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For the past 39 years I've wanted to ride a mule into the Grand Canyon, ever since I visited there when I was 11 and found out you could do that. At the time I was too young, or so my parents told me, and it's been bugging me ever since. Before I got too old, I thought I'd better hop to it. (This mid-life crisis thing can be really fun.)
So, I met Marsha McCloskey in Las Vegas where she was wrapping up with the local guild, and we drove five hours to the southern rim of the Grand Canyon.
The next day we joined a bunch of other lunatics, got a stern safety lecture from Sean, the head wrangler, who demonstrated the proper way to "motivate" our mule— he's holding it in his hands. Then we climbed on.
Lest you think the animals we rode were puny little burros, think again. That wrangler who helped Marsha into the saddle was pretty tall. At least 6 feet. (Maybe 7.)
With the third movement of Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite playing in our heads, and imbecilic smiles across our faces, we set off down the Bright Angel Trail. (See that little squiggle by the mule's right ear? We went all the way down there!) The Grand Canyon is awe-inspiring at the rim, but being surrounded by the majesty of the high canyon walls as you go down defies description.
My mule, Seemore, does not defy description. Although Seemore was pretty small, it still felt like I was straddling the roof of a compact car. Put stirrups where the door handles are and you've got the picture.
His saddle, leather over marble, was pre-molded to somebody else's tush, not mine. He could also use a good set of shock absorbers. No gentle rocking here. My rear flew up out of the saddle (and then came crashing back down again) with every step. And that's when he walked. Running to catch up to the mule in front was a new experience in pain as my butt thumped along double time. Still the views were spectacular.
Once I stopped focusing on the mule butt in front of me, and loosened my death grip on the saddle horn, I was able to turn my head and enjoy the drop off.
Seemore likes to live on the edge. To my dismay, he also liked to WALK there. ("You SEE MORE when you ride Seemore," is what they told me.) Mules supposedly can see all four of their feet at the same time and have strong survival tendencies, so even if it looks like they're going to step off the path into the great beyond, they just like to hear the tourists suck in air really fast. Maybe it makes us a little lighter for a few seconds.
Whenever the mule train stops, you have to point your mule toward the canyon. This gives him a chance to entertain himself by eating things he's not supposed to eat, and to remember that the only escape from the rock slide or falling hiker behind him is straight ahead into the abyss. Gordon, our wrangler and guide, said some plants in the canyon might be hallucinogenic making the mules think they can fly. Therefore, it's best to eat whatever the mule eats at these impromptu pit stops so that if he IS spooked you won't care either and you can both fly to the other side. (I am just kidding. Facing the canyon will remind the mules where they are so they WON'T dive off the edge if they get frightened. Yeah. Sure.)
It took us seven bone-jarring hours to wind our way down some 3,200 feet to Plateau Point (where I am impersonating Black Bart) and then back up again. Let me say that I now know why cowboys don't jump off their horses to run and hug their sweethearts after a long day on the trail. The human body cannot recover from trauma that quickly. Don't take my word for it, take a look at Marsha's
"Mule Walk"
I'm only looking this happy because most of my lower body is numb.
Down at Plateau Point we had lunch, rested the mules, and tried really hard not to fall into the Colorado River some 1200 feet below.
I learned so many things about "muling." First and foremost, it's probably not a good idea to eat a whole bag of dried apricots the day before you mule into the canyon.
Second, wearing lots of clothes isn't a good thing either. (Neither is peeling most of them off when the hot flashes become continuous and then getting sunburned because you never thought that part of you would see the light of day when you dressed for a blizzard that morning.) Temperatures go from 30 at the rim to 90 about 500 feet down. (I dressed for the rim and got warm really fast.)
Third, give yourself time to adjust to a three-hour time change AND the high altitude.
Fourth, you really have to drink a lot of water. Dry heat is so interesting. You don't even realize you're sweating. That's what the paramedics told me. Yes, sometimes one's purpose in life is to serve as an example to others of what not to do. We figured out all the things I did wrong on the 80-mile ambulance ride to the hospital in Flagstaff, the closest medical facility: dried fruit, over-dressing (all in black), sunburn, altitude, jet lag, not drinking enough water... Since acute dehydration shares a lot of symptoms with heart attacks in females, it was suggested that I not take any chances. I decided to be adult about it and get checked out.
Anyway, long story short, I'm just fine. A few hours on a saline drip did me a world of good. Marsha, however, has a few new gray hairs. She waved good-bye as the ambulance doors closed behind me, grabbed the keys to the rental car from our room, and actually beat us to the hospital where she was abundantly helpful. I feel so blessed to have had someone to share the mulies with, and just as blessed to have my very own ambulance chaser. Would I do it again? In a hot minute—except for the medical excursion. I'll get it right next time.
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the canyon? How about just looking at old pictures of other people
There is a wonderful 40 minute DVD narrated by Wilford Brimley called "Grand Canyon Mule Ride: Is There a Dining Car on the Mule Train?" Order from Xanterra Mule Trip Videos/ P.O. Box 97/Grand Canyon, AZ 86023.
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Having worked in the travel industry for over 13 years, I feel so lucky to have experienced such an incredible array of destinations and different cultures. My specialist area for many years was Asia Pacific, including the weird and wonderful China and Japan.
One of my favorite experiences to date was Thailand, perhaps as it was my honeymoon, but the blend of fast paced Bangkok, the walking and cycling in the North and wondering along beautiful beaches for a cool Singha Beer was just perfect. I have also been lucky enough to experience parts of Africa, the Caribbean, USA – a road trip around San Diego being one of my funniest trips - Europe and also the Middle East. Now a Mum to a 3 year old, my new passion is finding perfect destinations for family travel without compromising on adventure and exhilarating experiences.
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Hoi An, Vietnam – enjoy a wonderful dinner one evening at a river side restaurant in the cobbled streets. The atmosphere is fantastic and just watching the river life is a great way to end the day.
Dubrovnik, Croatia – not a real foodies destination, there are limited good restaurants. Ask our team for a recommendation and a reservation in advance otherwise you'll be wandering around the Old Town trying to choose!
Jamaica – ask us to find out about any local parties and shows in the area. Part of the Jamaican experience is the music vibe and it's much safer than one assumes and so much fun.
If you are not lucky enough to have lounge access at Gatwick North Terminal, there is a basic soft play area next to Boots perfect for letting under 5s crash around and burn off lots of energy before your flight.
