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Code Geass
Lelouch Vi Britannia, prince of the Britannian Empire and secret identity of the Black Knight's commander Zero, spent immense efforts in an attempt to topple the regime of his father, Charles Zi Britannia after the death of his mother and the blinding and crippling of his sister, Nunnally vi Britannia. He turned the uncoordinated members of multiple Japanese resistance groups into a fierce force using the manipulative power of Geass, which allows him to control any person he makes eye contact with. He was given this power by the mysterious C.C. (said C2) who is a clever, green-haired girl.
Lelouch eventually managed to bring the forces of the Chinese Federation under his power after a brutal coup d'etat, in the process gaining a large following of other nations who wished to fight Britannia. After stopping his father's plans to change the world by eliminating lying completely, Lelouch took his mantle as Emperor of Britannia, with his childhood friend and once bitter rival Suzaku Kururugi as his personal bodyguard. Lelouch, now known by the leaders of the Black Knights to be a fraud, a liar and a manipulator, uses Suzaku rather than the power of Geass to take control of the United Federation of Nations, thus showing that he is more than a match for anything his opponents can come up with, as Suzaku controls what is easily the greatest Knightmare on the planet, and while under Lelouch's control to "LIVE!" he is able to channel the command into fighting prowess unmatched by any other.
During his rule as uncontested ruler of Earth, Lelouch abandoned all of his previously indicated morals, arresting every member of the Black Knights that he could get his hands on, publicly executing them for their dissent. The world quickly resented Emperor Lelouch, and he knew this. One day, while transporting Kallen Kozuki (Lelouch as Zero's personal bodyguard) and other Black Knights for execution, with Nunnally in chains and little clothing below him, Zero appears. The crowd shocked, Zero moves with a speed rivaling a Knightmare frame's, easily avoiding Lelouch's personal guard and stabbing the Emperor through the chest with a sword. Lelouch tumbles to the floor, his plans being realized by Kallen and Nunnally, who are heartbroken that the person who meant the most to them would go so far for the sake of world peace.
Once Empress Nunnally was coronated as Britannia latest Empress, she immediately began peace negotiations with Area 11, beginning by returning Area 11 to it's original form, of Japan, allowing them independence of Britannia, and offering to assist in rebuilding Japan, in exchange for an alliance with Britannia. Suzaku, in disguise as Zero, Leader of the Black Knights, even brought forth, the suggestion of Britannia stationing a small detachment of Britannian troops in japan, while The Black Knights also stationed a small detachment in Britannia's capital, to show each others new found friendship. On the surface, things were flowing smoothly. However, often times, such deep scars as war, are not so easily forgotten.
Many Britannians still believe themselves above the Japanese, or as they still lie to call them behind closed doors, 11's, despite Empress Nunnally emphasizing how Britannians are no greater than any other. To drive that fact home, Empress Nunnally has been very strict on her laws against discrimination, and racism, even going as far as stripping nobles of their nobility, as punishment for acts of racism. As such, few nobles now voice their opinions on the Japanese. However, this doesn't stop the Britannian troops from often times antagonizing The Black Knight detachment stationed at the capital. This information has often made it's way back to Japan, and angers the Black Knights that their Comrades over in Britannia get treated so, despite the Empresses efforts to prevent such incidents. This has often led to the Japanese in Japan to act in a similar fashion to the Britannian detachment in japan, which in turn makes its way to Britannian forces in Britannia, thus angering them, creating a viscous cycle. But those were only the beginnings.
Many in Britannia feel that the Black Knight troops stationed in the capital, are one of Zero's elaborate plots, to attempt a coup d'etat against Britannia. At the same time, the Japanese believe that the Britannian Empress is positioning her enemies to attack Japan, just as it lowers its guard. More conspiracy theories began cropping up, but all were unfounded, often being formed from nothing more than one factions dislike of the other.
For years, this went on, tensions kept at a relatively low level, by each factions respective leaders. But then, the Black Knights faced an unforeseen event. Zero, once again, vanished without a trace, leaving Kallen as leader of the Black Knights. This shook the Black Knights, some even voicing their beliefs that Zero had actually been assassinated, and was being covered up, with the story that he left of his own free will, leaving Kallen as the leader. A few even challenged Kallen for leadership. However, after a few months of chaos among the ranks of the Black Knights, order was returned, Kallen still holding her position of Leader of the Black Knights. However, conspiracy theories still remained, making Japans and Britannias peace even more stressed.
And from the chaos among the Black Knights, several higher ups in Britannia began worrying about an attack, from some of the more anti-Britannian members of the Black Knights. Which caused some of the more anti-Japanese members of Britannia to increase their attempts to ostracize the Black Knights stationed in the capital of Britannia.
And so, years passed, after Zero's disappearance, and tensions continued to rise imperceptibly , as each faction restrained their thoughts of the other, as the Leaders attempted to keep mending broken bonds. Japan has become greatly fixed, over the 22 years, many of the regions that had been lowered to rubble, now looking as they once did before Britannias initial invasion. However, Japan has decided to leave the area surrounding the site of the first F.L.E.I.J.A. Warhead, as a monument to those that lost their lives, whether willing or not, during the time of Japan's war for freedom, and the trials it faced.
Knightmare Frame development has all but ceased, with no new research being conducted, nor any new weapons undergoing testing. At most, the only form of new Knightmare Frame that has been done, has been from those wealthy enough, ordering a custom made, or modified Knightmare Frame, though, often times, it's meant more for decoration, than for actual use.
