That getting pregnant was her fault, despite the precautions she'd taken. It was better to suppose, but not have the actual confirmation.
Though the thought of bearing Matt's child had drawn her closer to him emotionally, she had gone out of her way to instigate an argument that had led to the end of their clandestine affair.
Remembering that day, the day she'd broken it off, was painful. She'd lied for the first time in her adult life and told Matt that she wasn't excited by the thought of being with him any longer. That she was bored of it all and of him.
The words had tasted bitter in her mouth. Bitterer still had been enduring the look she'd seen in his eyes. His beautiful blue eyes had pain in them. Pain she had put there.
But there had been nothing else for her to do.
Rose clenched her hands in her lap as she stared
up into the face of the first man she had ever loved: her father.
Archy rubbed his chest in small, concentric circles, his eyes pinning her to her chair, as if willing his daughter to answer.
"Well?" he demanded when she made no response. "Who's the tomcat who's been sniffing around your skirts, girl? What's the name of the man whose hide I'm going to nail to the barn door?" His eyes became small slits beneath his bushy eyebrows. "Out with it, Rosie. I'll make him wish he was never born."
She lifted her chin. She'd always been a dutiful daughter, but that didn't mean that her spine had the consistency of wet spaghetti. She was, above all else, her father's daughter and could be just as stubborn as he was. "No."
"No?" Archy thundered in stunned disbelief. Rose had never been this blatantly defiant before, never challenged his authority.
Susan and Justin exchanged looks, waiting for the inevitable fallout.
Archy stared dumbfounded at his firstborn daughter. It had been only yesterday that he'd held that tiny, fragile little life in his large hands, amazed that something so tiny had such a will to live. Rose Ann Wainwright had been a preemie, born two months before she was scheduled to appear. The doctor had given
her only a fifty-fifty chance of surviving the first forty-eight hours.
His Texas Rose had fooled them all. She'd not only lived, but thrived. Rosie was the quietest of them all, but he had always known there was a vein of stubbornness beneath the quiet.
Still, she'd been obedient to a fault, and he had to secretly admit that he liked it that way. This refusal to answer was the last thing he would have expected from her. The rebelliousness he saw in her eyes took him completely by surprise.
Surprise gave way to anger. "What in Sam Hill do you mean, 'no'?"
Rose clenched her hands harder. This was for everyone's good, she kept telling herself. She had to stay strong, had to refuse to give up Matt's name.
"Just that. No." She raised her chin, aware of the fact that her brother and sister were staring at her as if she'd suddenly turned into a giant condor right in front of their eyes. Her voice gained strength and volume as she continued. "No, I won't tell you who the father is. No, I won't be marrying him. And no, I won't let you bully anyone in my name."
name, girl,
name," Archy reminded his daughter heatedly, his eyes as dark as the sky just before a Texas twister. "You're not some mongrel puppy, you're a Wainwright. Damn it, girl, that means something around here."
She refused to look away, even though she wanted
nothing more. But now wasn't the time to be a coward. She had to stand her ground. For her baby's sake. And for her father's.
"I know that, Dad."
Archy struggled to control his outrage and his pain. "No, I don't think you do. If you did, you wouldn't have gotten yourself in this state." With effort, his voice softened as he looked at her. "Are you sure, girl? You look so damn thin. Maybe it's just a mistake. You know, with the calendar."
"No," she replied quietly, "it's not a mistake with the calendar."
Rose watched her father's face fall. She knew she was taking away his last line of defense, his last hope. The euphemistic way he attempted to tiptoe around the delicate subject of monthly cycles touched her. Ordinarily her father had the finesse of a wrangler. If Archy Wainwright couldn't rope it and brand it, he couldn't deal with it.
But in his own clumsy way, he was trying.
And in his own clumsy way, Rose knew her father loved her. No matter how much fire he breathed and how loud he got. He didn't know how to show affection, only unadulterated anger.
Archy's face fell a full two inches. "Then you really are—?"
Her heart ached for him and if she could have gotten around the truth, she would have. "Yes, I really am."
Archy felt numb from the top of his head to the bottom of his toes. Numb, like the time his brother had accidentally dropped his rifle and shot him in the hip and shock had set in. "And you're keeping it?"
The question was half-rhetorical—because he was fairly confident that she wasn't the kind to simply wash away a life—and half stunned that his baby, his daughter, was carrying another man's seed. An unknown man at that. It took his very breath away.
Rose raised her eyes to her father's face without saying a word. She didn't have to. The look in her eyes said it all.
Archy blew out a long breath in frustration as diverging thoughts in his mind warred with his heart. How did he keep her protected from damning public opinion now that she'd gone and done this?
"Good," he barked, "because that's a life you've got inside you and it's half a Wainwright. But it's the other half I'm concerned about. Why won't you tell me who the father is, girl?"
Rose felt like crying and screaming. Ever since this baby had been formed, her emotions seemed to have settled on a constant roller-coaster ride that refused to come to a stop.
"Because you'd kill him and then Justin would have to arrest you," Susan spoke up, coming to her older sister's defense.
Under his breath Archy said something unintelli
gible and best not repeated. He waved an impatient hand at Rose, then looked at his son.
"Talk some sense into her, Justin. She's got an obligation to tell me who the young whelp is who did this to her."
He made it sound as if she'd been attacked instead of enjoying the most beautiful experience of her life. Rose felt the hair on the back of her neck rising.
"Did it ever occur to you that we did this to each other?" she asked evenly.
A fresh wave of thunder descended across her father's brow. "What did you say?"
There was a dangerous note in his voice and at any other time she might have backed off. But this time she had to take a stand.
"This is a love child, Dad." Her mouth was dry as she tried to make her point. "That means that the baby's father and I made—"
Archy quickly cut her off. "I don't want to hear it," he bellowed. "Besides," he scoffed, "what do you know about love? You've always got your head stuck in some book."
Justin laughed shortly. He'd always known there was more to Rose than his father gave her credit for. Still waters ran deep.
"Well, her head wasn't in a book at least one time," he commented. His father looked at him sharply. Trouble was definitely brewing and he was going to get caught in the middle. "Rosie, tell him
who it is before he rides off into town with his twelve gauge under his arm, threatening to shoot every man above the age of puberty."
Rose pressed her lips together. There was no way he was getting the information out of her. For all she knew, her father could kill Matt with his bare hands. And then someone from the Carsons would kill him and so on, perpetuating the awful feud.
"It's my business, Dad. I'm a grown woman and I don't have to tell you if I don't want to."
Justin nodded thoughtfully. "She has a point."
