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Tasks adds a to-do list to Gmail. After adding the lab, click the Tasks link above the chat box on the left-hand-side of the page....
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Tasks adds a to-do list to Gmail. After adding the lab, click the Tasks link above the chat box on the left-hand-side of the page. Your task list will appear on the right – click anywhere in the list and start...
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WunderlistУсловно-бесплатно | Mac, Windows, Онлайн сервис, Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Chrome OS, Android Tablet, iPad, google-chrome
Wunderlist is the easiest way to manage and share your to-do lists. Whether you're planning an overseas adventure, sharing a shopping list with a loved one or running your very own business, Wunderlist is here...multi-language, todo-manager, task-manager, tasks, reminder
Remember The MilkУсловно-бесплатно | Онлайн сервис, Windows Mobile, Android, iPhone, Blackberry, iPad
Take your tasks anywhere with this feature-packed application. See tasks located nearby, add and complete tasks on the go, organize upcoming tasks, and sync it all seamlessly with Remember The Milk. Free download for Pro users! Very good...todo-manager, task-list, outlook, getting-things-done, task-planner
SpringpadБесплатно для персонального использования | Онлайн сервис, Android, iPhone, iPad
Springpad makes it easy to save notes, products and places you want to remember - from tasks and lists to products, places, movies, recipes and more. It automatically organizes and enhances what you save with...note-taking, getting-things-done, notebook
AsanaУсловно-бесплатно | Онлайн сервис, Android, iPhone
Asana is the shared task list for your team. The place to plan, organize and stay in sync on your efforts.project-management, collaboration, calendar, социальная сеть, task-management
Mission Control HQБесплатно | Онлайн сервис
Mission Control let you see what everyone is working on, all at once. People can see other's tasks, contribute, assign and help out as necessary. It's so simple it never needs to be explained to new...project-management, collaboration, task-management, todo-manager, getting-things-done
ToodledoУсловно-бесплатно | Онлайн сервис, Android, iPhone, palm-pre, Blackberry, iPad
An easy to use, web-based to-do list. Get organized, stay motivated, and be more productive. Toodledo allows you to: Organize Your Tasks. Use folders, tags, contexts, subtasks and more to organize, search...getting-things-done, todo-manager, task-list, task-planner
ThingsПлатно | Mac, iPhone, iPad
Task management has never been this easy. Simplicity, however, is not achieved at the expense of powerful features. Download your free trial today and start getting more things done with less effort.todo-manager, getting-things-done, task-management
AstridУсловно-бесплатно | Онлайн сервис, Android, iPhone, Android Tablet, iPad
At its core, Astrid is a open source todo list that helps you get stuff done. That's why Astrid makes it really easy to create lists of tasks, as well as set priority, set due dates, and times. Astrid...todo-manager, task-manager, remember-the-milk, producteev
ToDoListОткрытое ПО | Windows
A simple but effective way to keep on top of your tasks, 10 languages. ToDoList is a rare form of task management tool, one that allows you to repeatedly sub-divide your tasks into more manageable pieces...task-management, getting-things-done, task-list, outliner, tree-structure
WorkflowyУсловно-бесплатно | Онлайн сервис, iPhone, iPad
Workflowy lets you organise your brain into easily manageable lists. It also works as a single-pane outliner with inline notes. It offers one-click hoisting (zooming into branches). The online version syncs...task-management, outliner, opml-import, lists, opml-export
Task CoachОткрытое ПО | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad
Task Coach is a well-structured, portable, Open Source todo / task manager (supporting 50 languages). It grew out of frustration that well-known task managers, such as those provided with Outlook or Lotus...task-manager, todo-manager, time-tracking
NirvanaУсловно-бесплатно | Онлайн сервис, iPhone
Nirvana is a secure, cloud-based GTD® task manager accessible from your desktop web browser and mobile devices. If you have more to do than you can manage in your head, or if you want greater clarity of...project-management, collaboration, task-management, getting-things-done
MyLifeOrganizedУсловно-бесплатно | Windows Mobile, Android, iPhone, Blackberry, iPad
MyLifeOrganized (MLO) is a personal task outliner and to-do list manager which will help you to organize your goals, projects and tasks into a tree. The To-Do list with actions that require immediate attention...task-management, todo-manager, getting-things-done, organizer, tasks
Notational VelocityОткрытое ПО | Mac
Notational Velocity is a mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes. With Notational Velocity, searching for notes is not a separate action; rather, it is the primary interface. Searching...note-taking, sticky-notes
SandglazУсловно-бесплатно | Mac, Windows, Linux, Онлайн сервис, Android, iPhone, Chrome OS, Android Tablet, iPad, blackberry-10, kindle-fire
Flexible Project & Task Management: Create shared task plans that easily adapt to your changing priorities. Join the thousands who depend on Sandglaz to get more done with less effort. It's...project-management, collaboration, web-based, calendar, task-management
TodoistУсловно-бесплатно | Mac, Windows, Онлайн сервис, Android, iPhone, Chrome OS, Android Tablet, iPad, google-chrome, microsoft-office-outlook, mozilla-thunderbird, gmail, firefox
Todoist is a task manager thats useful, fast and easy to use. We currently manage millions of todos for thousands of people.todo-manager, getting-things-done, task-list
The Hit ListПлатно | Mac
Your life is complicated, but managing it doesnt need to be. The Hit List is a task manager that is simple to use, yet powerful enough for the most demanding workaholics. Whether you just want to jot down a...todo-manager, task-management
Todo.txtОткрытое ПО | Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone, iPad
Track your tasks and projects in a plain text file, todo.txt. A todo.txt is software and operating system agnostic; it's searchable, portable, lightweight and easily manipulated.todo-manager, task-management, command-line, command-line-interface
Any.DOБесплатно | Android, iPhone
Any.DO helps you get things done with your friends in a simple & elegant way. It's free, simple & fun.task-management, todo-manager
EssentialPIMУсловно-бесплатно | Windows, Android, iPhone
EssentialPIM lets you manage appointments, tasks, notes, contacts, password entries and email messages across multiple devices and cloud applications. PIM stands for Personal Information Manager, and it...note-taking, calendar, tasks, contact-management, personal-information-manager
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Enjoy the rest of the summer on your New Home with and In-ground POOL. This pool was recently repaired, all equipment was replaced and the work Still has almost 3 Years of Guarantee.This home is located in a nice and quiet area. Very close to Schools, Shopping,, Medical Facilities and only about 3 Minutes from Fwy I-15 entrance, Great for commuters. Sellers have done may repairs,Including New Kitchen Cabinets, New Water Heater, New Stainless Steel Stove, Dishwasher and Microwave. New Laminate and Carpet Floors throughout, Bathrooms where also updated, Pool surroundings were improved with Artificial Grass, Concrete and Rock to help keep the backyard clean. Newer Dual Pane windows. Fresh Interior paint. This home seems to be in a Move-In Condition. There is access to the backyard through a side gate for your toys, in addition to the 2 Car Garage with New Garage Door. (Opener not installed, but seller may throw it in with a good offer) You must see it to appreciate.
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Even me I like this films Harry Potter movie, since the movie was in out nd coming to my country I have interested in it, I'm sure any day I'm not feeling good when I watched Harry Potter everything will be alright,we thank the eeied nd nd director,
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with Live Music Locally
I love Harry Potter so any chance to be able to see the movie with new eyes has my attention. Are you gonna get tickets to this too?
I've been a huge Harry Potter fan since the books came out. I'm a Ravenclaw by the way (you didn't ask but if you're a Potterhead I know you were curious). Well, if you've read the books, seen the movies, maybe even traveled to see "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" and you're looking for a new way to enjoy your favorites, here it is.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is having a live concert along with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. On Saturday, August 3rd, you can watch the movie in high-definition while a live orchestra plays the soundtrack along with it.
Tickets seem to already be going pretty quickly but there are plenty left. Lawn tickets are anywhere from $29-34 and go as high as $63-113 for front orchestra.


