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It's official – the nominations for the 89th Academy Awards have been released. Among them are obvious choices and a few surprise inclusions, along with many films people had completely forgotten about. So here, in order of presentation from last year's ceremony, is the full round-up of the nominations. Included are predictions from Norwich Film Festival's editor, John Cheshire.
Best Original Screenplay
An early release in the year, HELL OR HIGH WATER is a Western heist film based on a script written by Taylor Sheridan over 4 years ago. Joining it is another film from early in the year – THE LOBSTER, written by Efthimis Filippou and director Yorgos Lanthimos, an absurdist film about romance. Two Oscar darlings also have nominations – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA and LA LA LAND. Both are written by the directors – the former by Kenneth Lonergan, the latter by Damien Chazelle. The final nomination is for 20TH CENTURY WOMEN, written and directed by Mike Mills. It's a rather recent film and this is the only nomination, however due to being autobiographical it has a fair chance at winning.
Editor prediction: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Best Adapted Screenplay
As many successful films were based on pre-existing works, such as these five films which have all also been nominated for best picture. The first is ARRIVAL, a sci-fi film with a script by Eric Heisserer based on a 1998 short story "Story of Your Life". August Wilson's adapted his play "Fences" before his death in 2005, leading to the script for second nomination FENCES directed by and starring Denzel Washington. FENCES is not to be confused, as it was in the Golden Globes awards, for HIDDEN FIGURES, a film with a nominated script by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly. The film LION, with a screenplay by Luke Davies based on Saroo Brierley's book "A Long Way Home" has only just been released in most areas making the nomination a rather last-minute one. Final nomination is for MOONLIGHT, another film based on a play. The screenplay by Barry Jenkins was adapted from "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue", a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Editor prediction: MOONLIGHT
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Many films receive their second nomination already as Octavia Spencer is nominated for playing Dorothy Vaughan in HIDDEN FIGURES, Nicole Kidman is nominated for an Oscar for the fourth time for her role as Sue Brierley in LION and Naomie Harris's role as Teresa in MOONLIGHT, Viola Davis' role as wife of the protagonist Rose Lee Maxson in FENCES and Michelle Williams' Randi in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA all get nominations. After last year's controversy over the lack of racially diverse nominations, a look at nominations in this category alone show a new drive for inclusivity and representation.
Editor prediction: VIOLA DAVIS – FENCES
Best Costume Design
Some new faces appear in the first technical award section. Joanna Johnson's work in ALLIED, set in 1942, and Consolata Boyle's costumes in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS set in 1944 both show flair for World War costume design. Colleen Atwood's costumes for FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM also shows beginning-of-the-century costumes mixed with magical sensibilities for the Harry Potter Franchise film. Madeline Fontaine's costumes for JACKIE, about Jacqueline Kennedy, and Mary Zophres' work on LA LA LAND, about Hollywood glitz and glamour, both also received nominations.
Editor prediction: JACKIE
Best Production Design
The award for overall film aesthetic again sees a few new faces, and again a focus on blockbusters as the technical awards tend to do. Patrice Vermette's work in ARRIVAL, David Wasco's design in LA LA LAND and Stuart Craig's work in FANTASTIC BEASTS all add nominations to these three acclaimed films. New arrivals are HAIL, CAESAR! for Jess Gonchor's work, netting the film its only nomination, and PASSENGERS for the work by Guy Hendrix Dyas. Both films utilised their aesthetic choices to great effect, so this one will likely be close.
Editor prediction: HAIL, CAESAR! or LA LA LAND
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
In a rather slim batch of nominations, A MAN CALLED OVE and the work by Eva von Bahr and Love Larson is the only film to receive any other award nods. The other two nominations are for STAR TREK BEYOND and the work of Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo and SUICIDE SQUAD for work by Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson. Both are science fiction works, indicating the Academy Awards' increased focus on genre films.
Editor prediction: STAR TREK BEYOND
Best Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto's shooting for Scorsese's recent SILENCE marks the only new film in this category. The other nominations are for Linus Sandgren's work on LA LA LAND, Bradford Young's acclaimed work for ARRIVAL, James Laxton's cinematography on MOONLIGHT and Greif Fraser's work on LION.
Editor prediction: SILENCE
Best Film Editing
In each new category a new acclaimed film seems to appear, and this is just as much the case for editing as John Gilbert gets HACKSAW RIDGE its first nomination. HELL OR HIGH WATER receives another nomination for Jake Roberts' work, leaving it a second nomination. Frequent nominees ARRIVAL, editing by Joe Walker, MOONLIGHT, editing by Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon and LA LA LAND, editing by Tom Cross, all receive another nomination.
Editor prediction: HACKSAW RIDGE
Best Sound Editing
Frequently confused with the Sound Mixing Category, this category is for the most aesthetic sound design. New nominees are DEEPWATER HORIZON, the disaster film with sound by Wylie Stateman and Renee Tondelli and SULLY, with sound by Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman. Returners are Sylivain Bellemare for ARRIVAL, Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright for HACKSAW RIDGE and Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan for LA LA LAND.
Editor prediction: LA LA LAND
Best Sound Mixing
This distinction is for best post-production music work, although there is sometimes little difference in the result. Recurring nominations for ARRIVAL, with work by Bernard Gariepy Strobl and Claude La Haye, HACKSAW RIDGE with work by Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace and LA LA LAND with work by Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow. Two new films have nominations however – ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY for the mixing of David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson and 13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI for Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth.
Editor prediction: LA LA LAND
Best Visual Effects
The visual effects category fully embraces blockbuster territory with nominations for the teams behind the effects for DEEPWATER HORIZON, ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY and delivers DOCTOR STRANGE, THE JUNGLE BOOK and KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS their first nominations, mostly for digital capture work.
Editor prediction: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Best Animated Short
At this point in the awards show, whole films are beginning to be nominated. For the animated shorts nominations go to BLIND VAYSHA about a girl who can only see the past and future, BORROWED TIME about an Old West sheriff reliving past events in his life, PEAR CIDER AND CIGARETTES about a friend rescuing another friend, PEARL about a performer trying to provide for his family, and PIPER, a film about a young bird leaving her nest.
Editor prediction: PIPER
Best Animated Feature
Although this section is normally dismissed as a section for 'kid films', many important films get nominated and awarded this Oscar. Disney films MOANA and ZOOTROPOLIS both receive much-expected nominations, as does KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS which receives its second nomination. International features THE RED TURTLE and MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE (translated to American MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI for the awards) also receive nominations.
Editor prediction: ZOOTROPOLIS
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Taking a quick break from the alternative films for a second, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS receives its first nomination for the acting of Michael Shannon as Detective Bobby Andes, in a film that was expected to receive more awards. Also nominated is Dev Patel for his portrayal of Saroo Brierley in LION, Lucas Hedges for his role as Patrick Chandler in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, Mahershala Ali as Juan in MOONLIGHT and Jeff Bridges for his acting in HELL OR HIGH WATER as Marcus Hamilton.
Editor prediction: MAHERSHALA ALI – MOONLIGHT
Best Documentary Short Subject
Shorter documentary productions tend to be quite rare, but there are still several nominations in the category. They are EXTREMIS, following a doctor attempting to provide the best care she can, 4.1 MILES about a Coast Guard captain in the midst of the refugee crisis, JOE'S VIOLIN about a Holocaust survivor who donates a violin and makes a friend, WATANI: MY HOMELAND about children fleeing Aleppo to Germany, and THE WHITE HELMETS about volunteers in Syria searching through rubble after bombings for survivors.