My hot picks
Amansara, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Beautiful suites, some with private pools and a wonderful dining room creating such a nice vibe within the hotel. The excursions to the Angkor Temples are so unique and the hotel's personal guides are phenomenal – they take you by luxury tuk tuk,
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Known as the other Jamaica, fabulous boutique hotel set in the lush forest without any of the nasties! Definitely a place for music lovers with its own recording studio you can play around in frequented by the likes of Gwen Stefani, Bjork, Rhianna.
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Blake's Studio and His World
'There is a Grain of Sand in Lambeth that Satan cannot find'
When Blake and his wife Catherine moved to Lambeth in 1790, the borough south of the Thames was still a village, more famous for its marshes than for its Eden-like qualities. Nonetheless, Blake saw Lambeth as 'the place of the Lamb' and a site for a new Jerusalem. When a friend interrupted him and Catherine reading Milton's Paradise Lost naked in their garden at 13 Hercules Buildings, he is said to have replied, 'It's only Adam and Eve, you know.'
Blake's move to Lambeth can be seen as a bid for personal and professional independence. He left central London, where he had been born and bred, for a house with space for a rolling press and painting studio. It was here that he began printing by his revolutionary 'infernal method' of relief etching which combined poems and pictures on a single plate.
The rolling press and tools displayed in this section are similar to those Blake would have used. These printing materials also underline Blake's background as an engraver. Although he had attended classes at the Royal Academy and exhibited there, his relationship with the art establishment was complex. He was friends with successful artists such as Flaxman, Fuseli and Linnell, but his sympathies were always more closely allied with a dissenting artisan class.
Blake responded directly to the social injustices he perceived around him, as can be seen in his poem, Holy Thursday, which paralleled contemporary reports about a baby found dead in Lambeth Marsh. The Poor Rate Books and documents from the Westminster Lying-in Hospital bear witness to the suffering which he encountered on his doorstep. And the Songs of Experience, produced in 1794 as a pair to the earlier volume, Songs of Innocence, first published in 1789, reflect his continuing pessimism and despair that cruelty should persist in the world.
Anti-authoritarian to the core, Blake sympathised with the values of the French and American Revolutions and the radical politics of his day. And unlike many other British radicals, he did not disown these sympathies or reject his ideals of freedom when news of the execution of Louis XVI in 1793 reached England. Instead, his mistrust of tyranny deepened. He was brought to trial for defaming the monarchy in 1804, and despite his subsequent acquittal, the experience strengthened his hatred of authority.
The Prospectus
'The Labours of the Artist, the Poet, the Musician have been proverbially attended by poverty and obscurity … Even Milton and Shakespeare could not publish their own works.'
In Lambeth during the 1790s, Blake's professional, personal and technical aspirations all fused. He perfected his radical colour printing method 'which combines the painter and poet', illuminating his poems with pictures on a single printing plate, which he and, sometimes, Catherine would then hand finish in watercolour.
In October 1793, Blake published the Prospectus, a kind of public advertisement of his recent works. It was also a critique of the establishment and the difficulty of gaining recognition for artists who lacked 'the means to propagate such works as have wholly absorbed the Man of Genius'. Blake was literally taking matters into his own hands by producing his own work and offering it for sale at his home.
This section presents many of the works listed in the Prospectus of 1793. Around this time, Blake had completed his first series of prophetic books, which contain some of his most famous images. These works, which denounce authority in mythological language with a cast of imaginary characters, include The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, an epic filled with proverbs; The Visions of the Daughters of Albion, an allegory of freedom; and the so-called 'continental prophecy' of America.
Even if the Prospectus was distributed (it seems unlikely that it was, since the reactionary mood of the day made Blake's radical views suspect), Blake probably had few clients knocking on his door. He produced most of his books, which were highly labour-intensive, for a small coterie of friends. In his lifetime, he never succeeded in distributing his own work widely and cheaply to the public.


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The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin Trailer (2015)
08 September 2015 Factual 65 mins
Guy Maddin, who has been nicknamed the Canadian David Lynch, is undoubtedly one of the last remaining Magi of cinema. Despite living in the middle of the digital age, this heretical director hailing from the snowy plains of Canada has spent 25 years transposing the uncommon and the uncanny onto screens over-saturated with naturalistic imagery. A lover of primitive cinema, he has cunningly summoned the light-and-shadow techniques and experimentations of the Golden Age of film to resuscitate a unique cinematographic language which plays with the spectator's unconscious by means of visual trickery as disturbing as it is absurd. In an attitude as playful at that Maddin's films this documentary follows the mediumistic experiments of this master of illusion, filmed during the ''spirit'' shootings he presented in Europe.
Watch the official The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin 2015 trailer in HD below or find more The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin videos on Vidimovie.


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Fire symbolizes the Holy Spirit. The "Holy Spirit" being the Spirit of God is God himself. Ninety counts of fire in the bible refer directly to God. In many cases when He arrived on scene, He consumed. When God is in action, His essential characteristic is Fire. He is described as a blazing fire: fire that consumes anything in the ...Read More »
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It's important to know God's character,. Why? It gives us discernment. If we don't know the character of God, how can we ever know who is from God and who is not from God? Justice God is a God of justice. It means He will always make anything that's wrong right. Goodness God is good—this fact never changes. Holiness God ...Read More »
Characteristics of GOD seen in EAGLES
There are many characteristics or traits of GOD seen in an eagle and if we pay attention to them, we will learn more about God, why and how we can be like him as we transform from day to day. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EAGLE/ CAN YOU FLY? 1.Eagles have a keen vision. Their eyes are specially designed for long distance ...Read More »


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While India spends expensive resources in securing the cyber space, most commonsensical threats are totally overlooked by the entire government machinery, cautions Gursharan Dhanjal.
These are just a few very recent examples of cyber attacks. Reportedly, over 250 Indian websites including the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Railways and several Indian missions abroad have been attacked in the recent past. And, worse, the number and frequency is only growing. A worried Defence Minister A K Antony has asked the "top brass" to work in unison and make cyber systems as secure and non-porous as possible. This, in widespread recognition of the fact that cyber warfare and cyber security are fast becoming the next generation threats.
