Kickoff for the 2013 Super Bowl is now less than a week away and hype for all the upcoming Super Bowl commercials is already in motion.
It's no longer enough to merely advertise on the Super Bowl. If you're not leveraging your commercial before, during and after the game you're missing out.
This is truly leveraging the power of social media and congrats to Doritos and their agency, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners – (who I personally consider to be the most creative agency on the planet). Each year, they wade through more than 6,000 entries, boiling their list down to a few that the American public casts their vote to determine which spot gets to air during the game. I was partial to 'Fashionista' but apparently 'Goat' has a big following as well.
Wasting time, all in the name of Coke – but it is involving.
But enough about cars. What about beer? Anheuser-Busch will be debuting its Budweiser Black brand. The teasers didn't do much for me and they seem to be jumping on the Black beer bandwagon a little late. Speaking of bandwagons, the Clydesdales will be present again as will Bud Light with their Stevie Wonder "Superstition" executions, this time zeroing in on New Orleans, site of the Super Bowl and all sorts of different superstitions.
As the week goes on, I'm sure more Super Bowl commercials will be released and of course you'll be able to see all the spots online in one place the day after the game versus having to jump through hoops like I'm making you do with all of these links.
What's happened to creativity in advertising?
Has creativity in advertising gotten better or worse in the last 50 years?
That's a simple question that was started via a comment in my Advertising Professionals group on LinkedIn via a recent post by some guy named Ed who was lamenting the fact that advertising looked the same to him as it did back in 1954 and that in all that time we learned nothing.
I just had to comment because to me, advertising is completely different than it was back in 1954. Of course, I wasn't around back then and only began noticing ads when I was in my teens so for the sake of this argument, we'll say 1974.
I mentioned how there are ways of communicating now that didn't even exist back then and I asked Ed what aspects of advertising he was referring to with his comment.
That made me stop for a moment. Who was this Ed guy, anyway?
Turns out he is Ed McCabe, one of the founders of Scali, McCabe, Sloves – a New York agency that was famous for creating campaigns for Hertz, Nikon, Perdue Chicken, Maxell and Volvo.
I was responding to an ad legend who was elected to the One Club Hall of Fame at age 34 and was known as the 'Wizard of Words'. He's the writer who penned the "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken" line for Perdue, and the guy who created one of my all-time favorite TV spots for Maxell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2WcBi9mu6A) – though when I watch it now it didn't have nearly the impact on me as when I first viewed it.
The discussion on Ed's post continues – it seems that many people from the 'old school' believe that today's advertising is all about the technology and nothing about the idea. The general thought is that today's advertising practitioners spend too much time on applications and platforms and not enough on creativity and execution. I agree and I disagree.
We live in a culture that has grown dubious of advertising. It's a culture that is so splintered, with so many things begging for your attention that it's easier than ever for messaging to be immediately dismissed or easily forgotten.
Name the top ten commercials you saw this past year. Can you even think of five?
We are inundated with communications, overwhelmed by social media, engulfed by whatever is the hot topic of the day.
Remember Manti Te'O? That was so yesterday already. The inauguration came and went, mixed in with tributes to MLKJ but that will quickly be shoved aside as the hoopla for the Super Bowl begins to build and soon YouTube will be showcasing teasers of the upcoming commercials and you'll probably know what's going to be on quarter by quarter well before the game begins and the agencies that created these commercials will also be responsible for generating buzz in social media and launching the spots to their shareholders or providing advance screenings with promotional tie-ins that feature local marketing efforts designed to boost in-store traffic.
It's all mind-numbing, isn't it?
Advertising is no longer advertising. It's now all about branding and connecting with your customers and trying to turn them into true brand advocates via experiential marketing delivered through a variety of touchpoints. It's creating an on-going dialogue with your target audience. People are more skeptical than ever of advertising messages and if you don't speak the truth and resort to nothing more than hype, you will be quickly called on the carpet.
So how does the person given the responsibility for creating advertising messages in this day and age learn how to do all this?
You have to be open to change, always learning and respectful of your customer. Add that in with a heavy dose of creativity that goes beyond thinking of the ad but also in how to reach your customer in a totally fragmented market and somewhere in there is the recipe for success.
It's gotten a hell of a lot harder than it was back in 1954.
What's your biggest challenge in staying creative these days? I'd love to hear it.
St. Louisans have all sorts of media-related stories vying for our attention and in this 15-minutes of fame world we live in fueled by the power of mass media and social media, it's hard to know where to focus.
Obama and the NRA are taking shots at each other (pardon the pun) over gun control. The St. Louis county council is considering negating the exemptions on its current smoking ban. But the story that really has everyone buzzing is the news that the deceased girlfriend of Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman runner-up Manti Te'O was some sort of hoax.
Who cares about gun control, smoking bans, fiscal cliffs or the fact that we're in a severe winter drought when we have the mystery surrounding Manti who tearfully told the cameras back in September about the death of his grandmother and his girlfriend that happened within hours of each other. Then he went on to honor their memory by being credited with 12 tackles in a big Irish win over Michigan.
Did he know or was he really duped in to this hoax that seems to have enough gaping holes in it that a running back would have a clear path to the end zone? Enquiring and inquiring minds want to know. In fact, I'm sure the National Enquirer is already camped out on Manti's doorstep, along with a horde of other media wanting to know the truth.
Because we need the truth!
Oh, yes, there are these other issues that are facing us. Surely spin-meisters in both the Obama and NRA camps are wondering how their gun control battle is taking a back seat to this story. And I'm sure members of the county council are quite pleased that they're not being asked to voice their opinion as to which way they're leaning in regarding to knocking smokers out of the bars, bowling alleys, restaurants and casinos that currently allow them to smoke 'em if you got 'em.
That's the way mass media and social media work these days. It's a literal feeding frenzy on the story of the moment. It is tweeted, facebooked, blogged about (yes, I'm adding to the noise) broadcast and simulcast so that the story reaches every nook and cranny.
Two days ago, Manti was no more than a blip on the cultural radar. Today, his story is bigger than Obama vs. the NRA.
This wasn't possible five years ago, much less fifty. And it makes you wonder where our society is heading. The feeding frenzy that is the media will quickly grow tired of this story and some new revelation or scandal or natural disaster or horrible tragedy will happen and Manti will quickly become an afterthought.
I believe our society is developing the attention span of a gnat and that is in large part due to the instant everything, throw out the old news and give me something new mindset that is largely brought about thanks to the enormous power of the Internet. To think that we owe it all to Al Gore.
Remember Clint Eastwood talking to the empty chair? That seems like ages ago.
Little did we know that he was merely Teoing.
General Halftrack from the Beetle Bailey comic strip had a common expression that seems to apply to today's world.
Today's the day that councilman Mike O'Mara put forward his new proposal to end all the exemptions to the St. Louis county smoking ban.
If approved by the county council, that would knock out the exemptions that more than 130 different establishments have permitting smoking – with the two biggest exemptions currently in place being the Hollywood Casino and River City Casino. Meanwhile, Ameristar and Lumiere are drooling at the prospect of more smokers flocking through their entryways, ready to smoke and gamble the night away.
Smokers have become true outcasts in society, forced to stand out in the rain or in garages at work to get their nicotine fix. The price of cigarettes to me is extraordinary. I just can't see how people continue to buy when a pack of cigs costs you $5.58 here in the great state of Missouri. In New York, it's more than $11 a pack.
Missouri always seems to be near the top of the wrong lists. We're #3 in the number of adult smokers, trailing only Kentucky and Nevada (maybe there's some correlation to smoking and gambling). I was glad to see that at least we're not in the top ten with regards to meth use. Still, we're a state filled with smokers and a lot of those smokers who reside in St. Louis county are not going to be happy if their few remaining options to smoke and drink and maybe eat a bite or two or pull a few slot handles are taken away.
During my college days, it seemed like everybody smoked. When I started my first job, the president of our agency was notorious for having a Salem always lit and burning down to the end while he talked. I can remember a few meetings where I would completely forget whatever it was that was being discussed as I would be focusing on his increasingly long grey ash that would dangle from the end of his cigarette, yet he never seemed to let it fall, always flicking it just in time to have the ashes drop into the nearest ashtray.
I'll always remember my last visit to the Alton Belle where it seemed like it was Senior Citizen night and everywhere I went, I was surrounded by smokers, many of them in their little wheeled contraptions with an oxygen tank attached and a cigarette dangling from their lips. It was not a pretty sight.
I'm sure some of the eating establishments that allow smoking (you have to have food sales total 25% or less of your combined food/beverage sales) will complain that they've put in expensive smoke eliminating systems that will now go to waste if smoking is banned. And perhaps fewer people will eat out if they can't have that after dinner smoke to wipe away the taste of their meal. Then again, perhaps more people will eat out if they know they won't have to breathe in second-hand smoke. I know we returned to Ice & Fuel after it became smoke free – we were literally smoked out a few years back and returned once the smoke cleared due to the new ordinance.
I certainly wouldn't be against private smoking clubs where you have to be a dues-paying member to get in. That way, the smokers could be among their fellow smokers and everyone could smoke to their heart's content. And if one of the casinos wanted to open a smokers only off-shoot where you had to pay to belong but you could go there and gamble and smoke 'til your lips fell off it would be fine by me. But both of those examples would be very hard to regulate – and if you're allowed to open your own smokers club, who knows what type of other specialty clubs might suddenly spring up?
