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The standard layout offers three sleeping cabins and a dual entry head forward, a second head can be substituted for the aft port cabin. This option allows for a large storage area aft of the head, accessible through both the head (belowdecks) and from the port side cockpit storage locker. Space for a generator and additional systems is located in the chaseway area aft of the engine.
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3 years of waitingI became a U2 Fan in the end of 1989, right on time with the fell of the Berlin Wall. Then had to wait nearly 3 long long years for that moment to see them guys arrive on stage in Dortmund. Stood right in front of Edge. No mind, they blew my mind! Couldn't believe what I saw, when the Trabants came down lightend the stage...those stinky, gorgeous plastic cars, symbol of a bad kind of socialism, became Art. Seeing that and hearing them Achtung Baby songs played live, got me crying... Everytime when I hear the opening of Zoo Station, remember Bono kicking the air, when he arrived on stage. Can't remember the support band, but they where really bad, sorry.


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Easier isn't necessarily better. I frequently 'dish out' the advice: "I'd avoid that because it's too easy to digest". I use the analogy would you choose a college based on how easy it is? Working for things yields better results. This is true for food selections as well. All the processing of grains, sugars, and even processed protein sources have smaller surface area and are digested sooner in the gut than nature intended.
Below is a great technical explanation of this phenomenon Link here
Gut microbiota, immune development and function.
Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, 4th floor, 74 Huntley Street, London WC1E 6AU, United Kingdom. Electronic address: email@example.com.
The microbiota of Westerners is significantly reduced in comparison to rural individuals living a similar lifestyle to our Paleolithic forefathers but also to that of other free-living primates such as the chimpanzee. The great majority of ingredients in the industrially produced foods consumed in the West are absorbed in the upper part of small intestine and thus of limited benifit to the microbiota. Lack of proper nutrition for microbiota is a major factor under-pinning dysfunctional microbiota, dysbiosis, chronically elevated inflammation, and the production and leakage of endotoxins through the various tissue barriers. Furthermore, the over comsumption of insulinogenic foods and proteotoxins, such as advanced glycation and lipoxidation molecules, gluten and zein, and a reduced intake of fruit and vegetables, are key factors behind the commonly observed elevated inflammation and the endemic of obesity and chronic diseases, factors which are also likely to be detrimental to microbiota. As a consequence of this lifestyle and the associated eating habits, most barriers, including the gut, the airways, the skin, the oral cavity, the vagina, the placenta, the blood-brain barrier, etc., are increasingly permeable. Attempts to recondition these barriers through the use of so called 'probiotics', normally applied to the gut, are rarely successful, and sometimes fail, as they are usually applied as adjunctive treatments, e.g. in parallel with heavy pharmaceutical treatment, not rarely consisting in antibiotics and chemotherapy. It is increasingly observed that the majority of pharmaceutical drugs, even those believed to have minimal adverse effects, such as proton pump inhibitors and anti-hypertensives, in fact adversely affect immune development and functions and are most likely also deleterious to microbiota. Equally, it appears that probiotic treatment is not campatable with pharmacological treatments. Eco-biological treatments, with plant-derived substances, or phytochemicals, e.g. curcumin and resveratrol, and pre-, pro- and syn-biotics offers similar effects as use of biologicals, although milder but also free from adverse effects. Such treatments should be tried as alternative therapies; mainly, to begin with, for disease prevention but also in early cases of chronic diseases. Pharmaceutical treatment has, thus far, failed to inhibit the tsunami of endemic diseases spreading around the world, and no new tools are in sight. Dramatic alterations, in direction of a paleolithic-like lifestyle and food habits, seem to be the only alternatives with the potential to control the present escalating crisis. The present review focuses on human studies, especially those of clinical relevance.
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It's estimated that in the US alone there's over 225,000km of train tracks criss-crossing the country. So a team of researchers from New York's Stony Brook University has developed a simple railside generator that's able to convert the vibrations from a passing train into usable electricity.
The most difficult part of developing the generator was dealing with the erratic vibrations of a train as it rolled past. Varying cargo from railcar to railcar results in irregular vibrations, which makes it hard to convert those up and down motions into the constant spinning required for a generator. But with specially developed one-way clutches, and the use of a flywheel to smooth things out, it's estimated that the generators could easily produce enough electricity to power track-side machinery like gates, signal lights, and switches. And if New York installed around 10,000 of them, they could cut the state's energy bill by half a million dollars. [Newsday via Gizmag]


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For years, Ford Motor Company boasted a car that ranked among America's
top sellers: the Taurus. Then, with the introduction of the 1996 model, Ford
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and the design too radical for the Middle America buyers who fueled the car's
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While Ford may yet find a way to woo buyers to the new Taurus, the disappointing first response from consumers demonstrates the high stakes involved in so many of the products conceived by design engineers and others on development teams. In the case of the Taurus, some analysts say that Ford failed to appreciate the financial squeeze on middle-income families, as well as a trend toward more conservative tastes in an aging population.
American Demographics magazine recently cited prime population benchmarks that product teams should note as America moves deeper into the '90s:
- Growth in the number of households is slowing to a rate of 1% a year, versus 1.7% in the '80s.
- Householders aged 45 to 54 are now the fastest growing segment, while households headed by people 35 or under are declining.
- American households are becoming increasingly diverse. Married couples are a bare majority of U.S. families, and only about one third of households have any children under 18.
- Income pressures continue on Middle America. The share of aggregate household income earned by the middle 60% of households has shrunk from 52% in 1973 to 48% in 1993. Meanwhile, the share going to the top 20% climbed from 44% to 48%.
- Despite long-term gains in college enrollments, less than a quarter of adults over age 25 have a four-year degree. However, the income disparity between college graduates and non-degreed adults is getting bigger. Another trend: rapid growth in people with two-year technical degrees.
