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Ideally, the CMR of an amplifier should be infinite, or as large as possible. Under the worse case conditions,
CMR = 1. As it is defined, the CMR conveys a measure of how well the amplifier can reject a common-mode
noise signal at its input. Typical values for a good differential amplifier with balanced input impedances are in
the vicinity of CMR = 1000. Often this is expressed in decibels which, in this case, would be CMR = 60 dB.
The CMR for the amplifier in Figure 6-14 is easily derived from Equation 6-21 to be
6.3.2 Differential Amplifier. A differential amplifier is designed to make
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seen that the CMR will inevitably decrease with increasing frequency when the capacitive reactance becomes
smaller than the resistor. Consequently, a high CMR is difficult to achieve at high frequencies.
6.4 MINIMIZATION TECHNIQUES. Signal interaction, i.e., interference, can be minimized by reducing the
coupling between the signal systems by modifying the signal systems in such a manner that interaction between
the systems does not produce interference in either one, by eliminating the source of the interference, and by
filtering the interference out of the susceptible signal system.
6.4.1 Reduction of Coupling. The techniques for reducing coupling include minimizing the impedance of the
reference plane, increasing the spatial separation between the signal systems, shielding the systems from each
other, reducing the loop area of each signal system, and balancing the signal lines in each system.
126.96.36.199 Reference Plane Impedance Minimization. Minimizing the impedance of the signal reference plane
lowers the potential difference between any two points in the reference plane, thereby reducing the conductive
coupling of interference in susceptible circuits referenced to these points. The impedance of the signal
reference plane is reduced by minimizing both the resistance (R) and the series reactance (X) of the conductors
forming the reference plane. The resistance decreases with a decrease in either the length of the conductors or
the signal frequency (because of skin effect - see Section 184.108.40.206) and with an increase in conductor cross-
sectional area. The reactance also decreases with a decrease in the signal frequency and with a decrease in the
inductance of the conductors; the inductance is a function of both the conductor length and cross-sectional
area. The impedance of the signal reference plane can be reduced by making the reference plane conductors as
short as possible and by using conductors with cross-sectional areas as large as practical. The overall
impedance of the signal reference plane also depends upon the establishment of low impedance bonds between
ground conductors. (The various aspects of bonding and bond resistance are discussed in Chapter 7.)


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OCR Physics 'A' students follow the course which provides an excellent structure for learning about fundamental physical concepts and about physics in everyday and technological settings.
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Students wishing to study OCR Physics 'A' at AS level will be required to achieve at least a BB in Science Core and Additional GCSE or at least a B in Physics GCSE.
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Breadth of Physics 50% of AS level
Depth of Physics 50%
Practical skills are contained within the examinations above
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Governing Body
Mrs Surtees
Chair of Governors, Safeguarding and Leadership Governor
I became a Parent Governor in 2008 and in 2014 I became the Vice Chair of the Governing Body when Monkwood Primary School converted to an Academy. I have seen many changes and developments within Monkwood Primary Academy over the years and I am looking forward to what the future holds.
I have lived in Rawmarsh most of my life and all my four girls attend or attended firstly Monkwood Infants and Junior School, then Monkwood Primary School and now Monkwood Primary Academy. I am currently in full-time employment and work with the Education Services within the Local Authority. My working experience covers a wide range of experience from sales, accounting, marketing and graphics and even working as a barmaid which developed my communication skills with a wide range of customers.
In November 2015 I became the Chair of the Governing Body and my aim (as always) is to ensure that Monkwood Primary Academy offers the best possible start for our children ensuring that the time they spend in school is within a happy environment for them to learn, be healthy and feel safe so that they can achieve and aspire to reach their full potential.
Mr Madley
Parent Governor
I currently work as a Regulations Officer for the Environment Agency and have been a governor at Monkwood for 2 and a half years.
I became a governor as both my children attend the school and I wanted to be a part of creating a happy learning environment which gives them and all the children attending the academy the best education possible.
Mr Foster
Co-opted Governor
I was educated at Monkwood and Oakwood Tech after leaving school I served an electrical apprenticeship at Metro-Vicker/AEI. After serving my apprenticeship I then went to work in the Heavy Steel Industry.
I have been a school governor and chair for many years at both the infant and junior schools and have worked alongside the four headteachers the junior school has had. It is my intention to carry on representing the governing body and the school
Mrs Graham
Parent Governor
A while ago through my involvement with the Rotherham Charter, I was given the opportunity to work in a local school and meet with some staff, children and parents to look at developing genuine partnership working. It was really interesting to see things from all perspectives and made me want to get more involved in my own children's' school which is why I volunteered to become a parent governor in 2013.
My main interest is in SEN (Special Educational Needs), this is due to my work with Rotherham Parent Carer Forum, a charity that supports the families of children with SEN and/or Disabilities and works at a strategic level to improve the services that are provided for these families within Rotherham.
I am passionate about ensuring that all children at Monkwood Academy feel happy and included and are nurtured and supported to achieve their best possible outcomes. Also that parents are listened to and fully involved in any decisions that affect their child. I strongly believe that when everyone works together then that's when a real difference is made and surely that's what our children deserve.
Mrs Perceval
Staff Governor
I qualified as a teacher in 2007 from Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln with a first class honours degree in Education. I have worked at Monkwood Primary School for 6 years and have seen many positive changes over the last few years. I became English co-ordinator in 2015. My strengths are behaviour management and English.
I am passionate about helping every child that attends Monkwood Primary School achieve and succeed in all areas of the curriculum especially writing. My aim is to inspire children to use their imagination and creativity, where they become engrossed in story and want to become writers.
Mrs O'Demis
Parent Governor
I became a parent Governor in 2017, I have been working with Adults with learning, physical disabilities as well as supporting individuals who have complex needs for over 15 years.
My son attends Monkwood Primary and he has a diagnosis of Autism, the school has worked with us a family to ensure that he gets all the support that he needs to fulfil his potential. This is the same for all the children that attend Monkwood. Growing, learning and playing together is what the children and the staff do at Monkwood and it is a pleasure to see this whenever I visit the school.
I believe that it is important for the school to have parents on the board of governors as they can speak voice the opinions of parents from a parent perspective.
Mrs Gladwin
MAT Representative
Hi, my name's Jenna Gladwin I am the Special Needs Coordinator and Senior Leader at Rawmarsh Community School. I've worked with children and young people for fifteen years. All children need a champion but children with special needs often require support, guidance and someone to go that extra mile to meet their needs. My role as governor will be to gain a real understanding of daily life at Monkwood and use my experience within education to question and add to the progress of the school.
Mrs Mulholland
Parent Governor
I became a Parent Governor in 2017 and have a background of working in further education having gained a certificate in education in 2004 at Huddersfield University. My own son attends Monkwood Primary School. I have an interest in SEN and believe that when working together a broad and balanced curriculum can be provided for all pupils.
I think it's important that the views of parents are listened to when it comes to decisions concerning their child and aim to represent those views.
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Los Angeles Police Department Dad arrested 'after leaving baby daughter in unlocked car with engine running while he worked out in gym'
A dad has been arrested after allegedly leaving his eight-month-old daughter in his car with the engine running while he worked out at a gym.
Personal trainer Solomen Allen was with a client for an hour-and-a-half while his baby girl was left completely unattended in his unlocked car, police say.
The 25-year-old was arrested on Friday after a concerned worker called c ops.
They also removed the child from the vehicle, which was parked outside a gym in North Hollywood, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The baby was taken to a local hospital as a precaution and her mother was contacted.
Allen was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and is being held on a bond of $100,000.
