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A charming, captivating tale of love and music, Once sets the standard for the modern musical. And with Dublin as its backdrop, Once is fun and fresh.
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"Once" is a modern-day musical set on the streets of Dublin. Featuring Glen Hansard and his Irish band The Frames, "Once" tells the story of a street musician and a Czech immigrant during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story.
R (for language)
Drama, Musical & Performing Arts
May 18, 2007 wide
as Guy
Markéta Irglová
as Girl
Geoff Minogue
as Eamon
Mal Whyte
as Bill
Bill Hodnett
as Guy's Dad
Danuse Ktrestova
as Girl's Mother
Alastair Foley
as Bassist
Gerard Hendrick
as Lead Guitarist
Darren Healy
as Heroin Addict
Marcella Plunkett
as Ex-Girlfriend
as Shop Assistant
Niall Cleary
as Bob
Maire Walsh
as Lady on Bus
as Drunk
Witold Owski
as Man Watching TV
Hugh Walsh
as Timmy Drummer
Tomek Glowacki
Sean Millar
as Bank Manager
Attila Kouvacs
Pete Short
as Singer at Party
Bob Hoban
as Shop Assistant at Bogarts
Dave Cleary
as Host at Party
Praghosa
as Hari Krishna
Keith Byrne
as Guy in Piano Shop
Krzysztos Tlotka
Kate Haugh
as Baby
Senan Haugh
as Husband
Catherine Hansard
Fergus O'Farrell
Martina Akindojctimi
as Person On Stoop
Ruslan Mannanu
Francis Usanga
Price Tylot Khumaho
Joe Adebe
Bernard Gibsenen
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Critic Reviews for Once
All Critics (157) | Top Critics (47) | DVD (11)
So this is how you make a low-budget musical these days!
Oct 18, 2008 | Full Review…
Bob Mondello
In an era when Hollywood has largely lost the ability to distinguish between romance and sex, Once is the rare film that recognizes that love is no less love for being held in check, it is merely a different kind of love.
Christopher Orr
Once doesn't plop its emotions on its characters' sleeves, and it trusts us enough to leave some of the best stuff unstated. In other words, it trusts us to know that half the music lies between the notes.
Mark Bourne
Film.com
A simply sung tale that deserves attention.
A soulful valentine to music, friendship and the joys of honest hard graft, played out in the bedsits and recording studios of a deglamourised Dublin.
Xan Brooks
In some places the camerawork feels a little underwhelming, and at times the leads' inexperience in acting shows up in comparison to their musical performances, but overall it works as a quiet, wistful modern romance.
Laura Bushell
Movies like this don't come along very often, and Once is really something special.
Jun 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
The simple and real love story will stay with you.
Aug 14, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Brandy McDonnell
The Oklahoman
If "The Commitments" shows the gritty, robust side of Dublin and the Irish music scene, "Once" shows us a softer, more romantic side.
Apr 18, 2014 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
James Plath
Movie Metropolis
At once delicate and gritty, wistful and deeply satisfying.
Oct 29, 2008 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
Decent Films Guide
There is much to admire about Once, in a little-movie-that-could kind of way, but it can't help but get in its own way just when it begins to gain some momentum
Oct 18, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
David Medsker
my biggest road block was the fact that I didn't like the music
Aug 17, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
Audience Reviews for Once
The music alone carries this film. The two leads have amazing chemistry and are natural fits for their roles (both are musicians). It isn't a cut-paste romance, either; the movie takes twists and turns along the way with major payoff. If you love music movies, this is a must-see.
Once is a film I do not have the heart to downrate because at least the male lead is making an effort. But overall, it comes off as amateur and I am not feeling the vibe of the film. The scenario is like Lost in Translation but there is no chemistry and if there is no chemistry, what does it matter what happens? Still, it is an OK film, short, and not difficult to get through.
Robert B Super Reviewer
Achingly beautiful, truthful, and youthful from the first note, Once truly earns a vaulted spot among this generation's greatest musicals. Sure, there's the rough hewn almost DIY style utilized in delivering the film's simple but powerful story. It's this down and dirty independent feel, however, that makes this tuneful tale so damn effective. How else do you frame a street busker's journey from the dusty, tourist-filled curbs of Dublin to...well, a fulfilling passion? Notice the word choice. Once's modern romance often flirts with heartbreak but the do-or-die vigor carries quite a tune. And thankfully, the tunes comprise one of the loveliest soundtracks ever. Writer/director John Carney presents this R-rated musical about a busker (Glen Hansard) and an immigrant (Marketa Irglova), who spend a fateful week collaborating on an album that tells their love story. Before filming ever began, actor/musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova were already romantic collaborators. This makes sense given the palpable affection that they give off in each scene. Their heartfelt songbook echoes this sentiment tenfold. "Falling Slowly" deserved its Oscar win for Best Song. Likewise, "If You Want Me," "When Your Mind's Made Up," "Lies," "Leave," and "Fallen from the Sky" also deserve such a prize which is why this rightly lauded flick got adapted into a Broadway musical. On screens big and small, however, the material and music pulses with naturalism thanks to writer/director John Carney's vision and obvious love for perfect chords. Bottom line: All the Right Notes
Jeff B Super Reviewer
This Irish drama about musicians written and directed by John Carney was a pleasant viewing and listening. This naturalistic movie, set in Dublin, Ireland, stars musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. What a treat! Collaborators prior to making the film performing under the stage moniker The Swell Season, Hansard and Irglová composed and performed all of the original songs in the film! Amazingly different, this film will show love scenes with no sex, song lyrics instead of a narration, musicians with everyday problems and families, not drug abusers without morals... or chasers of fame and fortune. Shot for only 130,000 (US$160,000), the film was delightful to watch, and it received enthusiastic awards such as the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film. Hansard and Irglová's song "Falling Slowly" won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original Song and the soundtrack as a whole also received a Grammy Award nomination. Once spent years in development with the Irish Film Board. It was during a period where the film board had no chief executive (for about 6 months) that the film was given the go-ahead by a lower level executive on the proviso that the producers could make it on a budget of approximately 150,000 and not the initial higher budget. They made it and I am glad they did... because I enjoyed it. Every bit of the story about Guy (Glen Hansard) and Girl (Markéta Irglová) was so realistic that I almost thought that I am watching some reality show about two musicians, but at the same time I could feel close to them, thanks to the wonderfully developed screenplay. My surprise was that neither of the two leads is a trained or experienced actor - Hansard and Irglová are both professional musicians. Director Carney, former bassist for Hansard's band The Frames, had asked his long-time friend to share busker anecdotes and compose songs for the film, but had intended the male lead to be played by actor Cillian Murphy. He was an almost-signed rock musician before turning to acting. Murphy thought that he was too good in acting and declined the prospect of acting opposite non-actor Irglová (then 17 years old) but felt that he is not as good in singing to belt out Hansard's octave-leaping songs, so he pulled out, as did the film's other producers along with their financial resources. Hansard, who'd previously done only one acting job, was the next choice. He was initially reluctant, fearing that he wouldn't be able to pull it off, but after stipulating that he had to be fully involved in the filmmaking process and that it be low-budget and intimate, he agreed. That's how we got an intimate, family movie with love and wonderful songs...
Panta O Super Reviewer
Once Quotes
The Busker: "broken hearted Hoover fixer sucker guy"
The Busker: Broken hearted Hoover fixer sucker guy.
Eamon: Guys, why do you think there are no blonde priests?
The Girl: Do you like this shop? I buy all my clothes here. Good for me, you know. Cheap. Nice fashion.
The Girl: Fuck you, batteries!
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Good Food Box a feel-good program
Luke Hendry
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Danielle Tiffin, left, Amber Edgar and Brittany Hill stock boxes with produce Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network Luke Hendry / Luke Hendry/The Intelligencer
It’s a monthly miracle.
The Good Food Box program brings fresh produce into more than 1,300 homes across Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. It’s a project of the Community Development Council of Quinte (CDC).
The program allows people to pre-order produce and pay a little less than half of the retail price.
“We’re here to help people eat healthy and save money at the same time,” said program coordinator Jim Mallabar.
It’s intended to improve residents’ health by improving access to nutritious food – through both the low price and by getting it into smaller communities in which such food may be unavailable or, for some, unaffordable.
Volunteers deliver the boxes to 18 depots spread across the two counties. The food is packed, delivered and picked up all on the same day.
“It’s fabulous,” said one regular customer who asked that her name not be published.
“You’re getting wonderful produce at a wonderful price,” she said. The customer said she hadn’t realized CDC programs are open to everyone, not just those of lower income.
Customer Nikki Brummell holds her latest Good Food Box and her first fruit bag from the program Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Community Development Council of Quinte office in Belleville, Ont. Customers pick up the produce on the same day it’s packed. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network Luke Hendry / Luke Hendry/The Intelligencer
“It’s convenient,” said Belleville customer Nikki Brummell, a mother of two. After work on Wednesday she picked up a box and, for the first time, a bag of fruit at the CDC office.
“Everybody here is always very happy and helpful,” she said.
But for all that food to get to people’s homes, it must first be sorted and repacked.
As many as 75 volunteers gather one morning per month at Belleville’s Parkdale Community Centre to to pack two sizes of boxes plus small bags of fruit.
Ed Novosad, Betty Allan, centre, and Natasha Clarke, right, break down boxes Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. During the Good Food Box’s monthly packing day, Parkdale Community Centre may have as many as 75 volunteers bustling through the many stages of the packing process. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network
For about three hours, the pace is frenetic, but the atmosphere is friendly.
“It’s pretty intense but a lot of volunteers have been with us for many years, so they are experts at what they do,” Mallabar said.
“The CDC would not be able to offer these programs if it was not for our awesome volunteers. They’re the best,” he said.
The rush begins at 8:30 a.m., when a truck from Kingston food distributor Tony Deodato and Sons arrives with the month’s order.
For Wednesday’s order, it carried 660 two-pound bags of carrots, the same amount of onions, 5,736 apples, 5,666 bananas, 4,276 oranges and much more.
In 1996, its first year, the program sold 40 boxes.
Last year, 1,316 customers bought a total of 13,325 boxes.
Good Food Box program coordinator Jim Mallabar wheels more boxes aboard a cube van Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Parkdale Community Centre in Belleville, Ont. Knowing the program helps more than 1,300 customers to eat healthier food brings “huge satisfaction,” he says. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network Luke Hendry / Luke Hendry/The Intelligencer
A large box sells for $15 – roughly the wholesale value of the contents.
Mallabar said the council has sent students to area grocery stores to price fruit. They found the large box contains, at retail value, about $34 worth of produce.
A small box sells for $10 and is worth $21, he said, while the $5 fruit bag would cost someone $11 in a store.
The packing day’s pace is noticeable even before entering the building. There’s constant activity as people load vehicles with bin after bin of food. Indoors, there’s a flurry at every table. Each person has a duty as items are unpacked, sorted, counted, then repacked.
Retired soldier Dennis Allen places apples into waiting bins Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. He began volunteering with the Community Development Council of Quinte five years ago and said the camaraderie keeps him involved. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network Luke Hendry / Luke Hendry/The Intelligencer
“It’s total chaos, but it’s organized. Jim does a fantastic job,” said Dennis Allen, a retired soldier and military logistics officer who found the CDC through Volunteer and Information Quinte.
“If you’re looking for a place to socialize and meet people, this is the place to come,” he said, adding the council’s other programs, including the Good Baby Box and Good Food Market, are also worthwhile.
Allen said he’s remained involved because of the “people and the camaraderie.”
“This is fun,” retiree Neil Rutley said he swept the floor. “I love it because we’re doing things for the community.
“It’s only once a month, so it’s easy.”
“It’s an honour to be able to do this.”
Neil Rutley sweeps the floor after the completion of packing Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. It’s fun, he says, but it’s also “an honour” to be able to help others. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network Luke Hendry / Luke Hendry/The Intelligencer
New volunteers are always needed, coordinator Jim Mallabar said.
By day’s end, the fresh food is in customers’ homes.
“I love it. It’s like Christmas,” said Belleville customer Pat Pilling.
“We try to eat healthy,” she said, adding the monthly small box and fruit bag hasn’t changed her household’s diet, but has meant more produce in it.
She said she took the CDC’s Community Kitchens course – teaching cooking, budgeting and money-saving skills – and enjoyed it. (That program will, however, end this month unless $20,000 is donated to fund another year of classes.)
Customers report improved diets because of the program.
“The Good Food Box program helps me eat more fruits and vegetables because I would not be able to afford them without this program,” wrote a volunteer and customer from Frankford, who added being involved “helps me to be useful in the community.”
Mallabar said he’s made numerous attempts to include food from local farmers. But it’s difficult for smaller farms to meet the demand and beat the wholesale price – something that’s critical to the program.
“They cannot guarantee me that on the third Wednesday of every month they will have, say, 600 bags of potatoes,” he explained. Having multiple suppliers would also complicate logistics, he said.
“It is frustrating, because it would be great to include local farmers.”
Mallabar, a veteran of the non-profit sector, said the program is a feel-good effort.
“It’s a huge satisfaction,” he said. “Knowing that I’m helping people – that’s what it comes down to.”
To volunteer, order or learn more, call 613-968-2466 or visit cdcquinte.com.
Danielle Tiffin packs bananas and oranges Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Parkdale Community Centre in Belleville, Ont. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network Luke Hendry / Luke Hendry/The Intelligencer
Frances Randle moves a Good Food Box Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network
Tony Ward flattens boxes for recycling Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. Nobody wants the task because it’s hard on the hands, Ward said with a laugh. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network
Natasha Clarke drops flattened cardboard boxes near the overflowing recycling bin Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network
Carol Hillis hefts yet another heavy box of fruit to supply packers of the Good Food Box Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Belleville, Ont. Luke Hendry/Belleville Intelligencer/Postmedia Network
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Home Electronics Taming “Wild” Electrons in Graphene
Taming “Wild” Electrons in Graphene
Discovery could lead to novel electronic devices
A sharp tip creates a force field that can trap electrons in graphene or modify their trajectories, similar to the effect a lens has on light rays. Yuhang Jiang/Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Graphene – a one-atom-thick layer of the stuff in pencils – is a better conductor than copper and is very promising for electronic devices, but with one catch: Electrons that move through it can’t be stopped.
Until now, that is. Scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have learned how to tame the unruly electrons in graphene, paving the way for the ultra-fast transport of electrons with low loss of energy in novel systems. Their study waspublished online in Nature Nanotechnology.
“This shows we can electrically control the electrons in graphene,” said Eva Y. Andrei, Board of Governors professor in Rutgers’ Department of Physics and Astronomy in the School of Arts and Sciences and the study’s senior author. “In the past, we couldn’t do it. This is the reason people thought that one could not make devices like transistors that require switching with graphene, because their electrons run wild.”
Now it may become possible to realize a graphene nano-scale transistor, Andrei said. Thus far, graphene electronics components include ultrafast amplifiers, supercapacitors and ultralow resistivity wires. The addition of a graphene transistor would be an important step towards an all-graphene electronics platform. Other graphene-based applications include ultrasensitive chemical and biological sensors, filters for desalination and water purification. Graphene is also being developed in flat flexible screens, and paintable and printable electronic circuits.
Graphene is a nano-thin layer of the carbon-based graphite that pencils write with. It is far stronger than steel and a great conductor. But when electrons move through it, they do so in straight lines and their high velocity does not change. “If they hit a barrier, they can’t turn back, so they have to go through it,” Andrei said. “People have been looking at how to control or tame these electrons.”
Graphene’s unique properties enable applications in diverse areas including electronics, sensing, medicine and filtration. Tatiana Shepeleva/Shutterstock
Her team managed to tame these wild electrons by sending voltage through a high-tech microscope with an extremely sharp tip, also the size of one atom. They created what resembles an optical system by sending voltage through a scanning tunneling microscope, which offers 3-D views of surfaces at the atomic scale. The microscope’s sharp tip creates a force field that traps electrons in graphene or modifies their trajectories, similar to the effect a lens has on light rays. Electrons can easily be trapped and released, providing an efficient on-off switching mechanism, according to Andrei.
“You can trap electrons without making holes in the graphene,” she said. “If you change the voltage, you can release the electrons. So you can catch them and let them go at will.”
The next step would be to scale up by putting extremely thin wires, called nanowires, on top of graphene and controlling the electrons with voltages, she said.
The study’s co-lead authors are Yuhang Jiang and Jinhai Mao, Rutgers postdoctoral fellows, and a graduate student at Universiteit Antwerpen in Belgium. The other Rutgers co-author is Guohong Li, a research associate.
Source : Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Meris Mercury7
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By Hugh Robjohns
With such brilliant software reverbs now available, does this new hardware unit warrant a place in the space race?
As home computers have become more and more powerful, there has been an inevitable drift away from outboard hardware reverberation units and into plug-in-based reverb solutions. Of course, reverb plug-ins — whether algorithmic or convolution-based, vintage emulations or innovative modern designs — generally offer far more sophisticated and flexible effects than have typically been available with traditional hardware units. They also allow more convenient workflows as settings can be recalled instantly as part of individual song projects, and many parameters can be automated if required. Moreover, with a powerful computer it is possible to run as many separate reverb plug-ins as you like for a project, whereas few project studios have more than a couple of hardware reverb units.
However, recent newcomers to the pro-audio market, American ‘boutique audio’ manufacturers Meris, are challenging that approach with their new Mercury7 DSP reverberation unit. Designed and built entirely in Los Angeles, this single-channel mono reverb module is designed to fit in the ubiquitous 500-Series rack, and provides a very novel take on the traditional digital reverb concept. The name apparently pays tribute to the original seven astronauts who went into space in the Mercury capsule, and the design inspiration was the soundtracks of some classic ’70s and ’80s sci-fi films — especially Blade Runner, and the soundscapes Vangelis achieved using mainly Lexicon 224 reverbs which were dark, creepy, and full of personality!
Although there are just two primary reverb algorithms — based on a traditional plate and a large hall environment — the Mercury7 allows considerable manipulation of these algorithms to create a wide and rich variety of reverberant spaces and effects. It also includes some interesting special effects, such as variable modulations, pitch-shifting, vibrato and auto-swell, so it’s far more than a straight digital reverb; it is a really effective sound-design tool as well. In fact, Meris “strive to create products that are instruments in their own right, rather than just effects” — and that becomes very obvious as you start using the Mercury7.
The Mercury7 module occupies one rack slot, and its substantial faceplate is painted a glorious shade of blue. This is an ‘open’ style module, with the top surface of the main PCB exposed and the rear protected by a full-length metal backing plate. Given the power and flexibility of this unit, I was a little surprised at how sparse the main circuit board is. In addition to the analogue interfacing and converters already mentioned, the actual DSP reverb processing is performed with 32-bit floating-point algorithms, running on a Kinetis K22F 120MHz microcontroller from its 512KB of internal flash memory. A small, unmarked, white, two-pin socket on the board facilitates linking other modules for multi-channel applications, although the appropriate cable is sold separately.
Multiple Mercury7 modules can be linked together for stereo or surround working to generate wide and spacious soundscapes. When linked together, normally the left-hand unit acts as the master and the right-hand slave module follows the settings established on the master automatically. However, should you want to adjust the two units’ settings separately you still can, to fine-tune and tailor the stereo spread. Meris currently only sell a stereo-linking cable, but apparently hooking-up multiple units for synchronised surround working is trivially simple, and full instructions are available on request.
Audio quality is assured through the use of a Burr Brown INA137 balanced line receiver and DRV135 balanced line driver for the rack’s rear-panel line-level XLR connectors, and the digital conversion is through a 24-bit AKM AK4621EF converter which claims a dynamic range of about 116dB. There should be no powering issues for any API-compatible 500-series rack, as the module’s total current demand is less than 100mA.
Not that it reveals a huge amount, but we know a lot of you like a peep inside!
Looking at the front-panel controls, the unit has a pleasingly analogue feel to it, and — very unusually for a digital reverb unit — there is no LCD display, no program presets, and no parameter values! Instead there’s just one large knob, five smaller ones (all conventional pots, rather than endless shaft-encoders), and three illuminated buttons. Unfortunately, though, that delightfully minimalist layout isn’t quite sufficient to cope with the Mercury7’s remarkable versatility, and so all of the rotary controls have an additional ‘Alt’ function which is accessed by holding down one of the buttons while simultaneously turning the knob. To keep the front-panel legends clean and simple, these alternative functions aren’t marked, but most are logical extensions of the knob’s primary function and so are fairly easy to remember.
Currently, there is no user manual as such, just an A5-sized ‘Quickstart’ sheet, but while that provides enough information to understand what the controls are meant to do, it doesn’t give any parameter value ranges. Consequently, all adjustments must be done by ear — although that’s no bad thing!
Starting at the top of the module’s panel, the largest knob is labelled Space Decay and it adjusts the decay time of sound energy within the virtual reverberation space. The control’s alternative mode alters the pre-delay time. In the top-right corner, a button labelled Bypass is illuminated when the unit is generating reverberation, and is unlit when in bypass mode, which seems a backwards to me. However, a very nice feature is that the bypass mode is a straight analogue pass-through, circumventing the converters and DSP completely, and so is latency-free.
Moving down the panel, the next two controls are a knob labelled Mix, and an Algorithm Select button. The Mix knob alters the wet/dry balance as you would expect, but unusually, this is also performed in the analogue domain, once again to ensure that the direct signal is latency-free. (Meris intend the Mercury7 to be a useful creative tool for musicians playing live, hence the attention paid to ensuring that there is no inherent latency.) The Mix control’s Alt mode tweaks the balance between normal reverb reflections and internally pitch-shifted signals when the Pitch Vector mode is turned on (more on that shortly!).
The Algorithm button toggles between the unit’s two primary reverb algorithms. The Ultraplate mode is described as an “inspiring and lush plate with a fast build-up”, while the Cathedra setting (for which the button is illuminated) is defined as “massive and ethereal with a slow build-up”, and is clearly based on a ‘large hall’ style of environment. Holding this algorithm button down accesses the Alt mode for all the rotary controls.
Next come a Swell button and a rotary control labelled Modulate. Swell engages an ‘auto-swell’ function which isn’t described in the Quickstart guide at all, but it creates a kind of ‘dreamy wash’ effect in which the attack transients of the input sound are slowed down, a bit like the effect created with a guitar volume pedal. The Swell attack time is controlled as an Alt function from the Pitch Vector knob.
Most algorithmic reverbs incorporate some form of modulation in the reverb tail, partially to mask periodic artifacts in the reverb algorithm, but also to simulate the natural time-domain variations caused by thermal air movements in a real reverberant space. It’s unusual for the user to be given control over the modulation, yet that’s exactly what Meris have done in the Mercury7. The Modulate knob sets the overall modulation depth of the reverb algorithm, controlling how much ‘inner movement’ exists in the reverb tail, while the control’s Alt function adjusts the primary modulation speed as well. The combination allows extensive control over the character of the reverb — something I found quite fascinating and surprisingly creative!
Undoubtedly, the Mercury7’s most unusual control is the next one, labelled Pitch Vector. Its fully counter-clockwise position turns this function off, while turning the control clockwise introduces various degrees of pitch-shifting within the reverb’s regeneration processes. The fully clockwise end introduces a Shimmer effect which shifts the regenerated signal up a full octave, while the intermediate positions provide an octave shift down, a micro down-shift, a micro up-shift, and a musical fifth up-shift. The character of these Pitch Vector effects is also dependent on the settings of the Vector Mix (Alt-Mix) control, and both the Hi and Lo frequency damping controls. In some ways, the kinds of effect enabled with the Pitch Vector processing are reminiscent of those that might more traditionally be created with an Eventide Harmonizer, so we’re definitely into sound design territory here! As mentioned previously, the Alt mode for the Pitch Vector knob adjusts the Swell mode’s envelope attack time.
The last two rotary controls adjust the low- and high-frequency damping within the reverb space, dramatically altering the sonic character of the virtual environment. The Alt mode for the Lo control adjusts the density of the early reflections in the selected reverb algorithm, while the Hi knob’s Alt mode adjusts the Vibrato depth — yes, there’s a vibrato effect built in to the Mercury7 too, modulating the input signal before it enters the reverb algorithm. Although intended mainly as a guitar effect — the designers are going for a ‘Lanois-inspired vibe’! — and with a fixed vibrato speed, it’s actually quite a versatile feature for other sound sources, for users who might be wearing a sound-designer hat The lack of numbered settings around various controls is deliberate: this is a device with which you really do have to ‘just use your ears’!.
In Use
I was provided with a pair of Mercury7 modules and a stereo link cable for this review, and installed them easily enough in a standard API lunchbox rack. The link cable has a coloured sleeve adjacent to one connector to indicate which unit will be the Master in the linked set. Although all the control settings are automatically synchronised between linked units, the user can still override any of them to fine-tune the parameters for the best stereo field effect.
According to Meris, they designed a linkable mono module rather than a true-stereo one because linking independent mono modules brings benefits in terms of crosstalk, noise and DSP performance, and it also allows the flexibility to construct larger multi-channel arrays for surround-sound operations. However, for many real-time performance applications, a mono reverb is all that’s needed anyway, so it’s also a cost-saving measure for some applications!
Despite having only two notional reverb algorithms from which to choose, the Mercury7 is remarkably versatile and capable of a very wide range of reverb effects, from dark to sizzly, and from a very small room through to a massive cavern, with everything in between. The overall sound character of the algorithms suggests a stronger hint of Lexicon flavouring than TC Electronic or Yamaha, and no one’s ever complained about Lexicon reverbs, so why not? Changing the parameters with real knobs feels very natural and, once you are familiar with what each knob (and its Alt function) does, it’s actually very fast to find the precise sound wanted or, indeed, to stumble across something completely unexpected but wonderful!
If I’m using typical Lexicon or TC Electronic reverbs my thoughts tend to focus on the numbers when I’m setting pre-delay, high and low decay times, room size, diffusion, and so on. But with the Mercury7 there are no numbers, so it becomes a much more intuitive process of nudging the knobs to arrive at the desired sound, and I quickly came to really enjoy working that way. Ears over eyes: always better!
Looking at Meris’ promotional video, it is very clear that the inspiration for the Mercury7 was as much for use as a live-performance guitar effects processor as to serve as a hardware reverb in a project studio. In the latter situation, an external hardware reverb obviously frees up the DAW’s processor overhead, while in the former the Mercury7 becomes an extension of the performance because it can be ‘played’ in real time too. And there is definitely something very satisfying about that real-time direct access control, especially in comparison to mousing over virtual controls on a computer screen.
I’m pleased to report that the sound quality is beyond reproach, both for the analogue path and the digital effects. The reverb algorithms are clean and glitch-free, and produce genuinely wonderful virtual spaces with a massive range of characters as well as some really quite weird and wacky special effects. It’s easy to dial in sounds which complement a particular music track, but it’s also just as simple to find something unique, a soundscape that almost lives and breathes within the track as its own entity! If you’re in the market for an interesting and versatile performance-oriented hardware reverb, the Mercury7 is a must for the shortlist. I’ll certainly be very sad to have to unbolt these blue marvels from my rack.
As far as I’m aware, the Mercury7 is the only 500-series algorithmic reverb module currently available. Moog and JHS both offer all-analogue ‘bucket-brigade’ delay modules which can be used for very crude reverb effects, and Eventide make a sophisticated digital delay unit. There’s also a dedicated spring-tank driver/receiver from Radial, though that requires the addition of an external reverb tank to create reverb.
Excellent reverb quality and character, with considerable flexibility.
Exemplary analogue signal path with latency-free bypass and wet/dry mixing.
Multiple units can be linked for genuine stereo and multi-channel ‘spaces’.
No LCD display, no program presets, and no parameter values!
Interesting effects modes including Pitch Vectoring, Vibrato and Swell.
A detailed full manual would be welcome.
The Mercury7 is an unusual but exemplary algorithmic mono reverb, and multiple Mercury7s can be linked for genuine multi-channel operations. It has several equally unusual special effects features built-in.
£469 including VAT.
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This statistic shows the average number of online television users in Spain in 2015, by media group. In that year, the media group Mediaset España recorded a total of 11 million online television users, which represented a difference of more than a million compared to its biggest competitor within the Spanish market: Atresmedia.
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Sponsor Capital new main owner of TLT-Group together with management
Fund managed by Sponsor Capital becomes the majority shareholder of TLT-Group. The current shareholders of the Group will continue as minority holders in the company with approximately 40 % ownership. The transaction strengthens TLT-Group’s ability to continue strong growth and further strengthen its position in all of its main business areas.
TLT-Group was founded in 2010 and has since grown rapidly achieving position as one of the leading suppliers of energy infrastructure network solutions in Finland. Total turnover in 2016 was approximately 62 M€ and the group employs approximately 220 persons. TLT-Group is a supplier of modern network solutions providing the most challenging telecommunications, electricity network and district heating network construction projects as well as planning and maintenance services. The Group’s multidisciplinary know-how and cooperation network covers all stages of network construction from pre-design to maintenance. The Group companies are TLT-Building Oy, TLT-Engineering Oy, TLT-Connection Oy, Voiman Oy, Turun Asennus ja Luokkahitsarit Oy, Kaukolämpöputkitus Oy, Turun Linjatekniikka Oy and Maanrakennus Laiho Oy.
TLT-Group is headquartered in Turku, Finland. The Group has offices also in Paimio, Vantaa, Salo, Forssa, Kankaanpää, Jyväskylä, Sastamala, Ylöjärvi, Karstula, Saarijärvi, Pori, Kalajoki, Lieto, Rauma, Uusikaupunki, Viitasaari and Helsinki. Customers of the TLT-Group are private and public owners of critical electricity, district heating networks and telecommunication infrastructure.
“The transaction strengthens our company’s ability to continue its rapid growth and ensures that the Group will have sufficient resources to develop its operations in all selected areas. At the same time, we will ensure to our excellent employees good and interesting job in the future”, says the founder of TLT-Group, CEO Miika Tuominen.
“The excellent technical capabilities, track-record of managing sizeable customer projects and stable market outlook provide the Group with strong growth prospects also in the future”, says Ari Jokelainen, Partner of Sponsor Capital.
TLT-Group’s net sales in 2016 was approximately 62 m€ and the Group employed approximately 220 persons. TLT-Group is a supplier of modern network solutions providing the most challenging telecommunications, electricity network and district heating network construction projects as well as planning and maintenance services. The Group’s multidisciplinary know-how and cooperation network covers all stages of network construction from pre-design to maintenance. By combining the key knowledge and capabilities of Group companies, the customers can be provided with optimized full service offering in each project. www.tltgroup.fi
Sponsor Capital Oy is a Finnish private equity firm founded in 1997. The firm makes mainly majority investments in Finnish mid-sized companies that have an excellent management, stable market position and predictable cash flow. Sponsor Capital operates responsibly and long term as well as in a strongly profit-oriented mode and believing in management’s entrepreneurial spirit. Large Finnish institutions invest their capital through Sponsor Capital. www.sponsor.fi
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Clark County officials: Target faced multiple hurdles
Matt Sanctis, Staff Writer
Target’s recent decision to close its local store is a result of several factors, including a tough economy, a poor location and corporate problems after a massive security breach in 2013, local economic development officials said Thursday.
The Springfield location at 1885 W. 1st St. is one of 13 stores nationally that will close early next year. Target is the third major retailer to close in Springfield this year after JC Penney and Macy’s decided in January to shutter their locations at the Upper Valley Mall.
Target’s decision has been a big topic locally, said Horton Hobbs, vice president of economic development for the Community Improvement Corp. of Clark County during the group’s meeting. Retail is changing as more residents shop online, and it’s possible more retail stores will eventually close over time as well, Hobbs said.
“I would expect that this will continue and will ebb and flow to some degree,” he said.
