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BkiUe2jxaKgQRTAkuw1G | Other Pages of Historical Interest
Act against the Highland Dress
Parliament, in 1746 and 1747, passed various Acts, by which it was ordained that the Highlanders should be disarmed, their peculiar dress laid aside, and the heritable jurisdictions and wardholding abolished.
The Act of Proscription 1747
An act for the more effectual disarming the highlands in Scotland; and for the more effectual securing the peace of the said highlands; and for restraining the use of the highland dress; and for further indemnifying such persons as have acted in the defence of His Majesty's person and government, during the unnatural rebellion; and for indemnifying the judges and other officers of the court of judiciary in Scotland, for not performing the northern circuit in May, one thousand seven hundred and forty six; and for obliging the masters and teachers of private schools in Scotland, and chaplains, tutors and governors of children or youth, to take the oaths to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and to register the same.
Significant dates in Scottish history
A time line of significant dates in Scottish history.
Interesting dates
Scottish dates - special events, birthdays and deaths.
Scots Independent Newspaper's "Dates in History"
This is updated each week with three new dates per week.
This Month in Scottish History
Each month brings you interesting accounts of people, places and events in Scottish history.
Declaration of Arbroath 1320
The Declaration of Arbroath was and has been unequalled in its eloquent plea for the liberty of man. From the darkness of medieval minds it shone a torch upon future struggles which its signatories could not have foreseen or understood.
History of Falkirk and its Villages
Where we tell you all about Falkirk, Grangemouth, Camelon, Larbert, Stenhousemuir and Polmont.
The Oliver Brown Award
This award is given each year to a Scot that is considered to have done much for his country and it's strive for independence.
The North British Hotel (Balmoral)
The history of this famous hotel that stands in Princess Street, Edinburgh. One of the worlds top hotels.
Friends of Grampian Stones
Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Kincardinshire & Moray - four counties in Northeast Scotland with boundaries created in Norman times based on earlier Pictish land divisions - have the world's greatest configuration of prehistoric and early-historic stones, carved art and clusters of ancient settlements, in an area roughly half the size of Switzerland.
Strathalmond
A Scottish saga of the Lothians - a story for Scots [and all those of Scottish intent] wherever they may be. The first novel of the West Lothian shale field.
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Pinkie Cleugh was the first "modern" battle on British soil--featuring combined arms, cooperation between infantry, artillery and cavalry and, most remarkably, a naval bombardment in support of land forces. Such an interpretation places Britain in the mainstream of military development 100 years earlier than is generally accepted.
Highland Pibroch
Composed by one of the MacCrummens in the midst of the Battle of Inverlochy, 1427,
wherein Donald Balloch of the Isles was victorious over the Royal Force.
The North British Railway
Here is an account of the North British Railway written some time ago which shows the part the railway played in Scotland.
Greyfriars Bobby
As a testament to Bobby's devotion, the people of Edinburgh, erected a memorial to Bobby. In most of the Encyclopedias, under famous dogs, Bobby's story can be found.
The dull thundering of hooves in the distance would send fear into the hearts of families gathered around the fire. The firelight would reflect the fear in the eyes of women and children as the galloping horses came closer.
Colin Campbell of Glenure
Colin Campbell of Glenure, also known as "Red Colin", was not present at Culloden although he held a commission in Lord Loudens regiment during the uprising. After resigning his commission, Glenure became one of these factors, having sway over the Cameron lands of Lochaber and Stewart lands in Appin.
S.S. Sir Walter Scott
Celebrating it's 100 years of sailing on Loch Katrine.
Willison's Testimony
Fair and Impartial Testimony of the events that took place in the history of the Church of Scotland. This is a large e-text book but relates happenings in the Church of Scotland from around AD 200 onwards.
FSA Scot
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
The reign of Alexander III, King of Scots (1249-1286)
White Slavery, What the Scots already know
This story will offer evidence that the Alba, Scots, Irish and Pics have been the longest race held in slavery.
Why Scots cursed the damn Yankees
How intimidation of Loyalist ex-pats led to American Revolution
The Gathering Stone
The stone was erected in the wake of Kenneth McAlpine's defeat of the Picts in 834 AD which led to the unification of the Scottish nation.
Inverness Kirk-Session Records
Extracts from Inverness Kirk-Session Records 1661-1800.
David Loch's Tour of Scotland in 1778
In 1778, that is, 119 years ago, David Loch wrote a book entitled— A Tour through most of the Trading Towns and Villages of Scotland; containing Notes and Observations concerning the Trade, Manufactures, Improvements, &c., of these Towns and Villages.
Scots of the Antarctic
A story of a Scots expedition to the Antarctic.
Historic Archives from the Scottish Parliament
This is a collection of great video archives from the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish Weaponry
From the SCRAN Archives
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BkiUeJbxK7Ehm4VQv_ap | Why do stars twinkle? – Idiot's Questions?
Why does my dog sometimes howl?
Does the red color in fruit juice really come from a beetle?
On a clear, dark night in your backyard, you can see about 2,000 or so stars in the sky, a small fraction of the 100,000 or so stars that make up our galaxy. They seem to twinkle, or change their brightness. In reality, most of the stars are shining with a steady light. The movement of air (sometimes called turbulence) in the atmosphere of Earth causes the starlight to get slightly bent as it travels from the distant star through the atmosphere down to the ground.
This means that some of the light reaches us directly and some gets bent slightly away. To the human eye, this makes the star seem to twinkle.
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BkiUfhs5qhDCwgy0AEuD | 50th SAHS Reunion, Whassup?!
Melvin C. Welch & Michele Smith Welch write:
May 21, 2015 Barbara 3 Comments
Married 7/1/67 Santa Ana, California
After graduation and enrolling at Santa Ana Junior College, I started working at Disneyland in 1965. Like most of the guys in our class, I was drafted in 1968, not once, but twice. The first time my orders were postponed "until further notice" and the second time, it was found that I had some serious damage to my knee and that caused me to flunk my physical. It was determined that my basketball and baseball playing in high school was probably the cause, but it did keep me in the good old USA.
I was transferred with Disney to Florida to help open Walt Disney World in 1971. That move kept me with the company for 12 years before I resigned and started my own consulting business, Total Design Consortium, in 1980. My expertise after working with Disney for so many years seemed to fall into the food service design aspect for restaurants, schools, theme parks and hotels. I now have a contract with the military to help redesign the school cafeterias on military bases throughout the world. I've continued to be a one man operation which definitely has its ups and downs, but overall, the company has been around for quite a while and is letting us do a lot of the things we want to do. Michele has been a great source of encouragement with all her expertise in the business as well. Although she had a full time job at Disney, she has worked with the business over the past 35 years and has been my support.
Michele and I have been fortunate to spend some time in Puerto Rico, Italy and Germany because of my work with the military. Looks like within the next 6-12 months we'll be spending a little time in the UK and Ireland as well. I just refuse to retire.
I spent twelve years as chairman of the Osceola County Planning Commission and sat on the boards of the Chamber of Commerce, Education Foundation, Boys & Girls Club and the Business Advisory Board for the School District. All in all, I stay very busy.
Michele is the level headed one in the family. After graduation she worked for a local law firm as a legal secretary until 1971 when we moved to Florida. She also went to work at Walt Disney World and ended up staying for 43 years. She started out working because she was bored staying at home and found a new home at Disney. She told me that she had to keep working there so that we had the benefits package since my leaving Disney was done on the spur of the moment without too much thought being giv en to insurance and a regular paycheck. Michele retired from Disney on 12/31/13 and deserves and has enjoyed her retirement completely. While Michele says that her years at Disney weren't anything super special, she loved all the different jobs she held while she was there.
California still holds a little piece of our hearts even though we've been gone so long. Michele has family there, so we visit often. We even spent a little time walking around SAHS a couple years ago when we were there. Some things don't change much, do they?
DisneylandMelvin C. WelchMichele Smith Welch
Dave Ault writes:
May 20, 2015 Barbara Leave a comment
After graduation from SAHS I attended UC Irvine. Played basketball my freshman year, but soon found out that my future in basketball was very limited. Started working part-time at Disneyland on the weekends to help pay for school. To my surprise, I was offered a management job in theme park operations and was part of the opening management team in both Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. Along the way Uncle Sam called and I served six years in an army reserve MASH unit. It was almost as crazy as the TV show.
In 1977 after moving to Newport Beach, I married Tina Coombe. We were both avid tennis players. The marriage lasted only seven years. I was traveling too much and she was playing way too much mixed doubles without me!
In 1985 I made two major life changes. After 17 very enjoyable years with Disney, I accepted a management position with Taormina Industries, a small family business located in Anaheim. Later that year I was very fortunate to meet and marry a wonderful lady, Diane Driver Chappell (and her two children). It's been a great marriage – we will be celebrating our 30th anniversary this November. By 1989 Taormina Industries had grown from $3 million to over $150 million in annual revenue. I had been promoted to President and CEO of the company. In 2001 Taormina merged with Republic Services to form the second largest solid waste company in America. I stayed on with the new company as Executive Director of Municipal Relations for Southern California.
Dave & Diane at Coeur d'Alene Summer 2014
2013 was another major change in my life. After splitting time in both Newport Beach and La Quinta for almost 30 years, we decided it was time to move full-time to our desert home and retire! Our desert home is on the Citrus County Club, which is perfect, since both of us love golfing and the friendships we have made with fellow members. Our other love is traveling (getting out of the desert in the summers).
Looking back, I can't believe it's been 50 years since we graduated from SAHS. We all had some great times as "Saints". Looking forward to seeing many of you at the reunion.
Dave Ault
Citrus Country ClubDave AultDianeMunicipal RelationsSolid Waste
Wanda Mason Lopez writes:
As some of our 1965 Classmates might remember, I was married during our Senior year on March 27th. So not only are we celebrating our 50th reunion, my husband AL and I just had our 50th wedding anniversary.
We were married on a Saturday and he left Sunday morning back to base in Sacramento and I returned to SAHS to finish my Sr. Year. We didn't actually make a home together or start our family for almost 3 years, as he was sent overseas and I was a married 18 year old and alone. But here were are 50 years later, after so many wonderful times and great family losses we are blessed with our 3 beautiful children and 4 amazing grandchildren.
I have spent the last 25 years in Real Estate, but have recently retired to reinvent myself yet again and finish writing my book (I'm 1/2 way there) and take more time for my photography. We have traveled quite a lot in the US but not international, however I am planning a trip to Ireland and Scotland, the home of my mothers family.
Although I have lost 2 of my closest friends from high school, Yvonne Rivera and Scott Walling, I am looking forward to seeing more old friends and hopefully getting reacquainted with many new friends.
Wanda Mason & Al Lopez 1965
I appreciate all of the hard work the committee has put into this and all of our reunions and can't wait to see everyone. I am staying at the hotel Friday and Saturday so maybe I will see some of you then.
Wanda Mason Lopez
authorphotographerreal estateScott WallingWanda Mason LopezYvonne Rivera
Robert Currie writes:
I guess my last post got lost in cyberspace, so I'll try again.
After graduating SAHS, I attended Santa Ana College and Long Beach State, majoring in Microbiology. I have worked in sewage my whole life – first at the Orange County Sanitation District (Mike Mendez, who some of you may know, worked there as well), then the City of Lompoc, CA, and finally at SKF CSD in Kingsburg, CA, where I retired as Lab Director in 2008.
In the early 70s I started what became a lifelong passion passion for air sports, including skydiving, hang gliding, and eventually owning and flying my own aerobatic airplane. Now, in my old age, I just putter around the Central Valley in my ultralight. I also ski at China Peak (whenever there's snow!), and go for long walks and ride my bike around town. I was a dedicated backpacker until just a few years ago, and did a solo John Muir Trail trip in 1990. I also standup paddle board regularly in Morro Bay (where I hope to live before too long), and may even try surfing, but I really think I'm too old for that.
I married fairly late in life, and my wife and I now live in Clovis, CA. She is a supervising nurse at St. Agnes Medical Center, and I enjoy my favorite job ever – retiree.
I haven't kept in touch with anybody from SAHS. The last time I remember seeing anybody from SAHS was when I talked to Bob Francis shortly after John Hunt was killed in Vietnam. Bob and I were neighbors and we saw each other regularly while wresting at Santa Ana College. I was drafted shortly after, in 1969, but got out early with a medical discharge.
Some of you may remember my (step)sister, Judy Currie, who also graduated in '65. Sadly, she passed away in 2003 from cancer. She was always strong and positive until the end, despite many tough times in life.
I guess my main memories from SAHS were the Kennedy assassination (I'm sure we'll all remember that day), and also Mr. Bouchard constantly picking on Claudia Cohrt in French class (maybe my memories are flawed, but that's what I remember, and I could never figure out why).
That's about it. I hope the rest of you graduates from '65 are happy and doing well.
Bob Currie
Dave Cearley writes:
I'm in awe reading what some of the other grads have done in the last 49 1/3 years! I guess we knew what we doing when we elected John Watters and Rick Whitacker our senior class officers.
Compared to their "Whassups", mine reads like "The Road Less Traveled". Yes, I did get a B.A. degree (in journalism of all things!) — and got 1/2 of a M.A. when I just got too busy to finish. Instead of going into the news biz, went into public relations (later advertising too).
Frankly, one of my goals in life was to get out of Orange County. And I accomplished that in 1972 and haven't been back except to visit since. I've lived the last 32 years in Rancho Mirage (next door to Palm Desert and two cities down from Palm Springs). I say I'm retired, except I work a full-time job plus I've worked part-time for the Humana Challenge (formerly the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic) since 1989.
Now, here's the Road Less Traveled part. I've never been married (almost two times) and have no kids (and never wanted them). I've been shamelessly cohabitating with the same person for nearly 15 years, however.
On the up side, to celebrate my 40th birthday, I played golf in England and Scotland for a whole month! I've visited Paris a couple of times and definitely want to go back. And in my later years, I've become a big fan of cruising — am planning next year's cruise as I write.
Partner of 15 years but no kids or grand kids. Still play golf occasionally but love travel. Spent a whole week in a condo in downtown Vancouver last September — what a fantastic place to visit!
Warning: I'm going after the prize for the best male hair. I have a full head of silver hair — I've had strangers (both female and male, if you can believe it) want to run their fingers through it!
Dave Cearley
Cheryl Brady Chandler writes:
Well left SAHS and never slowed down, what a great ride it has been. I lived and worked in Orange County first house in Lake Forest when it was El Toro and it cost $42K, good laugh. From there moved to Anaheim Hills and still worked at the beach.
One day while putting the clutch in and letting it out I said to myself I am pretty tired of this. Sold the house, sold the Porsche and bought a pickup truck and took what I needed and left for Colorado.
No I did not know anyone but drove until it was pretty and ended up in Breckenridge in 1978, I did not ski I had no idea it was a ski area but I did learn about both. While living there and have a really great time a blue eyed cowboy walked through the wrong door and I was behind that door.
Cut to the chase I stalked him until 3 years later he finally broke down and married me, the proposal was if you want to get married we are living on the Western Slope. We have had more darn fun, I have learned to brand, castrate, vaccinate cattle. Ride in the hills and gather them up and to ship them off to auction. And while we were doing that I worked for Union Oil Company in Purchasing then when the oil shale project shut down I stayed on and liquidated the project.
I had a Real Estate license from 1981 and they had some land to sell and asked me to update my license and then it started I worked for some independent companies and when they would franchise I moved on. As life rolled on a listing I had seemed to fit the bill for a Real Estate office so we purchased the building and started our own company made it easy Cheryl&Co. then we added property management and just purchased another property management company.
This is called retirement.
We do travel quite a bit and try to spend a part of each winter in Hawaii, the time changes makes it hard for people to call me. Look forward to seeing everyone am going to miss some of the friends that are not with us, but we can celebrate them.
Cheryl Brady Chandler
Nanci Herron Rowe writes:
Sailing around the world aboard the Seven Seas was a highlight on my freshman year in college. It was a floating campus sponsored by Chapman College. Cathy Alleman was also on the trip. It was four months of eye-opening and life-changing experiences. From there I transferred to USC where I earned my B.S. in Dental Hygiene. I practiced for 30 years and retired in 2000.
In 1975 I married Tom Rowe. His career in the lumber business took us to Atlanta, GA, Saginaw, MI, Portland, OR and back to Orange County. We lived in Laguna Hills for 30 years and in 2008 we relocated to Olympia, WA. We moved there to be near our three grandkids who are now 11, 12 and 13! What fun!
We danced on an exhibition clogging team for 11 years. We were opening acts for Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Monroe and Freddy Fender. Entertaining was exciting! We are now avid square dancers and have enjoyed that leisure pursuit for 22 years.
Traveling to Alaska in our RV was the trip of a lifetime. We have also traveled all the way across Canada arriving in Nova Scotia. On that trip we even stopped in Boston where our own Barbara Thornton gave us a deluxe tour of her city. Our RV travels have taken us to over 40 states and we aren't done yet!
Nanci Herron Rowe
Nancy Herron Rowe
Marilyn Lamb Cooper writes:
"Hello Again" "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "I'm So Excited" it is almost time for "The Saints To Go Marching In". Will we "Rock Around The Clock" or just "Yakety Yak" like "The Way It Was"? In ten years I have a "Ruby Tuesday" who is 6 and a "Rocketman" 3, almost "Born On The 4th Of July". Sometimes they "Wipeout" their Nana. I said " Good Riddance" to work and retired in 2008. No "Rockin Chair" for me! I still love my "Old Time Rock And Roll" with a "Red
Solo Cup" which creates a few "Blurred Lines". "Its Just A Matter Of Time" when "I'll Be There" as "This Used To Be My Playground" from kindergarten to high school. We will be "Blown Away" with "Emotion" and we might visit "All Night Long" reflecting on "All Those Years".
"That's What Friends Are For".
See you in August!
Sent from my
iPad. Mothers Day with daughter Heather.
Marilyn Lamb Cooper
Cathy Alleman Packard writes:
From 1965 SAHS Graduation straight to UCLA.
Worked summers in a Hot Dog Stand or my Dad's Insurance Agency until I graduated to "Disneyland Tour Guide", a job that I loved!
Took a semester off to travel around the world with Chapman College 7 Seas program (with Nanci Herron).
Came back to UCLA with a cowboy boyfriend (shipboard romance) I thought I would marry, but decided "no".
Met the man I would eventually marry while working on a homecoming float . . . he was watching, I was working.
Graduated in 4 years with a Lifetime California Teaching Credential, a job in the Los Angeles School District and a husband.
Moved back to Orange County after 2 years and lived in my Grandmother's Beach Cottage (rent free-we were extraordinarily poor).
Bought our 1st little house in Irvine ($29,500.00) and proceeded to produce 3 children moving into increasingly bigger houses as we could afford it.
Relocated to Denver in 1977 and have mostly stay here and loved it ever since.
Never worked as a teacher again, but stayed involved in education as a volunteer or aide for 20 years.
Children grew up and became quite extraordinary, capable adults and provided me with 7 fabulous grandchildren.
My focus has changed from education and youth to working with seniors though my church and the community.
New chapter in my life:
Became an unexpected widow in 2009.
"Sold" my big house to my youngest son (you all know how those sales work).
Bought a smaller fixer upper ranch.
Fixed it up (major remodel) and added a dog.
Have been working on our Class of '65 High School Reunion for 2 years with a wonderful group of talented classmates.
Cathy Alleman Packard
Tom Gibbons writes:
I am married and living in Tustin for the past 40 years. I have 3 successful children (1 son and 2 daughters) and 5 grandchildren. I retired a few years back as a local operations manager.
Questions (from Whassup?!):
5,441 miles (England)
Balding grey
Demo/rebuilding our home
Europe/Asia during the Viet Nam War
10. SAHS football games
11. Bible
Tom Gibbons (courtesy of his wife, Janell)
Tom Gibbons
Mark Angell writes:
From 1965: Harold Lumley (deceased), Chuck Patrick, Dale Tilton and me (Mark Angell)
At recent SAHS open house: Back row, Doug King and Dennis Hill. Front row, me and Steve Rios, Mark Angell
Chuck PatrickDale TiltonDennis HillDoug KingHarold LumleyMark AngellSteve Rios
Chuck Patrick writes:
Greetings from the Quileute Reservation, La Push, WA.
Doesn't seem like (50) years since graduation. Anyway, after SAHS, I went to the senior, senior high, Santa Ana College, though I spent more time surfing and motorcycling than in class.
Uncle Sam took notice of my adventuresome spirit and offered me an all expense paid vacation to that garden spot, Vietnam. So, while you stateside college students were dodging bullets on campuses like Kent State, I was sipping Mai Ti's in that tropical paradise, Cambodia.
When Uncle Sam tired of financing my play, he sent me back to school on the GI Bill. (4) years later, 1975, I graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in engineering. Armed with my degree, I became "Oilfield Trash" and spent the next (39) years chasing "Black Gold."
If you're "Oilfield Trash," sooner or later you end up in Houston, which I did in 1979, and met my beautiful "Aggie" wife of (31) years, Suzanne Coody (I'm pretty sure she married me so she could change her last name. Her friends still call her "Cooty Bug," remember the game?)
We raised (3) Texans in various Texas towns, (2) sons, Sean and Scott, and our "surprise" beautiful daughter, Stephanie. Sean, like mom, is an "Aggie." A sound engineer, he's traveled with several
groups like Randy Rogers Band, Flyleaf, and Eli Young Band. Scott graduated from Sam Houston State and is an Orchestra Director in a Texas school district. Stephanie is our Razorback, graduating from University of Arkansas, having spent a semester studying in Japan.
Suz and I have our separate hobbies, she's a Physical Anthropologist and still loves to dig in the dirt. We just spent (2) months in Silver City NM, where she helped curate the Indian artifacts she helped excavate (30) years ago.
I like to punch holes in paper at (200) yards with high powered rifles. I made my goal last year of competing in the (4) CMP National Events, Oklahoma City, Butner NC, Camp Perry OH, and Phoenix AZ. Wish I could say I'd won something.
Suz and I enjoy one activity together, Ballroom Dancing, watch out Dancing with the Stars, haha.
(3) years ago we started planning for retirement and bought our Retirement Castle in the Ozark Mountains, south of Branson, MO. Then, March 2014, we pulled the plug. I retired from Schlumberger and Suz retired as Adjunct Professor of Anthropology (a fancy title meaning low pay, no benefits) from Lone Star College. We bought a small travel trailer and hit the road. Been traveling for (15) months. After Washington, our next stop is Alaska.
We'll make it back in time for the reunion.
Hope to see y'all then, if not, hope to meet you on the road sometime in the next (50) years!
Chuck Patrick
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In this respect, the hydrophobic effect—the tendency of nonpolar surfaces to associate in aqueous solution—is one of the major driving forces of many biomolecular recognition events. The hydrophobic effect arises from free energetically favorable rearrangements of water, whose thermodynamic consequences are fairly well understood for flat, nonpolar entities in aqueous solution (where the intermolecular association of such entities gives rise to the entropically favorable, enthalpically unfavorable release of ordered waters from their surfaces), but incompletely understood—and difficult to predict—for interactions between ligands and the morphologically complex and chemically heterogeneous binding pockets of proteins.
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Aviation on Iceland stamps
18 Sep 2019 Wed
The coming summer will mark the centenary of the first aircraft flight of Iceland on the fields of Vatnsmyr in 1919! This episode denotes the most notable step in the hundred years of Iceland's aviation history. To memorialise this event Iceland Post released a special stamp.
The motif on the stamp features Iceland's first aircraft, the Avro 504K and a recent jumbo jet. It also illustrated the stylized feature of the registration plate on the left side, this plate is found in all aircraft. Avro 504K was the first Icelandic aircraft created by Britain.
The first airline of the country was established in 1919 but was soon closed after in 1928 a new airline with the same name ' Iceland Airlines' was founded. The first passenger aircraft Junker s F13 took its flight in the same year. Sadly, the second airline was also short-lived. In 1937, Akureyri Airline was established which paved the way for the Iceland first international flight. It was made by a Catalane Seaplane of Large in Scotland in 1945.
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Thanks for your kind words. yea after the current gig I'm doing. if the cleaning doesn't do it then I'll just have to send it in. Appreciate you guys.
Ill give that a shot I dont remember reading that. Thanks.
I guess I should take my zaxcom in to be looked at but I just don't like the idea of shipping my mixer back. So three years later ha since my last post and I still have a nomad that doesn't keep time and date. I've changed the battery and it still resets after every power down. I've just gotten into the habit of keeping the mixer on throughout the day and just powering down during lunch or long breaks. Anyways just venting it's annoying that I've had this issue since my purchase and nothing seems to fix it.
No I don't need loops on the bottom because it has a built in waste band/strap. But is does have molle if you pefer to use the bottom part of your harness instead of built in straps. Those straps can be tucked into the bag their is a compartment to hid them if you dont use them. I know for the ktek harness you would have to have bottom loops but for the others you can just use the bag strap it acts as the bottom half of the harness. Which I like cause then I add side pouches to the mole for my transmitters (Picture below).
Yes it has separate side bags but I cut the fabric dividing the main compartment to the side pocket. it was actually very easy and the stitching is done very well on the bag so you don't have to sew it after cutting it. It also has a lot of different pockets on the top so even though it's smaller I actually can store more things into this bag. and it has a built-in waste strap so all I needed from my harness is my shoulder strap so the bags fits firm against me. They have discontinued this bag so it's getting harder to find there are other brands But this is the original brand the other ones do not seem to be built as durable. https://www.amazon.com/Maxpedition-0403-Sabercat-Versipack-Khaki/dp/B001DRNHY0 Trying to post a photo of the side pocket but I keep getting a loading error I'll try later.
How would you mount them? Do you have any pictures? So im looking into a good car mount low profile microphone. Lately I have been on shoots were we end up jumping in the car with talent and I am looking for a quick low profile solution. I know a few people are using the gooseneck DPA 4098. But what about these other models from DPA? The 4080 and 4099 they seem like good options as well. Has anyone used these and what are your thoughts? Thanks sound fam!
I wish that this display would interchange with a slate then I would love this.
How did you mount your dipoles? Can you show a picture inside the bag?
Exactly why I'm trying to create a different bag I have the k-tek bag, but bought a used porta brace bag and it's so much lighter. You help motivate me with your one unit. The only issues with that porta brace is storing extra things.. So I just found a non audio bag that might work. Just need to sew some velcro straps but it might work.... here is the beginning stage. Really like the molle design of things. I ran across this bag while trying to find pouches for harness storage since my compact porta brace didn't have pockets... This bag is the best of both worlds.... (hopefully) Can't seem to post the photo on here I'll try again later.
I just got my molle clips today working on my bag little by little. Dipoles should be in next week. Honestly what I ended up doing was adding velctro to my receivers onto the nomad. Works perfectly didn't have to spend more money on brackets and no added weight!
Awesome man just came across this, I am in the process of doing the same thing. I just down sized my bag to an old porta brace and wanted to get molle pouches for harness to hold all the extras that would usually go in front pouch. Nice job, nice to see someone else's work. I bought the same brand maxpedition I like their quality, I used it for the front of my mixing bag now to start on my harness. | c4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
BkiUdfQ5qsFAfvFfPStI | RINOs Think They Can Re-live 'Unity/Inclusiveness' Scam
Christopher G. Adamo | May 5, 2021 | Commentary | 44
When Real America ponders the twisted course that has brought us to the abysmal place where we now find ourselves, it is imperative to recognize the complicity of RINO (Republican in Name Only) traitors who have willingly aided and abetted leftists the entire time. It is no exaggeration to state that without the collusion of RINO turncoats, leftist Democrats could never have achieved the degree of success that they have enjoyed, at our expense.