The little girl was found by a parking garage maintenance worker , according to KABC television.
He then alerted his supervisor Jose Rivera to the incident, who said: ""He went into panic mode. "He couldn't believe what he was seeing. A baby. Nobody around in the parking lot, not even walking by."
He added: "He knew the baby had been in his eyes abandoned inside the vehicle. And the baby just seem really bothered, in the baby seat and just constantly crying."
Los Angeles Police Department Captin Stephen Carmona said: "It's extremely careless and it's very selfish to leave an infant that's eight-months-old in a car with the motor running, unlocked in a parking structure at a public business."


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Bach Collegium Japan
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Masato Suzuki — leader
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata "Amore traditore" BWV 203
Brandenburg Concerto in F major BWV 1057
Sonata No. 4 for solo violin in C major BWV 1017
Cantata "Ich habe genug" BWV 82
The Bach Collegium Japan holds an exceptional position in the international world of music. The recording by its musicians with Masaaki Suzuki of the complete cantatas of Bach made history and generated an impressive number of reference recordings. In the process they have made a significant contribution to spreading knowledge of Bach's music internationally. For the first time the ensemble, conducted by Suzuki's son, Masato, now comes to the Bach county of Thuringia to present its art in historic locations in two concerts which combine some of Bach's most beautiful cantatas. As the second part of their ,mini-residency', the Bach Collegium Japan perform in the Eisenach Georgenkirche where Bach was baptized in 1685.
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Seth Rogen and host Jimmy Fallon hit the stage together for a skit during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at Rockefeller Center on Thursday (May 19) in New York City.
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Flesh and Fire: Book One of The Vineart War
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Hailed as "something wholly new" and "extraordinary" in starred reviews from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, Laura Anne Gilman's Flesh and Fire is as intoxicating as the finest of wines—and as powerful as magic itself.
Once, all power in the Vin Lands was held by the prince-mages, who alone could craft spellwines, and who selfishly used them to their own gain. Now, fourteen centuries after a demigod shattered the Vine, it is the humble Vinearts who know the secret of crafting spells from wines, the source of magic, and they are prohibited from holding power.
But a new darkness is rising in the vineyards, and only one Vineart, Master Malech, senses the coming danger. He has but one weapon to use against it: a young slave named Jerzy, whose origins are unknown, even to him. Yet his uncanny sense of the Vinearts' craft offers a hint of greater magics within—magics that Malech must cultivate in his new apprentice before time runs out. For if Jerzy cannot unlock the secrets of the spellwines, the Vin Lands will surely be destroyed.
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Laura Anne Gilman is the author of the Locus bestsellers Silver on the Road and The Cold Eye, the popular Cosa Nostradamus books (the Retrievers and Paranormal Scene Investigations urban fantasy series), the Nebula award-nominated The Vineart War trilogy. Her first story collection is Dragon Virus, and she continues to write and sell short fiction in a variety of genres. Follow her at @LAGilman or LauraAnneGilman.net.
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Chapter 1
House of Malech: Harvest
The boy focused on what he was doing, but not so much that he failed to sense someone pause behind him, too close for comfort. He managed not to flinch as the older slave bent down to whisper. "Nice job you pulled, Fox-fur. Who'd you sweetmouth for it?"
The boy grunted, not wanting to talk, even to defend himself. Talk got you noticed. Notice was bad. Keep your face down, your hands busy, and your mouth shut, and survive. Those were the unspoken rules everyone knew.
After a minute the other slave shrugged and moved on with his own assignment. Left alone, the boy looked up into the sky, his eyes squinting as he searched the pale blue distance. He hadn't sweet-mouthed anyone. Luck of the pick, was all. He wasn't going to question it. He didn't question anything; he just did as he was told.
The brightness of the open sky made his eyes water. There was a bird a tarn, from the banding flying overhead in search of a careless or greedy rabbit. Every year they cut back the brush to the ancient grove of trees that marked the end of the vineyard, trying to keep the rabbits and foxes from the vines. They had built stone fences and decanted spells to keep humans away, but animals were harder to convince.
This field, and the rest of it, was part of the Valle of Ivy. The valley was cut into a chessboard of fields, half green with crops, the others brown and fallow, interspersed with the occasional gnarled fruit tree, and dotted with low stone buildings. In the distance a river cut through the fields the Ivy. The chessboard and the buildings belonged to the House of Malech, one of four Vinearts established within The Berengia, and the only one currently ranked Master. His master. The slave knew nothing of the other Vinearts or The Berengia, or what lay beyond her borders. To imagine anything beyond the vineyard and the sleep house was as impossible as flying with the tarn overhead.
At the far edge of the fields where the boy was stationed, a pair of trees not quite so ancient, but still wider around than a man could reach created a shelter for two low structures built of pale gray stone: the slaves' sleep house and vineyard's storehouse, where the plows and tools were kept. Those, and the open form of the vintnery behind him, made of the same stone as the enclosure's walls, were the boundaries of his world. The other buildings behind the vintnery, across a wide cobbled road, might as well have been on the other side of the Ivy, for all he knew of them.
The boy looked away from the sky and downward. Every slave in the House of Malech was working today. Summer had been warm and rainy, but those days had given way to cooler, drier mornings, and the grapes had ripened on schedule, green leaves turning a dark red at the edges, the grapes darker red yet, their skin tight over plump, juicy flesh. He could practically feel the ripeness in the air, waiting. He had learned the hard way not to mention that to anyone, the way the ripening grapes made a noise in his head, inside his bones. The one time he had asked another slave about it, he'd got beaten until his skull had bled, and the overseer had kept him out of the yards for the day.
The tarn had disappeared while he'd looked away. Now not even a cloud marred the expanse of blue, the sun already high overhead and surprisingly strong for the season. A faint breeze came down off the ridge, carrying a salty hint that cooled the sweat on his skin just enough to make it noticeable. The boy shifted, making himself as comfortable as he could, glad at least to be out of the direct sunlight, out of the fields. In the distance, past the vintner's shed, beyond the dark gray bulk of the sleep house, two score of slaves, stripped down to their loose-woven pants, worked their way up and down the groupings of waist-high vines, carefully stripping the ripe bunches from each plant one handful at a time, bending and rising in tune to some unheard rhythm.
He had done that, for three Harvests before this one, once he was old enough to be trusted. Your hands cramped after a while, and every finger cracked and bled, but not a single fruit was damaged if you could help it; each straw basket on their backs, once filled, was worth more than the slave carrying it. That was the first thing learned the very first day a slave was brought into the vineyard. You learned, and you survived, and, if your master was kind, you might even make it out of the yards, out of the sun and the rain, and away from walking stooped all your waking hours until you slept that way, too.
His master was not kind, but neither was he particularly cruel, and the boy had made it out of the yard. Barely.
Barely was enough. He could sit, and his back did not hurt, and his skin was not blistered by the sun. The Washer who traveled their road would say it was because he let the world move him rather than trying to move it. He didn't see how he could do otherwise. But there was much the Washers preached that he didn't understand.
A harvest-hire guard stood on the top of a slight rise at the edge of the field, watching the activity. A stiffened lash in his left hand tapped an irregular rhythm against his thigh as his gaze skimmed over the area being harvested. He was there more for tradition than need. It was death to steal a clutch of grapes. Death to taste one. Death to waste one. Nobles could afford spellwine, and free men might drink of vin ordinaire: slaves could not even dream of either.
The boy shifted, feeling warning prickles in his bare feet that told him he had been still too long. He looked away from the guard, letting his gaze rest on nothing in particular, waiting. That was best, to simply wait, and not draw attention.
