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Families covered: Hamilton of Goslington, Hamilton of Newton, Hamilton of Provan, Hamilton of Silvertonhill (Silverton Hill)
[Parts of this page were originally within Hamilton16. They were moved here to facilitate expansion of both pages.]
|'HamiltonHistory' differs from the other sources on the next few generations of this line. Normally we would have identified the differences within notes surrounding the 'main data' but this would have become messy so we have provided a separate section below (in italics) to show what is given by BP1934 (whose data is repeated in BP2003), Anderson & HJHeraldry and give precedence to 'HamiltonHistory' in the following upper section.
|John Hamilton of Newton, '3rd' of Silvertonhill (d before 22.10.1535)
|m1. ?? Somerville (dau of Sir John Somerville of Quodquan (1st of Cambusnethan))
|Andrew Hamilton of Newton (dvp 1553/4)
|m1. ?? Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of Stanehouse)
|m2. Margaret Campbell (a 1596)
|Not clear which wife was mother of ...
|Sir Andrew Hamilton of Goslington, Newton & Silvertonhill (b 1532, d 23.11.1592)
|m. Elspeth Baillie (dau of _ Baillie of Carfin)
|Sir Robert Hamilton of Goslington, Silvertonhill & Provan (d 01.1642, 2nd son) - continued below
|m. (mcrt 29.01.1580/1) Elizabeth Baillie (d 04.11.1609, dau/heir of Sir William Baillie of Provan, Lord President)
|James Hamilton of Bogside (d 02.12.1591)
|m. (mcrt 12.01.1580/1) Margaret Hamilton (d 11.1613, dau/heir of Patrick Hamilton of Bogside, m2. Anthony Kennedy of Bogside)
|Barbara Hamilton
|m. Hugh Blair of Ardmore
|Andrew Hamilton
|m. (28.06.1625) Isobel Greg (dau of Rev. James Greg of Colmonell, widow of Rev. William Wallace of Eastwood)
|other issue - John (dvpsp before 01.1580/1), Elizabeth, Jean
|John Hamilton of Silvertonhill (a 1580)
|'HamiltonHistory' does not report anything about John's family. He may well have been ancestor of Hamilton of Cubardy as reported by Anderson & HJHeraldry, see below.
|Margaret Hamilton (d 1586)
|m. Andrew Hamilton of Letham (d 06.1571)
|Margaret Hamilton presumed of this marriage
|m. Archibald Hamilton of Raploch
|m2. Katherine Hepburn (a 1636)
|Alexander Hamilton of Catcastell & Goslington (d before 31.03.1547/8)
|m. (sp?) Katherine Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of ye Peill)
|partner unknown
|James Hamilton of Craig (d before 11.01.1540/1)
|daughter presumed of this marriage
|m. John Muir
|The following is based on data from BP1934, Anderson & HJHeraldry. It is what we used to show before we checked this family against 'HamiltonHistory'.
|John Hamilton of Newton, 3rd of Silvertonhill (d 1535)
|m. ?? Somerville (dau of Sir John Somerville of Quodquan/Cambusnethan)
|Andrew Hamilton of Newton (dvp 1534/5)
|Andrew Hamilton, 4th of Silvertonhill (a 1541)
|m. _ Hamilton (dau of James Hamilton of Stanehouse)
|Andrew Hamilton, 5th of Silvertonhill
|m. Elspeth Baillie (dau of _ Baillie of Carfin)
|Francis Hamilton, 6th of Silvertonhill (d unm by 1647)
|other issue (dvp)
|Alexander Hamilton, 1st of Goslington
|m. Catherine Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton of Newton)
|Sir Andrew Hamilton, 2nd of Goslington (b c1532, d 23.11.1592)
|Sir Robert Hamilton, 3rd of Goslington (d 1642) - see above and below
|m. Elizabeth Baillie (dau/heir of Sir William Baillie of Provan, Lord President)
|other issue - James of Tweediesyde, Andrew
|John Hamilton (a 1570)
|John Hamilton of Cubardy, Aberdeenshire
|The following comes from 'AndersonMemoirs' ('Cubardy', p267) & HJHeraldry (Hamilton, 'Cubardy', p45+).
|?? Hamilton of Cubardy
|John Hamilton of Cubardy (a 1681)
|James Hamilton of Cubardy (a 1668, a 1681)
|Alexander Hamilton mentioned by HJHeraldry
|Sir Robert Hamilton of Goslington, Silvertonhill & Provan (d 01.1642) - continued above
|m. Elizabeth Baillie (d 04.11.1609, dau/heir of Sir William Baillie of Provan, Lord President, sister/heir of William)
|Francis Hamilton of Provan (d before 07.02.1646)
|m. (mcrt 03.02.1609) Agnes Hamilton (d before 29.08.1622, dau of Alexander Hamilton of Innerwick)
|Christian Hamilton
|m. William Spang (surgeon in Glasgow)
|other issue - Elizabeth (b 1611, d young), Agnes (a 1623)
|(Sir) Edward Hamilton of Balgray & Silvertonhill (d 1649)
|Most sources, including TCB, show Edward's (only) wife, and mother of Robert, as Marion Mure. 'HamiltonHistory' (p816) shows that Robert's mother was Edward's 1st wife ...
|m1. (before 1609) Katherine Kincaid
|Sir Robert Hamilton, 1st Bart of Silvertonhill (b 1609, d before 1677, MP)
|m. Anne Hamilton (bur 06.08.1663, dau of John Hamilton, 1st Lord Belhaven)
|Sir Robert Hamilton, 2nd Bart of Silvertonhill (d 1708, Colonel, MP)
|m1. Aurelia Katherine Van Hettingen of Friesland
|Sir John Hamilton of Hull then Jersey, 3rd Bart of Silvertonhill (d 1748, 2nd son)
|m1. Mary Lewers or Lewars ("an English lady")
|Sir Robert Hamilton, 4th Bart of Silvertonhill (d 10.08.1786, Lt. General)
|m1. Mary or Louisa Williams (d 15.01.1777, dau of William Peere Williams (by Anne, dau of Sir George Hutchins), sister of Sir Hutchins, 1st Bart)
|John William Hamilton (dvp 1779, Under Secretary of War for Ireland)
|'HamiltonHistory', BP1934 & TCB all identify John's wife as Mary Anne, dau of Richard St. George of Kilrush. The only likely Richard of Kilrush (Lt. General) is shown here but he dspl 1755 having indeed had a daughter Mary but she married otherwise. 'The Genealogist' (vol 1, 1877, 'Toller of Billingborough, co. Lincoln', p187) identifies John's wife as ...