Consequently, it is critically important to deal with RINOs as the enemy that they are, if genuine conservatives are ever to prevail over the vile and dangerous leftist Democrat agenda going forward. Thankfully, the unabashed pro-America, pro-Constitution and pro-Christian stances of President Trump not only proved that such ideals are alive and well in our Nation, he also provided the contrast necessary to smoke out the closet liberals lurking in the GOP. Far from being "moderates" or "centrists," these two-faced political players only remain among Republican ranks because they know they can do the most to advance themselves and leftist Democrat interests by working from the inside.
Now that the RINOs believe their efforts, combined with leftist Democrat cohorts, have successfully shut down the groundswell of Americanism and Conservatism that carried President Trump into the White House, they are attempting once again to posture and pander their way back into positions of "credibility," which is their avenue to GOP power. It is beyond their ability to grasp, or even care, that doing so would signify the end of the Republican Party itself.
Despite their aversion to reality, the rules have changed, and will never go back to the insipid and ineffective patterns of the past. For too long, Conservatives watched in total frustration as leftist activists continually got results from the Democrat Party, while Republicans only ever offered excuses for their total impotence as a political force, regardless of their numbers in the Congress and Senate, and even while holding the White House. That game should have ended long ago. In any case, it is over now, and RINO efforts to resurrect their scheming ways, and revert to that course are absolutely transparent and feckless. Still, they try.
In the past few weeks, a virtual "Who's who" of duplicitous GOP globalists and leftist enablers has become increasingly vocal, as they resume their assault on the time honored principles that define real Republicans. The response from traditional members of the party who have not sold out to the new order has been openly hostile, and rightfully so.
At the Utah state Republican Convention this past week, RINO never Trump traitor Mitt Romney was loudly booed when he appeared on stage. Romney barely dodged an attempt by Utah Republicans to officially censure him for his constant attacks on the President, and his total betrayal of any principle of decency when he supported the baseless leftist Democrat impeachment scams, including the post January 20 circus.
Of course the title of "lowest of the low" among detestable RINOs clearly goes to Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who couldn't ever be bothered to engage the left on behalf of the Cowboy State. Yet she has plenty of zeal and energy when attacking President Trump and his supporters. In a May 3 Twitter post, Cheney declared "The 2020 presidential election was not stolen. Anyone who claims it was is spreading THE BIG LIE, turning their back on the rule of law, and poisoning our democratic system." Cheney is fully vested in the leftist Democrat effort to put a phony fig leaf of "legitimacy" on the 2020 election theft, despite the flagrant and widespread abuses and chicanery that was witnessed by the entire Nation on Election Night, and during the wee hours of the following morning.
Meanwhile, even former President George W. Bush, who never had anything bad to say about the treasonous Barack Obama, is reasserting his globalist "pedigree," by once again pushing for open borders. Never forget how Bush attempted in 2007 to destroy America's southern border by colluding with RINO John McCain's "gang of eight," a cabal of RINO and Democrat Senators. But Bush's record of duplicity goes back further still. As far back as 2000, he attempted to dismiss real conservatism when first running for the White House, by defining himself as a "compassionate conservative." It was his way of asserting that open borders and socialism were qualities that somehow constituted a superior ideology, as opposed to those uncompassionate Neanderthals who believed in secure national borders, respect for private property, and rewarding the diligence of one's labors.
In response to the uproar, leftist minion Susan Collins, the RINO Senator from Maine, appeared on CNN to castigate those who stand up to the Romneys, Cheneys, and Bushes and their efforts to reinvent the GOP. In her twisted world, only by accepting their distortions and pollution of the party can Republicans be deemed worthy. Those who think the party should uphold a certain set of principles, and particularly conservative ones, are a blight on the party, are being "disrespectful" to the RINO turncoats, and thus create "disunity."
Of course Mitt Romney and RINO extraordinaire Liz Cheney are never criticized for their disrespectful nature or the divisions they deliberately cause, which always redound to the benefit of the left. They are fine attacking a real Republican leader who actually moved Conservatism forward and showed how to make it work. Yet they claim to be "building the party" and demand others "unify" with their sordid and self-serving agenda.
Americans who want their country back from the leftist Democrats need to become fully aware of the dirty little secrets by which RINOs have hamstrung our side for years. Calls for "party unity," especially coming from those who were so flagrantly and incessantly undermining unity during the first term of President Trump, are absolutely disingenuous. A party that claims to accept both high and low standards will in truth only uphold low standards. The only way unity can be achieved with such people is by totally capitulating to them and their agenda. And their end game is virtually indistinguishable from that of the leftist Democrats.
Furthermore, a party that claims to stand for "everything" is a party that ultimately stands for nothing. The Republican "Establishment" clearly knows this, and is absolutely fine with it. Its intended purpose for the GOP has nothing to do with the concerns of Grassroots Conservatives who work the jobs, plant the crops, and fight the wars. In truth it never did!
Christopher G. Adamo is a lifelong conservative from the American Heartland. He has been involved in grassroots and state-level politics for years. His recently released book Rules for Defeating Radicals, subtitled Countering the Alinsky Strategy in Politics and Culture, is the "Go To" guide for effectively overcoming the dirty tricks of the political left. It is available at Amazon.
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ccblogging on 8:43 am May 5, 2021 at 8:43 am
Vote the RINO Globalists out and bring back President Trump.
ltuser on 2:57 pm May 5, 2021 at 2:57 pm
THING IS, CAN We vote them out. Since the left (and the rinos) now know what fraud they can commit to stay in office, do we have a Chance of getting these traitors out???
joe23006 on 8:51 am May 5, 2021 at 8:51 am
The brittle Republican infrstructure is trying to reassert itself after being soundly repudiated in the 2016 election when the rank and file chose Donald Trump over the myriad of endorsed candidates, candidates who did not inspire hope or confidence for the future. Someone came along who embodied what they had been waiting since Ronald Reagan was President. In spite of the best efforts of the establishment he was the overwhelming choice of the people. That didn't stop them from disrespecting the will of the people by becoming the NeverTrumpers and working for four years to tear down everything he built for the PEOPLE to satisfy their own egos and distain for the President. The people have seen the power they weild and I don't think they will willingly cede it back to the RINO traitors in their midst!
GOOD. We need to repudiate these scumsucking bottom feeders.
Scruffy_USN_Retired on 8:53 am May 5, 2021 at 8:53 am
The dishonorable, dishonest, traitorous Democrat Party stole the election
and courts and the Republican Party let them, against the will of the people.
The words of Abraham Lincoln to honour the soldiers that sacrificed their lives in order
"that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"
The Republican party needs to grow some teeth and rid the Republican Party of these Democrat RINOs.
RINO (Republican in Name Only) traitors who have willingly aided and abetted leftists the entire time.
The Republicans who support the RINOs are no better than the RINOs themselves.
Research and vote against all RINOs and those who support them.
So true. EVERYONE who votes for these RINOS, are just as much of a traitor to this nation, AS THE RINOS themselves are.
thedove on 9:49 pm May 9, 2021 at 9:49 pm
>> and the Republican Party let them, against the will of the people. <<
It was The People who let us down, by not forcefully expressing their needs.
sotheseedsofliberty2 on 9:16 am June 23, 2021 at 9:16 am
Just to show how petty and Little the Democrat Marxist party has become, they have decided that they would play the game of playing around with words that are commonly used in everyday life, the Marxist democrats have Grasped onto " Sematics to show their " POWER " That will show I'm a thing or two, Ya, That will show them all right!!
Nickibrowneyes on 9:04 am May 5, 2021 at 9:04 am
I'm so disheartened and angry about what the RINOs have done to the GOP and to our nation. I have stopped making contributions to the RNC until they do something about them. I need guidance as to what more to do. I can't vote these people out, as they are not in my state. But this is definitely one of the reasons we find ourselves in this awful situation.
capricorn1 on 1:09 pm May 5, 2021 at 1:09 pm
i have also stopped sending them money.
i'd LOVE TO see a list of who else has ceased giving o the Rnc… I hope its a MASSIVE list
eaglecry on 3:48 pm May 5, 2021 at 3:48 pm
There are a lot more RINOs than most Republicans want to believe. My suggestion is to start with the LOOONG list of Republicans who voted to certify the 2020 election for Biden. By my count, every state has at least one Senator to vote out…including Texas, Florida and Wyoming. The only states that don't have at least one Republican Senator to vote out have two Democrat ones to vote out. If you have a Republican representative in the House, check their voting record on January 6th. Our "Republican" Representative was the former leader in the House before Liz Cheney and is just as bad, just not as vocal. I've already told her there is no way she gets any more votes from me no matter what non-choices I am offered on the ballot. Conservatives need to take the chance of losing in order to get rid if these people.
ltuser on 1:23 am May 6, 2021 at 1:23 am
IF dems are in, or rinos are, WE STILL LOSE.
Wilddog on 4:42 pm May 5, 2021 at 4:42 pm
Send contributions directly to the candidates, not the GOP. Vote during the primaries. It's the only way to have a chance to get rid of the RINO candidate. Sometimes your choice is between the RINO and the dummycrat. I look at it this way, the RINO is going to be a back stabbing POS, but if the republicans have the majorities in both sides of congress, it will be republicans who will lead the various committees in congress and there's a better chance of getting a tolerable supreme court judge than the country would get with dummycrats running the whole show. Sometimes the RINO is the lesser of 2 evils, but it's not saying much.
I wouldn't vote for a Democrat, but I'm not falling for the "vote for a RINO so that the Democrat won't win" trap any more. There isn't any difference between a RINO getting a committee chairmanship and a Democrat holding the office. In fact, as this article implies, the primary reason we are where we are is not the Democrats. The primary fault lies with the RINOs. We need to get rid of the RINOs FIRST if we are to have any hope of getting rid of the Democrat agenda.
You're not the only one, NO LONGER doing that, Eagle..
MadeinAmerica33 on 10:57 am May 6, 2021 at 10:57 am
Send contributions directly to the candidates, not the GOP. Vote during the primaries.
yes, that is the way to do it. And let the RNC know they need to shape up.
backpacker on 9:06 am May 5, 2021 at 9:06 am
Christopher G. Adamo, Great commentary. You hit the nail on the head with Romney, Liz Cheney and the Bushes. Simply put, these Republicans In Name Only are traitors to our Country and these clowns are traitors to those of us that are true Conservatives. These RINOS are good for nothing.
elderal on 6:22 pm May 5, 2021 at 6:22 pm
GW Bush was a truly great governor but sold us out upon arrival in DC. What a tragedy.
He even further expanded Big Brother government by creating another overlapping (dedundant) agency that infringes on freedom under the ruse of providing security. Bait and switch.
I often DO WONDER< why the hell we need SO DAMN MANY "Intelligence" agencies, when ALL OF THEM are dumb as hell…
toddwood on 9:07 am May 5, 2021 at 9:07 am
JOHN MCCAIN seemed poised to be the savior of the GOP health bill when he returned to the Capitol despite a brain cancer diagnosis. He turned out to be the executioner.
The longtime Arizona senator stunned pretty much everyone Friday by turning on his party and his president and joining two other GOP senators in voting "no" on the Republicans' final effort to repeal "Obamacare." That killed the bill. And it also dealt what looks like a death blow to the Republican Party's years of promises to get rid of Barack Obama's health law, pledges that helped the GOP win control of the House, the Senate and the White House.
PITY he didn't start pushing up dasies, SOONER.. If he had, maybe we wouldn't have lost that vote!
Son Of Thunder on 9:33 am May 5, 2021 at 9:33 am
As I stated once before, the only reason to reach across the isle anymore is to slap the hell out of a Democrat or RINO. It is no longer a competition between two opposing parties out to preserve our country and work for the American people—just in different ways. Far too many of today's politicians have embraced extreme, global, leftist, and socialist ideas. They have emboldened themselves to think that they can override the voice of the Conservative majority by force and deceit.
They have gone so far as to steal the November 2020 election and they are executing their agenda by executive fiat through a straw man whom they have installed as an acting "President". It is time to drive RINOS into extinction. It is time to drive Democrats permanently out of power.
As I stated once before, the only reason to reach across the isle anymore is to slap the hell out of a Democrat or RINO
Seeing how some other nations, have had Fisticuffs in their 'congresses', there has often been days, i wished OUR Conservative members in congress, had that much Gumption…
PatriotUSA on 10:04 am May 5, 2021 at 10:04 am
it is imperative to recognize the complicity of RINO (Republican in Name Only) traitors who have willingly aided and abetted leftists the entire time.
Exactly, there is a cancer in the Republican Party that needs to be cut out.
And if using a surgical scapel won't work, USE A CHAINSAW!
Willowtree on 10:26 am May 5, 2021 at 10:26 am
Excellent, excellent, Mr. Adamo you nailed it down perfectly. I, a lifelong Republican, was thoroughly disgusted by the Republican Party, and 15 or so years ago registered as Independent. I only switched back to Republican so I could vote for Trump in 2016 and 2020. If President Trump establishes a new party, I will register to that party. We already know how completely demented and depraved the Democrats are. It is pathetic that Republicans have become their lackeys. Useless and dangerous to America, the lot of them.
jimbogolf on 10:56 am May 5, 2021 at 10:56 am
Like Biden said We the People are the government. Trump was the last best hope. Unless the real Republicans in our nation form a new party to get rid of the swamp, we are finished. I was so disappointed when Trump refused to start a new party. There are no republicans anymore in government. At least none that I recognize. They are all in it for themselves. Trying to save the Republican party is like keeping an old car running. You have to admit defeat at some point. The dumocrats own us and it's embarrassing!
Willowtree on 12:05 pm May 5, 2021 at 12:05 pm
Jimbo, do not be disappointed, nor give up. President Trump is in fact a genius. He does truly know how to play 5D chess, and knows how to strategize and strike while the iron is hot. He may yet form a new party, however when all the treason, all the unspeakable crimes of the Democrat party has been exposed, and all the complicit silence of the Republican Party has been exposed, there may be no need for another party. I totally understand your thinking though, and I would actually wish for a new name of a cleaned out, purged of all filth and corruption party.
jimbogolf on 12:34 pm May 5, 2021 at 12:34 pm
Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic won't help. Can you imagine if Trump started a new party. The energy that would be created. This isn't Ross Perot or some tea party movement. This would be HUGE. And Republicans would have to join if they want to stay in office. Sadly we chose the Mitch McConnell route of failure and disappointed.
I'd LOVE IT if trump followed through on his threat to form a third party. AS TO ME THAT WOULD be a lot more viable of a threat to the dems, than the scumsucking GOP is.
BuddyH. on 12:12 pm May 5, 2021 at 12:12 pm
The old saying about politicians rings true today as it did 60 years ago. "There isn't a dimes worth of difference between them." Let's face it, we elected lawyers and rich people to govern us and now we are paying the price. Donald Trump actually cared about Americans and America and they tried to crucify him and his family. Seems to me someone else in history who cared for the people was crucified for that. Our Lord King And Savior said in the parable of the land owner "they say to themselves let's killed the heir to the vineyard and the vineyard will be ours." They are still saying that to this day.
BuddyH – so right, so true.
I prefer the phrase, "politicians are like Diapers. BOTH STINK and need to be changed often!"
stan_toncich on 12:38 pm May 5, 2021 at 12:38 pm
Democrats are worse than child molesters.
RINOs are worse than democrats.
Because a democrat, no matter how evil, monstrous and reprehensible, stands for SOMETHING.
A RINO stands for nothing at all.
Damn all RINOs to hell.
As i've often said, RINOS are too cowardly to do what's needed, the traitorous DEMS AT LEAST FIGHT for what they believe in…
sjm on 1:16 pm May 5, 2021 at 1:16 pm
For years, over and over again, Democrats push three steps toward socialism. Then the Republicans "fight back" and hold them to two steps toward socialism. Then they pat themselves on the back and tell us what great job they're doing. Yippee, we're moving slightly slower towards socialism and the complete destruction of America.
Yes, some, you understand very well. All too many Republicans are merely Democrat-lite; still working to destroy America.
disqus_WgfaogQLF8 on 6:01 pm May 5, 2021 at 6:01 pm
Did Cheney latch on to the Rino crown? Did W come out of his comfortable lair to help Cheney meld with the evil that is the political left? Is this a George the 3rd revival…taking us back to what the elitist, aristocratic wannabes miss? Few of you aristocrats marched in the fields at Concord, tramped down the Rappahonack,, through the fields in Gettysburg, were gassed with muster gas, leaped out of planes to fight at Bastogne, froze in the mountains of Korea, died in Vietnam, but our families did. W, I know your father was a Spy leader, but some of us had Fathers shouting Geronimo as they leaped into gunfire, or other family members trying to get back to England with a plane ready to crash…..we aren't the aristocrats you all prefer, but we have kept you all safe and sound. Tossing us aside is your shame.
A socialist is a person who advocates government control.
A communist is a person who enacts government control.
A true Republican is a person who consistently resists government control and promotes personal freedom instead.
A RINO or Democrat is a person who foolishly cooperates with the march into communism by asking even more "government help."
Nicely said!
rupert on 9:20 pm May 5, 2021 at 9:20 pm
This guy nails it. Look who the Republicans ran against Obama. Two Rino frauds. Almost like they wanted to lose. Time to purge the Rinos and slackers .
Some folk, DO THINK that the reason the gop RAN Both Romney and Ryan, WAS SO THEY COULD LOSE…
sotheseedsofliberty2 on 8:26 am May 10, 2021 at 8:26 am
Why Are we surprised When Was ,the Republicans find a. RINO, in the party who shows their true colors when all down through last history there have always been unseen traitor ….
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BkiUdcrxK0wg09lKCgy1 | Heather Ross spoke and showed slides of her artwork and fabric designs last night at PNCA (I was sitting at the back with a point & shoot and I apologize for not not casting Heather in the best light). I really enjoyed hearing about her design process. She talked about how fun it is to create youthful fabric designs and how, through that focus, she draws youthful people to her. The theme of much of her work has emerged from her free roaming childhood in rural Vermont.
Heather spoke of her inspiration from the DIY movement and how much she enjoys how people use her fabrics for different quilting and craft projects. I had a Summer of Making poster signed by Heather after her talk and she complimented my shirt.
I was happy that I was able to share one of the projects I have created with her fabric. I got inspired after the hexagon night at the latest Portland Modern Quilt Guild (PMQG) meeting and the arrival of the blank tees to make a shirt with Heather's fabric. I used the 1.25″ hexagon I just bought from TabSlot. I used Heather's Swim Class fabric from the Mendocino collection for the first shirt I made for Henrik. It is still my favorite, but I plan to make a larger swatch for the t shirts for my Etsy shop.
I love the prints from the Mendocino collection. I had no idea when I took my first quilting class at Bolt that the fat quarter pack I picked out included a few prints from the Mendocino collection. That quilt is waiting to be finished. I started to stitch in the ditch, but I did not like the look. I will be taking Elizabeth Hartman's Freestyle Machine Quilting Workshop next weekend. I hope to get some inspiration and some new skills so that I will actually complete the first quilt project I started.
Here is the first Quilt Block Tee I made for myself with one of Deb Strain's Love U prints.
I finished it just before we went to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. I am excited to finally get started on making shirts for my Etsy shop. I will share my completed designs along the way. I hope you are finding creative inspiration from someone, something or somewhere around you.
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Set the tone: Body Ballancer review
Tipped to be the next big body contouring trend in Hollywood, the Body Ballancer Pressotherapy is a multitasking lymphatic drainage treatment that tackles cellulite and uneven skin tone, all while detoxing the body and relieving stress. You're fitted with a sleeping bag-style garment that used 24 air chambers to apply compression and give a clever, clinically designed flush-out massage for the feet, ankles, legs and abdomen. With freshly oxygenated blood flowing freer to the surface, skin looks better, firmer and more toned with just one treatment. The treatment is available at EF Medispa in Kensington, prices start at | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUa-45jDKDx3bd19wx | After a year on air, comedian Akmal Saleh will be leaving 2GO/Triple M next month to hit the comedy circuit once more.
House Party host KLP is moving on after five years of working at triple j and Double J's Stu Buchanan and his show Fat Planet are moving.
In 2019 Stu will be chatting about new music from around the world as a segment on Double J Arvos with Tim Shiel.
triple j will announce a new House Party presenter and Double J will announce two new programs in early 2019.
Forever Classic 6iX has announced Perth radio icon Ian 'Blackers' Blackley will be back in the 6iX breakfast chair in 2019.
After almost 30 years, the ACMA's General Manager, Communications Infrastructure Division, Giles Tanner, will retire at the end of November.
After 8 years on the CBAA board, Natalie Pozdeev has stepped aside from her role this year and looked back on how Community radio has changed in the past decade and on the bigger role women are now taking in the sector.
'Those Two Girls', Brisbane's Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills, who have been wowing the country all year with their early-morning national show, 5am to 6am weekdays, will present breakfast across the Hit Network nationally from December 2, for two weeks.
General Manager at SCA Perth, Gina Hogan, has been elected to the board of the Committee for Perth for a three year term. Gina says the Board will give her the chance to give something back to the local community.
Sarah Hurwood is the new Promotions Team Leader/Admin Assistant for TR FM and Gold 1242/98.3FM, based in Traralgon in Gippsland. She brings a wealth of experience, including time at 3GG in Promotions and Star FM (now Hit) in Warragul as a Sales Executive. Sarah also has her own Video Production company; Wonderment Films and will bring these skills to her new role.
New Zealand's MediaWorks will merge two stations next year, combining RadioLIVE with the Magic network to form a new network called Magic Talk. CEO Michael Anderson (pictured) said the merged station would offer both music and talk radio.
The ABC Alumni will be officially launched at noon on Wednesday, 21 November 2018 in the foyer at the ABC headquarters, Sydney.
The group was formed following a meeting of around 20 Alumni last month. ABC Board Selection, the decline of the broadcaster and concerns over Asia Pacific Broadcasting were at the top of the agenda.
After an enormous public outpouring and reaction to Bob Rogers announcing he was hanging up his headphones, Bob decided he wanted to continue with his iconic Saturday night show.
Returning this Saturday, November 17th, Bob will again pull up his chair, put on the headphones and settle into his familiar 2CH studio to present "Reminiscing" 6pm to Midnight.
Four new directors were elected to the CBAA Board at this year's AGM: Anne Frankenberg, Jacqui Riddel, Daniel Ahern (pictured) and Quinn Glasson. Anne Frankenberg was confirmed as Vice President, a position she has held in an acting capacity since the resignation of Melanie Withnall earlier this year. Molly George was elected as Youth Representative.
The World's longest serving radio announcer Bob Rogers has announced his retirement on air, citing doctor's orders, having suffered a stroke six weeks ago.
Adelaide award-winning newsreader, Anne Stone, has described her dismissal from FIVEaa as "brutal." According to the Adelaide Advertiser, Anne was axed after 19 years and marched out of the building last Friday without a chance to say goodbye to colleagues or listeners.
Irene Hulme has been promoted to Head of Music for SCA's Hit and Triple M networks.
She will now be in charge of music strategy for Southern Cross Austereo. A range of other staffing changes accompany the creation of the new Music Hub structure within SCA.
As a result of a staffing restructure within SCA's music area, Toni Tenaglia (pictured), Michael McPhee and Aiden Grant will be leaving the company. Irene Hulme has been appointed Head of Music for SCA's Hit and Triple M networks. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUe3E25V5jOxNYlRtc | Magellan Navigation (ранее Thales Navigation) — известный производитель GPS приёмников. Головной офис находится в США. Приборы предназначены для пользовательского (геокешеры, туристы, автомобилисты) и профессионального (авиация, морская навигация, геодезия) применения.
Разработчик первого в мире портативного (носимого) навигатора.
Разработчик первого в мире совмещенного GPS-ГЛОНАСС приемника.
В декабре 2008 года часть Magellan Navigation, выпускавшая потребительскую GPS электронику (в основном, под Windows Mobile и Windows CE), куплена тайваньской Mitac .
Подразделение Magellan Navigation Professional, выпускавшее оборудование профессионального назначения, в январе 2010 переименовано обратно в Ashtech.
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Компании, работающие на рынке спутниковой навигации | wikipedia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdYw4uzlhbeH0Z2bb | OH. MY. GOD. Did this turn out awesome!! It was so good that we made it two nights in a row. No joke. We were like "holy crap. that was awesome. and we have all these peppers that we need to use, let's make it again and see if we can make it better!" So we tweaked it. Added a couple of ingredients. And then repeated again a week later. And then we had leftover stuffing, put it over rice and ate it AGAIN. So I'll quit rambling and just say: try this. It's damn good! And easy.
It requires just a little bit of prep – cutting up your potato and onion. You then mix up a quick little thai spice mix, and bake your spiced chicken and veggies for a bit.
Once your chicken and potatoes are mostly cooked, you'll cut up the chicken, add cashews, cover your stuffing with a 2 ingredient sauce, and stuff your peppers with this delicious mix.
Bake a bit more, and mouw down. YUM.
Disclaimer: This recipe turned out with just a perfect amount of spice heat – for us. To give you an idea of how spicy we like things, we put cayenne pepper on our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (and potato chips, of course). If you're more the type that thinks ketchup is too hot, please don't try this and say I didn't warn you. You could always make some slight adjustments and lessen the amount of curry powder, leave out the cayenne, and maybe use a little less sriracha, a little more butter.
Yeah, it turned out better than I expected! It'll be one of our new go-tos.
WHOA. I love stuffed peppers and had never thought of doing them this way! Definitely pinning this for my meal plan next week!! Thanks for sharing!
I hope you enjoy them! Your meal plans are so impressive… that would be a whole 'nother level for me!
I can't wait to try this! I'm obsessed with stuffed peppers, and I'm obsessed with Thai food. Perfect mix!
Thanks for linking up on Share the Wealth Sunday. I look forward to networking with you further. I'm going to share this on my Facebook page this week.
Me too Hannah! I saw you had posted a recipe with sriracha and peanut butter – SO good together! Thanks for the share!
Very healthy and delicious too! Thank you for sharing at Motivational Monday Link Party. I can't wait to see what you will share Sunday night again.
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package gw.lang.parser.coercers;
import gw.lang.reflect.IType;
public class RegExpMatchToBooleanCoercer extends BaseCoercer
{
private static final RegExpMatchToBooleanCoercer INSTANCE = new RegExpMatchToBooleanCoercer();
private RegExpMatchToBooleanCoercer()
{
}
@Override
public Object coerceValue(IType typeToCoerceTo, Object value) {
return value != null;
}
@Override
public boolean isExplicitCoercion() {
return false;
}
@Override
public boolean handlesNull() {
return true;
}
@Override
public int getPriority(IType to, IType from) {
return 0;
}
public static RegExpMatchToBooleanCoercer instance()
{
return INSTANCE;
}
}
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BkiUep85qhDCKmWYMVBx | Here's my advice if you want to dip your feet into this world. First go to Boxee and get the free download of their software and set it up on your computer. Spend some time playing with it and set it up as though you were streaming everything through your home entertainment system.
We thought it would be fun to look back and see how we did over the last 14 years of publishing.. We will take a look at some of the early technologies we reviewed, predictions our writers made and all and all just take a trip down Home Technologies memory lane.
Consumers are growing accustomed to streaming vast amounts of music into their lives, with access to sources just about anywhere on the planet. This new thirst for music does not require stacks of discs, specialized equipment, miles of wire or complex installation.
Without the right mount, viewing position, cabling and glasses, it's virtually impossible to achieve the authentic, immersive experience most 3D enthusiasts desire. Ultimately, the 3D experience is only as good as the weakest link.