Target selected its location just before Bechtle Avenue became the city’s main retail strip, which put it at a disadvantage, Hobbs said. The store also had to weather the recent recession, and the company has faced struggles across the board after a massive security breach in 2013 that affected more than 100 million customers.
Residents also need to shop locally to ensure Clark County businesses remain viable, said Mike McDorman, director of ther Chamber of Greater Springfield.
“We have a responsibility if we can to patronize stores as locally as we can,” McDorman said.
The move affected more than 100 employees, and the Chamber of Greater Springfield is still trying to work with the company to offer training and other resources to those employees, he said. The chamber and OhioMeansJobs Clark County are also working with employees affected after Moyno Inc. a local manufacturing firm, decided to close its Springfield office earlier this year.
CIC officials also said there has been some progress with a proposal to develop a community-wide strategic plan. The plan would help local leaders identify key projects and needs for Clark County. The CIC, along with city and county officials have continued to discuss the proposal and could eventually seek a U.S. Economic Development Administration planning grant to help pay for the project, Hobbs said.
The CIC is also considering adding a new feature to its website that would allow site selection firms to easily pull demographic data about the region and it’s workforce. The feature would allow prospective businesses to have more information about Clark County and compare it to other communities when making business decisions, Hobbs said.
“Having this is becoming an industry standard,” Hobbs said.
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Payroll Project: New Carlisle’s highest-paid employees
Katie Wedell, Staff Writer
NEW CARLISLE —
Changes in leadership in mid-2015 bumped New Carlisle’s city manager from the top paid spot last year.
Instead, Water Superintendent Jason Rose was the highest-paid New Carlisle employee, making $63,156 last year including $3,240 in overtime, according to a searchable database of local government payroll data assembled by the I-Team.
Former City Manager Kim Jones resigned in April 2015, saying she was “forced” into the decision after the mayor suggested disciplinary action against her was a possibility. Some New Carlisle council members said they felt she misled them about the city’s finances.
Jones was paid $68,718 in 2014, her 17th year with the city. Planning Director Randy Bridge took over as city manager with an official hire date in June. He is slated to make $69,000 annually.
New Carlisle’s payroll is low compared to other local cities of its size.
Moraine was the smallest city included in the Dayton Daily News’ recent analysis of the payroll of 19 area cities. With a population of 6,365, Moraine had eight employees that made more than $100,000 last year. New Carlisle — population of about 5,700 — had none. The cities have similar median household incomes as well.
The I-Team’s analysis has found overtime pay — especially for firefighters — pushes an increasing number of local government paychecks into the six figures.
New Carlisle reported the pay for its mostly volunteer fire department and no individual made more than $48,000 last year. None earned overtime.
As reported, New Carlisle’s five highest-paid employees in 2015 were:
1. Water Superintendent Jason Rose: $63,156
2. Wastewater Superintendent Harvey Simmons: $62,583
3. Planning Director/City Manager Randy Bridge: $59,039
4. Public Works Superintendent Gregory Slattery: $55,238
5. Wastewater employee James Strayer: $54,522
New Carlisle’s budget was a flash point for the city in 2015 as council members debated cutting the pool or sheriff’s deputies. After additional resignations, they approved in April combining two clerk positions into one to save an estimated $30,000 per year. The new assistant tax and finance clerk was hired in July.
Local governments make payroll with your money. That’s why the I-Team is using Ohio public records laws to assemble and analyze payroll data for governments across our region.
Go here for a growing database of government employees who made more than $50,000 in gross compensation last year and in 2014.
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Republican candidate for US Senate Roy Moore addresses supporters after a historic loss to Democrat Doug Jones on Dec. 12, 2017 in Montgomery, Ala. (Miguel Juarez Lugo/Zuma Press/TNS)
Photo: Miguel Juarez Lugo
How could Democratic win in Alabama impact Ohio in 2018?
Washington Bureau
Jack Torry
Jessica Wehrman, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON —
The defeat of Senate Republican candidate Roy Moore in Alabama Tuesday is not only a sharp rebuke against President Donald Trump but serves as a warning to Republicans such as Josh Mandel of Ohio against fully embracing Trump and the arch-conservative voters who support him.
Mandel, who is seeking next year’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, has campaigned as an ardent Trump supporter, backing Trump’s call for a wall along the Mexican border and an end to sanctuary cities where local officials do not cooperate with federal officials on identifying illegal immigrants.
But Democrat Doug Jones’ victory over Moore in the Alabama special election to replace U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has confirmed fears among some Republicans that attaching themselves too closely to Trump could cripple their hopes of holding the Senate and House next year. Once Jones is seated, the Republican majority in the Senate will be 51-49.
Republicans say Moore’s loss had less to do with any overriding national revulsion against Trump. Instead, they contend he was a deeply flawed candidate accused of trying to romance teenage girls, including one 14-year-old, more than three decades ago when he was in his 30s.
“The message is very simple: People don’t vote for pedophiles,” said Corry Bliss, who managed the 2016 re-election campaign of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio.
Columbus-area Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Upper Arlington, who is heading the House GOP re-election campaign, said “candidates and campaigns matter. It wasn’t just that Roy Moore was a flawed candidate. He ran a flawed campaign. He didn’t talk to voters about what they cared about; he talked to voters about what he cared about.”
RELATED: Alabama Senator Shelby says he can’t vote for Moore
But independent analysts dismiss such an explanation. Trump’s job approval rating has tumbled nationally and exit polls from Tuesday’s race showed from among those who voted his approval rating in deeply conservative Alabama was just 48 percent.
“I don’t think the general electorate is looking for Trump clones next year,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Danielle Vinson, a professor of political science and international affairs at Furman University in South Carolina, said if she were “a Republican running in Ohio, I’m staying up at night getting ulcers trying to figure out what do I do. Because I don’t think you can fully embrace him.”
Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate race
“You might be able to win the Republican nomination but I don’t know that you’ll win next year in Ohio if you embrace Trump,” she said. “It just seems to me there are way too many college-educated women, there are minorities; there’s a lot working against you if you decide to adopt that strategy next year.”
Moore’s defeat may also have been a warning against Republicans for relying on their slender congressional majorities to push through a massive tax cut which polls show is deeply unpopular with voters.
By doing so, Republicans are emulating Democrats in 2009 who brushed off an astonishing defeat in a Senate special election in Massachusetts in which the major issue was Democratic plans to overhaul the health-care system. Instead, Democrats approved an unpopular health care bill known as Obamacare, which helped lead to their loss of the House in 2010.
Roy Moore says he's going to wait for military ballots and possible recount in Alabama Senate race. https://t.co/2WjU1xaHc5 pic.twitter.com/sM5okmI3lp
— Ohio Politics (@Ohio_Politics) December 13, 2017
“The most important thing we need to do is demonstrate results that help middle class families and the No.1 way to do that is to cut middle class taxes,” Bliss said. “At the end of day, the tax bill will be very simple. Eight months from now if people see their taxes are cut, they’ll like it. If they see their taxes increase, they won’t like it.”
Yet a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday included an ominous warning: Fifty-five percent of American voters disapprove of the tax plan compared to just 26 percent who support it, while 43 percent would be less likely to support a candidate for the Senate or House who backs the bill.
“They’ve got to pass something,” said James Ruvolo, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party. “Their problem is they have a bad bill, but they have no accomplishments.”
RELATED: In Alabama, Democrats are the elephants in the room
Mandel, the state treasurer, and U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth, who is seeking next year’s GOP gubernatorial nomination, have been the Ohio candidates modeling their campaigns after Trump.
Mandel has gone so far as to mimic Trump’s pattern of making accusations against his likely opponent, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, that simply do not withstand scrutiny. This week Mandel again repeated his claim that Brown air-dropped a tax break for private jet owners into the tax bill, tweeting “get used to seeing it for the next 11 months.”
The drawback is multiple fact-checkers, including Cleveland.com, have debunked the claim.
“Trump won Ohio handily in 2016, but Ohio is still more moderate than Alabama,” said Mark Caleb Smith, a professor of political science at Cedarville University. “So, for candidates to mimic Trump would have consequences in Ohio, I think.”
“When you look at successful statewide candidates in Ohio, they are not marked by outlandish behavior or pervasive showmanship,” Smith said. “They are steady, reliable, and can point to a track record.”
Mandel is running against Cleveland banker Mike Gibbons for the Republican nomination to run against Brown next year.
Who is Doug Jones? The winner of Alabama's Senate race? https://t.co/V2Tw28w4xe pic.twitter.com/0DTNSDvSKJ
Publicly, Republicans are fuming at the arch conservatives headed by former White House adviser Steve Bannon, who backed Moore in a state primary, even though polls showed he would be a weak candidate in the general election.
They point out that conservative candidates defeated more established Republicans in five key state primaries in 2010 and 2012. But they were far too conservative for the general election and Democrats won all five races – Indiana, Missouri, Colorado, Nevada, and Delaware.
Jeff Sadosky, a former Portman adviser, said Bannon and other arch-conservatives “will try to shirk any responsibility for yet another blown election” with Moore. But Sadosky said “instead of talking about a near filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, Republicans are barely holding on to a one-seat advantage.”
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A police officer and a suspect were critically injured during a shootout in Phoenix, authorities said.
Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Phoenix police officer, gunman critical after shootout
Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
A Phoenix police officer and the driver of a car he was attempting to stop were in critical condition early Friday after exchanging gunfire, KNXV reported.
Authorities said the officer was attempting a traffic stop but the driver initially refused to stop, the television station reported.
The driver finally did stop and reportedly shot the officer, who returned fire and wounded the person, KNXV reported.
Officer involved shooting at the intersection of Cactus and a cave Creek. An officer and suspect are injured #Fox10phoenix pic.twitter.com/w7ezb8G5Yq
— Matt Galka Fox 10 (@MattGalkaFox10) August 17, 2018
According to Sgt. Mercedes Fortune with Phoenix Police, the incident happened at around 8 p.m., KSAZ reported.
"It's one of those things that we say a lot: We don't know what's gonna happen when you put on the uniform," Fortune said during a news conference. "You come to work, and you hope for the best, you know, understanding that not everybody, obviously, wants to cause us harm, but you just never know."
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pH Tolerability of Goldfish PowerPoint Presentation
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pH Tolerability of Goldfish Cyle Evan White Undergraduate Student Biology Department Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 38505
Introduction • What effects will acidic pH have on Goldfish? • Ikuta found that behavior is significantly inhibited when fish are in acidic environment (Ikuta et al 2003). • This experiment found that a pH below 5.5-6.0 damage to an aquatic environment will remain a problem (Doka et al 2003). • Driscoll’s research found that acidification reduces abundance and diversity of aquatic species (Driscoll et al 2003). • These findings lend to my thoughts of the effect of low pH on fish.
Introduction (cont.) • “The fish in acidic pH suffered from the loss of sodium concentration in plasma, and also declined glycogen and protein contents in body muscle. The highly acidic pH medium caused epithelial rupturing in the buccal cavity of the fish (Mukhopadhyay et al 2003).” • (Hirata et al 2003) was based on the adaptation of a species of fish, Osorezan dace, in a lake of pH 3.5. This study dealt with the adaptations of the species to survive in this otherwise inhospitable environment.
Objective/ Hypothesis Statement • In this experiment, I sought to find a pH where Goldfish can no longer survive. • I hypothesized that goldfish cannot survive in a pH lower than seven. • Null- I expect there to be no difference in survival rates in different pH environments.
Methods And Materials • I ran two tests on each of my three pH values of 3, 5, and 7. • Each run will contain 3 fish, which will be observed over a 96 hour period. • pH will also be monitored over this period and shown as pH as well as hydrogen ion concentration. • At the end of the 96 hour period mortality rates will be determined.
Methods And Materials
Results Tables
Discussion • (Ikuta et al 2003) states that “Digging and upstream behavior were significantly inhibited in weakly acidic water”. • (Kitamura and Ikuta 2001), which agrees that “Avoidance of slightly acidic water in selection of spawning site or cessation of spawning behavior in weakly acidic environments may be the most potent cause of the reduction of salmonid populations”. • (Soldatov 2003), where low pH has a negative effect on the ability of fish hemoglobin to carry oxygen.
Discussion • in (Yada and Ito 1997), where they showed the differences between two species of tilapia. • “The resultant changes in the chemical composition of lakes and streams are important because of their direct effects on the benthic invertebrates and on fish populations (Dillon et al 1985).”
Conclusions • This study has shown that a pH below that of seven will result in 100 percent mortality rate over a 96-hour test run at pH five and three. • This rejects my null hypothesis that there will be no difference in survival rates at the different pH levels. • This should display the following: 1) that acidification of an aquatic environment will have negative effects on the species in that environment, and 2) that this should be a concern to us because this acidification is happening to many aquatic habitats presently as a of human activities. • Further more complex and detailed studies should be done to discover ways to slow down or reverse this process. • I hope this has shown that the continuing acidification of our aquatic environments is a serious problem that should be dealt with in a serious manner.
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How Much Sodium do Water Softeners Add?
The human body requires sodium (salt) to help balance fluids, regulate blood pressure, assist with the contraction and relaxation of muscles, and also to help transmit nerve impulses from the body to the brain. However, because salt is not manufactured in the body, it must be added or obtained from the foods we eat. Salt is also ingested through other sources, such as water softeners. It is important to be aware of how much sodium this adds.
Ingesting Salt
Though the human body operates at optimum efficiency when it receives the correct amount of salt, it can quickly get out of whack when too much salt is added. Unfortunately, the amount of sodium the body needs is quite a bit less than what humans currently ingest in an average diet. Where is all this salt coming from? The majority of the salt ingested by humans comes directly from table salt, which is considered the worse kind of salt. A better choice would be unrefined sea salt. Though most processed foods have already been thoroughly salted, habit comes into play when preparing these. Too often we reach for the salt shaker. When food is placed on individual serving plates, most people sprinkle their food again with salt.
How Much Sodium is Too Much?
According to the Dietary Guidelines, a daily requirement of no more than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium, or about a teaspoonful of table salt, per adult is needed. However, those with special doctor's instructions, or who have been diagnosed with hypertension, as well as individuals who are black, middle aged, or older, should limit sodium intake to no more than 1,500 mgs per day. When more sodium than is needed is ingested on a regular basis, it can cause disruptive long-term health effects. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is one of the worse culprits. Hypertension causes the heart to work much harder than intended, and can eventually lead to dangerous issues such as heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. While humans must add some salt to their diet, there is concern over what type of salt is added. Within the nucleus of the salt debate sits the infamous water softener and the burning question: Do water softeners add sodium to my water? Since water softeners work by adding salt to the water tank, it stands to reason that, unless the drinking water or perhaps cold water faucets are somehow bypassed, sodium will get into the drinking water. Therefore, the better question would be: How much sodium do water softeners add to my water?
Sodium from Water Softeners
Water softeners do add some sodium, but the amount is usually not enough to make a difference. The real difference between water softeners is actually the difference between the hardness of the water in one home as opposed to the hardness of the water in another home. The rule of thumb is: The harder the water that is to be softened, the more sodium is needed. Hard water is composed of more magnesium and calcium deposits than regular tap water. The sodium in most water softeners removes mineral ions and replaces them with sodium ions, therefore, the more minerals in the original water, the more sodium needed. But even when the water is extra hard, the sodium that is added should not be enough to cause much of a dietary difference. If genuine concern over how much salt your water softener is adding to your drinking water is an issue, try bypassing the cold water faucets, switch to a water purification system that does not use sodium, and/or use bottled water for cooking and drinking purposes.
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Facebook Updates Video View Metrics to Provide More Clarity on Performance
As part of the platform’s ongoing effort to maximize video ad spend, Facebook has announced some changes to its video metrics which aim to better align with evolving video consumption behaviors.
First off, Facebook's updating the way it measures 3-second and 10-second video views by discounting those views that may come as an accumulation of re-watched time.
“When people watch video ads on Facebook, they’re able to rewind the video just as they can with video posts from friends and family in News Feed. This is a different experience from most pre or mid-roll ads on other platforms, where people are not able to pause or rewatch parts of a video ad. We offer metrics such as 3-Second Video Views and 10-Second Video Views, and these metrics previously included the seconds people might rewind or rewatch a video when they see it in News Feed.”
Given that this can skew the data (i.e. a person watching the first three seconds several times would then count as a 10-second view), Facebook will now only count unrepeated seconds watched.
It’s a minor change, but it can be significant – having a lot of 10-second views would suggest you’re on the right track, but if there’s something eye-catching in that first couple of seconds which a heap of users are re-watching, they may not even be seeing your full message as intended. Providing a more accurate measure of what your audience is seeing will enable brands to better plan their ad sequences in line.
Facebook’s also adding a more specific Video Plays metric to better reflect viewer actions.
“Last year, we shared how videos may not always play when an impression is reported due to someone’s settings, network or behavior. For example, if a person has autoplay turned off, their phone has low battery or they're in an area of low connectivity, videos -including video ads - would not autoplay.”
Facebook notes that News Feed videos do play 70% of the time, so the vast majority of users who are seeing your video ads are also seeing them play, but there are occasions where this is not the case. It can be helpful to know how many people within your audience are affected by this as you go about your planning.
The Video Plays metric will provide that transparency, and will be particularly helpful for advertisers looking to reach people in low connectivity regions or reach audiences with restrictive data plans, which could impact their experience.
And the last change Facebook has announced is the removal of 30-Second Video Views and Video Percentage Watched, because, as Facebook says:
"...they are redundant with other metrics we offer and are used infrequently”
The most significant change here is the switch to ‘Milestone Metrics’ exclusively – rather than telling you what specific percentage of your video each user has viewed, Milestone Metrics cluster viewers based key points in your content. This simplified reporting can help you better understand the impact of your efforts.
The changes, as noted, are intended to provide more transparency in your Facebook video metrics, and for the most part, they seem to make fairly logical sense. If you're looking for more info on the changes, Facebook provides a full overview of their video metrics here which will help to clarify the key elements.
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WIRE Buzz: Netflix debuts vibrant Dark Crystal art; Bandersnatch eyes VR; more
How do you know which pole of a planet is the *north* pole?
Scully and Mulder return to a very touchy subject in new X-Files footage
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The X-Files revival will be airing this Sunday, and the show we know and loved will look a little different here in 2016. For one, the show will no longer be crackling with will-they-won’t-they tension. Dana Scully and Fox Mulder had a relationship, one that has run its course. But they have ties that bind in the form of their son, William. In the latest video from The X-Files, we get to learn more about the son they had—and what giving him up meant to them.
Back in 2002, Scully gave up her year-old son for adoption to keep him safe from the aliens (and their human allies) who want to use him to invade the world. But it seems she never stopped thinking about him. And, as she tells Mulder, she hates herself for not having the courage to keep him. Actress Gillian Anderson said that the show has brought up “some profound subject matter,” and she had never had this kind of a challenge before.
Mulder, on the other hand, said he put thoughts of William behind him. But actor David Duchovny believes Mulder feels guilt, even if though giving his son up meant keeping him safe.
Willam, who is currently 15 years old, is a talked-about character whose impact on Scully is palpable. But will he be seen? Not likely, according to IMDB, who doesn’t have the character listed.
Perhaps it’s best for William if he stays away: Mulder has become even more intense in the last few years. And that’s saying something.
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Newcastle Borough Council
New owners snap up one of North Staffordshire's most historic homes - before discovering it needs £160k repairs
They have now been awarded a council grant.
Kerry AshdownLocal Democracy Reporter
The owners of a Grade II listed cottage facing a repair bill of more than £160,000 have been given a helping hand.
Newcastle Borough Council has awarded the owners of The Beehive in Betley £5,000 to help meet the cost of the work.
They had bought the building in 2016 before discovering the extent of the repairs needed.
The money has come out of the authority's Historic Building Grant Fund and is the maximum grant available.
The timber-framed property, in Back Lane, is believed to date back to the 15th century, with 17th century additions.
Its features include cruck framing - curved timbers - which were described as 'rare within the borough and of great significance' by the council's Conservation Advisory Working Party.
It added: "It is unfortunate that the current owners are suffering the great cost of previous neglect and the typical inappropriate repair of such buildings by patching up, painting over the cracks and using cement mortar to repair joints and fill holes.
"The application of years of paint and applying bitumen to the timbers only traps moisture into these buildings and allows rot to set in.
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"This grant application is for repairs to the west gable, the worst affected by rot and movement and will be tackled within the next month and to the south gable, which will be targeted in the second phase although this is still relatively urgent and will be undertaken when gable one is complete.
"The total cost of the works for gable one is estimated at £90,973.00. The south gable repair is estimated to cost £73,388.
"Following removal of some vegetation to the soleplate at the bottom of the cruck on the south gable and some movement of the brick panels the owners undertook some investigation of both the west and south gables by an appropriately qualified conservation builder.
This work has cost in the region of £7,000 but they have covered the cost of this to enable the two full quotes to be received for the main repair work.
"This initial work included erection of scaffolding and careful investigation which has revealed severe structural problems within both of the gables.
The south cruck gable has problems which have originated because the soleplate has rotted, compressed and many of the joints have failed and caused movement in the framing and panels have started to loosen.
"The west gable has also been investigated and the soleplate has also completely failed and requires complete replacement and vertical studs; (it) also require(s) sections of timber to be spliced in. The tie beam at eaves level is of most concern as it appears completely rotten and is moving out taking with it the upper section of wall and the lower gable.
"The brick panels are also moving out and need to be removed and re-laid. Careful shoring and propping is required during this repair so ensure the load is appropriately dealt with."
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Newcastle Borough Council's Historic Buildings Fund had more than £20,000 available, the report said, with a further £10,000 added on Monday (April 1).
A grant of up to 20 per cent is available for listed building works, while architecturally or historically important buildings within a conservation area or buildings which are included on the Register of Locally Important Buildings and Structures can be awarded up to 10 per cent.
Other architecturally or historically significant building can receive a 5 per cent grant, with the maximum grant for all proposals capped at £5,000.
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By Robert Reinhardt
Gone in a Flash: Migrating Videos to a Flash-Less World
By the time you read this article, Google will have released Chrome 55, which requires user interaction to run Flash content in its desktop browser. Chrome 54 already stops the loading of Flash content until the user intervenes. These changes contributed to ongoing industry speculation about the end of Flash. Google is not the only browser vendor to continue its chokehold on Flash: In August, Mozilla also placed more restrictions on Flash content in Firefox.
The crusade to finish off our dependence on Flash content doesn’t stop with browser vendors. Streaming Media’s Dan Rayburn wrote a blog post detailing the content delivery networks (CDNs) that were setting end-of-life dates for RTMP-based media delivery. RTMP, or Real-Time Messaging Protocol, is a Flash-specific transport for real-time video, audio, and data. Player vendors such as JW Player were also preparing their customers for the deprecation of Flash in desktop browsers. Celebrities have even jumped on the bandwagon, as Bill Maher criticized Flash during one of his New Rules segments on his HBO talk show. The irony is that Maher’s own site fully embraces Flash. HBONow.com also relies on MLBAM’s Flash-based video player for DRM’d content.
Rest assured: If you haven’t jumped on the “Flash is dead” bandwagon, that doesn’t mean you’re crazy. Even though I’m the author of several Flash books, my bottom line is the technical requirements of my clients. There are features for which Flash is still the best option, simply because there’s no other affordable consistent solution (yet) among the native supported browser stacks. Flash-based video playback has strengths for RTMP, adaptive bitrate VOD, and low-latency live video. Despite its usefulness, I have to admit that most of my customers do not want to use Flash in any new solution because it’s seen as an outdated technology nearing the end of its life.
If you are one of the holdouts who still believe in the power of Flash, I commend you. But if you’re still using a Flash-only video player on your website, it’s time to stop. I’m surprised at how many small- to medium-sized business (SMB) sites have an FLVPlayback SWF running everything from product demos to customer testimonials. If you’re an SMB owner or stake-holder and you’re not sure if your web team has built a Flash-only video player, try loading your site on your mobile phone. If the video doesn’t display or shows a “Download the Flash Player” link, you’ve probably got a Flash-only player—and you are probably losing customers because of it.
Who Still Uses Flash RTMP?
Facebook still uses Flash RTMP. Did you know that Facebook Live uses RTMP in its mobile apps to push a live stream out to its CDN? Anyone who is livestreaming is very likely using RTMP to push the video feed to a media server that will then process the stream, or transmux, into other non-RTMP formats such as Apple HLS, Adobe HDS, or MPEG-DASH. For example, most H.264 hardware encoders have RTMP publish options for live streaming, as do software broadcasting applications such as Telestream Wirecast. Akamai, Limelight, and other CDNs still maintain RTMP endpoints for ingesting live streams. In most of these live-streaming scenarios, though, the Flash plug-in is not necessarily used in a desktop browser. RTMP can be used as a transport in a mobile or desktop application without requiring the Flash plug-in.
The clients I work with who rely on the Flash plug-in for desktop browsers are mainly in the live streaming business. They need the low-latency aspect of RTMP delivery, as HTTP-based live streams have larger overhead for playlist and video segmentation, which can delay live playback by 30 seconds. This type of latency is not acceptable for real-time communication, such as live auction feeds or video chat. Richard Blakely, CEO of Influxis, has this to say about his client base: “Roughly half of all traffic served from the Influxis network remains RTMP, with the other half mostly HLS and some RTSP, DASH, RTP, and HDS. In most cases people are using the RTMP protocol for low latency one-to-many and many-to-many streaming applications.” So Flash is still there, flexing its muscle where the action is and keeping the data moving when there isn’t room for processing delays. Despite all its shortcomings, we must acknowledge that Flash can be better than the competition in some use cases.
Will Law, chief architect of Akamai’s media division, provides this outlook for RTMP: “Akamai operates the largest network of Flash Media Servers in the world. We have many customers who still use RTMP delivery, especially for its low latency characteristics with live streams. As the footprint of available Flash clients declines, we expect RTMP delivery to fall off proportionally and eventually be replaced by HTTP/S delivery using HLS or DASH.”
Why Is RTMP Still Necessary?
Are the businesses that continue to use Flash just stalwarts to legacy systems, refusing to move forward? There are businesses that have made a significant investment for Flash RTMP systems hoping to eke out as much ROI as possible before digging up funds again for a fragmented technology stack that will likely differ in one aspect or another from platform to platform.
The primary obstacle is the fact that there’s no real-time protocol available across all browser stacks. There is WebRTC, which we’ll explore more in the next section, and it’s the only shining light for real-time efforts in the browser as the industry continues to push toward a future of Flash-free browsers.
Meanwhile, businesses continue to rely on RTMP for their video needs. As Chris Knowlton, vice president and streaming industry evangelist of Wowza Media Systems, says, “Wowza customers have historically been big users of RTMP. In just the last 12 months, Wowza has had over 1,000 new customer deployments using RTMP delivery. While a majority of new deployments use HLS and other adaptive bitrate streaming formats for delivery, we still see a lot of customers relying on RTMP, and this tends to be primarily driven by streaming use cases that require low latency video and bi-directional data streaming.”
Meet the (Browser) Replacements
What happens if your video customers don’t have the Flash plug-in, or it’s not allowed to run in their desktop browsers? Depending on your video content, it’s going to be a matter of two factors: codecs and formats.
First, let’s talk about codecs. Nearly every HTML5 desktop and mobile browser in use today has native AVC/H.264 video and AAC audio decoders. This alone is cause for celebration because your content is most likely already encoded in this format. As we head into a UHD and 4K future, though, it’s not clear what codec(s) will be the H.264 of today. We had Flash to thank as the unifying glue around H.264, supporting playback when a browser couldn’t. Right now, VP9 is a solid contender to HEVC/H.265, as the latter’s adoption seems to be mired in legal issues around multiple patent pools. Thankfully, UHD and 4K is still very bleeding edge; when it comes to the use cases for RTMP and live streaming, most broadcasters are limited by bandwidth available on-site, and as such 720p is “high end” quality.
The bigger question with codecs is whether your bottom line can be affected by using VP8 to augment your deployment. The benefit of VP8 (and VP9) is that most current non-Apple browsers have decoding capabilities built-in. VP8 and VP9 are royalty-free and can often compress content better than typical H.264/H.265 encoding presets. On older browsers that don’t have native H.264 decoding, you may reach more viewers who don’t have Flash installed. But, older browsers are also less likely to have the Flash-disabling features that more and more current browsers do.
The trickier half of browser replacements is the format (or container) of the video content. The following formats comprise much of online content today:
MP4: The MPEG-4 file format is the typical container for H.264 (and H.265) streams. If you have short-form content (less than 5 minutes), you can encode your video content and deliver over HTTP from a standard web server. As such, you can stream content relatively cheaply from cloud services such as Amazon Web Services S3 and/or CloudFront.
WebM: This file format is used for VP8/VP9 and Vorbis codecs, and it is becoming more widely supported by current browsers including Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Android browsers. WebM files can be used just like MP4 files on standard HTTP servers.
HLS: Apple created the HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) container for H.264/AAC to easily scale large deployments of adaptive bitrate VOD or live streams. All Apple browsers, including Safari desktop and mobile and native iOS applications, support HLS playback. (It helps that Apple requires video-streaming iOS apps to use HLS for longer video content.) MP4 files can be transmuxed to MPEG-2 TS file segments and stored on standard HTTP servers (see the MP4 bullet). The primary playback benefit of HLS is that many vendors have built HLS compatibility into their browser technology, from Google Android to Microsoft Edge.
MPEG-DASH: While Apple created HLS, the rest of the industry, including Apple, rallied around a new specification, MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP), which was ratified as an International Standard in 2011. This emerging standard for fragmented video delivery is finally becoming a reality today. The spec is codec- and container-agnostic. The biggest problem to solve with MPEG-DASH is playback— while HLS playback is natively supported in mobile browsers, DASH manifests require a JavaScript codebase to load manifests and parse video fragments. In short, the clear majority of browsers don’t recognize an MPEG-DASH URL as a native format like MP4 or HLS. DASH is a closer cousin to Adobe’s OSMF (Open Source Media Framework) because it relies on native HTML5 Media Source Extensions (MSE) and Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) to work in a browser, just like OSMF required the Flash plug-in to work. Developers have a finer degree of control with video loading and bitrate switching with MPEG-DASH than previously possible. However, recent news from MPEG-LA regarding licensing costs for MPEG-DASH implementation may stall its acceptance in the industry (for more information, see Jan Ozer’s article).
WebRTC: This new standard tackles the “real-time” aspect of video delivery previously fulfilled by Flash’s RTMP. Both live HLS and DASH streams are prone to high latency periods because video fragments need to queue on the server before delivery to the client for playback. You can reduce how many fragments need to queue on the server end, but the latency will, at a minimum, be equal to the size of your group of pictures (GoP), or keyframe interval. Enter WebRTC. This new transmission method over TCP or UDP maintains an open socket connection between clients. More importantly, WebRTC can access native camera and microphone devices from a desktop or mobile browser. Without any plug-ins, you can livestream directly from the confines of a WebRTC-enabled browser. As hinted earlier in this article, though, WebRTC is lacking critical vendors: Apple and Microsoft. While Google and Mozilla have supported WebRTC for several years, Apple has yet to add WebRTC to Safari desktop or mobile. Microsoft has a variation called Object RTC (or ORTC) available in Edge, and many aspects of WebRTC are available in ORTC.
VOD: Concerns With Your Encoding Process for Content
If you’re determined to move to a Flash-free delivery system, my best piece of advice is to make sure your encoding workflow is altered to support the brave new world of HTTP segmentation. In the simplest terms, that means using a fixed keyframe interval, or GoP, for your video content. Even if you don’t plan to use adaptive streaming deployments, any changes to your existing pipeline should accommodate fixed GoPs for a less monumental effort later.
Video: Challenges of Migrating from Flash to HTML5
Disney's Mark Arana and Wowza's Chris Knowlton discuss the challenges content owners face in migrating their video from Flash to HTML5, and the importance of knowing where their video will land before planning their migration strategy.