As it stands, the most threatening force for either faction, is those that break from the ranks to lash out at the other side. However, these are dealt with swiftly and efficiently. It seemed the world had reached the greatest level of peace that could be achieved at this point, with no threat of open conflict from either faction.
However, a force forgotten to all, but those who played an active role in his story, has returned. He appears all over the world, at the exact same time, his mask and commanding voice bringing back good and horrible memories. His name: Zero. Arriving in a spectacular fashion, much as the last Zero, with dramatic flair, with a proclamation, that will shake the world.
Now, new heroes, both in combat, and on the field of diplomacy, must arise to face this new great and powerful threat. However, can the Black Knights and Britannia put aside their pasts, their love, and hate, as well as their memories of each other, and this all too well known foe, for the good, of the entire world?
Zeros Rebirth
The Zero Requiem Has ended. Nunnally was given the Britannian Throne. Kallen, assumed leadership, of the Black Knights, upon Zero once again, vanishing into the shadows. 22 years have passed. Britannia and japan, now share a somewhat stable friendship, more only from the friendship of each respective factions leaders, Nunnally and Kallen. Over these 22 years, Japan has been rebuilt, leaving only the site of the First F.L.E.I.J.A. warhead, as a memorial to all of the lives lost, to liberate Japan. The end of the Zero Requiem, is Celebrated, with it's own Holiday, known as 'The World's Requiem', and is celebrated worldwide. A Ceremony is held, every year, host By Britannia's 100th Empress Nunnally, and Leader of the Black Knights, Kallen. Every year, Both of these political titans, gives a speech, commemorating those, who gave their lives. As payment, to those who did give their lives, to liberate Japan, Every year, A Knightmare, of one War Hero, Decided at random, is reconstructed, to offer tribute to that Pilot, as well as a symphony piece is created to be played during the ceremonial speech, to commemorate, the rest of those valiant warriors.
Today, is the day Of the World's Requiem. Many Britannian Nobles often attend, to appear un-biased against the Japanese, for the Empress. The truck, has pulled up, that held the commemorative Knightmare. Nunnally has finished her portion of the speech. "I now turn the next portion, Over to leader of the Black Knights, Kallen Kouzuki." Nunnally Said, before having her wheelchair recede away from the microphone upon the stage. Kallen stood, and approached the microphone, it raising on its own to meet her. "To begin with, I would like to Commemorate our next War Hero, the Enigmatic Liberator, ZERO. Although he survived Till the end of the Zero Requiem, by killing the tyrant Lelouche Vi Britannia, and thus securing world peace, and then providing assistance in the Revival of the World, before his mysterious disappearance Ten years ago, The world was at a loss, from the assumed death of a great war hero, We Bring forth this Knightmare, A replica of ZERO's personal Knightmare, the-"
Just at that moment, a large smoke screen, which quickly rose up into the sky, surrounding the entire truck housing the Commemorative Knightmare, as Mechanical noises were heard from within the Smoke cloud, as Sounds, of some machine turned on, and then a shock wave of air, began dissipating the column of smoke, as Suddenly a Knightmare flew out of the top of the smoke Stack, before Flying straight out into the center of the F.L.E.I.J.A. site, before turning around to show it's True Form.
Just then, a voice came from the Knightmare, amplified through to speaker system of the Ceremony. "Assumed Death? Do you think something as trivial as 'Death' is something that would stop one such ZERO?"
Kallen and Nunnally wore faces of confusion, all through the Knightmares appearance. "What the- That's Not- Who the Hell are you! And what is that Knightmare?!" Kallen asked, astounded that a Knightmare that had never before been seen, now stood in front of the World.
"Do you not recognize my voice, Kallen? You, who aided me, from the very beginning, has forgotten me, in such a short time?" The Knightmare spoke. Just then, the cockpit opened up, as Zero stepped out, to stand atop His Knightmare. "World, Know this! Your 'Hero' ZERO, Has RETURNED!" Zero announced, flaring out his cape in a dramatic fashion.
Nunnally and Kallen were astounded. The one man, they had thought dead, for the past ten years, assuming he would never return, now stood before them, atop a new Knightmare, addressing the world, as he once did before, in the Very beginning, upon announcing the creation of the Black Knights. Nunnally seemed on the brink of tears, a mix of confusion, shock, and happiness, across her face, as Kallen's face suddenly became a visage of rage. "Yooouuu...."
Just then, a Knightmare that had been guarding the platform where Nunnally and Kallen stood, an Akatsuki model Black Knight Knightmare suddenly charged at the King Arthur. Zero simply slowly stepped back into his Knightmare, as suddenly, from the base of the Crater, Another Knightmare frame erupted up from the ground and flew straight up, seemingly faster than the Guren Seiten Eight Elements, to simply wrap it's arms around the Knightmare, about 75 meters away from the King Arthur, and a Hundred meters away from where Kallen and Nunnally stood atop the Platform.
The Akatsuki pilot began spitting out obscenities, as his Knightmare was suddenly held in place by this new curiously shaped Knightmare, When Zero interrupted him as well. "World, hear me, and hear me well. I have found the hiding sight of the Damocles, along with it's storehouse of Fleija Warheads, and have mastered the power of the Fleija." Just then, the King Arthur drew a semi rifle shaped weapon from the back of it's hip, as it extended to it's full length, and aimed the Gun at the pair of Knightmares. "Witness my power. Bastion, you serve your King well, in your duties as Rook." Just then, The King Arthur fired the weapon, as a small missile flew, to hit the Bastion in the back. At that moment, a large pink sphere instantly enveloped both Knightmares. "Witness, My control of Fleija." As suddenly, the sphere suddenly shrunk, followed by a shock wave of air, from the explosion, of this sphere. "World. You have just witnessed, the first launch, of the Mini-Fleija." ZERO announced, as the smoke cleared, to Reveal the mysterious Knightmare, the Bastion still floating, completely and utterly unscathed from the Fleija, whereas the Akatsuki Knightmare, is nowhere to be seen. "Witness this example, of My power. And Bow, before your New Ruler And King, ZERO!" Zero announced, The King Arthur raised its arms, as ZERO would with an announcement of such magnitude, that would Shake the foundation of the world.
