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Labour politics and the affluent society 1951-64.
Donnelly, Mark. (1994) Labour politics and the affluent society 1951-64. Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey (United Kingdom)..
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Post-war affluence for a time appeared to threaten Labour's future as a party of government in Britain. After the Party's third consecutive election defeat in 1959 commentators suggested that the twinned growth of affluence and consumerism had begun to erode Labour's traditional base of support. It was argued that workers aspired to middle class values and lifestyles as they became more prosperous and as a consequence abandoned the Labour Party. Wilson's victory in 196A showed that predictions about the Party's long-term demise had been wide of the mark. But historians have continued to search for an explanation for Labour's apparent electoral weakness in the 1950s. This thesis will argue that the descriptions of weakness and failure which have been applied to the Labour. Party in the affluent post-war years have been overstated. It will aim to show that the underlying strength and vitality of the Party in the 1950s and early 1960s have been too often overlooked. After the aims of the thesis have been explained in more detail in the introduction, chapter two examines the internal politics of the Labour Party between the elections of 1951 and 1955. Policy-making during this period is also discussed. Chapter three focuses on Hugh Gaitskell's leadership of the Party between December 1955 and October 1959. Labour's three year review of policy is discussed in chapter four and it will be shown that this review provided the basis for the manifestos of 1959 and 1964. Chapter five will examine the Party's response to the 1959 election defeat. Chapter six is a discussion of policy-making between 1959 and 1964. Chapter seven assesses the internal opposition to the Labour leadership after 1955 and chapter eight is a discussion of local Labour politics during the thirteen years of opposition.
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A Comparison of Hamlet and Mcmurphy in "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nes
It is suggested that in modern literature, the true element of tragedy is not captured because the protagonist is often of the same social status as the audience, and therefor, his downfall is not tragic. This opinion, I find, takes little consideration of the times in which we live. Indeed, most modern plays and literature are not about monarchs and the main character is often equal to the common person; this, however, does not mean the plot is any less miserable nor the outcome any less wretched. The first work I have chosen proves this fact. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a first novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962, is a contemporary tragedy describing the downfall of a rigidly administered ward in a mental institution led by the rebellion of a new admission. The work I have chosen to compare this novel to is the classic play by William Shakespeare, Hamlet. There is an intimate relationship between these to works beyond that they are both tragedies; the protagonist in each lacks conventional hero qualities. Both Hamlet and R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, can be defined as anti-heroes making these two pieces comparable for study.
To examine the aspect of anti-heroes in tragedy, and how this relates to the characters of R.P.McMurphy and Hamlet, an analysis of the motivation of each is necessary. Motivation is the source of all action, and only in this area these two characters similar to a traditional protagonist. As the character himself evolves through the course of the plot, so do their motives. Hamlet and McMurphy begin at different points with different purposes, but soon meet with a common incentive. For Hamlet, this initial impulse is derived from his embitterment towards his mother for remarrying so soon after his father's death and for selecting her late husband's brother Claudius, as her second partner. In a witty statement to his closest friend Horatio, he expresses his indignation; "The funeral baked meats/ Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables." Entirely unrelated, is McMurphy's need to be "top man". This is the original driving force that inspires him to challenge Nurse Ratchet, the antagonist, for her authority in the ward. In his first appearance in the novel, McMurphy's conduct brands him as a leader in his provocation of the other patients. "It's my first day, and what I like to do is make a good impression straight off on the right man if he can prove to me he is the right man," says McMurphy in an equally witty, yet less subtle passage then Hamlet's comments about his mother's wedding.
It is their behavior in the latter half of each story, that ties these two together. Revenge becomes a common prompt. For Hamlet, this is simply avenging his father's death after much contemplation and indecision. Until this point, doubt and procrastination had him deterred from any action against Claudius. Painfully stagnant deliberation and an inspiring encounter with Fortinbras' army (Act 4, Scene 4), finally persuaded Hamlet to assert himself. He cries at the close of this scene, "O, from this time forth/ My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!" A similar turning point in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest comes after McMurphy too suffers through a period of reflection. For some time he had been "doing the smart thing" and conforming Nurse Ratchet's rules in hopes that his committal would be lifted. This episode allows McMurphy time to contemplate his predicament: "He's got that same puzzled look on his face like there's something isn't right, something he can't put his finger on." The turning point arrives as Ratchet decides to take advantage of McMurphy's subdued state, and reclaim her exclusive access to the "game's room". The room is symbolic of her power of the whole ward, and her sly manipulation of them all. McMurphy realizes this with her attempted repossession, and...
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Wednesday, 25 February 2009
a moth for Roger?
We saw this (almost sat on it!) on a wooden chair out on deck, is it a moth? I have never seen such a big moth if this is one! It was almost as long as my fingers. We haven't seen too much wildlife otherwise, some big birds that flew too fast to capture on camera and some lizards at the swimming pool. I'm sure some people will be relieved that Tommy has not had the opportunity to freak out people back home with his creepy crawlies like when we were away before!
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You must have been listening in at our Support Group on Monday - "we haven't heard anything about creepy-crawlies yet...." Well, you've made up for it now. The specimen is a moth and looks like a Hawk Moth, similar to a Conulvulus Hawk which migrates to England in warm summers/autumns. Keep up the good work.
- 25 February 2009 at 15:59
well, I second Roger and it was me that should have kept quiet!!! you shouldn't have any wild life on the boat and if you do the pics are supposed to be HIDDEN, NOT on the front page of the blog (and contain a scary scenes warning!!!).
- 25 February 2009 at 19:35
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Mumbai: 32-year-old woman crossing road dies after hit by tanker
A 32-year-old woman died after being hit by a water tanker in Kalina area of suburban Santa Cruz today, police said
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A 32-year-old woman died after being hit by a water tanker in Kalina area of suburban Santa Cruz today, police said. The accident occurred near CST Road at around 3:30 PM when Chandani Vishwakarma was crossing road when a water tanker knocked her down, a senior police official said.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead before admission, he said. The deceased was a resident of Saat Rasta in suburban Mahalaxmi. The tanker driver, identified as Mahesh Gautam (25), was arrested under sections 304 (a) (causing death due to negligence) and 279 (rash driving) of the IPC, the official
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September 29, 2020
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All the best companies continually move with the times, evolving their offering to make the most of the latest opportunities. This is exactly what Allied Access (formerly Allied Scaffolding Limited) has managed to achieve since its creation in the early 1980s. Construction Industry News recently caught up with Pete Ferris, Commercial Director, to find out the reasons behind its latest incarnation and how its rebrand is helping to raise awareness of the company's ability to now offer both hoists and mast climbers, as well as scaffolding.
"The scaffolding element of the business dates back to 1983 when it was created in Oldham by our chairman, John Bracken, who remains very much involved in the company to this day," explains Mr Ferris. "Over the years we have opened further scaffolding depots in Preston and Cannock, but the most significant recent development has been our expansion into mast climbers and hoists, both of which have their own dedicated depots, one in St Helens and one in Cannock."