Archy had expected support from Justin, not dissent. "She has a bun in the oven, boy, and that's a Wainwright oven," Archy bellowed. "I'm not going to become the laughingstock of the county, with people whispering about us behind our backs."
Susan rolled her eyes. Her father was too provincial for her to endure. "This is the twenty-first century, Dad. Nobody throws rocks at virgins who fall from grace anymore."
He looked at her sharply. "Stop right there, Suzy girl, or I'll have your brother lock you up in your room until you get so old, you'll be storing your teeth in a glass next to your bed."
This was going nowhere. Upset, Rose threw down her napkin and got to her feet, ready to run out. "You're impossible."
Her father rounded the table like a long-distance sprinter and headed her off. For his age and size, he
was still surprisingly agile. He caught her by the shoulders before she could leave the room.
Justin was on his feet, ready to intervene if it came down to that. For now, he kept his peace.
"I'm head of this damn family and I still have a say in what goes on in it. Now tell me who this son of a bitch is who doesn't have enough guts to face me like a man."
She looked at his hands on either side of her. Suddenly aware of what he was doing, Archy dropped them to his sides.
Only then did she volunteer any more information. "He doesn't know."
Archy's mouth dropped open as he stared at her. "What is he, stupid?"
She felt very protective of Matt. "I didn't tell him."
Archy didn't understand her. In the world he dealt with, a man was supposed to pull his own weight and own up to his responsibilities. To do that, he couldn't be kept in the dark. Unless there was more to this than she was telling him. She
been abused, he thought suddenly.
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Exposed by Susan Vaught
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Prima Donna by Karen Swan
Abducted by the Star Prince (Lords of Astria) by Juno Wells
Third Girl by Agatha Christie
To Have (The Dumont Diaries) by Torre, Alessandra
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The arrogance of a British Unionist.
The image below demonstrates the attitude of many unionist campaigners. A lot of the noise coming from those who seek to convince us we're better together is infused with similar levels of disdain.
Jim Murphy cannot accept anyone supporting the idea of an independent nation might have something - anything - substantive to say; so he does what comes naturally.
In the absence of anything persuasive or constructive: he pours on the scorn.
Jim might say he was making a wee joke, but there are two things wrong with that idea. Firstly, he's still stifling the hopes & aspirations of millions and secondly, its about as funny as a pod of beached whales.
Its not like the anti-BBC bias protesters at Pacific Quay...
...didn't have a point.
Often, its not what the Yes Campaign are saying that behooves* people to vote yes - its more about the demeanour of the No camp. Jim Murphy's sneering attitude will have many people wondering just what it is we're supposed to be better together with. The campaign for the maintenance of the union seems to be creating a self-defeating subliminal message with their campaign slogans.
Vote no and like Jim Murphy, you too can hang from the shoogly unionist peg while dismissing the roiling masses below.
Better Together? No thanks.
* Yeah, that's right - behooves!
Posted by pa_broon74 at 03:08
Murdo Fraser.
He's in the news today, the political equivalent - in terms of news output - of a royal baby farting.
He's going to give a lecture today suggesting the yes/no indy question was bound to polarise support and that a federalised UK could form a useful middle ground. Hold on though, no bugger knows who Murdo Fraser is do they?
This is him:
Murdo Fraser is Conservative MSP for the mid-Scotland and Fife region since 2001. In his time he's been deputy leader of the Scottish Tories and currently holds the position of convener of the Economy, Energy, and Tourism Committee. He also contested the last leadership election and probably would have won had Ruth Davidson not been parachuted in by David Cameron. Davidson only entered Holyrood in 2011, Fraser on the other hand had been in harness for ten years but had been making noises about further devolution during his leadership campaign, some time later, Ruth made public her 'line in the sand' promise - make of that what you will.
Now though, its all change. Unionist parties are tripping over themselves to make noises about maybe offering more powers possibly at some point not specified in a future which may or may not transpire on this plane of existence.
And that is what Murdo will be talking about during his lecture at Glasgow University.
The relevance of this image will become clear soon enough, unfortunately.
Going back a bit though, because its still a bit of a mire most people probably aren't clear about. When the referendum question was being formulated, much noise was made about it being a straight yes/no to independence or whether a third devo-something option should be included.
The SNP offered the opportunity for a third question but made it clear they'd be campaigning only for a yes. Unionist parties accused - I know, can you believe it? - Salmond of wanting a safety net for when is heinous plans for full autonomy went awry and said they would only campaign for a no vote and the status quo.
To clarify, nobody wanted to campaign for any sort of further devo option -so it didn't go on the ballot.
Now though, with the Yes campaign gaining ground and - please excuse this analogy - unionist sphincters twitching like rabbit's noses: devo-something is firmly back in the picture. We need to remember - if it had been on the ballot and we voted for it - Westminster would have been compelled to deliver it. Now though, all unionist parties need do is offer some ill-defined ill-thought out options then distract voters so they don't look too closely and realise its all unworkable flim flam.
I'm going to say something boring now, but its important. With that in mind, as a reward I'm placing a cute picture after two very short paragraphs.
Its about the Barnett Formula and further tax raising powers for Holyrood. Holyrood has had tax raising powers since its inception but never used them - why? Put simply, because the Barnett Formula - which is used to calculate the Scottish Parliament's block grant...
The block grant pays for all of the above. (This isn't the picture by the way.)
... is based solely on expenditure in England and takes no notice what-so-ever of income in the devolved 'regions'. Unionist parties are now ALL offering significant tax varying responsibilities in their manifold yet fuzzy devo-further offerings. But they're also telling us the Barnett Formula - which we do well out of but still don't get anything like as much as we pay in - will remain; it will not be scrapped. However, if Scotland uses any of these tax varying responsibilities - in order for it to benefit - Barnett would have to be replaced because it only looks at spending in England - not tax receipts in Scotland.
There now, that wasn't so bad was it? And, you'd have to agree - important too?
At first glance, you might think these devo-options aren't that bad - I mean - its more power isn't it? Well no, in terms of the income tax varying part for example - it means more responsibility & bureaucracy with no gain. In other areas, its not anything like enough. Its all just a sop to make you vote no.
These devo-options seem fine if you don't think too hard about it. But - a wee bit like having a new puppy in the house - its only when you start finding dog shit behind the settee you begin to equate the aspiration with the reality.
While you can train that out of a puppy, you can't train the mendacity out of a Scottish unionist politician with a strong vested interest in the status quo.
If you doubt that, you could do an internet search with the words 'Westminster gravy train' or 'Scottish Referendum 1979' or 'McCrone report' or 'Gordon Campbell Secretary of state for Scotland 1970 to 1974' or 'MOD job losses in Scotland under the union' or 'Shipbuilding job losses under the union' or 'Westminster expenses scan-
Well, the list goes on and will continue to grow until we vote yes.
