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The only people doing these pitbulls a disservice are those whom continue to breed them, not to mention people like YOU whom are in complete denial as to the real danger these dogs represent to others. No, the disservice originates from people who know nothing about the breed but profess to be knowledgeable after reading a newspaper clipping about a recent mauling.
APBT were originally bred as exactly what their name specifies, bull terriers. They were intended to corral bulls, and to take them down when necessary. You can find this information on the Wiki page for the APBT, though Wiki says it was baiting bulls and bears ... not corraling them. These dogs were actually very good with people, and were often known as "nanny dogs" because they could be trusted to care for and watch over the children of the household. The main original issue with APBT is that they tended to be aggressive with other dogs. That was what got them into dog fighting circles and bred for dog fighting, which most people mistakenly think that was their original purpose. Actually, Wiki suggests they were moved to dog fighting because baiting bulls became inhumane - though we should all take Wiki pages with a grain of salt ... hard to say if it is truth or not since anyone can post to them. Does anyone out there know?
Sure, Chihuahua's haven't yet been reported to jump fences and kill children. However, they have been reported to have a very high biting frequency. I personally still don't have full use of my hand because a Chihuahua bit right through my one finger when I was five. Why? I was lying in her spot. There are plenty of reports of everything from Dachshunds to Miniature Poodles to Cocker Spaniels having severely mauled and even killed children. The problem is that for every one that does, three go unreported by the media. I know of one 1 year old child KILLED by her parents' Jack Russel mix that was only reported as such in her obituary. All dogs can bite - I will always stand by this. The frequency and circumstances surrounding bites is dependent upon the training provided, environment and animal. That said, I don't trust any dog with a small child alone - including any of our own - EVER.
But sure, let's go with assuming that small dogs are safer simply because they're not able to bite as much at once or with as much force. Let's ignore that Dachshunds, Chihuahuas and Jack Russels were the top three breeds listed in a study on dogs that most frequently bite (humans and animals). I wish this person had posted where this info came from - it would give it more credibility. What about other large breeds?
Still not enough to show that "pitbulls" aren't automatically dangerous because you saw ONE that you were told (or presumed) had never shown signs become aggressive? Look up "Cocker Rage". I Googled Cocker Rage and couldn't find any dependable sources of information about this. There were a few well written articles, but after Googling the author, discarded the article. (You know a company is doing well when the name - Google - becomes a verb) Ten to fifteen years ago, Cocker Spaniels were so in demand that the puppy mills and backyard breeders took the dogs that wouldn't sell due to bad temperament and used them to breed so that they could up their bottom line. I have issues when people write things off to "Rage" ... "Road Rage", "Air Rage", "Bike Rage", "Computer Rage", etc ... when did we stop teaching our children anger management? Personally, I think it's just a convenient excuse.
Do you think this is what a "pitbull" looks like?
Those are great examples of exactly how much the APBT breed has been changed by the puppy mill and backyard breeding set. Look like Gotti lines to me ...
The two pictures here and below are what an APBT is supposed to look like. So glad the poster included these in the rant ...
They are supposed to be between 35 and 60 pounds for males and 30 and 50 for females. These are medium-sized dogs, not the monsters that are being bred for the unsuspecting or those desirous of a "vicious" dog. The UKC (recognizes APBT) has the following as very serious faults: Any disproportionate overdone characteristic (such as short legs, excessive bone or massive head or body) that would interfere with working ability AND Overly massive body style that impedes working ability. These are the very things that most people think of when they think of "pitbulls" and it is discouraged by kennel clubs!
About a year ago, there was a report of a "pitbull" that jumped its fence and bit a boy in the face. Over a dozen newspapers carried a story. Two weeks later, the report emerged that a neighbour had watched the boy poke the dog with a stick, shout at it, throw rocks at it and bang the fence for over a half hour, despite her telling him to stop. She said the dog jumped with his mouth open and caught the boy in the face because he had climbed the fence to look over and poke the dog some more. The dog didn't even intentionally bite him. Two newspapers carried THAT story. The dog was still put down. Such a common story ... happens far more often than it should.
Around the same time, another dozen newspapers ran a story about two "pitbulls" who had chased down and killed a man's dog and injured the man. The photo with all these reports? Two labs. The owner of the labs stepped forward and admitted that they were his and weren't "pitbulls" but labs. One paper ran that story. The labs weren't put down once the owner claimed them as labs, although they were slated to be when they were "pitbulls". (Note that I did not write this post and am aware at the lack of capitalization on certain breed names)
There is a truth to the fact that APBT tend to be dog-aggressive. Really? Whenever I talk to owners, they always go on about how wonderful their dog is with others and that they couldn't imagine their poopsie-poo being aggressive towards other dogs. Where is this documented? Greyhounds tend to be high prey but many people have cats/small critters and Greyhounds. True. Greyhounds are a sight hound. German Shepherds tend to be protective but many people have "everyone is my friend" German Shepherds. Again true. The GSD was a breed developed from herding and 'shepherd' dogs. Collies tend to need property to run on, but many people have Collies in apartments. Don't know about this one. Collies were also herding dogs and I've not seen many that are runners. Busy-bodies, yes. But not normally runners for the sake of running. Australian Shepherds tend to like to herd kids but many people have kids and Aussies and do fine. This is true. Another herding dog - do we see a trend going on here? There is only so much that genetic factors can do. Just the same as kids will show traits like their parents but won't be exactly the same, dogs will show traits of their breed and parents but won't be exactly the same. The more you breed dogs with very similar traits, the more likely the pups will be to show those traits, but there's no guarantee. You can have two calm, sweet dogs that produce a very aggressive pup and two very aggressive dogs produce a sweet and good-natured pup. There are some nice points in this paragraph, but again - it's a bit repetitive.
There are a few common things that cause human aggression in dogs. Please note that there are at least 13 forms of clinical canine aggression, though not all will be directed towards humans and very few were listed here. I have removed the rest of the paragraph because it wasn't written with any direction - seemed more like a tangent.
Dog aggression is caused by many things. Dogs CAN tell the difference between humans and another dog. Even a dog previously used for dog fighting can be perfectly fine with adults, kids and even cats. That dog might never be able to live with another dog but that doesn't mean that they'll be attacking humans left and right either. I edited this paragraph by removing a few sentences that were not following the topic. The poster sounds like he/she is ranting with no direction.
