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Fuck You, Get Pumped: An Interview With Direct Hits! Nick Woods
The pop punk frontman chats with us about tattoos, touring, and punk rock
Nick Woods may be in the running for the title of hardest working man in punk. The Direct Hit! frontman somehow manages to write and release albums at a rapid clip, tour incessantly, hold down a full-time career as a copywriter, and is a new father on top of all of that. Woods will rock the stage with Direct Hit! at midnight, get to sleep at two in the morning, and wake up at six for a conference call. I've seen it, and it's annoying as hell to someone who is still trying to sleep. Somehow, Woods managed to find a granule of free time to answer some questions we had.
How would you describe Direct Hit! to someone that has never heard you?
That depends what kind of person I judge whoever I'm talking with to be. I sound like a pretentious dickhead if I tell my parents' friends that I try to take cues from Three One G hardcore, 'Ramonescore,' and modern pop music, for example. To them, we just sound like Blink 182 or the Foo Fighters. My dad thinks we sound like Nirvana. Likewise, if I meet someone who participates in our scene who asks what we sound like, I usually get really uncomfortable and come up with some sarcastic answer about how we sound like a sellout version of The Thermals. We've been called 'The Andrew WK of Pop Punk' before. I dunno. Answering this question sucks.
Direct Hit! rocks out live while the author looks on unamused. (via IG -- jakemayday) #directhit #nickwoods
What's the dumbest/funniest thing that's happened on tour?
That's an impossible question to answer. Touring is inherently dumb and hilarious, as a whole. But we got to play at a squat in Verona, Italy a while ago that was an abandoned hotel that was literally under siege by cops and conservative weirdos who would vandalize the outside of the space and hold watch trying to take it over because they didn't like the punks there or their politics. The people who ran it kept a ham radio station up and running that would broadcast loud and fast music that the local authorities didn't agree with, and we slept in that station's basement, locked in by a metal cage to repel anyone who would try to break in and rob the place. If it had been set on fire, there's no doubt we all would've burned alive inside it. People who don't tour in punk bands will never really understand that kind of conflict, and it's definitely been the baldest example of straight-up "resistance" through music and community that I've seen — literally holding shows to keep ideas from getting stamped out, and your friends beat up.
Nick Wood's handsome chest, featuring a molecule tattoo by Steve Birr (IG -- stevebirrtattoo) (image via Nick Woods) #directhit #molecule #stevebirr
What bands are you stoked on right now?
Career Suicide, this band called Scarboro from Brooklyn, Descendents, Angel Du$t, lots of shit that everyone else loves. I love the new clipping [sic] too.
What's Direct Hit! up to this year?
We're writing a new album and have a bunch of new songs demoed. Recording it for real, hopefully. We just finished up a 3-week tour with Anti-Flag and Reel Big Fish. We're going out with Bowling For Soup for a couple weeks in April. After that we're re-releasing our first album on Fat Wreck and doing a couple shows in the Midwest for that, releasing a 7" of live material we recorded live on WMSE here in Milwaukee. We have another record to put out after that before we get rolling on a new LP, and then have some big plans for the fall that will be cool as fuck for us but probably pretty shrug-worthy for everyone else we know.
Fuck you, get pumped! Direct Hit! fan tattoo by Kitchener Langfield (via IG -- ncheply) #KitchenerLangfield
Have you seen anyone with a Direct Hit! tattoo yet?
Yeah, we've met a lot of people who've gotten our logo, record artwork, and our stupid catchphrase ("fuck you get pumped") tattooed on their bodies. It's one of the craziest things ever, that something we came up with is permanently etched in dozens of people's skin. It's a massive compliment, so much so that we don't usually know how to react when someone comes up to our merch table or something and shows us. Saying "thank you" is kind of a stupid thing to say when someone commits that hard to your ethos, and has that kind of belief in what you say — but usually it's all we can really think of. There's also kind of a crushing feeling of responsibility, that you can't fuck up. Because if you do, that person with your shit drawn on them looks like a moron. I guess that's what celebrities call "humbling?"
The Direct Hit! bomb logo, tattooed on one of their biggest fans, second guitarist Devon Kay.
Do you have any favorite local tattoo artists you'd like to rep?
Hell yeah, Isaac Brethauer at Akara Arts in Bayview. He and I were pals in grade school, and he could draw better than anyone else in our class, but my parents had me scared that I'd get AIDS if I got a tattoo, so, I never connected the dots until I was in my 20s and got some work done on my chest at the shop where he was learning. His shit now is awesome.
Snake and eagle by Isaac Brethauer (via IG -- isaacbrethauer) #isaacbrethauer #snake #eagle
Anything else you'd like to add?
Someone who owns a shop in Chicago should bring Luca Font over from Italy to guest so I don't have to book a European tour around Bergamo, Italy. I love his tattoos. Make it happen.
Check out Direct Hit! On bandcamp and catch them live in a city near you later this year.


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Aquechewa everyone, Well it's time for Adventures in Belize.
I hope everyone is ready for more adventures with me as I continue my journey into the discovery of living with our planet Earth. Living thru our Life Nature.
The travel to Belize by plane is always a grueling experience. I got to Belize on November 30th in the early afternoon, I missed the 1pm express to Punta Gorda, so I had to take the finale bus to Punta Gorda at 3:30 pm arriving in Punta Gorda by 9 pm. The express bus is an old greyhound bus, the bus only stops and pick up people at major junctions. I arrived at night in PG. When I got off the bus someone passed me by and welcomed me back. As I walked I saw people I knew and they greeted me, warmly welcome back, I knew I was at my second home.
Let the adventure and learning begin, I checked into the local hotel, I wanted to go to Jammas, a restaurant a brother from Harlem built on his Earth. The place is a masterpiece. He built his restaurant on the third floor of his house complex. The restaurant has a bay leave roof. Which keeps it very cozy, he made swinging tables to eat on, he has satellite hook up so he gets all the United States and international channels. I love eating there, the food is like fast food finest only it is in Belize, chicken and vegetarian burgers with a variety of combinations, home fries, and specialty drinks.
I don't think there is a place like his anywhere in the country. When I looked at the time it was late and I wasn't sure they would be open on a Thursday night. So I went to the Chinese's place and got a order of fried chicken. When I stay again overnight in PG I will make it a point to go to Jammas.
I was anxious to get home. I got up early ,it was Friday and everybody comes out on Friday to buy fresh produce for the weekend. People in the community also make all kinds of goodies to sell. Mrs Ann my neighbor also sell's in town on Friday, I did not want to miss her. She makes the best in town tamales' cooked from scratched the old fashion way , they are cooked in leaves.. She arrives around 7 am and she is sold out by 10 am. Mrs Ann was waiting to see me, the word had gotten out I was coming so people were expecting me. I was late, they also knew my husband David had just passed, so they were just glad to see me..
The Refrigerator
Once I found Mrs Ann, her sister Olive was with her. People here are very close knit, everyone related to the bloodline in Kinfolk. Ms. Olive informed me ,Today is the Black Friday sale.. I was so elated, I was waiting for this sale to come to buy a refrigerator from the states.. I like the refrigerators from the state because they are bigger and they do not frost up.. I knew there was a reason I made sure I got here before December. Mels annual black Friday sale. People come from villages and towns around, waiting in lines , to catch this once a year event. Everything you want to use in a house is sold here, everything is used, but in good condition. so the prices are reasonable. In earlier updates, I wrote about living without a refrigerator, how I learned you really don't need one. You eat only what you need , I learned most of the stuff we refrigerate does not need refrigeration, it last longer if it is not put in the refrigerator, however, I would like the freshly made watermelon juice to last more than a few hours, putting it in the refrigerator keeping it chill would be wonderful or keeping the watermelon chilled, until used would be a nice touch added to paradise. I could buy bigger sized fish have them cut into steaks and store the fish steaks in the freezer, allowing me to make Conch fritters, fish panadas,, I can make fresh key lime pie no bake, Wow. .