|m. Mary Anne St. George (dau of Richard St. George (d 1757, Colonel) by Mary, dau of William Blaydwin by Mary Toller)
|Sir Frederic Hamilton, 5th Bart of Silvertonhill (b 14.12.1777, d 14.08.1853) had issue
|m. (20.02.1800) Eliza Ducarel Collie (d 11.02.1841, dau of John Collie of Calcutta)
|Charlotte Hamilton (dsp 23.06.1793)
|m. (29.09.1792) Sir Charles Drake Dillon, 2nd Bart
|Frances Hamilton (d 24.02.1834)
|m. (1800) Sir George Anson (d 04.11.1849, Lt. General)
|other issue - John (dvpsp, cleric), Elizabeth (d 1819)
|m2. (06.02.1778) Anne Heathcote (d by 1816, dau of Sir John Heathcote, Bart of Normanton, by Bridget White)
|other issue - George (dsp 1763, Captain RN), Mary, Aurelia
|m2. Rachel Lempriere (d by 1751)
|William Hamilton
|m. _ Athuiscuby or Athinscuby or Athniscuby
|issue - John (a 1764, Lt. Colonel), Robert (Captain), William (d 1789?, Major)
|m. Alexander Dixon (Captain)
|Anne Hamilton (d before 30.03.1744)
|m. Christopher Wittingdale
|other issue - James (a 1702, dvp), George
|m2. Isabel Hamilton (dau of John Hamilton of Boggs, relict of James Gordon)
|Robina Hamilton
|m. John Inglis of Cessnock
|Margaret Hamilton (d 04.01.1717)
|m. (1674) Sir John Hamilton of Biel, 2nd Lord Belhaven (b 05.07.1656, d 21.06.1708)
|Anne Hamilton
|m. (sp) Sir William Craigie of Garnie (Gairnsay in Orkney)
|Elizabeth Hamilton
|m. (27.03.1681) John (James) Livingstone (Captain)
|other issue - Thomas (dsp in France), Francis, Mary
|partners unknown
|other issue - Anna (b 1666), Helen (b 1667)
|m2. (before 1622) Marion or Margaret Mure (a 02.1655, dau of James Mure of Caldwell)
|James Hamilton (d c1684, minister in Blantyre, later in Strathave, 2nd son of this marriage)
|m.(before 27.07.1665) Janet Burns (d 1696)
|Jean Hamilton
|m. _ Stewart of Minto
|Agnes Hamilton (a 1671)
|m. (mcrt 10.01.1656) Henry Craig (d 03.1671, burgess of Glasgow)
|Mary Hamilton (b 1622, a 1658)
|m. Walter Hamilton of Netherfield (a 1658)
|other issue - John (a 1662, burgess of Glasgow), George, Archibald, Christian
|partner unknown
|John Hamilton (a 1650)
|James Hamilton of Milntoun (d 10.1649, burgess of Glasgow, 5th son)
|m. Isobel Corbet (dau of James Corbet of Towcers)
|'HamiltonHistory' shows James & Isobel as parents of James (b 1637, a 1666). The following comes from 'AndersonMemoirs' (Supplement, 'Newton', p435+) where the first mentioned is the following James who is said to have acquired Newton (Cambuslang) in 1672 and is "said to have been a cadet" of Silvertonhill. The following is supported by 'HamiltonHistory' (Newton of Cambuslang', p624+) which starts with the following James, and by HJHeraldry (Hamilton, 'Newton', p45) except that (a) HJHeraldry shows the following James as this James and (b) HGJHeraldry shows shows that James m1. Elizabeth Hamilton (mother of Elizabeth & Rebecca) m2. Margaret Montgomery (mother of James, Thomas & unnamed wife of John Baird). The dates suggest that there were indeed (at least) 2 Jameses and it seems very likely that this James was father (or grandfather) of the following James. The only oddity is that HJHeraldry reports that the will of the following James's 2nd wife, Margaret Montgomery, was recorded 17.10.1676. This suggests that either there was an error with one of the dates or that there has been further confusion between the 2 Jameses with Margaret Montgomery possibly being wife of this James. The following is also supported by the section 'Family of Hamilton of Newton' within Commoners (vol 3, 'Gray of Carntyne', p10+) but that does not help with the issue regarding these 2 Jameses and also shows the marriages as shown by HJHeraldry.
|James Hamilton of Newton (b 1637?, d 1724, 3rd son?)
|m1. Margaret Montgomery (d 1676, dau of Robert Montgomery of Giffen & Maebeth Hill)
|James Hamilton of Newton (dsp unm before 27.05.1740)
|Thomas Hamilton of Newton (d 1745, surgeon in Glasgow)
|m. _ Cleland (d 1733, sister of Major _ Cleland)
|James Hamilton of Newton (d 07.1751)
|m1. Annabella Pollock (dau of Sir Robert Pollock of Pollock, Bart, by Annabella, dau of Walter Stewart of Pardovan)
|James Hamilton of Newton (dspunm 08.1769)
|m2. _ Buchanan (dau of _ Buchanan of Ross & Drummakill)
|Thomas Hamilton (d before 03.1768)
|John Hamilton of Newton (dsp unm 1775)
|Dorothea or Elizabeth Hamilton of Newton
|m. Andrew Gray of Wellhouse ("a merchant from Holland")
|Elizabeth or Dorothea Hamilton of Newton
|m. William Gray ("a merchant from Holland", brother of Andrew)
|Elizabeth Gray or Hamilton (dsp)
|m. James Gray of Dalmarnock
|Janet Gray, later Hamilton of Newton (d 1823)
|m. Richard Montgomery (Colonel, cousin of Sir George of Maebeth (Magbie) Hill, Bart, & Sir James of Stanhope, Bart)
|Anna Hamilton
|m. (mcrt 10.1671) John Baird of Mucroft (son/heir of Patrick of Muckroft)
|m. _ Barnes
|other issue - Robert (b 1666), Jean (b 1657)
|m2. Elizabeth Hamilton (dau of Gabriel Hamilton of Westburn by Margaret Cunninghame)
|Elizabeth Hamilton (b 1688?)
|m. John Gray of Dalmarnock & Carntyne
|other issue - Archibald (b 16182), Gabriel, Rebecca (dsp)
|other issue - John? (b 1634, a 1652), Robert (b 1635), James (b 1637, a 1666), Edward (b 1639, a 1649), Walter (b 1640), Hew (b 1646), Agnes (b 1632), Jean (b 1644), Isobel (b 1649)
|Margaret Hamilton (a 11.1629)
|m. (mcrt 11.08.1604) Sir James Kincaid (d before 06.11.1629)
|Mary Hamilton (a 1625)
|Anderson shows a daughter married to Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan. This appears to be confusion with Mary Hamilton, dau of Sir James Hamilton of Evandale, Libberton & Crawfurdjohn. 'HamiltonHistory' shows that Mary married ...
|m1. Sir Matthew Stewart of Minto (d 1613)
|m2. (29.01.1618) Sir John Sovervell of Kersewell (d 08.1620)
|m3. ?? (after 12.11.1624) John Stevinson of Ardmanscheillis
|Elizabeth Hamilton (a 1599, 1625)
|m.(13.01.1618) Alexander Cuninghame of Ballisalocch
|Agnes Hamilton (a 1648)
|m1. (28.01.1619) Robert Scott (d 01.1629, minister of Glasgow Cathedral)
|m2. (mcrt 19.11.1635) Thomas Stewart of Galston
|m3. (by 1648) Ludovic Stewart
|Jean Hamilton (a 05.1649)
|m.(24.04.1621) Thomas Law (d 05.1649, minister of Inchinnan)
|other issue - Robert (a 1635), William (d before 12.1655), John (a 1624)
|p. Annabel Murray
|Andrew Hamilton (b 1610)
|partner unknown
|Robert Hamilton (a 1641)
Main source(s) (see here): 'HamiltonHistory' ('Silvertonhill', p804+), BP1934 ('Hamilton of Silverton Hill'), 'AndersonMemoirs' ('Silvertonhill', p377+), HJHeraldry (Hamilton, 'The Hamiltons of Silvertonhill', p41+) with a little support from TCB (vol 2, 'Hamilton of Silvertonhill', p453+)
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- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780195396607-0278
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- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780195396607-0278
Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a specific kind of human trafficking. It is the trafficking of people for the sale or exchange of sexual acts to another where, typically, a third party benefits. These third parties are referred to as traffickers though they can also be referred to as "pimps." Even in the absence of a third party, the sale or exchange of sexual acts with a minor to another is commercial sexual exploitation. Unfortunately, the commercial sexual exploitation of children is appealing because it is highly profitable. Children and youth are sought after by traffickers because the demand for children and youth is high among those who pay for sex. In addition, traffickers tend to target young girls and boys who may be homeless, living in group homes, have a history of trauma, or are otherwise vulnerable. Previously, when children were identified or found to be commercially sexually exploited they were considered child prostitutes. More recently, this narrative has changed, with the recognition that there is no such thing as a child prostitute. Policies regarding the commercial sexual exploitation of children have also changed to more accurately recognize and treat children and youth as victims in need of support or services. This more accurate reframing of the issue, along with the increase in attention to the issue, has led to a proliferation of efforts in many public service systems, including criminal, juvenile justice, and child welfare systems, to respond to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) differently—specifically, to focus on identifying and protecting victims of CSE and providing the most appropriate services to victims. Despite these changes and increased focus on the issue, true prevalence rates of CSE are unknown and service systems often struggle with how to best serve children and youth who have experienced CSE.
