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On 15 September 2016, libreboot left the GNU project because the Free Software Foundation, GNU's main funding source and means of promotion, fired a transgender employee for being trans. Since GNU is heavily tied to FSF, libreboot cannot morally reconcile remaining a part of the GNU project. Transgender discrimination at the FSF is the reason why libreboot left the GNU project.
In the worst act of insult and contempt possible, the GNU project wrongly made the claim that Leah Rowe herself had now forked GNU Libreboot, and that libreboot was still a GNU project. They wrongly claimed that Leah had merely stepped down as GNU Libreboot maintainer.
This is false. Leah is still Libreboot's maintainer, and still does most of the work, including on managing the project and handling releases. The GNU project decided to insult her by claiming otherwise, that somehow the GNU project had a moral right to keep libreboot under its umbrella.
Leah Rowe has personally sacrified a lot, over the years, to keep the Libreboot project thriving. She has even spent in excess of 100,000 USD of her own money to have new hardware ported to both coreboot and libreboot, to further the cause. She has spent countless sleepness days and night to keep this project afloat, and to expand it for the benefit of the free software community. For GNU to imply otherwise has 100% confirmed that Libreboot will never again have any relationship at all with the FSF or GNU project. This is no joke. GNU and FSF do not belong in the libreboot community at this point.
This page serves as a reminder to the GNU project and FSF: Libreboot is no longer a GNU project. Leah will continue to work with other developers on libreboot and will continue developing libreboot for a long time, just without the FSF or GNU project overseeing everything.
The discussion happened on the gnu-prog-discuss mailing list, which is not open to the public (authentication is required to view the archives online). We therefore make the discussion available for people to see.
Leah Rowe sent this message to the GNU Prog mailing list, asking for the mailing lists to be deactivated because libreboot was setting up its own mailing lists instead. It also generally asks GNU to formally drop libreboot from its umbrella:
Please delete my "lr" account on the GNU Savannah website. I do not want this account anymore. Please keep the mailing list archives for email@example.com and email@example.com - but disable people from registering on the mailing list, and disable any new posts from being sent to the mailing list. I want the archives of the mailing lists kept for historical purposes, because there's a lot of technical discussion and history in there, and I want this preserved for the time being. I'm currently working on setting up my own server, as and when I can, to self-host a mailing list directly on libreboot.org infrastructure, which is under my own control and expense. Once I have this fully setup, what I would like is for a 301 redirect on the HTTP HTML archive pages to redirect to the new one that I create, once it's online, and, further, for an email forwarder on libreboot& and libreboot-dev& to redirect to the new mailing list. However, I have not yet set up the new lists so such a redirect at the moment would not make much sense. I'll contact the FSF and GNU project at a later date once I'm ready for this redirect to exist. Further, if possible, can someone send me a dump of all data and configuration for the libreboot& and libreboot-dev& lists? This will make it easier for me to simply import everything into the new list, including subscriptions and so on (otherwise, I have a list of all currently registered members on the list, saved locally). Please note that I do not resent the GNU project, just certain people at the FSF. Those people have huge influence there and since the FSF funds GNU.... https://libreboot.org/gnu/ explains why libreboot has left GNU. The requests above are part of libreboot's departure from GNU. I also ask that libreboot be removed from gnu.org/software/, and for the libreboot page on the FSF free software directory to no longer say that libreboot is a GNU project. I further request that the GNU project does not fork libreboot, nor accept any forks of libreboot into GNU, as this would be an even bigger insult on top of the existing one where the FSF lied publicly in response to libreboot.org/gnu
Several GNU maintainers then replied on the list, claiming that libreboot was still a GNU project and that Leah had merely stepped down as maintainer and that they would appoint a new maintainer for GNU Libreboot. They further insulted the libreboot project by stating that RMS has the ultimate say, and that Leah had forked her own project.
This is disgusting. Leah Rowe is still libreboot's maintainer, and the GNU project has zero right to keep libreboot under its umbrella. If the maintainer of a GNU project steps down without intending for that project to leave GNU, then fine. But if a maintainer stays on as that projects maintainer while stating the projects intention to leave GNU, then GNU should honour that request.
They even asked Leah to stay on as Libreboot maintainer, and they asked Leah to keep Libreboot inside the GNU project!
It took the GNU project 4 months to finally honour Libreboot's decisions, but on 5 January 2017, RMS formally acknowledged it - his reasoning is flawed. They should have immediately honoured Libreboot's decision to leave GNU, but instead they arrogantly resisted it for months, and the only reason they gave up was because they realized that all of Libreboot's core developers were OK with leaving GNU and still preferred to work with Leah Rowe. This page explains why no project should ever join GNU.
Food for thought: All of the people who responded on the GNU Prog discuss mailing list are cisgendered men
Here are some of GNU's responses, starting with Thien-Thi Nguyen <email@example.com>
Under this pov, injustice is destined. The Libreboot project, once placed under the aegis of GNU, cannot be removed. You are free to step down as its maintainer, however. I think that would be an injustice against you, mostly. I understand it's difficult to hold on to the root and let go of the rancor (from personal experience), and sometimes it's all or nothing. If you stay, perhaps you could find a co-maintainer. If you were to choose me (for example), you would find a lot more to complain about on those mailing lists -- no need to upscope to GNU and gnu-prog-discuss. It could be fun, perhaps. BTW, i like the domain name -- reminds me of glug.org of yore.
Alfred M. Szmidt <email@example.com> said this:
That is not for you to decide, but for the Saint IGNUcius to decide. You are free to step down as maintainer for GNU Libreboot, but we are free to appoint a new maintainer for GNU Libreboot to take over the task.
Gavin Smith <email@example.com>
AFAIK libreboot is itself a fork of another project called coreboot. In my opinion, it would be perfectly valid for the GNU project to continue to sponsor a project that did what libreboot did and was based on the source code of libreboot and/or coreboot. I see no reason (moral, legal or otherwise) why the libreboot name could not continue to be used. It's not a trademark, and using that name wouldn't misrepresent who the people who created it were. (To take a contrary example, if someone forked "GNU Emacs", they shouldn't call it "GNU Emacs Plus" because that would imply it originated from GNU. If libreboot were called LeahRoweBoot, a similar argument might apply.)