1) Underground breeders and many current owners will continue to produce and own poorly bred APBT with fake registrations claiming them to be an un-banned breed or even without, regardless of the law
3) Labelling certain breeds as "dangerous" seems to make people forget that all dogs can be dangerous. I have had people let their kids run up to my dogs, pull on their ears and tails and even stick hands in their mouths. When I try to correct their behaviour, the response is almost always "But they're not PITBULLS, are they? No? Well, then they should be fine." Dogs less patient than mine would bite, "pitbull" or not. This poster needs to take a stand and deal with the trouble children. All dogs can bite and if you need to tell the children that your dogs bite for them to leave the dogs alone - then do it. Prevent this. It is your job as the handler. If you don't, you are failing your own dogs.
4) Spending time and money on breed-specific laws takes it away from dangerous dog laws, which do more to impact dog bites than the breed laws do
People can hate "pitbulls" all they like, but the fact of the matter is that on their own, the breeds in that category are no worse on average than any other large breed. They have a lower jaw PSI than Rottweilers No data supports this statement "Dr. Lehr Brisbin of the University of Georgia states, "To the best of our knowledge, there are no published scientific studies that would allow any meaningful comparison to be made of the biting power of various breeds of dogs" and less inclination towards human aggression than German Shepherds. There is no study to prove or disprove this statement that I could find. They ARE more appealing to people who want a dog with a bad reputation, but when denied their ideal, most of those people turn to other dogs.


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Taman Safari & Mount Bromo & Mount Ijen Tour (4D/3N)
Suitable for those who like to spend more time in the Bromo area and would like to enjoy the nature of East Java.
4 pax, $479 each
6 pax, $459 each
10+ pax, $439 each
Corporate tours? Drop us a note at firstname.lastname@example.com
This tour is suitable for families, friends, co-workers and lovers. We recommend at least 4 people to maximize enjoyment at Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen together. Hotel pick-up and drop-off in central Surabaya provided. Airport pick-up and drop-off can be arranged.
Mount Bromo
Mount Bromo (Indonesian: Gunung Bromo), is an active volcano and part of the Tengger massif, in East Java, Indonesia. At 2,329 metres (7,641 ft) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but is the most well known. The massif area is one of the most visited tourist attractions in East Java, Indonesia. The volcano belongs to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The name of Bromo derived from Javanese pronunciation of Brahma, the Hindu creator god. (Wikipedia)
Mount Ijen
The Ijen volcano complex is a group of composite volcanoes in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java, Indonesia.
It is inside a larger caldera Ijen, which is about 20 kilometres wide. The Gunung Merapi stratovolcano is the highest point of that complex. The name "Gunung Merapi" means "mountain of fire" in the Indonesian language (api being "fire"); Mount Merapi in central Java and Marapi in Sumatra have the same etymology. (Wikipedia)
Day 1: Surabaya – Taman Safari
- Pick-up from Juana International Airport/ hotel in Surabaya.
- Travel to Taman Safari Prigen.
- Explore Taman Safari, with free-ranging animals, in the afternoon.
- Check-in to Baobab Safari Hotel & Resort and rest & relax amidst nature for the day.
Day 2: Taman Safari – Bromo Area
- Visit the free-ranging animals of Taman Safari Prigen by rented car.
- Drop off at Amusement Park. You can enjoy yourself with some paintball or visit the Safari Water World. You can view more information here: https://safariprigen.com/entertainment-id
- Travel to Mount Bromo and check into Bromo Terrace Hotel or similar class hotel.
Day 3: Bromo Area – Kawah Ijen
- See the spectacular sunrise from vantage point, Penanjakan, by 4WD jeep at 3:00am
- Continue to Hill of Love and stop over for a photo opportunity. Proceed through the Sea of Sand and to Bromo Crater.
- At the crater, you can go on foot or ride (rent) a horse/pony. The trip is around 20 minutes. You will have to climb a flight of stairs for 10-15 mins to reach the rim of Bromo Crater.
- Transfer to jeep and return to Bromo hotel. Have breakfast at 10:30am and checkout by 11am.
- Travel to Ijen area and reach there around 4pm. Tuck into scrumptious lunch at local restaurant en route.
- Check in to El Royale Hotel and Resort or Grand Padi Resort or similar hotel and unwind for the day.
Day 4: Kawah Ijen (Blue Fire Encounter) – Surabaya
- Checkout around 1:30am and travel to Paltuding area, with breakfast-on-the-go.
- Reach Paltering permit post at approximately 2am, before hiking to Ijen peak.
- At the peak , we will be able to see the famous Blue Flame Sulphur of Ijen. The Blue flames is dependent on the moon light and rain. Thus, if weather permits, we will be able to see the Blue Flames. As with other natural phenomena, sightings cannot be guaranteed, but we will bring you to the best view point.
- At the break of dawn, if weather permits and it is deemed safe by the authorities, you can walk down to the rim of the Ijen Lake. You can enjoy the magnificent morning lake view of Ijen and walk back to the Ijen peak before returning to Paltuding.
- Return to the hotel to freshen up around 9 am and recharge with breakfast.
- Travel back to Surabaya city. The car ride takes about 6-7 hours. Alternatively, you can hop onto a 45- to 60-minute flight back to Surabaya city.
Our tour ends here.
*Exact timings and sequence are subject to change depending on the conditions of the day. Our guide will discuss with you to decide. However, we do intend to keep as much as possible to the itinerary stated above.
Activity Detail
- Garuda Indonesia Airlines
- Should the customer choose this option, our tour will end at Banyuwangyi Airport instead of returning to Surabaya by car.
- Includes Airport Transfer from hotel/resort stay in Ijen to Banyuwangyi Airport
- Flight time is 1 hour and the plane departs Banyuwangyi at 1315 hours (WIB, Jakarta time)
You will receive confirmation of your booking's availability within 1 business day. Upon confirmation, we will send you an email with the contact to tie up with for your trip.
What to Bring
- Warm jacket, head cover, good mask (eg. N95), good-grip shoes. Temperatures ranges from 8 – 22 degrees Celcius in the mountains.
