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Hitachi Formula Atlantic Series Race
Silverstone, 8 Apr 1979
|Ray Mallock
|Ralt RT1/77 [66] - Ford BDA Swindon
#1 Mario Deliotti Racing
|18m 07.5s
106.46 mph
|Jim Crawford
|Chevron B45 [45-78-04] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#4 Jim Crawford [entered as #15]
(see note 1)
|18m 21.3s
|Andrew Jeffrey
|Chevron B49 [49-79-01] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#8 The Hope Scott Garage Ltd. (see note 2)
|18m 31.6s
|Rick Gorne
|Argo JM1X [018-F3] - Ford BDA Hart
#3 Barratt Develpoments Racing with Anglia Cars
|18m 35.2s
|Andy Barton
|March 77B [3] - Ford BDA Swindon
#12 Andrew Barton (see note 3)
|18m 36.9s
|Alo Lawler
|Lola T760 [HU1] - Ford BDA Smith
#6 L & B Excavations Limited
|18m 38.5s
|Bernard Hunter
|Ralt RT1 [145] - Ford BDA Swindon
#7 Bernard Hunter
|18m 42.6s
|Wayne Wainwright
|Chevron B42 [42-78-02] - Ford BDA Smith
#33 BRMB Radio Racing with Spitfire
|18m 42.9s
|Martin Mansell
|Lola 'FA79' [T360-HU5] - Ford BDA Dixsport
#19 Winchmore Hill Garage Ltd. (see note 4)
|18m 55.5s
|Roger Andreason
|Druid 79A [377-01] - Ford BDA Andreason
#14 Andreason Racing & Tuning
|Martin Watson
|March 77B [7] - Ford BDA Bectune
#27 Martin Watson
|Dave Allen
|Surtees TS10 [01] - Ford BDA Smith
Savon Team Uniroyal (see note 5)
|Geoff Byman
|March 75B [742] - Ford BDD Cosworth
#26 Geoff Byman (see note 6)
|Daniel Lebacq
|Lebacq FA [BM73-015] - Ford BDA Cosworth
#10 Daniel Lebacq
|Dieter Carroll
|Janus 79A [1 (Modus M2-012-SV)] - Ford BDA Smith
#11 Econopallet Racing
|Alan Webb
|Mallock U2 Mk 20B [20B-79-014] - Ford BDA Swindon
#20 Alan Webb
|Did not start
(Not known)
|Paul Smith
|March 782 [2] - Ford BDA Hart
#2 BMTR (see note 7)
|Did not arrive
|Rhoddy Harvey Bailey
|Wheatcroft R18 [006] - Ford BDA
#5 Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey
|Did not arrive
|Roy Baker
|March 762 ["742-3"] - Ford BDA
#24 Roy Baker (see note 8)
|Did not arrive
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
|Ray Mallock
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/77 [66] - Ford BDA Swindon
|Jim Crawford
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B45 [45-78-04] - Ford BDA Nicholson
|Andrew Jeffrey
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B49 [49-79-01] - Ford BDA Nicholson
|Alo Lawler
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Lola T760 [HU1] - Ford BDA Smith
|Andy Barton
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 77B [3] - Ford BDA Swindon
|Rick Gorne
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Argo JM1X [018-F3] - Ford BDA Hart
|Bernard Hunter
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 [145] - Ford BDA Swindon
|Alan Webb *
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Mallock U2 Mk 20B [20B-79-014] - Ford BDA Swindon
|Roger Andreason
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Druid 79A [377-01] - Ford BDA Andreason
|Wayne Wainwright
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B42 [42-78-02] - Ford BDA Smith
|Martin Mansell
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Lola 'FA79' [T360-HU5] - Ford BDA Dixsport
|Martin Watson
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 77B [7] - Ford BDA Bectune
|Dave Allen
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Surtees TS10 [01] - Ford BDA Smith
|Dieter Carroll
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Janus 79A [1 (Modus M2-012-SV)] - Ford BDA Smith
|Geoff Byman
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 75B [742] - Ford BDD Cosworth
|Daniel Lebacq
|(F/Atl) 1.6-litre Lebacq FA [BM73-015] - Ford BDA Cosworth
|* Did not start
Notes on the cars:
- Chevron B45 [45-78-04] (Jim Crawford): New to Fred Opert Racing for North American Formula Atlantic as a second car. Used as a spare by Keke Rosberg and as his race car at Lime Rock. Also raced by Eje Elgh and by Arturo Merzario at Trois-Rivières. Raced by Rosberg at Macau in November 1978. Advertised by Opert from ATS Engineering, where he had moved to become team manager, in March 1979 as a lightweight B45 with 1979 rear suspension and F2 fuel tanks. Then sold to Mike Peers and entered in the revived British series for Jim Crawford in 1979, winning five races and finishing second in the championship. Fitted with a BDX engine for 1980 and run by Plygrange Racing for Crawford in the F2 class of the Aurora series. Stayed with Plygrange for 1981 when raced by Vin Malkie (Northwich, Cheshire) in libre racing. Reappeared in 1983 when raced by Duncan Gray in the British Formula Atlantic series. It was entered by Peers himself in libre in 1984. Then to Steve Raine for Sprints, co-driven by Robin Boucher, and then hired to Bob Fearnley's RK Racing for Tiff Needell to drive in a pair of races in India in early 1985. Then reportedly to Stuart Ridge for 1986. To John Lloyd then to Simon Hadfield (Shepshed, Leicestershire) but damaged in an accident at Mallory Park. Restored with original Excita condoms bodywork and sold in 1998 to Jeff Wright, a Scotsman then living in Canada. Still with Wright (Wilmington, NC) in 2014 and raced regularly in vintage racing. By 2019, the car had moved to Scotland and was owned by George Coghill (Halkirk, Highland) and was prepared by Steve Worrad (Whitchurch, Shropshire) for sprints.
- Chevron B49 [49-79-01] (Andrew Jeffrey): New to Andrew Jeffrey (Currie, Edinburgh, Scotland) and raced in the 1979 British Formula Atlantic series until crashed in July and rebuilt on a new chassis. Sold to Tom O'Leary (Dalkey, County Dublin) for 1980 and raced in Irish Formula Atlantic. Then to Ken Fildes (Clonskeagh, Dublin) and raced by him in Formula Atlantic and in hillclimbs in 1981. Traded for a boat at the end of 1981, and then unknown until next seen when raced by Peter Oxley at Mallory Park in July 1984. From Oxley to John Chatley in late 1985 or early 1986 and used in hillclimbs in 1986 and 1987. Sold in 1988 to someone with a business called "childminders of canada". Next seen in 1990, when it had been acquired by Paul Rendle, and was prepared for him by David Keer, the pair appearing together in it at a Curburough test day in March 1991. Rendle sold it to Roger Kilty, who co-drove the car with John Roberts in 1993. From Kilty, it was sold via Martin Middleton to Alistair Mackilop in Scotland, who raced it from c1995 to c2015. It had been sold to Steve Worrad (Whitchurch, Shropshire) by 2017, and was being prepared for historic racing. Raced by Worrad in HSCC events until it was badly damaged in an accident at Anglesey in July 2019.
- March 77B [3] (Andy Barton): New to Team Lexington for Ian Scheckter to race in the South African Formula Atlantic championship in 1977, and used to win the first three rounds of the South African Formula Atlantic championship in January and February 1977. Crashed heavily at Killarney in February and replaced with 77B-7. The damaged car was returned to March Engineering, repaired. It was updated it to 772P specification and sold to Andy Barton (Newcastle upon Tyne) who fitted with a 2-litre Ford BDG and used it in libre racing in 1978. He converted it to Formula Atlantic specification for 1979 with a Swindon BDA engine and used in the revised British championship. Retained for 1980 as a hire drive, usually for Cameron Binnie (Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland). Sold to Colin Richardson (Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland) and raced in Scottish libre in 1981, 1982 and 1983, using a 1600cc engine. Possibly borrowed back by Barton for a couple of races after his 782/792 was wrecked in April 1981. To Geoff Todd (Greenlaw, Scottish Borders), and raced at Ingliston again through 1984. Advertised by Todd in June 1984. Subsequent history unknown.
