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MILANVILLE—Debuted in grand fashion to the general public with their Hoptoberfest gathering held October 14, Second District Vineyard and Hops Farm brings new life to the old home of Calkins Creek Vineyard.
Purchased by John Longacre roughly a year ago, the hop farm looks to establish farm-fresh beer-making ingredients for the Second District Brewing Company, located in south Philadelphia.
According to their website, the thriving brewery and restaurant has nine distinct brews on tap and an assortment of bar food for hungry patrons.
Since its purchase, the hop farm has devoted two acres to growing its first batch of hops plants which will take at least three years to reach full maturity, explained farm caretaker Scott Kurtain.
Planted in the field are eight different varieties of hop plant, each offering a different flavor pallet to the beers of which they will ultimately become a part.
"There's pretty much endless varieties of hops," said Kurtain. "There are certain hops that are used for bittering of the beer and there are certain hops that are used for aroma."
Kurtain said he is looking forward to the third or fourth year when the plants will reach their fullest bloom on the trellis ropes.
"Growing hops is not an easy thing," he stated, "it takes trying to control pests, control weeds, making sure they have the proper nutrients and the right amount of water. It's all a delicate balancing act."
Though growing hops is the main function of the farm, it also houses a small vineyard, a small chicken coop, a berry patch, vegetable garden and orchard.
"Everything here is ultimately going to be feeding the restaurant down in Philly," said Kurtain.
He explained the hope is to expand the production capabilities to support Second District Brewing Company and its Philadelphia affiliates American Sardine Bar, South Philadelphia Tap Room, and Brew – a craft beer/gourmet coffee shop – with as much home-grown materials as possible.
Aside from industrious use of the land, Second District Vineyard and Hop Farm has also been making use of its ample space and rustic tasting room to host weddings and other events on the property.
"It's a huge thing that we're really trying to push for next year," stated, Second District's wedding and event coordinator, as well as secondary farm caretaker.
The hop farm and vineyard hosted its first wedding early in October and the success of its Hoptoberfest celebration show promising use of the space as a gathering place.
The tasting room hall holds roughly 75 occupants, said Fisher.
With 68 acres of land in total, the grounds themselves hold other potential party nooks as well, including a serene little grove full of Adirondack chairs and large strip once used as an airplane runway.
Those interested in booking the space can do so by emailing Fisher at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The possibilities for the hop farm and vineyard will likely continue to grow as Second District finds new uses for the property.
The potential exists for more engagement with the local beer aficionados as well with Second District sponsored events similar to Hoptoberfest.
"There's a really big beer community here in Honesdale … so we're hoping to kinda tap into that," said Kurtain.
Those interested can check in with Second District Vineyard and Hops Farm on Facebook.
Second District Brewing Company can be found online at www.seconddistrictbrewing.com.


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We are a Rights Respecting School
At Grouville School we are committed to ensuring that both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Global Citizenship underpin our core values and ethos.
This is Tootsie Toucan, Grouville's Rights Respecting School mascot.
Tootsie was designed by Mae in Year 6 who won our whole school competition in July 2018.
Tootsie is always looking out for fantastic Rights Respecting work happening around the school and each week is awarded to a new class in our Celebrations Assembly.
At Grouville School we are committed to ensuring that both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Global Citizenship underpin our core values and ethos.
Our participation in UNICEF's Rights Respecting School Award programme seeks to embed the Convention of the Rights of the Child in all aspects of our school life. Our children know that they have the right to be heard in those decisions which affect them. This results in a raised sense of security and self-confidence and so our children are able to develop and apply the skills, language and concepts that allow them to realise their rights.
Grouville School received the Level 1 (Silver) Award in 2014 and is now working towards Gold by embedding the principles and the philosophy of the Rights Respecting Schools programme within all aspects of school life.
Our next steps are advocating the rights of every child everywhere – not just within Grouville School. The curriculum, school policies and our school environment are shaped by these principles. Respecting Rights continues to remain a whole school strategic priority and we will ensure that the principles are upheld by all in the school community.
Pupil Voice
The Rights Respecting Ambassadors are children from Years 5 and 6 who want to promote pupil voice.
The ambassadors meet regularly to discuss how they can ensure that our community understands the importance of children's rights.
They combine together the voice of the children and teachers and create an actions to aim for throughout the academic year.
They strive to be active campaigners for rights on the local to the global stage.
Making a Difference
As a school, we proactively work towards raising awareness of local and global issues. To do this, our School Council, Eco Active Team and Rights Respecting Ambassadors work collaboratively in organising meetings, sharing ideas and listening to the rest of the children in our school.
At national and global level they "have their say" by contributing to annual events organised by The Global Campaign for Education (G.C.E.) such as Send my Friends to School. In 2014, we presented a vast number of paper chains to the Chief Minister outside the States Building to campaign for all children having the right to an education.
We also work in close partnership with Karen Painter and her team from the British Red Cross. In 2015, we worked on a large project in conjunction with Refugee Week. Throughout the project we re-created scenarios based around the recent Nepal Earthquake disaster and reflected upon the 'decisions and consequences' that the children made when taking part in these activities
In June, we celebrated our awareness of Global Citizenship through the message 'Think globally, act locally' during our celebration afternoon with parents and carers.
In September, we organised an afternoon of entertainment for Enable Jersey, a charity who support local disabled members of the island community. We served them hot drinks and home made treats while they watched our talented recorder club, ukulele club and choir perform.
In October, we held a dress down day and cake sale in aid of the Jersey Overseas Aid who went out Nepal to carry out important community support work after the earthquake in 2015. The Jersey Over Seas Aid team spent the day with us, teaching each class about what life is like after an earthquake and how not all children have their rights after a natural disaster. We want to make sure that all children in Nepal regain their rights and we know that the money we raised went toward helping the children in the local town supported by the Jersey Overseas Aid.
Later in October, Peter Frost from the NSPCC came to speak to us about our right to privacy. He encouraged us to 'Speak Out and Stay Safe'. Peter also ran workshops for the Year 5 and 6 children and we were interviewed by BBC Radio Jersey to share our learning with others.
On Monday 22nd January we celebrated World Religion Day to show that we embrace all beliefs in our community. Each class created a piece of art work to show the religion they study in their year group.
On Wednesday 7th February, we welcomed Deborah McMillan, Jersey's new Children's Commissioner. The ambassadors gave her a tour of the school and spoke to her about our our views on children's rights.
What next?
Article 12: Every child has the right to have a say in what happens to them.