The diversification into mast climbers and hoists prompted the rebrand, with the new name having been chosen to better reflect the company's expanded offering. "In addition to our well established scaffolding business, the newly created mast climber and hoist operations give us three distinct disciplines that we can bring to the marketplace," adds Mr Ferris. "Many modern large-scale projects are so complex that they can benefit from a mixture of access solutions, which is why our ability to offer scaffolding, hoists and mast climbers is so advantageous. Our mast climbers have a maximum height of 200m, while our hoists have 22 specialised safety features.
"To raise awareness of the expansion it was decided that a rebrand was necessary, a process that involved a great deal of thought and planning. The idea was originally mooted at board level around 12 months ago, which prompted in-depth discussions about how we could modernise our brand and better reflect the services we can now offer to the market."
Given that Allied Access has been established for over three decades, the company has a tremendous pedigree within the scaffolding industry. It was therefore careful to not 'throw the baby out with the bathwater' during the rebrand process. "We have developed a really strong reputation over the years and many of the major players within the industry know and respect us having worked with us on a number of large projects. When we held the launch event many of these leading players were in attendance, which really cemented the fact that we had a name worth preserving. We therefore wanted to retain the 'Allied' element of the name because it is so strongly associated with us as a business. Ultimately it's all about raising awareness of our expanded offering, while at the same time underlining the fact that we're still adhering to the same standards of quality and service that our reputation has been built on. It is definitely more a case of evolution rather than revolution."
Even with the impressive level of experience that Allied Access has developed within the scaffolding arena, the move into the mast climber and hoist sectors still required a leap of faith into relatively unknown areas of the marketplace. Thankfully meticulous planning and preparation proved to be the key to hitting the ground running and ensuring that the expansion of its portfolio proved to be a fruitful exercise.
"Once the decision was made to broaden our service offering we endeavoured to set about doing everything in the right way to ensure that the infrastructure was in place, from the foundations upwards. One issue we were conscious of was the skills shortage, which has been particularly problematic within the scaffolding sector, where there has been a real dearth of new blood coming into the industry. We have felt it more than most since the recession because fewer people are coming into the scaffolding market, while older employees are retiring. There is a diminishing pool of expertise within the sector so we looked to expand the business in order to be less reliant on those skills. Moving into powered access was the obvious answer to that.
"Another advantage of powered access over scaffolding is the safety element, while the main contractors are increasingly preferring powered access to scaffolding. We were therefore led down the powered access path by both the HSE and our customers."
Having made the decision, the hard work began as the new business venture had to be created from a standing start. "Other than our experience of working at height, we didn't really have much familiarity with either mast climbers or hoists," outlines Mr Ferris. "We therefore looked to bring in people with the relevant expertise from outside the business and recruited some really experienced individuals to head up the hoist and mast climber divisions. Getting the right people in as early as we could has been key to our success in making so much progress in a short period of time."
Another important factor has been the development of the necessary supply chain to underpin Allied Access' broadening horizons.
"We looked around the market and in the end we ended up going outside of what is currently available, opting for a firm that we could work with. They were open to our idea of developing our offering, and the enhancements and improvements we were aiming for in terms of speed, capacity and safety. Since working with this particular manufacturer with these products we feel it is superior to what's available elsewhere within the market."
Having strived to put all the necessary elements in place, the dividends are well and truly paying off, which is underlined by the rapid rate of progress that is being made.
"By the time we got all our customers together and had finalised the rebrand, most of our hoist and mast climber kit was actually already out onsite," says Mr Ferris. "If someone had approached us on the official launch day and requested ten mast climbers for the following week we wouldn't have been able to accommodate them. This was because most of our existing equipment portfolio was already deployed up and down buildings from the Midlands up to the north of the country, especially in Manchester and Liverpool. This really helped to justify our decision to expand our offering.
"To build on this initial success and keep the momentum going, we have an aggressive expansion plan in place to increase our number of machines over the next 12 months as a precursor to further investment in the longer term. We have built growth into our infrastructure and have instilled future capability into our logistics operation. We are now a fully integrated access company with the capacity to expand further as we secure more contracts.
"Of course the skills shortage presents some potential barriers to expansion at the rate that we're hoping to achieve. In light of this we are concentrating on bringing apprentices and trainees through and bolstering the numbers of people coming into the sector whenever we can. This is something that we need to continually work on, not just from our point of view as an individual company but as an industry as a whole.
"We all knew the skills shortage was coming. It's certainly not something that should have caught anybody by surprise. Given that it's on everyone's radar the construction sector needs to keep asking itself how it can improve and attract new talent. To its credit our representative body, NASC, works extremely hard to raise the profile of construction and scaffolding, but it remains an ongoing issue that we all need to address.
"Putting the skills shortage aside, everything else is in place as we have a forward plan for the next three years with our financial stakeholders, so the capital is there to make further expansion possible, in turn allowing us to tap into the potential that the market is currently seeing."
In terms of what's driving this opportunity, the highly publicised issues with cladding on high rise properties all over the country will see a growing need for mast climbers and hoists. "The sector is expanding but only at a fairly slow rate. It's still to be determined who pays for all the recladding but one thing's for certain is that it will have to be done at some point and mast climbers will almost certainly be the most common way of addressing the issues. What's more, if you look around Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool then you will quickly realise that everyone is building higher and higher, which also leads contractors down a powered access path. This is another opportunity that we're keen to leverage."
This continual quest to spot the next opportunity for growth has been a hallmark of Allied Access since its creation and has been a factor behind its longevity, as has its ongoing commitment to investment in its people, plant and processes.
"We have a substantial stock of equipment in scaffolding and we continue to invest in this area too, in addition to our three-year plan to bring in more hoists and mast climbers," highlights Mr Ferris. "The trickiest part involves building our skills base within the engineering, installations and operations aspects by bringing the right people through and training them to the necessary level. They are the challenges, but the work is out there for the foreseeable future, particularly with the major high rise developments and the recladding that will need to be carried out within the next five years. We have the infrastructure to deliver this work.
"As for expanding into other areas, we are always looking at potential additions if we feel they'd be of value, but we have been very busy getting the hoist and mast climber businesses off the ground and moving, so this will be our priority in the immediate future. We will never say never and are always looking for what we can do next to improve the business offering further. We're very ambitious with a long term plan in place, but at the heart of this approach is the fact that we do things from a quality perspective underpinned by constant investment to ensure we keep delivering on our service promises."
With such a strong emphasis on quality, combined with a commitment to developing new revenue streams where possible, it is easy to see how Allied Access has been established for so long. Following its rebrand and its move into mast climbers and hoists, the company looks well placed to build further on its already impressive history in the years ahead.


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It is important to eat healthy when eating out, but it is even more essential to a healthy lifestyle to eat nutritiously at home.
Maintaining a healthy diet should not have to be a challenge. Your food and physical activity choices each day affect your health – how you are feeling today, tomorrow, and in the future. Everyone knows the secrets of losing weight: Eat less and exercise more. Sounds simple enough, however in the context of real life and its demands, it may be anything but simple.
