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Category Archives: Detective/police drama
by Duncan Lindsay | April 18, 2014 · 8:11 pm
Law and Order UK: Criminally underrated
Nestled inconspicuously in the midweek 9pm slot, Law and Order UK is one of TV's constants. Already eight seasons in, it's a subtle staple of the schedules that rarely fails to deliver on all fronts. The format is quick and snappy, derived from a USA counterpart and, at times, the fast paced stories can seem rushed and contrived. However, the knowledge that a resolution to the mystery will become clear within the hour timeslot and we will see the plot unfold from the crime to the verdict and often beyond, is comforting.
Law and Order UK does not pretend to be anything other than an hour of entertaining and easy to follow drama. There is no pretension here; a crime is committed, every character we meet will undoubtedly have played some vital part in the story (there is simply no time for many red herrings) and the police are a little bit too sharp in situations where the resolution can stretch the imagination. It doesn't matter though; take Law and Order UK for what it is, and the hour flies by.
It is a little idealistic, usually painting the police and the prosecution team as heroic mavericks desperate only for the truth come out. Similarly, defence lawyers are painted as snarling and sneaky villains, searching for a loophole to get their crook off the hook. It's a premise that works so long as you aren't looking for a documentary. Continue reading →
Filed under Detective/police drama, Legal dramas
Tagged as bradley walsh, georgia taylor, itv, law and order uk, Ronnie Briggs
by Jo the Hat | April 4, 2014 · 1:18 pm
Joy of Sets: The Professionals Mk1
I will be honest with you. I adore the Professionals and have done since I was a child with (what felt like) a life-size poster of Bodie and Doyle on my bedroom wall. When I heard about the remastering of the show for DVD and Blu-Ray, you could probably have heard the squeeing from space. But, be warned, I watch this show with my slash goggles on – they allow me to overlook the political incorrectness, sexism and ludicrous moments like Cowley calling for a "helicopter and the nuclear bomb squad" or Bodie and Doyle defusing an atom bomb in a bowling alley (Stake Out) and focus on the alchemical gold of Bodie and Doyle.
For those who prefer a, ahem, straighter reading of the text, this is what you need to know. The lads have never looked better. Watching the repeats on ITV4 is genuinely like peering back through 30-odd years of grime. I'm not sure the show looked this good even when it was first aired… Network has done an incredible clean-up job. And the shiny new boxed set comes with lots of gorgeous extras, including exhaustive production notes (a 180-page paperback filled with everything you could ever want to know about the making of the first series. My only complaint is the tiny font they've used – good for the trees, bad for my eyes), Without Walls – the 1996 Channel 4 documentary about the show (which left me wanting to give creator Brian Clemens a slap, to be honest), a couple of bits of unused footage, and a massive gallery of photos, many of which haven't been seen before, and covering the first few days' shooting with Anthony Andrews as Bodie (on Old Dog With New Tricks).
Oh and Network has put the episodes back together with the original, unintentionally hilarious, title sequences. I was too young to see the first couple of series, so for me Laurie Johnson's iconic theme tune has always conjured the image of a car smashing through a window, Martin Shaw looking like he's about to chop down a particularly nefarious tree and Lewis Collins ferociously working out in the gym. The sight of Shaw and Collins vigorously throwing themselves at random targets in the original titles is one that makes me smile and wince in equal measure. (We also get the original closing titles, worth checking for the sheer lack of traffic on the roads of London back then.)
If you've spent the last 35 years or so ignoring Bodie grabbing Doyle's arse, Doyle touching up Bodie, or the pair of them making eyes at each other and flirting, and would like to continue watching from a heteronormative perspective – now's the time to jump ship (if you'll pardon the pun) on this review. Those who ship (or at least don't mind if others ship) Bodie and Doyle, come with me below the line…
Tagged as Bodie and Doyle, George Cowley, Gordon Jackson, Lewis Collins, Martin Shaw, Network, The Professionals
by Duncan Lindsay | March 5, 2014 · 7:46 pm
Jonathan Creek: A mediocre act
It is almost unheard of for a positive soul like myself to post two negative blog posts in a row, which is why I went for the safe option of reviewing Mr Creek's all new adventure, comfortable in the fact that I had yet to sit through an episode that I hadn't enjoyed.
The past tense is not accidental, it pains me to say. The preview promised the return of a mystery/comedy, but it failed to deliver on both, leaving a lacklustre hour of sadly predictable and cliche television.
The main gripe must of course be the fact that there wasn't a mystery to solve. The episode centred around a hammy actress (kudos to the apt casting of a former Hollyoaks star here) who was stabbed in the street by the wife of a stage hand who fancied her. Instead of reporting the stabber to the police, she was persuaded to cover her injury up, with the help of a makeup artist who put prosthetic skin over the wound (honestly, I'm not actually making that up). Continue reading →
Tagged as Alan Davies, ali bastian, Green Wing, ITV1, Jonathan Creek, murder, mystery
by Sue Haasler | September 16, 2013 · 3:19 pm
Kick-ass women: Indira Varma
The final episode of the BBC 1 drama What Remains aired last night, and if you haven't seen it, get yourself to iPlayer immediately. But leave the lights on. I'm not going to post any spoilers, but what I will say is that the ending was twisted, dark and rather extreme. The final scene will haunt me for quite a while, I think.
Front and centre when any twisted, dark, extreme stuff was going on was the character of Elaine Markham, played with absolute swagger and charismatic nastiness by Indira Varma (who also appeared in Luther and has been cast in the next series of Game of Thrones). In a cast of incredible actors (Steven Mackintosh, David Threlfall etc), Varma stole every scene she was in. Elaine was, at best, bitchy, feisty, confident and sexy as hell. At worst, she was very, very bad indeed. Or, in Varma's words, "When she's your friend, it's a party all the time, it's great fun. But if she turns against you – that's when you're in trouble."
Posted by PLA (episode 1 and 2 reviewed here)
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Filed under Detective/police drama, Drama, Kick ass women
Tagged as bbc, david threlfall, drama, indira varma, Steven Mackintosh, what remains
by Sue Haasler | September 2, 2013 · 9:59 am
What Remains: House of secrets
I'm very much enjoying the BBC's four-part drama What Remains, and not only because it has the wonderful Steven Mackintosh in it. It's mysterious and gripping and there are great acting performances all over the place.
In last week's opener, seven months' pregnant Vidya and her partner Michael (Amber Rose Revah and Russell Tovey) moved into a flat in a big Victorian house, and found something nasty in the attic – the mummified corpse of the woman who used to live in the flat above them. David Threlfall's DI Len Harper – wouldn't you know it, on his very last day at work before retiring – is called in to have a look, but as there's little forensic evidence to be had and no one seems to know much about the deceased, the police don't think it's worth following up. Len does, though, based on a bit of old-school instinct, and he carries on investigating even after he's officially retired.
There are inevitable comparisons to Broadchurch in the way that the whole community (in this case, the residents of the house past and present) is under suspicion. In episode two, the finger of suspicion was pointing very firmly in the direction of stroppy Elaine Markham (Indira Varma) and her photographer girlfriend Peggy (Victoria Hamilton). There's a feeling that Peggy feels more empathy for the dead girl than most – could it have been a crime of passion? Then there's the mysterious schoolteacher/caretaker who lives on the ground floor. The other residents think he lives alone, but newcomer Michael knows different.
Everything is shot with a sickly, green hue and the house seems like a character itself, from the outside always shot from ground level and seeming to loom menacingly, and from inside all skewed angles, shadows, hidden corners and flaking paintwork. Flashback scenes are gradually filling in some of the background of the dead girl, Melissa. There are two episodes to go, and lots of secrets still to be exhumed.
The first two episodes are available to watch on iPlayer.
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Filed under Detective/police drama, Drama
Tagged as amber rose revah, bbc, david threlfall, indira varma, Russell Tovey, Steven Mackintosh, victoria hamilton, what remains
by Emma Chaplin | May 3, 2013 · 7:25 pm
Covert Affairs. Tosh on heels
We don't have Sky, so we tried Netflix for the purposes of watching their new version of House of Cards. Once you start using Netflix (which I'm enjoying – particularly revisiting old series such as Jonathan Creek), they start recommending things. Many US shows on it I'd not heard of. You're not getting them up-to-date, so you're often watching early series of shows that may now be defunct, or currently up to series five or six. I liked Lie to Me with Tim Roth, and a Twitter friend put me onto Modern Family, a classy, superb comedy I'd heartily recommend to anyone with good taste (and in fact will, when I get round to writing another post on it).
The early episodes of Covert Affairs, on the other hand are neither classy nor superb. They are so cheesy, in fact, watching it feels very much like eating a massive bag of Wotsits. You feel sick, you've had far too much, yet still you keep sticking your hand in, munching mechanically away. A guilty, occasionally heave-inducing pleasure.
There are good things about it. It's fun. Anne 'The Book Group' Dudek is always great. She plays the sister of fresh new CIA operative, Annie Walker (Piper Perabo), who works for tough DPD (Domestic Protection Division) boss Joan (Kari Matchett) married to top boss Arthur Campbell (Peter 'Sex Lies and Videotape' Gallagher). There's lots of internal politics and scheming. We have ambitious operatives such as Jai (Sendhil Ramamurthy), son of previous big CIA boss, who has a tense relationship with Arthur. There are many TV drama cliches in play at all times.
My tragedy is that I cannot see my own six pack
Annie's bezzie mate in the CIA is Auggie, played by Christopher Gorman, an operative who supposedly lost his sight in Iraq and is therefore desk-bound these days. There are many fine visually impaired actors I'm sure, but CG isn't one of them, by which I mean he has no visual impairment in real life. His key role in Covert Affairs seems to be to take his shirt off. Nothing wrong with that. He has a fine chest, and a winning way with the ladeez to be sure, and why not? But his character isn't really pushing the envelope of disability awareness I don't think.
I will kick your butt so long as I don't fall over in these stupid heels first
Filed under Detective/police drama, Netflix
Tagged as Anne Dudek, Annie Walker, Auggie, Christopher Gorham, Covert Affairs, Jai, Kari Matchett, Peter Gallagher, Piper Perabo, Sendhil Ramamurthy
NCIS's 200th episode: Nearly as good as a slap to the back of the head
Now, just because I don't write up every episode of NCIS for you, don't go thinking I've missed a single one of its 200 episodes. I still love this show, and if you haven't seen it yet, check out my first love letter to the best-looking navy cops around. There just isn't time for me to blog it every week I'm afraid. However, this week is different. Not because it's a milestone for the show, but because they chose to mark the moment with a very different kind of episode.
[Kinda spoilery from here on in…]
This isn't the first time NCIS has entered an alternate reality (see the first two episodes of season three when the entire team have a Sixth Sense thing going on), and I have to confess the idea of Gibbs being in limbo while his life flashes before his eyes had me a little anxious. I should have known better.
Life Before His Eyes is not just fine by the show's usually high standards, it's full of rewards for the long-time viewer. The diner in which reality is temporarily suspended for Gibbs is packed with familiar faces from the present and the past. Jenny Shepard, Mike Franks, Joan Matteson, Ari Haswari, Caitlin Todd, Anne Gibbs (she's a redhead, naturally), McCallister, Pacci, Pedro Hernandez, and, of course, Shannon and Kelly all make appearances at some point.
It's also a Gibbs-centric episode, and who's going to complain about that? And, in addition, it may just let the man heal a little. Lord knows he deserves to. As Mike Franks tells him, "You solved hundreds of cases, you helped families get over burying their dead by putting away murderers and terrorists."
You could see this as a loving riposte to all the NCIS fan fiction/forum wishlists as it answers a whole lot of "but what if?" questions along the way. What if Cait hadn't died on that rooftop? What if Gibbs hadn't killed Pedro Hernandez? What if Shannon and Kelly hadn't testified and been murdered? I, naturally, blubbed more than once.
And if all that isn't enough, we also discover that Jimmy Palmer is absolutely ripped beneath those scrubs. As Gibbs murmurs at the end of Abby's disclosure of her progress on this week's case, "Who knew Palmer had abs like that?"
It's not the perfect episode to start watching NCIS from, but it is a lovely present from NCIS to its fans – the next best thing to a personally-delivered Gibbs slap… Here's to another 200 episodes!
Tagged as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Life Before His Eyes, Mark Harmon, NCIS
Shetland: More, please. Literally
Guest post by Sarah Lady
Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start… except the BBC, in its infinite wisdom, decided to start Shetland (its new Sunday night offering) three books into Ann Cleeves' quartet. This has meant some jiggery pokery with both the plot and the characters which may annoy fans of the books, but the author has said she's happy with the adaptation as it captures the spirit of both the books and the islands, so who are we to argue?
None of these changes detract from the series. It's stunningly shot: all greens and coppers and rusts, earthy Autumnal which feels strange given the book is set in Spring and the fire festival, Up Helly Aa, featured in episode two, is in January. There's an awful lot of daylight and not enough clothes for January too, but that's a trifle. Shetland looks utterly beautiful and the music is sensitively haunting without turning every scene into a tourist information advert.
Dougie Henshall as Jimmy Perez is commanding and genuinely interesting to watch. I wanted to find out more about him and his rejigged back story; recently widowed, returned islander in this, rather than 'new to the island' with a wife on the mainland from the books. This change makes for a deeper, sadder, more interesting character. His concern for the well being of Cassie, his step daughter, and his relationship with her and her father is both touching and true to life. Cassie gets all the best lines, too:
"I can't wait for this to be over?"
The supporting cast is generally good, full of granite faced old-school Scottish actors and the delicious Mark Bonnar, who plays Duncan Hunter, local businessman and Cassie's dad. He's an intriguing and potentially sinister character who hopefully plays a greater part in future episodes (a girl can dream, right?).
Tagged as allison o'donnell, ann cleeves, bbc, dougie henshall, mark bonnar, shetland
Broadchurch: Mystery-on-sea
(Ep.1) The trailer for Broadchurch really tells you most of what you need to know. David Tennant is in it and he's looking haunted. Olivia Colman cries a lot. It's about the murder of a young boy. It's set by the sea and the sun is shining, but the town is full of secrets. There's a cast of shadowy characters who will no doubt come to prominence as the series goes on (there are eight episodes) – the local reporter; the out of town reporter; the boy's employer the grumpy newsagent; Olivia Colman's son, the murdered boy's friend, whose second reaction to the news of his friend's death (the first was tears) was to delete every text and computer file relating to him; the young vicar; Pauline Quirke, who lives in a cliff-top caravan and hasn't spoken yet but has been an onlooker.
It's partly standard police procedural, but in the opening episode there were touches that lifted it above the standard. The presence of Tennant obviously gives it dramatic weight, but I was most impressed by Olivia Colman. As the local cop on the case and knowing the dead boy's family personally, she's heavily emotionally involved from the outset and Olivia Colman is totally real – she looks soaked in tears and grief, and it must have been a completely gruelling part to play.
Some of it was a wee bit obvious, like the boy's dad's progress through the town in the sunny morning before the murder was discovered, with a friendly word for every person he came across. We get it, it's a friendly, tight-knit community. There were also some amazingly powerful scenes, such as when the boy's mother was stuck in traffic and realised that the cause of the jam was that a body had been found at the beach. Already worried because her son hadn't turned up for school, she left her car and set off running towards the beach in blind panic. I should think every parent in the country could relate to exactly how she was feeling. I bet more than one person went to check that junior was safe and snug in bed after watching this.
Tagged as adam wilson, broadchurch, David Tennant, itv, Olivia Colman, pauline quirke
by Sue Haasler | January 31, 2013 · 11:43 am
The Following: Things that go AAARRGGHH!!! in the night
I watched the first episode of The Following last night (I know, only a week behind everybody else, as ep. 2 has already aired) and I think I'm still shivering. It's seriously spooky stuff.
The set up is that Kevin Bacon plays Ryan Hardy, your typical ex-FBI agent with an alcohol problem and nightmares about his last case, the one where he took down a Seriously Bad Guy Indeed. The episode opened with the serial killer Bad Guy, Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) breaking out of prison, leaving a trail of gore in his wake – but how did he do it? And how will the FBI capture him before he kills again?
Obviously they need Hardy, and obviously after initial reluctance he's persuaded to come back. This is where it starts getting properly creepy. Continue reading →
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Tagged as crime, drama, james purefoy, kevin bacon, Sky Atlantic, the following