Having your tunes in every room is the most requested and usually one of the first things people aspire to add to their home. The problem is there is a wide range of systems available to deliver audio throughout your home, and each one can require a unique wiring setup.
As an ISF calibrator for many years I find myself in a lot of homes to make their systems perform better. I am constantly amazed at how many systems have everything they need to watch HD video and listen to HD audio but have never seen or heard either.
Many misunderstand it, and some vendors may see marketing opportunities in it, but from a HDMI cabling point of view 3D does not immediately change things at all. It's all numbers – stick with the arithmetic and you can't go wrong.
As many of you are aware, I try to be informative and break down the technology into a less technical fashion to help educate and inform those we've had contact with.
Whatever systems or wires you choose, these general rules and procedures will make the job easier.
By the time PC-based digital signage users realized that the February 2010 Microsoft security updates were causing their PCs to crash, it was already too late. Their PCs were plagued with the dreaded "blue screen of death" and rolling reboots, causing the digital signs they were using to deliver targeted messages to completely shut down.
For clean, attractive terminations, one option is to install wall plates that utilize keystone jacks for Ethernet connections. For small projects that only require a few jacks, an easy option is a toolless keystone jack. These do not require the use of a punch down tool like the 110 style keystone jacks.
Starting with Dolby Surround, which used four channels (front left, front right, phantom center, mono surround – though usually using two speakers), the public began to expect the increased realism brought about by sound location cues being able to move across the front soundstage, and from front to rear for ambience or special effects.
Before people enter the promising world of the startup, they need to understand the odds. There are lots of statistics available. The bottom line is that very few startups are successful. Many of them fail spectacularly. Those that are successful are not necessarily incredibly successful, but they mange to keep their heads above water.
Through it all, there is no substitute for desire, dedication and determination. These character traits, along with a good idea and a good team of people, can assist the engineer/entrepreneur in turning an idea into reality … and success.
Why Doesn't the Press Call, email, Text, Tweet?
Just because the lowly company press room is pivotal for everyone, everywhere why should the person leading the charge stoop to make certain the company's press site had just the right information and that the information is easily available, fresh. We wrapped our many years of experience and feedback from media people into the attached article.
Conventions/conferences are events that challenge a man's (and woman's) stamina. They push you to the limits of creativity and performance. Companies spend hundreds of thousands, no millions to attend them annually just to reach, educate, inform, persuade other companies and the media.
Crestron Mobile Proâ"¢ G seamlessly merges the native 1024×768 iPad resolution with Crestron innovation. Exciting interactive features include browsing your Blu-ray collection, adjusting the lights and checking to see who's at the door while you're walking from the fridge to the home theater.
Send an email to news@hometoys.com if you would like to submit your project for publication here.
News Announcements from the show.
Rather than having a dedicated media room, consumers will transform a family room between "living" and "entertainment". Lift systems, window motorization, specialized furnishings, remote controls (IR blasters), audiovideo distribution, and automated lighting will benefit in these areas.
Hiding technology is a rapidly growing trend. Architects and designers know this, AV installers should become involved in the process making it part of their expertise, offering a variety of solutions to their clients.
According to THX specifications, you would need to sit 5-7′ away from a 50" flat panel to feel the same sense of immersion that you do at the cinema. No one is going to do that, but with a larger projection screen at home you can.
Frederic Onado is Chief Operating Officer of SPiDCOM Technologies and he is also Vice President EMEA of HomePlug Powerline Alliance.
NextGen is an innovative provider of unique a/v product solutions for the residential and light commercial markets. The company is best known for its award-winning Remote Extender which gives an ordinary remote control powerful RF capability.
John LeMoncheck is the President and CEO of SiBEAM, a pioneer in developing intelligent millimeter wave technologies for wireless communications.
PEAC provides a robust, scalable and flexible platform to extend your health care facility and provide palliative care for your residents. It can be integrated during the construction or retrofitted onto an existing facility without the need for expensive rewiring.
i-Got-Control IRB1 is an accessory that turns your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad into a universal learning remote control. i-Got-Control quickly and easily replaces the multiple remote controls that clutter your home.
The Re package includes the IR transmitter accessory and a nice green neoprene storage case. The Re programming software is a FREE download direct from the iTunes App Store. The combination of your iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad, the Re, and the FREE App creates a powerful and professional universal remote control on par with many dedicated remotes.
BAM!!! he eliminated Flash from their iPhone connection and wouldn't let it on his tablet.
On January 4, 2008, a day before CES 2008, Warner Bros. (the only major studio still releasing movies in both HD DVD and Blu-Ray Disc format) announced that it would release only in Blu-Ray Disc after May 2008. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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package com.badlogic.gdx.controllers.desktop.ois;
import com.badlogic.gdx.ApplicationAdapter;
import com.badlogic.gdx.controllers.desktop.DesktopControllersBuild;
import com.badlogic.gdx.controllers.desktop.OisControllers;
import com.badlogic.gdx.controllers.desktop.ois.OisJoystick.OisPov;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.SharedLibraryLoader;
public class OisTest {
public static void main (String[] args) throws Exception {
DesktopControllersBuild.main(null);
new SharedLibraryLoader("libs/gdx-controllers-desktop-natives.jar").load("gdx-controllers-desktop");
ApplicationAdapter app = new ApplicationAdapter() {
Ois ois;
public void create () {
ois = new Ois(OisControllers.getWindowHandle());
if (ois.getJoysticks().size() > 0) {
ois.getJoysticks().get(0).setListener(new OisListener() {
@Override
public void xSliderMoved (OisJoystick joystick, int slider, boolean value) {
System.out.println("xSliderMoved: " + slider + ", " + value);
}
@Override
public void ySliderMoved (OisJoystick joystick, int slider, boolean value) {
System.out.println("ySliderMoved: " + slider + ", " + value);
}
@Override
public void povMoved (OisJoystick joystick, int pov, OisPov value) {
System.out.println("povMoved: " + pov + ", " + value);
}
@Override
public void buttonReleased (OisJoystick joystick, int button) {
System.out.println("buttonReleased: " + button);
}
@Override
public void buttonPressed (OisJoystick joystick, int button) {
System.out.println("buttonPressed: " + button);
}
@Override
public void axisMoved (OisJoystick joystick, int axis, float value) {
System.out.println("axisMoved: " + axis + ", " + value);
}
});
}
}
public void render () {
ois.update();
}
};
//new LwjglApplication(app);
// new LwjglFrame(app, "Controllers", 200, 200, false);
}
} | github | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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BkiUaWbxK1yAgXBVCFgp | Antonio Ebner, más conocido como Toni Ebner (Aldino, 22 de diciembre 1918 — Bolzano, 13 de diciembre de 1981) fue un político, editor y periodista italiano de habla alemana.
Biografía
Licenciado en derecho por la Universidad de Bolonia en 1943, un año después contrajo matrimonio con Martha Flies, nieta del canónigo Michael Gamper, propietario de la editorial Athesia y del diario local Dolomiten. Desde entonces, colaboró con la resistencia antifascista siendo él uno de los líderes. A mitad de la década de 1940, Ebner estuvo entre los principales fundadores del Partido Popular del Tirol del Sur, del que fue secretario hasta 1957, cuando Silvius Magnago le sustituyó. También había sido elegido Diputado en las elecciones legislativas italianas de 1948, y durante ese tiempo fue nombrado secretario de la presidencia. Más tarde, sería reelegido en las elecciones de 1953 y 1958. Por otra parte, durante tres años (1961-1964) fue jefe del grupo municipal del partido político en Bolzano.
Antes de la muerte de Gamper, que falleció en 1956, Ebner fue nombrado, en 1951, director de Athesia, y en 1964 abandonó la política para dedicarse a la dirección de Dolomiten. El 2 de octubre de 1981 fue investido miembro del Consejo de Estado de Italia, pero murió poco después de ocupar el cargo.
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Políticos del Südtiroler Volkspartei
Nacidos en la provincia de Bolzano
Fallecidos en Bolzano | wikipedia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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BkiUeMQ4dbghezubFxS3 | This article is all about Yahoo Mail Account Recovery. Yahoo accounts owners that have not been using their account for any activity in the past 12 months are at risk of being deleted. So, if you are one of the Vitim, i want you to read through this post, as we shall help you Recover your Yahoo Email account.
With your User ID and password you can access your account at any time. But if unfortunately, you have lost your password, this post offer the solution to help you recover Yahoo accounts and reset your password.
Once you follow the process on this post, you are rest assured that your account will be recovered. All you need to do is to stay focused and follow the detailed instruction step guide below.
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Go to the Yahoo! Sign-in Helper page.
Kindly type in your Yahoo! Mail email address or your phone number.
Click Continue. Yahoo! Mail's sign-in helper will now walk you through the options.
Click Yes, text me an Account Key under Do you have access to this phone?.
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BkiUdwA4eIOjRq_Txp9K | Jim Cramer Offers You His Protection?
Steve LeCompte • October 3, 2007 • Posted in Individual Gurus
Because of the uncertainties involved in choosing stocks, investors/traders are constantly seeking affirmation of their picks. One place they go for affirmation is Jim Cramer's Mad Money on CNBC. When you get Jim Cramer's blessing, you've got an edge. Your returns will be better than those of your too-good-for-Cramer peers. Or will they? We construct a sample of Mr. Cramer's "buys" and "sells" using:
The July 1, 2005 'Mad Money' Recap: Lightning Round Review from TheStreet.com because that article summarizes "an all-lightning round hour in which he recapped some of the [65] buy and [43] sell ideas he provided to callers during the show in recent weeks."
TheStreet.com's "Lightning Round" summaries for the week of 8/1/05-8/5/05. These five summaries name 87 "buy" and 65 "sell" reactions that Mr. Cramer provided to callers during Mad Money that week.
We measure the performance of each of the 260 (152 "buy" and 108 "sell") recommendations over the 1, 5, 10, 21, 63 and 126 trading days after Mr. Cramer makes the recommendation and then examine the aggregate performance of all recommendations by constructing an equal-weighted portfolios of "buys" and "sells." We find that:
Cramer's "Buys" Versus Broad Indices
The "buy" recommendations are: ADBE, ADP, ADSK, AIG, ALL, APA, ATK, AWGI, BA, BBY, BMY, BOW, BRCM, BYD, CBG, CHE, CHTT, CMGI (twice), CMX, COH, COP, CPN (twice), CSCO, DE (twice), DF, DIS (twice), DKS, DNA, DOV, DPL, DUK, EASI, EBAY, EC, ED, EENC, EOP, EP, EXP (twice), FLIR, FO, FON, FTBK, GD, GDP, GKIS, GLW (twice), GME, GRMN, GSF, GW, HRS, HSY, INFY, INTC (twice), IRC, ITT, ITWO, JCP, JPM, KBH, KMT, KSE, KWK, LEN, LMT, LTM, LU, MAR, MET, MFE, MO, MORN, MOT, MRVL (twice), MXT, NKE, NOC, NOV, NSM, NTES, NVTL, OIS, OKE, OLG, OLN, ORH, OVEN, PBR, PCG, PD, PDC, PEG, PNM, PNR, PNRA, PNY, PPG, PRU, PTR, PZZA, RAIL, RBK, RIG, RMK, ROST, SGR, SHLD (thrice), SIRI, SJT, SLB, SLG, SNDK, SRR (twice), STJ, SWB, SWKS (twice), TBL, TDW, TOL, TSO, TWX, TXI, TXN (twice), TXU, UPS, USPI, UTX, WLP, WMB, WTR, WWW, WWY, WYE, XTO (twice), YHOO (twice) and ZNT.
When Mr. Cramer mentions a stock more than once on different dates, we include returns for that stock multiple times using different start dates. In general, we use daily closing prices Yahoo! Finance for historical data. However, for a few companies that have declared bankruptcy, been acquired, merged or been delisted over the past seven months, we use historical charts from Marketocracy to estimate returns.
The following chart shows the average performance of "Cramer Buys" (equally weighted) over the 1, 5, 10, 21, 63 and 126 trading days after Mr. Cramer judges them. It also shows, as benchmarks, the average performance of S&P 500 Depository Receipts (SPY) and the NASDAQ 100 Trust Series 1 (QQQQ) over the same periods (averages weighted according to the number of "buys" Mr. Cramer identifies each day). It shows that Mr. Cramer's recommendations, in aggregate, tend to match or outperform SPY but underperform QQQQ. Adding transaction costs for so many stocks, as compared with buying one index fund, would significantly reduce the returns for the "Cramer Buys fund" relative to those of the indices for small investors/traders. In such a real-life exercise, "Cramer Buys" might also underperform SPY. At the 126-day point, the standard deviation of returns across the "Cramer Buys" is 23.8%. With the range of returns across stocks so large, attempting to capture the aggregate return without purchasing all 152 "buys" would be very risky.
Cramer's "Buys" Versus Cramer's "Sells"
The "sell" recommendations are: ABRX, ACS, ADBL, ADLR, ADM, AFFX, AGR, AMD, AMTD, ANSS, ASPT, AUO, BAC, BIIB, BLDP, BOOM, BSX, C, CCE, CKFR, CL, COGN, CP, CRDN, CWTR, DELL, DRYS, DTV, DWA (twice), DY, ELN, ELNK, ELX, ELY, EPD, ERS, FBR, FCEL, FDRY, FDX, FFIV, FRO, GERN, GNTX, HLTH, HNZ, ISE, JCI, JPM, KANAE, KKD, KLIC, L, LUK, LYG, MAT, MATK, MCRI, MECA, MLI, MRGE, MXO, MXT, NAT, NFLX, NOK, NSTK, NTAP, NTMD, NTRI, NVTL, ORB, ORCL, OSUR, OVTI, PEET, PETS, PGIC, PKG, PRST (twice), PSUN, PWAV, PWR, RBAK, REGN, REV, SBL, SKX, SM, SNPS, SPRT, T, THC, THO, TMR, TPX, TSCO, TUP, UMC, VIP, VPHM, VZ, WIND (twice), ZBRA and ZEUS.
One stock that is a "buy" on 7/1/05 becomes a "sell" on 8/5/05 and is counted in both places. Again, when Mr. Cramer mentions a stock more than once on different dates, we include returns for that stock multiple times using different start dates.
The following chart shows the average performance of the "Cramer Buys" and the "Cramer Sells" (both groups equally weighted) over the 1, 5, 10, 21, 63 and 126 trading days after Mr. Cramer judges them. The "Cramer Buys" outperform the "Cramer Sells" on average by up to 2% for all intervals except the longest term. After six months, the "Cramer Sells" substantially outperform the "Cramer Buys" (and QQQQ). This outperformance is not due to just a few stocks. The median performance of the "Cramer Sells" at six months is 5.7%, while the median for the "Cramer Buys" is only 4.0%. His worst "sell" judgments are: ADLR, AMD, CRDN, ELN, NTRI, OVTI, RBAK, REGN and ZEUS. At the 126-day point, the standard deviation of returns across the "Cramer Sells" is 35.6%, larger than the 23.8% for the "Cramer Buys." The range of returns across stocks for the "Cramer Sells" is extremely large, so attempting to capture the aggregate return without buying all 108 "sells" would be extremely risky.
Samples of 152 and 108 provide moderate levels confidence, but our conclusions are not statistically bulletproof.
As noted above, transaction costs are not reflected in the above charts. Such costs would significantly degrade returns for both the "Cramer Buys" and "Cramer Sells" portfolios for small investors.
The above stock recommendations are Mr. Cramer's assessments of audience-proposed stocks, and not necessarily his a priori selections.
The mere mention of a stock on Mad Money may affect its performance by drawing investor attention, especially for small-capitalization firms. Presumably, "Cramer Buys" have an immediate positive return bias, and "Cramer Sells" have an immediate negative return bias.
In summary, Jim Cramer offers his viewers no protection regarding their investing/trading choices. His assessments of viewer-proposed stocks likely encourage market underperformance. In fact, his "sell" recommendations in aggregate may outperform the market after six months.
Mr. Cramer's viewers should probably buy and hold broad index funds rather than trade stocks on his "Lightning Round" advice.
See Jim Cramer's comments on this analysis.
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Suitcase Charlie
Author: John Guzlowski
Genre: 1950's Historical Fiction Thriller
May 30, 1956. Chicago
On a quiet street corner in a working-class neighborhood of Holocaust survivors and refugees, the body of a little schoolboy is found in a suitcase.
He's naked and chopped up into small pieces.
The grisly crime is handed over to two detectives who carry their own personal burdens, Hank Purcell, a married WWII veteran, and his partner, a wise-cracking Jewish cop who loves trouble as much as he loves the bottle.
Their investigation leads them through the dark corners and mean streets of Chicago—as more and more suitcases begin appearing.
Based on the Schuessler-Peterson murders that terrorized Chicago in the 1950s.
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The Murder of John and Anton Schuessler and their friend Robert Peterson
My novel Suitcase Charlie begins with a Prologue, a statement from an Associated Press wire report from October 18, 1955.
The bodies of three boys were found nude and dumped in a ditch near Chicago today at 12:15 p.m.
They were Robert Peterson, 14, John Schuessler, 13, and brother Anton Schuessler, 11.
They had been beaten and their eyes taped shut.
The boys were last seen walking home from a downtown movie theater where they had gone to see "The African Lion."
As I wrote in my recent essay "Suitcase Charlie and Me," the murder of the Schuessler brothers and Bobby Peterson is at the heart of my novel Suitcase Charlie. It's what terrified me as a kid and haunted a lot of the other kids I grew up with. Until we got older and went to high school and learned that fearing something isn't cool, we feared stuff, and one of the fears we most felt was the fear of the person who killed John, Anton, and Bobby.
There's not a lot actually about their murders in Suitcase Charlie. The first murder in the novel is discovered about seven months after the Schuessler-Peterson murders. So the detectives in my novel worry that it may be the same killer. They talk about how the investigation of the Suitcase Charlie murders is or isn't like the earlier investigation. Also, people in the neighborhood of the killings wonder about a connection. Like I said, there's not a lot about the earlier murders in my novel. My novel isn't about them.
But I know some readers are interested in the Schuessler-Peterson case. They've asked me about the novel's Prologue, so I'm going to talk a little about the case that inspired my novel.
The day the boys disappeared, Sunday, October 16, 1955, they were seen in a number of places: some buildings downtown in the Loop and some bowling alleys near their home on Montrose Avenue. The cops figured that after seeing the movie The African Lion the boys hung out downtown until about 6 pm, wandering around, seeing stuff, probably doing the kind of goofing around I talk about in my "Suitcase Charlie and Me" essay. They were spotted on Montrose at a bowling alley around 7:45 pm. One of the men working there said some older guy was talking to them, some guy who seemed friendly. The boys left a little while later and started walking and hitching down Montrose Avenue toward home.
They were last seen alive about 3 miles away, getting into a car near the intersection of Lawrence and Milwaukee. That was at 9:05 that night.
Two days later, on Tuesday, October 18, their bodies were discovered outside the Chicago city limits, in a ditch in the Robinson Woods Forest Preserve, near the Des Plaines River.
A liquor salesman was taking his lunch in a parking lot there that day. When he looked up from his sandwich, he saw what he thought was a manikin. It turned out to be the body of a young boy, naked with his eyes and mouth taped shut with adhesive tape. Near him were two other naked bodies with eyes and mouths taped. All three boys had died the same way, asphyxiation.
What followed was one of the most extensive investigations in the history of the Chicago Police Department. Between the date the boys' bodies were found and 1960 when the Chicago Tribune ran an article updating this cold case, more than 44,000 people with some kind of information about the murders were interviewed. More than 3,500 suspects were questioned.
None of it led to the discovery of the killer of the 3 boys.
However, what did follow were some additional murders, ones that seemed to share similarities with the Schuessler-Peterson case.
December 28, 1956, a little over a year after the Schuessler-Peterson murders, two young sisters, Barbara, 15, and Patricia 13, went to the Brighton Theater on Archer Avenue to see an Elvis Presley movie, Love me Tender. Four weeks later, on January 22, 1957, their naked bodies were found behind a guard rail on a country road in an unincorporated west of Chicago. Their bodies like those of the Schuessler-Peterson boys had apparently been thrown out of a car. Unlike the boys, the girls had not died of asphyxiation. Their deaths were thought to have been caused by secondary shock due to exposure. The investigation into the cause of their deaths led nowhere.
Over the years, a number of other murders in the area have been linked to the Schuessler-Peterson killings. John Wayne Gacy, the notorious "Killer Clown" guilty of murdering at least 33 young boys, was suspected by Detective John Sarnowski, one of the detectives working the Schuessler-Peterson cold case, of possibly being involved with the murders of John, Anton, and Bobby. Brach Candy Heir, Helen Brach was also linked with the Schuessler brothers and Bobby Peterson. She disappeared in February 1977 and was declared legally dead in 1984. One of the suspects in this case was a racketeer and stable owner Silas Jayne, a man also for a while a suspect in the deaths of the Grimes Sisters.
So who killed the Schuessler boys and their friend Bobby Peterson?
The best guess is Kenneth Hansen.
His name came up during a Federal investigation in the early 1990s of arson in horse racing stables around Chicago. A number of the people being investigated told the Federal authorities that Hansen had repeatedly over the years spoken about his involvement with the killing of John, Anton, and Bobby. Prosecutors at the trial proved that Hansen picked up the boys while they were hitching, abused two of them, and then killed all three when they threatened to tell their parents. He was sentenced to 200-300 years for his crimes and died in prison in September 14, 2007.
For those people who like to re-work old crimes, there are a number of interesting facts here that should get them going:
1. Hansen worked at Idle Hour Stables. That's where the killing of the three boys took place.
2. Silas Jayne, who I mentioned earlier, was the owner of the Idle Hour Stables at the time.
3. Later he was a suspect in the Grimes Sisters' murder.
4. Hansen was also a suspect in the Helen Brach disappearance.
5. Recently, a former head of the Cook County Sheriff's Police has offered the theory that Hansen might have been involved in the disappearance or death of the Grimes Sisters.
If you're interested in finding out more about these murders, doing your own preliminary detective work, a good place to start is the Chicago Tribune's extensive online archives. They are free and easy to use and will keep your eyes going for a long time. Just Google http://archives.chicagotribune.com and put in your search phrase.
Here are some of the articles I found especially important:
The first newspaper story about the murder of the boys: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1955/10/20/page/1
An article written in 1960 about the Schuessler-Peterson cold case: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/10/15/page/30/article/hunt-for-boys-killer-turns-to-minds-of-friends
An article about the trial of Kenneth Hansen, the murderer: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-09-13/news/9509130367_1_peterson-home-schuessler-robert-peterson
Born in a refugee camp after World War II, John Guzlowski came with his family to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1951. His parents had been Polish slave laborers in Nazi Germany. Growing up in the immigrant and refugee neighborhoods around Humboldt Park in Chicago, he met hardware store clerks with Auschwitz tattoos on their wrists, Polish cavalry officers who still mourned for their dead comrades, and women who had walked from Siberia to Iran to escape the Russians. His poetry, fiction, and essays try to remember them and their voices.
His poems also remember his parents, who survived their slave labor experiences in Nazi Germany. A number of these poems appear in his books Language of Mules, Lightning and Ashes (Steel Toe Books), and Third Winter of War: Buchenwald (Finishing Line Press).
Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz, reviewing the Polish translation of Language of Mules, for the journal Tygodnik Powszechny, said, "This volume astonished me."
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Operant (biofeedback) Control of Left-right Frontal Alpha Power Differences: Potential Neurotherapy for Affective Disorders.
Rosenfeld JP, Cha G, Blair T, Gotlib IH.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=7495918&dopt=Abstract
Two experiments were done with subjects from a paid pool of undergraduates. In each study, there were five 1-hour sessions on each of 5 days: (1) Baseline: Rewards given for randomly selected 20% of the 700-ms sequential epochs; mean and SD of baseline power differences determined. 2) Exploration: Subjects were rewarded when right minus left alpha differences in an epoch were greater than the baseline mean plus about .85 SD (p = .20); subjects told to discover how to generate rewards. (3)-(5). Training: Subjects were paid (over and above the $8/h flat rate) in proportion to their hit rates. In the first study (in which active filters passed 8-12 Hz activity, and the rectified, integrated amplitude was utilized), 6 of 8 subjects met learning criteria (a significant difference between baseline and training scores). In the second study (in which on-line FFTs were used to extract alpha power), 3 of 5 subjects met learning criteria.
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Saxby E, Peniston EG.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=8801245&dopt=Abstract
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For adolescents, coming out as transgender can be an enormous relief. But it can also be scary and challenging. Research shows that transgender teens may be more likely to develop depression and other mental health conditions.
As a result, parents of transgender teens need information and resources to help them support their children. To begin with, they need to understand what it means to be transgender.
Understanding Transgender Teens
According to the American Psychological Association, the term "transgender" describes people whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the gender to which they were assigned at birth. Transgender is sometime shortened to trans, or trans male/trans female.
Thus, children or teens born with the biological and physical traits of a male may know without a doubt that they are actually female. Or those assigned female at birth may know that their true gender is male.
With awareness of transgender issues on the rise, more teens are coming out. In 2017, US estimates showed that 150,000 youth ages 13 to 17, or 0.7 percent of American teens, identified as transgender. But a 2018 study suggests that the number may be higher. The study looked at students in ninth and 11th grade and estimated that nearly 3 percent are transgender or gender nonconforming. Gender nonconforming means that they don't conform in appearance or behavior to typical expectations around gender.
Gender Identity vs. Sexual Orientation
People often confuse gender identity with sexual orientation. However, the two are not the same.
Hence, sexual orientation refers to our physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person. Meanwhile, gender identity refers to one's internal sense of being male, female, or something else, such as nonbinary or genderfluid. A transgender teenager may be straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or asexual—just like a cisgender teen. (The term "cisgender" refers to those whose gender identity matches the gender they were assigned at birth.)
The difference is sometimes explained like this: Sexual orientation is about who you want to be with. Gender identity is about who you are.
'Transgender' Is Not a Mental Health Diagnosis
Being transgender in itself is not a mental health condition, any more than being cisgender is. However, being transgender can present specific challenges that increase the likelihood of anxiety, depression, or other conditions. For example, transgender people may face rejection by family and friends, societal stigma and prejudice, and reduced access to healthcare.
Moreover, transgender teens and children often experience an intense conflict between their "assigned" or biological gender and what they know and feel to be their actual gender. As a result, they may suffer from what's known as gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria refers to distress, depression, and/or anxiety as a result of this conflict.
Experts diagnose gender dysphoria when individuals experience significant distress or impairment in major areas of life. Hence, it disrupts daily functioning, including school, relationships, work, and social activities.
Identity Development in Transgender Teens
Many transgender people say that they knew they were transgender when they were very young. For others, the transgender identity development process lasts into their teens or adulthood. Some transgender teens experience what might be called a transgender identity crisis—a period of confusion and anxiety around their gender identity.
Sometimes children or teens know they are trans but are afraid to come out. They might be concerned about rejection, stigma, or bullying. As a result, transgender teens may come out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual before coming out as transgender.
In most cases, the initial confusion and anxiety evolves into experimentation, gradual acceptance, and eventually integration and expression of one's identity. Studies on transgender identity development find that being able to fully express one's gender and having a sense of self is essential, no matter how the participants expressed their gender identity. Moreover, having a safe space to experiment with their gender presentation was instrumental in their process of identity development. These studies indicated that transgender people who don't have this safe space would benefit from working with a mental healthcare professional who specifically understands transgender issues.
Physical and Social Transitioning for Transgender Teens
Not all transgender people transition into living as the gender they identify with. If they do transition, transgender people express their gender identities in different ways. Some people take hormones and/or have surgery so their body matches their true gender identity. Some change the way they dress and/or their behavior without making major physical changes.
