#Cromwell 125

[motocrunch]

Retronauts will be tempted by the classically styled Cromwell 125 – Image: Brixton Motorcycles

The Cromwell’s single-cylinder, four-stroke engine (which is still air-cooled) offers a relatively torquey output for a 125 with 9.7 Nm @ 6,500 rpm.

Riders leaning towards the total retronaut look will likely consider the Cromwell 125 in Moss Green. This colourway with its brown leather seat and chrome components looks to have been transported from the past.  

[hriobzagelthewanderer]

Things Hriob is No Longer Allowed to Do, Revised Edition - Part Quarte

#121 I am a Master of Conceptual and Elemental Magics, especially the Natural elements such as Wind, Lightning, Earth, Wood, and Water. However, no matter how ‘natural’ their existence may be, I cannot cast ‘Bear’ and it is not an element, and no amount of arguing, evidence, or demonstrations will change this.

#122 When courting certain individuals I will remember the following; “Using Protection” means the proper use of contraceptives or barriers during coitus, NOT using wards or other magical means of surviving close proximity to individuals whose mere existence provides a serious hazard to my health.

#123 Just because it is one of the few things that CAN still affect me given my supernatural constitution, and just because she is my friend, does not mean I am allowed to occasionally use Shylow-Venom as anti-anxiety medication a recreational drug for ANY reason on my own person or anyone else’s.

#124 When engaging in Small Talk with Lord Alexander, I am to respect the presence and personal safety of his Steward, Sir Cromwell, by politely avoiding use of the following terms and turns-of-phrase: ‘Splitting Hares’, ‘Hot Crossed Buns’, ‘Hare-Rasing’, ‘Hare Removal’, ‘Careful Hop-Timism’, ‘Bad Hare Day’, ‘Hoppily Ever After’, ‘I’m all Ears’, ‘Hare Conditioning’, and any other hilarious bad puns revolving around Lagomorphs in general. Upon further review, Bonnie Kalsang is to be given the extended benefits of this ruling.

#125 I shall remember that ‘Tuning’ is for Musical Instruments, ‘Attenuation’ is for Spiritual and Mystical aspects and machinations, and ‘Vibe Checks’ are for violently percussive maintenance on other people. Just because they SOUND like they’re the same thing doesn’t mean they ARE the same thing.

#126 If I am ever to host a ‘Movie Night’ with my friends/associates/subordinates/rivals/sworn enemies, I will avoid playing the following films for various reasons: Kill Bill, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Shrek 3, Saving Private Ryan, and any historical fiction "i may have been present for when it happened".

#127 I am forever forbidden from doing anything if I am preceding the action(s) in question with any variation of the phrase ‘Hey ___, Watch This!’

#128 I am forever forbidden from officiating Weddings Funerals Birthday Celebrations Coming-Of-Age-Ceremonies Duels Archery Contests Eating Contests Battle Royales Anything.

#129 I am a self-reincarnating Avatar of Life. I, at best, have an understanding with, and at worst, trying relationships with Entities that deeply connect to or convey Death as a Concept. This means that I need to maintain my moral superiority as best I can, which in turn means I should avoid conflict with them… and therefore not try to prank or annoy them.

#130 I am not the Patron Saint of Oktoberfest, no matter how much I wish to be.

#131 I am not allowed to visit Australia, nor am I to confuse it for Austria, be it to mess with other people or try and get around this ruling.

#132 I am forever barred from entering an IKEA store, and am forbidden from chanting backwards in Swedish in any language to assemble disassemble reconfigure rearrange manipulate IKEA-brand any furniture in any way.

#133 I am forever barred from teaching any variety of ‘Shop Class’.

#134 I am forever barred from leading field trips guided tours any sort of group of people for any reason through the following locations: Zoos, Museums, Government Buildings, Anarchist Buildings, Aquariums, Shopping Malls, Alternate Timelines, Alien Planets, Pocket Dimensions, Dimensional Nexus Points, Nuclear Reactors, Industrial Plants, and anything owned by a ‘rival’, ‘nemesis’, ‘adversary’, or any other hostile group or individual.

#135 I am not allowed to appropriate terminology research papers documents artifacts entities employees architecture ANYTHING from the SCP Foundation without due credit at all.

#136 Just because I am now able to transform into certain animals at will, does not mean I get to abuse the ability. This extends to bans against the following: eating my own paperwork and blaming ‘the dog’ on it, attempting to use ‘puppy-dog-eyes’ as a form of negotiation, massively decreasing the local wildlife population single-handedly, and leaving dog hair/fur in unpleasant locations as a petty form of revenge.

#137 I am forevermore banned from playing around with wax, especially heated. This is for my own safety and well-being more than any other reason.

#138 I am not allowed to start my own cult, religion, club, non-profit-organization, or any other form of organized group for any reason, least of all because I need an excuse to change any sort of government-issued id photo.

#139 I am an accomplished Arbormancer, capable of taking living trees of all kinds and fashioning them harmlessly into furnishings or tools, especially magical staves. I am Not, however, allowed to threaten sentient tree-based creatures such as demons, ents, and the like with transformation into such items, nor demonstrate my ability to do so.

#140 Just because some previously-incorporeal people enjoyed my gift of customized living human bodies for them to possess and inhabit, does not mean that Everyone will appreciate such a gift to the same degree. I am not to begin creating such vessels for those I know unless they specifically ask me to, no matter how convenient or helpful I think I am being.

#141 I am forevermore barred from following the ‘advice’ of the maxim ‘Tis better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission’, given that I have by now empirically proven it wrong.

#142 Just because I am a powerful and talented Oathkeeper for pacts and magical deals of all kinds, does not mean I can try and negotiate with children, especially those I am supposed to be babysitting.

#143 No matter how powerful and talented I am with Wood-based, Wind-based, and Ink-based magic, I am not allowed to make magically empowered paper planes and throw them into windstorms of any kind or origin. Not even if the kids ask nicely.

#144 I understand that, given my pact with the Worldspirit Gaia, I am often pulled to act as an emergency agent of their will to stop catastrophic incidents. I understand that, more often than not, those times when a single person is behind the danger, it is someone of necromantic alignment, skills, powers, or so on. Despite this, I am not to complain to them as I try to stop and/or slay them that they remind me of my ex-fiance, no matter how close, depressing, or infuriating the resemblance may be.

#145 I am forever banned from turning any portion of the Halls of the Mountain King into a Ball Pit of any size or depth.

#146 In regards to entry #53, given that I now do offer deals and pacts fairly regularly all things considered, I will remember to try and at least fall mostly in line with the Better Business Bureau’s ethical standards with said dealings.

#147 Given that prior rulings (#42 in particular) have failed, and I am happily sadly considered, among other things, The Wonderful Wizard of Gauze, I shall instead remind myself that flinging bandage wraps at people is not an effective attack. And that, strong as they may be, they cannot support my weight even in bulk - therefore I am forbidden from trying to swing off or around tall buildings with them as my ‘webs’. I am not ‘Spider-man’, and never will be - no matter what I attempt in order to change that.

#148 As an addition to the above ruling, I am to remember that, even if being able to wrap-and-pull items in the heat of battle is a neat and useful utility to have over my adversaries, using the same skill with my ‘bandage shooting’ to grab things around the Halls in a casual setting is frowned upon, even especially if people offer to be ‘test subjects’, ‘training dummies’, or any other kind of volunteer to be ‘shot’ thusly.

#149 Given item #72, I am to extend the same ‘general line of thought’ towards attempting to ‘forcibly evolve things with magic’, or any other medium to attempt the same end result. Spoiler alert: they always turn into crabs. Every. Single. Time. No more crabs.

#150 Just in case, I am forever banned from setting foot within 5 miles of Las Vegas, Nevada. No, not even if the magical forces behind it try to invite me.

[cromwelll]

January-June 2024 Fic Round-up

BBC - Ghosts

1. Won’t Keep You Waiting || Julian/Cap || R || 100

2. A Handful || Julian/Thomas || R || 100

3. Soft and Strong || Julian/Pat || R || 100

Indiana Jones-Star Wars Crossover

1. Familiar || Indy/Leia & Han/Marian || G || 125

The Tudors

1. Relentless || Thomas Cromwell/Charles Brandon || NC-17 || 1,954

Wolf Hall

1. Proximity || Thomas/Henry || NC-17 || 4,383

2. Survive the Night || Thomas/Henry || R || 1,904

3. Force || Thomas/Henry || R || 1,155

4. Appeasement || Thomas/Henry || NC-17 || 1,431

5. Burn the Midnight Oil || Thomas/Everyone || NC-17 || 3,350

6. If You Wish It || Thomas/Henry || NC-17 || 1,550

7. Force: Extended Cut || Thomas/Henry || NC-17 || 4,732

8. Pierced || Thomas/Henry || NC-17 || 1,753

9. Poison || Thomas/Thomas || NC-17 || 1,633

10. Courtly Love || Thomas/Jane Rochford || NC-17 || 2,696

[csajokamotoron]