Another Nail in Flash’s Coffin: CDN Support Rapidly Dwindling
By this time next year, Flash support from the major content delivery networks will have virtually ended. Here's where Flash stands today.
CDNs Phasing Out RTMP Support as Flash Fades Away
Here's a look at all the major content delivery networks' plans for ending support for RTMP and Flash streaming
Moving Beyond Flash: The Yahoo HTML5 Video Player
A behind-the-scenes look at how Yahoo developed its HTML5 video player
Life After Flash: Will Producers Move to HLS, DASH, or Both?
While it's clear that Flash's time is coming to an end, it's less clear what will replace it. A survey shows DASH support, but its real-world use is around one percent.
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Kraftliner, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm, containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content, comprising one or more unbleached plies and a bleached, semi-bleached or coloured outer ply, weighing >= 175 g/m² (excl. goods of heading 4802 and 4803)
Kraftliner, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm, containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content (excl. unbleached or kraftliner comprising one or more unbleached plies and a bleached, semi-bleached or coloured outer ply, and goods of heading 4802 and 4803)
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Unbleached sack kraft paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm, containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content (excl. goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
Unbleached sack kraft paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm (excl. kraft paper containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content, and goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
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Unbleached kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m² (excl. kraftliner, sack kraft paper and goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808) ...
Unbleached kraft insulating paper for electro-technical purposes, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m², containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content (excl. kraftliner and sack kraft paper)
Unbleached kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m², containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight of total fibre content (excl. kraft insulating paper for electro-technical purposes; goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
Unbleached kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m² (excl. kraft paper containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight of total fibre content; kraftliner and sack kraft paper; goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
Kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m² (excl. unbleached, kraftliner, sack kraft paper and goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808) ...
Kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m², uniformly bleached in the mass, containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight of total fibre content (excl. as used in the manufacture of paper yarn of heading 5308 and 5607; kraft insulating paper for electro-technical purposes; goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
Kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m², containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content (excl. unbleached or uniformly bleached in the mass; kraftliner, sack kraft paper and goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
Kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m² (excl. unbleached and that containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content, kraftliner, sack kraft paper; goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
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Kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing >= 225 g/m², bleached uniformly in the mass, containing > 95% chemically processed wood fibre by weight in relation to the total fibre content (excl. kraftliner, sack kraft paper and goods of heading 4802, 4803 or 4808)
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Kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing >= 225 g/m², containing >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content (excl. unbleached or bleached uniformly in the mass and containing > 95% chemically prepared wood fibre by weight in relation to the total fibre content)
Kraft paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing >= 225 g/m² (excl. unbleached or bleached uniformly in the mass and containing > 95% chemically prepared wood fibre or >= 80% coniferous wood sulphate or soda pulp by weight in relation to the total fibre content)
Other paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, not worked other than as specified in Note 3 to this chapter, n.e.s.
Semi-chemical fluting paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm
Straw fluting paper, in rolls of a width > 36 cm, weighing >= 130 g/m²
Fluting paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. semi-chemical fluting paper and straw fluting paper)
Wellenstoff, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Fluting paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. semi-chemical fluting paper, straw fluting paper and Wellenstoff)
Testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m² ...
Testliner "recycled liner board", uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing > 150 g/m²
Sulphite wrapping paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Filter paper and paperboard, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Felt paper and paperboard, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing <= 150 g/m², n.e.s. ...
Paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing > 150 g to < 225 g/m², n.e.s.
Paper and paperboard, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing >= 225 g/m², n.e.s.
Paper and paperboard made from recovered paper, uncoated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state, weighing >= 225 g/m², n.e.s.
Vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Vegetable parchment, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Greaseproof papers, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Tracing papers, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Glassine and other glazed transparent or translucent papers, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers and tracing papers)
Glassine papers in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Transparent or translucent papers, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. vegetable parchment, greaseproof papers, tracing papers and glassine papers)
Composite paper and paperboard "made by sticking flat layers of paper or paperboard together with an adhesive", not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Composite paper and paperboard made from recovered paper, whether or not covered with paper, not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. that laminated internally with bitumen, tar or asphalt)
Composite paper and paperboard, not surface-coated or impregnated, whether or not internally reinforced, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. that laminated internally with bitumen, tar or asphalt; straw paper and paperboard, whether or not covered with non-straw paper; paper and paperboard made from recovered paper, whether or not coated with paper)
Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin "China clay" or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. all other coated papers and paperboards)
Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which <= 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls of any size ...
Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which <= 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in square or rectangular sheets with one side <= 435 mm and the other side <= 297 mm in the unfolded state ...
Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which <= 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 435 mm or with one side <= 435 mm and the other side > 297 mm in the unfolded state
Lightweight coated paper used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, total weight <= 72 g/m², coating weight <= 15 g/m² per side, on a base of which >= 50% by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical process, coated on both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size ...
Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, of which > 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. lightweight paper)
Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, of which > 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls of any size (excl. lightweight paper; paper and paperboard for office machines and the like)
Paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, of which > 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in square or rectangular sheets of any size (excl. lightweight paper; paper and paperboard for office machines and the like)
Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass and containing > 95% chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, weighing <= 150 g/m² (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes) ...
Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass and containing > 95% chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, weighing > 150 g/m² (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes)
Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass and containing > 95% chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content, coated on one or both sides with kaolin, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, weighing > 150 g/m² (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes)
Kraft paper and paperboard, bleached uniformly throughout the mass and containing > 95% chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content, coated on one or both sides with inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, weighing > 150 g/m² (excl. kraft paper coated with kaolin; paper and paperboard for graphic purposes)
Kraft paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes; paper and paperboard bleached uniformly in the mass and containing > 95% chemically processed wood fibres by weight in relation to the total fibre content)
Multi-ply paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard)
Multi-ply paper and paperboard, each layer bleached, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard)
Multi-ply paper and paperboard, with only one outer layer bleached, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard)
Multi-ply paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin or other inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. multi-ply paper and paperboard with each layer bleached, with one bleached outer layer only, paper and paperboard for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard)
Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin "China clay" or other inorganic substances, with or without a binder, and with no other coating, whether or not surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard, multi-ply paper and paperboard, and with no other coating)
Bleached paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with kaolin, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. that for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard, multi-ply paper and paperboard, and with no other coating)
Paper and paperboard, coated on one or both sides with inorganic substances, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. bleached paper and paperboard coated with kaolin, paper or paperboard for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, kraft paper and paperboard, multi-ply paper and paperboard, and with no other coating)
Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809 and 4810)
Tarred, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size
Self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4810)
Self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in strips, rolls or sheets of a width of <= 10 cm, coated with unvulcanised natural or synthetic rubber ...
Self-adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. of a width of <= 10 cm coated with unvulcanised natural or synthetic rubber and goods of heading 4810) ...
Gummed or adhesive paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. self-adhesive and goods of heading 4810)
Paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, coated, impregnated or covered with artificial resins or plastics, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, bleached and weighing > 150 g/m² (excl. adhesives)
Paper and paperboard, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, coated, impregnated or covered with artificial resins or plastics, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. bleached and weighing > 150 g/m², and adhesives)
Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or covered with wax, paraffin wax, stearin, oil or glycerol, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809 and 4818)
Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809, 4810 and 4818, and of subheading 481110 to 481160)
Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes
Cigarette paper in the form of booklets or tubes
Cigarette paper in rolls of a width of <= 5 cm ...
Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size (excl. in the form of booklets or tubes, and rolls of a width of <= 5 cm) ...
Cigarette paper in rolls of a width > 5 cm but <= 15 cm ...
Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size (excl. in the form of booklets or tubes, and in rolls of a width <= 15 cm) ...
Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper; window transparencies of paper
Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured or design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics
Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, and window transparencies of paper (excl. wallcoverings of paper, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured or design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics)
Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, consisting of grained, embossed, surface-coloured, design-printed or otherwise surface-decorated or covered with transparent protective plastics
Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings of paper, and window transparencies of paper (excl. goods of subheadings 481420 and 48149010)
Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serviettes, bedsheets and similar household, sanitary or hospital articles, articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
Toilet paper in rolls of a width of <= 36 cm ...
Toilet paper in rolls of a width of <= 36 cm, weighing per ply <= 25 g/m² ...
Toilet paper in rolls of a width of <= 36 cm, weighing per ply > 25 g/m²
Handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
Hand towels of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm ...
Hand towels of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. those in rolls of a width <= 36 cm) ...
Tablecloths and serviettes of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. footware and parts thereof, incl. insoles, heel pieces and similar removable products, gaiters and similar products, headgear and parts thereof)
Paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; articles of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres for household, sanitary or hospital use (excl. toilet paper, handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, tablecloths, serviettes, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles) ...
Articles of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibre of a kind used for surgical, medical or hygienic purposes (excl. toilet paper, handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, tablecloths, serviettes, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, and goods put up for retail sale)
Paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; articles of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres for household, sanitary or hospital use (excl. toilet paper, handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels, tablecloths, serviettes, sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles, and articles of a kind used for surgical, medical or hygienic purposes not put up for retail sale) ...
Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting pads, binders, folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper and paperboard
Registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, of paper or paperboard
Registers, account books, order books and receipt books, of paper or paperboard
Notebooks, letter pads and memorandum pads, without calendars, of paper or paperboard
Diaries with calendars, of paper or paperboard
Writing pads and the like, of paper or paperboard
Exercise books of paper or paperboard
Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers, of paper or paperboard
Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets, of paper or paperboard
Albums for samples or collections, of paper or paperboard
Blotting pads and similar articles of stationery, of paper and paperboard, and book covers of paper or paperboard (excl. registers, account books, notebooks, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries, exercise books, binders, folders, file covers, manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets, and albums for samples or for collections)
Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed
Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, printed
Self-adhesive paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, printed
Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, printed (excl. self-adhesive)
Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, non-printed
Self-adhesive paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, non-printed
Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, non-printed (excl. self-adhesive)
Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles of paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs or cellulose fibres, n.e.s.
Filter paper and paperboard, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square
Rolls, sheets and dials, printed for self-recording apparatus, in rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut into dials
Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard
Trays, dishes, plates, cups and the like, of paper or paperboard (excl. of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard)
Trays, dishes and plates, of paper or paperboard (excl. of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard)
Cups and the like, of paper or paperboard (excl. of bamboo paper or bamboo paperboard, and trays, dishes and plates)
Moulded or pressed articles of paper pulp, n.e.s.
Trays and boxes for packing eggs, of moulded paper pulp
Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, in strips or rolls of a width <= 36 cm, in rectangular or square sheets, of which no side > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut to shape other than rectangular or square, and articles of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, n.e.s.
Newsprint as specified in Note 4 to chapter 48, in rolls of a width > 28 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 28 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Corrugated paper and paperboard "with or without glued flat surface sheets", creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. goods of heading 4803)
Corrugated paper and paperboard "with or without glued flat surface sheets", whether or not perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Paper and paperboard, creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. sack kraft and other kraft paper, and goods of heading 4803)
Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers, incl. coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates, whether or not printed, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state
Self-copy paper, whether or not printed, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. carbon and similar copying papers)
Transfer papers, incl. coated or impregnated paper for duplicator stencils or offset plates, whether or not printed, in rolls of a width > 36 cm or in square or rectangular sheets with one side > 36 cm and the other side > 15 cm in the unfolded state (excl. self-copy paper)
Filter blocks, slabs and plates, of paper pulp
Carbon paper, self-copy paper and other copying or transfer papers, in rolls of a width of <= 36 cm or in rectangular or square sheets with no side measuring > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut into shapes other than rectangles or squares, together with full duplicator stencils and offset plates of paper, whether or not in boxes
Self-copy paper, in rolls of a width of <= 36 cm or in rectangular or square sheets with no side measuring > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut into shapes other than rectangles or squares, whether or not in boxes (excl. carbon or similar copying papers)
Copying or transfer papers, in rolls of a width of <= 36 cm or in rectangular or square sheets with no side measuring > 36 cm in the unfolded state, or cut into shapes other than rectangles or squares, whether or not in boxes, together with offset plates of paper (excl. self-copy paper)
Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery (excl. letter cards, postcards and correspondence cards with imprinted postage stamps)
Envelopes of paper or paperboard (excl. letter cards)
Letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper or paperboard (excl. those with imprinted postage stamps)
Boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard, containing an assortment of paper stationery
Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, n.e.s.; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like
Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard
Folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard
Sacks and bags, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, having a base of a width of >= 40 cm
Sacks and bags, incl. cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. those having a base of a width of >= 40 cm, and record sleeves)
Packing containers, incl. record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres (excl. cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard, folding cartons, boxes and cases, of uncorrugated paper or paperboard, sacks and bags)
Box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, of paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like (excl. packing containers)
Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard, whether or not perforated or hardened
Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard, whether or not perforated or hardened, for winding textile yarn
Bobbins, spools, cops and similar supports of paper pulp, paper or paperboard, whether or not perforated or hardened (excl. those for winding textile yarn)
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Home Software Materialise and Structo extend partnership with dental-specific PrintWorks Pro software launch
Materialise and Structo extend partnership with dental-specific PrintWorks Pro software launch
The partners are aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of digital dentistry.
by Sam Davies
Structo Materialise tooth moulds
Teeth moulds 3D printed with Structo's Mask Stereolithography 3D printing technology.
3D printing software developer, Materialise has developed a customised version of Magics Print for Singapore-based dental 3D printing solutions company, Structo.
Structo PrintWorks Pro is the result of a pre-existing partnership between the two companies, who are together aiming to simplify the preparation of 3D files for dental professionals using Structo’s Mask Stereolithography (MSLA) 3D printers. The MSLA systems have been designed specifically for the dental sector and have been adopted by users in four continents across the world.
Together, the two companies have already brought to market the Structo Build Processor in 2015 and last year launched the Structo PrintWorks software. Now with the PrintWorks Pro application offering even more benefits, the pair are hoping to facilitate a widespread adoption of digital dentistry by streamlining the entire 3D printing process.
“Our applications-based approach to product development shows that we put our customers at the forefront of our priority,” said Huub van Esbroeck, Founder of Structo. “We always strive to provide an integrated workflow to simplify the adoption of digital dentistry in the industry. By further strengthening our partnership with Materialise with the launch of PrintWorks Pro, we are confident that we can provide a seamless customer experience from file preparation to printing on our systems.”
PrintWorks Pro enables users to print models as designed with less data preparation effort required and less chance of build failure. It leans on the capabilities of Materialise’s Magics and Build Processor solutions. From Magics, it harnesses semi-automatic support generation, which reduces support removal time by up to 82%, and gives users access to a wide range of repair, editing and build check tools. Meanwhile, from the Build Processor it brings its slicing speed and accuracy, material-specific print profiles, slice-based processing algorithms and flexible export formats. With all these features, users will be able to print more detailed and accurate parts, per a joint company press release.
“PrintWorks Pro is user-friendly, intuitive and fast, and users will experience an overall improved performance. We are proud to contribute towards the advancement of digital dentistry together with our partner, Structo,” commented Stefaan Motte, Materialise Software Vice President. “By streamlining the 3D printing workflow for dental professionals with a customised version of Materialise Magics Print, the learning curve for adoption of the technology is reduced, making digital dentistry more accessible to a wider audience.”
Along with the introduction of PrintWorks Pro, the partnership between the two companies has been extended as Structo joins the ‘powered by Materialise’ program. This program brings together leading players in the 3D printing industry into Materialise’s extensive eco-system of partners. It allows the easier exchange of knowledge and sharing of ideas between the members of the program.
Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing News Materialise Magics Print dental 3D Printing Structo Mask Stereolithography
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SIMM and Crown Bioscience Reach Landmark Agreement
News Nov 29, 2013
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Crown Bioscience, Inc., have announced that they have reached an agreement to form a strategic collaboration focused on translational oncology and to join forces to build a mouse clinical trial (MCT) center at Crown Taicang campus, Taicang, Jiangsu province, China --SIMM-Crown Mouse Clinical Trial Center, or SCMC.
This strategic partnership aims at building the world first and largest mouse clinical center featuring the largest and most advanced translational oncology platforms with fully annotated collections of patient derived xenograft (PDX) models.
The immediate focus of the Center will be to combine the existing model collections of both organizations (approaching a thousand) and build several thousand more new models focusing on major Asian cancer types, including liver (HCC), lung (NSCLC), gastric (GC) and colorectal (CRC) cancers.
With this joint effort, the Center will dramatically expand the combined operational capacity to support global translational oncology efforts, particularly mouse clinical trial (HuTrial™ platform) or co-trial, supporting cancer research communities, cancer hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry.
It will also utilize the strength of both organizations to advance PDX based translational oncology platforms, to advance our knowledge of cancer biology and to de-risk drug development.
In particular, the Center will be able to help accelerate the development of SIMM’s pipeline of novel and rich targeted oncology drug candidates by leveraging Crown’s advanced oncology discovery and translational capabilities, including proprietary HuPrime®1.0, 2.0, 3.0, HuKemia®, HuTrial™, HuSignature™ platforms.
The signing of the agreement was held at SIMM headquarter in Shanghai, China, where Dr. Jian Ding, Director General of SIMM, a renowned cancer pharmacologist, a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the Center’s first President, represented SIMM and Dr. Jean-Pierre Wery, Crown’s President represented Crown Bioscience.
At the signing ceremony, Dr. Ding stated: “As the largest government-founded research institute focusing on drug development in China, SIMM aims at inventing more world-class drugs to benefit patients in China and worldwide. The premium oncology translational research platform based on PDX models will enable us to have a better understanding of our candidate drugs and to stratify the responsive subgroup patients for personalized therapy. SIMM is excited about the opportunity of building up a first class translation oncology center together with Crown to accelerate the development of precision medicines for oncology applications.”
Dr. Wery commented at the ceremony: “Crown plays a leading role in providing cutting-edge translational platforms and cost effective drug discovery solutions for almost all top pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Crown is very happy to partner with SIMM, the premium drug discovery CAS institute in China, to offer the world with first class translational oncology services, and ultimately benefit cancer patients all around the world. This center will further strengthen Crown’s leading position as the oncology discovery and translational medicine partner in the global market”.
Leukemia stem cells conceal themselves against the immune defense by suppressing a target molecule for natural killer cells.
Inhibition of the protein "p38" boosts the formation of blood vessels in human and mice colon cancers, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Known as angiogenesis, this process is critical in fueling cancer cells, allowing them to grow and to eventually develop metastases.
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Respected Synthetic Biology Group Chooses G:BOXChemi XT4
Product News Sep 17, 2014
Syngene has announced that its G:BOXChemi XT4 is being used by scientists at the University of Edinburgh to accurately quantify DNA and proteins from bacteria engineered to produce metal nanoparticles. This work is contributing to speeding up throughput of research on novel methods of processing toxic metals from contaminated soil.
Researchers in the Horsfall Laboratory at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland are using a G:BOXChemi XT4 multi-application imager to analyze agarose gels of bacterial DNA stained with the green fluorescent dye SafeView™. They are also utilizing the G:BOXChemi XT4 to image SDS-PAGE gels and chemiluminescent Western blots of bacterial proteins used to make nanoparticles of heavy metals such as arsenic and platinum.
This is allowing scientists there to accurately quantify DNA to genetically engineer bacteria that are able to produce metal nanoparticles from material extracted from plants grown on land contaminated with toxic metals. These nanoparticles of platinum and arsenic, for example, are valuable, and using bacteria to further process the plant material adds value to the decontamination process.
Michael Capeness, Research Technician in the Horsfall Laboratory, stated: “We’re engineering bacteria that are capable of reducing accumulated toxic metals from plant extracts grown on contaminated soil into solid metal nanoparticles. To do this we utilize a number of different molecular biology techniques and image a range of gel and blot types.”
Capeness continued: “There are nine researchers using this imager in our lab and this means we need a flexible system which is quick and simple to set up each time. We assessed two analyzers and chose the G:BOXChemi XT4 as it met all our requirements.”
Laura Sullivan, Syngene’s Divisional Manager, commented: “We are delighted that our imaging equipment is helping researchers at the University of Edinburgh to speed up the throughput of their research. For scientists in core facilities wanting a flexible, easy to use imager which can accurately analyze both fluorescently labelled DNA, as well as chemiluminescent proteins the G:BOXChemi XT4 imaging system is the perfect, cost-efficient solution.”
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Cylance Smart Antivirus review
Lightweight, AI-based antivirus to block even undiscovered threats
By Mike Williams 2019-01-20T14:00:01Z Security software
An apparently effective malware hunter, but short on features and poorly presented in an awkward-to-use interface which can't match the consumer-oriented competition.
Blocked all our malware samples
Web management console
Very few features
No trial
Clumsy interface
No recent results from testing labs
Cylance Smart Antivirus is a lightweight antivirus solution from Cylance Inc, the AI-based security vendor recently acquired by Blackberry for $1.4 billion.
The package doesn't detect threats by their file signature, instead using its 'artificial intelligence engine' to identify threats proactively.
This approach greatly reduces any impact on your system performance. Smart Antivirus doesn't have to regularly download massive definition files, for instance, or hog your hard drive to run full system scans. It doesn't even have a 'Scan' button: all you have to do is leave the program running, let it scan executables as they're accessed or launched, and any threats should be blocked before they can cause any damage.
You can sign up for Cylance Smart Antivirus here
One other major benefit of this AI-type approach is that it should, in theory at least, be better able to immediately identify brand new and undiscovered threats. While others are waiting for updates to their definitions - which can only arrive after the threat has been recognized, too late for those who've been infected - Cylance Smart Antivirus aims to be smart enough to pick up on new dangers as soon as they appear.
Pricing options are simple, with three purchase plans varying only in the number of devices they cover.
The Personal plan covers a single device (Windows or Mac), and costs $29 (£22.31) for one year, $49 (£37.69) for two years.
The Household plan covers up to five devices and is priced at $69 (£53.07) for one year, $109 (£83.85) for two.
The Family plan enables using Smart Antivirus on up to 10 devices for $99 (£76.15) paid annually, or $149 (£114.62) with the two-year option.
This is good value if you're covering a single computer, not so much if you're covering multiple devices. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus is a relatively costly $38.99 (£29.99) for a one device, one-year license, for instance, but steep discounting means a ten device, two-year license is only $116.99 (£89.99), and just $162.49 (£124.99) over three years. That could mean paying a minimal $5.41 (£4.16) per year per device.
There's no trial for Smart Antivirus, unfortunately. Cylance does offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, but the EULA page suggests this is more conditional than usual, and you won't necessarily get your money back unless the company agrees that there's been a breach of its limited warranty ("the Software licensed will perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation provided by us in connection with that Software at the time of purchase.") We don't know whether Cylance will always use that standard when deciding to deal with a refund request, but it looks like they could, and that's a mild concern.
Getting started with Cylance Smart Antivirus begins by choosing your preferred plan and handing over your cash.
After creating a Cylance account, you're able to log in to the Smart Antivirus web console, where most of the program's management functions are located.
Add the current device to your account, and the website presents you with Smart Antivirus Windows and Mac clients.
We downloaded and installed the Windows build in just a few seconds. It proved relatively lightweight by modern standards, with Smart Antivirus requiring less than 180MB of drive space, and its two background processes generally using under 60MB RAM.
There's a good reason for this lack of resource hogging, of course: Smart Antivirus is strictly antivirus-only, and even that is simpler than most applications.
There's no URL filtering here, for example, no spam blocking, no specialist banking protection, no password manager, no file shredder or any of the other security extras you'll often see elsewhere.
Smart Antivirus is designed to be a true 'set and forget' tool, where ideally, once you've installed it, you'll never look at the program's interface again. That philosophy won't appeal to everyone, but there's no doubt it keeps life simple, and post-setup you'll be able to continue with your computing life as usual.
Smart Antivirus has a remarkably short feature list, as we've discussed already, and there are very few ways to control or interact with the package.
The program console, for instance, displays basic status information only: a log of events and a list of any quarantined threats. There's nothing you can do with this data, other than look at it, and even then, it doesn't make as much sense as we would like.
The Events panel initially displayed a log of significant discoveries and actions, for instance, just as we expected. But later that day, these all disappeared. We could look at the Threats tab to see a list of quarantined files, but there was nothing in the Events area to give us any explanation or context.
Experienced users might want to investigate a quarantined file further, but Cylance offers no way to help, not as much as an 'Open File Location' option. Right-click a quarantined file and all you'll see is a 'File Properties' option, and even that was permanently greyed out for us.
By default, there are no other local options. Smart Antivirus doesn't have a Scan button, as it automatically detects and deals with executables as they're accessed. And it doesn't have any local settings, beyond the ability to turn notifications on or off.
The program does have an 'advanced mode' with a few more features, although this is very deeply buried. Instead of having something like an 'Advanced mode' menu item you could select and deselect, Cylance expects users to go online, find the link for the Smart Antivirus manual, not notice or care that it's actually titled 'CylanceProtect Home Edition', find the information about 'advanced mode', then change the Cylance shortcut to add a '-a' command line switch and relaunch the program.
Anyone who manages to do that, will find a scattering of new options to run background or specific folder scans, log more or different information, or delete their quarantined files. These are very basic, and poorly presented in the interface, being tucked away at the bottom of the system tray icon's right-click menu, but we're happy to see them, anyway.
Head off to the Cylance web dashboard and you'll find a handful of other settings. Apart from the ability to turn automatic protection on or off, the interface suggests it can help you manage your quarantined files, and manage a safe list where in theory you're able to whitelist files which Smart Antivirus might detect but you're sure are safe.
This sort-of works, but in a more cumbersome way than you'd expect from a local client-based interface.
For example, the 'How to safelist a file' page, asks you to manually enter the SHA256 of your target file into a web form. If, understandably, a user has no idea what an SHA256 is (essentially, a signature for the file), the page airily suggests that you temporarily turn off security to allow the file to run.
So, let's be clear. Cylance is hiding a useful function away on a web page; it's making the process ridiculously overcomplicated; and instead of implementing or explaining a way to simplify this (manually copying the SHA256 from the local client to the clipboard, say), it's suggesting users disable their own protection every single time they want the program to run.
That's not all. Despite the page being titled 'How to safelist a file', it's referring to the process of adding a file to the quarantine list. The dashboard doesn't have an option of manually adding a file to the safelist, as we write. A four-month-old user comment on the page explains this, and adds other sensible ideas, but Cylance appears to have made only one change, in response: it's turned off the option for anyone else to comment on the page.
We suspect these design principles are coming from Cylance's enterprise products, where limiting what users can do locally is a very good idea, being able to control them from a central web console is another major plus, and administrators know exactly what an SHA256 means. The consumer world is a very different place, though, and it looks like Cylance has a lot of work to do before it begins to understand what home users will expect.
It's vital to understand how well any antivirus protects against threats, and normally we look to AV-Comparatives, AV-Test and other testing labs to help us find out. But that's not an option here because Cylance hasn't been tested by any of the major labs for a few years. (The company accused the labs of bad practice, but we don't have the space to deal with that; Search Cylance testing for the background.)
Our own small-scale tests can't compete with the top labs, but we equipped a virtual machine with 20 malware samples and set out to discover how Cylance Smart Antivirus would perform. The results were impressive, with all 20 blocked before they could execute (our real-world ransomware samples were unable to encrypt a single file.)
The only small issue was a single false positive from a custom program of our own. This was a surprise, because it's small, simple app, doing nothing even slightly dangerous, and has never been flagged by any other antivirus we've reviewed. But this was the only file where we had a problem, and once we restored it from quarantine, we could run the file as usual.
As a final test, we ran our own ransomware simulator on the Cylance-protected system, and waited to see what would happen. As this was custom code, Smart Antivirus wouldn't have seen it before, making it a more interesting test of behavior. And the results were a little disappointing, with our simulator allowed to run to completion, encrypting thousands of test files.
Although this can't match the performance of Bitdefender and Kaspersky's products, which both managed to stop our simulator and restore any encrypted files, we don't mark any antivirus down significantly for ignoring it. This failure has to be a small concern, but the reality is that Smart Antivirus blocked all our real ransomware samples, without difficulty, and that's the test that matters most.
Cylance Smart Antivirus did well in our simple malware tests, but we would like to see it checked by the major labs to get a full idea of its abilities. A revamp for the awkward and frustrating interface would also be welcome, although if you can live with that, the package deserves a closer look.
We've also highlighted the best antivirus software in this roundup
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by Alexandria | 29 September 2018 · 10:32 am
Artemesia Gentileschi
#ArtSaturday Artemesia Gentileschi
1593-1656 Italian Baroque painter, influenced by the work of Caravaggio
Self-Portrait as Allegory of Painting, 1638-39 pic.twitter.com/jWCggfnVS7
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) September 29, 2018
Gentileschi learned painting in her father’s studio, where she proved much more talented than her brothers.
Susanna and the Elders (first known work), 1610 pic.twitter.com/z8CHMiC95L
1611: Gentileschi’s father was involved in a time-consuming commission, so he hired Agostino Tassi to be her private tutor and to continue her lessons.
Madonna and Child (also, Virgin and Child), 1610 pic.twitter.com/tn5ewbENp1
1610-1611: Gentileschi was violently raped by her tutor, Agostino Tassi. Some scholars suspect another man was also involved.
St Cecelia Playing a Lute, 1610 pic.twitter.com/mR3RIWVTxq
Gentileschi’s father assumed that the rapist Tassi would marry Artemesia, which would have “restored” her honor and reputation.
Mother and Child, 1612
(woman’s wound, inflicted by male, is considered by many to be an allegory of Tassi’s rape) pic.twitter.com/6N19myOcUA
Gentileschi’s father expected that Tassi would marry his daughter, so Tassi continued having sexual relations with Artemesia. It is not known whether these relations were consensual.
Judith Slaying Holofernes, Naples version, 1612 pic.twitter.com/tZy9dPrK5R
9 months after the rape, when Tassi refused to honor his promise to marry Artemesia, Gentileschi’s father sued Tassi for rape.
Mary Magdalene in Ecstacy, 1613 pic.twitter.com/uZEqscNl49
Gentileschi’s father sued Tassi for rape on the grounds that his daughter had been a virgin: had she not been a virgin, her father would have been unable to sue her rapist.
Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, 1613 pic.twitter.com/TfTgt06xPF
The rape trial lasted several months. During the trial, Gentileschi was subjected to a gynecological examination and tortured with thumbscrews to ensure she was telling the truth.
Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1614 (Florence version) pic.twitter.com/tUlWbsr3N3
Though Tassi was found guilty of raping Gentileschi and sentenced to prison for 5 years and exile from Rome, he was never actually punished for the crime.
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, 1615 pic.twitter.com/x3KyUwVTrV
A month after Tassi was found guilty and sentenced for the rape of Gentileschi, her father arranged a marriage for her to another artist.
Self-Portrait, 1615 pic.twitter.com/dnUnzlyPTa
Gentileschi and her husband moved to Florence where she became a successful court painter: she was financially rewarded and artistically respected.
Self-Portrait as a Female Martyr, 1615 pic.twitter.com/6UgQEhh2sR
1618: Gentileschi had a daughter, whom she named Prudentia (sometimes called Palmira), whom Gentileschi trained to be a painter.
Allegory of Inclination, 1615 pic.twitter.com/8fKR89cLn3
1618-1620: Gentileschi had a passionate love affair with wealthy Florentine merchant Francesco Maria Maringhi. Her husband knew about the affair and apparently did not object.
Virgin Nursing the Child, 1616-1618 pic.twitter.com/Gz59CP12Wn
Despite her own artistic and financial success, Gentileschi had difficulties with her husband’s financial excesses and all his creditors. In 1921, she separated from him and returned to Rome.