- Lola 'FA79' [T360-HU5] (Martin Mansell): New to Nigel Clarkson (Cirencester, Gloucestershire) and raced by him and by Richard Scott (London) in British Formula Atlantic, backed by Hurford Jones Ltd. To Nick May (Sutton, Surrey) for the 1975 British series, entered as a T360B with Strakers of Wimbledon Ltd sponsorship and run by Dave Price Racing. To Brian Robinson (Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham) and fitted with a 2-litre Cosworth BDG engine for Shellsport Group 8 races in 1976. To John Brown for John Morrison (Warwick) to drive in Shellsport G8 and libre racing in 1977, then to Kevin Bowditch (Maidenhead) for a few race appearances in 1978. It was sold to Martin Mansell (Middlesex), who raced it as a Lola "FA79" with Winchmore Hill Garage sponsorship in Formula Atlantic in 1979. Mansell crashed heavily at Brands Hatch in April 1979, and did not appear again. It was next seen in 1990 when it was bought by Robert McGimpsey (Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland) from a dealer somewhere in the English midlands. It was then fitted with a 3-litre Weslake engine, and McGimpsey used it for one season in hillclimbing before the engine and chassis were sold separately. It was bought by two friends in 1993 or 1994, and in 2012 they still had it.
- Surtees TS10 [01] (Dave Allen): New for Mike Hailwood to race as a works entry in the 1972 F2 series as a works Team Surtees entry. Hailwood won at Mantorp Park and Salzburgring in this car, and also finished second at Crystal Palace, Rouen, the Österreichring and Hockenheim in October to secure a deserved championship. He also won one race at Interlagos in November during the Torneio do Brasil, The car was not seen in 1973, but reappeared in 1974 with Richard Jones (Stroud, Gloucestershire) for hillclimbs. Raced regularly by Jones in 1975 and 1976 with a 2-litre Hart engine, and then in 1977 with a turbocharged Hart, although he soon returned to a regular engine. To Channel Islander Maurice Ogier for 1978, and used in the 1600cc class of French hillclimbs. Then to Dave Allen (Crewe, Cheshire), and raced in British Formula Atlantic in 1979. Next seen hillclimbed by Peter Bromage in the 1980s, then sold to Don Wood, and seen again shortly after when sold by dealer Straight Six to the US in 1991. Raced by Gil Nickel (Oakville, CA) in US historic events between 1994 and 2002. Nickel died in 2003, but the car has been retained by his family in the car collection at Nickel's Far Niente Winery in Oakville.
- March 75B [742] (Geoff Byman): Paul Brooks (Selby, North Yorkshire) drove a March 742 in libre races at Croft in 1977 and 1978. Its engine was described as a 1600cc Swindon BDA in its first race, but later as a 2-litre Swindon BDX. It was sold to Geoff Byman (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire), who raced it in the revised British Formula Atlantic series in 1979, describing it as a March 75B. There are no confirmed appearances of Byman with the car after Mallory Park in July 1979, but entries continued until April 1980. Byman reappeared later in 1980 with the Lola T760 previously raced by Alo Lawler. The subsequent history of the March 742/75B is unknown.
- March 782 [2] (Paul Smith): Rad Dougall's race car at Thruxton 27 Mar 1978 and presumably the one he then wrecked in practice at the Nürburgring 30 Apr 1978. Presumably "Toleman's second" 782 driven by Tiff Needell at Hockenheim 26 Sep. To Paul Smith for Formula Atlantic in 1979, but wrecked on Smith's first outing, at Mallory Park in March 1979. The car was rebuilt on a new tub fabricated by Mo Gomm, but the original tub was also repaired and retained by Smith incomplete. As the "782-2" plate remained on this car, the Gomm car is regarded here as a separate car, 'PS1'. The new 'PS1' and the remains of 782/2 were both sold to Bernard Tilanus "in the autumn of 1981" and shipped to South Africa. Tilanus raced 'PS1' in the Sigma Mazda series in early 1982 but then sold it to Hekro for Ian Scheckter to drive. Then then built up 782/2 and that car was raced by Braam Smith for the DAW Suppliers team in late 1982 and in 1983. In April 1983, it was sold to Billy Maloney, replacing his March 77B, and raced by him in 1983 and 1984. The sold to Arthur Christie in January 1985. It was sold back to Bernard Tilanus for the 'Can-Am' season in 1986. After that, it went to Keith Horwood who planned to use it for a sports car project in 1987, but that did not go ahead and the car remained unused for two years. It was then rebuilt by Andrew Thompson as a show car for the Rembrandt Group's Heidelberg Motor Museum. The museum was acquired by BAT in 1999, who closed it in 2003. The following year, the car collection was acquired by Johann Rupert, son of Dr Anton Rupert and moved to the L'Ormarins Estate in Franschhoek. The Franschhoek Motor Museum, named after Johan Rupert, was opened in May 2007, and the March 782 remains on display in Ian Scheckter's 1978 livery.
- March 762 ["742-3"] (Roy Baker): Roy Baker (Ferndown, Dorset) raced a March 742 in British Formula Atlantic in 1979. It was reported variously as a 762 or a 752/77P, but was observed by Adam Ferrington at Oulton Park in June 1979 to be wearing the 742/3 chassis plate. Subsequent hisory unknown.
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Forgotten Victorian Theatre Music:
Sullivan & Balfe (2000)
Grace England, flute solo
Recorded 18th November 2000
This is a selection of so-called "forgotten" music by Michael Balfe and Arthur Sullivan, but mostly Sullivan. The singers and orchestra are capable amateurs. It would be impolite to critique individual singers, but let us say that I generally enjoyed the performances whilst being conscious that I had heard most of these numbers done better by others.
The selections are listed below. The label "forgotten" is inevitably open to criticism, because it depends on who has done the forgetting. But it is hard to see the logic of putting anything from the Savoy Operas in that category, excepting perhaps a number like "Henceforth all the crimes" that was cut shortly after the opening night. "Time was when love and I" and "A tenor, all singers above" are likely to be well known to most of the likely buyers of this CD. Is "Rapture! Rapture!" on the list because D'Oyly Carte used to cut it in the 1950s?
My own favorites are the items that truly are obscure, including both Balfe selections, the two Sapphire Necklace songs (newly orchestrated for this recording), and especially the Rudall Carte flute arrangement from Pirates. Whether that's enough to justify purchasing the CD is a matter of taste. Twenty years ago, one would have rejoiced at the discovery of this Sullivan treasure trove. Today, most of these songs are already well represented in the catalogue, although perhaps my CD collection is atypical in that regard.
Another review of the CD is available here.
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|Le Puits d'Amour (M. W. Balfe)
|"Come into the Garden, Maude"
|(M. W. Balfe)
|"Where the bee sucks"
|The Tempest
|"Over the Roof"
|The Sapphire Necklace
|"Hush! Hush! Not a step"
|The Contrabandista
|"Little Maid of Arcadee"
|"Time was when love and I"
|The Sorcerer
|Rudall Carte flute and piano selection
|The Pirates of Penzance
|"Henceforth all the crimes"
|"Rapture! Rapture!"
|The Yeomen of the Guard
|"Ho! Jolly Jenkin"
|"When the budding bloom of May"
|Haddon Hall
|"A tenor, all singers above"
|Utopia, Limited
|"Now take a card"
|The Grand Duke
|"When love and beauty"
|The Sapphire Necklace
|"My name is Crazy Jacqueline"
|The Beauty Stone
|"If a sudden stroke of fate"
|The Rose of Persia
|"Many, many years ago"
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Product photography – Australian Soy Candles
I have not left my studio yet, literally all morning I have been shooting these beautiful Australian Soy Candles that make the studio smell so unbelievably nice!!! There are literally hundreds of different fragrances on my desk… from exotic coconut, patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla sticks to lemon grass candles and soy frangipanis… It rarely does get better than this!
Creatively, I've tried to match the name of a Soy Candle (crème brûlée) and recreate this French desert using home ingredients, caramel and brown sugar, I reckon that just makes me so much more hungry even from looking at these shots.. Some un-retouched images below.
