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Marine wristwatch in steel. Self-winding movement with large date and centre seconds hand. Black rhodium gold dial, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire case back. Screw-locked crown. Water-resistant to 10 bar (100m). Diameter: 39mm. Also in yellow or rose gold. Available with steel or gold bracelet.
Stainless steel case with a black rubber strap. Fixed bezel. Black dial with silver-toned hands and Roman numeral hour markers. Minute markers around the outer rim. Dial Type: Analog. Date display at the 6 o'clock position. Automatic movement. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Transparent case back. Case diameter: 39 mm. Case thickness: 12 mm. Round case shape. Deployment clasp. Water resistant at 100 meters / 330 feet. Functions: date, hour, minute, second. Luxury watch style.
- Crystal: Scratch Resistant Sapphire
- Case: Steel
- Dial: Black
- Water resistance: 100 meters / 330 feet
- Size: Case Diameter: 39 mm
- Band Material: Black Rubber
- Calibre: Breguet Caliber 517gg
- Swiss Made
- Type: Automatic
- Date
Delivery Time & Cost
Free Shipping for all order over 100$
Please note: Our free shipping offer only covers the costs of shipping.
We have an
An Swiss Warehouse for the Swiss Customer's
And an European Warehouse in Italy for avoid the customer to Pay Duties&Taxes
DHL Insured delivery option :
0-1000 € = 9,00 €
+ 1000,00 € = 25,00 €
HarveyStore estimated delivery time and shipping fees vary by country. We aim to deliver all orders within 3 to 5 business days worldwide, but many countries are eligible for next-day and two-day delivery. Please see below for more information.
Your products will be delivered through high-end courier services. After your order is dispatched, you will receive an automated email with a track & trace number so you can easily track your package.
Order Outside EU :
Please note: We cannot be responsible for additional costs, such as customs, duties, VAT, taxes, etc. You may want to contact your local customs office for an estimate before ordering. Please note that we must declare the full value that you paid for your watch on the shipment.( only for order outside European Union )
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*Cyprus : 25,00 €
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If for any reason you are not satisfied with your order, you have 14 days from the delivery to exchange or return it. If 14 days have passed, unfortunately we cannot offer you a refund, but just an exchange during the next 14 days.
Please note that if you have had a free shipping, in case of return and then refund we will keep the costs for shipping (regarding the country).
We will gladly accept returns of items that are in new condition, with original tags attached. Return items must not baltered. I must also be in the original packaging. The item will be exchanged or money will be refunded after examination of the pack and products(s) returned, which can take up to 10 days.
Additional non-returnable items:
Gift cards
Harvey Store offers a simple and easy return service. Simply post the goods to be returned (in original, unused condition). Please use our RETURNS MANAGER TO RETURN YOUR ORDER, FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS: contact our email at email@example.com with this information:
- Order Number
- Motivation for Return
It can take around two weeks for your return package to reach us and be processed by our returns team. You will be notified by email once your refund has been applied.
There are certan situations where ONLY PARTIAL REFUNDS are garanted:
The item is not in its original condition; damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error.
The item that is returned more than 10 days after its delivery
SALE ITEMS Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded.
Special Orders
Select items sold on HarveyStore.com may be considered a "Special Order" and subject to a limited return policy. A "Special Order" may be items that we do not have in our warehouse, items that we do not have on our website which are special ordered from our distributor, all orders that have a sale price equal or greater than $3000, the return of these items/orders will have a restocking fee of 5% or final sale policies unless otherwise agreed by the HarveyStore.com staff via mail, fax or e-mail.
IN CASE OF ANY PROBLEM FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US AT : email@example.com
HarveyStore guarantees all watches sold through our web-site to be 100% brand new, genuine, in the original box, including the papers (including the warranty card/book), and with the original serial number intact and unaltered.
Harvey Store is NOT an authorized dealer of any brand watch we sell. We source most of our watches from authorized dealers and other direct, reliable sources. We do not source our watches through unreliable or questionable sources.
Serial Numbers on Watches
Every watch manufacturer imprints a serial number on each of their watches for identification purposes. HarveyStore.com guarantees that each watch it sells bears the original manufacturer's serial number, intact and without any alterations.
HarveyStore.com guarantees that every watch it sells is authentic and that the serial number on each watch has never been altered or modified in any way.
Warranty – detailed explanation:
The manufacturers dictate that their watches be sold through the authorized channels at full or close to full list prices.
We have arrangements with direct authorized dealers/distributors both in the US & internationally where we commit to buy large quantities of goods from them throughout the year.
If in the unlikely event something does go wrong with your watch for 2 years from date of purchase, the watch would need to be sent back to us. If the issue is an easy fix such as a regulation, battery change or a similar simple issue – we have contracted highly qualified professional watchmakers who are capable of correcting these simple issues (water resistance testing after opening the watch & other such concerns are completely guaranteed). Our watchmakers are authorized repair centers for many high end watch manufacturers & can easily deal with these simple corrections.
However if we determine that the defect is of a more serious nature, we will actually have the watch returned to the respective manufacturer through our authorized dealers. The only issue with sending a watch back to the manufacturer is the lead time. Unfortunately the manufacturers can take a minimum from anywhere between 4-8 weeks to repair a watch, sometimes longer if parts are back ordered.
Manufacturer Warranty - "All Papers Included":
HarveyStore - Helvetic Time AG, Seestrasse 112, 8806 Bäch SZ (CH) is able to pass along an authorized dealer stamped warranty card.
All our watches comes with International Manufactuer Watch
When the manufacturers warranty is included with the watch, we will include the original authorized dealer endorsed warranty card, in which case any warranty service requirements shall be handled directly between the consumer and the manufacturer. That is not to say we will not assist in getting the warranty service.
Payment & Security
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The SDG prefers statistically realistic patterns (e.g., a student with poor attendance generally tracks to poor grades, students are the appropriate age for their grade level, students who are English learners have home languages that track to their ethnicity, and so forth). The system is configurable, and can produce arbitrarily large datasets.