So I guess it really is time to kick the smokers out of public restaurants and casinos.
But who ever said life was fair?
The NFL Divisional playoff games kick off in a few hours to continue the march to the Super Bowl and across America, viewers will be parking their respective behinds in front of the tube, ready to catch all the action and drama.
Try as Hollywood might, they simply cannot come up with a formula that can top the NFL. The viewers who tune in each week to catch the action prove it as 31 of the 32 most watched TV programs since Labor Day were telecasts of NFL games. Baseball may still call itself America's game, but make no mistake, the NFL rules in America. So why is that?
There's the Continuing Central Characters that are crucial to a show's success – the NFL certainly has them. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers – all will be performing this weekend. There are new plot twists and turns every week with certain people being injured or coming back from injury or going up against their nemesis. There are violent hits, incredible catches, amazing runbacks. There are controversial calls, all caught on replay. And it's all real. In fact, this is reality TV at its best. It's not scripted. It can't be predicted. And it's far more interesting tuning in each week than American Idol, Biggest Loser or America's Got Talent combined.
The only non NFL program that made Nielsen's list was Macy's Thanksgiving Parade that pulled in 22.4 million viewers for NBC. Parades are fun to watch but you pretty much know what you're going to get. With the NFL, anything is possible and as teams are knocked out during the 3 week play-off period, more and more eyes turn to these games until the television behemoth that is the Super Bowl arrives.
I love the Super Bowl. I love the commercials that make their debut on the Super Bowl. I love viewing them all again on Monday, love the fact that YouTube has them all packaged together and ready for viewing again so I can see the commercials that I missed because I was busy getting some cheese dip at the annual Super Bowl party we attend.
It's overhyped, over-commercialized and it's generally the highlight of the television year. It's violence and excess and unexpected twists and turns that make it must see TV. It's great announcers and sideline reporters and cheerleaders and football pools and interoffice betting and Vegas lines and when you put them all together, the television industry is thrilled to have this monstrosity that is the NFL to still attract viewers when the entire industry has been fragmented and cheapened by a plethora of poor programming on a seemingly endless array of networks.
Sorry Honey Boo Boo. The NFL has come to play.
Kickoff is in one hour and I am signing off and tuning in.
That's my Super Bowl prediction.
Are these the funniest TV commercials of 2012?
Does humor still sell in TV commercials?
Mass media advertising continues to shrink as more and more advertisers find that they can better reach their audience via the internet. Last Thursday, Tru TV had a special on the funniest TV commercials of 2012. I was going to watch it but had something else going on so instead I recorded it. Once the NFL wrapped up its wild card games on Sunday, I decided to watch, knowing that I could skip all the commercials during the break so that I could watch the commercials on the show. Ironic isn't it? Overall, either I'm becoming harder to entertain or these commercials simply weren't that funny.
I'll let you judge for yourself. Here's their list along with links and my droll comments that have very little humor built into them as well.
1. Fallsview Casino Resort – "Coconut" (Canada) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB0HfrdCZYc A quick case of amnesia caused by a coconut. Easily forgettable. Hardly laughable. I could think of many spots right off the top of my head that are funnier than this one.
2. Fed Ex – "Band" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmguXOPc9VI BBDO out of New York has been making great FedEx commercials for a while. This one didn't make me laugh but it is funny. And I enjoy watching it numerous times which makes it a great commercial in my book. Plus, I love golf and it deals with the subject matter of shipping golf clubs in a completely unexpected way. I like it better than the one with the guy with the shrinking machine.
3. Canal Digital – "The Man Who Lived in a Film" (Norway) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqT_I4vS6OQ This commercial is growing on me – now that I've seen it a few times. It's very well done and has a little bit of everything in it. I'm not sure that it's funny but it's definitely good and a great positioning. If you have the time and you're in that YouTube mode, Canal Digital has all kinds of great commercials. It's kind of like reviewing all the Skittles commercials that have been done through the years. The bar is set high and they need to keep topping it. Speaking of Skittles – they're not on this year's list. Their ongoing 'Taste the Rainbow' campaign goes in my TV commercial Hall of Fame.
4. Doritos – "Sling Baby" (United States) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2kQFEjkhBQ A grandma and a baby in a sling. The casting in this commercial of the brat kid and the grandma both seemed off. But I like the baby. I didn't really find this to be very funny and this is one where if you see it once, you really don't need to see it again.
5. BGH – "Dads in Briefs" (Argentina) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwrZzk-45Jk This one is well-produced – the black & white aspect makes it seem classic and the little girl who thinks twice about the channel changer is a great shot. Good pay-off at the end. I guess this is funny. I know it's memorable but in reality, it's a pretty generic selling message and I bet did very little for the brand.
6. Old Spice – "Bounce" (United States) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYP_d2S1Pg Wieden & Kennedy – everything you do is good. Everything. You make me jealous. You make me want to do great things. The first time I saw this commercial on TV, I laughed – because of its crazy, unexpected, wildness. And now, I believe in my smelf (even though that's a different tag line from the commercial shown).
7. The Trainline – "Be Sensible" (United Kingdom) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6hRfpN6mZg I watched this spot and I felt like I was watching Airplane. Same basic concept. Funny but so over-the-top that it felt more like a rip-off than something truly original. There are some fun scenes that make it worth watching a few times.
8. Zona Jobs – "Grandma" (Argentina) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig7b0l6zm0M This one ran in Argentina. No way it could ever run in the U.S. I know it's tongue-in-cheek but I just don't like seeing poor Grandma getting gunned down by bank robbers. Unexpected – but not in a good way.
9. Bloeman – "Screwed" (The Netherlands) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMOGBIewd4M I guess you have to be totally over-the-top to be funny. Not really. Again, I think this commercial goes a bit too far, particularly with the opening scene.
10. DB Export Dry – "Wine Is Over" (New Zealand) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whxGbHbY2bY Here's another one that just didn't strike me as funny. Maybe it's a New Zealand thing.
So that was the show that I watched. Were these the funniest commercials made on the planet in the year 2012? Probably not. Of these, my two favorites would have been The Man Who Lived In A Film and the Heavy Metal Golfers for FedEx.
Of course a commercial doesn't have to be funny, to be good. In fact, humor is one of the hardest things to pull off in 30 or 60 seconds and still have it be relevant to your key selling proposition. Congrats to all who try it. Let's hope that 2013 brings us some great commercial moments – many of which will be featured in less than a month on this year's Super Bowl.
Happy viewing and feel free to add in your own favorites.
Now that we're three days into the new year, perhaps many of you have already broken your New Year's resolutions.
Here are 10 more New Year's resolutions that you can break in the coming weeks and months.
1. Resolve to clean out your emails and reduce your inbox. I could be considered an email hoarder. I have emails going back more than a year. Sure I could open a file and save them. I could just as easily delete them and plan to do so with a daily email purge of 100 or more of my saved and sent emails until I'm back below 100 again. Get ready delete button. You're in for a rough ride.
2. Resolve to reach out to at least one friend from your past once a month. And don't do it via email or Facebook. Pick up the phone. If they're in town, arrange to meet. I've lost track of so many high school and college friends but every time we re-connect, it's been a great experience. It's so easy to drift apart – but it's just as easy to re-connect. Do it.
4. Resolve to read one more book this year than you did last year. For some of you, that will mean reading a book. That's okay. For others, it's continuing a great habit because a good book is time well spent – whether you read it on a Nook or a Kindle or the old-fashioned way of immersing yourself in a true page-turner. If you're really adventurous, read a book relating to your industry. If you always read fiction, try an autobiography.
5. Resolve to see at least three or four of the Oscar winning films of last year – look a little deeper than best picture. Have you seen the best documentary? (Undefeated) How about the movie that won best director? (The Artist) Or best visual effects? (Hugo) That's three movies I haven't seen right there. Of course, I didn't get out much last year but now they're all probably available on Pay-Per-View.
6. Resolve to set aside a minimum of 15 minutes a day, every day to speak to a family member without the TV on, a cell phone or laptop open and no distractions. Fifteen minutes sounds measly and it is. Set your own total and see if you can maintain it. Too often, it's easy to be distracted by other things around us. Focus on your family. You'll be glad you did.
7. Resolve to exercise in some way, shape, manner or form. I'm somewhat of a workout fanatic. But not everyone is. Take the steps. Park a little further away. You've heard all this before. In fact, forget I even mentioned this one. You know what you need to do and some silly sentence in the middle of a blog isn't going to change your mindset anyway.
8. Resolve to wake up 15 minutes earlier four times a week. Get a jump start on your day. Create that list. Eliminate those emails. You'd be surprised what that combined extra hour of awake time can do for you. You won't miss the sleep – and if you do, that's what Saturday afternoon naps are for, anyway.
9. Resolve to learn something new that will lead to greater productivity – whether it's for work or around the house or whatever your favorite hobby or passion happens to be. I continue to explore inDesign and photoshop. I should sign up to take a class. In fact, I should resolve to take a class. What new thing can you learn?
10. Resolve to begin following this blog by filling in the little box in the top right that says Follow Blog via email. I admit, you'll have more emails to delete so I could be part of your problem. And I may detain you from reading a book, spending quality time with your family, contacting an old friend, exercising or seeing one of those Oscar-winning films. I only post about twice a week though, so if you're getting up 15 minutes earlier four times a week, you'll still have plenty of time to spare.
If you're going to try any of the above, I highly recommend #6 and #2. The rest … well, do as you please.
Happy New Year or as I like to refer to it, Happy Lucky '13.