HS2... Again...
Not wishing to go over old ground, but sometimes it is a good idea to refresh memories and today, George Osborne is all over the news on the topic of HS2.
Even at this early stage with an election expected in the first half of next year, Osborne is currently doing the rounds in the north of England, (otherwise known as; The North) telling inhabitants that they should have a high speed rail link between Leeds and Manchester. That key constituencies exists in that part of 'The North' for both the Tories and Labour (but not the Lib Dems because they are - how can I put this - fucked) means the sitting government is splashing the cash - or I should say, your cash in order to buy votes.
Ignore the green lines beyond Leeds and Manchester, bats will fly out of my ears before they appear in reality.
The map above comes from the HS2 website and without going in to great detail, the sections from London to Manchester & Leeds are expected to cost something in the region of £50 billion of which Scottish taxpayers will be paying a ~9% per capita share, the east-west link up (or HS3 as its being affectionately called by no one really) between Manchester and Leeds (which is what George is talking about today) will/could/might cost another £7 billion, off which Scottish tax payers will pay a share.
Transport is a devolved matter, the current transport minister for Scotland is MSP Keith Brown, his entire budget amounts to around £2 billion (para 5) for 2014-2015 - a fraction of the cost of Osborne's plan to link two cities in the North of England. It goes without saying, if Keith decided to put in place any sort of rail link between - say - Fort William and Inverness; guess who would and wouldn't be paying for it?
(Scottish taxpayers would, English taxpayers would not - because it 'wouldn't benefit all of the United Kingdom'.)
Mr Osborne wants to assuage London's economic and intellectual domination of the UK by creating a 'Northern Powerhouse', unfortunately it won't be in the north of the UK, it'll be in the north of England. London already siphons off oceans of talent & cash from points north - Osborne now wants to create a second drain even closer to Scotland sucking yet more talent & money out of its economy.
And he's making these overtures in the hope it'll buy Labour votes for the Tory party.
Lets have a recap: a Tory Chancellor of the exchequer is using the tax receipts of voters who continually reject him and his party to buy votes in the North of England - and - if he goes through with his promises, the cost to Scotland (besides the cash we've already stumped up) will be an even more diminished economy and intellectual infrastructure.
If you're going to vote no in September then vote Labour in 2015 in the hope of ousting the Tories...
I haven't put this picture here because it makes Ed look like a chump, (although it does.) I've put it up because generally - whatever the Tories promise - Labour are never far behind and they'll still be using your money to buy those English votes. Be in no doubt: unionist parties at Westminster would turn Scotland into an economic wasteland if it meant getting the keys to Downing Street.
And that readers is just one example of the terms of the United Kingdom and Scotland's place in it.
We're getting close, voters in Scotland are being made to pay for their - our - own economic hardship by Westminster politics.
You cannot afford to vote no in September.
A wee picture to tide you over.
I think we can agree, my skills with MS Paint are second to most other people's, although, in a recent poll by The Scotsman 'newspaper' - everyone thought they were fucking brilliant.
In Golspie
So this is Golspie. I'm sitting at a picnic table looking toward Tarbat Ness Lighthouse whose two red stripes I can just about make out. The wind is blowing and I have to tell you; I'm fucking freezing. Be that as it may, the sun is still shining (its half past seven) and rain isn't pouring out of the sky for a change.
Golspie sits right on the A9, we've gone past the land of bypasses, the main road to the north follows the coast at this point with Golspie's 1650-odd residents clustered along it, if memory serves, it is what a geographer would call a linear settlement as opposed to a nucleated settlement - which is about all I can remember from modern studies.
I came here by way of Dornoch, Embo, Loch Fleet and The Mound, avoiding most of the A9 completely. Dornoch is a nice looking town with access to the beach - although you have to navigate past a caravan site and golf course. Further along is Embo, a tiny village which is home to Grannie's Heilan' Hame Holiday Park, which is only accurate if your Gran lived in a static caravan. It's heavily sign posted from the A9 on the way to Dornoch. I was expecting a museum, if it was my Gran - depending on which one we're talking about: it would either be filled with doilies, digestive biscuits and floral curtains or fag reek, snooker on the telly at full blast and the howl of hearing aids. Its not a museum though, I couldn't find my way to the beach because of the static caravan park which all but blocked the sea view. I did venture in a bit but was dissuaded from going further by an OAP joylessly washing her knickers in the launderette.
Embo has a twin...
Oh my, its the palm trees isn't it...
Leaving Embo, which sits at the end of its own private driveway of sorts, I turned north toward Loch Fleet. The road looks attractive on the map and proves to be so in reality. It eventually finds its way to the loch's edge where you can park up and enjoy the tranquil views. Three ducks (two drakes and a mallard if you must know) were guarding the information board. They seemed to be unfazed by my presence so I give the lead duck a swift kick up the arse hoping the others would take the hint - I made that up, no really, I did - ducks aren't that clever. I had to kick the others out of the way too.
Anyway, Loch Fleet is home to many wading birds and although it looks like a barren mud flat when the tide is out, it teems with life. Worms, larvae and other tiny sea creatures left by the receding tide abound - and when the tide is in; all manner of aquatic life supports a veritable plethora of bird life. If you become stranded here over night, I recommend the duck, they're much easier to catch and tastier than worms.
Incidentally, there is more to Loch Fleet. The Mound cuts off the upper part of the loch from the lower, a system of sluice gates stops sea water travelling up beyond this man-made barrier, not wishing to go into too much detail, the fresh water part of Loch Fleet is verdant and lovely.
Sitting as I am in Golspie looking out to sea, there is something of a shadow over my shoulder, perched a-top Ben Bhraggie above the village is the statue of George Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford and First Duke of Sutherland, also known as the notorious bastard responsible for the highland clearances.
Its a typical story, a British Member of Parliament (for Newcastle Under Lyme and later for Staffordshire). He got around, at one point ambassador to France (having no diplomatic experience) then Joint Postmaster General (having never been a postman.) He was also a member of the House of Lords, mostly a Tory but laterally a Whig. The rest of his CV is just as you'd expect, honours from the British Establishment thrown at him like shit at the wall in a lunatic asylum; twice a lord lieutenant, a privy counselor, a Night of the Garter and a Duke.
He married the Countess Elizabeth Sutherland in 1785, part of that arrangement was that he'd gain control but not ownership of the Sutherland estates, after buying more land and extending the scope of the estate, they came to own between them two thirds of Sutherland and George in his own right was said to be the richest man alive in the 19th century, still being a bit of a Tory though, it wasn't enough.