- Temporary workers are increasing, as firms minimize the number of full-time employees receiving health-care and other benefits.
- With less security in the workplace, consumers may grow more cautious about purchases and demand more money-back guarantees on products.
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The Roman Catholic archbishop of Cincinnati expressed sadness and offered prayers Tuesday for a wounded student, his family and those in the school community in the aftermath of a classroom suicide attempt.
The student remained hospitalized in critical condition as classes resumed at La Salle High School, an all-male Catholic school west of Cincinnati. Police said the 17-year-old student used a .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun that was usually kept in a family safe in his home. It wasn't clear when and how he got the gun.
"We are all greatly saddened by the shooting," Archbishop Dennis Schnurr said in a statement. "We pray for the young man's recovery, not only from the self-inflicted wound but also from the personal challenges that led him to take this action."
The Cincinnati archdiocese covers 19 counties, including 114 Catholic primary and secondary schools. Schnurr said there are also prayers for family, the other students and the teacher who were in the classroom Monday morning and for the entire La Salle school community.
Green Township Police Chief Bart West said he visited the school Tuesday and that were no problems, and student attendance was good. School officials had said the day would begin with an all-school prayer service and that extra counselors were on campus.
Police said there were at least 21 other students in the first-period classroom Monday morning when the student attempted suicide. They said there have been no suggestions that any other students or staff were threatened.
The student is a junior and an honors student. He made the top honor roll on the most recent academic report and has been active in Boy Scouts. School spokesman Greg Tankersley said he has an extensive record of community service, and has been "highly involved" in school life.
The boy's family has requested privacy while they focus on efforts to save his life by the University of Cincinnati Medical Center doctors and staff.
"We love our son very much and have always been proud of him," the family said Tuesday in a statement released by the hospital. "We are grateful for all who continue to keep our son and our family in your prayers."
West said school officials reacted Monday according to a safety plan developed with police. The school was put in lockdown, and students were later dismissed to parents.
"We're going to sit down with the school and talk about long-term security plans and see if there should be any changes," West said. "I think they did a really good job."
Improving school security has been a priority around the state in the aftermath of last year's fatal shooting of three students at Chardon High School in northeast Ohio and the December shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. Officials say the FBI and U.S. Secret Service have gotten involved in a bomb-threat investigation at Cuyahoga Falls, which was closed Monday as a precaution. There was a similar threat there in March.
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This year I'm getting in on the Child's Play thing and also throwing in my talents toward a good cause. Normally I go with more animal related charities but kids are a good cause too as they haven't yet turned into the rat bastards I generally reserve my hatred for humanity for.
In all seriousness though.
I too am listing a charity auction for Child's Play. You can find the auction here Auction
Normally the commissions are my beer money but it's the holidays, so I can always go to a party and drink someone else's beer, so this one goes entirely to the youngsters.


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Today we can leave behind many items which help our descendants understand our times. There are newspapers, books, computer records, letters and other documents which have been preserved (many hopefully in acid-free folders), and so forth. Back in time most of these things did not exist; however, wills and deeds do exist, but they seldom provide much in the way of personal information.
On the other hand probate records offer a great deal in the way of describing the lives of our ancestors. This is particularly true of those instances where the probate records include an inventory and sometimes the results from the sale of the inventory items. Often the sale records indicate who bought which items.
What follows is an example from one of the finest pieces of genealogical research of which I am aware. While I played a very minor part in this research, from this effort I learned a great deal while working with a brilliant team which continues to work on the project years later. The results of this continuing effort can be seen at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berry/. Jim Jackson was the author of the excerpt from the web site which follows:
"There are some quite interesting observations and interpretations to be made from this data (a probate inventory). First of all, I organized all of the items listed in the inventory into five categories and tabulated the listed value for each category with the following results:
1) Livestock = 23% of total
(49 animals which included horses, cows, pigs, sheep and geese)
2) Crops/Products = 4%
(rye, corn, flax and wool)
3) Slaves = 58%
(two slaves)
4) Household Items = 9%
(furniture, kitchen utensils)
5) Farm Equipment = 6%
(tools and other stuff)
"By far, the most valuable items of personal property were the slaves. Individually they were more valuable than any other item, and combined, they formed over half of the total value of the physical property items. The next most valuable category was the livestock, which was worth almost one fourth of the entire moveable property value, belying their survival value for a pioneer life style. And he did have a lot of animals! – 5 geese, 2 horses, 6 sheep, 22 pigs and 14 cows – 49 in all. I don't think there was much of a sales market for livestock, you'd have to transport it to "the city" for butchering and all, so these were probably animals raised for home consumption – subsistence farming and ranching.
"The last three categories account for a small part of his estate, but the information they provide far outweighs their low percentage values. A detailed analysis of all of this data allows us a closer look into the everyday life of Thomas Berry. For example, we can get a pretty good idea of his diet. The meat appears to have consisted, primarily, of pork and beef. There certainly could have been deer and other wild animals included, as well, but we have nothing in this data to help on that issue. There were also dairy products, probably milk and butter, and possibly goose eggs. The appraisal itemized a churn, which, no doubt, was utilized to separate butter from milk. The butter probably indicates that they had a high fat diet, but they probably needed it due to their labor/energy intensive lifestyle. I imagine the goose down could also have been used for pillows and bedding (feather ticking). The wool of the sheep would have been processed (washed and carded) and run through a spinning wheel (another appraisal item) to make yarn, and if someone in the neighborhood had a loom, then bolts of cloth, and possibly felt, could have been made, which would be quite useful for making all sorts of clothing items The yarn probably would also have been used to knit clothing items, such as scarves, socks and sweaters.