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John Davis (* 1784 in Surrey) war ein aus England stammender US-amerikanischer Robbenjäger. Er gilt als der Kapitän des Schiffes, von dem aus erstmals Menschen auf dem antarktischen Kontinent landeten.

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Davis, der als 16-Jähriger der britischen Handelsmarine beigetreten war, begab sich auf der Suche nach neuen Jagdgründen für die Robbenjagd insgesamt sieben Mal in antarktische Gewässer. Am 7. Februar 1821 will er dabei, knapp nach den ersten Sichtungen des Kontinents durch Fabian von Bellingshausen, Michail Petrowitsch Lasarew, Edward Bransfield und Nathaniel Palmer, einige seiner Männer mit einem Boot an Land geschickt haben, um nach Robben Ausschau zu halten. Diese Männer könnten die Ersten gewesen sein, die den neuentdeckten Kontinent betreten haben. Es gibt allerdings Historiker, die seine Angaben bezweifeln.

Nach Davis ist die 74 km lange Davis-Küste in Grahamland benannt.

Literatur
 Eduard A. Stackpole: The voyage of the Huron and the Huntress. Mystic, Connecticut 1955.

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Seefahrer
Polarforscher (Antarktis)
Walfänger
Entdecker (19. Jahrhundert)
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Geboren 1784
Gestorben im 19. Jahrhundert
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Contact: Gregory Conley
Email: gconley@vaping.org
Major Changes to FDA Vaping Regulations Announced
Much-needed move will save vapor industry from decimation in 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Vaping Association reacted to a landmark announcement from Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the Commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), on the future of tobacco and nicotine regulation in the United States.
Among the announcements:
Delay of PMTA deadline — In a major change in policy, manufacturers of non-combustible products like vapor products now have until August 8, 2022 to submit their premarket tobacco applications (PMTA).
Product standards — FDA plans to issue product standards for vapor products "to protect against known public health risks."
Process clarity — FDA will issue new "foundational rules" to modify the product review process.
Flavors — FDA will study the effects of flavors, both on young people and adult smokers looking for a less harmful alternative.
Reduced-nicotine cigarettes — FDA will begin a public dialogue on the impact of reducing nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels.
Gregory Conley, President of the American Vaping Association, commented:
"To say the least, we are relieved by Dr. Gottlieb's announcement. Without Dr. Gottlieb's leadership, over 99% of vapor products on the market today would have been banned in fifteen months' time.
"This is by no means a perfect fix. The FDA's deeming rule still bans any innovation in the market and, without major changes to the agency's premarket review process, could still result in the vast majority of the market being banned in 2022. If Dr. Gottlieb truly wants to reduce death and disease in the long-term, today's announcement must be the first step of many in reforming the FDA regulatory process.
"While we are concerned that the FDA may be going down the wrong path with its focus on flavors and reduced-nicotine cigarettes, we are going to celebrate today and get back to fighting bad policy tomorrow."
About the American Vaping Association
The American Vaping Association is a nonprofit organization that advocates for fair and sensible regulation of vapor products, otherwise known as electronic cigarettes, with the goal of maximizing the number of adult smokers who use these products to quit smoking. The AVA was founded by Gregory Conley, a consumer and industry advocate with a long track record of advocating for vapor products dating back to 2010.
We are dedicated to educating the public and government officials about public health benefits offered by vapor products, which are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine or nicotine-free solution and create an inhalable vapor. The AVA is not a trade group and does not speak for any particular businesses, including our industry sponsors.
You can learn more about AVA and vaping by visiting the AVA website. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Description of Artwork: The Vanguard Artists' Group was created by artists outraged by the tyrrany imposed by the Ongania dictatorship on the Argentine public and the constant censorship that was devastating the art world. They wanted to change the role of the artist in their community. Tucuman is a province in Argentina, populated by sugar mills and farmers who live and work under terrible conditions. Tucuman arde (Tucuman is Burning) was an exhibition in which the artists commented on the conditions of the people of Tucuman through photography while loudspeakers blared testimonies from the people themselves. Newspapers articles reportiing the closing of sugar mills were displayed and statistics from the province were handed out to the public. The exhibition was shown in Rosario and Buenos Aires.
The Incident: Shortly after the opening of the exhibition in Buenos Aires, it was forced to close by government officials.
Results of Incident: The art community was disheartened, feeling that art's social responsibility to protest or even debate these issues was impossible to fulfill. Following the exhibition, most of the artists ceased to produced art altogether, others clandestinely produced what they could. Tucuman arde, whose opening was attended by 3,000 people, is said today to have been the most important political statement in the history of art in Argentina.
Source: "La Maga", February 24, 1993, p 28-29.
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Lawsuit: Famed Jesuit abused boy 1000 times aroundworld
By MICHAEL REZENDES, December 31, 2019
CHICAGO (AP) — One day in May of 1970, an 11-year-old boy and his disabled sister were sitting on the curb outside a Chicago tavern, waiting for their mother to come out. When a priest with crinkly eyes and a ready smile happened by and offered the family a ride home, they could not have been happier.
The boy, Robert J. Goldberg, now 61, would pay dearly for the favor, enduring what he describes as years of psychological control and sexual abuse he suffered while working as a child valet for the late Rev. Donald J. McGuire. He remained in the Jesuit's thrall for nearly 40 years, even volunteering to testify on McGuire's behalf during criminal trials that ultimately resulted in a 25-year prison sentence for the priest.
But today, Goldberg says he has finally broken the hold McGuire once had on him. And he has begun to tell his story, in interviews with The Associated Press and in a lawsuit he filed Monday in California state court in San Francisco.
The lawsuit charges that McGuire, a globe-trotting Jesuit with ties to Saint Teresa of Calcutta, abused Goldberg "more than 1,000 times, in multiple states and countries," during sojourns to spiritual retreats throughout the United States and Europe.
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Witch Hunts Today: Abuse of Women, Superstition and Murder Collide in India
More than 2,500 people have died because failed development in villages heightens gender inequality and tensions, experts say
By Seema Yasmin on January 11, 2018
Two women attacked in a witch hunt, Madhuben and Susilaben, stand in an alley in Dahod District, Gujarat, India. Credit: Seema Yasmin
Men circled the three women, their fists wrapped around thick iron pipes and wooden sticks. The women huddled on the ground at the center of their village in the western Indian state of Gujarat and whimpered as the crowd gathered. Two young men had died in the village, and the women were being called dakan, the Gujarati word for witch. They were accused of feasting on the young men's souls.
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Uredništvo	Victims today	Leave a comment 7. September 2021. 8 Minutes
HIGH STAKES / was once the witch-burning capital of the world. Here's why
Protection against Satan and his witch-y minions was a hot commodity in early modern Europe.
By Gwynn Guilford
In 1572, the killings began. That year, authorities in the tiny settlement of St Maximin, in present-day Germany, charged a woman named Eva with using witchcraft to murder a child. Eva confessed under torture; she, along with two women she implicated, were burned at the stake.
The pace of prosecution picked up from there. By the mid-1590s, the territory had burned 500 people as witches—an astonishing feat, for a place that only had 2,200 residents to begin with.
Why is it that early modern Europe had such a fervor for witch hunting? Between 1400 to 1782, when Switzerland tried and executed Europe's last supposed witch, between 40,000 and 60,000 people were put to death for witchcraft, according to historical consensus. The epicenter of the witch hunts was Europe's German-speaking heartland, an area that makes up Germany, Switzerland, and northeastern France.
Conventional wisdom has chalked the killings up to a case of bad weather. Across Europe, weather suddenly got wetter and colder—a phenomenon known as the Little Ice Age that pelted villages with freak frosts, floods, hailstorms, and plagues of mice and caterpillars. Witch hunts tended to correspond with ecological disasters and crop failures, along with the accompanying problems of famine, inflation, and disease. When the going got tough, witches made for a convenient scapegoat.
But a recent economic study (pdf), which will soon be published in the The Economic Journal of the Royal Economic Society, proposes a different explanation for the witch hunts—one that can help us understand the way fears spread, and take hold, today.
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Uredništvo	Victims through history	Leave a comment 2. September 2021. 8 Minutes
Six Great Heresies of the Middle Ages
WORLD HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA
by Joshua J. Mark
The medieval Church established its monopoly over the spiritual life of Europeans in the Early Middle Ages (c. 476-1000 CE) and consolidated that power throughout the High Middle Ages (1000-1300 CE) and Late Middle Ages (1300-1500 CE). Along the way, the Church became increasingly corrupt as clergy ignored the most basic tenets of Christianity to live lavishly on the tithes of the people. Parish priests became so synonymous with hypocrisy and sin that anti-clericalism was common throughout Europe well before the High Middle Ages and contributed to the development of alternative belief systems that the Church condemned as heresies.
There was little else the common people – or even the nobility – could do about clerical corruption because the Church held the keys to one's eternal destination. One could only attain salvation and eternal life by following the precepts of the Church, and one's alternative was an eternity in the torments of hell or a limited, but almost equally unpleasant, stay in the fires of purgatory where one's sins were burnt away. Heaven, hell, and purgatory were regarded as absolute certainties after death and, since the Church made all the rules regarding where a soul would wind up, people were forced to accept the clergy's atrocious behavior.
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Religion: why faith is becoming more and more popular
Many find it hard to believe that religious doctrine has always ruled the world.
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Faith is on the rise and 84% of the global population identifies with a religious group. What does it mean for the future?
How many believers are there around the world?
If you think religion belongs to the past and we live in a new age of reason, you need to check out the facts: 84% of the world's population identifies with a religious group. Members of this demographic are generally younger and produce more children than those who have no religious affiliation, so the world is getting more religious, not less – although there are significant geographical variations.
According to 2015 figures, Christians form the biggest religious group by some margin, with 2.3 billion adherents or 31.2% of the total world population of 7.3 billion. Next come Muslims (1.8 billion, or 24.1%), Hindus (1.1 billion, or 15.1%) and Buddhists (500 million, or 6.9%).
The next category is people who practise folk or traditional religions; there are 400m of them, or 6% of the global total. Adherents of lesser-practised religions, including Sikhism, Baha'i and Jainism, add up to 58m, or well below 1%. There are 14m Jews in the world, about 0.2% of the global population, concentrated in the US and Israel.
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EA has been forced to issue an apology, after the publisher was caught attempting to screen reviewers for Battlefield 3 in Norway.
A checklist featuring questions such as "Is he a fan of Battlefield?" and "What's his present view on the game?" (shown below) was sent out to Norwegian games publications by EA, with the apparent intent that potential reviewers could be screened before review copies were issued.
Norwegian games writer Jon Cato Lorentzen told publication NRK (translated source below) that it "was disappointing and surprising that EA uses such tactics".
EA Norway's marketing manager Oliver Sveen has issued a statement in response, which reads "This should not have been sent out. We have made ??a mistake and we apologise".
However, it's debatable whether EA's actions would have been classified as 'a mistake' without journalists in Norway speaking out.
Unfortunately, cases of publishers attempting to broker all-too-close relationships with gaming publications are not uncommon. The only way to maintain journalistic integrity is for such attempts to be made public whenever they occur.