Visszaszivárognak az AMTS-re a motorok

Az elmúlt hétvége az AMTS lázában égett. A korábban a motorkiállítás mellett működő kiállítás először bedarálta a motorokat, de most úgy néz ki, hogy lassan visszaszivárognak a kétkerekűek is a Hungexpora. A látogatók számát nézve úgy tűnik, igény az van rá. Azért imádom ezt az időszakot (t.i. az AMTS környéki napokat), mert ilyenkor megtelik a város extrém járművekkel. A hét elején bármerre járunk Budapesten, mindig felbukkan egy-egy őrült tuning verda, ami épp a kiállításra készül, majd a kiállítás ideje alatt azok is előveszik a járgányaikat, akik nem állították ki a kocsit. És akkor még a motorokról nem is beszéltünk. Maga az AMTS amúgy engem kevésbé hoz lázba. Nem vagyok autó őrült, ami abból is látszik, hogy egy húszéves Suzuki Swifttel járok. Nem mondom, hogy nem bírnék elviselni egy menő verdát, de sajnálnám, hogy abban álljon a pénz. Erre ott van a motorom. Nem véletlen tehát, hogy amikor hosszas dugulás után kiértem pénteken - a sajtónapon - a Hungexpora, első utam a Keeway sajtótájékoztatójára vezetett a G pavilon nagyszínpadához. A második pedig a H-pavilonba, ahol az Adves Moto mutatta be az idei újdonságait. Később persze körbejártam az egész kiállítási területet, és végül a kedvencem a D pavilon lett. De ne szaladjunk ennyire előre! A Keewey - szerintem - az összes elérhető modelljét kihozta a kiállításra, és bár nem centiztem le a méreteket, nekem úgy tűnt, ők bérelték a legnagyobb standot a motoros cégek között. Szükség is volt a hatalmas helyre, hiszen a cég a Keeway-en kívül három másik márkát is forgalmaz. A Benelli motorok és az nzi robogók mellett egy új márkát is bemutattak: az MBP márkanév alatt a 125-ös robogótól a 125 utcai modelleken keresztül az 1000 ccm-es power cruiserig minden megtalálható, ami szem-szájnak ingere. Mivel a kiállítás szabad területén lehetőség volt a motorok kipróbálására, éltem a lehetőséggel, hogy még a hétvégi tömeg előttduruljak egy karikát az új modellekkel. A választásom egy túraendurora, a Benelli TRK 702X-re és városi nakedre, az MBP M502N-re esett. Előbbi beloptaa szívembe magát a nagy testhez képest alacsony üléspozíciójával, utóbbi pedig a könnyű kezelhetősge miatt lesz mindenki kedvence. Az Adves moto több új modellt leplezett le a kiállításon: A Brixton Cromwell 1200X modellel a klasszikus nagyvas scrambler-es változata. Az új formatervű márkajelzés, a gyönyörű, törtfehér fényezésű üzemenyagtank és az aranyszínű keréktárcsák már messziről árulkodnak arról, hogy itt egy különleges modellel van dolgunk. A bütykös Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR gumikkal szerelt küllős kerekek és a széles, magas és merevítővel is ellátott kormány mellett a fémből készült haspáncél, a bukócső és a lámparács is látványos és hasznos stíluselemek. Még több kép a CsamClub.hu galériában A Malaguti Madison 125 már negyed évszázada rója az utakat, nem csoda tehát, hogy az ötödik generációs modellben kiforrott technika dolgozik. A dinamikus, mégis kis fogyasztású motorblokk, a remek futóművek, a könnyű kezelhetőség és a harapós, ABS-sel ellátott fékrendszer mellett a bolognai mérnökök olyan extrákkal kényeztetik a vezetőt, mint a színes kijelző, a riasztó, a formás LED fények, az USB aljzat vagy éppen a kulcsnélküli indítás. At RQi a három évvel ezelőtt bemutatott NIU koncepciómotor is megérkezett Európába. A NIU elektromos motokerékpárjának adatai több, mint meggyőzőek: 450 Nm nyomaték, 7500 watt maximális teljesítmény mellett a 0-50 sprintet 2.9 másodperc alatt teljesíti az RQi. A Brembo féknyergek, a nagyméretű féktárcsák mellett ABS rendszer és kipörgésgátló is felügyeli a menetbiztonságot. Az elöl-hátul állítható felfüggesztések mellett a kulcs nélküli indítás, Bluetooth- kapcsolat, rablásgátló rendszer és GPS nyomkövető és a NIU okosalkalmazás is a felszereltség része.  Az RQi mindezeken felül beépített kamerákkal is rendelkezik.  Az XQi a városi intelligens közlekedés forradalmát vezető NIU első elektromos terepmotorja. Középmotor hajtja, mely a 8000 wattos csúcsteljesítmény mellett 357 Nm nyomatékot visz át lánchajtással a hátsó kerékre. Elöl 19, hátul 20 hüvelyk méretű terepgumikat találunk, a felfüggesztés elöl-hátul állítható. Az önsúlya mindössze 76 kilogramm, a hatótáv a 72V 32Ah kapacítású akkumulátornak köszönhetően 90 kilométer. Az XQi3 természetesen kompatibilis a NIU okosalkalmazással, emellett Bluetooth és NFC kapcsolatot is kezel, a frissítésről OTA (over the air) rendszer gondoskodik automatikusan.   A KQi Air az ultrakönnyű e-rollerek új generációja. Magnézium-karbon kivitelben készül, így a súlya mindössze 11.9 kg. Az egyedülállóan kicsi önsúly komoly műszaki tartalommal párosul. A 350 Wattos teljesítmény (700 Watt csúcsteljesítmény) rendkívül dinamikusan mozgatja a könnyű felépítményt, a líthium-ion akkumulátorcsomag 50 kilométeres hatótávot tesz lehetővé. A széles kormány és taposó, a 9.5" -os levegővel fújt kerekek, az elülső tárcsafék és a regeneratív fékrendszer mellett irányjelzők, első-hátsó lámpa, valamint NFC okos zár és NIU applikáció teszi különlegessé ezt az elektromos rollert. Bemutatkozott a Hosszútávú Motoros Világbajnokság (EWC) magyar csapata Az AMTS-en bemutatkozott az első magyar csapat, amely részt vesz a Hosszútávú Motoros Világbajnokság (EWC) versenysorozatban. A Moto-Jungle Racing egy újonnan alakult motoros endurance egyesület. Céljuk, hogy egy 100 százalékban magyar csapatot versenyeztessünk a Nemzetközi Motorkerékpár Szövetség (FIM) által szervezett Hosszútávú Motoros Világbajnokság (EWC) versenysorozatban. Ez a versenysorozat a LeMans-i 24 órás, a spa francorchamp-i 8 órás, a suzukai 8 órás és a Bol d’Or 24 órás motorversenyeket foglalja magában minden évben. A világbajnoki sorozatban még sosem vett részt magyar csoport. Legutoljára a Bol d’Or versenyen találkozhattunk a Pannónia motorgyár indulóival az 1950-es és ’70-es években, a LeMans-i 24 órás versenyen viszont sem autós, sem motoros magyar csapat nem indult még soha. A sajtótájékoztató egy időben volt az Adves moto bemutatójával, így aztán erről lemaradtam, pedig ott voltak: - Kovács Sándor, az 1972-es Bol d'Or 24 órás verseny Pannónia csapatának egyetlen élő pilótája - Rizmayer Gábor, többszörös bajnok motorversenyző, mint a Moto-Jungle Racing versenyigazgatója - Molnár Gergő, Alpok-Adria Kupa sorozat győztes motorversenyző, mint a Moto-Jungle  Racing versenyzője - Horváth László, a Moto-Jungle Racing csapat vezetője Custom Bike Contest - motorépítő bajnokság A D pavilonban a korábbi évekhez hasonlóan a veterán klubok mutatták be szépségeiket, és itt kaptak helyet az '50-60-as évek stílusában épített Hot Rod-ok és itt került megrendezésre a hosszú évek után új köntösben felélesztett magyar motorépítő bajnokság Custom Bike Contest néven. A kiállított csaknem 40 egyedi motorkerékpár között voltak olyanok, amiket már láthattunk korábban, és voltak olyanok is, amik az elmúlt évek alatt készültek. A nagyközönség megnézhette a Gigamachine Choppers építéseit, amelyek egy héttel korábban Pozsonyban képviselték sikerrel hazánkat, de láthattuk a Berci Custom Choppers építéseit, pl. az Indian Larry motort, amiről már a Csajokamotoron.hu oldalain is írtunk korábban. Ott volt Frabato különleges Harley-Davidsonja is, amely éppen eladó sorba került, és még Müce is hozott motort Svájcból. CUSTOM BIKE CONTEST 2024 - EREDMÉNYEK Old School kategória - különdíj 43. Red Shovel Monster Customs H-D Shovelhead (1981) - 1. helyezett 41. Glory Machine Monster Customs H-D (2018) - 2. helyezett 17. Spring Bob Authentic Honda Shadow Handcraft Honda VT 600 Shadow (1990) - 3. helyezett 4. DFT Sali Ákos Honda VT 600 (1993) Cafe Racer kategória - különdíj 33. Gigamachine Dyna Cafe Gigamachine H-D Dyna (2000) - 1. helyezett 7. Rudi's Garage Yamaha XS 360 (1977) - 2. helyezett 2. Café Hair Művek Yamaha XV 750 (1981) - 3. helyezett 40. Sportster Ink Monster Customs H-D Sportster (2002) Modified Metric kategória - 1. helyezett 45. Flowerstroker Fury Authentic Honda Shadow Handcraft Honda 1300 VTX Fury (2011) - 2. helyezett 36. Gigamachine Big Boy Gigamachine Yamaha XV 1900 (2008) - 3. helyezett 13. Kistáska Gózan Gábor fűkasza motor (2018) Modified Coll kategória - különdíj 34. Gigamachine FatBoy Bobber Gigamachine H-D Fatboy (2000) - 1. helyezett 11. Sárdi Benjámin H-D Fatboy Injection 100th Anniversary (2003) - 2. helyezett 28. The Chicano Gigamachine H-D Softail (2016) - 3. helyezett 27. Single Swing Gigamachine H-D Softail (2010) További különdíjak: - Ladies' Különdíj 44. Lysanne Nissen H-D IronHead - Wild Magazin Custom Bike különdíj: Frabato's Santa Muerte Bike Gigamachine H-D Softail - Best Iron Work 24. MCB Müce H-D FXRS (1984) - Best Paint különdíj 20. The Chain Zsiga Bertalan Lifan blokkból (2022) - Best Paint különdíj 16. Panbobi Szabolcs Attila Pannónia P10/T5 (1968) - Best Paint 29. Frabato's Santa Muerte Bike Gigamachine H-D Softail - Best of Show különdíj 5. Elsa Stephan Schacker FLH 1200 Electra Glide (USA) (1978) - Best of Show 1. Jónás Panhead JTD Custom Bikes H-D Panhead (1956) A motoros kiállítók nagyrészt a H és a G pavilonokban voltak, és örömmel vettem tudomásul, hogy bár még bőven elég volt ez a hely a motoros cégeknek, talán lesz még ebből ismét A pavilonos kiállítás. A motoros témájú kiállítók a következők voltak: - '50 BROTHERS C. C. - 4SR - 80-AS 90-ES ÉVEK SPORTMOTORJAI - ADVESMOTO - ARENA-MOTO - BIKER'S DEO & EGYKERÉKSULI.HU - BLACK MOTORS RACING - BMW WALLIS MOTOR - CFMOTO - HARLEY-DAVIDSON BUDAPEST - HOTROD HANGAR - JET POWER HUNGARY KFT. - KALMÁR MOTOR - KEEWAY & BENELLI - KISCSIKÓ TRIKE - LUKÁCS OTTÓ MOTORKERÉKPÁR - MAMI  - MOTOZEM - MUGENRACE - S-RIDERS KFT. - SURRON TRADE - TUTTO MOTO A lista ígéretes. Ha jövőre a japán és az olasz márkák is képviselnék magukat, akkor már célegyenesben lennénk egy saját, csak motoros kiállítás felé. 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[ailtrahq]