You have the power to feel your best. It starts with that which you put on your plate. Eating healthy foods gives you energy, strengthens your immune system and helps you maintain a healthy weight for life.
This section provides numerous tips for how to eat healthfully when dining out, a shopping list for keeping a well-stocked healthy kitchen, and choices for choosing low-calorie foods instead of higher calorie ones. Planning a healthy diet starts with the know-how of good nutrition and incorporation of the identical in everyday routine.
Drink More Water
If water were a food, it would be considered a superfood. It helps digestion, promotes clear skin, acts as an appetite suppressant, as well as prevents heart disease, among many other benefits. Some investigation has even shown that drinking water can accelerate metabolism and help you lose weight.
Eat seasonally
It's more varied, cheaper and for you. Check out farmer's markets where possible, or try Pick Your Own fruit and veg – it is good fun and really inexpensive.
Plan your meals for the week ahead
Write a shopping list and stay with it – and never shop when you are hungry, as this is a fatal error that inevitably leads you to definitely stuffing your shopping trolley full of junk!
Remember Pickles
Fermented foods are extremely often forgotten in the Standard American Diet, but they're a great way to get all the nutritional benefits of vegetables along with a healthy dose of probiotics to boost your digestion and immune capacity.
Swap your carbs
Drop the sandwiches for supper and have a flour tortilla with roasted vegetables and Greek yoghurt, or perhaps a salad with cous cous instead. Vary your lunches where possible and avoid the 3pm post-sandwich energy crash.
Pack snacks so you aren't skipping meals
Often when we're traveling, we do not have access to food at regular intervals. Or worse, we skip meals therefore we can have that big bit of chocolate cake later. The problem is, your body responds as though it's facing a food shortage and your metabolism slows way right down to prevent you from starving.
Create a Salad Bar in Your Fridge.
Buy some produce on the Sunday and spend a half hour washing, chopping, and storing it in containers in your fridge (Mason jars look cool). Make enough salad dressing for the whole week. Then, before work, all you need to do is add greens and assemble for lunch. It's OK to dress the salad within the morning if you refrigerate it when you are getting to work.
Always have breakfast!
It truly is the most important meal of the day. Porridge is a great source of slow-release carbohydrates, therefore it will keep you going until lunchtime. Sprinkle raisins on top and you'll have had one portion of your five fruit and veg!


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Jeep has introduced at 2014 Beijing Motor Show in China the Cherokee Urbane and Sageland concepts.
Jeep has introduced at 2014 Beijing Motor Show in China the Cherokee Urbane and Sageland concepts.
Up first is the Urbane dressed in a Maximum Steel metallic paint with black accents as a way to combine the "night life of a modern megacity with glamour and elegance." On the inside it has received dark red Nappa leather on the seats with red accent stitching. It also features Chinese calligraphy implemented in brush stroke patterns in the door applique to enhance the piano black interior. Also unique are the floor mats which have a special decorative pattern drawing their inspiration from traditional Chinese windows.
As for the Sageland, this one is painted in an ivory tri-coat pearl with bronze grille collars and fascias appliques. In addition, a satin bronze chrome was used for the exhaust tips, door mirror caps, roof rack and sunroof. The concept's cabin has received neutral gray Nappa leather seats with red & blue accent stitches along with special door appliques inspired by Chinese ornamental door knobs.
Jeep hasn't specified what powers these two concepts but the China-spec Cherokee can receive either a MultiAir 2.4-liter or a Pentastar V6 3.2-liter, with both of them working together with a 9-speed automatic gearbox.
More details can be found in the attached press release.


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If you are a Mentee, you will be on a development programme of some kind - you may be an entrepreneur on a business accelerator, or a business employee on a leadership programme. Your organisation is investing time and effort in running your programme, as are you - so they want to help you achieve best outcomes.
To do this, the organisation running your programme needs to visibility on how you are progressing against your Goals and Tasks, and whether or not you are meeting regularly with your Supporter(s) to discuss your progress.
We understand that reporting and setting up meetings with Supporters does take time out of your busy schedule. So Kandu has developed its platform to make it as easy as possible for you to achieve the following with 5-10 minutes when you are asked to "Report":
- Mark Goals and Tasks as complete or in progress (or deleted if they are no longer relevant)
- Report how relaxed (or not) you are feeling about achieving your Goals with 'sentiment' reporting, and
- Add Business KPIs (this will not be for all networks)
- Directly book meetings into your Supporter's diaries if they have provided a Calendly link.
To get started, hit Report on your progress page. You will be informed when it is time to submit a report on your progress page through the reporting countdown.
For a full walkthough on how to submit a progress report, please go to How do I submit a progress report on my Progress Page?
Reporting is not meant to make you feel under pressure - but encourage improved visibility and honest conversations so Supporter Teams can lean in and help if you need it. Being a leader or an entrepreneur is tough, so having people around you such as Mentors and Coaches can help you succeed.


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A transgender woman who was rejected by her Facebook love interest as a man says they are now a couple and in love following her transition.
Erin Anderson, 22, knew she was born in the wrong body from the age of three, when she would put on her mum's makeup and draw herself as a girl.
She was still living as a man called Aaron when she first approached 28-year-old Jared Norris on social media, believing he was "cute".
At the time, Jared kindly rejected her.
But two years later, after Erin had "come out as trans and a woman", he liked one of her pictures on Instagram and they began dating.
Today, they are a couple - with Jared saying he loves the fact that his "beautiful" Marilyn Monroe I look alike girlfriend is "willing to be herself"


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Prince Gabriel of Sweden, the younger son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia, celebrates his first birthday today.
The Swedish Royal Court released new images in celebration of the Prince's first birthday today which will be celebrated privately with his family. The two pictures were taken by Erika Gerdemark.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia posted one of the images on their official Instagram saying, "Congratulations, Gabriel❤ Love you! For a year, you have spread joy to your big brother and us!"
Gabriel Carl Walther was born on 31 August 2017 in Danderyd Hospital in Danderyd, Sweden. His name and duchy were announced by his grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf in a cabinet meeting on 4 September. The young royal's full title is His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel Carl Walther of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna. A Te Deum service was held later that day to celebrate his birth.
Prince Gabriel was christened into the Church of Sweden on 1 December 2017 in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace. His godparents are his paternal aunt, Princess Madeleine; maternal aunt, Sara Hellqvist; paternal cousin, Thomas de Toledo Sommerlath; friend of his father, Oscar Kylberg; and friend of his mother, Carolina Pihl.
He is sixth in line to the Swedish throne behind his paternal aunt, Crown Princess Victoria; her two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar; his father, Prince Carl Philip; and his older brother, Prince Alexander.
Gabriel has no shortage of young children to play with as his older brother and cousins are all six-years-old or younger. He was born as the sixth grandchild (of seven) and the fourth grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.
The Prince was most recently seen in public at his cousin, Princess Adrienne's christening in June in the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace. A family photo of Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Prince Alexander, and Prince Gabriel was also released earlier this month after being taken in July at Solliden Palace.


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What is Visual Jurisprudence?