- Socks and gloves (can be purchased at the mountains; subject to availability)
- Sunblock (if needed), torch light and raincoat (just in case)
Room Composition
- 2 pax = 1 standard room
- 3 pax = 1 standard room + 1 extra bed
- 4 pax = 2 standard rooms
- 5 pax = 2 standard rooms + 1 extra bed
- 6 pax = 3 standard rooms
- 7 pax = 3 standard rooms + 1 extra bed
- 8 pax = 4 standard rooms
- 9 pax = 4 standard rooms + 1 extra bed
Want to know what else to do?
Refer to https://tourmountbromo.com/blog/surabaya/ to find out what our experts have to say about Surabaya!
Inclusive of
- All fees included in the package. There is no additional tax or hidden fees.
- Standard shared room in hotels mentioned above.
- 3 Breakfast provided by hotel
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from/to Surabaya
- Private tour
- Transportation by air-conditioned vehicle with English/Bahasa Indonesia – speaking guide, French and Dutch speaking driver will be subject to availability upon booking
- Service charge, room tax, VAT, driver and guide expenses, and baggage handling.
Not Inclusive Of
- Expenditures of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc.
- Domestic flight & domestic airport tax
- All meals i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast included if hotel option selected. However, we will recommend and bring you to places to eat according to your preference.
- Donkey/Horse ride (rent) to carry the customer up to Mount Bromo. Estimated at SGD$50 for round trip.
- Gratuities (recommended)
- Travel Insurance
- Transfers from and to airport, sea/river ports, train stations that are located inside or outside of the city center and others are NOT included in the service and supplements will applied.
- Transfers from and to hotels and resorts that are located outside of the city center are NOT included in the service and supplements will applied.
- Free Visa for a short visit up to 30 days (non-extendable) given to around many countries enter to and exit from multiple airports and certain seaports. Otherwise Visa on Arrival will be applied currently $35 USD net per entry per person (subject to change without prior notice).
Please note that visa regulations in Indonesia are subject to change of which we cannot be held responsible.
- Entrance Fee to Bromo Crater & Ijen Crater:
- Bromo = Rp 250,000/person (weekday) & Rp 370,000/person (weekend)
- Ijen = Rp 150,000/person (weekday) & Rp 200,000 /person (weekend)
Additional Information
- Pregnant women will need to show evidence of doctor's consent
- Children and infants are not allowed to enter some of the facilities on site
- According to the regulations, people with who are under the influence of alcohol will not be allowed to participate
- Minimum recommended age of travel is 10 years old
- Light fitness required to climb up the steps of Mount Bromo and Mount Ijen
A 90% refund will be issued for cancellations made within 36 hours of booking. The 10% online transaction charge is not refundable.
We did this trip from 7th April to 10th April 2017. It was very enjoyable , the pace wasn't rushing and I really like the safari resort. The view is very different from Singapore.
Would recommend if you have time if not you can just whack the Ijen and Bromo.
We did this trip from 10th -13th May 2017. It was a group of 7 of us. The van was comfortable and the safari trip was refreshing. I would recommend to go to the safari as it gives a different feel to the overall trip.
Safari, volcanoes and nice resort! What's there not to like.
The homestay can be improved though. I would suggest to find something in the middle between the homestay and the resort.
Safari, volcanoes and nice resort! What's there not to like.
The homestay can be improved though. I would suggest to find something in the middle between the homestay and the resort.

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|6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
197 lb (90 kg)
|NHL Team
|Minnesota Wild
|June 18 1984
Regina, SK, CAN
|NHL Draft
|38th overall, 2002
Minnesota Wild
|Pro Career
|2004 – present
Josh Harding (born June 18, 1984, in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.
Harding was selected in the second round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (38th overall) by the Wild. Since his drafting, he played for several minor league teams including three seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League and most recently with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, the Wild's development team. In the 2004–2005 season, his rookie season with the Aeros, he posted a 21–16–3 record with a 2.01 goals against average, second best in the league.
Harding was called up to the Wild on March 8, 2006, after goalie Dwayne Roloson was traded to the Edmonton Oilers leaving the team's tandem (the other being Manny Fernandez) one man short. Before being called up, he had a 27–8–0 record with a .923% save percentage (second best in the AHL) in the Aeros' 2005–2006 season. He finished the season with a 29–8–0 record for the Aeros.
He appeared in three games with the Wild in 2005–06, going 2–1–0 with a 2.59 goals against average.
Harding began the 2006–07 season with the Aeros as well, compiling a 17–15–4 record before being recalled by the Wild on January 24, 2007.
Harding recorded a 30-save, 5–0 shutout against the Oilers on March 1, 2007; the third shutout of his career. On October 14, 2007, Harding stopped 37 shots in his first game of the season shutting out the Anaheim Ducks by a score of 2–0. He compiled a record of 11-15 in the 2007-08 NHL Season, with a goals against average of 2.94. He played less during the 2008-09 NHL Season, recording only 3 wins to go with 11 losses, but with a better 2.21 goals against average.
Played for Canada in:
|Preceded by
Cam Ward
|Winner of the WHL Del Wilson Trophy
|Succeeded by
Cam Ward
|Preceded by
Dan Hamhuis
|Winner of the WHL Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
|Succeeded by
Cam Ward
|This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Josh Harding. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.


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On the 13th of July 2017, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Windhoek team visited Jan Mohr Secondary School in Windhoek to carry out the third instalment of the #PeacePals project.
The #PeacePals project is designed to increase awareness on the importance of sustainable peace by educating young adults on the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDG's) with particular emphasis on SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).The project was initiated to start a global conversation on peace by providing students with the opportunity to share their opinion with other students across the globe.
The presentation was focused on the significance of peace as a prerequisite for the alleviation of most humanitarian crises we're faced with today as well as the different UN bodies focused on conflict resolution. Particular emphasis was placed on the tragic consequences that resulted from wars and genocides in different countries around the world by highlighting the refugee crisis in Europe.
In an effort to create a relatable student-to-student platform for communicating innovative ideas and concerns as part of informative learning, the students were handed postcards on which they wrote letters to students in Jakarta. The letters are based on the student's opinions on what the main reasons for conflict are today, how they as individuals can contribute to world peace and what they think the United Nations and other organisations should do to contribute to world peace.
