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__label__cc	0.726394	0.273606	Peru in April: Travel Tips, Weather, and More April is a great time to visit Peru when rain levels dip significantly in the Sacred Valley. There are few crowds before the high season begins (with the exception of Holy Week). You'll also have sunny weather and lower rates along the 1,500 miles of Pacific coast. Find out what to do and where to go in this monthly guide. Located just south of the equator, this is the beginning of Peru's autumn season with different weather patterns depending on where you are traveling. There are three distinct climate zones: The desert coastal strip: April offers mostly dry, sunny skies and spring-like temperatures with little rain. This region includes Mancora, Trujillo, Lima, Paracas, and Arequipa. Lima averages highs of 75° F (24° C) and lows of 64° F (18° C), while south of Lima, you'll experience slightly cooler temperatures than the north (closer to the equator). The Andean zone or highlands: It's time to dry off. This region, which includes Huaraz, Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Lake Titicaca, starts to see less rain in April and cooling temperatures that range depending on your altitude. If visiting the Cusco region, you’ll experience slightly cooler temperatures with highs around 66° F (19° C) and lows around 41° F (5° C) with occasional moisture. However, any remaining clouds and moisture from the rainy season during April should not deter you from visiting—the flora and fauna will still be beautiful. The large eastern area covered by the Amazon rainforest: Expect warm, humid temperatures and wet weather, though temperatures tend to cool off at night. This region includes Iquitos, Tarapoto, Manu, and Puerto Maldonado. The Amazon jungle near Iquitos tends to see highs around 88° F (31° C) and lows around 72° F (22° C). The tropical rains usually occur in the afternoon in the form of a downpour or thunderstorm, though rain will likely be more frequent in April with a monthly average of 12 inches. Crowds & Costs In April, more visitors begin to arrive in Peru, particularly as Easter approaches. If Holy Week occurs in April (it does for the next few years), expect a surge in crowds and high season prices. Hotel rates will spike and availability will be low so it's best to make reservations far in advance. With the exception of Holy Week, travel to the Sacred Valley during this time does offer the advantage of fewer crowds, less muddy conditions, bright green scenery, and decent rates for flights and hotels. In general, the mountains and canyons are still on the quieter side this time of year, so April is a good month if you're trying to avoid the high season. As tourism starts to slow down along Peru's coastline and shifts to inland, April is a great time to visit the beach towns as the weather is still good, there are fewer people, and prices are lower. Plan your trip to Peru Customize your trip with help from a local travel specialist. Peru's northern coast stays sunny and warm year-round (it's closer to the equator), and there are cool surf towns to check out like Máncora. As for beaches around Lima, April starts to get too cold for swimming in the Pacific Ocean, but this is still a good time of year to sunbathe and visit the scenery. Further south is the Paracas National Reserve with sand dunes and cliffs and diverse fauna that's great for exploring. This is also a popular time of year for those wishing to combine Peru with a visit to the Galapagos Islands. In Peru's interior, Machu Picchu is the most popular and important of all Incan ruins. The Inca Trail is the only way to hike directly into the park through the Sun Gate and the trail may get crowded during Holy Week. A great alternative trail is the Salkantay Trek—a lesser-known 5-day trek to Machu Picchu where you'll hike past coffee farms, glacial lakes, and rugged snowcapped peaks before lowering into the dense cloud forest for your approach to the Incan ruins. In Southern Peru, straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia is one of South America's largest lakes: Lake Titicaca. Said to be the birthplace of the Incas, this area is also home to numerous ruins, while the Titicaca National Reserve, shelters rare aquatic species such as giant frogs. The climate is agreeable this time of year with little rain, though, due to the high altitude, nights can get chilly. Trekking & day hikes: Peru has long attracted lovers of the great outdoors and getting out on the trail is the most popular activity. In addition to multi-day treks, there are shorter hikes. Here's a list of the Best Day Hikes in the Sacred Valley near Cusco including visits to waterfalls, caves, and hot springs. Watersports & surfing: The sport of surfing is growing in Peru, and many beach towns north of Lima like Cabo Blanco (home of the "Peruvian pipe"), Chicama, and Mancora offer great surf conditions. Kiteboarding, diving, stand-up paddleboarding, and whale- and dolphin-watching are popular as well. Keep in mind that ocean temperatures begin to get colder this time of year so you might need a wetsuit. History & Inca ruins: Within the Sacred Valley, you’ll find a host of ruins like Ollantaytambo, Sacsayhuaman, and Pisac near the colonial city of Cusco. While these smaller sites are more spread out than Machu Picchu, you’ll have your fill of Spanish colonial villages, handicraft markets, and Incan history if you manage to visit them all. City culture in Lima: Despite the fact that it hardly ever rains here, this layover city often gets overlooked for Cusco. But Peru's capital is rich in history and culture with beautiful architecture, cathedrals, interesting museums, a growing culinary scene (including #6 and #7 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list), nightlife, and great shopping. Make sure to spend an evening watching the sunset overlooking the bluffs at Miraflores. Wildlife viewing on the Ballestas Islands: Accessible from the beach town of Paracas (near Pisco) by tour boat, these islands, nicknamed ‘the Galapagos Islands of Peru', are home to rare birds like pelicans, penguins, Peruvian boobies, and Inca terns. It’s also common to spot sea lions, turtles, dolphins, and whales in the park. Due to its ideal location on the Pacific coast, day trips can be made while you explore the sand dunes of Huacachina. Sample local cuisine: The guinea pig dish called cuy is Peru’s most authentic edible experience, often found in highland towns like Cusco and the Urubamba Valley. Also look for fresh ceviche, stir-fried beef, and creamy chicken. Potatoes have been cultivated in the Andes for 10,000 years and there are a dizzying number of types on offer (great with spicy cheese sauce). Also, make sure to try the picarones (Peruvian donuts). Peru is known for its many festivals, with literally thousands of them held all over the country every year. A few notable events in April include: Semana Santa: Since 85-90% of Peruvian's are Catholic, the week leading up to Easter (either March or April) is an especially holy week, where festivities and processions are carried out along the streets (especially in Ayacucho). Festividad del Señor del los Temblores del Cusco: El Señor de los Temblores, or the Lord of the Earthquakes, is the patron saint of Cusco and the focus of this major Holy Week celebration (either March or April). Dating back to an earthquake that took place in 1650, when the town was saved from ruin, a statue of Jesus is removed from Cusco's cathedral and paraded throughout the city. National Competition Paso Horse: This weeklong festival in mid-April takes place in the district of Pachacamac and includes a display of favorite horses, prizes, and skill demonstrations. Horsemen parade their horses with Peruvian coastal dances like the Marinera, with the use of handkerchiefs as props. More Helpful Information Peru in March Peru in May Best Time to Visit Peru Peru Itinerary Ideas Written by Lilly Graves, updated Aug 8, 2019 How can we help with your trip? Kimkim helps you plan personalized trips with a detailed itinerary, activities, and accommodations. Plan with a local specialist Send me an itinerary Send me a sample itinerary Tell us a bit about your trip and how we can help. (eg. Travel dates, must-see locations, ideal accommodation) Peru Travel Advice Salkantay Trek vs the Inca Trail: Which is Right for You? Trekking to Machu Picchu is a dream for many travelers—but there's more... 5 Movies to Watch Before Your Trip to Peru Grab some popcorn! 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__label__wiki	0.748334	0.748334	Starbucks to bring back Pumpkin Spice Latte on Aug. 27, its earliest launch ever Summer? I don't know her. According to Business Insider, Starbucks is reportedly bringing back its popular fall drink, the Pumpkin Spice Latte, on Aug. 27, nearly a month before fall actually begins. In 2014, Starbucks did a special "early release" run of the PSL on Aug. 26, this year's launch is the earliest official date ever reported for the beverage, according to BI. Usually, the drink launches around Labor Day weekend, which for many parts of the country still feels like summer -- at least temperature-wise. Of course, you can order your PSL hot or iced, so the temperature outside may not matter much to you. But for the record, here are the average high temperatures in August for some of the biggest cities in the U.S.: 88 degrees in Atlanta, 97 degrees in Austin, 80 degrees in Boston, 82 degrees in Chicago, 86 degrees in Cincinnati, 91 degrees in Jacksonville, 102 degrees in Las Vegas, 84 degrees in Los Angeles, 83 degrees in New York, 104 degrees in Phoenix, 87 in Washington, D.C....you get the point. Still pretty warm for a fall drink, but since we've had some of the hottest temperatures on record this summer, maybe it's just wishful thinking. If you convince yourself it feels like fall, maybe it'll actually happen. Kirksville Daily Express - Kirksville, MO ~ 110 E. McPherson Kirksville, MO 63501 ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Cookie Policy ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service ~ Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22687
__label__cc	0.684771	0.315229	Loose That Man and Let Him Go/So You Call Yourself a Man (2-in-one) by T D Jakes Hardback\|Oct 2004 With over a half a million copies sold, these two bestselling works by beloved preacher and celebrated author Bishop T.D. Jakes offer men practical ways to acheive their fullest potential. In Loose That Man & Let Him Go! Bishop Jakes... Loose That Man and Let Him Go! So You Call Yourself a Man? T.D. Jakes Speaks to Men (Three Vols In One) What Every Man Wishes His Father Had Told Him (1)Rated 5 stars out of 5 Michelle Watson, Meg Meeker Every Man, God's Man Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, Mike Yorkey eAudio Every Man's, God's Man (Every Man Series) Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, Mike Yorkey Man Enough Nate Pyle With over a half a million copies sold, these two bestselling works by beloved preacher and celebrated author Bishop T.D. Jakes offer men practical ways to acheive their fullest potential. In Loose That Man & Let Him Go! Bishop Jakes presents a powerful work of healing for men who feel imprisoned by unfulfilled desires and frustrated dreams. Written in Bishop Jakes' no-nonsense and charismatic style, he advocates confronting the child within, the vital role of surrogate fathers, the power of prayer in men's lives, the importance of the nurturing relationship between fathers and sons, and the continual committment needed to maintain the marital relationship. In the devotional So You Call Yourself a Man? Bishop Jakes uses five encouraging life stories of men in the Bible to illustrate how all men can be free, powerful, and filled with life-affirming purpose. This two-in-one collection is for every ordinary man who desires to become extraordinary, and every man has that God-given potential. -Publisher Department General Books Sub-Category General Publisher Inspirational Press Publication Date Oct 2004 Dimensions 213 x 142 x 30mm Ministerial and business visionary, entrepreneurial trailblazer, altruistic philanthropist and spiritual shepherd to millions around the globe, Bishop T.D. Jakes is the senior pastor and founder of the Potter's House, a multi-racial, non-denominational church, located in Dallas, Texas. In 1996 this church was established with just 50 families and now 28,000 attend the Potter's House, what Christianity Today calls one of Americas fastest growing mega-churches. Bishop Jakes is also a highly celebrated author with several best-selling books. He frequently ministers in massive crusades and conferences across America, and his television show is widely viewed in millions of homes around the world. He was named in February 2005 Time Magazine as one of "The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America". - Publisher. Bestsellers in Men Every Man's Battle (Including Workbook) (Every Man Series) Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker Men of Courage: God's Call to Move Beyond the Silence of Adam (Formerly Silence Of Adam, The) Disciplines of a Godly Man (With Study Guide) R Kent Hughes For Men Only (And Edition) Jeff Feldhahn, Shaunti Feldhahn A Man After God's Own Heart Jim George Morgan Snyder Fathered By God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You Worthy of Her Trust Stephen Arterburn, Jason B Martinkus Finishing Strong Steve Farrar Crazy Good Sex Les Parrott	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22688
__label__wiki	0.916282	0.916282	Ancient Antarctic ice sheet collapse could cause a global flood (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) FOX NEWS - As climate change conditions continue to increase, new research put forth by geologists suggests that the West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) could melt and cause a massive global flood. The study, presented at the American Geophysical Union earlier this month, highlights the concerns and the risks involved if the sheet ─ which originally disappeared 125,000 years ago because of a changing climate ─ were to collapse. "Ice-sheet models link Pine Island glacier absence to full WAIS collapse into ice caps on mountains," the study's abstract reads. "Our record thus provides the first direct indication of a much smaller LIG WAIS, providing paleo-context for the susceptibility of the WAIS to collapse." Speaking with Science magazine, Boston College paleoclimatologist Jeremy Shakun said that it may not require much for the West Antarctic ice sheet to move, which could cause ocean levels to rise as much as 8 feet per century. If the findings hold up, it would confirm “the West Antarctic Ice Sheet might not need a huge nudge to budge,” Shakun told the news outlet. That could suggest “the big uptick in mass loss observed there in the past decade or two is perhaps the start of that process rather than a short-term blip.” The study's lead author, Oregon State glacial geologist Anders Carlson, said: “We had an absence of evidence. I think we have evidence of absence now.” The Alfred-Wegener Institute suggests that the West Antarctic ice sheet is not terribly stable and cited a 2016 study that suggested it could disappear in as little as 1,000 years. "Given a business-as-usual scenario of global warming, the collapse of the West Antarctic could proceed very rapidly and the West Antarctic ice masses could completely disappear within the next 1,000 years," says Johannes Sutter, the study's main author in comments on the Institute's website. The ice sheet originally disappeared approximately 125,000 years ago, the study noted, and found that sea levels were more than 19 feet (6 meters) above present levels. A study released in June notes that climate change has caused more than 3 trillion tons of ice to melt from Antarctica over the past 25 years ago, according to a USA Today report. In September, NASA unveiled its new $1 billion satellite, ICESat-2, to give humanity a stronger, data-backed vision of exactly how fast Earth’s ice is melting. According to the government space agency, melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica has increased the global sea level more than a millimeter per year, which is a third of the overall increase. READ MORE @ FOX NEWS FBI seeking information after chaos and destruction at US Capitol Patriots coach Bill Belichick declines Presidential Medal of Freedom in wake of pro-Trump Capitol riot California turns stadiums into COVID vaccination sites 10 winners announced for 'I Love My Librarian' Award	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22690
__label__wiki	0.986619	0.986619	Ryan Boosts Romney's Conservative Credentials, But Also Mobilizes Opponents By Liz Halloran Published August 11, 2012 at 9:20 AM CDT Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin shakes hands with Mitt Romney as he's introduced as Romney's vice presidential running mate Saturday in Norfolk, Va. The USS Wisconsin is in the background. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney discarded his increasingly inert better-safe-than-sorry campaign strategy Saturday when he named budget hawk and Democratic bete noire Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. The decision to go with Ryan, 42, the conservative architect of recent GOP budget proposals that would slash federal spending and remake entitlement programs like Medicare (though not cut the deficit for decades) delighted conservatives who had begun loudly and publicly grousing about the trajectory of Romney's campaign, and who had long been suspect of Romney's conservative bona fides. It also brought aboard a young, culturally conservative Catholic from a battleground state that for the past two years has been ground zero in the war over the size of government, the role of public unions and the future of entitlement programs. "Ryan is a good choice and a clear attempt to add some policy heft to the Romney ticket," Matt Kibbe, president of the national Tea Party organization FreedomWorks, told NPR. "It will force both candidates to have a more serious debate about the right path to economic recovery." How the choice of Ryan, the seven-term Wisconsin congressman whose budget proposals have become manifestos of the small-government movement, may affect Romney's fortunes in key swing states like Colorado, Ohio and Virginia is less clear. But the pick has handed Democrats a trove of material mined from Ryan's budget-cutting proposals, including a scenario to convert Medicare into a block grant program that they already are leveraging in an effort to weaken the GOP ticket's appeal among independent voters, women and senior citizens, including in must-win states like Florida. Here's a sample of the fight to come, now that Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, is on the ticket: "If there were ever any doubt that Mitt Romney is not on the side of working people, today's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate makes it crystal clear," Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, said in a statement. Ryan's "no-holds barred record of attacking seniors, children, and working men and women is frightening for the 99 percent of Americans who are not rich," Henry says. Jim Messina, Obama for America campaign manager, characterized Ryan as "the architect of the radical House budget" who supports "new budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthy." The battle, however, is one that conservatives like longtime strategist Ed Rogers say they are ready for. The Ryan pick, he says, suggests that "Romney will fight from a conservative point of view. It means Romney gets it." "America is in trouble," Rogers says. "We must be honest." Reeling from a summer of sliding approval ratings and an expensive and ugly advertising war with President Obama, Romney bypassed potential, and far less controversial, running mates in former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, touted for his "regular guy" appeal, and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, viewed as Oval Office ready and with potential to help the ticket in a key Buckeye State county. Though his pick was hailed by some Tea Party movement leaders, Ryan embodies a number of qualities the movement does not embrace: He's spent his entire career in or around Congress, he voted for the auto maker loans, and for the Wall Street bailout. The effect of vice presidential candidates on the fortunes of the top-of-the-ticket nominee most often proves negligible. But the addition of Ryan to the mix focuses the campaign on the future of Medicare and Social Security (Ryan has favored its privatization), as well as his views on women's health issues and the size of government. Romney, while exciting his base with Ryan, faces the twin prospect of losing ground with important constituencies in swing states — constituencies, in particular women, he's already been struggling to corral. An Obama ad campaign on the air in swing states, including Iowa, has already been hitting Romney for being out of touch with women. Abortion rights advocates, like Nancy Keenan of NARAL Pro-Choice America, have begun defining Ryan's congressional record on abortion as "extreme." "He has cast 59 votes on reproductive rights while in Congress and not one has been pro-choice," Keenan said, adding that he has supported efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. Romney, in picking a young and controversial star of the conservative right, has gambled that Republicans who may have been inclined to stay home in November will now vote — and vote in numbers that will more than offset the votes he may lose by picking a young and controversial star of the conservative right. Politics2012 Presidential ElectionPoliticsMitt Romney Liz Halloran Liz Halloran joined NPR in December 2008 as Washington correspondent for Digital News, taking her print journalism career into the online news world. See stories by Liz Halloran Do You Have To Get Your Second COVID-19 Shot Exactly 21 Or 28 Days After Your First? Watch: Views And Brews On What It Takes To Move On Romney Chooses Rep. Paul Ryan As Running Mate Steve Mullis Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, to be his running mate.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22691
__label__wiki	0.883335	0.883335	John Bellinger Attorney with Arnold and Porter and a fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations; former legal advisor for the White House National Security Council (2001-2005) and State Department (2005-2009) John Bellinger on KCRW The Political Battle over Going to War The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, and President Obama has formally asked it to authorize limited warfare against ISIL , the so-called Islamic State. Feb. 12, 2015 from To the Point Introducing ‘Wasted,’ and tackling the plastic problem Greater LA kicks off a new weekly series exploring neat solutions to waste. Jimmy Carter's Lifelong Efforts to Atone for White America's Sins Raised in privilege amidst the barbarism of segregation, the oft-maligned president eventually embraced the New South liberalism that just swept his native Georgia’s election. Jan. 15 from Scheer Intelligence ‘I did not think we could sink any lower’: LA doctor and other Angelenos react to US Capitol insurrection “My hospital already feels like a war zone. COVID is already ravaging our country. I did not think we could sink any lower," LA physician Anna Granata told KCRW. Bryan Fogel and Tom Ortenberg on ‘The Dissident’ Bryan Fogel won Netflix its first feature documentary Oscar with his Russian doping exposé “Icarus.” Insurrection and impeachment Josh Barro and Ken White talk about the legal ramifications for the people who mobbed the U.S. Capitol building, and for President Trump. Jan. 13 from LRC Presents: All the President's Lawyers Our Body Politic In a political media landscape dominated by white men, “Our Body Politic” will be a source of news by and for Black women and women of color. Dec. 28 from Our Body Politic	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22693
__label__wiki	0.720432	0.720432	British film and stage director Dan Wilcox's playlist, January 17, 2021 Unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics. Jan. 17 from Dan Wilcox KCRW's all-music channel blending the collected talents and tastes of all KCRW's DJs into a single voice streaming 24 hours a day. Jan. 18 from Eclectic 24 How the Church views a woman’s place in society Historically men have been the figureheads of our religious institutions but it has been women who have played a fundamental role in establishing and sustaining them. Jan. 16 from Life Examined	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22694
__label__wiki	0.961738	0.961738	Vinson Cunningham Staff writer at the New Yorker Magazine Vinson Cunningham on KCRW The battle to build Washington DC's African American museum The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in September 2016. Jan. 16, 2017 from Press Play with Madeleine Brand National Museum of African American History & Culture opens in DC President George W. Sep. 22, 2016 from Press Play with Madeleine Brand Californians going to Biden’s inauguration in DC — KCRW wants to hear from you President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20 in Washington, D.C. COVID vaccine timeline in LA In LA County right now, COVID-19 is killing one person every eight minutes . KCRW Exclusive: George Clooney says Trump’s ‘name will now forever be associated with insurrection’ George Clooney exclusively told KCRW that President Donald Trump and his family will be put “into the dustbin of history” after a Trump-supporting mob besieged the Capitol building on… The latest on insurrection at US Capitol In Washington D.C. today, at Donald Trump’s urging, thousands of people protested the results of the November election. A mob stormed the U.S.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22695
__label__wiki	0.801113	0.801113	Leevale Capture U-15 & U-17 Titles The second stage of the Cork juvenile cross country championships were held at Macroom today. Much favourable comment was made about the course, on land owned by Sean O’Lionaird. Sean himself ran in the mens race, while his son Ciaran ran in the under 13 race for the West Muskerry club. Ciaran had a tough battle with Shane Cotter of Glenbower but had enough in reserve to win handily in the end. Training over the course most days definitely has it’s advantages! There were certainly a lot of talented youngsters in action at Macroom, and a whole lot of others who will shine in the not so distant future. At under 15 level Damien Dunlea of Leevale had a good win from Timmy O’Donoghue of Glenbower, while Joyce Curtin had ‘miles’ to spare when winning the girls under 15 race. Dunlea headed the field from the start with Keith Linehan also in contention. But there was no stopping the Leevale youth who keeps race fit through his boxing skills. Aaron Kearney, John Shine, and Richard O’Connor combined well to give Leevale the team title. Top photo shows (from L-to-R) Aaron, John, Keith, Richard, and Damian. In the girls under 17 race Niamh Walsh was an impressive winner from Edel Murphy of Ballincollig. Going out the final lap of the boy’s under 17 race, the lead group was down to three, with Tadgh O’Callaghan of Togher, Jamie McCarthy of Riverstick and Thomas Maunsell of Leevale battling it out. O’Callaghan was first to yield. The other pair were locked together for the remainder of the race until Maunsell sprinted with half a lap to go. He then turned into the finish straight instead of going out the country one last time. McCarthy responded by sprinting past him and crossed the finish line first. The rest of the runners followed, so officials eventually allowed the result to stand. McCarthy is proving to be one of the most talented runners in the county, while Maunsell has improved immensely in the past few months. Mark Hanrahan was fifth, followed by Sean Casey, Alan McGrath and Alan Sexton to ensure Leevale won the team contest. (Bottom photo).	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22700
__label__cc	0.598924	0.401076	Community Defense Program Youth: Education, Advocacy, Restorative Services Employment & Volunteer Information Financial Support and Reporting This week at the LRC, we are starting something new - a weekly roundup blog post! From here on out we’ll have a blog entry every week, which will include: highlights from our social media, articles we’ve been mentioned in, and other items to keep you all up to date on our work at the Legal Rights Center. This Week In Our Social Media: Congratulations To MPD Commander Gio Veliz For Being Selected As An NIJ LEADS Scholar! The LRC Supports ACLU-MN and Fish & Richardson Suing On Behalf Of Injured George Floyd Protestors Recommendations For Protecting Incarcerated Youth and Adults From The Justice Roundtable The LRC in the News: Legal Rights Center Works With Minneapolis Community To Reimagine Public Safety Community Strategy Lead and Restorative Facilitator Malaika Hankins discusses George Floyd, Cornelius Frederick, community safety, and long-term youth justice efforts. Full interview is linked. Thank You To Our Amazing Donors! This month we really wanted to say thanks to those who have donated to the LRC this month - especially those we haven’t been able to thank through other avenues. Our fight for justice has much forward work to do, and we thank you for joining with us! That's all for this week! Follow us on Twitter (@LegalRightsCtr), Facebook, and Instagram (@mplslegalrightscenter) to stay up to date on the news we share and work we do. The Threat of the Police Photo by Clay Banks Sparked by George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent global uprising, some of the unjust and discriminatory practices of the police have been illuminated. News stories such as that of Amy Cooper in Central Park, are finally holding the public’s attention. These stories demonstrate the unchecked power that the police (or threat of the police) can wield against Black people, even when they are doing nothing wrong. Here is a story from one of our attorneys in such a case: "Recently, I had a case in which my client was sitting in his vehicle, minding his own business, not offending any law. Nearby, an officer was doing traffic duty at one of the parking garages during rush hour. A person complained to the officer that my client was violating a traffic law and the officer went over to my client. Within 12 seconds of approaching my client the officer was attempting to physically pull him out of the vehicle. During the altercation, my client remained calm - as calm as someone can be when they think an officer is about to kill them. After this unjust encounter, my client was charged with Obstructing Legal Process. Thankfully the case was dismissed by the prosecution after the defense filed a motion to dismiss. However, this is yet another case where a Black man was not doing anything wrong and had an interaction with a police officer which ended in him receiving charges." Join our 2020-2021 Youth Justice Organizing Fellowship Are you a youth (age 14-24) or family member who has had experience with the juvenile justice system? The Legal Rights Center, in partnership with the Minnesota Coalition for Youth Justice and National Juvenile Justice Network, is launching a 2020-21 Youth Justice Organizing Fellowship. We’re looking for 10 people to join this paid fellowship to empower their communities and advocate for statewide and local change in the juvenile justice system. What makes you the right person for the fellowship? You have experience with any point of the juvenile justice system (ex: arrest, detention, incarceration, probation, diversion). You have a commitment to advocating for change by sharing your story and building community power. You have the capacity to fully participate, and can be reached by phone and email. What’s the fellowship experience? An 8 month commitment from August 2020 - April 2021 $1,000 stipend (approximately $15/hour) 8 hours per month which will include: 1-2 hours of cohort training and strategy, covering topics like Minnesota’s juvenile justice system and tools for community organizing & policy advocacy 1-2 hours of participation in MN Coalition for Youth Justice Meetings 4-6 hours of field work (ex: media outreach, advocating with elected officials, spreading community awareness, direct work with system-involved youth and families) If you’re interested in joining the fellowship, please call, text, or email Malaika Hankins, Community Strategy Lead at the Legal Rights Center (mhankins@legalrightscenter.org, 612-460-1836). LRC staff include attorneys and advocates from a range of background and lived experiences. The Legal Rights Center 1611 Park Ave. S. office@legalrightscenter.org The Legal Rights Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit financially supported by: the State of Minnesota, foundations, local law firms, corporations and individuals. Clients are never charged for our services.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22703
__label__cc	0.518896	0.481104	bajinaji Request discussion @bajinaji PICO-8Chat I heard of Pico-8 on the Indie retro news blog, and loved the idea. I quickly purchased the "soft hardware" implementation, and I love it. What a great community, and what a great idea. I love the restrictions ... except for one! I feel that the cartridge limit is restrictive. I mean, I know it's "meant" to be restrictive, and I appreciate that it forces a certain kind of game - or at least a certain way of thinking about games - HOWEVER I also feel that the resolution and interface restrictions control the type of software developed beautifully. With more "RAM" (or is it ROM if we're talking about a cartridge? Soft ROM :)?) we could see some amazing games with great depth catering to the display hardware restrictions. If simply allowing any size cartridge is out of the question, what about considering several "categories", so we could have 64, 128, and 256k cartridge categories, for instance? None of this is any kind of negative or "I know better than thou". I love what you have created! limit ram darkhog :: darkhog Very good idea! Prepare to be disapointed though. Pico community doesn't take well such requests for improvements. abrugsch :: abrugsch I believe it's possible to use multiple cartridges, getting round the "ROM" size limitation, I'm just not sure how one would go about that... It has been discussed though so a forum search should get some info on that. I'm glad someone new came via my article... mission accomplished :D adekto :: adekto i personaly like the ram limitation, part for clever thinking, optimization and in realism, playing with the gamebuino (a arduino based console) and working on my own real version of the 'pico 8 like' on hardware (curently working on an arm cortex m4, no lua yet) the limitation is very real. i do agree with the idea of a multi carts or atleast carts loading in other cards to expand there limitations (like final fantasy swapping disks on the playstation) lulublululu :: lulublululu has anybody ever brought the concept of ROM banks to the table? it's a feature i'm familiar with from programming older PCs & game consoles, where cart ROM has extra banks which do not fit system RAM, and you swap them around during runtime, almost a kind of precursor to loading in CD & HDD based games. this sounds like something which might fit the pico ideology, making you think about your code & structure in a different way and still introducing its own form of limitations. it has always seemed to me like the code space limitation was a bit overzealous, as even the NES (i cite this only because that's where my experience lies) had a standard cart size of 128-256k. im not really taking a stance here, but i thought i'd offer the idea. fruckert :: fruckert I made a slight suggestion a while back for something I called a "chip". They're essentially small, minimalist libraries that you can load in a cart. The current spec for the idea is something like roughly 1/8th the size of a cart, with the ability to load 4 chips into a cart. A chip could potentially hold anything that a cart can, just less of it. I've been wanting to do a prototype of this idea in PicoLove, but I haven't had the opportunity to do so yet. Personally, I'm largely fine with the limitations. It's like a programmer game. "How small can I crush this code". Just follow the normal advice for gamedev, i.e. keep your scope in check, and you'll be just fine. :: bajinaji All excellent responses. lululululu ... after I wrote the first comment here, I was pondering bank switching too. With bank switching, you can switch in and out as many banks as you have, but can only have one at a time, and all previous bank content is "lost" when you switch in a new one. I was also pondering that larger carts, or a similar idea, could fit into the idea of an expanded "fixed" machine. The Commodore 64 received some third party bank switching tools, a RAM expansion add on (I can't recall the capacity), and even the might Super CPU that gave it a 20mhz processor instead of the 1mhz built in one. Again, I'm certainly not complaining, or even saying what I propose should happen ... I just like the idea :) The chip idea is cool, too, fruckert. And I LOVE your real hardware implementation adekto :) The NES had that cool thing that were separate CHR (graphics) and PRG (code) roms on the carts. The idea would be to introduce few additional rom types (map, sfx, music) and allow people add up to 4 roms, the size of regular space for that specific data, as seen in the current format) of each and switch each one independently. Kinda like something between bankswitching and chip idea. Obviously zep wouldn't ever do that, but here's my 3 cents. 😠 wel idk but the limitation that have fallen into atleast in hardware is not so much the storege size but the ram size, we are dealing with an interpreted language meaning your limited by ram the carts are designed around that so called limitation as an example one of my chips has 64k of ram if it had a lua interpreted, graphics buffer and some sprites i would have less then 32k of ram left for programs, sure i could swap those out but as a biginer programmer thats like a bit complicated. has anyone looked at Cartride Data? im not entirly sure what that is, but could be used as a game save for a multicart games i'm actually using cart data for a multicart game project right now. it solves cart limitations issues but introduces multisource logistics to manage, which can be a biit of a headache. the code tabs feature zep mentioned elsewhere would help with that though :: zep I agree that raising the data limit would enable some fairly epic cartridges, and I periodically come back to reconsider it, especially after seeing stuff posted on twitter recently like this Link's Awakening map in PICO-8 resolution by Johan Vinet and a Golden Axe demake mockup by Christina Antoinette. I think these two are good test cases for what we'd generally consider to be large games. They definitely aren't manageable with the current limits. The reasons for keeping a small capacity are more subtle and perhaps personal taste -- somehow trying to make a big game in 32k feels exciting, but I feel overwhelmed at the prospect of what I'd do with 48k or 64k. Separating sizes by category would definitely be the way to resolve this -- there is already this kind of separaton with an emerging distinction between 'development' vs. 'consumer' functionality. e.g. it's possible to pull data out of other carts while developing and making tools, but there's no supported / official way to do that reliably for published cartridges. So I am keeping the chip / ROM expansion idea in the back of mind while I get a grip on how this is going to play out. The arguments I normally end up with for keeping the lower capacity: A lot of people enjoy PICO-8 as an escape from feeling pressure to make large things. Seeing other epic cartridges or knowing you have a bunch of unused space eats away at that -- but that could be partly alleviated by having commonly understood categories of cartridges. It is possible to make pretty big carts though, and a much more more inviting challenge at 16k of data (to me personally). I was able to compress the graphics in the Golden Axe mockups to around 11k and something similar to around half of the Zelda map would be plausible in theory. So not massive but I think a substantial size, and so much more glory in pulling something like that off! The code size and data size are intended to be complementary. Putting aside the task of trying to make impossibly epic cartridges, if you follow your nose and write code and make graphics / maps without planing ahead too much, you'll probably run out of code first. This was an argument for increasing the code size earlier on that I agreed with and bumped up capacity around 20%, and I still think it's a little short (there may still be some token-counting tweaks). Adding extra data capacity would disturb this balance again somewhat. Having more data steers developers towards content-driven carts, as opposed to novel rule-driven games or more abstract designs. Making an RPG or long platformer aren't off the table, but they're not first thing that spring to mind given that you're probably going to run out of mapspace pretty fast without doing weird data management. Either way, you have to do something interesting and probably go down a path you're not used to, which is appealing to me. There are a bunch of unusual games I want to make in the future that I sketched as a result of working around the data limit, and I feel they would lose their meaning to some degree without that limit. binarycrusader :: binarycrusader Personally, I find the current token-based system for code limits to be more limiting than the overall cartridge size or graphics limits. It also feels like the least realistic / arbitrary limitation of all the other choices made so far for Pico-8. I feel like a system based on the size of the lua opcodes or the amount of memory the code takes would be a much fairer mechanism than the current system. It would also be more reflective of older systems where if your program could fit into memory in its assembled form, you were "good to go". As an example, at the moment I'm working on a game where the map generation and simplistic title screen / map selection code alone has already taken over ~2400 tokens (even with a fair amount of minimization effort by me). Since I haven't even written the actual gameplay logic yet, I'm concerned that I'm going to only be able to implement "half" of the game I want before I hit the token limit. With that said, I too would be happy to see options for other cartridge sizes, but I would encourage the idea of there being some sort of tradeoff. And I would encourage keeping the number of options limited (e.g. perhaps just 32K and 128K cartridges). "real" console systems (I know, I know, Pico-8 isn't intended to be one) generally had tradeoffs. For example, they may have had greatly expanded space for graphics memory, but not program memory. PROGRAM_IX :: PROGRAM_IX I definitely come under point 1 here. Regardless of its implementation, I have always loved the limit of PICO-8, precisely because it takes the pressure to make something 'big' away, and encourages making something that's small and fun. Rarely do I get anywhere near the limit, with my mostly simple games, but it helps me to know that there is only so far I could take a given idea. It makes moving on to the next idea easier, and, crucially, pushes me to finish/polish games a lot more than I have previously,* since it's harder to 'just add more stuff'. I would not be opposed to a way to add more code or sprite space, in the interest of more games and more complex games. The stuff people have managed to do with <=0.1.1 is really incredible. I think a chip/library system would be really neat, as I definitely find myself throwing together half-baked frameworks of code in each cart. Or maybe there could be something within the fantasy console product line, like PICO-8 CLASSIC and PICO-8 DX, where CLASSIC maintains the original memory limit and DX extends it in the way a RAM add-on might. Anyway this is a great discussion and I'm excited to keep making more PICO-8 stuff, thanks zep and community! :) *This is not to say that my games are finished or polished, heh. Let's say here's a sort of variable system going on, just for explanation. Well, it could walk you through a setup mode, with five settings: How big do you want your cartridge? (16k, 32k, 64k, 128k [?]) How big do you want your map? (None, Small, Regular, Large) How many sprite banks do you want? (1, 2, 4, 8) What's the amount of sounds that you'd like? (None, 16, 32, 64, 128) How many patterns would you like? (None, 32, 64, 128) "Enjoy creating your cart!" If the option of "None" is selected, then don't show the tab for the editor! what gets me baffled is, in response to your #4 zep, it feels to me like the pico-8 represents much more of a content-based dynamic, and i believe the best argument for that is the things people tend to post on here. there is a large gap between small programming experiments and the games which push the system to the maximum, which seem to very often be more content-oriented. there is so much map and sprite space proportional to the actual amount of interesting things you can code them to do with the current token limit. in my experience, making use of the code space efficiently has always meant heavily templatizing the rules so that the interesting parts of the game can exist in the sprites, maps, and sounds. this has been true for any project of mine which has exceeded the ambition of, say, an atari-2600 scope game? which i feel is an overzealous limitation. i have noticed two sorts of general outlooks on pico8? one which likes it as a small hobby curiosity and the other which wants to be able to embrace it as a platform. it seems to me like the goals of these two are generally opposed, but it remains true that the pico8 doesn't give much space for ambition and growth within its limitations after a point which, in my experience, is very easy to arrive at. what has always felt most valuable to me about pico8 as a platform isn't that it forces heavy limitations but that it offers a different way to interact with games & etc. that is removed from prioritizations over graphics & fidelity & such. it normalizes a space for people to make things that would elsewhere, say, look ugly or sound weird or don't have all the typically expected gameplay features, but are perfectly worthwhile here. okay i've got it all out i think :) dddaaannn :: dddaaannn When discussions of limits come up, I ask myself: if there were a Pico-16 with double everything, would I use it? Limits are essential, even definitional, to Pico-8. So what do we like about Pico-8, and to what extent do the current limits contribute to those aspects? It's exciting how people seem to be attracted to Pico-8 for a variety of different reasons: the pixel aesthetic, the graphics and sound editors, the simple APIs, the resemblance to small computers from an earlier time, the overall mission of capturing the spirit of gamedev on those small machines, the charm of editing in situ, the BBS, the community. The design of Pico-8 includes all of these things, and if I'm interested in some of these things more than others, then aspects of the design not related to my interests might seem arbitrarily limited. What effect would increasing those limits have on the dev experience, and on the community? Having been alienated from gamedev by the increasing capabilities of hardware once before (I pretty much halted childhood gamedev when I went from a C64 to an Amiga 500), I'm pretty sensitive to the subject. For me at least, Pico-8 gets less interesting the higher the limits are. Having just one kilobyte more will always seem like a good idea, so where do you stop? And at what point are we better off just using HaxeFlixel or Love2D? Interestingly, so far nobody has suggested that Pico-8 should increase its screen resolution. Discussions about increasing limits have focused on code space, and to a lesser extent map space. This suggests that different limits have different effects on the dev experience. I suspect many P8 devs are excited about fitting a large game into a small space, but the smallness of the code or map areas aren't what's important to their enjoyable dev experience, whereas the smallness of the display is more essential. Cart "categories" feel a bit like Pico-16 to me, but maybe it isn't because of the dimensions involved. I like lulublululu's point about a bifurcation of interests between small games and large games. I value Pico-8 as a gamedev sketching platform, and as a community for sharing sketches. Large Pico-8 games are super-fun and very inspiring, but even within the current limits building a large game is ambitious. I would bet that with larger limits, the small and the large are still the most compelling categories, and all increasing the limit does is increase the skill/resource gap between the two categories. The narrowness of this gap is an important part of the fun. Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to respond, Zep. I feel both you and lulublululu have put forward far more realised thoughts than my initial humble ramblings were able to express. I feel enormously in support of the way lulublululu expressed the two views on the pico8. To me, I love the idea of it being a real platform with games that tend to reflect the graphical limitations. You know, that's really the core of it for me. I see that a large group also see it as an incredibly beautiful way of working within tight limits and being creative. That's not me. I'm not the worlds best coder, although I've published games in my distant past. I find the token limit frustrating because I'm not good enough to find better solutions. Me up vote 1 for token limit well ahead of graphics / tile / sound space. I agree with binarycrusader and lulublululu, at the moment I actually feel constrained by the rules I can implement, not the graphics. That is by design, of course, but MY choice would be to allow vastly larger token counts, and I'm not too fussed in regards to the limits on "everything else". binarycrusader, I'm not sure addon hardware for old machines actually had tradeoffs as such. I mean, obviously they were attempting to do things beyond the original scope of the machine, but the biggest tradeoff was usually the cost of the upgrade, which could be fiercely expensive. Also, I guess the biggest restriction was why people would bother developing for the addons that would mean their game could only be played on 1% of the system's user base. From memory, and please correct me if I'm wrong, something such as the SCPU on the Commodore 64 had absolutely no downside ... other than costing 5 times as much as the actual computer, and therefore being owned by about 7 people :). :: matt > has anybody ever brought the concept of ROM banks to the table? @lulublululu I mentioned it, but didn't put much more thought into it - too hard ;) FelixNemis :: FelixNemis I really like the current limitations of pico-8 (though a slightly higher token count for code would be good). But I think that there should be some way to make longer games. I like that the restrictions of pico-8 make it interesting and refreshing to develop for, but for me it also means that I'm less likely to even try something if I think I'll want it to have more content than there is room for. I'm in favor of having a larger cartridge size (probably with a distinction that this is a bonus size and not the normal) My goal for the size would be so I could make something along the scope of Super Mario Land 2, which is a 512 kB cartridge, though I'm not sure it needs to be that big. NuSan :: NuSan I also like the current limitations. While remaking a large game like zelda seem attractive, you dont realy need the whole game to evoque that nostalgia. I personaly prefer releasing small games regularly than working on a single project for months. I think a multi-cartridge can be a good system to make longer games but avoiding feature creap. It would be more like an episodic system. If your game is well received, make a sequel (with new levels, reworked enemies ...) instead of directly working on a long game. On the code side, changing the token system or slightly rising the limits may be good. J-Fry :: J-Fry My 2 cents about the token system: Although having some kind of limitations on code size is necessary, the token system as it is currently designed leads to strange stuff that does not reflect anything in reality. For instance someone pointed in another post that you can save one token by making function calls without parameters with myfunction"" instead of myfunction()... This is typically the kind of optimization that makes no sense and only leads to less readable code. It is not even a smart optimization: once you know it you do it! The token system leads to all that kind of awkward optimizations... I know that every system has its own oddities but still... Why not simply trying to map assembly/opcode instructions to count tokens instead ? Something like every instruction costs 1 token: function call, parameter, assignment, addition, abs... regardless of how many parenthesis there is! Maybe some calls like trigo or sqrt could cost more tokens also. A design like that would be far more consistent with actual hardware I think and still easy to understand for users. i'm super for the idea J-Fry put forward. it sounds a lot more intuitive than the current token system. i have produced a lot of very weird (and bad in any other context) code accommodating the token system. it feels specifically limiting that things like a single function call or an array access cost 4 tokens at minimum, maybe the bandaid solution to that is making parens/braces/brackets not cost tokens though. i think the current limits on sprites/maps/sound are at a sweet spot but maybe the code portion isn't there yet? that is how i've come to feel from my time with the pico-8. i can fully express my ideas through everything but code, coding sometimes feels like constant austerity instead of a kind of liberation via limitations. JTE :: JTE To fix tokens: Make commas, parenthesis, and periods/colons equivalent to whitespace. They're abstractions denoting a specific correlation of two points of data, not a symbol in and of itself. If you're calling a function with two arguments, "funcname(arg1, arg2)" is actually 3 useful points of data, "funcname", "arg1", and "arg2", not 6 just because there are arguments at all. Look to assembly code for inspiration. At the assembly level, which translates quite directly to bytecode, do you write "function, begin_arguments, argument1, argument_seperator, argument2, end_arguments" as that many different individual tokens? I don't think so. :P It's more like "push argument1, push argument 2, jump to function" isn't it? Three commands. @JTE: +1, that would help a lot. I'm personally of the opinion of doing some sort of opcode counting, but I don't know how Lua internally works, or if it even uses opcodes. Of course you'd still need to count the .. operator as a token, since that's actually an operation like addition, subtraction, etc. Unless you want to go all the way and make it so that "x = y + 7" is only three tokens as well, neglecting the operations and again only counting the "data points"? I'd be happy either way on that one, really. Hmm, I'm sort of derailing the topic here, though. Perhaps I should've made a new thread. @[email protected]; Yeah, this one is supposed to be about RAM banks, not how to fix script token counting, whoops. Here's a new thread to discuss tokenizing changes in, then. I'd say it'd be best to do away with token limit and keep old character limit instead. I think this would make everyone happy. There is a (non-standard) notion of Lua bytecode in the reference implementation that looks a lot like Lua without punctuation. I think everyone is on board with the idea that the limit should be intuitive to the developer and that actually counting bytecode ops would be unnecessarily obscure, but I'll say it anyway. :) IMO the compressed char limit qualifies as obscure, but in practice it's not an issue when the token and uncompressed char limits are in place. If you're just looking for a few more tokens (and not, say, twice as many), it's notable that picotool's lexer counts fewer tokens than Pico-8's lexer, and I think picotool makes some pretty sensible choices (but I'm biased). For example, in Pico-8, ".." is two tokens; "..." is three tokens; 10e5 is two tokens. picotool accounts for these and still consistently undercounts, so there are more I haven't pinned down. It's not by much, but if 100 tokens would make the difference in a cart hitting the 8192 limit, tightening up Pico-8's token count might offer it. Going back to just character counting undoes an important rationale for token counting in the first place: we want variable names and comments to not be constrained by the dominant limit. Empirically, the current token limit offers somewhat comfortable headroom in the char limit. And obviously, increasing the token limit significantly (such as by not counting punctuation) would also require increasing the character limit. There's also a user experience factor in play with the character limit: the built-in code editor gets more difficult to use the more characters are allowed. I don't know if we've seen this limit yet, and existing editor features like method jumping are already helping with this. But it's worth noting. castpixel :: castpixel I can only speak as an expert pixelartist and amateur chiptuner, since I haven't coded enough to reach a limitation in code. Color count and screen size is not a problem. I can say anything in Pico 8 that I could say on a gameboy screen. Maybe more. (Well, I could use a proper dark blue that can be ramped with the light blue, but that's it. To be frank, I'd make the dark blue a bit darker and use it as black, and I'd then assign black to a proper dark blue) And the challenge is very real, I feel the right amount of motivation to make art for Pico 8. Space for art is a problem. (and demotivational, at least for me) Although pico8 can handle a screen-filling boss with ease, performance-wise, having one screen-filling boss leaves you no space for a level and animations. Much less a second screen-filling boss. Also, 8x8 sprites are kind of forced on you. Yes, a 16x16 sprite is possible and looks exponentially better, or even 16x24. But it isn't plausible, because of cart space. Think of all the animation states, multiply them by at least 4 frames (that's what it takes for decent animation to read) and you're quickly out of space, no matter how much optimization you do. If all my Golden Axe mockup graphics can fit inside one cart, with compression (and of course additional painstaking tilemapping and creative pixeling on my part, I don't shun hard work) I'm super happy, it will make for a cool slideshow/demo cart. But gamedev wise of course, that doesn't account for the dozens of animation frames needed for the sprites in a game like Golden Axe or Xenon 2 (mockup/demo coming up soon). So, more realistically, each stage would have to be its own cart. For the music too, if you don't want procedurally generated music, or tiny repetitive loops. And then we'd have to have the option to load carts on the fly and package games as a collection of carts. And then a Pico8 cart isn't like an NES cart any more, because even though the code/performance specs are comparable, the cart space for graphics isn't. A NES game spanning one cart per level would be ridiculous, and wasteful of all that code that has to be repeated on each cart. Same for any kind of representational art. Yes, you can make a platformer using the same tiles all over, but for game art to properly shine you need "flavor" art here and there. This is true no matter how far back you go in 8-bit gaming: world-class games have flavor art to break the repetitiveness. Limiting the graphics to one cart and asking of users to be very very code-savvy and peek/poke into memory in order to fit 25-50% more art, is clearly, in my opinion, pushing in the direction of games that either have mediocre art or require really genius coders (like space trader Elite did in its day). It becomes another case of highly knowledgeable programmers getting most of the freedom, and more visual/artistically oriented users like myself being left in the dust. Because if code can help pack more art in a cart, why bother having an easy to use sprite editor at all? Why not load 50% more art directly into code somehow? What do y'all think? I very much want Pico-8 to be a satisfying to use without a fancy toolchain (compression etc.). I also hope techies exploring toolchains doesn't alienate devs that don't want to use them, since that's its own kind of fun. I'm inclined to think this is unlikely to be a problem in practice, but I'm sensitive to the idea. My personal interest in toolchain building comes from my disappointment as a kid discovering that all the best pro games for my favorite 8-bit were cross-compiled from bigger hardware, and not written directly on the device. (But I also didn't have access to a community showing me what was actually possible to do without leaving the device. I needed an older sibling or something. :) ) I'm not sure how save data works in the web player, but if all the carts on a page (for instance, all the carts in the first post of a thread) can share the same save data by inputting the same cart name like they can offline, I'd say it's a safe bet you could get away with just a "Please insert side B" screen at the end of one cart's level. That would be "good enough", if it works. I don't know, though, because I haven't seen any carts actually use save data at all yet, weirdly enough. EDIT: The web player doesn't support save data at all! D:< This must be rectified! ... But my completely-missing-the-point aside, there's a delicate balance between programming and art. I would agree that you, as an artist, need to be given better tools to work with to make your games come true. But at the same time, when technology progresses to the point where machine limitations aren't so strict anymore, artists with very little game development experience come in and make games entirely by themselves and clever programming is no longer a relevant statistic anymore. Forgive me for this rant, I just don't want to be made to feel useless when I already have only one talent. :( I read you, JTE. I have a lot of game development experience. I used to code on the C64, have participated in 10+ game jams, etc. And yet art is still what I do best. I myself don't feel useless in PICO-8, I just don't feel motivated to try fitting the bare minimum of art through micromanaging and unreadable code. I don't think you should feel threatened. When artists are given tools, you are not being robbed of tools. And vice versa. It's not zero sum. Everyone is right :) (in my very very very humble opinion). It seems we all love the colour and resolution limitations (effectively what I personally define as PICO-8, along with the brilliant built in tools). We are split over the limitations to graphics / audio / code. Personally I want no limit on any of those three areas. Nonetheless, I see why really amazing coders DO. I am not an amazing coder. I am a terrible artist. I don't want to compress and I don't want to write unreadable code. In my day job I'm a solution architect. I love really readable code ... at the expense of performance. I want bigger carts, much bigger carts, but with the option of course to use the "hardcore" 32k carts for competitions and the super-men coding. I'm probably being annoying and going around in circles, but it feels like a reasonable summation of what has been expressed. Cheers all, :: orange451 I just want to be able to use more CPU :x Having a full texture-mapped 128x128 3d game written in pico would be absolutely fantastic. I feel the same way about the limits, they're a lot of fun for the challenge and great for getting started. But once you get started and are up and running they can become more of a hinderance to development, I especially notice this with the code/token limit, I'll spend a lot more time working on trying to fit more code in than actualling making my game more fun/interesting/etc. I like the idea of having a hardcore limit mode for competitions and a less strictly limited mode for casual funtimes. That's why I developed picolove which is a lot more lenient with the limits (there's no code limit or cpu limit and you can choose what limits you want, increase the spritesheet size or tilemap size if you want) and lets you keep working on your game once you get stuck on them while still keeping the pico8 look and feel and being able to load your pico8 carts (hopefully ;). magarciaguerra :: magarciaguerra I think that it would be a great thing if we can develop a small game, an experiment or a big complete game. Limits in graphics, colors, screen are good but not in code, I think. I'm not an expert programmer, actually, I only know the basics so it's really complicated to optimize my code. smosher :: smosher I've been avoiding this topic becaues I didn't have much to add. I've bitten my tongue many times about ideas for changing the limits (even a conservative suggestion for what to do with th extra palette space.) But comments in this thread have been on my mind a lot. What draws me to pico8 is partly the integration of the tools, but more than that it's in line with what zep said about the content balance. The limits encourage working on the behaviour more than the media, and going beyond the surface limits to the media involves introducing behaviour under the hood. It's elegant in an artistic sort of way. Let me put that in a stronger way: pico8 is itself an artwork. I sympathize with wanting to break free of the limits at times. I would love to see a full Golden Axe game for example. But I do value the artistic basis of the application itself more than any of that. Some of you probably disagree, and there's nothing wrong with that—there's something about art that begs different interpretations, even when it comes to contradicting the artist's intent. With that in mind, my own take is pico8 is roughly where it should be. I resist the idea of moving the lines because there's no place to put them that will scratch all itches, and it can degrade (or alter) that charm if done too much, even though I have a few ideas that I think would do wonders without compromising on charm. I try not to argue one way or the other much because it's not my baby. On the other hand, it's not a painting and it loses nearly all of its merit without the community that uses it. @smosher, that's totally fine. I can still make mockups and music with Pico 8. It will be my last choice for making a game with good pixelart graphics though, due to the gfx space limitation. It's as if when the NES first came out, it was limited to making either full games that looked like the Atari, or impressive tech demos that looked amazing. It would be needlessly punishing. I think the design idea "the harsh limitations of PICO-8 are carefully chosen to be fun to work with" means different things for different people (I find not being able to fit nearly enough graphics in it spoils the fun a lot) and is differently applicable to each component of Pico 8. The graphics editor, map editor, music editor and code editor are incredible. The graphics storage is underpowered in comparison. In my opinion. ETA: oh and may I add, the color limit is fine with me, but it seems it was designed with 50% dithering expressly in mind. However some current pixel artists, including myself, think 50% dithering is abysmal-looking, and is in fact a form of banding. Banding is the enemy of pixelart, so some of us don't use 50% dithering. It means we're stuck with other forms of dithering where pixels don't touch, or the 16 built-in colors, andthat's totally fine. So long as someone doesn't claim "omg you can dither black and green to make a darker green, the pico8 palette is so versatile", because that isn't true strictly speaking. What I mean to say is, because pixelart is my area of expertise, I can safely say the gfx limitations are harsher than assumed. Therefore, some leniency with the graphics storage space would help a lot (for example using black outlines around sprites helps separate colors, but outlining sprites wastes precious graphics space right now and is prohibitive). I'd say PICO 8's graphics limits re: pixelart were reached quite a bit before 3D graphics limits or code or music limits, and there's no optimization possible, no hidden space we can exploit for more gfx. Therefore there's no hope of expanding and improving in that area. The territory is known, no exploration left, except how many sprites you can recycle here and there. @castpixel I think the sweet spot for seemingly larger games is in ones with generative content. Without that you will often need more room not just for art but also code to get everything you want to fit in the cart. Not exactly your wheelhouse, I know. Honestly I think that's new to most of us, even the ones who write code for money. What attracts you to Pico8? That's not meant to be challenging in any way, I'm genuinely curious. For me it's probably something different than for you (I've been wanting to explore generative content more), but I know we both see limits that we will need to address by other means for some works. Pico8 has inspired me to design my own graphics tools and audio/video framework for building games. I've gone with graphics and audio libraries before and always felt like something was missing, Pico8 turns that all inside out and I'd like to hang on to that experience when doing larger projects. That's how I plan to scratch my various itches, but Pico8 will remain a great playground for experimentation for me. Btw to all, I don't know if this reflects any part of the community, but what attracts me to Pico-8 (not that I've put up anything I've been working on) is the graphical limitations ... that's actually it. My mad dreams that don't even completely make sense are of a Commodore 64 with the display limitations but without the 64k or 8 sprite limit. I just imagine the amazing things people could do ... but never will :). @smosher if you see Pico 8 as an exercise in Procgen, that's fair, even though that's not the intention of Pico 8. While I do care about procgen myself, I'd rather dress it up in handcrafted pixels. Since you ask I'm attracted to the small resolution, as I'm an expert in those. Counter-intuitively, since nobody really needs to make tiny pixelart any more, let alone do it to perfection. I'm also reminded of my youth spent poking at the ZX spectrum and C64: machines, especially c128's sprdef. I'm just saying that the best-looking games that the c64 could produce (Mayhem in Monsterland, Critters 2, Bod Squad) are impossible in pico 8 due to the graphics size limitation. Altough performance-wise Pico 8 is a lot stronger in many ways. There's an imbalance. If you don't care about the imbalance and decide to design around it, that's smart too. I care about the imbalance and decided to ask if something can be done about it. NES games and C64 games could always expand their cartridge space (NES up to megabytes I believe). Unless you're saying Pico8 should not be a tool for making games with pretty pixelart. Then I disagree, and all I see is wasted potential. My understanding is that Pico8 was designed to do 8x8 sprite games best, like the excellent Celeste, and I'm liking the idea but can't help but be underwhelmed since it can do so much more Connorses :: Connorses If I ever find myself hitting the token limit (which I haven't yet, I'm not that ambitious with PICO-8) I will probably consider re-creating my game in Love2D and coming up with my own method for generating low-res graphics. I do like the idea of size categories, though, since if you wanted to fit your game in the small size for 'bragging rights', or maybe even have a game contest using the original size limit, you could still do it. Ha ha, oh that's right. Pico-8 is actually an open-ended sandbox game itself where you have an absurdly powerful CPU and absurdly limited space and you can basically only make GameBoy Color games with it. Yes, the platform itself is an artwork. That's why my magnum opus is to make Kid Radd -- an NES-era game. Because packing in the necessary sprites involves a lot of hacking together piece mashups (mostly because the head poses don't change a lot anyway) and palette remaps (mostly because the faces are expressive, so I colorize them to show some pixels and hide others on the same reusable sprite) and I'm still running dreadfully low on space and having to cut corners everywhere. I couldn't even imagine making an SNES-sized game like Golden Axe on it unless a cart was made specifically to compress page after page of sprite data into a super dense string which would then be taking up half of the precious code space... But that could still be workable. Swapping sprite banks is definitely the direction Pico-8 should go in, because it's already not impossible, it just doesn't have a good GUI for it, the tools to use it aren't easy as they should be, and there's no space allocated specifically for more sprites that aren't in "active use" (you'd have to stuff it into the script or map space or load it in from another cart -- somewhere.) I love the idea of using Pico-8's limited 127 (or 255) sprites as merely what you can actually show on screen at once, while you can just swap out the data as needed when you transition to different scenes. A concept of video RAM, rather than a fixed and unchangeable data store you plug in ahead of time. There just needs to be space and utilities for it. Which don't really fit into 32 kilobytes, I guess. But then what's to stop you from just swapping out sprite banks constantly mid-render? Hmm. You know what else would go a long way? A start button. Right now the only thing you can do is steal player 2's controls. Which isn't something you'd ever have to do on a real console unless you're inputting wacky developer cheats. @castpixel No, I don't really see it that way, I just think that's the sweet-spot for larger things. Honestly I'm just glad it's not up to me what to do about resource limits. egordorichev :: egordorichev @zep another option could be a PRO version of pico-8, that has more ROM/RAM + x2 tokens or something. I really want one :X Slybo :: Slybo @egordorichev PICO-16 I was just looking at the specs of the Atari Lynx and read this: "16 simultaneous colors (4 bits) from palette per scanline (more than 16 colors can be displayed by changing palettes after each scanline)" Can something akin to this be done in Pico-8? [semi-simulated image] DR4IG :: DR4IG @Slybo There's a few experiment carts out there on the bbs that do something similar by alternating what pixels' colors are on a sprite so that between frames of refresh it appears the two or three alternating colors make a 'new' color. It's really just tricking your eye into seeing red then blue then red so fast betwen frames your brain sees "Purple". Easy enough to do in theory.. Just set up something like a table or two of colors and then use the palette commands between alternating frames to 'draw' the sprite in the colors in your table. Me, I'd like to see (Even if limited to a tiny amount of k) read/writing of 'text' files for storing/reading datas. :: Felice You can always use a separate cart with cstore/reload if you want to have more data. Not more code, but more data. I'm doing something right now that gets a background image from a second cart. PS: The annoying thing is that damned spinning cart icon that comes up while loading from it. 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__label__cc	0.659622	0.340378	Israeli President Netanyahu… Israeli President Netanyahu Hospitalised Featured Foreign Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefly hospitalised on Tuesday with a high fever, Israeli media reported. The 68-year-old was reportedly examined at Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem and released late Tuesday. His official Twitter account said he had been diagnosed with a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. A spokesman confirmed the illness while Ynet news site, citing his doctor, reported that Netanyahu hadn’t taken enough time off to recover after suffering from a sore throat two weeks ago. Annual medical checks have generally given Netanyahu a clean bill of health, though he has undergone several minor medical procedures in recent years. In May he had a bladder stone removed and in 2014 had two small polyps removed from his large intestine. In 2013 he underwent a hernia operation. Netanyahu, his wife Sara and his son Yari were questioned over corruption allegations on Monday. Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu Hospitalised	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22712
__label__wiki	0.808615	0.808615	RAM awards $31,000 in scholarships WAILUKU — The Realtors Association of Maui awards scholarships each year to young people graduating from Maui County high schools, with each honoree receiving at least $1,000 toward college expenses. RAM Presidential Scholarships awarded to 2009 graduates include: from Baldwin High School, Chentell A. Stiritz and Tiare Pimentel; Hana High School, Aaron Friesen, Gabrial K. Von Wellsheim and Lucas Weigang; Kamehameha Schools Maui, Veronica L. Nakanelua and Keely S. Rivera; King Kekaulike High School, Celina J. Hayashi, Keali’i Ribao, Santashia Perales-Manoa and Summer Wilkinson; Lahainaluna High School, Jacqueline M. Owens, Kelsey Fortey and Myles A. Tabios; Maui High School, Eduardo Serrano, Lea Meliza Pigao, Lornalyn D. Castillo, Melanie Ragamat, Natasha-Amber M. Sensano and Tyson Suehiro; Molokai High School, Colton R. Manley and John P. A. Rosales; and St. Anthony High School, Michael Chau and Ryan Rodriguez. Three scholars were awarded renewals this year to help them continue their successful college careers: King Kekaulike High graduate Ashley Marie Ventimiglia, who is studying at California Polytechnic; Maui High graduate Jessica Caraang, who is at Hawaii Pacific University; and Southern Oregon University student Joshua Weigang, who graduated from Hana High School. Three RAM scholarship winners coming back for a second renewal are Baldwin High graduate Nitasha C. Stiritz, who is studying at Point Loma University; and Maui High School graduates Shane-Ann Suehiro of the University of Washington and Kristen Scarlett Neeck of the University of Portland. Realtors Association of Maui President Bob Lightbourn said, “I want to congratulate the 2009 scholarship winners, and to especially recognize those who have stayed in school, succeeded in their studies and been recognized with extensions of their RAM Scholarships. I know that all of Maui is proud of these young people.” Over the years, from the inception of the RAM Presidential Scholarship Fund in 1989 through 2007, a total of $235,000 was presented to scholars graduating from high school. In 2008, $45,000 was added to the total, and an additional $30,000 was awarded in 2009. So, RAM Scholarship awards to date total $310,000. “All of these young people have demonstrated their ability to achieve good standing academically, but equally as important, they have shown a concern for the community and an interest in improving life in Maui County once they complete their education,” said RAM Chief Staff Executive Terry Tolman. Abilities Awareness Fair set for Jan. 22 via Zoom Kaanapali’s Hula Grill receives Maui’s Adopt-A-Highway recognition award Lahaina Gateway partners with The Salvation Army to feed 125 local families	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22713
__label__wiki	0.767167	0.767167	Marketers Aren't Waiting for Pokémon Go's In-App Advertising to Arrive The Service King chain of auto repair centers quickly adapted digital billboards across the country last week to tap into Pokémon Go. Credit: Lamar Advertising Brands aren't waiting for Pokémon Go to activate its promised in-game advertising, not when the craze is white-hot today -- and could burn out tomorrow. Marketers from T-Mobile to Simon Malls are capitalizing on the smartphone game, which sends players roaming the real world to catch virtual creatures like Jigglypuffs and grab virtual objects. Niantic, the Google spinoff that developed the game, says it will let marketers pay to become locations that will attract players. It will charge marketers by the visit, the way search ads charge per click. The McDonald's name and logo are already embedded in the app's Android code, observers said last week, as Gizmodo reported. But there was no sign of sponsored locations in the game yet, or of negotiations to sell them. On Friday, McDonald's declined to comment. Niantic did not respond to requests for comment. Marketers were left to improvise, or else potentially miss out on a phenomenon so big that 5.9% of Android users in the U.S. played it last Monday, according to SimilarWeb, an analytics company. Yelp added a feature to let consumers find restaurants or stores that have nearby PokéStops, the locations where players scoop up in-game goods. T-Mobile will use its T-Mobile Tuesday promotion this week to exempt the game from data charges for a year, provide $15 Lyft rides to key locations and offer discounts on chargers and battery packs—a nod to the game's notorious battery drain. Rival telco Sprint and its Boost Mobile brand are inviting people to their local stores to capture Pokémon Go characters, which they promised to attract by purchasing the game's "lures." They also dangled on-site "Pokémon Go experts" and free charging stations. Simon Property Group has been promoting its malls with PokéStops via social media and is looking into the idea of sponsoring locations. "It's adding a layer to the shopping experience that everyone is looking for," said Gabriella Santaniello, president of retail researcher A-Line Partners. "Mall traffic has died down because it's boring and sterile, but this is something all-encompassing that makes the mall more exciting and social." Because many players will use the mall's Wi-Fi, and are often required to include their email addresses to do so, there's an opportunity for data collection as well, she added. JC Penney is not only considering using lures to drive traffic but also promoting its Pokémon merchandise, a spokeswoman said. Real estate site Trulia, meanwhile, built maps of the most likely places to find certain kinds of Pokémon. The Service King auto repair chain and agency Blue Fountain Media updated the brand's digital billboards in 20 markets to read "Let's Not Meet by Accident -- #Don'tCatchAndDrive," with Poké Balls standing in for the letter O. Even Hillary Clinton latched on. "I don't know who created Pokémon Go, but I'm trying to figure out how we get them to have Pokémon go to the polls," she joked during an event last Thursday. The campaign also scheduled a voter-registration event at a PokéStop in Ohio. Not every brand should be a PokéMarketer. Alcohol brands have advertised in Snapchat, but are staying out of Pokémon Go. "We're very mindful of ensuring the people we're reaching are of an appropriate legal drinking age," a Heineken USA spokesman said. Then again, booze-subscription app Froth organized a bar crawl in New York last Thursday, encouraging attendees to hunt Pokémon in and around the selected establishments. The bars visited were located strategically near PokéStops or PokéGyms and, conveniently, the first drink at each was on the house for Froth users. The 20 or so attendees did their hunting while en route from one bar to another. The event featured several Pokémon-themed details, including free Ash Ketchum hats and fruity red Pokéball cocktails. A number of small businesses have taken advantage of the app's popularity in a similar way -- that is, by purchasing lures and watching potential customers pour in in search of Pokémon. The ad agency Huge bought lures last week for its Atlanta cafe. It's anybody's guess how big the game will remain over time, but marketing opportunities will likely extend beyond sponsored locations. Mortimer Singer, CEO at consulting firm Marvin Traub Associates, predicted that it will incorporate mobile commerce using digital payments. "If you take this Pokémon Go thing forward, you're a participant in your own retail theater," he said. "It'll go beyond just marketing, it'll be able to activate sales." Contributing: Victoria Moran, Maureen Morrison, Adrianne Pasquarelli, E.J. Schultz, Jessica Wohl The original article appeared on Adage.com » Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: “LAMR”) will release its second quarter ended June 30, 2016 earnings report before the market opens Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Lamar will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. (central time) to discuss the Company’s results and answer questions relating to company operations. Americans Are Back on the Road Thanks to cheaper gas prices and an improving economy, Americans are back on the road, searching for tourist attractions and road trip memories.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22716
__label__wiki	0.585233	0.585233	We use cookies to give you the best possible online experience. If you continue, we’ll assume you are happy for your web browser to receive all cookies from our website. See our Cookie Policy for more information on cookies and how to manage them. accept cookies About Lancaster Insurance Review existing quote All Insurance services Get an online quote Retrieve your quote Classic Car Insurance 4 x 4 Insurance Motorhome Insurance Campervan Insurance All Insurance Services My Policy Declare a Mileage No Claims Bonus Request Form Submit your No Claims Bonus Proof Premium Finance Change THE OTHER JAMES BOND CARS By Ellie Priestley \| 2nd June, 2020 In this blog we’re not focusing on the major “Bond Cars” but the sort of vehicles that were within reach of the average cinema patron. I’ve concentrated on the Connery, Moore and Lazenby eras, partially for brevity but also because they are my 007s of choice. Enjoy… Dr. No. 1962 The first 007 adaptation for the big screen contains a plethora of reasonably priced cars – a Jamaican Police Ford Consul Mk. II, a Standard Ensign taxi, a Vauxhall Velox PA and an Anglia 105E De Luxe. Plus, of course, Bond’s Sunbeam Alpine Series II, rented by the production company for 10 or 15 shillings per day, according to which story you read. The chase scene is hilariously inept, even by early 1960s standards, with the Pinewood scenes failing to match the location footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO88NI16g84 From Russia with Love 1963 One of my favourite 007 films and the Istanbul locations contain a plethora of fascinating Detroit machinery from a De Soto Fireflite, a Plymouth Savoy and a Chevrolet Styleline De Luxe to a Dodge Coronet and a Plymouth Cambridge. The “Other Side” favour a Citroen 11 BL Traction Avant while my own “Car of the Film” has to be the 1960 Ford Ranch Wagon. Goldfinger 1964 Asides from the Ford Mustang and a certain Aston Martin DB5 we have a ’54 Ford Customline Country Sedan and Goldfinger’s army of black Mercedes-Benz “Pontons”. And, for all Renault Dauphine fans, there is even a fleeting glance of an Ondine. Thunderball 1965 This is the only Bond film to date where 007 takes a ride in a Morris Minor 1000 Tourer, in addition to drive-on roles for a Triumph Herald 1200 Convertible and a Bedford A 3L ZG Harrington crew bus. And possibly the most distinctive member of the automotive supporting cast is the RHD Volga M-22 Estate. You Only Live Twice 1967 AKA The Bond film in which Sean Connery wears a George Harrison wig as part of his not terribly convincing disguise as a “Japanese fisherman” and Donald Pleasence gleefully overacts as Blofeld. If that were not enough, there is also Toyopet Crown Deluxe-full of stuntmen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTg1EqMMKpQ - a Prince Gloria taxi and a fleeting shot of a Nissan-built Austin A50 Cambridge. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 1969 The first 007 cinema feature with a strong Mini presence (asides from Blofeld’s Mini Mokes in You Only Live Twice) while Ford heavily capitalised on the Escorts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPPzAPyl6_s Diamonds Are Forever 1971 The Dover sequence is a veritable car show in their own right – an Austin 1300 Countryman Mk. II, a PB-Series Commer 1500 and a Mini 850 Mk. III. Live and Let Die 1973 Or Roger Moore’s eyebrow-raising debut as 007. A plus point - the great man taking the wheel of an ex-London Transport 1947 AEC Regent III - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzwXNvMyZd8. Negative points – the voodoo sequences and the “comedy” airfield routine. The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 Virtually all motoring life is here, from the Simca 1501 to the MGB Roadster and the Mercedes-Benz W115 W220D. N.B. Why the production allow that overdubbed sound-effect to almost ruin the AMC Hornet X moment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD_5Gg-i3BM The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Probably Sir Roger’s finest hour as 007, although no-one has ever explained why the Egyptian “Telephone Service” is using an RHD Leyland Sherpa 240 Deluxe. The sharp-eyed will also spot a Vauxhall Chevette, a very early Ford Fiesta and a Fiat 850. Asides from the Lotus Esprit, the “Car of The Film” award must go to the Ford Taunus Ghia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1MDwVRgoQc Moonraker 1979 A confession – this is one of my least favourite 007 films. The Star Wars trappings are totally superfluous, and the gondolier with the doubling-taking pigeon belongs in a late-period Carry On picture. That said, there is a yet another cameo role for a British-built Mini Moke. For Your Eyes Only 1981 Peugeot enthusiasts may wish to look away as FYEO wrecks some beautiful 504 saloons as they pursue 007 in his Citroën 2CV6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SPJB61Yad8. Naturally, there is small role for a Mercedes-Benz W115 200D in addition to a Renault 18 and an Opel Rekord E from the “When Did You Last See One Those” category. Octopussy 1983 Quickly drawing a veil over the Tuk chase, Octopussy is rich in fine everyday machinery; the Polizei BMW 518 E28, an Austin FX4, a Mercedes-Benz W123 200 (of course) and a VW Beetle 1302. Most importantly this is the only 007 picture in which Roger Moore pays a visit to the Nene Valley Railway where he encounters a) a black Volga M-24 Diesel and b) a W108-series Mercedes-Benz 280S. Add to that Stephen Berkoff chewing every available piece of scenery, and you have a 007 adventure to remember. View to a Kill 1985 By this time, Sir Roger has acquired a certain, shall we say, stateliness, plus six very visible stunt doubles. The Renault 11 TXE sequence is not without its amusement value - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6oh0T3oTvI - but the finest aspect of the story is the Moore-Macnee double act. Why choose Lancaster Insurance? Here at Lancaster, we love classic cars as much as you do and we understand what it takes to protect them for future generations. We have links with some of the top classic car clubs around the country and some of our policies even offer discounts of up to 25% for club members. Other benefits of classic car insurance through Lancaster can include: Historic rally cover Static show cover Limit mileage discounts Choice of repairer 24-hour claims helpline Give your classic the protection it deserves and get a quote for your classic today. Share this story, choose your platform 8 of the best bubble cars DO YOU REMEMBER – THE JENSEN-HEALEY? THE ALFA ROMEO 164 – A CELEBRATION MEET THE OWNER – STEVE TENNICK AND HIS MORRIS MINOR TRAVELLER Does my classic car need seat belts? The best Japanese classics “HEINZ 57” WOLSELEY HORNET 1934 Citroen Rosalie 1954 Standard Ten Rally Car 1964 Land-Rover Fire Engine 1965 Morris 1967 Ford Angelia Pick-Up A Celebration Adrian Fell Ant Anstead Aubone Braddon Austin Allegro 1100 De Luxe Austin Marina Bernie Peel BMC J4 Budd Birkitt buying a convertible CHRIS POLLIN’S PONTIAC TRANS AM Cimitan Family's Fiat Citroen Traction Avant Commerciale classic car winter tips classic car wrap Classic Motor Show 2017 Classic Rumble Club Of The Month Do You Remember driving ins now Ex-Greater Manchester Fiat 127 GT 1300 Ford Corsair Hillman Minx Jon Harper Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show Lancaster Insurance Pride Of Ownership LD30 MK Wandsworth Ambulance MG MAGNETTE MG METRO TURBO MGB Le Roadster Motor-cars Multi Vehicle Paul Hagley Peter Cobb Phil Caunt Police Ford Cpri Injection Popular classics Range Roveer Rarest Cars Renault Owners’ Club Restoration Show Riley Two - Point Six Rover P5B Motor Caravan Spacevan Standard Tens Stephen Parrish Steve Waddingham THE AUSTIN A70 HEREFORD THE MISTER SOFTEE ICE CREAM VAN The Morris Minor Million The Prisoner Moke The Volvo PV444 Tony Pounder TOYOTA HI-ACE TRIUMPH RENOWN Unigate Vauxhall Victor winter convertible News from the last 12 months Bubble cars from the 1950s and 1960s have become increasingly collectable over the past few years. With their quirky designs, fuel efficiency, ease of maintenance and huge fun factor, bubble cars make a great way to enter the classic car club. Some high-profile British cars struggle to transcend a negative image created by the problematic versions. The Hillman Imp falls into this category, as does the Austin Maxi and the Jensen-Healey. Yet it is often forgotten that the last-named was the best-selling vehicle to wear the Jensen name. By any standards, the 164 is a very special motor-car. It was the last of the “Tipo 4/Type 4” family, predated by the Fiat Croma, Lancia Thema and the Saab 9000. It was also the last Alfa Romeo developed before the Fiat takeover of 1986 and one of its generation’s finest sports saloons. A short while ago, Steve was in search of a particular type of Morris Minor Traveller. His wife Marina particularly wanted a split-screen version fitted with an art deco fascia – ‘which turned out to be something of a rarity. If you are the proud owner of a classic car, then depending on which year it was made it may or may not be fitted with seat belts. But what are the laws relating to seat belts in classics? What are the insurance implications? And if you don’t need belts, are there any restrictions to be aware of? Are you looking to invest in a classic? Perhaps this is your first foray into collecting classics, or perhaps you’re wanting to grow your already-sizeable collection. Either way, this is the fun part: choosing which motor to invest in. What is the Mille Miglia? In 1955, the late great Sir Stirling Moss won the Mille Miglia in a record time. His drive in the race has passed into legend as he managed to come out on top against the odds. Even if you’ve heard the story before, it never gets old… A quick history of Le Mans Just about everyone has heard of Le Mans – although not everyone has quite got the pronunciation down… They probably know that it’s a 24-hour race, but that’s where most people’s knowledge ends. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE ORIGINAL ROVER STERLING? 1986 - the year I started sixth form and my first sighting of an imposing metallic silver saloon. It was a car that looked as though it could cope with any road conditions while barely dislodging the owner’s Filofax and A-ha cassettes. It was the new Rover Sterling, a car attempting to bridge the worlds of the Ford Granada Scorpio/Vauxhall Senator and BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz. Enthusiasts will tell you that it more than succeeded in this goal. 8 of the best hot hatches Here are eight of the best hot hatches (in our humble opinion) from over the years - many of which we’re proud to cover here at Lancaster. 60 YEARS OF THE AVENGERS 1) When The Avengers first aired on 7th January 1961 - the leading man was Ian Hendry as Dr. David Keel, supported by Patrick Macnee as the intelligence agent John Steed. Classic Fords you remember from childhood No matter how young or old you are, you’ll remember Fords on the streets of your hometown. From Anglias to Zodiacs, the Ford range over the decades has been quite extraordinary. So which Ford model makes you go all misty-eyed? Jog your memory by reading all about our top 12 Fords in the UK from the 1960s to the 1980s. Best places to watch the sunrise in your campervan You don’t need to be a druid or wait until summer solstice to watch the sunrise. There are beautiful places around the UK that make the perfect spot for you to park up your campervan and enjoy one of nature’s greatest shows. MEET THE OWNER – MEL HOLLEY AND HIS BEDFORD HA There was once a time when the HA van was part of the daily routine. It might have delivered your post or your new DER television set, distributed the Co-Op’s groceries or attended to yet another malfunctioning telephone box. MEET THE OWNER – STEVE TENNICK AND HIS AUSTIN 152 PARALANIAN The Austin 152 and its Morris J2 twin deserve to be remembered for many reasons. In 1956, they were BMC’s first unitary-construction vans and familiar sights long after production ended in 1967. And they also provided the basis for some delightful motor caravans, such as Steve’s Paralanian motor home MEET THE OWNER – ANNA HUGHES-MORRIS AND HER FIAT 132 BELLINI ‘They love it, but some are unsure of what it is as they’ve never seen one before.’ Such a public reaction to Anna’s Fiat 132 Bellini is quite understandable, for it was an unusual sight even when it was new 41 years ago. ‘Beautiful, si?’ read the original advertisements; for here was transport for those whose sartorial role model was “Lewis Collins in Lounge Lizard Mode”. ONE FAMILY FROM NEW – MICHAEL WRIGLEY’S RENAULT 20 TS ‘She’s a 1978 4 speed TS. The 5 speed came out May 1979, much to the chagrin of my father who bought her new’, remarks Michael Wrigley of his utterly magnificent one family Renault 20. MEET THE OWNER – PETER LINN AND HIS MAZDA 929L ESTATE When you see the Mazda belonging to Peter Linn, a certain number by Spandau Ballet inevitably comes to mind. Yet, this is not only one of the most uber-gold cars on the road today but an immaculate example of the very rare 929L Estate. DO YOU REMEMBER THE SKODA 1000 MB? The 1000MB was not the first Skoda marketed in the UK, but it was almost certainly the first to capture the attention of the family motorist on a restricted budget. CAR OF THE MONTH – MEIRION WOOLF AND HIS AUSTIN 8 CWT “MINOR” PICK-UP Two years ago, Meirion Woolf brought himself a rather splendid present for his 40th birthday. ‘My parents owned a 1953 “Split Screen” and ever since then I’ve been a Minor fan’ - and so he acquired LEJ 443 J. Lancaster Insurance renews sponsorship of the MG Owners’ Club Championship Lancaster Insurance is delighted to be continuing its support of the 2020 MG Owners’ Club (MGOC) Race Championship, its 17th year as the headline sponsor. Club of the Month – The XR Owners Club To celebrate the launch of our ‘win a 1984 Ford XR3i’ competition, our club of the month goes to The XR Owners Club. Formed in 1983 to bring together XR enthusiasts who share a common passion for the marque, the Club also caters for the Fiesta Supersport and the mk3 Escort 1.6i Cabriolet. GEMS FROM THE SAINSBURY’S ARCHIVE - SOUTHAMPTON 1977 The year is 1977, and the people of Southampton are still amazed by the recently opened Sainsbury’s hypermarket in the Lordshill district. Some say that this is the biggest news to hit the city since the Silver Jubilee celebrations or the FA Cup Victory of the previous year. DO YOU REMEMBER - THE FIAT CROMA? 2020 sees the 35th anniversary of one of the rarest cars in Britain – just one Turbo I.E. remains on the road: https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/fiat_croma_turbo_ie - and it is a Fiat that is unfairly overlooked. The Croma is the third member of the “Tipo Quattro” -Type 4 - family, following the Lancia Thema and the Saab 9000, but pre-dating the Alfa Romeo 164. What is CarFest? Do you love having fun as much as you love classic cars? If so, you’re not alone and there’s a festival just for you! Best French classic cars Choosing a Top 10 of French classics is a near-impossible task, with the likes of Renault, Peugeot and Citroën competing against each other as well as lesser-known gems. So, we’ve picked out 10 examples of great cars from the post-war era up to the 1980s that still hold huge appeal for motoring enthusiasts today. DVLA update on the use of black and silver number plates The DVLA has recently announced changes to information on vehicles displaying the old style pre-1973 black and silver number plates. MEET THE OWNER – GRANT HOWLETT AND HIS ONE-FAMILY-FROM-NEW MG MAGNETTE ZA Any Z-Series MG is an object of desire – one of the finest British sports saloons of the 1950s and certainly one of the most beautiful. But this 1955 ZA is an exclusive motor-car even by Magnette standards. Not only does it have a total mileage of 54,000, but one family has owned it from new. And it has delighted motoring enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic. DINKY TOYS – A CELEBRATION Was it really 45 years ago that this writer avidly scanned the Dinky brochure for possible birthday and Christmas presents? From 1934 until 1979 the company based at Binns Road in Liverpool produced models that set the benchmark for British die-cast. This newsreel captures the factory in 1967 as it produces one of my favourite Dinky toys – the Fiat 2300 Estate “Pathé Newsreel Camera Car” DO YOU REMEMBER – THE ROVER 600? A highlight of the May 1993 edition of Car magazine was Roger Bell’s evaluation of a 620SLi opposite the BMW 318i, the Citroen Xantia 2.0 and the Ford Mondeo 2.0 GLX. His article was headlined ‘Rover bites back’, and he concluded: Top Ten Screen Motoring Clichés Or – what I have learned over several decades of viewing: 1) “Period Dramas” in which virtually every car is a new or recent model for that year. The road footage of almost any 1950s or 1960s newsreel will contain a multitude of elderly vehicles. And just take a look at The Sweeney, with its armies of corroding Austin A60 Cambridges and Singer Vogues on the streets of Hammersmith and Battersea THE SENATOR – VAUXHALL’S ANSWER TO BMW AND MERCEDES-BENZ There is a select group of cars that are so quietly efficient and dependable that they were often taken for granted during their lifetime. The Vauxhall Senator is one such vehicle – purposeful, luxurious and rather handsome. Plus, in 24v form, one of the great Q-Cars of the late 1980s and early 1990s. THE ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY STAR SAPPHIRE MK.II – A CELEBRATION At first, it looks like any other example of the exquisite Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire – until you notice those quad headlamps. Then you realise that it is fitted with a larger rear screen and more prominent rear wings while the cabin features front head restraints that double as picnic tables for the occupants of the back seat. This is the one and only example of the Star Sapphire Mk. 2. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE ORIGINAL RELIANT REGAL? The Reliant 3/25 family is so well-known in the UK that the impact of the original Regal three-wheeler is frequently overlooked. Today they are chiefly spotted at car shows or in the background of 1950s and 1960s British film, but this was the vehicle that helped to transform the marque’s image. MEET THE OWNER – MATT HOUGHTON AND HIS FORD GRANADA MK. I ESTATE The Ford Granada Mk. I Estate has to be one of the most attractive station wagons of the 1970s – and the rarest. Some of us of a certain age will remember the green metallic example driven by “Jeffrey Fourmile” in George and Mildred and today Matt’s 1975 2.5 “Series 2” is almost guaranteed to cause a sensation. After all, there can be very few examples of a ‘completely unrestored original 45,000-mile car never been welded or messed about with’ still on the road. What to do if you’ve lost your MOT certificate An MOT has been an important part of owning a vehicle for many years. It’s a test that is carried out on cars, vans, campervans, motorbikes and lorries annually. If you’re buying a new vehicle, it will require its first test after three years – and yearly after that. DO YOU REMEMBER - THE SUNBEAM HARRINGTON ALPINE? In the years immediately before the launch of the MGB GT in 1965, a sports car enthusiast who craved greater weather protection for winter had a limited choice. None of the “Big Five” manufacturers offered a sleek 2+2 tourer with the partial exception of the Consul Capri GT. However, the sort of motorist who favoured flat hats and club blazers would probably have regarded the Ford as transport for flashy types who used too much aftershave. How to care for your classic convertible’s hood While you might have classic car insurance in place to protect you against any mishaps, you don’t really want to be claiming on your policy for something that was avoidable. That’s why we’re bringing you some tips on how to care for your classic convertible’s hood. SPOT-ON MODELS – A CELEBRATION During the 1960s Tri-ang’s “Spot-On” models - so-called because its products were precisely to 1/42 scale – often seemed a cut above those of Corgi or Dinky. Sales commenced in April 1959 and from the outset their die-cast toys featured interior detailing, predating both of its major rivals. They also adopted a ‘constant scale’ policy, at a time when the products of other manufacturers would vary according to need. THE FIAT X1/9 - A CELEBRATION When Tony Bastable took the Fiat X1/9 through its paces for Thames Television’s Drive In - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvLyqB8MPrQ - he reported ‘it’s got style, its lively and it handles beautifully’. At that time British motorists had been awaiting imports of the X1/9 for several years. By 1974 Radbourne Racing Ltd. offered a RHD conversion, but it would not be until January 1977 when Fiat would officially launch a UK-market version. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE SUNBEAM STILETTO? The year is 1967, and your dilemma is a) craving a new Porsche 911 while b) having a most unsympathetic bank manager. Fortunately, the Rootes Group had just launched a new car ‘for men whose wives think they’ve given up sports cars’. The advertisement further invited the reader to ‘show her how luxuriously saloon it is – four deep seats, the front ones reclining, plenty of room, and swish twin headlamps’. CORGI TOYS - A TRIBUTE In July 1965, the nation’s toy shops stocked a new type of die-cast model car – ‘Corgi Toys - ‘The One’s With Windows’. At a time when rival products lacked such a feature, this was important news indeed for the discerning consumer. Corgi cars also came in individual illustrated boxes while Dinky Toys supplied their products in trade-packs to retailers. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE VAUXHALL CAVALIER SPORTS HATCH? When Autocar tested the 2.0 GLS Sports Hatch in February 1980, they accurately described it as ‘just plain nice’. It was a truly desirable machine – less overtly aggressive in appearance than the Ford Capri Mk. III - and a Jade Green Metallic Sports Hatch was as much of its era as bomber jackets and Harp lager in thin glasses. And although the Cavalier Mk. I was Luton’s interpretation of the Opel Manta B; the Sports Hatch was a British creation. THE AUSTIN LANCER AND THE MORRIS MAJOR – A CELEBRATION While watching certain Australian television shows during the 1970s and 1980s, I sometimes noticed a very peculiar looking car in some background shots. Whether the programme was Skippy – which I will admit to enjoying, Prisoner: Cell Block H (which I won’t) or the early BBC screening of Neighbours (ditto), there might be a vehicle resembling a love-child of a Wolseley 1500 and a Ford Anglia 105E. Car of the month! We wanted our last ‘Car of the Month’ award of 2020 to be extra special and the winning recipient’s classic is just that – a 1973 Porsche 914-4! Paul Hibbert entered his example into the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership display at last month’s online NEC event and was crowned the winner! Painted in period ‘’Zambezi Green’ and with classic Fuchs alloy wheels, we can see why it captured viewers’ attention. MEET THE OWNER – DEAN USHER AND HIS VAUXHALL VIVA HC During the (very remote) youth of this writer, there were three virtually guaranteed sights in his Hampshire village. Firstly, as if by ancient rite, every farmyard had to contain a disused Audax-series Hillman Minx. Secondly, every week a dark green Ford Transit Mk. I mobile shop would dispense Twix bars and other essentials to the remote settlements of the A27-belt. And thirdly, no day seemed to pass without sighting of at least one Vauxhall Viva HC. MEET THE OWNER – TONY HORWOOD AND HIS RENAULT 16 TX Tony very accurately describes his 1978 Renault as ‘Uniquely stylish’, for the 16 could never be confused with any other car. It is a vehicle that revels in its idiosyncrasies such as the virtually hidden handbrake and the many and various ways of arranging the passenger accommodation. After all, very few cars can boast a rear seat folding mechnanism that involves suspending the backrest from the grab handles. Lancaster Insurance’ Christmas Opening/Closing Times From everybody at Lancaster Insurance, we hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a prosperous start to the New Year! Below are the opening and closing times over the festive period, should you need to speak to one of our team. MEET THE OWNER – CHRIS FIGG AND HIS AUSTIN METRO VANDEN PLAS Chris had two reasons for buying his Cashmere Gold Austin Metro Vanden Plas. Firstly, he is a fan of the Kingsbury-based coachbuilder, and also owns a VDP 1500. Secondly, he has also been a Metro enthusiast ‘since the launch at the NEC in 1980...queuing up at the stand waiting to sit in this award-winning car’. MEET THE OWNER – AUBONE BRADDON AND HIS FORD ESCORT GHIA MK. II ‘People really like her. I think it is because she is exactly as she came out of the showroom and not been made into another modified Escort in bright orange. She appeals to all ages. The longer I have kept her, the more interest she gets’. Aubone is an Anglia enthusiast of many years standing, but his taste in Fords is not restricted to the 105E. MFJ 839 W is one of the last Escort Mk. IIs – and it looks quite resplendent in “Diamond White”. TEN BYGONE CAR ACCESSORIES FOR CHRISTMAS It is the morning of the 25th December, and you are handing a carefully wrapped package. What could be the wonders contained inside? At worst, it could be the box-set of every edition of Take The High Road -the soap opera where nothing seemed to happen bar the theft of a jar of raspberry jam from the local shop. But, the gift could equally be the accessory you had long craved to enhance your car of choice. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE BORGWARD ISABELLA? ‘A combination of everything that is best in Continental craftsmanship plus the experience gained in many racing successes in the 1,500cc class’. At first glance, this may appear typical 1956 vintage advertising copy designed to persuade a motorist to call FREmantle 5471 to arrange a test drive. Yet the Borgward Isabella really was that good – and in fact, has a fair claim to being one of the finest German cars of the 1950s. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE WOLSELEY SIX? ‘Wolseley elegance comes from having the right background’. At first glance, this appears to be a prime example of 1972-vintage automotive snobbery - targeting the sort of motorist who regarded crazy paving as the pinnacle of architectural achievement. Yet, the Six, the latest flagship of BL’s “Landcrab” family, really was a rather splendid machine. MEET THE OWNER – JOHN LANGFORD AND HIS AUSTIN J40 John Langford has recently taken delivery of an Austin convertible, one that is resplendent in Speedwell Blue. Here is a car that offered virtually everything to the discerning motorist, from the Art Deco fascia to the well-upholstered bench seat. The fuel bills amount to precisely nil, and the sole drawbacks of the J40 are the limited top speed - and the fact that anyone over the age of nine will not be able to fit in it. MEET THE OWNER – MICHAEL SPINK AND HIS FORD CORSAIR GT CONVERTIBLE Back in 2005 Michael Spink was presented with one of the finest wedding presents for any car enthusiast - his wife had commissioned the restoration, ‘in secret’, of his 1965 Corsair GT Convertible. He had actually acquired MML 443 C in 1988, but it was garaged in 1996 following transmission issues. Incredibly, the refurbishment process took just 12 weeks, and today the Ford looks fit for a journey to Carnaby Street, preferably accompanied by the sounds of The Yardbirds singing For Your Love. DO YOU REMEMBER - THE MORRIS MARINA AND ITAL VAN? There are certain sights and sounds that can immediately recapture the past – Nigel Planer singing Hole in My Shoe, the opening to The Comic Strip Presents... – and the sight of a well-preserved Marina or Ital Van. It would not be a typical month in 1980s suburbia without seeing a BT Morris attending to yet another malfunctioning telephone box. Seven More Nearly Extinct Cars All of them even rarer than your average Bentley S3 Continental - ALFA ROMEO 90 - Today the 90 is almost as forgotten as the works of Doctor & The Medics. On its launch in 1984, it suffered from a significant challenge – its appearance. In essence, the latest Alfa Romeo combined the Alfetta Berlina with the 2.5-litre engine from the Six and looks that harked back to The Protectors. Autocar thought ‘there was a good car looking to get out’, but the 90 would ‘mainly interest the dedicated Alfa Romeo enthusiast’. Club of the Month! Our final Club of the Month award of 2020 goes to the Morris Marina Owners Club & Morris Ital Register! Started in 1984 by Frank Philips and Clive Higgins, in the year that the last Morris Ital was built, the Club has supported owners of the Morris Marina, Ital and all of its derivatives with its mission statement to ‘Inform –Preserve - Drive – Enjoy.’ Alex Cursley – review of final round of Hyundai Coupe Cup 2020 Our sponsored driver, Alex Cursley, has been back in action in the Hyundai Coupe Cup 2020 and below he takes us through the events of the final round. “The final round was held at Oulton Park in Cheshire and it would decide who would be the 2020 series champion. Meet the owner Ian Mackenzie and his Wolseley 1100 ‘It’s either older folk remembering having one and anyone under 40 asking what it is! It still staggers me that it was the bestselling car in the UK of the ‘sixties and yet by the late ‘eighties they’d all but disappeared from the road!’ How to make sure your classic car value is reflected correctly In the world of classic cars, a rare vehicle is highly prized. But when it comes to getting insurance for your pride and joy, its uniqueness presents problems. So how can you ensure that the agreed valuation really reflects what it would cost you to replace your car? What are the key things that valuers look for? Read on for our guide. Where to store your classic car Putting your classic into ‘hibernation’ is well advised as it’ll help to protect it from the elements – but where’s best to store it? Not everyone has access to a secure garage, while those that do will be wondering whether to use it for their everyday car or vacate it for their classic. Meet the Owner - David Henderson and his Saab 99 GL The Turbo almost inevitably dominates the Saab 99 story, but during the 1980s you were far more likely to encounter the cheaper but equally appealing GL. In June 1978 Car praised its ‘unexpectedly lively performance’, ‘crisp handling’, ‘good riding comfort’ plus the Saab’s ‘solidity and roadworthiness’. Few could ask for more in a family saloon – especially one equipped with a heated driver’s seat. 6 reasons to buy a classic as your first car Everyone remembers their first car – some stick in the memory for good reasons, while others are remembered less fondly. If you’re in the market for your first car, make sure you choose wisely – and that includes considering a classic. How to get a birth certificate for your classic car When you’re the owner of a classic car, history matters. Your car is a remarkable survivor from an earlier age, with its own story to tell and secrets to keep. A vehicle birth certificate (also known as a heritage certificate) is a useful document confirming the origins of your classic car. Why should you sell your car at auction? If you’ve decided that now is the time to sell your classic car, you’ve got a few options to weigh up. You can sell it privately, take it to a specialist dealer or try your luck at the auction. The Jensen 541S - A Celebration The year is 1960, the venue is the London Motor Show, and the place is Stand 134. Of course, any car that hailed from the West Bromwich factory was an object of desire, but the new Jensen 541S was especially eye-catching. It was not just that it was four inches wider than the outgoing 541R or that it boasted a conventional grille, rather than the familiar adjustable panel. The Jensen on display at Earls Court was Britain’s first car fitted with seat-belts as standard equipment. In the world of classic cars, a rare vehicle is highly prized. But when it comes to getting insurance for your pride and joy, its uniqueness presents problems. With a modern car, it’s simple to work out its market value – but with a classic, it’s a little trickier. Classic three-wheelers we love The sight of a three-wheel classic out on the UK roads is enough to put a smile on anyone’s face. They are something of a novelty these days, but did you know that the first cars sported just three wheels? Important Dates in British Motoring History Your quick crib sheet for winning a car-related argument. 5 reasons to invest in a BMW Z3 If you remember when the BMW Z3 first hit the roads, hearing that the two-seater roadster turns 25 this year might make you feel a touch on the old side. But that means the car has now entered into ‘classic’ territory, with its timeless, dynamic and highly attractive design making it an appealing option for classic car enthusiasts. Meet The Owners – Rebecca And Stephen’s Mini Jet Black and Red Hot Back in 1988, the Mini Jet Black was your passport to Yuppie success – all for a mere £4,282. Not only did it boast tinted glass, a push-button radio, front head restraints and black velour trim, there were even red seat belts to match the proud owner’s braces. Matching the Mini that looks ‘Smooth on The Streets’ was the “Red Hot” – ‘Hot Stuff For Cold Nights!’. The Bond Cars of Sean Connery In tribute to the late Sean Connery - a few facts about his 007 transport: Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, With Discovery, Online Edition Raises Over £45,000 For Sporting Bears The online edition of this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, raised a whopping £45,000 for the Sporting Bears Motor Club – matching the Bears’ best ever year of fundraising at the NEC. The Lady Riva - A Celebration Signs that you are reaching old age – a) realising that The Young Ones first aired 38 years ago and b) that there are just 41 Rivas believed to remain on the road in this country. The BMW Baroque Angel – a Celebration If you were reading the 11th October edition of Autocar in 1957, you might have noticed an advertisement headlined ‘For the Discerning Motorist’. Naturally, you read on, as this clearly referred to a driver such as yourself, one who appreciated ‘Sober elegance of line, outstanding performance, admirable road holding and first-class craftsmanship’. How to prevent damage to your campervan windscreen The windscreen of a classic camper is particularly vulnerable to harm. Any self-respecting owner won’t want the head-turning powers of their retro vehicle to be spoilt by some unsightly cracks or chips. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE SIMCA 1501? A Simca 1501 was not exactly a rarity during the 1970s, yet it always seemed faintly exotic in comparison with its near contemporary, the Hillman Hunter. The styling, although clearly dating from the previous decade, was an intriguing blend of French and Detroit while the interior had the chintzy decor of a suburban living room. Besides, a fine example of the Simca had pride of place in the 1972 edition of Motor Cars; A Ladybird “Recognition” Book. Can you convert a classic car to electric? When it comes to driving in the UK, there is no doubt that the future is electric. So what impact could this electric revolution have on classic cars? And what would be the implications for classic car insurance? Let’s take a closer look below. Season review from Brian Chandler and the BC Car Motorsport team Here the Lancaster Insurance sponsored BC Car Motorsport team give us an insight into how the 2020 Mazda season was for them. “Well 2020 turned out to be a strange year at BC Cars Motorsport. Covid 19 changed everything. When we were allowed to get back on track on 1st July, we had to work with our partners, race organisers, mechanics and drivers to get everyone ready and make the most of what would be available to us and we still got some surprises! For 2020 we would end up supporting nine Mazda MX5s across a reduced calendar of four rounds. The plan was Cadwell Park, Anglesey, Silverstone and Brands Hatch. How to protect your campervan keys Whether you’re at home, in the supermarket or at the beach, we all know that sinking feeling when you’re looking for your campervan keys and you have the sudden realisation you’ve lost them. Or even worse, they’ve been stolen! What can you see at Haynes Motor Museum? Before your trip, do check that all exhibits you want to see are open, book your ticket, and make sure you’ve got great insurance to cover your own vehicle for any mishaps along the way! What is a classic car Breakfast Club? What better excuse than to have a hearty breakfast waiting for you at the end of your drive, followed by a display of incredible cars at some of the UK’s finest motoring destinations. What more could you ask for on a Sunday morning? THE STERLING – THE ALL-AMERICAN ROVER ‘Such a timeless sense of freedom, such effortless motion, can only come from a land where traditions of craftsmanship and luxury are skilfully combined with the precision and power of modern engineering’. 5 of the best scenic UK road trips Owing to recent travel restrictions, classic car enthusiasts might be itching to get back behind the wheel of their beloved motors again. And with foreign holidays off the menu a scenic UK road trip could be a perfect remedy. 7 ways to personalise your classic campervan The options for adding personality to your campervan are limitless. Here are a few tips and insights to get you started on making your cherished camper truly feel like a home on wheels. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE FIAT 124 SPORT COUPE? When Fiat launched their 124 saloon in 1966, few observers would have been surprised to learn that they were planning a two-door high-performance version. However, when the 124 Sport Coupe made its bow in 1967, it immediately became an object of desire. In the UK, the new Fiat seemed far removed from half-day closing on a Wednesday and Z-Cars in the evening. How to choose the right leisure battery for your motorhome Whether you’re a fan of wild camping far away from civilization or prefer a full-service campsite with all the mod cons, a reliable source of power is a must. After all there’s nothing better than a nice cup of tea on a sunny morning or a light to see by during a stormy night. THE SUNBEAM FROM ITALY – THE VENEZIA At first sight, it could be a car that belongs to the world of La Dolce Vita; transport for Marcello Mastroianni or Sophia Loren to Rome’s finest nightclubs. Almost every detail is reminiscent of 1960s European glamour - until you notice the grille’s similarity to the Humber Sceptre Mk.I and the Sunbeam Rapier Mk. V. And while the coachwork was indeed the work of Carrozzeria Touring, the running gear hailed from Coventry. The best classic two-seater convertibles Convertible cars let us squeeze every last bit of warm weather from our summers. What else gives you that wind-in-the-hair sensation? And when you buy a classic convertible, it’s the kind of investment that just keeps on giving. The Slough Citroën DS Pallas – A Celebration As a Citroën devotee of many years standing, there is one model in particular that I crave – the Slough-built DS Pallas. Here are my impressions from a Classic & Sports Car feature from five years ago: Car auction myths busted! Whether it’s a bargain in need of some TLC or a beautifully preserved original, there are plenty of ways a seller can entice a would-be buyer. However, there are many car auction myths floating around, among both buyers and sellers, that need busting! MEET THE OWNER - JERRAMY TOPPING AND HIS 1950 FORDSON E83W In the 1950s, no line of traffic would have been complete without an example of the E83W range en route to delivering coal, laundry, milk or, in summer, ice cream cornets. Their rate of progress could never be described as ‘rapid’ – there appears to be no instance of an E83W getaway vehicle in a British B-film – but they were almost guaranteed to reach their destination. CAR OF THE MONTH – TONY PENMAN’S TOYOTA MR2 MK. II TURBO Back in the early 1990s when Tony passed his driving test, he craved a Toyota MR2 Mk. II – “but the bank manager thwarted this ambition”. A few years later, he came close to owning one of these fine machines – “but my wife talked me out of it as it was not a practical machine for work purposes”. However, two years ago the Penman fleet was, at long last, joined by a 1990 turbo-charged Revision 1 –“a private import from Japan”. DO YOU REMEMBER - THE TRIUMPH 2500S? Some cars – no names – merely peter out at the end of a long run. A few conclude their career in a morass of special edition versions, festooned with stripes and wheel trims. And a select few ceased production on a high note – the Ford Capri 280 Brooklands, the Mini in 2000 and the Triumph 2500S. THE SUNBEAM ALPINE GT – A CELEBRATION The clocks have changed, and there is a certain crispness in the air – in short, it is that time of the year when many classic sports car enthusiasts start considering a coupe rather than a convertible. However, the Sunbeam Alpine GT, with its detachable roof and soignée lines, really was the best of both worlds – assuming you only required two seats. A TRIBUTE TO GENEVIEVE As we all know, this year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run has been cancelled due to COVID-19 - https://www.veterancarrun.com/. As a tribute to this great event and to anticipate its return in 2021, here are twenty facts about Genevieve – one of the greatest films of all time: At Lancaster Insurance, we have worked closely with Sporting Bears for a number of years. We are a huge supporter of the club and wanted to shine a light on the fantastic work they do for charity and show how we can all get involved. Why motorhomes are one of the safest ways to holiday after lockdown Let’s look at the reasons why motorhome holidays are booming, and why motorhome insurance is essential for protecting your home on wheels. 2020 Hyundai Coupe Cup – review so far by Alex Cursley The 2020 Hyundai Coupe Cup season has been shorter than normal due to the current situation. With racing starting in August, we talk to our sponsored driver, Alex Cursley, as he looks back on the season ahead of the Championship decider at Oulton Park this Saturday (31st October). A TRIBUTE TO ABINGDON On the 24th October 1980, one of the world’s most famous car factories closed its doors. Here we pay tribute to just some of the cars that were made in Abingdon. Can you drive a motorhome on prescription medication? All drivers know it’s illegal to drive if they’re impaired by alcohol or illegal drugs. But did you know the rules also apply to prescription drugs? MEET THE OWNER – DUNCAN HURST AND HIS ROVER P4 110 A few days ago we featured the Ledbury Maestro owned by Glyn Andrews - but it is far from the only classic Rover in the family. Only last month, his son Duncan became the proud owner of a last-of-the-line 1964 P4 110. Classic car road tax explained There are many benefits to be had from running a classic car besides being both fun and a useful investment. Classics can be surprisingly economical, as some essential items like Read this guide to classic car road tax and get informed. LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY, GOES ONLINE FOR CELEBRATION OF MUCH MISSED SEASON FINALE The organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, will celebrate the much-missed season finale with a free-to-attend online event held on Saturday 14 November. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE TOYOTA CROWN SUPER SALOON? Six years ago, while attending a Classic & Sports Car shoot, I had the great pleasure of encountering a car that had fascinated my ten-year-old self. The S110-series Toyota Crown Super more than fulfilled my expectations, being a vehicle of charm, presences and, yes, style. MEET THE OWNER – RICHARD HANLON AND HIS RENAULT 17TS Back in 2009 Renault enthusiast, Richard Hanlon ‘was geared up to go over to Ireland to buy a pale metallic green 15 which I had been hankering after for a long period. I had a flight booked in the outbound direction, and a ferry booked home again; when the news came that it had been unexpectedly sold locally’. Should you buy a left-hand drive classic car? Whether you’re desperate for the American muscle of a Ford Mustang from the late Sixties or the pretty Italian charms of a Fiat Barchetta from the mid Nineties, there’s a lot to consider when poring over left-hand drive classics. Seven Chrysler UK/Talbot Special Editions Which of these seven fine cars would have lured you into your local dealership? 1972 Hillman Avenger Top Hat The Avenger was only two years into its production run when Chrysler UK unveiled the Top Hat. MEET THE OWNER – GLYN ANDREWS AND HIS LEDBURY MAESTRO ‘My brother owned an early MG Maestro back in the day with a talking digital readout, that was quite something at the time and quite liked them ever since but never owned one’. Lancaster Insurance MG Owners’ Club 2020 Race Championship at Silverstone This Sunday sees the finale of the Lancaster Insurance MG Owners’ Club 2020 Race Championship at Silverstone (International)! Better still, you can catch the action live as it’s been streamed on 247. Timings are subject to change but the MGOC Race Championship competitors are due to take to the track at 9am, 11.30am and 3.25pm 40 YEARS OF THE AUSTIN METRO Wednesday 8th October 1980 saw the debut of the Austin Metro. Here are 40 gripping facts about one of British Leyland’s most important cars. The Jaguar Mk. VII at 70 Seventy years ago today (16th October), Jaguar introduced a large saloon that epitomised the famous slogan ‘Grace, Space, Pace’. Here are 20 facts about the Mk. VII family. MEET THE OWNER – SEAN GREENWOOD AND HIS AUSTIN MONTEGO 1.3 “BASE” In February of this year, Sean decided to take a walk on the mild side and purchase a 1985-model Austin Montego 1.3 “Base”. Which is best – caravan or motorhome? Which is best – caravan or motorhome? It’s a great question and one that anyone getting into the world of ‘on the road’ holidays will ask themselves. Just as with finding the right motorhome insurance you’ll need to weigh up a fair amount of options before coming to a conclusion. Meet The Owner – Andy Wheeler And His Vauxhall Vx 4/90 Fe It would be fair to say that Andy Wheeler is a devotee of the last of the “traditional” big Vauxhalls and when he discovered NGP 470 P for sale - ‘by pure chance’ – he knew that he had to buy it. The Corona Rt40 – The First Toyota In Britain The 1965 London Motor Show was full with exciting new models; the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, the Aston Martin DB6, the Vauxhall Cresta PC, the Triumph 1300 and the MGB GT. There was also a quartet from a Japanese firm named Toyota. The entry-level Corona saloon cost £790 16ds 11d, the three-door station wagon £843 14s, the 1600S four-door £1,077 4s 10d and the 1600S Coupe £1,194 3d. The Deux Chevaux Club of Great Britain was founded in 1978 by and aims to bring together the 2CV community to enjoy their shared passion. Where will your next 4x4 adventure take you? Whilst getting out and exploring the British countryside in our 4x4s may have been put on hold for part of this year, there is still plenty to look forward to for the remainder of 2020 and onwards! Whether you prefer your voyages to be muddy, fast paced and full of action or to simply admire the countryside, off the beaten track, below is a guide to help you get the best experience from your prized off-roader. Lancaster Insurance widens MG schemes Lancaster Insurance has further cemented its association with the MG marque by extending its specialist scheme for club members, meaning owners of the F and TF can enjoy a range of classic benefits. The classic car insurance specialist has widened its acceptance criteria to encompass these modern classics and it can now arrange cover for drivers from 19 years old providing they have held a full UK license for two years, dependent on usage and circumstance, Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, postponed to 2021 due to Covid uncertainty The organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, have decided there is no alternative but to postpone the 2020 event, due to be held this November, despite pulling out all the stops to try and make the annual season finale happen. MEET THE OWNER – JOHN BALL AND HIS FORD ZEPHYR-SIX MK. I John became a devotee of the “Five Star Ford” back in 1967 when he bought a green Consul Mk. I – ‘and I passed my driving test in her’. Car of the Month - Rick Burmingham and his Morris Marina 1.8 HL Mr. Burmingham never really noticed the Marina ‘until my dad bought a used 1.3 saloon in 1975.’ That Morris proved so reliable that four years later ‘he insisted on me buying a 1.3 Coupe to replace a rusting Mini’. What to do if your motorhome gets stuck in the mud Getting stuck on a campsite or even in a layby can be very frustrating and embarrassing but remember, it can happen to even the most experienced of travellers. Can a motorhome blow over? While it’s strongly advised that you shouldn’t drive in difficult weather conditions, sometimes it’s simply unavoidable. But what are the dangers and likelihood of your motorhome actually being blown over by the wind? And what can you do to prevent this? MEET THE OWNER – KEN COOKE AND HIS AUSTIN 101 VAN When Ken Cooke was a 17-year-old apprentice painter, one of the vehicles he was called on to finish was an early Morris-Commercial J Van. How to research the history of your classic car Has anyone interesting owned the car before you, are the manuals and other ephemera still lying in the glove box? All this adds value and is a great talking point at classic car events. ALMOST EXTINCT – SEVEN RARE CLASSICS There is, as many of us are all too aware, a grim fasciation in perusing www.howmanyleft.co.uk for the numbers of once-familiar sights. Here are seven cars that are on the verge of vanishing from our roads. The Ford Consul and Zephyr-Six Mk.I At 70 Seventy years ago, two of the stars of the 1950 London Motor Show could be found at Stand 154. The Ford Consul and Zephyr-Six not only promised ‘motoring satisfaction at a minimum of cost’ they also appeared startlingly modern in comparison with the Anglia E494, the Prefect and the V8 Pilot. THE VAUXHALL VIVA HC AT 50 Sometimes age catches up with even the most alert of classic enthusiasts – not least the fact that on the 1st October the Vauxhall Viva HC celebrates its 50th birthday. Diana Rigg 1938 - 2020 As with many of my generation, I first encountered The Avengers in the 1980s, when Channel Four re-screened Series Five – and after just one episode, I was a devotee for life. There was the theme tune by Laurie Johnson and the villains played by Peters Bowles and Wyngarde, or Kenneth J Warren; eccentrics, mad scientists and bounders who try to maintain the status quo by any means possible. Of course, there were also the motor cars. THE CITROEN GS AT 50 On 24th August 1970, Citroën unveiled a car that redefined mass-motoring – the GS. Here are 20 facts concerning this most remarkable of cars: Meet the Owner - Terry Temlett and his Ford Anglia 105E Estate Several of our blogs have covered cars that were once as familiar as listening to Alan Freeman announce Pick of The Pops – and possibly none less so than Terry’s 1965 Anglia Estate. He came by it ‘on Facebook Marketplace; and purchased after inspection’. The condition was ‘minor fettling required’ and the Ford was a natural choice of classic as ‘I served my apprenticeship on 105Es’. The Original Sunbeam Rapier – A Celebration It is a testament to the Sunbeam Rapier that it managed to cause a stir at the 1955 Earls Court Motor Show despite competition from the Citroën DS, the Jaguar 2.4 and the MGA to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. Every detail, from the ivory-coloured steering wheel to the two-tone paint finish denoted ‘The car that has everything!’. Yes, here was an affordable grand tourer that was so up to the minute it even lacked a starter button. MEET THE OWNER – MARK MCCLELLAND AND HIS VAUXHALL ASTRA GTE MK. I Many readers will immediately recognise Mark McClelland’s Astra GTE Mk. I as A 641 SPO won third prize at the 2016 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show “Pride of Ownership”. Incredibly, THE MOT TEST AT 60 – A CELEBRATION 1) The Test was introduced on Monday 12th September 1960. At that time it was voluntary and only applied to cars aged ten years or older THE FORD ESCORT MK.III AT 40 September 1980 saw Ford unveil the latest Escort - and to celebrate four decades of what was once Britain’s most popular car, here are 21 thrilling facts: THE FIAT 600 MULTIPLA – A CELEBRATION Sixty years ago, contestants and officials at the Olympic Games were transported by a fleet of extremely distinctive Fiats. 7 classic cars made famous by Bond For nearly 60 years from ‘Dr. No’ to ‘No Time To Die’, cinema audiences around the world have been treated to 25 brilliantly breathtaking Bond movies. In that time, we’ve come to have certain expectations — exotic locations, vicious villains, beautiful women, preposterous plots, and crazy, gadget-laden car chases. We just hope Q has his classic car insurance up to date! Best classic cars for first-time owners Whatever your tastes – whether for sportiness, economy or sheer practicality – there’s a whole world of classics out there just waiting to be discovered. So what’s stopping you? Club of the month - Classic Camper Club This month the accolade goes to the Classic Camper Club, which will celebrate its 30th birthday next year! CAR OF THE MONTH – ALAN GRIEVE’S TRIUMPH STAG Thirty years ago, Alan was in search of a Triumph Stag ‘I’d been looking for one as I needed a four-seater for the children. CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW ORGANISERS PLEDGE SUPPORT TO SPORTING BEARS AS COVID-19 PUTS A HALT ON DREAM RIDES Plans for the 2020 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, are steaming ahead now that indoor exhibitions have the greenlight from government. #WheelMeetAgain In the strange times we find ourselves in, we completely understand that people will have their own views on events taking place, like the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery. Lancaster Insurance has further cemented its association with the MG marque by extending its specialist scheme for club members, meaning owners of the F and TF can enjoy a range of classic benefits. Deep cleaning tips for motorhome interiors Deep cleaning your motorhome before or after a journey is one of those essential tasks you need to undertake, along with making sure your vehicle is covered with motorhome insurance. Read on for our top cleaning tips, roll up your sleeves, and get ready to make your home on wheels sparkle! MEET THE OWNER – JAMES NICHOLSON AND HIS FIAT ARGENTA VOLUMEX Classic & Sports Car recently celebrated the Fiat Argenta as one of Martin Buckley’s “Guilty Pleasures”. MEET THE OWNER – ROBERT NUTTER AND HIS HILLMAN AVENGER 1500 GLS AND TIGER If you owned a Hillman Avenger 1500 GLS back in 1973, it was obvious you were the kind of person who was ‘going places’. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE AUSTIN A125 SHEERLINE? In 1947 Austin announced, ‘news of the first importance to the discerning motorist’ with the introduction of the new Sheerline. THE VOLVO 144 - A CELEBRATION Some cars, as we all know, are taken for granted due to their sheer familiarity. The 140 series was a presence on British roads for many years, as well as starring in The Good Life. THE MG Y SALOON – A CELEBRATION The year is 1947 and visitors to the Earls Court Motor Show are presented with a ‘brilliant new Member of the famous MG breed’. THE MGB V8 – A CELEBRATION On the 15th August 1973, MG announced a new model that offered ‘a unique combination of timeless good looks, high geared and effortless long distance travel, superb road-holding and handling. MEET THE OWNER – DARREN CANTRILL AND HIS VAUXHALL VIVA HA SL90 Three months ago, Darren decided to buy a classic car from the year of his birth, and he came across a 1966 Viva SL90 on eBay. Celebrating 70 years of the VW Transporter The VW Transporter is an iconic vehicle that deserves its place in the automobile hall of fame. 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the much-loved Transporter. MEET THE OWNER – ALAN CARTWRIGHT AND HIS RENAULT SIETE 40-odd years ago, a holiday in Spain represented a prime opportunity for the British motor enthusiast to experience vehicles that he or she was unlikely to encounter at home. MEET THE OWNER – GRAHAM CARTER AND HIS HUMBERSIDE POLICE FORD CONSUL GT As many readers already know, sourcing and restoring an ex-police car is a significant undertaking, from the challenges of locating the correct items of equipment to actually finding an authentic vehicle. THE STRANGE WORLD OF THE ZUNDAPP JANUS In 1957 a new Zündapp Janus 750 offered the discerning motorist a technical specification that included rack & pinion steering, four-speed transmission, front Macpherson struts and a 12-volt electrical system. THE DAIHATSU COMPAGNO – THE FIRST JAPANESE CAR SOLD IN BRITAIN In 1964 the average motoring enthusiast would have been forgiven for overlooking the news that the Daihatsu Compagno was soon to be officially available in the UK. This was, after all, the year of the Sunbeam Tiger, the 4.2-litre Jaguars E-Type and Mk. X, the Austin 1800, the Vanden Plas Princess 4-Litre R and the Humber Imperial. Do you remember - The Bedford Chevanne? Looking on How Many Are Left can be an immensely depressing experience, one almost on a par with watching Celebrity Municipal Refuse Tip Challenge on Channel Five. You idly search for well-remembered vehicles of your youth, only to discover their survival rate is in single figures. To learn that only six examples of the Bedford Chevanne remain on the road The New Avengers re-visited Over the past few months, I have taken the opportunity to re-visit certain television shows of the past. Here are my observations on the thrill a minute series that was The New Avengers. Meet the Owner - Sean Puckle and his Ford Cortina Ghia MK.IV It would be fair to say that Sean is a long-term Cortina devotee – ‘I’ve had loads back in the day. In recent years I had a Concours 1600E Mk. II and I sild a lovely P reg 2000E last year, so this Ghia replaced it. I must always have a Cortina in my life - it’s like putting on an old slipper!’ Do You Remember - The Morris 1800 MK.1? In the 1960s the British Motor Corporation was renowned – or notorious, depending on your point of view – for its “badge-engineering”. This would occasionally result in some very short-lived modes, such as the Morris 1800 Mk. I, which debuted in 1966 and lasted only until the launch of the Mk. II “Landcrab” in 1968. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE VAUXHALL VENTORA FE? Forty-five years ago, I regarded the FE-Series Ventora as one of the most handsome cars you were likely to encounter in the not very mean streets of Fareham. The vaguely Pontiac-style lines, the quad headlamps, the vinyl roof and the sound of that 3.3-litre straight-six engine denoted a car of modest but genuine distinction. Test your classic car knowledge with Lancaster Insurance Top Trumps packs To celebrate our love for classic cars, Lancaster Insurance is giving enthusiasts another opportunity to purchase its Special Edition Top Trumps packs. Club of the month – Blackpool Thunder Car Club Launched this month (July), Blackpool Thunder is a TVR club for the 21st Century. Spearheaded by Steve Charlesworth, Alex Leith and Howard Bryan, the club is run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts and welcomes all TVR owners and fans. CAR OF THE MONTH – FRED DUKES AND HIS 1958 BEDFORD CA “ARISTOCRAT” When you see a 1958 Bedford CA “Aristocrat”, you instantly know you are in the presence of a vehicle of distinction. There is the timber framing on the bodywork, the wonderfully over-the-top bonnet mascot and the opening Perspex rear windows. How to save money on your next campervan holiday Hitting the road in a classic camper can be a dream holiday but it also comes at a cost. If your last campervan trip cost more than you planned, make sure you follow these tips for a more affordable adventure next time. MEET THE OWNER – ANDREW PYLE AND HIS VAUXHALL VIVA HA GT BRABHAM In our last blog about the Viva HB Brabham, we noted its HA predecessor and how just one is believed to survive. The owner of that very car recently contacted us and so here is the story of Andrew Pyle’s Vauxhall - one of the most exclusive vehicles ever to wear the Griffin badge. THE JAGUAR XJ COUPE - A CELEBRATION Some cars have the rare distinction of being even more exquisite in the metal than they are in PR photos – such as the Jaguar XJ Coupe. 60 YEARS OF SEAT BELTS IN BRITISH CARS The Jensen 541S was quite a star of the 1960 London Motor Show. As compared with its 541R predecessor, it was four inches wider, lacked the familiar adjustable front air flap and featured a limited-slip differential and Dunlop disc brakes fore and aft. THE HISTORY OF THE HIGHWAY CODE In 1931, HM Government published a new book for ‘ the instruction and education of all road users as to their duties and obligations to one another and to the community as a whole’. THE AUSTIN MINI METRO – A CELEBRATION The 1980 International Motor Show was quite an event for my ten-year-old self, and two cars in particular attracted vast crowds at the NEC. MEET THE OWNERS – FRED DUKES AND ADRIAN MILLER WITH THEIR VAUXHALL VIVA BRABHAMS Some vehicles take on an almost mythical quality; such is their rarity; the Morris-badged Metro Van, the basic-specification Austin A110 Westminster and, of course, the Brabham Viva HB. 60 YEARS OF THE BMC J4 Few light commercials are an essential part of 20th-century music and film culture – but the BMC J4 achieved this on two occasions. MEET THE OWNER – JOHN WORTH AND HIS “HEINZ 57” WOLSELEY HORNET The year is 1966 and families from Southampton to Croydon are avidly taking part in Heinz’s “Greatest Glow On Earth” competition. Entrants were asked to pair eight soups with a tempting array of main courses and to complete the phrase ‘I like to take Heinz soup on a picnic because…’. 60 YEARS OF THE PEUGEOT 404 In the 1960s, advertisements for the 404 might contain the phrase ‘wins again!’, for the mighty Peugeot took first place in the East African Safari no fewer than four times. Meet The Owner- Theo Kyriacou and His Lancia Trevi Anyone who visited the 1980 Motor Show will recall the crowds around the new Austin Min Metro and Ford Escort Mk. III – plus a new Lancia, for the Trevi made its British debut at the NEC. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE MG MAGNETTE ZA AND ZB? It would be fair to say that the Magnette ZA created quite a stir at the 1953 Motor Show. The name may have been borrowed from a pre-war racer, but it was the first MG with monocoque bodywork and the first to use the British Motor Corporation’s 1.5-litre ‘B-series’ unit. MEET THE OWNER – PAUL COLLARD AND HIS TRIUMPH RENOWN ‘I’ve always liked the ‘30s and ‘40s look of British cars - the sound, the leather, the body lines - but had only owned ‘70s Triumph Dolomites! Approaching retirement from Sussex Police, I started to look for the next Classic’. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE AUSTIN A70 HEREFORD? 2020 marks the 70th birthday of several key post-war models, from the Ford Zephyr Mk. I to the Jaguar Mk. MEET THE OWNER – TIM LEECH AND HIS ROVER V8S Forty-one years ago, the sight of a new Rover V8S in the company car park was a sign that its owner had ‘arrived’. Dos and don’ts when attending classic car shows Classic car shows are relaxed weekends that are fun for the whole family. To make the most out of your visit, we’ve listed a few simple dos and don’ts below. The pros and cons of owning a classic Thinking of buying a classic car? Fantastic idea! But before you dive into the world of Morris Minors or MG Midgets, it’s wise to take a moment to think. Classic cars that are family friendly Many classic car lovers dread having to give up their beloved motor when they start a family. But having kids doesn’t mean your days of stylish motoring are behind you. In fact, there are several models of classic car that will suit your love for all things retro and still fit two child seats in the back. THE MANY CARS OF PETER SELLERS Peter Sellers, who died forty years ago today, was quite possibly the greatest actor of post-war British cinema, despite a spate of dreadful pictures towards the end of his life. Mandatory MOTs to be reinstated from August Update: The government has confirmed that mandatory MOT testing will be introduced from 1st August in England, Scotland and Wales. The announcement comes with the gradual easing of lockdown restriction and rising traffic levels. Club of the month – Renault Owners’ Club The Renault Owners’ Club is run by a group of volunteers and is recognised and supported by Renault UK. CAR OF THE MONTH – CHRIS POLLIN’S PONTIAC TRANS AM When Chris Pollin takes his Trans Am for a spin, the public reaction is sometimes dramatic. This is hardly surprising, for not only is the Pontiac a rather magnificent vehicle in its own right, but it is also a doppelganger for the star of a certain television programme. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE MISTER SOFTEE ICE CREAM VAN? The arrival of an ice cream van was once as much a part of a summer evening as a schedule of television programmes that you would generally avoid. How to keep your classic car germ free How do you keep yourself and your family protected from the small but potentially serious risk of becoming infected by germs that have lingered on your dashboard or steering wheel? Our quick guide gives you the basics. How to manage on-board water in your motorhome Read on for our quick guide to water in your motorhome. And remember – a good water system is just one of the motorhome essentials you need to put in place. MEET THE OWNER – JAMES BARNES AND HIS MG METRO TURBO As the Metro approaches its 40th birthday, it seems only appropriate to pay tribute to one of the rarest and most desirable versions. 60 YEARS OF THE COMMER “SPACEVAN” As recently as the 1980s, you might regularly encounter a medium-sized van that resembled an inverted soap-dish. Overnight restrictions lifted for motorhome and campervan users in England UPDATE: the latest advice from the government yesterday makes it clear that camp sites and caravan parks in England can open from 4th July, if they are Covid-secure. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE MILK FLOAT? When the world was young and The Goodies ruled BBC2, the sound of a Wales and Edwards electric motor was as much a part of the morning’s routine as hearing the postman’s BLMC J4. MEET THE OWNER – STEVE WATKINS AND HIS 1982 TOYOTA HI-ACE DEVON CAMPER ‘I bought my Toyota Hi-Ace Campervan in 2018 having looked at VW “Bay Window” Vans, but I wanted something a bit more a) unusual and b) reliable’. MEET THE OWNER – CHRIS JAMES AND HIS NISSAN STANZA When looking at photographs of 1980s traffic, you often encounter Japanese cars that have now almost entirely vanished – the Mitsubishi Spacewagon, the second-generation Honda Accord, and the Nissan Stanza 60 YEARS OF THE VOLVO P1800 If you were watching ITV in the 1960s a Volvo P1800 would have seemed almost impossibly glamorous. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE ORIGINAL ALFA ROMEO ALFASUD? An Alfasud 1200 has to be one of the most popular choices for the ‘How Many Are Left” lists of cars. THE RANGE ROVER AT 50 The 17th June saw the launch of one of a select group of cars that deserves to be referred to as ‘iconic’. And so, here are 12 facts about the Range Rover: MEET THE OWNER – ANDREW JONES TURTON AND HIS TRIUMPH TOLEDO ‘I always get the “nice Dolomite mate” - I can’t help but put them right by telling them it’s a Toledo’. Andrew Jones Turton‘s 1973 example is now an unusual sight, but in their heyday, they were the Triumph that you were most likely to encounter outside of the Co-op. DO YOU REMEMBER THE STANDARD VANGUARD LUXURY SIX? In the 1970s I would occasionally encounter a well-polished blue & cream Vanguard Luxury Six. 60 YEARS OF THE LANCIA FLAVIA There are some cars that revel in their exuberance – their very appearance proclaims to the world ‘I’ve arrived and to prove it I’m here!’. WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE – A BOND 875? Some cars seemed destined to become remembered as only a “missing link” between two popular models, yet the 875 deserves a better fate. MEET THE OWNER – DOUG MOODY AND HIS FORD CORTINA “WOODY” ESTATE Doug Moody is the proud owner of a very fine collection of Consul Cortina Mk. Is – including a version that is widely remembered, despite it enjoying a limited production run. MEET THE OWNER – JOHN LONERGAN AND HIS FORD ESCORT POPULAR PLUS ‘I have lived at my present address since 1985 and didn’t know my close neighbour Keith had a car until about seven years later’. SUMMER MOTORING – 1970S STYLE As the summer approaches, here are seven recollections about the joys of holiday motoring during the 1970s DO YOU REMEMBER – THE PEUGEOT 604? 1975 saw the introduction of the three cars that shared the 2.7-litre V6 PRV engine. In this blog we’re not focusing on the major “Bond Cars” but the sort of vehicles that were within reach of the average cinema patron. Are you planning on buying a new classic? With lockdown being gradually eased and from Monday, car show rooms in England being able to trade, people appear to be turning their attentions to purchasing a new car. CAR OF THE MONTH – DAVID BROOKS AND HIS 1961 FORD PREFECT 107E Since we last met David’s Ford Prefect 107E, it has been treated to new main bearings and a fresh coat of paint. There have also been ‘little repairs’ to the off-side wheel arch and the bottom corner of the bonnet – and last year the Prefect appeared on the Boston Classic How to spot a gem when buying a classic car Buying a classic car should be one of the most exciting purchases of your life. These cars are treats for most people - a significant investment of money, time and emotion. Yet the reality is that many people find it a process fraught with danger and risk. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE ORIGINAL FORD CORTINA GT? ‘Pure Ford fire, neatly packed into the race-bred, over-square engine’. That is how Dagenham marketed their first post-war car to bear the “GT” badge. CLUB OF THE MONTH - THE "BEARS" The “Bears”, as they are affectionately known, are a dedicated group of classic car and sports car enthusiasts. Since the club was formed in 1989, their primary aim has been to raise money for children’s charities through their own social, dream rides and touring events, and to support other charitable events. REFLECTIONS ON THE 1970S CAR SHOW Our mission, should we decide to accept it, was to create an online event on the Classic Car Enthusiasts Forum – Powered by Lancaster Insurance that people could engage with throughout the Bank Holiday Weekend. It would embrace all forms of 1970s motoring life, from Dr. A.F. Kendal’s Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II and Peter R. MEET THE OWNER – LEWIS BUCHAN AND HIS 1964 SCAMMELL SCARAB In the 1950s and 1960s, you were as much likely to see a Scammell Scarab in red & cream British Railways livery as a Lyons Corner House or a police constable on point duty. Meet the Owner - Rich Philpot and his Triumph Herald 1200 Coupe ‘The original Herald design sketch was of a coupé. To my mind, it is the best-looking body style for a Herald, and the two-tone red and white paint is also my favourite colour combination’. And Rich Philpot’s 1963 example is the epitome of the Triumph that you could ‘Park With Pride!’ MOTORING – 1955 STYLE As road traffic is now reduced to 1955 levels, here is a glimpse into a lost world. MEET THE OWNER – SHANE FENTON AND HIS 1958 BEDFORD CA ‘I restore cars as a hobby and intended to give it a makeover, but to be honest, it’s too original, and I love it the way it is like a time machine’. THE ISETTA – THE BMW FROM BRIGHTON In the 1950s there were three British towns or boroughs associated with the assembly of overseas vehicles – Acton for Renault, Slough for Citroën and Brighton for the BMW Isetta. Can I drive my classic car during the coronavirus pandemic? UPDATE: the latest advice from the government makes it clear that non-essential travel in England over greater distances is now allowed. We have been receiving a lot of enquiries so have put together the guidance below to ensure you stay within the law as you take your classic car out again. THE TALBOT SOLARA – AN APPRECIATION Gavin Bushby is not only the Chairman of the Fiat Motor Club; he is also the proud owner of a very unusual Coventry-built saloon: a Talbot Solara Rapier. ‘Beautiful gold, with brown, brown, beige, and brown velour’. And the colour scheme was not the only attraction of this fine car as it presented the driver with plush ‘inserts on the door trim pads and ‘front hockey-stick armrests’. MEET THE OWNER – PATRICK BRADLEY AND HIS AUSTIN MONTEGO HL Thirty-four years ago, Patrick Bradley’s Austin Montego HL was as familiar a sight as people fleeing from Sigue Sigue Sputnik on Top of The Pops. He came this now rare car ‘last year as my dad had Maestros and Montego when I was a kid. I wanted to get one to remind me of my childhood. These cars were everywhere when I was growing up in the 90s – now there is hardly any left sadly.’ Affordable classics from the 90s Nostalgia for the 90s is in full swing at the moment – it’s enough to make those of us old enough to vividly remember the decade feel very old indeed. CLUB OF THE MONTH - The Fiat Motor Club The Fiat Motor Club (GB) is dedicated to enhancing and promoting the motoring enjoyment of its members. You don’t have to own a Fiat to join, just a love for all things Italian such as cars, food and lifestyle. Ways you can save money when taking out insurance If your insurance is up for renewal, we’d encourage you to give the team a call directly to discuss your circumstances. As a specialist classic broker, we truly understand the industry and can offer a number of benefits with our policies including a two year agreed value option, vital protection such as salvage retention options and choice of repairer are available. CAR OF THE MONTH - IAN QUARRY’S MORRIS MINI TRAVELLER Ian Quarry remarks that his 1965 Morris Mini Traveller is often 'smiled at and noticed…'. This is not surprising, as the car that represented 'Wizardry at work again!' Top tips for reversing a motorhome Manoeuvring a motorhome on Britain’s busy roads can be a challenge at the best of times. Narrow, congested lanes can mean getting your motorhome from A to B takes a fair amount of skill and precision. The Alfa Romeo 1900 Berlina – A Celebration May 1950 saw the debut of a car with a fair claim to being the most important post-war Alfa Romeo. The 1900 was both their first with unitary bodywork and their first with LHD. The Italian rule of the road had changed from left to right in 1924. Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars show 2021 date revealed Organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show have announced the 2020 event has been cancelled, due to the on-going climate, but can confirm the date for the 2021 show is Sunday 18th July. When did you last see - a Ford Consul "Base" It would be fair to say that Dan Godley is a dyed in the wool Ford Granada enthusiast. ‘After I passed my driving test in 1994 I bought a 2-Litre for £40’. JASON JORDAN’S ESSEX POLICE FORD GRANADAS ‘I’ve always had retro or classic cars. I was just looking for a new project and found the Granada. The fact it was an old police car was an added bonus, and it’s just opened up a whole new world’. B 457 AHJ is ‘a 2.8 Automatic’, and the mileage is just under 104,000. The Renault 4CV - A Celebration The 4CV is, without any sense of hyperbole, one of Renault’s most famous cars. It was their first to sell more than a million units, and it was developed in circumstances that are hard to envisage. MEET THE OWNER – BRIAN HALL AND HIS MG 1100 An MG 1100 has to be one of the most attractive cars of its generation - especially when finished in Connaught Green. Brian Hall came across his 1967 example five years ago – ‘it appeared at local shows having just been bought from the original owner who had kept it for 40 years, I had the first refusal on it, but I thought he wanted too much for it so I didn’t buy it’ MARK CLINTON’S FIAT 130 BERLINAS As a child growing up in rural Hampshire in the early 1970s, there was a select group of cars that seemed to exemplify an impossibly remote world of glamour. Admittedly, I was raised in a village where Marty Wilde was still regarded as a young Teddy Boy and watching BBC2 a sign of dangerous radicalism. The fact that my family ran a succession of near wrecks also shaped my views concerning automotive excellence. At that time I classed any vehicle where the passenger door did not actually fall off as a “luxury car”. When Did You Last See – A Vauxhall Royale Coupe? John Worth’s splendid Royale Coupe is a ‘not quite one family’ car. It belonged to his father ‘until 1985. He liked six-cylinder Vauxhalls, needed a hatchback and four seats - and enough towing capacity for a horsebox’. HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY PRACTICAL CLASSICS! In the spring of 1980, a new motoring title hit the W H Smiths and Martins of the nation. The front cover featured an Austin A40 “Farina” and a Riley 4/47 while the name of this new publication was Practical Classics. And, in the words of the 2020 editor Danny Hopkins ‘the 40th anniversary edition is the May issue which goes on sale on 15th April’. Sir Stirling Moss 17th September 1929 – 12th April 2020 Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss passed away on the 12th April at the age of 90. His racing career commenced in 1948 as an 18-year-old racer in a Cooper 5000 and ended 14 years later with his crash at the International 100 race at Goodwood. During that time, as Giles Richards wrote in The Guardian, he went on: Mazda MX-5 winner joined Brian Chandler on track day On Friday 6th March John Williams, the winner of our MX-5 competition last year, joined Lancaster Insurance and Brian Chandler at Donington Park to test the Mazda at one of the most internationally renowned and historically significant circuits in the world. 10 of the best American muscle cars Just as with cinema, food and literature, every country has its own unique take on car manufacture. Historically, the Europeans and Japanese have highlighted handling, while the traditional American approach was to go for power. And they don’t get much more powerful than the American muscle cars of the 60s and early 70s. Meet the Owner - Georg Dönni and His Daimler Ladbroke Avon Estate ‘People usually believe that the car is a hearse. As almost every car is now a hatchback, she does not generate that much attention anymore, but Jaguar folks are all highly amazed that there was ever a five-door XJ’. And this is quite understandable for the marque expert Georg Dönni owns one of the most exclusive cars ever to wear the famous Daimler fluted grille. Classic car rallies around the world There are some quite incredible classic car rallies to be found out there. As long as your classic car is up to the challenge (rallies can be quite the endurance test), you should really consider participating in one. But where? Coronavirus and your car insurance - Lancaster Insurance is here to support you For many, spring signifies starting the engine of our classics and looking forward to the season ahead. This year, however, we understand enthusiasts will be unsure when they’ll be able to do this. We’ve been receiving a lot of queries from club members during this time, so Andrew Evanson, Senior Operations Manager at Lancaster Insurance, answers a number of these questions. THE RAREST CARS IN BRITAIN - THE CIMITAN FAMILY'S FIAT 127 GT 1300 ‘When we bring her out the amount of people that come up and start asking about it…’ remarks Chris about the Cimitan family’s Fiat. And this is hardly surprising, as any 127 is now a very unusual sight – let alone the third-generation GT 1300. CAR OF THE MONTH – STEPHEN PARRISH AND HIS 1934 CITROEN ROSALIE The public reaction to Stephen’s Citroen Rosalie 10CV (who, of course, goes by the name “Rosie”) is often one of surprise – ‘most people have never seen one or didn’t realise that Citroen’s were ever built in the UK and the fact it is a RWD surprises most’. PHIL CAUNT AND THE PRISONER MOKE On the 29th September 1967, ITV screened the first episode of The Prisoner which featured an unusual taxi cab - one that offered a ‘local service’ only. MID-BEDS VEHICLE RESTORATION AND THE SWEENEY FORD CONSUL GT The 2nd January 1975 saw the first episode of a new police series entitled The Sweeney and the major automotive star was a Ford Consul GT. TONY POUNDER AND HIS 1954 STANDARD TEN RALLY CAR It would be fair to say that Tony Pounder is quite the fan of the Standard Eight family and one prize member of his fleet is a 1954 Ten that was ‘built by the works for pre-war racer Leslie Brooke it took part in the 1955 Monte Carlo and RAC Rallies and the 1956 Monte Carlo Rally – alas without much success!’ AUBONE BRADDON AND HIS 1967 FORD ANGLIA PICK-UP Aubone Braddon is a gentleman who clearly appreciates the Anglia 105E family as his fleet comprises twelve examples of “The World’s Most Exciting Light Car”. TONY BROOKS AND HIS ROVER P5B MOTOR CARAVAN This P5B 3.5 Litre Motor Caravan owned by Tony Brooks goes by the name “Apollo”, and it is one of the most distinctive classics you are ever likely to encounter. FREDDY HARRIS AND HIS TWO MK. I FIAT PANDAS Fiat GB marketed the original Panda as “The car that ‘knocks spots off its rivals”, and today they are as rare as a watchable episode of East Enders. MEET THE OWNER – PETER COBB AND HIS MGB LE ROADSTER Peter Cobb finds the best aspect of driving his MG ‘is when you get it out on the B-roads in Surrey where I live, with the hood down it transports me back to the ‘eighties.’ MEET THE OWNER – PAUL HAUGHEY AND HIS FIAT CROMAS To see one Croma on the road is an unusual sight – but Paul Haughey’s fleet includes two! The blue one is a CHT with just over 48,000 miles, and the Green one is an IE Super with just over 21,500 miles. Our accolade this month goes to the Traction Owners Club. The clubs’ aim is to promote interest in all pre-1957 water cooled Citroën cars including rear wheel drive models and the iconic front wheel drive Traction Avant. NHS Volunteers If you wish to become a NHS volunteer using a vehicle insured with Lancaster (whether this is for delivering food, medicine or transporting patients to routine medical appointments) we will extend cover at no additional cost. Click here to find out more. PAUL WALSH AND HIS EX-GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE FORD CAPRI INJECTION SPECIAL When Greater Manchester Police commissioned a fleet of twenty Injection Specials in 1986 marked the end of an era for the region’s traffic police. Fifteen years earlier the force first employed the 3000GT form, but by 1992 the Sierra RS Cosworth succeeded the last Capri Mk .IIIs 1965 Morris LD30 Mk. III “Wandsworth” Ambulance This is our tribute to the London Ambulance Service whose personnel voluntarily maintain a priceless historic fleet. One of the star exhibits is the Morris LD30 Mk. III “Wandsworth”. ADRIAN FELL AND HIS 1964 LAND-ROVER FIRE ENGINE To restore a Land-Rover Fire Engine is a significant achievement – especially one that was once used by your father. Lees Fell worked for the Aylesbury printing firm Hazell, Watson and Viney where 16 members of its staff doubled as part-time firemen. MEET THE OWNER – BERNIE PEAL AND HIS RILEY TWO-POINT-SIX The Two Point Six was a highly exclusive machine even when new – the production run was just 2,000 - and the Gerald Palmer designed coachwork, with its slight overtones of the Lancia Aurelia Berlina, must be some of the most elegant of the 1950s. MEET THE OWNER – JON HARPER AND HIS ROVER 2600 'Never been painted or welded, which goes to show miracles can happen'. And Jon Harper's 1978 Rover 2600 is believed to be the only example in Avocado, that uber-1970s BL colour scheme, still on the road in this county. MEET THE OWNER – TONY POUNDER AND HIS STANDARD TENS To say Tony Pounder is an aficionado of the Standard Eight/Ten family would be a mild understatement. For starters, his fleet includes two 1958 Tens – one blue, one white – that are very much on the road. The Jabbeke Triumph TR2 Joins The British Motor Museum It is Wednesday 20th May 1953, and the location is the Jabbeke highway in Belgium. When Ken Richardson took to the wheel of MVC 575, he set a new record for a two-litre production sports car. As the narrator puts it ‘it’s safe to predict a great future for new Triumph sports car’. We appreciate you might be worried about the impact the coronavirus may have on your insurance with us. Please be assured that we are closely monitoring the situation and doing all that we can to provide the services you require at this time. MEET THE OWNER – BUDD BIRKITT AND HIS HILLMAN MINX The very handsome Audax Series Hillman Minx owned by Budd Birkett is a prime example of a “Ronnie Stevens” motor-car. For those readers not devoted to 1950s and 1960s British comedy films, Mr. Stevens would often enter a scene wearing a snappy sports jacket and uttering the words ‘Hello, old man!’. DO YOU REMEMBER - THE FORD CORSAIR? One of the most popular films of Ford Heritage’s superlative YouTube collection is a 1963 gem entitled Jim Clark Drives Corsairs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yybJ5yRzbA4. MEET THE OWNER – STEVE WADDINGHAM AND HIS AUSTIN ALLEGRO 1100 DE LUXE There is one question that Steve Waddingham is often asked regarding his 1975 Austin Allegro – 'where's the square steering wheel...?'. THE SHORT AMERICAN CAREER OF THE “AUSTIN MARINA” What was the final Austin-badged car to be officially marketed in the USA? It was not the ADO16 or the Mini, for that honour goes to the Marina. THE FIRST BRITISH “LIMITED EDITION” CAR – THE MORRIS MINOR MILLION During the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s there appeared to be seven main approaches to "Limited Edition" cars. The first was to adorn the tail-end of a long-running model with as many extras as possible. DO YOU REMEMBER THE VOLVO PV444 AND PV544? Some motor-cars look upon fashion with disdain – cars such as the Volvo PV444/544. The advertisements may have hinted at a world of excitement, glamour and Trad Jazz. Do you Remember the Singer Hunter? The answer to the question is probably ‘no’, as the Hunter was in production for just two years, and it was never a major seller. Yet, as the swansong to the independent Singer marque and a motor car of integrity, it deserves to be better remembered. 40 YEARS OF THE AUDI QUATTRO 'A car awe-inspiring enough to be part of any tale too good to be true' wrote Ronald Barker in Car magazine of April 1981. DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIAT 850 COUPE? ‘There are three types of GT’ proclaimed Fiat GB in 1968. The ones that are little more than an ordinary saloon cars, nicely packaged. The ones that are hot but leave you cold aesthetically. And the ones that are real stoppers to look at – real goers when you get behind the wheel. In short, cars such as the 124 Coupe and the 850 Coupe – latter representing ‘11’ 10” of sheer excitement’. MEET THE OWNER – JOHN GORDON AND HILLMAN AVENGER SUNSEEKER ‘When I passed driving test my driving test forty years ago, my first car was an Avenger 1250 De Luxe’ remarks John Gordon. ‘I’ve driven at a lot of classics since that Hillman – but I was unable to resist the call of the Sunseeker’. 60 YEARS OF THE MINI VAN The British Motor Corporation unveiled the Austin and Morris Mini Van in 1960, and when production ceased twenty-two years later, they were as much part of everyday life as ageing punks mooching around the local Wimpy Bar. Top Gear – The Early Years Sunday, March 1st marks the last of the current series of Top Gear - nearly 44 years after the first edition. Memories of the programme are often defined by the first presenter you recall, rather in the manner of your favourite Doctor Who. Some will recall Noel Edmonds, who seemed to really dislike the Strada and whose report incurred the wrath of Fiat GB. Others will always associate the programme with Chris Goffey. Sue Baker or Frank Pope. And, of course, there was the great William Woollard of subsequent "Woollarding" fame, seen here reviewing a Lada, an FSO, a Yugo and a Skoda. The countdown is on for the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show! Lancaster Insurance is thrilled to be returning to the NEC for the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show, with Discovery! MEET THE OWNER - ROB FOSKETT AND HIS HILMAN SUPER MINX CONVERTIBLE 'I have had a few runs out with the roof down, but as I only bought it last September, I am looking forward to using it in better weather'. With a car such as a Super Minx Convertible, it is quite understandable why Rob Foskett is anticipating the summer. In 1960 The Morris Eight Tourer Club was formed, now known as The Morris Register, after a name change in 1968, the club admits all cars and commercials that were designed before 1940. MEET THE OWNER – MARTIN KEEPING AND HIS MORRIS A60 “SUN-TOR” At this time of the year, many of us dream of summer holidays; a time when the skies are not an almost permanent shade of grey. CAR OF THE MONTH – MICHAEL WALL AND HIS 1970 HILLMAN AVENGER SUPER ‘The younger generation sometimes say, “is that a Mk.1 Escort?” – much to my annoyance! I am very occasionally asked “is it a Viva?” but the most common reaction is “what is it?”. MEET THE OWNER – LUKE HARWIN AND HIS FORD ZODIAC MK. III FARNHAM ESTATE 'My late father was into classic commercials and did the steam rallies when I was a kid with his old AECs and Fodens. I wanted to do the rallies again with my kids, so it needed to be able to tow a caravan. I'm into 50s and 60s Fords so it had to be a Mk. II or Mk. III Zodiac or Zephyr'. MEET THE OWNER – STEPHEN HITCHCOCK AND HIS AUSTIN A35 VANS ‘I’ve always been more a van man than car man’ remarks Stephen Hitchcock and, as proof, he is the proud owner of not one but two Austin A35s. The 1959 orange example has been a part of his fleet for the past two years and the grey (and red) 1960 model since 2004 - ‘I used it to advertise my business’. MEET THE OWNER – NATHAN WILLMOTT AND HIS HEARTBEAT MORRIS MINI VAN ‘I don’t think there’s another programme quite like Heartbeat. I think younger people relate to it being a part of their childhood as many I talk to had to go to bed after it finished on a Sunday evening watching it with the family and it also meant school was in the morning. Us older people appreciate the vehicles and the music’. 50 YEARS OF THE HILLMAN AVENGER The Hillman Avenger is one of the most uber-1970s cars that you are likely to encounter - one that firmly belongs to the realm of Fletcher Maths, How We Used To Live on ITV “Schools Television” and those strange “Pink Panther” chocolate bars from the corner newsagent. DO YOU REMEMBER THE SUNBEAM IMP SPORT AND THE SINGER CHAMOIS SPORT? A select group of cars are instantly likeable – cars such as the Sunbeam Imp Sport and the Singer Chamois Sport. Their combination of looks, performance and charm, are quite formidable – ‘Sparkling sports performance with luxury saloon comfort’, as the Rootes Group put it. The UK’s best surfing hotspots Before you strap the surf boards to the roof and jump into your trusty campervan, check out our top UK locations where you can find some serious surf action. Fire safety when touring in your campervan Fires in campervans are extremely rare, but when they do happen they can cause a huge amount of damage. If you have ever lost a campervan to fire or seen one go up in flames, you’ll know just how dramatic, upsetting, and costly it can be. MEET THE OWNER – MATT DEBBAGE AND HIS TRIUMPH DOLOMITE When Matt Debbage takes LLW 911K for a spin, the reactions from members of the public are usually ‘any combination of “nice car, my Dad / Grandad had one” /”I had one - it was so rusty” / “awful cars”/ “ooh look - a ‘Doloshite’” / “Is it a Sprint mate?”’. Best classic car shows of 2020 The start of a new year means a whole heap of new and exciting car shows to put in your calendar. FIVE 1970S ENTRY-LEVEL LARGE SALOONS Or, how to achieve style and comfort with a minimum of outlay. Austin/Morris 1800 “Wedge”. When BL unveiled their replacement for the “Landcrab” in March 1975 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxgdRAuDsTEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxgdRAuDsTE - the focus was inevitably on the flagship Wolseley, but the four-cylinder Austin and Morris was equally important. DO YOU REMEMBER – THE SUZUKI WHIZZKID? I recently had the pleasure of experiencing the SC100 “Whizzkid” in the metal – and I had forgotten just how small they are. There were moments when I was convinced that it was ankle-height and the Suzuki remains one of the few cars that makes an Austin A35 seem as large as a Ford Granada. THE FORD POPULAR 100E – A CELEBRATION The Ford stand at the 1959 Motor Show famously hosted the new Anglia, but it also featured an old favourite with a fresh set of badges. The 105E did not entirely succeed all of Dagenham’s small cars, for the Prefect was upgraded with the 997cc engine as the 107E while the “New Popular replaced the venerable “sit up and beg” 103E. Classic Van Insurance Multi-Car Classic Insurance Military Vehicle Insurance Kit Car Insurance Quad Bike and Buggy Insurance Renewal Date Renewal Date Lancaster Insurance Services is a trading name of Insurance Factory Limited. Insurance Factory Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (No. 306164). You can check this by visiting https://register.fca.org.uk Registered in England and Wales number 02982445. Registered office Markerstudy House, 45 Westerham Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2QB. Insurance Factory is part of the Markerstudy Group of Companies. Terms of Business Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy www.fca.org.uk © 2020 Lancaster Insurance Services.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22717
__label__wiki	0.881343	0.881343	Republicans and Democrats push against idea of funding cut for schools that don’t reopen by: Basil John WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding from schools that don’t reopen in September. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner says the president cannot unilaterally take funding away from schools. “You’re president, not a dictator. You cannot arbitrarily say that money that has been appropriated for education, you can’t hold that back,” Warner said. Warner has introduced a bill that prevents the administration from reducing or redirecting education funding from schools that decide they cannot safely reopen. “These are healthcare decisions about the safety of our kids. It should be decided on a local basis,” Warner said. Warner worries the president’s actions would have a disastrous effect on schools in poorer communities. “Those schools, where there might be even a higher incidence of COVID, this threat of cutting off funding is even more immoral,” Warner said. West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito supports distance learning, as reopening schools would be expensive for cash-strapped school districts. “They’re going to have to hire extra staff for sanitation, probably might need extra room, they’re going to need more [personal protective equipment], they’re probably going to need shielding in the cafeteria,” Capito said. Capito says the proposed Senate Republican HEALS Act would include more than $100 billion for education and two-thirds of it would be for in-person instruction. “But we’re not shutting out those schools that decide they can’t and that they need more money for digital learning,” Capito said. But all that money is delayed for now, as Republicans and Democrats argue over what should be in the next coronavirus relief bill. WASHINGTON (WDVM) -- Twelve United States National Guard members were removed from their posts in the Nation's Capitol on Tuesday, January 19, after a vetting process by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The F.B.I. said the twelve members were security liabilities, due to ties with right-wing militia groups. At least two of the members also made extremist statements on social media or via text message specifically mentioning the January 20th Inauguration event. by Rebecca Burnett / Jan 19, 2021 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WDVM) -- Delia’s Alexandria and HUNGRY Catering are partnering to serve 84,000 meals over four days to National Guard members who have traveled to D.C. for the Inauguration. “I got a text from one of the sales reps at HUNGRY saying, ‘Hey, we have an opportunity for 4,000 meals,’” said Delia’s Alexandria owner George Theodorou. “And I thought it was just 4,000 meals, not 4,000 meals a day.” Tweets by NexstarDC Anna Wiernicki Alexandra Limon Morgan Wright Raquel Martin	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22719
__label__wiki	0.768754	0.768754	How 'Grayware' Threatens Office Computer Networks By Saifuddin Abdullah - SecurityNewsDaily Contributor 30 November 2011 Do you use AOL Instant Messenger at work? How about Dropbox? Do you have "Plants vs. Zombies" installed as an app in your Google Chrome browser? Or a third-party browser search bar? Odds are that your company's IT department didn’t specifically authorize the installation of such applications and plug-ins. If that's the case, then they're termed "grayware," and believe it or not, they can pose a serious threat to corporate network security. Grayware applications aren't actually viruses or other forms of malware. In most cases, they're common pieces of software that enable real-time communication. Other examples of grayware include messaging apps such as Google Talk or eBuddy, dozens of Twitter add-ons and utilities that track weather or stocks. All are "passive" applications that are fed and updated from a cloud network. Just under the radar, but talking to the whole world The passive nature of grayware applications lets them often go unnoticed in corporate networks, which partly explains their widespread use by office workers. Recent surveysshow that grayware can constitute a substantial percentage of a workplace's online software. "Graywares now come in many shapes and sizes," said Michael Xie, chief technology officer and vice president of engineering at Sunnyvale, Calif.-based firewall manufacturer Fortinet. "It is really hard to differentiate them from normal applications, which is the reason why their proliferation rate [today] is higher than ever." For instance, the thousands of add-ons available for Mozilla Firefox and Chrome act like normal applications. But they actually have links established with cloud servers collecting user information and activity trends. If any of those cloud servers are compromised or infected, malware gets a backdoor right into countless corporate networks. In such situations, conventional anti-virus software and firewalls are mostly unable to minimize vulnerability. Cutting off grayware applications' Internet access might result in the termination and interruption of other, authorized, Internet-facing applications. Security applications can easily tell the difference between "white" (safe) and "black" (malicious) software, but they're still not able to categorize the "grays." The ambiguity might result in deadly breaches for corporate networks in the coming future. "In the beginning, we were concerned only about types of viruses, and now we have several different breeds of malicious programs, with each having compound identities," Xie said. "The thing is that nobody is concerned about their names and classifications anymore. People just want to get rid of them." Normally, grayware is not as invasive as malicious Trojans and viruses — it behaves in an entirely different manner. Often, the worst side effect of such software is the gradual installation of small activity-sniffers and spyware programs. Much grayware comes in the form of add-on browser toolbars that access online third-party services. Their installation requires no approval from network administrators, nor sometimes even the end user. You might have noticed it yourself — while installing a software update or downloading a package, you get an auto-checked installation dialogue box which, by default, assumes your approval to install a browser toolbars and other “addware” alongside the desired software. But such add-on toolbars often change the home addresses of Web browsers and redirect invalid browsing requests — typos, basically — to optimized Web pages full of spam and cheap ads. In some cases, those Web pages infect visiting computers with malware. Hard to avoid, hard to get rid of Grayware authors often design their applications without proper uninstall features, making them difficult to remove. The applications also capture and analyze user activity for commercial reasons, which can be seen as a breach of privacy and network security. Grayware often opens parallel communication channels from the user’s computer, channels that share sensitive information about the user and his company's network even while he stays on the primary channel. And grayware applications gradually increase their runtime system-resource consumption, which drastically decreases the efficiency of end-user computers. If even 40 percent of the machines on a corporate network have heavy grayware activity, IT departments may have to do a complete overhaul and re-design of security parameters on workstations. "Most of the times, these [grayware applications] are unknowingly downloaded by the users, and once they are installed, the system just treats them as a mere unwanted application establishing outside connections," said Erika Mendoza, threat response engineer at Trend Micro, Inc. "They are made out to be sticky and irritating, but in reality are as dangerous as malwares and spywares." Seeing in black and white There's an old saying among IT professionals that "the only secure computer is one that's unplugged.” The prevalence of grayware not only confirms that maxim, but also shows how helpless information security can become with rapid technological advancement. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid the risks of grayware. Be extra-attentive when updating software. Check with your corporate IT department before installing messaging or entertainment applications. And always remember that if someone's giving away software for free, they'll usually want something in return. 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__label__cc	0.692849	0.307151	Hot Topics in Food & Dietary Supplement Advertising Produced on May 19, 2016 Leonard L. Gordon $ 99 Advertising and Food, Beverage, & Agriculture In Stock Time 1h 31m Topics covered in this course: Advertising Food, Beverage, & Agriculture Food and health claims remain a top priority at the FTC. Marketers in this space face a host of challenges regarding the format of their advertising and the backup for their claims. This program provides an overview of hot topics and challenges facing food and dietary supplement marketers and manufacturers. Topics include native advertising and the FTC’s new guidance on this growing marketing tool, as well as the FTC’s evolving standards on substantiation and claims interpretation. Additionally, recent NAD and Lanham Act cases are discussed, including the Dannon/Chobani litigation. I. Understand the general legal issues around food and health marketing II. Identify claims and practically apply the rules presented III. Recognize recent and important legal developments in food and supplement marketing IV. Analyze recent cases for their real world relevance to advertisers Len Gordon is a partner in Venable's Antitrust and Advertising and Marketing groups. An experienced litigation attorney, Mr. Gordon has more than 20 years of experience in government and private practice. Prior to joining Venable, Mr. Gordon spent seven years at the Federal Trade Commission, most recently as the Regional Director for the Northeast Regional Office in New York City. At the FTC, Mr. Gordon managed the Northeast Regional Office in matters including case selection; case management; and supervision of all attorneys, investigators and support personnel. He served as the liaison to the Bureau of Competition, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and other law enforcement and community groups. Since joining Venable, Mr. Gordon has represented companies and individuals in investigations and litigation with the Federal Trade Commission, state Attorneys General, the Department of Justice, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He also regularly counsels clients on antitrust, advertising and marketing compliance issues using his experience at the FTC to help guide clients' business activity. Mr. Gordon also represents clients in business to business and class action litigation involving both consumer protection and antitrust issues. Significant Matters Successfully represented several different manufacturers of dietary supplements in having FTC investigations into their advertising closed without agency action. Successfully represented several different payment processors in FTC investigations into whether the processors should be held liable for their roles in processing credit card payments for entities that were sued by the FTC. The investigations closed without agency action. Successfully represented several different entities in the coaching and mentoring industry in FTC investigations into their advertising and marketing. The investigations closed without agency action. On-going representation in numerous state Attorney General investigations involving advertising and negative option marketing. Multiple FTC investigations involving advertising and marketing issues in the dietary supplement industry. Successfully resolved FTC investigations involving "green claims." Multiple representations involving data security and privacy investigations. Advising numerous trade associations and standard setting organizations on antitrust and consumer protection issues. SIGNIFICANT MATTERS WHILE AT THE FTC Antitrust Matters In Re Omnicare: Managed challenge to $760 million merger in institutional pharmacy business, which resulted in consent decree after litigation begun. Hospital Mergers: Directed the review and analysis of over a dozen hospital mergers. In Re Dun & Bradstreet: Managed and served as lead counsel in challenge to acquisition in the educational marketing data industry. Consent decree providing for divestitures obtained after several months of administrative litigation. In Re Nufarm: Managed challenge to acquisition in the herbicide industry that resulted in consent decree providing for divestitures. Worked with Canadian and UK competition authorities in obtaining relief. In Re Cardinal Health: Managed challenge to acquisition in radiopharmacy industry that resulted in consent decree providing for divestitures. In Re Lubrizol: Managed and led challenge to acquisition in the lubricants industry that resulted in consent decree providing for divestitures. In Re Providence Health: Managed investigation into hospital system’s acquisition of the two leading cardiology practices in Spokane, Washington. Transaction ultimately abandoned after concerns expressed. In Re Puerto Rico Association of Endodontists: Served as lead attorney on investigation into price fixing and boycotting. The investigation led to the entry of a consent decree. In Re Rite Aid: Served as one of the key members of the team investigating the Rite Aid-Jean Coutu (“Eckerd”) merger that resulted in a consent decree requiring the divestiture of stores. In Re Colegio De Optemetras: Served as one of the key members of the team that investigated the Colegio de Optemetras for price fixing. The investigation resulted in the entry of a consent decree. Consumer Protection Matters In Re Daniel Chapter One: Managed, served as lead trial counsel and argued Commission appeal of case against seller of supplements that purported to treat and cure cancer. Obtained cease and desist order from ALJ, which was affirmed by the Commission and the D.C. Circuit. Home Assure: Managed case against mortgage foreclosure rescue company and its principals. Matter settled for $2.3 million, representing full consumer redress. Academy: Managed case against debt collector. Matter settled for $2.25 million judgment, which at the time was highest ever in a debt collection case. Comcast: Managed case against Comcast for Do Not Call violations relating to entity-specific violations. Matter settled for $900,000 civil penalty. Bronson Partners: Managed case against sellers of weight loss products. Obtained summary judgment on liability and court entered $1.94 million judgment after evidentiary hearing on monetary relief. Second Circuit affirmed. Classic Closeouts: Managed case against electronic merchant for unauthorized billing. Matter settled, and principal charged criminally based on our investigation. Preferred Platinum Services Network: Managed case against seller of work-at-home opportunities. Matter settled, and principal charged with and plead guilty to criminal charges based on our investigation. Recognized in the 2013 edition of Legal 500, Technology: Data Protection and Privacy Recognized in the 2012 edition of Legal 500, Marketing and Advertising Scott T. great material and presentation. Very informative. Patricia L. Presenter was great: practical application Shelly A. Very rich in detail, efficiently and authoritatively presented. Outstanding presentation. Presenter was excellent Patrick O. Wonderful report! Though the law and regs will likely change a lot with new administration! Kenneth W. P. I learned how little I know about this topic. Good thing I chose this course as an elective CLE. Adria B. Cullen M. Interesting material well presented. Julie A. B. Good use of examples. Thorough in scope. Retha M. Great overview. Xiaohong C. Very informative and up to date program. Thank you! Clarence S. Excellent course, and very informative review of applicable case law. 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__label__wiki	0.684913	0.684913	Home Page >> News Articles >> Victory for Tipped Employees -- Bad News.. Victory for Tipped Employees -- Bad News for Tennessee Based Restaurant Chain October 18, 2018, 3:00PM . By Jane Mundy The Ninth Circuit gives green light to consolidated labor violation lawsuits (which could trickle down to overtime issues) filed by servers and bartenders who said employers, including a Tennessee-based chain restaurant, underpaid them for non-tipped task Nashville, TNThe Ninth Circuit gave the green light last month for bartenders and servers to sue restaurants--including a Tennessee based chain-- for allegedly underpaying them regarding tipping, a violation of the federal and Tennessee labor law. The cases were consolidated on appeal as Marsh v. J. Alexander’s and remanded for further proceedings. Alec Marsh, a former server at the Tennessee-based chain J. Alexander’s, claimed the restaurant took his tips, paid reduced wages and treated him as a tipped employee when he performed tasks unrelated to serving and bartending. Thirteen former server and bartenders made similar claims in separate lawsuits filed against chain restaurants Denny’s, International House of Pancakes, P.F Chang’s, China Bistro and others. Tennessee Minimum Wage Violations On Sept 18, 2018, U.S Circuit Judge Richard Paez said the Labor Department regulations prohibit employers from taking tip credits for non-tipped tasks performed by tipped workers. This ruling is likely of great interest to the hospitality industry as it allows workers to pursue claims that they were owed the full minimum wage for time spent performing non-tipped tasks ---such as washing dishes, cleaning toilets or food prep-- unrelated to their tipped occupations. It also means that plaintiffs can go ahead with claims regarding non-incidental tasks related to serving or bartending, such as hours spent cleaning and maintaining soft drink dispensers in excess of 20 percent of the workweek. But which duties count toward this 20 percent threshold is ambiguous. For instance, bartenders wash glasses and servers almost always perform some light cleaning duties… On Glassdoor.com (a website where employees and former employees anonymously review companies and their management) a server at J. Alexander’s said she makes less than minimum wage on a lunch shift. “You'll spend one hour serving and three or more hours doing work such as cleaning the dish pit… cleaning candle holders etc.” A bartender said they have to “ring in all employee food, which takes up time, and we had to tip out on it –they don’t pay wages that you were promised.” Tipping History and the FLSA “It is important to remember that Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted in 1938, during the depression, to encourage full employment by having a hybrid job that reduced the number of full time employees,” says Crone. Concerned that the price of American development was the exploitation of an entire class of low-income workers, President Roosevelt declared that, “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” The FLSA guarantees non-exempt workers a federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, but employers may pay a “tipped employee” a reduced hourly wage so long as that hourly wage, plus the tips received by the employee, equal or exceed the federal minimum wage. READ MORE CASH AMERICA OVERTIME LEGAL NEWS “Face of Channel 4 News” Fired -- Too Old to be Female on TV Tennessee Drywall Workers Win Unpaid Overtime in DOL Settlement Tennessee Minimum Wage Too Low for Many More CASH AMERICA OVERTIME News “J Alexander’s was using its bartenders for different jobs, such as food prep but they were still getting paid $2.13 per hour,” says Crone,” so the employer has to make up $5 to make up the minimum wage. But the courts see it, irrespective of what you get per hour, are you getting minimum wage at the end of the week?“ Crone illustrates his point: “If I work Monday and Tuesday and make $500 in tips, Wednesday and Thursday I will get $21.3 per hour washing dishes because I got $500 at the beginning of the week, which is not a violation of the Tennessee labor code.” In this scenario, you could also get fired if you refuse to wash dishes. According to its website J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc., based in Nashville, TN. , currently operates 44 restaurant locations across 15 states, and has over 2700 employees. READ ABOUT CASH AMERICA OVERTIME LAWSUITS Cash America Overtime Legal Help If you or a loved one have suffered losses in this case, please click the link below and your complaint will be sent to an employment law lawyer who may evaluate your Cash America Overtime claim at no cost or obligation. Marcus Rodgers I worked at j Alexander's for over 3 years I would have to get there very early in the morning to open the store and then after guests leave at night do the same thing stay late nights to close down to store. I have always thought that there should have been more pay to the employee which is me for this situation where I was clocking in as a server but did not take a table for sometimes 3 hours. I believe I should be part of this case as well. 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__label__wiki	0.994155	0.994155	European leaders say they are working to 'preserve' Iran nuclear deal Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel. Picture: PA By Maddie Goodfellow @MaddieGoodfell2 The British Prime Minister has joined with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to launch a fresh appeal urging Tehran to comply with the Iran nuclear deal. In a joint statement, the three leaders said they remained committed to the agreement, under which Iran is supposed to curb its nuclear weapons programme in return for the easing of international sanctions This is despite the withdrawal of the United States from the deal in May. Trump had called on the JCPOA’s three EU signatories, Britain, France and Germany, to "break away" from the deal in a speech on Wednesday in which he responded to Iranian missile strikes on US forces in Iraq. The three leaders said there was a need "to define a long-term framework" for Iran's nuclear programme and that they stood ready to engage with Tehran in order to maintain the stability of the region. "Despite increasingly difficult circumstances, we have worked hard to preserve the agreement" the statement said. "It is essential that Iran return to full compliance with its commitments under the agreement. "We have expressed our deep concern at the actions taken by Iran in violation of its commitments since July 2019. These actions must be reversed." Donald Trump had called on the nations to leave the deal. Picture: PA The statement comes after the secretary of state for defence said the UK must reassess its military and intelligence planning since the US began pulling out of international conflicts. His comments were referring to the US withdrawal from the Syrian conflict and Donald Trump's suggestion that Nato should take over in Iraq and the Middle East. He said the prospect of America withdrawing from its role as an international leader keeps him "awake at night." "I worry if the United States withdraws from its leadership around the world. That would be bad for the world and bad for us. "We plan for the worst and hope for the best," he said. Mr Wallace said Britain needed to rethink its assumptions that have underpinned defence planning for the past decade.' He added that the UK should use the defence review to acquire new capabilities, making it less dependent on the US in future conflicts. "Over the last year we've had the US pull out from Syria, the statement by Donald Trump on Iraq where he said Nato should take over and do more in the Middle East," he said. "The assumptions of 2010 that we were always going to be part of a US coalition is really just not where we are going to be. "We are very dependent on American air cover and American intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets. "We need to diversify our assets." See more World News See more UK News Schools in England 'may reopen region by region' when lockdown eased Storm Christoph 'danger to life' weather warning triggers emergency response in England Is it going to snow in London? Capital weather forecast as Storm Christoph arrives People spitting at police claiming Covid is 'widespread', Met Police Commissioner says See more More Topics	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22729
__label__cc	0.677318	0.322682	iPhone 12 Lineup Features HDR Video Recording With Dolby Vision for Vivid Colors Wednesday October 14, 2020 12:37 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol One of the key new camera-related features of the iPhone 12 lineup is support for Dolby Vision, a professional HDR video format that provides more accurate, lifelike color along with brighter highlights and darker shadows. Shot on iPhone 12 Pro in Dolby Vision by Academy Award winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki Apple says iPhone 12 models are the world's first devices capable of real-time Dolby Vision video recording — up to 4K at 30 FPS on iPhone 12 models and up to 4K at 60 FPS on Pro models. To achieve this, the devices have a new image signal processor that can take two exposures, create a histogram, and generate Dolby Vision metadata based on that histogram. Apple demonstrated Dolby Vision on the iPhone 12 Pro during its event this week with a video shot by Academy Award winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, and it has since shared behind-the-scenes footage of the video on YouTube. Dolby Vision support is end-to-end across the iPhone 12 lineup, meaning that users can capture, edit, and play back video in Dolby Vision directly on the devices. Dolby Vision grading is processed live and sustained during editing, which can be done in the Photos, iMovie, or Clips apps on the iPhone, or in Final Cut Pro on the Mac starting later this year. Related Roundups: iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro Tags: Shot on iPhone, Dolby Vision Buyer's Guide: iPhone 12 (Buy Now), iPhone 12 Pro (Buy Now) samtfischer It should be noted that Dolby Vision is not an acquisition format, only a delivery format. So whenever you see "recording/capturing in Dolby Vision", it's a little misleading. Dolby Vision is only used to take HDR content and tone map it down to other displays. So basically, whenever a user would share the video. vipergts2207 Wonder what the reason is for the non-pros only getting 30 FPS. Up until yesterday I always thought Dolby Vision = 12-bit. I guess 10-bit + metadata now counts as well. Dolby Vision can support 12-bit, but it doesn’t have to. Minimum requirements are 10-bit. It should be noted that Dolby Vision is not an acquisition format, only a delivery format. So whenever you see "recording/capturing in HDR", it's a little misleading. Dolby Vision is only used to take HDR content and tone map it down to other displays. So basically, whenever a user would share the video. I came here to say just this! It makes NO sense to “record” in Dolby Vision! The entire point of Dolby Vision is to create interpolated HDR-to-SDR trims AFTER the film has been color graded and finished. This is just a strange marketing ploy from Apple, and it encourages people to not go through a proper post workflow. It’s a very bizarre “feature.” mozumder As nice at it is, it still has the "watercolor" look of a camera-phone, due to all the AI hacks they have to do to get higher dynamic range from a cell-phone camera. That's not going to go away until they quadruple the lens/pixel size. Each pixel is only about 10 bits of dynamic range in its electron well, instead of the 15+ bits you'd get in a real camera. I wish Apple would just make an interchangeable lens camera, with their amazing CPU/ISP, to allow for a camera with apps you can download from the App Store. But Dolby Vision sounds cool so I want it. And OLED Super Retina XDR sounds cool too so I want that too I guess LiE_ That’s good, I thought it was a pro only feature. Maybe ProRAW will come to all phones eventually. VLC Media Player for macOS Updated With Native M1 Support	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22730
__label__wiki	0.776514	0.776514	Madame Salvo SalvoVictory Pill Madellena Salvatori Italian/Hero Death's Salvo Terraguardians None mentioned at this time When the Italian Army created a high-tech combat suit for their armed forces, they didn't have far to look to get a test candidate - Lieutenant Maddelena Salvatori. After 7 years with NATO forces, Italian special forces, tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya and several secretive missions in eastern Europe, LT Salvatori was considered one of the greatest female combatants in the Italian forces. She was a weapons expert for all forms of field weapons, had helped created two new types of body armor, and worked with manufacturers to create several improvements to many high-powered weapons and launchers. In addition to her incredible marital arts, Judo and black belt Karate skills, she was also a noted kick-boxing champion and a student of Savate. Most considered her a walking weapon. As such, when a new high-tech combat suit was designed for the Italian Army, LT Salvatori was the first one chosen to test it. She did so well with the testing, she became the spokesperson for the manufacturer, Salvola Incorporated. In 2011, while in Venice promoting the armor's designs and her own specialized weaponry she'd altered for her use, the villainous Vesuvius super-villain had just performed a contracted assassination of the local police chief for Vesuvius' group (at that time), the Death Legion. As Vesuvius was fleeing the incoming police, he started firing blasts of super-heated plasma from his hands, frying several people to death, including one of LT Salvatori's fellow troops, who was trying to protect a woman and her baby, albeit unsuccessfully. LT Salvatori, in her amped-up armor and weapons, chased and fought Vesuvius all around Venice, all the while her commanding officer ordered her to 'stand down' and not engage Vesuvius. With Vesuvius creating destruction and fires wherever he went, coupled with the deaths he caused, LT Salvatori disregarded her orders and went after Vesuvius. She chased him through the fires and damaged buildings, eventually attacking Vesuvius in an incredible mix of ranged weapons and melee fighting that lasted over 13 minutes. In the end, LT Salvatori beat Vesuvius, but at the cost of hundreds of homes and millions in Euros of damage. LT Salvatori was brought up on charges for disobeying direct orders. It eventually led to her court martial and dismissal from the Italian military. Days later, Salvatori was contacted by Death Legion's leader, Deathmaster. He wanted to recruit her as one of his assassins, and even stole her armor, weapons and all the the designs, documents and support materials from Salvola Inc's vault to give to her to use...under his employ. Deathmaster stated that no one alive had ever refused to join Death Legion. Salvatori knew this meant she either joined or died on the spot, so she agreed to join, however, she contacted an old friend of hers who she'd worked with in Iraq; a friend who was now part of the international security group known as GUARD - General Stone. She told him what was up, and he told her to go in as deep undercover, where he and his team would eventually come in and save her and stop Death Legion, hopefully for good. After three months of grueling training, canned attitudes and derision, Salvatori got a new codename of "Death's Salvo". Her first target: the Italian Prime Minister. After carefully contacting General Stone again, she was set to assassinate the Italian Prime Minister, wherein Stone told her of a plan he had to stop them. In the end, Salvatori of course did not assassinate the Prime Minister, but between her, GUARD and General Stone, they were able to round up over 100 Death Legion operatives and four super-powered assassins that day. Since then, Salvatori was granted the armor and weapons and direct access to Salvola Inc for any replenishment and repairs needed for her armor or weapons. As for Death Legion, well, Salvatori now has a "Death Mark" on herself, meaning $10 million will be given to the assassin that takes out Salvatori, who has since renamed herself "Madame Salvo". Now as a member of GUARD's Terraguardians super-group, Salvatori is enjoying living on the edge with the finest weapons, the finest armor, the best commanding officer ever, and a chance to go into combat every day and test herself...all in the name of protecting the innocent. Power Origin: Natural She does not have any powers. Salvo Armor Provides remarkable protection against all forms of attack except psionic and magic. Armor can seal up, providing up to 1 hr of oxygen down to a max depth of 400 feet Remarkable infra-red/ultra-violet and night vision Heads-Up Display (HUD) tied to her suit's remarkable tactical computer and tracker Communications Suite Can access to all bands of communications, including internet. She carries a variety of weapons, rifles, sidearms, missile launchers, grenade launders, grenades, flares, smoke bombs, field rations and elements that make up for a 3-day survival kit. Jump Pack Portable pack that when worn provides short flights up to a range of 50 miles at 300 mph maximum speed. Military (Professional) Marksmanship (Expert) Martial Arts: Melee (Professional) Martial Arts: Ranged Thrown Weapons (Professional) Martial Arts: Slams/Stuns (Professional) Martial Arts: Blocking/Evading (Professional) Martial Arts: Holds/Escapes (Proficient) Martial Arts: + Initiative (Professional) Military Vehicles (Professional) Munitions (Expert) Rifles and Guns (Expert) Ammunition Manufacturing (Professional)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22734
__label__cc	0.682441	0.317559	Posts Columns Dear Unhappy Feminists: Patriarchy is Sexy and You Know it... Dear weak pathetic women who claim to hate the patriarchy but who flock to go see it, I was watching the snooze-fest that is the latest Bond-film and had a realization. According to the modern SJW, college-activist definition of "rape," James Bond is a serial offender. A sex symbol for the better part of half a century, edgy, dangerous James Bond has always been one to take control of the sexual reins. Horrifying, if you think about it (if by "you" we mean "feminist"). Yet James Bond is only sexy, because women deem him sexy. Shocker, I know, but according to women with eyes and a half-beating heart, leading men who take charge are hot. Because every time it's put to a monetary vote, strong men who take charge and lead, yes even men who take charge and lead women, rake in millions of dollars at the box office, rake in millions of dollars in book sales, and cause women to throw themselves at said stud muffins on the red carpet. In today's modern day "rape culture" and "anti-patriarchy activism" the go-to leading man and general money-making machine is still none other... than womanizing James Bond. Which doesn't make sense. If we're all hot and bothered as a society about "toxic masculinity" why does a British import who pins his women to glass kissing them with ardent passion before he literally drags them into the bedroom, not thrown overboard into a sea of blue arm-pit-haired feminists, and then devoured alive? Because patriarchy is sexy. The key here, is that "patriarchy" is only sexy because women have deemed it so. They're called "leading men" for a reason. Either because women like men who lead, or "man who asks for consent at every phase of possible intimate encounter" just wouldn't fit on the character breakdowns. Hollywood wouldn't dare make films with leading man after leading man if it didn't sell, and truly popular leading men are created by women. Women who vote with their movie-going dollar. Women who like men who lead. Strong men who scowl. Strong men who take charge. Strong men who take women with desire. Listening to feminists, you'd think I just outlined a rape fantasy. What makes romance sexy, what makes James Bond sexy is exactly what SJW feminist are warring against: the natural, healthy sexual dynamics between men and women. Here's Bond – a man who in reality would be riddled with STDs and gross HR infractions – not only taking charge, but grabbing his women and having his way with them, with the consenting woman not replying a simple "yes, I consent" (which is as unromantic as your brother staying over to watch) but snapping back with sarcasm and wit. Women who often have no interest in Bond. Women who want to be pursued. Women who are sexy, yes, but use their minds. Every time it's tried, masculinity in its purest form, is box office and book-selling gold. Women love strong men. And the feminists hate it. A handsome man in a suit... the feminists worst nightmare... Because, despite their best and hardest efforts to make masculinity toxic, women cannot help themselves. They're naturally wired to respect the strength and virility of their men. Feminists, you can leave your gender-fluid androgyny at home. Real women aren't buying it. Co-written by Courtney Kirhoff and Steven Crowder	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22735
__label__cc	0.723453	0.276547	Arresting the Illegal Arrests 20 May 2009 \| Talking about Lawyers \| Posted by Art Harun In my article “Is the Malaysian Bar Pathetic?”, I asked the question, “who polices our police?” This question is brought to the fore recently when the police arrested five legal aid lawyers who were trying to see their respective clients at the Brickfield Police Station. On the night of 7th May 2009, about 14 persons assembled in front of the Brickfield Police Station. They were apparently holding a candle light vigil for Wong Chin Huat who were earlier arrested for the grave offence of sedition by suggesting to the public to wear black. It was a peaceful assembly. No shouts. No screams. Just some harmless activists wearing black holding candles. They were arrested. Some time after they were arrested, 5 young lawyers arrived at the police station asking to see their clients who were arrested earlier. Again. No shouts. No screams. Apart from the OCPD of course. Although he was within hearing distance from the lawyers, he had of course to use a loud hailer. The lawyers spoke softly. Nicely. They coaxed him. Pleaded with him. Even begged him. The OCPD asked them to disperse because according to him, the lawyers were assembling illegally. (I must make a mental note to not go to the police station in future in a group of more than 3. Because under the law, that is illegal assembly. Never mind my intention.) The lawyers argued that they should be allowed to see their clients. They were told that their clients have signed a form saying that they have waived their right to see lawyers. The 5 young lawyers – of which 4 were young girls and one man – asked to see the alleged waiver form. The police did not show them. (Events would show later that the police were lying as the arrested persons never signed any such form). Finally, the OCPD lost his cool. He ordered the arrest of the lawyers. The lawyers were then arrested. The whole episode did not take place in Zimbabwe or Rhodesia during Ian Smith’s time. It happened on the 7th of May 2009 at Brickfield Police Station. Watch exactly what happened at Malaysiakini.tv. The Dungeon Treatment Their statements were taken. They were made to wear the lock up suit. One of the girls was told that the lock up suit was not washed, for whatever reason. When they were being brought from one block to another, their hands were handcuffed. (Note: I think the police were mindful that drugs worth 1 million ringgit could disappear from their own store room and so they were just taking precaution to ensure that the lawyers did not disappear too.) The male lawyer were driven to another police station. In the car he asked where he was being driven to but the police officer said he did not know. Meanwhile, in the outside world, nobody, including his family, knew where he was! Efforts to locate him proved futile as family members and lawyers were given the normal run around from one station to another. He finally ended up at Taman Tun Ismail police station. The Absolute Outrage and the Condemnation About 200 hundred lawyers met at the Courts the next day to show support. The Bar called an EGM on 15th May. 1400 lawyers attended. A resolution was passed to condemn the act of the police. In addition the Bar Council was given the power to sue the police for the unlawful arrests. To cap it up, the Malaysian Bar demanded the immediate resignation of the Investigating Officer, the OCPD, the IGP and the Home Minister. My Two Cents’ Worth of Verbal Diarrhea The arrests were a blatant transgression of our fundamental rights. Article 5 of our Federal Constitution specifically provides that an arrested person shall have the right to legal consultation. The Criminal Procedure Code also says so (see my article “Is the Malaysia Bar Pathetic?” on this). The arrests were a vulgar attack on basic human rights. It was the proverbial middle finger to all of us. I could go on and on like a chipped CD. But I will stop. Deflect and Attack As a law student, I was taught to answer questions without lying and without actually answering them. It is an art in itself. There are apparently seven ways. The absolutely no-class way of doing that is to say “no comment”. That is for people with the lowest level of sophistication of course. Another way is of course to ask the question back to the questioner. “What are you talking about?”, for example. My favourite is to say something real dumb and irrelevant. When I am asked questions which I do not want to answer, I would sometime say, “the moon is a harsh mistress”. Completely harmless. Completely artful. Completely nonsensical. And irrelevant. It will leave the questioner speechless while giving me time to scoot off! The IGP and Nazri Aziz however take the cake on this issue. It puts my “the moon is a harsh mistress” answer in the drain. Here’s an excerpt of what these two said. The IGP was quoted as saying: “Are lawyers immune to the law? Can they do whatever they want without fear of any action being taken against them? Lawyers should set good examples and follow their professional procedures when discharging their duties.” The full report is here. Nazri Aziz would not want to be left out, would he? Here’s what he had to say: “The Bar Council is supposed to be a role model. If police enforce the law and among those caught are their (Bar Council) members, they have to accept it. We have the judiciary. Let the court decide whether the five lawyers are guilty or not.” This is what we call “deflect and attack”. It is answering question, without lying and of course without answering the question. An they have added a twist. While they were doing so, they also attack. Brilliant. So now, instead of them dealing with the real issue, namely, whether the police’s actions were lawful and acceptable, they deflected the issue by saying the “Bar Council” is not above the law and it was intimidating the police from discharging their duties. Dear Minister Nazri. In the first place, none of the Bar Council members were arrested. Those arrested were members of the Malaysian Bar, not members of the Bar Council. Could you at least be briefed properly on the difference between Malaysian Bar, Bar Council and members of the two please. And who is intimidating who? Lawyers intimidating the police? Where were the tear gas and acid laced water? Because the last time I checked those things would have been brought out if the police were feeling intimidated. And dear IGP. No. We are not saying lawyers are above the law. The mere fact that the lawyers were arrested is proof enough that we are not, is that not the case? The question is this: ARE THE POLICE ABOVE THE LAW? That question can only be answered by considering a sub-issue. And that is, whether the arrests were lawful or otherwise. The police, like any other servants of the state, must follow the law. They cannot simply arrest anybody they like and under any circumstance which they perceive warrant an arrest. Under section 23(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code, any police officer, without an order from a magistrate and without a warrant, may arrest any person against whom “a reasonable suspicion exists” of his having been concerned in any seizable offence (I shall not discuss what is seizable or non-seizable offence). So, under the law, the police can only arrest when there is “reasonable suspicion” that the person whom the police wants to arrest has been concerned with an offence. The next question is this. What constitutes “reasonable suspicion”? If a policeman sees a man, dressed in baggy pants and big jacket, with hands in his pockets, from which a small barrel-like instrument could be seen protruding from one of the pockets, walking into a bank, can he arrest that man? What about a lady, caught along Dataran Merdeka at 1am, wearing a tight skirt and a tank top, with condoms in her handbag. Can she be arrested? The answer to those questions depends on the circumstances. On whether it would be reasonable for the police, at that very time, to suspect that the man or lady was concerned with an offence. This question has been argued and decided by the Privy Council in a case known as Chong Fook Kam & Anor v. Shaaban & Ors [1968] 1 LNS 23. The phrase “reasonable suspicion” was succinctly explained by Lord Devlin: “Suspicion in its ordinary meaning is a state of conjecture or surmise where proof is lacking: “I suspect but I cannot prove”. Suspicion arises at or near the starting-point of an investigation of which the obtaining of prima facie proof is the end. When such proof has been obtained, the police case is complete; it is ready for trial and passes on to its next stage. It is indeed desirable as a general rule that an arrest should not be made until the case is complete.” “But if arrest before that were forbidden, it could seriously hamper the police. To give power to arrest on reasonable suspicion does not mean that it is always or even ordinarily to be exercised. It means that there is an executive discretion. In the exercise of it many factors have to be considered besides the strength of the case. The possibility of escape, the prevention of further crime and the obstruction of police enquiries are examples of those factors with which all judges who have had to grant or refuse bail are familiar.” “There is no serious danger in a large measure of executive discretion in the first instance because in countries where common law principles prevail the discretion is subject indirectly to judicial control.” “There is first the power, which their Lordships have just noticed, to grant bail. There is secondly the fact that in such countries there is available only a limited period between the time of arrest and the institution of proceedings; and if a police officer institutes proceedings without prima facie proof, he will run the risk of an action for malicious prosecution.” In short, the power to arrest is not to be taken as a God given right to do whatever the police like. First there must be reasonable suspicion that the person has been involved in some manner with a criminal offence. Than the police must think whether the arrest was really necessary. Would granting him a bail to secure his attendance at the police station be enough, for example. Is there a possibility of escape? Is the person going to commit another crime if not arrested? These are the questions which the police are confronted with before an arrest could be made. And as to whether the police can be sued for making an illegal arrest, well, Lord Devlin has answered it in the passage above. The power of arrest is subject to judicial control. So, what the Malaysian Bar wants to do, ie to sue the police, is not an intimidation. It is a process by which the police’s actions could be judged. Nazri Aziz says we have Courts in Malaysia. Yes, of course we have. And that is where the lawyers are going this time. What is the problem? Where is the intimidation? Like, what’s the fuss? Kedahans would say, “hang sakit tang mana?” (where are you feeling the pain?) The Icings on the Proverbial 15 tier Cake The PM was quoted by Utusan Malaysia as saying: “Kita juga akan menguatkuasakan undang-undang dengan cara paling berhemah” Loosely translated, that means “We will also enforce the laws in a courteous way”. Ladies and gentlemen, please have a look at the video at Malaysiakini.tv. Watch it carefully. Was there a reasonable suspicion that the 5 young lawyers were committing an offence? Was there a necessity for the arrests? And as a last question, was the law being enforced in a courteous way? Tags: Arrest of 5 Lawyers, Criminal Procedure Code, Home Minister, IGP, Illegal Arrests, Legal Aid, Reasonable Suspicion, section 23(1)(a) Posts by Art Harun Funny;moody;temperamental; intelligent;clever;not smart;stupid;obnoxious; charming;sporting;down to earth;politically very incorrect;fit;sexy;ugly; adrenalin junkie;inhaler;drinker; sexually active;rude;mild mannered;angry;loud;not very humble;not very modest too; dreamer;realist; procrastinator;non conformist;cynical;simple; coffee addict;speed junkie; turbohead;petrolhead;racer;hopeless;aspiring;loves acting;hates practicing;singer;screamer;moaner;whiner;achiever;guitarist... Posted on 20 May 2009. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Read more articles posted by Art Harun. 2 Responses to Arresting the Illegal Arrests	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22736
__label__cc	0.561291	0.438709	Does the Mac Really Have Enterprise Security Issues? Jul 14th, 2008 5:00 PM EDT On Tuesday, Computerworld published a story about so-called security flaws in Mac OS X that affect the enterprise. The six arguments actually amount to a collection of shibboleths. Security Flaw #1: Apple Updates. The argument is that security updates pop up unannounced and insufficient information is provided to make a decision as to whether to roll out the update. Reality: Experienced IT administrators who maintain Macs have access to information that helps them better understand the updates. With Apple Remote Desktop, they can lock down their clients and prevent individual users from installing updates while they evaluate the update themselves. Then they can roll it out when ready. The CW argument above draws from the experience of the desktop user, not the Mac IT administrator. Security Flaw #2: Serious Flaws are slow to be fixed. "While the project running the software often patches such vulnerabilities in hours or days, Apple often lags in releasing such updates," the author noted. Reality: I suspect, based on my experience, that Apple evaluates the impact of the vulnerability in the light of the system architecture. If there are no known exploits in the wild, as the author admitted, then Apple can take a wholistic approach thatis better for system stability. Also, they have to take into account that the FreeBSD subsystem is open source maintained by committers. In contrast, Microsoft can roll out emergency patches that simply cause trickle down effects and result in the need for new patches on patches and reduce system stability. Security Flaw #3: Administrator Mode. The argument here is somewhat incoherent and suggests that the distinction between administrator mode and an unprivileged user is a problem in the business world. The argument fails to take note of the tools Mac IT administrators have. Reality: Corporate users of Mac OS X do not generally have Administrator privileges and IT Administrators lock down the Mac and dictate what can be done. Entire disk images ("spins") can be rolled out or specific updates installed. See Item #1 above. The CW article goes over the top when it suggests that Mac users with Admin privileges can all too easily access dangerous functions, which is not true in a managed corporate environment. "Itis hard to enable those things on Windows," said a consultant who noted that "even when such settings are available in Windows, the settings are typically obscure or complicated enough to deter average users. By contrast, a single click might be enough in Mac OS X." The obscurity argument is hardly comforting and fails to take into account the fact that enterprise Mac users can be denied access to the the terminal or other configuration options. Security Flaw #4: Naive Use of Back to My Mac. "Mac OS X includes one special service that sounds alarming at first glance -- and it can be a real security hole in unmanaged environments," according to the author. Reality: Enterprise installations of Macs are managed environments. Back to My Mac is a toy for individuals who assume the entire risk. The article goes on to basically admit that. Security Flaw #5: Complacency over Malware. The author goes on to say, "The fact is that the Mac has not been a malware target, and it is safer than Windows from such threats." The argument is then that that may not be true in the future. Reality: The author negated his own headline and then added some speculation. Security Flaw #6: Appleis security is half-baked. "Nothing in Leopard is completely implemented," according to a consultant cited by the author. "They finished enough to get their marketing bullet point, but not a real strong level of defense," was ascribed to another consultant. The solution suggested was to wait for Snow Leopard for serious Mac deployments when the users will "know precisely what security improvements Apple commits to for that release." Reality: Quoting consultants who have an opinion doesnit make for quantitative truth. Any OS is an evolving ecosphere. No OS will ever be perfect, and suggesting that the entire security posture of Leopard wonit be complete until Snow Leopard is like suggesting that 90 percent of corporate America completely delay the deployment of Vista until Windows 7 comes out. Itis a pipe dream. In my opinion, the article isnit really about security flaws in Mac OS X that affect the enterprise. Itis really just a collection of quotes and differing opinions regarding Appleis business practices and technical approach.