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Better, stronger, faster. That is the mantra. And let’s not forget – more efficient! We got an idea of the level of performance and efficiency of 2020’s best smartphones back in 2019 when Arm announced the Cortex-A77. At the same time, the company also unveiled the Mali-G77 GPU.

At the end of the same year, Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 865 based on the Cortex-A77 and its own in-house Adreno GPU. Our initial performance numbers using Speed Test G showed that the Snapdragon 865 had the potential to be up to 20% faster overall than the Snapdragon 855.

And so the stage was set. The new Snapdragon was announced and several companies had committed to using it in their 2020 devices. There was still the question of the latest Exynos processor from Samsung — could it beat the Snapdragon? What about Huawei, could it shake things up? And what about the possibility of a boosted Snapdragon 865 Plus?

Now that 2020 is over, let’s take a look back at the most powerful phones of the year and see if anyone was able to take away Qualcomm’s crown in the Android arena.

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The fastest phone of 2020, by a clear margin, was the Asus ROG Phone 3. Launched in mid-2020, it sported the slightly faster Snapdragon 865 Plus. Taking the average of several consequent test runs of Speed Test G, the ROG Phone 3 scored 1m 22s. A clear winner by several seconds compared to the rest of the field. The ROG Phone 3 also scored well in other benchmarks like Geekbench and AnTuTu.

The next 10 devices were all very close with just 1.5 seconds separating them all. The crown for second place actually goes to the OnePlus 8 Pro with 1m 29s. Next is its sibling, the OnePlus 8T, with 1m 29.4s and then a surprising result for the Realme X50 Pro 5G at 1m 29.5s. Four of the next six places go to Samsung devices. First the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and then the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, with scores of 1m 29.5 and 1m 30s respectively. Following them are the vanilla OnePlus 8 (1m 30.1s), the Sony Xperia 5 II (1m 30.5s), and then the Poco F2 Pro (1m 30.5s). To round off the top 10 we have the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus with a time of 1m 32.2s.

The fastest phone of 2020, by a clear margin, was the Asus ROG Phone 3.

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What this all means is that the Snapdragon 865/865 Plus dominate the Android performance charts in 2020. Also, we see that many of the results are close. Consumers should therefore look at other features like the camera, amount of internal storage, display, battery life, and design, when opting for a 2020 flagship.

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You would be forgiven for thinking that Qualcomm is the only mobile processor maker for Android devices. While sometimes it might seem that way, we mustn’t forget Samsung and Huawei. Samsung continued its two processor strategy in 2020. If you live in North America then devices like the S20, Note 20, etc., all use the Snapdragon 865. However, if you live in Europe, India, the Middle East, or Africa, then you get the same devices but Exynos chipsets. We saw time and time again in 2020 that there’s a significant gulf between Snapdragon and Exynos processors in terms of performance.

For example, the Exynos 990 version of the Samsung Galaxy S20 manages a Speed Test G run time of 2m 8s. That’s significantly slower than the Snapdragon 865 devices. The main problem seems to be the GPU. Snapdragon processors use Qualcomm’s in-house Adreno GPU, whereas the Exynos 990 uses the Mali GPU, specifically the Mali-G77 MP11. While the Mali is a fine GPU and will handle most, if not all, Android games without a problem, in terms of raw power the Adreno is ahead.

The thing to remember about gaming is that the job of the game developer is to offer smooth gameplay, often at the cost of other things like details, textures, lighting, etc. This means that without pixel peeping it is hard to see what features are enabled or disabled in order to get high frame rates. Also, the “high settings” on one device will likely be different on another handset. These settings are often relative to the detected hardware. The game developer isn’t going to offer settings that will cripple the gameplay.

Some had hoped that the move to 5nm would give the Kirin 9000 a boost.

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Isolating just the CPU scores for Speed Test G shows that the Exynos 990 version of the Note 20 Ultra scores 45.5 seconds, compared to 40.5 seconds for the Snapdragon version. While the Snapdragon version is still ahead, it isn’t as drastic as the overall 30% difference.

The story is similar to Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro, which uses the Kirin 9000. While some had hoped that the move to 5nm (compared to the Snapdragon’s 7mn) would give the Kirin 9000 a boost, its reliance on the Mali GPU meant it wasn’t competitive. It is faster than the Exynos 990, but still only manages 1m 47s. It is worth noting that Huawei ships its devices with the built-in performance mode disabled by default. Switching the phone over to performance mode yields a better time of 1m 40s, however, at the expense of battery life.

What about mid-range processors like the Snapdragon 765G?

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One remarkable feature of 2020 was the rise of the Snapdragon 700 series. Google opted for the Snapdragon 765G in the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G, and the 730G in the Pixel 4a. Likewise, OnePlus released a mid-range device based on the Snapdragon 765G, the OnePlus Nord. LG, Nokia, and Motorola also released Snapdragon 700 series based devices in 2020.

There are two reasons for the increased visibility of the 700 series in 2020. The first is performance. The Snapdragon 765G offers comparable performance to Qualcomm’s 2018 flagship processor, the Snapdragon 845. While not quite on par with the 845 in terms of graphics, the 765G is still a good all-around performer. For example, the OnePlus Nord scored 2m 21.4s on Speed Test G whereas the Galaxy Note 9 scored 2m 18.1s, a difference of just 2%.

The other reason is 5G. The Snapdragon 765G supports 5G including Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave, and sub-6 GHz. This means that it offers a theoretical peak download speed of 3.7 Gbps. Putting that into a competitively priced device is compelling, so much so that Google opted to use it in the Pixel 5.

Aren’t you forgetting the Apple A14?

Moving beyond the Android ecosystem, it is worth looking at the iPhone 12 and Apple’s new processor the A14 Bionic. Putting the iPhone 12 head-to-head with the Asus ROG Phone 3, the iPhone 12 wins scoring 1m 3s. The main gains were in the CPU and Mixed sections of Speed Test G, with the iPhone 12 scoring 32.5s compared to 36.9 for the Asus.

The Apple A14 uses a hexa-core CPU configuration with two high-performance cores and four efficiency cores. The same CPU core designs were also used in the Apple M1 processor that is being used in the new MacBook Air, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, and the MacMini (2020). My testing of the M1 processor in the MacBook Air shows that the new processor has the fastest single-core performance of any Mac computer, ever.

Looking to 2021

Snapdragon 888 partners official

So far the lead-up to 2021 has mirrored the run-up to 2020. Arm announced its new CPU designs earlier in the year: the Cortex-X1 and the Cortex-A78. Qualcomm also announced its new processor the Snapdragon 888. It will use the Cortex-X1 and the Cortex-A78 along with Qualcomm’s next generation of Adreno GPU. Initial Snapdragon 888 benchmarks are showing a 25% CPU improvement and at least a 35% GPU uplift.

