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by Viktorija Martinenaite
Ukraine's biannual international fashion week aka Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion days started on Thursday, 1st of September. The fashion event was founded in 2010 to help Ukrainian designers achieve international acknowledgement. Today, fashion week is dedicated to the global promotion of a new generation of Eastern European brands. Let us introduce three designers you should highlight in your fashion diary.
Anouki – a Tbilisi-based fashion designer brand known for handmade embellished and embroidered shoes and tweed. Designer Ana Areshidze studied in the world's leading universities – Istituto Marangoni and Accademia del Lusso, she established her own label in 2013. Anouki collections are famous for pastel shades and her romantic signature off-shoulder dresses. Designs are made for modern and fashionable women, Anouki has a goal to offer clothes and accessories that speak "about you".
Photo credit Agne Kuzmickaite
Agne Kuzmickaite – one the most famous Lithuanian designer's, who works in both fashion and theatre. She studied at Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts and is currently undertaking a PhD in Fashion design/Art Research. Kuzmickaite's collections are known for creativity and functional conceptuality, her designs are made for women, who play a lot of different roles in their everyday lives.
Photo credit Kargina Ksenia
Anna October – a Ukrainian-born fashion designer. She graduated with a diploma in pattern cutting and tailoring in Zaporozhie and after 2 years of fine art studies in Odessa, she launched her own name label Anna October in 2012. Her designs are known for feminine silhouettes with attention to high-quality fabrics, that are inspired by contemporary culture.
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Posted on: December 12, 2017
Saber has been trained on the new Cognex ViDi Deep Learning Software. We have a license here in-house and are able to evaluate applications immediately.
Cognex offers the first ready-to-use Deep Learning-based software dedicated to industrial image analysis. Cognex ViDi Suite is a field-tested, optimized and reliable software solution based on a state-of-the-art set of algorithms in Machine Learning. It allows tackling otherwise impossible to program inspection & classification challenges. This results in a powerful, flexible and straightforward solution for countless challenging machine vision applications.
The Suite consists of 3 different tools:
Feature localization & identification Cognex ViDi blue is used to find and localize single or multiple features within an image. Be it strongly deformed characters on very noisy backgrounds (OCR) or complex objects in bulk; the blue tool can localize and identify complex features and objects by learning from annotated images. To train the blue tool, all you need to provide are images where the targeted features are marked.
Segmentation & defect detection Cognex ViDi red is used to detect anomalies and aesthetic defects. Be it scratches on a decorated surface, incomplete or improper assemblies or even weaving problems in textiles; the red tool can identify all of these
and many more problems simply by learning the normal appearance of an object including its significant but tolerable variations. The red tool is also used to segment specific regions such as defects or other areas of interest. Be it a specific foreign material on a medical fabric or the cutting zone on lace; the red tool can identify all of these regions of interest simply by learning the varying appearance of the targeted zone.
Object & scene classification Cognex ViDi green is used to classify an object or a complete scene. Be it the identification of products based on their packaging, the classification
of welding seams or the separation of acceptable or unacceptable defects; the green tool learns to separate different classes based on a collection of labeled images. To train the green tool, all you need to provide are images assigned to and labeled in accordance with the different classes.
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This work validates the epigenetic hypotheses of Bruce Lipton and many others that look to the influence of environmental and emotional factors that play a significant role in influencing the expression of our genes, especially in the arena of mental and emotional health. Epigenetic environmental factors can have both positive and negative influences. This particular study reviews the possibility and implications of traumatic stress on brain function and looks specifically at how male sperm play a role in this process of information carrying.
EFT and Mindfulness Meditation; Can Both Create Epigenetic Changes?
Today I found myself dreaming of the day…the day when the EFT research community had the funding to do the very study that went viral today in the neuroscience and consciousness communities. In case you had not heard, a new study was released that seems to be the first research showing gene expression changes after… Read More »
A Conversation with Bruce Lipton and the Honeymoon Effect
Dr Craig Weiner has the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., the bestselling author of The Biology of Belief and has just released his newest book, The Honeymoon Effect; The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth. The Honeymoon Effect according to Bruce is a state of bliss, passion, energy, and health resulting from… Read More »


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Welcome to the new Sinister Design forums!
the vault was already there, the Raiders discovered it but could never open it. As drunken unruly bandits they lacked the knowledge, and more importantly, will power to open it. They likely tried at first but said to heck with it when they no-longer could open it.
The Entrance hall; Malis is disgraced with utter rugged appearance of the cave and would like to spruce it up. She knows of a Cult convoy that is transporting many expensive silks and rugs and wishes for you to retrieve them for her. With the decoration of the cave, perhaps some soldiers are convinced to join your cause because you actually look like a functioning organization that's not hiding out in a run-down cave or some fat dude's basement. This could also be a moral boost for your men enhancing strength/health in a small amount.
The kitchen 1. Set is displeased with the supplies he has to cook the food for the army and would like you to capture a rare animal/plant, so they may harvest this animal/plant for better meals. Provides a boost in overall health of the soldiers2. Set is overwhelmed with the amount of soldiers he must now feed and requires assistants (after all, who's going to cook when Set is out helping to battle the Cult?) and needs you to run around finding willing and good cooks. Could provide more soldiers or a speed boost (I'm thinking the soldiers will likely be like the enemy and move only a few squares so our soldiers' speed could be increased from 3 to 4 or 4 to 5) as a well fed soldier will have more energy.
The Storage Room: Arman is having trouble with the security system on the vault and asks you to try to break it. You are given a list of options, if your aptitude is high enough (say 20) you bypass the lock completely and safely, if not, however, you are given two options. 1. Run around from person to person (the Marid Clan Leader to the Librarian to perhaps Fizooz [which will likely require its own string of a sub-quest to partially restore his memory] who was contracted to break into the vault) to learn how to disarm the lock. 2. blast the door open which unleashes a wave of enemies, a personality check is performed and if it is high enough, the defenders (hopefully some type of new golem, perhaps the Cannon Golems, [or Steel Bar Shooting Golems {SBSG Mark I}as they seem to be now]) join your army. However if your personality fails you must destroy them. If you pass another aptitude check then you are able to completely understand their structure and talk to the Marid Clan leader about reconstructing them to join your team. However, if you fail, he sends you off to the Librarian again to find some research on the origins of the golems (they possibly were used in a battle between Ravinale and the Marid, with all the Marid's Archer-Golems to have thought to unfortunately be all demolished in the battle). The librarian remembers a book and so you set off to your storage in Baz's basement to find the book, but it is not found, remembering Set had "borrowed" some books you run back to him and ask him if he has it. He does but regrets that it is in some odd language, you recognize it to be shadowlingish and head over to Malis to get a translation. She agrees after some persuasion (possibly a completely other side-quest if your personality doesn't pass another check) to translate the book. With the book translated you travel back to the Marid Clan Chief who starts on rebuilding the golems. (By the way, having golems in your army, I think, would be a big deal, so I wanted the accumulation of these golems to be quite difficult) Also, if you are able to open the lock without alerting the guards you find the room to be filled with the golems, unactivated. as you walk up to one, the crystal within it resonates to your Psy power and the golem comes to life, they then, believing you are a general from the previous battle because you knew the code wakens his companions and joins you in your campaign.


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How Many Times Do You Put Your Fingers In Your Mouth Every Day?
"I have water on my finger," my three-year-old says from the backseat.
I cock a brow and glance in the rearview mirror.
"How do you have water on your finger?" I ask.
"From my water cup," she answers, like it's obvious.
But before we got in the van, I stuffed the water cups into the diaper bag and shoved all of it on the floor. Out of reach.
"You don't have your water cup," I say. "Are you telling me the truth?"
"Elizabeth, tell me the truth."
"I am telling the truth…" her voice gets quieter, barely audible over the radio. "…that I put my fingers in my mouth."