When a basket was filled to near overflowing with fruit, the slave carrying it would place it to one side of the trellis-lane. A younger slave, not yet trusted with the picking, would come down to fetch it, leaving an empty basket in its place to be filled in turn. That slave would bring the full basket down, away from the vineyard itself to the crusher, a great wooden monster construct twice as high as a grown man and four times the length.
That was where the boy waited. His responsibility was to monitor the fill level of the wooden crusher, making sure that the right amount of fruit was added, no more and no less.
The other slave had been right; it was a good job. It was also an important job, a sign that the overseer was not displeased with him, and he felt the responsibility keenly. But the truth was that it was boring, and his legs kept falling asleep.
An old slave, his wizened limbs useless for anything else, watched from the other side, sitting in a raised wooden chair to make sure that every fruit was placed into the great wooden monster and that no slave sneaked even one fruit into his mouth. He was also there to ensure that no fingers or clothes were trapped in the process. Every year at least one slave was maimed or killed that way, the weights and beams catching the unwary or the careless. The boy had worked six Harvests since the Master bought him and seen the results: slaves missing fingers and, in one case, an entire arm, crushed to uselessness and cut off before it could turn black and stink.
Two baskets were emptied into the maw of the monster, then a third. The old slave nodded at the boy, licking his cracked, dry lips in a way that reminded the boy of the lizards that sunned themselves on the low stone walls between the vineyards. The boy looked away again, focusing all of his attention on the crusher, as though that would make the old man go away. Harvest stories weren't the only ones told in the sleep house. The younger slaves knew to stay away from that one's hands in the darkness, or when they used the shit pits at night.
The slavers had men like that, too. He had been younger then, too young, and not as careful. But the slavers were past, done with him now that he belonged to another.
The other slaves might fumble under blankets or up against shadowed walls, willingly or not. Here the boy learned how to say no without saying anything at all, to evade reaching hands without giving offense, and even as those his own age began to look around with an interested eye, he felt no desire at all, not even to use his own hand, as the others did. Fortunately, hard work and a sudden growth over the winter had finally turned his rounded limbs into harder muscle, so a slave grabbed at him at his own risk now, and the overseer had shown no interest in flesh, save that it did the work assigned to it.
That thought in mind, when the fourth basket was emptied into the belly of the crusher, he darted forward and looked inside. A dark line, the stain of years of pressings, marked the three-quarter point. The boy waved his hand in a circular motion, and one more basket was dumped in, then the heavy door was slid shut. The boy stepped back, out of harm's way, as the crusher was turned upside down with a creaking, moaning noise, like a giant moaning in his sleep. Pressure in the form of giant bladders was applied, another slave working the bellows to fill the bladders until given the command to stop, and then deflating it again. Once, he had been told, slaves did this work with their feet. Too many grapes were lost that way, the process too slow. He wondered about the feel of grapes under the soles of his feet and between his toes, tread upon like dirt, and could not imagine it.
"A good harvest, this year."
The boy tensed, his shoulders hunching up around his ears even more than usual. He had been so preoccupied with his boredom and his prickling legs, he hadn't noticed the overseer leaving his usual post and coming to stand behind him.
Stupid, stupid, he thought, trying to become invisible. The overseer had never hurt him, but you never knew what might catch his attention, and unlike the other slaves, you could not ignore him, or make him go away. The overseer was all-powerful. Even the season-hire guards were scared of the overseer.
"We shall see."
The other voice was deeper, dryer, unfamiliar but instantly recognizable by the power it carried. Even the wind stilled, and all activity halted for half a breath, then started again even more quickly than before, as though hoping to make up for that lapse. Even the insects creaking in the hedge called faster, louder.
The boy's heart squeezed dry in his chest, and his earlier fear was nothing compared to the shaking of his knees. The Master was there. "Idiot," he whispered fiercely to himself. Of course the Master was there. The Master was everywhere. Every inch of the vineyard was his, and he was in every span of soil, every clutch of fruit.
He owned everything, controlled everything. Decided everything.
It was safer in the fields, no matter that your knees and shoulders ached, to only face the overseer and his whip, and not the Vineart. Like a rabbit sensing the tarn overhead, he froze, and prayed to remain unseen.
The grapes, sun warmed and ripe near to bursting, didn't care who was watching them. Under the gentle pressure of the inflating bladders, the blood-red skins broke, and the crushed pulp and bits of skin dropped through the grate at the bottom, while the remnant of stem or leaf remained within the belly of the crusher. Another set of slaves carried the bottom pan to a large wooden vat off to the side, and carefully poured the contents into a great wooden barrel. The pulp would like the other crushings of the day be taken into the shade of the vintnery itself, where, the boy knew vaguely, it would be run through one of the two presses, even larger than the crusher, to create the liquid mustus and, from there, somehow, magically, spellwine.
Working the press was the most dangerous job of Harvest. Even to breathe too deeply of the smell was not allowed to a slave. And yet, the desire he felt, to draw it into your lungs, to maybe feel the touch of the magic, was almost irresistible.
You resisted. Or you died.
The boy stepped forward again; no matter how wobbly his legs or anxious his breathing, no matter how much he wanted to remain still, it was his responsibility now to ensure that all of the pulp had been emptied out, that no stems or leaves were left, and the presser was ready for another load of fruit.
The process would be repeated over and over again, until all the grapes had been stripped from the vines, or the first frost settled on the fruit, whichever occurred first. If the slaves valued their skins, they would win over the weather.
The aroma of crushed grape-flesh tickled his nose as he checked the inside of the crusher. Even as he coughed, he felt something was wrong. It was a pressure like a storm overhead, only stirring in his guts: as when something bad went into the stew and everyone had to use the pits all night.
"Nothing, nothing, you felt nothing" he whispered, barely audible even to his own ears, and stepped back into place. He could feel the presence of the overseer and the Master at his back, although he dared not look to see what they were doing. If the grapes were precious, the steps between harvesting and mustus were even more so. That was the second thing every slave learned at their very first Harvest. The mustus was where the value of the grapes were determined. A good Harvest meant the Master was pleased and the winter would be a good one, with enough rest, and food, and perhaps even a midwinter festive with music, if gleemen traveled through the area. A bad Harvest...
There hadn't been a bad Harvest in years. The boy would have made a sign to avert even the thought, except it might have attracted attention.
A downward push of his hand to the aged slave indicated that the barrel was clear, ready for another load, and the cycle started again.
"All the signs are positive," the overseer said, as the slaves went about their work. The two men took no more notice of them than one might of oxen drawing a plow, and the boy began to breathe a little easier. "The fruit has run clear in the first crushings, and there has been no sign of rot in any of the fruit."
The boy risked a glance sideways, to gauge how close to danger he stood. The overseer was a short, square-shouldered man, head shaved and arms tattooed; a former oarsman who had come to the estate by way of a broken and badly set leg and a debt he could not pay off. He was brutal and unflinching, and he was feared more than anything in the vineyard save the Master himself. And the boy was still far, far too close to both of them, and had no way to move without drawing unwanted notice.
The dryness in his chest moved up into his throat, and there wasn't enough spit in his entire body to keep his tongue from swelling from fear. His bowels were shivering, and his skin felt cold despite the sun's harvest warmth.
"Leave me to do the judging," the Master said, and although it was spoken mildly, the overseer bowed his shaved head to accept the rebuke. The Master was not cruel; in fact, he rarely entered the slaves' world at all, save when he walked the fields to inspect the crop, but he was the spell caster, the winemaker, the master of his fields, and not even a Berengian prince might challenge him without risk. He was the one who bought them from the slavers and they lived and died as his fortunes rose or fell. The overseer made sure they knew that once bought, the price for slacking off was death, because the Master would not keep a lazy slave, and no Vineart wanted a slave trained by another.