India is spending too much time, energy and money on sorting out issues related to cyber threats and somehow securing Indian cyber space. Instruments like the Digital Signatures, Secured Keys, Secure IPs, Cyber Laws and departments like CERT-In, and Ministry of Law and even Judiciary are all but working in isolation towards a common goal. In the process the most commonsensical threats are totally overlooked by the entire government machinery.
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Students present pivotal moments in history
Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:46:16 GMT —
Several Kirksville Middle School students are working hard until the last minute.
The students in the Rapid Academic Program taught by Susan Hazen are getting ready for the National History Day Region Two contest, Saturday.
And this year itâ??s called "Turning Points in History."
Student Andrew Gooch decided to make an exhibit on Hiram Maxim who invented the first automatic machine gun.
â??It fit the topic very well,â?? Gooch said. â??Itâ??s also, I thought, was really unique. And it wasnâ??t just another one that had been done before and I thought it was really interesting, so it needed to be recognized. And thatâ??s part of the reason I did it. I found it by starting with the inventions of guns and then narrowing it down to this specific gun.â??
And he was not the only one with an exhibit Mikaela Schlueter said she decided to cover Rachel Carson because she can relate to her.
â??She was a turning point in environmentalism, which caused a lot of change in our world and how we view chemicals and pesticides,â?? Schlueter said. â??And, she also changed how we treat our world because we use to not really care what we did to it, but now we are really focusing on it more and we have a lot more organizations focusing on that.
Abbey Ranson and Rhea Rechav said it's been fun, but an interesting experience working together.
â??We'll it's been really fun, but we can get distracted sometimes,â?? Rechav said. â??But, we're pulling through and our projects almost done.â??
â??I'm most impressed with how much information we got and how our project is coming together," Ranson said.
The students said they have been working overtime because the snowstorm cost them a couple of days.
The event is Saturday, March 2 in Violette hall at Truman State University.
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Can you Edit the Landing Page of your Affiliate link?
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I just join CJ to promote some of the affiliate programs in my website.
My question is Can I edit the landing page of the affiliate program to another page instead of the main page?? The link id is confusing not like Clickbank. (ABC.hoplink ...)
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When you are getting a link in the 'Get Links' section, look where is says 'Advanced options'. Some merchants have this and some don't. You can paste a URL from their site in there and the link will point to that page.
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October 13th, 2005, 11:59 AM #3
Ditto on what UncleScooter said, and also look for the words "This Advertiser Allows..." or something like when You're getting your links... And I open alot of new windows at CJ (right click on link and select "open in new window") saves alot of time.
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Check also if they have a datafeed. If they have one, more likely you can do yr own deep linking to any product you want. Just be sure to understand how it works.
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2013 Printz & Newbery Awards: Last Minute Predictions & Winners
It's time to make our last minute picks for Printz and Newbery winners! While we are by no means experts, and certainly have no business making any other Youth Media Awards predictions (Caldecott, Pura Belpre, Coretta Scott King, etc.), we definitely have our personal favorites for tomorrow's Printz and Newbery awards announcements. Perhaps it's wishful thinking, but if we post them, maybe they will win.
Most Likely to Succeed
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The touching friendship between two British women fighting the Nazis in WWII, the riveting voice and deft plot twists and the gut-wrenching devastation that only truly brilliant writing can deliver all add up to PRINTZ in our minds.
Dark Horse Pick
Every Day by David Levithan is one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year. It forces the reader to question the power and enormity of love, and what it means to be human, in spite of all of the constructs we've been born into. It's hard to imagine it taking down Queenie and her "kiss me quick!" but if somehow a miracle did happen, we wouldn't be devastated.
We'd be happy if (in addition to the above two books), any of these were selected for Printz Honors.
Most Likely to Succeed
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
This book has touched so many people and provoked so many wonderful conversations in schools and homes about acceptance and kindness and remembering our humanity that it seems to be a lock for the top award. There will be ecstatic squeals of agreement from us if Wonder surprises no one by winning the Newbery Medal.
Dark Horse Pick
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles
This heart-wrenching, beautiful, unforgettable coming of age story may not be able to best the Goliath that is "The Wonder of Wonder," but certainly deserving of the top honor, and we'd be thrilled to see it win.
Newbery Honors
In addition to the above titles, we'd love to see these in the list of Newbery Honors.
UPDATE: The winners have been announced!
PRINTZ Winners
Printz Award
In Darkness by Nick Lake
Printz Honor books
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
The White Bicycle by Beverley Brenna
NEWBERY Winners
Newbery Medal
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Newbery Honor books
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
To see the full list of awards and winners, head over to ALA's site.


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Clampdown on promoters of VAT avoidance schemes
The draft Finance Bill 2017 has confirmed plans to widen the scope of the disclosure of tax avoidance schemes (DOTAS) to include all indirect taxes including VAT, from 1 September 2017, with penalties of up to £10,000 for non-compliance
20 Mar 2017
The legislation, Disclosure of Avoidance, requires a person to disclose any scheme to HMRC which:
- is entered into by that person on or after 1 September 2017;
- constitutes notifiable arrangements under DOTAS; and
- implements proposals which are notifiable proposals under DOTAS.
Notifiable arrangements are those which enable any person to obtain a tax advantage in relation to VAT or any other indirect tax. The legislation states: 'where HMRC has grounds for suspicion that arrangements or proposals are notifiable, they may apply to the Tribunal for an order'.
A promoter of a VAT avoidance scheme is any person who is responsible for the design of the scheme, not just the person primarily responsible for the design. It is also anyone who makes a 'firm approach' to another person with the object of making them join a scheme, or making them implement the scheme to another person.
HMRC can apply for an order to determine what information should be disclosed and provided to HMRC, this information must be provided within 31 days.
Where there is more than one promoter involved, only one person is required to disclose the relevant information to HMRC.
Failure to meet the requirements by the promoter, client or anyone involved within the avoidance scheme means that an initial penalty of up to £600 per day will be charged, which could increase to up to £5,000 per day. A penalty may be charged for up to £7,500 if a disclosure is failed to be made within 36 months and will increase to £10,000 thereafter.
The Indirect Taxes (Notifiable Arrangements) Regulations 2017 is available here.


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TOPIC: Bitcoin | Bitcoin Cash | Bitcoin Death Spiral
Bitcoin is around its highest valuation but there is a worrying trend. Bitcoin's Network is getting really congested. There are currently 85900 Unconfirmed Transactions. The following shows the aggregate size of transactions waiting to be confirmed.