The legal industry has emerged as a major winner amid cryptocurrency collapses like FTX and Celsius, generating hundreds of millions of dollars for lawyers.Lawyers, accountants, consultants, analysts and other professionals have Crypto-collapse-lawyers-turnaround-specialists.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">collected at least $700 million in fees from the bankruptcies from major Crypto firms over the past year, according to a report and an analysis by The New York Times.The calculated amount includes the costs charged as part of Crypto bankruptcy cases of five Crypto firms such as FTX, Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, BlockFi and Genesis Global between July 5, 2022 and July 31, 2023. The figure is likely to grow significantly as the cases unfold in the near future, with Sam Bankman Fried’s trial coming in October.Fees charged in Crypto bankruptcy cases. Source: The New York TimesAccording to the data, the legal experts involved in the FTX case are the biggest winners of cryptocurrency bankruptcies, charging a total of $326 million. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, which manages FTX’s bankruptcy, has reportedly charged over $110 million in legal fees, in addition to $500,000 in expenses.Andrew Dietderich reportedly noted that the costs are particularly driven by lack of clear cryptocurrency regulations, which made the cases more complex and time-consuming.Kirkland & Ellis — which handles Celsius, Genesis and Voyager bankruptcies — has billed $101 million for its work, with $2.5 million in expenses, the NYT analysts said. Alvarez & Marsal, a turnaround management firm, has reportedly charged more than $125 million for its work on FTX, Celsius and Genesis.Some of the initial reports indicating that firms like Sullivan & Cromwell would reap a fortune from its Crypto bankruptcy work surfaced in January 2023. The firm reportedly had more than 150 people working on the FTX case at the time, including 30 partners with rates exceeding $2,000 per hour.Amid concerns over high legal fees, the United States bankruptcy court appointed Katherine Stadler as fee examiner for the FTX case. In June, Stadler reported that the team working on FTX had requested more than $200 million in fees since its November bankruptcy, stating that the fees were reasonable.SBF’s legal team is continuing to fight against the U.S. Department of Justice, asking the court on Sept. 1 to deny all recent requests by the authority. As previously reported by Cointelegraph, one of the DOJ’s requests included an appeal to ban all SBF’s seven expert witnesses from testifying in court. Some of the witnesses could cost SBF up to $1,200 per hour to testify. Source

[lailoken]

‘Holy thorn (Crataegus monogyna cv. 'Biflora')’

“The Holy or Glastonbury Thorn is a variety of the common HAWTHORN which produces flowers in winter as well as at the usual time in early summer. What appears to be the earliest reference to the Thorn is found in a lengthy poem, entitled Here begynneth the lyfe of Joseph of Armathia, which is believed to have been written at the opening of the sixteenth century. The poem states that there were three thorn trees growing on Wearyall Hill, just south of Glastonbury in Somerset, which:

Do burge and bere grene leaues at Christmas

As fresihe as other in May when ye nightingale

Wrestes out her notes musycall as pure glas.

[Anon., 1520]

However, there is some slight evidence to suggest that the Thorn may have been in existence almost 400 years earlier. At Appleton Thorn in Cheshire a custom known as 'Bawming the Thorn' used to be per- formed each year. Basically the custom consisted of decorating a thorn tree which grows in the centre of the village. Local tradition states that a tree has stood on this site since 1125, when an offshoot of the Holy Thorn was planted by Adam de Dutton [Hole, 1976: 26]. If there is any truth in this tradition, it would imply that there was a thorn tree at Glastonbury early in the twelfth century, when the Benedictine monks at its abbey were busily accumulating their massive, but poorly authenticated, collection of relics, which was destroyed in a disastrous fire in 1184. It is quite possible that a hawthorn which produced flowers at Christmas time might have been added to the attractions provided to stimulate pilgrimages to the abbey.

The lyfe of Joseph gives no information on the trees' origins, and does not mention the production of winter flowers. Fifteen years after its publication, four years before the suppression of Glastonbury Abbey, the Christmas flowering of the Thorn was first recorded. On 24 Au- gust 1535 Dr Layton, the visitor sent to the Abbey, wrote to Thomas Cromwell from Bristol, and enclosed two pieces of a tree which blossomed on Christmas Eve.

By this bringer, my servant, I send you Relicks: First two flowers wraped in white and black sarsnet, that on Christen Mass Even, hora ipsa qua Christus natus fuerat, will spring and burge and bare blossoms. Quod expertum est, saith the Prior of Mayden Bradley. [Batten, 1881: 116]

During the reign of Elizabeth I the Thorn growing on Wearyall had two trunks:

when a puritan exterminated one, and left the other, which was the size of a common man, to be viewed in wonder by strangers; and the blossoms thereof were esteemed such curiosities by people of all nations that Bristol merchants made traffick of them and exported them to foreign parts. [Collinson, 179I: 265]

Or, according to an earlier, more credulous account:

It had two Trunks or Bodies till the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, in whose days a Saint like Puritan, taking offence at it, hewed down the biggest of the Trunks, and had cut down the other Body in all likelyhood, had he not bin miraculously punished (saith my Author) by cutting his Leg, and one of the Chips flying up to his Head, which put out one of his Eyes. Though the Trunk cut off was separated quite from the root, excepting a little of the Bark which stuck to the rest of the Body, and laid above the Ground above thirty Years together; yet it still continued to flourish as the other Part did which was left standing; after this again, when it was quite taken away and cast into a Ditch, it flourished and budded as it used to do before. A Year after this, it was stolen away, not known by whom or whither. [Rawlinson, 1722: 109]

Later, during the reign of James I, the Thorn enjoyed some popularity as a garden curiosity, and the aristocracy, including the King's consort Anne of Denmark, paid large sums for cuttings [Collinson, 1791: 265). It is possible that this fashion of growing thorns in private gardens saved the plant from extinction, for during the civil unrest later in the century the surviving trunk of the original tree was destroyed by a Roundhead, who 'being over zealous did cut it downe in pure devotion' (Taylor, 1649: 6]. In 1653 Godfrey Goodman, Bishop of Gloucester, lamented: "The White Thorn at Glastonbury which did usually blossome on Christmas Day was cut down: yet I did not heare that the party was punisheď [Rawlinson, 1722: 301].

In 1645 the Revd John Eachard described the Glastonbury Thorn, which was then much mutilated by visitors who cut off pieces of it for souvenirs, as being of the kind 'wherewith Christ was crowned'. An elaboration of this belief relates how St Joseph of Arimathea brought two treasures to Glastonbury: silver containers holding the blood and sweat of Christ (which seem to have become confused or equated with the Holy Grail) and a thorn from Christ's Crown of Thorns, which grew and proved its holiness by flowering each year at the time of Christ's birth [Hole, 1965: 39].

Seventy years after Eachard wrote, an oral tradition collected from a Glastonbury inn-keeper explained how the Thorn had grown from a STAFF carried by St Joseph of Arimathea [Rawlinson, 1722: 1). According to tradition, the Apostles divided the world between them, St Philip being sent to Gaul, accompanied by St Joseph of Arimathea, who is usually considered to be an uncle of the Virgin Mary. After some years Joseph left the Apostle and accompanied by eleven others set out for Britain, arriving at Glastonbury, and eventually founding the first church to be built on British soil, in AD 63 [Hole, 1965: 35]- When Joseph reached Glastonbury he rested on Wearyall Hill and thrust his staff into the ground, where it grew and became the original Holy Thorn [Rawlinson, 1722: 2]. Some writers have asserted that it was this miracle which caused Joseph to settle in Glastonbury.

A second version of the legend relates how St Joseph landed on the Welsh coast, or possibly at Barrow Bay in Somerset, but found the natives hostile. He continued his wanderings and reached the land of King Arviragus. Although Joseph was unable to convert the monarch, he made a sufficiently good impression for land at Ynyswitrin—Glastonbury—to be granted to him and his companions. However the local inhabitants showed little enthusiasm for the new faith. It was not until Joseph fixed his staff in the ground and prayed, whereupon it immediately produced blossoms, that people began to pay serious attention to the missionaries' preaching [Anon., n.d.: 6 and 23]. It is sometimes claimed that Joseph performed this miracle on Christmas Day and hence the Thorn has flowered on this day ever since [Wilks, 1972: 98].

Some recent writers have asserted that there is some truth in the various legends and suggest that the Thorn originated from stock brought from the Holy Land, or at least a country bordering the Mediterranean. The winter flowering of the tree is explained by the suggestion that it belongs to a variety of hawthorn native to the Middle East [Batten, 1881: 125]. The Revd Alan Clarkson, Vicar of St John's church in Glastonbury, in a pamphlet produced in 1977 in aid of church restoration funds, claimed that: 'Whatever the legend may say, a Thorn has been growing here for 2,000 years and it came from Palestine.' A recent study of hawthorns states:

In North Africa, flowering in late autumn and early winter is known also in populations of C[rataegus] monogyna that are morphologically fairly similar to the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury. [Christensen, 1992: 111]

A young leafy shoot of hawthorn, labelled 'Oxyacantha autumnalis, from Wells, Joseph of Arymathaea rod’, is preserved in the herbarium of the Natural History Museum in London. This specimen was in- cluded in a collection given by the London apothecary Robert Nicholls to the Apothecaries' Company in 1745, and was part of 'a valuable series of plants' presented by the Company to the Museum in 1862 [Vickery, 1991: 81].

It is told that, in the eighteenth century, a miller walked all the way from his home in Wales to visit the Thorn. His English vocabulary was restricted to three words, 'Staff of Joseph', but these were sufficient to ensure that he reached Glastonbury, and he was able to proudly carry home a sprig from the tree [Bett, 1952: 139].

When the calendar was reformed in 1752 the Holy Thorn attracted considerable attention, for people watched the trees to see if they would produce their Christmas blossoms according to the new or old calendar. The Gentleman's Magazine of January 1753 recorded that on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1752, hundreds of people gathered at Glastonbury to see if the several Thorn trees growing there would produce flowers. No flowers appeared, but when the crowds reassembled on Old Christmas Eve, 5 January 1753, they were rewarded and the trees blossomed, confirming the onlookers' doubts about the validity of the new calendar. Later in 1753 a correspondent of the Magazine stated that, after reports of the Thorns' flowering on Old Christmas Eve had been printed in a Hull newspaper, the vicar of Glastonbury had been questioned. According to him, the trees blossomed 'fullest and finest about Christmas Day New Style, or rather sooner' [Gentleman's Magazine, 1753: 578].

At Quainton in Buckinghamshire over two thousand people gathered to watch a thorn they remembered as being a descendant of the Glastonbury tree:

but the people finding no appearance of bud, 'twas agreed by all, that Decemb. 25 N.S. could not be Christmas-Day and accordingly refused going to church, and treating their friends on that day as usual; at length the affair became so serious, that ministers of neighbouring villages, in order to appease the people thought it prudent to give notice, that old Christmas-Day should be kept holy as before. [Gentleman's Magazine, 1753: 49]

Until early in the present century people continued to visit Holy Thorns on Old Christmas Eve.