The students of Jan Mohr Secondary School inspired the UNIC team to continue with projects of a similar nature, as their response to the project was overwhelmingly positive. The students were eager to learn more about the workings of the UN and thrilled to be a part of the project. After the presentation, they engaged the UNIC team in a very intellectual conversation on the United Nations' methods of conflict resolution.
The post cards will be forwarded to UNIC Jakarta, who will then forward them to the partnering school. In exchange, UNIC Windhoek will be receiving postcards from UNIC Jakarta who will collect postcards from the partnering school. The exchange motivates collaborative efforts towards the realisation of mutual goals across borders.
UNIC Namibia advocates for collaborative projects that educate students across the globe on humanitarian issues faced in other countries. Therefore, UNIC Windhoek encourages the continuation of the #PeacePals project in order to strengthen the interconnectedness of students worldwide on views that would contribute to the well-being of nations facing great tragedy while simultaneously revitalizing the significance of peace.


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| 卒業アルバム!
Sotsugyō Arubamu!
|Japanese air date
|August 24, 2010
|Yet Another School Festival!
|Entrance Exams!
K-ON!! Season 2 episode #21
The photos for the graduation yearbook are going to be taken soon, and Yui Hirasawa wants hers to be perfect.
She smirked in elementary school and was really nervous in middle school; this year, Yui wants her yearbook photo to be perfect. Pouring through fashion magazines, Yui is trying to find a hairstyle for the upcoming photo day. No matter how long she spends in front of the mirror, trying different parts, poses, and expressions she always thinks it's just a little wrong. Yui even uses her sister Ui as a model to experiment on. Ui, however, forgets to return Yui's hairpin after modelling with it on.
At school, Ui catches an uncharacteristically relaxed Azusa, who had even forgotten to tie her hair up that morning. While Ui helps tier up her hair, Azusa blames the school festival's show on draining her motivation and leaving her in a spaced-out mood. Ui notices she still has Yui's hairpin, quickly changes her hair to match Yui's, and takes the opportunity to pounce on Azu-nyan in typical Yui style.
Meanwhile, Yui is feeling completely wrong without her signature hairpin, but the only thing Nodoka has that could hold Yui's hair in place is a bulldog clip. Luckily, Tsumugi has a hairband for Yui to borrow in the meantime. But because Yui's hair is a little too short to tie back, Mugi experiments a little starting with a style that exposes her forehead. Ritsu takes special offence to the fact that Yui would much rather keep her forehand hidden. Ui returns with the hairpin just as the girls do up Yui's hair like Jun's.
After school, Azusa realises that with the school festival over, most of the seniors have gone to study. Worried that her seniors at the Light Music Club may have quit to study, she rushes to the music room to check. But of course, it's business as usual, 'business' being tea and cake. Really though, they decided the club room is as good a place as any to study for their exams.
Meanwhile, Sawako needs to talk to the girls about their future plans. Yui and Ritsu still haven't handed in their senior questionnaires, but are thinking of going to college, despite not knowing what degree or major they want to choose. Mio also has to hand in some papers to be recommended to the more prestigious universities. Since Mugi is applying for a private womens university, Yui and Ritsu decide they may as well try to as well. When Sawako leaves, Yui flips open a magazine of hairstyles, but her friends think her hair looks good as is.
The next day at school, Ritsu has brought a camera so they can all practice for the photo. First up is Ritsu, who gets a perfect photo, which is ironic as she doesn't care one bit. Mio, on the other hand, gets too nervous and spoils all of her photos. Mugi tries to mix things up, putting on the most serious face she can, but her friends like her just the way she is. Last up is Yui. Even though her photo is essentially perfect, she's still nitpicky about her bangs being too long.
She decides she must trim her bangs. Herself. Yui assures everyone that she definitely won't mess up, having done this plenty of times in the past. She starts with an incredibly clear focus and with precise movements, cutting only the shortest lengths off. And she's done! Or she would be if it were just a little shorter. Right on cue, as she's doing her second attempt, Yui sneezes, taking off the entire bang in one clean snip. Her friends try their best to reassure her that she looks fine. Try as hard as they may, it's not going to happen. Yui's hair is ruined. But still, they try to cheer her up, each giving her the chestnut from their Mont Blanc.
Yui tries to keep a low profile on photo day, walking into school hunched over and wearing a hood. She still can't accept that she's inadvertently spoiled her yearbook photo. Though when Mugi threatens to take away her cake for that afternoon, Yui obediently sheds the hood and sits up proudly. One by one, the girls each take their photo, and even Yui's photo goes as well as it can, even without her signature bangs.
Afterwards, Sawako calls Mio to the staffroom to discuss the recommendation. She's decided to turn it down because she wants to study together with her friends. Yui and Ritsu hand in their senior questionnaires to express their intent to apply to the same university, and the questionnaires are accepted. For Mio to make such a sacrifice, it's crunch time for Yui and Ritsu to study so they all get into the same university.


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Hi guys! Sorry for the lack of posting, I'm finally back here! It's been one crazy month, my days in London are really busy since I work as well. Sometimes it's hard to juggle both blogging and my job but because I'm so passionate about both, it's so worth it for me. There's a ton of things I'm currently working on, so if I'm away for a couple of days from posting, just know it's for a good reason! For a while I'll be posting once-twice a week, I will let you know exactly which days. So I hope you guys don't mind! In the mean time stay tuned and follow along on my Instagram as I am maintaining a regular posting schedule there 😉
This look was on a sunny Thursday afternoon in London. I styled the floral dress with yellow tights and a pair of red shoes…Just seen the "Shoes: pleasure and pain" exhibition at V&A and remembered Dorothy's red shoes from the Wizard of Oz.
Do you guys have any cool exhibitions/ museums that I should check out? Would love to know! xx
Make-up & photography: VIORELA CALOTA
Post-production: VOLKER VORNEHM
Hairstyling: OVIDIU DASCALU
I was wearing: ZARA dress & headband & shoes | H&M coat | AMERICAN APPAREL tights | semi precious stones rings


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We often rejoice that Hypocrisy was not on the original list of seven deadly sins. If it were, we'd all be burning up somewhere. But the continuing saga of Hiram Monserrate — expelled yesterday by the state senate — deserves a special place in the Great Hypocrisy Annals.
