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Chelsea Supporters Trust AGM – A Sense of History
Posted By Blue Baby on August 22, 2013
History. The thing that the Scousers (and others) accuse us of not having. There is a banner that says 'making history, not re-living it', and there was a sense of a bit of both in SW6 on Saturday, when the first AGM of the Chelsea Supporters Trust was held in the Attenborough Suite at Stamford Bridge, preceded by a hugely enjoyable tour of West Brompton Cemetery led by Chelsea FC historian, Rick Glanvill.
As members of the Trust and Working Group gathered before the South Lodge at the Fulham Road entrance to the cemetery, the skies were overcast, but mercifully the rain held off. The first stop was at the grave of Claude Kirby, the first chairman of Chelsea FC. This also contains the mortal remains of John Ernest Claude Budd, known as 'Jack'. The headstone describes Jack Budd as Claude Kirby's ward, but with a fascinating hint of early 20th Century scandal, it turns out there may have been more to their relationship than met the eye, and Kirby may in fact have been Ward's son.
The tour then headed down the east side of the cemetery, past the East Stand and something called the 'Catacombs'. This is a rather attractive walled feature which, unfortunately is currently walled off for safety reasons. If you've never visited West Brompton, there are two things which strike you about it. One is the sheer size of the place and the other, sadly, is the number of military graves. We passed the grave of the famous Suffragette, Emmeline Pankhurst, en route to the next stop, the Chelsea Pensioners Monument. This is a huge, imposing monument, albeit the sculpture atop reminded me of the 'Sorting Hat' from the Harry Potter films. Rick did advise the group to beware of any squirrels we might encounter as they are known to be vicious!
The Mears Family plot is not only a monument to the life of the founder of Chelsea FC, but a sad reminder of what might have been for the family. Gus Mears lived at 444 Fulham Road, which is approximately where the Britannia Gate (West Stand entrance) is is now. Sadly, he died of kidney failure aged just 37, only seven years after the club was founded. His funeral cortege, including seven horses, paused in the rain outside Stamford Bridge to bid farewell, watched by hundreds of mourners. Gus's motto was "never mind" – an appropriate one for a generation of Chelsea fans who waited years for success. Whilst 37 was, by the standards of the early twentieth century, almost middle aged, the death of Henry Frank Mears, Gus's son, at just 18 years old, can only be described as a tragedy. The RAF was formed on 1st April 1918, and young Frank became one of its first fatalities when the Strutter biplane he was flying, which had been launched from HMS Furious, crashed on 18th April. He had been in the Armed Forces for less than a year, having joined up as soon as he turned 18 the previous July. It's sad that the young man never had a chance to build on his father's achievements at Chelsea.
John Henry Maltby was the founding administrator of Chelsea FC – indeed, it is his name on the club share issue which reads "Honorary Secretary". However, in the 1920s Maltby found himself having to reconstitute the board of Chelsea FC after the FA made enquiries on the work that the Mears family (whose trade was construction) were doing at Stamford Bridge. One of the new appointees was George Schomberg, a local whip-maker – a trade then becoming rarer. One thing all of the directors had in common, however, was membership of the Freemasons.
The last stop on the tour brought us to Chelsea's very own ghost. Alfred Frederick Janes was a wealthy local publican, and at one point ran The Rising Sun, opposite Stamford Bridge, although sadly not at the time the club was formed there, in 1905. However, towards the end of his life he ran The Chesterfield pub, in Streatham, and despite resisting pressure to sell for years, finally sold up in 1929 and moved to Clapham, where he lived until his death later that year. The Astoria Cinema was built on the site of The Chesterfield, and on Christmas Night 1933, the fireman on duty at the cinema was doing his rounds when he saw a figure in the darkness and his torch shone on an old man who was crying 'I won't sell, I won't sell'. This ghostly figure was later identified in the press as 'Janes', however the link with the Alfred Frederick Janes who had been a founding Director of Chelsea FC was only established in 2004, in the run-up to the club's centenary celebrations.
After looking back at the club's history in the morning, the action moved on to the present in the afternoon with the first AGM of the Chelsea Supporters' Trust, which was held in the Attenborough Suite at 2pm. Interim Chairman Tim Rolls welcomed attendees and declared the meeting quorate and open. He outlined how the business of the meeting would proceed, and followed this with his report which gave an overview of Trust activity since the launch meeting on 9th February. This was followed by the Secretary's Report by Paul Jeffrey which provided an update on the current membership position. Paul also confirmed that regular communications would continue to be sent out to the membership, that Special General Meetings (SGMs) would be held four times a season and that further surveys would be carried out to ensure that the Trust is member driven.
The next item was Election Hustings. Candidate manifestos having been available online and in print at the door, the Secretary called for questions from the floor (including via Mixlr), and took the opportunity to thank the representative from the Fulham Supporters Trust who was acting as the impartial overseer to the Election Board. A number of questions were put from the floor relating to formation of the board, and duration of tenure. One speaker expressed disappointment that so few members had chosen to stand for the board, and hoped next year would see a greater number of candidates.
Together with the hustings, another of the pivotal items was the presentation of the results of the Membership Survey by Celia Mindelsohn, the Working Group member responsible for collating the data. The results of the survey will be published on the CST website over the weekend, but Celia concluded her presentation by thanking the membership for their response to the first survey, and confirmed that further surveys would be undertaken in future.
Following the discussion of the survey, the Chair suggested as the meeting was halfway through the agenda, there should be a 5 minute break. When the meeting reconvened, the Chair took the opportunity to introduce the Working Group, and was able to confirm that the CST now have more than 4,000 followers on Twitter. The meeting then moved on to motions put by the Interim Board and the Chair reminded the meeting that the motions proposed would be voted on at the same time as electing the Trust Board. The Secretary confirmed that this decision was taken as it would have been unfair to exclude those unable to attend in person from voting. The Chair went on to read the motions, a number of which were the subject of questions from the floor and via Mixlr. Following the motions put by the Interim Board, the Chair invited the meeting to put motions from the floor, an offer which was taken up by one member. His proposal found a seconder, and as a result he was asked to submit his motion via email before midnight on Sunday in time for it to be included in the online vote.
Subjects discussed under Any Other Business included the issue of membership badges and the possibility of a social function at Christmas.
The meeting concluded with the Chair thanking the membership for attending in person and online, and the meeting closed at 3.42pm.
Given that this was the first AGM of a fledgling Trust, it's very encouraging that almost 100 people attended the AGM either in person or online. The Trust's determination from the outset to make communication inclusive to all members, especially given the number of Chelsea supporters overseas, was justified by the fact that approximately 50 members took part, and were able to ask questions, via Mixlr.
Full minutes from the meeting, together with the results of the Membership Survey, will appear on the Chelsea Supporters Trust website (where you can join the Trust) and if you want to read more about Chelsea FC and Brompton Cemetery, there's a fantastic booklet you can download.
There's an unfortunate hiatus coming up in the home programme due to the Super Cup and international break, but over the next couple of weeks TheChels.Net will be having a Natter with club historian Rick Glanvill, and we'll be reporting on the club coach trip (only a tenner, hurry up) to Everton.
In the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter @BlueBaby67.
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The Dinah Zike Academy was founded with the intent of preparing presenters to help share Dinah's message and methods, and many of the educators who attend have an interest in becoming certified trainers. There are multiple categories of certification to fit participants' interests and availability. We feature here some of our most active DZ trainers from around the United States.
Rhonda coordinates the day-to-day activities of DMA, Dinah's educational consulting and publishing company, and DZA, a trainer-of-trainers institute dedicated to sharing Dinah's approach with educators.
Rhonda brings her background in Human Development Across the Lifespan to every presentation and offers engaging and effective teaching and learning techniques applicable for PK-college and beyond.
Since first meeting Dinah at a national education conference in the mid 1990's, Bob has been using Foldables® with his elementary grade students as well as his university undergrads and graduate students. All in all he has trained students and teachers from the Pre-K level through university. A Dinah Zike Academy graduate many times over, Bob has taught at Dinah's Academy, presented at numerous national, state and local conferences, and has been called upon to train district in-services around the country. "Every time I present Foldables® I get excited all over again about sharing a technique that energizes students and educators. Every presentation becomes an opportunity to share Dinah's techniques and education visions. I would welcome the chance to help train you in the many ways Foldables® will work in your classroom!"
Debi received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Oklahoma Panhandle State University and her master's degree and bilingual certification from University of Houston- Clear Lake. She has been a certified trainer for Dinah Zike for many years and has taught in both regular and bilingual classrooms, Previously, Debi served as the Middle School Curriculum Specialist in the Pasadena ISD for 19 years. She retired after 33 years of service.
LaVonda became passionate about Foldables® when she saw the phenomenal success her secondary science students were having using Notebook Foldables® in their science journals. Since then, she has trained teachers in all content areas/grade levels at the Dinah Zike Academy, professional development workshops and conferences across the country, as well as worked with students in a variety of settings. "I absolutely love sharing Foldables® as an instructional strategy and seeing the engagement factor go through the roof when teachers and students experience the purposefulness of learning with Foldables®." LaVonda's enthusiasm and high energy will guarantee a workshop that will have teachers excited and ready to implement new strategies.
I spent 20+ years in the classroom, 7 years developing and coordinating a New Teacher Induction Program for new teachers and their mentors. Currently an Educational Consultant for Region 9 ESC, collaborating with 37 school districts to provided training and technical assistance. Also a guest lecturer for several years providing Foldables training to preservice teachers at Midwestern State University. Has been a DMA trainer since 2013. Background experience teaching both children and adult learners gives a foundation for training a variety of audiences in workshops that are engaging and interactive. I grew up in Texas and attended Texas A&M (whoop!) where I met my future husband and subsequently moved to Wichita Falls, TX. Married for 35+ years now, we enjoy sailing, traveling and cooking with our children and their families. As a lifelong learner, my personal learning focus is the art of jewelry metalsmithing and testing creative recipes of jams and sauces. Why am I a DMA trainer? I am fascinated with the science of how the brain learns, and Foldables definitely live up to the research of how students retain learning effectively.
Nancy Wisker is a former elementary and middle school teacher who most recently served as the Director of Math and Science and Trainer Coordinator at the Dinah Zike Academy. Currently she works as a private consultant, specializing in interactive notebooking and the use of Foldables in the classroom. Her particular area of expertise is in STEM. No stranger to teaching teachers, Nancy has presented on the use of Foldables and interactive notebooks at the local, state, and national level, as well as internationally. Nancy and her husband, Richard, live in the gently rolling hills of middle Tennessee.They have one daughter, Michelle.
Cynthia spent 37 years in education; during those years her experience included: teaching elementary, reading teacher specialist, social studies instructional coach, educational consultant and a catalog manager for a special education company; throughout her career she used hands-on materials with students and teachers and used Foldables to achieve academic success. Cynthia holds a BA in Elementary Education; MA in Curriculum and Instruction; Principal Certification; Bilingual Certification.
Retired from a 35 year teaching career in Fairfax County VA, Susie has focused teacher training on best-practice instructional strategies and the effective use of primary sources. A certified trainer for Dinah Zike, Susie trains teachers how to use Foldables® as an instructional tool. She has presented teacher workshops at the local, district, state, and national levels. She has collaborated with Teaching with Primary Sources Northern Virginia, a federal grant program for the Library of Congress, to develop lessons and materials for teachers and students that incorporate Foldables®. Many of the innovative resources she has developed have been made available to teachers statewide through the Virginia Department of Education and internationally through web sites. Susie lives in Florida with her husband Bob. They have three daughters.