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22739
__label__wiki	0.636013	0.636013	Topics:CBFC, Censorship, COAI, Content, Government, Internet, Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting, Mobile, Policy COAI writes to CBFC against the 2.0 movie ‘falsely depicting mobile phones’ Namita Singh The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has filed a complaint to the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) against the Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer 2.0, reports NDTV. (See the full complaint on the NDTV story.) In its letter dated November 23rd, COAI accused the makers of falsely depicting mobile phones and towers as harmful to the environment and living beings. COAI also criticized the film for its “obscurantist and anti-scientific attitudes toward mobile phone, towers and mobile service.” MediaNama has reached out COAI for a comment and will update the story when they respond. COAI has requested the CBFC to revoke the certification granted to the trailer, teaser and promotional videos of the film slated to release on November 29 in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. In its complaint, the COAI has also demanded suspension of the exhibition of the movie till the matter is resolved. In the film, Akshay Kumar plays Dr Richard, a mutant scientist and the main antagonist who wages a war against cellphone technology and its users. He clashes with Rajinikanth’s robot Chitti. The film is slotted for release in over 10,000 screens across the world and is a sequel to the Rajinikanth starrer Enthiran (2010). Our COAI coverage here. In this article:CBFC, Censorship, COAI, Content, Government, Internet, Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting, Mobile, Policy I&B Ministry sends notice to Amazon over Tandav TV series: Reports It all seems familiar now: a web series comes out on one of the only two streaming services whose lawyers wouldn’t stop it, right-wing... In Jan-Jun 2020, Twitter got a record number of information requests from governments globally Between January and June 2020, Twitter received 12,700 information requests from governments and law enforcement agencies around the world, reflecting a significant increase of... Indian Govt information requests to Twitter increased due to Delhi riots and COVID-19 pandemic Between January and June 2020, governments and law enforcement agencies in India sent 2,613 information requests to Twitter , more than thrice the amount... GoDaddy shut down exam info website Prepp.in for over a day due to complaint from Meghalaya Police Prepp.in, a website targeted at government job aspirants, was shut down by GoDaddy for over a day in December due to a complaint by...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22748
__label__wiki	0.771768	0.771768	Infectious Disease > COVID-19 Panel: Aerosols Driving COVID-19 Spread — Aerosol experts say evidence doesn't add up for droplets being primary driver by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today October 9, 2020 Compelling evidence indicates that COVID-19 transmission via small-particle aerosols, not droplets, may be driving the pandemic, a panel of aerosol researchers said on Thursday. At a virtual press conference of the American Association for Aerosol Research, researchers argued the reason both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC are reluctant to embrace aerosol transmission is in part due to "historical bias," despite outsized evidence of aerosol transmission. Linsey Marr, PhD, of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, noted the CDC's recent acknowledgement that SARS-CoV-2 can "sometimes" be spread through aerosols, though she crossed out the word "sometimes" to write "commonly." "The definitions are still resting on epidemiology, but it doesn't really reflect what we understand about mechanisms" of transmission, she said. "Understanding mechanisms is important [for] how we can best apply interventions and slow this down." As evidence of historical bias, Jose-Luis Jimenez, PhD, of the University of Colorado in Boulder, cited research from as recently as 1985 that measles, for which airborne aerosol spread is now commonly acknowledged, was thought to mainly be spread by large respiratory droplets, and "close contact" between patients was required. In fact, he argued there may be more evidence for aerosol spread of COVID-19 than via droplets, noting there is no evidence for droplets in super-spreading events, impact of reduced ventilation, or transmission by asymptomatic people without a cough. Jimenez stressed the case study of the COVID-19 super-spreading event from the choir practice in Skagit County, Washington to make his case about aerosol spread, mainly by ruling out other methods of transmission. A two and a half hour rehearsal with one index case of COVID-19 produced 52 new infections, some standing as far away as 13 meters behind. He ruled out fomites, because not only are they "inefficient" for SARS-CoV-2 transmission, according to the CDC, but the index case didn't touch any objects. Jimenez also ruled out droplets, because the index case "didn't talk to others," and there was no way to impact droplets on eyes, nostrils, and mouths of 52 people. But the choir room had poor ventilation, and people were there a long time with no masks, and singing and talking intermittently, which points to aerosol spread, he said. Marr emphasized the importance of ventilation and crowded spaces in facilitating COVID-19 spread. She discussed Japan's "3 Cs" for infection control that the country's government emphasized during the COVID-19 pandemic: closed spaces with poor ventilation, close contact settings, and crowded spaces. While face masks are an intervention that helps prevent both aerosol and droplet transmission, Marr sounded a note of caution about face shields as a substitute for masks. "Those are effective for large droplets that land on our eyes, nose and mouth but they don't help with aerosols," she said. "There are localities where a face shield is considered an acceptable alternative to a mask, but they are two different things." Jimenez also pointed out that, given aerosol transmission, wearing a mask is critical, even if people are maintaining social distance. "We need to have increased ventilation and air cleaning and do as much of these as we can," he said. Marr said if a place feels "stuffy or you smell things," that is an indication that "ventilation is insufficient" in the space. When asked how dangerous the recent presidential debate was for COVID-19 transmission, given President Trump tested positive for COVID-19, experts said, "the more people without a mask in a small space ... makes the situation more dangerous for everybody." Molly Walker is an associate editor, who covers infectious diseases for MedPage Today. She has a passion for evidence, data and public health. Follow	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22749
__label__wiki	0.506465	0.506465	Humans Stopped Shaking the Earth During Lockdown Jul 30, 2020, 10:24 am EST July 29, 2020, 10:12 pm EST \| 1 min read Inked Pixels/Shutterstock While planet Earth generates its share of shakes and shimmies from natural geologic processes, humans also contribute to the vibrations passing through the planet. So when we all took a pandemic pause, the Earth got a break too. It got quieter than it’s ever been in recorded history. Researchers at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Imperial College London and four other institutions around the world determined that, as countries around the world instituted stay-at-home policies in response to the COVID-19 crisis, human-generated seismic noise dropped by an average of fifty percent between March and May due to reduced travel, industry, and general moving about. The most significant drops were seen in urban areas, but remote locations, including German’s Black Forest, also saw dramatic reductions in sound. Anthropause This period in time is being called the “anthropause” by some researchers, thanks to both the reduction in global pollution and noise. Although man-made vibrations typically drop during quiet periods like holidays, the scientists say that there has never been such a major quieting for such an extended period in recorded history. They add that the break gave them a chance to listen more closely to the sounds of our planet without all our noise added on top—a result which could lead to a better understanding of human versus natural sonic signals and better predictions of natural disasters. “With increasing urbanization and growing global populations, more people will be living in geologically hazardous areas,” said lead author Dr. Thomas Lecocq from the Royal Observatory of Belgium. “It will therefore become more important than ever to differentiate between natural and human-caused noise so that we can ‘listen in’ and better monitor the ground movements beneath our feet. This study could help to kick-start this new field of study.” The research, which included an analysis of a global network of 268 seismic stations in 117 countries, has been published in the journal Science. › Does Hypnosis Work? Does Hypnosis Work? Anne Taylor \| November 2nd A Brief History of TaB, Coca-Cola’s First “Diet” Cola Lucia Peters \| November 9th Maria Anna Mozart: The Overshadowed Sister Amanda Prahl \| November 9th Was Mother Goose a Real Person? The Truth Behind the Beloved “Author” Lucia Peters \| November 2nd	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22762
__label__cc	0.613045	0.386955	The US and NATO Are Establishing Terrorist Bases in Europe NATO and the United States, which, together, claim to be fighting some sort of amorphous “global war on terrorism,” have enabled a terrorist group to establish bases in two NATO member states. By Wayne Madsen @WMRDC NATO and the United States, which, together, claim to be fighting some sort of amorphous “global war on terrorism,” have enabled a terrorist group to establish bases in two NATO member states – France and Albania – and one NATO protectorate, Kosovo. After evacuating forces of the anti-Iranian terrorist group Mojahedin-e-Khalq from their former Wayne Madsen is an investigative journalist, author and syndicated columnist.He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the National Press Club. Podcast: The Assassination of a Nuclear Scientist and the War against Iran’s COVID-19 Vaccine Cheap Mediterranean Natural Gas Could Spell the End for the NATO Alliance US Threatens European backers of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, NATO in DC’s Crosshairs John Bolton Calls For US To Impose Regime Change In Iran Bolton said he thinks Iranians would probably welcome a “new regime,” though he conceded that whoever the US ended up installing might not be particularly democratic. By Jason Ditz Still considered among the candidates for President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, John Bolton is continuing to underscore his longstanding aversion of trying to come up with diplomatic solutions by urging the US to impose a regime change on A Record of Hawkish Intervention: Biden Picks Samantha Power to Head USAID As US Sanctions a Starving Yemen, Iran Asks Interpol to Arrest Trump	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22765
__label__wiki	0.7579	0.7579	All Ann Arbor District Library locations closed due to coronavirus cases among staff Ann Arbor District Library's Traverwood Branch, 3333 Traverwood Drive in Ann Arbor on Monday, March 2 2020.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com By Samuel J. Robinson \| srobinson@mlive.com ANN ARBOR, MI — The Ann Arbor District Library announced it is closing to the public for at least two weeks, due to positive coronavirus cases among library staff and family. All AADL locations closed Sunday, Nov. 15, and pickups are not available, the library said in a statement on its website. All items ready for pickup or waiting for a pickup to be scheduled will stay put until the library reopens. All scheduled pickups are being canceled and the public will be able to reschedule them after the library reopens. The libraries' outdoor drop-boxes remain open, but no materials will be checked during the closure. The library is not charging fees during its closure and is asking guests to hang onto any checked-out items until it reopens. The public can still place requests, but library officials said they will not fill any requests until the libraries reopen. All of AADL’s online programming is still available throughout the duration of the closure and it will continue to add to its collection of virtual content, AADL Director Josie Parker said Monday. The library declined to comment on which of its five library locations had experienced positive COVID-19 cases, and did not report how many employees were infected, citing privacy concerns. Those who picked up materials from a library should not be concerned, as there was no exposure risk related to contactless pickups, library officials said. The exact reopening remains unclear, but library officials said they will monitor the new restrictions ordered Sunday, Nov. 15, by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, that take effect Wednesday, Nov. 18, and last until Dec. 8. While libraries are not on the list of prohibited entertainment options under the new restrictions, Parker said the AADL is taking Michigan’s new orders into account in its decision to pick a reopening date. “We want to see them as much as they want to see us, and as soon as its safe and we can all safely be there, we will be,” Parker said. READ MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS: Armed robber snatches gaming console on UM’s North Campus 5 new Ann Arbor council members sworn in, here’s what’s on their agenda Coronavirus overwhelming Michigan hospitals, leaders warn; ‘the system can capsize’ Michigan shutters in-person dining, high school sports in response to COVID-19 case surge Jim Harbaugh vows reevaluation of ‘everything’ at Michigan, including QB	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22767
__label__cc	0.735642	0.264358	Home ❯ article ❯ management ❯ consulting and training Log in to Like this Article Brad Kuvin Candidates, and All Policymakers, Please Listen: Manufacturing Matters “Manufacturing matters” is the theme outlined by PMA’s 2016 Chairman Ron Lowry, owner and president of metalforming company Dayton Rogers, as he sets his course for the association in the coming year. As described in our article this month, the fact that manufacturing matters, to the health of the U.S. economy and up and down the socioeconomic ladder, is no surprise to most of us. And while it shouldn’t be to our nation’s policymakers, either, so often the notion that manufacturing matters falls on deaf ears. One concern voiced by Lowry relates to the significant recent growth in the number of manufacturing-related training programs, and the growth in their attendance. Lowry worries what will happen when these newly skilled workers hit the job market, and manufacturers that remain strangled by excessive regulations, rising healthcare costs and tight lending policies aren’t able to hire them. I’ve had similar conversations with other leaders in our industry, but with Lowry the conversation took a unique and welcomed turn. That’s when he shared with me his New Year’s Resolution: “To complain less and do more.” More importantly, he relates that resolution directly to his theme. Lowry urges everyone that has a stake in the success of U.S. manufacturing, including those reading this column, to follow his lead—complain less about the forces inhibiting growth and take personal responsibility. I recently came across a book that focuses on taking personal responsibility for dealing with what ails us. It’s titled, “Stop Moaning, Start Owning: How Entitlement is Ruining America and How Personal Responsibility Can Fix It.” While it takes readers more on an individual, personal journey rather than relating specifically to business, the book does hint strongly at the same message Lowry is sending to us all. That is, if you’re not happy or even content with what’s happening to you (or your business), avoid the moaning mindset and take action. The book’s author, Dr. Brian Russell, offers eight steps for achieving personal prosperity, and three of them ring particularly true in the context of Lowry’s resolution: • Take personal responsibility for fulfilling your needs and wants. • Be accountable. • Make a uniquely positive contribution to something larger than yourself. It’s this last directive that leads us back to your trade association, PMA. The association, under Lowry’s leadership for the coming year, provides a number of ways to make meaningful contributions to the industry. But more importantly, it allows you to stop moaning and start owning, to complain less and do more. I urge you to follow Lowry’s lead. Technologies: Management Frost Brown Todd Opens Houston Office PMA Educational Foundation Announces Recipients of Education... David Arndt Joins Harbour Results Plante Moran Partners with AFS to Offer a Data-Driven Mobili... Five Tips for a Successful Digital Transformation Mohamed Abuali, James Ricci July 1, 2020 Mastering ERP Implementation for Long-Term Success Chris Pinaire July 1, 2020 Data-Driven Manufacturing Improvements by the Day Lou Kren July 2, 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22770
__label__wiki	0.715676	0.715676	Mike's Mets A blog about the New York Mets and life Where Did We Go Wrong? In The Athletic this week, Tim Britton had a very good look into what went wrong with the Mets this season. The obvious starting point was the rotation, which was pretty much a bad bet on the days deGrom wasn't pitching. David Peterson was fairly impressive in a 9-start audition for 2021. Seth Lugo was more miss than hit in 7 starts, winding up with an ERA over 6 as a starter. Everyone else was just plain awful. Neither Rick Porcello or Michael Wacha proved to be any help. Steven Matz has gone from looking like a really solid pitcher just a few years ago to a non-tender candidate this offseason. The promise that Robert Gsellman seemed to offer as a 22-year-old in 2016 has evaporated. As Britton pointed out, the 2020 Mets had the worst starting rotation ERA in the history of the team. That's quite an accomplishment for Brodie Van Wagenen to put on his resume. Surviving their poor starting pitching might have been possible if the bullpen was great, but that certainly wasn't the case. Edwin Diaz survived some hiccups and really reestablished himself as a late inning reliever. The guys behind him, primarily Jeurys Familia, Justin Wilson, Jared Hughes, Chasen Shreve, Brad Bach and trade pickup Miguel Castro, weren't as bad as the starters, but hardly set the world on fire. Even Lugo had some rough outings when he was still in the bullpen. Everything I've written in those last two paragraphs makes me question whether Pitching Coach Jeremy Hefner has earned a return gig for next year. I can't blame him for the quality of the pitchers he had to work with, that blame falls squarely on the shoulders of Brodie Van Wagenen. I could even give Hefner credit for shepherding Peterson through a successful rookie campaign. Other than that, as I pointed out a couple of weeks ago, it's hard to make a case for not getting a new Pitching Coach next season. Hefner had limited previous experience coming in, having spent 2 years as an advanced scout and 1 year as assistant pitching coach with the Twins before coming here. I think getting a different, presumably more experienced voice next season would be warranted. A lot has been made about the team's struggles plating runners this season, but that's a stat that would have likely evened out over the length of a real season. What would never even out was the poor baserunning and defense that has been a hallmark of this team from recent campaigns. You can get by with a weak defender in LF, many teams do that, so I have no problem with Dominic Smith or J.D. Davis playing there. A bigger problem is weak up the middle defense. While Amed Rosario was decent at shortstop and Andrés Giménez was a plus defender at the position, all 3 other up the middle spots were below par. The Mets are likely to move on from Wilson Ramos at catcher. His OPS+ of 88 is indefensible for a player who offers no value at all defensively. It's obvious that the Mets will be players in the J.T. Realmuto sweepstakes this off-season, but their fallback position is much less clear. It's a real shame that Tomás Nido lost so much of the season to COVID, because some offseason work he had done with a hitting instructor was showing real promise. You need a backup catcher, too, and Nido could well be that guy next season. Robinson Cano had a huge bounce back this season with the bat. He's under contract for three more years, so thank God for that. I still believe that whoever is making the personnel decisions this offseason, whether it's Alderson or someone he chooses, should at least try to move Cano even if the return is only so-so. Some team that is in a real win now mode and needs production at 2B might take a flyer. Sure, it would make the Kelenic trade look even worse if they moved Cano for a small return, but the team would be better with a real defender at second base, and the offense can be replaced with other signings. Barring that happening, however, Cano is going to wind up playing a lot of second base next year, and the defense will suffer. Which leaves CF as the final up the middle defensive spot that really needs an upgrade. I love Nimmo, but his best value going forward would be as a trade chip or LF. His defense in CF was simply unacceptable, particularly when the Met were playing a bad defender in LF, too. As much as the pitching staff struggled this season, some of the blame has to be on the poor defense behind them. That's got to change, and their CF should be a solid defender next season. I know George Springer's name gets thrown around a lot as a potential signing, but from what I read about the guy he is likely headed to a corner OF spot in the near future. Jackie Bradley Jr. fits the bill as a true defensive CF. His negatives are that he'd be another left-handed hitter in a lineup that is already unbalanced in that direction, he's not been very durable - only playing in 133, 144 and 147 games over his last 3 full seasons, and he's a below-average hitter with a career OPS+ of 94. Bottom line is that neither Springer or Bradley is a perfect fit. As for baserunning, that just frustrates me as a fan. You don't have to be a speedster to run the bases properly. It takes knowledge, baseball smarts and concentration. Keith Hernandez was an excellent baserunner back in his day, even though he wasn't an exceptionally fast runner. Any player coming up through the Mets system should be schooled relentlessly in this skill. It shouldn't be an option, but rather demanded of anyone in the system. There are talents that you just have to be born with to play Major League Baseball, but baserunning is a skill that can be learned. This has to get better. Britton did an excellent job in summarizing the Mets brutal 2020 season on the bases: The Mets were also a brutal baserunning team this season, constantly running into outs while rarely earning the reward of that aggressiveness. They were just 20 for 30 in stolen bases, a low frequency combining with a low success rate, and that doesn’t even count the five times they were picked off.... Even removing steals from the equation, the Mets made 22 outs on the bases - fifth most in baseball. Rojas became a broken record talking about plays that "can't happen" and the way the team has to "clean it up." A lot of teams live with outs on the bases because of the message it sends to the opponent, and because such aggressiveness often leads to tangible results down the line. This was not the case with the Mets, who ranked last in the majors in taking the extra base - in advancing two bases on a single and three on a double. I think one thing that the awful baserunning this season might signal is a lack of attention to detail. If Rojas stays on as manager he has to do more than just complain about the problem, he should start 2021 with a real plan to address it. I know that he can't wave a magic wand and turn the Mets into a great baserunning team, but they just can't continue to run into outs on the basepaths. Britton finished up his piece asking which players became a more important part of the Mets future and which may have made themselves expendable. I can't quibble with Britton's choices for the players who raised their stock. Dom Smith, Andrés Giménez, Peterson and Michael Conforto are picks that I think we can all agree with. For players whose stock dropped, Britton picked Rosario, Matz and J.D. Davis. Hard to argue with Rosario, who took a huge step backwards this year. Still, the guy is 24 years old, and I don't think his ultimate future has been decided. At the very least, if I was making the decisions I'd try to arrange for him to get some experience in CF in winter ball and try to add some positional versality to his game. He can't bring back much in a trade right now, so maybe he can help them as a utility guy. Steven Matz excelled in 6 starts as a rookie in 2015. He held his own in 3 playoff starts that season, although he didn't win any of them. In 2016 he made 25 starts and pitched to an ERA+ of 118, and looked like he was on his way to being a solid major league mid-rotation starter. In 4 seasons since then, he's posted ERA+ of 68, 94, 97 and a woeful 44 this season. He's always been prone to giving up the longball, but this year he allowed 14 in only 30.2 innings pitched. About his only use now would be pitching batting practice to slumping batters to help restore their confidence. If you get a new pitching coach you might tender him a contract this year just to roll the dice and see if he can match his 2018 and 2019 campaigns where he at least was a useful back of the rotation starter, but if the Mets decide to cut him loose it would be hard to fault the decision. The only name I would really question is J. D. Davis. Yes, he struggled for much of the last month or so of the season, and his final slash line of .247/.371/.389 wasn't good. Yet that .371 OBP was still excellent, and you have to at least consider he might very well have broken out of that slump and rebounded to more respectable numbers in a normal season. I just don't see how a disappointing campaign of only 229 plate appearances can cancel out what he did in 2019 over 453 PA. I think he still deserves a chance next year to play regularly and see what kind of player he truly is. We don't know exactly what path the Mets will take this offseason under Steve Cohen's ownership, but I have to believe that we'll see the end of going forward with a team that's completely dependent on almost everything going right in order to compete. I strongly suspect that someone other than Brodie Van Wagenen will be making the key decisions. I suspect there will be both trades and free agent signings. There's a lot of work to be done, and it seems likely to me that it will take more than a single offseason to make the Mets into a strong contender. Still, I imagine that there will be emphasis on putting out a team that has a real chance to make it into October. As far as I'm concerned, the sooner we can put this 2020 campaign behind us, the better. I look forward to watching a team next year that isn't patched together with twine and duct tape. And with that thought, I'll sign off for today. Thanks for stopping by. We'll be posting content regularly throughout the off-season. 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__label__cc	0.714167	0.285833	Christmas 2018 to 2019: Benchmarks rallied but mid-, smallcaps suffered Double-digit return of Sensex and Nifty50 looks satisfying but it is not the case with broader mid and smallcap indices that are in the red. December 25, 2019 / 05:38 PM IST 2019 calendar has been positive for the Indian market benchmarks although volatility kept investors on tenterhooks throughout the year. From Christmas 2018 to Christmas 2019, the benchmark Sensex gained almost 17 percent, outperforming BSE Midcap, Smallcap, BSE 200 and BSE 500 indices. Nifty 50 gained nearly 15 percent in the same period. The double-digit return of the Sensex and Nifty 50 looks satisfying but it is not the case with broader mid- and smallcap indices that are in the red. Benchmark indices gained as the government swung into action to support the economy and in hopes that more measures like corporate tax cuts will follow. Many continue to expect positive changes in personal income tax slabs in the upcoming budget. "We believe a global risk-on rally has also resumed with the quantum of negative-yielding bonds reducing and the trade war cooling off. In the case of India, the earnings yield of equities is very attractive vis-a-vis fixed income," said Amar Ambani, Senior President and Research Head - Institutional Equities at Yes Securities. Trade setup for Wednesday: Top 7 things to know before Opening Bell After The Bell: Bulls back on D-Street! What should investors do on Wednesday? Taking Stock \| Bulls back in action as Sensex gains over 800 pts; realty outperforms However, market participants point out to the fact that the rally in the market was confined to select stocks and the secondary indices did not witness the same optimism; midcaps and smallcap even slipped in the red hit by the gloomy macroeconomic environment. Let's take a glance at how the key indices fared from last Christmas to this Christmas. With 16.89 percent gain, the BSE Sensex outperformed its major counterparts. In the 30-share pack, 20 stocks logged gains since the last Christmas. Data shows Bajaj Finance (up 61.34 percent) led the pack of gainers, followed by Bharti Airtel (up 61.23 percent), ICICI Bank (up 53.14 percent), Reliance Industries (up 41.82 percent) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 38.30 percent). On the other side, Mahindra & Mahindra was the top loser during the same period, with a loss of 33.11 percent followed by Hero MotoCorp (down 23.31 percent), ONGC (down 14.78 percent), ITC (down 13.59 percent) and Tata Steel (down 10 percent). BSE Midcap index slipped 2.31 percent in the same period with Indian Bank (down 56.13 percent), PNB Housing Finance (down 54.92 percent), Central Bank Of India (down 49.15 percent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (down 48.04 percent) and Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (down 43.92 percent) as the top losers. On the other hand, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management, with a gain of 113 percent, led the pack of gainers in the index. It was followed by Whirlpool Of India (up 75.45 percent), Adani Transmission (up 66.79 percent), Info Edge (up 64.08 percent) and Indraprastha Gas (up 63.05 percent). Midcaps and smallcap have been in a consolidation phase since the start of 2018. "The midcap rally that ended in 2018, will likely further consolidate in 2020 and recovery may coincide with the economy gaining steam. For now, even as consumption has slowed, private investments are unlikely to gain momentum as capacity utilisation levels still hover around 74 percent," Ambani of Yes Securities said. The index has retreated 7.48 percent from the last Christmas to this Christmas. Among the top losers of the index for the said period, Cox & Kings, Talwalkars Healthclubs, Mcleod Russel India, Sintex Plastics Technology and Kridhan Infra emerged at the top, falling between 94 percent to 99 percent. Among the gainers, Adani Green Energy (up 252.18 percent) stood at the front, followed by Seamec (up 136.31 percent), Jump Networks (up 136.25 percent), Aavas Financiers (up 134.22 percent) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (up 18.65 percent). The BSE 200 index rose 11.25 percent in the same period. HDFC Asset Management Company, with a gain of 115 percent led the pack of gainers in the index. It was followed by Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (up 113 percent), Whirlpool Of India (up 75.45 percent), Abbott India (up 74.29 percent) and SBI Life Insurance Company (up 72.14 percent). Vodafone Idea (down 72 percent), Yes Bank (down 72 percent), Indiabulls Housing Finance (down 62.15 percent), Indian Bank (down 56.13 percent) and PNB Housing Finance (down 55 percent) were among the top losers in the index. The index is almost 10 percent up for the period, with Adani Green Energy (up 252.18 percent), Aavas Financiers (up 134.22 percent), HDFC Asset Management Company (up 115 percent), Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (up 113 percent) and CreditAccess Grameen (up 108 percent) as the top gainers. Among top losers were Reliance Capital (down 93.77 percent), Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (down 93.58 percent), Reliance Infrastructure (down 91.71 percent), Jain Irrigation Systems (down 88.16 percent) and Reliance Power (down 87.79 percent). Where does the Indian market stand? This year’s rally has been driven by FPIs and is restricted to mainly large-cap stocks. The gains in the market came after the government jumped in to revive the confidence of the investors. The Indian market underperformed major global peers as worries of a slowdown in the domestic economy refused to fade away. "The entire Nifty50 returns in this calendar year have come after the corporate tax cut announcements made in September 2019. In the global context, the Indian market has grossly underperformed the developed markets and even some of the emerging markets. Portfolios of most funds, PMSes, and individuals have underperformed the Nifty50," said Rusmik Oza, Senior VP & Head of Fundamental Research at Kotak Securities. As per Ranjan Chakravarty, Economist and Product Strategist at MSE, the Indian capital markets were an accurate reflector of the underlying drivers. Fixed income clearly followed rate policy until July and then moved in anticipation of the aggressive rate cuts that were expected. When they didn't materialize, yields rose irrationally in August through December. USDINR performed exactly as per the Brent linkage and stayed below 72 as expected. The Brexit vote had a negligible impact. The way ahead Most market experts expect a recovery from the coming quarters. There is hope the government will announce steps in Budget 2020 to help cheer up the economy and the market. Ambani of Yes Securities has 12,900 as the target for Nifty for the year 2020. "Having said that, 2020 will be a year to firm up positions in equities, as we believe 2021 will bring a start of a secular rally. I would, therefore, advocate at least a 65 percent asset allocation to equities if you have a 3-4 year time horizon," Ambani said. As per the brokerage firm Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, the equity market seems to be factoring in an improvement in macroeconomic conditions domestically. They are not assuming a big-bang recovery, but hoping the ‘worst is over’. In addition to accommodative monetary policy, the government is taking policy measures to address the issue, though the fiscal space to do so is getting quite limited. The global scenario also seems favorable for equities, given the interest rate cuts in the US and the resumption of quantitative easing in Europe. Finally, the US and China seem to be moving towards some kind of understanding on trade tariff-related issues. The outlook is positive, say experts, but the risk of a sudden deep correction remains. TAGS: #Market Edge #Nifty #Sensex Christmas 2018 to 2019: Benchmarks rallied but mid-, smallcaps...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22783
__label__wiki	0.501385	0.501385	& Perform-A-Long Listen to a Mini-Concert Learn & Play Music Perform into a Live Sound System Listen to a Concert Dave sings and plays (on ukulele and keyboard) his original fun (and funny) songs, as well as familiar kids' songs, Beatles tunes, and others. Kids begin participating as songs go along. Learn and Play Music Then it's all about kids making the music themselves, as they learn about rhythm, tempo, chords, basic song structure, and how to strum – while playing ukuleles, triangles, tambourines, egg shakers, and singing. Next up is the kids taking what they've learned and trying it out while playing an instrument, or singing, or both. Kids perform solo or in a duo or small group, into microphones and a sound system. Kids love to try out instruments, to learn, and to sing & play into an amplified system. And while they're having fun, they're also starting to learn – or learning more – about the exciting world of making music.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22787
__label__cc	0.632133	0.367867	How to use a delay’s feedback control to create cascading, building echoes By Computer Music (Computer Music) 10 October 2018 Learn the ins and outs of this fundamental effects audio processing technique The feedback knob is one of the most important controls on your delay plugin, extending the one or two delay taps of a basic stereo unit into a malleable series of echoes. In this walkthrough, we'll show you how to put delay feedback to good use on a drum loop in Reason, although everything we're about to do is 100% applicable to any DAW and delay plugin. For much more on using feedback in your productions, check out the August edition of Computer Music. Step 1: Let’s see exactly how a delay’s feedback control works, by checking it out on a simple drum loop. Load a drum loop into your DAW at 116bpm, and load a delay effect onto the channel. Crucially at this point, put a limiter on your master bus, as the feedback effects we’re going to create can really build up if something goes wrong. Step 2: Set your delay’s Feedback to 0 - we’ll get to it soon. Set the Dry/Wet Mix control to fully dry (0%) and the delay time to 1/8, synced to the host project’s tempo. If your delay has any modulation options, disable them. You shouldn’t be able to hear any effect at this point. Step 3: Now turn the Mix control to blend the delay in with the main signal. When set to fully dry (0%), no delay is audible; fully wet (100%) means that all you hear is the delayed signal; anywhere between gives you both. Set the delay to only about a quarter or a third wet - that’ll be around 30%. Step 4: Now it’s time to push up the Feedback control. This will feed the delayed signal back into the input, generating loads of copies of the signal that gradually die away. Raise the Feedback to 50% to increase the level of this loop, making our cascading echoes more immediate and longer-lasting. Almost dubby. Step 5: If you push the delay all the way up to maximum, things really start to build up and get out of control. That’s why we loaded the limiter after the delay unit for protection. If we’re careful, though, we can use this control as a sort of basic performance effect, ramping up the feedback, then releasing it again as the beat restarts. Step 6: Finally, try the same thing with the Wet level set at 100%. Every time you crank the feedback up, the input signal is trapped in an endless loop, until you bring it back down again. At short delay times, this leads to glitch/buffer effects (see below). The whole signal, in this case, will be retimed in relation to any other tracks.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22788
__label__cc	0.647771	0.352229	By Elena Kadvany E-mail Elena Kadvany About this blog: Get the latest food news with the biweekly Peninsula Foodist newsletter. I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently workin... (More) I am a perpetually hungry twenty-something journalist, born and raised in Menlo Park and currently working at the Palo Alto Weekly as education and youth staff writer. I graduated from USC with a major in Spanish and a minor in journalism. Though my first love is journalism, food is a close second. I am constantly on the lookout for new restaurants to try, building an ever-expanding "to eat" list. As a journalist, I'm always trolling news sources and social media websites with an eye for local food news, from restaurant openings and closings to emerging food trends. When I was a teenager growing up in Menlo Park, I always drove up to the city on weekends with the singular purpose of finding a better meal than I could at home. But in the past year or so, the Peninsula's food culture has been totally transformed, with many new restaurants opening and a continuous stream of San Francisco restaurants coming south to open Peninsula outposts. Don't navigate this food boom hungry and alone! Feed me your tips on new chefs and eats and together we'll share them with the broader community. (Hide) View all posts from Elena Kadvany Our guide to Peninsula restaurants selling groceries, meal kits and more Uploaded: Apr 28, 2020 In a sign of the times, Palo Alto's venerable Sundance The Steakhouse now sells toilet paper alongside filet mignon and ribeye steaks. The 45-year-old steakhouse, closed to in-person dining during the shutdown, has pivoted to serving boxes of raw meat and seafood for customers to cook at home, along with household items and to-go cocktails. Sundance The Steakhouse sous chef Armando Castro packs a filet mignon for a takeout order. The Palo Alto restaurant is now selling groceries directly to customers. Photo by Magali Gauthier. The coronavirus forced restaurants across the Bay Area to change their business models overnight. While many turned to takeout and feeding healthcare workers, others have transformed themselves into pseudo-grocery stores, selling cartons of eggs, milk, fresh produce and household items. Others are offering the products we love to eat in their dining rooms directly to customers to cook at home. (Imported Italian pasta from Terun! Georgian sauces from Bevri! Mademoiselle Colette take-and-bake croque monsieur!) Some restaurants have become pickup sites for boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms. This helps restaurants stay afloat while offering customers who want or need to avoid crowded, picked-over supermarkets a way to support their favorite restaurants. Galen Fletcher, owner of Sundance The Steakhouse, said the groceries are helping the restaurant break even and keep a few staff members employed. He might even continue doing it post-coronavirus, seeing it as an opportunity for a new revenue stream. For now, with the steakhouse's moody, wood-paneled dining room closed, it's "more of a spiritual thing for us than financial," he said. "It keeps our brand alive." Below is a running list of Peninsula restaurants where you can buy groceries, fresh produce, specialty products and meal kits to cook at home. 1 Oz. Coffee, Mountain View, Santa Clara: 1 Oz. Coffee is selling milk (regular and alternatives like almond and oat milk) for pickup and delivery. Order online and pick it up 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or get it delivered 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon.-Sat. Alhambra Irish House, Redwood City: Pub essentials like A1 Steak Sauce, malt vinegar, black pudding and cigarettes are available for pickup and delivery as well as staples like flour, meat, dairy and fresh veggies. Asa, Los Altos, Los Gatos: Asa is selling fresh meat, dairy, produce and specialty items -- everything from eggs, butter and paper towels to jamón Ibérico and Valencia rice to make paella. At Asa's Los Gatos location, the parking lot has been transformed into a drive-through grocery store. Open Tues.-Thurs. 4-7:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 4-8 p.m.; and Sun. 4-7 p.m. Belcampo, San Mateo: Belcampo has made its quality, organic meat products available for pickup and delivery, plus fresh dairy, eggs, bread and household items. Organic vegetable boxes are also available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Open Mon.-Fri., 4-8:30 p.m. and Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bevri, Palo Alto: Georgian restaurant Bevri is selling frozen khinkali (dumplings filled with broth and beef, mushroom or lamb and mint); raw, marinated meats and seafood; spices; pickled garlic and peppers; and bottled sauces, like tkemali, a Georgian sour plum sauce, in addition to its takeout menu. Georgian restaurant Bevri is selling jars of pickled garlic, green peppers, and jonjoli (bladdernut flowers). Photo via Bevri Instagram. Boba Drive, Sunnyvale: Try your hand at making boba tea at home with Boba Drive's D.I.Y. kit, which comes with all the necessary ingredients (enough for five drinks) and instructions. To purchase a kit for pickup, email [email protected] Boba Guys, Palo Alto, San Carlos: Boba Guys is offering a boba kit ($50) to make milk tea at home, including tapioca balls, organic matcha tea, oat milk, pandan caramel and more. Bushido, Mountain View: This downtown Japanese restaurant is selling groceries, including panko, Koshihikari rice, bleach and toilet paper, plus meal kits for cooking suriyaki and ramen at home. Cafe Brioche, Palo Alto: Cafe Brioche is selling produce and other groceries. Cafe Venetia, Palo Alto: Cafe Venetia is selling some grocery staples and produce as well as imported Italian olive oils, vinegars, chocolate and coffee for pickup. Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Camper, Menlo Park: Camper recently reopened for takeout and has a selection of housemade goods -- sourdough bread, fresh pasta, pizza dough, salad dressings and more -- plus a produce box from Tomatero Farms for weekly pickup. Coffeebar, Menlo Park, Redwood City: Coffeebar is now making coffee, bread, milk, hand sanitizer and other goods available for pickup and delivery within 5 miles of the cafes. Coupa Cafe, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Redwood City: Coupa Cafe recently launched Coupa Grocery, through which customers can order a wide range of groceries, fresh produce and prepared foods, like Coupa's carne mechada, Venezuelan shredded beef stew -- plus nitrile gloves and face masks. Pickup and delivery is offered Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; place your order the day before by noon. "We have been able to add a few more staff members to our schedule for Coupa Grocery and that is the bottom line: good for the customer and good for the staff to be able to work," said co-owner Nancy Coupal. Cuisinett, San Carlos: Cuisinett has French mustards, cornichons, butter rolls as well as the restaurant's sauces, from coq au vin to poivre, available for pickup and delivery. Donato Enoteca, Redwood City: If you've always wanted access to Donato Enoteca's pantry, now is the time. You can buy fresh nduja, guanciale, prosciutto, housemade ricotta, anchovy-stuffed olives and imported Italian flour (and yeast!) from the restaurant. Or, order from the "you be the chef" menu and get all the ingredients to make Donato Enoteca's pasta and pizzas at home, instructions included. Wine, olive oil, coffee and other products on view from outside Donato Enoteca in Redwood City. Photo by Elena Kadvany. Dumpling City, Palo Alto: Head to Dumpling City to stock up on bags of frozen dumplings -- pork with dill, lamb with radish, chicken with chives, zucchini and egg -- that will keep you well-fed throughout the shutdown. Eng's Zongzi, Mountain View: Eng's Zongzi remains open for takeout and is also selling frozen wontons and jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) that can be boiled, steamed or pan-fried. Call 650-397-5957 to order. Harley Farms, Pescadero: Harley Farms is offering fresh chevre, goat cheese ravioli and other local goods, including Duarte's Tavern's famous olallieberry pie and Arcangeli Grocery Co.'s equally famous artichoke bread, for pickup and delivery. The dairy farm will deliver from Santa Cruz to Pacifica on the Coast (minimum order $50) and from Palo Alto to San Francisco (minimum order $100). If you need an excuse to get (safely) out of the house, you can head to the coast and pick up your order at the farm as long as you order three hours in advance. Johnston's Saltbox, San Carlos: Johnston’s Saltbox "provisions" menu includes milk, cheese, eggs, bacon, fresh bread as well as hand sanitizer, playing cards and other goods. Open for pickup Tues.-Sat. noon to 7 p.m. Kitchentown, San Mateo: Food-business incubator Kitchentown has meal kits, prepared foods, fresh bread and pantry items available for pickup Tuesdays and Saturdays. Konjoe, Santa Clara: Konjoe's D.I.Y. burger kits come with buns, frozen Cream Co. Meats patties, cheddar cheese, butter lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and Konjoe's special sauce ($50, feeds eight people). Pickup and delivery available Wed. 5-9 p.m. and Thurs.-Sat. 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mademoiselle Colette, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Palo Alto: Make like a Parisian and order Mademoiselle Colette's take-and-bake croque monsieur, or a kit with everything you need to make moelleux au chocolat (molten chocolate cake) at home. Available for pickup and delivery, Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Maum, Palo Alto: Maum has reopened for takeout and is selling its kimchi, Korean pickles, roasted sesame biscuit dough, buckwheat snickerdoodle cookie dough and other pantry items. Available for pickup only at scheduled times Thursday-Saturday. Oak & Rye, Los Gatos: Oak & Rye is selling at-home pizza kits -- including one that comes with a 15-inch pizza stone, peel and scraper -- or just the ingredients you need to make the Los Gatos pizzeria's "Scotty 2 Hotty" pie (two dough balls, crushed tomato, house mozzarella, spicy soppressata, basil, honey, chili flakes and spicy pepperoncini oil). Take-and-bake pasta is also available. Pickup and local delivery available daily from noon to 8 p.m. Original Joe's, Daly City: Stock up on Original Joe's frozen ravioli, meat sauce and Boudin sourdough baguette, plus groceries -- and to-go Manhattans. (The Westlake restaurant is also open for takeout.) Original Joe's ravioli, sauces and other foods available for pickup and delivery. Photo via Original Joe's Facebook. Pizzeria Delfina, Palo Alto, Burlingame: Pizzeria Delfina is offering several pizza and pasta kits, plus dried Rustichella d'Abruzzo pasta and pints of frozen bolognese, amatriciana and pomodoro sauces to squirrel away in your freezer. Pickup and delivery available Sun.-Wed. 4-8 p.m. and Thurs.-Sat. 4-9 p.m. The Post, Los Altos: The Post has several meal kits that provide a set of ingredients to make brunch, tacos, flatbreads, burgers and ribs, plus cocktail kits and grocery staples for curbside pickup and delivery. Open Wed.-Sun. 3-8 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ranzan, Redwood City: Ranzan has sliced wagyu beef for sale, either sliced thin or cut into steaks, vacuumed sealed and frozen. Sam's Chowder House, Half Moon Bay: Sam's is selling family-size portions of prepared foods to reheat at home or freeze for later, including 6- and 12-packs of chilled blue lump crab cakes and meatballs, plus smore's kits. Sapore, Burlingame: Sapore is offering a dinner kit with a package of dry pasta; your choice of tomato, meat or pesto sauce; a mixed green salad; and bread ($50, feeds four). The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse, Palo Alto: You can now order raw, high-end steaks and seafood to cook at home as well as eggs, produce, frozen croissants and other items for pickup and delivery from The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse. Open Tues.-Sun., noon to 8 p.m. Shake Shack, Palo Alto, San Mateo: Shake Shack has started offering D.I.Y. burger kits with everything you need to replicate the popular burgers at home. For $49, you get eight servings of Angus beef patties from Cream Co. Meats, Martin’s potato rolls, Shake Shack's special sauce, American cheese, lettuce and tomato. Available for pickup and delivery. State of Mind Public House & Pizzeria, Los Altos: You can order boxes of fresh produce to pick up at State Of Mind on Fridays only from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The boxes include a variety of vegetables and fruit from California and Washington farms, provided by wholesale distributor Greenleaf. State of Mind is also doing frito pie meal kits with chili, cheddar cheese, Fritos and onion. Stella Alpina Osteria, Burlingame: Stella Alpina has eggs, ciabatta, toilet paper and bake-at-home pastas, including lasagna bolognese and cannelloni stuffed with braised short ribs. St. Stephen's Green, Mountain View: St. Stephen's Green is selling groceries and household essentials for pickup and delivery daily, noon to 7:30 p.m. Sundance The Steakhouse, Palo Alto: Sundance's "butcher box" comes with your choice of raw meat, seafood, side dishes, to-go cocktails and grocery items. The restaurant provides cooking instructions. Available for curbside pickup Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundance The Steakhouse sous chef Armando Castro packs up lobster tail and accompaniments for a customer's "butcher box" order. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Taishoken, San Mateo: Taishoken is selling its popular tsukemen and abura soba for at-home assembly. Meal kits include the noodles, broth, toppings and instructions. The kits are only available for pickup at the restaurant during business hours. Tamari, San Carlos: Tamari is selling frozen khinkali, Georgian dumplings filled with beef, lamb or cheese, 10 for $25. TAP'T Beer & Kitchen, Sunnyvale: TAP'T has pantry items (eggs, milk, butter, yeast and the like) plus family meals for cooking at home. Taverna, Palo Alto: Taverna is open for takeout and also selling Greek olive oil, wild oregano and tea through a new "market" offering. Open for pickup and delivery (free within 5 miles or orders over $60) daily 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Telefèric Barcelona, Palo Alto: Telefèric Barcelona has moved its adjoining market full of imported Spanish goods online, including D.I.Y. paella kits, gazpacho, cured meats, olive oils and more. Available for pickup and delivery within 10 miles. Tender Greens, Palo Alto: Tender Greens is offering boxes of fresh fruit, vegetables and pantry items for pickup and delivery, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Terun, Palo Alto: Terun is selling imported Italian products including dried pastas, olive oil and jams in addition to its normal takeout menu for pickup and delivery. Open daily 5-8 p.m. Vina Enoteca, Palo Alto: Vina Enoteca was the first restaurant on the Peninsula to serve the meatless Impossible burger in 2017, and the meatless burger remains on its limited takeout menu -- either fully cooked and assembled or in patty form to cook at home (five quarter-pound patties for $19). The restaurant is also offering Greenleaf produce boxes, a Llano Seco Farm pork chop meal kit and fresh, handmade pasta and sauces. Available for pickup and delivery, 5-8 p.m. The Village Bakery, Woodside: The Village Bakery now has pizza kits available on Mondays and taco kits on Tuesdays for pickup or delivery, as well as several kinds of flour, yeast and butter. Open 4-8 p.m. daily. Ordering starts the night before at 8:30 p.m. Wonderful, Millbrae: A Hunan favorite, Wonderful is selling uncooked and frozen dumplings in addition to its takeout menu. Wursthall, San Mateo: Wursthall sous chef Erik Drobey is selling handmade charcuterie, including 10-day cured pancetta, pork rillette and salt pork as well as hot sauce for pickup at the San Mateo restaurant. Zareen's, Palo Alto: Stock your freezer with Zareen's chicken biryani, naan samosas and other frozen Pakistani goods, available for delivery or pickup from the restaurant's Palo Alto location. Where to find starter If you're in need of sourdough starter, check your local bakery. You can buy starter from The Midwife & The Baker in Mountain View, Backhaus in San Mateo and Little Sky Bakery in Menlo Park (which is also selling naturally fermented pizza and challah dough!). We need your support now more than ever. Can we count on you? + 14 people like this Posted by Dave S., a resident of another community, on Apr 28, 2020 at 3:09 pm Dave S. is a registered user. Thank you for this list. It's inspiring to see these restaurants, bakeries, and goat farms adapt to these really challenging times. I'm a big supporter of takeout Tuesday and you have given me a lot more options. I hope people will take advantage of these dining options. Report Objectionable Content Posted by Kathleen, a resident of St. Francis Acres, It would be great if you could do an article or list specifically focused on Mountain View, San Carlos is out of range. Thanks. + 2 people like this Posted by Lori, a resident of Midtown, Tender Greens in Stanford Shopping Center is selling Fruit and vegetable boxes, breakfast boxes and meats and prepared food. Posted by Meg, a resident of Mountain View, St. Stephen's Green on Castro in MV is also offering grocery and supply services for pick up and delivery, along with dine out options (including delivered cocktails). We've ordered from them quite a few times and it's always here within the hour. Web Link + 1 person likes this Posted by Sophie88, a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood, Thank you for sharing the list.. I appreciate how resilient these restaurants are to help the community and themselves in this challenging time. Posted by Groceries, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 1, 2020 at 3:12 pm I have been hearing about restaurants who have been selling groceries, too. I was just wondering if any have bulk items, since the bulk sections have been taken away from the grocery store. I'd like to buy millet but not in little itty bitty packages where I'm limited to a couple anyway. Posted by My Favorites, a resident of Menlo Park: The Willows, on May 2, 2020 at 11:27 pm My favorites these days include: My Back-A-Yard Chez Mien El Sofá (under romantic mood lighting from el televisor) Peninsula Fine Dining (bar seating from which to watch the chef) + Like this comment Posted by Henry william, a resident of Bailey Park, on Jul 24, 2020 at 11:37 pm Soaking in a tub full of hot water with little cups of Epsom salt is one good way how to use Epsom salt and is good for relaxing muscles and drawing the toxins from the body. Epsom salts made of the mineral magnesium sulfate are also sedative for the nervous system. Web Link Follow this blogger. Sign up to be notified of new posts by this blogger. Sorry, but further commenting on this topic has been closed. 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__label__wiki	0.8695	0.8695	Home Front Page Silver probe players for defying ban by Nation Online in Front Page, National Sports Silver Strikers is investigating allegations that some of its players were involved in social football despite the ban on all football activities due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pictures of newly-signed Foster Bitoni and Stain Dave as well as defender Hadji Wali playing for a social team from Mchesi Township in Lilongwe on Sunday have gone viral on social media. FAM shuts down amid Covid cases Silver Strikers communication and marketing officer David Daniel Dauda said the club is investigating the matter. “We also saw the pictures on social media. That is why the club has instituted an investigation into the matter to establish the truth,” he said. Silver players celebrate their victory in a TNM Super League match Dauda said all the players were given a personal training programme and restricted from getting involved in any football activity as directed by Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and government. If proved that the players were indeed involved in the social football match, they face a disciplinary action, according to Dauda. Government banned all sporting activities last month, but some social teams are defying the ban by staging matches. Spot-checks nationwide has shown that it is business as usual in townships with social football clubs’ matches attracting hundreds of football starved spectators. FAM competitions director Gomezgani Zakazaka said the association is responsible for association football only and not social football. “We have no jurisdiction over such social teams because they are informal and we cannot stop their matches. That’s not the FA’s jurisdiction,” he said. On TNM Super League players getting involved in such matches, Zakazaka said the association is empowered to take action against the players and their clubs. Football analyst George Kaudza Masina observed that lack of civic education is making people take the coronavirus pandemic and ban on football lightly. He said: “The challenge with a lot of us is that coronavirus is more of a myth. A number of measures have been put in place to combat it, but are not being adhered to. “When we talk about suspension of all sporting activities football inclusive, others are looking more at those competitive ones which shows ignorance. Teams and players need to adhere to the directive and stop this malpractice for their own good and that of the community.” Chewas suspend all cultural gatherings Regional leagues extend registration	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22790
__label__wiki	0.644224	0.644224	Posted on June 4, 2020 by Pomeroy Daily Sentinel Square One launches fundraising campaign GALLIPOLIS — Square One, a non-profit organization for victims of domestic violence, substance abuse and homelessness, is launching a campaign to raise funds for the shelter. The organization services individuals in Gallia, Meigs and Jackson counties in Ohio. The campaign, titled “Fill an Envelope, Fill a Need,” is designed for donors to select an envelope with a dollar amount on it for how much will be donated. The wall of envelopes has amounts ranging from $1-200, said Ashley Durst, Square One executive director. Durst said the campaign will run through the month of June. The press release sent from Square One states “This money will be used to help in preparing our facility to be opened.” “We’re working as hard as we can to get the shelter side open as quickly as possible,” Durst said. “We know that the need is great. Especially with the pandemic.” Durst said the shelter is not open yet, but said the hope is to have it ready by October. “Our shelter is not open, but we are still helping victims through Square One,” Durst said. “There are different services we can offer.” The center provides services to help stop the spread of substance use, homelessness and domestic violence. The press release said that donations can be made by individuals or by groups to select an envelope and fill it with the given amount. Durst said that Square One was in line to get state funding, but due to the pandemic, the shelter is not expecting to receive that funding now. To select an envelope, contact Square One at (740) 441-5809, reach out to the Square One Facebook page or email squareonegjm@gmail.com. Kayla Hawthorne is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Reach her at (304) 675-1333, ext. 1992. Hi! A visitor to our site felt the following article might be of interest to you: Square One launches fundraising campaign. Here is a link to that story: http://www.mydailysentinel.com/news/53652/square-one-launches-fundraising-campaign	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22791
__label__cc	0.51174	0.48826	Click here to view the IMF's Monthly Support Group Newsletter As most of the world is still facing the effects of the spread of the COVID-19 respiratory virus, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) continues to recommend that all myeloma support groups meet virtually. We take the health and safety of our myeloma support group members seriously and will continue to hold our meetings virtually to ensure the safety of our members. For additional updates on COVID-19 coronavirus, please click this link: Myeloma Patient Safety and the Coronavirus. Mirna Sangiovanni 401-954-6107 Meeting time1st Saturday of every other month, beginning in February, from 9:00 - 11:30 AM Meeting Location Warwick Public Library 600 Sandy Lane 41.7109339, -71.4028175 Improving Lives Finding the Cure IMF Events No IMF events found. What Is Multiple Myeloma? Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow plasma cells. It is synonymous with "myeloma" and "plasma cell myeloma." Plasma cells make antibodies against infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria. A cancerous or malignant plasma cell is called a myeloma cell. Myeloma is called “multiple” because there are frequently multiple patches or areas in bone marrow where it grows. Ask Dr. Durie Videos deep-ocean Week in Review by Dr. Brian G.M. Durie IMF Publications The Rhode Island Multiple Myeloma Support Group was established by Carol Murray-Rossi in 2005. Carol was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2003. Eager to find information on the disease and hoping to meet others facing the same challenges, she searched for a support group to meet her needs. There were many different support groups for cancer patients in R.I., though none were specifically for patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Carol decided to start The RIMMSG in 2005. This patient run support group remains the only support group in the state of R.I., specific to multiple myeloma. Shortly after advertising the newly formed group, Carol was contacted by the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), offering their support. The IMF has worked closely with the RIMMSG ever since	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22792
__label__cc	0.567306	0.432694	Keeping Watch for Nonprofits Across the United States Churches & Ministries Service/Pricing FAQs ⇒ NavigateWho We Are How We Serve You – Churches & Ministries – Charities – Private Schools – Foundations – Associations – Service/Pricing FAQs News & Resources Educational Events Contact Us Welcome to Batts Morrison Wales & Lee If you serve a nonprofit organization, you likely do so at least in part because of the passion you have for making a difference in the lives of others. That same passion is the basis for our firm’s existence, and every member of our team shares it. BMWL was founded on the clear and genuine premise of providing the highest caliber of professional accounting services available to nonprofit organizations in the United States. That is our calling. We are honored to play a small part in the work of great organizations who make a positive difference in people’s lives. Please contact me directly to explore how we might help you and your organization. Mike Batts, Managing Partner Careers with BMWL © 2021 Batts Morrison Wales & Lee, P.A.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22795
__label__cc	0.73238	0.26762	In Elgin Jun 2nd, 2010 According to the Courier News police blotter, charges have been filed against the owner of two “pit bulls,” one of which bit a 9-year-old boy in Festival Park in Elgin, Illinois, Friday last: Charges in dog bite case: Monday evening, police gave Sonia Torres a notice to appear in court June 15 on ordinance violation charges regarding her two pit bulls that police said had to be shot after going after officers. Both dogs died. Torres was charged with two counts of having a dog at large and two counts of not having her dogs inoculated, reports stated. Each violation carries a maximum penalty of $750. According to reports, late Friday afternoon, the dogs somehow made their way from Torres’ yard in the 100 block of Porter Street to Festival Park on South Grove Avenue. Reports stated that one of the dogs bit a 9-year-old boy and that both dogs charged at police, prompting police to shoot them. However, yesterday’s Courier News paints a different picture. The paper reported that, [The dogs’ owner] had left her house to pick up her kids and upon her return found the gates to the dog’s cages open and a hole in her fence, police reports said. If the dogs were stolen from her yard, as the unlatched cages and that hole in her fence would indicate, why is she being charged with having dogs at large? According to today’s police blotter, the dogs “somehow made their way” from the owner’s yard a mile away to Festival Park. Is no one investigating who took this woman’s dogs from her backyard??? Under the comments section of the Courier News article, Ms. Torres herself asked “Why haven’t the police tried to find out how [the dogs] were taken out of cages?” Is Elgin now trying to cover up the fact that this woman’s dogs were stolen, and if so, why? Is Purdue’s Alan Beck Pushing BSL Via His Student and Debunked P ... Newark, Ohioan Seeks to Remove Vicious Designation for Pit Bulls Via C ... Wilton, CT: Disinformation and Disinformers Abound in So-Called Pit Bu ... Flint MI: Will Pit Bull Language Really Be Removed from Ordinance Prop ...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22796
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__label__wiki	0.64635	0.64635	Follow HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Press releases View all 85 hits Restaurant owner must pay £1.2m or face 7 years behind bars Press releases • Sep 25, 2020 11:09 BST A restaurant owner who laundered cash stolen by his VAT fraudster wife has been ordered to hand over £1.2 million within three months or face an extra seven-and-a-half years in jail. Huey Jun Khoo HMRC Regional Press Officer - Scotland West Midlands man arrested on suspicion of £495,000 furlough fraud Press releases • Jul 09, 2020 12:21 BST A West Midlands man has been arrested as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into a suspected £495,000 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) fraud. HMRC spearheads worldwide tax fraud probe Press releases • Jan 23, 2020 13:00 GMT HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has helped spearhead a global day of action against the suspected tax evasion and money laundering of more than £200m in the UK alone. HMRC Senior Press Officer - Family & Law Enforcement Desk HMRC helps dismantle £600m international crime gang Press releases • Nov 06, 2019 12:58 GMT Three men have been jailed for smuggling millions of pounds of criminal cash out of the UK. Related material Show all 10 Arturs Nespors Alexksej Rybnikov Marius Stancikas Images View all 45 hits Cash seized in Coventry 284 KB • 802 x 610 px 474 KB • 2074 x 1383 px	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22802