People are now having to wait for days to get a transaction confirmed. They are paying even higher fees on top of already high fees, hoping that this will get their transactions processed faster. But it is not always guaranteed that higher fees means faster processing.
It happened before between May and June. At the time, we had no option so we all just had to put up with it. Now, however, it is a different story: we have Bitcoin Cash. We have an alternative. Miners are now switching to mine Bitcoin Cash. This trend might change temporarily in a couple of days when the mining difficulty level for Bitcoin Cash increases but will later again, decrease, as a consequence of how Bitcoin Cash is programmed. It is programmed to adjust its difficulty levels based on recent activity.
From what I understand, this difficulty-adjusting algorithm was encoded into Bitcoin Cash to enable it to survive its early days after the fork. It turns out to be serendipity because its effect is now having an impact that potentially determines the fate of BTC and BCH.
The net result is that, every time Bitcoin Cash difficulty levels reduce and assuming its current price is high enough, more and more miners mine Bitcoin Cash. As more miners leave the Bitcoin network, there are less left to process Bitcoin (BTC) transactions. This is why we are seeing this build up of unconfirmed transactions.
Bitcoin has its own difficulty adjustment algorithm but it works a lot slower than Bitcoin Cash's. It cannot be changed unless a hard-fork is done. Changing it is not something that's easy and quick to organize before November.
"A hash is the output of a hash function and, as it relates to Bitcoin, the Hash Rate is the speed at which a compute is completing an operation in the Bitcoin code. A higher hash rate is better when mining as it increases your opportunity of finding the next block and receiving the reward." [Source]. The following shows the hashrates between Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
As we can see the incentive for miners to divert their resources to Bitcoin Cash is close to matching Bitcoin's.
For all Bitcoin users, merchants, investors and traders and anyone else working with Bitcoin, all this should concern us. When you have to pay high fees and wait so long for transactions to complete, you would want to start looking for alternative cryptocurrencies.
Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, Monero, Ripple are alternatives. However, if you are used to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash is the closest substitute for Bitcoin. Bitcoin Cash is a fork/clone of Bitcoin. It is exactly the same as Bitcoin in most respects except that it has a higher 8MB block limit instead of 1MB like what Bitcoin has.
Short historical background: The people who started Bitcoin Cash believed that increasing the block limit t0 8MB is the simplest and quickest way to handle more transactions easily and quickly. Others in the Bitcoin community argued to use technologies named Segwit, Segwit2x and Lightning Network instead. The discussions went on for at least two years with no resolution. Eventually those who supported the 8MB solution, forked Bitcoin [1] so that it can make Bitcoin have 8MB blocks. With the low transaction costs and zero unconfirmed transactions currently on the Bitcoin Cash network, they are proving correct.
The reason why I think this current situation is dangerous for Bitcoin is this:
- When fees are high and waiting times are long, people will use alternative cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Cash.
- This reduces the demand for Bitcoin.
- This reduces the price.
- The reduction in price reduces mining profitability.
- This reduces the miners mining Bitcoin.
- This would further lead to even higher fees and even longer wait times.
- The cycle repeats as Bitcoin's value and price spirals downwards.
Graphically, it is like this:
The danger for Bitcoin as it remains expensive and slow to use is that it can result in an ongoing cycle leading to its value and price eroding. Others refer to this event as the Bitcoin Death Spiral, which I find dramatic but I think alarming enough to catch the attention it deserves.
As fees go higher, all wallets that have balances under those fees cannot be withdrawn. Even if another wallet pays for the fee, there is no sense paying $15 on fees just to take out $10 worth of BTCs for example.
As wait times go longer and longer, everyone will begin to worry that their BTC transactions will get stuck for a really long time. Miners too, will worry trying to mine Bitcoins because by the time they claim their rewards, their BTCs may already have gone down in value.
Eventually, using Bitcoin (BTC) becomes too risky. You don't want to be the one who gets stuck with Bitcoins in a Bitcoin wallet because there are little or no miners left to process your transaction for you even if you can afford the high fees by then to finally cash out.
I am trying to think of how this can be prevented. Unless people do not care about high fees or long waits, there does not seem to be a way for Bitcoin to solve this problem in the short term (even say 3 months). Segwit got turned on and Lightning Network might help but their effect is not likely to be felt soon enough. The details of whether and how they should be implemented are subjects that are still heavily debated between different factions in the Bitcoin community. As yet, they do not have a convincing consensus. Even after the Bitcoin Cash fork, there's still people within the remaining Bitcoin group threatening to fork/clone Bitcoin yet again because they have a different vision how Bitcoin should move forward.
It might be too late by the time they have figured out a solution that solves their issues. High fees and slow confirmation times will remain for months if Bitcoin lasts that long. But as the Bitcoin Death Spiral process sets in, then it is likely that people will begin rushing to sell their devaluing Bitcoins. Bitcoin's price will eventually go down to zero. That's a sad ending for Bitcoin but it is a good chance that people will re-invest their funds back in other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin Cash. If all the funds get reinvested back to Bitcoin Cash, then we can expect Bitcoin Cash to go just as high as where Bitcoin is now and take its place, maybe even the name. So instead of it being called Bitcoin Cash, it might just be called Bitcoin. It is also more likely that people will diversify their investments between Ethereum, Monero, Dash, Ripple and others. We can therefore expect the prices of those cryptocurrencies to climb up.
UPDATE: Sunday, 3rd of September
After observing Bitcoin's network the last week, the probability of the Bitcoin Death Spiral taking place is now very low in my reassessment of the situation. I haven't seen it done before and I still do not know how it was done but the back log of transactions were processed almost instantaneously.
UPDATE : Saturday, 11th November 2017
After the cancellation of the Segwit 2X fork, investors, traders, users and miners have moved on to Bitcoin Cash. As a result, Bitcoin is in the same position. This warning is relevant again.
[1] Making a fork of a project like Bitcoin is common in programming. It is not illegal or controversial in open source projects. All it means is that a group of developers copy the source code of a program so that they can make changes to it without affecting the other program. In this case, developers of Bitcoin Cash copied all the code of Bitcoin so that it can change the setting that says 1MB to 8MB. This way the people who want to try out Segwit, Segwit2x and Lightning Network can continue under the brand name Bitcoin, and they named their project Bitcoin Cash so that we can all distinguish between the two.