Over the course of the next year, we plan to really show that Article 12 is evident across all aspects of our school community and that there is a real sense of empowerment that the children have when it comes to their own learning. Watch this space!


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The Potomac River Basin and Western Shore Chesapeake Bay Drainage as a Proposed Long-Term Hydrologic Observatory
Andrew J. Miller. James Smith, Claire Welty,
Karen Prestegaard, Larry Band, Peter Groffman,
Keith Eshleman, Gary Fisher, Margaret
Palmer,Robert Shedlock, Michael Piasecki
A proposal for a long-term hydrologic observatory is
being prepared for submission to NSF for an area
encompassing the Potomac River Basin and the basins
that form the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay from
the Gunpowder River on the north to the Rappahannock
River on the south. The area is approximately 52,000
sq km and spans five physiographic provinces, with
total relief of about 1200 m. A wealth of existing
instrumented field sites forms a network of resources
that will be woven together as part of this effort,
including the USGS NAWQA study in the Potomac River
Basin; the Baltimore Ecosystem Study; USDA-ARS sites in
Beltsville, MD; the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin's work in overseeing management of
the Potomac River; the Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center's field sites, and active field sites
of major research universities located in the region.
This poster presents study area attributes, preliminary
study design, and a proposed core data program. The
program is designed to attract researchers in the
following areas of scientific inquiry: (1) orographic
precipitation mechanisms, runoff generation, and
groundwater recharge; (2) sediment sources, storage,
and delivery, floodplain processes, and fate of
sediment-associated contaminants; (3) biogeochemical
cycling and sources and sinks of nutrients and toxic
contaminants in the landscape from non-tidal uplands to
estuarine waters; (4) defining water needs to support
ecosystems, and moving the science of restoration to an
integrated biophysical enterprise; and (5) urban
development, infrastructure, and consequent
transformation of hydrologic landscapes and processes.


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In today's spiritual climate, it is more important than ever to settle in your mind the principles that you are going believe and to live on.
An important question for Christians answer is about what statements or values are going to hold your life up and define meaning in a world with few absolutes?
In the words of A.W. Tozer a life without essential truths disables the ability to know anything for sure. He says, "If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning"
The reason that this is important to Christians and non-Christians is that the lines of meaning blur so selectively. In the 21st century, the milieu of popular ideals about tolerance advocates open-mindedness about everything except definable truth about God. Fanky Schaeffer, points out the unbalanced way that tolerance applies to Christians in contrast to other groups, sects, and ways of life and makes this point about inequity very clearly. He says, "The secular humanist, although he would never dream of committing the social faux pas of calling a black man a negro, feels perfectly free to castigate Christians and their leaders in any way he likes". The disparity in this point of view is indicative of a one-sided tolerance that is demanded like the men of Sodom beating on the doors of Lot's house who demanded the right to corrupt God's messengers who came to rescue Lot and his family. Consequently, the point that Schaeffer makes draws attention to cultural blindness that has become so darkened that the moral darkness has lost its meaning without something to define a tangible reality.
One of the important questions to ask is what is the difference between the modern age that we live in now and the postmodern age?
In the modern age, the first half of the 19th century; truth was discussed, debated, and even fought over, because it brought meaning to existence. In contrast, in the postmodern age, many people do not even believe there is such a thing as timeless truth. A significant difference is the great presence of darkness and the absence of a paradigm to give a spiritual voice to the great issues of the times that is balanced against truth apart from humanism, sociology, and cultural anthropology. As a result, the way we are already seeing that in 21st century culture today is how the personal nature of truth is applied without balance. For instance, What is right for you may be wrong for me. What is right for me may be wrong for you. What is true for you may not be true for these people. There is no such thing as truth. It is just a figment of your imagination. It is all an illusion.
You may hear people say things like "there are no absolutes. Therefore, there is no absolute right and there is no absolute wrong in anything. It's just what you want it to be." The message that resonates is that there is never anything that is sure and there is never anything absolutely wrong –perception and cultural relativity and the great diviners or truth. As a result, whenever I hear someone say that there are no timeless principles of truth, I want to say, "Are you absolutely sure? That statement in itself is an absolute –it is a circular argument.
We are living in a generation where many people feel like tolerance is more important that truth
The rationale goes something like this; you do not have to tell the truth you just have to be tolerant of every behavior as an acceptable choice no matter what absolutes may be in question. As a result, the supreme value today is not truth, but tolerance based upon group-think or collaboration without a standard, authority, or voice that stands apart from cultural relativity. Tolerance has become the new absolute truth for a culture that has no absolutes.
In today's culture when you decide to say, "Here are some principles to live by, " this is always right and this is always wrong", you are going to wear the labeled of a bigot, hater, or as intolerant. The moment that anyone has the courage to stand up and express the personal conviction that says something is right or wrong as a Christian value, then you're labeled a fundamentalist, a bigot, a nutcase of some kind.
There is something more important than tolerance –Truth
In fact, it is not tolerance that sets you free –It is truth that sets you free. The only way to refute ignorance is with information that is balanced and just at the same time. A truth to consider is that you can be very easy, tolerant and at the same time build your life on a total lie at the same time. Something to think about is that if there is no such thing as truth, then …
One, there is no basis for any law because there is nothing universally moral to base it upon
Truth that is relative to the person and is a matter of personal opinion and based on mores', current societal values, or personal feelings of entitlement. To illustrate the absurdity of this position imagine think about this: If you are driving down the freeway and somebody wants to blow you away in a drive-by shooting, is that ok, because it was "right for them, felt good, or was acceptable in a special class of people?" Obviously, a sound conclusion that is well supported by rational thinking is if there is no universal basis for laws that govern or prohibit identifiable behaviors deemed as wrong there is no moral truth in the culture that is timeless or universal. Therefore, without a moral standard of timeless, universal principles if somebody wants to take your life they have a right to based on this premise.
Why? … When there is no such thing as timeless universal truth, the only thing to balance life is what feels normative in human experience.
Two, if there is no such thing as truth, then else nothing matters
There is no meaning in existence, there is no significance, and you do not matter. The absence of universal value actually reduces the personal importance of individual life. A conclusion could be that humans are are no more than primordial ooze that evolved through millions of years by accident into a social setting that is called life existence.
Three, if there is no such thing as truth then there is no solid ground in life.
If it is just a matter of "that's your opinion; let's just get along", then you have absolutely no principled way of forming a solid foundation from which to base your life values to reflect a Christian worldview. Using tolerance as the diviner of truth reduces Christianity to being a vassal of pseudo-intellectualism imposed by the popular views of secular social beliefs within groups as norms. A fundamental question for Christians relates to the foundation that is chosen to build life existence upon.