Kallen's face was one of utter disbelief. Not only, had Zero returned, He arrived, with not one, but two, completely knew Knightmare's along with a weapon of such accurate but devastating power, as well as A Knightmare that could be at the very core of a Fleija explosion, and come out completely unfazed, It was just all too much for her to accept and understand. "You... You are Not ZERO!!!" Kallen screamed at the Knightmares.
"Kallen, ask yourself this; Who else, has the mind, to plan, arrange and execute, a plan, such as this? I, for one, find your lack of Faith disturbing." Zero then began to slowly spin, addressing the rest of the camera's surrounding the Fleija Site. "World, I, ZERO, have returned, Now the Master of Fleija, and soon, ruler of those who wish to serve, and eradicator of those who oppose. I will eradicate this world if I must. However, not all shall face the wrath of Fleija. Those, who come to serve me, shall be spared from Fleija, and will live to see a new world order!" Just then, The King Arthur turned back to Kallen and Nunnally, and put its hand out, as if offering a hand, just to Clench it's fist. "WORLD. ZERO commands you: KNEEL... Or DIE." Just then, Both Knightmares flew off into the distance, past all the Knightmares who guarded the perimeters range before they could react.
Kallen glared in the direction, that the Knightmares flew off in. "Nunnally... We face something, once more... This time though... It is a far worse opponent, than mere Fleija..."


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Hope for the Gay Undergrad
When Jordan enrolled in Wheaton College in Illinois, he wouldn't admit to himself that he was attracted to other men. Raised in a conservative Baptist church and a student at a conservative Christian college, Jordan (who asked that his real name not be used) hesitated to identify with the gay community, which he perceived as flamboyant and sex-obsessed. He attempted to ignore what was in opposition to his Christian beliefs.
"I would sit in Wheaton's prayer chapel, staring at the cross, and beg God to please just let me be attracted to girls," Jordan said. "I used to pray for it every day: 'Heal me!'?"
Jordan waited for a chapel series at college, a sermon at the Anglican church he attended, or a fateful meeting with that one person who would change his orientation. "I just thought I'd naturally be attracted to a girl and get married—everyone says that's what happens," he said.
When that didn't happen, Jordan was faced with the dilemma of addressing his same-sex attraction as a student at a school that prohibits any sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage. Jordan and others like him point to the recent experience of Wesley Hill, a Wheaton alum, professor at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and author of Washed and Waiting, as one example of a gay Christian's choice to live in celibacy to address same-sex attraction.
Leaders at Christian colleges and universities around the country told Christianity Today their schools are rethinking the way they address the needs of these students on campus. Recently, Wheaton's administration provided forums for dialogue about human sexuality and encouraged students to be more open about their experience. "I'm very hopeful for the current climate at Wheaton," said dean of student care Melanie Humphreys. "There is always someone wrestling with this. But they need to feel a sense of community—this issue won't be resolved at arm's length."
Students from several Christian colleges who spoke with CT said behavioral codes, which often forbid homosexual behavior in addition to alcohol and tobacco consumption, sex outside of marriage, and erotic dancing, inhibit their ability to be open about their sexual struggles or experiences. They fear disciplinary probation and being ostracized by peers.
"When I enrolled as a freshman, I would never have said I was gay," Jordan said. "I wanted to keep it quiet for fear of my guy friends being freaked out by me. You hear gay jokes around campus and you're afraid if you come out people will look at you differently."
Jordan often felt lonely during his four years at Wheaton, but insisted his experience was positive overall, especially after he made the decision to reveal his struggles with gay porn and same-sex attraction to his discipleship group and some professors, administrators, and close friends.
"When I first came out to my small group, they laid hands on me, prayed for me, thanked me for confessing deep, dark things, and said they'd be there to support me as I struggled through it," Jordan said.
Two months after graduation, he was faced with the challenge of coming out to his parents. "When those words came out of his mouth, I truly felt like I'd been gut punched," said Jordan's mom. But Jordan's family reassured him of their love, and turned to prayer to deal with their conflicted feelings.
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Patented technology by Apple (either it isn't or it is?)/
We have had quite a few apps rejected because they infringed on Apples IP.