As with previous years, several smartphone companies have committed to using Qualcomm’s new processor, including Xiaomi and OnePlus. Here is a list of all the confirmed Snapdragon 888 phones and brands. Samsung is missing from the official Qualcomm list of partners. However, it is rumored that Samsung will continue its two processor strategy in 2021 using the Snapdragon 888 and the Exynos 2100 in the Galaxy S21.

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Alabama Public Television Controversy

Alabama Public Television

I wanted to start off this post by talking about the recent controversy over at Alabama Public Television.  A major shakeup has occurred involving veteran broadcaster Allan Pizzato and his deputy Pauline Howland.  They were told to leave the premises and clean out their desks.  The two people fired were both surprised that they were fired.  They both think the firings were due to their concerns of airing a right-wing 10 part mini series.  Rodney Herring; a chiropractor appointed by former Republican Gov. Bob Riley in December 2010 reportedly suggested to the APT staff that they air The American Heritage Series, a 10-part program by Texas-based evangelical David Barton’s group WallBuilders LLC.

WallBuilders’ goal is to exert a direct and positive influence in government, education, and the family by (1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; (2) providing information to federal, state, and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and (3) encouraging Christians to be involved in the civic arena.  Keep in mind the leader of WallBuilders David Barton also has said that people are on welfare because they are not reading the Bible.

And David Barton has also said that America needs to regulate homosexuality.

My only reason why I am thinking Alabama Public Television is even considering to air this series is because they are desperate.  They think that most people in Alabama have a belief that APT and PBS are too liberal or leaning to the left.  And if they air this series they might get more people to consider donating to APT.  While at the same time risking their public broadcasting license.

I am hoping this is something Alabama Public Television will never air.  All this is going to do is make people even more angry.  America is way too divided right now and airing this series will only add fuel to the fire.

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Ben Little; a city councilmen from the City of Anniston is back in the spotlight again.  He held a news conference at his church Refuge Full Gospel Methodist.  He said that the property code violation charges have been dropped after the properties that are owned by the church was cleaned up.  But Ben Little still has threatened to sue people in the city for up to $2 million.  Remember this gem from last year.

The people in Anniston needs to realize how bad an influence Ben Little is to the city.  I hope the people living in his ward have the guts to vote him out in August.  It’s time to put the fighting aside and start working together to bring back Anniston!  Anniston needs new leadership now!

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Mini Reviews of Movies I’ve Seen Lately [1]

Mini Reviews of Movies I’ve Seen Lately [1]

I came into this thinking I would love it, but I was pretty disappointed.

First, by the fact that the story was underdeveloped. I felt like they spent the first hour and half setting up the story, by finishing it in two scenes and in an unsatisfactory way. Props for Benicio del Toro, but overall the story didn’t stick.
Second, because I ended up hating, or better said, disliking Emily Blunt’s character. She spent most of the movie feeling confused, insecure and weak. I get that the actions she had to go through didn’t follow her values and moral compass, but I still would have liked to see more from her.

Actually, this got me thinking right now: maybe we are used to seeing women, especially leading women in movies, portraying strong roles, so when we do come across a weak one, we put her down, to say so. Hmm..something to think about in the future.

Overall, I didn’t like Sicario, and I won’t be seeing the second part.

The Big Short

I stumbled upon this one randomly one night, going through Netlix’s recommended movies. I’m glad I did, because it was pretty educational and the cast was great. I mean, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carrell, Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Marissa Tomei, and two underrated actors I really like, Finn Wittrock and John Magaro. Acting-wise, it’s great.

Story-wise, although very interesting, it was too detailed. It really got into the nitty gritty of how and why the crisis happened and at times it used too many specific finance terms to fully understand the situation. They tried to fix it by making Margot Robbie, Anthony Bourdain and Selena Gomez explain certain concepts, but it didn’t save it that much. Also, the editing was crazy. And the whole narration of the side felt a bit weird at times.

I have mixed feeling about this one.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford

I loved this movie. First thing I have to mention is the great casting, which provided amazing performances, especially by Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck and Sam Rockwell. Each one of them deserved an Oscar.

The cinematography (Roger Deakins) and direction (Andrew Dominik) were amazing, it’s one of the most visually beautiful movies I have ever seen. The only thing that kind of bothered me was the pacing of the story, it was rather slow. But I guess it was a conscious decision, because the whole thing felt impending, like something bad was about to happen, we were just waiting for the bullet to hit.

Definitely recommend this movie, if you haven’t seen it already.

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  1. The Big Short was interesting I felt at times like I was learning something and other times it was all going over my head so much it took me out of the movie 🙂 To bad about Sicario I’ve long since been interested in seeing that mainly for her character!

    1. Yes, I was keen on seeing Sicario for Blunt, too, but I ended up being disappointed. Maybe it was just me, you should give it a try!

  2. I love all of those films but they arent for everyone, I am so glad you liked Jesse James! Not many do because it’s long and it’s a Western

    1. Definitely did. It dragged a bit in the middle for me, but by the end of it, I get what they were trying to do and it worked really well!

  3. I hated The Big Short but I’m so happy to hear you liked Jesse James. It took me ages to watch it but when I finally did it blew me away!

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Genesis Security Group (GSG) is having a team to Workout to Conquer Cancer

April 25th 2015 | Genesis Security Group (GSG) will be participating in a day-long fitness fundraising event that will have us lunging, squatting and downward dogging with hundreds of others who have committed to making a serious impact in the effort to conquer cancer. Research is the foundation of advancements in cancer prevention, early detection and improved treatment […]

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Project Thor and the history of bombing

In a previous post I wrote about the US Bombing Encyclopedia of the World, designed as a global database of potential targets, but for more on a different but related project that I also previewed, a database of US bombs dropped from the closing stages of the First World War to the present, see this video from the US Air Force on its Project Thor [Theater History of Operations Reports]:

For the background to the project, look here.  And for a preview of its possibilities – the intention is apparently for the database to be open access in the near-ish future – here are two extracts from the World War I (1918) database:

Although my own work focuses on the combined bomber offensive in World War II, the air wars over Indochina and the ‘drone wars’ over Afghanista, Pakistan and beyond, it’s not limited to these air wars, and I’ve been examining other periods and other theatres.  I’ll say more about my interest in World War I (and hence the reason for the extracts above) in a later post, but it was prompted by Orville Wright‘s arguments about the future of air war.  ‘I have never considered bomb-dropping as the most important function of the airplane,’ he told the New York Times in July 1917, ‘and I have no reason to change this opinion now that we have entered the war.’  For him – though he did not altogether discount the importance of striking particular targets, like the Krupp works at Essen – the key role of the aeroplane was reconnaissance (‘scouting’) for ground forces, including artillery:  ‘About all that has been accomplished by either side from bomb dropping has been to kill a few non-combatants, and that will have no bearing on the result of the war.’  (The use of the term ‘bomb-dropping’ rather than bombing was accurate – unlike the practice it described – and while there were air raids on towns and cities, carried out from aircraft and from Zeppelins, most air strikes during the War were tactical).

