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The website of established poker site PKR shut down without warning or explanation earlier this week. Players were left in the dark until a statement by network operator MPN went out explaining that PKR had asked MPN to suspend its games until further notice. According to MPN, PKR is dealing with financial difficulties and will remain closed indefinitely after applying for an administration order.
A statement has since been posted to PKR.com that reads in full:
"Further to earlier announcements, PKR limited and PKR Technologies Ltd have filed applications to Court for Administration orders, which will be heard in the week commencing 8th May 2017.
"Further information will be placed on this website following the hearings.
"This information will include contact details for players and creditors to address queries and details of the process."
MPN also posted a message on Twitter confirming the closure of PKR and citing "recent financial difficulties."
We can confirm that PKR have experienced recent financial difficulties and are taking professional advice https://t.co/SGcF5G9TGm
— MPN (@ThrillOfPoker) May 5, 2017
MPN followed up with a more detailed statement posted on the MPN Blog. The statement explains the timeline of events, what MPN knows about the situation and basically advises players that what happens next is up to MPN and its administration process.
At this point, it remains unclear what will happen to players' accounts, their funds and whether or not PKR will even make a comeback. Past experience teaches us that when a poker site suddenly goes dark in this manner, the odds of a return are low. Not only are financial problems difficult to fix, the brand will have taken significant damage after closing and leaving customers sweating the fate of their money.
It is also concerning that the official PKR Twitter account has been deleted as well. Currently, players are receiving no information regarding the status of their funds. The PKR statement mentioned above does indicate information will be forthcoming, but the closure without warning and failure to communicate with paying customers is worrying.
The good news is that PKR is licensed in both the UK and Alderney. One of the conditions for licensure in the UK is that all gaming sites keep player funds segregated from operational funds and maintained in full. The MPN says they have been "repeatedly assured" by PKR that players' funds have indeed been maintained properly in accordance with the UK's licensing conditions.
The bad news is this is not necessarily a guarantee that players will be paid in full. If PKR goes into administration, it will be the administrator who decides how any funds PKR has are distributed.
For its part, MPN is washing its hands of the issue. They make it clear in their statement that they are not in the business of actually running poker sites; they provide software and services to gambling companies and poker sites such as PKR. In more practical terms, MPN operates a poker network that client sites like PKR can plug into to share in a large player pool.
PKR operated independently since its founding in 2006 up until last year. The site carved out a niche as the "world's biggest 3D poker site." Although PKR wasn't technically 3D as in you had to wear special goggles, it did offer a first-person point of view and endlessly customizable player avatars.
PKR eventually became a refuge for casual poker players looking for the poker "experience" rather than focusing on grinding out a profit at 8 tables at a time.
PKR then joined the MPN in 2016 and kept its 3D poker software intact. The move allowed PKR to share into a larger player pool while also keeping its close-knit poker community involved. Why PKR has fallen so far since then remains a mystery, but we'll be keeping an eye on the MPN blog and the PKR.com domain for further updates.


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Kidderminster Academy is a skills and entrepreneurial centre. It was created from an industrial building nicknamed the Piano Building because of its shape and has won an award for innovative conversion. It's not like any other college; bare brick, glass walls and large scale installations all go together to make it a truly inspirational space. The Academy offers a wide range of vocational courses and apprenticeships for school leavers specialising in art and design, fashion and retail, animal care to hospitality, catering, hair and beauty and university level study.

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With this portable handheld oscilloscope, you will be able to carry along one of the fundamental tools for electronic engineering anywhere you go. Perfect for electronics enthusiasts, hobbyists, and engineers – this cheap oscilloscope comes packed with all the basic features. Featuring a built-in battery, this handheld oscilloscope can be used virtually anywhere – bringing along great efficiency. Whether you'll be using it for testing computer circuits or for maintaining your electronic devices, this oscilloscope is sure to meet all your demands.
For a cheap handheld oscilloscope, this electronic gadget certainly packs some high-end specifications. Its 0 – 2MHz bandwidth range and 2mV/Div to 20V/Div bring along great precision thanks to which it provides you with highly accurate and reliable readings. This high precision makes the oscilloscope particularly useful for measuring weak signals. Its maximum real-time sampling rate lays at 5M samples per second and this handheld oscilloscope is furthermore capable of handling a maximum input of 50Vpk.
Coming with an 8-Bit touch screen, this handheld oscilloscope provides you with clear and detailed readings in color that are easy to analyze. Providing you with an abundance of on-screen measurements, all the required information for your analysis will lay right at your disposal. Whether you're a student, electronic engineer, or a hobbyist that likes to play around with electronics – this handheld oscilloscope brings along an abundance of features for you to enjoy during your upcoming projects.


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NASA (with its somewhat serpentine-looking symbolism) was formed on July 29, 1958.
The "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" came out of a milieu of experimental rocket plane research that had been made possible by the Ordo Templi Orientis occultist, Jack Parsons.
One such project was a supersonic plane called the Bell X-1. It's pictured, below - and colored orange no less. See further on and here, for more orange.
And one earlier player in the transition between U.S. Air Force rocket planes and NASA space rockets was the so-called "father of space medicine," Harry George Armstrong - even though he is said to have retired from the Air Force a year before the creation of NASA.
Of course, the Armstrong name was in the news just a few weeks [25 August 2012] ago when the "Space Legend," Neil Armstrong died. There are some very interesting connections with the Armstrong name, which I partially explored here.
As Jim Brandon directed my attention to the following: "[T]o this day [7 December 2007 - MJB] that Neil Armstrong will not give any interviews to anyone about his astronaut career. He just will not speak about what he saw and did as an astronaut. I suspect that he and many of the other astronauts are burdened with many secrets and that they live in fear of blurting them out" (Richard Sauder interview with Linda Moulton Howe).
Weirdly, the following headline appeared in the Guardian newspaper earlier this year: "Neil Armstrong breaks his silence to give accountants moon exclusive[:] Notoriously reclusive Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gives video interview to Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia". It turned out to be his last interview granted to, of all groups, "the Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia".
Loren Coleman, at the CopyCatEffect weblog also commented on Armstrong's passing. He noted, here, that the highly symbolic "Apollo 11 Moon Landing" had very strong connections with Freemasonry.
For example, Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin allegedly took a small Freemasonic flag with him to the moon, which flag was then presented to high-ranking Freemasons at the "House of the Temple" in Washington D.C. See, here.
Above, we see Christian Frederick "Fred" Kleinknecht Jr. (33-degree Mason, whose name is pronounced, I believe, like /klīn-kənnekt/) welcoming astronaut Buzz Aldrin to the Temple.
C. Fred Kleinknecht was a well-Knecht-ed guy. Jim Brandon gives the meaning of "Kleinknecht" as "'little slave' in German" - indeed, "little servant/flunky" in Dutch.
"Klein" can also have the sense of "clean." Pictured, just above, is one of the several alchemical symbols for "purification," or "cleaning." It looks something like a serpent on an arrow or spear - some might say that it looks a bit like a "dollar sign." The arrow/spear is certainly a projectile made to be thrown, and it is a symbol associated closely with Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Hecate, etc. See here.
But the moon-flag event was not just attended by one member of the Kleinknecht family. Apparently, Mr. Kleinknecht Sr. also was in attendance.
The above photograph is supposed to show the actual flag-presentation. From left to right are depicted the Masonic "Sovereign Grand Commander" Luther A. Smith, Edwin E. Aldrin Sr., C. Fred Kleinknecht, Jr., C. Frederick Kleinknecht, Sr., and Buzz Aldrin himself.
(The Kleinknehct family: Kenneth S. Kleinknecht; C. Fred Kleinknecht; Nell May Kleinknecht; Christian F. Kleinknecht, Sr.; and Robert M. Kleinknecht.)
Now an interesting thing about this meeting of Freemasons is that C. Fred Jr. has a brother by the name of Kenneth S. Kleinknecht. On NASA's website, we can read the following biographical sketch: "Kenneth S. Kleinknecht started his career in 1942 at the Lewis Research Center after graduating from Perdue [sic.] University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. In 1951, Kleinknecht transferred to the Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA. After NASA formed, he then transferred to the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston in 1959. Before being named the manager of the Mercury project, Kleinknecht was active in the National Air Races, served as supervisor for a number of avionics tests at Lewis, and was the Head of the Project Engineering Station for the X-1E. Additionally, Kleinknecht served as the Advanced Projects Management Officer on the X-15 project and as the Technical Assistant to the Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center. Source: 'Kenneth Kleinknecht' biographical file 001205, NASA Historical Reference Collection, NASA History Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC."