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My American History: Lesbian and Gay Life During the Reagan/Bush Years
, by Sarah Schulman (1994)
Novelist Schulman's compilation of the editorials, news articles, addresses, and book excerpts she has published in gay and feminist publications chronicles the growth of the gay and lesbian coalition, of ACT-UP, and of the Lesbian Avengers, 1981-93. Aspects of that development that she traces include early AIDS activism; battles against the Moral Majority and antigay violence; passage of the federal Hate Crime Statistics Act in 1990; the dispute over gay and lesbian books in the New York City public schools; the growth of federal AIDS initiatives and funding; and the rise of Ervin "Magic" Johnson as the ideal AIDS poster boy. To some of the pieces Schulman appends brief commentaries that update us on the development of the issues discussed and place them in greater perspective.
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader,
by Dinesh D'Souza (1999)
Dinesh D'Souza rates America's 40th president as one of its greatest, right below Washington and Lincoln. He makes a forceful case for this rank, probably the best yet and perhaps the best possible. In the process, he analyzes Reagan's leadership style with remarkable clarity and subtlety. Reagan seemed ordinary in so many ways, still, millions of people believed in him and followed him. Moreover, he is the patron saint of the modern conservative movement--something that he did not create, yet nonetheless came to embody.
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader
is for readers already well-disposed toward the former California governor. It may not change minds, but it will deepen the appreciation felt by Reagan's many admirers, who seem to miss the leader more with each passing day.
When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan
, by Peggy Noonan (2002)
From the bestselling author of
What I Saw at the Revolution
comes an elegiac tribute to one of America's most beloved leaders.
It is twenty years—a full generation—since Ronald Reagan first walked into the White House and ignited a revolution. From the beginning, he enjoyed the American people's affection but now, as he approaches the end of his life, he has received what he deserved even more: their deep respect.
What was the wellspring of his greatness? Peggy Noonan, bestselling author of the classic Reagan-era memoir
What I Saw at the Revolution
, former speechwriter, and now a columnist and contributing editor for
The Wall Street Journal
, argues that the secret of Reagan's success was no secret at all. It was his character—his courage, his kindness, his persistence, his honesty, and his almost heroic patience in the face of setbacks—that was the most important element of his success.
The one thing a man must bring into the White House with him if he is to succeed, Noonan contends, is a character that people come to recognize as high, sturdy, and reliable.
Noonan, renowned for her special insight into Ronald Reagan's history and personality, brings her own reflections to Reagan to bear in
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and discloses never-before-told stories from the former president's family, friends, and White House colleagues to reveal the true nature of a man even his opponents now view as a maker of big history.
Marked by incisive wit and elegant prose,
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Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years
, by Haynes Johnson (2003)
Washington Post columnist Johnson here presents a stunning indictment of the Reagan administration that details its impact on social, economic and political life in America. He reviews abuses in the S&L institutions, in HUD, in the National Security Council, on Wall Street, in religious broadcasting and, most impressively, reveals how the administration renounced responsibility for ameliorating social distress. The book makes clear why the rich got richer and the poor poorer in the last decade. Johnson portrays President Reagan as a kind of Dr. Feelgood who fulfilled a public need for reassurance, and ironically evaded judgment during the Iran- contra affair because of his reputation for not being in charge. Summarizing what he sees as Reagan's legacy, the "ethical wastland of the eighties," the author points to growing fractionalization, subversion of the constitutional system, corruption and ineffectiveness of government, and cynicism and inattention of the American people.
Reaganism and the Death of Representative Democracy,
by Walter Williams (2003)
In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan initiated a policy of diminishing the power of the federal government. He encouraged individuals to propel economic growth and domestic stability, cut taxes, deregulated businesses and, in many other arenas, shifted power to the states. Williams, a professor emeritus of public affairs at the University of Washington and a fierce opponent of Reaganism, argues that, instead of furthering growth, this political doctrine transformed the Founding Fathers' ideal of a representative democracy into a government of the wealthy, for the wealthy. It left, he says, America vulnerable to decline at numerous levels. To effectively counter what he views as the greatest transformation in political philosophy since FDR, the author claims that the two "earthquakes" of September 11 and the Enron scandals exposed the structural weaknesses of the post-Reagan government policies and their movement toward plutocracy. Readers who fear, like Williams, that George W. Bush is continuing Reagan's trend will much useful analysis here.
The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008,
by Sean Wilentz (2008)
Distinguished Princeton historian Wilentz--winner of a Bancroft Prize for
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--makes an eloquent and compelling case for America's Right as the defining factor shaping the country's political history over the past 35 years. Wilentz argues that the unproductive liberalism of the Carter years was a momentary pause in a general tidal surge toward a new politics of conservatism defined largely by the philosophy and style of Ronald Reagan. Even Bill Clinton, he shows, tacitly admitted the ascendance of many Reaganesque core values in the American mind by styling himself as a centrist "New Democrat" and moving himself and his party to the right. Wilentz postulates Reagan as the perfect man at the ideal moment, not just ruling his eight years in the White House, but also casting a long shadow on all that followed (a shadow, one might add, still being felt in the Republican presidential campaign today). While examining in detail the low points of Reagan's presidency, from Iran-Contra to his initial belligerence toward the Soviet Union, Wilentz concludes in his superb account that Reagan must be considered one of the great presidents: he reshaped the geopolitical map of the world as well as the American judiciary and bureaucracy, and uplifted an American public disheartened by Vietnam and the grim Carter years. While much has been written by Reagan admirers, Wilentz says, "his achievement looks much more substantial than anything the Reagan mythmakers have said in his honor."
The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989,
by Steven F. Hayward (2010)
Hero. It was a word most Americans weren't using much in 1980. As they waited on gas and unemployment lines, as their enemies abroad grew ever more aggressive, and as one after another their leaders failed them, Americans began to believe the country's greatness was fading.
Yet within two years the recession and gas shortage were over. Before the decade was out, the Cold War was won, the Berlin Wall came crashing down, and America was once more at the height of prosperity. And the nation had a new hero: Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Reagan's greatness is today widely acknowledged, but his legacy is still misunderstood. Democrats accept the effectiveness of his foreign policy but ignore the success of his domestic programs; Republicans cheer his victories over liberalism while ignoring his bitter battles with his own party's establishment; historians speak of his eloquence and charisma but gloss over his brilliance in policy and clarity of vision.