Transgender kids who have not yet reached puberty don't receive medication of any kind. As they get older, doctors prescribe puberty blockers, which put the physical changes associated with adolescence on hold. The recommended age for beginning hormone therapy is 16, but some physicians say that kids don't have too wait that long. Hence, more and more transgender teens are starting hormones earlier. While the hormones carry some health risks, experts say that the mental health benefits of physical transitioning outweigh the dangers.
In most countries, transgender teens must wait until the age of 18 to have gender reassignment surgery. However, that may change. In 2018, the Australian Family Court ruled that it would no longer intervene in cases where children with gender dysphoria have the permission of their parents and doctors. The decision cleared the way for a 16-year-old trans boy to have surgery.
Moreover, transgender teens and children may begin social transitioning at any age. Ways to transition socially include the following:
Coming out to friends and family as transgender
Using pronouns (she/her, he/him, they/them) that match one's gender identity, and asking others to use them as well
Going by a different name
Dressing and grooming to match your gender identity.
Suicide and Mental Health Risks for Transgender Teens
For transgender teens, rejection by family members is the worst possible result of coming out. Familial rejection threatens the mental health and safety of trans teens. Studies show that such rejection can lead transgender youth to engage in risky behavior. In extreme cases, rejection by loved ones can result in homelessness. In fact, 40 percent of homeless youth are LGBT teens who have been kicked out of the house, or who left home due to negative relationships with family members.
But even when families are supportive, transgender teens are often exposed to bullying, cyberbullying, stigma, and prejudice. The Trump administration has contributed to the hostile attitude toward transgender people with its attacks on transgender rights.
Research indicates that a combination of these factors makes transgender teens more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. As a result, transgender teens are also at greater risk of suicide than their peers. A recent study of LGBT suicide statistics found that adolescents aged 12 to 14 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender are more likely to die by suicide than heterosexual teens of the same age. And a 2018 review found that transgender teens aged 12 to 20 were 5.87 times more likely to attempt suicide than cisgender teens who identified as heterosexual.
Parenting a Transgender Teenager
Fortunately, parental support can buffer against the challenges that transgender teens face. When trans teens feel accepted by their families, their health, self-esteem, and social support improve. Moreover, they are less vulnerable to depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation.
Here are 10 tips for parenting a transgender teenager.
Always use your teen's preferred gender pronouns and preferred names.
Advocate for trans teens by calling out transphobia and asking others to respect their identity.
Educate yourself about the issues that transgender teenagers face now and will face as adults, by reading, attending conferences, and consulting with experts.
Don't make assumptions about a transgender teen's sexual orientation, or their plans for transitioning.
Encourage teens to explore their gender identity and expression.
Keep the lines of communication open at all times and check in frequently.
Process any reactions you have to your teen's transition with a counselor or support group, not with your teen.
Learn more about transgender rights and policies, and support policies and politicians that protect transgender people from discrimination.
Make sure your teen gets access to counseling and mental healthcare whenever they want it, or if they show signs of depression or anxiety.
Most important, give transgender teens unconditional love and support.
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BkiUdnvxK1yAgWt7-tMt | Some junky cell phone pics.
It looks so pretty. I really like how this project turned out.
I hope they keep the idea of putting the produce bins out near the sidewalk through those garage doors.
You beat me to it! I saw someone taking photos today. Here are mine - not as good as yours.
If you saw an early 20's lady with a backpack and bookstore bag, that was me haha.
I guess I didn't see you. I was working at my wife's office and noticed lots of people snapping photos today.
A rare example of a building looking better than its rendering!
Is it just me or does that Mayan Buzz Cafe sign look a little jank.
In other signage news. Is that the only signage they'll have for Bridge Street Market? If so, I'm impressed at the "restraint", but shocked to see they didn't go big (which I wouldn't even mind if it were a tastefully done, retro/traditional sign).
Absolutely love it! I always thought Founders needed a sign like this, lit, on the top of their building.
I give that sign five stars. I'm kind of a sign nerd.
Awesome, I'm a sign nerd too. I wish They had one like this on top of the building facing the highway.
I saw it in person, it looks even better live.
I was it in person, it looks even better live.
We spent a good amount of time there today looking through the windows. It doesn't seem real - so excited.
There's a new mural going in on the parking ramp side. Saw it the other day then this on FB.
I spoke with the artist yesterday. She's from Asheville, NC so we talked beer. Has already entered it in ArtPrize.
Hoping the gas station owner on the corner finally relents and sells. It looks like a POS even for a station.
Garage doors were open and wooden crates were out at the sidewalk today. Looked like a bunch of employee training today.
Clean slate for the new mixed use project here.
Wow!! Look at all the snow we used to get back then!!
No, that really is crazy. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
BkiUdFk5qdmC-HfOZObB | Eurogates
Holland: Abolish right to move onto master's degree
The unconditional access to a master's degree should be abolished, in the view of the Association of Universities in The Netherlands, VSNU. It hopes that bachelor's students will work harder when they lose the right to automatically move on to a contiguous master's programme.
Every Dutch bachelor's programme has a so-called doorstroommaster. A graduate of the bachelor's programme Organisation Studies can continue directly on to the master's programme Organisation Studies. Bachelor's students of Fiscal Law are given unconditional access to the master's programme Fiscal Law after having completed the 'attached' bachelor's programme.
According to the VSNU, this right to continue in a contiguous master's should be abolished in order to intensify education in the bachelor's phase. Without this right, bachelor's students would be stimulated to get more out of their studies. After all, the VSNU argues, students do more when they have to 'apply for' a master's programme place.
A strange argument, in the opinion of Peter Essers, who is programme coordinator of both the bachelor's and the master's programmes in Fiscal Law. "The bachelor's diploma is a condition to move on to a master's programme", he says. "If you have problems with the level of bachelor's students, than you should do something about the exam requirements of that study programme. This is unrelated to whether or not you can move on automatically."
Tilburg University's rector Frank van der Duyn Schouten shares the VSNU's point of view. He does not expect, however, that abolishing the right to continue in a contiguous master's programme would mean that students at Tilburg University could be refused for such a programme. Only students who graduated by the skin of their teeth should be strongly advised against taking a master's programme.
The VSNU sees more advantages in a complete separation between bachelor's and master's programmes. This way, a university can make clear choices about the package of master's programmes it offers, and it will bring more diversity to master's programmes. Students, on the other hand, might need to have a good think about a specific master's programme before choosing it. [MF/transl.YV]
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BkiUcdXxK7DgtAAQIh5u | About the PainterOscar-Claude Monet (14 November 1840 ¨C 5 December 1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. The term "Impressionism" is derived from the title of his painting Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise), which was exhibited in 1874 in the first of the independent exhibitions mounted by Monet and his associates as an alternative to the Salon de Paris.About the PaintingWhen he returned from England in 1871, Monet settled in Argenteuil and lived there until 1878. These years were a time of fulfilment for him. Supported by his dealer, Paul Durand-Ruel, Monet found in the region around his home the bright landscapes which enabled him to explore the potential of plein-air painting.Monet diluted the contours and constructed a colourful rhythm with blobs of paint starting from a sprinkling of poppies; the disproportionately large patches in the foreground indicate the primacy he put on visual impression. A step towards abstraction had been taken.In the landscape, a mother and child pair in the foreground and another in the background are merely a pretext for drawing the diagonal line that structures the painting. Two separate colour zones are established, one dominated by red, the other by a bluish green. The young woman with the sunshade and the child in the foreground are probably the artist's wife, Camille, and their son Jean.
About the PainterIvan Ivanovich Shishkin (25 January 1832 ¨C 20 March 1898) was a Russian landscape painter closely associated with the Peredvizhniki movement.About the PaintingShishkin became a member of the Imperial Academy in St. Petersburg and was professor of painting from 1873 to 1898. At the same time, Shishkin headed the landscape painting class at the Highest Art School in St. Petersburg.For some time, Shishkin lived and worked in Switzerland and Germany on scholarship from the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts. On his return to Saint Petersburg, he became a member of the Circle of the Itinerants and of the Society of Russian Watercolorists. He also took part in exhibitions at the Academy of Arts, the All-Russian Exhibition in Moscow (1882), the Nizhniy Novgorod (1896), and the World Fairs (Paris, 1867 and 1878, and Vienna, 1873). Shishkin's painting method was based on analytical studies of nature. He became famous for his forest landscapes and was also an outstanding draftsman and a printmaker.Ivan Shishkin owned a dacha in Vyra, south from St. Petersburg. There he painted some of his finest landscapes. His works are notable for poetic depiction of seasons in the woods, wild nature, animals and birds. In 1891, he was appointed professor-director of the landscape class in the Academy¡¯s Advanced Art School. In 1898, he completed his painting The Pine Grove and died on 20 March in St. Petersburg, while working on his new painting.
About the PainterIvan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (29 July 1817 ¨C 2 May 1902) was a Russian Romantic painter. He is considered one of the greatest marine artists in history. One of the most prominent Russian artists of his time, Aivazovsky was also popular outside Russia. About the PaintingThe Golden Horn also known by its modern Turkish name as Hali?, is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.In the 1860s, the artist produced several paintings inspired by Greek nationalism and the Italian unification. In 1868, he once again visited Constantinople and produced a series of works about the Greek resistance to the Turks, during the Great Cretan Revolution. In 1868, Aivazovsky traveled in the Caucasus and visited the Russian part of Armenia for the first time. He painted several mountainous landscapes and in 1869 held an exhibition in Tiflis. Later in the year, he made a trip to Egypt and took part in the opening ceremony of the Suez Canal. He became the "first artist to paint the Suez Canal, thus marking an epoch-making event in the history of Europe, Africa and Asia.
About the PainterGustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 ¨C February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. In addition to his figurative works, which include allegories and portraits, he painted landscapes. Among the artists of the Vienna Secession, Klimt was the most influenced by Japanese art and its methods.About the PaintingKlimt seems to have felt tranquil in the middle of forests. Although the trunks are cut off by the top of the canvas, the composition is not claustrophobic. Rather, the trees reach up to the sky like columns in a cathedral created by nature. The central European countries had a long tradition of allegorical paintings of the forest. Albrecht Altdorfer (1480 - 1538) painted the first pure landscape, with towering pine trees reaching up out of the picture frame, dwarfing any sense of human scale. The rich heritage of folklore based around the forest, including Grimm's fairy tales, may also have struck a chord with Klimt.Neron Art online gallery features the oil paintings of our commissioned professional artists. Our curated collection ranges from abstracts to landscapes, from dramatic large scale works to smaller intimate moments of appreciation. Neron Art is excited to present this artwork for you to make a big impression which can transform a room in an instant, at a surprisingly affordable price.Part of this artwork may be painted with oil and acrylic mixed medium.
About the PainterOscar-Claude Monet (14 November 1840 ¨C 5 December 1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. The term "Impressionism" is derived from the title of his painting Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise), which was exhibited in 1874 in the first of the independent exhibitions mounted by Monet and his associates as an alternative to the Salon de Paris.About the PaintingThe Poplar Series paintings were made by Claude Monet in the summer and fall of 1891. The magnificent trees were in a marsh along the banks of the Epte River a few kilometers upstream from Monet's home and studio. To reach his floating painting studio that was moored in place he went by small boat up the nearby waterway to where it joined the mainstream. The trees were along the riverside in single file, following along an S-curve. This group there are seven Poplars trees on the banks of the Epte River near Giverny. The trees which actually belonged to the commune of Limetz were put up for auction before Monet had completed all of his paintings. At a certain point Monet was forced into buying the trees because he still wasn't finished with his paintings. After he finished the series he sold the trees back to the lumber merchant who wanted them. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUeBE4eIOjReIV-Zyt | Archive for the 'Kent Business News' category
Kent Business TV launch new video marketing service
Kent Business TV has launched a new service to produce dynamic digital content in the form of video news releases for businesses in the county with an introductory price of £395.00 plus VAT. There has been an explosion of video content produced by organisations this year as they start to realise the potential and […]
Published by Neal on September 13, 2011 9:27 am
Medway Council announces major cash boost for apprenticeships
Medway Council has announced details of a £200,000 fund for apprenticeships to help businesses and young people in Medway get the skills they need to grow. The fund is the latest measure announced by the council to boost the number of apprenticeships in Medway and will provide local businesses with a wage or training subsidy […]
Paralympic road cycling comes to Brands Hatch
Paralympic Road Cycling is the biggest cycling discipline within the London 2012 Games, involving 225 athletes from more than 50 nations and it's coming to Kent. From 5 to 8 September 2012 riders will race round the circuit at Brands Hatch before heading out onto local roads nearby. There will be road races going from […]
Published by Neal on September 12, 2011 1:30 pm
Kent Army Cadets Recruitment Drive
Aged 18 or over? Want to shape the future of young people? Want to help them achieve things they never thought possible? Want to find out about being an adult volunteer in the Army Cadet Force? The Army Cadet Force is a youth organisation which aims to inspire young people to become good citizens and […]
Business investment intentions strong despite economic uncertainty
Businesses in the south east continue to feel affected by economic uncertainty and market volatility, but are more confident about their own prospects than that of the wider economy over the next 12 months. According to new research by Clydesdale Bank released today (September 12, 2011), more than half (58%) of the businesses questioned in […]
Entity Group Expand at Kent Science Park
Information management software and solutions specialists Entity Group has taken on eight new employees to help manage its ever-increasing workload. The enterprise data management solutions provider has also increased its Kent Science Park headquarters by a third after leasing an extra 1,100 sq ft of office space. Entity Group Ltd CEO Chris Finlay said the […]
Published by Neal on September 9, 2011 5:32 am
ShopOnYourDoorstep.com wins WOW Award
Every Wednesday, Jacqueline Gold (Chief Executive of Knickerbox and Ann Summers) invites female business owners on Twitter to "tweet" her their business and she chooses her favourite three to become #WOW (Women on Wednesday) winners. On Wednesday (31 August 2011), Shop On Your Doorstep was chosen as a #WOW winner, and here are Jacqueline's comments: […]
Robinson joins Maxim Team
Leading media relations and marketing consultancy Maxim has added experienced Kent journalist Simon Robinson to its ranks. Simon, 28, joins the Tunbridge Wells-based firm as a Senior Account Executive, after spending seven years as a reporter on various titles across the county. His career in journalism started on the Medway News, before he moved to […]
Extra help to drive forward Holiday Extras
A multi-million pound deal to help expand the Holiday Extras Group has been concluded by Clydesdale Bank in Kent, challenging the perception that well managed businesses are struggling to secure funding. Holiday Extras Group, the Kent based company and number one pre-booked airport hotels and airport parking business in the UK has secured a £17.5m […]
Riomay install largest rooftop photovoltaic system in Kent
Two industry leaders join forces to bring extensive solar installation to Kent. Click above to watch our film. At the Wire Belt factory in Sittingbourne, Swale Borough Councillor Gerry Lewin has officially launched the installation of a green energy source that it is estimated will save over £2,000 in electricity annually. Leading renewable energy provider, […]
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BkiUbPM5qU2ApuiOWLSi | A walk to one of my favourite spots in the county, on a lovely sunny autumn afternoon.
The first species to stop us in our tracks was this lovely male Migrant Hawker dragonfly. In fact there were lots of them about this afternoon and quite a few of the smaller Common Darters as well.
The hedges here were alive with Red Admirals, along with Speckled Woods and a few Small Whites. An exceptionally bright Comma joined them for a second, then was gone.
Over another stile and through the kissing gate and suddenly we were on the windy shoreline of the Fleet. Looking north to Rodden Hive we could see the first Wigeon of the winter fresh from their northerly breeding marshes in Scotland or Norway. As we searched the flocks of birds through our binoculars species after species presented themselves; Teal, Greenshank, Mediterranean Gull, Bar-tailed Godwit. This corner has never failed to produce some interesting birds.
As we turned to leave a Kestrel appeared just above our heads.
The final record of the day was an unusual one - a slug! There's a good chance this could be the rare Leopard Slug, so we uploaded it to iSpot to see what the slug experts thought of it. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUckXxK1yAgYaM108l | Immediately following Christmas I asked Clayton what theme he wanted for his birthday party this year. He didn't even have to think about it. A superhero party! Clayton is our January 20th baby so party planning comes with some unique winter challenges...usually. Who knew January 18th, 2014 would be 75 degrees and sunny on his birthday? Oh well, we planned indoors anyways.
We didn't want to host his party at home this year; it really is too small for a crowd of energetic preschoolers. This would be the first party where Clayton would invite his friends from school and he was so excited to have a few classmates there. We weighed our options and decided Round Table Pizza (the Forest Ave location in Chico) would be the perfect choice.
I knew I would need a few activities to entertain Clayton's guests so I used my crafting skills and made a homemade bean bag toss with some Superhero accents. The kids table was wrapped in paper and accessorized with lots of crayons for the artistic guests and a large pile of cardboard blocks allowed the builders to create walls and knock them down like Superheros do.
A cupcake cake made serving really easy. You might notice the cake has a blemish on the bottom left hand corner. Clayton's little brother Dalton needed to taste the cake before the party started. He approved of the sweet blue frosting.
I choose Round Table Pizza because of the space they offered for the party however what I also got was a great menu option just for kids. Pizza, cinnamon twists and kid size drinks for a special price. Who doesn't like pizza?
Superhero's need capes and masks too so I spent come quality time this last week making everyone a red cape and colorful mask to take home. As you can see below, Lorene Gore was happy to wear her's during lunch.
Our nephew Trevor displayed some Superhero moves with his cape on.
all he is a super uncle. However no mask for him. The glasses were stealth enough.
All in all it was a whirlwind 90 minutes and Clayton loved every second and that was all that mattered.
A special shout out to Round Table Pizza manager James and his staff at the Forest Avenue location. Thanks for your awesome customer service, great pizza and for letting me move furniture and create a Superhero play ground. We will be back for sure!
Happy 4th Birthday Clayton Jacob! We look forward to watching grow into a SuperKid!
Very cute party! Your game looks fun and those capes are the perfect touch! | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbgHxK0fkXQzmKWaU | Гилберт Уайт (18 июля 1720 — 26 июня 1793) — английский исследователь, «священник-натуралист», новаторский учёный, натуралист и орнитолог. Был холост и служил всю свою жизнь. Известен своими исследованиями естественной истории и древностей .
Жизнь
Уайт родился в доме деда, священника, в Селборн в графстве Хэмпшир. Он получил образование в школе Святого Духа. Перед поступлением в Колледж Ориел (Оксфорд) учился у частного репетитора в городе Бейзингстоук. Он получил приказы своего дьякона в 1746 году, будучи полностью посвященным в 1749 году, и впоследствии провёл несколько обрядов в Гэмпшире и Уилтшире, в том числе Ньютон-Валенс и Фаррингдон, а также сам Селборн в четырёх отдельных случаях. В 1752 году Уайт занимал должность младшего Прокто в Оксфорде и был деканом в Ориэле. В 1757 году он стал постоянным хранителем Моретона Пинкни в Нортгемптоншире. После смерти своего отца в 1758 году вернулся в дом в Селборне, который унаследовал в 1763 году. А уже в 1784 году становится куратором Сельборна в четвёртый раз и остается им до конца жизни. Изучив более престижный Ориэль, по воле своего дяди он не мог проживать на постоянной основе в Селборне, который был в дар Магдаленского колледжа.
Гилберт считается первым экологом в Англии и одним из тех, кто формирует современное отношение уважения к природе. Он сказал о дождевом черве:
Дождевые черви, хотя и по внешнему виду, маленькое и презренное звено в цепи природы, все же, в случае утраты, сделали бы досадную пропасть …черви, кажется, большие покровители растительности, которая будет продолжаться, но жалко без них…Уайт и Уильям Марквик собрали записи о сроках появления более 400 видов растений и животных между 1768 и 1793 годами. Эти данные, обобщенные в естественной истории и древности Селборн как самую раннюю и самую позднюю даты для каждого события за 25-летний период и являются одними из самых ранних примеров современной фенологии.
Наследие
Белый семейный дом в Селборне теперь содержит Музей Гилберта Уайта. Общество Селборн было основано в 1895 году, чтобы увековечить память Гилберта Уайта. Он приобрел землю у канала Гранд-Юнион в Перивале в Западном Лондоне, чтобы создать первый заповедник птиц в Британии, известный как Perivale Wood. В 1970-х годах Perivale Wood стал местным заповедником. Эту инициативу возглавила группа молодых натуралистов, в частности, Эдвард Доусон и Питер Эдвардс, Кевин Робертс и Эндрю Дафф. Парк был определён Советом Илин Боро в соответствии с Национальными парками и доступом к Закону о сельской местности 1949 года. Флора Томпсон, писательница сельской местности, сказала о Уайте: «Легко представить его, этого самого первого из писателей на английском языке, самого трезвого и скромного, но счастливого из людей».
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Бейджент & Миллард 1889, стр. 161.
Хэйзел, Д. л., Хайнзон, р. г. и Линденмайера, Д. Б. 2005. Экология. PP. 97-112 In R. Q. Графтон, л. Робин и р. J. Вассон (eds.), Понимание окружающей среды
Армстронг, Патрик (2000). Английский Священник-Натуралист.
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BkiUfUM5qhDCX84sRDmq | One of film legend Charlie Chaplin's best-known movies is "The Gold Rush." For Carolco Pictures, whose epic film biography of Chaplin opens today, business lately has been anything but a gold rush. In fact, until this week there was little gold left.
But in what amounts to yet another Hollywood bailout by deep-pocketed investors, Carolco on Thursday said it expects to receive a $120-million infusion from three foreign partners, who will control more than two-thirds of Carolco, and the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio.
The move resuscitates the flamboyant and controversial film company, which has been responsible for some of the top-grossing films in recent years. For months Carolco has teetered near bankruptcy, plagued by spending run amok. Other studios frequently blamed Carolco for inflating salaries paid directors, writers and stars.
The new funds should allow Carolco chief Mario F. Kassar to jump-start the studio's film operations and exploit his touch at putting together the "event" pictures Carolco is known for.
Recent Carolco hits included Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and the Michael Douglas/Sharon Stone thriller "Basic Instinct."
Despite Carolco's recent financial troubles, Kassar is said to still enjoy good relations with major stars and directors. One upcoming film is "Cliffhanger," an action picture starring Sylvester Stallone scheduled for release in May.
"They are effectively investing with the confidence that Mario Kassar can continue making the kind of successful pictures he has in the past," one source involved in the negotiations said.
The deal appears to also be a boost for Metro Goldwyn Mayer, which has been owned since last year by the French bank Credit Lyonnais after the bank foreclosed on Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti.
MGM, which will own 16% of Carolco through preferred stock it gains, receives rights in 1994 to distribute four to six major Carolco films a year. Sony Pictures' TriStar unit now distributes Carolco's films, including "Chaplin."
The deal helps MGM in its efforts to revive itself by giving the studio a steady stream of major pictures to distribute.
Speculation in Hollywood is that the whole deal was orchestrated behind the scenes by Credit Lyonnais, which is Carolco's biggest bank lender. The bank needs to make MGM more attractive to potential suitors to recoup some of the estimated $2 billion it has sunk into MGM in loans and operating funds. Bank laws require Credit Lyonnais to sell the studio by 1996.
But MGM sources insist that wasn't the case. They say MGM executives first approached Carolco without telling Credit Lyonnais. MGM and Carolco executives were not available for comment Thursday, representatives of both companies said.
The deal calls for Carolco's three foreign partners--Japan's Pioneer LDCA Inc., France's Le Studio Canal Plus and Italy's RCS Video International Services--to put in another $60 million and the $50 million in film co-production money. Carolco also plans to offer new notes to holders of its high-cost debt, and has agreed to pay more than $30 million in residuals owed actors, writers and directors.
The three partners will own about 68% of Carolco. As part of the restructuring, the three will gain a controlling interest in Van Nuys video distributor Live Entertainment. In exchange for all of Carolco's Live shares, part of an earlier $32.2-million loan the partners made to Carolco will be forgiven.
One big change expected is that more attention will be paid to Carolco's overhead. Carolco spent millions on talent and perks in the 1980s, including huge chartered yachts for the annual Cannes Film Festival in France. One recent sign of cost controls came when the company gave up its jet.
"I would think the partners will exercise more control," said Russ Belinsky, an investment banker with Chanin & Co., an investment banking firm that has worked with both Hollywood guilds and bondholders in the Carolco deal.
Carolco's announcement cautioned that there is no guarantee the restructuring will be completed--although sources said they doubt the deal will unravel. Several major conditions must be met, including regulatory approvals and the negotiation of a new employment agreement for Kassar that is expected to be a highly lucrative deal.
Carolco is the latest Hollywood bailout. Orion Pictures has emerged from bankruptcy proceedings, thanks to personal guarantees on loans from its biggest investor, billionaire John Kluge. And Credit Lyonnais is supporting MGM at a cost some observers estimate at $400 million a year.
Now that the restructuring has been negotiated, Carolco can turn its attention to "Chaplin," which is directed by "Gandhi" Oscar winner Richard Attenborough and distributed by Sony Pictures' TriStar unit. Reaction so far is mixed. Robert Downey Jr.'s performance as Chaplin has been widely praised, but others question whether young audiences will show any interest in the comedian's life.
On top of that, the film is up against a strong slate of holiday pictures, among them Columbia's "A Few Good Men," Walt Disney's "Aladdin" and 20th Century Fox's "Home Alone 2." Another highly touted film, Fox's 'Hoffa," starring Jack Nicholson as the late Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa, also opens today. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdGbxaKgTzPE-TSav | Tree Gelbman (Rothe) has had better birthdays. Not only does she wake up in a strange man's dorm room and have an awkward encounter with him later in the day, but she is murdered by a masked killer. Until she wakes up the next day and has a new chance to start over. Tree must live through her birthday every time she awakes from death until she works out who is trying to murder her — or die trying.
Happy Death Day wasn't at all what I expected it to be, but it is a fun ride nonetheless.
The formula is almost a carbon copy of Groundhog Day and even manages to be self-aware by referencing the classic comedy. Yet instead of feeling overly derivative, Happy Death Day puts its own new twist on the formula and comes up with a plot that is engaging. At its heart, Happy Death Day feels a lot more like a dark comedy with a slasher shroud.
Much like Bill Murray's Phil, Tree starts the film as a jerk but ends up with a lot of time for self-reflection and improvement. While the character varies from being horribly unlikeable to quite endearing, Rothe's performance is always on point.
Non-horror fans shouldn't be too afraid of giving this new twist on an old comedic trope a go — there is very little blood and almost no big scares. While horror fans can sit back and enjoy their horror themes with a good dose of humour. Win-win all around!
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BkiUfFw5qhLBirRk3AGQ | I have been thinking a lot about my home lately, and how it feels to be here. Despite the lack of space, the shabbiness and the extreme untidiness, I just love my home so much and it really is a very cosy place to be. Cosy. I adore that word, honestly, if it is possible to be in love with a word, then I have a crush with Cosy.
"the flickering lamp gave the room a cosy lived-in air"
Synonyms: Snug, comfortable, warm, restful, homelike, homey, homely, cheerful, welcoming, pleasant, agreeable.
Yes indeedy, just as I thought. I am tickled by the list of synonyms, I like them so much! There is a big part of me that wishes my home were cleaner, tidier and possibly freshly decorated, but hey if it is snug, comfortable, warm, restful, homelike, homey, homely, cheerful, welcoming, pleasant, and agreeable, then I am happy.