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Lovely bright and approachable style of fortified wine – Christmas pudding and warm spice. The palate has some lovely dark notes coming through it, some tobacco, leather and blackberry. Nice spice and with some delicious dark liquorice coming through. Very well balanced. 89pts (Oct 2016)
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De Krans Cape Ruby
Bright berries, lovely blueberry compote, well balanced, clean and delicious. 88pts (Oct 2016)
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A blend of wines between four and ten years, it has delicious berry fruit, sweet raisins and polished wood aromas. Well structured, dry fruit and with a dusting of cinnamon on the end. Lovely. 88pts (Oct 2016)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu and his right-wing Likud party have agreed to form a unity government with the rival centrist political faction Kadima in a move that would put off elections until next year, according to Israeli media reports.
The reported deal was reached early Tuesday morning, a day after Netanyahu had publicly called for early elections to be held September 4.
Israeli media reported that in exchange for joining the new government, Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz would be given a senior position.FULL STORY
Unification of a gov't with a very real threat -–Iran. Crap is gonna hit the fan over there folks.
One can only hope. Just as long as America stays out above lets this napolianic nation burn for its hubris
wow, the left and the right of the evil zionist peoples band together. I hope they take on Iran and Egypt. Jews are evil, but no where near as evil as the dogs of Islam.
After doing his best/worst to get attention away from the Palestine issue & the peace process. Getting us and as a result the rest of the western world to focus on Iran.And failing to rally Israeli security apparatus, politicians & the nation behind him Netanyahu's hand was forced here.
The first announcement that he made after this move was that the new govt. would get down to renewing the peace process.lol
What is it with conservative agenda and wanting to stay in a perpetual state of war. It would seem to me that the word conservative would indicate a tendency toward moderation, not pushing for war all the time.
Can yhou elaborate on this? WHO, in your opinion, is "pushing for war" in Israel and HOW did you arrive to this conclusion?
The ex-PM Olmert the other day besides blaming the ruling Likud party & Netanyahu also blamed the US right wing for derailing the peace process.. A sentiment shared by Jewish orgs here like JStreet,JVP and the Rabbinical Council.
But of course! It's Netanyahu, the Likud, the US, the left, the right, the Jews... but NEVER the Palestinians who REJECTED every peace offer made to them and NEVER produced any offer of their own.


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Minsk City Court Leaves Marynich Behind Bars
Defense lawyer Vera Stramkowskaya points out some juridical aspects which the judges were supposed to take into account when hearing the complaint about illegal confinement of Mikhail Marynich. The lawyer referred to the Criminal Code. Under the Code, the gravity of the proposed charge does not require confinement. Vera Stramkowskaya also pointed out that investigators and prosecutor Anatol Liska had violated the procedure. Stramkowskaya claims she is going to challenge the prosecutor.
Minsk city court agreed to leave Marynich behind bars. Vera Stramkowskaya is going to appeal against the decision to the Supreme Court.
Marynich has been kept in KGB investigation detention center since April 26. Ex-minister and ambassador is charged with illegal possession of weapon. However, his defense lawyers claim no investigative actions have been done in three weeks.


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White 2014 Nissan Frontier SV 4WD 5-Speed Automatic with Overdrive 4.0L V6 DOHCRecent Arrival!Reviews:* Fun-to-drive nature whether you're off-road or just commuting; strong V6; easy-to-use interior controls; stout bed lining and tie-down points. Source: Edmunds* The 2014 Nissan Frontier might be a midsize truck, but it does not skimp on attitude. It has sharp blocky lines, and an edgy vibe that will make you want to experience what it can do. Plus, since the King Cab seats 4, and roomier Crew Cab can fit 5, and both come with 4 doors, it's easy to bring your friends along for the ride as well. Between The King Cab and The Crew Cab there are a total of 10 trims available. For the King Cab your choices are: S, SV 4-Cylinder, SV V6, Desert Runner, and PRO-4X. Move up into the Crew Cab and the available models are: S, SV V6, Desert Runner, PRO-4X, and the top of the line SL. Depending on which model you buy, the Frontier is offered as a 4x2 or a 4x4. All have a generous helping of common standard features such as: Anti-Lock Brakes, Vehicle Dynamic Control, Dual Consoles with Storage, Locking Tailgate, Storage under the Rear Seat, Tire Pressure Monitor, and an array of Airbags. The interior continues the feel of the outside with geometric curves, an easy to maintain interior, and straightforward controls. On all models you get cloth bucket seats, except the Crew Cab SL, which comes with leather. The base S trims on the King Cab and Crew Cab have been priced with the budget conscious shopper in mind. The King Cab S comes standard with a 2.5-Liter, 4-Cylinder Engine, and 5-Speed Manual Transmission capable of an EPA estimated 19 MPG City and 23 MPG Highway towing up to 3,500lbs. The Crew Cab S comes with a 4.0-Liter V6 Engine, and 6-Speed Manual Transmission standard that gets an EPA Estimated 16 MPG City and 22 MPG Highway and tows up to a massive 6,500lbs. For the King Cab S there is a Preferred Package that adds air conditioning and an AM FM CD stereo. Some of the higher-priced trims offer features like navigation, a rear-view monitor, Bluetooth for wireless streaming, and the Utili-track tie-down system. Come drive the 2014 Nissan Frontier today! Source: The Manufacturer Summary
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71 percent of employees are looking for new jobs, according to a recent Washington Post survey. I am not a career coach! Due to my background in HR, I know just enough to be dangerous. Recently, a friend that is in the job market texted me some questions just to pick my brain a little. Here is a snippet of the conversation:
Question #1: I had a resume reviewed by a professional, updated my LinkedIn page and spent a considerable amount of time searching for jobs. What more should I be doing?