"Wait," the Master said suddenly, holding up his hand, and every breathing soul froze. "Let me see a sampling from that crush."
"You, boy!" the overseer called, and the boy started before realizing the call was directed to another. The overseer never called them by name, although he knew them all by sight. "Bring the Master a sampling!"
The slave who had been waiting, crouched off to the side, for just such an order was a tiny thing barely a decade old, and without enough brains to be afraid. It bent a bare knee in obedience, and then ran to fetch the spoon off the wall of the vintnery. The spoon was crafted of purest silver, flat at the bottom with deep sides, and a long handle, and only the Vineart was allowed to touch it to his lips. The slave child wiped its pale hand on its smock, lifted the spoon off the hook with reverence, and then climbed up on a makeshift ladder of two planks set on bricks in order to be able to reach into the vat.
The boy held his breath, watching out of the corner of his eye. The vat, a great wooden barrel, was twice as high and four times as wide as the child, and dipping required perching on the rim and hanging on with one hand. The slave was tiny; there was no reason for the sight of it leaning against the side to fill the boy with a worse fear than even the Master's presence. And yet, a sense of dread filled him as he watched. Moving carefully, the slave child leaned forward and dipped the tasting spoon into the vat of flesh and juice, scooping out a bare mouthful into the silver depression. The dipper wobbled, and the slave child grabbed at the side.
"Sin Washer save us!" a voice cried out, quietly terrified.
The ground underneath was not even, or perhaps the slaves had not cleared the platform properly when the vat was wheeled into place for this harvest, or it might have been merest chance, or the silent gods' ill-wishing that caused the weight of the slave child to tip over the huge wooden cask; it teetered slowly before crashing down with a terrifying, sloshing noise.
"Right it! Right it, damn you!" The overseer strode forward, his short, thick crop slashing out at bodies he deemed not moving quickly enough. "You, and you! Move faster!" The slaves were throwing themselves under the side of the vat, using their bodies in vain to move it back into an upright position. Several others had grabbed containers and were trying to scoop the crushed pulp up off the ground before the valuable liquid soaked into the dry-packed dirt and disappeared.
In the chaos, only two forms stood still. One was the Vineart, his lean form aloof and above the fuss, even as the precious liquid was lost.
The other was the boy, feeling a light spray of moisture mist against his face and neck.
He licked his lips and spat instinctively, terrified that someone might have seen him possibly drink, however unintentionally. Yet he did not race to help save the spilled crush, even as a tingle of it sat on his lips, coated his tongue. He stood off to the side, his damp mouth open as though to speak, his body completely still, his dark gaze riveted on the scene, and did not move.
He couldn't move, not to save his own worthless life. His lungs could barely take in air, and the prickling in his legs was forgotten under the onslaught of sensations in his nose and throat. He should be panicking, but his thoughts were oddly calm, focusing on one single fact: there was something missing here, something that should be happening, and wasn't. It made no sense, and yet it was. He knew it, as well as he knew the feel of his own skin. Where others were panicking, he felt the desire to laugh.
The overseer noted him standing there like a wooden dolt, and jolted forward, his thickly muscled arm reaching out to grab him, shove him into useful work. The boy felt those fingers start to close on his upper arm, but the Master snapped his fingers and, as though yanked by a chain, the overseer backed off, glaring at the useless slave, but restrained.
The Vineart studied the boy, his eyes hooded and his expression thoughtful, then turned back to watch the attempted cleanup.
The boy barely noticed any of this, other than relief when the overseer backed off. He was too caught up in the attack on his senses, and the odd feel of something missing, to worry about his own safety.
Finally, the vat was righted, and the salvaged mustus returned to the container. It had been no more than a span of moments, but more than half of the liquid was lost forever, soaked into the dirt, the pulp and skins ruined beyond reclamation. The smell hung, tempting and damning, in the afternoon air.
Filled with a terrible rage that colored his face near-blue, the overseer grabbed the offending slave child by the ear and threw it down on its knees before the Master.
"Lord Malech, this worthless piece of shit awaits your judgment."
All of the slaves stopped once again, and watched. The Vineart stared down at the slave, his long, tapered fingers stroking the fabric of his trousers thoughtfully. The boy, still frozen, staring at the now-righted vat, found his attention drawn away by that small movement. In style, the Master's clothing was not so much different from those of the slaves he owned; pants and a sleeveless tunic. Unlike their cheap, mud-colored garments, however, his were made of finewoven cloth in a richly dyed crimson, the color of a sunrise, setting off his olive-toned skin. A heavy leather belt was wrapped twice around his hips, buckled with a metal clasp, with two leather bags and a smaller, short-handled version of the silver spoon hanging from it. He wore sturdy low-heeled leather boots on his feet, unlike even the overseer's bare and dirty toes.
"Kill it," the Master said.
No voice protested, not even the slave child; its fate had been sealed the moment the barrel was overturned. To waste, or cause waste...The crime was clear, and the punishment well established. The overseer nodded and drew back his whip, bringing it down on the back of the slave's neck with enough force to break it instantly.
The sound of the crack carried into the air, and unlike the smell of the crushed grapes dissipated there. The body collapsed, crumpled into something no longer human. Just meat.
Someone let out a long, shuddering sigh, and a sob was quickly muffled.
"Enough!" The overseer turned and glared at the remaining slaves. "You, toss it into the pit, bury it with the rest of the refuse. The rest of you, back to work! The harvest will not happen on its own!"
There was a rustle of movement as all the slaves rushed to obey his orders, and then Vineart Malech raised a hand once again, a single ring glinting silver on his index finger. Every figure stopped cold, including the overseer. "That one."
All eyes turned to follow the Master's hand.
The boy's heart shriveled and dropped all the way down between his legs when he realized that finger was pointing at him.
"Bring it here," the Vineart continued.
The boy closed his eyes in resignation. He was dead. The Master was never wrong, and the Master never took note but to order death. He clasped his hands together and bent his upper body down, his gaze now on the ground as was appropriate for a slave in disgrace, but otherwise the boy showed no fear. How could one already dead, fear?
The overseer wrapped a hand around the boy's forearm, but he didn't need to drag the slave; he went calmly, almost willingly. There was no purpose to resisting. When he reached the Master's feet, he bent farther into the dirt, placing his forehead on the ground in full surrender.
In his abject pose, he could not see what happened around him. Vineart Malech looked down at him, then flicked his fingers at the overseer, indicating that the rest of the slaves were to be sent on their way. He could hear most of them scurry off, trying to become invisible so that whatever was about to happen would pass them by. A few tried to linger, but a crack of the overseer's stick made them rethink their curiosity.
"Master." The boy's voice had just broken a few weeks before, and he was embarrassed at the way it wavered on the first syllable, and then steadied in a firm tenor. "Yours is the hand and the will." The ritual words came to him, as the slavers had taught him the first night, reinforcing the lesson with beatings. Once his voice was back under control, the words were flat, neither terrified nor toadying, but merely expressing a response to a query. He had perfected that tone in the years since the slavers had sold him to the House of Malech, but until now he had used it only in response to the overseer, so he did not know if he had it right.
The Vineart apparently found nothing objectionable in the tone or the words, only his action or lack thereof. "You did nothing to aid the spill."
"No, Master." He saw no reason to lie; the Master had seen him do nothing. He could hear the overseer lifting his stick again, prepared to beat him for his answer, but the Master stayed the blow.