2017-06-07 Smeters and medical devices, among other things.
1) A very good article about the potential effects of smeters on medical devices, etc. Throughout the article, there are some links to some very interesting articles.
Smart meter radiation and health – why are we neglecting non-toxic alternatives?
"It is striking that the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) called for a moratorium on smart meters (2012) and continues to veto them today.
2) A must read about the true financial situation with BC Hydro which is dire through accounting practices that can only benefit the Liberals and their buddies. We all will pay dearly for their conniving and deception.
Liberals leave financial mess for the new government to clean up.


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Friends Of Birley Spa
Pictorial Timeline
Campaign Blog
Birley Spa in the News
Butterflies, Moths and Flying Insects
The Future of Birley Spa
Insects, Arthropods, Molluscs and Spiders
Our campaign to save Birley Spa began in the summer of 2018, following an enquiry from a former resident of Hackenthorpe who happened to visit the Spa and was dismayed to see the state of it, neglected and disused for nearly 10 years. He was informed by the council that it was about to be sold. The Friends of Birley Spa was formed shortly afterwards and the battle began.
Despite everything that this year has thrown at us, we have made it to Christmas! Sadly, as much of the year has been, it's not quite the Christmas we wanted, but we can only do our best. We hope we have raised a smile and shared a little festive spirit with our visitors. Huge thanks once again to Village Pumpkins at Dronfield who very kindly donated a lovely tree and equally huge thanks to everyone who has donated decorations and lights.
Our Halloween event was scarily spooktacular, with some amazing pumpkins decorated by our community on display. We thoroughly enjoyed it as did our 140+ plus guests over the two nights. The feedback from the event, both on the nights and on our Facebook page, was so positive, we were quite overwhelmed. Not bad for a place that some would have you believe, the community have no interest in. We have created a Halloween album in galleries. (See button at bottom of post)
We have the go ahead for our project with Sheffield University to start an Oral History Archive of peoples stories and memories of Birley Spa. The start date is 15th February 2021, so we really need to start now taking names of people who have stories or memories to share. As previously stated, these are stories and memories, we don't need to know exact dates, or for people to remember every detail, please don't let that stop you from coming forward. We know there are so many wonderful stories out there, this is our chance to save them for posterity. Please contact us via the website or Facebook to be involved.
As we look towards the new year we want to really focus on achieving our goal of securing a future for our unique Victorian Bath House. We have plans in place for various events, pandemic permitting, and we are looking at ways to attract further funding, ideally a corporate sponsor or charity. If any of our followers have ideas or contacts that they think could help, we would love to hear from you.
We wish all our followers and supporters the best Christmas they can have, in the circumstances, and here's wishing for a brighter 2021 for all of us!
Good People and Pumpkins!
Heritage Open Days was once again worth all the effort that went in to putting it on, thank you to everyone who came. A very special thank you also to the lovely Dan Unwin and the team at Olympus Scaffolding for providing a platform for our visitors to view the plunge pool from above. We had a young assistant this year, who not only sold home-made mud pie spoons, but also explained the pricing structure for bathing at the Spa, and indeed how it may have contributed to the demise of the business. We get so much pleasure from seeing our visitors discovering what a wonderful place it is with such a varied and chequered history. The more we we talk to people, the more we learn about their personal memories of the Spa, which are absolutely fascinating. One of our visitors was a University of Sheffield PhD student, who contacted us after the event about a project to create an Oral History Archive for Birley Spa, to record all these wonderful stories for posterity. All being well the project will start in the new year. More details on this soon.
Our Virtual Quiz night on 26th September, organised by Claire, was a great evening of family fun and may be something we do again in the future as we continue to live through the strangest of times.
Next up is Halloween, and we are so excited! Victoria has created a covid safe event, now fully booked, over two nights that will be awfully, terrifyingly, spooktacularly good!
We are also running a 'Decorate a Pumpkin Competition', please see our Facebook Group for details. We are extremely grateful to Village Pumpkins, Morrisons and Asda for very kindly donating the pumpkins. We can't wait to see what our entrants create.
In our last blog post we asked people to complete a short survey about repairs to Birley Spa Pond. Firstly thank you to all who responded, we had over 150 replies. The results were overwhelmingly in favour of the work going ahead and of it being beneficial for the community and wildlife. There were some very insightful and heart warming comments too. This survey will be invaluable as we pursue funding for the repairs.
We have had two zoom meetings with the council and it's fair to say we are at a bit of an impasse. Apologies for not being able to go into detail at the moment, but if this can be resolved favourably you will hear all about it, if it cannot, you will hear all about it, loudly! Time is against us due to the deterioration of the building, but with National Lottery Heritage Fund interested in the future of the Spa, it is still our belief that the best outcome for the building and the community is for it to be a Community Hub for the benefit and wellbeing of all.
8/22/2020 1 Comment
Digging for Heritage!
After much consideration and planning we are pleased to announce that we will be taking part in Heritage Open Days 2020. We are offering a talk and tour of the Bath House, taking in a little more of the grounds this year and tapping into the 'Hidden Nature' theme for HODs. As we are following current guidelines for Covid 19, we are restricting group sizes to 6 people only, to allow for social distancing. We have fixed times for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each week, but are offering a number of discretional family/social bubble groups at other times. As always HODs are free events, but donations are welcome. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/birley-spa-bath-house-history-talk-and-tour
Our Volunteer Days have restarted, we are currently focusing on getting the garden and paths ready for HODs. There is a lot to do, the effects of not being able to work during the lockdown have certainly made the task more difficult, but we are currently feeling pretty pleased with the progress we have made.
We had been looking into having Birley Spa and Silkstone Ravine classed as a Local Nature Reserve to help us get funding, particularly for the pond. On taking professional advice we will no longer be pursuing that option. Natural England are apparently reluctant to grant more LNRs, and it would appear having that status has little impact on funding applications. We have approval from Parks to seek funding and we have a collaborative work plan for various areas in the grounds, some of which has already started. Before we can apply for funding for repairs to the pond, we need to prove that there is a desire for the work to be carried out, that it is of value to the community. To achieve this we have created an online survey to assess public mood for the project. https://forms.gle/Hsax1xazhPU1WdMB9 We would be most grateful if you could complete it, thank you.
We are due to have a meeting with the council on 4th September, via zoom, hopefully we will be able to resolve at least some of the ongoing issues. Fingers crossed we get some resolutions.
Snakes at the Spa and other Stories..
Hope you are all keeping well in what is sadly still one of the strangest and troubling of times.
We are very pleased to report that Birley Spa appears to have had many new visitors during the lockdown as more people have explored their local area, let's hope they don't forget about us as and when normal life returns!
To engage local children (and adults) a Spa Snake of Stone has appeared and continues to grow, doesn't he look great? He will be relocated to the garden to preserve him, when the time is right.
There have also been sightings of fairies, we always knew it was a magical place, keep a look out, there may be more appearing very soon.
Work has started on removing the garden waste, given current restrictions progress is slow, but we're getting there and some little splashes of colour will soon be starting to bloom.
Planning for Heritage Open Days is ongoing, it may be possible to proceed in a socially distanced manner with something like our original plans but other options are being considered, such as a virtual tour, if necessary. A decision will be made this month.
We have been very lucky to have received 2 separate sets of photos of Birley Spa, one from the 1960s and another spanning from the 1940s to 1980, so grateful to the donors, we can now start to expand our Social History collection. If anyone has any old photos from the Spa they would like to share with us, please do let us know. We are also collecting stories, memories and anecdotes, there are some lovely ones out there, again if you have any please feel free to share.
We are looking to apply for Birley Spa Grounds and Silkstone Ravine to be made a Local Nature Reserve. The area is currently classed as a Local Wildlife Site, which although an acknowledgement of its importance, carries little weight. We have included Silkstone Ravine as it is adjacent to the Spa and because much of it was originally part of the Spa land. Also, it is worth pointing out, wildlife doesn't recognise our boundaries. Within the Spa grounds we are working with Parks Department, on advisement from the Ecology Team, it seems common sense to expand this across the Ravine as well. Parks Department cover the basics, it is as much as their budget will allow, with our volunteers we can do more and help to enhance biodiversity in the area. The Hackenthorpe Litter Pickers are already doing a fantastic job keeping the whole site clean, it is looking better than it has for years. We believe, moving forward from this terrible time, our green space will be more important than ever. LNR status could open doors for more funding opportunities to improve the area further. Our community deserves that.
Obviously due to the current pandemic situation any events we had planned were cancelled. May Day, History talks and market stalls, all things that would have raised considerable funds for our cause have not been able to go ahead. Event planning for the future is complicated and once again our lack of basic facilities is problematic. But, we still need to raise money to secure a future for the Bath House, the building continues to deteriorate and in the current conditions acquiring funding is going to be even more difficult, the more money we can raise the better. To this end we have opened a Paypal account for donations if anyone would like to contribute. Thank you.
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Lockdown/ Future Planning
Although we knew the Coronavirus was coming, it's probable that none of us fully appreciated the impact it would have on our everyday life. Indeed, how long the crisis will continue is still unknown, we can only hope people take every precaution possible to help reduce the spread of the virus.
In the interest of Health and Safety all upcoming events at and for Birley Spa are cancelled, including our Volunteer Days. Although this is disappointing, it does give us time to thoroughly plan out future events as well as work on strategies for improving the site in general and look at longer term fundraising.
We hope to get the get the green waste moved from the garden. It is unlikely that we would lay a lawn this year in any event, planning for accessible pathways is much more important. What would be fantastic though would be to have some colour in the garden. We have tried to find out what was actually supposed to be growing there, but haven't got very far. The Cherry Laurel had overgrown so much that it had effectively smothered anything else. There are a few ferns and a clump of primroses in the border in front of the entrance to the plunge pool and that's about it.
The Spa is a Victorian building so it would be appropriate to have a Victorian themed garden. A formal planting style is quite high maintenance so the more relaxed style of a Victorian Cottage garden would be preferable. Because we want to fuel biodiversity within our environment as much as possible there will be emphasis on plants to attract Bees, Butterfies, Bats etc. We are currently working on plant lists , but if anyone has anything suitable going spare that they would like to donate, please get in touch.
The earliest event that may be able to go ahead in the Spa grounds is Saturday 4th July 2020, Teddy Bears Picnic, in conjunction with Fields in Trust. Further details will be released nearer the time, if we are able to proceed.
Heritage Open Days this year run from 11-20 September. We all are reasonably optimistic that this will go ahead as normal. Following on from last years event we will (hopefully) be having a few extra sessions and rolling out a wider tour of the grounds with a talk about the flora and fauna of the area.
Obviously given the ongoing situation our progress with the council has all but halted as other critical issues must take priority.
We will be speaking with representatives from National Lottery Heritage Fund next week on ways to move our application forward.
We will update you when we have further news. Please stay safe!
For children big and small
Link to the Wildlife Trusts, home activities.
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/looking-after-yourself-and-nature#activities
Spa Meeting 7th March
Apologies for the delay in update on this, but things have been a little chaotic lately, for all of us I think!