Olive said " It is going on right now, it started at 8am it is now 10:30, you better go before everything is gone" I asked Ms Ann was she looking for anything special at the sale ,she was interested in washer machines, ok, I will be back an ran off. The line was shorter, but the cashier lines was out the door . People everywhere, I quickly found the refrigerator section there were only a few left that weren't sold. There price ranges were from 650 to 1500 bze. There was a big silver late model two door with the freezer at the bottom for 1500bze, or 750.00 US. I like others was looking at that one. It was nice, To keep a refrigerator on hold you had to put a deposit on it. I was ready to give a deposit, then I thought do I really need something that big, Now that I know how to live without a refrigerator, I really don't need something so big, I really need more freezer capacity. I also didn't want to pay more than 500 US. So , I let it go ,and looked again at the white double door Kenmore for 750.00 bze or 350.00 US, it was not too big and not too small and not so expensive…So I bought it before some else did. Wow, what a morning , I came back just in time, I have a new addition to add to the the Luk Makoo complex. I was ready to go home, I caught my unusual bus and went home.
The Status of Luk Makoo
When I arrived home the place was cleared and look very pretty. The house was ok, the drains looked fine as if they were working well. So far so good. I opened the door and the place was empty, dusty, but for the most part untouched, I was so elated, to know I am accepted in the community, they did not robb the place. I cleaned the place up , everything I had cleaned and packed away before was smelly . so I decided instead of washing by hand to take everything to the laundry in PG, to the cost of 42.00 bze to clean.. I mentioned to Jada the laundry attendant about the smell. She laughed and explain the smell was the smell of Belize. Everyone complains of the smell, but you do not smell it when you here, it creeps into everything, even your stored food.. the curtains had spots on them, I found out it is because of the rain. Wow, Nature leaves its mark.
As I am writing this update, I have so much fresh food to eat. Mr Collis the Agree Culture farmer, brings me fresh coconut water almost everyday. The garden was growing mustards and the Chai Tree has fresh new leaves, I also have two papaya trees growing in my garden and 2 tall okra plants, Wild onions, and two large squash from the garden was waiting for me. Wow, The tress I planted were still alive, and this year I intend to continue building paradise, I will expand the vine garden and plant more variety of squash, I will also expand the planting of trees., all in all Life is good here.
Learning to live in Belize is my Life school house, here you learn by doing, being a part of. This is what is missing in the states, people just want to see then receive. Life does not work that way. You must be a part of creation to receive creation production. There is an exchange of energy. This is what our people is missing how to work with Life energy.
Benefits of living in Natural buildings.
Many sisters and brothers have bad perceptions about living with a Natural building, they think they will be missing something , They never consider they are already missing something a healthier Life experience.
One of the benefits to Building your own Natural house, is you can fix it, without much problem. You apply more creativity, therefore no one can steal anything from you, you made it once you can make it again.. You have the know how… there is no fear of want and no Mortgage to keep robbing you…
I love living in the Luk Makoo house. I sleep better in the natural house than the housed built in the States, I also feel the beds we use to sleep may not help.
I have noticed the difference. I feel when I am living in West Virginia vs Living in Belize.
West Virginia is very beautiful, the air is fresher and I feel the energy outside, but I do not feel the energy flowing inside the house, I am quite sure it is because of the shape. To facilitate energy flow, I keep all the windows and the doors open. Yet, I feel best on the deck, in a covered location but open.
I love living in West Virginia better than living in the houses in the cities. The houses may look nice, but they do not feel nice. Often times I can't breath in them.. Hotels are even worst. Sleeping in the states is like going thru the motions of sleep with out getting any real sleep. Indigenous people are not meant to live in Tombs nor live inside closed boxes. Many people lock themselves in their houses only to find themselves dying in them.
The Luk Makoo House
The house made of Clay in Belize, I feel just as good inside as outside. I have a deeper sleep, My eyes feel better. Afew days after sleeping here I starte to feel deeply rested. Calm, relaxed, I start waking up soon after daybreak and my body shuts down3-4-hours after sundown. My body goes t o sleep giving me a complete 8 hours rest cycle. Currently I am waking around 6am central, I have found- the best time to build life energy is in the morning and to disperse energy or exercise in the evening before you rest. I also realize I like living in the Luk Makoo house better than the current houses in West Virginia. I feel better.
So I will build a Luk Makoo house in West Virginia
I am amazed again, how the wealth in Life is not in the perception of rich living of the world.
Simply put " Primitive is the wealthiest way to go………
Life Loves " Me"
There was a terrible incident not to far from Luk Makoo. I was told about an elderly Maya woman house was robbed and she was cut and raped… the assailants may be from around the area, but nobody knows who….I was informed , " I should be carefull. The lady lived alone, their may be men in the night looking to rob houses of single ladies. …"
At first it sounded strange, there are no elderly Maya females living alone. They live with their children around them, but I was alarmed, how far is she from me I asked?
I was told she lived right up the hill, I wondered why Ms Ann did not mention this to me, maybe because I had not seen Ms Ann yet.
I was told " I better be on the look out… "
After hearing the news, I felt uneasy, I had to ask myself, what does this mean?
I quickly informed the person telling me this horrible news,, about the police coming here to use my entrance driveway as a check point, to search cars and trucks for drugs. They come at night without warning, I would not make a good target…
The whole conversation left me feeling concerned… I thought I better stop slacking off on my life rituals and candle burning.. I have not kept up with keeping my candles lit as I used too. I always feel a big difference too..
Then I began to think, I lived here in the bush for over a year and a half now. Last November 2016 I came to a house that was almost completely destroyed and completely flooded with 3 ft of standing water, 8 walls completely missing and 4 badly damage. The site was completely open, I put up my tent, and stayed in the open, yet I knew and felt completely secure Living under the Bay leaf roof the house completely disappears at night.. Today the sugarcane has grown over 10ft high, it blocks the complete visibility of the entrance to the house from the lower street below. You would never know the place exist. A completely private paradise……
Would life let someone hurt me, . I never though about this before. I have travelled all over the world alone, I have lived in other places, I never had fear. I never had duoght Am I doing everything Life wants me to do….
All of a sudden I felt a sense of fear. Fear is a feeling I don't live with anymore. Giving into fear breeds more fear. When you think you will get robbed, then you will it into creation an alter reality.
Since I have come to Beleize, I have never had to dear anyone… The Life journey has been filled with new learning experiences and filled with angels along the way. Yes I have had challenges, but I have wanted for nothing. Everything I needed has been provided for. The community has embraced me with open arms. Life has placed me at the perfect spot, to some I am their angel too. So, why would that change? NOW!!! "UUUHmmmmmm " I pondered. I had Edward my helper file the machete, I am learning to use better.
Edward is clay plastering the walls the recipe we created is fabulous.to make them look smooth, he is doing a nice job with the final touches.