Friday, September 26, 2014, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
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Prof. Richard K. Sherwin, New York Law School
In contemporary legal practice, lawyers, judges, and lay jurors face a vast array of visual evidence and visual argument both inside the courtroom and in the court of public opinion. From videos documenting crimes and accidents to computer displays of their digital simulation, increasingly, the search for fact-based justice is becoming an offshoot of visual meaning making. But when law migrates to the screen it lives there as other images do, motivating belief and judgment on the basis of visual delight and unconscious fantasies and desires as well as actualities.
This presentation addresses what it means for jurists to develop a workable visual jurisprudence, offering two different epistemological and ontological models for warranting visual belief. In one model, images serve as copies of an original; in the second model, images operate as event (as performative interaction rather than imitative fact). With this framework in place, we may begin to explore diverse criteria for visual credibility ranging from empirical measurements of truth as 'correctness' to the aesthetics of 'delight' and the experience of visual 'presence' (the image made flesh).
Professor Richard Sherwin is an expert in visual communication, particularly in the domain of visual persuasion in litigation and litigation public relations. His scholarship explores the two-way street between law and culture. In recent works, drawing from a variety of sources (including film, literature, performance studies, cognitive psychology and philosophy), he has been investigating how new communication technologies, particularly the proliferation of visual digital images, are changing the practice and theory of law. What happens, for example, when trial witnesses give way to videos and digital animations of accidents and crimes? Does watching turn the viewer into an "eyewitness"? How does one cross-examine an image? Is anything essential lost in the shift from live testimony to teleconferencing? Is there presence in a digital animation? What is real, and what is simulation? Professor Sherwin argues that jurists need to cultivate visual literacy in order to meet the legitimation demands of law in the current "digital baroque" era. Professor Sherwin gained nationwide attention with his well-received book, When Law Goes Pop: The Vanishing Line between Law and Popular Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2000, 2002),which explores the two-way street between law and popular culture.
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If I approach a person and offer to pay them to assault a third party and the assault took place, I assume that I would be guilty of some crime myself.
If, however, I approach a person and offer to pay their legal fees if they assault a third party, but not pay for the assault itself, would I also be guilty of a crime ??


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If God is a giver then the devil must be a taker. Isn't that how the devil was designed, to be the opposite of everything that is good and righteous? So what happens when he takes all that you have and … Continue reading
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It was now at the foot of my bed inching closer. I knew where it wanted to go. It wanted to fill every orifice. It wanted to be inside of me; it wanted to be in my blood, in womb, in my stomach, in my thoughts, and in my heart. Continue reading
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One Damned Heart Part II: A Paranormal Short Story
Can the love of one heart can change a damned one? Part II of a short work of paranormal romance. Continue reading
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A good ham costs good money. This is a cold hard Christmas truth and the sooner you embrace it, the happier you'll be. Like the fact that Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time. Or that Good King Wenceslas is the only carol that doesn't make you want to stuff baubles in your ears.
A properly stored ham will provide you with at least three weeks of sandwiches and snacking, so it's worth spending a little extra on a prize pig. A sexy leg you can glaze on Christmas morning, slice for unexpected guests on Boxing Day and use to turbocharge scrambled eggs at New Year's brunch. (I have an uncle who keeps salt and pepper shakers in the fridge over Christmas so he can season his help-yourself ham slices without a trip to the pantry. )
For the best ham, buy bone-in. Superior in every way to boneless hams except for ease of cutting. And because frozen pork imported to Australia is not allowed to travel with bones attached, you can be sure a bone-in ham is from a local pig.
Here's Good Food's picks for the best places to ham shop this Christmas.
Sunshine Meats traditional bone-in ham. $13.90 per kg. Photo: Omid Daghighi
Sunshine Meats
Top bloke Jose Pereira has been supplying Sydney with Portuguese-style smallgoods since the early '90s. A trip to Sunshine's cafe and deli isn't complete until you've scoffed a bread roll heaving with chorizo, egg, onion and chilli mayo. Pereira also cures a damn fine ham, naturally smoked using Australian beechwood and infused with maple for mild sweetness. The brine injection is kept to a minimum so there's less water content than those clammy mass-produced hams.
Sunshine sources ham from Bundawarrah Farm near Temora in the NSW Central Tablelands. Bundawarrah is a third generation family-run farm and all of its pigs are bred free-range.
"A nice quality ham is like a good glass of wine," says Pereira. "It's all about quality over quantity. If get your ham from a smaller, hands-on producer they will have sourced their meat from a smaller farm and you know your ham will come with a healthy dose of pride, care and passion."
Ham pick: traditional bone-in. $13.90 per kg whole; $14.50 per kg half.
360 Horsley Road, Milperra, (02) 9774 5543, sunshinemeats.com.au. Delivery options available.
Feather and Bone's traditional bone-in. $174-$268. Photo: Alan Benson. Styled by Jane Hann
Feather and Bone
The legends at this Marrickville butchery work exclusively with farms that focus on regeneration and animal welfare. Hams are from pigs raised entirely outside on chemical-free pastures.
"A farmer who chooses to raise animals exclusively ranging freely on pasture is also choosing a more laborious, but ultimately much more satisfying, productive and regenerative farming management practice," says Feather and Bone co-founder Laura Dalrymple. "We also think that animals raised this way produce much better quality meat."
Feather and Bone hams are brined with sugar and salt and lightly smoked so the pork flavour isn't overshadowed. The team is also happy to skin and score your ham for pick-up and glaze it with a coating of Young Henry's cider, Malfroy's gold honey, mustard and orange.
Ham pick: traditional bone-in. $174-$268 per ham.
8/10-14 Lilian Fowler Place, Marrickville, (02) 9818 2717, featherandbone.com.au. Delivery options available.
Free Range Butcher's pasture-fed ham. $25.99 per kg. Photo: Natalie Lim
Free Range Butcher
This family-run butchery is committed to producing meat that's ethical, sustainable and traceable. It's also delicious. Free Range Butcher took home the medal for NSW's best traditional bone-in ham at the Australian PorkMark Ham Awards in November. Sunshine Meats (above) was awarded the trophy for second-best traditional ham and Mona Vale's German Butchery (below) came in third.
Pigs are mainly sourced from Oakleigh Pasture Pork near Gunnedah, with the Free Range Butcher family farm at Barraba providing the remaining pork. Hams are cured by hand using local honey and smoked in small batches to ensure the ultimate cooking temperature is reached by each leg.
Although there's no physical Free Range Butcher store, hams are still available for online ordering and delivery at the time of print. You can also find the team selling hams at farmers markets around Sydney including Castle Hill, Concord, Frenchs Forest, Kings Cross, Narrabeen, North Sydney and Orange Grove.
Ham pick: bone-in pasture-fed. $25.99 per kg.
German Butchery
The Bexley North butcher that's a one-stop geschaft for weisswurst, bratwurst and kransky is also a bonafide ham hotspot.
Master butcher Tino Dees triple-smokes hams over beechwood after they've been cured with a secret spice mix using traditional European methods. Pick up a package of kassler short-cut bacon when you collect your ham. Ideal for next-level bacon sarnies on Christmas morning.