Edit to add :: Thank you to Jacquie who so kindly told me about the "hyggelig happy" group on Flickr...WoW!! Fabulous collection of cosy, inspirational, feel-good images, do go have a peek and make yourself feel happy!
at the link, there's a terrific looking spiral granny circle--have you ever done one? if so, could you do a tutorial???
I once met an elderly Cocker Spaniel some years ago, and her name was Cozy. She was adorable.
I am so pleased you are liking your new hottie! Have a good half term and think of me back at school next week!
I love the look of your blankety sofa. One day, I want mine to look like that!
I was just telling my husband the other day that cozy is my favorite word! I'm so glad there are other people out there like me. I love being home, too. There's no place better.
You will have plenty of time for a tidy, neat home in the coming years...for now, enjoy your happy cozy home with all the lovely clutter and mess children seem to make. When our kids and grands visit and my house seems to blow up...I call it a happy mess, and just enjoy it. Peace, quiet and tidiness in just around the corner when they all go home. And that feels good too!
P.S. I think I see some KNITTING on your sofa!
What a wonderful home. Cozy is what a home should be. Love all the wonderful colors in all of your crochet.
One more word about hot water bottles, they are here in the US as well, my Grandmother always used one. back then there was one in every house. Then came electric heating pads and then the gel filled hot/cold packs.
I've really enjoyed your last two posts Lucy, well I enjoy all of them as you well know. They have been warm and cosy posts. I'm going to have a go at making a 'Patchwork Heart' hot water bottle cover. Looking forward to seeing your Autumn wreath.
Your home looks so cozy and bright and cheerful, I don't see how anyone could not love living there. You inspire me in my decorating.
I love your cosy home. And I love mine. So many people, these days, live in houses that are far too big for them. They completely miss out on the joys of a small, cosy home.
"Those shelves"- they were the project the day I first happened on your blog- what a journey you have been on over these years and what joy and encouragement you have brought your readers! Well done on such a succesful Yarndale- you deserve all the praise you have received for all the effort you made- no wonder the shelves have been misbehaving when your back was turned- they can wait!!
Dear Lucy,I have been following you for about two months..Your colourful home make me feel cosy,too. Autumn!! I like Autumn very much..The colour of the leaves brown,yellow,red..Like your soft yarns..The smelling of your lemon cake.. Your coffee....Your crochet blankets and cushions,magazines...The fire which has to be in this time of the year.... vanilla scented candle..You really have 'a living house'..This shows you are a good mother and a wife..Nevermind untidiness..I am sure, you feel happy in your cosy home!!!!!
Shabiness? Untidiness? Not the words I would use to describe the wonderful environment you have created in your home. Just a few of the words I would use to describe your home:artistic, warm, eclectic, fun, cozy, homey, earthy, beautiful. A real sense of goodness and family comes through all your pictures.
hace mucho tiempo sigo su blog, me encanta sus tejidos de colores, su casa lo acogedora que es, me dan ganas a mi de tejer cuando veo sus mantas, usted me ha servido de inspiracion para muchas cosas de mi casa, es maravilloso su blog, siga siempre asi, un saludo afectuoso desde islas canarias.
You have a beautiful home, obviously filled with love and joy. Personally, I'm so happy you share it with us because I find you blog to always be an inspiration.
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BkiUbXE5qsJBjkzigFeJ | OCTOBER 16, 2020 12:17 PM (EDT)
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AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of "aa-" of RiverSource Life Insurance Company (Minneapolis, MN) and its wholly owned subsidiary, RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York (Albany, NY). These companies represent the key life/health (L/H) insurance subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise) (headquartered in Minneapolis, MN) [NYSE: AMP] and are collectively known as Ameriprise Financial Group. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICR of "a+" of Ameriprise Captive Insurance Company (ACIC) (Burlington, VT), a property/casualty subsidiary of Ameriprise. Additionally, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of "a-" and the existing Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) of Ameriprise. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable.
The ratings of Ameriprise Financial Group reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM).
The ratings of the L/H companies primarily reflect their solid risk-adjusted capital position, favorable operating results, effective hedging programs, strong market positions and premier brand recognition. Ameriprise continues to benefit from its strong fee-based business, which has led to favorable operating earnings in recent years due to mostly favorable equity markets; however, expects headwinds in the current year. The ratings also consider Ameriprise's broad multi-platform network of financial advisers and well-developed ERM program, which continues to improve year-over-year and had a very strong pandemic response. The company has managed its legacy variable annuity (VA) guarantees through the use of hedges and adoption of SSAP 108 on VA statutory hedge accounting that better align reported hedge gains (and losses) to changes in reserves. At the holding company level, Ameriprise maintains moderate financial leverage of approximately 30% with solid interest coverage as of second-quarter 2020. Both measures are within AM Best's guidelines for Ameriprise's current ratings.
AM Best notes that Ameriprise's earnings remain highly correlated to movements in interest rates and equity markets. Approximately two-thirds of RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York's admitted assets are in separate accounts that are susceptible to sizable equity market declines due to reduced fee income. Operating margins also are likely to be affected negatively should the current low interest rate environment persist, particularly in the annuity and long-term care insurance lines of business. In addition, Ameriprise likely will continue to experience net outflows in its annuity and asset management businesses; however, this is being offset by its continued strong fee-based businesses. Although AM Best has short-term concern for potential earnings erosion, this is mitigated by Ameriprise's robust ERM practices that measure its key risks to ensure decisions are made that will enhance its overall business profile and performance.
The ratings of ACIC reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate ERM.
The captive has generated strong operating performance as demonstrated by its five-year average pre-tax return on revenue and equity ratios that compare favorably with the averages for the commercial casualty composite. Additional, ACIC benefits from a very low expense ratio.
AM Best assesses ACIC's business profile as limited due to its narrow market focus as a single parent captive serving just one customer (its parent) for a limited amount of exposure. ACIC provides various coverages to its parent in the form of errors and omissions policies, a workers' compensation deductible reimbursement policy, fidelity bonds and property terrorism (conventional and nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological).
AM Best assesses ACIC's ERM as appropriate, as the company has adopted the risk management strategies employed by Ameriprise. ACIC benefits from rating enhancement due to its strategic importance as a single parent captive insurance provider.
The following Long-Term IRs have been affirmed with stable outlooks:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.—
— "a-" on $500 million 3.00% senior unsecured notes, due 2022
— "a-" on $500 million 2.875% senior unsecured notes, due 2026
The following indicative Long-Term IRs have been affirmed with stable outlooks under the current shelf registration:
— "a-" on senior unsecured debt
— "bbb+" on subordinated debt
— "bbb" on preferred stock
Ameriprise Capital Trust I, II, III and IV—
— "bbb" on trust preferred securities
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BkiUc645qYVBRaD6ONyH | Parvesh Sahib Singh has praised UP CM Yogi Adityanath for his move to get anti-Romeo squads in the state.
BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP from west Delhi, Parvesh Verma, on Saturday endorsed the idea of setting up of 'anti-Romeo squads' in Delhi on lines of the ones in Uttar Pradesh.
Verma demanded that there should be similar teams in the national capital as women were 'harassed at night' and felt insecure. The anti-Romeo squads of Uttar Pradesh have been criticised and accused of moral policing.
Verma, son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma, was speaking at BJP's 'Panch Parmeshwar Sammelan' (booth level workers meet) at Ramlila Maidan on Saturday.
Following reports of harassment of couples by squads in UP, chief minister Adityanath Yogi had directed the principal secretary (home) to prepare detailed guidelines to ensure that the police did not act against boys and girls hanging out together with consent.
"The chief minister of UP Adityanath Yogi is doing exemplary work. It has been only a week, but factories where cow slaughtering was done have been locked. Boys, who would harass girls, are sitting at homes," Verma claimed.
Rooting for the formation of anti-Romeo cells in Delhi, he said such squads had become imperative for the safety and security of women. "These boys roam around girl's schools and colleges. Our (BJP's) district and block level women workers should help police so that anti -Romeo cells can be formed here. Whenever our women — daughters and sisters — venture out at night, they should feel safe," he said.
Former police commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma, however, said that these days the word Romeo was often confused with couples.
"Don't confuse the word Romeo for couples. A squad for crackdown on eve teasers, who are Romeos, is required in Delhi. But at the same time, couples who go out with mutual consent should not be bothered. To enforce this, police need to be trained. They need to be told that the purpose was to carry out surprise checks at spots where such harassers often loiter. Sensitisation of the police is absolutely important so that the purpose is not defeated," former Delhi Police commissioner Sharma said.
The Delhi police said they have several schemes under which police act against eve teasers. "Policemen in plain clothes are posted at universities and outside women colleges as decoys to act against such Romeos. Outside paying guest accommodations, our women officers patrol the roads and ensure that there are no eve teasers," said an officer. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUemXxK4tBVicoEC0Y | Home » Insights & Case Studies » BioHygiene
Keeping safe and sanitised doesn't have to mean
sacrificing on sustainability
Over the past year, hand sanitisers and cleaning wipes have been essential to maintaining good hygiene practices and helping to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, shortages in the supply of alcohol, sustainability concerns and inclusivity issues have meant that Lyreco and its supplier BioHygiene needed to come up with an alternative to help an energy provider keep its UK workforce safe on site and uphold its sustainability values.
In a time where hand sanitising has become a vital part of keeping safe, the provision of anti-bacterial and anti-viral products for employees has been essential to minimise the risk of contracting COVID-19 and other illnesses.
However, choosing a sanitiser that meets the complex needs of an entire workforce was not as straightforward as first thought.
Due to a surge in demand, alcohol used in these products has been in short supply. Moreover, random breathalyser tests needed for onsite safety can return false positive results, as the breathalysers can detect the alcohol residue from users' hands.
As an employer committed to supporting inclusivity in the workplace, the energy provider was also keen to ensure that employees who do not wish to interact with alcohol would feel comfortable with using the sanitisers.
It was therefore crucial for Lyreco, which supplies the company with hand sanitiser, to find an alternative. Not only would this help to keep their staff safe, but it was also vital to maintain operations at their power generation sites.
A green supply chain
To solve the energy supplier's conundrum, Lyreco teamed up with BioHygiene, a UK-based manufacturer of biotech cleaning products.
BioHygiene has spent the last five years developing and delivering cleaning products made from a blend of naturally derived materials, sourced from plant extracts, fermentation and manufacturing by-products.
The biotech company employs technologies that are renewable and sustainable, reducing CO2 and environmental toxicity to better protect people and planet. As such, it aligned perfectly with Lyreco's circular economy and its drive to provide customers with increased sustainable options.
Instead of using traditional non-renewable chemical products in its hand sanitisers that irritate sensitive skin and result in the issues highlighted by the energy company, BioHygiene's foam hand sanitiser uses a compound with no ammonium, quats, chlorine, aldehydes or alcohol – lactic acid.
Because lactic acid is a by-product of anaerobic respiration, it absorbs carbon dioxide during the production process instead of emitting this greenhouse gas.
By sourcing lactic acid for manufacturing its foam hand sanitiser, BioHygiene has calculated that 70 tonnes of CO2 have been saved so far across this organic compound's lifecycle for Lyreco's client. Furthermore, the by-products from the production of lactic acid can be sold on to agricultural businesses as a soil conditioner, contributing to the circular economy for a more sustainable future.
As this hygiene solution contains no alcohol, is gentler for sensitive skin and is HALAL approved by the Halal Monitoring Committee. Workers can also be safe in the knowledge that BioHygiene's foam will not trigger incorrect readings on a breathalyser, clash with users' beliefs or values, or damage their hands.
On an operational level, the product has made life easier for the energy company on their industrial sites; because the foam doesn't contain alcohol, it is non-flammable therefore does not require special storage.
The company can also be assured that supplies of the foam are unlikely to run out in case of sudden surges in demand, as BioHygiene currently has capacity to make 20 million litres of the sanitiser.
But the quest for a way to clean without water, in an environmentally and dermatologically friendly way, doesn't stop there.
BioHygiene has set its sights on extending its offer of 'instant' cleaning products made from biotech solutions. The manufacturer is planning to create cleaning wipes for desks and laptops which Lyreco can then offer to customers.
Currently, some of the disposable wipes available on the market cause a lot of damage to the environment. They are not biodegradable, the packaging cannot be recycled, and the chemicals used to make them anti-bacterial/anti-viral have high aquatic toxicity. These chemicals often resist breakdown and accumulate to kill aquatic life.
For Lyreco and BioHygiene, the mission to constantly reduce harmful emissions and operate as sustainably as possible is as important as ever. This means moving to a product that is still disposable, but biodegradable and made from greener ingredients.
The partnership between Lyreco and BioHygiene looks set to deliver more innovations in workplace hygiene. This is an exciting time for those companies that care about the environment and the wellbeing of end-users.
Explore more case studies to discover how Lyreco is delivering results to organisations like yours.
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BkiUd1bxK6Ot9TMSrTcB | Q: I have 177800 in my URL that points to my profile page, does this mean I was user 177800?
Possible Duplicate:
What is my user ID?
I know that I have read that the stackexchange sites use SQL Server and IDENTITY columns, is this that number, or some other ID number?
I have 177800 in my URL that points to my stackoverflow profile page, does this mean I was user 177,800 to sign up on that site?
A: Yes, that is your unique user ID for that site. What I mean for "that site" is this: (my profile)
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*Meta SO: 186285
*Stack Overflow: 1350209
*Stack Exchange: 1426955
*Super User: 130931
*Area 51: 58591
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BkiUdt85qsMAIvgLRHMK | NAIROBI, Kenya, March 1— A Kenyan newspaper, The Na tion, said today that the tour of Africa by Secretary of State William P. Rogers last month was a "personal triumph," but the paper expressed the sus picion that the White House would not support a more lib eral African policy. The com‐.
sum up the impact of Mr. Rogers' journey on Africa.
Mr. Rogers clearly made a good per sonal impression in most of the 10 countries he visited. This impression may fade, however, unless' the United States policy conforms more nearly to Afri can emotions and to African dilemmas.
Emotions are rising on this Continent, in part because of Rhodesia's promulgation to night of a new constitution. The action formally ends Rho desia's status as a self‐govern ing British territory and de clares Rhodesia a republic in which a small, white minority is guaranteed dominance over a black majority.
Although the step is only formality, in view of Rhodesia's successful rebellion from Brit ain in 1965, it has brought an outburst of protest from Afri can governments and from the Council of Ministers of the Or ganization of African Unity, which is meeting at Addis Ababa.
The most bitter anger is di rected at Britain for her re fusal to use force to crush white rebellion and to compel majority rule. But the frustra tion and anger are likely to extend to the United States.
One question of symbolic, if minor, importance is whether Washington will close its six man consulate in Salisbury as some black African leaders have demanded. Even a deci sion to do so would not solve the United States political problems in black Africa.
Many black Africans say that if only the United States chose to do so, it could solve the problems of racial justice in South Africa, Rhodesia and the Portuguese territories of Ango la, Mazambique and Guinea. This belief persists dispite the disagreement of other Africans who consider. themselves re alists.
While in Africa Mr. Rogers argued that it was wrong to believe that the United States could solve any problem any where and that use of force was unthinkable; But as the trip progressed and as Mr. Rogers listened closely to what his hosts had to say, he be came more willing to identify the United States morally with the cause of African liberation.
The translation of this will ingness into a continuing and effective diplomacy is one of Washington's most important problems in Africa. Rhetoric is the main contribution of most African states to the cause of black liberation, and many of them would be satisfied with firmer rhetoric on the. part of the United States.
Some African leaders are far more practical than the impassioned language of the debate over southern Africa would indicate.
Such men realize and con cede that South Africa, with its long‐established political inde pendence, large white minority and Comparatively vast mil itary and economic power, is a "long‐range problem" that cannot be solved quickly. They also view Rhodesia as primarily a British problem and insist that London and not Washing ton must solve it.
Such realists, however, are annoyed when Washington im plies there is nothing "practi cal" that the United States can do in southern Africa. They believe that Washington could bring political pressure on Portugal—which already pro fesses the principle of racial equality—to take steps toward embracing the long‐range goal of majority rule in the African territories.
Mr. Rogers was told this on his trip, and he understood that he was being asked to take a plausible tactical step that might prove ineffective with Lisbon but one that is within American capability. Whether it will be taken is unclear.
"If we could get the Penta gon to forget about the Azores, which are not of much stra tegic importance anymore any way, and the White House to forgets about the Southern Sen ators, we could take a differ ent stance in Africa, one Ameri can diplomat said privately.
The United States and Brit ish air forces were granted facilities in the Azores islands, 900 miles west of Lisbon, dur ing World' War H. The naval and air bases there have since been integrated into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization defense system.
This is a reference to those African states — constituting a majority — that are not economically selfsufficient and that exist on subsidies from such former colonial masters as France.
These nations depend on such export crops as peanuts and are far behind the rest of the world in technology. They are "countries where peo ple are still riding camels in an age when camel‐riding is irrelevant," an American said.
assistanc Though they may lot be economically self‐suffi ient, diplomats say it would be politically unthinkable to let hem die or become a sort of nternational ghetto with em rarrassing results for their world neighbors. | c4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
BkiUbjPxK0wg09lKAxnD | Our customers tell us they enjoy the breakfast at Hilton London Gatwick Airport. During your stay, you'll be connected to the airport and close to Manor Royal Business Park. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus 2 restaurants and 2 bars. Built in 1981, this 4-star hotel has 821 rooms over 4 floors. Enjoy your stay with amenities like an LCD TV and a coffee maker in each room.
A convenient hotel that is obviously very busy and now a little tired looking in places. But staff were very friendly and the food we enjoyed was substantial and well presented. Perfect for an overnight stay whilst travelling.
Thank you for choosing our hotel for your accommodation: I was delighted and very grateful to see the scores given and thank you so very much.
Thank you for your post and please accept our apologies that we did not reach your epxectations..We are however about to begin a journey of renovation and refurbishment that is so extensive, it will take until 2020/21 to renovate our rooms and all public areas. We are very excited at the enhancements this will bring for our guests and I do hope we will have the pleasure of welcoming you back.
Pros: Location to the south terminal.
Hotel is very large and we had difficulty finding our room. It felt like we were on a service floor as there were numerous trollers containing bed linen etc littered around the corridors.
Thank you for choosing this hotel for your accommodation and for taking the time and trouble to complete the survey. We are however about to begin a journey of renovation and refurbishment that is so extensive, it will take until 2020 to renovate our rooms and all public areas. We are very excited at the enhancements this will bring for our guests and I do hope we will have the pleasure of welcoming you back.
Good place for easy walk to departures. Very nice and clean hotel.
There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafΘ and a nearby corner/local shop. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. You'll find a business centre on site. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Event space at this hotel measures 12198 square feet (1133 square metres) and includes conference rooms. A 24-hour health club, multilingual staff, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Hilton London Gatwick Airport. This 4-star Gatwick hotel is smoke free.
Hilton London Gatwick Airport offers 821 forms of air-conditioned accommodation with laptop-compatible safes and a safe. LCD televisions come with cable channels and pay-per-view films. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, complimentary toiletries and a hairdryer. In-room wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and an iron/ironing board. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
For a fee, guests can enjoy full breakfast on weekdays from 5:30 AM to 10:30 AM and at the weekend from 5:30 AM to 11:00 AM.
Hilton London Gatwick Airport has 2 restaurants serving breakfast and dinner.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. No on-site parking is available. Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cots/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds. Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges. No on-site parking is available. Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cots/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds.
Up to 3 children 16 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdIk4uzqh-8QpQTw1 | The mountain men of Troop 111 continued their budding tradition of service on public lands with their third service project for the US Forest Service in June, installing new signposts and performing sawyer work deep in the Chumash Wilderness.
In July, the Scouts headed into the Sierra Nevada, where they camped and toured hydroelectric facilities courtesy Southern California Edison, and then headed to Camp Kern for their first-ever summer camp! Leatherwork, woodcarving, archery, rifle shooting … all the classic activities associated with summers of yore were enjoyed by a crew 22 strong. At the end of the month, the Scouts enjoyed a camp in the Los Padres National Forest, fashioning survival shelters from branches and boughs and visiting a Chumash rock art site.
August saw the Scouts take part in a week-long series of "mountain man" clinics … first aid and surfing, map and compass work, surf fishing, a 15-mile bike ride, and a night-hike with snakes and scorpions for company … good times! The boys wrapped up their summer with a camping trip along Sulphur Mountain, where they worked on basic Scoutcraft and also planned much of their calendar into 2017. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdBM4eIZjfagW4U51 | va ser un conservador, comissari artístic, crític d'art, escriptor, poeta i formador especialitzat en història de l'art, de nacionalitat estatunidenca i nascut a Nigèria d'ètnia igbo. Resideix entre Nova York i San Francisco.
Biografia
Va néixer A Calabar (Nigèria) el 1963. El 1987 va obtenir un títol universitari en ciències polítiques en la New Jersey City University.
Va ser director artístic de la segona edició de la Biennal de Johannesburg organitzada a Sud-àfrica el 1997, que li va merèixer reconeixement internacional. Més tard va ser també director artístic de la Biennal Internacional d'Art Contemporani de Sevilla.
Va exercir com a responsable d'assumptes acadèmics del San Francisco Art Institute fins a la tardor de 2009. Així mateix, ha ocupat el càrrec de professor visitant en història de l'art en la Universitat de Pittsburgh; en la Columbia University de Nova York; a la Universitat d'Illinois i a la Universitat de Umea (Suècia).
Ha sigut conservador adjunt del International Center of Photography de Nova York i Joanne Cassulo Fellow al Whitney Museum de la capital novaiorquesa. Al gener de 2001 va ser nomenat director de la Haus der Kunst de Munic.
Publicacions
Com a escriptor, crític i editor, Enwezor ha col·laborat regularment en nombrosos catàlegs d'exposicions, antologies i diaris. És fundador editor i publicador del diari de crítica artística NKA: Journal of Contemporary African Art iniciat el 1994, i publicat actualment per la Duke University Press.
Referències
Poetes nigerians
Comissaris d'exposicions
Professors de la Universitat d'Illinois a Urbana-Champaign
Professors de la Universitat de Colúmbia
Professors de la Universitat d'Umeå
Oficials de l'Orde del Mèrit de la República Federal d'Alemanya
Morts a Munic
Morts de mieloma múltiple
Crítics d'art estatunidencs
Poetes estatunidencs
Morts de càncer a Alemanya
Naixements del 1963
Morts el 2019 | wikipedia | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfkXxK1UJ-rRIBrGu | We looked at the top 1 Lawn Mowers and dug through the reviews from 4 of the most popular review sites including The Spruce, BestReviews, Lawn Mower Judge and more. Through this analysis, we've determined the best Lawn Mower you should buy.
In our analysis of 50 expert reviews, the BLACK+DECKER BLACK+DECKER Electric Trimmer/Edger and Mower placed 7th when we looked at the top 10 products in the category. For the full ranking, see below.
The whole system is fed by a continuously feeding cutter, meaning you won't have to replace the cutter until the entire spool is out.
Unique 3-in-1 design; a mower, trimmer and edger in one.
the mower can literally run for hours without the need to stop for a little rest.
All-in-one lawn mower, string trimmer, and edger. Offering the ultimate in small yard and garden versatility, the innovative BLACK+DECKER 3-N-1 trimmer/edger and mower gives you three types of landscaping functionality in a single, compact tool. Thanks to its small footprint design, this an ideal mower, string trimmer, and edger for homes with small yards of up to 1,200 square feet, as well as yards with small inclines or difficult-to-reach areas. It's also a great solution for homes with limited storage space. This model (MTE912) is the corded version (with 6.5-Amp motor), but it's also available in a cordless version so you can choose the right option for your yard. Ultimate Versatility The 3-N-1 features a durable mower base deck with four wheels that secures a BLACK+DECKER string trimmer/edger with a 12-inch cutting swath. A foot pedal release allows for quick insertion and removal of the trimmer/edger as you move from mowing to trimming or edging. The mower deck also features two height adjustment options that raises or lowers all four wheels. Foot pedal release for quick change. The 12-inch trimmer/edger features a gear-driven transmission to maintain constant speed that won't bog down while trimming, and AFS Auto Feed System for continuous and automatic line advancement without the need for bumping. It also offers a lightweight ergonomic design with adjustable height and handle positions, which provide maximum comfort and control. What's in the Box: MTE912 3-N-1 corded trimmer/edger and mower, detachable mower deck (MTD100), one spool of trimmer string, auxiliary handle, guard, operating instructions. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUeBnxK6EuNBRhI6Ox | Q: How to extract data from excel file into database with dynamic file name SSIS Can you guy please help?
I have a problem to load data from excel into database with dynamic file name in my source files.
For example, for this month, my filename is ABC 31122017.xlsx. I successfully loaded data from each tab in this excel file into database.
But how do I make it dynamic? For example next month I have excel file
ABC 31012018.xlsx. How to make the job dynamic to pick up the new file?
I able to put the date in variable, but I don't know how to proceed with the filepath in SSIS.
@[User::InputPath] + "ABC " + @[User::Report_DT_DDMMYYYY] + ".xlsx"
I used this in Expressions in the Connection already, set up ExcelFilePath, but it couldn't work.
As in Excel Source connector in SSIS, I already chose the 31122017.xlsx and chose the first tab. But after I put in the Expressions, it couldn't find the first tab I chosen already.
Please help me guys. Thank you.
A: May be below explanation will help you in overcome this issue (I have SSIS 2012) -
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*First SSIS variable will hold date value i.e., "20180218". Variable Name- TodayDate. This variable value will be change according to today date.
*Second SSIS variable will hold FileName i.e., ""D:\SSIS\StackOverFlowTest1\InputFiles\AB " + @[User::TodayDate] + ".xlsx". Variable Name- FileNameExcel.
*Create connection manager for excel and under its properties window change expressions and set ExcelFilePath to "FileNameExcel".
*Change "Delay Validation" to True under "Data Flow Task" property.
A: Using a foreach:
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*Set up a string variable fileName (put in the actual file path / file name so you can develop your package.
*Add a Foreach Loop (File Enumerator which is default)
*Set Expression for Directory = @InputPath
*Set Files to the proper mask for your excel file (i.e. "ABD *.xlsx")
*Go to variable mappings and link to fileName
*Add an Excel connection and connect to your actual file.
*Set an expression on properties to ExcelFilePath = @fileName
*Delay Validation
*Develop your data flow(s) as normal.
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BkiUbv84eIXgu2VZnXUz | learning to plan, promote and manage events
Borders Young Creatives youngsters on placement at Eyemouth Hippodrome.
Young people from across the Borders have been given a rare opportunity to plan, promote and manage two events as part of this year's Children and Young People Festival.
Borders Young Creatives, funded by LEADER and Creative Scotland and run by Live Borders, involves a group of twelve 16 to 24 year-olds who have each been trained to become promoters in their own communities. And, after five months' hard work and dedication, this innovative project is set to showcase its first two events.
The group has been working alongside Borders Live Touring (which offers village halls and community centres support for live performances of music, dance and theatre) and has chosen two shows to be part of Live Borders' Children and Young People's Festival. They will be responsible for promoting the shows as well as managing the events on the day.
The first show, 'Paper Memories' by Jabuti Theatre, is a new visual theatre show for children aged 7+, written by Mariem Omari and directed by Rachael Macintyre. The second show, 'The Red Turtle', is a beautiful, animated film of a magical-realist fable set in a vibrant, but sometimes forbidding tropical paradise. The film was nominated for an Oscar and received an award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Ayliffe Rose, Youth Arts mentor at charity Live Borders says, "For the past five months, I have been working with this amazing group of 12 young people from across the Borders.