The Penitent Magdalene, 1615 pic.twitter.com/QOJN1L1H0F
As an artist, Gentileschi is known for convincingly and realistically depicting the female figure, at a time when women’s bodies and faces were idealized in art.
Mary Magdalene, 1617 (Pitti version) pic.twitter.com/gRh63RkUV8
Gentileschi often depicts women who are said to resemble her physically and facially, and who are misunderstood or portrayed negatively in the Bible or other sources.
Jael and Sisera, 1620 pic.twitter.com/mGkkGQs9SV
Because Gentileschi painted multiple versions of Judith and Holofernes, during and after the beheading, many male critics have claimed that Gentileschi had “repressed anger” for her rapist Tassi.
Judith, 1612, 1613, 1614 pic.twitter.com/oETwRU2yK8
Many women and other feminist art historians recognize that Gentileschi’s anger was justified, and contribute her portrayal of strong women characters to her being a woman, a woman painter, and a woman who had been raped.
Lucretia, 1621 pic.twitter.com/IkGh6W05kh
Some art historians view her portrayal of violent, sexually charged female characters as “catering” to the predominantly male patrons of the time.
Susanna and the Elders, 1622 pic.twitter.com/asldwSyg7R
During her lifetime, her own rape and prosecution of her rapist overshadowed her own talent as an artist and her work.
Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, 1625 pic.twitter.com/NMR5ueOeoC
Gentileschi’s rape, the expectation that her rapist must marry her in order to restore her honor, and her treatment during the trial led to a feminist view of Gentileschi’s work in the past 50 years.
Cleopatra, 1633 pic.twitter.com/QGMPOQkzKm
Appreciation for her art during her lifetime slowly dwindled, leaving her only mostly commissions for portraits and for depictions of biblical figures.
Lot and His Daughters, 1635-38 pic.twitter.com/lhOxthRiRc
Samson and Delilah, 1638 pic.twitter.com/sHiMlqRCUX
David and Bathsheba, 1640 pic.twitter.com/lcBunuKc8O
Bathsheba at her Bath, 1640-45 pic.twitter.com/ed4Q0NZ9ai
Long considered a “curiosity” because her rape and the trial overshadowed all of her work, Gentileschi is now considered one of the most expressive and talented artists of her generation.
Virgin and the Child with a Rosary, 1651 pic.twitter.com/mKaJp6Kdy5
Previously thought to have died in 1652 or 1653, it was later learned that she was still accepting commissions as late as 1654. It is now surmised that she may have died in the great Plague of 1656.
Self-Portrait, as Allegory of Painting, 1637 pic.twitter.com/EbSQl5vUe1
Tagged as agostino tassi, baroque artists, baroque painters, Caravaggio, female artists, female painters, judith beheading holofernes, rape, rape trial, susanna and the elders
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Unfounded Fears and Threat Inflation
By Daniel Larison • May 5, 2014, 2:00 AM
In the first chapter of his book, Christopher Fettweis notes that the U.S. is oddly both the most secure country in the world while also being one whose leaders and commentators purport to feel extremely insecure:
For many analysts of U.S. foreign policy, one belief has remained constant at least since World War II: we are living in dangerous times. Many of those who make and/or comment on U.S. foreign policy maintain that the world is full of enemies and evil, so this (whenever this is) is no time to relax….Constant repetition of this idea has over time generated genuine belief in leaders and followers alike, and substantial, sometimes amorphous fear. A 2009 poll found that nearly 60 percent–and full half of the membership of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)–considered the world more dangerous than it was during the Cold War. (p.25)
One of the most constant themes in hawkish arguments is not only that threats are many and great, but that there are more of them than ever and they are more dangerous than they have ever been. The more manageable minor threats are, the more inclined we seem to be as a country to overrate them and overreact to them. The absence of real major threats gives us the luxury of exaggerating existing dangers to the U.S. That habit of exaggerating existing threats then feeds the belief that the world is much more dangerous for us now than when the U.S. faced a hostile superpower, and that it is becoming more so all the time. Because every minor, manageable threat is built up into a menace that it could never actually be, Americans perceive a largely peaceful and secure world as an increasingly chaotic and dangerous one.
When unfounded and excessive, this fear can be especially debilitating and harmful. Fettweis continues:
In practice, states that exhibit unwarranted fear, because they sense danger and enemies everywhere, are far more likely to lash out in what they perceive as self-defense….They are prone to support actions that reason would suggest are unnecessary and often end up doing more harm than good to their objective self-interest. Most basically, they are unlikely to weigh accurately the pros and cons of decisions, raising the danger of blunders and folly. (p. 26)
Threat inflation is not just a failure of analysis, but the cause of serious misunderstandings about the rest of the world that pave the way for unnecessary conflicts and damage to real U.S. interests.
Posted in foreign policy, politics, books. Tagged Christopher Fettweis, Pathologies of Power.
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Richard W. Bray says:
There is much pathology in the eagerness to inflict upon others that which Kurt Vonnegut referred to as “the incredible artificial weather that Earthlings sometimes create for other Earthlings when they don’t want those other Earthlings to inhabit Earth any more.”
One contributing factor is the deep-seated need of people like John McCain and Victoria Nuland to go gallivanting around the globe swinging their manhood around.
Another contributing factor is the vapid groupthink which infects our foreign policy establishment. For example, it is clear that Anne-Marie Slaughter possesses an impressive intellect and a spectacular array of writing skills. Yet she could somehow advocate, in the words of Daniel Larison, “Killing Syrians for Ukraine,” a plan which is not merely absurd, but downright evil.
Dan Davis says:
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” H. L. Mencken
“Most basically, they are unlikely to weigh accurately the pros and cons of decisions, raising the danger of blunders and folly. (p. 26)”
One-percent doctrine, anyone?
Politically, this phenomena is self-reinforcing. Government officials and others repeat the talking point that the world is more dangerous than ever. The electorate largely accepts this as reality and generally rewards the tough-talking candidates. Tough-talking candidates pursue policies to confront the alleged danger, which is the lashing out Fettweis identifies. Lashing out creates repercussions that undermine security. Our Iraq policy under Bush falls into this category, and to a lesser extent, Afghanistan policy does too.
(There are limits on the “danger” demogoguery, to be sure. The invocations candidates employ can get too paranoid or conspiratorial even for the electorate.)
foreign and domestic says:
“The absence of real major threats gives us the luxury of exaggerating existing dangers to the U.S. ”
I don’t know if I’d put it that way. The absence of real major external threats is an incentive for those with profit motive or alien agendas like the arms industry, the terror industry, AIPAC, and various other foreign lobbies, to fan public fears of external threats.
But inflation of external threats has been accompanied by deflation of threats closer to home, as those shrieking hysterically about “threats” half-way around the world have distracted attention from major domestic threats to millions of Americans, like the catastrophic long-term unemployment situation and the ongoing immigrant invasion.
Look at DHS, which grew morbidly obese on public fear, a black hole into which hundreds of billions in public wealth have vanished. It claims to be in the terror-fighting business but still allows a million illegal immigrants to sneak into the country every year, and can’t even be trusted to deport those that it catches.
“In practice, states that exhibit unwarranted fear, because they sense danger and enemies everywhere, are far more likely to lash out in what they perceive as self-defense….They are prone to support actions that reason would suggest are unnecessary and often end up doing more harm than good to their objective self-interest. Most basically, they are unlikely to weigh accurately the pros and cons of decisions, raising the danger of blunders and folly.”
I would prefer that we go down the road of Israel on foreign policy. Making the enemies we fear to justify making war on them.
It would be nice to have an intelligence agency that actually is cleared of the distractions of political manipulation so that evidence is actually evidence as opposed to policy justification. A “just the facts . . .” assessment.
9/11 was abused by the public no less so bylaw enforcement, media, Hollywood, and politicians. The event wasn’t manufactured (well, the evidence is pretty vague that that occurred.). Our response has made the ME a mess. And I think more a threat in every way. And I include the response by the current admin. as well.
I do not kid when I say the air was thick for anyone who wasn’t on board in my neighborhood. And I will never be convinced that had I been on that bandwagon of ” . . let’s roll” into Iraq and Afghanistan, my finical status would far different. In some ways, I am sad my assessment was correct, because it only makes the indictment against those who have supported heavy handed military solutions to these instances of ‘terror’ heavier and the whole affair hollow as well as shallow shattering our credibility ad putting us on par with European hypocrisy — credibility matters and our behavior of late has ever increasing negative consequences in my view.
That said,
Hawks are important, not because they are right. But they keep us vigilant. Because there are times when one must set loose the ‘dogs of war’. Of late, we seem wholly incapable of knowing when and why that should be the case.
It was not until I experienced ‘Glasnost’ first and in meeting some Russians counselors at youth camp, did I really get the need for change in response to he Soviet Unions own shift.
And while I knew Russia had no intention of going gently, if at all into that dark night and her raging would be far less aggressive, she would remain a world stage player —
It is frustrating that many seem hell bent t make her the enemy they fear.
James Canning says:
I too recall the nonsense in 2009 when 60% of Council on Foreign Relations saw the current situation in the world as more dangerous than during the Cold War. Preposterous.
excuse me: ‘first hand’
and I would appreciate if I could have some disagreement with Israeli policy without being called an antisemite.
I feel silly saying, that I love Israel all the time, but l’est I do, I will be taken on the how I hate Israel bus tour — I hate that.
Laughing but lightly
Seth Owen says:
I know that most commentators here disagree with Obama on substantive policy grounds on most issues, and Obama’s conduct of foreign policy wins, at best, tepid approval from Mr. Larison for not being as bad as it could be.
Still, Obama’s temperament seems to be one of the most balanced, even-keeled ones we have ever seen in a president — or even a national level politician of any sort or from either party. Operating in politics seems generally to require personality traits that most of us would see as dysfunctional among our family, friends or co-workers. Obama seems deficient in those characteristics to a large degree, which probably explains why he is willing to change course when necessary and why his political opponents seem to have a hard time taking his measure.
Just think of the legendary pathologies of presidents such as Johnson or Nixon. Think of the stained dress. Think of “Mission Accomplished.” As the Republicans seem exceedingly unlikely to nominate a plausible alternative, I expect — and dread — a Hillary Clinton presidency.
We’re going to miss Obama when he is gone. Even here at TAC.
Franly, I miss Pres. Richard Nixon.
it is clear that Anne-Marie Slaughter possesses an impressive intellect and a spectacular array of writing skills. Yet she could somehow advocate, in the words of Daniel Larison, “Killing Syrians for Ukraine,” a plan which is not merely absurd, but downright evil.
Which is a direct symptom of some major problems with “impressive intellect”(c). Slaughter and likes, they have no grasp of the reality.
Seth Owen:
I hear what you’re saying, but doesn’t Obama suffer from either a little too much disengagement, or a little too much desire to please all (and end up pleasing none)? Pathologies don’t run all in one direction. Obama seems to want to do what the in crowd wants. And to be afraid to buck that in crowd. For all the “audacity” of his presidential campaign, his presidential Administration has not exactly been a profile in courage. And that seems to be at least as true in FP as in domestic affairs.
The boys in the UK and France wanted a war in Libya, so Obama gave it to them. He was well on his way to war in Syria too, until he realized that hardly anybody else wanted it. He didn’t have the guts to buck the generals in Afghanistan, and doubled down. He didn’t rein in the Nulands in Ukraine, or worse yet, couldn’t be bothered to even try. And he has pandered to the audience with his drone war, his not shutting down Guantanamo, his special forces actions, and his touchdown dance over what amounts to the kidnapping and cold blooded murder of a more or less unguarded sickly old man (OBL).
And he was the one who appointed Hillary to the SOS position, and seemed to follow her, and the other war harpies’ (Power, Slaughter, Rice, etc), advice.
I also see a lot more similarity in his Administration to Bill Clinton’s than you let on. Sure, Obama does not seem to suffer from Bill Clinton’s appetite issues, and is able to keep his trousers up and his hands off the interns. But, leaving stained dresses aside, Clinton’s FP was a lot like Obama’s….fight a nice, successful, limited air war with a fig leaf of “human rights” to cover it up. Check. Kosovo and Libya. Bluff and threaten but don’t start another war. Check. Iraq and Syria. Clinton: missile strikes in Afghanistan and the Sudan. Obama: drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Clinton ended Bush I’s commitment to Somalia, and avoided Rwanda. Obama is on his way out of Afghanistan, and is already out of Iraq, both of which he inherited, and seems to be avoiding a showdown in the Ukraine.
It seems to me that this is what Democratic presidents (and perhaps, moderate Republican presidents, like Bush I, and maybe even, in retrospect, Reagan), perhaps by default, do…they throw enough red meat out there to satisfy the lib internationalists and at least some of the neo cons. They are open to cheap, easy, US casualty-free “quickie” air wars. They engage in some “off the books” mini wars and strikes here and there (again, more or less US casualty free), but they avoid getting bogged down in new, costly wars that will involve occupation/nation building.
Perhaps this is the best that the two party system can do for the USA at this time. The Republicans, except for the Pauls, seem captive to the worst neo con impulses and factions. The Dems are beholden to the lib internationalists, but not as much. Both parties will pander to Israel, but, again, the Dems maybe slightly less (as with Obama viz a viz Iran). Both parties are beholden to the MIC, but, again, the Dems perhaps slightly less so.
No right thinking person wants a replay of the Bush II FP. Yet that is what the GOP (again, excepting only the Pauls) at the national/presidential nomination level seem to be offering. The Dems offer Endless Intervention Lite (fewer casualties and less cost). While nothing to write home about, it is better than the Republican Endless Intervention Regular (with all the casualties and double the costs). So, yeah, if a Republican wins in 2016, then probably the 2009-17 era will seem very good in comparison, just like the 1993-2001 era seemed during Bush II’s Administration. If Hillary were to win instead, then, in my view, we will probably get more of the same as we are getting now under Obama: more bellicose than we would like, but less bellicose than the alternative.
AnotherBeliever says:
The above assessments of Dem and Republican foreign policy are pretty good. Dems seem more able to resist the liberal interventionists than the GOP can resist the neocons. By this light you can only vote less bad, or abstain entirely. It’s not a positive choice.
As for fear. I think there are some echoes on the domestic side as well. To be sure, the Recession undermined a lot of peoples’ economic security. But folks seem to direct their fear at a host of unrelated and not all that risky things. The prime example is fear of violent crime, when the overall rate has dropped considerably in the last few decades.
The wide world is very safe for the average American sitting on his living room sofa, with electricity 24 hours a day, climate control, and cheap food and clothing relative to per capita GDP. External threats are almost nonexistent. No military power has the capability of projecting expeditionary military force into U.S. territory. Those countries which could reach us with munitions by air are effectively deterred. Terrorist threats pose a relatively low risk even if you work or live right next to a high profile target. If you do not, the threat is vanishingly low. There’s a risk of some country or group launching a Cyber disruption. But even this is unlikely to succeed, and unlikely to take out your power more than a few days, or to erase your financial assets, if it does succeed.
The world is less stable than it has been in recent decades. The problems in various countries are complex. What common threads there are – such as financial structure, automation, globalization, the limitations of representative government, and the problems of balancing ethnicity or sect with polity – are difficult to come to terms with without critically examining the very underpinnings of democracy and capitalism. And possibly admitting that this system may not work everywhere, or may even only be the least bad alternative here. This is difficult. This does not fit into hyper partisan talking points.
“Dems seem more able to resist the liberal interventionists than the GOP can resist the neocons. By this light you can only vote less bad, or abstain entirely.”
Don’t be fooled by recent history.
“Still, Obama’s temperament seems to be one of the most balanced, even-keeled ones we have ever seen in a president — or even a national level politician of any sort or from either party. Operating in politics seems generally to require personality traits that most of us would see as dysfunctional among our family, friends or co-workers.”
This is why we need old people.
The current executives choices with the country under no credible immediate threat:
In each of these places the US has fomented violent insurrection.
I guess if your idea of balance is destabilizing nation states, it makes sense. The Sec. Hillary Clinton foreign policy doesn’t seem al that balanced or rational to me.
The problem with youth is youth. The previous administration at least was responding to actual terror event.
And who knows what yet is to come to light. I need not mention drone warfare.
Recent history left a mark on my hide, the same as the entire cohort who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some more than others. Nevertheless, your point still stands. Sigh.
ThomasH says:
I travel a lot to South America, Africa and SE Asia. I know it’s an unrepresentative sample, but my “liberal” friends think it’s great and “conservatives” think I’m running crazy risks.
Now the world IS full of non-liberal regimes and these will always be hostile to a liberal power like the US, but this does not mean that they are actual treats.
MathGuy says:
Interventionists are like an overactive immune system-their response to “problems” *is* the problem.
” . . . the same as the entire cohort who served in Iraq and Afghanistan”
Just a note. I am not unmindful of those who served in those endeavours.
And while this may serve as small comfort, I appreciate your service and theirs. I wish I could have had force enough for wiser choices.
As someone locked in circumstance to that period — sadly. I often feel as though I let the military down because I took one moment to care about me.
I appreciate your service then and now.
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PUBLISHED: June 18, 2019 at 8:01 pm | UPDATED: June 18, 2019 at 8:01 pm
A man arrested in connection with a robbery at a Southern Humboldt residence and a subsequent vehicle pursuit and standoff in Northern Mendocino County has been held to answer to six felony charges. He could face two fresh charges when he’s arraigned on information in July.
On Tuesday, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Kaleb Cockrum ordered that Franklin Antonio Molina, a native of El Salvador, be held to answer to one count of kidnapping to commit another crime, one count of first-degree robbery, two counts of false imprisonment by violence, one count of assault likely to produce great bodily injury and one count of kidnapping.
In addition, Molina could face additional charges. According to the prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Luke Bernthal, the final decision on what those charges will be made soon.
“He’ll be charged with kidnap for robbery which is a life top charge (maximum sentence of life in prison) and there will be a firearms enhancement to that which will add an additional 10 years,” Bernthal said following the hearing, who then addressed any further charges related to vehicle theft. “We’ll consider whether we want to do that; I’m not ready to make a decision on that at this time.”
Cockrum’s ruling came after about three and a half hours of testimony from three witnesses called by Bernthal.
The prosecutor called two Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office employees, a patrol deputy and a sergeant who is both a Spanish speaker as well as a trained crisis negotiator and one of the victims named in the complaint, Adam Owen.
Owen’s testimony about what happened on the night of December 21, 2018, revolved around finding two armed men wearing ski masks who had made entry into his residence on a property about an hour from Garberville.
Owen said he at first thought the men were playing a prank but the laughter soon stopped when he realized he was under threat.
“I was sitting on my couch and my daughter was sitting next to me,” Owen testified, saying he initially thought the vehicle he heard pull up outside his residence may be his brother-in-law. “Two men walked in wearing ski masks and big smiles on their faces and I thought it was a joke. Then they raised three or maybe four firearms and pointed them at me and my daughter.”
Bernthal then walked Owen through what happened next. The two armed suspects began yelling at the victims, telling them repeatedly to get down in a mixture of Spanish and English.
“I put my hands up and told my daughter to get on the floor and do what they say,” Owen said.
Owen testified that one suspect who he identified as Molina was “very angry,” that he was “yelling” and that he was “very loud” and “he said something about my brother.” Owen added, “at one point he said the word ‘money’ in a long drawn-out voice.”
The two suspects forced Owen and his daughter to leave the residence and go to a detached garage across the driveway. Before that happened, Owen said, Molina hit him several times in the head with what he believed was a firearm, and they weren’t light blows.
“He hit me very hard,” Owens said, adding he kept repeating “no problem, no problem” to the suspects to show he was complying but the blows continued.
Owen said he opened a safe in the garage that contained firearms including handguns along with $30,000 in cash, items that would never be recovered by investigators.
Once the suspects had emptied the safe in the garage Owen testified they led him and his daughter back into the house and up to a bedroom where he had a second safe. Once again he opened the safe while under duress from the suspects.
“I remember him (the defendant) saying, ‘More, more’,” referring to money, Owen said. The second safe also contained firearms, including a shotgun and a deer rifle along with gold coins. The suspects stole the contents from that safe and then Molina struck Owen again.
“He had me get face down on the floor as he was yelling,” Owen said. “I could hear them putting stuff into a duffel bag and he began hitting me harder. I pretended to be blacked out.”
Owen said the suspects then forced him back down the stairs to the ground floor where he and his daughter were locked into a closet as the suspects fled the scene.
Under cross-examination from defense attorney, Deputy Public Defender Casey Russo, Owen was questioned closely about the clothes he saw, how he recognized Molina and how he differentiated Molina from the second suspect — a man who remains free.
Russo pointed out contradictions between the statement Owen gave to a sheriff’s deputy shortly after law enforcement arrived at his residence, what he told lead investigator Jennifer Turner and what he testified to under questioning from Bernthal.
“You were complying with their demands not to look at them, correct?” Russo asked Owen, who responded, “Yes.”
Russo questioned how Owen recognized Molina under a mask and Owen said at one point the mask came up and he saw the bottom half of Molina’s face, a feature he recognized in a mugshot he saw in the days after the incident.
Russo’s line of questioning wasn’t enough, however. Cockrum made his ruling to hold Molina to answer the charges.
Molina appeared in court wearing jail-issued clothing. He was seated at the defense table next to Russo during the proceedings and he was assisted by a Spanish language interpreter Carlos Santana. Molina will be back in court for an arraignment on information on July 2 where Bernthal could introduce new charges, including making criminal threats and vehicle theft. His bail remains set at $250,000.
“We’re still early on in the process,” Bernthal said following the hearing. “We’re moving forward and we view this as a life top case and that’s how it’s been charged.”
Dan Squier can be reached at 707-441-0528.
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Bose SoundLink Color Review: Bold Sound
Bose's SoundLink Color delivers excellent audio for the money in your choice of five colors.
By Michael Gowan 2015-05-07T18:52:02Z Bluetooth Speakers
Five color options
Rich bass
Crisp treble
Excellent overall sound for the price
Limited battery life
No speakerphone or dedicated app
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In the race to differentiate a Bluetooth speaker from the pack, many companies stuff in feature upon feature — and often lose sight of the most important thing a speaker can do: produce rich and full sound. With its $129 SoundLink Color, Bose focuses on the music, and the result is a small speaker that sounds great. Whether it's right for you depends on if you want to do anything besides listen to music.
The SoundLink Color is Bose's least-expensive Bluetooth speaker — the SoundLink Mini sells for $200, while the SoundLink III runs $300. Of the three, the Color is also the most portable, though that's not saying much. At 5.3 x 5 x 2.1 and 1.16 pounds, the Color is shorter and stouter than the SoundLink Mini (1.5 pounds, 7.1 x 2.3 x 2.0 inches), but neither is near as svelte as the $100 Jawbone Mini Jambox (9 ounces, 6.1 x 2.3 x 0.96 inches).
The Color comes in black, white, blue, red and mint. I tested a red model. Its hard, plastic shell feels sturdy enough to withstand everyday use, though it isn't rated to handle drops or water exposure.
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Controls and Features
Bucking a minimalist trend among many Bluetooth speakers, Bose took pains to make the SoundLink Color as easy to use as possible. The company placed the controls for every function across the top; there are separate buttons for power, Bluetooth pairing, switching to auxiliary input, playing and pausing music, and volume up and down.
These are the only features offered by the speaker. There's no app for additional options, nor is there a built-in speakerphone. This Bluetooth speaker is focused on music playback — plain and simple.
On the back, you'll find the micro-USB connector for charging the battery, and a 3.5-mm auxiliary input for wired music sources. Bose elected to close most of the back, which means the speaker sounds best when the front is facing you — unlike 360-degree speakers like the $200 UE Boom.
Audio Performance
With a balanced combination of deep bass and crisp treble, the SoundLink Color easily outperforms other portable speakers in its price range.
On Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk," the Bose shone on both the bass driving the song's rhythm and the treble tone in the bright horn accents. It produced far richer bass than the Mini Jambox, and handled the treble better than the $150 JBL Charge 2. Rihanna's vocals on "FourFiveSeconds" rose clearly above Paul McCartney's resonant acoustic guitar.
The saxophones on Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" sounded full and warm, while his acoustic bass stood out more in the mix than on the Mini Jambox.
The speaker's main audio flaw is a result of the device's narrow body. It creates little left-right stereo separation, which negated the swirling guitars on Led Zeppelin's "What Is and What Should Never Be."
The SoundLink Color pumps out music at an impressive volume. I measured more than 90 decibels, with very little distortion. That's much louder than the Mini Jambox's 80 dB and on a par with more expensive models like the $300 UE Megaboom.
Bose claims the SoundLink Color can get 8 hours of playback on a full charge, and I was able to listen for more than that. After 9 hours, the battery indicator still glowed amber; it would turn red before it ran out of juice.
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However, 8 hours is less than the battery lives of other Bluetooth speakers in this size and price range. The Mini Jambox is rated for 10 hours, while the UE Boom claims 15 hours. For $50 more, you can get the Fugoo Style, which features 40 hours of playback on a charge.
The SoundLink Color paired easily with iOS and Android devices. To put it into pairing mode, you hold down the Bluetooth button until you hear the speaker say, "Ready to pair." Select Bose Color SoundLink from the list of devices on your Bluetooth Settings screen, and the speaker will tell you when it is connected.
You can't adjust the sound through the speaker. You can connect to two devices at once for easy switching, but only one device can play through the speaker at a time.
Bose says the SoundLink Color has the standard 30-foot wireless range, and I found that to be accurate.
If sound quality matters more to you than portability and you want to pay less than $150, the Bose SoundLink Color is a great choice. With the best bass and overall sound quality in its class, this speaker will make your tunes sound their best. But beyond sound quality, you won't find much in the SoundLink Color — no ruggedness, no speakerphone and limited battery. If those features are important to you, consider the Mini Jambox or the more expensive Fugoo Style.
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Best Emulators for Android Retrogaming: Play NES, Atari, Sega and More
By John Corpuz 2019-04-23T23:34:00Z Android
Take a retrogaming nostalgia trip with these games console emulators for Android.
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Retrogaming allows players to relive the glory days of classic gaming consoles, as well as fan favorite classics and critically acclaimed cult hits in the history of computer games. Critical to a great retrogaming experience is the use of emulators — software that can replicate the performance of old hardware and software environments. Console emulators naturally made the leap to mobile platforms, allowing you to experience some of gaming's greatest hits on your mobile device. If you're ready to travel back in time, here are some of the best retrogaming console emulators for Android tablets and smartphones. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Some necessary legalese
First, some U.S. specific legal bits (be sure to check your local legislation): It's not illegal to have and run an emulator. The trouble is in getting the ROMs for games that you want to run on the emulator. While it's legal for game owners to create an archival backup copy of a game, it's illegal to download or distribute ROMs or image files from the net, even if you legally own a copy of the game. You have to own the game and make the copy yourself.
Another consideration is that some emulators require the console BIOS to run. Again, it is illegal to distribute this, and though it's possible to dump the console BIOS onto a memory card, downloading or distributing the BIOS file is illegal.
It's only legal for you personally to make ROM or image copies of a game you own. It's illegal to download, share or host ROM or image files of the games themselves. (Credit: Analogue)
RetroArch (Free)
RetroArch isn't so much a single emulation as it is a package of emulators. Nearly every classic gaming console, whether produced by Sega, Nintendo or Sony, as well as more specialist platforms such as the SNK NEO GEO, NEC Turbografx and the Bandai WonderSwan is emulated by RetroArch. It even handles special personal computer environments for Doom WADs and SCUMMVM.Quite simply, RetroArch is a great place to begin when looking for that one program to run a whole pile of games you're looking to revisit. Support is included for Bluetooth or USB controllers and configurable touch controls, in addition to standard features such as save states and rewind and fast forward options. Best of all, RetroArch is free, giving most other emulators a run for their money.
Classicboy (Free)
Another solid all-in-one option is Classicboy, an app that emulates the PSX, N64, the NES, and other classic consoles. Classicboy uses configurable touchscreen controls, but also supports external controllers and keyboards and experimental profiles for more modern controllers. A neat feature is that touchscreen controls are pretty configurable, with users able to set up the layouts, and an in-app upgrade unlocks the ability to configure gesture and sensor tilt controls.
2600.emu ($2.99)
Robert Broglia's ".emu" series of emulators are among the best available in Google Play if you're willing to pay. 2600.emu takes on the Atari 2600 and not only does it bring smooth, playable emulation, but also a variety of great extras that are a hallmark of Broglia's other emulators. These include configurable virtual controls, as well as support for external gamepads and keyboards so that your thumbs don't get in the way of the screen.
C64.emu ($3.99)
C64.emu is another Broglia emulator, this time designed for the Commodore 64. First released in 1982, the Commodore 64 was an extremely popular office and personal computer that also featured groundbreaking gaming titles across a variety of genres, such as Elite, Pool of Radiance and Archon. C64.emu supports a variety of C64 ROM formats, such as .bin, .crt and .t64, and features configurable touchscreen controls and support for a variety of external peripherals and controllers.
Nostalgia.NES (Free)
Nostalgia.NES is a capable, free emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System that packs in solid emulation features and hardware support. It is designed to work in portrait and landscape orientations with configurable on-screen buttons (or controller support), as well as emulation for NES peripherals like the Zapper light gun. The app comes with a save support, as well as a cool rewind feature. Nostalgia.NES is ad-supported, and though ads will never appear in-game, some features lake saving, loading and rewinds are only available if you're online for ads. The paid version of Nostalgia.NES removes this restriction.
Snes9x EX+ is another top notch emulator, this time for the Super Nintendo series of consoles based on the desktop Snes9x emulator. The app comes with a wealth of features, such as save support, configurable virtual gamepads, support for Bluetooth and external controllers such as the Wiimote, and a screen capturing function. Rock solid emulation and broad support for a variety of ROMs in both .smc and .sfc formats make Snes9x EX+ a great free option.
MD.emu ($4.99)
Robert Broglia's MD.emu is another sterling example of a paid emulator app on Google Play, this time for Sega's Genesis/Megadrive as well as the Master System and Sega CD. Besides the basics (save state, fast forward, etc.), MD.emu is packed with loads of features for emulating the various Sega consoles, including six-button controller support, four-player multitap, and Menacer and Justifier gun controller emulation. While some users will balk at having to pay for a retrogaming emulator, MD.emu truly has the feel of a polished and configurable app.
Reicast
Sega's final gaming console, the much-lamented Dreamcast still has quite a cult following, in part due to its library of innovative games such as Jet Set Radio and Shenmue. Gamers looking to play these Dreamcast classics can give them a whirl on Reicast. It's not perfect — and you'll need to procure a BIOS dump, as well as load your own ROMs — but does support a variety of Dreamcast titles, and is your best option on Android right now.
Dolphin (Free)
Dolphin is a free emulator designed to run games for two newer Nintendo consoles, the GameCube and the Wii — two devices that have been pretty challenging to emulate effectively on mobile. In fact, this is actually Dolphin's second foray into the field, with an earlier version of Dolphin pulled from Google Play due to a variety of compatibility and performance issues. Rereleased in 2018, this newer version of Dolphin on Android takes advantage of more muscular hardware on newer Android phones, as well as support for GLES3 and Vulkan to be able to run some games at solid emulation and framerates. Dolphin for Android features customizable touchscreen controls, as well as support for the GameCube controller through the Wii U adapter, as well as the WiiMote through the Mayflash Dolphin Bar accessory.
ePSXe for Android ($3.75)
ePSXe for Android is a mobile port of the desktop Playstation emulator of the same name, and delivers smooth, accurate emulation along with modern extras. Configurable on-screen controls, hardware button mapping for the Xperia Play and similar devices, and support for a variety of external gamepads give you a variety of control schemes to work with. A split screen mode even provides for same-device multiplayer. Plugins can provide OpenGL HD graphics, and cheat codes, save states and memory card files are cross-compatible with the PC version.
