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The Great Gatsby
2013 - 143 minutes
Rated: PG-13
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Written by: Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce
(based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton,
Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke
Like most red-blooded American teens, I was first introduced to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby in high school English class. And, like many, I under-appreciated the work until several years later. The story it tells is simple on the surface, but cuts deeper at, among other things, the trappings and illusions of the American Dream in the roaring 20s.
Nearly a century after Fitzgerald's book, we're presented with another attempt to translate the work to film, and it still proves to be an elusive exercise. The 1974 version starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow is a stale, literal imagining; while Baz Luhrmann's 2013 film attempts something grandiose only to wind up equally as flat.
The film hits most of the novel's dramatic high notes, but they are all back-loaded to the much better second half, which follows the opening's dizzying, yet largely boring stylistic exercise that favors sheen rather than story. While the novel is dense despite its relatively short length, Lurhmann's film is remarkable for being overwhelmingly shallow despite a bloated runtime of over two and a half hours.
Renting a small home in West Egg, New York in 1922, bonds salesman Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) stumbles into the world of mysterious Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), the uber-rich owner of the mansion next door where lavish parties are a regular occurrence. Eventually befriending Gatsby, Nick learns of the motivating factor behind the excess – Nick's cousin Daisy, who lives across the bay beyond the green glow of a dock light that lures Gatsby like a siren song. She lives with her philandering brute of a husband Tom (Joel Edgerton) with no knowledge the man she once loved waits to woo her again.
The plot points are ingrained pieces of culture – from Tom's involvement with Valley of Ashes woman Myrtle Wilson (Isla Fisher), wife of gas station attendant George (Jason Clarke), to the truth behind Gatsby's fortune and his dealings with gangster Meyer Wolfsheim (Amitabh Bachchan).
What's new in this version is a framing device with Nick in a sanitarium, recounting and writing the story at the instruction of his doctor as a means of therapy. This allows for our narrator to gloss over events and literally tell us what is happening as words fly at us in 3D. Gaps are filled in when Luhrmann is more interested in spectacle than dramatic character moments. Telling us rather than showing us is a strange irony considering Lurmann's love of showmanship and all it does is further deflate the dramatic balloon.
Characters remain mostly mysterious and even when revelations are made it is difficult to connect with any motivations. The developments work much better on the printed page and this film may prove that a filmic interpretation is not only unnecessary but useless. The character of Daisy is the most intangible and it is never apparent why she is the object of such desire, her blank look and squeaks of dialogue suggesting very little beyond vapidity.
Only a few moments stand out, the most memorable being the near-confrontation between Gatsby and Tom in the hotel room that kicks off the final act. It was the first time anything felt believable, but just as quickly as it comes, it ends. No momentum builds towards the climactic car accident and its consequences, as the film begins to hurry up and end, making up for time wasted in the first half.
As much as DiCaprio, Mulligan and Edgerton (in a thankless and underwritten role) try, there is no elevating this story beyond anything but a technical demonstration. To the film's detriment it echoes the facades of its main character, his success not much more than a smokescreen – or in the case of the film, 3D confetti and fireworks.
Perhaps this slick film version of "The Great Gatsby" will garner well-deserved, wide praise long after its initial run, much like the famed novel, and be screened for generations of film students. But I seriously doubt it.
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"The Lannisters send their regards." ~ Roose Bolton
Game of Thrones is a show that does not shy away from shocking the viewer and this episode was perhaps the most shocking yet.
Having not read the books, most of what happens on the show comes as a surprise to me. I had heard of the Red Wedding and I knew that it would not be good for the Starks, but I kept myself from learning the details. If I did, I might not have actually kept on watching the scene.
The scene is of course, the wedding of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey. All seemed to be going well – Walder Frey had spent much of the episode being kind of a jerk, but had said they "will put this mess behind us." Edmure had actually got a pretty wife, and Robb Stark is relieved and happy. Even Catelyn cracks a smile.
We see much of the scene from Catelyn's perspective – she sees the doors being closed, the band changing the song, and Roose Bolton wearing chainmail armour under his cloak. But before anything can be done, Walder Frey reveals his surprise, his revenge against Robb Stark for not fulfilling his bargain in accepting a Frey wife.
The scene is deeply disturbing – it begins with a soldier repeatedly stabbing Talisa in the abdomen – a double blow as it kills mother and unborn child. Crossbowmen and other soldiers attack Robb, Catelyn and the Stark supporters in the hall, while outside more of Frey soldiers finish off the Stark soldiers and even Robb's wolf.
A few more words are spoken – Catelyn grabs one of Walder's wives and tries to bargain a way out. Instead Robb is finished off by Roose Bolton, who reveals that the Lannisters have also played their hand in this affair. Our final scenes show Catelyn cutting the throat of Walder's wife and then having her throat slit too. The show fades to black, and no music is played.
Game of Thrones kills off many characters, but this scene was so tragic for many reasons. A young wife and an unborn child get murdered in front of her husband, a son murdered in front of his mother. We also see the end of the Starks quest to gain revenge for the death of Ned Stark – it is hard for me to believe the remaining children will be able to pose much a threat to the other claimants for the Iron Throne now.
Finally, we see how, in the world created by George R.R. Martin, that love, like honour, is a road that leads to tragedy. Robb Stark allowed his heart to choose his wife, something that most of us believe in. In Westeros, love is folly and a danger. As the Hound tells Arya earlier "you're very kind. Someday that will get you killed."
There are other scenes – many of them quite good – in this episode – I enjoyed the banter between Arya and The Hound, and it seems now their journey will continue. Jon Snow and Bran Stark cross paths, which leaves the Wildling incursion finished and Bran with new magical powers. Yunkai is captured by Dany's men, using the old backdoor into the city ploy.
But this episode will long be remembered for the Red Wedding – it is a scene that is horrific and evil – and one that makes us want to keep watching Game of Thrones.