General Overviews
This section includes publications that provide general overviews on the risk factors for commercial sexual exploitation, discussions on prevalence rates, characteristics of victims, and outcomes associated with sexual exploitation. Smith, et al. 2009 provides an overview of the landscape of the issue and is useful for those being introduced to the issue. Dank, et al. 2014; Finkelhor, et al. 2008; Banks and Kyckelhahn 2011; Busch-Armendariz 2016; and Flores, et al. 2004 include discussions on prevalence rates and descriptions of the attempts to estimate the size (i.e., prevalence rates) of the issue. Greenbaum 2014 and the Institute of Medicine 2014 report take a service provider perspective in describing the importance of the issue and how providers can support victims. Mitchell, et al. 2013 and Swaner, et al. 2016 are national studies that explore the characteristics of children and youth who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) as well as the criminal justice response to the issue. Lloyd 2011 is a memoir that expertly outlines the sociocultural context of CSE while describing the author's own experience of CSE. Chase and Statham 2005 and Joffres, et al. 2008 describe CSE in the United Kingdom and India.
Banks, D., and T. Kyckelhahn. 2011. Characteristics of suspected human trafficking incidents, 2008–2010. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
This special report reviews the incidence rates of all types of human trafficking and highlights that the overwhelming majority of human trafficking is sex trafficking (i.e., commercial sexual exploitation) and that many of those who are trafficked for sex are children.
Busch-Armendariz, N., et al. 2016. Human trafficking by the Numbers: The initial benchmark of prevalence and economic impact for Texas. The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
The Texas Office of the Governor commissioned this report to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking in the state of Texas. While the focus is on human trafficking generally, the report also describes commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth.
Chase, E., and J. Statham. 2005. Commercial and sexual exploitation of children and young people in the UK—A review. Child Abuse Review 14: 4–25.
DOI: 10.1002/car.881
This report uses published and unpublished literature to provide an overview of commercial sexual exploitation in the United Kingdom including prevalence, characteristics of victims, and tactics used to exploit children. Additionally, it discusses the different types of legislative and policy frameworks that have been created to protect children and youth from commercial sexual exploitation. The authors also discuss various types of intervention strategies.
Dank, M., B. Khan, P. M. Downey, et al. 2014. Estimating the size and structure of the underground commercial sex economy in eight major US cities. Urban Institute
This report, by the Urban Institute, reviews the work done through a National Institute of Justice grant on estimating the size of the commercial sex economy, the connection to drugs and weapon economies, and transportation and network characteristics of traffickers in eight cities across the United States.
Finkelhor, D., J. Vaquerano, and M. Stranski. 2008. Sex trafficking of minors: How many juveniles are being prostituted in the US?. Durham NH: Crimes against Children Research Center.
This white paper is an essential read for anyone looking to cite statistics of prevalence rates of commercial sexual exploitation. The authors firmly state that there are no valid or reliable estimates and estimates that are used are typically flawed for a variety of reasons. Revised in 2017.
Flores, J. R., D. Finkelhor, and R. Ormrod. 2004. Prostitution of juveniles?: Patterns from NIBRS. Washington, DC: Office of Justice Programs.
This federal bulletin describes data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to develop an understanding of law enforcement actions toward "juvenile prostitution". The bulletin compares encounters between girls, boys, and adults involved in the sex trade when confronted by law enforcement. Statistics on the following are included: characteristics of "prostitution" incidents, arrest patterns, and comparisons between labeled juvenile victims and offenders.
Greenbaum, V. J. 2014. Commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of children in the United States. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 44.9: 245–269.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2014.07.001
Taking a medical perspective, this article provides a concise overview of terminology, risk factors for trafficking, the stages of trafficking, the physical and psychological effects of trafficking, areas to target in a medical evaluation, and community-based resources for those impacted by CSE.
Institute of Medicine. 2014. Confronting commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States: A guide for providers of victim and support services. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
This book is divided into three sections. The first section reviews the nature of CSE, terminology, risk factors, consequences, and the legal framework of CSE. Part 2 focuses on new developments that have been implemented to combat the CSE of children and youth, and support victims. Lastly, it provides recommendations to increase awareness, strengthen laws, and target research to help fight CSE.
Joffres, C., E. Mills, M. Joffres, T. Khanna, H. Walia, and D. Grund. 2008. Sexual slavery without borders: Trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India. International Journal for Equity in Health 7.22: 1–11.
This report gives an overview of commercial sexual exploitation in India and factors that contribute to exploitation in India. The authors describe how commercial sexual exploitation is prevalent within the country as well as how India has become a substantial supplier of trafficked women and children to other countries. The authors also discuss sexual health risks related to commercial sexual exploitation, including HIV/AIDS. Finally, the authors recommend strategies to combat commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
Lloyd, R. 2011. Girls like us: Fighting for a world where girls are not for sale. New York: Harper Collins.
Rachel Lloyd's memoir tells her story of being a victim of commercial sexual exploitation in a raw and honest manner. Lloyd intersperses her story with descriptions on data regarding CSE, sociocultural issues that drive demand and normalize discrimination, and descriptions of her current work as the founder of a nonprofit organization that works to combat CSE. This is a powerful memoir that expertly weaves her story with research and cultural commentary in ways that illuminate the multifaceted and complex nature of CSE.
Mitchell, K. J., D. Finkelhor, and J. Wolak. 2013. Sex trafficking cases involving minors. Crimes against Children Research Center. Durham, NH: Univ. of New Hampshire.
This bulletin draws from the National "Juvenile Prostitution" Survey to describe characteristics of youth with cases involving commercial sexual exploitation including how law enforcement handled the case. The authors state that the field of child maltreatment should be more involved in the research on CSE rather than criminologists given youth's status as victims. Practice and policy implications are also discussed.
Smith, L. A., S. H. Vardaman, and M. A. Snow. 2009. The national report on domestic minor sex trafficking: America's prosecuted children. Shared Hope International
This report is a comprehensive overview of sex trafficking in the United States including an overview of the issue, legislative responses, demand and recruiting, description of those who are vulnerable, how victims are wrongly seen as perpetrators, and the need for housing and shelter services for those impacted by CSE.
Swaner, R., M. Labriola, M. Rempel, A. Walker, and J. Spadafore. 2016. Youth involvement in the sex trade: A national study. New York: Center for Court Innovation.
This national study is a multisite, multi-method study that sought to expand the knowledge base on the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The study includes youth interviews, official arrest records, and interviews with law enforcement and service providers. Results include an overview of population characteristics and needs, interactions with law enforcement and service providers, how the criminal justice system responds to youth, a population estimate, and perspectives of social service providers.
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Strategic De-stockingA guide for producers who, for financial or other reasons, are considering to cease pig production from BPEX in no. 42 in the 'Action for Productivity' series.
Partial or complete de-population of a pig unit is often considered as a possible route to an improvement in health status, combined with strategic medication and/or re-population from a high-health source, i.e. often referred to as 'de-pop/re-pop'. That type of exercise has many options and can only be fully assessed on an individual unit basis, and is not within the scope of this factsheet, which is intended solely as outline guidance for producers who for financial or other reasons are contemplating the decision to cease production.
- To achieve strategic de-stocking in an organised way
- To optimise returns during the process
Depending on circumstances, it may be worth exploring the option of selling or renting the unit as a going concern, before commencing a de-stock.
Also, consider whether following the de-stock and clean-up, there may be opportunities for renting the facilities for pig production or converting buildings for alternative uses.
Staff Considerations
Staff should be informed and the timing of any redundancies or notice will need to be planned, and will depend on the timescale of events (see later) and the requirement for final cleaning operations.
Finishing Only
This is the simplest scenario, in that, subject to meeting any contractual obligations with the weaner supplier, the decision can be taken to not bring in any more pigs. See also later points on considerations of slaughter weight and final clean-down.
Breeding – All Types of Production
Stop serving
Once the decision to cease production has been made this is the start point of the de-stock, the timing of subsequent events will follow from that. Action points at this stage are:
- Cancel any regular order for semen and/or AI supplies
- Cancel any regular order for gilt replacements
- Cull any unserved sows and replacement gilts and then all sows as they are weaned.