Editor prediction: THE WHITE HELMETS
Best Documentary Feature Subject
Longer documentaries sees an interesting shift in subject. FIRE AT SEA is about the island of Lampedusa which many refugees land on during their voyage from the Middle East, 13TH shows the ongoing persecution shown towards African American citizens in America, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO examines race relations in relation to civil rights leaders based on a letter written by author James Baldwin, LIFE, ANIMATED shows the life of a child who only knows how to say lines from Disney films and O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA depicts the life of well-known figure O.J. Simpson in relation to his communities.
Editor prediction: FIRE AT SEA
Best Live-Action Short Film
This category, and many of the alternative categories for that matter, are known for respecting a wide range of world cinemas, and the list of nominations here is no exception. These are ENNEMIS INTERIEURS, about a police interview in the midst of France/ Algeria tension, LA FEMME ET LE TGV about a woman searching for a man she has had a correspondence with, SILENT NIGHTS about a woman falling in love with an immigrant from Ghana and SING (not to be confused with the animated feature) about a child who loves singing but hates her choir. The one American film nominated is TIMECODE, about a security guard fighting boredom and making a friend.
Editor prediction: SILENT NIGHTS
Best Foreign Language Films
The last category before the focus returns to Hollywood productions is a fun romp into the cinemas of other countries. Danish LAND OF MINE, directed by Martin Zandvliet, follows a Danish sergeant after World War II learning to respect the Germans he looks after. Swedish A MAN CALLED OVE, directed by Hannes Holm, explores the protagonist Ove learning to befriend a new generation of neighbours. THE SALESMAN, an Iranian film by Asghar Farhadi, shows the damaging effects of repression and withdrawl after a violent incident happens to a couple. The Australian film directed by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler TANNA is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet, where tribal rules restrict the relationship of two teenagers. The final nomination is German TONI ERDMANN, directed by Maren Ade, following a piano teacher attempting to reconnect with a figure from his past.
Editor prediction: A MAN CALLED OVE
Best Original Song
LA LA LAND was expected to win many awards, especially in the music category, so with two nominations in this one category for "City of Stars" and "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" Justin Hurwitz's songs will prove hard to beat for the other nominees. These are "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda from the soundtrack to MOANA, "Can't Stop The Feeling" from the TROLLS soundtrack by Justin Timberlake and "The Empty Chair" by R. Ralph and Sting from JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY.
Editor prediction: CITY OF STARS – LA LA LAND
Best Original Score
Many composers nominated this year are those that are less well known, providing a good opportunity for up-and-coming composers. These are Mica Levi for the score to JACKIE, Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka for their score in LION, Nicholas Britell for his work in MOONLIGHT and Justin Hurwitz for LA LA LAND, who would be considered a newcomer if he hadn't already earned two nominations in the category. One famous composer does get a nomination however – Thomas Newman for his score to PASSENGERS. He has previously had fourteen other nominations for his music, for films including THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION and SKYFALL.
Editor prediction: JACKIE
Best Director
All films listed henceforth have already been nominated multiple times, and it is expected that the film that wins in this category goes on to win Best Picture. The nominees are ARRIVAL by Denis Villeneuve, HACKSAW RIDGE by Mel Gibson, LA LA LAND by Damien Chazelle, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA by Kenneth Lonergan and MOONLIGHT by Barry Jenkins.
Editor prediction: KENNETH LONERGAN – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The film LOVING, about interracial marriages in court history, receives its first and only nomination in this high-profile category for Ruth Negga's portrayal of Mildred Loving. The same can be said for the film ELLE, where Isabelle Huppert claims the film's only nomination for her depiction of Michele Leblanc. The other nominations are rather more predictable – Natalie Portman playing the titular character in JACKIE, Meryl Streep playing the titular character in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS and Emma Stone as Mia in LA LA LAND.
Editor prediction: NATALIE PORTMAN – JACKIE
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The surprise nomination in this category goes to Viggo Mortensen for his role as Ben Cash, an alternative-style father, in CAPTAIN FANTASTIC which came out very early in 2016. Again the other nominations were to be expected – Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler in MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, Denzel Washington as Troy Maxson in FENCES, Ryan Gosling as Sebastian in LA LA LAND and Andrew Garfield as Desmond T. Doss in HACKSAW RIDGE.
Editor prediction: CASEY AFFLECK – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Best Picture
The final category, and without a doubt the most prestigious, also has the most nominations. The first is ARRIVAL, about a linguist who becomes involved in an effort to attempt to contact aliens that land on earth. HACKSAW RIDGE, a biographical piece, is about a Seventh-day Adventist who became the first conscientious objector to win a medal of honor as his role as a medic in World War II. FENCES, set in the 1950s, follows a man trying and failing to control his family and his life. HELL OR HIGH WATER shows detectives trying to halt some bank robberies that happen in the old west. HIDDEN FIGURES is a biographical piece about African American women who worked for NASA in the 1950s. LA LA LAND is a musical about dreams and romance in world of show business and Los Angeles. LION follows a man trying to reconnect with a past that he lost when he was adopted and left India. MOONLIGHT, set in Miami, chronicles a young black man growing older and coming to terms with his identity. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA follows a man having to connect with a family after a big burden is placed on him.
Editor prediction: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
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Dear French La Vie Readers,
As you most likely know, Martin & I are expecting a baby very soon.
We will give birth in Paris and stay here for a few weeks before heading down to the South of France, to our parent's homes for the summer. We are looking forward to being together as a family.
We are therefore hoping to rent out our apartment to someone we can trust for a month or two while we are back in our childhood homes with our newborn.
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15 May 2012
Hen Party bag
Here is what I came up with, as I had one evening to do it, I hadn't got time to really think a lot out. The image is by Carolee Jones and I had it at PC crafter quite a few years ago. I downloaded a Spanish Matador hat and put it on the hen and chick, added balloons and the year, hope it doesn't look too like 2021 instead of 2012. I then added a saying I came up with, I'm pleased to say it went down well, and quite a few people had a laugh, that's what it's all about in the end isn't it?
15 comments:
- Denise said...
Faith this is brilliant. Love the chicken in the matador hat - really funny.
Denise xx
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012 at 22:37:00 BST
- Unknown said...
Fabulous Faith, well done I bet she loves this , what a great idea.
Hugs Elaine
- Tuesday, 15 May 2012 at 23:20:00 BST
- Shirley Young said...
Looks fabulous Faith - a great idea.
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 07:28:00 BST
- Linby said...
Looks great and well done on doing it in such a short timescale. Why do people wait till the last minute to ask!
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 09:18:00 BST
- Holly Young said...
How great! It is just perfect Faith!
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 17:37:00 BST
- Vicky Hayes said...
This is just brilliant Faith and at such short notice too! Vicky x
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 17:59:00 BST
Lol, fantastic Faith!! Brilliant idea and so funny - love it!
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at 19:57:00 BST
- kingstonmama said...
This is a great bag, Faith! Those hens are just fabulous. Great idea. :) Ann
- Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 04:35:00 BST
- Squirrel x said...
Oh hun, this is just so TOTALLY chicktastic! It made me howl with laughter at the thought of those fat hens trying to fly to Spain. An absolutely brilliant project, you are such a star! Hugs Sxx
- Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 08:57:00 BST
- Sarn said...
Absolutely hentastic bag. I showed it to my "girls" and they agreed. xxx
- Friday, 18 May 2012 at 10:19:00 BST
- Aileen said...
Cool! You're so clever with these requests. x
- Friday, 18 May 2012 at 12:08:00 BST
- Shirley-Anne said...