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2nd Grade
An important part of our daily routine in the music room is to begin each class with a greeting game or song. This month, our 2nd graders have learned a new greeting game that lets them sing independently, work with a partner, and act like a turkey! This particular greeting begins with one "lead turkey" who chooses a partner to gobble with. The number of turkeys flocking around the circle multiplies with each repetition. Students are practicing tuneful singing and rhythmic patterns, developing gross motor coordination, internalizing the form of this two part game and they are having fun with all of it!
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Welcome! This guide aims to give you an introduction to the mathematics behind the numeric hierarchy of type classes in PureScript's Prelude, and it's aimed at people who haven't (necessarily) studied mathematics beyond a high-school level.
Normally, algebraic structures like rings or fields are only introduced to students at undergraduate level. One unfortunate side-effect of this is that lots of the material currently available on the web which describes these concepts is sometimes a little inaccessible for people who haven't studied mathematics past a high-school level. My aim with this guide is to help people develop intuition for what these structures are and how they can be used, so that that knowledge can be applied in PureScript code. I also hope that I can help you see a glimpse of the beauty of mathematics and convince you that it is worth studying in its own right.
I want to stress that it is not necessary to read and understand all of this
in order to be able to use the PureScript type classes like
Ring or
Field, and to be able to write functions which work for any type which has
Ring or
Field instance. However, I do hope that it will help you
answer questions such as:
- "I want to write a function which works for many different numeric
types, but should I give it a
Semiringconstraint, or a
Ringconstraint, or something else entirely?"
- "I have written a function with a
Fieldconstraint, and I want to find an appropriate concrete type which is a
Fieldto test it with. How do I do that?"
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I will try to assume as little knowledge of mathematics as I can. If I accidentally assume knowledge of something which makes you unable to understand a part of this guide, please let me know by opening an issue on GitHub or emailing me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Although this guide is primarily aimed at PureScript users, I will only reference PureScript infrequently for the purpose of illustrating examples. This guide is really about mathematics, not PureScript.
Therefore, as far as is reasonably possible, I am also interested in making this guide accessible to programmers using other languages or libraries which make use of these same abstractions (rings, fields, etc). If you fit into this category, and you are unable to follow something I've written because it requires more than a very basic level of PureScript knowledge, please feel free to file an issue.
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I should note that I often find it extremely tempting to skip to the solution, read through it, and tell myself "yes, I could have done that." Be careful of this! It's very easy for me to persuade myself that I could have solved a problem when in fact I probably wouldn't have been able to. But also it's okay to look at the solution if you're really stuck; attempting the problem first is the most important thing.
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Apple Inc. is secretly designing and producing its display device. Likewise, Apple, facing criticism on its display technology, is taking a step towards the future. Thus, Apple is not only trying to match the technology of Samsung but to overcome by a considerable margin.
Apple Co. Ltd. is also making a massive investment in the development of next-generation MicroLED screens. These screens will use different light-emitting compounds than OLED displays.
Apple uses a secret manufacturing facility situated near its California headquarters. According to our anonymous source, the company will make a small number of screens for testing. Likewise, The new MicroLED will also make the future Apple gadgets slimmer, brighter, and less power-consuming.
Similarly, Many people believe that MicroLED screens will be the replacement for OLED display technology. Apple's interest in the MicroLED display technology revealed in its partnership with MicroLED firm LuxVue in 2014.
Display Technology
Apple is working to introduce the display technology to the Apple Watch. Some rumors suggest that could be happening this year. And These screens are far more challenging to produce compared to the OLED displays.
The company had also tried and failed to produce the display technology about a year ago, the people said. Since then Engineers make these progress, and the technology improves a vast margin. Although, it may take a few years before the company launches its product. The ambitious project is the example of Apple focusing on the design of critical components. The company is always a generation ahead in chips powering its mobile devices.
MicroLED display technology
Most of all, its move to the MicroLED display technology will also help the company to outrun the range of suppliers. With the next generation, display technologies companies like Samsung Electronics Co., LG Display Co., and Sharp Corp. will be no match for companies like Synaptics Inc. to produce chip-screen interface.
The news dropped shares of Universal Display Corp. as low as 16 percent. Universal Display develops display technology and owns the various OLED cognitive property. Investors concerned Apple's MicroLED display will likely replace Universal Display's Synaptics.
MicroLED technology will help Apple Co. Ltd
A head-start in MicroLED technology will help Apple Co. Ltd. to stand out in the competitive market. With the new display technology, Apple can outrun its rivals like Samsung that is in a better position in display technology.
At present, mobile devices and gadgets use off-the-shelf display technology. And these LG Display makes the display of Apple Watch. Apple's first OLED phone uses Samsung display technology. It is the first-time apple will design the display technology by itself.
Engineers at the facility are assembling prototype MicroLED screens and attaching the screen to the glass. Apple is also designing its transistors and screen drivers who are critical components on the display unit.
Apple will still feature OLED display until MicroLED is ready enough to see the world. The company is planning to release a second OLED iPhone with a 6.5-inch screen. Furthermore, the company is expanding OLED production from Samsung to include LG.


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Reynolds highlights three dimensions of environmental ethics – normative, philosophical and political – in the context of a long-standing controversial development initiative for dam constructions in the Narmada river valley in India. In discussing these three dimensions, he promotes the importance of environmental ethics in fostering responsible development intervention. A version of this reading can be found in Environment, Development and Sustainability in the 21st Century: Perspectives and cases from around the world, edited by Gordon Wilson, Pam Furniss and Richard Kimbowa (2009), published by the Open University and Oxford University Press, for which the reading was originally commissioned.
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Caroline Glick on Judea and Samaria
You may recall Professor Eugene Kontorovich's presentation, The Legal Case for Israel, in which he pointed out that the West Bank legally belonged to Israel and was illegally occupied by Jordan prior to 1967.
That puts a very different perspective on all the hyped-up claims that Israel's control of the West Bank is "illegal" and that "settlements" are unlawful.
It's also worth listening to this speech by Caroline Glick, which addresses the problem from a practical political and demographic viewpoint.
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I have a special secret-weapon dessert that I make maybe once a year. Twice if Mike is extra good. I can't claim to have created this recipe, I am just glad that I am fortunate enough to be in on the secret. The recipe came from my sister, I think she saw it in a magazine, many years ago. This amazingly simple recipe produces a decadent, melt-in-your-mouth molten chocolate cake. Think souffle meets mousse cake. This is delicious with a deep red wine, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, fresh berries… the list goes on. This dessert is designed to be shared. If you make this for your sweetheart, they will fall in love with you all over again.
Massimo's Rocca di Cioccolata – Molten Chocolate Cake
2 ramekins, makes 4 generous servings, easy to adjust recipe for different quantities
1/2 lb. dark chocolate. Use high quality semi-sweet chocolate. I like a 70% cocoa bar
3/4 cups unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cups flour
1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Grease 2 ramekins.
3. Chop or break up chocolate. Set about 1/4 of it aside.
4. Melt remainder of chocolate and all of butter in double boiler or microwave, then remove from heat.
5. Stir to combine butter and chocolate. It should be smooth and shiny.
6. Add remaining ingredients one by one, mixing completely after each addition.
7. Pour evenly into prepared ramekins.
8. Top with remaining chocolate chunks.
9. Bake 20-25 minutes.
10. Let sit at least 10 minutes before serving.
Exercise control so that you don't burn your mouth. The inside will be warm, melted, chocolate-y goodness. Savor this special treat.


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The African crested rat, an elusive rodent that lives in forested areas of Eastern Africa, has a very strange yet intriguing defense mechanism against would-be predators – it licks deadly toxins onto its own fur.
People inhabiting the highland forests and woodlands of countries like Somalia, Sudan or Ethiopia have long known to stay clear of the large maned rat that makes its home in those areas. Known as Lophiomys imhausi to scientists, this long-haired rat is the world's only poisonous rodent. But the most interesting thing about it is that it's not born poisonous; it actually "borrows" the lethal toxin of a plant known as the "poison arrow tree", which contains a poison strong enough to kill an elephant, when applied to an arrow head. The rat applies this toxin to specialized hairs on the sides of its body, turning itself into as lethal weapon against anyone foolish enough to attack it.
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"If a dog tried to attack them, the dogs would get sick and die. So that information has been sort of circulating around for a very long time," Sara Weinstein, a researcher with the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Utah, told NPR. But it wasn't until 2011 that researchers witnessed the crested rat's ritual of turning itself poisonous.