Jesus told a story at the end of the Sermon on the Mount that speaks about a firm foundation.
Jesus told a story about two builders that illustrates the choices. He said, two people went out and built homes. One person built his home on shifting sand. Moreover, when the storms came along, that are a inevitable part of life, and the rains hit it and the winds battered it; the house fell apart because it had no solid foundation to stand upon.
However, there was a person that Jesus labeled as wise, who built his house on solid rock, a solid foundation. As the story goes, the winds came and the storms blew, the rains came down; it remained solid because it had a stable foundation.
The moral of the story is that people need principles to live by to make life secure. One of the challenges in the 21st Century climate of culture is that stability is quickly washing because a firm footing has blurred the lines of truth so dramatically and has been replaced with popular opinions of a pagan world that is spinning reality to match social phenomenon. In the world where we live, Almost every institution in our culture is crumbling. Our government is grid locked and paralyzed with ineffectiveness. The net effect is that church has been put in a reactionary position while the men of Sodom are pounding on the door demanding the right to corrupt the messenger of God.
A symptom of the absence of absolute beliefs about morality is the symptomatic pattern of evil that abounds in the world. In the land of the free –America, there are more metal detectors in schools than there are in airports and jails combined. What does that indicate about the absence of values and principles in a society that has reduced the importance of absolute values to the doctrine of tolerance without balance.
In a society where things are crumbling all around us, how do you have hope? How do you be optimistic without truth to balance life?
The answer is in what Jesus said, "Everyone who hears My words and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." To be on the rock and have a solid foundation The point to take from the teaching of Jesus is that the Christian church needs principles of truth to live by to provide a solid foundation to live effectively.
Related articles
- Francis Schaeffer (1912 – 1984) on the purpose of apologetics (deovivendiperchristum.wordpress.com)
- A.W. Tozer : When Fish Catch the Fisherman (thechristiangazette.wordpress.com)
- Rachel Held Evans and the New Liberals (defendingcontending.com)
- 08.13.13 "Theoretical Centrists" (gnofleas.wordpress.com)
- Postmodernism (youthapologetix.com)
- "Think About It" Questions (res511.wordpress.com)
- A.W. Tozer : Selective Scripture Screening (aneededword.wordpress.com)


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It isn't the experience of today that drives men mad. It is the remorse for something that happened yesterday, and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.
- Robert Jones Burdette
"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Robert Jones Burdette
"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The various definitions of development have always emphasis a situation of positive wellbeing of the individual, group or society. For instance, Gunner Myrdal explains development as the "upward movement of the entire social systems". Everett M. Rogers also define development as "a type of social change in which new ideas are introduced into a special system in order to produce higher per capita incomes and levels of living through more modern production methods and improved social organization". All these definitions imply a state or an end state of positivity that influences the wellbeing of mankind and the achievement of which is development. Secondly, these definitions imply that wellbeing is subjected to an individual's, group's or society's understanding of wellbeing.
Interestingly, relativity is influenced by experience overtime and what is considered appropriate is subjected to the attributes of society that have shaped people's understanding of life and wellbeing. In this sense, development is a state of mind. To Riggs (1970), development is a state of mind, a tendency, a direction but rather than a fixed goal it is rate of change in a particular direction; which is certainly positive. Accordingly, researches have consolidated these interesting observations with theories evolving to underpin the thinking of what development is and the factors that influence a state of development from the individual to the societal level. Modernisation Theory, Basic Needs Approach, Growth with Distribution, Right Based Approach, Integrated Development, etc. are examples of theories of development. The consequences of all these approaches are to ensure a society free from poverty; a negative phenomenon of deteriorating human wellbeing and welfare manifesting in low in income levels and inadequate employment opportunities, poor access to social services including education, health, water and sanitation, housing and energy sources. All these problems increase the concerns of man when it comes to his survival abilities and capabilities.
When a society is developed, there is access to improved health status, quality education, improve and adequate housing, potable water and clean environment and reliable energy sources. The problems of man affect the peace of his existence and the society he lives. Man's survival instinct is influenced by certain forces that drive him to attain his desire and satisfy his wants. Continuous determination without any fruition leads him to use whatever means to attain and satisfy his needs and desire. Consequently, his state of mind is distorted from peace to uncertainties, to desperation, leading to irritation and aggressiveness. The long term effects revolving from a positive to a negative effect become not only an individual problem but that of the society at large. This is because those who are affected by his aggression are also individuals of the society. Just as development emanate from the individual to a societal level, being influenced by life's understanding of welfare, same applies to the aggression that arises from individuals inability to satisfy his needs. The aggregation of these presents what is known as a situation of underdevelopment, undevelopment or/and a state of poverty or impoverishments. Society starts exhibiting characteristics of deteriorating human wellbeing and welfare which are evidences of man's need of peace.
The reason is that peace is not just a situation of freedom from war or violence but also a situation of calm, quiet or harmony (Hornby, 1998). Events or factors that distort the peace of an individual are not only violence but the individual's inability to satisfy his basic needs. Imagine the development problems of individuals and societies and their consequences on their existence. People become aggrieved, irritated, depressed, emotionalised and sometimes violent in their attempt to just satisfy their needs. In this state, psychologist would evidently agree with me that they do not have a peace of mind; i.e. they lack peace and to some extent stability.
So my contentions is not just only to look at peace from only a point of view of a situation free of violence and war but also a situation where society is in harmony because they are not affected by the concerns of satisfying basic needs. Evidently across the world, these conditions that distort this harmony are manifesting in development problems of floods leading to loss of assets, poor access to healthcare resulting in premature deaths and worsening state of diseases, poor education which limits people's opportunities and choices, hunger which reduces people's ability to work efficiently and effectively, unemployment and low income levels also limits people's ability to create livelihoods to manage, cope and reduce risks and shocks and the list goes on.
For instance, it is a known fact that at least 14 African nations are already facing water stress or scarcity and many more will start experiencing water and food stresses over the next decades (UN-Habitat 2008). In nine of the 54 African countries, improved water supply coverage is less than 50 percent. In terms of sanitation, 16 of the 54 African countries, coverage remains at less than 25 percent. Disaster issues are increasing both having natural and artificial causalities. Hydro-meteorological disasters, including extreme weather events such as hurricanes, flooding and mudslides have led to sudden-onset of displacement and distraction of property across the world (UNFPA 2009). Overall the number of people in poverty situation keeps on increasing. The number of poor people in Africa has actually risen since the 1990s by over 90 million, while the average income of the poor has declined, indicating worsening income distribution within the countries (Economic Commission of Africa 2005).