Remember, the job hunting process is a marathon, not a sprint. I also recommend going on Indeed. On the very top of the page, click on Find Resumes. You can actually type in your desired job title and see the resumes of those pursuing the same job title as you. Benchmark. Maybe your resume is right on par but maybe it can use an update. Look at job boards specific to the industry in which you are seeking an opportunity. Also, don't forget to visit the employment page for the companies you are interested in to see what opportunities might be available. Although it is hard to hear, patience is key when seeking a new opportunity. However, the key is being proactive and consistent.
Question #2: How do I use LinkedIn Premium to my advantage?
LinkedIn, is a proactive and active platform. For it to work to your advantage, you must continue to use the platform to capacity. That means a fully complete profile with your updated experience, awards won, accomplishments, volunteer projects, and leadership positions. The main advantages of LinkedIn Premium is that you can send direct messages to anyone with an account and it lets you see who has viewed your profile. However, it will not be of much value if your profile is incomplete. Also, you must know what you want when you connect with someone on LinkedIn. Do you want to ask to speak with them briefly over the phone about opportunities with their company? Do you want to ask for their e-mail so you can send your resume? Mary Davids has a phenomenal blog post entitled, 5 Reasons Why LinkedIn Isn't Working For You. Check it out for more ways you can better use LinkedIn!
Question #3: I have been in my current position for 1 year and was at my last position for 1 year. Could that be a red flag for hiring managers? If so, what can I do?
Yes and No. In my experience, hiring managers care about relevant years of experience more than how long you have been with a certain company. The days of spending 50 years at a company and retiring with a gold watch are long gone. If a hiring manager or recruiter calls you for an interview, there is something of interest on your resume that they would like to explore further. However, regardless of how long you have been at a job, you should always be able to explain your job history. Bonus: Question: If the interviewer asks, why I left jobs quickly and/or why I'm looking, what are some good answers? Answer – I am in my current role because it gave me an opportunity to expand the scope of my responsibilities. The reason I am looking for a new role is to continue to grow my capacity as I have the essential skills/abilities needed to add value to this organization. Give examples!
For anyone either actively or passively looking for a job, it is a great idea to look to a career coach. There is also a wealth of information on job search websites that will get you on the right track. Every Monday night at 10pm est, follow the hashtag #jobhuntchat for tips on resumes, job interviews and networking. Any other tips on LinkedIn Premium and/or if the job seekers with concerns about their recent job history?


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Laurence Escalante – Founder, Chairman & CEO
Laurence Escalante is a gaming and technology entrepreneur with a background in the financial services sector.
He has been an angel investor, founder and entrepreneur in the games industry for 12 years, founding White Knight Games in 2004, and was a founder and angel investor in Anino Mobile, one of the Philippines' premier game development studios (which was acquired by Playlab in 2014).
Since founding VGW in 2010, he has led the raising of approximately $16 million in early-stage funding, the invention of multiple innovations in real-money and virtual-currency gaming (including VGW's Social Casino sweepstakes gaming products) and the development of VGW's global and highly specialised development and operations teams.
Laurence has previous experience as a technical specialist in investment advisory, superannuation, taxation and financial planning gained over a period of 10 years. He studied Economics and Actuarial Studies at Macquarie University
Mats Johnson – Executive Director & Chief Marketing Officer
Mats Johnson is an accomplished technology and online gaming leader with significant experience in establishing and growing online businesses globally.
Over the last 15 years, he has lead the growth of several well-known online gaming companies including as General Manager at Centrebet, Director at Coral Eurobet, Chief Executive Officer at Playsafe and Chief Marketing Officer at Expekt.
He has led large and often geographically dispersed teams and formulated and executed global expansion strategies and operational plans delivering significant and profitable growth in both new and established markets.
He has expertise in digital marketing, both acquisition and retention, and in-depth experience in successfully building and managing online brands globally.
He also has extensive mergers and acquisitions experience having been actively involved in six successful exits of online gaming companies, including the £2.18 billion sale of Coral Eurobet to Gala Group.
Lorenzo Escalante – Non-Executive Director
Lorenzo Escalante is a highly-experienced business intelligence specialist and IT professional with a focus spanning almost 20 years in big data analytics for major Australian corporations.
He has provided specialist business intelligence services to Woodside, BHP Billiton and Commonwealth Bank of Australia and has been employed by OnePath (ANZ), AAPT and Landcorp.
He has extensive experience across multiple business intelligence platforms, in particular SAP BusinessObjects.
He is the founder of Lance East Corporation, the founding shareholder of VGW, and has guided Laurence Escalante's knowledge of big data analytics as it applies to VGW's gaming business.


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As the world prepares itself for Star Trek-mania with the release of the new movie, one Next Generation writer looks back on his tenure with the franchise, and spills the beans about how he survived.
Newsweek has Leonard Mlodinow - writer of one TNG episode (Season 2's "The Dauphin") and story editor for another 8 - reminisce about his time with Trek, and it's as full of dysfunctional creative types as you'd expect:
In Hollywood, as in life, the real power rests with the moneymen: the studio, or whoever is financing the enterprise (small "e"), and the network, or whoever is putting it on the screen. That's why one writer-producer I worked with on "Star Trek" always carried a wad of thousands of dollars in his pocket, which he fondled when things got frustrating. "To remind me of why I'm here," he said. That producer, who'd been hired during the first season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," told me that writers were fired at such a swift pace that year that at one point the studio almost closed down the show because it couldn't find new ones fast enough. Another writer-producer with waning influence kept getting "demoted" into smaller offices, until he finally just worked at home. Then one day, without telling him, the producers fired his secretary.
Even Gene Rodenberry doesn't escape the gossip:
We saw Gene only occasionally. We were told that when we did see him, we had to take whatever advice he gave us, whatever we thought of it. Gene liked to speak in great detail about life in the 24th century, the era in which our series took place. He spoke with more certainty about the future than I had about the present, a certainty that I suppose comes from knowing that all over the world attorneys and models and kids like I used to be have studied your every word.