John Darrington <firstname.lastname@example.com> said this:
I think you hve misunderstood the relationship between GNU and its sub-projects. If you wish to step down as the maintainer of libreboot you should send a mail to email@example.com and ask to be de-listed. If that is what you decide to do, typically GNU would look for a new maintainer to take your place. If you do decide to step down, AND you continue to work on the project outside of GNU. Then YOU will have forked libreboot - not GNU. I'm not sure about deleting accounts on savannah, you would need to contact the savannah hackers about this. Personally I hope you will decide to stay as libreboot's maintainer. You have done a good job. I have also had greivances against people in GNU/FSF but if I walked away whenever that happens, I would be a very lonely person.
This next one says "her" referring to Leah, as if to either question Leah's place as leader of the Libreboot project, or to question her gender. We'll leave this up to the reader's imagination. Simon Sobisch <email@example.com> writes:
I'm perfectly fine with Leah forking "her" original project after stepping down as a GNU maintainer. Time will show if the fork is more active as the GNU project. Whoever takes the burden as a new maintainer: best wishes to you and also best wishes to Lea. I still hope to be able to get a libre laptop for coding GnuCOBOL someday (I know of the options existing it is just a cash issue) and am fine which whatever libre bios/firmware will be used for producing it then. @Leah: Thank you for the work you've already done to make this goal more likely.
David Kastrup <email@example.com> writes:
If you were actually speaking for the project, it would be completely irrelevant. It would only have an actual effect on active developers preferring to work with GNU rather than you, given the choice. I don't know the project well enough to evaluate your claims about it. But if your claims are correct, nothing the FSF or GNU project may choose to do will affect your work and version in any manner. So what's with all that rage?
nysan <email@example.com> writes:
Am Samstag, 24. September 2016, 13:09:36 CEST schrieb David Kastrup: > So? I have no moral problems applying the laws of gravity in spite of > Newton not likely sharing my political persuasions. Of course you are > free to release future versions of your code base, assuming that you can > assert the agreement of all other contributors, under licensing terms > incompatible with the GNU project. Unlikely, as libreboot is a fork of coreboot, and Leah does not have ownership of that. Coreboot is GPL, and despite they don't mind binary blobs (which are distributed in a separate tarball) and claim their project is "Open Source" (where RMS would suggest to rather not use this term), it's already compatible with the GNU project with the exception of the binary blobs. And the mission of libreboot is to remove (done) and replace (work in progress) these binary blobs. Coreboot also takes back from libreboot.
As per the original announcement of leaving GNU, the libreboot project still demands that the following people resign and/or be fired from the FSF, for the original discriminatory act against a transgender employee:
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January 24 2014 11:07PM
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We got it all and more tonight, Citizens. I don't even know how to begin talking about this one, it was just a crazy night.
But I'm going to try anyway. I'm going to try and breakdown a game where the Flames won 5-4 in a shootout on a night where ERIC NYSTROM scored 4 goals.
Good luck to me.
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January 24 2014 01:38PM
Ahh yes, those were the days huh? Such grit, and not a whole lot else.
The Flames and Preds used to be a sneaky good rivalry, mostly because I can remember the Preds simply owning the Flames the vast majority of the time. I am sure we all remember the Vokoun/Kipper fight which was crazyness and the McLennan/Vokoun/Iginla dust up was wild too. Nowadays, I wouldn't exactly consider a Preds/Flames game must see TV but the Flames are on a home winning streak dangnabbit, and they are looking to make it a two game winning streak.
The Flames (17-27-7) welcome the Nashville Predators (23-22-7) tonight in the second game of a five-game homestand. The Flames are on that aforementioned one-game home winning streak after they held on to beat the Coyotes 3-2 on Wednesday. The Flames will also likely be welcoming escapee Devan Dubnyk back to the Saddledome, a place where he shut out the Flames 2-0 in his last start against them on December 27.
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January 23 2014 07:41AM
Before I get to the Matt Stajan stuff, let's get the Canucks/Flames brawl out of the way...
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Above is the solution produced by a team at the University of Waterloo to the travelling salesman problem of linking all pubs in the UK (which includes pubs in Northern Ireland as well as some Scottish islands—even though I doubt there is no pub at all on the Island of Skye! They also missed a lot of pubs in Glasgow! And worst gaffe of all, they did not include the Clachaigh Inn, probably the best pub on Earth…). This path links over 24 thousand pubs, which is less than the largest travelling salesman problem solved at the current time, except that this case used the exact distances provided by Google maps. Of course, it would somehow make more sense to increase the distances by random amounts as the pub visits increase, unless the visitor sticks to tonic. Or tea.
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travelling from pub to pub [in a straight line]Posted in pictures, Wines with tags Eagle and Child, Glasgow, Google, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Oxford, pub crawl, Scotland, Skye, travelling salesman, United Kingdom, Waterloo on October 30, 2016 by xi'an
even dogs in the wildPosted in Books, Mountains, Travel with tags book review, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ian Rankin, Rebus, Scotland, The Associates, The night of the hunter on August 10, 2016 by xi'an
A new Rankin, a new Rebus! (New as in 2015 since I waited to buy the paperback version.) Sounds like Ian Rankin cannot let his favourite character rest for his retirement and hence set in back into action, along with the new Malcom Fox [working in the Complaints] and most major characters of the Rebus series. Including the unbreakable villain, Big Ger Cafferty. This as classical as you get, borrows from half a dozen former Rebus novels, not to mention this neo-Holmes novel I reviewed a while ago. But it is gritty, deadly efficient and captivating. I read the book within a few days from returning from Warwick.
About the title, this is a song by The Associates that plays a role in the book. I did not this band, but looking for it got me to a clip that used an excerpt from the Night of the Hunter. Fantastic movie, one of my favourites.