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The Hotel Wagner is found in the center of Milan, across for the Fiera di Milano City, in a quiet residential area, close to fashion, where it is easy to reach the Nuovo Polo Fieristico Rho Pero in just 5 minutes. In just a few minutes by metro you will be in the historic center at the Duomo, the Royal Palace, the Scala Theater, the Poldi Pezzoli Museum and the four corners of the fashion area in via Montenapoleone.
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saturday 31/07/2010
Close plz she already found a guild
Close plz i dnt think we will be recruiting new members soon
Still recruiting?
*knock-knock* Still recruiting?
Pls delete this thread ..
Admin please close, we already have a thread.
friday 30/07/2010
Thanks TP, join now
Looking for guild but for level 15 only.
Are you as smart as an ape? As strong as a Bear? As wise as an Owl? As swift as a hare? Or feel the presence of an animal in you? Then you may have what it takes to be a Silver Beast. Join now for a good Guild experience.
We maybe a new Guild, but with your help, we can try to make it one of the best.
Im not leaving, Im hear to stay for a while
Im a new player looking to have fun, I might join a guild and I play hard and want to be a all around good player in all clans
Hello, Im new here. Just got the app on my iTouch and man am I happy. Ive been waiting almost a year for this and now Im really hoping an app comes out for Android phones. Anyway, great game. Im going to go play a little now matter of fact.
thursday 29/07/2010
This is my guild we are looking to expand in your area you could be a good start for that and we are very social so advice is always floating around heres our link http://www.urban-rivals.com/guild/?id_guild=1039383
813 members hope you join an help make this guild better
Hey invite your friends come and join .. or come and check it out.
once enough members, will be holding monthley lotery's, events, and will have good prizes for the winners.
So feel free to drop by and check it out at http://www.urban-rivals.com/guild/?id_guild=1011615
Click on APPLY TO GUILD once i get the msg i will be accepting all canadians 25+
This is a good clan with a nice founder you should join
Please create your guild first and repost your thread. You need to include a link to your guild
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Friday, 07 December 2018
David Shirley will be the next Executive Dean of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at ECU.
The appointment is the culmination of a global recruitment campaign to identify the next leader of WAAPA.
Mr Shirley is currently the Director of the Manchester School of Theatre within Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
His previous roles include Head of Drama at MMU and Head of the School of Theatre at Rose Bruford College.
He is also a director and trained actor with numerous film, television and radio credits to his name.
Mr Shirley is the Chair of the Federation of Drama Schools, A Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (FRSA); and Associate Editor of Theatre, Dance and Performance Training Journal.
He holds a Diploma of Acting from The Arts Educational Drama School, a Bachelor of Arts from University of London and a Master of Arts from King's College London & The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
ECU Vice-Chancellor Professor Steve Chapman CBE welcomed the appointment of Mr Shirley.
"David is an outstanding candidate. His experience in developing international partnerships, building research culture and ensuring courses meet industry demand aligns with the ongoing strategic direction of WAAPA," he said.
"He joins ECU at an exciting time as we seek to transform WAAPA into the leading performing arts academy within the Asia Pacific region and embark on the restoration and housing of our collection of 120 historical pianos."
Mr Shirley said he was looking forward to the challenge of leading WAAPA from 2019.
"I am truly delighted to have been offered the opportunity to join Edith Cowan University as the Executive Dean of WAAPA," he said.
"The School has an outstanding reputation for excellence and I feel honoured and privileged to have been invited to lead it through what will prove an extremely exciting and dynamic phase in its development as one of the world's leading and most prestigious performing arts academies."
Professor Chapman also recognised the contributions of current WAAPA Executive Dean Professor Julie Warn AM. Professor Warn will retire in early 2019 after 14 years in the role.
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DDAS, 1997, Afghanistan, missed mine, M-19, AT
The victims were in a vehicle that detonated an AT mine with a front wheel. The ground was a dirt road in grazing land. A photograph showed a flat earth area with water in puddles. "The front wheel of the truck and the cabin were destroyed". [A photograph showed the cab separated from the truck and severely damaged.]
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When searching for answers leave the letters that you don't know blank! E.g. B OTH R (BROTHER)
Performing well: worker in grass is a crossword clue for which we have 1 possible answer and we have spotted 1 times in our database. This crossword clue was last seen on 09 October 2019 in The Sun Cryptic Crossword puzzle!


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Field trip to Moyar Valley
We found the remains of several gaur along the river banks, evidence that tigers often kill these large wild cattle. During our four-day stay, we saw at least 1,000 chital, 100 blackbuck, several gaur and sambar.
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Member Update June 2019
Attached pls find the member update for June 2019 member update June 2019
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Member Update, July 2017
Dear Members, Attached please find the member update for July 2017 from WASI. Tight lines! The WASI Comms team WASI Member Update Jul 2017
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Mahseer Conservation Planning Workshop In Kochi
Sanctuary Asia, April 2017.
The Mahseer Conservation Planning Workshop in Kochi commenced on April 4, 2017. The Workshop, a preliminary session preceding a two day conference hosted by The Mahseer Trust, was organized by Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Science.
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Himachal Pradesh propagating Mahseer fish
TOI, May 19, 2016.
A hatchery with an outlay of Rs 6 crore ($900,000) has been set up at Machhial near Jogindernagar town in Mandi district to rear the mahseer, also known as the tiger of Indian rivers, to breed the fish and release its fingerlings into the wild
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Save the mighty Mahseer
The Hindu, June 6th, 2015.
"The 'Mighty Mahseer' is the kind of legendary fish that makes anglers traverse continents in the mere hope of sighting one. It is the only fish that made three Englishmen travel overland to India in search of the presumably extinct fish.
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The Future of the Cauvery Mahseer
WASI submitted this report to the Karnataka Forest Dept. and the Fisheries Dept. after the fieldwork done at Galibore in 2015. This was followed up by a presentation to the PCCF and his team, where WASI's office bearers and Dr. AJT Jonsingh were present.
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Fingerlings Released in Aug/Sep 2016
We are pleased to inform our members that over 1 lakh fingerlings of native species procured from the fisheries department, were released in our lease areas. In addition, 25,000 fingerlings of Murrel were procured and released as well.
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"That railroad crossing up there is exactly a quarter-mile away from here. On green, I'm going for it."
Let's get this out of the way: The Fast and the Furious is not a knock-off Point Break.
To be such a thing, it would have to deviate from Point Break.
Actually, that's a joke for effect, kinda, but we'll return to the kinda later. For now, let's languish in the hilarity of how closely The Fast and the Furious hews to Point Break. A mysterious gang of esoteric sports enthusiasts plagues the law-abiding world, and only an undercover square (and his supportive older handler) can reveal them and stop their rampage. To that end and after much practice, the square infiltrates the subculture of this esoteric sport, and quickly hooks up with a lovable bunch of outcast rascals. The square is drawn deeper into the esoteric sports world by a woman connected to (but slightly apart from) the rascals, but he's drawn in even more by the charismatic leader. After haranguing from his superiors (who are adamant the charismatic leader is not to be trusted), the square fingers some obvious baddies who are revealed to be red herrings. Recklessness from the charismatic leader leads to a dramatic escalation of violence, and the square is revealed as a cop. In the end, they face each other, but the square is now changed, and allows the charismatic leader to depart on his own terms, being too rare and beautiful a creature for prison. It's really almost beat for beat. And I note this with amusement, and even respect—after all Point Break is awesome, what's the use of mucking it up?
But there is at least one very important deviation, which may have just been key to understanding the longevity of the series.
Basically, unlike the dangerous gamesmanship between Bodhi and Johnny Utah, Dominic Toretto is never anything less than earnest with Brian O'Conner. He's forthright, trusting, and never tries to play Brian, and though he is a criminal and has Brian at gunpoint once, he isn't especially dangerous or crazy like Bodhi, who really may be a psychopath. But this isn't simply a matter of making the charismatic leader of the misfit toys easier to like.