"Kitchen items included several kettles, a pot, an oven (could this be what we refer to as a Dutch oven?), a pot rack, tongs, and pewter dishes, plates and spoons. The pewter ware could have been brought over to America from the old country. There were also earthen plates, knives and forks. Furniture items included a chest, several bedsteads, a chair, and a looking glass (mirror). It's a good bet that these were all homemade items except for the mirror, which was probably brought over from the old country. Household items also included dog irons for the fireplace, candlesticks and a book (presumably a bible).
"The crops tabulated in this appraisal included rye, corn and flax. Rye was used to make flour for bread, not to mention whisky. The process of separating the chaff from the seeds was quite labor intensive. Corn, of course, was for corn meal or corn on the cob, and both corn and rye had to be ground into flour. Flax was used to make linen in a process somewhat similar to processing wool. Flax has a central hard shaft that had to be physically removed, then the flax is carded to get it oriented in the same direction so the spinning wheel could be used to make thread from it.
"The tools and equipment owned by Thomas Berry are interesting for the clues they yield in regard to his life style. He owned a plough, which must have required a draft animal, such as a horse or ox, to pull. The bridle, harnes, chains and bridle, saddlecloth and saddles, quite clearly show the importance of horses in his life. These animals also pulled a wagon, and there were several wagon boxes. Planting, harvesting and other processing tools included shears (presumably for shearing wool from sheep), several scythes, sickles, a shovel, hoes, and a pitchfork. Wood working tools included an axe, a cross cut saw, a wedge and an auger. There were also three different kinds of knives (a graining knife, a currying knife and a drawing knife), as well as a grindstone to keep them sharp.
"The material appraised in Thomas Berry's estate reflect the labor intensive life of a pioneer in the backwoods of America. We see evidence for raising animals, preparing wool and flax, spinning them into thread, planting and harvesting crops, separating and grinding grain and corn and acquiring and preparing firewood. This was almost certainly what we would consider to be a hard life. It appears that they spent much of their waking hours ensuring that they had the basics of food, shelter and clothing. In addition, they had the assistance of several slaves, whose basic necessities also had to be provided for."
One could turn such an analysis into a novel about their family in the 16 or 1700s. Or, this analysis presented in a Register Report would vastly improve the quality of one's research.


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As parents in the city of Adelanto debate whether to pull the so-called "parent trigger" and reconstitute their children's school, the New York Times reports that there's already a "parent trigger" movie in the works.
It's called "Won't Back Down" and starts Academy Award nominee Viola Davis ("The Help") in a fictional story of a parent trigger fight in Pennsylvania. The fight is fictional because the parent trigger has not successfully been pulled anywhere in the United States -- the tool is too new. The backer of the film is a company owned by Phil Anschutz, best known in California for his firm AEG, which runs the Staples Center in LA and is trying to bring NFL football back to the city.
Hollywood's embrace of the "parent trigger" says a lot about this particular school reform tool. The idea of having parents take over failing schools is dramatic, even cinematic, but in practice, it's a tricky business -- so tricky that the trigger itself is unlikely to become a widely used tool for school reform.
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A movie about the parent trigger runs the risk of putting too much emphasis on an uncommon tool -- and distracting us from the difficult, long-term task of raising standards in schools. That work should be based on research and data -- not the silver bullet of parent takeovers.
On the other hand, a public conversation about parent involvement in schools can be a good thing. And sparking conversation is the best thing about the parent trigger itself. Parents may not be the best people to make decisions about school policy, but when the trigger is used, it sparks controversy -- and debate -- about schools. And while the controversy around the parent trigger has been used to criticize the tool, the creation of controversy around local schools, and the attention that follows controversy, is mostly healthy.
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People 1st is an employment and training company with three locations in Donegal.
Evolve Menswear is an independently owned men's clothing store located in the Letterkenny Retail Park
Aura Letterkenny Leisure Complex offers excellent and state of the art facilities for health and fitness.
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Leading suppliers of bespoke glass products, with the largest display of designed glass in Ireland.
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Glenard Plant specialises in mechanical road sweeping, gully cleaning, graffiti and chewing gum removal, CCTV drain jetting and much more. They operate 24 hr call out and Planned Maintenance Agreements on all Services.
One of Ireland's friendliest and most atmospheric period houses.
Connect with IDA & discover niche commercial centres in Letterkenny, Ireland for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
A cafe where we could mix the best of a hot food cafe with a good sandwich
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Car insurance, home insurance, business insurance
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Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets
La Maison interior design stylists for residential and commercial clients.
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Holiday and business travel from the North West of Ireland
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We use exciting new software tools and resources to help our customers create history rather than report on it.
Property developer, which builds infrastructures, such as the Grand Central Complex.
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Bonner, Gill & Co. have over thirty years experience and understand the challenges presented to clients
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Classic, long-running fast-food chain known for its burgers, fries & shakes.
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Our aim is to satisfy a growing market need to marry available information technology
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The world's leading specialist in air transport communications and information technology
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Our philosophy in two words: Service and Price.
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ITUS Secure Technologies takes the hassle our of cyber security giving you peace of mind to grow your business.
Solicitors practice for over 30 years
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Providing clients with comprehensive lifestyle financial planning.
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Restex Bedding combines beautiful Irish made mattresses & beds designed by Dermot Doherty, stunning Irish made furniture and the most unique home accessories on the market today.
Multi award winning Bulk Text Provider.
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Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) is the largest education and training provider in Co Donegal, providing a broad range of education and training services to around 26,000 students on an annual basis.
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PelviPower strengthens the musculature using magnetic field therapy. Stronger effect than standard independent training. PelviPower is a non-invasive training method. Training can be performed on the chair wearing normal clothing.
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We providing professional services to small businesses in Ireland.
We have a large selection of gift ideas for all occasions. McFaddens have been trading on Letterkennys Main St for nearly fourty years.
Castle Grove is one of the few remaining private estates in the North West of Ireland
Providing clients with an all-in service that covers the full range of business financial, accounting and taxation needs.