Hi Faith , thanks for the giggle ..Awesome images , fun sentiment . Love it .
hugs Shirley-Anne
- Saturday, 19 May 2012 at 06:20:00 BST
- G Peplow said...
Hi Faith, I think you are very clever, you made me smile too! This bag is a really great interpretation of your commision, well done xxx
- Saturday, 19 May 2012 at 13:55:00 BST
- Loli said...
Hola Faith, OOOOh Faith, this is !!A FANTASTIC WORK!!!!, I LOVE IT!!!i think to much work:D, sure your friend love this henbag:D.
Thank you for all your comments last weeks, i'm glad to "see" you every week on my blog:D.
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- Saturday, 19 May 2012 at 14:44:00 BST
Hi Faith wow !!! Stunning !!! There are no limits to your talents my dear ! What a fabulous and very creative bag I love it and I bet Sally loved iot too.
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Advanced Building Mode is entered by holding the control key (default) while in Build Mode. While in Advanced Building Mode, the cursor can be moved freely to place blocks without moving or turning the camera.
Advanced build mode can only be used on a planet if you're in a Build Block.
The three largest advantages to Advanced Building Mode are multiple block placement, block rotation, and symmetry options.
Multiple Block PlacementEdit
While in Advanced Building Mode, a variety of options appear in the top right corner of the screen. The first option is to enable or disable remove mode, which highlights blocks that will be removed if the player right clicks, rather than highlighting where a block will appear if the player left clicks. While in this mode, the placement box will be red instead of yellow.
The next three options control the size of the placement box. By increasing these numbers, the player is able to place multiple blocks simultaneously. The X, Y, and Z coordinates are in line with the orientation of the ship, with X being width, Y being height, and Z being depth. The placement box will change in size to reflect the area that will be filled with blocks upon left clicking.
Placement box size affects both the adding and removing of blocks; deleting a block while in Adcanced Build Mode with a larger placement box will delete more blocks. To see exactly which blocks will be removed, enable remove mode, covered above.
Alterations to the placement box will not affect block placement in standard Build Mode, however the settings do not reset upon leaving Advanced Build Mode.
To alter how many blocks can be placed at a time you must enter your StarMade directory and find the 'server.cfg'. You must open it using a suitable editing software (eg. Notepad). Once the file is open you must find (Ctrl+F) the 'PLAYER_MAX_BUILD_AREA' setting and alter the number (Default: 10) to the value you wish to be able to build with. Afterwards you may save the file and exit and restart StarMade if it was already open.
Block RotationEdit
Certain blocks can be rotated in Advanced Build Mode, such as wedges, docking modules, and cannons. Blocks that are not orientation-sensative (such as hull blocks and plextanium glass) do not have a preview, and are not affected by rotation.
Rotation can be achieved in two ways. The first way to rotate a block is to click on the arrow to either side of the block preview, which updates the preview to show how the block would look in its new orientation from the player's camera angle. The second method is to use the scrollwheel, which does not affect zoom while in Advanced Build Mode.
Note that rotation does not affect the orientation or size of the placement box.
Symmetry OptionsEdit
The final options in Advanced Build Mode allow the player to build using symmetry. Symmetry will automatically place blocks on the other side of a plane as they are placed by the player, like a mirror. ZY symmetry will make the left and right sides the same, XY symmetry will make the front and back the same, and XZ symmetry will make the top and bottom the same.
After selecting the desired plane of symmetry, the player must choose where the plane to reflect over will be located. A common choice for placement is in the middle of the ship, though other locations may be chosen to offset the center of symmetry.
Symmetry is even by default, establishing the plane along the edge of the selected block. This results in a ship that is an even number of blocks wide (if ZY symmetry), tall (if XZ symmetry), or long (if XY symmetry). Alternatively, odd symmetry can be enabled via a checkbox, which is the last option in Advanced Build Mode. Odd symmetry establishes the plane through the middle of the selected block, resulting in a ship that is an odd number of blocks wide, tall, or long.


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RTÉ unveiled the first project developed from its co-production deal with European broadcasterARTE, as well as its first co-production with American Public Television (APT). The project,Countdown to Calvary, is a documentary for Easter 2018. Hosted by Hugh Bonneville, the documentary follows Bonneville's travel to Jerusalem to explore the story of Jesus' last six days of life. APT will hold the U.S. public broadcasting rights and distribute the documentary as Jesus – Countdown to Calvary. Outside of the U.S., RTÉ will distribute the documentary, which will launch at MIPCOM 2017.
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Shark Island Relived: Chronic pain amid intellectual discourse
On May 12th 1883 the Germans raised their flag on the coast of Namaqualand. The indigenes, the Nama, resisted. The invaders launched a war of extermination and all these culminated in the construction of concentration camps, in which prisoners were exposed to hard labour and starved to death, in conformity with Germany's scorched earth policy vis-à-vis Namaqualand and Hereroland of the time.
A good 20 years later, the soldiers and bureaucrats who had administered these concentration camps and the racial theories upon which these annihilation actions were based, would play a critical role in the formation of Nazism and the extermination of the Jews in Europe.
I spent a day in Lüderitz in the company of some visiting friends who had fresh curiosity to understand the backdrop to Shark Island and we had a few hours listening and observing this chronic pain that lives and, each time voices are raised pertaining to this rape of a nation, tears are obvious.
On 14th January 1905, Imperial Chancellor Bernhardt von Bulow dispatched a telegram to General Lotha von Trotha, latter commanding the German forces in both Hereroland and Namaqualand of the time, which lands were hard hit by the extermination orders and concomitant Genocide.
Von Bulow directed von Trotha to set up concentration camps in various places in the territory of then South West Africa, in which the defeated and scattered Nama and Ovaherero were to be locked and required to work. To this effect five concentration camps were created throughout Namaqualand and Hereroland and the largest of these was created in Windhoek, with the capacity of over 7000 prisoners of war.
Other such concentration camps were created at Okahandja, Karibib, Swakopmund, and Lüderitz, with smaller catchment areas at places like Omaruru, Osire, Keetmanshoop, Gibeon, Bethanie and others. Lotha von Trotha went ahead and created these camps but as extension of his scorched earth policy, because in these concentration camps people were starved to death and died of rampant diseases.
In 1906, three migrant workers from Cape Town were quizzed by the authorities in Cape Town and gave some illuminating testimonies. They described the plight of the prisoners, women in particular, in the Swakopmund concentration camp and this is some of what they said: "These unfortunate women are daily compelled to carry heavy iron for construction work. When women fell under the load, they were thrashed and kicked by the soldiers… it was common to see women going about in public almost naked. The women who are captured and not executed are set to work for the military as prisoners."
One testimony read: "A woman so weak from illness she could not stand crawled to some prisoners to beg for water. The guard fired five shots at her; two shots hit her, one on the thigh, the other smashing her forearm. In the night she died."
The very first prisoners of war to arrive in Lüderitz were a group of 28 Hereros in mid-1904. These were followed by about 500 Herero prisoners. They were locked in a concentration camp at Shark Island, boxed into a barbed wire fence three layers thick, with no sanitation, no physical protection for women and children and no privacy of any kind.
In September of 1905, 2000 Nama men, women and children arrived in Lüderitz as prisoners of war. They had surrendered to the German forces in Namaqualand because they were promised to be pardoned and as this did not happen they faced the same fate as the Ovaherero prisoners who had already entered the Shark Island camp of death.