As we’ll see, aircraft were much more valuable for reconnaissance missions – here I’ve been learning much from Terrence Finnegan‘s Shooting the Front: Allied aerial reconnaissance and photographic interpretation (The History Press, 2011; first edition 2007) (reviewed for the CIA [really] here) –but Wright seemed in two minds about it insofar (in his view) it had prolonged the war:

“Did you ever stop to think that there is a very definite reason why the present war in Europe has dragged along nearly three years with neither side gaining much advantage over the other?  The reason, as I figure it out, is the airplanes.  In consequence of the scouting work done by the flying machines, each side knows exactly what the opposing forces are doing.

“There is little chance for one army to take another by surprise.  Napoleon won his wars by massing his troops at unexpected places.  The airplane has made that impossible.  It has equalized information.  Each side has such complete knowledge of the other’s movements that both sides are obliged to crawl into trenches and fight by means of slow, tedious routine rather than by quick, spectacular dashes.”

Ironically, it was precisely the subsequent rise of strategic bombing (what Mark Clodfelter calls ‘beneficial bombing’) that was hailed by its advocates as a way of bringing war to a speedy end and avoiding the carnage of the trenches.  Here is Clodfelter’s quick summary of a complex and convoluted argument (from Beneficial Bombing: the Progressive foundations of American air power, 1917-1945, University of Nebraska Press, 2010; see also his essay in Joint Forces Quarterly 49 (2008) 24-31 here):

‘The devastation and ugly realism of World War I ended the progressive era for most Americans…  Yet for Army Air Service officers like Edgar Gorrell and William “Billy” Mitchell, the carnage and waste that they witnessed on the Western Front sparked the beginning of a progressive effort that was unique – an attempt to reform war by relying on its own destructive technology as the instrument of change.  They were convinced that the airplane – used as a bombing platform – offered the means to make wars much less lethal than conflicts waged by armies or navies….

‘Aircraft would destroy the vital centers [of the enemy] by precision bombing – sophisticated technology would guarantee that bombs hit only the intended targets, and few lives would be lost in the process.  The finite destruction would end wars quickly … and thus bombing would actually serve as a beneficial instrument of war.’

My own project is, in part, designed to give the lie to these arguments and their successors.  And perhaps it will even be possible to enlist Project Thor to silence these dread thunderbolts (and Hellfire missiles).

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Achieving supply chain excellency by providing high precision ETAs

synfioo-logo-whiteSynfioo, the ETA expert, taps into an extensive list of external and internal data sources to assess if certain events can cause delays for each individual transport. Synfioo can also connect to all carriers and subcarriers and receive departure, GPS and drive time information automatically. Synfioo then predicts the ETA (Estimated time of arrival) for all transports, alerts all relevant parties if there are disruptions to the plan and provides routing alternatives that can be acted upon immediately. Since Synfioo is a pure backend service, the information provided is integrated into existing IT-systems, e.g., the transport manager sees the information in the environment he is familiar with. In essence, Synfioo facilitates transportation planning by providing relevant information to better manage the delivery time window. That allows transportation planners to concentrate on their core tasks and to increase their productivity.

PortraitMP_creditHeuser_small-e1511874715233-269x200Marian Pufahl is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Potsdam-based Synfioo. He has an IT and Business background, worked for small and large consultancy companies, and is mainly responsible for Sales and Marketing at Synfioo.

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Creamy Cucumber and Sweet Onion Salad with Fresh Dill Horseradish Dressing

Creamy Cucumber Salad
This refreshing salad combines great flavors and colors. The fresh herbs taste of summer and the horseradish adds a nice spicy note.
Course Salad

  • 2 fresh seedless cucumbers peeled and sliced thin
  • 1 fresh sweet onion thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup low fat sour cream
  • 2 tbsp German white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp German Cream Horseradish
  • 1-2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh dill
  • 1 tbsp snipped fresh chives
  • sea Salt to taste
  • whole fresh radicchio leaves optional

  • Combine all of the ingredients except radicchio in a medium mixing bowl. Cover and chill until serving time.
  • Serve salad inside a radicchio lettuce cup for a dramatic presentation.
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Sun-Dried Tomato, Endive and Walnut Snacks

A snack sandwich of rich sun-dried tomato, mushroom and sage flavored cream cheese with endive on slices of Mestemacher Mixed Cereal bread.
Course Appetizers, Snack
Servings 2

  • Mestemacher Mixed Cereal Bread
  • 3-1/2 oz cream cheese with mushroom flavor 100g
  • 2 oz sun dried tomatoes 50g
  • 3 sage leaves
  • 1 oz walnuts 30g
  • 1 head endive
  • pepper
  • 3 tablespoons butter

  • Cut sun dried tomatoes and sage into small pieces and stir into the cream cheese.
  • Remove endive leaves from stem.
  • Toast the Mestemacher Mixed Cereals Bread and lightly butter each slice. Place endive leaves on top of each piece of bread. Spread each with the cream cheese mixture.
  • Chop walnuts coarsely. Sprinkle walnuts and pepper to taste.
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This is a list of colleges and their policies towards undocumented students. We end this list with all major California colleges. These colleges were selected because they promise to offer mostly grant aid (free money!) and limited loans. However, some do not provide this assistance. See the details for each college below. We are still waiting to hear from the college if no information is provided. Schools with ©s by their name offer some full rides to undocumented students.

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LUCI immers – Please your Eyes

Luci Immers is a wearable device that lets you watch visual content in a never before view. The gadget fits straight to your eye to project the visual content making it one of the more immersive environment for you. If you had tried the Virtual Reality headsets, Luci immers should impress you. The small and portable design makes it easy to carry but I wish it was wireless because I would not want to carry around a piece of wire attached to my body. Here are few features of the product,
  1. Stunning Visual Experience
  2. 1023” Giant Virtual Screen
  3. 3840*1080 Resolution with 3147 PPI
  4. 100K: 1 Contrast Ratio
  5. Connect to Your Smartphone. Laptop. Game Console

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Patterned Glass: Architectural Glass With Textures!

In modern architecture, glass is an essential material as it provides flexibility and aesthetics to the structure. Glass is a versatile material which is used in building industry since ancient times. Glass is more sustainable material as compared to concrete, as it does not emits carbon dioxide in the air. Nowadays, glass is widely used in facades of steel framed structures.

Glass is also used to enhance the aesthetics of a structure. Patterned glass is one type of decorative glass, which has patterns and textures printed on it. It is widely used as an architectural glass. Here we have given brief information on patterned glass, its features, and applications which homeowners should know before buying glass for their house.