The Dryden facility is where NASA would later develop technology allowing for the piloting of commercial airliners, such as Boeing 720s, via remote control: "In 1984 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) teamed-up in a unique flight experiment called the Controlled Impact Demonstration (CID), to test the impact of a Boeing 720 aircraft using standard fuel with an additive designed to suppress fire. The additive FM-9, a high molecular-weight long chain polymer, when blended with Jet-A fuel had demonstrated the capability to inhibit ignition and flame propagation of the released fuel in simulated impact tests. On the morning of December 1, 1984, a remotely controlled Boeing 720 transport took off from Edwards Air Force Base (Edwards, California), made a left-hand departure and climbed to an altitude of 2300 feet. It then began a descent-to-landing to a specially prepared runway on the east side of Rogers Dry Lake. ... The aircraft was remotely flown by NASA research pilot Fitzhugh (Fitz) Fulton from the NASA Dryden Remotely Controlled Vehicle Facility."
Besides being the manager of the "Mercury" project, Kenneth Kleinknecht was also involved with the Apollo missions. Above, Ken Kleinknecht is pictured dining with Apollo 7 crew members.
The above article indicates that Ken Kleinknecht (33-degree Mason) was the manager for the "Command and Service Modules" for the Apollo program.
One can read more about Kleinknecht here and here.
Interestingly, the USS Essex was the naval carrier used to "recover" the Apollo 7 crew after the "splashdown" at the conclusion of their mission. Essex had been scheduled to recover the crew of Apollo 1, but never got the chance because they were burned alive at Cape Canaveral. Additionally, "Essex was the main vessel on which future Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong served during the Korean War." The Wikipedia article goes on to say that the crew of the Essex had been "sworn to secrecy" regarding involvement in President Kennedy's "Bay of Pigs Invasion." (As one can see from the postcard, Cape Canaveral used to be called "Cape Kennedy.")
The name "Essex" itself suggests several intriguing connections. For example, in the UK, "Essex man" apparently apparently designates something very like what in the U.S. might these days be termed a "Neocon" - War Hawk type, etc. And "Essex Girl" seemingly connotes a young woman "characterized as unintelligent, promiscuous and materialistic". This conjunction of "Es-Sexes" reminds me of a remark attributed to the (some consider savant) director Stanley Kubrick who reportedly said: "The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes." Of course Kubrick directed the movie A Clockwork Orange. (The movie poster has prominent "A"-like fractal features. The NASA logo, of course, has two "A"s. Apollo is said to have had Artemis, the moon-goddess, as a twin sister. Elsewhere, I point out that the name "Artemis" is possible to render as "Arm-strong." The "A" is suggestive of a pyramid.) Moreover, the "2nd Earl of [Essex]" was a "title of Robert Devereux. ?1566--1601" an "English soldier and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I"; he was "executed for treason" (cf. here). Furthermore, the "Essex Skipper" happens to be an orange-colored butterfly. "Skipper" is a nautical term meaning "master" or "captain." More generally, it has come to designate "a captain or leader, as of a team."
C. Fred Kleinknecht, as Masonic "Commander," was something of a skipper too.
Jim Brandon again pointed out that: "Neil A. Armstrong ... received a scholarship from the U. S. Navy to study aeronautical engineering at Purdue University. ... In 1952, Armstrong returned to Purdue University and graduated with a bachelors degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955" (From Linda Moulton Howe: Here).
Of course, Kenneth Kleinknecht was also a graduate of Purdue University. And Purdue is in "West Lafayette, Indiana". One can read about the interesting onomatological features of "Lafayette" here and here and here.
"11," Twins...in Pictures
This post is presented with special thanks to Jim Brandon for numerous research leads and quotations.


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Howdy, gang – my name is Carlos, and I'm STOKED to be back in an E36 M3.
A little background on my ///M3 journey. I first fell in love with M3s when I was between 14-15yrs old when I had the opportunity to drive my uncle's track-prepped E30 M3. Crazy as this sounds, he taught me how to drive stick in that car, which is what ultimately started my love affair with the marque. Fast forward to my Jr. year in high school when my buddy's dad purchased a brand new E36 M3; that car was my first experience going over 100+ MPH. (sadly, as a passenger..) After that ride, I was pretty much fixated on getting an M3 of my own at some point in my life.
Fast forward 5yrs – still finding my footing post college, but was feeling fresh AF after landing my first real job, that's when I snagged this little diddy: 1997 E36 M3 in Techno Violet Metallic. I was absolutely in love with it. Perfect in every way, except for the fact that it had a host of electrical gremlins and came riding on some of the ugliest 19in. wheels I had ever seen. To make a long story short, I fixed the electrical setbacks, redid the suspension, ditched the 19s for some sweet 17" BBS LMs, reflashed the tune with a shark injector [I think that's what it was called at the time], put on a Stromung exhaust [still my fave sounding set of pipes on an E36], and hit it off w/ an ActiveAutowerke CAI. Resulting in what you see below:
Sadly, I lost the car in a bad wreck after having owned it for ~3yrs. Cliff notes: unlicensed/uninsured driver blew past a stop sign and we hit around 35-40mph. Thank goodness nothing else happened other than some cuts and bruises, and an unrecognizable E36..
After the wreck, I set out to find another E36, but ultimately came up short. Came across too many that were trashed, and this was the time when E46s started to hit the depreciation curve, so I hopped on that bandwagon instead. Net/net – I loved that car, it was fast out the box, had a lot of the modern creature comforts my E36 lacked, and was dead reliable. BUT… because I didn't part w/ my E36 on my own terms, I never looked at it through the same loving eyes as I did my purple people eater. I told my girlfriend at the time [now my wife; bless her heart for putting up w/ my car + modding addictions] that if I ever got a shot at another TV E36 M3, I would take it. That time would come 9yrs later, but we're not at that point in the story yet, so for now, enjoy a few pics of the E46. Nothing crazy in terms of mods; suspension, K&N drop in, and some staggered BBS LMs.
A few years after picking up the E46, I had a chance to get reacquainted w/ the ONE that started it all.. THE E30 M3. After looking for the right one for 9+ months, I got crazy lucky and found a solid example right in my backyard, 15min. from where I was living at the time. Way too much work on the car to list in this thread, but here's how the car sits today with BBS LMs [seeing a theme here?]:
Then April of 2016 happened; I got my second shot at Techno Violet E36 and immediately moved on it. [and sold the E46 after 8-9yrs of ownership to make room for it] But this time around was different, this time the car was a Dinan SC'd example with a very unique history. (Read all about it here: http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...ratty+rockstar) Here's what it looked like the day I picked it up:
While the car was in solid nick when I picked it up, it still needed some substantial work to get it where I wanted it to be. First thing's first, I set out to find a set of [you guessed it] BBS LMs; this time in 18" guise, and in square set up measuring 9.5 @ all four corners. The thing is, I had no idea if these wheels would actually fit at all four corners, so I had to do a CRAP load of measuring to see if it would all work. After mocking things up, I realized I was going to have to go w/ a coil over set up to make it all come together: enter Ground Control. I picked up their street set up w/ GC camber plates. [If I could do it over again, I would have gone w/ different plates, but that's a story for another time] While I was waiting for the suspension to be built, I dropped the car off for some body and paint work.
If you read the thread referenced above, then you'll know that the paint on this car was TIRED and needed a complete respray. It also needed some body work done to cut out some rust that resulted from the battery vent tube popping off and venting against the metal while the car sat for a year+. It was pretty gnarly, but it was sorted out after some time in the shop. Here's what it looked like as it was getting some of the body work done, and the day it came out of the shop:
Also, meet my dogs, Porkchop & Sami. They're tops.
Now that the car was out of body and paint, I could finally start tackling the wheels and suspension:
If that wasn't enough, I decided to replace my perfectly running Powerdyne Super Charger set up for one of Braymond141's fully refreshed Vortech units.. I did this for mainly two reasons: 1) Vortech is still in business, so replacement parts can be had easily. 2) ability to increase power output on the vortech unit is much, MUCH easier. Hat-tip to Brett on such a solid rebuild + being a fantastic resource while [and after] I was getting things sorted w/ the install. Side note - as much I *thought* I knew about the E36, I quickly realized I didn't know sh1t compared to some true OGs like Brett.
And finally, how the car currently sits today [with a few bonus shots w/ the bros side-by-side]
There's more to cover, but I'll cap it there for now. Appreciate the time, and again, STOKED to be back in the E36 game. Cheers, CT.
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Not too shabby.
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Wow, congratulations!! I didn't realize that car was sold, I enjoyed reading his thread. But now looking at this one, I have to say I need to go give my TV some attention to make it shine like yours! Yours is so perfectly modded.
Question: Now that you've had all these awesome M3's, what drew you to the E36 for a second time (especially at the expense of that gorgeous E46)?
Congrats and welcome back to the Techno gang! They're so hard to find these days, which makes me really scared to lose mine the way you did yours the first time.