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Ellen Feldman describes a generation of letter writers who relied on this traditional form of communication.
We celebrate the Greatest Generation. We thrill to books, movies, and television programs about World War II. But the men who fought were, and those who are still alive remain, more reticent about their experiences.
They came of age in an era when complaining about conditions and "sharing" feelings were not considered manly. They went off to war and, like combatants through the ages, witnessed horrors and miseries and later refused to speak of them. When some of them came home wounded in mind rather than body, the talk therapies and support groups that today's military provides didn't exist. They kept their own counsel.
But the letters this silent generation sent home, which I have been reading while working on a novel about the lives of the women left behind, tell a different story. Men who were reluctant to speak of feelings face to face became startlingly articulate on paper. Caution went out the window. Passion flowed. Their expressions of raw emotion and yearning are especially surprising when we remember that the letters were read and censored by officers with whom the writers lived cheek by jowl. But that did not inhibit lonely, homesick, battle-fatigued, fearful, almost always astonishingly young men from expressing themselves.
"I love you more than life itself," wrote a captain with the Eighty-second Airborne, "I've realized that many times these last 3 weeks when I thought I was going to be killed & always the regret of missing seeing & marrying you was topmost in my mind."
A twenty-three-year-old corporal, training in England for the Normandy landings, told his wife, "Darling I love you sincerely with more overwhelming power than the ordinary heart could endure. Ours is the perfect formula for love everlasting. Nothing of the world could rise to separate us from each other. Darling we fit like the last piece of the puzzle."
Holidays sharpened the hunger. "I have only one important personal wish for the whole year," an officer serving on a destroyer escort in the North Atlantic told to his wife on New Year's Eve, "to be reunited with you in our life together…I love you and cling to you over all the distance that separates us –- and all the time."
Sometimes the expressions of love took the form of concern for the one not in danger. From the brutally beleaguered Bataan Peninsula, a sergeant consoled his wife over the hardship she was enduring at home. "I know you have suffered and have grieved many times since I have left but chin up…my sweet you know I…would give anything under the sun to be with you, but, I am not so just have faith in me and in God and I will be home some day."
A palpable physical ardor infuses many of the letters. After describing to his wife an evening on the town he is planning for after the war, a twenty-four-year-old pilot suggests, "Or we could say to hell with it and surrounding ourselves with cigarettes, choice morsels from the nearby deli, and a jug, make love until the sun came up –- and then make more love."
Some even sent love letters to their parents. "I want you to know how much I love each of you," a second lieutenant wrote before D-Day in a letter he explained would be forwarded only in the event of his death. "You mean everything to me and it is the realization of your love that gives me the courage to continue."
Frequently the letters bubble over with euphoria at the birth of a baby or a milestone in the life of a child, some known only through photographs.
Reacting to the news of the delivery of a son, a young pilot in England exulted, "this happiness is nigh unbearable… I'm a father, I have a son! My darling wife has had a fine boy and I'm a king."
So much pent-up passion, on both sides, was bound to be occasionally misplaced. One First Lieutenant chided his unfaithful wife. "Regardless of your strength of character and will, I love you and consequently, the whole matter is finished with the completion of this sentence!" It wasn't. Wounded by a wife half a world away, he turned to the buddies he had learned to rely on, and went on to explain to her that she had betrayed not only him, but the entire Marine Corps. Nonetheless, two years later, he wrote from the Pacific, "each day apart from you is only half a day lived."
The letters the men who fought World War II received were even more crucial to them than those they sent. Mail call was the high point of the day. Half a dozen letters, and they did tend to arrive in bunches, was tantamount to breaking the bank. Coming up empty broke the heart. A protracted spate of silence engendered fears and suspicions.
In today's constantly connected military, mail is as outdated as cavalry units and sabers. E-mail, texting, Skyping, and social networking permit -- perhaps force -- men and women serving in current wars to keep their hearts and minds at home. Twelve-hour differences in time zones present no obstacle to staying in touch round-the-clock. But does constant and casual connectivity make for more words and less communication, more chat about practical and mundane matters and less expression of feeling?
The men who fought World War II were no more articulate or romantic than the generations that came before or after them. And the circumstances in which they found themselves were no more traumatizing than those faced by combatants through the ages. Perhaps if the G.I.s of WWII had possessed the technological means to express their love and longing in a hundred-and-forty characters, they would have. But tweeting was still something a bird did, and the closest equivalent of the time, the telegram, cost by the word.
The Japanese surrendered on August 14, 1945. The war in Europe had ended the previous May. The men came home. The all-consuming passion they had sworn on paper had to face the test of dishes and diapers, bills and, worst of all for many, those unspeakable memories. But the love letters they wrote--some published, most forgotten in attics and basements across the country--provide an immediate and vivid picture of what life was like during the war. Instead of shrinking emotions to fit a small screen, they reveal the human heart at its most expansive.
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If you watch the news regularly it might be easy to get swept along with the tide of negative stories, seemingly emanating from all corners of the modern world. This article is a nice break from that trend and reflects some good news to share with you from our own industry. It seems more and more companies have been popping up in the UK throughout 2016 so far. It will be very interesting to see how / if these figures deviate from this pattern for the rest of the year post-Brexit. I'd be pretty surprised if there wasn't some sort of slowdown in this trend but it's good to know that the industry appears to be on a solid footing.
"The UK recruitment sector is thriving, and the industry's rapid growth is showing no sign of slowing. This is good news for the economy, especially during the current climate of uncertainty following the Brexit vote."


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Wounds left to fester for years because of poor treatment, research centre says
A lack of medical training in wound care has left about half a million Australians with festering chronic sores, a research body claims.
The way wounds are treated is so poor, many patients are left with festering sores that don't heal for up to a decade, researchers from the government-and-industry-funded Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre say.
But the research has already drawn a rebuke from doctors, who deny they are the problem. They point instead to the high cost of best-practice wound management – a cost that is not subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Chronic wounds and ulcers are skin injuries that refuse to heal. Without proper treatment they can remain festering for decades.
"If I were to show you images of these things, you would not eat your lunch," says Dr Ian Griffiths, the research centre's chief executive officer. "There is generally quite a pungent odour."
Unlike a regular cut which the body will heal, a chronic wound has an underlying cause – often a health condition.
"If they are treated with a simple dressing, the wound will just continue forever," Dr Griffiths said.
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Other studies show that less than one in five community-based nurses are using best-practice wound management.
The problem, the research centre believes, is that medical professionals are not being properly trained to spot and deal with chronic wounds. Usually they mistake them for simple wounds, patch the patient up with bandages and gauze, and don't look for an underlying cause, the researchers claim.
"The understanding of wounds even among clinical professionals is very low. Blink and you'll miss it in med school," said Dr Griffiths. The research centre and other peak bodies are calling for medical schools to rewrite their wound-care curriculum to promote better diagnosis and evidence-based treatment.
But doctors reject any suggestion they aren't well-enough trained. Instead, Australian Medical Association Victoria president Dr Tony Bartone points to another problem – the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme often does not cover wound dressings, meaning doctors have to pass the cost on to patients.
"Some of the more ideal dressings are very costly, and you're not able to charge the PBS for them," he said. "What ends up happening is you bulk-bill the patient, and you use a second or third-best option [because it's cheaper] – or ask them to do the dressings at home."
Curtin University wounds expert Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts said a lack of training for GPs combined with an ageing population presented a "perfect storm", but nobody was taking action.
"I honestly think there has not been enough attention about it because people don't want to talk about it," she said. "Often these wounds might have an odour. It has a stigma to it."
Ron Gardiner believes he is living proof that wound care needs improving. When the 82-year-old developed sores on his legs, his GP patched him up with bandages and gauze. But the wounds stubbornly refused to heal for three months.
"It went on and on indefinitely, it was awful," he said. "And I was having the dressing changed three times a week."
The research centre's nurses swapped the bandage for a pressure wrap, squeezing the excess fluid that was impairing the healing process out of the legs.
"I don't mean to sound patronising. It's not that we're doing fancy treatment – we're just going back to the fundamentals," says Ron's nurse practitioner Dr Michelle Gibb.
The ulcers vanished in three weeks.
Liam is The Age and Sydney Morning Herald's science reporter