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Patterned glass also called as textured glass, figured glass, and obscure glass is a decorative glass with patterns imprinted on one face of the glass. The light when passing through patterned glass diffuses due to the presence of patterns. As a result of this, we cannot see through a patterned or textured glass. It offers a translucent surface and hence provides privacy.

The pattern or texture is imprinted on a glass by passing molten glass on the rollers which have a negative impression of the pattern. After passing through rollers, the glass is cooled in annealing lehr, and then the patterned glass is cut according to the requirements. Textured glass is available in a variety of designs and patterns. Tinted patterned glasses are also available which impart colourful aesthetics when used.

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Size and Thickness:

Patterned glass is generally available in thickness of 4 mm and 6 mm. The standard size of the glass sheet is 2160 mm X 1650 mm.

Features of Patterned Glass:

  • Variety of designs and patterns are available in patterned glass. It can also be combined with frosted glass to create innovative designs.
  • Patterned glass provides privacy without compromising natural light. When compared with float glass, it allows slightly less light transmission.
  • It gives a feeling of more space in smaller areas, by diffusing and spreading light.
  • Textured glass creates a relaxed environment by diffusing sunlight. It suits with almost all styles of interior designs.
  • Different patterns provide a different level of obscuration (transparency). If more privacy is required, we can select pattern which gives opaque surface.
  • It can be combined with wired glass and used where privacy, as well as fire resistant property, is required.
  • Patterned glass can be laminated or tempered for application as safety glass.
  • It can also be used in insulated glass units to provide privacy in commercial structures.
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  • It is typically used where privacy is required simultaneously with natural light.
  • It is used in interior applications such as doors (mostly entrance doors), windows, wall cladding, table tops, counters, shelves, backsplashes, furniture, etc.
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  • Patterned glass is extensively used in glass partitions in homes as well as in corporate offices to maintain the confidentiality.
  • When combined with frosted glass, patterned glass is used in shower cubicles in bathrooms and also in balustrades.
  • It is also used in glass furniture and patio furniture.
  • Patterned glass is also used to make decorative glassware.
  • Textured glass is used in commercial glazing, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, entertainment centres, etc.

Patterned glass offers ambience to any interior design style and is the most widely used decorative glass.  It is little expensive than float glass but provides better aesthetics. It has wide application in interior partitions.

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History of Glass & Its Invention for Window
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Sheet & Plate Glass: All You Need to Know

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The costs of leasing a commercial property: does your budget take everything into account?

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The costs of leasing a commercial property: does your budget take everything into account?

There’s a lot more involved when budgeting for a leasehold commercial property than the monthly rent.

Here’s what you need to build in to your calculations.

When you take occupation of a commercial property, it is common for the landlord to require a deposit. Typically, this will be the equivalent of 3-6 months’ rent.  You are usually entitled to get the deposit back when you vacate, providing that you have complied with the terms of the lease.

Legal fees

A commercial property lease is a legally binding document, so it’s important to seek independent legal advice on the content of the lease before you sign. Make sure the solicitor you choose is experienced in handling leasehold negotiations – or bring in a chartered surveyor with specific commercial property expertise for additional support.

As well as paying your own legal fees, you may also be expected to cover the landlord’s costs in preparing the lease and any other associated documentation.

Premium payments

It’s not unusual for landlords to ask for a premium payment (key money) up front in addition to the rent. Scenarios where this is likely include where the rent agreed is below market value rent, where the property is particularly sought after, and where there is goodwill or some other intangible asset associated with the property. You might also be asked to make premium payments to cover fixtures and fittings (on the plus side, you will then own these).

If you have the right to sell the lease on and choose to do so, you might be able to get some or all of the money back by applying the premium to the new leaseholder – but that will depend on market conditions at the time.

Sometimes, a landlord might apply a reverse premium – i.e. offer to pay the incoming tenant a sum of money as an incentive to take the lease. If you are offered a reverse premium, check the tax situation with your accountant as the value of the premium will depend on how HMRC decide to treat it. The situation isn’t straightforward.

Stamp duty

Yes, even though you’re not buying, you may still have to pay stamp duty. HMRC work out what’s due using a formula based around the concept of net present value (NPV). The NPV of a lease is not easy to work out – it’s not just the total rent due over the term of the lease.  To find out the stamp duty applicable (if any), you can use the government’s online stamp duty calculator.

Rent free periods

Rent-free or low rent initial periods can often be negotiated when taking on a lease. This can be a big help at a time when you are paying out the extra costs of starting out in new premises.

Commercial property leases are legally binding documents – check that you can afford all payments before you sign

Making good and keeping good

There’s a good chance that if the property needs repair work or basic updates – such as a new boiler – the lease will specify that you are liable for the costs. On top of this, most modern leases state that not only is the tenant responsible for keeping the property in the state of repair in which they took it on, they must also keep it in the state of repair they brought it to after any agreed initial work. And most leases also stipulate you should redecorate the interior and exterior every 3 or 5 years.

When you leave the property, your landlord will be likely to ask you to cover the costs of bringing it up to scratch if you haven’t maintained it as agreed.  They may serve you with a schedule of dilapidations which itemises the works and the costs of each one. Depending on the terms of your lease, they may also charge you for the cost of preparing the schedule.

To limit your repairing obligations at lease expiry, it’s well worth paying for a surveyor to prepare a schedule of condition at the start. This will clarify the condition of the property and prevent the landlord asking you to pay for repairs for problems that existed before you took occupation.

Initial fitting out and decoration

Going beyond any necessary repair work, you’ll also need to factor in any costs related to making the space suitable for your business. This might include updating staff facilities such as kitchens and toilets as well as decorating and putting in whatever fittings are necessary for the operation of the business.

Business rates

As the occupier, you’ll almost certainly be responsible for paying the business rates on the property. These can vary hugely, depending on the type and location of the property. Find out at an early stage what you can expect to pay. Note that if the property qualifies for any rate reliefs – for example, small business rate relief – then the rules around these reliefs are subject to change. Anything could happen at the next budget!

There’s no getting away from gas, electricity, water, waste collection and broadband costs. Shop around to find the best deals for you.

It’s the norm for the landlord to insure a commercial property, but you can expect to be charged a share of the cost. The lease should specify what this will be, so make sure you check.

Lease renewal

If you want to renew your lease when the time comes, you’ll have a new set of legal costs. The shorter the lease, the sooner the point at which you’ll need to find more cash.

If you’ve found a property in the northwest you’re keen to lease, we can give independent advice on lease terms and prepare a schedule of condition to help you in your negotiations and protect your interests. If you’re still searching, take a look at our list of currently available properties.