" The project is really exciting and helps to empower young people in the creative sector. The group has chosen and organised these shows themselves and is really keen to make sure that as many people as possible know about them and come along."
'Paper Memories' is on Sunday, March 31, 2.30pm at St Boswells Village Hall, tickets from £4.
'The Red Turtle' is at Heart of Duns Volunteer Hall on Saturday, April 13, at 2pm. Tickets from £4. Film rated PG. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUd57xK6EuNCwyv2Fk | Queer Beograd skupina je ljudi koja je odlučila suprotstaviti se nasilju.
Povod tome bila je činjenica da je pokušaj organiziranja Povorke ponosa u Beogradu 2001. godine spriječila masa homofobnih nasilnika, a ova skupina drži da je ovo nasilje rezultat politike rata, klerikalizma, nacionalizma, militarizma i mačizma koja se u Srbiji vodi već više od 15 godina.
Usto, drugi pokušaj da se LGBT zajednica i politika učine vidljivim na beogradskim ulicama 2004. morao je biti otkazan jer se sudionicima/sudionicama ponovno nije mogla jamčiti sigurnost, a prema mišljenju članova te skupine država i građanke/građani i dalje su neosjetljivi na probleme LGBT populacije i svih koji su drugačiji/e i različiti/e, te se svakodnevno kršenje ljudskih prava još uvek ignorira.
Zato se rodila ideja o novom konceptu, koji dragocjeno vrijeme neće posvetiti obrani od eventualnih napada iz mržnje, angažiranjem privatnog osiguranja ili policije, već će za cilj imati uzbudljivu suradnju i osnaživanje ljudi na međunarodnom i regionalnom nivou, zabavu i promicanje queer politike.
Biti queer u ovome kontekstu znači ne pristajati na "samorazumljivo" slijeđenje društvenih pravila, već propitivati i/ili odbijati nametnute norme patrijarhalne tradicije. Kreirati prostor koji nadilazi zatvorene kutije homo ili heteroseksualnosti, dozvoljavajući jedni/e drugima «povlasticu» da se samodefiniramo. Predstaviti radikalnu politiku koja uviđa povezanost svih vidova represije.
Udruge za zaštitu prava LGBT osoba
Pokret za ljudska prava u Srbiji
LGBT u Srbiji | wikipedia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
BkiUe-U5qhLBlnv5FXvp | India announces $400 million line of credit for Sri Lanka
India announced $400 million line of credit for Sri Lanka. PM Modi also announced a financial assistance of $50 mn. to deal with the challenge of terrorism. Sri Lanka & India will work closely to ensure Indian Ocean remains a zone of peace.
Sri Lanka - Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil
CCI approves Amazon's 49% stake acquisition in Kishore Biyani's Future Coupons
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has finally given approval to Amazon subsidiary NV Investment Holdings' proposal to acquire about 49% stake in Future Coupons. It is under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
Ashok Kumar Gupta, CCI Chairperson
India sets up 31,696 MW solar power generation capacity
According to government, total 31,696 Mega Watt (MW) of grid connected solar power generation capacity has been set up in the country till October 2019. The government's target is to install 1,00,000 MW grid connected solar power capacity by December 2022.
Solar cell also known as "photovoltaic" cell
COCO by DHFL General Insurance launches customisable health insurance plan
COCO by DHFL General Insurance announced the launch of its First Retail Health Indemnity Insurance Product COCOCure. COCOCure allows customers to customize their policy as per their varying healthcare needs, family size, ages, and lifestyle requirements.
'COCO' is a combination of 'Connected' and 'Covers'.
Mukesh Ambani overtakes Larry Page, Sergey Brin to become 9th richest in the world
Reliance Industries(RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani is the ninth richest person in the world, according to 'The Real-Time Billionaires List' of Forbes. The list was headed by Jeff Bezos, CEO and Founder of Amazon, with 'Real Time Net Worth' of $113 billion.
RIL Chairman's 'Real-Time Net Worth' stood at $60.8 billion.
Emirates appoints Jabr Al-Azeeby as new India vice president
Emirates announced the appointment of Jabr Al-Azeeby as the new vice president for India and Nepal. He will take the new role from Essa Sulaiman Ahmad who has now been promoted as Divisional Vice President USA and Canada.
Emirates, airline based in Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Indian Navy commissions sixth Dornier aircraft squadron
The Indian Navy commissioned its sixth Dornier aircraft squadron INAS 314 called Raptors, in strategically located Porbandar town of Gujarat, giving a fillip to coastal security near the sea border with Pakistan.
Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral M S Pawar.
Tree rings can predict climate change: Asian Dendrochronology Conference
According to the scientists at the 6th Asian Dendrochronology Conference held in Lucknow, Reconstructions of past responses of vegetation from different ecosystems can predict the impact of climate change on weather and other environmental parameters.
Dendrochronology is the study of tree rings.
Sports Ministry constitutes committee to review Draft National Sports Code
Sports Ministry constituted a 13-member expert committee to review the Draft National Sports Code. The committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Mukundakam Sharma. Former sports persons Gagan Narang, Bhaichung Bhutia are part of it.
Kiren Rijiju (MOS I/C)- Sports Ministry.
IIT researchers to create 'Gandhipedia'
IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Kharagpur & the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) have joined hands to develop Gandhipedia, an online repository of books, letters and speeches written by Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate his 150thbirth anniversary.
NSCM, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Culture.
Indian Overseas Bank appoints Bhuwan Chandra as CFO
Bhuwan Chandra, General Manager,attached to Balance Sheet Management Department, has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Indian Overseas Bank, with effect from 01.12.2019. He is a Graduate in Agriculture.
Indian Overseas Bank HQs-Chennai. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUa7g5qoaAwj4XMeP4 | 1994 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day
• Any Nissan GT-R is desirable to fans of Japan domestic market (JDM) cars, but this one is especially interesting because Nissan produced only 64 V-Spec N1 examples of the GT-R.
• Each of the 64 came with the same Crystal White paint.
• For those who want to bid, or those who want to sit back and enjoy the auction unfold, bidding for this 1994 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 will close Wednesday, July 20.
The GT-R name is one of those titans of the JDM industry, sitting up there with the best of them. After a short run from 1969 to 1973, the GT-R nameplate disappeared for 16 years. Nissan decided to revive the name in 1989 as part of its quest to dominate Group A racing. That's the back story of this very limited-edition V-Spec N1 version of the GT-R that is currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos).
Officially, the newest generation was referred to as E-BNR32; colloquially, it was shortened to R32. As much success as the R32 found in sanctioned races, it found even more street racing in the mountains of Japan. Initial D anime fans will recall Takeshi Nakazato and the NightKids, with the black V-Spec II.
With the R32 dominating the Group A race series, Nissan set out to find success in the showroom class of Group N. Of the original N1, Nissan produced 118, as well as 64 in V (for Victory) Spec. The only R32 with fewer models made by Nissan was the V-Spec II, of which 63 examples were produced.
Power is produced by the famous twin-turbocharged RB26 inline-six, connected to a five-speed manual transmission. You'll need to get comfortable rowing gears with your left hand because each and every one of these JDM legends is right-hand drive.
Since Group N regulations are more strict than most of their counterparts, Nissan was limited in how they could modify the base GT-R. What they could do is save as much weight as possible. All 245 N1 GT-Rs were painted in the same Crystal White paint (code 326). Nissan reportedly saved almost 10 pounds by applying such a thin layer of paint, rather than the four-stage process used on other GT-Rs. Other dietary restrictions included no rear wiper, no floor mat for the trunk, no stereo or sound system, and lighter headlights. The original buyer of this GT-R went for the optional A/C, meaning the list of amenities in this car is up to three, with automatic climate controls and power windows also on that list. The only modification for this car is an HKS EVC boost controller.
If you ask me, the winning bidder should be immediately accepted into the ranks of the Myogi NightKids, with some mountain pass drifting in their future. Meanwhile, with two days to go until the end of bidding on July 20, the price is up to $66,666. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUdHY4ubng9ckPcMd2 | Q: Creating Production OAuth Client for a Desktop App with redirect URI I'm in the process of verifying my application, but Google is requesting that I create a PRODUCTION OAuth client with One redirect URI and/or authrozied JavaScript origins URL.
I've poked around everywhere I can think of but I cannot find where I would:
*
*Create a Production OAuth Client - When I create an OAuth Client for my Desktop App, there aren't any options besides Application name
*Set a redirect URI and/or authorized JavaScript origins URL - This seems to be applicable to Web Applications, but not Desktop Apps.
I've gone back and forth with support, but I can't get a clear answer. Anyone have any experience with this?
A: Production Oauth clients are clients that do not have localhost set in the redirect uri or the JavaScript origin. That's probably what they are detecting.
If you have any other clients in this project the first thing i would do is go and check that they don't have localhost set as their redirect Uris or JavaScript origins.
If all you have in this project is desktop applications then continue reading.
OOB flow deprecation.
When creating a desktop app you can only change one thing that being the name
(Note: This client was deleted after image taken you cant use it )
In the background google has added a redirect uri of urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob and added it to the client. This basically says to the system return the authorization token back to the same place it came from.
Back to your issue:
You are probably being hit by the new Making Google OAuth interactions safer by using more secure OAuth flows changes.
These changes mainly effect desktop applications. Ordinally the desktop client type used. The OAuth out-of-band (oob) flow. This flow used a refresh token called.
redirect_uri=urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob or urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob:auto or oob
The new changes removes that flow dates-oob and its kicking in this week.
It sounds like by the error message you are getting that they are totally removing that type of client. I was assured by Google that we would be given a grace period in which developers would have time to update their apps to use the new system. I question wither or not this also counted for verification.
If this is the case then I have no solution but I can contact google for you to see if there is any issues with verification and desktop apps now.
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BkiUfFE25V5jU2MqT04Y | This is the third post in a series on social media gift cultures. The series draws on indigenous gift cultures to examine the psychological and motivational dynamics of social sharing online. The first post in the series, The reputation game, looks at the North American Potlatch to reflect on the enticements and rewards of sharing online. Social sharing involves a reputation game. The aim of the game is to win the favour of your tribe by presenting them with exorbitant gifts.
The second post in the series, Sharing circles and tribes, considers how tribes are formed online. Tribes emerge when participants share with select users, who return the favour by sharing with them. These sharing circles are typically based in common values and interests – hence, so are tribes. I indicate the unstable nature of sharing circles and how an affirmative attitude towards gifting helps sustain them. Imbued with the 'spirit of the gift', the gift becomes a token of gratitude for the sharing circle and the tribe it maintains. The more that we cultivate this spirit in our online exchanges, the more robust and fulfilling they become.
This post considers the challenges of sharing across multiple systems online. Active users of social media are often engaged across multiple sites, groups, and activities in real time. Multi-tasking online can be a source of signficant consternation. While missteps (below the threshhold of the screaming faux pas) are mostly overlooked, this doesn't reduce the anxiety that users (particularly new users) feel when tasked with sharing across multiple channels in real time. It is easy to lose track of how one is expected to behave in different contexts.
When tech journalist Paul Miller returned to the internet after a year off, he was surprised to find how stressful it was to multi-task across services. 'I had, like, three tabs open and I just didn't know what was going on', Miller complains. This is a familiar experience for users of social media, who struggle to keep up with the flow of information on multiple channels.
The solution is to find your tribe. Sharing across multiple channels is easier when we share with our tribes in mind. A thriving tribe gives back more than we contribute to it. Tribes are a living reservoir of cognitive capital and an infinite human resource. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
BkiUb0bxK4sA-5Y3rNAL | The Twin Cities Breakfast Club Blog: You Snooze - You Win!
We here at Twin Cities Breakfast Club interrupt this blog with some good news and some bad news. The good news first, of course, because we are such fans of good things early in the morning. Beau and Rachael are getting hitched! I mean, it's not really a surprise, since they've been engaged for-freaking-ever, and they've been meant for each other since day one, but it's good news nonetheless. Now for the bad news. Right after the wedding (like within days), Beau is up and moving to Denver, CO. Even this news has some good to it. He's going to graduate school to study what he wants to do, and it will probably lead to a happy and successful career for him involving very few refrigerated baked goods.
Anyway, along with this good/bad news comes a necessary split in the Breakfast Club. Beau will continue to eat breakfast, so he will continue to be a member, but his breakfasts will take place in Denver, while ours here at Breakfast Club East will continue to occur in these Twin Cities. Rachael will belong to both clubs, because she will be staying here and visiting there. We expect many great posts from Rachael as a result.
And now, for our first Denver review. This breakfast was attended by Jimmy, Beau and me. We were looking for apartments for Beau. Yes, we found one. Yes, it has hardwood floors. And, yes, a gas stove. Not to mention plenty of room for a certain lawfully wedded wife to visit.
The menu at Snooze reads like a trip through Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory. There's vanilla almond oatmeal brulee and pineapple upside down pancakes and snicker's pancakes and molten chocolate French toast. I prefer my breakfast savory, so, for me, anyway, all of the sweets turned the menu into a mine field, forcing me to dodge and weave as I tried to find something suitably substantial that wouldn't beat me over the head with its sweetness. I finally settled on the Huevos Rancheros, but not before lingering a bit over the possibility of steak and eggs benedict. Clearly this is not a low-fat A.M. eatery. I might have taken the plunge and ordered steak and eggs benedict, if only it came with just two eggs. No, man. Three eggs were standard throughout the menu. Apparently, Denverians must exercise their asses off, because they all look slender and athletic, and there's no way to be slender and eat three eggs, steak and hollandaise sauce, unless you're also running up mountains every day.
Jimmy, who was on vacation from his weight training diet, did order the steak and eggs. He loved it. He said that it was one of the best steaks he'd ever had at a restaurant for breakfast. I had to hide my jealousy behind my Tres Huevos. Actually, with three eggs, black beans, and corn tortillas in front of me, I wasn't really hungry for steak anyway, not even really good steak smothered in hollandaise sauce.
Beau had the breakfast burrito. He said that he wanted to report back to Fern how breakfast burritos in Denver stacked up against her beloved Minneapolis treat. It was a successful experiment. The burrito was crammed full of goodness including black beans, cheddar and jack cheese and real chorizo. He declared the burrito delicious. Both he and I agreed that our spicier breakfast options were served with a bit more fire than Minneapolis restaurants would dare serve to Minnesota customers with their delicate Scandinavian palates. Judy wasn't there, but she would have declared both meals "too spicy". Beau and I were happy, though, even if I did wish I had some delicious steak.
The atmosphere at Snooze was also enjoyable. It was retro and hip at the same time. We sat in a round booth, which felt a little bit Jetsons and a little bit Tilt-a-Whirl. The waiters and waitresses wore Snooze t-shirts over their perfect bodies, and they smiled with that outdoorsy charm of the young in Denver. I just hope we didn't spoil Beau for all other breakfasts in town. It's no good to have your first breakfast fulfill your entire breakfast quest in a new town. What will you do on a Saturday morning if not seek out the perfect meal? Eat it comfortably at Snooze week after week?
Thanks for the kind words Al. It is sad for me to take a brief break from TCBC. I am just going to have to include DBC posts to our site. I'll have many places scoped out for any visitors that I might get.
Regarding Snooze, I'm glad you wrote the post, because I don't remember much about the place beyond the wait staff. The owners of Sooze bought themselves a Waitresstron 9000 and set it on "Smokin' Hot".
I'm pretty sure my burrito was delicious though. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcJzxK7DgtAWezl6w | Administration and enforcement of the Negaunee Township's land use and development regulations (Zoning Ordinance).
Staff support to the Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Completion of long-range planning studies and programs for the Township, such as the Township Master Planand other planning studies as directed by the Planning Commission and Township Board.
Enforcement of other Township regulatory ordinances, such as those relating to storage of inoperable vehicles.
Provide information to Township residents, businesses and the general public regarding regulations affecting the use and development of land in the Township.
The Planning and Zoning Department seeks to maintain the high quality living environment that residents of the Township enjoy and value, and ensure that the Township continues to have a mix of successful retail, service and manufacturing businesses that provide goods and services for residents, a source of local employment and a strong and diversified tax base. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbG3xK2li-LJst6ai | Membrane Potential Variance Between Soma and Axon becomes Particularly Prominent Just Before a Spike.
Plot of the membrane potential in the axon as a function of the membrane potential in the soma just prior to action potential initiation in either real layer 5 pyramidal cells (top) or in our full model of a layer 5 pyramidal cell (below). Note that there is significant variation between the line of equality (red line), especially just before the initiation of an action potential. This variance in membrane potential between the soma and axon will appear as variability in action potential threshold in the soma, owing to the backpropagation of the action potential from the axon into the soma. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUcqw5qhLACA4PvH0H | Belated wordless Wednesday and apple pie recipe! – Go ask Alisa – DIY capsule wardrobe one stitch at a time!
Belated wordless Wednesday and apple pie recipe!
I love my job, but even more I love my days off. That is a perfect time for me when to take a pause, and truly enjoy what I love. In this case it is baking treats and delicious goods for my family. Nothing makes me feel so comfy at home as the smell of freshly baked apple pie. If to be honest, I do not remember where did I get this recipe from, but I know for sure that this is a good one (so many good comments from friends and family). It is not your traditional apple pie, it is more of a shortbread/blondie/pie kind of thing. Hard to describe, but it come out fluffy, yet not too dry and with that delicious apple-lime taste.
The way I do it is just that simple: take two bowls, in first one combine brown sugar, cinnamon, peeled and sliced apples sprinkled with lime juice. In second one, whisk together shite sugar and butter, add eggs, add vanilla, add baking powder, add milk, add flour. When all combined and whisked together pour half of the flour batter in the cake form, cover the batter with apple mixture, evenly (don't just dump in there, use your hand or spatula to layer apples evenly). Once done, pour over leftovers of the batter and even it out with rubber spatula. Bake for about 30-40 minutes, or until inserted tooth pick comes out clean.
This is such a great recipe, Enjoy!
I should not be reading this on a treadmill!
I should not be reading this as well … hmmmm…. appel pie! Let's have at least coffee.
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BkiUdig5qhLBXU5kwMqh | HappyPhantom, a TrueType font created by me, Lauren Thompson was originally released in July of 2009. Inspiration for the typeface came after creating the decorative hand-drawn slab serif , "LT Chickenhawk Font." Read more about the design process of these fonts in this post, "The Chickenhawk Chronicles: Preface."
The font has been updated and expanded upon to encompass a full family. That is with italic, bold, and italic bold weights and styles. This came with the release of Version 2, on November 14, 2009.
Found your Happy Phantom font on FontRiver.
I've been browsing through your other efforts as well - such professional-looking fonts are a treasure. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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(616) 842-1985 frontdesk@c3westmichigan.org
About C3
C3 Life
Our mission is to inspire and empower people on their own spiritual path, the quest to live a good life and meaningful life, and to help support the ongoing work of justice and compassion in the world.
Rather than doctrine or dogma, we gather around shared values, which both inform who we are, and what we aspire to be.
Support C3
You might be wondering..
Are you a church?
No, but we were. We're a spiritual community, we meet on Sundays, there's music and teaching, but there's no doctrine or traditionally religious affiliation.
Who attends C3?
There's a good mix. We have many retried people, couples and singles. We have a few families, and some young people. Our in-person gatherings average around 120 people, so you'll not feel alone or overwhelmed. We also have a strong online community from around the world.
Are you religious?
That depends on what you mean. Some of us resonant with being "spiritual but not religious," while others might call themselves religious in some respect. We also have some people who identify as agnostics or atheists. So, it's a bit complicated. If by religious you mean a life oriented toward pursing meaning, then yes. If by religious you mean adherence to ridged beliefs or fixed doctrines, then no. We like to say, "Well, that's a question worth wrestling with."
Who teaches?
Kent Dobson is our lead teacher. We also invite a wide variety of guests, from local West Michigan leaders and thinkers, to well-known authors and teachers. Kent teaches a little more than half the Sundays a year. The teachings are often part of a larger series or theme (Check them out here).
What kind of music?
We are committed to supporting artists. We bring in local, and sometimes national, musicians and bands. They play their own music, often contributing to the theme of the week or month, in their own creative way.
Where and when do you meet?
We meet at the Grand Haven Community Center at 10am, when not in the middle of a pandemic. Check out our schedule (link). We also meet online every week no matter what. So whether in person, or online, you can find something every week.
What can I expect if I show up?
Friendly people, music, teaching, and an informal feel.
Does C3 provide childcare on Sunday mornings?
C3 has a long history of providing quality childcare. We have an Education Committee comprised of retired teachers, a social worker, a bookstore manager and a children's book author. Our Youth Director was Teen Youth Group leader for seven years at a previous church, and has been a professional nanny for ten years. We have a large, welcoming space for the children, toys for imaginative play, a library that includes many new books on inclusion and environmental awareness, and extensive arts and crafts supplies. We keep all toys, surfaces and play areas sanitized and we practice safety measures as recommended by the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics. All volunteers and staff are background checked and trained in abuse prevention.
What is Talkback?
Talkback is a tradition we value where after the teaching, there's a chance to engage the teacher and community with questions or brief comments. We do this in-person at the community center following the gathering, and presently do it online via Zoom.
Join the newsletter (link), it's the best way to stay informed and join our community efforts.
Who runs the place?
We are a board-directed 501c3. The board consists of community members with term limits. Every other aspect of organization is also very community-led, with many opportunities to volunteer, lead, or join an interest group. Check out what makes us unique.
A Community for the Big Questions
In a world that's evolving and changing so fast, we're a community that's committed to facing these changes, asking questions, and wrestling with meaning.
Our own community is a living reflection of the big shifts in culture and society. We've been around for 150 years, navigating profound changes, most of which were spent as a church. But now, we call ourselves a Spiritual Community, in part because we no longer have any centralized doctrine and are open to people of faith or no faith, the spiritual and secular.
We also call ourselves Spiritual because we're still drawn to the big questions of life, to the transcend and mysterious, and to helping one another live what the ancient philosophers and spiritual teachers call the good life. We like to imagine ourselves out on the edge of what is means to be a Spiritual Community in the 21st Century, hoping to make a small contribution and to offer a place for those feeling the challenges of our present age.
You'll find a home here, especially if you're feeling a little spiritually homeless, like questions more than answers, have an evolving sense of your own path, are drawn to diverse perspectives, or think that the barriers between science and religion, the brain and psychology, the past and the present, the right and left, ought to be blurred.
Without a dogma or doctrine, we have tried instead to gather around shared values, which both inform who we are, and what we aspire to be. See if you resonant with one or more of our values.
Read About Our Shared Values
Kent Dobson
Kent has been the lead teacher at C3 since 2017. He's also in the guide-in-training program at Animas Valley Institute in Colorado, an organization specializing in wilderness intensives. Kent leads Israel study tours, wilderness retreats, and has his own podcast called Hints and Guesses. He's the author of Bitten by a Camel, a memoir about his time living in Israel and his departure from the Evangelical church he was pastoring. He's also the editor of the First Century Study Bible. Prior to joining C3, Kent was the Teacher Pastor, and before that the Worship Leader, at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville MI. He also taught High School Religion and Bible for several years. Kent is married with three children and lives in Ada, MI.
Visit KentDobson.com
We invite you to walk with us back to 1870, the founding year of our evolving Community…..
Read More About Our History
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BkiUdrk4dbghVu0OkID8 | College teams up with rugby club to offer students high quality coaching
STAFF at KGV sixth form college have partnered up with Southport Rugby Union Club.
The partnership means that head coach of the club, Neil Ryan, who also coaches the Lancashire U20 team, will be coaching students at the Scarisbrick New Road site as part of the college's Sports Academy Programme.
The Sports Academy is pitched at students who are studying a varied advanced level programme at the college, but also still want to play the sports they enjoyed at school as extra curriculum activities. As well as rugby the Sports Academy also offers football, badminton, netball and basketball.
As part of an extensive refurbishment over the summer holidays, the college now has a brand new Multi Use Games Arena (MUGA) - an all-weather floodlit pitch.
College principle Anne-Marie Francis said: "Many of our students have played rugby competitively at school and are keen to keep this up when they join the college, in addition to their academic programme. Naturally we wanted to support this, so following the completion of our fantastic new MUGA, we have joined forces with Southport Rugby Club.
"The partnership with SRFC is so exciting. Not only will it enable the students to achieve high quality coaching and represent the college competitively, but it is also an excellent way to help them combat stress, stay fit and make friends from different subject areas too, which are all such important parts of college life.
"It may also mean that when they move on from KGV, they can play for their future university."
Steve Olive, chairman at Southport RFC added: "We are really pleased to have joined forces with KGV on this. It is great news that rugby is now a key part of the sports academy programme at the college and we are delighted to provide our head coach to train their team.
"Many of our younger players at the club already play rugby for their high schools, so it is fantastic that when the time comes, they can now play for their college too." | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUaeXxK0zjCobCL5t1 | while mine all drains away.
I can't be cruel, I'll let you stay.
You fall fast. Though seated, you know he's tall. Long, strong fingers, pale against his dark suit, fair, with a hint of curl and that melancholy gaze. And the nose: that crooked, monstrous nose, and you, well, you've always had a thing for noses.
It's rude to stare. You move on past, watch instead the other faces and rest your eyes on the older gentleman, the one with the complacent smile, the jowls and the grey whiskers. You look closer. He has the same name. Time, or the artist, has ruined your nose.
It wouldn't have lasted. You walk on.
There, just across the square, sitting with two small boys and a bottle blonde wife – who's washing down nachos with a jug of sangria – sits an ordinary looking man. He's the normal age for a man with two boys, wearing the normal holiday shorts with the usual blue-checked, short-sleeved shirt. He's clean shaven with a regular haircut; an unremarkable height and weight. There's nothing, at all, to set him apart from the crowd. Unless, that is, you count the red dot of the laser sight that plays, sometimes on the left, breast pocket of that unremarkable shirt and sometimes, smack in the middle of that plain forehead.
Now you've seen it, nothing is normal. You toy for a while with the notion that one of the boys, in their long navy T-shirts, has borrowed, from Dad, the little gadget he uses when he's making his PowerPoint presentations; but the boys are at some other game involving paper napkins, cruets and the lining up of knives and forks. You turn to the wife, but she's somewhere, far away, enjoying her sangria fuelled fantasy. You start to look at the other diners, the black-shirted waiters and finally, you look around the shuttered windows that surround you at first and second floor height. All seems normal there too; until a moment of movement, west to your south. A first floor window opens – just enough inches for a nose and lips, and an index finger, held vertically against those lips. Now you're silenced. The shutter closes, almost completely, leaving just enough space for the barrel of a weapon. Your ordinary man, in his ordinary shirt, slumps, only a little, in his seat, as his wife stares into her dreams and the boys continue their game.
A few seconds pass, maybe a minute, until returning from her brief sojourn, the wife spots the trickle of blood that runs from the hole in her husband's skull and screams. The police are called, an ambulance. The boys are huddled away. A small crowd gathers, some peering over shoulders, some shaking heads before sneaking away. And just before the police seal off the square, with hastily called in officers and blue and white tape, you too slip away leaving a payment for your meal tucked under a half drunk bottle of Rioja.
You stroll back to your, efficiently small, hire car, making make a mental note to check the newspapers tomorrow: to blunder through the incomprehensible words of the Spanish press, until you find the couple of column inches that describe the unexplained shooting at 11.00 p.m. in the evening of the Day of the Festival of St James of tourist X, who was dining, at the time, with his beloved wife and twin sons at the Café Murada in the Placeta des Verdures. As you pull away from the kerb in the neat little car, that's when you see, as your hands break the beam, the small red dot that plays across your chest.
I have fought my bed, this night, for sleep.
have heckled, tossed and heaped on scorn.
swathed softly, trading blow for blow.
from pillows pummelled hard as hate.