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Connolly's Volkswagen are the main Volkswagen Dealer and Audi Aftersales in North Donegal.
Irish Crafts, Jewellery, Vintage clothing and accessories.
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We offer hot and cold healthy dishes, Award winning Vegetable/Fruit Juices, Smoothies, Herbal teas and coffees.
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CBM Signs are a Letterkenny signage company suitated on the Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
Specialists in processing Tax Refunds for the PAYE sector.
Debt Management; SME Consultancy; Financial Services
Boots Ireland is a leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer with 80* Boots Ireland stores and just over 2,000 employees.
Donegal Youth Service is a countywide youth agency.
Lough Eske Castle - Historic Castle and Award Winning Spa delivering superior hospitality and comfort.
Experts on Business Planning, Training and Marketing
Striving to give customers the best Advice & Financial Assistance across a wide range of financial services products
Professional print solutions for different types of clothing.
Delivering excellent Customer experience every time you visit by offering great prices and by being better and different than our competitors everyday.
Client Focused, Results Driven.
Welcome to 'Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure'. We're the northwest's premier sports and leisure store.
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McGettigan's Hotel in Letterkenny, enjoys a prime location in the heart of this bustling Donegal town
Publishing and events company managing events such as the Ireland Angling Expo or the Skipper Expo.
We offering an extensive range of sports and leisurewear and equipment. Aimed at individuals and clubs online and offline there is a huge range of products on offer.
Foy & Co sell both fine and affordable furniture and furnishings.
Travel Agency making your travel dreams come true.
Pet Shop, Garden Centre, Homewares, Coffee Shop
Renewable / alternative energy.
The Mulroy Woods Hotel is a superior 3-Star family-owned and managed Hotel, and is an ideal choice for a break away. Our hospitality team are ready at hand to ensure that all our guests have a memorable stay.
Environmental and adventure education and training centre also specialist adventure sport training.
Experts in design and metal work
Creative marketing solutions and brand awareness.
We are always incredibly excited to partner with companies who are making a difference in the world around us.
The Right Angle is a local PR agency that shares your work ethis, values loyalty and cares about your business.
High quality butcher offering a wide range of quality meats, ingredients and meal ideas to suit every budget and taste
30 years of excellent Pizza on letterkenny Main Street
Home cooking at it's very best, coupled with a very friendly, relaxing atmosphere...
A variety of retail and business accommodation ranging from 400 – 25,000 sq.ft. located in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
First class structural steel solutions
ESB Networks Ltd is the independent Distribution System Operator for Ireland. It provides connection and metering services for all electricity customers.
The Yellow Pepper Restaurant has several food guide recommendations, including Bridgestone and Les Routiers.
Construction and property development company operating Tir Na Nog, Dry Arch Inn, Sister Sara's and Dry Arch retail and pertrol station
Charles Kelly Ltd stocks a wide range of household and DIY products including a range of stoves.
We are a destination for everyone who loves great coffee and we live to make every visit to our stores a fun one.
Sale of electrical goods.
Property Partners Paul Reynolds & Co. are experts in the local property market.
An audio-visual production business specialising in high quality film production for businesses, public bodies, schools/colleges, etc.
Contract development and manufacturing partner in the healthcare market.
No matter what needs to be printed : Bizzprint has the solution.
Zeus is a world leader in the manufacturing of fluoropolymer extrusion.
Safetech Consulting & Training, providing complete safety consulting and training services
Home Instead Donegal to providing quality home care services to older people in the local community!
My goal is to deliver a truly memorable experience and give you the holiday of your dreams.
Leading Hire Company in the North West
A coffee house with a difference...small in size but big on impact! We're the perfect place to unwind and relax, be it after a hard day of shopping or a chaotic day at work. Pop in and we'll take care off the rest.
Ready made and super convenient 30ml shots of quick frozen wheatgrass juice.
Professionally family run Hotel, we endeavor to provide you with an unforgettable stay.
Offering personal, business and corporate banking.
Pharmacy with branches in Ramelton & Castlefin
With over 18 years experience providing security products & services to homes and businesses.
Plays, concerts, exhibitions in modern surroundings in the heart of Letterkenny.
JK Sullivan Design provides a creative and competitive solution to your design for print requirements.
Convenience store in the heart of Letterkenny Main Street
Working in many more industries, the company has since become one of the most respected and innovative label printers in Ireland.
TaxAssist Accountants Donegal provide a wide range of accountancy services including tax returns, payroll and bookkeeping.
VP McMullin Solicitors provides a wide range of services for businesses, individuals and public bodies.
Whether you need a comercial or personal law solicitor, the team at Gibson & Associates has the expertise and experience to make sure you get the best possible outcome.
Gartan Technologies specialise in workplace time management solutions designed to cut costs, save management time and help you make more informed strategic decisions.
From pedal tractors to go-karts, from swings to slides, from dolls and prams to dolls houses, see it all at Tinney's Toys.
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Large selection of fabrics, curtains, furnishings and interior accessories as well as a interior design service.
Our aim is to help companies gain maximum benefit from their investment in IT, personnel and business systems.
Lanigan Clarke Solicitors providing a real understanding of client needs and an ability to provide a practical and prompt service.
We plan, design, develop, market, train and maintain - Business Websites for Professionals, such as Solicitors and Accountants, Builders and Architects,
Suppliers of all General Office Supplies & Stationery
Wines, Spirits, Soft Drinks & Beers Wholesalers. Wool & Fertiliser Merchants, Licensed Hauliers.
Event Management Company organising corporate events, wedding fairs, family entertainment.
Dillon's Hotel is a charming, traditional hotel situated in the heart of the town.
Big in the local real estate industry, McGlynn also provides insurance and has given letterkenny the exquisite Quiet Moment restaurants.