Between 1811 and 1820, the clearances took place. Subsistence farmers were moved from their inland farms to the coast where it was thought they'd take up fishing. These were poor farmers already struggling, it was no highland idyll but they survived. Instead though, the land they farmed in the glens could be more profitably used to farm sheep. Hence, the farmers were moved onto much smaller much less fertile plots close to the sea. While some were offered jobs on these new super-sheep farms at jaw-droppingly low rates of pay, others were expected to farm what they could and fish for the rest on rocky coastal plots not even sheep could graze. These clearances were not unique to the highlands of Scotland, as far south as the Isle of Arran, tenant farmers were forced off their land and to the coast to make way for sheep farming - this was said to be an 'improvement' by the rich land owning classes. In truth, they just didn't understand how people lived in the Scottish Glens.
This was enforced with ruthless disregard for life, one of Sutherland's factors was acquitted of murder - a croft was set alight while it contained Margaret MacKay who'd refused to leave. As you would expect, the factor (one Patrick Sellar) took over a huge sheep farm created by the clearances he'd helped carry out, you can well imagine the resentment in the area.
In 1837 - a statue in honour of the Duke of Sutherland was erected in his memory (he died in 1833) on Ben Bhraggie and there it still stands above Golspie, despite locals wanting it removed to this day.
I am going to try my absolute best to go some where tomorrow that doesn't have some evidence of the British Establishment being disgustingly unfair and cruel to people living in Scotland. You would think Yes Scotland's job would be easier with all these memorials to how terrible Scotland and its people have been treated over the years by the union. Yet, it is a curious thing that we manage to ignore these monuments to the cruelty & subterfuge perpetrated against our fore-bearers over the years - some of which, as the Bridge at Bonar incidentally commemorates - wasn't that long ago.
In the meantime, you can print this image off and chuck darts at it.
In Bonar Bridge
Tonight I'm sitting in The Bridge Hotel in Bonar Bridge, mostly because a comment was made by 'Quaichmaker' on the last article telling us Ivan McKee of Business for Scotland would be in the village this coming Saturday (the 7th of June at 7pm in the community hall.) I'll be away home for the weekend so will miss it, but if you're in the area, I urge you to go. I've seen Ivan McKee on the telly handing some hapless unionist their arse in debate - he makes many compelling points, but then, I would say that wouldn't I.
Before coming into the hotel I took a drive up the hill behind Bonar Bridge to Loch Migdale which I can confirm is more than picturesque, (Ivan should probably have a look.) The Loch was the subject of an investigation by the BBC's Time Team in which a crannog was probed, and its not often you get to say that. The notion Tony Robinson might have driven these same roads and taken in these views I have to tell you sends a frisson of excitement up my spine. I'm lying of course, I couldn't give a shit. Still, people have been living in this area for a long time as evidenced by the preponderance of ancient hut circles and cairns, Tony and his team would have been in their element.
The Loch Migdale crannog, try to contain yourselves.
I also read on one of the information boards that have become a target of my interest recently that something called the Migdale Hoard was discovered in the area in 1900 - a priceless cache of early bronze-age trinkets, not your Elizabeth Duke Argos crap, this was top-notch gear. Workmen blasting a granite knoll on a local hill found it - for the remainder of that afternoon, burly workmen could be seen prancing through the heather wearing priceless bangles, anklets and other bronze age accessories.
Oh dear, there I go again making things up... Do you think in 2000 years time archaeologists will dig up Claire's Accessories with the similar enthusiasm tinged with awe?
No, me either.
I have to confess, I did something I haven't done for a long time while out & about in the country side - namely - driven along what I thought was a country road but what actually turned out to be someone's driveway. Pulling up in front of a bungalow - kids playing in the garden while dad peers with interest from behind a garden implement and mum glares from the bay window - is an awkward experience. There is simply no way to behave as if its what you meant to do. As we know, for a man to admit he got lost is not easy. Indeed, all you can do is look bewildered then pretend to give the really short person in the passenger seat a row for being a crap navigator.
The bridge at Bonar spans the Kyle of the rivers Oykel, Cassley, Shin and Carron. (In case you're interested and/or weren't sure, a Kyle is the Scottish name for a narrow or strait; usually filled with water - sometimes navigable.) The water course separates Ross & Cromarty to the south with Sutherland to the north and empties into the Dornoch Firth. The current bridge spanning the Kyle of Sutherland was opened in 1973, it replaced among others a bridge designed by Thomas Telford that was swept away in a flood in 1892. Apparently the Brahan Seer (also prosaically known as Kenneth Mackenzie) foresaw this, he was a 'predictor of the future' who lived in the 1700's - he also predicted that a slightly bloated man (after having consumed a Classic Bridge Burger) would waffle on about him in 2014. (I might be making things up again; if he did, it isn't recorded anywhere.)
Topically, and I think Ivan should make something of this. The bridge that was built by Thomas Telford in 1812 and subsequently swept away in 1893 came with the following inscription:
The Right Honourable Nicholas Vansittart (for example) was an English politician who went on to become chancellor of the Exchequer while the RH Charles Abbot (1st Baron of Tenterden) was a Tory in the House of Lords and an interim chancellor for a spell. They also appear to be a pair of grasping needy bastards.
I suppose you could read the sign in several ways, but I think we can all agree, it sets the tone. In 1815 and as now, it was not and is not a union of equals. We pay over the top for what they deign to give us, but its never enough for the British Establishment - we should be grateful for what we do get.
After Telford's bridge was swept away, the new bridge erected bore this tablet:
Which is more factual and less demanding of gratitude.
Then in 1973, with the current bridge, this engraving was erected.
An all together more business-like affair, Scottish Tory Gordon Campbell lost his seat in 1974 to the SNP. From his wiki entry: (usual caveats apply.)
"He was Secretary of State for Scotland during the whole of Edward Heath's government. During his term in office the issues of fishing and oil led to him losing his Moray coastal seat to the SNP. Government papers released under the 30 year rule reveal an attitude that may explain that loss. Papers from 1970 revealed how the Scottish Office was prepared to have a "weaker and less efficient national fleet"[1] to enable the UK to sign up to the controversial Common Fisheries Policy. On oil in 1972 Campbell was against any move to pump oil revenues directly into the Scottish economy despite Heath asking government departments to explore such an arrangements to help revive Scotland's economy with "its own resources".[2] Further papers from 1974 revealed how he proposed "exceptional measures" to force Shetland Islands Council to accept an oil terminal without financial benefit to the islands."