This is going to sound a bit sad – not in the sense of tragic – rather in the teenage speak sense of the word. Let's get it out there: I am a saddo. When Pixar animations celebrated a quarter century of outstanding filmmaking in last year, I hadn't seen a single one of their films.
I have spent Pixar's lifespan in a difficult place. Twenty two years spent in a marriage to a man with strong opinions and a dominant nature. In terms of entertainment, what he said went. And I, mea culpa, fell in with that. It was easier to go along with things, than to fight and lose a battle over a little matter of what film we should watch on the TV. I am talking here about a man who could manage a major sulk if I so much as suggested I would watch something else in the other room. I hadn't been to the cinema above a half dozen times in those years – the last film we saw together was the first Lord of the Rings – and yet I had watched The Long Riders, Deliverance, Southern Comfort, and Master and Commander, so many times that I could walk onto the set of a remake and deliver the lines word for word.
It isn't an enormous surprise that we are no longer together. His choice, not mine – I've already said, everything in the marriage was his choice, haven't I? The rejection hit me hard; I have spent three years slowly making my way back to being me. I'm at the stage now – the Promised Land that you can't envisage when a break up is new – of realising that I'm better off without him. I am returning to the real world, and this time, I'm coming as myself.
So back to Pixar. How do they fit in? It's like this: I've got catching up to do; I can't play in the real world without understanding the cultural references everyone else bats about. I need to know who Woody, Buzz and Dory are, and goddamit, I need to know if anyone ever found Nemo. I have been borrowing DVD's and enjoying the escapism of some of the things that the rest of the world has taken for granted. Not just Pixar, either, I've not been that exclusive. Let's just say that I now know about King Julian and have a real soft spot for Sid Sloth.
I should have been getting heavy into my exciting new Amazon purchase "The Complete Business Start Up Book" but I discovered that there was a little Pixar gem on the TV. WALL-E was being shown. A five star rating in the paper, 8.5 on iMDB – the book could wait. I had the important business of catching up to get on with.
It's not exaggerating to say that I watched it with a grin on my face, that in the privacy of my own home I laughed out loud; that I watched awestruck as I saw the destroyed Earth and that I was entranced by the two robots dancing together against a star strewn universe.
As I watched the film, I felt like someone who had been away for a very long time suddenly and unexpectedly finding that what they'd longed to get back to, isn't a disappointment, but is better than they remembered. I have missed out on popular culture and yet it's popular because it's damned good and because it appeals to our very human-ness. We can try and ignore that side of us, think we are above enjoying what the masses enjoy, but we do that at cost to ourselves not to them.
Like the stultified passengers of the Axiom, I've been away a long time. It's taking time for me to get sorted, but watching these movies and seeing why they are so loved and talked about has been great fun and more than that – it's been a return to Earth.
To mark the wettest January since records began . . .
For the third time in a week – no, correct that – the third time in six days, the forecast had been substantially inaccurate. The prediction had been for a freshening, north-easterly breeze, bringing a "much welcome dry interlude"; that was the phrase that had registered. Miss Priestley surveyed the sodden land that surrounded her chocolate-box cottage. If she strayed from the pretty winding path, into her "idyllic" garden she would be lucky to emerge with her boots. She watched a parade of fat brown slugs, relishing the conditions; each individual one of the seven she could currently see, mocking her as they munched.
Miss Priestley had been retired since April. Five months, three weeks and two days. One hundred and seventy-six days, on nineteen of which the forecast had been largely incorrect. According to her notebook, those inaccurate forecasts were the output of five different meteorologists, with one man being responsible for eleven incidents – two of which were in the last six days. After a light lunch of soup and crisp-breads, Miss Priestley settled herself at her desk in front of the sitting room window, with its "panoramic view of rolling pastureland" and switched on her computer.
The meteorologist with the poorest record was a man of thirty-seven years, an Oxbridge graduate, interested in football, coarse fishing and good food. Miss Priestley could have found out much more, but the key piece of information came to light very early in her searches – Mr Nicholas Adderley lived in Peterborough. It was the work of a satisfying couple of hours to discover and to graph the relevant data. The picture was clear; on the eleven occasions that the forecast for her particular part of Yorkshire was wrong, the forecast for Cambridgeshire had been close to perfect on nine of them. The remaining two predictions were for heavy rainfall, which had, instead, turned out to be only moderate.
It was good to be working again. Not as many hours as she had put in before her retirement of course; an hour before her breakfast, then another couple of hours after she had finished with the Telegraph. If the afternoon was dry, she would take a walk after lunch; a brisk two miles to the top of Handley Wood and then back to a pot of strong tea, followed by another two hours at her desk before supper. She had always been a creature of habit; routines were critical to her, and although she had told herself many times throughout her life that she could introduce a little variety in her approach, she was truly happiest bound by her own strictly imposed order.
On her afternoon walks she would reflect on this aspect of her nature, and wonder why she had bought the cottage. What was it in the agent's blurb that had seduced her? Why had she not baulked at the bulging walls and the clearly sloping roofline? She could, she thought, get the path to the door re-laid straight from the gate, eliminating the pointless curves, but then the gate itself would have to be moved; otherwise the angle at which the path met the porch would be out by as much as five degrees. She would speak to Ronald, who would, no doubt, know the best way to approach the problem.
They had taken to dining together on Friday evenings. One week at a small hotel near to Miss Priestley's cottage and the following week closer to Ronald's home where they were working their way through a list of recommended inns. For both of them, it was their sole evening out in the week, and although they made the pretence of remaining very casual about the meetings, for each of them it was an increasingly important and eagerly anticipated event. It would not be fair to say that this was a fledgling romance – neither of them were looking for that, it was simply a meeting of like minds. During the decades they had worked together, they had always had a cordial relationship, and it would be a pity to lose that as a result of retirement. Dining together was a new development, and a pleasant one at that, although Ronald was still trying to guess whether Miss Priestley would be offended if he took the liberty of using her Christian name.
When he returned from the bar with a gin and tonic for them both, Miss Priestley had smoothed her hair, and secured the blouse back into her skirt. She looked less like an Elizabeth now, much more a Miss Priestley. He passed her the drink which she placed un-tasted on the table, and sat down by her side. The notebooks were now open, displaying columns of figures, lists of dates, observations, percentages and names.
It didn't take Ronald long to hone in on the facts in front of him. True, the sample size was small, but he knew the results would still be significant. He had forty years' experience of working with data like this in the Statistics Service and a year's retirement hadn't dulled his senses. Pushing the notebooks away from him, he leant back on the Chesterfield, picked up his glass and raised it in salute to the remarkable woman at his side.
They were sitting by the huge stone fireplace, before going through to the dining room. The menus that Ronald had collected as he arrived were still closed – dinner could wait, this was far more exciting. In the firelight Miss Priestley looked younger, softer somehow. She was a tall woman – long angles and jutting bones, and he remembered her as the gawky new graduate who had joined his department, how she had jarred on everyone's nerves with her rigid attitudes and her insistence on precision. But it was these qualities that Ronald admired. Even so, it took him a number of years to begin to feel relaxed around her. Miss Priestley was flicking through her pages of data.
But Ronald missed the inflexion on the "We?" and began to explain the potential effects of the information if it was sent, by some method, to the press.
He had misjudged it and everything about her said it. Her spine had straightened, the slight smile had gone; the knees were drawn together and twisted away from him. In her hands, those large capable hands, the black covered notebook she held was closed and moved with its companions away from Ronald. Miss Priestley wasn't an insensitive woman; she saw Ronald's optimism drain out of him and she hadn't the cruelty in her to demand he keep to the name he had used for so many years – but it wouldn't matter anyway. She would not have the problem for much longer and a little delicacy of touch was a small sacrifice if it would buy her some time.
It was the last time that they dined together, and although the rest of the evening was not unpleasant, Miss Priestley could not put out of her mind what Ronald had suggested they should do with her data. Where his mind had seen chaos, inquiries and ruined careers, hers had seen something completely different. So what if there was an indisputable bias in the Weather Bureau? If their forecasters were, almost without exception, statistically more accurate when predicting the weather close to their home town, then that simply meant one could get a more reliable forecast by exploiting that knowledge.
She had picked four forecasters who had high levels of accuracy and by drawing overlapping circles around their homes she had found that the place in Britain likely to get the most accurate meteorological predictions was a small town in Wiltshire. There was an estate agent in the town and she telephoned and arranged viewings of three neat, square built houses. By the following Friday, her own house in Yorkshire was on the market. She left a message for Ronald at the Handley Arms Hotel where they were due to meet. It seemed harsh, even to her as she wrote the note, but quite simply, she could not face being called Elizabeth again; even if it was by her oldest and dearest friend.
Jack and Vera, and Rose.
I went to see our Rose yesterday, you know, as I always do on a Friday afternoon. I think she's getting worse; she seemed a bit more confused than normal, and then all of a sudden, she'd jumped back years, straight back to 1960. I've not heard her talk about anything from back then for ages. It's a good job our Jack decided to stay home yesterday – the only thing Rose got right was the one thing she's not supposed to mention.
Now, I've not been married to him for fifty years without working out what "a little run out" means. He's after a new motor. There's nothing wrong with the Civic, if you ask me. It's only three or four years old, at the most, but once he gets an idea in his head, it's only a matter of time. I knew what it'd be – park up at some beauty spot, tea and sandwiches, and then he'll suggest stopping off somewhere, "seeing as we're in the vicinity" and I'll spend the rest of the afternoon bored out of my tree while Jack talks cam shafts with some slimy salesman. Thank heavens for the Daily Mail – they've got a really good puzzle page.
So this morning, after breakfast, and a quick hoover round, I knock us up a bit of dinner. I'd a bit of that nice ham on the bone, so I made sandwiches and I put plenty of hot mustard on some of them for Jack. I made a flask of tea, and I'd got some of those Mr Kipling slices on a bogof from Asda. At those prices it's not worth baking your own, not with the gas and all. Jack's supposed to be watching his cholesterol, so I'll take the other box for Rose on Friday. Jack gets his driving gloves out, takes it all very serious, he checks the oil, and water and fiddles with the tyres even. I keep telling him you don't need to do all that with these modern motors, but he doesn't listen. Well, not to me anyway.
He was spot on about the weather though, just like he said, chilly first thing and then glorious. Made you feel glad to be out and about. He drove right up onto the moors and we even got out and had a walk out to those windmill things that they've put up; I thought they'd be bigger somehow. There was a chap up there, with one of those ugly dogs, and him and Jack got talking about gearing and rotor shafts. I talked to the dog, but if I'm honest, it wasn't much for conversation, so I wandered back to the Civic, let myself in and poured some tea. It was quite nice in there; I got the Mail out and cracked on with the Sudoku. I balanced my tea on the dashboard but it fogged the window up so I wiped myself a little port-hole. I should have known better, Jack was all cross, when he saw my finger-marks on his windscreen. He didn't say anything though, just went at it quietly with his special cloth, tutting to himself.
And I thought, I know just what'll shut him up, and so I opened my big gob.
And do you know what? He never said anything. He just looked at me for a moment and then got out of the car, and started wandering off. I watched him for bit, he'd gone right back to that fella with the dog, and I thought, did I Imagine that? But he turned back and climbed back into the driver's seat. Didn't say anything, just started the engine, and never glanced at me. We set off down the road, and I'm sat there and I just didn't know what to do.
We'd gone a mile or two, that's all, when he pulls over at the side of the road.
We're sitting in this lay-by, and all these cars and lorries are thundering past, and all I can think is that no-one knows. No-one knows about our little drama, and I want to turn the clock back, to un-say what I said, and we'll drive off and go and look at a new car and I'll be Vee, and he'll be Jack, and it'll be Jack and Vee, like it's always been.
He's gone quiet, and I look at him, and I think he might be going to cry.
That was it really, I became Vera, and Vera became me. Nobody knew. I think Mum might have thought something odd was going on, but she never said anything. I don't suppose she could.
It was very quiet in the car. I wanted Jack to say something, anything. Finally he did.
I'm so relieved that's he's talking, I start fussing, pour him some tea, pass it to him, offer him the Mr Kipling's, anything really to get back to normality. I can't think beyond the picnic, daren't, just in case. He swallows the last of his cake, opens the window and flicks the dregs of his tea on to the verge. Then, he gets out of the car again, and wanders away up the lay-by, out of sight. But he's back again in a couple of minutes, and I realise with relief that he's just snuck off for a piddle.
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BkiUfp7xK6wB9mpb4bpl | Q: Removal of decimal in HSSF cell i am reading data from an excel sheet which has decimals.
i want to obtain the result without decimals.
I'm using cell.getNumericCellValue () which gives decimal - is there a function which removes decimals.
A: how about just casting the value to int?
(int)cell.getNumericCellValue()
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Good Neighbor, Great Sketch Comedy
From TurnStyle | 06:30
Good Neighbor is a Los Angeles based sketch comedy troupe that has been making videos for years. Recently they've taken up with Maker Studios, a YouTube collective that is enabling video makers to pool resources. The results: an avalanche of funny.
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Channel 101 Eases Amateurs Into Hollywood
Monthly short film fest acts as proving ground for next generation of talent.
Every month in Los Angeles, California, DIY media makers gather to share five minute mini TV shows made in their spare time. It's called Channel 101, only it's not a TV channel, but an underground event that's been going since 2003. Channel 101 alumni have gone on to Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim, and Funny or Die...and the video series have fans around the country.
Channel 101 Eases Amateurs Into Hollywood | 03:37
Turnstyle in 140 Seconds: Indie Game Designer Borut Pfeifer
From TurnStyle | Part of the Turnstyle in 140 Seconds series | 02:20
Turnstyle talked with indie game designer Borut Pfeifer of Haunted Temple Studios about their new game-- Skulls of the Shogun-- which is winning all kinds of awards and what being an indie developer means to him.
Turnstyle in 140 Seconds: Indie Game Designer ...
Haunted Temple Studio's Skulls of the Shogunhas been turning heads at video game conferences and shows all year long. The team calls it an "arcade strategy game", which sounds like a contradiction in terms. Co-developer Borut Pfeifer says that the idea is to take the "depth of strategy games but bring 'em to a broader audience, and make it feel like an arcade game where you can just jump in."
We spoke with Pfeifer about the game, the studio's multi-city (and country) structure, and his earliest gaming memories in our latest episode of Turnstyle in 140 Seconds.
Turnstyle in 140 Seconds: Indie Game Designer ... | 02:20
Hell and Back Again's Unique Sound Design
Danfung Dennis worked for several years as a war photographer in Iraq and Afghanistan. In time he came to feel that still photos didn't portray what he was seeing and hearing on the ground. The romantic image of war he had grown up with from video games and movies was not what he was finding while embedded with Marines in the field.
"There isn't an orchestra playing when you're running through a battlefield," says Dennis. "There isn't you know, huge drums. It's just pure terror."
Danfung Dennis worked for several years as a war photographer in Iraq and Afghanistan. In time he came to feel that still photos didn't portray what he was seeing and hearing on the ground. The romantic image of war he had grown up with from video games and movies was not what he was finding while embedded with Marines in the field. "There isn't an orchestra playing when you're running through a battlefield," says Dennis. "There isn't you know, huge drums. It's just pure terror."
Hell and Back Again's Unique Sound Design | 03:17
Googy: The Greatest Kids Show You Haven't Heard Of
It takes something special to get a 300 person strong audience of industry pros and talent to sing along with the theme to a kid's TV show. Especially one they didn't grow up with.
That something special is Googy, one of the star attractions this year at Channel 101, the monthly "micro TV" screening series in Los Angeles.
Check out Turnstyle's interview with the creative team, co-creators Willy Roberts and Mike Manasewitsch and writer/producer Brenan Campbell, and behind the scenes photos from the latest episode.
Googy: The Greatest Kids Show You Haven't Heard Of | 05:03
Barkeeper [A SilverLake Tale]
What makes a neighborhood known for cool...cool? The people? The places? A little of both. This is a SilverLake Tale about Joe Keeper and his shop- the cocktail apothecary known as Barkeeper.
SilverLake is the Los Angeles neighborhood best known as the "sister" hood to hipster havens like Williamsburg in New York City and San Francisco's Mission District.
Barkeeper [A SilverLake Tale] | 03:24
LA's Secret Headquarters
From TurnStyle | Part of the The Funnybook Business series | 04:31
I'd heard of Silver Lake's Secret Headquarters long before I'd ever set foot in the shop. A friend had described it as a "victorian drawing room filled with comics". Which pretty much captures the look Pifer and his business partner-- David Ritchie-- created for their store.
Episode one of Turnstyle's special multimedia series showcasing the wonderous world of comic book stores.
Free multimedia content availible with each episode.
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New empire of knowledge
Where does the Lincoln Highway go through Ohio?
Traveling west, the route runs through Hanoverton, Canton (don't miss the Classic Car Museum here!), Massilion, Wooster, and Mansfield. Several monuments, including the Hopley Monument, are found in and near Bucyrus. The route is well marked going west to Upper Sandusky, Beaverdam, and Delphos.
What was the route of the original Lincoln Highway?
The path of the Lincoln Highway was first laid out in September 1913; it was defined to run through Canton, Ohio, Beaver Falls, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Ligonier, Bedford, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, York, Lancaster and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.
Can you still travel the Lincoln Highway?
In 1915, every town wanted the Lincoln Highway to go through. Ten years later, no one wanted it because it bogged things down." Butko figures about 80% of the original road is still drivable. It includes most of U.S. 30 in the east, parts of Interstate 80 and much of U.S. 50 in Nevada and California.
Did the Lincoln Highway go through Ohio?
Beginning in New York and ending in San Francisco, it was conceived in 1913 as the first highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific that would carry motor traffic. The 241-mile section that crosses through Ohio was modified a number of times from 1913 until 1928.
Is US 30 a 4 lane highway?
US 30 continues into Ohio, where it is mainly a 4 lane divided highway until in Canton. As of 2020 the only sections that are limited access freeways are in Van Wert, Bucyrus, Mansfield, Wooster, & Canton. A section between I-71 & US-250 is a divided 4 lane highway.
Why is US 30 called Lincoln Highway?
By July 1913, Fisher and his associates had chosen a name for the road. After rejecting the "Fisher Highway," the "Jefferson Memorial Highway," and the "American Road," among other possibilities, the group named its highway after one of Fisher's heroes, Abraham Lincoln.
Is Route 30 and Interstate?
U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country….
U.S. Route 30
Length 3,073 mi (4,946 km)
Existed 1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 101 in Astoria, OR
What is the oldest road in America?
The Oldest Road In America, The King's Highway, Passes Right Through New Jersey
The Kings Highway was an approximately 1,300-mile road constructed between 1650-1735.
It was built on the order of King Charles II of England and ran through his American Colonies.
What state has no speed limits?
Hawaii has the overall lowest speed limits in the United States. Rural and urban interstates in Hawaii have a speed limit of 60 miles per hour and other roads are posted at 45 miles per hour.
Where does the Lincoln Highway start in Ohio?
The Lincoln Highway enters Ohio from the east on U.S. 30, coming into East Liverpool. Much of U.S. 30 has been rebuilt as a 4-lane divided highway, but most of the original Lincoln Highway route still exists and has been well marked by the Mid-Ohio Chapter and the Ohio Lincoln Highway League.
Where is the route of US 30 in Ohio?
Future improvements to the route of US 30 includes a proposed easterly extension of the four-lane divided highway from Canton to SR 11, near Lisbon . US 30 runs for 249.69 miles (401.84 km) through northern Ohio.
Where is US 30 in Wyandot County Ohio?
In Wyandot County US 30 passes under SR 293; there is no direct connection between the two routes. The road curves towards the northeast, having an interchange with the Lincoln Highway. US 30 has an interchange with US 23, this interchange is the western end of the concurrency with US 23.
Where is US 30 in Hancock County Ohio?
All of US 30 in the state has been listed on the National Highway System. The portion of US 30 within Hancock County is designated "Congressman Michael G. Oxley Memorial Highway", in honor of the late former U.S. representative, who was born in and represented that area of Ohio.
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BkiUeYs4eIOjSJ68LmwB | Q: JavaScript content used as an argument in Google Docs publish scripts
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What does a script-Tag with src AND content mean?
If I publish a chart in Google Docs Spreadsheet, I get the following code to access the image:
<script type="text/javascript"
src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js">
{"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?
key=...&transpose=0&headers=1&range=A1%3AC72&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"vAxes":...}}
</script>
Obviously the javascript program gets the text in ... as an argument.
However, in HTML definition (http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/scripts.html): "If the src has a URI value, user agents must ignore the element's contents and retrieve the script via the URI."
(Edited: as mentioned in the comment below, this was already discussed and agreed that Google uses DOM to access the content - which is not recommendable.)
But question: how to escape the argument as valid XHTML? It seems that Google has not taken into account that someone would like to add CTYPE definition between tags. This code does not work:
<script type="text/javascript"
src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/static/modules/gviz/1.0/chart.js">
<![CDATA[
{"dataSourceUrl":"//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?
key=...&transpose=0&headers=1&range=A1%3AC72&gid=0&pub=1","options":{"vAxes":...}}
]]>
</script>
A: At the point in time when the script is run, that script element will be the last one on the page. So the external file can easily call something like this:
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script'); s = s[s.length-1];
var input = JSON.parse(s.textContent);
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Adorable car in this hatchback.
Outstanding experience I have experienced so far. Its been one month to purchase this car. In this budget TATA has released such a very good category of car which make us feel like SUV while driving with all safeties. Out look excellent, inner look owsome too. If some one who knows how to drive car on delhi road, he should go with this variant of TATA motors. Tata has really cliched the pinnacle after getting Jaguar and Land rover. Before that the market of TATA was not good by customer views besides car body. But now I must say, TATA has really improved the processor and methodology of car manufacturing section. Four members of my family have been availing the car facility of TATA tiago and Nexon for last one and half years. And most of my friends also in circle have been using other models of TATA since sooo long years. People say do not buy TATA cars just because it does not have resell value. Besides this feedback no one give other negative reason to not to go with TATA cars. Guyzz mark my words, TATA has really clinched success in this market after taking over Jaguar & Land Rover model and putting same concept what these both models have in other cars too. Therefore, that time is not so far when TATA cars will also have its resell value in market soon. All I would say TATA motors must hire some more professional sales person to represent the car to the upcoming clients. Rest now of these days of TATA cars are running on road with outstanding performance. I must say, GOD BLESS TATA and keep going in the same way to clinch more achievements in market.
Car is great in every aspect but sales support is absolutely negative. They don't let you know that different quotes of insurance is available with company after all insurance is third party. They gave me paytm Fasttag for 200/- which is available by paytm for Rs. 100/- only and that does not work either even after payment. I called them numerous times but their response after selling car is " mam you have to call helpline number yourself we sold you said product and we can't do anything further ". Question is if you can't handle issues of products then why are you selling it to customers. Our money is very hard earned money, for me my 100/- counts too and what sales executive said that if you are spending 6lakhs then what is the question of 500/- or 1000/- . When I reached their showroom to take delivery of car one of executive abruptly said that I have many customers today Kindly take delivery quickly. I will buy SUV in near future but definitely not from Tata motors. That's for sure. Not satisfied with service.
TATA Tiago NRG is the Best in the market. Actually the car with this standard and quality commands 1-2 lakh more price. Its best quality at very less cost - Optimum Value for Money. Super premium Car in all respects . Absolutely no Cons.
Tiago NRG in India as a tougher version to the standard hatchback. The Tata Tiago NRG is a cross-hatch and is priced from ? 5.5 lakh, going up to ? 6.32 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the range-topping version. Tata describes the Tiago NRG as an urban toughroader that gets a host of cosmetic upgrades and changes, while retaining the same underpinnings. The model will be taking on the Maruti Suzuki Celerio X in the segment, which is the sole rival for the NRG at present.
The Tata Tiago NRG is taller, wider and longer than the standard hatchback, while the ground clearance has been increased to 180 mm. Styling additions on the model include black plastic cladding around the bumpers, side skirts and wheel arches. The rear bumper gets a faux skid plate and there are black finished roof rails. The car also comes with blacked out grille, ORVMs, roof mounted spoiler and cladding on the tailgate. The cabin also gets the black treatment to match the exterior. The Tiago NRG rides on 14-inch alloy wheels.
Power on the Tata Tiago NRG comes from the same petrol and diesel engine options. The 1.2-litre three-cylinder Revotron petrol motor churns out 84 bhp and 114 Nm of peak torque, while the 1.05-litre three-cylinder Revotorq diesel is tuned for 69 bhp and 140 Nm of peak torque. Both engines are mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. | c4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUfTc25V5jgpkz2NOq | Marvel Announces CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Production Begins, Paul Rudd Joins Cast Too!
Marvel has announced that production for Captain America: Civil War has started today. The principal photography at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia is now underway. This will server as the film's base of production, as well as locations in Germany, Puerto Rico and Iceland.
It has also been revealed that Paul Rudd who will be playing the titular role of Ant-Man this summer, will also be joining the film. This will be Rudd's first appearance at the side of the Avengers.
Along with the addition of Rudd, Marvel has also revealed that Emily VanCamp will be returning and reprising her role as Agent 13/Sharon Carter too.
Captain America: Civil War is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, starring Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr., along with Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Daniel Bruhl, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman, Martin Freeman, William Hurt, and Paul Rudd. It is scheduled to open in theaters on May 6, 2016. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdtLxaJJQnNCygA5a | <?php
namespace CsvMigrations\FieldHandlers\Provider\RenderValue;
use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
use CsvMigrations\FieldHandlers\RelatedFieldTrait;
/**
* BelongsToManyRenderer
*
* ManyToMany relation value as a linkable URL
*/
class BelongsToManyRenderer extends AbstractRenderer
{
use RelatedFieldTrait;
/**
* Provide rendered value
*
* @param mixed $data Data to use for provision
* @param array $options Options to use for provision
* @return mixed
*/
public function provide($data = null, array $options = [])
{
$relatedProperties = $this->_getRelatedProperties($options['fieldDefinitions']->getLimit(), (string)$data);
$entity = $options['entity'];
$association = $options['association'];
$contactsData = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get($entity->getSource())->get($entity->get('id'), ['contain' => $association->getName()]);
$associationData = $contactsData[$association->getProperty()];
$associationList = [];
if (!empty($associationData)) {
foreach ($associationData as $associationRow) {
$associationList[$associationRow->get('id')] = $associationRow->get($relatedProperties['displayField']);
}
}
if (empty($associationList)) {
return $data;
}
$elementName = 'CsvMigrations.FieldHandlers/BelongsToManyFieldHandler/view';
$params = [
'relatedProperties' => $relatedProperties,
'options' => $options,
'associationList' => $associationList,
];
return $this->renderElement($elementName, $params);
}
}
| github | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
BkiUdMM5qoTA0iwhHLKy | In a TV address, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin not to "play with fire" over Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane on Syrian border.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said he wanted to meet Vladimir Putin "face-to-face" at climate talks in Paris to resolve the issue.
Vladimir Putin wants an apology from Turkey before he will speak to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Russian president's aide said.
Russia has suspended its visa-free arrangement with Turkey in the latest of a range of retaliatory measures.
Turkey says the Russian warplane was in its airspace when the decision was taken to shoot it down on November 24 – Russia insists the plane was flying over Syria at the time.
Tensions have been heightened by the fact that the two countries are pursuing different aims in Syria.
Russia has been carrying out air strikes against opponents of President Bashar al-Assad since late September, while Turkey, which is a member of a US-led coalition, insists Bashar al-Assad must step down before any political solution to the crisis is found.