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Small Grants Program Announcement
The Consortium for School-Based Health Solutions is a Hopkins-wide collaboration that brings together educators, researchers, and clinicians to focus on developing effective school-based health solutions to address barriers to health and wellness access among underserved student populations. The small grants program is designed to foster the development of research projects at Johns Hopkins that share this mission.
Johns Hopkins University faculty
Research scientists, assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors
Johns Hopkins University fellows and graduate students/trainees with a faculty mentor
All students must remain enrolled throughout the duration of the project
Individuals from any Johns Hopkins University school or department are encouraged to apply.
Faculty may apply for up to $25,000, and students may apply for up to $10,000. All award terms are for one year. A no-cost extension may be available on request. Support may be used for personnel, supplies, or research support. No indirect or overhead costs are allowed.
The Consortium will fund up to three projects per year. Applicants who have successfully received a grant are not eligible to apply during the next application cycle.
Priority will be given to projects demonstrating long-term implications beyond a single school. While the Consortium will consider international proposals, priority will be given to domestic projects.
Application Opens: January 26th, 2021
Letter of Intent Deadline: February 24th, 2021 (All letters of intent will go to full proposal.)
Full Proposal Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2021
Submission Requirements:
Describes the goals of the project and the investigators in no more than 250 words. Email to Azka Tariq at atariq6@jhmi.edu
Full Proposal
Please send one PDF submission to Azka Tariq at atariq6@jhmi.edu with the following items:
Cover Sheet (one page)
Project Narrative: No more than 3 pages single-spaced. Please use 1-inch margins with 12 point, Times New Roman font. Narratives should follow the suggested format and include the following headers:
Lay Summary (a brief, non-technical summary of the proposed project and its importance for school health)
Specific aims
Clearly present project research questions and/or objectives.
Elaborate on the significance of the proposed project and the problems it will be addressing.
Highlight how the proposed work contributes to the field of school-based health.
Study/Project Design/Evaluation
Outline project design/evaluation outcomes. Projects that include an implementation component must also identify how the effectiveness of the project will be evaluated and include measurable outcomes.
Describe how this project is novel (e.g., uses new or novel concepts, approaches, interventions, settings)
Provide a project timeline that includes key project milestones.
Describe how the project, if funded, will be sustained or will influence school health beyond the project period and/or outside of the specific setting in which it is implemented.
Summarize how this project can be accomplished in the context of the current pandemic, including any infection control precautions, plans to conduct work virtually (if applicable), and considerations for potential school closures/hybrid instructional models.
References (any format)
Letter of Support
Those proposing to work with a community partner must provide a letter of support summarizing their willingness and intention to partner. Student applicants must also provide a letter of support from their faculty mentor.
Budget Narrative
The budget narrative should include an itemized budget table and budget justification.
Itemized budget table. Include direct costs only. Faculty or staff salary support is permitted. Indirect costs are not allowed.
Budget justification: Provide a brief narrative that describes each cost element and explains how each cost fits into meeting the project's objectives.
Biosketches
Please attach a biosketch (up to 5 pages) for the Principal Investigator(s) and main co-Investigators. Optional: Students can include their mentor's biosketch if desired.
Award Notification
Awardees will be notified by email no later than June 1, 2021, and funding will be distributed on July 1, 2021. If selected to receive the grant, awardees must submit an interim progress report 6 months from the date of the award and may be asked to present their work at the Consortium's symposium.
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Opinion: Water management for highly productive agriculture: Transplanting knowledge
Peter McCornick: Water management for highly productive agriculture: Transplanting knowledge (published by AgriPulse)
By 2050 we'll need to produce and provide food and water for nearly 10 billion people, many of whom will live in some of the world's poorest, most water short, albeit fastest growing, regions. In sub-Saharan Africa, where the population is set to double in this timeframe, many countries have set goals to increase agricultural production to meet national food demands. Delivering on these goals will require increased water use, either from better utilizing rainfall or some form of irrigation. Achieving these goals is especially challenging in sub-Saharan Africa, where efforts to date have often been disappointing, with yields and water productivity stubbornly low. That said, there has been encouraging water and agricultural progress in recent years in Rwanda, Ethiopia, Morocco and elsewhere.
In the United States, agricultural water management continues to evolve, with solutions addressing specific local conditions. In the case of Nebraska, which is relatively rich in natural resources, including the Ogallala Aquifer and the Platte River, and usually sufficient rainfall in the eastern portion of the state, it has carefully managed its water resources through localized governance agencies (Natural Resources Districts) and taken advantage of center-pivot irrigation systems to become one of the most highly productive agricultural states in the US. Tapping into the expertise of the University of Nebraska's faculty, the state is cultivating the next generation of researchers, water managers, agricultural producers and industry leaders. The state also benefits from investments in infrastructure, including ready access to roads, energy, equipment, financing, storage and markets.
The US leads the world in research, development and application of technology, information, and successful agricultural management practices. Important new innovations, such as the development of Variable Rate Irrigation Center Pivots, offer opportunities for increased water and agricultural productivity. Also, investments in crop and livestock systems research have improved water productivity. Recent studies by the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute and partners have revealed quite dramatic improvements in the water productivity of major crops (i.e. corn and soybeans), and livestock products.
As has been demonstrated in Nebraska, while the specifics depend on the context, managing water for a highly-productive agricultural economy requires financially viable farms supported by an enabling environment, including support from private enterprises. Arguably the most important investment to achieve highly productive agriculture is in people, including producers, entrepreneurs in the input and output markets, the next generation of water managers, and research and knowledge management specialists. Other critical areas of investment are increasing access to financial resources; supporting infrastructure, specifically roads, electricity, communications, and storage and processing facilities; developing impactful agricultural research, including emphasis on behavior change; implementing viable policies on import and trade; and catalyzing the innovation of technologies and practices.
The history of publicly funded irrigation systems in many parts of the developing world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, has been discouraging, both in terms of execution and performance. This did lead to a decline in such investments, but with the need to address food security there has been has been a renewed interest over the past decade. An important qualification is the need to focus more broadly than just large scale-publicly managed systems, to invest in the enabling environment for sustainable irrigated agriculture.
There are a wide range of water management technologies, practices, and approaches available to smallholder farmers, including drip and micro-sprinklers, center pivots, solar pumps, treadle pumps, soil-moisture probes, and an ever-growing plethora of apps. Improved agricultural practices include reduced or minimum tillage, conservation agriculture, other soil-water management practices, and agronomic techniques, such as planting rates, which were an important aspect of the improved water productivity in the case of Nebraska.
Most technologies have proven to be effective in one context or another, but many have failed when introduced in other locations. As USAID's Rob Bertram shared at the Water for Food Global Conference, solar pumps represent a "leapfrogging technology" for irrigation and livestock, and even a little water can be transformative in a community. But we must not "blow this." Without understanding the socio-economic drivers, behavior change, land rights and other institutions, financial viability, and other facets necessary for scaling sustainably, our interventions may prove ineffective, and we will be risking "disaster."
Peter G. McCornick
Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute


4th of July is a big travel holiday! But what happens when you're on a road trip and you run out of gas? Allan & Ashley talk to listeners and hear their stories of running out of gas in all kinds of places!
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Scientists from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (joining knowledge from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and the University of Bristol) found a new power source (that's actually been there all along), which can be used to charge our mobile phones.
Speaking of alternative, green ways of producing electricity, believe us, it doesn't get much alternative or eco-friendly than this.
Fuel cells require hydrogen as the basic fuel, but they also require oxygen. Depending upon the fuel cell type, primary fuels that are also used today are carbon monoxide, methanol, and dilute light hydrocarbons (methane). If you're looking for the kind of fuel that will last for as long as humans will, here's your solution: researchers from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory added a 'newbie' to the above mentioned line-up. Urine.
The most interesting thing about it is that this new fuel cell is quite inexpensive compared to others, for it uses carbon cloth and titanium wire (instead of the usual platinum!).
Professor Ioannis Ieropoulos from UWE Bristol who is said to be "an expert at harnessing power from unusual sources using microbial fuel cells", stated on the project's website: "We are very excited as this is a world first, no-one has harnessed power from urine to do this so it's an exciting discovery. Using the ultimate waste product as a source of power to produce electricity is about as eco as it gets."
The scientists also believe that this technology has great potential to "be installed into domestic bathrooms to harness the urine and produce sufficient electricity to power showers, lighting or razors as well as mobile phones."
Well, why not? It's a key to practically endless renewable energy.
Toyota is supporting a first hydrogen powered ship which is bound to circle the wolrd, electric catamaran Energy Observer, which uses a combination of renewable energy source and system which produces hydrogen from sea water.


Small-group discounts p.p. : From 6% (3 persons ) to 19% (8 persons).
For a walk from Vaison-la-Romaine click here.
The Luberon is a unique regional park offering visitors an infinite variety of colourful and fragrant landscapes. Part of Provence and yet separately identifiable due to the rolling hills and beautiful villages perch�s, it makes an excellent base for a holiday.
The Luberon is full of romantic villages (Saignon on picture right), dramatic ruins, deep gorges and pretty valleys – you will probably not want to venture beyond its boundaries!
Any day of the week possible (March 25 - October 30) at the hotel in Avignon, l'Isle sur la Sorgue or Fontaine de Vaucluse.
Many TGV from Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse directly to Avignon. From the railway station of Avignon Centre by train to Cavaillon and l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (departure every three hours). The ride takes about 30 minutes.
From Avignon Centre to l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (35 minutes).
Situation : Paris 700km - Lyon 260km - Marseille 80km - Avignon Centre 19km - Avignon TGV 20km - Aix en Provence 50km.
Situation : Paris 742km - Lyon 271km - Marseille 80km - Avignon Centre 26 km - Aix en Provence 50km.


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This Tuesday in Texas was een professioneel worstel-pay-per-view (PPV) evenement dat geproduceerd werd door de Amerikaanse worstelorganisatie World Wrestling Federation (WWF, nu WWE). Het evenement vond plaats op 3 december 1991 in het Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas.

Dit evenement werd gespeeld in twee verhaallijnen, waarbij Randy Savage zijn rentree maakte in de ring na zijn "pensionering" op WrestleMania VII, als onderdeel van een feud met Jake Roberts.
De hoofd wedstrijd was een rematch voor de WWF Championship tussen de huidige kampioen The Undertaker en Hulk Hogan. Als resultaat van de omstreden match, zou het WWF Championship betwist worden in de Royal Rumble 1992.

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Zie ook
 Lijst van WWE pay-per-view en WWE Network evenementen

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 Profiel op IMDb

WWE-pay-per-view
Professioneel worstelen in 1991
Sport in San Antonio

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Laika (stylized as LAIKA) is an American stop-motion animation studio specializing in feature films, commercial content for all media, music videos, and short films. The studio is best known for its stop-motion feature films Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link. It is owned by Nike co-founder Phil Knight and is located in Hillsboro, Oregon, part of the Portland metropolitan area. Knight's son, Travis Knight, acts as Laika's president and CEO.

Laika had two divisions: Laika Entertainment for feature films and Laika/house for commercial content. The studio spun off the commercial division in July 2014 to focus exclusively on feature film production. The new independent commercial division is now called HouseSpecial.

History
In the late 1990s, Will Vinton Studios, known for its stop-motion films and commercials, sought funds for more feature-length films and brought in outside investors, which included Nike, Inc. owner Phil Knight, whose son Travis Knight worked at the studio as an animator. In 1998, Knight made his initial investment. In 2002, Phil Knight acquired the financially struggling Will Vinton Studios to pursue feature-length productions. The following year, Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, joined the studio as a supervising director. In July 2005, Will Vinton Studios was rebranded as Laika – named after Laika, the dog sent to space by the Soviet Union in 1957.

It opened two divisions: Laika Entertainment for feature films and Laika/house for commercial work, such as advertisements and music videos. They also announced their first projects, the stop-motion film Coraline, and the CGI animated film Jack & Ben's Animated Adventure.

The studio laid off a significant portion of its staff in 2008, when its second planned feature, Jack & Ben's Animated Adventure, was cancelled. The following year, the studio released its first feature film, Coraline, directed by Selick. which received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, a nomination at the BAFTAs for Best Animated Feature, a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, and eight nominations at the Annie Awards, winning three, for Best Music in an Animated Feature, and Best Character Design and Production Design in a Feature Production.

After directing Moongirl and Coraline, and unsuccessfully renegotiating his contract, Selick departed Laika in 2009. At the end of the year, the studio laid off more staff in its computer animation department to focus exclusively on stop-motion.

Their second stop-motion feature film, ParaNorman, directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler opened on August 17, 2012. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, as well as a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the BAFTAs, and eight nominations at the Annie Awards, winning two, for Character Animation and Character Design in an Animated Feature Production.