Ham pick: ham on the bone. $11.90 per kg whole; $12.90 per kg half.
Shop 1/2A Sarsfield Circuit, Bexley North, (02) 9150 6402, german-butchery.com.au.
Kingsmore Meats
This family-run butcher only sources meat from independent farmers who raise animals ethically and naturally. Kingsmore's pork goodness comes from Bundarra Berkshires biodynamic farm on the Murray River and Tallabung Pork in Forbes, NSW, where the Williams family have bred happy, free-range pigs for more than 30 years.
The Christmas ham comes from a heritage black Berkshire, cured in-house at the Rosebery store and smoked over hickory. For an additional fee, team Kingsmore will score, clove and and lacquer your ham with a choice of special glaze, such as a rosemary and morello cherry number spiked with gin from next door neighbours, Archie Rose.
Ham pick: free-range heritage-breed Berkshire ham. $31.99 per kg
The Saporium, 61 Mentmore Avenue, Rosebery, 02 9693 5307, and 22 Plumer Road, Rose Bay, 02 9363 4971, kingsmore.com.au. Delivery options available.
David Jones clove-studded ham. $28.95 per kg. Photo: Supplied
David Jones
DJs purchases hams from Borrowdale Free Range Pork Co, which in turn sources its pigs from a single family-owned farm near Goondiwindi on Queensland's Darling Downs. Hams are slow-cooked for 12 hours and smoked over a combination of ironbark and beechwood.
The retail giant's food team then scores and studs the ham ready for home-glazing. Buy a David Jones spiced pineapple and cranberry glaze ($14.95 for a 450g tub) and they'll throw in a ham bag free.
Ham pick: clove-studded ham. $28.95 per kg.
Available from Bondi, Wollongong and Bourke Street, Melbourne stores. shop.davidjones.com.au
Victor Churchill ready-glazed ham. $230. Photo: Supplied
Victor Churchill
Speaking of ham bags, they don't come much fancier than the collectable sacks at this boutique butchery every Christmas. Designed by Archibald winner Del Kathryn Barton in 2017, and with all proceeds going to charity, the bags have already sold out, so best sign up to Victor Churchill's newsletter if you want to be one of the first to know when the 2018 edition becomes available.
Victor Churchill only offers the one ham but it's a bloody cracker – highly-marbled rare-breed black Berkshire Kurobuta cured using a 100-year-old family brine recipe and hot-smoked for three days over ironbark and beechwood. The wagyu of the pork world.
It's not the cheapest leg in town, but how many hams are you buying a year? Stud, glaze and be merry.
Ham pick: traditional full leg, bone-in (approximately 7-8kg). $230.
132 Queen Street, Woollahra, (02) 9328 0402 victorchurchill.com. Delivery options available.


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Sony/ATV Music Publishing is the largest music publishing company in the world and is co-owned by Sony Corporation and the Estate of Michael Jackson.[1]
The company was originally founded as Associated Television (ATV) in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1985, ATV Music Publishing was sold to Michael Jackson for $47.5 million. Paul McCartney, who had told Jackson about the importance of owning publishing, admitted he felt somewhat undercut by the acquisition because Sony/ATV Music Publishing owned the publishing rights to most of The Beatles' songs, although he did not enter bidding when it came up for sale in 1984.[2][3][4]
In December 1995, Michael Jackson agreed to merge ATV Music Publishing with Sony Music Publishing, a division of Sony Corporation, to form Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2012 an investor consortium led by Sony/ATV Music Publishing acquired EMI Music Publishing for approximately $2.2 billion.[5] Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing now operate as one company, with the former entity administering the catalog of the latter under a complex business structure. Following the acquisition, Sony/ATV Music Publishing is now the largest music publishing company in the world with over 2 million songs under management.
Sony/ATV was originally founded as a subsidiary of the UK's Associated Television (ATV). ATV operated a commercial television company, broadcasting from 1955 in London (until 1968) and the English Midlands as part of the Independent Television (ITV) network.
Business tycoon Louis Benjamin was involved with Lew Grade as part of one of the three major record companies in the UK at the time. The company was Pye Records which, along with EMI and (the British) Decca Records, accounted for the vast majority of music records sold in the UK.[6] In 1959, ATV acquired 50% of Pye Records.[7] Between them, Grade and Benjamin held most of the shares.[6] ATV Music Publishing was created to exploit the catalogue of songs written by artists on the Pye Record label, and for the themes to ITC and ATV television programmes. The UK rights to some of the rock 'n' roll music from the US were also bought by ATV.[6] Grade established ATV's headquarters alongside those of Pye Records; off Edgware Road, beside the Marble Arch in central London.[8]
The 1950s/1960s was a good period for Grade and his brothers, Bernard Delfont and Leslie Grade, and their companies. Pye Records had major artists of the period under contract. The Searchers, The Kinks, Donovan, The Moody Blues, Mungo Jerry, and Petula Clark were some of the artists that recorded for Pye Records. Pye also had contracts with several US companies, allowing them to manufacture and distribute records in the UK. Chess Records was among those, and counted Chuck Berry as one of its top artists.[8]
ATV Music acquired the rights to the Lennon–McCartney song catalog, Northern Songs, in 1968.[9] The catalog featured every song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney until The Beatles' legal split in 1971. Northern Songs had been co-owned and administered by Brian Epstein and Dick James. Following Epstein's death in 1967, James put the company up for sale. Lennon and McCartney, upset that the songs they had written were not theirs legally, attempted to gain ownership of the publishing rights.[9] Their bid to gain control, part of a long and acrimonious fight, failed. The financial clout of Grade, their adversary in the bidding war, ensured that the music written by the two Beatles passed into the control of ATV.[9]
ATV Music Publishing remained a successful organization in the music industry throughout the 1970s. Len Beadle, the company's chief executive, signed up many songwriters and bought numerous song catalogs. The catalog acquisitions, along with the continuing royalties from Lennon and McCartney, ensured that large amounts of money were frequently coming in for ATV Music Publishing. Despite the success of the music publishing organization, other ventures formed by Grade were not performing as well. Pye Records, which continued to distribute music from artists such as Carl Douglas and Barry White, was failing to bring in large amounts of money.[10] The main television arm of ATV lost its government-granted license and their English Midlands franchise was awarded to Central Television.