This situation of negativity seems a daunting task to ameliorate as currently development practitioners are even worried as to whether the international framework of development captured in terms of the Millennium Development Goals would be achieved. The implication is so great and many people are rethinking their approaches to development problems. Is it that we do not have the solutions to development problems or is it just that we seem not to identify what the problem is. The dilemma would pertain but I believe that the solutions are readily available, the problems are easily identifiable but the share lack of commitment and determination by national and local authorities to realise the essence of the individual at peace is the issue. If we all begin to realise that national security, stability and peace we so much desire and tries to maintain is being threatened by the individual without peace then the conscientiousness and commitment to development and the will to do whatever can be done to solve these development problems would be our priority.
I am certainly aware that even people with access to all these things are sometimes without peace. It is also true that before their need for peace could change the first cause of a distortion in their state of mind was material wellbeing. Therefore the first point of development must be aimed at promoting peace which must also start with the satisfaction of material wellbeing. I am not propagating or postulating a new theory of development but complementing the existing theories and approaches aimed at promoting multidimensional approach to development by satisfying the basic things that man need to promote and achieve human welfare and to be at peace. I therefore believe that the greatest threat to the stability of societies and nations is the level of peace of the individual and the society at large. I am also of the view that the one way of promoting peace is to satisfy the basic needs of people without which we cause a distortion in their state of existence, they become irritated and aggressive and the consequences is violence, conflict, and war which destabilises the peace of societies and nations.
The consequences of these distortions are evident around the world. Evidently, coup d'états in the early years after independence in most African countries were initiated against the backdrop that citizens were impoverished and could not meet their basic material needs. Civil wars, conflict in mineral and oil rich regions are propagated by the straggle for wealth to satisfy basic material needs. Liberia, Serra Leone, Nigeria, and Sudan are examples victims of such incidences. Strike actions and violent demonstration in South Africa, Argentina and Brazil in the past have all been influenced by the desire to satisfy basic needs. The events of these actions distorted the peace, stability and security of these countries. Consequently, I am again right to suggest that satisfying basic needs is the first step of promoting peace which therefore has consequences on development.
In this case, I strongly believe that bragging and boasting about a country with a situation without war or conflict; although important; must stop. We must begin to redefine a peaceful country from a broader view looking at the state of poverty and impoverishment. With this the situation that we would be face with would lead us into realising that our world of peace is as unstable as the word change.
Economic Commission of Africa (2005): The Millennium Development Goals in Africa: Progress and Challenges. Documents Reproduction and Distribution Unit, Addis Ababa.
Economic Commission of Africa (2005): The Millennium Development Goals in Africa: Progress and Challenges. Documents Reproduction and Distribution Unit, Addis Ababa.
Hornby, A. S. (1998): Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. Fifth Edition. Oxford University Press
Riggs Fred W. (1970): The Context of Development Administration, in Edward Weidner, op. Cit.
UNFPA (2009): State of the World Population 2009. Facing a changing world: Women, population and climate. UNFPA, New York
UN-HABITAT (2008): The State of 2008 African Cities A framework for addressing urban challenges in Africa. London: Earthscan for UN-Habitat.


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The delivery of successful health and social care services relies on effective leadership. This module takes a perspective that leadership is to be found in the many rather than the few. We are all leaders. Therefore the aim of the module is to help you recognise and develop your inherent leadership qualities, and have regard for the leadership qualities of others, whether these are peers and working colleagues, or those in formal positions of leadership responsibility. Rather than emphasise leadership generally, looking at histories and typologies of leadership theory, the approach is practical and straightforward. Looking at leadership in health and social care from this perspective will make you more effective in your role, and more prepared for future leadership responsibilities.
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FEB: Wednesday 6, 13, 27 February 2019 (study week break on Wednesday 20 February)
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Module Submission Date: Monday 13 May 2019
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JUN: Wednesday 5, 12, 19, 26 June 2019
JUL: Wednesday 3 July 2019
Module Submission Date: Monday 2 September 2019
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Three years after the devastating earthquake of 2010, Haiti now moves from emergency response to long-term development. UMCOR will continue to support local communities and partners as the nation addresses development challenges in years to come.
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that copyright infringement proceedings may be brought in any EU member state where a website is accessible, even if it is not targeted at users there, although only in respect of damage incurred within each jurisdiction.
Persons domiciled in a member state, whatever their nationality, are to be sued in the courts of that member state (Article 2, the Brussels Regulation (44/2001/EC)). A person may be sued in another member state in matters relating to tort in the courts for the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur (Article 5(3), the Brussels Regulation) (Article 5(3)). This means that the defendant may be sued in both the place where the damage occurred and the place of the event giving rise to it (Melzer v MF Global UK Ltd, Practical law).
In Pinckney v KDG Mediatech AG, the ECJ held that Article 5(3) did not require the activity concerned to be "directed to" the member state where the court seised was situated, so a French court had jurisdiction in relation to infringing CDs because they had been offered on a website that was accessible to consumers in France (Practical law).
P sued E in Austria for infringing her copyright in photographs that E made available for viewing and downloading on its website. E argued that proceedings should not have been brought in Austria, as its website used the German .de top-level domain and was not directed at users in Austria. It said that the mere fact that the website was accessible in Austria was insufficient to confer jurisdiction on the Austrian court.
The court referred to the ECJ the question whether in these circumstances Article 5(3) meant that there is jurisdiction only in the member state where the defendant is domiciled and in the member state(s) to which the website, according to its content, is directed.
The ECJ held that Article 5(3) meant that mere accessibility of the website within Austria was sufficient to give the Austrian court jurisdiction. However, a court could only rule on damage caused within the member state where it was situated.
The Austrian court did not have jurisdiction by virtue of the place where the causal event giving rise to the harm took place. The decision to place the material online, and the activation of the process for the technical display of the photos on the website, did not take place in Austria, as E was not situated there.
In assessing jurisdiction based on where the damage allegedly occurred, the ECJ analysed whether damage might occur in Austria as a result of E's use of the photos. P's copyright was protected in Austria. E argued that its website was not directed at Austrians and therefore no damage was done to the copyright within Austria. Following Pinkney, however, the activity need not be targeted at website users in Austria. Therefore, damage (or likelihood of damage) arose from the mere accessibility of the website in Austria.