Culling policy
Decide on whether to allow all served animals to farrow as normal or begin culling immediately, which will have implications for immediate cash-flow and the timing of subsequent production. The options are:
- Allow all served animals to farrow
- Cull all served animals up to six weeks in-pig. This will shorten the overall timescale and avoids any possible moral/ethical issues over the slaughter of heavily pregnant animals. It provides the optimum balance of cash-flow from sales and reduction of sow feed requirement
- Cull all served animals up to within two weeks of due date. Whilst this will give maximum immediate cashflow and reduction of sow feed requirement, this should only be considered in an emergency (ie if creditors are insisting on an immediate sale), as the slaughter of heavily pregnant animals has moral/ethical considerations. The transport regulations allow pregnant animals to be moved at "up to 90 per cent of the expected gestation length", or two weeks away from farrowing in practical terms but this option should only be followed if absolutely necessary.
Points to consider:
- Discuss the sale of additional cull sows with your marketing group or outlet as advanced notice of exceptional numbers may be needed, and a better price can often be negotiated, eg for full lorry loads
- If there is a feed contract in place check any obligations, but at least notify the supplier that ordering patterns and overall requirements will be changing.
Weaner Production
If normal sale weight is 30–35kg then the best option is probably to continue as normal, although if circumstances dictate, it might be possible to explore the sale of pigs at weaning.
Points to Consider:
- Discuss the situation with your marketing group or purchaser
- If there is a contract in place check any obligations with regard to notice period.
Finisher Production
Depending on circumstances it may be necessary to consider selling weaners and/or reduce sale weight to shorten the overall time-scale and improve immediate cash-flow and reduction of feed costs.
Points to consider:
- Depending on market conditions at the time, spot prices for occasional sales of weaners can be unpredictable
- If there is a reasonable prediction of an increase in slaughter pig prices, then demand, and therefore price, for weaners may be good, but in that case the best option may be to finish the pigs anyway, if circumstances permit.
Table of various time-scales from decision point, i.e. cessation of serving
Actions After De-stocking
- Whatever the intended future use of the buildings and facilities, it is advisable to thoroughly clean and disinfect them and remove all manure and slurry. It will be possible to start doing this as sections of the unit become empty
- If the unit is permitted by the Environment Agency under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR, formerly and more commonly known as IPPC), it will be necessary to surrender the permit and comply with the conditions specified in the site closure plan submitted with the original application. However, if there is scope for the unit to be sold or rented to another party, the permit is an asset and can be transferred to another operator.
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The judgment of Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan in Temple Street v. D & Anor, published yesterday, makes for dramatic reading. It is not often that a sitting of the High Court occurs in the private residence of a judge at 1 a.m., but it is not the first time that the Irish medical profession has made emergency court applications when treating Jehovah's Witnesses.
In this case, concerning Baby AB, the medical evidence presented to Hogan J. was that a blood transfusion "was clinically necessary and urgent and all possible alternatives had been exhausted." Hogan J., referring to issues of religious belief, stated:
A secular court cannot possibly choose in matters of this kind and, of course, a diversity of religious views is of the essence of the religious freedom and tolerance which [the Constitution] pre-supposes. Nor can the State be prescriptive as to what shall be orthodox or conventional in such matters, for, as Jackson J. put it in a noted US decision concerning the Witnesses, West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette:
"…if there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein."
It probably suffices for present purposes simply to say that the right of a properly informed adult with full capacity to refuse medical treatment – whether for religious or other reasons – is constitutionally protected: see, e.g., Fitzpatrick v. FK (No.2) [2008] IEHC 104, [2009] 2 I.R. 7.
However, the person at issue (AB) was a minor and Hogan J. relied on Article 42.5 of the Constitution to grant an order allowing the blood transfusion to take place. Article 42.5 provides:
In exceptional cases, where the parents for physical or moral reasons fail in their duty towards their children, the State as guardian of the common good, by appropriate means shall endeavour to supply the place of the parents, but always with due regard for the natural and imprescriptible rights of the child.
This requires a failure in moral duty on the part of parents, so the conclusion is that adherence to a particular religious belief may, in so far as the State or society is concerned, constitute such a failure. Hogan J. said that:
the use of the term "failure" in this context is perhaps a somewhat unhappy one, since there is no doubt but that CD and EF, acting by the lights of their own deeply held religious views, behaved in a conscientious fashion vis-à-vis Baby AB. The test of whether the parents have failed for the purposes of Article 42.5 is, however, an objective one judged by the secular standards of society in general and of the Constitution in particular, irrespective of their own subjective religious views.
He concluded that the Court has "a jurisdiction (and, indeed, a duty) to override the religious objections of the parents".
The judgment is likely to be of interest to opponents of greater recognition of the rights of the child in the Constitution, particularly those who fear greater State opportunities to override the rights of parents.
For more, see the Human Rights in Ireland blog and the Irish Times.


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While everyone is well aware that Philadelphia is one of America's Greatest Beer Cities (way back in 2011 we gave you 50 reasons why it is!), it turns out that we're fast becoming one of America's Greatest Distilling Cities too (Philadelphia is the home of the American Whiskey Convention after all!). For those that need more evidence to back up this claim, below is a press release that landed in our inbox announcing the birth of the Philadelphia Area Distillery Trail…
PA Craft Distillers Band Together To Create Philadelphia Area Distillery Trail
Philadelphia, PA – May 5, 2017 – Philadelphia has long been known as a craft beer town, but the city that loves you back has found a place in its heart for craft distillers…
In 2011, Pennsylvania passed reforms that allowed distillers to offer tours, tastings, and onsite sales. These new laws opened the door for some of the country's best distillers to apply their craft in a city that is an epicurean destination due to its exceptional restaurants and watering holes.
"Not since the founding of our great nation has Philadelphia and Pennsylvania been such a hot bed for handcrafted spirits" commented Andrew Auwerda, Founder of Philadelphia Distilling. "We are very proud to have pioneered this revitalization and as more and more distilleries sprout up, the quality and diversity of the local spirits continues to improve. Each distillery compliments the next and has created quite a buzz in the beverage space."
To promote this exciting new industry and help visitors navigate from one distillery to another, the region's distilleries banded together to create the Philadelphia Area Distillery Trail. PhillyDistilleryTrail.com is a website that promotes the distilleries in and around Philadelphia. from Camden, NJ to Lancaster, PA, and all the places in between.
"We often get people wandering into our distillery, and they are shocked to learn just how many distilleries there are in the area. We'll often encourage them to visit other tasting rooms, but it's still on them to remember each distillery and then find them. The new website just makes it easy for people to explore and try new spirits," said Dean Browne, owner and distiller at Rowhouse Spirits in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.
Whether people are from out of town and in Philadelphia for a few days, or they are residents looking for something to do on the weekend, the Philadelphia Area Distillery Trail is a rewarding adventure. Distillery visitors can learn about the craft, sample some spirits, and even take a bottle or two with them when they leave.
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HelloBeautiful.com's "Base Level" column features the hottest new artists we're buzzing about. Before they make it to the summit of superstardom, we spot them at base level–the beginning of their hopeful journey to the top.
The D in Daley stands for different. Everything about the UK native is unique. From his sound, to his voice to his amazing hair, (isn't it awesome?) Daley is the well-needed breath of fresh air R&B has longed for. We spoke to the R&B crooner just hours before his official U.S album debut "Days And Nights" about working with super-producer Pharrell on his song "Look Up" who are some of his inspirations and how he conquered his biggest fear as an artist.
Name: Daley
Hometown: Manchester, UK
Who are some of you musical Influences: It's a mixture of U.K. artists and U.S. music mostly. I grew up with Sade, Soul II Soul, George Michael and then that's how I got into R&B and Neo Soul like Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Maxwell and then Radiohead. Also, quite a lot of Prince.
What's been your biggest break thus far?: I guess it would be putting out my first official EP last year, "Alone Together" with Marsha Ambrosius and how people connected to the music. It allowed me to the tour states and Europe.
What's your biggest fear as a new artist? My biggest fear is that nobody would be able to hear my music. Thankfully my album is coming out, so I don't have to worry about that, but you make the music for yourself but you also want to see how people connect to it and relate to it.
If you could be the musical lovechild of two artists-dead or alive-who would it be and why?
Prince and Chaka Khan just because they're both incredible, those two forces would be insane. I wouldn't be white anymore but that wouldn't be a problem for me. [LAUGHS]
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Etihad Airways is reassuring passengers of its highest level of service to minimise disruption following the introduction of a new US travel directive on electronic devices.