By the mid-1980s, ATV Music Publishing and Pye Records were both up for sale. The companies were bought relatively cheaply by Australian businessman Robert Holmes à Court, who acquired Associated Communications Corporation (the parent company) in 1982,[11] asset-stripped the subsidiaries, and sacked many long serving employees before selling the companies on again.[12][13][14] During this time, American singer Michael Jackson was recording "Say Say Say" for Paul McCartney's Pipes of Peace album. Jackson stayed at the home of McCartney and his wife Linda during the recording sessions, becoming friendly with both. One evening whilst at the dining table, McCartney brought out a thick, bound notebook displaying all the songs to which he owned the publishing rights. Jackson grew more excited as he examined the pages. He inquired about how to buy songs and what the songs were used for.[4] McCartney explained that music publishing was a way to make big money. Jackson replied by telling McCartney that he would buy The Beatles' songs one day. McCartney laughed, saying "Great. Good joke."[15]
Jackson was first informed that the ATV catalog was up for sale in Sept. 1984 by his attorney, John Branca, who had put together Jackson's earlier catalog acquisitions. Warned of the competition he would face in buying such popular songs, Jackson remained resolute in his decision to purchase them.[2][4] Branca approached McCartney's attorney to query whether the Beatle was planning to bid. The attorney stated he wasn't; it was "too pricey."[2][3] According to Bert Reuter, who negotiated the sale of ATV Music for Holmes à Court, "We had given Paul McCartney first right of refusal but Paul didn't want it at that time."[16] Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono had been contacted as well but also did not enter bidding.[3]
McCartney had previously attempted to purchase the catalog alongside Ono in 1981.[2] He was offered the catalog for £20 million ($40 million USD) and proposed the pair would each pay £10 million.[3][17] Ono refused as she thought it was too high a price. McCartney spoke about the offer at a press conference in April, 1990, explaining that Ono "actually said 'I think we can get it for 5.' So I said, 'Well ok, you know, let's see what we can do.' And we couldn't."[17] Not wanting to buy the songs himself and potentially be seen as being "grabby" for "owning John Lennon's bit of the songs," McCartney let the offer fall through.[3][17]
The competitors in the 1984 sale of ATV Music included Charles Koppelman and Marty Bandier's New York-based The Entertainment Co., Virgin Records, New York real estate tycoon Samuel J. LeFrak, and financier Charles Knapp. On Nov. 20, 1984, Jackson sent a bid of $46 million to Holmes à Court. Branca suggested the amount of the bid after having spent time evaluating the earnings of the catalog and learning of another bid for $39 million. Jackson was only interested in the music copyrights, but the package also included buildings, a recording studio, some studio equipment and life insurance policies on Beatles members (presumably Lennon's was collected in 1980). The two sides signed a non-binding memorandum of mutual interest in Dec. 1984 and Jackson's team began a four-month process of verifying ATV Music's legal documents, financial reports, and every significant composition in the nearly 4000-song catalog.[4]
The two sides began drafting contracts in Jan. 1985 and follow-through meetings began on Mar. 16. Jackson's team described the negotiations as frustrating, with frequent shifts of position by the other side. One Holmes à Court rep described the negotiations as a "game of poker." Jackson's team thought they had reached a deal several times, but new bidders would enter the picture or they would encounter new areas of debate. The prospective deal went through eight drafts. In May 1985, Jackson's team walked away from negotiations after having spent hundreds of hours and over $1 million. In June 1985, they learned Koppelman/Bandier had made a tentative agreement with Holmes à Court to buy the catalog for $50 million.[4]
But in early Aug., Holmes à Court contacted Jackson and talks resumed. Jackson only raised his bid to $47.5 million, but he had the advantage of being able to close the deal faster, having completed due diligence of ATV Music prior to any formal agreement.[4] He also agreed visit Australia as a guest of Holmes à Court and appear on the Channel Seven Perth Telethon.[4][16] Holmes à Court included some more assets and agreed to establish a scholarship in Jackson's name at a U.S. university.[4] Branca closed the deal and purchased ATV Music on Jackson's behalf for $47.5 million on Aug. 10. 1985.[2][4] In Oct. 1985, Jackson fulfilled his contract provision to visit Perth, Western Australia and appear on the telethon, where he spoke briefly and met with two children.[4][16]
In an analysis of the acquisition, the Los Angeles Times noted that if "Yesterday" were to earn $100,000 a year in royalties, the Lennon estate and McCartney would divide 50% of the income; $25,000 each. The publisher, Jackson, would receive the other 50%; $50,000. It was mentioned that "Yesterday" probably earns more than $100,000 a year. The publisher would also control the use of the song in films, commercials and stage productions.[2][4] Jackson went on to use the Beatles' songs in numerous commercials, feeling that it would enable a new generation of fans to enjoy the music. McCartney, who had himself used the Buddy Holly song catalogue in commercials, felt saddened.[2] Privately, Jackson was reported to have expressed exasperation at McCartney's attitude; he felt that the musician should have paid for the songs he had written.[2] At the time, McCartney was one of the richest entertainers in the world, with a net worth of $560 million and a royalty income of $41 million.[2] Jackson stated, "If he didn't want to invest $47.5 million in his own songs, then he shouldn't come crying to me now".[2]
And which was, you know, that was cool, somebody had to get it, I suppose. What happened actually was then I started to ring him up. I thought, OK, here's the guy historically placed to give Lennon–McCartney a good deal at last. Cuz we got signed when we were 21 or something in a back alley in Liverpool. And the deal, it's remained the same, even though we made this company the most famous…hugely successful. So I kept thinking, it was time for a raise. Well you would, you know. [David Letterman: Yes, I think so.] And so it was great. But I did talk to him about it. But he kind of blanked me on it. He kept saying, "That's just business Paul." You know. So, "yeah it is," and waited for a reply. But we never kind of got to it. And I thought, mmm…So we kind of drifted apart. It was no big bust up. We kind of drifted apart after that. But he was a lovely man, massively talented, and we miss him.
Ono was pleased that Jackson had acquired Northern Songs and called it a "blessing."[2] Speaking in November, 1990, Ono stated, "Businessmen who aren't artists themselves wouldn't have the consideration Michael has. He loves the songs. He's very caring."[2] She added that if she and McCartney were to own the songs, there would certainly be arguments. Ono explained that neither she or McCartney needed that. "If Paul got the songs, people would have said, 'Paul finally got John.' And if I got them, they'd say, 'Oh, the dragon lady strikes again.'"[2]
The merging of ATV with Sony establishes our commitment to create one of the largest music publishing ventures in the world. We have been working on this for over a year and, now, with the two of us together, the sky is our only limit.