A team of researchers captured a crested rat and offered it a branch from the local Acokanthera schimperi tree, which they had heard locals say the rat chewed on. That local tale turned out to be true, as the rodent started chewing on the bark, mixing it with saliva and then applying the mixture onto specialized hairs on the sides of its body.
"Basically, it's the only known mammal to date, at least that we know of, that co-opts toxins from a plant to make itself venomous," Adam Ferguson, a mammal expert at the Field Museum in Chicago, said.
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In the last decade, scientists have been trying to find out if the behavior observed in that one rodent applied to the entire species, and whether the lethal toxin of the poison arrow tree really had no negative effect on them. A study on 25 trapped African crested rats showed that half of them chewed on the tree and applied the lethal mixture on their fur, and only once in a while.
What triggers this sort of behavior remains a secret, but scientists were able to conclude that out of the specimens that chewed on the poisonous plant, none showed any negative side-effects. Now, scientists are trying to sequence the entire genome of African crested rats to see how they are able to casually chew on a plant that can kill animals tens of times their size.
"If I was to go out there and start chewing on this tree, I would get incredibly sick and probably die," Weinstein said, adding that during the study, the rats that gnawed on the plant remained perfectly active and healthy inside their enclosures.
Once a mythical creature that only appeared in local tales, the African crested rat remains a giants enigma, but the more scientists learn about it, the more fascinated they are. For example, what they believed was a solitary creature, turned out to have a very active and complex social life.
As far as natural defense mechanisms go, the African crested rat has one of the most effective we've ever featured, but this caterpillar that can scream without any lungs, or the this lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes are not too shabby either.


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I met Alexis through a mutual friend Sarah Parham (the designer of SVP Jewellery) at a dinner party; she knew we would get on and she was right, Alexis is charm and warmth personified. As a creative director and successful fashion blogger with Style Memos, she's also a busy Mum to three boys (Frankie, Jude and Seb) as well as being something of a matriarchal figure in the Brighton community (her husband James is the pastor at Church of Christ the King.) The Foreman family live in the heart of Brighton, literally next to the train station in what is, naturally, the most handsome house on the street. If you know Style Memos you'll know her very distinct style: minimal, clean, tonal and oft-styled with a 'hero' piece, either a great pair of statement earrings or standout footwear (if we were the same size I would have snuck her Greyson hiking boots into my bag.)
I went and saw Alexis at her home on North Laine and as well as a tour of her stylish house (which you can see more of in her collaboration with The White Company) I was allowed to browse her well-organised wardrobe and trunk (trunk!) of beauty and make-up. From talking about why she launched Style Memos to what she has learnt about her body since having children and the go-to outfits she reaches for when she means business, watch The Power of Dressing with Alexis Foreman.


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We have three pillars in this year's E3 showing stereoscopic 3D gaming, PlayStation Move and new exclusive big titles. These show the depth and breadth of what PlayStation can uniquely offer, taking advantage of cutting-edge technology and creating easy to use, intuitive human interfaces that these new technologies bring to gaming.
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Costandi was born in Jerusalem and lived there for 21 years. He will share his passion and knowledge of the faith as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus and immerse ourselves in the land of the Gospels. Be deeply moved as we behold with our eyes what our minds for so long attempted to imagine.
Fr Michael Dyer
Costandi Bastoli
Bethlehem (2) • Mt Carmel • Haifa • Nazareth (1) • Cana • Sea of Galilee (3) • Mt Beatitudes • Mt Tabor • Masada • Jericho • Jerusalem (4) • Taybeh.
Arrive at Tel Aviv airport where we will be met and transferred by coach to Bethlehem, the City of David and the birthplace of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ where we formally begin our chronological journey in the Footsteps of Jesus.
Bethlehem overnight (D)
Theme: The Birth of Jesus
We firstly travel out to Ein Karem and ascend the hill to the Church of the Visitation where Mary visited Elizabeth and proclaimed her Magnificat prayer – 'My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord'. Visit the nearby Church of St John the Baptist to pray before the grotto of his birth.
Continue to the Shepherd's Field to celebrate a joyous Christmas Mass in a local cave to commemorate the appearance of the angels to the shepherds on that first Holy night (Lk 2:8–16).
Back in Bethlehem this afternoon we will enter the spectacular Church of the Nativity, the oldest complete church in the Christian world (6th century) and birthplace of Our Lord and Saviour. Bow low and enter the grotto through the Door of Humility as we descend to the Holy Manger where a silver star in the floor marks the actual spot where Jesus was born.
Proceed to St Jerome's Cave where in 386 AD the saint spent 30 years producing the first vernacular version of the Bible! Before returning to our hotel for a rest we have the opportunity to visit the Christian Co-Op store.
Prepare to enjoy tonight our special Breaking the Bread Experience as we enter the homes of local Christians and share in a delicious home-cooked Arabic meal.
Bethlehem overnight (BD)
Theme: Mountains of the Lord
Departing Bethlehem this morning we travel north through the Jordan valley passing by Shiloh, where the Ark of the Covenant was kept (Joshua 18:1), onto the crusader port of Caesarea Maritima, built by Herod the Great on the harbour from which Paul was taken to Rome.
Continue to the city of Haifa wrapped by the intoxicating blue of the Mediterranean Sea on all three sides.
Enter the Stella Maris Monastery at Mount Carmel where in the lower cave, Elijah was said to have meditated on his victory over the false prophets of Baal (1 ings 18:1-40).
Enjoy lunch in our hand-picked restaurant with spectacular views over the Mediterranean,
This afternoon we visit the House of Grace to hear the inspired story of a family committed to empowering the most marginalized members of the Haifa community.
Arrive into Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus' childhood.
Nazareth overnight (BD)
Theme: The Formative Years of Jesus
We begin our day at the Basilica of the Annunciation where a traditional cave becomes the focal point to Mary's response to the Angel Gabriel "Let it be done to me according to thy word" (Luke 1:38). After celebrating Mass we will visit the nearby Church of St Joseph to commemorate the life of Mary's beloved spouse. We then enter the nearby Synagogue Church, a Crusader structure said to be built on the site of the synagogue where Jesus read the Messianic passage in Isaiah 61 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me" …
Continue onto Nazareth Village, an authentic non-profit re-creation of the village life of Nazareth as in the days of Jesus. Here we will take a parable-rich walk back in time along the path which brings to life the environment and atmosphere which shaped Jesus' early years and ministry. Complete our memorable visit with a fascinating Biblical Meal in the original setting of a first century house.
Ascend Biblical Mt Precipice which offers an incredible view of Nazareth and the Jezreel valley. This mountain is believed to be the place of the rejection of Jesus after his teaching in the Nazareth Synagogue (Luke 4:16-30).
Travel east and on to the village of Cana this afternoon where Jesus, at the request of His Mother, performed his first miracle transforming the water into wine at the wedding feast (Jn 2:1-12). Here, married couples will have the opportunity to renew their wedding vows.
Finally we arrive and travel by the shores of Lake Galilee … "Go to Galilee and you will find him there" (Mt 28:7).
Rise then to the Mount of Beatitudes to enjoy some reflective time to wander through the Church and tranquil gardens to ponder Jesus' message of blessedness in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:1–12).
Sea of Galilee overnight (BLD)
Theme: The Public Ministry of Jesus
Arise and set out on a spectacular day of pilgrimage.
Visit Mt Tabor where we ascend by taxis up the narrow winding road leading to the majestic summit. Here Our Lord's divinity shone forth in the Transfiguration (Mt 7:1-2). After our private reflection time in this breathtaking setting we will better understand Peter's words 'Lord it is good for us to be here'.
Board a traditional 'Jesus Boat' sailing vessel for a special Harvest highlight – a Private Mass in the centre of Lake Galilee. Here we will float in quiet tranquility and reflect upon the miracles of Jesus calming the storm and appearing to the apostles walking on this very water.
Back on shore at the Yigal Allon Museum, see the 1st century 'Jesus boat' painstakingly raised and restored from the muddy lakebed in 1986.