MAME4droid (Free)
Rather than emulate home gaming consoles, MAME4droid is designed to emulate a variety of arcade game cabinets (the acronym stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator), bringing classics from the '70s onward such as Galaga and Double Dragon into the mobile gaming age. MAME supports an incredible variety of more than 8,000 ROM sets. In addition to touch controls, MAME4droid also includes compatibility with a variety of USB and Bluetooth controllers, including iON's iCade and iCP. Users looking for a truly retro feel can even force the app to overlay scanlines, filters, CRT effects and other options to more fully mimic an old school gaming cabinet.
MyBoy!
The Game Boy Advance library comes to an Android device of your choice thanks to the superior emulation of MyBoy! In addition to the usual features such as customization options and controller support, MyBoy! provides cable link emulation, which lets you connect with other players for a multiplayer experience, but this time through Bluetooth. Unfortunately, this feature, in addition to other emulation usuals, such as saving, cheat codes, screen profiles and fast forward, is only available in the paid version of MyBoy!
MyOldBoy!
This emulator is to the Game Boy Color what MyBoy! is to the Game Boy Advance, accurately recreating the features of the original hardware on low-end phones, modern tablets and other Android devices. Features similar to MyBoy! are also present, including link cable emulation, save state recording, rumble support and gyroscopic tilt sensor functionality, but alas, also exclusive to the paid version. My OldBoy! also emulates old Game Boy classics properly. But to make things interesting, you can apply different palettes and color patterns to them.
DraStic DS
One of the more beloved handhelds of recent years, the Nintendo DS has been bringing the pleasure of Japan's premiere software publishers stateside for a decade now. DraStic DS is a piece of payware designed to emulate the venerable platform on a variety of Android devices. It supports a variety of hardware-specific controls on devices such as the Xperia Play and the Nvidia Shield. The real clincher is the stylus mode, which can be activated via a pop-up menu, letting you play touchscreen-based DS games the way they're meant to be played.
The amusingly-named PlayStation Portable Simulator Suitable for Playing Portably does exactly what it says: it simulates an environment suitable for playing PSP games, portably. It supports multiple architectures and operating systems for a number of portable devices. As such, PPSSPP isn't just for desktop users and Android enthusiasts, but anyone with a mobile device that wants to play. PPSSPP can also upscale textures for devices with higher resolution displays, though your mileage may vary on that one. Save games can be transferred from your PSP and accessed by PPSSPP, allowing you to resume some long unfinished playthroughs.
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NFL Rookie Shot Just Hours After Being Drafted By New York Giants
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Filed to: Corey BallentineFiled to: Corey Ballentine
Corey Ballentine
Dwane Simmons
Dwane Simmons killed
Corey Ballentine shot
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What should have been the best weekend in one college football player’s life turned into tragedy when he was injured and his college teammate killed in a shooting early Sunday morning at a party in Topeka, Kan.
Corey Ballentine, a 23-year-old senior cornerback at Washburn University in Topeka, was the 180th pick in the NFL draft after being selected by the New York Giants. According to ESPN, he was the 2018 Cliff Harris Award winner as the small college defensive player of the year and was one of three Division II players selected to the Senior Bowl.
After being drafted by the Giants, Ballentine said on his Twitter account “It’s all a crazy dream until you do it. I can’t even explain the emotions I have right now. S/o the people that told me to pick a more realistic career. This is as real as it gets. Thank you to the Giants organization for believing in me. It’s only up from here. #GiantsPride.”
Ballentine and his Washburn teammate, 23-year-old defensive back Dwane Simmons, were at a house party when the shooting occurred. WIBW 13 News reports that police responded to reports of gunfire around 12:45 a.m. An officer on the scene told 13 News Simmons died in the street from a gunshot wound.
Ballentine suffered non life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and no information has been released on any possible suspects.
According to ESPN, the Giants are aware of the shooting and have been in contact with Ballentine. In a statement, they expressed their sympathy for Simmons’ death, saying “Our thoughts are with Dwane Simmons’ family, friends and teammates and the rest of the Washburn community.”
Washburn President Jerry Farley wrote in a statement: “Any time we lose a student it is a sad occasion, but it is particularly poignant to lose a student through such a senseless act. Both Dwane and Corey have been great examples and representatives of the football team and of Washburn University in general. This was a terrible way to end a day which should have been a day of celebration and a day to look forward to Dwane’s upcoming year at Washburn and the beginning of Corey’s professional career.”
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Sanders is a three-star cornerback who committed to play football for Will Muschamp’s South Carolina Gamecocks in January. He’s also a center fielder with apparent power.
Mark Kingston, are you seeing this?
My 1st home run of the game today ! #leadoff pic.twitter.com/A6LSEi4McW
— Shilo Sanders (@ShiloSanders) April 3, 2019
My 2nd home run of the game today ! pic.twitter.com/oZ7rsGFkAU
Had some solid base hits and got to work on some base running today @TCCHBaseball @GamecockBasebll pic.twitter.com/4Z5hb5JRiE
— Shilo Sanders (@ShiloSanders) March 2, 2019
When Sanders tags the USC baseball account in his diamond highlights, it’s not just for show. The son of of a very famous former two-sport athlete wants to play football and baseball for the Gamecocks.
“I don’t want to try baseball,” Sanders told The State, “I want to play baseball.”
Sanders moved in Wednesday for the start of Maymester next week, along with Jammie Robinson and Cam Smith. Soon enough, the Texas native will try talking possibilities with Kingston and company.
“I haven’t spoken with him yet,” Sanders said. “I plan to speak with him when I get there, just to meet with everybody and maybe catch a few games.”
He wouldn’t be the first to play football and baseball for the Gamecocks. He’d join a list that includes Ahmad Christian, Shon Carson and Brandon McIlwain. Of course, Deion Sanders, Shilo’s father, spent 14 seasons in the NFL and another nine in MLB. The Pro Football Hall of Famer remains the only individual to play in both a Super Bowl and World Series.
“I like both,” Shilo Sanders said. “I’ve grown up playing both. As soon as football season is over, it’s straight into baseball. When baseball season’s over, it’s straight into football.”
Deion played football, baseball and ran track while at Florida State in the 1980s.
“My dad just said I have to take care of what I need to take care of in football to get the opportunity to do both,” Shilo said. “That’s what I plan to do.”
Deion Sanders, left, poses for photos with his son Shilo during National Signing Day at Trinity Christian School Cedar Hill in Cedar Hill, Wednesday, February 6, 2019. Shilo signed with South Carolina to play football. Brandon Wade Special to The State
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Cherry Glazerr offers new take on grunge at PhilaMOCA | The Triangle
Cherry Glazerr offers new take on grunge at PhilaMOCA
By Juli McCue
Photo: Juli McCue, The Triangle
At just 19 years old, Clementine Creevy has a recurring role in the series “Transparent,” modeled for Saint Laurent and single-handedly created her band Cherry Glazerr from her Los Angeles bedroom.
It hurts a little that she graduated from high school in 2015. After receiving critical success and signing to the label Secretly Canadian, the band has recently completed their second album “Apocalipstick,” which is out Jan. 20.
Influenced by the likes of Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna as well as punk rock trailblazer Patti Smith, Creevy has created a unique blend of post-punk and modern grunge. Her songs’ topics range from feminism to grilled cheese to dealing with anxiety as a young person in the modern world. The new album is even more complex, heavily guitar-based and unapologetically loud than the last. Her entirely philosophy is based around emotional and artistic freedom, especially for women.
Her only goal: to serve the music.
I was lucky enough to see Queen Clem and the other Glazerrs at PhilaMOCA this Tuesday for their “Pussy Bites Back Tour.” Local punk favorites Mannequin Pussy started out the night with a wild set filled with many head-banging punk rock tunes off their newest album “Romantic.” Then the Los Angeles foursome Slow Hollows took the stage with a beautifully raw performance that had the entire audience swaying along.
When 10 p.m. rolled around, Creevy came bounding on stage followed by multi-instrumentalist Sasami Ashworth. Also onstage was killer-drummer Tabor Allen and bassist Sean Redman.
They started out the night with banger “Sip o’ Poison” and then went into “Nuclear Bomb” off the newest album. The two husky tough guys in front of me were head banging and fist-pumping by the second song. Third into the setlist was their most famous single “Had Ten Dollaz” which had old and new fans alike excitedly singing along.
What I loved about the performance was Creevy’s way of bringing the entire audience into her world. She carried an air of acceptance with her and everyone felt it.
Being near the front, I watched her make eye-contact with each and every person she could see in the audience, especially the ladies. This was amplified when she sung “Told You I’d Be with the Guys”, which is equally a somber and hopeful account or her realization that she wants females to consolidate and support each other more than ever. The song documents her realization that she needed to stop being a “lone wolf.”
Throughout the night the darker material was easily balanced by the lighter songs including my personal favorite “Grilled Cheese.” Creevy had no problem getting wild and keeping the night light-hearted. She had developed a cold and synth keyboardist Sasami lovingly offered her sleeve up in which Clem blew her nose, causing the entire room to erupt in laughter. She is every bit funny, life-assuring and fiery as her music.
When Creevy introduced a new song called “Stupid Fish,” one of the guys in the front row chuckled and looked at his buddy to the right saying, “That’s you.” Creevy, obviously hearing this interaction, turned to the audience and recounted the story. She finished by looking at the two and saying, “That’s a beautiful friendship.”
As the night came to a close, the audience was not ready to see Cherry Glazerr go. The band finished with “Chewing Cud” and left everyone with ringing ears and a sense of fulfillment. Over at the merch table were pins and t-shirts with the logo “Pussy Bites Back” plastered on everything. I left with an “Apocalipstick” album and a renewed sense in rock ’n’ roll given to me by an awesome lady two years younger than I.
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Germany’s Dramatic Transformation—Prophesied in Your Bible
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The New York Times is now reporting on what the Trumpet has predicted for years.
By Stephen Flurry • February 20, 2017
Listen to the Trumpet Daily radio program that aired on February 20.
In 1999, the Trumpet was writing headlines about the rise of Germany that are now appearing all over the news; stories about Germany’s rising military might, its changing identity and the rise of the far right. The Trumpet, along with its predecessor, the Plain Truth, began forecasting these stories decades before any other news source. On today’s show, Stephen Flurry compares today’s stories with the prophecies of Herbert W Armstrong and Gerald Flurry and explains how the Trumpet is able to forecast tomorrow’s headlines today!
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Back to Watch 101
Watches Inspired by the Seasons
While many of our previous talking points have been somewhat direct regarding inspiration, there’s no denying that the moods, colors, and textures of the changing seasons can have an influence on watch design, whether directly or indirectly. This is not a particular genre in the watch industry, nor is it something particularly easy to search for on Google (unless you’re interested in round-ups by fashion sites trying to sell you on no-name budget watches packed into a list to capitalize on Google search rankings). To even a not so well-trained eye, there are plenty of watches on the market from brands big and small that even a cursory glance would lead someone to say “Now that’s the perfect watch for (insert season here).” Of the many new watches to hit the market recently, we’ve selected a few favorites with distinctly seasonal ties.
Winter: Grand Seiko SBGA211 (The Grand Seiko Snowflake)
When compiling this list, our choice for a watch inspired by winter could not have been easier. The Seiko SBGA211, widely known by collectors and enthusiasts as the Seiko Snowflake, features one of the brand’s most exceptional dials, textured in a unique manner resembling a fresh snowfall. While not a particularly rugged timepiece from a design perspective, it is cased in titanium, and features a screw-down crown, ensuring a more than reasonable tolerance for day-to-day use and abuse (regardless of temperatures). Powering the snowflake is Grand Seiko’s Caliber 9R65 Spring Drive caliber, which offers a healthy 3-day (72 hour) power reserve. Aside from the visual enjoyment to be had from its smooth-sweeping seconds hand, the unique mechanical-meets-quartz-tech caliber runs in the big leagues in terms of accuracy, boasting stats of plus or minus 1 second per day, and no more than plus or minus 15 seconds a month in running deviation.
Spring: Ulysse Nardin Classico Lady Grand Feu Enamel
When first seeing the Ulysse Nardin Classico Lady Grand Feu Enamel just ahead of (fittingly) spring of 2017, we couldn’t help but be reminded of the pastel color palette of early spring flowers (and let’s be honest, spring wedding bridesmaids dresses). Few brands, if any, can hold a candle to Ulysse Nardin’s prowess when it comes to grand feu enamel dials like these, and its is through the acquisition of the enamel workshop Donzé Cadrans that Ulysse Nardin has been able to excel with these offerings, whose painstaking creation takes significant skill and attention. As with other offerings in the men’s category, the dials of the Classico Lady Grand Feu Enamel are first treated to an elegant guilloche pattern, before their translucent enamel is applied.
Summer: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Divers
We are now three years into AP offering up spectacularly vibrant color variants of Royal Oak Offshore, and ever since the first round of neon green, orange, yellow, and navy blue hit the market the debate was over—there’s no such thing as a more summer-ready watch from Audemars Piguet. Although these pieces are bright, colorful, and simply more “playful” than your average AP, they are executed to the same exacting standard as any of their siblings. Exceptional case and movement finishing is par for the course, as is the elegantly textured 3-dimensional Mega Tapisserie dial design found throughout the Offshore range. Being dive-rated to 300m and coming on color-matched rubber straps also makes them an ideal travel companion for any of your favored summer activities. Regardless of whether you prefer to be the active type—surfing, diving, and other water-based activities—or if you’re more interested in laying by the beach or pool for days on end, these divers are still entirely suited to the task.
Fall: Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Everose
The changing of the seasons will be less noticeable to those living further south, the decrease in temperatures of the fall quickly bring out darker, warmer wardrobe tones that what is seen through the summer months. As the tipping point hits, shelving the bright colors in favor of more warm and muted tones is a logical transition—not to say that we don’t approve of bright color all year long. Those following this fairly conventional approach will be quick to side with our selection of autumn; the rich chocolate dial variation of the classic Rolex Daytona in Everose. The Chocolate Daytona was a recent addition to the catalog shortly after the first ceramic-bezel variants came into the market, and paired with the brand’s immensely comfortable Oysterflex bracelet (a rubber strap with metal inserts that assist in improving longevity, it is an ideal companion for brown shoe and sweater season. That said, the trio of gold Daytonas on Oysterflex that launched at Baselworld in 2017 would equally fit the bill here.
Author: Justin Mastine-Frost
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Concerts 2018-19
Thomas Lorenzo, Guitarist from Barcelona in Concert
A Roller Coaster Guitar Show, Whether its foot stomping Flamenco tradition, Jazzy Beatles, Funky Michael Jackson, or improvised Australian landscapes, Thomas will take on a guitar ride that will leave you wanting more.
Discover why Grammy Award winning artists as Alphonso Johnson or Walfredo Reyes ( Chicago), perform his music.
Discover why he was selected Spanish National Jazz finalist in 1997.
Discover why Paul Cartney´s L.I.P.A commissioned him to write the suite the Immigrant.
Time: 20.00 – 22:00
St. Margaret’s Hall
81 Pitt St, Eltham, VIC 3095
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ARTIST AND PERFORMER
Thomas has released five solo instrumental albums in contemporary Jazz, Blues and Flamenco styles. His latest release Spanish Breeze debuted at #36 on the Top 50 JazzWeek World Music Album Charts in 2010 and was #32 on the College Music Journal Jazz Chart. The album features Grammy nominee Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, Grateful Dead) on Bass, Dave Garfield (George Benson) on Keys, and Walfredo Reyes (Santana) on Drums, and was produced by Grammy nominee Bruce Sugar (Ringo Starr).
As a composer he has received the commission by the UK national Arts Lottery in 1997 to compose the suite, of live acoustic music, called The Immigrant premiered at the Paul Mc Cartney Auditorium in Liverpool, UK, featuring a 38 piece ensemble and multimedia art works.
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Guitars, live acoustic music, in pure state. Influences go from Paco de Lucia, Stevie Vay Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix.
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Refined melodic sense, but don´t expect light hearted guitar melodies.
“Magnífico. Not just a concert , this is an exploration of the essence of Spain, the energy , the drama of the Spanish people. His guitar in his hands speaks more deadly than words.” Rodney White
“Flows effortlessly, expertly allows tension to build with quick delicate melodies to release. It blurs the lines in between music and pure expression”. Billy Pouki
“What a journey, the concert and the live acoustic music was immersive.” Victoria Napps
“It was so beautiful”. Gayatri Raghavan Padma
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Find a slate roofing installation professional near Lake Forest, CA
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How much does it cost for a metal roof?
Metal roofing installation is an attractive option thanks to metal’s long lifespan, hardiness and fire-retardant properties. Nationally, the average cost for metal roofing installation ranges from $6,000 to $20,000.There are different types of metal roofs, each with their own installation needs and materials costs. Roof size also affects your metal roofing installation costs, as do regional labor rates. Roof size is measured in squares; one square equals 100 square feet. Here are some examples of the average cost for a metal roof:
Standard metal roof: $120-$150 per square to start, including materials and labor
A 30-square roof (a 3,000-square-foot roof) could cost between $3,600 and $4,500 for a typical three-bedroom home.
Snap-Loc metal roof: $200-$225 per square to start, including materials and labor.
A 30-square roof could cost $6,000-$6,750.
Standing seam metal roof: $300 per square to start, including materials and labor.
A 30-square roof could cost $9,000 or more.
Tuff-Rib metal roof: $250-$350 per square to start, including materials and labor.
A 30-square roof could cost $7,500-$10,500.
Mid-range metal roof package, including all accessories: $300-$500 per square.
High-end metal roof package — such as zinc or copper — and all accessories: $1,000-$1,500 per square.
A 30-square roof could cost $30,000-$45,000.
Can a metal roof be installed over shingles?
Metal roofs are durable, environmentally friendly, safe and budget-friendly. If you’re considering an update, metal roofing installation doesn’t have to mean completely removing your old roof. In many cases, metal roofing can be installed over your existing shingles. Research building codes in your state, as many require that after two roofs have been installed, all roofing materials must be completely removed before a third roof can be put on. This protects your home’s structural integrity and your family’s safety. Carefully read contractor reviews and choose someone with extensive experience with metal roofing installation. One concern when installing metal over shingles is that over time, condensation can build on the shingles and cause the metal to rust. This will lead to rust around the panels, making them more likely to come loose in a storm. Nationally, the average cost for metal roofing installation ranges from $6,000 to $20,000. The wide price range represents different roof sizes, different types of metal, and the cost of labor in different parts of the country — and can also include the cost of removing an old shingle roof prior to installing the metal. As a line item, the average cost of removing an old roof to prepare for installing a new roof, plus adding new roof decking, costs on average about $45-$75 per square (the pro roofer’s term for 100 square feet), depending on the pitch of the roof. Always make sure you have a clearly written contract and a warranty on both the labor and the metal.
What is a standing seam metal roof?
A standing seam metal roof may be a strong, durable, safe choice when you’re considering metal roofing installation options. A standing seam refers to the raised seam where the sheet metal roofing panels join. Traditionally, shingles and roof panels lie flush to the roof, making them more prone to rust or penetration by water at their seams. In a standing seam metal roof, the raised (or standing) seams run vertically from the roof ridge to the eaves, with no horizontal seams. In addition, the fasteners joining the metal panels together are concealed, providing even fewer opportunities for water or moisture to build up. The cost to install a standing seam metal roof will depend on the type of metal you select, the size of your roof, and the cost of roofing labor in your region. Materials will play a major role in your metal roofing installation costs. If you select standard galvanized steel, the cost per square (100 square feet) might be in the $150-$300 range, while a high-end choice such as copper or zinc could be between $1,000 and $1,500 per square. Here is one example of cost:
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How to Save Four Common Vegetables for the Winter
Benjamin Kilbride, Editorial Assistant at The Old Farmer’s Almanac
While the harvest may be bountiful now, cravings for fresh vegetables start to hit around January. Be ready for those cravings by preparing and saving your vegetables to be enjoyed on a cold winter night.
Why Save Vegetables for Winter?
Saving vegetables from the garden helps to save money on fresh vegetables, reduce the amount of food wasted during the harvest season, and connect us with our ancestors’ through this time-honored tradition.
Sand bin: Harvest carrots on a dry day before the first frost of the fall. Cut off the green shoots of each carrot to within 1/2 inch of the root, but do not wash the carrots. In a plastic bin or wooden box, add 1/2-inch layer of slightly damp sand across the bottom. Lay a thick layer of carrots on top of the sand, and then alternate layers of sand and carrots until the bin is full or you run out of carrots. End with a layer of sand on top. Store the bin in a cool (45° to 55°F), dark, and dry place such as a shed, garage, or cellar. The carrots will last until early spring.
Blanch and freeze: Cut off the green shoots and then wash the carrots with cold water. Chop them into chunks or slices and set aside. In a cooking pot, bring several quarts of water to a rolling boil. Carefully dump the carrot chunks into the water and continue to boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Strain the carrot chunks out of the water and place them in a colander in the sink. Rinse the chunks with cold water and then gently squeeze them, by hand, to remove excess water. Place handfuls of the carrot chunks into quart- or gallon-size sealable bags. When the bags are full, compress any extra air out and seal. Label the bags with the date using a permanent marker. Place the full bags in the freezer on a flat surface. The carrots will last for up to 1 year.
Newspaper bin: Harvest potatoes from when the plants start to die back until the first frost. Set any potatoes with broken skin aside to be eaten right away. In a plastic bin or wood box, lay down several sheets of black-and-white newspaper. Spread a layer of unwashed potatoes on the newspaper, and then alternate layers of potatoes and newspaper until the bin is full or you run out of potatoes. End with a layer of newspaper on top. Store the bin in a cool (45° to 55°F), dark, and dry place such as a shed, garage, or cellar. The potatoes will last until early spring.
Blanch and freeze: Wash the tomatoes with cold water and chop them into small chunks or slices and set aside. In a cooking pot, bring several quarts of water to a rolling boil. Carefully dump the tomato chunks into the water and continue to boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Strain the tomato chunks out of the water and place them in a colander in the sink. Rinse the chunks with cold water and then gently squeeze them, by hand, to remove excess water. Place handfuls of the tomato chunks into quart- or gallon-size sealable bags. When the bags are full, compress any extra air out and seal. Label the bags with the date using a permanent marker. Place the full bags in the freezer on a flat surface. The tomatoes will last for up to 1 year.
Wash the spinach leaves with cold water and then chop them into 1- to 2-inch-wide strips and set aside. In a cooking pot, bring several quarts of water to a rolling boil. Carefully dump the spinach strips into the water and continue to boil for 1 to 3 minutes. Strain the spinach strips out of the water and place them in a colander in the sink. Rinse the strips with cold water and then gently squeeze bunches of them, by hand, to remove excess water. Spread handfuls of the spinach strips onto cookie sheets and place in the freezer for 3 to 4 hours, or until the spinach is frozen. Scrape the frozen spinach off of the cookie sheets and place handfuls into quart- or gallon-size sealable bags. When the bags are full, compress any extra air out and seal. Label the bags with the date using a permanent marker. Place the full bags in the freezer on a flat surface. The spinach will last for up to 1 year.
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Bishop of Zaria urges Nigerians to use their vote for the good of the country
The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria in Nigeria, George Jonathan Dodo, has added his voice to calls for Nigerians to vote according to their conscience and not give in to the temptation of selling their votes in the upcoming 16 February presidential and national assembly elections.
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Zaria is a major city of Kaduna State in northern Nigeria.
During a recent press conference on the forthcoming elections, held at the Pastoral Centre in Zaria, Bishop Dodo warned politicians not to resort to fraud and incitement to violence in an attempt to win the elections. He appealed to voting-age Nigerians to obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) for them to “use their vote for the good of Nigeria as a whole," the Bishop. He added, "We must say no to vote buying, and (instead) vote for candidates who are God-fearing and accountable."
The Church does not support individual candidates or political parties
The Bishop of Zaria also pointed out that the Church has the duty to sensitise and educate "the lay faithful on their civic responsibilities” but stressed that the Church does not support any political party or candidate.
Vote for credible candidates
The prelate of Zaria urged his compatriots to vote for a candidate of their choice, a candidate “you think has good qualities and capacity to defend, improve and, or add value to your lives and dignity," he emphasised.
Bishops of Lagos Ecclesiastical Province urge people to vote wisely
A similar call was made last month by the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos at the end of their Plenary Assembly. The statement signed by the Archbishop of Lagos, Alfred Adewale Martins called on citizens to vote with their consciences during the pending polls.
The Bishops urged Nigerians to defend the country’s democracy by electing patriotic and credible leaders who would be sensitive to the plight of ordinary citizens.
“To sell one’s vote is to sell one’s conscience, as good citizens, we must avoid actions that will reduce the credibility of the elections,” the statement said, in part.
Burning issues in the election: Corruption, insecurity and the economy
Although there are other candidates, the two leading contenders are incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari who is recontesting for a second term in office. Buhari, a Moslem, is a 75-year-old former military ruler running against former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, 72, also a Muslim.
The issues which led to Buhari’s victory in 2015 continue to plague Nigeria. They include corruption, insecurity and the economy.
(Additional reporting fom Agenzia Fides)
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Majella National Park – Review By Travel Abruzzo
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The Majella National Park , established in 1991, is one of the three Abruzzo national parks between the provinces of L'Aquila, Pescara and Chieti. It is one of the 24 national parks in Italy with the peculiarity of being compact from a territorial point of view. In fact, its area is gathered around the large limestone massif of Majella and the mountains of Morrone to the west and to the mountains Pizi and Porrara to the east. The highest peak in the park area is the Mt. Amaro (2,793 meters).
The territory of the park covers an area of approximately 62,838 hectares, on a predominantly mountainous terrain. The Majella, as the contiguous massif of Morrone, is an imposing limestone mountain range. Morrone's massif consists of a narrow and elongated dorsal, compact and rugged at the same time, consisting of limestone and dolomitic rocks, which crashes on the Sulmona plain between steep rocky crags.
The largest and most important cultural centers of the Park are first Sulmona (AQ), then Guardiagrele (CH), Corfinio (AQ), Palena (CH), Fara San Martino (CH), Pratola Peligna (AQ), Pacentro (AQ) Pescocostanzo (AQ), Manoppello (PE), Caramanico Terme (PE), Peoples (PE), Serramonacesca (PE) and Pretoro (CH).
Sulmona is the so-called "city of the Gothic", since much of the urban layout has preserved the medieval aspect of the 14th century.
The park is strongly linked to the millennial history of its territory, made up of small villages of secular history, embossed on the hillsides. There are five major hermitages that best represent the most authentic atmosphere of the Park. Most of the hermitages are connected to each other by the "Path of the Spirit", a long itinerary (70 kilometers to divide into 4 or more stages) designed to admire these sites of faith without ever leaving the park's paths.
The hermitage of Sant'Onofrio in Morrone, literally socketed into the rock. This hermitage was home to St. Peter of the Morrone, who restored it at the end of 1200 before becoming a Pope Celestine V. From its long terrace you can admire the town of Sulmona and the great Abbey of S.Spirito, Which was the first headquarters of the Celestinian Order.
The San Venanzio Gorges is a major ecological corridor between the Majella National Park and the Sirente Velino Regional Park, hosting a rich and important biodiversity heritage. On the other side of the valley, the village of Pacentro is situated on the slopes of Mt. Morrone, guarding the entrance to the Peligna Valley. The most important architectural element is Castello Caldora and the hamlet perched.
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How to Travel Like a Celebrity in 15 Different Cities
By Travel + Leisure and Travel + Leisure Staff
With Oscars season upon us, we're giving a lot of thought to how celebrities live. And as Los Angeles prepares to handle the coming wave of celebrities, their fans, and the paparazzi who document it all, we've got our eyes on more than the actors themselves—we're also thinking about the destinations that command their own star power on the silver screen.
Amsterdam provided the backdrop for some of the most critical scenes in The Fault in Our Stars, and Philadelphia is forever entwined with Rocky—and this year's breakout follow-up, Creed. The city of Boston and its religious heritage is integral to the plot and scenes in Spotlight, and Brooklyn toggles between the burgeoning New York City borough in the 1950s and the lush green hills of Ireland.
Since movies take anywhere from weeks to months to shoot, these destinations become the home base for the film crew while they're there—they set up camp, renting apartments, doing extended stays at hotels, and making the location their new home base while they're there. This means a whole host of destinations are equipped to handle the most discerning of visitors, and offer them the ability to travel in style. While we most often associate the sweet life with Hollywood, these five star hotels, over-the-top amenities, and special experiences are available on a much broader scale.
We did a little digging into 15 of our favorite cities, learning what movies have shot there, and how the visiting stars explored their surroundings while they did (as well as what they do when they come back). We learned about presidential "suites" that are actual homes tucked behind major hotels, and private shopping experiences at luxury stores. There are $400 steak dinners, $13,000 gowns, and $10,000 luxury suites—all available to you, if you're so inclined.
The point? You don't need to make headlines to travel like a VIP. But there's nothing wrong with emulating their choices when you hit the road.