I shake my head in the driver's seat. We've gone over this a billion times, but for some reason she can't help herself. The kid sticks her hand in there so often, her fingertips are as much of a permanent mouth fixture as her teeth. When she first started doing it, I grimaced at the grossness. Then I tried shouting. Now, I simply remove her fingers, clean them, and direct her to use them for something else. Something she loves. Something that gives her joy instead of germs.
"Baby, that's not water in your mouth, remember? That's spit. They're different."
"It's not water," she echoes, "but it is soft."
If I had looked up, I may have seen a lightbulb flicker on above me.
Finally—after almost an entire year of cringing and shrieking, "TAKE YOUR HANDS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!"—finally I know why she caresses her tongue.
She likes the feel of her own spit.
To her, it doesn't matter if her hands are covered in filth from a morning at the playground or the floor of a doctor's office. She has no concept of the ensuing repercussions. She doesn't understand how ill it could make her or the fact that—in extreme cases—if she puts the wrong stuff in her mouth, it could be a death sentence. She only cares about one thing.
The spit in her mouth is soft. And she wants to touch it.
And don't we all?
Every single one of us has our own spit that we like to touch. It's called sin. And sometimes we can't help ourselves from touching it over and over and over. (If you don't believe me, come to confession and watch me repent again for the same things I screwed up last time.)
Because here's the truth: Sin doesn't come with bright, flashing warning signs and a picture of a skull with crossbones.
Sin feels soft. And we want to touch it.
I reach for it, even when my Father cringes and tells me to keep my fingers out of my mouth. I can't possibly understand the real repercussions of a sin-stained soul. I don't know how ill it could make me or the fact that it could be my own death sentence.
But God knows. And, out of love, He has fought to keep me clean. He removes my fingers, cleans me, and directs me to use them for something else. Something that gives me joy instead of death. Something more like Him.
And that's way better than anything else I could reach for.


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Facebook Live Video With 'Human Swan' on Final Leg of 4,500-Mile Migration
EcoWatch readers got the chance to catch up with British conservationist Sacha Dench live on Facebook on Nov. 29. Watch here:
Dench has embarked on a 4,500-mile journey across the Russian Arctic and is now following the migration of Bewick's swans route in a motorized paraglider in hopes of learning why their numbers have declined by more than a third in the past 20 years.
The adventure started on Sept. 19. She is now approaching the final leg across the English Channel and through the UK. Her expedition, the Flight of the Swans, is backed by Dame Judi Dench, a distant relative, Sir David Attenborough and Sir Ralph Fiennes.
Daring Conservationist Takes Off on 4,500-Mile Migration With #Swans https://t.co/iDM341lUai @WWTSwanFlight @sachadench— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1475068636.0
The "human swan" will be answered your questions on her experiences, flying through 11 countries in more than 10 weeks and what she's learnt about why the species is in decline. She showed footage from the remote communities she's flown over and the people she's met along the flyway.
Dench will now fly across the pond to home soil!
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Daring Conservationist Takes Off on 4,500-Mile Migration With Swans
A British conservationist took off last week in a motorized paraglider, embarking on a 4,500-mile journey across the Russian Arctic. Sacha Dench, 41, who works with the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust in the United Kingdom, is following along the migration route of Bewick's swans in hopes of learning why their numbers have declined by more than a third in the past 20 years.
Sacha Dench in training over Sweden.Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust / PA
The first part of her route took her across the desolate Russian tundra. From Russia, she will cross Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Germany and France, returning to England. Her flying machine is a 35 mph motorized paraglider, also known as a paramotor.
Actual route of Sacha Dench's flight to study Bewick's swans.Flight of the Swans / Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Dench is accompanied by Alexander Bogdanov, a Russian with knowledge of the region, and Dan Burton from the U.K. They have been flying about six hours a day, stopping to talk to schoolchildren in local settlements along the way. On Sept. 23, the team reached Mezen and was later met by her ground crew. She is currently southwest of Mezen, still over Russian territory.
Powered paragliding can be dangerous. In a study of 384 incidents published in BMJ Open, an open access medical research journal, there were 23 fatalities reported. The engine caused 43 accidents and was responsible for most injuries to the upper limbs. Head trauma and drowning after a water landing are other risks.
The tundra's treacherous beauty. How is Sacha meeting the challenge of flying over this desolate wilderness?… https://t.co/RrpCuHWHQX— Flight Of The Swans (@Flight Of The Swans)1474998604.0
Dench was well prepared for this flight. She is a British national free-diving champion, able to hold her breath under water for 6 minutes and 22 seconds. She is an experienced paramotorist and has taken tundra survival courses.
In the air, her body suit is connected to the engine, electrically heating gloves and socks to keep her warm. She can communicate with her crew as well as air traffic control, and she's equipped with a GPS tracker and a personal locator beacon. They're carrying spare spark plugs, tools and survival gear.
Why is she risking this dangerous flight?
The number of Bewick's swans has dropped from 29,000 in 1995 to 18,000 in 2010. There are several known reasons, but none to account for such a large population decline. Also known as a tundra swan, the species is listed as of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Bewick's swans, which are sometimes considered a sub-species, cannot be hunted legally, but more than half are found with lead shot in their bodies. Other explanations for their decline include power line strikes and the loss of wetland habitat along the birds' migration route.
Filming the expedition.Flight of the Swans / Wildfowl & Wetland Trust
Her expedition, the Flight of the Swans, which is being filmed, has been backed by Dame Judi Dench, a distant relative, Sir David Attenborough and Sir Ralph Fiennes. She expects to arrive back in England in late October, around the time of the arrival of the Bewick's swans. To bird lovers in Britain, their arrival is a sign of the coming winter.
North America has lost more than 1.5 billion birds over the past 40 years, acc. to a new study: https://t.co/IqhA6xs11i via @EcoWatch— NRDC (@NRDC)1474759984.0


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Happy Tuesday: Which we've decided is a much better day than Monday for a newsletter, given the slow pace of news, especially over winter weekends. (OK, that and the playoffs. And Sunday roasts. Fires. Naps. You get the idea.)
It's Jan. 10, on which Swiss chemist Jacques Brandenberger received a 1911 patent for a waterproof film made from plant material. The inventor combined "cellulose" with "diaphanous" to get the product name cellophane. (Saran Wrap didn't come along until 1953.)
Happy birthday Tom Cullen and Rod Stewart.
But first, this: Gov. Cuomo launched his 2017 Legislative Nose Thumbing State of the State Budgetary Road Show this week, taking his proposed policy and spending agenda directly to the people and eschewing the time honored one-speech presentation in Albany.
(Which many members of the Leg had vowed to skip.)
The tour kicked off Monday in NYC and Buffalo and was set to hit Long Island today, with Westchester, the Hudson Valley, Albany and Syracuse filling out the back of the T-shirt. Don't expect many surprises: Cuomo's major proposals, 12 and counting — make that 18. No, it's 24. Wait. 35 — have been dribbled out over the past few weeks, including a plan to offer free college tuition and a $10 billion rehab of JFK.
The governor also wants to boost the child-care tax credit, improve cyber security and shutter the Indian Point nuclear power plant. Oh, and there's a Buffalo Billion II coming. Plus $650 million for the life sciences, which could be a boon for Long Island if we play our cards right.
The stick in the eye: The speeches are taking place while the Legislature is in session, meaning few members will be on hand locally. That includes the Senate majority leader, our own John Flanagan, who was invited to sing backup on the tour but declined.
"We are the group that is directly responsible for voting on legislation and moving bills through the process, so to ignore us would be grossly irresponsible," Assemblyman Stephen Hawley, a Batavian Republican, harrumphed in a statement.
Bottom line care: Northwell Health is partnering with Pamplona Capital Management (London/NYC) on a just-forming "revenue enhancement" vehicle called Formativ Health, to be run by longtime local exec Dennis Dowling. The idea: Let physicians worry about outcomes and let Dowling worry about incomes.
Good job here: eGifter is looking for a full stack developer. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience building and deploying web and mobile-web products, strong architecture and documentation skills and loves an agile environment with TDD and continuous integration. Pay commensurate with the difficulty of finding someone they like. More details here.
