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Co-firing TOTeM 37 First Announcement
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IFRF is organising TOTeM 37, "Innovative and advanced co-firing technologies" at the Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland on 22 and 23 September 2011. The meeting will bring secondary fuel specialists together to discuss an FP7 EU funded project in which IFRF has a dissemination role and which is entitled "Demonstration of Large Scale Biomass Co-Firing and Supply Chain Integration – DEBCO".
DEBCO is concerned with development and demonstration of innovative approaches to the co-utilisation of biomass with coal for large-scale electricity production and/or CHP, at more competitive costs and/or increased energy efficiency. The main focus is on the co-utilisation of pure and untreated biomass types such as wood and straw, available in many European regions and localities.
Last year, on behalf of DEBCO, IFRF organised TOTeM 35, in Pisa. For TOTeM 37, DEBCO will combine forces with RICOMBIO, another FP7 EU funded project which has similar objectives, being concerned with the efficient co-utilisation of low quality biomasses and Solid Recovered Fuels produced from municipal solid waste.
TOTeM 37 topics for discussion include:
- Biomass and secondary fuels characterisation;
- Kinetics and phenomenological modelling of different phenomena involved in co-firing;
- Slagging, fouling and corrosion, fine particulate generation;
- Assessment of emissions from solid bio-fuels co-firing in semi-industrial and full scale plants;
- Pollutant control device performances
- Comprehensive co-firing modelling
All interested parties are warmly invited to attend, and if appropriate, to report on relevant work in progress by means of a Poster contribution. All relevant information can be found in the TOTeM 37 insert on the IFRF Events Calendar. A draft programme will be published next Monday. Watch MNM for details.


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Book release – Blood Runner
Publication date: Sept 27 2015
Sumerian myth and vampires? Yup, it really happened.
I never planned for this story to come out this way. I did a lot of planning around some ideas in Sumerian mythology and a lot of studying to pull out what was interesting to me. But the vampire tie-in? I gotta be honest – that was a happy accident. Since I think you should never turn your nose up at one of those, I just went with it.
Blood Runner crosses genres as so many things I write do. It's a fantasy, if a dark one, with some horror elements. It's also a love story, if you can wrap your head around that. I never consider the genre going in, only the story. This does make it a bit more challenging to think about it in the context of marketing later, but I find not hemming myself in produces better stories. I love how this one came out. From my own author point-of-view, I'm especially pleased with how the myth came together at the beginning. It may be my favourite part, simply from the construction success aspect. From an outsider view, the style may seem a bit weird, but it's done with purpose.
I got it in my head the protagonist was as old as pre-history
While I was writing, for whatever reason, I got it in my head that the protagonist was as old as pre-history. And then notable enough to exist in that pre-history. The myth then became the underpin for the whole story. I talk about it in the author's note in the book itself a bit, but to expand on that, I can tell you, that myth was a challenge of creation. It was a different mythology than I'd worked with before that took some getting used to. The cadence of Sumerian stories and the concepts found within them are distinct and unlike Greek or Roman mythology though there are a lot of common elements.
It's the rhythm of them that was the most different, at least to me. To me, all writing is music, so I'm sensitive to those rhythms. These stories emoted at a unique timbre and flowed at a languid pace. I found them at the same time jagged and jarring. Stitching chunks of several together and then coming up with connective tissue in the same style was both fun and a nightmare. I'm uber anal, so the results needed to be perfect. I also wouldn't allow myself to use it until it was so this delayed the book release. It actually took several years of picking it up and putting it back down before I could pull it off.
If you don't know these myths, you'll have a difficult time (outside of the obvious give-aways) picking out which concepts I added and where the pieces of real myth start and stop. The result is flowery yet sparse, low-key and slow, archaic and heavy. It's meant to add weight to the world of the gods of the pantheon and allude to the pace that things move in a god's time which is an important concept in the later story. Anyone who's spent any time reading the creation stories from various cultures will see what I was going for there. If that sort of thing isn't your cup of tea, you're probably going to find it dull. Sorry about that. It was fun for me.
Book release delays
Blood Runner does have vampires in it and does draw a correlation between Sumerian mythology and the more modern vampire mythology, but it's not a vampire story. Something else that delayed the book release while I grappled with how to present it. Vampires aren't even the focus, though they act as a vehicle to convey the story. I'm sure sparkly vampire fans will be disappointed and will probably pan it, but I'm okay with that, because that's not who it was written for.
I'll warn you upfront, the main character is a cranky, old bastard who curses a blue streak through the entire story. His nemesis more than matches him in that (in French) as he does in most things except humanity. If you have delicate sensibilities, this may not appeal to you. If you're a fantasy fan, you may want to wait for my next story – a historical sword fantasy with castles and knights and PG language.
At its core, Blood Runner is a fantasy. It hinges on a constructed realm where the mythical gods of pre-history still meddle in the affairs of men. A man, Richard, straddles the past and present, legend and reality, and is your guide through his journey of personal evolution as he speaks to you in the first person and shares his most intimate thoughts in confidence. It's also a love story, a 5000-year tale of lost love and lost love of humanity. And, since it's my favourite model, it's a tragic anti-hero tale. The protagonist is challenged and charged to do the right thing, even (and especially) when he doesn't want to. And all the while he's sorting himself out, the fate of the world hangs on his actions. Of course.
Beta readers prior to the book release were surprised by it and provided favourable feedback. I hope you'll also enjoy it.
Blood Runner is available at:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CXC66MS
Check back for info on the rest of the Blood Runner series!
Update: To coincide with the release of an updated cover, as of the fall of 2019, Blood Runner is available at:
Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Indigo and select online retailers


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First Impressions: Virgin Media Stream
First impressions of Virgin Media's Stream device
First Impressions
Virgin Media's Stream is a pocket-sized all-in-one streaming box that supports live channels, subscription streaming services, free video apps and music apps. Here are our first impressions of it.
I got the opportunity to see the Virgin Media Stream in action at the brand's launch event in April. Here are my initial thoughts on the flexible TV service.
One of the biggest draws about the Stream box is the 10% discount Virgin Media offers on any streaming services you choose to pay for through the company. It's an interesting idea that effectively saves you money the longer you subscribe to certain over-the-top (OTT) streaming services.
Price and availability
The Stream requires Virgin Media broadband to use it. If you aren't already a Virgin Media customer then you'll need to switch broadband providers to get it, which may mean paying more or less, depending on your current broadband package. There's also the £35 activation fee, so it is worth doing the maths before you switch.
- Small in size
- Few connections
- Comes with standard remote
The Stream is a square in shape with rounded edges and a grey mesh fabric top. In terms of size it is not much larger than the palm of my hand. The rim of the streaming box lights up blue to let you its on.