It is believed that the Holy Thorn blossoms at twelve o'clock on Twelfth Night, the time, so they say, at which Christ was born. The blossoms are thought to open at midnight, and drop off about an hour afterwards. A piece of thorn gathered at this hour brings luck, if kept for the rest of the year. Formerly crowds of people went to see the thorn blossom at this time. I went myself to Wormesley [Herefordshire] in 1908; about forty people were there, and as it was quite dark and the blossom could only be seen by candle light, it was probably the warmth of the candles which made some of the little white buds seem to expand. The tree had really been in bloom for several days, the season being extremely mild. [Leather, 1912: 17]

A thorn in the garden of Kingston Grange in Herefordshire was annually visited by people who came from miles around, and 'were liberally supplied with cake and cider' [Leather, 1912: 17]. However, such convivial gatherings sometimes gave way to unruly behaviour, and some people destroyed thorns growing on their property so that unwelcome visits might be stopped. Near Crewkerne in Somerset, in January 1878:

Immense crowds gathered at a cottage between Hewish and Woolmingstone to witness the supposed blooming of a 'Holy' thorn at midnight on Saturday. The weather was unfavourable and the visitors were impatient. There were buds on the plant, but they did not burst into flower as they were said to have done the previous vear. The crowd started singing and then it degenerated into a quarrel and stones were thrown. The occupier of the cottage, seeing how matters stood, pulled up the thorn and took it inside, receiving a blow on the head from a stone for his pains. A free fight ensued and more will be heard of the affair in the Magistrates' Court. [Pur man's Weekly News, 10 January 1978]

Similarly:

A Holy Thorn made a brief appearance in Dorset in 1844 in the garden of a Mr Keynes of Sutton Poyntz. It was rumoured that it had grown from a cutting of the famous Glastonbury Thorn and was expected to blossom at midnight on Old Christmas Eve. 150 people turned up to see the event. Violent scenes took place, the fence was broken down and the plant so badly damaged that it died. [Waring, 1977: 68]

Not surprisingly, tales were told of misfortunes (many of which were very similar to those which befall people who destroy LONE BUSHES in Ireland) which happened to those who attempted to cut down Holy Thorns. An early attempt to destroy a tree resulted in thorns flying from the tree and blinding the axeman in one eye, so that he was 'made monocular' [Howell, 1640: 86]. A man who attempted to cut down a tree that grew in his garden at Clehonger in Herefordshire was more lucky and was let off with a warning: 'blood flowed from the trunk of the tree and this so alarmed him that he left off at once!' [Leather, 1912: 17]. A farmer who destroyed a thorn at Acton Beauchamp in Worcestershire was successful, but within a year he broke an arm and a leg, and part of his house was destroyed by fire [Lees, 1856: 295].

Shortly before Christmas each year sprays from a Thorn tree which grows in St John's churchyard in Glastonbury are sent to the Queen and Queen Mother. In 1929 the then vicar of Glastonbury, whose sister-in-law was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary, sent a sprig to the Queen, reviving, according to some writers, a pre-Reformation custom [Anon., 1977]. A report in the Western Daily Press of 20 December 1973 stated that the custom started in Stuart times, and it is recorded that James Montague, Bishop of Bath and Wells, sent pieces of the Holy Thorn and Glastonbury's miraculous WALNUT tree to Queen Anne, consort of James I [Rawlinson, 1722: 112]. About a week before Christmas a short religious service is held around the Thorn. Children from St John's Infants' School sing carols and play their recorders, and the vicar and mayor of Glastonbury cut twigs from the tree. It is said that the Queen has her sprays placed on her breakfast table on Christmas morning, while the Queen Mother has hers placed on her writing table. Letters sent by ladies-in-waiting to the vicar, asking him to convey thanks to the people of Glastonbury, are pinned on the church notice board [Vickery, 1979: 12].

The tree in St John's churchyard which had been used for this ceremony died early in 1991, but fortunately there is a younger tree growing in the churchyard, and other Holy Thorns may be found in the Abbey grounds, outside St Benedict's church, and in private gardens in Glastonbury.”

—

Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore

by Roy Vickery

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The Best Guide of Fishing in WOW Classic

Fishing is the second occupation, which allows players to fish various objects, mainly fish, from water or lava in rare cases.

Most fish can be eaten directly or cooked to improve their regeneration quality. Improving fishing and cooking skills together can provide excellent synergy. Fish is also valuable in auction houses. Despite the low income, the money earned may be insignificant, and those skilled in the work will catch rare and fascinating fish.

Upgrading fishing can take a long time, because you will be limited by the speed at which you can catch the fish each time you mold, rather than the mold time of other professional recipes. It is best to level it when you are leveling and want to change your pace, or if you want to reach level 60, you should wait until you reach the highest level.

Please note that when you are fishing leveling, there will be a lot of fish that can be used for leveling cooking. If you plan to do this, please don't sell the fish, but put it in the bank.

Fishing instructors and where to find them

It is possible to learn fishing from any trainer, but only through world of warcraft classic gold and tasks can the fishing level be raised above the skill level 150. For the first two ranks (apprentice and traveler), you can learn them from the following trainers.

Alliance Fishing Trainers: Androl Oakhand — Teldrassil Arnold Leland — Stormwind City Astaia — Darnassus Brannock — Feralas Donald Rabonne — Hillsbrad Foothills Grimnur Stonebrand — Ironforge Harold Riggs — Wetlands Lee Brown — Elwynn Forest Matthew Hooper — Redridge Mountains Paxton Ganter — Dun Morogh Stuart Fleming — Wetlands Warg Deepwater — Loch Modan

Horde Fishing Trainers: Armand Cromwell — Undercity Clyde Kellen — Tirisfal Glades Kah Mistrunner — Thunder Bluff Katoom the Angler — The Hinterlands Kil'Hiwana — Ashenvale Killian Sanatha — Silverpine Forest Kilxx &mdash The Barrens Lau'Tiki — Durotar Lui'Mala — Desolace Lumak — Orgrimmar Uthan Stillwater — Mulgore Wigcik — Stranglethorn Vale

Expert Fishing and How to Learn It

Expert Fishing can be learnt after reaching character Level 20 and Fishing skill 125. It extends the skill level cap to 225 and can only be learnt by buying the book Expert Fishing - The Bass and You from Old Man Heming in Stranglethorn Vale. The book costs 1 gold.

He also sells a variety of Fishing supplies, including Strong Fishing Pole, which grants an additional 5 Fishing skill and the Aquadynamic Fish Attractor Icon Aquadynamic Fish Attractor, which increases your skill by 100 for 5 minutes.

Phishing experts and learning methods

After reaching character level 20 and fishing skill 125, you can learn expert fishing. It raises the upper limit of skill level to 225, and can only learn from the book "Expert Fishing-Bass and You" from Heming, the old man of Stranglethorn Vale. This book is worth 1 gold.

He also sells a variety of fishing supplies, including "powerful fishing rods", which can grant 5 additional fishing skills, and "Aquadynamic Fish Attractor" icon Aquadynamic Fish Attractor, which can increase your skills by 100 in 5 minutes.

Artisan fishing and its learning method

Only after reaching level 35 characters and level 225 fishing skills can you learn Artisan Fishing. To learn this skill, you need to visit Nat Pagle southwest of Dustwallow Marsh Theramore.

He will give you the task of Nat Pagle, Angler Extreme, and ask you to catch up with Feralas Ahi Icon (Feralas Ahi Icon) ), Misty Reed Mahi Mahi (Misty Reed Mahi Mahi) Misty Reed Mahi Mahi (Smith's Striker Icon) Sar'theris Forward Blue Sailfin Icon Savage Coast Blue Sailfin. These are rare fishes and can only be caught in this mission. They do not have named pools and can only capture them randomly from specific waters.

Feralas Ahi-To catch this fish, you will need to go to the small pool southeast of Dire Maul. This area is called the Verdantis River. The hazy reed Mahi Mahi-to catch this fish, head to the southern bank of the Swamp of Sorrows, to the southeast of the Atahaka Temple. You should stand in the water instead of on a rock on the beach to avoid reuniting the murlocs. This area is called the hazy reed chain. Sar'theris Striker-To catch this fish, you should head south of Shadowprey village in Desolace on the east coast. This area is called Sar'theris Strand. Salage Coast Blue Sailfin-Go to Grom'gol base camp in Stanglethorn Vale, then move south to the mouth of the river. You should fish along the coast here. This area is called the Barbarian Coast.

There are many fish that are valuable when they are caught, or can only be caught under certain circumstances. You should almost never sell fish to sellers because it is valuable to them, but players who have cheap wow classic gold can use them in many ways.

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365 Day Movie Challenge (2019) - #125: In Name Only (1939) - dir. John Cromwell

The love triangle of Carole Lombard, Cary Grant and Kay Francis in RKO’s In Name Only is a heavy melodrama kept afloat mainly by the two lead actresses’ performances. Grant is surprisingly out of his element as Alec Walker, a Connecticut suburbanite who is practically at wit’s end due to his loveless union with his wife Maida (Francis). Members of high society, like Alec’s parents (Charles Coburn and Nella Walker), don’t suspect a thing, so the community is shocked when it becomes common knowledge that Alec has become close friends with a beautiful young widow, Julie Eden (Lombard). Julie has a tough enough time juggling her job as a commercial artist and taking care of her daughter Ellen (Peggy Ann Garner), so being implicated in an affair with a married man - even though that marriage is “in name only” - is a rollercoaster of emotions, especially when Maida repeatedly postpones giving Alec a divorce.

Even when In Name Only is at its eye-rolling soapiest, Lombard and Francis are committed to their roles, with Lombard at her best in the film’s tense final scenes, which suggested to me how great Lombard could have been in film noir and therefore made me lament the actress’s premature death in 1942 more than ever. Katharine Alexander also does commendable work as Lombard’s sister, Laura, whose sour reactions to Julie and Alec’s involvement are shaped by the fact that her own husband left her for another woman a number of years earlier.