Making connections: Innovative education not-for-profit We Connect the Dots is taking space at LaunchPad Westbury and will hold its STEM- and STEAM-focused events there.
Doobie brother: LICA's Neil Kaufman opines on the state of the cannabis industry.
Name drop: Larry Waldman has opened a Twitter account. @ljwaldman1
Return engagement: Newly minted Congressman Tom Suozzi takes time away from the back benches to address ACIT, Jan. 27, 7:30 a.m., Crest Hollow, details here.
Really big pitch: Farmingdale State College hosts the annual Virtual Enterprises business plan competition, including 1,300 high school students (not a typo) from 70 local schools. Winners go on to compete regionally and nationally. Jan. 13 and 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Roosevelt Hall.
A few words from our sponsor: The Wells Fargo Private Bank understands no two clients are the same. We provide a personalized approach by offering tailored solutions for Long Island's most successful individuals and families in response to all types of wealth management needs including investments, lending, planning and other financial products customized for their needs.
Congrats to: Katy Carney Cole, Dave Curry, Kristina Wesch and Aaron Zerykier for making partner at Farrell Fritz, and ditto to new counsel Rob Harper.
Also: Lorne Golub, a distinguished professor of oral biology and pathology at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Missed a newsletter? A full year's worth is archived here.
Give it a shot: Feb. 8 is the deadline to pitch your ideas for biodegradable ammo with seeds inside, helping the Pentagon turn its training grounds into floral showcases. (Or farms. They're not especially clear on what they're hoping to grow.)
Speaking of deadlines: Only five days left at the Everlast reusable notebook party on Kickstarter, now over $1 million on a $26,000 goal. $34 gets you one notebook, which links with Dropbox and other cloud folders to save your work, then wipes clean.
Stuff we're thinking about going to: The Innovate calendar is here.
Attention Joe Scaduto: Mars, the candy company, is spending $7+ billion to buy a chain of pet care centers. (Scaduto's company has rights to a nifty periodontal product for companion dogs and other animals. M&Ms + pet teeth – could be something there for you, Joe.)
Visit us: Between newsletters, get breaking news at InnovateLI.com. And please like us on Facebook, our No. 1 source of new traffic.
Streaming: NYC finished the subway wireless project on time.
Not taking it lying down: Ambulance companies working with National MedTrans Network, a Ronkonkoma-based company that dispatches nonemergency rides to mostly elderly and disabled New Yorkers, say they are owned $2 million in back fees.
Attention former flower children: The Volkswagen Kombi bus is back as an AWD electric.
Lardy, lardy: Cooking grease poured into sewers is a problem across all of NYC, but nowhere as seriously as in Queens, home to 120 different nationalities that fry.
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Did we mention liking us on Facebook? Or LinkedIn? Pinterest even?
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Compiled by John Kominicki. Thanks for reading this far.


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howdy, everbody
I'm new here as a newbie and sorry for my ideas. I was on my PC installed windows 8 64 bit and it worked perfectly fine, then i installed oblivion. It worked perfectly fine at the very beginning and stopped working giving me the small black screen at the top left of my screen and a error message saying "windows is searching for a solution" or sum like that and it just says "close program". any experienced or around the same?
much thanks for any help.


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N60Sean has been expanding the brand new resort in his Minecraft world!
It's based on the brand new Nintendo game, Yo-Kai!
Click here to find out more about Yo-Kai!
This is Sean's first ever 'Lets Build' Minecraft vid and he's showing you how to recreate Jibanyan from Yo Kai Watch!
Check out the video by clicking play above!
Remember you can subscribe to all of Sean's videos on his N60Sean YouTube channel.
And… listen to Sean every weekday morning from 6.30am on Fun Kids!
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3 Strategies for Talking to Your Children About What Matters Most
"You will be surprised to learn just how much, and what, your children have to say about your lives together."
A Navy Captain On Why the Best Leaders Don't Have All the Answers
"The job of the leader is to decide how the team interacts, not what the team does."
How to Get Your Kids to Read More, According to Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton
"Follow your bliss."
Are Kids Really So Fragile? What Trigger Warnings Get Wrong
"I don't know of any cases where a student had a PTSD attack and had to be hospitalized because of a book."
Melinda Gates on the Fight to Empower Women Around the World
"All lives, no matter where they are lived, have equal value."
How to Design an Intentional Life
"Prioritizing rest and vacations and time off allows you to be fully present, which, in this culture, is a strategic advantage."
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Discover a more productive, more balanced lifestyle with these game-changing tips.
"I consider questions to be the most powerful tool you have at your disposal."
What 30 years of research have taught us about strengthening willpower.


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If you love Cuddlebums rainbows you won't want to miss out on our Advent Box.
Each advent box contains a 120g merino/nylon sock yarn, split into individually wrapped 5g mini skeins. Which means that throughout December you open one mini skein per day to create a lovely project in time for Christmas. ( I will give some suggestions for both knit & crochet projects after the boxes have arrived, but a pattern won't be included in the box)
This is the perfect project box to keep you busy over the festive period. We all need that few minutes down time to craft in the midst of the craziness that is Christmas!
Colours are displayed accurately as possible but subtle differences may occur between monitors. Yarn pictured is showing example of previous years advent box and not the yarn you will receive, this years colourways although different will be just as amazing.
Please note this is a PRE-ORDER item with an instalment option, which means you will pay £12.50 per month for 3 months and you advent calendar will ship mid-November. Due to the work involved in putting together the advent boxes, instalment payments are none-refundable even if cancelled part way through.


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Take your music wherever you go: in the rugged outdoors, in the shower and even on the poolside without worrying about water and dust when you got the Photive Hydra Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker. This is a rugged outdoor waterproof speaker inside and out while maintaining clear, crisp and almost perfect sound quality. This review will reveal how the Photive Portable Bluetooth speaker scores when it comes to design, sound quality, functionality and battery life.
Design of Photive Hydra Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Upon first glance, this speaker looks more like a part of a space craft or some kind of military equipment. It is made from top quality, shock-proof material that can withstand the elements. You can take it anywhere and even in the wettest environments and still be able to listen to good music because of its rubberized exterior and treated aluminum grill. This speaker is rated IP66 for resistant against dust and water. The Photive Bluetooth speaker is handy and lightweight too despite its tough design.
Sound Quality of Photive Hydra Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Enjoy jaw-dropping bass and amazing clarity no matter where you are. It has two 40mm drivers and a passive subwoofer to produce pure Bluetooth speaker bass and sound quality that an outdoor audiophile needs. This speaker is easy to use and has no buttons on the actual speaker body. Everything is controlled using your Android smartphone or iPhone through your device's music player. Volume, playback and track selection are managed from your device. This speaker uses Bluetooth 4.0 which gives you 33 feet or 10 meters operating distance.
Battery Life of Photive Hydra Speaker
Enjoy up to 8 hours of play time in one charge with the Photive's built in 2600 mAh lithium ion battery. You can take it outdoors as you hike, jog, ride a kayak, go camping and more without worrying about running out of charge. Take note that volume will affect battery life and at full volume, expect that a full charge can only last for about 6 hours or less.
Functionality of This Portable Bluetooth Speaker
The Hydra Bluetooth speaker is compatible with almost all smartphones, Android phones and iPhone models. It will also work with Windows PC, Chromebook, MacBook and so many more. Pairing is easy and in just a few seconds, you will be able to use your device with this Bluetooth speaker anywhere.
Aside from being a Bluetooth speaker for music, you can also use it as a phone speaker. You can hear an incoming call and take the call using your phone even when the speaker is connected. You can even use it to play tunes on the radio and as an accessory speaker when playing videos or games on your phone, tablet or laptop.
Verdict: The Photive Hydra Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is a waterproof and rugged speaker equipped with a passive subwoofer for improved sound quality. It has a dustproof and waterproof body and is made from shockproof and durable materials making it the ultimate choice for listening music outdoors. It is universally compatible with all devices and offers longer play times with its durable lithium ion battery. This is a good purchase for any outdoor enthusiast and should be yours too. If you think that the Photive Hydra Wireless Bluetooth Speaker is for you, follow this link.