On the front of the box is a the power switch and around the back is an HDMI port to hook the device up to a TV. I'm a fan of the compact design and think it'd look great if you're not looking for anything too large or bulky to take up space on your TV stand.
The Stream comes with a remote, with a little microphone symbol indicating that the Stream's interface can be fully controlled with your voice. There's a home button, playback controls, navigation pad and number pad for entering channels. Everything you'd expect, then.
- Voice control support
- Access to Virgin Media store
One of the key selling-points of the Virgin Media Stream is that it turns any recently built TV (more specifically, any from the last 7 years) into a voice-activated smart TV. This means you can access many of the channels, apps and streaming services you love in one place and navigate them with your voice.
I was given a tour of the interface during the demo, which appeared well-organised and easy to navigate.
Along the top of the screen is a list of categories, including Apps, Live TV, Catch Up and Box Sets & Movies, as well as icons for search and settings.
The Apps section is headlined with Top Picks from a variety of streaming services. Scroll down and you'll find all your subscribed streaming services, video apps and music apps.
There's a section for On Demand content you may want to continue watching and a handful of picks from each of the streaming services and apps you have installed.
The Live TV section, as you can probably guess, is where you go to watch live 'linear' TV broadcasts. There's also a EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) you can access with a list of channels and schedule so you can see what's on now and later.
The Catch Up tab has sub-sections like Discover, Channels and Categories, while Box Sets & Movies is full of movies available to rent and content you can pick up on where you left off.
Overall, the interface seems to be well laid out and easy to use, though I'd want to try searching for content myself to give my final verdict on this.
Apps and channels
- Supports UK catch-up apps
- A few apps missing
- Only a few apps qualify for Stream Credits discount
With Stream, you can watch channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and more, and access apps like Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, YouTube and BBC Sounds. There are also a large number of catch up services available, including BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub and BritBox, to name a few.
I was disappointed but not overly surprised to see that Apple TV+ and NOW didn't appear to be on board, though I wish Spotify would have been there for music fans. I was happy to see that Disney Plus was not only available, but also qualified for the "Stream Credits" discount, because like Apple and Now, the streaming service isn't found on every smart TV.
Virgin Media also offers discounts on a handful of these apps – as long as you're willing to subscribe to them through your Virgin Media account.
There are some major benefits to this. You'll only need to keep track of one bill every month and it can regularly save you money on qualifying apps. The apps exist on a 30-day rolling contract, meaning you can add and drop them with no more commitment than a regular subscription, and there's no underlying cost for the Stream box itself beyond the initial activation fee.
The 10% discount, or "Stream Credits", work by calculating 10% of the amount you paid on streaming subscriptions the previous month. You can then apply those credits to the following month's rolling contract.
This means that – as long as you don't catch yourself paying more for broadband through Virgin Media – you should be able to save yourself a good chunk of money each month on any streaming sites you'd be paying for anyway.
Apps included in the deal include Netflix, Disney Plus, Sky Sports and Cinema packages, BT Sport, Starzplay and more extensive packages listed in full on Virgin's website.
First impressions
After experiencing a demo of the Virgin Media Stream, I think the device would be a great choice if you want to make your TV smarter with voice controls and a simple interface that encompasses many of your favourite TV channels, on-demand services and streaming apps. However, if you primarily use Apple TV Plus or NOW, you'll probably want to look elsewhere.
It's also an interesting prospect for those juggling a handful of streaming subscriptions who want to collate them into a single flexible bill and save some cash while they're at it. This makes Stream ideal for those already paying out for Netflix, Disney Plus, BT Sport or Sky Sports and Cinema packages.
Just make sure you're not getting a worse deal by switching to Virgin Media broadband or the 10% discount might not be worth it for you.
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The new release "Passing with the Time" makes an interesting accent in the catalogue of Gega New. The CD includes songs which are popular and loved by listeners, and have been recorded close to the original works - by using voice without accompaniment, or only one instrument, or voice and instrument. The programme is a result of a two-years' work by Milen Slavov, who is composer, music producer, accordionist and has been living in the USA since 1997. Milen Slavov taught at the California University of Los Angeles and has twice received Performing Arts Fellowships in Music Composition; from the California Arts Council, and the Mississippi Arts Commission. The programme also contains the performance of Zhivka Papancheva - a singer, who has also been living in the USA for some years now and takes part in all concerts of Milen Salvov. Some other colleagues of his from Bulgaria are also featured - Petyo Kostadinov (who is at present soloist of the Bulgarian National Radio Folk Orchestra), Lyuben Dossev (who currently teaches at the Academy of Music and Dance Arts in Plovdiv, and is also conductor of Ensemble Trakia's Orchestra), and Teodor Dimitrov.
The release stresses especially on the ancient vocal and instrumental performance, reminiscent of the unique and authentic Bulgarian folklore style.
Recorded in MS Music Agency Studio, USA, 2001-2003
Track Listing[1] Petur kulelo djalashe - voice with arrangement 3'00''
[2] Kulibare - gaida 1'51''
[3] Ginkinata - kaval 3'12''
[4] U Nedini ravni dvori - gudulka 2'51''
[5] Snoshti sum, male, sidjala - voice and gudulka 2'20''
[6] Dimcho le, gaidardziiche le - voice 1'47''
[7] Sitno hodi, Nedo - gaida 2'14''
[8] Stanka na dvori sedeshe - gudulka 1'49''
[9] Prez gora vurvjaha - voice 1'18''
[10] Pustono ludo i mlado - kaval 2'07''
[11] Selo, selo - gudulka 1'34''
[12] Panju Pashata - voice and gaida 2'21''
[13] Ginkinata - voice 1'59''
[14] Bjala Stana - gaida 2'15''
[15] Proviknal se Deli Dimo - gudulka 2'16''
[16] Kulibare - voice and kaval 2'00''
[17] Kitka ot dve pesni - gudulka 2'18''
[18] Ja kazhi, kazhi, Kalino - gaida 1'31''
[19] Dimu si varka konetu - voice 1'13''
[20] Vurvi mi, konche - voice and gaida 1'59''
[21] Baino mi sa, ljube le, pozakani - kaval 2'28''
[22] Bulku Elenku - gudulka 1'53''
[23] Zasvirili mi sa dor tri mi gaidi - voice and accordion 2'59''
Performed by
Milen Slavov (accordion), Zhivka Papancheva (vocals), Petyo Kostadinov (gaida), Lyuben Dossev (kaval), Teodor Dimitrov (gadulka)


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#242 closed defect (duplicate)
sam&max freeze during bumpusville sing
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|Sam and Max
it should be the most recent version of scummvm
the scene doesn't move on after conroy finishes his song
there's a warning sayin 'imuseinternal: do_command invalid command 12' (don't know if it's related or not)
it is the english cdrom version and i'm usin it on win32
Ticket imported from: #554619. Ticket imported from: bugs/242.