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Miami is the movie star of American cities—pretty, glossy, and at certain moments, a tad too slick. It seems to always be in Academy Awards mode, but that's part of the fun. The Standard Spa remains one of the best places to spot famous faces, though many of them are likely also staying at 1 Hotel South Beach. Basement Bowl—at the Miami Beach Edition—is another a tucked-away nightclub also known for its see-and-be-seen scene. Don't miss the change to join the big spenders shopping at the Bal Harbour Shops, where you can buy your own red carpet-worthy gown at Oscar de la Renta for just under $13,000. —Tom Austin
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When Hollywood's biggest names visit DC, they tend to travel incognito, but that doesn't mean they can't be spotted—or copied. If you're curious about any who keep a home in our nation's capital, you're best checking out the historic neighborhoods of Georgetown and Capitol Hill, known for their grand homes and charming cobblestone sidewalks. But for stars making a temporary visit, their rooms of choice tend to lean toward the Willard InterContinental, The W, and the Four Seasons in Georgetown, where the Royal Suite, a 4,000-square-foot space, is filled with Swarovski crystal light fixtures, a white marble bathroom, a private dining room and pantry, a fitness room, a study, an enormous terrace, and bulletproof glass. Chef Fabio Trabocchi's exquisite takes on Italian seafood make Fiola Mare the hottest table in town right now. And after a long evening at a White House Correspondents Dinner or a ceremony at the Kennedy Center, you might find them in a famous hotel bar, like the Round Robin at the Willard, enjoying a nightcap. —Amy McKeever
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This is the place that taught the rest how to treat a VIP, so you can't go wrong here. First, book accommodations at one of the city's many celebrity hotels. Then, work on that body of yours by attending one of the many workout classes they frequent. Want to be pampered like one? Book a massage at their favorite spas. Hire a stylist to dress you in the luxury labels they wear. Awards season is here, and that means the City of Angels is rife with opportunities for celebrity spotting. If you spend a few days living like a celebrity next time you're in Los Angeles, you just might bump into one. —Ann Binlot
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From an A-List spa to world-class shopping, this Texas city is full of star power. Joanna Czech opened her 2,000 square foot Victory Park spa in October. Celebrity clients like Kate Winslet, Christy Turlington, Anna Wintour, and Uma Thurman rave about services, including her signature LED facial (starting at $300). The Neiman Marcus flagship is an iconic shopping draw, while the hip Knox Henderson neighborhood is attracting the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow to its fashion house Forty Five Ten. But for the ultimate star treatment head to The Joule, where for $10,000 the Penthouse East can be yours. If it's booked, the Ritz-Carlton Dallas and Four Seasons are fetching alternatives. —Diana Oates
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Georgia is no stranger to the stars: It has the fastest-growing film industry in the world, with nearly 250 productions filmed in the Peach State in 2015. Much of the action is centered in Atlanta, earning it the moniker "Hollywood of the South." Most celebrities flock to the St. Regis or the Mandarin Oriental, which boasts a 15,000-square-foot-spa. Local institutions like Serpas True Food, Umi, and the Ponce City Market, regularly feed the glitterati. And when they need a chance to relax? It's not uncommon to spot a famous face enjoying the trails of Piedmont Park. —Allison Entrekin
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An increasing number of films and TV shows are being shot near San Francisco (in 2015, blockbusters like San Andreas and the Age of Adaline, as well as TV shows Silicon Valley, HBO's Looking, and The Mindy Project), luring in the actors who work for them. The St. Regis San Francisco remains a favorite among the A-list, and the Tenderloin's funky Phoenix Hotel has lured musicians and actors since the 1980s. They beeline for Francis Ford Coppola's own Café Zoetrope for the martinis before heading to dinner at perennial hot spot the Slanted Door, and most recently, at Mexico City chef Gabriela Cámara's new restaurant, Cala. —Jenna Scatena
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The city memorialized in the Rocky series and now the award-winning Creed has been home to a wide variety of movie plots and filming locations, including Philadelphia (which opens with a montage of famous sites), the Silver Linings Playbook, and the Sixth Sense. When visiting Philadelphia, the city's most luxurious standbys—the Rittenhouse Hotel, Ritz Carlton, and new Logan Hotel often accommodate Hollywood guests.Philadelphia-area native Bradley Cooper has been spotted not once, but twice at SliCE Rittenhouse—and he's brought friends Renée Zellweger and Jennifer Lawrence to try the popular pizzas. Rittenhouse Square's Parc and Rouge have elegant cocktails, haute cuisine, and wine served in glowing interiors. That's why Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Jamie Foxx have dined at Parc, and Justin Timberlake and M. Night Shyamalan have eaten at Rouge, says the local Film Society. —Sarah Maiellano
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In the entertainment industry, Toronto is often referred to as Hollywood North. With four seasons in which to film and annual host to the Toronto International Film Festival, it's full of haunts popular among A-Listers. The TIFF Bell Light Box is the festival's hub, and stars are commonly seen eating in the area's restaurants, like David Chang's Momofuku Toronto, Jonathan Waxman's Montecito, or the upscale dining room Luma. The nearby Ritz-Carlton is a regular home base for visiting talent. Downtown, you'll see faces you recognize the Soho House, and in Yorkville, they'll shop Holt Renfrew and the five-carat boutiques along Bloor Street, then relax with a cocktail at the Dbar at the Four Seasons. —Mary Luz Mejia
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This world-class city has everything: the hotels, the meals, the can't-match-it shopping opportunities. If it's celebrity treatment you're after, this city has it in spades. When in London, go celeb-spotting at The Ivy in Chelsea Garden, but make room for the caviar trolley at 45 Jermyn St. or the cocktails at Dandelyan, in The Mondrian. Pick up your souvenirs from Fortnum & Mason before a luxurious spa day at Cowshed, Primrose Hill. After your treatments, stock up on Cowshed products to take back with you, then kick back with a glass of bubbles and a homemade cake in the farmhouse kitchen. Finish it off by getting some shuteye at 45 Park Lane, a designer boutique hotel located on one of the city's wealthiest stretches in Mayfair. —Alice Tate
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If everything's bigger in Texas, then everything's flashier, too. Luxury awaits in cosmopolitan Houston, where an international vibe offers A-list opportunities to dine, shop, eat and explore in the energy capital of the world. Downtown's luxury Hotel ICON has accommodations fit for a celebrity—and plenty of them have stayed here, including Tilda Swinton. Their tri-level presidental suite has an entertainment area that accommodates up to 40 of your friends, and a rooftop terrace offering very-VIP panoramic views of the city skyline. Got some pocket change? Whisky bar Reserve 101 serves a $750 glass of Glenmorangie's Pride 1978, and beloved bespoke shirt maker Hamilton is the go-to for red carpet looks for dapper gents like Neil Patrick Harris. The Dior showroom at the exclusive River Oaks District has a private shopping salon for VIP customers only. And when you're ready to eat, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse is ready to serve you a cute of Kobe beef priced at $400 a pound. —Allison Bagley
While Buenos Aires is relatively small time on the global map of big spenders, when it comes to visiting like a movie star, you can sip drinks like Will Smith, warble like Madonna, or marry like Michael Bublé did in Argentina's capital. Francis Ford Coppola's colonial-style villa is now a boutique hotel, Jardín Escondido. It houses the director's personal DVD collection, an outdoor swimming pool and, of course, the luscious, tucked-away garden after which it's named. Stars regularly check into the Four Seasons, the the luxurious Presidential Suite, La Mansión, is a stunning French belle époque home nestled behind the main hotel. If saying "I do" is in the cards, why not replicate Michael Bublé's wedding to Argentine model Luisana Lopilato at stunning estate Estancia Villa María? A stone's throw from Buenos Aires in the middle of the countryside, you too can marry in the lap of luxury at this 1917-era mansion. Set among 183 acres of private land, not even the most diligent of paparazzi could penetrate this wedding venue. —Sorrel Moseley-Williams
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On the West Coast it seems the jet set sticks to Los Angeles, but the hipster paradise of Portland, Oregon, sees its fair share of red carpet names, too. Director Gus Van Sant filmed three movies in the city, and My Own Private Idaho was shot in the newly reopened Sentinel hotel—a National Historic Landmark. Singer Elliot Smith lived much of his life in Portland, and one of his favorite haunts was Dot's Café. Oba restaurant was the setting for one of the best sketches from Season 3 of Portlandia, while local boutique Wildfang has been attracting the likes of Ellen Page, Kate Mara, and Evan Rachel Wood. —Juno DeMelo
Courtesy of Hotel Pulitzer
If the Oscars are inspiring you to pay homage to all things Hollywood, here are the places in Amsterdam to go. Featured in Ocean's Twelve, the Pulitzer Hotel welcomed Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and team. A collection of 25 different canal houses dating back 400 years, the hotel has been undergoing a stylish refurbishment. Meanwhile the American Hotel stood in as the Hotel de Filosoof in The Fault in Our Stars, with the Anne Frank House and Rijksmuseum not far away. You can even visit the famous bench in one of the film's most tear-jerking scenes. —Jane Szita
New York may be a place where stars to go blend in, but that doesn't mean you can't follow their cue and enjoy another side of it. The Hotel Gansevoort is a famous Kardashian haunt, while uptown, the Mandarin Oriental has welcomed Eva Mendes, Katie Holmes, and more, and the historic Plaza has welcomed Truman Capote, The Beatles, and Liza Minnelli (upon whom the fictional character Eloise may be based). For shopping, there are the institutions of Henri Bendel, Barneys, and Bergdorf Goodman. If you want to dine like you're famous, the secretive La Esquina is a place to start, though The Spotted Pig's third floor won't disappoint, either. —Molly McArdle
Courtesy Park Hyatt Sydney
In Sydney, the elite prefer to be a bit more understated. Quay, Australia's most lauded restaurant, has kept its clientele for its harbor side views and ever-changing menu, which combines European and Asian influences, that makes the lasting impression. Publicity-hungry celebrities usually see Sydney's iconic sights onboard large yachts that remain conveniently close to the shoreline, but the privacy conscious can charter a seaplane from centrally located Rose Bay and fly north toward impressive beaches like Palm Beach and Whale Beach. For sleep, those who demand the best book the top-floor Sydney Suite at the Park Hyatt, an enormous two-bedroom residence with a 270-degree vista of the harbor, a sauna, a fireplace for winter, and an expansive outdoor entertaining area. —Dan F. Stapleton
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Tesco to launch own tablet by Christmas
Sam Loveridge, August 19, 2013 6:39 pm BST
Tesco is reportedly planning its own tablet to launch just in time for Christmas.
Potentially lining up as a direct rival to the Google Nexus 7 2 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Tesco’s tablet could be focused on a range of home-grown apps.
The first device of its type from the UK retail giant, the tablet could centre around Tesco apps for its online grocery shopping service, financial services and its online streaming service Blinkbox.
Rumoured to launch for around £150, the Tesco tablet could be comparable to other similarly priced tablets like the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus 7 2.
Like Amazon’s tablet, Tesco would install a heavy UI on top of the vanilla Android OS to make sure the core content is for services and products provided by the retail giant.
In the UK, Tesco is already the fifth largest mobile phone network and sells tablets and smartphones that run on the O2 piggybacking network.
Tesco also sells a huge range of technology and electronic products such as TVs and home appliances.
If the retail giant does launch a tablet, it could help boost sales of digital media like books, films and music from its own stores. In this sector, Tesco is struggling against Amazon and Apple to gain a market share.
Dunnhumbly, the technology behind the Clubcard scheme that analyses consumers’ buying habits and trends, could be introduced in a Tesco-branded tablet.
Such software could set the Tesco tablet apart from other brands, as it could be able to suggest suitable digital content purchases for each user based on their usage habits.
This could help boost Tesco’s sales of digital content such as books, music and games.
Next, read our pick of the best Android tablets.
Via: IBTimes
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Ryan Reynolds Reveals What Playing Deadpool Did To His Mental Health
By : Tom Percival On : 13 Nov 2016 15:57
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has revealed how playing everyone’s favourite fourth-wall breaking Merc’ with a Mouth affected his mental health.
Ryan confessed that he had a ‘little bit of a nervous breakdown’ after filming this year’s Deadpool and suffered from anxiety due to the pressure on him to deliver a faithful adaptation of Marvel’s infamous mercenary.
In an interview with GQ Ryan revealed that working on the film for a year meant his health suffered due to the increased ‘attention’ on him.
He explained:
I felt like I was on some schooner in the middle of a white squall the whole time. It just never stopped.
When it finally ended, I had a little bit of a nervous breakdown. I literally had the shakes. I went to go see a doctor because I felt like I was suffering from a neurological problem or something. And every doctor I saw said, ‘You have anxiety’.
I say this with the caveat that I completely recognise the ridiculously fortunate position that I am in. But the attention is hard on your nervous system – that might be why I live out in the woods. And I was banging the loudest drum for Deadpool. I wasn’t just trying to open it; I was trying to make a cultural phenomenon.
Ryan’s drum banging paid off eventually though and Deadpool went on to become the highest grossing r-rated movie ever, with a sequel already in the works.
It’s not been plain sailing on the sequel so far though with director Tim Miller allegedly leaving the project over ‘creative differences’.
Deadpool 2 doesn’t have an official title yet although we do know that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote the original film, are writing the sequel’s script.
Sienna Miller, Ruby Rose, Lizzy Caplan and Sofia Boutella are also allegedly in the running for the film’s female lead, the popular Marvel mutant Domino.
If you want to worry about anything Ryan get anxious over Green Lantern, I’m not sure if anyone’s forgotten that one yet.
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Since then his rise has been described by himself as ‘meteoric’ rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.
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Don focuses his practice on a range of specialties including business planning, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transactions; he also has a solid background in corporate tax matters.
As outside and in-house counsel for General Dynamics for 10 years, Don was responsible for managing tax exposure for the $9 Billion global operating group. Prior to General Dynamics, he was deputy director of Miller Canfield' s Aviation practice Group which attained national status during his tenure at the firm.
Don helps startups and mature enterprises manage the complex maze of starting, owning, operating, and selling their businesses.
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The company of Vinche & Koopmans has its origin in two family businesses who, after working some time together, joined forces. It is in 1864 that Jean-Baptiste opened a small store in the Trapstraat in Brussels, It was specialised in selling imported luxurious pipes. The store grows fast and his son Victor moves the store to the Grasmarkt nr. 85, on the corner with the Heuvelstraat, in front of the Koningsgalerij, just a few steps from the Grote Markt of Brussels. It receives the significant name " AU NABAB " . This neighbourhood was in the Belle Epoque one of the most frequented in Brussels, and the shop was one of the most renowned stores of the city.
In 1895, business took a new direction when Victor Vinche started producing Meerschaum pipes, particularly calcinated meerschaum pipes. To do this Victor had to buy the secret for the fabrication from an Austrian company, the house Kaufthal from Vienna who at that time was specialised in these activities.
The artisan manufacture of the Meerschaum pipe, white or calcinated, from the ebauchon is a very delicat work. And the pipemanufacturors needed several years to learn the necessary craftsmanship. It was a huge succes and the name Vinche became a synonym for quality. The real pipe lover at that time was proud to have a Vinche signed pipe in his possession. The Vinche company received the highest awards on many exhibitions at that time.
In 1910, when a big fire destroyed the exhibition of Brussels, the only thing that was left were the ebauchons of meerschaum, because meerschaum resists a temperature of 4000 degrees and the fire only reached 2800 degrees.
With the name M. et R. Vinche & Cie. the third generation started in 1927. Marcel en René Vinche, sons of Victor, opened a new store on the number 4 of the Grasmarkt, with an even more attractive location
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Simultaneously the Vinche brothers bought a factory area at number 14, Nieuwland to concentrate on the fabrication of pipes in Bruyère and meerschaum. This factory employed 40 workers and had a high flight, production reached in 1938 to 5,000 pipes per week. The Second World War caused a drop in the pipe smoking for the benefit of cigarette smoking under the influence of the Anglo-American armies. From then the company Vinche increased the choice of products and focused on the import and distribution of smoking articles, especially lighters. In 1940 the offices and studios moved to the Kopstraat nr.63 and remained there until 1972, then they moved to the Paleizenstraat nr.301. In 1965 Vinche Jacques, son of Rene Vinche, representing the fourth generation, came in the business. Although the market for pipes has changed, the company Vinche and Koopmans bvba still makes calcined meerschaum pipes according to the old secret recipe.
The second part of the company name, Koopmans, is much younger. In 1977 Jef and Mia Koopmans decided after a long career with the company Hillen in Bree, manufacturer of the famous brand Hilson, to start a wholesale company of smoking accessories and gifts, and with succes, especially in the north of the country, while Vinche remained mainly in Wallonia. Currently the second generation of the Koopmans family is ready to continue the rich tradition of both families in the trade of smoking supplies further into the 21st century. With a very wide range in both pipes, lighters, Humidors, accessories for the smoker and gifts.
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Charlotte Tilbury Launches Fragrance
The first product Charlotte Tilbury ever launched as part of her eponymous brand was her secret-recipe Magic Cream - a decadent moisturiser she had been mixing up for her celebrity clients for years. Make-up, more skincare, a standalone store and a slew of wildly successful interactive counters across the globe followed and now, three years later, Tilbury is sharing her other top-secret formula with her customers - her Scent of a Dream fragrance. And according to Tilbury, this is a scent that will change your life.
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"I have been mixing my own secret scent for years and have been fascinated by the idea that one's perfume can attract others and also change the energy frequency of the people and environment around you," said Tilbury of the fragrance, which is based on the premise that the part of the brain responsible for our sense of smell is directly linked to the limbic system - a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain which are responsible for our emotions, moods and drives. "I believe you can use Scent of a Dream to create an emotional pathway with someone else's energy centres: their brain, heart and sex receptors, igniting the senses. You can directly alter their state of mind and body through this scent."
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One high-profile fan of the scent is Kate Moss, the face of the upcoming campaign by Sølve Sundsbø and one of the make-up artist's longest-term friends and collaborators.
"Charlotte and I have always had this instant, naughty chemistry - we danced side by side together during the shoot," Moss said. "Charlotte has this electric passion and energy for life - she's a bit magical. It felt totally natural to do her first fragrance campaign together."
On Tilbury's part, Moss proved the perfect choice due to the hypnotic, beguiling qualities that have underpinned her modelling success. "She encompasses everything that is ethereal and powerful about this perfume. I have known Kate for 25 years now, and have had so many incredible experiences with her… she gets me, and she gets the scent," Tilbury said. "She instinctively knew how to convey on camera the way that this scent is a portal for love, light, power, positivity and sex. She is the ultimate modern day icon.'
The secret behind the formula is a blend of top notes including lemon, peach and black pepper, floral heart notes and a base including hedione, ambroxan and fire tree. Its nose, the president of the Technical Commission of the French Society of Perfumers, Francois Robert, describes it as a combination of both the floral and chypre groups, with ingredients that "dance together in a new way".
The life-changing effects of the scent remain to be seen, but if Tilbury's past launches are anything to go by, it's sure to be a raging success regardless.
Scent of a Dream launches on August 15 in limited stores, and nationwide in September.
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Updated Friday July 29, 11.19am: Edie Campbell told us she had her "eyes on the prize" ahead of the charity horserace yesterday, and she wasn't lying - the Burberry model came first place in the event which saw her compete against Kate Reardon and Sara Cox.
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"It's an amazing feeling, and so surreal," she told us. "I really don't know how to feel - it was so much fun - the best fun I've ever had. I ride in events, but just as a hobby, and have never ridden in a race, other than racing against my friends when we were children on ponies. I didn't think of winning until I had crossed the line. I went clear but started getting really tired, then thought "come on, push on". He's an amazing horse, he's wicked and so kind. I don't think he'll make an eventer - he hasn't got a very good trot."
Campbell's mother, former Vogue fashion editor Sophie Hicks was so convinced of her daughter's victory she bet £50 on her win, and scooped £1,000 as a result, reports the Daily Mail. Aside from Edie's big win, talk turned to the guests' Vogue aspirations. Courtney Love is keen to be the magazine's cover star, while Pearl Lowe wants the coveted slot for her daughter, Daisy.
Updated Friday July 22, 9.45am: Model Edie Campbell is quitting the day job next week to compete in Glorious Goodwood's first ever Celebrity Ladies Race, in order to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital. The Burberry star will compete against Sara Cox and Tatler editor Kate Reardon.
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"I've been horse riding since I was five, so fifteen years now," Campbell told us. "I have a horse in Warwickshire and compete every couple of weeks and try to ride about three times a week. My mum took me to the local riding school near her little cottage when I was tiny and I loved it. I like the no bullshit aspect of it and the lack of ego. You have to get outside of your own head to ride well and be very disciplined and calm. I was always told by my very first riding teacher mrs ward 'keep your heels down and you won't fall orf!"
A number of labels have donated items of clothing for the event's celebrity horse riders, with contributions from Amanda Wakeley, Issa, Pearl Lowe and Hermès. The race will take place on Thursday July 28.
"I think it's an amazing opportunity to raise money for great Ormond Street Hospital, and I don't think I will ever get the chance to ride a horse of this calibre anywhere like Goodwood again!" Campbell said.
Is Campbell feeling competitive over the race?
"Hell yeah!" she laughed. "Eyes on the prize!"
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Photographed by the Vogue magazine team in July 2010.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Photographed by Scott Trindle without any make-up, retouching or styling.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Photographed by Alasdair McLellan for the August issue of British Vogue.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Posing with classical violinist Charlie Siem inside the August issue of Vogue.
EDIE CAMPBELL: Wearing high-waisted velvet trousers and a printed shirt for the Istanbul Edition Hotel launch.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: She chose a floaty mini dress and brogues for the Halston film screening in November 2010.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Dressed in Burberry for the label's Beijing catwalk show.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Wearing full equestrian gear for a horse riding session.
EDIE CAMPBELL: Posing on her horse Hurakan.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Galloping through the British countryside.
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EDIE CAMPBELL: Photographed with George Baker, the horse.
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How Leonardo DiCaprio is raising awareness on Chennai's water shortage
By Miloni Shah 28 June 2019
In his latest Instagram post, Hollywood actor and environmental activist talks about the growing problem of water scarcity in Chennai. Check out his message on the environment here
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has been educating the world about global warming for years now—and it should be noted that he's not sticking just to the United States' environmental issues. With 32.4 million followers on Instagram, the actor uses his influence to raise awareness about pollution and rising temperatures all over the globe, one hard-hitting message at a time.
Two days ago, DiCaprio took to his official Instagram account to talk about the growing issue of water depravity in Chennai, the Indian city aspiring to become the next global economic hub. DiCaprio, who launched the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation back in 1998 to promote environmental awareness and then went on to become the United Nations representative for climate change in 2014, shared an informational, yet heart-breaking picture that shows Chennai's citizens gathered around a dry well.
The picture, which was a regram from the official BBC News page, came with the following caption: "@bbcnews: Only rain can save Chennai from this situation. A well completely empty, and a city without water. The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran completely dry. The acute water shortage has forced the city to scramble for urgent solutions and residents have to stand in line for hours to get water from government tanks. As the water levels depleted, hotels and restaurants started to shut down temporarily, and the air con was turned off in the city's metro. Officials in the city continue to try and find alternative sources of water - but the community continue to pray for rain. Tap the link in our bio to read more about Chennai's water crisis. (📸 Getty Images) #chennai #watercrisis #india #bbcnews"
Several parts of Tamil Nadu have been grappling with depleting levels of water, with four of the largest reservoirs running dry and a 41 per cent rainfall deficit this year. This is not the first time the Titanic actor has posted about the effects of climate change in India. While shooting documentary film Before the Flood, Leonardo DiCaprio travelled to the country and also visited the Taj Mahal. One of his most recent social media posts is a video about the ever-increasing garbage dump in Ghazipur, which will soon grown taller than the Taj Mahal.
Just hours ago, DiCaprio also shed light on the fact that the Himalayan glaciers are currently melting at the rate of 50 centimetres per year vertically, and have been doing so since 2000.
In 2016, DiCaprio was invited to the UN Headquarters in New York to give a speech on climate change, prior to the Paris Agreement. Currently, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation is spearheading the Global Deal for Nature programme, which aims at fully protecting 30 per cent of the planet by 2020, under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
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1929 Ford Model A Roadster
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Appraised Value: $35,000.00
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EXTERIOR: I love the deep purple, it looks like wet candy. It's a full fendered roadster with running boards and 32 grill. The white convertible top folds down and is removable. Has removable side curtains. Has low-rise tinted windshield with aluminum frame aluminum, aluminum gas cap, recessed tail lights. The body is actually in really good shape, I don't see any damage. There are some small touch ups in the paint, but really it shows very well. Has aluminum wheels.
INTERIOR: I like the sporty contoured seat. It's all upholstered in marine grade material. The shifter, emergency brake, steering column and dash cluster is right out of a Ford. Has a full set of gauges including tachometer. Has Ford cassette stereo.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: It's all Ford. 5.0 302 motor with fuel injection. Ford air conditioning system. Has performance headers.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT: Has a rumble seat lid that opens to trunk space. The fuel tank and battery are located in here. A car cover is included. Bottom of the lid is upholstered to match the interior.
UNDERSIDE: Up front it has independent suspension with tubular control arms and adjustable coil over shocks. Has rack & pinion steering. Has a Ford overdrive automatic. In back it has 4 bar suspension with coil over adjustable shocks. Looks like a Ford 9 inch rear end. The frame is boxed. The chassis was painted gloss black. The floors are sealed plywood. Has a stainless dual exhaust system with Flowmaster mufflers.
This fun roadster is meant to be used. Service it anywhere that can service a Ford. Very few 32 roadsters have a top and windows, hardly any have a/c. Even topless the air blowing on your lap feels good.
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SC school district considering a four-day school week
FCSD3's Superintendent, Laura Hickson, presented the possible plan during Thursday night's school board meeting (Source: WMBF News)
By Nia Watson and Brad Dickerson | May 17, 2019 at 11:33 AM EDT - Updated May 18 at 8:00 PM
FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – Could a four-day school week be on the way?
It’s a proposal one Pee Dee superintendent is asking district officials to consider in an effort to help retain teachers.
According to the plan proposed by Florence School District Three Superintendent Laura Hickson, classes would be Monday through Thursday, with school days extended 1.5 hours per day.
Students will not report on Fridays if they are passing and meeting standards.
Additionally, the plan calls for the first and third Fridays of the month to be used for academic assistance and student tutoring. Plus, all FSD3 schools with 21st century grants will see students attend on these same Fridays.
According to Hickson’s proposal, four-day school weeks continue to gain a best practice among districts across states. The benefits listed were improved student and teacher attendance, increased teacher retention, and a positive recruiting tool.
WMBF News spoke with several parents about the idea. Some people are all for the shorter week, but others are concerned it may put more strain on parents’ work schedules.
“I think every incentive the teachers can have, I believe that they need to have that," Lake City resident Tommy Shaw said. "I think that they are very much underpaid.”
“How is it going to impact everybody? What may be good for my family, may not be good for four, five other families,” Tracy Shamrock said.
Shamrock, a mother of two, said she’s against the idea.
“Personally, I wouldn’t like it just because of my work schedule and home life," she said.
On our WMBF News Facebook page hundreds of people weighed in.
Some like Shamrock are concerned about childcare. While others, like mother Carissa Floyd, support the possible plan.
“For the older kids I think it would be a great idea because they’re so worn out by Friday. I think an extra day off would be good for them," Floyd said.
There are currently 43 teacher vacancies across the FSD3, according to district statistics.
School District officials stress there are no plans to implement a 4-day week for the next school year. If they decide to move forward with the idea, the next step would be to hold public hearings for feedback.
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Brad Dickerson came to WMBF News in February 2016 as a digital content producer. He became the station’s digital content manager in July 2018.
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Bjorn Jonsson’s Massive Voyager Composite
Stunning hi-res composite of Io and Europa transiting the mighty disc of Jupiter. Three of the most fascinating bodies in the solar system in one highly detailed image. You MUST click on the full resolution to see the details that are even apparent on the moons.
Created by Bjorn Jonsson.
In Europa, Europa, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Io, Io, Jupiter, Jupiter
Planetfall
Having followed the activities of a small army of freelance space imagers that lurk in various places on the internet for about 10 years now — it is truly unusual for me to come across images that I know I have not seen before. Michael Benson’s exhibit titled, “Planetfall” at the American Association for the Advancement of Science offers offer fresh views from missions as old as Viking and as new as Cassini. What originally caught my attention was an image of an actively spewing Enceladus that is exposed in both Sun and Saturn shine — a view I have surely seen before, but never so detailed or dramatic. Even more surprising and rare is a new global composite view of Uranus with a complete and continuous ring taken by Voyager almost 30 years ago.
The show ends soon (June 28, 2013) and is located in Washington DC.
In Alternate Imaging, Alternate Imaging, Enceladus, Enceladus, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Io, Io, Uranus, Uranus
A Timeline of Space Imaging
Simple but very cool. Take a look at the full timeline by Planetary Collective.
In Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Spacecraft, Spacecraft
Beyond Earth Letterpress Print
Chop Shop’s best selling Beyond Earth t-shirt is now available as a archival quality letterpress print. 23 historic missions of various nations orbit beyond Earth to explore our solar system. The missions are loosely arranged according to their most notable destinations. Printed on 19" x 25" French, Speckltone 80lb.
See also their historic Earth orbit missions tee.
In Earth, Earth, For Sale, For Sale, Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Luna (Moon), Luna (Moon)
Deep Impact Animation with Deep Impact
I just found this on Gordan Ugarkovic’s Flickr page. I just sped up the frame rate.
In Comets, Comets, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Video/Movie, Video/Movie
Some Details from Above Earth
These are some of the best icons from chopshopstore’s new tshirt, “Above Earth”.
The International Space Station
Laika aboard Sputnik 2
Alan Shepard aboard Freedom (Mercury) 7
See also Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostock 1 here.
In Earth, Earth, For Sale, For Sale, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Manned Spaceflight, Manned Spaceflight, Products, Products, Spacecraft, Spacecraft
Above Earth Tshirt Celebrates 50 Years of Manned Spaceflight
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic first manned mission into the great beyond... Chop Shop's newest iconic tshirt was released today featuring 23 historic missions of mankind's exploration of Earth and space. Missions starting with Sputnik -- leading to Yuri Gagarin's first manned mission expanding to today's permanently manned International Space Station.
The design itself also includes unmanned missions like Sputnik, Hubble as well as missions inhabited by species other than human. A spiraling timeline weaves the missions together and is numbered with significant years of progress. Pre-Order it for Men on American Apparel’s Black, Navy or on Alstyle Black and for Women on American Apparel Black. Look for a children’s version in a few weeks as well.
In Earth, Earth, For Sale, For Sale, Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Manned Spaceflight, Manned Spaceflight, Products, Products, Spacecraft, Spacecraft
50 Years of Manned Spaceflight
April 12 will be the 50th anniversary of manned spaceflight - beginning when Yuri Gagarin climbed aboard Vostok 1 and made 1 orbit of Earth.
In Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Manned Spaceflight, Manned Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Spacecraft
Voyager 1 Approach Video by Bjorn Jonsson
Voyager 1 Approach Video by Bjorn Jonsson from Chopping Block on Vimeo.
“This movie is different from similar Voyager movies because I'm keeping Jupiter's size constant. This is accomplished by reprojecting the source images to simple cylindrical projection and then rendering everything using the same viewing geometry. I also sharpened the images a bit to better reveal various details.” — Bjorn Jonsson
The time lapse estimation is about 10 Earth hours per second. Special thanks to unmannedspaceflight.com for all the awesome.
In Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Jupiter, Jupiter, Video/Movie, Video/Movie, news, news
The Great Red Spot
This is a reprocessed image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from the 1979 Voyager 1 encounter with the planet. Old data like this is being crunched by people like Bjorn Jonsson to create new and better detailed images that were not possible when the data sets were originally acquired. For comparison, just take a look at the “official” NASA release of the same image data from back in '79. I do need to begrudgingly note that the contrast and sharpness have been artificially exaggerated in this newer image for appearance.
In Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Jupiter, Jupiter
New Iconic Celebrates 23 Deep Space Missions & The Planetary Society
Robotic and human missions of exploration that extended beyond the Earth’s orbit. 23 historic missions in total (with an additional 6 separations) that are recognized for their notable achievements to various celestial bodies in our solar system with targets including the Sun, planets and their moons, comets and asteroids. Nearly every icon represents a specific robotic explorer (or series) with the exception of the Apollo program which continues to be the single human endeavor to ever go beyond the cradle.
If you buy a copy we will donate $5 of every purchase to The Planetary Society. The world’s largest space-interest group dedicated to inspiring the public with the adventure and mystery of space exploration. A non-governmental organization founded in 1980, who among its founders included Carl Sagan, the author of Cosmos.
If you buy a copywith a membership (sorry, US residents only), we will register you as a new member for only an additional $25 (normally $37). See here for what you get as a new member.
In For Sale, For Sale, Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Spacecraft, Spacecraft
Vintage-Styled Soviet Space Posters
Contained within Justinvg’s excellent poster set on flickr are these gorgeous posters celebrating early Soviet triumphs in space. There are 5 total; Sputnik, Sputnik 2, The Luna Program, Vostock and Voskhod. But if you are a fan of Star Wars — don’t miss his fictional travel poster series (which are also included in the same set as these Soviet ones).
In Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Manned Spaceflight, Manned Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Spacecraft
Eric Zelinski Redesigns Man and Space
Eric Zelinski had an unusual inspiration to redesign 4 chapters of a classic educational book; Time Life Science Library's Man and Space. The edition was first printed in 1964 and contained some very basic info-graphics on various space travel themes of the era. Keep in mind that this is pre-Apollo — so some of the items were conceptually unproven, but based upon generally accepted models of that time.
Seen above is “Ways to Go” which presents 3 different ways that NASA was actually considering for getting a man to the surface of the moon and back. Judging from the upstanding rockets seen in diagram #1 and #2, I think #3 is closer to the method that prevailed.
A diagram of the way back home.
A bit of more general information on the local environment around earth.
See also Eric’s submissions to the t-shirt giant Threadless. Many are space themed and his current submission is “Us Divided” which features a cosmic Earth split in two. It is now available for voting, so why not show some support?
In Earth, Earth, Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Luna (Moon), Luna (Moon), Manned Spaceflight, Manned Spaceflight
GOOD on NASA Missions
The site good.is has this great section called “Transparency” where they illustrate complex and hard to understand topics. Check out this magnificent chart of all the probes that NASA has sent past Earth orbit.