It's finally that time of year again when MAPS as well as Chicanos/Latinos for Community Medicine at UW (UW CCM) are collaborating to host the Annual Pre-Health Conference on Saturday, February 7th from 9:30AM-3:30PM, open to both high school students and undergraduates!
The theme of our conference is "Exploring the Value of Health Care," which will focus deeply into the role and commitments that health care providers must fulfill in order to serve their patients and their community, as well as understanding the "upstream" causes to sickness that are related to the social determinants of health.
Expect keynote speakers, workshops, networking, and much much more!
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HomeStatisticsDirector/ProducerMartin Scorsese Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Martin Scorsese Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Martin Scorsese Quick Info
Date of Birth November 17, 1942
Spouse Helen Morris
Martin Scorsese is a legendary filmmaker and historian. He is renowned for films like Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, The Aviator, Shutter Island, Hugo, and Silence. He is also a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards. Martin has a huge fan following with over a million followers on Instagram and more than 2 million followers on Facebook.
Martin Charles Scorsese
Martin Scorsese as seen in October 2017 (Martin Scorsese / Instagram)
Martin Scorsese studied at the Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx, New York City. Later, in 1964, he attended the New York University Washington Square College or College of Arts and Science and earned a B.A. in English. After that, he acquired a Master's degree in Fine Arts from New York University's School of the Arts or the Tisch School of the Arts in 1966.
Filmmaker, Historian
Father – Charles Scorsese (He was a clothes presser and an actor)
Mother – Catherine Scorsese (She was a seamstress and an actress)
Siblings – Frank Scorsese (Older Brother)
Others – Martin "Filippo" Cappa (Maternal Grandfather)
Martin Scorsese is managed by –
Rick Yorn, Manager, The Firm, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Ari Emanuel /Chris Donnelly /John Lesher, Agents, Endeavor Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Leslee Dart, Publicist, Dart Group, New York City, New York, United States
Jake Bloom, Attorney, Bloom Hergott Deimer Rosenthall La Violette, Beverly Hills, California, United States
The Film Foundation, Inc., Production Company, Los Angeles, California, United States
Sikelia Productions, Production Company, New York, United States
64 kg or 141 lbs
Martin Scorsese has dated –
Dawn Steel – Martin and singer Dawn Steel had a brief relationship.
Laraine Brennan (1965-1971) – On May 15, 1965, Martin married his university sweetheart Laraine Marie Brennan. They also have a daughter named Catherine Scorsese. However, the marriage ended in a divorce in 1971.
Sandy Weintraub (1971-1975) – From 1971 to 1975, Martin dated Sandy Weintraub.
Julia Cameron (1975-1977) – On December 30, 1975, he married journalist Julia Cameron. They have a daughter named Domenica Elizabeth Cameron-Scorsese (b. 1976). However, their divorce was finalized on January 19, 1977.
Liza Minnelli (1976-1977) – Martin dated singer Liza Minnelli for a year between 1976 and 1977.
Isabella Rossellini (1979-1983) – On September 29, 1979, he got married for the third time to one of his favorite director Roberto Rossellini's daughter, actress Isabella Rossellini. Sadly, this nuptial too ended in a divorce in 1983.
Barbara De Fina (1985-1991) – Martin exchanged vows for the fourth time with producer Barbara De Fina on February 8, 1985. Their marriage lasted for 6 good years before they separated on October 5, 1991.
Illeana Douglas (1989-1997) – From 1989 to 1997, Martin was in a relationship with actress Illeana Douglas.
Helen Morris – Around 1996, Martin met writer Helen Morris on the set of the biographical drama, Kundun. The two later fell in love and got married on July 22, 1999. They have a daughter named Francesca Scorsese (b. 2003). Martin and Helen seem to be living a happy married life.
Martin Scorsese with his family in August 2018 (Martin Scorsese / Instagram)
He has Italian-Sicilian ancestry.
Thick rimmed glasses
Thick natural eyebrows and full gray hair
Martin Scorsese has done endorsement work for brands like –
S. Satellite Broadcasting (1997)
Icelandic Airlines (1968)
Vidikron video projectors (the 1990s)
Johnnie Walker Whiskey (2002)
American Express (2003)
American Express credit card (2004)
La Clava Reserva wine (2007)
American Express Members' Project (2007)
Apple Siri (2012)
Martin Scorsese as seen in January 2016 (Martin Scorsese / Instagram)
His directorial works including Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Casino (1995), Kundun (1997), Gangs of New York (2002), No Direction Home (2005), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Departed (2006), The Aviator (2004), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011), and Silence (2016)
His writing works including the screenplay for Silence (2016), Casino (1995), The Age of Innocence (1993), Goodfellas (1990), and Mean Streets (1973); documentary writing for My Voyage to Italy (1999), New York City… Melting Point (1966); 10 episodes for TV series Vinyl (2016); short films like for The Big Shave (1967), It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964), What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963); and TV movie documentary Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (2004) and A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
Also directing numerous documentaries relating to rock music including The Last Waltz (1978), No Direction Home (2005), Shine a Light (2008), and George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
In 1967, he made his theatrical film debut as a gangster in the romantic drama film, Who's That Knocking at My Door. However, he was uncredited for his appearance.
In 1976, he made his credited theatrical film debut in the crime-drama film, Taxi Driver.
In 1976, he made his first TV show appearance in the documentary series, Apropos Film.
Martin Scorsese Favorite Things
Films – Citizen Kane (1941), The Red Shoes (1948), The Leopard (1963)
Source – IMDb
Martin Scorsese (Center) with his friends in January 2017 (Martin Scorsese / Instagram)
Martin Scorsese Facts
Duel in the Sun (1946) was the first film that he saw at the cinema when he was 4 years old. The film left a significant impact on him.
Growing up in The Bronx, he often rented Michael Powell's The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
The film that made him realize that he could become a filmmaker was The Magic Box (1951).
During his younger days, he used to serve as an altar boy at Old St. Patrick's Cathedral.
He has asthma.
In 1995, the Artists Rights Foundation awarded Martin Scorsese the 3rd annual John Huston Award for Artists Rights.
In 1976, Michael Powell presented him with a special tribute award at the Telluride Film Festival.
Michael Jackson's song Bad(1987) was directed by Martin Scorsese.
He has worked in collaboration with Robert De Niro in 8 films.
He had a personal attachment to the films The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Gangs of New York (2002) and wanted to make them since the 1970s.
Martin was responsible for spurning the term "director's cut" as he felt that the film should not be altered once it was made.
In 2005, Empire (UK) magazine ranked him 3rd in their list of The Greatest directors ever!
He has served as a mentor to Georgia Lee by inviting her to apprentice for Gangs of New York (2002) in Europe.
His highest-grossing movie in his career of the last 47-year is The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) which earned a worldwide gross of $389,600,694.
His film, The Aviator (2004), was his first film that grossed over $100 million in the United States.
He has also worked with music geniuses like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, U2, Michael Jackson, and David Bowie.
He has directed 18 actors which lead to an Oscar-nominated performance like Jodie Foster, Robert De Niro (3 times), Joe Pesci (twice), Leonardo DiCaprio (twice), Daniel Day-Lewis, Cate Blanchett, Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Sharon Stone, Diane Ladd, Cathy Moriarty, Juliette Lewis, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Newman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Alda, Mark Wahlberg, and Jonah Hill.
In 2007, he received the Kennedy Center Honors along with Leon Fleisher, Steve Martin, Diana Ross, and Brian Wilson.
He has admitted that the only regret that he has in his career is making The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) on a small budget. He wanted it to be grand.
He is a great fan of the British Hammer Films series.
Seven of Scorsese's films were listed in Steven Jay Schneider's edited version of the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. They are Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1982), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Departed (2006).
In 1994, he said that the directors that inspired him the most were John Cassavetes, Orson Welles, John Ford, Federico Fellini, Elia Kazan, Roberto Rossellini, Michael Powell, and Emeric Pressburger.
Martin used Widescreen aspect ratio (1.85:1) to shoot all his film from 1972 to 1990 and used CinemaScope aspect ratio (2.35:1) to shoot all his film from 1992 onwards.
The script for Taxi Driver (1976) was given to him by his friend Brian De Palma.
In 2005, he was named the honorary president of the Vienna Film Museum.
He has admitted to making Hugo (2011) for his daughter so that she could watch at least one of his films.
Martin has written 3 books relating to cinema which are "A Director's Diary: the Making of Kundun", "The Magic Box: 201 Movie Favourites", and "A Personal Journey with Martin Scorcese Through American Movies".
On February 28, 2003, he received the Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He has a phobia of flying on airplanes.
In 2002, at the 55th Cannes International Film Festival, he acted as the President of the 'Cinéfondation and Short Films' jury.
He first heard of Leonardo DiCaprio through his old friend, Robert De Niro.
On November 30, 2016, he had the privilege of a private audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican along with his wife Helen Morris, daughters Francesca Scorsese and Cathy Scorsese, and producer Gastón Pavlovich.
Previously, he had appeared in 6 of his Oscar Best Picture nominated films, where he also made cameo appearances, like Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), Hugo (2011), and Quiz Show (1994).
He is the only director who has 2 of his films, Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990), selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in their first year of eligibility.
Martin loved the film Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).
He supports organizations like the David Lynch Foundation which is dedicated to serving 10,000 military veterans in overcoming posttraumatic stress disorder through Transcendental Meditation.
Martin has also admitted to practicing Transcendental Meditation.
In 1990, he founded a nonprofit organization called The Film Foundation which is dedicated to film preservation.
In 2007, he also founded the World Cinema Foundation.
He has won several awards including AFI Life Achievement Award, Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards.
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Comuna Bubuieci este o comună din municipiul Chișinău, Republica Moldova. Este formată din satele Bubuieci (sat-reședință), Bîc și Humulești.