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comment:1 by , 21 years ago
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mmm sorry there's a command added that says that command 15 is invalid too
comment:2 by , 21 years ago
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comment:3 by , 21 years ago
Please try with the very latest CVS, I just made some changes related to music timing. And in the future, please at least attach a saved game for us to test with.
comment:4 by , 21 years ago
This seems to be a problem with soundKludge not updating VAR_SOUNDRESULT.
Waiting for a saved game -before- the freeze to continue.
Script causing freeze: - script-99
Relevant dump portion:
[15ED] (AC) soundKludge([2,0,64,256]) [15FD] (6C) break() [15FE] (5D) if (!(g_sound_thing >= 2)) goto 15ed [1608] (43) g_sound_thing = 0
As such, it gets into a loop between 15FE and 15ED, as g_sound_thing (known in ScummVM as VAR_SOUNDRESULT), is never the expected value.
comment:5 by , 21 years ago
... i've logged in so i can attach a new file but how can i do this.... sorry this is the first time i'm using this
comment:6 by , 21 years ago
You will have to create a new bug report - you can only assign files to bug reports you created.
Anyway, one other question.. if you copy the datafiles (.000 and .001) to your harddrive, remove the cd, and run it that way (WITHOUT the talkie sound file), does it still hang?
comment:7 by , 21 years ago
Continued in bug report 555277
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I've occasionally blogged about databases concerning UK youth. One of the problematic ones is a database of those considered youthful offenders. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been speaking with the Youth Justice Board (YJB) over the administration of the Youth Justice Management Information System (Youth Justice MIS), as the database not only contains a great amount of sensitive information, but there seem to be a lot of people who can access the information, which is always cause for concern.
In the current issue of the bulletin on their site, the YJB discusses its most recent meeting with the ICO:
…. It was agreed that the YJB needed to continue collecting 'mandatory' data items in order for them to meet their statutory obligations under s41 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. However, the ICO's view that data contained within the Youth Justice MIS should be considered as 'personal' data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 had not changed and the YJB recognises that the data should be treated accordingly.
As an interim measure, the YJB has commissioned technical changes that will result in key non-mandatory data items being removed from the core dataset available to Youth Justice MIS users.
Note that the data are not being removed from the database but are merely being removed from what is most widely available to users. As a temporary measure, it will also temporarily remove the date of birth from what is available to most users of the system, even though date of birth is a mandatory piece of information that they collect.
In addition, the YJB will restrict user access to view this data, so only those users with a need to know will have access to sensitive personal data.
Which is as it should always have been.
These changes to how data is shared will be applied retrospectively to all data currently held within the Youth Justice MIS and to any new data uploaded. This should immediately address the concerns raised around personal data items held in Youth Justice MIS and mitigate any potential legal threats that YOTs may face from third parties.
Ah yes, let's protect our own from litigation.
As a separate activity, the YJB is going to undertake an audit of inactive accounts, with the view to deactivating redundant user accounts.
Again, why hasn't this already been part of their procedures? Have we not seen more than enough evidence of employees and others snooping into databases that contain sensitive information? Tiered access controls, auditing access on a regular basis, and removing data that does not need to be made available are all sound data protection policies. It's a shame that it's taking pressure from advocacy groups and the ICO to get YJB to do what seems somewhat obvious to do. I expect that the ICO and advocacy groups will keep pressure on them to move as quickly as possible to harden their privacy and security controls.
Of course, what the YJMIS proposes are interim steps. In the interim, though, youth's sensitive data continues to remain at risk of snooping or exposure.
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Biden Ignores His Own Mask Order Again, This Time with Other People Around
President Joe Biden, surrounded by a room full of people, flouted his own mask mandate on Thursday when signing a pair of executive orders in relation to health care.
It isn't the first time Biden has ignored the mandate, but it's the first time he's been brazen enough to do it while surrounded by a group of people who, according to Democrats, are put at the risk of certain death when around people not wearing at least one mask.
Biden commented on the mask hypocrisy.
"Since we are socially distanced, I think I can take my mask off to make this very brief announcement," he told reporters, according to an official White House transcript of his remarks.
He went on to attack former President Donald Trump while signing a pair of orders to "undo the damage Trump has done," he said.
"There's nothing new that we're doing here, other than restoring the Affordable Care Act and restoring the Medicaid to the way it was before Trump became president," Biden stated.
Biden's executive order on masks does allow for some exemptions, but as we understand it, for Biden's own photo op to have been exempt, he would have had to give himself permission in writing. So far, the White House has not responded to The Western Journal's request for information on such paperwork — if it exists.
Per wisdom gifted upon us all from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden would have been a better ambassador to health, safety and obedience had he worn two masks. The new president instead settled on no mask at all, despite the fact that he wants you and your family to wear one in perpetuity.
This is all, of course, a reminder of why we mustn't just listen to those in charge. We need to watch them and evaluate their behavior.
Their behavior tells us they're playing us all for fools. They run one small, elite club and we're not in it. To pull from George Orwell's "Animal Farm," "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
Democrats, including Biden, have told us for nearly a year to wear masks and to stay away from one another. But so many high-profile Democrats simply cannot resist ignoring their own rules.
Just look at them in all of their hypocrisy:
"President Biden was spotted maskless at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday night—hours after signing an executive order mandating the use of masks on federal land."
I don't want to act like this is a huge deal, but it is YIKES.https://t.co/e5ECiqiIPf
— Brad Polumbo ??⚽ ?? (@brad_polumbo) January 21, 2021
And then Jill Biden joined them and they admired her corsage. pic.twitter.com/esxqEUt9oz
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) January 21, 2021
And there's Dr. Anthony Fauci showing us all he knows exactly how well masks work! Thanks for the lesson, doc. pic.twitter.com/jdHPzq5HfB
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) July 24, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: We've obtained photos of Governor Gavin Newsom at the Napa dinner party he's in hot water over. The photos call into question just how outdoors the dinner was. A witness who took photos tells us his group was so loud, the sliding doors had to be closed. 10pm on @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/gtOVEwa864
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 18, 2020
Nancy Pelosi gets hair done at SF salon in spite of COVID-19 rules https://t.co/chtv2Bb6tu pic.twitter.com/riulDD2hdl
— New York Post (@nypost) September 1, 2020
WATCH: Dianne Feinstein ends the ACB hearing by praising Lindsey Graham and giving him a hug (with no mask, of course) https://t.co/VVxu21S5IW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 15, 2020
"Gov. Ralph Northam has repeatedly urged Virginia residents to cover their faces in public during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Democrat didn't heed his own plea when he posed mask-less for photographs alongside residents during a weekend beach visit."https://t.co/F6zEpZP7Q8 pic.twitter.com/7UgBChRQSy
— John R Lott Jr. (@JohnRLottJr) May 26, 2020
Democrats, despite all their rhetoric, don't wear masks. Why should the rest of us feel compelled to listen to anything these people have to say?