The German authorities had allocated a physician by the name of Doctor Bofinger, who ran a field hospital. Prisoners refused to go to this hospital because no one had left this hospital alive. After six months of toiling in bondage, 70 percent of the Nama prisoners had perished and more of them would follow. In the same year, German Missionary Emil Laaf who worked in Lüderitz desperately wrote to the German Authorities about the extent of the suffering of the Nama: "The dying among the Nama is frighteningly high. There are often days when as many as 18 people die… if it continues like this, it will not be long before the entire people have completely died out."
The people of Namaqualand were destroyed by the invading German forces and their land was confiscated for the German Crown and to this day they remain paupers on their ancestral land. These experiences vindicate the prophetic note of Hendrik Witbooi in response to von Trotha's offer for a peace treaty on 27th July 1905: "…peace is the same as my death and the death of my people… all I see in your peace is the extermination of all of us and our people".
And, in this context, John Updike of Brazil was correct when he said: "The world itself is stolen goods. All property is theft and those who have stolen most of it, make the laws for the rest of us."
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This Date in Baseball
Aug. 25
1922 — In one of the wildest games ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth inning, but held on as the game ended with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded.
1934 — Detroit's Schoolboy Rowe won his 16th consecutive game with a 4-2 triumph over the Washington Senators. Rowe singled in the winning run in the ninth inning.
1952 — Detroit's Virgil Trucks pitched his second no-hitter of the season, a 1-0 gem over New York at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers committed two errors and Trucks walked one batter and struck out eight. It was the last victory of the season for Trucks, who finished with a 5-19 record.
1967 — Dean Chance of Minnesota pitched his second no-hitter of the month, defeating the Indians 2-1. Chance pitched an abbreviated five perfect innings against Boston on Aug. 6 for a 2-0 victory.
1972 — Philadelphia Ken Reynolds tied a National League record with his 12th consecutive loss, 6-1 to Cincinnati, from the beginning of the season.
1979 — California's Don Baylor tied a club record by driving in eight runs during a 24-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays. The 24 runs and 26 hits set Angel records.
1985 — New York's Dwight Gooden became the youngest pitcher ever to win 20 games with a 9-3 triumph over the San Diego Padres. Gooden at age 20 years, nine months, and nine days was one month younger that Bob Feller who won 20 games in 1939.
1998 — Toronto's Roger Clemens struck out 18 and won his 11th straight decision as he pitched a 3-0 three-hit victory over the Kansas City Royals.
2004 — Jeff DaVanon became the first Angels player in 13 years to hit for the cycle in Anaheim's 21-6 rout of Kansas City.
2008 — Brett Myers, J.C. Romero and Clay Condrey combined on a 13-hit shutout in Philadelphia's 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2010 — The Colorado Rockies overcame a nine-run deficit, matching the biggest rally in team history and stunning the Atlanta Braves 12-10 on Troy Tulowitzki's go-ahead single in the eighth inning. Down 10-1 in the third inning, the Rockies chipped away against the NL East leader before taking the lead with four runs in the eighth.
2010 — The Reds blew a nine-run lead, then regrouped and rallied past the Giants, 12-11, on Joey Votto's tiebreaking single in the 12th inning. The NL Central-leading Reds took a 10-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth before San Francisco came back with a six-run burst in the eighth to take an 11-10 lead.
2011 — The New York Yankees became the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game, with Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson connecting in a 22-9 romp over the Oakland Athletics.
2017 — Rhys Hoskins hit another homer and Cesar Hernandez ripped a three-run triple to help Philadelphia to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Hoskins has put on a tremendous power display. He has nine homers and 21 RBIs in 16 games. No player in major league history had reached nine homers that quickly.
Today's birthdays: Max Muncy 29; Deven Marrero 29; Adam Warren 32; Logan Morrison 32; Justin Upton 32.
Aug. 26
1916 — Philadelphia's Joe Bush pitched a no-hitter, to beat Cleveland 5-0.
1939 — The first major league baseball game was televised as WXBS brought their cameras to Brooklyn's Ebbets Field for a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers.
1947 — Brooklyn's Dan Bankhead became the first black pitcher in the majors. He homered in his first major-league plate appearance, but didn't fare well on the mound. In 3 1-3 innings of relief, he gave up 10 hits and six earned runs to the Pirates. Pittsburgh won 16-3.
1962 — Minnesota's Jack Kralick pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the Kansas City Athletics at Metropolitan Stadium. Lenny Green drove in the Twins' run with a sacrifice fly off Bill Fischer in the seventh inning.
1987 — Milwaukee's Paul Molitor went 0-for-4, ending his 39-game hitting streak, and the Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 in 10 innings on pinch-hitter Rick Manning's RBI single. With Molitor waiting in the on-deck circle for a possible fifth at-bat, Manning singled in the game-winner.
1991 — Kansas City's Brett Saberhagen pitched a no-hitter to lead the Royals to a 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Saberhagen, who struck out five and walked two.
1999 — Randy Johnson reached 300 strikeouts in record time, notching nine in seven innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Florida Marlins 12-2. Johnson achieved the milestone in his 29th start.
2004 — Ichiro Suzuki homered in the ninth inning for his 200th hit of the season, but Seattle fell to Kansas City 7-3. Suzuki became the first player to reach 200 hits in each of his first four major league seasons.
2007 — Dalton Carriker's home run in the bottom of the eighth gave Warner Robins, Georgia, a thrilling 3-2 victory over Tokyo to win the Little League World Series title.
2007 — Boston defeated the Chicago White Sox 11-1 to complete a four-game sweep. For the series, the Red Sox outscored Chicago 46-7. Boston scored at least 10 runs in every game of the series, which is only the fourth time that has happened in a four-game series since 1900 and the first time in the American League in 85 years.
2008 — Major League Baseball announced umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Aug. 27. Video will be used only on so-called "boundary calls," such as determining whether fly balls went over the fence, whether potential home runs were fair or foul and whether there was fan interference on potential home runs.
2018 — Mana Lau Kong homered to center field on the first pitch his team saw and Ka'olu Holt pitched a complete game to lead Hawaii to a 3-0 victory over South Korea in the Little League World Series championship.
2018 — Toronto's Kendrys Morales became the seventh player in major league history to homer in at least seven consecutive games, going deep in the third inning of the Blue Jays' 8-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
2018 — Matt Carpenter tied a St. Louis record with four doubles, pitcher Austin Gomber had a two-run infield single in a six-run first inning, and the Cardinals routed Colorado 12-3.
Today's birthdays: Ranger Suarez 24; Maikel Franco 27; Trevor Gott 27; Elvis Andrus 31; Xavier Cedeno 33; David Price 34.
Aug. 27
1897 — Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame catcher, made his major-league debut as a pitcher for the Washington Senators by shutting out the St. Louis Browns 3-0.
1911 — Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox. Walsh struck out eight and walked one.
1937 — Brooklyn's Fred Frankhouse pitched a rain-shortened no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. The game was stopped with two out in the eighth inning with the Dodgers leading 5-0.
1977 — Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning as the Rangers beat the Yankees 8-2 at Yankee Stadium.
1978 — Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 200th career home run to become the first player in major league history to have 200 homers and 500 stolen bases.
1982 — Rickey Henderson of Oakland broke Lou Brock's 1974 record of 118 stolen bases in a season and stole three more bases in the Athletics' 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It gave Henderson 122 thefts in 127 games.
1999 — Vladimir Guerrero's hitting streak was halted at 31 games by Cincinnati's Ron Villone, as the Reds posted a 4-1 win over Montreal. Guerrero went 0-for-2 with an intentional walk against Villone, ending the majors' longest hitting streak since 1987.