My bolding there, a member of parliament representing a Scottish constituency, in the highest office - and look at that record - just look at it.
We've come full circle, starting off with an irreverent travelogue around & about the Dornoch Firth, it seems the negativity & lies, the sheer hypocrisy and dishonesty of the unionist politician is unavoidable.
We need to finish on a positive note though: Ivan, if you're finished before 8:30 on Saturday (you shouldn't be, but if you are) nip along to The Bridge Hotel and have one of their Classic Bridge Burgers, it was only £8.80 but for any price - it was the best plate of food I've had for a long time.
I stopped needing it long before I stopped wanting it.
In Tain.
Rest easy readers, this article has little to do with Scottish independence. Hardcore supporters of independence may move along.
I'm working in Tain for two weeks which is why I'm sitting beneath Tarbat Ness Lighthouse, Britain's second tallest at forty metres and sporting two red stripes, I'm not sure why I'm adding the information about the stripes except to say, its on the information board and I'm an unselfish soul. More accurately, I'm sitting among the rocks down by the water looking north through sunshine and showers toward Dornoch, Golspie and the hills of East Sutherland beyond.
Tarbat Ness Lighthouse. Can you guess where I'm sitting? I've given you a clue.
Tarbat lighthouse is automated and the lighthouse buildings are now private dwellings - I rather suspect of a holiday home nature. Polite signs tell you the grounds are private gardens and not to be entered, someone has adorned one sign with a 'Scotland 2014/Vote Yes' sticker which the owners will either agree with or put up another polite notice about. The location is undoubtedly attractive for holidays and short breaks but I couldn't live here, I'd be bored shitless within minutes. I mean I'd try to convince myself I wouldn't - but I know I would for I am afflicted with the Me-Now Bug, symptoms include not being able to tell the difference between what you want and what you need.
The rocky shore currently giving me backache and a developing case of piles is where the geological fault responsible for The Great Glen meets the sea. I've sat on some of the rocks along the Great Glen Way and can confirm they are as hard as the rocks here, so it must be true. I genuinely don't know why I'm going to tell you this because I'm positive you already know, but The Great Glen sits in a Strike-slip or transcurrant fault. It extends south west toward Ireland (through Lough Foyle, Donegal Bay and Clew Bay) and to the north east toward the Shetlands where it becomes indistinct due to pesky mesozoic rifting. On land though, it gives us The Great Glen, which I think is underrated. We drive, walk or cycle along it, look for the Loch Ness monster in it and drink wine in Fort William or Inverness at either end of it. Rarely do we look up and realise that we are doing those things in or around an impressively large - if you'll excuse the term - gash in Scotland's landscape.
In any case, I'm sitting at the point where it enters the sea, which is nice. Or it would be were it not for the smell of sewage in the air. I tell you, nothing ruins a Coop Cheese & Ham sandwich like the stench of human waste, I'm not even sure where its coming from, there are no outflows here but it still smells fucking awful.
Squalls have been chasing up and down the Dornoch Firth for most of the day, at one point the weather closed in completely consigning the noisy jet planes roaring hither & thither to their various bases. Today they seemed to be engaged in an exercise of showing off, lets be honest, they don't need to do all those loops and sharp climbs do they - they can release their smart bombs and rockets from miles away and guide them in with lasers and magic. These pilots are just showing off. I think - and again, you'll have to excuse the metaphor - its just the RAF metaphorically nobbing Scotland with one of its many winged penis shaped objects - "Yeah, look at us in our planes, fancy a drink later ladies?"
Anyway, I'm babbling, I think because of the discomfort from sitting for so long on these rocks - I've had a Twix but it hasn't help. As I sit here, from the texture of the rock (I can feel every ridge and nodule in exquisite detail through my back and what turns out to be a not-so-well padded backside) I cannot decide if these rocks belong to the metamorphic Moine supergroup or the metamorphic Dalradian supergroup - I'll be up all night mulling that one over...
I should say, except for the smell, it really is quite lovely here, as I type, a seal just bobbed up for some fresh air, (hard luck there chum.) At least I assume it was a seal, there are a lot of things bobbing about in the water, most of which I guess are attached to lobster pots. Lovely though it is, I'm going to have to stand up, seriously, I have problems if I sit at my desk for an hour without moving, I've been here for at least forty five minutes and I've lost contact with my legs... Give me a minute...
... OK, much better now. To add to the idyll, I can hear lambs bleating in the distance, I can just see them gamboling cheerfully over by - trying gamely to keep up as their mothers are chased by randy locals - I'm joking, they seem to be from McSweans...
I think the only thing that could improve this location is a nice pub... with a beer garden... and comely bar staff... and winsome clientele.
Realistically I know this is out of the question (and so it should be.) So I'll settle for a cushion.
I won't be able to do my usual pithy blogs about the daftness of Better Together or the slick & slimy Vote No Borders rabble, I won't have the time to do the extensive research that is a hallmark of my articles...
OK, at least stop laughing now...
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Todd Gurley (Rams) and Sony Michel (Patriots) were collegiate standouts at Georgia before joining the NFL.
With Atlanta hosting Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, it's only fitting that both the New England Patriots' and Los Angeles Rams' leading rushers first made their names in the Peach State.
The Rams' Todd Gurley, who led all players in combined rushing and receiving touchdowns for the second year in a row, starred at Georgia from 2012-14 before becoming a first-round pick in 2015. Sony Michel, whose 242 rushing yards in two games for New England are tops for these playoffs, followed in Gurley's footsteps as a national standout for the Bulldogs from 2015-17. The Pats selected him in Round 1 of the most recent NFL Draft.
Gurley's status as a fantasy football dynamo has helped make him a household name. He's reached the end zone 40 times over the past two regular seasons and gained a combined 3,926 yards from scrimmage over that span. In addition to being an explosive runner who averaged 4.9 yards per carry this season, he caught 59 passes for 580 yards in 2018.
However, a knee injury caused him to miss the final two games of the regular season. During his absence, Los Angeles relied heavily on late-season addition C.J. Anderson, who picked up right where Gurley left off. He rushed 43 times for 299 yards (7.0 yards per carry) to close December, then followed it up with another 123 yards on 23 attempts and two touchdowns in the Rams' 30-22 postseason victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Gurley, for his part, punched in a touchdown while gaining 115 yards on 16 carries against Dallas. But both Rams' running backs struggled in the NFC Championship Game win over the New Orleans Saints. Gurley has maintained that he is no longer dealing with his knee injury and simply had a bad game against New Orleans. Regardless, expect both backs to factor into the Rams' game plan.