Our long awaited meeting with the council finally took place, Councillors Paul Wood, Bryan Lodge and Denise Fox were in attendance, as was Brian Mosley from Love Sheffield (Facebook Group).
Councillor Paul Wood will chase up the fitting of a new door to the building. The only door measured for replacement was the main entrance, but we need access to the kitchen and that door cannot be opened from the outside. We are hoping that enquiries can be made regarding the roofing material that covers the Spa as repair may be more practical than replacement. We have asked about mesh placed over the downpipes from the roof to stop them getting blocked with leaves.
To facilitate greater engagement with the site and enable fundraising activities we need a toilet and ideally access to drinking water, we have asked the council for advice and/or assistance with this.
Further discussions were had regarding improving ventilation issues, which are preventing the upper floor from drying out.
The Ward Councillors are looking to fund a professionally written business plan suitable for submission to major funders. We have asked our business advisor provided by Prosper North to provide a quote for his services, because he has worked with us previously and is familiar with the Spa and our plans for it.
Friends of Birley Spa have opened an application to Heritage Lottery Fund for £10,000 to assess resilience, feasibility and sustainability of the business plan for Birley Spa. We have also registered with Social Enterprise Exchange to access further funding streams.
For these applications to be successful we need a legal document from the council to verify our status which Councillor Paul Wood has said he will acquire. The legal document will also enable us to start serious fundraising. Councillor Bryan Lodge has offered to help us with a race night.
With onsite facilities we will be able to offer tours and talks for a fee to further raise funds along with other events.
There are ongoing issues with the pond in the grounds which need to be resolved, we have now been told that the pond does not come under Parks! We have asked for urgent clarification on this.
We are now awaiting responses to all the above.
Frustratingly, the council produced a Building Better Parks Document around the end of 2018. It's purpose is to make best use of Parks by introducing businesses, such as cafes, and maximising use of green space for the benefit of all. Ironically, this is exactly what we want to do at Birley Spa, but because the Bath House does not come under the Parks Department, it was not considered in that process.
Sadly as you will be aware, we are in the grip of the Coronavirus pandemic, which will doubtless impact on what is already a painstakingly slow process. While we all hunker down for what will be a tough few months, we will be working to move things forward as much as possible.
Further update on this to follow.
Stay safe everyone!
Anyone for Soup?
For anyone who has never heard of it, Sheffield Soup host live crowdfunding for local projects chosen by Sheffield People.
The Grants are made up of peoples entry donation on a live pitch night. Each 'micro investor' donates a minimum of £5. 4 people each pitch an idea that has been selected by Sheffield Residents. The audience privately cast their vote, and the winning pitch receives 100% of the door receipts!
Friends of Birley Spa have been very lucky to be shortlisted to pitch at Sheffield Soup No. 18 on Thursday 27th February at the Crucible.
The funding process to restore the building will take time, whichever route we take, as will the repairs, but if we had some basic facilities we could be doing so much more, right now, and that is what we will be pitching for.
If you can come down and support us please do.
There are 3 other very worthy causes pitching on the night, you might like to listen to their plans too.
Attend the Live Crowdfund Experience on Thursday 27th February http://bit.ly/attendsoup18
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As we welcome in 2020, we are very hopeful that the future for Birley Spa is bright!
Our volunteer sessions have been going well (new dates for 2020 now on the website and Facebook) and we were lucky to have the Birley Firefighters pay us a visit again on 17th December. Once again they did a fantastic job and the improvements in the ground are really starting to show. Through the volunteers sessions we have been able to thoroughly clear the leaves around the building so, externally at least, the building is the most winter ready it has been for some years.
Following our participation in a Tree Planting Event at Townhead Farm, organised by Green City Heritage, which was attended by many community Green Space and Heritage Groups from across the city, we were inspired to apply to become a Tree Charter Branch. This Charter was created by 70 plus organisations who are working together with the Woodland Trust to develop The Charter for Woods, Trees and People. It is relevant, more than ever, for people today, as it supports a future in which trees and people stand strongly together and sets out how each can benefit the other. We hope to host Tree Planting events of our own at Birley Spa.
Unfortunately due to a general election getting in the way, we have not yet been able to have our next steps meeting with the council. We hope to have a date for that meeting soon.
This next year will certainly be much busier than last. We are still in the planning stage but intend to hold a higher number of events at the Spa. We hope to engage local schools and the wider community more, although the Spa deserves to be recognised at a national level, it is and always will be a local treasure.
Fundraising will also be a priority. Any local businesses that would like to get involved through sponsorship or donations we would love to hear from you!
Happy New Year to all our members and followers, fingers crossed we have exciting times to come!
Fun, Firefighters and Frights
Firstly an apology for the delay in publishing this blog post, but we have been very busy.
A lot of preparation was required for the Heritage Open Days but it really was worth it! We had held back in clearing too much around the building as we were keenly aware that any improvement to its appearance could have made it more appealing to a potential buyer, now that that threat has been removed it has been very rewarding to see the building, on the outside at least, look a little more loved.
Over the 2 weekends we were open for Heritage Open Days we had approximately 150 visitors, from across the city and much further afield, even as far as Norwich. We will never get bored with people saying 'Wow!' when they first see the Plunge Pool. The talk and tour was very well received, the value of the Spa and its grounds is certainly not a hard sell. Although this was a free event we received donations just short £250! Thank you to all!
On Tuesday 22nd October the Firefighters from Birley Fire Station came to help in the grounds, to say they did a brilliant job, is an understatement. We are so grateful for what they achieved, surplus saplings were removed and the true width of the path by the side of the Bath House was rediscovered. They made a huge difference and are keen to help out again at some stage. They will also be donating half the proceeds of a charity run they are doing to the Friends group, date to be confirmed.
Birley Spa held its first Halloween Trail on 31st October, the building was transformed into a spooky wonderland. It was fantastic to see so many of the local community attend, we cannot wait to do it all again next year, and who knows, we may even have electricity!
We are now an official Company Limited by Guarantee for charitable purposes, when we have raised funds of £5,000 we can become a Registered Charity, both of these things give us access to more fundraising opportunities and access to funding streams. The next step is clearly to raise as much money as we can because to apply to many of the big funders, for repairs to the building, we would be expected to provide a percentage ourselves. Sadly due to the current economic uncertainty the local businessman who was going to help us, is no longer able to do so.
We have been very lucky to be enrolled on the Prosper North mentoring scheme which will help us develop our business plans' long term sustainability. We may also be eligible at the end of it to apply to the Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund. We have attended a Social Enterprise and Trading workshop which was very interesting, although a little ahead of where we are now. We also have a business advisor provided by Prosper North whom we have now had two very productive meetings with.
The council decided that as there was a very comprehensive survey done of the Spa just over 12 months ago, there was no need for a second one and currently we are basing our repair plans on aspects of that. There is a possibility that the council will be able to fund some of the smaller, but urgent repairs to prevent further deterioration of the building. They have already been and cleared the grates and some of the gutters. We will be meeting with the council in the near future to discuss next steps.
Following on from the Firefighters marvellous work, we have decided that we will have regular volunteer sessions in the grounds, on the second and 4th Sunday of each month. At the present time we are extremely limited with the amount of tools we have, but much of the work we have to do is literally hands on, so bringing your own gloves is essential. The aim in the grounds is to remove all none native species like Yellow Archangel and then contain invasive growth such as Ivy, Holly and Brambles. The sessions will be 10 till 12 noon, the first one will be Sunday 10th November. Please come along if you can.
We are now moving into a new phase with the Spa and we are increasingly aware that the workload is growing. We will need to expand our committee in the near future, further details to be announced.
We will update you on the outcome of our next council meeting.
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Following a few turbulent weeks, where the Spa felt more under threat than ever before, it was with some trepidation that we arrived at the Town Hall tonight for our second meeting with Councillor Paul Wood. Also in attendance were Councillors Denise Fox, Bryan Lodge, Karen McGowan and Star Reporter Molly Williams.
It is fair to say the tone had altered considerably since our last meeting. The 10th August deadline has now been removed and we will receive a letter that will hopefully allow us to apply for funding. There will be an independent survey done of the building to assess the true cost of repairs and prioritise them accordingly. Councillor Wood will look into potential ways that the council could fund or match fund these repairs. Although this is great news, it does leave the possibility of the hall becoming residential or office space, on the table.
To remove those options completely we would need to find funding ourselves. To that end we have approached a community enterprise development group and are to schedule a meeting with them hopefully in the next week. We have submitted an application to Prosper North who provide mentoring for cultural heritage organisations with the opportunity to access the Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund. We have also received a generous offer of financial assistance from a local businessman who is keen to see the Spa remain as a community building.
There is a determination on both sides that Birley Spa will be restored. The results of the building survey could play a huge part in which way the outcome goes.
Further updates will be given as we get them. Thank you for all your support, we couldn't have got this far without you!
P.S. We also have the go ahead for our Heritage Open Days!
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/birley-spa-bath-house-history-talk-and-tour
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Goa eyes Chinese tourists amid tourism slump
Panaji | Tuesday, 2015 6:06:06 PM IST
With the inflow of Russian tourists on the decline, at least for now, India's best known beach tourism destination Goa is now eyeing high-spending Chinese tourists.
The state's tourism officials are currently hosting a three-day familiarisation trip for Chinese tourism and travel operators, who are being offered a sample of Goa's tourism bounty, namely its beaches, tropical forests and heritage monuments.
"This FAM trip will help Goa Tourism in a big way as it will bring high-end tourists from China and in turn benefit tourism stakeholders in the state," said Deepak Narvekar, public relations officer of Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC). It is the host agency conducting the excursion for the Chinese visitors.
The three-day FAM trip, which began on May 9, included visits to Goa's heritage sites, beach belt, eco-tourism sites, temples, and also provided an experience of water sports and a taste of Goan cuisine and culture.
Twelve delegates from and around the Chinese city of Urumqi are participating in the visit. Ting Zhang, sales manager for Air Arabia in China, who heads the delegation said: "Goa has beautiful beaches and its cultural diversity has enthralled us very much."
Zhang also said Air Arabia's improved connectivity from the city of Urumqi to Goa could spur tourism arrivals to the beach state.
Urumqi, once a popular pit-stop along the ancient Silk Route, is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
"Urumqi is an inland major city in the world farthest from any ocean, hence Goa and beach tourism has found favour with the Chinese delegation," Narvekar said.
Goa attracts over three million tourists every year, of whom foreign nationals account for half a million. Tourism industry stakeholders in the state have, however, complained about the drop in the inflow of Russian tourists in the 2014-15 season.
The drop is attributed to several factors, including slowdown in the Russian economy.
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Preserved for 230 million years in droplets of amber just millimeters long, two newly named species of mites and a fly have set a record.
They are the oldest arthropods – invertebrate animals that include insects, arachnids, and crustaceans – ever found in amber, the name typically given to globules of fossilized resin. The results, published by an international team of researchers in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciencestoday, pave the way for a better evolutionary understanding of the most diverse group of organisms in the world.