The very wide test in Pinckney (wider than "intention to target") opened up jurisdiction over copyright infringement claims to all places where a website is accessible. However, in Pinckney, damage was limited to those member states where physical copies of the CDs had been received by consumers. Where, as here, the infringement is online, the potential jurisdiction and the extent of damage is even wider. The ease of digital copying has increased the likelihood of claims for online infringement. These claims are now likely to increase further as a result of this decision because it means that the claimant can almost always sue in its home jurisdiction, something it may be more willing to do than suing abroad.
The decision makes it even more important for content users to ensure that they have all the rights needed to use the content in question, otherwise there is now potential exposure to claims in a wide range of jurisdictions, at the claimant's election. Where rights are restricted to certain territories it becomes imperative to geo-block effectively, because the defendant cannot rely on not having targeted those territories. There is, however, one reality check point: for any serious infringement with significant damages attached, ideally the claimant will still want to sue in the defendant's home court so that it can recover all damages, rather than just damage in one country.
In addition, as a practical matter, if the claimant's home court takes jurisdiction on the basis of mere accessibility, but the facts do not support targeting, then a substantive claim for infringement by "making available" (necessarily limited to that jurisdiction) is bound to fail.
Case: Pez Hejduk v EnergieAgentur.NRW GmbH C 441/13.
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|Loka Sutta:1.Loka Sutta.The origin and continuance of the world depends on the six senses.S.i.41. 2.Loka Sutta. The Buddha tells Pasenadi that greed,hate and delusion make for trouble and suffering in the world.S.i.98. 3.Loka Sutta.The origin and passing away of the world depend on the senses and their objects.S.ii.73. 4.Loka Sutta. The world is so called because it crumbles away (lujjati).S.iv.52. 5.Loka Sutta. Because of eye and object arises eye consciousness. Thence comes contact,feeling,craving,grasping and becoming.Thus is the world originated; with their cessation the world ceases.S.iv.87. 6.Loka Sutta. Anuruddha tells Sāriputta that his knowledge of the universe is due to the cultivation of the four satipatthānas.S.v.175. 7.Loka Sutta.Anuruddha tells his companions that he knows the world and its divers shapes and forms through the satipatthānas.S.v.304. 8.Loka Sutta. In this world of many kinds of beings,the Tathāgata an āriyan.S.v.435. 9.Loka Sutta.The world and its arising are fully known by a Tathāgata and he is released from both; he also knows the ending of it and the way thereto.He speaks as he does; he is unconquered in the world.A.ii.23.
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April Fool!?
Unfortunately not. The government really is making the biggest, most ideological and disproportionately painful changes to the benefits system for a generation.
Working-age benefits cap
Households in Bromley will be one of four trial groups for the cap on working-age benefits which comes into force today. It means that no single person between the ages of 16-64 can receive more than £350 per week in support, and no family, however many children they have, can receive more than £500.
The change will apply to 50% of lone parent families– and 39% of couples with children. The Children's Society has said that around 220,000 children will be affected.
The average loss will be £93 a week. Pittance to a Tory minister – but make-or-break for many hard-working people.
Bedroom tax
Then there's the bedroom tax. From today, people living in council or housing association accommodation who have one spare bedroom will lose 14% of their support. If they've two or more, they'll lose 25%. What's more, children up to age 10 – or up to age 16 of the same gender – must share a room.
The government says this will save £480m – but the National Housing Federation has warned the welfare bill could rise. There are currently 180,000 people 'under-occupying' two-bedroom properties – whereas last year, only 85,000 one-bedroom homes became available.
So unless the government decides to prioritise the building of social housing – imagine! – many people will be forced to rent, sometimes at extortionate rates, in the private sector.
IDS heals the sick
Are you disabled? You may not be for much longer!
One in five current claimants of disability living allowance (DLA) won't be eligible for the new personal independence payment (PIP) in three years' time. And in five years' time, half a million people will no longer be eligible for any support.
Below-inflation benefit uprating
For three years from today, benefits will be uprated by just 1% – instead of the 2.2% they would have increased by had the chancellor not imposed a limit. That means support including jobseeker's allowance, income support, maternity and paternity pay, and some elements of tax credits will be cut in real terms when inflation is taken into account.
9.6 million households will be affected over the three years – each receiving around £3 less a week. And the biggest losers? You guessed it: lone parents.
Local council tax rules
From today, local authorities will be administering council tax support as they see fit – and the current council tax benefit, claimed by nearly 6 million low-income families, is no more.
What's more, central government funding to councils to do this will be 10% less than last year. The Department for Communities and Local Government has said over three million families will be hit – each losing £137 a year.
The government reckons local authorities will be empowered to get people back to work. But in practice, different levels of support will apply across the UK – which could mean people won't be able to move to seek work.
A universal disaster
Between today and 2017, people receiving various forms of support – income support, income-based jobseeker's allowance, income-related employment support allowance, housing benefit, child tax credit and working tax credit – will find it replaced by one 'universal' credit.
The government estimates 3.1 million households will be entitled to more benefits as a result of universal credit, while 2.8 million households will be entitled to less. So if you're worried about your own situation, you may as well flip a coin.
However, despite selling the scheme on the basis that it will be cheaper to run, the government has scaled back pilot projects from four to just one – because it's so complicated.
And more than 70 organisations, representing women's groups, trades unions and charities, have said that the switch to monthly from fortnightly payments could prove a disaster – with some people resorting to payday loans as they struggle to adjust to budgeting in a different way.
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4 Olives Wine Bar
4 Olives Wine Bar is serious about good wine. Serving as both decoration and menu, the restaurant's collection of over 800 bottles of wine are kept in a large glass cave in the centre of the dining room, creating an arresting, dramatic centrepiece. Each of these 800 wines, many available by the glass, is then matched to a specific item on the menu, creating perfect harmony between food and drink. Highlights from the menu include the bacon-wrapped Medjool dates stuffed with Gorgonzola cheese and the seared scallops with shiitake broth. For those who want a lighter meal or a more traditional wine accompaniment, the menu also offers an impressive array of cheeses and charcuterie which can be mixed and matched according to taste.
4 Olives Wine Bar, 121 S 4th St, Manhattan KS, USA, +1 785-539-1295
715 Restaurant
A chic European bistro located in downtown Lawrence, the 715 Restaurant is the ideal spot for the discerning diner, perfectly combining an elegant atmosphere with an outstanding menu. The interior balances a contemporary aesthetic with a certain rustic charm, featuring picturesque lighting, a ceiling-high bar set against exposed brick, and an open-plan kitchen. The menu, designed and made by head chef Michael Beard, who studied the culinary arts at the Apicius Culinary School in Florence, is equally impressive, featuring delicious Italian-inspired dishes such as the kc strip steak served with papas bravas, anchovy aioli and chimmichurri. For an extra touch of class, try one of the house cocktails as a pre-dinner appetizer.