After working on stop-motion commercials for clients such as Apple Inc., Fox Sports, ESPN and Coca-Cola, Laika spun off its advertising portion in July 2014, to focus on feature film production exclusively. The new independent commercial division is now called HouseSpecial.

Their third film, The Boxtrolls, was released on September 26, 2014. It was based on Alan Snow's fantasy-adventure novel, Here Be Monsters! and was directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Feature, and nine nominations at the Annie Awards, winning two, for Voice Acting and Production Design in an Animated Feature Production.

Their fourth film, Kubo and the Two Strings, directed by Travis Knight was released on August 19, 2016. It received two nominations at the Academy Awards, for Best Animated Feature and Best Visual Effects (as only the second animated film to receive that nomination, after The Nightmare Before Christmas). It won the BAFTA for Best Animated Feature. It also received a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes, and ten nominations at the Annie Awards, winning three, for Character Animation, Production Design and Editorial in a Feature Production.

Laika had considered Philip Reeve's fantasy book Goblins, for a potential feature film adaptation.

In March 2015, the company announced it would expand the studio in an effort to allow for production of one film per year.

Their fifth film, Missing Link, directed by Chris Butler was released on April 12, 2019. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature and eight nominations at the Annie Awards. It also won a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.

On February 8, 2021, Laika signed a distribution deal with Shout! Factory for the United States, covering the studio's first four films.

On March 31, 2021, Laika announced their first live-action film based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by John Brownlow who is said to be a fan of Laika's previous work. It was also confirmed that the studio is currently working on their sixth stop-motion animated film Wildwood.

On April 27, 2022, a new Laika stop-motion film titled The Night Gardener was announced as being in the works, based on an original screenplay by Ozark creator Bill Dubuque with Travis Knight penned to direct it.

On February 7, 2023, the studio announced that former Netflix executive Matt Levin was appointed as the President, Live-Action Film & Series, and will oversee the studio's entire live-action output, reporting directly to Travis Knight.

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using namespace std;

inline
void use_io_optimizations()
{
    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);
}

int main()
{
    use_io_optimizations();

    unsigned int first;
    unsigned int second;

    cin >> first >> second;

    if (first > second)
    {
        swap(first, second);
    }

    unsigned int minutes {0};

    while (first > 0 && second > 1)
    {
        ++minutes;
        ++first;
        second -= 2;

        if (first > second)
        {
            swap(first, second);
        }
    }

    cout << minutes << '\n';

    return 0;
}


Turing Machines (TMs) define the most powerful class of automata for processing the most complex sets, namely, the recursively enumerable sets. A TM has a finite set of states with one START state and some HALT states and an infinitely long READ/WRITE tape devided into distinct cells. The input is initially placed on the tape starting from the left most cell. The TAPE HEAD initially points to the leftmost cell. A TM for aba* is shown in action with an input string "abaa" . Press the START_ANIMATION button for invoking the animation. The machine starts execution from the start state. The moving short arrow shows the execution path and the colored input symbol on the tape shows the current symbol being processed. (a, a, R) on a transition arrow means read an a from the current tape-cell, write an a to the same cell, and move Right on the tape.
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In Table 1, each row represents a transition. The interpretation of the topmost row is that from state 1 to state 3, there is a transition that reads the symbol a, writes the symbol a, and moves Right . Using a method suggested by Cohen, D. (1997)[ Introduction to Computer Theory (2nd ed.), New York: John Wiley ], each transition of the TM (that is, each row of Table 1) can be coded into a string of a's and b's as shown in Table 2. In the first transition of the TM, (that is, in the top row of Table 1), state 1 is represented by one a, state 3 is represent by three a's after one b, which serves as a separator (SEP in Table 2). After that, one b serves as a separator. Then, aa stands for reading an a , and the next aa stands for writing an a, and then the 11th symbol, b, stands for moving Right.
Following Cohen (1997), the first eleven symbols (abaaabaaaab) of the code represent the first transition of the TM, that is, the top row of Table 2. State 1 is represented by one a, state 3 is represent by three a's after one b, which serves as a separator. After that, one b serves as a separator (SEP). Then, aa stands for reading an a , and the next aa stands for writing an a, and then the 11th symbol, b, stands for moving Right. Similarly, each transition is translated into a string. Coded TMs are used in proving important theorems.