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Nice snag! Both those cars are
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I remember the previous thread on this car.
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Great story!
Makes me want to start the hunt for a second e36.
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Nice! I'm partial to Techo Violet cars!
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I was wondering when I would see these on the internet. I have seen these in the garage where I work and absolutely shit myself when I came across them..
Most perfect e30/36 duo I've seen in person!
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- The Marmite Collective highsec wars caused 1428B ISK damage to CFC. Highsec wars clearly do nothing.
- Darwins Lemmings caused 402B ISK damage to CFC in their brief life.
- Mordus Angels caused 361B damage to CFC since I'm supporting them. Obviously they would have done damage without support, so my exact contribution can only be guessed.
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WSOHOIDPS presented its latest exhibition WAKE on Friday March 17th and featured immersive art installations and musical performances by XIU XIU and Kid606. If you missed the opening or want to pay your respects again, we will have a closing show on Saturday April 22nd from 7 - 11pm.
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The 3D Blacksburg project is an initiative to build a 3D model of the town of Blacksburg, Virginia (home to Virginia Tech). The finished model will contain combined information on terrain, structures, and infrastructure. Potential applications for the 3D model include tourism, city planning, and emergency response team support.
I worked on this project while I was doing undergraduate research at Virginia Tech's CAVE lab.
My work on the project focused mostly on collecting existing models of buildings around Blacksburg from various sources and using them to produce a combined, interactive model of the town's building layout.
getout.do is a web application that helps active people find local activity groups and log and analyze their group and individual performance. The target audience for the site is athletics clubs, school sports teams, and workout groups.
As technical founder, I designed and built the majority of the site. I also directed the integration of contributions from outside developers.
Grammatica is an open-source LL(k) parser generator. It is similar to tools like yacc. It was written in Java, and generates parsers in C#, VB.NET, or Java.
While I was on internship with ABB, my team was using grammatica to generate parsers for a custom language used in some robotics parts. I worked on improving this project in order to make the generated APIs more maintainable for my team.
I contributed major changes to the way the API for working with parse trees was generated. This allowed the resulting parse libraries to be easier to use and maintain, and to correspond to the input grammar file more closely.
NVAPI is a REST API that I wrote for one of my clients. The purpose of the API is to wrap the client's legacy database and provide data access to third-party applications. The API also serves as a translation layer due to poor naming and lack of documentation on the legacy database.
The API includes functionality for handling payments through the PayPal PayFlow Pro payment gateway. It was written in ruby using sinatra, was documented with yard, and was tested using rspec.
Because this project was an internal tool which was not released as a product, there is no project site available.
I wrote the API from an extremely minimal (few dozen SLOC) base until the first release.
Recollections is an enterprise tracking system for e-scrap recycling plants. It is implemented as a rails web application, and sold using the software as a service model.
The data collected by a Recollections customer is used to generate customized reports using a number of analysis vectors. These reports are used for plant operation efficiency improvements and government compliance reporting (to qualify companies for state tax incentives and to prove mandatory recycling quantities). The data is also used to analyze material flow, locate and fix workflow blockages, optimize the product breakdown processes, and automate parts of shipping and invoicing.
My contributions to Recollections included an improved material pricing model, significant improvements to the software's custom report builder, and a number of canned reports (mostly state compliance reports). I also handled customer service calls and worked directly with the director of compliance at a major recycling company (I have agreed not to reveal the name of the company) to build various reports.
VanDAM is Netflix's internal digital asset management software used for marketing assets. It is used to track, collect, share, and organize many different types of assets, including videos, audio, documents, and interactive files such as flash media. It has global reach and is used throughout the marketing process at Netflix, and is also used by the network of agencies Netflix works with to produce digital media.
My team at Netflix was responsible for enterprise software development, and VanDAM was one of the products we developed. The software is a completely custom solution with integrations to a number of other Netflix services as well as third-party services.
VanDAM is built as an Ember.js frontend and a Rails backend.
Accessible Hash is a simple wrapper around the built-in Ruby Hash that behaves
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HashWithIndifferentAccess and also allows
object.attribute style
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foo['bar'] # => 'baz'
foo[:bar] # => 'baz'
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Formatting extensions for ruby time classes.
Formatted Date extends the ruby built-in
Time, and
DateTime classes
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date = Date.new(2014, 6, 11)
date.long # => 'Wednesday, June 11, 2014'
date.long(date + 1) # => 'Yesterday'
date.long(date) # => 'Today'
date.long(date - 1) # => 'Tomorrow'
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This is a LaTeX document class intended for use when writing resumes. It is loosely based off parts of the Resume class developed by RPI, but has been rewritten from ground up. To keep the class file minimal, only one style is supported---please see my resume for an example of the produced format. The source of my resume is included in this repository as an example.
Instruct LaTeX to use the
resume class in the preamble of your document:
The letterhead provided by this document class prints the resume author's name,
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experience macro produces a section with a header containing information
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experience macro is used as follows:
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project macro is similar to the
experience macro, but it does not
expect a title or location. Use the
project macro as follows:
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activity macro lists activities, positions held, and dates.
\activity{<Activity title>}{<Positions held>}{<Dates>}
If no positions were held, use the macro as follows:
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award macro is similar to the
activity macro, but does not include an
argument for officer position.
\award{<Award title>}{<Dates>}
Token is a library that generates and verifies cryptographically secure, signed string tokens.
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The Token class defaults to using the
AES-246-CFB cipher with a randomly
generated key and initialization vector. These defaults can be overridden as
require 'token'
Token.cipher = 'AES-256-CFB'
Token.key = OpenSSL::Cipher.new(Token.cipher).random_key
Token.iv = OpenSSL::Cipher.new(Token.cipher).random_iv
Token.format = 'L'
You can reset the class to its default cipher with a new random key and
initialization vector by using
When tokens are generated, two parameters must by specified:
Time after which verification of this token should fail.
An example of generating a token is:
in_one_day = Time.now + 60 * 60 * 24
token = Token.generate(0, in_one_day)
When verifying a token, the token is checked to ensure that it is not expired.
token = Token.generate(0, Time.now + 2)
Token.verify(token) # => 0
sleep 2
Token.verify(token) # raises Token::Error
By default, the payload of the token is a single integer value. This is useful when you are handling login, as it can specify the ID of the user with the token. However, sometimes applications require tokens with more intricate payloads.
To change the format of the payload to contain multiple values or different
formats, modify the
format parameter. This parameter should be in the same
format as expected by
Array.pack. The default value is
Token.format = 'LCCCCA*'
ip_address = '0.0.0.0'.split('.').map(&:to_i)
token = Token.generate([15, ip_address, 'foo'], Time.now + 5)
Token.verify(token) # => [15, 0, 0, 0, 0, 'foo']
Note that if the
format only contains a single field, then the payload
argument to
Token.generate can be a scalar. Otherwise, the argument must be
an array. The array will be automatically flattened when generating the token,
verify will always return a flat array or scalar.
You can create instances of the
Token class and use the instances to generate
and verify tokens. This is useful if you use tokens for multiple purposes in
your application and each purpose uses different cryptographic parameters or
payload formats.
key = OpenSSL::Cipher.new('AES-128-CFB').random_key
iv = OpenSSL::Cipher.new('AES-128-CFB').random_iv
tok = Token.new('AES-128-CFB', key: aes_key, iv: aes_iv)
token = tok.generate(0, Time.now + 5)
tok.verify(token) # => 0
If you call
Token.new without any arguments then it will create a Token class
with the default cipher, a random key, and a random initialization vector.
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Big Red Car here. So we are having a spot of winter here in the ATX. Mother Nature has arrived and she's wearing her long mink, mink scarf and mink mittens. It's a brisk 37F and an expected high of 43F. Brrrr!
Nothing but business going on here
So The Boss was up in NYC for some business a couple of weeks ago. [Shhh, the NSA and IRS might be listening, so YES it was all business all the time even though it was his wife's birthday celebration and My Perfect Daughter's 25th birthday surprise party. Don't tell anyone.]
So, yes, business, business, business, business, business.
Well, actually it was a lot of business and a lot of eating. While we are quite proud of our clever little hip foodie Austin, Texas, we must admit that NYC (San Francisco, New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston are great food towns also — even Houston and Dallas these days can lay claim to dishing up some very respectable chow) is the WINNAH when it comes to good eats.
A few days in the life of The Boss
So, The Boss likes to use it as an excuse to make the rounds and make the rounds he did. Got in Monday afternoon. Hard to work.