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Conform datelor recensământului din 2014, comuna are o populație de 8.047 de locuitori. La recensământul din 2004 erau 6.748 de locuitori.

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PRESS CONFERENCE READ BY THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN KADUNA PEOPLES UNION (SOKAPU), HON JONATHAN ASAKE, ON MONDAY JANUARY 18, 2021 IN KADUNA
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Gentlemen of the Press, we have called you to unequivocally make known our position on the State of the Nation, especially on matters of security, governance and general wellbeing of our people.
We feel gravely concerned, particularly with the spate of insecurity that has ceaselessly engulfed the nation, especially in communities across the Northern and Middle Belt Regions.
Nigeria as a nation is seriously undergoing severe security challenges where as terrorists
who pose as Boko Haram, bandits or kidnappers continue to unleash premeditated
and unprovoked attacks on our people and turning our communities into rubbles
of devastation and desolation.
The incessant kidnappings, gruesome massacre and displacement of indigenous people from their homes have continued unabated. Presently, in most of our communities across the 12 local governments of Southern Kaduna, there are reported cases of daily abductions on the road, farms, homes, markets and worship centres where victims
have gone through unimaginable torture and relations forced to pay outrageous sums of money as ransom.
As I address you today, no fewer than 143 communities across our local government areas in Southern Kaduna have been completely displaced, with over 160,000 persons, mostly women and children, now living under very harsh and dehumanizing conditions devoid of food, medication and other necessities of life. From reports of kidnappings available to us and the amount of money paid in ransom, our poor, vulnerable
and defenceless people in Southern Kaduna have had to cough out over N900 million from January to December 2020 in ransom to these heartless criminals, with many killed when relatives of victims are unable to raise the ransom and at times even when ransom is paid. This undoubtedly has placed Kaduna state as the nation's capital for kidnappings and abductions.
While the government of the day in our state and at the federal level have continued to appear helpless in their capacity to tackle these challenges or many at times turn a
blind eye to these horrifying atrocities and crimes against humanity, the chances of bringing back hope for our despairing communities is becoming slimmer by the day.
It is against this backdrop that the Christmas homily by the Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto
Diocese, Dr Matthew Hassan Kukah, serves a timely wake-up call on national leadership to confront the monsters of destruction that are committed to the annihilation of our communities.
This is not the first time patriotic citizens and statesmen have raised their voices of concern to draw the attention of our leaders to the need of confronting these security challenges
that seek to destroy our nation which appears to have always fallen on deaf ears.
We recall a similar concern raised by a respected General and statesman, philanthropist and former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd), where, having observed the incessant killings across communities in Nigeria, particularly in
the Middle Belt Region, and also observing the non-neutrality of the Nigerian military, urged communities to rise up and defend themselves. This clarion call for self-defence by the General which is a constitutional provision and a right for every citizen was perceived negatively by a section of this country which has continued to behave as if they own Nigeria and that other citizens have no right to criticise the government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
In another twist, a refined gentleman, technocrat, accomplished academic, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a one-time presidential candidate, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, had in a media interview called the attention of Nigerians to the inability of government in tackling insecurity in the country. He further drew the attention of the public to the sad situation where a certain Northern governor was behind the banditry in the region. Despite comments by Dr. Mailafia on those behind the insecurity ravaging our nation, the secret police were more concerned in harassing the Harvard trained economist than looking into the substance of his revelations.
It appears to us, therefore, that comments by Nigerians attract different reactions from the
government, depending on the region, ethnicity and religion of the person making such comments. It's sad to note that when persons of core Northern extraction criticize government; they are taken as kind words, but when the same statements are made by people of Southern or Middle Belt extraction; they
are harassed and tormented and their comments branded as treasonable by
This discriminatory posture of government clearly shows that the Buhari-led administration treats Nigerian citizens differently; some as first class and others considered as second class. If this is not the case, how can one explain a situation where
the same comments made by Dr Mailafia attracted ceaseless harassment by security personnel, and a similar comments by the Acting Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), did not attract the same reaction.
Again, when the respected Bishop Kukah criticised the government in his Christmas homily, all hell broke loose from Northern elements who have consistently exhibited intolerance since the assumption of Buhari as the President. Despite the fact that some of those who came hard on the Bishop had made statements against the government in a
more critical manner. Considering the rancorous debate that has trailed the Bishop's Christmas homily, it is clear to all that while some have arrogated to themselves the right to criticise President Buhari-led government, others are denied the same right. More worrisome is the fact that the core North has
consistently exhibited to the rest of the country that Buhari is a president for a particular region and religion, and not for the entire country. Sadly so, his glaring nepotism, chauvinism and bigotry in his governance style seems to
lend credence to this perception.
All that Bishop Kukah is accused of saying against this government had been said by some other people in a more critical manner but never attracted a barrage of condemnation and threats. We note that the Sultan of Sokoto, prominent emirs and the Northern
Elders' Forum (NEF) had condemned President Buhari over his dismal performance
in tackling insecurity in the country, with NEF calling on him to resign. The anger and threats that are being issued against the revered Bishop was never served on the Sultan, emirs and NEF which clearly shows the discriminatory posture of this government.
SOKAPU stands with Bishop Kukah and others who before him had called to attention the subtle and continuing annihilation of our communities. The people of Southern Kaduna have continued to bear the pains of discriminatory practices aimed at diminishing