Peter Hall (1951-2016)Posted in Books, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags ACEMS, Australia, Belgium, bootstrap, CORE, Glasgow, Louvain, martingales, Melbourne, non-parametrics, obituary, Peter Hall, Scotland, University of Glasgow on January 10, 2016 by xi'an
I just heard that Peter Hall passed away yesterday in Melbourne. Very sad news from down under. Besides being a giant in the fields of statistics and probability, with an astounding publication record, Peter was also a wonderful man and so very much involved in running local, national and international societies. His contributions to the field and the profession are innumerable and his loss impacts the entire community. Peter was a regular visitor at Glasgow University in the 1990s and I crossed paths with him a few times, appreciating his kindness as well as his highest dedication to research. In addition, he was a gifted photographer and I recall that the [now closed] wonderful guest-house where we used to stay at the top of Hillhead had a few pictures of his taken in the Highlands and framed on its walls. (If I remember well, there were also beautiful pictures of the Belgian countryside by him at CORE, in Louvain-la-Neuve.) I think the last time we met was in Melbourne, three years ago… Farewell, Peter, you certainly left an indelible print on a lot of us.
[Song Chen from Beijing University has created a memorial webpage for Peter Hall to express condolences and share memories.]
Scottish polls…Posted in pictures, Statistics, Travel with tags elections, Glasgow, Hillhead, independence, Nate Silver, poll, Scotland, Scottish independence referendum, United Kingdom on September 11, 2014 by xi'an
As much as I love Scotland, or because of it, I would not dream of suggesting to Scots that one side of the referendum sounds better than the other. However, I am rather annoyed at the yoyo-like reactions to the successive polls about the result, because, just like during the US elections, each poll is analysed separately rather than being pooled with the earlier ones in a reasonable meta-analysis… Where is Nate Silver when we need him?!
did I mean endemic? [pardon my French!]Posted in Books, Statistics, University life with tags Air France, Bayesian Analysis, censoring, endemic, Glasgow, guest editors, information theory, Larry Wasserman, Robins-Wasserman paradox, Statistical Science, translation, Ubiquitous Chip on June 26, 2014 by xi'an
Deborah Mayo wrote a Saturday night special column on our Big Bayes stories issue in Statistical Science. She (predictably?) focussed on the critical discussions, esp. David Hand's most forceful arguments where he essentially considers that, due to our (special issue editors') selection of successful stories, we biased the debate by providing a "one-sided" story. And that we or the editor of Statistical Science should also have included frequentist stories. To which Deborah points out that demonstrating that "only" a frequentist solution is available may be beyond the possible. And still, I could think of partial information and partial inference problems like the "paradox" raised by Jamie Robbins and Larry Wasserman in the past years. (Not the normalising constant paradox but the one about censoring.) Anyway, the goal of this special issue was to provide a range of realistic illustrations where Bayesian analysis was a most reasonable approach, not to raise the Bayesian flag against other perspectives: in an ideal world it would have been more interesting to get discussants produce alternative analyses bypassing the Bayesian modelling but obviously discussants only have a limited amount of time to dedicate to their discussion(s) and the problems were complex enough to deter any attempt in this direction.
As an aside and in explanation of the cryptic title of this post, Deborah wonders at my use of endemic in the preface and at the possible mis-translation from the French. I did mean endemic (and endémique) in a half-joking reference to a disease one cannot completely get rid of. At least in French, the term extends beyond diseases, but presumably pervasive would have been less confusing… Or ubiquitous (as in Ubiquitous Chip for those with Glaswegian ties!). She also expresses "surprise at the choice of name for the special issue. Incidentally, the "big" refers to the bigness of the problem, not big data. Not sure about "stories"." Maybe another occurrence of lost in translation… I had indeed no intent of connection with the "big" of "Big Data", but wanted to convey the notion of a big as in major problem. And of a story explaining why the problem was considered and how the authors reached a satisfactory analysis. The story of the Air France Rio-Paris crash resolution is representative of that intent. (Hence the explanation for the above picture.)
Au LuxembourgPosted in pictures, Statistics, Travel, University life with tags ABC, Bayesian econometrics, Glasgow, instrumental variables; non-response, IYS 2013, Luxembourg, trains on December 3, 2013 by xi'an
In a "crazy travelling week" (dixit my daughter), I gave a talk at an IYS 2013 conference organised by Stephen Senn (formerly at Glasgow) and colleagues in the city of Luxembourg, Grand Duché du Luxembourg. I enjoyed very much the morning train trip there as it was a misty morning, with the sun rising over the frosted-white countryside. (I cannot say much about the city of Luxembourg itself though as I only walked the kilometre from the station to the conference hotel and the same way back. There was a huge gap on the plateau due to a river in the middle, which would have been a nice place to run, I presume…)
One of the few talks I attended there was about an econometric model with instrumental variables. In general, and this dates back to my student's years at ENSAE, I do not get the motivation for the distinction between endogenous and exogenous in econometrics models. Especially in non-parametric models as, if we do not want to make parametric assumptions, we have difficulties in making instead correlation hypotheses… My bent would be to parametrise everything under the suspicion of this everything being correlated with everything. The instrumental variables econometricians seem so fond of appear to me like magical beings, since we have to know they are instrumental. And because they seem to allow to always come back to a linear setting, by eliminating the non-linear parts. Sounds like a "more for less" free-lunch deal. (Any pointer would be appreciated.) The speaker there actually acknowledged (verbatim) that they are indeed magical and that they cannot be justified by mathematics or statistics. A voodoo part of econometrics then?!
A second talk that left me perplexed was about a generalised finite mixture model. The model sounded like a mixture along time of individuals, ie a sort of clustering of longitudinal data. It looked like it should be easier to estimate than usual mixtures of regressions because an individual contributed to the same regression line for all the times when it was observed. The talk was uninspiring as it missed connections to EM and to Bayesian solutions, focussing instead on a gradient method that sounded inappropriate for a multimodal likelihood. (Funny enough, the choice in the number of regressions was done by BIC.)