After our 'St Peter's Fish' lunch in a local restaurant, we will journey north to Caesarea Philippi near the base of Mt Hermon, where the beautiful springs of Banias form the source of the Jordan River. In this tranquil place Jesus spent some quiet time with his disciples asking them, as he does again to us in this moment: "Who do you say I am?" After Peter's inspired answer he went on to commission him: "You are Peter and on this Rock I will build my church" (Mt 16:13).
We return to our hotel before dinner.
Sea of Galilee overnight (BLD)
Theme: Galilee encounters with Jesus
Set off to a secret location down by the shores of Lake Galilee to enjoy Breakfast with Jesus in the spirit of John 21:12 when Jesus said to his disciples "Come and have breakfast". 'Taste and See' the Gospels as we recount together this passage of Scripture live on location!
Nearby visit the Church of the Primacy of Peter down by the shores of the lake. Here Jesus challenged Peter and each one of us 'Do you really love me? Feed my sheep.' Down by the shore of Lake Galilee we will celebrate an outdoor Mass here we will never forget.
Departing this tranquil place, we come to nearby Tabgha, site of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes (Mt 14:20) and explore the 4th-century church displaying Byzantine mosaics considered to be some of the best in the Holy Land.
We enter Capernaum, the once fishing village of the first apostles Peter, Andrew, James & John which also became the hometown of Jesus and the scene of many of his miracles. Here we will explore the synagogue which dates back to the time of Jesus and see the site of St Peter's home.
Continue our rise to the majestic summit of historic Mt Arbel to marvel at the amazing views over the Golan Heights and the full panorama of Lake Galilee.
Visit the nearby Ancient Arbel Synagogue which sits alone on the side of the hill with its magnificent Galilee backdrop.
From here, pilgrims will take the opportunity to walk a spectacular stretch of the ancient Jesus Trail frequented by Our Lord in his many travels between Nazareth and Capernaum. This well-worn shepherd's path offers a rare and genuine experience for able bodied pilgrims to prayerfully encounter the actual footsteps of Jesus down through the rustic pass between the mountains.
Sea of Galilee overnight (BD)
Theme: Desert Encounters
Departing Lake Galilee this morning we journey south along the Dead Sea and arrive at historic Masada where we will embark the Cable Car offering spectacular scenery to the summit before a guided tour of Herod's fortress overlooking the Judean Desert.
Pass by Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were found by a Bedouin Shepherd boy in 1947.
Visit Jericho, the 'City of Palms', said to be the oldest inhabited city in the world dating back to around 9000 BC. Stop by the famous Sycamore tree used to commemorate the powerful story of the tax collector Zacchaeus who climbed the tree to see Jesus. (Lk 19:1-10). Across the valley see the Mt of Temptation where Jesus was tempted by the devil during his 40 day fast.
Soon we arrive at the Jordan River Baptismal site (Qasr Al Yehoud), an archeological discovery said to be the actual location where Jesus was Baptised. Celebrate a special Mass here as we renew our own Baptismal promises.
Ascend St George's Monastery lookout to marvel at the cliff-hanging 5th-century complex carved into a sheer rock wall and still occupied today.
Journey onto Jerusalem – the City of our God and Mountain of His Holiness.
Jerusalem overnight (BLD)
Theme: The Passion of Jesus
Begin our Jerusalem pilgrimage as we proceed up to the Mt of Olives to visit the 'Pater Noster' Church where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer (Mt 6:7–15). Walk down the Palm Sunday Road as pilgrims to the Dominus Flevit Church for Mass, built on the site where Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Lk 19:41–44).
We then come down to the Garden of Gethsemane where we will enter the Church of the Agony containing the rock upon which Jesus is said to have prayed before his arrest. Prepare then for a memorable pilgrim highlight as we gain private group access inside the adjacent 'Garden of Betrayal' for an extended time of prayer and reflection surrounded by ancient olive trees dating back to the time of Christ.
From here we set out by coach across town to the Israel Museum for a lunch break. View the Second Temple Scale Model of Jerusalem as it was in the time of Jesus. In the adjacent Shrine of the Book Museum we will soon gaze upon parts of the original Dead Sea Scrolls with our own eyes.
Finally today we come to Mt Zion to the Palace of Caiaphas and into the Church of St Peter in Gallicantu commemorating Peter's triple denial of Jesus. Here our pilgrimage moves towards the final phase of Jesus' passion.
Jerusalem overnight (BD)
Theme: The Passion of Jesus
Return to Mt Zion this morning, and firstly enter the Cenacle room of the Last Supper (Upper Room) where we commemorate the institution of the Eucharist and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Here we will celebrate a stunning private Mass. Continue to the Church of the Dormition identified as the place where the Virgin Mary died or 'fell asleep' as the name suggests.
We then come to the vicinity of the Temple Mount to view the Dome of the Rock, El Aqsa Mosque and the Western Wall (formerly known as the Wailing Wall) . We might join the action of our last 3 Popes who tucked their written prayers between the gaps in the ancient stones.
Continue on to the Church of St Anne with its magnificent acoustics and said to be built over the birthplace of the Virgin Mary. See the adjacent Pool of Bethesda where Jesus healed the paralysed man (Jn 5:2–9). Enter the nearby Flagellation and Condemnation Chapels as well as the Ecce Homo's Lithostrotos which so vividly commemorate the last hours of Jesus' life.
Before dinner we take the opportunity to listen to the courageous stories of the Bereaved Family Forum where both a Palestinian and Israeli representative will share their extraordinary journey from grief and loss to a stunning reconciliation that is sure to challenge us deeply.
Jerusalem overnight (BD)
Theme: The Death, Resurrection & Ascension of Jesus
We rise at dawn and return to the Old City to commence our Stations of the Cross, beginning from the Antonia Fortress where Jesus was condemned to death. We pray and follow in Our Lord's footsteps along the actual Via Dolorosa to culminate at the site of Calvary where we will celebrate Mass here in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Walk the stairway climbing to the actual site where the Cross of Jesus once stood. Also enter the Tomb of Christ, the site believed to be where Our Lord lay buried for three days before rising from the dead.
After breakfast back at our hotel, we then return to the Mt of Olives to the Chapel of the Ascension which is believed to mark the place where Jesus ascended into heaven. The small round church/mosque contains a stone imprinted with what is said to be the footprints of Jesus. A befitting end to our chronological pilgrimage in his footsteps as we recall his Great Commission to the eleven disciples: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations … And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Mt 8:18,20
From here we set off north for our final adventure to the village of Taybeh, once Old Testament Ophrah and New Testament Ephraim visited by Jesus before facing his crucifixion (John 11:54). Taybeh is the last surviving Christian outpost here in the Holy Land and enjoying strong ecumenical bonds between its 1300 inhabitants of Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Melkite communities.
Our fascinating time will include a visit to the Byzantine Church of St George built in the 5th century by St Helena, the mother of Constantine and widely known as the first pilgrim to the Holy Land. Also enter a first century farmers house with its original manger below where we will gain insight into the original Nativity reality.
After being served lunch by the local Nuns we will take the opportunity to visit the ceramic workshop with its renowned dove shaped peace-lamps or maybe a tour of the local Brewery or Winery, all serving to bring a sustainable livelihood to this vulnerable community. Return to Jerusalem for a late afternoon rest.
Before our final dinner, take the brief opportunity to view the Holy Shroud Exhibit with its full size replica of the sacred cloth.
Enjoy then a Special Celebration Dinner tonight in a wonderful restaurant with spectacular views over all of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem overnight (BLD)
Return today to the airport OR join the Wonders of Jordan Extension. (B)
Meal Code: (B) = Breakfast, (L) = Lunch, (D) = Dinner
17 - 27 November 2022
Fr Michael Dyer & Costandi Bastoli
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|pilgrim highlights
|Pay homage in Bethlehem before the silver star that marks the very spot of Jesus' birth.
Reflect quietly at the Grotto cave of the Annunciation to honour Mary's 'Yes' to God.
Celebrate a breathtaking Mass in the centre of Lake Galilee onboard our traditional sailing vessel floating in silence and tranquility.
Enjoy an exclusive 'Breakfast with Jesus' in a private location by the shores of Galilee.
Engage in inspired People & Plight encounters and be moved by their faith and resilience.