our status as Nigerian citizens. In the light of these grievous infractions on our rights, we have taken solace that just as the dawn follows the night, this present darkness of hopelessness that is enveloping our nation will soon fizzle out.
As a union, we hold this fact as incontestable, that all Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic and religious divides, have the inalienable right to criticise government with the sole intention of promoting inclusivity for all citizens. Those who have threatened Bishop Kukah ought to be arrested and be made to face the full wrath of the law. For the Islamic group that issued out a threat and an ultimatum on the Bishop, we must warn here that nobody has a monopoly of violence and nothing should happen to Bishop Kukah. Those who call on the government to rise up and do their jobs are not criminals; they are patriots who are genuinely interested
in the unity and wellbeing of citizens.
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Budućnost VOLI Podgorica 81 : 61	 Tajfun Šentjur
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Referees: Obradovic Petar, Radojkovic Josip, Jovanic Bojan
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overall FG2 FG3 FT Rebs Blck Foul
Min Pts % M A % M A % M A % D O T Ass St To Fv Ag Cm Rv +/- Val
5 Jaramaz N. 26:00 9 50 0 1 0 3 5 60 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 3 1 19 9
7 Subotić B. 25:00 10 50 4 7 57.1 0 1 0 2 2 100 5 2 7 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 15 13
8 Šehović S. 34:00 13 66.7 5 7 71.4 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 10 16
9 Čarapić O. 00:00
10 Cook O. 37:00 8 25 0 1 0 2 7 28.6 2 2 100 2 0 2 9 4 2 0 0 3 1 22 13
11 Baćović V. 00:00
13 Ilić A. 00:00
20 Dragićević T. 31:00 24 76.9 7 7 100 3 6 50 1 3 33.3 5 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 2 4 17 26
21 Marić A. 19:00 6 66.7 2 3 66.7 0 0 0 2 2 100 7 0 7 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 6 14
22 Jenkins J. 21:00 11 44.4 3 4 75 1 5 20 2 3 66.7 3 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 3 8 6
33 Rikić R. 03:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
34 Joseph D. 04:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Team Compare
Budućnost VOLI 200:00 81 54.4 21 30 70 10 27 37 9 12 75 25 3 28 18 12 13 2 1 17 17 20 98
Tajfun 200:00 61 37.9 13 27 48.1 9 31 29 8 12 66.7 25 11 36 11 5 19 1 2 17 17 -20 53
6 Sebič S. 18:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 -10 2
8 Sebič M. 23:00 3 50 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 -16 3
10 Debelak Ž. 01:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 Držić I. 08:00 3 33.3 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -2 2
15 Zimić E. 18:00 2 20 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -10 2
21 Bratož D. 26:00 10 33.3 3 5 60 0 4 0 4 6 66.7 2 1 3 3 1 5 0 0 2 5 -3 7
23 Clark III C. 00:00
24 Ponjavić A. 33:00 18 46.2 4 6 66.7 2 7 28.6 4 6 66.7 3 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 2 4 -22 15
25 Drobnjak D. 27:00 6 50 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 5 1 6 2 4 3 0 0 2 1 -19 12
33 Bolčina T. 23:00 9 33.3 3 5 60 1 7 14.3 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 3 0 1 2 2 -10 3
34 Parker J. 23:00 10 50 2 2 100 2 6 33.3 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 -10 7
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M - Made
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St - Steals
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A - Attempted
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D - Defensive
To - Turnover
Min - Minutes
Blck - Blocks
Cm - Committed
O - Offensive
Val - rank Value
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Fv - in Favoure of
Rv - Received
Ass - Assists
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Брусничный — посёлок в Верхнекамском районе Кировской области России. Входит в состав Лесного городского поселения.

В посёлке была расположена колония-поселение, являющаяся структурным подразделением ФКУ ОИК-5 УФСИН России по Кировской области. Закрыта около 2013 г.

География
Посёлок находится на северо-востоке Кировской области, в северо-западной части Верхнекамского района, к северу от реки Большой Созим. Абсолютная высота — 189 метров над уровнем моря.
Расстояние до районного центра (города Кирс) — 60 км.

Население
По данным Всероссийской переписи, в 2010 году численность населения посёлка составляла 284 человек (253 мужчины и 31 женщина).

Улицы
Уличная сеть посёлка состоит из 4 улиц.

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Q: How can i use 2 QTimer? One is for counting and the other one is displaying I want to Timer with c++ using Qt. I have one timer in my code, but the time display on the screen is slow. timer -> start(500) must update  every 20 seconds I guess.
I want to use 2 timers for it. One is for update and count the time, the other timer will display on the screen. How can I do that, I would be very happy if you can help
Here is my code:
#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include <QTimer>
#include <QPushButton>

QTimer *timer = new QTimer();
QTimer *timer2 = new QTimer();

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
    : QMainWindow(parent)
    , ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);

    connect(timer,
            SIGNAL(timeout()),
            this,
            SLOT(functionstart())
            );
}

void MainWindow::functionStart()
{
    int count;
    count = ui->lcdNumber->value();
    count++;
    ui->lcdNumber->display(count);
}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
   delete ui;
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
    if(timer->isActive()){
        timer->stop();
        ui->pushButton->setText("Start");
    }
    else {
        timer->start(500);
        ui->pushButton->setText("Stop");
    }
}

A: When you start a timer like this timer -> start(500) it will timeout every 500ms (0.5 sec) so if you want a timer with 20 second timeout, you can start it with timer -> start(20000).
Now if you want another timer for updating display you can start your timer2 with period that you like and connect it to another slot to update UI like this:
#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include <QTimer>
#include <QPushButton>

QTimer *timer = new QTimer();
QTimer *timer2 = new QTimer();

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
    : QMainWindow(parent)
    , ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(functionStart()));
    connect(timer2, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateDisplay()));
}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
    delete ui;
}

void MainWindow::functionStart()
{
    count += 1;
}

void MainWindow::updateDisplay()
{
    ui->lcdNumber->display(count);
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{

    if(timer->isActive() & timer2->isActive())
    {
       timer->stop();
       timer2->stop();
       ui->pushButton->setText("Start");
    }
    else
    {
       timer->start(1000);
       timer2->start(20000);
       ui->pushButton->setText("Stop");
    }
}

I moved the count definition to MainWindow header file to keep it value.