After Jackson's acquisition of ATV Music Publishing, his record label's owner, CBS, was negotiating the sale of its record division in an unrelated deal. The record company was renamed Sony Music Entertainment in 1991. Following hurriedly arranged meetings and disagreements over the selling price, a deal was sealed by Jackson during a concert in Tokyo.[20] Upon seeing the success of this sale, Japanese corporation Sony sought to break away from its core business of hardware manufacturing and diversify into music, films and games. Looking for further opportunities, the company aimed to expand its music publishing interests. The Japanese corporation, since it wanted to diversify in the media, offered Jackson $90 million for a 50% stake in the ATV catalogue via a merger with Sony Music. Through the agreement, Jackson would become one of the most important shareholders in Sony.[20][21] Jackson gladly accepted; he had essentially acquired half ownership of the Beatles' songs for a large profit.[20] Jackson's own songs were not included in the deal.[19] Sony and ATV having merged, the new company was named Sony/ATV Music Publishing and became the second largest music publisher in the world.[20] Michael P. Schulhof, President and CEO of Sony Corporation of America, welcomed the merger and praised Jackson for his efforts in the venture. "Michael Jackson is not only the most successful entertainer in history; he is also an astute businessman. Michael understands the importance of copyrights and the role they play in the introduction to new technologies."[19] He added that Jackson recognises Sony's "leadership in developing and realizing new technologies that serve to expand the creative horizon of artists such as himself".[19] Administrative expertise was provided by Sony, who installed Paul Russell as chairman. Jackson was a company director and attended board meetings regularly.[20] As each party in the arrangement held the power of veto, both sides would have to agree on a decision before it could be made. If neither party agreed on a decisions, they would not be implemented.[20]
In May 2001, Jackson denied rumours that he was planning to sell the Beatles' song catalogue. Rumours had circulated that the singer was to sell them in order to finance the upkeep of Neverland Ranch and to cover legal bill expenses.[23] The singer announced in a statement, "I want to clarify a silly rumour – The Beatles catalogue is not for sale, has not been for sale and will never be for sale."[23] Sony/ATV Music Publishing continued to acquire song catalogues in the 21st century. In November 2001, the company signed country singer Tony Martin to an exclusive songwriting and co-publishing deal. Through the deal, they acquired Martin's Baby Mae Music catalog of 600 songs, which includes Joe Diffie's "Third Rock from the Sun" and Jeff Carson's "Not on Your Love".[24] In July 2002, Sony/ATV Music Publishing bought veteran country music publisher Acuff-Rose for $157 million. The venture included music publishing rights to 55,000 country music songs, including the music of Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison,[25][26] as well as the master recordings of the defunct label Hickory Records. Sony/ATV revived Hickory Records as the in-house record label imprint in 2007, with distribution handled by Sony Music's RED Distribution.[27] Sony/ATV also owns the masters of Dial Records, Four Star Records and Challenge Records.[28]
In 2006, Sony gained operational control of Sony/ATV and obtained an option to buy half of Jackson's stake in the company at any time for a fixed price of $250 million.[29][30][31][32] Sony has not exercised the option.
Digital sheet music provider Musicnotes.com announced in June 2006 that it had signed a long-term distribution agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Musicnotes.com would produce and sell digital sheet music and guitar tablature for songs from Sony/ATV's extensive catalog.[33] "As a music publisher, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to promote our songs and songwriters," Sony/ATV chairman and chief executive David Hockman announced in a statement.[33] Another company acquisition was made in 2007, when Sony/ATV purchased Famous Music, a music publishing business with song catalogue of more than 125,000 songs including "Moon River" and "Footloose." The deal, sought by Viacom, included the assumption of around $30 million of debt. The company purchased the business for $370 million. The song catalogue also includes the hits of Eminem, Akon, Linda Perry, Björk, Shakira and Beck.[34][35] With this acquisition, Sony/ATV acquired the rights to publish music from films released by Viacom's Paramount Pictures subsidiary, which had founded Famous Music in 1928 to publish music from its films. This also included films released by DreamWorks, which Viacom acquired in 2006.
Following Jackson's death in June 2009, it was revealed that Sony/ATV Music Publishing would keep control of the Beatles' songs.[36] Upon his death, Jackson's entertainment attorney, Joel Katz, commented on the singer's work as a businessman. "Michael Jackson was a perfectionist and his business affairs are worldwide. Many of them are quite ongoing and will be dealt with appropriately."[36] Ivan Thornton, a private-wealth adviser who worked with Jackson and his family, also commended the business side of the musician. "His business mind was fascinating. We'd go to meetings with bankers and Wall Street people and once I explained the language to him, he totally got it. There was no formal education there, but his natural knack was off the charts."[36]
In November 2011, Citigroup announced a tentative deal to sell EMI, with the recorded music arm going to Vivendi's Universal Music Group for $1.9 billion and the publishing business going to a Sony/ATV-led consortium for around $2.2 billion.[37] Other members of the Sony consortium include Blackstone and Abu Dhabi-owned investment fund Mubadala.[38] In March 2012, concessions were offered to the European Union to help win approval of the consortium's purchase.[39] The deal won European Union approval on April 19, 2012.[40] As part of the deal, Sony/EMI divested the publishing rights for Famous Music UK and Virgin Music. These catalogues were acquired by BMG Rights Management in December 2012 for $150 million.[41]
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Farewell My Summer Love
Looking Back to Yesterday
Thriller 25
Bad 25
World tours
Bad World Tour
Dangerous World Tour
HIStory World Tour
MJ & Friends
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special
United We Stand: What More Can I Give
This Is It
The Wiz
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Captain EO
Michael Jackson's Ghosts
Men in Black II
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Bad 25
Michael Jackson: The Last Photo Shoot
Video albums
Dangerous: The Short Films
Video Greatest Hits – HIStory
HIStory on Film, Volume II
Number Ones
The One
Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
Michael Jackson's Vision
The Life of an Icon
Live at Wembley July 16, 1988
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story
Move Like Michael Jackson
"Stark Raving Dad" (The Simpsons episode)
Video games
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Space Channel 5
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
Space Channel 5: Part 2
Michael Jackson: The Experience
Planet Michael
Dancing the Dream
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
MJ & Friends
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special
United We Stand: What More Can I Give
Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert
Neverland Ranch
Northern Songs
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Influence on society
Heal the World Foundation
Thrill the World
Thriller viral video
Thriller – Live
Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour
Michael Jackson: One
Unreleased songs
Records and achievements
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Thriller jacket
Michael Jackson-related games
Jackson family
Lisa Marie Presley
Debbie Rowe
Quincy Jones
Kenny Ortega
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show
Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson
Katherine Esther Scruse (mother)
Joseph Walter Jackson (father)
Maureen Reillette Brown (elder sister)
Sigmund Esco Jackson (elder brother)
Toriano Adaryll Jackson (elder brother)
Jermaine LaJuane Jacksun (elder brother)
La Toya Yvonne Jackson (elder sister)
Marlon David Jackson (elder brother)
Steven Randall Jackson (younger brother)
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (younger sister)
Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. (son)
Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson (daughter)
Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson II (son)
Austin Brown (nephew)
Lisa Marie Presley (ex-wife)
Deborah Jeanne "Debbie" Rowe (ex-wife)
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Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NGR)
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Cellius (49%)
SN Systems
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Columbia Records
RCA Records
Epic Records
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (50%)
EMI Music Publishing (19%)
Sony Music Nashville
Arista Nashville
Columbia Nashville
RCA Records Nashville
Provident Label Group
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Ultra Records
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Legacy Recordings
RED Distribution
Black Butter Records
Kemosabe Records
The Orchard
Robbins Entertainment
Syco Music (50%)
Sony Music Australia
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Sony Music Japan
Aniplex of America
A-1 Pictures
Sony Music Latin
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List of Acquisitions
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Kazuo Hirai
Masaru Ibuka
Nobuyuki Idei
Yasuo Kuroki
Ken Kutaragi
Michael Lynton
Akio Morita
Norio Ohga
Amy Pascal
Howard Stringer
Nicole Seligman
History of Sony
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External links
Guest, Lynton (2006). The Trials of Michael Jackson. Aureus Publishing.