The glucocorticoid receptor interacting protein 1 (GRIP1) localizes in discrete nuclear foci that associate with ND10 bodies and are enriched in components of the 26S proteasome.
The glucocorticoid receptor interacting protein-1 (GRIP1) is a member of the steroid receptor coactivator (SRC) family of transcriptional regulators. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusions were made to full-length GRIP1, and a series of GRIP1 mutants lacking the defined regulatory regions and the intracellular distribution of these proteins was studied in HeLa cells. The distribution of GRIP1 was complex, ranging from diffuse nucleoplasmic to discrete intranuclear foci. Formation of these foci was dependent on the C-terminal region of GRIP1, which contains the two characterized transcriptional activation domains, AD1 and AD2. A subpopulation of GRIP1 foci associate with ND10s, small nuclear bodies that contain several proteins including PML, SP100, DAXX, and CREB-binding protein (CBP). Association with the ND10s is dependent on the AD1 of GRIP1, a region of the protein previously described as a CBP-interacting domain. The GRIP1 foci are enriched in components of the 26S proteasome, including the core 20S proteasome, PA28alpha, and ubiquitin. In addition, the irreversible proteasome inhibitor lactacystin induced an increase in the total fluorescence intensity of the GFP-GRIP1 expressing cells, demonstrating that GRIP1 is degraded by the proteasome. These findings suggest the intriguing possibility that degradation of GRIP1 by the 26S proteasome may be a key component of its regulation.