A: I added qDebug section for it. When I do this , I can see on the console that it refresh 20 times in a second. But there is still no changes on display. Here is my code
#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include <QTimer>
#include <QPushButton>
#include <QDebug>

 QTimer *timer = new QTimer();

 QTimer *timer2 = new QTimer();

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
: QMainWindow(parent)
, ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
ui->setupUi(this);

    connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(functionStart()));
    connect(timer2, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateDisplay()));

}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
delete ui;
}

void MainWindow::functionStart()
{

count += 1;

}

void MainWindow::updateDisplay()

 {

 ui->lcdNumber->display(count);

qDebug() << "asadsf";

 }

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{

    if(timer->isActive() & timer2->isActive())
        {
           timer->stop();
           timer2->stop();
           ui->pushButton->setText("Start");
        }
        else
        {
           timer->start(40);
           timer2->start(50);
           ui->pushButton->setText("Stop");
        }

}

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You are here: Home › Ikea Ideas › We always love a good IKEA hack. And the coolest one right now comes straight out of Sweden: a new company called Superfront that livens up your basic IKEA kits with special cabinet fronts, sides, tops, handles, and legs for your Bestå sideboards and Pax wardrobes.
We always love a good IKEA hack. And the coolest one right now comes straight out of Sweden: a new company called Superfront that livens up your basic IKEA kits with special cabinet fronts, sides, tops, handles, and legs for your Bestå sideboards and Pax wardrobes. is creative inspiration for us.
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IBM unveils world's first 5nm chip
IBM, working with Samsung and GlobalFoundries, has unveiled the world's first 5nm silicon chip. Beyond the usual power, performance, and density improvement from moving to smaller transistors, the 5nm IBM chip is notable for being one of the first to use horizontal gate-all-around (GAA) transistors, and the first real use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.
GAAFETs are the next evolution of tri-gate finFETs: finFETs, which are currently used for most 22nm-and-below chip designs, will probably run out of steam at around 7nm; GAAFETs may go all the way down to 3nm, especially when combined with EUV. No one really knows what comes after 3nm.
2D, 3D, and back to 2D
For the longest time, transistors were mostly fabricated by depositing layers of different materials on top of each other. As these planar 2D transistors got shorter and shorter (i.e. more transistors in the same space), it became increasingly hard to make transistors that actually perform well (i.e. fast switching, low leakage, reliable). Eventually, the channel got so small that the handful of remaining silicon atoms just couldn't ferry the electricity across the device quickly enough.
Transistors go 3D as Intel re-invents the microchip
FinFETs solve this problem by moving into the third dimension: instead of the channel being a tiny little 2D patch of silicon, a 3D fin juts out from the substrate, allowing for a much larger volume of silicon. Transistors are still getting smaller, though, and the fins are getting thinner. Now chipmakers need to use another type of transistor that provides yet another stay of execution.
Enter GAAFETs, which are kind of 2D, but they build upon the expertise, machines, and techniques that were required for finFETs. There are a few ways of building GAAFETs, but in this case IBM/Samsung/GloFo are talking about horizontal devices. The easiest way to think of these lateral GAAFETs is to take a finFET and turn it through 90 degrees. Thus, instead of the channel being a vertical fin, the channel becomes a horizontal fin—or to put it another way, the fin is now a silicon nanowire (or nanosheet, depending on its width) stretched between the source and drain.
In the case of IBM's GAAFET, there are actually three nanosheets stacked on top of each other running between the source and drain, with the gate (the bit that turns the channel on and off) filling in all the gaps. As a result, there's a relatively large volume of gate and channel material—which is what makes the GAAFET reliable, high-performance, and better suited for scaling down even further.
Fabrication-wise, GAAFETs are particularly fascinating. Basically, you lay down some alternating stacks of silicon and silicon-germanium (SiGe). Then you carefully remove the SiGe with a new process called atomic layer etching (probably with an Applied Materials Selectra machine), leaving gaps between each of the silicon layers, which are now technically nanosheets. Finally, without letting those nanosheets droop, you fill those gaps with a high-κ gate metal. Filling the gaps is not easy, though IBM has seemingly managed it with atomic layer deposition (ALD) and the right chemistries.
One major advantage of IBM's 5nm GAAFETs is a significant reduction in patterning complexity. Ever since we crossed the 28nm node, chips have become increasingly expensive to manufacture, due to the added complexity of fabricating ever-smaller features at ever-increasing densities. Patterning is the multi-stage process where the layout of the chip—defining where the nanosheets and other components will eventually be built—is etched using a lithographic process. As features get smaller and more complex, more patterning stages are required, which drives up the cost and time of producing each wafer.
IBM Research's silicon devices chief, Huiming Bu, says this 5nm chip is the first time that extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography has been used for front-end-of-line patterning. EUV has a much narrower wavelength (13.5nm) than current immersion lithography machines (193nm), which in turn can reduce the number of patterning stages. EUV has been waiting in the wings for about 10 years now, always just a few months away from commercial viability. This is the best sign yet that ASML's EUV tech is finally ready for primetime
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Welcome to Honest Ron's Guitars in Oklahoma City, I'm Dobro the Store Manager and this is the guy who works on guitars here, his name is Ron Lira. Our store is 900 crowded square feet of me, Ron, more tools and 200 instruments. Here's where Ron spends 3 days a week working on guitars, talking on the phone and trying to sell stuff. He opened in October of 1985 after a jealous competitor decided that he shouldn't be working out of his house (They're now out of business).
Honest Ron's stocks mostly used guitars, both acoustic and electric, bass guitars, mandolins and Ron's Custom-built instruments. We are a dealer for new Mid-Missouri Mandolins, Weber Mandolins, Danelectro and Tacoma Guitars. Honest Ron's is a authorized factory service center for Martin, Sigma, Gibson, Epiphone, Fender, Gretsch, Ovation, and Takamine, so he's always busy. No job is too small or too large for him to repair: minor adjustments, refretting, guitar electronics, or a major rebuild.
Honest Ron's is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. We're located at: 1129 North May Avenue, Oklahoma City, telephone (405) 947-3683. Please take a look at our inventory, and services that we offer.
Honest Ron's is pleased to announce that our long-awaited handbuilt acoustic guitars are here, check back soon for more details on these wonderful instruments. See them here.
In memory of shop dog Dobro: 7-4-96 to 11-08-09.
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Are you looking for a good fitness plan you can follow? If you are, then you have come to the right place. Below is a 12 week plan that can help you gain muscle and get ripped.
1. 4 Weeks Of Heavy Training- The first four weeks will consist of you training with heavy weight, low reps and less sets. During the first four weeks, you will do 6-9 sets in total, for each body-part that you train. For example, when you train chest, then you will do 6-9 sets in total, and the same goes for biceps, triceps, back and so forth. Since you will be training with heavy weight, then you will do 6-8 reps per set of each exercise that you do, so make sure you use heavy enough weight.
Also, during these four weeks, you should increase the amount of weight you do as each week goes by, even if it is only by a 3-5 pounds. As for how many exercises you should do per body-part, aim to do 2-3 (2-3 sets per exercise). Once you have completed the first four weeks of this 12 week fitness plan, you can go onto the next four weeks of the plan, which will have you training weight light weight, as well as cardio.
2. 4 Weeks Of Training With Light Weight And Cardio- During this phase of the fitness plan, you will be using light weight and doing cardio, and training 4-5 days per week (it is up to you) and hitting each body-part once per week. With that said, you will be doing a total of 4-6 exercises per body-part, and you will choose to do 12-18 sets per body-part you train. Since you are using light weight, you will do 12-15 reps per exercise that you do.
As for the exercises you will do for each muscle you train, it is completely up to you. The key is to use light weight and high reps. However, you should include one compound movement for each body-part, and start your workout with that compound exercise. By the end of these four weeks, you may start to notice that your body has changed or in the process of changing, especially since you will be doing cardio (20 minutes of a cardio exercise of your choice, done 4-5 days per week).