Effective 25th March, passengers on all US-bound flights from, or transiting through, Abu Dhabi International Airport will not be permitted to carry electronic devices bigger than a smartphone or mobile into the aircraft cabin. Items such as laptop computers, tablets including iPads, gaming devices, cameras and e-readers will be required to be placed in checked-in luggage. Medical devices are exempt and can be carried onboard.
In a statement today, the airline said that all Etihad Airways' US flights have mobile and Wi-Fi connectivity, together with power and USB points at every seat enabling guests to remain connected through their mobiles and smartphones.
The airline also said that it would be sending email alerts to all US-bound travellers advising of the new directive. "Signage is being placed at check-in desks at airports around the world where staff will inform guests to pack any prohibited electronic devices in their checked luggage," it said. More info
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The Volunteer Recognition Reception
Volunteers of the Association were recognized by IAAP BoD president, Antoinette Smith, CAP-OM. The event was full of appreciation and networking. A Volunteer Recognition Reception booklet was given to all attendees which held all recognized names of those that dedicated their time to IAAP.
Monday General Session Recap
Jay Donohue, IAAP CEO, gave the IAAP Summit 2015 attendees a rallying address during the Monday General Session. His speech addressed our annual conference's new identity as a fresh, focused event. IAAP Summit 2015 will continue to adapt and form as it progresses. Please be sure to fill out the IAAP Summit 2015 Attendee Survey after you return from Louisville.
The administrative profession is growing and now, more than ever, it's important that you set yourself apart form others in your field. IAAP remains and continuously strives to be your primary source for your career success. Administrative and office professionals are increasingly in demand. In the 2015 Talent Shortage Survey from Manpower, it's evident that the market is again seeking trained, skilled workers to fill office and administrative positions. Out of the thousands of different jobs that people work every day, your job ranks as the No. 5 hardest to fill. The admin profession is a profession that is here to stay.
That said, we know it's important to keep IAAP accessible and affordable for you and the workforce of tomorrow. IAAP membership dues will freeze at their current rate until October 2016. A new membership dues tiered structure (effective October 2016) will be implemented with varying levels of services and benefits better suited to support your needs at the individual stages in your career progression. Details will be released in mid 2016.
Plan Your Path with Park & IAAP
On a very exciting note, IAAP is entering a partnership with Park University—a private university offering both undergraduate and graduate academic programs. In addition to 40 campus centers across North America, Park University also features enhanced 24/7 online learning programs. This partnership will bring IAAP membership added value. According to the 2015 IAAP Benchmarking Survey, over forty percent of respondents said they'd be interested in a degree completion program.
Today, we're introducing "Plan Your Path with Park and IAAP". Not only will Park University plan your path individually, Park's admissions faculty will meet with each member interested on a one-to-one basis to assess your prior life and career experience. You'll develop a specific "path" that may include college credits.
In fact, Park University has already assessed both the IAAP Leadership Academy and the IAAP CAP Exam. With Park and IAAP, you can plan your path to a college degree. Find more information at their booth in the Marketplace.
The IAAP Complete Office Companion
We're excited to announce that the IAAP Complete Office Companion will now offer the chance to earn 24 recertification points. That's only $99 for a whopping 24 IAAP CAP Recertification points! Stop by the Learning Table for more information. The IAAP Complete Office Companion will offer monthly opportunities for earning recertification points, including subscription-only quizzes and live webinars.
It's time for universities and employers to know about IAAP and what it stands for. That's where you come in. Share IAAP and recruit new members. If every member recruits just one new member this year, our membership growth goal will become a reality. Our future is bright at IAAP and it begins now.


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Today's businesses look to their finance leaders to provide data-driven intelligence and guidance. Yet fewer than half of finance teams play influential roles in partnering with their businesses to improve decision making.
Our new research reveals that only 33% of CFOs say their finance teams are influential in helping organizations predict and understand future disruption.
Watch this webcast to learn how high-performing finance functions lead through operational excellence, digital intelligence and business influence.
During this webcast, you'll discover:
- The key traits that are helping digital finance leaders to exert their influence,
- Five challenges that typically prevent finance leaders from driving digital strategy, and how to overcome them
- The new technologies and skills finance teams need to achieve business influence and success.


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I am certainly no mental health expert, and I don't claim to have all the answers. I do know how this awful disease has disrupted my life and the life of my family.
Over the course of my life, especially before I started to get treatment, I have had times that depression and anxiety would almost completely shut me down. I was still able to appear alive and well, but inside, there wasn't anything but what could only be described as terror. The kind of fear that only allows you to see doom and everything in life ending badly. It's not a great feeling at all, but the effect it had on those around me was just as difficult for me to take.
Those of you who have struggled with this terrible affliction will understand.
My wild mood swings put strains even on the best relationships. It was usually written off as moodiness or just a generally bad mood, but it was so much more. Those of you who have struggled with this terrible affliction will understand. The problem, however, is that for those aren't cursed with this disease sometimes have a difficult time accepting that it is out of the control of the person affected. What seems minor to you gets blown way out of proportion to us, and reactions seem so overblown and out of line.
In my worst moments, I was a horrible human being, that couldn't be reasoned with or comforted. I would throw out all the common decency that I had and unleash hell on whoever happened to be there. If you made the slightest mistake or said the wrong thing at the wrong time, you saw a different side of me, one that I am not proud of.
Those times were difficult for everyone, especially me. In my mind, even while they were happening, I was screaming at myself internally to stop, just stop! But I couldn't, I didn't know how, and sometimes I wondered if I even wanted to.
The apology usually comes later, and even then it's difficult and usually comes in some other form.
There were a lot of things that I said at that moment, most of them I regret, but the problem was all the things I couldn't say. The things that simply wouldn't or couldn't come out of my mouth. My brain wouldn't allow it; my feelings held them in place my depression locked them in a place that I couldn't access. For a lot of us, men especially it is difficult to fully express our emotions, feelings and thoughts. When you mix in depression and anxiety, those things become a near impossibility.
In those moments, there were things I simply couldn't say no matter how hard I tried. Many men have the same struggle, and it's important to recognize when that is the case.
We can't say what's wrong– When someone is in a bad mood or seems to be upset about something, many people want to try to fix it, especially wives. The only way they say they can help is if we tell them what's wrong. The problem is we don't know, we haven't the foggiest idea what the hell is wrong. We know deep down that whatever the trigger was probably wasn't the real issue. We want to be able to say what's wrong; we want to calm down and get over it but we just can't.
We can't say we're sorry– In the heat of the moment, in the middle of an episode of depression or anxiety, we probably say hurtful things. We may have even made you cry, and we are sorry we just can't express it. At least, for me, it was a defense mechanism to somehow prove to myself that I was right about whatever irrational thought was running through my head. The apology usually comes later, and even then it's difficult and usually comes in some other form. The problem is that it's usually too late, and the damage has been done.
We can't say we need space– I never could anyway, even when I knew I was in a bad place mentally, I could never express that I needed some alone time. This was actually when the most hurtful thing I could say came out. It wasn't that I meant any of it, it was that I needed to be left alone, I needed space, and I needed time to gather myself I just couldn't say it. I know that sounds ridiculous and somewhat childish, but it's true the more I was pressed the most vicious I could become until I had pushed someone away.
We can't say we need help– This is all too true for many men with mental health problems. We still live in a society that looks differently at those who admit that there may be a problem. Our culture is changing, but it is changing too slowly. We are taught from an early age not to show weakness, and this only exacerbates the difficulty searching for treatment. When we finally do admit to ourselves that something isn't right, we are still unable to express that to anyone else. It took me a very long time, too long, to be able to admit to anyone and seek treatment. The time I wasted cost me some great experiences and opportunities. The regret will always be there.
I am certainly no mental health expert, and I don't claim to have all the answers. I do know how this awful disease has disrupted my life and the life of my family. It's not something I am proud of, and the hurt I have caused may never be fully forgiven. All I can do moving forward is to take care of myself and work to get better every day.
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A Plan of life for lay Christian people who want to live the Gospel with "Nazarene eyes".
– If you long to live radically your faith.
– If you look for paschal peace and joy.
– If you are ready to give yourself to the one who needs you.
The Brothers of the Holy Family offer you:
- A plan of life of "especial self-donation", inspired in the Family of Nazareth, within the family, social and professional situation in which you live, maintaining your lay character.