That day I did not workout as planned instead I went to the store, I was coming home from the store, now it was dark and I saw a light running towards me, I was not sure if it was a bike or someone. I found myself moving to the side, trying to get out of the light, so I ducked into the dark surroundings, thinking the light would no longer expose me, the light would pass me by, to my surprise they saw where I was standing and stopped. It was a young man running with a headlight on. He spoke to me. Startalled ,that he saw me, he stated that he saw I was getting out of the light , was I scared ,have I heard what happened to the woman on the hill, who lived alone, her house was robbed and she was rape. I should not venture anywhere alone.. I felt why is he telling me this. I found myself feeling defensive. I told him I will be alright I am not alone.
I tried not to think about it, but all kinds of horrible thoughts ran through my mind…. I went to bed, What would I do?, what would I say? If someone wanted my passport, money or credit cards.
Should I hide my stuff just in case… I also remembered the last time I hid my driver license and credit cards, I forgot where I hid them. To this day I do not know where they are. It was more hassle than it was worth having to replace them.
Since then I do not hide stuff so I can't find them. I remember when my car was broken into. I forgot and left the money in the car. The person broke into the car to get the radio and failed to see the money sitting on the seat… he did not get the radio or the money, just made a mess.. I laugh, I knew he had a wild experience a really bad night….lol
Anyway, I started to fell perplexed. Life has always protected me, why stop now. Life loves me . I need to learn what really happened. I got my prayer book. And said the 23rd indigenous psalm, I was tired now, my body is shutting down, but my mid was still imagining this terroristic event happening to me. I got up and got the machete and put it by my bed. I realized the house is not that easy to break into, if at all. I built security into the house Once it is closed it is secure, the window bars are built into the house. The only way into the house is to break down the front door and that can't be done without making a lot of noise, giving me the advantage. I pushed the thoughts out of my mind, said my evening prayer and went to sleep.
The next morning, I woke up from a deep sleep hearing the Coucoo birds, natures alarm clock LOL.. Everything is fine..
I gave thanks to mother father Earth. I knew I was protected. I am there baby!!
Edward came around 7:30 am to start the day. He is continuing plastering the walls. I was going to write this update, the morning progressed nicely, when I heard someone talking to Edward. It was one of the school teacher bringing his wife to see me. I was surprised to see them. In our conservation I asked where they lived, they answered on the Hill, Really,,, We are the big house on the hill with the lights.. I asked did they hear about a woman who was robbed and raped, is she there neighbor. They answered ,they did not know of this incident.
I said: "Really"
The teacher laughed, yes there was an incident, it happened at his driveway. The woman was in a cab going home to San Antonio. The man driving the cab robbed her. He was not from this area, he did not break into her house or rape her. Everything is ok
I said to myself; Life sent them this morning to give me a message.
Life wanted me to know the truth and explain what really happened. I feel elated – to have no doubts and no fear I am protected, as my life ship continues to be steady as she goes……
Until next time, Keep me in your prayers and I will keep you in mine, I will check in soon to fill you in on the adventures with RaDine


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MABRA Cyclocross Championship
Taneytown, MD
Date: 11/29/15
Conditions: Cold, drizzling and muddy.
As the season draws toward it's conclusion, weather starts to play a larger roll in cyclocross races. The MidAtlantic Bicycle Racering Association (MABRA) Cyclcocross Championship race was no exception. Rain over night had left the red clay course drenched. The preferred lines around the turns quickly turned treacherous and riders were forced to find alternate lines to maintain traction. Sean, Eric and Chris went hunting for the prized MABRA championship beanies awarded in each race and in 5 year age groups. A nice article from the local paper including a few pics of Sean is here.
Sean would engage in an epic 3 man battle for 3rd place in the Masters 3/4 race, repeatedly almost dropping off the group and the clawing his way back on, until the final sprint where he through mud in his rivals faces to take 3rd. Third was good enough to give Sean the MABRA championship in the Cat 3/4 40-44 age group!
Eric raced into a solid 3rd position leading into the last lap and was then able to leap into the runner-up position after the 2nd place rider slipped out in a turn and could not hold Eric off.
Chris raced from the back row just make it challenging. He worked his way up to 15th with more in sight if the race had been a little longer. See the firsthand reports below.
Masters 3/4
Sean's report is below.
A week out from Taneytown I see a message from Eric Sorensen. "Forecast is rain. There will be mud."
Taneytown CX was not supposed to be a target race. It was a transitional race on the way to Capital Cross. I was supposed to just do a lot of volume this week and then knock out the race and start taper for next weekend. But that all sort of changed when I sprained my ankle 3 weeks ago at Tacchino. That gave me 3 weekends in a row of poor results as I could barely walk. Anything off the bike was accompanied by screams of pain. But finally about 4 or 5 days ago I was able to walk down stairs a bit. A couple days before Taneytown I could almost fake a light jog. I was coming back online.
Training week went well so I focused a bit more on Taneytown. Rode some trails to bang the ankle a bit and tried some very light shuttle runs. That seemed to loosen up the injury and I was ready.
Eric and I arrived early enough at the race venue to session a lap or so before the first race and then did a little more before the 0900 race. The course was wet but not super muddy. By the end of my 1015 race it had gotten greasy everywhere and sloppy muddy in only a couple spots. But just enough mud to give my tech skills some advantage.
I gridded up 2nd row in a cold 37F degree mist. After sitting in my car for 45 minutes and then barely pedaling, my legs were closed up. The shock of the hard start and the cold temps and no knee warmers opting for embro instead made it super hard to keep up for the first couple minutes.
This being a championship race the field was stacked. Crossresults.com race predictor had me 13th when I am normally predicted Top 10 at least. Lots of Cat 3 guys who normally race Masters 1/2/3 decided to go for the Cat 3 Championship. Some very aggressive racing for the whole first lap. Bumping, pushing into tape, constant trading of positions. By lap 2 it had settled a bit but the pace was still driven by all the attacks.
Around the 20 minute mark of the 45 minute race I am cooked. I look down at my computer to check my time thinking I must have 5-10 minutes left only to see me not even at the half way mark. This is going to me a long long race.
The next half of the race was spent picking off a few riders here and there but mostly spent trying to stay up to the wheel of Eric from Joe's Bike Shop. He would get 3-8 seconds on me and then hesitate on a corner or two and that let me get back on. At one point he goes down dropping a chain and I get around and lead for a while. Francisco from NCVC gets with Eric and they eventually reel me back in. Once they pass me I spend the next couple of laps getting dropped over and over and over and over again by them only to pull them back each time. It was torture trying to stay in contact.
Teammate Eric Sorensen jumped all over the course from the sidelines throwing cheers and perfectly timed advice that kept me in the game. I asked him around lap 3 where I was in the field and he said 3rd. I really thought I was more like 5th to 6th at that point so now I had the podium in reach. Eric from Joe's and Francisco from NCVC pass me shortly after that and I knew I was now fighting for the last podium spot in 5th. At this point there were still a few people from the rest of the field within view at switchbacks behind me.
The 3 of us chase each other and pass and repass each other multiple times. These attacks and counterattacks drove the tempo for our 3 man chase. By the end of the race we finished over 1m 34s ahead of the next racer. Most gaps in cross are a few seconds. We were making a big push the whole race dropping the rest of the field of 34 men.
In that last lap Eric Sorensen yells at me "Don't settle for 5th place. You can out tech them and they can't outsprint you. Get back in contact." At this point I am 8 seconds back which is a pretty sizable gap but I could still see the 2 of them. Eric yelled again as we hit the road climb. "Go. NOW!!!!!! Go." I put in a huge effort and closed the 8 seconds down in about a 15 second effort. I am now back in contact on the bell lap. I am confident that if I can stay in contact I can outsprint both of them.