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Tower Defense games are a subcategory of strategy games in which your main mission will be to build your best defense so that you can survive all the attacks you receive.
For starters, you'll need to know that Tower Defense games will startup, so the first wave of attackers will be the easiest to fight, after which the next attacks will be harder and harder and you'll have to use energy and your strategy for fighting them. With the pennies you have right from the start, you will have to plant a few soldiers on the route you consider the best so that you can fight the attacks of evil forces, after which, depending on how many points they managed to gather in each fight, you will have to upgrade your defenses and buy new objects and shields to defend your base.
The war will continue day after day, and you will have to notice the key points in the game, and together with the generals of the game you will have to build tanks, soldiers, turrets, bombs, or even rocket launchers to be able to withstand the attacks in the game. . Most Tower Defense games are inspired by the past, the history of wars, when soldiers, soldiers, catapults and cavalry were the most powerful weapons of the time.
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Unprecedented performance along with improved data integrity over SATA, makes the Barracuda® ES.2 SAS hard drive the ideal solution for expanding Nearline applications
ORLANDO, FL., Storage Networking World – April 7, 2008 – Seagate (NYSE: STX) today announced it has begun worldwide shipment of its 1 terabyte (TB) enterprise-class Barracuda® ES.2 hard drives with a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface. Applications addressing rich media content and collaborative applications like email can benefit from the average 135% performance boost over SATA-interface drives along with robust enterprise features and native compatibility.
"The explosion of content in enterprise environments is driving the need for faster data access and bandwidth that Seagate's 1TB Barracuda ES.2 drives can deliver with a SAS interface," said Sherman Black, Seagate senior vice president and general manager, Seagate Enterprise Compute Business. "SAS dual-port capability with redundancy, improved performance and data integrity make this drive the perfect low-cost/GB enterprise-ready drive for our customers."
SAS also enables greater system-design and integration flexibility for solution providers who are eager to offer even greater value options to their customers. "The higher performance and inherently lower total cost of ownership (TCO) make Barracuda ES.2 drives with SAS a perfect choice for many of our customers," said Joe Cousins, vice president, Marketing at Bell Microproducts. "With the added enterprise features found within SAS all merging into a lower-cost package, we anticipate our customers will be very interested in building and deploying SAS-based systems with Seagate® drives."
With the introduction of the Barracuda ES.2 drive, Seagate is first to provide customers with a SAS interface option in addition to its SATA model, which began shipping last year. For major system providers including HP, SAS offers greater levels of data integrity and performance for business-critical and nearline enterprise environments.
"As a leader in the enterprise, HP ProLiant servers and storage technologies help customers to manage their datacenter infrastructure with confidence," said Ron Noblett, vice president, Industry Standard Servers, HP. "We're pleased to align with Seagate for their hard drive expertise as the new SAS 1TB drive is added to the HP portfolio of Midline drives. These drives will provide the 'pennies per GB economics' of SATA Midline with additional performance as well as the dual port capability our external storage customers demand."
The Barracuda ES.2 hard drive with SAS is optimized for business-critical and nearline enterprise storage environments that demand native enterprise host compatibility. This means no SATA interposer card costs and complexity, along with all the advantages including dual-port, full duplex capability and a host of enterprise class features for high system-level performance and reliability.
Seagate's PowerTrim™ technology is integrated into the Barracuda ES.2 drive family and dynamically manages drive power consumption at all levels of activity. With PowerTrim technology, the Barracuda ES.2 drive addresses the IT dilemma facing energy-constrained data centers by delivering a 20% reduction in overall drive power consumption and a best-in-class 55% reduction in watts-per-gigabyte. And moving to SAS gives customers up to 38% improvement in IOPs-per-Watt over SATA.
The Barracuda ES.2 drive family's robust features stand out in performance, reliability, capacity, and energy efficiency. Among them is its new RVFF™ (Rotational Vibration Feed Forward) system, designed to sustain performance in densely-packed multi-drive systems. The Barracuda ES.2 drive also boosts reliability with an industry-best unrecoverable error rate that is 10 times better than desktop class drives and a 1.2 million hour Mean Time Between Failure at full 24 x 7 data availability.
The Barracuda ES.2 drive family operates at 7,200-rpm spin speeds, delivers average seek times of 8.5ms, and delivers up to 1TB of capacity with other models available in 500GB and 750GB. It includes Seagate's industry-leading five-year limited warranty.
For more information about Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 family of products, visit www.seagate.com.
About Seagate
Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives and storage solutions, providing products for a wide-range of applications, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Branded Solutions. Seagate's business model leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing to deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global customers, with the goal of being the time-to-market leader in all markets in which it participates. The company is committed to providing award-winning products, customer support and reliability to meet the world's growing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globe and at http://www.seagate.com.
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New helmet standard for Formula 1 in 2019
The FIA will mandate a new standard for helmets in Formula 1 from next year with the change to eventually flow to other major series.
The new standard, known as FIA 8860-2018, includes stipulations around energy absorption and protection from flying objects.
Among the changes are a smaller visor opening, use of advanced composite materials to enhance resistance to crushing and penetration, and extended side protection compatible with conventional open-wheeler and closed cockpit headrest designs.
According to the FIA, the development is the result of over a decade of research which took place in consultation with F1 helmet manufacturers including Stilo, Bell Racing, Schuberth and Arai.
"The current top-end helmets are already the safest in the world but the new standard will take them to the next level," said FIA Safety Director Laurent Mekies.
"It is important for all of our safety research that we continually strive to improve and this is why we are requiring all manufacturers to meet this tougher standard for our championships."
Helmets complying with the FIA 8860-2018 standard must pass the following tests:
- Standard impact: Helmet impact at 9.5m/s. Peak deceleration on 'driver's head' shall not exceed 275G.
- Low velocity impact: Helmet impact at 6m/s. Peak deceleration shall not exceed 200G with a maximum average of 180g.
- Low lateral impact: Helmet impact at 8.5m/s. Peak deceleration shall not exceed 275G.
- Advanced Ballistic Protection: A 225g metal projectile fired at 250km/h. The peak deceleration shall not exceed 275G.
- Crush: A 10kg weight falling 5.1 metres onto helmet. Lateral and longitudinal tests. The transmitted force should not exceed 10 kN.
- Shell penetration: A 4kg impactor dropped onto helmet at 7.7 m/s.
- Visor penetration: Air rifle fires 1.2g pellet at visor. Pellet must not penetrate the interior of the helmet.
- Visor coating: Transmitter test to ensure colouration and vision is not significantly changed or distorted.
- Retention system: Roll-off test and dynamic test to ensure strength of chin strap and its attachments.