Quiet soft landing dinner at the Fat Radish, a recommendation from the Gotham Gal, a chick who really knows her restaurants. Probably because she is a dedicated restaurant angel investor, long time NYC foodie and Fred Wilson's muse. [WTF, Big Red Car, maybe Freddie is her damn muse? Get it together, Big Red Car. Haha. Big Red Car stuck in the 1960s. Come to think of it, the Big Red Car is a 1966 Impala, right?] Go read her blog at the link above. Warning: do not read it just before lunch or dinner.
Breakfast meeting with a brilliant young CEO at Peel's. Yum, those wonderful biscuits. Someone from Texas applauding NYC biscuits you say? Yes, Old Sport, their biscuits are excellent.
Lunch at Momofoku with the Wander & Trade team to celebrate the launch of their website. Wow! It worked right out of the box. Great ritual celebration of an important milestone in the life of a company. [Damn, Big Red Car, bit of pimping going on here? Yes, sayeth the Big Red Car. But I really dig Wander & Trade. It IS that damn good.]
Nice visit with Fred Wilson solving all the world's problems and a quick chat with Fred and Howard Lindzon. See every visit does not include a meal. [Haha, just because it wasn't quite meal time.] Besides when you're in NYC you gotta go see Fred, hands bleeding from counting those Twitter shares no doubt?
Birthday celebration at Babbo, one of Mario Batali's joints. What a great dinner. Everything The Boss put in his mouth was an explosion of taste. [OK, The Boss made me write that crap. Really? A freakin' "explosion of taste" — really, Boss? OK, sorry. I will behave myself sayeth the Big Red Car.] These kind of iconic restaurants cannot be found in very many cities.
Quick Amtrak trip down to Philadelphia to visit with a brilliant company and its CEO and top management. Great visit to a very well organized and well run company indeed. Great discussion as to market share and market growth. Well worth the trip. Lunch at the Philadelphia Navy Yard — a one in a million facility — at Urban, run by Urban Outfitters. A simply spectacular space and a world class example of adaptive reuse of an archaic facility to a modern use. Great tour and chat.
Quick visit with venture capitalist extraordinaire Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital. Great offices, incubator space and event space. Great visit. Great guy. Gets all the ideas rolling downhill from adjoining Penn. Location, location, location. Leisurely walk back to 30th St Station which brings back a few memories.
Bit of theater — Big Fish — and a few drinks thereafter.
Breakfast at Balthazar with Arnold Waldstein. Great iconic NYC space filled to overflowing with memories, stories and drama. Energizing conversation and great visit. This is the quality of the Fred Wilson AVC.com "salon" — very high class networking and idea exchange. I cannot begin to tell you the number of great contacts, friendships and chats that have resulted from that community. Truly remarkable.
Couple of coffee meetings with two very different brilliant CEOs at the Coffee Shop right off Union Square. The Coffee Shop has that "deal a minute" vibe. The action never stops. There is no substitute for a damn good face to face meeting. It is such a pleasure to meet such talented young CEOs who are obviously going places. Good on ya!
Lunch with another brilliant woman CEO at Union Square Cafe. Fabulous conversation and meal. It is wonderful to see an idea take shape and see it become a product and see the product drive the formation of a company. To be able to assist just a bit is a real privilege. Big things will come from this.
Dinner with family including My Perfect Daughter and the Investment Banker. It is always nice when the Investment Banker can fit you into his deal flow. Fabulous dinner at Commerce. The IBer will let YOU pick up the tab, I can assure you of this.
Surprise 25th birthday party for My Perfect Daughter at B Bar with tons of her friends flying in for the occasion. Quite a coup that her friends would assemble in NYC to surprise her. Boyfriend did a damn good job in organizing things. Early dinner over in Brooklyn as part of the ruse. Well played. Complete, total tactical surprise. Tears to the eyes kind of thing.
So, as you can see, the CEO coaching business is a damn hard and exhausting business. Haha. But you will eat well, Grasshopper.
But, hey, what the Hell do I really know anyway? I'm just a Big Red Car. Please pass the 10W40? Thanks.


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Hendon beat Wealdstone tonight in one of those games that will live long in the memory. The final score was 5-4 to the Greens after they were 4-1 down shortly before half time. It was the Stones that drew first blood when Iain Duncan gave away a penalty in the 6th minute which was converted by Ryan Harris. Five minutes later new signing Bilal Aiteouakrim equalised with a decent finish but in the 20th minute Richard Jolly restored the lead for Wealdstone. Former Hendon midfielder Paul Adolphe made it 3-1 in the 32nd minute before Jolly capitalised on yet another defensive mistake in the first minute of first half injury time to score the fourth. However, there was still time for Hendon, who had looked as good going forward as bad as they looked defensively, to pull a goal back thanks to a Eugene Ofori header that went in off the post.
James Parker and debutant Jimmy Froud replaced Duncan and Mark Burgess at half time, and the Greens came out all guns blazing, determined to put things right. Goal number three came in the 66th minute when John Frendo finished off a good move with a fine shot, and in the 81st minute Ofori scored the fourth with an inch perfect shot just inside the post. The crucial winning goal came two minutes later when a cross from Danny Murphy suddenly swerved and flew into the net past the despairing Russell Ling. Despite a couple of late scares, Hendon were able to hold on to the lead and earn the three points that lifted them six places up the table.
Posted at 22:45
There were two new faces in tonights line up at Wealdstone. Joining from Windsor & Eton is Moroccan attacker Belal Aiteouakrim, while Jimmy Froud is another former QPR youngster who has also spent some time at Hayes. We welcome both players to the club and hope they enjoy their time with us.
Posted at 22:25
Our away game against Chelmsford City on Saturday 8th October will kick off at 1.00pm to avoid a clash with another World Cup Qualifier. Supporters are also reminded that Chelmsford City are still playing at Billericay Town's New Lodge ground.
Posted at 14:00
The Greens go into Wednesday evening's game at Wealdstone in the knowledge that the only way is up. After Monday afternoon's fixtures which saw Maldon Town pick up a point at Braintree Town, the Greens slipped to the foot of the table and are now the only team in the division without a point. The players will be keen to put this right and get some points on the board.
Wealdstone have had a bright start to the season dropping just two points in their first three games. There have been a number of changes in personnel since last season although the prolific strike partnership of Jermaine Beckford and Richard Jolly is still together. Supporters are reminded that Wealdstone now play at Northwood's Chestnut Avenue ground, and kick off on Wednesday will be at 7.45pm.
Posted at 18:30
We wish to thank our main sponsors, UK Packaging and Adidas for their continued support this season. This will be the last season in which UK Packaging will be associated with us, we thank them for their long standing loyalty and support over the many years they have been with us.
Adidas begin their second year of sponsorship. The first team, reserves, all our youth sides and the two ladies teams all wear the famous adidas brand. Each teams kit is identical to what our first team wear - home and away. Also you will note that all the first team squad are kitted out in adidas tracksuits and T-shirts and many of you have mentioned how professional they look with in their new red and black pre-match warm up kit. Our thanks go to Adidas for looking after the team so well.
Posted at 10:00
The winner of the August draw, winning £600 is number 132. Supporters are reminded that the new year for the 150 Club starts in September. It costs just £2 per month and you can join either by calling into the club shop, or by downloading the forms that can be found by going to the 150 club page on the website.
Posted at 09:55
Two players reached a century of first team appearances yesterday in the defeat to Hampton & Richmond Borough. Mark Burgess, who is now in his fourth spell with the club, made his first team debut on 18th February 1997 in a home league game against Kingstonian. Mark has been a very important part of the defence over the past couple of years. The second player is Ross Pickett who returned to the club last October. Ross made his debut on 19th August 2000 in a 4-0 win over Croydon, scoring the second goal of the game. He became a regular in the side until departing in January 2002. Upon his return last year he immediately broke back into the side. During his time with the club he has scored 27 goals the best of which was an overhead kick at Slough in the FA Trophy last season. Two other players are on the verge of reaching their 100th appearance. James Burgess has made 95 appearances while René Street has made 91 appearances. Meanwhile, striker Eugene Ofori is fast approaching his 200th appearance having made 193 so far.
Posted at 14:00
On Tuesday evening a moving tribute was paid to our late Chairman Ivor Arbiter. The game was attended by his widow Mrs Adrienne Arbiter, his daughter Joanne Landesberg and his grandson Nicholas Landesberg. Our match announcer Tony Wood delivered an emotional message prior to the one minute silence that was held in the Chairman's memory. Tony did us proud with his words as did everyone here, Hendon supporters, Fisher supporters and neutrals alike, with the total respect of silence. On behalf of us all at Hendon Football Club, we wish to thank everyone who sent messages of condolence to his family via the club, by post, e-mail, website or verbally. We can assure you all that every message and card has been forwarded. Thank you.
Posted at 13:45
The draw for the Middlesex County League Cup has been made, and the under 18s have been drawn at home to Southall Reserves. The game will take place at Copthall Playing Fields on Saturday 1st October 2005.