waterline (book review)Posted in Books with tags asbestos, Glasgow, homeless, London, Ross Raisin, Scotland, shipyard, Waterline on September 1, 2013 by xi'an
Another book I received as a bedside gift at The Hospital, this one a gift from Magali. Waterline by Ross Raisin is the story of a Glaswegian former shipyard worker falling into a mental abyss of denial and grief after her wife died. She died from asbestos-related cancer, whose fibres were brought from the shipyard in Mick's clothes. Mick seeks solitude and shuns contact with former colleagues and friends, seeing their return to a normal life as an aggression against his wife's memory. When Mick cannot stay longer in his rented council house in Glasgow, fearing eviction and with no money left, he moves to London where he first finds a job as a dishwasher that alienates him even further into a bubble where he can cut others out. He is fired after a while for taking a very passive part in a local union and within a few weeks he spirals down into homelessness. The second part of the book sees him getting out very slowly and very reluctantly out of this state, with no clear sign of any return to (whatever we could call) normality…
This is a far from perfect book and the second part feels contrived, with a sort of "happy ending" out of the bottom end of Mick's life. Still, Waterline is a strong book that marked me because it left me with a strong impression that the same fall could happen to any of us, under the right (or rather wrong) … Raisin has a highly convincing way of describing the inner mental paths taken by Mick to stop seeing others, including his children, for not returning to his uncertain cab driver job, and for giving up too readily looking for jobs, shelters, or help. The homeless-ness pages are terrifying in their somehow warped version of normality, when the "lives" of Mick and of his (leading) companion of misfortune Brian follow some kind of predestined pattern, from avoiding security guards by moving around to finding accessible toilets, to stealing food from delivery trucks, to tracking protected places to sleep away from the rough weather. At times, this feels like too much and too long, but I would support the idea that this is "exactly" (given my total lack of expertise in the matter…) reflecting the experience of those homeless men, with no future further than the next night or the next meal. The second part of the book also shows how hard it is to reconcile with a "normal" life, incl. a poignant chapter on Mike reuniting with his son uncomprehending why his father had not called for help. A highly recommended read, if not exactly on the brightest side of life…


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Internationally acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish "are doing for parenting today what Dr. Spock did for our generation" (Parent Magazine). Now, this best-selling classic includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author's time-tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships.
"Great Story but leaves me wanting to jot notes"
Learn conversational agility to think quickly on your feet, be incredibly smooth, funny, and clever - all at once. Goodbye awkward silences! No matter where you lie on the spectrum of awkward to engaging, witty banter is always the end goal - and it should be. Witty banter, and all the steps that lead to it, allows you to disarm and connect with anyone, immediately exit boring small talk mode, and instantly build rapport.
"The part about being witty is at the end"
Celebrating the 75 anniversary of the original landmark bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People, comes an up-to-the-minute adaptation of Carnegie's timeless prescriptions for the digital age. Dale Carnegie's principles have endured for nearly a century. Since its original publication in 1936, his timeless classic How to Win Friends and Influence People has gone on to sell 15 million copies. Now, introducing new listeners to Carnegie's words of wisdom, comes How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age, a new guide for a new era.
"As titled, it brings the orig. to the digital age."
Getting to Yes is a straightorward, universally applicable method for negotiating personal and professional disputes without getting taken - and without getting angry. It offers a concise, step-by-step, proven strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict - whether it involves parents and children, neighbors, bosses and employees, customers or corporations, tenants or diplomats.
"Maybe I Could Go to Four and One-Half Stars"
Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy, stirring excitement, spreading knowledge, and promoting a shared dream. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience's worldview. Done right, a talk is more powerful than anything in written form.
"One of the VERY Best!"
Building a Better Vocabulary offers an intriguing look at the nuts and bolts of English, teaches you the etymology and morphology - or the history and structure - of words, and delves into the cognitive science behind committing new words to long-term memory. By the end of the 36 enjoyable lectures, you will have a practical framework for continuing to build your vocabulary by discovering new words and fully mastering the nuances of familiar ones.
"Simply amazing. Also, bad reviews can be explained."
When you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you're in control. Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. For more than a generation, Dr. George J. Thompson's essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation.
On Nonviolent Communication, this renowned peacemaker presents his complete system for speaking our deepest truths, addressing our unrecognized needs and emotions, and honoring those same concerns in others. With this adaptation of the best-selling book of the same title, Marshall Rosenberg teaches in his own words.
"Relevant to a Job Hopper/3X Married"
In this book, you'll discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered the use of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuated her most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could win even the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more. Whether you're addressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you'll want to master the tips and tricks in Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln.
Being a leader means working with people, and that's not always easy! Whether in your office, church, neighborhood, or elsewhere, your interpersonal relationships can make or break you as a leader. That's why it's so important to be a "people person" and develop your skills in tapping that most precious of all resources: People.
"Good for leadership"
The most successful women are often not the most talented, the most gifted, or even the most experienced. What these women have is a knack for communicating that opens doors and gives them influence. Gleaning from powerful research, best-selling author and life strategist Valorie Burton unearths practical insights you can put to work in your life immediately.
33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. It's the I-Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and is abundantly illustrated with examples from history, including the folly and genius of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher, Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant, movie moguls to samurai swordsmen.
"Strategy for Life"
What if charisma could be taught? For the first time, science and technology have taken charisma apart, figured it out and turned it into an applied science: In controlled laboratory experiments, researchers could raise or lower people's level of charisma as if they were turning a dial. What you'll find here is practical magic: unique knowledge, drawn from a variety of sciences, revealing what charisma really is and how it works. You'll get both the insights and the techniques you need to apply this knowledge. The world will become your lab, and every person you meet, a chance to experiment.
"An excellent treatment of a fascinating topic."
Listen to this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you.
"Barely Made It Through This One"
For business leaders and public figures in any arena, The Speed of Trust offers an unprecedented and eminently practical look at exactly how trust functions in our every transaction and relationship - from the most personal to the broadest, most indirect interaction - and how to establish trust immediately so that you and your organization can forego the time - killing, bureaucratic check - and - balance processes so often deployed in lieu of actual trust.
"Good Information, Hard to Listen to"
Ex-navy commander Mark Divine reveals exercises, meditations and focusing techniques to train your mind for mental toughness, emotional resilience, and uncanny intuition. Blending the tactics he learned from America's elite forces with lessons from the Spartans, samurai, Apache scouts, and other great warrior traditions, Divine has distilled the fundamentals of success into eight powerful principles that will transform you into the leader you always knew you could be. Learn to think like a SEAL, and take charge of your destiny at work, home and in life.