While Johnny Utah finds a subculture gang, Brian finds a whole world, a sustaining society with its own rules, mores, colloquialisms, and ecosystems, all made by and for those mainstream society has actively rejected. It also happens to be a world that's pretty well integrated, populated by far more people of color than his joint FBI/LAPD operation, which has its one black guy, a stark contrast to the street race world, which has room for Hector, Vince, and Johnny Tran all at once. Is it a coincidence, incidentally, that ethnic factions only seem to come up in the operation HQ? I really don't think so. Dom has no ulterior motives because this is his home, and it's a very welcoming one.
This is, of course, the elephant in the room—or more accurately, it's the elephant in the room of other big time Hollywood summer action ultra-franchises, now all straining to add some diversity. The F&F movies, especially the later installments, have no such struggle, and the groundwork was laid here.
The movie, rather remarkably, affords a lot of time to just letting us live in its world. We don't even learn that Brian is a cop until nearly 40 minutes in—honestly, that's pretty amazing. Until then, you could easily be convinced it's a sports movie, where Brian is the kid with heart who Dom s going to coach to greatness. Before the big reveal, we get a lot of practice, shop talk, going to parties, and working day jobs—there's even an inexplicable scene I love where Hector and his crew come to the shop that serves as Brian's cover just to buy stuff.
That's all heady stuff, though. Let's languish for a bit in the glorious 2001-ness of The Fast and the Furious. Neon underglow kits! So many chin beards. Everything Letty wears, but especially those flame-toed boots. Edgy lesbians! Shit, son, is that Ja Rule? Nu metal and "electronica!" Probably Gran Tourismo 2! Who the hell chose these paintjobs? But probably the most 2001 thing is the modesty and restraint.
For as crazy, as gloriously crazy as the series would get, it starts off in a very grounded place—as grounded as a movie about an undercover street racing cop and an honorable street racing thief can be anyway. Their cars, while tricked out and modded as hell, are the sorts of cars you're likely to see just going about your day. Some ominous talk of Johnny Tran's Honda Civics (a car favored for many years by my dad) arises, a crisis is precipitated over a Jetta, and while the 10 grand price tag on mods is a lot of money, at the same time, it isn't that much money. There's even a digression where Dom and Brian race a Ferrari in a Toyota they rebuilt.
Mainly, though, the modesty comes from the action, which is one of the last hurrahs of the undigitized. The big draw is stunt drivers doing amazing, but simple and feasible feats. It's simple, but cool, especially the botched truck robbery, in no small part because that's a real guy dangling off a real truck as it really speeds down the highway. Later movies would get crazier and crazier, but (and I think a great many pretenders to the action throne don't grasp this) you have to accelerate to tanks and safe-flails, you don't start at maximum speed, you have to share a few Coronas first.
I Laughed: "I smell (sniffsniff)
skank." I don't care what people say, I like Michelle
Soundtrack Lowlight: Just because it only appears briefly in what I'd call a "music montage" (not a musical montage…maybe I should call it a "montage of music" then), doesn't mean "Rollin'" doesn't easily earn this spot. It pains me to learn Method Man was on this remix. Torture what indeed.


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Vastavam web: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of trying to topple his government Tuesday as he poured cold water on the idea of resuming talks with Washington after its pullout from an international nuclear accord. "It is ironic that the US government does not even conceal its plan for overthrowing the same government it invites to talks," Rouhani said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
"I am starting the dialogue right here, and state, in unequivocal terms, that the question of international security is not a toy in American domestic politics." Rouhani took the podium a few hours after Trump called for Iran's isolation in his UN address, accusing the leadership of Iran of sowing "chaos, death and destruction" as he defended his decision to ditch the Iran nuclear accord.
The five remaining parties to the 2015 accord — France, Britain, Germany, China and Russia agreed during a meeting in New York late Monday to set up a payment system to preserve business ties with Iran despite US sanctions. "Unlawful unilateral sanctions in themselves constitute a form of economic terrorism," said Rouhani.
Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal in May, to the dismay of European allies, Russia and China which had invested years in negotiations to achieve a milestone agreement on keeping Iran's nuclear ambitions in check. In his UN address last year, Trump bashed the nuclear deal as "an embarrassment," signalling that the United States was ready to walk away.


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GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Lane Capital Corp. ("Oxford Lane" or "Company") (NASDAQ:OXLC) (NASDAQ:OXLCO) (NASDAQ:OXLCM) announced that it will begin to pay common distributions on a monthly basis. The Company's Board of Directors has declared distributions of $0.135 per share of its outstanding common stock payable for each of the next three months according to the table below:
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|January 23, 2018
|January 31, 2018
|February 20, 2018
|February 28, 2018
|March 22, 2018
|March 30, 2018
About Oxford Lane Capital Corp.
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded registered closed-end management investment company principally investing in debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") vehicles. CLO investments may also include warehouse facilities, which are financing structures intended to aggregate loans that may be used to form the basis of a CLO vehicle.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events, except as may be required by law.
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2019 Lamborghini Urus Track Drive Review | The banshee from Sant'Agata
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The Lamborghini Urus is a strange beast. It's generally shaped like a modern Lamborghini, a thick wedge with knife-edged angles, but its four-door form brings a practicality that no previous Lamborghini could match. Not even the iconic LM002, a thinly veneered military vehicle more similar to the classic Steyr-Daimler-Puch Geländewagen than the Urus, which is a crossover and fundamentally meant to appeal to a much broader audience.
We flew to California at the height of snowbird season to drive this $ 200,000 SUV. We wanted to focus on the wonderful weather and Urus' abilities on the track rather than debating whether or not it truly is a product of Sant'Agata Bolognese. Models like this attract new customers to the brand, and the company expects the Urus to double sales. To succeed, it needs to have the sex appeal and performance to back up the Lamborghini name, not necessarily be a direct link to the Huracan or Avendator.
There's a Volkswagen Group feel to the whole design, discernable even under the camouflage of hexagonal shapes. That's no surprise, as the Urus rides on the same platform as the Audi Q8, Bentley Bentayga and Porsche Cayenne. The hardpoints can't change, and the sharp lines remind you more than a little of the Q8. And the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8's exhaust note betrays the Urus' German roots, too. The engine – again shared with other VW products – sounds beefy and mean, but doesn't sing quite the same sweet tune you expect from an Italian performance car, especially when your foot is nailed to the floor.
The Urus' interior, too, has a distinct Audi aura. The leather is fantastic, especially in saddle brown like our main test vehicle, but the digital instrument cluster is lifted straight from Audi, as are the steering wheel, window and lock switches, infotainment system and more. It's mostly quality stuff, but it feels like pieces from a parts-bin when some of the touch points on a $ 200,000 SUV are the same as a $ 35,000 sedan. It's also a problem that the Porsche Cayenne and Bentley Bentayga don't have. The things Porsche and Bentley could change — gauges, switches, lock buttons and more — they did change. Those two feel like more distinct products and less like a different wrapper on the same candy bar. It feels like Lamborghini skimped on some of the details. Look, Audi makes great stuff, but it makes the Urus feel less special.
But on the track, you move the Urus around like you're swinging a sledgehammer. At 4,843 pounds, it's big and heavy, sure, but the all-wheel-drive system makes it easy to put each and every one of its 641 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque to the ground. It hits 60 mph in about 3.5 seconds, topping out at 190 mph. The Urus has a standard 40/60 front to rear torque split, though up to 80 percent can be sent to the rear or 50 percent to the front as needed. Be thankful at the end of the straight that the 10-piston fixed calipers are clamping down on the serving platter-sized 17.3-inch carbon-ceramic rotors. Lamborghini says these are the largest ever fitted to a production car.