Walk a hidden stretch of the authentic Jesus Trail through the mountain pass in Christ's actual footsteps towards Lake Galilee.
Participate in a traditional 'Sabbath of a Lifetime Meal' as we are welcomed inside a Jewish home to share songs and prayers to welcome in the Lord's day.
Enter as a group into a private gated Garden in Gethsemane for an extended time of prayer amidst ancient olive trees.
Walk in Jesus' footsteps as we pray the Stations of the Cross at dawn along the deserted Via Dolorosa streets in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Bow low at the altar of Calvary and touch the very rock where Jesus was crucified.
Gather for daily Masses around the most stunning Holy Sites of Sacred Scripture.
|taste & see meals
Bethlehem: Listen to Catholic students at the Bethlehem University and share a beautiful meal prepared by their hospitality department.
Nazareth: Taste & See a traditional First-Century meal in an outdoor stone dining setting in Nazareth Village.
Tiberias: Experience a renowned 'St Peter's Fish' lunch freshly caught from the Sea of Galilee!
Mt Carmel: Share a beautiful meal in Haifa in a breathtaking setting overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Galilee: Share together a stunning 'Breakfast with Jesus' in a secret location by the shores of Lake Galilee.
Jerusalem: Be welcomed into a Jewish home to celebrate a Sabbath Meal experience in Jerusalem with prayers and songs to welcome in the Lord's Day.
Jerusalem: Celebrate our final night together in a first class restaurant overlooking the illuminated Old City.
Mt Nebo / Dead Sea (1 Night) / Wady Rum Desert / Petra (2 nights) / Madaba.
Why not extend your Holy Land journey with a breathtaking 4-day post-tour discovery of the ancient wonders of Jordan? Explore the magnificent Lost City of Petra and marvel at the wonders of the ancient Nabataean civilisation. Head into the Wadi Rum desert for an exhilarating Bedouin-driven jeep ride, and relax by the healing waters of the Dead Sea.
Travel east this morning crossing into Jordan.
Visit St Georges Church in Madaba with its precious 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land comprised of more than two million pieces.
We continue on and travel south to the magnificent ancient trading city of Petra known as the 'Red Rose City' and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
Petra overnight (BD)
This morning we enjoy a breathtaking guided walking tour through the ruins of ancient Petra – the city that the Nabateans carved out of solid rock dating back to 300 BC! Our visit will follow a passage through the Siq, a chasm created in a prehistoric earthquake. It is one of the special moments to walk through this canyon which dramatically opens up before your eyes to reveal the Treasury Building (Al-Khazneh) – a never to be forgotten experience. We will see also the Roman Theatre, Corinthian tomb along with churches, homes and many other buildings from this fascinating period.
Later this afternoon we depart Petra and travel south to Wadi Rum to experience the vastness and beauty of this desert region. A moonscape of ancient valleys and towering weathered sandstone mountains rise out of the pink and white coloured sand.
Join in the exhilaration of a Sunset Bedouin-driven jeep ride deep into the valley to witness the stunning grandeur of this place made famous in the films Lawrence of Arabia and The Martian. Return to the hotel for dinner.
Petra overnight (BD)
Travel north where we will ascend Biblical Mt Nebo for a spectacular Mass where Moses looked over into the Promised Land and blessed Joshua who was to lead the Israelites under God's protection (Joshua 1:6-9).
Arrive at our Resort hotel located right on the shore of the Dead Sea. Take the opportunity before dinner to relax or enjoy the experience of a float in the salty waters said to have healing qualities.
Dead Sea overnight (BD)
Depart Dead Sea today for Amman Airport
Meal Code: (B) = Breakfast (L) = Lunch (D) = Dinner
|Cost Add-On
|$1790 PP Twin Share
|Single Room
|$760 Supplement
|Prepaid Tips
|$14 PP per day
"The tour was well organised, the accommodations was excellent. The tour guides were knowledgeable and were an enormous source of information. Border transfers were easily arranged. It was great to travel in an unknown area without any worries."


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The Flash Will Feature Michael Keaton in Costume as Batman
DC Comics fans have a lot of question about the return of Michael Keaton as Batman for the [...]
DC Comics fans have a lot of question about the return of Michael Keaton as Batman for the upcoming movie The Flash, which will bridge the gap between the original Tim Burton movies and Zack Snyder's Justice League. And while Ezra Miller's take on Barry Allen will likely be experiencing his own version of Flashpoint, this take on Batman will be a classic version that fans have not seen in a long time. So while there are questions about how involved Keaton will be in the film, it sounds like he will suit up as the Caped Crusader at least one more time.
According to a new report from THR, Keaton will indeed be wearing the Batman costume in the new movie. This means he won't be version of Bruce Wayne fans have seen in the animated series Batman Beyond, who typically sits in the Batcave and guides his protege Terry McGinnis as the "guy in the chair."
The report also indicates that Keaton will indeed be playing Bruce Wayne, and not the rumored Thomas Wayne version of the Flashpoint Batman. While those rumors are coming from unsubstantiated sources, they were lended some credence due to the discussions of Jeffrey Dean Morgan possibly reprising his role as Thomas from the opening montage of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The Flash director Andy Muschietti previously spoke with That Hashtag Show about the project and confirmed it would be a "different version of Flashpoint than you're expecting," teasing that fans should expect a major difference from the storyline that has already been seen in comics, animation, and The CW's Arrowverse shows.
Plans for the film have seen numerous director changes, script re-writes, and delays as Warner Bros. and star Ezra Miller attempt to crack the Scarlet Speedster's first solo movie, but as the lead actor himself stated he felt it would be worth the wait.
"Anyone who knows anything about Barry Allen knows that he's always late. But then when he arrives, he gets stuff done. And that's definitely how this film's production schedule is proceeding. We're a little late," Miller explained in an interview. "But the reason why we are late, and this is the honest to god truth... We're all — and I include myself in this — we are very meticulously focused on making a movie that's not just one of the greatest superhero movies that we can possibly make. This movie's also going to be a gift to the fans."
The Flash is currently on track to debut in theaters on June 3, 2022.


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Parents who keep up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines may help protect their unvaccinated children from the disease in the process, new research shows.
Having one fully vaccinated parent reduced the risk for infection with the original strain of SARS-CoV-2 in children by 26%, while having two fully vaccinated parents cut the risk by nearly 72%, according to the researchers. Against the Delta strain of the virus, having one fully vaccinated parent — including a booster dose — was associated with a 20.8% decreased risk for infection in children, while having two fully vaccinated parents was associated with a 58.1% decreased risk.
"Vaccination not only provides direct protection, it also provides indirect protection to unvaccinated individuals living with the vaccinated individuals in the same household," said coauthor Samah Hayek, DrPH, an epidemiologist with Clalit Research Institute in Ramat Gan, Israel, in a statement. "This study highlights the indirect protection provided by vaccinated parents to their unvaccinated children, irrespective of household size or the child's age, for both the Alpha and the Delta variants."
Hayek's group published their findings online January 27 in Science.
The investigators focused on households that had two parents, unvaccinated children, and no prior infection during two periods of the pandemic: between January 17, 2021, and March 28, 2021, amid the Alpha variant wave of the pandemic; and between July 11, 2021, and September 30, 2021, when the Delta variant dominated.
All vaccinated parents in the study received at least two doses of the BNT162b2 [Pfizer] mRNA vaccine.
Vaccinated parents were less likely to have a documented infection. But they also were less likely to transmit the infection to a family member if they were infected, the study showed.
For the first period, the researchers had data from 400,733 unvaccinated children and adolescents in 155,305 distinct households. For the second period, they analyzed data from 181,307 unvaccinated children from 76,621 distinct households.
The results were generally consistent regardless of household size and across different age groups of children, including those too young to be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, according to the researchers.
The study did not assess the effectiveness of the vaccine against the Omicron strain of the virus.
The dynamics of Omicron likely differ, said Yi Du, MPH, MS, a researcher at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, who has tracked the effectiveness of vaccinations there.
Amid Omicron, although cases increased, "we still observed the vaccine effectiveness in reducing hospitalization and mortality," Du told Medscape Medical News.
Vaccinated parents and grandparents may be asymptomatic if they are infected, while unvaccinated children could remain at risk.