715 Restaurant, 715 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS, USA, +1 785-856-7150
The Burger Stand
With a wiry light-up sign above the doorway and large, beaming dinosaurs in the windows, The Burger Stand promises quirky and cool from the outset. Inside, the décor is charmingly industrial, with exposed bricks and pipework sitting alongside brightly coloured signs and chalkboards. As suggested, The Burger Stand specialises in gourmet burgers, using high-quality, locally sourced ingredients: highlights include the Kobe burger with truffle butter and greens; or the Smoke, served with Applewood smoked bacon, gouda cheese and chipotle-cola ketchup.
The Burger Stand, 803 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS, USA, +1 785-856-0543
Free State Brewing Company
Opening in 1989, the Free State Brewing Company was the first legal brewery to open in Kansas in over 100 years. A small 14-barrel brewery, the Free State Brewing Company does not limit itself to a particular style of beer, but creates a variety to suit all tastes, from the crisp Copperhead Pale Ale to the malty Ironman Imperial Stout, and has recently expanded its operation to include beers bottled on location. The brewery serves its selection of beers in the attached restaurant, which offers a delectable range of sandwiches, pastas, steaks and quesadillas as a hearty accompaniment to the unique brew of your choosing.
Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS, USA, +1 785-843-4555
Hay's House Restaurant and Tavern
The Hay's House Restaurant and Tavern is something of a Kansas institution, having been established in 1857 by Seth Hays, the great-grandson of Daniel Boone. Proudly serving customers for over 150 years, Hay's House Restaurant and Tavern is the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River. Previous patrons include Jesse James and George Armstrong Custer, making a visit to the tavern a true glimpse into American, Kansan, and culinary history. The restaurant still maintains an old-fashioned, nostalgic atmosphere, with the cellar dining area displaying the original fixtures and bar. The menu too is largely simple and traditional, offering a variety of steaks, seafood and grills.
Hay's House Restaurant and Tavern, 112 W Main St, Council Grove, KS, USA, +1 620-767-5911
Merchant's Pub and Plate
For a true taste of Kansas and the Midwest, head to Merchant's Pub and Plate. All ingredients and produce are sourced as locally and sustainably as possible, with maps on the back of the menus highlighting the farms where dishes have originated. The menu serves delicious gastro pub fare, from sandwiches to scallops; try the shrimp and grits served with home made andouille sausage, or the sticky chicken lettuce wraps, with mouthwatering flavours of sweet soy and ginger. Merchant's Pub and Plate also has the largest number of draft craft beers in Lawrence, with 30 unique brews on tap at any one time.
Merchant's Pub and Plate, 746 Massachusetts St, Lawrence KS, USA, +1 785-843-4111
Public at the Brickyard
A true local gem, Public at the Brickyard puts great emphasis on a farm-to-table approach to its food, sourcing local produce and working closely with farmers and brewers to bring the highest quality ingredients and products to the menu. The result is a delicious dining experience which is representative of the region's specialities and Kansan cuisine. Try the Wichita wings, marinated and fried in a special house BBQ sauce; or the prairie sliders made with bison meat, cheddar cheese, sweet onion marmalade and a mustard aioli. As an accompaniment, choose from one of the many unique microbrews on offer, including the River City Brewing Co. and the Hopping Gnome Brewery, both based in Wichita.
Public at the Brickyard, 129 North Rock Island Road, Wichita KS, USA, +1 316-263-4044
Renaissance Café
The Renaissance Café is located in the former Assaria High School, an early 20th-century school building which has been converted into a unique, upscale restaurant. It still retains numerous nostalgic references to its former life, with tables being arranged around the sunken gymnasium floor, stacked bookshelves filling the corners and old-fashioned posters, photographs and portraits of the old presidents decorating the walls. The menu fortunately deviates from typical cafeteria food, specialising in northern Italian cuisine; highlights include the gorgonzola salad topped with pecans and dried cranberries, and the steak Fiorentina, marinated in olive oil, garlic and herbs, before being chargrilled to perfection.
Renaissance Café, 210 N Center Ave, Assaria KS, USA, +1 785-822-6750
Rosedale BBQ
The Kansas City-style barbecue actually developed in adjacent Missouri, but has become as much of a staple in Kansas as it is in its original state. Having been serving barbecue for over 70 years, Rosedale BBQ has become an expert in providing an unforgettable, authentic barbecue dining experience. The restaurant uses the traditional method of slow smoking meat over a wood fire before covering it in a delicious sweet barbecue sauce, resulting in tender, melt-in-the-mouth, flavourful meats served alongside a range of tempting accompaniments: choose from home made onion ring, crispy fries, coleslaw or barbecued baked beans.
Rosedale BBQ, 600 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS, USA, +1 913-262-0343
Story has been named one of the top 50 restaurants in the USA and Canada by The Diner's Club. Its overwhelming popularity stems from its stunning location featuring a monochrome theme and beautiful contemporary design, and from its innovative menu designed by award-winning chef and owner Carl Thorne-Thomsen. He came up with the name Story as a way to signify both the tale behind how ingredients and dishes come together, and the personal journey of each dining experience. In this way, despite its sleek, modern décor, Story brings dining back to its old-fashioned roots of truly experiencing and savouring each bite and moment.
Story, Prairie Village Shopping Center, 3931 W 69th Terrace, Prairie Village, KS, USA, +1 913-236-9955


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Ponyo (that there new Studio Ghibli movie)
I'm sure it'll be better and have more quiet majesty than the Disney trailer makes it appear.
I can't wait to see it.
I saw this with dubs on surfthechannel months ago
its awesome , one of the best ever! have no fear, the style is totally different but it adorable in so many ways.
i don't understand english speakers who insist on watching these with subtitles
the dubs disney have done over the years couldn't be more perfect
I like seeing them in their original language
and I like seeing them in English too.
Trailers are weird
They seem to make bad films look good and good films look bad. They should get the people who make the good trailers for the bad films do the trailers for the good films. That's what I'd do anyway.
I hope they clash IN A TIME OF PERIL. That'd be good.
Loved it.
It is certainly directed more towards children than adults but I didn't care. If you like Miyizaki, then you'll probably enjoy it. The visuals are amongst the greatest I've ever seen, there were a few scenes that I found myself in awe of Studio Ghibli's ability to craft these sublime and epic pieces with so much clarity.