LJM Planning & Development Consultants was founded in October 2016 and is based in The Innovation Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland and CoLab, LYIT, Port Road, Letterkenny.
Compupac I.T. Solutions Ltd. is different to many IT Companies offering an exceptional experience to all its customers.
We supply the public with carpet, rugs and more.
Reynolds & Associates – Financial Advisors help you prioritise and plan your personal financial objectives while explaining all aspects of finances in clear, concise and jargon-free language.
The 4* Radisson Blu Letterkenny is the premier choice for accommodation & conferencing in the heart of the town.
Print Supplies install and maintain photocopiers and printers throughout the North West of Ireland.
Donegal only printer and photocopier specialists.
With 8 screens, stadium seating, American rocker seating, all with 2D/3D digital cinema projectors and Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound.
Implementing proven, tried and tested approaches to HR management helping many Owner/Managers take the frustration out of management.
Company providing recruitment and human resources services across 33 countries globally.
Eason & Son is a group involved in the wholesale, distribution and retail of books, newspapers, magazines, stationary and cards. The chain of 34 retail and 16 franchised Eason stores exist throughout the island of Ireland.
We pride ourselves in delivering first class customer serivce whilst also providing the best value for money in the region.
Bread, Confectioners, Bakers, Baking Products, Bread Sale, Bakers & Confectioners.
Swilly Group providing Training & Recruitment Services for over 40 years.
After working with the Revenue Commissioners for 15 years, Fintan Moloney established his firm on 1st November 1989.
Flower shop, online website permiting delivery
Ireland's premier clothing alterations boutique. Restyle, Remodel, Refit, Renew, Retrend.
Tech Support for Home, Student and Business clients.
Sherdian Security Systems provides the industry-leading range products designed to protect your property from intruders.
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Martin Luther King Jr. III took the stage roughly at 12:43 pm. In a tone that eerily mirrored his father's, he discussed how America needs a new plan to provide jobs in the wake of a struggling economy.
He also called for the end of senseless violence around the country.
"My father [Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.] sought the blood of the community. No more Newtowns, no more Columbines and no more violence in Chicago," he said. "We need to keep on walking, keep on talking and keep on educating."
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Liz Tammaro: So we received quite a few questions in advance when you all registered for this webcast. We're going to get started with our first question and, Jim, I'm going to give this one to you. So it makes a lot of sense before we get started, let's define what is an ETF.
Jim Rowley: Simply put, an ETF is an exchange-traded fund, right? It's a pooled investment vehicle that acquires or disposes of securities. Investors own a pro rata share of the assets in that fund. The fund issues new shares or redeems existing shares to meet investor demand.
Furthermore, and I should say providing some type of an investment exposure to those advisors, whether it's an index in particular or a market strategy. And when you think about even more so what makes them similar to mutual funds is that the majority of ETFs are organized and regulated as investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940. And that's the same regulatory regime under which mutual funds operate. So for all the discussions sometimes we hear about differences between mutual funds and ETFs, they're overwhelmingly similar actually.
Liz Tammaro: And even thinking about that, we can talk about maybe what are some of the benefits of the mutual fund versus an ETF or, sorry, even vice versa, ETF versus mutual fund. And even maybe what are some of the disadvantages.
Jim Rowley: I'll take that because I think I don't necessarily like the word disadvantage. I think differences is maybe the more appropriate term. And we just addressed some of the similarities between ETFs and mutual funds, so it's maybe more important to know what are the actual differences. And really the differences come down to two major items and they both relate to how investors transact in shares of those funds, right? We're talking about exchange-traded funds.
ETF investors they trade with each other on exchange in terms of buying or selling their securities, and the price that they get is a tradeable market price. Mutual fund investors, on the other hand, they are buying and selling their shares directly with the fund and they might do that through some type of intermediary but it's back and forth with the fund itself and they get an end-of-day NAV.
So we think about all the similarities and, again, sometimes there's a discussion about how different they are; but, really, the differences come down to those two items. It's trading on exchange versus direct with the fund and it's trading at a market price rather than getting the end-of-day NAV.
Jim Rowley: I think we actually have a great way to illustrate that. I think we have a chart that addresses that point that Doug was talking about that ETFs are overwhelming. They just happen to be index funds. And when the chart comes up, a simple way to illustrate this is we look at expense ratios. But instead of breaking them down by ETF versus mutual fund, we break them down by index fund versus nonindex fund separated into ETF and mutual fund. And when you see the expense ratios, you see that given an indexing strategy, whether it's a mutual fund or an ETF, the expense ratios tend to be lower than they are for the nonindex strategies, whether it's an ETF or a mutual fund.
So it has a lot more to do with whether or not it's an indexing strategy than whether or not it's an ETF or a mutual fund.
Liz Tammaro: And similar to that question, we have another one that's come in from Bruce asking about how easy is it to buy and/or sell an ETF versus a mutual fund?
Jim Rowley: A lot of moving parts in that question because I think the default has always been mutual funds because they've been around longer. So it becomes a lot of a comfort decision in many ways where purchasing a mutual fund is usually done in dollars. You put your orders in in dollar terms. You're happy to hit the enter button on your keyboard because you know at the end of the day your order is going to execute at the end of the day with a 4 PM NAV. You might be able to get fractional shares because your order gets rounded up into dollars and the mutual fund takes care of the automatic reinvestment for you.
With an ETF, investors need to be aware of transacting through their brokerage account. And now the dynamic might be a little bit different because you have to put your order in in shares, mutually speaking. There's no fractionals there. When you put your order in shares, you get a corresponding dollar amount rather than put the order in dollars and you get a corresponding share amount.
So, you know, the ease comes with a comfort level that a particular individual might choose or have a preference for doing.
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All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest. Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss.
For more information about Vanguard funds or Vanguard ETFs, visit vanguard.com, or call 877-662-7447, to obtain a prospectus. Investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, or other important information are contained in the prospectus; read and consider it carefully before investing.