"An absolute must read"
Reading body language is a gateway to understanding why people act the way they do. It's not just a matter of understanding their true emotions but also of identifying their true motivation. In The Art of Body Talk, the authors share their highly successful READ (Review, Evaluate, Analyze, Decide) system of understanding body language.
This is both an assessment tool and an aid to probe into your dog's brain to see whether they may suffer from a cognitive impairment. This also provides some potential modifications surrounding how you can aid your canine companion.
From emperors to businessmen, all have taken a look at what it means to be influential. This is a great place to start learning mannerisms, word choices, and the type of persuasion that will help you to make better use of the six traits of influence. Never forget that everybody has something they can do to get them on your side. This book will provide insight into working better with colleagues, tips on conversation and social interaction, cues that those around you will respond to like paid actors.
Word power in one week! You may have wondered: How do I grab the best words to convey precisely my thoughts? Let's go and get this mini-game started!
If you are looking to better your conversation skills, or are trying to break out of your introverted shell, this is the book for you. With 10 amazing tips ranging from how to approach people to how to end a conversation, you will find yourself ready to talk to people in no time. Not only will you make an incredible first impression on your lady, your man, your boss, your friends, but even on strangers. You will also be rewarded with the skills of a lasting relationship with them.
Designed for those who live with, work with or want to understand more about dogs, the Canine Communication Course aims to further strengthen the bond between humans and dogs through improved mutual understanding and better communication. To understand how dogs communicate, you need first to put yourself in their shoes/paws.
Do you have someone in your life that knows more and knows better? Do the rules apply to everyone else, but not them? Do they think they are special and more important than everyone else? Do they take your concerns as criticism. They can be critical of others, but they hate to be criticized in any way? Do they blame other people when they are angry, upset or act inappropriately? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you may be dealing with a narcissist. Learn how to get the upper hand!
What if you could finally know what to say in any situation and conquer your fear of talking to others? Imagine having the two best books to help guide you along the way to becoming a better version of yourself. Best-selling author and self-help strategist Michael Wakefield details the steps and strategies that you can take in order to become more comfortable talking to others, and how the strategies outlined in these two books will allow you to make progress in becoming more comfortable around others.
Play dumb. Be boring. Don't solve problems. And above all, don't be yourself. Not exactly what you'd expect to hear from a communication expert, but these counterintuitive strategies are precisely what we need to interact productively and meaningfully in today's digital world.
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Every day, we encounter situations to negotiate, whether at work with your boss or at home with your spouse and children. When we make big life purchases like a home or car, these are also situations where negotiation skills can be useful. When you talk to your kids to negotiate home matters, it pays to use your negotiation skills so that they get a head start into paradigms such as win-win philosophy and fairness. Therefore this is a skill worth learning well.
"In today's environment of overstimulation, sometimes the most challenging task is simply to capture someone's attention. Whether you are seeking a job or even a first date, creating a compelling first interaction with someone is deceptively difficult. The New Elevator Pitch is a critical resource to help you create breakthrough communications when it matters the most." -Carol Roth, recovering investment banker and New York Times best-selling author of The Entrepreneur Equation
Social skills curriculum that includes the titles Social Skills for Those in Need, How to Read People & Meditation & Affirmation.
Lean communication is crucial to getting ahead in business. We live in a world where the average attention span continues to fall. Presenting information in a brief, concise, and clear manner is becoming more and more important to ensure our message has been received.
The world is mired in conflict, in fact just about everywhere you go, you can see conflict happen. Conflict is in the news, it's on the Internet, we can't even get away from it at home. Yet when it comes to conflict, how many of us seriously know how to handle it? Well, with the help of How to Outmaneuver and Outsmart Anyone, you can learn how to handle your own when it comes to dealing with conflict.
When you download this book you will be on your way to become the master of communication. Buy it today!
We need to keep in mind the fact that we are never creating a generic speech. Instead, we're creating a specific speech for a specific audience. What this means is that we need to customize our speech to our audience. Our ultimate goal is to be able to create a speech that is so good that we are able to cast a spell over our audience.
Are you an introvert? Do you feel your personality is holding you back professionally and socially? It is estimated that close to 50 percent of the US population are introverts. Introverts tend to avoid the spotlight and prefer to listen than talk. They are often mislabeled as shy or having low self-esteem. In this book, we will look at the personality traits of introverts, and discuss the differences between introverts and extroverts.
I was assigned a speech to give. I thought I had prepared enough. I did everything I needed to be ready. I had spoken in public before, so I thought "this will be a piece of cake". Before getting on stage, my heart started racing. I got extremely nervous as I grabbed the microphone. I tried to make a joke, and it was not funny at all. I began speaking, and I quickly ran out of words, I had nothing to say within two minutes. My notes were horrible, I hadn't eaten all day, and I was so off-topic. I got off the stage saying "that's all I have".
Sticks and Stones is a book written to awaken the innate ability within you to speak your future into fruition. Look around...everything you see exists because someone had the tenacity to announce their goal in the face of fear, lack and adversity. Stop focusing on lack...and start focusing on what you are saying. Your words are directly affecting your relationships, resources, and ultimately your results. Sticks and Stones will teach you how to intentionally target your words.
In his defining work on emotional intelligence, best-selling author Daniel Goleman found that it is twice as important as other competencies in determining outstanding leadership. If you listen to nothing else on emotional intelligence, listen to these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you boost your emotional skills - and your professional success.
"Mostly non-actionable unenlightening anecdotes"
Don't let problem people get to you! Whether it's a manager who keeps moving the goal posts, an uncooperative colleague, negative friend, or critical family member, some people are just plain hard to get along with. Often, your immediate response is to shrink or sulk, become defensive or attack. But there are smarter moves to make when dealing with difficult people. This book explains how to cope with a range of situations with difficult people and to focus on what you can change.
"Excellent help book"
Storytelling has come of age in the business world. Today, many of the most successful companies use storytelling as a leadership tool. The reason for this is simple: Stories have the ability to engage an audience the way logic and bullet points alone never could. Whether you are trying to communicate a vision, sell an idea, or inspire commitment, storytelling is a powerful business tool that can mean the difference between mediocre results and phenomenal success.
"Proctor and Gamble Saves the World!"