We built an app called (Login HD) Lock Your Screen(now) using the Slide to Unlock mechanism that Apple has patented. An app called Lock Screen 2 was doing really well on the Mac app store using the Slide to Unlock mechanism. This app gave us a sense of security that it was ok to use the Slide to Unlock functionality. So we went ahead and built this functionality into our app. It was immediately rejected stating that the app used the patented Slide to Unlock mechanism. So we went back to the drawing board came up with many concepts that were very different from Apples slider. Anything that had a left to right motion was rejected didn't matter what it was. I think the battle went back and forth for several months killing endless hours of trying to come up with a concept that Apple wouldn't claim ownership. We finally had to give up and change the name and resubmit a new app ( Lock your Screen) After some haggling it was finally approved. We used a drawing matrix to finally get pass the patent infringement. A few months ago an app used the slider but the app wasn't very good and faded into the wood work. This week an app appeared in the utilities section and is doing really well. Guess what? THEY ARE USING THE SLIDE TO UNLOCK MECHANISM as the star attraction . Even there Screenshots show in big bold letters Swipe to Unlock. To make matters worse they used almost all our text and layout. Not too concerned about that at this point. Here is the real problem. One developer goes through hell and back and another developer gets a gravy train using patented technology that Apple is trying to protect tooth and nail against other Phone companies and SOME developers. We went through the same Nightmare with our iPhone app called Fold to Unlock. Apple claimed to own the Folding concept as well. After tonnes of work we were forced to make the folding mechanism come from the top down to get it approved. The IOS and OSX platforms have enough issues as it is, Apple shouldn't be allowing some developers to use patented concepts and others stuck going through the motions of developing something Apple might approve. The store has to start being a level playing field for all developers. How do you compete with an app that uses Apple technology that you aren't allowed to use. Really pissed off. |
All these complaints coming from you (guys) are starting to get a teeeeny bit overthetop. I really don't need another thread talking about slide to unlock issues or some mediocre jmpnrun game that passed compared to a unpolished jumpnrun that was bitten by the community.
We all know that certain products pass, others don't, sometimes due to the subjective nature of reviewers. It is everyone's right, privilege and chance to make the best possible product and user experience. However I can have no respect for people judging other seemingly "bad" games wondering why their own "bad" game was denied. This thread was just replied to yesterday with some form of acceptance and comprehension: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=143068 and 1/2 day later the next thread pops up, staying in line with numerous complaining threads in the past weeks and months. If you would take all that time and energy it takes to create these buzzing threads and discussions that you are getting yourself into and use it to polish your ideas, projects and games, everyone would benefit in the short AND long run. Just a suggestion, though. Past has shown that you tend to avoid accepting certain things, like learning for example |
what your missing here is that every time Syndicate Puzzles posts; thats exposure of his name (and more importantly, his signature) for other users to find out about what he has on the app store. bad PR is still PR - as i've learnt over the years, i try to keep my posts useful so people say "hey, this guy is reasonable - sure i'll check out his apps" .. but i have noticed every time i come to the toucharcade forums to talk/reply/help other people - sales go up. marketing 101 |
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The issue with Slide to Unlock has nothing to do with hit and miss or luck. Apple has made a very strong stance about making sure no one is using their patented Slide to Unlock technology. This is a vicious circle because right now several other developers are building apps with this feature only to be rejected.
This isn't about whining or whatever you want to call it. The issue is black & white and documented. It is definitely worthy of a discussion in a developers forum. In this instance (especially) the review process simply can't be that different between two developers trying to compete for the same shelf space. The issue is too simple and too obvious to be ignored. Being allowed to use the slider is a huge advantage and gives that developer increased sales. This is between Apple and developers and no third parties are involved that is why it is so clear cut. Apple has always pronounced the fact (many times) that the app platforms have to be equal for all developers, so they are going against their own statements. Where I come from you call on people to stand behind their beliefs and policies. Last edited by Syndicated Puzzles; 08-05-2012 at 05:14 PM.. |
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Just looking for nice ways to putting things. But good thing is, it hasn worked too well so far, obviously. Missing a report post button there Or Mr.ugly will take care of eventually... |
Patents aside, Apple should just ban this entire category of apps. Apps can't lock or unlock a device. Any "security" app that can be defeated by pressing the home button should never make it on to the app store. These apps feed off naive users.
We are talking Mac apps not IOS. And yes I agree the entire Lock Screen crap for IOS is a smoke and mirrors money grab and should have never been allowed. We built our IOS locks to secure data and info and we never tried to fool the user into believing the app locked their device.
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In an effort to create awareness on proper waste disposal and introduce children to good conservation and recycling habits, the Turks and Caicos National Trust led a tour of the recycling plant on Providenciales to celebrate World Earth Day on April 23. In cooperation with TCI Waste Disposal Services Ltd., through owner and manager Ramez Hakoura, grade 5 and 6 students of Precious Treasures School saw how the recycling process is done on Provo's lone recycling centre in Blue Hills. They learned first-hand why recycling is important and how they can contribute to taking care of Mother Earth by recycling. "This year's Earth Day theme is 'Mobilize the Earth: Living Green.' This trip is a good way of addressing recycling, reuse and waste reduction first-hand," said Jonathan Sayao, the trust's education officer. "We at the Turks and Caicos National Trust believe that fostering green habits with students today puts them on a path towards a lifetime environmental sustainability, and what a fitting occasion to teach them about recycling education than today, Earth Day," Sayao said. The tour of the facility gave the students an opportunity to investigate the what, where, how and why of recycling. The students discovered what happens after garbage collection and where plastics, bottles and cardboard end up after they go through a series of machines. After World Thinking Day in February when the same set of students were presented with talks on environmental protection and recycling by National Trust staff, it was time to see recycling in action on Earth Day. "I am amazed," said 6th grade student Arneah Moises. "I learned that by recycling, waste products such as glass and plastic bottles can be used to make other beneficial products while at the same time benefitting our environment." Current Miss Earth Turks and Caicos Alison Capron also gave encouraging words to the students, promoting recycling interest among the kids. She reinforced that recycling works, how important it is to get materials into the recycling bin, and enticed them to take pride in TCI's "beautiful by nature" environment. With her was former title holder Tameka Deveaux-Francis. "We hope to make this the start of a thriving awareness among our youth in the area of environmental protection," Sayao said. "It is hugely important as this will surely help kids make sound and thoughtful choices that will positively influence our local and global environment."