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Újdonságból nincs hiány a KSR-Motonál

Hatalmas szezonindító kedvezményekkel indul a 2024-es év a KSR Group magyarországi partnerénél az Adves Motonál. Hamarosan érkezünk a motortesztekkel is. A növekvő eladási darabszámoknak köszönhetően egyre gazdaságosabb termelés, és a múlt év végén lezajlott gazdasági felülvizsgálat és átalakításnak eredményeként kialakult költséghatékonyabb működés lehetővé teszi, hogy még versenyképesebb áron értékesíthessék itthon is a MALAGUTI, a MOTRON és a BRIXTON motorkerékpárokat.Másik jó hír, hogy újdonságban sincs hiány. Folyamatosan és időre érkeznek a beígért 2024-es újdonságok, mint a vadonatúj MALAGUTI MADISON 125, vagy a BRIXTON CROMVELL 1200 X (Scrambler) változata. Malaguti Madison 125 A Malaguti Madison porrá zúzza az unalmas városi ingázás mindenapjait. Erőt, magabiztosságot és stílust visz minden egyes utadba, bárhová is mész. Lendületes formájával magabiztosan vágsz keresztül a forgalmon, magasrendű műszaki felszereltsége teszi igazán komfortossá és biztonságossá a vezetést a város utcáin. Kedvező fogyasztása, lábfűtése, nagyméterű csomagtere, komfortos ülése gondoskodik a maximális kényelmedről. 125 köbcentiméteres kivitelének köszönhetően A1 vagy B125 kategóriájú jogosítvánnyal is vezethető, akár 16 éves kortól. Maradj mindig lendületben! 6 ok, hogy miért a Madison a legjobb városi mindenes robogó: - hamisítatlan olaszos formaterve mindig megdobogtatja a szívedet, bármennyit is mész vele. - 14"-os kerekeivel jól veszi az egyenetlenebb külvárosi utakat is, de megtartotta fordulékonyságát és fürgeségét a gyors városi sávváltások és kanyarok pontos kezeléséhez. - a kényelmes üléspozíció akár két személynek is elegendő helyet biztosít, ha utast vinnél. - a 124,8 köbcentis egyhengeres, négyütemű, folyadékhűtéses erőforrás egy négyszelepes hengerfejet kapott, ami gazdaságos és nagyon kiegyensúlyozott teljesítményt nyújt minden fordulatszám-tartományban. - elöl-hátul hűtött tárcsák segítenek neked a hatékony fékezésben. Az első teleszkópvillás futómű kerekét egy 250 mm átmérőjű féktárcsa lassítja, a hátsó dupla rugóstagos futómű egy 220 mm-es féktárcsát kapott. - két méter alatti hosszának és moderált szélességének köszönhetően kényelmesen elférsz a lámpánál várakozó kocsisorok között. BRIXTON CROMWELL 1200 Oldschool stílus, másképp Az új Brixton Cromwell 1200-as motorkerékpár a régi iskola stílusában kínálja neked a legmodernebb technika által nyújtott motorozási élményt. "Járd a saját utadat, ne köss kompromisszumot!" - ezt hirdeti a Brixton, aki a legnagyobb Cromwell-lel a motorozás egyik legmérgesebb klasszikusát dobta be az arénába a nehézfiúk közé. És ez a vas nem tervez csendben meghúzódni... Büszkén állítjuk, hogy a BRIXTON Cromwell 1200 olyan ütőképes lett, hogy a kategória legjobbjaival szemben is - mondjuk így - több, mint méltó helytállásra képes. Semmiképpen ne hagyd, hogy a klasszikus vonalak és az elegáns stílus megtévesszenek. A Cromwell 1200 nemcsak szép, de egyben vadállat is! Tapasztald meg, hogy mitől vadul be és próbáld megszelídíteni a saját stílusodra.  További információk a Brixton Cromwell 1200-ról: - Vízhűtéses, soros kéthengeres,1222 köbcentis hengerűrtartalmú motorblokk, 83 lóerős teljesítmény 6550-es percenkénti fordulatszámon, 108 Nm csúcsnyomaték 3100-as percenkénti fordulatszámon, 8 szelepes blokk, Mahle dugattyúk, 6 sebességes váltó, FCC anti-hopping tengelykapcsoló, 270°-os forgattyúcsap-elékelés. - Kétcsöves kipufogórendszer rozsdamentes acélból. - KYB/Kayaba  lengéscsillapítók,  elöl klasszikus teleszkópos villa 120 mm-es rugóúttal, 41 mm-es becsúszószár-átmérővel, hátul kétoldali rugóstag állítható előfeszítéssel. - Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR  gumiabroncsok, 110/80 R18 -as első és 150/70 R17 -es hátsó abroncsok. - Elöl 2 db Ø 310 mmes-es féktárcsa, Nissin dupladugattyús úszó féknyergek, hátul Ø 260 mm-es féktárcsa, Nissin dupladugattyús lebegő féknyereg + Bosch 9.2 kétcsatornás ABS, 640 gramm önsúly. - Kerek TFT kijelző, USB aljzattal, üzemmódtól függő kijelzés, lopásgátló rendszer. - Ride by wire (elektromos gázkar), menetvezérlő elektronika, kapcsolható SPORT és ECO mód, mindkét esetben rendelkezésre áll a legnagyobb teljesítmény és a teljes nyomatéktartomány - tempomat. - LED-es nappali menetfények, fényszórók, hátsó lámpák és irányjelzők. - Bukócső, fém haspáncél, fém lámparács, kormánymerevítő. Read the full article

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Events 12.16

714 – Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald while his wife Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. 755 – An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang dynasty of China. 1431 – Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris. 1497 – Vasco da Gama passes the Great Fish River, where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal. 1575 – An earthquake with an estimated of 8.5Mw  strikes Valdivia, Chile. 1598 – Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought between the China and the Korean allied forces and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive allied forces victory. 1653 – English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. 1689 – Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights. 1761 – Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg. 1773 – American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act. 1811 – The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri. 1826 – Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia. 1838 – Great Trek: Battle of Blood River: Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1] 1843 – The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date. 1850 – The Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand. 1863 – American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee. 1880 – Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire. 1883 – Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel. 1901 – Beatrix Potter privately publishes The Tale of Peter Rabbit. It goes on to sell over 45 million copies worldwide. 1903 – Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests. 1907 – The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world. 1912 – First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli. 1914 – World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby. 1918 – Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declares the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic; it is dissolved in 1919. 1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000. 1922 – President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw. 1930 – Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery, in Clinton, Indiana. 1937 – Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again. 1938 – Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother. 1941 – World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak. 1941 – World War II: The Japanese super-battleship IJN Yamato is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy and transfers the title of Flagship from IJN Nagato. 1942 – The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz. 1944 – World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest. 1947 – William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor. 1950 – Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a state of emergency, after Chinese troops enter the fight in support of communist North Korea. 1960 – A United Airlines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground. 1965 – Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966. 1968 – Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain. 1971 – Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India. 1971 – The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence, which is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day. 1978 – Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression. 1979 – Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States. 1985 – Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead on the orders of John Gotti, who assumes leadership of New York's Gambino crime family. 1989 – Romanian Revolution: Protests break out in Timișoara, Romania, in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor László Tőkés. 1989 – U.S. Appeals Court Judge Robert Smith Vance is assassinated by a mail bomb sent by Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. 1991 – Kazakhstan declares independence from the Soviet Union. 2000 – The December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado, an F4 tornado, kills 11 and injures over 125 others in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Damages from the tornado totaled $35 million. Sixteen other tornadoes also touched down, with an additional fatality occurring in Geneva. 2013 – A bus falls from an elevated highway in the Philippines capital Manila killing at least 18 people with 20 injured. 2014 – Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militants attacked an Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 145 people, mostly schoolchildren.

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Step back in time for a lunch with a British flare. There is an awesome little tea room in Adrian Michigan. Governor Croswell Tea Room is a must visit when in Adrian.  It is located at 125 E. Maumee in historic downtown Adrian. It is situated right next to the Croswell Opera House. It is on the main floor of the 100-year-old Hoefler Building. The name of the tea room is in honor of the former Adrian resident, Charles M. Croswell, who was the 17th Governor of the State of Michigan from 1877-1881.

Charming Local Treasure

The Governor Croswell tea room is an absolutely charming place. I love the fact that there are no two teacups alike. They serve tea in china with linen tablecloths, cloth napkins, and real silverware. Each table has fresh roses on them from a local florist. I found the roses a truly an impressive detail. The classical music adds a relaxing mood to the restaurant and puts the guest in a peaceful state.

I arrived just minutes after they opened at 11 am so I had my choice of seats. They are only open from 11 am – 4 pm Monday – Saturday. My server offered me the window seat and I graciously accepted. The sun streaming in the window was warm and very pleasant. This seat allowed me the luxury of watching the passing traffic and people watch.

Recommendations

Friends had been urging me to go check out the Governor Croswell Tea Room for quite some time and I finally decided I would make the time. “Me time”  is something we all should partake in. I could not have agreed more and made this experience my own. I am extremely glad I did! The atmosphere was very welcoming and I loved the British influence.

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A Spectacular Lunch

I choose the Lady Cromwell dish served with Lady Gray tea. They offered a nice variety of lunch specialties. The Lady Cromwell consisted of a spinach and feta cheese quiche, a three-cheese muffin and my choice of soup. I opted for the broccoli cheese soup over the other two choices of chicken noodle or vegetable.

Now, I see why this is one of the top local tea shops in Michigan! The lunch was delicious and the service was spectacular. The quiche was moist with great flavor, feta was not something I had ever had before. The muffin, though not on my ketogenic list, was tasty, especially with the house-made herbed whipped butter.

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Dessert Choices

Normally I skip dessert, but of course, I saved room for dessert today! The dessert tray consisted of four bite-size treats from their daily selection. My choices included the lemon and chocolate tarts, the Ayrshire Cream, and a surprise selection from the server. He brought me a pecan tart to round up my sweet treats. I have to say, they were all scrumptious. The tray was a perfect choice, as choosing only one would have been incredibly difficult! All the choices were delicious.

Worth Repeat Visits

I will be returning for lunch again and I encourage you to visit it also. Downtown Adrian offers so many wonderful little treasures. The Governor Croswell Tea Room is just one of those treasures. While you are in downtown Adrian take time to visit the Lenawee County History Museum. Or wander the streets for a while and check out The Book Abbey, Nova’s candy shop or Sky View Square. Adrian has so much offer I encourage you to wander this lovely little town. Since autumn is on the way so be prepared for the chilly weather and upcoming travel with the best fall accessories. 