Vanguard ETF Shares are not redeemable with the issuing Fund other than in very large aggregations worth millions of dollars. Instead, investors must buy and sell Vanguard ETF Shares in the secondary market and hold those shares in a brokerage account. In doing so, the investor may incur brokerage commissions and may pay more than net asset value when buying and receive less than net asset value when selling.
This webcast is for educational purposes only. We recommend that you consult a tax or financial advisor about your individual situation.
Advisory services are provided by Vanguard Advisers, Inc. (VAI), a registered investment advisor.
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I recently mentioned my frustration at the toy advertisements arriving in the mail just in time for the holidays. You'd think with all the buzz about living eco-friendly and green, the big toy makers might catch on and stop making single function, zero imagination toys. But no. The Target catalog is lined with page after page of toys that do just one thing, are made of plastic and generally need batteries. There's a mysterious absence of toys that encourage creativity.
Dance Star Mickey – He walks, talks and dances (and entertains your kid for about 5 minutes before he's tossed into a corner)
Why sell toys that kids can use for several different purposes when you can sell one that does X, one that does Y and one that does Z? The more focused the toy, the more toys they can sell and the more money they can make! Nevermind that simple toys are better for children. They can't be mass produced and where's the money in that? And who cares about all of the trash the toys that are played with for a week or two until they break or kids tire of them produce?!
I'm not saying "down with all plastic toys." All I ask is before you shop for toys or presents in general this holiday season, think before you buy. That's all. Vote with your dollars.
Another way to make a difference this holiday season is by participating in Give The Gift of Green through One Million Acts of Green Facebook Application. There are several cute e-cards with various Acts of Green on them that you send to your friends on Facebook. I just sent one to Lisa from Retro Housewife Goes Green pledging to turn off my computer when I'm not using it. The card adds, "That's only 14 minutes per day, but it's a start." Ain't that the truth?! It takes just a minute and helps spread the green message. It's fun, easy and for a good cause. 🙂
If you haven't yet checked out One Million Acts of Green, I encourage you to read my intro post and learn more about how you can start logging and sharing your Acts of Green.
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Eric Binford, the hero (?) of Vernon Zimmerman's 1980 horror (?) flick Fade to Black, is the kind of guy many parishioners of a certain age should be able to identify with. An Old-Hollywood-obsessed movie buff in the days before home video and the Internet made it easy to be such a creature, Eric spends long nights holed up in his bedroom, surrounded by an expensive clutter of memorabilia, scouring the TV schedules and revival-house listings in the daily paper for opportunities to feed his flick addiction. Socially backward and constantly derided by his coworkers and his haggish guardian Aunt Stella, he fills the holes in his life with flickering images of Cagney, Bogart, and Bela Lugosi, memorizing movie trivia like Holy Writ. Without a messageboard or blogging community to make him feel less alone, he retreats further and further into the black-and-white world of his dreams, on a self-destructive path that can only lead to tragedy.
There but for the grace of God and Blogger, am I right, people?
First we meet Eric (Dennis Christopher), enjoying a late-night screening of the classic gangster/noir The Public Enemy, starring his idol, James Cagney. It's easy to see why Eric idolizes Cagney and his tough, confident swagger, since it quickly becomes clear the boy shares none of his hero's qualities. Wheelchair-bound harpy Aunt Stella (Eve Brent, who seems to be channeling both Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?) scoots in to berate him for filling his mind with "this escapist trash!", then spouts a couple paragraphs of exposition about his dead mother and good-for-nothing father. The dressing-down continues over breakfast, as she blames him for her paralysis (she was hurt in a car accident coming home from a party to coddle him when he was 4 years old) and touts the benefits of grapefruit for health. Eric stares at the grapefruit on his plate and contemplates recreating the Cagney citrus-to-the-face gag from The Public Enemy (Zimmerman helpfully provides us with the relevant clip from the original film for reference), but instead storms out and heads to work.
Eric's place of employment is a movie distribution/advertising warehouse in LA, full to the rafters with old film cans. His boss Marty Berger (Norman Burton) is just as horrible as Aunt Stella, calling him a "fuck up" and docking his pay for the slightest infractions. His coworkers (one of whom is played by a very young and very low-billed Mickey Rourke in only his third feature film) also bully him mercilessly, not appreciating his encyclopedic knowledge of Casablanca trivia to the degree they clearly should. All in all, things are pretty bleak for young Mr. Binford.
Marilyn O'Connor (Linda Kerridge), an aspiring Australian actress who works in a roller skate shop ("The United Skates of America") despite being a dead ringer for Marilyn Monroe AND living in LA--you can make madd tips for that, baby! Improbably impressed with Eric's clumsy impression of The Creature from the Black Lagoon (again helpfully augmented by actual clips from the Universal classic), Marilyn accepts a ride back to work with the starstruck geek, then agrees to meet him for a movie later on that evening. However, a few minutes later she accepts a date with skate-shop customer Joey (future thirtysomething hunk Peter Horton), completely forgetting her promise. Stood up by the spitting image of his Hollywood Glamor Dream, Eric takes the short jump off the deep end into full-on movie madness.
The first victim is Aunt Stella, who makes the mistake of interrupting Eric's private bedroom screening of Kiss of Death (1947), leading Eric to recreate Richard Widmark's chilling wheelchair-down-the-stairs murder scene IRL. (Are there clips of that earlier, better film? You bet there are!) Apparently the cops see nothing suspicious in the old lady's having attempted to surf the stairs in her cripple-mobile, and suddenly wealthy with his guardian's life-insurance payoff, Eric is free to indulge his darkest movie-loving whims.