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The fp is publishing a series of articles on the Turks and Caicos Islands Protected Area System to increase public awareness and respect for the beauty and value of this "beautiful by nature" country.
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I don't know...I think it would be cool to have a mom like Chelsea Handler...hahaha!
via usmagazine.com Chelsea Handler has said it before, and now she's saying it again: "I definitely don't want to have kids." The 38-year-old Chelsea Lately host explained her decision to not have children during the Apr. 27 episode of The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet.
"I don't think I'd be a great mother," the New Jersey native said. "I don't want to have a kid and have it raised by a nanny. I don't have the time to raise a child. Childhood was heartbreaking enough for anybody. I don't know that I could handle my own child, especially if I had a girl, going through what I went through growing up. Not that it was so traumatic, but in many ways, it was in your own way."


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Yesterday's newspapers reported that Mary Portas has suggested our empty High Streets could be filled with market stalls to bring them back to life. Not a bad idea, but if people simply aren't shopping in a town because they feel it's an unpleasant place to be, then what's the point of having 50 market traders setting up pitch?
I spent an hour this afternoon walking around Altrincham in Cheshire. It was frankly grey, dirty and depressing.
Once thriving, Altrincham is now a mix of abandoned offices, bankrupt independent house related businesses and charity shops, with the last remaining big name retailers hanging on grimly until the bitter end. Trouble is, our whole way of life has changed – that isn't due to a recession, it's down to technology.
Once M&S, WH Smith and a few big name banks pull out, Altrincham will be finished, at least as far as shopping goes. In terms of office space, it's already game over – we simply do not work in 9-5.30pm`office jobs' in large numbers any longer…at least not outside of London.
Online retail, the rise of home working, outsourced freelance consultants and `destination shopping' via Malls, has all but killed off the traditional High Street in Britain – it's time for some radical ideas.
It sounds obvious, but so many small towns are woefully neglected. The councils basically took all the business rates in the good times and used them to gamble their pension funds in Iceland. The country I mean, not the frozen food retailer. If small towns have pleasant `quarters' where traffic is minimal and people feel safe to wander, stop and chat, sit on the pavement and have a coffee etc that would be a start. Fix the pavement first though…
Next up, we need to offer rent protected retail space in `quarters' where food shoppers, vinyl record collectors, shoe lovers, vintage clothing buyers, or someone who needs their computer fixed can find a cluster of vibrant, small businesses. Councils can support such businesses with `fairs' or themed festivals four or five times a year as well – use social media to bring a buzz, some excitement to the town itself.
We need a law that protects small towns from the invasion of the charity shops – they need to make up no more than 10% of the retail space on any given street. Independent bookshops, music, clothing, shoe and other retailers cannot compete with charity shops – and we need small traders to revive small towns. Big business will never do it, charities simply soak up the budget shopper revenues – that has to change.
On the same lines, small cafes and independent restaurants should be paying 50% of the business rates of the big brand food chains. The chains have the advantage of buying food in bulk and outsourcing everything from accounts to HR, so let's level the food business playing field. Anyone selling food which is produced locally – within 10 miles – gets a further 10% off. That encourages local farmers to sell their produce locally.
Much of the abandoned office space in small towns should be converted into low cost housing. You could even convert many old fashioned Victorian pubs into very nice flats. There is plenty of housing demand, so we should offer interest free loans to those who can find 10K to invest in refurbishing or converting an office into a flat.
Very few people can save up 30-50K for a deposit on a house, but 10K is achievable. In the same way that credit unions offer loans to those who save, councils could offer `housing unions' similar support as part of their local regeneration plans.
If you give people a chance to create a decent home from what is basically sound, but neglected office/shop stock, for an affordable price, they will come. They will build it.
Finally, promote your unique small town identity. If the area has a history tell that story, promote festivals, make something happen. Use Foursquare, Facebook and Groupon to offer people real incentives to physically `check in' to your High Street – embrace the internet, don't fight it.
Small towns cannot compete with the Trafford Centres or Westfields. Neither can they halt the inevitable rise of online retailing. To survive they have to offer more than just `distress' shopping experiences and the chance of a £60 parking fine.
It's time to rebuild our towns and make them interesting, friendly places to live and work in once again. It's going to be a long, slow process, but if politicians can stop squabbling over the last few million in business rates and think laterally, there's a glimmer of hope.
Agree, disagree or got an idea to revive your town? Post your comments or tweet me @npointsocial


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This morning, I had a lovely email from the people who make those copper slug rings concerned about what had happened to one of my mini hostas - chewed to the stalks despite having a slug ring around it. Their suggestion was another slug ring around the base of the pot since, and I quote them, 'protecting hostas is the most problematic - they are like caviar to slugs and snails'. I'd agree with that. They go on to say that slug rings are not 100% effective - they get about 95% every season. That's a pretty good average - I could live with that. Here's their photo of a beautiful hosta with double protection.
Now copper slug rings aren't cheap but they do last for years. Another suggestion is just to use the one round the base but I think what's needed here is a 'belt and braces' approach especially with the most beautiful and succulent hostas - to the snails and slugs that is! And you have to be absolutely scrupulous about making sure there is no way that they can vault from one nearby plant something that's easily forgotten about later in the season.
Where I am having total success with them is round my sweet peas. The smallest size ring is perfect to pop round the new young shots and easily removed later in the season once they are established. They shall not win!


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ADDENDUM: On November 16, Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Paul Biebel granted the motion to vacate of all four defendants in the Englewood case: Vincent Thames, Terrill Swift, Michael Saunders, and Harold Richardson. The Charles Johnson case has been continued to December 9 when Judge Joseph Kazmierzki will decide whether Charles Johnson will get a chance for a new trial.