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The 100 A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History By Michael H. Hart

 Book Name The 100 A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History By Michael H. Hart Author Michael Hart’s  Book Publishers A Citadel Press Book  Carol Publishing Group  Publish Date 2000 Language. English Category English Novel History  Book Code 238 Pages 591 Rs 1200 Book Quality Black Paper   Whatsapp +92312-9775152 E-mail onlinebookshop.pk@gmail.com

INTRODUCTION 

In his  book  Letters on  the English,  Voltaire relates that during 

his stay in England, in 1726, he overheard some learned men dis-

cussing the question:  who was the greatest man-Caesar, Alex-

ander,  Tamerlane,  or Cromwell? One speaker maintained that 

Sir Isaac Newton was beyond a doubt the greatest man. Voltaire 

agreed  with  this  judgment,  for:  "It is  to  him  who masters  our 

minds by the force of truth,  and not to those who enslave them 

by violence, that we owe our reverence." 

Whether Voltaire was truly convinced that Sir Isaac New-

ton was the greatest man who ever lived or was simply trying to 

make  a  philosophical  point,  the  anecdote  raises  an  interesting 

question: of the billions of human beings who have populated the 

earth, which persons have most influenced the course of history? 

This book presents my own answer to that question, my list 

of the  100  persons  in  history  whom  I  believe  to have been the 

most influential.  I  must emphasize that this  is  a  list of the most 

influential persons in history, not a list of the greatest.  For exam-

ple, there is  room in my list for an enormously influential, wick-

ed, and heartless man like Stalin, but no place at all for the saint-

ly Mother Cabrini. 

This book is  solely involved with the question of who were 

the 100 persons \vho had the greatest effect on history and on the 

course of the world.  I  have ranked these 100 persons in order of 

importance:  that is,  according to the total amount of influence 

that  each  of them  had  on  human  history  and  on  the everyday 

lives of other human beings. Such a group of exceptional people, 

whether noble or reprehensible,  famous or obscure,  flamboyant 

or modest, cannot fail  to be interesting;  they are the people who 

have shaped our lives and formed our world. 

About

A list of the one hundred most influential people in history features descriptions of the careers, contributions, and accomplishments of the political and religious leaders, inventors, writers, artists, and others who changed the course of history. Simultaneous.

In 1978, when Michael Hart’s controversial book The 100 was first published, critics objected that Hart had the nerve not only to select who he thought were the most influential people in history, but also to rank them according to their importance. Needless to say, the critics were wrong, and to date more than 60,000 copies of the book have been sold. Hart believed that in the intervening years the influence of some of his original selections had grown or lessened and that new names loomed large on the world stage. Thus, the publications of this revised and updated edition of The 100.

As before, Hart's yardstick is influence: not the greatest people, but the most influential, the people who swayed the destinies of millions of human beings, determined the rise and fall of civilizations, changed the course of history. With incisive biographies, Hart describes their careers and contributions. Explaining his ratings, he presents a new perspective on history, gathering together the vital facts about the world's greatest religious and political leaders, inventors, writers, philosophers, explorers, artists, and innovators—from Asoka to Zoroaster. Most of the biographies are accompanied by photographs or sketches. Hart's selections may be surprising to some. Neither Jesus nor Marx, but Muhammad, is designated as the most influential person in human history. The writer's arguments may challenge and perhaps convince readers, but whether or not they agree with him, his manner of ranking is both informative and entertaining. The 100, revised and updated, is truly a monumental work. It promises to be just as controversial, just as thought-provoking, and just as successful as its predecessor—a perfect addition to any history or philosophy reference section.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 

Mecca,  the holy city of Islam;  the black building at 

center is  the Kaaba,  the sanctuary that houses 

the black stone. 

M uhmnmad and the Arab conquests (map). 

Moslem  crusaders under Muhammad conquer in 

Allah's  name. 

Isaac Newton. 

N e\vton analyzes a  ray  of light. 

Jesus Christ. 

ReIn brandt' s "Hundred Guilder Print" of Christ 

preaching. 

Buddha. 

The belfry of a Japanese  Buddhist temple. 

"Buddha's Return from  Heaven," by  N anda Lal Bose. 

Confucius. 

The legendary meeting of Confucius with Lao Tzu. 

St.  Paul. 

Detail of Michelangelo's fresco,  "The Conversion of 

Saint Paul," in  the Vatican. 

Christian pilgrims  march in a  Good  Friday procession 

on the Via  Dolorosa in Jerusalem. 

Ts'ai  Lun. 

Process of papernlaking. 

Johann  Gutenberg. 

Gutenberg and friends  examine the first  printed page. 

A page from  an original  Gutenberg Bible.  45 

Christopher Columbus.  47 

"Columbus before Isabella," by Vacslav  Brozik.  48 

The Nina,  the Pinta,  and the Santa  Maria sail  to the 

New World.  50 

"The Landing of Columbus," by John Vanderlyn.  51 

Albert Einstein.  52 

The atomic bomb explodes at  Hiroshima,  August 6, 

1945.  56 

Einstein discusses  his  theories.  59 

Louis  Pasteur.  60 

Pasteur in  his laboratory.  62 

Galileo Galilei.  64 

Illustration of Galilean law of leverage from  Galileo's 

physics textbook Mathematical Discourses and 

Demonstrations.  65 

Galileo's  telescope.  66 

The Leaning Tower of Pisa from  which Galileo 

supposedly demonstrated the laws  of falling 

bodies.  68 

Aristotle.  70 

Portrait of Aristotle by Raphael,  detail from  "The 

School of Athens."  72 

Aristotle and his pupil,  Alexander.  74 

Euclid.  75 

Diagram from  a  Euclidian geometric theorem.  78 

Statue of Moses,  by Michelangelo.  79 

"Moses with the Ten Commandments," by Guido 

Reni.  81 List of Illustrations  xiii 

Charles  Darwin.  82 

Beagle Channel was  named after Darwin's ship "The 

Beagle."  86 

Great Wall  of China.  87 

Augustus Caesar.  92 

The Roman  Empire at the death of Augustus (map).  94 

Statue of Augustus  Caesar at  the Vatican.  98 

Nicolaus  Copernicus.  99 

The Copernican system of the universe.  101 

Antoine  Laurent Lavoisier.  103 

Lavoisier in  his laboratory at the Royal  Arsenal.  106 

Constantine the Great.  107 

"Constantine Fighting the  Lion," from  Constantine 

tapestry designed by Pietro Da Cortona.  110 

James Watt.  III 

Watt's double-acting steam engine,  1769.  113 

Watt,  as  a boy,  notices  the condensation of steam.  114 

Michael  Faraday.  115 

Faraday lectures at the Royal  Institution on  December 

27,  1855.  118 

James Clerk Maxwell.  119 

Maxwell's  equations are the basic laws  of electricity 

and magnetism.  121 

Martin Luther.  123 

Luther nails  the Ninety-five Theses to the door of the 

church at Wittenberg.  125 

"Luther before the Diet of Worms," by E.  Delperee.  127 

George Washington.  129 xiv  List of Illustrations 

Karl  Marx. 

133 

Chinese citizens at a cadre school  in  Beijing receive 

instructions in  Marxism.  136 

Orville and Wilbur Wright.  138 

The Wright brothers' original byplane.  140 

The historic first  flight  of the Wright brothers' airplane 

at  Kitty  Hawk.  142 

Genghis  Khan.  144 

The Mongol conquests (map).  147 

Adam  Smith.  148 

Smith is  commemorated on the Scots penny.  151 

Portrait of Edward de Vere  (attributed to Marcus 

Gheeraedts).  152 

Hedingham  Castle,  the birthplace and childhood home 

of Edward de Vere.  157 

Letter written  (in  French) by Edward de Vere when 

he was  13 years old.  161 

John  Dalton.  170 

Dalton's  table of atomic weights.  172 

Alexander the Great.  174 

The Empire of Alexander the Great (map).  177 

Alexander on horseback,  detail from  "The Battle of 

Alexander," mosaic at Pompei from  the 2nd 

century,  B. C.  179 

Napoleon  Bonaparte.  181 

Napoleon  before the Sphinx CL'Oedipe") by J.  L. 

Gerome.  183 

Napoleon  at the Battle of Waterloo.  187 

Thomas  Edison.  188 List of Illustrations  xv 

Edison in  his  laboratory at  Menlo Park.  191 

Antony van  Leeuwenhoek.  192 

William  T.  G.  Morton  195 

Morton anesthetizes a patient.  198 

With  this  glass  container,  Morton first  administered 

sulphuric ether to a patient in  1846.  200 

Guglielmo  Nlarconi.  201 

Marconi at his  telegraph machine.  202 

Marconi in  his  floating laboratory,  the yacht "Elettra."  203 

Adolf Hitler.  205 

Scene at  Buchenwald.  209 

Nazi  soldiers,  1933.  211 

Plato.  213 

Oliver Cromwell.  217 

Cromwell  refuses  the crown of England.  221 

Alexander Graham  Bell.  222 

Bell opens the telephone line between New York  and 

Chicago in  1892.  224 

Alexander  Fleming.  225 

John  Locke.  228 

Ludwig van  Beethoven.  232 

An  original manuscript by Ludwig van  Beethoven.  234 

Werner Heisenberg.  236 

Louis  Daguerre.  240 

The official  Daguerre camera produced by Daguerre's 

brother-in-law,  Alphonse  Giroux,  carried a label 

that says:  "No apparatus guaranteed if it does not 

bear the signature of M.  Daguerre and the seal of 

M.  Giroux."  243 xvi 

SiInon  Bolivar. 

Rene  Descartes. 

