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12The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” 14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15″Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” 16At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. 17Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. 19So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”

Today is Palm Sunday marking the beginning of Holy week leading to Jesus’ death and resurrection. I don’t know about you but  I can’t decide in my mind which is the more important, Christmas and the lead up to it or Holy week and Easter .

I suppose they are both important in their own right

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  1. Ken, thank you for sharing this message, Scripture, and inspiring music. When I look at the Son of God born in a cold, undistinguished stable, I see the cruel Cross standing in the shadows. Jesus was born with one single, most important purpose. Blessings to you and your loved ones.

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This book details writer-director Tom Mankiewicz's fascinating journey through the ups and downs of being a member of an iconic Hollywood family, the pressures of following in the footsteps of his Oscar-winning writer-director father, Joe Mankiewicz and his Oscar-winning writer uncle Herman Mankiewicz, and the expectations of a family and the film community. Mankiewicz carves out his own niche by writing scripts that his dad and uncle never would have worked on because the subject material didn't lie in their comfort zones. Mankiewicz became a script doctor first, rewriting Legal Eagles, War G ... More

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Vivienne’s budding faith — probably because of the steady stream of questions she’s throwing at us… Little things, casually peppered into breakfast conversation or a walk to the park.

Why can’t I see God?
When will God make me into a grown-up?

How will God take care of the people in Syria?
Why did God make different kinds of skin on people?

Talk about pressure! We’ve really moved beyond why is the sky blue?

But it seems like these questions are more loaded for me than for her. She’s not looking for black and white answers — gray is just fine for five-year-old rumination. The mystery only seems to enlarge her idea of God, as if welcoming her through another door in her own adventure with him.

No fear, no division, no demand for certainty.

We grown-ups have really lost the knack for this.

So, here you are… a bit of gray to start your day. (You might also consider it a brief poetic companion to this post.)

The Eucharist

Furrowed brow,
forceful whisper:
“Wouldn’t it be yucky to drink blood?”
We are looking up
to the altar, listening
to the prayer.

“Well, the wine isn’t really blood, it just
reminds us of Jesus’ blood.”

Just! As if the weekly wine were
a small matter. As if it did not
carry the heart of God over the rim
of the cup, across the great divide
of our lips.

“Oh! That kind of makes sense,
but not too much sense.”

Yet, she is satisfied.

– Caroline McDonnell

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A sketch of Vivienne, deep in thought, by our friend, Eleanor Score.

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There's no doubt Minnesota is in the middle of a serious drought right now. I can only recall two separate rain events at our house in northwest Rochester over the past month or so. And, it's not just me. Earlier this week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that 52 percent of Minnesota now experiencing severe drought and 4 percent was experiencing extreme drought as declared that the entire state had moved into a drought warning phase.

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True Blood: Why I think there’s always been hope for Eric and Sookie!

I think Eric and Sookie will be together at the end of True Blood and I’m tired of all these people saying they want it, but they KNOW it will be Bill and Sookie in the end. All they are doing is protecting themselves from drawing hope from legitimate clues the story gives us. Maybe it’s because watching week-to-week over six years, they feel like they’ve been let down in the Sookie/Eric department. But people – watch it all again! Even the seasons you thought sucked. Binge on it looking for the Eric/Sookie story. Even in the Warlow season where people felt it was abandoned, it was there.

People use quotes from the actors and production to prove their pessimism. Alexander Skarsgard said Eric won’t rekindle anything with Sookie when he returns…he realizes he’s not the best man for her. Ummm – ok. Didn’t that just happen in the fourth episode? There was nothing definitive in what he said for the future episodes after he returns. Stephen Moyer said he really didn’t see a way for Sookie and Bill to be together – that it wouldn’t be right after all that’s happened. Everyone freaked out about the “love interest” cast for Eric…she’s gone. The spoilers from producers have all been short term teases…look at Alcides death – they pretty much said they were setting up a triangle for her, Bill and Alcide…yep they did and it was over episode 3.

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It seems to me the fact that they started with the whole Sookie and Bill reconnecting story is good for her and Eric. It’s way too early in a ten episode season for them to tell us the ending! And the first three episodes told us Sookie would get back with Bill. But the fourth showed us what we’d been missing. We couldn’t realize what Bill and Sookie don’t have with out revisiting what she and Eric do!

When you watch the seasons in order over the course of a few weeks you realize there is a solid Sookie/Eric friendship – love story present and it makes much more sense as an endgame than Sookie/Bill.

One of my favorite moments is at Terry’s funeral (Another episode fans didn’t like but that spoke volumes about where the show was heading and what it was all about.) where Sookie tells Arlene “He loved you since the second you walked into his life and not too many people can say they were loved like that.” Think about that! Only one person has loved Sookie like that and it’s Eric.

The symbolism of his believing she’d be back and giving her the house as her gift of freedom, the sympathy he showed over Alcide’s death, the fact that he had to separate himself from her when she said she wouldn’t choose him. It’s all real. When Sookie tells the hep-v vampires “I’m his”, it’s the truth.

These people saying that was all we’ll see of Eric and Sookie because Alex left the set early are crazy. You don’t have to film in order. In fact when you’re trying to keep a story under rap it’s better if you don’t. I think we will see more of Eric and Sookie – she’s going to want to cure him. I think we have a real shot at the cheesy cartoon ending where they end up together somehow, but even if we don’t get that I think we’ll get something that shows their relationship was more than in the viewer’s minds.

Whether it’s the most obvious and easiest ending where Sookie’s fairy blood could cure hep-v or Sookie uses that “ball of all she is” to heal Eric and not be a fairy anymore, I’d be happy. (It seems fitting for Sookie to end up human and helps Sam raise his baby although not romantically.) The coolest would be that Sookie chooses to become a vampire so she can have magic blood like Warlow and can cure Eric and let her blood be used by the corporation to be distributed in the True Blood, but however it ends I’m tired of all this doom and gloom. A lot of these facts and feelings that people spout about there being no future for Eric and Sookie are distorted from years of talking too much about it and not wanting to be disappointed.