2005 — Jeff Kent became the first player to hit 300 home runs as a second baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-3 win over Houston. The homer was the 325th of his career.
2010 — Florida led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history, Chris Volstad pitched eight strong innings and the Marlins romped 7-1 past slumping Atlanta. Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats. Logan Morrison then connected off Tommy Hanson for his first major league home run.
2011 — Justin Verlander became the majors' first 20-game winner, grinding through six innings in the Detroit Tigers' 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Verlander (20-5) became the first pitcher to win 20 games before the end of August since Arizona's Curt Schilling in 2002.
2017 — Giancarlo Stanton hit his 50th home run to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Miami Marlins sweep the San Diego Padres with a 6-2 victory. Stanton became the first National League player to reach 50 homers since Prince Fielder hit 50 for Milwaukee in 2007.
2017 — Rookie Rhys Hoskins homered for the fifth straight game and made a diving catch to start a game-changing triple play in the fifth inning, leading Philadelphia to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Hoskins led off the eighth with a drive to left-center to give him 11 home runs in his first 18 games, becoming the fastest in major league history to reach 11 homers. Hoskins was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Aug. 10.
2018 — Kendrys Morales had his home run streak snapped at seven games by the Baltimore Orioles, who ended an eight-game skid by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0. Morales went 0 for 3 with a walk and did not hit the ball out of the infield.
Today's birthdays: Sam Travis 26; Jordy Mercer 33; Jim Thome 49.
Aug. 28
1918 - Tris Speaker is suspended for the remainder of the season because of his assault on umpire Tom Connolly following a dispute at home plate in a game in Philadelphia.
1926 — Emil Levsen of the Cleveland Indians pitched two complete-game victories over the Boston Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. He did not strike out a batter in either game. The Indians used the identical lineup in both games.
1951 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 2-0, snapping the Giants' 16-game winning streak. The streak enabled the Giants to cut the Dodgers 13½-game lead to six.
1971 — In the nightcap of a doubleheader, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Rick Wise hit two home runs to help himself to a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
1977 — Steve Garvey of Los Angeles hit three doubles and two home runs in five at-bats, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. One of Garvey's homers was a grand slam.
1977 — In a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Nolan Ryan of the California Angles struck out 11 batters to pass the 300-strikeout plateau for the fifth time in his career.
1990 — Ryne Sandberg became the first second baseman in history to have consecutive 30-homer seasons, leading the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
1992 — The Milwaukee Brewers set an American League record with 31 hits and 26 singles in a 22-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.
2003 — Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season as Los Angeles beat Houston 6-3. Gagne eclipsed Tom Gordon's 1998 record of 43 in a row to begin a season.
2008 — Cristian Guzman of the Nationals became the second player to hit for the cycle since the franchise moved to Washington, driving in three in an 11-2 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2014 — San Francisco's Yusmeiro Petit set a major league record when he retired his 46th batter in a row, and the Giants beat Colorado 3-1. Petit got the first eight Colorado hitters, establishing the mark by striking out Charlie Culberson. That broke Mark Buehrle's record of 45 straight with the Chicago White Sox in 2009. Petit's streak covered eight games, six of them in relief.
2016 — Ryan Harlost led Endwell, New York, to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory. Endwell gave New York its first championship since 1964.
Today's birthdays: Seby Zavala 26; Matt Andriese 30; Will Harris 35.
Aug. 29
1918 — The Chicago Cubs, behind the pitching of Lefty Tyler, clinched the National League pennant with a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
1934 — The Philadelphia A's ended Schoolboy Rowe's 16-game winning streak with a 13-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1948 — Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for the cycle in a 12-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Robinson drove in two runs, scored three runs and stole a base.
1965 — San Francisco's Willie Mays broke Ralph Kiner's National League record with his 17th home run of the month in an 8-3 triumph over the New York Mets. Kiner had 16 homers in September of 1949. Mays hit a tape measure shot off Jack Fisher.
1967 — Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A's hit three triples in a 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians. Campaneris was the first to have three triples in a game since Ben Chapman in 1939.
1971 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves knocked in his 100th run of the season, giving him the National League record of 11 seasons with 100 or more RBIs.
1977 — Lou Brock of St. Louis stole base No. 893, breaking Ty Cobb's modern record for career stolen bases. The Cardinals lost to the San Diego Padres 4-3.
1977— Cleveland's Duane Kuiper hit a one-out solo home run in the first inning off Chicago's Steve Stone at Municipal Stadium. It was Kuiper's only homer in 3,379 career at-bats — the fewest homers in most at-bats for any player in MLB history.
1985 — Don Baylor of the New York Yankees set an American League record when he was hit by a pitch for the 190th time in his career. Baylor was struck by California Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill in the first inning, breaking the old mark of 189 set by Minnie Minoso.
1991 — Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox hit two homers to become the oldest player in the 20th century to accomplish the mark. He'll top this by hitting two homers on October 3. Jack McDowell went the distance to beat Cleveland 7-2.
1993 — George Brett recorded his 200th stolen base in Kansas City's 5-4, 12-inning victory over Boston to join Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players with 3,000 hits, 300 homers and 200 steals.
2000 — Anaheim's Darin Erstad went 3-for-5 to reach 200 hits faster than any player in 65 years as the Angels defeated Toronto 9-4. Ducky Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals did it in 131 games in 1935.
2002 — Mark Bellhorn became the first player in NL history to hit a home run in the same inning from both sides of the plate, in the fourth of the Chicago Cubs' 13-10 win over Milwaukee.
2004 — Albert Pujols hit his 40th home run and reached 100 RBIs for the fourth straight season to help St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 4-0. He's the fourth player to start his major league career with four straight seasons with at least 100 RBIs, joining Hall of Famers Al Simmons, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams.
2010 — Brian McCann hit a game-winning homer with help from video replay, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins. It was the first time a game ended using a video review.
2018 — Milwaukee's Christian Yelich went 6 for 6 and hit for the cycle and Jesus Aguilar homered in the 10th inning, powering the Brewers to a 13-12 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers had a season-high 22 hits and rallied to take the lead four different times, and Jesús Aguilar hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th inning.
Today's birthdays: Noah Syndergaard 27; Chris Taylor 29; Brent Suter 30; Mike Rzepczynski 34.
Aug. 30
1905 — Ty Cobb made his major league debut, hitting a double off Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders in the Tigers' 5-3 victory.
1910 — Tom Hughes of the New York Yankees pitched a no-hitter for 9 1-3 innings before giving up a single to Harry Niles of the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees lost 5-0, with Hughes giving up seven hits in 11 innings.
1912 — Earl Hamilton of the St. Louis Browns pitched a 5-1 no-hitter against the Tigers at Detroit.
1916 — Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns for a 4-0 victory.
1918 — The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 in a game that took 57 minutes to play.
1941 — Lon Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. Only three balls were hit to the outfield.
1953 — In the opening game of a doubleheader, rookie Jim Pendleton hit three of the Braves major-league record eight homers in a 19-4 win over Pittsburgh. The Braves hit four more homers in the second game, an 11-5 win, to set a major-league record for a doubleheader.
1960 — Pete Runnels went 6-for-7 as the Boston Red Sox edged the Detroit Tigers in 15 innings of a doubleheader opener. Runnels added three hits in the second game.
1966 — Pete Rose homered from both sides of the plate to lead Cincinnati to a 6-4 win over St. Louis.
1987 — Minnesota's Kirby Puckett went 6-for-6 with four RBIs and connected for two homers and two doubles to lead the Twins to a 10-6 victory over the Milwaukee.