Ultimately, though, Mlodinow seems happy to have spent his time working on the show, and be connected with the whole mythology... if only because of what he sees the true success of Star Trek to be:
Gene Roddenberry's real creation is a franchise culture dedicated, like his fictional characters, to "boldly go where no man has gone before." That makes "Star Trek" more enduring than any set of characters or episodes Gene himself created, and bigger than any one of its products or the people who pass through it.
Vulcans Never, Ever Smile [Newsweek]


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Transformation processes always provide interesting Magic story-lines, whether these transformations are for the better of the involved parties or not. Therefore it is not surprising that quite a few cards were printed over the years which showcased such transformations. Some of these cards dominated various constructed formats at one point and all of them are a blast to play with. If you missed out on some of these cards so far, you should mark down November 24 as the release day of From the Vault: Transform, as this product will contain fifteen of Wizards' favorite double-sided cards in Foil.
We don't know the exact content yet, but between Legacy all-star Delver of Secrets / Insectile Aberration, and Standard powerhouses Archangel Avacyn / Avacyn, the Purifier and Thing in the Ice / Awoken Horror there are a lot of exciting options. Don't forget about Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound, and the other four flip-walkers either. There are even transform cards with more unusual card types like Westvale Abbey / Ormendahl, Profane Prince available to be reprinted in this Foil product.
Huntmaster and Erayo are also some interesting choices. Both cards have seen play and have never been reprinted.


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Bergen Group Services awarded a framework contracts from the Army in various disciplines
(Bergen, March 4th 2014): Bergen Group Services is awarded frame agreements from the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (FLO) for a total of eight different disciplines related to the service maintenance on different vessels at the Armed Forces. In four of these disciplines, there are signed agreements with Bergen Group beeing the No. 1 provider.
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Bergen Group Services is awarded another frame agreements from the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation related to the service maintenance on different vessels
The framework contracts have all a length of 2 years with an option to extend for another 1 +1 year. The contracts are expected to yield revenues of NOK 10-15 million the first two years.
Bergen Group has for a long time worked on developing the Group's expertise and capacity in the implementation of complex marine projects. This also implies a dedicated focus on strengthening the various specialized disciplines within the group. The framework contract with the Armed Forces is considered important to maintain a continuous development of expertise.
Bergen Group Services AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Bergen Group ASA, has approximately 150 employees and is responsible for the Group's maritime service operations. The activity is today headquartered at Laksevåg in Bergen, but will in the future be co-locating much of the activity with the group's other activities Hanøytangen at Askøy outside Bergen. The company was earlier this quarter awarded a 4-year framework contract with the Armed Forces of maintenance and service work related to the Armed Forces MTU engines.
For more information:
Frode Johansson, Managing Director, Bergen Group Services, tel +47 970 80 766
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EOF - The Multiple Play
Telephony, our theme this month, used to be a standalone utility. You got it from the phone company. The same went for cable TV. You got that from the cable company. Both were service monopolies—utilities, essentially. If you wanted something fixed, you called your sole provider, just like you called the water, gas or electric company.
But, the Internet was different. The first ISPs piggybacked their Net connections over phone lines. They'd install banks of modems to call or rent a T1 or a T3 line from a telco or somebody with a "backbone" connection and sell hunks of bandwidth on those. Now much of that old intermediation is gone, and most of us see the Net as something we get from the phone or cable company.
As hot as the Internet is, and as important as it has become to nearly every activity you can name (business, medicine, education, science, culture and so on), the telcos and cablecos treat it as a third-banana service behind telephony and television. When they bundle all three together, they call it triple play. And the Internet comes third.
In one of our features this month (see page 42), Bob Frankston talks about moving entirely past games like these. But, what to do in the meantime if we do want to play? Here near Boston, I have my own triple play of carrier choices: Comcast, RCN and Verizon. Out on the poles, Comcast wiring is coax. RCN and Verizon both deploy fiber-optic cabling. Sounds like an ideal competitive environment, right? Well, not quite.
At my elbow is the latest mailer from Comcast, a cable company. It pitches "Digital Cable + Phone + Internet". For the third item, it offers "Comcast High-Speed Internet with PowerBoost". Bandwidth is "up to 12Mbps!" No mention of upstream speed.
The next two mailers are from RCN. The first came just before the Super Bowl. RCN, which brags that it has been "all fiber optic for over a decade", just pitches cable TV with this one—$35 for 12 months. There's nothing about Internet at all. The second mailer pitches "10Mbps Blazing-Fast High-Speed Internet" and "100% Digital Cable TV". Again, no upstream speed.
I don't use either one of them, though I checked both out when we started renting here last September. The main thing I care about is Internet connectivity, and for that, neither Comcast nor RCN competed with Verizon's fiber-optic FiOS. So Verizon got my business. From FiOS, I'm getting 20Mbps down and 5Mbps up. The best RCN could do on the upstream side (which mattered most to me) was 2Mbps. Comcast didn't even say what its upstream speed was. (I just checked again on-line, and it still doesn't.)
What's amazing to me is that Greater Boston—specifically in the areas served by Verizon with FiOS and RCN with its fiber cabling—is thick with people like Bob and myself, who care far more about Internet connectivity than about TV or landline telephone. We have lots of tech and creative folks around here, in addition to the thickest concentration of educational institutions in the country, if not the world. Couldn't these carriers bother to customize better Internet offerings for a Net-savvy (and -hungry) local population?
I guess they don't have to. Even with three competitors, there seems to be enough business to go around. They aren't ready to abandon the scaled efficiencies of offering the same thing to everybody, across the whole country. And, as Bob points out, the flywheels of Business As Usual at telcos still spin on momentum imparted by railroads in the Victorian Age.
But, unlike Bob, I have some hope for them. The time will come when the workarounds that Bob's talking about—especially from folks such as Linux Journal readers—will have the carriers looking for ways to make money other than by tiered pricing for usage alone.