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After spending long periods of fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, including two pregnancies and stays with her young family, she was inspired to share the gentle approach to parenting of her Amazonian hosts with friends in the UK. As a trained yoga teacher and therapist, Françoise used the idiom of yoga to create an original programme of movements and nurturing relaxation for mothers to be and new mothers with their babies.
Her background of competition swimming and as a swimming instructor also led inspired her to develop Infant Aquatics and Aqua Yoga original programmes. All these activities took place informally in Cambridge around Françoise's four children and friends of friends until demand grew and the time came to produce books and videos as more people became inspired by her original but effective practices with demand for training by both parents and professionals. This instigated the development of a Birthlight training structure and the creation of training courses offered to Yoga Therapists at the Yoga Biomedical Trust in London.
In 1998, ten years after the first informal Cambridge classes, Birthlight was set up as a registered charity with an accompanying company Birthlight Training Limited. Birthlight courses have grown exponentially from year to year since 2001 and now has over 6000 certified instructors in four major teaching areas, mainly in the UK but increasingly abroad. Françoise is a Board member and adviser of the European Yoga Federation Council.
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Recently Himself and I were at a seminar where the guest speaker was Dick Downey, who has created "The Downey Profile" (http://www.thedowneyprofile.com/ ) which ranks the horses contending in the Kentucky Derby by a system of factors that have been present in past Derby winners. Horse racing isn't the career of Mr. Downey... no, he should actually be called Judge Downey. He a judge on the Kentucky Court of Justice.
The Kentucky is his hobby and fascination.
He spoke with us on his methods and discussed the top horses that will be running in two days.
We very much enjoyed his lecture and a bit of visiting afterwards.
The group sponsoring the seminar made up a Derby trivia game that was fun. I got 17 correct (would have gotten a couple more right if I'd slowed down and thought about it!).
Try it and see how you do!
1. How long is the KY Derby?
2. What race is held for 3 year old fillies only?
3. What is the name of the race track where the Derby is run?
4. What gate have the most winners started from?
5. How many horses starting from post #20 have won?
6. Which was the last pre-Derby undefeated horse to win the race?
7. What year was the KY Derby first run?
8. Who is the last jockey to win 2 consecutive Derbys?
9. What horse holds the record for the fastest Derby time?
10. What trainer has won the most Kentucky Derbys?
11. What horse won the first KY Derby?
12. What are the names of the other Triple Crown races?
13. What fashion accessory would a Derby goer not be without?
14. How many fillies won the Derby in the 20th century?
15. What is the nickname for the Derby?
16. The Derby is held on which Saturday in May?
17. What is the traditional beverage of the Derby?
18. Which jockey has had the most Derby mounts?
19. What Kentucky born jockey won the Derby in 1978?
20. Churchill Downs is located in what Kentucky city?
21. What color horse has won most often in the Derby?
22. How many women jockeys have ridden in the Derby?
23. Has the KY Derby ever been cancelled?
24. What was Secretariat's nickname?
25. What horse won the 2014 Derby?
(Answers at bottom of post)
This is the current favorite American Pharoah.
(Due to Stanford scratching... American Pharoah has now been moved down to the gate 17. No one has ever won out of 17...).
Second on the boards is Dortmund. Standing at 17 hands, he is huge (2 inches taller than Secretariat). He is coming into the Derby undefeated... same has his sire Big Brown who won the Derby in 2008.
Ranked third is this pretty boy... Carpe Diem.
And here's one for my Mom... Frosted. She loves the greys.
He's not been given much notice... but you never know...
That's what makes it a horse race!
Trivia Answers:
1. A mile and a quarter.
2. The Kentucky Oaks
3. Churchill Downs
4. Gate 10 at 11.5% of starts, then Gate 5 at 10.6% of starts.
5. 1 - Big Brown (sire of Dortmund)
(Note: only 3 horses have won from beyond gate #16.)
6. Big Brown
7. 1875
8. Eddie Delahoussaye
'82 on Gato Del Sol and '83 on Sunny's Halo
9. Secretariat
10. Ben Jones - 6
Lawrin (1938), Whirlaway (1941), Pensive (1944), Citation (1948), Ponder (1949), Hill Gail (1952)
11. Aristides
12. Preakness and Belmont
13. Hat
14. Winning Colors (1988), Genuine Risk (1980) and Regret (1915)
15. Run for the Roses
16. First (this Saturday!)
17. Mint Julep
18. Willie Shoemaker
He rode in the Kentucky Derby 24 times and won it 4 times, aboard Swaps in 1955, Tomy Lee in 1959, Lucky Debonair in 1965 and Ferdinand in 1986.
(He rode 4,350 horses in his career.)
19. Stevie Cauthen on Triple Crown winner Affirmed.
20. Louisville
21. Bay
22. 6 - Diane Crump, Patricia Cooksey, Andrea Seefeldt, Julie Krone, Rosemary Homeister Jr., Rosie Napravnik.
23. No. But in 2010 there were concerns because of extremely severe thunderstorms.
24. Big Red
25. California Chrome


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In addition to many major Irish retail brands, around 100 non-Irish retailers are flying in on a specially chartered plane. The core sponsors of the event are: H&M, CBRE, Savills, Wetherspoon, Iceland and Chartered Land – a line-up which reflects the wide diversity of businesses who have been attracted to the show.
Completely Group's Simon Millar comments: "This is a perfect time to hold the inaugural Completely Retail & Leisure Marketplace in Ireland. The country's economy is showing genuine signs of recovery and the retail and leisure sectors can play a major role in this".
In January, PwC's Emerging Trends in Real Estate report for 2015 said that Dublin is the second best city in Europe in which to buy property. The report lists the capital's strong rental market and resurgent capital values as reasons to invest here. The report commented: "Dublin remains in the number two spot for the second year running for real estate investment and development in Europe.
"This follows a strong year which saw a wide range of investors jostling for opportunities. Dublin has strong rental growth potential based on low supply, coupled with employment growth. Business confidence has returned and Ireland's GDP growth is expected to continue in 2015."
More than €2.2 billion of real estate investment poured into Dublin alone last year.
Simon Millar comments: "Ireland has a mature and dynamic retail sector which offers tremendous opportunities for retailers and property providers.
Ireland offers tremendous opportunities for retailers and property Providers
"We are creating an event which brings the same vitality and market coverage to the Irish retail scene as Completely Retail & Leisure Marketplace has achieved at our London events.
"With the Sunday Times, Estates Gazette and Retail Week confirmed as media partners the event is guaranteed to have a high profile and is also being supported by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.
"Retailer interest in Ireland is running at high levels as the economy strengthens post-recession. I think this will be an enormously exciting and worthwhile event for everyone who wants to benefit from Ireland's resurgence".


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A very public 'NO'.
"We're not interested in bringing detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Canada," said Dimitri Soudas. "In the case of other detainees who are not Canadian citizens and don't have a connection to Canada, there is no justification for us to bring any such individuals to Canada."
Toronto-born Omar Khadr, accused by the Pentagon of throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan in 2002, is the only Western detainee left in Guantanamo.
Canada's Conservative Government is already busy deporting over 12,000 people a year.
You can only remain in the country illegally if you're ENORMOUS.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Just say no, to inmates from Gitmo.
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[1.4.1] Replay Manager (RU)
Suffice it useful mod for those who like to view their fights – replays. It helps to streamline all records of fighting and facilitate the work with them and it's all right in the game client. Download a manager for replays to WOT 1.4.1 may be right on this page.
Mod Manager replays for World of Tanks has the following tasks:
- list all replays in a convenient and readable form
- the ability to use different filters to help you find the desired replay
- output of results in the fight for all usual format (as standard)
- loading replay on the site directly from the client wotreplays.com
Copy the folder gui and scripts from the archive in the WOT/res_mods/1.4.1/.
After installing the new version is required to remove the old cache file fashion – ReplaysCache.cache, which is located in the game folder.
replaysmanager9.ru-com.zip (720 Kb)
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Hi, are there any possbility to translate it on english? Thanks
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Geographic heat map
Geographic heat maps are an interactive way to identify where something occurs, and demonstrate areas of high and low density.
Below is an example of a heat map showing the locations of Carl's Jr restaurants. Red areas show where there are a high volume of Carl's Jr restaurants in close proximity, while cooler areas show where there are fewer Carl's Jr restaurants.
Click Results à la Mode to clone the report and create your own geographic heat map. Learn more about using HTML to customize your reports.
Create a geographic heat map
Add the stylesheet links and script tags to the top of the HTML:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://mode.github.io/alamode/alamode.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/0.7.3/leaflet.css">
<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/mode/playbook/master/assets/leaflet-heatmap.js"></script>
<script src="https://mode.github.io/alamode/alamode.min.js"></script>
Add the customizable snippet at the bottom of the HTML:
title: "Carl's Jr locations",
height: 500,
lat_column: "lat",
lng_column: "lng",
query_name: "Query 1",
center_lat: 39.5,
center_lng: -98.35,
starting_zoom: 4,
dot_size: .4,
dot_opacity: .7
You can customize the map by editing the parameters in the snippet:
html_element: If not provided, the map will be added as the last element in the report. To place it elsewhere, select an element in your report with this parameter.
height: The height of the map. Defaults to 400px.
title: The map's title.
lat_column: The dataset column that returns latitude vaules.
lng_column: The dataset column that returns longitude vaules.
query_name: The name of the query that returns the map's dataset. If you update the name of the query, you'll need to update it here as well.
center_lat: The default center latitude value for the map.
center_lng: The default center longitude value for the map.
starting_zoom: The default zoom. Typically ranges from 1 to 15. The higher the value, the greater the zoom.
dot_size: The size of the heatmap dots. Ranges from 0 to 1. The higher the value, the larger the dots.
dot_opactiy: The opacity of the heatmap dots. Ranges from 0 to 1. The higher the value, the more opaque the dots.
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Grant Hanley sees promising signs in his partnership with Matt Kilgallon.
The defensive duo have kept back-to-back clean sheets in Rovers' last two matches. Following up the 2-0 win over Blackpool with the goalless draw at Middlesbrough last time out.
Hanley has only partnered Kilgallon five times at the heart of the Rovers defence, but as the pair play more games together, he firmly believes that they will have a greater understanding and get even better.
"Matty has stepped in and you can see from his last few performances that he is a great player," said the Rovers captain.
"So hopefully if I keep playing next to him, we can get a good relationship going, and hopefully we can move forward.
"I enjoy playing alongside him, he is a good player and is very experienced."
The Scottish international admits has had to adjust his game when playing alongside Kilgallon, having moved from the left side of defence to the right. But Hanley is comfortable doing so.
"It is different," added the 22-year-old. "I've played left side for a long time but it helps being on my right - my stronger side.
"I've played on that side for Scotland as well, and I do feel myself drifting over to the left, but I think it will help me because I'm right-footed and now I'm playing on the right."
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust are delivering a half-term indoor soccer camp at Ewood Park for 4 to 11-year-olds from 17th to 21st February, 8.30am-5pm each day for as little as £9.80 per day. For further information, please contact BRFC Trust on 01254 296256 or email email@example.com.