Look for the Patriots to utilize at least three running backs on Sunday, as they have throughout the 2018 campaign. Rookie Michel was limited to 13 regular-season games but still managed 931 yards on 209 attempts, adding six rushing scores. That doesn't include his prolific playoff numbers, such as his 53 carries and five touchdowns in two January games.
Unlike his fellow Georgia alumnus, Michel isn't often used in the passing game. Instead, James White gets as much attention from quarterback Tom Brady as any wide receiver. Best known for his Super Bowl LI heroics in which he scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime, he tallied 87 catches on 123 targets, gaining 751 yards and seven touchdowns. Although not the top option on running plays, White gained 425 yards on 94 attempts, adding another five scores.
The Patriots' other notable running back, Rex Burkhead, does a little of both. Despite just 317 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown in eight regular-season games, he proved his worth in the postseason with three rushing touchdowns — two against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
The presence of all these talented running backs are the reason the Rams and Patriots rank in the top five in terms of rushing yards per game. Whichever backfield is more productive on Sunday could be the determining factor in who wins this Super Bowl.


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Jaroslav Vojta
Known For: Acting · Birthday: 1888-12-27 · Deathday: 1970-04-20 (81 years old) · Gender: Male
66 Movies · 1 TV show
Jaroslav Vojta (27 December 1888 – 20 April 1970) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1970.
Sňatky z rozumu
Sňatky z rozumu was a Czechoslovak television programme which was first broadcast in 1968. The programme was directed by František Filip.
Alibi na vodě
Úplně vyřízený chlap
Mezi námi zloději
The Golden Fern
Wandering through the forest, a woodcutter finds a golden fern whose seed turns into a beautiful woman - they fall in love. After getting drunk in a village feast, he gets to sign up to the army. The ...
U nás v Mechově
O medvědu Ondřejovi
Páté kolo u vozu
I Dutifully Report
A comedy based on the novel of Jaroslav Hašek's The Good Soldier Svejk happens during the World War I. I Dutifully Report: In the introduction to the second part of the film adaptation of Hašek's nove...
Against All
After the battle of Sudoměř the Hussite teaching spreads through the whole country and people start leaving their homes to help build the fortification of Tábor. Prague citizens request help against t...
Florenc 13,30
... On the eve of his wedding, a young lumberjack Yan died tragically. His beloved Františka drank a lot of grief, being left with an "illegal" - illegitimate - child in her arms. She chased after ill...
Playing with the Devil
Sons of the Mountains
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Jan Žižka
The second part of the revolutionary Hussite trilogy takes place in the years 1419-1420.
Rudá záře nad Kladnem
Strakonický dudák
Hudba z Marsu
Přicházejí z tmy
Director: Vaclav Gajer
Komedianti is a 1954 Czech film directed by Vladimír Vlcek. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
The Circus Will Be
A few bus-loads of holidaymakers from the agricultural cooperative on a day trip arrive to see the show at the Slavia Circus. But, they have bad luck. It is Monday, the day on which the employees have...
Early Days follows the early life of famous Czech writer Alois Jirásek. Jirásek had already developed his own view of the history of the Czech nation while he was at grammar school in Broumov. When he...
Hasek's Tales from the Old Monarchy
Divá Bára
This is a romantic story about a brave, self-made girl, despised daughter of a shepherd. She is not afraid of anything - neither night nor swimming. But the superstitious villagers are telling weird s...
Ves v pohraničí
Capek's Tales
Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.
Warriors of Faith
Czech history movie.
Průlom
The Adventurous Bachelor
Shown in Cannes 1946.
Karel a já
Pantáta Bezoušek
To byl český muzikant
May Fairy Tale
Ríša, a student of law, neglects his studies in favour of parties and pranks. His angry father refuses to continue helping him out of his debts. Ríša, however, is not entirely beyond hope. He decides ...
Man from the Unknown
Venice Film Festival 1940
Teď zas my
The Magic House
When Vilem appears in the road with an unconscious young woman, it disturbs the peaceful life of three generations of the Balvínova family.
Její pastorkyně
The Hordubals
Naši furianti
The Merry Wives
A morally questionable lord comes to the aid of a working class man who is to be executed for speaking out about thieving rich scoundrels sticking it to the poor.
Srdce na kolejích
The White Disease
During a war, the world is ravaged by a disease called the White Plague. The play is based on a play by a playwright.
Komediantská princezna
Jízdní hlídka
Jak se dělá film
Pozdní láska
Maryša
Na Svatém Kopečku
U nás v Kocourkově
Curious citizens await the arrival of an important guest, the son of poacher, who became famous abroad. Begins celebration in his honor, but nobody knows that instead of the hero arrived cursory priso...
Dům na předměstí
Original in its sincere, lyrical realism, The River is a naturalistic melodrama otherwise characteristic of the period. Shot in sunbathed pastoral locations by Jan Stallich (Ecstasy), the story of fir...
Your Money or Your Life
A czech film that focuses on an unfaithful husband who married in to money, as well as an impoverished man who is turns to theft.
Načeradec, král kibiců
Muži v offsidu
St. Wenceslas (Czech: Svatý Václav) is a 1930 Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas.[2] It was the most expensive Czech film to date,[3] with the largest set constructed in Europe to acco...
Jedenácté přikázání
A Czechoslovakian comedy directed by Carl Lamac and starring himself Theodor Pistek & Anny Ondra.
The Gold Key
Na vysoké stráni
Mnichovo srdce
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Pregnant teenager in life-threatening condition as car and tram crash in Wolverhampton city centre
WolverhamptonPublished: Sept 16, 2021 Last Updated: Sept 17, 2021
A pregnant teenager has been taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition after a tram and a car crashed at a busy city junction.
The crash involved a tram and car
The teenage driver of the car, who was also taken to hospital, has since been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
Ambulances and five firefighters attended the Bilston Street Island in Wolverhampton city centre after the collision happened at about 6.30am.
UPDATE: Teenage mother-to-be 'critical but stable'
West Midlands Police is investigating the male driver of the car has been arrested.
A statement said: "The driver of the car has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
"A passenger on the tram also received minor injuries.
"The collision happened around 6.30am in Bilston Street and roads have been closed while emergency services are at the scene."
Police were unable to confirm the ages of the suspect or the injured girl.
Roads around the island remained closed six hours on from the crash.
West Midlands Fire Service said: "The driver of the car was able to extricate himself before our firefighters arrived. On advice of paramedics, we assisted a pregnant passenger, who was not trapped by injuries, from the car who was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and the car was made safe by our firefighters."