Is low-latency to servers an advantage? One can imagine applications where it would be. Well, these incumbent carriers not only have home connections, but also local real-estate holdings. They could provide Akamai-like low-latency Web services—or partner with the likes of Akamai to provide them. They could partner with Amazon's S3 and EC2 (both Linux-based) to offer local storage and compute back end.
Offsite backup is going to be a huge necessity and, therefore, a cause for business offerings. Think about what will happen as soon as ordinary folks start demanding, shooting and cooperatively editing truly high-definition video. Storage, mirroring and the rest of it will all be helpful, if not required.
Of course, the amount of business to be had here will increase with the openness of the Net itself. Today's crippled and asymmetrical throughput, based on the one-way model of television viewing, is a bug that needs to be squashed. So does the practice of blocking port 80 and otherwise preventing or discouraging Web servers at homes and businesses. When that happens, every customer, every user, becomes a potential partner. By necessity.
There is no limit to how many multiples of the current triple play will be made possible by a wide-open and free Internet. Here's hoping the carriers see that before they die under the rubble of their own fallen silos.
Doc Searls is Senior Editor of Linux Journal. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Fellow with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.


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The third ceremony took place at Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 8th February 1983, where it was presented by Tim Rice.
This post is part of a series about the history of the BRIT Awards. You can read about the 1982 ceremony here, and the 1984 ceremony in a couple of days' time.
Since there's not a lot of video of the 1983 ceremony
, here's some BBC coverage:
Best British Album
- The Kids from Fame – The Kids from Fame
- Madness – Complete Madness
- Barbara Streisand – Love Songs
Winner: Barbara Streisand.
Best British Female
- Sheena Easton
- Toyah Wilcox
- Kim Wilde
- Mari Wilson
Winner: Kim Wilde.
Best British Group
- Dire Straits
- Yazoo
Winner: Dire Straits.
Best British Male
- Phil Collins
- Paul McCartney
- Cliff Richard
- Shakin' Stevens
Winner: Paul McCartney.
Best British Newcomer
- Culture Club
- Musical Youth
- Yazoo
Winner: Yazoo.
Best British Producer
- Trevor Horn
- Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
- George Martin
- Martin Rushent
Winner: Trevor Horn.
Best British Single
- Irene Cara – Fame
- Dexys Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen
- Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
Winner: Dexys Midnight Runners.
Best Classical Recording
- Christopher Hogwood – Violin Concertos – Bach
- Julian Lloyd Webber – Portrait – John WIlliams
- Mariner – Symphonies 6, 7 & 8
- Simon Rattle – Glagolitic Mass – Jacanek
- Rodrigo – Concerto Como Un
Winner: Julian Lloyd Webber.
Best International Artist
- Julio Iglesias
- Kid Creole and The Coconuts
- Barry Manilow
Winner: Kid Creole and The Coconuts.
Life Achievement
Winner: Pete Townshend.
Sony Trophy for Technical Excellence
Winner: Paul McCartney.
Special Award
Winner: Chris Wright.
Outstanding Contribution
Winner: The Beatles.
Further Reading / Viewing
Edit: removed one video that is no longer available (13 August 2017).
Edit: fix links (6 January 2018).


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CBS' Doubt Is the First Freshman Broadcast Show to Get Pulled From the Schedule This Season
Katherine Heigl's legal drama lasts just two episodes
Just when it seemed like the broadcast networks were actually going to make it through the whole 2016-17 TV season without canceling a freshman show, CBS waved the white flag on Friday night, pulling its midseason legal drama Doubt from the schedule after just two episodes.
The network announced it had yanked the Katherine Heigl drama, which aired Wednesday at 10 p.m., effective immediately. Next Wednesday, CBS is airing a repeat of Bull, broadcast's most-watched new drama in total viewers this season.
Its time slot replacement for the rest of the season will be Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, which will air its Season 2 premiere on March 8.
The show's days were numbered after its Feb. 15 premiere drew just a 0.8 rating in the demo, and 5.3 million total viewers. That dropped to a 0.6 rating, and 4 million viewers, in week 2.
Only Ransom, the low-cost drama that CBS is experimenting with as its first Saturday night drama in 13 years, is fairing worse on the network, averaging 0.5 in the demo and 3.8 million total viewers.
It's unprecedented for the broadcast networks to go this far into the season before pulling the plug on a show. Last season, Wicked City was the first show canceled, with ABC giving it the ax on Nov. 13, after three episodes aired. It was the latest the networks had waited to cancel a show in more than 15 years—until now.
In recent years, as audiences have rejected repeat episodes, the networks have shifted their approach to cancelling underperforming first-year series, and would now prefer to air a low-rated original episode than a repeat.
That's why ABC stuck by its instant flop Notorious, its fall replacement for Scandal. The show averaged just a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which is less than half of the 2.1 that Scandal brought in last season. It also helped drain the network's usually robust Thursday-night ad revenue last fall, according to Standard Media Index.
An ABC source explained to Adweek last month that while the network considered moving Notorious to another night, it was left with no other options because any alternate show would have been displaced again when Scandal returned in January and would have required additional marketing resources to announce each schedule change. Reruns of Scandal would have rated even lower than Notorious' anemic numbers, added the source, so ABC opted to just ride out the bloodbath and hope Scandal could erase the damage come January.
Networks are now so afraid to utter the c-word (cancellation) that not a single show this season has been officially canceled, with ABC's other anemically-rated freshman drama Conviction also permitted to finish its entire run.
That might include Doubt: While the show clearly won't be back for Season 2, CBS insisted that it could still return to the schedule later on (bet on the network burning off the remaining episodes during the summer). Also, because production was competed on all 13 episodes last fall, there's no shut-down in production that would normally accompany an abrupt scheduling hook like this.
While CBS might not be admitting that Doubt is canceled, one of the show's stars, Dulé Hill, had no such qualms about using the word on Twitter.