- A Christian life "marked by the spirituality and charism" of Brother Gabriel Taborin.
- In the Family of Nazareth, Jesus, Mary and Joseph, you will discover "the family spirit", proper to the FRATERNITY.
Our Proposal is addressed to:
- Men and women able to live generously the demands of their Baptism.
- People who opted for the matrimony and try to make of it a sign of love, dedication and service.
- Youth of both sexes who prepare their future as committed laity.


text: SELECT * FROM uv_BookReviewRollup WHERE recordnum = 1464 Dead Matter, by Anton Strout Book Review | SFReader.com Toggle navigation Information Story Contest Fiction Feature Get Reviewed Advertise on SFReader Sections Contest Winning Stories Fiction Features Movie Reviews TV Reviews Firebrand Fiction Suspended Animation Interviews Book Reviews All By Author By Editor By Reviewer By Genre By Rating By Year Toggle nav Dead Matter, by Anton Strout Genre: Modern/Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Published: 2009 Review Posted: 6/10/2013 Reviewer Rating: Reader Rating: Not Rated Dead Matter, by Anton Strout Book Review by Joshua Palmatier Have you read this book? I finished Dead Matter the other night and I have to say that Anton Strout is definitely improving as a writer as this series progresses. With the first book, I thought there were some "debut book/new writer" issues (of which I suffered from myself with my books). Mostly these were things like a little bouncing around and looseness in the plot and a few odd emotional reactions from the characters. Things like an extreme mood swing that wasn't properly motivated, etc. In the second book, the plot issues smoothed out tremendously (although there were a few bumps in the road), and the character things weren't so extreme although I did think Simon Canderous, the main character, got angry too often for extremely minor issues. The third book is much more solid. The plot (involving vampires, but not the expected way for an urban fantasy) was very straight forward without any odd twists and turns. There were twists and turns, of course, but they didn't feel thrown in. Everything happened for a reason and for a purpose and the actions of the characters were dictated by the plot, so there was no random "Simon goes here for no apparent reason" kinds of things. (OK, there was ONE spot where I felt that three scenes could have been accomplished in just two, but this is minor.) As I said, the plot was tighter in the second, but it was MUCH tighter and fluid in Dead Matter. But what really impressed me most about this third book was the advancement in the characterizations. The beginning of the book focuses in on Simon and his relationship with his partner Connor. This is what drives the plot forward at first. We also deal with Simon and Jane's relationship. These relationships aren't necessarily complex, but the plot depends on them, whereas in the past two novels the plot didn't. Simon gets angry here, again, but not as extreme and his reasons for getting angry make sense (again, there are one or two places where this slips, but those are rare). This improvement in characterization doesn't just apply to Simon, Connor, and Jane either. The main conflict comes down to one of the Enchancellers named Allorah, and her back story and emotional state are integral to the plot. In addition, this book has some significant connections to what happened in the second book. So overall, the characters and the plots are getting much more complex, and the writing itself is improving dramatically in each book. I'm looking forward to the fourth novel, Dead Waters, coming at the end of February. Click here to buy Dead Matter, by Anton Strout on Amazon Dead Matter, by Anton Strout on Amazon More Books You Might LikeSilence, by Michelle SagaraCarpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer , by Julie KennerThe Devil You Know, by Mike CareyGreat Apes, by Will Self Comment on Dead Matter, by Anton Strout Your Name: Comment: Type (case sensitive) here: Comments on Dead Matter, by Anton Strout There are no comments on this book. Search Author/Editor Book Title Follow @SFReaderDOTcom SFReader.com 5-Star Books Duma Key by Stephen King Contest Winning Stories Fiction Features Movie Reviews TV Reviews Firebrand Fiction Suspended Animation Interviews


text: Andrew, from Newark Valley, NY was dealing with other medical issues when he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Since he was diagnosed he has been unable to participate in Special Olympics and misses it very much. The foundation provided Andrew with an IPad so he could keep in touch with his Special Olympics friends and help pass the time during his 5 hour chemotherapy treatments.


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Several questions come up in your mind as a WordPress user. One of the problems we recently came across was related to indexing of categories and tags in WordPress. Of course, the question appears to be too simple and easy to comprehend.
But, the answer to this question is not that easy to come by. You will, nevertheless, be indexing your content, but what about the tags, and categories.
They aren't the actual content on your site and as such may not be quality content from Google's point of view. So, which among them should you index? Let us check out the options for a better understanding.
Should You Index Wordpress Categories or Wordpress Tags?
That is a simple question but the answer is not that simple. It would be dependent upon the type of the site and the content thereon.
Before we can understand whether you should index the category and tags, it would be a good idea to know what exactly are tags and categories in Wordpress and what are they used for. Once you are equipped with the knowledge, it will be easier for you to understand whether you should really index your categories and tags or not.
The following definitions of tags and categories are based on the developer versions-
The Tags
The Tags are the words or groups of words used in connection with your WordPress blog post. These tags group the posts that are related together. They also help your readers understand what exactly the post is all about.
The tags make it easier and simpler to find the content. The tags can be equivalent to categories, but they tend to be more specific.
However, tags can be completely optional. It is not compulsory to add tags for all your content.
Example: For instance, consider you have a tech blog where you post various tutorials, how to guides, reviews, etc. While the category can be something general like say, Tutorials, the tags will specifically point to a scenario or situation. For instance, video sharing tutorial is an excellent example for the tag used for clubbing together posts related to video sharing.
The Categories
The categories let you arrange your posts into groups. Categories are broader than the tags and include multiple posts grouped together.
Categories can help you make an easier and simpler navigation through the content. Unlike the tags, categories are not optional and almost all blogs have a few categories. If you do not add your post to any category, it will be marked as Uncategorized.
For instance, let us once again consider that you have a tech blog. Example of a category would be 'Reviews' or 'Tutorials' where posts related to product reviews and how to tutorials will be grouped together respectively.
So, ultimately, both tags and categories are designed as a means of making it simpler and easier for your visitors to browse & navigate around your blog to find the right content. Moreover, these two also help visitors to understand what the post is all about. Both categories and tags are used as the best navigational aids from the user comfort perspective.
You can use the same keywords or word phrases for both tags and categories. However, this is what would bring up the issue when you index your categories and tags. Search engines will take it as duplicate content.
So, should you index the tags and categories? Well, there are two cases you need to think about. It will be dependent on what the pages for tags and categories contain. Let us check out the two scenarios here.
Scenario 1 – When Tags and Category does not contain any unique content
So, what does your tags and category pages come with? Do they contain only excerpts of your posts? There is no other unique content? Well, in that case, you should not index your tags and category pages.
Why is it so? SEO experts have the following explanation.
When you have a category, you will have several blog posts that will link to this particular category. However, each of these blog posts will have only one link from the particular category. Ideally, search engines rank a page based upon the external and internal links from and to the page. If you tend to have a higher number of links, the page that gets the high number of links will be treated to be of high rank.
Now, in our example, the category page receives a high number of links. So, search engines tend to give a high priority to the category page! This will jeopardize the search engine ranking of your site to a considerable extent. Whenever, a visitor searches for a particular keyword, search engine algorithms will show the results in the form of the category page.
Thus your visitors will be directed to the category page instead of the actual page where the post is displayed. This is common to almost all search engines through the algorithms may be slightly different from one another.
Now that your category and tags pages typically do not have any unique content on a WordPress blog, it is advisable to opt for No Index in these cases.
It is an identical case with WordPress tags as well. So, whenever you have your WordPress categories and tags without content, you should put No index in them.
Scenario 2 – When Tags and Category pages contain some content
Do your category and tags pages have some kind of unique content? If your answer is yes, you can definitely go ahead and index your pages. The reason for indexing them should be clearly understood by now.
However, a WordPress site ideally does not come with any content on its category and tags pages. That would ideally mean you should not index either of those pages if you are on WordPress. Well, except in case there is a unique content available.
How to No Index Category and Tags Pages?
Well, it would be dependent upon the SEO plugin that you are using with your WordPress site. There are two best plugins you can go with for an effortless functionality in terms of handling the no index requirements of your categories and tags pages.