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The Clean Up is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring Charles Delaney, Betty Blake and Bruce Gordon.

A newspaperman and a cop join forces to clean up a city of its criminal elements.

Cast
 Charles Delaney as Oliver Brooks
 Betty Blake as Susan Clancy
 Bruce Gordon as Hard Boiled Foley
 Lewis Sargent as Hunch
 Harry Myers as Jimmy
 J.P. McGowan as Frank Lawrence
 Charles H. Hickman as Captain Clancy

References

Bibliography
 Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

1929 films
1929 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Bernard McEveety
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films

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Martin Our Teacher
Martin Our Teacher is a production of Louyi Tang, screenplay writer, director and producer. Louyi moved to the United States in 2000 and studied directing and filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. She is a member of the China Film Society and co-founder of Tiger Butterfly Films, LLC.
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Martin Our Teacher is an opportunity for an investment in the movie and entertainment industry for investors and sponsors with international interest. The movie will be presented not only in the U.S. and China, but will also be presented to a Global audience. For more information regarding an investment or sponsorship in this film, please contact:
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Martin, a struggling writer in Little Rock, Arkansas, mistakenly receives a letter from a blind teacher in a remote western Chinese village. In the letter, the teacher implores a former student to come home to teach the village children. Miserable in his present life, Martin journeys to the remote area which in the mid-1990s is not open to foreigners. Initially threatening to arrest him, the county authorities finally agree to send him to replace the old blind teacher, the only teacher in a primary school.
But will Martin survive a difficult life lacking of water and no toilets, with buildings near collapse, three grade-levels of mischievous students and a noisy local opera broadcast over loudspeakers every day? Will the villagers accept this alien-like but passionate and impetuous American teacher? Watch the trailer below and enjoy the moving and inspiring pre-view of this culture-clashing movie.
Pressconference - Martin our Teacher


Morgan Corp. is currently searching for a Heavy Equipment Road Mechanic in the Charlotte, NC area.
The primary responsibilities of this position is to service, repair, and maintain the Company's heavy equipment.
Maintain, troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and diesel power systems on a variety of construction equipment including but not limited to dozers, skid loaders, dump trucks, excavators, and various other heavy construction equipment as well as some small engines.
Responsible for service documentation, ordering parts, and maintaining assigned service truck.
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OMG! I'm Having A Baby!
One of the most incredible moments in life is the announcement that a baby is on the way. Your family has been selected to experience the amazing experience of pregnancy, labor and the evidence of creation. As the mother undergoes physical changes, so does the environment that will surround the precious blessing. This season requires lots of preparation for the little angel. House changes, new furniture and tons of adorable little outfits, shoes, utensils, bottles, diapers and necessities will be compiled during the anticipated royal appearance. This is a time of celebration and there are so many ways to include family and friends in preparing for the baby. "It takes a village to raise a child," is a famous quote that explains how most family members feel about the budding branch of the family tree, So be sure to engage your village in the celebration pending the birth. The following are few ideas of how to involve your family and friends/future babysitters.
IT'S POSITIVE! If you have a chance to plan it, why not video the pregnancy announcement reactions of those that will be closest to the baby, like eager grandparents? Be creative in your announcement; a pack of buns in the oven set off a national celebration when a couple shared their video of the husband learning that his wife was pregnant. How many YouTube videos are out there now those allow the world to celebrate baby blessings. Will you capture a viral moment? Have fun, bring tissues!
IT'S A BOY, WAIT IT'S A GIRL! Early in the pregnancy, doctors are usually able to detect the gender of the little bambino or bambina. If you opt to find out the gender of the baby, host a gender announcement party with close family and friends. Be sure to be specific that this event is separate from the baby shower. You may want to use this opportunity to stockpile on diapers. Include in your invitation what brand you plan to use, and then invite your attendees to bring their choice of gender specific diaper. After the party, you have the option of keeping the wrong gender diaper or giving them to another expecting mother. Here's a gender reveal design held at our studio a few months ago.
SHOWERED WITH WISDOM! What better way to share the joy than to have a baby shower with friends and family. Be sure to register at your favorite retailer and list it on the invitations. Also, include your nursery character or color theme so your guest can purchase merchandise that reflects it. Use this opportunity to not only have games and eat well, but to gather suggestions and advice from moms who have been there and done that. Play the Mom Reality Check Game. Take a basket and fill it with questions that you may have about the baby, pregnancy and delivery, then let some of the mothers pose questions as well. Do you know what to do when breastfeeding does not go as perfect as the video? What are some ways to get your figure back in 6 weeks or less? What is the best product to use on those stretch marks? Who has the best day care for newborns? What do you do if the baby has colic? When should my baby be sleeping through the night? Pass the basket around the room; let every attendee pull and read a question then let the veteran moms provide you with their testimonies. You might find their wisdom is the greatest gift of the party.
NURSERY PARTY! Have you ever heard of a Paint Party where friends come by, eat pizza and help you paint the house? Well a Nursery Party is very similar. The menu is up to you but be sure to include refreshments for your partiers. Use this day to get the room together for the little one. Paint, put together the furniture, decorate, put the clothes in the dressers, layout the diapers, and add all the final touches to complete a peaceful setting for the new family members. Hopefully, you have a village who wants to be part of the process. This is a great way to include them and it takes some of the burden off of the parents. You will be plenty busy soon enough.
NAME DROPPING! Not sure of a perfect name for the baby? Why not build a social media campaign to get ideas. You could post that you are looking for a creative yet distinguished name for your baby. Ask your followers to share your posting to have their friends contribute names. Be sure to share with your audience fun pregnancy pictures so they can share with you the awesomeness of this particular time of your life. You may want to include a gift of some sort to the winner. But be sure to announce the winner once the baby has arrived and they are properly named. Your audience will appreciate that they had a chance to be part of the process. Be sure to keep information such as delivery date, your location and hospital confidential to maintain security.
Be sure to check out Encore Event Design for our hosted events in our studio and our list of services. Whether you are having the event on site or wish to use our services at a location of your choice, we offer expert event designing support. For more information, please visit www.encoreventdesign.com and follow us on Facebook for our daily posting of events. We look forward to designing the perfect celebration for your baby shower. Congratulations!