Posted at 13:30
Hendon put in a very disappointing performance this afternoon as they went down to their third defeat in a row losing 2-0 to Hampton & Richmond Borough. The Greens made a change in formation from the previous two games, but it didn't give the team the impetus that was hoped for. Both goals came in the first half, the first in the 12th minute when Steve McGrath put the ball into his own net, and the second in the 32nd minute when Matt Elverson headed home a free kick. Hendon's best chances came early in the first half when Mark Burgess missed an empty net and late on in the second half when Eugene Ofori hit the base of the post. The Greens will go into the local derby against Wealdstone on Wednesday keen to get the first points of the season on the board.
Posted at 18:30
We now know that we will be entertaining Biggleswade United in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday 10th September. Our opponents progressed through the preliminary round this afternoon beating Tring Athletic. Biggleswade play in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, two levels below the Greens.
Posted at 18:15
The opening fixtures for the Harrow Youth League have been released this week, and our newly formed under 15 side will open their campaign with two home games in Division Three. On Sunday 18th September they entertain Kodak and a week later they entertain Bessingby Park Rangers B. Meanwhile the under 13's will be in determined mood to earn promotion this season after missing out by one point last term. Their opening fixture on 18th September is away to Old Isleworthians B and the following week they are at home to Pinnstars B.
Posted at 13:15
Next Saturday's home fixture against Bromley will kick off at the earlier time of 1.00pm. This is to avoid a clash with the Wales v England World Cup Qualifier that is kicking off at 3.00pm. All supporters are welcome to watch the England game in the clubhouse.
Posted at 10:00
The following tribute was published in the matchday programme on 23rd August 2005.
"He was a true gentleman." Those were the words most used in the many tributes that were paid to the Chairman, via letter, card, telephone or e-mail. In fact, everyone that he met in football was treated as a friend and with respect. A friendship and respect that became mutual. And any Hendon supporter asking the Chairman an honest, sensible question was given an honest and sensible answer.
In almost every boardroom in and around the south east and beyond Ivor was quick to sing the praises of our Supporters Association, and for a man who had been so successful in business, he stood in wonder and respect at the work done by the Supporters Committee and its helpers in fundraising activities and in the work carried out by them and all our other volunteers on matchdays. They were not just supporters - to Ivor they were all friends.
A local man, he first became associated with Hendon Football Club when the Arbiter Group Plc became sponsors and we carried the famous 'Fender' guitar logo on our shirts, but it was to be a couple of years later, in August 1994, that he became our Chairman.
It was of course in the music industry that he made his name, and just like football, he was a highly respected figure in that field. It was Ivor who designed the Beatles logo featuring the dropped 'T' and he also sold Eric Clapton his first Fender Stratocaster. Jimi Hendriz was also one of his customers. His obituary in the Daily Express said that Ivor was regarded as a "hero to musicians." Well, he was also a bit of a hero to many Hendon fans as well.
Drums were Ivor's personal interest and he opened a shop called Drum City in the heart of London's music quarter on Shaftesbury Avenue in the Fifties. He was noted in the trade for his long list of 'firsts' - introducing new products into this country he made his shop an aladdins cave for musicians. More significantly he introduced the first Fender Stratocaster to Britain. If you wanted to purchase a set of drums from an expert it was Ivor you went to and with that in mind Brian Epstein was drawn to his shop with an unknown drummer - Ringo Starr. He sold Ringo a set of Ludwig drums and that brand went on to become the number one choice for drummers everywhere.
Ivor was unique in the music industry, always looking for new things to introduce and develop. You won't need many clues as to who first introduced Karaoke to Britain - yes, it was Ivor! Two years ago when he retired from the Arbiter company did he decide to give up work at 73 years of age? No! He opened up his own small factory in Dorset producing a drum set that he designed!
It was of course his football business that endeared him to Hendon supporters and it was on his instruction that the Arbiter Group purchased the club from Victor Green in August 1994. Midday on Friday 12th August was the deadline for the club to fulfil its commitments for the season. That deadline came and went and the clubs very future hung in the balance. We went into our first game at Slough Town the following day not knowing if there would ever be a second game. The agreement finally went through on the Monday. Without the eleventh hour intervention of the Chairman there would be no Hendon Football Club today.
Although his funeral service was held just 24 hours after his passing it was attended by an incredible number of people. They came from the music business, his boat club, professional football, non-league football and friends alike. So many that the service had to be relayed to many more people outside on television screens. At the end of the service a lone female singer sung his favourite song "My Way." Somehow, her voice full of emotion, she managed to get through the song, there could not have been a dry eye in the place. It was a wonderfully moving farewell.
Goodbye Mr Chairman
Posted at 14:00
Hendon's tough start to the season continued this evening as they lost 2-1 to a very strong Fisher Athletic side at Claremont Road. Fisher started out very brightly and the Greens were on the back foot for much of the first half. It was no great surprise when Leroy Griffiths headed home a corner in the 18th minute to give the visitors the lead. Hendon did made a few inroads into the Fisher defence, and grabbed an undeserved equaliser in the 31st minute when John Frendo capitalised on a poor clearance from a defender to fire the ball home. However, within eight minutes Fisher were back in front after Chris Piper finished off a quick move. The Greens came out in determined fashion in the second half and put in a much improved performance. They were unfortunate not to score when Frendo had a header cleared off the line and saw a fierce shot fly straight at the keeper but Fisher held on for the three points.
Posted at 23:00
The proposed Hendon FC Trust is off to an encouraging start, with dozens of people expressing interest in the idea, and with a number of people volunteering to help where possible to adminster any organisation. The working committee are currently in touch with Supporters Direct to look at which of the potential options are likely to be best for the club in the long term and will communicate back to supporters when appropriate.
In the meantime, the working group would like to clear up a couple of assumptions made by the press recently. The formation of a trust is neither in reaction to the death of the late Ivor Arbiter, nor being founded with the sole aim of taking over the running of the football club, rather to support the continuation of Hendon FC for the future. While the committee continue to look at the options, they are encouraging all supporters to continue to visit their webpage and declare any interest in the foundation of a trust to assist with their planning.
Posted at 22:00
The first team open their home campaign tomorrow evening looking to put the first points of the season on the board as they entertain Fisher Athletic. Fisher won 3-1 against Redbridge on Saturday afternoon despite losing Warren Ryan to a red card while the scores were still level. The two sides met last season in the London Senior Cup in a game that Fisher won 4-2, Jason O'Connor and Anthony Clark finding the back of the net for the Greens after Fisher ran into a 4-0 lead in the first half. Kick off at Claremont Road will be at 7.45pm tomorrow, and will be preceded by a minutes silence in memory of the late Ivor Arbiter.
Posted at 15:00
We have had some problems with the man of the match voting system due to system upgrades by FootballWebPages. While we look for a permanent alternative, we have set up a temporary voting system. This can be found by going to the Man of the Match page. Each vote will run for 10 days. If you had already voted for the Braintree game, you will need to place your vote again.
Posted at 14:00
The draw for the Westview Youth Cup, which is being competed for by 32 Ryman League sides U18 teams, has been announced. In the first round Mark Crawfords youngsters have been drawn at home to Edgware Town in a tie that should take place sometime during September. The winners will travel to Ware or Redbridge in the second round.
Posted at 13:00
The FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round took place this afternoon, and in the tie that affects us, Biggleswade United beat Haverhill Rovers 6-0. This means that Biggleswade travel to Tring Athletic next Saturday afternoon in the Preliminary Round. The winners will visit Claremont Road on Saturday 10th September.
Posted at 18:30
Hendon lost their opening game of the season this afternoon going down 1-0 to Braintree Town. The home side started much brighter than the Greens in the first half and had three or four chances to take the lead in the first 25 minutes. Hendon then came back into the game and had chances of their own, the best of which saw a Ross Pickett header go just wide. The second half started like the first with Braintree making the running and they were rewarded when they took advantage of an error for Alex Revell to score from close range in the 56th minute. However, the Greens were determined not to give up and came very close to an equaliser when a header from Eugene Ofori slammed off the crossbar in the 81st minute and five minutes later Steve McGrath saw his effort fly just wide of the bar but the home side held on to win the game. Two players made their competitive debuts this afternoon in substitutes Andrew Judge and Youness Nabil.
Posted at 18:15
Finally the beginning of the season is just hours away and a trip to Braintree Town awaits on Saturday afternoon. The Iron finished in the play offs last season, losing in the semi-finals to Eastleigh, and will be keen to make a challenge for the title this season. Manager George Borg has made some shrewd signings during the summer including goalkeeper Nick Morgan from Southend United, experienced striker Carl Griffiths from Heybridge Swifts and former Hendon striker Ricci Crace. The good news for Hendon supporters is that Gary McCann goes into the game with the whole squad fit and available. We hope that as many supporters will be able to make the trip to Essex on Saturday afternoon and get behind the team and hopefully cheer them on to a good start to the season. Kick off at Cressing Road is at 3.00pm. Admission is £8.00 for adults and £4.00 for concessions.