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The Beginner’s Bible Review

This Bible was created in 2005 to tell 93 different stories. The illustrations are beautiful and can help the child to see themselves in the characters. The writing is in large print so that the children can read it easier. The pictures take up the majority of the pages. There is also a dictionary atContinue reading “The Beginner’s Bible Review”

Brick Builders Illustrated Bible Review

This book is so cool! It has 36 different Bible stories in it that cover both the Old and New Testament. The illustrator, Antony Evans, does a great job of “brick building” pieces to tell each story. This will make it easier for kids to relate and gain understanding from the stories. Each story endsContinue reading “Brick Builders Illustrated Bible Review”

Into the Deep by Lauren Gaskill

This book is fantastic! Lauren is such a beautiful person and genuinely cares about each person she comes into contact with. This shows through her writing. She wants to make sure the reader knows that they are not alone. Her story will make you feel all the things, but most of all will bring youContinue reading “Into the Deep by Lauren Gaskill”


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Emacs adventures |

As you know, emacs rocks. This blog post give us an “Emacs Sitemap” for the newbies, and I stress…(edited content…) […] EmacsWiki: you probably already know this one, but it’s pretty useful for a variety of reasons. EmacsRocks / @Emacsrocks: it’s a series of screencasts showing off cool, advanced Emacs features. Each screencast is very …

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Utilities like Telnet and remote control programs like Symantec’s PC Anywhere let you execute programs on remote systems, but they can be a pain to set up and require that you install client software on the remote systems that you wish to access. PsExec is a light-weight telnet-replacement that lets you execute processes on other …

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Dynamic languages troubles

I have read and I think it is very danger way of exposing concepts.

In the article pointed out, the quite dead Chandler project is compared to the multi-billion Eclipse project. And then a too easy analysis is done against dynamic languages, where Java is the absolute winner.

I will try to fix some of the things said there, and to add also my two cents here :)


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Now it’s here. The drawing of silage grass has halted for one evening. Tractors parked and as the sun is going down, the countryside is aglow. The Kerry mountains, our constant companions, have a purple glow; our Brandon, Slieve Mish, Stacks and Macgillicuddy reeks stand proud before us, a backdrop to what is the most beautiful evening of the year.

And for what at times can be such a cruel stage, our home here in Hearthill, is radiant tonight. Suspended is the memory of storm, the bitter showers of March, the turbulence of October. Our cows are out at night now and their calves have just tasted the delight of the first prance in green grass. And how the grass is green, and how it smells when it is bursting out of the ground, in answer to the fruitful sunshine and showers of April and May.

A mommy is typing wistfully as her little boys sleep keeping an eye to the clock on contractions that come to nothing while a Daddy paces a garden with the lawnmower waiting for news of anything that might be stirring. No news tonight. We enjoy the same calm that Hearthill bestows on us at the end of the day as at the end of a season. Toys that have been fought over in the day are tossed aside, echos of roars to the table have quietened, cows bellowing for milking are muted for one evening and I wish I could live for longer in the calm that reigns at just this moment.  But our baby will have to arrive soon, another voice, if God is good to us, again.  One that will compete for attention in the chaotic family life of this farm in North Kerry, learning, we hope, to love it as we do.

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  1. Tara O' Kelly

    My sister Ann-Marie forwarded me your blog link. I love it you write so beautifully all the senses are alight as I read this evenings offerings. I can smell the day and I’m homesick and crying. Your an amazing woman to find this peace now with the imminent arrival of your newest earthing. God bless and positive vibes to you now x

    1. annebennettbrosnan Post author

      Aw thanks so much Tara, I know you through Ann-Marie’s telling of you and the lovely wedding and baby George – all glowing! Glad you liked it, you know, home is always there… Thanks again for thinking of me! xxx

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Posts Tagged ‘rowing blogs’

It’s been a while since I’ve recommended any rowing blogs, but there’s a new kid on the block that I simply can’t ignore. Rowing Journal, the brain child of photographer Iain Weir, aka Shutteritch, is a truly democratic rowing blog, set up “to give you a platform to voice your opinions, experiences, observations or simply to pose a question to the rest of the rowing community.” Anyone, it seems, can join and post on it, and my goodness, they have done.

Now this was a pretty risky strategy. It could, let’s face it, have been dreadful. Let the world at large say what they want, unfettered by the rules of the river or even the rules of grammar, and the results could be grim. But here’s the thing. Rowing Journal has turned out to be a really classy read. Funny, controversial, at times infuriating – everything, in short, that a blog should be. I don’t know how it’s moderated – perhaps it’s self-selecting, the rowing community being made up of mostly excellent people. Either way, it works.

Posts range from totally recognisable rowing stereotypes to thinly disguised rants, with even the occasional motivational love-in. My personal favourite to date: “I just need to move my footplate, hang on” – a lament that had me laughing, as they say, out loud.

All of which is pretty annoying for a fellow rowing blogger. I would have loved to tell you that as rowing blogs go, it wasn’t nearly as good as Girl on the River, but sadly I can’t. It really is worth a read. Just promise me one thing. Now that I’ve introduced you to the younger model, you won’t go and leave me for her, will you?

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As it’s Valentine’s Day, I’m going to be inviting you to share the love a little today. No, not a mass, online love-in. No garage-forecourt-flowers, chocolates or teddies, either. Just a heart-felt plea to be a little kinder to your fellow athletes.

I can’t help noticing that there’s the rivalry that naturally exists between different sports often tips over from friendly respect to downright scorn. This is especially so on the internet, where the gloves are, it seems, permanently off.

The rowers love nothing better than a good belly laugh when they see non-rowers flinging themselves about on the erg, and don’t really believe that anyone else is quite as hard as they are.

The bodybuilders talk disparagingly of cardio bunnies, as though long hours pounding the pavements or slogging it out on the running machine is worth nothing compared with their tin-shifting power, and love to tell tales of the high-rep, low-weight cissies they saw at the gym that day.

The runners look on anyone with muscle above the calves as hulking neanderthals next to their gazelle-like litheness.

And the triathletes and Iron Man guys… actually, I’m not sure that they have any energy left to think, but I’m pretty sure they feel a cut above the rest.

So just for today, let’s call a truce. Let’s show a little respect for athletes in other disciplines. And if you find yourself next to me on the erg and see me smirking, just take a glance at my monitor. It’s bound to give you a laugh.

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A month ago I told you that I was going to trial the Step Success Actiped+ pedometer. As I said then:

Much more than just a pedometer, it forms part of an online fitness tracking programme. It comes with a memory stick to connect with your computer; you update your score by shaking the Actiped near the memory stick; it then magically syncs your data (OK, OK, so I’m not a scientist). Having analysed a full fitness and health questionnaire, including weight (shameful after Christmas), height, diet, alcohol consumption (ditto) and fitness regime, and with sophisticated inner workings that notice for how long your foot strikes the ground (which informs it about your speed), it aims to give an accurate reading of how far you’ve travelled and how many calories you’ve burned.