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December 13, 2004 – Number 5765-12
Torah, Bible and Apocrypha
While the Torah, is the most central document of Judaism, the "constitution" as it were, of all of Jewish law, There is more to Jewish texts than just the Torah just as there are more American legal texts than just our constitution and bill of rights. The Torah consists of the five books of Moses, and thus it is also called the "Humash" from the Hebrew, "Hamesh" meaning, "the Five". These books trace the History of our people from the creation of the world to the final days of Moses just before our ancestor's entered the land of promise. These books contain the origin, not only of our History, but of our Law as well. Almost all of Jewish law traces itself back to verses in the Torah.
But Jewish History, or Jewish law for that matter, did not end with the People of Israel entering the land of their ancestors. Beginning with the book of Joshua, the story continues, about how the people conquered the land from the Canaanites and how they built their cities. Followed by the book of Judges, Samuel and Kings, these chapters chronicle the rise and fall of our people as they struggled to stay faithful to G-d in a new land and with a new life. No longer wandering nomads, the People are now settled into towns and cities and must make treaties and trade agreements with foreign governments. As they move from tribal judges to religious leaders to a monarchy, a class of prophets also rises to remind the people of their religious duties in the face of their political ambitions. Early prophets do not fear to reprimand a king or to speak out against sin, no matter how popular their message may be. The greatest example of this is the Prophet Elijah on Mt. Carmel where he stands alone before 400 pagan priests and in one moment turns the tide of the faith of the people away from idolatry to the worship of the G-d of Israel's ancestors. As the political winds shift from the Egyptian empire to the new empires of Assyria and Babylon, the role of the Prophet is to make sense of the shifting political realities and to bring the people back to the worship of our G-d.
With the exile of our people to Babylonia, one would think the creative period of Ancient Israel was over. The Jewish G-d, however, is not like the pagan gods, who are limited to one place. G-d is with Israel in exile and is with Israel as Babylon yields to the Persian empire and the Israel returns from captivity. With the leadership of the last prophet, Ezra and the governor, Nehemiah, Israel slowly becomes the "Judaism" that we know today. The last books of the Bible, the "Writings" comes together. Some of these are historical books that bring Jewish history up to date. The others are popular stories that have important lessons for the Jewish people. Ruth, explains the genealogy of King David; The book of Esther is about Jewish life in Persia (and the holiday of Purim) and the Song of Songs, a long love poem, becomes a metaphor for the love of Israel for G-d. It is the Rabbis of the Talmud who close the "Writings" to new works and thus "canonize" the Bible. The bible they describe is the same bible we use today, we call it "TaNacH" the acrostic of "Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim" or Torah, Prophets and Writings.
The stories that did not make our bible were collected together to form a collection called the "Apocrypha" There are many reasons these stories did not make the Bible. Some are historically questionable. Some have no real moral or ethical lesson to teach. Some were too bloody, or were about parts of Jewish History that were not ready for prime time. The books of Maccabees containing the Hanukkah stories is part of this collection. The Sages were not big fans of the Hasmonean family and felt that the military victory was not worthy of a religious collection. Hanukkah is the first holiday on the Jewish calendar that does not have biblical connection. It would remain the only such holiday until modern times when Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day) and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Reunification Day) have been added to the calendar.
In spite of its "extra biblical" nature, Hanukkah remains a well loved and popularly observed festival. The Talmud notes that there was a more ancient midwinter festival that involved the lighting of candles and there are several reasons that the holiday would last eight days. Some say it is because the oil that was placed in the Menorah in the rededicated Temple in Jerusalem lasted for eight days. Others say the Hasmonians wanted to celebrate the last holiday they missed before capturing the Temple, and that would be the eight days of Sukkot. Still others note that all dedication ceremonies of the Temple were eight days long and that is why this Festival of Dedication (Hanukkah) is eight days long. Biblical holidays always have clear meanings and rituals, Hanukkah, being extra-biblical, has more flexibility and thus there are more questions and explanations as to its origins and laws.
Happy Hanukkah to everyone.
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This week Anthony Lewis and Glenn Boisvert discuss Season 4 Episode 9 of The Flash (Don't Run), Season 3 Episode 9 of Legends Of Tomorrow (Beebo The God Of War), and Season 6 Episode 9 of Arrow (Irreconcilable Differences). As per usual we talk about where the shows are heading and how they might collide with each other.
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J. Thirsk wrote about the fantastical folly of fashion which created the English stocking knitting industry in 1500-1800. She shows how "the stockings knitted from wool were beginning to share some of the favour originally bestoved on knitted silk. Documented references in the eary decades of the sixteenth century suggest that knitted stockings were then mostly worn by children and country folk". She provided some records dating from 1519, 1530 to 1550. J. Thirsk has stressed how valuable the production of stockings of all types was as by-employment, particularly in rural areas. Making knitted stockings for sale it added considerably to the earnings of whole families. She wrote: "By the beginning of the seventeenth century stockings were made in Wales, Cheshire, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Devon, Nottinghamshire. Northamptonshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham.
The local wools of these counties ranged from fine Cotswold to hairy, coarse Welsh and northern yarn. The texture of the stockings must have varied similarly [...] Worsted stockings were finer, though the term 'worsted', evidently covered a wide range of qualities, some being finer than others". An important remark of the authoress concerns the individual style of this product. "Stockings, like other peasant craft goods, were never standarised wares".10 I have to return to this question in the Chapters VII and VIII. Here the most important question remains how the production was organized. Did guilds of the late Middle Ages produce mainly caps and the big production of hand-knitted stockings was rather organized in putting-out system. This question must be solved by further archive research.
P. Croft wrote about the English stocking export trade. Its success in winning a considerable place in domestic trade has even been compared to that of the better known new draperies. The authoress gives us much important data. Thus the types of stockings exported fell into four major categories. The first was of straightforward knitted woollen stockings, short (to the knee) or long (to the thighs). Most were of medium thickness, but it is possible to find a few shipments of coarse woollen stockings, presumably for heavy duty wear. Coarse woollen stockings were mostly the product of the northern counties. Smoother and more expensive were worsted stockings, knitted from the finer yarn used to produce smooth [...] They too were available as short or long stockings. Jersey wool stockings, originally made in Channel Islands but later widely copied elsewhere, were finer than worsted [...] Both woollen and worsted stockings were hand knitted, though as seventeenth century wore on, machine frame knitting slowly began to expand in the regions. The cheapest variety of stockings, however, was not knitted at all. but made of woven kersey fabric.
The fourth group was the leather and silk stockings. The authoress analyzed the port books. For instance, in 1576, 94,5 of the export were cheap kersey stockings, "hand knitting for export was scarcely even in its infancy". In 1618-1619 the lead of worsted stockings had grown. "A total of 246, 268 pairs was exported, followed by 132,574 pairs of woollen stockings and 115,983 pairs of kerseys". About 1668-1669 "the kersey trade was dead". In the export to the North of Europe the port of Hamburg received considerable amounts of woollen stockings, but occasional cargoes were sent to Norway, Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden, Copenhagen and Elsinore in Denmark, Gdansk and Elbl^g in Poland. The stockings were also exported to the Netherlands, France, Iberian markets and Italy. The authoress gave a very detailed analysis of this export in different times. It is a very important paper showing the dominance of knitted stockings. The same picture has been confirmed by new archaelogical excavations.
T. Rath has shown how long the tradition of hand knitting in Tewkesbury survived. This centre with its advantageous geographical position at the junction of the Severn and Avon had groun a market for industrial products by the sixteenth century. A hosier is mentioned in the borough records as early as 1446.
There is no indication that the seventeenth century hosiers were engaged in anything other than the well established woollen hand knitting industry of the area. The manufacture of hose was associated with the traditional woollen manufacture with a common source of yarn supply and enterpreneurs involved in both industries [...] The testimony of contemporary authors supports the Proposition that in the early eighteenth century the Tewkesbury hosiery industry was largely based on hand knitting and possibly the production of woven stockings.
The author had difficulty assessing the degree of interrelationship and cross-fertilization between the traditional hand-knit woollen hosiery production and the cotton knitting of the Tewkesbury region, But his information about woven kersey stocking is very important."
It is unfortunately impossible to state precisely when the art of hand knitting was first introduced into Scotland. Indeed the whole Scottish wool trade, as well as the introduction and spread of hand knitting in Scotland, are subjects on which much research remains to be done. We can. however, be certain that by the seventeenth century the art of hand knitting was fairly extensively practiced at least on the east coast, in the ccnlrui lowlands and in the borders of Scotland. By the middle of the eighteent ccntury the industry was increasing rapidly and Aberdeen had became the most important centre in Scotland for the production of hand- knitted stockings.