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I don't agree with the system – it should be voluntary – but it's a system of pillaging and control.
With the change in pension policy, people are going to be poorer and have less power and less options in their lives. At the same time, more of our tax money is going to benefit governments and banks, so that the ruling elites end up with more power, while we have less power.
Somehow that's going to help the poor?!


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'Do it for Bobby': Packers will rely on entire offense to replace Robert Tonyan
Multiple position groups will be called upon to fill tight end's void
Head Coach Matt LaFleur
GREEN BAY – As the Packers enter the second half of their 2021 campaign, they'll do so without Robert Tonyan after the fourth-year tight end tore his anterior cruciate ligament during last Thursday's 24-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Tonyan's injury leaves a major void in Green Bay's offense. His 70 catches for 790 yards and 13 touchdowns since the start of the 2020 season is production that won't be easily replaced.
The Packers have options at tight end. Veteran Marcedes Lewis is on pace for the most catches and receiving yards of his four seasons in Green Bay. Josiah Deguara and Dominique Dafney are both healthy, and Tyler Davis now has a full month under his belt in the offense.
Still, sticking with the mantra he's used all season, Head Coach Matt LaFleur isn't expecting one player, or even position group, to carry the weight of Tonyan's absence.
"We have a lot of confidence in (the tight ends) in that room, but also it doesn't necessarily have to come from that position," LaFleur said. "All our backs do a really good job out of the backfield. It could provide more targets for the wide receiving corps. So, we're going to have to get that production in other areas and we'll have to adjust to that."
It's a formula that's worked for Green Bay this season. Down their top three receivers against the Cardinals, the Packers leaned on the backfield of Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon to pace the offense.
With LaFleur aiming to get Jones and Dillon 30-plus carries going into the game, the duo responded with 137 rushing yards and a touchdown on 31 attempts. Jones also led Green Bay receiving with seven catches for 51 yards.
What's more, the Packers received some good news at receiver on Monday when Marquez Valdes-Scantling (injured reserve) and Allen Lazard (reserve/COVID-19 list) both returned to practice. LaFleur also mentioned there's a possibility Davante Adams could clear COVID-19 protocols this week.
While Lazard wouldn't necessarily be viewed as a replacement for Tonyan, the 6-foot-5, 227-pound receiver possesses a similar route tree. Tonyan and Lazard have been two of Rodgers' top targets in the middle of the field and down the seam this season.
Season-long injuries have required some schematic adjustments. Against the Cardinals, for example, veterans Randall Cobb and Equanimeous St. Brown plus rookie third-round pick Amari Rodgers all made their first starts of the season.
The Packers still found a way to 7-1 despite the injuries, to which LaFleur credits the locker room pulling together and the ingenuity of offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and Green Bay's coaching staff.
"You've got to do the best job you can. (I'm) thankful for the offensive staff that we have in terms of their ability to adjust," LaFleur said. "Hackett does such a great job of kind of rallying the troops up there, trying to put guys in the right position.
"I think that's just something we look at each game is how you want to attack whoever it is you're playing. Every game has different challenges in terms of how you think you can best move the football and score."
The versatility of the Packers' tight ends will be tested in the weeks and months ahead and perhaps no two players exemplify those ideals more than Deguara and Dafney, who already have filled a multitude of roles over the past year.
Dafney signed with Green Bay last October after Deguara tore his ACL in a Week 4 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons and wound up being the featured "F" tight end/H-back during the Packers' playoff run.
Dafney missed a month with a hip injury but played 14 snaps in his return against the Cardinals.
A third-round pick out of Cincinnati last year, Deguara became just the second Packers rookie tight end to start a regular-season opener since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. He was off to a fast start, as well, before suffering the knee injury against Atlanta.
Deguara, who returned to practice on Aug. 12, knows more will be asked of him, Dafney and the rest of Green Bay's tight ends without Tonyan, and he embraces that challenge.
"That's what this game is, that's what the sport is. It's always next man up," said Deguara, who has played 101 offensive snaps in seven games this season. "We're going to do it for Bobby because he's a huge part of our room. We're going to miss him in there while he's gone but I know he's going to be there for us and still going to be with us when he can."
After going through ACL surgery and months of rehab himself, Deguara said he immediately reached out to Tonyan once his diagnosis was confirmed to tell him that he loved him an offer his support in the journey ahead.
While Tonyan turns his focus to recovery, the Packers' offense will look to finish what the budding tight end started this season.
"Bobby provided so much, and the thing that you really, truly appreciate about a guy like him is even when he wasn't getting the targets, he was still doing his job," LaFleur said.
"He attacks it the right way. And I know it's just a little blip on the radar for him. He'll be back. He'll be stronger. He'll be better."