The tram sustained damage
Police helped to manage congestion after the crash
There were long delays on the ring road around the city and on nearby results as emergency services dealt with the incident.
A statement from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 6.32am to reports of a collision involving a car and tram at the junction of Bilston Street and Piper's Row, Wolverhampton.
"We sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car.
"On arrival, crews found a teenage girl in a life-threatening condition. Staff worked quickly to administer advanced trauma care to the patient at the scene and en route to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
"The second occupant of the car, a teenage boy, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious and was conveyed to New Cross Hospital."
The aftermath of the crash in Wolverhampton city centre
Motorists were advised to avoid the area, and traffic was diverted via the A41.
Further tram services between The Royal and Wolverhampton St George's were suspended.
West Midlands Metro said: "Due to road traffic accident, trams are unable to run between The Royal and Wolverhampton St George's.
"Trams are still running with delays between The Royal and Bull St. Travel to Royals for trams to Bull Street."
West Midlands Police also attended, with officers speaking to Metro staff and helping to manage traffic.
It is at least the fourth time in the last four years that serious crashes involving trams and cars have happened at the Bilston Street Island, which connects the ring road, the A41 Bilston Road, Bilston Street into the city centre and the A454.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting log 591 of September 16.
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Report: 'Extensive' Gay Hookup App Usage Compromises Vatican Security
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Location-based homosexual and heterosexual hookup apps are widely used within Vatican walls, an investigative report revealed late Tuesday, which can open the Holy See to blackmail and other security risks.
The report by the Pillar, an online Catholic news agency, raised particular concerns of vulnerability to China, which until 2020 owned the gay hookup app Grindr, one of the services whose use in the Vatican was uncovered.
The Pillar revealed that at least 16 different mobile devices emitted signals from Grindr on at least four days between March and October 2018 within the areas of the Vatican City State not open to the public.
Vatican watchers have been at a loss to explain why the Vatican and Pope Francis himself have been so recalcitrant in not calling out the egregious human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and why the Holy See entered into an unfavorable agreement with the CCP in 2018 ceding some decision-making power in the naming of Catholic bishops to Beijing.
"As more and more nations have expressed their concern about the growing evidence of concentration camps and even genocide in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, there has been silence from the one entity that has the whole of suffering humanity at the core of its mission. I refer to the Holy See," wrote a mystified Dominic Lawson in the Sunday Times in 2020.
The Grindr app was "acquired by the Chinese gaming firm Beijing Kunlun Tech in 2016 for $93 million," the Pillar report states, and was only sold to a U.S.-based company in 2020, under pressure from the U.S. government that had flagged Grindr's Chinese ownership "a national security risk."
The report suggests a high degree of probability that Grindr data from its 27 million users would have been shared with the Chinese government during the four years under Chinese ownership, information that could include "user details, private messages exchanged between users, and evidence of sexual liaisons arranged between users."
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Sounds like a place where you need to wear a mask and gloves and not touch anything?
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Either it's real or it's not. But it probably is.
Gee you don't say? Its almost like they should be allowed to date and marry like everyone else


I technically reviewed these in this Candyology101 podcast, but I like doing write ups even when I review items in different media. (Like audio or video.) It's nice to get to discuss the items with more detail, and I like taking foodie photos, so here's the official written post for Mystery Peeps!
The packaging is the same shape and size as the traditional marshmallow Peeps, but this time the design doesn't entirely match the chick-shaped marshmallows inside. Normally blue peeps are in blue packages, white in white, yellow in yellow...and so on. (Peep color segregation!) This package is more like the Party Cake flavored Peeps, where the design is more graphic and interesting. We have some purple gradients and accents (I guess purple is the most magical and mysterious color they could have gone with?) and there are scattered descriptive words to enhance the "mystery" aspect of this flavoring. I'm not a huge fan of the packaging, I feel like it's a lazy design, but that it's trying hard at the same time. I kind of wish that the company went crazy with this one and did blind packaging so that we couldn't even see the Peeps inside, or that the packaging looked like some kind of lock box, or even a magician's trunk. I'm not usually a fan of gimmicky design, but I really think they should have had a bit more fun with this one.
When you first open the packaging the aroma is a bit tangy and fruity, but not overwhelming. I couldn't really tell what the flavoring was by the aroma alone, but there's definitely some kind of fruit involved.
If you get up close and personal with these Peeps the aroma gets pretty artificial and a bit stronger. At this point I"d venture to say this smells like Kool-Aid and other powdered fruity drink mixes. (Also all my Peeps had wonky eyes.) When I tried these on air, I said they tasted like fruit punch, and revisiting them now, I stand by that statement. These taste sugary sweet from the sanding sugar coating, and all the flavoring seems to be mixed into the marshmallow itself. I can taste a tanginess, that reminds me of unmixed fruit punch concentrate or powder, and a hint of possibly cherry or pineapple.
I was really excited when these were announced, because I thought they'd be a lot of fun, and in a way they were, but I can't say I'm a fan of this flavoring. Whatever this is, it's too artificial and intense for my tastes. I like flavored Peeps, and I think flavored marshmallows are a great snack, but this is like dipping a sugary marshmallow into Kool-Aid mix, and I'm not digging it.
The company said that "Each has it's own mystery flavor..." and I'm not sure what they mean by that. Are the mystery chicks different than the bunnies? Are each batch flavored differently like the mystery Dum-Dum's? I can only find chicks in my area, and I have had two packages from two different stores over an hour away from one another, and they both tasted the same, so I am guessing they meant bunnies have their own flavoring. Have any of you found the bunnies in your area? If so, what do they taste like?
They are back this year but now they have 3 mystery flavors.
I saw! Turns out I was right and these were Fruit Punch flavored, and they re-released them with red sanding sugar instead of white.


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I'm using the root file system from ELDK 4.2 (or later) on an ARM system.
ELDK 4.2 (and later) for ARM provide an EABI compliant User Space environment. You must enable EABI support in your Linux kernel configuration, or the system will hang as described. Your kernel's ".config" file should contain "CONFIG_AEABI=y" for this.


I cant believe that the Summer is over already? It seems like the summer happens in just a blink of an eye around here, why cant Winter do that too?
The fiance and I spent the day yesterday by the water in Newburyport and it was a glorious day!
can you tell that I am a week bit happy about the start of a new year!
I looove oldies marketplace -- that place is a treasure-trove!
Oooh that place looks FUN! I love a good antique shopping trip.
In Montgomery, Alabama we are still in the mid to upper 90's so I will happily usher summer out for as long as possible. It is much more comfortable where you are, and those photographs are absolutely beautiful. Such blue water!