The boy was silent, his body stiffening as though preparing for the inevitable blows to fall. Where a certain death had not shaken him, the question did. What could he answer? How did you speak excuses when you were dead?
"Why, boy?"
The boy bowed his head even lower, but had no answer.
The first blow that landed hit his backside, hard enough to shake his slender body, but still he did not speak.
The second blow moved up to the ribs, hitting under the thin top, and the stick came away bloody. He felt the blood dripping, but did not believe it. Could you still bleed when you were dead? The urge to laugh bubbled up again, and he wondered if he had gone mad.
"Boy?" The Vineart's voice had changed, from cool to curious, as though the slave's resistance had truly piqued his interest. "Why?"
"Master. I do not know why."
The third blow was directly between his shoulder blades and sent the slave sprawling flat on the ground. His body shook, but he did not move from the position, not even to lift his face out of the dirt.
They posed there, the three of them, in a motionless tableau, even as the slaves worked around them, casting frightened yet curious glances over their shoulders. He could practically hear their thoughts: The slave should have been dead by now, and yet wasn't. The Master was not one to hesitate to punish any infraction, any insolence or challenge. Why was the boy slave yet breathing?
Any change in routine was terrifying, even if it involved less violence rather than more. They wanted him dead, to make things right again. He understood. He felt the same.
"You do not know why," the Master said. It was a statement of fact, and so the boy did not respond.
"Do you have a name, boy?"
The question made no sense. Slaves did not have names, not ones the Master would know. Even the overseer was known only by his position, not the name he had arrived with. Nicknames, like Singer, Old Tree, or Fishtail, those were common. A name implied value. A name indicated worth.
It was a question, one asked of him directly. He had to answer it, somehow. The boy lifted his head from the dirt, expecting at any moment to feel another blow, this time on his neck, breaking it.
"Boy?" The Master's patience was clearly wearing thin.
The words seemed to come as though not from his own mouth but from a long distance away, lost and unexpectedly reclaimed. There had been a name once, back when he had a mother and father, and a home that did not smell of sea breeze and grapes, but horse and cold, snow and fire smoke.
"Jerzy, Master." He swallowed, having to force the name out after years of disuse and silence. "My name is Jerzy."
The Vineart nodded, as though this confirmed something he had expected. "What did you feel, Jerzy? When the crush spilled?"
What did he feel? The question again made no sense. "Nothing, Master."
"Nothing, Master." He dropped back down to the ground, awaiting his punishment. What answer had the Master wanted?
"Ah. No tingle? No desire? No need to run your fingers through the liquid, to feel it touch your skin?" The words were like hooks, trying to pull something out of him.
"I...Master, I...there is something wrong with it, Master." The words spilled out of him before he even knew what he was going to say. Idiot, he thought again, and braced himself for the next blow, expecting it, at last, to be the deadly stroke.
The Vineart's expression didn't change, but he nodded once again, as though finally satisfied.
"Come with me. Now, Jerzy."
The Vineart turned and walked away, toward the taller stone building behind the vintnery that housed the Master's living quarters. The House of Malech. Forbidden territory to even approach, for a slave. The overseer aimed a kick at the slave in order to get him moving, but the boy rolled and was on his feet, nimbly avoiding the blow. The paralysis that had held him earlier was gone, and his entire body felt alive again. He was alive. He wanted, very much, to remain that way.
His face still averted, his shoulders hunched from years of habit, the slave followed his master away from the harvest and everything that had, until then, been his life.
The overseer's whipstick cracked in the air behind them, and his low growl sounded over it: the boy flinched, even though it was not aimed at him. "Back to work, you worthless bits of flesh! The sun's still up and there's fruit to be taken in! Stop wasting the Master's time!"
The boy, following blindly, almost mindlessly, felt the dry soil under his feet give way to sun-warmed paving stones, and then to the rougher cobble of the wide pathway separating vintnery from the Master's own building. He paused, risking one last glimpse over his shoulder. Already the vintnery seemed impossibly far away, the vineyard and sleep house farther yet. He felt no regret, no sense of loss to be leaving it behind. And yet, something made him stop.
Before the sleep house and the fields, there had been only the slavers' caravan. Weeks filled with endless hours of walking, of traveling from one market to another, praying to be chosen, to be overlooked, to die, to survive.
"Are you coming?" the Master asked, still in that same dry, incurious voice. "Or do you wish to stay in the fields?"
The vintnery was safe, in its own way. For the past however many years he could remember, it had been his home. But no, he didn't want to stay there.
Head bowed, the boy followed his master across the pathway, under the green arches of the entrance proper, and into the House of Malech. Copyright © 2009 by Laura Anne Gilman
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Well-written, fast-paced and original. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Enough so I downloaded the second one immediately!
Completely different from her Retriever series.
I can not get into this book. I have read about 150 pages. It moves very slowly. I have yet to identify the plot, though I am seeing some conflict develop. Ms. Gilman's writing style in this book lacks expression, enthusiasm, and pizzazz for the fantasy type of story she is trying to portray. I may try to read it again another time. I really want to enjoy this book, because the summary makes it sound so appealing. But, this time it did not captivate me the way many other fantasy/sci-books have. I agree with one of the other reviewers comments who said "drier than merlot", which I feel is an understatement. This is the first book I have picked up to read and not finished.


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Sounds like the writing in this book lives up to the amazing cover. It also sounds like you need to be awake and paying attention when you read this book so you don't miss something important. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
It definitely does live up to the cover! It's a really powerful read and I hope lots of people will pick it up.Delete
So glad to see another happy reader of this book, it's such a favorite of mine. I'm with you in hoping it gets a ton more attention.ReplyDeleteReplies
I think it's the kind of read that you need to prepare yourself for and then jump in, expecting to be wowed.Delete
The Shore sounds like a really intriguing read with a layered plot. I think it's impressive when characters who are seemingly a part from one another connect in some way or other.ReplyDelete
I'll have to look in to this one!
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So glad you enjoyed! You're spot-on with your description of the island as a harrowing place that still retains the magic of home for our characters. I am so, SO excited to see what Sara Taylor puts out next!ReplyDelete


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Starbucks is one of the esteem brands and its customers have the highest regard for the company, its brand and its products. Many case studies have been written about Starbucks, about their co-creation philosophy (MyStarbucksIdea.com as an example). Starbucks is regarded in the league of Nike, Apple and the like.
New Policy?
Like many others, I do use Starbucks for – place of work, for meetings, get my timely dose of caffeine, and so on and on. So, as usual I visited Union Square Starbucks and found a table to sit and opened my laptop. As soon as I did, security guard came by and asked if I was going to "buy" something. I told him I would as soon as my meeting partner showed up. In the next couple of hours, I noticed our friendly security guard approached every new patron who is sitting at a table or chair without a latte in their hand.
As a passionate Starbucks user, I found this very unusual. So, I introduced myself to the security guard and befriended him. He told me that they started doing this recently to make sure people are not just sitting but in fact giving some business back to Starbucks. I told him we do give him a lot of business – even those who are just sitting there and don't have a Latte next to them but he didn't get what I was saying. He also told me that other Starbucks shop in Union Square is also doing this. Instead of taking his word for it, I went to the other shop to confirm this new "policy".
This afternoon, I ended up in my usual Starbucks in Jersey – and I didn't see this new "policy" – obviously as its not as popular as the ones in Union square.
Starbucks was compelled to start this new policy – only in the most visited/popular Starbucks locations: a classic demand and supply problem – and I don't blame them for that. When there is more demand, you have to figure out ways to "gate" the demand or "benefit" from the demand – some times use both ways. At this point, Starbucks is trying to "benefit" from the demand than "gate" the demand.