Just like in real life, if you’re going to find true love you have to risk the pain of things not working out. Well, in order to really enjoy season seven of True Blood as an Eric and Sookie shipper you have to risk the hope!

Ps. For people who think most of my examples were pre-new regime, I think this TV Guide interview gives hope when read through the lens of this season…

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  1. I hope you’re right. I was so severely disappointed in the way the books ended that I kind of gave up hope on ES ending up together on the show. If it happens, it would make my shipper heart VERY happy.

  2. See, the problem with this picture is that Sookie doesn’t love Eric enough to want to be with him. She’s outright said that in Season 4. she wanted him when he was without his memories but she didn’t know if she’d love him if he was fixed. He got fixed, and she dumped him, because why? She still loved/loves Bill. That was not long ago in the show’s timeline and she’s been in relationships with two other men in the meantime and still has feelings for Bill. Eric can love sookie all he wants but she doesn’t return those feelings. Eric/Sookie endgame simply doesn’t make any sense at this point in the story when you put our wants aside and look at it objectively.

  3. you know what you want and you see it everywhere. you probably saw Eric and Sookie in your toast this morning. you poor thing.

  4. Agree to disagree 🙂 She dumped Bill the same time she dumped Eric. I just binged all six seasons and have watched the first four of seven…I don’t have built up feelings either way. IMO there’s an objective case to be made, but I know how these things can lead to debates. I respect your opinion.

  5. I respect yours as well! 🙂 I just try to look at it from the outside, rather than let what I want cloud my judgement. That scene Sunday just doesn’t really take away that she hasn’t mentioned him since the first episode of last season. Or that she was pretty horrible to/about him when he drained Warlow. Or that she didn’t mention him being gone the first couple episodes. Honestly I think he was happier when it was just him and Pam. I’ve never been a Eric and Pam shipper but after last night…it was so good to see him smile again. Sookie just seems to make him sad. Pam loves him so much and he sure does deserve to be loved. At the moment, I’m hoping those two ride off into the “sunset” (lol) together. I love Eric and Sookie as characters and I think they both deserve happiness (please let them live to find it!) but I’m just not sure it’s together, unfortunately. Thanks for replying 🙂

  6. Of course! I like him with Pam, too. As I said to someone above as long as he exists at the end, I’ll be fine because the door in my imagination will always be open!

  7. I really agree with you in a lot of ways. First of all, all of these major “spoilers” that show runners have been putting out for this season are pretty much over and done with. Bill-Alcide-Sookie triangle? Done. Eric’s new love interest? Flashback. Sookie’s reaction to seeing Eric with the Hep V was so emotional, I really can’t see her just sitting back and letting it happen. If there’s one thing Sookie is NOT good at, it’s not just letting things happen. I can’t see her just accepting it. Everyone is saying Bill/Sookie is the end game but *why* would the show runners make their endgame *so* obvious? It doesn’t make sense.

    Also, still no appearance by Niall but we know he’s coming. How will he fit into this? What’s his role? Also worth considering.

    As well, I don’t think the whole Sookie/Eric storyline was abandoned after season 4. Look in season 5, he glamours Alcide against being “interested” in Sookie, so clearly his feelings are still there. End of season 5 they share a moment before Bilith appears, it’s not romantic but he comforts her when Bill “dies”. The whole first episode of season 6 has heavy Eric and Sookie undertones. She stakes Billith for him, he signs her house back, they have many moments, Nora helpfully points out she’s found his weakness.

    Their story is not dead. They may not end up together but they’re still in contention in my opinion.

  8. I completely agree with you’re assessment. .. eric has never lied to her, he has always been real and genuine to her and challenges her. Their chemistry is so much more intense than her and bill… the writers aren’t going to leak squat about them. .. since charlaine harris got so much flack for her ending. . Maybe the writers will give us what we want!

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1.Vardar11821299:25318 The Polish vice-champions Orlen Wisla Plock made an important step towards EHF Champions League TOP 16 by winning important points against the direct rival in the race for the sixth place in the Group – RK PPD Zagreb 27:24 (13:10).The Croatian champions caught the domestic team on 23:23 eight minutes before the end, but strong finish of Piotr Przybecki ended their hopes…Orlen Wisla Plock: Ivic 5, Duarte 4, Gebala T 4, Daszek 3, Tarabochia 2, Racotea 2, De Toledo 1, Krajewski 1, Gebala M 1, Obradovic 1, Ghionea, Zabic 3, Mihic, Borbely, Morawski, WicharyPPD Zagreb: Bičanić 9, Vori 4, Ravnić 4, Pavlović 2, Šušnja 1, Valčić J 1, Božić Pavletić 1, Horvat 2, Mrakovčić, Vuglač, Jović, Valčić T, Kontrec, Marković, Vekić, KastelicSTANDINGS: 8.PPD Zagreb11128274:3174 3.Barcelona11623326:30214 ← Previous Story “STARS ARE FREE”: ZRK Vardar to be completely renovated next summer Next Story → Janc saves Kielce in Flensburg 6.Wisla Plock11227295:3176 5.Szeged10415297:2869 4.Rhein-Neckar10442287:26812 2.Nantes11812323:30317 7.Kristianstad11227278:3336

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Vyne bollards to be removed

At a meeting of Woking’s Joint Committee, that is County Councillors and Woking Councillors, held on Wednesday 8th December the Councillors approved the highways capital work programme for 2017/18. One of the projects was the bollards at the Vyne. The item reads as follows:-

ITS Redding Way, Knaphill – removal of bus gate(rising bollards and prohibition) and possible new safety features. Feasibility, design and construction during 2017/18. Currently only ranked 43rd on the Woking schemes but a high profile issue that links in with A322 review.

Although there was a brief debate at the Joint Committee it would appear that the decision for this work on the bollards was taken at an earlier private, Councillors only, meeting. We know that officers from WBC have been working on a number of changes to our roads in an attempt to reduce the congestion on the A322, Bagshot Road, and the growing traffic problems on the High Street/ Anchor Hill. The KRA was expecting an announcement on the whole plan and were taken by surprise when the officers came forward with just the removal of the bollards.