- Chin guard linear impact: Impact test with full headform at 5.5m/s. The peak deceleration shall not exceed 275G.
- Chin guard crush: Hammer hits chin guard and measures ability to keep impact away from the head.
- FHR mechanical strength: Test to ensure high strength of attachment points for Frontal Head Restraints.
- Projection and surface friction: Test to ensure helmet surface uniformity and that friction is minimised. Shell surface also subjected to BARCOL hardness test for resistance to penetration.
- Flammability: Helmet exposed to 790 C° flame; it must self-extinguish once flame is removed.
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In celebration of the comic book creators virtually exhibiting at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2021, here's my chat with Matt McGrath. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. And the podcast is also available on YouTube. Please like and subscribe to that video channel.
These podcasts are published to celebrate the exhibitors of this year's virtual edition of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. TCAF is an annual event gathering comic book creators from around the world to promote broad and diverse voices towards the betterment of the medium of comics through panels, keynote exclusives and just basically enjoying the fun of comics.
Matt McGrath is a writer and marketing professional who lives in Toronto. He currently works as a content writer, specializing in educational marketing. He is also co-founder of the Toronto theatre production company, Bygone Theatre. Matt's short comics have appeared in Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures (Renegade Arts Entertainment), Strange Romance Volume 3, A Soul Divided/Caged in Flesh (Red Stylo Media), and Called Into Being. He recently released his first self-published comic, ID-10t error, successfully funded on Kickstarter.
You can discover more about Matt on Twitter at @stoopid_matt and online www.kickstarter.com/projects/matt-mcgrath/id-10t-error
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A Mid-Summer Night's Reading List
At the end of the school year, a great English teacher once said, "What kind of teacher would I be if I didn't give you a summer reading list?"
So too I echo, what kind of writer would I be if I didn't kick up a few summertime jewels?
Poetry: "Or Both. We Could Do Both." by Martin Rock
The poem "Or Both. We Could Do Both." appears in the Black Warrior Review 38.2 This is the first of Rock's work that I've read, so I'm unsure if this piece is an example of his usual experiments. His poetry takes its time, meandering over a few pages. Segments of the poem are struck through with a line, only to be supplanted by one or more replacement lines:
The result is a pleasureful, slidey sort of reading experience, where the mind is free to oscillate between potential imagery and reflexive intentions. It's fluid, dreamy, and surprisingly satisfying. I say surprisingly because sometimes it can be difficult to take to a poem on first read when the form is so willfully misdirecting. Rather than losing me, Rock's poem redirects constantly, leads me on like a Choose Your Own Adventure story, and invites me to try again for a different result.
I wonder how Rock prefers to read "Or Both." aloud? With partners? Shifting voices and positions? Multiple readings? Maybe I'll get bold, write to him and ask. I plan to experiment. (For all I know, this is an established poetic form and I'm in the dark. Feel free to kindly illuminate me and your three fellow readers at Brainripples.) I think I need to go play with this form, maybe chop up some old discards for a new life.
Short Fiction: "Us" by Raymond Philip Asaph
I'm new to Lascaux Review, but that's because Lascaux is new! Edited by Stephen Parrish and Wendy Russ, Lascaux "provides a showcase for emerging and established writers and artists." Asaph's "Us" keeps you moving with clean language and dry wit, and in doing so clears the stage for much bigger topics like American society, mental health, and our heartfelt desire to make a true connection with other people.
Stick around, because Lascaux Review is hosting its first ever short fiction contest which opens this September 8, 2012 at noon Eastern Time. Here's the 2012 photo prompt:
I'll be submitting, and I'll be making time to read (and time permitting, respond to) the other submissions. Whether you're a writer or a reader, short fiction contests are a fun opportunity to glimpse a sparkly fresh batch of stories among comrades. I like these contests because they usually result in real-time readership and feedback. (I think it's something about the group creative effort that takes me back to my OM days.)
Long-ass Fiction: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Every year I try to make time to read a couple of classics. Thanks to audio ebook downloads available from the Kitsap Regional Library, I am now free to ponder on-demand the chewiest of language whilst I scrub skillets, prep meals, and fold laundry. I'm glad to report that Great Expectations was not what I expected. First off, kudos to Mr. Simon Prebble, because his excellent reading with well-honed and lively character voices makes Great Expectations extra enjoyable. (I'll also add that if you're of the insomniac ilk, you might try this reading of Dickens as a bedtime snack. I found it does the trick.)
I was grateful to Dickens for sparing us a total crash and burn ending for the main character. Even with all the character miseries and drive-by morality whompings, I nonetheless savored Dickens' skilled craft so much that I downloaded and listened to the book a few times more. My favorite takeaways from this story are first in Dickens' excellent use of food and meals as metaphors for subjects like society, class, health, and relationships. His special skill is a humorous use of irony. As I explained to my mother, I'm not sure that I would have enjoyed Dickens quite so much in my teens as I do today. I had no idea that Dickens would make me laugh so much, and I'm pretty sure most of the jokes that get me now are imparted through his tactful expositions on the ironies of youth. Oh yes that, and the masterful run-on sentence.
Book of Poems: Water Witching by Kathleene West
The fun thing about unread books on the shelf, is that they're always ready when you need them. I picked up Water Witching at an independent bookstore in Cedar City, Utah back in 2010. West's book has been waiting quietly for me to be quiet enough to read it. The familiar language disarms you; no great expectations, so she can really surprise you. Reading West's poetry is a little like swimming slowly out on a lake, lulled by comfortable confidence, not realizing how far you've strayed from the shore.
I haven't finished her book yet. Not only am I a slow reader, but I find the most satisfaction in poetry when I read poems one at a time, with long pauses in between for thinking space. Among West's poems, mundane objects found in the home and garden are tools for revealing the invisible and mystical. Try these lines from her introductory poem, "Pining Away as an Erotic Activity:"Nothing on hand, but a jar of relish, to whet and unsatisfy my hungering tongue. Weak and empty, I watch visions like late movies, turning to the restricted channels. How perfectly I can tune you.
A good poet can tantalize and teach in the same breath. Her piece "Celebrating Disaster, The Sinking of Hood Canal Bridge, February 13, 1979" reads a bit like someone's private journal pages, with personal asides and hearsay woven through the memory. One of my favorite kinds of literature to collect when I travel are the self-published journals from the elders of yore, newly rediscovered by modern descendents. Here's a great one from my neck of the woods: Tales of Hood Canal, by Ethel M. Dalby, edited by Valerie Johnson.
And speaking of poets who teach, I feel like this poem cannot be shared enough, so here it is again: Sonia Sanchez, "Peace." Listen, then speak.
I'll have some new work to share in September/October. Until then, please feel drop me a note in the comments, share what you're reading or writing.