^ "Investor Group Including Sony Corporation of America Completes Acquisition of EMI Music Publishing". Sony/ATV Music Publishing News. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012. Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a joint venture between Sony and the Estate of Michael Jackson...
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Taraborrelli (2004) p335–338
^ a b c d e Doyle, Jack (7 July 2009). "Michael & McCartney, 1990s–2009". The Pop History Dig.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hilburn, Robert (22 Sep 1985). "The long and winding road". Los Angeles Times.
^ Halperin, Shirley (June 30, 2012). "Sold! EMI Music Publishing to Consortium Led by Sony/ATV, Michael Jackson Estate for $2.2 Billion". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ a b c Guest (2006) pp4–5
^ Billboard - Google Books. Books.google.com. 1958-11-10. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
^ a b Guest (2006) p7
^ a b c Guest (2006) p8
^ Guest (2006) p9
^ "Holmes à Court, Michael Robert Hamilton (1937–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition. Melbourne University Publishing, The Australian National University. Retrieved 2 Jan 2010.
^ Kraar, Louis (19 Aug 1985). "Robert Holmes a Court spends a lot of time in his Perth study, pondering computer chess moves and takeover strategy. He's made a fortune buying corporate dogs.". Fortune. Retrieved 2009-06-13. Lord Lew Grade, chairman of Associated Communications Corp., one of Britain's largest entertainment conglomerates, welcomed Holmes a Court into his tent several years back. Before the British impresario knew what hit him, Holmes a Court owned the company and Lord Grade was looking for a job.
^ Faith, Nicholas (14 Dec 1998). "Obituary: Lord Grade". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2009-06-13. Robert Holmes a Court, the Australian financier, took advantage of ACC's parlous position by buying the company relatively cheaply and as soon as he took control started sacking long-serving employees (including Grade's favourite tea lady). In a spiteful gesture after easing Grade out of ACC he removed Grade's credits from two highly successful films he had financed before losing control.
^ Guest (2006) pp10–11
^ Taraborrelli (2004) p333–334
^ a b c "Michael Jackson 1958–2009". Today Tonight. 2009-06-25. Coverage of the sale of ATV Music at 2:36 minutes in. Seven Network. TVW. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3htpIVyUtec. Retrieved 9 Jan 2010.
^ a b c "Paul McCartney refused an offer to buy the ATV Catalog for £20 million". Audio & transcript of McCartney discussing the ATV offer at a 1990 press conference. 13 Nov 2010.
^ "Paul Mccartney on David Letterman – Part 2 of 3" (Youtube video). At 3:25 McCartney talks about Jackson acquiring the Beatles songs. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 19 Nov 2010.
^ a b c d Michael Jackson and Sony enter joint publishing venture valued at $600 million.
^ a b c d e f Guest (2006) pp12–13
^ Taraborrelli (2004) p617
^ Pareles, Jon (January 4, 1989). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; CBS Records to Buy Tree, Ending an Era in Nashville". The New York Times.
^ a b "Jackson 'will not sell' Beatles' songs".
^ "Sony/ATV Music Publishing signs Tony Martin".
^ "Jackson made Exeter FC director". BBC. July 3, 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
^ "In Brief: Clinic, Alanis".
^ "Hot New Releases From Sony/ATV's Hickory Records". Sony/ATV News. May 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
^ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080804005870&newsLang=en
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^ "Jackson Assets Draw the Gaze of Wall Street". New York Times. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
^ "Michael Jackson Refinances to Stave Off Bankruptcy (Update2)". Bloomberg L.P. 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
^ "The Company To Watch". Billboard. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
^ a b "Sony/ATV songs to be available in digital sheet music".
^ "Viacom sells Famous Music to Sony/ATV".
^ Swash, Rosie (May 31, 2007). "Jackson buys Eminem rights". London: The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
^ a b c Fixmer, Andy (June 27, 2009). "Sony-Jackson Partnership Said to Plan on Keeping Beatles Rights".
^ Joshua R. Wueller, Mergers of Majors: Applying the Failing Firm Doctrine in the Recorded Music Industry, 7 Brook. J. Corp. Fin. & Com. L. 589, 602 (2013).
^ Atkinson, Claire (2011-11-11). "Citi to sell EMI for $4.1B to Universal, Sony/ATV". NYPOST.com. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
^ Sony Offers European Union Concessions In EMI Publishing Purchase
^ Sony-Led Group Wins EU Approval to Buy EMI Unit
^ http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/bmg-concludes-virgin-and-famous-uk-songs-deal/054723
^ Pulley, Brett (December 8, 2002). "Who's The Unfairest Of Them All?". Forbes. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
^ Gundersen, Edna (November 25, 2003). "For Jackson, scandal could spell financial ruin". USA Today. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
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^ "Witness: Jacko Lived Way Above Means".
^ "Family: Michael Jackson Had A Will". CBS News. June 30, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
^ ElBoghdady, Dina (June 29, 2012). "Sony Closes Its Acquisition of EMI Music Publishing".
^ Christman, Ed (April 18, 2012). "Sony Plans To Cut 326 EMI Music Publishing Jobs Over Two Years".
^ Christman, Ed (August 20, 2012). "Michael Jackson's Mijac Music Catalog Moves to Sony/ATV".
List of Sony/ATV Music Publishing artists
Hickory Records
See also
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a joint venture between Sony and the Estate of Michael Jackson...
Lord Lew Grade, chairman of Associated Communications Corp., one of Britain's largest entertainment conglomerates, welcomed Holmes a Court into his tent several years back. Before the British impresario knew what hit him, Holmes a Court owned the company and Lord Grade was looking for a job.
Robert Holmes a Court, the Australian financier, took advantage of ACC's parlous position by buying the company relatively cheaply and as soon as he took control started sacking long-serving employees (including Grade's favourite tea lady). In a spiteful gesture after easing Grade out of ACC he removed Grade's credits from two highly successful films he had financed before losing control.
In 2005, Jackson's defense attorney, Thomas Mesereau, claimed that the song catalogue had been valued at between $4 billion and $5 billion.[46] Jackson's own financial documents stated that his 50% share of the catalogue was worth $390.6 million as of 2007,[47] which would have made the entire catalogue worth $781.2 million. When Sony/ATV led the consortium that acquired EMI Music Publishing in 2012 (with Sony/ATV becoming administrator and 38% shareholder), it became the largest publishing company in the world, with more than 2 million songs[48] and estimated revenues of over 1.25 billion dollars per year.[49] As of 2012, Sony/ATV administers Jackson's other publishing firm, Mijac, which includes songs written by Jackson himself (amongst others), and which used to be administered by competitor Warner/Chappell Music.[50]
[45] The value of the company was further estimated by Ryan Schinman, chief of Platinum Rye, to be $1.5 billion.[44] "Buyers would be lining up around the block if it were ever put up for sale," he said. "And I'd be in the front of the line."[44] Charles Koppelman, a veteran music industry executive, stated that $1 billion was more reflective of Sony/ATV Music Publishing's worth.[44] Industry experts valued the catalogue at between $600 million and $1 billion in 2004, based on the sales of rival catalogues.[43]
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