Those who have been following this story know that the Council promised to consult residents before making a decision, well that appears to have been lost.

During the brief debate in public at the Joint Committee the reason given by a Councillor for bringing the bollards forward as a stand alone project was, and I quote, ‘to improve the safety for those crossing from the car park to the Vyne’.

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Delving into the Mystery of Customer Satisfaction: A Toyota for the Retail Market?

It started out as an academic puzzle of sorts. The researchers already knew that in the airline industry, customers and employees revere Southwest Airlines. With computers, Dell stands out as superior in customer satisfaction. And Toyota remains the company to emulate in the automobile industry. But when it comes to the retail industry, what company sets the standards for customer and employee satisfaction?

“In pretty much any other industry segment, you can say, ‘Here is a company that is the best at something,'” says Serguei Netessine, Wharton professor of operations and information management. “But in retailing, there is no clear company to follow. There is no Toyota in retailing.”

Netessine, Marshall Fisher, Jayanth Krishnan and Daniel Corsten have begun two closely related projects to find out what drives success in the disparate world of retailing as measured by profitability and long-term growth. Fisher is co-director of Wharton’s Fishman-Davidson Center for Service and Operations Management. Krishnan is a Wharton doctoral student and Corsten is vice director, Kuehne-Institute for Logistics, at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Their preliminary conclusions as to what drives success reflect a maxim long held in the service industry but only recently thought to pertain to the retail sector — namely, customer satisfaction. While this finding alone is not a surprise, some unexpected results surfaced when the four operations experts decided to try and pinpoint exactly what promotes customer satisfaction and helps shoppers differentiate one retailer from another, a process that they feel has until now received little academic review. Among their conclusions:

·         Customer satisfaction is partially driven by inventory availability, when shoppers actually find what they are looking for on the store shelf. “It seems trivial, but product availability — in-stock and out-of-stock and on the shelf conditions — is a much more complicated issue than previously thought,” says Netessine.  “Customer perception of out-of-stocks can differ greatly from retailers’ own estimates.”

·         When it comes to solving the problem of inventory stock outs, less can be more. In other words, the conventional wisdom that more inventory leads to less stock outs does not hold true. Rather, inventory appears to reach a critical mass; when there is too much inventory and too large a “back room,” stock outs actually begin to escalate because employees literally can’t find products or often misplace the products they need to restock the shelves. Interestingly enough, the longer a store manager has been with the store, the lower the out-of-stocks.

·         Satisfied customers reflect satisfied retail employees who are knowledgeable about the store and its contents, and able to pass along their insights and information to shoppers. As simple as this may sound, the Wharton experts noted that it is a difficult task to find, keep and motivate knowledgeable employees in retail positions that typically pay only minimum wages. One way to deal with this problem is to develop fool-proof policies that are easy to implement and explain.

·         Satisfied customers not only enhance retail customer retention and drive up purchases but also attract new customers through word of mouth. Together, retention and expansion drive the financial performance of the retailer. Consequently, measuring customer satisfaction through regular surveys is as important in retailing as in many service industries.

“It seems like there is a threshold of performance that is acceptable,” says Fisher, referring in part to some previous Wharton studies on a computer manufacturer that linked customer satisfaction scores to subsequent product recommendations. “As long as you are above that, it doesn’t really matter if you are very good or excellent. In either case, your customers are satisfied and that’s enough.”

For each retailing segment, finding that optimal level of performance is often difficult, Fisher acknowledges. “Basically, how do you know what the threshold is? You need to correlate customer satisfaction numbers with the business result you are interested in, and with customer retention. For example, research on retention rates for customers of a major telecommunications firm found that they flattened out at 75% — even as customer satisfaction continued to increase. So you should think of customer satisfaction as a threshold.”

Employees: Both Revenue and Cost Centers

In order to examine what drives customer satisfaction, the four experts have adopted two different but complementary approaches. Fisher, Netessine and Krishnan are in the process of recruiting major retailers for a research project designed to find out what store operating policies drive outstanding store execution, customer experience and financial performance.

Research on store operating policies will focus on payroll, square footage, size of back room, assortment breadth, management tenure, employee retention and training. Store execution concerns include in stock, out of stock and inventory record accuracy (“You can’t improve what you can’t measure,” says Fisher), along with customer-friendly layouts, integration of add-on services and accuracy of signage and price. Questions about the customer experience will examine the benefits of a helpful, friendly staff, a well organized store and a hassle-free check out, but will primarily focus on one simple question: Do customers find what they are looking for?

“There is an anonymous quote — Retail is Detail,'” says Krishnan, who recently spent several days working in a major convenience chain store to gather information about customer satisfaction. “Which details contribute most to revenues, and which contribute more to cost? At (the convenience chain), profit depended more upon the minimum wage employee doing things correctly in the store. The employee is the revenue center and the cost center. Anecdotally, we have evidence that shrink (store theft) is most often caused by employees, not customers. And employee morale does affect shrink at a store.”

In a separate but parallel study, Corsten is working with retailers to focus on out-of-stock (OOS) issues and how they influence shoppers’ experiences. “Intuitively, you would argue that this has an impact on customer satisfaction,” says Corsten. “But we also have hard evidence across more than a dozen categories that almost half of customers respond to out of stocks by substituting with another brand or size, and a third of customers respond by walking out of the stores.”

Quoting earlier studies, Corsten notes that the average out of stock for retail stores is 8.3%, a significant number. In his 2002 report to the Grocery Manufacturers of America, Corsten suggested that “retailers can boost earnings per share up to 5% by addressing their out of stock issues.”

The causes for the stock outs turned out not to be supply chain management errors, purchasing or external distribution factors, says Corsten. The majority of out of stock causes could be found right in the store — through wrong forecasting, lost or misplaced inventory, poor shelving or storage systems, and inadequate or erroneous stock measurement.