__label__wiki	0.981055	0.981055	IEA Slashes Oil Demand Outlook For 2021 Home State of the Nation S/West COVID-19: Ondo state government fumigates schools ahead of resumption COVID-19: Ondo state government fumigates schools ahead of resumption By Segun Giwa Akure, Aug. 2, 2020 The Ondo State Government has commenced the fumigation of its schools across the 18 local government areas of the state as part of safety measures ahead of the partial resumption of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Akin Asaniyan, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, disclosed this on Sunday in Akure while speaking with newsmen at the premises of one of the fumigated schools. The Permanent Secretary said the fumigation of schools would be done in all public and private schools across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fumigation was in line with the Federal Government’s directives on partial reopening of school for graduating students. Secondary school students in exit classes would resume on Tuesday and would be participating in the 2020 WASSCE, according to the latest directive of the Federal Government. Asaniyan said the state government had put all necessary measures in place to ensure safety of students and teachers by following all laid down guidelines of the Federal Government. Also speaking, Mr Tayo Adeniyi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, said the fumigation initiative would allay the fears of parents as regards the partial reopening of schools. Mrs Biola Bashoorun, the Managing Director of ZL Global Alliance, whose company was in charge of the fumigation, said her team had fumigated up to 70 percent of schools across the state. Bashoorun said the processes were carried out in line with the COVID-19 protocols as directed by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC). According to her, some of the schools fumigated in Akure were Fiwasaye Girls Grammar School, Ejioba High School, Akure High School and Aquinas College among others. In her remarks, the principal of Akure High School, Mrs Olumisoye Susan, said the step taken by the state government would encourage parents to release their wards for resumption. The fumigation team also visited Ondo West Local Government Area where it fumigated more than 20 schools. Previous articleAPC stakeholders seek support for Uzodinma’s agenda Next articleEdo indigenes resident in Abuja drum support for Ize-Iyamu COVID-19: Stay away from viewing centres, Supporters Club Chairman warns football fans Lagos govt reads riot act to okada riders, tricycle operators Naija247news Media, New York - November 19, 2020 Oyo state Govt trains permanent secretaries on data collection, development Naija247news Media, New York - August 16, 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22806
__label__wiki	0.542095	0.542095	Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Titan) Qualities Choose an optionFLAC 96kHzFLAC 192kHzDSD 64fsDXD Channels Choose an option2ch5ch2ch & 5ch Clear The work recorded here is, of course, known everywhere as Mahler’s First Symphony. That is not, however, what Mahler thought he was writing at the time, and it took him several years to decide quite what he had wrought (and, in the process, to drop one of the movements). Was this a symphony, or did it belong rather to that alternative, more modern category, the symphonic poem? It was as an example of this latter type that the work was performed for the first time, on November 20, 1889, in Budapest, where Mahler had a post as opera conductor—though it was at the city’s main concert hall, the Vigadó, that he conducted his “Symphonic Poem.” At the next performance, in Hamburg four years later, the composition was billed as “Titan, a tone poem in symphony form,” becoming “Titan, symphony” the following year in Weimar, then finally and fully, reduced from five movements to the standard four, “Symphony in D major” in Berlin in 1896. By that time, Mahler had completed his Second Symphony and most of his Third; he knew what he was about. Symphony No. 1 in D Major - Langsam. Schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut ? Immer sehr gem?chlich Symphony No. 1 in D Major - Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell Symphony No. 1 in D Major - Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen Symphony No. 1 in D Major - St?rmisch bewegt FR715SACD FLAC 96kHz, FLAC 192kHz, DSD 64fs, DXD 2ch, 5ch, 2ch & 5ch Classical, Orchestral Mark Donahue (Soundmirror) Thierry Fischer Dirk Sobotka (Soundmirror) John Newton (Soundmirror) Maurice Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City Utah, USA DSD256 Concertonet Reference Recordings’ product (in Hybrid SACD) is a sure bet by encasing near-perfect acoustics by Soundmirror. (…) Thierry Fischer never forgets who’s the boss. Progression of time creates a specified dynamic on the right path at the right moment. Grammatically and musically correct, notes are mapped out intelligently to create purpose and connection with the listener. Highly recommended. Christie Grimstad - Source Classics Today 5 out of 5 Artistic Quality: 9 Sound Quality: 9 The sonics also are excellent, with a powerful, solid bass and plenty of room on top. As an orchestra-sponsored recording, this performance is distinctly more persuasive than the rather fussy MTT/San Francisco version of a few years ago. Very enjoyable indeed. David Hurwitz - Source This new Mahler 1 is an excellent example of the developed musical partnership. The sounds good in all departments, with some soloists highlighted to outstanding effect. The woodwinds are especially fine. Anthony Kershaw Reference Recordings 20 albums Dvorak – Janacek Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Strauss: Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier Dawn to Dust Utah Symphony Orchestra	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22808
__label__wiki	0.505826	0.505826	Connect local Members' Hub Where New Zealand once led in gender equality, we're now ranked 6th in the world. Old ideas about gender roles are limiting all of us. They don’t allow us to express all of who we are, and the unequal value attached to femininity and masculinity leads to unequal division of power, resources and therefore opportunities. If we could break down these rigid expectations around gender, we’d create more room for everyone. Getting rid of the norms that cause gendered violence, pay inequality, the devaluing of caregiving work and parenting, and inequalities in leadership roles – just to name a few outcomes – would change our world for the better. Join the National Council of Women and help us to make equality, reality. NCWNZ is New Zealand's leading gender equality organisation. NCWNZ is an umbrella organisation working towards true gender equality in Aotearoa New Zealand. Established in 1896, we have 14 branches and more than 200 organisations, as well as individuals, as members. Over the past 124 years we have led and supported many initiatives that have benefited all New Zealanders and their communities. Since 2017 we have been actively raising national consciousness about gender equality in twenty-first century Aotearoa New Zealand. The campaign is supported by a wide-range of people and organisations. Find out more on our Gender Equal NZ website. We partnered with Research NZ to undertake a comprehensive survey of gender attitudes in New Zealand, in 2017 and 2019. Read the report on our Gender Equal NZ website. The Gender Dashboard collects, collates and analyses data to build a shared understanding of the status of all women in Aotearoa New Zealand. We work with expert partners to illustrate key areas of inequality from an intersectional perspective. See our latest work. Submissions & Policy NCWNZ operates a number of committees that work to shape the organisation's policy position on gender issues across a range of sectors. We actively seek to influence government, and provide input to the development of our laws, to make gender equality, reality. Read our latest submissions. Like us to spread the word Get involved locally - connect Be generous - donate Keep up to date - news PO Box 25498 \| Wellington 6140 \| New Zealand Level 4 \| Central House \| 26 Brandon Street \| Wellington \| New Zealand office@ncwnz.org.nz Lisa Lawrence, President lisa.lawrence@ncwnz.org.nz supported by For Purpose	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22813
__label__cc	0.636313	0.363687	New Haven, CT (Goffe St / Dixwell Ave) What do we mean by a neighborhood? NeighborhoodScout® uses the official government designation for neighborhoods - the census tract. Census tracts are small, relatively permanent subdivisions of a county that are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau in conjunction with local authorities all across the country to define real neighborhoods that are bounded to contain areas with homogeneous population characteristics (including economic status, lifestyle, and living conditions). Census tracts usually have 4,000 persons, but can range between 1,500 and 8,000 persons. This is the most fine-grained area for which detailed information is made available from the government, to protect the individual privacy of each of us. Because census tracts are based on population, they vary in size depending on the density of settlement. In urban areas, they are small, and in rural areas they can cover an entire small town or even a few small towns in very rural areas. Since census tracts are subdivisions of a county, we did a spatial overlay of the census tracts onto city and town boundaries using a geographic information system to properly assign each census tract to its appropriate city or town. Then we named each census tract to the local colloquially recognized neighborhood name for that spot (e.g., Boston, MA (Dorchester). If there was not a name available, we named the census tract by the largest street intersection in the census tract (e.g., Worcester, MA (Lincoln St/Plantation St) Why we don't use Zip Codes as neighborhoods Zip codes were developed by the Postal Service for the purpose of delivering mail, but were never intended to define coherent neighborhoods. In addition, Zip Codes can have as many as 10 distinctly different census tracts contained within them. When distinct census tracts are blended together in a single Zip Code, the data reflects their average conditions and often gives a false sense of the area. The result is that potentially great matching neighborhoods can be missed, and erroneous matches can also be produced and delivered to you. Using census tracts makes great matches possible, and helps people find the areas that are best for them and their families. Because we are committed to providing the highest possible quality and finding the neighborhoods that best meet your criteria, we use census tracts. And, as always, we show you the actual street map of the neighborhood so you know exactly where your best matching neighborhood is located. What is a Condition Alert? A condition alert is a condition in the neighborhood that triggers an alert. NeighborhoodScout contains condition alerts to highlight conditions that are extreme, whether good or bad. This helps answer crucial questions about the state of the neighborhood being evaluated, such as: What are the risks of violent crime here? Is the risk of home break-ins or other property crimes increasing? Does real estate here hold its value? Are the trends in local vacancies or unemployment concerning? ...and dozens more. Information at a glance that you need to know to invest, appraise or finance a property. New to NeighborhoodScout? Create an account to add this page to your saved places. Personalize your Message: By sending this Report you agree to NeighborhoodScout's Please wait, loading your map... THIS IS A LIMITED PREVIEW OF THE Goffe St / Dixwell Ave 640 Vital Statistics. 29 Condition Alerts found. About New Haven, CT (Goffe St / Dixwell Ave) Overview Data Tutorial Real Estate Prices and Overview Goffe St / Dixwell Ave median real estate price is $217,698, which is less expensive than 69.9% of Connecticut neighborhoods and 53.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. The average rental price in Goffe St / Dixwell Ave is currently $1,318, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 80.5% of Connecticut neighborhoods. Goffe St / Dixwell Ave is a densely urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in New Haven, Connecticut. Goffe St / Dixwell Ave real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) small apartment buildings and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969. Goffe St / Dixwell Ave has a 11.8% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 63.7% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty. Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around. Notable & Unique: People Of particular note, 15.3% of the people in the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime. Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. Also, more people in Goffe St / Dixwell Ave choose to walk to work each day (15.6%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice. Notable & Unique: Real Estate Three-deckers, duplexes, old Victorian homes cut up into apartments. Independent stores on the corner selling pizza. These are some of the hallmarks of neighborhoods with lots of small 2, 3, and 4 unit apartment buildings. The Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood really stands out in this regard, however, as it is dominated by such small apartment buildings more than nearly any other neighborhood in America. This is a stunning visual and lifestyle example of this type of neighborhood. In fact, 48.9% of the real estate here are small 2, 3, or 4 unit apartment buildings, which is a higher proportion than found in 97.9% of America's neighborhoods. In addition, renter-occupied real estate is dominant in the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood. The percentage of rental real estate here, according to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, is 87.6%, which is higher than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America. If you were to buy and live in the property you bought here, you would be almost alone in doing so. Furthermore, being a walkable neighborhood can help increase property values for the simple reason that people enjoy it and value it. To put it plainly, despite our love affair with the automobile, American's enjoy taking to the streets, sidewalks, paths, and courtyards of a place to get a coffee, relax, and take in the sights and sounds. And, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive and first quantitative walkable score index, the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in America. Notable & Unique: Car Ownership American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood buck this trend. 23.0% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. Notable & Unique: Diversity Did you know that the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood has more Haitian and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry and 13.6% have Puerto Rican ancestry. Notable & Unique: Migration / Stability Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. In the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood, a greater proportion of the residents living here today did not live here five years ago than is found in 97.3% of U.S. Neighborhoods. This neighborhood, more than almost any other in America, has new residents from other areas. The Neighbors: Income How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood. The neighbors in the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood in New Haven are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 40.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. The Neighbors: Occupations The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place. In the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood, 41.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.0%), and 13.3% in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The Neighbors: Languages The most common language spoken in the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood is English, spoken by 78.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (14.7%). The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures. In the Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood in New Haven, CT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Puerto Rican (13.6%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report Jamaican roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.4%), along with some Haitian ancestry residents (4.7%), among others. In addition, 11.1% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country. Getting to Work How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Goffe St / Dixwell Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. Here most residents (49.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (23.1%) and 15.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work. Neighborhood Real Estate Data Real Estate Data Tutorial Analytics built by: Location, Inc. Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey. Date(s) & Update Frequency: Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2020. Updated quarterly. Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more 44 Vital Statistics. 5 Condition Alerts found. Average Home Values Median home value is the value which has equal numbers of homes valued above and below it. The median home value is more stable than the average home value, which can be greatly affected by a few very high or very low home values. The average effective real estate tax rate is based on the median real estate taxes paid in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the median home value in the neighborhood. Published tax rates may differ slightly from the average effective rates used by NeighborhoodScout, where NeighborhoodScout’s tax rates more closely follow the taxes paid by property owners. Median Home Value: Median Real Estate Taxes: Locked ( effective rate) Average market rent is exclusively developed by NeighborhoodScout. It reveals the average monthly rent paid for market rate apartments and rental homes in the neighborhood, excluding public housing. Utility payments are not included. Average annual rent as a percentage of property value. Gross rental yield is based on average market rents paid for a unit with the same number of bedrooms as the median owner occupied home. Average Market Rent: / per month GROSS RENTAL YIELD: MEDIAN MONTHLY RENT BY NUMBER OF BEDROOMS Coastal: Neighborhoods on the ocean or tidally influenced rivers. Lakefront: The neighborhood includes shoreline on a significant body of freshwater. These are lakes large enough to include recreation and scenic areas. (Note that smaller lakes are not included, or neighborhoods that have little shoreline on a lake, relative to the size of the entire neighborhood). Farms: Agricultural land uses are a significant part of the neighborhood and contribute to its character. The look and feel of the neighborhood, from high rises on the coast, to rural farmlands. Densely Urban: With densities above 10,000 people per square mile these are some of the densest neighborhoods in the nation. Urban: Generally between 5,000 and 10,000 people per square mile, these are full built up places although not among the most dense in the country. Suburban: Although not necessarily outside city limits, these neighborhoods have a more generous amount of space per person with densities generally between 1,000 and 5,000 people per square mile. Rural: Neighborhoods consist mostly of open space or agricultural areas but also generally have around 100 residents per square mile. Remote: Neighborhoods with the fewest people per square mile in the nation, generally less than 100 per square mile. Neighborhood Look and Feel Housing Market Details The proportion of homes and apartments in the neighborhood built within a certain time period. These are the predominate forms of housing in the neighborhood. Percentages are based on the number of housing units in the neighborhood of each housing type. The predominate size of homes in the neighborhood, based on the number of bedrooms. Homes include single family houses as well as apartment and condominium units. These housing types are not for sale or for rent to the general public but may have a strong influence on the character of the neighborhood. AGE OF New Haven, CT (Goffe St / Dixwell Ave) HOMES TYPE OF New Haven, CT (Goffe St / Dixwell Ave) HOMES SIZE OF New Haven, CT (Goffe St / Dixwell Ave) HOMES The percentage of housing units in the neighborhood that are occupied by the property owner versus occupied by a tenant. (Vacant units are counted separately.) The average annual change in the vacancy rate in the neighborhood during the latest five years. Trend is based on the percentage of properties that are vacant year round. Neighborhood Demographics Data Demographics Data Tutorial Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Date(s) & Update Frequency: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2020. Methodology: Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data 136 Vital Statistics. 1 Condition Alert found. Lifestyle Character There isn’t one neighborhood that is best for everyone. The best neighborhood for you may not be the best one for someone else. Similarly, what you want as a first-time home buyer may be different than what you want when you have school-aged children, or when you are nearing retirement. The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more family-friendly than, more college student friendly than, more luxurious than, and so forth. Read Scout’s definitions for each Lifestyle People have personalities, and so do neighborhoods. A neighborhood’s character describes its personality and the feeling one gets when experiencing the neighborhood as a true resident. Quiet and sophisticated? Hip and walkable? The length of the bars indicate the percentage of neighborhoods in America that this neighborhood is more Urbane than, more Hip than, more Quiet than, more Nautical than, more Walkable than. Read Scout’s definitions for each Special Character Age / Marital Status Age groups present in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the total population. Neighborhoods that score highest for mixed ages have the most equitable distribution across all age groups, from infants to senior citizens, all living in the same neighborhood. Marital status is defined based on the percentage of residents who are 18 and over. Marital Statuses include: Married, Divorced, Widowed and Single (Never Married). (We are not able to include same-sex marriages here because of data limitations. Same-sex couple data is available under Household Type.) Military & College Status Percent Currently Active in the Military These are people currently active in the military. They may live on base or off base. Percent Currently at College / University These are students enrolled in higher education as either undergraduates or graduate students. They may live on campus or in off campus housing. Employment Industries in Goffe St / Dixwell Ave How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. The share of using each mode of transport is measured as percentage of all working adults. Average One-Way Commute Time The amount of time spent commuting tells a lot about a neighborhood’s access to jobs and the degree of congestion in the area. The time is calculated for all residents working outside the home. The number of vehicles the average household in the neighborhood possesses is a function of wealth, space constraints, the age people of the household (e.g., households with teenagers and parents), and the availability of alternatives to driving. The measure is defined as the number of vehicles registered per household, as a percentage of all households in the neighborhood. Percent of Residents Moving Last Year The percent of all current neighborhood residents who were not living in the same house one year ago. Very high values show a lack of stability in the neighborhood. Very low values may represent insularity to outsiders. Percent of Residents Born Out of State This value will be high in neighborhoods that attract new residents from around the country, and low in places where most residents grew up within the same state. Percent of Residents Foreign Born Foreign Born residents have immigrated to the United States from another country and may or may not be naturalized citizens. Race & Ethnic Diversity Race / Ethnic Diversity Race / Ethnicity These are the ways neighborhood residents have self-reported their race and ethnicity to the US Census. Asian and Hispanic residents may identify with one of the more specific subcategories. The neighborhoods with the very highest racial diversity will contain roughly equal proportions, or as close as is possible to equal proportions, across all racial groups: White, Black, American Indian, Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, and Asian. (100 is the most diverse) More diverse than of U.S. neighborhoods. Ancestries & Languages Spoken These are the most common groups that neighborhood residents self- report as their ancestry. Places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. Ancestry (top 20) Languages Spoken (top 20) Income is measured either on a per capita basis or median household income. Per capita is the best measure of the average spending power of each person in the neighborhood. Median household income provides the best measure of the budget of the typical family or other non-family household. How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Percent of Adults with College Degree The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained at least a 4 year college degree like a BA. Percent of Adults with Advanced Degree The percentage of adults aged 25 and older that have attained a graduate or professional degree above and beyond a 4 year degree, like an MA, MD, JD, MBA or PhD. income & education Neighborhood Crime Data Crime Data Tutorial Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2019 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2020 data? Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods. Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S. Crime Data FAQs More about NeighborhoodScout’s crime data methodology total Crime Index (100 is safest) Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods. Neighborhood Annual Crimes Number of Crimes (per 1,000 residents) Neighborhood Violent Crime violent Crime Index Violent Crime Index By Type 100 is safest violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime in Goffe St / Dixwell Ave in New Haven 1 in 545 in Connecticut New Haven VIOLENT CRIMES Report Total Rate per 1,000 United States VIOLENT CRIMES Neighborhood Property Crime property Crime Index Property Crime Index By Type property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime New Haven Property CRIMES United States Property CRIMES Neighborhood Public School Data School Data Tutorial Raw data sources: Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education. Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics. Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau). Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year. Expenditures: 2017 Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually. Methodology: Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data School Rating Information Know how good the public schools are before you buy a home, invest, or relocate. You can search for and find the best schools in any area. Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school rankings based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. In fact, our nationally comparable school ratings are patented. We also give you the ability to put in the school quality and class size you want, and the search engine will return the best neighborhoods for education in a list and map your results to the neighborhood level. We are the only information provider to have this level of search functionality. Another NeighborhoodScout exclusive. (100 is best) Better than of U.S. schools. Neighborhood School Quality Rating Rates the quality of all K-12 public schools that your children would be exposed to if you lived in this neighborhood. Neighborhood Educational Ratings U.S. Patent 8,376,755 by NeighborhoodScout® Only NeighborhoodScout® has nationally comparable school ratings that facilitate accurate comparison among schools, school districts, and neighborhoods in the same (or different) cities, and even between schools in different states. Each report provides detailed information on school district quality for every neighborhood in the country and specific school attendance patterns for over 85% of U.S. neighborhoods. Use NeighborhoodScout to determine the quality of the specific schools that serve each neighborhood, whether it is served by 1 or multiple school districts. Schools In This Neighborhood School Address Information Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level. Neighborhood Educational Environment Adults In Neighborhood With College Degree Or Higher Children In The Neighborhood Living In Poverty This neighborhood is served by 1 district: NEW HAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT Students Enrolled in This District Schools in District Students Per Classroom District Quality Compared to Connecticut (10 is best) Better than of CT school districts. District Quality Compared to U.S. Better than of US school districts. GET FULL REPORTS FOR ANY SCHOOL IN THIS DISTRICT Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind) Proficiency in Reading and Math 0.101011101001110 0.101011101001110 Proficiency in Reading Proficiency in Math School District Enrollment By Group Ethnic/racial Groups This State White (non-hispanic) Asian Or Pacific Islander American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Economic Groups FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE Educational Expenditures For This District Per Student Instructional Expenditures Support Expenditures Total Support Non-instructional Expenditures The Only Nationally Comparable School Quality Ratings Available Today NeighborhoodScout® has developed the first ever nationally comparable school ratings. The result? - neighborhood educational ratings that facilitate accurate comparison among schools, school districts, and neighborhoods in the same (or different) cities, and even between schools in different states. It is well known that the quality of education provided by public schools varies greatly from school district to school district, and from city to city. Still further, the quality of a child's education can vary significantly from neighborhood to neighborhood within any city or town. Scout Vision® Neighborhood Trends and Forecasts Trends & Forecast Data Tutorial Raw data sources: U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dow Jones S&P, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, National Agricultural Statistics. Real Estate Value Forecasts & Regional Analysis: Updated Quarterly Real Estate Values & Trends: Q3 2020. Updated Quarterly. Demographics, Crime Trends & Forecast: Reflects 2018 calendar year (latest available). Updated annually. Methodology: Scout Vision uniquely solves for investment risk by generating Home Price Appreciation projections with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy, for every micro-neighborhood (block group) in the U.S. Read more 328 Vital Statistics. 7 Condition Alerts found. Scout Vision® Summary Appreciation Potential The Scout Vision® Rising Star Index rates a neighborhood’s 3 year appreciation forecast on a 1 -5 scale, from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Rising Star). The 3 year appreciation forecast for each neighborhood is classified into 1 - 5 categories based on how this neighborhood's forecast 3 year performance compares to the real estate appreciation rates experienced in all neighborhoods nationwide for every 3 year period since 1999. This provides context for comparing what is very low, low, moderate, high, and rising star appreciation performance. 1 - Very Low (Forecast to appreciate less than 7.5% over the next 3 years). 2 - Low (Forecast to appreciate between 7.5% and 12.5% over the next 3 years). 3 - Moderate (Forecast to appreciate between 12.5% and 21% over the next 3 years). 4 - High (Forecast to appreciate between 21% and 30% over the next 3 years). 5 - Rising Star (Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years). Appreciation Potential (3 years) RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Rising Star Investment Security Scout Vision’s® exclusive Blue Chip Index rates a neighborhood’s past performance and current fundamentals on a 1 - 5 scale. Past performance takes into account observed home value appreciation since 2000 and current fundamentals include key ingredients that NeighborhoodScout’s analyses have found to ensure properties hold value in a downturn. 1 - Very Low (Ranked in the bottom 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 2 - Low (Ranked in the bottom 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 3 - Moderate (Ranked in the middle 30% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 4 - High (Ranked in the top 35% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). 5 - Blue Chip (Ranked in the top 10% of all neighborhoods in the nation for investment security). Past Appreciation and existing fundamentals RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Blue Chip SCOUT VISION Neighborhood Home Value Trend and Forecast Know the Future: Appreciation 3 Year Forecast Scout Vision®: Accurate Predictive Neighborhood Home Value Forecasting Developed by industry veterans and PhD geographers, Scout Vision uniquely solves for risk by forecasting home values with unprecedented geographic granularity and predictive accuracy: #1 Accuracy: Three-year property appreciation forecasts with up to 90% predictive accuracy. (5-Yr available for Scout Vision API clients) #1 Resolution: The highest resolution product in existence: forecasts to the micro-neighborhood (nearly 10X smaller than a Zip Code). #1 Coverage: 100% seamless U.S. coverage #1 Depth: 200+ independent factors, 35+ unique data dimensions, and 23 models undergird Scout Vision Know the Past: Neighborhood Home Value Trends Scout Vision’s® Exclusive Home Appreciation Rates NeighborhoodScout reveals the home value trends and appreciation rates for every state, city, town, neighborhood, and micro-neighborhood in America. NeighborhoodScout has calculated and provides home appreciation rates as a percentage change in the resale value of existing homes in that city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood over the latest quarter, the last year, 2-years, 5-years, 10-years, and even from 2000 to present. We show both the cumulative appreciation rate, and the average annual appreciation rate for each time period (e.g., last 5-years: 84% total appreciation, Avg. per year: 16.8%). We also show how each city, town, neighborhood or micro-neighborhood's appreciation rate compares to others across the U.S. and within the same metropolitan area or nonmetropolitan region (e.g., 9 relative to the nation, 5 relative to the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area [10 is highest]). This makes comparisons of house appreciation rates equally easy for professional investors and individual homebuyers. In this example, the neighborhood is one of the highest appreciating in the nation over the last 5-years, but is only average in appreciation for the same period relative to other neighborhoods in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area. About the appreciation rate data Our data are designed to capture changes in the value of single-family homes at the state, city, town, neighborhood and even micro-neighborhood level. Different micro-neighborhoods within a city or town can have drastically different home appreciation rates. NeighborhoodScout vividly reveals such differences. Our data are built upon median house values per square foot in each neighborhood. The data reflect appreciation rates for the micro-neighborhood or neighborhood, not necessarily each individual property in the neighborhood. Our data are calculated and updated every three months for each geography, approximately two months after the end of the previous quarter. What transactions are covered in the appreciation rate data? Neighborhood appreciation rate data are based on transactions involving conforming, conventional mortgages. Conforming refers to a mortgage that both meets the underwriting guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and that doesn't exceed the conforming loan limit, a figure linked to an index published by the Federal Housing Finance Board. Conventional means that the mortgages are neither insured nor guaranteed by the FHA, VA, or other federal government entity. Mortgages on properties financed by government-insured loans, such as FHA or VA mortgages, are excluded, as are properties with mortgages whose principal amount exceeds the conforming loan limit. Scout Vision® Home Value Trends and Forecast Total Appreciation Avg. Annual Rate Compared To Metro* America* 3 Year Forecast: 2020 Q4 - 2023 Q4 Latest Quarter: Last 12 Months: Last 2 Years: Last 10 Years: Since 2000: * 10 is highest Key price drivers at this location Factors likely to drive home values upward over the next few years or indicators of upward trends already underway. Impediments to home value appreciation over the next few years or indicators of negative trends already underway. Scout Vision® Proximity Index Price advantage over surrounding neighborhoods Scout Vision’s® exclusive Price Advantage Score compares home values per square foot in the neighborhood to other neighborhoods nearby. The average nearby price per square foot is based on other locations a short drive away from the neighborhood. 1 - Strong Disadvantage (At least 17.5% more expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). 2 - Disadvantage (At least 7.5% more expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). 3 - Similar Price (Similar price per square foot to other neighborhoods nearby). 4 - Advantage (At least 10% less expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). 5 - Strong Advantage (At least 20% less expensive per square foot than other neighborhoods nearby). Price advantage score RATINGS: 1=Strong Disadvantage 2=Disadvantage 3=Similar Price 4=Advantage 5=Strong Advantage Neighborhood price per sqft Average Nearby Home Price per sqft Jobs within an hour The Scout Vision® Jobs Score Index rates neighborhoods on a 1-5 scale according to how many high paying jobs are within commuting range of the location. We consider short, medium and longer one way commute times of 15, 30, and 45 minutes and sum up the total number of jobs paying at least $75,000 within each. Then every neighborhood is ranked relative to both other neighborhoods in the region and all other neighborhoods in the nation. 1 - Limited (On average in the bottom 20% for job accessibility). 2 - Below Average (On average in the bottom 40% for job accessibility). 3 - Average (On average in the middle 20% for job accessibility). 4 - Very Good (On average in the top 40% for job accessibility). 5 - Excellent (On average in the top 20% for job accessibility). Jobs score RATINGS: 1=Limited 2=Below Average 3=Average 4=Very Good 5=Excellent High-paying* jobs Annual salary of $75,000 or more Scout Vision® REAL ESTATE TRENDS Homeownership Trend The average annual change in homeownership rates in the neighborhood during the latest five years. Rental Price Trend The market rental prices may be low, but are they going up? We calculate rental price trends as the average annual change in market rent paid in the neighborhood over the latest 5 years. Avg. Annual Homeownership Trend Over last 5 years Avg. Annual Rent Price Trend Over last 5 years Avg. Annual Vacancy Trends Over last 5 years Scout Vision® Crime Trends and Forecast Scout Vision® Education TRENDS Avg. Annual Change in College Graduates (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in the percentage of college graduates living in a neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. College graduates are defined here as adults 25 and older with at least a 4-year college degree. Avg. annual change in K-12 school performance (over last 5 years) We analyze school test performance for all schools that serve this location, and calculate the average annual increase or decrease in the school performance index, based on the percentage of students testing proficient or advanced in standardized testing. Avg. annual change in college graduates Over last 5 years Avg. annual change in K-12 school performance Over last 5 years Scout Vision® Economic TRENDS Avg annual change in per capita income (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in per capita income in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. Avg annual change in household income (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in household income in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. Avg annual change in unemployment rate (over last 5 years) We measure the average annual increase or decrease in unemployment in the neighborhood over the most recent 5 years. Avg annual change in per capita income Over last 5 years Avg annual change in household income Over last 5 years Avg annual change in unemployment rate Over last 5 years Scout Vision® Population Trends Distance from Location Population 5 years ago Half Mile Scout Vision® REGIONAL HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area regional investment potential Regional Investment Potential The Scout Vision® Regional Investment Index rates a region’s 3 year appreciation forecast on a 1 -5 scale, from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Rising Star). The 3 year appreciation forecast for each region is classified into 1 - 5 categories based on how this region’s forecast 3 year performance compares to the real estate appreciation rates experienced in all regions nationwide for every 3 year period since 1999. This provides context for comparing regional performance against historical benchmarking. 1 - Very Low (Forecast to depreciate over the next 3 years). 3 - Moderate (Forecast to appreciate between 10% and 20% over the next 3 years). 5 - Very High (Forecast to appreciate 30% or more over the next 3 years). Regional Appreciation Potential (3yr) RATINGS: 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Moderate 4=High 5=Very High Housing Affordability Trends: New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area Housing Affordability Trends The Scout Vision® Regional Housing Affordability Index is the ratio of the years of median household income in the region, to the median house value in the region. As this ratio becomes high, it becomes more difficult for local wages to support housing prices. As the Index approaches historical highs, it can be a warning of an overheated housing market that may be due for a pricing correction. Because demand varies from region to region and the proportion of household income expected to be spent on housing also varies greatly from region to region, the Scout Vision Housing Affordability Index is best used to compare affordability in a region over time to assess overheated markets, rather than using the Index to compare different regions at one point in time to assess market overheating. The Regional Housing Affordability Index is reassessed and recalculated annually. Years of average household income needed to buy average home Region's Historical Low Region's Historical High Regional 1 and 2 Year Growth Trends The Scout Vision® Regional 1 and 2 Year Growth Trends are a set of exclusive assessments of important conditions which influence a region’s housing market, prices, security, and economic outlook. Regional Trend Compared to Nation Income Trend (Wages) Stock Performance of Region's Industries Housing Added Forecasts of potential occurrences or non-occurrences of future conditions and events are inherently uncertain. Actual results may differ materially from what is predicted in any information provided by Location Inc. Nothing contained in or generated by a Location Inc. product or services is, or should be relied upon as, a promise or representation as to the future performance or prediction of real estate values. No representation is made as to the accuracy of any forecast, estimate, or projection. Location Inc. makes no express or implied warranty and all information and content is provided "As is" without any warranties of any kind. Location Inc. expressly disclaims any warranty of accuracy or predictability, and any warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Location Inc. further disclaims any liability for damages, loss, or injury arising out of the use this site and the data. All risks associated with using the site and the data are borne by the user at user's sole cost and expense. By using the site you agree to our Terms of Use. Popular real estate near Goffe St / Dixwell Ave Branford, CT (Pine Orchard / Stony Creek) Cheshire, CT (Brooksvale) Cheshire, CT (Ives Corner / Richards Corner) Hamden, CT (Spring Glen) Hamden, CT (Whitney Ave / Central Ave) New Haven, CT (Whitney Ave / Willow St) Orange, CT (Derby Tpke/Racebrook Rd) Orange, CT (Grassy Hill Rd / Derby Ave) Woodbridge, CT (Paynes Corners) Woodbridge, CT (Town Center) comparable neighborhoods nearby SCOUT’s patented match algorithm identifies the most similar neighborhoods to a subject location, and quantifies the similarity to the subject location. This allows analysts to identify the most similar neighborhoods in a local market area for appraisals, investments, and research. The algorithm uses 273 neighborhood conditions, identifies the dominant dimensions underlying the conditions and calculates the similarity. This captures the true culture and character of locations, economic conditions, and trends. The closer to 100% means the locations are nearly identical. 80% is a very good, but not excellent match, and so forth. 84% Match ‐ New Haven, CT (Dixwell Ave / Shelton Ave) 82% Match ‐ New Haven, CT (George St / Winthrop Ave) 77% Match ‐ Bridgeport, CT (Boston Ave / Seaview Ave) 76% Match ‐ New Haven, CT (Westville) 76% Match ‐ New Haven, CT (Southern Connecticut State U / Bellevue Rd)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22815
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__label__wiki	0.626239	0.626239	Home / Bill Gates / World / ‘Bill Gates seeks to microchip humanity!’ Russian Oscar-winning director pushes vaccine conspiracy… loosely-based on REAL patent ‘Bill Gates seeks to microchip humanity!’ Russian Oscar-winning director pushes vaccine conspiracy… loosely-based on REAL patent Bill Gates, World © БесогонTV; Reuters / Jason Lee Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov claims billionaire Bill Gates might be seeking to implant humanity with microchips under the guise of vaccination, seeking to control people and ultimately “solve” overpopulation. The ongoing coronavirus crisis has produced a number of wild conspiracy theories, as some are trying to find the “secret” reasons behind the pandemic. A handful of them revolve around Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his efforts to develop a vaccine against Covid-19. One Microsoft patent that recently received international recognition has been found by many ‘truth-seekers’ to be particularly alarming. The patent WO/2020/060606 describes a “Cryptocurrency system using body activity data” – basically, a device which can be used to ‘mine’ some digital coins using one’s body. Or, rather, “award cryptocurrency to the user whose body activity data is verified,” as the patent abstractly puts it. The patent did not escape Nikita Mikhalkov, renowned Oscar-winning film director, who pushed quite a theory in a new issue of ‘Besogon TV’ (roughly translated as ‘demon banisher’, dubbed, ‘In whose pocket the state is?’ The episode was aired by the Rossiya 24 TV channel on Friday, but was then quietly taken down from its schedule and not repeated – something Mikhalkov has taken for an act of “censorship.” Mikhalkov claims the very name of the patent has an occult meaning in it, accusing Gates of actually seeking to implant humans with microchips to control them, and tying it to his potential vaccination program. ''The 060606 part is somewhat alarming. You probably understand this, right? Is this a coincidence or an intentional selection of such a symbol, which in the Apocalypse of John is called the ‘number of the beast’ – the 666.''Mikhalkov then goes on a rant about a dystopian future where digitized (and microchipped) society is split into two unequal parts, namely the elite and the human drones they control. In search of Gates’ global “co-conspirators,” he squarely points finger at Herman Gref, the head of Russia’s state-owned bank Sberbank, a known proponent of the digitalization of society. The director’s theory falls short of explaining how that system would solve the overpopulation problem, though – or why Russia would be keen to follow the American business magnate’s lead, for that matter. Like any other outrageous theory peddled by a celebrity, the new issue of ‘Besogon TV’ went viral online, getting around 700,000 views in less than in a day. Mikhalkov’s conclusions might be quite far-fetched, and the patent WO/2020/060606 is not directly linked to Gates, who has technically stepped down from Microsoft’s board to focus on running his and his wife’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Neither does it mention microchipping, instead describing “sensors” coupled with a “device” to register the body activity. One alleged purpose of such a technology described is to encourage healthy lifestyle with users awarded cryptocurrency for exercising. Should that be a hype killer then? Hardly, as some would still be freaked out by the potential Black Mirror-esque applications of this tech, while the discussion on the encroachment of technology (and various forms of controls) on our daily lives has never been more relevant. And those who fear being forcefully microchipped by an evil corporation, should probably first check their own pockets for a little “tracking device” called a smartphone, which they had purchased and carry around voluntarily. ‘Bill Gates seeks to microchip humanity!’ Russian Oscar-winning director pushes vaccine conspiracy… loosely-based on REAL patent Reviewed by Net-News on May 04, 2020 Rating: 5	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22819
__label__cc	0.591144	0.408856	24-hour economy reforms support nightlife revival post COVID-19 The NSW Government is inviting community feedback on the second stage of its 24-hour economy liquor law reforms, which propose a host of changes to kick start Sydney’s night time economy post COVID-19 and beyond. The draft Liquor Amendment (24-hour Economy) Bill 2020 aims to create a vibrant and safe 24-hour economy, with risk-based liquor laws that support business. Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello and Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres said the proposals follow on from the government’s response to NSW Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on Sydney’s night time economy. “The proposals will help boost the state’s night time economy by removing outdated laws, simplifying licensing processes and creating a new incentives and sanctions system that rewards licence holders with a clear record,” Mr Dominello said. “We want pubs, bars and hotels to hit the ground running on the other side, but we are mindful of how rules such as social distancing may need to be accommodated.” Mr Ayres said the hospitality sector is a significant employer and lifeblood for many communities, but has been dealt a devastating blow and brought to its knees due to COVID-19. “COVID-19 has hit the hospitality industry hard and fast. We recognise the importance of streamlining the previously complicated legislation to make it easier for industry to get back on their feet as social distancing restrictions ease,” Mr Ayres said. “There is now clearly a light at the end of the tunnel for our hospitality sector and this will give them hope for the future.” Key proposals include: a new incentives and sanctions system with ongoing fee discounts for licensed venues that maintain a clear record removal of outdated live music restrictions allow small bars to offer more family friendly services to customers, by permitting minors in certain circumstances reducing red tape by aligning liquor licensing and planning processes enhancing same day alcohol delivery regulations. Consultation feedback must be submitted by 14 June 2020. A Bill is expected to be introduced to Parliament in the second half of 2020.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22821
__label__wiki	0.52298	0.52298	Redefining Business as Usual Many companies are redefining how they do business after the COVID-19 pandemic turned life and work upside down. By Erin Poulson December 18, 2020 It’s almost impossible to overstate the seismic impact the novel coronavirus has had on the workplace this year. For those companies that are still able to operate in some fashion, many have sent employees home to work remotely until further notice. In fact, a recent McKinsey report estimates that in early April, 62 percent of employed Americans worked at home, compared with just 25 percent during the same time two years ago. Time Magazine called the coronavirus outbreak “the world’s largest work-from-home experiment,” and reported that many companies suddenly found themselves scrambling to implement a coherent and effective remote-work strategy on the fly. By now, however, millions of people around the world are becoming experts in daily videoconferencing on platforms like Zoom, staying in touch with team members via Google Hangouts and Slack, and virtually delivering project status updates to clients located across continents. The technology isn’t perfect, by any means, and countless people have created social media posts about embarrassing meeting interruptions by restless children or curious pets, or getting caught on camera not wearing pants with their dress shirt and tie. There’s even a feature in Zoom called Touch Up My Appearance that gives videoconferencers the soft focus treatment to smooth out skin tone and make them look more polished. The Tech Supporting Remote Workers Now that many companies are forced to make videoconferencing work despite its glitches and frustrations, some are beginning to decide that the new normal could remain the standard even after the pandemic is no longer keeping people in quarantine. Many companies are expanding remote work options. Take Twitter, for instance. In May, CEO Jack Dorsey announced that all Twitter and Square employees would have the option to continue working from home indefinitely. It turns out that the majority of people working from home enjoy it, despite the sometimes frustrating technology and physical separation from colleagues. There are lots of benefits to working remotely. When you work from home, you no longer have a commute. For some people, that can add up to a couple extra hours a day to spend on more interesting or productive activities. You spend less on gas, and reduce pollution. There’s less pressure to dress up. Work-life balance can improve. With kids doing school remotely as well, parents can be there to supervise. Some people even work better—a recent survey of Nutanix employees who are working from home revealed that 80 percent of them felt they were equally or even more productive than they had been at the office. Executives are seeing potential cost savings, too, such as reducing or even eliminating the costs of large, expensive office leases and perks such as free food and holiday parties. Tech Shaping the Future of Work Beyond 2020 Even once the pandemic is under control and people go back to working in offices, things will certainly be different than before. Many companies are planning on reducing on-site staff to maintain 50 percent capacity in physical offices through rotation of employees or designated “in-office days.” A continual large percentage of remote workers can curtail effective collaboration, which turned out to be the main reason some employees—such as those surveyed recently at Nutanix—want to return to the office at all. Some companies are rethinking the need for an office altogether. Without an office and staffed with people scattered across states or countries, organizations could significantly reduce or eliminate the need for regular travel to headquarters. A virtual workforce would also enable companies to seek out the best talent wherever they can find it, and not have to be limited to one specific geographical region. Despite the many perks, some experts still say the concept has its flaws. It’s one thing to be forced to work from home and make it work well enough for the time being, and something else entirely to adopt a permanent remote work strategy as an integral part of company culture. What is good enough in the short term can become laborious or ineffective in the long run when the technology isn’t improving as quickly as you want and methods for driving strong communication and building trust among virtual team members, for instance, haven’t been well thought out or clearly defined. Remote work doesn’t work for everyone, so companies get creative. Regardless of whether they end up working from home forever, employees at Twitter, Square, and other technology companies are fortunate that they even have that option. In addition to the tech sector, other industries are well-suited to at least partial remote work capabilities, including finance, insurance, administrative and professional services, management, marketing, and government. What about other industries, however, whose success relies heavily on in-person experiences? What about the hospitality industry? Or arts and entertainment companies, event planners, healthcare organizations, and travel agents? Businesses in these industries have to get a lot more creative and actually redefine the nature of their business. It’s not easy, and many companies can’t or won’t make that change. Here are a few inspiring examples of companies that are finding innovative ways to survive—and thrive—amid a global economic crisis. Healthcare – Atrium Health Operating in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, Atrium Health is a nonprofit healthcare network that includes hospitals, emergency and urgent care clinics, and a wide variety of medical practices. The organization has greatly increased its capacity for telehealth and virtual visits, allowing thousands of people to avoid having to leave their homes for healthcare services. For example: Before COVID-19, only 1 percent of Levine Cancer Institute patients had virtual visits. By April of this year, 43 percent of patient visits were virtual. Staff at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute converted 95 percent of in-office visits to virtual visits, either via telephone or videoconference. With 60 percent of the institute’s patients on Medicare, that meant the virtual visits allowed more than 300 patients per day to receive specialty care from the comfort of their own homes. While telehealth isn’t new to Atrium Health’s Surgery Care Division, the organization was able to quickly expand its existing virtual video visit platform during the onset of the pandemic—so caregivers can conduct more pre- and post-operative appointments virtually. That means patients don’t have to go out to have a physician look at a healing incision or drain. Caregivers can remotely monitor babies born to mothers infected with COVID-19, via telemedicine carts that are equipped with high-resolution cameras and virtual stethoscopes. By sharing critical data and live video over the organization’s network, patients can get the same quality of care at the hospital closest to their home, even if it’s a smaller facility. This helps minimize the need for patient transfers between critical care units. Food Service – Cloud kitchens and more While the coronavirus has all but obliterated the restaurant industry, many eateries are managing to survive by offering takeout and delivery-only services while their in-house dining areas sit vacant. However, some businesses are foregoing the dining rooms altogether and focusing solely on takeout and delivery. These establishments are often called “cloud kitchens” or “ghost kitchens” and they are taking off in the era of COVID-19 because of the dramatic increase in delivery orders and the proliferation of food delivery services such as DoorDash and GrubHub. Cloud Computing, Big Data Aid Struggling Restaurant Industry The economics of cloud kitchens can be attractive. A recent article gave an example: “A brick-and-mortar restaurant in New York City costs $1 million to $1.5 million to set up, while a cloud kitchen can get up and running for $100,000.” Some cloud kitchens are shared spaces, with more than one “restaurant” operating within them, which makes the costs per business even lower. Beyond a sharp focus on food delivery, some restaurants are digging even deeper to find new ways to attract diners. In April, for instance, Red Lobster offered Date Night Deals, which allowed people to order meals for two (for takeout or delivery) – plus tap in to the restaurant’s Date Night Playlist on Spotify, which featured more than four hours of love songs. They also provided 10 downloadable Zoom backgrounds to complete the ambience, with choices that included an ocean surf, a Red Lobster bar, and a pile of their famous cheese biscuits. While the “meal for two” meant you would likely be with your special someone in person, the restaurant suggested that the playlist and backgrounds would make it possible for you to “double date” with friends who were located elsewhere. Travel – Pack Up + Go Pack Up + Go is a travel agency that offers full-itinerary surprise vacations, in which you tell them some general preferences, your budget, and who you’re traveling with, and they plan a complete trip for you. The surprise is that you don’t know the destination until it’s time to depart. The pandemic was its own surprise, and brought with it severe travel restrictions and serious lack of consumer interest in even domestic travel. The agency started thinking and came up with a creative idea to stay in business. It’s called Staycations and allows people to explore their own cities so they don’t have to get on an airplane or train. The short trips of one or two nights include hotel, valet parking, and personalized itineraries based on the interests of the travelers—plus one surprise attraction or activity. Initially, the company introduced the Staycations concept to existing customers, and got a lot of positive feedback and interest in the idea. As people tire of sheltering in place and cities begin to open up when and where they can, a brief exploration of their own city can be a welcome break. Pack Up + Go is now offering Staycations in more than 80 cities across the U.S., and is continually working to add more cities in the future. Higher Education – University of Arizona In 2015, the University of Arizona launched its first “microcampus” at Ocean University of China. The idea was that students in China could earn University of Arizona degrees through a unique combination of online classes offered by UA and in-person classes at the partner university in the student’s own country. The program included the assignment of a local faculty mentor from the partner university to guide and counsel the student throughout their time in the program. It was a huge step beyond simply taking online classes, and was primarily designed to provide educational opportunities to students who can’t afford to go to college in the U.S. or travel internationally. The program took off and quickly grew to include universities across the world. When the coronavirus put a halt to international travel and the ability to procure student visas, the university doubled down on its commitment to provide a quality college education to international students. Now its Global Campus stretches across 34 countries in five continents. The Remote Desktop Technician Behind Distance Learning "This rapid implementation is possible because Global Campus builds on two existing strengths: our network of microcampus locations and our top-ranked Arizona Online," said Liesl Folks, University of Arizona Provost, in a recent article on the university’s website. "We want to help students achieve their dreams of a U.S. degree, whether it is from the University of Arizona or another U.S. university.” IT technology is the underlying force that makes it work. There’s a common denominator across all of these examples of how companies are having to adapt to the new normal, and it’s IT technology. It’s what enables people to work remotely—and now that remote work is becoming so common, that technology will naturally evolve and continue to get better at empowering the anywhere, anytime approach to work. IT technology powers creativity – it’s what allows health organizations to develop virtual solutions that deliver the care people need without requiring them to leave the house. Fast, easy food delivery applications keep cloud kitchens profitable. Ever-improving online reservation and booking systems make it simple for travel agencies to customize trip itineraries. And robust educational networks and collaboration solutions allow students from across the world to tap into the resources of an American university. These are unsettling times for every business. The future of the pandemic and where it will end is uncertain. But here’s what is certain: Technology keeps us hopeful, because it empowers businesses and people to adapt and evolve, to find innovative solutions to our challenges, and to stand up to what happens next. This article originally appeared in NEXT magazine, issue 8, Fall 2020. Erin Poulson is a contributing writer who specializes in IT and business topics. © 2020 Nutanix, Inc. All rights reserved. For additional legal information, please go here. Cutting Costs By Shifting to Hybrid and Multicloud New private-public cloud tools and services open new capabilities and cost savings, according to Steve Kaplan of Nutanix. Small Businesses Pivot to Relevancy During Pandemic Tips for Curbing Career Anxiety Putting the Agile Manifesto into DevOps Action IT Leaders Confirm COVID-19’s Impact on Digital Transformation Manage Through a Global Crisis with These 3 Priorities The CTO's Guide to Cost Savings in HCI Vs. 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__label__wiki	0.942889	0.942889	As Asian deals disappear, India becomes unlikely hotspot for M&A KKR to acquire controlling stake in JB Chemicals for about $500 million Truckers Block Chile Roads In Protest At Attacks Singapore’s GIC to invest Rs 5,512.5 crore in Reliance Retail Ventures Aust shares' best week since July 3 Covid-19 vaccine to help cold chain market jump 17% to Rs 1.7 trn in CY21 Six weeks of gains on ASX, but banks slip Workers vandalise Wistron’s iPhone plant in Karnataka over unpaid salaries Moody’s slashes India’s growth estimate to 0.2% for 2020 from 2.5% ADB to give Rs 2100-cr loan to Tripura for urban, tourism development Iran Executes Opposition Figure Ruhollah Zam WA Ballet reaches endowment fund target West Australian Ballet has received $7.5 million in donations for its endowment fund, and announced it would name a studio after major donors the Wright Burt Foundation.… The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept its policy rates unchanged and promised to continue its accommodative stance this fiscal year and into the next, while sharply revising its inflation forecast upward and retaining its earlier stand that the economy could start recording growth from the third quarter itself. The repo rate stays at 4 per cent and the stance “accommodative”. The rate pause was on expected lines, and all the six members on the Monetary Policy Committee were unanimous on the matter, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in a post-policy interaction with the media. Economists and bankers had expected the central bank to remove some of the liquidity overhang that had brought down money market rates way below the policy repo rate. But the central bank did not seem to be in a mood to spoil the party for the bond market, perhaps to manage the Rs 12 trillion borrowing programme by the government. The central bank will continue to support easy liquidity, Das said. “The Reserve Bank, on its part, stands ready to undertake further measures as necessary to assure market participants of access to liquidity and easy financing conditions,” Das UltraTech Cement shares close with over 4% gain on investment plan Shares of UltraTech Cement on Friday closed with over 4 per cent gain after the firm announced an investment plan worth Rs 5,477 crore. The stock, which zoomed 6.25 per cent to a one-year high of Rs 5,198.30 during the day on BSE, later closed at Rs 5,092.90, a gain of 4.10 per cent. On NSE, it gained 4.01 per cent to settle at Rs 5,089.80. The country’s largest cement maker on Thursday announced a Rs 5,477-crore investment to add 12.8 million tonnes (MT) capacity, taking its overall output to over 136 MT per annum. In a statement, the company said its board in a meeting approved capacity expansion to the tune of 12.8 MT per annum with a mix of brown-field and green-field expansion. Upon completion of the latest round of expansion, UltraTech’s capacity will grow to 136.25 MT per annum, reinforcing its position as the third-largest cement company in the world, outside of China. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic Nations Plan For Vaccine As Global Virus Cases Top 65 Million Global coronavirus infections surged past 65 million on Friday even as countries doubled down on restrictions and plans to roll out vaccines gathered pace. The World Health Organization warned against complacency and what it said was an erroneous belief that because vaccines are on the near-horizon, the Covid-19 crisis is over. Daily covid infections per world region since February 2 AFP / Bertille LAGORCE “Vaccines do not equal zero Covid,” WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told a virtual news conference, adding that not everyone will be able to receive it early next year. Britain on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a vaccine for general use, piling pressure on other countries to follow suit swiftly. Other nations are also moving ahead with plans to roll out the vaccines. The United States is expected to give a green light later this month. A 99-year-old Croatian woman gives the thumbs up after she successfully beat the coronavirus AFP / DENIS LOVROVIC Belgium, France and Spain have said jabs would begin in January for the most vulnerable. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that progress on vaccines “gives us all a lift and we can now start to see the light	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22828
__label__wiki	0.894774	0.894774	US Marks 9/11 Anniversary at Tributes Shadowed by Virus By NDT Bureau September 12, 2020 September 12, 2020 Americans commemorated 9/11 on Friday as a new national crisis — the coronavirus pandemic — reconfigured anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carved a path through the observances. In New York, victims’ relatives gathered Friday morning for split-screen remembrances, one at the September 11 memorial plaza at the World Trade Center and another on a nearby corner, set up by a separate organization. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation objected to the memorial’s decision to forgo a long-standing tradition of having relatives read the names of the dead, often adding poignant tributes. Memorial leaders said they made the change as a coronavirus-safety precaution on the 19th anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Kathy Swift arrived early at the alternative ceremony a few blocks away, wearing a T-shirt honoring her slain brother, Thomas Swift, who worked in finance. “We still have to remember,” said Swift, 61. “The whole country’s going downhill. It’s one thing after another, and now with the COVID. I’m glad they’re still having this, though.” President Donald Trump addressed a ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. “The heroes of Flight 93 are an everlasting reminder that no matter the danger, no matter the threat, no matter the odds, America will always rise up, stand tall and fight back,” the Republican president said, recalling how the plane’s crew and passengers tried to storm the cockpit as the hijackers as headed for Washington. Biden paid respects at the election battleground state’s Flight 93 memorial in the afternoon. Earlier, he attended the observance at the 9/11 memorial in New York, exchanging an elbow bump with Vice President Mike Pence before the ceremony began with the usual tolling of a bell. Biden offered condolences to a woman he spotted crying in the crowd of hundreds, Amanda Barreto, who lost her aunt and godmother in the attacks. Barreto, 27, said Biden “wanted to let me know to keep the faith” and “wanted me to say strong,” telling her he understood what it meant to lose a loved one. His first wife and their daughter died in a 1972 car crash, and his son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015. Biden didn’t speak at the ceremony, which by custom has not allowed politicians to make remarks. Pence went on to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation ceremony, where he read the Bible’s 23rd Psalm, and his wife, Karen, read a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes. “For the families of the lost and friends they left behind, I pray these ancient words will comfort your heart and others,” said the vice president, drawing applause from the crowd of hundreds. Complex occasion In short, the anniversary of 9/11 is a complicated occasion in a maelstrom of a year, as the U.S. grapples with a health crisis, searches its soul over racial injustice and prepares to choose a leader to chart a path forward. Still, families say it’s important for the nation to pause and remember the hijacked-plane attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people at the trade center, at the Pentagon in Washington and near Shanksville on September 11, 2001 — shaping American policy, perceptions of safety and daily life in places from airports to office buildings. Around the country, some communities canceled 9/11 commemorations because of the pandemic, while others went ahead, sometimes with modifications. The Pentagon’s observance was so restricted that not even victims’ families could attend, though small groups can visit the memorial there later in the day. At the New York memorial, thousands were still invited. But they heard a recording of the names issued from speakers spread around the vast plaza, a plan that memorial leaders felt would avoid close contact at a stage but still allow families to remember their loved ones at the place where they died. But some felt the change robbed the observance of its emotional impact. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation arranged its own, simultaneous ceremony a few blocks away, saying there was no reason that people couldn’t recite names while keeping a safe distance. Reverence for the dead “requires that we read these names out loud, in person, every year,” said foundation chair Frank Siller, whose brother Stephen was a firefighter. The readers stood at podiums that were wiped down between speakers. Tribute in Light The two organizations also tussled over the Tribute in Light, a pair of powerful beams that shine into the night sky near the trade center, evoking its fallen twin towers. The 9/11 memorial initially canceled the display, citing virus-safety concerns for the installation crew. After the Tunnel to Towers Foundation vowed to put up the lights instead, the memorial changed course with help from its chair, former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and Governor Andrew Cuomo. Tunnel to Towers, meanwhile, arranged to display single beams for the first time at the Shanksville memorial and the Pentagon. Over the years, the anniversary also has become a day for volunteering. Because of the pandemic, the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance organization encouraged people this year to make donations or take other actions from home. Pentagon to Rescind Order Dissolving Stars and Stripes Newspaper Separately, Trump and Biden Pay Tribute to Victims of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks US Holocaust Museum Seeks Funds to Preserve War Diaries Editor June 12, 2017 Tillerson Says Diplomats in Havana Suffered ‘Health Attacks’ Editor August 12, 2017 Treasury Drops Plans for Tubman $20 Bill	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22831
__label__wiki	0.821987	0.821987	» Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Review Taking a tumble Posted by Alex V on August 15, 2020 - 2:16pm EST Do you enjoy control being taken away from you? The sort of scenario where you can generally alter the direction of your destiny, but the final result is very much out of your hands? If so, you probably enjoy games that combine humor and whacky physics, and only give players enough control to broadly influence things. Such titles have an intentional clumsiness to their controls and the mechanics, in order to produce laughs, anguish, and whacky situations all at the same time. Games like Gang Beasts and Human: Fall Flat have certainly carved out a niche, usually drawing in players wanting some random entertainment, or to see others fail on YouTube and Twitch. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is the latest entry in this unpredictable genre, and while it occasionally delivers on the absurdity, it seems lacking in content and polish. Fall Guys is a multiplayer arcade game, that tries to stand out by pitting up to 60 players into the same match. The general idea is that you're a humanoid plushy, on a game show. The show takes players through five rounds/stages, with participants being rapidly eliminated after each stage, until the final event when one player claims the crown. All stages are relatively brief, and take between 30 to 90 seconds to complete, which keeps the action flowing and, even if you're eliminated, another match is just moments away. As with most games in this subgenre, the controls are loose and the physics are intentionally whacky. The inputs are deceivingly simple - you run around in third person view, and can only jump, grab, and dive. But this isn’t a walk in the park; each of the game's stages is a chaotic showdown that requires you to interact with the environment, and other players. That's where the fun - and frustration - begins. Bumping into things, other players, and obstacles - and even simply jumping - can send you tumbling to the ground. This costs precious seconds as your character tries to get up (and sometimes is unable to, as you get continuously thrown about). The helplessness during these moments works to amuse the players at the sheer absurdity of the gameplay. Diving works okay depending on the situation, but grabbing - items, or other players - is very random and mostly glitchy, which isn't optimal for levels where you have to use it. Some of the less enjoyable races include a level where it's just a series of doors, and some of them are randomly unbreakable. So players smack against the closed ones, before funneling into the openings that do exist. Another level is comprised of a series of seesaws, which leads to futile attempts to make jumps with good timing, and hoping the others know how to tip the other way, while also not falling down during landing and rolling off the edge helplessly. The amount of sheer luck required to make it through unscathed is pretty high. But, if you’d like to have even less control over the experience, and really throw the dice, you'll "love" the Teams levels. You will get put into random teams, and play in games similar to soccer, or pushing a ball down a ramp faster than another team. Other team games include tag, where you try to ensure your entire team doesn't get tagged first, or a level where you are jumping through randomly appearing hoops and trying to score the most points as a team. In another game, you chase certain players who have a golden tail - which is not possible to see from the front, and it gets blended in with player costumes. Needless to say, making it through these rounds is even less reliant on your ability, and more on sheer luck and the competence of your teammates. A lot of the team games also come down to the final few moments, making the rest of the time a bit of a wash. As the players get cut in the later rounds, the level selection expands. But this also means that you'll be replaying a lot of the levels - due to both a limited selection, and the game seemingly always picking the same ones over and over. There are some fun ones, but they rarely come up. Considering the brevity, and relatively simple design of the levels, Fall Guys seems like rather poor value. Adding more levels would have gone a long way to make the game feel less stale after just a couple of hours. You'll be trying to make your way through the crowds and obstacles across about 20 levels, randomly selected by the game. First you have the races - in which the goal is to make it through to the end of a course before enough others do the same. The race courses feature spinning blades, streams of goo, shifting platforms, and moving doors, all to stop your progress, and seem inspired by the likes of the Wipeout TV show. It's not all that original, but it works. As mentioned, there are also the team rounds, but the design for them is very basic - usually a simple arena with the items to chase, such as soccer balls. Lastly, there are levels that require less luck, no direct interaction with other players, and give you more control - and unsurprisingly, they are the most enjoyable. In one case, you play a simple memory game to avoid platforms that will disappear. In Survival-type levels you try to hold out the longest by staying atop a series of rolling platforms that constantly produce new obstacles. In another example, you stand on a circular platform and jump over a spinning beam, while keeping tabs on the second larger one that also spins at a different speed. And lastly, there's a Finale level that puts you on a tower with tiers of hexagon platforms, which disappear after you step on them, dropping you to the next level, and eventually into goo. Players have to think quickly and plan their path, as well as possibly sabotage others, and stay up as long as possible. These levels, by going against the game's core designs of luck-based gameplay, ironically have the most longevity and least frustration. And that's the key issue with Fall Guys. It's a game that's meant to be amusing due to its poor controls and unpredictability, and that works to a point. But it also tries to be a competition - and its very design works against that idea. After you've had your fill of falling down and getting knocked out, things begin to grow frustrating as your goal is not only to have fun, but be competitive. Losing event after event due to no fault of your own continually builds a negative feeling. If you spawn at the back of the player group, you've already got zero chance to win, but at least you can qualify for the next round. The levels feature plenty of randomly generated obstacles/moving doors too, which again takes control away in a game with an already very low skill ceiling. There's not much to do in the long run. You can customize your character with new colors and outfits, and that's all that you've got to work towards. The game awards you two types of currencies: Season Pass experience, and cash to use in the daily updated store. You can of course spend real money to get more. It keeps an even playing field, but leaves nothing to progress towards. As this is a multiplayer-only game, connectivity is pretty important, but during the launch week the game has experienced a fair share of trouble. Servers have been down quite often, and many cases of lag presented themselves, with physics trailing behind the action, and players warping around. The visuals match the more fun-focused physical chaos that the game hopes to achieve, with colorful worlds that run at a steady framerate on a base PS4. Animations are decent for this type of game, and not overly detailed. The soundtrack leaves much to be desired, with only a couple of cheery tunes that begin to repeat very quickly. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will appeal to a certain type of audience, but even those players would probably feel that the game could have a lot more content for its $20 price. It's not particularly complex, or polished, and with only a handful of levels, things begin to grow repetitive fairly fast. The connectivity problems certainly didn't help things, and with no long-term goals to work towards, it will be interesting to see if the game manages to retain its community after the initial fun wears off. Our ratings for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on PlayStation 4 out of 100 (Ratings FAQ) The game has a simple and colorful aesthetic that fits its gameplay, though the soundtrack could use a few more songs. The physics-based gameplay that tries to create fun by taking control away will appeal to some, but has a fairly limited shelf life. There are too few maps though, and their design is quite basic. Playing against others is mostly a hindrance, and when you've had your laughs and actually want to start winning, the game's core mechanics work actively against you. The game isn't very demanding, but the servers have been fairly unstable. Fall Guys has a decent foundation for creating some whacky multiplayer mayhem, but with so much of your success resting on luck, the lack of maps, and occasional server problems, the entertainment value rapidly dissipates. US: August 4, 2020 Our Review of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Adequate "Taking a tumble" Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is ranked #1345 out of 1633 total reviewed games. It is ranked #95 out of 130 games reviewed in 2020. 1344. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 1346. All the Delicate Duplicates Murder by Numbers Developer: Mediatonic Released: September 2013 Hatoful Boyfriend 8 images added 159 days ago XIII (2020)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22832
__label__cc	0.62256	0.37744	New Health Guide New Health Guide for Your Everyday Health. In Which Ways Can Alcohol Be Used? Alcohol comes in varying types that can be used various areas of our lives; the most common one being in drinks. But did you know that alcohol also has other uses? For instance, alcohol can be used in camp stoves. When alcohol is used with utmost care, you might find it to be a worthy addition to your backpacking or camping trip and other daily chores. What Are the Uses of Alcohol? Ethanol is also used in making alcoholic drinks. As a matter of fact, the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages is actually ethanol. Alcohol is globally associated with relaxing and socializing. There are some studies that have even shown health benefits of alcohol but one should be aware of the dangers is can cause to heart health. You may have come across methylated spirit bottles lying around. Methylated spirit is ethanol that has been mixed with small amounts of methanol. The methanol in the mixture makes the methylated spirit unsafe to drink and highly poisonous. However, if you want to clean some paint off your brushes, methylated spirit will do it just perfectly. Meths (Industrial Methylated Spirits) Methylated spirit is manufactured with ethanol. Methylated spirit comes in handy when you want to sterilize your skin or thermometer. Methylated spirit also contains some methanol thus making it unsuitable for human consumption as it is highly toxic. Ethanol can also be used as solvent as it isn’t harmful. Ethanol, being the safest type of alcohol, has often been used in dissolving the chemicals which cannot be dissolved in water. Some examples include perfumes, vegetable and cosmetic essences like vanilla extracts. As a Fuel Ethanol and methanol can also be used as fossil fuel alternatives because they burn clean and only produce water and Carbon dioxide (Co2). Ethanol can also be made from a number of renewable sources like sugar cane thus making it renewable fuel. This type of fuel is useful especially in countries that do not have an oil industry because it reduces the country’s dependence on petrol imports. Want to know more uses of alcohol? Those who are in the medicine or science fields know just how important alcohol is in preservation. Alcohol is used in the preservation of specimens. Kidney & Urinary System Brains & Nerves Alcohol Related Deaths How Does Alcohol Affect the Body? What Is the Sugar Content of Beer? Abdominal Pain After Drinking: Causes and Treatments Alcohol Intolerance Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms What Causes Pain in Tongue after Drinking Alcohol? Corona Light Calories Vitamin B12 Overdose TobraDex Ointment PRN Medication How to Take Trimethoprim Tablets and What to Look Out For Alternating Tylenol and Motrin What's the Maximum Dosage for Aspirin? What Is Botox? Aluminum Magnesium Hydroxide Copyright WWW.NEWHEALTHGUIDE.ORG © 2014, All rights Reserved. Last Updated 19 January, 2021.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22833
__label__cc	0.666053	0.333947	Kareema Begum, A R Rahman’s mother passes away Eleven years ago, as A R Rahman took the stage to collect his first Oscar, he said, “Mere paas maa hai…her blessings are with me.” Kareema Begum, the mother of the legendary musician, passed away on Monday. Soon after Rahman’s father R K Shekar’s passing, his mother stood as the pillar of support for the family, persuading and motivating the young Rahman to take up music professionally. From starting out as a keyboard player to emerging as the beloved Mozart of Madras, he has constantly reiterated throughout his life about what a central role his mother played to get him where he is today. In an interview, he said, “My mother [Kareema Begum] had suffered a lot of humiliation. After my father’s passing, she was in control of business, renting out the equipment and some of the relatives were jealous of it. But, she stayed strong and lived for us [him and his sisters] and is still living for us,” As soon as he shared a picture of his mother on Twitter, condolences began pouring in. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami extended his heartfelt condolences to the family. #AR Rahman #AR Rahman Mother #ARR #Kareema Begum	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22834
__label__wiki	0.64141	0.64141	Cold climates no bar to biogas production Earth 3 November 2010 By Sujata Gupta Cooking on biogas is cheap, convenient and smoke free (Image: Liu Jin/AFP/Getty) LAUREL McFADDEN struck a match and held it up to a nozzle on a giant tank. A small blue flame flickered into life, indicating that the mixture of mud, ground-up kitchen scraps and water inside the tank was generating methane. In a warm climate, producing biogas in this way is no big deal. However, McFadden’s demonstration took place in Alaska in near-freezing temperatures. The ability to make biogas under such conditions could be hugely significant in cutting reliance on fossil fuels in colder parts of the world. Biogas is generated by microbes when they break down organic matter in airtight tanks called digesters. The process is cheap and can reduce landfill. What’s more, the use of small-scale digesters connected to domestic appliances can cut exposure to harmful smoke given off by other fuels. People have been producing biogas for fuel for centuries. The Assyrians, for example, apparently used it to heat their baths in the 10th century BC. In colder climates, however, the microbes naturally present in organic matter such as kitchen waste and manure grow too sluggishly for this to be practical. “Their lifestyle is not suited to the demands of our lifestyle,” says Ricardo Cavicchioli, a microbiologist at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. To get around this problem, researchers have tried housing the digesters in warm locations such as greenhouses. Katey Walter Anthony, an ecologist who worked with McFadden at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, had a radically different idea. She had studied microbes called psychrophiles that live in permafrost, where they metabolise organic material and release methane as a by-product. Her realisation that these microbes might thrive inside cold digesters led to McFadden’s experiments with digesters containing psychrophile-rich mud from a frozen lake in Alaska. Using a 1000-litre digester, the pair were able to produce 200 to 300 litres of methane per day. Similar-sized digesters in warmer regions can produce 1000 litres of biogas a day – enough to power a fridge for 16 to 20 hours. Anthony and McFadden are now working to increase the yield of their method. If they succeed, their technology could be of huge benefit to people in cooler climes who still rely on fossil fuels and firewood. It is easy enough to find a source of the microbes in frozen soils, and once a culture is thriving in one digester, it can be used to kick-start others. Psychrophiles could also be used in the growing number of industrial biogas plants. At present these have to channel 20 to 40 per cent of the energy they produce into keeping the digesters warm enough for the microbes to grow. If psychrophile-fed digesters become more efficient, these plants could one day feed all the energy they generate into the grid. energy and fuels World’s oldest painting of animals discovered in an Indonesian cave Should you avoid alcohol when getting a coronavirus vaccine? Covid-19 news: UK vaccine rollout extended to people 70 and over 'UK ARPA' to launch as soon as possible despite Dominic Cummings exit To improve our response to crises like covid-19 we must think smarter We must start publishing ethnicity data for covid-19 vaccinations Magazine issue 2785 , published 6 November 2010 Secret of ultra-hard graphite unlocked 'Introspection' brain networks fully formed at birth	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22835
__label__wiki	0.753196	0.753196	By Jeff Hudson The Hounds of the Baskervilles; 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, 2005 Highway 28 in Incline Village, Nevada; $15-$99. (800) 747-4697; http://laketahoeshakespeare.com. Through August 23. Sacramento theater audiences are familiar with fast-paced spoofs at the B Street Theatre, in which a small cast (aided by crazy wigs, fake beards, kooky hats and men-in-drag) send up a familiar standard. Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival’s The Hound of the Baskervilles applies this well-worn approach to Sherlock Holmes, using a tidy trio of talented leading men, who vamp across the stage for two hours in perpetual motion, with rapid costume changes and jokes delivered at a breakneck pace. Lynn Robert Berg plays Watson—who helpfully points out that he should be treated as the star of the show, since he has the most lines. Dougfred Miller plays the redoubtable Holmes, as well as several supporting characters. Jeffrey C. Hawkins, a regular at Tahoe during the last few summers, plays just about everybody else. Director Charles Fee keeps them running on and off throughout, with punch sound cues for added emphasis. Purists who prefer their Arthur Conan Doyle done straight should be advised that this campy, hyperactive version is entirely irreverent. It’s not what you’d call elegant or elevated humor. But the performances are sharp, the punchlines timed perfectly. The audience of summer vacationers at Lake Tahoe gobbled up this frothy, sugary show like hungry diners at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Those who are seeking more nutritious theatrical humor should check out the company’s other show, Love’s Labour’s Lost. More Arts&Culture » Stage Reviews Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost SN&R reviews a new production from the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. Ian Hopp’s acting ambition Actor Ian Hopps talks acting and ambition. Review: Wonderful Town SN&R reviews a new production from the Davis Shakespeare Festival. Review: An Act of God SN&R reviews a new production from B Street Theatre. Review: Under Milk Wood SN&R reviews a new production from the Forgotten Theatre Company.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22836
__label__wiki	0.804655	0.804655	Home Latest News Islamabad High Court Grants Bail to Protesters Held for Sedition Islamabad High Court Grants Bail to Protesters Held for Sedition by Newsweek Pakistan February 3, 2020 File photo. Farooq Naeem—AFP The 23 activists had been protesting for the release of PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen when they were taken into custody The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 23 activists who were detained last week for protesting the arrest of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen. Hearing the case, IHC Chief Justice Ahar Minallah approved the bail and slammed the government for accusing the protesters of ‘sedition’ in the First Information Report filed against them by police. “How could you question someone’s patriotism? Do you think constitutional courts will shut their eyes on a matter like this?” he asked the deputy commissioner of Islamabad, as he gave the official a week to consult with the Islamabad Inspector General of Police and submit a report on the incident. During the proceedings, the petitioners’ counsel questioned an order issued by an additional district and sessions court that had dismissed the post-arrest bail petitions of the detained activists, and sought to have their case be heard by an anti-terrorism court. Terming the district court’s decision a serious miscarriage of justice, the counsel said invoking sedition against unarmed peaceful citizens was misuse of authority. The hearing was then adjourned until Feb. 10. The FIR filed against the protesters—including Ammar Rashid, the Punjab president of the Awami Workers Party as well as several PTM workers—charged them under Sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 353 (assault on public servant), 147 (rioting), 149 (being member of unlawful assembly), 505-A (defaming Army), 505-B (public mischief), 124-A (sedition), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 186 (obstructing public servant) of the Pakistan Penal Code. The detained activists were protesting the arrest of PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen, who was taken into custody in Peshawar on charges of incitement and sedition. He has been shifted to Dera Ismail Khan. Pakistan Records 1,920 COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours Naeem Bokhari Removed as PTV Chairman	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22838
__label__wiki	0.798982	0.798982	Home Latest News Pakistan Reduces Quarantine Period for International Travelers Pakistan Reduces Quarantine Period for International Travelers by Newsweek Pakistan May 12, 2020 Farooq Naeem—AFP Passengers on special flights returning stranded Pakistanis will no longer have to wait a minimum of 48 hours to get tested for coronavirus The federal government on Monday announced it had decided to reduce the time incoming international travelers spend in quarantine from 48 hours to the “minimum time required” to test them for the novel coronavirus. Acting on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan that all Pakistanis stranded abroad be brought back home as soon as possible, the National Command and Operations Center for COVID-19 has decided that passengers would be transported to quarantine centers as soon as they land. Instead of the earlier mandated 48 hours, they would only be required to stay in these facilities until they have been tested for COVID-19, after which they might be quarantined or instructed to self-isolate at home, depending on their test results. According to Special Assistant to the P.M. on National Security Moeed Yusuf, this strategy would allow the government to raise its weekly limit for inbound passengers from around 8,000 under the current policy to 12,000. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Yusuf reiterated that inbound passengers would be allowed to choose between free, government-run quarantine centers, or paid government-regulated hotels. “Around 7,000-8,000 overseas Pakistanis were repatriated in the past 10 days,” he said, adding that analysis of the passenger data had found that the positive ratio of COVID-19 patients was exceeding projections. “At present, 20,000 overseas Pakistanis have been repatriated and over 110,000 more want to come back. Around 11,000-12,000 will be repatriated per week or within 10 days in the coming week,” he said. However, he warned, that if the number of COVID-19 infections spiked among passengers, this decision could be reversed. “From today till May 21, as many as 10,710 overseas Pakistanis will be brought back from 22 countries—mainly from the Gulf,” Yusuf said. He said the government was considering operationalizing airports in Sialkot and Quetta to manage the increasing number of passengers. To questions on the high ratio of COVID-19 patients in flights from Gulf nations, Yusuf said the foreign ministry had raised the issue with host countries. “It has been decided to conduct tests of the overseas Pakistanis in their respective Gulf countries, and then retest them in Pakistan,” he said. He said testing for the novel coronavirus would be conducted as soon as possible once the passenger arrive at quarantine facilities, adding that people with negative results would be sent home and advised to isolate for 14 days. Passengers who test positive for COVID-19, however, would be treated as per established protocols. Asymptomatic patients would be kept in isolation/quarantine facilities until completion of 14 days, with a potential for home isolation if the facilities permit. Patients exhibiting symptoms, meanwhile, would only be allowed to return home when their quarantine completes. Pakistan Releases Broadsheet Judgments for Public View Religious Anarchy Will Not be Tolerated in Pakistan:...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22839
__label__cc	0.508143	0.491857	Nigel Dick - Director Dixtrips DICK’S RESUME Dick FUQ DICK’S REPS DICK TEACH DICK’S LINKS DICK’S DIARIES DICK MERCH DICKBIKE DICKWORDS CONCEPTUAL DICK DICK SPEAKS You are here: Home / About Dick / Dick Teach THE HISTORY OF MUSIC VIDEOS… Music videos have been around a lot longer than you think. If you were to watch Ken Burns recent Jazz series on HBO for instance you would have seen many filmed performances of the jazz greats doing their thing. These are simply early music videos – though now we view them as wonderful archival moments of great artists that are dead or unable to perform anymore. By the 1950’s and 1960’s film companies, realising the great potential in rock n’ roll and pop music, started making movies based partly or completely around the popular stars of the day, e.g. Elvis and the Beatles. These films were fairly cheap to make and made shed-loads of money for the studios. If you look at the opening sequence of the Beatles A Hard Days Night you’ll see what is simply a wonderful music video shot in black and white. In Britain in the 1960’s the BBC (British TV station) would sometimes take artists to the beach or to a roof-top to shoot them performing their latest hit simply to make their weekly show Top Of The Pops more interesting than just having a bunch of bands miming in the studio. By the 70’s artists had started making clips (or ‘Pop Promos’) for individual songs as promotional tools themselves – the best example being the video for Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody which was totally groundbreaking in its day and was instrumental in making the song a massive hit in the UK. By the time Bohemian Rhapsody had been at number one for 9 weeks everyone was cashing in on the fad. (Useful rock video trivia – Bo Rap was directed by Bruce Gower and reputedly cost 4,500 pounds, about $7,000, to make.) Meanwhile in the States artists were clamouring to appear on a variety of TV shows such as Shindig, Don Kirshner’s Rock Show, Midnight Special and Soul Train which gave them an opportunity to tout their wares. However despite the obvious difference that there were more shows to appear on the bands either appeared and mimed or simply played live – to my knowledge nobody was consciously trying to match imagery with sound. Up to this point bands had been able to promote their latest release in three basic ways: radio-play, TV appearances and touring. The latter two meant shipping the band around the world and this was becoming extremely costly. With record markets opening up all over the world and simultaneous trans-global releases becoming the norm it was virtually impossible for a band to appear onstage or on TV in the same week in New York, London, Sydney and Hamburg which the simultaneous record releases required so pop promos started filling the gap: it’s cheaper to send a video tape to Australia than five musicians and a road manager. By the late 70’s these pop promos were mostly shot on video tape and consequently came to be called music videos. In Britain, where the pop music charts moved much faster than in the US, videos became an essential promotional tool and every band had to have one so that when MTV started at midnight on August 1st 1981* many more British acts had videos than American ones. Consequently Duran Duran, The Thompson Twins, Culture Club and many other British bands with stacks of videos in the vault, suddenly had huge success in the States and filled the charts while the US acts and labels busily tried to catch up. John Taylor (bassist for Duran Duran), interviewed by VH-1 for a retrospective of 1981, went so far as to observe that the band would watch their success in various markets explode within weeks of MTV opening in that market. Why did MTV start? The early 80’s were the hay-day of the cable boom, everyone in the US was starting to get a cable box fitted to their TV and there were many new channels appearing and someone saw a way to make cash out of all those music vids. Even better the record labels gave MTV the vids to use for FREE (and still do) so the channel had to pay nothing for its programming – all it needed was three VJ’s, one camera, a small studio and some editing equipment and voila: a TV channel was born. The rest is history. 1895 The first camera /projection systems are invented independently in France (Auguste & Louis Lumiere), Germany (Max & Emile Skaldanowsky) and England (Robert Paul). 1927 The Jazz Singer – first popular motion picture with sound starring Al Jolson 1933 Flying Down to Rio – first Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers flic 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 – first Busby Berkley picture 1936 1st TV Broadcast in London 1939 Wizard of Oz 1941 Las Vegas Nights – Frank Sinatras First Movie (as singer in Tommy Dorsey Band) 1956 Love Me Tender – 1st Elvis movie 1956 Rock Around The Clock – starring Bill Haley, Platters, Alan Freed 1963 Ready Steady Go – inflential British weekly TV show debuts 1964 Hard Days Night – Beatles 1st movie 1964 Shindig! – US TV show debuts 1964 Top Of The Pops – UK TV Show with performances by all current pop acts makes its debut – Still on the air 40 years later! 1967 All You Need Is Love – The Beatles appear on ?Our World? which is broadcast to 26 countries simultaneously 1971 Soul Train debuts in USA 1973 Don Kirshners Rock Concert debuts 1973 Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody – highly influential Queen video gets first airing 1975 Tommy – starring Roger Daltrey, Elton John, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton 1981 (August 1st) MTV starts 1985 (January 1st) VH-1 starts 1985 Live-Aid 2005 Videos debut on i-Tunes and Cell phones 2005 New Coldplay single comes in at #2 – Ringtone in at #1 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BAND AND LABEL… Let’s talk about how a band gets signed and how they conduct their business with a label as they strive to sell themselves and their music around the world. Obviously this is a very generalised view of how things might work out but will help us understand how videos get made. EARLY DAYS AND THE FIRST ALBUM 1) Five guys get together in your home town and start a band. 2) They play gigs, make some demos and start to collect a following. Either word gets around about how good they are or they send their demos to their favourite labels. 3) Around this time they meet someone who wants to become their manager – he’s from their home town too. 4) One day an A&R person (it stands for Artist & Repertoire but basically means talent scout) sees a gig or hears the demo and wants to sign the band. 5) The band signs a deal which is ‘worth millions.’ In reality it will certainly cost millions but the band will get but a fraction of the money. The dollars will go towards tour costs, wages, recording costs, picture sessions, hotels…and videos. 6) After some months of hard work the album is completed. 7) The Label Boss presides over a Marketing Meeting attended by the A&R guy, a Marketing Person, A Promotions Person (radio & TV play), a Press person and a Video Commisioner. At this meeting they talk about how they will market the band, what are the selling points of the record, pick a single and figure out how to promote it. You’d think the manager and the band would have some involvement in this meeting – but don’t bank on it! 8) The Video commisioner, having taken notes at the Marketing Meeting, sends out the track to a bunch of video directors. She selects a treatment and takes it back to the Label Boss, A&R guy and Marketing Person who discuss its merits and request some changes. 9) Band show up to the video shoot having never read the concept! Video is completed. 10) After three videos of varying success the band sells half a million albums and gigs constantly for a year. The only person in the band making any serious cash is the songwriter – though his royalties probably haven’t arrived yet. The label inform the band they’re in the hole for about two million bucks. THE SECOND ALBUM 11) While taking a month off the road to write new songs the band break up with their first manager – he’s too small time for them and they sign with some heavyweight guy who’s managed five multi-platinum selling bands. 12) While they record the new album the new manager goes to all the heads of department at the label (especially the Video Comissioner) and explains that things will be different this time around. The band will be consulted about the videos. 13) The A&R guy picks a single in the studio and the Video Commisioner sends out the track to video directors. The band hate all the treatments. 14) After The band complain to their manager they get their way and speak with some of the video directors themselves and new treatments arrive. They pick one they like but it’s going to cost more money than the label wants to spend. The manager goes to the Label Boss and successfully blags more money. 15) The band shoot the video using their favourite treatment. They love the director, they love the video. 16) The video’s a hit. 17) They make two more videos with their director and both are hits. 18) The second album has sold five million albums and the band have been on the road around the world for 18 months. They’re now headlining and starting to get some serious cash from the gig money but are stunned to discover that the cost of marketing their albums, making videos etc. and the huge debt acrued by their first album only means that after 4 years of hard work there’s about $800,000 profit. The manager skims his 20% off the top leaving the five band members with $128,000 each before tax. By the time they’ve paid tax they’ve got enough for a holiday, a new Range Rover and the deposit for a condo in the valley. Meanwhile the guy who writes the band’s songs is a millionaire. (These figures are largely inspired guesswork -if someone out there thinks they know better – please let me know). 19) The band are now crucial to the label’s financial well-being. The label adjust their whole business plan for the year around the arrival of the band’s next album and the manager has renogiated the band’s deal with the label. At this stage the band report directly to the Label Boss and get pretty much whatever they want. The A&R guy has been head-hunted away by another label – just as well because he’d have less control over the band’s career now anyway. 20) The band’s manager goes directly to the band’s favourite video director who comes up with a concept. The Video Commisioner knows nothing about this until a demand arrives from the director’s production company asking for a cheque so shooting can start. 21) On the set of the video the band play lip-service to the Video Commisioner who’s now largely responsible for making sure the band’s limos arrive on time to pick them up in the morning. 22) The next two videos are made in the same way and do well on MTV. 23) The band are now a major touring attraction. All that footage from the road is pulled together by an editor who worked on some of their recent videos to make the ‘On The Road’ video that will remind people what a huge and important act they have become. 24) A final single is released from the album. The guitar player wants to direct it – everyone at the label rolls their eyeballs and insist that the editor who did such a great job on the On The Road video is hired as a co-director. In the Marketing Meeting everyone from the label figures it’s the last video off the album anyway so if it sucks no big deal. By now the lead singer is in the papers every day because he’s hanging out with some hot movie starlet. The guy who writes the songs has houses in New York, LA, that town you all come from and is looking at a time share in Maui. While he’s learning how to fly his Lear Jet the bass player and drummer are buying three bedroom houses in Woodland Hills and starting to feel very upset. FOURTH ALBUM 25) The band agree to split all royalties equally and continue (U2) or the songwriter says, “Sod off!” and fires the jealous and miserable band mates (Oasis). 26) Anything could happen now. Perhaps a) The guitar player now thinks he’s a genius and co-directs the next video. It goes way over budget and the video stiffs. Possibly b) the band have learned their lesson and hate videos because they cost so much and let the label back in to do the grunt work. Feasibly c) The band’s next single is from a movie soundtrack and, though they erroneously and reasonably think it’s all about them, it’s all about the movie studio picking shots form the movie and the band are just standing somewhere miming. Eventually one member of the band will become a bona fide star (e.g. Ozzy, Gwen Stefani, Sting, Fred Durst) while their four school-mates, who’ve been like family and stuck with him through thick and thin, become impoverished has-beens who periodically reform to do re-union shows to make the dollars to pay off those staggering alimony payments to that hot model they met and married somewhere around step 11. VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANIES. Generally speaking most video companies are run by a visionary who wants to make their living turning unknown film students into people with names like David Fincher or Michael Bay. Usually most production companies have both a Video and a Commercial division. While we’re here to talk about videos it’s useful to note that traditionally commercials have a) bigger budgets and b) the Production company gets a bigger mark-up from commercials – i.e. they getter a bigger share of a larger pie. In case you’re not good at Maths this is good news. The consequence is that videos are a training ground for directors to move up to commercials and then on to features or whatever it is they want to do. The Video division of a Production Company will probably have three full time staff: This person runs the department and, when it looks like a job will happen, supervises the drawing up of the first budget or bid. When the budget comes in too high (See Chapter 2 step 14) the E.P. will then start horse trading with the Video Commisioner from the label and they try and reduce the budget. On the day of the shoot the E.P. might also help the Line Producer make some hard decisions about where to spend the money. In planning for the future the E.P. will review new Directors’ reels and decide, with advice from the sales rep, who they should have on their roster. SALES REP. This person’s job is to hustle all the labels and managers (See Chapter 2) and find out where the new jobs are coming from. The Rep then sends out reels of the company’s directors and lobbies them to be considered for work. This person is the heart of the department and picks up all the slack, deals with the stroppy directors, makes great coffee and gives good phone call. Once a job is awarded the following free-lancers get a call: Usually just called the Producer this person probably works with the Director on a regular basis and turns the Executive Producer’s version of the budget into reality. The Producer has probably already been consulted during the bid. The Producer keeps an eye on every aspect of a job and reports to the Executive Producer if something is going amiss or over budget. The P.M. is the person who actually gets on the phone and starts hiring crew members – D.P.s, Grips, Gaffers, Catering etc. This person is probably the hardest worked member of the crew. The PAs do everything else. This is the entry level position of the crew. A good PA becomes a PM and then a Producer and then maybe an Exec Producer. Some PAs want to become directors. Some actually make it. WRITING CONCEPTS So, we’ve established that bands need videos and that videos get made once a director has written a treatment or a concept. But why do you need a concept, how do you write one and what makes a good one? 1) IT’S HOW YOU GET A JOB It’s an essay writing contest, you might be up against 10 other people. 2) IDEAS ARE WHAT SEPARATE YOU FROM THE REST OF THE PACK YOU WILL SPEND 50% OF YOUR YEAR WRITING CONCEPTS Doing the job, and showing what you’ve got only occurs after you’ve secured the gig. 3) IT’S THE SCRIPT FOR THE DIRECTOR You might be able to busk it on the day, but in the long run, if it’s not in the script it won’t be in the film. Coming up with ideas on the set will be too late, Yes you may be inspired on the day, but cannot always rely on that. 4) IT’S THE SCRIPT FOR EVERYONE ON SET The Camera department, the art department and everyone else will refer to your concept, written weeks ago as their blueprint! 5) IT WILL BECOME PART OF THE CONTRACT HOW DO YOU GET TO WRITE? 1) HUSTLE! Your rep or you hustles: The label / Managers /Artists (See Chapter 2 and 3) 2) RECEIVE CD 3) ASK QUESTIONS: When? Where? How Much? What Do You Want? What Don’t You Want? Speak to the band. WHICH ACTS SHOULD YOU WRITE FOR? 1) ARTISTS YOU KNOW? 2) ARTISTS YOU?VE NEVER HEARD OF? 3) ARTISTS YOU LIKE? 4) ARTISTS YOU DON?T LIKE? 5) ALL OF THE ABOVE! …SO NOW YOU’RE GOING TO WRITE A CONCEPT TYPES OF VIDEO 1) PERFORMANCE VIDEO E.G. Evenflow (Pearl Jam), Party Hard (Andrew W.K.) 2) TOTAL CONCEPT VIDEO E.G. Sabotage (Beastie Boys), Tool Videos 3) STORY VIDEO E.G. Thriller (Michael Jackson), 4) GAG VIDEO E.G. Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel), Clint Eastwood (Gorillaz) 5) FILM CLIP VIDEO E.G. Chad Kroeger (Hero – Spiderman) 6) DANCE VIDEO E.G. Baby One More Time (Britney Spears) Praise You (Fatboy Slim) HYBRIDS: E.G. Seven Nation Army (White Stripes) Performance with Gag THE PEOPLE TO PLEASE 1) THE ARTIST / BAND 2) THE ARTIST’S MANAGER 3) THE VIDEO PERSON AT THE LABEL 4) THE A&R PERSON AT THE LABEL 5) THE HEAD PERSON AT THE LABEL 6) THE FILM PEOPLE: THE MUSIC SUPERVISOR / THE PRODUCERS & EXEC. PRODUCERS / THE DIRECTOR / THE FILM DISTRIBUTOR & MARKETING (Only applies to Soundtrack video). 7) YOURSELF 1) DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU’RE GOING TO SHOOT IT? 2) IS IT POSSIBLE WITHIN THE BUDGET? 3) IS IT RIGHT FOR THE ARTIST? 4) IS IT RIGHT FOR MTV – IS IT BROADCASTABLE? 5) IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? 6) IS IT BORING – HAS IT BEEN DONE BEFORE? 7) IS IT YOUR BEST IDEA? HOW TO COME UP WITH IDEAS 1) LISTEN TO THE LYRICS (Beware ? ideas can be limited -see addendum.) 2) BRAINSTORMING 3) PICK A FAVOURITE IDEA AND MAKE IT WORK (keep a list of ideas) 4) WRITE DOWN ANYTHING – EVEN IF IT’S TO GET THE BAD IDEAS OUT OF YOUR HEAD 5) LOOK AT PICTURES, FILMS, BOOKS WRITING YOUR CONCEPT 1) PRESENTATION – spelling, grammar! 2) MAKE IT EASY TO UNDERSTAND 3) …BUT BE CONCISE 4) DON’T BE VAGUE – leads to misunderstandings. 5) DON’T BE SYCOPHANTIC – No-one likes a weasel. 6) DON’T SECOND GUESS THE ARTIST / CLIENT – Go with what you believe. 7) MEAN EVERY WORD YOU SAY – You would do anything to shoot this idea. 8) INCLUDE PICTURE REFERENCES WHERE POSSIBLE 1) SUBMIT 2) REWRITE (They like your reel but what they really wanted was?) 3) BUDGET 4) REWRITE AGAIN (Budget’s too high) 5) WAIT! Want to read some concepts? HIT CONCEPTUAL ICON ON THE LEFT And find concepts for: Guns ‘N Roses N’Sync & Gloria Estefan HIT DICK-FUQ ICON And find more questions answered about concepts especially A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A9, A19, SONG BREAKDOWN THE SHOOT – DEPARTMENTAL BREAKDOWNS DIRECTORS AND A.D.s POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR POST EFFECTS SOUND ENHANCEMENT / MIXING LIMITED THEMES I’m often aksed why videos seem to be about the same things over and over again. Girls, boys, cars, money, raves, gigs etc. Well of course the easy answer is that most videos are aimed at a teen audience and teens don’t want to know about poverty in the world today or environmental mechanics. Teens want fun, sex, music, laughs, thrills and more sex. For us video directors writing a concept is often about turning the words of the song into potential images. At the simplest level you could argue that most people in bands are guys and most guys are fixated on the same things – women, how to get them into bed and then what happens afterwards. Ergo most songs are about women or love and therefore most videos are about the same thing. Of course this is a gross simplification – some bands have never ever recorded a love song and some bands are all female. However I have directed over 260 videos and one day I noticed the same titles kept appearing over and over again in various forms. So for your enjoyment below is a list of some of the similar song titles I have DIRECTED over the years – please note this is not a list of the other 700+ titles I WROTE on. (You can probably think of other songs with similar titles too). Do you see any themes developing here? Fire, Houses and Love… Playing With Fire, House Of Fire, House Of Love, House Of Broken Love, Spy In The House Of Love, Highway Of Love, Love Around The World, Love will Lead You Back, Love Kills, Love Don?t Give No Reason, Bring Me Your Love, Long Way To Love, Waiting For your Love, Sunshine Of Your Love, Save Your Love, Give Love A Chance, To Be Able To Love, Out Of Love, Outta Love, In It For Love, Don?t Say You Love Me, As Long As You Love Me, Loving and stopping loving… I Can?t Get Next To You, I Can?t Stop Loving You, Can?t Stop Loving You, Can?t Stop Falling Into Love, Falling Into Love, I Think I?m In Love With You, I Wanna Make Love To You, I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You, I Wanna Be With You, I Want You, Here For You, Love And Money, For The Love Of Money, The Real Me, Real To Me, Everything To Me, Me Myself And I (Jive Jones), Me Myself And I (Vitamin C) For You, Here For You, With You, Just Like You, You Got It, You Got What It Takes. One Night, Still Of The Night, Give Me Tonight, Make It Last All Night, All Night Long, Another Night Time, Time Won?t Let Me, It?s Been A Long Time, Only Time Will Tell, Don?t Chain My Heart, Faces Of The Heart, Secrets Of The Heart, This Lonely Heart, Lonely Beat Of My Heart, Deep Inside My Heart, Only My Heart Talking, Searching For My Heart, Straight For The Heart, Shooting From My Heart, Music Of My Heart, Two Hearts, Heart Of Every Girl Tell Me (Nick Kamen), Tell Me (Go West), Tell Me (Mel C) (All different songs by the way). Once Bitten Twice Shy (Vesta Williams), Once Bitten Twice Shy (Great White). (Completely different songs). Angel (Angela Winbush), Angel (The Corrs), The Angel Song, When The Angels Sing, Angel Mine Heaven, Heaven In A Back Seat, Show Me Heaven, Pamela, Diane, Adrienne, Jimmy, Dave, Poison, Shot Of Poison, Far Away, So Far Away, Gone Away, Don’t Go Away, Run Away, Walk Away Reason to… Believe, I Believe Thanks for reading…Good luck. ©. 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__label__wiki	0.529983	0.529983	Out ExclusivesOut Weddings How We Met: Jim Burba & Bob Hayes A questionable first impression has since turned into a 25-year-long partnership. By Jesse Steinbach November 19 2015 2:26 PM EST Meet Jim Burba and Bob Hayes, the entrepreneurial powerhouse behind the Burba Hotel Network, which develops conferences for the hotel and tourism investment community. The business and romantic partners have been together for 25 years, supporting each other through the hospitality and personal realms while always striving to strike the perfect life balance. Slated to release a Broadway show and a book about maintaining a professional-romantic relationship sometime next year, Burba and Hayes were gracious enough to tell us how it all began: over two decades and one cheesy pick-up line ago. Out: Let’s start with the most obvious question. How’d you two meet? Bob Hayes: Well, it’s a semi-long story. We met at a black tie dinner for the Orange County Gay and Lesbian Center. That was 25 years ago. What were you both doing there? BH: I had just broken up with a partner, and as I jokingly tell Jim now, I was on a man-hunt. I happened to know the chairman of the dinner and he told me he’d take me around to meet people. We were going to go table-hopping. Jim Burba: I was there with a group of friends who were politically active. We were just there to have fun. We were not on a man-hunt! Though we weren’t ignoring that option, we just weren’t there for that stated purpose. Walk me through that evening. What were your first impressions of one another? JB: Bob was going around meeting everybody. Afterwards, there was a party upstairs and he was with his friends and I was with my friends. I went to get some champagne and Bob walked up to me and said the classic line, Hi, have we met before? To which I said: No. I turned on my heels and walked back to my friends. BH: He totally rejected me. JB: Well, it was such a lame line! BH: I walked back to my friends and said, He totally rejected me. Jim walked back to his friends and one of them persuaded Jim to walk back to me and say hello. JB: So I finally walked back and said hello to Bob and apologized for being rude. Did Jim coming over make up for the original rejection? BH: Yes, it did, because he was sweet when he came over. I could tell he had a glass or two of champagne, so he was being a little silly and I liked that. Then I started just asking him a lot of questions, which is what I do. JB: He knew my entire life story in a half hour! Fast forward to when we had our first date and he knew everything about me and I didn’t know anything about him. BH: I had gone to a psychic a month before and she had told me I’d meet someone in the hotel business who drove a Mercedes. Sure enough, during my interrogation of Jim, I found out he was in the hotel business and drove a Mercedes. JB: Little did I know it was already pre-ordained. What was your first date? BH: It was a couple days later. We went to a nice Italian restaurant. It was romantic and close to my house...but afterwards I sent Jim home. JB: After that opening line at the party he became hard to get. Bob, did you do that because you sensed this could turn into something more serious? BH: Exactly. And he told me later that if I had let him stay we probably wouldn’t be together. He would have had a different opinion of me or it would have just gone in a different direction. So I’m glad I played hard to get. Then I’m assuming you dated seriously from that point on? BH: Yeah, it was a slow build up and then we moved in together after a year. Then another year later we bought a house together. I read somewhere recently that moving in with someone can be more life-adjusting then marriage itself. Would you agree? BH: Perhaps. We come at it from a different perspective I think because we waited so long before we got married. We were together for 24 years and we never thought marriage equality would actually happen. We talked about what we would do in place of marriage. We set things up legally to protect ourselves. I figured we would be living in sin for the rest of our life. But when marriage became a possibility with the Supreme Court decision, we still weren’t convinced we needed to get married because we were already so committed to each other. But then we thought about all the hard work so many people have done over the years and the work we had done ourselves. We just felt that it was almost a responsibility for us to get married. That's when we decided to do it. How long ago was this and where was the ceremony? JB: It was July 20, 2014. We got married in what was then-called the Nokia Theater in Downtown LA. We decided to do something big and unique, but that would be easy. We didn’t want to do a produced event like we do everyday for work. It is the largest stage in North America. It was so cool and surreal. It’s a 7,000 theater and they lit it up for us. We had our best friends there and a photographer. BH: We wanted to do something really simple, but in a big way. And I think we got it. It was five of us in an empty theater, it was like we were on our own little universe. JB: As far as we know we are the only wedding to take place on the stage, and definitely the only same-sex wedding to take place on the stage. That’s a cool record to hold. I know you two work together, and of course, live together. How do you balance work life with relationship and personal time? BH: Jim does everything I tell him to do! No, I’m kidding. JB: No he’s not! BH: We have a mechanism in place called our 7-7 Rule. That means no work before 7 AM and no work after 7 PM. That just gives us a break from the business talk. Jim tends to want to talk about work a lot more than I do. So this is a way to have some private time. Another way is in our business. Jim does most of the traveling and that’s a time when we get some time away from each other. JB: We’re fortunate that we’re each good at different things in the business. It works out well and plays to our strengths. If you had to give advice to your younger selves, what would it be? BH: You definitely have to find someone who shares the same value structure as you do. JB: You have to have respect for the other person. When you respect one another, you also respect one another's differences. Tags: Out Weddings, same-sex marriage, marriage equality, The Wedding Guide	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22845
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Name the top 100 players in basketball for the 2019-20 season according to ESPN. Quiz 2020 Answers 100% Find the Fox! 2. Sheen nails Tarrant's mannerisms and likeness so well it is uncanny. You also see a different persona when he appears on the quiz show itself as he really plays to the cameras and nails the entertainment side of the game, you aren't sure whether to root for him but he comes across as pretty likeable so it makes it a tough moral dilemma. 1. Sep 29, 2019. 1. 4. NTFS allows faster access to external peripherals such as a USB drive. By Swagbucks Help Admin - August 15, 2020. But since January other key moments have taken place including the arrival of new celebrity babies, a heroic British Army officer raising a fortune for charity and we all experienced some very stormy weather at the beginning of the year. 1) First-ever Winter Olympics was conducted on the year _____ Answer: 1924. In March, television stars Lucy Mecklenburgh and Ryan Thomas welcomed a baby son into the world. ... Last updated: Thursday 19 November 2020 Related Items 30/11/2020 Live Promotions and relegations. Shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. She takes it off to geat back at her mother. ... Top 100 NBA Players 2020. Mark Bonnar plays the head of who wants to be a millionaire and I thought he did a great job, you see the events through a different point of view with his character and you do care about him and see the damage the other characters have done to him personally and professionally.Story Gripping examination of the unsolved crimes of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970's and 1980's. In 1983 Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen is arrested after the discovery of human remains which have blocked a drain near his London home. Sian Clifford plays Diana Ingram and honestly this show really makes her out to be the villain of this show, it seems you aren't meant to root for her and her obsession with winning is what causes this whole incident. Find the Fox! Can he out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize? Here are some of our picks to get you in the spirit. So why not challenge yourself or your family to a general knowledge quiz and see how much of 2020 you remember so far. Looking for something new to watch in December? You will notice the answer guide for this Logo quiz has 47 answers. A teenage girl in Glasgow agrees to carry a baby for couple Dan and Emily. Olympics Questions 2020 Part 1 (Quiz 1-25). The premise of the show is based on true events where a Army Major was accused of cheating and stealing 1Million Pounds from the popular quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. A 100-day “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Online Quiz Competition” will be held from December 1 to March 10, 2021 as part the celebration of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu. With five seasons of The CW series so far and a sixth season on the way, it’s time to test your knowledge and find out just how well you’ve been paying attention. Ultimate Logo Quiz Logo quiz will consist of 40 questions and answers. At first you see quite a timid every day man who is very well respected and honourable but as the show goes on you can see him gaining confidence in himself and really standing up for himself in the wake of the accusations. The story is pretty absurd when you think about it but it is interesting in seeing these people attempt to get away with this act of deception. I have mentioned before how much I love courtoom scenes and this show nails it's courtroom scenes, the drama is executed greatly whether in these courtroom scenes or the quiz itself. 3. Here are some picks to fill your Watchlist. So why not challenge yourself or your family to a general knowledge quiz and see how much of 2020 you remember so far. Here are the chances of getting snow in your borough this weekend - will you be lucky? In 1980s, many Hungarian youngsters dreamed of visiting a unique summer camp in Epipo. Which self-styled spiritual medium and television personality passed away in early 2020? Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer In February and is succeeded by who? Amazon Daily Quiz Answers for 3 December 2020 Details. 8. I literally cannot imagine anybody else in the world who could have done as good a job in this role as Sheen does he truly does a special job and it adds legitimacy to the show. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? A'ja Wilson, a forward for the Las Vegas Aces, is the 2020 WNBA Most Valuable Player, so we've invited her to play a game called "Please take a … Overall, this is a great mini series that being short is an easy watch and it is an interesting story that has added layers as it happened and is still talked about today. 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At last, it is Charles Ingram's turn in the hallowed hot-seat. QUIZ: 2020/21 UEFA Nations League. Previous Previous post: Top 150+ Best Gujarati Quiz Questions And Answers 2020 Next Next post: Top 150+ Best Indian History Quiz Questions And Answers 2020. Related Posts. Which new bank note entered circulation in February and features the face of artist JMW Turner? Between February 8 and 9, a powerful storm hit the UK. QUIZ: UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying . IT Essentials 7 Chapter 10 Quiz Answers 2020 correct 100%. With Matthew Macfadyen, Sian Clifford, Mark Bonnar, Aisling Bea. Spot The Penguin Quiz Answers 100% Score QuizDiva Quiz Spot The Penguin Quiz Answers the poke puzzle quiz answers 100% score The Poké Puzzle Quiz Answers 100% Score The Poké Puzzle Quiz … Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! In January, who announced they are stepping down from their duties as senior members of the royal family? Article summary. On February 2, a terrorist related attack took place in which area of South London? NTFS provides more security features. As mentioned the show really nails its style when it comes to the courtroom scenes and the brilliantly tense quiz scene. Supporting Characters 2. If the question was why did she take it off then the quiz would be right. 10. 2765+ Flirty Truth Or Dare Questions 2021 [Boy’s/Girl’s] November 1, 2020. Bangladesh to hold 100-day online quiz competition on Bangabandhu Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com Published: 29 Nov 2020 09:16 PM BdST Updated: 29 Nov 2020 … Related Posts. Amazon The Credit Card Quiz, Amazon The Credit Card Bill Quiz Answers, Amazon The Credit Card Quiz All Correct Answers, Amazon Quiz Time – Hi Guys, Its New Day and Amazon India Comes Back With Another App Only Quiz, This Time Prize is Big & Quiz is Simple, You Will Get The Free Amazon Gift Voucher Worth Rs.10000 From This Amazon The Credit Card Bill Quiz. Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s. The script is very good, the drama is well executed and it makes you sympathise for the characters and interested in the situation. (Choose three.) (A) 45 (B) 50 (C) 51 (D) 75 Answer: C (51) 2) Which one is the World’s highest-altitude civilian airport? They will now take place in the summer of what year? Take this fun quiz, you have several reasons to do it: 50 levels, Main characters, Earn coins and buy advice, Awesome design and game, FREE! View production, box office, & company info, French platform Salto launches into crowded streaming market, 'Ammonite', 'The Father' among line-up for the 2020 Dinard Film Festival, Chinese Streamer Huanxi Premium Acquires Hit U.K. please subscribe for more Quizzes to Answers 100% Answers# #Find_the_Fox!_Quiz Find the Fox! There's … 8 of 13 people found this review helpful. Top 15 … Revolves around the true story of a fateful night in August 1985 when five members of the same family are murdered at an Essex farmhouse, and the ensuing police investigation and court case that follows. 2) The colours of the five interlaced rings in the Olympics flag are General Knowledge Quiz Questions 2020, here is our general knowledge quiz question 2020 test. NTFS allows the automatic detection of bad sectors. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The story of two families affected by ETA's terrorism in the Basque Country. In April, who addressed the nation in their first ever Easter message? A realm of role-playing and magic, yet behind innocent games lurked humiliation and concealed abuse. 15. My one complaint is that there are some story arcs that I felt could have been eliminated as they don't really play into the main plot and feel very tacked on.Script (Choose two.) What is his name? Over the last few days here in the UK the big new thing has been this three episode long mini series called Quiz, I waited and watched them all at once and here is my review for the show. We will make sure, in the next 4 months not a single day is wasted. The following table provides a quick look on Amazon Daily Quiz Answers for 3 December 2020. She does a good job in her role, though I am not sure the real life person would be particularly happy with her depiction. On January 2, why was a third state of emergency declared in New South Wales, Australia? NFL Top 100: Top 10 3,237; Australian Soccer Players 3,126; Most 40 Home Run Seasons 2,537; NBA Players’ First Championships 2,217; NBA States Minefield 1,912; NBA Logic Puzzle 1,841; NFL Top 100: Most Top 10's 1,646; World Cup … When television producer Paul Smith puts everything on the line to make ITV quiz show and overnight sensation 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Quiz The year 2020 has so far been unprecedented as the world battles against the coronavirus. After 25 years secrets is still a part of them. On January 2, why was a third state of emergency declared in New South Wales, Australia? The humour when used actually works and helps make the characters feel like real people which helps when your show is based on true events. Partly in an effort to conserve oxygen and partly to discover if Earth is at all inhabitable. The UK has now been in lockdown since March, with social distancing guidelines also in force as the government navigates our way out of the crisis. Top 15 Best Things To Do In Goa 2021 October 20, 2020. (2020). Quiz tells the story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major, who caused a major scandal after being caught cheating his way to winning Â£1 million on the game show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'. There is 20 questions. What happened in the past year? 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EastEnders celebrated which birthday back in February? In May, it was announced a former British Army officer is to be knighted after raising money for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday. This page contains those quiz rounds written in 2020. Which self-styled spiritual medium and television personality passed away on January 3? However, I felt like the show should have started with the quiz and we learn about the situation and the background of the characters after, as the show has a very slow start and it takes a bit of time to really get going. Use the HTML below. This is a part of our recently launched, NEW INITIATIVE IASbaba’s INTEGRATED REVISION PLAN (IRP) 2020 – Road Map for the next 100 Days! Previous Previous post: 37+ Pointless Questions And Answers 2020 – Who Do They Ask Next Next post: 125+ Christmas Quiz Questions And Answers 2020. What are two advantages of the NTFS file system compared with FAT32? Was this review helpful to you? Prime Video has you covered this holiday season with movies for the family. Which three devices are considered output devices? You can share this quiz question with your friend at … In booming 1932 Los Angeles, a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime. Okay, lets get to the performance that everybody is talking about and that is Michael Sheen as host Chris Tarrant and I swear to you this is a truly memorable performance. How much can you remember about the year 2020 so far? Can you name the NFL's top 100 players of 2020, as voted by the players? In early January, which country's south coast was battling against large fires? 13. Persecuted and hounded by the public and press - Charles, Diana and Tecwen head to court. 100 Kerala Piravi Quiz Questions & Answers 2020 \| കേരളപ്പിറവി ക്വിസ് How well do you know The Delinquents, the Council Members, the Grounders, and the world of The 100? 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__label__wiki	0.819331	0.819331	Religious leaders in Uganda Urges Electoral Commission to Expedite Release of Voters Register The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC), a local inter-faith peacebuilding organisation in Uganda had called the Electoral Commission (EC) to move quickly and release the Voters register to harness credibility and demonstrate its readiness to organise a free, fair and peaceful elections. In his appeal to the Chairman of the EC, UJCC Executive Secretary, the Rev. Fr. Dr. Silverster Arinaitwe Rwomukubwe called for the postponement of nomination of presidential candidates which ended on Tuesday, October 26. Stephen Oola In a statement to the media, Rev. Arinatwe said; “A clean national voters register is a vital tool for ensuring a smooth and efficient nomination exercise in all public elections” (See Daily Monitor, Monday October 25, 2010). Uganda holds crucial elections early next year but many people fear it might turn violent and plunge the country into a “Kenya-like” situation if the international community does not act. On October 6, 2010 Ms Margaret Sekagye, the former Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, and the current UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, launched a new report very critical of the Ugandan Electoral Commission for its unpreparedness and “failure to address constant harassment, arrest and intimidations which political groups and some individuals are subjected to by the police and Kiboko squads.” Ms Sekaggye said there is need for dialogue among the political players to avoid a scenario of the violence as it was in Kenya after the 2007 presidential elections. She called for a provision in the law to ban individuals found guilty by courts of law of electoral offences. The “Kiboko squad” is the local term for “a group of stick welding youths” allegedly sponsored by state agents to beat up opposition groups and their supporters and disperse their rallies. The first featured on Ugandan stage during the 2001 presidential election as part of Kalangala Action Plan, KAP, a paramilitary group led by Maj. Kakoza Mutale to intimidate and coerce rural voters to vote for the incumbent Museveni at the time. Over the years, the Kiboko Squad have been operating freely, alongside the Police Force in most urban centres, and on Kampala streets to disperse any kind of public demonstration and opposition rallies. Last year, national television broadcast live coverage and pictures of the Kiboko squad beating opposition politicians and their supporters, while police stood and watched, creating fears in many Ugandans that the country had degenerated into utter chaos. The police deny control over this group, and yet they often emerge from police stations (See “Police wants Kiboko Squad team arrested”, Daily Monitor October 27, 2010). But surely, someone must know who owns these marauding youths: because the last time when the Kiboko beat up opposition supporters, the president appeared on television to applaud them for “maintaining public order”. Retired Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihamba, who was a key note speaker at the launch of the abovementioned Sekaggye report, reiterated her concern that “under current conditions, it will be improbable to organise free and fair elections come 2011.” He said “no substantial reforms have been conducted. The ground is not level. Candidates like President Museveni have unfair advantage...” Presidential nominations closed on Tuesday October 26, 2010 out of the 53 original candidates, eight presidential candidates were nominated: President Museveni, Dr Kizza Besigye, Mr. Norbert Mao, Mr. Jaberi Bidandi Ssali, Ms Beti Olive Kamya, Dr Abed Bwanika, Mr. Olara Otunnu and Mr. Samuel Lubega. Apart from a few comedians- who picked the forms for comedy’s sake, some vying contestants were presumably kept out by the stringent requirements of 100 signatures from 75 districts and 8 million shillings nomination fee, within a very tight nomination dateline. The nomination exercises were largely peaceful and huge crowds followed each presidential candidate to hear their programme for the nation. Day one of the campaigns however kicked off with voter scepticism over the possibility of any free and fair elections, or whether Museveni is in fact prepared for any result that does not favour him. According to UJCC, “in order to meet the electoral challenges, the Electoral Commission needs to urgently address the issues of publication of the national voters register which, as far as we are aware, had not been published by Friday, 22 October, 2010, following the voters register and display exercises.” The Electoral Commission going forward faces enormous huddles to convince weary Ugandans that it can deliver free, fair and peaceful elections early next year. Many Ugandans are down to their knees praying (See Uganda: a nation in prayer as electioneering kicks off), but it’s also a biblical truth that God helps those who help themselves. Therefore local religious peace builders like UJCC are only reminding the Electoral Commission that its prayers for peaceful elections will not guarantee peaceful elections unless more is done in terms of transparency and readiness. UJCC had requested that “aspiring candidates should be given adequate time to consult and re-submit the names of their supporters.” And that “this can only be done if more time is given and all relevant information, based on the updated voters register, are availed to the candidates by the Commission.” Justice Kanyeihamba also alluded to recommendations of some justices of the Supreme Court in 2006 and their advice to the current head of the EC, Eng. Dr Badru Kiggundu to ask President Museveni to reform the electoral processes or resign if his request was ignored. Reforms have not happened, and neither has he resigned. The eight presidential candidates now embark on a three months nation-wide campaign rallying voters: an exercise marked by state intimidation and brutality in the past elections. And on 18 February 2011 Ugandans- God willing - will head to the polls to vote a new president. Stephen Oola, Uganda Local Correspondent. 28 October 2010 Stephen Oola is currently a Senior Advisor on Legal and Constitutional Affairs at the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission overseeing the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. Oola is also the co-founder and director of Amani Institute Uganda, a think-tank based in Gulu, northern Uganda. Read more from Stephen Oola More from Stephen Oola → Articles Blog 26 Sep 2017 Uganda’s age limit removal: a perilous path to disaster? Forgiveness in the aftermath of atrocities: the case of north Uganda Reintegrating former-LRA combatants after the Amnesty Act	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22860
__label__wiki	0.838502	0.838502	The Mystery of the Middle Seat In traditional torpedo/bombers, a pilot, an observer, and a gunner/radio operator sat behind each other. At first glance, the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo/bomber looks like it has the same seating plan. There is a pilot, a long canopy, and then a gun position. Yet World War II Avenger photographs rarely show someone in the middle seat. Where did the third crew member sit? The Curious Case of Seating in the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger Figure 1 shows the crew in a Nakajima Type 97 Attack Aircraft (torpedo/bomber). In the front sat the pilot. He flew the plane and conducted torpedo attacks. In the back, the gunner had a 7.7 mm flexible machine gun for defense. He was also the radio operator, working in Morse code. In the middle was the Teisatsu [Panko]. He was the observer on missions in which the plane directed fire from ships. He was the bombardier on missions to drop bombs from high level. He was also the navigator and had other important functions. If he was the senior officer, he was even the aircraft commander. The next two figures show the comparable seating arrangements in the Fairey Swordfish and the Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo/bombers. Pilot. Observer. Gunner. One behind the other like ducks. Figure 1: Traditional Torpedo/Bomber Seating Arrangement in a Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Attack Bomber Source: Photograph by Ray Panko of an exhibit at the World War II Valor in the Pacific Museum Monument, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Figure 2: Traditional Seating Arrangement in a Fairey Swordfish Torpedo/Bomber Photo: LA(PHOT) Abbie Herron/MOD, Military Defense Imagery, in Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swordfish_Aircraft_MOD_45155479.jpg. Open Government License. Figure 3: Seating in a Douglas TBD Devastator Torpedo/Bomber Source: U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.997. In Wikipedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Douglas_TBD-1_VT-6_in_flight_c1938.jpeg. Seating in the Avenger If you see a World War II photo of a Grumman TBF Avenger (TBM when built by General Motors), it seems at first glance like the seating arrangement is the same. There is a long glass canopy with obvious room for a seat behind the pilot. However, if you look closer, you see that there is rarely anybody behind the pilot. Yet the TBF/TBM had a crew of three [Bureau of Aeronautics]. Where is the Avenger’s third crew member? Figure 4: Avengers in Flight with Nobody in the Middle Seat (1943) Source: Navy Photograph from ww2db.com. https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=22511. Figure 5 solves the “mystery.” The figure shows the pilot in the front as usual. Behind him was an armored bulkhead that cut his seat off from the rest of the aircraft. Except in the first model, the pilot had two forward-firing machine guns in the wings. He used these heavy machine guns to suppress antiaircraft fire from targets and to fire at incoming fighters. Figure 5: Crew Seating Positions in the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger Source: Annotations by Ray Panko, aircraft photo was a royalty free stock photo from Adobe. At the back of the canopy was the turret gunner. In the Avenger, the gunner was not also the radio operator. He was kept busy in his powered turret with a .50-caliber machine gun. He had a pistol grip that both moved the aim of the machine gun and fired it. He even had a reflective gun sight to lead his target. The third member of the crew was the “radio operator.” Note that he sat at the bottom of the fuselage, not up under the canopy. We will look at the radio operator’s jobs in a moment. For now, we wish to continue the focus on crew positions. Figure 6 illustrates the three crew positions in more detail. Note the awkward way in which the turret gunner had to climb up from below to get into position. Getting out of the turret was just as awkward. Neither crew member in the back could wear his parachute in normal operation [Thomas undated]. If the plane was in trouble, both had to climb out the entry door after putting on their parachutes. The turret gunner also needed the time to climb down into the lower area before putting on his parachute. All too often, the pilot was the only crew member to be able to survive a bailout. Figure 6: Crew Positions TBF/TBM Avenger Source: Bureau of Aeronautics. The “Radio Operator” Officially, the third crew member was the radio operator. Instead of sitting under the canopy, he sat in the crew compartment that ran from floor to ceiling behind the bomb bay. Crew members called this space the tunnel. They also called it the “cheap seats” [Chance 40]. It was noisy, smelly, and claustrophobic, and the radio operator was only connected to the pilot by an electrical intercom [Chance 40]. If that connection broke, the radio operator was cut off [Chance 40]. In front of the radio operator were several panels [Chance] for the radio, radar, navigation, and weapons arming. On many missions, the radio operator used the radar to direct the pilot to targets [Chance]. The radio operator basically ran a rudimentary combat information center [Chance 40]. For level bombing, the third crew member had a Norden bombsight. He could take over the aircraft for the attack. This required a view forward and down. When the bomb bay doors opened, this vantage point was provided by a glass window with an unrestricted view if bombs were not directly in the center of the bay. Figure 8: Sideways view of the Radio Operator’s Forward Viewing Window However, level bombing was rare. At sea, high-level bombing nearly always missed maneuvering ships. Consequently, the Avenger was normally used as a glide bomber [Tillman 53]. In glide bombing, the pilot aimed the aircraft and released the bombs. The radio operator’s jobs were to arm the weapons, set drop interval between bombs with an intervalometer, and called out altitudes during the dive [Thomas 2011 3548-3546, Tillman 51]. In torpedo attacks, he also advised the pilot about altitude and distance to the target [Thomas 2011, various]. Glide bombing was similar to dive bombing, only not as vertical. Figure 7: Glide Bombing Attack Even when high-level attacks were made against land targets, it was typical to only use real bombardier in the lead aircraft. When the lead aircraft released its bombs, so did every other Avenger in the raid [Thomas 2011 3546]. Level bombing was often used with land targets because few merited risky glide bombing. However, quite a few did, such as enemy airfields. These had to be hit with glide-bombing attacks. Figure 10: USS ESSEX based TBMs and SB2Cs on Level Bombing Attack, Hokadate, Japan Source: National Archives Identifier 520989. The radio operator also had a defensive role. If an Avenger was attacked from the rear, he turned around and manned the .30-caliber “stinger” machine gun at the back of the crew compartment. Compared to the .50-caliber machine gun in the powered turret, this was weak protection, but it could at least threaten fighters approaching from the back and below. Figure 9: Radio Operator’s Stinger Machine Gun Source: United States Navy from ww2db.com. Near the end of the war, when the U.S. Navy was pounding heavily defended land targets, deaths among radio operators soared [Thomas 2011 3548-3546]. There was no armor in the bottom of the tunnel as there was around the seats of the pilot and turret gunner, and of course, AA hit from below. By this point, it seemed better to add to the pilot’s workload and have him do the radio operator’s job as well as his own even in glide bombing. In high level bombing, most Avengers had no need for the radio operator to use the Norden bombsight as the bombardier. Normally, Avengers doing level bombing had to fly in large gaggles, with a single lead plane containing the bombardier. All the pilots of the other planes simply dropped their bombs on cue when the lead plane released its payload. Many squadrons dropped the radio operator from their crews late in the war [Thomas 2011 3548-3546]. Remaining Questions The information we have seen is all that is necessary to understand basic crew organization and seating. However, it leaves an obvious question unanswered. “Why was there a second seat in the cockpit at all?” A limited answer would be that there usually wasn’t even a seat behind the pilot in later models of the Avenger. It was taken out in later models to make more room for radio equipment. Eden and Moeng present a cutaway view of an Avenger beyond the first model. It shows no seat in the middle, and it shows a lot of radio gear that would be difficult for a human to share space with. Of course, the Avengers you see in air shows today usually do have a middle seat, but this was an after-war addition. The figure below, from the Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions (Bureau of Aeronautics), shows how crowded the middle canopy area was with communications equipment by 1945. For in-flight maintenance, the radio operator or turret gunner could climb into the middle compartment from the rear. Production history can shed more light on the middle seat’s evolution. In the first production models of the TBF-1, there was indeed a second seat and rudimentary controls [Scrivner 7]. However, after the first 50, the controls were taken out. (The British TBF-2 decided to keep the controls in their model, the TBF-2 [Scrivner 7].) The actual removal of the seat and the use of the area for more radio gear took place with the TBF/TBM-1C [Rikard], which reached squadron service in late 1943 [Scrivner 16]. Figure 11: Communications Equipment in the Middle Canopy Area Sometimes, missions undoubtedly did put someone behind the pilot. For example, in observation missions to direct Army and Marine artillery fire (but not for naval gunfire), there was always an observation officer from that service aboard [Suerstedt]. It seems likely that he was behind the pilot, but I have found no clear evidence of this. In turn, on photographic reconnaissance missions, the photographer “squeezed in” behind the pilot. However, this did not necessarily mean that he had a seat. The caption for Figure 12 specifically states that Lt. Kerlee stood for four hours in the mission, hoisting his two big K-20 cameras when he reached Wake for the picture-taking part of the mission. It does not look like he enjoyed the mission. So why was there an elongated “greenhouse” atop the fuselage if there was no one in the middle? Streamlining. Two separate canopies front and back would have disrupted air flow. Figure 12: Photographer Climbing Down from the Wing Source: National Archives and Records Administration Photo 80-G-43860. Of course, this doesn’t explain why there was a middle seat in the first place. This article cannot address that central question. Opinions have been expressed on the Internet, but none that I have found so far is documented. Some insight may come from a USN publicity photo for the prototype. As Figure 13 shows, the photo shows a crew of four, with someone about to climb into the middle seat. The red dot in the middle of the star was removed in May 1942, so this was a very early model. The picture suggests that the airplane may have been intended to have a crew of four but that this was later changed. I hope to amend this blog post in the future with more definitive information. Figure 13: Publicity Photograph Showing a Crew of Four Source: United States Navy, from Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TBF_early1942.jpg. Bureau of Aeronautics, Army Air Forces, Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions, Grumman Avenger, 1945. Chance, William B., “The Cheap Seats,” pp. 40-41 in Barrett Tillman, Avenger at War, Naval Institute Press, 1979. Eden, Paul E. and Moeng, Soph (Eds.) Aircraft Anatomies of World War II: Technical Drawings of Key Aircraft 1939-1945. Panko, Ray. Nakajima B5N2 “Kate” Type 97-3 Carrier Attack Aircraft at Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, 2017. https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/pearl-harbor-blog/nakajima-b5n2/. Rikard, J. Grumman TBF-1 Avenger, August 18, 2010. http://www.historyofwar.com/articles/weapons_grumman_TBF-1_Avenger.html. No longer online. Last viewed June 1, 2014. Scrivner, Charles L., TBM/TBF Avenger in Action, Aircraft Number 82, Carrollton, TX: 1Squadron/Signals Publications, 1987. Suerstedt, Hank, “Flying the Avenger,” pp. 34-37 in Barrett Tillman, Avenger at War, Naval Institute Press, 1979. Thomas, Gerald, A Tribute to Avenger Air Crewmen, undated. http://www.airgroup4.com/crewmen.htm. Last viewed December 13, 2017. Thomas, Gearald W., Torpedo Squadron Four: A Cockpit View of World War II, Doc45 Publications; Second, Revised Edition, May 20, 2011. Tillman, Barrett, Avenger at War, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1979.