Top award goes to Brooklyn senator Marty Golden who proudly voted for expulsion despite having defended Monserrate against the same charges late last spring at a point when the Queens Democrat had temporarily aligned himself with Golden's Republican members, thus giving the GOP a crucial but brief majority in the chambers.
Here was Golden yesterday as reported in the Daily News: "He caused a violent act against a woman, and he doesn't belong here. As sad as it is, it has to be done."
Back in June, when Monserrate was Golden's ally, the Brooklyn Republican derided debate over Monserrate's then-alleged crime as "nitpicking."
Meanwhile, only the blizzard which shut down federal courts this morning kept Monserrate attorney Norman Siegel from filing his lawsuit to void the 53-8 expulsion vote. Siegel, New York's veteran civil liberties advocate, made a strong case this morning on Brian Lehrer's WNYC radio show why Monserrate's expulsion can and should be rejected by the courts.
Not that such a legal victory would do Monserrate, convicted of misdemeanor charges of assault on his girlfriend, much good. This morning's Daily News shows that the ex-cop has lost his most ardent defender: columnist Juan Gonzalez.
Gonzalez says the vote to expel was of "dubious" legality and summons up such past inglorious instances as the civil-rights era expulsions of Julian Bond from the Georgia legislature and Adam Clayton Powell from Congress. But Gonzalez says straight out that Monserrate should have resigned his senate seat months ago.
"He is forever stamped as the politician who slashed his girlfriend's face — and no career can survive something like that," writes Gonzalez, adding: "Unfortunately, Monserrate refuses to accept that."


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Equilibrium ab initio molecular dynamics methods are powerful for simulating diffusion in solids but are accompanied with high computational costs. This is related to the inherent slowness of the diffusion process in solids. To tackle this problem, we implement the color-diffusion algorithm into the Vienna ab initio simulation package to perform non-equilibrium ab initio molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations. Ion diffusion in ceria doped with Gd and Sm is studied, and the calculated conductivities is found to agree well with experiment. However, although the NEMD method significantly lowers the computational cost, statistical quality in the calculated conductivity still comes expensive. Knowing the error resulting from limited statistics is therefore important.
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Gaining a Foothold in the Automotive Industry – DayOne's new investment: AdasWorks GmbH
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- On July 31, 2015
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- artificial intelligence, automotive, self-driving cars
by Eva Rez
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We have told you, DayOne is living exciting times! Let me present our newest investment in AdasWorks GmbH founded by Laszlo Kishonti, a successful entrepreneur and an inspiring visionary. DayOne, big names from the automotive industry and leading financial investors see a great potential in what Laszlo and his team is up to!
AdasWorks' Superman has arrived
It all started with a "comic book" (= AdasWorks' investment deck). I remember when I first met Laszlo. He and one of his team member arrived to DayOne's office literally with AdasWorks' Superman. Laszlo guided us through his hero's story. He explained to us his vision about the future of the automotive industry and what his team from Hungary has already achieved in this field. We were simply impressed…
Behind the scenes
But we are investors, so we were looking for the real thing. Investors are always sceptic at the beginning. This is their nature. Why would this project beat the technology behind Google's self-driving car or all the other big fish? And what does this ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) software will know what its competitors might not?
This is what we learnt from Laszlo. He explained us the design challenge the car industry is facing right now with a captivating example: a current high-end car is packed with up to 150 ECUs that are each responsible for separate features including driver assistance (such as lane-keeping, park-assist and so on), whereas the auto-pilots of latest aircrafts are using significantly less but more integrated ECUs. Imagine, how many chips we will need if we cannot get enough of these fancy autonomous features, and how deep we have to reach into our pockets?! Therefore, the value proposition of AdasWorks is:
"AdasWorks is designed to revolutionize the automotive industry by providing an integrated software environment running on next-generation application processors which are able to handle all Advanced Driver Assistance Systems tasks."
Nowadays, most premium or mid-range cars offer some advanced functions such as parking aid. But based on the rapid pace of development, most of the cars will soon be able to guide us back to the lane if we fell asleep on the highway, or stop when they identify a pedestrian in front of/behind us. To achieve this with a high confidence level, cars will need all their "sensory organs" to be in work at the same time, in an integrated manner:
"AdasWorks is a software toolkit that fuses multiple car sensors, GPS and map data with computer vision to create advanced and cost-effective driver assistance and semi-autonomous systems."
Laszlo has not only spoken into the air. The team at AdasWorks had already transformed a consumer car into semi-autonomous using low-cost components and showcased this project at CES 2015. The control of the demo car relies only on vision-based information processed from one front-facing camera without using any pre-recorded 3D laser scan maps. This short video is speaking for itself:
We know it's sexy!
As an early-stage investor we are looking for hot markets, which grow fast, and for solutions, which attain attention from significant market players. We believe that the automotive industry, especially the autonomous car segment is one of these. Have you ever thought that gadgets from the movie 'Back to the future' will become part of our life in less than two decades? Now you might be also a non-believer regarding driverless cars. Some estimations dare to claim that by 2020 self-driving vehicles will be an everyday reality, while waiting 15 more years will result in a situation where 75% of sold light-duty cars will be autonomous! Of course, we do not let ourselves be simply amazed by predictions. What we see is that regulatory changes — EU NCAP, NHTSA, MLIT, ANCAP — and consumers' safety & comfort requirements all strengthen the trend towards smart cars.
Building a real venture
While investigating the project as a potential investment, it was not a negligible factor that the founder is already a successful entrepreneur. His previous company, Kishonti Ltd. is the world leader company in benchmarking and performance optimisation. Laszlo started his career as an economist developing macroeconomic forecasts, pricing bonds and derivatives, doing portfolio modelling and managing funds. Then he came up with the idea to do a benchmark for mobile chips' performance, which from a garage project eventually became a prospering company included inDeloitte's Technology Fast 500 ranking in Europe.
Any project cannot be successful without a great team supporting the company's vision and aims. I had the chance to meet those 14 world-class people sitting in the Budapest based office, who are already working hard and with enthusiasm on this disruptive technology. As most of them are tech people or scientists, they could talk hours about their mission, but they are all very clear about their tasks and responsibility. To keep up with the evolving project the team is expected to double in size next year.