From Steven F. Hayward, the critically acclaimed author of
The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order
, comes the first complete, true story of this misunderstood, controversial, and deeply consequential presidency. Hayward pierces the myths and media narratives, masterfully documenting exactly what transpired behind the scenes during Reagan's landmark presidency and revealing his real legacy.
What emerges is a compelling portrait of a man who arrived in office after thirty years of practical schooling in the ways of politics and power, possessing a clear vision of where he wanted to take the nation and a willingness to take firm charge of his own administration. His relentless drive to shrink government and lift the burdens of high taxation was born of a deep appreciation for the grander blessings of liberty. And it was this same outlook, extended to the world's politically and economically enslaved nations, that shaped his foreign policy and lent his statecraft its great unifying power.
Over a decade in the making, and filled with fresh revelations, surprising insights, and an unerring eye for the telling detail, this provocative and authoritative book recalls a time when true leadership inspired a fallen nation to pick itself up, hold its head high, and take up the cause of freedom once again.
The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America,
by William Kleinknecht (2010)
Crime writer William Kleinknecht (
New Ethnic Mobs
) turns his attention to a different kind of organized crime in this critical reassessment of the lasting influence of Ronald Reagan's presidency—and his hand in the current economic crisis. According to the author, Reagan and his ideological fellow travelers abdicated the government's regulatory role to oversee banking, manufacturing, telecommunications, the media, mining and public welfare, leaving Americans without protection from the avarice of shortsighted corporations. While well-documented and forceful, the book has a strident tone that might put off the very people Kleinknecht tries to persuade—those who have lionized Reagan as the people's president. More crucially, the author tries to lay everything from the decline of America's image overseas to the 2008 meltdown of the global banking system at Reagan's feet, and it is often unclear whether Reagan was the mastermind or simply the figurehead behind which other agents carried out their own plans independent of the president's will. Whatever Reagan's complicity, the policies carried out in his name and under his leadership clearly changed the relationship between the American people and their government, and rarely, the author shows, for the better.
Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future,
by Will Bunch (2010)
In an attempt to challenge the legend that has sprung up around Ronald Reagan's presidency over the past decade, Bunch, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, argues that the Reagan myth is dangerous because, unlike other American presidents held up as heroes, like Abraham Lincoln or Thomas Jefferson, reverence for Reagan did not emerge organically. Rather, the GOP hatched the Reagan myth, feeding it to the news media for purposes that were essentially partisan in nature... pulling off a maneuver that was unprecedented in American history. The result has been a simplified reconstruction of Reagan, from far from universally popular president to the man who ended the Cold War and spurred unprecedented economic growth. Bunch contends Reagan was responsible for neither, at least not singlehandedly. Instead, he claims that the 40th president's real achievement lay in his ability to compromise, an element of his leadership conservatives have ignored since he left office. Neither Bunch's arguments nor his prose are powerful enough to do more than slightly tarnish Reagan's halo, but his book capably puts into perspective an imperfect but fascinating administration.
Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America
, by Craig Shirley (2011)
As late as Election Day, headlines across the country blared that the race was "too close to call."
Even on the verge of his historic triumph in the 1980 presidential election, political observers continued to underestimate Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Rendezvous with Destiny
, the long-awaited follow-up to his widely praised account of Reagan's insurgent 1976 presidential campaign, Craig Shirley tells the incredible behind-the-scenes story of Reagan's improbable run to the White House in 1980—of how the "too close to call" election became a landslide victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter and independent candidate John Anderson.
And this, Shirley shows, was no ordinary election. It dramatically altered the course of American—and world—history. Reagan's victory gave rise to a new generation of conservatism, ended liberalism's half-century reign of dominance, reversed the second-worst economic crisis in American history, and led to the demise of the mighty Soviet Union.
To write
Rendezvous with Destiny
, Shirley gained unprecedented access to 1980 campaign files and interviewed more than 150 insiders—from Reagan's closest advisers and family members to Jimmy Carter himself. The result is the first comprehensive history of the hard-fought 1980 campaign, a gripping account that follows Reagan's unlikely path from his bitter defeat on the floor of the 1976 Republican convention, through his underreported "wilderness years," through grueling primary fights in which he knocked out several Republican heavyweights, through an often-nasty general election campaign complicated by the presence of a third-party candidate (not to mention the looming shadow of Ted Kennedy), to Reagan's astounding victory on Election Night in 1980. Shirley's years of intensive research have enabled him to relate countless untold stories—including, at long last, the solution to one of the most enduring mysteries in politics: just how Reagan's campaign got hold of Carter's debate briefing books.
Rendezvous with Destiny
reveals how Reagan successfully battled the headwinds of the national media, the Republican Party establishment, and even his own campaign team to become one of America's greatest chief executives.
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Next weekend (14-16 August 2009) is Maker Faire Africa, an event "to create a space on the continent where Afrigadget-type innovations, inventions and initiatives can be sought, identified, brought to life, supported, amplified, propagated, etc." In the spirit of AfriGadget and Timbuktu Chronicles, this event in Accra, Ghana is to bring together African inventors and innovators for networking and hooking them up with the resources they need to strengthen what they do.
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Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in the settlement of Towneley in the county of Lancashire, or by any clearing in which a farm was situated. The surname Tenlay thus belongs to both the category of habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads, and class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.
Tenlay Early Origins
Lancashire where they were descended from Spartlingus, the first Dean of Whalley about 896 A.D. Descended was Liwlphus, Cudwlphus, Henricus the great Baron of Whalley. He was followed by Robertus, Geoffrey who married the daughter of Roger de Lacy, Constable of Cheshire in 1193. "An estate in Lancashire, which belonged to this ancient and distinguished family, whose pedigree is said to be traced to the time of King Alfred, and to Spartlingus, first Dean of Whalley, who flourished about the year 896. The line of this personage terminated with an heiress, Cecilia of Towneley, in the XIV. century, who married John del Legh, and conveyed the estate to his family. He died in or about 1330, and his great-grandson resumed the ancient surname of Towneley. John del Legh was a cadet of the great Cheshire family of that name. Towneley Hall is still the seat of this race, who may well challenge comparison in point of venerable antiquity with any family in England." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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Tenlay Spelling Variations
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Tenlay were recorded, including Townley, Towneley and others.