List  of Illustrations 

Title page from  the first  edition of Discourse on 

244 

248 

Method,  1637.  253 

Michelangelo.  254 

The "David," in  the Accademia in  Florence.  255 

The "Piehl," in  the Vatican  in Rome.  256 

"God  Dividing the Waters from  the Earth," section of 

the Sistine Chapel ceiling.  257 

Pope  Urban II incites Crusaders to  recapture the Holy 

Land.  258 

Mosque in  Cairo named after 'u mar ibn al-Khattab.  261 

Arab expansion  under 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (map).  262 

Asoka issued edicts on  stone pillars,  such as  this 

Asokan pillar at Lauriya-N andangarh.  266 

Augustine disputes with  Manichaeans.  268 

Augustine dictates  to a scribe.  271 

William  Harvey.  273 

Harvey explains  his  ideas  to Charles 1.  275 

Illustrations from  William  Harvey's book On the 

Movement  of the Heart and Blood in Animals.  276 

Ernest Rutherford.  277 

John Calvin.  281 

Monument in  Geneva commemorating the 

Reformation.  284 

Gregor Mendel.  286 

The genetic patterns of the flower mirabilis jalapa.  289 

Max  Planck.  291 

Joseph Lister.  294 List  of Illustrations  xvii 

Nikolaus  August Otto.  297 

Otto's  engine was  employed by automobile pioneers 

Gottlieb  Daimler and  Karl  Benz.  301 

The original "Benzine Buggy."  301 

Francisco  Pizarro.  303 

Pizarro's audience with Charles V before em barking 

for  Peru.  306 

Hernando Cortes.  309 

Cortes and Montezuma meet.  313 

Thomas Jefferson.  315 

Jefferson's  home in Charlottesville,  Virginia-the 

historic Monticello-was built from  his  own 

designs.  319 

Queen Isabella I.  322 

Joseph  Stalin.  328 

Scene from  one of the spectacular Russian treason 

trials  of the thirties,  which established Stalin's 

reputation as  a tyrant.  331 

Stalin  meets with  M.l.  Kalinin,  president of the 

Soviet  Union,  1923-1946.  335 

Julius Caesar.  336 

The Ides of March:  the assassination of Julius Caesar.  339 

William  the Conqueror.  341 

William  the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings.  345 

The first  known painting of the Battle of Hastings.  347 

Sigmund Freud.  348 

Edward Jenner.  351 

Jenner administers the first  vaccination.  353 

Wilhelm  Conrad Rontgen.  355 xviii  List  of Illustrations 

X-rays  have facilitated  great advances  in  dentistry.  357 

Johann  Sebastian  Bach.  359 

A page from  the score of the "Prelude and Fugue in 

B-Minor," written by J.  S.  Bach.  362 

Lao Tzu.  363 

Taoist family  sacrifices  to  the harvest moon.  365 

Voltaire.  367 

Voltaire's funeral.  372 

Johannes Kepler.  373 

Enrico Fermi.  377 

Leonhard Euler.  381 

J ean-Jacques  Rousseau.  385 

An  etching of Rousseau by N audet.  388 

N iccolo  Machiavelli.  390 

Bust of Niccolo  Machiavelli by an  unknown Florentine 

sculptor.  393 

Thomas  Malthus.  395 

John  F.  Kennedy.  399 

On July 20,  1969,  the Apollo  II astronauts left this 

footstep  on the moon,  fulfilling Kennedy's pledge 

of May  1961  to land a  manned spacecraft on the 

moon «before this decade is  out."  401 

Gregory Pincus.  403 

Persian mosaic depicting the  Manichaean elect.  408 

A miniature,  probably of the 8th or 9th century, 

depicting two  rows  of Manichaean priests in 

ritual costume.  412 

Lenin.  414 

Woodcut of Lenin and Red Guards with the motto: 

"We stand on guard for freedom."  418 List of Illustrations  xix 

Sui  Wen Ti.  420 

Vasco  da Gama.  424 

Vasco  da Gama's ship rounds the Cape of Good  Hope.  427 

The voyages  of Vasco  da Gama and Columbus (1nap).  428 

Cyrus the Great.  432 

Cyrus the Great and the Persian  Empire (map).  436 

The tomb of Cyrus the Great at Pasargadae.  438 

Peter the Great.  439 

At  the Battle of Poltava,  the Russian forces  under 

Peter the Great decisively defeated the Swedish.  442 

Mao  Zedong.  445 

Chinese citizens celebrate the 18th anniversary of 

Mao's  takeover of the mainland.  448 

Chairman  Mao participates in  Chinese scholastic 

celebrations.  449 

Francis  Bacon.  450 

.. those that want friends  to open themselves unto 

are cannibals of their own hearts;  ... " FRANCIS 

BACON,  in  OF  FRIENDSHIP.  455 

Henry Ford.  456 

Ford's famous  "Model T."  458 

Assembly line at  Ford's  Highland  Park plant.  459 

Mencius.  461 

Zoroaster.  464 

A Parsee fire-temple  in  Bombay.  466 

Queen Elizabeth I.  468 

The defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588)  marked the 

beginning of English naval  supremacy under 

Elizabeth I.  473 

Preface  to  the  Second Edition  

persons who had been included in  that group in  the  first  edition. 

Those three men are:  Niels Bohr,  Pablo Picasso, and Antoine Henri 

Becquerel.  This,  of course,  does  not in  any way  imply  that  I  con-

sider  them  to  be  unimportant  figures.  On  the  contrary,  those 

three-like most  of those  listed  as  honorable  mentions,  and  like 

many  other  men  and  women  whom  I  have  not  had  the  space  to 

mention-were talented and influential  persons who have  helped 

create this faScinating  world we live  in. 

Michael H.  Hart 

January 1992 

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Discover why disagreement is the key to great collaboration

Ben Callahan will give a talk about building a human-centred culture at Generate New York on 28 April, while Sparkbox developers Daniel Flynn and Rob Tarr will host a workshop about mastering front-end tooling on the day before the conference. If you buy a combined workshop and conference pass, you will save $125! But hurry, there are only limited places for the workshop. 

How do you collaborate with your clients? BC: Most of our customers have their own internal teams of UX and UI designers and developers. They may be small teams (one of our clients has one developer) or they may be massive (one client has well over 50 people on their UX team and hundreds of developers), but our goal is to work with them, not for them. 

In other words, we invite their project managers, researchers, content strategists, designers and developers into communication channels with ours. We review their pull requests and have them review ours. We make decisions about the direction of the project together, combining their expertise about their industry with our expertise about the web. 

In this way, we remove the need for a ‘handoff’. We want our clients to see working with Sparkbox as an investment in their team and the only way that works is if we actually make their team better. So, that’s what we do. In short, we collaborate with our clients in exactly the same way we collaborate with each other. 

Learn how to holistically develop the people you work with in Ben Callahan’s talk

Please give us an example of how one of your projects failed because of a people issue.   Ben Callahan: We had a project once where one man was our single communication channel with the customer’s organisation. We did what we believed to be fantastic work for them, all being approved by the gentleman we viewed as our customer. 

When we finished, he came to us and said that the rest of the organisation didn’t like what we built. ‘It isn’t us’ was the feedback we received. They paid all their invoices but our work was only in production for about one month. Then it was replaced with a WordPress theme that barely met any of the requirements we understood to be so crucial. 

I consider this a failure on our part because (1) we didn’t push to get more iterative feedback all along, and (2) we never truly understood the stakeholder’s expectations of the project. Had we paused to ask a few more questions early on instead of assuming our way was the best way, we could have prevented this one from failing. 

So, it wasn’t a technical failure – better code or the latest framework wouldn’t have fixed this one. It was a people and communication failure. Over the years, what I’ve seen is that we’ve never had a project fail for technical reasons. It’s always the people. 

Is there one major mistake that every team makes? Something you encounter again and again when starting to work with a new team?   BC: I think a lot of teams mistake ‘getting along’ for ‘collaboration’. In all honesty, if you’re always in agreement with your collaborators, you’re not doing it right. The whole benefit of working with others is to push you to consider ideas you wouldn’t come to on your own. The most important ingredient to collaboration is diversity. It follows that the lack of diversity in our industry is the single greatest threat to our ability to collaborate in a meaningful way. 

Getting to know your coworkers helps develop trust and respect in an agency

Please give us three tips teams can implement to improve collaboration.  BC: Number one: Start putting people with different expertise on the same problem, together. This increases empathy and skill for both individuals involved.

Two: Expose disagreement, don’t hide it. Many organisations are afraid of disagreement. Find a healthy way to share differing viewpoints – demonstrating that it’s OK to have a dissenting view is critical to improving collaboration. Which leads to…

Three: Find ways to encourage participation from those who are naturally less outspoken. There are some people on your team who are just not going to speak up naturally. It’s your job to draw them into the conversation. One way to do that is to ask them what they’re thinking. Another is to speak less and listen more.

Sparkbox technical director Ryan Cromwell working through some code challenges with two development apprentices

What’s the culture like at Sparkbox? BC: I asked the team. This is how they responded..

Marshall Norman: Humble but confident. Smart but not snide.

Philip Zastrow: When I think Sparkbox culture I think humble collaboration, knowledge sharing, and genuine caring… and piles of food.

Jody Thornburg: Whenever I describe Sparkbox to people, I say that our leadership always says ‘the grass is greener where you water it,’ and our team is watered well. It’s a culture that focuses so intently on its people, which in turn, causes people to want to strive hard and provide really great work.

Catherine Meade:

What can people expect to take away from your talk at Generate New York? BC: My goal is to help folks see that no matter what role they play, they can have an impact on how their team works together. I hope to give attendees some very tangible practices they can put in place when they return to work that will help them and their teammates get better at their jobs.

Generate New York on 28 April features 14 talks by the likes of Sara Soueidan, Mina Markham, Abby Covert and Jennifer Brook. They will cover design systems, user research, information architecture, conversational interfaces, and much more. In his closing keynote Steve Fisher will expand on Ben’s statement that disagreement and indeed conflict are the key to great UX. 

If you can’t make it to the NYC conference, there’s also one in San Francisco on 9 June. Tickets are on sale now.