Particularly pleasing for a competitive type like me, it has pitted me against a group of equally sporty types (including award-winning body builder, Nicola Joyce), with a leaderboard showing how we’re doing.

So, how was it? I have to say I found it much more motivating than I expected, especially when Joel, the Step Success founder and boss, kicked off the year with a rowers vs. runners challenge (and anyone who knows me I can’t resist a challenge). Normally I don’t need any extra impetus to get myself out to boot camp or rowing, but for running and walking sometimes need an extra boot up the booty. That’s exactly what the Actiped gave me. Comfortably in the lead most of the time, mostly because Joel was off sport for a couple of weeks thanks to an injury, as soon as I saw his step count creeping up towards mine, it was all the incentive I needed to haul myself out into the ice and drizzle.

Pleasingly, it also allows for manual entries for other activities like rowing, cycling (and even ironing, though I rarely find myself doing that!), so if your activities are more wide-ranging you can still log them. And, if you’re proud enough of your achievements to want to make them public, it syncs with Facebook so you can share your step success with the world.

It fitted well on both trainers and various shoes and boots; if you’ve got laces or a strap of some kind, you’re good to go. I haven’t used it so much this week as I’ve been living in Ugg boots (freezing in Wales!) and there’s nothing to attach it to. Occasionally I’d forget altogether to put it on; it can take a while to get into the habit.

Here’s a glimpse of what I would see when I logged on (click on the screen shot to get the full screen):

Step Success is mostly aimed at getting the unsporty and unfit into the habit of exercising, but I think it could really work for someone who is already fit but who is prone to finding excuses not to get moving (especially in the winter). Being pitted against others is great for motivation, and it’s heartening to see the calories burned and distance covered (cooking is a gratifyingly active activity, I discovered). It also won against my husband’s cherished Garmin when out on a family walk; his nerdometer (as we affectionately refer to it) failed to get a signal in the woods for much of the time, whereas my Actiped+ kept recording throughout.

It’s not yet perfect; it can’t tell whether you’re slogging up a hill or jogging comfortably along the flat, and I’d like to see more options for the manual entries, but Joel tells me that there are plans afoot for subsequent models to detect hills and/or heart rate. This would make it a more serious rival to some of the watches available. Definitely worth a try.

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Even though I’ve been shockingly busy the last few weeks, it hasn’t stopped me trawling the net for the best rowing and sports blogs, and this week I’ve come up trumps.

My hot favourite this week comes from the gorgeous Esther Lofgren, who is a member of the US women’s rowing squad. If that fact in itself isn’t enough to get you clicking on her blog, who could resist the title? Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger. Come to think of it, I’d quite like this emblazoned on a T-shirt. Esther’s elite status and superb choice of title aren’t the only reasons to give her blog a whirl: it’s actually a great read. This month I’m loving her erg music playlist (it even got the thumbs up from the uber-choosy SonontheRiver) and alongside the insights into life as a world class athlete, there’s useful advice for even the most inexperienced rower (her post on rib injury saved me this week from turning a rib strain into a stress fracture, so thanks, Esther).

If you need a bit of inspiration, my next rowing blog is Pacific 2012 from the utterly hardcore Charlie Martell. Next time I’m feeling feeble about the prospect of a mere half hour erg, I shall remind myself that in May next year, Charlie will row solo and unsupported for 6,000 miles across the North Pacific from Japan to the USA to raise funds for two charities, and to set a new Guinness World Record for the first and fastest solo Briton. Phew. The blog features some interesting thoughts on how to go the distance (more advanced than just “man up”) and nutritional advice which, pleasingly, takes budget as well as performance into account. If you’re reading this at work, I should just say that the bit about the charities might make you well up a bit. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Finally, moving away from rowing to a more general sports blog, there’s the satisfyingly rigorous Sweat Science, described as “fitness myths, training truths, and other surprising discoveries from the science of exercise”. As a health and fitness writer, nothing irritates me more than urban myths and misinformation when it comes to sports and health and let’s face it, there’s an awful lot of rubbish spouted on this subject. Consequently this site is my idea of solid gold. It brings you the results of proper, empiricall- tested research, all presented in language that an Ordinary Person (even a rower!) can understand. Bookmark it and don’t let the snake oil salesmen take you in.

So there you have it. PB-inducing playlists, injury advice, inspiration, tear-jerking charities and gold standard science, all wrapped up in three rowing and sports blogs. You are, of course, most welcome. Happy weekend and happy reading.

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I’ve been in a fair few races where our prospects of winning have been thwarted by someone catching a crab. Now I know it’s only human to feel a bit, ahem, annoyed with the person who messes up, but this strikes me as a reaction too far:

Now go back and watch it again, and this time take a close look at the man at no. six. When seven flies back into his lap, he takes both hands, hurls seven bodily out of the boat and carries on seamlessly with the next stroke, without even missing a beat (and leaving him to take his chances across a lane of racing eights).

I’m desperate to know what happened next. Are they all still talking to each other? Did the seven man survive? What was the cox saying? Really hoping someone who knows them might pop up and tell me.

The moral of the story, of course, is to be really, really nice to the person who sits behind you. If you catch a crab (and remember, even elite rowers occasionally do), you want the man behind you to catch you.

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Although rowing legend Matthew Pinsent  declared this week that #FF stands for Friendly Follow rather than Follow Friday (and who am I to argue with the likes of him?), I shall continue with my three-week-old tradition of running a Friday blogspot.

A last-minute recommendation has had me clicking on Carlos Dinares. Its raison d’etre is the promotion of the dynamic erg, but if you don’t mind this there are some brilliant articles about rowing, with a useful  focus on how to make the boat go faster, so it’s definitely worth a rummage.

Next up, and closer to home, is the surprisingly poetic Rusty Rigger, a blog brought to us by Bristol Ariel Rowing Club (just far enough away from Monmouth to prevent them from being arch-rivals). There are lyrical descriptions of the river, enough pleasingly Grumpy Old Man observations to make me chuckle and more honesty than most rowing blogs tend to manage (not every outing is a good one, after all). Go read.

In a brief departure, this week I’m also recommending a tweeter rather than a blogger – please, please take a look at @YoureARowerWhen. It is, as the name suggests, “dedicated to all the crazy things about rowers that non-rowers just don’t understand” and gave SonOnTheRiver and me a good half hour of laughs reading its tweets and laughing in recognition.

And finally, in a shameless bit of self-promotion, I’m going to point you in the direction of Rowperfect which has an eclectic blog featuring – oh! – none other than GirlonTheRiver in a guest post this week – but also news, views, some regular funny stuff and other rowing-related bits and pieces. Always worth checking out as you never know what you’re going to find.