The network's other big midseason drama, Training Day, isn't doing much better than Doubt, averaging a 0.8 in the demo after 4 weeks (4.2 million). However, CBS is having better luck with its new sitcom Superior Donuts, which averaging 1.5 in the demo and 8 million weekly viewers.
CBS' rocky midseason is a far cry from its fall freshman lineup of shows that, while critically reviled, found an loyal audience with its core viewers, including Bull, Kevin Can Wait and The Great Indoors.


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Twitter's chief executive, Dick Costolo, is stepping down but will remain on the company's board of directors. Costolo and Twitter's investor relations Twitter account confirmed the news in tweets today.
Jack Dorsey, a cofounder of Twitter, will be Costolo's interim replacement. Dorsey will simultaneously continue to work as chief executive of payment company Square, according to a statement from Twitter.
The change is effective July 1.
Twitter stock was up nearly 8 percent in after-hours trading following Twitter's announcement of the news.
Dick Costolo to step down as CEO, will remain on Board, and Jack Dorsey appointed Interim CEO, effective July 1
— TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) June 11, 2015
Welcome back, @jack !! https://t.co/3papmyUKg0
— dick costolo (@dickc) June 11, 2015
This is major news for Twitter, which has faced plenty of criticism about its ability to keep growing its user base and generating more revenue.
The company fell nearly $20 million short of analysts' expectations in the first quarter of this year, posting $436 million in revenue for the quarter. Following that news, Twitter stock dropped by 19 percent.
On May 28, at the Code Conference, Costolo was asked if he would be stepping down this year. He deflected the question, stating that he had the full support of the Twitter board of directors. "I don't feel like I'm sync with the board. I know I'm in sync with the board," Costolo said.
"The board and I are completely in sync," Costolo said.
At an event at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco today, Costolo received a standing ovation.
Standing ovation for @dickc. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/5V6lraFuHT
— Paul Stamatiou (@Stammy) June 11, 2015
Twitter cofounder and former chief executive Evan Williams is part of the search committee to find a new chief executive for the company, which has 302 million monthly active users and 3,900 employees.
Twitter will hold a conference call at 2:15 p.m. Pacific today to discuss the changes. There is a hashtag for discussion on the topic: #TWTRannouncement.
Dylan Tweney contributed to this report.
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Lucy and Herb also grow and finish the giant Muscovy ducks, prized for their rich, sweet flesh.
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Dedication to organics began for the couple over a decade ago when Justin's health necessitated changes. His personal journey with severe chemical sensitivity makes him committed to producing 100% natural, chemical-free meat available for others to enjoy. Kinmana are fully PROOF certified.
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Les & Kerryn Hellyar - Trewellen FarmLes and Kerryn Hellyar are proud growers of British breeds: a mixture of Charolais and Angus. Angus cattle, known as Aberdeen Angus in most parts of the world, were developed from cattle native to the counties of Aberdeenshire and Angus in Scotland, and Charolais are native to the French Charolais area surrounding Charolles, Burgundy.
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Donovan family - Hurlstone FarmWending its way through the NSW/Victoria border, the Murray River Valley region is well known for the world's highest quality Oldman Saltbush grazed lamb. Ryan Donovan's third generation family farm provides no exception. Full blood Merinos graze intensely on Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex Nummularia - a natural Australian native rich in Vitamin E) along with other native grass and flora. The result is an exceptional product with deep, salty, smoky rosemary-like tones combined with supreme tenderness and exceptional cooking quality. Saltbush lamb is proven to deliver higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids, Vitamin E, Beta-carotene and Vitamin A, all due to the depth of the Saltbush roots. The Donovan's flocks are 100% naturally grazed with no lot feeding, and no saltbush pellets.
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Look at the way power & responsibility are distributed around society today and ask: can't we do better? Welcome to 'Question the Powerful', a twice-monthly journal on politics & society. (To learn more about the Question the Powerful project, click on 'Henry Tam: Words & Politics' under 'Menu').
Friday, 2 April 2010
In Praise of Mo Tze (墨子)
However, one of the key ingredients for successful partnership is mutual understanding, and while China can access a multitude of resources reviewing in depth the American cultural and political psyche, the support for better comprehension of Chinese civilization is still all too limited.
Take the blinkered focus on China as a Confucian country. Of course Confucius (551-479 BC) has a pivotal place in Chinese history. His teaching on securing harmony through people fulfilling their traditionally assigned roles in society has been one of the most influential doctrines through the centuries. But he was not the only moral teacher to have a lasting impact on China, and his ideas did not go unchallenged. For a start, we should take a closer look at Mo Tze (c. 479-399 BC), who studied under Confucian scholars but came to the conclusion that their philosophy was fundamentally flawed. People – and for him, that term denoted the general population, not the privileged few – did not have a better life when they meekly carried out the roles laid down by the powerful: the ruler over the ruled, husbands over wives, fathers over children, masters over servants. On the contrary, lives improved only in so far as people genuinely cared for others as they would wish others to care for them. He explained that, for example, if we wanted other people to help look out for our parents or children when our abilities to do so were limited by circumstances beyond our control, we needed to be ready to offer our support to other people's parents and children.
Mo Tze's doctrine of Universal Love was not an idealistic entreaty to give the same care and attention to everyone when no one could afford to stretch one's time and resources in such a manner, but a pragmatic proposal to promote social solidarity so that together people could be confident of attaining a decent quality of life which would be denied to many if they were left to struggle on their own.