4 Men Convicted in 1994 Murder Get New Trials on DNA Evidence: MyFoxCHICAGO.com
Enough! When I learned that Cook County prosecutors had finally moved to vacate the convictions of five men who were wrongfully convicted as teens of a 1991 murder and rape in Dixmoor, the word that kept ringing in my head was -- "Enough!" One of those men was my client, Robert Taylor, who walked out of prison on Thursday (see below).
Enough! How many Chicago area police officers are going to obtain false confessions from black children because they use the same tactics on them that they use on adults? How many more prosecutors are going to ignore multiple red flags that these "confessions" are unreliable? How many juries will convict defendants because they can't imagine that anyone would confess to a crime they did not commit?
The freeing of the Dixmoor Five may prove to be just the tip of the juvenile false confession iceberg. On November 16, a Cook County Circuit Court Judge is going to determine whether the convictions of four other teenagers from Englewood should be vacated. In an eerily similar factual scenario to the Dixmoor case, Terrill Swift (see below), Michael Saunders, Harold Richardson, and Vincent Thames each confessed to a 1995 murder and rape. They were convicted despite DNA that excluded them prior to trial. That same DNA has now been matched to an adult serial killer who went on to kill and rape other women.
The very next day, November 17, a Cook County judge will decide whether Charles Johnson, who is serving life without parole, will get a new lease on life. Johnson, along with Larod Styles and two other teenagers, confessed to a December 1995 murder and armed robbery of two South Side used car dealers. The teens were convicted even though dozens of fingerprints at multiple crime scenes did not match any of them. Several of these prints have now been matched to a man who left his fingerprints and palmprints in two places: on cars touched by the killers on the lot before the murders and on the adhesive side of a window sticker that the killers peeled off a car they stole from the lot after the murder. This stolen car was abandoned a block from "Mr. Fingerprint's " home. No connection exists between "Mr. Fingerprints" and and any of the defendants.
And then there is Daniel Taylor. Only 17, Taylor signed a detailed confession to a 1992 North Side double murder after being interrogated by Chicago Police for hours. Taylor had what appeared to be a rock-solid alibi: he was in the Cook County jail at the time of the crime. Prosecutors tried him anyway, arguing that although a "Daniel Taylor" was in custody, it was not "the Daniel Taylor." All appeared lost for Taylor after he was convicted and both state and federal courts turned down his appeals.
Recently, however, my colleagues at the Center on Wrongful Convictions found new evidence showing that the Chicago Police knew all along that the right Daniel Taylor was in custody. The police had interviewed Taylor's cellmate who confirmed Taylor's alibi. They never turned over their reports of this interview to the defense. Based on this new evidence, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently granted Taylor permission to seek relief in the federal courts. For the first time in two decades, Taylor has hope that he may be freed.
Enough! It's not enough to be outraged by these cases. The following steps must be taken to prevent false and coerced confessions of youthful suspects in the future.
First, strict time limits should be placed on juvenile interrogations. Officers who insist on interrogating children with tag teams, in the middle of the night, and for hours on end must know that they risk losing any resulting confessions. Similarly, such high pressure tactics as lying about evidence, minimizing the crime or its consequences, and suggesting that a suspect could go home, avoid jail, or "get help" if he confesses, should be forbidden when the suspect is under the age of 18.
Second, all interviews and interrogations of children must be electronically recorded. Without a recording, there's no way to know if the confession is voluntary or if the details in the confession came from the suspect or were fed to him by the police. Unrecorded confessions of child suspects should be inadmissible at trial.
Third, judges must act as gatekeepers of unreliable confessions. Currently, judges must allow into evidence even the most fanciful of confessions unless they find coercion from law enforcement. But judges must have the power to exclude confessions when they are untrustworthy. Before confessions are presented to juries, the State should be required to prove that they are corroborated by other evidence and not contaminated by police-fact feeding.
Finally, courts should allow experts to educate jurors about false confessions and should give juries cautionary instructions about the reliability of confession evidence. Police officers, prosecutors, and judges should receive training on the risks associated with false confessions, how to distinguish reliable from unreliable confessions, and the vulnerabilities of children to police pressure.
These suggested reforms may not be enough to stop Cook County's vicious cycle of false and coerced confessions of teens. But we must shake up the system before any more children are forced to spend the prime of their lives locked up for crimes they confessed to, but did not, commit.
Steven A. Drizin is the Legal Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law.


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Monday, September 10, 2007
Huntersville, N.C. - Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville received 36 National Excellence in Healthcare Awards, including 11 Top Performer Awards and 22 Five-Star awards from Professional Research Consultants. These awards recognize PHH as one of the top hospitals in the nation for quality care and customer service according to patient, physician and employee satisfaction scores.
"The main focus of Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville is to ensure that each patient has a remarkable experience at our facility," said Jeff Lindsay, Administrator for PHH. "Our physicians and staff do everything possible to make that happen."
The Presbyterian Emergency Department received four Top Performer Awards, including one for Overall Quality of Nursing Care. A Top Performer Award is an honor given to hospital departments that score at or above the 100th percentile, either by patient or employee perception.
"Since opening in 2004, we have worked extremely hard to provide the residents of this community with the highest quality of care close to home," said Melissa Robson, Senior Operations Director at PHH. "We are honored to receive such wonderful recognition."