One that we love the most is the Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress. It can handle the indexing or not indexing functionality with ease and simplicity. Of course, you can configure the settings once and forget it altogether.
No indexing your categories and tags will not stop the search engines from crawling your category and tags pages though. However, since you have applied no index on them, these pages will not be ranked higher than your individual blog posts or other content.
Any other opinions?
Well, the topic is entirely strange and there are many contrasting views on this aspect of indexing your website and web pages. Some experts have a different opinion than the one we have listed out in the above discussion.
Let us take the example of tags. It may be a good idea not to use any tags. And in case you are using tags and if it is inevitable – opt for no index on your tags. Recent Google search engine updates do not consider it a good idea to use tags.
And what about the categories? You should never use any index on them. But, it is likely to create issues like duplicate content. You can avoid those situations by including short length excerpts about the post on your category page.
That makes it a good option to no index sections like tags, categories, author pages, and monthly archive pages. Opting for no index for these pages will be the best option to avoid duplicate content and ensuring that only the quality content will be indexed.
So, what you should do? With those contrasting views and opinions, it is a good idea to no index both categories and tags. This may be helpful in avoiding unneeded penalties from search engines if something goes wrong. Choosing not to index will help stay on the safer side. Indexing them, however, is not going to bring any great results.
The Concluding Thoughts
Well, that was all we have with respect to category and tag pages on your WordPress blog or website. If you are confused about whether to index them or not, the above discussion would have answered all the doubts you may have had. Categories and tags are the best options for the user navigation requirements you may have, but from the SEO point of view – they may not be a good option, and our advise for you is to not index them.
What do you think about whether to index or de-index the category and tags pages on your website? Share your views and opinions with us.
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The main features of this new force were:
- The force had a classical limit.
- The classical limit was a 1/r² force.
- Like objects attracted each other.
The question meson physicists wanted to answer was "What kind of elementary particle(meson) was responsible for the new forces?" These three features come close to answering that question.
- From the existence of a classical limit, the gravitational meson had to have an integer spin. Half integer spin particles like the electron and neutrino cannot give rise to a classical field. (We explain why in the thesis.)
- The 1/r² nature of the force implies that the gravitational meson, now called a graviton, has zero rest mass, like the photon which is responsible for the 1/r² electric force.
- Odd integer spin forces, like the spin 1 photon, give rise to a repulsive force between particles. Even integer spins give rise to an attractive force between like particles. Since gravitation is attractive, the graviton had to be a spin 0, spin 2, or a higher even spin particle.
The choice of spin 0 was eliminated by further experiments showing that the source of gravitational fields was proportional to inertial mass, the m in E = mc². The next simplest candidate was spin 2 for the graviton.
Feynman then showed us how to construct a spin 2 theory of gravity. He started by showing how to derive Maxwell's theory for a spin one field coupled to a conserved electric charge. Then he did the same kind of steps to derive the theory of a spin 2 field coupled to its conserved source, namely, energy. The result turned out to be equivalent to what is known as the linearized approximation to General Relativity.
The meson physicists would have noticed a problem with this linear theory. The problem was that gravitons themselves have energy, which was not included in the original source of gravity. Gravitons have energy which also act at a source of gravity.
To fix his linear theory, Feynman looked for the most general Lagrangian that would handle the problem. In doing so, he found a symmetry in the theory that had a geometrical interpretation. Thus he concluded that meson physicists would have finally ended up with Einstein's geometrical approach to the classical theory of gravity, namely, General Relativity.
I went home and tried to repeat the seminar. The main test of the nonlinear theory of gravity was that it correctly predicted the 43 seconds of arc per century shift of the perihelion of Mercury's orbit. The linear theory gives the wrong answer.
I tried constructing a nonlinear theory as follows. First, I treated the sun as a point mass and used the linear theory to calculate its spin 2 gravitational field. Then I read textbooks on how to calculate the energy tensor for a spin 2 field. Next I calculated the energy of the gravitational field, and used this energy as a source for an additional gravitational field. Finally I calculated the motion of the planet Mercury in the combined sum of the two gravitational fields.
My work was sufficiently accurate to give the right answer for the perihelion shift of Mercury's orbit, but it did not. After carefully checking my work, I went to Feynman and said something was wrong with an energy theory of gravity. Feynman was surprised. I had constructed a relativistically invarient theory that took into account that gravity creates gravity, yet I got the wrong answer. But in the seminar Feynman had gotten a unique theory that gave the right answer. What was the difference between the two approaches?
We decided that Feynman got a unique theory because he derived it from an action principle. Thus my approach could not have come from an action principle. Something must have gone wrong with the energy tensors I used. I went back and essentially subtracted my theory from Einstein's to discover that the so-called energy momentum tensors are not unique. If I changed the energy (did not follow the textbook formulas) I could get the correct perihelion shift of Mercury. Thus I could show, not only were energy momentum tensors were not unique, but the lack of uniqueness had physical consequences. The first half of my thesis was a study of the lack of uniqueness of energy momentum tensors.
I wrote up the thesis more or less as a textbook to explain to other graduate students the contents of Feynman's seminar, and to explain how to construct energy momentum tensors. It took over 100 pages to do this clearly.
After completing my thesis I wrote a short summary paper for the American Journal of Physics. It seems that no one was interested in another approach to gravity or the lack of uniqueness of energy tensors, and I could not get the paper published. I just made sure that the thesis was available through a Thesis Service run by Xerox.
A decade later, Murry Gell-Man found that he had to use one of my energy momentum tensor terms to get rid of an infinity in his scale invarient theory of elementary particles. He named the terms he used the "Huggins Term". Since then there have been a number of papers using the Huggins term to get rid of divergent parts of their theory. All these papers refer to my unpublished thesis. But now, thanks to the Web, and Adobe pdf files, it is easy to make the thesis available. Here it is:
|Huggins PhD Thesis 1962
Quantum Mechanics of the Interaction
of Gravity with Electrons: Theory of
a Spin-Two Field Coupled to Energy


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2 August 2018
Yield targets reassessed: European real estate investors focus on risk avoidance in late stage of market cycle
• Expected style drift fails to materialise
• Increased caution around retail and hotel investments
• Investment Climate Index loses momentum
Property investors believe the cyclical turning point will soon be reached in European real estate markets. Accordingly, professional investors are increasingly worried about misallocating capital. Yield targets are being reassessed.
The latest investment climate study carried out by Union Investment shows that the majority of real estate investors in Germany, France and the UK expect the initial rate of return on real estate to start rising again in 2019 or 2020. Only a quarter of investment decision-makers believe the real estate market cycle will continue beyond 2021. Of the 163 European property companies polled in the latest Union Investment survey, only 28 per cent said they were prepared to take on more risk in order to achieve the same return. This figure is down a further 9 percentage points compared to the previous survey carried out six months ago. By far the largest proportion of investors, some 64 per cent (winter 2017/18: 56 per cent), plan to stick to their risk strategy and are therefore prepared to accept lower returns.
Mirroring this declining appetite for risk, European property investors are being very restrained in their yield expectations, at least over the short to medium term. Less than half of the property companies surveyed believe they will achieve their self-imposed yield targets in a timeframe of three or five years. Yield forecasts by German investors are particularly pessimistic: 55 per cent of the property professionals surveyed anticipate reduced real estate returns until at least 2023.
"Tenant creditworthiness and the construction quality of properties continue to have the biggest impact on investment decisions. We can conclude that the style drift among European investors which was widely predicted to occur during this unusually long market cycle has not materialised, and we will not see it now in this cycle," said Olaf Janßen, head of Real Estate Research at Union Investment.
His view is backed up by the study's finding that investment professionals are continuing to focus heavily on security. Nearly 30 per cent of the investors surveyed consider security to be the most important aspect when making investment decisions. Liquidity is the top priority for 9 per cent, while 58 per cent say returns are the crucial factor. Only in France was risk tolerance higher compared to the previous survey in winter 2017/18. "The strong focus on security is limiting investors' options. It is particularly striking that investment in entire market segments is being ruled out over the coming months," said Olaf Janßen.