The Urus is surprisingly nimble in corners, too, thanks to the all-wheel-drive system, the adaptive air suspension and a whole lot of computer wizardry. Six different drive modes – Strada, Sport, Corsa and Neve (snow) for the road and Terra and Sabbia (sand) for the dirt – are all selectable with the ANIMA switch to the left of the shifter. They adjust the steering, suspension, traction/stability control, shifts, exhaust and throttle sensitivity. The EGO switch to the right of the shifter puts the Urus in a custom combination of the driver's choosing. Both switches look and feel nice, but there's no going back if you go one mode too far in with the ANIMA. You either have to cycle back through the modes or hold it down for a few seconds to get it to reset. It's small but annoying nonetheless.
We spent most of the time on the track in Corsa, the most aggressive of the Urus' drive settings. The suspension is lowered and stiffened to reduce body roll and the transmission is set up for quick, aggressive shifts. Lamborghini says the torque-vectoring and stability control systems allow for a moderate amount of oversteer in Corsa, but you really have to push it to get the wheels to slip. The rear-axle steering helps the Urus feel smaller than it actually is, though you're still aware of the SUV's proportions. Given the Urus' size, the system is more helpful and less off-putting than on something like a Porsche 911. Goose the gas mid-corner and the computer will always sort out the details. It's generally neutral, though there is a slight push toward understeer in the tightest turns.
Body roll – especially in Corsa – is all but non-existent, and the seats do a good job of keeping you planted without feeling claustrophobic. You never get the sensation that it might roll or crash or go belly-up halfway round. It's amazing how far SUVs have come in this regard in the past few decades. Going too hot into a corner in something this big could have catastrophic consequences in the past, but the Urus generally shrugs it off. You never forget about the weight, but the surefooted nature means it's less of an issue.
The steering itself is quick and accurate but feels a bit removed from what the tires are doing. It's definitely the most SUV-like part of the track experience. The Urus is quick to change direction, but for something with a Lamborghini badge, we were hoping it would channel a bit more Porsche and a little less Audi. The brakes are much the same. Lay into the pedal and the Urus will stop with fervor, but there's a bit missing from the feel. There was also a bit of wiggle from the rear when the weight shifted to the front at the end of The Thermal Club's longest straight, a bit disconcerting in a vehicle this big.
Thanks to the refined handling, big brakes and oodles and oodles of power, the Urus is a hoot and easy to drive quickly around the track, though you're always aware that the computer is doing a lot of the work. Still, you don't expect a crossover to move like this, so when it does, it just makes you smile. It's not a precision tool, but that's fine. Beat on it. It's a lot of fun to let your right foot do the talking. There's enough refinement in the handling to keep things interesting in a corner.
There's definitely a lot of Volkswagen and Audi in there, too, something we noted in our first drive review. Likely too much for some, especially if they might be upgrading from an Audi Q7. That said, we're not sure how much the target market will care about such things. Similar criticism was levied against the Porsche Cayenne a decade plus ago, and it didn't matter one iota to the masses that scooped them up.
A few from last week. The @Lamborghini Urus and my dumb face in a helmet. @therealautoblog pic.twitter.com/pa3UMpBzAw
— Reese Counts (@rmcounts) December 19, 2018
That Lamborghini badge carries a lot of cachet and is worth its weight in envy and jealousy. Few other vehicles will make the neighbors take notice like an Urus does, and when it's this capable and eye-catching, so what if there's a little Audi baked into the bones? The Urus is loud and brash and fast as hell, and there's an inherent silliness to flogging an SUV on a track. That's part of what makes it so fun. The Urus feels distinct enough from its Volkswagen Group brethren to warrant far more than a second glance. Owners of classic Lamborghinis like the Miura and Espada might snub their noses at it, but that's not who the Urus is aiming for.
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Review: FIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
There are filmmakers out there who themselves are die-hard horror fans that spend hours upon hours researching and brainstorming to try and come up with an idea of creating a film that will go against the norm and become something that will stand on its own and apart from the other films competing for that coveted top spot on Netflix queues everywhere. There are those directors and writers that come up with remarkable ideas and decide to take the formula of the conventional horror film and fuse it with other genres to hopefully create a unique storyline that will give the viewer something they've never experienced. While the idea of doing such a thing is always applauded and appreciated, it is always the execution of said ideas that will make or break the film in the end.
With so many different sub-categories that now exist within the horror genre, at times it might be difficult for a die-hard fan to choose a film among the many titles that are available to scratch that Saturday late-night movie itch. Sometimes one has a craving for a standard stalk-and-slash movie while another may have inklings toward something supernatural or be in the mood for a creature feature. Then there are those nights where one has the appetite for something different, possibly out of the types of films they would normally pick, and begins the search for something different to satisfy that insatiable hunger that no Snickers bar could ever live up to.
Tonight, I decided to open my mind, get into my car and leave my home in the sweet, comfortable town of 80s-Ville and venture out to find something more modern and to hopefully sit through something I've never seen before. There are sub-categories within horror that I normally stay clear from but only because my experiences with them have always been less than favorable. One is the dreaded found footage group as the vast majority of them, if not all, are similar in construction and production resulting in them falling short in originality and delivery. Another is the "torture porn" or "gorno" group as the main idea is solely the intention of shocking the viewer with over-the-top gore effects with no focus on the story or character development. And lastly, I tend to avoid post-80's zombie films as a whole as they provide me no entertainment whatsoever – and that's after giving them more than a fair chance.
Pulling into a local dive about seventy-five miles out of town, I found something titled Fight of the Living Dead having a drink on its own in the corner of the bar and after sparking up a conversation and some harmless flirting, I thought to myself after a couple of cocktails and some dancing that the fusion of the familiar zombie apocalypse premise modeled around the styling and presentation of a television reality show-type competition was interesting – and cute – enough to take it home with me, even if it was something I wouldn't normally set my sights on.
The basis here is quite simple: A group of well-known online personalities, including two ex-Amazing Race participants, are blindfolded and brought to a previously-operating Los Angeles women's prison where a zombie infestation is taking place. They are split up into two groups. One is placed in a cellblock and the other being placed in the infirmary with the mission of finding pieces to comprise "the antidote" and to find the mysterious man guiding them via handheld radio in the prison's boiler room. All while attempting to fight off hordes of zombies along the way and avoid being eliminated. The DVD here offers two options: To watch each of the 11 episodes separately or to watch them all continuously as a feature-length presentation. I opted for the latter as I didn't feel that breaking up this date into increments would be appropriate as I haven't been on one of this nature in quite some time.
We are guided in intervals by a green computer screen accompanied by a digitized voice that very closely resembles Microsoft Sam had poor Sam himself fathered a love child from a drunken one-night stand with beloved 80's icon Max Headroom, every other word being either distorted in some manner or repeated several times in rapid succession. Here, we get a basic gist of what the game is all about, who is participating and what the objectives are for each episode. We then cut to what's going on and the mayhem begins. While the show's concept is strong and highly original with it being a clever blending of both realism and scripted elements, here is where the confusion begins and where it unfortunately begins to slowly go downhill.
The largest disappointment is that there is no real tension or suspense within any of the eleven five-minute clips that make up the entire show, which was something I was looking forward to with a concept as fresh and great as this. The contestants themselves didn't help, coming off overtly pompous at times which unexpectedly – and quickly – led me to root for their demises. Their eliminations were short and abrupt leaving me wanting more, and by "more" I mean I was expecting to see throats being ripped open and entrails being torn and pulled from torsos while watching the picked-off contestants screaming in agony. The gore factor wasn't as overwhelming as I was expecting it to be from an original zombie vehicle such as this. With Fight being a web-series, I hoped for hyperbolic, nausea-inducing special effects possibly bordering on NC-17 but got nothing more than minimal on-screen gore that even a quick swig of regular-strength Maalox could fix. Yes, we see dead bodies everywhere and blood splattered in every manner and way possible but this could have been so much more. So much that it could have had me cross back over to the dark side and re-affirm my faith in the zombie genre as a whole. With all of the undead that took part in this production, the "relentlessly grisly and frighteningly realistic onslaught" described in promotional materials was completely missing in the version I sat in front of.