“When we looked into the reasons why out of stock was such an issue, we learned that 72% of the root causes could be found in the store,” he notes. “So it doesn’t take long to figure out that the best place to start to correct the problem should be within the store. While it’s important to focus on all sorts of other things — managing distribution systems, expanding internationally, going into Internet retailing — it just seems that some of the retailers haven’t done their best in their own back yard or, rather, front yard, first. It’s amazing how long retailing has been around and you think about how poor the performance is. You wonder why someone hasn’t tackled this before. That’s why we are currently recruiting retailers for a follow-up study on how out of stocks can be lowered sustainably.”

“Shooting the Holes”

Through his group’s research, Fisher notes some interesting findings about how companies audit their inventory for stock outs. One major consumer electronics retailer, for instance, actually hired an outside company to “shoot the holes” — retail jargon for walking the aisles at the end of the day, looking for stock outs and scanning the bar tags on any item that was out of stock. The finding was quite a surprise. “Nearly 30% of the time, the computer said there was a positive inventory but somehow the store couldn’t find that inventory,” says Fisher. “There was a clear store execution problem.”

And how do the out of stocks affect customers? When he reviewed a worldwide study of more than 71,000 consumers in 20 countries, Corsten found five major responses: Customers buy the item at another store (store switch); delay purchase (buy later at the same store); substitute a different size or type but buy the same brand; substitute a different brand; or do not purchase the item (lost sale). And while consumers will tolerate some degree of stock outs, their toleration level depends on just how immediately they need to use the product, and how attached the consumer is to a particular brand.

As Corsten writes: “When the opportunity cost of not being able to immediately consume the product is high (for example, when one runs out of diapers) the consumer will either substitute or find the item at another store. Alternatively, a low-opportunity cost will lead to either purchase delay or cancellation. When the substitution cost of using a less preferred brand is high (for example in the case of feminine hygiene and laundry), the consumer will take any action except to substitute another brand. When the transaction cost is high, i.e., involving time and effort to purchase later or elsewhere, the consumer will either substitute or cancel purchase. This perspective shows that consumers switch more in some categories than others.”

Interestingly enough, consumer satisfaction as it relates to stock outs is apparently geographically driven. Corsten discovered that European consumers are “almost 50% more likely to switch to a competing brand when faced with an out of stock on the desired item” but are “least likely to switch stores” due to out of stock items.  Alternatively, U.S. consumers are “more likely to substitute a different package size or variation within their preferred brand.” But if stock outs of preferred brands occur two or three times in a row, U.S. shoppers are more inclined than Europeans to switch stores.

The challenge of figuring out what drives customer satisfaction, Netessine believes, stems from the need to combine two processes at the same time. “In the service industry, you have to take care of customers,” he says. “In manufacturing, your main focus is streamlining the manufacturing process. In retailing, you have a flow of customers you have to take care of, at this moment, while making sure that you have a flow of products at the right place, right time, in the right quantities, with the right employees to enable customer and product flow. In retailing, the two processes meet at the same time, and this seems to be one of the things that makes retailing particularly hard to figure out.”

The ongoing studies, these experts predict, will look at all aspects of retailing, and ultimately identify best practices from various retail segments. “That could be the goal of this research,” said Fisher, “to help create a Toyota for the retail market.”

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Contact: srozen01[at]

Shane is a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics (MEAM) of the University of Pennsylvania, working with Kod*lab. He completed his undergraduate and Master’s studies at Tufts University in Medford Massachusetts in 2018.

Shane’s research interests are in dynamics and controls as they apply to robotics problems such as manipulation and locomotion. Currently he is working on skipping and other interesting forms of bipedal locomotion with the Penn Jerboa.

Prior to joining Kod*Lab Shane did his undergraduate and Master’s thesis research on soft robotics in the Neuromechanics and Biomimetic Devices Lab at Tufts University.

  • S. Rozen-Levy, W. Messner, and B. A. Trimmer, “The design and development of Branch Bot: a branch-crawling, caterpillar-inspired, soft robot,” The International Journal of Robotics Research, p. 0278364919846358, May 2019.
  • W. Crooks, S. Rozen-Levy, B. Trimmer, C. Rogers, and W. Messner, “Passive gripper inspired by Manduca sexta and the Fin Ray® Effect,” International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 1729881417721155, Jul. 2017.

  • C. M. Donatelli et al., “Soft foam robot with caterpillar-inspired gait regimes for terrestrial locomotion,” in 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2017, pp. 476–481.

  • S. Rozen-Levy and B. Trimmer, “An orientation-independent, soft branch climbing robot based on Manduca sexta,” presented at the International Conference on Intelligent Robotics Systems, Sep-2017.
  • P. Echols-Jones et al., “Soft foam robot with caterpillar-inspired gait regimes for terrestrial locomotion,” presented at the International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines, Jun-2017. [Outstanding Demo Award]

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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds added her name to the list of politicians who are against so called 'vaccine passports' being discussed nationwide. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Governor Reynolds wants legislation passed that would prohibit them in the state of Iowa, citing her concerns that the federal government could create a list that businesses and other groups could then use to decide who can travel or attend concerts.

However, Governor Reynolds need not worry. The Gazette reports that the White House says that there will be no federal vaccine passport system. During a briefing on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated, "Let me be very clear on this-I know there's been lots of questions: The government is not now, nor will we be supporting a system that requires Americans to carry a credential. There will be no federal vaccinations database."

The idea of a vaccine passport has gained some support among some businesses and schools as a way of assuring customers that they can re-open safely. The Gazette reports that this week, The World Health Organization stated that it was against vaccine passports, citing concerns about equity. The WHO also said it was against providing such a document in order to travel internationally.

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Greek and English Relative Clauses

Though both require relative clauses to begin with a relative pronoun, Greek and English are typologically distinct in that one employs the pronoun with the gap strategy (English) and the other only needs the pronoun (Greek): a man who Chris saw [GAP] vs. τὸ ποτήριον ὃ ἐγὼ μέλλω πίνειν (the cup that I am about to drink [no gap]).