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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Jeanne Socrates begins Circumnavigation
Jeanne Socrates left on her non-stop, solo circumnavigation yesterday on the afternoon tide. Nereida, her 38 foot Najad 380, was doing about 7.5 knots across the line. Good Luck to Jeanne.
Her blog is here.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
New DeLorme inReach Satellite Tracking
We have a new DeLorme inReach satellite-based tracking system on board. The video below explains the system better than I could.
You can see a map of the boat's position here.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
test post from sail mail
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Just Play
The FA Just Play is a key part of The FA's National Game Strategy, aiming to support the growth of the game.
The FA Mars Just Play! gives the casual footballer a chance to just turn up to a venue and play football. The Just Play kickabout is recreational football at its best – it's about turning up for an hour of exercise and a bit of fun. It's football for those who can't or don't want to commit to an eight-month long season of matches and training.
Frankly, it's jumpers for goalposts, but we provide the balls, pitch and teams.
FA Mars Just Play! is purely for adults, for men, for women, for those who think they're talented and for those who think they aren't. It's also for those with a disability or for 16–25s or women-only or even veterans; there's a kickabout designed specifically for you, whatever your age or ability.
There are Just Play kickabouts up and down the country, with 400 centres running since the programme launched in 2011. Sessions or 'kickabouts' are run on a weekly basis over 32 weeks of the year by a Level 1 coach.
Don't leave your love of football back in the day. Contact your local organiser or use the search box to locate your nearest kickabout, turn up and Just Play!
Stocksbridge Community Leisure Centre (S36 1EG)
Turn Up & Play (ages 16+)
Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 pm
Lee Hible - email@example.com
ECS Gas Training (S74 9QR)
Walking football (ages 45+)
Mondays, 7:00-8:00 pm
Graham Hawkes - firstname.lastname@example.com
Rotherham Football Centre (S65 1SU)
Walking football (ages 50+)
Wednesdays, 12:30-2:00 pm
Emma Slater-Clayton - firstname.lastname@example.com
SGP Graves (S8 8JR)
Walking football (ages 50+)
Mondays, 1:00-2:00 pm
SGP Graves (S8 8JR)
Soccercise (female only, ages 16+)
Mondays (starting 5th June), 6:30-7:30 pm
Times will vary from one centre to another and across the country. Although you'll find that kickabouts tend to take place on the same day and same time each week you don't have to commit to a weekly game. Keeping it casual is what Just Play is all about.
They're for everyone who, for one reason or another has stopped playing or has ever wanted to play football. So if it's a good old-fashioned kickabout you're looking for, the people at Mars and The FA have made it as easy a 'one-two' to turn up and start playing the way that suits you.


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A couple months ago, Uber announced the company would be adding law firm Hogan Lovells to its privacy team.
Data privacy expert Harriet Pearson — and Pearson's colleagues at Hogan Lovells — were to review and assess Uber's data privacy program.
The law firm has completed its comprehensive review of Uber's privacy policies, Uber announced Friday in a blog post.
"The review was comprehensive and found that overall our Privacy Program is strong," the blog post reads. "While Uber is encouraged by these findings, we fully acknowledge that we haven't always gotten it right."
Questions arose surrounding Uber's privacy policies in November. At a dinner held by the company, Uber's SVP of business, Emil Michael, told BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith about how his company could hire a team of opposition researchers to dig up dirt on journalists critical of the company. Smith didn't realize the event wasn't off the record, and he reported on the dinner on Buzzfeed.
Then, the company's top New York City executive, Josh Mohrer, was later investigated for breaching Uber's privacy policy by tracking a journalist without her permission. He was later "disciplined," according to the company, but he kept his job. Mohrer used a tool called "God View" to track BuzzFeed reporter Johana Bhuiyan's location without asking her for permission, an action that violates the company's privacy policy.
Overall, Hogan Lovells appears to have given Uber a pretty good privacy report.
"Based on our in-depth review of Uber's current Privacy Program over a six-week period, we found that Uber has in place appropriate policies and procedures in each of the program elements assessed," Hogan Lovells says in the summary of its review.
Hogan Lovells' reviewed internal Uber documents and interviewing senior management at the company.
"In some instances, we were able to verify findings and have so noted in this Report. In other instances, we relied upon the presumed accuracy of the information Uber provided. We permitted Uber to review this Report in draft form to identify factual errors for our consideration," Hogan Lovells says.
But Hogan Lovells does have a few suggested improvements for Uber:
- Enhance Uber's privacy policy framework. Develop concrete plans to review company privacy policies. Ensure that senior leadership sets "an appropriate tone at the top."
- Make it easy for customers to see and understand Uber's privacy disclosures. Let customers access their ratings.
- Put additional measures in place to review closed or inactive Uber accounts that have, for a valid reason, been retained for a certain length of time, and determine whether it's still necessary that Uber keep these accounts.
- Update Uber's written privacy policies to document any unwritten policies surrounding customer data.
- Create a central "hub" for incident response resources. Create a system for classifying the severity of incidents.
- Enhance employee accountability, training, and awareness surrounding privacy guidelines.
"Our approach is to constantly review and iterate on our policies, processes and technology so that we ultimately become a leader in the area of privacy and data protection," Uber says of the privacy report. "We believe this report card from Hogan Lovells is a strong step in that direction and provides a roadmap to do even better going forward."


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Do you know the historical roots of your town? A piece of the history of San Diego is preserved in the delightful Old Town of this California coastal city. You can travel back to the mid 1800s as you stroll the wide streets and wooden sidewalks. Buildings from this era are open to the public.
Old Town is thought of the first "city" in the entire state. A Spanish settlement formed after Father Junipero Serra set up the first in a line of 21 missions here. The vivid colors of Mexico and lovely tile work can be found everywhere.
One of the favorites is the Whaley House. It's haunted, you know. Whether or not you believe this, the old house is without a doubt the site of a store, a hotel, and a hanging.
School children arrived by the busload to learn about Old Town. They loved hearing about the exact spot where Yankee Jim swung by the neck.
Next door is the Creole Cafe. The owner, Mark Binh, happened onto the porch and was happy to pose for a photo.
If you're in the area, be sure to spend some time here. And the Mexican cafes that line the streets offer yummy enchiladas and Margaritas.
How about you? Does your town display its history?
Linking up with Image-in-ing, Little Things Thursday, Wednesday Around the World, The Good, the Random, the Fun, Through My Lens, and Life Thru the Lens.