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Jacobson first became interested in exploring solitary confinement during the summer of 2012. Filming began the following year and over the course of eighteen months the director and her crew made half a dozen visits to the prison. They were given extraordinary access to prisoners, corrections officers and administrators. Jacobson had no specific agenda when she started the project. She wanted to "be curious, open; to explore and connect with people."
Over time, certain grim realities about solitary confinement revealed themselves and became central themes of the film. One such reality is the ever-present noise that characterizes segregation units. Jacobson recalls how even after leaving the prison, "the sound stayed with me; it continues to stay with me." The constant noise throughout the film is jarring and relentless. It is as if the men in solitary confinement are trying to make as much noise as possible to reaffirm to the world – possibly also to themselves – that they're still there; that they're still human. To quote Quincy, one of the prisoners interviewed for the film: "I feel like I've been buried alive in the ground, and everybody is just walking over top of you. You can hear them, but they can't hear you. That's the way I feel. Forgotten." Heartbreakingly, Quincy is not wrong. Several times throughout the film, Jacobson expertly contrasts the inescapable noise with serene silence, such as when we go inside the warden's office and watch as he observes the cellblocks on video screens – without audio. Or when the director takes us outside the prison walls and we hear nothing except for a few birds chirping. It seems that the world, even those who are tasked with caring for the men inside those 8x10 cells, choose not to hear them.
But Jacobson gives a voice to these men, an opportunity for them to tell the world their stories. The ones she has selected to interview are unquestioningly intelligent yet also sad, broken; some, admittedly, are only tenuously holding onto their sanity. And there is another theme that ties them together. The men Jacobson interviews do not proclaim their innocence. Nor are they in solitary confinement for minor violations or their own protection. They are violent offenders, some of whom recount brutal crimes with chilling detachment. This is one of the documentaries most daring risks and greatest strengths – to show that despite their crimes, these men are still human beings.
Jacobson's decision to spotlight guilty men for the film was made early on. She did not want to tell the story of innocent men unjustly incarcerated. She wanted to get down to the core of the issue of placing men and women in solitary confinement and ask the question – "regardless of what someone's done, as Americans, as human beings, are we OK with this?"
The idea of what it means to be human is central to the film. For Jacobson, it became clear over the course of filming that the prison itself was designed to dehumanize its inhabitants. The architecture was intended to eliminate human contact. She recalls that in order to speak to a prisoner in his cell she was forced to lean in and speak through the crack at the door, which prevented her from maintaining eye contact. Realizing that the prison was designed to deprive the residents of any real, meaningful connections had a profound effect on the director and it is something she hopes is conveyed in the film.
SOLITARY gives the tortured residents of Red Onion a much-needed voice. We ask that you help amplify their voice by spreading word of the premiere on February 6th at 10:00 p.m. and advertising the film at the coordinated actions on the 23rd. Please note that after the premiere, the film will be available to stream on HBO. If any organization has an interest in hosting a screening, you can reach out to solitaryfilm@catalyst-films.com. Please use the hashtag #solitarydoc to continue the conversation online.
Beyond spreading the word about the film, we encourage everyone to contact a prison or jail in his or her community and request a visit. It is Jacobson's hope that SOLITARY will not only open people's eyes to the impact of solitary confinement – on inmates, officers and society – but will also inspire individuals to learn more about the current state of incarceration in their backyards.
As one of the prisoners poignantly states – "life is not worth it without hope." Let us join together to not only rally behind this film but also get involved and get educated so that we might be the hope that the men and women in solitary confinement so desperately need.
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Wheels | Monday Motorsports: Rosberg, Kenseth and Loeb Score Major Racing Victories
Monday Motorsports: Rosberg, Kenseth and Loeb Score Major Racing Victories
July 1, 2013 12:50 pm July 1, 2013 12:50 pm
The Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg receives a celebratory champagne blast from the Red Bull driver Mark Webber at the British Grand Prix on Sunday.Credit Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press
Nico Rosberg held off a furious charge by Mark Webber on Sunday to win the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It was a race marred by numerous tire failures that affected many of the front-runners.
Fernando Alonso finished third and recovered considerable ground against Sebastian Vettel, the series points leader, in the battle for the season's driving championship. Vettel finished last after a mechanical failure pulled him out of the lead.
While the field bunched up behind the safety car for removal of Vettel's stricken car, the contenders readied themselves for a frenetic seven-lap sprint to the finish. Rosberg, Webber, Alonso and Lewis Hamilton had fresh tires, which gave them an advantage over others that they pressed to the checkered flag.
Afterward, Rosberg was reprimanded for driving too fast during the safety car period. He was, however, allowed to maintain his status as victor.
In other racing news from the weekend:
• The nine-time World Rally champion, Sébastien Loeb, smashed the course record on Sunday at the 91st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. Loeb sped up the 12.72-mile course to the mountain's 14,110-foot summit in a surprising 8:13.878 – about a minute and a half better than the existing record. Loeb was driving a Peugeot, specially prepared by the Peugeot factory in France.
The former track record holder, Rhys Millen, driving a Hyundai, ran a 9:02.192, topping his former best of 9:46 by a significant margin.
• Matt Kenseth raced to his fourth victory this season, in Sunday's 400-mile Nascar Sprint Cup event at Kentucky Speedway. The race had been rained out from its scheduled running Saturday evening, then rescheduled for Sunday.
Kenseth, with more victories now this season than any other Sprint Cup driver, got the best of the series points leader, Jimmie Johnson, on a restart and led the final 23 laps around the 1.5-mile track. Johnson, who had led most of the race, spun out and ended up ninth.
Coming in second was Jamie McMurray in a Chevy, followed by Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch. Dale Earnhardt Jr., the pole position starter, came in 12th after his car was damaged by debris from another car.
• Valentino Rossi scored his first victory in the Moto GP series since 2010 on Saturday, with a stirring performance in the Dutch TT at Assen.
Rossi's teammate, Jorge Lorenzo, also made headlines with a fifth-place finish that came only after he had flown to Barcelona on Thursday for emergency surgery to repair his collarbone, which he had broken in a practice session. He was cleared to ride again only hours before the race.
Marc Marquez took second, followed by Cal Crutchlow. Dani Pedrosa, the series points leader, was fourth.
• Tony Schumacher's engine exploded in a ball of flame on Sunday, just as he completed the winning pass in the Top Fuel drag racing finals at the Route 66 Nationals near Chicago. Schumacher, who was uninjured, scored enough points with his 269 m.p.h. run to regain the series points lead.
Matt Hagan edged John Force for the victory in the Funny Car class. Jeg Coughlin topped the Pro Stock field, and Michael Ray was the winner in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
• Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa scored their second consecutive victory in the Grand-Am sports car series, with a solid performance in the Six Hours of the Glen in upstate New York this weekend. Fittipaldi was treated at the infield care center for dehydration following the event.
• Lord Paul Drayson, former science minister in Britain's Labour government, set a new land speed record for electric cars last week at a racetrack in Yorkshire, England. Lord Drayson drove a Lola B12 69/EV vehicle to a top speed of 204.2 miles per hour, breaking the old record of 175 m.p.h. that had stood since 1974. The vehicle Lord Drayson drove was a re-purposed Le Mans racecar that the team had campaigned using bio fuels.
• Andrea Mame, 41, an Italian driver, died, and four other drivers were injured, in a five-car pileup at the start of Sunday's Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo race at Circuit Paul Ricard near Marseille, France.
"Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, who were immediately in attendance, his injuries proved fatal," SRO, the organizer, said in a statement.
The race was red-flagged and never restarted. The organizers said the event in the popular one-make series would not be rescheduled.
• Seventeen people were injured at a car show in Poznan, Poland, on Sunday when the driver of a Koenigsegg CCR supercar lost control during a high speed pass in front of the grandstand and veered into the lines of spectators along the road.
The driver was described as a Norwegian man with years of high-speed racing experience. He was not injured, and the seven-figure Swedish car was not seriously damaged. The group of people flung from the hood of the car were were not seriously injured either, according to a report from Polskie Radio.
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Things are certainly heating up in Hawaii Five-0 Season 8. Viewers were introduced to yet another interesting member of Danny Williams' family while Steve McGarrett set off on a mission with the rest of his team. However, the most shocking part of "He Puko'a Kani 'aina" was the abduction of Adam Noshimuri. Can Danno and McGarrett find Kono Kalakaua's husband before it's too late?
Fans who are hoping to learn about Adam Noshimuri's fate this Friday will need to wait a lot longer than just a few days. Unfortunately, Hawaii Five-0 Season 8, Episode 16 will not air this week as the series is set to take a month-long hiatus.
It's no secret that most networks will be covering the Winter Olympics this February. The coverage has pushed CBS to put Hawaii Five-0 Season 8 on hiatus for the rest of the month. This means that fans will need to wait until March to find out what will happen to Adam Noshimuri.
People certainly have a lot to ponder about while waiting for Hawaii Five-0 Season 8, Episode 16. "He Puko'a Kani 'aina" treated fans to an awesome action sequence that confirmed Adam Noshimuri is an effective car thief and a gifted driver. Although it seems likely that he was abducted by Hideki, there are speculations that the suspect might be closer to Adam's past. Some believe that the captors could be connected to the Yakuza.
But could this also mean that Adam Noshimuri's beloved Kono Kalakaua will be back in Hawaii Five-0 Season 8? It is still highly unlikely that Grace Park will return to the CBS series. In the meantime, the show is set to keep referring to the character now that Ian Anthony Dale is part of the main cast. Hopefully, Steve McGarrett and Danny Williams will be able to find Adam in time when the series returns from its hiatus.
The teaser for Hawaii Five-0 Season 8, Episode 16 certainly features plenty of action but just a brief glimpse at Adam Noshimuri. The video has caused fans to worry about Adam's safety and whether Five-0 will be able to find him. Nevertheless, there is hope that things will work out for the team.
Hawaii Five-0 Season 8, Episode 16 will air on CBS on March 2.


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People refer to them as bugs, Listening devices, wireless mics, room monitors, and transmitters. No matter what they're called, they are effective, high tech, discreet, and easy to use. The Miniature listening device also called a bug has a mic and a fm transmitter built in, whatever sound the mic picks up it will then transmit it to an FM receiver which allows the user to hear what the bug hears.