Glad you enjoyed your weekend and have a nice day.
So glad Earl didn't damper the entire weekend! :) I love Newburyport!
I can't believe the summer is over! So sad. It sounds like you had a great trip to Newburyport. I love it there, it's so pretty! I have never been to this antique market before, and I can't wait to check it out the next time I'm there. We took a day trip to Watch Hill...it is such a cute little town!
Looks like a beautiful weekend; what is better than boats, water and sunshine to say goodbye to summer?!
summer goes by so quickly!! especially here!!
From the photos looks like a glorious weather, glad you had a great time!
I like that oldies marketplace, if I'm ever in town I'll be sure to make that one of my stops. Summer is almost over, but I do have to say I'm ready for fall!
Wow looks like so much fun! I am with you the fall is always bittersweet!
looks like great fun! i think I need to hit up that marketplace! Hope all is well....let's plan a date for drinks soon!
Looks like a wonderful way to end a lovely summer!
I absolutely love Newburyport and hope to live there sometime soon! Oldies is one of my favorite places to browse. Did you check out the Wishbasket? It's my favorite store in Newburyport.


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A combination of the pressures of modern life, your kids growing up and the way that technology is creeping into every aspect of our lives with more people glued to the screens of various devices than ever before means that good, quality family tie is getting harder and harder to come by.
Fear not, it doesn't have to be this way! There are a variety of interesting things you can do as a family which will bring you closer together while working as a team, maintaining and building the most important relationships you can have.
Here are ten activities that can help bring your family closer together.
Nothing gets people working together like the thought of competition. Organise a sports match to get your family working as a team. It could be between yourselves, such as adults versus kids at anything from tennis to badminton to golf, or it could be a summer game of rounders down the local park against a set of family friends. Not only is it good for teamwork, but the physical exercise can also help you drop a few pounds as well!
All kids love seeing videos of themselves when they were younger, providing they aren't being shown against their will to the general public! Dust off those old homemade videotapes of them running around the garden or celebrating a birthday or Christmas to reminisce about old times. Your wedding video is another classic to show on a home video night – let the kids come together to laugh at your hair and clothes. Both of which were obviously considered fashionable back then!
Everybody loves a good mystery, whether it be the innocence of an Agatha Christie novel or the far more sinister unanswered question of who exactly was Jack the Ripper? Solving mysteries requires teamwork and will bring your family closer together. The Escape Room phenomenon – where a team of people can only escape a room by working together to solve puzzles – is big around Asia, Europe and North America with facilities like the Pittsburgh Escape Room being extremely popular. It can provide a great day solving mysteries for your family.
Holidays can bring a family together, but not if you are just going to sit on a beach in Spain for two weeks. Get out and connect with Mother Nature on a camping holiday. You'll have to work together to pitch a tent, find firewood and entertain yourselves in the great outdoors. There's no better feeling than sitting around a campfire at night with a mug of hot chocolate telling stories, either.
Working on a project such as a garden can bring a family together. Take a corner of your garden, plant some fruit and vegetables in it and get everyone to play their part in helping with the growing process. The common goal of growing something that you will later eat will make all the hard work and teamwork that goes into the garden seem worthwhile, plus you'll end up with healthy, low-cost food at the end of it.
If you can't stretch to growing food together, then one of the easiest ways to bring your family closer together is by eating dinner together. Busy schedules may make it practically impossible to do every day, but with a set dinner time, you should all be able to sit down together at least once a week. It's a great opportunity to turn off the television, talk and find out what is going on in everyone's lives. Sunday's are the best time, especially if you combine it with a delicious Sunday Roast.
Board games are another great way to get everybody sat around a table doing an activity together. A family game night can take minds off of the pressures and stresses of school or work, while you spend good quality time with each other. Just make sure you have a copy of a dictionary handy for those contentious words that are bound to pop up if Scrabble is your game of choice!
A shared history can bring us together with strangers and it's the same with family. How many of us know about our family trees going further back than the relatives we can remember? By researching and creating a family tree, you are making a direct link between your ancestors who went years before you, right through to your youngest children in the modern day. That can bring us closer together while if you've got an aspiring scientist or chef in the family, discovering that one of their relatives used to practice the same profession can also make them feel more a connection. Who knows what you will end up discovering, but it's exactly the sort of adventure that is a great family activity to take on together.
If you don't think you have the time to carry such an in-depth investigation into your family tree, then the next best thing is interviewing the grandparents. Take your kids and spend a whole day of quality of time with your parents and grandparents, asking questions about their lives and their ancestors. They have a wealth of knowledge about their forebearers to pass on and again; it creates a connection from generation to generation which can draw everyone together. You might even find out some interesting secrets that you didn't know yourself about their lives.
If you don't think you or your kids do enough reading, then set up a family book club as one way around the problem. Pick a book, sit down and read it aloud together and as you go along, share your thoughts and feelings on the story so far. It's a great way to start conversations, set out a topic of debate and it may even allow you to broach some of the important talks every parent has to have with their children at some point in the future.
These are lovely ideas. We play board games ad read a lot and it really helps us switch off and enjoy quality time together. I love the idea of interviewing the grandparents!


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Some of you might have seen the invitation I received to go to St. James' Palace from HRH The Duke of York. Here's how it happened:
It all started off with the UK government's infamous Pitch 10 competition that resulted in the accidental leaking of 600+ email addresses. Some startups I spoke to were annoyed that the Pitch 10 companies who were selected were much more advanced, and some of those who entered thought it was only for startups.
Being entrepreneurial, I of course took advantage of the situation and told some of these upset founders that I would setup a website called Pitch11.co, where they could pitch me their startups in 11 words or less, and if I liked it, I would put their startup on the website. It even got a brief mention in Mike Butcher's article about Pitch 10 on TechCrunch. I was then inundated with emails from entrepreneurs who wanted to be on this list.
And suddenly, it happened: I saw an email in Pitch 11's mailbox with the subject:
"THE DUKE OF YORK".
At first glance, I thought it was fake; why would the Duke of York's office email me? But no, this was the real deal – the Duke of York's secretary had emailed Pitch 11 to ask how the Duke of York could support the businesses listed on there.
In August 2014, my company, giftgaming was named Duke of York Entrepreneur of the Week – which probably helped my application when I applied to Pitch@Palace, as they knew who I was, and what my company did.
And now I'm pleased to say I am invited to attend St James' Palace. And there is no doubt there will be some highly successful, influential and highly-connected people there, and I am incredibly grateful to have been invited by HRH The Duke of York, and to his special advisors who have helped organised Pitch@Palace.
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How should I calculate XY?
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