And for it being termed as "pulse pounding" and "a horrifying mob of rotting, wounded, bloody zombies tasked with keeping the competitors from accomplishing their mission", I saw neither. All but only a mere handful of them were quiet filler, exhibiting stereotypical and expected zombie aggression and rage no more than Homer Simpson exhibits restraint on a night at Greasy Joe's Bottomless Bar-B-Q Pit. There wasn't much of a struggle, either, when it came to the players and the challenge in general. It felt too scripted at times and the game seemed much too easy for what this should have been, with proof being that two of the contestants were eliminated within the first ten minutes. Overall, this had huge potential and aside from the cliché shaky POV GoPro cam shots inserted for effect and unnecessary over-usage of the Microsoft Sam narration, the ambitious direction by Kevin Abrams, Chris Hall, and Tony E. Valenzuela – who also appeared in the finished product – was impressive and commendable. Though the execution of such a great idea ultimately falls flat here, especially with the unfortunate predicable final scene, I applaud everyone involved for the attempt in creating something unique, even if it meant utilizing overly-familiar elements to hopefully present something memorable, even if it was short of remarkable. Though I may never take a chance again and pick up something this far out of my comfort zone, or go out on a second date with this one in particular, I have to admit that I'll never forget it, and in my book, that's what counts.


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I am excited that Yellow Lounge has launched in Australia! After 7 years in Berlin and the UK we finally get to enjoy classical music without rules. The objective of Yellow Lounge is to bring classical music together with cutting-edge DJ's in cool urban spaces. In a nutshell, Yellow Lounge has the same goal as classikON – demystifying classical music and binging it to a newer and younger audience.
After a great welcome by Cyrus Meher-Homji, General Manager Classics and Jazz, Universal Music we were treated to an amazing performance by the highly acclaimed Noah Stewart. What a voice! I am sensitive to the emotions embedded in music and during Noah's rendition of This Land Is Mine, I fell in love with him and then he broke my heart – all this within the one song. He sings with a passion and intensity usually seen in a much more mature performer.
Noah was joined on stage by Rachael Leahcar (of The Voice fame) who performed La Vie En Rose, leading into a duet between the two diametrically opposed performers.
I had the great fortune of speaking personally with Noah and he is as lovely as he is talented. Noah still lives with his mother (when in New York, which is not very often) in Harlem and she still "tries" to wash his clothes (despite his attempts to be independent). There is a kindness and innocence to Noah which I don't believe he will lose with his future fame. He has close family ties and a genuine appreciation of how lucky he is to sing his way around the world.
The evening ended with The Faders, a female DJ Duo who are new to the Universal Music family. Milly Gattegno and Suhana Lye brought us a fabulous mix of the familiar and the fabulous. Their new album 'F.U.N' will be released later this month (for the dance minded).
Yellow Lounge's launch in Australia was a resounding success and I look forward to many more intimate and cool performances in the future.
classikON is giving away one signed and one unsigned copy of Noah Stewart's debut album Noah. Winners will be randomly chosen from anyone who signs up to classikON (it's free) or likes, shares or comments on a classikON post before Tuesday 25th September. We will announce the winner on Facebook and in our next newsletter.
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Short Description: Felted and brushed faux fur loops to be worn around your boots.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 11:40: Lancaster City Council is to begin fortnightly collections of Food Waste in August, in a revamp of its refuse and recycling schemes, detailed on new calendars now dropping through letterboxes across the district.
May 2010
Heysham High Students Win £250 at County Cook Off
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 21:50: Three Year 8 pupils from Heysham High School have won second place in the whole county with their credible culinary creations at the recent Chairman's Challenge. Jessica Cook, Charlotte Greenhow and Kelseigh Ashton (pictured) took part in a project to encourage family involvement in school life. The students chose to look at comparing takeaway and pre-prepared food to home cooked food.
City Council revamps top staff structure
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 15:55: Lancaster City Council has agreed a new management structure which sees the creation of a new staff post, Deputy Chief Executive, which will be filled by internal appointment. Heather MacManus, currently Corporate Director (Regeneration), will take on the role from 1st October after the new structure was finalised at a meeting of Personnel Committee last night.
Suspected Class A drugs and cash found in raid on Heysham house
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 15:05: Police seized a quantity of suspected Class A drugs and £8,000 in cash after swooping on a house in Heysham.
Pavilion Cafe opens in style at Williamson Park
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 15:03: Local families were in for a treat at the opening of the Pavilion Café at Williamson Park on Saturday. The café re-opened its doors to show off the modern updated interior and brand new menu packed with delicious local produce.
Pick up your free Cycling and Walking Map and enjoy the great outdoors
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 14:56: The updated Lancaster and Morecambe Cycling and Walking Map is out now, showing all the routes across the district, including the rural areas. Produced by Lancaster City Council, the map has been updated to include the new routes around Lancaster city centre.
Appeal after £20,000 arson attack at car sales garage
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 13:20: Police are appealing for information after a fire caused over £20,000 worth of damage at a car sales garage on the outskirts of Lancaster and Morecambe.
City Council, Centros, Mitchells and English Heritage partner on new Canal Corridor plan
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 12:25: After the recent Secretary of State's decision on the Canal Corridor North development in Lancaster, Lancaster City Council, which owns much of the land and the other majority landowner, Mitchell's, English Heritage and development partner Centros have agreed, following initial discussions, to work in partnership to take the necessary steps to develop further the options for redeveloping the Canal...
Parents asked to assist in clamp down on underage drinking at Heysham beauty spot
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 12:00: Police are clamping down on underage drinking at a Heysham beauty spot that is being blighted by the youngsters' anti-social behaviour – and are asking parents to help them.
Bending Lancaster City Council to its will: The ASCO File
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 10:19: Report by Zoe Caldicott Additional research by the virtual-lancaster team Last updated to include comment from Council Leader Langhorn: 25 May 2010 How do private companies work behind the scenes to win council development contracts, even, perhaps, at the expense of local taxpayers' interests?
CancerCare Art Auction announced
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 21:22: Local charity CancerCare has announced it will be holding Charity Art Auction in July at Lancaster Town Hall, offering the opportunity to bid for work from artists such as world famous Lakeland sculptress Josefina De Vasconcellos and others and help raise money for a good cause.
Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee seeks topics for discussion
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 16:37: Lancaster City Council is inviting residents to submit their ideas on which local issues should be considered by its Overview and Scrutiny Committee this year. Whether it's a problem with a local park, a council service or an issue you feel the council should lead on and help to improve, the committee wants to hear from you.
Lancaster Banger heads for Barcelona in aid of NSPCC
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 09:56: Four intrepid local lads are on their way to Barcelona in a beaten up motor to raise money for The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Now in Calais, the team are taking part in a 'banger rally', destination Barcelona (via Lyon and Nice) and although they say it's just for fun, they're aiming to raise at least £500 for the child protection society.
Count those swifts, urges wildlife group
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 20:45: Wildlife experts are asking the public to become bird watchers to check on the health of two of Lancashire's most popular feathered attractions. The Lancashire Environment Record Network is concerned that numbers of kingfishers and swifts could be badly hit this year for two completely different reasons.
Cumbrian-inspired poetry at the Storey, courtesy of LitFest
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 08:43: Lancaster Litfest is offering poetry lovers the chance to explore the natural landscapes of Cumbria and Scotland through verse next week, in readings by two poets inspired by their environment. Andrew Forster and Josephine Dickinson will read for Lancaster's Literature Festival at the Storey Creative Industries Centre, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster on Wednesday May 26th at 7.45pm.
Williamson Park Pavilion Café re-opens, win free entry to the Butterfly House
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 08:36: Celebrations will be taking place at Lancaster's Williamson Park this Saturday to mark the reopening of the pavilion café - and there's a chance to win free entry to the Park's world-famous Butterfly House up for grabs. The café has undergone a dramatic refurbishment and is launching a brand new menu of delicious locally sourced products.