Laszlo not only has experience in creating a well-operating organization, but he has access to a network of top names from the global market: partly due to his previous enterprise, which works for companies such as Apple, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Nvidia; partly due to the forming partnerships all across the automotive industry vertical with leading chip manufacturers, Tier1s (making car components) and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers, assembling components & producing vehicles).
Membership in a prestigious club
The Superman pitch has taken its effect. Business angels, institutional financial investors as well as strategic investors showed interest for the AdasWorks project, especially its results from the past, its vision about the future and its talent pool represented by the team. The Series 'A' round that amounted to EUR 2.4 million was co-led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital(RBVC) and Inventure, followed by us (OTP-DayOne Seed Investment Fund) and the American angel investor, Tim Draper. Even if it always takes time and efforts to raise a round from the founder's side, we think that Laszlo did a good job here, and we are happy to be part of this prominent co-investor community. We believe that each of the investors will have their specific added value. We see ours in our local presence close to the operation. I have to say that the investment process was quite smooth, so we look forward to a fruitful cooperation with the AdasWorks team and our partners!
And what else could we wish for: take us for an unforgettable ride AdasWorks!


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NASUWT COMMENTS ON OFSTED'S ANNUAL REPORT- Dec 2018
Commenting on Ofsted's Annual Report, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers' Union, said:
"It is clear from the report that the teaching profession is continuing to achieve high standards for children and young people. This is despite the continuing pressures teachers are facing in terms of depressed pay, excessive workload and the knock-on impact of the major recruitment and retention crisis.
"This success has been achieved despite the government's education policies, not because of them and we see in Ofsted's report some of the consequences of the government's failure to exercise strategic leadership over the education system.
"The NASUWT supports the call by Ofsted for it to be given the powers to inspect multi academy trusts and to take action when concerns are raised about unregistered schools. MATs are increasingly powerful and influential and they should be held accountable for their performance in the same way that schools are. Equally, it is vitally important that where there are concerns about unregistered schools that the inspectorate has sufficient powers to intervene to ensure pupils are safe and are receiving education which is appropriate and of sufficient quality.
"The NASUWT agrees with Ofsted's view that it is not right that schools which are graded as outstanding should be exempt from inspection. Proportionate, focused inspections which genuinely support schools to reflect on their progress and continue to improve should be part of the system of accountability for all schools.
"Ofsted is correct to raise the impact which declining levels of local authority funding for wider children's services are having on schools. Access to specialist CAMHS support is just one example where delays and in some cases, the impossibility, of obtaining expert external support for pupils with mental health issues is placing schools under acceptable pressure.
"Similarly, local authority provision for children and young people with special needs is highlighted by the inspectorate as a concern. There is the need for greater investment in support for children with high needs, but also greater consistency in how schools and local authorities cooperate to meet the needs of these children. At present there is unacceptable variability in practice between different authorities which means that some children are not getting the support they need.
"It is shocking that thousands of young people are disappearing from school rolls each year and the NASUWT agrees with Ofsted that this is a situation which cannot be allowed to continue. The NASUWT has called on the Department for Education to give local authorities the capacity and resources to allow them to challenge off-rolling and ensure all children receive their entitlement to education."
Commenting on the Science and Technology Committee's report Energy Drinks and Children, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers' Union, said:
"The NASUWT is pleased that the Committee took serious note of the evidence that the NASUWT presented to it on the very real concerns that many teachers have about the impact which excessive consumption of energy drinks is having on pupil behaviour.
"The Union welcomes the acknowledgement from the Committee that the Government's plan to introduce a ban on the sale of these drinks to children and young people, a move supported by the NASUWT, is legitimate.
"Teachers and school leaders continue to see first-hand the contribution energy drinks can make to poor pupil behaviour and pupils' ability to concentrate in class and the NASUWT has been pleased to lead on their behalf this increasingly successful campaign to raise awareness of the impact of these drinks.
"The NASUWT believes that the voluntary bans which have been implemented by many major retailers as a result of the NASUWT's campaign, while helpful, do not go far enough to protect children and young people's wellbeing and statutory regulation to introduce a blanket ban is needed.
"The NASUWT will continue to engage with the Government over the introduction of a ban and support teachers and schools in addressing the factors which can contribute to pupil indiscipline.


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Your organisation forges partnerships between the community and crime fighting agencies. You recognise that when it comes to fighting crime, we're all in this together. That embodies my belief in the value of shared responsibility.
Crime: the scale of the problem
Nothing affects people's quality of life more than crime. And today, we have the highest crime rate in Europe apart from Sweden. Our citizens are more likely to be victims of crime than in any developed country except Australia.
The police recorded 5.6m crimes last year - 10 times the number in the 1950s. According to the British crime survey, there are over 10m crimes.
The government uses it to claim that crime has fallen in recent years. But the Survey leaves out a huge number of crimes, in particular those against children and shoplifting. The independent thinktank Civitas estimates that the total number of crimes may be four times as high as the official British crime survey figure.
But however crime is counted, the big picture is clear. Crime is at historically high levels. Violent crime and antisocial behaviour are wrecking lives and communities. And it's the least well-off in society who suffer the most.
Crime Concern has pointed out that an estimated 40% of recorded crime in England and Wales takes place in 10% of neighbourhoods, predominantly the poorest ones.
I refuse to accept that today's level of crime is an inevitable fact of 21st century life in Britain. I spoke last week about the need to give much more power to the voluntary organisations and social enterprises that can turn communities around. In that way, we can address the long-term causes of crime.
I've long supported reform of the criminal justice system, and tougher sentencing powers to act as a deterrent. But today I want to focus on the police and the need for police reform. The truth is we won't deal with crime until we reform the police.
This is widely understood, but not acted upon nearly enough. The police know it. The public know it. Politicians know it. I don't want the Conservative party to shy away from difficult subjects and tough decisions.
We need to take tough decisions about police reform if we're going to be genuinely tough on crime. This is a key issue and that's why I've appointed Nick Herbert as shadow minister with specific responsibility for police reform.
He will be consulting widely on our proposals, engaging with the public and police professionals of all ranks.
Police performance
The police have been well resourced in recent years. Spending on the police has increased under governments of both parties. It's now £11bn a year, or £500 per household.