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The rules of accepting the award are as follows:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them.
Thank you, Real Crafty Mama. This totally made my week!
2. Tell 7 things about yourself.
That is a lot to think of....
1. I love using smiley faces when typing. Have you noticed that yet? :)
2. I don't know what my natural hair color is. I started dying it when I was like 12. I think it was dirty blonde then.
3. I am scared of water I can't see the bottom of. When I told my hubby this on one of our first dates, he asked me if I was scarred of kool-aid. I knew this man, full of wise-cracks, was perfect for me.
4.Reading America's Cheapest Family literally changed my life. I was kind of a snob and looked down on thrift stores. Reading that book taught me how being thrifty could be fun and save my family a lot of money.
5. I have moved far more than anyone should in only 7 1/2 years of marriage. Between 2 deployments and moving back and forth from Las Vegas to Washington I think we have moved 8 times and are now moving into our own house for number 9 :>
6.I don't like to face my hubby when sleeping. I am worried I will have nasty morning breath and offend him. Just one of my many quirks he says :> (there goes those smiley faces again)
7. The first concert I ever went to was Britney Spears. It was awesome, but then I forgot where I parked my car in the 5 level parking garage.
* Pay it forward and award the Versatile Blogger to 15 recently discovered new bloggers.
Hopefully these bloggers are new enough (that part was hard) and they haven't received this award before, I scowered your blogs and couldn't find it.
Check these ladies out, I wouldn't be following them if they didn't have something great to offer.
Brandy at Just Our Style
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Jodi at My Life on Cedar Street
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The 4th May is Memorial Day in the Netherlands. Amongst many acts, the country joins together for two minutes of silent contemplation and remembrance. This short film by Simone Boersma reminds us of why we should never forget the past, and should always be alert to the dangers of the present. This is the core ethos of Footsteps. Please join us and take two minutes of silence at the 4th of May at 20:00.
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Opens New Arts Building At Danbury's WestConn
September 3, 2014
The event will be in the West Lobby of the new 130,000-square-foot building on the university's Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Ext. This special event is free and the public is welcome to witness the official induction of the center into the university campus and community. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.
"The new Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western offers the opportunity to receive a high quality arts education in an amazing facility, at the relatively low cost of a state university," said Dan Goble, dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts and Professor of Music.
The center emphasizes the individual character of each of the university's art programs, and, expressed in the center's interplay of shapes, materials and light. Each program visual arts, theater arts and music is identified with a metal-clad geometric shape housing its signature activity: the concert hall, the proscenium theatre and its north-facing art studios reflecting the intimacy of theater, the expansiveness of performed music and the creative concentration of the visual arts.
To RSVP for the event, visit www.wcsu.edu/ribboncutting or call Janet McKay at 203-837-8460.
On Sunday, Sept. 28, a Gala Open House will be held at the VPAC and will feature the facility's performance, exhibit and studio spaces being fully utilized by students, faculty and staff, creating a true "behind the scenes" look at the center in action.
Art students will benefit from light shining through double-height, northern-exposed windows in the spacious painting and sculpture studios. They will work in photography and graphic design studios equipped with both the latest computer technology and the legacy technology of traditional film development. The Art Gallery features northern-exposed light, a Panelock 200 display system, all atop end-cut maple flooring.
Music students will rehearse and perform in the Concert Hall, which features a tri-level, in-the-round seating experience for an audience of up to 350; variable acoustics; and state-of-the-art performance audio and lighting. A recording studio will house WCSU's new Audio and Music
Production degree program.
Theater students will perform on the facility's Main Stage Theatre and Studio Theatre both loaded with technology and functionality beyond many Broadway venues. Two theatre rehearsal studios, both equipped with audio/visual technology and sprung dance floors complement the university's increasingly popular musical theatre program. Dressing rooms, practice rooms and individual Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts studios are all incorporated into the spaces.
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As one can see from the diagram of the brain on the left of that of the anti-theist that it is rather shallow and myopic.The care and feeding of them is rather easy if one knows the basics principles of care.
1.Don't answer their canine sized questions because well……they have nothing important to ask, and will only follow up your answer by posing another unrelated question in a futile attempt to play mind games with someone.
2. DON'T GET GANG-RAPED Never attempt to debate several atheists at once. Pick the strongest buck in the herd, and take him down !
3.It's critical for the argument to stay focused. This is impossible when you're replying to more than one anti-theist at the same time on the same topic. Ignore other would-be participants, and concentrate on one god Hater.
4.SET RULES BEFOREHAND Don't just drift into random debates with atheists. They'll switch topics on you constantly as soon as they start to lose an issue !
5.Establish from the start what the debate is about, then keep discussions focused on that one thing with a view to clearly winning the point.
6. DON'T ALLOW "PROOFS" NOT IN EVIDENCE Require a source, and citation for every one of their contentions. Don't let 'em get away with making bare assertions !
7.HAVE THEM MAKE THE CLAIM Atheists are good at shooting their mouths off. Let them make the positive assertion. That way, they have the burden of proof. Declare victory when they fail.
8. DON'T BE MANEUVERED Do not permit atheists to maneuver you into defending "Christian" positions you don't believe in.
9.You do NOT have to defend everything everyone calling themselves "Christian" has done in the past 2,000 years !
10.You're no more responsible to defend the bad behavior of ostensible Christians than the person you're debating is for justifying the murders committed by atheist Ted Bundy.
11.And -if you don't watch out- you'll find yourself defending doctrines of The American Religion and other suspect sources. A militant atheist's attacks will almost always presuppose you are a "Fundie"
12. DON'T ACCEDE TO REDUCTIONISM The anti-theist will attempt to make a premise of the idea that anything which can't be viewed by a microscope or a telescope could not exist.Never tolerate this ! We're talking metaphysics rather than physics.50 years ago microscopes couldn't see sub-atomic particles. Doesn't mean that sub-atomic particles didn't exist …just that they couldn't be seen before electron microscopes were invented.
13.Regeneration is the 'electron microscope' of things spiritual !