The English Gap is implicitly necessary for our processing of the grammatical relation of relative pronouns (in this case the Object relation), whereas in Greek, grammatical relations are marked by morphology* rather than structural relations/word order.

*This is not to say that English doesn’t have some morphological marking occurring on it’s pronouns, but this morphology is not the central marker of grammatical relations. Grammatical relations are centrally marked by structural position within the clause. Hence when English speakers hear relative clauses they consciously notice the Gap position where the Object would typically appear.


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Nollywood Actress, Georgina Onuoha took her adorable daughters to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California United states, that was opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney to enjoy their summer vacation. More photos after the cut…

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34% of Marketers Only Have ‘Basic’ Video Effectiveness Measures in Place

Video continues to grow as an asset for marketers, but new research suggests that not everyone has metrics in place to gauge the effectiveness of this form of content.

Vidyard recently published its “2021 Video Benchmark Report,” and statistics showed that overall, the majority of marketers (34%) only have “basic” video content effectiveness measures in use. About 32% said they have “intermediate” video content effectiveness measures in place, while 27% admitted they have nothing at all.

About 65% of marketers highlighted the importance of accessing video-viewing data to qualify leads, engage prospects and influence deals, according to the authors of the report. Last year, 73% of companies said they’re using some form of video analytics.

The Continued Growth in Video Marketing

Despite the challenges associated with attribution and video content, previous research indicates that this form of content will likely be a mainstay for some time to come.

Wyzowl conducted “The State of Video Marketing 2021,” and data suggested that more than 99% of marketers who use video for as part of their content marketing programs will continue to do so throughout the remainder of the year. About 96% will either increase (67%) or maintain (29%) their spend in this area.

Back in 2016, approximately 61% of marketers said they use video as a marketing tool. This has risen to 86% as of 2021, and the researchers behind the report maintain that there still remains potential for growth.

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The new Lomography Potsdam Kino 120 film (Pic: Lomography)

Lomography is releasing its Potsdam Kino 100-ISO black-and-white negative film in 120.

The announcement comes a few weeks after the film, which is believed to be produced by the German cine-film maker ORWO, was released in 35mm.

“Cut from old stocks of a cinematic emulsion produced by a legendary German company, this classic panchromatic film is unapologetically analogue. The new Lomography B&W 100 120 Potsdam Kino Film combines gorgeous antiquated aesthetics with the quality and professional capabilities of medium format photography.

“Just like the 35mm Potsdam Kino, this evocative emulsion produces a wide range of different results when paired with various development techniques. With an ISO of 100, it’s the perfect option for bright environments and detailed tasks. Lomography B&W Potsdam Kino Film will be exclusively available for pre-order on Lomography Online Store for just £7.90.”

The film is expected to go on sale in May. It is available for pre-order in bundles of five.

The Potsdam film has been announced a few months after the launch of Lomography Berlin Kino film in 35mm, a 400-ISO film which is believed to be a rebranded version of ORWO’s N74+ film.

Kosmo Foto has recently tested a roll of the Berlin Kino film and will publish a post on it shortly.

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I just received a 35mm roll of Potsdam film- I noticed on the box that its says “Made in China” as opposed to Made in the EU on the Berlin 400 box. I am curious and shot off an email to Lomography to ask what the deal is with Made in China because as I understand Potsdam was supposedly ORWO UN54 film. So is the film really made in China (by ORWO/FilmoTec) or is made in by ORWO in Germany and packaged in China. OR could it actually be a Shangai 35 film…I’m curious.
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Lomography customer support got back to me…they said they can’t reveal who makes their films (understandable)..but they acknowledged that they made a mistake with the packaging and that film is not made in China but in the EU. I’ll save the box…and sell it on Ebay in 2061 for more than I paid for..


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TLRs on display at Greenwich Cameras

A few weeks back, Kosmo Foto reported the latest high-tide mark in the ever-rising price for premium compact film cameras.

One London camera shop, Sendean, listed a Contax T3 for sale at the list price of £1,900.

Kosmo Foto has written before about the issues with premium autofocus compact cameras, whose price continues to climb thanks to their adoption by celebrities such as Kylie Jenner.

These premium compact cameras – also including the likes of the Minolta TC1, Nikon 35Ti, Contax T2 and Yashica T4 – are incredibly capable, but increasingly difficult to repair. The newest of them is up to 20 years old, spare parts are getting harder to find, and their complex electronics prove more likely to fail with every passing year.

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The Contax T3 – little change out of £2k (Pic: Hiyotada/Wikimedia Commons)

So Kosmo Foto has decided to put together a list of what else you could buy right now for £1,900. It doesn’t include postage, and the items were correct at time of writing (Monday 4 February). It just goes to show you there’s a whole lot of film photography equipment out there for a fraction of the price of the overheating T3.

You could get all of this, give or take a few pee, for £1,900:

Five rolls of Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 120 from Japan Camera Hunter (£35.10)
Bellamy Hunt’s medium format version of his first film, a slightly-IR panchromatic black and white film perfect for street photography and sure to delight anyone who misses Fuji Neopan.

Solarcan, from Solarcan (£15.95)
Sam Cornwell’s ingenious invention brings the world of solar photography into a pint-sized receptacle. Nail it to a post, tree or other inanimate object and you can capture glorious long-exposure shots of the Sun.

Analogue Adventurer Kit from Little Vintage Photography, UK (£15)
Rachel Brewster-Wright is a champion of all things analogue in the UK, and her Analogue Adventurer Kit is the perfect gateway into the world of film – it’s a kit to build a pinhole viewer and way of capturing solar photographs, using only the power of the Sun.

The Analogue Adventurer’s Kit from Little Vintage Photography (Pic: Rachel Brewster-Wright)

Minox 35AL from MW Classic, London, UK (£39)
A simplified Minox 35mm camera, swapping the rangefinder for Olympus Trip 35-style distance settings. From one of the best used dealers in the UK, too.

Chroma Camera from Chroma Camera, UK (£250)
Liverpudlian genius Steve Lloyd made a big noise last year with the launch of his hand-made Chroma large format camera – just add a lens and you’re all set to shoot large format!