Lancaster City Council Half-Term Fun Stuff
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 18:53: Children aged four to 16 can join Lancaster City Council for four days of exciting sports and art activities during the June 2010 half term holiday.
CancerCare's Cross Bay Challenge 2010 on 6 June
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 18:34: With just under 3 weeks to go until CancerCare's Cross Bay Challenge 2010, the excitement is really starting to build and this year it's set to be the biggest event ever to take place in Morecambe Bay. With the choice of a half marathon or a family-friendly 6 mile walk there's something for everyone.
Mitchell's Brewery listing will spare it from demolition, say Council
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 22:20: As we reported earlier today, a High Court judge has ruled against a legal challenge by Save Britain's Heritage against the government's demolition legislation in relation to the Mitchell's brewery site. But contrary to some reports, the ruling does not pave the way for the building to be demolished.
Langhorn back as City Council leader, new lead for Conservative Group
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 15:02: (Updated 19/5/10): Lancaster City Council's executive decision making body will once again be made up on the basis of proportional representation, with LibDem Councillor Stuart Langhorn again elected as Leader last night. Under its constitution the city council's Cabinet and Leader must be elected annually at the first meeting of the municipal year.
Mitchells Brewery: Demolition to go ahead?
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 09:07: (Updated story to clarify 'listing' status): Planning Resource reports that Save Britain's Heritage (SAVE) has failed in a High Court action to block the demolition of some of Lancaster's earliest surviving industrial buildings.
Axe hovers over M6 Link, say campaigners
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 17:26: Camapaigners against the M6 Link have immediately hit back at the County Council's optimistic interpretation of government warnings they might not get funding for it (see earlier story).
Government Spending Review: M6-Heysham Link Letter in Full
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 16:25: Earlier today, we posted a story on developments to the Heysham-M6 Link plan and the reaction to news that it was to form part of a Department for Transport spending review from both Lancashire County Council and campaigners advocating alternative traffic management plans - and reject the road scheme.
County Council pushes on with M6 Link plans despite spending review
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 14:30: Lancashire County Council is pressing ahead with its plans for the M6-Heysham link - even though Britain's new coalition government has called a halt to progress on many new road plans until the completion of a spending review later this year.
Brass bands return to Happy Mount Park
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 10:55: With summer approaching, Lancaster City Council is launching its annual programme of Sunday brass band concerts in Morecambe's Happy Mount Park. The concerts are as popular today as they where back in the 1970s, when they were first established, and regularly attract audiences of around 200 people from across the region.
Cyclist left with serious injuries following Morecambe collision
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 18:04: Police are appealing for information after a cyclist was knocked from his bike while riding through Morecambe. The 37-year-old cyclist was riding along Regent Road Bridge in the Westgate area of Morecambe, at 7.35am this morning (Wednesday 12th May) when he was knocked from his bike by a small silver Boxer type van. The van had two people sitting in its cab and the driver had a shaved head.
Bypass Good, Wind Turbines Bad: is the Council consistent on planning?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 17:30: Earlier this week, Lancaster City Council's Planning Committee discussed and rejected plans to install two wind turbines on Lancaster University property.
Celebrate Morecambe Weekend is here
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 16:23: Morecambe's leading businesses are joining forces to promote the resort in a special weekend which will feature a chance to buy a pair of Eric Morecambe's glasses. Organised by the Morecambe Visitor, the event kicks off with a black tie dinner at The Midland Hotel and on Saturday everyone will have a chance to buy a replica of Eric's glasses and in turn support the resorts RNLI crew.
Go Wild in Fairfield!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 12:14: The Fairfield Association's Go Wild Week will take place this year with a series of guided evening walks in Fairfield Orchard in Lancaster, on week nights between 17th and 21st May. On Monday 17th May at 7.30 the theme will be Birds of the Orchard. Alan Stamford will lead us on a walk to find out about the many birds that inhabit the Orchard, revealing how to identify them through their songs.
Nick Miller's "Political Logic"
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 13:37: Local cartoonist Nick Miller - co-creator of the long-running local cartoon The Really Heavy Greatcoat and a cartoonist for several magazines, came up with this strip in response to the current national political dilemmas facing the Conservative leader, David Cameron.
Tories Gain Lancaster and Morecambe - eventually.
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 18:35: 07.05.10 The Conservative Party has gained the parliamentary seats of Lancaster Fleetwood and Morecambe Lunesdale with majorities over Labour of 333 and 866 votes respectively.
New fresh tasty look for Williamson Park Café
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 14:30: The Pavilion Cafe at Williamson Park, Lancaster is to be given a new fresh tasty look in preparation for another busy summer season. This means that the café will need to be closed for refurbishment from Monday, 10th May for a period of approximately two weeks. An alternative refreshment area is being provided at the park whilst the work is being carried out.
Author Scarlett Thomas presents new novel at Lancaster LitFest
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 11:44: Lancaster LitFest has added an extra event to its Spring season, with novelist Scarlett Thomas, who teaches creative writing at the University of Kent, booked for a special reading in May. Her last novel, The End of Mr Y, was an international bestseller, selling 150,000 copies and long-listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2008.
Appeal after cyclist knocked from bike in car park
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 16:41: Police are appealing for information after a young cyclist was knocked from his bike while in a Lancaster car park. The 12-year-old boy had been on his bike in the PC World car park, off Caton Road, Lancaster, at around 8.30am on Monday 26th April when a vehicle reversed into him. The driver failed to stop and the youngster was taken to hospital suffering from facial injuries.
10-year-old Cycling Morecambe Prom for charity
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 12:23: Local Cub and Morecambe resident Lewis MacPherson has set himself a big challenge next month: cycling 25 miles to raise money for a new Scout Groups minibus... quite a challenge for a ten-year-old!
Saying No to Murdoch
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 11:43: This response to today's The Sun cover is being re-published across the Internet.
TheyWorkForYou interviews local Election Candidates
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 12:00: Democracy site TheyWorkForYou has posted a Question and Answer feature with local candidates for the Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency, challenging them on their views on various local matters such as the building of a third nuclear power station at Heysham and the proposed Heysham M6 link road.
Heysham High School students parade own designs
Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 07:54: Budding fashionistas from Heysham High School gave the likes of Vivenne Westwood a run for her money last week as they paraded their designs inspired by the world of fiction, the school's Katherine Beaumont reports.


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Ashley (at Steel Magnolias & Sweet Tea) recently posted a list of her current favorite tunes. She inspired me to create my own, which coincidentally, is very similar. We might be sweet-tea-drinking-sisters-from-another-mother because our taste in music and sweet liquid beverages is finer than frog hair.
I love getting in the car, turning on the radio, and cranking the volume up real loud. I really like the windows down and I normally drive faster than all posted signs – ahem, forget those last words.
Husband got in my car yesterday to open the hood and change the oil (he's the greatest guy ever!) and when he turned the ignition, the radio BLASTED real loud. I thought he was going to have a coronary. I got "the look" as he was turning the volume down.
Here they are ….. in no particular order ….. my current favorite tunes:
- Fly Over States ~ Jason Aldean
- Drink On It ~ Blake Shelton
- Springsteen ~ Eric Church
- Mr. Know-It-All ~ Kelly Clarkson
- Better Than I Used To Be ~ Tim McGraw
- Good Girl ~ Carrie Underwood
- Drunk On You ~ Luke Bryan
- 5-1-5-0 ~ Dierks Bentley
- No Hurry ~ Zac Brown Band
- Rock Star ~ Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
- Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) ~ Kelly Clarkson
- Somethin' 'Bout A Truck ~ Kip Moore
- Let The Cowboy Rock ~ Ronnie Dunn
There you have it. My current favorite country tunes and what causes my speakers to go boom-boom and my toes to tap-tap. If anyone wants to take a ride with the windows down, radio loud, and sip sweet tea (or a snow cone …. whatever makes your skirt fly up), you let me know and I will pick you up!!!!!!