Well, they have already "gated" the demand – by – blocking all the power outlets long time back. Due to this, most people with laptops had to leave the shop after their batteries drain. Despite that, the demand was so high that they had to focus towards "benefiting" from the demand.
Now, lets step back and think this through –
- The reason people flock to Starbucks is not because of their coffee but the ambiance.
- Ambiance is not just chairs and decor – but the people who flock there to meet, work and hang out.
- Starbucks doesn't have to make money on every customer's every visit. Starbucks should "measure" the tangible and intangible benefits they get from every customer; life time value of a customer is NOT how much they spend per visit, but lot more than that.
- There are many reasons people drive miles to find the nearest Starbucks – even though there is a Dunkin Donuts or McD right in front of them – and that's not just because of Starbucks Coffee!
Here is the bottom line –
- If you have too much demand and make sure all the Starbucks user are getting access to your resources and services, then, come up with some other methods instead of "gating".
- Starbucks should realize that the demand is not just for their coffee but the welcome it's patrons get when they walk in. If the welcome becomes gated, patrons get jaded!
- Today the security guard is asking if I am going to buy something. Tomorrow, he may have to ask me "how" much I am going to spend and compare that to how much time I will spend at the store to calculate the COGS (cost of goods sold – per customer, per visit)
Over all, I love Starbucks as a brand and I truly wish this "new policy" is just a misinformed store manager's way to deal with the demand and hope he/they fix it – before the next door McDonald's benefits from Starbucks mistake!
Tags: Co-Creation, Customer Service, Demand, Entrepreneur, NYC, Starbucks, Startups, Supply


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Reddit to donate 10 percent of its profits
March 4 , 2014
Entertainment and news website Reddit announced that it plans on donating 10 percent of its revenue to the less fortunate.
The move comes as a surprise and people wondered how it could even afford to donate such a large chunk. One possibility is that the decision could discourage people from blocking their ads and so the website could make more money.
Reddit's CEO Yishan Wong mentioned that the company plans to increase its ad revenue by 11.1 percent this year. The increase wouldn't only benefit the website but also "support the goals and causes of the entire community."
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Tiny Atlas's stock-in-trade is bringing stories of the road to life through a quarterly magazine packed with vibrant photography. Now, the team has brought something different, but equally vibrant, to life: a photo-friendly travel bag dubbed Solas. The Solas was created in collaboration with Alite Designs and while it's ostensibly a gear bag, it's equally capable of carrying your personal items. The Solas can be worn in one of three ways: as a tote, a shoulder bag or a backpack. It offers a weather-resistant, durable waxed cotton canvas exterior and a cushioned internal frame with protective foam to keep camera gear secure. The interior is reinforced enough to stand upright when the bag is placed down, and it's roomy enough for a full-frame DSLR with battery grip, lens and a few essential accessories. There's a padded sleeve large enough for a 13-inch laptop, a pair of lined mesh organizers and an internal key leash. It's available in three color options. You can accessorize the Solas with optional cushioned lens pouches as well as a grid organizer, which has zippered pouches for batteries and memory cards and comes with its own strap so you can sling it over your shoulder if want to free up space in your Solas.
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text: Serving You To be in the "change management business" means we find ourselves with our clients in many different transitions, often substantial and profound. But most often they involve five primary ways we add value: Innovating Strategy – Analysis and Imagination: We are called upon to deploy both analytic and creative thinking skills to define and solve a wide range of business challenges in non-standard ways. Clients value our ability to think differently about their business, and help them to find creative solutions, often to do with growth. Facilitating Conversation – Listening and Speaking: Our clients and their teams look to us as skilled listeners and responders in order to organize messy information in a way they can use to take action. From formal workshops to unstructured conversations, we ask revealing questions, listen carefully, find patterns in the responses, create conceptual categories and re-tell the story we hear in a way that makes sense and is useful to the client. When they say with satisfaction "Did we come up with that?!" we know we've done our job well. Providing Perspective – Seeing from the Inside and the Outside: Our clients partner with us because we stay close enough to be relevant but far enough away to retain objectivity. We are "inside" enough because our experience with clients facing similar issues in other industries enables us to speak with relevance. At the same time, we stand "outside" of the organizational and political dynamics to name what everyone is thinking but perhaps no one will say, the classic role of the "third party". Bridging Relationships – Bringing Together "Our Side" and "Their Side": A key part of the planning and executing of strategies often involves bridging relationships under strain. We have an ability to "live in the middle", seeing both sides of an issue in order to help people and teams deal with relational and ideological conflict in a productive manner. Nurturing Vision – Living in the "Here and Now" and the "Not Yet": Our clients often compromise giving the necessary time to think about the long-term view in order to meet the demands of the moment. We have the ability of helping clients see their business over a longer time horizon – the "not yet" – in order to help them make better decisions in the "now". In practice, that means our consulting craft consists primarily of: The design and facilitation of workshops, retreats and learning programs that are part of a larger organizational transition The delivery of individual leader and director performance feedback The crafting and articulation of organization strategy – its ideas, logic and implications The design of organization and governance structures and senior roles The personal coaching of teams and boards, leaders and directors Many other consultants make the same claims. If we are better at our craft than they, it is because we are quick studies, less personally remote than others and more adaptable and creative than most. Many of our clients, it seems, keep us around for a while – that is perhaps the best evidence of all. In Authentic Relationship You will be empowered We equip you and your team to think and make decisions yourselves. True, we teach you new concepts and ask the tough questions. We also challenge your initial answers, pushing you to reach for greater insight and clarity. You will face reality We allow our clients to confront reality. We all know that Directors face conflicting loyalties and expectations every day. For example, Directors must seek the very best candidate to lead a business, and then subject that person to constant scrutiny on behalf of the shareholder. Directors recruited to give supportive advice or to share business contacts must also question, challenge and assess management decisions and actions. We counsel Directors to define and address these conflicts – explicitly. We also help them face up to the Director's reality of scarce time, drive by rising demand and limited supply. You will manage conflict Most of us have grown up fearing conflict. Conflict is, however, an important source of information, without which our decisions would be less rich. We create a safe environment in which our clients can use conflict creatively, build their skills, and feel and be more successful. You will learn how to build organizational capability We believe that the solutions lie in the people themselves. We help them to identify and strengthen both the competencies that are currently critical for success and those that will be needed in the future. You will learn how to cope with change Large-scale change programs face daunting odds. Sustained success depends on growth in leaders at all levels, who see the change as their creation, not a program imposed on them by others. We do offer and teach frameworks, tools, and concepts for client teams to apply. We do challenge their initial thinking, so your people will make it better. We do suggest how to expand on and exploit their own ideas. Still, our clients always keeps the leadership of change – of deciding and of taking action – squarely in their own hands. We support our clients to grow more capable and self-sufficient, throughout our relationship. With Unique Expertise We focus ourselves and our expertise in four areas where we believe the most impact towards our purpose can be realized; on Boards of Directors, with Senior Leaders, with Leadership Teams and through the use of various communications to facilitate change. Authentic organizations are built through: The effective stewardship of the Board, those who hold the Enterprise as their primary responsibility and so are the primary custodians of its Purpose. The impact of leaders at every level in the organization, whose personal expression of the Purpose of the Business is a major influence. The example of the senior Leadership team, and some other visible teams, as models, as exemplars, of how the Purpose, Brand and Culture are to be lived out. The consistent "surround-sound" of messages, externally into the market, internally within the organization, in all sorts of media, that together evidence the desired and realized consistency between Brand and Culture. We believe that we can most impact the long-term success of a business by focus in these four areas and so help to build Purposeful and Authentic organizations.