Olympus XA3 from Camera World, UK (£75)
An updated version of Olympus’s much-loved XA2 viewfinder camera, the XA3 is much harder to find. Camera World have one now.

Five rolls of Kosmo Foto Mono from Kosmo Foto (£22.50)
Kosmo Foto’s own film, perfect for street photography, travel and portraits.

PhotoMemo notebooks from ShootFilmCo, USA (£7.50)
Mike Padua’s notebook are designed specifically for film photographers, with space to note down film, camera, lens, and processing details. A really great idea at a nice price.

Dubble Sunstroke film from Dubble, Spain (£10.80)
Duble is a fantastic range of pre-exposed colour films masterminded by ex Lomography UK manager Adam Scott. My pick of the bunch is the warm and woozy Sunstroke.

Nikon 35Ti from Ffordes Photographic, UK (£499)
Simply have to have a premium compact. Well, you could buy nearly four of these cult classics from Nikon, if only Ffordes Photographic had four of them in stock, for the cost of one Contax T3 at insanity prices.

Exakta VX1000 from Mr Cad, London, UK (£199)
Mr Cad’s Victoria store is an Aladdin’s cave of cameras, lenses, accessories and more. The VX1000 is a suitably old-school purchase; it’s regarded as one of the best cameras in the illustrious Exakta range.

Nikon F5 body, from Central Camera, Chicago, USA (£342)
One quick jump across the pond, because less than £350 for an F5 body is a steal. One of the greatest 35mm SLRs ever made, for less than a fifth of the price of T3.

Kiev 60 kit from Clock Tower Cameras, Brighton, UK (£189)
A gym membership in camera form, the Kiev 60 is like a Soviet Pentax 67, and comes with fantastic lenses. Worth buying one of these brutes from a shop like Clock Tower to avoid some of the common minor faults such as wonky frame spacing.

The Nikon F5 – is this only worth one-fifth the prce of a Contax T3? (Pic: Silvio Tanaka/Wikimedia Commons)

Lerouge 66 120 pinhole from Greenwich Cameras, London, UK (£89)
As previously featured on Kosmo Foto, the Lerouge family of pinhole cameras are gorgeous, handcrafted creations form a one-man operation in France. Greenwich Cameras – helmed by the lovely Sam and J – sell cameras, films and more at Greenwich Market and Spitalfields Market in London.

Street Candy ATM400 film from Analogue Wonderland, UK (£7)
Analogue Wonderland is one of the new players of the UK film retail scene, and one of the films from its array of more than 200 is Street Candy, a cash machine surveillance film turned into 35mm stills film for the first time, thanks to the film blog One Year With Film Only.

What would you buy for the price of Contax T3? Let us know in the comments below.

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Dave Hollis
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a) I could buy so many lenses for my Nikon or Olympus cameras and still have money left over
b) An Olympus OM1 / OM2 or an SP or DC — five or them or, perhaps, even 10 if you’re good at ebay.
c) A Nikon FM2n with a titanium shutter and new seals for €349 available at nikonclassics-michalke.de (no tax if bought before March 29th!)
d) Leica M4-P and a lens from Voigtländer or second hand hand from Leica should be less than £1900 and if recently serviced should outlive most owners. Mine will outlive me.

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Minolta dynax 7 with 85mm 1.4 G or 100mm sf and a crate of film

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For slightly less I was offered a Leica M6 with 50mm Summicron…
No comparison IMHO!

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That Nikon F5 sounds like a winner….

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Very nice article but misses the mark entirely. Try putting a Nikon F3 in your pocket next time you go out for a drink or to a club. What the Contax T3, and all other 35ti, Mju II (etc.) solve is the following equation: analog film camera + great lens + great controls + pocket size. The real question in my mind is what Bellamy Hunt asked back in 2017: Why doesn’t anyone try to build a good pocketable film camera in 2019?? So of course, he stated his project (http://bit.ly/2JCQykw), but why do more companies not try to do… Read more »


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German experimental film brand KONO! has announced the release of three new films, including a black-and-what emulsion with an ISO of only 3.

KONO! describes the 35mm film – called Monolit 3 – an “orthochromatic and ultra-slow film stock with a speed of ISO 3.

Bollard taken on Monolit 3 (Pic: KONO!)
An image taken on KONO! Monolit 3 (Pic: KONo!)

“The perfect film stock for architecture and landscape photography. High details, extra-long exposure times.”

The German film producer says the emulsion has been made with the help of Ukraine’s Svema. The film costs €12.50 a roll (£10.80/$15.25).

The second film is a 100-ISO 35mm black-and-white film called Monolit 100 (€10.90/£9.40/$13.30), which has also been produced with the help of Svema, once the USSR’s biggest film manufacturer.

House and clouds in sky (Pic: KONO!)
A dramatic image taken on KONO! Monolit 100 (Pic: KONO!)

The third film is Delight Art 120 medium-format film, a tinted colour negative film using a new technique to add the colour tint.

KONO! says: “KONO! Delight Art 100 is our first 120 Medium Format Film, based on first class professional film stock. Each roll is carefully tinted by professionals. A completely new look is the outcome of carefully altered hue, saturation and contrast.

KONO! Delight Art 120 film (Pic: KONO!)
KONO! Delight Art 120 film (Pic: KONO!)

“Nearly 30 years of professional experience working with film stock, gave us the know how to design and built our machines.

“We had to question everything we knew and rethink each production step to make the KONO! Delight Art 100 possible. This resulted in a new device, it is still a made by hand and time-consuming process, but all crucial parameters are now completely digitally controlled. This ensures steady results and is at the same time as gentle to the film stock as imaginable.”

Delight Art 100 is being sold for €18.90 (£16.30/$23.10) per roll. The film includes an “exposed” sticker which marks that the film is colour tinted.

Motorcycle truck on Delight Art 120 film (Pic: KONO!)
The tinted Delight Art 120 film has eye-catching, popping colours (Pic: KONO!)