Good communiation is essential to any healthy relationship, whether it's between spouses, family members, friends, or co-workers. In this book Susan Chapman, a marriage and family therapist and a longtime meditation teacher, explains how mindfulness can be brought to bear in the way we speak and listen to each other so that we can strengthen our connections and better accomplish our goals.
"Delivers on message, in a Clear and Meaningful Way"
Whether it's among colleagues at lunch or an audience of 1000, a leader's role is to move and inspire others. It's not only the big occasions that test a leader's mettle, but the little ones as well - in a casual conversation in the elevator, in phone calls, or one of many incidental, seemingly "insignificant" interactions in everyday work life. Written by one of the world's leading communications coaches, Speaking as a Leader shows you how to make the most of your daily communications.
"It benefits me in strengthening my speech."
It's easy to identify rage in people who lose their temper at traffic jams, unruly children, unresponsive coworkers, and unrealistic bosses. But we may not recognize more subtle manifestations of anger, such as being uncomfortable with loose ends, acting impatiently, or being overly critical. That is anger, too. And, as is so often the case, angry folks don't seem to realize that the behavior causing them problems at home or at work actually stems from unrecognized and unresolved pain and emotional injuries from the past. Is all this negative emotion inevitable, or are there choices about how to respond.
"Simply the best anger management book"
Have you ever felt you're not getting through to the person you're talking to or not coming across the way you intend? You're not alone. That's the bad news. But there is something we can do about it. Heidi Grant Halvorson, social psychologist and best-selling author, explains why we're often misunderstood and how we can fix that. Most of us assume that other people see us as we see ourselves and that they see us as we truly are. But neither is true.
"this book was a waste of time"
When it comes to creating ideas, we hold ourselves back. Thats because inside each of us is an internal editor whose job is to forever polish our thoughts, so we sound smart and in control, and so that we fit into society. But what happens when we encounter problems for which such conventional thinking fails us? How do we get unstuck? For Mark Levy, the answer is freewriting....
"Writing to right your way"
Why is the gap so great between our hopes, our intentions, even our decisions - and what we are actually able to bring about? Even when we are able to make important changes - in our own lives or the groups we lead at work - why are the changes are so frequently short-lived and we are soon back to business as usual? What can we do to transform this troubling reality? In this intensely practical book, Harvard psychologists Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey help us answer these very questions.
Listening to this self-confidence and life-enhancing bible, bestselling author Robert Ringer guides you on the most exciting and rewarding journey of your life. This #1 bestseller will clearly demonstrate how to get from where you are now to where you want to be - with friends, lovers, finances, and all other areas of your personal world.
"Some good stuff, some not"
In this provocative yet practical audiobook, renowned speaking coach and communication expert Nick Morgan highlights recent research that shows how humans are programmed to respond to the nonverbal cues of others - subtle gestures, sounds, and signals - that elicit emotion. He then provides a clear, useful framework of seven "power cues" that will be essential for any leader in business, the public sector, or almost any context.
"New ideas, great voice"
Every day, random encounters really can change lives, when you make them happen the right way and leverage the connection at the other end. Talk to Strangers explains how to stand out and tap the potential of others by taking notice of who is standing alongside you on the bank line, the latte pickup point, or the ticket counter at the airport. David Topus' life-changing message is that we should "always connect".
"A New Low."
Filled with logical yet counterintuitive answers to ordinary and extraordinary problems - whether it be buying a new home or pivoting a failing business model - Mudd's HEAD (High Efficiency Analytic Decision-making) methodology provides listeners with a battle-tested set of guiding principles that promise to bring order to even the most chaotic problems, all in five practical steps.
"Struggling With Big Questions?"
By utilising the latest thinking in health and behavioural economics, social psychology, neuroscience, management and social network analysis, Fully Connected will provide a blueprint for how to use social health to foster well-being and productivity. At every level, each person, department and organisation is struggling to find a way to navigate this challenging era; Fully Connected will be a blueprint for anyone looking to reclaim time, space and identity in our world.
This book has no pretension about it whatever -- it is neither a Manual of Rhetoric, expatiating on the dogmas of style, nor a Grammar full of arbitrary rules and exceptions. It is merely an effort to help ordinary, everyday people to express themselves in ordinary, everyday language, in a proper manner.
Jerry Weissman has made a career of coaching nearly 500 execs on their IPO roadshows, the most critical presentations of their lives. Now, he's written an indispensable guide to answering the toughest questions you'll ever face. Using compelling examples from Presidential debates to stock analyst meetings, Weissman teaches how to respond with perfect assurance. Discover how to avoid the defensive, evasive, or contentious answers that have destroyed political careers and ruin credibility.
"PDFS referred to aren't available on this site."
Whether you are looking to position yourself as an industry expert, extend your sphere of influence, or gain the support and backing of vital constituencies, The 7 Principles of Public Speaking will give you the tools you need to achieve your goal.
"Don't waste your money and time"
Good conversation is at the heart of networking, meetings, interviews, negotiations and raising your profile. It can ease your way in work, enabling you to build alliances, create strong relationships with staff, bosses and clients, succeed at interviews, motivate and inspire. But conversation is something most of us were never taught! We learn to speak as babies, but how conversation actually works is something most of us pick up only haphazardly, and many have yet to learn.
"a must read"
APE's thesis is powerful yet simple: filling the roles of Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneur yields results that rival traditional publishing. We call this "artisanal publishing" - that is, when writers who love their craft control the publishing process and produce high-quality books. APE is 411 minutes of step-by-step, tactical advice and practical inspiration.
"Progressive marketing anyone with online access"
In The Referral of a Lifetime, author Tim Templeton frames a powerful plan for cultivating clients and customers in a fable about businesswoman Susie McCumber, who feels increasingly like a failure. A friend refers her to the mysterious Mr. Highground, who introduces her to four successful people. They show her how they transformed their businesses and their lives by determining how others view them and how they view themselves.
"A real path to success"


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Virginia Barn with 2 Kingsize,1 small double and 1 Twin Room bedrooms and 3 bathrooms offers 5 star en suite self catering accommodation in a private and rustic setting. Accessed from the driveway of Blo Norton Hall, this spacious barn conversion has been expertly designed and refurbished. It also provides ample parking,and is superbly equipped including a comfortable and stylish lounge area, elegant dining and a baby grand piano.