While you're here, enter the *GIVEAWAY* for a set of goodies from Margaret Feinberg. Hurry, contest ends Sunday, June 3.
Enjoy your day, Y'all!!!!!!!


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The Solecki Family
My heart for adoption began as a teenager when I traveled to Romania to volunteer at an orphanage. My experience with those children left a lasting impression on my heart. Years later, after having three biological children, my husband and I felt that God had prepared both of our hearts for adoption. We didn't have the funds, but we felt certain that God would provide.
We stepped out in faith and were matched with a beautiful girl from Uganda. It was quite the process to bring Bridget home – like I said, we didn't have the money to fund an entire adoption! But God knew our situation and he showed himself so faithful. There were times when I thought we would never get Bridget home, because we simply did not have the funds to do it, and after every single meltdown, the very next day there would be a check in the mail for her adoption! EVERY SINGLE TIME! It might have been $10 or $1,000, but God would show up and remind us that he was in control.
The day we received the grant from Show Hope was one of those days. After receiving several grant rejections over the course of a few weeks, our social worker called to inform us of her resignation. I was feeling very discouraged. I had a strong sense that we would have the money by referral time, but the news of our social worker brought new worries into my heart. I went for a walk to clear my head and when I stopped to get the mail, there it was: the envelope from Show Hope! I was sure it was a rejection letter and I allowed my heart to sink a little, but when I opened it and saw that we had received a grant, I started bawling. The grant was enough to pay for ALL of our adoption fees! Four days later, we received Bridget's referral. God is so good!
We had to wait seven months before we could bring Bridget home. Through this process, God taught us about our own adoption and the lengths Christ went to adopt each of us. We have learned what it means to step out in faith. We have seen God's beautiful provision. We met our son while visiting our daughter's orphanage and are currently in the process of adopting him! Adoption isn't easy and it has been such a different journey than we originally anticipated, but we wouldn't change the road we are on. Our Father is walking with us every step of the way.
– Mike and Melissa Solecki


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If Steven had any sense, he would have packed up and moved to Mars several years ago.
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HP printers were once easy to fix. They came with exploded diagrams and technical details. That (and other useful features) ended with Carly Fiorina. With costs and profits being more important than useful facts; began removing support. Her philosophy even created one of the worst mergers in American corporate history. HP bought Compaq.
HP documentation today is mumbo-jumbo that often says nothing technically informative - other than a technical help phone number.
For example, one reason for cartridge failures are contacts that connect printer electronics to that cartridge. Some restore an ink color by repeatedly removing and installing a cartridge. In a few cases, I has some success by gently soaking (cleaning) those contacts with alcohol.
Some had a break in a moving cable that connects that cartridge carriage to printer electronics. That took some time to disassemble (made difficult by the now missing exploded diagrams) so that a magnifying eyelet could get close enough to inspect.
In one case, I documented a detailed list of problems with their HP Solution Center in an HP technical support discussion group. Including specific actions that always created a problem. And when a modification fixed it, a rebooted HP Solution Center undid the fix. This was for older version HP All-In-Ones. Text was also bluntly explicit about others with similar symptoms. But others did not include technical facts and even some HP PCL commands.
I never got a response. But then suddenly, about 6 months later, that Solution Center program was upgraded by HP. With all those detailed problems fixed. There were still islands of excellence in the company.
HP documentation was once legendary for explaining things. Diagnostic messages once cited a specific part or subsystem that was failing. With error numbers that could be referenced elsewhere to learn what was defective. Today, those messages will not even report a disconnected wire from electronics to an ink jet carriage and cartridge.
Obviously all those 'try this' and 'maybe it is that' recommendations say nothing useful. Either one says specifically what is done to identify a defect even before fixing it. Or says exactly what part is defective. Not found in any 'I did this once' reply, in part, because HP is no longer an engineering company. HP no longer provided facts necessary to resolve such problems.
Even the so called reset functions do little more than unplugging it and repowering. Almost nothing is provided to make an informed recommendation.
If the cartridge ink jets are cleaned with alcohol, any other solution can only create enough vibration to temporarily restore a connection. Even HP technical support really does not know how a printer works. They will only recite standard 'try this' paragraphs from service manuals.
HP has already broken apart into at least seven companies. Management from business schools has no idea that they have subverted new product innovations. That management is slowly selling HP off just like GE is doing. HP may be purchased by Xerox. Because Xerox is also doing what Sears has been doing to maintain the slow selling off of parts - to enrich top management.
A real shame. Since HP was always a favorite company even back when HP was among the very first minicomputer manufacturers - when memory was 4K of core - before semiconductor memory. Those are some of the first computers I fixed and designed boards for. When HP oscilloscopes were legendary. When HP even created electronic music machines that made Walt Disney's 1940 Fantasia movie possible. It all began ending when Carly Fiorina began subverting innovation to increase profits.
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so you're saying shake the mutherfocker? Might be worth try. yup ink is coming out of the cart, all have been cleaned with alcohol. BajaBoi has been kicked out of the shop (their season is cancelled) so was home mooching and took it apart and cleaned it all again with even more alcohol...... I have a very light gray now so i was thinking time, bad language and stopping giving a shit might be the magic cocktail
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I hope you can revive it.
About three years ago, an older model HP printer was given to me and failed a couple of months thereafter. I did an internet search for info on the model and articles turned up identifying a known issue for which multiple independent techies had identified the same cause: an OEM capacitor that was marginally rated for the circuit it supported would eventually fail. The fix required partial disassembly, unsoldering the capacitor, ordering a properly rated one, soldering it in and reassembling the machine.
It was all stuff I could do; but, didn't have time to mess with. It would've cost more that it was worth to farm it out for repair. So, even though I had just bought and installed new ink cartridges, I tossed it out and got a new machine. C'est la vie.
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I'm getting set to suck it up and replace it, but now it just really not the time financially The University closed the remaining open buildings, so my oldest son lost his student jobs income, but still has rent to pay and food to buy.
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Meanwhile, Fed Ex and UPS provide excellent printers in their copy machines. B&W print is like 7 or 8 cents per copy. Color is too expensive.
But convert that file to a recognized format. For example, that printer (copier, scanner) probably will not understand .TXT, .DOC, .BMP, or .GIF files. Converting that file to .PDF and putting it on a USB drive should work just fine.
Unfortunately, I have yet to fine a copy place who can list all their acceptable file formats. Even employees (and what I believe was the manager in one place) did not know. When in doubt, bring the file (text or graphic) converted to .PDF.
A good and temporary solution when cash flow is a problem.
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Throughout his three-decade career, Ralph Humphrey (1932–1990) neither submitted to nor reacted against the agendas of successive art-world movements. Though he began exhibiting in 1958 at a moment that can be seen to mark the beginning of the art world's turn toward Minimalism and Pop art, Humphrey never became an orthodox practitioner of either style. By the mid '60s, however, he had abandoned the allover gestural paintings with which he inaugurated his career, and had come to be considered, along with Brice Marden, a "romantic Minimalist." This is the closest he ever got to the mainstream; and it was from this period that the 11 works in the exhibition "Frame Paintings: 1964 to 1965" were selected. In retrospect, these breakthrough paintings not only reveal the artist establishing the foundation for his subsequent efforts, but they also underscore his commitment to the possibilities of
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Woah, three months down – go us! The Dollar Diet way of life feels like second nature now, although a few spendy-spendy things crept up on me this week without me being fully prepared.
After recovering from a bug last week, my kids both came down with different illnesses so normal life was temporarily evicted from our house in Tawhero. My best friend's birthday came and went without me having the time or energy to make her present, and then when I did try, it turned out disastrously. Even though I was saving money by making the present myself, the materials weren't cheap, so I'm angry at myself for wasting money on my failed project. Back to the drawing board. You will get something one day R, I promise!