Posted at 14:00
Our womens team have launched their own website which can be found at www.hendonwfc.co.uk or by clicking the womens link on the left hand menu. The site carries all the usual information including fixtures, results and match reports. The womens team are hoping that by having their own website they will be able to increase the exposure that they get.
Posted at 13:00
Our FA Trophy first qualifying round tie at Fisher Athletic will now take place on Friday 14th October 2005, kicking off at 7.45pm. The date change has been necessary as Fisher groundshare at Dulwich Hamlet, and as their landlords are also at home in the FA Trophy our game had to be moved.
Posted at 10:00
Gary Anderson has today updated the current injury situation at the club. Danny Murphy suffered a fracture to the scaphoid bone (wrist) during preseason. The cast was removed today and a lightweight case is to be worn on a daily basis. An ultra-cast can be worn for competitive matches which cause no problem with referees or safety. Meanwhile Rob Courtnage suffered a slight hamstring strain last week but is able to get full range and strength. Rob should be able to train fully this week.
Posted at 10:00
The first team squad for the start of the new season was announced today by the club. Of the squad that finished last season with us twelve players have agreed to remain with the club. Those players are James Burgess, Rob Courtnage, John Frendo, Danny Julienne, Dave King, Derek Lewis, Steve McGrath, Eugene Ofori, James Parker, Ross Pickett, René Street and Marvyn Watson. For those who weren't aware, Derek Lewis is a goalkeeper who signed as cover for Dave King from Ruislip Manor at the end of March.
There are three players returning to the club. As was mentioned back in May both Iain Duncan and Kieran Gallagher signed from Chertsey Town and Billericay Town respectively, while returning for his fourth spell with the club is defender Mark Burgess who spent a few months at Hornchurch last season.
There are six further new signings that have impressed during pre-season. Joining after being released in the summer by Queens Park Rangers are two teenagers in midfielder Andrew Judge and defender Danny Murphy. Experienced forward Youness Nabil has signed having played against the Greens numerous times in recent years while striker Lamine N'Dour joins having spent part of last season with Wealdstone. Midfielder Danny O'Sullivan has joined from Waltham Forest, while defender Billy Matthews has signed from Flackwell Heath.
We welcome all the players to the club and hope that they have a long and fruitful stay with us. The pen pictures and photos have been updated and can be found by going to the playing squad page.
Posted at 19:30
On Saturday afternoon, manager Mark Crawford's only comment, "We were terrible," summed up a 4-1 reverseal at Hounslow Borough. Trailing by three goals at half-time a goal from Omar Bakali was little more than a consolation, especially when Hounslow scored again near the end.
Posted at 14:00
The first team pre-season build up finished today with a 3-0 victory at Chertsey Town. All the goals came in the second half, the first in the 65th minute when John Frendo fired home a fine cross from Danny Murphy. Four minutes later trialist Belal Aiteouakrim doubled the lead with a calm finish before Frendo scored his second in the 78th minute with a volley after good work from Youness Nabil and Kieran Gallagher.
Posted at 18:30
The reserves lost 3-2 at Harefield United last night. The first half was very poor and the Greens were deservedly 2-0 down at half time. However, things were much improved in the second half and goals from Ronald Mpangwie and Tiago Cortez brought the Greens on level terms. The winning goal came in the last minute when a Harefield player fired home something of a wonder goal.
Posted at 14:00
The reserve fixtures have been released and they will start in the Capital League Cup with a trip to Thurrock in a Preliminary Round tie. The game will take place on Wednesday 31st August. Two weeks later they will open their league campaign with a trip to Chesham United, with the return fixture taking place a fortnight later at Claremont Road. Fixtures up to Christmas can be found by going to their fixtures and results page.
Posted at 14:00
The under 18s have had their first two league fixtures announced. They will be competing in the Middlesex Senior League Senior Reserve Division this season, and for the purposes of that competition will be known as Hendon 'A'. They will also be competing in the FA Youth Cup, in which they entertain Kingsbury Town in the First Qualifying Round and the Middlesex FA County Youth Cup, the draw for which has yet to be made. In the league they will open on Saturday 10th September with a trip to Spelthorne Sports Reserves, followed by a home game against North Greenford United Social Reserves a week later. Unless otherwise announced all under 18 home games in the Middlesex County League will take place at Copthall Playing Fields. Home games in the FA Youth Cup and Middlesex Youth Cup will take place at Claremont Road.
Posted at 13:45
Hendon fielded a weakened line up against Kingsbury this evening in their penultimate friendly and slipped to a 1-0 defeat. With half a dozen first teamers missing, the Greens took time to settle down and didn't come particularly close to scoring in the first half. Shortly before the break, Kingsbury scored their goal with a fine finish from a tight angle. The Greens made changes at half time and looked sharper, the best scoring chances falling to Mark Burgess, Kevin Chakaodza and Eugene Ofori although none of the chances found the back of the net.
Posted at 22:30
The draw for this seasons Middlesex Senior Cup has been made, and the Greens have been given a bye into the second round where they will play at home to either Wealdstone or current holders Yeading. The game is likely to take place on Tuesday 13th December 2005. The winners of our tie will travel to either Enfield, Ashford Town (Middx), Northwood or Ruislip Manor in the quarter finals.
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The Ryman Football League have announced that Westview Rail Ltd. is to sponsor the League Cup and the League's Youth Cup competitions for the next three seasons starting with the 2005/06 campaign. The competitions will be known as "The Westview Cup" and "The Westview Youth Cup". League Chairman Alan Turvey said, "The Directors are delighted to have secured a three year sponsorship for both the League Cup and the reintroduced Youth Cup competitions for the next three seasons and look forward to working with Westview Rail."
Mick Woodward, Managing Director of Westview Rail, said, "Our Company are pleased to be associated with the prestigious Ryman Football League which has great traditions and is closely associated with local communities. Support of their two cup competitions helps bring soccer to the community, and we are particularly pleased to have an involvement in young players through the Youth Cup."
61 clubs will participate in the Westview Cup this season, with Hendon joining in the Third Round in November, while the Youth Cup, last won by Lewes in 1992, will have 32 participating this season, one of which will be the Greens.
Posted at 10:00
The club are pleased to confirm that following a meeting with the first team management this evening, John Frendo has agreed to stay with the club and is looking forward to being a part of the squad for the forthcoming season.
Posted at 18:30
The first team were in friendly action again this afternoon and came away from Chesham with a 0-0 draw. The first half was uneventful and evenly balanced with neither keeper really called into meaningful action as players found the going a bit tough on a pitch which was badly in need of being cut. However in the second half Hendon had the better of the game and were a little unfortunate not to get a goal. The best chances fell to Kevin Chakaodza who when clear on goal shot just wide of the post, and to James Parker who saw his header crash off the corner of the post and bar.
Posted at 18:00
The reserves made the trip to play AFC Wimbledon this morning and went down to a 2-1 defeat, although the performance was much more promising than in previous games. The Wombles, who included former Greens Jon-Barrie Bates and Micky Woolner in their line up, took the lead in the 12th minute through Sonny Farr, but the Greens came back into the game during the first half. Their efforts were rewarded in the 65th minute when Daniel Duku fired the ball home for an equaliser, but within ten minutes the home side were back in front thanks to Mark King. Manager Mark Crawford was much happier with the performance, although there is still quite a bit of work to do as he prepares the squad for the new season.
Posted at 13:15
The draws for May, June and July were made on Tuesday evening. The winner of the £150 prize for May is number 105. The winner of the £50 prize for June is number 104, and the £25 prize was won by number 12. For July the £50 prize went to number 91, while number 55 won the £25 prize. Supporters are reminded that it is time to renew your 150 club membership. The cost is just £2 per month and payments can be made by standing order or by cheque. Full details of the competition can be found by clicking this link or please see any member of the supporters committee on a matchday.
Posted at 13:00
The first team returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win at Enfield Town. Following a goalless first half in which Hendon fielded a number of trialists, a stronger side took the field for the second period. However it was the home side that took the lead in the 52nd minute when Richard Howard headed the ball home with a deft flick but within three minutes the Greens had equalised courtesy of a free kick from Kieran Gallagher. Enfield Town were reduced to ten men during the second half when Bradley Brotherton was dismissed for spitting before Eugene Ofori scored the winning goal came five minutes of time when he took advantage of an error by the home keeper.