Every year, PHH participates in the annual PRC comprehensive survey. PRC is an independent market research and consulting firm dedicated to improving the healthcare industry. This year, approximately 600 hospitals across the country (including every hospital in Mecklenburg County) participated in the 2006 National Excellence in Healthcare Awards.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
letting go...
For those of you who visit regularly,
you may have noticed for awhile this Fall
the Pash was up for sale.
I knew it was Autumn and the likelihood of her selling
was minimal,
but I had to actually make a move to acknowledge to myself
it was time.
See those people riding up there?
It was at that moment I really knew,
the Pash and I may need to part ways.
Look close, the tear in my eye is palpable.
It had been brewing for awhile,
but in September it really sank in...
See this happy gal?
Well, on the ride home she wasn't so happy.
It was late, it was dark, she couldn't keep up with her man,
and then it happened...
something seriously wrong happened to my knee.
I felt it and my heart sank.
This was early September,
and the pain never went away.
I was in pain riding Pash,
I was in pain standing,
I was in pain walking,
I was in pain sitting.
Later in the month
I wanted to go on a photo mission
and H joined me on the venture.
The pain was still there,
and so was the fact I couldn't keep up.
I began to acknowledge that I had really jacked up my knee,
and I was frustratingly slow,
and it was because of the Pash.
Though I love her dearly,
she simply is not working out for me.
I had hoped to keep her, I still do, because I had big dreams for her.
But the reality is, she hurt me and she is too slow for me.
I can wish to live in my fantasy Pash World,
or I can acknowledge my personal reality,
which is...
In this town, I need a lighter faster bicycle that can get me further and faster.
I live in America, I have limited time, I work hard, I am tired, and I have places I need to be.
My town is not compact, it is far to many places,
and if it takes me too long to get there
I won't go
or I will try to go fast and end up hurting myself.
I also have new bikish reasons to ride more,
and the Pash is not a realistic mode for these endeavors,
nor is leaving my nice road bicycle locked at a rack.
When I was twenty perhaps I could work through the pain,
but in a few months I turn forty and recovery is slow,
and pain very much not worth it.
I was in physical therapy for months for my back,
I got tired of it and stopped going.
Now to have a bum knee in the same year,
is, well, a bummer.
But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
With winter comes yoga for me.
The knee has been screaming at me,
but each time I go, she screams less.
I am completely unable to do my favorite pose,
one of the poses I used to be able to do best,
the tree pose.
This makes me sad.
My goal ~ to fully accomplish tree pose by March.
And then what?
To ride...
I have a plan.
Sadly, it involves selling the Pash in the Spring
to someone better suited,
with a less fragile body,
who can give her the care and love she deserves.
But I have not given up on the dream.
I have a new bicycle in mind, more practical for my current life.
Someday, I do plan to live in Europe for an extended time period.
I will then make real my obsession again, bring her home with me, and never let her go.
Until then,
I want to ride.
Sometimes that which appears most beautiful
can be most torturous to our soul.
Do we fight through the pain to obtain the beauty,
or do we let go of beauty, for a satisfied soul?
Sometimes you have to let the things you love fly,
to find the things you need.
This is true not only of my Pash,
but in my life right now.
What was our lives at one time,
is now a distant memory,
and what is our present is our reality.
Letting go is the hardest part,
being receptive to what change can bring,
can be the most rewarding...
14 comments:
- judy said...
I'm sad that you have to part ways with your Pashley. i love mine to bits.But I hope that your bikish dreams come true and that your knee gets better! Take care!
- December 14, 2010 at 6:35 AM
- Kara said...
Truly an end of an era. I know how heartbroken you must be but at the same time, I am happy that you are at peace with your decision. That means it is the right thing to do.
BTW, thank you for your kind words on my blog. I really appreciate it. - December 14, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- Sigrid said...
hi judy! i am very sad about it, and if good fortune comes my way and I can have three bicycles maybe she will be able to stay for short trips. we just live in the wrong city together. thanks for the kind words!
- December 14, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- Sigrid said...
hi kara! aww, you are sweet. thank you! incredibly heartbroken, but yes, mostly at peace because I am excited to potentially piece together the 'right' bike. i appreciate your nice sentiments.
and of course - you take care! - December 14, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- naturallycyclingmanchester said...
Hey Sigrid! Don't worry! You know?! This is how I came to own my Pashley! I was out shopping one day in my local village and Pash had a 'for sale' sign on it. As I was looking at it, a lady came out of a shop and asked "Do you like it? I am selling it." I asked why and she told me that she bought Pash only two months before but it was too heavy and hard on her knees, she couldn't keep her, and so I got her, she has made me the happiest girl on earth! So, don't worry, I have no doubt that by selling Pash you will make another girl as happy me, and she will become her new companion of many adventures!
Hugs! L x - December 15, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- Snak Shak said...
Good for you. As difficult as this may be, embrace what you are being told and not what you want to hear. Get an old 3-speed and put a bigger cog on the rear wheel for those fashionable occasion. I can help with that. Ride what moves you (pun intended). No apologizing for that!
- December 15, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Sigrid said...
lz~this was such a nice message to receive today, it touched my heart. thank you. you and your Pash were truly meant to be and you are right, perhaps I can make that for someone else. but i still wish we were as happy together as you. hugs back.
- December 15, 2010 at 9:27 PM
- Sigrid said...
snsn~thank you for the kind words. my mind is fighting my body, but my body seems to be yelling louder. definitely matter over mind. I appreciate everyone's understanding and that it is OK, no apologies.
- December 15, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Velouria said...