An exquisite Elizabethan (Tudor) moated Manor House and 2 Beautifully restored and luxuriously equipped barns on the grounds of Blo Norton Hall,in the heart of Norfolk
Blo Norton Hall sleeping 18 in 8 bedrooms with en-suits with further accommodation sleeping 8 in Virgina Barn or 6 in Duleep Singh Barn . They are available all year round as a separate or joint rental with Blo Norton Hall.
The Main house is furnished throughout with antique furniture. Family portraits and other pictures line the grand oak staircase and reception rooms. The entrance hall leads into the Main Hall where access to the drawing room with the hi tech hi fi allowing piped music through out the ground floor and the Sitting room where one can relax watching Tv or just admire the gardens, the fireplaces are a real treat in the autumn to keep you cozy and warm. The large charismatic open plan kitchen is on the east of the entrance hall with direct access into the gardens. There is 1 small open pond and a larg pond surrounded by reeves, young children should be supervised whilst in the gardens as these are not fenced off, a wonderful walk into the woods the children can find swings to play on. The old library is now a twin room with a further single room if requested off the TV lounge, although this is great for those less able there is not bathroom just 2 WCs at either end.
The first floor corridor leads to six luxurious bedrooms with six bathrooms / shower rooms ( five en-suite).
The second floor provides outstanding views of the surrounding gardens and offers a further king sized bedroom with en-suite and a further large lounging area with TV and Ping Pong Table, ideal for the kids.
Virginia Barn sleeping 8 in four bedrooms, 2 King size with ensuites, 1 twin and 1 bunk bed with shared bathroom on the ground floor. A fantastic space with beamed high ceilings, great for entertaining friends and family, with open plan large kitchen. To the front you will find a patio to enjoy a bbq on those sunny days and to the rear a shared area laid to turf, ideal for the children to safely run and play.
Duleep Barn, is smaller but very cozy and still contains all the items you would expect in a well stocked house. With 2 bedrooms, a Kingsize Master bedroom with ensuite over looking beautiful farmland and a twin room, shared bathroom. There is a sofa bed in the open plan lounge and kitchen. Private patio area with BBQ and shared garden to the rear.
Local Amenities: Redgrave & Lopham Fen National Nature Reserve
(IP22 2HX) Tel : 01379 688333. Fax : 01379 688333
Boundary Farm Riding Stables (IP22 2QP) Tel : 07908 223600
Place of Interest around 2 miles away.
Knettishall Heath Country Park (IP22 2TG) Tel: 0845 606 6067
Place of Interest around 4 miles away.
Bressingham Gardens (IP22 5XR) Tel: (44) 01379 686900
Banham Zoo (NR16 2ES) Tel: (44) 01953 887771
Place of Interest around 5 miles away.
Wyken Hall Vineyards (IP31 2DW) Tel: (44) 01359 252372
Place of Interest around 6 miles away.
Ancient House Museum, Thetford (IP24 1AA) Tel: (44) 01842 752599
Place of Interest around 10 miles away.
Mid Suffolk Light Railway Museum (IP14 5PW) Tel : 01449 672670
Place of Interest around 13 miles away.
Wingfield College (IP21 5RB) Tel: 01206 769607
Grime's Graves (IP27 0TP) Tel: 01842 810656
Place of Interest around 14 miles away.
Bury Saint Edmunds Cathedral (IP32 7BW)) Tel: 01284 748720
Church of Saint Andrew, Wingfield (IP21 5RA) Tel: 01379 586609
Museum of East Anglian Life (IP14 2DF) Tel: 01449 612229
Theatre Royal, Bury Saint Edmunds (IP33 1QR) Tel: 01284 769505
01284 769505
Moyse's Hall Museum (IP33 3BU) Tel: 01284 706183
Nowton Park, Bury Saint Edmunds (IP29 5LX) Tel: 01284 763666
Place of Interest over 15 miles away.
Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve (IP30 0AL) Tel: 01449 737996
West Stow Country Park (IP28 6HF) Tel: 01284 728718
Stonham Barns Craft Centre (IP14 6AP) Tel: 01449 711755
Newmarket Racecourse (CB8 0TG)
Box Office / Tickets: 0844 579 3010
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Hi my name is Sue MCgrath and I have been managing Blo Norton Hall since my boss Mr Lorimer purchased in 2009 where he refurbished and brought it to life. With such a beautiful property my job is very easy, we love to rent it out so you and your families can enjoy the house for the many different events you would like to hold with a large group of people.
Sue McGrath purchased this barn in 2009
Blo Norton Hall is not modern, does not have great Wi-FI, you cant get a phone signal, the furniture is antique and the floors uneven but what it lacks in Hotel sophistication it makes up for with character and it has bundles of it! I love it for its quirkiness and when children arrive their faces light up, for they see how great hide and seek is going to be. Its very special to me and I am sure it will become to you, some of our guests have been returning year after year, it grows on you.
The house is a coming together and a celebration of family events, you find yourselves talking because we do not have Hi tech equipment or X boxes, the phones don't work very well so you find communication becomes key, even the kids join in! We are not one of these places who hike up all the bank holiday rates, we have 3 rates and pass the discounts on to everyone, so you pay a low rate Jan - July, that's right no increase for Easter or May bank holidays, there's a summer rate and of course Christmas and New year. We believe that everyone should benefit especially those with young children. We hope you enjoy as much as I and my staff enjoy working and maintaining it.
We all got home last Sunday safely. Actually we have enjoyed our stay in Virginia Barn for relaxing and peaceful. This holiday has been fantastic for the whole family. Also we found in the property everything we needed.
We expect to come back to Virginia Barn at some point of the next summer.
Look forward to seeing you again and thanks a lot for everything.
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Really pleased with the barns. We had a lovely stay.
I spent a long weekend in Virginia Barn and Duleep Singh Barn with a large group of friends and we all had a fabulous time. The property was perfectly clean and had everything we needed. In the run up to the weekend there were several things I wanted to check and all my questions were answered very quickly. We went for a great walk around the nearby Lopham Fen.