More: You can check out more best Bluetooth speakers from these pages:
1. https://10techy.com/best-waterproof-bluetooth-speakers/
2. http://www.trustedreviews.com/guide/best-bluetooth-speakers
3. https://www.cnet.com/topics/speakers/best-speakers/bluetooth/
4. https://www.techradar.com/news/audio/portable-audio/10-best-portable-speakers-1069079
5. https://10techy.com/best-floating-bluetooth-speakers/


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I'm writing about whistle blower who discovers that his employer, huge profitable corporation is just a front operation. All their diverse products and services are a sham, and the company is actually making their money from development of a quantum computer. They keep the machine secret and use it to steal money from the banking system.
Assuming some company develops a quantum computer, and are able to keep it secret, could they use it to steal money?
My knowledge about quantum computer is limited. From the articles I've read it uses superposition to break the encryption using Shor's algorithm used by the banks.
Here's the article from IBM
I'm not very knowledgeable about computers, I'm just looking for a plausible setting.


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Read the Fergie interview transcript... on holding grudges, listening to American Civil War tapes on the way to work, handling Man United's millionaires and why he thinks Pele is THE all-time No 1
Sir Alex Ferguson has given a wide ranging interview to American network PBS on the Charlie Rose show.
The former Manchester United manager discussed multiple topics, including listening to Civil War tapes on the way to work and how to handle the club's millionaire stars.
He also spoke about why Pele is the best player of all time, why he doesn't hold grudges and the type of player he wanted at United while he was in charge.
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Candid: Sir Alex Ferguson reveals all in an interview with Charlie Rose (right)
Partially transcribed by rednews.co.uk
Sir Alex Ferguson: I never worried about teams who spend what they want to spend. It never bothered me. It never bothered me. At the moment we have a lot of Middle Eastern owners, we have American owners of course, Russian owners. It never bothered me one bit. All I was concerned about was that we at United maintained our level of expectation, be competitive, be at the top part of the League.
We might not win it every year, but we'd always be up there competing for it every year. The only consideration I had was to make sure that we are there. You do things different ways. I've spoken about young players, and yes, that's really important that part, but from time to time we have spent big money and brought in the player who could make a difference.
Charlie Rose: Who is the best player that you ever saw?
AF: I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona. I was young and impressionable as a kid but it was always Pele for me. Today, I think that you have got to look at Messi and Ronaldo. They are unbelievable. The best today. They are fantastic – absolutely.
Old favourite: Ferguson says that Pele is his best player of all time
CR: The best have what it takes - is that correct?
AF: The best have the courage and I say this all the time. The courage to take the ball all the time, the courage to make sure that they are not going to be intimidated by their opponents, and the courage to express themselves at all times and I think that all the great players have got that.
CR: Are they born with it?
AF: Possibly, yes. You can develop them through coaching, but I don't think that you can ever develop the courage. I think that makes a big difference – you either have courage or you have not.
CR: In some ways it's like a game of basketball, you always want the best players to have the ball in the last 15 seconds.
AF: When we assessed teams, we looked at who was their player who wanted the ball all the time, who is the one who wants to take the free-kicks all the time, who wants to dominate, and he's the one that you concentrate upon.
CR: This is what the Economist Magazine said about you; Mr Ferguson could reasonably be described as Britain's Steve Jobs, given his unorthodox talent obsessed, and sometimes bruising approach to making something beautiful. We'll talk about all those things, but did you think that you were making something beautiful?
AF: I think that the encouragement that I got from the club during the early days when they stood by me when the times were really difficult, really helped me a lot.
CR: People wanted you fired didn't they?
AF: Yes, that's correct. One or two banners were up saying 'time up' and things like that, but I think it would be true to say that at that period I did lose a little bit of confidence. However, I didn't lose my determination. I knew that the things which I was doing at youth level were correct.
So the Board, Martin Edwards and Bobby Charlton in particular, stood by me because they knew what was happening. So by doing that, I then knew that I was doing something special with these young players – Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, Butt, the Nevilles. They all came into the first team round about the same time. So when people assess United today, they maybe don't understand that those boys were the spirit of the club. They created the fantastic spirit of Manchester United as it is today.
CR: Looking at the Harvard Business Review. You went up there and they developed a key study. What was the question? Generally these things have a question.
AF: The main central point of the discussion was love and hate. Do the players love me or, do they hate me, or was there a balance? Of course there was also many different opinions about that, but the central thing to it all was respect. That was always looked for – respect.
All about respect: Ferguson says that whether the players loved or hated him, he always looked for respect
CR: So you could have the love or the hate, but you looked for the respect every time?
AF: Yes, that was it.
CR: Suppose that they said love or fear?
AF: Yes, I think that fear does come into it in some respect in the sense of when I lost my temper I didn't hide behind a bush on it in respect to the times that I did lose my temper. But you know the quality that I had when I lost my temper, I never, ever brought it back again. The next day was another day for me.
CR: You never held grudges?
AF: No, never – I never held a grudge and that's really, really important. And then they understand what you are and who you are. And they could get support from that.
CR: You are a fan of Doris Kearns Goodwin and her book 'Team of Rivals' which was about Lincoln choosing his rivals for his cabinet because he respected their talent plus he wanted them where he could see them.
AF: Yes, he wanted to see who they were and how they would fit into his Cabinet, pretty clever really. And of course I think that Lincoln at that time was facing the most difficult period for a President in terms of the South and the North. He was also very good at not making quick decisions. He thought it all through and allowed his Cabinet to have their say and then he would decide thereafter. It's a great book, a fabulous book.
CR: Did you see the movie 'Lincoln'?
AF: Yes.
CR: Did you like it?
AF: I didn't think that it was a great movie but I thought that the central piece about the period that it had to deal with was fantastic. The acting in that movie was unbelievable.
Silver screen: Ferguson enjoyed the acting in the film Lincoln, featuring Daniel Day Lewis as the President
CR: By understanding that he had to do everything that he could – push, pull, in order to get emancipation because that was the goal and he understood the consequences, so let's go all out for emancipation.
AF: There was the situation at Antietam when he was able to announce emancipation, and winning that particular battle allowed to give that proclamation. It was such an important time.
CR: You are a kind of student of the Civil War?
AF: Yes, I love it. I think that it is a great history, it's a young history. The funny thing about it is that I bought a couple of books when I was in Chicago having a week's holiday. I went to a bookstore, and this is about 14-15 years ago now, and I picked these two books up. Then later in I was in London doing a thing about young apprentices, and Gordon Brown came over and asked me what I was reading at the time, and I told him that I had started to read a couple of books about the Civil War. He said to me; 'I'll send you some tapes.'
So he sent me a dozen tapes by a Professor Gary Gallagher, and I was playing them in my car every morning going into work. I got really fascinated by it. It is a fantastic history. I've since been to Antietam, Gettysburg, Manassas – the Bull Run where the first battle; there was two battles there of course, and I went up to Princeton to meet James McPherson, the great historian of the Civil War who wrote the book 'Battle Cry of Freedom.' He was very engaging, and very accommodating to me in terms of how he saw it.
A picture from the battlefield of Antietam, Hagerstown Pike, Maryland, 1862
CR: But not WWII, not WWI, not the War of 1812 – it is the Civil War that fascinates you?
AF: I took it on and I grew interested and more interested, and I went to a gentleman's house down south in Atlanta, and he had every armament that was used in the Civil War, and then he showed me the battle plans of Sherman who burned Atlanta.
CR: Famously saying 'War is Hell'.
AF: They destroyed all the rail tracks…
CR: I think he may have said, I'm not sure, 'the people who hate war the most are those who fight it.'
AF: Of course and that's a fact.
CR: Patton may have been the exception! Remember he said 'I love it!'
AF: How can you love war?
CR: I think that it was probably command that he loved. Napoleon probably loved war too.