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Want to know me better? 1: My name? Alícia. 2: Do I have any nicknames? Ally, Alicinha, Lilicia, Mirsthy 3: Zodiac sign? Libra ♎️ 4: Video game I play to chill, not to win? Zelda, League of Legends, Just Dance. 5: Book/series I reread? Many. 6: Aliens or ghosts? Aliens. 7: Writer I trust enough to read whatever they write? Poe, Ursula Poznanski, Stephen King, Kafka, JK Rowlking, Patricia Cromwell, George R.R.Martin, Tolkien, Thomas Harris, Charles Bukowski, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dan Brown, Colleen Houck, Ginsberg, Amis, Fernando Pessoa, Palahniuk, Linspector, Welsh, John Fante. 8: Favourite radio station? 88.9 (?) 9: Favourite flavour of anything? Chocolate. 10: The word that I use all the time to describe something great? Top. 11: Favourite song? Currently: wanderlust - blackbear 12: The question you ask new friends to get to know them better? Idk 13: Favourite word? Saudade. 14: The last person who hurt me, did I forgive them? Yes. 15: Last song I listened to? Blackbear - 4U 16: TV show I always recommend? The Blacklist. 17: Pirates or ninjas? Ninjas. 18: Movie I watch when I’m feeling down? Hector and the Search for Happiness. 19: Song that I always start my shuffle with/wake-up song/always-on-a-loop song? Naive - The Kooks. 20: Favourite video games? Overwatch. 21: What am I most afraid of? Not living. 22: A good quality of mine? I'm honest and loyal af. 23: A bad quality of mine? Way too patient. 24: Cats or dogs? Cats. 25: Actor/actress you trust enough to watch whatever they’re in? - 26: Favourite season? Autumn. 27: Am I in a relationship? No. 28: Something I miss? Someone: Dad. 29: My best friend? Marcelo Carrara. 30: Eye colour? Dark brown/black. 31: Hair colour? Dark brown/black. 32: Someone I love? Celo. 33: Someone I trust? Celo, Lara, Motta, Toninho, Jojeta, Luísa, Eloisa and Karina. 34: Someone I always think about? Dad. 35: Am I excited about anything? Studying abroad. 36: My current obsession? Overwatch! 37: Favourite TV shows as a child? Invader Zim, Winx, Courage, Scooby-Doo, Drake & Josh, Wizards of Waverly Place, Zack & Cody and the list goes on. 38: Do I have someone of the opposite sex that I can tell everything to? Celo and Guga. 39: Am I superstitious? Slightly. 40: What do I think about most? Traveling. 41: Do I have any strange phobias? Trypophobia (nk) 42: Do I prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it? Both. 43: Favourite hobbies? Writing, reading, playing, watching movies and listening to music. 44: Last book I read? Coletânea - Bukowski. 45: Last film I watched? Ruby Sparks. 46: Do I play any instruments? Used to play guitar. Not anymore. 47: Favourite animal? Tigers. 48: Have I ever dated someone older than me? Nah. Not exactly. 49: Superpower I wish I could have? Wish I could teleport. 50: How do I destress? Music and cinema. 51: Do I like confrontation? Depends, not always but sometimes it's necessary. 52: When do I feel most at peace? Under the water. And cuddling. 53: What makes me smile? Anything. 54: Do I sleep with the lights on or off? Ye. 55: Play any sports? Nope. But I'm a great volleyball and handball player. 57: Favourite drink? Coca-Cola, kek. 58: When did I last send a handwritten letter to somebody? Can't remember. 59: Afraid of heights? Kinda, but I usually forget about it ahhahaha 60: Pet peeve? Drama (lol). 61: What was the last concert I went to see? Lady Gaga??? Idk. 62: Am I vegetarian/vegan/pescatarian? Nah. 63: What occupation did I want to do when I was younger? Astronaut. 64: Have I ever had a friend turn enemy? I do not have enemies. 65: What fictional universe would I like to be a part of? Harry Potter’s Wizarding World. 66: Something I worry about? The well being of those closest to me. 67: Scared of the dark? Absolutely. 68: Who are my best friends? Answered. 69: What do I admire most about others? Their sense of humor. 70: Can I sing? I try my best. 71: Something I wish I could do? Get excellent grades hahah 72: If I won the lottery, what would I do? Move out, leave school, invest, travel and donate. 73: Have I ever skipped school? Yes. 74: Favourite place on the planet? Manly. 75: Where do I want to live? Dunno. Used to be Australia but I'm trying to change my mind since Aussie is too isolated. 76: Do I have any pets? 1 cat and 1 dog. 77: What is my current desktop picture? A Japanese dancer. 78: Early bird or night owl? Night owl. 79: Sunsets or sunrise? Sunset. 80: Can I drive? Hell no. 81: Story behind my last kiss? There were so many people there and we were under blankets hiding ourselves from them. 82: Earphones or headphones? Headphones. 83: Have I ever had braces? Yes. I'm going to take them off this year. 84: Story behind one of my scars? - 85: Favourite genre of music? Pretty much anything. 86: Who is my hero? Professor Euzébio. 
87: Favourite comic book character? Dunno. 88: What makes me really angry? When people lie to me, cut me off/or talk over me when I’m talking and when someone disrespect one of my friends. 89: Kindle or real book? Real. Duh. 90: Favourite sporty activity? Badminton. 91: What is one thing that isn’t tight in schools that should be? How to actually live. 92: What was my favourite subject at school? History. 93: Siblings? 4: Jorge, Adriane, Alexandre and Leandro. 94: What was the last thing I bought? Food. 95: How tall am I? 5'3. 96: Can I cook? +-. 97: Can I bake? Yes sir. 98: 3 things I love? My friends, coke and traveling. 99: 3 things I hate? Someone who's a douche canoe. Fish. Being late. 100: Do I have more girl friends or boy friends? Boys. 101: Who do I get on with better, girls or boys? Boys. 102: Where was I born? Brasília - Distrito Federal, Brazil. 103: Sexual orientation? Love. 104: Where do I currently live? Brasília - DF, Brazil. 105: Last person I texted? A unknown. 106: Last time I cried? A few days ago, my friends won an important match and I cried like a baby. 107: Guilty pleasure? Getting a new notebook and smelling the blank paper; something about the smell of paper just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. 108: Favourite Youtuber? Liza. 109: Favorite salad?
- 110: Do I like selfies? Sometimes, if I feel like pretty that day. 111: Favourite game app? Uhhh, Scream Go. 112: My relationship with my parents? Dad was ok but mom is complicated. 113: Favourite accents? British and Australian. And Argentinian. 114: A place I have not been but wish to visit? South Korea :) 115: Favourite number? 13. 116: Can I juggle? Yes! 117: Am I religious? No. 118: Do I like space? Not sure if that means outer space or mental space… I guess both 119: Do I like the deep ocean? Hell no. 120: Am I much of a daredevil? Kinda. 121: Am I allergic to anything? Beach and dust. 122: Can I curl my tongue? Yes. 123: Can I wiggle my ears? Yes. 124: Do I like clowns? Idk. 125: The Beatles or Elvis? Elvis. Obvious. 126: My current project? Growing professionally. 127: Am I a bad loser? No, not really. 128: Do I admit when I wrong? I'll be the first one to do so. 129: Forest or beach? Beach. 130: Favourite piece of advice? What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? 131: Am I a good liar? Lmfao yeah no. I can’t lie to save my life. I'm terrible. 132: Hogwarts house / Divergent faction / Hunger Games district? Slytherin, Erudite and District 1. 133: Do I talk to myself? Yeah. 134: Am I very social? Yes I am. 135: Do I like gossip? No. 136: Do I keep a journal/diary? Sometimes. 137: Have I ever hopelessly failed a test? Every math test ever put in front of me. 138: Do I believe in second chances? Absolutely. 139: If I found a wallet full of cash on the ground, what would I do? Try to find the owner of the wallet and turn it in; I’m a big believer in karma. 140: Do I believe people are capable of change? Yes, most people are I believe, except in certain situations. 141: Have I ever been underweight? Idk. 142: Am I ticklish? Yes. A lot. I hate it. 143: Have I ever been in a submarine? No; I don’t think I want to. 144: Have I ever been on a plane? Yes, many times. 145: In a film about my life, who would I cast as myself, friends and family? I have no freaking clue, honestly. 146: Have I ever been overweight? No. 147: Do I have any piercings? Not anymore. 148: Which fictional character do I wish was real?
Hmm, idk. 149: Do I have any tattoos? No. 150: What is the best decision I have made in life so far? I started being myself. 151: Do I believe in Karma? So much yes! 152: Do I wear glasses or contacts? No. 153: What was my first car? I've never had one. 154: Do I want children? Hell fucking no. 155: Who is the most intelligent person I know? Euzébio - he's wise. Costacurta - he knows everything about anything. He's amazing. 156: My most embarrassing memory? Can't remember, srsly. 157: What makes me nostalgic? Frank Sinatra. 158: Have I ever pulled an all-nighter? Yes. 159: Which do I value more in others, brains or beauty? Brains. But what I most value in others? The contents of their heart. That makes up all the rest, at least for me. 160: What colour mostly dominates my wardrobe? Black. 161: Have I ever had a paranormal experience? I guess so. 162: What do I hate most about myself? I should study more. 163: What do I love most about myself? My aura. 164: Do I like adventure? I'm always up for a good time! 165: Do I believe in fate? Yes. 166: Favourite animal? Answered. Another one? Whale. 167: Have I ever been on radio? Yes. 168: Have I ever been on TV? Yes. 169: How old am I? 17. 170: One of my favourite quotes? The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them. 171: Do I hold grudges? No; I forget. 172: Do I trust easily? I do, unfortunately, but that’s because I don’t lie. People who lie to one another walk around thinking everyone’s lying to them, people who tell the truth make the 
mistake of believing everyone is being honest. 173: Have I learnt from my mistakes? Yes. 174: Best gift I’ve ever received? A bracelet from a hipster I had just met. 175: Do I dream? Yea, they're really weird. 176: Have I ever had a night terror? Ye. 177: Do I remember my dreams, and what is one that comes to mind? Yes; it's too long, won't right it down. 178: An experience that has made me stronger? My entire fucking life thus far. 179: If I were immortal, what would I do? Become wealthy and travel to every single place on Earth. 180: Do I like shopping? Yes. 181: If I could get away with a crime, what would I choose to do? Probably commit a bank robbery. 182: What does “family” mean to me? People who love you for who you are unconditionally, without limitations; people who encourage and support you, and who are there for you even if you can’t do much in return; people who can comfort you when your sad, tell you what you don’t want to hear when you need to hear it, laugh and cry with you,people who would love to see you succeed and be happy, and who will actually do what it takes to help you get there, and people for whom you can be and do the same. Merely sharing a Bloodline doesn’t make a family; sharing love and trust and loyalty do. 183: What is my spirit animal? Tigers. They're big cats but savage. 184: How do I want to be remembered? As someone who helped a lot of people in one emerging community. 185: If I could master one skill, what would I choose? Becoming an amazing violinist or writer. 186: What is my greatest failure? I should have traveled with my father. 187: What is my greatest achievement? Not dying. 188: Love or money? Love. 189: Love or career? Love. 190: If I could time travel, where and when would I want to go? No idea. 191: What makes me the happiest? My friends and my achievements so far. 192: What is “home” to me? It's a feeling. 193: What motivates me? The unknown. 194: If I could choose my last words, what would they be? "Finally". 195: Would I ever want to encounter aliens? Depends. Are they good? 196: A movie that scared me as a child? Saw. 197: Something I hated as a child that I like now? Beer. Don't tell my friends. 198: Zombies or vampires? Vampires. 199: Live in the city or suburbs? City. 200: Dragons or wizards? A wizard that can become a dragon and change back at request. 201: A nightmare that has stayed with me? Don't wanna talk about it. 202: How do I define love? Confidence exchanged and trust built. 203: Do I judge a book by its cover? Literally? Yes i do. 204: Have I ever had my heart broken? Ugh. Yes. 205: Do I like my handwriting? Depends on what day it is. 206: Sweet or savoury? Both. 207: Worst job I’ve had? - 208: Do I collect anything? Harry Potter wands. 209: Item of clothing or jewellery you’ll never see me without? Necklace. 210: What is on my bucket list? What is not would be a better question. 211: How do I handle anger? Very. Fucking. Carefully. 212: Was I named after anyone? Nope. 213: Do I use sarcasm a lot? Yes. 214: What TV character am I most like? Amu Hinamori. 215: What is the weirdest talent I have?
I can sleep anywhere, even standing up.