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There are several things that could be eating up your disk space. You have journals, performance data, etc. You can go to GO PERFORM to see how many days of performance data you are saving, the library is normally QMPGDATA. Also for journal receivers….wrkobj *all/*all *jrnrcv or for jounals….wrkobj *all/*all *jrn. Not sure if you have the system set to manage the journals, if so, how many days do have retention set to?
If you're looking at systems where libraries are only taking 5% of the disk capacity, you're probably looking at systems that are primarily using the directory structures of the IFS. Cleaning up "libraries" will not do much good at all on those systems.
First, you can't rely on PRTDSKINF unless you run RTVDSKINF in order to retrieve the disk information before printing it. If you don't run RTVDSKINF, then PRTDSKINF is probably printing old, obsolete data.
But beyond that, you would also want to run RTVDIRINF to collect details about directories. Then run PRTDIRINF to print the directory info that you collected. But be prepared — a directory report on a large system can be extremely large.
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We are starting an annual swim in memory of my father who passed away from Pancreatic Cancer in 2002. My Dad was a swimmer all his life and he participated in many open water swims including the Annual Chesapeake Bay Bridge Swim.
His Death hit our family hard and I couldnt find a better way to pay tribute to him.
This year a small goup of us are swimming 2 miles from Rocky Point Park in Baltimore County to Hart Miller Island and back. It is an out and back course. I would love for this to become a larger event next year but I would need help and guidance. Who can i team up with to help me get this off the ground? Any Masters teams out there?
Originally I was swimming alone and wanted to raise $250. Now we have five swimmers and have raised almost $7000 for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
Any ideas would be great!!!
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"Rabin, the Last Day", the new film of the Israeli director, Amos Gitai, was premiered this week at the cinema "Le Méliès" in Montreuil, near Paris, in a cine-conference organised by Licra (International League Against Racism and Antisemitism) for Get the Trolls Out! More than 200 people attended the screening, which was followed by a debate with the director, Amos Gitai and the scenarist, Marie-José Sanselme.
The movie is a combination of a film and a documentary based on television archives, photos, archival records and re-enactments of the Shamgar Commission's official inquiry into the murder. "The scenario is strictly factual, not a word has been added", the director said at the debate. Gitai collected testimonies, archives and documentation for over three years.
The film traces what happened on the 4th of November 1995 in Tel Aviv, just a few minutes after the discourse of the Prime Minister of Israel in front of tens of thousands of peace demonstrators. For Amos Gitai, the murder of Ithzak Rabin was "an abrupt event which has caused the breakdown of the Israeli society". Rabin had, above all, the courage and the determination to continue its fights in an historical context of violent sedition of a part of the Israeli people, Gitai added.
During the debate, the director provided an alternative view on this murder by taking into account the violent political and societal context of Rabin's time. The movie highlights the strategies of the political parties using "the collective hysteria with the purpose of being elected or of strengthening their position in the political scene". Gitai's insights were also useful to interpret and discuss the current political French, including the increasing popularity of the National Front. The public was particularly interested in knowing about the similarities between the Israeli and the French contexts.
Next cine-conference of "Rabin, the Last Day": 10 January 2016 at 8PM at cinema Le Luxy in Ivry-sur-Seine (near Paris).


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I whispered a few words to Agnes, who was weeping, half joyfully, half sorrowfully, at my side; and there was a movement among us, as if Mr. Micawber had finished. He said, with exceeding gravity, 'Pardon me,' and proceeded, with a mixture of the lowest spirits and the most intense enjoyment, to the peroration of his letter.
'"I have now concluded. It merely remains for me to substantiate these accusations; and then, with my ill-starred family, to disappear from the landscape on which we appear to be an encumbrance. That is soon done. It may be reasonably inferred that our baby will first expire of inanition, as being the frailest member of our circle; and that our twins will follow next in order. So be it! For myself, my Canterbury Pilgrimage has done much; imprisonment on civil process, and want, will soon do more. I trust that the labour and hazard of an investigation — of which the smallest results have been slowly pieced together, in the pressure of arduous avocations, under grinding penurious apprehensions, at rise of morn, at dewy eve, in the shadows of night, under the watchful eye of one whom it were superfluous to call Demon — combined with the struggle of parental Poverty to turn it, when completed, to the right account, may be as the sprinkling of a few drops of sweet water on my funeral pyre. I ask no more. Let it be, in justice, merely said of me, as of a gallant and eminent naval Hero, with whom I have no pretensions to cope, that what I have done, I did, in despite of mercenary and selfish objects,
For England, home, and Beauty.
'"Remaining always, &c. &c., WILKINS MICAWBER."'
Much affected, but still intensely enjoying himself, Mr. Micawber folded up his letter, and handed it with a bow to my aunt, as something she might like to keep.
There was, as I had noticed on my first visit long ago, an iron safe in the room. The key was in it. A hasty suspicion seemed to strike Uriah; and, with a glance at Mr. Micawber, he went to it, and threw the doors clanking open. It was empty.
'Where are the books?' he cried, with a frightful face. 'Some thief has stolen the books!'
Mr. Micawber tapped himself with the ruler. 'I did, when I got the key from you as usual — but a little earlier — and opened it this morning.'
'Don't be uneasy,' said Traddles. 'They have come into my possession. I will take care of them, under the authority I mentioned.'
'You receive stolen goods, do you?' cried Uriah.
'Under such circumstances,' answered Traddles, 'yes.'
What was my astonishment when I beheld my aunt, who had been profoundly quiet and attentive, make a dart at Uriah Heep, and seize him by the collar with both hands!
'You know what I want?' said my aunt.
'A strait-waistcoat,' said he.
'No. My property!' returned my aunt. 'Agnes, my dear, as long as I believed it had been really made away with by your father, I wouldn't — and, my dear, I didn't, even to Trot, as he knows — breathe a syllable of its having been placed here for investment. But, now I know this fellow's answerable for it, and I'll have it! Trot, come and take it away from him!'
Whether my aunt supposed, for the moment, that he kept her property in his neck-kerchief, I am sure I don't know; but she certainly pulled at it as if she thought so. I hastened to put myself between them, and to assure her that we would all take care that he should make the utmost restitution of everything he had wrongly got. This, and a few moments' reflection, pacified her; but she was not at all disconcerted by what she had done (though I cannot say as much for her bonnet) and resumed her seat composedly.
During the last few minutes, Mrs. Heep had been clamouring to her son to be 'umble'; and had been going down on her knees to all of us in succession, and making the wildest promises. Her son sat her down in his chair; and, standing sulkily by her, holding her arm with his hand, but not rudely, said to me, with a ferocious look:
'What do you want done?'
'I will tell you what must be done,' said Traddles.
'Has that Copperfield no tongue?' muttered Uriah, 'I would do a good deal for you if you could tell me, without lying, that somebody had cut it out.'
'My Uriah means to be umble!' cried his mother. 'Don't mind what he says, good gentlemen!'
'What must be done,' said Traddles, 'is this. First, the deed of relinquishment, that we have heard of, must be given over to me now — here.'
'Suppose I haven't got it,' he interrupted.
'But you have,' said Traddles; 'therefore, you know, we won't suppose so.' And I cannot help avowing that this was the first occasion on which I really did justice to the clear head, and the plain, patient, practical good sense, of my old schoolfellow. 'Then,' said Traddles, 'you must prepare to disgorge all that your rapacity has become possessed of, and to make restoration to the last farthing. All the partnership books and papers must remain in our possession; all your books and papers; all money accounts and securities, of both kinds. In short, everything here.'
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Hyacinthe from Senegal in West Africa, tells his story
When I was a child, I learned how to offer sacrifices of chickens and animals to spirits. My family all believed that if we did this, no bad things would happen to us. I used lucky charms too. I thought they would keep me safe wherever I was, and give me success in my studies.
Sacrifices did not work!
But when I tried to study, I felt bad spirits around me, so that I could not concentrate. Sometimes they stopped me from sleeping. The sacrifices did no good. They only brought me fear and trouble. When I was old enough to get a job, I became a house-boy for two women who were followers of Jesus. They told me how I could follow Jesus, and that he could stop the bad spirits from troubling me. But I did not listen to what the women said to me.
I hid it under my bed
Some years later, one of the women paid for me to travel across Senegal to go to a Christian youth camp. I agreed to go, but took my charm (a goat's horn) with me. I put it on a stone under my bed. Each morning and evening I poured strong drink over it. I thought this would make the spirits do good things for me. While at the camp, a follower of Jesus read some words from the Bible (the Christians' holy book). These are some of the words: "If God is on our side, who can be against us?" * Then he told us about Jesus and how he came down to earth and was killed, even though he had done nothing wrong. He loved us so much, he paid the penalty that should have been ours because of all our wrongdoing. This punishment was death. He showed that he is much greater than bad spirits who are against us and bring us trouble. Jesus was stronger than death. He came back to life and now he will never die again. He has life that goes on for ever, with God, his father in heaven.
Something left my body
As I heard these words, I began to understand things for the first time. It was as though someone opened my eyes. Later that day, I asked Jesus to forgive all my wrongdoing and I thanked him for dying for me. After this, I felt something heavy leave my body. At last I was at peace. This was just the beginning of all that Jesus has done for me. When I got home, I took all my charms and threw them into the river because Jesus had become my new master.