But there's little evidence that the performance of the police has improved in line with this increase in resources. This year, each police officer, on average, will make under 10 arrests. That's not even one a month. Think about it. Yet one police constable in Nottinghamshire, PC Coetzee, arrested over 300 suspects last year.
Today, fewer than one in four crimes is detected, down from 31% in 1999. This means that there were at least 4m undetected crimes last year...despite the extra money and the continued growth in CCTV surveillance.
Police forces differ widely in their effectiveness. Detection rates for burglary vary from over 43% to under 8%, and for robbery between over 50% and under 15%. The Conservative party has always valued and supported the police. But there cannot be a blank cheque. More resources must be matched by better performance. The public expects value for money.
The need for police reform
So the need for police reform is clear. The question is what is the right direction for that reform to take? My view is clear: it's time for a fundamental shake-up of policing in this country. You can't be tough on crime unless you're tough on police reform.
First, police forces must be made more accountable to local communities. Second, police pay and conditions must be modernised to ensure much better police performance. That means, amongst other things, making it easier to sack bad officers.
Labour's approach: centralisation and bureaucracy
Labour's approach has been the direct opposite. Instead of local accountability, we have seen massive centralisation. Instead of modernisation, we have seen an extension of bureaucracy. Before I set out my plans, let's look at the two elements of Labour's approach.
Labour's police centralisation
The government says it doesn't want a national police force. But it's steadily taking more and more control of local policing.
This trend will be reinforced if the home secretary implements his scheme to amalgamate police forces into regional units. His scheme is being driven through too fast, without proper debate or consultation, and reckless of the cost.
The Association of Police Authorities estimates these to be between £500m £600m. They also point out that police forces could increase their efficiency by sharing services - a solution that I back. But the most serious objection to police force amalgamation is the implication for local accountability.
Local police will be directed by chief constables who could be hundreds of miles away from the communities they serve. Take the proposed South West region. People living in one part, the north of Gloucestershire, are actually closer to the Scottish border than they are to people living in another part, the south of Cornwall.
The government's response to these concerns is what looks like a gimmick. "People's courts" will be convened to arraign local commanders. This is phoney accountability. It gives the illusion of community empowerment, while giving communities no formal power at all over local policing. It's about public relations, not police performance.
Labour's police bureaucracy
As well as centralisation, the police under Labour have been subjected to an ever increasing weight of bureaucracy. We've seen endless targets, plans and agencies designed to regulate and direct the police.
There's a national policing plan, a policing performance assessment framework, and public service agreements. Police forces are now statutorily required to produce strategic plans. They're overseen by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, the Audit Commission and the Police Standards Unit.
There's a National Centre for Policing Excellence, shortly to be subsumed into a National Policing Improvement Agency. And last, but by no means least, there is the Home Office itself.
As David Davis has said, all this inspection and regulation is like trying to drive a car with the bonnet up.
Our reform agenda: accountability and modernisation
In contrast to Labour's approach, our plans for police reform will be based on clear Conservative values: trusting people, and sharing responsibility. Real local accountability to give local communities control over local policing. And real modernisation to give police forces more responsibility for enforcing the law.
Benefits of local accountability
First, I want to explain why local accountability is so important. Last week, two leading US police chiefs visited London. Both of them have records which demonstrate the power of local accountability and neighbourhood policing.
As police chief in New York City, Bill Bratton famously worked with Mayor Guiliani and delivered, within a decade, a 60% fall in crime.
Now, as Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, he has repeated his success. In just two years, overall crime has dropped by 13%, homicides by 20%, and response times have improved dramatically. Yet he now has 100 fewer police officers than he started with.
In Lowell, Massachusetts, Superintendent Ed Davis achieved the fastest fall in crime in the US.
He decentralised his force, trained them in community policing, and put them on the beat. He transferred routine administrative tasks to civilian staff, freeing officers to tackle crime.
Of course, our culture and traditions are different to those in the USA. But the principles of local democracy, accountability and strong leadership should be universal. Already there is evidence that proactive, neighbourhood policing can deliver solutions that work in the UK.
In London, an increased police presence on the streets after the terrorist attacks of 7/7 led to a significant fall in crime, leading the Guardian to admit the value of high profile, visible patrolling.
The Metropolitan Police has a Safer Neighbourhoods initiative. Each ward has a dedicated team of police and community support officers responsible for the reduction of crime and disorder in their area... It's already yielding results here in Hackney.
And in Middlesbrough, Ray Mallon's 'zero tolerance' approach has cut crime by over a third in two years.
I'm delighted that Ray is with us here today. He's living proof of the value of local accountability and strong leadership in the fight against crime. We look forward to hearing his perspective shortly.
So there is evidence in the UK that local accountability leads to beat-based policing, and that beat-based policing leads to less crime. How can we ensure that virtuous circle exists right across the country?
Need for local accountability
Historically, a tripartite arrangement governed policing in this country. The home secretary set national priorities and provided funding. Police authorities appointed chief constables and held forces to account. Chief constables were operationally independent, answering - in Lord Denning's famous dictum - only to the law.
But in the last decade, the balance of power has changed fundamentally. The cherished independence of chief constables has not protected them from increasing central direction. But it continues to make them relatively immune from local pressures.
The public has very little real say over how policing is conducted. Police Authorities are relatively powerless, and they're virtually invisible to the public.
Local accountability: our policy direction
I want to change all that. Instead of police chiefs answering to central government, I want them to be formally accountable to local communities. We would scrap the national Policing Plan and all of the associated apparatus of central control.
The police would continue to have operational independence, which would be properly defined. Local politicians would under no circumstances be permitted to direct the arrest of an individual or the initiation of a prosecution.
But they would be empowered to set strategic objectives for the police and ensure that those objectives are met, with the ultimate sanction of being able to hire and fire the chief constable.
There are various options for achieving such local accountability. Police Authorities could be directly elected.
They could be replaced by an individual who is directly elected, like a police commissioner. Or elected mayors could fulfil this role.
The essential principle is that voters should have a direct relationship with the person or body who appoints the chief constable, matched by a direct and transparent funding arrangement so that they can judge the effectiveness of the policing they're paying for.