Sigrid, I know how you feel. It was a difficult and tortured decision to sell my Pashley, but in the end it was for the better. I am thoroughly convinced at this point that it is not just the bike, but the bike + the cyclist's specific anatomy compatibility. I know ladies who have ridden the Princess for years and love her. And then there are you and I, whose knees got hurt (yes, me too) and who found the bike difficult to propel. No idea why. The bike I ride for transportation now is a heavy 15-year-old Gazelle, and though I am much less sentimental about her and care a lot less, it works for me. And then there is my roadbike...
Good luck with your journey and look upon this as a learning experience. Good things will come, fulfillment will come! All the best wishes to you from a regular reader. - December 16, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- Sigrid said...
howdy v! your comment was touching to me and your words could be mine (at least the 'before' part so far). you have made me feel like I am not alone, that there is hope, and understood. and yes, and then there is my roadbike...
thank you thank you thank you for the kind words and your visits ~ all very much appreciated! - December 16, 2010 at 9:17 PM
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thanks d.o.t. you summed it up well.
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So I'm very late in posting but I have a Pashley and I took have found her heavy frame to be tough on my already brittle kneecaps. I had to remind myself to start from stops in a low gear to give my knees a break and this past fall I think riding her uphill home everyday actually resulted in a muscle or ligament tear in my thigh. It hurt a lot and it took forever to heal. I love her too much to give her up but I am going to have to switch things up and ride my other, lighter aluminum frame bike or I don't think I will have any knee cartilage left and I'm just 35!
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hello dagmara ~ thanks for stopping by. I'm sorry to hear you too are having problems. I'm 39 and not willing to risk it again. Thanks to winter I think my knee is back to rights, so though I love her, I hope she is able to find a new home this Spring. thank you for your comments and good luck!
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I made the mistake of updating my mod yesterday and I got the no pings issue. Tried to go back to an older version but kept getting that error when applying.
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This is nothing about Nintendo. The rbn songs of december 16th were released yesterday.
This is nothing about Nintendo. The rbn songs of december 16th were released yesterday.
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Damn. It's surprising news and unfortunate. I hope it doesn't mean anything for the PS3, but you never can tell. My condolences to the Wii users.
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I'm not surprised by this, have you seen the sales for DLC/RBN on the Wii? They're extremely horrible!
The date they were released really doesn't matter. When a song is eventually released it doesn't sell well enough. The fact is HMX is a business and the sales of RBN songs didn't justify the costs to get them on the Wii. They aren't going to continue to invest time and money in something that isn't profitable.
The fact that the Wii is losing the RBN songs is sad. I wish it had performed better and/or didn't have as much cost porting.
So the date doesn't matter. No, you can sell a lot releasing the songs of an entire month yesterday. The delays in rbn wii are always like that. How can you say limited demand if you don't release the song? The first rbn songs released were around november. Your argument is lame.
Terrible news. THIS SUX!!! I loved RBN and have lots of the songs downloaded (roughly at least 80 of them that came to the Wii if I remember correctly).
I know I might not be the normal Wii user, but I loved the RBN songs...I kept checking every week to see which new song for us and old catalog for other systems we were getting via RBN.
In fact, I prefered the RBN songs to the regular DLC songs.
I heard about RBN 2.0 support KEYS and I was going to wait to buy more in hope we would get the RBN 2.0 songs.
Wish they would just release them like to normal songs for the Wii players so we can get them. This means that my FAV 80s song of ALL TIME may not come to the Wii for RBN 2.0 and it was annoouced as to be a first in the RBN 2.0 list.
That song:
PAC-MAN FEVER (I WANT THIS SONG MORE THAN ANYTHING AND I HAVE WII). In fact, I'd purchase the WHOLE PAC-MAN FEVER Album if it was available on the Wii to purchase.
This also means no RON WASSERMAN whom I was waiting for the hit the Wii and I wanted BOTH of the songs he had put on there.
The last 4 RBN songs I bought for the Wii were The Touch, (Do You Want to Date My) Avatar, & Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom, & Last Train to Awesometown. (I love and was hoping for more Parry Gripp to come)
Please let this not happen HMX. I NEED MY RBN Songs, I want the Sophie B Hawkins one, the other Stroke 9 song, the other Stand Bush song. I don't care if they are 100, 200, or 300 Wii points for those songs, I'd paid it just to get them.
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Harmonix. I used to defend you when it came to Wii owners complaining. Now you really pissed me off. what's next? us not being able to download anything period? Maybe the demand was low because of the choices of songs you gave us. I personally was waiting for 7 songs that had already been available on the 360 to come for the Wii but no...now i cant get anything. Soon, I will realize that I will have thrown money into a black future. Maybe in this future you will stop releasing games for the Wii. I wouldnt be surprised. Are you trying to force us to change consoles? or are you trying to little by little lose your wii audience so you dont have to invest on the wii console anymore?
I know you guys gotta take care of your business, but you guys are really hurting us. Im really dissapointed now as well as my friends that i currently play with. please realize that this will cause people to stop investing on the wii downloads, maybe to the point that you will again have to make a decision and stop wii dlc...
Harmonix, at least do one last thing for us please. gives us another week, maybe not next week. but use a poll and ask wii users which songs they plan to buy before you completely shut down the store. please, im begging you. us wii owners will give responses to this poll and tell you exactly what songs we want. since you say that the demand is low this shouldnt be a long list. at the end you can just give us one last week of rbn songs that were requested by most. please, do this last one effort. im begging us Harmonix. If you guys feel any compassion, then do us this last favor. The hardcore wii community may be small, but we love your game just as much as any other hardcore game on 360 or ps3. we deserve one last treat. Thank you.


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