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For many of the Fall sports teams, offseason training will be kicking off after the Christmas holiday when classes for the spring semester kick-off. Increasing muscle size and strength is typically an objective of this phase of training for a variety of sports. The evidence is pretty clear at this stage that higher volume training protocols are superior to lower volume protocols for stimulating improvements in strength and size. However, the upper limits of this have not been established. How much volume is too much where the law of diminishing returns sets-in? It would be useful for coaches to know how much is not quite enough as well as how much might be too much. Time spent with the athletes is limited and therefore our programs need to be as efficient as possible.
A new study published ahead of print in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research compared the effects of two training protocols that differed by overall volume on increasing muscle size and strength. Nineteen resistance-trained males (~22 years old with ~3.5 years of training experience) were evenly split into a 10 sets of 10 group or a 5 sets of 10 group. These protocols were modeled off of the German Volume Training routine popularized by Charles Poliquin. Both groups trained three times per week with a split routine. Day 1 emphasized chest and back, Day 2 emphasized the legs and Day 3 emphasized shoulders and arms. The training program lasted for 6 weeks. Before and after the training intervention, lean body bass, muscle thickness and muscle strength were measured for comparison.
The results showed that both training protocols significantly improved lean body mass but that trunk and arm lean mass increases were greater in the 5 sets of 10 group (Effect Sizes = 0.21 and 0.25, respectively). There were small increases in muscle thickness at various sites for both groups, but these changes were not statistically significant and the effect sizes ranged from trivial to small. Muscular strength significantly improved for bother groups following the training program. However, the increase in strength for the bench press and lat-pull down was significantly greater for the 5 sets of 10 group (Effect Size = 0.43 and 0.54). The authors conclude that 4-6 sets of 10 appear to maximize increases in strength and hypertrophy and that performing 10 sets of 10 did not offer any advantages.
Amirthalingam, Theban, et al. (2016) Effects of a Modified German Volume Training Program on Muscular Hypertrophy and Strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. In press.


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Motoring news November 2016
Holden's SUV strategy is starting to take shape and it relies heavily on America. The seven-seat GMC Acadia will arrive in 2018 wearing a Holden badge, finally giving the brand a credible alternative to Mazda CX-9, Toyota Kluger, Nissan Pathfinder, Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento.
The Acadia will be offered with a V6 petrol engine, although a diesel may also join the line-up.
Before then, Holden will usher in another new nameplate – Equinox – to compete in the popular mid-sized SUV segment dominated by Mazda CX-5, Subaru Forester, Nissan X-Trail and Toyota RAV4.
Due early in 2017, Equinox partially replaces the underwhelming Captiva and is a crucial new arrival in the fight to boost Holden's SUV sales.
Holden has also revealed an updated version of Trax, which competes in the growing small SUV class.
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Published in RoyalAuto Nov 2016
Techno Disco
The fifth generation of Land Rover's Discovery has broken cover at the Paris Motor Show. Sporting a sleeker exterior inspired by the smaller Discovery Sport, the seven-seat Discovery will focus on technology, with new systems to help it go further off-road, as well as improved connectivity, including up to nine USB ports. A new lighter aluminium body brings significant fuel savings, which will be enhanced with the addition of four-cylinder versions.
The new Discovery arrives in Australia in mid-2017.
Final touches
Mazda continues its safety push with a mild update to CX-5 ahead of an all-new model, expected some time in 2017. The revised range picks up the previously optional Safety Pack on all variants, which incorporates low-speed city auto-braking in forward and reverse and blind-spot monitoring. Previously an option costing about $1200, this adds $700 to the price of all but the flagship Akera, which has long had the Safety Pack.
It's all about the look with Hyundai's new i30. Designed and developed in Europe, the new small car evolves the five-door hatchback's exterior themes but introduces a radical new look inside, dominated by a floating screen on top of a simplified but more elegant dashboard.
Beneath the skin is a choice of three four-cylinder engines: a 2.0-litre petrol, a 1.6-litre turbo-petrol and a 1.6-litre turbo-diesel.
The new i30 arrives in Australia in the second quarter of 2017, with a performance i30 N version (with a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine) expected later in the year.
These i30s headline a big year for the Korean brand; also arriving in 2017 is the Genesis G70, the Prius-rivalling Ioniq hybrid and a new small SUV.
Haval range grows
Chinese SUV brand Haval has expanded its family with the arrival of the H6. Powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine, the five-seat H6 is a rival to Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4 and sells at an initial launch price of $29,990 drive-away.
As with the H2, H8 and H9 already on sale, the primary sales pitch with the H6 is value. Standard fare includes a 7.0-inch touchscreen, dual-zone ventilation, parking sensors front and rear, smart-key entry and blind-spot monitoring.
For now the only transmission is a manual – ruling out most SUV buyers – but an auto is due in 2017.
Parking trick
Parking is now a whole lot easier, at least for the top end of town. BMW has joined Tesla in offering a remote parking function on its 7-Series limousine.
Controlled via the digital Display Key fob, the feature allows owners to direct the car into a spot that would otherwise not allow the doors to be opened.
Other makers, including Audi and Mercedes-Benz, are working on offering remote parking technology in Australia.


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BET+1 was the timeshift channel of the international version of Black Entertainment Television, an offshoot from the US cable and satellite channel. BET International launched on UK satellite in 2008.
BET+1 has been removed to create space for 5*+1 on Sky, where channel positions on its programme guide are limited. 5*+1 has recently only been carried on Freesat.
Channel 141 on Freesat has now been removed, and channel 190 on Sky advises viewers that 5*+1 is coming soon. The main BET International service remains unaffected.
5* is scheduled to become the home of some of VIVA's entertainment programming, which in turn is derived from Viacom's other entertainment channels including MTV and Comedy Central. The removal of BET+1 is the first stage of Viacom's integration of Channel 5 and its offshoot channels into its channel family. Next year, Viacom's Spike channel will arrive in the UK and will replace VIVA on Freeview. Viacom is understood to be negotiating carriage for Spike on other digital TV platforms in the UK.
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Our School Uniform is important to us. It is one way in which we identify ourselves as a school family and it promotes a strong, cohesive school identity which supports high standards and expectations in all areas of school life. It promotes harmony between different groups represented in the school, and it enhances security, assisting the school to identify individual pupils in order to maintain good order, and to more easily spot those who shouldn't be on the school site.
Smartness and high standards of appearance are expected at all times.
The School believes that a school uniform is important because it:
All children should wear the uniform and we encourage them to maintain an acceptable standard of clean and tidy dress in school. The uniform has been chosen after extensive consultation. It reflects the needs of the cultural traditions represented at Richmond School. It is readily available and inexpensive.
The Uniform list sets out the details of what the uniform is, in all cases it is for the school to decide what is and is not acceptable school wear.
* Available from school
Reminder about what is acceptable and what is not acceptable with regard to uniform:
Just a reminder that the school jumpers have now changed from blue to black for all students (Years 7 to 11). We have however taken on board parental comments that if their child's blue jumper is still in good condition they should not be required to change it to black until the current one is worn out. In view of this, and to ensure best value, the School's position will be as follows:
Additional layers of clothing are recommended (but are not compulsory) to keep students warm and comfortable in the winter months such as thermal base layers, hats and gloves.
*Gum shields are issued to all Year 7 students and new starters. Replacements are available on reception.
*Uniform and PE kit can be ordered from our uniform supplier, School Shop, using the following processes:
In most cases the items will be delivered to you at home within a few days, although it is advisable that orders placed for the start of the Autumn Term be placed by mid-July at the latest in order to guarantee delivery.