History talk: Gordon Brown lent Ferguson some tapes about the Civil War that he listened to in his car
AF: I think that before you enter a war and first go into the army, you think that 'oh! it's great to join the army' but when you get there and go into these combats it's entirely different, it changes you.
CR: So you go to Harvard Business School and they want to do this case study about all this and the question of love versus hate, and you come up with this thing called the 'Ferguson Formula'. A formula for leadership, a formula for what? Management?
AF: I think that leadership comes along, there's no question about that, how you have control of a bunch of millionaires, you know. But there it is, it is quite extraordinary. You have to control that part. I think that there are certain things that I would like to put across, and it was always to make the players better human beings, to develop their character, so that when they leave me they could No everabout teaching them history or mathematics, it's about inspiring them to be the best that they could possibly be.
CR: You are teaching them life?
AF: Yes, I think that is really important. You also develop their character. You know that if you develop the right character, they won't let you down. Once they go out on that football field, they are playing for all the things that you have ever taught them. Of the winning mentality, of the determination. How to handle defeat which is always just as important. It helps you develop a group of people that are you. You can see yourself in them, and I think that I have always tried to do that.
Determined: Wayne Rooney has a strong mentality and played despite wanting to leave United
CR: So every team member that plays for you, you look at him and see yourself?
AF: Not always, but I do like to try and see myself in them. Everybody is different and express themselves in different ways. There are different kinds of talents of course and there are many who I would never have had the talent that they have when I was a player. But I still had that determination to be successful and try my best.
CR: We met a few days ago and you were talking about the idea that often the best players don't make good coaches or good managers because they don't understand someone who doesn't have the same level of skill.
AF: Yes, it's a fact that. I remember that I was talking to Bobby Charlton about that, and he'd been the manager at Preston North End, and he couldn't understand why the players could not understand him. So he gave up on it and he was honest enough to say to himself that it wasn't for him.
It's a fact of life, I think that if you look at my career and I always say this to anybody who wants to be a coach - prepare to be a coach. At 24 years of age when I left engineering to become full time in football, I made sure that I was never going back to engineering.
I was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by doing that. I was only an average player, could score a goal or two, that sort of thing, but I wasn't a Bobby Charlton or a Messi, or Ronaldo. There are very, very few really great players who have become great coaches.
I think that you can look at Beckenbauer who won the World Cup twice with Germany, once as a player and once as coach. You could look at Cruyff who was a great player and did great things at Barcelona. Other than that I can't think of any of the really great players who have gone on to become great coaches.
Born winner: Franz Beckenbauer (right) was a top class player and coach as well
CR: Would it have been for you impossible to manage anywhere else? You could not go somewhere no matter how much they offered you, no matter what the opportunity – or, you might have for the right circumstances to prove to yourself that you could do it again?
AF: There was one or two offers that did come along during my time at United, but I always came back to this point; why would you leave United? Where is the bigger challenge? And the thing about challenges is, once you have won something, you can't live on that. Not at Manchester United – you have got to win the next one. And that's the challenge. Maintaining that consistency of winning which is a mentality that I have had.
Every time we won the League, we would celebrate the night – the next day was another day for me. Where are we going forward? So therefore when clubs came to me and offered me jobs, I thought to myself, "Where is the bigger challenge?" Creating history at United or trying to create somewhere else when I would have start again and build on the philosophies I had when I first came to United.
CR: Let me talk about these principles which are in this article in what's called the Ferguson Formula. Start with the foundation – what's that?
AF: Well you start with what you believe in. I believe in building a football club rather than building a football team. I can understand coaches who concentrate on building a football team because it gives them a job. It's a results industry. You only have to look at Paolo Di Canio last week – 5-6 games into his first season at Sunderland. They allow him to spend £19 million and then they sack him. To me, there is no evidence that that is going to bring success. So in building a football club I wasn't interested in losing my job because of the results of the first team.
I knew that I had to do a job in terms of building the football club, so we worked really hard with the youth system and we made sure that we had a solid foundation that would hold the fort for years and years. So when you see a Manchester United team, we got to a position where I could plan ahead. So I could see three years ahead where this team was going knowing that I had certain players coming through the youth system who would step up when the time was right.
Get em young: Wilfried Zaha is an example of Manchester United buying youth stars
CR: The second one was – dare to rebuild your team which you have briefly touched upon. Even though team may have another great season ahead of them, if in fact you know that to have a good team the next year, the next year, and the next year, you have to rebuild. Even at the sacrifice say of winning?
AF: Well the horrible part of the job really is when you have players who have been with you for years the evidence is always on the football field. So when you see a player and you notice that the level has started to dip, there is no point on waiting another two years. You have to act because you will only hurt yourself. He'll not want to recognise that the day has come when he has had his time. To have to say that to a player and make the change is very, very difficult. You can only do that if you have a system where you can fill the gaps and rebuild the team.
Over the years I have probably built maybe five teams, through the consistency of being there as a manager, and the continuity of the youth system, and the players that you have are not joining last. Even the ones that we buy are not going to last for two or three years. You want them to be lasting six, seven, eight years. So you have to buy at a good age, maybe 22/23 because they have had good experience playing elsewhere and they have got plenty of years left in them. So you can build a continuity of team.
CR: So the main point here is that you have got to be ruled by your head and not your heart?
AF: Oh! Absolutely. It's a horrible part of the game when you have to tell a player, probably somebody who has helped you win so much that his time is up. You treat them like family, and because they are your family it becomes even more hurting in the sense that you have got to say "well son, I'm sorry, you won't be a regular here, but you will still have a career elsewhere.' It's happened more than a few times but it is not an easy thing to handle.
CR: Then you say that you have got to set high standards and hold everyone to them.
AF: Absolutely. Every training session there is high expectation. The concentration has to be right, and any deficiencies will always manifest themselves on a Saturday, and that's what we look for at United. I would never envisage having a bad session in terms of the training. We wanted to make sure that the players were completely concentrated on what they were doing.
CR: The training sessions had purpose. You knew exactly what they would be doing in order to get ready for Saturday.
AF: Exactly.
CR: The other one is – never cede control – ever. You have to be in control?
AF: Well the point I'll make is that you are dealing with very rich young men. I always said to the directors that the minute a player becomes more powerful than the manager of Manchester United, it's not Manchester United. You have lost control of the whole club. So I always made sure that I was in control. They always knew who the manager was.
CR: Your word was law?
AF: If you want to put it as blunt as that - yes. But you don't necessarily need to use power in that situation. the control is nice but they know who the manager is, and they know that it is me who is going to make the decisions. They know that they can trust me which is really important. They know that I had the ability to adapt to change, and they have seen that many times over the years. I think these are important parts of being in control of footballers.
CR: What does this mean – match the message to the moment?
AF: The moment that we look for is that they are aware that every game is about winning. We try to get the message across that this is the moment that we have got to win. Every week, my expectation of you is to win the match.
CR: But to come back, and be able to say to yourself that you're that close to defeat?
AF: There has to be a moment when they realise that they have to show their character to overcome this. We've had some great moments. We've been behind at half-time and winning games late on.
CR: You liked that didn't you?
AF: Oh! yes. I loved that. I was a bit of a gambler that way because I always used to say to them at half-time, 'Be patient. The last fifteen minutes throw the kitchen sink at them. It's worth a gamble'. You are going to lose the game anyway. There is nothing better than when you get to that last fifteen minutes and you actually win the game late on. The fans are going out of the gates I gave it a try and it worked.
Throw the kitchen sink at them: United stunned Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final
CR: Rely on the power of observation.
AF: It's an important part that people don't recognise. I remember when it first dawned on me. I had a young coach at Aberdeen. He said to me, "Why am I here?" So I says "What are you talking about?" He said, "Well, I do nothing. You shouldn't be doing all the training sessions, you should be in control of the training sessions and let me get on with it." I said "No, I'm not having that." He told me that he thought that I was wrong. We had an old trainer there at the time, teddy Scott – he was a great old man.