Of course, we would want to retain an independent inspectorate of constabulary to guard against corruption and to monitor standards. We would also consider what powers, closely defined, should be reserved to the home secretary, to coordinate policing in certain circumstances, for example in the case of a national emergency.
And some policing functions should be conducted at the national level, answering to the home secretary. We have, for example, proposed a national border police force. The fight against terrorism requires national co-ordination. And we support the serious organised crime agency.
Modernising the police
So, making the police accountable to local communities is the first vital part of the police reform we want to see. The second is to ensure that police chiefs can manage workforces which are professional, flexible and incentivised to do their job - fighting crime.
That means real modernisation. Police officers are relatively well paid - better, in fact, than teachers or nurses.
That is a proper reflection of the value which society places on them, and the nature of their work, which is often difficult and dangerous. We should never forget the risks which police officers run for us.
Recently we saw the moving funeral in Bradford of WPC Sharon Beshenivsky, a trained officer of only seven months who was shot dead when she answered a call to a robbery. I pay tribute to her courage and that of all the officers who have been killed or injured while seeking to protect us.
So police officers should and will remain well rewarded. But it's time to examine what reforms are needed to equip the police to meet today's challenges.
Pay and conditions
We should start with the reform of police pay and conditions. In this area, I think there are five priorities. Today, officers tend to be paid according to length of service or seniority, not in relation to skills, competence and performance.
So first, we need local flexibility for pay and conditions. An officer who has given good service, and for whom it would be better personally and for the force if they moved on, has a huge incentive to wait around until thirty year's service is up before getting a pension
So second, we need further reform of police pensions so people can join and leave the force at the right time and the right level. We must get rid of that pensions cliff-edge.
Chief constables will tell you that today, an underperforming police officer is almost unsackable. That's absurd.
So third, the police should have modern employment contracts so bad officers can be sacked. Considerable progress has been made in relation to medical retirements and the days lost through sick pay - but much more needs to be done.
So fourth, we must tackle the issue of a relatively large number of officers kept on restricted duties, on full pay. Some officers today have second jobs. In one force, as many as one in fifteen are in this position.
So the fifth priority in reforming police pay and conditions should be to insist that policing is a full-time occupation in all but exceptional cases.
Police structures
As well as reforming pay and conditions, we will also look for more flexibility in the structure of policing. Today's police family no longer consists only of regular police officers. Community support officers have begun to change the public face of policing and the nature of the workforce.
Local authority wardens are proving popular in their communities. Support staff are increasingly being used to release officers for frontline duties.
Chief constables should have greater discretion over the structure of their workforce so that they, rather than the government, can decide the right balance of staffing in their forces.
Police recruitment
More flexible policing structures will also require a new flexibility in police recruitment. Scientific and technological advances will mean that, increasingly, we will want to recruit professional experts who are now key in the fight against crime.
So enhanced entry schemes should make it possible for talented people and professionals to join the police later in their careers and at all ranks.
The police should be able to attract recruits of the highest calibre from all backgrounds and to provide the continuous training and career development which highly motivated people need.
My offer to the police
Of course, I know that police performance is not held back simply by outdated pay and conditions, structures and recruitment.
The police are also held back by outdated working practices, and increasingly by bureaucracy imposed by central government. So today I make this offer to Britain's police. You make the changes which will improve police performance.
And we will stop the centralisation, bureaucracy and political interference that gets in your way.
Less bureaucracy
We have to cut back the bureaucracy which prevents police officers from doing their job.
It's a scandal that only 17% of a police officer's time is spent on patrol. Arresting a suspect keeps officers off the beat for an average of 3½ hours.
We want police officers to fight crime, not file paper. We will review the bureaucracy generated by legislation such as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
We will also end the requirement on police officers to record every stop they make, filling in a foot long form which takes seven minutes to complete.
Recording a search is absolutely justified. It is essential that the police build and maintain the confidence of ethnic and other minority communities, and I applaud their determination to do so. But recording every stop is an unnecessary barrier to effective policing.
These and other reforms are long overdue. Good police officers will gain from reforms that recognise and reward success.
There are many fine police officers in Britain, and senior officers of the highest calibre. Many are trying to do the things which I have talked about today. I want to make the changes that will help them in their efforts to provide an effective, 21st century service.
In that way we will rebuild the bond of trust between the police and the public. The fight against crime is our shared responsibility as a society: we're all in this together. We need thoughtful, patient, long-term action to tackle the causes of crime.
We need reform of the criminal justice system and tougher sentencing.
But we cannot be tough on crime unless we tackle the issues which are holding back police performance.
This is the most difficult and controversial part of the crime agenda. But the Conservative party I lead will not flinch from saying what needs to be said, and doing what needs to be done.
Tough on crime; tough on police reform. Unless we have the courage and the determination to pursue radical police reform, we will never build the safer communities we all want to see.


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Questions answered on this week's edition of the Friday Fishbowl for August 19, 2011:
Question #1: (Submitted by Martini)
Let's say somebody has a fiance that is just on the edge of becoming a pro wrestling fan. If you had to recommend one match to show such a person that would really grab their attention and hopefully grow their love of pro wrestling, what match would it be and why do you think it is great for a new wrestling fan to watch?
Question #2: (Submitted by Dane from Down Under)
With prelims before a UFC PPV, I'm assuming cards which have exciting prelim fights often contribute to a higher number of last-minute PPV purchases to people who are 'on the fence' about spending the $45. These prelims air for free, either on tv or lately on facebook. Would the WWE benefit from doing something similar to this, e.g. expanding out the number of dark/pre-PPV matches to 2 or maybe 3, put on some solid inter-brand match-ups, backstage segments for the main card, as well as air video-packages to hype the event? I know that 'Heat' served a somewhat similar purpose back in the day, but now with technological advancements, especially in utilising WWE.com or their Facebook page – there could be a number of people who weren't sold on the go-home show for an event, but could Russo-swerve their opinions once they see a fresh video-package and a PPV-quality match with someone not on the main card.
Do you think this is something that would work for the WWE, or because it isn't a 'sport' it doens't have the same effect? Imagine if more people had seen the awesome Miz video package for WrestleMania before the show – this could have generated more hype for the match…
Question #3: (Submitted by Frank aka Omegabyss)
Who was the biggest surprise you've seen to become a world champion/main eventer as a wrestling fan?