We had a lovely time and the little touches like bread and milk etc was much appreciated. It does get a tad warm inside so be warned! There is an excellent pub 20 mins walk through the estate so do make the effort to walk there and give them your business. Sue was great to deal with.
We stayed at the Barns for my 30th birthday weekend.
Everything from booking the barns all the instructions were very straight forward.
We had a lovely weekend all the recommendations that are sent to you when you book were amazing. The White horse pub were we had lunch on the Saturday, the archery and the catering in the evening, all worked like clockwork.
The barns were lovely to relax in and very comfy beds as well.
We had such a lovely weekend and so lucky with the weather as well.
Thank you so much would definitely recommend
We had a great time , warm and relaxing , just right for 5 friends to hang out , loved having the piano and the big open space .
We had a lovely weekend in this spacious property, despite the weather, perhaps they could rename it Blow Norton! The photos don't really do it justice. I would have no hesitation in recommending it and will visit again hopefully!


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Would you say Sen Cardin is a Dem or a Rep?
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If a newspaper were classified as a non-profit group they would have to watch their editorials. I think this would be the start of leading to the government dicatating what a reporter can & can't report. While this may sound like a good idea for the newspapers, I think it will lead to something very bad. Before you know it, the government will have their hand in the radio waves & TV more so than they already do, only it will start leaking into the news.
I am not crazy about the newspapers because of the extreme liberal bias they have. They are almost as bad as NBC. Even our local paper, The Mobile Press Register has a liberal slant on their stories. However, if that does go through, then the press will have one less freedom. They will be reporting what the government tells them to report.
Churches are considered non-profit. If they get involved in political issues, then they loose their non-profit status. The exact same thing would happen with the newspapers if they didn't comply after being listed as non-profit.


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Jumbo Jillions Part 23D animation from a 2D comp
Lets begin with the nesting of one composition in another. Create a new composition by pressing Command+N on the Mac or Control+N on the PC. Use the DV NTSC preset and set the duration to five seconds. Name this composition Final and click OK.
From the Project Window, drag the Lucky Chance composition (or whatever you named it in Part 1) to the Timeline. The process of placing one composition in another is called nesting, and is very helpful when you are trying to create a very complex animation.
Even though the lottery ticket is only 680 pixels wide, it is a little too large for the final composition, so lets resize it. With the Lucky Chance layer selected in the Timeline, press the S key on the keyboard to activate the Scale property for the layer. Set the Scale to 75%. Because the X and Y values are linked, you only have to change one of the numbers and the other axis will be adjusted accordingly.
Move the Timeline Indicator to 2:00 in the Timeline. A simple way of quickly moving to any spot in the Timeline is to press Command+G on the Mac or Control+G on the PC and entering the value in the Go To Time window.
Press the R key to activate the Rotation Property for the layer. Set the Rotation amount to -25 to give the lottery ticket a nice canted angle. Create a keyframe for the Rotation Property by clicking on the Stopwatch Icon.
Hold the Shift key and press the P key on the keyboard. The P key activates the Position Property for the layer, and the Shift key allows you to display the Position and Rotation Properties simultaneously. This is very useful when you are going to set keyframes for multiple layer properties or need to see multiple properties at the same time.
Create an initial keyframe for the Position Property by clicking on the Stopwatch Icon. This will be the final resting position for the lottery ticket.
Press the Home key on the keyboard to go to the beginning of the Timeline.
Change the Rotation Property value to -2 x -90. This means that the lottery ticket will make a little over two complete revolutions as it spins to rest at the 2:00 mark.
Change the Position of the lottery ticket layer so it is out of view at the left side of the composition frame. The numeric value for those of you who need exact numbers is -168 for the X and -126 for the Y.
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Bright rooms, a glass sarcophagus, people in silvery overalls, solemnly watching the readings of sensors ... Something like this could have imagined in the first cryonics company in Eurasia. But in reality it was not so. Buy immortality in the Dewar flask in the suburban area can be as little as ten thousand dollars, made a pact with a country house.
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The boy began to cry - will fly from my father! "- Reads his poetry employee of the firm" KrioRus "Sergey Fedorovich.
- This service is connected with huge financial costs, you also offer their services for a nominal fee: $ 10 thousand for the preservation of the head or brain, and $ 30,000 for the entire body. But this amount can not cover the content of the body is infinitely long ... - I began to torment questions Daniel A., head of the company.
- The fact that the major costs are not costs of maintaining the body in a refrigerated condition, and to development. Elementary need to make repairs to prevent people fainted, buy equipment, train people. Storage costs are relatively small.
- But if we are talking about long-term storage, and it's not 50 years old and not even a hundred, then the money is still not enough.
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Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of native European ladybirds
Helen E. Roy, NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK and Tim Adriaens, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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Aim Invasive alien species (IAS) are recognized as major drivers of biodiversity loss, but few causal relationships between IAS and species declines have been documented. In this study, we compare the distribution (Belgium and Britain) and abundance (Belgium, Britain and Switzerland) of formerly common and widespread native ladybirds before and after the arrival of Harmonia axyridis, a globally rapidly expanding IAS.
Location Europe
Methods We used generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMMs) to assess the distribution trends of eight conspicuous and historically widespread and common species of ladybird within Belgium and Britain before and after the arrival of H. axyridis. The distribution data were collated largely through public participatory surveys but verified by a recognized expert. We also used GLMMs to model trends in the abundance of ladybirds using data collated through systematic surveys of deciduous trees in Belgium, Britain and Switzerland.
Results Five (Belgium) and seven (Britain) of eight species studied show substantial declines attributable to the arrival of H. axyridis. Indeed, the two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata, declined by 30% (Belgium) and 44% (Britain) over 5 years after the arrival of H. axyridis. Trends in ladybird abundance revealed similar patterns of declines across three countries.
Main conclusion Together, these analyses show H. axyridis to be displacing native ladybirds with high niche overlap, probably through predation and competition. This finding provides strong evidence of a causal link between the arrival of an IAS and decline in native biodiversity. Rapid biotic homogenization at the continental scale could impact on the resilience of ecosystems and severely diminish the services they deliver.