Tenlay Early History
Tenlay Early History
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tenlay research. Another 239 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1375, 1376, 1377, 1531, 1737, 1760, 1600, 1644, 1629, 1707, 1711, 1683, 1686 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Tenlay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Tenlay Early Notables (pre 1700)
Tenlay Early Notables (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include Charles Towneley (1600-1644); and his son, Richard Towneley (1629-1707), an English mathematician and astronomer from Towneley near Burnley, Lancashire who first postulated a theory that Robert Boyle...
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To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Tenlay family emigrate to North America: Henry and Margaret Townley settled in Maryland in 1721; Mary Townley settled in New England in 1756; Patrick and William Townley arrived in Philadelphia in 1834..
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Tenez le vraye
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Static noise being transmitted from microphone, but don't have one.
Lately I've been getting yelled at when gaming because I accidentally hit my "push to talk" key sometimes even though I don't have a mic plugged in, whenever that happens people seem to hear a really loud static-y crackling sound coming from my "mic."
Now, I've been trying to use HLDJ with Team Fortress 2, and I'm hearing the same sounds whenever I set the game to voice playback and try to play an audio clip.
The recording device that my sound settings say I'm using is the default "Digital Audio" running with that generic "High Definition Audio Device" driver.
I tried using Audacity to record the sound from my mic, and the audio meter in the program says that all the noise is coming from the left speaker, which makes me think that something went wrong with the driver.
Any suggestions that might fix this?
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Windows 10 64 bit
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I ended up installing the newest Realtek drivers, that fixed basically everything. No need for any more help, thanks anyways.
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Album Rating: 1.0ive been listening to way too much good music lately so im gonna check this
"The Relapse Symphony take cues from Avenged Sevenfold and Black Veil Brides"
Oh boy two of my favorites -_-...
Not gonna touch this even with a 50 foot pole in that case...
Sounds like the band missed an opportunity to have some really good pro-chorus hooks. Or maybe im just expecting bands that have post hardcore attached to their names to have more screaming. Also the vocalist sounds like he would fit right in a disney made boy band.
Hmm, my biggest gripe with this album is that it feels to weak in aspects and areas where it really shouldnt, and like I
said before the vocalist sounds like he could fit right in with Jonas Brothers or some shit. I do agree that the main
melodies from the guitarist are nice though.
This isn't a bad review, just kind of boring. I probably won't listen to this.
Album Rating: 1.0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEbSsJ6rCIU
omg what did i just sign up for
Cant say Im a fan snide :[
Album Rating: 1.0aye but i said i would and im not a beta who turns back
Like I said, nothing really hooks onto me, just sounds like the song drones its 3-5 minutes then its gone out of my head for good. The lyrics aren't really anything worth writing home about, especially in that broken song and the electronic aspects dont really mix well though thats more of production bland issues it seems to me.
Also again, that vocalist just does not fit in well with the others. But eh, thats just my thoughts. maybe if I listen to it a bit more and few more tracks my opinion will change.
If I can find a stream anywhere, id rather not dig for a torrent for something I may or may not like.
your writing keeps getting better and better man, pos'd
just a couple minor things id say: the second paragraph has three "however"s pretty close to each other, maybe switch one out with another adverb just to avoid repetition? also in the third paragraph a colon should replace that comma before the list like: catchy, technical, and melodic.
an a7x and BVB combo sounds really redundant so i think ill stay away from this
Album Rating: 1.0wow im actually on that exact song right now
Album Rating: 1.0http://youtu.be/QH0A9F9kxXs
Listening to the We Are the Broken track, and it sounds like a BVB b-side after recruiting a couple pop punk guitarists. Don't get me wrong, I like Black Veil Brides, no shame. But the vocalist can't sing and the hooks/lyrics are extremely cheesy and nearly cringe-worthy. I respect everyone's opinion, but I don't know how this record could be a 3.5 after hearing this.
Im with Ambush on that on, but then again stuff like BvB and A7x or whatever has never really appealed to me.
that song you posted is terrifyingly bad haha
Average record is average
Album Rating: 2.5this album makes no goddamn sense to me. I personally know these guys so I was gonna review it for them but... I don't get it. It's weak in parts that make no sense. Vocalist not the strongest part of the band? Don't put him in my face when you're mixing it. This could have been a lot better than it was. The last track, for whatever reason, has the right production for their sound but the rest don't at all.
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EU must be joking: £1.24m spent on jokes
THE European Union is funding a £1.24million project to design software that can tell jokes.
The cash is paying for University of London scientists to work on their new What-If Machine (WHIM).
But last night Ukip deputy leader Paul Nuttall failed see the funny side.
He branded the programme "a complete waste of taxpayers' money".
He added: "The What-If Machine? Is that really what people want to pay their taxes for? I don't think so.
"This software will apparently be able to tell jokes. I wonder if it knows the one about the pointy heads in Brussels who have agreed to spend our money on this stuff?
"I think most people imagine 'what if' we didn't have to send £55million a day to the EU so it can spend the money on daft exercises like this. It's a complete waste of money and a perfect example of why the EU referendum on Britain's membership of this spendthrift organisation cannot come quickly enough."
The three-year WHIM project began in 2013. It is being led by Professor Simon Colton, pictured, head of computing at Goldsmiths College at the University of London.
"This software will apparently be able to tell jokes. I wonder if it knows the one about the pointy heads in Brussels who have agreed to spend our money on this stuff?"Ukip deputy leader Paul Nuttall
The plan is to engineer an automated system that will "generate, assess, select and present fictional ideas within a variety of constructions".
These include "short stories, poems, neologisms, tweets, jokes, plot lines and dialogues", according to the project website.
The EU's support for the software is hardly the first wacky decision it has made.
It has been ridiculed for a string of bizarre rules including a ban on the sale of powerful vacuum cleaners last year.
Plans are also in place to save power by limiting the use of around 30 domestic appliances including toasters and hairdryers.
Last year Brussels proposed regulations to force makers of washing-up gloves to prove they could withstand detergent.
Oven gloves would also have to be certified to show they could withstand heat of 200°C. In July 2009, a controversial ban on supermarkets selling wonky fruit and veg was lifted.
The EU also forced to backtrack after its scientists said there was no proof that drinking water helped prevent dehydration.