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Why is Grief so Overpowering?
If an animal companion has died, "How can you be so upset over an animal? Just get another one."
To be in mourning is painful at a level that many people find frankly frightening. Many fear that if they really feel their grief, they'll be lost in an emotional black hole from which they may never escape. Therefore, they work very hard at suppressing their pain as much as possible and maintaining an illusion of normalcy for the world while feeling totally lost inside. This is a common response to grief, but it has the ironic effect of prolonging the pain for most who attempt it.
The information offered here is meant to give you greater understanding of what grief is, why it is so very hard to live through, and some basic strategies that are healthy, effective ways to find your way back to living with purpose again.
2. Why is Grief so Overpowering?
Grief is a normal, healthy response to a life-altering loss. Please read that again, and really think about what it means.
Your loss occurs on many levels. The most obvious is that there's nothing but a gaping, painful void there in a space that was recently occupied by someone you dearly love. That's just the beginning. You've also lost the enjoyment and activities you're used to sharing with your loved one. You've lost the ways that they fit into your life routine, and the rhythm of your days will now be forever changed. You've lost someone to feel connected to, someone to care for, and someone to worry about. You've lost a major focal point of your own emotional energy, especially if you were involved in caretaking and treatment of your loved one's long-term medical issues. You've lost the life that you had when your loved one was here. Perhaps you've even lost some sense of self, if you used a person to define who you are and that person is now gone. For example, if a major part of your identity is "spouse" and your spouse dies, where does that leave you? So much in your life is different now, in ways large and small. Your world has changed. Why wouldn't you mourn deeply in response to such a loss?
Grief plays havoc with your body, which is why you may notice problems with your sleep, appetite, level of energy, physical strength, and general stamina. Mental processes are often impaired in grief, which can cause you to experience forgetfulness, trouble concentrating, and/or repetitive thoughts. Emotional chaos can be expected as you try to absorb the impact of the loss, figure out how to re-organize your life, and go on.
Early grief looks a great deal like clinical depression in terms of the symptoms you may have. If you have experienced a loss, however, these are not symptoms of illness – they are the normal, expected response of those in mourning. Much as a severe physical injury makes it impossible to attend to anything else until the pain is managed, grief is the severe emotional injury which also demands your full resources until the pain is managed. It is important to remember as you walk this painful path, that all of this difficulty is unfortunately normal. You will only make your journey more difficult and prolonged if you judge yourself along the way.
Normal, healthy, adaptive grief usually looks awful, because although it's normal, it's still an emotional train-wreck for the person in mourning. It's important, even as you suffer, to know that there's probably nothing wrong with you personally – you're just reacting the way healthy people do to incredible loss.
You may find yourself crying frequently. You should allow this to happen as much as possible, as long as it doesn't pose a serious problem like endangering you while driving or disrupting an important business meeting. You'll probably feel unbearable longing for your loved one, and your thoughts will probably be fairly obsessive and repetitive for a time after the loss.
You may find yourself playing a number of mental games as you seek control over the uncontrollable. "Mental Math" is the game in which you keep a running count of the time since the loss, as in, "Three weeks ago at this time, s/he was still here and everything was fine." The "If Only" game is particularly common in the case of a shocking or wrongful death: "If only" any one of a hundred little things had been different, your loved one would still be okay, and be with you now. And of course, the "Whys." Why did it happen the way it did? Why did it happen at all? Why didn't it happen to someone else? Why do harmful people go on blithely about their destructive ways while someone wonderful like your loved one is lost for no apparent reason? These games are your mind's attempt to make sense of the nonsensical. The effort is doomed to failure of course, and is not at all helpful, but it is very typically what people in mourning do.
• The time of day, day of the week, or date of the month of your loss.
• The birthday of your loved one.
• Anniversaries of special dates in your relationship with your loved one.
It is common for previous losses to be reactivated in the face of new grief. As a result, you may find yourself obsessing over and reliving an old loss even as you grapple with the new one.
Guilt may present itself at various points through the process. You may have had mixed feelings about your loved one; these feelings may have seemed quite understandable and acceptable to you while your loved one was alive, but may now feel like a horrible betrayal in light of their death. You may feel relieved in some ways when someone dies – it may be the end of what was historically a challenging relationship, or perhaps it was simply a merciful end to what would have been prolonged, pointless, physical suffering for someone who was seriously ill or injured. Sometime in the future, as you begin to feel a bit better and perhaps smile for the first time in weeks or months, you may be seized with sudden guilt about daring to experience any enjoyment when someone so loved has died.
It is important to remember that despite how devastating it feels, you are in a healthy process which is part of a transition that is essential for you to make. As you begin the transition to your new life without your loved one, your ability to function will gradually improve, and your pain levels will slowly become more manageable.
You'll probably experience all of these stages, and most or all of them more than once. The process is typically one of progress alternating with setbacks; you hope that over time, you gain a little ground with most of the cycles. There is no telling how long it will take any individual to finally get a firm grip on acceptance.
So, as a mourner, you have a job to do. It is to work your way through the phases of loss to acceptance. If you don't do this, you will not be able to go on living with quality after your loss, and this will be terribly damaging to you and anyone who loves you. Trying to avoid this job of adjustment only keeps you in acute pain longer – this can last the rest of your life if you don't face into your grief and get it over with.
Many people resist acceptance, fearing it to be a betrayal or abandonment of the one they have lost. Finding your way to acceptance is not about forgetting your loved one or feeling that it's okay that they died. Acceptance is about fully engaging in the life that you now have, rather than staying anchored in your loss and yearning. It may help to realize this: If you turn your life into a monument of pain in honor of the one you have lost, what kind of legacy does that create for them? You might ask what your loved one would want for you now that they are gone. No doubt they would like to be missed, but they'd probably prefer that you learn how to live again, and that you tell others in the future how great your time together was -- that's a legacy anyone would be gratified to have. Even if you don't feel your own desire to move on, can you consider trying to do it in honor of those you have lost?
Allow your feelings to happen at whatever pace and intensity is natural for you, within the limits of being able to proceed with your life on some basic level. Sometimes the feelings will be unbearably intense, which will be hard because it's so painful. Sometimes you might feel oddly numb, which can be hard because you feel guilty for not suffering more in the face of such an important loss. Grief creates an ever-changing and unpredictable emotional experience, and your best way through it is to find the courage to go along wherever the feelings need to take you in a given moment.
Allow occasional "rest periods" from these feelings. It is much like doing hard physical labor, in which you sometimes have to take a break to rest your muscles so that you are then able to get back to the hard work at hand. Think of mourning as hard emotional labor; occasional breaks allow your psyche to recharge so that you can step back into the process and get on with the needed emotional work. Aside from such rest periods, and the times that you are forced to set it aside (such as for being at work), it's best to stay engaged in your mourning as actively as you can. This is not needless self-punishment; this is getting necessary, difficult work done in the shortest reasonable timeframe so that you can get back to your life and remaining loved ones sooner rather than later.
Remember that mourning is healthy and necessary, as is any other healing process in your system. If you allow your grief to unfold naturally as described above, you will not be forever lost in your pain, as many people fear. The path directly through grief is the only route to eventually feeling better and reclaiming your life. Remember that this will all happen on a natural time-table – you can't rush through it, take short-cuts, or keep yourself busy until it's over. It would be nice if it was possible to circumvent the pain somehow, but it just doesn't work, and those who try tend to suffer more as a result of their efforts.
Seek out the company of others who "get" what you're going through, and whose company makes you feel comforted. Make a point of talking through your grief with those supportive others -- this is a known factor in getting through it more effectively.
Take extra–good care of yourself in your grief, just as you would nurse any other severe illness or injury. Quality nutrition, adequate opportunity for rest, and an attitude of patience with the recovery process will go a long way toward helping you regain your balance more quickly.
Have lower expectations of yourself for awhile – you can't expect full performance from yourself when your system is so compromised. Just as you would scale back your expectations of self if you had a serious physical illness or injury to contend with, you will have to allow for recovery from this emotional injury. Your ability to function will improve as you heal.
Do whatever feels most helpful, healing and "right" to you, regardless of what others may think. Each journey of grief is highly individual, and nobody can judge what is necessary for you to navigate yours. What is tremendously comforting for one person may be wrenching and damaging for another. For that matter, the strategy that helps you today may hurt you tomorrow, and then be helpful to you again at a later time. There is no "right" method of mourning, only what is right for you in each moment. The only rule of mourning is that there are no rules.
• Cry as much as you need or want to. This is important not only for emotional release, but also for flushing harmful stress hormones from your system. Because of the presence of these hormones, the composition of your tears is actually different during traumatic times – tears are your body's way of cleansing itself of these substances, so don't hold back.
• Review old photos and mementos of your loved one. Or don't. This is a perfect example of how people differ in their needs. The same artifacts that bring tremendous comfort to one person may wreak devastation on the heart of another – pay attention to what works best for you.
• It might help to keep a written journal of your mourning. You might record your thoughts and feelings, your experiences, or things that you notice are different now that your loved one is gone. You might find it comforting to write the life story of your loved one, recounting and memorializing all of those important milestones and memories.
• Music might help in two different ways: Some music may perfectly capture your feelings in the moment and give them more expression, while other music may help you to move your feelings to a more balanced place when that is what you seek.
• Seek out any choice or activity that feels right to you in the moment, no matter what it is. If it helps you feel stronger, more comforted, more at peace, or more able in any way to go on (and it doesn't do any harm), then it's the right thing to do.
• If something makes you feel worse and you have a choice, don't do it.
• Remember to do what feels most right, most comforting, and most healing for you and your family, no matter how widely this may differ from common wisdom or the advice of well-meaning others. It can be very comforting to create a special ritual for remembrance of lost loved ones; this need not dominate the event, but can provide a moment of acknowledgement that will help with your family's healing.
• Don't hesitate to change your routines temporarily if you need to. For example, some devoutly religious people feel the need to stay away from their houses of worship for a time after the death. This may have to do with questioning one's faith, or it may simply reflect a low tolerance for having to rehash the loss dozens of times with well-intended, concerned friends who will approach to express support. There are times when that kind of repetitive dealing with the story can be okay, and times that it can be needlessly painful; only you can decide when it is the right time to try rejoining more fully with your community.
Don't suppress your feelings. Your feelings, as painful as they are to bear, need to happen in order for you to heal and eventually get back to living with purpose. You cannot make grief go away by ignoring it, nor can you keep yourself busy enough to not notice the grief process going on without you. The harder you try to keep from having the experience, the longer it will last, and the more painful it will ultimately be. The only way out of grief is straight through it.
Don't self-medicate your feelings with drugs, alcohol, food, or any diversion that alters your body chemistry in harmful ways. This only interferes with healthy mourning, thus prolonging it, and can create other negative consequences along the way. Short-term use of a sleep aid, however, might be helpful, as insomnia is a common side effect of grief. Sleep deprivation contributes nothing of value to the mourning process, and can actually make a difficult time needlessly more challenging. Consult your physician for assistance with this particular decision.
Don't try to rush your mourning, or yourself. This difficult process has no short-cuts and no deadline. It will take whatever amount of time it needs to take. Any attempt you make to alter this is likely to make it last longer, but will not shorten it.
Don't judge yourself for having a grief reaction. Something terrible has happened. Of course you're having trouble dealing with it.
Avoid people whose company makes you feel worse in any way. Some people are directly hurtful to mourners because they're so insensitive to the experience, while others have good intentions but manage to hurt you anyway. Just stay away from such people, or change the subject of conversation. It is your right to protect yourself from unnecessary hurt.
The role of others in your mourning process is both very important and very limited. The only thing others can really do is listen and respect your experience – seek out those who can offer you this. Be sure and let them know that what they are doing matters, because otherwise they'll often feel helpless and ineffective.
As you remember that healthy, productive grief looks awful, beware of well-meaning others who try to "make" you feel better. If someone is expressing support in a manner that feels intrusive to you, protect your experience for yourself by deflecting or avoiding such people as necessary.
Beware of others who try to tell you how to mourn, or how you "should" be doing by now. It is your process and no one else's. On the other hand, if someone you trust expresses concern that you don't seem to be moving forward at all, this is an important sign that you are not going through a healthy process and may need help.
Support from a knowledgeable counselor can be a welcome help during any phase of the grief process, no matter how healthy a process it may be. Grief is usually quite painful; no therapy can "fix" this, because nothing is broken – this is just the nature of grief. Education about what to expect, along with compassionate support, can make a difficult time a little less difficult, and that can be well worthwhile.
There are times when help is more necessary, however, and one of the ways you can determine this is related to time. The process of mourning has no deadlines or timeframes, but should show some positive change across time.
In the very earliest days post-loss, devastation and inability to function are the norm. While this is an awful experience to have and to witness, it is normal in acute mourning, and not cause for alarm. Sometime during the first two to four weeks post-loss, the healthy mourner will show signs of increasing ability to take care of basic necessities, and perhaps, an ever-so-slightly greater ability to bear the pain of the loss. This means that the person in healthy mourning is still in agony, but just slightly less so, and able to function, but just a bit more so. There remains terrible disruption at all levels, but not quite as bad as before. The person whose mourning has become complicated will show no forward progress in these initial weeks (or even beyond), and will be mourning in exactly the same manner several weeks later as at the time of the loss itself. This is a time to consider seeking professional assistance.
Beyond the first few weeks, the healthy mourner will be able to notice some degree of progress (however small) from one month to the next. If this incremental progress comes to a halt, this is the next indicator that professional assistance would be appropriate. Help under these circumstances should be secured without delay, as the potential for lost time and needless suffering is so great. People have been known to remain stuck in grief, frozen in emotional time for many years, simply because the necessary information and coping strategies were unknown. Don't let this happen to you or anyone you care about.
Let's return now to the general question of defining grief. This article up to now has dealt with grief from the clinical standpoint: how it affects you, what "normal" grief looks like, how to make the best of it, and so on. There's a much deeper answer to the question of what grief is, however, and this article could not be complete without it.
Grief is the price of admission that you pay for being in a loving relationship; it's just that the price gets paid at the end, when someone has to leave. Every love relationship will eventually end in grief for someone -- it is inevitable. For most of us, the pain we bear in mourning is a very small price to pay for years of love, comfort and companionship. The only way to avoid the pain of grief would be to never have had the relationship at all, and to have missed the many ways that our lives were enriched as a result.
When your loss feels too painful to bear, you might ask yourself, "Would I erase this relationship from my history if I could, so that I wouldn't hurt now?" When you arrive at the inevitable answer, it helps (a little, anyway) to try to redirect yourself toward gratitude for what you were so lucky to have. Be careful not to make your loved one's death more important than his or her life. It helps to try to remember the gift of the relationship you had. The fact that you had that relationship – and that your loved one lived -- are ultimately the most important things. You were incredibly lucky while it lasted. Remembering that won't erase the grief, but if you remember to place that gratitude alongside your grief, it may ease the way a bit.
To all those in mourning who are reading this article, I wish you good luck and safe passage on your journey through grief, and hope you have found something here that will help you in some small way. As best you can, I hope you'll take loving, good care of yourself.
Revised version copyright © 2010, Elizabeth Babcock, LCSW, LLC. All rights reserved.
Original copyright © 2007, Elizabeth Babcock, LCSW, LLC. All rights reserved.