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This question plagues many publishers. They know they need to compete, and it's a dog-eat-dog world. However, they also know that the search engines provide guidelines for what they consider acceptable practices, and if you violate their guidelines they reserve the right to downgrade the rankings of your site, or even remove it from the index.
You want to be as aggressive as you can, but you don't want to be too aggressive, so to speak. So where is the dividing line?
The answer happens to be my favorite answer to all search engine optimization (SEO) questions: It depends. Not very satisfactory perhaps, but definitely accurate.
However, there is a way to do some analysis and get a sense for what you can and can't do. Fair warning, this post represents my speculation on the topic, and I can't declaratively state that the speculation is accurate.
The Basics
Search engines use hundreds of signals to clue them in on how to rank a given web page. One thing a search engine does is break down segments of different markets to understand typical behavior in each market. In other words, to help it decide how to rank a site in a particular market segment (for example, sites about vitamins) the search engines look at other sites in that same segment to examine their behavior.
It's quite possible that they use this information to decide what represents spammy behavior in a given market.
An Example
Consider an issue that used to be the subject of much discussion, keyword density. Crudely measured, you can think of the number of times a particular keyword phrase is used divided by the total number of phrases of the same length on a page. SEOs don't speak that much about keyword density any more because the days of massive keyword stuffing on web pages is (thankfully) largely gone.
But, like most things in SEO, I'd bet that there's still a penalty for excessive keyword use. Consider a page that has a certain three-word phrase in the title, in an H1 header, is the lead phrase in several other heading tags, and repeated use of the key phrase throughout the text, and perhaps the page also doesn't make much use of synonyms for the phrase, because the publisher is so focused on that one search term.
In all likelihood, you're over the line at this point. So where is the line then? It depends on the behavior of the other sites in your same market segment.
Continuing our example, it most likely depends on what the most authoritative sites in the vitamin market segment are doing. A site that is rightfully thought as an authority in the vitamin market is likely to be one that the search engines want to rank in high positions for lots of related queries.
Possible Role of Authoritative Sites
So even if the site that is considered an authority in a market pushes the limits a bit, it would be undesirable for the search engine to punish them for that behavior, because it's still the best search result for many related queries. I'm not saying that search engines don't punish authoritative sites that engage in spammy behavior, because it happens, but they have a strong disincentive to do so.
So if the authoritative sites tend to push the limits in certain ways, such as much higher keyword density then is typical in other markets, is that spammy activity, or the new norm for the vitamin market space?
Certainly, there are still limits as to what they can do. Even Google Japan can be penalized, so there are limits. I believe those limits move, however, based on the behavior of authoritative sites in a market segment.
Purely algorithmic ranking algorithms don't have an inherent understanding of what the norm should be for a market segment. So they rely on the significant players in that segment to help them figure that out.
When you're trying to figure out what to do with your own site, consider what other players in the same space are doing. Bear in mind that an authoritative site is likely to get more latitude than your site (unless it is seen as the authoritative site), so copying their behavior isn't always good idea, but seeing what they're doing can give you some boundaries on the things you might consider doing with your own site.
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Gurinder Chadha's - It's A Wonderful Afterlife starts principal photography
The team behind Bend it Like Beckham is delighted to announce the start of shoot on Gurinder Chadha's next feature, It's A Wonderful Afterlife. The supernatural comedy about an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into frighteningly funny territory will start filming in London on 28th March 2009.Chadha's body of work including Bhaji On The Beach, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Bride & Prejudice and Bend It Like Beckham, has found her international acclaim and made her a popular household name around the world. Billed as My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Shaun Of The Dead, It's A Wonderful Afterlife will be produced and directed by the BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated Chadha, and she has also written the screenplay with her long standing writing partner and husband, Paul Mayeda Berges.
Building on Chadha's record for discovering new talent, the protagonist will be played by the newcomer, Goldy Notay. She will be joined by the legendary Shabana Azmi (Fire, Godmother, Arth, Madame Sousatzka), Shaheen Khan (Bend It Like Beckham), and fresh from the success of Heroes Sendhil Ramamurthy. The rest of the international cast will be announced shortly.
The film is being coproduced by the AIM-listed The Indian Film Company (TIFC) and Bend It Films in association with Studio 18, India's leading motion picture company. HanWay Films is handling worldwide sales and distribution and Icon Film Distribution will be distributing it in the UK.
Gurinder Chadha comments: "I am thrilled to be making another British movie in the west London suburbs of Southall and Ealing with a true feeling of the Ealing comedies of Michael Balcon I so admire. This is also my tribute to one of the great directors, Frank Capra and my all time favourite movie, It's a Wonderful Life."


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Wings Travel Management has been dedicated to serving companies in the energy sector for more than two decades. Many of the industry's major exploration, drilling and support service companies have relied on our experience and on-the-ground expertise to support their travel needs.
Because we're so entrenched in the energy sector, we know your needs are uniquely different from the typical corporate account. As the industry pushes the boundaries of exploration further, your travellers are required to go into emerging markets that have limited infrastructure and challenging safety and geopolitical concerns.
Adding to this complexity, your needs can change quickly based on work schedules, weather or alterations to project requirements. We don't have to tell you that in the energy industry, situations arise quickly and you better have a "plan B" in place.
We understand these things about you because we're a lot like you: innovative, industrious and pioneering. Our passion for this industry is genuine – we even developed a Wings Energy Academy™ that provides our staff with extensive training on the energy industry. It's one more reason we've earned a reputation as a trusted travel advisor to the energy industry.
Trusted because we're passionate about the same industry.
Trusted because we go where you go.
Trusted because we're there for you – 24/7/365.
Deep Experience At Work For You
Some of the distinct advantages we offer include:
- Our emerging market specialty complements the energy industry
- A benefits-driven mindset with everything we do
- Experienced oil and gas/marine consultants at work for you with excellent understanding of complex routings and fare construction
- Vast knowledge of geography, alternative airports, global ports and harbours
- Ability to book and report on non-GDS carries that are so often associated with remote areas
- Creative and resourceful in ticketing with excellent problem-solving skills
- Specific understanding of visas for support crew rotations
- Fast and efficient turnaround with crew rosters, deployment and repositioning
- Ability to simplify complex oil and gas travel, adeptly handling logistical challenges to ensure critical departures and arrivals.
Exclusive Negotiated Fares
Our negotiated fares, exclusively for offshore and marine travel, help keep costs to a minimum while ensuring exceptional logistics management. Advantages include:
- Guaranteed fares
- Significantly discounted
- Fully refundable/changeable without penalty
- No advanced purchase required
- One-way or round-trip
- Travel in any direction
- Tiered service class options available
- Frequent flyer benefits available
- Customised value-adds
These fares are available for our clients who include:
- Oil and Gas Exploration and production workers travelling to/from duty on any type of land or offshore rig platform whether fixed, floating or manoeuvrable under its own power i.e. fixed, compliant towers, semi-submersible, Jack-up, Tension leg, Spar rig
- Crew working on all types of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units (FPSO, FSO, FPS, FSU)
- Anyone employed to work on an offshore rig providing engineering, mechanical, scientific and management services such as geologists, rig managers, drilling crew, load-handling crew, catering/living quarters crew
- Sub-contractors providing ancillary services to the rig/platform such as 'mud engineers', diving crew, helicopter pilots


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I had a coworker who would turn green-eyed with the women going on maternity leave. It was not only the length of their absence, but also the fact that he would envy the beautiful gift that women have of bearing a child. The flip-side was that he never knew what it feels to be pregnant! His case-hardness eventually created a rift between him and his wife. So if you're wife is expecting, here is a little handy note for you before you blurt out anything to her:
1. Kim Kardashian Still Rocks:
Leave alone the mothers-to-be, even the single women out there vie with their style icons. If you praise a celebrity (although inadvertently) who can fund her body-maintenance even after childbirth, you are more likely to send signs of belittling your wife.