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Sanitary Valves

A wide selection to give you optimal performance and profitability.

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The need for efficient and reliable product flow is critical to your performance and profitability. You need optimal flow throughout your process to get the most out of your raw materials. Having the right valves in place is key. We’ve been supplying valves and valve automation for more than 40 years. We are an Alfa Laval Master Distributor and carry a large, in-stock selection so we can quickly meet your needs.

Our line of Alfa Laval valves offers:
• Highest levels of hygiene
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• Easy installation and maintenance
• Low cost of ownership
• Lower environmental impact

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Different Types of Sanitary Valves

Single Seat Valves

Alfa Laval's range of single seat valves consists of large numbers of purpose-designed valve units that are very robust and flexible. They are ideal for use in processes with a high hygienic standard.

These valves can go by many names depending on their application: divert, shut-off, and changeover to name a few.

The Unique 7000 series offers a variety of changeover and shut off valves including, aseptic, long-stroke, manual, reverse-acting, tangential, tank outlet, two step and Y-body models.

Alfa Laval's 700 series is a broad series which includes divert, long-stroke, shut-off, tangential, tank outlet, throttling, Y-body and changeover models. All are 3-A symbol authorized.

The SB Mini Flow series is ideal for when hygienic shut-off or changeover of liquids or gases is required.

Large variety of purpose-designed valves
Robust and flexible
Ideal for high-hygienic applications

Mixproof Valves

Mixproof valves are designed to allow two products to flow through the valve at one time without risking cross-contamination. They have two independently controlled valve stems and are ideal for automating pipeline processes in dairy, food and beverage applications.

Double-seat models can do the work of two or three single-seat valves which provides initial installation cost savings as well as saving on space.

Alfa Laval's standard, cost-effective, double seal models are found in its SMP series.

Double seat models include the Aseptic Mixproof series, for sterile process applications, and the Unique Mixproof series which has different models covering a variety of applications including PMO and 3-A compliance, large particulate and high-viscosity fluids, and tank-specific applications.

Two fluids flow through one pump
No cross-contamination
Ideal for dairy, food and beverage

Ball Valves

Alfa Laval's ball valves are constructed with a full-flow body design, enabling the product to pass through the valve with no restrictions and with a minimal pressure drop. The basic design allows cleaning and product recovery using pigging systems, and they are ideal for use with viscous liquids and liquids containing solid or semi-solid particles.

The 5308/5309 series valves are designed for use as product valves.

The SBV series features full-bore flow valves that provide on/off control with minimal pressure drop.

Full-flow design
Minimal pressure drop
Ideal where pigging systems are used
For viscous liquids and those with particulates

Butterfly Valves

Butterfly valves are straightforward on/off routing valves with a substantial opening area and low flow resistance. They are an optimal solution in modern processing technology and ideal for use with low and medium-viscosity liquids.

Alfa Laval's LKB series consists of a variety of modular units that can easily be mounted in complex cluster set-ups alongside valves of other types. Models for ISO and DIN connection.

The LKB UltraPure series consists of hygienic on/off valves for use with low and medium-viscosity liquids in personal care, biotech and pharmaceutical applications.

The LKB-F models are made for flange connections for easy removal of the valve body without dismantling piping setups. For both ISO and DIN.

On/Off routing valves
Low flow resistance
For low and medium viscosities

Control / Check Valves

Alfa Laval's control/check valves (sometimes called non-return valves) are highly reliable valves used to ensure single directional product flow through process lines. This provides protection for process equipment that can be affected by reverse flow and prevents pressure surges and/or system shutdowns.

The LKC series offers models of non-return valves specially designed for stainless steel piping and UltraPure models for biopharm and personal care industries.

LKUV-2 models are air-relief valves.

The SB Self Cleaning CO2 models are ideal for managing CO2 flow and enable tanks to be vented or pressurized while minimizing gas consumption.

Ensure single directional flow
Multiple uses

Diaphragm Valves

Alfa Laval's Unique DV-ST UltraPure series offers a wide range of diaphragm valves that are built on a modular design and can be configured to meet to any specific requirement. Ideal for use in sterile and ultra-hygienic processes and supplied with a comprehensive documentation package, providing full transparency of sourcing, production and supply chains, and traceability of all changes in material, manufacturing procedures or spare parts.

Modular design
Highly-configurable to meet variety of needs
For sterile and ultra-hygienic processes
Transparency and traceability

Regulating Valves

Regulating valves are used for adjusting or monitoring flow volumes and flow directions. Specially designed for use in a broad range of metering, blending, weighing and filling system applications, they are the ideal solutions for precision control of flow rate or pressure.

Alfa Laval's CPM series valves are pneumatic valves that maintain a constant inlet or outlet pressure in hygienic process lines.

The SB regulating series has models for regulating pressure in the brewery, food, dairy and beverage industries.

Alfa Laval's Unique RV series has models ideal for high-volume sanitary liquid processing as well as plug valves.

Adjust or monitor volume and direction
Precise control of flow rate or pressure

Safety Valves

Safety valves are used for overpressure or vacuum protection in tanks and pipelines. They protect against implosion due to vacuum caused by cold rinsing after hot cleaning; against implosion due to caustic absorbed in CO2 atmosphere/temperature fluctuations or against implosion due to blocking of gas supply during emptying.

The SB safety series offers anti vacuum and pressure relief models.

Alfa Laval's Safety Valve series guards against overpressure in tanks and vessels.

Overpressure or vacuum protection
Protect against implosion in tanks and pipelines

Sampling Valves

Sampling valves make it possible to obtain representative samples of dairy, food, beverage, personal care and biopharm products.

The SB sampling series offers models that allow for large or small volume gathering of representative samples from tanks and pipework.

Alfa Laval's Unique Sampling Valve series has single and double-seat sampling valves.

Allow product sampling from process line

Shutter Valves

The Koltek MH series from Alfa Laval is a manually or pneumatically operated valve designed for use in industries where sanitary designs are required. Designed for difficult applications, these valves provide several application options and are ideal for fluids with large particles, high viscosity, or where pressure loss must be minimized.