He said to me, "Boss – he's right." So I thought about it. We gave it a try and it worked. It was amazing what you were actually watching. Seeing the player's habits. Seeing the little defects in their performance. You could see sometimes that a player was not quite right on the day and you would wonder what was wrong with him. It could be a million things. And that observation I've carried through with me all my career and I've used that really well.
CR: You have to make sure that you really are 'in the moment' because it is only when you are in the moment that you can see with great focus. You always have to say to yourself, "What is happening here? What is going on?"
AF: That's the power of observation. You don't take your eyes of it. By doing that all the time you increase your ability to see things happening.
CR: Let me talk about some of the great players. Ryan Giggs you mentioned. You and I talked about it the other night. You said to me you've got to get to their mother.
AF: So I go tell my assistant, (inaudible) I've been up every second night to his house. And it got to a level when Ryan's mother says we'll be back on Thursday. She was buying tea for us, getting us supper.
CR: You were becoming the best friend of the family.
AF: Absolutely. The mother's the secret -- the mothers are always the strong (inaudible) in the family without question. I say always get the mother.
CR: You get the mother, you'll get them.
AF: Yes.
Good boys: Ferguson sang the praises of Ryan Giggs (left) and Gary Neville (right)
CR: Yes. Because the mothers have, and they want what's best. Sometimes they want the best coach because they think that that coach or that manager will bring their son's or daughter's talent out.
AF: Yes. There's always danger with the father. He tries to live his life through the boy, you know. You get a little bit of that. Not all of them. But you do. I've seen evidence of that and therefore the mothers, no, she won't do it that way. She's -- my boy, I want more of this for my boy.'
CR: Gary Neville.
AF: Fantastic character. Gary gets up every morning at 6am reads every newspaper. He wants to know what's going on in the world and more about everything, you know. He's such a successful person. He's no genius (inaudible) but he's really good, really good. He's also doing his
very own business. I wanted to bring him on the staff. He didn't want to do that -- he's never (inaudible) -- very, very determined character.
CR: And then there was a fellow named David Beckham.
AF: David, yes - amazing boy. I mean how he's created himself. He's (inaudible) conquering young people, it's fantastic. I mean he's a wonderful boy.
CR: How did he do that?
AF: Well, he always had a lovely smile, you know, and he always presents himself well. But as a young kid when I got him at 12 years of age, his great desire was to do the best. He was a fantastic trainer, practiced all the time and at night he would come back with the school boys and practice with them.
And he was in that collection along with Giggs and Scholes. And then of course his life changed when he married the girl from -
CR: Spice Girls.
AF: Yes. And his focus changed.
CR: What did it become?
AF: Well, he got drawn into that celebrity status, you know. For me I'm a football man. I'm a football man. It wasn't my --
CR: So you had to go to David and say -
AF: Yes, he has to focus. And so they'll be trying to -
CR: So what did you do? I mean did you go - tell me what you said to him when you believed that he was becoming more interested in celebrity than football?
AF: I just think he's over his head. I don't think he could listen. I always remember in the (inaudible) he says "I'm in love" and there was nothing you can do with that, you know. And therefore he lost the focus. But I saw them in Real, Madrid. He did well.
The thing I couldn't believe - (inaudible) - I couldn't believe that. I couldn't understand that. I would never have allowed him to do that, you know. He was going to make sure he went to the best and Real Madrid was the best outside United.And he reinvented himself, of course, and plays for the English team after a couple of years. He goes and plays for Milan. And well done. You can't argue with the status he has in life.
Head over heels: David Beckham fell for Spice Girl Victoria
CR: Yes. But would it have been better if he stayed at Manchester United and still have all the celebrity?
AF: For me? For me it would have pleased me more to see him in a great (inaudible), you know, to see him with a woman. But how can you argue with life? He's an icon for young people; represents himself the proper way. And I say well done.
CR: Was he one of those guys? You have said you looked for guys who are bad losers.
AF: Oh David, definitely.
CR: He was a bad loser.
AF: Oh absolutely. Absolutely. Grumpy, yes.
CR: Grumpy.
AF: The bad losers are all grumpy.
CR: They are.
AF: Oh yes. They're (inaudible) really.
CR: Those are the ones you want, though.
AF: Yes.
CR: Because they're driven not to be unhappy.
AF: Absolutely, yes. Winning's the name of the game, they don't forget that.
CR: Again are you born with that or is that something you acquire? Is that in your DNA?
AF: I think it must come from part of your family somewhere along the line. Some people look back and ensure they'll win entirely in a different way. Some are very emotional and demonstrative about it. And David was very demonstrative as a young man and loved winning. I think it must come from somewhere in the genes.
CR: You've given advice to Tony Blair, even about some strategic and how to handle people, yes.
AF: Yes, I used to. I always think Tony was best at question time. I loved him at question time. He destroyed those boys.
CR: You like the competition.
AF: I love to see him unite, yes. We spoke of many things. One thing I always said to him at the election time, why don't you take your physical therapist with you.
Guidance: Ferguson has given Tony Blair advice n the past, including how to manage people
CR: The other thing that's interesting me about you is that, you know, is that the sense of mission. You know how to infuse the sense of mission. And you know how so that everybody knows they're playing for themselves. They're playing for their person to their right and their left. And they're playing for something larger than themselves.
AF: The team ethic.
CR: The team ethic.
AF: Work on aggression, looking at each team member beside you and trust him. And that's the essence of a team where they can understand the qualities and the failures and weaknesses of the team-mates.
CR: And accountability too.
AF: Yes, absolutely. So if you were in a game of football always think you need maybe eight to win the game. Three can on an off day or semi off day but you always hard. And the players recognize that and they'll do that extra to make sure they get winning. And the next week can
be changed around of course. But that's the essence of the team is to understand and trust each other and to trust me.
CR: To trust you.
AF: Absolutely.
CR: In other words, trust your plan, trust your strategy.
AF: Yes.
CR: Trust your -
AF: My team selection -
CR: Yes, team selection -
AF: - which is always difficult because I have to maybe weed five or six players out each week. I always bring them in individually to explain to them why they're not playing. It's not easy because they all want to play. But next week they may -
CR: So what would you say to them? Give me a speech.
AF: I say to them I could be wrong. But I'm thinking of the team -
CR: I could be wrong.
AF: Yes. I always say that. I could be wrong but I think it's the right team for this game. On other occasions, maybe picking a team for two or three weeks ahead so I maybe leaving an older player for that occasion. And I would say get yourself ready for three weeks from now you'll be playing in that game. So therefore you're giving them a boost.
Squad management: Paul Scholes (left) is the type of player Ferguson would have used when necessary
CR: Something to look forward to.
AF: Yes.
CR: Not playing tonight but I will be playing three weeks from now.
AF: Yes. Of course I've been manager there for a long time. I was able to go on that way. And also the confidence to make changes for three or four games ahead.
CR: Now what about this? In 1999 when you won all three major competitions, which is unheard of. And up until the last minute of the European Cup final, it looked to everyone like you were not going to win, you were going to lose.
And your assistant manager at the time has said that your belief, your belief never wavered. Even though it looked like you were going to lose you didn't think so.
AF: Going at your goals and then to attain them is not an accident. That was the character of the team. Too many times we did it that season coming back from a goal down to winning matches. So it wasn't an accident. But you have to say a little bit of faith, you know, a little bit of luck. It happens. You don't know where that happens or how it happens but it happens.
CR: When the Glazer family first got involved, it was 1995, was it?
AF: Yes.
CR: What did it change?
AF: It changed nothing, Charlie.
CR: Nothing.
AF: No, no. The thing that -- (inaudible) -- there is a misconception about the Glazers buying the club that created hostility and different factions of Manchester United supporters and because a single member was owning the club. You forget, the minute it became a PLC someone was going to buy it. Somewhere along the line someone's going to buy that club.
The Glazers did buy it. And in my time with them - they were nothing but supportive - very strong, single-minded people but always supportive of the manager and the things that happen in the club. They've been very good. And I've absolutely no hesitation in supporting the way they're going about the job - very low key - never give me a phone call. No phone from the chief executive or maybe once a week to go over the various things about the club but never the team.