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22861
__label__wiki	0.822408	0.822408	People Holding... Navigation “The Ceremony” by Laryssa Wirstiuk People Holding March 25, 2015 Antlers Leave a Comment Gross, thought Ruby, before her cab driver bumped a sweaty female jogger as she ran into the street. With Ruby still in the backseat, the cabbie jumped out to assess the accident. “I’ve been training months for this half marathon, and now this?” The jogger’s elbow was bleeding. So gross. Ruby always rode the cab to and from the subway stop three blocks from her apartment. The last thing she needed was sweat on her Rag & Bone V-neck. Unable to bear the scene, she dropped more than the appropriate amount of cash on the driver’s seat and walked the remaining half-block home. Why would anyone put herself through the torture of a half marathon? Ruby wondered as she walked, kicking empty paper cups at pigeons. She didn’t understand the purpose of creating challenges where none existed. Suddenly the jogger, who moments before had been knocked on the ground, was running past Ruby like the fox that had died for her vintage winter hat. The scene was more beautiful and moving than the blood bath at the spring/summer 2015 Comme des Garçons runway show. “Wait!” shouted Ruby. The jogger turned her head without stopping. Ruby pulled a handkerchief from her bag. “I saw what happened, and I want you to have this. For your arm.” The jogger shook her head and sped away. “How about fois gras poutine tonight?” asked Ruby’s roommate, Ted, as she entered their two-bedroom Greenpoint apartment. “I’ve been following that food truck on Twitter.” Before she could answer, Ruby ran past Ted toward the bathroom, but couldn’t reach the toilet. A spray of vomit stuck to the subway-tiled wall. “Are you okay?” Ted asked, standing in the doorway and looking at his watch. “Too early to be wasted from happy hour.” “I mean, it was gross, but not that gross,” she said. “My cab. We had an accident. Hit a jogger. She was sweaty and bleeding,” said Ruby. “Everyone’s okay, though?” “Yeah, everyone’s okay, but want to know something messed up? It’s probably the most interesting thing that’s happened to me all week,” said Ruby. “I just don’t feel inspired anymore.” “I can’t tell if you’re being serious,” said Ted, shaking his head. “It’s serious.” “I wish I had your life: your glam fashion career, your Coachella-headlining bar buddies,” said Ted. ”What else could you want?” “Everything’s too easy, you know?” Ruby paused. “Next thing you’re going to tell me is that the poutine food truck is parked right outside.” “That’s what I mean,” said Ruby. “Before we walk a few feet for $12 French fries, I’ll use all-natural, organic cleaning spray to clean up my puke, while other women are mopping other people’s waste with toxic chemicals. Just to make ends meet.” “So be grateful and volunteer once a month,” said Ted. “You earned it.” “Remember when you did that cleanse last year?” asked Ruby. “I made fun of you, but you looked amazing by the end.” “I want to do that: challenge myself. I want to create an obstacle.” “You do remember that I ate vegan for an entire month, right?” said Ted. “That means no poutine, no candied bacon, no barbacoa tacos. Not even lattes. It means eating healthy to ensure you’re getting the proper nutrients.” “There’s always almond milk,” said Ruby, who popped a gummy multivitamin only when she was nervous and needed something to chew. “Anyway, I’m ready. But I need a ceremony to initiate me into my new life. And I think you should perform it, since you’ve done the whole vegan thing.” “Um, okay, but I still want poutine,” said Ted. “Will that upset you?” Before Ruby could answer, she pulled Ted into her bedroom, where she lifted an antler headdress from its place on a decorative coat rack. Ruby had won the artisanal accessory, designed by an Etsy crafter and decorated with leather and feathers, at a benefit hosted by her hero Dov Charney. “We’re taking this to the roof,” said Ruby. Outside, the sun setting behind buildings beyond the East River illuminated Ruby’s blond hair. “I think I have to be the animal in order to feel inspired not to eat it.” “I think you’ve lost your mind,” said Ted. A breeze from the waterfront shifted the headdress on Ruby’s head, and a sharp, unfinished edge cut her forehead. She felt for the injury and pulled her bloody fingers away from her face. Laryssa Wirstiuk lives in Jersey City, NJ with her dachshund, Charlotte. She teaches creative writing and writing for digital media at Rutgers University. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Crab Fat, Gargoyle Magazine, Word Riot, and Up the Staircase Quarterly. http://www.laryssawirstiuk.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22865
__label__wiki	0.960146	0.960146	The Bizarre, Mysterious Campaign of Marjorie Margolies (The weirdest part? She's kind of winning.) By Simon van Zuylen-Wood· 5/5/2014, 3:49 p.m. Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! The biggest political race in the state is the gubernatorial election. The biggest political name in the state, however, is Marjorie Margolies— aka the soon-to-be grandmother of Chelsea Clinton’s bundle of joy — who is running not to represent the Commonwealth in Harrisburg, but for her old seat in Congress. Accordingly, she’s tapped into a wealth of A-list support: Bill Clinton headlined her latest fundraiser; Madeleine Albright was the guest of honor at an earlier event. Just yesterday, she earned a feature in the Sunday New York Times. And yet, her campaign operation appears shaky at best. Let’s start with money. It appears she has very little left. Despite a donor base suffused with beltway bigwigs, she’s raised less than fellow primary challengers State Sen. Daylin Leach and physician Valerie Arkoosh. And unlike them, she’s spent almost all of it, leaving her with $159,000 on hand, all but $5,000 of which is earmarked for the general election. Which brings us to another issue: According to Leach, she’s violated Federal Election Commission rules by dipping into that general pot to bolster her meager funds. (Margolies’s campaign says the allegation is false, as well as “desperate.”) The picture of disarray is heightened by a widespread sense that the Margolies camp isn’t actually doing much campaigning around the district, which covers parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. I talked to a half dozen political insiders for this story, all of whom shared an impression of an unusually nonchalant electoral strategy. A political operative working on a set of different races says that when he’s been in the field, he’s repeatedly run into canvassers from the campaigns of Leach, Arkoosh, and State Rep. Brendan Boyle, but never anyone from the Margolies camp. Another political consultant who has ties to Montco politics, also not involved with the race, tells a near-identical story. “I know people in every one of those races. And I know how hard they’re all working. The only difference is what they’re working hard on. I think the Margolies campaign is much more worried about political relationships than about voter contact.” What’s more, the Daily News ran a piece Friday touting the likely advantage Boyle will have turning out votes in Philadelphia, where he’s supported by the building trades unions. (None of this is to say Margolies has been at home twiddling her thumbs. A quick perusal of her Twitter feed shows her out at political events. Margolies spokesman/campaign guru Ken Smukler, in an email, added that the campaign was “out every night knocking on doors and calling voters” and sent me a picture of some people phone-banking out of a kitchen.) It’s not just the campaign’s grassroots efforts; it’s Margolies herself who has at times seemed disengaged. Throughout the spring, she’s declined to participate in three debates that the rest of the candidates attended. In the two debates she has shown up to, she’s been criticized for reading canned answers off index cards. While Leach and Brendan Boyle have been airing ads since April 22nd, the Margolies campaign only ran its first TV spot last Wednesday during the Flyers game. The “What’s the deal with Marjorie” impression was captured well by an April Fools Day post on Politics PA that compared her campaign presence to the infamous missing Malaysian airplane. To a certain extent, in other words, she appears to be running her campaign as if she were the incumbent, as if having held this same seat 20 years ago (when the district was differently drawn) makes her the front-runner. But here’s the thing: She kind of is. The name identification advantage she came into the race with was enough to give her a wide lead before the race kicked into gear, according to her own internal numbers. Her rivals found similar results. Leach’s campaign manager Aren Platt said a February survey of theirs had Margolies leading the race, with Leach in second, Boyle in third, and Arkoosh bringing up the rear. The Boyle campaign also told me Margolies led a poll of theirs from earlier this year. (Annoyingly, there’s been no independent polling done for this race.) The polling is backed up by another top-dog element of her campaign: She’s got a hefty chunk of the region’s political establishment behind her, including the most powerful Democratic political figures in Montgomery County, all five women on Philadelphia’s City Council, and several powerful ward leaders in Northeast Philadelphia. Undergirding all this is a tacit vote of confidence from U.S. Congressman Bob Brady. While he officially endorsed Boyle a year ago, Boyle campaign manager Adam Erickson confirms that he hasn’t lifted a finger for them otherwise. (Brady and Boyle have clashed in the past.) Instead, several of Brady’s own trusty consultants — Ken Smukler, Don “DA” Jones, Linda August — are now Margolies advisers. After Jonathan Saidel, a close ally of Brady’s, dropped out of the PA-13 race, Margolies released a statement titled “Saidel Team to Head Campaign” and announced the hiring of a couple of his people. To get a response from the Brady folks and the Margolies folks on this story, in other words, I only had to reach out to one person: Smukler, who serves as a spokesperson for both. Now, it’s no secret that Margolies has worked with Brady allies in the past; Smukler has advised her for two decades. What might be troubling for her, however, is that they may not be doing her campaign any favors. In 2007, Bob Brady formed the now-dormant “1776 Leadership Fund,” a political action committee that raised $165,000, donated to zero candidates, and gave 90% of it either directly to, or to firms run by, Ken Smukler, DA Jones, and Linda August. Fast-forward to this race, and according to the Inquirer a whopping 77% of Margolies’s campaign expenditures in 2014 have also gone to consultants, which include Smukler, Jones, and August. “I will admit we have operated in a non-traditional manner,” Smukler says in his email, but insists his strategy is based on a careful consideration of his opponents’ name ID and ground game strength, among other factors. And while Leach’s FEC complaint is merely an allegation, Smukler has been implicated in controversial campaign practices in the past. Back in 2007, he resigned from his role in Bob Brady’s mayoral campaign after admitting to helping advise outside groups on how to attack Brady opponent Tom Knox. Marjorie Margolies has a storied local legacy and the fantastic political connections to match. But given the questions surrounding the way she’s running the race — some might call it coasting — it’s difficult not to wonder if the frontrunner status has gone to her campaign’s head. Indeed, at least one of her opponents is claiming he’s caught up. Boyle’s team finished conducting its latest poll yesterday. The results, according to the campaign? Boyle No. 1, Margolies No. 2. Let the games begin. Follow @SVZWood on Twitter. Bob Brady Brendan Boyle 10 Delicious Dishes Worth Going Out of Your Way to Eat in Philly 4 Socially Distant Activities and Sports to Try This Winter When You’re Bored of Staying Inside We’ve Been Dreading Winter All Pandemic Long. Now That It’s Here, Let’s Make the Most of It Meet the Deep-Voiced Delco Teen Making Sea Shanties Cool Stephanie Hazelton, a.k.a. Ayla Wolf, Was Part of Capitol Attack Meet Rachel Levine, the Woman In Charge of Coronavirus in Pennsylvania Rachel Levine Is Saving Pennsylvania Amid Coronavirus \| phillymag.com Donald Trump at Wharton: Fact Checking the President’s Time at Penn	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22870
__label__wiki	0.53379	0.53379	NEW BOOK - ' The Blob Guide to Childrens Human Rights' BLOB TREE BLOB SHOP #U2 News - rehearsing for #tour in #Vancouver Rehearsing for U2 tour in Vancouver, Bono opens up about injuries Bono, right, with U2 guitarist Edge, pictured in Toronto in 2009. John R. Kennedy / Global News TORONTO — U2 singer Bono, in Vancouver rehearsing for the band’s upcoming tour, says he is still recovering from a bicycle accident last November that fractured his eye socket, shoulder, elbow and left hand. U2 to play 3 Canadian cities during ‘Innocence + Experience’ tour Bono may ‘never play guitar again’ after accident “It feels like I have somebody else’s hand,” Bono said in an interview with the New York Times. “I can’t bend these,” he explained, referring to his fourth finger and pinky. Pointing to another part of his hand, Bono added: “And this is like rigor mortis. But they say that nerves heal about a millimetre a week, so in about 13 months I should know if it’s coming back.” Bono said his shoulder and face have healed but his arm — now reinforced with titanium — is “all numb.” The singer, who turns 55 on May 10, suffered the injuries when he crashed his bike in Central Park. “I really used to think that my head was harder than any surface it came in contact with, and I don’t anymore,” Bono said. “I didn’t come off a Harley-Davidson. I came off a push bike and smashed myself to bits. There is no glory here.” Bono, pictured with his guitar in Toronto in 2011. Two months after the accident, Bono told fans “it is not clear that I will ever play guitar again.” In the Times interview, Bono confirmed he can’t play guitar. He joked his bandmates “don’t seem to mind.” U2 — which also includes guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. — is inside the Pacific Coliseum rehearsing for the Innocence + Experience tour, which kicks off a few minutes west at Rogers Arena on May 14. The band is also scheduled to perform in Montreal on June 12, 13, 16, and 17 and in Toronto July 6 and 7. According to the Times, the tour has sold 98 per cent of the 1.2 million tickets available at 68 shows. The band will perform on a large rectangular stage and a smaller round stage connected by a walkway. For the first time, there will be an intermission during the concert. In addition to rehearsing inside the Coliseum, U2 is recording material for a new album in a mobile studio. 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I find that I can share things from my own work, without knowing much about other professions present, and participants can take the principles and transpose them quite easily to their own work and challenges. CLICK 'About' in my www.pipwilson.com to find out more. Nepal Earthquake: Eyewitness account Nepal Earthquake: Eyewitness account from Kathmandu Nicholas Roxburgh, a 26-year-old PhD student from Ormskirk, Lancashire, was in Kathmandu, Nepal, near the epicentre of the earthquake when it struck. Here, he describes his experiences of the earthquake and its aftermath. The building in Kathmandu around me began to sway as I sat at my desk working. At first it was gentle, but then it grew more violent. Photos: Christian Aid/Yeeshu Shukla The building in Kathmandu around me began to sway as I sat at I ran to the bathroom and threw myself on the floor. Dust and plaster from the ceiling began to fall around me as the quake continued. Fearing the building would collapse I made the decision to move. Keeping down on the floor I got myself under the desk, where I stayed until the movement stopped. I immediately grabbed my bag and headed for an exit. Moving down the stairs from the third floor I made my way through dust and debris to the front door and out onto the street. Initially there was an eerie calm before people began to cautiously emerge, dust filling the streets. Just a few doors down from the building where I had been staying, a hospital stood — relatively undamaged, its staff out on the street fearing collapse. Within minutes injured people began to arrive, in cars, taxis, on foot, being carried by others. It was immediately clear there had been casualties. The lifeless bodies of two young children were carried in, while countless others arrived with a variety of horrific injuries — many having been hurt by falling masonry, others having been pulled from collapsed buildings. I made the decision to head to the British embassy, passing a collapsed building on the way where people pulled at the broken remains looking for those buried beneath. They thought at least seven had been killed there, with just a sole survivor being rescued from the rubble. Having arrived at the embassy I tried to make myself useful — helping to cook for those arriving and transcribing messages. Communications can be hard in Nepal at the best of times and the quake had knocked out the phone network and internet access. Nicholas has lived in Nepal for nine months, based in the rural area of Dolakha while working on a PhD exploring rural water system management. He was due to return to the UK on Tuesday. Nicholas’ brother Alasdair Roxburgh is Campaigns Manager at Christian Aid. As night fell, many crowded into the few areas of open space in Kathmandu, using tarpaulins as a temporary shelter against the elements. As dawn broke on Sunday, the aftershocks continued to rock the city, each one sending people running for cover. During the day it began to rain, leaving those who have been left homeless — or too fearful to return to their homes — exposed in the cold wet weather. People have spent the day working together to find survivors in collapsed buildings, sharing water and food where they can, and forming temporary shelters. As I write, the rain continues to pour onto the canvas above and the aftershocks continue. I’ve lived here for nine months now, working in rural Nepal, close to the epicentre of the earthquake. While much of the media attention has focused on the capital city and on Everest, I fear for those living in these more isolated areas. Communications to these remote rural regions are poor, but I understand that there have been landslides. Access to these areas is tricky and I can only imagine the urgent needs they must be facing now. For this country, the immediate need is clear — shelter, food and water, along with support that will help rebuild this beautiful country. Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal to provide urgent relief to victims of the earthquake, working through local partner agencies. To find out more visit the Christian Aid website. Glasgow - how the city halved its murders by 'caring people into change' Ten years ago, it was western Europe’s murder capital. How did the city face up to endemic knife and gang crime – and why did it discontinue a key programme? I am interested in this stuff. I have spent most of my life working with beautiful humans in pain in violence in dysfunction in deprivation I did a study on Gangs and Deprivation in 1979 I strive to understand the lives of all of us especially those in greatest need creating difficulties for themselves for their communities Beautiful Humans ......... In a squat redbrick community hall in the shadow of a pair of vertiginous north Glasgow tower blocks, half a dozen men sit on plastic chairs around a sturdy wooden table. The carpet is threadbare, the overhead lights harsh. Through shatterproof glass windows, dusk has turned to night. “I can’t get a job anywhere, not with my history,” a lean man in late middle age says, his eyes turned downward. A little further along the table, a lad in his early 20s with a tattoo on his neck emphatically nods: “I need to get my shit together.” There are echoes of the 12-step programme in the raw honesty, the white knuckles and supportive arms on shoulders. But this monthly meeting is being organised by a Scottish police taskforce, the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). The man with his head bowed has a conviction for murder. Opposite him is a onetime major drug dealer. Another has done time for assault. Everyone around the table is on the same, long road: trying, with help from the VRU, to wrest new lives from the ashes of old, chaotic, violent ones. The Violence Reduction Unit is a product of Glasgow’s own turbulent recent past. The unit, initially part of Strathclyde police, was set up in 2005 to tackle the city’s endemic knife fighting and gang crime. At the time, Glasgow was western Europe’s murder capital. A decade later, Glasgow’s murder rate has more than halved, from 39 in 2004-05 to 18 last year. Similar drops have been recorded for attempted murder, serious assault and possession of an offensive weapon. The precipitous decline began when police acknowledged that the only way to stem the tide of violence was to tackle the culture that spawned it, says John Carnochan, a former Glasgow murder detective involved in setting up the VRU. While young men grew up in unstable, violent homes, joined gangs, carried knives, drank and fought, death and mayhem was almost inevitable. The VRU attempted to break this cycle. Their strategy – borrowed from anti-gang violence initiatives spearheaded in Boston in the 1990s – combined creative thinking with old-fashioned enforcement. Doctors, nurses, dentists, even vets were all enlisted to look out for the signs of violence and domestic abuse, and to counsel the young men who arrived at every hour of the day with fresh knife wounds. There were legislative changes, too. The VRU lobbied successfully for increases in maximum sentences for carrying knives. Where previously those caught with a blade were allowed back on their street while their case slowly progressed through the justice system, now once caught they were fingerprinted, DNA-swabbed and held in custody until court. Paul joined the VRU’s small team last year. The 37-year-old father of three has a calm, quiet self-possession that belies the chaotic story of his life. Born to an alcoholic mother and abusive father, he grew up in a North Glasgow house “where no one ever showed any emotion”. When his grandfather dropped dead in front of him, nobody asked how he felt. Within a few years he was running away from home. By his early teenager years, he was in a gang, talking drugs and getting into fights. One night, a street fight went badly wrong. Paul (not his real name) was quarrelling with a childhood friend at a bus stop. His erstwhile pal fell under the wheels of a bus. He was crushed to death. Paul pled guilty to culpable homicide and was sent to prison. A police officer in Crosshill, Glasgow. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Released back into the same environment he had left, filled with drink, drugs and violence, Paul decided he had to change. “I’d been in prison and I’d been in care and I didn’t want my kids going through what I went through,” he recalls. Then he met the VRU. In 2008, the unit – extended the previous year to cover all of Scotland – had set up the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) in Glasgow’s East End, where sprawling housing schemes had hosted the worst of the gang violence. More than 600 gang members were “called in” to listen to hard truths from police, paramedics, the mother of a young man killed by a gang with machetes, and former offenders, including Paul. “I felt excluded all my life,” he says. “Now here was the police, who used to exclude me all the time, and they were trying to include me.” Funded primarily by the Scottish government, CIRV combined the carrot and the stick. Gang members were given a choice: renounce violence and get help into education, training and employment, or face zero tolerance on the street. The results were remarkable. Among the 200 gang members who became directly involved with CIRV, violent offending fell by almost half, according to a 2011 study. Weapon possession was down 85%. Even among gang members who had not attended a call-in, violence had fallen by almost a quarter. Karyn McCluskey of the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian The walls of Karyn McCluskey’s cluttered office, located in a 1970s office block in downtown Glasgow, are decorated with photographs. There is a picture from a stint at the Met in London in 2010 – her long, sandy-coloured hair and knee-length boots stand out among a sea of men in uniforms – alongside stark, black-and-white photos of blood-soaked young Glaswegians in doctors’ surgeries. “People ask me, ‘Why do you spend your time getting these bad boys jobs?’ I always say, ‘I’m not doing it for them, I’m doing it for their kids,’” McCluskey says. In 2004, McCluskey was a young intelligence officer on Strathclyde Police. Then commissioner Sir William Rae asked the recent recruit from West Mercia to pen a report on how to reduce the city’s headline grabbing rates of violence. McCluskey’s paper lead directly to the creation of the VRU. A decade later, she is the unit’s director. A long-time single parent, McCluskey has no shortage of empathy for the young men – they are overwhelmingly men – whose names and faces come across her desk. She goes to the christenings of ex-offenders’ children; more than once, our long conversation is broken by a phone call from a charge seeking advice. But she is hard-headed, too, which perhaps explains why home secretary Theresa May is one of her many fans. If jail on its own worked, America would have no crime VRU director Karyn McCluskey McCluskey believes inequality breeds violence. She wants “a revolution” in how we tackle violence – by focusing on the traumatic environments in which so many offenders are reared. Reversing the effects of 20 years of deprivation and neglect is not easy, but it has to be done. “If jail on its own worked, America would have no crime,” she points out. “You need a different approach.” Part of this fresh tack is enlisting former offenders and gang members to work continually with current ones trying to escape the chaos. One of those former members is Paul, who, having participated in the CIRV project, was recruited by the VRU as a “navigator”. The best part of his job, he says, is when his charges realise that they, too, can change. “You can see the light going on. They have an opportunity to break a cycle that has gone on for years.” One of the young men Paul works with is 19. His earliest memory is his father holding a gun to his mother’s head: she was using her son as a shield. “Once you understand where he is coming from, it is not hard to want to help him,” Paul says. Although Glasgow’s crime rates have continued to fall, some question the VRU approach. “Violence dropped and weapon-carrying offences dropped, but that was on the back of substantial work by police and other agencies,” says William Graham, a lecturer in criminology at Abertay University. “So it is hard to say that CIRV was the sole cause of the reductions, though it did show a degree of success.” Some say the publicity-savvy VRU were given credit for a general decline in violence across Scottish society. But former murder detective and VRU founder John Carnochan warns that people “might forget how bad it was” in Glasgow. “All we have done to that community is to show what life is like without gang violence. We have changed the normal. Same as we changed the normal for smoking. But the challenge is keeping the normal.” Now retired, Carnochan spends much of his time travelling the world talking about the VRU. “All we did was start to think about things differently,” he says. “It was really difficult but it was wonderful, too.” We have changed the normal. Same as we changed the normal for smoking John Carnochan, VRU founder John Carnochan, now retired, of the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) at their HQ in Glasgow. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the GuardianCIRV was discontinued in 2011. Although the programme seemed to produce significant falls in violent crime, a source close to the project says the political will wasn’t there to carry on funding it once government funding ran out. Across Scotland, the policing climate has changed dramatically in recent years. Previously separate forces such as Strathclyde are now amalgamated. The new national force, Police Scotland, has often been accused of adopting a command-and-control approach, focused more on cracking down on crime than addressing its causes. Stop and search has been used excessively, with young men in deprived communities disproportionately targeted. The VRU approach of “caring people into change”, as one officer puts it, doesn’t necessarily fit well with such heavy-handed tactics. Now the VRU is looking for new ways to ensure ex-offenders stay out of the cycle of drink, violence and, often, early death. They established a small charity to create employment opportunities for former gang members who might otherwise struggle to find jobs, modelled on Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. Early projects included work placements at the Edinburgh Tattoo and last year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. So far, 79% of those involved are still in employment. The eventual goal is to set up a social enterprise restaurant in the city centre. Back in north Glasgow, the evening’s meet-up is drawing to a close. The last person to speak is the quietest. Michael, not his real name, spent time in prison for assault. Tonight he is exhausted, but not from the all-day benders he used to go on. He was up at 5am for work in a burger van near a building site. His first child was born before Christmas. “I want to show my wean something I never had.” His voice is low, but the note of pride is unmistakable. When he finishes everyone around the table is smiling. The higher you build you barriers ......... The taller I become. The higher you build your barriers The taller I become. NEWS FROM THE YMCA IN NEPAL Latest News from Nepal Dear Johan Thanks for your kind mail.It is so nice talk in Phone. On last Saturday huge earthquake hit Kathmandu and other parts of the country resulting massive destruction. I was in fourth floor of Nepal Y building rest of my family member in third floor and orphanage children are in first floor of the same building. I become nervous and fell in the floor and children began to cry everywhere was panic. There was full of dust and smoke in surrounding places. I began to pray and thanks God nothing happens to us. The water tank which supply water to Nepal YMCA child care center and Laliguras orphanage was totally damaged. Now there is a shortage of water also foods. Thank you very much for the emergency fund to rebuild the water supply tank. The money also used for immediate clean water for the school and food for orphanage children. There is also damage of window pane of several rooms of school buiding. Repair of school library bookself, TV and two computers. The money is also used to buy Eletricity inverters for the school and transportation cost of the target areas where Nepal YMCA will work for the relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims. 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__label__wiki	0.779018	0.779018	Gotta Love It: Second State Gaming Launches VGTs at Love’s Travel Stops in PA by Kevin Shelly Video gaming terminals, usually called simply VGTs, are filling in the gambling void between Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos, with locations in every quadrant of the state. By design, they are not too close to casinos. A new operator, Second State, just entered the PA market in the past week, with three locations in Southeast PA and a fourth location in the Northeast. “We’re thrilled to be able to provide truck stop owners in Pennsylvania with new state-approved gaming options,” said Jennifer Caruso, vice president of operations for Second State Gaming. “VGTs will allow these Love’s locations to expand their offerings, grow their foot traffic and increase revenues. We look forward to serving gaming patrons and helping these locations succeed.” Four new VGT locations from Second State The locations, all at Love’s Travel Stops, are: 1165 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, Cumberland County 3700 Mountain Road, Hamburg, Berks County 22 Old Forge Road, Jonestown, Lebanon County 440 W. 3rd St., Mifflinville, Columbia County Each spot has five machines, the maximum allowed for the slot-like devices. Pennsylvania VGT location listings in PA Throughout the state, there are now 34 locations, each with five devices, for a total of 170 machines. VGTs accept only cash. By law, the maximum bet allowed on a VGT is $5. The maximum payout is $1,000. Only authorized diesel truck stops host the machines. Since the first VGTs launched in PA in September 2019, the machines have brought in more than $3.5 million in tax revenue for the state (through June). That was with zero revenue during April and May when all the machines were off-limits due to virus precaution mandates. VGTs bounced back in a big way in June, though, posting their third-best revenue month. The state received $560,261 from VGT taxes in June, which was bested by January ($579,914) and February ($697,806). PlayPennsylvania has a complete list of VGT locations, organized by quadrants of PA. Approval for Second State VGTs took two years Bill Bork, a locations relations manager for Second State, said his company began the approval process two years ago and only just got the go-ahead to open from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). The machines required licensing, inspection and testing, as well as following coronavirus health and safety guidelines. The pandemic shuttered all previously approved machines until just recently. The new Second State locations have plexiglass dividers, social distancing markers and hand sanitizer, and they require the wearing of masks, Bork said. There is video surveillance of the VGT rooms. About half of VGT customers are local VGTs have split customer appeal, according to Bork. By design, VGTs provide roadside entertainment for truckers. By law, drivers must spend eight hours off the road every day. But about half of those who play VGTs are local residents, living fewer than 10 miles away. They choose VGTs over driving to more distant brick-and-mortar casinos, Bork said surveys have shown. He is looking for more locations in PA for Second State as VGT expansion continues in the commonwealth. Kevin Shelly Kevin C. Shelly is an award-winning career journalist who has spent most of his career in South Jersey. He's the former assistant city editor of The Press of Atlantic City, where he covered the casino industry and Atlantic City government as a reporter. He was also an investigative, narrative enterprise, and features reporter for Gannett’s Courier-Post. View all posts by Kevin Shelly	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22878
__label__wiki	0.840725	0.840725	s07e01 / The Long Morrow Lorelai wakes up the morning after her night with Christopher. Though Christopher begs her to stay, Lorelai makes a quick exit and heads home. There, Lorelai starts to get rid of everything that reminds her of Luke and nearly empties her home of everything. Meanwhile, Rory gets a toy rocket ship as a gift from Logan and is confused by its meaning. She soon decides to go to London for the summer with him and soon learns that he already bought her a ticket so she can visit him for Christmas. Elsewhere, Kirk and Taylor cause an accident that seriously damages Luke's and Luke arrives a Lorelai's with a startling proposal. s07e02 / That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee When Logan has to cancel his trip to Asia with Rory, Lorelai tries to cheer up Rory by transforming her house into an Asia-themed get-away. Lane returns from her honeymoon with Zach, which didn't go as well as planned. Meanwhile, Luke tells T.J. about his breakup with Lorelai, leading T.J. and Liz to invite him over for dinner. Later, Lorelai and an obviously upset Luke run into each other in town and Rory is furious when she learns that Lorelai slept with Christopher. s07e03 / Lorelai's First Cotillion Lorelai breaks the news of her break-up with Luke to Emily and Richard and has a startling realization about her emotional life when her parents have no reaction whatsoever. Later, Michel convinces Lorelai to attend a cotillion dance that Emily has planned and while there, Lorelai has a chance to reflect on her childhood, seeing that some things her parents made her do weren't all that bad. Meanwhile, Rory struggles to make her long-distance relationship with Logan work, and Christopher makes a confession to Lorelai after he has a dinner with Rory. s07e04 / 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous As Lorelai and Christopher begin to date, Lorelai finds it difficult to commit to the relationship wholeheartedly. Seeing this, Christopher plans romantic dates for Lorelai in order to win her heart. At Yale, Rory becomes friends with eccentric girls she meets at an art museum and Richard is a guest lecturer at his Alma mater. Meanwhile, April comes to Stars Hollow to stay with Luke for a few weeks while her mother is out of town and Lorelai has to bail Emily out of jail when she is arrested. s07e05 / The Great Stink Lorelai brings Christopher to Friday night dinner, much to Richard and Emily's delight. However, when Christopher tells everyone that Sherry sent him a letter about how much she regrets leaving him and Gigi and how she wants Gigi to come visit her in Paris, Christopher and Lorelai get into an argument during dinner. Logan returns to the States on business and surprises Rory. At first Rory is ecstatic to see him, but after having dinner with Logan and his new business colleagues, she soon realizes that she's not a part of his business world. Meanwhile, Stars Hollow is covered in a bad odor when a train carrying pickles derails and Taylor refuses to pay for cleanup. s07e06 / Go, Bulldogs! Christopher convinces Lorelai to accompany him to Parents' Day at Yale to visit Rory, and Lorelai is surprised to find that Emily and Richard are there as well. At Yale, Christopher tries prove himself as a 'cool dad' by inviting the Yale Daily News staff to an expensive lunch. However, all of Rory's co-workers drink too much, resulting in a bad situation when Rory gets wind of a breaking story and the staff has to leave. Meanwhile, Luke takes April to her swim team practice where the coach insists that Luke takes adult swim classes. During the lesson, the coach flirts with Luke and the two end up going on a date. s07e07 / French Twist Christopher and Lorelai travel to Paris to take Gigi to visit Sherry and have a romantic and wonderful time together enjoying the sights of Paris as well as each other. Meanwhile back in Connecticut, Rory nears the end of her time as Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Daily News and begins to stress out when the reality of her uncertain future catches up to her. To cheer Rory up, Olivia and Lucy suggest that they travel to Stars Hollow for a girls' night while Lorelai is out of town. However, Rory gets a shock when she discovers that Lucy's boyfriend is Marty, who pretends that he doesn't know Rory. Later, Lorelai and Christopher return home with a surprise for everyone. s07e08 / Introducing Lorelai Planetarium 22nd Nov '06 - 1:00am Lorelai has Rory over for dinner to tell her that she and her father got married while they were in Paris. While Christopher is in the room, Rory pretends that she's thrilled about the marriage, but later confesses to Lorelai how angry she actually is. With Logan back in town for the launch of his Internet company, he invites Rory to the launch party where a magazine editor encourages her to write about the event. However, Rory writes the article about the elite lives of the guests, hurting Logan and causing him to call her a hypocrite for living for free in his apartment, leading Rory to move out. Meanwhile, when April needs medical attention, Luke is forced to turn to Lorelai for help. s07e09 / Knit, People, Knit! Lorelai starts to avoid Christopher during her daily life in Stars Hollow, leading her to admit to him that she's worried her friends and neighbors won't accept him. Upon hearing this, Christopher tries to bond with the people of Stars Hollow, but his efforts end up bringing the town knit-a-thon to an early end. Meanwhile, Olivia throws a 2002-themed party for Lucy, providing the perfect opportunity for Rory to confront Marty. Elsewhere, Luke learns that Anna is moving to New Mexico with April and demands equal rights to April from her. s07e10 / Merry Fisticuffs 6th Dec '06 - 1:00am Lorelai and Luke share a touching moment together when Luke brings by Liz's new baby for Lorelai to meet. When Christopher witnesses their moment, he begins to think that Lorelai isn't whole-heartedly in their marriage. Later, Christopher and Luke have an angry confrontation after Lorelai and Christopher argue over exchanging vows at a party Emily is throwing and Luke is forced to hire a lawyer due to custody issues with Anna. Meanwhile, Logan reveals to Lucy that Marty and Rory are acting like they've met recently and Emily warns Lorelai about her marriage. s07e11 / Santa's Secret Stuff After spending her holiday break in London, Rory returns to the states. Lorelai, disappointed that she didn't get to spend Christmas with Rory, decides to throw a Christmas after Christmas' celebration as a family with the works -- a big, decorated tree, decorations, and shopping. Meanwhile, Luke asks Lorelai to write him a letter of recommendation to aid him in his custody battle with Anna over April. s07e12 / To Whom It May Concern 31st Jan '07 - 1:00am Lorelai confronts Jackson after she notices that Sookie's behavior has been off recently. Luke and Anna square off at a custody hearing regarding April. At Yale, with Paris' help, Rory is able to get Lucy, who recently broke up with Marty, to forgive her. Later at Yale, Rory attends one of Richard's lectures and is shocked by what she sees. Elsewhere, Christopher finds the character letter that Lorelai wrote for Luke and confronts Lorelai about their relationship. s07e13 / I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia Richard is admitted to the hospital and Lorelai, Rory and Emily nervously wait for news on his condition. Logan hears about what's happened and borrows a helicopter in order to be there for Rory. Lorelai, however, cannot reach Christopher, who is still angry over their fight, to tell him the news. Lorelai, upset that Emily is focused on her social calendar in order to stay calm, is relieved when Luke arrives unannounced and runs errands for Emily. When Christopher finally arrives, the scene at the hospital is more than he can handle. s07e14 / Farewell, My Pet Days after his bypass, Richard begins the slow road to recovery and the Gilmores attempt to return to normalcy. Rory goes back to Yale and finds that her grandfather's class is now being taught by a young, attractive professor who catches Rory off-guard with his charm. In Stars Hollow, Lorelai tries to forget about her marital problems by helping Sookie plan a funeral for one of Michel's beloved dogs. Later, Christopher returns home and confronts Lorelai about the main issue hurting their marriage -- Lorelai's feelings for Luke. s07e15 / I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar 21st Feb '07 - 1:00am At Friday night dinner, Lorelai finally decides to tell her parents that her marriage to Christopher has fallen apart, but doesn't get a chance to when an argument breaks out over Emily's new healthy, no-alcohol meals to help Richard recover from his heart attack. Lorelai gets Sookie to cook healthy and tasteful meals for Richard and Lorelai helps Emily with Richard's various business affairs. While helping her mother, Lorelai finally admits to Emily that her marriage to Christopher is over. Meanwhile, Rory attends Logan's birthday dinner and has an awkward encounter with Mitchum who asks Rory to keep Logan on track. Logan later receives disturbing news about an online company he recently purchased. Elsewhere, T.J., Liz, and the baby stay with Luke while their house is fumigated. s07e16 / Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore? While planning a baby shower for Lane, Rory gets an unexpected call from the The New York Times offering her an interview. Rory scrambles to prepare for the interview leaving Lorelai to take over baby shower preparations. As Lorelai plans, she finds her self running interference between Lane and Mrs. Kim as they bicker over how Lane will raise the twins. Logan admits to Rory that his business venture went bad, and Rory offers him full support until Logan begins to revert back to his old ways by traveling to Las Vegas with Colin and Finn to blow off steam. Meanwhile, when Luke finds that Liz and T.J. are trying to sell his boat, he decides to make big changes in his life by taking April on a boat trip for the summer. Lastly, Lane is placed on bed rest and has to be wheeled in her bed across town to her party at Miss Patty's. s07e17 / Gilmore Girls Only 7th Mar '07 - 1:00am Lorelai takes a road trip to North Carolina to attend Mia's wedding, and after Rory has a fight with Logan over his immaturity, she agrees to go with. Emily invites herself on the road trip to get away from Richard, who is driving her crazy as he continues to recover from his heart attack. At the wedding, Emily becomes upset by how close Mia is with Lorelai and Rory. Later, Lorelai learns that Emily came to the inn several years ago to ask Mia for pictures of Lorelai and Rory from the years they weren't speaking. Logan makes a surprise visit to the wedding to get Rory to forgive him. Meanwhile, Lane and Zach ask Luke to be the godfather to their twins. Finally, when Lane goes into labor, Luke helps get everyone to the hospital. s07e18 / Hay Bale Maze As the citizens of Stars Hollow prepare for the annual Spring Fling festival, Rory decides to bring Logan home with her and takes him around the town. Lorelai, seeing how close the two have become, begins to worry that Logan's immaturity and irresponsibility make him someone that Rory shouldn't be with. Meanwhile, Taylor upsets the town when he blows the entire Spring Fling budget on a large hale bale maze. In the maze, Lorelai and Luke run into each other and there they admit that they each made mistakes that ultimately lead to the ending of their engagement as well as apologize for their actions. Lastly, Rory heads to an interview with the Providence Journal-Bulletin, but has a hard time making decisions that will affect not only her career, but the rest of her life. s07e19 / It's Just Like Riding a Bike Lorelai goes to Luke's for breakfast for the first time since their engagement break-up, but they both soon find that it's awkward to be around each other after everything that has happened. Later, when Lorelai's Jeep dies, she has Luke help her shop for a new car. While at the dealership, Lorelai and Luke's tension between one another mounts into a huge fight, which Lorelai takes as a good sign. Meanwhile, Paris, who has been accepted to dozens of law schools and medical schools, decides she has to break up with Doyle so their relationship doesn't play a part in her decision as to which post-graduate program to attend. Finally, Rory receives a letter that will change her future plans. s07e20 / Lorelai? Lorelai? 2nd May '07 - 12:00am With graduation rapidly approaching, Rory begins to become more and more stressed about her future. Lorelai tries to cheer her up by planning the perfect day of shopping and eating. Later, after seeing that Luke is once again wearing the blue baseball cap, Lorelai invites him to come with her and Rory to karaoke night at a nearby bar. After drinks, Lorelai sings an emotion-filled song, noticeably directed toward Luke. Meanwhile, Logan returns to Connecticut after a business trip in California and pays a visit to Lorelai to discuss his future plans with Rory. s07e21 / Unto The Breach The day before Rory's graduation from Yale, Emily and Richard throw Rory a party and during which they perform a song in her honor. During the party, Lorelai and Christopher come face-to-face for the first time following their separation and thrilled to find that they can still be friends despite their recent rocky relationship. Logan makes a shocking move at the party when he asks Rory to marry him, but Rory, stunned and unable to give him an answer, turns to Lorelai to help her make a decision. Later, Rory and Paris graduate from Yale and Rory gives Logan an answer. Meanwhile, Lorelai and Luke's relationship takes a step back when Luke overhears Lorelai saying that the karaoke serenade meant nothing. s07e22 / Bon Voyage As Rory rejoices after landing her dream job, Luke gets the residents of Stars Hollow together to throw Rory a grand graduation party. Emily and Richard are in attendance and listen teary-eyed with the rest of the guests as Rory gives a speech thanking Lorelai and everyone else for their support. Luke's thoughtfulness and kind gestures for Rory result in an unexpected reaction from Lorelai. Later, the morning that Rory leaves Stars Hollow, Luke opens the diner early for one last Gilmore girls diner breakfast before Rory heads out into the world as a political journalist. 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__label__cc	0.701916	0.298084	Adam Kinakin on the narrowing of police use of force options Full list of Throwback results Throwback: Pa. police video of a robbery Watch this vintage clip from "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up" of the Reading Police Department arresting a "robber" attempting to rob a downtown store. Throwback 1953: Your police Presents information about the police department and its services to citizens. On-Demand Webinar: Educational access for everyone inside prisons Learn how to scale digital education for incarcerated individuals using wireless, handheld devices. Washington DC police in the 1960s Explores the life of a police officer in Washington D.C. and shows how police help keep a community together. Throwback: 1970s 'Shotgun or Sidearm?' A 1970s-era training film produced for the Pasadena Police Department. Vintage cruisers at Police Week 2010 Footage captures vintage police cruisers as they roll through the streets during the 2010 Police Week parade in Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C. Throwback: 1959 'Focus on the FBI' Film produced for the FBI in 1959 follows twenty-seven year old law school graduate, Tom Holliday, progress through a thirteen week training course at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Throwback: 1969 'Crime Scene Investigation' FBI training film from 1969 details examination of soil, hair, and footprints. Throwback: 1954 'Lie Detector' Film discusses the use of polygraphs and how the technology fits into police methodology. Throwback: 1940s 'Self-Defense and Disarmament' Training video produced by the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1940s details self-defense and disarmament tactics. Throwback: 1936 'Miami Police Pistol Range' Footage of Miami police in 1936 as they practice shooting from a moving vehicle. Throwback: 1960s 'Stay Alert, Stay Alive' A training film produced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the techniques and mechanics of arrest. Throwback: 1951 'This is Your Police Department' Film produced for the Detroit Police Department in 1951 details various operations and ceremonies. Throwback: 1950s 'Ford and the Highway Patrol' Commercial produced by Ford in the 1950s highlighting the company's relationship with the North Carolina Highway Patrol and law enforcement agencies nationwide. Throwback: 'Criminal Identification' circa 1950s Film highlights a picture puzzle system used by witnesses to reconstruct the appearance of suspects. Throwback: 1941 'Detectives and Their Work' Stop-motion animated film produced by the Saint Paul Police Department in 1941.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22880
__label__cc	0.55616	0.44384	On Air Force One, Bill Burton briefs the press on the fallen soldier whose family Obama met with. Burton briefs on fallen soldier On an uneventful flight back to D.C. for the first family, Deputy Press Sec. Bill Burton briefed the press on the fallen soldier whose family Obama met with before take off, Marine Corp. Nicholas Xiarhos, born in Hyannis, Mass. Xiarhos, who became a Marine in 2006, was killed in action in Afghanistan on July 23. He was one of the 50 soldiers whose lives was saved in Ramadi, iraq, when Corp. Jonathan Yale and Lance Corp. Jordan Haerter were killed when they stood in the path of a suicide bomber's truck, preventing him from driving it into a Marine outpost. President Obama told the story of those two soldiers' heroism at a trip to Camp Lejuene, N.C. in February, where he briefly met Xiarhos. Bill Burton	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22881
__label__cc	0.656243	0.343757	What is 'empirical evidence" to PolitiFact? At Stanford University, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton claimed some things aren't working in the war on terror. Clinton named torture among them: Enter PolitiFact: PolitiFact thus endorses Clinton's claim that empirical evidence shows torture does not work. Do the people at PolitiFact understand the concept of "empirical evidence"? It's striking that PolitiFact finds Clinton's statement "True" despite not supplying a single shred of evidence supporting Clinton's claim. PolitiFact correctly notes the difficulty with the scientific study of torture: Because nobody's going to volunteer to be part of a scientific study where you might get tortured — ethics review boards might be apoplectic about such a proposal — the only way to examine the issue is through case studies. Game over. Case studies provide a type of empirical evidence, but anecdotal evidence, being anecdotal, does not lend itself to generalizations. Therefore, case studies do not empirically support the broad generalization that torture does not work. That goes double for case studies not specifically geared toward answering the issue scientifically. The entire exercise, parading under the banner of "fact-checking," at best substitutes the opinions of experts for empirical data. And it is worth emphasizing that the experts' opinions have no firm basis in empirical data--only case studies. At worst, the fact check treats congressional reports as proof. PolitiFact's summary, even as it gives Clinton a "True" rating, implicitly confesses its failure: Clinton said that when it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." When it comes to the real goal of getting useful intelligence, the preponderance of the evidence shows that the details interrogators will get from a detainee can typically be acquired without torture. When torture is used, the "information" extracted is likely to be fiction created by a prisoner who will say anything to get the punishment to stop. All ethical issues aside, the experts say, it doesn't work because it is extremely inefficient and, in many ways, counterproductive. PolitiFact says "the preponderance of evidence" shows information obtained through torture might be obtained without torture. But Clinton said we know, thanks to empirical evidence, that torture simply does not work. She calls it a "fact." The second paragraph in PolitiFact's summary does not support Clinton's claim, despite PolitiFact using it as justification. Compare PolitiFact's approach to the claim it is "clear" Clinton broke the law with her handling of top secret information. It's a different standard. PolitiFact's experts say that torture does not work because it is extremely inefficient. But a thing that works inefficiently works, albeit inefficiently. It clouds the issue to claim something doesn't work because it works inefficiently. PolitiFact's fact check clouds the issue on torture. We do not possess enough empirical data to know torture does not work. Giving Clinton a "True" rating makes a total mockery of journalistic objectivity. Labels: 2016, Angie Drobnic Holan, C. Eugene Emery Jr., PolitiFact National, waterboarding 'Just the facts' from PolitiFact? Think again What??? No 2016 Pulitzer for PolitiFact? Surreal: PolitiFact gives Clinton "Mostly True" ra... Gender pay gap follies with PolitiFact Missouri (U... NTSH: PolitiFact twice misrepresented Debra J. Saunders: "PolitiFact or PolitiFable?" PolitiFact's throne of lies Thomas Baekdal: 'These graphs also illustrate how ... Left Jab: "Politifact Is All Wrong About Clooney-C... A "key bit of data" sometimes	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22882
__label__cc	0.688156	0.311844	It wasn’t me Orville Burrell, best known the world over by his stage name Shaggy, has opened up in a recent interview with New York Times, openly discussing his charitable work, the profane lyrics to some of his songs, living vicariously through Shaggy… and his unique solution to forging peace in the Middle East. Shaggy’s celebrity status gives him a platform, to affect the world positively. He came from nothing so wants to give back and does so by building homes and hospitals in poor regions around the world. He also wants to use reggae to end terrorism: “If you’re able to cut a man’s head off, you’re sick. But right, music evokes emotion. So if they’re listening to Shaggy music or reggae music, they’re not going to want to cut somebody’s head off”. Of course. As Mr Boombastic elaborates further: ““There’re two thing you want to do when you listen to reggae: You get somebody pregnant, or you’re f–king high. High people don’t want to kill nothing; they want to love. They need to bag some Jamaican weed and distribute it amongst ISIS. I guarantee there won’t be any more wars out there … Throw some Bob Marley up in there and there’ll be peace.” Thanks Shaggy! (via The Military Times] Mastodon get murdered on Game of Thrones Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins.Mastodon have joined an alumni of musicians to make a guest appearance on the super popular series, Game of Thrones. Following in Coldplay’s Will Champion and Sigur Rós’s footsteps, metal quartet, Mastodon… Read more Janis’s Porsche makes history Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins.One of rock’s most iconic vehicles has sold at auction this week for a history making US $1.76 million. Once owned by Janis Joplin, the psychedelic 1965 Porsche nearly tripled its estimated… Read more Bon Scott’s long way home Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins.Legendary AC/DC’s frontman Bon Scott built himself a legion dedicated of fans across the globe. It’s no surprise that every year many of these fans descend upon his hometown of Kirriemuir, Scotland for… Read more The sound of silver subways Want create site? Find Free WordPress Themes and plugins. James Murphy does not take ‘No’ for an answer. Since 1999, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has refused his proposal to replace the turnstile ‘swipe’ sounds in the New York… Read more	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22888
__label__cc	0.69075	0.30925	Company A-Z HESCO HESCO Defending Pipelines and Creating Safe Havens for Personnel Unit 41, Knowsthorpe Way, Cross Green Ind. Est., LS9 0SW United Kingdom HESCO® Security Barriers create ground-mounted, hostile vehicle mitigation security fences, with anti-climb fascia. Engineered to be a rapidly deployable, these high security solutions provide protection to critical infrastructure and assets. Each model can be built on undulating or sloping ground and available in heights up to 5m (16′), creating a formidable barrier, designed to work with varying terrain requirements. HESCO MIL™ units can be used to construct protective structures from simple single-tier vehicle barriers, perimeter walls, to bunker complex, MIL units enable the construction of rapid and efficient critical infrastructure protection. HESCO Defensive Barriers are certified by the world’s leading authorities in blast mitigation and the effects of projectile impact, using a variety of weapons systems and Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices, the earth-filled barriers have been awarded a K12 and M50 vehicle rating, which is given to products able to stop a 15,000lb truck traveling at 50mph. Since their earliest use in the first Gulf War, HESCO barriers have become part of the force protection landscape. The legendary MIL unit’s ability to position and contain large volumes of earth, sand, gravel or rock, to create limitless defensive barriers, has made it indispensable in the arena of force protection and whether used as a preventative barrier or safe have bunkers, HESCO units can protect personnel, critical assets and are proven to safeguard equipment and facilities from breach or sabotage. Safe havens and protective structures Delivered using skids, pallets or custom containers, HESCO units are used to build single tier barriers or high-level walls to protect against blast, ballistics and shield from line-of-sight. Utilizing locally available fill material such as sand, gravel, soil or even concrete, and employing minimal manpower, HESCO units can be filled using wheeled front loaders, excavators, concrete skips or by hand if equipment is unavailable. Hesco has developed a variety of products to meet a diverse range of end-users’ requirements and challenges. Each is designed to protect against threats ranging from small arms, RPG and IDF weapons. In the civilian arena HESCO bunkers create a safe haven for employees to retreat to for protection in volatile working environments. US Customs and Border Protection has Selected HESCO Hard Armour Plates US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected HESCO's hard armour plates for equipping and... US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has selected HESCO's hard armour plates for equipping and protecting their officers. HESCO to Launch TERRABLOCK® in Response to Security Challenges HESCO is introducing a collection of surface-mounted security barricades called HESCO® TERRABLOCK®. HESCO to Launch Next Stage in Armour HESCO designs and manufactures American-made, thinner, lighter and concealable ballistic-resistant body armor. At this year's SHOT Show, Las Vegas, HESCO will launch the next stage in the armor evolution. Hesco Group (UK) Unit 41, Knowsthorpe Way Cross Green Ind. Est. LS9 0SW Hesco Group (USA) Alexandria, VA, 22314 +1 985 345 7332 [email protected] hesco.com Twitter round-up: Mike Hudema’s tweet on Denmark supplying electricity to the UK most popular tweet in December 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22889
__label__cc	0.597798	0.402202	LifestyleBusinessBusiness AwardsThe Best Business Hotels in Australia 2018 The Best Business Hotels in Australia 2018 Reputation is everything in business and these hotels have earnt theirs by consistently outclassing the competition when it comes to looking after their guests. As a baseline, they offer great rooms and restaurants. Location and technology also count – as do design and amenities – but it’s always the service that leaves the most lasting impression. It’s pretty simple: you work hard and you want your hotel to work hard for you, too. Park Hyatt Sydney is a popular spot for titans of finance and tech, corporate tsars and movie stars. All of them come for its exceptional care, impeccable facilities and spectacular views of the harbour. With more than 25 years of service under its belt, the hotel is renowned for privacy, discretion and the sort of attention to guests’ needs that lets visiting businesspeople concentrate on deals and not sweat the details of their stay. The full-service business centre employs multilingual staff and The Gallery space, which can be used before events, comes with harbour glimpses from its foyer. Grand Hyatt, Melbourne \| 2017 Readers' Choice This Collins Street stalwart counts some of Australia’s top companies as neighbours and caters to the suit set with impressive executive suites, an award-winning buffet breakfast and a health club frequented by Melbourne’s C-suite. Thoughtful and unique extras include a women- only floor (subject to availability) and a complimentary long-term storage service for regular guests to store their gear. Its event spaces can accommodate up to 730 people in a single sitting and the hotel has an events app so conference attendees will have access to all the information they need for smooth operations. Crown Towers, Melbourne This is a benchmark hotel for Australian hospitality. Crown’s staff is switched on, systems run to plan and the facilities for work and play are peerless. Its 481 rooms include 82 suites and 32 villas. Crystal Club guests have access to the impressive executive lounge and meeting areas, while the Crown Conference Centre caters for events of up to 840 people. Off-duty dining at the casino complex includes Dinner by Heston and three restaurants from Neil Perry, while the health and fitness facilities (pictured at top) are second to none. Next Hotel, Brisbane What Next lacks in looks it makes up for in innovative extras for the corporate client. Its city-centre location and 304-room tower come with wi-fi across unlimited devices, a smartphone in every room for guests to use (with free local calls and hotspot) and complimentary minibar items. But the highlight is the In Transit Zone, a space for rest or work with sleep pods, showers and somewhere to put your luggage, which is free for guests to use while killing time during their stay and either side of check-out. Como The Treasury, Perth \| 2017 Winner Discerning deal-makers in Perth head straight for the State Buildings, once home to the Western Australian Government and Treasury but now the city’s most sophisticated inn. Service is Como’s strong suit, followed closely by elegant design, an excellent downtown location, fantastic drinking and dining options and the signature Como Shambhala spa. The hotel also has four event spaces suitable for sit-down meetings or informal get-togethers. New in 2018 is The Mark, an event space off the Postal Hall that’s suitable for workshops, presentations and business dinners. SEE ALSO: The Best Business Accommodation in Los Angeles These are the Winners of the 2019 Qantas Magazine Business Travel Awards 14 Restaurants That Will Impress Your Clients The Best Co-working Spaces in Australia 2018 These are the Winners of the 2018 Qantas Business Travel Awards	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22897
__label__wiki	0.57895	0.57895	new look. new name. new future. William Martin Compliance Solutions and Quantum Compliance are excited to announce our new unified brand William Martin Compliance, as part of the Marlowe Group Health, Safety and Compliance division. Our integration strengthens our capability from strategic corporate reviews, risk management and inspection programmes, through to training, advisory and bespoke solutions across core regulatory compliance disciplines including Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Asbestos, Water and Environmental. Our enhanced national capability, technical account management, best in class delivery and support teams together with our Meridian Compliance Management Software, places us as market leaders capable of delivering bespoke end to end solutions for your business. enquiries@wmcompliance.co.uk wmcompliance.co.uk About Quantum QCompliance Membership & Accreditation Working for Quantum Qnotes and Q briefings blog Qcom Property Management App Legionella bacteria leads to £54,000 fine for hotel operator Posted on 28th January 2016 at 10:50 am. A hotel operator has been fined after dozens of guests and staff fell ill due to being exposed to Legionella bacteria in a hot tub. BDL Select Operations Ltd, which operated the then-Landmark Hotel, now the Hilton Doubletree in Dundee, was fined £54,000 over the outbreak. In total, 65 people fell ill, with 18 confirmed to have contracted Pontiac Fever, a non-fatal, flu-like illness caused by the same type of Legionella bug that causes Legionnaires’ disease. Dundee Sheriff Court heard how safety checks on the spa pool at the hotel’s leisure club were not being correctly carried out following the sacking of the club’s manager in January 2011. As a result of that departure, the hot tub was not fully drained, cleaned or disinfected for more than two months before the outbreak! Furthermore, a “backwashing” job on its filters, which industry bodies recommend is carried out daily, was only done five times between February 6 and March 17, 2011. A chlorine injector on the pool failed in March 2011, causing chlorine levels in the pool to fall to dangerous levels and allowing bacteria to breed in it. It was eventually put out of action but left switched on to prevent water stagnating. That kept the water in the temperature zone, which allows the Legionella bug to proliferate, and also agitated the water, allowing infected water droplets to become airborne. Emma Stewart, fiscal depute told the court that after the outbreak was identified, Legionella bacteria was found in water samples taken from poolside showers and in showers in the men’s changing rooms. “As a result, staff members and guests were exposed to Legionella bacteria. In total, one staff member and 17 guests were confirmed to have contracted Pontiac Fever. When the hot tub was closed it was left on and, over that weekend, four regular members of the club were allowed to use it for around 20 minutes. All four later fell ill and three were confirmed to have Pontiac Fever. An investigation was undertaken and the spa pool was later decommissioned entirely. Some staff were trained how to test water but had little knowledge on how to interpret the results. No information was made available to staff in that regard.” BDL Select Operations Ltd pleaded guilty on indictment to two charges under the Health and Safety At Work Act 1974. Defence advocate Barry Smith said: “The company acquired the hotel in 2008 and spent £2.75m on it, including £140,000 on the leisure club. Considerably more money has been spent since this incident, some £1m.” Handing down the £54,000 fine, Sheriff George Way said: “Clearly this is a matter of significant public concern. There have been fatalities caused by airborne risks and failures to prevent those risks. It is only good fortune that the actual consequences of the failures are not more serious.” Quantum comments There are many simple procedures that can be followed to ensure safety. Please read our Water Safety section for service and advice. You can also watch our videos. 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__label__wiki	0.650534	0.650534	UN voices facial recognition technology concerns specific to human rights 06/29/2020 06/26/2020 Jorge Gonzalez United Nations human rights chief is urging a moratorium on certain uses of the tech. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations human rights chief, raised facial recognition technology concerns last week, urging a moratorium on its use during peaceful protests. Bachelet’s office called for a cessation of the use of this tech for certain purposes for human rights reasons. “There should be a moratorium on the use of #FacialRecognition technology in the context of peaceful protests, until States meet certain conditions including transparency, oversight and #HumanRights due diligence before deploying it,” tweeted her office on Thursday. A second post closely followed, underscoring facial recognition technology concerns. It stated that this type of tech needs to be used in a way that will “serve, not hinder, right to peaceful protest.” New technologies must serve, not hinder, right to peaceful protest – @mbachelet tells States. New report examines the impact of new technologies on the promotion & protection of human rights in the context of assemblies, including peaceful protests 👉 https://t.co/GJoyRqCuu3 pic.twitter.com/lKHv3lZsck — UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) June 25, 2020 The tech has been used in peaceful protests to use biometrics for mapping facial features of protestors from pictures or video. It then compares that analysis with databases to find a match. That said, the tech isn’t perfect and using it in certain ways can place innocent people at risk, particularly certain visible minorities whose features are not accurately interpreted by the tech. The facial recognition technology concerns do not extend to all applications, but to a certain few. The US tech company Norton predicts that the market for this tech will rise to $7.7 billion by 2022, from having been $4 billion in 2017. “That’s because facial recognition has all kinds of commercial applications. It can be used for everything from surveillance to marketing,” said Norton, which also pointed out that this tech comes with the potential for certain privacy issues. The facial recognition technology concerns that were the main focus of the UN human rights office were in terms of its use in law enforcement. Bachelet’s statements were made as the tech made headlines in the United States, where in Detroit, Michigan, a Black man named Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested because software using this tech misidentified him, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan. The software used by the Michigan State Police connected Williams’ drivers license photo to October 2018 shoplifting surveillance video, and he was arrested in front of his wife and two infant daughters. Facial Recognition, Featured News, Mobile Commerce Securitybiometrics mapping, biometrics technology, facial recognition, facial recognition human rights, facial recognition misidentification, facial recognition technology, Facial recognition technology concerns, norton How to Protect Your Business from Cybercrime How to Revamp Your Business Computing in Four Steps	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22899
__label__cc	0.628699	0.371301	You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Lakeside Casino fined $5,000 by regulators Lakeside Casino fined $5,000 by regulators November 16, 2012 By Dar Danielson The Lakeside Casino in Osceola agreed to a $5,000 fine Thursday after in connection with a person who had signed a lifetime ban from gambling in Iowa. The Racing and Gaming Commission administrator said the person signed the ban in August of 2010, but then in June of this year the person received a players club card from the casino and in July received a promotional mailer from the casino. Lakeside general manager, Bob Thursby, told the commission there was a problem with the casino’s process for blocking problem gamblers. “This past summer I recognized the inadequacy of our systems and how fraught they were to human error. We completely dismantled the systems, and put in place a much more rigorous routine,” Thursby said. This was the second violation of this type for the casino in the last 365 days. Thursby says his work to improve the system led to the discovery of the second violation. “If I had to do it over again, I would do it the same way, even at risk of finding a second or third violation, just to have it right going forward,” Thursby said. He told the commission the new system should prevent any future problems. The commission had the option of imposing an administrative penalty from $3,000 to $20,000. Filed Under: Crime / Courts, News, Recreation / Entertainment Tagged With: Gambling, Racing and Gaming Commission	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22900
__label__wiki	0.8514	0.8514	Set of Six: Raiders v Sea Eagles Michael Schirripa The Canberra Raiders will be looking to make it back-to-back wins when they host the Manly Sea Eagles at Campbelltown on Sunday. Manly were also last start winners after defeating the Brisbane Broncos. This battle has the potential to be a blockbuster, here are six things we are excited to see in round six! There is no secret that both sides lift the intensity when they meet, and it has been witnessed over the past few years. In 2017, both meetings between the sides were decided in Golden Point, with Manly picking up the victory on both those occasions. Sea Eagles half Dylan Walker became public enemy number one after slotting the winning penalty goal which shaved the upright and his rivalry with a number of Raiders players, including Curtis Scott is no secret. Last year, after picking up a thrilling win on enemy territory, Manly forward Addin Fonua-Blake taunted the Canberra faithful which will still be fresh in the memory. Besides two valuable competition points on offer, there is also bragging rights and a chance to edge closer to the summit of the competition. Selection Headache Ricky Stuart has a problem that needs addressing and that problem is who is in the best 17 after a huge performance from Ryan Sutton and with Hudson Young’s return, a decision must be made. Sutton was huge off the bench in his first performance of 2020, the English prop ran for 122 metres and made 20 tackles. Young is eligible for selection this week after serving his eight-week suspension. After a solid debut season in 2019, Young forced his way into the 17-man squad on a regular basis on the back of some solid performances. It is a welcome headache for Stuart and one thing is for sure, whoever claims a spot in the line-up has earned it. Green Brick Wall is back! After conceding 34 points to the Newcastle Knights in round four, the Raiders flexed their muscle and held a dangerous Wests Tigers team to a single try. After surviving waves of pressure from the Tigers, the Raiders goal-line defence looked to have found their mojo back as they continued their trend of conceding just six points in a game, in which they have done on four out of five occasions this season. Conceding an average on 11.8 points per game and boasting the fourth best defensive record in the league, the Green Machine will need to be on-point as they face a dangerous Sea Eagles side. Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic has been one of the game’s best performers this year with three tries and six try assists to his name, while also running for an average 160 metres per game. The Raiders will need to minimise the Sea Eagles forwards and contain Trbojevic if they are to succeed this week. Revenge is sweet and beating Manly will be even sweeter as the Raiders have not had a lot of luck against the Sea Eagles in recent times. Before losing both battles last year, the Raiders claimed a heart stopping one-point victory in 2018 after former halfback Aidan Sezer slotted a last-minute field goal. That’s where the luck for Canberra runs out as Manly have had the wood over the Raiders in recent times, winning five of the past seven clashes. The Green Machine will be looking to erase Manly’s dominance over them with a victory that will boost their premiership credentials. Big Battle Both sides started this season the way they finished 2019 and if the recent form has anything to go by, this will be a classic. After an impressive campaign last season which saw both sides make deep finals runs, there is more than just pride at stake. Canberra can creep closer to the top of the competition as they currently sit in second place and if Manly win, they can jump inside the top four. It may only be early days, but with a shortened season this year, every win matters and brings you closer to cementing a finals spot. Wighton Threat Jack Wighton has had an impressive start to 2020, with the potent half already bagging himself four tries in just five starts. In only his second season as a starting half, Wighton has emerged as one of the most dangerous ball-running halves in the competition. Wighton terrorised the Tigers last week with ball in hand, he ran for 83 metres and scored a memorable try dragging four defenders with him over the line. Battered and bruised but most certainly not out, Wighton poses a serious threat in both attack and defence and will be keen to continue his stampede this week. Raiders Stat to Fix: Metres differential Fans in the stand: Raiders v Sea Eagles Match Gallery: Raiders v Sea Eagles Presented By Canberra Imaging Sun 21 Jun, 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22901
__label__wiki	0.995015	0.995015	Rediff.com » News » Keir Starmer News for Keir Starmer UK PM signs 'historic' Brexit deal after overwhelming vote in Parliament United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson added his formal signature of the Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday soon after members of Parliament voted overwhelmingly for it,...... Countries begin to seal off UK amid new Covid surge France became the latest European country to close all its borders with the United Kingdom after Germany, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, the Irish Republic, Turkey and Canada suspended flights...... UK PM confirms Dec 2 end to lockdown, COVID Winter Plan until March 2021 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed that the complete stay-at-home lockdown in England will end on December 2, from when a tough new COVID Winter Plan will kick in to last...... UK heads for complete lockdown as Covid tally crosses 1 mn mark The United Kingdom has crossed the grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus cases as it prepares for a second complete lockdown in an attempt to curb the rapid spread of infections. IMAGE: People...... UK PM unveils big lockdown relaxation United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced July 4 as the date for a significant lifting of lockdown restrictions in the country, with cinemas, museums, bars, pubs and...... King Con earned 2 mn pounds by duping people A fraudster in Britain, known as 'King Con', has claimed to have earned two million pounds by duping people, and boasted of bedding 2,500 women, just days after being released from prison.Paul...... Man Utd's Rashford wins school meal assurance from UK PM IMAGE: Last year Marcus Rashford led a campaign to pressure the government into extending the provision of meals to include school holiday times, which it later did. Photograph: Marcus...... Top Coverage News Coming to India and making Success in manufacturing is not just about being cheap - cheap labour, cheap land, cheap power... India, through the eye of a camera Commonwealth Games - 2014 The defence coverage of Rediff.