Posted at 22:45
The reserves were in action again last night as they beat Ealing 1-0 with Apacha Ayala scoring the goal. They travel to AFC Wimbledon on Saturday morning for an 11am kick off at Kingston University.
Posted at 14:00
It is with much regret that the club announce that there will not be an under 16 side playing at the club this season. This is due to the fact that the club were unable to find a manager to take the team over on a permanent basis before the deadline for confirming teams with the Harrow Youth League despite numerous adverts and requests for interested parties to apply. This means that there will just be two Sunday youth teams in action this season at under 13 and under 15 level.
Posted at 14:00
Hendon were outclassed by Ryman League champions Yeading this evening as they went down to a 3-0 defeat. Yeading took full control of the first half and at times ran the Greens ragged. They took the lead in the 10th minute through Marvin Morgan, doubled the lead three minutes later with a counter attack finished by Charlie Mapes before Morgan scored the third shortly before half time. Hendon's best first half chance fell to Kieran Gallagher who fired a long free kick on target with Delroy Preddie at full strength to tip it over the bar. The Greens came back into the game in the second half despite making a number of changes. The best chances in the second half fell to Danny Julienne and Billy Matthews who saw their attempts well saved by the substitute keeper.
Posted at 22:30
Our recent anniversary game against Bishop Auckland has received a mention on the FA website by their resident groundhopper David Barber who is fast approaching having watched 5000 games. The article can be found by going to the FA site.
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4 Coquet Way is a wonderful 1400sq ft, three bedroom detached bungalow, which is delightfully light and airy with comfortable and tastefully modern finishes to admire throughout. This property has been thoroughly and skillfully upgraded by the present owners creating a spacious detached family home.
The exceptional quality of this home and attention to detail combined with the beautiful interior styling makes for the ultimate escape to a property in a peaceful Northumbrian village. There is plentiful and elegant living space along with three double bedrooms and a sizeable, private garden to the rear. This is a fabulous and truly stylish bungalow that we are delighted to introduce to the market.
What's inside 4 Coquet Way?
Please refer to the floor plan provided for individual room sizes and layout of the accommodation.
4 Coquet Way is situated in a quiet and peaceful setting enjoying a position to the head of the cul-de-sac. The property is approached via a private driveway with enough room for three vehicles. There is also a garage with up and over door.
Front entrance:
Entrance door leads to:
Entrance Hall:
A very welcoming entrance to this beautiful home. This is a very light hallway due to the front door being partially glazed and a full length frosted window next to it. The hallway is fitted with lovely quality carpet and there is a central heating radiator. Turning left from the hallway takes you to the fabulous living area.
Lounge /Dining area:
A gorgeous and light dual aspect living room that has been incredibly well modernised by the current owners. The large windows really make this room feel especially spacious. There is an attractive bio-ethanol fire to give the room a cosy feel in those cooler months of the year. Quality fitted carpet and two central heating radiators. A large glass door leads on to the conservatory which is a wonderful extension of the living space.
Open plan to the living room area, is the wonderful dining area, which is then open plan to the kitchen. The dining area has a large window overlooking the front of the property. There is plentiful room for a large dining table and chairs. Perfect for entertaining friends and family. The carpet continues into the dining area and there is a further central heating radiator.
Adjacent to the living room you can enter this gorgeous little suntrap. With the sun beaming through the windows you'll be nice and warm all year round and you can admire the views of the garden and the surrounding countryside in the distance.
Following on from the dining room is this very well designed modern kitchen. There is a wide range of fitted cabinets and cupboards with quality statement countertops. There is an integrated fridge and plumbing for a dishwasher. The kitchen island is perfect for a quick breakfast or a glass of wine while you chat away to the cook of the evening. All in all a very well planned out contemporary kitchen with floor to ceiling white subway tiles to one wall.
Utility Room:
Accessed from the kitchen is this well sized utility room with plumbing for both a washing machine and a dishwasher. There is a door leading to the garage as well as a door to the rear garden. The newly fitted combi boiler can be found in the utility room. There is also access to the extremely spacious loft which has a room completely boarded out and could be a great opportunity for a further bedroom or office space.
Master bedroom:
A generously proportioned bedroom to the front elevation with large windows, making the room feel incredibly bright and well-lit. There are fitted wardrobes to one wall with hanging and shelving space but there is ample room for further wardrobes if required. The room has been fitted with quality carpet, one central heating radiator.
Bedroom 2:
Another lovely double bedroom to the side elevation with a large window allowing plentiful light to flood into the room. There are fitted wardrobes to this bedroom as well with white louvre doors. Quality fitted carpet to this room and a central heating radiator.
Bedroom 3:
A light and charming double bedroom to the rear elevation with window that overlooks the garden and the countryside in the distance. Fitted wardrobes with generous shelving and hanging space, quality fitted carpet, central heating radiator.
Family Bathroom:
High quality and modern bathroom with ceramic tiled flooring, double size wet room shower with mains fed designer shower, white bath with a mixer shower tap, wall mounted WC, chrome ladder style radiator, white ceramic wash basin inset into vanity unit and an illuminated mirror above.
With stylish quality ceramic tiled flooring, white WC, white ceramic hand wash basin.
What's outside 4 Coquet Way?
There is a private drive, leading to the garage and off street parking. To the front of the property there is a very generous sized mature garden with lawned area, shrubs and flowerbeds that bloom beautifully in Spring and Summer. To the rear, there is a beautiful secluded and enclosed lawned garden that is well stocked with attractive shrubs and flowers. From the sunny rear garden you have scenic views out to the surrounding countryside.
What Propology love about 4 Coquet Way:
Well, we do like a bungalow, especially this one with its well-proportioned rooms and contemporary lines. We love the reception room, which provides oodles of space for living, entertaining and the kitchen and bathrooms with their bright, clean and modern high quality fittings. It's at this point that we realise that, with this property, down-sizing might not be quite the right expression. It's got as much room as apparently larger properties but much more user-friendly. The ideal home in so many ways, in fact, for any life stage…
The location is also a winner, being approximately 1 mile from the beach and a short walk into Warkworth Village, which is encircled by a loop of the River Coquet. The main street is dominated by the majestic medieval Warkworth Castle. There is a good selection of independent shops, great places to eat, including a chocolatier. A ten minute walk from the property will get you to the charming 14th century Warkworth Bridge which crosses the River Coquet and to the medieval cave hermitage and chapel of a solitary holy man accessible only by boat. Within walking distance are Warkworth golf course which is a seaside links course designed by Old Tom Morris in 1891 and your local dog friendly beach which is simply spectacular with an expanse of golden sand and beautiful dunes overlooking the RSBP reserve of Coquet Island.
The dune system at Warkworth beach is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and is recommended by the Marine Conservation Society. For those with sea legs the Coquet Yacht Club is situated at Amble Marina only a 4 minute drive away. Access to Newcastle via the A1 and A1068 Coast Road is within easy reach and Alnmouth train station is only three miles to the north with frequent daily direct lines to Newcastle (25 mins) London Kings Cross (3 hours 20 mins) and Edinburgh (1 hour). Newcastle International Airport is approximately thirty miles to the south and Edinburgh Airport one hundred miles to the North.


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Last Thursday, I was graciously invited among many other Irish nationals living here in Egypt and friends of Ireland to attend the Irish Embassy's St. Patrick's Day party at the Le Meridian Pyramids Hotel that has a view of the great pharaonic structures, for the 'Greening' of the Pyramids. I sign to symbolize friendship between the two nations.
Along with the invitation was an incredible and very unbelievable rate to stay the night at the hotel and have breakfast included for less that 650LE. (that is a bargain!)
The thought of battling traffic to get there and then having to do it again once the party was over did not appeal to me in the least. I RSVPed that I would be in attendance and I also booked a room, (every girl deserves to be pampered every now and then, especially after having suffered from a week-long of sinusitis. Wouldn't you agree ;).
Thursday evening I arrive with time to spare, checking in took less than five minutes. I was upgraded to deluxe suit overlooking the pool and Pyramids (not bad)! I had enough time to freshen up and get myself ready for an evening of socializing and culture.
When I left my room to make my way to the reception the usual bustle, friendly hum of conversation was noticeably absent once i reached the lobby. When I walked through the restaurant to the area by the pool where the event was being held. The clinking of silver ware and appetizing aroma of meals being cooked was barely noticeable.
The evening was better than I had expected. I met many interesting people of various occupations, I heard Irish musicians who collaborated and were accompanied by 3 bedouin musicians, Irish tunes filled air with a twist of Middle Eastern beats and rhythms, there was a buffet of Irish cheese along with other delicacies and of course a bar stocked with my favorite rich in iron beverage, Guinness!