2. You Are Hungry All The Time:
Should you be asked to fetch her fav foods, or hit the kitchen to help make an untimely snack, don't frown. Don't show that you are appalled at her hunger pangs. You daren't refuse to cook or drive a couple of blocks to get the favorite take-away (even an alternative food should do at this point) before she grabs you by the collar and throws you out of that couch.
3. What Gets You Tired So Easily? :Sponsored
What, you think your wife's energy is like a capacitor, fully charged enough to sprint about any damn thing at any point of time? Man, she is pregnant. And hope you understand what that means. You have placed a life in her that is growing. And most of her energies are spent on nourishing that life inside of her.
4. Deciding The Baby name? Not Again:
She almost never settles over a name for the baby. She is naturally excited to pick the most befitting name. So pretending to fall asleep while she comes up with the names galore is not a very nice thing to do. Be a round-the-clock nomenclature enthusiast!
5. Hurry Up! :
Waiting by the car for her to jump in is not fair. You know how pregnant women can get slow. Not in their thought-process ;) but physically they must move slowly to stay safe and hence must maneuver through things. So if her kiwi-like waddles seem like it's taking forever to join you, staying mum should be all that you must do.
6. I Know How It Feels/You Are Fine:
How could you even identify yourself with a bumpy woman to be able to say that? If she isn't fine, then she isn't. Don't pretend that you understand what she is going through. It's not an emotional thing alone. Even the body doesn't allow her to be all hunky-dory. Say the truth – "I don't know how it feels like, but I really wish I were in your place to take your pains."
7. The House Is So Messy! :
Are you asking your wife to be up and about, and clean the house? Not a thoughtful thing to say. And definitely a servile order. If things are scattered around, it's not because she has strewn things apart. It's because she cannot bend and pick up things. And it's more so because you haven't been doing your part in keeping things at their place at the right time.
8. Are We Shopping Again? :
A crib, few onesies and toys will just not complete the list. Each time she reads about baby arrival, her list of to-shop-things will be getting bigger. Be prepared with your wallet, the time and muster some patience.
9. You Don't Want Me To Come To The Doctor, Do You? :
Who said you were going for your routine check-up? Moral support is all that she needs when she visits her doc. You might as well chance to see the baby on ultrasound and she might want to share the excitement with you!
10. Your Pregnant Tummy Freaks Me Out A Bit:
It's not you who is going to scream out from the labor room. By saying that, you are only mounting her prevailing fears. Instead, tell her that you will be by her side all the times, so that it will alleviate her anxieties.
So the dads-to-be out there: it's not just these. Be a little more watchful with your slip-of-the-tongues. Bear in mind that your partner looks up to you for all the support and compassion. Make sure you tell her that you love her – that is possibly all that she wants to hear.
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The Dashboard provides the ability to switch accounts or manage your Operator account details and security features. To access these options, use the account menu by clicking the account name at the top-right of the page.
If you have access to more than one account as an Operator, these will be listed here for account switching. The remaining account management-related options are spread across two pages: User settings and Account settings. There are explained in more detail below.
User Settings
This page allows management of your personal details, photo, and password, as well as two-factor authentication if required. Use the pencil or lock icons to make changes. You can also update your email preferences from this page.
Account Settings
This page allows changes to higher level account properties including the session timeout security measure, team members, team member access roles, and access to the Operator API key. If this key is compromised (made visible in public code, for example) a new one can be generated from here using the 'Reset API key' button.


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I have nokia n80 and from sure time
it hangs,and it turns on long
what to make , I ask about help
hey you with the mem card see if the mem card is inserted and the cover is closed
My N80 tells me that i am trying to remove my sdcard. It gives me the whole 'Unsafe to remove memory card without selecting Remove mem. card first' message, but hey presto: the card is still firmly and securely in the right place. Can anybody tell me if they have the same problem and what to do?!
hi...i just want to know whether the number button's colour will fade away and whether it got sell and able to change cover?
hey lanar listen carefully...the k800 is not have case is so stupid mobile the video pixels is 176x144 n80 video is 352x288 the k800 video is so tiny maybe you can't see what you recording.....k?....now all listen is veeeeeeeeeeeeeery good big display 3mpx camera good video and the battery is going long is very good buy it and you dont have anything to lose im goin to buy it at 10 august im waiting this day all and all dont see the specifications from there this site is not 100% sure that is correct is saying it to the bottom of the page the phone is really exciting you gonna love it believe me is smart phone 3rd edition media key slide up is all perfect....if anyone want to say to me something write a message thanxx.........
hey you that you say that the battery is not goin long time you can take your mobile to the shop that you buy it and they goin to install a program that the battery is goin a long time or you can buy more powerful battery and the phone is not slow is SMART PHONE thanks....
Does anyone suffer the problem that when you send a message, the phone crashes and it takes a minute, maybe more for the phone to start working again.
this phone it's almost perfect if it's not slide, or nokia should build this phone with a quality slide, cause the slide of this phone really get loose easy
WHY sometimes when i am in Gallery ( IN N80 )my phone restart. Why Realy ?? anyone Know ?? why when i turn of N80 background picture go ??? Please Ask me my dear friends.
Hey there,bought N80 gud set but im having problem concerning signals.. is anyone out here having the same problem as mine?? signal problems??
please let me know asap.
how is the sound quality of the N80? How does it compare to the Sony Ericsson K series?
Hi I just bought my n80 couple days ago and it said that the firm ware is V3.0.0618.0.2 is this the latest one???
to sameh, b4 selling the memory card, put it in any card reader and format it thru your PC. you will loose all data on the memory card, but it should work after that. cheers...
I am from Singapore.
I bought a N80 about 2 months ago.I called the Singnet helpdesk to confiqure my phone.The next month I recieved a bill for charges of $130.00 for using my phone as a modem.I do not use my phone to surf the internet or download.They also know that this volume that the charge me could not be used by the phone.
Below is letter from Singtel.
"Please allow us to share with you that the 3G data service allows users to receive and send data via the handset. In addition, you may like to note that handset does have preset settings for connection to the internet either via a short cut or through the phone menu. This information was shared in the previous correspondence on 27 June 06.
We would like to take this opportunity to assure you that we have reviewed and confirmed that the charges in bill ID 0019 are valid."
Singtel which is the service provider has insisted that I pay for the bill but I have told them "NO WAY".
In Singapore,service providers are real big bullies and they push you till you have no choice but to pay.
Does anyone know how this could happened?
To SoFtMc:
Thanks again! I tried downloading Opera it seems don't have that particular problem (crash and phone restart itself). Before you suggested Opera, I didn't know that I like Opera browser more than default Nokia browser, especially the ability to switch between fit-to-page and default feature. Unfortunately it is not free :(.
I will try to reformat my phone to factory settings and see how it goes.
i love this mobile phone this is perfect one ... i love it - iam sameh from egypt
I agree with SoFtMc, that the symbian OS is a powerful Tool for those who only need it. The rest can go home with their SE hoping that one day SE will hire a good designer to modify their dull designs hahahahahahaha and the no hope functionality of their phones aaaaahaahahahahahahahahahah.
SoFtMc RULEZZZZZZZZZZZ