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Alfred Morris, RB
College: Florida Atlantic
Drafted: 2012 R6 O, None
Historical Stats
100+ Yard Gms
2012 WAS 16 351 335 1613 4.8 13 3 16 11 77 0 1690 13 0 8 9
2013 WAS 16 288 276 1275 4.6 7 4 12 9 78 0 1353 7 0 4 7
2014 WAS 16 291 265 1074 4.1 8 0 26 17 155 0 1229 8 0 3 6
2015 WAS 16 215 202 751 3.7 1 0 13 10 55 0 806 1 0 3 1
2016 DAL 14 75 69 243 3.5 2 0 6 3 11 0 254 2 0 0 2
2017 DAL 14 124 115 547 4.8 1 0 9 7 45 0 592 1 0 1 1
Avg 15 210 196 847 4.2 5 1 14 9 71 0 918 5 0 3 4
2018 SF 12 124 111 428 3.9 2 1 13 8 73 0 501 2 0 1 2
Posted: 11/1/2018 9:14pm ET
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris carried the ball seven times for 13 yards against the Oakland Raiders on Thursday, Nov. 1.
Huddle Up: Morris has done little since a 61-yard performances against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 7, but he's likely to slide right back into the undisputed No. 2 spot following the gruesome arm injury suffered by Raheem Mostert. With Matt Breida banged up quite a bit this season -- he hasn't had more than 16 carries in a game -- Morris isn't a bad player to pick up and stash on the bench.
Posted: 10/17/2018 10:43pm ET
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan indicated that RB Raheem Mostert seeing time ahead of RB Alfred Morris was not a permanent switch and instead related to what they felt was the best matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
Huddle Up: Considering Mostert rushed 12 times for 87 yards it's fair to say that Shanahan was right about the matchup, but this isn't the sort of thing you want to hear if you scrambled to pick up Mostert (or dropped Morris) in the wake of Monday's performance. If it's not too late, it's probably best to take a wait and see approach with all of this.
Posted: 10/15/2018 9:26pm ET
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris played only one snap and received zero touches in the team's Week 6 game Monday, Oct. 15, versus the Green Bay Packers.
Huddle Up: This is an unfortunate turn of events for fantasy owners of Morris, who had received at least 12 carries in four of the first five games. Raheem Mostert was the biggest beneficiary of this development, producing 87 yards on just 12 rush attempts. It appears Morris is no longer worth holding on rosters outside the deepest of leagues.
San Francisco 49ers RB Raheem Mostert is the primary backup to RB Alfred Morris with RB Matt Breida (ankle) on the shelf, but he is considered primarily a special-teams player who fumbled on his very first carry in Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals.
Huddle Up: There is no reason to run out and try and add Mostert in fantasy leagues, as he appears to have fumbled away his chance at a meaningful role behind Morris while Breida is sidelined. Avoid.
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris rushed 18 times for 61 yards and caught three passes for 30 yards in a 28-18 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5.
Huddle Up: Morris saw extra work after Matt Breida left with an injury, and he can be a flex play if Breida misses any additional time going forward.
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris (knee) fully participated in practice Thursday, Oct. 4.
Huddle Up: Morris probably will receive limited touches against the Arizona Cardinals but is not be more than a flex option in deeper leagues.
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris (knee) fully participated in practice Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Huddle Up: Morris received only five total touches in the Week 4 but received at least 10 carries in the first three games of the season. He probably will receive some touches this week against the Arizona Cardinals, but owners should be able to find better options for their lineups.
Posted: 9/30/2018 12:27pm ET
San Francisco 49ers RB Matt Breida (knee) and RB Alfred Morris (knee) are both officially active for the team's Week 4 game.
Huddle Up: Breida should receive a majority of the playing time at running back this week and can be a No. 1 or No. 2 fantasy running back. Morris will see limited touches and probably can be benched in most leagues.
Posted: 9/29/2018 9:38pm ET
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris (knee) is expected to play against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4, according to a source.
Huddle Up: Morris and Matt Breida are both expected to play through knee injuries, but with C.J. Beathard under center, there is a good chance the 49ers could find themselves trailing and leaning more on the versatile Breida.
San Francisco 49ers RB Matt Breida (knee) is expected to play against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4 and is further along physically than RB Alfred Morris (knee), according to a source.
Huddle Up: Both backs are expected to suit up, but Breida has more versatility and has the higher ceiling. Use him as a RB2 this weekend.
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris (knee) was a limited participant in practice Thursday, Sept. 27.
Huddle Up: While it can be concerning when someone is added late to the injury report, Morris is probably OK, as the veteran could simply be having his reps managed. He's a FLEX option to consider, though don't be surprised to see his production drop with C.J. Beathard leading the offense.
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris rushed 14 times for 67 yards and a touchdown in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Huddle Up: Morris had a healthy 4.8 yards per carry, doing a nice job spelling Matt Breida when needed. The veteran still has plenty left in the tank, and the run game might be leaned upon a little more heavily going forward since the 49ers believe Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a torn ACL in the loss. Morris remains a decent RB4 in most fantasy leagues heading into Week 4 against the Chargers.
Posted: 9/9/2018 2:20pm ET
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris rushed 12 times for 38 yards in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings.
Huddle Up: Morris and Matt Breida each had a total of 12 touches, and neither really stood out as the team looks to replace Jerick McKinnon in the backfield. Treat Morris as a RB4 heading into Week 2 against the visiting Detroit Lions.
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris appears to have made the team's 53-man roster, based in part on comments by head coach Kyle Shanahan that Morris may not play much in the club's final preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Huddle Up: Shanahan is familiar with Morris from his time in Washington, and the veteran could be a nice fallback option if Jerick McKinnon and/or Matt Breida struggle with their health or performance. Morris' fantasy profile remains pretty sketchy, however, and he's a late-round flier at best.
San Francisco 49ers RB Alfred Morris ran for 84 yards on 17 carries in his first game as a 49er Saturday, Aug. 25, against the Indianapolis Colts.
Huddle Up: The Colts aren't exactly a defense to fear, but Morris essentially locked in a spot on the final roster with this performance. He's a legitimate threat to Matt Breida for playing time behind Jerick McKinnon. Take a chance on him in later rounds.
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