Rejoice as the legendary platforming hero is making the jump to oyur mobile phones. We are talking about the latest action adventure game by Ubisoft Entertainment. The game Rayman Jungle Run is all about exhilarating action.
The game is created by the same engine that brought Rayman Origins – an award winning title. It features stunning environments, and new beautiful worlds to discover. The game is easy to play, but quite hard to master.
Play the fun game in up to 70 exciting levels where you will jump from platforms to platforms through the falling rocks. In the Pirate Ship section of the game, as you jump through the rocks, you will also have to dodge the cannon balls.
In the Boss Plant chapter of the game, your job is run faster than ever to escape the giant flower that smells bad. As you jump, and dodge the numerous obstacles, you will also be able to unlock new powers that will enable you to proceed in the game more easily.
So, unlock new abilities and powers, and enjoy the captivating music of the game as you play. If you love platform adventures, download the game from Google Play Store now as it's available now. Have fun!
Here, in this article, we have jotted down an easy way to download Rayman Jungle Run for PC via BlueStacks 2, NoxAppPlayer, two of the most popular Android Emulators. These emulators are available for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows XP, and Windows 10. Here's your complete guide for it.
Search Rayman Jungle Run in Google Play Store and find the game in the results that show up.
Click the Rayman Jungle Run Icon to open the game.
Open Google Play Store from your Home screen and search Rayman Jungle Run.
Rayman Jungle Run game will appear in your search results, click "Install" on the relevant app.
Game Rayman Jungle Run will appear in the "All Apps" tab of NoxAppPlayer once it is installed.
We are pretty sure these two emulators will make your gaming experience a whole lot better but just in case you have trouble using these, you can also Play Rayman Jungle Run for PC using some other emulators. Here we have explained Best 4 Android Emulators that you can download to treat yourself with some other features. Get started!


This property is located at 34 36 Galloway Drive in Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia. Other cities close by are Beaverbank, Fall River and Middle Sackville. Galloway Drive has 9 postings currently available, while the city of Beaver Bank has 23 postings available. The average asking price of a property in the district around galloway-drive is $373,144, with an approximate mortgage of $1,362 per month*. Apartments make up less than one quarter of properties for sale in the community around 34 36 Galloway Drive. The 3 bed, 2 bath house for sale at 697 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank is comparable and listed at $319,900. Another similar home is the 3 bed, 3 bath house located at 50 Frederick Lane, Beaver Bank and priced for sale at $297,900.
Although this home is no longer on the market, there are still 85 homes for sale in Beaver Bank. Looking outside of Beaver Bank? The city also has 93 homes for sale in Beaver Bank.


Gooseberries – there little green jewels herald the start in most Summer gardens of the fruit bonanza. Coinciding with blackcurrants, they are often picked for use in desserts, especially fools, jellies and preserves. In fact they lend their tartness to savoury gels extremely well. the fruit freezes extremely well.
The bush is really hardy and grows throughout northern climates easily but it does gives its best reward of fruit when given the best care.
Bare rooted gooseberry bushes are started off in February to march when the worst of winter weather has gone. To reinvigorate bare-root plants leave the roots to soak in a bucket of water for 20 minutes. It helps establish them once these are placed into the ground. Buy the bare rooted bushes from late November to the end of April.
Bushes are planted into well dug and manured ground to start off with. They love rich, moist and slightly acidic soil and the damp conditions in the UK are ideal for this purpose. It is said to be one of the only fruits to grow well though on limestone or other alkaline soils so it is a bit more versatile than given credit for. Plant bushes about 1.2 to 1.5 metres (4 – 5 ft.) apart with a 1.5 to 1.8 metres (5-6ft.) gap between rows.
The ideal time for mulching is throughout the spring generally because keeping the moisture in the soil around the plant is a must. Keep going with the mulching and watering right into early Summer. Do however avoid drenching or heavy watering after a dry spell because like tomatoes, the fruit will swell too quickly and burst and split their skins. It is an issue after heavy thunderstorms and unless they are protected there is little that can be done about this. Watch for disease after these weather periods as split skin leads to molds getting in.
Where Do You Grow ?
Gooseberries grow well in part shade rather than just full sun. Whilst location is everything for many fruit bushes these berries are less choosy. I also plant where I know I can get at the fruit so make sure you have plenty of room to get at the berries from all sides. Prepare a reasonably large hole and fork well-rotted manure into the base. In positioning the plant int the hole, look for the 'tide mark' where the lighter and darker parts of the stem meet. This informs you of the height that is needs to be below the ground. Try to keep it at the same level as it was previously grown. Just back-fill into the hole and firm the soil to keep it all in position.
Choose a variety resistant to American mildew if you live in a particularly rainy or damp area and beware the dreaded gooseberry sawfly !
The bushes can be grown as half-standard against walls, stooled or cordoned as with plums although the bush form is generally preferred and can then be pruned to the classic vase shape. The half-standard and cordons are grown on a single rod to form a taller, more upright tree. Bush types are planted at an overall 120cm spacing whilst cordons are placed at least 60cm apart.
The plants are best pruned and indeed planted in the winter months when other vegetables and fruit remain in their dormancy. It always pays to look after these bushes and to be honest pruning can really occur before any of the twigs burst into leaf. Any weak branches are removed and the remainder need to be reduced by a third so that new growth and shape is promoted. Thinning around half the bush in may or early June will help the remaining fruits to really explode into the ripe and juicy berries we all know and love. Try pruning again around June so that all those pesky side shoots are reduced to five leaves which increases light flow. It also makes it easier to pick the fruits later on without being snagged incessantly by our sleeves.
A balanced fertiliser is fed to the plant during spring but not too much nitrogen should be given as this encourages the plant to become too woody.
Gooseberries are picked always by hand from June to August when they begin to soften slightly and the Sun really lets you know of its presence. I know of some bushes which will start producing ripe fruit by the end of May but just try and resist until the fruit is really sweet. The green fruit is harvested to prepare all sorts of delicious recipes including pies, crumbles and jams. Ripe gooseberries are quite fragile and they will burst if picked too vigorously so be careful. Leaving them as long as possible on the bush means they will simply get sweeter and bursting with flavour but watch for those thrushes and blackbirds who cannot resist them. The fruit should be allowed to ripen fully to red if they are needed for freezing.
The fruit will begin in the second year and once fully established will produce up to 4.5kg (10lb.) fruit per bush for at least 10 years afterwards.
Generally birds are a real nuisance as the fruits ripen. They will pick and peck at the fruits producing holes and ruining the harvest. Bullfinches can take the buds in the winter time and so stunt later fruiting. It is probably best to keep this fruit in cages or covered extremely well with netting during the summer. I have tried scare devices but these are not so effective as thought.
Gooseberry mildew is a fungal disease. It is encouraged by a lack of air circulation. best avoided by making sure air circulation is optimal and this fundamentally depends on the spacing between the bushes. Likewise, good effective pruning and choosing resistant varieties will help as we discuss later. The mildew makes itself known by a greyish-white powdery layer on the leaves and stems. It will also form a felt-like coating on the fruit. If you are blighted by blight then remove all affected leaves and stems and dispose of but not in the compost. Prune the rest of the bush to improve air circulation.
The Gooseberry sawfly is active in late May and June. The tiny caterpillar makes its unwanted presence felt by chomping leaves in a successive manner. It apparently eats its own body weight twice in a day, so handpick to remove the pest. Just inspect the underside of leaves regularly from mid-late spring onwards. The sawfly appears in various generations throughout the year so always be vigilant. Avoid sprays where feasible although drastic measures may be needed to remove it but do not pick fruit for at least a month once sprayed.
'Invicta' is a very good fruit producer and cropper (twice the yield of most), a famous standard and resistant to Mildew. It is the most widely grown of all the dessert/culinary fruit. Produces lush green fruits from June to July. The fruit is ideal when cooked but also sweet enough to be eaten raw when really ripe. The bush is compact and vigorous. The fruit ripens from early July onwards.
Another highly resistant variety is 'Captivator'. This variety is probably the best dessert variety we can get our hands on. Almost thornless but not quite. Produces red burgundy fruits on a bush which has a vigorous spreading habit.
The Japanese variety 'Hinnonmaki Yellow' is also extremely hardy and bred to be resistant to American Mildew. The fruit is as you've guessws – yellow-green. The variety has a unique flavour similar to a gooseberry but with a slight aromatic apricot note. It is a mid-season variety (ripens from July onwards) which is also a good cropper. What about 'Hinnonmaki Green' which is similar to the yellow variety but produces a green fruit. Likewise, 'Hinnonmaki Red ' produces attractive wine-red fruit with a more sweet and tangy flavour than some of the other Japanese varieties.
'Whinhams Industry' also produces good yields and is ideal for heavy soils – it produces red fruit on ripening. Finally, 'Careless' is a variety which turns white with ripening and is often used for cooking and jam manufacture because of its pale colour.
Remember there are numerous other berry fruits to choose from including redcurrants, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries too which enhance the fruit garden.
Get bare rooted plants from Dobies too.
I've been immensely disappointed with shop bought gooseberries. I then started growing my own and they were just fantastic. I bough bare root plants and placed them under an old apple tree where they still get plenty of light.My biggest issue is gooseberry sawfly. Best variety has to be Invicta in my book.
Thanks for the information. I am buying bare rooted bushes from Dobies.