Stryk Blog Is Back
Ted loves to re-work old data sets from older missions with today’s technology. Often the results are visually beautiful and put a new face on old encounters, but occasionally this work also finds new items not seen the first time around. Above is a set of images of Neptune compiled to reveal that Voyager managed to capture the transit of one of its very small moons, Despina, across its face. This was a detail not previously seen until the data was re-worked by Ted.
He is back at updating his blog planetimages.blogspot.com and there are more images to come as some of the posts provide some great opportunities to update our “portrait” series of images. These are images that are tagged as such which feature the best global images of each major body in our Solar System.
In Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Neptune, Neptune, Neptune Minors, Neptune Minors
Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3
This image was taken by LRO of the Apollo 12 landing site. Since Apollo 11 already achieved the objective of landing a man on the surface of the moon and returning him safely to home, one of the main objectives of Apollo 12 was to show landing precision. They did this by selecting the resting place of Surveyor 3 as the area they would like to touch-down and did so impressively by touching down only 200 feet away from the robotic lander. You can therefore see the Intrepid Lander, Surveyor 3, the LDEP experiment as well as a good amount of foot traffic left behind by astronaut feet.
Be sure to click on the image for the full size to see all the detail.
In Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Luna (Moon), Luna (Moon), Manned Spaceflight, Manned Spaceflight
Mariner 10 Re-Imaging of Venus
Been meaning to catch up on a few odds and ends lying around. This image of Venus was re-worked from Mariner 10 images by Mattias Malmer somewhere around 2005. It is an attempt at showing Venus in natural light and is far better than the version previously used as our “portrait” image for Venus. The issue is that Mariner 10 images only allow one to do that by taking some liberties with UV data. According to Malmer, “I think that if I were to make an even blander version of the this image it would be close enough to reality”.
See the original 2005 post on unmannedspaceflight.com where you can get this image at 4000x4000 resolution. Time for a wallpaper update.
In Alternate Imaging, Alternate Imaging, Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Venus, Venus
Tweets of Apollo
You can also follow the mission in real-time as history played out 40 years ago on twitter. Follow Mission Control, The Spacecraft or The Lunur Excursion Module (Eagle). The Eagle will not have much to say, obviously, until it is actually descending toward the surface of the moon on Monday, but it has just started making some noise on Sunday night.
In Historic Missions, Historic Missions, Luna (Moon), Luna (Moon), Manned Spaceflight, Manned Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Spacecraft
Echos of Apollo Online
Follow the Apollo 11 mission in real time at wechosethemoon.org for the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11. The site comes complete with a gorgeous mission animation that shows the viewer what stage the mission is in as the data loads in the background. Once the page opens up we are treated to various interactive modules like photo and video galleries featuring material from the current stage of the mission as well as an oddly placed JFK and Apollo gallery.
The best part is the real-time audio stream. As I am writing this, the astronauts are asleep and every 15 minutes mission control interrupts the static to essentially report how long they have been asleep and that the mission is progressing nominally. As boring as that is… it sure makes it real and takes those too young to have been a part of it as close to knowing how that might have felt to follow this historic event. Of course, the whole thing peaks on the 20th with the real-time streaming of touch down at Tranquility Base.
Also see NASA’s newly restored footage of Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong’s magnificent first step.
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Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and recalls using a slide rule to make his calculations
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The way of doing things was different. We all had our slide rules, people don’t know what a slide rule is these days, they use various computers for calculating things. But most of our calculations were done on slide rules and push button calculating machines. The calculating machines used to make a terrific racket and there were seven or eight in the tech office and they worked on those. If you wanted to know the square route you had to know more or less what the answer was before you started. The other thing that Fairey’s had done, they had introduced an 803 computer, which was a fairly sort of, mild main frame computer, with boxes about two or three feet high and, of course, now everyone’s got one at his desk.
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Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and recalls how well the Yeovil factory responded to the Falklands War in 1982
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and recalls when everyone arriving for work at the Yeovil factory had to 'clock in'
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers one of his heroes, the renowned aircraft designer, W.E.W. Petter
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Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers when the Wapiti was built at the Yeovil factory
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers when work started building the Apache AH-64 Longbow helicopter
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers working on the Lynx Helicopter at the start of his career
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Sony STR-DN850 review
Sony’s first amp of 2014 is an impressive and well-featured all-rounder at a great price Tested at £400
Sony’s first amp of 2014 is an impressive and well-featured all-rounder at a great price
Big, immersive sound
Lots of detail
Well-featured
Strong stereo performance
Simple set up and operation
Lovely user interface
Can sound bright, so needs careful matching to get the best from it
Take a quick glance at the Sony STR-DN850, and you could easily mistake it for its 2013 predecessor.
From the outside, at least, it seems like very little has changed. Turn it on though, and you will see just how much difference a year can make.
Sony STR-DN850
Sony has gone back-to-basics with the ‘850, and in all the right ways. The once button-heavy remote is a more simple affair – its back panel is now even cleaner and easier to understand than before.
Its new user interface is one of the best we’ve come across on an AV receiver – well designed and easy to navigate thanks to its handy graphics.
The interface makes Sony’s set-up and configuration process a breeze too. Attach the auto-calibration mic and a series of rather upbeat musical tones sound, which makes a welcome difference to the aggressive snaps, crackles and pops we’ve heard from rival manufacturers.
It’s pretty quick to make its decisions, and they’re accurate too – we didn’t have to change any of its measurements, which are displayed nicely in a 3D graphic of your room and speaker set-up, helping you spot any obvious errors right away.
Network setup is in the same Easy Setup menu as the speakers, and is completed without issue.
The receiver picks up our wireless network quickly (although a wired LAN connection is available if you prefer), and we are just a password away from activation.
Once connected, we are alerted to a firmware update, which will force your receiver into a hibernated state for approximately 30-40 minutes.
We definitely recommend doing this immediately – your patience will be rewarded with the most stable and up-to-date experience for your amp.
When it comes to features, the ‘850 is no slouch. A 7.1 channel amp, it offers a few handy additions to its predecessor – including aptX Bluetooth, NFC connectivity for one-touch pairing and an MHL (mobile high-definition link) connection for playing back photos and video from MHL-compatible mobile devices.
Around the back, there are five HDMI inputs (one less than last year) with 4K upscaling and 3D/4K pass-through, plus one out.
Exactly the same as last year, you will get four sets of inputs for analogue audio and three for composite video, as well as one coaxial and two optical inputs.
There is a single USB input on the front for connecting portable devices and USB drives, which is compatible with files up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution.
We put on a Blu-ray of Gravity, and skip to the scene where Kowalski (George Clooney) and Stone (Sandra Bullock) are approaching the International Space Station (ISS) after debris has destroyed their space shuttle.
The ‘850 handles the dynamics of the foreboding soundtrack superbly here, building the sense of tension as they prepare to use the last of the thruster fuel to propel themselves towards the satellite.
As soon as they do, the soundtrack really kicks in, big and powerful, as does the pulsing sub, replicating Stone’s racing heartbeat with punch and agility.
The low-frequency weight on show here gives the whole scene solidity – a characteristic we found to be lacking in its predecessor.
The good news is it keeps the agility we loved from last year too; the ‘850 reacts quickly to changes in tempo to keep a good grip on rhythm.
We’ve no doubt there will be amps that sound more beefy but, at £400, the STR-DN850 offers a decent low-end kick for its price.
Gravity is also a great test disc for sound placement, and the ‘850 impresses in that department too, demonstrating a wide soundfield and impressive handling of effects.
Sound is spread cohesively across our 7.1 set-up, with dialogue between Kowalski, Stone, Houston and Explorer placed with immersive precision, while there is power in the devastation and panic caused when the debris shower hits.
The detail on offer is notable too, with plenty of subtleties pulled out of the mix to bring depth and texture to equipment clunks, radio beeps and emotion-filled conversations.
Switch up to Thor: The Dark World and during the attack on Asgard, there are plenty of opportunities for the ‘850 to show what it’s made of.
Once the Kursed begin their assault on the Asgardian Castle, laser gunshots seemingly fly around the room from one speaker to another, while sword clashes have controlled zing and impact.
Some of this performance has to be attributed to lessons Sony has learned from some of the ‘850s’ higher-specified predecessors.
Its power amplifier circuit board has been modified to match that found on our 2013 Product of the Year, the STR-DN1040, using a glass epoxy resin material to improve sound quality and stability.
Localised analogue voltage regulators have also been introduced – a design found in the high-end ES series – which Sony says will deliver an improvement in noise levels and bring more purity and definition to low-frequency sounds.
From our time with the DN850, we can say it is a successful move.
Stereo performance is admirable for an AV receiver, doing a good job where many fail – particularly at this price.
Music has an impressive amount of rhythmic precision and detail, if it is a little bright. A bright recording can verge on the edge of uncomfortable at higher volumes, without careful pairing.
Opt to use the Dolby Pro Logic IIx mode and this will help, spreading the sound around your speakers and adding a little more weight that balances out any top-heavy tendencies.
It works well, although you will lose a hint of detail in the midrange as a result.
Whatever you choose, we’d recommend using the amp’s Pure Direct mode when listening to music – we found it adds just a touch more clarity.
As well as its AirPlay, DLNA and Bluetooth smarts, there are also a number of music streaming services built-in to the ‘850, including Sony’s own Music Unlimited service, Deezer and TuneIn Radio.
These are all accessible via the music services heading in the ‘Music’ menu or via Sony’s free Songpal app, where you can also access Spotify.
Music played over wi-fi or Bluetooth has a tendency to sound a little edgier and less detailed than CD recordings, but that’s the price for the convenience of music streaming.
The Sony STR-DN850 is among the first 2014 AV receivers we’ve seen and we are suitably impressed.
Well-featured, with a detailed and precise performance to match, it has taken on board the criticisms of last year’s model to make this the £400 amp to beat. We can’t wait to see what the rest of the range has to offer.
MORE: See all our AV receiver Best Buys
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Manufacturer Website Address http://www.sony.co.uk
Brand Name Sony
Product Type A/V Receiver
Manufacturer Sony Corporation
Manufacturer Part Number STRDN850
Product Name Sony STR-DN850
Product Model STR-DN850
Number of HDMI Inputs 6
Number of Digital Coaxial Inputs 1
Number of Digital Optical Inputs 2
Number of HDMI Outputs 1
Number of Analog Audio Inputs 8
iPod Supported Yes
Streaming Service AirPlay, Spotify, TuneIn, Pandora, Music Unlimited
Impedance 6 Ohm
Internet Streaming Yes
Total Harmonic Distortion THD 0.1%
Wireless LAN Yes
Upscale Scan Format 4K UHDTV
Depth 329.4 mm
Dimensions 156 mm (H): 430 mm (W): 329.4 mm (D)
Operating Power Consumption 240 W
Sound System Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Dual Mono, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS 96/24, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS-ES Discrete, DTS-ES Matrix, DTS Neo:6
Audio Channels 7.2
Frequency Band AM, FM
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This Was the Most Googled Sneaker of 2017
End-of-year list season (it's a thing) is in full swing, and one of our favorites was just released: Google's Year in Search for 2017. As to be expected, Meghan Markle, Gucci, Emma Stone's Oscar dress, and Pippa Middleton's wedding were top search topics, but less easy to guess was the top-searched sneaker style of the year, which fell under the category of Workout Clothes. The sneakers that took the top honor are the Nike Air Max 97, the throwback style that was first released in 1997 and made a major comeback this year.
Retailers could hardly keep the clunky yet sleek sneakers in stock this year, and we spotted them on our Instagram feeds and on fashion girls' feet IRL on what seemed like a daily basis. Considering how equally cool they look with both jeans and T-shirt and dresses, we can see why these were the sneakers everyone wanted this year. We predict they'll still be huge in 2018, so no time like the present to invest in a pair.
Shop Nike Air Max 97 sneakers below!
Nike Air Max 97 Ultralight 2017 Sneaker ($160)
Available in sizes 6 to 10.
Nike Air Max 97 Ultra '17 ($160)
Nike Air Max 97 ($160)
Nike Air Max Plus 97 Leather-Trimmed Mesh Sneakers ($160)
Nike Nike Air Max 97 UL '17 Casual Shoes ($160)
Next up, shop the Nike Air Max 95 sneakers that are too cool to pass up.
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The TVweek Sunday 28th October - Friday 3rd November 2017
8.30pm Harry Potter: Talking Pictures BBC2 - Actor Warwick Davis - AKA Professor Flitwick and Griphook - explores the BBC archives and conjures up the story of the Harry Potter films - a tale that starts with the casting of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, and ends with the trio firmly established as internationally recognised teenage superstars. The programme uses rarely seen footage and interviews to explore behind the scenes, looks at how the franchise became one of the biggest in cinema history and gets the unique perspectives of the series's producer, directors, actors and JK Rowling herself.
9.00pm Harry Potter: A History of Magic BBC2 - In the run up to the exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, JK Rowling ventures behind the scenes of the British Library, revealing the real-life counterparts to her fantastical world. From shrieking mandrakes and Elizabethan invisibility spells to the mystery of ancient Chinese oracle bones and the real life search for the Philosopher's Stone, it is the start of a warm, playful and inventive journey round some of the most magical places in the land. The film features readings by actors from the Harry Potter films, including David Thewlis, Evanna Lynch, Warwick Davies, Miriam Margoyles and Mark Williams, while Rowling's illustrator Jim Kay illuminates her imaginary world.
9.00pm When Harry Met Meghan: A Royal Romance Channel 4 - This documentary uncovers the inside story of Meghan Markle and the story of her relationship with Prince Harry to date. The programme reveals the story of Meghan's childhood in LA, and her relationship with Harry, featuring exclusive interviews with friends and colleagues. It reveals a smart, strong and independent woman with surprising similarities to Prince Harry both in her life story and values. The programme also uncovers the astonishing story of Meghan's ancestors, with original and exclusive genealogy research. It's an all-American tale of humble origins and triumph over adversity played out in the Deep South on her mother's side and in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania on her father's side. The programme traces the first moment her father's ancestors arrived in America, with some very surprising results about where they came from.
8.00pm Blue Planet II BBC1 - Documentary series presented by David Attenborough which explores the planet's oceans. From the equator to the poles, new worlds and animal behaviours are revealed, from tool-using fish to mother walruses fighting for space on the ice for their tiring pups.
8.00pm Speechless BBC4 - Moving documentary by award-winning film-maker Richard Alwyn, following two stroke survivors who can no longer take language for granted. Much of the film is made on the Neuro Rehab Unit of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London's Queen Square. There, Alwyn meets 55-year-old Barry, who has been in hospital for four months since a stroke left him barely able to speak. And two years after his stroke when just 35 years old, former Premier League and international footballer Junior Agogo is still visiting the unit as he battles to find his way in the world with depleted language. The programme raises questions that straddle philosophy and science. Can we understand the world if we don't have language to name and describe it? Can we think without language? These questions are at the heart of conversations that Alwyn has with clinicians and therapists working to get Barry and Junior back into the world.
9.00pm Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia BBC2 - Louis Theroux spends time in two of London's largest eating disorder facilities to meet women with anorexia - a mysterious illness with the highest death rate of any psychiatric disorder.
9.00pm Ball and Boe: Back Together ITV - Double Olivier Award-winning stage star Michael Ball and popular tenor Alfie Boe perform some of their favourite songs, while singing against each other in a musical fight to the finish. They are joined by special guests Imelda May and Jason Manford.
8.00pm The Habour ITV - Four-part documentary series. Tenby is the jewel in Pembrokeshire's crown. Its harbour is one of the most photographed vistas in Wales. Filmed through the four seasons, this is the story of the men and women of the harbour whose way of life is in tune with the sea, the seasons and the tourists.
8.30pm Inspector George Gently BBC1 - Martin Shaw and Lee Ingelby join forces for the final ever episode of the popular crime drama. DCI Gently is set for retirement, but when DI Lister, the head of a new covert special investigations unit, presents him with an unsolved case, Gently can't resist one more intriguing offer. The case leads to political intrigue, corruption - and tests Gently to his core. When the team faces mortal danger, how will they survive?
9.00pm A Very Royal Wedding ITV - In a celebration of the 70th anniversary of The Queen and Prince Philip's wedding day in November 1947, presenter Alexander Armstrong discovers how a battered post-war Britain pulled off the event against the odds. This feature-length documentary includes contributions from Joan Collins and Sheila Hancock sharing their memories of the wedding, and the recollections of people who were part of the big day, such as page boy Prince Michael of Kent.
9.00pm 999: What's Your Emergency? Channel 4 - The Documentary series following the challenging work of the police, paramedics and fire service in Wiltshire returns.
9.00pm Inside Asprey W - Documentary going behind-the-scenes at the New Bond Street store of prestigious British brand Asprey, who have been trading in luxury goods for over 230 years.
9.30pm Ghosted ITV2 - Adam Scott and Craig Robinson star in this brand new US comedy about two polar opposites who are recruited to investigate paranormal activity in Los Angeles. After an agent from the Bureau Underground is captured, the Bureau takes his advice to recruit Max and Leroy. The unlikely duo go on a mission to save the agent and fight his abductor, an alien-possessed man. However, the alien escapes with the agent onto a UFO. Max and Leroy decide to stay with the Underground Bureau to find out more.
8.00pm The Great British Bake Off: The Final Channel 4 - Twelve bakers started; now just three remain. But only one can be crowned winner of The Great British Bake Off 2017. The final sees Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith set three challenges that will test every aspect of the bakers' skills. In the last signature challenge, the bakers return to bread, and the tricky task of a batch of loaves. In the technical challenge, Prue has made a simple biscuit bake very tough. There can be no room for nerves or trembling hands. On the final day, as the bakers' families gather outside the tent, the finalists have one last challenge: a delicate, multi-layered, high-end patisserie showstopper that could win them the title.
Notable Continuing Series: Our Girl, 9.00pm, BBC1
The Deuce, 10.00pm, Sky Atlantic
9.00pm Strike Back Sky One - The action drama returns for sixth series.
9.00pm Release the Hounds ITV2 - Matt Edmondson hosts as the horror game show returns for a Halloween Special. This time, the hounds are after four celebs from Essex, but will the four friends find the only way to escape them?
9.15pm Dr Christian will See You Now W - Series 2 of the series that sees Dr Christian Jessen and his team of top specialists are on hand to treat Liz, who is extremely underweight, and Kate, whose Tourette's is affecting her relationship.
10.00pm Dave Gorman's Modern Life is Goodish Dave - Fifth series of Dave Gorman's sermons. Can a knock-off can ever be as good as the real thing? Dave Gorman offers some wry observations on DVDs, baking - and Bucks Fizz.
8.00pm Gino's Italian Coastal Escape ITV - Gino D'Acampo showcases some of his favourite places along the Mediterranean coast - some for their beauty, but all for their incredible food and ingredients. He starts his journey in the middle of the 'boot', on the stunning Amalfi coast. He visits the picture-postcard village of Positano, sails along the coast and uncovers food traditions that are being kept alive by the locals. Gino also creates mouth-watering yet simple dishes so viewers can get a taste of the Amalfi coast for themselves.
8.30pm Fresh off the Boat 5* - Double Bill of the US sitcom following an Asian-American family in Florida. As father Louis takes over a failing cowboy-themed steakhouse in Orlando, mum Jessica is confused by the rituals and habits of her new neighbours - like the fact that you don't haggle over price at JC Penny.
Notable Continuing Series: The Apprentice, 9.00pm, BBC1
Grand Designs 9.00pm, Channel 4
9.00pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor: Mental Health Special BBC2 - Michael Mosley runs an experiment to find the best way to beat stress - mindfulness, yoga or gardening. Psychiatrist Dr Alain Gregoire reveals how sleep affects mental health. GP Zoe Williams discovers why laughing can be as good as exercise for improving mood. Surgeon Gabriel Weston investigates a new cure for some patients with serious mental illness. And geneticist Giles Yeo asks if you can eat your way to happiness.
9.00pm Big Family Values: More Kids than Cash Five - Documentary series looking at how big families make ends meet.
11.15pm Junior Doctors BBC1 - Documentary series following the lives of seven newly qualified junior doctors as they begin their placements at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. The new recruits are Emeka, Osama and Anna, all in their first year of being qualified, and Jin, Jo, Omar and Jess, who are second-year medics. In Obs and Gynae, 24-year-old Osama performs a tricky stomach drain procedure and gets the opportunity to assist in theatre with his first major operation, removing a large growth from a patient's womb.
8.00pm Harry Styles at the BBC BBC1 - Nick Grimshaw introduces music from Harry Styles, live in front of a studio audience.
9.00pm Exodus: Our Journey Continues BBC2 - Second series of the thought provoking documentary Following migrants searching for a better life. In this first episode we meet Dame, who arrived in the UK over 17 months ago. "I am a ghost in a prison" is how he describes his experience of life as a refugee in London. Ali and are Sharin are newlyweds from Afghanistan. They have spent the last month camping on the streets of Thessaloniki, waiting for smugglers to get them across the heavily guarded borders into Macedonia and Serbia. Nazifa and Latif and their two young children are living in a container in a refugee camp near Athens. Nazifa is six months pregnant. Nazifa tells us, "We are in a cage here." They are determined to make it to Germany and provide a better future for their children but face the most difficult decisions of their lives. It has taken Azizula nearly a year to reach Serbia. He is living in freezing conditions in an abandoned railway carriage in Belgrade. He is alone and is almost paralysed by what lies ahead. Returning to Afghanistan is not an option.
9.00pm Ross Kemp Behind Bars - Inside Barlinnie ITV - Ross Kemp spends ten days inside HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow - one of the oldest and toughest prisons in the world. Arriving in handcuffs and processed as a prisoner, Kemp then has exclusive access to every part of this Victorian prison. He works with violent prisoners wielding knives in the jail's kitchen, joins the security team on a cell search in the constant battle against drug smuggling and is confronted with an arsenal of home-made weapons, concealed in eye-watering places.
9.00pm First Dates: Celebrity Special for Stand Up to Cancer Channel 4 - 1980s pop princess Sinitta has dated Simon Cowell and Brad Pitt, but no one has become her number one. She doesn't want a man who's so macho anymore; she's searching for a music-loving gentleman with old-school manners. Can self-made businessman Nick, with his flowing locks, hit all the right notes? Conservative MP Michael Fabricant is outspoken, outlandish and out of luck in love. Will feisty 61-year-old fantasy writer Jan get his vote? Capital FM breakfast DJ Roman Kemp admits to spending his adult years in the shadow of his dashing father, Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet.
9.00pm Living the Dream Sky1 - New comedy drama following Mal and his family who swap Yorkshire for a dream life in Florida. But not everything turns out how they hoped. Philip Glenister and Lesley Sharp star.
9.00pm Bear's Mission with Rob Brydon ITV - Actor and comedian Rob Brydon steps out of the limelight and into the wild as he attempts to survive two days in the wilderness of Snowdonia with Bear Grylls. Rob and Bear travel by helicopter to a lake nestled between disused slate mines and mountains, before jumping 30 feet into the freezing water.
Notable Continuing Series: Travel Man 8.30pm Channel 4
Gogglebox, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The Last Leg, 10.00pm, Channel 4
9.00pm Queen: Rock the World BBC4 - Behind-the-scenes archive documentary following Queen as they record their sixth album News of the World and embark on a groundbreaking tour of North America. BBC music presenter Bob Harris was given exclusive and extensive access to the band to cover this period. Conducting insightful interviews with all four band members as well as filming them at work in the studio as they were planning and rehearsing their forthcoming North American Tour, and then following them as they performed across the US, Bob captured a band attempting to replicate their huge domestic success on the global stage.
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Cruz, Sanders hold early lead in Wis. primaries
Charles Rex Arbogast
<p>Wisconsin voters cast their ballots in the state's primary at the South Shore Park Pavilion on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p>
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders were leading in the Wisconsin primary as polls closed Tuesday night, with both candidates looking to emerge from the Midwestern battleground with new momentum as they pursue front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Cruz was hoping a victory in Wisconsin could mark a turning point in a GOP race that has been dominated by Trump. The billionaire businessman has endured one of the worst stretches of his campaign in the lead-up to Wisconsin and a loss would energize not only Cruz, but also the numerous groups trying to block his path to the GOP nomination.
For Sanders, a win in Wisconsin would still leave him trailing Hillary Clinton in the delegate total. Because Democrats award delegates proportionally, a narrow victory by either candidate on Tuesday would mean that both Sanders and Clinton would get a similar number of delegates.
It's Republicans who are bracing for a real convention fight, which could occur if Trump can't reach the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination through the normal voting process. Cruz, the Texas senator who has emerged as Trump's closest rival, was casting Wisconsin as crucial to GOP efforts to stop the billionaire businessman.
"What we are seeing in Wisconsin is the unity of the Republican Party manifesting," Cruz said during one of his final campaign stops.
Leading up to Wisconsin, Trump was embroiled in a spat involving Cruz's wife, which he now says he regrets, was sidetracked by his campaign manager's legal problems after an altercation with a female reporter, and stumbled awkwardly in comments about abortion.
Still, Trump made a spirited final push in the state and predicted a "really, really big victory."
"If we do well here, it's over," he said. "If we don't win here, it's not over."
Nearly 4 in 10 Republican primary voters in Wisconsin said they were scared about what Trump would do as president, according to exit polls. But more than half say that if the GOP race goes to the convention, the party should nominate the candidate with the most support in the primaries, which so far would be Trump.
Complicating the primary landscape for both Cruz and Trump is the continuing candidacy of John Kasich. The Ohio governor's only victory has come in his home state, but he's still picking up delegates that would otherwise help Trump inch closer to the nomination or help Cruz catch up.
Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the governor and has joined Cruz in calling for Kasich to end his campaign. Kasich cast Trump's focus on him as a sign that he's best positioned to win over the businessman's supporters.
"They're not really his people," Kasich said. "They're Americans who are worried about, they're really most worried about their kids, are their kids going to have a good life?"
If Cruz wins all of Wisconsin's 42 delegates, Trump would need to win 57 percent of those remaining to clinch the GOP nomination before the July convention. So far, Trump has won 48 percent of the delegates awarded.
Paul Lorentz, was in line at 6:30 a.m. in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on Tuesday to cast his vote for Kasich. Lorentz said he typically votes Democratic in the general election but Republican in Wisconsin's open primary in order to sway the GOP to a better candidate.
"My hope is always to have two acceptable candidates running for president," he said.
Among Democrats, Clinton has 1,243 delegates to Sanders' 980 based on primaries and caucuses. When including superdelegates, the party officials who can back any candidate, Clinton holds a much wider lead — 1,712 to Sanders' 1,011. It takes 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic nomination.
On the eve of voting in Wisconsin, Clinton's campaign manager argued that Sanders' only path to victory "relies on overturning the will of the voters." In a memo to supporters, Robby Mook wrote that Sanders' strategy now is "a combination of trying to flip pledged delegates at state and county conventions, while also convincing superdelegates that he deserves their support."
Sanders would need to win 67 percent of the remaining delegates and uncommitted superdelegates to catch up to Clinton. So far, he's winning 37 percent.
Exit polls show Sanders has excited voters in Wisconsin, with more than half of Democratic primary-goers saying the senator inspires them more about the future of the country. But three-quarters of Democratic voters say Clinton has realistic policies.
The exit polls were conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.
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Wold Foundation’s gift will open priceless archives of NWSS to the public
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DENVER – A family with its own remarkable history in the West has made a major gift to preserve Western history and, in particular, the history of the National Western Stock Show.
The Wold Foundation’s generous gift to the Honoring the Legacy campaign supports the new National Western Center and makes possible the Wold Family Heritage Center. To be located prominently on the first floor of the new Legacy Building and easily accessible to visitors year-round, the WFHC will be a place to learn about the history of the stock show, farming, ranching, and the rodeo traditions that emerged from life in the rural West. The WFHC will showcase the immense societal, cultural, and economic contributions of Western ranching and agriculture and will open a unique window into Western history.
The WFHC will be home to the Western Stock Show Association’s vast collection of photos, documents and artifacts dating back more than a century.
“The Wold Family Heritage Center will connect countless visitors to the West’s past in ways that weren’t possible when the National Western’s extraordinary archives were in storage – as they have been for more than a century,” said Pete Coors, chairman and chief customer relations officer of the Molson Coors Brewing Company and chairman of the Honoring the Legacy campaign. “The Wold family’s gift goes beyond bricks and mortar. It will impart vital historical perspective and awareness of the Western legacy of hard work, creativity and collegiality that represent the very best of our region to this day.”
“Until now, all this history has been locked away,” said Paul Andrews, president and CEO of the Western Stock Show Association. “With the creation of the Wold Family Heritage Center, the public will finally be able to access and experience a tapestry of artifacts that really tell the story of National Western and the West.”
Given the family’s own remarkable history, it’s fitting that the Wolds would support the creation of the WFHC. John Wold, born in 1916, married his sweetheart Jane and started work as a geologist in the Texas oil fields. In 1950, he settled in Wyoming, where he founded his own oil and gas business.
John Wold’s children, Peter, Jack, and Priscilla, were born and raised in Casper, Wyo., where the family shares a rich history. The Wold Companies now span three generations with offices in Casper and Denver. While Wold businesses are predominately focused on oil and gas, the cattle business is one of the family’s great passions. Its Hole-in-the-Wall Ranch in southwest Johnson County, Wyo. – near the “Hole-in-the-Wall” pass of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid fame – is known for its history, wildlife and superb Black Angus beef.
“This gift will let us share so many Western stories with the wider world,” said Pat Grant, chairman of the Western Stock Show Association board. “We are thrilled with the prospects of the Wold Family Heritage Center, which I expect will be a must-see stop for National Western Center visitors for decades to come.”
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Nokia 9 penta lens specification and review
Jayesh November 06, 2018 - MOBILE
Nokia 9 specification and review
One of the most best-rumored features see in the Nokia 9 – or Nokia 9 PureView as it might be called – is a Penta-lens camera on the back, we can see the actual show seven circles on the back panel of the Nokia 9, with five of them expected to be lenses, one a dual-LED flash and the last probably a proximity sensor of some kind. The leak doesn’t say what the five senses are used for, but guesses that they include telephoto, wide-angle and depth-sensing lenses, among others.
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NOKIA 9 little leaks specification
"Nokia 9 Penta lens specification and review " |Nokia's new smartphones can be seen in the coming days, which can be seen in a new way because if smartphones are getting updated in the world. So, in order to be a smartphone, new technology is needed, Nokia's technological updates, according to the leaks news, the 9 Penta lens which can be seen in the Nokia 9 lacks specification are the ones that you all like. In the new Nokia 9 bezel below and above The Nokia 9 Display meanwhile is said to be 5.9 inches with an 18:9 aspect ratio and as you can see and most notable in smartphone work, that’s the problem there’s no notch here. There’s also no sign of a fingerprint scanner, suggesting that it’s built into the display.
Nokia 9 may also be a facial recognition system, especially as the single-lens front camera is joined by two sensors of some kind. Nokia 9 dimensions are said to be 155 x 75 x 7.9mm and it appears to have a metal frame and a glass back, like so many other flagships. Finally, you’ll note that there’s seemingly no sign of a headphone port.
As with any leak, we’d take this with a pinch of salt, especially as it doesn’t line up with every previous leak. Some, for example, claims that the Nokia 9 will have just a dual-lens camera, though these are mostly very old rumors.
Still, this leak comes from a reliable source and is the clearest look we’ve yet had at the possible handset, so there’s a good chance this is accurate. We should find out before too long, though while earlier rumors pointed to a launch this year, more recent information suggests the Nokia 9 might not land until early 2019.
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Nokia 9 penta lens specification and review Reviewed by Jayesh on November 06, 2018 Rating: 5
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Formula 1 2010 (Xbox 360)
By Codemasters
For the first time in almost a decade a new Formula 1 game is appearing on all the home consoles and PC, as Codemasters gets ready to make their mark on the sport. Using the same graphics technology as Colin McRae: DiRT 2 and Race Driver: GRID, this is set to be the best F1 game ever.