Literary Journal Review: A cappella Zoo Issue 5
A cappella Zoo – a journal of magic realism and slipstream: Issue 5, Fall 2010
Editors: Colin Meldrum, Michael James Wilson, Amanda DiSanto, Micah Unice
The hardcopy of A cappella Zoo Issue 5 for today's review was provided by the editors at A cappella Zoo.
Read selections from A cappella Zoo 5 here.
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(And for more fun, read an interview with Editor Colin Meldrum by Jim Harrington at the Six Questions For… blog.)
If I had to describe a theme or a common thread for A cappella Zoo (AZ) issue 5, it would be this: voids, and that which fills them. AZ5 reads like a volume of the Never-Never Encyclopedia of the Esoteric: pages of places both peopled and unpeopled, people without places, people displaced. The contributors for this issue ponder voids of unknown, and speculate on the voices heard within. The result is a collection of literature which ultimately places the sketchbook and pencils in my hand this week – these works are adequately vivid and tangible to fuel your own creative engine through those long, dark nights.
The curtain opens with Showtime by Nancy Gold, winner of the Apospecimen Award for Fiction. Gold's piece sets the tone for subsequent selections by deftly weaving emotion and imagination with a spindle of belief – the belief that we can be more than the sum of our parts; that our hearts are vessels meant to be filled. This is the first of many pieces which playfully create images that are both impossible and perfectly conceivable. (Read Showtime and just try not to look at your ankles and ponder a few tiny wings about their knobbly bones.)
I never read journals front to back, which is why I next bounce forward to Movie Man by Melissa Ross, telling of "a boy born in the projection booth of a tower in the sky away from the Earth as we know it;" first we are cast into the sky, and next drawn into the intimacy of Earth's shadows.
In Borges' Bookstore by David Misialowski smacks of one of my favorite Burgess Meredith Twilight Zones: "Time Enough at Last" (see also Jorge Luis Borges). This maze, void of reason and physical law, wraps upon itself into a complete, neat package. Speaking of neat packages, poetry lovers might like to begin with : sign language : by Joseph A. W. Quintela (whose work I seem to find everywhere these days). The unique composition of this poem is a perfect complement to austere images of solitude, plains, and big, wide sky, cleft open by shared experience.
This completeness is a quality I appreciate throughout AZ5: stories which, while wildly catalyzed, still anchor themselves in some clearly-formed thought. No matter how outrageous our surroundings, each author still affords us a compass with which to navigate the realm. Pestilence by Jason Jordan is such an excellent example: a form of tethered madness.
Many of the AZ5 contributors counterbalance the darker shades of humanity with artful prose and poetry, or a bit of wicked humor. Perhaps the most disturbing yet effective piece is The Crushing by Phillip Neel, which I may have otherwise stopped reading because of the nastiness of the descriptions, had it not been for the clever and poignant entrance to this particular void: that dirty of dirties, the DMV. I'm glad I kept reading – the payoff of this piece is what ranks it among my favorites for this issue.
Similarly The Snake Charmer's Teeth by Mike Meginnis still haunts me weeks after reading, wherein a cruel story is sculpted with both elegance and requisite gentleness. What the Calf Daughter Knows by Rob Cook is both brutal and beautiful. This persistent poem stands out bone white against the void: completely unignorable.
It's tough to pick a favorite, especially when I find a journal like A cappella Zoo which is good enough to reread many times. However, the sentimentalist (or perhaps the Japanese lit lover) in me found the deepest connection in A Tale of a Snowy Night by Naoko Awa, translated by Toshiya Kamei. In this story, space is not a function of distance or time, but of empathy. Naoko grounds us in crisp imagery which is as familiar as it is fantastical. Aren't we all, in some small way, a crate of hopeful apples?
Einstein Plays Guitar by Tania Hershman is also a rewarding read: a well-developed snapshot of those graceful and fleeting whispers of true knowledge. Birds Every Child Should Know by Kate Riedel is another of my favorites from AZ5. I wasn't sure what to think of it at first; but the more I read Birds, the more I feel the weight of each angelic, warmly feathered lump. In this piece we glimpse the unknown aflutter with spirit, the glittering moments we share with others that spark us on an entirely new path.
Thank you, Theodore Carter, for the tears I cried upon reading the final lines of The Life Story of a Chilean Sea Blob. With much of speculative fiction favoring the apocalyptic, it's always helpful to recall with specificity that which we might lose in the aftermath.
If you wish to truly be suspended in the void, begin your journey through AZ5 with Sleepmaps by Barry Napier tucked firmly in your back pocket. Personally, I love dream-inspired art; this poem spares no effort in reaching for the most tangible sensations of the dreaming world, such that I too "never want to wake."
I want to thank the editors of A cappella Zoo for preparing such an effective cross-section of mind-opening literature for issue 5. Each piece is clearly selected for its creation of both precipice and foothold. What I like most about reading specfic – especially GOOD specfic – is that constant feeling of discovery in each page. I love experiments in literature which keep me guessing and thinking and unraveling, and that's exactly what you'll find in A cappella Zoo: a bit of the unknown, made knowable.
For Laure-Alda, from Francis
For this July's Clarity of Night "Uncovered" Short Fiction Contest I created a piece of poetry (with narrative movement to meet the requirements of this contest), inspired by Jason Evans' image of gemstones here. You can read my entry Forties Club Finalist #22 here.
Laure-Alda and Francis aren't strangers: they are characters from one of my story ideas. This poem started as a 200-word flash fiction piece written from Francis' POV. After a few hours I realized that the fiction could be extracted to make a poem or rather, a love letter. I'm using love letters to explore Laure-Alda and Francis, their lives, their friendship, and their current circumstances (such as it relates to the story).
Listen to the audio (MP3 link below), and be sure to spend some time at The Clarity of Night this week – there's a lot of good reading to be had.
For Laure-Alda, from Francis by Jade Leone Blackwater
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For Laure-Alda, from Francis
by Jade Leone Blackwater
If we awoke
clasped in sunlight
and found that the lump in my throat
had burst and broken
birthed a trinity of gemstones
to my dune grass pillow
would you cradle the tokens
to your nose as dew drops in the palm
watch colors radiate along our wrinkles,
remember our love for what dazzles,
burns us with brilliance?
Would you join me at the gorge
gulp turpentine and cinnamon wind
knock the sharp, sacred clap
which calls the rainbow-scaled fish-sage who,
in his high lip-pop dialect,
whispers "Only when the moon is dark,"
until the incantations crack
open our skull caps
into which we'd drop jewels
as cherries to dish, wait
for the western orb to reach the zenith
blaze its beam down and scoop us both moonward?