On the muddiest part of the course is a very small but slippery riser. I hit it a hair underspeed and get stuck on it. I am spinning out while my 2 chase mates put 3 seconds on me. I am dangling again with less than half a lap to go. I get back on the gas and slowly bring them back just past the barriers. Eric from Joes does one more big attack on the uphill leading to the pit. I put down as much power as I have but I get gapped yet again. Francisco of NCVC was hanging with Eric and I needed to get back up there. They hit the technical part of the course and I am able to start bringing them back a little. Just before the kicker hill they encounter lapped traffic and Eric hesitates in his pass enough for me to catch. Now it is just a matter of riding the last minute to the last corner. There are no more good opportunities to attack and also no spots to pass. We are lined up. Eric, Francisco, then me.
Around the final corner to the long flat drag to the finish line. Eric goes but his sprint is not there after the bell lap battle and all of his attacks. Francisco goes much harder. I launch as soon as I am around the corner and lay chase. I am on Francisco's wheel within a couple seconds and then pull around him. He gives me a glance as I sprint by his right side and I can tell by the look that he is already full gas sprint and does not have a bigger kick. I keep on the power and pedal it across the line for the sprint win and 3rd place overall.
My best result as a Cat 3 so far and against a stacked field. As soon as I coast into the grass I collapse to the ground, pop off my helmet, and try to catch my breath. I am way cooked. Eric Sorensen comes by a minute later for congrats. His motivation on course is the ONLY reason I dug that deep and did not settle for another 5th place. He knew exactly what needed to be done and told me during the race and then I had to do it. No choice. He knows how to win tough races. There are no short cuts. He said to go and I went.
Because this was a Championship race there were lots of different podiums from MABRA to state champions to overall. I stood on the podium 3 times including a top step for MABRA Cyclo-Cross Masters 40-45 3/4 Champion. Walked away with the Champion beanie hat, 2 medals, and the Championship plate.
Thanks for the race inspiration Eric Sorensen. Thanks for the epic battle Eric of Joe's and Francisco of NCVC. Thanks Mother Nature for the mud.
Masters 45+
Eric's report is below.
I had waffled on whether to race the MABRA Championships or drive to Charlottesville to race the Virginia state championship race. In the end, the chance to race against a deeper field and not wanting to drive 4 hours solo round trip made the MABRA race the right choice. I'm glad I did as it gave me the chance to ride shotgun with Sean for the drive and cheer him on to his best cyclocross result. It also game me the chance to race in mud against a strong field.
I took my place on the front row and drag-raced into the grass in a top-5 position. I tried to settle in and stay controlled on the first lap, but that tactic rarely works for me. I let a few places slide back around me before getting down to business. I moved back up to a top 5 position late in the first lap and then botched the slippery step-up climb and allowed the gaps in front of me to lengthen. By the end of the 2nd lap, I had closed down all but two riders up the course. Over the next two laps, I was able to consolidate a semi-comfortable gap of about 10 seconds over a chasing group of 4 or 5 riders. At the bell lap I could see that 2nd place was starting to fade a little, but not enough that I would be able to catch him unless…..he bobbled. About 1/3 of the way through the lap he slipped out on a muddy turn and I was on him. I followed his wheel about half way up the dirt road section and then put in a measured attack to see if he was playing coy or was actually fatigued. At the top of the road, I peeked back and he had let me go, so went full gas to make sure it stuck.
For the last half lap I just had to stay smooth and not fall down — no mean feat as the course was quickly deteriorating — to hold on to the 2nd podium position. By the finishing straight, I had enough room to ride steady to the finish with a smile on my face.
Much thanks to Sean for the encouragement and feedback on the course. We made a pretty formidable team today!
Cat 4/5
Chris's report is below:
The Taneytown MABRA Cross Championship was a great course. Slick, muddy corners with very fast straight-a-way sections made for a really fun race. I signed up last minute which put me at the back for the start, however, with such a small field, a position at the back didn't seem like it would be an issue. This was the fastest 4/5 race I've ever been in. The field was mostly cat 4's who had been racing mainly cat 3/4 races this season. I went as hard as I could at the start to try to get toward the front of the race entering the tape but it wasn't enough to break the top 10, or top 15, or top 20. I went in to the course around 24th and settled in at the back of the race. My goal was to hold a steady pace and minimize mistakes in the corners and pick people up as people started to fade. Toward the end of the first lap, I was able to make up about 5 or 6 spots from people either crashing or running out of steam. Lap two went roughly the same way and I was able to pick up a few more riders until I settled in with a group of 4 guys. The lead group was long gone with no sign of slowing down so I realized these were the only guys I would be racing with the rest of the way. We all took turns doing the pace making and attacking each other on the straightaways to try to get some separation through laps 3 and 4 and toward the end of lap 4, one of the riders with us took a hard crash on the off camber muddy downhill run toward the barriers and it was down to 3. I attacked on the paved section leading to the start/finish line and had got a gap on the riders behind me. I could see a few riders in front of me that looked like they were suffering so I paced myself to bring them back. I was able to pick off one rider right before the gravel road heading to the back side of the course and passed the second rider on the last muddy, off camber section right before the final turn onto the finishing stretch. Slightly disappointed I couldn't improve on my result from last weekend but had a good time racing in the slop.
Two more weekends of CX racing in the season and then it is on to serious training for the 2016 road season. Look for VWS riders at upcoming races Capital 'Cross and BikenetiCX.
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Brides gain up to 10lbs of weight within the first six months of marriage. The reason being is because most women will 'diet' before the big day and then once they hit their honeymoon and days after, the diet goes out of the window! Is this because women have got their man now so they no longer need to worry? Studies have been carried out in Australia with over 350 brides with most weight changing after 6 months of the big day.
Have you recently tied the knot and if so are you sticking to staying healthy? Interestingly enough, my colleague Tom wrote a post connecting marriage with Type 2 Diabetes. Is there a connection to things 'going wrong' once you get married? For more information, check out these links...
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"I reached 62 this year and have a mortgage balance of $85,000 on my house, which is worth about $400,000. I plan to continue working and making my payment of $1,076 until the balance is paid off, which will be in another eight years … Or should I pay off the balance now with a reverse mortgage?"
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Argentina is regarded by igaming experts as a country with huge potential, writes BtoBet CEO Alessandro Fried. In fact, big recent strides to regulatory laws have cemented its igaming credentials. From a regulatory point of view there remain provinces yet to allow online betting, but it seems that the country as a whole is keen on regularizing the industry – albeit …Read More »
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South Africa (SA) is deemed by many industry experts as the greatest opportunity when it comes to the gambling industry in Africa. The country is, according to BtoBet Chairman Alessandro Fried, way ahead of its neighbours in terms of technological infrastructure. All factors are indicating that should the country introduce a legal framework and regularise its online market, the chances …Read More »
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Euro 2020 is set to be the biggest yet, writes BtoBet Chairman Alessandro Fried. In fact, with more than one nation hosting, a high level of excitement across Europe is almost guaranteed. This excitement is set to have a ripple effect on the sports betting industry, with bookmakers expecting the thrill surrounding the continent's biggest football tournament to translate itself …Read More »
BtoBet: Personalizing UX for the European player
In a relatively short time span the European market has become a saturated environment for operators, who routinely face big challenges with regards to player acquisition, retention and churn. All this whilst keeping in mind that the vast majority of betting sites offer essentially the same odds, bet types and markets. Therefore, personalization is a must to mitigate these challenges, …Read More »
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African countries combine to form an "interesting betting market" that is marked by an "exponential growth" in technology, according to a new industry report from BtoBet. 'Francophone Handbook: Augmenting user experience through tailored content', provides operators with essential data and statistics for the region's 26 countries in regards to internet and smartphone penetration, mobile internet usage, the local population's access …Read More »
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East Africa: Leading the continent's iGaming revolution
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Reader's Testimonials
Hear what others are saying about their personal encounters after reading Will The Real Me Please Stand Up!" It is life transforming. No matter what has broken out against you, you are destined with PURPOSE. GOD has invested treasures within you; the reason why you've been hit so hard.