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The Guild Wars 2 blog has been updated with a most interesting post by Arena.Net founder Mike O'Brien. In it, O'Brien discusses the framework for the microtransaction system and the goals that Arena.Net has in mind.
Much of the post centers around this: Here's our philosophy on microtransactions: We think players should have the opportunity to spend money on items that provide visual distinction and offer more ways to express themselves. They should also be able to spend money on account services and on time-saving convenience items. But it's never OK for players to buy a game and not be able to enjoy what they paid for without additional purchases, and
Guild Wars 2 has been built, says O'Brien, for microtransactions from the get-go rather than as an afterthought similar to the original Guild Wars. The game will have three currencies: Gold that can be traded and used for ordinary transactions; Karma which cannot be traded and is used for purchasing unique items in-game; and Gems that players purchase and use for microtransaction purchases.
From a player's perspective, RMT companies have all the wrong motivations: the more money they make from selling gold, the more they spam ads in the game, run bot networks to farm gold, and hack accounts to loot them for gold. Conversely, under our system, players have all the right motivations. If a player buys gold from another player, he gets the gold he wants, the selling player gets gems she can use for microtransactions, and ArenaNet generates revenue from the sale of gems that we can use to keep supporting and updating the game. Everyone wins.
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For the 2018 MAF cycle, we offered three graduated deadlines and entry fees for entry submission. How did everyone like that?
Animation – traditional, 2D, 3D, stop-motion, flip book, flash, etc.
Documentary – non-fictional presentation of social and/or historical event, person, object, etc. Short-form and Long-form.
Experimental – abstract, avant-garde, non-narrative, non-linear form
Interactive Media – video games, VR, AR, UX (please include appropriate materials and equipment to be able to view, access, and interact with media, as well as instructions for use. Playable on its own format rather than downloadable to computer as not every computer allows the download of new software. Indicate compatibility platform, PC, Mac, etc. Must be universally accessible.)
Motion Design – use of typography and graphics, title sequences, linear or non-linear
Music Video – visual promotional presentation of a song, singer, band, etc. Must feature music to which the creator has permissions to use. May not use copyright-protected music.
Narrative – linear story, drama, comedy, dramedy.
Promotional – ads, commercials, promos, public service announcements (PSA)
Short Screenplay – written work up to 25 pages (not including cover page). Submissions more that 25 pages will not be accepted. Must be formatted to industry standard.
Television, Episodic – narrative meant to be serialized for television as series, miniseries, etc. If project is a stand-alone narrative, it should be labeled a Narrative rather than Television, Episodic.
Television, News – news packages featuring a reporter, newscasts featuring one or more anchors, news magazines, public affairs programs, etc. .
Television, Variety – variety show or late-night show featuring entertainment, music, comedy, etc. with a host or hosts.
*Categories featured in the past may not appear on this current list. Some categories are on hiatus as we evaluate all aspects of the CSU Media Arts Festival.
- Entrants must be current or recent former students of the California State University.
- Entries may be submitted by the student director, producer, writer, and/or creator.
- Entries must have been produced and completed while the entrant was enrolled at a CSU campus between May 1, 2018 and May 2019 (Spring Quarter 2018 for Quarter Campuses, only.).
- The CSU Media Arts Festival is unable to accept submissions in any category that use or feature copyright-protected materials (music, images, intellectual property, etc).
- Projects previously submitted to the CSU Media Arts Festival are ineligible for re-entry, unless not accepted for too few category entries in the previous submission cycle. Projects previously submitted to any other festivals are eligible.
- Entries that do not meet submission requirements will be disqualified. Entrant(s) will be notified of disqualification, however, neither the submission materials nor the entry fee(s) will be returned or reimbursed.
- The CSU Media Arts Festival is unable to accept submissions in any category that use or feature copyright-protected materials (music, images, intellectual property, etc).
- This restriction is not limited to the Music Video category – it includes use of copyright-protected music for music videos, background music in a scene, use of a film or television scene, etc.
- Entrants who have specific questions about the use of copyright-protected materials are encouraged to contact Shannon Pringle, Director, at email@example.com
- SUBMISSION DEADLINES (NEW) – There are now three submission deadlines for entries:
- TBD – Early Bird Deadline – Submission Fee $15.00
- TBD – Regular Deadline – Submission Fee $25.00
- TBD – Late Deadline – Submission Fee $35.00
- Submission fees are per project entered, not per entrant.
- Check or money order payable to Trustees of the CSU. We are unable to accept credit cards, debit cards, or electronic payments at this time. DO NOT send cash. If submitting multiple entries, entrant may submit one check or money order for all entries. Indicate entry names in the memo section.
- Each project/piece must have a complete and separate signed ENTRY FORM. There is no limit to the number of entries per entrant.
- For projects/pieces with more than two contributors, print and complete the appropriate number of "Additional Entrants" forms and have all contributors include contact information, initials, and signatures.
- Clearly label each project as separate digital QuickTime/.MOV, MP4, PDF, or interactive media files on CD, DVD, or USB drive. Campuses submitting multiple entries for students from their departments may submit entries on an external hard drive formatted for Mac and PC, DVD, or USB drive large enough to accommodate all materials.
- Entrants may submit multiple projects on a single CD, DVD, or USB drive as long as the submissions are clearly labeled by category and project.
- Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, and VCDs with separate video and audio files not accepted. Printed or emailed screenplays not accepted. Screenplays must be PDF files on media. Entries submitted via formats not accepted by the CSU Media Arts Festival will not be accepted.
- Entries not accepted via email, file sharing, or video sharing or hosting service such as YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.
- Use a permanent marker to identify media. DO NOT affix adhesive labels or tape to media.
- Submit the final and finished version of the project as the version screened by the judges will be the version screened at the festival if work is selected as a finalist. Updated, edited, or "completed" versions will not be accepted after the deadline.
- All entries/media become property of the CSU Media Arts Festival and will not be returned.
- MAIL: Entry Form, Payment, and Media to:
CSU Media Arts Festival
Office of the Chancellor
401 Golden Shore, 2nd Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
- All entries meeting the submission requirements will be viewed or read by a faculty selection committee to determine the finalists in each category. The CSU Media Arts Festival reserves the right to withhold finalist status and/or award in any category that does not meet a minimum number of qualified entries or for poor scores.
- Finalists will be notified by email by September 2019. Please provide a current, valid, and regularly-checked email address.