Unlike Confucius who looked exclusively to ancient aristocratic texts he favoured to justify his ideas, Mo Tze maintained that any policy proposition should be subject to three tests. First came the test of past experience. He found that many of the proposals on elaborate rituals championed by the Confucians were not in fact always valued. For example, the people of the earlier age of Hsia recorded favourable accounts of much simpler rites which allowed people to show respect without having to use up scarce resources, especially amongst the poor, on showy ceremony. The second test consisted of current testimony. What people said, regardless of their social background, should be considered in deciding if any proposal was beneficial or not overall. To allow someone to declare any policy or custom as indisputable solely on account of their status would distort the truth. Finally, the third test built in checks from future experience. Even if past records and current testimony suggested that a particular policy or practice would deliver improvements for people, it still would not rule it out from being changed if its impact in the future should prove to be negative. For Mo Tze, policies must be adaptable in the light of their actual consequences.
Within a single generation, Mo Tze's school had become the main rival to the Confucians. Mohist adherents travelled extensively in China to spread their reform message. The Confucians detested them for suggesting the needs of all should be responded to with equal respect, instead of bowing down to the hierarchical establishment. Leaders of competing states found much to irritate them in the Mohist practice of providing armed protection where necessary to defend the weak from attempted invasions by the strong.
In time, Mo Tze was acknowledged even by his Confucian critics as someone who was honourably dedicated to pursuing the goal of a better life for all. They admired his courage in standing up to princes and their armies, and recognised the potency of his arguments – even if they ultimately disagreed with them. Mo Tze's teachings have remained alongside Confucianism in Chinese intellectual and political history. Dissuading people from wasting resources so that none would be deprived. Reining in the powerful so the weak would not be at their mercy. Exposing the selfish so that real cooperation could be promoted for the common good. These are Mohist motifs which have been weaved into China's heritage. To understand China, you need to appreciate Mo Tze's place in it.
4 comments:
- Goalsmith said...
It is regrettable for me that I have just learned of Mo Tze; his contribution to humanity should be better known ...I shall do what I can to learn more of his reasoning. I thank you Mr.Tam
- 10 April 2014 at 15:29
- Henry Benedict Tam said...
Good to know of your interest. I have written more about Mo Tze (or Mozi) in my book, 'Against Power Inequalities', which you can download for free from the Equality Trust in the UK. No history of political thought should leave him out.
- 13 April 2014 at 17:02
- Anonymous said...
On Donald Sterling and The "Powerful":
I think the bigger take-away from the Clippers' owner Donald Sterling's racial revelations, is the fact that there exists a 'culture' around racism towards minorities among his very wealthy friends. I think this stems not from the hearts of these individuals, but from fear in their minds. Many if not most of them have no problem being with minorities, even intimately. They are just afraid of the stigmatism they could face from their peers. This fear is based on losing control to minorities with equal and sometimes even greater natural skill sets. Many of these people have made their fortunes off the labor of others. There is more that can be understood about this, but the point is this:
That racist mindset is dying. It is inevitable. The world is becoming more and more diverse amd it will never go backward. For those of Donald and his friends' thinking, 'you don't need to be afraid'. You're just like everyone else in spite of your wealth. You have the same capacity for experiencing happiness and sadness, and every other emotion. It's a good thing to realize you belong. It's a scary thing 'think' you're different. So don't react out of fear in your minds. React to the feeling of goodness in your heart. It's our most natural state...and welcome to the party! You can leave all your insecurities at the curb where we all are leaving ours.
- 30 April 2014 at 02:15
- Anonymous said...
Why Donald Sterling on a comment thread about Mo Tze?
I went to write somewhere about Donald Sterling, and when I opened my browser, I had this page up, a page I have intentionally kept up for at least the past month, not knowing why. Considering much of the beliefs of Mo Tze and his understanding of Universal Love, how fitting a forum to talk about the 'Powerful'. It just seemed like it was meant to be.
- 30 April 2014 at 02:26


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Dusit signs on for Jiangsu property
Dusit Fudu Hotels & Resorts, the Shanghai-based hospitality management arm of Dusit International, has announced the signing of a second management agreement with Jiangsu Huaqiang Real Estate Development Company.
The deal will see Dusit manage a 400-room international mid-scale DusitPrincess Hotel and Residence in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province.
The property is expected to open in late 2016.
The DusitPrincess Hotel and Residence Jiangyin, Jiangsu will offer 150 guestrooms, 250 apartments and meeting rooms featuring the latest audio-visual equipment.
Facilities will also include an all-day dining restaurant and a health club.
Located on the southern bank of Yangtze River, Jiangyin is a county under the jurisdiction of Wuxi City, one of the thirteen prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu Province.
Jiangyin is conveniently only 20 minutes by car from Wuxi High Speed train station and a two-hour drive from Shanghai and Nanjing.
"We warmly welcome the DusitPrincess Hotel and Residence, Jiangyin to our growing portfolio of hotels in China.
"Three DusitPrincess Hotels and Residences are due to launch in 2016, in the cities of Shanghai, Panzhihua in Sichuan Province and now, Jiangyin.
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Frequency dependency of the relationship between perceived auditory source width and the interaural cross-correlation coefficient for time-invariant stimuli.
Mason, Russell, Brookes, Timothy and Rumsey, F (2005) Frequency dependency of the relationship between perceived auditory source width and the interaural cross-correlation coefficient for time-invariant stimuli. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117 (3 Pt 1). pp. 1337-1350.
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Previous research has indicated that the relationship between the interaural cross-correlation coefficient (IACC) of a narrow-band sound and its perceived auditory source width is dependent on its frequency. However, this dependency has not been investigated in sufficient detail for researchers to be able to properly model it in order to produce a perceptually relevant IACC-based model of auditory source width. A series of experiments has therefore been conducted to investigate this frequency dependency in a controlled manner, and to derive an appropriate model. Three main factors were discovered in the course of these experiments. First, the nature of the frequency dependency of the perceived auditory source width of stimuli with an IACC of 1 was determined, and an appropriate mathematical model was derived. Second, the loss of perceived temporal detail at high frequencies, caused by the breakdown of phase locking in the ear, was found to be relevant, and the model was modified accordingly using rectification and a low-pass filter. Finally, it was found that there was a further frequency dependency at low frequencies, and a method for modeling this was derived. The final model was shown to predict the experimental data well. (c) 2005 Acoustical Society of America.