Have a great weekend. And if you happen to find yourself at Monmouth Head, come and say hello – I’ll be the frazzled one frying bacon and looking longingly at the river.

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My husband’s dress shoes.

Honestly, this is the truth! You may call them thongs if you are an Australian (but us Kiwi’s know thongs to be a very scanty panty – nothing more than a thong.) If you are English, you may be calling them flip flops…ok, they do make a floppy-floppy noise if you perfect the flipping movement as you walk. But we Kiwi’s call them Jandals. Why?

The adventure of the indie author

Yes, it’s been an amazing adventure. At least six months of determination, driven by ideas forming one after the other in my mind. Determination needed to put the ideas into written words and sentences. Learn the art of writing. Editing, then editing again. And again. Finally, being courageous enough to let someone read it and evaluate it. Then – how to publish? This is the big one. Self publish or assisted publishing? I chose the latter, as after all I’m an indie author, having no former publishing experience.

Ideas come in the night, wake me from sleeping. Form while listenning to and observing others. Until finally I introduce the real people.

People, previously names within my family tree back in the 1800s, came alive. The novel was being born. Rushing out, with stories to tell.

Personalities blossomed as the central two people, (Daniel and Charlotte) made decisions as young adults. Decisions that were to change the courses of their lives, seperately.

Challenges, both emotionally, politically and religiously were affecting their lives. Consequences needed to be addressed after problems began to climax. Welsh religious indoctrination and English expectations and conformist attitudes – all causing our two characters to stumble.

How would I respond when put into the situations the key characters were?

Would I accept or reject the statis quo?

No, not me!

As by thinking through issues, my own common sense has over the years never let me down. I now became my characters, and brought them through – changing the generations who were to follow, through to this very day.

Daniel and Charlotte- had an inner knowing. Consciences to deal with. Powered by the need to live, love and be who they both believed they were. Having the ability to reason.

All these attributes – day by day, brought the challenges into perspective for the characters within my novel, and their lives adventure changed gear!

As did me – the author. Full speed ahead. Write until done…that was the goal.

And it’s now done! In being published – by Xlibris.com.au. Entitled “The Fortune Seekers.”Historical fiction. By Glennis Browne. Due out late April or May 2016. Kindle and all E Books, Paper backs and hard copies. The adventure is into second gear…

An Accomplished Writer Takes a ‘MasterClass’ From a Gargantuan Selling Writer

The Master Class ads started popping up in my Facebook feed a couple of weeks ago.

18 Authors Share A Day in the Life

Hi lovelies. I’ve been getting a lot of recurring questions about schedule, pacing, productivity, etc, and I thought it might be time to do another DITL post, because I am always interested when other authors do them (and it’s further proof that there’s no right way to this whole author thing. So, now that I’m […]

My first blog begins…..NOW!

Hi bloggers.

My first ever blog has begun to be written as these letters are flowing. What do you want to know? What does one blog about when one blogs? Time will tell.

I’m an Indi writer, having researched for a decade on ancestry.com, my family tree. A year ago I discovered a story in my family, skeletons in the cupboard? Well, not really bad skeletons. Just interesting enough to ponder – facts about my family unknown by the past two generations. Facts which answer questions which have bugged me for years…

Having digested what I discovered, a story began forming in my mind’s eye…and now many chapters later, is in the form of a fictitious historical novel, which is currently being edited. Planning to be published in due time. More to follow. ( I think thats how blogging continues.) Glennis
After 250 days no one has read my first blogg. Such is social media I suppose  .

But now I have a website – https://glenniswritingabc.wordpress.com

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Swaziland: A Giant Step Backward for Elephants and for Our Society

How we treat those around us is a substantial part of defining our moral fiber as individuals and as a society.  Today, we are living in a world of increased awareness of the depth of animal complexity: intellectually, socially, emotionally and their role in the balance of the natural world.We now know, without any doubt or hesitation that animals are so much more than we gave them credit for just two decades ago. Less and less we are seeing them as things, objects and commodities. But this week punctuated that zoos are not in this same boat as the rest of our evolving society; they continue to be willing to sacrifice family bonds and social structure as they compromise the health and well-being of individuals.  With all that we know, based on years of science, three zoos have all but destroyed the lives of the 18 elephants that were captured in order to replenish their diminishing ‘stock.’ This includes the one elephant who has already lost her life due to poor management and the lives of the families they left behind.

Sao Paulo Zoo

SP Zoo

Zoos have done an incredible job at self-promoting themselves as top animal experts, scientist and conservationist, but the data and the truth show otherwise.  When you look at the decades of information collected and knowledge gained by field biologist, it’s quite clear that everything we do to elephants in captivity is detrimental to their health. It is what has caused the need to bring in wild elephants to replenish a dying population. Zoos are consciously masking the truth and scientific data, as they implore deceptive, diversionary tactics, and a fair number of straight out lies. They throw out huge numbers; “our $15 million state of the art exhibit,” it’s an impressive number but does little to bring peace or happiness and certainly not good health to the elephants who have been enslaved. They claim that this direct action is all about conservation, but once again the data does not support this. And if they spent even half of the expansion funds on true conservation projects, their net positive impact would be substantial compared their current menial financial investment to conservation.

This deal, this entire operation was designed for one purpose- to restock zoos with elephants so they can continue to make money as an attraction to the public. Zoos will claim that these elephants are pivotal to educating our children, “These elephants will build an appreciation for elephants that encourage their protection for decades to come.”  But zoos have been in existence for centuries and elephants are still being slaughtered and enslaved into captivity at an alarming rate.  As I recently read in an article that so poignantly puts this in perspective, kids love and know everything there is to know about dinosaurs and they have never seen one and never will.

Chile zoo

Chile Zoo

If you ask the kids or even adults about elephants they know little about who they really are.  At the last zoo I worked at, the primary two questions we were asked were “Can we ride her and does she do tricks?”  When this same elephant, at the zoo was allowed out of the exhibit to graze on the grass in a picnic area the number one comment was, “I didn’t know elephants ate grass.”  This is the education the public is receiving.

I have spent the majority of my life, more than 23 years, helping captive elephants recover from the traumas of captivity. Even those from “good” zoos are a fraction of their true selves when they arrive to sanctuaries.  With every individual that I’ve had the great honor and blessing to work with, we’ve observed the truth depth of the negative impact of captivity and it’s far more extensive than most people comprehend, even those of us that have seen the worst of the treatment they endure.  And through sanctuary we have also seen the profound recovery and rediscovery of what it means to be an elephant and who they are as a pivotal individual.  When I hear the level of deception from zoos that has allowed these Swaziland elephants, precious and sacred individuals to be sacrificed, all I can do is feel remorse for the willful ignorance of our society.