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This Saturday night's UEFA Champions League final has thrown together a contest that has UK advertisers licking their lips in anticipation.
The tie between Manchester United and Barcelona at Wembley Stadium on 28 May is one of the most eagerly awaited of all time among British football fans, given the participation of a Premier League powerhouse, a London setting and Saturday-night scheduling. Anticipating a UK 'Super Bowl moment', advertisers have responded by getting their wallets out.
ITV is expected to gain about £8m in revenue from ads screened during its coverage, with brands such as Heineken, Ford and BMW paying between £175,000 and £225,000 (up to 65% above the average station price) to feature in the broadcaster's eight three-and-a-half minute breaks. Some estimates have even suggested the price might top the £250,000 associated with The X Factor final.
UK marketers often complain of the lack of major event TV moments, beyond ratings-winners such as The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, so the likely UK audience of more than 10m has brands rushing to launch timely ad campaigns.
Yet, despite the excitement from a European perspective, the activity fails to match up to the eye-popping investments made by US advertisers around the annual Super Bowl broadcast.
Earlier this year, brands paid $3m per 30-second TV slot, with most constructing one-off ads. Conversely, brands on this side of the Atlantic are generally using the Champions League final as a springboard for scheduled marketing activity.
Here, Marketing takes a look at the work being run by some of the main advertisers around the big match at Wembley.
McDonald's, an advertiser known for its deep pockets, has continued to forge its strong links with football by taking ad slots during the match next week. The fast-food chain, a long-term sponsor of the FA, grass-roots football and the World Cup, is not running a football-specific ad but will be promoting its latest Great Tastes of America limited-edition burgers. On the day of the final, the Texas Grande variant will be the subject of the ad.
A McDonald's spokeswoman says it looks to big TV ad opportunities to push its products and the spot also fits well with this football heritage.
Microsoft will debut the trailer for its Xbox 360 game Gears of War 3, set to launch in the autumn. The ad, booked by UM, will air directly after the final whistle of the match before being rolled out globally. It will show a 'ragtag' group of marines from the game, banding together to fight. Rory Behrman, Ideation director at UM London, says: 'This momentous sporting occasion is a great fit for our audience. We know our audience demands entertainment from the advertising they consume.'
Champions League sponsor MasterCard will push its 'Witness history' activation campaign through a series of broadcast bumper ads during the final, as well as additional swathes of above-the-line, digital and experiential activity, such as its MasterCard Sport Court Debate held in London this week.
According to Paul Meulendijk, head of sponsorship at MasterCard Europe, this year's final presents a huge opportunity to target consumers across the globe. 'With the final contested between two three-time winners at Wembley, how much bigger could it be? This is the creme de la creme,' he says.
For several years Ford has used the Champions League as a platform to launch TV campaigns. The manufacturer will adapt its global Focus work for the final this year to promote the centennial celebrations of Ford of Britain. Mark Jones, Ford's European sponsorship manager, believes the Champions League final is more important than the Super Bowl to advertisers when it comes to social media interaction. He adds: 'It is in the live experience, like the UEFA Champions Festival, and in social media that the Champions League is surpassing the Super Bowl.'
Bookmaker William Hill is advertising during the half-time break of the Champions League final, when it will promote its in-play options which allow customers to place bets during matches.
UK gambling rules allow bookmakers to advertise during live sporting events, and William Hill marketing director Kristof Fahy believes it has backed a winner with the Champions League.
'With two of the biggest club teams in Europe, no competition in terms of the sports schedule and a first-time Saturday kick-off, this Champions League final has the potential to be a big night out for William Hill,' he says. 'With in-play betting and mobile growing rapidly for us, we're hoping for extra-time and penalties.'
Lynx is using the final-whistle slot of the Champions League final to premiere a TV ad campaign for its latest variant, 48-hour anti-perspirant Lynx Dry: Full Control.
The Unilever-owned brand has secured, through its agency Mindshare, simultaneous slots on Sky, ITV and Pub TV during the final ad break, where slots are rumoured to be priced in the region of £250,000.
'We looked for a unique, high-impact single spot to launch the new Lynx Dry antiperspirant,' explains Mindshare account director Michael Hyman. 'The final-whistle break is arguably the most expensive ad break of the year, but it's the UK's version of the Super Bowl. It's estimated that the ad will reach about 6m men in what is the ultimate engaged environment.'
Heineken, which is in its sixth year as an official sponsor of the Champions League, is running its latest TV ad during the final. The spot launched earlier this year and introduced the global strapline 'Open your world'. It will air as a 60-second spot on ITV and a 30-second spot on Sky Sports 1.
It is also running, as it does for the Grand National with the John Smith's brand, a comprehensive outdoor campaign in an attempt to 'paint London green'.
Through a combination of static, digital and backlit sites encompassing road, rail and air routes into and out of London, it will seen by 75% of all adults in London an average of 24 times over the next fortnight.
Rick Lawrence, marketing manager, Heineken UK, says of the outdoor activity: 'This is a campaign with a scale and reach that truly befits the world's most international beer brand and Europe's most prestigious club football competition.'


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Oh, man, , never change. Never, ever change. Or at least never stop talking. Ever. If you've never heard of the cinematographer, that's okay. But if you haven't, man, are you missing out, because he is famed for having no filter and not being afraid to run his mouth. He's cantankerous, opinionated, and has no problems ripping apart his contemporaries. He also might be a little crazy (but I'll get to that in a minute).
The latest movie in his crosshairs? 's The Departed. As Doyle said succinctly when he stopped by Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox last week: "Fuck The Departed (I love you, Marty)."
Well, okay then.
He does offer a fair bit of insight regarding why creativity in filmmaking is dying:
That's why there are so many franchises, because nobody is living. Nobody is living, therefore they think filmmaking is about filmmaking. The French have told us how big a mistake that is.
Speaking of having a whole lot of living to do, also offered some words of wisdom for anyone looking to get into the moviemaking business:
[People say to me] "I wanna make films. How should I do it?" Have you been in jail recently? Have you fucked a black woman? Have you been in a car crash? If you haven't had any of these experiences then what the fuck are you going to talk about?
That's not even the crazy bit. The crazy bit is that, as a white Australian man, he has a Mandarin Chinese-speaking alter-ego named Dù Kefeng, which Doyle explains by saying, "I'm a Chinese with a skin disease."
He needs to be my best friend. Someone, make this happen.