However, all are united in trying to rid the region of ISIS, also known as Daesh.
In a televised speech, Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia it was "playing with fire to attack the Syrian opposition, who have international legitimacy, under the pretext of fighting against Daesh".
The Turkish president said Moscow was also playing with fire to use the downing of the jet "as an excuse to make unacceptable accusations against us", and accused Russians of "mistreating" Turkish citizens who were in the country for a trade fair.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped to meet Vladimir Putin face-to-face on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris next week "to bring the issue to a reasonable point. We are disturbed that the issue has been escalated".
While he has refused to apologize, Recep Tayyip Erdogan did say on November 26 that had Turkey known the plane was Russian, "maybe we would have warned it differently".
Vladimir Putin has firmly rejected any suggestion Turkey did not recognize the plane as Russian. He said it was easily identifiable and its coordinates had been passed on to Turkey's ally, the US.
A senior Russian commander went further on November 27 and claimed the Russian warplane was "ambushed" by two Turkish F-15s.
Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Russian and Syrian radar data showed the F-16s had been flying in the area for more than an hour and the plane that fired the missile did so from 1.2 miles inside Syria.
The Russian jet was shot down 3.4 miles south of the Turkish border, he said.
The Turkish military earlier in the week released audio of what it said were repeated warnings to the Russian jet to change its course, and claimed the jet had spent 17 seconds in Turkish air space before being shot down.
Announcing the suspension of a visa-free travel regime with Turkey from January 1, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he believed the Turkish leadership had "crossed the line of what is acceptable".
On November 26, Russia said it was drafting a wide-ranging list of economic sanctions against Turkey that would hit food imports and joint investment projects among other things.
Turkey and Russia have important economic links. Russia is Turkey's second-largest trading partner, while more than three million Russian tourists visited Turkey in 2014. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbkHxK4sA-7sDdl3P | The practice of polygamy is legal in Lesotho, though such marriages are not recognized under civil law. However, customary law allows for such unions, which while not recognized as legal marriages by the government, allow the spouses a variety of benefits such as child custody and inheritance rights.
References
Lesotho
Lesotho culture
Law of Lesotho | wikipedia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfHfxK0zjCxh75Gl8 | They love LA: San Antonio Spurs snap Los Angeles Lakers 4-game winning streak
Two nights after beating the Clippers to snap a four-game losing streak, the Spurs picked up another win at Staples Center on Thursday, this time defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-109.
A trip to Los Angeles proved to be just what the San Antonio Spurs needed to snap out of an early-season slump.
LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with a season-high 28 points and was one of five in double figures. Demar DeRozan added 19 points and eight assists.
"He scored for us and he worked hard on D," said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich about Aldridge. :You know, he's guarding Anthony Davis out there. That's a pretty tough job. So he played a really good all around game."
The Spurs were 16 of 35 on 3-pointers after making 20 from beyond the arc against the Clippers. Eight players made 3-pointers with Aldridge and Rudy Gay leading the way with three apiece.
Gay hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 9-2 run midway through the fourth quarter that broke the game open after Los Angeles had pulled within 96-93 on Montrezl Harrell's layup.
"We were sharing the ball. Once you get into a good rhythm shooting it is contagious. When guys share the ball we have nights like tonight," DeRozan said.
LeBron James had 27 points and 12 assists while Davis added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
"We played a real poor defensive first half," coach Frank Vogel said. "We didn't handle Aldridge well enough and as a result we got outplayed."
The Lakers and Spurs have played each other three times in nine days with the road team winning each time. Los Angeles took a pair last week in San Antonio.
San Antonio scored the first nine points and led the entire way. Lonnie Walker IV's jumper gave the Spurs a 84-74 lead in the third quarter before the Lakers went on a 15-5 run to tie it. Harrell's putback off Talen Horton-Tucker's miss evened it at 89 with 1:04 remaining before the Spurs regained control.
The Spurs largest advantage was 15 points late in the first quarter and they were up 65-56 at halftime.
POPOVICH SOUNDS OFF
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who hasn't held back in expressing his views about President Donald Trump, said he believed Trump enjoyed Wednesday's insurrection, where a violent mob loyal to the President stormed the U.S. Capitol to delay Congress from certifying the results of November's election.
"I believe with all my heart that Trump enjoyed it," Popovich said 90 minutes before tipoff. "They talked about the police and how easy it was and the barriers were pulled and they just walked right in. That doesn't happen unless there's a wink and a nod somewhere. That just doesn't happen. It's never happened at any protest anybody's ever been to.
"That's why I don't think it's so far fetched for people to start talking about the 25th amendment. We know it probably won't happen."
Players and coaches from both teams locked arms in a circle at midcourt during the national anthem.
Spurs: Dejounte Murray added 18 points and eight rebounds. … Drew Eubanks (health and safety protocols), Quinndary Weatherspoon (knee) and Derrick White (toe) were inactive.
Lakers: Kyle Kuzma had 13 points and 10 rebounds. … Los Angeles was 43 of 86 from the floor, marking the first time in 36 games it has lost when shooting at least 50%. … The Lakers scored 66 points in the paint, marking the second time this season they have scored at least 60 points inside. … Alex Caruso returned after being held out five games due to the league's COVID-19 protocols and scored eight points in 20 minutes. … Guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed his third consecutive game due to an ankle injury.
Spurs: Travel to Minnesota on Saturday for the first of two straight games against the Timberwolves.
Lakers: Host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Los Angeles is 0-1 during the second game of back-to-back games.
Posted in SportTagged LA Lak, NBA, San Antonio Spurs
ICC World Cup 2019: Pakistan's morale has not dipped ahead of South Africa clash – Sarfaraz Ahmed
Harbhajan Singh makes BCCI President Sourav Ganguly dance on Bollywood song 'Senorita' – WATCH
Watch | Dhoni: A look back at India's captain cool
Woman raped by two men inside temple in Nagapattinam
Prabhas and Om Raut film Adipurush gets start date
Homemaker, student bring laurels to district
KWA views sought on water scarcity at Cheranalloor
Road Safety Month celebrations begin | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdEM5qhDACtX6RXiW | This is a space where we will feature Books of the Month that give readers a glimpse into inspiring books that are written along the lines of a cultural autobiography … a self-narrative, self-reflection … inspiring stories that deal with cultural issues such as race, gender, social class, ethnicity/nationality, religion/spirituality, language, age, and other cultural attributes that contribute to how we choose to identify ourselves culturally.
Eva Mozes Kor was just ten years old when she arrived in Auschwitz. While her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers, she and her twin, Miriam, were herded into the care of the man known as the Angel of Death, Dr. Josef Mengele. Subjected to sadistic medical experiments, she was forced to fight daily for her and her twin's survival. In this incredible true story written for young adults, readers learn of a child's endurance and survival in the face of truly extraordinary evil.
… I never played with toys again. My childhood was lost in Auschwitz forever.
FYI: This Fall, October 30, 2018, we have the privilege of welcoming Dr. Eva Mozes Kor to Murfreesboro. At this time she will be guest speaker for the Holocaust Education Day at Middle Tennessee State University located in Murfreesboro, TN.
The presentation will take place on October 30, 2018 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Student Union Building, MTSU Campus. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfFHxK4sA-9F9mPbW | ECM Libra Foundation Launches COVID-19 Food Aid Programme, pledging up to RM 2 million to fight hunger.
ECM Libra Foundation supports Pertiwi through a customised programme for Single Mothers in Chow Kit
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 July - The ECM Libra Foundation, with the support of leading corporate figures and prominent individuals, today launched a food aid program to help marginalised communities and the urban poor most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic by providing them food for the next 6 to 12 months. The Foundation, which pledged to donate RM1 million ringgit, is also reaching out to its friends and associates to support the program and has received pledges from some of them.
"We further pledge to match every donation from our friends ringgit to ringgit for up to another one million ringgit, making our total contribution two million ringgit. These monies will be enough to feed from 1,000 to two thousand families for six to 12 months," ECM Libra Foundation chairman Kalimullah Hassan said.
He said the Foundation is not soliciting nor will it accept any funds from members of the public. "The donors will only be from among our friends and associates and will be channelled direct to the recipients through participating NGOs."
The ECM Libra Foundation has since its inception in 2004, dispensed more than RM 50 million to under-served and marginalised communities through interest free loans, scholarships, and building tuition centres and hostels. It has been working with established NGOs since the start of the MCO in March to provide food and other aid to these communities, particularly the urban poor in Kuala Lumpur.
"Now that travel restrictions are no longer in place, we would like to expand the scope and cover communities in other states and in East Malaysia," Kalimullah said. The Foundation will be working with 10 different NGOs, targeting aid to the most vulnerable and marginalised communities in the country:
indigenous groups such as Orang Asli;
single mothers;
the B40 Group;
orphans; and
Refugees, stateless people and migrants workers.
Kalimullah said: "These groups are the hardest hit. Since the MCO, many have had to struggle to feed themselves and their families. In many cases, they have had to pawn their jewellery, sell their cars and motorcycles, and resort to petty crime – stealing baby milk, diapers, Milo and even petai to feed their starving families.
"These incidences are well documented in the news," he said.
The ECM Libra Foundation was set up with funding from its founders Dato David Chua Ming Huat, Dato Lim Kian Onn and Dato Seri Kalimullah Hassan. It has twice been awarded the Prime Minister's CSR Award (in 2007 and in 2012) for its work with marginalised communities. Since its inception, the ECM Libra Foundation has also actively worked to help indigenous groups in Sabah and Sarawak and the Orang Asli communities.
Kalimullah said that while the Government has come up with many aid programs to help the poor, there are tens of thousands who have fallen between the cracks. Projections are that hundreds of thousands of Malaysians and migrant workers will be unemployed by the end of the year.
As an example, in the United States of America, despite the Government's three trillion dollars of stimulus and aid programmes, at least one in four people skip meals or depend on food donations and soup kitchens. (Source: CNBC)
In Malaysia, since the MCO started on March 18, NGOs and volunteers – through public donations – did a lot of work with these invisible communities. These activities continue but funding is getting scarcer as Malaysians begin to feel the pain of the shrinking economy.
THE COVID-19 FOOD PROGRAMME
Against this backdrop, the ECM Libra Foundation decided to embark on the food aid programme. The Foundation funds its programmes through monies provided by its three founders. However, during the MCO, it received inquiries from friends who wanted to participate in such programs to aid those most severely affected by the pandemic.
"We have therefore decided to match our money with money from these friends and associates who want to assist the 'invisible communities' until the Malaysian economy is back on track again, hopefully, within the next 12 months. We envisage that we would require at least three million ringgit (RM 3,000,000.00) to enable us to provide food for up to 2,000 families throughout the country for the next six to 12 months," Kalimullah said.
The Foundation will NOT receive nor accept any donations. All donations from its friends and associates will be made out directly to the suppliers of groceries and foodstuff, such as established hyper-markets, or directly to the NGOs, under the supervision of Foundation executives to ensure the funds are used solely for the food programme.
The Foundation's contribution of RM 2 million will be placed in a separate account which will be managed by the Foundation's trustees and former Bar Council President Ragunath Kesavan of Messrs Kesavan Advocates & Solicitors.
Leading legal firm Chooi & Company + Cheang and Ariff (CCA) will oversee the legal aspects;
KPMG, will audit the accounts.
In addition to this, there will be another fund-raising exercise for the same programme. Both Air Asia Group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and property tycoon Tan Sri Salim Fateh Din have proposed a squash match labelled "THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE".
Tan Sri Tony and Tan Sri Salim propose to raise funds from their own associates and friends from this squash match. ASTRO has proposed to telecast the match and together with the Edge and other media partners, regular updates will be broadcast and published until the funds are exhausted. It is targeted that the match will be held once the Government allows contact sports to resume, probably in August. Meanwhile, the aid programme will begin next week with funding from the ECM Libra Foundation.
Once the funds are exhausted, a statement of accounts will be furnished to all donors. Mr Ragunath Kesavan, CCA and KPMG have kindly consented to provide their services pro-bono.
HOW WILL FUNDS BE DISTRIBUTED
The food aid will be distributed, under supervision of the ECM Libra Foundation, through well established NGOs which have a track record of work within these communities. The NGOs include:
PERTIWI Soup Kitchen (Malaysians, in particular women and single mothers, in B40 Group)
Kechara Soup Kitchen (Malaysians in B40 Group)
Yayasan Chow Kit (B40 children in Chow Kit area)
Light of Shalom Society (Malacca) (Orang Asli children & families)
Persatuan Jaringan Shalom (Kuantan) (Orang Asli & B40 communities in the East Coast)
Good Shepherd Services (Women & Children from vulnerable communities in Sabah & Ipoh)
4 x 4 Relief (Orang Asli in Gua Musang)
Sisters of Jannah Amal (Women & children from B40 Group); and
WOMEN:girls (Kakiseni) (Marginalised & B40 women and children.)
Human Aid Selangor Society (Displaced & Stateless Communities)
The COVID-19 FOOD AID PROGRAMME will have a finite shelf life of between 6-months to a maximum of 12 months, following which, the programme will cease and be wound up thereafter. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUeNnxK0zjCsHebsDC | Teach OP /Compress Early Play Compress!
the regional was fun as always and good playing with friends !
shout out to Jayden, Megan and the X's . What's a brainstormer?
Everyone who came to play.
KMN/W51-011 Kaban-chan, Guide Map Found!
KMN/W51-094 Emperor, New Leader Outlook?
Deck Name: Vol. 2 at it's Finest || is the order a Rabbit??
It was a lot of fun! I got to meet new people, talk about cards, and practice for Regionals in the fall. It was good to get out of my area and play against decks and deck types I don't normally get to play.
Use lots of utility 0s and 1s to get cards and mill through my deck before Level 2. Hoard an Alarm going into Level 2 as well as as many Trance pieces as I can. Trance with everything the moment I hit Level 2 and swing for Soul. Use the Nina 2/1 to turn my Trance markers into Soul if need be.
Shoutouts to the "Ryan's Place" crew as usual. I'm upholding my card game honor even while away from home! Also thanks to all the players that came to KGS, it was good to meet you all and a lot of fun!
It was ok was a little late to start but everything ran fine.
KMN/W51-083 Commerson's Dolphin, Loves Playing! | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUfpvxK0zjCxN_vhuv | Honesty Is the Best Policy in This Ad | Greenfield Belser LTD.
Advertising today is a huge undertaking. Print or digital? What about a TV spot? Banner ads? Are you using the correct analytics program? How many people are you reaching? Are you even reaching the right target audience? Well, let's rewind. As with everything, it starts with a great idea.
I wasn't really in the market to be sold on a financial entity that has nothing to do with my life on a day-to-day basis, (and is located in Sweden) but it sure did drive me to take a peak into this company and their offerings, just to find out more. A great idea and sincerely great execution. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdzE4eIfiUYvU1Ob0 | News Litter Hound Bags A Medal
Litter hound bags a medal
A 13-year-old Border collie from Leicester is being honoured by the PDSA after helping his owner collect more than 7,500 bags of litter.
For the past nine years, Nita Pearson, 66, and her dog, Woodie, have spent more than two hours each day picking up discarded rubbish, including beer cans, coffee cups and sweet wrappers, to bin and recycle near their home in Thringstone.
Nita adopted Woodie from a rescue centre in 2010 and he has been a loyal companion ever since.
She said: "I have been litter picking for many years and Woodie joined me as soon as I got him. It has been really good for Woodie, he was very nervous at first but has made lots of friends during our daily litter picks.
"We will go out whatever the weather, even on Christmas Day.
"We are both passionate about keeping our village tidy and between us, we pick up more than 70 bags of rubbish a month."
As well as daily litter picks, the duo have given talks to local schoolchildren about the importance of looking after the environment.
Woodie was presented with the award by charity vet Robert Haselgrove at a ceremony at Leicester PDSA Pet Hospital.
He said: "We are so impressed by his dedication to keeping his village tidy, while engaging with other members of the community. Woodie has been a true companion to Nita and we hope his efforts will inspire other pets and their owners to take pride in their local communities." | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdzw5qYVBeaTuDrbe | Our showroom and office is designed to full fill the desire of our customers and bring peace into their mind.
Falida Motor Company (S) Sdn Bhd registered in 1981 and has been running a business selling used vehicles and imported used up to this moment.
The company has also expanded its business line to open an exhibition space in several states in peninsular Malaysia. The struggle for 35 years, the company has been entrusted as the sole holder of franchise BMW (via FM Autohaus Sdn Bhd) in Sabah include car business, one-stop service center and spare parts for vehicles BMW, MINI and Rolls Royce MOTORRAD and starting from 2012.
In addition, as of December 21, 2015, SAF Autoworks Sdn Bhd was established to meet the market demand, particularly for vehicle service and Vehicle BMW brand Imports of Labuan market.
Falida Motor name is used under a limited license from ROC in Malaysia. FalidaMotor.com is not affiliated with or endorsed by Open Source Matters.
Copyright © 2016 FalidaMotor.com. All rights reserved. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbf_xK3YB9m3ut7KJ | import Development.Shake
import Development.Shake.Command
import Development.Shake.FilePath
main :: IO ()
main = shakeArgs shakeOptions $ do
phony "update" update
phony "build" build
phony "watch" $
cmd "stack" "exec" "site" "watch"
phony "reset" $
cmd "git" "submodule" "foreach" "git" "reset" "--hard" "HEAD"
phony "sdiff" $
cmd (Cwd "_site") "git" "diff"
phony "clean" $
cmd "stack" "exec" "site" "clean"
priority 0 $ action build
update :: Action ()
update = do
() <- cmd "git" "pull"
() <- cmd "git" "submodule" "init"
() <- cmd "git" "submodule" "update"
() <- cmd "git" "submodule" "foreach" "git" "pull" "origin" "master"
cmd (Cwd "_site") "git" "checkout" "master"
build :: Action ()
build = do
() <- cmd "stack" "build"
withTempDir $ \dir -> do
() <- cmd "mv" "_site/.git" dir
() <- cmd "stack" "exec" "site" "rebuild"
cmd "mv" (dir </> ".git") "_site/"
| github | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdq_xK1Thg98UgX7Y | I'm gonna give a quick summary and opinion on Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha since I finished watching all three seasons recently. First of all, I was rather surprised by its blandness. Nanoha and the antagonist Fate are two of the most popular anime characters around. To me it seemed like a very typical magical girl anime. It starts off with a young girl, Nanoha, who lives a very ordinary life going to school, hanging out with friends, and helping her parents around their shop. Then one day she sees a small injured rodent who she nurses back to health. Apparently the rodent is a transformed mage who was beaten in a fight. This mage helps Nanoha to learn that with the right trigger (a small magic orb and the word "Lyrical") she's actually a very powerful mage. Yuno (the rodent) is trying to collect some ancient magic artifacts called jewel shards, before other mages, like Fate Testarossa, can get to them. Nanoha then stumbles through the next twelve episodes slowly learning about her magic, fighting for some jewel shards, and trying to make friends out of everyone. Thats pretty much the first season. Sure some of the fights are pretty, but it really bugged me that Nanoha was amazingly powerful right from the start, while Yuno seems to get weaker the less he's needed. I also don't find magical girl transformation sequences involving 9 year old girls to be very appealing. Fortunately the anime somewhat realizes this and usually skips the transformations and starts right in with the befriending ... I mean fighting.
Season two, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, ups the ante a bit by taking the original two teammates (Nanoha and Yuno) and throwing in two more. I hate spoilers (even when its somewhat obvious) so I'll not say who the two new teammates are. The plot is more interesting and has them fighting a team of four Knights who are out doing nefarious deeds for their master. Nanoha falls into her usual habit now, of shooting people with magic while spouting some nonsense about being friends, and that's season two.
Vita: You devil... Nanoha: It's okay if I'm a devil... I'll just use my hellish tools to get you to listen!
Season three, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, mixes it up by jumping forward in time a decade. This season is twice as long as the previous showings and therefore has time for a more intricate plot. Nanoha and friends are now various ranks in the Time Space Administration Bureau, and they have underlings (the four new characters). All together, this larger group makes up the newly commissioned Mobile Section Six. There are a couple small twists in the plot, but mostly the extra episodes are spent showing the day to day activities of Section Six. They train by fighting robots and each other for most of the day, then kick back and talk backstory. During these backstory scenes you learn that Nanoha and the other higher ups in this squad all have limiters on. These limiters prevent them from using their maximum magical power. This is designed to put most of the focus on the new characters and their growth. What this boils down to though is an anime that kinda feels like you're watching a 20 episode practice session for a Super Bowl team. You know that once the real game starts, it'll be awesome, but for most of the show everyone is holding back. Once the big fights start happening late in the season, it gets much more interesting. The veteran mages start to shine and Nanoha gets to show her love for a friend/enemy by shooting them with magic.
Yes, she is stopping a magical energy blade with her bare hand.
Overall, I don't recommend this anime. It's way too hyped up for what it is, which is a very standard magical girl anime with a some great fights. If you do end up watching it, I don't think you'll dislike it. It just isn't worth the time spent on it. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUa7g4eILhQAtyYyvU | Let us assume you are in St. John's, N.L., and devise a plan to go to Port aux Basques on the far side of the Island. Your vehicle is an 18-year-old beater, and gets, on a good day, 15 miles to the gallon (unleaded). Your plan calls for taxing — er borrowing a few bucks from your credulous neighbours and buying the gas for the trip from that subscription.
You get 12 bucks, enough for two gallons, and that might, with a wind at your back, get you to Whitbourne, 50 miles from St. John's, a fine place — great pea soup, with dumplings at Monty's restaurant and worth the drive. But it's roughly 500 miles short of Port aux Basques.
And that's it. That's your plan. You offer it as a blueprint for other trans-island travellers. Well, it is, technically, a plan. But you're never going to see Port aux Basque under this plan. Your plan is gallons short of a full tank. You've promised a marathon and delivered a sprint.
They are not putting a price on pollution; they are putting a tax on all energy fuels. CO2 is not a pollutant — ask a plant. Ask a tree. Ask a human being during exhale. Sewage is a pollutant. It causes diseases. CO2 is a nature-produced life-giving and life-enhancing part of our planet's atmosphere. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUa-U241xg-EsBtThk | AFSCME's Paul Booth Passes Away at 74
The MTD mourns the passing of longtime Labor activist, Paul Booth, on January 17.
For more than 50 years, Booth worked to improve the lives of workers at the local, national and international level. He retired last year as the executive assistant to the president of AFSCME, an MTD affiliate.
Booth also dedicated a great deal of his efforts to preparing the next generation of trade unionists. He was an organizer, agitator and tactician who could relate just as easily with a rank-and-file member as with a White House official. He was 74 years old. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfSk5qhLBoCRRSQcb | Q: Gekko: Is it not possible to use logical conditions sequentially in Gekko Python? I coded a model in Gekko and faced an error. So, I started checking line by line and found an issue that I couldn't understand. The code below (partial model code is shown, input file link) can be executed, and the result is also correct. However, when I uncommented the 31st line, an error occurs. Would it be because I used the logical conditions (ab3, max3) sequentially? Is there any way to solve this issue?
import numpy as np
from gekko import GEKKO
# Read weather data
weatherData = np.load("Atlanta_TMY3_climate.npy")
# create GEKKO model
m = GEKKO(remote=False)
m.open_folder()
print(m.path)
weatherData = np.insert(weatherData, 0, np.zeros((1,15)), 0)
days_to_consider = 1
m.time = np.linspace(0, 24*days_to_consider, 24*days_to_consider+1)
# Declare parameters
focc = m.Param(value = [0,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.1,\
0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,\
0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1], name="focc")
setpoint = [16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, \
16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.38, 17.43, 17.88, 18.08, 18.35, \
17.85, 17.13,16.27, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00]
T_air_set = m.Param(value=setpoint, name="T_air_set")
Te = m.Param(value = weatherData[0:24*days_to_consider+1,0], name="Te")
qv_infil_wind = m.Param(value = 0.0769*0.6*(0.75*0.8* \
weatherData[0:24*days_to_consider+1,1]**2)**0.667,\
name="qv_infil_wind")
# 1) Airflow
qv_mech_sup = m.Intermediate(2.519244226731981*focc*1, name="qv_mech_sup")
qv_infil_stack = m.Intermediate(0.0146*0.6*(0.7*8.5* \
m.abs3(Te-T_air_set))**0.667, \
name="qv_infil_stack")
# When below line code is uncommented, an error occurs.
##qv_infil_sw = m.Intermediate(m.max3(qv_infil_stack, qv_infil_wind) + \
## 0.14*qv_infil_stack*qv_infil_wind/0.6, \
## name="qv_infil_sw")
m.options.IMODE = 6
m.options.DIAGLEVEL = 4
m.options.SOLVER = 3
m.options.MAX_ITER = 1000
m.solve(disp=True, GUI=False)
A: I switched to m.options.SOLVER=1 because the m.abs3() and m.max3() functions require a Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) solver. However, this didn't solve the problem either. It appears that there is a combination of binary variables from each that is difficult to solve. I'm not exactly sure why but it is a solver issue, not a Gekko formulation issue. Here is a simple problem that shows that it isn't a problem to have m.abs3() and m.max3() in the same model and as a dependency.
from gekko import GEKKO
m = GEKKO()
x = m.Param(2)
y = m.Param(3)
z = m.abs3(x-y)
w = m.max3(z,x)
m.solve()
print(z.value[0],w.value[0])
There is a successful solution by switching to m.abs(). This avoids the solver convergence problem. I typically don't recommend using m.abs() but all of the dependent variables are parameters so there isn't a problem with non-continuous gradients.
import numpy as np
from gekko import GEKKO
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
# Read weather data
weatherData = np.load("Atlanta_TMY3_climate.npy")
# create GEKKO model
m = GEKKO(remote=False)
print(m.path)
weatherData = np.insert(weatherData, 0, np.zeros((1,15)), 0)
days_to_consider = 1
m.time = np.linspace(0, 24*days_to_consider, 24*days_to_consider+1)
# Declare parameters
focc = m.Param(value = [0,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.1,\
0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,\
0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1], name="focc")
setpoint = [16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, \
16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.38, 17.43, 17.88, 18.08, 18.35, \
17.85, 17.13,16.27, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00, 16.00]
T_air_set = m.Param(value=setpoint, name="T_air_set")
Te = m.Param(value = weatherData[0:24*days_to_consider+1,0], name="Te")
qv_infil_wind = m.Param(value = 0.0769*0.6*(0.75*0.8* \
weatherData[0:24*days_to_consider+1,1]**2)**0.667,\
name="qv_infil_wind")
# 1) Airflow
qv_mech_sup = m.Intermediate(2.519244226731981*focc*1, name="qv_mech_sup")
qv_infil_stack = m.Intermediate(0.0146*0.6*(0.7*8.5* \
m.abs(Te-T_air_set))**0.667, \
name="qv_infil_stack")
mx = m.max3(qv_infil_stack, qv_infil_wind)
qv_infil_sw = m.Intermediate(mx+0.14*qv_infil_stack*qv_infil_wind/0.6, \
name="qv_infil_sw")
m.options.IMODE = 6
m.options.DIAGLEVEL = 0
m.options.SOLVER = 1
m.options.MAX_ITER = 1000
m.solve(disp=True, GUI=False)
plt.plot(m.time,mx.value,color='orange',lw=2)
plt.plot(m.time,qv_infil_stack.value,'r:')
plt.plot(m.time,qv_infil_wind.value,'k:')
plt.show()
I understand that this is a simplified version of the problem but you could pre-calculate all of these variables as Numpy arrays if they are all based on constant m.Param() types. This would avoid the extra inequality constraints and binary variables from the implicit solution.
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