How dark, you ask? Well, THIS dark:
Like any independently wealthy movie geek would do, Eric first makes himself up as the most un-Lugosi-ish vampire he can concoct with a 99¢ makeup kit and heads out to a midnight showing of Night of the Living Dead, which allows Zimmerman to show us many extended highlights from Romero's zombie classic. Afterwards Eric confronts a hooker outside the theater, horrifying her with his Bela impression (that honestly wouldn't pass muster as Count Chocula) before chasing her down dark alleys and finally forcing her to stake herself on a white picket fence. I can't decide which part of this scene is more hilarious: Eric's windmill-arm cape-billowing action, the waist-high fence somehow throwing a shard into the hooker's jugular, or Eric's decision to actually drink the sex-worker's blood, reckoning his vampire makeup will protect him from Hepatitis B.
It's all downhill from here, as the rest of the movie consists of set-up after improbable set-up allowing Eric to act out his favorite films while getting revenge on those who've wronged him. Mickey Rourke's "Hopalong Cassidy" death is a particular hoot, with Eric's William Boyd mask & outfit making him look more like Howdy Doody. Also thrown in is a slimy movie producer (Morgan Paull) who picks Eric up hitchiking, steals his script idea, and is paid back when Eric (having rented an antique roadster and somehow got hold of a working tommy gun) strolls into a salon in broad daylight and guns him down Little Caesar-style. The LA police, showing why they're one of the most highly respected enforcement divisions in the world, are completely baffled and without leads.
Oh, and remember Marilyn? While still in Dracula regalia, Eric sneaks into her apartment (where she's got falling-down drunk in preparation for her evening shower--like you do), and recreates the Psycho shower scene in a way Zimmerman doubtless thought was incredibly clever, but really just isn't.
It all ends up with Eric luring Marilyn to a photo shoot with a strategically placed poster on Hollywood Blvd. advertising for "Models who look like Marilyn Monroe." Since obviously his dream girl is the ONLY person in Hollywood who would answer such an ad, she shows up at his ornately furnished, rented photography studio (the "BLOW-UP" studio--yageddit?) and falls into Eric's Cinderella's Ball finale. Finally tracked down by the cops, Eric drags Marilyn to Grauman's Chinese Theater (bypassing security with unrealistic ease), drags her to the roof, and gives a farewell performance as Cagney in White Heat--with clips, of course. Fin.
Fade to Black is a movie with what could have been a winning premise--movie geek meets Walter Mitty, with murderous results--but stumbles badly in its execution. It clearly wanted to be a searing character study of a damaged person getting lost in his unhealthy obsession with Hollywood fantasy, but instead comes across as a kiddie pool-deep clip-show of writer/director Zimmerman's favorite old flicks. The script is pretty terrible, with characters spouting ham-fisted exposition, forgetting things that happened days or even moments earlier, and never reacting like real people would to their situations, because if they did it would ruin the reenactment.
And not all of the reenactments even make sense--for instance, Eric scares his heart-patient boss to death by dressing up as Karloff's Mummy and stalking him through the warehouse--while wielding a flashlight! The terrified old man pulls a fire axe from its case, but instead of attacking his pursuer with it, hacks away at a steel fire door until his ticker gives out. That's the kind of stuff we're dealing with here.
"dressing up as a mummy," even though no one but the dead man could have seen him in costume.)
The performances are pretty bad across the board. Someone apparently once told Dennis Christopher he did a great James Cagney impression, and maybe he did--when he was twelve. As an adult, his Cagney is frankly embarrassing. (It doesn't help that he looks much less like Cagney than he is a dead ringer for a young Roddy McDowall.) Kerridge looks enough like Marilyn Monroe to make the connection, though her delivery brought Deborah Harry to mind more often. Future Dollman/Jack Deth Tim Thomerson appears in a subplot as a burned-out hippie turned social worker, preaching against the evils of violence on film while banging his hot police liaison, but that plot runs parallel for the whole movie, going nowhere; in fact Thomerson (clearly phoning it in) never shares the screen with Christopher, and I'd be surprised if they even met during filming.
While moderately entertaining as a "name the movie he's referencing" trivia game (Do you know Rick's last name in Casablanca? Eric does! But he never tells you), Fade to Black ends up a suspenseless, goreless, excitement-less "thriller" whose only real redeeming quality lies in reminding you of these great old Hollywood classics you could have been rewatching instead. 1 Limp Thumb for this one. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Fade to Black (1980): or, It's Blaine, You Morons
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 11:13 AM
Labels: '80s, 0-1 Thumbs, Psycho Killer
9 comments:
- Prof. Grewbeard said...
yeah, i'll never forget that bit where he does the Creature impression- NOT sexy. funny thing is, whenever I tried it out on various members of the opposite sex who looked a lot like Marilyn Monroe, it always worked. must be timing...
- September 3, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- said...
Yeah this one was pretty lame... I tend to like movies where the worm turns with murderous results but this one didn't do a thing for me.
I might say more about the whole idea the cathartic pleasure of watching an oppressed milquetoast finally stand up for himself but my wife told me to stop being so assertive.
Great blog BTW
- September 3, 2009 at 8:41 PM
- J. Astro said...
Good call, Vic. I wanted to like this one when I caught it late into the wee hours one lost, lonely night... but in the morning, I just couldn't respect myself and I tossed it to the bottom of some heap.
- September 3, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- Michael Jarema said...
80's MmmmmMadness? With the notable exception of Stuart Gordon and crew, I've just never found it to be satisfying. Too self-aware I suppose, too cynical. You just don't get the feeling that the film-makers were on the same delirious ride as their 60's and 70's predecessors.
All the good drugs gone? The end of free love? Jeans too tight? Oh well... at least we got home video out of the deal. And Miami Vice.
- September 4, 2009 at 12:34 AM
- Jeff Allard said...