With everything from the affect of rain on the track to media interest in your performance simulated, everything that happens in a real Formula 1 season happens in this game. But don't worry if you're not an expert racer as the game has a specially designed range of driving aids and arcade options to ensure every kind of gamer can join in the fun.
However you play the game though, whether it's in a seven season career marathon or a quick run around the Monaco circuit, this puts Forumla 1 back at the pinnacle of video game racing. Game Features
F1 for All: No longer a PlayStation exclusive, Formula 1 returns for all formats as Codemasters unleash their most feature-packed race sim ever.
Play the Field: Play a full career mode of 3, 5 or 7 seasons, with specific goals for each of the different teams - from Ferrari to Lotus.
Gripping Weather: The most realistic weather system ever seen in a racing game, with rain falling and drying realistically and drastically affecting the performance of the cars.
Simulation Racing: Every aspect of Formula 1 is replicated in exacting detail, but less experienced racers can still choose to play in a less serious arcade style mode.
Research & Development: You're not the only one working through the season, as your team constantly comes up with new car upgrades that improve your car from race to race.
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Neighbors worried about cow (or bull) running loose on Indianapolis golf course
By: Graham Hunter
INDIANAPOLIS -- People living on the city's south side are concerned about a cow or bull that's been running loose on a golf course.
Kurt Shier is the general manager of the Southern Dunes Golf Course and the udder truth is that he doesn't have any clue where the animal came from, or even if it's a male or a female.
Shier says no one has been brave enough to get close enough.
"From the pictures, it looks to be about a 1,500-pound cow," said Jeff Ford.
Ford has raised cattle for over 30 years and says he's been working to try and help catch the animal.
Lots of people on social media have shared their concerns about whether it will go hungry out there, but Ford says that's a bunch of bull.
"It's been feeding off the hedge apples and things," said Ford. "Plenty of water - it's almost a paradise back there for a calf."
Ford also says the animal won't be too worried about the cold, either.
"Similar to bison they'll bed down face into a storm," said Ford. "They'll find the low spot in the ground to hide."
Ford says he is planning to set out some food and bring a portable corral to try and coax the animal into.
"It will probably take a week or more of feeding it to get it to come back to a safe area," said Ford.
RTV6 reached out to animal control Friday evening but has not yet heard back.
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Jordan Spieth wins British Open
The greats find a way to get it done, and Jordan Spieth's hard-fought third major title suggests he is on an exalted path in the game of golf.
In 40 agonizing and exhilarating minutes, the 23-year-old almost blew another major in scenes reminiscent of his Masters meltdown last year, before scrapping back in majestic fashion to win the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale.
2017 British Open challenges the world's best golfers
The Texan clinched his first Claret Jug by three shots from countryman Matt Kuchar to secure the third leg of the career Grand Slam of all four of golf's big events.
Spieth's battling 69 to end 12 under par leaves just the US PGA to become only the sixth player to complete the set, after his breakthrough win in the 2015 Masters followed two months later by the US Open.
Only Jack Nicklaus has won three before his 24th birthday.
Tiger Woods only won two majors before the age of 24.
Spieth is striving to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Nicklaus and Woods as the elite five to have won all four of the game's big titles at some stage in their career.
This Open title is also redemption for that fateful Masters Sunday last year, when Spieth's hopes of back-to-back Green Jackets, both leading from start-to-finish, drowned in Rae's Creek on the 12th hole in the final round.
His triple-bogey seven was part of a five-shot lead wiped out in three holes, but Spieth told reporters Saturday he had learnt some important lessons from that fateful day at Augusta.
'Painful memories'
However, he looked in danger of recreating similar scenes at Royal Birkdale Sunday. His three-shot lead was gone in the first four holes, and another two-shot gap squandered by the ninth. Tied at eight under, the pair were in danger of dropping back to join China's Li Haotong, who had posted the clubhouse target at six under.
And when Spieth's wild drive on the 13th plugged into a huge sandhill, the sight of the young American scampering up and down dunes and around the practice range trying to find a suitable place to drop another ball evoked painful memories of Augusta.
The 39-year-old Kuchar, bidding for his first major title after eight top 10s, waited patiently as the watching world held its breath.
Spieth, however, showed just what he had learnt.
He escaped from the hole with just a bogey five, giving his head a wry shake as he walked off the green, his caddie Michael Greller grinning from ear to ear.
On the short 14th, Spieth's tee shot was an inch from a hole in one, giving him a tap-in for a birdie to draw level again with Kuchar.
And that was just the beginning. On the long 15th he drained a huge eagle putt across the green to recapture the lead, and another birdie on 16 took him two clear.
He walked up between the grandstands lining the 18th to a huge ovation and made a safe par to join illustrious names such as Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Peter Thomson and Tom Watson who have won the Open at Royal Birkdale.
Spieth hugged Greller and commiserated with good friend and Ryder Cup colleague Kuchar before receiving the Claret Jug in a ceremony on the 18th green.
He then set off on an impromptu tour of the fans lining the hole, shaking hands with marshals and spectators leaning over the ropes.
Spieth's win snapped a streak of seven first-time major winners and nine different major champions stretching back to his US Open title at Chambers Bay.
He also became the 10th consecutive different Open champion going back to Padraig Harrington's second successive major at Royal Birkdale in 2008.
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Ingushetia vs. Zhirinovsky
Ingush lawmakers have followed their Chechen colleagues in asking the State Duma to sack Deputy Speaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky for alleged extremist remarks, Kommersant reported Tuesday.
Neither legislature identified any particular statements they took issue with, but both attacked Zhirinovsky over his appearance on a Channel One talk show last week. The show’s topic was “Do Russians in Russia require protection?”
The Ingush legislature accused Zhirinovsky of trying to gain support for his Liberal Democratic Party ahead of Duma elections in December. They also said in an online statement that they have asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to look into his remarks.
Chechen lawmakers and the republic’s president, Ramzan Kadyrov, lashed out at Zhirinovsky over the weekend. Zhirinovsky has dismissed allegations that he was fanning ethnic hatred.
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Aussie cop stops press conference to tackle suspect
Sydney: A police press conference in Australia took an arresting turn Wednesday when the speaker -- a senior detective -- suddenly bolted after a suspect and tackled him to the ground.
Detective Sergeant Daren Edwards was addressing the press on the lawn of a police station on Queensland´s Sunshine Coast when he heard the ruckus of a man being chased by an angry father.
"He´s been inappropriate to my daughter!" The father cried as Edwards, a former rugby league player, made a beeline for the suspect and felled him with a well-timed tackle.
"I dropped the shoulder and tackled him," Edwards later explained to local media, nursing a slight cut to his head.
The suspect, who identified himself as "Laszlo", was eventually restrained and handcuffed by several officers, while crying "Argh! Argh! Help me!"
"I did nothing... I said nothing to her! I just came out from the court!" he said as local news crews looked on.
A 39-year-old was later charged with unlawful stalking.
The 19-year-old woman told 9News: "He just asked me if I was single, saying that I was beautiful, and he was going to buy me stuff. I just told him to go away and I wasn´t interested."
The man had earlier interrupted the same press conference to complain about the police, prompting Edwards to issue a prophetic rebuttal: "You´ll get your day in court."
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Gun debate ends abruptly in Virginia as GOP-controlled legislature adjourns after 90 minutes
By Gregory S. Schneider ,
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Reporter covering Virginia from the Richmond bureau
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Reporter covering government, politics and demographics in Northern Virginia
RICHMOND — Virginia’s Republican-controlled General Assembly abruptly adjourned a special legislative session on gun control after 90 minutes Tuesday without considering a single bill.
Hundreds of gun-control activists and gun rights protesters who had packed the State Capitol after lobbying and demonstrating all morning were stunned. “Gutless bastards!” one man shouted from the House of Delegates gallery.
Gov. Ralph Northam (D) ordered the session in the wake of the May 31 mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building in which 12 people were killed. Lawmakers had filed some 30 bills aimed at restricting gun use or lethality or stiffening penalties for gun law violations.
Gun rights supporters hold weapons outside at the State Capitol in Richmond on July 9. (Steve Helber/AP)
Republican leaders in the state House and Senate said they would refer all bills to the bipartisan Virginia State Crime Commission for study and recommendation, and then reconvene Nov. 18 — after a high-stakes state election in which all 140 legislative seats are on the ballot.
“The call for this session was premature,” House Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) told reporters moments after both chambers adjourned on party-line votes.
[Amid bitter divisions on gun control, moments of understanding]
Cox accused Northam of “an election-year stunt” and said gun violence needs more thorough study.
The gun issue is likely to supercharge what is already shaping up to be a pivotal election year in Virginia. Republicans have a 51-48 edge in the House of Delegates and a 20-19 advantage in the Senate, with one vacancy in each chamber.
Democrats, who are hoping to take control of both chambers for the first time in more than 20 years, wasted no time Tuesday in embracing gun control as a rallying cry for their base.
“The Republicans in this state are totally controlled — I mean 100 percent controlled — by the National Rifle Association,” Senate Minority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) fumed in the Capitol’s marble-lined hallway.
“This is far from over,” he said. “In the end, let me assure you, we are going to prevail, one way or another.”
House Minority Leader Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax), who had been consulting with Republicans even after the session started about what the rules of engagement would be, was almost shaking with anger.
“Shocking,” she said. “Disturbing. But it’ll be up to the voters in November now.”
[Northam convenes special session on gun control]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), right, and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D) applaud during a rally at the State Capitol in Richmond on July 9. Northam called a special session of the General Assembly to consider gun legislation in light of the Virginia Beach shootings in May. (Steve Helber/AP)
For Republicans, guns are also an animating issue. The party’s conservative activists are deeply protective of Second Amendment rights, even as polling shows that a majority of Virginians statewide favor some form of restrictions.
The GOP’s Tuesday adjournment strategy was closely coordinated — and closely guarded — among House and Senate Republican leaders. People familiar with the decision said it came together in the past week.
Referring the bills to the commission keeps them alive but defers action to a lame-duck legislature. The action also allowed Republicans to claim the mantle of an unlikely figurehead: They spoke admiringly of former governor Tim Kaine (D), who created a blue-ribbon panel to study legislative solutions after the Virginia Tech mass shooting in 2007.
“I remember the statesmanship of then-Governor Kaine,” Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr. (R-James City) said. “He chose not to take a political posture.”
[Republicans and NRA say gun control is just the start of upheaval]
But in recent weeks, Kaine — now a U.S. senator — had urged lawmakers to pass Northam’s package of gun-control measures.
Kaine spokeswoman Sarah Peck recalled that Republicans refused one of the Virginia Tech panel’s chief recommendations: closing a loophole that allows some gun purchases to take place without background checks.
“Thousands of Virginians have died by gun violence since the Virginia Tech shooting, yet Republican legislators just showed us that they are still too cowardly to make the meaningful gun safety reforms recommended by the panel,” she said.
Northam said Republicans had abdicated their duty. “I expected them to do what their constituents elected them to do — discuss issues and take votes,” Northam said in a statement. “An average of three Virginians die each day due to gun violence. That means hundreds of Virginians may die between today and November 18. . . . It is shameful and disappointing that Republicans in the General Assembly refuse to do their jobs.”
'We're ready to vote'
The special session had focused national attention on Richmond. The NRA held town hall meetings around the state in the weeks leading up to it and seemed clued-in on the Republicans’ strategy, putting out a statement of support moments after the votes.
National gun-violence-prevention groups helped build turnout for “roundtables” the Northam administration staged around the state to rally support for gun control. Gun-control advocacy groups Brady, Giffords and Moms Demand Action were among the organizations that helped turn out hundreds of people Tuesday for rallies and demonstrations.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Friday had sent a letter to Northam pressing for “bold action” to stop the flow of guns from the commonwealth into the District. She called guns purchased in Virginia a “key driver of gun crime” in Washington.
Citing statistics from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, D.C. officials said the number of guns seized in the city and traced to Virginia has increased in recent years, totaling nearly 600 last year.
Norment, the Senate majority leader, said Northam’s crusade was “political theater” to distract from scandals that have engulfed him since early this year.
Northam, a pediatrician, drew national scorn in January when he made unclear remarks about abortion that led conservatives to accuse him of favoring infanticide. Then a racist photo came to light from his 1984 medical school yearbook.
He first took responsibility for the photo, then disavowed it — but admitted wearing blackface for a dance contest that same year. Most Democrats called on him to resign.
Now Norment and other Republicans say Northam is exploiting the Virginia Beach shooting to obscure those lingering issues as elections draw closer.
Gypsy Gonzalez, right, and Adam Root hold a photo that was in Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook during the rally in Richmond. (Steve Helber/AP)
In Capitol Square on Tuesday, some gun-toting protesters held aloft images of the photo from Northam’s yearbook, which featured a person in Ku Klux Klan robes and another in blackface at what appeared to be a costume party. Printed atop the blown-up image was the caption: “The man behind the sheet wants your guns.”
On Monday, Norment had seemed to support one aspect of Northam’s effort, proposing a bill to ban all firearms from municipal buildings around the state. But he faced a sharp backlash from the pro-gun Virginia Citizens Defense League and GOP colleagues — even prompting Sen. William M. Stanley Jr. (Franklin) to threaten to resign as majority whip. Soon after the Senate convened Tuesday, Norment withdrew his measure.
“I do not support — nor will I support — any measure that restricts the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens,” he said, adding later it had been a ruse.
The Republican strategy gave Democrats in the House about an hour to speak on the need for gun control.
Del. Chris L. Hurst (D-Montgomery) gestures during a floor speech during the special session on gun issues in Richmond. His girlfriend, Alison Parker, was shot to death on live television in 2015. (Steve Helber/AP)
Del. Chris L. Hurst (D-
Montgomery) invoked the death of his girlfriend, Alison Parker, a journalist who was shot and killed on live television in 2015 by a former co-worker. Describing how he had agonized ever since about whether he could have done anything to protect her, he concluded that it was now his responsibility as a lawmaker.
“We’re ready to act, we’re ready to vote, and we’re ready to change the laws to save Virginians’ lives,” Hurst thundered. When he added that it’s “time for us to pull our fingers out of our ears,” Democrats and spectators in the gallery erupted in cheers and applause.
But just as it seemed the House would debate individual bills in committees, Republican leaders called for adjournment until Nov. 18. Flustered Democrats asked them to repeat the motion, unsure of what was happening.
On the Senate side, there was not even time for speeches.
Sen. Stephen D. Newman (R-Bedford) rose to make a motion to adjourn until Nov. 18. Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax City) tried to weigh in, but under Senate rules the motion was “non-debatable.”
In a party-line vote of 20-18, the motion passed. Senators quickly dispersed.
Within minutes, Jason Ouimet, acting executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, released a statement applauding the House and Senate Republican leadership and calling the special session “a complete taxpayer-funded distraction.”
Opposing rallies
Earlier Tuesday, armed militia members and gun-control activists had swarmed the grounds and streets outside the State Capitol.
Men in camouflage toting assault rifles or swinging holstered handguns from their hips gathered not far from a heavily female crowd wearing red “Moms Demand Action” T-shirts. Busloads of activists rolled into the city, their passengers bracing for a long day.
Jeff Squires, 57, was among the pro-gun demonstrators. He said he wanted legislators to hear firsthand from gun owners who feel under siege.
“It’s an incremental taking-away of rights,” Squires said. “There’s an agenda to take away guns, and this is how they’re doing it. I understand there’s violence. It’s not just with guns, though. It’s people with those guns.”
Protesters with Moms Demand Action line up during the rally in Richmond. (Steve Helber/AP)
At the nearby bell tower in Capitol Square, Northam, in a suit and tie despite the summer heat, addressed an hour-long peace vigil, leading several hundred people in chants of “Enough is enough!”
The governor held hands with African American community leaders, and they sang “We Shall Overcome.” He was joined by Richmond’s mayor, Levar Stoney (D), as well as the city’s police chief, schools superintendent and other officials. Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) also stood with Northam, as did state Sens. Adam P. Ebbin (D-Alexandria) and Barbara A. Favola (D-Arlington) and Del. Delores L. McQuinn (D-Richmond).
Richmond NAACP President James Minor called on attendees to “support our governor” and his gun-control efforts. And he sent a political message in biblical language: “If you cannot do right by the people, if you cannot do right by the children, then ye shall be removed.”
Stoney told the crowd: “There will be a day of reckoning. If not today, then it will be at the ballot box in November.”
Republicans said later that they appreciated the outpouring of public sentiment.
“It is really important for us to not question the sincerity of the advocates who descended upon the Capitol today, on both sides of the issue,” said Sen. Mark D. Obenshain (R-Rockingham), the chairman of the bipartisan crime commission that will study proposed legislation.
“What we are trying to do is introduce an evidence-based process,” Obenshain said. “One in which we can, with calm deliberation, look at the issue, the underlying causes, and what we can truly do that’s actually making a difference in making communities safe across Virginia.”
That didn’t satisfy some activists.
Andy Parker, Alison Parker’s father, said he was dumbfounded by the quick adjournment.
“I didn’t expect much, but I didn’t expect this,” he said in an interview in the Capitol afterward. “It really is just a disgraceful act of cowardice. . . . I really think it’s going to backfire on them.”
Clarence Williams in Washington contributed to this report.
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Javier and the blues became buddies in 1978 when he discovered his father's record collection. He has been playing blues professionally since 1992.
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French President Macron (L) and Iranian President Rouhani
Sources: France expels Iranian diplomat over failed bomb plot
After a bomb terror attack at a rally near Paris organized by an exiled Iranian opposition group was thwarted in June, 5 security sources say an intelligence operative under diplomatic cover was expelled from France a month ago; Iran denies the expulsion.
France has expelled an Iranian diplomat in response to a failed plot to carry out a bomb attack at a rally near Paris organized by an exiled Iranian opposition group, diplomatic and security sources say.
France's foreign ministry said on October 2 there was no doubt the Iranian intelligence ministry had been behind the plot against the June 30 rally. It subsequently froze assets belonging to Tehran's intelligence services and two Iranian nationals.
French President Macron; Iranian President Rouhani (Photos: AFP, MCT)
About a month ago it went a step further, expelling an Iranian diplomat based in Paris, five sources said. Two of the sources said the diplomat was an Iranian intelligence operative under diplomatic cover.
A spokesman at the Iranian embassy in Paris did not respond when asked about the diplomat's expulsion. Iran has previously said it had nothing to do with the attempt to carry out a bomb attack at the rally. One Iranian official, who declined to be identified, denied there had been any expulsion.
French President Emmanuel Macron's office referred all enquiries to the foreign ministry, which said it would not comment.
The fallout from the failed plot has further strained ties between Paris and Tehran, especially as France has been one of the strongest advocates of salvaging the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, which US President Donald Trump withdrew from in May.
The initial move by France to impose asset freeze was deemed relatively symbolic since neither diplomat targeted was based in France or had assets in the country.
French officials at the time said Paris considered the matter closed, although they were still trying to determine how high up the hierarchy the order to carry out the attack came from.
The decision to expel a suspected intelligence operative raises attention to the issue again.
"Yes, it's true," one diplomat said of the expulsion, declining to give further details because of the sensitivity of the issue.
The two sides agreed not to divulge details of the expulsion fearing it could undermine talks between the remaining parties to the nuclear deal—France, Britain, Germany, Russia, China—who are working on ways to continue trading with Iran, two diplomats said.
Two diplomats and one Western security source said the move was directly linked to the plot, which targeted a meeting of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
A coordinated intelligence operation between Israel, French, German and Belgian services thwarted the planned attack in the days prior to the rally which attracted many VIPs, including Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani and several former European and Arab ministers.
The NCRI rally in France (Photo: AFP)
Belgium on October 10 charged an Iranian diplomat, who was one of the two sanctioned by Paris, and three other individuals with planning to bomb the gathering.
Any hardening of relations with France could have wider implications for Tehran as a new round of even tougher US sanctions targeting the oil sector and financial transactions come into effect from November 4.
France had warned Tehran to expect a robust response to the thwarted bomb plot. Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian spoke to their Iranian counterparts about the issue at the UN General Assembly meeting after demanding explanations over Iran's role.
An internal French foreign ministry memo in August told diplomats not to travel to Iran, Reuters reported, citing the bomb plot and a toughening of Iran's position towards the West.
Paris has suspended appointing a new ambassador to Iran and has not responded to Tehran's nomination of a new envoy in France, underscoring how sensitive the issue is.
No appointments are expected until France receives more detailed information on who was behind the bombing attempt, two senior French diplomats said.
"We are still following up with Tehran on the Villepinte affair to draw all the necessary consequences, but the political and diplomatic dialogue between Iran and France continues," said one senior French diplomat.
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This Colorful Keyboard Wants to Teach You How to Play Music
Author: Boone AshworthBoone Ashworth
It’s typical to see a new gizmo advertised in some flashy, attention-grabbing way. It’s less typical to see that flashiness also touted as the product’s core feature.
The Roli Lumi (you know, because “illumination”) is a multicolored, light-up keyboard aimed at musical novices eager to learn to play the piano. The device won’t ship until October, but presales opened up on Kickstarter today.
Roli is best known for its flagship product, the Seaboard. That device is a futuristic-looking keyboard with a squishy, flat black surface in place of physical keys. The touch-sensitive surface responds to different gestures and can detect the amount of pressure behind each caress. The Seaboard can be temperamental if you're hoping to make it work like a real piano, but there’s something immensely satisfying about getting an instrument to make different sounds by kneading it like a piece of dough.
By comparison, the Lumi is a more traditional keyboard, in that it has regular keys. There are only 24 of them—about a quarter of the keys you'll find on a full-sized piano—but this limitation was intentional, as the Lumi is designed with portability in mind. It’s also part of Roli’s Blocks line, which is a family of music production devices that can interlock together via magnetic connectors and function as MIDI controllers for use in Roli’s companion app, or in third-party desktop software. Snap three or four Lumis together and you have something approaching, or even exceeding, the range of a full-sized keyboard. Oh yeah, and the keys light up.
The goal of the Lumi is to help beginners associate musical notes with colors. Start in a Guitar Hero-esque mode, where, after loading the iOS app, you can choose a song to play along with. Different colored notes light up on the keyboard as notes slide across the screen in time with the music. The app tells you when to depress each corresponding key. Next thing you know, you're playing a song.
It simplifies the learning process, according to Roli founder and CEO Roland Lamb. “A lot of music is highly abstract,” he says. “And not only is it abstract, it’s based on ancient technology. Instruments are the products of ideas that came about thousands of years ago, and were constrained by the acoustic principles of materials like wood and horsehair and metal.”
Music notation, Lamb continued, is similarly abstract. Learning the way notes are written and how to play them takes dedication, memorization, and practice. Roli’s answer to these ancient constraints is to embrace technology.
The Lumi’s more advanced modes help direct the player into seeking out harmonically resonant sounds on their own. Notes that sound good when played together will light up in similar shades, to encourage players to experiment with building chords or inventing countermelodies. Eventually, the goal is to get to playing songs without the guiding lights at all. “We wanted to build a seamless on-ramp to music making,” Lamb says.
The Lumi may seem made for beginners, but the company also wants the device to entice more advanced players. To that effect, users will be able to program custom color maps onto the Lumi's keys. Jordan Rudess, keyboardist for the progressive metal band Dream Theater, is one of the first professionals to jump on board.
“I’ve been asking about this kind of thing for a long time,” Rudess says. “Like, give me visual information about what is happening on my keyboard—what are the splits, what are the layers? So, you know, as soon as Roland showed me the Lumi, I was like ‘OK, finally, thank you. This is awesome.’”
Rudess, who is also a former adviser for Roli from the era of the first Seaboard, estimated that he plays around 500 different sounds during each live performance. With the Lumi, he could use different light colors to distinguish between the various tones. There’s also the appeal of bright, flashing lights for their own sake. “As an entertainer, it’ll be awesome to go onstage and have those keys light up,” he says. “That’ll be amazing, especially if I use it as a keytar … People are gonna freak out.”
The Lumi will be priced at $250. Though Kickstarter campaigns can sometimes end up in limbo, Roli is a reputable company with a reliable track record of making and releasing musical hardware, and the crowdfunding effort is being used mostly to encourage people to preorder the device. The Lumi is slated to ship out this fall regardless of how many orders come in.
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Calumet County Sheriff's Office: 14-year-old girl missing from residence near New Holstein
Melissa Estrella Vasguez-Gonzalez is relatively new to the area and lives with her family on Calumet County J south of New Holstein.
Calumet County Sheriff's Office: 14-year-old girl missing from residence near New Holstein Melissa Estrella Vasguez-Gonzalez is relatively new to the area and lives with her family on Calumet County J south of New Holstein. Check out this story on wisconsinrapidstribune.com: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2019/07/08/calumet-county-sheriffs-office-14-year-old-girl-missing-near-new-holstein/1675822001/
Chris Mueller, Appleton Post-Crescent Published 2:15 p.m. CT July 8, 2019 | Updated 3:25 p.m. CT July 8, 2019
NEW HOLSTEIN - The Calumet County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 14-year-old girl last seen Sunday morning.
Melissa Estrella Vasguez-Gonzalez is relatively new to the area and lives with her family on Calumet County J south of New Holstein, the Calumet County Sheriff's Office said Monday.
Melissa Estrella Vasguez-Gonzalez (Photo: Courtesy of the Calumet County Sheriff's Office)
She possibly left her residence as a passenger in a red car, the sheriff's office said. She is about 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 140 pounds. She speaks Spanish, but not English.
If you have any information, please contact the Calumet County Sheriff's Office at 920-849-2335.
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Analysis (2): Guy Kewney on Psion
But before all that can happen, two things have to get sorted. First, the 16-bit operating system that underlies today's Psion 3 series has to be upgraded to 32-bit.
By Guy Kewney | September 5, 1996 -- 13:54 GMT (06:54 PDT) | Topic: Tech Industry
But before all that can happen, two things have to get sorted. First, the 16-bit operating system that underlies today's Psion 3 series has to be upgraded to 32-bit. And second, what Psion wanted from the failed takeover of Amstrad has to be integrated, and it isn't what it seems.
Amstrad, as a supplier of PCs, is of very little interest to anybody. What Psion wanted was the cellphone maker, Dancall, and key to its future is the potential for integrating all personal communications.
Ideally, your phone would come in three parts. You'd have an (almost invisible) earpiece with built-in bone-conducting microphone. You'd have the cellular radio. And you'd have the control -- a display and keyboard or voice-activated console. They'd be connected invisibly; infra-red links are a first attempt to get this organised, but a very, very low-power microwave link would work fine over distances of a couple of feet without affecting human flesh or wristwatch technology. And if the console is just a screen and keyboard, why should it not be a PC?
The question of how small, is the real nub of the problem. The first Psion organiser, back in 1984, had 2Kb of memory. Today's 3c has 2Mb. But huge though this rise in capacity has been, the processor hasn't advanced at the same rate; in 1984, the 8086 processor as used in the standard PC had been rendered obsolete by the 286 of the PC AT. But the Psion 3 had the same type of chip in it, and the 3a used the same 16-bit technology, and the 3c and the Siena all have the same stuff. To be sure, the software has evolved somewhat; but what was a boldly innovative leap of technology when the Psion 3 first appeared, now looks somewhat elderly.
This would, obviously, be a marketing disaster in a market of sensible people. In fact, Psion buyers are rushing to buy more and more, despite the gradual lengthening of tooth shown by the design; it's been enormously popular, and sales continue to boom. And the launch of the 3c marks this fact; apart from really quite small innovations it remains familiar -- and expensive.
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga - A middle school teacher is out of the classroom after a controversial assignment for kids, including rap lyrics with racial slurs.
Channel 2's Carl Willis talked to a child and her mother Tuesday night who said she just had to act.
The Wright family told Willis that their child’s lessons are an important part of her education as they guide their youngest child, Kalani, through her transition into middle school.
But mother, Crishana Wright, said one assignment that came home had no place in the classroom.
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"It was really against everything I try to teach them, you know?” Wright told Willis.
She said she was stunned to read explicit lyrics on a worksheet that was handed out by a music teacher at DeKalb County's Bethune Middle School.
The assignment contained expletives, violence and sexually suggestive lyrics, all in print.
"I'm reading all these words and i immediately asked her why she had this and she said it was an assignment," Wright said.
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"I saw that and I was like, ‘My mom would be mad,’” sixth-grader Kalani said.
The exercise was for sixth-graders to take the rap lyrics and come up with their own positive words.
"I don't really see how you can make that positive but to say don't do it," Wright said.
Wright said she understands the purpose but says this wasn't thought-out. Willis brought Wright's concerns to the school district.
In a statement, the superintendent wrote:
“The assignment was inappropriate, unacceptable and contrary to our standards. The employee responsible has been removed from the classroom and will be held accountable for such poor judgment. While we encourage teacher creativity, the expectation is that the instruction is always standards-based and age appropriate.”
"I think we all kind of know when it may be a problem, then if that's the case don't take the chance," Wright said. "You're dealing with children's minds; you have to be very cautious."
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Two men imprisoned following ‘ground-breaking’ fraud court case
Law firm DWF has won a ground-breaking fraud case on behalf of its client, motor insurer Markerstudy, where two men have been imprisoned after being found in Contempt of Court for their involvement in a 'crash for cash' scam.
It is believed to be the first time that a court has sentenced to prison both a fraudulent 'claimant' and the alleged driver of the 'decoy vehicle' used in the scam.
The attempted fraud was foiled by the immediate suspicions of Markerstudy's policyholder, whose actions after the incident not only helped ensure that the insurance company did not have to pay these fraudulent claims, but helped convict both men.
The incident took place on a roundabout in Bradford, when the motorist followed two vehicles, a Vauxhall Astra driven by Mohammed Iqbal and a Toyota Avensis that was subsequently found by a High Court Judge to have been driven by Kasim Javed. The two vehicles were travelling side by side when the Avensis suddenly sought to undertake the Astra, drifting into its lane. However, the Astra’s driver performed an emergency stop, resulting in a collision.
The Insured was concerned that he may have been the victim of a 'crash for cash' scam and after exchanging details, drove to an address in Bradford eventually given to him after Mr Iqbal tried to give a false address in Nottingham. When he arrived there, he saw the same Avensis that had undertaken the Astra parked outside Mr Iqbal's address. He then called the police and whilst on the phone, Mr Iqbal's Astra arrived and parked near to the Avensis.
Once the defendant contacted his insurer Markerstudy, the company began investigating the accident as they had also received claims for personal injury, credit hire and vehicle damage from Mr Iqbal.
At the High Court in Manchester, Sir Alistair MacDuff found that both Mr Iqbal and Mr Javed had conspired together in an attempt to defraud the Insured and his insurer, Markerstudy.
Committal Proceedings were pursued immediately after that trial and Justice Dingemans at hearings on 25th and 26th June 2019 sentenced Mr Iqbal to 10 months imprisonment and Mr Javed to two months imprisonment.
Allan Peak, Head of Technical Fraud at Markerstudy said, “This is an excellent example of both the effectiveness of the industry’s fraud awareness campaign and the diligence on the part of our customer. Because of the policyholder’s awareness and quick thinking, we have been able to detect this attempted fraud, ensure the perpetrators have been justly punished and helped to protect the public in general from the dangerous menace of crash for cash scams.”
Benedict Harper of DWF’s Fraud and Financial Crime Team said: "The incredible actions of the Insured led to the insurance company being able to identify the 'decoy' vehicle, which is extremely rare, and the two men responsible being behind bars. Crash for cash scams put innocent members of the public in danger. We are pleased that Justice Dingemans, and the Court generally, has taken the actions of these fraudsters very seriously."
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