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Temperature dependent NIR emitting lanthanide-PMO/silica hybrid materials†
Two materials – a mesoporous silica (MS) and a periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) functionalized with dipyridyl-pyridazine (dppz) units were grafted with near-infrared (NIR) emitting lanthanide (Nd3+, Er3+, Yb3+) complexes in an attempt to obtain hybrid NIR emitting materials. The parent materials: dppz-vSilica and dppz-ePMO were prepared by a hetero Diels–Alder reaction between 3,6-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (dptz) and the double bonds of either ethenylene-bridged PMO (ePMO) or vinyl-silica (vSilica) and subsequent oxidation. The dppz-vSilica is reported here for the first time. The prepared lanthanide-PMO/silica hybrid materials were studied in depth for their luminescence properties at room temperature and chosen Nd3+ and Yb3+ samples also at low temperature (as low as 10 K). We show that both the dppz-vSilica and dppz-ePMO materials can be used as "platforms" for obtaining porous materials showing NIR luminescence. To obtain NIR emission these materials can be excited either in the UV or Vis region (into the π → π* transitions of the ligands or directly into the f–f transitions of the Ln3+ ions). More interestingly, when functionalized with Nd3+ or Yb3+ β-diketonate complexes these materials showed interesting luminescence properties over a wide temperature range (10–360 K). The Yb3+ materials were investigated for their potential use as ratiometric temperature sensors.


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Kanye West scored a major payday over the weekend. The hip-hop mogul traveled to Kazakhstan to perform at a private wedding. According to TMZ, West was invited by President Nursultan Nazarbayev to provide the entertainment at his grandson's wedding Saturday night at Almaty's Hotel Royal Tulip. He was reportedly paid around $3 million to perform his biggest hits including "Can't Tell Me Nothing." Guests took photos in front and with Yeezus, posting the footage on Instagram.
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1. Do Articles 12 EC, 18 EC, 39 EC, 43 EC and 56 EC preclude national legislation, such as that in dispute in the main proceedings, that, by default, subjects capital gains resulting from the disposal of immovable property situated in a Member State, where that disposal was made by a resident of another Member State, to tax treatment different from that which would apply, in relation to the same type of transaction, to capital gains realised by a resident of the State in which that immovable property is situated, but provides that the non-resident taxable person can elect to be taxed in the same way as a resident taxable person?
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Ahead of the government's announcement on the effects of Brexit on international trade on Friday 30 November, IBISWorld looks at some of the UK's key exporting industries over 2018-19.
IBISWorld has recently discussed how the United Kingdom leaving the European Union is expected to affect EIB investment, the automotive sector, agriculture, and universities, but such a sea change in the trading and political position naturally has ramifications across the economy.
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The Motor Vehicle Manufacturing industry is the UK's largest exporter, and IBISWorld has recently discussed the effects of the UK's exit in depth. Exports are estimated to account for 64.7% of revenue, while imports are projected to satisfy approximately 68.1% of domestic demand in 2018-19. In addition to the direct effect of potential tariffs, operators in this industry have lean production processes, and customs delays could impose hefty costs, with Honda telling MPs that 15 minutes of customs delays would cost some manufacturers up to £850,000 a year.
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So HBO is trying to make a Watchmen series. While interesting, it's still a mini-series that was only twelve issues long, so I'm really not sure how long they can stretch it, especially since they appear to want it to replace the incredibly long Game of Thrones. However, they seem to have skipped over the very logical comic that could go on for a long time and is very much in a type of epic urban fantasy that could work really well, especially with the success of American Gods. Yes, that's right: The Sandman.
In my mind, Morpheus would be played by Dev Patel. Besides looking very much like the character (aside from not being albino), he has shown his excellent acting chops in Lion and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor.
Other actors would include Meghan Ory as Rose Walker, Stephen Fry as Gilbert, Tony Curran as the Corinthian, and Yasmin Paige as Death.
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#101 "In Dreams Begins"
In 1917, the magician Roderick Burgess attempted to gain immortality by summoning Death, but instead summoned something else. A hundred years later, Rose Walker moves into the boarding house that used to be Burgess's mansion and begins investigating the disappearance of her brother. But she will soon find herself a part of something much larger — something Endless.
#102 "The Sleep of Reason"
Morpheus begins his reclamation of what was lost as he meets with Mad Hettie, a witch, just as Rose starts on her quest to find her brother with the help of Gilbert, an amateur actor, but both find themselves with problems.
#103 "A Hope in Hell"
Morpheus and Rose get closer to their goals, but encounter obstacles: Morpheus finds himself needing to go to Hell itself to regain his helm, while Rose and Gilbert find the house of Jed's adopted family...but everybody inside is dead.
#104 "Passengers"
We see what happened with Jed and his adopted family as they meet the Corinthian. Meanwhile, Morpheus loses himself as his ruby is taken by John Dee, a man twisted and tormented by his dreams. By the end, the Corinthian has taken a passenger and Dee has become one.
#105 "Men of Good Fortune"
An interlude as the story of Hob Gadling, who made a bet that he would never die and so becomes one of the very few friends of Morpheus as they meet once a century.
#106 "Collectors"
As Rose and Gilbert get closer, they find themselves trapped in the Corinthian's game and Morpheus finds himself face to face with John Dee again.
#107 "The Doll's House"
Dee is defeated when he destroys the ruby and Morpheus puts him back in the asylum he came from just as Rose finally finds her brother and confronts the Corinthian.
#108 "Lonely Hearts"
The connection between Morpheus and Rose is explained. Mysteries are solved and a lost dream is found.
#109 "The Sound of Her Wings"
Morpheus meets with his sister, Death, as she goes about her day.
#110 "Preludes and Nocturnes"
Rose wakes up to a new day and talks with her brother. Dream has a meeting with the rest of the Endless and makes a declaration.