Wild African elephants

Photo: Galyna Andrushko

We have to make a change. We need a global shift in consciousness. We need to open our eyes to the truth and be aware enough to see through the deception.  It is clearly not enough for the scientists of our world to stand up against the self-serving decisions of the zoos; each of us must stand up and say enough.  These lives matter and to each of these 17 that arrived into the US less than 36 hours ago, and the thousands of elephants that live in captivity, please know that we will continue, every day, to help shift away from the ignorance and greed that has fragmented your lives.  When our world awakens to the truth we will be there to welcome you to sanctuary. We can’t reverse the decisions of the past but we can provide you with the space, respect and honor that will allow you to feel once again, what it is to be an elephant.

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To fix damage from old canals in Louisiana, Army Corps plans to build a new one

MERAUX, La. — On a wedge of land where criss-crossing canals have killed off native plants and sped erosion, the Army Corps of Engineers has a controversial proposal for undoing environmental damage: They want to dig another canal.

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Written by Glory S. Davis

My guiding stars are points of lights

Set on my path to lead me right.

They are parts of the Master’s plan

To steer me through this earthly land.

Sometimes my stars are not really friends.

Their only goal is to scheme my end.

But they are always surprise to see

That God’s plan is to favor of me.

And though they scheme all day long

God’s Will is oh so strong.

All their plots to hurt or harm me

Advance God’s plans to set me free.

Sometimes my stars are total strangers

Set in my way as personal road angels

To guide me away from the danger ahead

Saving me from pending doom and dread.

Yes, my Lord paved a path, you see

And set shinning stars to favor me.

As I journey this life day by day,

God guides me in His wondrous way.

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Out For The Count

Count Arthur Strong.

A strange topic for my blog-space, granted, but I have just finished watching the 6th and final episode in the shows first rather experimental run. The show is written by Steve Delaney (Strong) and Graham Linehan (Father Ted, Black Books, The IT Crowd) and Linehan also directed the show.

Socially it seems to have had little or no impact to speak of, indeed anyone mentioning it at all, seem to be discussing it in a negative light, which, is fine, normally. After episode 6 I have to declare, that I believe these people have judged early, and lost out. BIG TIME.

After show 1 I instantly put up a Facebook status, complimenting the show on its refreshing comedic nature and its prowess of comedy structure. I couldn’t believe my post was in the most part *poo-pooed*. I was *not* expecting that. I LOVED it!

So what happened?

Even in my immediate Facebook status I used Mrs Brown’s Boys as the counter example to Count Arthur Strong, claiming the show was indeed everything that Mrs Brown’s Boys wasn’t. I view MBB as cheap, shallow in comedy, and full of simple smut that in essence uses the same few jokes over and over again. Put simply, I see Mrs Brown’s Boys as akin to a Bernard Manning set but delivered in a dress. I abhor comedy that uses swearing as punctuation, and utilizes NO subtlety or tension in the delivery of said swearing. Swearing is amazing, when used correctly. Just ask Brian Blessed or Stephen Fry. As it happens, Count Arthur Strong contains NO swearing what-so-ever, and *still* manages to easily outclass Mrs Brown’s Feckin’ Boys.

Yet MBB had a MUCH bigger hit rate and caused a much bigger stir on the social networks. Middle-aged men with dusty Viz magazines stashed in their garages tuned in agog, barely able to contain their shits and giggles at yet another insinuation of a swear word, followed by an actual swear word. The incidental silliness of the scenarios Mrs Brown got into were exactly that. Incidental. They added to the ingredients of the show much like the splodge of ketchup dolloped on the fish and chip suppers sat going cold and white on the coffee tables at home.

It didn’t impress me one bit. It wasn’t clever, classy, layered, dynamic, creative, or emotionally stimulating. Count Arthur Strong is ALL of these things. I believe I spotted it in episode 1. By episode 6 I feel utterly proved right beyond doubt that this body of work is a masterpiece. This is as heart-warming as Derek, although not as controversial, and yet is as tongue-in-cheek as Terry and June. Its bitter-sweet nature leaps forth throughout each episode with an increasing gravity that hits you in the heart right in the end of the series. It brought me to tears, happy and sad, but mostly happy.

The character work is off the scale. Simple characters developed over time, like a slow-cooked broth, each flavour developing in layers. As the show develops, the energy Delaney puts in to his features is infectious and nothing short of mesmerizing. The early toilet gags in the early episodes were purely a small distraction to the main course of delightful *tension comedy* and brilliant *awkward* writing. Maybe these toilet gags fell foul to some audience members, mistakenly placing it in the MBB smut-house. Seeing through that and giving the show time is one of the best decisions I could have made.

Have you any idea how hard it is to successfully act or further still to act awkwardly? No. I haven’t either. It’s too hard for me to do. To do an acting role like this, where the character is awkward, and yet maintains utter believability is ridiculously hard to do and takes a veteran to pull off well. Steve Delaney is quite simply stunning in this role. If his name was Peter Kay, he’d be a millionaire right now. Or maybe, if he’d won the same TV slot as MBB, the exposure might have pushed the show even further into the hearts of the nation.

Imagine if that had happened with Father Ted? If that show had not landed on its feet with a great TV slot, we all could have missed out on some of the finest comedy writing this country has seen. Graham Linehan has been extremely shrewd and indeed lucky, to have been able to work with Steve Delaney to really bring the best out of both as writers.

Jokes made in earlier episodes were finished later on. Derek did this too, very successfully and it takes a brave and experienced writer to do that. Shows like the Fast Show, as wonderful as they were, found a formula and re-used that formula to present essentially the same show each week, with either a simple twist to a joke, or a development of a catchphrase. No such things here. This is awkward tension humour that explodes in a crescendo of fabulous interweaving ideas, much like a classic piece of prog-rock music, only with a Rowan Atkinson-esque character genius on the drums.

I’m sad the show did not get more recognition and that it did not get understood by the people who were fortunate enough to give it a chance. I really do believe that many have judged prematurely, and that what we are dealing with here, is a TV fine dining experience, only the audience aren’t sure if it’s a number 3 with beans and toast, or a number 4 at the Ritz.

I implore you to try and watch Count Arthur Strong again. Not many shows physically make me want to sit at my keyboard and write, but this show is incredible. It might even take you up to episode 3 or 4 to suss out what meal you are eating, but once the amazing writers reveal it to you, and they will, you’ll be begging for more before you know it. Watching right up to the end of episode 6 is essential to get the full package. I mean, would you leave your meal in a Michelin restaurant before the dessert has arrived? You do not want to miss this dessert. In my humble opinion. ;)

So there you have it. A strange topic indeed, but some serious hard work and amazing talent has gone on, and too few people have watched it in my opinion. If you are neutral and haven’t watched it at all yet, then I envy you. You have a beautifully crafted and incredibly funny masterpiece to look forward to. ;)

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