Good guys: Ferguson said he was happy with the Glazer family and how supportive they were
CR: Didn't buy it to run it, they bought it to see it be what it could be.
AF: Yes. What it will be.
CR: When you think about the record, the career, the wins, the losses, what do you remember? Do you remember the losses or the wins?
AF: That's a good one. I could tell you about the losses we've had. There was 6-1 to City and 5-1 to City as the games you never forget. But I remember we lost a City game and I came home and I put my head under the pillow. And my wife had been -
CR: Under the pillow?
AF: Oh, absolutely. I was going nowhere. And my wife came in and says what's wrong with you. I said we lost 5-1. She said no, you couldn't have lost 5-1. Now, it was a mad one, you know.
CR: There is also - your wife is wonderful and you told me a story the other night about when they - they're putting a statue up of you and they got it under the hood and she comes to you and you said to her, who do you think should be here for the presentation? Maybe Prince William.
AF: She said Prince William, and I said no. But he's president of the FA, it could be him.
CR: Yes.
AF: And I'm standing there and David Gill announces my wife. I couldn't believe it. I said how did you manage to do that.
CR: She never told you.
AF: No. She doesn't go to the games either.
CR: She never would go to the games.
AF: No. She's been in a few cup finals -
CR: Why would she not come?
AF: I don't think she's comfortable.
CR: Yes. So she's getting ready to jerk the cover off and she says - she does it rather gently.
AF: Yes, she fairly - she -
CR: Decapitated it.
AF: Yes. Absolutely. When the head comes rolling down. It was amazing. I think she was absolutely the correct person to do it.
CR: What did she mean to you?
AF: Well, she brought the kids, we went over that -
CR: She was?
AF: She brought all the kids. You know the children, she brought them up.
Strong relationship: Ferguson with his wife Cathy after receiving a CBE at Buckingham Palace
CR: She brought up the kids.
AF: Yes, yes. Because when you go back to my older days and 32 years of age I went into football and we had two public houses in Glasgow. We were running two bars in Glasgow and part-time at football you know. Cathy's got them - getting them dressed, going to school, doing the homework with them, putting them to bed. All the same - and so that role was fantastic, there's no question.
I always remember she used to say to me when they get to 16 they will be daddy's boys. I say why do you make that kind of statement. You wait.
CR: She was right.
AF: She's always right. Even at home she's always right.
CR: You just didn't like the conclusion.
AF: Yes, yes.
CR: And they're right.
AF: The (inaudible) years is always the support system. And always agreed to tell the truth, you know, when she says you're wrong.
CR: She would tell you.
AF: Or not good enough.
CR: She would tell you.
AF: Absolutely.
CR: Never.
AF: Absolutely. She was good at that.
CR: There are two things that remind me of you and it's interesting. What happened to you and Wayne Rooney.
AF: Well, I don't think anything really happened -
CR: Really? Really?
AF: - that I would get upset about. He came in the day after the (inaudible) and it's just an expectation thing again. I manage a team who I see, but at that particular moment it wasn't
doing particularly well. But now we see him today, he's got his energy back. And he's doing great.
So maybe that was a good timing for the boy, you know.
Patched up: Ferguson says Rooney would shake his hand
CR: But you thought of him - didn't you think of him as a son in a way.
AF: Well, he came as a 17-year-old boy and of course, all the (inaudible) will support him and look after him. Do our best to make him better. And there were some great moments.
CR: But did it end badly.
AF: No, I don't think so. I think if Wayne walked in here today, he would shake my hand. I don't think -
CR: When was the last time you shook his hand?
AF: The day we won the league. When he was presented with the cup was the last time. You see you've got to also look at the media. What's unfortunate in this (inaudible) is anyone's big white hope internationally he's a big white hope. So therefore the media's always centered around Wayne.
And he has people who advise him and I think that's where all that's coming from. I never felt at any time, you know. Sometimes I would discipline him but sometimes they're only discipline. But not to the extent that you would think there was some sort of -
CR: How would you discipline them?
AF: Well, it's set. You fine them a week's wages.
CR: Oh yes, like that. But not put them in the line-up.
AF: No, no. I wouldn't do that.
CR: You never do. That would hurt you.
AF: Yes. You see he's back to his form and in some way I've helped to bring that right then I've done the right thing for him. Make him a winner basically.
CR: Yes, but you weren't thinking about what I'm doing for him, you were thinking it just doesn't work.
AF: It's for the team.
CR: Yes. Good for the team.
AF: Yes, absolutely.
CR: But it so happened that it became good for him because he had to bring it together.
AF: Yes. When the club could very well refuse him to sell him to Chelsea, you realised his only job is with Manchester United and it's brought back his focus, it's brought back his work ethic and his purpose and he's doing well again.
CR: What do you think of Roman Abramovich - speaking of Chelsea?
AF: It's a strange one, Chelsea, you know, the change of managers so many times. The European Cup (inaudible) in Abramovich's time and they keep changing the coach, you know. That was in terms of winning.
But you look at the teams and (inaudible). They have been, the last few years they've been our main competitor. So it's a very competitive situation between Chelsea and us.
CR: Suppose he came to you, maybe he has.
AF: There was - he used an agent when he first came and approached me and I said no, no chance.
CR: You couldn't do that. No chance. You didn't even want to have the conversation.
AF: No.
CR: You didn't want to see what they would offer.
AF: No.
CR: You just said no chance. I could never be that way for the team that was a rival where I made my home.
AF: Manchester United is my team, my club.
CR: So anybody who speculates that you may be back in football in any way is simply wrong.
AF: The job came up there, they always say the odds are 80-1 Ferguson. Good odds, huh? You will be wasting your money. You'll be throwing your money down the drain.
CR: No way. No way Ferguson is back in football.
AF: I made my decision Charlie. The timing was perfect. I went out a winner. There's no way back. I look forward to the challenges of a new life and doing the things I've been waiting maybe 35 years to do.
CR: Yes.
Leave me alone: Ferguson says he will not be getting back in the dugout
AF: You know, I want to go to the Kentucky Derby. I want to go to The Masters. I want to go to the Melbourne Cup but don't tell Cathy that (inaudible) . There are a lot of things I want to do. I want to go to the vineyards in Tuscany and France.
CR: Oh, yes. You did that.
AF: I've done France a couple times but I'd love to go to Tuscany, the beautiful (inaudible) wine, you know.
CR: So you are now having a very good time.
AF: Yes. I'm enjoying it.
CR: You're enjoying what you're seeing. You can go to a battlefield. You can go to The Masters, you can go to the Kentucky Derby.
AF: Absolutely. Correct.
CR: You can go to - what else is on the list? You have a bucket list. Do you know what a bucket list is?
AF: Yes, of course, yes. From the movie - it's in a movie.
CR: With De Niro and Morgan Freeman.
AF: Yes, that's right.
CR: No, no, no. Jack Nicholson.
AF: Jack Nicholson, right.
But you know that I've mentioned the Kentucky Derby and I mentioned The Masters and the Melbourne Cup and doing France. There are a lot of things that are coming up, you know. And in terms of doing them (inaudible) a lot of people when we do these things and these are challenges which I see because once I made my mind up to leave United I was never going to think that I've made a wrong decision.
I was just about looking forward. I'm not interested in managing. I'm not interested in getting myself worked up over United results. In good times, I do - you might as well do a good job.
CR: You're still behind him (David Moyes).
AF: Absolutely, 100 per cent. And all the club will be. That's the great thing about the club. They will support the manager and he will be fine, he will be good.
CR: Here's my scenario. Let's say - Roman Abramovich has got a lot of money, you know that. He's got more money than God.
AF: That's a good one.
CR: You love horses.
AF: Yes.
CR: He'll say to you look, come manage Chelsea. I will give you the greatest stable of horses -
AF: You've ever seen?
CR: - you've ever seen.
AF: The temptation - everyone dreams.