- Finalist projects will be viewed or read by a jury of media industry professionals to select the winners in each category, and the winner of Best in Show. The Audience Choice Award winner is selected at the festival by the audience of the finalist screening.
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Just quickly picking up on posts from two people who I hold in regard in the matter of social networking.
From my perspective, which I'll say right now has little to do with social networking applications, but more to do with enabling change to new concepts within the Federal Government…
I both agree and disagree with my brothers in arms Matthew Hodgson and Stephen Collins.
Now I've had little to do with social network software other than my own personal tinkering. What I HAVE had a lot of experience in doing is implementation of new concepts within the Federal Government.
One of my own personal trophies, was within an Australian Federal organisation of about 4,500 people, around 3,800 of them customer service officers. The organisation had no concepts of User Centric considerations from any perspective within the organisation. This extended from how processes were created, policy was developed, software designed and delivered let alone maintained, forms design and documentation development, and sadly even marketing campaigns had a lot to be desired. Fundamentally the organisation was failing to provide quality customer service to both it's internal workers and it's clients becaue of it. Everything else was blamed, and the dead cat of poor design was simply ignored as the development process just kept running the same way.
It took several years of very strategic proofs of concept activities, done as pet projects where I could bargain my way in but in the end, the concepts were adopted, and it got change beginning to occur. Eventually a critical mass of people became tuned to the concepts, and that was the catalyst it needed to keep on going under it's own steam.
The story there is the same in my mind, when it comes to instilling that sort of 'new technology' concept within the Federal Government. I'm yet to come across someone in the Government who genuinely doesn't want to do things better, or to make better products. I have come across many people who have been beaten by the 'system' and fallen victim to the "I can't change things" attitude.
The key point for achieving success in getting new concepts in place really falls to a few things in my experience:
1. Not everyone, in fact most people within Government get caught or have been caught out 'prematurely' adopting new technology, and therefore have developed a fear based resistance to anything new. This can be overcome, if you as the instigator of the change, can indeed PROVE that what you are suggesting is of worth of some kind. For government, this must be tangible and measurable, so it can withstand the battering it will get from the accountability police.
2. Proof is not what YOU as the instigator think is a good thing, it's what THEY as the recipient think is a good thing. Things like social networking do have value, and do have many non or hard to measure benefits. But again, to beat the risk beast, you have to provide evidence that the concepts deliver against THEIR values. Sadly "this is the coolest thing on the web right now and is going to provide amazing networking options" simply doesn't cut it with the accountants.
3. Return on investment. Government is held accountable for every cent it spends. End of story. Therefore the people involved do in my experience make significant effort to ensure that they spend well. Failure is acceptable, but if the risk of failure is increased due to unmeasurable benefits at the end of the day, you won't find a buyer.
So how do you get around this stuff?
Well to make a long story short, if you have an idea and want to get it in play;
Firstly, remember you are working in or talking to a large organisation. Change takes time, and is not easy. So be "patient, persistent, and positive while maintaining perseverance". (Thanks Pat)
Secondly, figure out what is of value to both the person you are talking to, and the organisation on the whole. Your solution has to map to those values, not yours. If you are finding yourself making up values that align to your solution, you may be doing this the wrong way around.
Thirdly, look for opportunities to demonstrate in a controlled and risk free or contained environment what you are thinking. Pictures speak a thousand words… active prototypes being used by real people speak a heck of a lot more.
Fourthly, and this is critical. Figure out how to measure the performance of the idea both for now and over time, and then actually measure or concept clearly in the right language (in terms of values discussed above). If you cannot measure and justify the value of doing something, it'll never happen, or it'll get ridiculed and no one will do it.
It's never easy, and people in my experience can get short sighted in terms of seeing long term benefits of many things. Years of beatings over 'cowboy applications' and 'poor decisions' can do that to a person, even me. To get a concept over the line, at least to proof of concept stage (which is about as far as you'll need to get in many cases) you need to be able to prove it's value, in the same terms as those you are pitching to.
Hold a positive view of the Government, there are many things that can be done better, but without a doubt, there are many things they could do far far worse too.
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I am an active member of the Future Farmers of Yorkshire group, the local Grassland Society, Boroughbridge Young Farmers and I recently ran a dairy exhibition at Springtime Live, based at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
It is a family passion to communicate our business to the general public and that is why we can't wait to open our gates to the public, once again, for Open Farm Sunday on June 5.
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The day is a great opportunity to show the public why farming is so important and to help build trust and understanding in agriculture.
Never before have the public been more interested in food and farming, and I would encourage farmers to get involved on June 5, whether by opening your own farm to visitors or supporting neighbouring farmers who are holding an event.
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REVIEW: Prisoners
This is typically the time of year when studios are all out of big-budget blockbusters to parade around, but aren't quite ready to cast out their award bait either. The result is a cinematically sterile autumn every year, which is a little sad since this is my favorite time of year. To my surprise, Prisoners proved a welcome break from the nothing interesting going on.
The movie is about two families whose daughters mysteriously disappear. Time goes by and the police investigation looks increasingly unpromising, so one father (Jackman) decides to take matters into his own hands and track down the person he feels is responsible.
This movie is a nice little chiller put on a slow burn. Everything is carefully measured and restrained. This, I think, is its biggest strength. Without it, the movie would have been merely a variation on Taken, only without the fun of having no shame. The movie is relentlessly rainy, and I think cinematographer Roger Deakins goes to town with it. The whole thing looks beautiful (but really, like rainy shots in autumn ever don't) and immediately has a constant mood. This has everything to do with the power of the images created, and is commendable.
The plot, for the most part, matches the control exhibited in the movie's craft. It is all intentional, from its formulaic setup to its almost immediate turnaround. It keeps twisting and descending into this macabre little maze you want to find your way out of. It is certainly enveloping and immersive.
That said, I think the major weakness of the movie was the characters. The acting is good, even at times commendable, but the material the actors were given wasn't completely realized. It feels like writer Aaron Guzikowski got started on a lot of cool things but didn't finish them in time. For as well as everything comes off, having characters as depthless as these was a little disappointing.
By the end, though, it turns out to be pretty satisfying. There is enough thematic material and plot turns going on to outweigh the underbaked character or two. At any rate it beats the pants off of anything else you will find out there this week. Its subtlety of storytelling is something that is hard to find these days, and makes it at least a pretty unique, if not a special, movie experience.
Prisoners features Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Paul Dano and Melissa Leo, and is rated R for swears but not as much violence as you might expect.
Writer: Aaron Guzikowski
Director: Denis Villeneuve
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