Handle difficult applications
Ideal for high-viscosity fluids
Ideal for product with large particles
For when pressure loss must be minimized

Additional Resources

Viscosity is defined as a fluid's resistance to flow. The thicker the liquid, the higher the viscosity.

It is important to protect the integrity of the fluid being processed by choosing the correct valves. Valves used with higher-viscosity products tend to be larger with longer stroke actuators, which reduce pressure drop and shear on the product. Large, open throat valves provide gentle product handling and allow particles up to about 1.5 inches to pass through.

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Getting rid of paint rollers is not just impractical, you also need strength.

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The pure love of Divinity can transform us, for when the heart opens anything becomes possible.

With the world absorbed in political unrest and uncertainty, the pandemic, and misinformation in the media, we can see that we are indeed on the precipice of change. Never before have we been so called to enter into the Divine Feminine mysteries for our answers, for sustenance, for comfort, and for guidance. While the earth rebirths Herself, we shall find, more than ever before, that if we seek security and happiness in this world we are sure to be disappointed.

The internal realm, which holy name offers as a revelation, is our hope, our protection, and our peace. The pure love of Divinity can transform us, for when the heart opens anything becomes possible. Our expressions of devotion may not materialize in the same way as others, worry not, allow whatever is inside of you to emerge, for there is no wrong way to express devotion. With active periods of discipline, repetition, trial, and error, your spiritual practice will always be perfect and full of possibility.

This human life was birthed from the womb of our mother’s female line. Our heritage activates and sustains how we keep home, how we are as parents, our relationship to food, our health, our emotional ability to cope during difficult times, and even the peacefulness of our sleep. Much of how we manage stress is dependent upon our ancestors’ life challenges. The receptive codes of our DNA, not only decide the color of our skin, hair, and eyes, but also our relationship with Divinity, money, and sense of outrage.

Yet this love that we breathe in and out, is the love that we are. God’s grace is always available to us, we need only align with and embody it. Whenever we reunite with this ever-present force of love, we rise above human DNA, as well as the collective consciousness, the narrative of which is controlled over by our media sources. We are fundamentally changed by our Creators who make broken things whole once more.

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On the eve of the Queen’s Speech, an independent report which concludes that the UK Government’s plans to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 would be likely to breach the Good Friday Agreement is launched in Westminster. The independent report was commissioned by a group of Members of the European Parliament and it was written by lawyers at Doughty Street Chambers in London and KRW Law LLP in Belfast. The report has its Westminster launch at a cross-party event in the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday 17 May 2016.

It has been widely reported that the Queen’s Speech is expected to contain a pledge to have a consultation on the Government’s proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. Although there is still no clarity from Number 10 and the Ministry of Justice regarding a timetable or model for the repeal and replacement of the Human Rights Act, the Government’s current proposals would be likely to breach the Good Friday Agreement in one or more of the following ways:

The Agreement imposes a specific obligation on the UK government to ‘complete incorporation’ of the European Convention in Northern Ireland law. It is difficult to see how the Conservatives’ key aims to restrict the application of the Convention could be achieved consistently with the UK’s obligations under the Agreement.

  • The Agreement is part of an international treaty between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
  • Any possible breaches of the Agreement, such as creating a mismatch in human rights standards between the Republic and Northern Ireland, would be likely to constitute violations of the UK’s international legal obligations.
  • There is a strong argument that incorporation of the Convention in Northern Ireland is an essential provision of the treaty, and if the UK were to detract from that commitment, it could be in material breach of international law.

Doughty Street Chambers barrister and co-author of the report, Caoilfhionn Gallagher, said:

“Northern Ireland is often overlooked when Westminster politicians are devising policy which will affect the UK as a whole. The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 was the culmination of a long, delicate and painful process of negotiation and compromise across the political spectrum. Protection of fundamental rights and freedom from discrimination are the lifeblood of the Agreement. The Human Rights Act is now critical to how Northern Ireland runs, including its policing structures, and is the mechanism used to hold the State to account for historic failures. The implications of the proposed repeal for Northern Ireland, and the wider ramifications for the UK of the Northern Irish aspects, should be front and centre of this debate.”

Niall Murphy, Partner, KRW Law and Director, Relatives for Justice, said:

“These proposals are a full frontal assault on our Peace Agreement. For many victims of the conflict, the Human Rights Act is an essential tool to ensure that there is a proper and full investigation where there has been a breach of their rights by State agents, including cases where the State failed to protect their loved ones’ lives or were responsible for their deaths. We hope that this Report will serve to inform the need to protect our rights, to protect the peace and to deliver truth, justice and accountability for the victims of our Conflict which shapes our present and determines our future.”

Sir Keir Starmer QC MP (Labour MP and former DPP) will chair the cross-party event on 17 May 2016, which will focus on discussing the report and its implications. Speakers include:

  • Dominic Grieve QC MP, Conservative MP and former Attorney General;
  • Les Allamby, Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission;
  • Lynn Boylan MEP, Sinn Féin Member of the European Parliament;
  • Report authors Caoilfhionn Gallagher and Katie O’Byrne, Barristers, Doughty Street Chambers; and
  • Niall Murphy, Solicitor and Partner, KRW Law LLP.

Notes for Editors:

  • The report was commissioned by the European United Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Group of Members of the European Parliament. It is written by Caoilfhionn Gallagher, Katie O’Byrne and Keina Yoshida (Doughty Street Chambers) instructed by Gavin Booth and Anurag Deb (KRW Law).
  • For copies of the report or to arrange an interview with the authors of the report, please contact Chelsea McLaren at Doughty Street Chambers: or 020 7404 1313.
  • The launch will take place in Committee Room 9, Palace of Westminster, at 17.30 – 19.00, 17 May 2016.
  • If you wish to attend, please contact
  • Lawyers from Doughty Street Chambers and KRW Law will be available for comment and interviews on the afternoon of Tuesday 17 May 2016, prior to the Westminster launch of the report.