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NHS Intermediate Care and reablement
What is NHS Intermediate Care?
Intermediate Care is an NHS service providing free temporary care for up to six weeks at home or in a residential care home following a stay in hospital.
NHS Intermediate Care is arranged by the hospital social work team before you're discharged. It's also used to enable you to stay at home following an emergency breakdown in care services (for example, if the person supporting you has been taken into hospital).
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You'll get Intermediate Care regardless of your income and savings. The hospital and/or social services will provide what you're assessed as needing, from physiotherapy to carers. Reablement is often a key aspect of Intermediate Care, where professionals will help you either learn or relearn the skills you need to continue living at home.
The aim is to get you back on your feet and to ensure that you are as independent, mobile, confident and medically fit as possible.
Read more about the reablement team and process in discharge procedure from hospital.
Support for people with complex needs
If you're caring for someone with complex care needs who is being discharged from hospital, they might also be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare or NHS-funded Nursing Care.
For additional information outside England
- In Northern Ireland, visit NI Direct.
- In Scotland, visit Care Information Scotland.
- In Wales, visit Age Cymru.
Further reading
We explain the options for paying for care at home, from local authority support to paying for it yourself.
Explore the options for paying for a care home: local authority funding, paying for yourself or NHS support.
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It's early in March 2014, and I'm in Prague, Czech Republic - one of the global capitals for delicious beer, beautiful architecture, and a growing technology community. I'm speaking with Martin "Masi" Masarik, and Miroslav "Madhouse" Semora about SQL development, data analysis, and their views on the SQL space, including their reasoning for devoting the last year of their lives to building SQLdep, a visualization and analysis tool for SQL developers and business intelligence analysts.
My name is David Booth, and I'm an advisor/mentor for startup companies. Previously, I was the CEO of ZeroTurnaround (which builds JRebel and LiveRebel for Java teams), and a marketing guy at Jetbrains (known for many developer tools). I'm really into the developer tools space, and I'm excited to start asking questions, so here we go!
How much experience did you have with SQL before building SQLdep?
Masi - My work background is tied to SQL coding very closely. I worked for GE Money Bank for 6 years on a Data-Warehousing team. During that period I worked as Data Analyst, DB developer and IT project manager which gave me a great opportunity to fully explore Business Intelligence from both an IT perspective (how to build & maintain a data warehouse) and as well the business side - experiencing the value that data brings to the company.
Madhouse - I've been a software developer for 20 years in C, Java, Perl, Groovy/Grails and Scala. My first commercial software, which I wrote when i was in college, was an SQL query that computed a stock portfolio value from actual rates. Since then, nearly every project I worked on, stored data in relational databases - from desktop database applications to core telco infrastructure.
What do you consider as a challenge when working with SQL?
Using SQL is pretty straight forward, but many DBAs would agree that a lot of complex queries are written pretty poorly. I mean in terms of performance and optimization. Usage of explain plan, knowledge of different join algorithms like hash join and nested loop joins should be more common. Although query optimizers are doing a better job than a few years back it still takes strong skills to perform well on very large datasets.
What inspired you to build SQLdep?
Masi - Laziness mostly. As a former data analyst I was tired of manually analyzing SQL over and over and over again. Although there are a bunch of tools to help you create SQL, surprisingly enough, there are close to none when you need to "reverse-engineer" your code. Or when you inherit somebody else's code. I wanted to make my life easier.
Madhouse - Masi asked me to :)
Was there a "Eureka" moment when you realized that this is what you had to do?
Masi - We came up with the idea in winter time, so unlike Archimedes, we opted not to go streaking. Summer time might have been a different story.
On a serious note though, until that moment we just didn't get why there is no mainstream tool like SQLdep. Such a tool should have existed a few years back. Feedback from the SQL community (and paying customers) pretty much proves that. They keep our focus on solving real-life problems, especially automating impact analysis, documenting data-lineage, etc.
In under 140 characters, can you describe SQLdep?
Masi - Must-have tool for anybody who works daily with SQL. We visualize what's happening inside your code and can save you 30 minutes every day.
Later we tested this, and with spaces, he actually hit 138 characters. Nice!
That sounds marketingy. What does SQLdep really do?
Masi - We do syntactic and semantic analysis of SQL code. The database does that to understand how to manipulate the data, but we do it in our tool to find and store dependencies of that SQL. The more complex a query (or series of queries) the more time you spend when making changes. Because we instantly provide data-lineage and impact analysis, we save you time. For example - let's say you have a hand-coded ETL process.. with SQLdep, you can have up-to-date and reliable documentation every day. Or maybe you want to migrate that ETL into some other workflow tool -- with our metadata we can save you a lot of a headache. Our biggest customer has a batch of 5000 SQLs he runs everyday and the value we bring to the table is through the roof.
What is your biggest accomplishment working with SQL?
Masi - Not dropping database tablespace by accident ;)
Last Question - What are your thoughts on SQL vs NoSQL vs NewSQL?
Masi - Firstly, I'd suggest not to get too fancy with titles like SQL vs NoSQL vs NewSQL - the focus should be on getting the job done. Since it's a complex topic, I'll just scratch the surface.
Let's break it down into relational databases vs other types (key-value store, document, graph, etc). Now, if you start considering the different scenarios in which you need to store and access data, relational databases would fit well in the vast majority of cases. The more specialized use-case you come up with, the bigger chance you have of utilizing a non-relational db.
For instance, we've considered Neo4j (graphDB) to store our metadata after we parse and analyze an SQL query. We wanted to store *any* dependency we come across. Then in real-time we would be able to answer crazy questions like (information overkill follows!): "What queries read columns from table customers, then use any of those columns in group by clause while count(*) is nested within a function?". So yeah, I believe we could have done it in graphdb. In reality we've greatly simplified our logical model and ended up with.. wait for it -- SQLite. It's an awesome, fast and tiny relational database (binary is about 500kB).


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Seven Silly Eaters
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
This book is my family's favorite. Our first copy was paperback and was read so many times it started to fall apart. My husband loves reading it to the kids so much that I got HIM the hardback copy. It is pure fun to read out loud, and we all end up laughing no matter how many times we've heard it. We're now getting enough copies of it to give each child their own when they get older so they can share it with their kids (or just read it for the fun of it). We also gave a copy to our youngest child's class as a Christmas present. The idea for the book is wonderful. The pictures in this book are so detailed that you find something new each time you look at them. The story is a delight and the rhymes are amazing. This family (kids and adults alike) will cherish this book and the humor it delivers for the rest of our lives.