My mother-in-law turned 65, which is kind of a big deal here in NZ as it is 'retirement age', or the age where you become eligible for the 'old-age pension'. Because of all the sickness, it felt like her birthday arrived out of nowhere, and I had ZERO inspiration as to what to make her for a present. She's a really good sewer, so I didn't want to gift her any of my wonky stitchwork. D ending up buying her a nick-nack from Trade Aid, and because I like to give things that are useful, I also bought her a beautiful artisan-crafted dish from an op-shop. For $1.50. For the record, I'm not a cheapskate when it comes to gifts, it just so happened that I spied something perfect for her, and it only cost $1.50! (She loved both gifts.)
As we have a larger house, we offered to host my MIL's birthday party. I busted out my frugal staples of nut truffles, sausage rolls and fizzy soda water/juice. I made some bunting from materials I had to hand – paper doilies and ribbon.
D and I also made my MIL a cake. We cheekily gave her a 'super gold card' cake – which is a card that allows senior citizens to get discounts all over New Zealand, and is sent out when you turn 65.
Everyone bought a plate of food to share, and we got stuck into the festivities. My MIL wanted a kids party theme so we played a few games from childhood and had an absolute ball. We brought Pin the Tail on the Donkey forward into the 21st Century by playing 'Pin the Mustache on George Clooney'.
We also played pass the parcel, and a ruthless 'Chocolate Game' where the competition was fierce.
It was a very enjoyable party. My MIL said afterwards that no one had ever thrown her a party before, so it was very special.
I did have to spend some money on children's clothes this week, which I was hoping to avoid. Chip is consistently measuring 3 months ahead (D and I are tall) and while I have been gifted plenty of clothing in 1+ sizes, he didn't have quite enough warm 9-12 month clothing to see him through the next few months, as we are now very much in Autumn. While I could have dressed Chip in larger sizes for a while, I believe that having clothes that fit well and that don't impede movement is really important for his physical development, particularly now he is crawling. One of our local second-hand charity stores was having a garage sale so I thought I'd check it out. It was my lucky day as I found just what I wanted, and got the lot for 50 cents!
I've been surprised just how strong my urge to buy clothes for my kids is. Some days it literally takes all my willpower not to head to a store, even if it's just an op-shop. I have clearly been obsessed with having 'enough' and buying things for those 'just in case' occasions for a long, long time. I had to do some serious mental negotiation while I was out looking for a few warm things for Chip to not buy more than was necessary, just because there were 'bargains' to be had. I will be doing my best to not venture into such places again for quite some time.
Other frugal things: I made chicken stock, and blanched a whole lot of cauliflower as it was really cheap at the supermarket.
I harvested some feijoas, tomatoes and mushrooms (which I gave away as I don't eat them) from our garden. We had one evening where D and I had two sick, whiny kids on our hands and getting takeaways felt like a good option as the day had been long and draining. But we resisted the temptation and cooked a meal ourselves.
This month we've saved over $600. We've been able to consistently bank over $120 a week thanks to our budget tweaks, and as our grocery budget is $200 in surplus after shopping for this week (this is despite spending $80 bulk-buying meat last week) we've saved even more. The money saved this month will more than cover my spending in Adelaide, and we are well on track to cover the rest of my expenditure for that trip.


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The Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty is a premier venue for government representatives, civil society, academia, the development community, and the private sector to discuss cutting-edge approaches to land governance. This year, the 17th Conference was held from March 14 to 18, 2016 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C.
This year's theme, Scaling up Responsible Land Governance, was of particular relevance to link efforts at country, regional and global level.
The conference paid special attention to working at scale, mainstreaming innovations, and sustaining investmentsin land governance. Conference participants discussed what can be done to guarantee inclusiveness, sustainability, and reliability, build capacity, and ensure that better land information and more tenure security contribute to wider societal objectives and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), facilitated by UN-Habitat, was once again among the conference's leading sponsors and partners. In a show of commitment to "Securing land and property rights for all", the GLTN team hosted two pre-conference high level events covering the work on Land and Conflict and Pro Poor Land Recordation; side events on STDM as a tool for improving land governance and presentation of the outcomes of the land and conflict forum.
More than 30 papers co-authored with GLTN partners and key international land and property experts were also presented in addition to four Master Classes on pro-poor and gender-responsive land tools and approaches. GLTN tools and approaches were warmly received by participants, particularly in light of on-going efforts within the international land community towards formulating land targets and indicators for inclusion in the Post-2015 Development Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
|Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) taking participants through plans for developing a web version of the STDM tool.
The week-long event saw the keen engagement between GLTN partners and the Secretariat in lively debates, dialogues and bilateral discussions covering a number of work streams. These included but were not limited to women's land rights, youth engagement, pro-poor land records, land value sharing, city extension and the Continuum of Land Rights.
GLTN partners were also notably well-positioned within the conference proceedings, and are poised to contribute significantly to current and emerging global efforts at securing land and property rights for the urban and rural poor, women and other vulnerable groups. GLTN showcased the current ongoing major land work in Africa, Asia and Latin America and participate in the physical meeting of the Global Donor Working Group on Land. A visit to the GLTN booth provided participants an opportunity to pick up several publications on securing land and property rights.


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Each fall in the Lebanese village of Khirbet Rouha, where olives grow in every yard, it's customary for families to take their fruit to the local mill to be cold-pressed into their own signature supply. Likewise, it's a tradition to then engage in boasting with the neighbours about whose virtually identical oil is best. How nice, then, for the Traya family that, after three generations of being just one more oil-producer in a village rich with nutty vats of gorgeous olive oil, their offering has been singled out for sale—in limited quantities—in Calgary (where their big-city rellies own Tazza and Bridgeland Market). $27.99 for 1L. Bridgeland Market, 1104 1st Ave. N.E.


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This picture was taken around 2 years back during our casual visit to Malpe Beach near Udupi. This is not reflections of winter Sun but peak summer Sun (around April). The dark spots you see at far end are small islands nearby Malpe Beach. There is also a light house in that area. Earlier, we could visit that place now authorities do not permit. We can only visit Tonsepar (St.Mary's island). This was just random shot which was bit under-exposed. The under exposing of the image sometimes creates great effect as one below. Also the picture was taken during golden hour. During the time frame Sun shows off with superb colors with the help of atmosphere. Apart from colors and reflections, I love the horizon too and hence the title ;-). Hope you enjoy the image.
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Thinking of Horizon, I remember beautiful music by SoundLift and Andy Blueman "The Horizonte". Both are uplifting musics. The magic of Andy and SoundLift is the intelligent blending of orchestral music and synthesizers. Of the two, SoundLift's version has slight edge over Andy Blueman's work in my opinion. Hear and enjoy the musics if you wish
1) SoundLift - Horizonte (Andy Blueman Intro mix): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfof2N3WEC8
2) SoundLift - Horizonte (SoundLift's Original mix): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHIMBq2_Big
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text: Ambrose O'Callaghan - Thursday, October 5, 2017 This ETF Will Grow With the Green Energy Revolution On June 1 U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his country would withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. The decision came as a shock to those who had pinned hopes that the accord would bring about a new era of unity and collaboration when it came to green energy. However, a multitude of state and local officials, as well as corporate leaders, came out to reaffirm a commitment to the principles of the agreement. It appears that the green energy push has evolved beyond politics even at the federal level. Investors who want to make sure they are in the position to benefit should take a look at the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (NASDAQ:QCLN). The ETF has climbed 27% in 2017 and 30% year over year. Some of the sectors the fund is exposed to include semiconductors, renewable energy equipment, building materials and fixtures, alternative fuels, and others. Since the beginning of the 21st century, green energy technologies like solar are becoming more prevalent and more affordable. For example, the median price per watt for distributed solar systems has dropped from over $10 in 2000 to $4 in 2017. The power generated by solar has also skyrocketed especially in California. Green energy technology continues to be a steady and sure bet in spite of political jawing between different factions. Investors should feel secure in purchasing the Clean Edge Green Energy Fund as it promises to perform well in the coming years.