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Dickens was known for being a member of Hazel and Alice with Alice Gerrard. The duo toured extensively in the bluegrass and folk circuit in the 1960s and 19070s. They recorded four albums in that period, including "Who's That Knocking" in 1965. The disc was considered one of the earliest bluegrass discs from women.
Dickens went solo after she and Gerrard split in 1976. She recorded albums for Rounder Records.
Dickens was born in Mercer Country, West Va. on June 1, 1935 in coal country, something she would later write about in her songs. She later moved to Baltimore and met Mike Seeger, who introduced her to Gerrard.
Dickens was inducted into the IBMA's Hall of Honor. She also received a National Heritage Award from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2008. A book about her life and music, "Working Girl Blues," by Bill Malone came out that same year.


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This article is from doityourself.com, the original article can be seen here: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]A Go Kart engine nowadays can be either electric or fuel powered. Normally in amusement parks they use electric Go Karts because they can run indoors in a controlled environment because they do no emit any smoke.
Having a fuel-powered Go Kart engine requires adequate maintenance to run efficiently. Stalling problems occur in two circumstances, either problems with the ignition or problems related to fuel injection, or even a combination of both. Although today many world class car manufactures produce Go Kart engines that you can buy, normally you would find an old small engine and convert it into a Go Kart yourself. More often than not, lawnmower engines are used. When troubleshooting your Go Kart engine always remember to move one step at a time because if not, you'll end up with a lot of confusing little engine parts all over the floor.
Motor oil is fundamental in an engine, therefore this will require regular maintenance. To change the oil you have to unscrew the tap near the carburator, and clean the hole to the center with compressed air (use a carburator cleaner if you'd like). After doing that, check the oil level and add accordingly. There is no need to use very expensive oil for a small engine, just remember to change it every so often.
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If the engine is stalling, check the air cleaner and if it's dirty clean it with compressed air. Specialized cleaning solutions can also be used. If the engine is still stalling, the problem is the combination of air and fuel the engine is injecting. This is a tough job to repair, thus seek the help of a professional to ensure best results. Another problem that causes stalling is when there is a fault in the fuel pump
Carb and Spark Problems
If the latter doesn't work then try disassembling your carburator and clean throughout, if you think there could be a fuel and air mix problem then inspect it very carefully, cleaning the chambers at every step. Always use appropriate tools and a gentle touch to avoid further damage. While re-assembling make sure that all of the connections are secured tightly to avoid a vacuum leak, because this is quite expensive to repair afterwards.
If the engine doesn't start after checking all of the above, the problem may be that there is no spark. This is not a stalling problem but is a very common problem both in car engines and small engines so have some spark plugs handy just in case.
Electrical Components
Small engines do not have many complicated electrical components but if you are not well versed in electronics you have to seek the help of somebody who does because you'll never figure out what is wrong with your engine.
In general always use a well functioning engine for your Go Kart and do regular maintenance because it is very dangerous if the engine stalls when you are driving at a considerable amount of speed. Remember to use safety equipment such as helmets, knee pads etc to make sure no serious accidents occur due to engine failure.
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- "He is slaughtering children, families!"
"That is your business. Now I have other matters to attend to."
- ―Irani Rael and Kree Ambassador
Nova Prime Irani Rael is the commander of the Nova Corps. She led her people to victory with the help of the Guardians of the Galaxy when Ronan the Accuser attempted to destroy her home planet of Xandar with the Power Stone.
Nova Prime
Ending the War
Irani Rael joined the Nova Corps and rose through its ranks, becoming the Nova Prime, the highest ranked member, as well as the leader of the Corps. During her time as the Nova Prime, Rael dedicated much of her time to ending generations of bloodshed between the Kree and the Xandarians. Eventually, a peace treaty was signed ending the thousand-year war between them.[1]
Ronan's Conflict
Keeping the Peace
- "Ronan is destroying Xandarian outposts throughout the galaxy. I should think that would call for some slight response on the part of the Kree."
"We signed your peace treaty, Nova Prime. What more do you want?"
- ―Irani Rael and Kree Ambassador
Despite the treaty, Ronan the Accuser, continued massacring Xandarian outposts across the galaxy, slaughtering children and families. Rael appealed to the Kree Ambassador to condemn these actions, but the ambassador refused to help, saying that it was her business and he had more pressing matters to attend to. Garthan Saal then approached her and informed her that they had arrested one of Ronan's comrades, Gamora.[1]
Battle of Xandar
- "All Nova pilots, interlock and form a blockade. The Dark Aster must not reach the ground."
- ―Irani Rael
Several days later, the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Yondu Ravager Clan arrived on Xandar. Peter Quill informed the Nova Corps that Ronan the Accuser's fleet was on its way with the Power Stone which could destroy the entire planet; Quill requested their help in defending Xandar. After consulting with Rhomann Dey, she agreed to trust them and ordered an evacuation of the city.
Rael ordered Garthan Saal to lead the Xandarian fleet in a counterattack against Ronan's army. A great battle took place over Xandar. Rael knew their priority had to be to keep Ronan from landing his ship and unleashing the Orb's power upon the planet; to stop this, she ordered Saal and the fleet to form a blockade to slow Ronan's path while Star-Lord's team entered the ship. In response, Ronan used the Orb's power to destroy the Nova Corps' ships, killing hundreds of men including Saal. In the end, Ronan was killed and his army was defeated due to the contributions of the Guardians of the Galaxy.[1]
Gaining the Orb
- "On behalf of the Nova Corps, we'd like to express our profound gratitude for your help in saving Xandar."
- ―Irani Rael to the Guardians of the Galaxy
With the battle won, Rael promoted Corpsman Rhomann Dey to the rank of Denarian in the wake of Garthan Saal's death. She then gathered the Guardians of the Galaxy together and gave Star-Lord information about his mysterious father, who, it turned out, was not human but part of a strange and ancient race. She expressed her gratitude to the Guardians for their role in defending her homeworld.
The Guardians of the Galaxy soon left Xandar on the rebuilt ship, the Milano, but before they left Quill gave Rael the Orb to keep it from the wrong hands. Already aware of the incredible dangers such a powerful weapon held, Rael personally ensured that it was locked away deep in a vault within the Nova Corps Headquarters with security present at all times to ensure its protection from anyone who would use its power for evil.[1]
Irani Rael is a strong and stern leader. Having achieved a top position within the Xandarian hierarchy, she proved to be able leading men to battle and does not fear to confront other political leaders like the Kree Ambassador. She is also keen on protecting her people, as she demonstrated by making the evacuation of civilians a priority during the Battle of Xandar. During the same battle, she agreed to work with Ravagers, who Xandarians usually considered dangerous if not enemies, in order to prevent Ronan the Accuser from destroying Xandar, showing that she places the interest of her people above all other consideration. Rael also pays attention to her subordinates' opinion regarding strategic matters, like when she asks Rhomann Dey if he thought Star-Lord could be trusted, and shows gratitude to anyone who helps her protecting the Xandarians like the Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Leadership: As Nova Prime and commander of the Nova Corps, Irani Rael is at the head of a powerful military force she led during the Battle of Xandar.
- Orb: Following the Battle of Xandar, the Guardians of the Galaxy trusted Rael with the Orb containing the Power Stone so it could be kept away from malevolent use. To that end, Rael sealed the Orb in a high-security vault in the Nova Corps headquarters.
- Nova Corps Headquarters: To be added
- In the comics, Irani Rael was a Rigellian Nova Centurion recruited following the destruction of Xandar. Rael never had the rank of Nova Prime, which was instead originally held by Rhomann Dey before his death.
Behind the Scenes
- Although confirmed in interviews to be named Irani Rael, the character is addressed on screen only as "Nova-Prime", and Glenn Close is credited as such on all official materials.
- James Gunn initially announced that Glenn Close would reprise her role as Irani Rael in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, however, the character did not appear in the final cut of the film, suggesting that she was later written out.[2]
- Dani Biernat was a stunt double for Glenn Close in the role of Irani Rael.
External Links
- Irani Rael on the Marvel Wiki
- Nova-Prime on the Marvel Wiki