Pages: 40
Publisher: Gulliver Books
Mary Ann Hoberman
Striking Ghost Story
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
The novel is very different from other common cheap-thriller ghost stories that I have read before. There has never been any physical appearance of the ghosts in this novel. You read and feel the effects of the supernatural in the house, and Jackson has managed to delineate this with consummate skill and power that you will be spooked by it. Not like the usual grotesque bloody looks of the spectre. The manifestations in the house are subtly expressed too, as you see the gradual, subtle change in Eleanor Vance throughout the story. As Roald Dahl once wrote in his selection of best ghost stories, "The best ghost stories don't have ghosts in them. At least you don't see the ghost. Instead you see only the result of his actions. Occasionally you can feel it brushing past you, or you are made aware of its presence by subtle means." Hill House does just that.
Pages: 246
Publisher: Penguin Books
Shirley Jackson
Shirely Jackson
Having Our Say
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
This was a really good book. These two sisters (Sarah and Bessie Delany) brought the history of the past back to us in a very interesting way. They didn't teach hatred but instead they taught forgiveness and they gave a great insight on how people our and how you just have to move past that. They taught how without the essence of God they wouldn't have made it through and that's true. I admire these sisters because they stick together and they remind me of the love I have for my cousin. Although old fashioned they were up to date.
Pages: 320
Publisher: Dell
Sarah L. Delany
A. Elizabeth Delany
Amy Hill Hearth
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
I personally love this book. The way the author looks at certain topics is funny and interesting all at the same time. I have taken a few years of Economics in college and actually became quite bored with it. However after reading his take on things, it offers a whole different way of looking at things. I also really enjoyed the part on real estate agents. In ecomomics it is grilled in your head that incentives matter. Well, I always looked at it from my point of view as a consumer and the positive side. I really would never have thought about it the way he did. Very highly recommended.
Pages: 256
Publisher: William Morrow
Steven D. Levitt
Stephen J. Dubner
Magician: A Fast Paced, Wonderfully Written Story
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Magician: Apprentice as well as Magician: Master are both excellent books. The author cleverly begins out superficially and eventually draws you deep within Medkemia into the exciting climax. The excellent description of the characters in exquisite detail renders the reader speechless and very emotional. Circling around the lives of two boys, Pug and Tomas, the story ingeniously draws you into the world of Medkemia and Kelewan as the foreshadowing of the climax eventually proves only to make the book even better.
Pages: 528
Publisher: Spectra
Raymond Feist
A step by step guide to becoming a mega-agent
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
This book clearly details Gary Keller's study of the top real estate mega-agents in the US. Written in a style that is easy to read, understand and follow this book is actually a "how to manual" for achieving over $1 million dollars a year of NET income by selling residential real estate in any market. MREA reveals the basic model for generating leads and leveraging a team (staff) to achieve a production most real estate agents do not even realize is possible. Unlike most real estate trainers and speakers this book does try to sell any other products or services.
Pages: 368
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Gary Keller
Dave Jenks
Jay Papasan
Gary Keller
Dave Jenks
Jay Papasan
Emotional, Powerful, Epic, Amazing
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
In my opinion, there is no american author (with the exception of Steinbeck) who can create such powerfully moving stories like Theodore Dreiser. In Sister Carrie, Dreiser tells the tale of a girl who is disenchanted with her small town life, so she moves to Chicago in search of bigger and better things. The story is an amazing portrayal of a woman's life at the beginning of the twentieth century. Dreiser, through his characters, shows the difficulty of living as a single female trying to earn a living as well as maintain relationships. Throughout the book there seems to be a rather dark, somber mood, as if there is always an internal struggle and the dire need to improve one's life, but never achieving the goal. The romance, heartbreak, emotion, and power that are portrayed through the characters and their struggles are combined masterfully to make Sister Carrie one of the best works of fiction ever penned.
Pages: 512
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Theodore Dreiser
Fresh, hard-hitting and powerful
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Salinger's novel, "The Catcher in the Rye" is on the one hand, an exceptionally simple novel, on the other, more complex than many others like it because it deals with the human mind. Its simplicity begins in its storyline - Holden Caulfield, a well-off teenager from new York has been expelled from his fourth boarding school because he has failed in class. Following a fight with a schoolfriend, Holden wanders out into New York and the reader is permitted to see new York through Holden's eyes, as he verges on a nervous breakdown. The story is disjointed, rambling and fascinating. Holden's mind switches form one train of thought to the other regulary. It is also an extremely honest book - Holden is honest about what he does and why he does them. The book should be read by anyone with an interest in the human mind and its workings.
Pages: 224
Publisher: Little, Brown
J.D. Salinger
Dodds - the ideal communicator
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
This is a work that can't fail to grip. It's not a work just for the historian or the classicists. It's a book for anyone with an interest in the mind and the civilisation of Europe and America. Our notion of the ancient Greeks as an intensely rational people doesn't begin to do them justice. They too had their deeper, psychic side, on the basis of which their philosophy developed, and which even the modern culture continues to demonstrate. The Greek view of madness (mania),and possession, not necessarily as a curse, is explored from original sources. 'Madness' could be viewed as even a blessing in this ancient culture. So too the 'Sacred Disease' of Hippokrates (i.e. epilepsy). We find his treatment of what may be the first description of an out-of-body experience - in Pindar (c.470 B.C.E.) and the poetic double vision and causation, the Muses' gift. Not to be missed by anyone with an interest in the human mind.
Publisher: University of California Press
E.R. Dodds
Crichton at his best
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
"Jurassic Park" is a great novel that I think ranks as one of Crichton's best. It has the feel of a classic, one of those ideas where you say, "Why didn't I think of that?" One might make the argument that the (human) characters take a back seat to the dinosaurs, but I don't believe this is the case- I found the characters to be well developed and interesting. Crichton also seems to do the dinosaurs justice, as he seems to have done his homework on this subject, though I'm guessing some in the scientific community might say that he's taken a few liberties in speculating about some of the dinosaurs' characteristics. But that's artistic license. Overall, a highly entertaining and imaginative novel. Avery Z. Conner, author of "Fevers of the Mind".
Pages: 416
Publisher: Knopf
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Delve a little further with a tour of The Grand Cascade and Pump Room. Learn how this magnificent structure pumps huge quantities of water every minute allowing you to enjoy the water displays. Ask a member of staff on the day to book and find out more information or book in advance.
Access information
Through The Alnwick Garden Trust's charitable programmes we encourage our community into The Garden, providing year round activities to address many of the issues faced by those living with additional needs or growing old in a rural area. Accessibility is at our heart, we have smooth solid surfaces, wheelchair accessible routes, award winning toilets and even the ropebridges of the Treehouse are fully accessible.
Road directions
The Alnwick Garden is off the A1 to the North of Alnwick, and is well signposted. The main Garden car park is off Denwick Lane. The postcode for The Alnwick Garden car park is NE66 1YU (parking charge is £3.00 per car).
Public transport
Buses connect Alnwick to the surrounding towns and the city of Newcastle. Click here for more information.
The main east coast line from London to Edinburgh stops at Alnmouth, which is 4 miles away. A taxi or bus can be taken from Alnmouth. For train timetables please click here.
Newcastle International Airport and the Port of Tyne are 35 miles away.
Pump Room Tours takes place at ...
Ticketing and entry prices for Pump Room Tours
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|Guide price
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£10.00per ticket
This ticket does not include entry to The Alnwick Garden
Dates & times for Pump Room Tours, Alnwick
|10:00 - 16:00
|Daily from 10:00 to 16:00.