I had remembered really digging Fade To Black at the time of its release but when I watched the DVD a few years back, I couldn't even get through the movie. Just painful. Dennis Christopher plays Eric as such a nebbish, it's impossible to root for him - while at the same time, no one would ever find him scary, either.
- September 4, 2009 at 6:37 AM
- K. A. Cozy said...
I recall liking this one a looooong time ago (when most of the references beyond Dracula went whooosh over my head) but I doubt it would hold up on a re-viewing. This (along with The Sentinel) is one of those good idea/bad execution movies that SHOULD be remade, instead of lame reworkings of movies that were perfectly fine the first time out.
- September 4, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
FWIW, I also remember liking this one pretty well in 1980, when I was 9 and the only Monster Kid on my block. Anything with the Creature, Dracula, and the Mummy in it had to be good, right? But it really does NOT stand the test of time, as many of you also found out.
Thanks prof. grewbeard for the tip! I'll have to try that out next time I see a Marilyn/Blondie lookalike at the bar. ;)
@K.A. Cozy--I agree, a remake might actually improve upon this one--they could update it to make Eric much more sinister, and imitate flicks/monsters/killers from the 70s instead! Make it a total update!
Thanks @ everyone else for the comments, too! Keep 'em comin!
- September 4, 2009 at 10:53 AM
All I can remember from first seeing this as a teenager was the acute embarrassment I underwent watching it with my Mom when it got to the scene where he's in his room, thinking of the girl and reaching into his pants...
- September 11, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Derek O'Brien--that DOES kind of come out of nowhere, doesn't it? :) I neglected to mention the graphic, EXTENDED Marilynsterbation scene in this, probably b/c I was trying to block from my mind the image of Eric in Ecstasy. *shudder*
If it's any consolation, I'd wager Mom was just as embarrassed as you were. ;)
- September 11, 2009 at 8:20 AM


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David Earl - who undertook the incredible feat of cycling every street in Cambridge and the surrounding villages - explains how you can help improve CycleStreets by getting involved in mapping for OpenStreetMap, whose data is used by our routing engine. David is also a fellow member of Cambridge Cycling Campaign, of which CycleStreets is a spin-off project.
Cycle mapping for cycle routing with OpenStreetMap - community mapping guide
You've probably noticed that CycleStreets works better in some places than others. That's often because the maps it works from are less than complete. You can help make them better.
CycleStreets uses OpenStreetMap for its maps. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a grand project to map the world, making the results available for free. In a nutshell it is doing for maps what Wikipedia does for knowledge.
Map data is collected by volunteers. And it turns out that a bike is the perfect tool for gathering it. Anyone can contribute to OSM, so we'd like your help.
Why don't we just use Google maps? They are just pictures of the street pattern. To work out routes we need a connected model of the streets. Why not Ordnance Survey? Until 2010 it was prohibitively expensive. Even though a lot of OS data has now been made free, like Google maps it also doesn't have a lot of the detail that's important to cyclists and cycle routes. Nevertheless OS is a new source of some data for OSM in the UK.
But there's no real substitute for getting out there and gathering the data on the ground.
If you're in a sparsely mapped area, you'll need a GPS receiver, one that can be connected to a computer to get the record of where you've been. There are GPS receiver recommendations on the OSM website. You may even already have one: smart phones often have one built in.
Then you need something to take notes of street names and features. A pen and paper will do. Some people use a camera (don't forget you can also put pictures onto CycleStreets if you do this, which will be used to illustrate routes). A digital voice recorder is especially good on a bike because you don't have to stop and start.
So out you go and record what you see. If you can survey an area systematically so much the better. We collect data of all kinds but for best cycle routing the really important things are the types of road, any cycle facilities, any restrictions like one way streets and no right turns, and exceptions for cyclists. Local knowledge of short cuts accessible by bike are often not recorded on conventional maps.
For a more comprehensive map, include shops, post offices, post boxes, schools and colleges, churches, green spaces and playgrounds as well. Some people are even collecting house numbers now, though this is probably easier on foot.
Where a skeleton of roads already exists, we need to augment it with missing streets and particularly the extra information on cycle facilities and restrictions. You don't necessarily need a GPS to do this. You can reference it to the existing map. An excellent tool called Walking Papers helps doing this.
You can also now use Ordnance Survey Open Data backgrounds to trace missing streets, and in larger urban areas we have satellite pictures available as well.
Simple corrections to the map can be notified very easily through the OpenStreetMaps website, by adding a correction to the Notes layer. Someone else will make the change for you.
Once you've got your data there's a number of tools to let you add it to the map. This usually takes about the same time as collecting it in the first place, at least for urban areas. There is a map editor on our website which is designed to be as user-friendly as possible. There are also offline editors, JOSM and Merkaator for example.
The most important thing in editing the map is to make sure all your streets join up. It isn't enough that they just look like they join - the route calculations can't then move from one street to another.
The OSM website has a step-by-step beginner's guide. There are mailing lists, blogs, chat forums and so on where lots of real people will be very willing to help you. Part of the joy of a project like this is the community of like minded people behind it. Many of them are also cyclists.
Finally you have the satisfaction of seeing your work appear on the various maps, usually within a few minutes. CycleStreets will use it within a day or two.
OpenStreetMap is starting to find a place in the wider world. Microsoft's Bing now includes an OSM map and Flickr has used OSM where conventional map coverage lets them down.
Perhaps OSM's proudest achievements are in humanitarian efforts. Mapping Gaza for example, and the slum of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, a settlement of a million people where ordinary map companies just don't go. And it saves lives too: a huge push in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake brought together donated satellite pictures and OSM to build a map of the affected areas which was augmented with emergency information and severances as they happened. People like you helped the relief effort from their front rooms.
CycleStreets isn't in the same category of course but maps are ubiquitous and the power of lots of people makes it possible to build and use them in ways that haven't been seen before - in our case, by cyclists, for cyclists.
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