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Inspiration Station Vol. 22: Storytelling
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Inspiration Station Vol. 22 – Storytelling
Did you know that according to Stanford University, stories are 2,200% easier to remember than facts and figures? Why? Two words. Evolution baby.
Storytelling is a strategy that just cant be beaten. You've probably heard it come up in business over the years… And you'll continue to for many more years to come! And for very good reason. Our minds are hardwired to best process our experiences in an easily digestible format: the story. Compelling stories are a powerful way to make a meaningful connection with your audience, forging a relationship that goes beyond product or service. Brand storytelling fuses the facts with the emotions that your brand evokes. It fosters loyalty.
Through the next few examples, you'll see a common theme in brand storytelling; story first, product second. You must make your audience the hero.
1. Apple – Think different
Apple really took off after Steve Jobs began working with Pixar and realised the power of storytelling. Transformed by the pros, he understood story was everything. Apple quickly became customer-centric and began to captivate audiences. Today, they tell a story that makes their customer a hero. A creative who thinks differently.
The first campaign went from nine pages in the NY Times to just two words on billboards: Think Different. Apple began to make their messaging simple and relevant. They stopped featuring computers. Instead, they tapped into their customers' stories. This year has seen many brands do the same, by putting our stay at home heroes in the spotlight.
From showing how the Apple Watch has literally changed people's lives, to using perspectives to "see things differently" – Apple has a wealth of chapters in its 44 year story. Recently, we saw the return of everyone's favourite campaign… "The Underdogs".
A key element of effective brand storytelling are protagonists who your audience can relate to. Once people see themselves in a story, they're emotionally invested and immediately connect with that narrative. Your brand and it's offering will soon follow.
2. The Land of Land Rovers
Land Rover are experts at controlling their niche within the automotive market, but they really nailed it with "The Land of Land Rovers". The campaign tells the true story of two small towns between Nepal and India where a fleet of 60-year-old Land Rovers are vital for safe and regular transport between the two villages.
It's so effective because not only is it real, but it perfectly illustrates how hardy and trustworthy the vehicles are. It adds a human element that shows how the product is an essential part of life for the locals. It assures the viewer that if the vehicle is dependable under those conditions then it can handle anything they throw at it – and the new models must be even better! This is the perfect example of "show, don't tell"
Anything based on a true story is going to hit home that little bit more – and if you can demonstrate the effectiveness of your brand through a breathtaking story; then it will stay with people forever. Like all great epics.
3. Google – Year in Search
From the unique stories hidden in the Google logo each day, to its search funtionality itself; Google tells everyone's story. By using data to put the user at the heart of everything, Google are also experts in data-driven storytelling. A great example of this is their annual 'Year in Search' video, which uses the most commonly searched for phrases to form a narrative of the previous year. In just a few minutes, the films' moving footage, makes for a powerful perspective.
The films rank in the top 1% of ads due to Google's ability to harness data to identify which moments will best engage its audience and evoke a strong range of emotions. Last year, the campaign focused on the different types of heroes around the world. The video captivated audiences by taking ordinary searches and creating a theme of empowerment. We can only imagine what the 2020 edition will look like…
By giving meaning to our search data and bringing it to life with a heartwarming narrative, Google makes the audience feel like they are a part of a larger movement – delivering a highly effective brand storytelling campaign that packs an emotional punch.
4. AirBnB
Although AirBnB may be having a rough 2020, storytelling lies at the very heart of their marketing and overall success. Just check out this short, powerful animated tale here. The platform relies on accounts from both hosts' and guests' own experiences (storytelling in itself) – but the brand leverages it's users' to tell engaging stories of community and local hospitality through a multitude of videos, bringing to life the things their audience care about: authentic, local experiences.
AirBnB quickly responded to overcome the lockdown imposed challenges on tourism by launching Online Experiences, a new way for people to connect, travel virtually and earn income during the COVID-19 crisis. They continued to tell their story by connecting the global community through activities on a virtual setting.
By looking after their hosts, not to mention those most affected by the pandemic, through various initiatives; AirBnB ensured their community's stories continued to be heard around the globe.
5. Spotify & Podcasts
Spotify are killing it when it comes to storytelling. As a music streaming platform, with its recent focus on the podcast market and it's "Wrapped" feature, they've really levelled up. All because they've gone beyond the songs to harness the power of storytelling.
The annual "Wrapped" feature allows users to look back on their listening insights from the year before. It's become one of Spotify's more anticipated releases, as it allows users to explore their own musical journey. But it's not just that. It neatly reinforces their brand message: Spotify is more than just another streaming music app. It tells a story that Spotify can help users evolve their musical interests.
Their podcast audience has grown by more than 50% since last year too, with a 39% increase in listened podcast hours each quarter! It's a booming industry and it's only just getting started. Podcasts offer a wealth of personal stories, with brands developing loyal followings and intimate relationships with their audience as a result.
People are turning to podcasts to discover their tribe. This presents an unparalleled opportunity to tell your story in a personal space, to a hyper-engaged audience.
6. Instanovels, Snap & Short-form
Narratives can spread like wildfire with the right type of content, shared in the right kind of way. Channel 4 and Snap Inc. have announced a new partnership that'll see short form edits of C4 content air on Snapchat Discover. Yep, you can now watch household favourites such as Hollyoaks from Snap. There's even an AR Lens which allows you to create your own cliff-hanger ending (complete with theme tune and credits!). The partnership allows C4 to better tell their stories to young audiences – supercharging their social footprint.
Similarly, the New York Public Library has uploaded entire books, such as Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol, to its story highlights on Instagram. Featuring custom illustrations, animation, and engaging features (like an area for your thumb to scroll without blocking text!) – the result is a highly effective, highly-accessible, and binge-able format that meets their audience where they spend the most time. The "Insta Novels" campaign has since grown NYPL's following by over 75%, with the tales having been read more than 300,000 times!
Older, established brands can surprise audiences by harnessing new technologies and channels in their brand storytelling strategy. Don't be afraid of trying something new, just deliver your story in a way that makes people smile.
7. Twitch, Gaming & Branding
As we've seen, a strong brand story always appears in several places. Twitch began as a livestreaming platform built around gaming. But, as their community grew, so did their marketing value. Twitch is expanding into other areas, averaging more viewers than many tv channels. It's now an effective place to tell your brand's story to an untapped audience: the hard to reach 18 – 34 year olds. KFC for instance continues to tell the story of Col. Sanders' finger lickin' empire through KFC Gaming and having a presence on Twitch!
The evolution of a brand's design tells it's own story too. Last year we helped Twitch bring their refreshed branding to life at Cannes, Gamescom and Paris Games Week! They began 2019 on a journey to update the brand to better elevate their communities to the world stage. They're proud of their audience and how far they've all come together. Their community is unique. It's evolving alongside the brand. So to tell their stories and empower them, they needed a new approach to brand design.
Don't underestimate the power of Twitch – it's not just for gamers anymore. With 4.7 million users, it's only just getting started too. It's the ideal place to tell your story to the audiences of tomorrow.
We're in the business of telling stories. You've probably heard our own as we've been known to communicate: Live – bringing brands and their values to life for audiences around the globe…
We'd love to demonstrate our digital storytelling and see what tale our creative and strategy teams can come up with for you. We're sure that we can help create a truly effective brand narrative that resonates with both your internal and external audiences.
Ultimately we want to provide a fun solution that benefits your business and motivates your people. It's so important right now to be authentic and to speak honestly. It's important you tell your story.
Inspiration Station Vol. 21: Community


File photo Complaints about the Bath Road property include noxious weeds and high grass, overgrown bushes, fallen trees, pungent odors, animal infestations and the dilapidated condition of the unoccupied house.
BATH TOWNSHIP — Bath Township Zoning Inspector Jim Miller addressed two ongoing zoning issues in the township before the township board of trustees Aug. 1.
Miller told trustees he had been making progress dealing with the zoning violations at a vacant property, located at 4953 Bath Road.
A small group of township residents appeared before the board July 18 to voice their concerns about the nuisance property that borders their homes. Their complaints included noxious weeds and high grass, overgrown bushes, fallen trees, pungent odors, animal infestations and the dilapidated condition of the unoccupied house.
Miller told the residents that he would explore the process for removing a tree off the roof of the house. Township Trustee Steve Ross said the township would start mowing the noxious weeds and tall grass.
The township has dealt with the unending zoning issues at the property for approximately eight years and held a nuisance hearing in 2016 to attempt to rectify some of those issues. The board of trustees unanimously approved Resolution 33-2016 which allowed them to declare the residential structure insecure, unsafe and structurally defective.
Miller said a register letter would be sent to the property owner, Joseph Sunday, who would have seven days to comply and clean up the property. If Sunday does not comply, the township trustees would then move forward with the abatement, control or removal of all nuisances on the property. Any expenses that would incur during the process would be paid out of the township's general fund, then collected as additional taxes on Sunday's property tax bill, and ultimately, returned to the township's general fund.
In a 3-0 vote, the township trustees agreed to hold a public hearing about the nuisance property at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, pending approval from the Greene County Prosecutor's Office.
Miller also addressed another zoning issue that involves an agricultural-zoned property, located at 1156 Herr Road. The 14.737-acre parcel is owned by Pitstick Renewable Energy LLC, and 4.79 acres of the parcel currently houses the Dovetail Energy LLC Bioenergy Facility.
Miller explained that after reviewing the state statutes, Steve Anderson, Greene County Regional Planning Director, the county prosecutor, and he came to the conclusion that the biodigester operations was an agricultural activity.
https://www.fairborndailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/08/web1_nucprop2.jpgFile photo Complaints about the Bath Road property include noxious weeds and high grass, overgrown bushes, fallen trees, pungent odors, animal infestations and the dilapidated condition of the unoccupied house.