What's nearby Pump Room Tours, Alnwick
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0.81 mile(s) awayThe Alnwick GardenGarden
0 mile(s) awayWeddings at The Treehouse RestaurantWedding Venues
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0.1 mile(s) awayThe Hogs Head InnInn
1.15 mile(s) awayWest Acre HouseBed & Breakfast
0.55 mile(s) awayAlnwick CastleGroup Attraction
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USWNT legend and Women's International Champions Cup ambassador Heather O'Reilly is hanging up her boots at the end of the 2019 NWSL campaign.
A three-time Olympic champion and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup winner, the 34-year-old has had a career that countless players dream of. The NC Courage star has the fifth most assists for the USWNT and ranks eighth for the most international caps with 231.
Born in East Brunswick, New Jersey, O'Reilly played on the girl's soccer team East Brunswick High School and scored a remarkable 143 goals in four years there. Named as the top college recruit by Soccer America, she went on to major at the University of North Carolina.
There she was deployed as a forward by the North Carolina Tar Heels and her goals guided them to two National Championships.
O'Reilly's goalscoring exploits saw ESPN the Magazine named her as the All-American Player of the Year during her senior year with the Tar Heels.
The New Jersey Wildcats and Sky Blues FC gave her valuable playing time as she honed her craft before she made the move to the Boston Breakers, eventually making her NWSL debut in 2013 during the debut season of the newly formed league.
After finishing the season with an impressive average of a goal every four matches, FC Kansas City traded two players to secure O'Reilly's signature. It was here that she won her first NSWL championship during the 2015 season.
FA Women's Super League giants Arsenal came calling in January 2017 and convinced the New Jersey-born attacker London was the place to continue her development. O'Reilly won the FA WSL Cup to finish the 2017/18 season on a high.
The USMNT icon then returned to her homeland, making her way back to Carolina to join the North Carolina Courage. With Paul Riley at the helm, the NWSL side won a historic treble as they were named champions during the 2018 season, lifted the NWSL Shield and triumphed in the first ever Women's International Champions Cup.
It was O'Reilly who netted the winner against European Champions Olympique Lyonnais in the Hard Rock Stadium as the NC Courage wrote their name into the history books by winning the inaugural tournament.
A three-time Olympic Gold medalist (2004, 2008, 2012), O'Reilly also won the World Cup in 2015 to cement her legacy as one of the greatest players ever to play soccer.


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Welcome to the 2019 Awards Profile series, where we talk about films coming to a theater near you in the coming year (at least at this time of writing). The series analyzes the films and their awards season potential, most notably for the Academy Awards, based on the talents attached, filmmakers involved, and story and source material. Monday through Friday until mid-May, AwardsCircuit will bring you a new and exciting project and discuss its chances for success. If you have a suggestion for a movie we should cover, include it in the comments section below. If you miss a film covered, click on the tag or category for "Awards Profile."
FILM: "Ford v. Ferrari"
DISTRIBUTOR: Walt Disney Studios (under 20th Century Fox label)
DIRECTOR: James Mangold
PRODUCER: Peter Chernin, Lucas Foster, Alex Young, Kevin Halloran, and James Mangold
WRITER(S): James Mangold, Jason Keller, Jez Butterworth, and John-Henry Butterworth
CAST: Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Remo Girone, JJ Feild, Josh Lucas, Alex Gurney, Benjamin Rigby, Jack McMullen, Joe Williamson, Gian Franco Tordi, and Corrado Invernizzi
SYNOPSIS: The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966. (IMDB)
SCHEDULED RELEASE: November 15, 2019
How the mighty keep rising! James Mangold has been among the most reliable of directors for years now, entirely selfless in that he chucks his ego aside to pour total concentration on his screen subjects. If you're looking for authentic representation of source material that benches toxic masculinity, Mangold is your man. There's gritty elegance to every one of his films, from the throes of the Wild West in "3:10 to Yuma" (2007) to the epic denouement of Marvel's most turmoiled antihero in "Logan" (2017). He underscores dramaturgical plight without compromising its validity.
Now with megastars Christian Bale and Matt Damon aboard his latest cinematic venture, there's no stopping Mangold from potentially receiving that elusive Best Director Oscar nomination. Numerous accolades for "Walk the Line" (2005) and "Logan" – the latter of which he received his first career Academy Award nomination – prove his peers view his genre work as elevated material. Therefore, he should have an easier time being embraced during awards season for tackling a subgenre that inherently plucks AMPAS heartstrings: the straight white male historical biopic. Even if it's just a movie star action vehicle that carries minimal dramatic weight, many will be tethered to the Ford and Ferrari rivalry with grand event enticement.
The last time a racing competition was the focus of a biopic, it resulted in poor box office and little awards fare. If Ron Howard – someone who won a "Best Director" Oscar and is cherished for his sentimentalist entertainment value – couldn't ignite awards recognition for "Rush" (2013), it's difficult to imagine James Mangold reversing this misfortune. Granted, Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl aren't perceived in the same thespian regard as Christian Bale and Matt Damon. Yet, if their involvement is less about flexing talent and more about adhering to a formula, it'll be one less advantage the movie has when stacked against its competition.
Prestige casting carries with it the expectation that its principal players will bring their skills to the forefront. If that turns out to be false or underwhelming, then their participation is arbitrary, consequentially creating a backlash. The industry is already heavily criticized for recycling actors just for the sake of selling entertainment. With Quentin Tarantino already using the global popularity of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt to market "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Damon and Bale will inevitably be seen as the lesser onscreen pairing if Disney attempts something similar.
Finally, there's the issue of Mangold regressing in the projects he chooses in the latter stage of his career. Going from cutting-edge genre work to an outdated form of cinema consumerism that appeals to an older demographic seems like a betrayal of auteur growth. "Ford v. Ferrari" is as generic an enterprise as its title. There's no built-in excitement for an event in history that's so aligned with American corporate interests, less about the innovators and men behind the wheel than it is about self-congratulatory technological advancement. When we have sprawling and ambitious biopics about American icons in space, incremental progress in automotive capabilities isn't enthralling by comparison.
- Motion Picture (Peter Chernin, Lucas Foster, Alex Young, Kevin Halloran, and James Mangold)
- Director (James Mangold)
- Actor in a Leading Role (Christian Bale and/or Matt Damon)
- Actor in a Supporting Role (Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts, and/or Jon Bernthal)
- Actress in a Supporting Role (Caitriona Balfe)
- Original Screenplay (James Mangold, Jason Keller, Jez Butterworth, and John-Henry Butterworth)
- Production Design (François Auduoy)
- Costume Design (Daniel Orlandi)
- Film Editing (Michael McCusker)
- Cinematography (Phedon Papamichael)
- Sound Mixing (Richard Bullock Jr. and Steven Morrow)
- Sound Editing (Dan O'Connell)
- Visual Effects (Olivier Dumont)
- Original Score (Marco Beltrami)
Does "Ford v. Ferrari" have what it takes to go the Oscar distance…or not? Let us know in the comments section below!


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This was tested and installed in a lab MacOS and i would love to share the course and steps with you.
Note: This works on MacOs and Windows too and the version of office can be updated to Microsoft Office 2017.
Part A: The installer can be downloaded at this time from the following link
Extract the Zip file after download by simply clicking on it for Mac users and Windows user can simply use 7Zip. If this link does not work, simply request for the installer in the comment, I hope i will still find them 🙂
Click on Microsoft 2016 installer with the .pkg extension
Click next by following the prompts and select english or your desired language as shown below.
Finally click on Install. This usually takes a while.