The following morning I awoke to a very empty and quiet hotel. The restaurant was only a fraction full with a minimal number of tourists and the usual breakfast rush, clattering of plates, shouts of chefs and waiters running around was absent. The pool on a hot sunny day was not in use, there were no squeals of children splashing around or occupied sunbeds. This was indeed a sad sight, it was heartbreaking to see how badly tourism and hotels are suffering.
You can't help but wonder, why the leader along with politicians are not trying to make more of an effort to bring back the tourists. Why aren't they taking a step to trying to make the nation a safer place for foreign nations to give their nationals the green light to come back to see our wonders and treasures.
If we can't make the tourists come back, what are we going to do?
(Winne the Pooh moment, think, think, think)
Here's a thought, just off the top of my head, Why don't WE support our industry?
How many of you can honestly say that you have gone to see the attractions that our great nation has?
We need to support our country and the industry by discovering our country.
With discovering our nation, we might be able to instil pride and patriotism of the highest degree!
So what do you say?
Ready to book a trip?
I am.


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Sepia Saturday - Ship Talk
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
My father could recite these and other lines from Lewis Carroll's famous poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter," by memory even though it was years since he learned it in school. He would recite them whenever there was a big change or transitional period in our family. I'm certain he recited them on New Year's Eve too.
Happy New Year everyone!
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Rockport Mass.
Sunday P.M.
Stopped in Newburyport last night and came here today. Cool weather for the time of year. Hope you are well. The Brewster House has been sold to Sawer Wollen Co. for their Super to live in. Hays are to get out in six weeks. Loveingly H.P.
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536a Congress St,
Portland, Maine
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Top ten female tennis players with the most Australian Open titles
by MairaS on December 18, 2010
in Grand-Slam: Australian Open
Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year and the players are judged pretty much for their performance in this slam. The tennis fans use the results to predict the future for every tennis player in the calender year. Australian Open offers a very exciting start of the year with indoor beautiful courts. The crowd cheers for not only Australian but other players as well, making the Australian summer much more overwhelming for every tennis fan.
A three-set tennis game, particularly for women, has been offering plenty of excitement as the game is fast and ends usually in a victory after two sets. From clay's slower-paced games to hard court play, famous female tennis players have been casting spells with their magical play. The former female champion of the Australian Open title is Serena Williams, who also won the doubles championship with her sister Venus Williams in the same year for the second consecutive year as well. With the Bryan brothers and Williams sisters winning the doubles for second consecutive year, they were the second siblings to set this record.
The list of the ten female tennis players with most Australian Open titles is:
1) Margaret Smith Court
2) Nancye Wynne Bolton
3) Steffi Graf
4) Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
5) Thelma Coyne Long
6) Martina Hingis
7) Monica Seles
8) Serena Williams
9) Jennifer Capriati
10) Joan Hartigan Bathurst
Among these ten top ten female tennis players with the most Australian Open titles, greatest tennis player Margaret Smith Court secured 7 Australian Open titles and still enjoys this record. Who could possibly break this record?
Most aces by female players in the Australian Open Tennis
by MairaS on December 18, 2010
in Grand-Slam: Australian Open
There are very few female tennis players who have an aggressive playing style. If you see a three set game of women playing tennis, you will probably notice a rather steady game with shots being played for a longer while which means there's less chance that any ace will take place. Similarly, the serve of mostly female players is not very aggressive, which leads to fewer aces during a match.
However, things start to change when it comes to the famous USA female tennis player Williams sisters who enthrall the opponents with their steaming fast serves and aces. USA tennis players Venus and Serena Williams are the leading ace scorers in the Australian Open by far. Venus Williams also holds the record of most aces in a match at Wimbledon. In addition to these two names, famous female tennis player Jennifer Capriati is also the leading ace scorer of Australian Open. The last name in this list is the gorgeous and hottest female tennis player Gabriela Sabatini who, with her strong play style, was able to serve numerous aces in the Australian Open.
As the overall game pace has slowed down due to player preference at playing from the baseline, the chances of ace have lowered. The game is relatively slower for women with lots of grunting presently.
Youngest and Oldest Seeded Players in Grand Slams
by MairaS on July 4, 2010
in Record Holders
We all love the championships in which our best and favorite players are rivals to each other. The players that will play in the championships are the lowest seeds. A "seed" is a ranking of players that will play in the knockout tournaments, such as Wimbledon. The win-loss and other related data about the competitors is analyzed and they are ranked accordingly. The player seeded 1st is the most favorite one for that tournament and it is assumed that he will be the best player throughout the tournament and will win it, as well. In singles Grand Slams, 32 seeds are needed that means 32 of the best players of that gender will compete in the Grand Slam.
Age has never been considered important as long as the player is in his best form during the game and in his career. This is why there have been tennis players who at a very old age were able to own a respectable seed by winning the grand slam championship. Here are the youngest and oldest seeded players in Grand Slams:
Youngest seed in the Grand Slams:
The youngest male seed to have played so far is Sweden's B. R. Borg who played in a Grand Slam at the age of 17 years in 1973. The youngest female seed was USA's Jennifer Capriati in 1999; she was 14 years old then.
Oldest seed in the Grand Slams:
The oldest seed in men's singles was USA's R. A. Gonzales. He played in the Grand Slam at the age of 41 years in 1969. Among women, the oldest seed was also from USA. L. W. King played at the age of 39 years in 1983 Grand Slam.
Famous female tennis players: Jennifer Capriati
by MairaS on June 21, 2010
in Famous/Best Tennis players
Famous female tennis player, Jennifer Capriati started her professional career in 1990, though before that she played as a junior player and claimed 3 singles and one doubles title. The American female tennis players, Jennifer won her first professional title in October that year. By the end of 1990, she had already made it to the top ten in the world tennis ranking all the way to the eighth place. In all, she won one doubles title and 14 singles.
Soon, the young girl fell a victim to drugs. It gave a serious blow to her career. An event of shop lifting in 1993 followed by arrest due to possession of drugs in May 1994 made her take a break from her career. When Capriati turned 18, she moved out of her parents' home into her own apartment. She was arrested in Florida along with her two friends for possession of drugs. On investigation, her friends told the police that she had been taking drugs for the past year. It was a pressure on her, as it has been a teen sensation that turned her towards drugs.
This was a big set-back for Jennifer Capriati however; she joined a rehabilitation centre and soon came back to the tennis world. In November 1994, she played in a tournament but was knocked out in the first round. She took a 15 months break and returned. She gained her first title six years after this incident. She took back her top ranking in 2001. She has been a constant victim of injuries since 2003 after being knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open. She issued a statement in 2007 that she was determined to make a comeback to international tennis.


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Jess & Mike
Stokesay Castle Weddings
Reading, PA
Juliana Laury Photography | Chester County, Lehigh Valley, and Montgomery County Wedding Photographer
I can officially check "shoot a wedding in a castle" off my list of things to accomplish this year. Jess and Mike had a gorgeous Fall day at a venue that really speaks for itself, Stokesay Castle. The sun was out, the colors were vibrant, and the champagne didn't stop flowing, which is of course all a recipe for success and with this combination it was impossible to take a bad photo. Please enjoy some of my favorites, this may be the first but it hopefully won't be the last time I find myself among stone towers to work!


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There can be no denying Asia is the place to secure escalating capital and income returns with Sri Lanka proving to be the brightest star. This is reported by the Move Channel.
In a report it said that with property markets in the US, Europe and the Middle East suffering an unprecedented crash and financial markets are in a state of flux, it is understandable that investors consider secure investments enabling recovery of losses and ongoing high yields a distant memory. It said the East is continuing to flourish beyond all expectations. It would be difficult to find a more beautiful location than Sri Lanka, from an investment viewpoint. The deciding factor must always be just how attractive is the investment? This is where Sri Lanka and in particular the Eastern Province can really have no equal'. Sri Lanka's stable demographically elected Government lead by its far sighted President Rajapaksa has taken the inspired decision to create the most progressive and attractive economic environment and incentives specifically designed to encourage both corporate and individual foreign investment. Investors can be assured that their investment is secure.
The Eastern Province alone has been the recipient of more than one Billion US Dollars of foreign investment over the last three years to support the Governments comprehensive infrastructure, social and economic long term plans. With more eye watering amounts of foreign investment continuing to pour in, the region is already striding towards the brightest of futures.


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Our Senior Football Team performed magnificently in the Halstead and District 'Level 1' football tournament last Thursday.
Our team recorded four consecutive victories against Richard De Clare, St. Andrew's, St Peters Coggeshall and Colne Engaine, ending the tournament with a 100% record. We have now progressed to the 'Level 2' tournament where we will face some very tough opposition from other schools who won their local competitions.
Well done to our team:
Josh Lupson, Tom Woods, Jarad Gribbin,
Rory McCabe, Al?e Adams, Tom White,
Harry Buckingham, Jacob Burns, Jasper
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