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22907
__label__cc	0.747535	0.252465	Paranoia-Rama: Fluoride Endangers Freedom, Is Michelle Obama Transgender And Louie Gohmert Has It All Figured Out By Brian Tashman \| July 11, 2014 4:35 pm RWW’s Paranoia-Rama takes a look at five of the week’s most absurd conspiracy theories from the Right. Before Obamacare draws the earth into its Last Days with its sinister, demonic agenda of making sure more people have health coverage, we thought you’d like to hear about the recent right-wing concerns regarding voter fraud, same-sex marriage, fluoride…and Michelle Obama’s gender. 5. Obamacare Leading To The Mark Of The Beast With President Obama well into his second term, it seems that predictions that he is the Antichrist probably weren’t true. Instead, it is now much easier to claim that Obama is only paving the way for the Antichrist. Televangelist Matthew Hagee, for example, this week warned viewers that the Affordable Care Act will condition people to accept “the kind of global dictatorship that is described in the End Times” and the Mark of the Beast. “It is the kind of mental mindset and thought process that enables someone to look at a leader in the future and say, ‘Certainly, you can give me a mark and that mark,’” he said. 4. Fluoride Undermines Freedom! What’s better than a Republican congressman speaking at a climate change denialism conference? How about a Republican congressman speaking at a climate change denialism conference about the purported threat of fluoridated water! “A lot of these things come down to freedom issues,” Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California said during a Heartland Institute summit on Tuesday. “[I]n this country, we should be the ones who should be deciding what we put into our bodies one way or the other, not the federal government or the local government putting fluoride into our water!” As Lee Fang points out, “Rohrabacher is a member of the House Science Committee, which oversees federal policy concerning science and innovation.” 3. Child Migrants Coming To Commit Voter Fraud It’s always fun to witness some of our favorite Republicans take multiple conspiracy theories and put them together to make one grand conspiracy, as was this case with Rep. Louie Gohmert this week. In an interview with Newsmax, Gohmert combined the old and very much discredited claim that President Obama used massive voter fraud to win re-election with the new conspiracy theory that the White House is orchestrating the surge in children crossing the southern border. You see, according to Gohmert, who remember is an actual member of Congress, Obama is unlawfully bringing in children from Central America as part of a Democratic plot to use voter fraud to “turn Texas blue.” The young migrants may one day vote Republican, Gohmert explains, but he’s “not sure there’s a country left by the time they realize that.” 2. California Legalized Bestiality, Or Something Fox News is still insisting on having Keith Ablow put in his two cents on the issues of the day, especially following his brilliant commentary about how President Obama traveled back in time to launch the World Cup tournament in order to distract Americans from the 2012 Benghazi attack. Ablow, no stranger to anti-LGBT ravings, this week claimed that California, by legalizing same-sex marriage, has also legalized polygamy and man-dog marriages. Of course, that isn’t even close to true, but this is Fox News after all: 1. Alex Jones Is Just Asking The Question Alex Jones yesterday had a “special report” on whether Michelle Obama is a transgender woman. Jones insisted that he was just asking the question: “The question is: who is Michelle Obama? Is she really a woman? Is she a man? Now I’m not drawing any conclusions here but it’s fair to question anything and everything this administration says.” “Every time I look at Michelle or Michael Obama, the First Lady or the First Tranny, something doesn’t look right. She doesn’t look like any black woman or any woman I’ve ever known,” he said. “[She] obviously has some type of chromosomal mutation or disorder, I mean undoubtedly something is wrong with her.” He of course linked he first lady’s gender to population control, eugenics and the growth of global government. Tags: Alex Jones Dana Rohrabacher Keith Ablow Louie Gohmert Matthew Hagee Paranoia-Rama Louie Gohmert ‘Astounded’ That Americans Aren’t ‘Demanding Impeachment’ Of Obama Louie Gohmert Wants To Bomb Iran Now, Pushes Bogus Obama Conspiracy Theories Louie Gohmert: Obama Part Of The ‘Ayatollah Caucus’ Louie Gohmert: Obama Administration Is The ‘Enemy Within’	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22912
__label__cc	0.667711	0.332289	WND Column: Supreme Court Rulings On LGBT Equality, Church-State Separation Are Tyrannical By Peter Montgomery \| July 6, 2018 10:16 am Image from WND.com column Religious Right author Jerry Newcombe said in a WND column this week that the Supreme Court and other “activist courts” have “helped turn America into a moral swamp.” We have noted before that the Religious Right has been nursing a half-century grudge against the Supreme Court for rulings on school desegregation, separation of church and state, abortion and equality for LGBTQ people, and Newcombe’s column is an exemplar of the complaints that Religious Right activists hope will be solved by President Trump and Senate Republicans replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy with someone who shares their worldview. “Who died and made the Supreme Court God?” Newcombe asked. He said the Supreme Court “has taken upon itself more power than King George III could possibly have lusted after,” saying that Kennedy “often experienced such power.” Among the rulings Newcombe cites as examples of the Supreme Court’s “tyrannical” actions are rulings against official prayer, the posting of the Ten Commandments and devotional Bible reading in public schools and “equal time for creation science” in classrooms. Roe v. Wade is on the list, of course, along with the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling in Obergefell. But Newcombe also slams rulings that protected the basic rights of LGBTQ people, including Romer v. Evans, which held that that states could not single out gay people for disfavored treatment under the law, and Lawrence v. Texas, which overturned state sodomy laws that made gay people de facto criminals. Tags: Jerry Newcombe Anti-Abortion Anti-Choice Anti-Gay Anti-LGBT Church-State Supreme Court WorldNetDaily Rick Santorum: Vote Trump To Avoid A Progressive Supreme Court Janet Porter: Trump’s Supreme Court Pledge A ‘Pro-Lifer’s Dream Come True’ Jim Bakker: If Trump Loses, Supreme Court Will Shut Me Down Trump: Scalia Will Be ‘The Ultimate Example’ Of My Supreme Court Picks	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22913
__label__wiki	0.728444	0.728444	Knoxville, Tennessee: The Torchbearer Nine-foot-tall bronze statue of a young man holding a real, burning torch in his right hand and a diminutive Goddess of Victory in his left. His torch hand has occasionally exploded off when natural gas accumulates in his wrist. Torchbearer Plaza, Knoxville, TN On the campus of the University of Tennessee, at the intersection of Volunteer Blvd and Circle Park Drive. Parking is bad when school is in session. Results 1 to 3 of 3... Visitor Tips and News About The Torchbearer Reports and tips from RoadsideAmerica.com visitors and Roadside America mobile tipsters. Some tips may not be verified. Submit your own tip. The Torchbearer The Torchbearer is worth a stop if you're near campus. It looks quite lovely set against a very blue sky. [Kristie Lee, 04/21/2020] Eternal Torchbearer Fun facts: there was an intermediate version of The Torchbearer that would have been 26 feet tall; the original artist lived long enough to design the final version; and the Torchbearer's hand occasionally explodes off when natural gas accumulates in his wrist. [RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 08/09/2019] Slim-Fit Eternal Torchbearer The University of Tennessee has a nine-foot-tall statue on its campus -- the symbol of the university -- known as The Torchbearer. He was first envisioned in 1931 as a slightly older man with a bad haircut and a paunch, holding a lantern. Protests by faculty and students over the years forced a redesign, and it wasn't until 1968 that a bronze statue was finally unveiled. The new Torchbearer was younger and slimmer, and carried a natural gas torch instead of a lantern. The flame is supposed to be eternal, but occasionally it goes out during high winds or heavy snow. [signmanjoe, 08/09/2019] Centaur of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN - < 1 mi. "Shake, Buddy!" Civil War Monument, Knoxville, TN - < 1 mi. Hypnotic Stairs, Knoxville, TN - < 1 mi. Rebel Grave of Horne Brothers, Knoxville, TN - 1 mi. Latest Tips Across Roadside America Catch up on the latest discoveries from the road. Explore Thousands of Oddball Tourist Attractions! Unique destinations in the U.S. and Canada are our special obsession. Use our attraction recommendation and maps to plan your next road trip. Create and Save Your Own Crazy Road Trip! Tennessee Latest Tips and Stories !!! Safety Man on Ladder, Jackson, Tennessee Big Dragon Statue, Caryville, Tennessee Billy Tripp's Mindfield, Brownsville, Tennessee Bloodstained Tomb of Nina Craigmiles, Cleveland, Tennessee The Walls Art Park, Waverly, Tennessee Pollard's Collection, Salem, Illinois Manatee Lagoon, West Palm Beach, Florida Cancer Survivor Plaza, Santa Rosa, California Concrete Buffalo, New Albany, Indiana Florida Crime Tours and Gallery, Hollywood, Florida Favorite Quirky City Sights Knoxville Attractions Memphis Attractions Nashville Attractions Pigeon Forge Attractions	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22915
__label__wiki	0.652412	0.652412	Listen: Allen Griffin Allen Griffin, assistant coach of the Syracuse University men’s basketball team, was on the radio version of Orange Nation on Tuesday. He spoke about Bourama Sidibe’s injury and where the team goes from here at the center position. Click the player below to listen. More Orange Nation Stories Big 4th quarter propels SU Women past North Carolina SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Number 23 Syracuse women clashed with North Carolina on the hardwood in a Tuesday matinee at the Carrier Dome. SU dominated in the fourth quarter to beat the Tarheels 88-76. The series is now split between the two programs. UNC beat Syracuse earlier this season 92-68. Where to watch: SU vs. Miami SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Syracuse University Orange will take on the Miami Hurricanes on Tuesday night inside the Carrier Dome. Tip time is set for 7 p.m. The game can be seen on the ACC Network. ”We got no stops” Jim Boeheim following loss at Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, PA. (WSYR-TV) - The Syracuse men's basketball team fell on the road to Pittsburgh 96-76. This marks the third straight loss in the ACC for the Orange.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22919
__label__wiki	0.721208	0.721208	Read Next Song You Need to Know: Navy Blue Featuring Yasiin Bey, ‘Breathe’ Home Music Album Reviews January 4, 1973 5:00AM ET For The Roses Stephen Davis Stephen Davis's Most Recent Stories Her appeal is in the subtle texture of her toughness, and her readiness to tell secrets and make obscure and difficult feelings lucid and vocal. She breaks your heart and makes you tentatively smile. She is the leading lady in a personal pageant of Heavy Duty, tension-bound romance. The poetry of her love songs sets her almost on some other planet, some separate plane where there are no inhibitions about divine arrogance, no compunctions about laying the inside of her on the line. And then there’s Joel Bernstein’s flamboyant inside photograph — our Valkyrie gazing at green water in motion — it complements the unique feeling that one gets about the person who made this record, who can emerge from the hazy watercolor of life and say, “I am the best person it is within my power to be. Here I am.” “Some turn to Jesus/Some turn to heroin/And some turn to ramblin’ around.” People will go to desperate lengths to fill a hole in the heart. Some do some of the above, others might try to stuff themselves or another person into the hole: a few others make words and music, opening the hole a little wider so the amazing pain of catharsis and creation has the space to squeeze itself up and out of the wound. Love’s tension is Joni Mitchell’s medium — she molds and casts it like a sculptress, lubricating this tense clay with powerful emotive imagery and swaying hypnotic music that sets her listener up for another of her great strengths, a bitter facility with irony and incongruity. As the tiny muscles in your spine begin to relax as they are massaged by a gorgeous piano line or a simple guitar or choral introduction, you might get quietly but bluntly slammed with a large dose of Woman Truth. In For the Roses, Joni is unabashedly biased, a wronged and wronging lover, an open and forgiving loser at love’s games. Her lovers are somewhat less than idealized, in turn overly sensitive, boorish, alcoholic, jive, immature, selfish or junkies. They are human. Of her relationships with her men she is candidly her own severest critic. In her songs she is sensible, chameleon, caustic, sorrowing, boisterous, judgmental, harsh and passionately understanding, occasionally passing deftly through this gauntlet of emotions in the course of one song. Yet her great charm and wit, her intense vocal acting and phrasing abilities (the way she chooses to deal with a single word can change the feeling of an entire song) and the sheer power and gumption of her presence combine to bring it all off and make it shine. With this record she seems to have cleared the air of the beautiful murk and ambiguity of her last, Blue, and what she again makes plain is her feeling that both sexes should play by the same rules, at least when she’s involved. Eloquence is going cheap these days and there’s good music to be heard all over. When the two come together, as in this woman, the appreciative mind can boggle and stall, its attention riveted. As a musician she uses a certain kind of sprung rhythm and lyrical beauty that is transcendingly, touchingly romantic without ever being common. There are no ordinary tears shed here. As a poet she has a refined, working knowledge of the functions of free verse, with its basis of boundless expression here fitted to melodies like fingers to a glove. The lyrics as printed on the sleeve stand strongly, linear, by themselves. Individual songs interlink, and For the Roses is constructed like the cleverest of novels — stories within stories within stories. The first cut is a prologue, the last an impulsive, almost disjointed epilogue. In between is a cycle dominated by a fiercely independent perspective, modern Everywoman’s, but one woman’s all the same. “Banquet” introduces us to this world, a metaphorical table from which “some get the gravy/some get the gristle … and some get nothing/Though there’s plenty to spare.” It is just her and her piano, resolute, angry chords, and the album begins on a portentous, ominous note. “Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire” — the apparatus and taste of smack — is brilliant and chilling with its ironically brimstone lyric that is cruelly telling especially when read apart from the song: Cold Blue Steel out of money One eye for the beat police Sweet Fire calling, “You can’t deny me Now you know what you need.” Underneath the jungle gym Hollow-grey-fire-escape-thief Looking for Sweet Fire Shadow of Lady Release I know the way,” she says “Its down, down, down the dark ladder …” The weeping reed fills that interlace the song come from Tommy Scott and are superb, their airy swirling blending with Joni’s imagery like the best of jazz, like Dolphy wailing his heart out on “Melba” or “17 West.” But for the fear and degradation of the lyric this could be the most lissome and trenchant love song on the album, so lovely is the tune and so sensual the singing. But then, who says that love in a strange form is not what heroin is all about? “Barangrill,” with its more complex arrangement, is lighter and a welcome break from the damnation of “Steel.” Its sprightly rap about a nice scene on the road manages to remain properly tense in keeping with the overall temper. In whatever setting, Joni can’t resist a comment. She seems to always be a sucker for a remark. “Lesson in Survival” is the first of the love songs, about the restlessness of what’s new, the longing for sensation, the more pastoral the better. It hurts, this song, because she is capable of delivering such a strong subliminal suggestion and the pulse of her desire is so irresistible. It’s so pretty and true it makes me want to jump out of my skin. She says it of herself — “When you dig down deep/You lose good sleep/And it makes you heavy company.” “Lesson” segues by way of the piano into “Let the Wind Carry Me.” With a choral and woodwind flavor it’s about family chemistry, parental consent, content and displeasure. Talk about heavy company, try your parents! “For the Roses” ends the side. Another lovely song, its ultimate cynicism is her peculiar brand of realism, an incisive portrait of what the business of fame does to humans who play music in the big leagues: “Up the charts/Off to the airport/You’re name’s in the news/Everything’s first class/The lights go down/And it’s just you up there/Getting them to feel like that.” As perhaps a picture of this woman’s much-publicized relationships, the song seems a composite photograph. That she chose to name the album for the song is an indication of her attitudes and knowledge — “I heard it in the wind last night/It sounded like applause … And the moon swept down black water/Like an empty spotlight.” A person who understands obsessions understands people. The second side opens with a little more love-ache. “See You Sometime” deals with fleeting feelings and romantic competition, a sweet piano song with fine dramatic singing: The tense first lines are in a faintly hysterical soprano changing to a more manageable alto as the singer’s feelings wind down towards the end. This handsome song is about how perspective alters quickly when one plays fast and rough. It is a nice companion to “Electricity,” a short-circuited affair of the heart with imaginary poetry, guitar and percussion, a lulling choral bit and a riff that says often people think of themselves unconsciously as machines, but flesh and bone are weak enough. “You Turn Me On I’m a Radio” is simply stone great — she’s a radio both figuratively and literally. No-nonsense lines about What’s Up between two people, an example of her rollicking and rarely used humor, a rock & roll ditty that is a breath of sea air in her occasionally Dickinsonian parlor. “Blonde in the Bleachers” follows, with a wistful and resigned voice longing for a security it knows it can’t have. “You can’t hold the hand of a rock & roll man — very long.” It’s the sum of all those teasing photos, the rumors, the gossip. She sounds wise, but miserable. Stephen Stills plays a pretty coda on guitar and the song, like the title cut, seems to be one of the major emotional messages that she’s trying to get across. As for “Woman of Heart and Mind” — this is the capper. If pop music has the power to make you cry … well, make your own judgment, just as she makes hers in this sublime portrait of a flawed lover. All her emotional barricades, seemingly so often breached, are broken in this song. No defenses, no pretenses. Passion and Respect versus mere Stimulation? No contest. “Judgment of the Moon and Stars” is a symphonette, with Joni’s sonata-esque piano, a wind ensemble and a rap about the inside of the deaf and blaring skull of Beethoven: “It’s the judgment of the moon and stars/Your solitary path,” she says of the great Sagittarian. The song ends this searing record on a weird but hopeful tone, like a pep talk to a memory. Got a hole in your heart? For the Roses will cost you about four bucks and it won’t cure you, but shit, it’s good salve. If it came in a can, was a little greasy and smelled OK, I’d rub a little on my forehead, over the prefrontal lobe, where the third eye lives. 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__label__cc	0.574812	0.425188	Download The Awakening Book PDF Download full The Awakening books PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, Textbook, Mobi or read online The Awakening anytime and anywhere on any device. Get free access to the library by create an account, fast download and ads free. We cannot guarantee that every book is in the library. Author : Kate Chopin ISBN : HARVARD:32044011417821 Author : Nora Roberts Summary : #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts begins a new trilogy of adventure, romance, and magick in The Awakening. In the realm of Talamh, a teenage warrior named Keegan emerges from a lake holding a sword—representing both power and the terrifying responsibility to protect the Fey. In another realm known as Philadelphia, a young woman has just discovered she possesses a treasure of her own... When Breen Kelly was a girl, her father would tell her stories of magical places. Now she’s an anxious twentysomething mired in student debt and working a job she hates. 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Kate Chopin's The Awakening Author : Janet Beer,Elizabeth Nolan Summary : Providing all the tools for engaged, informed individual analysis of the text, this is an essential starting point for students of American literature and women's writing, or for anyone fascinated by Chopin's controversial work. New Essays on The Awakening Author : Wendy Martin, PH.D.,Wendy Martin Summary : A collection of essays on Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening. Author : Harold Bloom Summary : Discusses the writing of The awakening by Kate Chopin. Includes critical essays on the work and a brief biography of the author. The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin Author : Kate Chopin,Nina Baym Summary : Presents "The Awakening" and other short stories, including "Beyond the Bayou," "A respectable woman," and "A Pair of Silk Stockings." The Awakening - Literary Touchstone Summary : This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader?s notes to help the modern reader contend with Kate Chopin's themes and language. As the title suggests, The Awakening, published in 1899, tells the story of one woman?s emergence from the conventional Victorian role of wife and mother to face the social consequences of seeking personal fulfillment. More than a mere argument in support of freedom and equality for women, it is a compelling depiction of the subtle burdens that had been traditionally borne by women and the awareness that perhaps there are options. Author : Marley Gibson Summary : Moving from Chicago to tiny Radisson, Georgia, awakens latent psychic powers in sixteen-year-old Kendall, who finds herself communicating with ghosts and forming a ragtag ghost hunting team to research and battle a belligerent spirit that is trying to harm her father. Author : Christine Feehan Summary : #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan takes readers deep into the exotic Borneo rainforest as she introduces the Leopard people in this steamy paranormal romance novella. Under the blazing heat of the Borneo sun, a beautiful naturalist’s dream comes true—to live among the feral jungle creatures. But an untamed, irresistible beast of another sort forces Maggie to explore her own wild side... Summary : 'She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before.' Kate Chopin was one of the most individual and adventurous of nineteenth-century american writers, whose fiction explored new and often startling territory. When her most famous story, The Awakening, was first published in 1899, it stunned readers with its frank portrayal of the inner word of Edna Pontellier, and its daring criticisms of the limits of marriage and motherhood. The subtle beauty of her writing was contrasted with her unwomanly and sordid subject-matter: Edna's rejection of her domestic role, and her passionate quest for spiritual, sexual, and artistic freedom. From her first stories, Chopin was interested in independent characters who challenged convention. This selection, freshly edited form the first printing of each text, enables readers to follow her unfolding career as she experimented with a broad range of writing, from tales for children to decadent fin-de siecle sketches. The Awakening is set alongside thirty-two short stories, illustrating the spectrum of the fiction from her first published stories to her 1898 secret masterpiece, 'The Storm'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Author : Keith B. Davis Summary : There is no available information at this time. Author : L. A. Banks Summary : There is a vampire war brewing in the underworld and at the center of it all is Damali Richards, spoken word artist and Vampire Huntress. But she is not just any Vampire Huntress, she is the millenium Neteru. A woman so potentially powerful that the vampire world is about to invoke a bloody battle that threatens to spill over onto her streets in order to posses her. It's just a matter of who will get to her first. Fallon Nuit, a rogue vampire, is one of the most powerful Damali has ever encountered and he has allied himself with the deadly Amanrath demons in order to claim her. But the Vampire Council has plans for her as well. And now an unlikely variable has entered into the equation, an ex-lover now turned vampire with an agenda of his own. And she must risk trusting him once more if they are to survive. Author : Isaac Barrao Summary : A stranger, a strange planet and an incredible ending that will lead to a spectacular ending, a great narrative and use of language, passionate and clear at the moment the novel ends, he worries that the details are a perfectionist. Author : Daniel Gereige Summary : The Awakening unlocks a spiritual compilation of poems that depict life's difficulties and brings to light the most important aspect of life, which is found through faith in God and Jesus Christ. The parables of Jesus and the everyday problems of man are woven deeply throughout this enlightened poetry as it speaks to those who lack self confidence, have doubt, follow the wrong path, have anxieties and embrace a negative self image. He is the light that shines the path, but people shy away to walk in the dark.-From the poem Wrath of God by Daniel Gereige. Daniel Gereige translated his life experiences into his poetry and hopes to inspire and help those who read it. These are some of his inspiring quotes. All that I have, I'm nothing without God.- Our exterior is skin deep, our soul has no end.- Are you alive or just breathing.- Faith is the essence of man's existence.- If you believe, the universe will follow. Daniel lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and daughter. Author : K.A. Madison ISBN : 1230987654XX Summary : Read the story that started it all: The Awakening is the first book in K.A. Madison's The Nether Chronicles trilogy. __________________________ The year is 2051, ten years after the technological singularity. Computers have become so powerful and so advanced that they are self aware. Sentient machines now rule the Earth. The human race has been reduced to a fraction of its former self. A war to end all wars has changed the world forever. As people slowly slip away into a seductive, artificial reality created by the bots, Aiden tries to fight back. Drawn into an underground struggle to resist the machines, Aiden learns that they will not stop with Earth. Their thirst for knowledge and power will eventually take them across the universe to a world completely different from his. Through unseen passageways, Aiden travels there and meets Kyra, an enigmatic young woman who, he soon learns, is more than just another inhabitant of that strange new world. __________________________ About From Earth to distant worlds across the universe, The Awakening is a novel about the future, the nature of good and evil, and love that spans across space and time. Author : Willie G. Demings Summary : My writings came from my Road to Damascus, whereas the Lord opened my eyes and delivered me from myself and the enemy, and inspired me to share. The word he freely blessed me with, to all who wish to receive it, the Collaboration is from the word of god and from everyday people and conversations from those who are hurting and are in need of a word Of which I call planting a seed, for the bible says One planteth, one watereth, but god give the increase remember if one member suffers, All suffers, when one member rejoice, all rejoice. --- Willie G. Demings Author : Friedrich Zündel Summary : When a young Lutheran pastor named Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805-1880) interceded for a tormented woman in his village, he got more than he reckoned for. "We've seen enough of what the Devil can do", he told her. "Now let us see what God can do". But would one man's simple faith hold out against the onslaught of occult forces that began to reveal themselves? Two years later the enemy, defeated, howled, "Jesus is the victor!" and fled. Nothing would ever be the same in Mottlingen, Blumhardt's rural parish in the Black Forest. The palpable nearness of God -- and the reality of the great cosmic battle between good and evil -- was in many ways reminiscent of apostolic times. Sick and disabled people were healed, mental illness vanished, and stolen goods were returned. Murders were even solved, and broken marriages restored. Marked by the transformation of lives and relationships, yet devoid of exaggerated emotionalism and religiosity, the revival spread like a quiet tide, beyond the Black Forest, throughout Germany, and even farther, despite the efforts of a cynical press and Blumhardt's nervous ecclesiastical superiors. To those who despair over the spiritual poverty of contemporary Christianity, this book offers quiet but bold assurance that God can work as powerfully in our time as he did in his. Author : Pieter Swart Summary : We are living in a time when Christians are running on empty. The reason is simple: we have replaced the abiding life in Christ Jesus with trying to live this Christian life in our own strength and ability. We have changed our focus from the spiritual to the natural. Only one person could ever have lived the Christian life, and His name is Jesus Christ. If He is not the center and source of our lives, then we can forget about living the Christian life. The new covenant is based on the fact that Jesus has cleansed man from all his sin by His blood. The main purpose for His shed blood was to set man free from the sin nature and give him a righteous nature so that God Himself could come to take residence in man. Pieter Swart was born and raised in South Africa, where he came to know the Lord Jesus Christ at the age of twenty-three. In 1986, Pieter married his wife, Linda, and they have two daughters: Maryke and Salome. In 1987, Pieter and Linda planted their first church. From 1988 to 2001, they were involved in church planting and pastoring several churches in South Africa. In 2002, the Lord called Pieter to station himself in Canada, from where he is called to reach out to the nations with the Good News of the Kingdom. Through the teaching ministry of Pieter and Linda, people come to the understanding of how to receive from God. Pieter also has a heart to see pastors breaking through in their communities. The Awakening West Summary : The days when those in the West looked towards the Eastern religious traditions for enlightenment are coming to an end. Western spirituality has come into its own, drawing on the rich philosophies of Zen, Hinduism, Advaita, Vedanta, Kashmiri Shaivism, Judaism and Christianity. In this book, Western spiritual teachers and seekers at the front of this movement explore this phenomenon and share their experience, warmth and wisdom. The book incldues writing by: Adyashanti; Peter Fenner; Gangaji; Douglas Harding; Catherine Ingram; Kenny Johnson; Francis Lucille; Satyam Nadeen; Mira Pagal; Robert Rabbin; Byron Katie Rolle; Isaac Shapiro; Lama Surya Das; Christopher Titmus; and Eckhart Tolle. Author : C.B. Logan Summary : CIA Officer Dakota Warren is fatally shot and killed in an attempt to rescue the President of the United States only granddaughter. However, in the morgue she awakens from the forbidden hallways of death with ancient knowledge and powers every immortal will kill to obtain. Her horrors did not stop there; now the dead plague her night and day. Ghosts, fallen angels, demons and other creatures of the dark hunt Dakota with a psychotic fervor that pushes Dakota to the brink of insanity. They want what she took from the other side and will kill to have it: the ability to resurrect the dead back to life. With the help of special friends, and the love of one man who has been dead for over a century, they will fight an epic battle to stop Armageddon and prevent the Apocalyptic Riders from breaking their seals prematurely, and to restore balance to the universe before its annihilation. Join Dakota and her immortal friends on a heroic journey that will sweep you away to another world of love, mystery and a quest to end the destruction of the world. The Grace in Aging Strategic Management and Business Policy Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Automotive Steels A Guide to Aniline Production ATI TEAS Review Manual Llama Llama Yum Yum Yum The Sell Mooring System Engineering for Offshore Structures This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared Bioactive Materials in Medicine Beating the Street Naturally Sweet Food in Jars Foundations for Sustainability we all looked up The Promise of a Pencil The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22925
__label__cc	0.515794	0.484206	Mini-Quiz Feedback Q&A SfC Home > Physics > Electricity > Background of Worldwide AC Voltages and Frequencies by Ron Kurtus (revised 11 June 2019) The standard voltage and frequency of alternating current (AC) electricity used in homes varies from country to country throughout the world. Typically, either 120-volt AC or 240-volt AC is used. Also, most countries use 50Hz (50 Hertz or 50 cycles per second) as the AC frequency. Only a handful use 60Hz. The standard in the United States is 120V and 60Hz AC electricity. However, due to fluctuations, the average measured voltage is 117 VAC. (For a listing in various countries, see List of Worldwide AC Voltages and Frequencies.) There is controversy over which frequency system is better. Also, the movement in many countries is toward using higher voltages. You need to check your equipment specifications when using electric devices in a country with a different voltage and frequency system than yours. Questions you may have include: How were the voltage and frequency values selected? How do the values compare? What happens when you visit another country? This lesson will answer those questions. Useful tool: Units Conversion How values were selected The type of electricity delivered to homes and businesses was initially direct current (DC) but then changed to alternating current (AC) electricity. AC frequencies varied considerably, according to equipment used. For example, electric generators at Niagara Falls put out 25Hz power. Tesla starts AC Early in the history of electricity, Thomas Edison's General Electric Company was distributing DC electricity at 110 volts in the United States. Then Nikola Tesla devised a system of three phase AC electricity at 240 volts. Three-phase meant that three alternating currents 120° out of phase were combined in order to even out the great variations in voltage occurring in AC electricity. He had calculated that 60 cycles per second or 60Hz was the most effective frequency. Tesla later compromised to reduce the voltage to 120 volts for safety reasons. (See the biography of Nikola Tesla for more information.) With the backing of the Westinghouse Company, Tesla's AC system became the standard in the United States. Westinghouse chose 60 Hz because the arc light carbons that were popular at that time worked better at 60 Hz than at 50 Hz. Europe goes to 50Hz and 230V Meanwhile, the German company AEG started generating electricity and became a virtual monopoly in Europe. They decided to use 50Hz instead of 60Hz to better fit their metric standards, but they stayed with 120V. Europe stayed at 120V AC until the 1950s, just after World War II. They then switched over to 230V for better efficiency in electric transmission. U.S. stays at 120V, 60Hz The United States also considered converting to 220V for home use but felt it would be too costly, due to all the 120V electric appliances people had. A compromise was made in the U.S. in that 240V would come into the house where it would be split to 120V to power most appliances. Certain household appliances such as the electric stove and electric clothes dryer would be powered at 240V. The same is true in Canada. For various reasons, Brazil and Japan have multiple standards. In Brazil, most states use between 110V and 127V AC electricity. But many hotels use 220V. In the capital Brasilia and in the northeast of the country, they mainly use 220-240V. All operate at 60 Hz. In Japan, they use the same voltage everywhere, but the frequency differs from region to region. Eastern Japan, which includes Tokyo, uses 50Hz. In 1895, Japan purchased 50 Hz electric generators for Tokyo from the German company AEG. This was the same as what was done in Europe. In 1896, the American company General Electric provided 60Hz generators to cities in western Japan, which includes Osaka and Kyoto. It is unfortunate that they did not coordinate their efforts. Having different voltages and frequencies within the country not only must be confusing for the people but also can result in extra costs for appliances and adapters. You can compare the different frequencies and voltages. Both 50Hz and 60Hz have their advantages and disadvantages. With 60Hz, the transformers can be smaller and less expensive than for a 50Hz transformer. Although the difference is small, it can add up in a system with many transformers. Using 60Hz results in less flicker on lamps, but that really is not a factor these days. Hum and frequency noise are more readily audible with 60Hz and its harmonics than with 50Hz. With 50Hz, electric power transmission over long lines favors it over 60Hz. The effects of the distributed capacitance and inductance of the line are also less at the lower frequency. Although 50Hz transformers require more copper and iron, 60Hz transformers require more expensive plates to prevent eddy current losses. Voltages Over the years, the trend has been towards higher voltages. Although lower voltages are safer, that is less of a concern these days with strict codes and regulations. In the United States, 2-wire 120 volt service has been replaced with 3-wire 120/240 voltages or with three phase 120/208 voltages. In Europe many supplies were changed from 3 phase 4 wire at 127/220 volt to 3 phase 4 wire at 220/380 volt. In the UK most early supplies were 3 wire DC at 120 volts, but that was later changed to 240 volts. When visiting another country Bringing an electric appliance from one country to another may require some special converters, transformers and adapters to allow the appliance or device to work properly. Converters are typically used to decrease the AC voltage from 220V to the 110V level needed by the appliance. They are only used for simple electric products such as hair dryers, steam irons, shavers, or small fans. They are only used for short periods of time, can only be used for ungrounded appliances, and must be unplugged from the wall when not in use. Converters cannot be used by electronic devices such as radios or computers. A transformer is used for those devices. The reason is that a converter simply cuts the AC sine wave in half, reducing the voltage. Electronic devices need the full sine wave to function properly. Some converters will also change AC to DC. An example is converting 120V AC to 12V DC. Transformers are used to increase or decrease the voltage and should be used with electronic devices such as radios, televisions, computers and other devices having electronics circuitry. Transformers are more expensive than converters. They can also be used with electric appliances and may be operated continually for many days. A device like a hair dryer does not have any electronic circuitry. It simply has a heating element and electric fan, so it can use either a converter or transformer. Dual voltage devices Some devices have a built-in converter or transformer, such that they are called dual voltage devices. Most laptop battery chargers and AC adapters are dual voltage, so they can be used with only a plug adapter for the country you are visiting. Outlet plugs are different in the various countries. Plug adapter must often be used when visiting a different country. These adapters do not convert electricity. Rather, they simply allow a dual voltage appliance, transformer or converter from one country to be plugged into the wall outlet of another country. Frequency difference Converters and transformers only change the voltage and not the frequency. The result is that a motor in a 50Hz appliance will operate slightly faster on 60Hz electricity. Likewise, a clock made for 60Hz will run slower in a country using the 50Hz frequency. Most modern electronic equipment like computers, printers, DVD players and stereos are usually not affected by the frequency difference. The voltage and frequency of AC electricity varies from country to country throughout the world. Most use 230V and 50Hz. About 20% of the countries use 110-120 V and 60Hz to power their homes. 240V and 60Hz are the most efficient values, but only a few countries use that combination. The United States uses 120V and 60Hz AC electricity. Electricity is amazing Ron Kurtus' Credentials Utility frequency - Wikipedia Mains electricity - Wikipedia Guide to International Travel With Electric Appliances - Good information from Lewis N. 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__label__cc	0.535795	0.464205	About Science in School About EIROforum Recent research and science topics Astronomy / space News from the EIROs People, events and resources Education focus Science miscellany Articles in EnglishAlbanianBulgarianCatalanCroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFinnishFrenchGalicianGermanGreekHungarianItalianLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMaltesePolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwedishTurkishUkrainian enesbgdeptelsr How plankton gets jet-lagged Isabelle Kling One of the world’s largest migrations is probably driven by a hormone that governs our sleep patterns. Travelling over several time zones disrupts our body’s rhythm resulting in jet-lag. Image courtesy of Slack12; Melatonin is an essential hormone for maintaining daily rhythm and sleep in humans. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have now discovered that it also governs the nightly migration of a plankton species from the surface to deeper waters (Tosches et al 2016). In vertebrates, melatonin has key roles in controlling the body’s activity patterns and in ensuring it has a regular rhythm across the alternating of day and night over 24 hours. When we fly across time zones and this alternation is disrupted, our usual patterns slip out of sync and we feel jet-lagged. Virtually all animals have melatonin, and it plays a similar role in all species, including some micro-organisms that scientists think are similar to our very distant ancestors. Understanding the role of melatonin in these primitive organisms may hold some clues to how our nervous system evolved. Have you ever heard about the ‘circadian rhythm’? The word ‘circadian’ comes from Latin: circa means nearly, and dien means day – so, nearly one day. It refers to the regular 24-hour cycle that most of the functions in our bodies (such as body temperature, blood pressure and hormonal production) follow. Having a regular and balanced circadian rhythm is very important, because its disruption can cause health problems that range from inconvenient, like jet-lag, to very serious, like depression. How humans get in sync Although similar mechanisms exist in other species, humans are actually one of the most studied animals when it comes to understanding circadian rhythm. The circadian rhythm depends only on light and is mostly controlled via the eyes. The human retina not only is useful for us to consciously see things, but also plays a role as a light sensor, allowing us to adapt our body’s functions to the quantity of light in our environment. It contains a small percentage (approximately 1 %) of very specific photoreceptors called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which are directly linked to the central body clock in the brain and produce a molecule called melanopsin. Photoreceptors in our eyes are linked to the central body clock in the brain. Image courtesy of Roman Miramontes; image source: The ipRGCs sense only the intensity of the light: they are activated and produce melanopsin when there is a lot of light, more specifically blue light, and they stop their production at night, when the intensity of light is lower. Melanopsin is released directly into the central body clock of the brain, situated just above where the two optical nerves cross – its scientific name is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the nucleus above the crossing. Via a cascade of reactions, melanopsin inhibits the production of melatonin in the pineal gland, another region of the brain. As a consequence, melatonin is only produced during dark hours – at night. Melatonin plays a major role in almost all of the body’s functionsw1, such as sleep pattern or temperature; body temperature drops by approximately 1 °C from day to night. To ensure that all functions are performed properly, every day, regardless of the weather, the body doesn’t only adapt to the intensity of the light it currently sees, but also to its recent history of light exposure. In a way that is not yet fully understood, melanopsin keeps a memory of recent exposure. When this pattern of exposure changes, for example during travel over several time-zones, its rhythm is disrupted and it takes several days to go back in sync, causing jet-lag. Planktonic migration Melatonin is also present in other species, even microscopic ones that don’t have as many different functions as humans: what is its role for them? To find out, Detlev Arendt and his colleagues at EMBL turned to the marine ragworm Platynereis dumerilii, a tiny creature that is thought to be very similar to the first animals with a brain and nervous system that appeared on Earth. Platynereis dumerilii Image courtesy of EMBL/Detlev This worm’s larvae take part in what has been described as the planet’s biggest migration in terms of biomass: the daily vertical movement of plankton in the ocean. By beating a set of microscopic ‘flippers’ – cilia – arranged in a belt around its midline, the worm larvae are able to migrate toward the sea’s surface every day. They reach the surface at dusk, and then throughout the night they settle back down to deeper waters, where they are sheltered from damaging UV rays at the height of day. “We found that a group of multitasking cells in the brains of these larvae both sense light and run an internal clock that makes melatonin at night,” says Detlev. “So we think that melatonin is the message these cells produce at night to regulate the activity of other neurons that ultimately drive day–night rhythmic behaviour.” Maria Antonietta Tosches, a postdoctoral researcher in Arendt’s lab, discovered a group of specialised motor neurons that respond to melatonin. Using modern molecular sensors, she was able to visualise the activity of these neurons in the larva’s brain, and found that it changes radically from day to night. The night-time production of melatonin drives changes in these neurons’ activity, which in turn cause the larva’s cilia to take long pauses from beating. Thanks to these extended pauses, the larva slowly sinks down. During the day, no melatonin is produced, the cilia pause less, and the larva swims upwards. “When we exposed the larvae to melatonin during the day, they switched towards night-time behaviour,” says Tosches. “It’s as if they were jet-lagged.” Every night, an increase in melatonin levels in this larva’s brain makes it move away from the sea’s surface. Image courtesy of EMBL/MA Tosches From Platynereis to the human brain Research strongly suggests that the light-sensing, melatonin-producing cells at the heart of this larva’s nightly migration have evolutionary relatives in the human brain. This implies that the cells that control our rhythms of sleep and wakefulness may have first evolved in the ocean, hundreds of millions of years ago, in response to pressure to move away from the Sun. “Step by step, we can elucidate the evolutionary origin of key functions of our brain. The fascinating picture emerges that human biology finds its roots in some deeply conserved, fundamental aspects of ocean ecology that dominated life on Earth since ancient evolutionary times,” Detlev concludes. Tosches MA, Bucher D, Vopalensky P, Arendt D (2014) Melatonin signaling controls circadian swimming behavior in marine zooplankton. Cell 159: 46–57. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.07.042 Web references w1 – Some of the main roles of melatonin in the body are explained in this article from Medical News Today: www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232138.php This article is based on a full report of the Arendt group’s discovery on the EMBL website, which you can read at: Furtado Neves S (2014) How plankton gets jet lagged. 25 Sep, http://news.embl.de/science/1409_plankton-jetlag/ Isabelle Kling trained as a biochemist and a science communicator, then went on to set up various science communication projects in Canada and Europe. She is now one of the editors of Science in School at EMBL. Subscribe to our newsletter and never miss new content Download article (PDF) Every student changes their sleeping pattern as they grow up. They have to navigate schedule requirements, sometimes against their circadian rhythm. This article invites students to understand the basics of their own best performance time. Comprehending the biological facts behind circadian rhythms makes it easier to change patterns and gives students a feeling of empowerment. This topic may have a life-changing impact on their future. The article could be used to do the following exercises in class: Melatonin as a ‘cure’ for jet lag: explain under what circumstances this makes sense (while travelling west or east), taking the time of the day into account. Draw a graph relating day / night to melanopsin / melatonin expression in the brain. Use the internet to define the light-sensitive areas on the human body. 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__label__cc	0.588344	0.411656	Nation/World // Europe Daniel DeMay Sep. 22, 2017 Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 11:44 a.m. Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 21: Axel Ludwig, Director Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, and his girlfriend Claudia Schwarz at the Kaefer Wiesn-Schaenke during the Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese on September 21, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images) Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Fabian Ullrich, jacket Detail, at Theresienwiese on September 18, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images) MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: General view at Theresienwiese on September 17, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images) Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For BMW MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 19: Katarina Witt attends with Prinz Leopold von Bayern the BMW Wiesn Stammtisch at Kaefers Wiesnschaenke beer tent on September 19, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For BMW) MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 18: Gerhard Leinauer and Alexandra Leinauer-Polzin during the BMW Armbrustschiessen as part of the Oktoberfest 2017 at Armbrust-Schuetzenfesthalle on September 18, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22945
__label__wiki	0.566137	0.566137	Send2Press › Wire › Food and Beverage › Flavor First Intuitive Line of Wine Glassware Released in U.S. Market Flavor First Intuitive Line of Wine Glassware Released in U.S. Market Designed by lauded wine expert and author Karen MacNeil in collaboration with The Oneida Group Senior VP of Design, Paul Gebhardt Source: The Oneida Group \| Tue, 15 Dec 2020, 16:59:32 EST HELENA, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For the first time ever, a line of glassware designed around the flavor of wine has been released to trade and consumers in the United States by The Oneida® Group. The set of three glasses corresponds to three key flavor/styles found in wine: Crisp & Fresh™, Creamy & Silky™ and Bold & Powerful™, intuitively putting the power of glass selection in the hands of wine consumers and trade professionals. Liberating and simple in premise, the Flavor First™ line of glassware was meticulously designed over three years by wine expert and lauded author Karen MacNeil in collaboration with Senior Vice President of Design and Creative Director, Paul Gebhardt of The Oneida® Group, producer since 1880 of fine table and kitchenware to homes and restaurants worldwide. Their idea was simple—design wine glasses around wine flavor, not around wine regions or wine varietals. Taking into consideration the architecture of the glass, the nature of the human palate, and the desire of consumers and food service professionals to simplify this complex subject, MacNeil and Gebhardt had an “aha” moment together at a wine training Karen conducted for The Oneida® Group. Why, they asked, wasn’t there a stem that took the overthinking out of glassware? Why not focus on the fundamental pleasure and flavor of wine itself? Trials, tastings, iterations over time, and testing of 40 different design options yielded a simple solution. MacNeil stated, “As a writer and wine teacher who’s taught thousands of people how to taste and evaluate wine, I listen carefully to how people talk about wine and the words they use. Most people are non-technical; they use ideas such as ‘bold reds’ or ‘creamy chardonnays’ to describe what they like. In other words, they use flavor words.” Always academic and thoughtful in her approach, Karen looked at 35 major grape varieties and realized that the glass diameter at the widest part of the glass had the greatest impact on the expression of the wines. As she states, “Oxygen has a profound effect on wine. For each of our three glasses, the widest part of the glass is at a different position.” Gebhardt, said of the collaboration, “Karen and her team are amazing, and together we made the idea a reality. Along with flavor as a driver of form, I wanted to create a line that had as many back-of-the-house operational advantages as possible. The design needed to be easy to live with at home, as well as in a commercial operation, both of which are key audiences for our company.” Importantly, the vessels were designed for daily life at the table, and as such are dishwasher safe. While each glass is endowed with a precision bowl shape and a thin rim typically reserved for glassware three times the price, the carefully calibrated “pulled” stem and foot ensure that the glasses will endure through meals and explorations. All three stems are the same height, making a seamless presentation for a wine tasting or meal with different pairings and ease of storage. The glasses are American designed and made in Germany from lead-free crystal. The core stems include (all sold at retail in sets of four and six): Crisp & Fresh™ for champagne, prosecco, sparkling wine, sauvignon blanc, Riesling, and pinot grigio plus light rosés and all wines with a fresh, bright quality Creamy & Silky™ for chardonnay, chenin blanc, pinot gris plus richer rosé wines and pinot noir, chianti, shiraz and all wines with a round, silky texture Bold & Powerful™ for very full bodied, oaky chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, Bordeaux, zinfandel, malbec, Barolo, syrah and all wines that feature a bold texture and firm structural backbone Petite Stem: Designed for more casual gatherings, a next generation version of the stemless glass but, importantly, with a foot to allow for swirling and easier handling. It’s also great for beer, iced tea, and select cocktails such as a classic Gin & Tonic. Available for sale in sets of four and six or as a variety set of six with two stems of each, the glasses are available at a number of retailers such as Amazon, wine.com, Macy’s, Dillard’s, TheBay.com (Canada) and are also available at https://www.oneida.com/flavorfirst and https://www.karenmacneil.com/product/flavor-first-wine-glasses/. Priced at $74.99 per set of six, the per stem price averages $12.50, extremely affordable when compared to other similar quality wine glasses on the market today. About Karen MacNeil Noted writer, author, and educator Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won every major wine award given in the English language. These include the James Beard award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year, the Louis Roederer award for Best Consumer Wine Writing, and the International Wine and Spirits award as the Global Wine Communicator of the Year. In a full-page profile on her, TIME Magazine called Karen “America’s Missionary of the Vine.” In 2018, Karen was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Wine.” Karen’s firm, Karen MacNeil & Company, creates customized corporate events for companies and individual groups. Among Karen’s clients are Lexus, Merrill Lynch, Disney, General Electric, UBS, and Singapore Airlines, as well as numerous law, banking, and biotech firms. Karen is the co-creator and Chair Emerita of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in the Napa Valley, which has been called “the Harvard of wine education.” More information about Karen can be found at https://www.karenmacneil.com/. About The Oneida® Group The Oneida® Group is a leading global marketer of tabletop and food preparation products for the consumer and foodservice markets. With a comprehensive line of tabletop and food preparation products, they market their products globally under a broad range of consumer brands. Karen MacNeil’s range of stemware falls under both the consumer facing Oneida and the trade focused SAPORUS brand of food service. Customers range from Fortune 500 companies to medium and small-sized companies in the consumer, foodservice, business-to-business, and E-commerce channels. The company operates two glass manufacturing plants in the U.S. and sources a variety of proprietary designed tableware products. Visit https://www.oneida.com/ for more information. LOGO link for media: https://www.Send2Press.com/300dpi/20-1215s2p-oneida-logo-300dpi.jpg PHOTO link for media: https://www.Send2Press.com/300dpi/20-1215s2p-oneida-stems-300dpi.jpg News Source: The Oneida Group https://www.send2press.com/wire/flavor-first-intuitive-line-of-wine-glassware-released-in-u-s-market/ Shortcode: https://i.send2press.com/yJtSG Food and Beverage \| AP \| Business \| California Business \| Home and Garden \| Product Launches \| Wines and Vineyards designer Paul Gebhardt \| educator Karen MacNeil \| Flavor First glassware \| food preparation \| foodservice \| housewares \| Wine Glassware View The Oneida Group News Room View More Food and Beverage News Gebhardt, said of the collaboration, "Karen and her team are amazing, and together we made the idea a reality." More from The Oneida Group The Oneida Group The Oneida® Group is a leading global marketer of tabletop and food preparation products for the consumer and foodservice markets. With a comprehensive line of tabletop and food preparation products, they market their products globally under a broad range of consumer brands. Karen MacNeil's range of stemware falls under both the consumer facing Oneida and the trade focused SAPORUS brand of food service. More Information: https://www.oneida.com/ Follow: \| Facebook \| Instagram RSS News Feed for The Oneida Group LEGAL NOTICE AND TERMS OF USE: The content of the above press release was provided by the “news source” The Oneida Group or authorized agency, who is solely responsible for its accuracy. Send2Press® is the originating wire service for this story and content is Copr. © The Oneida Group with newswire version Copr. © 2020 Send2Press (a service of Neotrope). All trademarks acknowledged. Information is believed accurate, as provided by news source or authorized agency, however is not guaranteed, and you assume all risk for use of any information found herein/hereupon. 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__label__cc	0.543506	0.456494	Office & Commercial Equipment / Training Guides & DVDs / Industrial environments can pose a range of health and safety risks for workers, customers and visitors – which is why owners of such businesses and employers must comply with all relevant health and safety legislation. Such compliance ensures the workforce and anyone entering the premises is fully informed of health and safety policy, procedure, and practice at all times. Our range of Industrial Safety Books and Guides provide business owners and managers with useful tools for implementing on-site health and safety practice, offering helpful training aids and go-to references for the workforce. Check out our buying guide below for more information. Scafftag® Ladder Safety Management System Industrial Document Holder Racking Inspection Record Holder Forklift Truck Inspection Record Holder Ladder Inspection Record Holder Warehouse Document Holder Multipacks Hazardous Substances Safety Document Holder Multipacks Manual Holders Industrial Safety Training: Buying Guide Health and safety provision for workspaces and employees is an important part of creating a safe and compliant industrial environment. Employers who are operating in industrial areas have a duty to familiarise themselves with, and ensure that they implement all the relevant health and safety legislation, and our range of industrial safety books and guides can prove useful tools in this process. At Seton, we offer a wide range of health and safety books and guides that will be useful in an industrial setting. Our selection of health and safety literature covers everything from chemical handling and electrical safety to first aid and fire safety, and our range includes helpful and easy-to-read guidance for workers in an industrial environment. We even offer health and safety literature in a selection of languages to cater for the changing needs of the modern industrial workforce. Our health and safety literature selection is designed to be easily accessible to all employees, with both verbal and visual guidance on a selection of health and safety related situations. Our range of industrial safety books and guides can serve as both an initial training tool for workers in an industrial environment and a go-to reference guide for employees and managers in the event that health and safety information needs to be clarified during the course of their work. Our range of industrial safety books and guides comprises handy, on-site safety management systems, which provide information on legislation as well as offering a convenient place to conduct and store risk assessments and keep records of health and safety maintenance tasks, etc. For example, we offer a comprehensive ladder safety management system from Scafftag, which comprises guidance on regulations and risk assessment as well as a ladder register, inspection reports and fault notification provision, all in a handy, on site storage, easily identifiable format. We also have a selection of pocket guides that may prove useful in the industrial workplace. Our noise at work pocket guide helps workers in noisy environments understand the steps and measures they can take to reduce the impact of workplace noise on their health and safety, while our risk assessment pocket guide details the need for and proper implementation of risk assessments within the industrial working environment. We also sell a poster guide to asbestos safety, which can provide invaluable health and safety guidance to workers who may be at risk of exposure to this dangerous substance within their working environment. Chemical Handling Guides & Booklets (10) Fire Safety Books & Guides (3) Health & Safety Books & Guides (6) Legislation Books (4) Office Safety Books & Guides (1) Risk Assessment Guides (6) Training DVDs (26) < 25 cm (7) < £20.00 (4) £20.00 - 39.99 (3) >= £50.00 (5)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22950
__label__cc	0.748392	0.251608	De-Snaring Report for December 2015 News Anti-Poaching De-Snaring Report for December 2015 The rains continued during the month of December creating a quieter period for the teams as the number of illegal activities witnessed during the month plateaued, which was likewise caused by many poachers and wildlife offenders returning to their farms to tend to crops and livestock The rains continued during the month of December creating a quieter period for the teams as the number of illegal activities witnessed during the month plateaued, which was likewise caused by many poachers and wildlife offenders returning to their farms to tend to crops and livestock. Despite a reduction in overall incidents the Mtito team successfully captured and arrested an ivory poacher in the Tsavo Triangle, who had in his possession an ivory tusk and a bow and poisoned arrows. Similarly, the Chyulu team arrested an ivory poacher whilst the Burra team captured 3 bush-meat poachers in possession of snares. Other arrests included charcoal burners, loggers and trespassers. During the month 168 snares were recovered from poachers and collected from the field. The numbers of snares found within the TCA continue to remain high as capturing the offenders guilty of setting them is a difficult task, whilst finding and removing them from the bush is similarly challenging. The Tiva team assisted the Mobile Veterinary Unit in treating an injured elephant during the month which had a severe wound to the front foreleg, they were active in tracking the bull whilst they continue to monitor the elephants condition and improvement post-treatment. The Kenze team worked with the Kenya Wildlife Service and the DSWT’s aerial unit in a human-elephant conflict case close to the Kibwezi Forest. The elephants had become trapped between community land and fence-lines and roads, creating hostility in the surrounding communities. With vehicles and the aircraft, the elephants were successfully pushed and redirected into the protected areas.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22957
__label__wiki	0.74305	0.74305	Home Movies Latest Movie Reviews Review: The Current War Starring Benedict Cumberbatch Review: The Current War Starring Benedict Cumberbatch Kevin Finnerty Benedict Cumberbath in ‘The Current War’ (Photo Credit: Dean Roger) “Today the impossible becomes possible,” declares Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he lights up a section of Manhattan using electricity for the first time in the historical drama, The Current War. The film tells the true story of the two greatest inventors of the industrial age: Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon). The brilliant inventors end up in a cutthroat competition to see whose electrical system will power the U. S. in the 20th century. Edison has the edge as he’s already discovered how to put his electricity to work. He demonstrates this by lighting up a small portion of Manhattan with funding provided by JP Morgan (Matthew Macfadyen). But Westinghouse remains in the competition, teaming up with another visionary, Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult). Together they challenge Edison’s direct current design with a highly risky and dangerous alternating current. Extremely well-acted and surprisingly intriguing, The Current War: Director’s Cut is an effective period piece about the race between two titans of industry and visionaries who desperately wanted the opportunity and, more importantly, the credit for lighting up the United States. Benedict Cumberbatch delivers a dynamic performance as Thomas Edison, America’s greatest inventor. Cumberbatch portrays Edison as a tough, blunt, passionate but ill-mannered man determined to be the one responsible for providing America with light via his idea of direct current. Cumberbatch also captures the man’s love for his family who, at times, he takes for granted and neglects while chasing his electrical dream. Michael Shannon is perfect in the role of George Westinghouse, a man also determined to be the one to light up America but through a cheaper and more dangerous method. Shannon plays Westinghouse as a very decent, cordial, and loyal man of industry who finally ends up turning cutthroat in his race against Edison to keep his business alive. Nicholas Hoult delivers a solid performance as Nikola Tesla who initially is an employee of Edison’s but eventually partners up with Westinghouse against him. Tesla is at best a secondary or supportive role and the script never really delves into what kind of man he was other than that he was a foreigner and a bit odd socially. The look of the film is fantastic with the costumes and set design vividly bringing back to life America in the late 1880s and 1890s. The scenes on the train as Edison’s traveling trying to acquire funding for his endeavor, and when he lights up part of old Manhattan, are flawless. With powerhouse performances and a stimulating story of how America was finally brought out of the darkness and into the light with the power of electricity, The Current War is an entertaining historical drama that shines a light on an fascinating period in history. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent content and thematic elements Directed By: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Studio: 101 Studios the current war Previous articleModern Love Charms Viewers and Earns a Season 2 from Amazon Next articleLegacies Season 2 Episode 4 Photos: Preview of “Since When Do You Speak Japanese?” ‘American Gods’ Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: “Serious Moonlight” ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ Debuts the Season 8 Trailer ‘I Care A Lot’ Trailer: Rosamund Pike vs. Dianne Wiest	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22961
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__label__cc	0.600587	0.399413	Yolanda Stephen Yolanda is using Smore newsletters to spread the word online. Get email updates from Yolanda: Follow Yolanda Stephen Contact Yolanda Stephen Your Future Starts Today TCSS News and Updates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDwslMu8l0g&feature=youtu.be TCSS Tailgate Thursday, Oct. 4th, 6pm 19888 Georgia 219 Come out and help us celebrate our Partners in Education and School Council members at the TCSS Tailgate. Dress in your favorite team or school attire! Goodwill Teams Up with TCSS and WGTC for Good Chanelle Foster never imagined she would learn Forklift Driving skills as a participant in her paid 12-week Career Ready Workshop, but she learned that - and more - thanks to a partnership brought to Troup County School System (TCSS) between Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers (GoodwillSR) and West Georgia Technical College (WGTC). “Driving a forklift was fun. I was able to bond with everyone in the class and that was a new experience for me. It was better than I thought it would be,” said Foster. The 2018 graduate of Troup High School joined ten additional young adults for the continuing education workshop that is set to prepare students for work and life. Amanda Wilson - Hogansville Elementary When Amanda Wilson walked into her interview at Hogansville Elementary almost three years ago, she was surprised to find two students sitting across the table from her. She knew at that moment, Hogansville was the place for her. She says, “I was very moved by the value the school was placing on their students’ opinions. I knew immediately that this was where I belonged.” She believes in her career choice as an English Language Arts and Social Studies to her fifth grade students because, “I love to work with children. I know I am a part of a team providing them with the necessary tools to make their dreams come true.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZrhSRQg-w&feature=youtu.be Help Us Share the TCSS Story Thank you for your support of Troup County School System (TCSS). We are proud to be one of the pillar educational paths in Troup County where parents choose to send their children for a quality education. As an accredited educational system with over 12,000 students in grades K-12, our vision is to provide educational opportunties that inspire learners to be independent, successful, and happy. To learn more about TCSS, visit our website or Facebook page. Connect with Yolanda Stephen	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22971
__label__cc	0.628914	0.371086	Snellers Teddington, TW11 A handsome double fronted five bedroom detached house offering over 2,500 sq.ft of living space with many fine original features. The house also benefits from off-street parking for several cars and a delightful sunny rear garden. The house is situated in a central location just moments from local shops and bus routes with Teddington station just 0.5 miles away. There are many highly regarded schools nearby. Teddington Office TW11 8QT Make an enquiry Book a viewing Video tour Other similar properties in the area Trafalgar Road Twickenham, TW2 Situated in one of Twickenham's most prestigious and sought after roads, this four double bedroom Trafalgar Road house is certain to gain a large amount of interest. £1,450,000 Sold Originally built in 1815 as a 'gate house' for Bushy Park, this utterly delightful four bedroom detached house retains much of its original charm and character (including the watch tower and bell) combined with many modern conveniences and a fantastic lawned garden. Langham Road A four bedroom semi-detached period family house situated in a highly desirable central location, offering over 2,200 sq.ft of living space. Bonser Road A truly stunning five bedroom family home in this sought after road in the heart of Strawberry Hill. Upper Teddington Road Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 A truly outstanding five bedroom family house with over 2,100 sq.ft of adaptable living space set over three floors, situated in an exclusive gated development. The house has a secluded south facing rear garden with side access and secure off-street parking. Twickenham Road A truly impressive family house which has been the subject of total remodelling by the current owners to provide a fantastic contemporary style and unique living space in a superb central location. Connaught Road A beautifully presented five double bedroom semi-detached family house offering over 2,000 sq.ft of living space set over three floors and with the advantage of a garage, off-street parking and a lovely south facing lawned garden. Hampton Road A prominent and superbly located period house located a stones throw from Twickenham Green. With accommodation made up of four large double bedrooms and two bathrooms, this the perfect family home for those looking for the balance of space, location and period charm. Downstairs the house is ideal for entertaining with three reception rooms and a stunning and sizeable walled rear garden which oozes privacy. Further benefits include off road parking and potential to further extend subject to planning permission. Corporate lettings Snellers is a trading name of London Resi Ltd. Registered office: 3 Park Road, Teddington, TW11 0AP. No. 09898555. Contact the Teddington office	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0086.json.gz/line22972

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