After this step is completed, follow the next steps.
Part B: Select the Microsoft Office 2016 installer with the .dmg extension as shown below
Double click on it and this will extract a .pkg extension which we will use in activating the Microsoft Office 2016
which will prompt this window below. Click on the .pkg extension and install.
Note: This will require an Administrative Password to run it.
Note: When Office first opens up, it should you a window to sign-in, kindly ignore this by skipping it.
Open Microsoft word and apply update as shown below
After this is completed, a new AutoUpdate windows is opened and this will prompt you to select from any of these categories below. I will go with the Automatic Option. as shown below
This will display a list of available updates, select all and click on install as shown below.
Just follow the prompts and finish up. That is it 🙂
Source: TechTutorials EL
Watch the video below for Microsoft Office 2018 and Subscribe
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Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology trains 500 on entrepreneurship in three months
The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT) has trained no fewer than 500 people on entrepreneurship between January and March.
Capt. Sule Yusuf, the provost of the college said this in an interview he granted in Lagos.
He also said that the students of the college received training on entrepreneurship which he said would enable them become self-reliant after graduation.
"The entrepreneurship training is done in line with the recommendation of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
"The board also wants us to train our students in entrepreneurship as well as in manpower development and self-sufficiency.
"The college is doing this very well and it is also sensitizing the people to marine, brackish and fresh water fisheries nationwide on an annual basis,'' he said.
Yusuf said that many people who had received the institution's entrepreneurship training had been able to set up their own businesses.
He said that the college had also employed some of its old students as lecturers and were doing well in the various courses in fisheries and maritime they were handling.
The provost said that the college had a separate department handling all the training on Entrepreneurship.
He said that the college had modern facilities and experienced manpower to train people on entrepreneurship in fisheries and marine technology.
The college was established in 1969 to address the challenges facing the Nigerian Marine and Fishing Sector as well as to provide manpower requirements for it.


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August 12, 2015
Daytona Rising Construction on Track to Meet January Opening
$400 Million Motorsports Stadium is 85 Percent Complete
The heavy lifting for Daytona Rising at Daytona International Speedway is done, so the rush is on to install seats and build-out the interior portions of the $400 million motorsports stadium. The last of 40 escalators, which will service the nearly mile-long, 101,000-seat grandstand area, was put in place recently and the concrete roof of the new tower area was completed last week.
Read the full article in the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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HBO to Receive Diversity Award
Home Box Office will be named 2003's "Most Diverse Network" by the Multicultural Motion
Picture Association at the 11th Annual Diversity Awards Sunday,
Nov. 23, in Hollywood.
"This network's never shied away from controversial programming, but as far
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Beauchamps is delighted to announce a three part series of morning seminars on female entrepreneurship.
If you are in the process of setting up a business, or if you have recently set up a business, then this series is for you. These events will bring together leading speakers in this area, as well as feature presentations on the key legal and tax issues for start up and early stage businesses.
The first session 'Finding your feet' will take place at our offices on Thursday, 8 May.
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Jean O'Sullivan, Manager of Female Entrepreneurship, Enterprise Ireland
Máire Cunningham, Beauchamps
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AceShowbiz - Having several children with different women, Future is apparently having troubles in dividing the money needed for his kids. It looks like this problem also bothers Russell Wilson, whose wife Ciara shares a child with the Atlanta rapper. In a recent interview, the NFL star shaded Future over the issue and insisted that the latter didn't need to pay anymore because he could provide for them.
Without mentioning Future's name, Russell was quoted as saying, "Ciara and her ex constantly argue because he's not consistent and can go months without even paying. I can provide for my family without his little coins. I'm sure he needs the money more than we do. He's got other kids in need, no need for him to extend himself because we are set for generations ahead of us."
The quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, who has become the highest-paid NFL player, also said during the interview that he didn't like to see his singer wife and her son "stressing about such a minuscule amount of money."
Future has yet to respond to this.
The "Fine China" rapper and Ciara welcomed their son, Future Zahir Wilburn, in May 2014 before calling off their engagement months later. The "Level Up" singer then began dating Russell in early 2015 and tied the knot in July 2016, four months after getting engaged. They welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Sienna, in April 2017.
Earlier this year, Future throw a shade at Russell for letting Ciara be the one in control of their marriage, though he later stated that he had no bad blood with the athlete. "We don't have no problems. It's a social media problem. No, I don't hate him. Totally not the deal. It was just the way we were carrying it, as far as being handled with baby Future," he said at the time.


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CPS 'stings' government doctor in private hospital
Posted On Friday, 31 Aug 2012 By Barmon Roy. Under Healthcare & Medicine
CORPORATE PRES RELEASES (INDIA) news desk, August 31,2012 http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/CPS-stings-government-doctor-in-private-hospital/SP-Article1-922031.aspx She walked in as a patient and turned the tables on the doctor. In a sting operation, Punjab chief parliamentary secretary (CPS), health, Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Thursday caught an "absentee" government medical officer, Dr Sameer Kaushal (50), doing practice at a private hospital here in Sector 70. The doctor, who is posted at a community health centre in Sangrur district, was arrested late in ...
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So many times I've heard buyers comment on how clean and well-maintained, or not, a home is.
Today I want to share what you should focus on when getting your home ready for sale regarding cleaning. Especially if, for whatever reason, you've decided not to do updates, presenting a sparkling clean house is so important.
Washing the walls, baseboard molding, and other trim is a great investment of your time. If you removed wallpaper, you saw the mess around all the moldings. If you didn't get a chance to remove wallpaper, you may want to do it now. You'll be surprised how much grime you find when you take a close look at the baseboards and other trim around your walls and floors. Even in a very clean home, grime happens.
Be sure to remove greasy walls, evidence of stubborn spills, smudges, and smears. No matter what you're faced with, a day spent cleaning up the biggest surfaces in your home – the walls – is well worth the effort. And…don't forget to clean the areas around your light switches where dirty fingers leave their marks!
Even the cleanest looking walls can be covered with a layer of dust and pollen. This sort of dirt may not be obvious, but it can give an overall dull look to the walls. With a step stool or ladder and some soft rags or microfiber cloths, a simple dusting from top to bottom will knock down the loose stuff. A careful check of the corners, for cobwebs is very important.
As you're working your way down the walls, don't forget to wipe down the doors and the trim around the doors. The trim around the windows should also be wiped down. Anywhere that dust and dirt can collect on trim and moldings around and along the walls of your house need to be wiped down. Once you've covered all the big surfaces, you'll want to remove smudges, fingerprints, and crayon graffiti with an appropriate cleaner.
Don't forget the baseboards. Somehow baseboard moldings become the catcher of juice, pet hair, food particles, hairspray, and plenty of unidentified globs. It is like a little magnet running the length of the room; and it's not just in the kitchen, it's all through the house. So be prepared…
To clean around the baseboards, you or someone else will need to get on your hands and knees and get down on the floor with your favorite cleaning product. Choose a good cleaner, simple soap and hot water or your favorite "green" product. Move from room to room and get those baseboards clean and glob free!
You really don't want a mystery substance stuck to a wall or baseboard. I guarantee, if it's there, today's buyer will see it. Be ready for their inspection so they will be ready with an offer!
Helping You Find a Home You Love!
Cheryl Major, RealtorCheryl Major lives in Westford and is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker. Follow Cheryl on Twitter @WestfordAreaRE and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestfordAreaRealEstate/
Cheryl is a full time residential Realtor with more than 25 years experience.
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