CR: You have to know a man's weakness do you know what I mean?
No thanks: Even all of Roman's riches were not enough to lure Ferguson to Chelsea
AF: I know. You always dream you have the derby winner. I have a share in the horse that was a favorite for the Derby this year - Telescope - good horse. It will come back next year, but it's a very, very good horse. Everyone dreams we have a winner, Derby winner, whatever. But you know, as I said, I made my mind up. I'm looking forward to my new career and my new challenges.
CR: What's the new career?
AF: I'm ambassador of United (inaudible). I'm an ambassador for UNICEF which is great work.
CR: Yes, it's good work.
AF: I've seen children in poverty and also child prostitution in Thailand, I've seen all that. You know the work that UNICEF do, they need support with that, they need funding, of course, but you see what they're doing and it's really worthwhile stuff. I kind of enjoyed doing that with them. It's a challenge, you know, it's a different type of challenge.
CR: You're a big labour party man, aren't you?
AF: Yes. That won't change ever, I won't change that ever. I've been tempted to go to the National Party.
CR: I know, why don't you like Scottish nationalism? I don't understand that. I mean my friend Sean Connery is all aboard.
AF: Oh yes, Sean is very much -
CR: You know, what's wrong with you?
AF: He's from Edinburgh. No, I grew up in a socialist background. My father was a socialist. My mother was a socialist.
CR: So there you are. Socialist -
AF: Yes. Why change?
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Fellow Scot: Sean Connery is all aboard the Scottish nationalism bus... but Ferguson is more of a socialist
AF: It's never hurt me not changing. So I won't change. And I think that United is OK.
CR: But with Ed Miliband, you know, they're ahead in terms of the polls against the Tories, you know. They have an election, maybe he wins he might have a job for you, another job.
AF: Oh no, it's one thing. I won't get into politics, you know. That's a different life for me. That's not my scene.
CR: All right. Let me close with this. You've written your own biography, you did that about 10 years ago. You got this case study at Harvard in which you talk about leadership. What's the best moment ever for you in football?
AF: The best moment has to be Barcelona, of course. That was the trophy I never won. This is always the albatross around my neck. Winning that particular one and the way we did it, you can never forget it.
But I think that to encapsulate my life, to have 27 years at Manchester United is a feat - it's an achievement - the continuity and the consistency that I created there and going out at the top, I can't ask for anything more. That's for me, you know, I've achieved everything I ever wanted to achieve. And I'm going a happy man.
CR: Thank you for coming.
AF: Thanks Charlie, it was great.
CR: Sir Alex Ferguson. Thank you for joining us. See you next time.
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We're still basking, forgive us, a "chamber" Messiah was all we dared hope for. Many thanks to the superb team of musicians who created such a memorable occasion on the night - and to our wildly appreciative and generous audience who were heard to whoop, yea so soon as at the end of Part the First, which is unprecedented in our experience. We would also like to thank Dr Ruth Smith and Oliver Soden for their thoroughly entertaining introduction to MESSIAH in the pre-concert talk. Ruth is now a friend of long standing who has consistently provided us with her support and advice; it was good, finally, to get to put her and her deep knowledge on show as part of the Solomon circus. As is our way, we're already consulting over dates for 2012 - watch this space, though perhaps wait until after Christmas... here's wishing all our supporters, friends and musicians a very merry one.
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This is one superbly located wedge tomb, amazing views in all directions around Dingle Bay, across to the Iveragh Peninsula and over the fields and beaches far below. From the pictures it looks like the tomb is still covered in most of its cairn, there is a fair amount of cairn still here but the 'entrance' is really a gap where a side stone has been removed and the true front has been blocked up with dry walling which also makes up most of what looks like the cairn. It makes a great shelter, probably has been used by shepherds and travellers for thousands of years.
It's hard to be sure but it seems there are three massive capstones in place, the structure is complete from inside except for the missing sidestone. It once formed part of a field wall and there doesn't seem to be any double walling present. Overall a fine but modified monument.
To get here follow signs for 'Arkil' (the quarry?) from the main road through Lispole, go past the quarry and masts, back down the hill a bit on the left is a track with a wide entrance with room to park a car or two. The map shows the track winds around and back up to the tomb from the south, a much better approach is to leave the track at the first sharp bend, over the gate to the right. From here, climb to the top of the hill to the south west, the tomb is on the summit.
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In the middle of April, Kvichak Marine Industries, a Vigor Industrial company, launched three aluminum gillnetters built to a new "top house" design. The company's last Bristol Bay boats were delivered in the early 1990's, when they began expanding into bigger vessels like catamarans, pilot boats, and more recently the 45-foot Coast Guard RB-M contract. But the company's three founders began aluminum boat building in 1987 with gillnetters that they fished themselves, so this is really a return to their roots.
This new 32-foot by 16-foot hull is a product of the Kvichak design team with the goals of shallow draft capability, fast transit times to the line, and the ability to maintain planing speed when partially loaded. To accomplish this, water-jet propulsion was selected: twin Hamilton HJ364 water jets powered by twin 510 bhp Volvo Penta D11 EVEC-E's via ZF 305-3 reduction gears.
These in-line, six-cylinder diesels have a high power-to-weight ratio that delivers a high torque at low rpms to give rapid acceleration onto the plane. According to Alan Dodson, of Coastal Marine Engines, these are the newest Tier 3 engines from Volvo, based on millions of hours testing in Volvo trucks. "The version chosen by Kvichak's engineers is rated for maximum power for no more than four hours in every 12, which fits well with their use on Bristol Bay," he pointed out. "We have a lot of customers up there, and a dealer in Homer who provides service," he added.
During sea trials, the boats demonstrated a maximum light speed of 35 knots, economy planing speed of 29 knots, and still got up on plane when loaded with 8,500 to 9,000 lbs. of ballast. Draft was 25 inches lightship and 35 inches with wells full to a capacity of more than 20,000 lbs. Engine cooling is by streamlined, fully enclosed bilge coolers welded onto the bottom. Fuel capacity is 400 gallons.
The fish are chilled by a Pacific West Refrigeration 7.5 ton RSW system, manufactured in Sechelt BC. It utilizes a PWR titanium chiller and the refrigerant circulates through a transom cooler mounted on the stern step between the jets. This is submerged at slow speed or flushed through slots in the bottom at high speed.
Pacific West owner David Nowell says this is the most popular system they sell for jet boats in Bristol Bay, allowing the chiller to keep running safely even in very shallow water, as long as it is flowing. He adds that he would rather manufacture water-cooled systems as they are less effort to build and install, but fishermen want the transom cooler incorporated into their vessel design.
The top house superstructure maximizes space in the wheelhouse, which has good all-round visibility through Diamond Sea Glaze windows, and is equipped with radar, depth sounder, GPS and plotter by Garmin; ICOM radios and Comnav autopilot – all supplied by Harris Electric Inc. The helm seat is by Pompanette. The layout with extra headroom in the galley creates a surprising amount of space for the crew to pass the cook without bumping elbows, room for all the crew to sit around the table, and four large bunks in foc'sle cabin. There is a separate cabin for the skipper, and the boat has a head and shower, and 50 gallons of fresh water. With a Webasto diesel heater to quickly warm the whole area, this is as comfortable as a Bristol Bay boat is likely to get.
With 16 feet of beam, there is plenty of deck space on both sides of the narrow reel, with three wells per side. The roller and windlass were supplied by La Conner Maritme Fab. Hydraulics pumps and motors were supplied by Eaton and Parker, with an IQAN electronic control system. The high freeboard gives enough headroom in the space between the engines to easily move between the filters on the bulkhead and the chiller aft, with complete access to the inboard side of the engines.
"We are now building the gillnetter that might just convince me to get back to fishing in Bristol Bay," quipped Keith Whittemore, one of the founder's of Kvichak who is now Executive Vice President of New Business Development for Vigor Industrial. Kvichak joined the Vigor group of companies in April, and he assured me that the company will continue to offer personal service to all their clients, including fishermen.
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