Waning immunity for vaccinated parents is another concern. "Boosters are highly recommended," he said.
Science. Published online January 27, 2022. Full text
The research was funded in part by the Ivan and Francesca Berkowitz Family Living Laboratory Collaboration at Harvard Medical School and Clalit Research Institute. Study authors disclosed institutional grants to Clalit Research Institute from Pfizer outside the submitted work and unrelated to COVID-19. One author reported grants from Pfizer and financial or unpaid advisory ties to other pharmaceutical companies, foundations, and government agencies. Du had no relevant disclosures.
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We have received an anonymous tip that Peloton is quietly conducting some market research around two potential new Peloton strength products. As always, note that the existence of these surveys does not guarantee these products will ever come to market, or represent the final products that the customer would see if they are released. Part of the research being done appears to be around pricing for the Peloton strength products – so Peloton might be sending different versions of the survey with different prices shown to help them figure out their pricing. We'll describe the two devices below and the current names being used for them – note that high resolution images were not included in the survey, just the low resolution ones embedded below.
Peloton Focus Strength Device
The first Peloton strength device being surveyed is being called the "Peloton Focus". This appears to be the strength product codenamed "Peloton Tiger" we reported about in May. The Peloton Focus is described as a device that can transform your TV into a home gym with innovative camera technologies.As stated in our previous report, this device is rumored to be able to "provide instant feedback on customers' workouts", as well as being "equipped with software that will assess customers' form and movements." The Peloton Focus might look & function like the Microsoft Kinect that was available for the XBOX. Another way to think about it might be a Peloton-branded camera that sits on top of your existing TV. You'd connected it via a HDMI cable, where it could then show you workouts to do through the TV, but process data from the camera in order to show you real time feedback, form suggestions, or maybe even count your reps for you.
One potential price point asked about for the Peloton Focus strength device is $699 (including shipping). This may or may not include a set of weights & resistance bands as well. There wouldn't necessarily be a full assembly & setup like the Tread & Bike has. The survey points out that the Peloton Focus would be considered part of the Peloton Digital membership, so only require the $12.99/month Peloton Digital membership.
Peloton Platform Strength Device
The second Peloton strength device being surveyed is being called the "Peloton Platform" – and this would be a more traditional connected-fitness weight lifting experience. The survey describes the Peloton Platform strength product as transforming your TV into a weight bench for every home for an efficient full-body workout.The survey didn't explicitly clarify how this would work. From the picture, there are two possible ways this device would work. The first is it might function like Tonal, where it mounts to the wall, and you interact with the device there.
However, the picture and device name – "Platform" – might seem to imply that this would sit on the ground (like an actual platform). A rope might come out of the device via a pulley, and you would attach different handles or bars to use during your workout – and users could change handles as the workout called for it. The picture shows a barbell, handles, and a weight bench that might come with the Peloton Platform. This might function similar to the "Go Arena" device – which you can see a demo of here on Instagram or embedded below:
The surveyed price for the Peloton Platform imply it might cost nearly $3,000, but would include in-home delivery & assembly. The Platform would also require the full Peloton All-Access membership at $39.99/month. However, this would be considered a different product line than the Bike or Tread. This means that you would be able to have the Bike, Tread, and Platform all for the same $39.99/month membership cost.
Peloton's CEO John Foley has previously stated that Peloton researches many items in their R&D labs (in fact, earlier this year a reporter spotted a rower in one of those R&D labs) – and that Peloton plans to win strength. In the September 2020 earnings call, John Foley said the following:
We're clearly going to win cardio. And so strength is an important vertical for us to put a flag down on. Clearly, if you're going to move all of your fitness programming into the home, strength is another compliment to your cardio we need to win"
In May, Foley also teased new hardware coming in the next year, although he did not specify what it would be. He had mentioned the "fiscal year '22 roadmap, when we plan to introduce new hardware."
Peloton most recently just introduced their first two "strength-focused" instructors – Callie & Rad.
Would you be interested in either of these devices if they were released?
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Ice Castles
February 22 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This winter, your moment of imagination, exploration, and magic awaits at Ice Castles in Lake George!
Tickets for the 2023 season go on sale November 28, and will be sold online. Ice Castles New York is re-opening Wednesday, February 22. They plan to be open for the rest of February and March 2, 3, 4 & 5.
Ice Castles is an awe-inspiring, must-see winter phenomenon that brings fairy tales to life. This winter, escape into an icy wonderland at The Festival Commons in beautiful Lake George, New York. Lake George, New York is one of only five locations across the United States. Each castle is approximately an acre in size and consists of more than 25 million pounds of ice.
Below are Ice Castles Activities for the 2023 season!
- Crawl Tunnels – Squeeze through passageways just large enough for children and adults who are adventurous enough to crawl.
- Arctic Alcove – Book a VIP experience in a private alcove within the castle, perfect for proposals or other special occasions.
- Ice Caverns and Archways – Explore ice caverns and get lost in a frozen maze where wonder awaits around every turn.
- Ice Slides – Squeal with delight as you race down one of our exhilarating ice slides designed for all ages.
- Ice Bar – Belly up to a frosty ice bar and order a winter-themed alcoholic beverage that you can enjoy while you chill out in the coolest place in town.
- Snow Igloo Village – Within our frozen fortress, walk through our village of snow igloos and discover surprises and whimsical snow features inside.
- Mystic Light Walk – Take a leisurely 5-10 minute stroll along a path completely illuminated in the magical glow of winter and lights.
Features are weather dependent, and may be temporarily closed or unavailable due to weather.
The experience is built entirely by hand using hundreds of thousands of icicles, grown, sculpted, and hand-placed by professional ice artists. The castles include breathtaking LED-lit sculptures, frozen thrones, ice-carved tunnels, caverns, slides, and fountains. By day, this frozen fortress glimmers a natural glacial blue. At night, color-changing lights embedded inside the ice twinkle and dance to whimsical music. The one-of-a-kind, award-winning winter attraction takes a team of 20-40 ice artisans approximately 8-weeks to construct, and is only open as long as Mother Nature permits. Each day, the ice artisans harvest and place between 5,000-12,000 icicles. The icicles are then sprayed with water, and the process is repeated until the ice reaches heights around 15-30 feet. The blend of icicle placement, varying temperatures, and wind result in an ever-changing variety of ice-formations.
Since 2011, Ice Castles has been dedicated to creating an experience that will live on long after the ice melts. The company's mission to create joy, magic, and a sense of wonder grew from a father's love. The concept for Ice Castles was created when founder, Brent Christensen, attempted to build an ice cave for his children in front of their Utah home. The family had just moved from sunny California to snowy Utah, and Christensen wanted to bring the magic of winter to his children. The project turned into a winter hit, drawing crowds of people from all across town who came out to visit and tour his icy creation. Ice Castles has since turned into an internationally renowned tourist attraction.
Holiday Pricing is the same as weekend pricing (January 16, February 20-24)
Tickets MAY be available on-site if Ice Castles is not sold out. On-site prices are subject to higher rates. For guaranteed entry and the lowest price, buy tickets online in advance.
Ticket sales are final. Tickets are nonrefundable and non-transferable to another person. Dates and times may be changed as long as changes are made at least 24 hours in advance. Please take this into considerations if there is inclement weather imminent or if you have a sudden change of circumstances.
Photo Credit (pictures below): Kacey O'Brien – Warren County Tourism


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MudWtr is a brand that I have been following closely for over 6 months. When it first popped into my feed I thought what an incredible product and unbelievable brand both aesthetically and in the messaging, they were pushing and the community they were clearly building. It came as no surprise then to hear that the founder Shane Heath came from a background of not only design management and development in Silicon Valley, but also is an accomplished fine artist.
While trying to kick his coffee addiction, he discovered Chai while he was in India, and quickly adopted it into his morning ritual as a replacement. He then started to experiment with multiple other beneficial ingredients like Tumeric, Chaga, Rishi, Lions Mane, cinnamon and more. When his friends would ask what in the hell he was drinking, he wanted a nice simple answer to give them and that became "its Mud".