1999 — Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets went 6-for-6 with three homers, five RBIs and a major league record-tying six runs scored in a 17-1 win over Houston.
2006 — Curt Schilling became the 14th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts when he fanned Oakland's Nick Swisher in the first inning of the Red Sox's 7-2 loss to Oakland.
2015 — Jake Arrieta pitched the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season and second against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 days, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory. Arrieta struck out a season-high 12 — one off his career high and walked one. Arrieta got the benefit of a close call for the official scorer in the third inning, when Kike Hernandez reached on a fielding error by second baseman Starlin Castro. Hernandez hit a one-hopper at Castro, who tried to play it on the short hop as the ball bounced off him. The play was ruled an error but probably could have gone either way.
Today's birthdays: Sean Reid-Foley 24; Taylor Hearn 25; Steven Wright 35; Adam Wainwright 38.
Aug. 31
1909 — The A.J. Reach Company was granted a patent for its cork-centered baseball, which replaced the hard rubber-cored one. This change will be particularly apparent in the National League in 1910 and 1911.
1915 — Jim Lavender of the Chicago Cubs pitched a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Giants.
1935 — Vern Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter to beat Cleveland 5-0. Kennedy also had a bases-loaded triple.
1937 — Rudy York of the Tigers hit his 17th and 18th home runs of the month to set a major league record as Detroit beat Washington 12-3.
1950 — Brooklyn's Gil Hodges tied a major league record by hitting four homers against the Boston Braves in the Dodgers' 19-3 rout. Hodges also added a single for 17 total bases and drove in nine runs. Brooklyn pitcher Carl Erskine singled in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings.
1959 — Sandy Koufax of Los Angeles struck out 18 Giants for a National League record as the Dodgers beat San Francisco 5-2.
1965 — Boston catcher Russ Nixon tied a major-league record with three run-scoring sacrifice flies in the second game at Washington. Boston won 8-5, after taking the opener, 4-0.
1974 — In a Northwest League game, Portland manager Frank Peters rotated his players so each man played a different position each inning. The strategy worked for an 8-7 win over Tri-Cities.
1990 — The Griffeys — 20-year-old Ken Jr. and his dad, Ken, 40 — made major league history, leading Seattle to a 5-2 victory over Kansas City. The Griffeys were the first father and son to play together in the big leagues.
2001 — Pitcher Danny Almonte, who dominated the Little League World Series with his 70 mph fastballs, was ruled ineligible after government records experts determined he actually was 14, and that birth certificates showing he was two years younger were false. The finding nullified all the victories by his Bronx, N.Y., team, the Rolando Paulino Little League All-Stars, and wiped out all its records — including Almonte's perfect game and an earlier no-hitter.
2004 — Omar Vizquel went 6-for-7 to tie the American League record for hits for a nine-inning game in Cleveland's 22-0 victory over the New York Yankees. The 22-0 beating, was the largest loss in the history of the Yankees' organization. Cleveland matched the largest shutout win in the major leagues since 1900, set by Pittsburgh against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975.
2005 — Florida's Jeremy Hermida became the first player in more than a century and the second to hit a grand slam in his first major league at-bat, connecting in the seventh inning off the St. Louis Cardinals' Al Reyes.
2005 — Albert Pujols hit an RBI triple in St. Louis' 10-5 victory over the Florida Marlins, giving him 100 RBIs this season. Pujols became the first player in major league history to hit at least 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs in his first five seasons in the majors.
2010 — Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman reached 102 mph during one perfect inning, and Cincinnati beat Milwaukee 8-4. Chapman joined the Reds' bullpen and matched the hype his first time out, throwing four pitches clocked at 100 mph or better.
2011 — Two milestone home runs — Chipper Jones' 450th and Derek Lowe's first — gave Atlanta the early lead and Lowe combined with three relievers on a three-hitter in a 3-1 victory over Washington. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 41st save, setting a major league rookie record.
Today's birthdays: Dillon Peters 27; Erik Gonzalez 28; John Hicks 30; Matt Adams 31; Juan Nicasio 33.
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How to choose and use the best referee for a job application
How to choose and use the best referee for a job application
Try to identify commonalities between referee and prospective employer
You aced the last round of interviews and now your prospective employer wants to check your references. Who should you ask? Which people can best vouch for you? Here are some things you should consider.
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Even before you start the job interview process, you should develop a mental list of past and current colleagues who could serve as referees so that once you're asked to provide them, you're ready.
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The writing on the wall for the crumbling Jubilee administration is clear for all to see; the much-hyped digital administration is presiding over tech-savvy looting of public funds through high level institutionalized corruption, it has lost the war to petty and sophisticated criminals and has embraced dictatorship as the preferred tool for suffocating divergent views.
Talk is cheap, and it does not get any cheaper than the empty and repeated public pronouncements from the very top of government that there would be no other Goldenberg or Anglo Leasing under Jubilee. To the contrary and in his own admission, President Uhuru Kenyatta has called global attention to pervasive corruption in his office.
But, for reasons only known to himself, he lacks the courage to name the fat cats. When a President is held hostage by an evil cabal of corruption cartels, the outcome would make Anglo Leasing and Goldenberg look like child play.
But the war on corruption cannot and must not be used as a tool to wage political battles and exclude "outsider" communities from participation in government or protect sacred but corrupt government "insiders". In dealing with allegations of corruption in high offices, the Uhuru administration must stop playing hide-and-seek with Kenyans.
It is a pity that statecraft and resources are being mobilized to insulate Devolution CS Anne Waiguru from accountability on suspected shady dealings in her ministry while at the same time unleashing dogs of war on "peripheral" Cabinet Secretaries and other senior government actors on flimsy allegations of corruption.
This double-speak, outright endorsement and blatant public display of affection for a public servant by State House is the embodiment of leadership failure. When CORD forms government in 2017, we will deliberately build bridges for all Kenyan communities to reach out to each other and embrace one another in national unity without undue regard to ethnicity, creed, region or political leaning.
Let us make this point very clear, we will not drop the demand for Waiguru to either step down or be forced out of office to pave way for proper investigations into the award of tenders and jobs in the Devolution docket. The CORD fraternity and Kenyans in their majority are resolute on this demand.
Under this government's watch, insecurity has mutated into a living nightmare for virtually everyone in Kenya. The government's casual and ill-informed approach in what it calls war on terror speaks volumes about the inability of the Uhuru administration to execute the primary mandate of any government -ensuring the safety and security of citizens. A government that cannot protect its people has absolutely lost the moral authority to be in office.
Anyone in search of concrete evidence that this government either does not care or has no clue how to secure its citizens should pay attention to official response to the commercialized and politically instigated cattle rustling escapades in parts of the country and the half-hearted response to rag-tag militias terrorizing Kenyans in rural and urban settings.
Kenya's development partners have added their voice to public declarations by CORD that local communities are key in any meaningful war on terror. Clamping down on civil society organizations and shouting down religious leaders only serves to suppress expression which in turn fuels violent extremism.
It is not through isolation that governments confront challenges facing them. This must not be cheapened or misconstrued by praise-singers and poets in the President's court to imply that we seek inclusion in government. Far from it. In fact, it is a known fact that this government is in office on the strength of a Supreme Court ruling and not on account of popular vote. We in CORD must remind President Uhuru and his deputy that we carry the aspirations of more than half of this country by region and numbers.
They lost the election in 2013, they have already lost the 2017 elections by a much wider margin.
But even as Kenyans prepare to vote out this government, we must all be alert to machinations by the presidency to reinvent dictatorship and sneak imperial rule into the system through the so called "executive decrees" and "presidential orders".