Avoiding retail
For real estate investors, retail properties are currently top of the list of investments to avoid. Some 63 per cent of the investors polled intend to steer well clear of retail investments over the next 12 months. A major factor here is the strong reluctance of British investors to consider retail properties at present: 82 per cent are aiming to avoid investing in this segment in the short term. The figure is also high in France, at 70 per cent. By contrast, in Germany there is still a relatively high level of confidence in the domestic retail market, with only 40 per cent of investors avoiding this segment.
Cautious approach to hotel investments
The study shows that investors also intend to tread carefully when weighing up hotel investments over the next 12 months. Some 33 per cent of all the companies surveyed aim to avoid hotel investments altogether, while 29 per cent of respondents see a need to avoid logistics properties. The residential and office segments, by contrast, have been temporarily ruled out by only 20 per cent of investors. However, all segments need to be considered on a country-specific basis. "In Germany and France, scepticism regarding the long-term value of investments is apparent across the board in all the property segments covered by the survey. Here, avoiding risk in a very late stage of the market cycle is the prime concern," said Olaf Janßen. "By contrast, UK investors are focusing their risk-avoidance strategies solely on the retail segment."
Opportunities in the co-working segment
The study also examines whether the trend towards co-working provides viable opportunities for investment. This segment is considered to offer very different levels of potential returns depending on the region surveyed. When asked whether they would invest in single-tenant properties let to a co-working provider, around 60 per cent of the survey participants said yes. Investors in France are most open to investment of this type (73 per cent), followed by the UK (58 per cent). In Germany, however, opportunities for returns in the co-working segment are still viewed with a degree of caution: currently, only 46 per cent would invest in properties with a single tenant such as WeWork or Mindspace.
Declining investment interest in the UK
The yield expectations for property investment in the United Kingdom are even lower at present. Three quarters of investors based in Germany are not currently planning to invest in the UK property market. French investors have slightly more confidence in the British property market: here, 55 per cent have put investment in the UK on hold for the next 12 months. Meanwhile, the view from within the UK itself is not particularly favourable with regard to the current state of the country. Some 32 per cent of British investors expect conditions to deteriorate over the next 12 months, while a further 56 per cent do not expect the investment climate to improve until at least summer 2019. All the regions surveyed had markedly negative expectations with regard to investment in retail, but these are at an all-time low in the UK, with 56 per cent of British investors expecting conditions for retail investments to worsen significantly over the next 12 months. The equivalent figure for office investments is only 14 per cent. Overall, sentiment also remains subdued in the European office investment markets. Only a quarter of investors see signs that the market will pick up in the near future. In the UK, a mere 2 per cent believe the outlook is improving in their home market.
"While the other indicators have proven to be largely stable across all the regions surveyed, the indicator that measures investors' expectations of the overall economic situation in their country, the performance of their own company and the investment climate has declined more sharply in all three countries than at any time in the recent past," said Olaf Janßen. In Germany, this "expectation" indicator has fallen more than six points since it was last measured and now stands at its lowest level for more than three years, with 55.7 points out of a possible 100. In France, the indicator has fallen by nearly five points to 60.8. In the UK, the "expectation" indicator has reached an all-time low of just 41.2 points.
Index falling in all markets
As the Investment Climate Index results for the UK show, sentiment among British investors has deteriorated further against the backdrop of Brexit. Now standing at just 60.6 points (previous survey: 63.6 points), it is continuing to lose ground against the similarly weak indexes in Germany and France. At 67.7 points, sentiment in France is the highest out of the three largest European economies, despite a slight decline for the fourth time in a row. The Investment Climate Index for Germany has also fallen slightly and settled at a low level of 65.1 points, reflecting modest expectations with regard to sourcing opportunities, among other factors. "If sentiment does not improve soon, it will start to translate into falling transaction volumes," said Olaf Janßen.
About the Union Investment survey
Union Investment launched its Investment Climate Index of European property investors in 2005, with the survey taking place at six-month intervals since spring 2008. The index is based on four indicators: market structure, the general environment, location factors and expectations, each with a weighting of 25 per cent. For the index, market research institute Ipsos conducted interviews between May and July 2018 with 163 property companies and institutional real estate investors in Germany (n=57), France (n=56) and the UK (n=50).
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The time I spent abroad in Australia and Hong Kong with my sister Suzanne was truly fantastic, I've arrived home to Clasheen refreshed and raring to go. What made it even more special was catching up with family and friends along the way. A huge thank you goes out to my Aussie relatives and their in-laws, Pam and John de Groot, Terriea and Todd Kwong, Cheung On, Florence, Loretta and Pauline, spending time with you all was the icing on the cake!!! Here are two collages from the Australian leg of the trip to share the memories, next time I'll post some wonderful pictures from Hong Kong.
This first collage contains a couple of pictures of Jackie, the reason that we made the trip in the first place! Jackie (on the right in the top picture and at the head of the printing table) is our first cousin once removed (our father's cousin) and was celebrating her 90th birthday with a wonderful evening meal and trip on the lake. Family and friends gathered together the following day and I shared some eco printing tips as we printed silk scarves and watercolour paper.
Our adventure continued on the west coast at Exmouth where we spent many hours snorkelling at the Ningaloo Reef. From there Suzanne and I headed for a couple of nights to beautiful Sydney before finally hiking and exploring part of the Blue Mountains. While there it was fantastic to catch up with Pam de Groot and see some of her amazing artwork in her beautiful home, thanks Pam and John for being so generous with your time!!!
So, that's it for today. This is the first time that I've posted to the blog directly from the website, I hope everything uploads without any trouble! Next time, Hong Kong in pictures.


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Did The NVIDIA 295.40 Linux Driver Fall Off A Cliff?
While the NVIDIA 295.40 Linux graphics driver closes a high-risk security vulnerability, there's many reports coming in that the proprietary driver's performance has effectively fallen off a cliff and also caused stability issues.
In my initial testing of the NVIDIA 295.40 x86/x86_64 Linux driver that was released last week, I haven't noticed any major changes in performance. However, I've been busy in preparing the Intel "Ivy Bridge" Linux test results along with working on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 "Kepler" Linux review (using the earlier 295.33 release) so I haven't thoroughly tested out this new release. I've been tipped off a few times in the past few days that the 295.40 driver is in really bad shape with references to the Arch Linux forums, various bug reports, etc.
There's no shortage of NVIDIA 295.40 bug reports on Launchpad (e.g. #982710, #982485, and #982762). Some of these NVIDIA bug reports even mention that the Unity 3D desktop experience has slowed down when upgrading this driver.
a Debian bug report that's active citing "Upgrade from 295.33 to 295.40 causes serious performance regression." Over at Arch Linux there's complaints about the 295.40 driver with anything that uses GL, even the XBMC media player. "Ever since I updated to 295.40. The previous driver 295.33 was working fine. Problems Using XBMC, Wine, Assaultcube or anything with uses Open GL. The two machines that are affected have the same hardware (Nvidia 6200 pci)." There's confirmation of many other Arch Linux users being affected too with problems caused by the 295.40 binary driver.
Within the NVIDIA-backed NvNews forums are also reports of X crashing and system freezes, the driver fails for everything, and a serious performance regression. It's not hard to find people complaining about this driver point release.
The official changes for this driver was namely addressing the security vulnerability that could allow intruders to gain access to arbitrary system memory through the GPU, adding in support for two new mobile GeForce 600 Kepler GPUs (GeForce GT 635M and GeForce 610M), a DisplayPort bug, and a AllowNon3DVisionModes option for the xorg.conf. It wasn't exactly a major update that should cause widespread regressions. The Solaris and BSD drivers were also updated to the 295.40 code-base.
After seeing all of these NVIDIA Linux bug reports, I decided to run some 295.33 vs. 295.40 tests on Ubuntu 12.04 with various OpenGL and OpenCL workloads. These were just some really quick tests from an Intel Core i7 notebook with NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M graphics that was handy at the moment.
Interestingly, there were no problems with the NVIDIA 295.40 Linux driver from this Intel notebook with Quadro graphics, so at least the problem isn't extremely widespread. (Those interested in the software/hardware details or more Linux benchmarks, they are on OpenBenchmarking.org.)
I'll run some benchmarks on some other NVIDIA hardware and see what happens with this 295.40 Linux driver. Within the Phoronix Forums you can share your experiences when trying out this latest NVIDIA binary graphics driver.