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Django: How to add ForeignKey to multiple models
Basically, how to make relation to more than one type of model, using one ForeignKey. (using contenttypes app and Generic Relations)
Suppose you have two models: Article and Post
class Article(models.Model):
content = models.CharField(max_length=100)class Post(models.Model):
content = models.CharField(max_length=100)
Now, we'll have a Comment model. Here, both an Article or a Post can have a comment. So, how to add a ForeignKey value in the Comment model, which could point to either of the above models.
We'll use the concept of Generic Relation, which allows us to do so. Django includes a 'contenttypes' application, and relations between your models and ContentType model in that application can also be used to enable "generic" relationships between an instance of one of your models and instances of any model you have installed.
The format of our Comment model will be like:
from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import GenericForeignKey
from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentTypeclass Comment(models.Model):
comm = models.CharField(max_length=50) content_type = models.ForeignKey(ContentType)
object_id = models.PositiveIntegerField()
content_object=GenericForeignKey('content_type', 'object_id')
(The last three lines will be same every time you want to use generic relations like this.)
ContentType is a model in contenttypes app. Instances of ContentType represent and store information about the models installed in your project and have methods for returning the model classes they represent and for querying objects from those models.
Thus, we can relate a Comment object to any kind of model, store it in the content_type attribute (by sending it which model we have to relate it to in the 'content_type' parameter, and the id of the object of that model to relate to in the 'object_id' parameter).
Now, we'll create the Comment instances, and relate it to either an Article instance, or a Post instance.
To relate a Comment to an Article instance:
>>> art = Article.objects.get(id=1)
>>> c = Comment(content_object=art, comm='asdf')
>>> c.save()
>>> c.content_object
<Article: article1>
To relate a Comment to a Post instance:
>>> pos= Post.objects.get(id=1)
>>> c= Comment(content_object=pos, comm='new comment')
>>> c.save()
>>> c.content_object
<Post: post1>
Reverse Generic Relations
Now, to get all the comments related to an Article or a Post, we can use the GenericRelation class for this. We can define a new attribute under the Article and Post models, and can get comments related to them. Add the attribute for reverse query under your models as:
from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import GenericRelationclass Article(models.Model):
content = models.CharField(max_length=100)
comments = GenericRelation(Comment)class Post(models.Model):
content = models.CharField(max_length=100)
comments = GenericRelation(Comment)
Now, a query of model_object.comments.all() will give all the comments related to that object. Like, if art is an Article instance, and pos is a Post instance:
>>> art.comments.all()
<QuerySet [<Comment: asdf>, <Comment: test>]>>>> pos.comments.all()
<QuerySet [<Comment: new_comment>, <Comment: test2>]>
That is all you need to know for basic working required for 'relating an instance to multiple Models'.
You can know more about contenttypes application, ContentType model and GenericRelations on their docs: The contenttypes framework.
[This article is also published on my personal website. Check it out there along the other articles. I've started to mostly write in my personal website only instead of Medium]


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The Level of Implementation of Professional Learning Communities Based on Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions
thesisposted on 2021-11-15, 21:20 authored by James Whitehead
Professional learning communities (PLCs) continue to be a widely accepted and used process for improving teacher capacity and increasing student achievement. Scholars have noted that the success or failure of the PLC process is based on the implementation of the PLC process; as well as, the views of principals and teachers in the PLC process. The purpose of this study is to identify the extent to which one school district in the Rocky Mountain Region has implemented the PLC process. This study attempts to investigate the different levels the PLC process that have been implemented based on the perceptions of teachers and principals. In addition, this study seeks to identify target areas and identify suggestions for district leaders, principals, and stakeholders for improving the PLC process within the school district.
AdvisorHvidston, David McKim, Courtney
PublisherUniversity of Wyoming. Libraries
CollectionEd D Papers
- Library Sciences - LIBS


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Part V: My Turn.
OK, maybe those fantasies.
First, let me send out my deepest gratitude to the fronts offices of Portsmouth and Juventus (hell froze over last night if you hadn't noticed). Due to the impending deal of Muntari to Pompey and the possibility of Iaquinta switching one set of zebra stripes for another, the likelihood of Antonio Di Natale leaving Udine this summer is slim according to club officials. No Rome for Antonio! I feel like throwing on Queen's "We Are The Champions" and pouring bubbly all over my self.
Pompey and Juve have fruitbaskets forthcoming.
Now that I've listed a good amount of the players who have been linked with Roma or will most likely be linked with them, I get to list who I want. These are the players who would benefit Roma the most this summer and are actually either a) reasonable or b) already linked (in other words, not Buffon, Nesta, Gerrard, Kaka, Tevez and Eto'o). If Roma picked up two I'd be ecstatic. They'll most likely get none.
My summer wishlist:
1. David Suazo (ST) Cagliari - I've made no shortage of my desire for the Honduran to ply his trade in Rome. He is a fantastic player, almost singlehandedly sustaining Cagliari for the past few years. David wants to play in Rome and hasn't exactly been subtle about it. He's gifted enough to single handedly change the way teams play against Roma. That's very difficult to acquire. If Suazo does land in the eternal city, and there is a chance that he will, expect 15 goals to be the minimum expectation (new system), with a likely achievable goal of 25 and the Capocannoniere. With all parties involved wanting this to happen, including Cagliari, expect all efforts to be exhausted. It reminds me of another guy that Roma tried to sign who could supposedly take them over the top. I think his name was Gabriel Batistuta.....
* - In a possibly related note Edgar Alvarez will return to Rome and will likely stay, though Udinese and CSKA Moscow are very interested. This guy is fast, real fast; let's hope he can convince Roma to take on compatriot David Suazo. Also, this likely signals the end of The Christian Wilhemsson Experience. Today is an early Christmas for me. Fruitbaskets all around!
2. Mathieu Bodmer (CM) Lille - As I've said before, he is a diamond. Most people haven't seen him outside of the Champions League, but he led Lille in scoring this year and was the overall engine of the team. He and De Rossi are so similar yet both so versatile they would coexist perfectly. Bodmer's passing vision would allow the waves of attack to fly upfield while he distributes the ball from just beyond the opposition's box. I've always envisioned, even though he played directly behind the striker at Lille, that he would be perfect to play a Xabi Alonso or Andrea Pirlo role, but from further up the field. At "only" a supposed 10 million euros (the same as Di Natale, don't get me started), he's a fantastic investment and nearly a can't miss player due to his incredible workrate. This is a one time chance for the Sensi family, if he goes to a bigger club, or any club as it's harder to get smaller than Lille, then he will certainly set the world alight and skyrocket his price.
So if you hadn't noticed, I think Roma should get this guy. He's kinda good. And I really really dislike the French, so that should say a lot. Just don't tell Philippe.
* - Also, maybe we can sneak him into Italy for 5 years to get citizenship and play for the Azzurri before Domenech gets a fucking clue and calls him up. I was astounded by this, France is a solid national team, but you cannot convince me there are a minimum of 10 midfielders from France better than Bodmer: Vieira, Nasri, Malouda, Ribery, ummmm...Toulalan?...ummmm....