Recent pronouncements from the top including laws gagging the mass media to deny the public free access to information; the presidential memo to Parliament seeking to make the office of the Auditor General subservient to the Public Service Commission; relentless efforts to militarise the Kenyan State and the aborted executive order to 2014 police recruits in blatant disregard of a court case among other moves must put all of us on our guard to reject 21 Century dictatorship by a presidency that cares little about the majority of Kenyans.
It would be a waste of precious time trying to respond to Deputy President William Ruto's unsolicited advice to CORD principals on our winning formula for the 2017 General Election. Suffice it to say that Ruto has enough personal baggage to grapple with and if appointing himself political adviser to CORD principals would give him some comic relief, then let the self-declared hustler be.
Our motherland needs political salvation hence OKOA Kenya; about which fellow citizens you will be hearing and will be called upon to participate in.
Long Live KENYA!


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Eco Drive Citizen Men's Drive from Citizen AR 2.0 Stainless Steel Chronograph Watch
Citizen Men's Drive from Citizen Eco-Drive AR 2.0 Stainless Steel Chronograph Watch
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Reducing Duplicate Content on WordPress Blogs
Last Monday we missed the video post, but this week it is here. The topic of the day is duplicate content, its definition and how you can reduce its occurrence on WordPress blogs.
I tried to use the .wmv format to reduce the size of the file, but the quality suffered a bit. Next week we will be back with .avi.
- Duplicate content refers to two or more web pages that have the same, or almost the same, content.
- Those two or more pages can be located on different or on the same website, so you can have duplicate content inside your blog also.
- Most of the times it is a good idea to avoid duplicate content since search engines might penalize it.
- WordPress themes (this is fault of the designers and not of the WordPress software itself) tend to come with a lot of duplicate content out of the box.
- Apart from the homepage, it is a good idea to check your categories and archive pages to see whether full posts are being displayed there or not
- Remember that your goal is to make sure that your posts or articles can accessed in full from only one location inside your site.
The plugin that I mentioned is the homepage excerpts one. Finally, if you can't see the video player, here is the YouTube link: Daily Blog Tips – Duplicate Content.
Browse all articles on the Video Posts category
37 Responses to "Reducing Duplicate Content on WordPress Blogs"
Should i also xclude tag pages from being crawled? Why? I excluded catergory pages and archives, but was not sure about tag pages.
Duplicate content is certainly a reality, there is no myth or hype here. In my experience blogs under 30 pages or posts should eliminate the need to have archives. This plays out much better as it eliminates the need to search engine spiders to crawl stuff that is really hard to find.
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Thank you for this nice video. When ever I use no follow meta tag in header .php , whole code start appearing on the top of my home page.?
I personally think allot of this is just scare mongering by Google. I make sure most articles/blogs I post are initially posted/dated on my website. I have no control what is posted on blogs etc., all over the internet and I cannot see Google penalizing me for someone duplicating my content.
Same principle with writing an article it going viral. Do you think you should be penalized because everyone is quoting your article or because it has been syndicated by allot of people? Should I be penalized for submitting an article to Feedburner for example?
It just doesn't make sense. So If I have a blog registered under Joe Blow and I write the same content I did on my website do you think Google know this is my own personal stuff? Do you think Google goes into "Whois" and checks out who wrote this article? The Key here is that when you post articles on your blogs just change the title heading or put it in quotation marks.
For example, I saw an article the other day where a blogger wrote, "bla bla bla." Now this could be the exact content but only in quotation marks. Do you think the blogger who wrote the original article is going to get penalized for this?
If you are still not convinced put in the "more" tag along with the quotation marks. Relax people and don't get caught up in all this scare mongering.
Kathie Thomas, A Clayton's Secretary
I wasn't saying I use the same articles for my blogs but I was trying to point out that people write articles and submit them to article submission sites and those articles are used over and over again. So does this same ruling apply to those or does it only apply to blogs? I write different articles for my blogs but there have been times I've revamped an article to submit it for an online publication.
Daniel Scocco
@Kathie, it wont do you any good if you use those articles on your blog. If you plan to do article marketing, therefore, write stuff specifically for that purpose.
@Zath, I think this is not a big issue, and should only hurt the rankings of that particular page.
E' stata una buona lettura, degli ottimi accorgimenti!
Taryn Merrick
Thank you for this. I am planning 2 different blogs for different aspects of my Virtual Assistant business. Thanks to this I will safeguard it against duplicate content…
Kathie Thomas, A Clayton's Secretary
I wonder how that affects all those article submission sites? And then people using the same articles the world over for ezines, newsletters, blog feeds, etc?
Daniel Scocco
@Wayne, I will answer to it on Friday.
Dennis Edell
I use the all-in-one seo plugin…a simple tick box (3 actually) for no index or categories, archives, tag archives.
Great post and I have a follow up question you may be able to answer for me. I have a blog that has been active only a couple months. It's a real estate blog that sits on the website of a television station. I have recently started a new website with a WordPress blog attached to it. I was hoping to pretty much duplicate what I do on the television-based blog onto the WordPress blog. Is that a bad idea altogether?
Thanks so much for your help…
Rajaie AlKorani
I use full posts on all my pages, but I also use robots.txt file. I guess both ways work
Blogging Skills
Hello Daniel!
Great info, I'm a first-time visitor and I'll be back for more…
All the best from Thailand
axel g
so do you have tips to convert a duplicate content to unique content? how about a tool that can change a grammar like transtool
Daniel Scocco
@Rick, you have the optional excerpt field also where you can copy and paste the text, pictures or video that you wanted displayed as excerpt on the homepage and other pages.
That is what I use, and the one I think is the the most flexible.
thanks for the youtube link… i haven't heard of home excerpts!
WordPress Online
Yes, the quality of the video is a little bad, but enough. Thank you for the nice video 🙂
very useful video, thx for this Daniel 🙂
There is no need to show only excerpts (which are also in fact duplicate content, but only a paragraph or two long) on archive pages, if you use the noindex, follow meta tag in those pages.
Put this PHP fragment in your header.php file just after the title tag:
<?php if (is_archive()) : ?><meta name="robots" content="noindex,follow" /><?php endif; ?>
It will tell the search engines to follow the links, but to not save them in the search index. is_archive() is a WordPress function that returns true only if an archive page (by date, category or tag) is being viewed.
correction: prior comment should have said "with the MORE tag instead?"
Do you mean we should use the default excerpt or create an excerpt with each post? If it's the former than why not use the_content() with the tag instead? One problem with the default excerpt is that it takes the first 55 words but excludes images. (In my case the images are LaTex formulas that are essential for the default excerpt to make sense.)
Duplicate content…turns people off fast
Daniel Scocco
@Adam, I am not sure. If Google takes the time to write a specific page about something, I will sure take the time to read and follow what they say there 🙂 .
- Adam Singer
Putting – NoIndex, Follow – on archived pages also helps. I did the same on category pages too. But, some blogs get good traffic on categorized pages, noindexing is not recommended in those cases.
Mani Karthik
Good video Daniel.
Thanks for these tips.
My blog is still new and will be implementing it soon.
team ray
i like these how to videos
good breakdown
Edward Lomax
There is a lot of different information about duplicate content out there, so it can get confusing.
I never thought about the duplicate content automatically generated by WordPress blogs before… so this was very helpful and I'm going to check my blogs today and make any necessary changes.