He never had any intention of building an eCommerce company, but as fate would have it, he was hired by a company to do re-design all of their packaging, website and the entire subscription management back-end. He started sharing his new found recipe with the people in the office who all seemed keen to cut back on their coffee consumption and the product quickly gained a lot of popularity. That is when it dawned on him that he not only had a really strong product that the market was hungry for but also all of the necessary skills to get his brand off the ground.
He took his first steps without really knowing what he was doing with the attitude that "tomorrow ill figure out the next step".
Having such a diverse set of skills as a founder, Shane admits that one of his biggest challenges as a CEO is now delegating some of those tasks to other people. As someone who has worn so many hats in my business too, I can totally relate to the struggle of letting go of tasks you are used to doing yourself and trusting others to do them as well.
Shane brought a former business partner from a shared failed venture on board as his first hire for the team. Paul DeJoe also cut an investment check for the business which allowed Shane to make the leap and quit his job. The two work incredibly well together and have incredible amounts of trust for one another having gone through the previous failure. Shane is more of the branding, creative and customer and web experience guy, whereas Paul is more skilled with operations, finance and business level execution.
Shane also points to the importance of having someone like that in your business where you can respectfully disagree with or have arguments constructively with. This brings a healthy level of polarity and duality to a business and allows for new ideas to be formed out of the constructive banter.
Something that really drove me to connect with Shane is that the entire MudWtr brand was born out of a passion for the product, the design of it all, and the building of a community, and not via a whiteboard session to determine market size and potential exit value. It really is the story of one man's passion for a product that produced incredible results, using his passion for building beautiful looking brands, and then spreading that to the audience who needed to hear it the most.
When your focus is on creating something incredible that you would use rather than simply something that is profitable as a business, you unlock the potential for building a memorable brand.
MudWtr has been amassing an extremely loyal following with the business because they are not afraid to be polarizing in their messaging about why they are better than coffee on so many levels. This encourages people to talk about their product to their friends in a way that encourages them to join the same club. The "us vs. them" approach, even when in a light-hearted way like theirs helps dramatically with virality and building a strong community who purchases again and again.
They aren't looking to make everyone happy, they are looking to speak directly to those who are looking for an alternative to coffee. When they speak to just a target few, it allows them to build a community even faster rather than trying to speak to everyone.
In the very beginning of the business, Shane personally reached out to the first 500 customers with customized messages and took the time to get to know them, why they purchased, what they liked about it, etc. This not only gave him a really powerful understanding of what his top 3 customer segments were that he could target, but it also drove an extremely strong connection to the business that he was building and the validation that he should keep going.
Shane is pretty big on educating potential customers on the ingredients in the product, rather than simply hard selling them all the time. They prefer to be advocates of a lifestyle through a very unique brand voice, rather than simply offering a prescription for a way of living.
Once someone makes a purchase, they receive the product in nice packaging along with a note from Shane on why he started the company, some free stickers with the language and catchy sayings that they have come up with, more information on the products and how to make it. This gives people the highest chance of using the product regularly and also like it as much as possible. They also introduce people to the subscription options for the product going forward. They also receive a post-purchase email sequence that arms them with more information on the product and all of the ingredients and how to get the most from the brand, but also some great ongoing content like office playlists, and how other cultures experience and use the ingredients.
MudWtr operates two physical locations right now that generate significant brand awareness and genuine loyalty. One is a cafe shop directly linked to their office space, and the other is a pop-up shop in the busiest and most famous area in Venice Beach, CA. Both of these locations offer the chance for people to come in and try Mud on a donation basis (which goes directly to charity), and also buy mud at discounted prices and sign up for the subscription service.
Incredibly both of these operations nearly break even on the front end despite being donation based as a cafe, which is also remarkable because of the myriad of ancillary benefits that they provide. This is also where Shane interacts directly with customers 1 on 1 to educate them on the product and build tons of trust and affinity with the brand. It also provides Shane with a huge reminder on why he is doing this and a connection to the thousands of customers who are loving the product and seeing incredible results from it in their own lives.
The previous companies that Shane had started before this were more based in numbers and math and growth hacking as opposed to coming from a place of authenticity and a love for the brand itself. MudWtr came from a place of personal discovery and finding out more about who he was, what he stands for, and what he really wants to contribute to the world.
If you are doing things like dropshipping and affiliate marketing and want to break into building a meaningful brand, then first realize that the skills you have acquired are tremendously useful in things like conversion rate optimization or media buying. Then start to look at yourself and ask what things and products you might be doing or using every day that might be really useful to someone else as a way to get started working on something you are really passionate about.
Building a brand isn't always a straight line of start to finish, but rather an evolutionary process that provides multiple opportunities to develop a deeper and deeper passion for what you are working on. In the end, as you discover more about yourself and what you really want to do, the pathways to building a truly amazing brand will reveal themselves to you with perfect synchronicity.
Video Highlights
00:50 – Shane's eCommerce journey
05:45 – Delegating when you are used to wearing so many hats.
08:20 – Having someone to disagree with is valuable
09:45 – The organic launch of a true brand
12:19 – Personally reaching out to the first 500 customers
15:43 – Education vs hard selling
17:50 – Post purchase onboarding
22:32 – Physical locations mixed with eCommerce
29:14 – Unlocking a purpose-driven brand opportunity for yourself


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Maxus will continue to operate as an agency brand in India.
GroupM has restructured its portfolio.
Firstly, Essence, a digital-first agency that GroupM acquired in November 2015, will be expanded; traditional media capabilities and a larger geographic footprint will be added to the agency's existing media and creative credentials. In time, Essence will also lead several key GroupM client relationships.
GroupM's portfolio will now comprise three global media agency networks - Mindshare, MediaCom, and the new company.
GroupM also plans to make new investments across its agencies and [m]PLATFORM data and technology capabilities.
GroupM clarifies in a press release, that Maxus will continue to operate as an agency brand in India.
"We're committed to improving our service to clients. These moves will give us greater focus, help us innovate, and improve our speed of delivery," says Kelly Clark, Global CEO, GroupM.
Recall that Clark became global CEO of GroupM last October. Recently, Lindsay Pattison was appointed as GroupM's chief transformation officer to lead a range of transformation initiatives, the press note reminds us.
"The leadership team at Essence is excited about the opportunities this creates for our clients and our people," says Christian Juhl, CEO, Essence, "Our mission is to make advertising more valuable to the world; with this infusion of talent, capabilities and markets, we can do this now on a bigger stage."
"Maxus and MEC share common values and ambitions. Both networks have a strong local market presence and entrepreneurial drive. Together, we believe we can create an exciting new media, content and technology agency which we look forward to introducing soon," says Castree.
"We've clearly signalled our ambition to transform, and we mean business," says Pattison, "This allows us to more meaningfully invest in each agency's future - retaining and attracting the best talent with inspiring and rewarding workplaces, creating differentiated cultures and approaches and sharing in a focus on helping clients win."
GroupM, a global media investment management company, is parent to WPP-owned media agencies Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom, Maxus, Essence and Motivator in India as well as programmatic digital media platform Xaxis. Together, GroupM and Kantar (WPP's data investment management group) account for over half of WPP's group revenues of more than $20 billion, as per a press note issued by GroupM.


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NetEnt released Gonzo's Quest back in 2011 and the slot has been a monster hit ever since, with fans all over the world. Gonzo's Quest offers a fantastic player experience over 5 reels and 20 pay lines, with cascading reels and free spins.
Ever since NetEnt gave us Gonzo's Quest, the amount of slots with cascading reels, or avalanche feature as it's also called, has exploded. Every single developer has tried to compete with NetEnt and Gonzo's Quest, but the aging slot is standing its ground with fantastic graphics, medium volatility, RTP of 95,97% and a max win of 37,500 x your wager.
Through the years, NetEnt has come up with several new features that have pushed the boundaries of conventional slots. Gonzo's Quest is such a slot. The unique game was the very first video slot that uses the Avalanche feature instead of conventional reels spinning.
Gone were the reels and instead NetEnt started using a big square block of symbols. It was utterly groundbreaking back in 2011. Today everyone is making slots with Avalanche features or Cascading Reels and they are often among the most popular slots at any online casino.
Every time you land a winning combination, the huge blocks with winning symbols will explode and new symbols will fall in place. As long as you keep landing winning symbols, the Avalanche feature will continue.
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