** - Actually, let's try and cherrypick a few guys from Lille. Very talented young roster. Abdul Keita(already linked), Jean Makoun and Bodmer are studs right now. Ludovic Obraniak, Mathieu Debuchy and Kevin Mirallas supposedly have huge talent and could possibly be had on the cheap. But the one that impressed me most with his workrate and versatility during the CL this year was Mathieu Chalme. Huge engine, can play almost anywhere and has some pace to boot. I'd love to see him make a small money move to Rome.
3a. Samir Nasri (AM) Marseille - I'm going to assume people on a footballing website know about Monsieur Nasri. For those who don't: Nasri is Zizou v. 2.0. Able to play on the wing or in the middle of the pitch and supremely gifted with the ball at his feet, he doesn't have Zidane's passing vision or overall command of the pitch, yet(Nor do I believe he will). He would be absolutely perfect to fly up and down the pitch of the Olimpico. Considering Marseille will be in the Champions League next year it's highly improbable he will move. If he did, Nasri would certainly cost a pretty penny, probably the full sum of the transfer budget and more, but he is a rare talent and would do extremely well under Spalletti. Well, pretty much anyone with some pace, stamina and above average footwork fits into Spalletti's system.
3b. Daniel Carvalho (AM) CSKA Moscow - An attacking midfielder in the mold of Nasri who tends to float between the middle of the pitch and the wings. From what I understand, he likes to play on the left quite a bit, but I can't really confirm it because I decided to cancel my subscription to the Russian Premier League Channel. Wonderful vision, he has been dubbed an uber-prospect for a couple years now. Carvalho has Barcelona and Valencia, amongst others, drooling and probably won't be in Russia much longer. However, let's look at this lineage: A certain Roman Abramovich had controlling interest as founder of Sibneft(Russian oil company), which owned CSKA until 2005. Knowing Roman's slightly hands on approach, he probably had a say in bringing Carvalho to Mockba. I would be willing to bet the house, as well as the exclusive rights to Zlatan's humility, that Carvalho makes his way to London within the next few years.
* - CSKA Moscow is teeming with elite young talent, I wouldn't mind if Roma just tried to poach their roster. Besides Carvalho, they also have:
Ramon - Another Brazilian attacking mid dubbed in his homeland the new Kaka. Rumored to be heading, where else, to the Rossoneri. Just what they need, two Kakas. What the fuck.
Caner Erkin - Turkish winger giving Nuri Sahin a run for the most promising Turk in some time. Also, very very ugly. Always a plus. Looks a bit like Stewie Griffin.
Jo - Physical Brazilian forward likened to that Adriano fellow. 18 games, 14 goals last year. Pure finisher.
Vagner Love - Yet another Brazilian playing upfront, he is one who has actually been linked with Chelsea. Has speed for days. He had Love tacked onto the back of his name for bringing a girl to his hotel room the night before a big tournament leg in Brazil. Simply awesome. You can't make this stuff up.
Igor Akinfeyev - Saved the best for last. The Russian national team starter is a phenom, hands down the best keeper in the former Soviet Bloc and he's all of 20. Currently out until late fall after shredding his knee, he is considered the future number one keeper in the world, if he isn't already. Pundits claim he is already better than Gigi(Blasphemy! WC: 2 goals, 1 own goal, 1 penalty. Nuff said.). Shocking prediction of the summer: Juve sell Buffon to Berlusconi & Co. for 60 million euros or so, then use almost half to buy up Igor. The new Lev Yashin.
The Selecao are going to be holding home games in Moscow in about two years time.
4. Fabio Grosso (LB) Internazionale - Dortmund. Berlin. Period. My sentimental pick.
5. Fabio Cannavaro (CB) Real Madrid - Seriously, who in the world would not want Canna on their team? Who? See above.
Forthcoming: The Predictions That Will Almost Definitely Not Come True.


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It is always better to have insurance for car damages. Not just this, third-party insurance as we all know is mandatory for any vehicle owner. A car insurance policy is also very important to financially cover passengers, pedestrians, as well as fellow drivers.


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10 Most Exquisite Waterfalls in the World
The natural beauty has various forms and one of the most stunning form of it is the waterfall. There are a number of waterfalls all over the world that has been created by the nature with the huge volume of various rivers.
Here one can find a list of the most exquisite waterfalls of the world that can mesmerize you with its magnificence and volume of water. Have a look to the best 10 waterfalls in the world.
1. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
This waterfall is also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya. This is one of the gorgeous waterfalls which is located on the Zambia and Zimbabwe border. This waterfall is around 5,604ft and 1,708 m wide and this is the main cause that people can see this waterfall even from many kilometers away.
From the size of the fall only one can imagine the volume of water falling every minute. It makes a huge noise that if you are standing close to it, cannot hear any other sound than the fall of water.
2. Iguazu Falls, Argentina
This impressive waterfall is located on the border of Brazil and Argentina. Although this waterfall is not very high but because of its beautiful surrounding it has got the place in the leading waterfalls.
It attracts a lot of tourists every year and tourist love to visit this waterfall. The green surroundings make it look more charming.
3. Angel Falls, Venezuela
Angel Falls is known to be the highest waterfall in the whole world. This waterfall was found by Jimmie Angel and hence is known as Angel Falls. You can visit this waterfall in any season.
This place is always tourist attraction and also established as one of the known tourist destinations in the country.
4. Kaieteur Falls, Guyana
If you like long trips then this place is best for you to visit. This waterfall is in Guyana. There are not many people who reside here. So the area is very silent.
5. Niagara Falls, Canada
This is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world. Every year many tourists specially plan to visit Canada to looks its beauty and spend some quality time.
6. Golden Falls, Iceland
This waterfall is located in the southwest part of Iceland. However, this waterfall is not very high, but is basically known for its immense beauty. The view of the waterfall makes the name much appropriate.
7. Yosemite Falls, USA
This waterfall is known to be the highest waterfall in North America. The best part of this waterfall is, sometimes its water contains a small amount of snow because the source of this waterfall is melting snow.
8. Sutherland Falls, New Zealand
This waterfall is known to be the tallest waterfall in the world. This waterfall was discovered by Donald Sutherland in the year 1880.
9. Nohkalikai Falls, India
This waterfall is situated in India. It is known for its beauty and beautiful surroundings. Although it is only 2 km long, but still it is the center of attraction for a number of people.
10. Jog Falls, India
You can see this waterfall in Karnataka. The waterfall is major center of attraction of the tourists. In rainy season the volume and size of the waterfall increase significantly due to more water supply.
The waterfalls are also developed as a tourist spots these days and hence a number of developments created around the site of the fall by concerned governments so that the tourists can enjoy close look of the same.


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