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Friday, June 21st: OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
Old Crow Medicine Show is an Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee that spins traditional folk and bluegrass yarns with a rock & roll attitude. Since forming in the late '90s, the band has released six acclaimed studio albums, including 2014's "Remedy," which took home the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. They have been inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Hall of Fame, toured with Merle Haggard and Marty Stuart, played on NPR's Prairie Home Companion, and logged multiple appearances at high-profile festivals like Bonnaroo, MerleFest, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and Newport Folk Festival. Bluegrass musician Doc Watson discovered the band while its members were busking outside a pharmacy in Boone, North Carolina, in 2000. With an old-time string sound fueled by punk rock energy, it has influenced acts like Mumford & Sons and contributed to a revival of banjo-picking string bands playing Americana music — leading to variations on it.
Most recently, coinciding with Old Crow Medicine Show's 20th anniversary, they released their sixth album in 2018, "Volunteer."
Old Crow Medicine Show is performing a sold out show at the Frederik Meijer Gardens tonight at 7pm.


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Posted in Ohio December 15, 2016
Only In Ohio Will You See Something Like This In The Dead Of Winter
As thousands battled the latest whomping of lake effect snow today in the Buckeye State's pearly northeast, one driver showed the world that winter ain't got nothing on Ohio. Broadview Heights resident and morning commuter Joe Burdick snapped this gem during the a.m. rush:
A TRUE Clevelander Spotted In Today's Snow Storm | Newsradio WTAM 1100 https://t.co/Oj5nPGp85O
— joe burdick (@joe_burdick) December 15, 2016
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The MVH-X380BT Digital Media Receiver was specifically created to work w/your smartphone & digital lifestyle.Featuring Pioneer's MIXTRAX technology, built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling & audio streaming, USB direct control of an iPod or iPhone, USB access to music on Android devices (4.0 or later), & Pandora for both iPhone & Android, the MVH-X380BT is packed w/features that will keep you entertained & safely connected.The CD-free design allows your smartphone & digital media to take center stage.
AOA 2.0 enables Android owners to play music streaming apps & control basic functionally, Play/Pause & Skip Song, using the buttons of the receiver.The new feature requires the Android device to be running Android 4.1 or newer & be plugged into the receiver via the USB connection on the front of the unit.
New Cosmetic Design & Functionality
The new cosmetics feature a sleeker, more open & accessible display, offering a larger display w/more metadata to be shown on the face of the receivers.Pioneer increased accessibility of control functionality, shifting the master control knob to the left side of the DEH-X2800UI, DEH-X4800BT, & MVH-X380BT models & illuminating the presets & track up & track down buttons of the DEH-X6800BT, DEH-X5800HD, DEH-X3800S & DEH-X3800UI.
The receiver also includes the USB Auto Switch feature so when the phone is connected via USB the listener has the option to choose whether the receiver uses the phone as a source, or just charges the device.
Keep the party going w/MIXTRAX, an innovative Pioneer technology that creates a nonstop mix of your music library complete w/a range of DJ-inspired effects.Drawing from Pioneer's rich DJ heritage & our passion for music, MIXTRAX delivers a unique DJ infused listening experience to those in the car.MIXTRAX takes the music from an iPhone, iPod, USB device, or certain Android devices & plays it back w/added transitions & effects, creating a virtual DJ inside the Pioneer receiver.
MIXTRAX makes automatic remixing of tracks extra-quick & easy.Simply connect your USB compatible device & listen as tracks are joined by various random sound effects in Nonstop Mix Play to keep the groove going in full swing.
MIXTRAX also features Club-Style Illumination that enhances the mood w/a dynamic dance club-like lighting effect.As MIXTRAX begins, lights start pulsing to the beat of the music, adding an extra level of entertainment.Choose among multiple patterns of lighting variations from sound pressure level or low-pass synchronization modes.
Improved Bluetooth! From hands-free calling, wireless audio streaming, simple pairing, & voice recognition, Bluetooth wireless technology has made life in the vehicle much more convenient.This CD receiver w/Bluetooth also includes better call quality reception using the new Wideband Speech Handsfree Profile 1.6.Nearly doubling the bandwidth of the frequency helps bring call quality to similar to FM reception.
Automatically connect two phones when in the vehicle to make & receive calls & stream music from both phones.
Other features include the ability to browse music libraries on smartphones wirelessly.In addition, iPhone Bluetooth pairing via USB allows the user to connect an iPhone via an appropriate USB cable & it will be paired simply.This feature is great where there are multiple devices active & you are trying to search for & connect to a certain device.
This model also has â?oGuest Modeâ which allows a user to add & replace a third mobile device instantly to the receiver.Guest Mode is a great feature for a family vehicle w/multiple drivers or a driver w/multiple devices because it allows users to pair & delete devices easily without a lengthy registration or deletion process.
The 2015 line of Pioneer digital media receivers w/Bluetooth wireless technology have the ability to utilize the voice recognition engine that is part of the operating system on a user's smartphone.This feature is compatible w/iO


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Collegiate EMS Week
Collegiate EMS Week is a week-long recognition of campus-based EMS and provides an opportunity for campus-based EMS organizations to highlight their activities and educate their communities. This year's National Collegiate EMS week will be revealed shortly.
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My piece de resistance .
1. HOLISTIC healing with Bach Flower Remedies.
2. Healing thro' ART.
3. Counselling .
4. Creativity workshops .
I am Pritpal Bhatia and I became Preeti Bhatia with the love and affection of patients and friends . I am a scientist by profession , a post graduate in Sciences ( M.Sc. Hons. School , Biology ) and had many papers published in various part of the globe . I had had a stint as a Fashion Designer and a poet before my tryst with ART in Greece/Italy where I interpreted poetry through art/painting .
Growing up in an environment of Literature and Arts , was my baptism into a devotee and keen follower of fine arts . I chose the path guided by my parents – helping the poor sick and the Healer in me came to the fore .
The emotional pain due to unresolved issues is responsible for our various diseases . In this fast paced ever changing world , dilemmas overwhelm us – creating a stress that becomes unmanageable . So I did my four levels of Bach Flower Therapy from The Bach Centre , Mount Vernon , Oxfordshire , England . Today I have more than twelve years of worldwide experience of Bach Flower Remedies .
The Bach Centre honoured me by asking me to translate ' The Twelve Healers and Other Remedies ' by Dr. Edward Bach , into Hindi and Punjabi . That I dutifully did in 2012 . It was a rewarding experience .
Nature is a predominant factor whether its healing through art , literature and Bach Flower Remedies . It is a truly Holistic form of emotional healing in which the Positive vibrations from the Flower Essences bring harmony to a person. We heal ourselves by becoming ONE with NATURE .
I have a Professional Diploma in Counselling from Oxford, UK. My counselling style is based on the fact that the desire to be heard and supported is universal. It is an open dialogue, in which a person expresses and communicates whatever is needed to enable his healing for the fulfilment of his personality .
I've studied Art in Europe and I'm a firm believer that ART HEALS .
Human beings, adults and children alike, who may not be able to articulate thoughts, sensations, emotions or perceptions, do so in their art work that may be difficult to express with words.
The counselling sessions comprise of establishing a positive attachment, attunement with the person, in which the healer and the patient feel deeply understood and unconditionally accepted.
The journey is a walk together with mutual trust and respect towards a HEALTHIER and HAPPIER you.
My Creativity Workshops are based on the principles of Positivity and Creativity . I taught ART in St. Stephen's School , Chandigarh for eighteen years . I used the natural drive of CREATIVITY to build the important life skills of hand-eye coordination , problem solving , creative thinking , independence etc.


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