Prevention and early intervention for borderline personality disorder: A novel public health priority.
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Barksdale Air Force Base was named after Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale, a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who lost his life August 11, 1926, while flight testing an observation type airplane near McCook Field at Dayton, Ohio.
Barksdale was born November 5, 1897, in Goshen Springs, Mississippi. Known throughout his life as Hoy, he was one of seven children - two boys and five girls. His family members were farmers with a rich military tradition dating to the Revolutionary War.
Barksdale attended Mississippi State College but left during his junior year to enter officers training camp at Fort Logan H. Roots in Little Rock, Arkansas. He volunteered for the aviation section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a Private First Class.
He later went to England to receive his flight training with the Royal Flying Corps and was assigned to the 41st Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, in 1918. A year later, Barksdale was assigned to Mitchel Field, Long Island, where he married Lura Lee Dunn in 1921. He set several flight records at Mitchel Field.
A veteran of several successful parachute escapes from aircraft, Barksdale was testing a Douglas O-2 observation airplane for spin characteristics, and found it necessary to parachute from the craft when he could not recover from a flat spin. His parachute became entangled in the wing's brace wires, causing Barksdale to fall to his death. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.
Barksdale AFB is located within the Bossier City/Shreveport city limits. The base was activated in 1933 and named in honor of Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale, a WW I airman killed in August 1926 near Wright Field, Ohio.
March 7, 1924: Lieutenant E. H. Barksdale and B. Jones (USAS) flew DH-4B Liberty 400 on instruments from McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, to Mitchel Field, New York.
After training with the Royal Flying Corps to fly in World War I, Barksdale kept in correspondence with his friend from basic training Lieutenant Ira C. Eaker. Eaker was so impressed with Barksdale's exploits that he signed on to become a pilot in the new air service. After the War, Barksdale and Eaker would cross paths several times. In fact, Eaker was in Barksdale's wedding party. The other air power leader that severed with Barksdale was a man who would do much during his career was "Jimmy" Doolittle. One of Barksdale's sisters would baby-sit Doolittle's boys when visiting him in Dayton Ohio. At the time of Barksdale's death in 1926, he was acting chief of the test pilot section in the absence of the chief "Jimmy" Doolittle.
Barksdale AFB is named in honor of Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale, Air Corps,U.S. Army, who lost his life August 11, 1926, while flight testing an observation type airplane over McCook Field, in Dayton, Ohio.
Lieutenant Barksdale was born in Goshen Springs, Mississippi, November 5, 1895.He attended Mississippi State College, but left during his junior year to enter the officer's training camp at Fort Logan H. Roots, Little Rock, Arkansas. He volunteered for aviation a few weeks before recieving his commissionas a Second Lieutenant and enlisted in the aviation section of the U. S. Army Signal Corps as a Private First Class.
After completing the ground school course at the School of MilitaryAeronautics, (Austin) Texas, he embarked for England September 18, 1917, and received his flying training with the British Flying Corps at Oxford and several other aviation schools in England. He accepted his commission May 26, 1918, at Markse, (Yorkshire) England.
thedestruction of three enemy aircraft through aerial combat. He also participated in the ground destruction of five other enemy aircraft. He left the RAF October 15, 1918 and was placed in the 25th Aero Squadron until December 24, 1918.
After the war he became a test pilot and lost his life while flight testing a Douglas observation airplane. Lieutenant Barksdale attempteda bail-out from a fast spin only to get his parachute caught in and severed by the brace wires attached to the stabilizers at the rear of the plane. The Lieutenant fell to his instant death.
Lieutenant Barksdale was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
DAYTON, Ohio, August 11, 1926 – The brilliant career of an Army air ace, Lieutenant E. H. Barksdale, who was credited with having bagged half a dozen airplanes during the World War and who many times escaped death by a hair, was ended at McCook here today when he jumped from his plane and his parachute failed to open.
Shot down from a high altitude and wounded during the World War, Lieutenant Barksdale merely scoffed when death reached out to him. Time and again he grinned when his motor failed and he was forced to jump.
Today necessity again demanded that he jump. While more than 1,000 feet in the air, in full view of F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary of War in charge of Aviation, his plane went into a tail spin.
Apparently realizing he would be unable to right the plane, Lieutenant Barksdale jumped. His parachute caught in the fuselage and the plane swung over and the body of the officer was seen to fly through the air. Then, within 100 feet of the ground, his parachute became loosened – the ropes sawed in two – and the Lieutenant was hurled to the ground. He was killed instantly.
Barksdale entered the Army Air Service soon after the war was declared and in a short time his ability in the air attracted the attention of his superiors and he was sent to France.
During his service with the Expeditionary Force he was officially credited with having bagged four planes, while unofficial records say he brought down seven.
Barksdale was only stationed here temporarily. His assignment called for him to test planes and new devices with which the government hoped to make the air safe for its fliers. It was during one of these tests today that he met his death.


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Conservative Women Venture Out To Tell Women To Stay At Home
Irin Carmon
Here's the secret of how ultra-conservative talking heads reconcile their activism with their stay-at-home values: They don't, really.
The estimable Amanda Hess went to CPAC to try to figure out how it is that women like Michele Bachmann and before her, Phyllis Schalfly spend so much time away from traditional feminine roles to advance a platform of traditional feminine roles. For some of them, compartmentalization, or maybe prioritization, is the answer. But some of it just sounds like denial.
Here's Bachmann:
"You know, people ask me, 'Why is it always women taking on guys on the left?... It is fun to be a conservative. We have a great time. We have so much fun taking on the left." But "as much fun as we have in politics, don't forget about getting married," Bachmann says. "Women want to go out into the real world. But the real world is the world you create with your husband, and the kids you'll be privileged to bear. It is the greatest job in the world."
Don't make your head hurt by wondering what job or world there is for women who don't want or can't have children, or can't marry their partner. Certainly there are women of every political stripe who would say they value their family above all else. But Bachmann seems oblivious to the fact that for most women, balancing those two worlds presents more challenges than it did for her.
Some in her audience were more aware — one younger woman Hess interviewed said of Bachmann's ability to be a successful tax lawyer, mother of five, and then congresswoman, "And do you think that has anything to do with her having money behind her?" Stop with the jealous leftist class war! That doesn't belong at CPAC.
(As for "so much fun," there is all the confirmation you need that Bachmann's batshittery is a form of sport for her, nothing more and nothing less. On the other hand, this joke in her speech actually made me like her a tiny bit: "I'm so proud to have been awarded the 'Luce Woman' award. They could have come up with a different name. I'm not sure I should go around calling myself a 'Luce Woman' in Minnesota. Especially since I have so many kids.")
There was more honesty about what's being suggested here in the words of Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who's worked for Sharron Angle: "You can't have it all. Not at the same time. We live our lives in chapters, and that's wonderful." That sounds totally wonderful until you get to the part about "being called underqualified" and "ageism." Also, has it occurred to her that not everyone wants to wait?
Speaking of CPAC: I would like someone to explain to me the origins of this "Feminist Messiah" thing that's tossed out in the below video, alongside snarling about Uncle Sam not being a sugar daddy to pay for your abortions. Is he our uncle or our daddy? Whatever, family first.
The Rise Of The Conservative Woman [TBD]
TheFormerJuneBronson
You know, I don't think these twerps deserve the compliment of rational opposition, and I doubt I'm alone when I hear this batshittery and think there's just no way any sane, intelligent person could take them seriously and just think I should wait them out. But that philosophy, combined with voting, activism, etc., has somehow made them more credible over the last few years. I admit it. I'm completely at a loss. It's like they're shooting ordinary people in the left foot and the ordinary people are yelling, "THAT FELT AWESOME! LET'S DO IT SOME MORE!" and grabbing the gun to shoot themselves in the right foot six times. What do you do with people who enjoy themselves that way?


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